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NUMBERS News Room 170 Subscription, Claas Ada, and Display Ads, 206 The Coshocton Tribune THE WEATHER OHIO--Cloudy, followed by occasional rain tonight and Tuesday. Slightly warmer In soutb- east portion tonight Cooler Tuesday and In extreme north. west portion tonight. VOL. XXIV, NO.

32. COSHOCTON, OHIO, MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 3, 1932. THREE CENTS LOCAL YOUTH IS KILLED IN INDIANA CITY Charles A. AtWy, 19, Meets Instant Death in Railroad Accident Saturday Nifht ANOTHER ESCAPES INJURY Don DMT, AUo of Coshocton, Unhurt; Two Were Enronte to Chicago Military burial will be given Charles Alvin Athey, aged 19, son of Mr: and Mrs. Thomas Athey, 633 South.

Sixth who was instantly killed In a railroad accident Saturday night at Logansport, Ind. Full military services will be conducted at 2:30 p. m. Wednesday at the residence. Battery 134th Field Artillery, Ohio National Guard, of which he an outstanding member, will participate.

Rev. Oscar M. Adam, pastor of Grace M. E. church, will deliver the sermon.

Burial will be in South Lawn cemetery. Athey was. killed when a freight car load of steel shifted and fractured his skull. His companion, Don 20, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Oliver Darr, North Eighth escaped Both were asleep on the car when the train suddenly stopped, hurling the steel against Athey. I. Athey and Dwr Heft Friday night lor Chicago, where they planned to attempt enlistment in the marine corps at the Great Lakes recruiting station. Mrs. Athey was notified they had left by a letter received Saturday morning from her son.

TOie letter was mailed Friday night lii Coshocton. The fatal accident occurred about 10 o'clock Saturday night. His parents were notified by telegram Sunday morning from the Logansport coroner. Athey, considered the best soldier in the local unit of the National Guard, was -graduated from Coshocton high school with the class of Is parents and a younger brother, Richard. Athey was a second lieutenant in the Officers' Reserve received his last year after serving four consecutive years at Camp Knox, Kentucky, in Citizens' Military Training Camp courses.

He won marksmanship medals in target shooting and received the rating of expert in pistol and automatic rifle shooting. He was av corporal in. the local National Guard unit and was complimented by the commanding general for having the best-drilled squad at camp this fall. The full company of Battery 62 men and four officers, will take part in the funeral. The soldiers will march to the cemetery and fire a salute over the grave.

The body in Coshocton Monday morning. Keene Native Dies Sunday; Rites Tuesday Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p. m. Tuesday for James Clyde Machwart, aged 22, son of Mr. and Mrs.

J. M. Machwart of died Sunday morning Newark city hospital. The services wilT be held at the church of St. Lewlsville, Licking co.

Death was caused by peritonitis. Burial will be In the Wilson cemetery near Vannetta. Machwart was born March 15, 1910, in Keene tp. He was a graduate of Keene high school. Besides his parenfc he is survived by his widow, Vina Hartman Machwart; -two sisters, Alice, Keene, and Mrs.

Howard Lowe, Wooster, and a brother, Walter, Keene. Coshocton Commandery Will Parade at Columbus Meeting Coshocton Commandery No. 63, Knights Templar, plans to have approximately 50 i knights in the parade at the state conclave at Columbus. Wednesday. Clarence E.

Lenhart, Coshocton commandery, has been appointed an aide of the chief-of-staff for the parade, which will be held Wednesday afternoon. The grand ball will be held in the evening. Frank Ransbottom, Zanesvllle, is slated to be elected grand c'om- mander of Ohio. Drops Divorce Snit The divorce suit Instituted by Winifred J. Wills, Newcomerstown, against Oswell E.

Wills, also of Newcomerstown, has been dismissed in common pleas court, Tuscarawas co. Costs were assessed against the plaintiff. Japan, Angered by Geneva Report on Manchuria, Threatens to Quit League TAKE PART IN POLQ MATCHES Ralph 2-man on the'Harbor Hills polo club, Buckeye Lake, and Pinto Joe, his educated horse, will give free exhibitions- at the -afternoon harness races at the fair this week. Fitch; shown here with, hone, will also appear at the.hone show each night. Final Touches Are Applied Today for Opening of County Exposition SANTA MONICA, Oct.

where the -Prince of Wales Is visiting Sweden to see if he can't drag Greta Garbo out of seclusion. That would be a great match for both countries. After finishing listening to the world series, I figured on account of it being Sunday I could leave it turned on and not have to listen to some politician. But what do I get? Four preachers, all at different places. What were they doing? Saving the sinner? No.

Two of 'em was saving the Republicans, and the other two was saving the Democrats. The old sinner won't get much consideration till after Nov. 4. Yours, WILL. P.

All during the wdrJd series all we could hear was "the ball trickled thru so and so's fingers." This was the "trick- liest series I ever heard." HOSPITAL NOTES 1 Mrs. Ray Standley, Newcomerstown, major operation, Drs. Hildebrand, Smailes and Schwlndt, Stone Creek. Gernard Cohen, 124 North Second major operation. Drs.

S. D. Cohen, J. G. Smailes and Harold Lear.

WEIGHING STATION The weighing station will be held Tuesday afternoon from 1 o'clock to 4:30 in the Chacos building. With fair weather predicted for the remainder of the week, all that remained today to Insure the success of the 81st annual county fair, which opens its five-day program tomorrow, was a fulfillment of that prophecy. Department superintendents and exhibitors were rushing to completion the work of placing each hall in readiness for the annual exposition, and by tomorrow morning everything will be prepared for inspection by fair vlstors. The Coshocton public and Sacred Heart schools will'close for the week Tuesday evening, while the closing dates vary in the county, where the time is fixed by the local boards of education. Crowded conditions in the agricultural, cattle and swine departments had resulted in an overflow of exhibits, and the additional space provided was being rapidly filled today.

The agricultural exhibit will be the largest in the history of the fair, and according to Superintendent G. T. Vlnsel, the display includes unusually fine specimans of farm products. Judging In all departments will be started Wednesday morning, and Is expected to be concluded by Thursday night. Early judging Is a new feature at this year's fair, and it is hoped to have practically all prize winners named before the "big" day.

The week's schedule will reach its full swing Wednesday, with the starting of the judging, harness racing and the night show. The races are to be called at 1 o'clock and are to start at 1:30. Three horses that have been out- Continued on Page Lloyd S. Leech Is Chairman of Scout Drive, Opening Oct. 18 Lytton Conunission Japanese Invasion and Occupation of Manchuria WILL NOT REMOVE TROOPS Presentation of Findings to League Will Be Delayed Until November 14 By ARNO DOSCH-FLEUROT S.

Staff Correspondent. GENEVA, Oct. will not accept the findings of the Lytton commission report on Manchuria. Lloyd S. Leech, local attorney, was appointed by the executive committee of the local Boy Scout organization to be chairman of the Coshocton Boy Scout finance drive to be held October 18, 19 and 20 at a meeting held Monday.

Mr is a member of the court of honor for this district, and his son, Thomas, is a. member of Presbyterian church troop No. 5. The executive committee, composed of L. C.

Glover, president, E. N. Ferdon, chairman of the Coshocton district, and H. B. Katschke.

Scout executive for Knox, Holmes, Coshocton and Tuscarawas also decided that an opening dinner would be held on the evening of October 17. At this meet- Ing captains and teams will make final plans for the canvassing of the city. The same plan for covering the city will be used this year as, last. Harold Hershman has been appointed publicity chairman for the drive and has called a meeting of the publicity committee at the city library tonight. The members of the committee "are Carl S.

Slegrlst, Lester Boyd, James Wilson, C. W. Games and Chancy Ross. Chairman Leech will also attend the meeting. The quota for the drive will be decided at a later meeting.

International' News Service learned from an authorized Japanese source today. Publication of the report, which flatly condemned Japanese aggression against China, bore out exclusive revelations by International News Service seven weeks ago that it would a stern Indictment of the Japanese Manchurian campaign. Altho the document drew praise from European statesmen; attitude merely has. stiffened' the determination of Japan not to permit the suggestions of the commission to be adopted in, Manchuria. The.

Japanese official revealed, however, that his country was willing to use as a basis for further negotiations the references to Manchuria contained in Chapter 10 of the findings, providing for an International advisory council to discuss constitution of "a special regime for administration" of Manchuria. The commission's suggestion that all military forces be withdrawn from Manchuria and the country policed by a gendarmerie to be organized with collaboration of for- Continued on Pact Three Street Work Refused by 5 on Free List A "strike" by five men on the city charity. who refined to work on Saturday, confronted" officials of the Coshocton Relief commission today. The five whose names were not revealed are said to have refused to do street cleaning work without receiving pay. They demanded the same salary paid regular city street Work on city streets was started Saturday by Service Director Emmett R.

Guthrie because the city garden and wood-cutting projects are about completed. The men on "strike" have worked willingly this summer In the gardens and at the wood lots, Outhrie said. One day's work In 10 Is required of able-bodied men receiving aid from the relief association. In return, they obtain a requisition entitling them to a 10-day food supply. The men who refused to work Saturday, when the street cleaning project wag started, were not given their requisitions.

The relief commission indicated It would stick to the policy of "no work, no aid." Trio Fined at Newcomerstown By Mayor Kail Robert Shurtz, Newcomerstown fined $250 and costs on a charge ol possessing liquor, was in the village jail today in default of payment. Shurtz, raided Friday by Newcomerstown police, pleaded guilty before Mayor Harley M. Kail, Saturday night. A small quantity of liquor was confiscated at his home. Mrs.

Alberta Treadway, Negress was fined $10 and costs by Mayor Kail, Saturday night, when she pleaded guilty to intoxication. Albert Lindsay, Negro, was fined $1 and costs on a disorderly conduct charge. He also pleaded guilty Both were arrested Friday night They made arrangements to pay their fines and were released. Will Conduct Bible Study Rev. Dwlght H.

Ferguson, new pastor of the Wesleyan Methodist church, will conduct a two weeks Bible study course on the subject of Bible prophecy, starting Tuesday evening at 7:30 o'clock and extending to October 16. Reverend Ferguson deals with the subject "When and Where Is God's Time?" His lectures will be Illustrated with charts and diagrams. Twins Born; One Dies One of the twin daughters born Sunday morning to Mr. and Mrs John McAllister, Bird's Run Route 2, died shortly after birth. The Infant will be buried this afternoon at Fairffcld cemetery.

West LafaretM. DECISION ENDS COLUMBUS GAS RATE WRANGLE Other Cities Are Affected by Order Establishing 3 9-Cent Gate Rate Hoover Starts West as Roosevelt Returns Home COSHOCTON ONE OF THEM Proposal to Lower Rate Here Now Being Investigated by Council Comnuttee Thousands of Ohio gas users, including Coshocton. consumers, were given hope of lower rates today when the state utilities commission, handing down a decision in the Columbus case, established 39 cents as a virtual state-wide "ga.te rate." The commiision has never before fixed a gate rate. A 55-cent rate was fixed for Columbus, reckoned by the 39-cent gate rate plus 16 cents for local distribution. The 39-cent gate rate will be followed In all similar cases, the commission said.

The gate rate' the rate paid for gas at the entrance to the city. The decision affects approximately 50 other Ohio Communities. The Columbus Oas and Fuel Co. obtains. Its gas supply from the Ohio Fuel as which, serves many other of the state.

Ashland, Athens, Bowling Green, Bucyrus, Clrclevllle, Coshocton, Fremont, Fostorla, Gallon, Galll- polis, Lorain, Mansfield, Shelby, San dusky. Tiffin, Urbana, Wellston and Z'anesvLUf! are 'among, the municipalities which are customers of the Ohio Fuel Oas Oo. Representatives of most of those cities had already Indicated that they would begin a fight for lower rates- In case the utilities' commission gave approval to an approximate 48-cent rate for Columbus. A proposal to lower Coahoctoh's gas rate was recently Introduced In city council, and Is being Investigated by a special committee composed of Robert W. KirkPatrick.

'JV Todd and Harry Williamson. Local consumers are now paying $1.50 for the first 1,000 cubic feet of gas used, and '50 cents for each 1,000 cubic feet thereafter. The Continued-on Pace Five Long Illness Proves Fatal to Mrs. Lyons Mrs. William Lyons, aged 91, died at her home on Bridge Newcomerstown, at 9 p.

m. Sunday. She had been 111 several months with anemia. Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m.

Wednesday at the home in charge of Rev. Charles Foust. Burial will be In the Newcomerstown cemetery. Mrs. Lyons was born May 22, 1881, at Bird's Run, the daughter of William R.

and Rocilla Williams. Mrs. Williams' died 25 years ago. Mrs. Lyons married in 1901.

She had lived at Newcomerstown 31 years. She was a member of the St. Paul Lutheran church. She is survived by her husband, her father, who lives near Cambridge; a niece; Helen Oefellpr. Newcomerstown; five sisters, Mrs.

P. C. Stacker, Dover, Mrs. E. S.

Lindsay, Mrs. A. C. Helster, Mrs. Lewis Parks, all of and Mrs.

Thomas Wilson, Coshocton; two brothers, Edward Williams, Bird's Run, and Grovpr Williams, West Lafayette. To Report Tuesday The following men are to report at the city hall at 7 a. m. Tuesday for work at the city gardens: Paul Korns, Herman Kratz. Harry Laird, Albert Lapp, Brook Lawrence, Alvla Lockard.

Charles Lockard, Ivan Russell Loos, Roy Lent, Alex Laird, Robert Laird, Sandy Laird, Joe Medley, Don Mercer, James McCormlck, Wallace McCormlek, Raymond McFarland, Ed A. Mc- Nlchols. Chauncey McPherson, Harry Miller. John Miller, Joseph F. Miller, Robert Mlllln, C.

R. resident to Make Speeches in Iowa Tuesday, Torching on Farm Relief, MISTRIAL IS DECLARED IN DAVIS CASE Defense Lawyer Relates One Juror Charged Another with "Spreading Poison" By DAVID P. SENTNER I. N. S.

Stuff Corrcapondent NEW YORK, Oct. mistrial was declared at the trial of U. S. Senator James J. Davis, by Federal Judge Frank J.

Coleman today because of two after communicating with chief defence counsel Charles J. Marglottl. Judge Coleman, In dismissing the jurors, commended Marglottl for reporting the matter to him. The judge said he might up contempt of court against one or both of A new trial for Davis set on the calendar for next Monday The sudden ending of the present trial came like a shot as court opened today. The defendant, director general of the Loyal Order of Moose, appeared as much surprised as any one.

Davis was charged with violating the national lottery In connection, with two charity held The government charted the former secretary of labor profited by from the alleged He denied the charge, claiming that he was unaware of the details of two charity Marglottl, of Punxsutawney anc Pittsburgh, was called to the witness stand after the Jury box was cleared. Marglottl said that 011 Friday night, Juror No. 7, Henry J. Moore came to his room at the Hotel Pennsylvania. Chief defense counsel said Moore Continued on Page Five Graves School Studes Return After "Strike" The 17 "striking" students have returned to the Graves school Jackson it was reported today and Frederick Phillips, Trtnway the teacher, now has a 1 full enrollment.

The students, whose parents refused to send them to school when the board of education did noi re-hire John Bordenklrcher, Coshocton, as teacher, had been ou of school since September 5. The first week Phillips had no pupils fit all and the second week twin children In the second grade went to school while 17 others remained at home. Most of tb" returned to school Thursday. News of the Courts Arrested for Tntoxlcatlon John Dunn, Charles Slsley, Lee Thomason, John Kleeman and James Fortune, all of Coshocton, were arrested Sunday on charges of intoxication and placed in the city jail ito await hearings. Ed Krlder was arraigned in Mayor Johnson Smith's court Sunday on a charge of intoxication and fined $10 and costs.

He was released after paying his fine. Theft Su.tpecl field The Ford roadster belonging to Ernest Boyd, Fresno-West Lafayette road, which was stolen from his father's home late Saturday night, was recovered by county officials Sunday near Fresno. The car had been stripped. Sheriff J. R.

Stofer arrested Daniel Swlhart of near Brewster Sunday on the information of Carl Oephart, Fresno, and Is holding him In connection with the theft. Oephart was returning home Saturday night when a car occupied by three men stopped and the men made Inquiries about the road to His suspicions were armuetf and he MCured the number of the car and reported 1 to the sheriff's office, together with a description of the car. The license belonged to Swlhart, and was on a car similar to the one describee by Gephart. When arrested Swihart denied being in the Fresno vicinity Saturday night, but upon being brot to Coshocton he was Identified by Gephart as one the men who accosted him. He was lodged In the county Jail.

Real Estate Transfers J. R. Stofer, Sheriff, to W. Hagans, part lot 222 and lot 1884 CoBhocton. J.

R. Stofer, sheriff, to Mrs. M. Hagans, lot 1885, Coshocton, and 8.01 acres in Oxford tp. William G.

Ogle, administrator to City Bank and Loan part lot 10S5, Coshocton. L. E. and Lorlnda Lowery to Ro; and Nanna Ogle, 80 acres in Bedford tp. Named Executrix Alma J.

Frederick, Bllssfleld, was appointed executrix of the estate oi Rollln J. Frederick, deceased, in probate court Monday. CHURCH AND STATE CLASH IN MEXICO TOUR WILL BE BRIEF ONE Roosevelt Concerned with Governorship Battle in N. Supports Lehman By GEORGE E. DUKNO I.

N. 8. Starr Correspondent. WASHINGTON. Oct.

3--Herbert Hoover ventures forth today to lay his own case before the people. In midwfternoon a special train will pull out of the capital carrying the president straight thru the hotly contested central states and into Iowa, storm center of the farm revolt. There, tomorrow night at Des Molner. he will deliver his first campaign address since the speech of acceptance. That it will be a document of considerable political weight Is indicated by the care Mr.

Hoover Is displaying In its preparation. After devoting ten days of preliminary work on the speech, the president gpent a greater portion of Sunday brushing It up, but this morning the forms still remained open for the final text. It was quite likely the address will be completed on the train) as a stenographer and telegraph operator were listed among the official party. The president and hU board of strategy have 'been guarding Its closely, but best available infonnaitlon Is the executive will discuss moat of the major is sues, bearing heaviest on the farm problem and' the subject of ContlnuM -on Six Killed in Accidents Over Sunday in Ohio (By International News Service) Six phlpans, including two gtrta aged four and i2. ti; 1 week-end accldehtiwtthln the boundaries of Ohio, a surrey by International News Service showed today.

Four-year-old Helen Hammond WM killed it Newark when she ran Into the while at play and was struck by an automobile driven by George of that city. was exonerated. An salesman, J. C. Harris, was burned to death when his- automobile overturned on the, Ashland road near Mansfield Sunday.

He was alone In the car. Plunging off the road near West Union, Into a lumber pile, an automobile carried Black, 27, to Instantaneous death. A companion, Olln Fulton, suffered a broken arm. A veteran pottery worker; T. R.

Baker, OS, wan killed at Cast Liverpool when he was struck by a freight train at a crossing near his home. Swinging from a hoist outside an Akron factory, 12-year-old Emma Robinson was killed when a block, falling a beam, struck her on the head. A man believed to be a World war veteran, and possibly an Inmate of the soldiers' home, was run down and killed near Dayton. A companion was seriously injured. Neither was Identified.

Eleven persons were hurt In one accident at Sharonville, near Cincinnati, where three cars collided. Butler Rothwell. of Mlddletown, was said to be In a seriuos condition. Baxter Funeral Is Held Today Funeral services were held this afternoon at the late home for R. Frank Baxter, 72, Newcomerstown, who died Saturday evening at White Cross hospital, Columbus, following a major operation.

Rev. C. E. Jeffers, pastor of the M. P.

church, had charge of the services, assisted by Foust, pastor of the Lutheran church. Mr. Baxter, who was the son of the late Edward and Elizabeth Hoglan Baxter, is survived by the following: his widow, two sons, Clarence and Harry Baxter, both of Newcomerstown: two grandchildren, Mrs. James Fallen, Coshocton, and Miss Wllma Baxter, Newcomerstown; one brother, Charles Baxter, Newcomerstown, and three sisters, Mrs. Vest Meek.

Pittsburgh, Mrs. Walter Tingle and Mrs. Anna Mlnnlsh, Long Beach, Calif. Takes Orer Repair Shop Richard Boyd of Keene has taken over the Whlttemore Electric Service, Main and will himself conduct the business of automobile electric and radiator repairing. It will be known hereafter the Boyd Electric Radiator Service.

'ongress to Debate Encyclical of Catholic Leader Defying Government Decrees MAY CLOSE ALL CHURCHES Newspaper El Nacional Says Attack by Church Unfair to Mexican Leaders MEXICO CITY, Oct. awoke today to find another grave conflict threatening between, church" and state. On the heels of the vigorous, statement by President threatening to down all churches in Mexico If the church, continued Ite "attitude defiance," it was announced congress this afternoon would debate the encyclical by Pope Plux XI. which precipitated the new- Making-official the forthcoming "debate, the paper 'El Nacional, organ of dominant. National Revolutlownr party, alluded to the encyclical "an unjustified and vtoient attack upon our country by the head of the Catholic' church;" by the Catholic clergy on Mexico," El Nacional Mid; "will be refuted in the debate afternoon, which, without will be vested with moat Important Despite federal law llmltinit the number of active In the federal dlrtrict to M--one for each group of 80,000 and other said nsgularly arid openly la a majority of Perform at Coihocton's American drum corps will an.

Friday night at New Concord stadium between of the Mui-7 kingum-Mt. Union football, All high school students of county have been Invited to tend the game guests of the eol- i The drum corps will drill at p. m. Tuesday at Lake park. 3 TROY, Oct.

prime S190 had been won today by the Lima American Legion drum corps In a contest held by the Troy post Of the American Legion at the Miami co. fairgrounds here. Bellefontalne, with second place, won S100; Norwood, with third, re- celved f50, and Plqua and fourth and fifth, each received 125. Meeker Slated to Go to Chair Saturday Night Herbert Meeker, 23. Wayne farmer, convicted slayer of his wife, Gertrude Meeker, ori the night of May 8, near Millersburg, will go to his death in the electric chair at the Ohio state penitentiary Saturday night.

No application for a reprieve has been filed with the parole board or with Governor George White's office, a check-up revealed today. Meeker is In "death row" at the state prison. Straw Vote Polls Give Lead to Roosevelt, White, Balkley COLUMBUS, Oct. survey of straw vote polls conducted by various Ohio newspapers showed today that Gov. Franklin D.

Roosevelt is leading President Herbert Hoover. The general trend, according to the surveys, 2 to 1 in favor of the New York governor. The survey also reveals that Gov. George White Is leading David S. Ingalls for governor of Ohio and Sen.

Robert J. Bulkley of Cleveland, Is leading Attorney General Gilbert Bettman for U. S. senator. Finds Apple Blossoms The unusual sight of apple blossoms in October was reported today by H.

E. Starner. Coshocton, who found them Sunday on a tree on the fram of T. D. Rogers, 114 miles south of Dresden.

SICK LIST Henry Gruterman, Ml North Sixth ketffMt with attack of lumbago. EWSPAPER NEWSPAPER!.