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i i i i Richmond, June 1 Department of Justice agents: and state police looked toward, the rugged mountains southwest Virginia today in their hunt for a short, stock hitch- hiker believed to have murdered J. M. Ellison, 57.: manager of the historic Brandon estate on the James river. body was found yesterday in lonely woods near the GoochlandLouisa county line. He had been missing since Sunday when he left the home of his sister, Mrs.

Arthur L. Willard, in Washington, to return to Brandon atter A vialL Ellison's car was signted at Radford. in the southwest corner of the state, Tuesday by Police Chief H. Howell. who was called to arrest: the driver after he had failed to pAy for gasoline At a Oiling station.

The man eluded Chie! Howell. Negroes saw the car near Radford. again Wednesday and gave officers a description of the drier. who they sald wAs short nt stature, weighed about 160 pounds and was 30 or 35 years old. Ellison's body.

a bullet hole In the: head, was found by two negro girls. Shreds of clothing on a barbed wire fence separating the road from the patch of woods, and a bloody spot on the road indicated the body had becn dragged from a car to the i place where IL a'as found. Police officers and government; agents surmised that Ellison on his return trip from Washington had: picked up a hitch who killed and robbed and escaped in his car. GRAIN PRICES DROP TO NEW LOW LEVELS Wave of Liquidation Sweeps Unsettled Market; Slight Recovery. HITCHHIKER IS SUSPECTED IN VIRGINIA CRIME Federal Agents Look Toward Rugged Mountains For Slayer Of Brandon Estate Manager VICTIM'S CAR TAKEN Body Had Been Deposited In Woods: Bullet In Head Was Missing Six Days Chicago, June 1.

-Tumbling into levels of the season. Erin "prices" dropped sharply early. today in a wave of liquidation that swept a nervous and unsettled market. Pit observers said President Roosevelt' reference to possible seyerr tumbles of wheat and cotton prices had 8 notable bearich inquence on the trade. All deliveries wheat.

rye and oats, with December corn As established a new low price record! for the season. Numerous stop loss: selling orders were forced into ex-: ecution by the rapid descent of: values. Pressure selling, soon became exhausted and recovery of about a cent a bushel ensued from the early bottom level. Wheat broke more than three: cents to below 82 cents a bushel for July, All wheat, rye and oats deliverles as well as December corn established new record lows but. revived fractionally the end of.

the Arst half hour of trading. BOMB DAMAGES OHIO COLLEGE HEAD'S HOUSE From Page 1 Church. controls the college. The sy'nod after heated debate overruled President Miller and permit-: ted dancing and card playing under certain conditions. Recently President stiller's garage was painted during the night with yellow stripes.

No one was ever ciplined. Miller has been president of the. college for more than 30 SCArE. I City Briefs City Briefs Charged with possession of Entaxed and liquor, William Carter was reirased on $500 bond for action of the October grand Jury, at a hearing yesterday in Peoples Court. Sergeant John W.

KriPs. In charge: of La Vale sub-station of the Maryland State Police. Corporal Thomas A. Currie and Officers C. Sermau and M.

T. Bohler have been sworn by Superintendent Purdon Wright. Corporal Currie in charge at Oakiand Rev. Dr. James M.

Magruder, of Annapolis, will services laat Emmanuri Episcopal Church. He 14 the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas LeCirar, LaVale NEW BUSINESS BUILDING FOR PERSHING STREET permit haR been issued 10 Jaines E. Perrin, according 'o Ca: Engineer Henry erect two-story offire and stout building of brick on Pershing Erect adjoining the Strand Theatre And adjacent to the Post Offle: build.

ing. The City Engineer objected to the construction of a busiding on this' lot. maintaining it he detri. mental to the appearance of the street, but the Council authorized the permit. ft is indicated work will begin on the new structure within a few weeks.

GUNTER NEW SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENT William Gunter was elected: president of the Allegany County Board of Education last night. WiTiam L. 9perry was elected vice president. W. Russell Brewer, La the third member.

Charles 2. Herkrit was appointed attorney for the board. i CUMBERLAND EVENING TIMES, SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 1935 CITY COUNCIL PASSES PAYROLL FOR MONTH Routine Matters Discussed At Afternoon Session--Hear Junk Yard Plans. At special meeting yesterday the Mayor and Cliy Council passed payroll for the last half of they, and authorized Finance Commissioner Harry Irvine to borrow $30,000 for general purposes. Engineer stated $1,253.35 WAS collected in bulding, permits during May, General license fees collected by City Clerk Harry H.

Thayer, amounted to $300.50, while miscellaneous permits totaled 13.50. Weighmaster Harry C. Hillcary reported $43.29 collected for weights. Gross alley, between, Mechanic street and Centre was declared a one street by an ordinance passed by the Council. Hereafter, all drivers wishing to traverse the alley must enter at, the Mechanic street end.

P. Brooke Whiting, attorney for Abe Feldstein, informed the and City Council that his client desires a permit to maintain a junk; yard opposite the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad freight station on North George street. 'The Council requested the application in writing. to be read at the regular sesision Monday. Feldstein, who with Abe.

Wolfe, has been operating junkyards on Henderson Boulevard. was recently fined $10 In Police Court for vio-1 given lation of three the days city by code. the They Council were to remove all junk from the prem-: ises of their old location. "TEA ROOM" ON LAWN DURING FLOWER SHOW Committees From Civic Club i to Serve Refreshments to Visitors. A feature of the Flower Show, to held next Wednesday and Thursday in Emmanuel Episcopa! Parish House by the Garden Group of the Woman's Civic Club, wili be a tea room on the lawn.

Light refreshments and cooling drinks will be served at tables arranged under the trees. Mrs. Philip P. Arendes will be in charge of the tea room. She will be assisted by Mrs.

George G. Young, Mrs. Robert E. King. Mrs.

Carl W. White, Mrs. O. L. Shirey, Mrs.

Frank M. Wiison, Mrs. Irving Rosenbaum and Mrs. Irving enson. The following girls will serve as waitresses: Misses Caroline bird, Betty Millholland, Eleanor Boyd, Betty Virginia LeClear.

Mary Roe, Eilzabeth Doub, Kathryn Fritch, Eleanor Footer, Nadine Capper, Golladay, Betty, Fisher, Poling, Eleanor Louise Cowherd. Amelia Anne Claus, Ruth Lenore Rosenbaum, and Ann Fran-! ces Whiting. Mrs. Harold W. Smith is.

chairman of the finance committee for the Flower Show. Members her committee are Mrs. Paul D. Pickens. Mrs.

Owen E. Hitchens. Mrs. Oliver H. Smith, Miss Ada Miller, Mrs.

William Torkington and Mrs. Geo. R. Haworth O'CONOR FILES ANSWER TO TAX SUIT FOR STATE (Continued From which denied such exemptions deconstitutional rights of the complainanta. Reasonable Exemptions It WAS asserted the exemptions were based on reasonable And valid classifications by the legislature, I that, 1f they were considered criminatory, only the exemptions and not the tax law would be invalidated, sad that the complainants are not affected arid therefore cannot contest such exemptions.

As grounds for the demurrer, fled As part of the answer, the jurisdiction of the court to hear the injunction case WAS questioned; it I was denied the complainants had set forth a case entitling them" to an injunction; and an improper joining leged of on the complaining the parties was ground complatoants did not have common interest. with the understanding approxiThe original suit was mately 1,800 merchants here and in other sections of the state were willing to enter their names in the list of complainants. It was indicated the next step in the case WIll be hearing before date Judge J. Frank Supplee, Jr. Noi i the hearing was set.

Iti was indicated that, regardless of the opinion handed down In the lower court, the case will be carried to the state court of appeals. second trial of this latter Leave Chaioner got a technical victory of tone cent. After Chaloner WAS restored to! his full rights in New York he ged his fortune to the cause of liberalizing the lunacy laws. To this end he lectured In New York and several other cities. Sonnets, Movies and Spirits Chajoner WAS not pleased with ail the publicity that arose in with his numerous court fights.

On April 7, 1919. he wrote a I sonnet to reporters, explaining that the editors wasn't Interested in publishers, or readers, only in the reporters. The sonnet ended: "Once more in the day's work you roast In 1920, he filted out A $250.000 theater at 91h avenue and street in New York. It. still bears his name.

Its success inspired him to change a cowshed on his estate at Cooham, Into A movie house in an effort to keep farm hands "down on the farm. Sub- conscious reflexes. spixtualtheism and similar topica always in(trigued him. He lectured them Newland Rave interviews and on one such occasion, in 1921, Raid he had learned from the spirit world that Shakespeare would write two new ACONCA for Hamlet. In January, 1929.

in New York, he Raid one could change pray hair to brown by gazjing fixedly at walnut wood. He liked to write and had flair for phraseology. Besides his tamow telegram he W'RI the mithor of play. "Robbery Under the Law' and number of books. The Jatter Inleluded "Four Years Behind the bars nt bloomingdale," Lawa of the World." "Hazard of the "The Berpent of the Old "Soul." "Saul and David" and two volumes satirical sonnets, "Hell" Arid "Scorpio." i I I I I i REACTION OF NATION TO HIS IDEA AWAITED STOCK MARKET New York.

June 1, W--The market continued to point ward today as traders after an night study of the President's on the NRA court decision. found little to promote one abness. some of the metals improved, declines of tractions to point more ruled. The close was A sharp drop in grains at cago to new lows for the season not brighten the picture. however.

steadied after 1us break. Other commodities were regularly lower. The sugar and market began iLs summer urday closing which will Jast October. Bonds were uneven, with loans inclined to equities. Poreign gold currencies rallied in response to the accession of the new Boulason government France.

but sterling backed ratantiaily, A mild revival of inflationary thoughts, and expectations that resume sus buying on larger scale, have helped some ol the -cocka. S. Smelting up than four points. and Cerro De co and American Smelling more than one each. The and rails were resistant throughout.

Moderate support other groups near the finish. losers Included of du fractions Pont. to U. one 8. Steel, point S.

Industrial Alcohol, Allied cat Case. Macy, Corn Producis. lumbia Carbon, American fining, Amerada, 8eaboard Oil Liggett Myers International Business Machines was down 1X points and Cuban-American gar preferred recorded a decline more than four clouds on the mestic recovery horizon tended obscure the French battle for franc and its possible influence American securities markets. Most market commeniators A bit gloomy over the NRA 'tion, but they sell held out that the President and his will find way to rebuild the deal agencies such manner to meet the existing exegencies. By Clarence enbure 14 North Liberty Cumberland M4.

NEW YOLK STOCK EXCHANGE High Athed Chem Dy: L44 Mile Chalmera Amor. CAn 121 Amer. Pore. Por Amer Ent Pox Le. Men tit Rel 40 Amer.

Rad. Stan San. Amer Tel A Tel 125 Tob R' lamer Water Works Anaconda ol Crape: At. Top. Ar St Atlantic 134 Auburn A Corp.

'Baldwin Loco. B. A o. 101, Bendix 1312 Bethlehere Steel Borden Baca Cr. pfd.

Rude Wheel Caar. J. I. Chicano Poeu Cora. de O.

R. R. Chrysler 421 Columbia Oar A Elect. Commercial Soivents Com, Southern. Gas.

Consolidated Oil Continents: Can Continental Oil Corn Prod de Rat. de Paseo. a4- Wricht Del. Lack. A Dome Asines du Pent 25 25 Electric Auto- Lite 191, Riectrie Pox Lt.

Film Corp Freeport Texas Asphalt 16 General Lettere 235 Foods Ci-neral Motors Gillette Goid Dust Neodrich Goodyear Harbisen Walker THicols Central Harvester Inst. Nickel Int Tel. Re Tel. Kelly -RpringDeld Copper 8. Lambert de Misers 109 105! Inc.

385 30 Mid Mack Cont. Trick. Pete Inc. I Mont W.ard Co. National Biscuit Cash National Dairies Pow.

4: Lt. York Central Y. N. R. H.

Northern Preine QuIT Steel Packard R. N. Radio Corp Radio Kath Orph ten 6 Remington Rand Rep. Iron Steel Reynoida Tob. Grandard Ost Roeburk Co.

Shell Laing Sncany Pacine An: sheen Railway Brando Standard R. Standard Cal Standard On. N. Erudebaker Cora 10'1 Taras Gulf Unina Carbide Crinn Pacific Aircraft Corp Gat improv 8 Spelt. Re! 112 104 8.

Rubber. 12 3 Steel pid 311 Warner Bras Fleetrie verth 5: Sales -640 000 YORE CORE EXCHANGE Serrica Bond Ac Far. Pennrond Boxes Corp Pounders INVESTMENT tr Corp Amer 5upe: Corp of Ainer. Super Cora al Amner. pe: vased Shares OVER INS COUNTER MARKET June 1 RANKS I TRUST COMPANIES 193.

2: Tr. Tr Re Tr Rk. Tr. Fifth Avenue Darren Corp Tran 145 Tr True: City Tr.u Title Qua: Tr United States Crust pounced follows. Mr.

and Mrs. Mason D. Evick: 218 Columbia stret, daughter. Memorial Hospital. Mr A MIs.

Walter Alar'Fin. 217 Onion stepel, was. Allegany Hospital: MIs and Mrs. Robert La Vale. daughter.

Alle-iof gang Hospital: Mr. and Mra. Barnard Hill. Romney. W.

son, Memorial Hospital FOUR HOSPITAL BIRTHS Births inorning were DEATH CLAIMS J. A. CHALONER, LAWYER overviews epparbull-' but or heavy. Chidid Cotton, Friday's ir- Bai-; until many emulate mento the may mining more. Pasfirmed but U.

Chemi-1 Co- I Reand about Suof do-1 to! the on! were hopes! advisers new as: Street, 174 3 120 404. 10'; 134 A t'a 1 30 134 15 I 12' I 36 109 201. 3 1 37 15 4 201, 112 43. 444, 37 1 11.79 so Icl 10 41, 1023. Social Events Briefly Noted Mrs.

E. Barth of Olatown gave a dinner in honor Miss bel Bewick, member of the Oldtown High School faculty. Mrs. Amy Judy and Mrs. Everett Grose gave bridge party Wednesday night at the latter's homie In Romney, in honor of MIss Grace Rodruck, who is 5000 be wed.

today in the office of the The Junior Extension Club nonet agent, Miss Maude A. Bean, at the court house, A 4-H Club girls' conference WAS held today at the house to arrange for the ninth annual outing at Camp Algajoy, Union Grove, from June 26 to July 4. The Priendly Bible Class' of the United Brethren Church met Thursday evening with 12 members present. Plans were made for the annual birthday celebration June I 27. Williams Road 4-H Club willing.

meet Tuesday evening at the home Robert and Delbert Knippepburg to discuss plans for the club's outing at Deep Creek Lake, where it has camp. The 15 members will probably go to camp the jatter part of July. Sorority Luncheon- Dance The Eta Upsilon Gamma Sorority of Potomac State College, Keyser, W. will have a luncheon and dance on Monday evening at Mayfair Tavern, Winchester road. which has been reserved for the occasion.

Party For Father Mr. and Mrs. Harry H. Price, Vale, entertained last night in for of Mrs. Price's father, W.

A. Martin, on his sixtieth birthday. Others present were Mrs. W. A.

Martin, Ruth Martin, Joseph Paul, Maurice Martin, all of Washington; Harold Blume, Julla Morris, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Martin, Mrs. I Charles Easton, Esther and Robert Johnson, Vivian Ruth, Harry and John Price. Name Club Chairmen A meeting was held yesterday at the home Mrs.

Mark W. Roe, president of the County Federation of served. Mrs. Clubs. Davisson A.

Luncheon Was Benson, Frostburg, was appointed scholarship chairman and Mrs. Lloyd B. Shaw, corresponding secretary. Dance For Nurses A dance was given last night at the Cumberland Country Club by the board of governors and nursing school of Memorial Hospital in honor of this year's graduating class. Preceding the dance.

Mr. and Mrs. Walter C. Capper entertained at their home. Following the graduation exercises yesterday afternoon, the pitality committee or the Memorial Hospital Auxiliary gave tea in honor of the class.

Sorority Honors Members The Delta Theta Chi sorority honored two of its members, Miss Helen Shaw and Miss Mary Louise Willison, brides-elect, with 8 surprise kitchen shower at the home of Miss. Margaret Kesecker. Personal Mt. Rod Mrs. J.

Maurey son, Leo. of Washtngton, visiting Mrs. Maurey's parents over! the week-end. Mrs. M.

J. Frobes and daughters, Betty Lou and Wanda Lee, are visiting in Silver Springs, and Washington, D. Ziblman at the homes of Mrs. Joseph and Mrs. R.

B. Thibadesu, Mrs. Emma J. Thummel. widow of Theodore Thummel, 427 North Centre street, is critically 11.

John E. Maclay, Bethlehem, formerly of. this city, is visiting Karl W. Bachman, N. Centre Miss Thomas Imogene Caudill, principal of Eckhart school, who has been critically 11 for the past weeks in Dr.

Crile's Hospital In Cleveland, ts improving, She bas two operations. Mrs. Guy Cosway returned to Bal-1 timore after visiting her parents, Captain and Mrs. J. Philip Roman.

Mrs. Cosway will leave Wednesday. to spend the summer in England. visited Mr. and Mrs.

William Mrs. Neva Hutton Gribble, who Geppert, 328 Cumberland by Miss Dionis Geppert. turned to Clarksburg, accompanied, Dorothy Sutton, 563 Rosehill Avenue, returned from Virginia termont College. Miss Nora Twohey and Miss Neva of Cox of Fort Dodge, Iowa, are guests the latter's sister. Miss Colleen Cox, Memorial Hospital.

Miss Helens Aronson, 831 Mount Royal mortal avenue, Hospital. is home from Mrs. J. W. Madry returned to: Scotland Neck, N.

After visiting her daughter, Mrs. Lloyd M. Pat-! terson, 601 Greene street. Miss Elizabeth Doub is home from the University of Maryland Law School. William Harshberger Is home from Davis-Elkins College, Elkins.

Mrs. Wylle M. Faw and son. Mrs. Cambridge.

art Paw's parent, Mr. and Mrs. WILls M. Rickey, 11 South Allegany Mr. and Mrs.

Cari B. Sherred and Mr. and Mrs. Carl A. Sherred, 30 Ridgeway Terrace, are in WashIngton, D.

C. Billy Craze, son of Mr. and Mrs. This. Craze, Midland.

1s in Miners' Hospital, Frostburg, having undergone a major operation by Drs. M. J. McDermott and F. A.

G. Murray. WIFE OF EDITOR MENCKEN DIES IN BALTIMORE (Continued From Page 1) short stories, articles--serious and humorous- -and book reviews. Later she was among 12 promising Snung writers selected la write or ginal material for the Alms. Contribated To Mencken Coiumn From 1925 on, she contributed light essays, many of them dealing with southern life.

to the weekly article of her husband in A Baltimore newspaper. After graduating from, Goucher College in 1920 with Phi Beta Kappa honors, she returned two years later to teach English al the prevented her from presenung herself for degree after three years of post study under Dr. John Knight Dunlap aL the Johns Hopkins Hospital and die returned to Montgomery. It. was.

then she began writte. Mrs. Mencken was born March 1. 11898. 7 OBITUARY ernment.

May Proceed With Some Bill In a talk with Senators La (Prog-Wis), Byrnes (D-SC), Wagner (D-NY), Mr. Roosevelt was reported to have agreed that conandigress should proceed with the vlously outlined legislative program, including social security, the ner labor relations bill, and the AAA amendments, and make no attempt to rush NRA legislation. More than 50 plans for laws to replace the Blue Eagle are reported to have been submitted to the Presldent by various people, but none! has been selected, 50 far 85 known. "So far as I know," sald Senator Byrnes, is no program to draft anything to take the place of NRA at this' time." One of the frst results the President's pronouncements yesterday WAS clash between the can Liberty League' and Senator Robinson, Democratic leader, over! states' rights. "Entirely" and sought to "'abolish jour dual form of government and; the system of checks and he said the decision of the President called for should not wait but "be made at earllest oppor-1 tunity." Attacking the President's stand, he said Mr.

Roosevelt condemns a Supreme Court decision" which up-! set one of his pet plans to assume unwarranted power." Robinson's statement declared the President "has not renounced the Democratic theory of states' rights at all." He sald "if mining and manufacturing, even farming. are to be classified as intrastate enterprises merely because point of production 16 in one cality, though the products radiate all over the country, the ability of the government to legislate as to purity 1s hampered it not destroyed." To observers it appeared that the administration, in seeking to broaden the issue in the aftermath of tho' Supreme Court's decision killing NRA, WAS appealing. among others. to farmers. They noted that President Roosevelt bad emphasized there was danger for agricultural adjustment administration, as well as the securities exchange commission it crop control were abandoned, he said ominously, 36-cent wheat and Ive-cent cotton would result.

One proposal for meeling the gap created by the death of PACA codes already has been discussed widely the capital. It would Involve revival of A law of days under which the treasury maintained measure of controlling over the industry through system of licensing distilleries, distributors and other handlers of alcoholic bev-: erages, Shannon 'Troutman, 76, of Port Ashby, W. died last night in Allegany Hospital. i Surviving are his wife, Mary Troutman: four sons, S. Troutman of.

Fort Ashby, W. F. man of Ridgeley, H. Troutman, this city, D. Troutman of Vandergrift, and Mrs.

O. L. Bennett of Pittsburgh, Pa. Funeral services will be conducted tomorrow at 2 p. m.

at Fort Ashby Church. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Aaron Smith The body of Aaron Smith, 35, rear 10 Baltimore street, who hanged himself in the city jail here Thursday morning. was taken to Elkins, W. via the Western Maryland Railway, this morning; for funeral services.

Smith WAS Western Maryland trackman for number of years, working in this city and in and around Elkins. Funeral of Irvin C. Imes (Continued From Page 1) Funeral services for Irvin O. out an amendment to the constitu- 63, who died at his home, Little Orleans, yesterday at 10:30 a. tion.

History shows that amending the will be held tomorrow al 2 p.m. at constitution is a job which in the Mt. near Artemas, past has required varying lengths with interment in the church cemeof time to accomplish. very. Sometimes the Attempt succeeded Surviving are his widow, Mrs.

within 10 months after Congress Elizabeth Imes, two daughters, Mrs. times it failed to succeed at Samuel, W. Sybold, Wintermoyer, this city, approved Amendment; and Records disclosed that from 10 town, one son, Bills Imes, Hagers- Litfor months to four years wore required the Orleans, five brothers, amendments ratification of the present 21 tel Imes, Artemas, Melvin Imes, from the time they Durbin, W. Prank Imes, Slaty, were proposed Amendmenis by Congress. W.

Cleveland Imes, and Proposed non Imes of Hagerstown; five sisJim Preston, veteran Senate ters, Mrs. Bertha Townsend, Wellslibrarian, sald that more than 3,000 boro, Hirs, Louis Owens, Pittaamendments have been suggested burg; Mrs. Virginia Wandess, and since the nation was born, and that Mrs. Emma Davis, Elkins, and Mrs. Ave of the 26 which received the Mary Imes, Philadelphia, necessary two-Lhirds vote in each David Crosser house of Congress are still outstandIn other words, they have not Lonaconing, June 1-David! been ratifted by enough states.

Crosser, 33, husband of Rhes Working night and day to devise O'Rourke Crosser, died at noon toA substitute for the liquor codes day at the home of his parents, wiped out by the Supreme Court's Mr. West and State Mrs. Henry He had Crosser, been in decision, officials of the alcohol control administration said they ill health for sometime and seriouswould have a ready to submit ly ill during the past three weeks. to President Roosevelt early next A native and life-long resident week. of this place, Crosser was associated Sentiment among American Fed- with his father in the firm of Crosseration of Labor leaders also fa- er and Son, operating general vored constitutional amendment merchandise store here.

Besides to dustry. permit Since federal such regulation of in- his vived by widow one and son, Hugh parents he Crosser, is sur- one an amendment might be slow in the making, lead- sister, Mrs. James Main, and two ers sald some immediate prop for brothers, Robert Croaser and Henry the wage structure necessary. Crosser, all of this place. In the face of this sentiment, the Mrs.

Nathan R. Smith lished an editorial today taking the wife of Nathan R. Smith, died last United Mine Workers Journal pub- Mrs. Rebecca Boor Smith, so, "labor movement" itself to task on night at 8:45 o'clock at her home in the ground it did not take full ad- Black Valley, near Flintstone. Bevantage of Its organizing oppor- sides her husband she is survived tunities.

by the following children: Mrs. A. Seek Gulley Bill Enactment R. Twigg, Clarksburg, W. Mrs.

As their answer to NRA's col- Winmer Bowman, this city; Millard lapse, the mine workers are seek- Smith, Detroit; Ira D. Smith, here, ing enactment of the Guffey Neva Mae Smith, home. stabilization bill to create a Funeral services will be conducted NRA" for the soft coal industry, at Prosperity Church tomorrow atwith price control provisions that ternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Interment would guarantee payment of the will be in the church cemetery, Arwages they ask. rangements are in charge of WolOperator revisions have been ford.

completed, and are ready for sub- of James Armold mission to the union. If acceptable to the union, they probably will be Westernport, June offered as amendments to the bill tor James Armold, by Senator Guffey (D- Pa). 48, who died in the Miners' HosRepresentative Boland of Penn- pital, Frostburg, Thursday sylvania, Democratic whip of the noon, will be held tomorrow at 2:30 House, suggested that instead of Tp. m. at his home, Franklin, near considering the numerous pending There, with burial in Philos cemebills to restrict the authority of the first court, what powers the determine! ting in coal mine here about six congress should Armold.

was Injured while workthe Constitution intended to vest weeks ago, sustaining broken in the supreme tribunal. back. A resolution directing House Rev. Newton Cosner, pastor of judiciary committee to look into the Church of the Brethren, will that question was introduced by officiate. Representative Sisson (D-NY), and Earl Francis Jones although Boland did not discuss Funeral services for Earl Francis that directly the implica- Jones, 27, a painter, who was killtion was that he would favor in a fall from a steel light pole a proposal.

Community 'Park Wednesday, The nation's forefathers, Boland were held this morning in St. Patcontended. clearly intended that the (rick's Catholic Church. Interment people -through congress should was in the church cemetery. have absolute control of the gov- Shannon Troutman DEATH TOLL IN INDIA'S QUAKE ARE MOUNTING (Continued From Page 1) paln the furtive beasts were struck, wers the only sounds that broke the deathly silence which hangs over the city.

City Structures Crushed Al structures of the city might well have been paper, crushed down by mighty gust of wind sweeping down through the Bolan Pass. The appalling vista of wreckage stretches more than 100 miles including the cities of Kandahar, Mastung, and Shikapur, and countless smaller villages and towns. Shovel worked in relays throughout the night to the dead or Injured. Moans from the latter, of pinned beneath the wreckage heard. their homes, still could be A relief train from Karachi was needed expected today, bringing sorely physicians, nurses, supplies and repair crews.

A temporary relief camp already had been established at course and on the grounds of the race residence, where pitiful scenes were enacted as dazed parents wandered about, stark hunting for their missing children. In the distance towered rocky Mardah, which 1s Baluchistan for "mountain of death." Louse Shaken To Ploces The most violent of the three shocks in the early morning hours yesterday lasted a full minute, shakthe house to pieces. Quetta's normal population of 160.000 had been swelled by pecple from the lowlands, who had come to escape the intense heat, Forty -four members of the garrison of the British Royal Air Force died the barracks tell. A score lims more included reported at missing, least and three the Euro- vic- pean Many children. who died had run into the streets from their homes only to he engulfed by the collapsing structures on an sides.

Countless Thousands Homeless Countless thousands were left homeless, destitue and panic-stricken after the earth tremors, crumpled the Aimsily constructed houses. Scores of British and Indian troops dropped in the street from sheer exhaustion debris. after long hours of glug giving frat aid to the Injured and organizing relief activities. main military barracks eacaped the most serious earth shocks jand As result the soldiers bore the brunt of the relief work. since most jor Quetta's policemen had perish.

ed during. the quakes. MARIHUANA DRIVE OPENS IN STATE Nine Arrests Reported Shortly After Beginning of Campaign In Baltimore. (Continued From Page 1) and he was born in the old Astor Lafayette Place. New York, op October 11.

1882, Chaioner's brothers were Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler, former lieutenant governor of New York; Rodert Armstrong Chanier, ex -sheriff' of Duchess New York: Astor Chanler, who won disunction the SpanishWar, went to Congress Tam-! and made name an. African explorer, and Winthrop Astor Chanter. His sisters were Mrs. John Jay Caspman, Mrs. Richard Aldrich and Mrs.

Temple Emmett. Each of these eight brothers and: sisters inherited wealth, Chaloner's being, estimated at $4.000,000 when 1897 his brothers Lewis and Winthrop and Arthur A. Carey, a cousin, joined in having him comthe Bloomingdale asylum fat White Plains. N. Y.

They testited he was incapable of managing his own affairs. Marriage Back of Estrangement Chaioner traced the commitment so business troubles with his brothand to an estrangement from his entire family growing out his marriage on June 14. 1588, to' Amelie Rives, author. The principal character. John Deering, in her famous book "The Quick or the Dead." published that year, was supposed to have been drawn from Chaloner.

They were divorced in October. 1885. and later she married Prince Pierre Russian artist. Chaloner remained in the White Plains institution until 1900 when, with $10 given 10 him by a friend, ran away, made hls way to Philjadelphia and entered a private There the staff doctors adjudged him sane. A year later he turned up aL Charlottesville.

under the name of John Chilton. Virginia and North Carolina courts pronounced him of sound mind and in 1904 he! started a legal battle to regain control of his property. 'The struggle! lasted 15 years for it was pot til July 16, 1919, that the supreme court in New York made a Anding In his favor. His net estate at that time was estimated at 000. yielding an income of about $100.000 a year.

It was four sears before this Anal victory and while Chaloner WAS in the south. attil under the lunacy bans in New York, that his brother Robert got into marital difficulties. The intter had married Lina Cayalieri, Metropoiltan Opera diva, and when obtained A Paris divorce in December, 1911, it was revealed that her husband had mortgaged New York real estate for $200.000 to meet the expenses and settlement of the case. There came then from "Merry Mills." down in Albemarle county. Virginia, the 1a- mous three words from Chaloner: "Who's looney now?" Early Life Pleasant Chaioner's early life was spent pleasant paths.

He attended a ischool In Washington, D. to St. John's Military Academy Ossining. N. and finished preparatory courses at the "public schoo!" at Rugy, land.

He was graduated from lumbia University with an A. B. igree in 1883, remained there rear to win a master's degree then spent a year in Paris at de France and the de Sciences Politiques before admitted to the New York bar 1885. started the big disagreement pending marriage a to Amelie Three years later, when his his family, he was known as cessful business man. promising an analytical writer on subjects And art patron.

His interest in art was expressed in 1890 when he established John Armstrong Chanler prize, viding five years of study in to its winner. Custody of this passed out of his hands when he committed to Bloomingdale but he always kept up his Interests in awarded artists a and special on November, $6,000 a competition among painters. Violent Disputes With Brothers The definite break with his Ily began when his brother rop sent him a copy of "The Or The Dead" with derogatory ginal notes. Only one member of family was Invited to the wedding: his will WAS changed. cutting his brothers and sisters and ividing his estate between the of Virginia and an anage in suburban New York.

Alter a time a truce evolved. Chanler in 1892 organized a law: with himsel! as senior partner Lin 1893 formed a $200,000 company Ito develop power at Roanoke N. C. naming his brother Winthrop as president. But the 040 quarreled enter manegement of concern.

Next John had Ast ton train with his brother liam, the outcome of an argument over race horses. The 1897 commitment proceedings: completed the break. lawyer always contended that was not given fair to defend himself and in 1910, fying In another case. Chaloner that Stanford White, later killed Harry Thaw, lured him from ginia to New York, thus putting within the jurladtction of the courts He characterized as a "false friend." Chnioner, who always was cated in occult subjects, said he al a hotrl under a self trance when the lunacy commisson adjudged him insane. he was performing for one of alientsts in the case at the time added: really was my sublimal gut me into Bloomingdale." Wins Newspaper Libel Sails Two months before his final tory in New York he obtained special federal grant of immunity arreat in that state as a CIVP and went back to start In United States district court for $100.000 against the York Evening Post.

He alleged newspaper imputed that had killed John Oillard, 4 hand, at "Merry Mill," after ne comfortably protected against the consequences by himself adjuged temporarily But it was shown that Gillard while Chaioner was Ting. the workman's wife and awarded him $30.000 damages May 22, 1919., This was cut by trial Judge. A. N. Hand, to but it.

withstood appeal that it finally through the supreme the United Stales. That hawerer Ar.L aside verdict of non obtained 12 almilay lagainst the Washington Fast. Baltimore, June a (P) -Armed with the authortly of new state Jaw, police squads today launched a' drive to wipe out the sale of marihuana cigarettes. Nine arrests were reported shortfly after the beginning of the camicentering in the water-front district. The Arst prisoner taken was identifed as Manuel Campana, 53-year-old native of Ecuador.

Authority was said to be Jacking in federal narcotics statues to proceed against the sale of marihuana, drug made from a mexican weed, but the narcotic, sold principally in cigarettes, was banned in 1935 Maryland act, which became effective today. 16 FAMILIES IN ONE VILLAGE WIPED OUT (Continued Prom 'Page 1) received from more than score of Ismall cities and villages. He said his estimate might be nigh, but it will be several days belore the true conditions would be known due to the lack of communication faciliues. 38 Men Marooned In Wreckage. Rescue crews worked feverishly to reach 38 men marooned by flood waters on the roof of the Nebraska Light Power Company plant for 36 hours, Every attempt to reach them failed and at 11 they remained atop the wrecked structure.

The plant, valued at $300,000, was demolished and McCook WAS without power and lights. No trace bad been found today of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Miller and five of children who were seen yesterday floating down the roaring stream in their house. Among the unaccounted for here were Dale Miller, Fred Swanson and Glen C.

Bell. They were visiting in the Miller house. One of Miller': daughters was rescued this morning. One child, an 18-month-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Will Rhode of Miller, in the northern part of the state, was killed by the tornado, the mother WAS injured probably fatally and a three week old baby was removed from the wreckage unharmed. Twelve were reported dead at Bentleman in southwestern Nebraska from flood and six reported drowned near Alma. Nutmerous reports filtered in from widely separated sections of death but communications SO setiously interrupted that accurate information WAs lacking. Brilitia Ordered Out Acting Governor W. H.

Jurgensen ordered out national guard troops in the southern part of the state for patrol and rescue Reports from Franklin. near Alma, said the Republican river flood waters swept eastward, demolishing homes and buildings, killing livestock, tearing up railroads and higbways and Ing lives. Its flood waters stretched from Red Cloud. almost 200 miles west to the Colorado line. Dead livestock and demolished bulldings doated past Republican City as the river continued its destruction.

Appeals for ald and suppiles were broadcast by an amateur erator at McCook. He ignored requests for information of the destruction and deaths caused, with the announcement that requests for supplies must be handled Arst. Calls. Are Dim His calls were dim as he operated his 'set with batteries. The power plant was out of commission.

An eight foot wall of water swept past Bloomington in Franklin county as the torrents of the Republican river raced eastward inundating thousands of acres of land. Homes at Republican City were evacuated water rose rapidly there. Telephone and telegraph Unes were washed out, railroad bridges and roadbeds and highways were torn up and there was mo possible communication with McCook and points in Red Willow. Frontier, Hitchcock, Dundy, Chase and Haves counties, which are believed to have suffered greatest damage. Two Villages Demolished Unconfirmed reports said Max and Parka, villages in southwestern Nebraska, been washed away by the floods and other rumors told of numerous deaths but de was impossible to verify them As there was no means of communication with the devastated ares.

Two Burlington railroad trains were marooned. One passengWAS between Parks. and Port Morgan, Red Willow, and Neb. the other was near Reports from McCook before the six last telegraph wire went down said men drowned when bridge washed away and that 14 men were marooned atop a power and that the water was light ing and creepplant without slowly near them. McCook was lights and power 08 were many other communities the water put utitties out of com don.

And there Pastime amusement Many, houses in Bouth McCook park. were washed away. There Were reports of death at could Cambridge not be and Arapahos, but they Trenton, confirmed. Fish Hatchery Wrecked Other reports told of the breaking of Parks dam at a Ash hatchery Dear and of the wall of WAtor which swept down small stream near there. Early the Republican river food today swept into Fur And Harlan waters counties, Rescue crews causing were more dames In boats practically every but Nebraska are scarce in this nection of task in and it WAS difficult At a land of few floods.

huddled virtually the entire Holbrook, population In a two brick homes had house most of the school story water In them. "We're just watching and -and I guess some of waiting ing." WAS the Us are prayResidents of the comment of one man. North South Platte of the valleys Plaite rivers also had And fued their worpatched along the streams. mere dis rents of water were TorNebraska vta the North Platte headed for Wyoming and via the South Platte from from Colorado and suit when these trouble a may reof Anode Gothenburg today. CATHOLIC STUDENTS MISSION GROUP ELECTS The Western Maryland once of the Catholic Students Crusade met.

yesterday afternoon at Carroll Hall. The following officers for the scholastic year, 1925-36, were elected; President, Mary McNamee of Ursullne Academy; vice president, John Rowan of. LaSalle Institute: treasurer, Mary McHugh of Bt. Mary's High School; recording secretary, Evelyn, LaNeve, Girl' Central High School; corresponding secretary, Thomas Stakem: personnel secretary, Mary Mattugly of Girla' Cantral High; publicity Accretary, William Cumiskey of La-! gale: parliamentarian, Mary Burke of Ursuline Acadeiny: social rotary. Catherine Coleman of Girls Central High: Inseph Conray of 54.

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