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CUMBERLAND EVENING TIMES, MONDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1930 PAGE NINE WATER LINE EXTENSION BIDS ARE OPENED In Bedford Road Section At City Council Session Today. Bids on city water line extension in the Bedford Road section were ripened this morning at the meeting of the City Council. The bidders Tri-Stute Engineering iCean Corrigan; H. H. George, jenklnstown, Legon and Legon Baltimore; Cumberland Contracting Co.

Indications were from the es- limates submitted that the Cumberland Contracting was the lowest bidder at a figure less than Routine Matters A sewer was ordered constructed un Thompson avenue from its intersection with Gephart Drive to the property of Thornton Twigg. A sewer was ordered laid on Pioneer Place from Madison street distance of 200 feet. A sewer was ordered installed in an alley east of Valley street for a distance ol 125 feet, northward Irom Columbia street. An ordinance to give legal notice to jjroperty owners of a proposed re- paving ordinance for Fulton street, Bellcvue street to Decatur street was passed. City Lake Level Drops C.

J. Bruce, superintendent, Bvitt's Creek Water reported the average daily consumption of water in Cumberland for the week ending October 19, was 5,481,000 gal- Ions. The water is now 17 feet, two below the spillway. One vear ago it was six inches above the spillway. In 1922 the dryest year recorded previous to this, water at this date was 15 1-2 feet below the spillway.

MARRIAGE TO R. G. YANCEY ANNOUNCED Men Plead Guilty Of JSMITH Robberies; Seek Clemency gy Requests For Paroles By Attorneys Lead To Com- Afl TJTQ fiTANPflfl ment By Judge Doub That Court Is Uf fllU Not Reformatory Institution. At the opening of the criminal for them. Both admitted the theft Obituary Mrs.

George W. Pyles hleyser, W. Oct. Pyles, wife of George W. Pyles, died this morning at her home on Armstrong street extended, aged 61.

Mrs. Pyles had been ill three years. She was a member of the Royal Neighbors of America. The former Miss Pliilippa Jones I trials in the Circuit Court this morn- ing appeals for clemency and parole asked in each case when 12 trav- youths or yount; men charged with larceny or robbery were tried brought forth the emphatic reminder from Judge Albert A. Doub.

that the "court was not a reformatory Institution." No disposition of the respective cases was made by the Court, and they were returned to jail. This comment was made when Paul Corwell, Bruce Ridenbaugh, Raymond Welsh and Kenneth Miles, through their attorneys pleaded guilty to robbery with pointed pistols, of George Giatris, confectioner, on Davidson street, near his home at midnight May 18. The quartet held him up and took 5199 from him in the darkness. They were all later apprehended by the officers. Simon Rielly, J.

Philip Roman and Two Allegany county men were I teeth. fined $100 each on charges of op-j j. Harvey Walsh, Mt. Savage, who jerating an automobile while under jvi-as arrested at 10:10 p. m.

on the the influence of liquor when given JMt. Savage Road, was fined follow- jWedntsda. hearings this morulnc in Peoples jjng the collision of his car with the Court. PUBLIC CARD PAR! LA YALE; t. Dr.

and Mrs. Washington street, today announced the marriage of their daughter. Miss Philippa Jones, to Robert G. Yancey of this city, September 14, in Berkeley Springs, W. Va.

r. and Mrs. Yancey are at home E. L. Jones, 522 Albert A Doub Jr all made pleas that the accused, who range in age from 17 to 19 years, had not been in trouble.before, were either orphans or victims of circumstances.

Several testified they had guns but were not loaded. They Mr. ana mQ am E.t their apartment in the Hill Crest fhpm Apartment, Hill Crest Drive, east of the city near the National Highway. Mrs. Yancey, who is the second daughter of Dr.

and Mrs. Jones, attended Stuart Hall in-Staunton, and Penn Hall in Chambersburg, Pa. Mr. Yancey is a graduate of Randplph-Macon Military Academy and attended the Virginia Polytechnic Institute. He is associated with the Reliance Life Insurance Company.

MARK CENTENARY OF MEDAL them. William Hobell, Russell Charlton, Cecil R. Bucklew, Harry Hobell and John Reid, pleaded guilty to the theft of a new sedau car at the Celanese plant, abandoning the car in West Virginia in a ditch, and then robbing a gas service station on Maryland avenue of various merchandise. All said they were under age. Puller Eirnard, was their attorney and asked leniency and parole.

"This is becoming a problem for the court," Judge Doub remark! "there are too many cases before me of young men corn- WJ mitting crimes that for peni- with two others, not apprehenderd. Casmier said he was in the party which hauled the wire in a car to Keyser to sell it. Both men said they were married. Mongold is a. cripple, and the father of six chil-j dren.

Willie Slade, colored, was found guilty by the court after a trial, charged with attempted theft of sixteen pounds of copper wire from the River, plant of the Potomac Edison Company. Employes of the power company said they gave chase to a colored youth, who had cut up the i wire on the pole storage lot, and i carried it over the B. O. that he escaped. They said thej resembled Slade but were not positive in their identification.

Officer Frank A. Young told of visiting the scene later and meeting Slade, who answered t'ae description of the man wanted, but Slade ran away when Young called to him, and fled over several fences on Washington street. Slade was later found hidden in a cellar of a home, covered with sacks oy Young. Slade entered a plea of not guilty. He was' defended by Fuller Bernard, Jr.

In the criminal appeal case ofj Commander Dashing Over Route To Sidney After Record Hop From England BREAKS ALL RECORDS i Will Marry Miss Maryi Powell Just As Quick- ly As She Will Consent Port Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, Oct. 20 (IP)'. across a continent to reach the side of his fiancee, Wing Commander Charles Kinpsford Smith, today flew southeastward over the mile route to Sidney after lowering by more than five days the record for a flight between England and Australia. Harry Wlllison, 21. of 115 Paca street, was fined following an accident in which his car crashed into a pole on Green street, near the Dingle, about 11 o'clock last night.

Both Wlllison and Miss Kitty Laughney. 18, of Frostburg, were Injured. Miss Laughney, the more car operated by F. H. Doerner, 205 Wallace street.

No one was injured. NOTED LAWYER Brookllne. Oct. 20, (t Shirley Whipple, 68. widely known Prizes The Inn is cf Mr.

and extend you visit the In: have done to lawyer, died suddenly at his home ings enjoyable for you. here today of heart disease. Advertisement who to they iter even- Oct 20-22 To Marry Soon Alter Arrival. He will marry Miss Powell just as G. R.

Lute, found guilty cf reck- icld as sne wil consen after his less operation of an -automobile, Sydney For her sake L6W1S whom many have com- man She is also survived by two daugh-i pec a erv ces At St. Patters, Mrs. Prank T. Browning, this city, and Mrs. Harry G.

Butler, Orlando, three grandchildren and on? great grandchild. Mrs. Pyles hac 1 been a resident of Keyser all her life. The funeral will be held rick's Church With Sermons by Visiting Priests. Celebration of the centenary of the manifestation of the Wednesday with burial at medal opened at 11 o'clock fort.

Sunday morning with special ser- Funeral of T. T. VanSant Funeral services for Theodore T. VanSant, 78, former transferman, who died Saturday'afternoon in Al- vices in St. Patrick's Catholic Church, which was attended by large congregations.

Monsignor James J. Qulnn, pastor legany Hospital, where he was 01 the church, had charge, assist- mitted Friday afternoon, were held. cl by a number of clergy, this afternoon from the home of his rear ne rns.in altar Casmier and Beryl Mongold, both on near Western- of non-support, was given a sus-i pended sentence for a year, with the understanding he live with his wife and support her. Just before noon, the trial of Elmer Daniels, white, charged with a grave offense against a little girl, was caDed, and witnesses sworn. The case will be tried before the court in the afternoon.

The defendant pleaded not guilty when arraigned. Daniels, a laborer, boarded at the home of Raymond Stallings, near Oldtown road, and tl.j offense charged is alleged to will forsake the uncharted port, pleaded guilty to the theft of I have occurred while he was staying copper mine trolley wire from the Piedmont George's Creek Coal Company's mine at Hampshire. H. G. Shores, attorney, made an appeal at the home.

He was later apprehended at Sharon, and brought back for trial. He is defended by Estel C. Kelly, attorney. son, Lorenzo E. VanSant, 824 Green (hangings azure blue draped over street, with burial in Rose on hich were affixed cemetery.

The funeral was in two large han dpamted medallions, PERSONALS Mrs. Maria J. Wilson, Mrs. Douglas Lefevre and Mrs. Nellie Wilson Footer were in Johnstown where they attended the Logan-Gilbert concert which Is under the auspices of Pennsylvania Assoeia- were tion for the Blind.

Mr. Logan and Socials CENTRE STREET MEETS TOMORROW charge of Progressive Council, No. 83, Junior Order United American Mechanics, XL E. McKenzie, councilor. Funeral of W.

H. Kobinetle Funeral services for William H. Robinette, 80-year-old life-long resident of this county, who died Friday at the home of his son, George H. Robinette, Pittsburgh, were held tnis-moming-fromilie fli. his daughter, George B.

Laughlin, 115 Decatur street, with burial in Green Meadows cemetery, Hurley's Branch. Pallbearers were John Robinette, Owen Wilson, Charles Wilson, Thomas Frazee, William McElfish and Bernard E. Burkey. Mrs. William G.

Stitcher Funeral services for Mrs. Ellen Stitcher, 65, wife of the late William George Stitcher, who died Saturday morning in Allegany Hospital, were held this morning from the home of Mrs. Gertrude Carolan, 148 Bedford street, with requiem mass at St. Patrick's Catholic church, reproductions of the miraculous medal. Yellow chrysanthemums decorated the altar.

The golden vestments of the officiating clergy and glowing tapers on the altar (added color to the solemnity of the service. James A. Dwyer was celebrant of the mass; Rev. Father Alban, O. M.

Cap, deacon; and Rev. the sanctuary also were Rev. John Lawless, pastor of St. Mary's Church, and Rev. Robert Kilgannon, of Ridgeley.

The sermon' was preached by Rev. John Keenan who gave the history of the miraculous a professor at the Vincentian College at Germantown, Pa. Investiture Service In the evening -the services consisted of the ceremony of the investiture with a miraculous medal. The sermon -was delivered by Rev. P.

J. Conroy, also a member of the Vin- medal. Father Keenan is Rev. Michael J. Cuddy officiating, i centian Order, who is rector of St.

A i gonqu Miss Gilbert will sing in Cumber- and, Oct. 21. Miss Emma 2ink, 211 Knox street, underwent a serious operation Tuesday at Allegany hospital, is on the road to recovery. Mrs. Thomas Mont, 649 Sedgewick street, spent the weekend in Baltimore, J.

B. Dowling is in Pittsburgh on business. Mr. and Mrs. J.

P. Spoerl and son, Frank Spoerl, and Mr. and Mrs. J. Hershiser -motor trip through New York and Canada.

Mrs, J. A. Breighner, 118 Elder street, is visiting In Ne- -ark, N. J. and Brooklyn, N.

Y. Mr. and Mrs. James Orr, Mrs. Annie Woerner, Mrs.

Edith Biller, Mary D. Luteman and William A. Miller, represented Local No 244, and Woman's Auxiliary, No. 52, this city, at the sessions of the Western Pennsylvania Typographical Union, held! at Johnstown. I Miss Ida Trenary, Independence street, is visiting in Winchester, Va.

Mrs. F. I. Johnson, "New York, is the guest of Mrs. Ivan Poling, Hotel The first meeting of the Parent- Teacher Association of Centre Street School will be held in the school auditorium tomorrow at.

8 p. m. The program will consist of numbers given by pupils from the third, fourth and fifth grades: It will give an idea of the w-ork being doac. A motion picture, "Railroads In United States History," will be shown. The picture machine was recently purchased by the associa After the business session will be a social hour.

The newly-elected officers are: President, J. T. Trostle; secretary; -c. Stevenr' tfefis ufef, Mrs. G.

Trapp. Card Party Tonight. The Alpine Club will give a card party in SS. Peter and Paul Hall this evening for the benefit of the- church. air paths of the world and settle down to more humdrum but less dangerous air-liner piloting between Sydney and Melbourne.

Kingsford Smith swooped down here at 2 p. yesterday (5 a. m. GMT or midnight Oct. 18-19 EST).

in completion of a flight which in nine days and 23 1--2 hours had brought him across 10,000 miles of plain and mountain, jungle and ocean from Heston Airdrome England, to the northwestern tip of the world's smallest continent. His mark bettered by five and one- half days the record of 15 and one- half days set by Bert Kinkier, in February. 1928. Defied Doctor's Orders. The trip was made in defiance of doctor's orders, who considered that Kingsford Smith, who recently has had two operations and two bouts with influenza, was in no condition to fly nearly half around the world.

Kingsford Smith, who also has flown across both Atlantic and Pacific oceans, left behind him at Atomboea, on the island of Timor. Flight Lieutenant C. W. Hill, who had hoped to beat him to Australia. Saturday, however, Hill cracked up his plane at Atapoepoe, only one lap from Fort Darwin, just when it appeared he would break Hinkler's record b'y one day.

Burial was in the church cemetery. I Joseph's Emmitsburg, Md. 'Monsignor Quinn was celebrant at the solemn benediction with the Sloan, Sloan, Pallbearers were James William Eberly, Charles Frank Stitcher, Joseph Stitcher and i William Stitcher, all nephews. Death of Infant Rev. Robert Kilgannon, Ridgeley, as rfeacon and Rev.

James A. Bifield, sub-deacon. A section of the church Orlan Earl Hepner, fifteen- was reser ved for nuns, there having months-old son of Mr. and Orlan Earl Hepner, died Mrs. early today at the home of his grand, father, Rufus Lamp, Wiley's Ford.

The body will be taken to Dayton, Ohio, tonight for burial. Weddings Barbe-High Mr. and Mrs, Robert S. Barbe announce the marriage or Mr. Barbe's brother, Claude Barbe, to Miss Faye High, at their home, 118 North Spruce street Saturday, at 11 a.

the Rev. D. H. SteSens. The bride wore a frock of tan vel- ket and chiffon and carried fall loses and lilies of the valley.

The room was decorated with fall flowers. Mr. and Mrs. Barbe were the attendants. Those present included Mr.

and rs. George Liller, Mr. and Mrs. M. Cameron, Mr.

and Mrs. George, Miss Juanita Barbe, liss Virginia Schipe, Miss Bertha arbe, William George and James ye. A wedding eremony. dinner followed the tnan fift 'present, including a number of visitors. Besides the local convents, St.

Elizabeth's School. Martinsburg, W. Ann's Infant Asylum, Washington, and the Mother House of the Sisters of Charity, of Emmitsburg, were represented. Among those from St. Ann's was Sister Rose, the superior, who was the superior of the Keating Memorial Day Nursery, this city.

Sister Gertrude, procuratrix, was among the visitors from the Mother House. In tne sanctuary at the evening services were several members of the Capuchin order, Very Rev. John J. Brady, Meyersdale, and Rev. P.

J. Moraiian, Keyser. People of other creeds than that of the Catholic, who have come into close contact with the Sisters of Charity in their work here came in representative numbers, in response to the invitation that had been extended to them to attend the several services. The Aumnae and the student nurses of Allegany Hospital, in uniform the service last' night in a body. Miss Lulu Kreptf, national field secretary of the Methodist 'Episcopal Church, is the guest of Mrs.

L. C. Madore, Bedford street. Mr. and Mrs.

Dugald M. MacVean and daughter Peggy, and Mrs. Margaret Thompson and daughters, Bet-' ty and Fredericko, of Elkins, W. were guests of Mr. and Mrs, E.

R. Neff, 213 Fayette street. Robert G. Stouch, Westminster, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs.

Prank L. Fisher, Hanover street. Mrs. Gladys Harden and son, Billy, 17 W. First street, left today for Oxnard, where her husband is employed.

Entertains Father On Eighty-Sixth Birthday James Hotchkiss, native of Lan-j arkshire Scotland, who has lived in Lonaconing (76 years was the guest, of honor at' a family dinner given Saturday night at the home of his sooi Deputy Sheriff and Mrs. Hugh A. Tlotchkiss, 537 Columbia avenue, on the occasion of his eighty-sixth birthday. The guests included five sons and eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren, as follows: James Mr. Mrs.

WTBO PROGRAM TONIGHT shopping tour. dispatches. "Spears." Eggs." program. report: The Fletcher Motor Co. Smith and the WTBO staff band.

S. T. Little Jewelry Co. Tomorrow Early Bird. time program.

off. organ program. Life Co. hour. "Spears." Builders.

program. S. T. Little Jewelry Co. City Briefs David Darnley and family, of Lonaconing; Mr.

and Mrs. William Dobson, of Nikep; Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hotchkiss and family, of Mt. Savage; Mr.

and Mrs. Cornelius Inskeep and family, of Keyser; James O. Winterberg, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh A.

Hotchkiss, Mrs. Margaret Laird and grandchildren, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hotchkiss and familv, of this city. RACE ENTRIES LAUREL (Entries for October 21) FIRST Purse $1.300.

Claiming. Two- year-olds. Six lurlonjs (12 and 8). xSweet Call lOOjObservation 105 My Sweeps Grand 110 Fly Guy 110 Earlull 105 Traumagne Air 110 Redoubtable 109iSouthpark 103 Also xVisionary 113, Patrick Callahan 108. Snooty 100, Fetablt 105, xMeek 105.

aBe Careful 110, Allez Vile 115. xKcnkling 103. aP. H. Faulconer and Morvtn Stud entry.

Purse $1.300. Claiming. Maiden. Three-year-olds and up. One mile and a sixteenth (121.

Eilona Maid 109 Mullah Myrtle 101 Peter Simple Night 112 Events In Brief i Manhattan Temple, No. 8, Pyth- 'ian Sisters, at 7:30 p. tomorrow, at the Junior Order Hall, Polk street, will give a reception for Supreme Representative Anna Jenkins. Cumberland Lodge, No. 271, Loyal Order of Moose, will hold a public entertainment and dance next Monday in honor of National Moosehart Day and also the birthday of Director-General James J.

Davis, of the lodge. The Ladies Aid Society of AUe- gany'Hospital, will meet at the hospital, tomorrow at 2:30 p. m. Presbyterian Meeting Planned The annual luncheon- meeting of the Women's Association of the First Presbyterian church, will be Destiny Bay Indian Rose 2d ..111 Srown Erin 109 Hugh Minghini, 35 years old, 475 xThe whip loaoock Light 112 Central avenue, was examined yes- terday at the Allegany Hospital, for a possible fracture of the left arm, at the elbow, sustained while working on his automobile. He was treated by Dr.

William L. Burns. The Fraternal Order of Eagles has formed the F. O. E.

Hunting and Fishing Club. The officers are: Clyde James, president: Joseph M. Fradiska, secretary; Benjamin Poolc, treasurer. Walter Leibrant, Albert Horchler and Lloyd Eckenrode, directors. Arrangements are being made for several days' to which members of the Eagles and friends will be invited.

$1.500. The Peggy Stewart. Fillies. Two-year-olds. Six furlongs (5).

Grace Darling Stone .107 Buck Up 107 Risque held Friday at 1 p. m. tivcs of the various Reprtesenta- Presbyterian churches in Western Maryland will be the guests of the association, of which Mrs. R. E.

L. Bowie is president. Greetings will be brought from Baltimore Presbyterial by its president, Miss Helen Lacy. Mrs. D.

B. Kolhapor, India, will be the principal speaker. Mrs FOURTH-Piirse Sl.500. The Blue Ridge, will oe UIB Three-year-olds and up. Six furlongs T.

L. Richards will give the wel- (7). Peggs Pride Out .......113 French Lass 116 Searcher Capulct 106 Gunman .1031 S3.000. Three-year-olds. The Cecil.

One mile and a sixteenth (6). Mr. Sponge lUiValcnclcnncs ....110 coming acdress, the response to be by Mrs. Percy Sloan of Lonaconing. Mrs.

William A. Eisenberger will give the invocation. Mrs. George R. Buchanan will be soloist.

Ned llSiFull Dress Installation Tomorrow Recently elected officers of Court LOGAN-GILBERT CONCERT MARRIAGE LICENSES David Henry Howard, Boliver, Agnes 'a. John Bobbs, Frostburg. You are cordially invited to fit- clma Cower. Grantsvillc, Md. tend the concert to be given Robert Carlton Brown, Mary Tuesday night in Burford, Frostburg.

Md. Centre Street Ernest Richard Eckard, West An- land Logan, te usta, Alma Irene Griffin, soprano, under 'eerfield, Va. I land Woman's John Bozogan, Mrs. Mavy Minar- be obtained uuckcyc Poet 103 1 cardinal Gibbons, No. 529, Catho- lie Daughters of America, will bo siXTH-Piirse ciaimins i tancd at the social meeting to- 1c 5 car 1Cn night at the court home, Dark rlk, McKeesport, Pa.

James Henry Veronica ane Scott, Unlontown, Pa. Robert McLnughlin, Adelyne Low- icrs, Nemncolm, Pa. Music members of GMIMOES At Popular Prices AIJ the new leathers In pomps, straps, ties, ojtfords. New high Cuban heels. Black kid, brown, satin, patent suede.

"Arch Maid" Shoes For tired, aching feet. New styles in straps, ties, oxfords. Patent, dull, brown and black kid leathers. They fit the arch. grade, full fashioned.

All colors and szes mav fiore street, from Fenian's Club or at the door nlghFof the concert. Prices: Children, 35c; adults, 75c. Oc(-l8-3t mod and Hot iiiosjjolden Auburn Union Street. Mrs. M.

F. Flem- O' Notnin.iiMi district deputy, will be in charge. Miss Mattie Caton is in urs M.300. Claiming. Three-icharpe of refreshments and en- and up.

One mile and a six-! tertainmcnt. (12 and 81. Thorn loo finnlpfl a Divorce xPrln. Isabel Henry ...104 Wanted a invorce Rejuvenation no Anna S. Conaway has been 1 1 from william Conaway xHarvard 107.riocksllde 112 Also ElijjIblc-xSIcrn Chaser 107, Aucllla 115.

Nenlon Kay 115. Rndcimp 115, Fair Hill 112, OftWand 112, Union Station 112. Ooliirn Arrow 113. First P. M.

xApprentlce allowance claimed. SHOE STORES 48 Baltimore St. 48 POLITICA fli- i CANDIDATE C. a decree signed by Judge D. Lindley Sloan, of the Circuit Court.

Cruelty was charged. They were mnrri-d I in 1896 and separated in 1916. Chas. R. Morris wns uttorney for, the! plaintiff, while Clarence Shutter i CIRCUL O.lr Un Doing THE COM1 OOP.

POII 72 or 71 ierlnn txrlnMl, to post nositions.vcpresented Connway Republican Mass Meeting -AT jf Frostburg Tuesday Might, October F. BROENING, Republican Nominee for Maryland. Republican Nominee of DAVID A. W. NEWTON JAC1 inee for At- ominee Nominee for Clerk of the Court of Appeals.

LADIES' AND GENTLEMEN CORDIALLY INVITED can AT THE- Wedn October 8 O'clock WILLIAM F. BROE for Governor FR DAVID A. ROBB, Republican Nojpinee for Attorney-General, W. NEWTON JACKSON, for State Comptroller. CHARLES S.

WARNER, Republican Nominee for Clerk of the Court of Appeals. LADIES' AND GENTLEMEN CORDIALLY INVITED.

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