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State AinOOVi HEAD r-rT- LANCASTER HOST TO HIWAfllAIiS OF DISTRICT dlTit VV C2.iL Indicted Foi1 In Mexico Ai Official Seen ULVli. 1 Vf easants Arm lb rand In Ciity WATER BURY, Conn. (AP) Lieut. Gov. Frank Hayes, facing a grand jury's accusation that he helped defraud the city of Waterbury of "sums of money in excess of a million posted $25,000 bail today pending his trial on a charge of conspiracy.

(By Th AsfrOviatrd Britain sought today to patch up the Italian-trench quarrel over the Spanish civil war while ominous troop movements in the provincial damping ground of a free lance Mexican strong man threatened to turn Mexico into New Dealers Dionncs To Live Under One Roof Left to Eight retc Land. Akron. Rev. Thil Auer, Galion. Charles Metralf.

Lancaster, Pepew Head, Columbus, Dr. R. G. Reesman, Lancaster and O. Bivens, Columbus.

Doctor Reesman shown presenting trophy won by the downtown Columbus club foursome In Thursday afternoon's golf tourney. Walter T. Lutz Rainbows Elect Lutz President Establish Headquarters At Once If Hotel Certain I. J. Collins, president of thes Anchor Hocking Glass Corporation today said the success of the campaign to finance the Lancaster Community hotel will make possible the immediate establishment here of general offices of the Anchor Hocking Corporation.

''Modern hotel facilities are an absolute necessity for any city which expects to grow, regardless of arv other advantages which the city may have. The successful financing of the Lancaster Community hotel will make possible the immediate establishment here of the general offices of the Anchor Hocking Glass Corporation, but I have long believed that Lancaster needed such a hotel, regardless of any business our corporation may bring it. "I am glad that the men of our corporation are to have a part in the Sales Organization which will sell the stock to establish this hotel, for everyone who lives in Lancaster shares in some measure in every benefit which comes ti "The thoroughness wtfh which the work of the Action and Hotel i. Colli whs done assure soundly and well-planned hctr i i Will 1 11111 HOllOl'S 1(J 'lClS Lancaster St. Mary's high 5chool Fridav received honorable I Directors Testify Next Thursday In TV A Sift WASHINGTON (AT) The Tennessee Valley: Musical portion cf the eve- Authority investigation committee announced today it entertainment was prp- would hear testimony of Harcourt A.

Morgan and David jjcntrd b' bpfs stxtc tnr? E. Lilienthal, A. directors, at a public meeting wuh "another Spain." i Japanese troops completed occupation cf Suchow in the world's other war. while Hankow, provisional Chinese capital, celebrated reports of a flight over western Japan by two big bombing planes. The Chinese airmen reported dropping leaflets instead of bombs.

Japanese denied the report. In Mexico, phlegmatic General Saturnino Cedillo deployed his private peasant army nearly 20,000 strong by own count. through the hills San Luis Po-tosi Stata in a preparation for possible guerrilla warfare with federal troops. Might Start Today Cedillo said he had "trustworthy" information President La- zaro Cardenas was getting ready to "try to crush me by force of arms and predicted the onslaught might come today. As in Spain, it was a conflict between the political right, as represented by Cedillo, and the left, as represented by the socialistic Cardenas program.

CediUo declared the people were "tired of the infamous dictatorship, with communistic trimmings, that is putting an end to all sources of wealth and submerging the country in ruin and misery." Jury Hears Damage Suit Here Hearing of a 520,000 damage suit against the Lancaster Trr- lion Company started tndav Common Pleas Court before jury of two women and ten men, presided over by Judge Frank M. Acton. The suit was filed against the the company by Carl Van Gundy who alleged one of the company street cars struck him while he was working on a WPA project in East Sixth-av, June 23, 1936. Van Gundy claims he suffered permanent injuries in the accident and that it was a result of negligence on the part of the street car company. Two Newspapers re Discontinued Two new newspapers suspended publication in Ohio within the past few days.

At-Washington C. the Fayette Times discontinued operations at almost the same time that the Newark Daily News at Newark, printed its final issue. Cessation of both newspapers was attributed to financial difficulties. Established dailies in both Newark and Washington C. H' continued publication as usual.

NEW FLOOR COVERINGS Workmen Friday started ripping the old covering off the steps to second floor of the court house, preparatory to replacing it with new linoleum. Linoleum also will be laid on the second floor corridor of the court house which has been with out a covering for more than a year. New linoleum for the court house was recommended by the last grand jury. HOSPITAL IAT1ENTS John B. Spangler, Carroll, and Joan Spues, Sugar Grove, were admitted to Lancaster hospital Thursday for operations and Mar-eery Brill, 614 Wheeling-st, Mrs.

iRuth Speaks, Bremen, and Wil liam A. Cutlip, were admitted tor treatment. Charles Amendt, 805 King-st, was admitted to Lancaster hospi' tal Friday for a minor operation. attendants reported. INJURED IN CRASH LOGAN, O.

When the automobile in which she was riding struck a barricade at the U. S. route 33 relocation project, near Rockbridge, Eileen Hughes, 13. Nclsonville, suffered lacerations about the face. DIES IN IIOSriTAL HERE Miss Ettie Bolin, Route 3, Lan caster, died Thursday night in Lancantnr hospital, where Jhe had been admitted for treatment.

I Hayes, who also has been may- nr of this city for the past eight years, appeared at the courthouse just before noon. With him were his mother, Mrs. Ellen Hayes and two oi his closest political allies, enry W. Minor, chairman of the police commission and Thomas P. Kelly, his executive secretary.

Hayes, Minor, Kelly and 21 ethers, many of them prominent in, the city administration, were r.amed in an extraordinary grand jury's report last night as members of a "powerful, ruthless and corrupt group" charged with defrauding the city. Warrants charg 3ng conspiracy have been issued against all 27. The lieutenant governor declined to comment on the charge against him. At the office of Court Clerk George Freeman, Hayes handed ever several typewritten pages, apparently lists of property holdings, and said to a clerical assistant: "Those are bonds for myself and Mr. The warrant, charging a "conspiracy" to defraud the city of money "in excess of a million dollars," alleged Waterbury had been "under the domination of a small but powerful, ruthless and corrupt group of men, who managed the affairs of the city for per Eonal and political advancement." The.

report also disclosed the grand jury had been investigating lobbying at Hartford, the state capitol, asserting "that political influence has been for ale by the 'secret lobbyists dur- bly and has frequently been purchased has been vividly demonstrated to this grand jury." Besides Hayes, who has been mayor since 1930, the warrant named most prominent political figures, including Harry E. Mac Kenzie and Charles E. Williamson Fairfield county Republicans Mr. Hayes is a Democrat. Huddle Proclaims Saturday, May 28 As 'Ponnv Dav' 1 1 Saturday, May 23th, was pro claimed "Poppy Day" in Lancas ter in a proclamation issued today by Mayor J.

W. Huddle. The proclamation urged all citizens to honor the World War. dead and aid the war's living victims by wearing The American Legion and Auxiliary memorial poppy "Whereas, in the World War of 1917-1918 the young men of Lan caster gave their service to the defense of the United States in an exalted spirit of patriotism and some were called upon to sac- Q. ifice their live3 in that service; hcreas, many others were called up on to sacrifice health and strength, with resulting suf fcring and hardships to themselves and families which continue to this day: "Whereas, the memory of these patriotic sacrmces snouia ever be kept in the minds of pat notic citizens, while fullest aid should be extended to those still within the reach of human aid: "And, Whereas, the wearing of the Memorial Poppy both honors the dead and aids the disabled and dependents: "Therefore, I.

J. 1 W. Huddle, mayor of the City of Lancaster do hereby proclaim Saturday, May 28th, Poppy Day in the City r.i Lancaster and urge all citizens to observe the day by wearing The American Legion and American Legion Auxiliary Memorial Poppy." ELECTED DIRECTOR COLUMBUS-Dr. E. L.

Brady, Marion, was re-elected president of the Ohio Public Health Association at the annual meeting jpj'eld in Columbus, Thursday. Mrs. Georgia C. Sharp, Lancaster, was elected to serve a one year term on the board cf direc tors of the Ohio rucuc Health Association a representative director cf the Fairfield County Tuberculosis and Health Association of which she is executive secretary. TREASURY BALANCE WASHINGTON.

i.JPiTr.e po-i vinn cf the Treasury on May $2,677,018,53.41. SBi Kiwanians Visit Plants, Play Golf At Convention Delegates from a doen Kiwsn-is clubs swarmed the Lancaster Country Club Thursday afternoon, pltiyf'd golf, visited point? of interest in Lancaster and climaxed a one-day convention with a dinner and address by Rev. Fhil Auer, governor of Fifth Kiwanis district. As promised by the corr.rr.U-'tee staging the event. Reverend iAucr's talk was the high spot of the affair, the Kiwania official speaking on the club's si-san, "Kiwanis.

Builds." A golf foursome from the Cnl-umhus club grabbed top honors with an aggregate score of 340. The Delaware club's foursome i- ished second with a score cf 3-. Each of tiia two clubs ere presented v-ith a cup ss award for thi'Mr combined B. Lloyd of the Nf-a ark club received the most awards for ability the courre. Mote lho- two" hundred del? gates, wcludina th Larxo-irr cuhf werc present for the rfinne.

Charles Metes'tf, president of the Lancaster club, introduced DcFew Head, Columbus, lieu'cn- jant governor of the who presided as toastraaster. Rrass Sextet Tlays iv Included amonc tho utipsi. at rm, district secrctjrv, T. A. president-elect of the Lancaster Rotary club and John C.

secretary of the Lao-caster Chamber of Commerce. The delegates toured the Ar-; chor Hocking Glass Corporator plant, tl.e Easle-Gazette pUrt I and the Buys' Industrial school. 'G. Rc-f-maii. George Bai Karl Johnson, liarry Paul Wcnger and Ralph Cr k.

bout the baud, then ani suffered a crushed cap body bruise, See In Today's EAGLE-GAZETTE CLASSIFIEDS A 15J: Pnnf.ac Like new. A 6 Ere- park-r quick sale. Priced for A single' hcht room, Pnva Near bw A home a Qre. vs'i'-r, epir? a rice. LrlPCAt-T two story A spe r-'' err-.

A hd and dition. Sell Try A CI :07 Viicaznt A When Csr.iV 'Atcontpans Ad, Watching Oregon Vote PORTLAND, E. (AP) Oregon supplanted Pennsylvania as the nation's political sounding board today as 248,000 Democrats were called to vote in a test of strength for Interior Secretary Harold Ickes, Senator Norris (Ind-Neb)' and John Lewis CIO as state primary election factors. The Democratic gubernatorial contest between Governor Char les H. Martin and his Norris-sponsored opponent, Henry L.

Hess of La Grande has eclipsed all other races, although more than half a million. Republicans and Democrats will select candidates for governor, senator and three congressmen. Censured by Ickes and Norris, Martin closed his campaign last night with a sweeping denunciation of labor racketeers. The 74-year-old former con gressman and retired major general reasserted his loyalty to the administration and attacked bit tcrly Ickes' letter io assert mg ihst Martin was at heart "No New Dealer." The CIO and Lewis? were invol ved only indirectly in the primary, They, have taken no active part in the campaign. Sultry Weather To Continue.

It's warm again today, but showers, promised for tonight, may bring cooler weather Saturday, the weatherman says. William Dennis, Lancaster federal weather observer, declared the mercury climbed to 86 degrees Thursday prior to the violent thunderstorm early in the evening. The temperature low yesterday was 64. Minor damage was reported in several places following the storm. Today's reading caught the quicksilver at 80 degrees.

Precipitation last night totaled .48 of an inch in Lancaster while today .19 inch rainfall was recorded. Water ran four feet deep in some portions of the main street at Murray City last night following a cloudburst which sent Snow Fork Creek to its flood level since 1927. Baseball Contests Postponed The Berne Union-Plain City contest in the central district Class baseball tourney, 'scheduled for this morning at 9 o'clock was postponed because of rain and wet grounds. Berne Union is Fairfield coun ty's champion and one of the eight teams entered in the district meet. Tourney officials were unable to decided definitely when the game will be played.

Coach J. Wilson Uso announced postponement of the Lancaster-Amanda game, slated for Miller Park this afternoon. Youth Surrenders To Local Police James Cavanaugh, 27, of 801 East Chcstnut-st -appeared in Lancaster police station Thursday night and surrendered himself, telling police he heard he was wanted. Police said he was right and placed him under 1 A warrant charging a statutory offense had been filed against Cavanaugh. He was released to sheriffs deputies Friday morning but was not arraigned immediately, 1 STOCK AND BOND SALES NEW YORK Final cd stork and bond sales today: Stocks Bond 4.331.1S3 Lancaster Rainbow Division Veterans Thursday night elected Walter.

T. Lutz, .720 Neil-av, as new president of the chapter. Lutz, a member of the plumbing firm of Lutz Brothers, 158 West Main-st, succeeds Roy Staggs, 139 West Chestnut-st, The election was held at the Rainbow home on the Infirmary-pk, north of the city. Other officers named are: first vice-president, James Skinner, 631 East Walnut-st; second vice- president. Fred Pfieffer, Camp secretary, Alex Richardson, 218 treasurer, Paul Crook, 116 Mt.

trustee. James Skinner, and chaplain, Carl Fultz, 213 East Fifth-av. Plans were completed for the Rainbow Veterans carnival, May 23-23 inclusive, at the county fairgrounds. A delegation of Rainbows will march in the parade Sunday when veteran organizations and "auxiliaries in the city honor the war dead with tree planting cer emony at Miller Creek Cleaning Assessments Revised Ed-on Kindler, clerk cf the Fairfie3d-co board of commiss ioners Thursday afternoon re vised the assessments against a dozen Bcrne-tp residents who will be directly benefited by the Raccoon ditch cleaning. The assessments originally were prepared on the basis of the estimated cost of the project which totaled $2,934.

But when the bid was awarded Tuesday the cost of the project as bid by J. W. Holt, Columbus, to whom the contract was awarded, totaled $1,826, necessitating-the revision downward. Each of those assessed have 10 days in which to pay the assessment which will be otherwise included on the tax duplicate. The property owners can save the two-year interest charges in volved in- the last procedure if they pay the assessment within the 10-day period.

The State of Ohio and Fair-field-co also were apportioned a part of the cost, the state's share being $425.17 and the county's $331. Other property owners assessed included Fred Mericle, two properties; J. and R. Kilbarger, two properties; Henry Boch, two properties; Mabel. K.

Anderson, two properties; Elizabeth Boch; S. E. Schull; 11. Schmeltzer; E. A.

Snyder, R. E. McCullough, George Turner and Genasse Schmeltzer. Pour Concrete For Rockbridge Span Rainy weather today was all that held up start cf brick paving on the U. S.

Route 33 relocation project at Rockbridge, following completion of excavation iwork. Concrete was poured Monday for the floor of a new bridge across Buck Run at the south end of Rockbridge. Brick on the Rockbridge project will be laid lengthwise. Two-thirds of the concrete floor of the new bridze across the Hocking river at Enterprise had been poured this About 60 per cent of excavation and fills has already been completed at Enterprise. KAGAY FILES NORTH BAY, Ont.

(Canadian Press) Papa Oliva and Mamma, the quints and the seven other little Diotmes at last are to live under one roof as one family. Thus will be ended the cause of much resentment by the senior Dionnes, who have wanted their famous five at home with their other children since the quints became wards of the king and set up house in their osvn nursery. The quints will be four years old May 28. There now has begun 'a new spirit of cooperation," said father Dionne's attorney who with Judge J. A.

Valin. chairman of the quintuplet board of guardians, announced the projected setup. Plans arc to be drafted at once for a new home at Corbiel, five miles north of the present house and the nursery at Callander. It will house all the Dionnes and should be ready by September. Near millionaires with earnings from their movie and advertising contracts, the quints are to pay their new soode, which will .1 s.

iha event nf illness Dr. A. R. Dafoe, who helped bring the quintuplets into the world, will continue as their doctor and will hire their nurses. Duncan McArthur, deputy minister of education for Ontario, will supervise the addition of any teachers.

Four Unhurt After Huge Truck Oils, Crushes Auto Here Four University of Alabama students miraculously escaped death early today when their auto was hit head-on by a 10-ton tile truck in Route 22 at the Sells Garden Farms. The four youths, returning to their homes in Pennsylvania after the school year at Tuscaloosa, Alabama, were Hugh Martin, 23, Oil City, driver of the car; George Besln. an3 Delbert Smith, 21. both of Midland, and Ray Leysheock, 20, of Far- rcll Terrace, Pa. The auto with the students was traveling east in Main-st pike, city police, who investigated reported.

The truck, with the 10-ton trailer loaded with tile roof ing, struck the left side of the coach, crushing it in over the driver, The left front wheel snapped off the truck and rolled into the ditch. The truck, after striking the auto, traveled 103 yards, police said, and smashed into the roadside market of the Sells farms. The driver of the truck was Donald Stalter, He was accom panied by Tom Harbaugh. Eolh reside in New Lexington. Beglon and Smith were kept in the hospital during the day but attendants said they would be released this evening.

Beglon suffered a severe gas.h on his forehead and other facial lacera tions but Smith suffered shock and severe bruises. The other two boys were examined and given treatment for minor cuts but wpre not admitted. No action wa staken as a result of the accident except by Martin, driver of the passenger car, who collected an account of the accident as reported by police as; well as photographs of both the car and truck. NOICE CASE CONTINUED Perry Noice, 54, or 233 South Maple-st arretted on i- warrant filed by J. J.

Evans, charging assault and battery, plead not guilty and obtained continuance of tht henrtne until My 23- He was arrested on the charge Thursday, i i mention for team achievements! General chairman of the affair in the state-wide scholarship was limner Danion, who was as-contests. Mary's competed by F. E. Hybarner. Dr, with schools having enrollment under 400.

Results nf ib went ir-u in which 4034 seniors participated will be announced Saturday in; Cluhj sending delegations in-excrcipes at Central hiRh school Chillicothe. Cirdcviilc auditorium at Columbus. More Columbus (downtown), Dcla-than 3300 students will receive waic Linden HeMs, Lcgvi. recognition for their achieve- iMarysville. Newark.

North Co-ments. 'Jlumbus, Northwest Columbus and A girl frt.ni Lancaster St. rUmou. W-a, the Mary's and a boy from Lam-as- VT" 1 tcr hich school placed second in'k'd t0 state-wide tests in general INJtKCD IN CRASH and commercial subject. Mary L.

Mcssbarcpr, St. Mary's tai IljrawJ.t, 23, 407 ranked second in 9th c.r:ide 1 and" Ralph 41, IL-h while Melvin Alkirc. head and bedy injure Senior and Lancaster Lalp-Ga-! Thursday right when thc.r cai zette took second place i cUirtod 'm Shendan-dr, at in typing. Lancaster lnyh ich'Kl; 0 Thursday The announcement was by W. O.

Hcffcrnan, secretary of the joint congressional committee, who said Dr. Arthur E. Morgan, ousted chairman of the TV A. had been invited to appear next Wed. "It is presumed that Dr.

Ar- tuur l. worgan wui accept me; invitation to appear cctore tne the committee on Wednesday, May 25, as he had previously indicated a desire to be heard at an early datr," lleffernan said. The committee's secretary said acceptances from the two directors already bad been received. Under a resolution by the investigating committee the two Morgans and Lilienthal will be permitted to make statements, written or oral, before they are examined by the investigators. The committee also has directed that Dr.

Arthur Morgan be given access to TVA records in the presence of persons selected by the agency's present directors and in the presence or an employe of the congressional committee. NEWCOMERSTOWN. O. Residents of this Tuscarawas county town of 4,300, who contended the $1,000,000 Muskingum conservancy di.strict assessments against thtir property are too hich, were advised by U. S.

Sen. Vie Donahey today to refuse to pay the benefit charges. Charles Yinghng, secretary of the Newscomr-rstown chamber of commerce, wrote Donahey for advice, contending that the assessments were too great in proportion to the total of $12,000,000 lev-ied against the entire district, em- bracing 18 counties. He quoted Donahcy's reply to dav as saying: "There is always one expedient snd that is to rcfu.e to pay. Band together and fight ar.y ments that you conscientiously i I tcam competed the divi.von tcr1 schools hdvin more than 4(0 enrollment.

Other Lantdstcr and Fdirfield co students who vkon rccrgrition in subjects arc: Latin II Robert E. Smart LIIS, tenth place; En club XII Mary L. Binmgrr, St. M.iry's, fourth place; Ergliyh XII Helen G. Schorr.

Lancaster St. Marv's, tie for sixth; Shorthand Helen Hummel, LHS. seventh. County school wir.nei" includ- iCd: Plane Gcc-metry Neva E. 1 jschepp, Thurston.

10'h phce; Shorthand Maxinc a Bremen. 10th plate, Recently Harold Moorr, LHS icmor. v.nn first place in county esnculuue in which 30 otli- c. scnoiarrup ty riacii-n rt point DIVORCE ASKED 1 I are not in accord with Ihejrr boyj from Fairfield schools benefits conferred." rarticipated. Mcore nvssrd an P.

i YOUTH HELD AT JAIL Marshal James Hempieman brought David Harborn, 19, pf Columbus, to the Fairfietd-co jail! Signify Nicodcmus. TNur-Thursday night pending arraign- day filed a divorce petition in ment of the youth on a statutory common picas court asking b.s charge. Hem pieman oald ht had (marriast with Wanda May Nico-arrestsd Harborn Columbus on Menus be on grounc's c- awarrsnt neglecU Harky Kagay, chairman cf the Fairfield-co Democratic Executive Committee, filed his petition late Thursday in Chillicothe for State Central Committeeman for the Eleventh Congrefsior.al District,.

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