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Jack Lat Jack Lat Win, Place--and Shows Frank Erickson, the big bookmaker, has invested millions in chain of Eastern picture theatres. This is the lines here a ago--underworld felony, profits "going We have had many inquiries about the identity of the Texas oilman reported here as having been clipped for several hundred thousand dollars by four New York sharpsters who rang in "shaved" dice No can do. He is deals with banks sinain-business, in his community. "To brand him for life a sucker would be cruel and unmanly. The story is not on record and there no reporter's obligation to the facts" in a column of material entirely selective.

Eefore a man can become a suckan important scale he must hive money to lose; usually theans that he had enothat character to accumulate it. That he lost some to crooked slickers does not wipe out that character, and should not. I1 is no great disgrace for an honest man to lose. Only who make it a profession, must not lose, late Ed Iradley, whose establishment in Pam Beach ran for 40 years and oined him a fortune, once a barkroll. Bradley recoga bardroll.

recog: nized he other man's right to operate and staked him. When he didi't get his money back after nonth, he inquired and discovered the competitor had lost it all ir the stock market. He flared, indignant, and sent a sheriff over to confiscate the othman's paraphernalia. gambler must gamble!" he told me. "A gambler must win, and must not risk any game that's uncertain.

wouldn't keep a man in my ganbling-house if I caught him laying a $2 bet on a Somewha the same philosophy practisd by Michael "Hinky Dink" Kenna, the fabulous Chicago First Vard boss. Mike had a clasy little saloon on Clark, near tan Buren, where heY his offie. He had the entrance to it so built that, coming and goin, he walked only behind the ba, never in front of it. "That's the chump he said, speaking of front of the bar. "I have that "big mirror where the chumps can see themselves.

They can also see the bottles and the cash-register. What comes out of the bottles goes into them and what comes out of them goes into the registers. they want to buy, I want to sell. But there's no mirror on the opposite wall there's no need for me to watch myself!" Had lunch yesterday with Eddie Cantor, a friend of old I mean standing at Clark dolph Streets together when we were kids, pondering our potentialities in our respective chosen professions I begin to think Eddie needn't have worried. We discussed at length Flo Ziegfeld.

To classify him, the overworked word, sounds watery Eddie loved him, and with good cause Ziegfeld had made him a great star, a millionaire But Eddie had risen so fast, he hadn't developed the wealthy habits to live up to He confided to Flo that his heart's secret desire was to own a RollsRoyce; but he couldn't summon the resolution to actually step in and buy one After the matinee, as came out of the stage enThe trance, the doorman pointed to a royal blue Rolls, $15,000 worth. On the window was label Eddie, from Flo, with love." That week, Ziegfeld chanced to have cash- or maybe he charged the chariot. But his bank balance and his credit weren't always liquid A very rich man who had already advanced -with no security, no interest, no expectation of profit, not too good a prospect of -hundreds of thousands got repayment, a voluminous wire from the producer, who was in California. somewhat to this effect: "With thorough appreciation for the prodigal kindnesses for which I am already indebted to I must again implore you to extend me your generous help. This life-and-death matter.

I need $25,000, and need it immediately. Could you find it in your heart to telegraph it to me?" His friend telegraphed the 000-and Ziegfeld took it and hired a special train to bring him to New York! Mark Sullivan Campaign Begins Early WASHINGTON-A political development having considerable weight--not merev in the literal sense of tonnage quantity of publicity material being put out at this time by he Democratic National committe. It is, one newsman estimates, perhaps five times the amount currently put out by the Republican committee. The publicity ouput of the Democratic National committee embraces speeches by the ex ecutive director, Mr. Gael Sullivan, a diligent pation of the public ear, together with other material originating in the committee or made use of by it, including copies of statements of Democratic leaders.

Significance arises no merely from the extraordinary activity of the committee and the volume of its output but from the time. It takes place a year and two months in advance of the presidential election. Ordinarily the national committees of both pardo become thus active until after presidential nominot, nations are made and the campaign actually under way. But on this occasion, as respects the Democratic committee, the campaign is already on. There is a possible explanation.

The Democratic National committee knows already who the party's presidential nominee will be. Top personnel of the committee are to President Truman and have a special stake in seeing him reelected next year. This not only may account for the earliness of the committee's activity but determines the nature of it. Their publicity is aimed to defend Mr. Truman and his record and build him up, together of course with attack on the Republicans.

The present activity of the Democratic National committee is a preview of the presidential campaign next year, SO far as committee can make it so. Looking to next year's election, there is real importance in certain inclusive issues which are set up in present outgivings of the Democratic National committee. One line of attack upon the Republicans is expressed in a quotation from a radio broadcast by Democratic House Leader Sam Rayburn: "The Republican Congress failed in two things, it failed to put through its own, legislative program. As by Executive Director Sullivan, "the 80th Congress did not complete its own narrow and selfish legislative program." Here i is a strange picture. One party, the Republicans, were in control of Congress and had a legislative program.

In the nature of things the other party, the Democrats, were in opposition -Executive Director Sullivan denounces the Republican program as "narrow and selfish." Yet the Republicans are attacked on the ground that they did not do what the Democrats say they ought not to have done. The charge that the Republicans failed to carry out their legislative program or parts of it, is one that Republicans are often called upon to defend themselves against. A discriminating public is likely to see some illogic in this, possibly some may call it "phony." One issue raised by the Democratic committee is genuine and important. It will be an actual issue in the presidential campaign next year, not because the Democratic committee says it is one and wants it to be one, but because in fact it is an issue. It is the cleava ze between President Truman and Congress.

Mansfield, 0., August 30, 1941 Manshield News-Journal PAGE THREE Mansfield Pilot Leaps to Save Life 3 Injured In 2 Area Accidents 2 Ashlanders Hurt As Car. Truck Crash Three Mansfield area men were injured yesterday and early today in separate accidents investigated by the state highway patrol. AI Doty, 22, and Franklin Wheeler, 25, both of Ashland, received head and leg bruises early today when the car in which they were riding ran into the rear end of a truck on Route 42, four miles northeast of Mansfield. The accident occurred at 12:40 a. m.

Doyt was reported in "good" condition at General hospital today. Wheeler was treated for a. lacerated forehead and released. 4 ESCAPE Escaping injury were James L. Zimmerman, 22, of Ashland, driver of the car; Norman H.

Johnson of Norwood, truck driver; and two other occupants Zimmerman car, Mary Ann Graffice, Greenwich, R. D. 1, and Mrs. Wheeler, 22, of Ashland. A collision, two miles southeast of Mansfield, on State Route 39 at 3:40 p.

yesterday which resulted in leg bruises to Roy Reynard, 24, of Lucas, was still under investigation today by patrolmen. Reynard was taken to People's hospital where he was treated and released. Driver of the other car, M. Lynn, Mansfield, R. D.

4, escaped injury. 3 Deny Auto Theft Charges Three escapers from the Ohio State reformatory pleaded innocent to auto theft charges in municipal court today and their cases were continued to Sept. 2. The youths are Harold Walker, 19, Marion; Edwin Winstead, 22, of Hamilton, and Roy Lee Hardwick. 21, of Anderson Ind.

inmates escaped from OSR Wednesday afternoon and made their way 10 Lexington where they are said to have stolen the auto of John Newcomer, Lexington early Thursday morning. The trio was apprehended and Newcomer's car was recovered outside Chillicothe Thursday after sheriff's deputies, police and state highway patrolmen chased them across the state. Sheriff Frank E. Robinson returned them to Mansfield late yesterday. Fire Damages Refrigerator Fire started by an overheated refrigerator motor caused damage to the cooling unit at the John Schuttera market, 250 North Mulberry street, shortly after 8 p.

yesterday. Firemen from Central and No. 2 stations answered the alarm. A few minutes earlier firemen from the same two stations answered a false alarm at Klein's Furriers where an awning was reported on fire. At 1:22 a.

today Companies 1 and 2 went to 128 North Main street where there was a report of smoke. Firemen said they found the smoke coming from a chimney. Picnic Plans Set Dancing. games, and a ball game will highlights of the Sons of Italy picnic Sunday at GBU park. The outing will be open to the public.

Free bus transportation will be provided from Fourth and Main streets. LUNCH PRICES STABLE With but one exception, prices in public school cafeterias at the opening of the new term "will be the same as when schools closed last June." days. Supt. Wade E. Miller announced.

CHINESE COMMUNIST SOLDIERS TAKEN PRISONER--These Chinese Communist soldiers, among 2,000 taken prisoners by the Nationalists, huddle in the hold of a ship at Shanghai. The ship which brought the prisoners from Hulutao in northwest China. was quarantined after arrival because of an outbreak of cholera Wirephoto) Up and Down the Street JUST IN TIME Hurrying to the Mansfield airport Friday afternoon, Amvet Commander Louis Doerr arrived just in time to greet former Mansfielder Al Myers who stopped in the city on pre convention business. Printed boldly on the side of the little plane in which Myers arrived was the word "Amvet." The plane is to be a prize at the forthcoming Amvet National convention to be held in Columbus in early October. DISAPPOINTED- Two cars collided on North Walnut street, ripping a tender off one of them with a loud grating noise.

Immediately eight boys gathered around the accident scene as the owners leaped out to inspect the damage. One boy, hurrying up, looked over shoulders and saw there was no one hurt. "Oh, is that all?" he commented. The crowd disappeared AS rapidly as it formed. EARLY BIRD- Imagine trying to sell aluminum from door to door at 6 That's what Miss Ruth Craig, 6312 South Diamond street, told police a mysterious man attempted to do today.

According to the police report on the incident, this is what occurred: Knock on Miss Craig's door. She opened it. Said the man, "I'm an aluminum salesman." Said Miss Craig, "Pretty early to be selling aluminum, isn't it Said the man, "May I have a drink of water? May I use your telephone? I've made a lot of money in one night." Said Miss Craig. "Go away." He went, she called the officers, who could find no trace of the salesman. SIAMESE CUCUMBERS- The Joseph Speigle family, Shiloh R.

D. 2, had a big surprise awaiting them in their garden this morning. When they went out to pick a cucumber from the vine, they found not one but twojointed cucumbers growing from the same stem. The garden oddity, resembling a squash and weighing approximately one pound, is eight inches long and five inches wide. The two pickles grew together at the stem end but are clearly defined as two cucumbers at the other end.

The Siamese cucumbers are on display in The News-Journal window. Chatter Friends bidding reluctant goodbyes, McMullen, to Mr. who and with Mrs. their Frank son, L. Terrance, will leave for Temple, this week end.

There, they will join Mr. McMullen's brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. J. Earl McMullen, who moved to Texas from Elyria last month.

The Norton sisters, Mary and Emme, planning the week end with their parents. Mr. and Mrs. W. F.

Norton, 411 1 Overlook road. Emme, style and design specialist at the Barbizon School of Modeling. New York City, arrived Mary, hair styling and make-up specialist at the same school, is expected to arrive Sunday morning. Drs. Armold tending lege of Ia.

Glenn G. and Carriefloss returning home after atlyceum at the Palmer ColChiropractics, Davenport, Irwin L. Barnes, ship's cook first class, serving aboard the submarize tender, USS Nereus which on a training cruise to Alaska and the Aleutian Islands. Tommy David Hitchcock, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Walter C. Hitchcock. 117 South Adams street, thrilled at getting a new bicycle today, his seventh birthday. The Rev. C.

W. Stoneburner family vacationing briefly in Guernsey I county. Cope 1941 King Features Sundirale Inc World nights reserved 8:30 a. RACE PLANE WRECKED-Raymond E. Eiche, former Mansfielder who made a number of practice flights for the Thompson trophy race at the Mansfield airport, was forced to jump for his yesterday when the tail assembly of his P-63 speed plane broke loose.

Cleveland airport employes are shown examining wreckage of the Kingcobra racing plane in which Eiche had hoped to compete speed race Monday at Cleveland's air races. Wacky Complaints Keep Police Busy Mansfield police weren't spirit or the hot weather, but one of their busiest--and Their investigations included ranging from boys teasing dogs represented himself as the owner The rush of complaints 4 p. yesterday when motorists reported a mysterious woman was hiding behind a bridge on Park avenue west. Police hunted the woman, described as wearing a black skirt, pink blouse and carrying a red pocketbook, but couldn't find her. At 5:16 p.

m. Mrs. David Parrett, 132 North Benton complained that boys were teasing her dog. Officers warned the boys. Fourteen minutes later somebody complained that boys playing ball in North Mulberry street almost broke a window.

Police couldn't find the lads. FIGHT ON TRAIN Twenty-two minutes after that a Pennsylvania railroad official said he'd like to have officers on hand when a passenger train, due in five minutes, arrived. A fight was in progress on the train, he said. Officers met the train, but the difficulties had been settled before the train pulled into Mansfield. Shortly, Miller, after 283 8:35 p.

Wood m. street, Mrs. called police headquarters to say that a boy was shooting a B-B gun against a nearby house trailer. Officers warned the boy and said the gun would be confiscated if he didn't stop. Less than 10 minutes later.

officers tried to find some boys who were reported as breaking street lights at Johns park. They couldn't find them. Then at 9:21 p.m. a bystander reported that a young boy grabbed a bucket of oil and threw over the walls of a service station at the corner of Orange and Wayne streets. He left the scene immediately and officers could not find him.

At the union bus terminal police investigated a fight which started at 10:13 p. m. and was finally cleaned up at 2 a. m. Henry Steitz, 150 West Third street, reported he had just brought hie into the station and was to put it in the garage, since it was the end of his run.

GETS ROUGH But one of his passengers, tis Kegley of Effingham, Curwanted to continue to ride. He became vehement, swung back his first as though to strike Steitz. But Steitz struck first, knocked Kegley out with one punch. The insistent passenger was revived. lodged in the jail until shortly before 2 a.

m. when officers escorted him to the next Effinghambound bus. That ended that. At 10:33 p. m.

police settled a family quarrel on Hedges street. Less than an hour later they found his 19-year-old wife for an East Fourth street man. The man said he thought she was drinking in an East Fourth street tavern. Auto Recovered Police yesterday afternoon recovered a 1936 Ford sedan which had been reported stolen Aug. 23 from John Blancett in Crestline, The car was abandoned on Mendota street near Sturges avenue.

Officers said the key had been broken off In the switch. Michael Lutz Dies Michael Lutz. 80, died at the Richland county home today, where he resided. The body was taken to the Wappner Funeral home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.

MACHINES DESTROYED FREMONT Thirteen slot machines, seized in a state liquor department raid on three taverns in nearby Woodville in July, were destroyed by Sheriff H. L. Myers and two deputies yesterday. The officers turned over to the county treasury $862.25 taken from the machines HEAT RECORD SET COLUMBUS IP) George Mindling. U.

S. meteorologist, said this month would be the hottest August on record. surpassing the 785 mark of August 1900 by a fraction of a degree. Fiche's Airplane Wrecked Thompson Race Hope Shattered The hopes of Ray Eiche, former Mansfield pilotinstructor, for winning the Thompson trophy in the National Air races at Cleveland on Monday were shattered yesterday when he was forced to make an emergency jump from his plane which a few minutes later lay a mass of red and silver wreckage on the ground near Strongsville. in the Woman, 56, Takes Life Rites Tuesday for Mrs.

Neva Ann Denny Mrs. Neva Ann Denny, 56, Mansfield R. D. 3, was found dead late yesterday afternoon in her home by her husband, Charles E. Denny, on his return from work.

Relatives said she had been in ill health. Sheriff's Deputy Ralph Hildebrand said she died of a -inflicted .32 caliber revolver bullet wound in her mouth. Denny told Deputy Hildebrand that he found his wife lying on the bed. Mrs. Denny was born Feb.

19. 1891, in Fredericktown but moved to Mansfield 25 years ago. She was a member of St. Mark's Lutheran, church, Eastern Ruth Star, Chapter and Or- the White Shrine. Besides her husband, she leaves two sisters.

Mrs. William Marks and Paul Webber, both of Mansfield; her step-mother, Mrs. Nellie Garland of Massillon; four half sisters, Mrs. George Finger and Mrs. Marshall Donahue of Massillon, Mrs.

Paul Cope of Salem, and Donald Price Akron, and a half brother, Charles Garland of Massillon. The body is at the Wappner funeral home where services will be held Tuesday at 1:30 p. 1 m. in charge of Rev. C.

A. Portz. Burial will be at Loudonville. MARKS TIME-New romance between Mark Stevens and Hedy Lamar is rumored in Hollywood as Stevent meets film star on her arival from Reno, where she filed suit for divorce from Actor John Loder. Divorce will not be final for 11 months.

Accepts Chemistry Teaching Post GALION Ewart Grove, sonin-law of Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Metcalf of South Street Road, has accepted a position as instructor of chemistry in St.

Cloud College at St. Cloud, Minn. He has been teaching chemistry, physics and greenhouse culture, and Mrs. Grove has been teacher in Cuyahoga mathematics, school for several years. Grove is a graduate of St.

Cloud College and received his master's degree at Ohio State university. Mrs. Grove. the former Ethel Metcalf, was graduated from Galion high school and Ohio Wesleyan university. She received her master's degree at Ohio State.

LETTER CARRIERS MEET CANTON The biennial convention of Ohio members of the National Association of Letter Carriers opened today with more than 1.200 persons expected to attend the three-day sessions. MILK GOES UP WILMINGTON -(P) The retail price of milk will increase from 18 to 20 cents a quart here Monday. Wilmington dairies announced. There will be a corresponding increase in all other milk products, spokesmen said. Miraculously unhurt except few bumps and scratches, Fiche was taken to a Cleveland hospital where he was being treated today for shock and placed under observation.

"I was flying at 200 feet above the ground," Eiche 'I had just rounded pylon southwest of Berea and was headed eastward when the engine quit. I was doing 390 miles an hour at the time. HIT TAIL OF PLANE "I pulled up to 1,000 feet. The engine cut back in momentarily, ran a few seconds and quit again. The plane stalled and tumbled to the left.

The only thing left was to get out. sure whether it was the holiday last night they chalked up wackiest -nights in a long time. a variety of complaints to fights and a man who misof a Mansfield taxi firm. Officers found her there, but she had no beverage before her. So warned her about minors drinking, and also warned the bartender of the wontan's tender age.

For a time things were relatively quiet. But they broke out again at 2:30 a. m. when Harry Patton, 34 Orchard street, said he saw a prowler in his neighbor's back yard. Patton flashed a light on the intruder and he fled.

Twenty-seven minutes later, Patrolman Leland Sorgen found occasion to warn a Silver Streak cab driver against driving so fast on North Diamond street. His passenger, Melvin Swan, rear of 191 North Diamond street, remonstrated with Officer Sorgen, saying he was the owner of the cab company. It developed Swan didn't own the firm, Sorgen said. Since Swan still insisted and wanted to argue the point, he was arrested on the spot on charges of disorderly conduct. He pleaded guilty today and was fined $5 and costs in municipal court.

Then at 4:45 a. Mrs. H. C. Swimley, 375 McPherson street, reported she heard someone take four milk bottles from her back porch and break them in the street in front of her house.

Officers investigated but couldn't find the miscreant. Victim's Rites Set for Monday Funeral services for Joseph Wendall Cantrill. 15, who was killed Thursday night in a traffic accident west of the city, will be conducted at 9:30 a. m. Monday at the Wappner Funeral home.

Rev. A. L. Linder of the Park Avenue Baptist church, will officiate. Burial will be in the Mansfield cemetery.

The youth, son of 0. W. Cantrill, Mansfield, R. D. 3, crushed to death when a car overturned on the Lexington-Springmill road.

Parked Car Looted Leslie Charles, 151 West Third street, reported to police last night that a box camera, sun glasses, and A flashlight, all valued at $10.75, were stolen from his unlocked car while it was in a garage at the rear of the Ohio theater. Laf-A-Day all. "My brother and I do it. I empty the bottles and he puts the ships in!" "I jettisoned the right cockpit door and jumped. I hit the tail as I went by it, bruising my right side.

The jerk of the opening parachute gave me quite a headache due to the position I was in when she popped." News of the crash was sent to the News-Journal from the Cleveland office of Richland Aviation, co-sponsor of the plane along with Jack Singleton, Cleveland automobile dealer and also a for. mer Mansfielder. FLYING P-63 Eiche, 31, was flying the stripped down P-63 in the two qualifyline The raceilane was over ville, south of Cleveland and out of range of the airport. The plane was demolished, the Cleveland office said. As put in speeches by ExecutiveDirector Sullivan, using the word "veto" in a sense chosen by himself: "The Republicans in Congress vetoed the President's program." "Again President Truman's program was sabotaged by the Republican-dominated 80th Congress." That ment would is be absolutely enough accurate if the word "Republican" were omitted.

The issue was not between Mr. Truman and the Republicans, it was between him and Congress as Congress. Mr. Truman did put forward a legislative program, perhaps the most comprehensive ever sent to any Congress by any President. It contained some twenty proposals.

But the Congress to which Mr. Truman sent that program was the one preceding the present, the Democratic Congress that was in session when Mr. Truman became President. That Democratic Congress turned a cold shoulder to Mr. Truman's program, and he took the extraordinary step of appealing the public, vainly as it turned out, to put pressure on leaders of his own party.

Mr. Truman's legislative program was disapproved by both Democrats and Republicans. Both his program, and his vetoes in the present Congress, will naturally be an issue in a campaign for reelection. (Copyright 1947) Reports Dog Bite Robert Moorhead, 98 East Dickson avenue, told police last night that his dog bit Richard Windsor. 150 East Third street, on the right arm and neck.

Moorhead said he would pay for medical treatment. Police ordered the dog tied 10 Little more than a week ago, Eiche was practicing take-offs and landings from the Mansfield airport and expressed confidence in the speedy, fast handling King Cobra plane. The Thompson Trophy race in which he was going to race if the qualifying races had placed him among the 12 best planes, depends on both speed and maneuverability. Kenneth Greer Rites Tuesday Funeral services for Kenneth Charles Greer of 495 Parkview street, who died in Mansfield General hospital Friday morning, will be held Tuesday at 11 a. m.

at the Mader Peoples funeral home in Zanesville, O. Rev. C. A. Bowman, pastor of the Methodist church of Zanesville, will officiate.

Burial will be made in the Woodlawn cemetery. Friends may call at the Jones Memorial until early Sunday morning, at which time the body will be taken to Zanesville. MRS. CLINKER Funeral services for Mrs. Kath.

erine Clinker, wife of Clark Clinker of 102 South Main street, Bellville, will be held at the Presbyterian church in Perrysville, Sunday at 2 p. with Rev. Lena Jennings of Loudonville officiating. Burial will be in Greenlawn cemetery. Friends may call at the Jones Memorial until Sunday noon when the body will be taken to the Presbyterian church in Perrysville.

Infant Daughter Dies In Hospital Mary Helen Long, 8 months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. Frederick Long of Madison township, Mansfield R. D.

4, died early Saturday in Mansfield General hospital after a brief illness. She was born Dec. 11, 1946. Surviving besides the parents are the paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.

Ernest Long of Bellville, and the maternal grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. Cloyd Clawson of Mansfield. The body will be at the Clawson home.

417 Tremont street, until time of serv. ices at the Wappner funeral home Tuesday at 11 a. m. in charge of Rev. C.

A. Portz. Burial will be in the Mansfield cemetery. 70 Hear Farm Bureau Speaker Siv Farm Bureau advisory councils in the Union Rural school dis. tricts heard Carl Bair of the Farm Bureau home office in Columbus last night at a joint meeting at the Union Rural high school.

Gail Hammett, county Farm reau organization manager. said about 70 persons attended the meeting. Movies were shown and refreshments were served. Car Crosses Yard Mrs. A.

J. Joseph, Trimble road near Springmill road, reported to sheriff's deputies that an automobile ran over her front yard early today. She said the mobile deep ruts in the yard. She said that it was the second time in two weeks that an automobile had run over her yard..