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ie Newark Advocate GIVE ENOUGH To Community Chest to provide bigger and better "gym-jam" dances for our teenagers at the YMCA. WEATIIER NEWARK Fair tonight, low 35-42. Saturday some cloudiness and a little cooler in northeast portion. AMERICAN TRIBUNE ADVOCATE ESTABLISHED 1820-AMERICAN 1826 NEWARK, OHIO, FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 24, 1952 (TWENTY-FOUR PAGES) PRICE 5 CENTS VOL. 196, No.

70 isted ke In Bare Speech MHWMPr -mmmmmmmmmmmmmmx IBS Bossism Is Stevenson Defends Hiss Role Taft Stirs Sheriffs Ire GOP Hopefu Platform A Operators May Appeal To Truman Seek' Approval Of Wage Hike To End Miners' Walkout WASHINGTON (AP)-The soft coal industry today was reported framing an appeal to President Truman and Economic Stabilizer Roger Putnam to approve the $1.90 daily wage hike won by John L. Lewis. The nation-wide soft coal strike, now in its fifth day, following a Wage Stabilization Board ruling last Saturday that only $1.50 of the negotiated increase could be paid on grounds that any more would, "damage" the stabilization program. The report that an appeal Is under study came from an official who has been in close touch with all phases of the case but who asked not to be identified. Eager To Settle A substantial portion of the struck industry was described as just as eager as Lewis to settle on the full wage increase and get production 'going again.

An appeal to the President ana rutnam, v. was felt, would at least serve to remove the deadlocked situation from dead center. An air of uneasiness prevailed in some mine areas. Violence flared in Ohio, Virginia, and West Virginia yesterday. At Zanesville, a non-union mine owner was forced from his car at gun point and slugged.

His mine superintendent was fired on twice, and his equipment set afire after he fled. Gunfire Flares Gunfire was exchanged between seven miners of a non-union operation at Oakwood, and an unidentified group that attacked their 4 Moving Into Cleveland in a hid to awing Ohio's vote, Democratic presidential candidate Gov. Adlai Stevenson (center) is flanked by Gov. Frank J. Lausche (left) and Michael V.

DISalle, candidate for senator from Ohio. Stevenson later defended his role In giving a deposition in the Alger Hiss case as his duty as a lawyer. He also lashed out at Gen. Dwight Eisenhower and hla running mate, Senator Richard Nixon. Political Spotlight Is Back ojt Ohio Charles P.

Taft of Cincinnati, Republican nominee for governor, is pictured as he delivered tht principal address at a GOP rally COLUMBUS political spotlight again focuses on the campaigns for state and U. S. Senate offices In the Auditorium Theater Thursday night. At left, listening In today following the departure tentiy to the speech Is Mayor John Parade Will h. btevenson, Democratic presidential nominee.

Stevenson wound up a two-day tour of Northern Ohio with an address Thursday night at Cleveland, ife Today, with the shift back to state politics. Democratic Jone1S speecWwas scornful of 1he Eagles Conclave Here Four bands, several floats and marching units will parti cipate in a parade Sunday Fraternal Order of Eagles plays when tors at a fall zone welfare conference. The parade will highlight the two-day event which will begin Saturday afternoon with Adlai Hits Ugly Campaign" Stretch Drive For Presidency Turns Into Sayage Fight ENROUTE WITH STEVENSON (AP)-Gov. Adlai Stevenson's impassioned accusation that Dwight D. Eisenhow- er is deliberately condoning a "sly and ugly campaign" against him opened a bitter new phase today in the stretch drive for the presidency.

It looked like a savage and bare-knuckle fight was the inevitable ending for this hard-fought battle. Defends Testimony The Democratic candidate ripped into Eisenhower last night in Cleveland with a speech in whichhe defended the character testimony he gave for Alger Hiss, convicted of perjury after denying he gave State Department secrets to a Rus sian spy ring. And Stevenson attacked hit GOP opponent and John Foster Dulles-Republican foreign affairs adviser as being even more vulnerable to criticism than he in the Hiss case. It was known that Stevenson and hii advisers regarded the speech as one of the most vital of the entire campaign and one which possibly could make or break Stev-enson on the issue to communism Blame Ike for "Smear" In his combination of defense and attack. Stevenson voiced his con viction he expects to be the target ror a smear campaign in the next few days and that he considers Eisenhower responsible.

He did not use the word "smear' In his address but he left no doubt of his meaning when he spoke to a wiicuy cneeruig crowd in the Cleveland Arena. His speech was televised to the nation by NBC in a last-minute arrangement. It was later broadcast by recording over the CBS ana Mutual radio networks." With mis speech behind him the most emotional in all his campaign ing sievenson set out early this morning by train for a sweep through politically potent New York State with its big chunk of 45 elec toral votes, Most Intense Drive His schedule called for 14 speech es in 14 hours the most intense barnstorming drive of his entire campaign. The towns and cities to be visited were Niagara, Falls, Rochester, Canandaigua, Geneva, Seneca. Auburn, Syracuse, Rome, Utica, Lame raus, Amsterdam, Schenectady, Albany and Trov.

1 In part, Stevenson's speech last nini was in anticipation or a national televised speech which Sen Joseph McCarthy is ready to (Continued on Pf II, Column 3) Claim Truck Driver Was Intoxicated Evidence of Intoxication was introduced Friday in the trial of ueorge js. uordon, 43, of Bedford, on a charge of man slaughter the death of three people in a traffic accident in itna early last May. Highway Patrolman John Wes-seler and Llovd Shune. Colum bus police chemist, were the state witnesses who told the court Gor don was intoxicated. Shupe said chemical analysis snowed 01 one per cent of al cohol in Gordon's blood.

The chemist explained that over .15 of one per cent is sufficient to make anyone intoxicated. Appeared Drunk Wesseler said Gordon appeared to be intoxicated. He said the driver's breath smelled of alco hol, his eyes were blurry, his speech slow, and his walk unsteady. Prosecutor Forrest Ashcraft called four witnesses during the iContlnutd on Pt 17, Column J) Election Board to Work Extra Hours The offices of the Licking County Board of Elections will be open all day Saturday for the convenience of persons who wish to cast absent voter or sick ana aisaoiea voier ballots. The offices will also be open two extra hours, or until 6:30 p.

m. Thursday, Oct. 30, the last day for absent voting. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday next week the usual hours of from 9 a. m.

until 4:30 p. m. will be observed. Today's Chuckle When you save enough to eliminate rainy days for yourself, your relatives start sending in bad weather reports. Re-Saw meeting will be opened at 2 p.

m. in the Eagles Home on South 2nd Street with an address of welcome by Mayor John W. Swank. The conference will then discuss plans for child welfare work and the extension of humanitarian legislation. Charged In ke Speech Greeted By Crowd In Buffalo; Is Off To Invade Midwest ABOARD EISENHOWER SPECIAL (AP)Gen.

Dwight Eisenhower moved his campaign into Michigan today after a slashing attacK last night in Buffalo, N. charging the Truman administra- tion with Tom Pendergast- type Before his 18-car special train left Upstate New York for the midwest, the Republican presidential nominee ac cused the administration oi bigotry of the kind once raised against Democrat Alfred E. Smith. Howling Audlene Eisenhower was greeted In Buffalo Memorial Auditorium by howl ing cheers from an audience estimated by Edward Hartnett auditorium director, at 15,000 persons, including 2,000 standees. Uov.

Adlai Stevenson, the Democratic candidate for president. drew about 13,000 when he spoke in the same auditorium the night before. Eisenhower declared the opposition was tearing the nation's moral unity apart with "rabble rousing" (Continued oa Pi IS, Columa it Truman Rests Up Today for Sunday Start WASHINGTON President Truman sat on the sidelines of the presidential campaign today, but it was only- lull before he storms out again Truman returned from his latest swing in behalf of Democratic presidential nominee Adlai Stevenson Thursday night to make a rear platform talk at Washington's Union Station, Amid cheers from the crowd. estimated by Police Inspector R. C.

Pierce at 2,000, Truman took a crack at the nation's newspapers. mey re against us a hundred per cent and they re trying to make everything we do appear wrong," he said "I'm not licked yet and I'm not through till the fourth day of November." Truman used some of the strong est language of the campaiun at Cumberland, Md Thursday night. He said nominee Dwight Eisenhower's bid for the presidency is one of lies, slander and fear. The President added: "Sen. Joseph R.

McCarthy (of Wisconsin), who was the ring leader in the back street campaign in Maryland in 1930. has been wel. corned as colleague on the campaign train of the Republican can- didate for president "And the Renub can cflnHMnf for vice-president (Sen. Richard M. Nixon of California) is engaged in nothing less than a false campaign of personal slander and innuendo against the honored and respected puonc servant who heads the Democratic ticket." Take Steps To Prevent Coal Mine Violence ZANESVILLE, O.

(M Muskingum County deputy sheriffs and officers of the State Highway Pa troi Kept a watchful eye on the Roseville coal fields south of here today to prevent repetition of violence at non-union mines. The area was marked with unrest Thursday night as union members stayed off their Jobs to protest what they considered government interference in collective bargaining. The miners and their employers had agreed to a wage increase of $.1.90 a day, but the Wage Stabilization Board cut the figure to $1.50. Ernest Bruns, owner of a 45-man non-union strip operation told police he was forced from his car at gun point and slugged with a blackjack. He said he was made to promise to shut down production.

Brims' superintendent, Eugene Irons, said he had to shoot into a crowd of men who approached him as he was testing for coal in the fields. He said he did not know if anyone was hit by the shotgun blasts. Walter Beisser, owner of the Ten-X Coal Co. employing about 45 men, told officers his car was stoned and one of his trucks overturned. Eugene Hale, another non-union mine operator, said one of his trucks was driven into a scale house on the order of bands of men.

Sheviff Harry Bealmere said two carloads of deputies were patrolling the area. Is On Rally W. gwank. (Photo by Mathews) Highlight the Newark aerie of the host to several hundred visi business session. The men's Near Perfect' Crime Figure Awaiting Fate BALTIMORE George Ed ward Crammer, convicted of mur dering his wife because he "loved another woman," waited in the shadows of the Maryland state gallows today while his lawyer pondered a move for new trial.

The attorney, Anthony Federico. told newsmen yesterday he would "probably" appeal the first degree murder conviction, an action almost routine in Maryland. Judge Herman Moser, who under the law must order Crammer sent to prison for life or to death by a hangman's noose, withheld sentence until Federico makes his move. The ordeal of the eight-day trial was visibly etched In the lines of IContlnuid on Ptft 1 Column 4) several years and seriously ill five 1 ri 1 1 i if jj BALTU S. HltlH 3 4v I ft It f.ii A Charles P.

Taft, Republican; candidate for governor, re peated his "do nothing" charge against the present state administration in an address to an audience- of nearly 700 gathered in the Auditorium Theater for a GOP rally Thursday night. Taft was introduced by Cong. J. Harry McGregor, whose 20-minute speech before the gubernatorial candidate spoke drew frequent applause as he attacked the Tru man administration. AH Republican candidates on the countv ticket at the Nov.

4 election were introduced by Ray Merchant, county executive chairman, ana each poke briefly except Sheriff William McElroy. who joined the attack on Gov. Frank 3. Lausche for. favoring full police power for the State Highway Patrol.

Speaks For Sheriffs McElroy is secretary ol the Buckeye State. Sheriffs'. Associa tion which has bitterly fought state expansion or 'intervention law enforcement. Taft made no mention of his stand on increasing police power for highway patrolmen but touched on an allied topio when he criticized Lausche for failure to use a law giving him the power to re move sheriffs or mayors wnen thev fail in law enforcement duties. The gubernatorial candidate said the bill was passed without the sienature of the 'governor and claimed Lausche has not used it because it requires that he go through the courts in making the removal.

"This is only proper," Taft declared, "instead of the method asked by the governor." reputation of Lausche as a "good law enforcement governor or an "opponent of gambling interests." In addition to his failure to use the removal law, Lausche wss criticized by his opponent for not permitting C. William O'Neill, at torney general, to mane an investigation of the "Ferguson shake down" of road contractor! and others connected with the state highway program. Recalled Own Fight Taft declared that all that has been accomplished by Lausche was from the "momentum of two previous Republican administra tions." The GOP candidate re called his own fight for good government 'in Cincinnati which was begun 27 years ago and is "still 7 ir-nntlntirf a Vim IT Cnlnma II Bloody Battle Is Raging On Sniper Ridge SEOUL Un-Terrler South Ko reans and die-hard Chinese grappled in the dim recesses of caves and trenches today for the mipH-pocked northern tip of Sniper Ridge on the Central Korean Front. Twenty miles to the west, South Koreans and Chinese hugged op posite slopes of iron Horse Mountain while thunderous artillery bar rages from both sides churned the crest into a deadly no-man's-land. Then the Chinese swarmed over the top and pushed the ROKs fur ther down the southern slope.

Scattered Fighting Fighting broke out at other scat tered points across two-thirds of the 155-mile battleline. On Sniper, South Korean Second ji laiwii Division infantrymen went after the Redg wjth bay. and ma bundpl 1(v Th. Jl from a network of caves and tun nels in a desperate gamble to re tain their last hold on Sniper's northern tip. Artillery, moHar and rifle fire on Iron Horse Mountain was intense.

An Allied officer said It was certain death to raise your head. In a predawn battle on the West ern Front, Allied infantrymen knocked Chinese Communists off an outpost near utile Gibralter. The N. soldiers withdrew from the position yesterday and Reds swarmed to the top. At 3 sm.

the Allies swept back up the slope and captured the crest in a 45-mlnute action. Red Chopped I'p American and Ethiopian troops of the U. S. Seventh Division ,0. biV force of 500 Reds The Eastern Front, where North Koreans do alt the fighting for the Reds, was relatively quiet.

Only a few minor patrol actions were reported. V. S. Fifth Air Force said Its warpianes winuoriea Hie ground f.inn. oil Ihm lmn( Diltta candidates swing into Southern Lausche On Road Gov.

Frank J. Lausche, seeking his fourth term as Democratic chief executive, will speak at Mar ietta, and Bellaire Michael V. DiSalle, Democratic senatorial nominee, will join the governor in Belmont County to night. Sen. John W.

Bricker, who seeks re-election, will make a five-city telecast from 6:13 to 6:30 p. Charles Taft, GOP candidate for governor, will broadcast from a Geveland TV station tonight and later address women and businessmen's clubs. Ohio Democratic candidates at tended Stevenson's Cleveland rally and made no major speeches. Re publicans, however, continued to criticize what they called Demo cratic corruption and mismanage ment Bricker Doleful Bricker spoke at three Republi-I can meetings in Cincinnati. He told voters the present election "may be your last chance to stop the Socialism and Communism which is threatening the founda tions of our democracy." He said Communists plan to con trol the American government by centralizing it in Washington and then infiltrating the federal bureau cracy.

Bricker said "we have been marching right into their trap." He added the only way to stoD further socialization is to "return as many government functions as possible to the local level to the state and county governments where they belong." Taft, speaking to Republicans In Newark, said, what he called the do-nothing record of Gov. Lausche's administration, placed the state near the bottom in the matters (Continued on Pago 18. Column 3) of Youth guidance project reports will be given by representatives of the 25 aeries invited to at tend the conference. Paul N. Hoffman, state vice-president, will be the featured speaker for this meeting and also for the Sunday afternoon session.

Meeting For Women At the same time the repre sentatives of the ladies aux iliaries will meet In the Druids Club on West Harrison Street. Mrs. Bernice Hoffman, state trustee, will also speak at this event and on Sunday afternoon. A recreational program includ ing games and both square and round, will be held in the Eagles' Home saturaay evening. The parade will begin the Sun day Drozram.

Units will form at 12:30 p. m. at the intersection oi 2nd and North Park Place. Start ing promptly at 1 p. m.

the units will follow a route around the north side of the Courthouse Square to 3rd Street, north on 3rd to Church Street, west to North 5th Street, south to West (Continued oa Pi 1. Column 4) Candidates for New York of Gov. Adlai Ohio while the Republicans Yule Center Lishts Will Greet Santa Christmas Community Center will be further beautified with the addition of colorful plastic figures and Santa Claus will come in a different way for his annual visit on Nov. Plans for the annual pre-Christ-mas community program were discussed at a special meeting 'of the Newark Retail Merchants Council at 10 a. m.

Thursday in the Ohio Power Building with the president, William Rivitz, in charge. The group approved the Plans submitted by Richard Hall, chairman of the decorations committee the council, for additions to be made to the Courthouse decor. The council plans to make the Community Christmas Center even more attractive than last year. Approval was also given the committee plans for the arrival of Santa Claus, who will reach New ark in a route different from last year. He will, visit Newark, rn- day Nov.

28 the day following Thanksgiving and his arrival will herald the opening of the local Christmas shopping season. It was announced that in addition to the regular Monday night store hours, the stores will be open on Friday, Dec. Friday, Dec. li; Friday, Dec. 19; and lues- day.

Dec. 23. Plans were made also for training classes for the extra sales peo ple who will be employed during the pre-Chnstmas shopping rusn. Says Uncle Sam since Korea and per cent since wage and price controls were imposed January, 1951. The old series index was 191.4 per cent of the base period.

BI.S publishes two indexes each month. The new series, or official figure, takes into account new spending habits of the American people. More than 50,000 production workers whose wages are tied to the cost of living may get a penny increase despite the drop in today's index. Contracts which contain cost-of-living, or escalator, clauses are usually adjusted every three months. The index of three months ago, measuring prices on June 15, was more than one full point below the August figure and the slight dip today was not likely to offset that increase.

Neither the million-plus auto workers nor the railroad workers are affected by today's index. Their contracts are up for adjustment in the next two months. the second time this week that gun play occurred in the area. Dynamite blasts wrecked one steel railroad bridge and severely damaged another belonging to a (Contlnutd on Past IT, Column J) Actress Susan Peters Loses Fight to Live VISALIA, Calif. Actress Susan Peters, whose fight against paralysis brought a living story of, courage to Hollywood, lost her battle last night.

The attractive 31-year-old star, whose spinal cord was damaged in a hunting accident seven years ago, died while visiting her brother here. In 1944 Susan was hailed as one of filmdom's most promising actresses, and her future looked bright. Then on New Year's Day, 1945, she went duck hunting with her husband. As she reached for her rifle; it accidentally discharged, sending a bullet through her stomach to lodge in her spine. Life In Wheelchair After months of hospitalization.

Susan went home paralyzed from the waist down. The doctors told her she'd spend the rest of her life in a wheelchair. Two years later she came back to star in a movie once again this time as the crippled girl in "Sign of the Ram." She acted from her wheelchair, just as she did in the "Miss Susan" series for tele vision she completed in Philadel phia prior to coming here. Her death was attributed to com plications arising from the 1945 ac cident. The brother.

Robert Cama- nan, saia ner onry oiner survivu. i ai was an aaopieo son, iimo.ny i. Miss Peters and actor Richard Qtiine were divorced in 1948, The actress was born Suzanne Carnahan in Spokane, Wash. Warns Against Hazards of Fire In Ohio Forests COLUMBUS. O.

If-State For ester O. A. Aldprman today said the hazards of fire in Ohio forests and grasslands were critical. Iick of rainfall and early leaf fall, said Alderman, accounted for this critical fire condition. Most wooded territories throughout Ohio are virtual tinder boxes ft.m a AQfiuit fit loBt'M AlHfirman tall 'grans and weeds, also have! Ralph S.

Wyetli, Bank Director And Ex-manufacturer, is Dead Ralph Stranghan Wyeth, 74. retired manufacturer, vice-president and a member of the board of directors of the Park National Bank, died at 6.10 p. m. Thursday in his home, 362 Granville Street. First Drop in Cost of Living In Six Months.

He had been in failing health WASHINGTON tfl The government today reported a drop in the cost, of living for the first time in six months. The Bureau of Labor Statistics announced its Index the measuring rod for the government declined two-tenths of one per cent between months. Prominent in the business and social life of Newark for a number of years, during World War he was appointed county chairman of the war price and rationing board; organized and directed the work for 16 months. In 1942, he was Licking County tire coordinator in co-operation with the civilian defense organization. Born in Newark.

Oct. 5, 1878, Mr. Wyeth was the son of Augustus G. and Emma f. (Stranghani Wyeth.

His lather wh a native ot McKean Township, the son of David Wyeth, and a veteran of the Civil War. He came to Newark in 1870. anil in 1884. began the manufacture of wagons and the business continued for many years. Prior to the coming of the automobile the business was one of the most important industrial concerns in the city.

Oldest of two sons, he attended the Newark school and after finishing high school, joined his father in the manufacturing business and as early as 1J9, he was general manager of the, business founded by his father by his father. p.tor of the First Federal Loan Co he was director of the foi mei County Bank: had been A director Savings a former I ir.ltn(y Cmtrttv Aug. 15 and bept. 15. There had been a steady climb for the previous six months.

Food Costs Down The BLS attributed the drop to lower prices for food, down one per cent in the month. The decline in food orices was offset in part by increases for all other major groups of living cost items ine price or clothing went up six-tenths of one per cent. BLS pegged the new index at 190.8 per cent of the 1935-1939 base period, down from the August record high of 191.1. Today's index measures the re tail price of food, shelter, cloth-iing. medical care and scores of other goods and services bought by moderate income urban families on Sept.

15. It takes BLS a month to gather price data and compute the index. Slill Far To Go The latest report showed living costs have advanced 12.1 per cent become extremely dry. And. if they! w.n aacKea inangie inn last flared up, thev would endanger ad-imht Hn(1 ''n' jacent stands of valuable timber.

reports said they killed 140 Reds Small fires broke out in several, anrl wounded 320. Triangle is just areas of Southern Ohio this week.iWP sniper mnge. Alderman said. Quick action by fire towers and radio mobile units of the forestry division spotted the blazes and held them under control. Alderman urged all to iiita pantinn in hni ner tiros Hi.i caramg cigareis ana omer ourn tag tubstances.

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