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PHONE NUMBERS News Room, 170-171 Subscriptions, Class Ads, 205-206 Display Ads, 207 The Coshocton Tribune THE WEATHER OHIO--Pair, continued, cold tonight with, heavy frost except near the lake, Friday, lair. VOL. XXI, NO. 232. INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE NEWS REPORT.

THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 24, 1930. CIRCULATION BOOKS OPEN TO ALL THREE CENTS Disaster Declared Avoidable CLAIMING OF FIRE VICTIMS IS PATHETIC Lored Ones of Ill-Fated Prisoners Make "Tomb of Coffins" Terrifying As Disaster SCENE OF ANGUISH Still More Than 100 of Fire- Seared Bodies to Be Officially Identified Today BUSH RITES HELD TODAY AT I Seibert's Remains to Be Returned Today; Identification Difficult By BURL A. ELY I. N. S.

Staff CorresDondent. COLUMBUS, April 24--The ranks of the dead, lying in the "tomb of cofflns" at the horticultural building here, were slowly being depleted today as the bodies" of the 318 prisoners who died in the disastrous Ohio penitentiary fire, Monday night, were carefully and methodically turned over to weeping, sorrowing and bitter-hearted relatives and friends. The long line of bereaved formed early today outside the doors of the doomed- There was little serenity on the faces of any. All were dull-eyed and many were sullen. Suspense was written on then- faces suspense tinted with the hope that the bodies and faces of their loved ones will be whole and familiar to them instead of seared and maimed beyond recognition.

Funeral arrangements were completed yesterday for 37 of the penitentiary victims. As many bodies were released by the state to the relatives and friends of the dead men. There were still more than 100 of the fire-seared bodies to be identified today as state and prison officials continued to check the dead and make their official records. This work was a solemn task. In order to preclude any danger of making mistakes in identifying the -bodies, officials have been forced to use an elaborate checklnk system with Bertillon records and the Continued on Page Newcomers town pulation Is Given as 4,257 According to unofficial figures received from.

James E. Kinnison, census supervisor of the 14th district, Newcomerstown has a population of 4,257. These figures show that Newcomerstown has made quite gain since 1920, when the government census showed its population to be slightly over 3,000. During the latter part of the winter an unofficial census enumeration taken by the American Legion in Newcomerstown gave the town a population of about 4,700. Unofficial returns show that New Philadelphia will reach about 12,500 and Dover about 9,520.

However, the census enumeration lias not been completed in the larger towns in Tuscarawas co. Other unofficial figures reported by the enumerators arc as follows: 1930 1920 Suganr.cek 895 Shancsvillc 494 Straf-burs 1,305 Mineral City 840 Baltic 546 Stonecreek 225 Barnaul 496 Midvale 667 Tuscarawas 631 Gnadenhutten 870 Port Washington 499 618 352 917 800 406 133 513 800 499 530 382 Funeral services for Harrison "Bud" Bush, 40, Mohawk, one of the two Coshocton co. victims of the fire which destroyed a part of the Ohio penitentiary and took a toll of 318 lives early Monday evening, were held this morning at the Nellie Evangelical church. Rev. O.

R. Reiff, pastor of the Nellie church, officiated at the services, and interment was made in the Warsaw cemetery. Bush had died from suffocation and his body was easily identified. The remains of Joseph were expected to be returned to this city today, either by train or motor. Seibert's body i said to have been badly burned and identification had not been made Wednesday afternoon when.

J. E. Glass, local undertaker, attempted to claim the body. No funeral arrangements had been made today, and none were expected to be completed until after the arrival of the body. Some Victims of Pen Fire to Fill Unknown Graves Five or Six of Burned Convicts Will Never Be Identified, Officials Believe COLUMBUS, April 24-- Although identification of the remaining unlisted bodies of the dead prisoners who lost their lives in Monday night's holocaust at Ohio state penitentiary became increasing-ty difficult today, it was believed that only five or six of the burned convicts will go to their graves as "unknown victims of the Ohio penitentiary disaster, April 21, 1930." More than 200 bodies of the 318 men wlio died in the prison inferno, had been identified today by means of Bertillon records.

Five or six of the bodies are so badly burned, however, that Bertillon records can not be used in the identification process. C. A. Myers, superintendent of tile state bureau of identification, stated that he hopes to be able to identify the remaining: victims thru scars and dental -work. An elaborate checking- system, was being used in the identification process.

Bach of the caskets at the "tomb of the dead" in the horticultural building here, was being opened. The finger prints of the tux- C'ontlnurd on Pacr SixtrTi HOSPITAL NOTES Mrs. C. A. Hanson, Newcomerstown, major operation.

Dr. J. w. Shaw, Dr. E.

M. Wright and Dr. Hanson Mrs. W. O.

Fowler, East Mam su, major operation, Dr. F. M. Marshall, Dr. J.

G. Smailcs and Dr. Harold Lear. BIRTH NOTES -w State to Erect Road Markers Erection of route markers on roads Coshocton and Holmes cos. added to the state highway system since last December, will be started Monday by the traffic bureau of the highway department.

Markers are to be erected on inter-county highway 234 from Killbuck, on State Route 19, along the east side of Killbuck creek to State Route 92 at a point two mile-; east of Warsaw. The markers are also to be placed on highway 23 1 from West a a north to the cos. line. Bids are to be received Mav for 73,200 cubic yards of stone. "gravel and Mag for resurfacing this county.

Williams, Fulton, Henry. Perry, Holmes, Knox, TILS-' carawas, Fan-field. Licking as kingum. Noble, Highland and Raw REJECTION OF NEW TARIFF BILL LOOMS Compromises Adopted by Both Senate and House Briaf Stiff Opposition NORRIS LEADS ATTACK Situation Tense at Ohio Pen As Mutiny Threatens Mad Convicts Brazenly Disobey Commands and Refuse to Testify in Fire Investigation--Demonstrations Break Out in All Parts of Prison--Troops Ready Outside in Event of Riot Battle Impending May Keep Congress in Session Two Months. Or Defeat Bill By WILLIAM K.

I1UTCHINSOX, I. N. S. Staff Correspondent. WASHINGTON, April 24.

The administration's new traiff bill, in its present revised form, will face stiff opposition and possible rejection in the senate, because of compromises adopted by senate and house conferees, it was learned today. The Democratic-Insurgent coalition, which rewrote two-thirds of the house bill before going down to defeat before the "million-dollar" alliance, has declared war on the revised bill. Senator Norlrs, (B), of Nebraska, insurgent leader, told International News Service he would oppose the conference report and hoped to defeat it, because of changes which had been adopted by the conferees. The opposition also had. strong Democratic support.

Senator Harrison, (D), of one of the conferees, declared the conference report would be opposed. The house, faced a similar contest over the report but the principal battling will Involve, fixing rates on sugar, cement, lumber, and shingles; items on which separate votes were reserved "before the bill went to conference. The conferees also will ask a separate vote in the house on the senate's duty upon silver. The senate" warfare will begin upon various rate compromises but will reach its climax in the administrative features, where the conferees slashed out numerous senate Continued, on Page Eight Divorces Asked by Two Women in Local fourt Gross neglect of duty on the part of their husbands is cited as the ground of divorce proceedings instituted in probate court today by two local -women. Geneva F.

Knopf filed an action for divorce from Wayne M. Knopf, Canton, in which she charges her husband with failure to provide for her. She also states that he failed to pay his debts and that they were required to move nine times in two years because he failed to pay the rent. She asks a. decree and tcmporary and permanent alimony.

The petition states that the couple were married September 24, J327. Mrs. Knopf is represented by Wheeler Ely, Divorce proceedings were institut- ed against Charles P. Henderson by Maxme Henderson, who avers that her husband left her on June 5, 1929, and has failed to provide for her and their child since that, time. Mrs.

Henderson asks a decree, aJi- monj', attorney fees, and custody of their child, Shirley Ann, aged one year. According to the petition, the couple were married August 1927, at New Philadelphia. Ca.rl M. Patterson is representing Mrs Henderson in the action. COLUMBUS, April an attitude bordering on mutiny and brazingly refusing to testify in the fire investigation, prisoners held Ohio state penten- tiary in a state of.

anxiety and tenseness here today. Several attempts were made to bring convicts before the- board of inquiry but all were of no avail. Assistant Attorney General Earl C. Shlvely, who is assisting in conducting the' investigation into the disastrous fire, which caused the deaths of 318 Monday night, characterized the attitude of the prisoners as 'bordering on. mutiny." "They're simply mad," Shively said.

"They refuse to come out and testify." Deputy Warden J. C. Wood-ward described the situation, inside the prison as "very dangerous." "We can't tell what or when any- thing will break out, but we are taking all precautions," Woodward said. Blanket orders have been issued that no one shall go inside of the prison courtyard, Woodward said. Authorities were attempting to continue the investigation of the fire, but iittlc progress was being made.

One deputy -warden broke into the room where the hearing was being held and reported there was a "disturbance over in the west side of the pen." Shortly afterward a group of National Guard officers hurried into the prison. It was considered doubtful if troops -would be called into the prison to effect order for the time being, since the' sight of the soldiers might arouse the men to a Continued on Pane Census Takers Have Remarkable Human Interest Experiences- Some of Them Almost Incredible BY ROBERT S. THORNBURGH I. N. S.

Staff Correspondent. WASHINGTON, April 24--Any budding novelist who wants to get an inside' slant on human nature would do well to get a job as census enumerator to give color to his literary effusions. From widely-scattered sections of the country the commerce department has collected unusual experiences of the census takers. Made public today, these reports indicated that an enumerator must be qualified for almost any task from the third man in the ring during a family fight, to a fast enough talker to convince mountaineers that, he is no revenue agent. Many remarkable disclosures of HONOR FORMER TEACHER A tree planting in honor of Miss Pauline Weisser, Chicago, 111., former well known teacher at Sycamore school for 50 years, will be held at the school Friday, Arbor day, at 2:30 p.

m. A program, will be given and a hard maple tree will be planted. The son born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Young, 438 North Tenth Monday has been named Richard Kenneth.

DIVORCE GRANTED John E. Sells was granted a divorce decree from. Emma Sells on the ground of gross neglect at a hearing yesterday in probate court. The was also deprived of her or any interest in Sells' property in New Castle NAMES OMITTIJD Georgia, Bennett, of Greenfield called attention, in a letter received by The Tribune today, to the fact, that the names of three children. Winifred, Charles and Betty Albert.

were omitted from the account of the death of John Albert, which occurred at his home near Coshocton on April 4. GLIDER CLUB TO MEET Organization of the Coshocton Glider club is to be perfected at a meeting of the new local aenal association at 7'30 Fndaj. evening at 1 the Home Building Loan Savings Co The glider club will cenf-r its, activities, at the Coshocton Flying I field south of the city i MEETING AT CONESVILLE LB. A. Meeting Is Planned for Friday Evening A meeting of the Independent Business Association, for the purpose of conducting an intensive campaign in the interest of community welfare, will be held at the K.

of P. hall, over Ransom's dry goods store, Friday evening at 7.30. Included in the list of speakers are Frank Boycl of Zanesville, George D. Klein and T. H.

Wheeler Lunch will be served at Die close of the meeting. The membership ol this organization is to include independent business men, professional men and individuals who arc In favor of "preserving the community from the strnnplc-hold of outside influences which have no interests Sn the iuture welfare of the citizens of this community," according lo a by the association human interest were received. An enumerator in sparsely-settled mountains of Colorado found three children who never had been given. first names and a woman who could not recall her maiden name or the date of her marriage. In some mountain districts the natives began smashing jugs of corn liquor on the approach of the census takers, while the inhabitants of one island down on the Mississippi were so "tough" that enumerators feared to approach the place.

From New York came the report that a i census enumerator had found a man and wife who hadn't spoken to each other for 32 years. In the same city one enumerator Continued on Page Sixteen BETTMAN WILL ASK THOMAS BE SUSPENDED COLUMBUS, April 24. Announcing that lie would reconunend the temporary suspension of Warden P. E. Thomas of the OliJo state penitentiary.

Attorney General Gilbert Bellman adjourned the official probe into Monday prison holocaust and declared he was go- lo hcc Governor Cooper immediately. "I am going lo see Ihc provernor. There lias been enough here that should lay the mailer before the governor. I am i i of temporary conditions. AVc have a governmental I'll lay the matter before the and recommend that the suspension of warden is An ATTENDS SCHOOL Mr, John 140 Kast Walnut it left Tuesday for Zanwilk: to attend tho Paramount, Beauty Culture school.

She will be gone two SCHOOL PROGRAM A program hi the primary grade-, of Co school v.i.1 br- held at the school Friday i at, 7-30 FIGHT OVER TREATY HANGS ON CRUISERS Everything Except Cruiser Provisions Satisfactory to Both Houses ADMIRALS AT ODDS Enemy Naval Officers of Delegation to London to Be Brot Before Questioners By GEORGE It. HOLMES, I. N. 8. Correspondent.

WASHINGTON. April to the London naval treaty, already brewing in both houses of congress, will center entirely about the cruiser provisions, it appeared today. Everything else in the pact of London apparently is satisfactory to all factions In congress. On the cruiaer question, however, there is to be a sharp fight which probably will disclose that the American navy experts themselves are divided on the merits of the agreement being brot home by Secretary of State Stimson, The naval experts are going to have an opportunity to air these differences. As revealed by International News Service yesterday, the house naval committee as well as the senate naval committee plans to hold hearings, notwithstanding that the senate alone is constitutionally concerned i treaty ratification.

Representative Fred Britten, CR), of Illinois, the house chairman, wants to know why the American delegates at London about-faced on the fixed policy followed at the Geneva conference with respect to 8-inch-gun cruisers. Senator Hale, (R), of Maine, the senate chairman, is of the same mind. At Geneva, where the American naval experts were headed by Admiral Hilary P. Jones, the American delegation insisted that because of the few American naval Continued on race SbctMii Court A firms Decision Given in Blatt Case The court of appeals has sustained the decision rendered by Common Pleas Judge E. E.

Lindsay, New Philadelphia, ordering the village of Newcomerstown to pay John Blatt, former Newcomers! own marshal, the sum of $450 for back, salary. Some time ago Blatl filed a petition asking for writ of mandamus ordering council to the marshal's salary at the rate of $1,800 a year from Nowmter 1 to November 20, 1128, and front January 1 to February 28, 1929. After Blatt had been discharged by council and rc-appointcd as marshal by former Mayor Mercer, council sloshed BlaLt's from $1,800 to $250 a year. The Issue before the court of appeals was whether council had the authority to change the salary of an elective or appointive officer! between the time the officer is elected or appointed and the time he takes office. Mexican Air Ace to Dare Atlantic The Mexican government has approved plans of Colonel Tlob- erto Ficrro, above, to attempt a flight from Mexico City to Wash- ingrton in.

May. From "Washington he will fly to Cuba and Brazil, and then plans a flight across the South Atlantic to Africa and Spain. Ficrro Is chief of Mexico's civil aeronautics bureau. 240 i May Get Freedom Due to Disaster Emergency Meeting of Parole Board Called for Today to Relieve Prison Congestion COLUMBUS, April 24. The fire disaster at Ohio state penitentiary, Monday night, likely bring freedom to 240 prisoners, it was learned hero today when a member of the state parole board announced that a number of men would probably be granted paroles.

An emergency meeting of the parole board was called at the pcn- "itentiary for today at which consideration will be given to 240 applications for parole. All wilt probably be granted in order to make more room at the prison, It was said. Charges that the penitentiary is overcrowded and "not a institution for 4,000 prisoners," have been made during the inquiry into the prison fire. Warden P. E.

Thomas told Attorney General Gilbert, Bcttnmn, head- Ing the Investigation, that only about 2,500 prisoners can be taken care of properly In the penitentiary. The population of the prison at the time of the fire was approximately 4,200. NEGLIGENCE IS ANALYSIS OF INQUIRY Testimony Indicates Every Life Could Have Been Sared, with Proper Precaution PRISON "FIRE TRAP" inreitigation Tends, to Show Ill-Fated Cell Block Was Set on Fire COLUMBUS. April 24 sensational charge that it was from 25 to 30 minutes from, the time the ftre started, until any of the prisoners were liberated at Ohio penitentiary, Monday night, was made today before the official board of Inquiry which is probing the fire disaster which snuffed out the lives at 318 convicts. The charge 'was matte by Leo Lyons, a Cttyahoga.

co. prisoner, from the witness stand. Edward N. Sase, a prisoner who preceded Lyons as a. witness, told the investigators that it was at, least 20 minutes from the time the first alarm was sounded until prisoners were released from, the third tier of the blazing cell block.

Schmiedel, a prisoner from Cuyahoga was the third witness to take the stand. He described, in some detail, the confiaj- ragatlon and panic. Mussolini's Daughter Weds Young Italian Official in Simple Ceremony in Rome THE TEMPERATURES 'Hourly from the at Tilt Ohio Power Conipmnr.) Plans for the annual banquet and entei tiinment in honor of the ConesviUe high school graduating class will be made at a meeting of the Conesville alumni at 7:30 Monday evening. April 28, at the Cone.s- ville school building. 1 a.

26; 2 a. 25: 3 a. 23; 4 and 5 a. 22; 6 a. 24; 7 a.

25; 8 a 23; 9 and 10 a. ir. 29; a. 31. 12 noon, 33; I and 2 p.

36 TWO ARE HELD Carl D. Clark and Dale Albertsor. were heirt Ir. the city jail today awaiting hearings in Major Johnson Smith's rxsur; on intoxication chsrg- C-f By Staff Corrc-spondTit ROME. April the presence of a small but distinguished gather- Edda Mussolini, IS-ycar-olc! daughter of Italy's premier, today became the wife of Signer Cia.no, handsome young secretary of the Italian embassy at the vat, ican.

Guided by tnc simplicity which has Premier Mussolini's regime, the weddinjt took plac" uie parish church of S' Joseph, a steps of from the Villa Torloma, hom II Duce and family. While the church was magnificently decorated with crimson da- rrut'k and lran.sfornvd i a ixwr of flowers, there -was lacking; the ixjinp and panoply whieii have, been expected to atwrn'l the of the daughter of twentieth-century Caesar The "ACdd.nji was rcsir.cted to a small rratnlx-i of guests who included ail of the on i on Bandits Get $11,000 from Cleveland News CLEVELAND, April 24--Police to- day were searching for three nia.Tk- ed ba-ndiLs who he'd up the cash- i icr's office at the Cleveland News I last night, and escaped -A-ah ap- i I proximately $11.000 in after binding and paggin? the ca-shicr and slugging- the night w.atchrnan I GrotenriUh, the uwLstani, ca.shier, was alone the office when the three gunmen, all with handkcrchief.s over their entered Grotcnrath had ju.st prc- pared a payroll which to be paid today and the door was open He waf, bound and gagged by one of the men while the other I nvmber.s of the trio the Richard Ra.sche. the nlghtwalch- man, entered the room on his regu- lar rounds just a-s the bandits were leaving Ke attempted to them I and one of the gunmen fired point' biank at his head. The gun failed to however, and the til UK Rarche over UT head knocking him unconscious No Plan Being Considered to Move Ohio Pen COLUMBUS, April Myers, y. Cooper today asserted that no plan Is being considered to transfer the state penitentiary from thlr, city state prison farm near London.

The governor pointed out that a fireproof i i to house 500 men, Is under construction at the prison farm, and that another building, which i house 300 prisoners, is nearing completion at the Grafton prison farm. Loram co. It was the opinion of governor that, when the cell blocks at. the penitentiary here are i the facilities of the state's penal WOMEN'S CLUBS PROTEST rrr- BIT H. T.

HOPKINS J. N. S. Staff Correspondent. i COLUMBUS, 24 Resuming their probe of the death-dealing fire Ohio state' penitentiary, Monday evening, state officials today were still confronted with the same two major perplexing problems What caused the conflagration which resulted in the deaths of 318 convicts? Who was to blame for that appalling death toll? So far, the investigation, now in its third day, has developed the fol- Conttnucd on Page Eight Hamilton Mobley Dies Wednesday at Wills Creek Hamilton Mobley, aged 51, died Wednesday evening at 5 o'clock at his home near Wills Creek from a tumor of the itomach.

He was born and spent practically all of his life in the Wills Creek vicinity. There arc surviving the following sisters and brothers: Mrs. Thomas Money, Mrs. Alva Knoff and Mrs. Nettie Royer, all of this city; Mrs.

Prank Jennings, noutc Mrs. Elmer Jennings. Route Harrison. this city; Charles, West Lafayette road; John of Route 2 and Jake of Concsvllle Route 1. The mother, father and one brother, Fred, preceded Mr.

Mobley to the grave. Short funeral services will be held at the home of Mrs. Nettle Royer, 381 South Tenth Friday afternoon, followed by services at the Franklin M. P. church at 2.30 o'clock.

Burial will be made in the church cemetery. Institutions, will be "much improved." Plan.s for rebuilding the ill-fa'ed and cell Works nt the bijr prison were considered conference between Governor Cooper. Warden K. Thomas, of the I penitentiary; Harry Silver, state director of finance; Adjutant General A. W.

ftevnold.s und otheis It was practically decided by the conferce.s completion of the I ana eel! block the penitentiary be speeded ur and that prisoners should be. transferred from the penitentiary to the London pn.son farm LITERARY DIGEST POLL Majority in Federation Support Hoover; Endorse Cooper's Action on Di.saitcr DECREE MODIFIED COLtnvrBUS, O. April Ohio Federation of Women's clubs, in session here, w.is on record today as protesting the Literary Di, ecst prohibition poll. Federation I officials claimed the pool Is "unrepresentative." A poll of 232 clubs affiliated with the lederation disclosed that ai least 179 will support President Hoover in his law enforcement program. Resolutions endorsing prohibition and vigorous enforcement of fed- dscroe cral and state dry laws were Mod-ificsuior.

of divorca which granted Tviila Clark custody, adopted of her children, authorised to-1 Officers were elected including day in probiif: court to (five i Mrs W. Schwartz, Portsmouth, Clark's parents, Mr ar.d Mrs a president The, federation ap- M. TTCKO. custody of the children Proved Governor Myers Y. Cooper's appointment, of a committee to study plans for ne-w taxation laws.

I MOVING NOTES i S. Senator Clarence C. Dill. of the suite of Washington, will Mr and Ker.ncfh Address the federation tonight on loucrh moved from NPW Philadelphia' IU Future." This in South Sfond necch w.li be broadcast over WATU. NEWSPAPER!.