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FOURTEEN THE NEW WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 1931. Office 214 Seneca St. Telephone 4860 LICK LAST SHOWING TODAY Continuous 1:30 Matinee 10-25c. Night 15-25-35-50c rawlord sinners The screen's most popular actress in her latest A typical Joan Crawford picture with not a dull moment. The big supporting cast includes Clark Gable, Marjorie Rambeau Neal Hamilton.

Comedy, News and Cartoon Don't forget our big cooling plant! You will find it refreshingly cool during these scorching hot after- -COMINGTomorrow, Friday, Saturday SE NEVER BEFORE A Whirlpool for $7900 But Listen! No center post-nothing to interfere with lifting clothes out. No belt or friction wheels. Direct Drive. Automatic Oiling. Balloon roll wringer.

Full enameled tub. Case hardened and ground parts and compensating adjustments. Single Vane Hydro-Actr. Strength and Durability built into every part. Built like the finest automobile.

$500 $150 DOWN A Week For Free Demonstration. Call Blauser Electric "1900" Whirlpool Washer "Call Charlie" Exclusive Agent Oil City, Pa. Phone 295 Cass Washers Serviced. "Chic" Dresses, One Price Onin. 109 Speamere Oul City LYRIC 10 and 25c.

Mat. Night NOW SHOWING RE FIFTY THEY BE WRONG! CANTMILLION FRENCHMENE Learn why fifty million Frenchmen get that way, Crammed full of the kind of excitement Americans spend millions to see. with OLSEN and JOHNSON Famous Stage Comedians "Comedy," "News," "Act" OIL CITY INQUEST TO BE HELD IN DEATH OF M'FARLAND Oil City Youth Dies in Hospital Following Accident With Motorcycle-Machine Struck by Knox Man's Auto. COMPANION SUFFERS BRUISES not A coroner's inquest will be held in the tragic death of Kenneth McFarand land, aged 23 years, of Halyday Run road. it was stated this morning by Coroner Lake D.

following an investigation made with State way Patrolman Blythe of the Franklin barracks. The time for the inquest was not set pending the condition of a witness. McFarland died in the Oil City Hospital at 1:30 o'clock this morning of injuries suffered at 9 o'clock Tuesday evening when his motorcycle was struck by an automobile driven by George L. Hindman, aged 59 years, of Knox, on highway, directly in front of the Oil City Glass Bottle Works plant. So serious were McFarland's injuries that there is wonder that his death was not instantaneous.

Both of his legs were broken, and his left arm was broken in two places. He suffered a fractured skull, and his lower jaw was broken in several places, on both the right and left sides. He also sustained severe lacerations and bruises about the face and head, and suffered deep gashes across his left ear and on the right side of the face under the jaw, in addition to other bruises about his body. He was unconscious from the time he was picked up until he died. Young McFarland had been employed by the Oil City postoffice department for the past four years as special delivery messenger, and was familiar to residents of the city, as he was constantly about town, day and night, in his Ford sedan.

Bought Motorcycle 2 Weeks Ago. Investigation this morning disclosed that he had purchased the motorcycle only two weeks ago, and at the time of the accident was en route to Oil City from Rouserille. He had as his passenger, Foster Shepherd, aged 23 years, also of Halyday Run road, who was thrown clear of the machine and who suffered only- bruises- about the body. 'His condition at the Oil City Hospital this morning was not believed to be serious. Hindman is employed by the oil City Glass Bottle Works, and was en route to the plant from Oil City.

It was stated that he apparently did not see the oncoming motorcycle, and struck it broadside as he turned into the plant. No estimated speed of the motorcycle was given, but it is stated that Mr. Hindman was traveling slowly, as he pulled to the right of the highway, with two wheels off the pavement, before making the turn. Noor Elahi, of Union street, who was at work at the glass plant, was a witness of the accident, it developed this morning, just happening to look out of the door in sufficient time to see the Hindman car make the turn. He stated he did not see the motorcycle at that time, until the two together.

Shepherd, who was a passenger in the side car, stated that McFarland pulled to the side of the road to avoid the accident, and when the crash occurred both the motorcycle and the auwere off the pavement, tomobile, headed towards the glass plant. McFarland was evidently crushed between the cars, and the extent of the serious injuries which he suffered is evidence of the weight of the impact of the two machines. Had Passed Motorist. Another witness to the accident is P. A.

Javins, 114 Plum street. who was a few hundred feet back of the motorcycle but who is unable to clearly describe the smashup. He stated this morning that McFarland passed his car at the end of the McClintockville bridge, but when the accident occurred, all that he could see was a cloud of dust. It is claimed that the lights of the car and motorcycle were burning. The motorcycle was badly wrecked when found against the automobile.

The front of the car was considerably aged. He picked up the injured men and took them to the Oil City Hospital, stopping in Oil City for Officer William Perry. Kenneth 24, 1908. was the born in son of Piqua, James Ohio, W. on May and Clara McFarland, and came to Oil City with his parents about 15 years ago.

He had lived here ever since, and attended the Oil public schools, and for a short period, the Oil City High School. He began his work with the post office department four years ago, was 2 member of the First Baptist Sunday school. The young man was known for his pleasant disposition, and had many friends. He was formerly a member Oil City Boy's Band when that organization was under the direction DEPARTMENT SHE'LL START LIFE ANEW. She's going to start life all over again in her old home town of St.

Louis. said Mrs. Charlotte Nixon-Nirdlinger, who here is shown with her two children, Fred and Charlotte, as they arrived in New York from Europe. While on trial recently in Nice. France, for the slaying of her husband.

an American theatre magnate, she heard herself described as "too beautiful to be bad" and was speedily acquitted by a jury. IS GRADUATED AFTER PURSUING STUDIES AT FIVE HIGH SCHOOLS Pursuing her studies in high school with difficulty because of the necessity of changing to five different schools during the past four years, Marcella Vee McCormick, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Emmet S. McCormick, formerly of this city and now of Pittsburgh, has been graduated from the Oakmont High School.

Miss McCormick's Freshman year was spent at the Oil City Senior High School, and she changed schools after the first year as Mr. McCormick gained promotions with the Pennsylvania Railroad. She studied the first semester of the second year at Carrick, the second semester at Wellsville, and the next year and a half at Akron, 0. The final semester was spent in the Oakmont High School, Mr. McCormick being trainmaster in the Conemaugn division of the P.

R. R. SPRINGVILLE By Mrs. G. E.

Fulmer. Springville, June 16. Mr. and Mrs. C.

D. Moyer and danghter, Miss. Lois, were Sunday afternoon callers Mr. and Mrs. A.

S. Moyer at Polk. Mr. Gevin and Mr. Drayer, of Conneautville, Ohio are spending a few days with Mr.

and Mrs. Harry Karns and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Karns at the river. Mr.

Drayer and Earl Karns are twin' brothers separated when small, each went by the name of the family who raised them. A few years ago Drayer found his brother after they had been separated 16 years during which time neither knew the whereabouts of the other. There will be preaching services at Hebron next Sunday at 3 p. m. Can you not plan that outo trip so as to be able to attend at this hour.

Mrs. Naoma Wheeler spent from Friday evening until Sunday evening with her parents. At that time she returned to her work in Franklin. Mr. and Mrs.

W. W. Holbrook and daughter, Dorothy, of Oil City, spent Friday night and Staurday with her perents, Mr. a nd Mrs. G.

E. Fulmer, Sunday they went to Conewango, N. Y. for a trip. Mr.

and Mrs. A. W. Osborn, of this place accompanied Mr. and Mrs.

Fred Stearns, of Franklin, to Sharon, on Sunday to visit Mr. and Mrs. Ted Allen. Mrs. Allen is a sister of Mrs.

Sterns and Mr. Osborn. Miss. Gertrude Fulmer, of Franklin, came home on Sunday evening to remain until Tuesday evening with her perants. had a nice shower Sunday ofternoon 'which was a welcome relief from the hot wave wh have had.

of J. L. Robbins, and was snare drummer with the band. He is survived by his parents, and two brothers, Otto and Lloyd McFarland, Oil City. Funeral services for Mr.

McFarland are to be conducted at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon from the family home with Rev. F. H. Andrus, pastor of the First Baptist church, officiating. Interment will be in Grove Hill cemetery.

WAGES PAID On June first we paid our depositors $49,622.01 wages for the dollars which they have had working in Savings Accounts during the past six months. Put your dollars to work now and share in this dividend next December. Oil City Uruat On. Ou Gity. Fu Be Independent Have you ever noticed that people with money in the bank have a certain air of independence? Start saving now and experience that same feeling.

THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK ou City, Panne Established Lous ELECTRIC Kelvinator REFRIGERATION Main St. W. H. Corrin 120t Ou City Liberty St. Franklin LORENZO D.

BUTISTE MAKER OF QUALITY CLOTHES New Location-202 Sycamore Street, Corner Elm. Oil City. Phone 8163-G Office 214 Seneca St. Telephone 4880 WOMAN BRUTALLY SLAIN: HUSBAND UNDER ARREST Authorities Do Not Believe Story of John Charniskey, of Near Torpedo--Used Club. FIND BLOOD ON TROUSERS Warren county authorities are investigating the responsibility for what they believe to have 1 been a brutal murder in the death of Mrs.

John Charniskey, 62, who lived about a mile west of Torpedo. Her husband, aged 65 years, came home late in the afternoon and found her dead on the floor of the kitchen, according to his statement. The authorities, however, believe that he himself clubbed her to death. District Attorney L. C.

Eddy, Coroner Ed. C. Lowrey and Sheriff H. H. Jefferson, who are conducting the investigation, stated that Charniskey would be arraigned today before a justice of the peace.

He was arrested and placed in the county jail, It was found that the woman had two broken ribs on the right side, a fracture of the right arm, bruises and lacerations about the head, shoulders and legs. Physicians gave it as their opinion that she had died from exhaustion due to clubbing. A piece of stovewood, two or feet long, was found covered with blood and pieces of hair, and there were traces of hair also on the stove poker. The defendant denies all knowledge of how his wife came to her death. Officers had their suspicions aroused, however, when they found trousers covered with blood stains, hung beneath another pair.

The Charniskey home is off the highway and a lane lined with bushes, rocks and ditches leads to it. Conditions in the house indicated to, the sloveness officers reigned that there. and The body was very dirty, with grime and callous spots on the hands. There was little in the house to eat. Neighbors reported that the two quarreled considerably and particularly at times of drinking, in which both seemed to have participated.

were married in Westmoreland county in 1907. There is a son, John, living at Yankee Bush, a daughter, Mary, in Farrell and another son whose whereabouts is unknown. BURGLARS USE NITRO, WRECK OIL CITY STORE (Continued from Page 1.) gation of the damage was made, although few clues were found. A piece of burnt fuse which had evidently been used in igniting the explosive was found. and the method of entering determined.

Crossing a smait gulley Boiler Works property now used as a porking lot. the cracksmen left footprints leading to a wire screen fence, a corner of which had been ripped from the fencepost to allow a person or persons to gain trance to a space only a few feet square at the side of the building next to the office. From the inside of the small fenced space the looters bent two of the iron strips covering the office window, and apparently entered through the opening. It is believed that the burglars left the building after placing the charge under the safe, using the same route as in entering, due to the tracks left in the soft earth of the gulley. Those who examined the wrecked rooms today voiced the opinion that the person or persons committing the crime did not return to the scene after the explosion had caused such a loud report.

Plaster of the office walls. and ceiling was knocked down, all office windows were blown out, holes were blown completely through the outer wall and floor under the safe and equipment disarranged. When the damage was discovered the door. and outer parts of the front of the safe were lying about the room. Mr.

Goldberg had planned business trip to Pittsburgh early this morning, which caused him to go to the store at 4:40 a. m. before leaving the city. When he arrived at the store he first noticed that automobile parte shelved in the outer storeroom against, the office wall had been jarred to the floor, and upon entering the office door the cause of the was seen. No damage was done in the sales room, and damage in the tire sales room adjacent to main store and directly front of the office consisted chiefly of broken windows.

The office and tire room are divided by a partition containing two large glass windows. These were completely blown out and the front window was broken. The force of the blast was seen from the fact that one of the hinges of the safe was blown through the light wood wall and a distance of about 150 feet to the Oil City Boiler Works building. Strangely enough, a dictionary which had stood on end in one corner of the office, which is about 12 feet square, was blown about five feet to a desk and the book lay open to the words, tremor, tremble and trepidation when discovered. The exact location of the explosive is not definitely known, although it was concluded that it had been placed either on the floor under the safe or inside the first door at the bottom of the vault.

The detonation lifted the safe and sent it back against the wall, in which indentations were left. The glass damage is covered by insurance. but the explosion damage to the building is not covered. Today and TomorrowLATONIA WARNER BAXTER and JOAN BENNETT in "Doctors' rs' Wives" Could anyone blame a neglected young wife for having her own fling? Even on their wedding night, 1 the Doctor could not refuse a case. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY Warner Oland in Chan Carries On" CURB MARKET TODAY IS ATTENDED BY 25 DEALERS Home grown strawberries took a drop in price, from 25 cents a quart to 15 cents, at the curb market on East Second street this morning, and were plentiful, several dealers offering an abundance of the fruit.

dealers were present, but no products made their appearTwenty ance. Onions, rhubarb, radishes and lettuce were offered at the usual prices, and one dealer offered spring chickens at 50 cents apiece dressed, of 45 cents each, live weight. Butter sold at the usual price of 35 cents a pound, and eggs at 23 and 25 cents a dozen. Several Chinchilla bunnies were offered for sale by one dealer, at a price of 50 cents each. A landscape gardener from Fredonia, N.

was present at the market this morning with profusion of plants and flowers that attracted much attention. As on the occasion of all markets this spring, the number of customers to the pres- atent was small, in proportion tendance of dealers and the abundance of products offered for sale. PLAN LAWN FETE FOR BENEFIT OF ORPHANAGE Plans have been practically completed for the Lawn Fete to be held at Memorial Plaza on Central avenue on Monday evening, June 29, by the Ella Rebekah Lodge of this city. The affair will be staged for the benefit of the Meadville Odd Fellows Orphans home, and outstanding features of the evening will be appearances of vocal and instrumental groups from the home. The Meadville Home Band composed entirely boys of the home will furnish music, and a number of selections will be sung by the girls' double composed of girls of the home.

quartet, Mrs. Katherine McLaughlin is chairof the affair and ice cream and man cake will be served, starting at o'clock. R. Bruce Graham, district Scout executive, will have charge of the service at the Seneca M. E.

church at 8 o'clock Sunday evening for the purpose of installing the newly organized Scout troop of the community. Rev. O. H. Scoutmaster Bloomster, C.

F. pastor Byers of the and churches Seneca men interested in the movement, and the new members will have parts in the program. TILLIE THE TOILER By Russ Westover I EVERY TIME PARK MY CAR OH, MAC MR. NO THANKS SAY. YOU HAVEN'T BUT, OFFICER.

CAN I HELP A CROWD GATHERS LITTLE WHIPPLE KNOWS TILLIE I'D ANY LIGHTS ON HE HAS A IT IF HE'S DO THEY REALIZE THAT THE CAPTAIN OF RATHER PAY THAT CAR OF TICKET COLLECTING THAN BE YOURS IN FRONT ALREADY 'EM THEY'RE LOOKING AT POLICE HE COULD IT THE WINNER OF THE TAICE THAT TICKET UNDER OF THE BUILDING COMING AUTO CLASSIC YOU HAVE AND GET OBLIGATION HERE'S A TICKET YOU OUT OF PAYING TO HIM WHAT GOT THAT IS ME FINE Cuss 0 1931, King Features Syndicate, Great Britain rights reserved. CONTINUED OIL CITY HAPPENINGS BRIEF The congregation of the Christ Evangelical Lutheran church will consider the offer of a pulpit at Braddock, which has been made to Rev. H. Bielenberg, pastor, at a congregational meeting at the church at 7:30 o'clock on Thursday evening. R.

W. Rush spoke on theme, "Sales by Suggestion," at regular the meeting of the Oil City Rotary, Club, at noon on Tuesday. Guests included: C. R. Anderson, of Butler: Rotarians B.

Waterbury, John Henderson and George E. Glines, of Franklin, and C. B. Morgan, of Titusville. An attractive program is being atranged for the annual picnic of the Sunday school of the Grace M.

E. church which will be held on Thursday afternoon and evening at Hasson Park. Highlights of the affair will be a program of sports in the afternoon and a picnic dinner. Warning to merchants and residents has been issued by Postmaster Gordon H. Johnson, who has advised against the cashing of postal money orders numbered from 42,869 to 43,000 which were stolen recently from the East Millsboro postoffice.

It is believed that attempts may be made to cash the orders in this section. Dogs and cats are descendants of the same ancestral race, findings ot the late Prof. W. D. Matthews, of the University of California, seem to Indicate.

SHOES and HOSIERY the Better Kind. Specializing in the higher grades of Footwear. LEVI COMPANY, Ou City, Pa. R. E.

FLEEK GRANTED PATENT ON 3-WAY ELECTRIC SWITCH After waiting more than two years, Roy E. Fleek, Washington arehas been granted a. patent on a Patent Bureau. He was allowed one way switch by the United States claim for new and original ideas. Two years ago, Fleek produced a safety direction signal for automobiles after several years of work, but 10 operate it according to his desires 1 he was forced to develop the three way switch.

STICKER SOLUTION. RIVALS IN PROWESS, JEALOUS POWERS, A POSER GRAVE AND GRIM PROFOUND; WE PORE INTO THE MIST THAT LOWERS, HEAVEN OPE THE SAY TO PEACE PROFOUND The words in large letters above are composed of the same letters, except that one letter is dropped with each sue ceeding, word..