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Serial Stars a many as In PANIC FOLLOWS FIRE NEAR POWDER PLANT Dayton Milk Prices Reduced; War Hinted NEW SWEPT JERSEY BY TOWN FLAMES MOVES WITH Military Governmental DRASTIC Authorities REVOLUTILA Decree I Rature. dnes- THE HERALD O'CLOCK EDITION of Suppression HOPE FOR SURRE 52 Dayton, Entered Ohio, second under -class the act matter of at Congress, the March postoffice, 3, 1879. in DAYTON, TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 1932 PRICE-TWO CENTS 26. PAGES TODAY OF NE DISTRIBUTORS JOIN IN CITY-WIDE CUTS; FARMERS PAID LESS Movement Lead by Nine Buy- ers of Cooperative Producers' Association. CONDITION OF MARKET IS GIVEN AS REASON Majority of Distributors Reduce Price of Quarts From 10 to 9 Cents.

Retail and wholesale milk prices were cut in Dayton Tuesday and it appeared that a price -cutting war might be getting under way, Most distributors, led by nine buyers from the Miami Valley Cooperative Milk Producers association. cut the price of quarts from 11 to 9 cents and maintained the pint price at 6 cents. At the same time, they discontinued paying dairy farmers $1.90 per hundred pounds for milk and set a new rate at $1.50. REDUCES INCOMES. de was estimated ty the co-operative association that the latter cut would reduce income of dairymen in the Miami Valley from $75,000 to $60,000 a month.

"We had to reduce prices because of market conditions" announced distributors who deal through the co-operative association. The decision was reached Mon-1 day night, after which the associa-1 tion at once informed other dairies of the city that if was cutting prices. The Kroger Grocery and company, which had been selling quarts at 9 cents, immediately cut its price to cents a quart. OTHERS REDUCE. A number of other distributors, not dealing through the co-operative association, reduced their quart prices from 10 to 9 cents at the same time.

"Our reduction is in line with ordered by other local dairies," officials of the Kroger Grocery and Baking company said. At the same time, the co-operative association issued a statement in part as follows: "The milk producer is forced into a deplorable situation by the reduction in price which he will receive. "'The association insists that its members produce a high-quality milk. In return, they should receive a fair pay for their labor and expense." Distributors co-operating with the association are: Dairy Products Corporation, Finch Jersey Farm, Funkhouser's Dairy, Himes Brothers Dairy, Newbauer's Sanitary Milk Company, Shoemake Guernsey Farms, Dayton Home Dairy, Gem City Dairy Company and Kincaid's Westwood Dairy. Moler's Belmont Dairy also cut its quart price as Neal's Dairy likewise was reported to have done.

ALFRED E. SMITH COMES OUT OPENLY IN PARTY'S FIGHT BOSTON, March (UP)-Alfred E. Smith today authorized the entering of his name in the Massachusetts presidential primary. Smith's authorization, which was entirely unexpected, was given letter received from him today Frank J. Donahue, chairman of Democratic state committee and cratic national committeeman 4t Massachusetts.

former New York governor's non followed the announcement New York that he intended to Aight for Vermont's eight delegates to the national Democratic convention in that state's primary, set for May 18. Smith is assured of considerable support in Massachusetts, one of The eight states he carried in the presidential election of 1928. Governor Ely is to go to New Hampshire tonight to address Smith rallies in both Manchester and Peace Proposals Please Japan, "But," Says War Minister in Interview TOKIO, March league's peace proposals are most welcome and its efforts appreciated, Gen. Sadao Araki, minister of war, said today. However, Araki continued, while Japan consents in principle, the actual settlement is another matter and Japan wants no misunderstanding on it.

H. E. Parrott Is 94 Years Old Tuesday Henry Eugene Parrott, 245 Orchard avenue, Oakwood, was celebrating his 94th birthday Tuesday. He holds the honor of being the oldest living alumnus of Ohio Wesleyan university and is the oldest living member of Sigma Chi fraternity. Mr.

Parrott also possesses the Ohio Wesleyan alumni cane, which is always the property of the oldest graduate, having receired it last year upon the death of his brother, Col. Edwin A. Parrott, Princeton. N. centenarian.

PRESSURE ON TOKIO IS GIVEN CREDIT FOR REAL PEACE GESTURE Proposa for Armistice Conference Actually Submitted by Nipponese. LOSS OF 10,000 TROOPS FEARED ABOUT SHANGHAI Observers Say Tokio Willing to Get but Rather Than Fact Sacrifices. GENEVA, March Japan and China announced toay that their respective governmets had accepted the League of Naton council's plan for an armistice coference to end hostilities in Shaphai. Naotake Sato, Japanese delegate, and Dr. W.

W. ten, representative of China, annoured that their governments were Aling to participate in the armistic caference, but both reserved full libery of action and declined to compt themselves to any promises in acance. SOVEREIGNY SAFE. The league's proosal, concurred in by the United Sites, called upon Japan to promise, ot to infringe upon the territorie. and political sovereignty of Chine und demanded that China fully prtect international interests in hanghai and safeguard the Settlement.

While accepting th truce proposal as the only soltion to the crisis available at prtent, Japan continues to ask the legue council to exert all possible Dissure upon China to withdraw her troops the stipulated 20 kilometers 12.4 miles) from Shanghai as a nestsary forerunner to restoration of permanent peace. MOVE BY JAPA. While the armistice a inference proposal was placed hefer the disputant, nations and memb-s of the league council by Josh PaulBoncour of France. presidst of the council, International New Service established today that the lan was actually of Japanese autho Phip. The Japanese governme.

faced with the necessity of enchg the conflict at. Shanghai shory because of serious economic epression and the mounting lice of world cabled the Pn to Sato for presentation to M. PaulBoncour. Foreign military observershave said the Japanese could not Ate to (Continued on Page, Four PAST YEAR SECOND WARMEST ON RECORD FOR LOCAL DISTRICT Temperatures Within Shade of Highest in History Yearly Report Shows. NOVEMBER, DECEMBER SET NEW HIGH MARKS Total Precipitation Was Normal While Snowfall Was Far Below Average.

By the smallest fraction of a degree the year 1931 missed being the warmest 12 months in the history of the local weather bureau, it was revealed by John S. Hazen, local meteorologist, when he issued his annual report Tuesday morning. Mean temperature for the year he figured out to be 55.9 degrees, the record high mark in this respect being held by 1921, when the mean temperature was 56.1 degrees. WARM YEAR. But, nevertheless, the year as a whole was decidedly warmer than usual, there being only two months, March and May, with monthly mean temperatures below the normal.

The mean temperature of 55.9 is 3.2 degrees above normal. The outstanding features of the year, the bureau reports states, were the exceptionally warm months of November and December, with monthly means of 10 and 8.7 degrees, respectively, above normal. On 39 days throughout the year the temperature reached 90 degrees or higher and at no time during the year was it lower than 10 degrees above zero. The highest temperature of the year was 98 degrees on July 16, and the lowest was 10 degrees above zero on January 1. The highest minimum of record is 15 degrees above zero in 1891.

The absolute highest of record for the station is 108 degrees on July 22, 1901 and the absolute lowest is 28 degrees below zero on February 13, 1899. The longest period of consecutive days with the mean temperature above normal was 23 days from December 9 to 31 inclusive and the longest period below normal was 11 days from March 2 to 12 inclusive. The total precipitation was 38.42 inches, this exceeding normal by only .56 of an inch. The greatest (Continued on Page Four.) MRS. RUSSELL YOUNG IS CALLED BY DEATH AT LOCAL HOSPITAL Services Will Be Held Thursday Morning at Residence, 902 Schantz Ave.

Mrs. Russell H. Young, 30, of 902 Schantz avenue, Oakwood, widely known in Dayton social circles, died in the Miami Valley hospital at 11 o'clock Tuesday morning where she had been a patient since the birth of a son, Clinton Russell, February 20. Besides her baby boy, she is survived by her husband and a daughter, Caroline. Funeral services will be conducted at 10:30 o'clock Thursday morning at the residence, interment taking place later at the Woodland cemetery.

Mrs. Young was 2. native of New Orleans, La. She was educated in Glendale college and later graduated from Miami university. Prior to her marriage in 1924, she was Marie Louise Clinton.

Immediately after her marriage, she came to Dayton and with her husband established a home in Oakwood. In college, she was a member of Sigma Sigma Sigma, national sorority. Since coming to Dayton, she has been active in the College Women's club and Christ Episcopal church where she was a member. At the Dayton Country club, she became well known tor her skill horsewoman and participated of the events of the club. MINE BLAST TAKES HEAVY TOLL OF LIFE Thirty miners were killed Pocahontas, Va.

At top is the of rescue workers starting into the DAYTON'S LIBRARY EMPLOYES RECEIVE PART OF SALARIES Full Payments Held Up Until Amount of Future Loan Can Be Determined. While the decision of the attor. ney general on the percentage public library can borrow on its annual budget for operation has not yet been returned, local public 11- brary employes Tuesday were paid only part. salaries. According to Paul North Rice, chief librarian, decision is expected to be returned by the attorney general either Tuesday or Wednesday.

QUESTION RAISED. The question of whether a library board could borrow -third of its entire budget, or only onethird of half of the budget, was raised by members of the local library board at a recent meeting. Pending this decision of the attorney general, no additional money will be borrowed by the local library, Rice said Tuesday. Up to the present time the local library has borrowed a total of $30,000. The library is still entitled to an additional $20,000 should the decision returned favor the one- third of half the budget.

BUDGET APPROVED. However, Rice said Tuesday, that he prefers to continue operating the libraries by paying only part saiaries over paying full salaries at the present time and then being forced to pay no salaries during later months. Library distribution, which comes from the state tax on intangibles, will not be available until early in April. The local library budget for 1932 which has been approved totals $310,000. By paying only part salaries at this time, Rice said that a saving of $5,000 was effected.

Total salaries amount to $16,000, but money distributed Tuesday totaled $11,000. Salaries paid Tuesday varied amount from 50 per cent of the whole which was paid those recelving the highest salaries, to 75 per cent of the whole, which was paid those receiving the lowest salaries. LATE SPORTS Race entries and results will be found on page 22. AND PEOPLE FLEE: Dupont Factory Near Scene of Conflagration; Firemen Battle Fierce Blaze. MANY BUILDINGS SAID TO HAVE BEEN CAUGHT More Than Thirty Homes Laid Waste According to Early Reports of Disaster.

The Chinese have abused flags and treacherously broken truces so often that Japan's unconditional and simultaneous withdrawal from Shanghai is impossible, he said He demanded the most satisfactory guarantees, adding that the details of the negotiations would be left to the Japanese representatives in Shanghai. JAPANESE WARSHIPS ROCKED BY EXPLOSION OF CHINESE MINES Admiral's Flagship Feels Effect of Concussion But Damage Is Slight. REINFORCEMENTS LANDED 20 MILES NORTH OF FORT Invaders Claim Gains But Gencral Situation Appears in Status Quo. SHANGHAI, March depth bombs or mines exploded in the Whangpoo river in front of the International Settlement today with slight damage to the Japanese destroyer Ohi. They shook the Izomo of Admiral Kichisabura Nomura.

The Japanese said the ward room and some furniture aboard the Ohi was damaged. The flagship was not damaged, despite the terrific explosion about 100 yards The flagship was moored alongside the Japanese consulate-general, Japanese searching parties were lowered immediately from warships in the river to look for more bombs or mines. The Japanese claimed that the explosions were touched off from Pootung, on the Whangpoo opposite the International Settlement. The charge coincided with recent reports that the Chinese were concentrating in the area, to oppose passage of Japanese transports. The Chinese were said to be concentrating machine gun units and snipers at Pootung although they were not believed to have had sutficiently big guns to block passage of the Japanese ships.

COMES CLOSE. The Japanese said the first explosion in the Whangpoo occurred at 11:30 a. m. and the second ten minutes later. The first charge was close to the Ohi, and the second forward of the cruiser Izumo on the starboard side.

Meanwhile the main force of the Japanese 11th division of approximately 10,000 men had been landed from the Yangtze river, 20 miles above the Woosung forts. The division prepared to join the 9th division and Japanese marines in a renewed battering attack on Chinese defenses in the Tazang and Chapel sectors. The heavy bombardment of Chapel, just outside the International Settlement, rocked office buildings in the international arca SO heavily that many residents feared an earthquake. There were numerous calls to the Siccawel observatory. Officials there said the shocks were due to the artillery duel.

Japanese naval headquarters claimed marines had occupied the (Continued on Page Four.) INSIDE THE HERALD Editorials 6 Theatrical Gossip 9 Society 8 "What's In Fashion?" ..10 "Diet and Health" 10 "Tarzan" 9 Page of Comics 12 Financial News 21-B, Radio Programs 19 Sports 18, 19 Lorat News Orphan Annie Weather Report Time Tulles Bridge Lesson by in a blast at the Boissevain mine of tipple, with the top of the shaft shaft; lower right, looking down upon the Pocahontas Fuel company at in the background; lower left, a crew the mine shaft. Deposed Township Fire Captain's Engine Taken Fight Exists in Lakeside Department, Where New Leader Has Been Appointed. Imagine the embarrassment of a fire chief and his crew who rush to the fire house to take the equipment to a fire, only to discover the truck had been moved to an unknown location since the last time it was used. Chagrined? That word is too mild to express the feeling that Captain Webster, of the Lakeside department, felt when he was unable to 'answer an warm in Crown Point, Monday afternoon, and later learned that the barn on fire was practically destroyed. FINDS WARM CLUE.

Tuesday, he was still looking for his truck and while he had found a warm clue Tuesday noon that the truck was housed in new quarters on the Germantown pike, he was unable to ascertain its exact location. But he was ready for the persons responsible for the truck's removal when they appeared at the garage A (Continued on Page Four.) Late News Flashes SINCLAIR MERGER APPROVED. NEW YORK, March of Sinclair Consolidated Oil corporation today approved the proposed plan for consolidation of that company with Prairie Oil and Gas company and Prairie Pipe Line company. Out of 129,094 shares of preferred stock entitled to vote, 95,443 approved, and out of 5,983,844 shares of common 4,665,860 shares voted approval. RHODE ISLAND GOES WET.

PROVIDENCE, R. March bill repealing Rhode Island's state prohibition enforcement actthe Sherwood law--and "legalizing" 3.75-per-cent beer, was signed by Gov. Norman S. Case today and became law. "GAG RULE" ABOLISHED.

WASHINGTON, March all "gag rules" in consideration of the proposed new 000,000 tax increase bill, Speaker John N. Garner of the house today said ample opportunity for debate and amendment would be given. LEFTY GROVE SIGNS. FORT MEYERS, (Lefty) Grove, star pitcher letics, signed his 1932 tails of the contract were Mack. March Moses of the Philadelphia Athcontract here today.

No dedivulged by Mgr. Connie ELECTED ARMY CAPTAIN. WFST POINT, N. (Bruce) Epler of Kansas tain army's-1933 varsity played cent all of season. PENNSGROVE, N.

March (UP) -Fire, starting from a blacksmith shop on the water front, spread rapidly today endangering great section of the city. Fears were expressed it might reach a large plant of the Du Pont Powder company and officials feared for safety of the community should the powder plant become ignited. Several large business buildings and at least 30 residences were reported to have been ignited as the flames spread towards the center of the city, fanned by an off -river breeze. Residents of the community adjoining the waterfront fled from their homes, many taking their furnishings with them. Fire fighting equipment here was inadequate and calls were placed for equipment from other cities, including Camden and Philadelphia.

Telephone wires were damaged as the flames spread and afficials said telephone communication might DE cut off momentarily. Heat from the burning houses along the waterfront hindered firemen as they concentrated in pouring water on houses yet untouched by the spreading flames. The town of 8,000 or 10,000 persons became a mass of fire apparatus as additional crews arrived. Traffic was congested by the engines. Residents joined the firemen in lugging hose lines and apparatus.

Two firemen were said to have been badly burned. Me SALARY INCREASE IN PIQUA-TROY SCHOOLS DECLARED ILLEGAL TROY, 0., March increases for superintendents of the Troy and Piqua city schools were declared illegal in a report filed with State Auditor Joseph T. Tracy at Columbus, today, by State Examiner Ola P. Gunckel. The report, covering the period between February 28, 1928, and December 1, 1931, listed a finding of recovery in the amount of $740.80 against T.

E. Hook, of Troy, and one for $1,500 against George C. Detricks of Piqua. In both instances, the examiner cited rulings that a school district board of education could not increase the superintendent's salary during the term for which he appointed. Gunckel also held Forrest S.

Yantis responsible for return of $913.10 to the Troy school district. The money, according to the "taken report, from represented commissions 1 money furnished to buy property for the boara of education." The property named was adjacent to the Van Cleve school building, in Troy. Former state director ct education, J. L. Clifton, was held responsible for return of $75 to the Troy school district; $50 to the Piqua district; $35 to the Tippecanoe City district, and $30 to the Concord township district.

The money, the examiner said, was paid Clifton for addresses. PRAIRIE APPROVES SINCLAIR March Robin today was chosen to capbasket ball squad. Epler army's major games this INDEPENDENCE, March -Stockholders of the Prairie Oil and Gas company, today approved consolidation of the company with the Prairie Pipe Line company, the Sinclair Consolidated Oil corporation. Sinclair shareholders appr merger at New York, Nashua..