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PHONE NUMBERS News Room 170-171 Subscriptions, Class Ada, 205-206 Display Ads, 207 The Coshocton Tribune VOL. XXH, NO. 201. THE WEATHER OHIO--Rain and colder tonight. Wednesday colder with light snow or rain in north portion.

FUU. INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE NEWS REPORT TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 24, 1931. CmCtTLATION BOOKS OPEN TO AU. THREE CENTS Council Would Retain Watchmen MORE PROFITS 1 DESIRED FROM CANAL GROUND Senator Nickels Drive "Squatters" Off of State Canal Property EXTENDS TERM OF LEASE Yearly Rental Now Being Paid for Land Only $2 to Seek Better Use A bill providing for a "cleaning up" of "squatters" along the 85 miles of Ohio canal bed in Coshocton, Muskingum and Tuscarawas cos. was passed by the state senate Monday night and went to the house of representatives today.

The bill was drawn up by State Senator Walter G. Nickels, Republican, of New Philadelphia, who declares that those who use the canal beds and adjacent towpath property pay as low as $2 to $5 a year rent if they pay. anything. Under existing law leases may be drawn for no longer than 25 years and few builders are interested in such short terms, Senator Nickels explained. The bill passed last night allows 99-year leases.

"Passage of this bill," its author stated today, "would lead to a 'cleaning up' of the area now occupied by 'squatters' because reputable lessees could be attracted where 99-year leases might be drawn, but would not care to build or make property improvements of value on sites which could be leased for only 25 The reputable lessees, the senator believes, who would be attracted by the passing of this bill -would oust the "squatters," either by making tfieni' uncomfortable or by leasing the property which they now occupy almost free of rent. Much of the abandoned canal land would be used for highways, Senator Nickels explained. Be add- Contlnued on Page Ten Trial Date in Akron Sabotage Case to Be Set AKRON, March 24--Date for the trial of Paul P. Kassay, 37, under indictment on charges of criminal syndicalism in connection with an alleged plot to destroy the new navy dirigible, the Akron, probably will be set Wednesday, it was learned today. Kassay, who was indicted by the Summit co.

grand jury yesterday, pleaded not guilty to the charges when arraigned before Common Pleas Judge L. S. Pardee a few hours later. Bond for dieted man was retained at $20,000, despite the arguments of Mrs. Yetta Land of Cleveland, his attorney, who maintained that the bond was unreasonable because it was excessive in comparison to the penalty prescribed for the offense.

Kassay's trial was expected to start within a week or 10 days. Pupils Arrested Beren Ohio High School Held Following Forty Chicken WARREN, Mar. 24--Eleven students of a Trumbull co. rura. high school, whose arrests left but one senior attending classes, were held here today for further questioning in connection with more than 40 robberies within recent months.

Sheriff J. C. Risher said the boys whose ages range from 16 to 25 had confessed to stealing more than 200 chickens in 28 raids on poultry houses, cracking six safes and robbing two garages and three stores. In one of the safe jobs, Risher said, the boys obtained $300 in cash and narrowly escaped death when a bomb exploded as they prepared to escape from the scene. N.

Y. PROBE ORDERED BY LEGISLATURE Vote for Investigation Follows Roosevelt's Sending Charges to Walker in Cal. ALBANY, March 24--The as- of the Republican-controlled itate legislature early today joined with the senate, ordering a sweep- ng investigation of the government After the senate had passed a calling for the inquiry jy a strict party vote of 26 to 24 the assembly followed with a favorable vote of 76 to 70. The assemb- also on strict party vote ines. Mrs.

Land indicated that she may ask the court of appeals to reduce No approval by Governor Roose- elt is necessary to make the reso- ution effective. The the investigation the assembly followed the forwarding by the governor to Mayor ames J. Walker at Palm Springs, where he is on vacation, of charges made against the city executive by the city affairs committee. The action of William L. Ward, veteran Republican leader of West- Chester, in withdrawing his opposition to the legislative investigation of Ne-w York City with the understanding that Semual Seabury would become counsel to the commission, paved the way for adoption of the resolution in the senate.

The new resolution, sponsored by John Knight, Republican senate Continued on Fzure Ten Death Claims Woman, 87, at County Home Miss Mary Shutts, aged 87, inmate of the county home, died at that institution at 10:30 Monday night following a two weeks' illness from a complication of ailments. She was born on August 3, 1843, at Dresden, where she resided until several years ago. when she moved to West Lafayette. She was the daughter of the late Henry and Martha Shutts of Dresden, and the last of a family of 12 children. On January 21.

1927. she was admitted McSweeney and Baker Lock Horns Ex-Secretary of War and Ohio Welfare Director Disagree on Penal Welfare BAKER DEFENDS JUDGES McSweeney Stands Firm for Bettering Penal Conditions Thru Parole Board By H. EARL WILSON, I. N. S.

Staff Correspondent COLUMBUS, Mar. secretary of war Newton Baker and State Welfare Director John McSweeney today were in serious disagreement over the correct answer to Ohio's penal institution problem. An eloquent defense of justice as administered by Ohio judges was delivered by the holder of the war portfolio in the late president Wilson's cabinet last night but it 'ailed to divert the welfare director from his determination to remove much of the bench's sen- power and transfer it to a remodeled parole board. Baker appeared before the senate's committee on institutions to support a bill to prohibit the pa- board from holding a man in prison beyond the judicial minimum sentence without consent of Jie court in which the trial was held. McSweeney announced that a conflicting bill thru which his pro- osed parole board of four members would be permitted to ignore minimum, sentences fixed by judges is a definite part of the state wel- are department's program.

The bill for which 5 Baker spoke had previously been discarded by the committee and Senator Roy Gillen (E) of Wellston had drawn up a substitute with the provisions desired by McSweeney. "I'm bewildered at your opinion Continued on Page Ten Wheat, Corn Stolen from Darling Farm Sheriff J. R. Stofer today was investigating the theft of a quantity of wheat and com from a granary on the Darling Brothers farm, near Nellie, sometime Monday night. The grain was stolen from the granary which James Woods, 47, Carroll attempted to rob on the night of March 12, when he was captured by Thomas Darling while in the act of removing grain from the building.

STORY OF VIKING BLAST TOLD Lone American Survivor of Motion Picture Ship Disaster Says Leader Planned Precaution Against Tragedy Fatal to Him ST. JOHN'S, N. Mar. than a minute before a power blast wrecked the sealing ship Viking and sent more than a score of men to their death, L. Varick Frissell, missing leader of the picture expedition into the far north, had suggested putting up warning sign on the ship's powder magazine.

PrisseU's startling premonition of disaster was here today with the arrival of the rescue steamer Sagoraa bringing thirteen survivors of the ill-starred ex- pedtion back to civilization. Seven of them are seriously injured. A graphic story of the disaster together from the by various survivors was pieced stories told who included Harry Sargent, younj Boston explorer who was sitting with. Frissell and A. G.

Penrod cameraman who also Is missinj and feared dead, when the blasl occurred. According to Sargent. Frissell's last words were these: "I am no artist, but I am going to paint a danger sign and hang it up in front of the powder magazine." Hardly had the words left his lips. Sargent said, when the Viking lurched and hit an ice- pan. The Continued on Pace Ten WILL ROGERS says: He is await- the bond so that her client can be to the county home, released until the date of the trial.

Kassay, expert mechanic at Goodyear-Zeppelin corporation where the giant airship is being constructed, was charged with having asserted that he intended to "see to it that the Akron never goes into the air New Bakery Is Planned; Store WillBeMoved The Whittemore Electric Service. 226-228 South Lawn will be moved this week to a room the Henderson building. 626 Main in order to make room for the Millin Sunhte bakery, which announced today. The building now occupied by the electrical concern has been purchased from W. B.

Miller, 531 Chest- nit by Robert Millin, 304 South Lawn who will open a bakery at that location within the next three weeks. The building is to be remodeled and modern electric bak- equipment is to be Millin announced today. i Whittemore has conducted an electrical business' at the South Lawn av property for the past year, and continue his electrical vice in the room formerly occupied by Jay Abbott 5c Son automobile dealers. The deceased was a member of the Nazarene church of this city. Surviving are three nieces and a nephew.

Funeral sen-ices will be held Wednesday afternoon at 1 30 at the home of a niece, Mrs. George Adams. Oak West Lafayette, under the direction of Rev. L. i pastor of the West Lafayette Na2- i jarene church.

Interment will be made at Dresden The body was re- moved to West Lafayette night. now free under $500 bond ing grand jury action. It was impossible to determine the exact quantity of grain stolen last night, but it is believed that approximately 12 bushels of wheat and three or four sacks of corn were removed from the crib. Examination of the surrounding ground revealed that the thieves had parked their car about 150 yards from the granary, and had taken about six trips to remove the grain. No clues were found to indicate the identity of the thieves.

BEVERLY HILLS. fatal plane crashes here yesterday, with a man and woman in each plane, and both accidents avoidable. But members of each couple thot they were pilots and got in the air and tried to prove it to each other. One couple, a man and wife, were arguing who was the pilot when they took off. That's one way the auto is ahead of the plane.

A woman can sit in the back seat and do all the "crabbing and gabbing" she wants to but she can't reach the wheel. If you are going to do any arguing with your wife or lady friend, you better get it over before you get in the air. Two people can't land a plane. Yours, Arctic Sub Christened by Verne Author's Grandson to Name Craft Which Will Try to Cruise Under North Pole Minute Men to A a i Gov. White Farmer-Manufacturer Army to Storm State House Opposing Three Bills.

By DAVID P. SENTNER, I. N. S. Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, Mar.

submarine Nautilus--on the verge of its fantastic journey into the icy underworld of the Arctic--will be christened today. Jean Jules Verne, grandson of Jules Verne, who wrote what was considered to be an impossible story about the cruise of a submarine, will christen the submersible with Lady Wilkins, wife of Sir H.ubert Wilkins, commander of the expedition. The bearded Sir Hubert, as calm as a tropical sea, was confident of the success of the expedition and unperturbed regarding the misfortunp.tes attending the submarine's journey to the Brooklyn navy yard from Philadelpia Quartermaster I. Grimmer was washed overboard and drowned as the Nautilus came up New York bay. "There must be a certain amount of bad luck in such an ex- Continued on Page Ten COLUMBUS, March plow and desk alike, a mammoth army of "minute men" tomorrow will spring up from behind rail fences and filing cabinets and sweep down on the state house to caution Governor George White about his legislative program.

A letter revealing details of the proposed invasion was read in the state senate here last night by Senator James A. Reynolds (D) of Cleveland, who explained that he had scores of freinds around the capitol who would be "imperiled, by the raid unless properly warned." The letter, which Senator Reynolds said was mailed to several organizations by a manufacturers' association, announces plans for a demonstration against three bills now being considered by the assembly--old-age pension, unemployment nsurance, and "yellow dog" contracts. "To be effective and get the newspaper publicity desired the governor's office, the corridor leading thereto, and the rotunda of the capitol should be filled," the letter read. "Agriculture has promised to send 300 'minute men' and manufacturers can send that many from each of several different localities," it adds. The letter's closing plea is: "Send someone from your organization to help swell the crowd." Spokesmen for the agriculture- manufacturer alliance will visit Governor White and ask his promise to veto all three bills if they reach him, the letter says.

THEODORE DREISER ADMITS TEMPERAMENT Porto Rico A by Hoover President Voices Sympathy for Economic Plight and Faith in Future Horst Tip Fails a Official Makes Futile Search for Lost Boy in Cleveland "Hollywood" GIVES PROGRESS FIGURES Address to Island Legislature Culminates Two Day Visit and Inspection By GEORGE E. DVRNO I. N. S. Staff Correspondent SAN JUAN.

P. March 24-Sympathy for the economic plight of the islanders and high faith in their future prosperity and happiness under the American flag was expressed by President Hoover today in an address to the Porto Rican legislature. Mr. Hoover's speech to the native congress was the culmination of his two-day visit here, during which he made a cursory inspection of island conditions and discussed them with Gov. Theodore Roosevelt.

Porto Rico has been particularly hard hit economically. The hurricane of three years ago wrought jreat devastation thruout the is- and and before there was any appreciable recovery from that ca- the islanders were hit by the world-wide depression. But there ravages will be repaired by time, the president told the egislature. "Discouraging as these disasters LOS ANGELES. Mar.

Dreiser, noted author who was reported to have slapped Sinclair Lewis, author and Nobel prize winner, at New York recently, was a visitor here today "Mr. Lewis is a very temperamental he said. It was suggested that he too might be temperamental. "That may be true." he answer- may be for the moment," he said. 'we know they are but passing events In our history; that with the courage of your people, and under "benevolent Institutions which have been bullded here, their ef- 'ects will be overcome and the and this island will resume heir march to prosperity and progress." If the Porto Rican nationalists, who have been agitating independ- Continued on Page Ten Rotary Club Is Addressed by Minister Rev.

Fred W. Hughes, acting pastor of the Church of Christ, addressed members of the local Rotary club at the weekly noonday meeting at the Stage Coach tavern today. His talk was based upon his experiences during the past 10 years as a missionary in South America. Rev. Hughes was stationed in Paraguay during that time and he explained the religious, political and economical situations that exist in that country.

Rebellions in Paraguay, the missionary pointed out, are caused largely by the ignorance of the people and the fact that they do not have properly trained leaders The religion is chiefly Catholic. CLEVELAND. Mar. 24--Another futile and erroneous tip as to the whereabouts of little Melvin Horst. Orrvllle, boy whose mysterious disappearance three years ago has gone unsolved, today had been investigated and discarded by Cleveland police.

Acting on the tip supplied him. County Prosecutor Marion Graves of Wayne asked attorney Edward S. Wertz of Cleveland to investigate a rumor that the Horst lad was being held in an apartment in Cleveland's "little Hollywood" district. With two armed detectives, Wertz raided the flat but found no trace of the missing police reported. NEXT FARM RELIEF MOVE IS DISCUSSED Politkal Leaders Tarn to Equalization Fee and Debenture Plan Remedies WILLIAM K.

HUTCHINSON I. N. 8. Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, March 24--While the American "farmer must work out his own salvation this year, without governmental assistance, political leaders on Capitol Hill today discussed the equalization fee, the debenture and other legislative remedies for relieving agriculture In 1932. All agreed the farm problem has become vital for the next session of congress, due to the federal farm, board's withdrawal the wheat market.

Both administration and Democratic leaders agreed the government could not continue buying 200,000,000 bushels of surplus wheat annually without a breakdown sooner or later. The most Impressive suggestion for immediate aid came from Senator Borah, Republican, of Idaho, who called on the farm board to pledge Itself to hold last year's surplus crop off the market until wheat prices soared above $1.50 a bushel. Borah declared the surplus, now held by the board, would menace wheat prices thruout the year and seriously embarrass the fanner In marketing tills years crop. There was a small group of conservatives who urged a federal edu- Contlnued on rage Ten West Carlisle Native Dies at Newark Home PENNSY ASKED FOR 24-HOUR SERVICE HERE Members of Council, Citizens Think Lights Would Not Be Ample Protection MAYOR OF SAME OPINION Action Taken to Build Water Main on Fifth St. Between Chestnut, Mulberry Funeral afternoon services were at 2 o'clock held this for Mrs.

Increased protection at the local grade crossings of the Pennsylvania Railroad Co. will be requested by the Coshocton city council, according to a decision reached by the city solons at their regular meeting Monday night. following a discussion of the local crossing situation, during which opposition to the -installation of flasher signals was expressed by councflmen and citizens, the members of council passed a motion requesting the railroad company to establish 24-hour watchmen service at local crossings. The decision to request an extension of the watchmen's services was reached after a number of. councilmen and two citizens, William Ehrich and Everett A.

Bailey, had expressed their opposition to the recommendations of the two utilities commission inspectors, who. recently conducted an investigation of local crossings. It was the recommendation of the inspectors that flasher signals be installed at three local crossings and that the watchmen be removed from the Chestnut and Locust st. crossings. Flasher signals operated by a watchman were recommended for the protection of the Walnut st.

crossing. Denies Are Better Ehrich addressed council briefly on the protection of local crossings, and cited instances in which watchmen have compelled motorists and pedestrians to stop at crossings when trains were approaching. 'That is somethmg flasher lights cannot do," he declared. Stating that he must "disagree with any man when he says that lasher lights are better for safety than a human agency," Ehrich expressed the opinion that John T. Briggs, chief inspector of the Ohio utilities commission, who aided in the investigation of local crossings, had "gone out of his way when he insisted that council follow the recommendations of the inspectors in a letter published in the forum.

of The Tribune." Pointing out that numerous school children pass over the Locust st. crossing each day on their way to and from school, Mr. Ehrich declared that a watchman is necessary at that place in order to amply protect those children. "Flasher he continued, but the churches do not exert the same efforts in that country for the welfare of the people as Is done by churches of that faith here. He stated his belief Maud Botts Hughes 45 a native of may cut down the number West Carlisle, who died Saturday accidents a out-of-the-way afternoon at her home on Granville crossln bu they are not practi- Newark.

Services were held at Cal at clty crossin ss." he concluded, the home, with Rev. C. G. Hazlett and Rev. Frank Magill officiating.

ed. "And you know what happens that competition when two temperaments clash." C. A. Israel Dawson Dies Tuesday at Cleveland Israel Dawson. aged 85.

a native of Jackson tp. died at the home of his son, Carl Dawson, in Cleveland Monday this morning from infirmities of i age He had made his home with his son in Cleveland for the pas! News of the Courts Train Hearing Postponed Until April 2 years He was born and reared Jackson tp. He was a member of The Ohio public utilities comrnis- the Christian Chapel church at W.l- sion today postponed until Apnl 2 lowbrook. His wife, formerly Rachel Chancy. ago.

One son. Carl, of Cleveland, and one brother, John Dawson, Route 6. survive. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 clock at the Christian Chapel church hearing of a petition seeking ap- Denies Arson Charge i William Gallagher, this city, was held to the county grand jury un- i der S500 bond Monday afternoon when he pleaded not guilty to an arson charge in Mayor Johnson Smith's court. He was being held in jail today in default of bond Gallagher was charged with arson in connection 3 fir" a' Huff paint shop.

Water st. on the night of March 13 He was arrested in that vicinity shortly after the fire was disco', and and Millersburg. A telephone communication between the commission and Pennsylvania railroad counsel resulted the continuance Four weeks must elapse between hearing dates and of the First Chr.stian church here, the time at which they are asked. Burial will be made in the church The C. A.

and C. hearing was con- cemetery, tlnued because of insufficient time on the commission calendar. Savings Co. and M. A.

VanKannel The assignee states that the sets are insufficient to pay the debts against the assignor, and that it is necessary to se.1! the real estate The loan company tifcuns an interest In the property by virtue of a mortgage, while VanKan- nel also claims ar. interest because he of hi.s claim to any surplus mone-. In an answer and cross-petition filed by the Home Building Loan Savings Co it is stated that $3,954 10 Is due on the note executed I Protestant missionaries would per! haps stimulate more enthusiasm I on the part of the i churches there. i Dan Meek announced that a bank has been placed in the iobbj of the Stage Coach tavern Ro- I tartans are requested to deposit as their spare change in this bank each week The money will be used for the of Boy Scout work in this citj. ne explained A quartet corr.rxxsd of Nolle Parrish, Minnie Lee Wright and Harry LeBlond entertained with several musical numbers Lola Bradford gave the piano accompaniment Ix 1 1 Wrisjht wi Dr Wright arrar.gori the program Death followed an illness of 18 months' duration.

Mrs. Hughes was born in West, Carlisle on August 13. 1885 the! daughter of and Rhoda standln The family moved to Newark 1902 In 1929 Mrs. Hughes underwent Catholic an operation at a Columbus hospital and never fully regained her health. Surviving are her husband, her father, one sister, Grace Botts.

and two brothers. Harley and Raleigh Botts was charged with intoxication, by Van KanneJ. and it is asked Since that time he has work- the company be awarded ir.g out a fine of $10 ar.d costs in ment against him a judg- for any amount Wanted at Dover Asa Williams. Birds Run vicinity, and Harry "Dor Ackerson. this Lights Not Ample Bailey also expressed the opinion i that flasher signals are not ample protection for city crossings, and i pointed out that the railroad company protects the passenger trains at the station with red I flags and flares in spite of the fact I that block lights are designed for I that purpose If this added tecfion is necessary for the it is also necessary for the 1 ings, he declared.

Bailey urged the city solons to pass legislation limiting the speed of trains passing thru the city to 10 miles per hour if the flasher lights are installed to replace the watchmen In speaking of John T. Briggs. the inspector who has urged tne adoption of the 1'ght system. Bailey declared that Briggs is a former employe of the WheeLns; and Lake Erie railroad and is now holding his seniority rights as a cuiiuudor on Li.at j.td Mayor Favors Watchmen That the Penns.T;an.a Railroad Co owes Coshocton all tne protection it is possiole to provide, was charge of Rev Miles Fiske, pastor v. i i in che county jai.

Hurl that that may remain if the proceeds of county are wanted in connection It is believed Sunday Movies Considered at Newcomer stown The JTcwcomerstown Ministerial association was to meet the ul- lage mayors office this afternoon to decide whether any action i be taken on the Sunday mo-vie question. Ritz theatre there has been operating on Sundays for the past nion expressed by Mayor two weeks and so far there has been Joh sOn Smith. Tne local condi- no interference ls an unusual one, the city's Plan Minstrel Show BIRTH NOTES he had heard someone attempt to the sale are insufficient to satisfy enter the shop shortly before the the balance due on the note blaze was discovered, ar.d it lieved that had loitering about the building Tne charge was filed against hirr. i that the church chief i stated, ar.d the- is be- The assignee asks permission been sell the property free of all r.a:r with the theft of articles at a Dov- workers w.ll be willing to withhold numiDcr of cl ir -S results in er hall. charges until the genera! assembly a great of each year genera! assembly The bif: daughter was born The young men of the Mohawk to Mr and Mrs.

Kenr.it M. E. church will give a minstrel ton. Rome 3 Sunday Fire Chief James Tracewell Would Sell City Lots Fail to Pay Fines Four local men. Harry Hook.

Joby Wolford, Mike SoncSles and Williams Is TO answer to a grand acts upon the Marsha! bill The Mavor Smith staled that he does larceny charge He is alleged to would repeal the law agairiSt Sun- not a actlon cu: the rate of have stolen between 25 and 30 hats day theatrical performances. and ovt-Tcoa-ts from Dover danoe -halls recentlv i Auto Not Found Williams has been a Cam- Talkir.g- An order to sell four city lots is tho city Jail to'day for failure to "pay show at the Mohawk grange hall A daughwr was born to Mr and on Friday evening. The enter- Mrs. Russell Poster of near Warsaw talnment will start at 8 o'clock. Friday.

asked in a suit nc probate fines of $10 and costs each which court today by Proctor were assessed against them when assignee for M. A. they pleaded guilty to intoxication against the Home Building Loan continued on Page Tea Russell Medley, were being held bridge jail serving out a liquor fine Local police have been unable of $200 and costs, assessed after i to locate a Graham-Paige sedan poivo found a quantity of liquor! owned by Mrs Iva McCoy wnich at his home Ackerson will be returned to Dover to face charges. idence at 144 North Sixth st. speed for trains thru c.ty, but declared that believed the motion must be protected Ke expressed himself as being in favor of protection by watchmen instead of the flasher system.

Counc.lmen Harry Richards and W. L. Craig also expressed them- of watchmen at the local grade Continued on Page Ten.