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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1027 The Daily Times, New Philadelphia, O. THREE PRLS. ROOSEVELT, NEAR END OF TRIP, RELAXES WED BV iscnm SIDIE FOR COHN nilERS BIGCROW Portland Jammed by 100,000 Peace Promise Popular Most By LYLE Cfi WILSOM Tinted Press Staff Correspondent Seattle, Sept. 29. (UP) President Roosevelt relaxed today with his grandchildren while the northwest greeted his decision to utilize federal hydro electric projects to enhance industrial electrification of small communities and farms.

With Mrs Roosevelt. Mr. and Mrs, John Boettiger, and the children. and Dali, Mr. Roosevelt arrived last night lrom Portland, near the end of his transcontinental trip.

The size of the crowds that came to see and hear Hie president increased in the northwest More than, 100 000 persons jammed Portland and suburban streets yesterday as Mr. Roosevelt passed. A large crowd cheered him at Seattle He was to remain in Seattle today and tonight the guest of the Boettigers and start home tomorrow after a luncheon visit in Victoria with I scut. Gov. Hamlin of British Columbia.

The next congressional program was being formulated in public ad dresses as Mr Roosevelt moved around this political circle His pn vafc car conferees reported no indication whether Mi Roosevelt would summon congress in special ion this autumn or wait until January to reiterate ins legislative desires Notable so far had been popular reaction to every word uttered ny Mr. Roosevelt which could be inter preted as a promise to keep this country out of WHI The crowds in variably applauded that sentiment. (Continued from page cars, was from the Eau I Side Motor Sales and was signed E. C. Whitney, dpaler.

The document showed the new car was) purchased August 19th, 1936, hut was dated June Isl, 1937.. was found. It contained the motor number, ignition key number and I door lock number. All are tieing checked with car manufacturers. A review of postoffice directories yesterday revealed I Im only two cities in the United Stales have streets named Autumn, Memphis, and I ronton, N.

J. Dover Men Quizzed hollowing these clews, Dover police and a contingent of heavily armed patrolmen and deputy sliorills took into custody ii former Dover man who came to Ids father home tor a visit from his home in Memphis, Monday evening. I he man was aroused from heil while officers surrounded the house and was taken to Dover police station where he was questioned al length and later released, fully vindicated. Ile drives ii late model Dodge sedan. Raymond Eckclbcrrv, youthful Freeport dam worker, whom Conn was seeking when he met his death, wits taken into custody by Patrolman Homer Hall and Deputy Sherif! Marlin Myers yesterday afternoon.

The two ollicers and Prosecutor Ralph Finley questioned Kckelberry at length Eckdberry had answered the cita yesterday and are satisfied that he had no connection with the case. He was to he released from jail later today. statement that Mr. Conn had not interviewed him Monday tallied with the beliefs of other officials who found file citation against Kckelberry in the officer's pocket. Almost immediately after the body was discovered, investigation of the case centered around the belief that Officer Conn met his death at the hands of desperate and esp rienc- port, revealed that Conn was shot once through Hic right driver of either car, three times through the chest and once iii the hack, Mot Amateur Killers lending belief that the killer' gun was trained on the officer i That the killer in r.

as hr fell dead. One of the remaining bullets passed through criminals is evidenced ii Hic left arm and one sin Mend (lie indol chain which ZZ" fastened the police whistle to the officer's shoulder strap. 'Crjme to permit them to The wrist watch was still running when the body I a clean getaway, it The body bore no marks of a beating or slug- iteur tile i rent LIMESTONE PIT WORKER KILLED REFUSES REQUEST TO PLEAD GUILTY that the patrol car had been thoroughly inside and doors with a cloth to prints. The car was guarded where it was abandon' Frank Hurd, of Akron, a passing motorist, found flu' body when lie stopped bis car nearby. Seeing the officer's feet protruding from under the tapestry, he returned immediately to Freeport to summon aid.

Deputy Sheriff Ralph Mingle ariov-oci ii iT Mon: ternoon and ordered it er.son of Harrison county and Mayor Homer imams, bree- Cadiz garage where tic port publisher, were the first people on the scene. 'gerprint expert are Sheriff Host and Police Chief (iinlz of this city, who had clues. The two searching for Hie missing olliccr since early morning, I Burettes found tic were following clews several milos away afler the abandoned patrol car bad been found by Karl Absolom and ii Mr. McCarr, Marlins Kerry, who Wore hunting nearby. Officer Conn left his local I undry bi the pit Cleveland, Sept 29 eral Judge Samuel H.

West today had refused a request of Roy ver to plead guilty in the recent rob- ging at the bery of a Woodville, bank. Judge ken According West ordered that an attorney be in I n- ting on the appointed for the defense, when the lime-! ----------------------i Put a Classified Ad on Its trail Cleveland, O. Sept 29 Zit.ko. 67. was killed today by a 2,000 pound steel hopper bucket which tumbled to the bot ton of a limestone pit in which he was at 3 p.

rn. Monday on a trip to Har rison county to arrest Raymond Eek elberry, who resides in the vicinity of Freeport, for ignoring a citation is sued ten days previously on a charge of having insufficient brakes on his car Conn stopped in Uhrichsville to learn from Mayor J. W. Lytle if tion. He then drove to Freeport.

Investigated Parked Car That the car was parked along the highway when Officer Conn stooped to investigate their ac tivities was established by Stanley Stevens, a Freeport WPA worker who told of seeing two men in a light colored and late model either a Dodge or Chevrolet with IDENTIFY ALTO USED BY KILLERS A state highway patrol radio this afternoon established definitely that the automobile used by the murders of Patrolman George Conn was a 1936 gun metal Ford roach which was stolen last September 13th from William Brady, 1960 street. St. Paul, Minnesota. Brady's name and address were on the service certificate which Conn was holding at the time of the shooting. The license number of the ear is B-445-852.

car were also being che Prosecutor Ralph Fn carawas count" and Pro Orum of Hon. on roue' ant at tile po -t mort' it: part in the invest mot ion lips, traveling rep rf mt.v bureau of motor hick the tragedy and a- si Glenneth Fn un mu the local patrol wi wa here by Patrolmr i Col of the first nm of officers to be rilled rn the missing officer SPECIAL SALE FRIGID AIRE FLOOR MODELS Make Your Selection Now Philo Available. All Sizes Are Blephara field. ling cutlery and nr turn. hide rd criminals who were fugitives and who would not stop at built in at the exact scene of shots in rapid succession a few murder to prevent their detention or apprehension.

Rumors that three members of the Rird gang which escaped from a jail recently were biding out in the bills of Harrison county were being investigated carefully and belief that Hie famous mid-west Brndv gangsters were traveling east on Route 22, which passes nearby, caused belief rn some quarters that they may haw been responsible for the crime. Hic developments and clues found so far, indicate that the crime at about 5 p. rn. He said minutes later. Mrs.

Shepherd said he could identify the men. one of the other car was painted a light whom was emerging from the brush at the side of the road. John Earl, Route 3. Freeport, told Boy Story of being in the top of a hickory nut Investigators were checking care i tree on the cross road leading to fully the story told by the Brushy Fork road when two eight year old son. Harold, who was one a light colored sedan and one a rounding up cows in the same field dark nearby.

The oc- where the shooting occurred. Harold, cupant of the light sedan emerged told of seeing a man dressed in a from his car, went to the front car dark suit in the field and GERMAN TO TAKE OATH TOMORROW Columbus. (UP) Chief Justice Carl Wc.gandt of the Ohio supreme court will swear In former Hamilton count'-' Com mon Pleas Judge Robert dor man of Cincinnati, as a supreme court justice here tomorrow when the court resumes its fall sessions Judge Gorman succeeds the late Judge Thomas A Join s. and was ap pointed by Governor REFUSES TO PAY SALES TAX. SUED Dayton.

O. Sept 29. 'UP' Ruth Blum. Davton, refused to pay a two cent tax on a 50 cent bat- large German cities that thou rental The state tax commission sands of young married couples are today brought suit which may result forced to live in rooming houses or in her being fined SKX). with their parents.

wits shot down in cold blood And without wPining bv and its driver if he had the other men with guns in a light color- 11 oculi pp lits of an automobile which he hpd apprehended gun. He could hear no further con ed sedan parked nearby. He told of oil the highway, evidently for a minor Ira Hic violation. It is venation but he said the cars sped hearing fast shooting a minutes believed that the killers emptied a clip of nine bullets into toward Brushy Fork. nn-e nr rvnnitnn ii Don and Dean Pettav.

operators Police Chief Orve Rea of Dennison bods when the latter was scanning tile eel lineate 0f gasoline filling station, advised told investigators that he was just handed to him by the murderers hen they were requested investigators that they directed emerging from the woods after hunt for identification papers. The certificate was perforated by Conn to the Eckelbenw-home short- ing squirrels his attentionjvas one of the allots. No hance To Defend Self If was apparent that Officer Conn had anticipated no trouble as lie bad not removed Ins gloves and bis holstered revolver was strapped to bis right leg and bad not been drawn. A small pool of blood at the edge of Hie berm indicated that the victim fell beside the right running hoard of the of the car and that the shooting was done from inside Hie ear. It is believed that the killers rolled their victim's hotly into Hie ditch, covered it with the tapestry and that one of their number donned the still missing cap and drove tile patrol car lo the place where it was found abandoned miles distant on the Brushy Fork road.

Iv after 4:30 p. rn. The boys further attracted by the firing of a number revealed that three strange and sus- of shots in rapid order. When told picious men stopped at their station where the body was found, Rea sta- a short time before and sold them ted that he had been less than 300 a can ol paint. The mother of the yards away at the time.

He told of, boys, Mrs Pettay, wife of the later seeing the patrol car and an Freeport postmaster, was standing other car racing down the road 60 or across the street. She became sus- more miles an hour but stated that! picious and wrote down the license lie did not recognize the driver of number of the car. The license was patrol car and he did not connect issued in Wheeling. The owner was the speeding cars with the shooting. to be questioned today.

Vincent Simpson, who resides at Mr. and Mrs Fred Shepherd, far the intersection of Brushy Fork and mers residing 300 yards south of the the side road connecting it with place where the body was found, re Route 8. told of seeing the patrol vialed that they saw the patrol car car and the second vehicle circle past and another car traveling close to- his house shortly before dusk. The i gether as the cars passed over a car was found around a curve a short -mall hill on the road. All stated distance from the Simpson home post mortem conducted at the McCoy mortuary in cree-, that they heard a series of six or Simpson was unable to describe the Apartments are so scarce In the Renew Fight Over Young Screen Star Hollywood.

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