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4 3 .4 Mi) OUR UMTEi; PRESS SERVICE GIVES THE MOST COMPLETE TELEGRAPHIC REPORTS OF ANY DAILY. NEWSPAPER IN TUSCARAWAS COUNTY. I New Philadelpliia, Ohio, 'Wednesday, April 18, 1928. 5 Volume XXV. Number 18.

10 Pages. 1 i ra i II II It III II II II II lirU IVJViMl vk lVi II IM I II I II i. BREMEN CEE TO FMUSH HOP a I il ii i i a GANG LEADER WHERE BREMEN AIDS GOVERNOR Tn pircu ID PARTS Dennison Dog Attacks 2nd Dog Slain Gene Tirnner, six year old son of Mr. and Mrs. E.

P. Tirnner, North Second street, Dennison was painfully bitten about the face yesterday afternoon when he was attacked by a beagle hound owned by John Blake, North First street, also of Dennison. The dog will be leashed for a two week period to learn whether or not it is afflicted with rabies. rr REMOTE COMMITTEE POST SOUGHT BY LIMBACH Is Candidate Against Harry Weiss EXPECT BATTLE Tosses Hat Into Rinr 4 AtOrrville The candidacy of Attorney Ar. thur L.

Llmbach, this city, for position of state central commlttee man from the sixteenth congres sional district was launched last night at the Wayne county Demo cratic banquet held in Orrville, by the chairman of the meeting. Llmbach, who entered the race reluctanTly at the behest of Demo I 't. I Ji' IS TARGET OF Escapes Enemy KiUk injar Squad RENEW WxVRFARE 0 Second Attempt on Chicagoan's Life 1 ClUcaso. Apr. 18 (UP Fleeing from a hall of machine gun bullets, Jack McGura, north side gang leader and former lieutenant of Al Capons, narrowly escaped death at tn huucli of an enemy killing squad nig.i.

It wa the second attempt within weeks to assassinate McGurn. A long renewal of warfare amcng the feudists of the underworld was feared by police as a result of the latest attempt. McTjuru was not wounded, bu the car hi which he wai riding wa riddled by bullets The gangster ras, driving whsn the attack occurred. As he pullei at a curb, a touring car coiitalnlnr four men swunr inwthe street ant vira (irffn uron him. opened Are a machim gun.

As the bullets ripped through the side of the cari MoOurn Jumoel rinH run lntr a nonrhv 1onrwil. Thff wj halt of fire followed him and the doorway aio as buet riddie. po. lies considered It almost mlraculouj that MoOum had escaped unhurt. Detectives who investigated tha choctlng were confluent that last night's attempt ta kill the former Capons lieutenant was made by th same persons who votmded him in another gun attack 1 on ilarcli 7.

That shootinj occurrai while McGurn was In a cigar store. The attackers entered the store, shot McOurn through right lung and left trm and then fled. McGurn was in a hospital for several weeks with Ills men guardln the do nr. But he refused to tell police who' had shot him. "When I'm well again." he said, TT1 rattle this tiling myself," MACHINE GUN crats throughout Tuscarawas coun ty, will make a fight for the place, It was announced today.

IS STRANDED to attempt fliepassage, found the ice w3 to bo encountered most of the way. First to reach ths ctrandrd flyers was the famous Canadian pilot, Duke Schiller, who, with two companions, flew nearly 700 from Murray Bay to Greenly Island. m.m,, HEART TROUBLE PROVES FATAL II. L. Trostdorf Dies I In Oregon of City Council Eugene F.chumaU er, this city, died at hit home in Portland, Oregon, yesterday morn oi nearc cuecmna wun wmcn ue had been two Mr 1J.

u.4l.t. 1. dorf was a skilled accountant and was employed as stenographer and bookkeeper of the Portland Iron works. Surviving are the widow, Urs. Irene Strlckmaker Troatdorf; one daughter, Phyllis Ann, at home; two brothers.

Henry and Vill 'am, this city, and two sisters, ftchumeker, Columbus, Emma Trostdorf, who the home of the deceased. Funeral arrangements have not been announced. our nr diiddtii ..11 k'TT I I i last six up i i I 1 i uui So far, Harry H. Weiss, Canton, former Internal revenue collector, has not announced whether he will The above map shows the route! water and air to rescue the Ger man plane Bremen and Its crew. From Quebec to Greenly Island by air is approximately 750 miles: the wates route is only about 400 miles, but the steamer Montcalm, ordered WIFE REVEALS DEATH THREAT; Mill Worker Divorce I Defendant seek the central committeemanship for third term.

Llmbach who has been behind the partv wheel In every campaign and whomever has sought elective office for himself, will receive no salary In connection with the committee job XL elected. For the past few years, Mr. Lim Dach has assisted Prosecuting Attorney James E. Patrick and has helped him win some of the most important cases in the state's courts from common pleas to the supreme court. He also served as clerk of Charging that her husband called 1 Herman L.

Trostdorf, 54, native of upon her at The Blue Bird confec Tuscarawas county rrhere1 In T. as tionery, last Saturday night, whewborn at she la employed, took her for both of thla clt? tU( WU3l Qi clavt the Tuscarawas county board of cleo tlons for two years and is ft past president of the Tuscarawas county A Jefferson club. Ai Don McGregor, Elmer W. Stiff ler, Cletus Fisher and Llmbach attended the Wayne county feed from this city. Congressman Martin L.

Davey, spoke on state Issues and for mer Congressman George W. III III III I Expected To Re'ach Quebec Today DETAILS OF TRIP Trio Fought Elements Without Lights (Bulletin) Seven Island, Que. Apr. 18, KUP) With' the arrival here of Commandant James E. Fritzmaurice, it became known today the two German trans Atlantic flyers stranded with their plana on Greenly Island are still hoping, if humanly possible, to complete their flight to New York in the Bremen.

Fitztnaurice arrived here with C. A. Schiller yesterday from Greenly Island. They left at 4 p. m.

and it was thought they were going to Murray Bay, Que. Instead they went to Clarke City, seven miles distant, to spend the The United Press correspondent spoke with Fitzmaurlce and learned he was going to Murry Bay for parts necessary to repair the Bremen which was damaged in landing on the bleak island. To Put Skis on Bremen He intends to return to Greenly Island with skiis, which will be in stalled on the Bremen to enable it to take off on the ice. If the three trans Atlantic flyers continue their journey to New York they will pass Seven Islands. The ice cutter Montcalm could not reach Greenly Island because of the thick Ice packs In the straits of Belle ISIa and Is on' Its way back to Sydney or Quebec.

When Fitzmaurlce stepped out of the plane upon his arrival yesterday he was restful as an athlete just before a race. He wore a khaki suit. It appeared he did not want to talk very much to reporters. His main anxiety was for his two companions on Greenly Island. FitzJ maurlce wanted to reach Murry Bay as soon as possible to obtain the re pairs which the Bremen needs.

By FELIX McHUGH. United Press Special Correspondent St. Johns, N. Apr. 18 Indomitable courage, which included a pref erence to death from revolver bul iew rauier wian oeam irom ex A.

A. i posure. speus me reason xnas a laughing Celt and two calm Ger mans were able to fly westwardly across the Atlantic in an air feat that no man before had been able to do. Thirty six hours the Bremen, the Junkers trans Atlanitc plane, rode through the 'Atlantic skies. Part of the tune the flight was a lark thru cool morning winds.

The greater part, however, was a fight through fog, sleet and vicious winds, Plane Bucks Gale Winds became a gale, whipping directly at the plane's propellor. The machine fought on. Fog encompassed it. Snow and sleet beat down on the wings. Darkness was about them.

They turned the switch for the lights on their instrument board. Something had gone wrong and the lights would not work. So through the darkness and in a darkened cabin they steered on, believing they approached the North American continent but there was no way of telling where they were. Finally a dim light appeared on the instrument board. The three bent to see the dials.

Relief at the glow of the light turned to anxiety. They were 400 oilles off their course in the direction of the North Pole. The fuel supply was rapidly diminishing. There was no view of land. Again Off Course When gray dawn lighted the skies Friday it was found the plane again was off its course, flounder ing in fog, going northeastward and away from safety.

The course was changed to due west for the three felt certain that Newfoundland must be close by. Three sets of eyes scanned the territory below. A small lake appeared. It's smoothes' indicated the possibility a tanmng place. With the cao line almost gone, the airplane nosed mil uy miming, men cracked through the ic breaking! ui unoer carnage.

Stiff with cold, shaking with nervousness, and drooping from exhaus tion, the three aviators stepped out of the cabinet to they knew not what. 5946 JUDGMENT A cognovit note Judgment in thi sum of (940 ws awarded The Brnk oi Mt. Eaton against Jacob Coblenu in conuoon pleas eourt Uiis morning. 1 H. a III III i TEACHER QUITS, SCHOOLS CLOSE St.

Clairsville Is Fac ing Crisis' St. Clairsville, Apr. 18, (UP) The high school here was threatened with a temporary shutdown today because of the resignation of J. Earps, principal, who quit after several students accused him of petty thievery. A majority of Earps fellow teach ers members of the liigh school faculty have served notice on the board of education that they will no longer work under Superintendent W.

E. Arter, and that unless Earps' successor is appointed immediately, they will walk outH George Thornburg, president of the board of education, retaliated with the statement that "now is as good as any time to quit, and the sooner the better. The instructors received the edict with mixed feelings. The school was disrupted Monday when 400 students deserted their classes and held a downtown parade and demonstration in protest against Earps' resignation. The teachers subsequently adopted resolution which was posted inside the school building, urging Earps return.

Earps is in Pittsburg and has been asked to return to stand trial. Nothing has been heard from him. DENNISON PAYING ESTIMATES GIVEN estimated cost of re surfacing Grant street in Dennison from the west corporation line In Fifth street is $18,000 according to figures submitted to Dennison council laist evening by the city engineer. This flngure was given for sheet avphalt. The cost of re surfacing with as plialtlc concrete would be 12,000 less.

A representative of C. G. Fuller Dover, talked to council concerning work done by huj company and a representative of the Stand ard Slag Youngstown, urged!" council to use a road material made by tliat company. No action was taken. The city engineer also submitted estimates on the cost of the Dennison white way lighting system.

These were referred to the service committee who will report at the next meeting, as two members of council were absent last evening. A resolution declaring it necessary to improve Fuhr street was given its' first reading. A proposal was also made at the meeting to have persons operating slot machines in the city of Dennison be required to secure licenses. Much discussion ensued and it is likely that an ordinance will be pre. pared and submitted at the next meeting of council.

HARD BOILED STATE EXECUTIVE NEEDED Akron. Apr. 18 fUP) "The Oovernor of Ohio should be "hard boiled" a man who can ue his own head," Attorney General Edward C. Turner declared in an address here last night The candidate for the Republican nomination for governor flayed acceptance of campaign expenses, citing his own refusal to have his expenses paid "The governor should not be i man who has placed himself under embarrassing obligations by accepting or allowing his backers to accept financial support from others," he said. "I believe the acceptance of one penny of campaign contributions should bar a man from offiee." Turner then turned his attack on paid lobbyists, METHODIST BISHOP niFQ np npromnM Louisville, April 18.

UP Bishop James Edward Dickey. 3. of) South, died here last night, the result of an operation for appendicitis performed April 10. Bishop Dickey's condition was believed improving when he suffered a relapss. He came here two years ago.

Bishop Dickey's district was com posad of Wyit Virginia, Ker icUy and Hllnol. Funer arrangement wUl be announced lati IU I1UUII ISLAND by HHIFARMER SLAIN Marietta, sounded the national keynote. Tuscarawas county has not been represented on the state Democratic ventrtal comJhittee since the Civil war. HUSBAND OF FORMER LOCAL RESIDENT IS VICTIM OF SARCOMA A German police dog, owned by Bert Fellers was shot by Officer Kist yesterday, after it had been seized with fits. FATHER OF "CY" YOUNGJS DEAD Last Civil War Vet In Washington Twp McKenzie Young, 85, father of Denton "Cyw Young, nationally known ex big league baseball pitcher, died this morning at 4 a.

m. at the home of his daughter and son in law, Mr. and Mrs. J. E.

Ripley, Fallen Timbers in Washington township. Infirmities of old age was the cause of death. He was the last surviving Civil War veteran in Washington township where he resided practically his entire life. For the past five years, Mr. Young resided with his son, Denton, at Peoli, and his daughter at Fallen Timbers.

Surviving are the following children: Denton, Peoli; Mrs. William Ripley, at whose home he died; J. C. Young, Cleveland; L. M.

Young, Millgrove, Missouri, and A. O. Young, Dillon, Montana. Funeral services in charge of the A. R.

will be held at the West Union church Friday at 1:30 p. m. Rev. J. C.

Wilson, Akron, will officiate. FOUR CHILDREN BURN TO DEATH Two Others Are In Hospital Sistersvlle, W. Apr. Ifl, (UP) Four children were burned to death and two others burned seriously when Are destroyed their home near here today. The dead: Brooks, 10; Vonda Garnet, 7, and Betty Lee, 3, all children of Mr.

and Mrs. Denton Tennant. Harlie Tennant, 23. and Dennle Tennant, 17, were burned badly and are in Sisterville hospital. Gas leaking through a defective stove hose connection, gnlted from an oil lamp and caused the blaze.

The small children were in bed and perished despite frantic efforts of the parents to save them. CANTON BLAST FATE TO TWO Women Try to Repair Water Heater Canton, Apr. 18, UP) Two persons were burned to death here today when a gas explosion occurred in the basement of their home. They were Mrs. Marietta Heacock, 61 and Thomas Heacock, 33.

The two were attempting to repair a gas water heater. ROOF WORKER HAS FRACTURED SKULL Clark Williams, Canton, foreman of a roofing gang, employed at the Dennison high school building now under construction, Is in a serious condition in Twin City Hospital, where he is Buffering from skull frae ture, sustained yesterday afternoon when struck by a piece of roofing. Au operation was performed shortly after the accident in the hope of saving his life. SELDOM SEE THIS Early morning North Broadway pedestrians witnessed an old fashioned accident in that street when one of the horses of the team driven by Jay Parson, South Ninth street, employo of the Tuscarawas Ice St Cold Storage Company, became frightened at an automobile and broke the double tree of the ice wagon by its efforts to get away. The animal sank to his knees on the pavomii but was nut )ure4.

OflLL UT IUJUULII Relieved to Be niMPAMY HFin IIP. Insane Henry Aufdengarten, 56, husband of Mrs. Delilah McMann Aufdengar ten, a native of. and for many years Promotions resulting from the appointment of Cyrus Locher, Director of Commerce for the State of Ohio, to the United States Senate, bring to William G. Pickrel (above), a Dayton lawyer, the post of lieutenant governor.

GANG LEADER TO DIE TOMORROW Jurors Decide Berger Is Sane Benton, 111., Apr. 18, (UP) De feated In every move to avert execution, Charley Birger, Southern Illinois gang lord, faces death on the gallows tomorrow. His sanity hearing which extended his life from Friday the 13th until he was re sentenced, came to a sudden conclusion yesterday afternoon and it took the jury only 13 minutes to agree that Birger was as sane as ever. The defense, which had claimed it would call a dozen or more witnessesand perhaps a few alienists to prove the gangster's mind had become unbalanced since he was first sentenced to die, presented a weak case. It offered the testimony of only one man, Maurice McCfye ason, barbecue stand proprietor, to support its point.

When the verdict came in circuit Judge Charles Miller sentenced Birger to hang at 10 a. m. tomorrow. XVILLE PAVING PLANS HALTED The proposed, improvement of Eastport avenue. Uhrichsville, was apparently halted last evening when property owners in that street were informed by Uhrichsville council that they must sign a new petition in which they agree to bear he entire cost of the work.

The property owners in the dele gation expressed their opinion that very lew of the tax payers will sign the new petition and the plan has Uttio chance of going through. council basea its action on a new state law which recently went into effect whereby the city is required to pay part of the cost of improving streets where less than sixty per cent or the foot frontage is repre sented in the petition. It also pro vldes that all the cost shall be bom by the property owners where more than that per cent want the im provement. uouncu wui pave only wnere a sufficient number of property own ers ask an improvement and agree to assume the entire cost. In this manner thousands of dollars will "be kept off the general tax duplicate, it was explained.

HALT YOUNGSTOWN WORKHOUSE ORDERS Youngstown, Apr. 18 fUP) Municipal Judge Peter Mulholland and Mayor Joseph Heffernan were at loggerheads today over the Canton workhouse situation. Judge Milholland criticised the mayor for announcing that he has instructed the finance department and the two municipal judges that the city will not pay for any more workhouse prisoners, pending state Investigations of conditions there as ordered by Governor Vic Donahey. Heflernan said no more prisoners should be sent there until every doubt of mistreatment is removed. He had called a conference of the two municipal judges and Police Chief J.

J. McNicholas late yesterday to discuss the workhouse situation. When Judge Mark Moore was unable to attend, the conference was called off. The mayor then his announcement mad3 a resident of this city, died at his home in Cleveland yesterday morn ing of sarcoma of the stomach. Mr Aufdengarten was taken ill last No ember and had been failing since Christmas when he underwent an operation.

Mr. and Mrs. Aufdengarten have resided in Cleveland since their mar riage seventen years ago. The wid ow was well known in this city where she was reared. She is now bedfast with a broken ankle, suffer wmuuu new where he threatened to kill both her and himself, Bessie Huffman, Front tills city, today petitioned common pleas court for divorce from Clarence Huffman, an employe of the American Sheet As Tin Plate Since the principals were married in 1920, they have been separated upon four different occasions, ths wife's petition claims.

Despite the fact that the defendant earns good wages at the local iteel plant, Mrs. Huffman says she and hr child have been forced to live on the cliarity of her parents. The defendant Is also charged with extreme cruelty and drunkenness. In addition to divorce, Mrs. Huff man seeks alimony, custody of her only child and aks the cour to en.

Join her husband from interferinj with her in any manner, Mrs. Huffman's petition was prepared by Attorney J. S. Hare, Dennison, O.S.U. INFANTRY.

OFFICERS NAMED Columbus, Apr. 18, 'UP) Appointment of 11 new first lieutenants and of eight new second lieutenants in the Cadet Infantry Brigade, Ohio State University, was announced today by Colonel G. D. Townsend, R. O.

T. C. commandant. The appointments are effective immediately. The first lieutenant's Include: Robert H.

Spry, Frederick town; Miles C. Kumnlck, Montpeller; Alton C. Tripp, Me tumor Wendland Cruey, Hnlgute; Wolderman C. Zos chka, Hellevue; and Amedeua Frle moth, Qttovllle. The second lieutenants include: Trevor I.

Davis, Oak Hill and James J. Qulllen, Warwick. GIRL TAKES POISON IN RAILROAD DEPOT Buffalo, N. Y.i Apr. 18, UP Belief was expressed today that the young woman who swallowed poison In the New York Centra! depot here Saturday is Mrs.

J. Keller, of i Hteubenvtlle, O. She a now in a local hospital, recovering. A dov.n tov.n hotel repotted a' young lady answering the descrlp tion of the victim gistered there Saturday evening and has not since 1 returned. A picture found in the hotel room strengthened the con vtcBon she Is Mrs.

Keller, although she continued to deny to deny it. PLAN COUNTY WIDE I i BY NEIGHBOR I Jt tJverco J. ADr. JP Ruff, 18. widowed aiyl leaver vaa chot to at his home nea? East Rcchaster early today; Columbiana county authorities arrested Carl O.

Kohl, 10, a neighbor who polica said, that he killed F.uff with tlu latter' own Kohl, who v.as taUenMo the coun ty jail at oon, beusvea to be uuane. No argument preceded the killing according to tin authorities. I iiiiiii in mm FATHER OF JAKE EARSOME DIES J. A. Er.r.xme, 85, father of Jalii Fa.vonie, local dry cleaner, died ol hia hoaie iu Bellefcntalne lost even ing of tho effect of influenza.

Hp had been ill for the past two yean but had been bedfast for the pass two weeks. Mr. Earsuns was a retired bslxcr and was born and lived his entire life in Bellefontalne, Three son3, Jake, this city," Vlrgff at Akrcn and Rursrli at ttsllefon talne, sun Ivc Mr. and Mrs. ar3ome will leave tomorrow morning to attend esrvHe i which will bf held Friday at 3 p.

m. at EellrcntMne. ed two weeks ago when she fell at her home. Surviving are the widow and two children, Esther and Frederick, both at home. Funeral services will be held at 1 the Aufdengarten home Thursday 4 at 1:30 p.

m. Burial will be made In Cleveland. Columbus, Apr. 18, (UP The Lancaster Tire and r.ubbsr Lancaster, has not been old and won't be for at least ten days, according to the trusties hi bankruptcy here today. The trustees, Eawln Buchanan, B.

O. Watson nad Stephen A. Sharp have until May 7, In which to ll the properties at private sale, after which, if not yet sold, it will be oi fered at public auction. Buchanan eald no negotiations were yet under way with any prospective purchaser. He said that a Detroit firm, which holds many of the company's claims, may take the property over, but there is nothing definite on this He added that should the Detroit firm, the name of wlilch ha did not mention, but out the DroDertlas.

It would be for the sole purpoes of liquidating them, and the property would be again sold by the Detroit company. Buchanan said the manufacture of soles and heels by the Lancanter company was continuing so that the public would be given netlee of the rale of the company when It is eon sumated, as tills was necessary In the Interest of creditors and cxck holders. REVIEW JEFFERSON COUNTY DECISION Columbus, Apr. su! V.rl announced it would review the coin pfany appeal zrom a money judg PROBERS OPERATE UPON LOCAL BANKER Michael Seibold. president of the Peoples Bank and Savings and the Tuscarawas Ice and Cold Storage this city, will undergo an feneration for the removal of gal! itones at Clinic hospital, Cleveland, tomorrow morning.

Mr. Seibold has been ill for the Bast six weeks and was removed to is Cleveland hospital for treatment last week. Henry Seibold is at his father's bedside. William and John Beibold, also of this city, will leave for Cleveland tomorrow. FATHER CRUSHED BY FALLING TREE Zanesville, Apr.

18 (UP) Crushed by a falling tree after he kad saved the life of his two year lid daughter, W. O. Dempster, 50, ras near death here today. jjempsier zeuea me tree just as (he child walked in its path. He knocked the child aside but he him fclf.

was caught beneath the falling funk. Physicians Bald his back was brok. Bi and his hips were crushed. Death fas expected momentarily today. 4 to ment found in favor of the Vnion director and S.

C. Griffin, soclil In Savings Bank, of Jefferson countr. vesitgatov for the state dlvHion of rn 1 lrrr lirrTlltr rn(l lL Blair, state supsrlnt indent 'charities. v. iU go to Canton late to 1 1 II il 1 1 1 1 1 1 oS anks.

cial' to invesUati conditions in the IJlllllUL HILL I lilU! The Union Saincs bank haJ on 'ctart county workhouse, at the re I I Alh Mill I IUIIL Vtlllm Columbae, Apr. 13. (UP Jar E. Bauman, atate health quest of Governor Donahey. Miss Bell Urerc, superintendent of charities, who assigned Griffin to the raid she had recommended to Use eoiuml feieners of Stark county Uuit an adult probation ays teu b9 started in order to relieve the overcrowded condition of the worfchc: By this method, first oflenders rnlht bi put on probation.

de4 nproaimately $200 oi ovmi iujiuj wnicn i cyuio sue on demand of the state, and the easur.lt company, as surety for ths bank, paid off the money, It contends that its action to have Its claim against the dtf unct bank made preferred was thrown out on a demurrer by the defendant In ii of the coimty's twenty two granges are invited to attend the meeting of the Tuscarawas county Pomona grange to be held Saturday, April 21, at the Brandy wine grange liull, Brandy Milne road. L. Crone buch, Wolfe, county master, will Chester, will nv liarge of the progranv i i. 1 4 i..