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Oil City Derrick (Newspaper) - January 29, 1930, Oil City, Pennsylvania 9346 was the circulation of the ii City Derrick yesterday. The Oil City Derrick. Associated press leased wire the Organ of Oil established in 1871. No. 21.434. 16 pages Oil City. A. Wednesday morning january 29, 1930. Central press association 16 pages weather forecast generally fair and colder wed Negray thursday probably fair with slowly rising temperature. Price. Three cent jurors selected witnesses heard in Allegheny Case eight men. Four women Are picked Sewickley nurse first to testify in opening testimony do a Quot Alfonso picks win preside Here foe of Rivera to be Premier Constable is heard at closing of court plea to quash charge against Trio is denied by judge William Parker Berenguer to appoint All civilian ministers to Cabinet Constitution of 1876 to be reestablished a jury was chosen and two witnesses heard on the first Day of the trial of Walter Lyster. R rank Slapikas and Harold alts. Former Coal and Iron policemen of the Pittsburgh Coal company on trial for in % voluntary manslaughter a connection with the death of John bar Coati. Miner Farmer at the \ Venango county court House at i Ranklin. The Case was sent Here on a change of venue from Allegheny county. The greater part of the Day was utilized in selecting the jury of eight men and four women. Hie members of the jury listed in the order chosen Are As follows Ralph Weaver Foreman Oil City. Mrs. Clyde Pryor housewife Sugarcreek. Mrs. Lydia c. Nugent housewife. Oil City. Gifford pc Juk pumper co planter. Mrs. C. Al thugut housewife. Franklin. A r Scott drop forger. Oil City. Mrs. Thomas Stewart housewife Rocky Grove Albert e. Kline dentist at the District of Columbia jail. Appears before a special Board of inquiry to face charges of taking gifts from Harry Sinclair millionaire Oil Man and Henry Mason Day associate who were confined at the jail on contempt charged general election of deputies to Cortes will be convoked by new chief Borah talk hints probe of dry i nil verbal Battles enforcement Tine in Congress by franc is m f non i associated Presa staff writer Washington. Jan 28 a congressional investigation of prohibition enforcement a being discussed at the Capitol tonight at the end of one of the word est f.re-f�r-4� in the persisting wet end dry Contro the Mitch a hem Day c Cheries Mal Robert Yarnell Farmer. Levier machinist. Thompaon Farmer Milford merchant. Ewelt Farmer. W attorney general i and chairman Wicker of the Taw enforcement commission. Engaged with both proponents and opponents of the vol a Trad act in Congress a with All holding their own at Nightfall the attorney general dented a statement by senator Barth. Idaho. He Justice departed the record of Broll Trator Herbert of Idaho District he Justice agents w Bor he office the Idaho by by the associated pres. Madrid. Jan. 28. A Premier Sinclair s Primo de Rivera dictator since 192 3, resigned tonight and general Damaso Berenguer Long his Arch enemy was charged by King Alfonso to form a new ministry. The downfall of the Brilliant military officer and politician who controlled Spain with an Iron hand for More than six years appeared imminent All Day but if a not until after a Cabinet session in the eve Jung the Premier drove to the Royal Palace and presented the con resignation of himself and Caban i. General Berenguer in an inter to slew after i Appon ment by the King. Said he intended to appoint civilian ministers to ail portfolios excepting those of War and Marine he announced i intention of i re a to la taking the Constitution of 1871. Under the country was governed before the dictatorship he will convoke a general elect a for deputies and senators and reestablish the r Ort is or parliament lieutenant Genera Primo d continued on Page three Derrick my in a a a a Parley nears have school w a real business for women mrs. Katherine Delaney to preside at sessions again cooking Home making course opens tuesday residents of Oil City and Vicinity offered services of culinary experts of naval cuts delegates move slowly but surely Forward in talks next plenary meet to be on thursday three topics will feature session with France to propose subject first Captain Albert Vav. Stevens army air corps receives the Mackay Tro-1 Phy for 1929, for the most Naer tor j ions flight during the year. On february 27. With lieutenant Harry Johnson As Pilot he ascended ,611. ,. Feet on March 3 he made night Power naval conference tonight by Frank Haviland King associated press staff writer London Jan. 28.�?moving slowly but surely the five the same mrs. Katherine Delaney whose personal Charm and Home making efficiency captivated hundreds of women in Oil City and Vicinity last photos of the Capitol and on August appeared to be nearing the real Winter will be Here next week l3, during a 14,000-mile Aerial photo business of naval disarmament. To conduct the second of the is so amp it set in i of quoth derricks cooking and Home it 227 Milfs a a a a making schools which will _ open in the knights of Colum i ass a ii i a bus auditorium next tuesday i a i afternoon and continue every Ria us mrha Berne or Limey who will again preside Over Tho Derrick s Winier looking and Home making school. Lay when a ult Hist hat i Little girl Erin dels who or wion impulse to make other fir tied from rage four now expire plans swe2ping probe of fatal plane crash investigated it it a Aci nuni Montana it denied any spying on hot from the wire Coroner seek reason for Hasty removal of debris of Iii fated Craft fairing a mrs John h l. S Grove Harry Sugarcreek i Larry c Polk when the noon recess was i ordered but two jurors had been a Hasta. The jury Box a completely filled at 4 22 o clock and judge William m Parker presiding ordered the Commonwealth to begin its Case. The actors in this Case of which lit tis is known in this Section of Western Pennsylvania Are Pray Cally All strangers to Venango county District attorney Samuel ii Gardner of Allegheny was in personal charge at the Case for the Commonwealth. With him Wahi drat assistant to t Clunk. Sit j Ling with the Coati on wealth Cotta re for the purpose of picking the jury in Daniel j. By by District St j Torney for Venango county who j will also assist in the Cate map us manna of Pittsburgh is a Lite personal counsel of Barcoski widow of the train Man for the defer. A Charlet h. Prichard and Edward a Coll of Pittsburgh appear g. G Martin of Ranklin is the local counsel assist no. The selection of the jury a rally a Battle Between messes Martin and Shelly for to them fat j ois duty because of their Knowings of local court procedure and j to get the jury about 40 salesmen re examined timing a a Nide Anor Case the hypothetical ques i a one relating to opinion on capital in ashment were not propounded i this raise the efforts of the at i nays were All toward getting a try that was no in the least opinionated in biased. Great stress a Laid upon whether the tales j in had read the papers shout the is and wha papers and Wyeth to i r not the news matter they read ended to give theft an opinion and j my Strong that opinion might be f any in almost every instance i he salesmen plead guilty to rearing the Oil City Derrick but their opinion that what hey had read a fair. In Aele eting the jury the Commonwealth used to of the 21 pre i Story challenges that had been iced upon while the defense used t it is the com Mon wealth Chal Gad but two for cause and the fens six the salesmen examined 1 excused were go Aurand. A Aland John Blinker Franklin continued or Cag Nina i piled a about fed investigated her i wit i the report on the dry administrator to prohibition commissioner Doran a rat moved upon the Quot we treated his info Man after Rte re wide whole inhibit in que. Bine when the. A before the judiciary communist Flat meat a regal deft by j some Ai forecasting in inquiry into i the prohibition unit he is a Mem a Ber of the Senate judiciary Rem continued on Page four p. 0. Clerk admits theft gets parole of the aft soc iat 4 Pittsburgh Jan 28 a Alfred k Weigand. To year old Butler Post-1 Oft be clerk fur to year a Par j Fried in Federal court Here today j after he pleaded guilty to a charge j of stealing a letter containing $3 23 i postal officials said they received complaint letters mailed at the1 Butler Post office never reached 1 their destinations and a letter con-1 Laming the Money was mailed in j an attempt to catch the thief. Post office inspector r c Alexander i raid Weigand admitted he had j a doled other letters both As Feetie end de Sefic new Kansan City icim shift. My an inquest at which in Witt Fig inv Caad eased a Bat be Edemee ligation will i crash of a web m#4# into the Antral air line Pas meager plane Smith the loss of five Harrisburg if Bond issues a i lives Here yes a tiday. Wait ordered proved today by Secretary of inter Tate today by or Ben v coffin Nal affair Woodward included that county Coronet of the Meadville City school District or coffin a id la probably would for 1139.009 for erecting and equip not tie possible to hold the inquest Ping new school building before the is it or part of the week officials of the r Central air line new York Jcharles red company and other having of a Donnelly said by police to have nation concern been the successor of Quot wild Rill tie summoned the testify the Cor Lovett As head of the Brooklyn Oner said water front racketeers a shot the inquiry he said would seek and killed today on a pier at that develop the cause of the Arri foot of main St. Brooklyn Dent and also Stead to the reason and by for the removal Detroit a a charged with Man of the wrecks Igi contrary to an Slaughter in connection with the order from his department a laying of a 18 year old private of Mechanic to nil others will be his regiment Kerges it Joseph pig summoned fro in Wichita a to Gione 123th infantry i Biagena tuft ily a ii i he condition of the for Sale cemetery Nta As., sate. Pres Rock Island. Iii Jan tax rho a ant to buy a cemetery the City of Rock Lei and confidently Brite nobody Dor bul at a session of the City Council Titi Ofui Helm it it ii Reynold a instructed to take Furello a re step which Means hip plan Nock cemetery Long a landmark Wilt he offered for kale the action As taken to comp the. Cemetery i,>.-iition to pay an assessment of due for paving afternoon thereafter from 2 to 4 of clock up to and including Friday. Mrs Delaney represents the a same company she did before and when the Derrick signed up for the coming engagement it at Pulat j re that she should return. This charming woman appealed so strongly to her Oil City audience j by fore that everybody will be de lighted to have her Back i Ai it year j she fillet the k of c. Auditorium to overflowing at every session this Yeai additional seating facilities will be engaged and it is hoped there will be room for everyone but it might be we to get there Sally. Mrs Delaney will have with her assistant highly skilled in their pail. The stage. A usual Wilt be tastefully arid Appl tipi lately set. Continued unit agr four gives up to face charge of murder under line Are fire proposal for Short route Over Pennsylvania mountains attacked plan final tribute for two fliers when arral Wick j urn Ham Ramc sergeant for Januar at sine iou Pittsburg i marked the strike of i Pittsburgh making per Junction in Ned of fun ice of the k Justice Peg Glone t a y 31 and axed Leo c peat Kar Ai of minor Dis i seventeenth Day of 200 taxicab driven a Day featured by Anent of a court in behalf of the yellow Torday it in orc in revel rut noun useless a Nova r office Prev inv friends and Kin of Eielson give up Hope of finding pair alive or stand App from cd he ired a fettle i or Nome word of of Carl aviator. The associated Tresa Alaska Jan 2k although the Anding of the bodies Ben Eielson noted Arctic and Earl Borland i incur the Assoc tat a press. Texarkana. Ark Jan 23 after giving himself up to a Jailer s wife. Hairy nettling is years old. Waited in the Millet county jail tonight for an officer from Canton. Ohio. I to return him there to face a four j year old murder charge j retiring would not discuss the charge but bad Iff elect maker i said he waa informed by the chief i of police at Canton reisling was wanted for the killing of a Confer i Tinner there in 1926. Although he said he was arrested numerous times on minor charges in various parts of the j country reisling a Able to con Cern hts identity he would not explain Why he decided to walk into the Miller county jail late last j night and Sun Ender to or Ever 1 Cit Mills wife of the Jailer. John d. Or. Donates dime for Good putt the the and inked the air Tine attempt to defended the on Page Al denied destroy action it and Green taxicab companies prohibiting interference by striker polic reported the arrest of three men on auspicious person charge following ast fight involving 50 men near the Baltimore and Ohio station. Youth kills Man who slew father voices message of Hope in fight against cancer by Howard Iii Ahi Nile record two distinct factors associated Presa science editor clearly preceded the Ana of in new York Jan 2# a message tat i on in which cancer ultimately of Hope for cancer a delivered develops and they Are tobacco in both Ai Temple. Of Adair recently year in the St the killing of a Temple City in death by grabs sat in a Barber after firing five Graham walked to warier and suite o c Hopper Hird per has a Jan sentenced to 40 to Penitentiary for d Graham former Ishai. Was shot to n s son. Jim. As he a chair Here today shots at Adair Bis car drove to dated to Ariel Iff wart lie id with in the Marten medical society to a night by or Joseph Colt Bloodgood i of John Hopkins University. A correction information universally distributed should wipe out. Sneer of the Mouth and Ken cancer he said among some of the More dreaded form he went on. The fear and the death rail can be reduced by education. A from Abaei vat ions of More than 30 year 1 he said Quot on external can her the evidence is that it does not begin a cancer by in a local area of abnormal cell these Ceil Are of two kinds first those displaced before we Are born giving lie to the Well or nor Black mule a spy like a pea Tai Cath the Akin me a my Are not in to Ceil irritated by i an injury Suh a a sore spot on i hic skin or White Patch in the Mouth a in the to rib in fully 97 Poi Cen Quot i the Caliver i it which i have deft any form including snuff and i ged. Dirty Teeth a a Klinkera who Are very careful to keep their Teeth clean arid smooth and who Stop smoking the moment they notice the White Patch or experience the sensation of a j Core Mouth never get cancer i fee confident that my students within 15 or 20 yes a will not see cancer of the Mouth but will Only lend about it a i am confident Quot he continued. I a that cleanliness Iii protect and practically prevent cancer of the a Kin a was men and women glow Otei and age thicken and wrinkle the i skin ii needs More attention arum j in addition to soap and water there must he added some toilet a i containing alcohol of at least 70 per cent and some application of an Oil substance like vaseline cold cd earn. In Cream and Almond Oil continued in in age no out Bond pending arraignment Adair a in the chair face covered with towels. When the towels Weir removed Adair found him self face to face with the pm of the Man he killed Graham without saying a word pulled out a pistol and flied five time. Adair died instantly. The Eider Graham was slain last april Adair win had been convicted of manslaughter was at Liberty on an Appeal Bond Dies in plane crash associated r cd Mic in their supposed Tomb of i ice and Snow on the Hiber inn t Midi a still a lacking Here today a i movement was begun to Accord the fliers a final tribute if the Zeurcher i sent out by air and land from i North Cape Alberta and Teller Alaska Are Urceil Ful in theft j quest the demolished plane of the i americans was found by Joe Eros. Son. 90 Miles Southeast of North i apr saturday. The bodies of the a aviators Are expected to be found j in Snow Drift around the plane Alfred j. Lift men director of the j aviation corporation s Rescue exp oltion who dispatched two Cabin planes from Teller yesterday to i i bring the bodies Back to Alaska. Today urged a coast guard Cutter be sent to Alaska to carry the fliers j Back to the states. I Emu ii also suggested Eielson who has s continued on Page twelve drop is shown in j freight loadings both associated press Ormond Beach eta., Jan. 28.�? Harvey 8 Firestone and John d Rockefeller i played Golf together today it was the first time Firestone met the Oil magnate he was introduced by John p White Cleveland. Ohio a Friend of Rockefeller and a invited to join the game on the second Green Firestone made a remarkable Long putt and received one of the Rockefeller dimes. By tile associated press. Washington Jan 28 plans of the new yank. Pittsburgh amp Chicago Railroad to carry out the dream of the late e. H. Harriman by constructing a More direct route Between new York and Chicago through the Pennsylvania mountains were Vigo Boualy attacked today before the interstate Commerce commission by other Eastern carriers. At the same time. Counsel for the new Road which is sponsored by the Delaware a Hudson co., retaliated with criticism of the Baltimore a Ohio proposal to create a similar route by acquiring the Buffalo Rochester a Pittsburgh and the Buffalo a Susquehanna railroads. Applications for these acquisitions Are now pending before the commission. If the plan of the new York Pittsburgh a Chicago is not feasible because of the Scarcity of traffic to be obtained is claimed by the opposing roads its counsel contended that of the Baltimore a Ohio must face the same objection i. F Loree president of the Delaware a Hudson who for years a fostering the idea of a Shorter i Low Grade line across Pennsylvania. J sat at the hearing and listened to i officials of the Pennsylvania and the Baltimore a Ohio testify before assistant finance director Burnside the witnesses denied a necessity for the new line existed j j Ekin. Comptroller of the Baltimore a Ohio said there was no indication the Road. If built. Would be Able to secure the Neces Turry tonnage for its profitable on Erat Lon or contended its traffic 1 would be drawn largely from exist continued on Page no wedding Date set by the associated press. Vienna Jan 28. Dispatches i from Bucharest say hat the wed j Ding of Princess Liana. Daughter i of dowager Queen Marie to coun Alexander of pleas was fixed for the second half of february pay Day comes at last for 4,000 Chicago folks Aion at St. James Palace on thursday Secretary of state Stimson Hopes to be Able to Call into action against the definite problems of the conference the american delegation Shock troops of experts and advisors who were marking time since the sessions began. Seventy eight newspapermen of All nations including 12 american will file into Queen Annex a drawing i room for the meeting w Here the Franco italian differences will to thoroughly aired in the open. General summaries and interpretation of the work the conference a done will be furnished to Reader All Over the world three items will feature the pro Gram Bro Ugnit Forward by France great Britain and Italy by the adoption of the alphabetical order of presentation which gives precedence to the country proposing subject according to the first letter of its name. Francs Wilt Lead the list and will have an Opportunity of formally laying before the conference her plan tot limiting fleets by the global or total tonnage system great Britain who favors Zanotta or mean., will then outline be theory of Llumi action by categorical of ships and lastly Italy will pre sent her argument for the establishment of Fleet ratios among Tbs nations a a necessary preliminary to disarmament. With Premier Tardieu and foreign i Olstei grand Dinv Issri their differences on the Ronferent-4 floor there i Hope for More Progress than during the Paat week. The breezes of publicity blow in if through St. James May have a salubrious effect upon the Franco italian wrangling which was beginning to look ser Lou but of it continues a committee that will is established on thurs Day can take it Over and put it outside the Palace to Cool this committee is a steering committee of he five delegation chief and one other member from each. Continued on Page eight find Mother is heir to $100,000 estate by the associated Presa Princeton by. Jan 28.�?word his Mother from whom he was separated since infancy is still living was received Here today by relatives of a e. Butler 64 years old merchant who died last week leaving an estate valued at and with no direct heirs and a will. Butler s father and Mother were separated when he was a baby and his father always claimed she deserted him and the child. Boti remarried. Two half Sisters were thought to be Butler s Only heirs until word came today his Mother now mrs Frank Hill 83 years old is riving at doctor Inlet. Fla with a daughter by her second marriage i. Finley Simpson my thar related pres Chicago Jan 28 it was a sort of Christmas eve to 4,000 Cook county Public servants who together with City employees were unpaid for weeks because of empty county and City tre juries tomorrow the county treasurer who a not signed a pay Check Foi Ever so Long will pass out tax accept ability a he said a if a the Banks won t take these wan ants Gilt edged securities what will they take a a he said the Down town department stores indicated the warrants equivalent to first liens on the taxes collected in 1931, will be redeemed at pal bit ill further delay in the realization of taxes already two years envelopes in asserts i he pres. Washington Jan 28. Revenue freight loadings for the week ended january 18. Were reported today by the american Rati Way association to have totalled 847,333 cars. This was a reduction of 13,838 Rais under the preceding week and i anticipation warrants in lieu of the awaited was foreseen today As the a Alary checks ignored by the pay j Hoard of review plunged into a j master since the first of the year j second appraisal of Down town the employee remained some Quot a nope properties. The second re what at sea a to the value of the assessment was ordered by the Wai i ants. Neither county City no Hoard yesterday because of w Ide school boat d can pay in Cash be spread Rumor and protests $300, by the it Paterson. N Ipher Adam Don was Btu i Day when a cd Landing on the news four Mil his rom painful Sears old no was thrown 11 and a not ii a Jan 18 year de to Deal i Lia plane Murchin to hair of i uti i udi j a decrease of s i .508 cars under i loading for the c Iii resp oiling week Hal. A year ago e to miscellaneous freight of Dongs for cd in Iii week Ender j a to i ii a so 96 ran the i regaled 290,842 cats a Jee Rease of 36,286 ears below the col responding in 20 week of 1929 cot la. 194.177, Doci ease Pilot. 20,897 Fin eat i duct 46.794. De rage m Case 12,042 o a 8, 13 ii is. De i.73 8. Caus of a 20 month hiatus without tax collections and the county Board determined to try the warrant method a i have made inquiries in my neighbourhood Quot said one worker in the sheriff s office a and find that the Chain stores will not accept the warrant Whit the local Banks demand a 7 per cent Lacount Quot but William j Graham county comp Rol. W a Mon sanguine there con be no question of their 000,000 was sheared from business property valuations and shifted to the Burden of the outlying res Riden Lizul properties1 William h Malone chairman of Hie state lax commission which two years ago ordered he reassessment which delayed tax collection announced today the tax common Sion would step in and act if the a Board of review failed to make the necessary increases or reduction in Loop Appl at amp Ais j envelopes arc the Carrier at your business in the mail. Very often this important part of the operation of your organization is Given very Little consideration. Our envelope service offer you the fac Linic of on of the largest envelope factories in the i listed state a a representative will Gradl Call St your office to explain this unusual service to you. Phone int the Derrick publishing co. Commercial printers Chi Iii to

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