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I NOT SEEKING OHIO CROWN (Continued from Page One.) night. A total of $1.400 in prize money will be distributed. Leading challengers of Elyria's title are Lina. Cleveland Heights, Norwood and Cincinnati. Fred Heyman, J.

Edward Johns. and George L. Schlereth. will be delegates of the local post to the convention. C.

W. Portmann, Homer M. Johns and Ralph R. Bush, are alternates. Some of the units of World war veterans swing into action Fridas night.

bul the official opening of the state convention is scheduled for morning at the Portsmouth high school auditorium. The 40 8 organization is to have a banquet Friday night and the convention wreck parade of engines and boxcars Saturday: sure. The commanders' banquet is night. set for Saturday night. Will Inaugurate New Stadiunt Delegates to the convention will inthe new $100.000 municipal augurate stadiuni Sunday for a religious service.

The James Dickey Post. No. 23. sud auxiliary units also will use their its $40.000 memorial home for the new first tinie. Gov.

Martin L. Daver is to speak at 1 p. m. Sunday. National Adjutant Samuels of Indianapolis is Frank E.

National Commander to represent J. Ray Murphy. Entertainment will include a regaiOhio river and an air snow. ta on the A monster parade is scheduled afternoon and the convention Monday will close Tuesday. when annual reports will be received and officers elected.

SURGEONS MAY BE SET FREE (Continued from Page One.) dicated his objections to the motion might require considerable time before the jury is called in in the cast against Drs. again Tilton E. Tillman and Samuel G. Boyd. Miss Hewitt has charged that she was tricked into the operation, which she believed was for appendicitis.

in order that her mother might get a bigger share of an inheritance. Superior Judge Ragian Tuttle interrupted a heated, plea by deAttorney Golden to comment: cannot be a conspiracy if there is no crime, and no crime has been shown here. Is there any evidence of mercenary motive?" "Not a suggestion," declared Golden, who had just charged the state hasn't proved onspiracy, malice or mercenary motive." He said sterilization was not prohibited by California law. In the short time before court adjourned, Fourtner charged doctors were guilty because the consent of Mrs. Maryon Cooper Hewitt gave for the operation "was not proper." NEGRO ADMITS HOTEL SLAYING (Continued from Page One.) tooling I picked up the water pitcher and hit her on the head.

"I couldn't find any money so I ran away." Swain insisted he did not criminally assault Mrs. Trammell, former Knoxville, stenographer. Her husband of 18 months, Thomas Trammell, found her nude body wrapped In blood stained sheets last Sunday when he returned from a week-end trip as a dining car steward. The six foot said he was a native of Clay, and attended high school and a college at Little Rock. Ark.

He said he played football and was a high jumper on the track teams. Swain was traced through a laundry ticket made out under his alias. "James Gray." It was dropped on the State hotel fire escape nine days ago by a prowler who fled. Captain Gilbert said he surrendered yesterday but "broke" after Miss Frances Veiger identified him as the intruder why was chased out of her room in the Lorraine hotel Jast Thursday night. ALL SET FOR ATLANTIC HOP (Continued from Page One.) "Merrill's flying the midnight mail "Booming north in a howling i gale-" It was a great record of flying he set up: Three years of flying the! mail from Atlanta to Newark, N.

with only two nights when he couldn't get through. And that was flying two out of every three days. He started as a World war flier, on English channel patrol, then he was a barnstormer, and he I out his air record on eastern His last spectacular feat was flying a rescue ship down to tip of South America to aid in the search for Lincoln Ellsworth. "Over to London and back?" said Dick. "Why it's in the bag." Richman says it's not a publicity stunt.

The singer has been flying more than three years, doing his own piloting. Even the conservative Capt. Kenneth Behr who manages Floyd Bennett conceded: "He can hold his own at flying with anybody." MERCHANTS FREED KENTON, Aug. than 30 Kenton merchants were free today of charges of violating an ancient Ohio "blue" law prohibiting operation of business places on Sunday. The charges were dismissed yesterday for "lack of prosecution and failure to secure costs." Floyd M.

Williams and Harry Holland, barbers, had invoked the law in an effort to force repeal of an ordinance passed by the city council regulating ppening and closing bours for barbers. Try an Independent Classified Ad With the. Candidates ESTES PARK. Aug. -Gov.

AiD M. Landon said today his! amp of the presidential campa.gn would take him into the midWestern farm bolt. The repoblican presidential nominnee. as he parked for his first eastor. foray starting had not been decided what states would be included in this central tour nor whether he would make speeches.

added, has the time of the trip been decided. The candidate told reporters. in replay 10 3 questich, that Michigan would not be included. explained that such states as Nebrassa. Iowa.

Illinois. Indiana and Minnesota were being considered for the second 10.17. Calls In Aides HYDE PARK. N. Auz.

19. 7 -Unemplosment and allied problems engaged the attention of President. Roosevelt today at a conference he called fer late afternoon with administration aides. Secretary Morgenthau. Harry L.I Hopkins.

relief adminisirator, Daniel W. Bell. acting budget director. and W. Frank Persons.

director of the United States employment service. topped the list of summer White: House visitors. Stanley High, head of the Cicod Neighbor league and officer of the Democratic national committee. and two New Yorkers. Fiord Odlum and Richard C.

Patterson. asc were on the calling schedule. White House attaches gave no ad-: vance information on the precise purpose of the pariey with the two teasury officials and Hopkins and Per-: sons. All they would say was it had: to do with unemployment and related, questions. I The president expects to return to the capital Monday morning.

i McGrady Pushes Peace Proposals TOLEDO, Aug. 19. -Edward F. McGrady, conciliator of a strike callnine days ago by the Gas Employes' Union. arranged today a program which he hoped would end the labor dispute.

McGrady called a meeting of the union committee with officials of the affected concerns, the affiliated Northwestern Ohio Natural Gas Co. and the Ohio Fuel Co. The labor department's ace mediator said he and Edmund Ruffing. director of the Toledo industrial peace board, and John E. O'Connor, another conciliator, would not attend the parley unless requested.

McGrady conferred yesterday and last night with both sides in the rispule. on The which hinges the city's gas! supply. union last week rejected a settlement proposed by the Toledo peace board on the grounds that 1 it would not wait until Jan. 1 to scek 11 wage increases. culty Company of granting officials told boosts of the pay at present.

McGrady said. A rate increase is. to be asked by the concern Jan. I. The union, which also demands seniority rights and its recognition as.

sole bargaining agency, continued to! picket the gas company's main office today. Skeleton crews continued the flow of gas to residences in this city of 300,000 population. GUNSHOT WOUNDS MAY KILL NEGRO! iff Omar Crouch said today Harvey ELETON, Aug. A one of two negroes shot down Inte Monday by an unidentified posse Tor white men investigating threats 011 a while woman, was expected to die of his wounds. Hill and his brother, George.

less seriously wounded, were taken to tine county poor farm for observation afte: the shooting. Sheriff Crouch said he doubted the Hills were implicated in Blackburn Johnson, Mirs John-: threats on the life of Airs. Ethel son, who with her husband. Tom. and two small children.

lives on a farm six miles Guthrie, received four notes warning her to help release Frank McClain, negro. jailed on 2 charge of pouring poison clown her throat. A special guard composed of friends of the family surrounded the Johnson home last night, armed with guns. NEW TILT LOOMS IN MOONEY FIGHT SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 19.

(AP)000 word habeas corpus hearing, Thomas J. Mooney's year-long 5.000.- which ended yesterday in an atmosphere of striking congeniality, ed right back toward another bitter: legal battle today before the state supreme court. for the convicted 1916 Preparedness Day seek parade bomber would to vacate a modified order giving Referee A. E. Shaw authority to make findings of fact in the hearing.

They contend the court should peruse the testimony and 800 new exhibits, asserting the alternate order would make Shaw the final arbiter. BARS SPECTATORS AT THIS HANGING COVINGTON, Aug. 19. (P)- In contrast to the thousands who saw Rainey Bethea hanged last week, at Owensboro only such officials as may be necessary will witness the execution of John "Pete" Montjoy, negro on the court yard of the Covington city building Friday morning. Circuit Judge Johnst Northcutt today reiterated previous intentions of barring newspapermen and the public from witnessing the hanging of Montjoy who was convicted of criminally assaulting a young Covington white woman.

Montjoy paced his narrow cell today displaying frequent outbursts of temper. WILL ENTERTAIN CLUB Rotarians will be entertained by singers and entertainers from the Hofbrau at Meyers lake park at a luncheon meeting Thursday at the Y. W. C. A.

cafeteria banquet room. i i THE EVENING INDEPENDENT. MASSIT.TON OHIO WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19. 1936 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 NEW YORK STOCKS NEW YORK. Aug.

rails and specialties today gave an shove to issues the stock market. many were narrow around the fourth hour, selected shares recorded gains of fractions to point or more. The activity was a more pronounced on the rally. Speculative attention was largely' centered on commoallies, corn and wheat pushing up to new peaks at Chicago after early easiness. Bonds were irregular and foreign currencies quiet.

NEW YORK STOCK QUOTATIONS Furnished to The Evening Independent by E. A. PIERCE CO. 2C7 First National Bank Bldg. Phone 3105-3106 1:15 P.

M. (E. S. MARKETS i Allegbany Corp. 4 For.

Power 7': Amn. Tel. Tel. 174 Anaconda 39:2 Atlantic Rig. 28 Auburn Auto 32 Barnsdall.

163 B. and O. 2212 Bendix Aviation Bethlehem Steel Briggs Mig. 55 Ches and Ohio 674 Chrysler Columbia G. and E.

207 Cons. Oil Eainn Mig. Co. 341 El. PAr.

and Lt. Firestone Rubber 2712 Genl. Electric Ger.l. Mtrs. 6533 Goodrich, B.

F. Goodyear T. and R. Houston Oil 9 Hudson Motor Intl. Tel.

Kennecott 4613 Kresge. S. S. 273; Loews, Inc. Mexican Seaboard Kas.

de Tex. Mont. Ward. 4512 Nash 151 N. Y.

Central 418; Ohio Oil 123, Otis Steel Packard 101: Penna. R. R. Phillips Pete. Pure Oil Radio Corp.

103; Rep. Corp. 223; Rep. Steel Corp. Pid.

991 R-K-0 Sears Roebuck 83 Shell Union 1812 Socony Vacuum 14 South Porto Rico 33:1 Standard Brands Standard Gas 73 Std. Oil of Calif. 374: Std. Oil of N. J.

6331 113: Texas Corp. Timken Detroit Axle Timken R. B. 63 4 Thompson Products U. S.

Rubber 301 U.S. Steel 68 Union Pae. United Corp. 8 Warner Bros. Westinghouse Elec.

13944 Woolworth 5413 Youngstown S. T. 79 Call Money Curb Stocks Cities Service 454 El. Bonds S. Louisiana L.

S. 121; St. Regis 53. Average Increase Industrial 83c Average Increase Rails 49c Average Increase Utilities 7c Sales 730,000 PRODUCE, GRAIN MARKETS LOCAL MARKETS (Corrected Daily by P. J.

Bordner and Company) Buying Prices Fresh Eggs, doz. 28c Fulton Brick Cheese, per Country Butter, 110 Selling Prices Produce Fresh Eggs. doz. 352 Sugar, sack $1.37 Print English Creamery Walnuts, Butter, new lb. 42c-4Gc 38c-41c Butterine.

fb. 12 1-2c-18c Sweitze: Cheese, lb. 32c Lard. per lb. 16c: Leaf Lettuce.

lb. 10c Head Lettuce, lb. 10c-13 Home grown Tomatoes, lb. 5c New Potatoes, peck 4'ic Beans, Green and Wax, lb. Sc Home Grown Peas, 2 Ibs.

23c New Red Beets, 3 bunches 10c New Texas Onions, ...3 lb. 10c Mangoes, 2 for 5c New Cabbage, lb. 58 Spinach. lb. 10c Radishes.

3 bunches Cal Carrots, 3 bunches 10c Parsley, bunch 5c Green Onions, 3 bunches 10c Cucumbers, Hot House 3c-5c Pickles for canniny, per 100 30c-40c New Turnips. 3 bunches 10c Celery. bunch 50-8c Sweet Corn. doz, 15c-20c Squash, each Egg Plant Fruits Lemons, dozen Naval Oranges, doz. 4..........

20c to 40c Bananas. lb. 6c Cooking Apples, 3 lbs. 10)c Grapefruit. new 5c.

Bc Cantaloupes 3-25c Cal. Plums lb 10c New Peaches, 3 lbs, 25c Bartiet Pears, lbs. 25c Watermelons 35c- Grapes, lb. 10c Meat and Meat Products Wholesale Meats Chickens. lb.

alive. 16c-20c Spring Lamb, dressed, lb. Veal, lb. dressed 16c-18c Retail Meat Prices Yearling Beef Round Steak, lb. 32c, 35c Sirloin Steak, lb.

35c. 38c Chuck Roast 25c. 28c Prime Ribs of Beef Veal Steak, lb. 42c Veal Stew. lb.

20c-22c Veal Roast, lb. 20c-25c Genuine Leg of Spring Lamb. lb. 32c Lamb Chops. lb.

30c-453 Lamb Stew, lb. 15c-20c Pork Chops, 1b. 25c-33c Smoked Ham, whole. lb. 30c.

32c Bacon, in piece, lb. 33c-36c Bacon, sliced, lb. Fresh Sausage, lb. 28c Smoked Sausage, lb. 30c Chickens.

lb. 28c-35c Grain and Grain Products Paying Prices (Ceres Supply Co.) New Wheat. No. 1 $1.05 Oats, per bu. 37c; Corn, per 100 lbs.

$1.50 Wheat Straw. per ton $9 Retail Feed Linseed Oil Meal Soy Bean O. M. $1.90 Cotton Seed Meal $2.00 Corn and Oats Chops Scratch Feed, per 100 lbs. Oats, per bu.

50c Shelled Corn. per bu, Meat Scraps, per 100 lbs. Egg Mash Bailed Straw. per 100 lbs. 80c Dairy Feed.

32 per cent Dairy Feed, 16 per cent per 100 lbs. $1.65 Wheat Screenings, per 100 lbs. $1.35 Cracked Corn, per 100 lbs. Horse Feed, 100 lbs. Alfalfa Hay per lbs.

1.20 Middlings per 100 lbs. $2.00 Bran, per 100 lbs. $1.75 Hog Feed Wheat, per bu. Flour Winter Patent. bbl.

Spring Patent, per 1-4 bbl. $1.60 FARMYARD AND DAIRY CLEVELAND, Aug. 19 LIVE POULTRY heavy, pounds and up 21c; hens, medium 20c; hens Leghorn 15c; hens, No. 2 13c; old roosters, colored 14cl old roosters, Leghorn 12c; spring, 5 pounds and up 16c; ducks, spring, small 13c: ducks, old 12c; broilers, fancy Rock -pounds up 21c; broilers, Rock pounds and up 19c; broilers, colored, 3 pounds and up 20c; broilers, No. 2.

15c brailers, Leghorn, pounds and up 17c; broilers, Leghorn, small 16c. Market weak. FRESH DRESSED POULTRYHeavy lowl 27c; Leghorn fowl 21c: GRANTS DELAY IN ICKES CASE Attorney Asks Editors of Boston Post Be Cited For Contempt Bepause of Editorial WOBURN. Aug. 19.

(AP) Counsel for Robert H. Ickes, foster son of the secretary of the interior, accused driving while under the influence of liquor, today asked that the of the Boston Post be cited for contempt because of an editorial: dealing with the case, The request was made by Atty. Francis R. Mullin. who appeared with the young man before Judge Jesse Morton to obtain the district court's to continuance of the case until Aug.

25. The delay was granted. Mullin told the court the editorial! was a "prejudicial publication jing the rights of the defendant." ruled He asserted the supreme court, had no newspaper had the to comment on the facts in a matter pending before a court. Judge Morton asked Mullin to submit a brief. EAST GREENVILLE A large crowd attended a festival and carnival sponsored by the Boy Scouts on the school grounds, Satur-: day erening.

Vaudeville acts were presented. Prizes were awarded to Miss Margaret Snyder, of East Canton, Harry Orwick. of Massillon, and John Hodgson, of Bowdil. Zeke Stankovich and Mike English. of Cleveland, spent the week-end at the Stankovich home here.

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Malinowski and of Massillon, visited the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Jones, Saturday evening.

Donald Harris. Myron Latham and Donald Wolf left Tuesday morning on a motor trip to Texas and other points of interest in the southwest. Mrs. Roy Sommerville and son, of Wheeling, spent several days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Roy Oberlin, of the Starwood rd. Mrs. J. Stojadinovich and daughters. Vera and Lillian, of spent several days with Mrs.

Zeke Stankovich. Mrs. Glen Kosier, of Dalton, spent several days with her sister, Mrs. William Davis. Members of the Methodist church are making plans to observe the 100th anniversary of the church with services.

Sunday, Sept. 6. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Mock, of Massillon, spent several days with the former's parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Eli Mock. William Aston, of Newman, visited James and William Aston, Sunday. Mrs. Mary Bertels is ill at her home in Akron.

Mrs. Bertels was a resident of this place for a number of years. Miss Jennie Kurzen and Edwin Kurzen. of this place, and Miss Zelma Kirk. of Massillon, spent a week motoring through the east and Canada.

They visited Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kurzen at Niagara Falls. John Davis is confined to the Massillon city hospital following an operation for an injury on his left leg sustained while working recently. Mr.

and Mrs. Donald Brenner and son Miss visited Yvonne at Bowdil, Graham Sunday. and Myron Zupp, of Massillon, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Zupp.

Donna Ann Lint spent a week with her grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Woods, of Massillon. Mr.

and Mrs. James Marnin spent the week-end at Altoona, with Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Egley. Mr.

and Mrs. Harmon Boekel and daughter. Corrine. of Akron. visited the former's parents, Mr.

and Mrs. William Boekel. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Collier spent several days in Sandusky where they attended the annual summer reunion of the Tin Can Tourists of America.

Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Edwards and Mrs. Mary Utsler spent Sunday at Lake O' Springs. Mr.

and Mrs. Thomas Kelley. of Massillon, visited Mrs. Mary Sanders, Sunday. Out-of-town relatives and friends who attended the funeral of Mrs.

Hannah Thomas, Sunday. were Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Thomas and sons, Richard, Leroy and John, of Piqua; Mr. and Mrs.

Bran Peterson and sons. Walter, William and Merle, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Peterson and Mr. and Mrs.

Harry Peterson, of Bridgeport; Mr. and Mrs. George Bowen and Thomas Reese, of Akron. Mr. and Mrs.

Joseph Reinerts. of Stanwood. Mr. Mrs. Jacob Reinerts.

of Newman, and Mrs. Elizabeth Delong, of Brewster. Burton Kreiger. of Massillon, spent the week-end with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.

William Kreiger. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Ammond ed a party at the home of Mr. and Mrs.

Edward Peters, of Massillon, Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. John McPerry, of Orrville, and Mr. and Mrs.

John nin. of this place, spent the week-end at Butler, Ind. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Kreiger and Jacqueline, and Mr.

and Mrs. William Kreiger attended serv- i ices at the Crystal Springs tabernacle, Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Davis and daughters.

Shirley and Mary, spent the week-end at Navarre. Mr. and Mrs. George Crable and daughter. of Riceland, visited Mr.

and Mrs. Ervin Lint, Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Longworth and daughter, Cleo, spent a week motoring in Michigan and Canada.

Mr. and Mrs. James Morris and James F. Earley James F. Earley, 31, died at a Marsfield hospital Tuesday night.

He survived by his mother and father. Mr. and Mrs. George Farley, sillon: three sisters. Mrs.

John Ransom. Mrs. Henry Grant and Miss tha Farley, of Massilion. and two brothers. Earnest Earles.

cf Detroit. and Delbert Earler, of Massillon. The body will be brought to Massiltonight and the funeral will be held Friday at 2 p. m. the Arnold funeral home.

Interment will be made in the Massillon cemetery. Thomas Aurtrey Ticinas 39. 0: 857 High-' land died the Massillon city hospital Tuesday evening after a brief illness. Besides his widow. Pearl, he is surIrired by four sons Austin.

Arve. Junior and Mosely; three daughters, cille, Rosie and Alice: three Arve. of Akron. John of Cincinnati Greene of Alabama: three sisand Greene of Alabama: three ters. Mrs.

Alice McCants. Mrs. Susie Ladd and Miss Annie Aurtrey, all of Alabams. The body is at the Arnold funeral home. pending completion of funeral arrangements.

Mrs. Louise Myers Funeral The funeral of Mrs. Louise Myers. 80. who died Saturday evening at the residence of her daughter.

Mrs. RichCard Breymaier. of 528 Lincoln Way, was held Tuesday at 1:30 p. m. the residence.

The Rev. E. Digel. pastor of St. John's Evangelical church.

officiated. Interment was made the cemetery. The pall bearers were Robert Smith. William Snyder. D.

D. Buchanan, Earl Shetler and Albert Gretzinger, Mrs. Maria Ellis Funeral The funeral of Mrs. Maria Ellis, 80, 1 who died Sunday noon at the resi-! dence of her daughter. Mrs.

Earl Doll, of Bowdil, was held Tuesday at 1 p. at the residence and at 1:30 p. m. i at the Bowdil M. E.

church. The Per. W. R. Taylor, pastor of the church.

and the Rev. G. W. Klotz, of East Canton, officiated. Interment was made in the Sixteen cemetery.

Charles A. Agler Funeral The funeral of Charles A. Agler, 64. of 749 Commonwealth who died Sunday morning. was held Tuesday at 2:30 p.

m. at the Arnold funeral home. The Rev. C. B.

Hess, pastor of the First M. E. made church, in of- the ficiated. Interment was Massillon cemetery. Pancakes End Home Uprising AKRON, Aug.

19. (P)-They promised with pancakes at the county home for the aged today and the tobacco-chewing inmates won a moral victory. When C. A. Weygandt, superintendent of the home, announced yesterday that he was cutting tobacco ra-1 tions in half to reduce expenses, 11 aged men in the laundry and others in the fields promptly staged a "sitdown" strike refusing to turn a hand until their two packs of chewing tobacco a week were restored.

capitulated, but last: Weyranco. a happy thought. Since the home produces its own buttermilk. pancakes--relished by the residents--are cheap. The superintendent installed a big and today, for the first time, everybody in the home had pancakes.

"Give us pancakes." Weygandt said one of yeaterday's strikers told "and you can cut the tobacco tions." He did and everybody was; happy. New Candidate In 13th District FREMONT, Aug. 13th district congressional race became 8 three- way affair today with entrance of Merrell Martin, 40, Attica World war veteran and food market pro- prictor, as an independent candidate. Martin, who said he would make the race on a Union party ticket, claimed endorsement of the Rev. Charles E.

Coughlin's National Union for Social. Justice, the Townsend movement, and farmers union and labor tions. Congressman-At-Large Stephen M. Young of Cleveland has been voted the democratic nomination, and Dudley A. White of Norwalk, former American Legion state commander, is the republican candidate.

Congressman has not definitely announced his acceptance. Young said at Cleveland that he had not received formal notification of his selection and would make no statement until then. i Espinosa Ties For Open Lead CINCINNATI. Aug. 19 (P)--Al Espinosa, professional at the Akron Portage club and Ohio open champion in 1932 and 1933.

moved into a tie for the lead in the 17th annual championship today as he toured the first nine at Maketewah in 33, two under par, for a 45-hole total of Reggie Myles of Cleveland 174. Andy Velican of Warren, two of yesterday's 36-hole leaders, had 34 strokes each for the first nine, and also posted 174 totals for the 45 holes. Andy Mocsary of Norwalk, also tied for the lead at 36 holes, went two over par with a 37 and posted a 177 for the 45 holes. Roach behind of Cincinnati stayed a stroke Billie Burke of Cleveland and" Bill the leaders with 34's on the front nine, each having 175 for the 45 holes. BOOM VAUDEVILLE SPRINGFIELD, Aug.

19 (AP)-William James of Columbus president of the National Vaudeville Managers' Association of night ganization at the in first four meeting of the or- years. John Schwam of Hamilton and Gus Sun and Robert Shaw, both of Springfield, named directors. Members! agreed to add vaudeville to programs in theaters they represent in Ohio and six other states. EARN PLACES ON OHIO TEAM Sergeant Ulmer, Patrolman Grossglaus To Shoot On State Highway Patrol Squad Sergeant J. C.

Ulmer and Patrol-! man H. W. Grossglans, stationed atla District barracks, Massillon. won. bit places on the state highway patrol! pistol team in a competition at the.

Naw York Central range, Columbus, Tuesday. Pat: Grossglaus topped the 21 marksmen selected from the four: districts of the state patrol. Four other patrolmen of District entered: the competition but failed to make! 11:0 team consisting of seven mem-! bers. They were Patrolman Carroll: Rubin. of Salem: Patrolman Ray! R.

I. Governor and Myers, Abrams. of Warren and Members of the Ohio teams will i assemble the latter part of the at the Wilmington barracks for practice preparatory to entering a compe-! tition with police teams from other states and cities at Cincinnati. Sunday. Later the team will enter the police competition at Camp Perry.

DALTON Dinner guests of Mrs. Ida Schultz. Friday. included Mrs. Rose Watson, Wertz.

Mrs. Mary Singhass and Mrs. Cora McDowell. George Le Chot spent the week-end: with Mr and Mrs. Le Chot, Mr.

and Mrs. Walter Halbert motored to Blairsville. Monday, to attend the funeral of a relative. Mr. and Mrs.

Walter Horst leit Saturday on a motor trip to New York ciry and other eastern cities. Mr. and Mrs. Ira Wertz are in Detroit. Mich, Mr.

and Mrs. Bert Bevington, of Akron, were guests. Friday, of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Myers.

I celebraied a Friday evening by a group The birthday of Fred Locke was of young people with a steak fry in the woods north of WD. Those present were the Misses Kate Wyre, Arlene Dodez. Betty Wertz and Margaret Zuercher and Williard Nuasbaum. Leroy Kerstetter, Leroy Lenhart and the honor guest, Fred Locke, A dinner was given Sunday in hon- or of F. E.

Gibson by Mrs. Gibson at their home on his 72nd birthday anniversary. Guests were Mr. and Merle Graber and children, of Massillon, Mr. and Mrs.

Ernest Brown, Mrs. Ellen Brown Miss Louise Simpson, of Bowdil, and James Gibson, Mrs. Roxie Farmer and Mrs. Harry Wyre. Ralph Buchanan, of.

Philadelphia, is visiting his mother, Mrs. James Mr. Buchanan. and Mrs. C.

McDowell. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Davis and Mr. and Mrs.

Jack Jarvis left Saturday night on a 10-day fishing trip to Rice lake, i Canada, Mrs. Edgar Miller and daughter, Barbara Ann, of Wooster, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Tyrrell, Monday. Dean McAlee spent Sunday in Garrett, Ind.

Miss Ruth Wingert visited Mr. and Mrs. Ward at the Swigart home in Wooster, Wednesday evening. Mr. and Mrs.

William Williams and family. Mrs. Alice McDowell and Mr. and Mrs. A.

C. Long attended the Hassler reunion at the Albert Shilling home in Stanwood, Saturday. REPORT ZBYSZKO SLAIN IN SPAIN! WRESTLINGE. N. Aug.

19. Jack Curley, well-known wrestling promoter, said Tuesday he had received a message from Ismail C. Pace, director the Luna Park Stadium in Buenos Aires. reporting the death of Wladek Zbyszko, famous Polish wrestler. during street fighling in Barcelona, Spain.

official word been heard from Zbyszko for some time, although he kept in touch with Polish diplomatic agencies. He made his headquarters in Barcelona. Zbyszko spent many years in the United States as a wrestler. PROBE TWO DEATHS IN ELYRIA BLAZE ELYRIA. Aug.

19. -Neighbors of Mrs. William Cecil. 24, who was burned to death early Friday four daughter, Geraldine. when fire destroyed their home.

said police had portions of a letter written by Mrs. Cecil to a friend in which she asked protection from an unidentified person. Delective Lloyd Sweet and Fire Chief W. N. Bates said they were investigating if the blare was of diary been origin.

in jail The since woman's July 4 husband serving a hit-skip driver sentence. SEEK OHIOAN IN LEGION INQUIRY DETROIT, Aug. 19 (AP) Papers seeking the removal of Virgil F. Effinger from Lima, 0., to answer a warrant charging him with possessing six hand grenades during a Black Legion meeting here a year ago were signed yesterday by Judge Gerald W. Groat.

If Gov. Frank Fitzgeraid signs the extradition papers, John. A. Rieca, assistant prosecutor, said they will be taken to Lima. Effinger has declared he will fight removal proceedings.

FIRST MUSKINGUM DAM IS COMPLETED NEW PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 19- The first of 14 projected dams in the $40.000,000 Muskingum conservancy district was completed Tuesday. Lieut. Col. J.

D. Arthur, jr, chief of army engineers in a charge of the district, said the Charles Mill dam in Ashland county on the Black Fork of the Mohican river would provide a permanent lake when the reservoir area was cleared of obstructions. WILL. HEAD D. OF.

A. COLUMBUS, Aug. 19 (P) Mrs. Florence Fought of Fremont was scheduled to be elevated to the presldency of the Ohto council, Daughters of America, today at closing sessions of a three -day meeting. Electiono of 25 delegates to the D.

of' A. national convention in New York also will take place. sons. of Cleveland, visited Mr. and Mrs.

Russell Waisner, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Lint and ter, Donna Ann, visited at Meyers lake, Sunday. Mr.

and Mrs. Henry Davis and sons, of Canal Fulton, and Gilbert Reamer, of Navarre, visited Mr. and Mrs. Charles Davis. Sunday evening.

Mr. and Mrs. John Lint and daughters, of Warmington, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. David Lint.

T. C. Jones and daughter, Dorothy, and son, Verle, of Strasburg, visited Mr. and Mrs. Harry Jones and Charles Jones.

Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Jordan, and Mr. and Mrs.

Edward Peters, of Massillon, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Ammond, Saturday evening. J. F.

Wagner, of Philadelphia, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Wagner, Paul Vallis, Ray Marchand and Nick Nechoff, of Massillon, visited Mr.

and Mrs. Louis Neshcoff, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Blaine Shetler, of Bolivar.

visited the latter's grandmother. Mrs. Alice Edwards, Sunday. Norman Harris, of Springfield, visparents, Mr. and Mrs: David Harris, Saturday.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Harig, of Brewster, and Mrs. Jacob Harig, of MassilIon, visited Mr. and Mrs.

Edgar Collier. Sunday. Mr. Mrs. Merl Wolf and son, Donald, and Mr.

and Mrs. Walter Long, of Massillon. visited Mr. and Mrs. Nick Wolf.

Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hardesty children. of Massillon, visited Mr. and Mrs.

Byron Kreiger. Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Alex Pollock, of Canton, were guests of Mr.

and Mrs. Charles Davis, Friday evening. Mrs. Emmet Maupin, of West Brookfield, visited her grandmother, Mrs. Mary Hill.

Sunday. JUSTUS broilers, heavy 2 pounds and up 31c; broilers, small, 28c; broilers, Leghorn 25c: ducks, spring 24c. Market steady. CREAMERY BUTTER Extras 2812c: standard 38c. Market unsettled.

FRESH EGGS- Ordinary firsts 18c; current receipts, 55 pounds and up 21c: extra firsts. poultry farm quality 56 pounds and up 23c; extra grades 57 pounds and up, candled, light yolks, clean 29c. Market steady. GOVERNMENT GRADED EGGSU. extra, large white, in cases 33c: U.

standards, large white, in cases S. 2912c: mixed U. S. extra and standards medium, white in cases 25c. LIVESTOCK MARKETS CLEVELAND.

Aug. 19. (P) -Cattle 200, slow about steady; steers 1100 up, choice to prime 8.00-75; 750-1100 choice 8.25-9.00; good 7.50-8.25; butcher cattle good 7.00-8.00; heifers good 8.00-60: cows (all weights) good 4.50-5.25; bulls, butchers 6.00-7.00. Calves. 500.

weag 50 lower: prime veals 9.50-10.00; choice 9.00-50; medium 8.00-9.00. Sheep and lambs 800. slow weak lower; choice 9.00-50; good 8.50-9.00; meditn 7.00-8.50; wethers--choice 9.50-10.00; medium 8.00-9.50; ewes choice 7.00-8.00; medium 5.00-7.00; yearlings choice 6.00-7.50. Hogs 10-15 lower: heavy 250- 300 10.75-11.50; medium 220-250 lbs. 11.90; good butchers 180-220 11.90; yorkers 160-180 11.90; light lights 130-150 10.75-11.00: pigs 100-130 10.50-75; roughs, choice! 8.75-9.00: stags, choice 7.75-8.00.

CHICAGO. Aug. 19. (P)-(U. S.

Dept. 9,000. including 500 direct: mostly 10-15 lower, lightweights fully 25 lower than Tuesday's average; top 11.80; bulk: 190-250 11.40-75: 250-300 11.25-65: best light lights 11.00; most sows 9.00-75. Cattle 10.000; calves another active and firm trade on better grade yearlings aud yearling type light steers; light heifer and mixed yearlings also getting good action; better than 10.00 bid on prime 1,050 long yearlings; some 865 yearling steers sold up to 9.75; best heifers 9.25; bulk steer crop comprises medium weight and weighty steers, these slow with early sales lb. average 9.50 and 9.75; early top medium 9.90 but several strictly choice and prime loads held above 10.00; middie and lower grade heifers steady to weak: cows steady to 15 lower; bulls strong: vealers steady at 7.50-8.50; few 9.00; best sausage bulls around 5.35; stockers continue active, firm.

Sheep 5,000, including 700 direct; lamb trade developing very slowly; early sales better grade natives and most. bids weak to 25 lower; largely 9.00-25 market to packers; outside to city butchers 9.50; low grade native throwouts 5.50-6.50; no early action on western rangers; fat ewes steady to weak; mostly 2.25-3.50. Grain Opening Grain Opening CHICAGO, Aug. tions from recent steep upturns of values tock place early today both in corn and wheat. Reports on the board of trade of showers and cooler temperatures over parts of the corn belt were a bearing factor, and so too was relative weakness of the Liverpool wheat market.

Opening unchanged to 1 1-4 cents lower, September 1,15 3-4 to 1.16, December 99 to 1.00, corn soon showed setbacks all around. Wheat started unchanged to 1-2 cent off, September .13 1-2 to 5-8, December 1.12 3-4 to 7-8. and then underwent a general decline. WAGE BOOST ENDS STRIKE (Continued from Page One.) comprised the strikers' committee: "The sheriff and Murphy performed a good duty for Youngstown," said F. J.

O'Neill of Cleveland, official of Motor Express, Inc. The strike started against Motor Express and Commercial Motors Freight the city's two largest trucking concerns, and spread to all but one in the city. Several 'shots were fired yesterday at Canfield, 11 miles south of here, when 1 Motor Express company truck, en route to Pittsburgh, drove through a picket line. Apparently they were fired 'in the air, Village Marshal John Brown said, The Intermediate C. E.

Society of the local U. B. church held a weiner roast Friday evening in Blairs grove. Members present were the Misses Twila Steiner, Nola Savage and Evelyn Buxser, Lloyd Savage, Cletus Rowe, Vernon Warstier. Roy Rowe, Wayne Warstler and Wallace Evans.

Games were the evening diversions. Attendance at the U. B. Sunday school Sunday morning was 154. Paul Jones of Westerville, played a piano soio.

Mid-week prayer services will be held Wednesday at 8 p. m. The public is invited. Mrs. Ray Warstler was hostess Fri-, day afternoon to her Sunday school! class of in Blairs grove at weiner roast." Thost present were the? Misses Geraldine Fowler, Grace: Spangler.

Nola Savage, Mary Baugh-: man, Twila Steiner and Nola Mrs. Lewis Klein is chaperoning members of the giris Otterbein guild, of the U. B. church on a week's outing at Portage lakes. Jack Williams, six-year-old son of Mr.

and Mrs. Hayes Williams. underwent a minor operation Saturday morning at Canton. Mrs. Lorin Schrock, who has been confined in the Massillon city hospital for two months.

has been. taken to her home. She is improving. Mrs. Effie Ricksecker, of Wilmot, was a Sunday dinner guest and Mrs.

Thomas Savage, and family. a Miss Jean Morrison with has returned from a two- week visit Mrs. Mary Conner, of Medina. Mrs. Laura Wagner, of Navarre;" and Mr.

and Mrs. Ray Fisher attended the Wyandt-Warner reunion near Bowerstown, Wednesday. Mrs. Earl Cavanough, returned to her home in Tampa, Monday, after spending six weeks with her parent, the Rev. and Mrs.

J. D. Wyandt, of Magnolia. Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.

Lyman Kaser, were Mr. and Mrs. Edward Dewitt and family, of Berlin, Granville Kaser, of Zoar, Howard Herman. of Dover, and Mr. and Mrs.

David Sirohl and son, of Justus, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Humerickhouse and family. Dover, spent Saturday with the Kaser family. Miss Betty Kaser is spending several weeks with Mr.

and Mrs. George Alexandria. of Pittsburgh. Miss Kathryn Davis, of Akron, and Miss Lena Lanier, of Brewster, were Sunday guests of the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Lee Davis. and Mrs. Parl Jolliff. and son, Teddy, of Canal Fulton, Were Sunday afternoon guests of Mr. and Mrs.

A. Vonwyr. Mr. and. Mrs.

Walter Ridgeway, and family, of Strasburg, and Mrs. Earl Daly, of Navarre, were Sunday guests of Mrs. Hannah Books and family. The Challenger Sunday school class of the U. B.

church will hold a steak fry at Fountain. Valley. evening LEGION BASEBALL DRAWINGS MADE MIDDLETOWN, Aug. Manchester, N. will meet Bridgeport, in the first gane of the American Legion's junior sectional baseball tournament Drawings completed this morning paired them for a game at 1:30 p.

m. with the Lowell, ieam meeting Minneapolis in Thursday's other game at 4:30. On Friday, Ecorse (Detroit) will meet Buffalo at 1:30 p. and Ohicago will meet Middletown at 4:30. The winners of Thursday's games will meet at 1:30 p.

m. Saturday and the winners of Friday's games at 4:30 p. m. Saturday. The final championship contest will be played at 2:30 p.

m. Sunday. Pay all your Bills THE COST OF A LOAN IS SMALL '300 fat less bottle per of day leer Repayable in equal monthly payments. for one year. costs less than the price of a bottle of beer a day.

(Actually less than 15c total average daily Other amounts $25 to $1000 at proportionate low cost. Tre Cory LoaN HOMER H. WELSH, Mgr, 39 LINCOLN WAY EAST, MASSILLON.

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