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RALD Ifinal THE WEATHER Mostly cloudy tonlffht and Tuesday! little change In taiperatur. THE NEWS 49TH YEAR NO. 15,117. Saturday1 Circulation 6,685. FRANKLIN AND OIL CITY, MONDAY, JANUARY 24, 1927.

Twelve Pages THREE CENTS. TIER I 6tLB MMM HALL5' AT WESTGMS i 5) SO, Mussolini's Merchant Marine. VOLUNTEERS FIGHT BLAZE; CONGRESS IS FACING USUAL DIVORCE CASE OF BROWNING HELD UP A DAY i i SHOWDOWN IN COOLIDGE'S TEST OF STRENGTH OVER NOMINATIONS COMES TODAY By THOMAS L. STOKES, United Press Staff Correspondent. WASHINGTON, Jan.

24. A showdown in President Coolidge's first test of strength with the Senate over nominations this session is expected today. This will be on the anticipated vote on the appointment to the Interstate Commerce Commission of Cyrus E. Woods of Pennsylvania, lawyer and former diplomat. This is the outstanding controversial nomination of the session, but stiff fights are expected on several others.

Some of the President's appointments have hitherto been handled roughly by the Senate and the outcome of the Woods contest may affect the others now pending. LIMIT SENATORIAL DEBATE TO HALF HOUR. Consideration of the nomination will be resumed at 2 o'clock today in executive session. No Senator can speak more than half an hour. The fight has gone on in secret for two days, with debate sharp and frequently bitter.

It is led by Senators from the southern coal states, Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky and Tennessee, who contend appolnment of a Pennsylvania man will affect adversely the pending lake cargo rate case in which they are aligned on one side, with Pennsylvania and Ohio on the other. They have rallied support, too, because of Woods's connection with the primary campaign of Senator Pepper, Representative of Pennsylvania, in which was spent. Advocates and opponents of the nomination claimed victory as the Senate neared a vote. ev. James if Foster, An addition to Italy's proud merchant fleet the Vulcania, of the Cosu-lich Line, the world's largest motorshlp, just, as she started down the ways at Montfalcone.

Princess Maria of Savoy, youngest daughter of the royal household, christened the Vulcania on whose bow may be seen the fasces symbol of Faclsm. Aged Guest oS Old Hme Week, VIOLENT QUAKES IN SOUTH SEAS NEW YORK, Jan. 24. (LP) "Violent earthquakes," probably in the South Seas, south of Honolulu, were registered by the seismograph at Fordham University for more than half an hour last night, The tremors began at 8:33 p. and continued intermittently until 9:11.

The center of the quakes was approximately 6,400 miles southwest of New York. r- Deputy to Auditor General is Dead; Stricken Suddenly HAMBURG. Jan. 24. (LP) Harry P.

Shorno, aged 66. deputy in, the State Auditor General's office, is dead at his home here today. Shomo was. about, to retire last night when he was stricken with heart disease and died a short time later. For many years a Republican leader in Berks county, Shomo, entered the Auditor General's office in 1S94 and has served there since that A son, Allen Shomo, is connected with the office of the secretary of the commonwealth, and a brother, Allen Shomo, is postmastexhere.

tion, who looked upon him as their ideal of everything a man should be. His was an uncompromising stand for that which he believed right, but at the same time he was never known to depart, even for a moment, from the even, good-natured tenor of life for which he will be remembered. As a minister, he was noted for his powers as a speaker from the pulpit, and for his tactful and able management of the many executive duties that attach to that work. The funeral is to take place at 1 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, tt Clark's Mills. Interment to be in the cemetery at.

Sandy Lake. Surviving the deceased are the following children: Mrs. Alice Potter, of Rockland Mrs. Susan Cox. of New Castle; Mrs.

Edna Hewitt, of Sharon; Rev. Henry Foster, of Ohio, and Mrs. Hannah Marstellar, of Fredonia, Pa. Also one brother, R. A.

Foster, of Sandycreek, and one sister, Mrs. W. II. Bunee, of Kane. 200 MORE WrrXESSES TO BE HEARD IN VOTE QUIZ PITTSBURGH, Jan.

24. (LP) After a three-day holiday, the Allegheny county Grand Jury investigating election conditions which prevailed last November resumed its work today, with 200 more witnesses ready to be heard. EVANGELISTIC SERVICES TONIGHT. First Evangelical church, Buffalo st. 24Jan5t A sauerkraut supper with all its trimmings at the First Baptist church Jan.

27, served from 5 to 7. 50c per Plate, 24Jan3t Taught School in Franklin in the 50's and Practiced Medicine at Clintonville for More Than Ten Years. ILL FOR SEVERAL WEEKS A life singularly blameless and useful, and one of unusual length, ended in the death of Rev. James M. Foster, aged 90 years, a former resident of this city and well known throughout Venango and Mercer counties, at 6:30 o'clock Monday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs.

Hannah Mar-stellar, at Fredonia. Pa. Death occurred after an. illness of verrl weelw Bery FoterJr8i taken to the Mercer Hospital" once during that Hmp tint onlv for examination. Because of his advanced age, the op eration indicated was not unoertajten.

Fnstpr taiielit school in Frank lin In 185G and 1857. He left Frank lin in 1807 to go to Allegheny College. After that he attended a medical college in Ohio, and later practiced medicine lOVa years in Clintonville. He was one of the nrst teacners ai the. nirt Aademv.

which stood on Buf falo street in the 50's. and is well re membered by hundreds yet living, both because of his teaching there and of other activities in this vicinity. It was in 1S61 that he was graduated from the Sterling Medical school at Columbus, Ohio. Minister at Many Places. In 1871, Rev.

Foster abandoned the practice of medicine to enter the Episcopal ministry. In time he came to 'be the oldest of the ministers of the Erie conference, from which he retired a few years ago, taking the supperannuate relation. He filled charges in Mercer. Sandy Lake. wWiv New Castle.

Hillville. Grove City, Slippery Rock and a num ber of other places. Conspicuously active and vital even in his retirement Rev. Foster preached occasional sermons at many including the scenes of his boyhood in TinoMHnfl tnwnshin. He was a nota ble figure at the celebration of Old Home Week in Franklin in August, and one of the sneakers.

able because of his career and as well of his platform experience to present reminiscences of absorbing interest. Revered by Acquaintances. Tt- uvuild be hard to exaeeerate the manner in which Dr. Foster was revered by his innumerable acquaintances, especially the younger genera- LIBRARY LOST Fire Discovered by Heating Plant Employe Students Routed Out at 5 A. M.

Sharon and New Castle Firemen at Scene. LOSS COVERED BY INSURANCE Special to the News-Herald. NEW WILMINGTON, Jan. 24. The "Old Main" Hall at Westminster College was burned to the ground today.

Damage was estimated at $250,000. The fire started on the first floor of the building, a struct ture erected in 1861, and since then the center of activities of the college. It is believed that crossed wires caused the blaze. Volunteer firemen and hundreds of residents of New Wilmington fought the blaze until arrival of fire departments from New Castle and Sharon and were able to prevent adjoining college buildings and the United Presbyterian church from destruction, but could not save the administration building. Administration records were destroyed, and practically all the books in the library were damaged.

Exams Not Delayed. The blaze wa6 discovered by a man employed to tend the heating plant, shortly after 5 a. m. students left the dormitories and later attempted rescue the contents of the administration building, but were driven away by the intense heat. Dr.

W. C. Wallace, president of the college, said the loss was fairly well covered Dy insurance. (MW-term examinations will not be hiSti im on account of the fire, as New. Wilmington churches and the college gymnasium will be pressed into use.

The main hall waa a brick building, three stories higih. 20,000 Volumes Lost. Some 20,000 volumes in the library, including valuable old editions ant personal manuscripts of the professor? were completely destroyed. Students of the college held a mass meeting today and pledged their help toward rebuilding "Old Main." Th( building which was first built in 1861 was once before destroyed'by fire and: the present structure rebuilt In 1871. Vlid-year examinations will start to-; morrow.

Included in the loss w6 the college book store, valued at which was Insured to about half that amount. KILLED, SCORE iE DESTITUTE IN TENEMENT EIRE IN SAN 0 SAN FRAiNCISCO, Jan. 24. (LP) Two persons were killed and almost a score more were left destitute at a fire which destroyed a block of frame buildings in the San Francisco Italian section 'before it was extinguished early today. Bodies of two brotters, Vincente Or-' teisa aged 64, and Guiseppe aged 66, were found in the ruins.

They had been trapped on the top floor of one of the frame structures. The square of tenements, composed of four story wooden buildings, was constructed so that it resembled one huge nest of homes. Flames broke out in one of the central buildings and spread rapidly in two directions. Almost the whole area was ablaze before fire apparatus arrived. OE IT WASHINGTON.

Jan. 24 (LP) All lighter-than-air activities of the Army and Navy have been suspended because of lack of helium, testimony published todav by the House Appropriations Committee revealed. Assistant Commerce Secretary Mac- Crncken. in charee of aviation, and Capt. Emory Land, assistant Navy air chief, told the committee the available supply of helium was now in the dir igible Los Angeles.

Tind said suouLv was too small to nermit oneration and the airshln had been ordered laid up indefinitely. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS. fVirvl nartv. Mondav. Jan.

24. ai it p. P. II. C.

Hall. Everybody wel come. zuamit. Two Extra Features of Our Big Clearance Sale: 4- Men's 50c Fancy Wool Hose, all fine qualities and patterns, 8 pairs $1.00. Men's Slin-on Sweaters and wool Blazers at new low prices to create auick clearance.

$5.43 Values $2.75 SS Values 05 4- SK 9K Vail S3.45 4 JAR Tax Reduction is Sidetracked, Lauzanne Peace Treaty Defeated and Half of Necessary Appropriation Bills Passed. FARM RELIEF A BIG ISSUE By PAUL R. AIALLON United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, Jan. 24. (LP) Passing the half way mark of the short session and entering its final six weeks, the 6Mh Congress today encountered the usual jam of a closing program.

With tax reduction sidetracked, the Lauzanne peace treaty defeated, election contests under way and half the necessary appropriations bills passed, the legislative body turned to farm relief, navy cruisers, the Mcxlcan-Nlcara-aguan situation and the power projects at Muscle Shoals and Boulder Dam. far the 'prohibition issue has been thrust forward only sporadically during debate but it will be advanced more prominently in the days liefore March 4 when Congress expires. As the situation is today, there is little possibility of an extra session of Congress. Following is an outline of the status of remaining important subjects FARM RELIEF. The McNary price stabilization bill is now ready for consideration In both houses, having own favorably reported by the agriculture The farm bloc of the House is seeking a rule to give it an early vote there while the Senate bloc is awaiting House developments.

It has a better chance to pass the Senate than the' House, and may be brought up there first, although the possibilities of it getting Ihrough before March are not exceptionally bright. MEXICO-NICARAGUA. The Robanson resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the administration should arbitrate its oil land controversy with Mexico will be brought up early this week and is expected to toe adopted without extensive debate. Its had planned to ioix-e action onIt today out other matters may necessitate a brief delay, erveral resolutions relating to the Nioaraguan situation are to 'be called up in a few days. NAVY CRUISERS.

The Senate will pass this week the navy appropriations bill, in a form to please the "Big Navy men" and provide for immediate construction of three additional cruisers. The "Big Navy" proposal was defeated in the House but is expected to be passed next time after it passes the Senate. Tfl FISHER HARRISBURG, Jan. 25. (LP) It was learned at (he executive officers in the Capitol today that Dr.

Francis B. Haas, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, has writter a letter of resignation to Governor John S. Fisher. This letter lias been forwarded to the Governor and probably will bo presented to Fisher at a conference late today. Haas's resignation will clear the way for the confirmation by the Senate of Dr.

John A. H. Keith, of Indiana, who was named to the education post by Usher. GASOLINE TANK TAKES FIRE AT THE ECLIPSE For more than half an hour today, workmen of the Eclipse plant of the Atlantic Refining Co. were engaged in fighting a fire in one of the gasoline tanks, near the east end of the plant, between the concrete highway and the Allegheny river.

The blaze, which although serious for a time, was never threatening, and firemen had It under control before 1 o'clock. No estimate was of the damage, but considerable gasoline was lost and the tank will have to be rebuilt. The roof was totally destroyed and the sides were badly damaged. Three Planes on Flight to Canada BARRAXQUILLA, Colombia. Jan.

24. (LP) Three planes of the United States army's Pan-American flight squadron were safe here today, after a rough journey from France Field. Panama, during which the amphibian St. Louis was forced down south of the Gulf of Darien. "The St.

Louis alighted on the open sea in high rollers." Major H. A. Dargue, flight commander, told the United Press today. "We dropped a message, and, seeing that her personnel were safe, we came on because of the danger to our planes if we had alighted. The St.

Louis got the water cleaned out of her gas line and took off. arriving here an hour behind us' HOUSE'S TOMORROW 4- Baked Ham and Tomato Sauce Baked Sweets, Lima Beans Gingerbread, Whipped Cream 4 ttltttttttttttt OF WORK1 EDOmi HOD SENDS Separation Action Opens Long Enough to Applaud "Daddy" as He Enters Room and for "Peaches" to Cry. SECRET HEARING IS SOUGHT By PAUL W. WHITE, United Press Staff Correspondent. OOUET ROOM, CARiMEL, N.

Jan; 24. The Browning separation case opened in Carmel today, remained open for an hour and then adjourned to 10 a. m. tomorrow at White Plains, X. Y.

It was in Carmel, a quiet village of 800 people, long enough, however, for Browning to receive a round of applause as be entered the court room for "Peaches" to cry, and for the judge to comment when asked to make" the hearing secret, that he had not heretofore noticed any particular efforts to avoid publicity in the case. The hearing today involves the charge of desertion which Edward "West Browning, wealthy real estate dealer, preferred against Frances (Peaches) Heenan Browning, his wife. Tomorrow the charges of cruelty made by "Peaches" may be aired. Not Opposed to Marriage. After the adjournment today Mrs.

Browning was interviewed hy the Unit-Mi Press correspondent and was cheerful, despite a few moments of sobbing during the brief session. "No, I am not opposed to marriage," she said, "despite my own experience. But I know one thing I would never marry an old man again." uestion as to what she intended to do after the trial, "Peaches" said: "I want to go away somewhere with my mother. I don't know just where, but I never want to see Edward West Browning again." Despite this assertion. Mrs.

Brown-j ng was looking at the grey hair of her husband even as she talked. "Then yon have never considered a (asked the correspondent. i "No, never," said the youthful wife. As for Browning, romance apparently had been displaced by the care of xnusiness. As he left the court house in his Rolls Royce the millionaire was grumpily severe.

"I'm going back to my office," he paid, "where I have a lot of work to do." Browning Greeted With Cheers. As Browning, who made millions out of real estate entered the court room, lie was greeted by a burst of applause from the spectators, half of whom were women. vlle smiled and bowed slightly, dignifying his 52 years. He looked at his plump and pretty wife, bundled up in a mink coat and sat down at the counsel lable. "If there are any more outbursts pitch as that," said Justice Seeger, "the court room will be cleared." Then, without warning, former Fran-res Heenan, the 16-year-old girl who had not turned to see her husband, out crying.

Tears flooded her eyes jind she dabbled at them with a handkerchief. Her mother, Mrs. Catherine T. Heenan, leaned over and patted her. "Peaches" did not receive an ovation when she entered the low-eeilingen court room.

occued by fully persons with the "SRO" sign hung out. Henry Epstein, counsel for Mrs. drowning, arose as court opened and moved for a secret hearing on the ground that some of the Witnesses in the action might hesitate to testify because of the publicity. Want Secret Trial. John E.

Mack, Browning's trial counsel agreed that "best interests of the public would not be served by an open trial." rtrnwnln! however, desired publicity to "clear himself," said Mack. Justice Seeger took the motion under Advisement. "Ordinarily," he said, "I would grant the motion at once, but it seems to me that heretofore no effort to avoid pub-'cttv has been seen in this case." The court added that he had received a letter from a woman's cluu, requesting a secret trial. John T. Carney, a chauffeur, was the Jirst witness.

RESUME BARGAIN COURT. PITTSBURGH, Jan. 24. (LP) "Bargain clay" sessions of Federal ronrt were resumed today after a two-weeks run had produwd revenue amounting to $30,855 from 350 defendants who were willing to plead guilty end eliminate the usual procedure of a trial. SPECIAL DINNER TUESDAY 45c Green Pea Soup.

Roast Young Pig with Dressing Sweet Potatoes Creamed Carrots Bread and Butter Tea Coffee Milk Jello or Pie TEXAS LUNCH 24Janlt Our January Clearance is mak- ing store history for volume of business. We have never invited you to choose from finer stocks CHINA GIV PROMISE OF PROTECTION Foreign Minister of Nationalist Government at Hankow Assures State Dept. Lives of Americans Will be Guarded. NAVAL VESSELS STANDING BY By LUDWELL DENNY. United Press Staff Correspondent.

Jan. '24 Protection for any American citizens remaining in Chinese Nationalist territory has been promised American Consuls by Eugene Chen. Foreign Minister of the Nationalist government at Hankow, State Department officials said today. The department however had not received the reported Chen note to the powers offering security to Nationals of foreign government which denounced the extraterritoriality treaties in favor of new "equal" treaties. Meantime, it was learned Secretary Kellogg thinks the present is an inopportune time to state American policy toward China's treaty revision.

President Coolidge however is under Congressional pressure to announce a new policy accepting the major Natlon-ist demands, and a compromise statement may be made. It is believed here that Admiral Williams, commanding the U. S. fleet at Shanghai, has a working agreement with other foreign naval chiefs there for protection of foreigners in an emergency. Declaring American lives would be endangered by delay of Congress in making known its views on the Chinese situation, Representative R.

W. Moore, Democrat, of Virginia, moved today for appointment of a sub-committee of five to decide upon the final terms of the Porter resolution requesting the President to revise unequal treaties with China. The motion was adopted by a vote of 5 to 4. HP MASS GELESBATED FOR JOSEPH G. SKELLY A solemn high mass of requiem for f-ho hamr renose of the KOUl of Joseph G.

Skelly was celebrated at 9 o'clock Monday morning at St. Josepfl church, Oil City, with Rev. M. L. Mo-riarty, of Wooster, celebrant; Rev.

James Murphy, Rev. Thomas O'Connell, of Richmond. sub-deacon; Rev. J. F.

Seyholt, master of ceremonies, and Rev. E. M. Driscoll giving the' sermon. The following other priests were in the sanctuary: Rev.

John Kelly, of Cleveland Rev. James Dailey. of Ravenna. and Rev. S.

M. O'Connell, of Madera, O. (Miss Mary Dwyer, Mrs. Leo Callahan and Joseph Wagner sang the mass with Mrs. John Breene at the organ.

The pall-bearers were: L. M. Manion, D. J. Harvey, Dr.

J. B. Siggins, F. J. Delahoyde, Francis McDonald, Clyde E.

Shields, M. A. Daugherty and M. L. Morinrty.

The offices of the Joseph Seep Pur chasing Agency, where Mr. Skelly had been emnloyed for many years, was closed until 11 o'clock. Jan. 24. (LP) Work was started today on the laying of the four-mile three-inch pipe line from the wells of the MIDI Run Oil and Gas Co.

in Springfield township to the lines of the United Natural Gas Co. at Mercer. The United Natural Co. has contracted with the Mill Run company for the delivery of the gas in their two-wells at this location, estimated at 500,000 cubic feet a day. COURT REFUSES MOTION TO HOLD Judge Parker Firm in His Opinion No Wrong is Being Done in Insisting on Trial Now.

PLEA ENTERED IN TACK CASE After extended argument by counsel. Judge Parker on Monday afternoon refused a. motion for a continuance until next term of the case in which Joseph G. Metz. Oil City Councilman and former director of the department of public safety, ds charged with selling liquor, the case in which a jury In the November terpi disagreed.

The ground on which continuance was asked was that Charles MeKinley, one of the defendant's witnesses, is ill and-unable to appear. Dr. Davis, of Oil City, his physician, was called and testified to this fact. Argument for continuance was made by Attorneys 0. G.

Martin and P. A. Wilbert for the defense, who felt that mere reading of the testimony of MeKinley. taken in the former trial, would not lie sufficient. They felt that the jury should see him on the stand, and be suided by his appearance as to candor and otherwise.

Argument that the case go on trial now was made by Attorney John C. Arnold, of Clearfield, special prosecutor, and District Attorney Dan B. Goodwin. Judge Parker, in formulating his decision, called in the court stenographer and dictated it. He was quite candid with regard to the missing witness, and was firmly of the opinion that no wrong is being done Mr.

Merz by Insisting on trial at this time. The court indicated, however, that if the prosecution should develop additional matters to which MeKinley might testify, that ri new trial at which he might be pres ent would then be granted. Counsel for the defense took tne unusual course of continuing in argument after the decision had been rendered, but it was not changed. Soon afterward, Attorney John L. MCBride appeared before the court with a plea of nolo contendere on behalf of Martin Tack, Franklin (baker, charged with selling cold storage eggs without the label telling of their nature.

WILL OUST JUDGE LINDSEY FROM OFFICE DURING SUIT i DENVER, Jan. 24. (LP) The State Supreme Court today ordered Juvenile Judge Ben B. Lindsey, nationally known jurist, ousted from office pending a rehearing of a suit contesting his re-election in 1925. BUTLER ATTORNEY FOUND DEAD NEAR BRUIN; HEART ATTACK BELIEVED CAUSE BUTLER, Jan.

24. (LP) Andrew T. Black, aged 79, a member of the Butler Connty Bar Association, was found dead in his home near Bruin yesterday. It is believed he died from a heart attack. 4- EXCHANGE HOTEL.

Special chicken dinner Wednes- day. 6 to 8, 75c 24Jan3t. ttttttttftttf LAST MINUTE FLASHES Hankow Business Houses Again Open. HANKOW, Jan. 24.

(LP) British business houses, which have been closed since anti-British riots forced the surrender of the concession to Chinese Nationalists more than a week ago, were reopened today. Family Killed in Chinese Rebellion, Laundryman Suicides. PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 24. (LP) Informed that most of his family had been killed in the recent Chinese revolts, Lee King, aged 25, a laundryman, yesterday dressed himself in his most gorgeous native raiment, burned paper prayers before his little bronze buddha, and opening the burners of a gas stove, sat down to die.

His body was found surrounded by the letters from China telling of the deaths of parents, brothers and cousins. 12 Fighting Planes Off on Visit to Canada. SELFRIDGB FIELD, 24. (LP) Twelve fighting planes of the U. S.

army first pursuit group, equipped with sklis, left here today at 9:15 a. m. on a four-day good will "invasion" of Cannda. The squadron was under personal command of Major Thomas G. Lanphier, commandant of the field, and was scheduled to arrive at Ottawa at 12m5 p.

m. today. A transport plane with six mechanics aboard left a half hour ahead of the pursuit group. Scotland and Orkney Islands Rocked by Quake. LONDON, Jan.

24. (LP) An earthquake shock of varying intensity wag felt today In northern Scotland, while the Orkney islands reported shocks of alarming violence. The tremors lasted from 16 to 30 seconds in Scotland and were especially evident at Aberdeen, where ornaments were dislodged from buildings. Houses were shaken in the Orkneys. Three Children Burned to Death in W.

Va. Blaze. WEIRTON, W. Jan. 24.

(LP) Three children, whose ages ranged from two to nine years, were burned to death today when the home of Joseph Cross was destroyed by fire, believed to have been caused by an overheated stove in the children's bedroom. Mrs. Cross was severely burned in a desperate attempt to rescue the children, who were sleeping in a room adjoining hers. The victims were: Marie. Hazel, Joseph, 2.

John Cross, grandfather if the children, who lived next door, was burned when he rescued Mrs. Cross she had entered the house a second time. The father was working on the night turn of the Weirton Tin Mill at the time of the tragedy. nor more attractive vaiues. me reductions have a limited time to work.

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