Telegraph-Forum from Bucyrus, Ohio • 1

LEGRAPH-F0RUM BUCYRUS TE TODAY'S THOUGHT aqaoo XniJomu ana pooqPHH "1 '1 EATHER 0 I () pl3 i Urawiord UOtmiy leaning ewsjjaiJci Price Three Cents jT296 EIGHT PAGES BUCYRUS OHIO SATURDAY DECEMBER 11 1937 fpilerior Damn hot 1 I Liner Pres Hoover Aground Off Formosa CHINESE PUT UP BATTLE TO I Tit ''-JS Co-ed With 'Most Charming1 Smile AS SENGERS ASK RAILROAD SAVE CAPITAL Give-A-Christmas Workers Sell Tags Today To Boost Funcl Have Three Days To Finish Shopping II TO PROTECT A SAFE SALVAGE AIDIS ASKED I lain tr that means in terms of shoes 'MM alone" If you don't know what it i-iMuiiu-J ir EI If Opposition However Weakening Under Heavy Jap Fire SHANGHAI Dec Thousands of Japanese troops stormed the last Chinese defense inside Nanking today and hoped to completely subdue the city by night At 6 a Japanese army spokesman said that "encirclement of the Chinese positions Is proceeding PLYMOUTH ST Utilities Commission Finds Crossing Is Dangerous means a visit at neaaquaners any afternoon while the children With only three more days left to wind up the shopping for 200 Bucyrus school children in need of 3hoes and clothing Give-a-Christ mas committee workers went on the streets at 7:30 a today to raise more funds by Belling tags They had originally set the goal needed at but had figured too closely It isn't nossible to suddIv are comine and eoing will be Tugs Unable To Refloat Giant Ship Recently Bombed convincing Cases Mount A youngster comes in wearing Barry Mehre her mother's galoshes the only uhrt for 12 years MANILA Dec 11 All 500 pas- much more than shoes to 200 chil- Recommendation that sodium WMt hfi installed at the Plymouth rapidly and a formal entry will nor whil poach at the be delayed long" He added that street crossing of the Pennsylvania Ljty of Georgia is con- the (J there was "considerble Chinese railroad east of Bucyrus nas peen the most iie'y succeed Harry Kipke nnthn)l coach at announced by the Public utilities bill tjjjJ Nanking ancient wan a mun Mehre recently re- commission and the railroad company has been requested to ocm-ply with this recommendation ac- JllS position at Donations Since Give-A-Christmas Last Report Women's board hospital 5 Y's Men's club IS A friend 6- Total 25 Previous total $297 GRAND TOTAIj $322 rnrrtinir to a communication re long had been broken in many places by the thousands of shells poured into it by heavy artillery Tanks led the final assault and crumbled the wall In some places It sengers of the $8000000 liner Pres-! dren at that figure ident Hoover fast aground on a One hundred and forty-two chil- sunken reef off the coast of For- dren have already been furnished mosa have been safely landed on with the pieces of clothing which Hoishoto island one of the For- they need the most leaving about mosa group radio reports from the 1 60 still to be outfitted scene said today Call has also come from the high The Dollar Line offices in Hong school for help but unless it can Kong announced that Dr Kenneth I be supplied in the way of used Park the Hoover's physician had clothing which has been donated set up an emergency hospital to headquarters workers cannot ashore to take care of all passen-' extend their help to the high gers who were landed by ships and school The campaign was planned small boats Whether any passen- for the elementary grades gers had been injured was not Tag Day Today known but it was assumed that! As announced before there is an some were suffering from expo- urgent need for coats of every size sure between the ages of 6 and 12 for The President Hoover's sister the outer garments worn by the ceived by the Telegraph-Forum jfrom the commission The recommendation was made by Evans inspector of the I commission who conducted a thor The first Japanese detachment to jAwf enter the capital broke through the Kuang Hua gate late yesterday and advanced to the Chinese inner de fenses in the crowded chocks a mm ough survey of the crossing and filed his report with the commission which was approved The sodium lights which Inspector Evans recommends are proving very effective and the cost of such installation is far less than standard flashing light the report states This form of lighting was shin the President McKinlev offer lmle protection ing to the scene under full steam against cold was expected to arrive at dusk I Twenty women who have been Snivsp-B tnirsi nmoopdincr frnm assisting daily at campaign head- recently installed at the intersec Hong Kong will arrive later It quarters were downtown in time to ones in the family A father comes to ask for a pair of shoes for his little boy who is out of school for lack of them A small girl wants rubhera If she can just have them she won't ask for mittens She bought mittens with a little change she made by running errands Optimist class of First Presbyterian church wil help a famliy of six children deserted by their father Other organizations and individuals are inquiring about other families More donations have been Te-ceived The Woolworth company has made another big contribu- wa holiPVAd hin- rm eaten the onice worKers mis mi would have to be jettisoned before' nin8 their tags They will stay Jill she could be refloated on lnB 'vo ual" ui luc 300 hearts made by Narcissus cir- The advices gave no details butj to the Ki 3 Daughter3 are indicated that heavy seas made! sold tmiicuu me iransierrmg oi uie d(J Job Qn less Wilda Foreman "smile queen" tion of Route 40 with the Big Four railroad at Lewisburg Another reason for recommending the sodium lights according to Evans was the fact that it would be impracticable to connect flashing' light signals on the passing siding which extends over the highway and Is used frequently during the coal loading season at Sandusky Night View Bad "-According to the report the view of approaching trains at the cross' ing is reasonably good in daytime However the report states "the half-mile away A rain of Chinese machine gun bullets poured from houses and street blockades swept the half mile wide open space to the gate an cut down hundreds of Japanese Fighting Furious Some reports described the fighting as the most furious of the four months old war The Chinese apparently were determined to defend the capital to the last man but seemed to lack adequate leadership and fought as well as they did only because of their bitter hatred for the Invaders The battle "raged throughout the night and at 10 o'clock this morning Lieut Gen Prince Yasuhiko a member of Japan's supreme war council and commander In the Nanking area ordered all his troops to the assault Immediately Japanese swarmed up to the walls from three sides Correspondents for the Domel news only Japanese newspapermen were permitted to accompany the Imperial troops reported that mountain guns one pounders and machine guns had been placed atop the outer wall at several Doints to cover the infan- passengers ana me eiioru oina-' the women Baid today vai ana salvage vessels 10 renoat ft yesterday's bills had been In Mary Connor the 33SUU-ton Dollar uner wmcn 4 We shopped for No wondei Ted LewiSi-radio- and vaudeville entertainer selected Wllda Foreman of Elyria freshman' as "queen" ot Kent State University Kent Wouldn't you? figured the news when she was) nd vou know what tcntie -committeewoman (ContlBtied Pate 8 Colnmm 1) bombed by Chinese planes off! nf i iTi i jimiii i Ittrf Conner national Kentucky hopes to win Shanghai early In the Sino-Jap-anese war Calls For Aid kiresional seat vacated rsignation of Repres- GRAND JURY Fred Vinson who Two Houses Leveled By Fire One SHeckler Turkey Farm Homestead "quire mm nt conu nie next Poiipstrot ire 338 to prf ir viik bill ing Una Mrrow At Cut iml miti Invtitiptel ird In Rut la chief justice of the Kt cf Columbia court of The liner was aground about 30 1 miles off Formosa the chief Island of the group One of her last mes- sages asked for all possible sal presence of trains across the highway at night creates a great hazard due to the absence of proper warning lights and the inability of drivers of motor vehicles to see Vinson who is 4S il! from Ashland Ky vage aid Presumably her crew of A ruj ff a 300 remained aboard Her exact'" wh the obstruction in time to stop INDICTS 12 LATE FRIDAY number of passengers was 503 i Rh 1 This hazard is also increased by Capt George Yardley command- her to Btarted in the basements adverse weather conditions in this er of the liner reported there was nrtr nf mil 'of the- dwelling particular locaUty by reason of the advance on Chinese positions no immediate danger I Th Buevrus fire denartment 1 prevailing water shed divide Well Women Can Change Their Minds CONNERSVTLLE Ind Dec 11 Virgil Sorrell was in court yesterday for beating his wife with a razor strop Judge Edwin Johnson handed the strop to Mrs Sorrell and said: "Use this on your ius-band he deserves it" Mrs Sorrell laid on twice The Judge sentenced Sorrell to six months In jail but suspended sentence when Mrs Sorrell laid down the strop and said: "Come to think of it I had that beating coming to me I talked out of turn" rri SUUtU Ul ailUVJ WI1CIQ BLU1U1S ULX5 piCVtUCUU "Several accidents have occurred in the heart of the city Once the Chinese attempted a suicidal counter offensive but were thrown back The Japanese correspondents claimed the Chinese xne wnnu steamer reussen residence to burn notified of the Dornblrer fire was standing-by Lfi the recentlv re! I but were advised not to make a No storms were reported in the the ground was the recently re- However the de-area It was assumed that tho modeled home of Harold Dornbir-1 run lne Iarm- ine oe-area it was assumea tnat the" one-nal( mile3 partment answered the call to the boiline seas was caused hv the nnt-er located six ana one-nau mues at this crossing resulting in in jury and loss of life as the result Sheckler fire and spent two venicies colliding wun attempted to halt the advance by uie Blue ui Liaiiis ur cswiicmng ural swell of the sea over the reefnortn Bucyrus on Route 4 for-Four more ships including twoimerly known as the Klink farm destroyers were SDeedin? to Extensive remodeling of the resi- (Continued on Pag-e 8 Column 4) cuts which makes it apparent that some better form of protection dence had just been completed and the scene should be provided especially at Twelve Indictments including three secret were returned by the county grand jury which concluded its sessions Friday Eight cases were ignored by the jury and more than 50 witnesses were examined The jury opened its sessions Thursday morning Those Indicted Include: William Maunta Curley alias Hayes no known address forgery (four counts) Charles Spade failure to send child to school Carl Edwin Fravel no known address larceny nignt" California Town using gas-filled trench mortar shells After Yasuhiko ordered a general advance Japanese artillery units set up heavy guns atop Purple mountain a few miles outside the city and brought every Chinese position in the city and the Yangtse valley under fire Hundreds of shells crashed into the heart of the city and reportedly demolished many of the Chinese barricades' The capital seemed doomed It Keep Pickets Away From Ford Factory KANSAS CITY Mo Dec 11 Police kept the Ford assembly plant free of pickets today as a strike of the United Automobile Workers went into effect Flooded As Dam MUSIC CLUB TO PRESENT MESSIAH SUNDAY NIGHT rvH I -ieh-Mln Edwin Casebeer and Gerald Haefer Collapses Today the family had Btarted to move their household goods in this week Near Wyandot the large residence at the Sheckler Brothers turkey farm burned to the ground early this morning The fire started about 3 a and burned for several hours Part of the contents of the house was removed but the blaze destroyed the remainder of the household goods and the house causing a loss estimated at several thousand dollars The fire at the Dornbirer property which is owned by Rev Paul Dornbirer Chatfield pastor started about 2 Friday and only the chimney was left stand both of Bucyrus embezzlement Paul Stover Canton and Frank The plant was continuing in op Barlion Crestline neglect to provide for minor child Eugene Lyons was reported that only about 50000 Chinese troops were left to defend Inaugurating the season of eration The UAW activities were confined to the union hall a block from the plant where a shot was wteii Japan sets up an state in North Galion neglect to provide for pregnant woman and James Sheldon Galion forgery (three counts) Refloating Difficult Domei Japanese news agency reported from Taikoku that tugs and salvage boats were trying to refloat the liner but were having difficulty because of the seas Some water was reported in the liner's hold A radio message from Captain Yardley said: "vessel aground bow first afloat aft Some damage forward extent of which cannot be determined at this time" He said: "All safe No danger" The accident occurred Friday night while the President Hoovei was plying a strange route avoiding the area of the Sino-Japanesc war where she was bombed in August That was the only available explanation for the grounding The liner was bound from Kobe Japan to Manila Among the passengers were Dr Alfred Upham president of Miami university at Oxford Ohio and his wife and daughter which recently fell un- lired through a window from a speeding car last night just before Curley Fravel Casebeer Haefer ALTURAS Cal Dec 11 The Pine Creek reservoir dam a quarter mile above Alturas gave way today and sent thousands of gallons of water pouring into the city Business streets were turned into raging torrents Buildings were undermined and residence washed out First reports did not tell of any deaths but hundreds of lives are in danger I Keh-Min above Chi- a meeting Christmas music Bucyrus Music the city against the Japanese ar-club of 60 voices presents Handel's my estimated at 240000 men oratorio "The Messiah" in First! Most 01 the defenders had been Methodist Episcopal church Sun- withdrawn during the last two day night at 8 o'clock Idays to positions between Nanking Mrs William Unger will conduct mUeS th9 nrt rmmnnimnf -in southeast and Sheldon are being held in county jail pending their" arraignment Police broke up picketing yester naer and statesman be made ruler ing when the blaze died out early last evening before Common Pleas Judge Ahl day by arresting 49 men The strike was called yesterday UAW men in the plant were told to work out the day but not to return Official cause of both fires was Five recommendations were made bv orean niano nd nTn The Chinese troops in that area not known but it was believed that by the jury after its regular in semble were threatened with annihilation An official Japanese communique declared that additional columns No admission charge will be made but a silver offering will be una occupied wunu and were spection of the county jail These include installation of new gas stoves in bull pens both downstairs and upstairs new wallpaper on first and second floors of sheriff's residence refinishing of woodwork taken Churches W1UL1U J3UCVTUS I nrAoo ns XT- i Ministerial oMtl VOW wm ue uio- ara Nanking unuuvu iw abtcuu cue ui itLoriu in sheriff's residence shields for radiators and new linoleum in ju venile court The jury report stated that Wage Bill Faces New AFL Opposition "Sheriff French and Mrs French ASKS NEW BIDS COLUMBUS Dee ll-State Architect John Schooley today announced it would be necessary to re-advertise for bids for construction of a new state highway division office building at Ashland All bids opened yesterday exceeding the general contract estimate he said are to be commended upon the cleanliness of the jail and residence Introducing Lincoln First Grade Class EL 5 A tlOl and their kind treatment of pri Farley's Home Town Postoffice Forced To Close GRASSY POINT Dec 11 of this little town where Postmaster Gen James A Farley grew up were dismayed today A sign posted in Hannigan's general store and postoffice read: "This postoffice will shut down soners Serving on the jury were Sam Brewer foreman Geneva Clem Alice Herman Marie Gwinner Frank Bogan Mildred Tuttle mm Frank Auker Mrs Pauline McDou-gal Ruth Ludwig Mary Rizor Alberta Henderson George Abend-roth Kurtz Donald Mochel and Fred Metzger Fanny De Koven ft fc jZy Koven moth-rj De Koven Bronk- for good next Wednesday "Reason: business is bad" Postmaster Vincent Hannigan WASHINGTON Dee 11 The wages and hours bill faced new American Federation of Labor opposition today as Its supporters in the house planned a drive to enact it before adjournment of the special session Federation President William Green announced his objection to the house labor committee's provision for a single administrator to regulate working standards He already has opposed the senate bill providing for a five-man administrative board Green plans to stand on the federation's own bill which will be offered in the house Monday as a substitute for the pending measure It would make violations of a 40-cent minimum hourly wage and a maximum 40-hour week subject to nrosecutlon in the courts Ii I dancer slain in one of five victims DOG TAGS TO GO ON SALE MONDAY Her ht missing t07btour Months Doynood friend of Farley said: "I refuse to continue in office because the volume of business la so small I've done less than $50 business in the past year" Hannigan said he had senj: his resignation' to his boss in" Washington and hoped that the town would get rural free delivery The postoffice was established in 1834 I Feists Bl Dog tags for 1938 will go on sale Monday morning in the office of County Auditor Clarence Metzger Deadline for purchase of the licenses without addition of a $1 penalty is Jan 20 Fees for the licenses Include $1 for males and spayed females $3 for unspayed females and $10 for The federation has objected to EDITOR'S NOTE: Here Is the third of a series of seven pictures of the first grade students In Bucyrus schools Today's picture is of the Lincoln class Those in picture are: Back row left to right Billy Cress May Mitchell Shirley Leuthold Virginia Marquis Bobby Gatchell Betty Cress Harold Miller Norman Strawser Charles Stauffer second row left to right Billy Acton James Martin Donald Wldman Alice Landis Janet Scott Betty Armstrong' Mary Smith Dick Fleming Carl Robinson third row left to right Reta Kniseley Lavenna McKillop' Geraldine Jaroe Phyllis Burkhart George Arnold Ethlyn Crawford Ned Foght Bobby Haefer' Dick Light and Walter Light The teacher Miss Helen Wise is seen on the extreme left anv eovemine body for the propos 8 DAIRY FIR1 ed act holding that bodies such as the national labor relations board -AOO TODAY SNBURY Dec Ii A barn' and 30 head of cattle we1 Bestroy- have proved inadvisable for administration of such programs 5 SHOP EARLY ed early today by a flrei th a kennels Miller Son dairy.