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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-04-02

So significant IS Me dis
eOvey Of The Sohio heat
fempenng process that The
zvorA-t famous reporter,
Floyd Gibbons, in person,
covers The story.
In his 01On ihimitable style,
Mr.. Gibbons wiH tell you
the tale Of his adventares
in the Sohio refnenes in a
series Of feature articles,
Of 1Vhieh this is the first.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-04-02

climb back to prosperity.
Then 1 got nm inside tip
from a friend of mine, a me-
chanically. minded bird who
knows more about automo.
biles in a minute than I'd
ever learn in a lifetime. He
said that the Standard Oil
Company of Ohio had some.
thing up its sleeve, and that
carload after carload OF new
boilers and iigelers and bub.
, ,blers were being set up in
the historic old Sohio plant
in Cleveland d : the r.ant
where the art Of oil refining
wbs born and brought up.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-04-02

ing a few days with his daughter.
Mrs Ernest Norris and family.
Mrs. S. f. Richardson is suffer-
ing from sciatica, and heavy cold.
ID. L. Maxwell and family spent
Saturday with relatives at Zanes-
vile.
Rev. Gallagher of GAINESVILLE will
hold services next Sunday morning
and evening at the Church of
Christ.
Rev. NChas. Argenbright closed a
four weeks meeting at the NJ f..
church, Sunday night. There were
several accessions to the church.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-04-02

back TO and including a 1904
Rambler, was that in some
more or less mysterious way
gasoline caused them TO strut
their stuff : when, as and if.
But ] sure got enlightenment
with a forty-mule-team, kick
out of things ! heard, and
things ! saw and things ] went
through while ! was collaring
the amazing and romantic
yarn back Of that mysterious
symbol X-70.
Imagine leaning nonchalantly
against q tall silo-like tube
and being casually informed
wk;le you're lollins there that
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-04-02

trial. that the whole apparatus wouldn't take off for Mars
when the pressure applied But it proved just safe
in operation as il lad figured paper. When got
there it was running mile minute night and day, pling
up reserve stock of that Sohio X.70 that's become an
Ohio by.word during these last few days
Now, I'm no sharp science. The world knows that.
Pm lust plain reporter About all knew about
Gasoline was that made internal combustion engines co.
and about all ever knew about internal combustion
engines although I've been driving all sorts OF wrecks
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-04-02

sneerng point of view to freshen up their models.
The thing vital to the production OF lighter snapper,
swifter economical better gasoline. The
industry had look the oil industry for that
And the oil menbens up the limit of their equipment
Withstand the terrific heats and pressures played with
in modern refneries, looking to the steel to
come to bat with stronger and safer metals.
All that, knew in a dim and general sort of way
months ago. 1t looked like deadlock all around me-
and mighty tough break too for America on the steep
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-04-02
Hs4f-tenzpe~xmg makes molecules turn /2Y529ps
by FLOYD GIBBONS

Same thing going on in the Sohio plants at
Latonia and Toledo.
Well, boys and girls, it's small world we
live in, and it's sure full Of condolences.
just the other day was invited to take q
whirl out on brand new sector of the
science front and do a job of corresponding
and who was it that issued the invitation
but the Standard Oil Company of Ohio!
Their new equipment was in and
hooked up. 1t had been tried out with
trembling and with prayers, for the heats
and pressures involved in that new pro-
cess of theirs were absolutely unheard Of
No one could be sure short of actual
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-04-02

UtOO0HS scdtCaeS
UP terrific pressares Soo gasones
your backrest is practically nothing less than
cannon with the equivalent of big guns charge of high
explosive seethng and sewne inside raging at you'll
Imagine looking into the heart of engine cylinder while
it's actually operating asked make quiet little
study of the matter while explosions strong enough to
blow your head clean off your shoulders popping ten
to the second right before your eyes and not six inches
from the end of your nose.
1t that wouldn't blow your hat off, then you must
wear it with an elastic under your chin.
Yes sir, certainly collected flock of brand thrills
during the days wandered around that vast Sohio
refinery with the szze of frying gasoline and the of
sursng gas flames whistling in my ears.
You heard me-gas flames! Open gas flames, sixteen
hundred degrees hot whoopng away that job of heat
temperng where they'd have crowned you with
monkey wrench If you started to light cigarettei
What mean. like strolns through cage Of hungry
lions and tigers. Or being face face with redeyed
elephant that you once fed chewing tobacco to.
That the sensation. Not passing sensation either II
stuck right along never looked the sky without
finding myself figuring what section Of il I'd bust through
it something went just little bit wrong.
IN be reporting you those details later right now.
though want say that nothing eave bigger wanop
than the realization that this great new forward step Of
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-04-02
HELLO EVERYBODY.


needed this last couple OF years. But the
lads up in Detroit : the boys who design
and build our automobiles = they say
different.
They've been waiting for new and
better motor fuel - been stopped dead in
their tracks without it. Two years ago
they had carried engine design up to the
absolute limit OF the ability of known fuels
10 push the pistons and spin the wheels.
They had to depend on trick eadgets that
didn'f mean dndaone thind from an en-.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-16
STEVENS SPEED
TROPHY is WON
BY MARMON is
Stock Sedan Covers 1884
Miles at Average of
Over rs M. P. II.

Speeding 1,s34215 miles around
~he Indianapolis Motor Speedway
in twenty-four hours for an aver
age of 76.425 miles an hour, stock
Marmon Sixteen standard sedan to-
day held the Samuel B. Stevens
perpetual challenge trophy.
The new record, which exceeds
the former mark, set in 1927 by a
Stutz car, by 1885 miles an hour,
was set between 4 p. m. Wednesday
and p. m. Thursday.
The test was under supervision of
the American Automobile AsSocia-
ton, committee of which picked
cars competing from stock and
sealed important mechanical parts
A second Marmon Sixteen, also
picked at random from stock cars
likewise broke the old record with
1,801.783 miles covered for an aver
age of 75.07 miles an hour.
The gruelling test. conducted on
the difficult speedway track
through a night in which rain
added to the natural hazards, was
made with regular Marmon road
testers as drivers.
The only stops made we're to
change drivers, take on gasoline, oil
and water, to change tires and make
minor mechanical adjustments.
The trophy won by the Marmon
company was offered several years
ago by Samuel B. Stevens, famous
amateur race driver of years ago
and millionaire automobile devotee
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-16
Cannon at Church Meeting
BIZ United Press

81 CHttCd Press
ATLANTA, Ga, Oct 16.-Bishop
James Cannon Jr. was in an
executive session of the college of
bishops of the Methodist Episcopal
church, South, today, when a fed
eral grand jury in Washington re-
turned an indictment accusing him
of violating the corrupt practices
act.
The indictment came as no
surprise to him, however. In an
address here Thursday night, he
said he fully expected" that an
indictment would be returned
against him.
Newspapermen sent word to the
bishop of his indictment and he
sent out a reply that under no cir
cunstances would he comment on
the indictment until after the ex-
ecutive meeting of the college Of
bishops.
The meeting was said to be con-
sidering church matters. 1t was not
known whether the bishops would
discuss his case.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-16
No Surprise to Aid

BY ONttcu FTGSS
RICHMOND, Va, Oct. 16,-Ada
L. Burroughs, former political aid
of Bishop James Cannon Jr., re-
ceived without surprise today the
news that a federal grand jury in
Washington had indicted her and
Bishop Cannon on charges of vio-
lating the corrupt practices act.
Miss Burroughs, treasurer of the
anti-Smith campaign fund in 1928,
now is secretary and office stenog-
rapher of the Virginia Anti-Saloon
League here.
Reached at her home, where she
is spending her vacation, she de-
clared she had expected some &C
ton would be taken at Washing
ton today. She remained composed
and apparently was not surprised,
but said she ought not to say any
thing"
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so CANDIDATES
TO PARLIAMENT
ARE UNOPPOSED
One Under II Is Among 615
Nominated for British
Election Oct. IT.
BY HARRY FLORY,.
United Press staff Correspondent

LONDON, OF. 16.-Candidates for
the 615 seats in the house of COM
mons were nominated today, in
preparation for the general election
Oct. 81.
More than sixty candidates, in
Guiding Stanley Baldwin, Conserva-
tive leader, automatically we're
elected because they were unop-
posed.
Premier j. Ramsey Macdonald
will be opposed in his constituency
of Seaham by William Coxon,
Labor, and George Lumley, Com
munist. Arthur Henderson, Labor
leader, will be opposed in the Burn
ley division by Rear Admiral Cor
don Campbell, V. c., Conservative,
and James Rushton, Communist.
Both a Conservative and Labor
tie were nominated in Darwen, Lam
cashire, against Sir Herbert Samuel,
Liberal, although he is a member of
the government.
Lady Astor will be opposed in
Plymouth by a Laborite, George
Ward, a railway signalman. Edgar
Wallace, novelist, running as a
Liberal, will be opposed in Black
pool by a Conservative, Captain
Erskine Bolst.
Sir Austen Chamberlain, first lord
Of the admiralty, was nominated in
Birmingham. The mayor, in accept
ing the nomination, congratulated
Sir Austen on his 68th birthday.
The youngest candidate nominat-
ed was Martin Woodroffe of Sir
Oswald Mosley's new party, who will
not be 81 until Nov. 7. The high
court will decide on his eligibility,
if he is elected.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-16
BISHOP CANNON
/. is INDICTED BY
U. S. GRAND JURY
Woman Secretary Also Is
Named in True Bill
by ProberS.
Continued From Page II

when all the facts could be brought
out they will vindicate the conduct
Of Bishop Cannon and his aSsoci-
ates."
Mcneil said he had been unable
to get in touch with his client to
arrange details for his surrender
and arraignment here, but that he
would do SO as soon as possible.
Miss Burroughs, he said, will sur
render before the United States
commissioners in Richmond, Va,
and give bond or guaranty for ap-
pearance here.
Voices Faith in Courts
In a statement Mcneil said II
have too much faith in the integrity
of American jurors and courts to
believe that they will fail to find the
truth in their deliberations.
Never in this decade has one
man, out of public Office, had such
influence on public opinion as
Bishop Cannon. I believe his influ-
ence has been tremendously benef1-
cial to the development of great
moral principles.
Il will not believe, nor do I be-
lieve, the public will credit the
charge that such a leader of public
thought and moral advancement
has been guilty of violating any
statute of the United States or of
any state"
Wilson said that when the bishop
and his aid surrender for arraign-
ment he will ask that their bonds
be fixed at $1,000.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-16
CHICAGO FIRM
ASKS TRACTION
LINE RECEIVER
Fight Flares as Defense
attorneys File Plea for
Special Judge.

appointment Of receiver for the
indianapolis 81 Southeastern trac~
eioh INES was sought in superior
IouIt Two today before Judge Joseph
~ Williams. The petition was filed
Dy Harry Wardell, president of the
republic Paint and Varnish works
OF chicago. Wardell charges the
$3.50. "0' ---' 00i''ei II
Attorneys for the defendant filed
counter petitions asking for a
change of judge Judge Williams
named Clarence Weir, John w.
hern and William Pickens as his list
Oh judges for the cousels to select
from.
E. w. Little, counsel for Wardel.
protested the appointment of a spe-
clal judge. Little asserted he filed
the suit for receiver several weeks
ago, and, while waiting for the case
10 be called, the traction company
petitioned the Indiana public serv-
Ice commission for permission to
abandon two lines running to
Greensburg and Connersville.
In the petition to abandon, Lit
tie contended the company adj
mitted insolvency and filed writ
ten statement with the commission
that they had earned only $4,000
IN 1880 and thus far this year had
lost $l4,07670 in seven months.
With 100000 in first mortgages
against them on an estimated value
fixed by the commission at $780,
900 the traction company has been
unable to earn depreciation and in
terest charges, the petition to the
service commission commended.
BY making such admittance to
the public service commission, the
traction firm admits that Wardells
suit contended, Little stated to-
day, and he asks that a receiver be
appointed now that he can protect
the creditors and preserve the prop
erty in the interest of such creditors
until it may be sold for junk.
Little commended the defendants
are not entitled to a change of
judge after admitting insolvency.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-16
MAYORS VOTE
SETTLES PARK
BOARD DISPUTE
Sullivan Decides to Grant
Permit for Oil Station on
North Side.

For the first time in ten years,
the mayor was called upon to de-
eide a park board question Thurs
day when the four board members
tied in their votes.
Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan voted
to grant a permit for erection of a
filling station at the southeast cor
ner of Central avenue and Maple
Road boulevard.
Not since the administration of
Lew Shank, old-timers at city hall
recalled, had the mayor performed
this service.
The permit was granted to Sam
uel E. and Charles S. Rauh in face
of opposition from adjacent prop
erty owners.
Mayor Sullivan explained his vote
by saying: 1 visited the site and
found the permit would not be
detrimental to surrounding property
owners in view of the fact that a
fire engine house and another filling
station are nearby"
Jacket w. Joseph, board presi-
dent, and Logan C. Scholl voted
for the permit, but negative votes
were offered by Paul E. Rathert and
Dr. Carleton B. McCrlloch.
The board voted to sell a strip
of ground twenty-five feet wide to
the Rauh brothers. Sale of the strip,
lying near the filling station prop
erty, must be approved by city
council.
Purchase Of a twenty eight acre
tract from Roy B. Pike, of Bloom
ington, for use as a playground for
Negroes, at Sixteenth street and
White River drive, was completed
by the board The tract cost the
city $1,000, less than half the price
asked for it two years ago.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-16
OSTEOPATHS ELECT
South Bend Man President
of State Society.

SOUTH BEND, Ind, Oct. 16. =
DR.. L. A. Raunch, South Bend, was
named president of the Indiana OS-
teopathic Society at the annual con-
vention here. He succeeds DR.. j. A.
Chapman, Ft. Wayne. DR.. j. E.
Baker, Brazil, was elected vice-pres-
ident. Trustees chosen were DR.. L.
P. Ramsdell, Laporte, and DR.. j. G.
Gulmyer, Elkhart.
indianapolis was chosen as the
1882 convention city.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-16
MOTHER OF 8 IS FREED
Fine and Sentence Suspended by
Judge William Shaeffer.

Fine Of $500 and costs and a
+hirty-day Jail sentence against a
mother of three children, convicted
of possessing liquor, was suspended
today by Municipal Judge William
H. Shaetfer.
The woman, Mrs. Alice Stafford,
of 1918 Spann avenue, convicted OF
ownership of ten gallons of alcohol
found in her residence Monday by
raiders. Mrs. Stafford said the
Jiouor belonged to a roomer.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-16
MARY AND HER LAMB
ARE COMING TO CITY
Henry Ford Donates Memorial to
M. Guffeyite Group.

indianapolis children soon will
get to see a stone replica of Mary
and the little lamb that followed
her to school.
Such a stone memorial, donated
bv Henry Ford, will be erected in
Christian park near school No. 81.
This permission was given the
Indianapolis McGuffeyites by the
park board Thursday, when R. o.
James, 17O1 Ruckle street, treasurer
of the club, sought a place to put
the plague in one of the city's parks.
Local McGuffeyites have been on
friendly terms with the automobile
manufacturer, also McGuffeyite
for several years. Recently, Ford
gave all local McGufeyites a set
Of McGuffey readers.
The plaque, three or four feet
high, according to James, will be
a reproduction of the Electric Ser
les. New Second Reader, of the 1865
edition. At the bottom will be a
drawing of Mary and her lamb.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-16
PENNSY GROUPS TO
GET SMOKE TROPHY
Fred c. Cause, Attorney, to Speak
Tonight at Presentation.

Pennsylvania railroad mechanical
and engine service departments to-
night will be presented the Indian
apolis Smoke Abatement League
trophy for the best performance in
smoke prevention during September.
The meeting will be held at Pennsy
gym.
Combating Smoke" will be the
subject of Fred c. Cause, attorney,
who will be the principal speaker.
Other speakers will include: r. c.
Miller. general superintendent of
the southwestern division; j. T.
Ridgely, superintendent of the IN
dianapolis division, and G. S. West
superintendent of motive power.
Miss Mary Ellen Galbraith, con-
cert pianist, and Miss Helen Ang-
rick, accordioniSt, are ON the enter
tainment program.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-16
So There!
Los Angeles Mayor SnubS
Albanian Who Drank
Toast in France.

By United Press
T OS ANGELES, Oct. l6.-The
- parting of social ways has
been reached by Mayor John c.
Porter of Los Angeles and Mayor
James L. Key of Atlanta, Ga.
No longer will Mayor Porter
speak, or write, to Mayor Key.
Relations, already strained by a
there's how" speech delivered in
France by Key, we're broken today
when Porter declineed to write a
letter of felictationS to his fellow
executive in Georgia.
AS a part of the ceremonies in
celebration of the first anniversary
of the American Anyways, Porter
was asked to write eleven mayors
along the air route. He wrote
ten-but none for Key.
Porter and Key were members
of the party of American city
heads who visited France last
summer. Porter declined to drink
a toast in wine at a banquet at
LIE, HaVre. Key did drink and
also censured Porter for his lack
of tact"
After their return, Porter sent
bottles of Los Angeles mineral
water to those who accompanied
him on the trip and suggested
they drink water toast on the
third anniversary of the lie Havre
incident.
Mayor Key gave his bottle to
the city hall janitor.
There is no object in my
sending greetings to Mayor Key"
Porter told friends today. Under
the circumstances I would gain
nothing"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-16
CHAMBERS REELECTED
Massachusetts Avenue Merchants
Retain Him as President.

Entering its fourth year at the
annual dinner meeting in the
Athenaeum Thursday night, the
Massachusetts Avenue Merchants
Association reelected Asa E. Cham
bers as it's president.
New directors chosen, each rep
resenting a block on the avenue
were Erwin Bertermann, G.. A. Nc
MILAN, George Clark, H. H. Col
burn. D. L. Sablosky, Floyd Hassler,
L. B. Sebastian and w. E. Miller.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-16
81 Times special

81 IUncs SVVt'u'
COLUMBUS. Ind. Oct. 16.-Rela-
lives here have received word OF
the death of Mrs. Dorothy Ruddick,
wife of Albert Ruddick, at her home
a. Keokuk, Ia. following long ILL
,,ass she was the daughter of the
sste Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Mathews
and END formerly lived here. She leaves
sar husband; two daughters and
+uo sons, one of them william
Ruddick, lives here.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-16
NEGRO STOLE CAR ITO
GO HOME AND MARRY
Rites to Be Delayed, However; He
Gets Four Months.

Russell Tyler, %, Negro, address
"city," faced Criminal Judge Frank
P. Baker today on charge of We
hicle taking.
81 did it, your honor, to have a
car to go to South Bend to get mar
ried," Tyler explained.
But Tyler didn't get to South
Bend, or get married, detectives
pointed out. He was caught before
he left Indianapolis.
Baker sentenced Tyler to serve
four months at the state farm, and
fined him $25 and costs.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-16
SEEK HUGE BOND ISSUE
insult Owned Company Petitions
Commission for Action.

Chicago District Electric Gener-
ating Corporation, insult owned, to-
dav petitioned the public service
commission to issue two and one
half million dollars in bonds.
THE petition also asks for the
cancellation of a recent request to
issue 26,612 shares of S. stock.
The new issue would include
mortgage bonds at 5 and per cent
interest according to the petition.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-16
BIOLOGY CLUB ELECTS
William Beard Named President of
Crispus Attacks Group.

Officers have been elected by the
Biology club of Crispus Attacks high
school. They are:
William Beard, president; EStella
McGava, president; lola Dun
bar, secretary; Marjorie Wilson,
treasurer, and Harry Butler, chair
man of the visitation committee.
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%


car, Victor Riley, 20, Of 4O5 East
Washington street, is expected to
face a count of involuntary man
slaughter replacing a charge Of as
sault and battery with an auto
mobile. He also is charged with
failure to have a drivers license.
Eight persons were hurt, one
critically, in other traffic crashes
on city streets, Thursday night.
When the auto he was driving COL
lided with a truck, Walter L. Jutt-
meyer, "A, of st. Louis, sustained
internal injuries, broken left leg,
face decorations, and skull fracture.
The accident occurred at the in
tersection of the National and Rock
vile roads.
Mrs. Juttmeyer and their
daughter, Helen Virginia, IL, were
cut and bruised and Mrs. Juttmeyer
sustained several broken ribs.
Driver of the truck, Claude Kid
we'll, 900 English avenue, was in
jured slightly.
Others injured in accidents:
Mrs. Harry Taught, so. of 1927
West Thirty-fourth street, leg
bruises; Miss Catherine Burgess, 25,
Lebanon, and Mrs. Fannie Burgess,
20, Kirklin, head and body lacera-
tons, and Charles Copeland, 40, of
2O41 Broadway, head and leg LAGER
ationS.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-16
18 COPS ARE INDICTED
Federal Grand Jury Takes Action
in Third Degree Cases.

bU UUtttW FFt66
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16.-Eight-
cen Washington policemen and de-
tectives were indicted today by a
federal grand jury on charges of
criminal assault in connection with
third degree inquisitions.
Similar indictments. returned
about month ago were quashed
when it was discovered member
Of the grand jury drew a pension
from the government and was in
eligible to serve.