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i -1 tTsssssssHrrissg SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1929 THE PITTSBURGH PRESS Want Ad Headquarters, Court 4900 Other Departments, Court S4S0 FIVE ASKS $15,000 DAMAGES NEW THEATER IS IMPRESSIVE BRITISH DISARM North Braddock Girl Files Damage EUROPE STILL SUFFERS FROM 1 1 Suit Against Railways Co. PLANS ARE NOT BOY SHOOTS SISTER Argument Over Magazine Results in Tragedy. Special to The Pittsburgh Press. ALLIANCE, Feb. 16.

Shot in abdomen by her brother at noon to Miss Margaret 0Brien, 18, of BIG WELL PRILLED Produces More Than 2,500,000 Feet Daily; Third In 10 Days. Special to The Pittsourgh Press. CLARION, Feb. 16. Tht third big gas well to be produced near here in the past 10 days was brought in on the E.

R. Reid farm. North Braddock, filed suit in Common Pleas Court yesterday in which she asks $15,000 damages from the YET DEFINITE INTENSE COLD; Pittsburgh Railways Co. as the result of an accident last July 21. i Miss O'Brien alleges she suffered I'V 1 1 Foreign Office Denies Prob Famine and Low Tempera injuries of a serious nature when a runaway trolley car crashed through the front of a store in which she was employed at Braddock ave.

and ability of Further Prog-1 ress for Some Time, tures Continue to Spread Disaster. Library North Braddock. She day, Margaret Gruber, 14, Is near death in City Hospital as result of argument over a magazine. According to police, Mrs. Adolph Gruber, mother, hid the magazine before leaving the children at home while she went to a bank.

An argument started, the girl blaming Albert, 11, for hiding the book. In the argument, police say. Albert shot the girl. four miles south of here by the Red Bank Oil Co. The well registered over 2.500,000 feet and was developed In the 100-foot sand at about 1,100 feet.

This sand in this section has lately been very "productive. The pressure at the well was so great that it has been impossible to keep a gauge in position. claims the speeding trolley after leaving the rails ploughed its way into the- front of the establishment and that she was pinned beneath By The United Press. LONDON, Feb. 16.

Hopes for I the wreckage mat resulted from the definite artinn tn-ararri further lim- I unftti-u. By The United Press. LONDON. Feto. 16.

All Europe fought famine and cola today as low temperatures and heavy snows continued to spread disaster through many countries. Estimates placed the death toll Within the last week at several hun I itation of naval armaments were A Cat' ft high in Europe tonight, but a state ment by the British foreign office indicated that specific proposals dred. The actual number of deaths were not yet ready. Tomorrow- Optimism was caused by the i statement of Sir Esme Howard, cannot be computed until full reports are available from regions cut o3 by piling snowdrifts and frozen rivers. This winter has been one of the worst on record in Europe, and the British ambassador in Washington that United States passage of the bill to build 15 cruisers paved the way for definite proposals among British Isles, and epidemics, storms i the powers.

The foreign office, however, is sued a communique, which said it is and (unlikely that Great Britain will De i in a position to make any further All Remaining Women's Coats Dresses communication, on the naval dis and cold have brought death to more than 10,000 persons during the past few months. From all over the continent and England tragic reports came in. NINE GYPSIES FROZEN. A family of nine gypsies was found frozen to death today in the Pless forest, in Silesia. Nearly 100 gypsies have been frozen dead in outlying armament situation for some time pending consultation with the do minions.

SITUATION UNCHANGED. The communique said: "There has been no change In the situation since Sir Austen Chamberlain informed the House of Com Reduced V2 mons on Feb. 6 that His Majesty's government were engaged in a care ful examination 'of all questions concerning our relations i witn America and the naval conditions of districts. Many, it was reported, were refused warmth and shelter by peasants, who were afraid the gypsies might steal their possessions In Sandwich, eight aged persons died from the coid yesterday, and new snowstorms and cold continued in England today. Many villages in Devonshire were isolated by drifts.

During the night 50 persons collapsed from the cold on London streets and more than 40 were injured from falling on slippery sidewalks. The thermometer touched two below zero in the British capital. CARAVAN IS LOST. A gypsy caravan of 40 persons the two countries." "This examination is being dili gently prosecuted. As soon as It is concluded, the first step will be to We make this drastic price cut to clear our stocks of all Winter Apparel.

No Exchange No Returns communicate its results to tne gov ernments of the dominions and re-1 ceive and consider their views. Itl is unlikely, therefore His Ma jesty's government'will be in a position to make any further commu 5v wv jkv 1 nication for some time. DIVORCE SEEKER SAYS fennel Company (ZHe J.G. MATE DESERTED HIM Dormont Man Charges Wife Left 443 to 445 Wood Sttfeet One Door from Fifth Ave. Home Two Years Ago.

ent through the ice and was lost while attempting to cross the River Drave, Zagreb dispatches said. Many ships were held in the ice of the Baltic and six German battleships caught in the Langer-lands belt were threatened with destruction by the grinding floes. Athens reported many dead in Isolated villages of Northern Greece when a sudden thaw and rains flooded the rivers of Macedonia and South Jugoslavia. Bridges and houses were destroyed. The Riviera-Budapest express was snowbound for four days, 40 miles from Budapest and when the train finally reach Budapest all the passengers were ill from exposure and lack of food.

Robert Lovelace, 3246 Piedmont Dormont, filed a libel in di vorce vesterdav in Common Pleas Court before Judge Frank P. Pat- 1 terson, against Margaret G. Lovelace, in which he charges her with desertion. note of restraint and dignity, the color scheme being old rose, ivory and gold. The proscenium arch and They were married Feb.

18, 1921, and lived together until two years ago. The wife lives at 3114 Sinton Cincinnati, OA, RADIO BAN EXTENDED Chain Broadcasting by Nearby Stations Still Forbidden. FIFTH AVENUE NEAR WOOD OFFICIALSJONORED Tribute Paid to West View Burgess, Councilmen. Tribute to Burgess D. A.

Atkinson of West View and the seven members of the borough council was paid last night at a testimonial dinner held in No. 3 Engine House, Perrysville highway. Architecture and theater luxury find their latest expression in the new Roosevelt Theater, Center ave. at Dinwiddie st. This latest temple of photoplays and vaudeville was opened with appropriate ceremonies Friday evening and many theatergoers who came to see and hear stayed to admire.

Beauty, color and comfort are the predominating notes of the newest of the theaters of the Hendel Corp. The exterior presents a reproduction of the Italian Renaissance period, rich terra cotta and triable treatment creating the effect. The entrance is sheltered by an impressive marquee studded with myriads of glowing: lamps. The lobby entrance is indirectly illuminated. The foyer is richly furnished and illuminated.

Two wide carpeted circular stairways lead to the mezzanine foyer and balcony. An oil painting of Theodore Roosevelt, to whom this house is dedicated, is hung on the center wall panel. Vincent Scatena, artist and decorator, executed this painting. The auditorium interior carries a dominant main ceiling co-ordinate in a sumptuous and elegant design. Luxurious comfortable seats, with a perfect view of stage from any part of the theater, assure the patron of relaxation and real home comfort.

The mezzanine foyer and lounge is designed to reflect an atmosphere of grandeur and splendor. Beautiful crystal lighting fixtures add to the charm and grace of the Roosevelt. A fully equipped stage containing stage curtains, drapes and modern stage lighting devices are designed with marked originality, lending exceptional charm to the dominant note of beauty that characterizes the entire decorative scheme. The Moller de luxe organ installed in the theater, is the climax of a plan to assure perfect tone and dignity. In the design of the heating and ventilating system every scientific device has been employed to insure the proper change of air and the maintenance of correct temperature at all times.

By The United Press. WASHINGTON, Feb. 16. The Federal Radio Commission today extended until June 1, 1929, its order against chain broadcasting of dupli cate programs by radio stations TOMORROW "Sensational Values! NEW WINTER COATS At Clearance Prices I within 300 miles of each other. The order was first issued by the commission to be effective Nov.

11, 1928. It was later deferred to Feb. 1, 1929, again to March 1 and now to June 1. The radio commission's ac of the United States Steel Corpora tion was prompted by thousands of Share in Melon. FARRELL, Feb.

16. Former ROOT SAILS TO ATTEND WORLD COURT MEETING tion, during 1928, received $39,299.80 out of the $3,488,487.90 distributed letters from listeners who protested against abandonment of the chain programs. employes of the four local plants among the various plants. Former Judge Frank I Gollmar, one of the speakers, cited the outstanding accomplishments of the borough and declared that much of the community's progress was owed to Burgess Atkinson and to the present council, William Dickson, James Dunn, A. A.

Hendler, John Reed, Walter P. Hunt, Elmer J. Thompson and Robert Hill. Howard H. Wilt, secretary of the West View Board of Trade, promised that the organization would cooperate in any project aimed at betterment of the community.

He also voiced a suggestion that a community house be included in the new municipal hall proposed to be Define Conference Will Seek to Duties of Tribunal. LUXURIOUS Fur Trimmed Dress Styles By The United Press. NEW YORK, Feb. 16. After celebrating his eighty-fourth birthday yesterday, Elihu Root, former secretary of state, sailed at midnight on the S.

S. Augustus for Geneva, REDUCED PRICE $2 erected on the site on which the banquet was held. Responding to the tributes paid him and council, Burgess Atkinson spoke. George F. Kiesaisch was toastmaster.

V. II i si Values to $59.50 where he will serve on a committee that will seek to define more clearly the duties of the World Court. ''The committee is the same kind of committee as that which met at The Hague in 1920 and discussed and agreed upon and reported the plan under which the court was created," Root said before sailing. "The members of the committee do not represent any government or country. They do not represent anything except their own opinions, but they have been selected from different parts of the world with the idea of having the different 'points of view exchanged." RAILWAY COMPANIES PLAN TRACK SALE Pittsburgh Railways Co.

and West Penn System Involved. 85 That Were $35 Now 96 That Were $40-Now Purchase now at a substantial saving, and have a lovely new coat for the remainder of this season, and be prepared for next season! The smartest styles, lavishly fur trim med, are featured in this group! Including Many Black Coats Trimmed With Luxurious Black Fur Collar and Cuffs By The United Press. HARRISBURG, Feb. 16. Permission to sell a one-third interest in the tracks, wires and other equipment of the Pittsburgh Railways Co.

on Fifth McKeesport, be 120 Topcoats wat OS- That CHARGES ARE IGNORED Were $45 AGAINST STATE COP 7 $28 i I $28- WW Grand Jury Dismisses Case Brought by Labor Leader. 80 Topcoats That Were $50 Now A charge of aggravated assault and battery preferred against Mich ael Onko, state policeman, by Patrick H. Toohey, labor leader, has tween Locust st. and the west approach to the new bridge across the Monongahela to the West Penn Railway was asked of the Public Service Commission in an application filed here today. Construction of the new bridge and abandonment of the old bridge between McKeesport and Duquesne, which forced abandonment of that part of the tracks of the West Penn Railway from the intersection of Sinclair st.

and Fifth ave. to the old bridge, makes the sale necessary, according to the application. The change will not result in any change of street car service, the application stated. The consideration was stated to be $25,268. been ignored by the grand jury.

The costs in the case were placed on the countv. Patrolman Onko arrested Toohey during a gathering of striking coal miners at Renton, last larch. The Elegantly Fur Trimmed Coats Silk lined and silk trimmed. Top notch garments every one of them detail perfect, Material, style, fit everything a man desires and always gets at Wilson's. CHOICE OF TEIE HOUSE! uits and Overcoats labor leader charged the state offi cer with using rough tactics in plac ing him under arrest.

PROMOTION BILL PASSED CREDIT MEN TO ATTEND CAPITAL CONVENTION Delegation to Leave Tonight for Two-Day Gathering. REDUCED PRICE $3 Senate Approves Measure to Accel erate Officers Progress. Bv The United Press. WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.

The 1 fe ISLfiJLIF IPIMSS Senate late today passed the army promotion bill previously reported by the Military Affairs Committee. The bill is designed to accelerate A. B. Buckeridge. manager of the Credit Bureau, of Pittsburgh, will head a delegation of credit men from Western Pennsylvania tonight for Washington where tomorrow and Tuesday they will attend the Columbia regional credit conference.

Buckeridge is president of the conference. Membership includes credit managers of regional bureaus of Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Vir Crowd of shrewd buyer are taking advantage of tki nnucual 'money-saving opportunity. A good deal of the trade come from ona telling another of the wonderful bargain offered in merchandise of highest quality. The Tariety is still large but don't delay coming if you want to get your exact sixe and the model you have in mind. army promotions.

It represents a compromise between opposing factions in the com mittee over the method to be fol- Values to $79.50 Rich shawl collars, long stoles of fur, deep borders and the new cavalier cuffs are spe-. cial features of these exceptionally attractive coats. They are new models that we are featuring at clearance prices Including Many Black Coats Trimmed With Luxurious Black Fur Collar and Cuffs lowed in awarding promotions. It provides for promotions on the basis of length of service. The measure now goes to con ference.

125 MEN LAID OFF HIABEREDASKIERY 5 ETtrytMng fl OFF 3 Entire atoefc. tneledlna' White Broadcloth and Fancy Shirts, Neckwear. Underwear. GleTea, Hosiery, Pajamas ginia. Maryland.

New Jersey and District of Columbia. The object will be to formulate plans for automatically forwarding credit references on persons moving from one state to another within the regional limits. BURNS KILL INFANT Swissvale Child's Clothing Ignited from Burning Paper, Coroner Told. Break in Tank Causes Suspension of Work. CLEAN-UP SALE WINTER COATS CLARION, Pa, Feb.

16. A break in one of the tanks at the Knox Glass Bottle Co. plant caused shutdown and 125 men will get a vacation. Somers R. Caskey, 18 months, of During the shutdown the plant will also be enlarged and remodeled.

1416 Westmoreland ave Swissvale, iied in the Wilkinsburg private hospital. 1300 Wood st, Swissvale. today DRASTIC REDUCTIONS Winter Coats, Dress and Sports Models suitable for immediate and early Spring wear. These smart coats are developed of quality materials, Navy Chinchilla, Sport and Fur Trimmed models included. $10 Star and Crescent.

from burns on tne Doay. According to a report to the coro The Men's Store of Pittsburgh Smithfield Street and Seventh Avenue Loyal Star Chapter 115, Order of the Star and Crescent, will hnid a ner, the child lighted a sheet of paper at a stove yesterday and his card party Friday at 9 p. at 139 Bdll Fourth Floor ciotmng jszuieo. jarownsvuie ra. -t..