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GOOD. EVENING Not even a mother-in-law could kick about a cool day like this. Partly cloudy, Showers Sunday. I THE Member of The Associated Press TIMES Truth, Our Guide--The Public Good Our Aim Read By Nearly Everybody In Adams County TWENTY-JiFTH YEAR GETTYSBURG, SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 21st, 1928. PRICE THREE CENTS ADMINISTRATION ETTERS Quarter Million Tourists Here In Last Three Months Students Greet Coolidge and Hoover District Attorney Butt Asks That Mrs.

Eiker Be Denied Papers. A petition for the revocation of letters cf administration to Mrs. Helen Eiker, accused of the slaying of her husbandr-Perty-- D. Eiker, today filed in the office of Q. G.

TaughinbaugiL, register and recorder. An application for the granting of letters of administration' to the accused widow was made earlier in the week, but, pending the filing of a bond, no steps toward the administratioa of the have been taken. The petition for the revocation was filed with Mr. Taughinbaugh by District Attorney John P. Butt, acting as counsel for Mrs.

Carrie B. Eiker. mother of the victim of the slain man. Without Authority The petition sets forth that under Saction 23 of the state interstate law, the widow is without authority to adminster the estate of her husband. Section 23, of the intestate law, reads as follows: "No person who shall be finally adjudged guilty, either as principal or accessory, of murder of the first or second degree, shall be entitled to inherit or take any part of-the the person killed, as surviving spouse, heir, or next crkin to such person under the provision of this act." rdir.g 0 District Attorney 35,084 Make Tour of Field With Guides, Report For Quarter Shows.

Nearly a Quarter of a million tourists visited Gettysburg and its historic environs during the three months ending June 30, according to the quarterly report of the aci-'vitior-. battlefield guides made public today by William C. Storrick. superintendent of guides. total of 249.792 and without guides, are estimated to have visited Gettysburg during the period.

The number of tourists with guides was 35.GS4, an increase of 4,546 during the same period a year ago. According to Mr. Storrick, one reason for the increased number of tourists during the last quarter is the fact that bus traffic was heavier than ever "before reported. Ninety-six of the 101 registered guides operated during the quarter, and 7,686 trips of two hours or more were reported. Only 731 trips of less than two hours were reported.

I "The-- service of guides was I geneially satisfactory during the quaiter," Mr. Storrick said, "and superintendent has received a number of complimentary ports from persons who were in charge of guides." Vegetable Premium List For Fair Is Increased This Year Total Of S152.50 Will T3e Given In Prizes At South Moun- -tain Pair In This Department Alone; $50 Is Offered For Largest Yield Of Potatoes Per Acre Exhibited At Arendtsville. The first of the premium lists I the acre, who has the largest yield for the South Mountain Fair has per acre, and who will exhibit the been announced by George Taylor, entire yield at the fair. The po- chairman of the vegetable exhibit tatoes must all come from a meas- at the fair, which will be conducted ured acre and must be graded and at the Arendtsville Union park on special award is a fi rc it The premium lists in all of the prize of $10 and a second prize Sweet Corn on Market Brings i 60 cts. Dozen! A bounteous market brought out a.

good crowd of customers this morning until the rain drove ninny of them home. Sweet corn i re-tailing at GO cents a dozen nnd was said not to be of exceptional i variety. i Raspberries were the feature of market i.rd were selling at 15' a box and also at 2 boxes! i 2 3 cent. Blackberries were i put on sale at cents a box a i moved rapidly. I I Early apples were bringing 25 i 1 cents a half peek while peaches were Exiling at 30 cents for a ouarter peck.

Eean.i i 1 i 10 cc'Pi? a quarter peck a pear, were at bame price. Side i meat was steady at cents a I Watchman Is Kilied By Truck Driven By High School Student David F. Cullison, Guard At Western Maryland Crossing At Carlisle Street, Succumbs To Injuries After Being Struck By Loaded Machine Friday Evening While On Dutv. and dressed chicken President Calvin Cooiidge and Herbert Hoover (third from left) arc shown surrounded by students and teachers of Snpcrior, normal school, near the summer White Delegations from oth- f-r nearby schools caiied on Hoover while he visiting the president. i brought 35 cents.

ggs a I pi ice, some bringing- 32 cents while i others brought 30. Butter was in the same stats, some farmers soiling at 50 cc-nts a pound whilo (. thers got onlv 45 cents. I FfiSF I Nursery men to a xJer Be ill County YTER1AN Struck by a loaded automobile truck which the driver, Howard Williams, 19, Hanover street, was unable to stop as it travelled down the grade on Carlisle street toward the tracks of the Western Maryland railroad, David Franklin Cullison. 59-year-old crossing watchman, was fatally injured at 5:35 o'clock, Friday evening.

Suffering- from a fractured skull, internal and numerous external injuries, and without regaining consciousness afler he was admitted, the injured man died at the Warner hospital shortly after 7 o'clock, Friday evening. Harold Wagner, 0-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Wagner, Railroad street, who was knocked down by the truck and fell between the wheels before the heavily leaded machine came to a stop on the platform in front of the Western Maryland passenger station, escaped with a minor laceration of the right arm and brush burns. On the advice of an attorney, the driver of the truck, which was after flagging automobile traffic loaded with sand, today refused to the fr 'ht train, which was Concert Given By Three Musicians Considered "Rare Musical Treat." Dr.

James H. Snowden To Be 1 1 Speaker At Gathering At rot IhreeLJays Pen-Mar. August 2. I Members of the Presbyterian About 23 nurserymen from all churches, representing the United, state will come to Aspors I the Southein and the Northern Butt, no test of this provision of has' 'ever been in Pennsylvania; and the outcome of tba Carrie B. Eiker to secure revocation "of "A rare musical treat" was the unanimous decision of the audience which heard three noted artists in concert at Brua Chapel, Friday evening.

Although the attendance was small, only about a hundred persons being present, the enthusiasm i co- displayed after each number com- vegetable department for prizes, prize offered a total cf $2 the artists more than a Among the features of the offer being offered in the potato exhibit acked house to be The of artists ho gave on departments have been augmented of $7.50 to the individual per lam- this year and additional pri7es will ily who exhibits the largest num- be awarded over those given a her of single varieties of vegetables. In addition to the 400-bushel Monday to attend the which will be at tiie i of II. G. Baugher. Thc will be for the purpose Auc of studying varieties of fruit in the I Presbvterian churches of this sec- discuss the accident.

Young Williams, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Emory C. Hiatus, Hanover street, is a student at Gettysburg high school, aiid works for his father, a contractor, during the vacation months. Impanelled 1 A preliminary inquest into Culli- ncross the street Another witness testified that the watchman was standing facing the freight, slightly in front and to the right of Trooper Maurer's machine.

Roy Knocked Down Shatzer's view of the watchman I being run down was obstructed by line of cars, but as he ran son's death was held this morning; rger station, after thc jurcrs, empanelled by Dr. E. A. Miller, Adams county coroner, at the Tho i which always year. A total of $152 is the budget allotted the chairman of the i cerfcifyine the stock so as I chine the instance of Dislr'ct Attorney 'r Wagner boy being knocked down on the 'pavement at station, and saw him 'lay uncQr the ma- as it rumbled, over top of with a to cull-' held at has, during a half I John, P.

Butt, had viewed the body i "As numbered many mighty son's estate will b-e watched with interest by the legal profession throughout the state. Under the application for letters cf admin'stration, made "by the victim's widow, Eiker'a' estate was i valued at $300, but rn'Mr. Butt's it is alleged-that the, estate has a value of $500. Th-e entire estate consists of personal property. As a result of today's petition, Mr.

Taughinbaugh vr-ll be called upon to render a decision as to whether or not letters of administration on Eiker's estate shall be granted the accused widow. If he decides to allow the estate to be administeied by the widow, an appeal to the orphans' court of the county is open to the contestant. ings in-this department is the alone, the potatoes the directors of the fair in groups, of Cobbler, Rose, or the member of the Early Ohio, Green Mountain, .400 select organiza- and Pearl, tion of potato growers who produce more than 400 bushels of spuds to nurset ing and to avcicl a mixture of varieties." "amor, in religious work among its Tno tchool is conducted under the i membership, such as Ma Cosh, of thc nursery stock cer-1 Paxton and John Hall from the tification committee of the Pcnn- North', Graham and Moore from POOP as the truck passed of the victim at the funeral par- i over the boy; he jumped 'and lors of H. B. Bender and Son, disappeared into the station," Baltimore street.

Shatzer said. He said he helped On account of the absence of place Cullison on the seat of Troop- Trooper Floyd L. Maurer, of the I or -Maurer's 'car-- arid saw the cost to the committee, were Madame Fern Goitre Fillion, soprano; Oscar Hel- sylvania state horticultural i South, McCIurkin and i a local state police sub-station, the ficer and the truck driver start The committee in charge of the (Continued on Second Page.) Heishey, violinist. Tne conceit was staged for. the benefit of the organ fund at the Gettysburg- Presbyterian church, and those in charge of the affair expected to clear about S100 Madame Pillion's delightful poniologist of the Pennsylvania State college agriculture school; F.

M. state in- of Harrisburg. and H. G. Bausrher.

at whose nursery the demonstrations will be ven. i The nurserymen will meet at the from the United Presbyterian. The purpose of the annual la- union is to create understanding, 1 good-will, promote personal friend- sh create a of prestige and to forward the general work 'in re- lipicus nearest eyewitness to the acci- lor the hospital: dent, the inquest was Shatzer said he did not hear until next Thursday afternoon a a but that he distinct- 1:30 o'clock after six witnesses were heard. Driver In Trouble J. Kerr Shatzer, proprietor of an The program for this year's automobile service Car-union will 'include an address- by i lisle street, gave the coroner's jury Dr.

James H. Snowden, of Pitts- a better account of events, ly heard the truck, driver shout ''Look out" as he i between the freight train and the trooper's automobile. -12 Feet FronTdirb According to Charles Myers, sta-e presence and charming per- Baugher'farm on Monday and aft- burgh, editor of the Presovter sonality captivated the audience making a study there will also Banner Doctoi Snowden before a note, and after visit'nurseries in other parts Ject will to I the World Grc Wilmcrding Legionaires To; Washington Airport To Open er rs number, she had her hear- ie county and also in Franklin mW I ,1 "IDTM-. I A 4- 11 ,.1 rt.iv.-'-il-'ll'^cl TTP Come Here For Threw Day Stay, August 10. For Business After Being Burned Out.

I ers enthralled and captivated. Her county, numbers were par- and she French opera ticularly effective. Enroll For Advanced Courses Efforts arc''being mad- bv Neil W. Gibron to secure tents for thc accommodation of a Word has been received at the graciously responded to numerous local airport that Hoover field at encores. Mr.

Helfenbein is an acce-mpnsn- which was recently musidai and demonstrated his EMBEZZLERS IN BAIL i a i a -(AP)- b-rs of the Westingbousc! ed musician, ana (A-r; nosl 930 Wilmeiding, this destroyed by fire, following an ex( comp ete mastery of piano technic Two are hel(i in baii by a stat- who are expected to" camp 1 plosion, will be put in operation the wide range of selections he I ma g.i ra to. today charger! with em- thc week-end of Auguitj-asram on Sunday. Howard played. bezzling- stocks and securities val- Miss daughter h-ve over thc week-end of August on Sunday. 1C.

11 and 12. Mitinger, manager of the local air- Members of uhe post of i several aL Wasll have been in cornmumca-1 a- tion with the officers of the local i in conference with tne offi- Howard played. Miss Hershey, who is only lo years old, was described as a remising musician, who shows rare talent for the violin. She bezzling- stocks and securities val- at' from Dr. H.

A. Sur- of Dr. and Mrs. W. E.

Wolf, of Arendtsville. arid a graduate of the i 1 Arendtsville vocational school in the class of 1928, has enrolled as a student at Irving college -in Mechanicsburg for the coming term. pursue -the I has general academic course in addi- The i tion to a course at the musical conservatory. Bruce-Wolf, her "oroTTfeT, who tion me -ii nn'F and tliev asked be cials-of-that which the played with a simple and unaftecL- 1 ci rt VIOT flin nlnnrllts provided for their accommodation 1 local field is a subsidiary. during thc time they are hare.

Mr. Two Travelair planes and possi- the audience. ed style which won her thc plaudits face, of Selinsgrove. a honev bee i expei't, and professor of biology at Susquehantia college. They arc M.

N. and John Katz, 27. pre-! WesteiTi Maryland freight agent. burgh, editor of the Presbvterian i cecding and following the acci-1 the front end of the truck was -12 sub- I dent, than any other witness. I feot from the cast curb of Carlisle row-1 Shatzer said he standing at ah'tieot when it being ding Better?" gasoline pump outside his place of i icctly in front of the ticket agent James McKinley Rose, the a business when thc track, loaded wmdov.

in the station, moiis New York tenor, will be the with sand, started to go down the Melvin E. Spriggle. Gettysburg, guest soloist. The following! grade on Carlisle street toward the i a Western Maryland railroad em- and lavmen compose the i railroad tracks. ploye, who witnessed'the-accident reunion committee: "Before the truck reached a as he was walking toward Carlisle Rev.

Dr. Walter J. Hogue, i point where Race Horse alley stieet in front of the said First" Picsbvtenan church, York', crosses Carlisle steeet," Shatzer Cullison was standing facing the president- the Rev. Dr. David said, "I heard a noise about the train when he was hit.

The wit-' Baltimore, vice prcsi-', track as though the driver-was en-1 ness said he saw the truck hit the ('out- the Rev Dr' Rose, deavonng to change gears; prob- man's leg and him over, but Mcrceisbare, secretary-treasurer ably trying to change from high 1 1 the Rev'. Charles T. Leber, Balti- i to second. I saw that the more assistant secretary; J. driver was trouble when he en- Johnston, 30, who are said Gordon.

Waynesboro; King Alex- deavored to drive the machine in- said he did not believe the machine passed over his body. Did Not Hear Yell i Sprig-gle said he did not hear the Clwimberbv George W. Shipley, Herndon, Vir- BPV I to Race Horse alley at The Times truck driver yell as he made the Gibson has bcon trying- in a dozen I bly a tri-motored 10 passenger ship eastern cities io secure regulation 1 will be placed in operation. array tents for thc veterans but! hangar and six planes were to procure them, stroysd by fire on July 4 Chamber of Commerce gasoline exploded. A.

II. agreed to pay 'he rental for i a manager of Hoover ter-'ts, Mr. Gibson said, and Col. E. stopped in Gettysburg this week ondeivt oC to Buffalo where he wit-! to -'s Doctor Gr; Portrait Is Hung In' Art Institute have conducted a brokerage 1 1 1 1 1 fice here, Doctor Surface accused them a office but was prevented by two i turn, but said the train was mak- women who were standing on the i ing- so much noise- that it was unlikely that he would have heard the crossing.

Speed Reduced According to the witness, IE. vis, A portrait by Paul Trcbilcock. has offered in the University of medical school, at for the coming year. Pennsylvania Philadelphia, graduated with the class of 1928 national paik. nt Gettysburg college, has enrolled lesion the use of Paroee field as pan a 'camping grounds.

eiai Mr. Gibson is now endeavoring! equipned with a 7-cylimler air- to "cot in touch with concerns in cooled motor and capable of carry- nearby citiss with a view to three passengers and a pilot, inp- a large tent, capable of be introduced shortly by the co'rnmodating between and 501 General Motors corporation. Bernt The funiilbr. of thc veterans Balchen. pilot- with Commander WHO'S WHO ADDS NEW LIST OF LOCAL PEOPLE The Who's Who columns df Gettysburg business people nre very popular -th the home folks these days.

In fact the great majority of "features published are bringing out soir.a dandv information about special folks here, special opportunities to do business in the home territory, and special friendliness that seems to be a high spot with these Gettysburg folks. If you readers didn't know about these things, now's the time to learn, and you will do more business at home and less elsewhere. Prize winners are popping up all LhY: testing--oT the new one of the forraost portrait partu- being manufactured by Gen- ers of'the United States, of Dr. Motors. new William Anthony Granville.

foimev president of Gettysburg fetOCK men. will accompany thc touring Byrd on his trans-Atlantic flight, party will find lodging places in was pilot in the test flight. but now residing in Chicago, has been hung in the art institute of Chicago in the annual exhibition. According; to art critics thc portrait is a profile with Doctor Granville attired in academic gown with the Yale hood. hour Dr.

Richard J. Stock, Baltimore street, was today notified that he had successfully passed the Penn- I sylvania state Gettysburg. Thc narty is Paul Charles, pilot at the local aimual' port, has taken one of the Eagle- The portrait will hang at the art animation to institute affair of the Wilmerding post and rock ships to Richmond for re-rig- will be taken to for tho party will leave out there on ging and is expected to return Friday, August 10 and stay i within a few days. until Sunday afternoon. Mr.

Gibson hss bcon able to pro- tion at the art institute in that city, which opens in October. STOCK REPORT i A. C. SWISHSR IS i BURIED TODAY vide everything needed by the touring party in the way of New York, July camping comforts and expects to i treme dullness characterized to- have the tents arranged for with-! day's short session of the stock i Funeral services -for Albert Doctor Stock recently praclu- a ted from thc University of Mary. land dental school after complet- ing a four-year course, and has 1 passed, thc Maryland state dental I hoard examination to practice his i profession in that state.

Doctor Stock, a son of Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Stock, plans to practice at Hanover.

Mooie, Charlestown, West. i i -pi AT street, the west side of the street tne Kev in-. J. dKtr some auto i a ihfrr'i' Bn Sdii: th tte a tiic eU ss as i Waynesboro; thc Rov. Dr.

F. M. Wood. Martinsburg. i West A'irginia: D.

H. Patterson. M.cConnellsburg; the Rev. J. F.

i A meal, a i i thc Rev. T. E. i Redding. Stewartstown; thc Dr.

William S. Hess. Hagerstown; that if hc had run into the Rev. Samuel R. Dc hl.

Martins-1 thc -j ast i thc ine waiting to buig, West Virginia, and the Rev. C. A. McConaughy, Laurel. more than 15 miles an when it passed Race Horse and seemed to reduce its as it approached the railroad i cry.

A half the freight train a had passed when the watchman wa? struck, the witness testified. Howard Diehl. of Gettysburg, who was in the first car on the north Fide of the railroad tracks, gave it as his opinion that the was not gome more than five or six miles an hour as it turned to go between the train and the first car of the north-bound line. Diehl said that while he did not. see thc watchman struck, he saw the man fall face downward on the (Continued on Second Page.) dental practice ex- dentistry.

Dnwn Wosf Side The driver of the truck appar- 11 HIT-RUN ACCIDENTS in a short time. TAKES COACHING COURSE market. Price movements again i Swishcr. candidate for were indecisive due to the failure register and recorder in '-'ic i of pools to attract an outside fol- September primary. lowing and thc absence of any Thuri'day afternoon.

J. Kenneth Ivory, instructor at i concerted selling pressure. Profit from his late home were near Round dird h-ld i Hairisburtr, -Eleven hit and run motor accidents occuired in Pennsylvania i last week arcl only one of the drivers responsible has been ap- pichcnded. Benjamin G. i i i a of motor vehicles, said cross tne raiiroau.

lie would have pushed the first car in line against the moving freight train." Shatzer continued. "When the truck driver found he was unable to turn in Race Horse alley, hc decided to run down thc west side of thc street, and then look the only opening offered to him." The first car in the line, south Mears and Collyer Leave Spokane For Flijrht To New York. Spokane. July --Bound for Xrw Yoik, terminus MRS. STEVENSON IS LAID TO REST today.

ThTM dnvers I however, were arrest of tho tracks. to cross, i an attempted record round the over Gettysburg and you would be Gettysburg academy, and coach of i taking brought about substantial Top, Cumberland township. at the number that come --i I hustling i.n from all over the dis- "uncral services for Rcsc the younger boys in several in several recent favor- 1 trict. it's a happy chance that's waiting for you. branches of sports at thc local in- itcs.

The closing was irregular. Is oVs your chance, and st itution, is taking a cours3 in ath- FARM WEATHER REPORT For Eastern Pennsylvania: Partly, and slightly warmer tcixght and Sunday. Local thundershowers Sunday. letic coaching at Pennsylvania i State college. Herbert McCrack-, en.

coach of football at Lafayette i college, is in charge of the TO PUBLISH NEW NOVEL Houghton Miflin, New York publishers, have announced the publication in the autumn of a new novel "What Everybody Wanted," morning F. Stine, Brethren church, officiating. Interment was made in F.vorgrcn csmeterv. 'Members of the Order ness. thc were held this afternoon Pitzer housr at 2:30 o'clock.

Rev. Ear! Bowman, pastor WEEK'S at of Independent American? were in of Si James' Lutheran church, of- charge of thc services at the ccrne- f.ciatimr. Interment wasNinade at If anything you want, you got it at very email cost throu i by Elsie Singmaster. The in The Gettyuburg I of the nove i a i i a Times. Just 'phone MRs Breighner or at Tlie Times office.

Maryland town. tery. Thc pallbearers were: Washington, July -Weather outlook for thc week be- driven by Trooper Maurer. Acin old coining to Shatzer, the tioorcr's dur'ng thc car was back just far enough rum thc tracks to allow thc truck to cut in and run between th" freight train and the ii" automobile in the line. Says Driver Yelled Before the truck driver cut over WEATHER OUTLOOK 'world 1 John Henry Mears and Charljs Collyer landed hero 7:30 this morning, and.

after i-efuoling took off again for New York. The fliers who arrived at Victoria. B. night, from Japan on the liner Empress of Russia, expressed confidence that they Evorcrecr, cemetery. The pallbearers ginnino-Monday.

North and Middle i in i of the firt uuvomobilc in would reach 'New' York'by tomor- AtlantTc States: Showers Monday the line," the witness continue noon. brniKinff by four days he yelled, 'Look out' and 1 a i previous record for a trip were and mostly fair until Friday or C. Saturday when showers are prob- scene C. 'Reaver, Paul Lufz, Frank Loll, Dougherty. small Emory Fox, Maurice Munshour I Charles W.

and Walter Maring. -Howard able. Temperature Myers. Hull, above normal Charles Sterner and Jacob Herettr. week.

except slightly middle of two persons jump to tho pavcm-en', around the world, near thc passenger They said thay were Cullison stood in Carlisle sire, tine" and their ship was on the south side of the tracks, perfectly. "feeling running.