The Indiana Gazette from Indiana, Pennsylvania • Page 19

KA tfl RR Cloudy and snow flurries today, 1 Colder tonight. Christmas. followed by snow or rain, is the forecasting. VOLUME 103. Ll ra I and Mine with You and Yonfs just the happiest, merriest and joyfulfist Christmas you've had in many a year.

Vale! TWO SECTIONS INDIANA, PENNSYLVANIA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1930. Iti PAGES RAPER IS FOUND GOILTY OF MDRDER IN FIRST ONMENT FOR LIFE VERDICT Decision Complete Surprise for Former Leechburg Constable Tried for Murder of Joseph Conto, Soft Drink Man. NOTES OF CASE KITTANNING, Dec. N. Raper, former constable of Leechburg, early today was found guilty of murder in the first degree, the verdict 'calling for fife imprisonment, when the jury of two women and ten men who had heard testimony in Raper's trial for murder of Conto filed back into the courtroom hew.

The verdict came as a complete surprise to Raper for whom an elaborate alibi defense had been set up mid who had expressed confidence in acquittal. Raper's trial, the most sensational murder case in the history of Armstrong County, consumed more than a week. Charles J. Margiotti, guiding genius of the Irene Schroeder-Glenn Dague murder trial, acted as special prosecutor for the Commonwealth. Conto's body, the head severed from the trunk by a shotgun charge fired at pointblank range, was found in.Shady Plain on 25 last; three days after he had mysteriously disappeared from his soda manufacturing establishment at Leechburg.

Raper who disappeared before the body was found, was located in Gary, a few days later and brought back to Kittanning to stand trial. Testimony of commonwealth witnesses was to the effect that Ra-per had pledged stock certificates borrowed i.rom Conto to protect' his marginal accounts in a falling market. Raper admitted borrowing the stocks but in- he given Conto his personal as security. The case went to the jury last night following closing arguments oy E. A.

Golden, chief of defense 'jun'se, Margiotti for the State, and the charge of the court deivered by uuiicje Frank Graff of Armstrong Conly. Trustees Make Plans at Session Thursday Brush Valley. in The next meeting of the Buena Vista Furnace Park Association will probably be held Friday night, January 2, in the Brushvalley community building, at which time the constitu- i and by-laws will be presented for ption. Plans for this meeting were jussed by the board of trustees at leeting held last Thursday night in Grange Hall at Mechanicsburg. are now being made to secure a charter for the newly-organized association.

Assemblyman Charles R. Griffith, of Marion Center, is president of the organization. The other officers are: vice president, A. Cresswell, Johnstown; secretary, Mrs. G.

M. Dias, Johnstown; treasurer, Royden Taylor, Indiana; board of trustees, Miss Florence M. Dibert, Attornay John H. Stephens, Attorney Harry Doerr, M. D.

Bearer and John 'H. Waters, all of Johnstown; Charles M. hwab, Loretto; Assemblyman Elder selor, Indiana; E. Hewitt, Indiana; Thomas Pealer, Indiana; M. Stewart, Brushvalley; Postmaster H.

Wilson, Blairsville; John C. Khionias, Homer City; R. M. Mullen, Wimlber, and State Senator Charles Ealy, Somerset. Other trustees will be elected at a later date, Clearfield, Jefferson, Armstrong and Westmoreland each to have two representatives on (Continued On Pasre Two) DAUGHERTYS IN PHILADELPHIA Mr.

and Mrs, Frank H. Daugherty, their daughter, Miss Martha nrty, and Clarence Gray, of the King' Leather Goods Manufacturing Coin- puny, motored to Philadelphia this morning to spend the Christmas lioii- Jay with Mr. and Mrs. E. Hanscom Miss Luella Daugherty.

Last Opportunity tT a Cedar Chest at our special Xmas price. Come early as possible. Buchheit Bros. 103x Light Lunches in to Heagy Co, for light lunches. Served lQ3x LAST DAYS FOR FIREMAN PRIZES Today and tomorrow are the last days to secure tickets for the Chevrolet DeLuxc sedan, the Zenith radio, the General Electric refrigerator, the Fox shotgun and the lady's wrist watch which will bo given away by the Indiana Fire Company.

The drawing for the prizes will take place in the Ritz' Theatre between 10:30 and 11:00 o'clock tomorrow night. IS A. G. S. Superintendent a Blairsville Passes Away After Week's W.

H. Heiser Alverda Dies. OTHER DEATHS Funeral services for David Wilson Cribbs, 61, of Blairsville, sub-district supervisor of the Associated'Gas and Electric System at Blairsville, whose death occurred early yesterday in the Allegheny General Hospital at Pittsburgh, will be conducted in his late residence, 303 North Brady street, Blairsville, at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon in charge of the Rev. John T. Davis, minister of the First Baptist Church of Blairsville.

Interment will follow in the Blairsville Cemetery. Mr. Cribbs was born. February 26, 1869, in Blacklick township, the aon of George W. Cribbs and Kezia (Oavis) Cribbs.

He had resided in Blairsville for the past 28 years. Ho liad been employed by the Associate Gas and Electric System for 20 and formerly worked for the sylvania Railroad Company and the ionemaugh Iron Works at Blairsville, He was a member of the Blairsville lodge, Knights of Malta. He leaves his widow, Mrs. Bessie (Carson) Cribbs; three sons: Del- in.ert township; Arthur Cribbs, Blairsville, and Wendell Cribbs, at h'ome; aud a daughter, Mrs. Hazel Smith, Blairsville.

He also leaves four brothers: Frank Iribbs, New Bethlehem; John F. iribbs, Blacklick township; Elmer E. Cribbs and Milton Cribbs, both of Blairsville; and three sisters: Mrs. Liavina Mabon, Indiana; Mrs. Jennie Bennett and Mrs.

Mathilda Verner, both of Blairsville. Mrs. Sarah A. McPhilimy On December 20th at four o'clock A. M.

occurred death of Mrs. Sarah Ann MoPhilimy aged 87 years (Continued On Page Two) FREEMAN BRAGG WAS OPERATED Stricken with an aeute attack of appendicitis, Freeman Bragg, of Clymer was rushed last night to Indiana Hospital and operated. His condition is reported as good. Aerial Rum Runner Killed LA PORTE, Dec. After 18 hours of investigation corner's investigators and Department of Commerce agents today announced that the aerial rurn runner whose airplane crashed and burned iiere during a blinding snow storm is relieved to be Bert Kennedy of Chicago.

Searching the ashes and wreckage of the' broken plane investigators reported finding the remnants of four whisky bottles along with one undamaged bottle. The body of the pilot was burned beyond" recognition and mcst of 'he plane and cargo were destroyed. This fact, Indiana police said, indicated Kennedy was flying back from Canada when he ran into the snowstorm, which blinded him and forced his plant to crash, against a hill slopt. The mishap occurred on the Detroit to Chicago air route. Identification of the dead pilot as Kennedy was made through tracing the serial number of the plane which was not effaced by the fire, A remnant of the pilot's license was found, but only the name "Burl" could be read.

Kennedy was the brother of Mrs, Lillian Ka'aler, in whose Chicago apartment Willie Doody, condemned killer, was found hiding more than a year ago. Kennedy, who sometimes used the name of Bert J. Roesch, was a boyhood pal of Doody, it was said. Christinas Special Galliker's Special Christmas Brick Ice Cream. Heagy Drug phone 1132.

103x Christmas Gables. Phone 9280. 103 iljere cmiteilj ilje season fiifyett anu fxtljo Jjatlj a fttarm auh a km fottlj Iji asibu safa if lie lie a (uorfeec mallet tf be a ntasim, fafyatsoefrev be implement foljiclr is mark of ijatljeretfy about Ijtm iljose faijo are of Ijeartlj about amount all fyts fdlofos rofjo ilje satite jjartsfy, tug mttcfy ano gooo anfr BRICKLEMEYER, TROOPER, HURT Private John Bricklemeyer, member of Troop State Police, located at Greensburg and formerly attached to the Indiana sub-station, was injured late Monday night when bis automobile skidded on the Lincoln Highway and plunged down an embankment near Adamsburg, Westmoreland county. The machine over- and was badly damaged. Private Bricklemeyer suffered lacerations of the face.

He was taken to the Westmoreland Hospital" at Greensburg. He had been in Pittsburgh and was returning to the barracks Greensburg when the accident occurred. "ROUNDHEAD" VETERAN DEAD BEAVER FALLS, Dec. preparations ware expected to be announced today for David S. Crawford, 84, Civil War veteran of Mt.

Washington, who died at the Providence Hospital, following an illness of about four months. Crawford, born in New Galilee, had Been a resident of Beaver county all life. He fought with the One Hun- dreth "Roundhead" regiment during the Civil War. NIP PLOT TO KILL ALEXANDER BELGRADE, Jugoslavia, Dec. military plot against the dictatorship of King Alexander was nipped here today with the arrest of seventeen officers on charges of engineering a conspiracy.

The plot was believed to be the most widespread discovered since King Alexander, weary of the political disputes which had impeded Jugo-SIavia's progress, took over autocratic powers several years ago. GRIFFITH IS MADE DELEGATE Representative Charles R. Griffith of Marion Center, has been notified by Governor John S. Fisher that he has appointed him to be one of the seventeen delegates to represent Pennsylvania at the annual convention and road show of the National Road Builders Association, The con- ventinon will be-held in St. Louis January 12-lti.

CHICKEN SHOOT ON CHRISTMAS The Indiana Rifle Club will hold a chicken shoot at Rustic Lodge, Saltsburg road, one mile west of Indiana at 1:00, P. Christmas Day. Range, 100 yards, on standard target; any rifle with iron sights; any position. Everybody is welcome, WEST MAHONING ISSUE APPROVED HARR1SBURG, Dec. The State Department of Internal Affairs today announced that it has approved a bond issue of $15,000 for West Muhoning township, Indiana county, for improvement of highways.

Light Prizes By Santa Claus The Christmas outdoor lighting contest, sponsored by the Evening Gazette and the' Indiana Chamber Commerce, for the year 1930, ended last night when the sixteen judges, representing Indiana civic clubs judged the displays. Tomorrow night Santa Claus will call at the homes of the winners and present them with the prizes donated by the Associated Gas and Electric Company, the Vogel Electric Company, the Utility Electric Company, the Electric Supply Company and the Lightcap Electric Company. The names of the winners are withheld until Friday because Santa wishes to surprise them when ne calls tomorrow night. When he arrives he will be dressed "according to Hoyle" for this uniform was donated by Jay Manning, manager of the J. C-.

Penney Store. TURNER TO BE AT CO. F. DANCE SECOND PERIOD STARTS A special musical treat is in store for those who attend the Christmas square dance to be given in the Armory tomorrow night, under the auspices of Company N. G.

P. Geary Turner, the 17-year-old musical genius, will entertain between dances with banjo, song and whistling. The dance tomorrow night will ba the largest attended and most delightful dance of the season's series. Special arrangements have been made by the committee to entertain those who attend. Brocken's orchestra will furnish the music and John Varner will call the figures.

Score of Names Eliminated for Inactivity; Spirited Battle of Votes Indicated for Second Goal; Dare Not Slack. SCORE BOARD It's Not Too Late To get your delayed gift purchases at A. W. Mabon Sons. 103x Winter Car Comforts Hot Water and Hot Air Heaters, Skid Chains, Glycerine, Wind Shield Defrosters and Monkey Links for all cars and trucks.

Auto Parts Ritz Theatre Bldg. OOtfx Still Time to Buy that Streit Slumber or some oth'U- comfortable chair for Xmas ftt Buchheit Bros. Relaxation at this stage of the race would be suicide for the campaign fortunes of car class candidates. The Gazette's $14,000 Circulation Expansion Drive has now entered the second period. Packard, Willys-Knight, Buick, Dodge Brothers, Chevrolet, Whippet and Foi-d enclosed motor cars and cash prizes hang in the worth the greatest effort one can possibly put forth.

The short time that remains will witness spirited battle to win, This second period, and one to the close, candidates will be pei-mitted to accept six-month's subscriptions and to receive credit in votes for them. Now six-month's subscriptions will count one-half the second period bonus given for a one-year new subscription. The race has now narrowed down to where only the live ones remain, and each will be going at break neck speed, in order to be acclaimed one of the victors on JaniKiry 24, the closing date of the campaign. If one halts now for one minute, if one weakens for single day, or it' one overlooks a single opportunity to better his chances of winning, he is taking the desperate hazard of losing one of the big prizes now within his grasp. Listed below is a schedule showing the approximate relative standings of candidates.

Almost a score of names been eliminated from the lisis at the end oi' the first period. (Continued on Page Five) MISS MINSER GOT LION RADIO Miss Mabel Minser of Clairton ave. nuts was presented with the radio given away by the Lions Club at their Christmas dinner In the Mooro Hotel last night. The dinner meeting of the club last night was one of the most delightful during the year. Following the usual deliciously prepared an'd promptly served dinner, a musical program was rendered by Ilnl Beech and specialty ar'' FLIERS FORCED TO LAND PLANES UNIONTOWN, Dec.

R. M. Berry and E. B. rji engood, pilot and mechanic respectively of the private plane of Colonel Robert R.

McCormick, Chicago publisher, were forced do.wn in the mountains near here today while attempting a flight from Wtishintong to Cincinnati. Berry sent his plane down to a safe landing in the jugged country of Chestnut Ridge near Humbertson, east of here, when fog banks enveloped low peaks of the ridge and rendered visibility extremely poor. The plane will continue to the Uniontown airport when weather conditions improve, Berry said. HUGH BELL IS NOW LIEUTENANT Prof. Hugh M.

Bell, principal of Indiana High School, is receiving the congratulations of his host of friends for two very good reasons. Hugh's friends were delighted to learn he had been discharged from the Indiana Hospital where he had been undergoing treatment and that he is recuperating in his home on West Water street. They were doubly delighted when they learned yesterday that Professor Bell is now Lieutenant BelL lie was notified yesterday by the War Department that he had beer, commissioned a Second Lieutenant, United States Army Reserve Corps. BEAR'CLUB TO BANQUET JAN. 16 interesting preparations are being made for the annual banquet of the Indiana Bear Club at the Penn Albert Hotel, Greensburg Friday evening, January 16.

The invitations will be issued shortly and those planning to attend are asked to make their reservations as soon as possible with Roland Bennett. $200,000 LOSS IN 5-ALARM FIRE BOSTON, Dec. five alarm fire which called out the entire fighting force, today destroyed the interior and roof of a seven story brick building in the heart of the leather and dry goods district, canning a loss of more than Twelve fireman were overcome and taken to city hospitals. Heagy Drug For Whitman Johnston's also King Leather Co. products, Heagy Drug- Co.

103x A set of attachments with each Eureka Sweeper. Table and lamp with every living room suite. Get them for Christmas, Buchheit Bros. Wrapped for mailing. Heagy Drug Co.

lOu.x SMALL DAMAGE IN GARAGE FIRE Little damage resulted from the fire which occurred in the garage L. J. Hughes, North Seventh street, about 5:30 o'clock last evening. The fire originated when the truck firo after it had boon parked in the garage. The flames from the bum ing truck set the garage on fire.

It is believed the fire was caused by a short circuit. NO SHORTAGE IN U. TAXPAYERS With Collections for Thi Month in Excess oi $485,000,000 Payments for Half of Fisca Year Are Over Billion. FIGURES GIVEN BY ROBERT S. TH(ftlNBURG (INS Staff Correspondent) WASHINGTON.

Dec. ing from the results of the Dccembei payment of income and corporation taxes, there was no particular shortage of cash among the 2,500,000 in dividuals and approximate corporations which had taxable in come in Treasury figures available today indicated the collection from tha" source this month probably would ex ceed $456,000,000, a loss of approxi mately $20,000,000 from last year and that payments for the first hal: of the fiscal year would pass 000,000. Because of business reverses dur ing this year and general unemploy ment with reduced production of in dustries, it had been feared in some circles that many taxpayers wouh be unable to meet the last installment of the tax on their 1929 incomes. This proved, according to the collection, to have been a pes simistic view. and indicated that con ditions among those who pay income taxes are not as serious as expected The large payment in December will give the government at least a half-year substantial revenue, altho there will be losses of about $98,000,000 in customs receipts and approximately $23,000,000 in miscellaneous internal revenue for the six montht, ending with the month.

The income tax loss'will be about which was anticipated as a result (Continued On Page Two) PINE FLATS W. C. T. U. PARTY Following the meeting of the Pine Flats W.

C. T. at the homo of Mrs. J. W.

of Grisemore there was a party, during which the gaily decorated house rang with merriment in the playing of games each guest receiving Christmas present. Lucile Russell road "The Night Before Christmas" and Lyle. Russell gave "The Night After Christmas. Singing of holiday songs brought the gathering 1 to a close. A delicious luncheon was served.

Pictures, Lamps, Mirrors A good selection to choose from at Two Taken In Bank Robberies AKRON, 0., Dec. Grayshock, 22, of this city, and Lewis Francis, 21, claiming to be from Mogodore, Akron suburb, were arrested by Pittsburgh detectives here today in connection with the $5,000 holdup of the Perry State Bank holdup at Pittsburgh on December 13. Both men were taken into custody, when detectives Walter Monaghan, Joseph Leith and Thomas Morgan, of the Pittsburgh Detective Bureau, and Gilbert Moseley, attached to the local squad, surrounded a garage on the outskirts of this city. Their arrests followed a tip that the men suspected of implication in the Pittsburgh bank looting were hiding in the garage building. According -o detectives, one of the men reached ''or his gun but was overpowered.

Both men waived extradition ami -he detectives hurriud back to Pitt.s- jurgh with their prisoners. Monaghan was elated over the capture which followed closely on the heels of the arrest of Benny Lipkowitz. Eddie Pishney, and flurry Hoover who were taken into custody in Ne York over the week-end. I.iolcowiu was wounded when he attempted to resist in New York and is now in Fordham Hospital there. Extradition proceedings under way for the return of Pisri- aey and Hoover.

Today's developments, said, leaves only one of the six men who held up the bank at liberty. MIDNIGHT MASS WILL USHER IN LOCALHOLIDAY Christmas to Be Given Fine Observance in Indiana to Be Present in Homes of Needy. FEATURE NOTES A midnight mass at St. Bernard's Roman Catholic Church will usher in the observance of Christmas ia Indiana. The service will begin at 12 o'clock and persons interested are invited to participate.

An interesting program of music, both' instrumental ami vocal, has been prepared for the occasion. The observance Christmas; possibly with the exception of Easter, the most significant and joyous holiday and holy day in the calendar, wiH be a most general one in Indiana and Indiana county. Through the efforts of charitably-inclined people, organizations and the Central Charities, Christmas cheer -will go into every home of need in the county. Baskets of provisions, bundles of clothing and packages of toys are being sent out today and as far as can be learned humanly, there should not be a cheerless home in Indiana county tomorrow; cheerless in the lack of things lending themselves to the alleviation of temporal words. The unfortunate persons, who will be confined in the county prison will be given their taste of holiday chear in the form of gifts from friends an.l a real Christmas dinner.

Those in the house of sickness "on hill" will find bright spots in the rooms and in the wards, with decorations appropriate to the day and with trays juat a little heavier than usual. In the County Home, the Willard Home and in the Training School the old. people and the young people will share, bountifully of the season's joy, through the actions of all kinds, of nice people, who like to share their blessings. There will be a general cessation of business in Indiana tomorrow. All business places and, establishments (Continued On Page Two) ALLOTMENTS FOR EMPLOYMENT Initiate Work without Delay on $22,500,000 Projects.

WASHINGTON, Dec. The following allotments were today by the Secretary of War from the appropriation of $22,500,000 "for relief of unemployment. These allotments are for the purpose of initiating work without delay on the var- ious projects listed, while study is being given to further allotments for work on the nine-foot channel in. the upper Mississippi river, and on the Missouri river, as well as allotments to other important projects. The balance of the appropriation will be made as soon as certain remaining questions have been settled.

Flood control allotments: Memphis district: Levies, $600,000 revetments $400,000 Vicksburg, district, levees $1,000,000 New Orleans, district, levees, $1,000,000. River and harbor improvement projects: Delaware river between Philadelphia and Trenton Delaware river from Philadelphia to the sea, Schulykill River, Delaware River at Camden, N. Timber Creek, N. J. Mississippi River between Ohio River and Minneapolis, Allegheny River, locks and dams, Ohio and dam construction, open channel improvement Kanawha River, W.

Detroit River, Lorairi, Harbor Ohio, PACKARD AND TAXI COLLIDE A Practical Gift All wool and plaid blankets; com- and mattresses. Buchheit 103x No one was in.iurrd in the crash of a taxicub juul a Packard sedan owned by A. C. Huhnke of Clymor at the intersection of Ninth and Water streets about o'clock this morning. The cars were slightly damaged.

For Christmas The riche.Ht of all ice cream, genuine Sportolari Kpumoni, splendiij, for Christmas dinner. Prompt Delivery. Heagy Drug opp. Court House. 1Q3X (it-cat -Reductions iu mude-to-order clothes, while last.

Charles P. I'auch, 556 E. Phil, adelphiii St. 1 ri-4.