News-Journal from Mansfield, Ohio • 1

SFIELD NEWS HOME FINAL HUH Ohio Partly loudy, slightly warmer In central and south portions tonight; Tuesday partly cloudy, possibly showers Forty-Eighth Year, No. 139 MANSFIELD, MONDAY, AUGUST 15, 1932 For 47 Years a Dependable Mansfield Institution Two Cents JV EATHER ME mm mm aim Ji toils RUTH READY FOR MYSTERY HOP. Hoover CaMn i usiness To Aid In Depression Fight LIMA MAN, WIFE DIE AT BUOYRUS GRADE GROSSING Machine Ground Beneath Wheels Of Fast Passenger Train AUTO KILLS WOMAN 18 KNOWN DEAD AS HURRICANE LASHESTEXAS Whole Fishing Settlements Destroyed, Boats Swept Out DAMAGE $1,000,000 Sea Wall Saves Galves OUTDOOR GIRL vi. IP" MM i A I MILLION MILES Charles Peeples, veteran pilot of the United Air lines, has reached his goal of 1,000,000 miles In the air, flying the Chicago-Kansas City-Dallas route. He Is the seventh aviator In the United States to achieve the distinction.

BRICKER SAYS DECISION READY Charges Other Commissioners In Deadlock On Gas Case By United Press COLUMBUS, Aug. 15 Assertion that his resignation had been pre pared "reluctantly" only after his fellow commissioners, by a deadlock, "had; delayed a decision the Columbus gas, rate case was made today by 'Utilities Commissioner John W. Bricker of Columbus in a letter to Governor White. The letter was forwarded to the shlef executive together with Broker's opinion in the gas case. The commission asked that this be treated confidentially until the action of other commissioners had been determined.

Bricker Indicated he would meet with his fellows on the utilities commission soon, -in compliance with a request by Governor White, who refused to accept his resignation on the ground that action should be taken first on the cases of the Columbus Gas Fuel Co. and the Ohio Bell Telephone Co. The letter to the governor consisted of four pages. He stated that: The Columbus gas case had been completely tried and was ready for decision. He had prepared an opinion setting a rate in the case, but that a decision was delayed by Commissioners E.

J. Hopple and Prank W. Geiger. He is willing to confer with Hopple and Geiger if they will act, either by adopting his report or preparing a report of their own, in which case he will issue his report as a minority decision. WOMAN, 60, HELD IN KILLING OF YOUTH Questioned In Shooting Of Hired Hand Near Chillicotne By International New Service CH1LLICOTHE Aug.

15 A 60-year-old woman was taken Into custody for questioning today In connection with the fatal shooting of Elmer Sheese, 17, a Scioto county farmer boy. Sheese was shot while he was sleeping early this morning at the home in Huntington township of a family for whom he worked. The woman Is Mrs. Alice Rine-hart, 60, a member of the family, authorities said. i.

in. Who said women cannot keep secrets. The best efforts of reporters failed to elicit from Ruth Nichols the destination of her DRYS ARE SPLIT OVERJLECTION Some To Support Hoover, Others Say They Won't By United Presa WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 The once solidly-aligned prohibition organizations were divided sharply today on the question ot supporting President Hoover for reelection. The Allied Forces for Prohibition, claiming 1,000,000 adherents), announced they would support Mr.

Hoover despite his advocacy ot a change in the 18th amendment to restore control of liquor to tne states. The National Temperance union has taken a similar stand. On the other side, Dr. F. Scott McBrlde, head of the powerful Anti-Saloon league; D.

Leigh Col-vin, chairman of the Prohibition party, and leaders of the W.C.T. U. declare they cannot aid Mr. Hoover In view of his shift on the prohibition Issue. To 'Hold Aloof These leaders of course will give no help to Governor Franklin D.

Roosevelt, the Democratic candi date. They propose to hold aloof for the presidential election and concentrate on election of dry congressmen of both parties. Attorney General Mitchell mean time warned there would be no letup in federal enforcement efforts as long as federal dry laws remain on the statute books. Relaxation of enforcement, Mitchell said in a circular to officials throughout the country, "would produce chaos and an orgy of uncontrolled excesses." The decision of the allied forces to support President Hoover was announced by Chairman Daniel A. Poling after a poll of the execu tive committee.

He said 187 out of 205' members favored this course. Poling made clear that the or ganization did not approve the plan (Continued on Page 12, Column 2) M. II. S. BAND WILL PLAY AT OUTING Concert To Feature) North Lake Park Association I'lcnlo Muslo by the Mansfield high school band under the direction of Merton Holcombe will feature the entertainment at the North Lake Park association picnic at the park Tuesday night.

A 2-hour concert will be given by the band, Holcombe announced to day after conferring with officials of the association. Last-minute details of the pic nic, which Is for members and the association and their families, will be arranged at a special meeting of the organization tonight. Walter Spencer, president of the association, will preside at the session In the park pavilion at 7:30 p.m. Hundreds of persons are expect ed to attend the picnic. There will be no charge, each family being requested to bring a basket lunch.

SHERIFF RELEASES GALION RESIDENT WHkps Questioned About Disappearance Of Crestline Farmer Sheriff Walter Underwood said at 1:45 p. m. today that George Wilkes, 50, of Gallon, who was questioned in connection with the disappearance July 28 of I. I. Rob-bins of near Crestline, will not be held.

Sheriff Underwood said that Wilkes was questioned because he was one of the last persons who talked with Robbing before he left his home. Meanwhile efforts are being continued to locate Elmer Alglre, 67--year-old man who has been absent from his home near Lexington since June 30. Ha was seen near Bellvllla July 4, the. sheriff learned, i i I'm, mam-Hut ntnw aWdAUBMNHHAWMdMgllHIHMlHH nrn la -1 proposed distance flight. The society aviatrix Is shown fueling up her plane at Floyd Bennett airport, New York.

COUNTY BANKERS TO MAJUIOURSE Directors Of Institute To Plan Fall Program At Meeting Here Program for the fall and winter season will be outlined at a meet ing of the board of governors of the Richland County chapter of the American Institute ot Banking at a meeting In the- Farmers Sav ings Bank it Trust Co. at 4 p.m. Tuesday. It was announced today by Paul M. Eliot, president oi uie county' iiiw, The Richland county chapter was organized here nearly a year ago.

The American Institute of Banking is the educational sectlort of the American Bankers association, Swiad imm tlnnlraiia a eortnl a Inn Members of the board of gover nors include: E. D. Hiiaeorant, Citizens bank, Shelby; George 'C. Balliett, Richland Trust Mansfield: Howard Miller, Mansfield Savings bank, Mansfield; Carl Wol- farth, Citizens National bank, Mansfield and L. H.

Ackerman, Citizens National bank, Mansfield. Associated with Eliot are the chapter officers: W. B. Kuhn, vice-president. Citizens Shelby; Viola Schnitzer, Richland Trust Mansfield, secretary and George Garrison, Mansfield Savings bank, Mansfield, treasurer.

OFFICER WHO SLEW VETERAN IS KILLED Shot When He Answers Fight Call Bv united Preta WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 All available police in the capital were concentrated today in a hunt for the slayer of Patrolman George Shlnault, who killed William J. Hushka. Chicago war veteran, in the bonus army riot of July 28. Shlnault was slain by a colored man last night as he approached a house where a fight had been reported.

The shooting occurred Just a few blocks from the scene of the bonus clash. Four colord men and women held at witnesses named William Bullock, formerly of "Fountain Inn, S. as the slayer of Shinault, Police said the hunted man had no connection with the bonus army. They rejected a theory that the shooting was in revenge for the slaying of Hushka. A coroner jury two weeks ago held that Shlnault fired in self-defense when he shot Hushka.

DRY CLEANING CO. BOMBED IN 'WAR' $500 Damage, Near Panic Result From Explosion By International News Service CINCINNATI, Aug." 15 Believing a price -cutting war between dry cleaners to be responsible, police and private Investigators today probed an apparent attempt to bomb the Capitol-Barg Dry Cleaning Co. which resulted in $500 damage and nearly caused a panic in the Providence street district here. The bomb, although believed to have been hurled at the dry cleaning plant, damaged the Standard Printing Ink Co. next door.

A large hole was torn in the roof, a wall was bulged out and 15 windows were shattered. FIVE HELD IN STORE HOLDUP AKRON, Aug. 15 Five men were held in jail today In connection with the robbery of the A. Polsky Co. store here Aug.

2, after having been traced from Akron, to New York, to Cleveland and back to Akron. The men admitted connection with the hold- un. nnlloe aald. A small amount (of the $7,282 loot was CONFERENCE TO BE HELD AUG. 26 President To Launch Attack For Improved Business ASKS COOPERATION Credit, Employment And Agricultural Aid To Be Discussed By RAYMOND CLAPPER United Press Staff Writer WASHINGTON, Aug.

15 President Hoover has called on private business to Join hands with the government in the greatest drive for better business that has taken place during the depression. The offensive is to be launched at a conference of nearly 200 industrial and financial leaders here Aug. 26. The attack will be made on "all fronts," as forecast in the President's acceptance speech. Improvement of business, agriculture and employment form a triple objective.

Asks Cooperation Drawing on his experience as wartime food administrator, President Hoover Is moving again to obtain the voluntary cooperation of private industry. His object is to induce it to take full advantage of millions of dollars available government credit and government machinery set up under the emergency program. Mr. Hoover anounced these subjects "will be considered and definitely formulated" by the conference: 1. A canvas of the means, methods, agencies and powers available in the country for gen-.

eral economiq advancement. 2. Widcx-expansion of credit facilities to business and Industry where consumption of goods is assured. Would Aid Credit 3. Coordination and expansion of livestock and agricultural credit facilities.

4. Coordination and expansion of financial facilities or the movement of commodities into consumption. 5. Expansion of programs for repair and maintenance of the railways. 6.

Creation of organization for further spread of existing employment and expansion of employment. "A number of other possible questions such as the forthcoming world economic conference, protection of bond holders and mortgage renewals, coordination with trade groups and other subjects will be explored," the President said. To Outline Cooperation "It is expected to outline a basis for public, commercial and trade group cooperation In the execution of the purposes of the conference." The private conferees will bs members of the business expansion committees recently set up in each These committees have from 12 to 20 members each. The New York group is headed by Owen D. Young.

Directors of the Reconstruction Finance federal reserve board, farm board, farm loan board, home loan board and the secretaries of treasury, agriculture, commerce and labor will Join in the conference. U. S. C. OF C.

WILL STUDY SALES TAX Other Possible Sources Of Federal Revenue To Be Discussed By International New Service WASHINGTON. Aug. 15 Plans for a thorough study of the manufacturers' sales tax and other possible stfurces of federal revenue were announced today by Henry ,1. Harriman, president of the United States chamber of commerce. The study will be made by a special committee on taxation, he said.

A report will be prepared before congress meets next December. Dallv temperature report, by International News service: 8 m. Maxl. Cltv Today: Atlanta, cloudy 70 7 Boston, clear 68... ...30 Buffalo, clear 6S 76 Chicago, clear 70 to Cincinnati, clear 64 84 Cleveland, clear 70 76 Columbus, clear 65 85 Denver, clear 66 92 Detroit, clear 3 78 Kl Paso, clear 72 92 Kansaa City, part cloudy 76 8a hem Angeles, cloudy 58 70 Miami, cloudy 84 88 New Orleans, clear so 93 New York, clear 72 84 Pittsburgh, clear 64 88 Portland (Ore.) cloudy 62 78 St.

touts, rain 74 86 San Francisco, cloudy 54 58 Tampa, cloudy 76 92 Washington, D. clear. 72. .....18 TEMPERATURES TO ASK OF BIG DEPOSITS Roosevelt To Quiz Mayor On $1,000,000 Sherwood Deal HEARING RESUMED Ouster 'Trial' May Be Concluded By Tuesday Afternoon By JAMES h. KILGALLEN International News Staff Writer ALBANY.

N. Aug. 15 Mayor James J. Walker made ready to day to appear on the witness stand before Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt again this afternoon at the public hearing charges filed by S'amuel Seabury aalllng for his removal from office.

If "Jimmy" Walker regards the resumption of his tenure on the stand as an ordeal, he doesn't show it. His laughing comment was: "I'll be there," he bristled with confidence. The mayor, when he resumes the stand, will be called on to explain his business relationship with Russell T. Sherwood, the missing witness at the Hofstadter legislative inquiry whom Seabury alleges was Walker's financial agent. $1,000,000 Deposited Seabury charges that the mayor nearly $1,000,000 to be deposited, including $700,000 in cash, by Sherwood, and failed to give a satisfactory explanation of the source of this money.

Walker stoutly maintains Sher wood was not his financial agent and that he had nothing what ever to do with Sherwood's disappearance. Mayor Walker, accompanied By his special counsel, John J. Cur-tin, who years ago was attorney for "AT Smith, arrived Quietly in Albany last night, in contrast to his tumultuous reception of last Wednesday when he was greeted by a brass band and 5,000 cheer- I ing people. He went at once to his hotel where he paid a visit to Mrs. Walker, who Is recuperating from an operation.

Roosevelt Returns Governor Roosevelt, who spent the week-end at his country home In Hyde Park, N. returned to AJbany last night. Seabury was due to arrive here shortly before noon today and, accompanied by his seven assistants, he was to (Continued on Page 12, Column 8) motoIanIwarts attempt of thugs Cunningham Outwits Pair In Street Car Armed only with a paring krrife. attempt of two colored men to rob J. M.

Cunningham, 56 Bart ley avenue, street car operator for the Ohio Public Service at the end of the Bowman street line at 10 p.m. Sunday failed. Cunningham replied to an order to "stick 'em up" by striking one of the two over the head with a reverse control crank. The pair, Cunningham said this morning, boarded the street car as it was preparing to make the return trip after completing its north run. The car door was still open when one man, placing the knife close to Cunningham's ribs, ordered him to put up his hands.

After Cunningham struck one of the holdup men with the crank, the other one hit Cunningham a blow in the face with his fist. Both then left the car and ran, making their escape in the darkness. Deputy Sheriffs Glenn Freeman and Charles Markley scoured the streets and alleys in the vicinity of tte attempted holdup, but did not apprehend any suspects. SUSPECTS MURDER IN AUTO GAS DEATH Columbus Man Leave To Push Quiz Of University Tragedy By International Newt Service COLUMBUS. Aug.

15 Suspecting murder, Dr. F. F. Lawrence of Columbus declared today that he would leave by plane for Minneapolis to press an investigation into the death of his son, Dean James C. Lawrence, 42, of the University of Minnesota.

Dean Lawrence, executive as sistant to Lotus D. Coffman, pres ident of the University of Minnesota, was reported to have been a victim of monoxide gas. His body was found in the back seat of his automobile In a university garage at Minneapolis last night. EARTHQUAKE P.OCKS GREECE ATHENS, Greece, Aug. 15 A violent earthquake rocked central Greece early today.

First reports said a number of houses collapsed, but no casualties were reported. Victim Crushed When Car Overturns Man Sinks While Bathing Five persons were killed over the week-end in neighboring counties, tour of them In traffic accidents and the fifth a drowning victim. Mr. and Mrs. Loren M.

Atmur of Lima were swept to death beneath a fast passenger train at Bucyrus early Sunday morning. -Near Caledonia, Mrs. Elizabeth Barr of Youngstown was crushed beneath an overturned automobile. A sister, Mrs. Austin Heath, is in serious condition at Good Samaritan hospital, Gallon, with Injuries sustained in the same mishap.

Harry A. Miller of Wooster was drowned as he swam in a lake near Jeromesvllle. Mrs. Mary Claytor, 80, of Card-mgton, died in Marlon City hospital today from injuries sustained Saturday afternoon in a collision at Burr's Corners, east of her home. Special to The News BUCYRUS, Aug.

15. Mrs. Lucia Atmur, 32, of 1012 West Market street, Lima, was Instantly killed and her husband, Loren M. Atmur, 31 fatally injured Sunday at 3:20 a. m.

when an automobile in which they were riding was struck by an eastbound Pennsylvania passenger train at the West Mansfield street crossing. Mr. Atmur died at City hospital an hour and a half after admission. Both bodies were removed Sunday to Lima for funeral prepa ration. To Cleveland Mr, and Mr.

"Atmur were en route, to Cleveland, where they were to spend Sunday with Mrs. AtmUr'B father. Frank Van TvneJ The west Mansfield street cross ing is a dangerous one when ap- proached from the west, and It la believed they drove onto the' track; into the path of the approaching' train, one of the fast, through trains operated by the Pennsylvania company. The automobile was carried eastward along the track about 400 feet before It was tossed into the yard of a West Mansfield street resident, a complete wreck. There is no watchman at the crossing after 11 p.

m. Victim Was Attorney Mr. Atmur was a practicing attorney of Lima, associated with his father, Minor Atmur, under the firm name of Atmur Atmur. Ha was a second lieutenant In the United States army reserves, graduate of Lima high school and of Western Reserve law school. He Is survived by his parents.

Mrs. Atmur Is survived by her father In Cleveland. She was a graduate of East Cleveland high school. YOUNGSTOWN WOMAN-CRUSHED UNDER AUTO Special To The News GALION, Aug. 15 Pinned beneath their automobile when it overturned Sunday about 6 a.m.

three and a half miles east of Caledonia, near here, one woman was dead today and another was in Good Samaritan hospital her with severe Injuries. The victim ws Mrs. Elizbeth Barr, wife of a prominent Youngstown banker. Her sister, Mrs, Austin Heath, was under examination for possible internal injuries at the local hospital. The women were among a party of six persons which left Youngstown early Sunday morning en (Continued on Page 2, Column 1) MIFFLIN HOME IS LEVELED BY FIRE Flame Destroy Hershner Residence; Furniture Saved Special To The News MIFFLIN, Aug.

5 Fire which started from en undetermined cause leveled the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wade Kershner here today about 3 a.m. and threatened near by dwellings until brought under control. Mrs.

Kershner, asleep with her husband. In a downstairs room. was awakened by the crackling of the flames and send her husband to investifate. He found the upstairs rooms in flames. The couple carried the greater portion of the downstairs furnishings to safety.

The Ashland fire department protected nearby homes. It could not be learned when the dwelling, a two-story, frame structure, was insured. WITTENBERG "PROF DIES SPRINGFIELD. Aug. 15 Rev.

William King Gotwald, 46. professor of history at Wittenbsrg college, died today following a sickness of two months of peritonitis and a heart affliction. He was known widely in Lutheran church circles In Ohio, West Virginia and Kentucky, as a te.acb.er, ton Houston Airport Is Leveled By I'nlted Presa HOUSTON, Aug. 15 A howling hurricane which swept north from the tropics to rake the Texas coast line and rush inland to west Texas, abated today. It left in its wake 18 known dead, scores Injured and property damage of more than $1,000,000.

Whole fishing settlements were destroyed and boats swept out to sea. Houses were unroofed. Streets of small towns and cities were cluttered with debris. Hospital wards were crowded. Galveston, many times the victim of fierce storms sweeping in from the Gulf of Mexico, was saved this time by its high sea wall, erected after more than persons had been killed In former floods.

Airport Destroyed The Houston airport was destroyed. A hangar and 11 planes were swept away, with property damage of 1250,000. The winds, foreseen by govern ment weather bureaus, struck Saturday at nightfall and continued until early yesterday. They lashed bulf waters into huge waves and drove them rushing and eddying against the shore line. They whistled inland to strike small towns.

The storm, working Its way into west Texas a full 300 miles from the coast was abating today. The victims were killed with out warning. Some were pinned in the wreckage of their homes, otn-srs were struck by flying debris. Four Killed la Home The deaths i ot Henry Buggs, West Columbia (Teat.) constable; his wife their young daughter, and his mother-in-law were typi' cal. All four were killed when the wind took their home in its fierce grasp, and crushed it like a giant closing his list over a mmsy matchboard.

Wreckage of the house was scattered over a quarter-mile area. a E. Giesecke, 25, Houston, was attempting to start his automobile when it stalled on a highway near Angleton. A piece of timber, swirled along by the winds, struck him in the side. He died In a Houston hospital.

A touching story of a mother's heroic but futile effort to save the life of her son was told today by Otis Johnson of Angle-ton, Tex. House Torn Loose He was visiting J. W. Badgett (Continued on Page 2, Column 5) MRS. BECKLEYNAMED OFFICER IN AUXILIARY Heads Fifth District Of Legion Group Mrs.

Walter L. Beckley, 135 South Diamond street, was honored by being unanimously elected president of the Fifth dlsrtlct, American Legion auxiliary, at the Toledo convention Monday morning, according to word received here. The Mansfield woman has been associated actively in auxiliary work both in Mansfield and throughout the state. As state membership chairman this year, she succeeded In reaching a new high mark oN 19,563 members, a gain of 1,818 over 1931. During her term of office, 27 additional new units were added to the state roster.

Mrs. Beckley Is past president of McVey auxiliary and Is serving now in the capacity of press correspondent. by radio, but the President sought as much Isolation as possible. The presidential party sailed from the Washington navy yard late yesterday and expected to return sometime tomorrow. Mr.

Hoover then planned tentatively to go to his Rapldan camp for the remainder of the week. The President's fishing companions were Secretary of War Hurley; Henry Robinson, Los Angeles banker and close friend of Mr. Hoover; Clarence M. Wool-ey, president of the American Radiator Will Irwin, writer and college classmate of the President; Walter Hope, New York, former assistant secretary of the treasury; Walter Newton, White House secretary, and Dr. Joel T.

Boone, presidential phy sician, Pretty fine California to send such a lovely representative to New York. She is Emeryl Mc-Hale, who was picked as the "finest outdoor girl In California," and the New York trip is her prize. MINERS ORDERED TO END VIOLENCE Hall Appeals To 10,000 Ohio Strikers To Respect Law By United Press Aug. 15 Striking coal miners of the Hocking valley district of Ohio today were under restraint by their leaders to refrain from participating In violence dr destruction at, property. i i At a mass meeting of 10,000 Hocking, Perry, Athens and Muskingum county mine workers here yesterday, Lee Hall, president of the Ohio miners' union; David Watkins, vice president, and Percy Tetlow, organizer, appealed to the assemblage to respect the law and to report acts of violence to authorities.

Hall charged that coal operators "have paid men to do violence" during the strike. He re futed arguments of Ohio coal producers that they cannot compete with the lower prices charged by West Virginia operators. 'I appeal to those present, if you took part in violence, to re frain from it," Hall said. "Comply with the law; Join the vigi-lants. Point out law violators to law enforcers.

There has not been a strike in the last 40 years but what coal operators have paid men to do violence, and I am satisfied they are doing it now. Ohio operators preach West Virginia competition and lower freight rates. My own investiga tion shows that freight rates from Ohio mines to 18 towns in northern Ohio are in favor of Ohio coal operators as compared with West Virginia freight rates." MASCHKE LOSES OUT IN COURT DEMAND Grand Jurors Resume Probe Of Shortage Bv United Press CLEVELAND, Aug. 15 Motions of Maurice Maschke, veteran Cuyahoga county Republican leader, and five other politicans charged with embezzlement from the Cuyahoga county treasury, demanding bills of particulars from the prosecutor, were denied today by Judge Frederick P. Walther.

Ruling of the court was a serious setback to attorneys engaged in the defense of Maschke and Others. The special grand Jury at the same time resumed its deliberations into the half million dollar shortage In the treasury. Under indictment with Maschke are Alex Bernstein, former chief deputy treasurer; Councilman Herman Pinkie; Charles Bernstein, brother of Alex; Henry Beckerman, lawyer-politician, and his law partner, Herman H. Felsman. A seventh defendant, Joseph H.

Lange, former deputy under Col-lister, was the only one under indictment who failed to file a motion for a bill of particulars. CADDY DIES WHEN HIT BY GOLF BALL Portland (Ind.) Boy, 12, Victim Of Mishap On Links By International News Service PORTLAND, Aug. 15. struck on the head with a golf ball, Roy Bush, 12, caddy at Port-In nd Country club here, was injured fatally. Donald W.

Armstrong of Lima, for whom the lad was caddy-ing, drove a ball that struck the youth behind the left ear, FISHERMAN HOOVER President And Seven Companions Cruise To Chesapeake Bay In Commerce Department Boat By United Press WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 President -Hoover, on his first vacation trip in a year and half, became Fisherman Hoover today. With seven companions on the 110-foot inspection boat Sequoia, the President put aside economic and political problems and sought relaxation in angling for sea trout and bass on the lower Po-tomao river and Chesapeake bay. The Sequoia, on which Mr. Hoover cruised today.

Is an inspection boat for the commerce department It is a sturdy craft, with comfortable but not lavish quarters for only a few persons in addition to Its crew. The Sequoia arranged to keep In touch with the Whlta House.