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HeMtM Mi MM tf VOL. XLII, NO. 198. TTT-TTT UBOIS COURIER EXCLUSIVE NEWS REPORTS OP THE UNITED PRESS DUBOIS, SATURDAY. SKPTKMnKK 7, 1029.

Stft 4 nt, he rout Kin the ffrc dtpftrtffttttt to We tot PRICE ALL CLUES FAIL IN HUNT FOR MISSING PLANE IN ARIZONA Hopes For Trace of T. T. Ship and Eight Aboard Ebb Again After Investigations Prove All Reports And Rumors To Be Groundless. by GEORGE H. BEALF.

(United Press Staff Correspondent) Winslow, Sept. a fiay's sky search of the rugged country out of Winslow, tirefl pilots returned here tonight without the (lightest trace of the Transcontinental Air Transport liner "City nf San 1 missing with five passengers and a crew of three. The only clue of the day was dis- tarded when four waving figures on the ground near the village of Walpi, in the Hopi Indian territory 150 miles north of here, were accepted to have been Indians. Sighting of the four, who waved white cloths, first was reported by Lieut. D.

W. Tomlinson, former Navy flier. Later, Charles Goldtrap, Phoe- Jiiv pilot, tfcnt into the same country and apparently found the same pco- plo. He was able to put his plane, smaller than Tomlinson's, close to the ground and observed the quartet at Close range. Goldtrap said they were two men and two women and identified them as Indians.

After reporting the clue, Tomlinson out at the same time Goldtrap did, but was unable to locate the four. However, when both had returned and Goldtrap had- identified the four as Indians, they discussed the country and were certain both had Been the same party. Hope of finding the plane, missing since it took off from Albuquerque, N. last Tuesday for LOB Angeles, via Winslow, and failed to arrive here, had been raised by Tomlinson's report. Tonight, however, things once more were back basis.

on an entirely Mucless El Paso, Sept. (tl. Thomas McCauley, Southern Pacific Railroad dispatcher at Hachita, N. wired the United Pres tonight that the missing T. A.

T. plane, City of San Francisco with eight persons aboard, had not been found in that vicinity to the knowledge of townspeople. He said there was a Celestial mine IS miles south of Hachita, but thai no word of the finding of a wrecked air liner as reported to T. A. T.

officials, had come from the mine. St. Louis, Sept. "another nut" was the comment of high T. A.

T. officials here tonight when the report that the missing air liner, City of San Francisco, had been found near Hachita, N. was thoroughly discredited. "We have been absolullly unable to locate Burnham (man supposed to have reported the ship at Hachita)," aid a message received over the firm's wires from the west. "Neither have we been able to locate the Celestial mine (where Burnham was supposed to have worked)," the message continued.

"Personally believe report has absolutely no basis of fact." "Just another nut," commented Assistant General Manager Donald Bartlett of the T. A. T. here. St.

Louis, Sept. ARAB RIOTS SUBSIDE TO PROPAGANDA Jerusalem, Sept. itTl The conflict in lifter two weekj of riotine and the loss of many 1 i settled down to a propaganda war today with the dancer of a tribnl uprising in thr frontier area remaining as a serious threat to the unquiet orderliness which Rriti'h troops have restored. The Hebrew press urzed a boycott on Arabs' labor in all colonies, pointing out canes where laborer? killed or I attacked their employers in the ficht- 1 ing. A representative of the Zionist, executive committee, discussing; the.

future moves, said that the Jewish population of Pa'esline will imitate trtf despite earthquakes continue to re-settle the damaged! area. The Arab executive, commission, composed of 4S chieftains representing many thousands of tribesmen, met at the office of the Supreme Moslem Council and decided to draft a protest memorandum to the government for transmission to the British Colonial office. The chieftains included 22 from the outskirts of Lake Gaza, Beisan and Trans-Jordan, representing some persons. They criticized tho high commissioner of Palestine for his two proclamations attacking the Arabs in the present situation. They also resolved to solicit funds from Palestine and Where John Will Be Married neighboring countries to aid the damaged Arab villagers and resolved io elect a committee to draft a protest to tho permanent mandates commission at The Hague against the Brit ish high commissioner's action.

Finally, they decided to elect a delegation of two to go to London and mako representations in behalf of the Arabs to the colonial office. A British investigating commission in scheduled to arrive hero shortly. Recent announcement made hy Governor and Mrs. Trumbull- of Connecticut, concerning the marriage of their daughter, Florence, to John Coolidge, state that the ceremony will be performed September 23, by the Rev. Kethctb Willcs (inset), of Albany, N.

at the Plainville (Conn.) Congregational Church. (Continued on Page Eight) 126 Dead, 210 Missing, 10 Million Loss In Typhoon Today The Street Not So Happy I The President-Engineer Another Arab War The Cool Pacific By Arthur Brisbane Great Destruction of Philippine Storm Comes to Light in Reports From Isolated Areas (Copyright, 1929, Syndicate King Inc.) Feature Manila, P. 1., Sept. i--(Sat- I in the wake of a typhoon that swept the Philippine Islands earlier this week became more pronounced today as additional reports from outlying districts filtered into Manila. There were 126 known dead and 210 others listed as missing.

The latest conservative estimate of typhoon damage was 20,000,000 pecos Army amphibians, commercial airplanes and a navy destroyer were bc- used to carry Red Cross supplies. A steamer left for Infanta in Tayabas Province where scarcely a home was left standing. Police reserves were stationed at all water wells in an effort to control near-riots in several places near Manila and halt stabbing affrays that followed arguments for water. Price for one draught of drinking water here jumped from two and a half cents tn 25 cents. Broken aqueduct? running from Novaliche.d Dam nt Manila were still under 30 feet of water.

Hundreds of laborers, divers and engineers were working. 24 hours a day in an effort to restore the city's supply. Governor General Dwight Davis hur- Perhaps that ried bark to Manila from Morn Land south of here and issued a statement- which urged the populace against impatience. Health authorities warned against the danger of an epidemic of disease and ordered the people to boil or disinfect rain water. Hospitals are beginning to suffer from the lack of water and the entire community is agitated.

There was no estimate as to when fresh water could be obtained here again. Governor Reyes, of Sorsogon Pro- Wall Street wasn't so happy Brokers' loans increased, which means nothing. Then Mr. Babson, supposed to knowj stocks, says they are going down. If you say that often enough you will be right some dny.

There were cheerful spots. The Chatham-Phenix Bank added $4 to its dividend, $20 a share now. Not had for a conservative bank. The Seaboard Bank gives stockholders $5 extra. Banking it a nice clean business, with call money worth 9 to 20 per cent.

Mr. Babson says the stock market will-collapse like the Florida land boom. He was in that boom, and in fact is still in it. bigv-uervous. Meanwhile, figures show that 100 representative common stocks in 'August increased in value three thousand eight hundred and six million dollars.

WORK TRAIN TELESCOPED STREET CAR Gary, Sept. fi (U P) woman was killed and ten other passengers on a crowded intcrurban car were injured late today when the crashed into work train at a street intersection and was overturned. Mrs. Daisy Goodpasture, 40, of East Gary, was believed to be the dead victim. Two other women were among the injured.

The interurban motormnn apparently control nf bin car, which was telescoped for nearly 15 feet, by the work train. Many passenger? wern imprisoned and had to bo released by workers who used axes and acetylene torches. I PROSECUTION IN STRIKE MURDER TRIALS SCORES By ARTHl'U DEfiKKVK (United Press Staff Correspondent) Charlotte, Sept. i rapidly from vivid picture of. wounded small town police chief begging for mercy, the murder trial of 16 tiastonia textile strikers here came to a climax to-day in spectacular legal battle that ended in victory for the state.

Statements by two of tin; Ifi defendants being tried on charges growing out of the killing of Police Chief Aderholt on the night nf June 7lh in (lastonia, were admitted in evidence by M. V. Karnhill nfter thn jury had been ordered to in rn while the iiuestion of whether th'" were obtained voluntarily wa- I. M. Allen, or' Cleveland county, whf-rt; and George Carter, wcrp removed for safety after the rioting of strikers' headquarters, took the stand and was asked to tell of statements made by the Judge Barnhill ordered jury to Lillian Trezise Elected President Of County W.QT.U DuBois played an important part in the 4-lth annual convention of the Women's- Christian Temperance Union, which closed its sessions in the beautiful new Methodist church at Osceola Mills on Friday afternoon, 1'unrishing the organization with several officerr for its coming year, including president and secretary, and the local delegates being active in the business o( the convention.

Those in attendance from Duliois worn Mrs. Lillian Trozise, CJ. C. Sink, Mrs. Marwood Hraund, Mrs.

W. Weber, Mrs. .1. J. Heigcs and Mrs, Rosa Lillian Trezise was elected president of the organization.

Mrs. Treziso, formerly vice-president of the county organization and one: of the state vice-jH'i'Mflent i.s one of the bp.st known and most, competent C. T. II. workers in the county and her election to head thnt body augurs an active yoar ahead.

Mrs. was elected from a group of three the other two being Mrs, Mary K. Pnrter, of Clearfield, and Mrs. Margaret Duns- more, of Curwensville, the latter bav ing been president during the pas year. Mrs.

Porter anil Mrs. Dunsmor were norminHtod for vice-president nn Mrs. Dunsmore elected. Last year president, vice-president, of th COMITY W. C.

T. thus exchange offices for tin; coming year. Mrs. Minnio Wondside, of Curwensville, was elected corresponding secretary over Mrs. Ilattie Sink, of DuUoiii, the other nominee.

Mrs. Sink WHS reelected recording secretary. Mrs. fi, Mattern, nf Osceoln, was elected treasurer, winning out over Mrs. Ida REPORT PLANS COMPLETE FOR BIG FIELD MEET Plum for the field meet of the 1.0,'iuuo to be heU here exl Monday ar.d Tuesday were prac- ii'ally completed nt.

tho regular meet ni! of Mir' I encue held on Friday iltht when there a largo ntlond- nci 1 of memltev, unbounded unthu- iasm nccumpiuiinu reports from tho aiious committees to show that all olails are well in ham! and in shape or completion before the. first dogi uirk.i or gun is tired on iinrning. Over tho week end it expected hat many of tho fancy dogs that will otupnto in the field trials, will arrive lere. They will find everything in readiness with good comfortable, quar- ers nt thr, l.irlvitig 1'nrk and B. of hundreds of acres nf grassy land thickly populated with lirds within a stone's throw.

Sunday evening and Monday morn- ng tho sportsmen will arrive, The ilrat events will get under way nt 10 iVlock Monday morning, Tho day's program will ine.ludo rifle, revolver and shot-gun cventi. Two traps will in operation for tho shot-gun experts, Kiting horir, running deer and rising woodcliuck will entertain the riflemen and revnher experts, in ad lit ion to tho usual targets. A fine ban been set for tho fly casting events, On display in window of the Hi! ncr-HooviT Hardware, wtoro will be found a large variety of merchandise, prizes, cups, medals ami other awards Unit, will lie distributed during the two day events. KmphaniH In being placed upon tho fact that all events nro open to everybody ami not confined to mornhorn tho Walton Nor In the moving picture program to be, held Monday night at tho Elks Theatre (o bo confined to members nor visitors, bu the general public will bo invited to witness the films free, MAN SINKING IN QUICKSANDS ASKS RESCUERS HURRY WATKINS RESIGN; AS CITY COUNCIL ACC1 Council to Elect Successor Septem line Of Plans For Improving Road in City Submitted, $10,1 Cost to DuBois. resignation of City Engineer 5, Wntkinn itnd an outline of the plans if thn ell 1 )- street department for the improvement of DuBois streets on ntatc highways were the highlights of the first regular meeting of the city commissioners hold on Friday evening, Mr.

Watkiiis submitted his resignation to become effective of tetnher IBth and It accepted by (ho vote of thn crHnmU- At thn unmti time thn cominln- sioners decided lo receive applicants and elect a successor at a special eetJng to be held on Friday, September 13th, Mr. Wnlklnn henn the city's chief engineer for nearly three yearn anil ban had charge of tho tensive street Improvement program that being carried out this season, an well nn Iho othor chglnooi'lng 'work of the city In tho past thruo years. It Is understood thnt ho Tiaa accepted position nn executive on a combination of technical nublleationn In Pittsburgh and will leave to bis new duties. The iilnns for the Improve mmit of stato highway through DuTloU wevo outlltiBit by OommliuHoner P. J.

Swift in submitting a report to council, on thn recent vlill of a itata gincor for tho purpose of procuring thit Diihrtld Bontlmont in regard to thu BtHlo'H program. It will rn- mnmlierod, tho recent liBgislnturo made available for tho Improve- Otlumwn, Iowa, William Prlent, f.r.-yenr-old well digger who la imprinoiiod in quicJiHnnd up to Ills chin in a well 36 feet depp, told Dr. H. II. fialer tonight at o'clock Hint be was "getting weaker and hoped tho boys ciin hurry," Priest been Imprisoned since Thursday morning, when hn began Kinking down in the well.

It baa uccn ment of highways within. of the. second and third clnsi, Mr Swift submitted tho official repor that Dulloix luu been allotted of tho fund, and it 'Is tho desire of tho Btiilo highway department thai tho mone.y ho used next Wlth ttiat to sinner, with tfrt stato we hi on several ipon a projrrAm 'ollowring! HeHurfaelnir Hrwdy street and Weber Resurfacing and the top of the Mine. Returning With' front of the Qi tion between Flrlfe It mime practically pavement of A ver it may be required to flnl proving live wldthi, on South Bndjhj on the other kttfft that the city aibOUt poiiod to bo department for rangemmtt early next yea Weber fore the co tion. in Smith and W.

cernlnjf the to'k And Info rated. Mf, 4 fill on toji of" nical nlluatioH' also nominated for the office. Hi'cnuse of tin; absi'iK'ii of County President MIT. Margnret of nt the opening of tihp morning srssion, Mr.s. spoke in place tin- tiini- for tho president's Kiiggestod as a p.liigun for tin; yciir'n work, "Kirst Things Klinor Hlooin, of Curwensville, reported for the department of flow- I impossible to lower him any food or M.

Wrigley, of Mahaffey, whi, was U)( 'K will A tube to him air wns lowered Priest tills af- trrnoon, Tho fujiiAil, directed by Moirell, reported that they hoped to midi Priest through tuiinol nomc- limi' between miilnight nnd daybreak, They hnvo been working In relays (Continued on Pago 8.) No Jack of nickels and dimes in America, anyhow. Woolworth sales up 12 per cent in August, And there has been a great de- Tnand for copper. Sales-, in the week ending Wednesday, totalled 000 tons, almost twice high record for a veek. That means industrial prosperity, the number of freight cars loaded in the last fully recorded 1,129,533, beating railruad records. (Continued on page 81 TOKIO MORE POPULOUS THAN LONDON Uncle Sam, under the direction o( President-Engineer, is getting ready to spend one billion he couldn't do better.

Army engineers under Secretary Cood'i direction will survey the Central American jungles for the Nica- canal. If they do as well as the army en- TH in Uncle Sam T-oki' Sept. (r'I'i The refcultsj of a new cenku.s of Tokio revealed today the claims of the Japanese capital as the second largest city in the world, exceeding population. The population of New York ii estimated at 6,017,000 and the registration of London was estimated in 1925 to be 4,602,000, although "Greater (Continued on X'ago Eight) SMITH EMPLOYEES ENJOY OUTING AT CHERRY LANE FARM Trie of the and Ice nel'i annual outing at trie Chcriy L.ine farm in Pleasant fvi-ning with V. T.

Smith, acting in the capacity of master of and basciiall plr-arant m- version for ine t.ne shades of c.o-f'il the baseball game, t.he around a huyr- kettle of and weiners, wiiich a t-nii- inadequate to meet fie rnadu on its funn tt.c actions of some the l.ny-. an- fully convinced bad FAR WEST IS ENFORCING DRY LAWS Ily KC1I, OWKN Washington, Sept. It. Returning from a (J.fiOO mile trip to the Pacific coast during which nr 'Viznd up" tho prohibition in a score of western Prohibition Commissioner James M. tonight ho fourul en forccnii'irt conditions "on Rounder hnsir.

than ever before. chief of federal prohibition unit I'xpn'iird particular satisfaction at th" excellent t-tate i inn west of the Mississippi" in harmony with the administration's plan for larger state participation in prohibition enforcement, ATI ever larger number of minor cases an; being tinned over by federal agents tn states for prosecution, he said, "I was much impressed Ur, Doran told the United Press, "by the general attitude of the public I N.Y. BANKERS LEARNING HOW 'TWAS DONE New York, Rr.pl. IM -Six of 111' 1 largest bnnkri in New York which yesterday discovered they wr-ro tech- liic.illy swindled of by a mini who claimed to be a small town bankers, arc I'Xpecli-d to know tonight Imw it was done. 'I'U 1 man they are looking lor i i C.

Ii Waggoner, ident nf I he Lank of Telluri'le in t'ni! lull" mining town of that name in i hif Trie Hum' which ban been iiiaking a search for him, announced todii expects to arri-Kt the man morning in the may 1 i town, the name of hn since n. in. Chlrf of Police Hicliarda taken charge, of a siiuad which is keeping Ira flic away from the vicinity of the well, fearing that a cavein might bo cauped, ENGLAND AGOG ON EVE OF PLANE SPEED TESTS Hy KKITH JONKS MJnifffl Prc'ss Staff ('orroHpoMiJi'nO Uyrlf. Sept. I'; A frrrify of tonight, infc''tp'l th' 1 cut i CM leisurely southern wh ji'h (i MI rn crowded hy of thoithfut'ls of son' I'm' In; finai t.t'Mn of thn idu iti prohibiti which gave punlir tetifieiiry in ing forward to event for some tune.

Shortly before the 1 of corn and weiners was exhausted, tho employee's of the ice cream company came to the rescue with a generous portion of their delicious ice cream. The event was one that wag fdvrriinii-nt's every way with i 'A- ii ex I) 1 1 i fl t' of a tu p.yMipath;/,'' efforts unrl tfi I t. hef. i revealed, 'hilt a wire from thnl by file Tei 11 r.r ting it lo crnd ai'L'oncr's name. Schrn i i'Icr cup scMphinn raci-s.

Klcctintr uf huiia likn inciri" uvcr th" Soli-nl. rjt. fi vc ati'! in niinul.c huv: I pi'Cpar'-'l thn spf-rL'iloi for a ntiprrnio HfiMoiistrution tomorrow. I 'Die Hal ian fntrira a into ISntish nvialion who rn. In 1 icvc I hat the virto ry -itarnftK arrUicntn-- Ihtj lirillinnt.

rintrht-r rtalv, th" li. I). Waghorri. ilii I in- Prir.i lrifish fitvorito, i cr 11 it. M'on of porsriris va life i i 11 ic ff hi: pmhi- in the siricti visitc'l, f)o an 1 ah on vine ed they un-'t i hifh of MM M(i I Ml fi in the a i a a in i nt ratn; ir.eed.

Dr. ni'A'tu-'l ho C'fT nf i which Vi as i i ofr, if ii fifi-vi the i 1 LJ juice 1 nu fuctur: i.fv-t- leg 1 winr, jr i fljrrpe.d, I)ora Lu watch their eastern markets to re- vent their grapes going into bootleg channels. Upon his return to hie office here, Dcrncr v. to ra isc Maff a i roiri I (en ve hy 'ifpoi- i'. i at 'iie Cha.n- I( the inyhlfTM.i,, isnl.1 1 (-; i 1 Mo to -M- i bank, w't- M.J i i i i.

h' 1 vva ai it firl ft! Cfl '1 I f.t- ilepn.iilfil in j' fi. i moil ii" a r.f. arifl a I i- at tho hank, ,000 ct- he in the payce'rt i cf little value to him. in view of the publicity given the fraud it is not likely Rain Eases Heafc But Drouth Long-Brewed Storm Lasts Only Few City Has Six Months Supply of Water on Hand Slight rullof from tho long drouth that has held thin section in itn grip for Iho past several weeks wan hnd on Friday afternoon when storm thai had been prophcilud for days began to brew and finally reached thn descending statu shortly after 2 o'clock. Thu rain fell hard, but for only a few minutes, when it mined off into a and eventually stopped, Later in tho afternoon and evening there wero showers but they wero of the light variety and, while welcome and helpful, wero far loo light to.

meet tho needs of tho section, predicted drop In temperature camii carlie.r in tho day nnd tho aver- ago for tho day was about 20 degrees below that of previous days this week, although It wiis itill comfortable and summery, Tho "cool" weather did not reach thu point where. It made, coals welcome, While DuHois got Just touch of tho shtiwnrs that have been hoped for, tho clouds persisted during the and it is pnmihlo Unit Saturday 'A 111 mini' rain. Ueporlx from ni'ighhiii'ing Indicate that the rain was irregular und some sections, c-rtpecially to the north, were drenched inoro liberally- by tho weather man. experienced a particularly hard storm about mid-after noon. Thu long drouth, however, had left thn ground so dry to such a depth that downfall was consumed wit hunt iiny uppreciable portion reaching the streams ami tho water situation was not helped for those experiencing a shortage, undoubtedly benefited some- X' SCHOOL HELD The copklnjr the Courier-! lo bo repeated to that od.

Tho Knights of tombeMT to' under the direct LauU, Tho cooking da popularity lait ben of DuBoln them and profited structlons and di wore carried on, that they will this year, now 'thfl derived from known, on lit I ft i i. chain i of luh.u,".. lir: t'. i' Allic Ito I. Knyci: and it ex- iM an hour tl.i.

ii, I ill I'll ili MJ ii, to on tin- toinui I'lf-iii for the co'ti 11 in uiiit Hruain 'lcfaii'1 the trophy won in 192V The rail's will start at 7:45 a. in. uml will he (iroatk'att on a wori'l-wiilc nttwork. Mr. and Mrs.

D. W. Morriion, of visitors in. nijhl. (Continued on J'aga DUBOIS MAN WILL ENTER SCHOOL OF SALVATION ARMY rt KvanF, ut tliij oily, been accci'tc'l HS a for ihc "Trail- Sert-sion" of the Salvation Army ToljciiiJ ami will Ivave for Ni-w Vurlv City next vvnek.

Svvvi'iit otlit'p DulioiB JOUUB pcojile liasi; rntt'i'i'd hjulvatiun Army work in past aiia.lmvo proved very ceatful. The itifficers in charge of tho local work fflel Cadet Kvans will be similarly in hit work fur God All thosy WHO wish him well cordially invited to hU If FLY WAYS ON KANSAS FOR City, Aviatorn of Mexico, Krnncv, compete In an City tu Kaniai the Intemstlonal A)r? tion and 21 to 29, it wai anno The Mexican govafn etally eniJorned the 1'ortet Gil hai offorad winning pilot. Tilt 1 tho southern city Stiff in at Airport Klorencu Hainei, California to Cleveland and two other wooifa tor, officials laid. entries will be Col, Cant. Frank Case Phoenix City, The cuta of J.

of gentor arrested Monday on el onness aad violation' tion law, wag court today until C. Gulattl, atlurney, asked for lieflin was not in ep The sued by th.f.

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