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The Tribune from Coshocton, Ohio • 1

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a READJUSTMENT of the commercial, Industrial and financial Btandards of 1he nation is in jrogTess. Grow, into the new era by being informed thru the columns of the daily press. Read the Tribune and Times-Age. THE WEATHER OHIO Rain probably in south and rain or snow in north portions tonight and Sunday; much colder Sunday. FULL INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE NEWS REPORT AND TIMES-AGE CIRCULATION BOOKS OPEN TO ALL SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 29, 1921 THREE CENTS VOL.

XII, NO. 148 COSHOCTON DODGERS NARRATIVE OF DRAFT War-Destroyed French Railroads, All Restored ESCAPE AMERICAN ARif of the 1800 miles of French railroads destroyed INVESTIGATION OF CONDITIONS IN W. VIRGINIA VILL BE ASKED war has been restored, lrus is perhaps one of remarkable accomplishments In the whole story of 4 Daily car loudings of 1 rench ELPHIA TOLD PHILAD GUARD A increased trora an average or zo.oou a day in May to 30,000 a day in the months. The rehabilitation of the Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, Safe at Eberbach, Germany, Recounts Thrilling Flight By Motor From Philadelphia Thru Cambridge, Ohio, to Chicago and Milwaukee and Into Canada, Thence to England, Holland and Ger wvfw has been aided by the rapid restoration of steel industry. Out of 50 blast furnaces destroyed, 37 have been lighted, and of 844 metal working have resumed production.

Sixty-two per cent, copper and bronze factories damaged or destroyed to full or partial capacity. to full or partial capacity. EBERBACH, BADEN, Jan. 28. In a sensational interview the first he has given out since his escape, Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, millionaire American draft dodger today declared that arrangements were made to buy his freedom for $100,000 after lie had been sentenced to five years' imprisonment by an American court martial for desertion from the U.

S. army. "On August 13, 1917, I was notified that I had been drafted into the army at Philadelphia," said Bergdoll. "But it was not until January 71920, that I was arrested at Philadelphia and later sentenced to five years by a military court sitting at Governors Island, for At the end of the following April or perhaps the beginning of May, arrangements were made to buy my freedom upon payment of $100,000 in gold. I was not told who was to receive the money, but merely that 'it is all arranged and you should be satisfied to get your I said I had $100,000 in gold buried in the mountains of West Virginia but that it would be impossible for any one else to find it.

"Whether this was graft I do not know. I was told that all I had to do was F6 go and dig up the $100.000. Major Hunt and Major Humphreys received the order to allow me to go to Philadelphia. "It intrusted me into the custody of two sergeants who were subject to orders of my attorney in Philadelphia. There was no mention of the definite time I had to stay.

They took me to Philadelphia on May 20. I had been in communication with my chauffeur. This was possible, by bribing the soldiers' guide on Governors Island to smuggle out letters. "He met me in Philadelphia with an auto. I went to my home, 2nd Sm Si I Shown im- 1 HARDING POLICY and Windfield, to stay oyerjijgin.

withni. was the WINS GAME FROM Locals Get Revenge For the Drubbing They Received at Dennison The Coshocton Central high school basketball team turned the tables on the Dennison highaggregatlon Friday night at the Central gym and won from the visitors by the score of 26 to IS. The C. H. S.

outfit was defeated by Dennison the early part of this season by a lopsided score. Callahan led the attack on the visitors in the start of the game by his clever basket shooting classy playing. Drode and the two local guards, broke up the Dennison pass work continuously. The guarding of Holmes, Brode Wagner in last night's contest was the best of the season. These bpys made the best showing of any guards that have played on the Central gym this season.

Their work enabled the locals to cop the victory. Callahan, Hunt, Senter and Brode were continuously breaking up the visitors' clever team work by tormenting the mat every play of the game. On the other hand, Miller and Wilson were the human dynamos "of the Dennison aggregation. Wilson, who was the tallest man on either team, was closely guarded by Hunt, wlo was after the "big boy" from the beginning of the game. Miller, one of the fastest men on the opposing quintet, was (held to one basket by the clever play 1 ing of Holmes.

A Callahan and Hunt led the Coshocton aggregation in securing baskets with 5 each. The next game according to schedule will be played between Coshocton high and Newark high at the Central gym, February 5. As a preliminary to the main attraction in last night's game, the Seniors and Sophomores played, the game ending with the score 18 to 15 in favor of the former. The goal shooting of Bretzius of the Sophomores was the main feature of the game. He secured his five bas kets from the middle of the floor, with (Continued on Puee Six) DIES LATE FRIDAY Death following a three weeks' illness from apoplexy came to Mrs.

Mary E. Quinlan at her home at 948 Chest-nut-st, F'riday evening at 6:15 o'clock. Mrs. Quinlan had been confined to her bed Eince Sunday January 9, in a critical condition. She had never 'regained consciousness since the day she was stricken.

Mary Ellen Carton was born in Coshocton, September 9, 1855, and with the exception of two years she lived tn Indiana she soent her entire life Burial will be made In Oak Rldga. CITY'S POPULATION IS ESTIMATED AT 11,373 FROM DATA There are 2,142 pupils enrolled in the Coshocton public schools at the i present time according to the an-I nounccment of Supt. O. B. Clifton, At I this time last year there were only pupils enrolled or 118 less thin enrolled last year, According to the census figures for 1 1920 the population of Coshocton was 1 10,847, Hvith a school enrollment of 2,024, which makes the entire population approximately 5.31 times the school enrollment.

Taking the pres-jent school enrollment at 2,142, th.j population of the city can be estlmat-; ed at approximately 11,373 at the pres-jent time or an average.of about 5 per I cent over the figures given in tho 1 1920 census- Borrowing a book from the public library In one city and returning It to the library in the next town In which I ho makes a stop may be aranged for 'the traveling man. OEt SON SQUAD ARY QUINLAN FOLLOWING STROK VERY mile railroads CELEBRATE BIRTH OF ENDEAVOR SOC. As a celebration of the fortieth anniversary of the Christian Endeavor Society the Presbyterian and United Brethren societies will hold a union service at the United Brethren church Sunday evening at 5.30 o'clock. All the other Christian Endeavor societies of the city are invited to join in this service. The following program will be carried out.

Orchestra selection. Song service. Prayer, Mr. Edwin Sivasllao. Trio "From Every Stormy Wind that Blows." Scripture reading, Miss Ethel Rush.

Special selection, IT. B. filrls. Addrcrfs, "The Growth of Our Christian Endeavor," Miss Ethyl Court-right. Address, "The Future Possibilities of Our Christian Endeavor," Judge MIlo C.

Ely. Duet, Miss Courtrlght and Rev. Joseph A. Speer. Various interpretations of our C.

E. monogram. Original Poem, Miss Niva Giauquti. Everyone is most cordially Invited to this service. POSTMISTRESS AT RQSCOE RESIGNS Mrs.

Nora Leltc'tilley, who for the past two years has been postmistress at Roscoe, has resigned her position and will be succeeded by Edward McCoy, one of the new proprietors of tluj LeRetilWy store. LICENSED TO MARRY Ross William Frew, 21, farmer, Coshocton, Hazel Jennings, 21, teacher, Coshocton, daughter of John Jcnnlng3. Rev. Joseph A. Speer.

ACTRESS NAMED PRINCIPAL HEIR OF RYAN'S SON Miss Dorothy Lucille Whitcford. MiHS Dorothy Wniteford, twenty-two-year-old actress, was recently named principal heir of Joseph Ryan, youngest son of Thomas Fortune Ryan, New York financier. iron "va jr. 7 II 3 1 are working Wi-Shs CONGREGATION TO during the the most French reconstruction. have cars Autumn Francos plants 736 of the are working i railroads 41 Mil fS--, it GASOLINE TANK OF 1 5.000 GAL CAPACITY TO BE TOLLED Part of the old gas plant grounds on north Thlrd-st will lie the new location for the Public Service Oil Corporation's new gasoline tank to be installed within tho next week at that place, The tank will have a capacity of gallons.

This location for the tank will be tho headquarters for the company's wholesale business. The retail station is at Chestnut and The new tank Is at present at the grounds where it will be Installed. The tank will be elevated. The men who are to install tho gasoline lank ure completing work on a gasoline fllllnjj station at Dover. They are expected to commence (building a garage at the local site by next week.

A large truck with a capacity of 350 gallons of gasoline will be used in delivering tho gasoline to wholesale and retail dealers In Coshocton. This truck will deliver gasoline all over the city, Henry (Red) McCIeary, y'no was arrested last week on a charge of selling intoxicating liquor, pleaded guilty to the charge Friday afternoon before Mayor W. K. Tlsh, and was fined $500 and costs. Half of the fine was suspended on the condition that Mc-Clear leave town.

I AlcCIcary said that he could leave 'town, but that be bad a Job here and If forced to leavo town he would be out of work. He said that ns soon as working conditions were lifter he would return to Akron, where he has jbeen living up until the past six He took an oath to the effect would not violate the la ah again, and Mayor Tlsh gave him prrmlslon to stay in town or. probation with $250 of the fine suspended. The stronger. evidence against MeClwiry was furnished by Thomas Coiopy, who tiflrT the arrest of Mc-Clcary, voluntarily plo-tded guilty before Mayor Tlsh, to a charge of receiving c.ne quart of whiskey from if Is inlil 'hat Coiopy learned that he would called as witness In the McCIeary case, and rather than perjure himself, or be arrested as a violator of the Crabbe act, lie made the voluntary pleading.

Moyor Tlsh assessed Coiopy a fine of 1 00 and costs, which was stir-pended because he voluntarily turned evidence for the city, which practically cinched tho cose against McCIeary. ADMINISTRATOR NAMED C. ft. Speckman has been appointed as administrator of the estate of Jacob Schwartz by Probate Judge Milo C. Ely.

Jr IF -V dsaj MTCLEARY ITS $500 FINE FOR BOOZE SELLING the two sergeants as guards. Ser geants Yorke and O'Hare requested whiskey. We gave them all the whiskey they wanted. Soldiers are thirsty-over there in the United States, for they cannot get anything to drink. "We slept in my home that night and the next morning the sergeants drank more whiskey.

Towards noon they were pretty well filled up. I had not planned to get the sergeants drunk. That was their own idea. I did not think it would be so easy. I (Continued on Page Six) AID PROPOSES TO PUT A TAX ON IT ATTACKS CHURCH Task of Selecting Jury Continues Slowly In Murder Trial CONTEMPT CHARGES Former Judge Asks Permit to Tote a Pistol; He Was Shot at WILLIAMSON', W.

Jan. 29. Judge James Damron, one of the leading attorneys for the prosecution in the.Matewan tragedy had an "Ad" In the paper today. It was an application for a permit to carry a pistol. As court convened today for the fourth day, of the great gun battle trial, that was the chief item of conversation in the court room.

Judge Damron resigned from the circuit bench last November. During his term he issued scores of pistol licenses, but just before he resigned he had them all revoked. Recently he was shot in the street by a man figuring in a case Damron had tried. Applications of this sort have to appear in the local papers for a period before being passed on by Judge Robert TiHlley, who is trying the case of the twenty-one men charged with the murder of Albert Felts. Sid Hatfield and Charles Riser, both defendants in the present trial, were cited today to answer contempt charges.

They are accused of having attempted to persuade miners to quit work, In violation of a recent Injunction, forbidding Interference with coal mine operations. A congressional investigation of the coal strike conditions in will be asked in Washington by the United Mine Workers of America, local head-quarters of that organization learned today. National president, John L. Lewis and National Secretary and Treasurer, William Green, left Indianapolis last night for Washington to file a petition to that effect with congress. Examination of veniremen was resumed.

Progress was slow. By agreement of court and counsel all miners who have taken the places of strikers will be barred from Jury duty, just as are union miners and coal operators. CIRCLEVILLE TO SETTLE A CHARGE Patrolman (ieorge Fretaguo brot Robert Dales from Circleville, Friday on a charge of stealing a watch from his cousin, Ophie Dales of Coshocton last September. According to the charges made by Ophie Dales, Robert Dales stole the watch from him, while visiting at his home, later sellins the watch and leaving town. Dales found a local Greek who knew of tho sale of the watch, but did not, know where the buyer could be located.

A satisfactory settlement of the deal was made outside of court and Robert Dales whs released. CENTRAL SCHOOL The new Instructor in agriculture, Vance Clever, formerly a student at the Ohio State university, will take charge of tho agriculture department at tha Central high school Monday morning, At a meeting of tl.ree members of the Coshocton Public school board, Frank Karr, T. Ii. Wheeler and Pioi-j lln Dames, Friday night, tho now In-' strtictor win hired for the remainder of tho school term, i DAUGHTER NAMED The Infant daughter bora to Mr. and Mrs, C.

H. Shryock (Oakia Richardson) of Canton, ban been Mar-jorle Lucille. The of sugar ln vat-I nn fruit.1 are: Peach, raspberry, 40; 3.7; currant, C.lj' gooseberry, 7.2; apple, 7.9; pear, 9.4; cherry 10.8, and grape, 14.9. A Chelsea (England) patient hasdied In llanwell Asylum who was sent tlmre forty-one years ago. Ills main-tonancfl 'cost tho Chclesa over $8,000, BACK Of AGRICULTURE TR TO EO many Mrs.

Reggie Vanderbilt Weds Sydney Colford '2 lurs. uaitueen Vanderbilt, divorced wife of Reginald C. Vanderbilt, is now Mrs. Sydney Jones Colford, Jr. Mrs.

Vanderbilt, obtained a divorce from Reggie Vanderbilt in April, 1920, on the ground of wilful desertion. During the early years of the war Mr. Colford was in the service of the French Army and won three decorations for valor. FUNERAL SERVICES SP, TIO Funeral services (for the iate Frank Hofstetler, 60, who lived two miles north of Spring Mountain, will be held at the Spring Mountain M. E.

church, Sunday rhorning at 10 o'clock with Rev. McBroom of Warsaw in charge. Burial will be made in Spring Mountain cemetery. Mr. Hofstetler died at his home Thursday night from a several weeks' illness from heart trouble.

lie had been in ill health for the past few months. He was born and reared in Coshoc-ton-c6 in Monroe-tp. He had always lived the life of a farmer in that township. Mr. Hofstetler was a respected citizen and always enjoyed the admiration of his numerous friends.

The deceased was married April 3, 1895 to Miss Laura Kafner. Two children, Dennis Hofstetler, Canton, and Mrs. Lena Miller, Akron, The late Hofstetler is survived by his widow, and two brothers, William Hofstetler and Mathlas Hofstetler both of the Spring Mountain neighborhood. TO GIVE LECTURE AT II CI TUESDAY Mrs. Dora Sandow Bachman, noted lawyer from Columbus, has been engaged to fill the opening number Tues day evening at the Y.

W. rooms in the course oi iuciurea uut-ieii uy uie upen Forum committee, concerning women In the political world. Mrs. Bachman Is the first woman to be graduated from the law department of Ohio State university. For twenty-five yeas she has been practicing law in Columbus, specializing' on rights of women and children and is connected with many civic organizations, such is federated clubs, Crittenden and recreational work.

Mrs. Bachman Is the mother of two sons aged nine and fifteen years, respectively. BROKE THE ICE TO DROWN SELF UHRICHSVILLE. Jan. I body of John Baker, 45, money order clerk in the postoffice was recover- sd today several hours Bfter he com-1 mitted suicide by breaking Into the Ice In Stillwater Creek.

His foot-1 prints on the frosty grounds led sear-hers to the crock bank where Baker iad laid his hat and coat, Overwork bad' mads him ill, relatives said. 7 'vsi FOR 10TOH 1 SUNDAY BACH COLUMBUS, Jan. 29 Church-; in this efty es should.be' forced to pay for the 0n' August 27. 1873 Miss Carton up keep of their child prohibition 1 William J. Quinlan, who (pre- through payment of property f.Rded ller t0 the grave 21 years ago.

taxes, Representative Charles To tllls unlon children were Brenner declared in proposing a )toli (lve of whom survive. They are measure to Increase tax duplicate Thomas, Main-st and Margaret, by more than a million dollars. James, Mary and William all of the "Churches are no longer mere a te home, places of worship," Brenner said in Mrs. Quinlan was a good mother, asking removal of church property she was a woman who enjoyed giving frdm tax exemption. "They( hold raf- to those who were in need.

Eha fles, fairs and other profit' making wHi kindly remembered for her affairs within the church and they 1 charllj, never refusing aid and sym-speculate on real estate. Thoy buy pathy in time of trouble, They make money, the stated All her life, Mrs. Quinlan was a do is the loser?" nut Catholic. She was a member of Brenner declared tew people real-', this local Sacred Heart church, ized what churches are doing under Besides, the children, Mrs. Quinlan present exemption laws but a state- is survived by one sister, Mrs.

Kate wide campaign of Information will be Martin and one brother, James Carton conducted. uoth of Coshocton. "Church people brought about The funeral services will be held prohibition" he said, "now that they Monday morning at 8:30 o'clock at the have the child, let them pay for its up- i Sacred Heart church. President-Elect's Stand On Calder Bill to Control Industry is Displeasing to Some Senators WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.

The hands of certain Republican senators may be raised against at least one expressed policy of President-elect Warren G. Harding even before he assumes office, it was disclosed here today. Republican leaders of the senate have been given to understand Mr. Harding does not view with favor tho present efforts to place the coal Industry under' government regulation us proposed by tho Calder bill now In-fore the senate manufacturers' committee. It was suggested to him that Mr.

Harding would prefer to have such an all important question left to bis administration and to the new congress. His principal objpetion was reported to be the danger of hasty enactment of legislation intended to virtually turn the country's coal production to government control. Republican 'leaders passed the word that Mr. Harding would prefer to congress go slow on such legislation as the Calder bill," for the present nt least. Senator LaFolletto of Wisconsin, Ik the Repiiblicua chairman, of tho senate manufacturers' committee.

It Is understood he and other Republican senators who supported the packers' regulation bill when it was passed in il.lie seiuue are desirous of reporting favorably the Calder bill, probably In on amended form, to the seriate next week. It is -noV believed it can surmount the existing legislative Jam and be passed at this session, but Its Iiepub-llran supporters are working to that end. A stiff fight over the bill is brewing on the Republican side. It already threatens to wipe out party lines there, a) well as on the Democratic side, Just as the packers' bill did. Republican leaders are worried over the situation.

The Impasse which the emergency tariff bill is caught Is adding to their troubles. Th appropriation1! bllln will to sweep In upon senate in t-anxist next week. Only four week a remain in which to dispose of ttieni. They would pr.for to have Cal-der'uilJ kept committee until the end oT tho soeslotv They would 'a her Senator Ent'ollt'e and his committee would continue their indefinitely. LuFollet'e cannot see it that way.

The Republican lines are bending before the Impact of the renewed opposition to the will of the leaders on the part of LaFollette ami the rest of tho of Republican senators that declined to bo "regular" on the packers Joseph 8. Hoggs, State Highway Kn-girder of Kentucky, has made the statement that poor roads cost the State J23.O0O.0OO a year, The first public library was founded at Athens, (Jreece, Plsbitratus, about 610 II. C. keep. They took millions from the state through lost taxes lot them back ln ths fashion." HERE'S BERGDOLL'S TRIP TO FREEDOM IN EUROPE The mystery of how Grover Cleveland Bergdoll escaped to Germany, baffling the keenest secret service agents of the United States government and fooling the British government, was revealed in an exclusive Interview given by the draft dodger to the J.

N. S. at Eberhach, Germany. Bergdoll without attempting concealment, travelled by motor car thru Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota crossing the line on foot into Canada at St. Vincent, Minnesota.

At Winnipeg he secured passports for himself and chauffeur and went to Quebec by rail; travelled to England by steamship; lived at ft London hotel four days; then crossed to Holland. From Holland he went to Baden, Germany, by rail..

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