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Pull Leased Wire Report ot United COSHOCTON, OHIO, TUESDAY APRIL 12,1938. Best ot Newspaper and Pictorial THREE CENTS FEDERAL HIGHWAY APPROPRIATION CUT Pass South Side Sewer Bond Issue Heiress to Rule Over Apple Blossom Festival Council Votes $8,0001 For Major WPA Project City council, in one of the heaviest legislative session of the term, last night aproved an $8,000 bond issue for the south side sewer extension, took the first step toward a service charge to residents tapping into the sewer in the future and arranged a special meeting for 7 p. m. Wednesday at which offical action on the stadium proposal will be taken, increases in solarise of relief officials discussed and action taken on purchase of a grader for the street department to improve dirt streets. Council also took steps in other proposed improvements, two of major character, extension of the city's White Way lighting system in South Sixth st.

from Main to Walnut st. and a proposal for cutting width of the Main st. sidewalk from Fifth and Sixth sts, to increase width of the street, where traffic often is snarled and slowed up because of narrowness of the street. Sewer Legislation Passed Decision to issue bonds for the south side sewer extension, major WPA project, which will cost approximately $90.000. with the city's share as sponsor $10,085, was made by the finance committee.

The decision had been left in the hands of the committee kt the last session of council and City Solicitor jp. M. Ross had legislation prepared for the bond issue. First piece of legislation was a resolution aproving the plans and specifications and authorizing Safety-Service Director Jesse Haller to enter into a contract for the construction of the improvement with WPA. It was unanimously approved.

The next was a resolution requesting Auditor W. J. Beall's certificate as to the life of the improvement and maximum maturity of the bonds. The certficate was presented, placing life of the improvement at 25 years and maximum maturity of the bonds at 25 years, and was unanimously accepted. The bond ordinance proper was the final piece of legislation, placing amount of the issue at $8,000 bearing percent interest to run for eight years, payable semiannually on May 1 of each year until 1946, the first bond becoming due May 1, 1939.

Increase Later Possible Upon question of Chairman Bryan Sharpless of the finance committee, city officials explained that while the cost of the city's share was estimated at 510,000, the bond issue had been limited to $8,000 because it was believed that it would require no more than the actual expenditure of that much money to complete the work. If it does require more than the $8,000 council will be asked to make an additional bond issue or provide the money otherwise, in the meantime, the city saving the interest charge on S2 000 worth of bonds, proceeds from which may not be needed. The bond issue ordinance was passed unanimously and now goes to the county auditor to be certified and placed on the tax dupli- FJX, Garner Clash Over Relief Costs Enjoying One on the House Adelaide Moffett "Queen Shenandoah otherwise known as Adelaide Moffett above, will rule over the annual apple blossom festival at Winchester, April 28. The daughter of James A. Moffett, former Federal Housing administrator, she is the widow of the late David Brooks and heiress millions.

to Standard Oil Air Mail Week To Be Observed Poster and Essay Contests to Be Part of Program The week of May 15-21 has been designated as National Air Mail week, commemorating the 20th anmveisary of the establishment of the air mail service in the United States, J. W. Johnston, postmaster, announced today. The local postoffice and officials will co-operate fully with the special week, as will postal employes thruout the nation, Postmaster Johnston said Objective of the observance will be to educate the public to a more thoro use and an appreciation of the benefits of air mail. "One of the commonest of the public, thru lack of information concerning air mail, is that it costs six cents per ounce--in addition to legular postage," the postmaster said.

"This is incorrect; no regular postage is required on air mail and the six cents per ounce is the entire cost. "Star routes and special truck service in many parts of the nation aid in feeding the air mail and the system has developed to such an extent in the last few years that it is a matter of good business economy for every person to have fullest information. The postof- fice department during the week (Continued on Page Five) Chaliapin, Famous Singer, Dies Today cate inside the 10-mill limitation. Steps to issue the bonds, with a contract for printing to be let, come next, the city solicitor said. Proposal that a service charge be made to aid the city in defraying cost of the south side sewer extension, with a fixed rate PARIS Feodor Chaliapin, great Russian basso, died today.

He was 65. The immediate cause of death was anemia. While he had been ill for several weeks at his home here, his condition became dangerous only yesterday. Pernicious anemia sapped his strength until his great frame could hold out no longer Never- Pump i i Causes Split, Fight Predicted WASHINGTON Pr i Roosevelt and Vice President John N. Garner were reported in conflict today over new pump priming expenditures under circumstances foretelling a bitter battle to keep spending under congressional control if a big fund is voted.

Garner neither confirmed nor denied the report. The conflict appeared to be a continuation of policy dispute arising in the past year between conservative Democrats and New Dealers. President meantime, kept engagements to a minimum to work on a message to congress which will request $1,250,000,000 for relief for the first seven months of the next fiscal year. He expects, also, to deliver a fireside chat to the nation April 14 if the relief message can be gotten off to congress on that day. Details Are Secret Whether Garner objected to the large relief spending plan as well as to the program for $1,500,000.000 of unsecured loans to states and political sub divisions for WPA projects was not known.

The white house said the three national broadcasting companies have tentatively reserved for Mr. Roosevelt a 45-minute interval on Thursday evening beginning at 10:30 P. M. EST. The fact that 45 minutes has been alloted indicated that the president planned to cover a wide range in his message and explanation.

Usually, he takes no more than 20 minutes for a fireside speech. would indicate congressional message and background explanation of about 4,800 to 5,000 (Continued on Page Five) Whitney Is Sent to Sing Sing Pen Man Once Worth Thousands to Do Hard Labor for Five Cents Day NEW YORK--Richard Whitney, who once could borrow $100,000 at a dozen places in Wall st. without so much as signing his name, went to Sing Sing prison today to dig ditches for five cents a day. Beginning a five to 10 year term for grand larceny, the former president of the New York stock exchange will be forced to do manual labor, probably for the first time in his life. If his hands ever have been calloused, they got that way from holding a tight rein on a spirited horse while riding to hounds.

Whitney already had started working for the merits by which he hopes to reduce his sentence to the lowest possible minimum-three years and four months. He will have to be a model prisoner in every respect to do it. His attorney, Charles H. Tuttle, wanted to arrange for him to go to Sing Sing prison alone, but Whitney, grimly true to the code of the sportsman learned at exclusive Groton school and Harvard, said he wanted no favors. Jubilant over the Senate's passing of its own version of the $5,000,000,000 tax bill instead of the one previously passed by the House, the happy huddle above shows, left to right Senators Henry F.

Ashurst of Arizona, William E. Borah of Idaho and Carl A. Hatch of New Mexico. They expressed their glee at deleting the controversial undistributed profits tax and otherwise modifying the House measure. CHURCH NOTICES WANTED EARLIER Ministers of the county and city churches are requested to bring their complete schedule for Easter Sunday to The Tribune office no later than Thursday noon.

The programs will be published on Friday and will take the place of the regular Saturday notice. Loyalists Open Two Offensives Recapture Strategically Valuable Points In Catalonian Drive Chinese to Open Drive on Tsinan Jap Annihilation Predicted By Chinese as Troops Mass for Attack to be charged when property owners tap into the sewer, poss- thless. he was conscious almost ibly based on the front footage until the moment of death of their property, was made in His wife and five of his chil- the form of a motion by Council- cJren were at the bedside man J. Trubenbach. Cites Ruling- City Solicitor Ross read contents of a letter from G.

W. Kane. WPA engineer in charge of the operating division of the work relief agency at Columbus in which it was made plain that revenue from either an assessment or service charge, from an improvement which the government agency cooperates is limited to where the city may make no profit on the transaction. The city can make an assessment or service charge up to the amount of cost of the sponsor's share, the WPA engineer advised. The motion va unanimously pasierl.

in-tn! City Solicitor WHELAND IMPROVING COLUMBUS, Attendants at Grant hospital reported today that Charles E. Wheland, former' Uhrichsville banker who was removed from the penitentiary for reatment of a stomach ailment, "getting along nicely." The hospital said Wheland. who is serving a 10 to 30 year sentence for embezzlement, had not yet undergone an operation. (Coauausd pa Page Ten), Program Arranged for Easter i Morning Rites at Courtsquare Rev. W.

Tilton. pastor of Grace M. E. rhu ch, and president of the Coshocton County Ministerial Association, will bring the Easter message at the union service planned for Sunday at 6.30 a. m.

Various ministers and laymen will take part in the service which is sponsored by the Coshocton County Ministerial Association. Captain Wallace Conrath of the Salvation Army will have charge of the music, assisted by the Salvation Army band. The service will open with music by the band and will be featured by congregational singing. Song sheets will be supplied. Details for the service, which is to be held on the court square lawn, were made when the ministerial association held it? April meeting Monday afternoon at 1'30 in the Park av.

U. Church A number of the churches arc planning hold Easter break- Casts lor youns people following the union service. HENDAYE--The Spanish Loyalists, their armies reorganized and their fighting lines reset, have struck back at the Nationalists in two sectors of the Catalonian front, dispatches from the battle zones disclosed today. What Loyalist dispatches called offensives--as differentiated from mere counter-attacks, were started in the Seros sector, on the Segre river southwest of Lerida, and in the Morella zone on the Nationalists' right (southern) wing. It was asserted that in the Morella attack, the Loyalists recaptured the strategically valuable village of Vallibona, north of the Morella-San Mateo road, and heights in the Sierra Del Monte Turmell, whose dominant hills parallel the road.

The Loyalist attack in the Seros sector was against the weakest point, probably, of the long Nationalist line fronting Catalonia. W. Lafayette Youth Dies at City Hospital Following Operation Walter Reddick 13, son of Walter and Mary Reddick, West Lafayette Route 1, died at 5 a m. today at city hospital, following an appendictomy which he underwent last Wednesday. He was born Feb.

11, 1925, in Coshocton county, a son of Mr and Mrs Walter Reddick. Tho youth was a pupil the seventh grade at West Lafayette. Surviving are the parents; four brothers, Wilbur Reddick of Coshocton, Arnold Reddick of West Lafayette, Ronald and Richard, both of the home; seven sisters, Mrs Jesse Paxton and Harold Murray, both of Coshocton, Mrs Joe Quinn ol Nev.comer=- Mrs. Arthur Cass of We-t Lafayette. Winona Banetd and Bertha Pearl, all of the home Fune'al services v.ill be at 2 p.

m. Thursday at the La- fnyette church, with Rev Olyn F. Hull, pastor, officiating Burial will be in Fan-field cr-m- etery, West Lafayette. BIRTH NOTES The son born Tuesday to Mr. and Mrs Otto Richardson.

Route 5. has been named Lloyd Harold. A daughter was born Monday afternoon to Mr. and" Mrs. James Tompkim, Oak at city hospital.

A 5on was born i morning to Mr and Mt I a i Newccmersto'ATi, at city hospital. SHANGHAI Chinese forces massed today for a major assault on Tsinan, rich silk and glassware manufacturing capital of Shantung province. Unofficial reports from Chinese field headquarters asserted that severe street fighting was in progress in the eastern and southern suburbs. Chinese reported that scattered forces had isolated Japanese units at many points along the Tientsin- Pukow railroad, altho the chief offensive was against Tsinan. In southern Shanutng, survivors of the battle of Gaierchwang, i where the Japanese suffered their greatest defeat of the war, ricaded themselves in Yihsien, to the northwest.

The town was under heavy assault and the Chinese predicted that the Japanese would be "annihilated soon." WAR HEAD OF AUSTRIA BEFORE HITLER'S COUP KILLS SELF AT HOME VIENNA--Gen. Wilhelm Zehner, war minister in the Schusch- nigg cabinet before the Nazi overthrow, and former commander in chief of the Austrian army, killed himself at his home here Sunday. The reason for Zehncr's suicide was not known. It was recalled that he was a member of the court which sentenced Nazis to death after the Nazi putsch of 1934. Gen.

Zehner was 55 years old. An officer the old imperial army, he was educated at the school for infantry cadets and attached to the 61st infantry regiment in 1.902. He served at grand headquarters and on the Serbian and Roumanian fronts during the World war. He was made secretary for national defense and became a full mfsntry general after the Nazi putsch of July, 1934. S.

I Blood Tests Before Marriage Required Extension of Rule Granted To Daladier Premier Swings France to Right Steps Taken to End I General Strike Threat PARIS--Premier Edouard Dala- dier's "national defense" cabinet went into power today with an overwhelming preliminary vote of confidence in the chamber of deputies and a quickly-engineered agreement to end the general strike threat against French industry- The government of Daladier had asked parliament for power to rule by decree until July 31 and submit a financial bill seeking wide authority for the government. The preamble of the bill announced the government's intention of asking an increase of another 10,000,000.000 francs in the limit of its borrowings from the bank of France. The bill was drawn in the midst of a spreading strike movement which seriously retarded the rearmament program and involved walkouts or sit down strikes of nearly It was announced that a new defense loan is envisaged, but details were not given. The bill consisted of a single article calling for power by decree until July 31 and stipulating that the decrees promulgated shall be ratified by the chamber before Dec. 31 or become void.

It was explained that the program outlined consists strictly of emergency measures and that ad- dtional projects will be submitted to parliament later designed to pursue recovery. Illinois Voting at Primary Today Democratic Factions Seek Control of Party In Crucial Year For the first time in two years France has a government which excludes the support of Communists and has limited backing from Socialists since Edouard Daladier, above, premier who succeeded Socialist Leon Blum, broke Blum's "Popular Front." The new cabinet was hailed by Rightists as a victory for anti- radical groups. Streets Guarded After Labor Riot California CIO Leader Is Attacked By Angry Wives of Idle CHICAGO--Illinois votes today in primaries that usher in a crucial election year which Republicans will seek to overturn Democratic control of congress and lay the groundwork for victory in the 1940 presidential election. The first of a series of state primaries, today's voting held little of national significance. The principal question to be answered by the voters was which of two Democratic machines would control the state Democratic party.

The machine headed by Mayor Edward J. Kelly and Patrick A. Nash, national committeeman, has controlled Chicago for live years. Today it faced the opposition of a "downstate" machine led by Gov. Henry Horner and State's Attorney Thomas J.

Courtney. The Republican primary was peaceful. a Representative Richard Lyons, candidate for the U. S. senate, was without major opposition.

He and his running mates concentrated on keeping party members out of the Demo- icratic fight. CROCKETT, sheriff's deputies were posted thruout the streets of this strike-ridden industrial community today after a second outbreak of violence within a week had brot injury to a California leader of the C.I.O. An attack upon Louis Goldblatt, northern California director of the CJ.O., by 100 women occurred last night just as negotiators appeared to be near a settlement in the jurisdictional dispute between the C. I O. and its labor union rival, the A.

F. of L. Goldblatt's clothes were torn and his face scratched as he walked across a street toward union headquarters to attend a peace meeting. His attackers were the wives and daughters of men who have been out of work for a month because of the California-Hawaiian sugar refinery closed its doors unti 1 labor troubles had been settled. The C.

I. F. of L. peace meeting was held despite the attack, but the agreement was not signed. Herbert H.

Lehman sijrned today a bill requiring scriological blood tests of marriage license applicants. It was the second anti- sjphillis law placed on the statute books this year. Previously, the governor approved a bill requiring blood tests of expectant mothers. CHICAGO--Two special police officers from State's Attorney Thomas J. Courtney's office were arrested today in the first clash' between rival election police of the two Democratic factions.

ROGERS FUNERAL I Funeral services for Miss Mari tha Jane Rogers, Route 4, who i Monday morning, will be held at 10 a m. at the First 'Baptist church, charge of Rev White. Interment will be in Mt Zion cemetery. The body may be viewed at the iuneral home until time of service. 5 Superintendent at Standard Plant of Art Works Resigns Lester C.

Heck, superintendent of the Standard plant of the American Art Works for the past nine years, Monday morning resigned his position, it was announced by C. R. Frederickson Sr president of the company. With Mr. Heck's becoming effective at once, George Matt was immediately named as superintendent of the plant.

Mr. Matt has been employed with the company for the past 19 years. Employed with the Art Works since September, 1917, Mr. Heck told company officials he was resigning in order to gain a rest. In announcing the resignation, Mr.

Frederickson commended the retiring superintendent as an efficient and conscientious executive. Mr Heck wa.s promoted to the Standard pldnt supcrintendency in March, 192P. Agriculture Department GetsBigSum Proposal to Cut Road Funds 50 Pet. Accepted WASHINGTON--The house appropriations committee, cutting $72,975,684 under the current supply bill, today rigidly followed budget recommendations for highway funds and favorably reported a $796,785,524 agriculture department appropriation measure. Revised slightly at the last minute before it was reported, the bill is $10,431,398 below budget estimates.

The bill accepted President Roosevelt's recommendations for approximately 50 per cent reductions in federal spending for highways, despite demands from the house roads committee for maintenance of the funds at their pres-t ent levels. The committee approved an $80,000,000 reduction from tha 1938 road appropriation of $167,500,000 for highways. Funds for the bureau of public roads wera cut $74,500,000, which, with $5,500,000 eliminated from the current appropriation of $12,500,000 for Forest Service roads and trails, brot the full reduction to $80,000,000. Dollar-for-dollar trunk highway aid to states was reduced front $150,000,000 to $63,000,000 and the current appropriation of $2,500,000 for public land highways was terminated. The fund for federal aid feeder roads, however, was increased from $5,000,000 to $10,000,000 and grade crossing ation funds increased from $10,000,000 to $20,000,000.

"The estimates are sufficient td take care of aU accruing obligations under the 1938 authorizations on Page Ten) News Briefs THE TEMPERATURES Temperatures arc Obtained Dally from the Local Sub-station the Ohio Power company) 1 to 5 a. 45; 6 a. 44: 7 a 47; 8 a 49, 9 a. 51: 10 a. 56: 11 a.

60. 12 noon. 61, 1 6 2 2 6 3 Jackie Coogan, Yesterday's Child Star, Seeks Earned Cash; Told He's Penniless IN. Lillian C. mother of Jackie Coogan, and her second husband were indignant today that Jackie had sued them for the $4,000.000 which he earnea as a cmid actor and vhich, he contended, they were withholding from him illegally.

Young Coogan, now 22, asked an accounting in a filed yesterday He s.iid that when he ramp of age he asked his mother for part of his fortune. He said she replied: "You haven't got a cent. There never has hem one rent belonging to you Superior Count Judge Emmet H. Wihon 01- dered a receiver Xor Jackie's assets, including his film producing company which he stepfather of turning a beer establishment The raye will be heard April 20 i e'l the judge that his late father. Jack Coogan Sr gave him an allowance of $625 a week while he was in teens he would grow up like boys with less money.

The elder Coogan died in an automobile crash thiee years ago. and Mrs Coogan mariied Arthur L. Beinstein Jackie said this allowance continued until he was 21 years old, when it was stopped He was film star Betty Groble, whom he has since rnarned, but his mothci and Bernstein would give him nothing, he alleged. EARTH TREMORS FELT CALEXICO, sharp earthquake shook this section of the Imperial valley at 8:25 a. m.

PST today. No damage was reported. The shock followed a series of light tremors. TO REPORT WAGE-HOUR WASHINGTON--The house labor committee today decided to report some form of wage-hour bill to the house despite indications there is little hope for passage of such legislation. SEND BILL TO CONFERENCE WASHINGTON--The house today sent the new tax revision bill to conference after a skirmish, over changes made in the measure by the senate.

Ruth Alexander, 15, Of Newcomerstown, Dies at City Hospital Ruth Evelyn Alexander, 15- year-old sophomore in Newcomerstown high school, died at 8:30 p. m. Monday at city hospital following a lOday illnes of complications. She was born June 23. 1922, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Harold Alexander, Newcomerstown Route 3. Surviving are her parents and the maternal grandmother, Mrs. Elizabeth Lawrence of Amsterdam. O.

Funeral services will be at 2'30 p. Thursday at the home, three miles south of Newcomerstown. Rev. A Morns. Newcomerstown M.

E. pastor, will deliver the sermon, and burial will be in the Early church cemetery. The body may be viewed at the Bonnell funeral home. West State Wednesday noon. ASK TRANSFER OF FUNDS Application was made in common pleas court today by Ray Roof Jihn Fowler, Carson Roahrig.

John McCunc and Roger BreMord. as trustees of the Linton township rutal school district, to transfer S950 47 from the district's bond retirement fund to its general fund. AI outstanding bonds and interest have long since been paid, the petition says, and the board has parsed a resolution to trans- fei the balance left in the bond retirement fund to the general. Carl M. Patterson represents the Tjctitior.ers..