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NEWSSERVICE International Illustrated News Ptetart VOL. XXXIX. NO. 248. MARYSV1LLE, OHIO, SATURDAY, JULY 17,1937 By Carrier, 15c a Week WEATHER NEITHER SIDE IN COURT FIGHT CONFIDENT OF FINAL OUTCOME; FEW VOTES MAY DECIDE ISSUE CtfANCES OF PASSAGE OF HIM, IN SENATE NOW REGARDED AS ABOUT EVEN.

FIRE UNSUSPECTED, By LYLE C. WILSON WASHINGTON, July Showdown In the' senate on judiciary reorganization with the chances about even for and against 'passage was a possibility which' today maintained hope that congress may yet avoid an all summer session. Congressional business is at standstill Close to a majority of Rcnatprs and, a large house delegation are aboard the funeral train of Sen. Joseph Robinson, the Democratic majority 'leader, which left Washington last night The congress will not.be wholly underway again until after lire senate Democratic caucus on July 21 to select a new leader. The direc- in which the senate will proceed from that point Is uncertain.

The facts appear to be that the administration was apprehensive yesterday because of symptoms of a congressional bol t-f or-h o-m'e in the court bill would have been disposed of by summary retirement to the files of a senate committee. Robinson's death threw congress Off its stride, gave legislators a chance to reflect on the comforts of almost any place other than Brewing. Perhaps more Important if lesp dramatic than' the majority leader's sudden-passing was Monday's speech by Chairman W. Sumners of the house judiciary committee. His pledge lock the court bill in his committee room and to surrender the key only in response to a by membership of the house Itself was a real challenge to Roosevelt plans.

Neither 'side in the court controversy Is comfortably certain of, 'what Is going to happen. Observer's point to notable weakness in the position of Mr. Roosevelt's opponents in their disposition to refuse COLORADO SPRINGS. July -the sirens and, bells of the fire' department, Mrs. Fannie Melbuer rushed to her front door to watch the apparatus go by.

Instead of going by, the fire trucks stopped. Unknown to Mrs. Melbuer' the basement of her home was on fire. A neighbor called, the fire department; Strikers 'Back at Steel -Mills, CHINESE-JAP WAR CLOUDS ABE DARKER FIGHTING NEAR PEIPXNG MAY DEVELOP INTO MAJOR BATTLE IN THAT REGION. to.

parmitjUvs bill to. to- .4 vote. It is argued that if the anti- Roosevelt group had the votes to win they would be pushing for a showdown. The edministration consistently has taken the position that a roll call would be welcome at any time, although there are here and there that the New Deal is less confident than its spokesmen would indicate. Best information is that the court roll call will be very close and that a shift of three or four votes either way would change the result Some of the Democrats opposing the president Insist they will remain here until winter to prevent its enactment.

But othisrs have less lining tor a protracted session, and among them are senators who believe the issue can be brought to senate judgment this month. TIENTSIN; July authorities reported that Chinese and Japanese troops were fighting five miles west of Pelping today-and expressed fear-that a big scale battle would develop all'through the Peiplng area. They said they had definite 'rear son to expect on attack in force from the Japanese tonight or, at the morning. They estimated the forces now in the Pelping'area at 50,000. But more were pouring into Tientsin going on to the old capital, Two troop trains arrived from the.

Manchukuo frontier last night, two were due late today and men'said that 20 trainloads were waiting along the frontier. As the troops pourecLin there'was a continuous flow of Japanese and Korean, women and children toward Man- chukuo. Japanese Ambassador Shigeru in a statement made here, Warned the United States and other powers to keep out of the crisis. LIVES OF 280 ARE LOST IN TRAIN WRECK DISASTER IN INDIA ALSO RESULTED IN INJURY tO 250 PASSENGERS. IfarleneiTakes Trip BULLETIN.

LONDON, July Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Fatns, India, said today Uist 290 persona were killed and 250 injured today in a wreck. The derailment 15 from Pains, said to.be In the history of India. An entire train of seven cars toppled over and five cars smashed. It was understood that all first and second class passengers escaped. 'Rescue parties reached thfe shortly after the accident.

When striking steel workers at the Youngstown Sheet Tube Co. plant at East Chicago, returned to their jobs they found signs erected at the gates which announced that the company had made no agreement or contract with any person, official or organization. Both sides claim victory in the dispute which ended with a conference brought about by Gov. M. Clifford Townsend of Indiana, AUTHORITIES HUNTING MAN fc WHO SEIZED LOCAL GIRL SAIN CLAIMED Bf LOYALISTS SPANISH GOVERNMENT LEADERS DECLARE DRIVE HAS j.

FORCED ITALIAN REINFORCEMENTS. NEW CLUES IN WEBSTER CASE GIRL WHOSE NAME IS WITHHELD GIVES INFORMATION IN MURDER OF DOCTOR. UNION SYSTEM CHANGE URGED MICHIGAN CONGRESSMAN DECLARES PUBLIC OPINION FAVORS INCORPORATION OF UNIONS. AUBURN, N. July that public opinion will compel labor organizations to incorporate, to assume responsibility for their acts, to account publicly for their funds and to limit the income of labor organizers, Congressman -OJare E.

Hoffman of Michigan, speaking here today at a lakefron' outing of 10,000 Remington Rand factory employees from Syracuse Elmira, Illion and other cities in New York and Connecticut, warned all labor leaders that a new day has come for independent workers The Michigan congressman speaking under the auspices of the Constitutional Educational League of New Haven, denounces "communist tactics," violence am intimidation by whatever labor or ganization uses them. "Sikh union legislation is surely coming, because honest American workers will demand it for thei own protection; because the con sumirig public, who pay the bills will rebel against destructive indus trial warfare; and because th American people, sick of this reigi of terrorism, will demand that leg isiative restraints be upo; all parties involved," he declared. BOWLING GREEN, July Marion Huy 21, of Findlay tumblec from a moving truck while sleep in uati was crushed fatally beneath th Vehicle's rear wheels yesterday. ASSAILANT WAS SEVERELY SCRATCHED AND FLF.D WHEN INTENDED VIC- -TIM SCREAMED. TEAGLE OVERPAID.

WASHINGTON, July The Boird of Tax Appeals has deter- C. Teagle, PROVIDENCE, R. July nformatlon obtained from an at- ractive 19-year-old girl led today a careful recheck of Dr. George iff. Webster's record of patients in he hope it would disclose a clue to he identity of his slayer.

The girl, whose hame was with- leld, was taken into custody by Dolice inspectors who refused to reveal her connection, if 'any, with he events that, prece'ded the shoot- ng of Dr. Webster as he e'ntered he vestibule of, his home about 12:20 a. m. on Friday. The distinguished 39-year-old ob- stetician died an hour later on the operating table in a hospital, where he wqs obstetrlclal chief; Police believe he knew his assailant "Don't look for clues, now," the physician told police who found rlim on a divan in the parlor of his i(ime.

"Get me to a hospital. I'll tell you about it City and county, authorities are, searching for a man with scratches on his face who seized Marccleite Reed, aged 19, cashier at the Avalon Theatre, while she was Walking to her home in East Fifth Street about 10:45 o'clock Friday night, The man stepped from some shadows' near the George Lowry residence-and seized Miss'Reed by the throat and attempted to'pull her into a yard. She severely scratched his face and "when he loosenedi his grip on her throat she screamed for help ond he fled, Miss Reed went home and Bill DavieS, her, step-brother, called NigHt Officer Frank Gilbert who hunted for. the 'man without success. Officer Gilbert called Sheriff Homer S.

Roosa about 12:30 o'clock and he joined in the hunt. Miss Reed described the man as being about six feet in height and wearing light pants and a dark shirt of Standava Oil Co. of New Jerey, overpaid his 1933 Income taxes iy $8,450. SHED UNROOFED, During the windstorm on Thursday night on a shed at the home of Mr. and Mrs, H.

E. Burnside at Peoria was blown off and windows in the shed blown out. The property is owned by a man in Columbus. The loss is fully covered by insurance in the agency, of Russel Banks of this city. EARHART HUNT NEARINGEND FAMOUS AVIATRIX AND GATOR HAVE BEEN GIVEN UP FOR DEAD BY THE NAVY.

ENTERED TOURNEY. Had Simpson, George Morelock and John Lentz entered the state Public Links tournament at the Indian Springs golf course in Columbus on Saturday. The local players had no expectations of winning the event, but entered for the fun ol playing. Postmaster and Mrs. Herman C.

Doellinger of this city left early Saturday morning for Cedar Point where Mr. Doellingcr will attend the convention ut the National Association of PusUnasters and Supervisors, which opened Friday and will close Sunday. HONOLULU, July Amelia Earhart and Frederick Noonan, lost fifteen days since their forced landing in the Pacific on their world flight, will be given up as dead by the navy if they are not found today or tomorrow, it was indicated today. The coast guard cutter Itasca. assigned to naval orders for the pasi week, has been ordered out of the search.

The airplane carrier Lexington which brought 63 planes into the Howland Island area for on aeria survey, is running low on fuel anc probably will abandon the scare! today or tomorrow. The mine-sweeper Swan, also in hunt, probably will be recalled when the Lexington heads for Peur Harbor. The Lexington's planes have covered an estimated 100,000 square miles in four days of flying. Mr. and Mrs.

G. L. Kingsmore and children left Saturday for a weekend visit with ut Toledo. TEMPLE DESTKOYEli. DAIRKN, Manchukuo, July The Lungtsuan-shih temple on Mt Clnenshan, one of the oldest Bud been destroyed by fire.

The tempi destroyed by fire. The temple wa: was reputed to have been built 1801 years ago. EDERALMEN JOINING HUNT G-MEN WOW ASSISTING IN EFFORT TO FIND THREE ES- 4 CAPED CONVICTS. Bodolf Sleber nod MatfeM MUCH DAMAGE FROM STORM OVERCOUNTT CROPS, TRESS, AND PHONE AND POWER DAMAGED BY WIND, RAIN AND HAffj. One of the few'photographs taken together of Marlene Dietrich and her husband, Rudolf Sieber.

was snapped when the couple boarded an ocean liner at New. York for a trip abroad. OKLAHOMA CITY, July agents Joined with itate and county officers today in a determined search for Pete Traxler and his two companions who shot their way out of the Eastham, Texas, prison farnv nine days ago. A trail of stolen cars and two kld- naplngs have marked the efforts of the trio to capture but for last 30 hours there has been no report on their -whereabouts. With Traxler were Fred Tindol and Charlie the latter onetime prosperous Arkansas road contractor who turned bank bandit.

Federal agents entered the hunt because the men drove a stolen car over the Texas line, into Oklahoma, the same federal offense that put the G-men on the trail of Charles Dillinger and Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd when the government stepped in to clean'up big time banditry two years ago. Traxler and his companions were last seen definitely near Sapulpa Thursday night when they released Baird Markham, son of a wealthy oil executive who is working in the oil fields near here. MADRID, July government observers Asserted today that between 15,000 and 20,000 Italian arrived.on the central front to reinforce the nationalists in fact of a smashing loyalist Loyalist leaders said that the nationalists were bringing their crack troops from all over the'country to the Madrid zone and added that the general staff welcomed the concentration because the nationalists would be risking the pick of their army at one point. The second year of'the civil war opened today with the loyalists driving vigorously' as their planes swwfct, over the country, of th nationalist lines bombing and ma chine gunning nationalist reinforcements, arriving and highway. was reported that in a new, surprise attack the loyalists gained more than one mile of flat ground on each side of the Toledo highway, south of the city, in a feint attack coinciding with a thrust toward on the Madrid-Aran- Juez road to the east.

This new threat meant that the nationalists were engaged and on the defensive in three of Madrid, west of Madrid, and south of it. Morale was high and the loyalist troops were confident by victory. MISSING MEN STILL SOUGHT AUTO UNION DEMANDS CHANGES IN GENERAL MOTORS CONTRACT BOY DROWNS. CINCINNATI, July Grote, 7, drowned in nearby Potts- man Lake yesterday. His brother, Leonard, 12, told Deputy Sheriff Louis Moser the boy was floating on a raft when he slipped off.

The body was recoverecfe BATTLE OVER YOUNG ACTOR ANOTHER FAMILY CONTROVERSY CENTERS ABOUT EARNINGS OF BARTHOLOMEW. HIGHER WAGES AND SOLE BARGAINING POWERS STRIKES SINCE CONTRACT SIGNED. POLICE PLAN TO DRAG SCIOTO IN SEARCH FOR TRACE OF COLUMBUS MEN. 'BANDITS ROUTED. CLEVELAND, July it out with a robber trio which forced his car to the curb, Percy Williams, West Side beer parlor proprietor, blocked a holdup attempt and Isaved $1400 which he was taking from a bank to his place of business.

LIKE $1 BILLS. FLAGSTAFF, July When they get their change, American Indians don't vvuni silver but greenbacks, and the greenbacks must $1 bills and not five's or ten's merchants at the eighth annual southwestern Pow Wow learned this when 2.000 tribesmen shook skeptical heads at larger bills wad demanded $1 notes and nothing flse. COLUMBUS, July of the Scioto River near Bellepoint for three north side men, including Verle B. Blllingsley, Ohio State University official, who disappeared March 29, will be resumed as soon as high water subsides and becomes clear. City River Patrolman' William Smyth and a state highway; patrolman, the former said, would drag the river at a point near a road adjacent to the river where the trio were reported seen approximately the date of their disappearance.

Condition of the river has prevented the search in 15 feet of water in the new locality to be examined. Billingsley was accompanied by Robert Blair, 44, a roomer at 75 E. Dodridge and James Shadrack 30, of 61 E. Maynard Ave. His car bearing a 1936 is missing.

ACTOR MARRIED. HOLLYWOOD, July The secret July 4 marriage of Tom Brown, screen actor, and Natalie Draper, Beverly Hills society girl disclosed by his mother, Mrs Hsxry Brown. Brown gave his age as 22, Miss Draper as 18. TAX INCREASE. COLUMBUS, July al reports to Harry Biisey, United States district internal revenue col lector showed Ohio income tax col lections increased iu fiscal year euded June 30.

LOS ANGELES, July family battle over Freddie fllm star, halted while negotiations resumed by which he might make $2,500 weekly. Superior Judge Thomas C. Gould ruled yesterday there was no reason the boy's spinster aunt'and film, tator, Myllicent Mary Bartholomew, should be made sole guardian. Miss Bartholomew had asked that earlier arrangements be set aside so that negotiations for his new contract with Metro-Goldwyn-May- erlstudios whereby his salary would be raised from $1,100 weekly to $2,500 could be rushed. Under a ruling made during the first stage of the fight which has Involved Miss the boy's English parents 'and his grandparents, the spinster aunt was made legal guardian of person, the Union Bank -and Trust Company guardian of estate, and his salary was split between his and a trust fund.

"I don't think there should be any change," Judge Gould said. "No evidence been introduced to show that the aunt or the bank have been irregular in handling the boy's affairs." Isaac Pacht, attorney for the parents, said the father, Cecil Bartholomew, might not go through with announced plans to file adoptior proceedings. LIGHTNING KILLS TWO. WILKESBARRE, July A inoth'er and son, walking to the office of a justice of peace to de fend charges their cow had eatei $3 worth of corn in a neighbor 1 field, were killed last night by I bolt of lightning. They were Mrs George Golzinski, 40, and her son Michael, 21.

LIKEtj GRAND OPERA. CLEVELAND, July re cent one-week appearance of thi Metropolitan Opera Company hen set a new world attendance recorc for grand opera for a single week A total of persons saw tlu performances. This was 2,000 mo.rt than the previous attendance recorc set ill Cleveland in 182S. DETROIT, July Automobile officials planned today to negotiate a new contract with, the General Motors Corporation as the National Labor Relations Board recessed until MbfidVr is hearing on charges the Ford Motor Company was guilty of "un- air labor practices la violation of the Wagner labor act UAW officials made public a let- er of President Homer Mai tin to William S. Knudsen, president of he General Motors in which Martin asserted that unauthorized strikes 'hi General Motors plants can be completely eliminated only by improving the machinery 'or handling grievances of workers.

Knudsen, had stated that the corp a4J would not negotiate unendments the UAW-General Motors agreement unless the union agreed to back up the corporation in punishing those responsible for strikes in violation of the permanent peace pact that ended the 44- day strike last winter. Knudsen said there had been more than 200 unauthorized strikes the corporation's 09 plants since the agreement was signed. NLRB indicated they tiave virtually completed presentation of the government's case against Fordi the world's largest independent automobile producer, and it was believed the Ford company would begin its defense about the middle of next week. Also in recess until Monday was the state" case against seven IFord employes and a former newspaper circulation- worker, charged with) feloniously assaulting.a UAW member during the May 26 fighting at the Ford River Rouge plant New union demands on General Motors include higher wages, a 35 hour week, improvement of the grievance procedure, and recognition of the UAW as exclusive bargaining agent for all GM employes. AUTO CRASHED INTO BRIDGE The third violent windstorm" week struck Central Ohio Frtdaf" night, uprooting trees.

telephone and power lines ftnd lev 1 cling farm In all parts of the county and In" surrounding During Friday night 1.33 inchM of rainfall was recorded the mercury falling to 68 early Saturday morning. A total of 3.51 Inches of rainfall recorded here from Monday night until Saturday morning. A tree was blown across State Highway No. 739, near Etscx arid obstructed traffic and employes' ol the state highway maintenance partment here were called out to remove the tree. Farmers In all sections of thjis.

county reported Saturday mofnirqf that crops were flattened by windi" rain hail. The storm put a telephone tabfe out of commission on ColHns.Ave^- nue, near the Nestles Milk plant Officials of the loctf telephone company reported Saturday morning subscribers from all over the territory were calling to reporting lines down. Men out early Saturday morning tlnue the work of repairing sive damage to 'Wires. Trees and branches falling on the wires during the high wind Which accompanied the storm werR.ire- sponsible for the damage, -thaw ur charge of repairs said. It was' lm- possible to estimate late Saturday morning irt how many places wires were broken.

All toll lines were in service Saturday morning but the work of repairing xhe local service lines would require some time to complete, it was reported. The county engineer's office ported they had received no calls ol damage along county roads. No serious damage was reported for the villages in the county, thoHtfi brilliant display of lightning accompanied 1 the terrific wind and rain. The chief damage was to crops. The storm caused postponement of the water carnival at the swimming pool here until next Monday evening.

Officials of the Ohio Electric Power Service Company stated reports of damage to lines were coming in Saturday morning and that all linemen jvere out repairing end- inspecting lines In all Many persons watched the storm gather, the sky becoming -so black that the city was darkened at fc o'clock. A high wind and a beating rain followed for several A large crowd of spectators gaffttred at the municipal swimming pool to watch the program during the -water carnival were forced to to their automobiles and shelter of the bathhouse when the storm broke. Of the crops, corn teemed to be the worst hit by the storm stalks being broken off and areas throughout the county flkt- tened against the ground. Wheat and oats suffered similarly. Several farmers said they expected the corn to straighten up before cutting time, but that a considerable part of the battered wheat will be lost.

Ray Limbert, driving toward Delaware enroute to Cleveland, skidded on the wet pavement and crashed into the end of the Scioto bridge badly damaging his car but he escaped unhurt The accident happened about 8:30 o'clock Friday night when Mr. Limbert of Gates Mills, a suburb of Cleveland, was driving home. Sheriff Roosa was called to the scene of the accident and bsought Mr. Limbert to Marysviile where he took a bus to Dayton. His car was towed to the H.

I. and Company garage for repairs. LIGHTNING VICTIM. XENIA, July killed William Thompson, 65, and injured his brother-in-law, Clarence Riley, 49, as they walked along a creek bank on a farm near here yesterday. MAE EXPECTED TOJFILE SUIT BLONDE SCREEN STAR HI- LIEVED PLANNING TO ANNULMENT OF MARRIAGE.

LOS ANGELES. July to annul her 28-year-old marriage to- Frank Wallace, a vaudevllte hooter, today was believed the next likely step by Mae West in her round of legal tilts Wallace. Her attorney formally admitted the marriage in court yesterday, thus closing the present phase of the ease. Wallace's attorneys to the quick settlement but Judge Robert W. Kenny them.

"There is no further use to cca- tlnue this case except to get it on page one pf the newspapers," be said. Judge Kenny said I Miss West's statement siie and Wallace lived together as man and wife WRS of no legal consequence. "It might be of historical interest but certainly not of legal interest," he remarked, and the courirooia fans laughed. Mius West's attorneys, in admitting their client really was Mrs. Wallace, withdraw VltiA't charge that Wallace had married- a second time in liH6, i.