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Features Amusements Classified SECOND SECTION HARRISBURG, MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 13, 1928. PAGE 9 SECOND SECTION I A (0'itmucti Vmm First I'asct A Hobson's Choice A candidate personalty politically dry is preferable to one, personally dry and politically wet. declared Dr. F. Berry Plummer, dry leader of Hagerstown.

Md, formerly of Carlisle, when pressed by a rival candidate to inquire into the per sonal drinking habits of Congress man P. N. Zihlman, a candidate lor the District of Map land. Dr. Plummer reiusea to make such an inquiry.

Watch For a Farm a farm hie watch a hf a tomer MUlers and a big farm A torn er Millers burg man in one the liwhrntu where near, nearer and nearest beer iPnnA1 woe Hictiiccincr the rpnt storms amone the Atlantic ia uipcticcw, coast. irathPr wpnt to Kansas fortv six years took up a government grant and a few months later wrote tKo ne rnmine hnme mnthpr that hp was coming home for her ar the family. That was cause the previous action had been in June, went West in April," nullified by a technicality. he said. David Oscar Hoerner filed divorce, "Then another letter came that he 'action against Evelyn Hoerner, ivt was coming home.

A cyclone had Indian avenue, alleging desertion, cleaned off all the buildings. No Ar place to raise a family if you wantjSj(5 MORTGAGE. Ut hUehe016' cmtos! $300 BE SATISFIED "He traded the farm for a watch as i big as a saucer. We children George Docket, farmer, of Halifax it for a plaything. I'd like to know Township, to day petitioned the what came out of the farm County Motion Court for what happened to the watch.

jan order satisfying a $300 mortgage; Score Go Swimming A score of persons gritted toafVi onrf tru lr a nrtlar hpar din into iiic atci a i. uic attaches. The cold water discouraged Harrisburgers so much that the great majority of persons who did not go to the beach remained only to watch, and not swim. The Sunday before there were about 9000 at the beach but there was a reason, it was the best method of escaping the humidity, not the heat. A Toy Accident John Dve 4 428 Peffer street, suf fc raA nn ritrht nhoolr Saturday night when he fell off a toy auto 1 mobile near his home.

His injury was treated at the Polyclinic; Hospital. i day advised county treasurers that Three Ribs Fractured they may resume the issuance ot Marlin Wolfe, 24, 2047 North Sixth i niin "censes, street, suffered probable fracture of The treasurers were reques ed to three ribs Saturday when thrown 'stop the sale of licenses following i. meetine of the commission on automobile at Seventeenth anH allu Rerrvhill streets Ready For Big Parade Heave ho. the sailors will march.1 For the Cruisers will leave their stalwart craft and cavort on land betimes, so sayeth William Curtis one of the "heavenly twins" W11U Willi 13111 xittiiimaiwci ia icftu the parades. And so that others may know what they plan to do, the two Sir Williams will hold a meeting in the Chamber of Commerce Wednesday afternoon.

Those invited are: George H. Albright, J. Grant Schwarz, N. K. Vanderzee, Milton Strouse, C.

W. Wolfe, Ed. C. Allen, James F. McCoy and Ben Neal.

These laddies are the aids for the Chamber Cruise and they will icij uui i nit faittu o. i To Build Movie Booth A buildine riermit was issued to rl.iv tn rhP HnntPr FstatP for thP. building of a fireproof moving picture projection booth in the Colonial Theater at Third and Market streets. The permit calls for the 1 expenditure of $1000. FANNING HE Hoover formal notification 1 u.j i in from a dozen stations fansifor the weekly sketch of smaU town! in irom a aozen Stations, ians found to their, delight when they tuned in.

The Secretary of Com merce spoke in his characteristic de liberate tone of voice, which is ideal for broadcasting, and not a word was missed by the great majority of list eners. i Many regarded WMBS as an ace in the hole for the broadcast. Its signals were really too strong on wiched between. Vanety is to fea made her a star, plays this time the high powered sets and tuning them ture the 7 o'clock program, and at I part of a young student of Journal down presented a task. 7.30 the Gypsies will come on thei ism, is well cast.

Lea trice Joy, as I air in another of their delightful Sue Ives? has more acting to do After the chain broadcast, fans programs. Music and events of and shows some delicate shading, roamed md wide in their search twenty five years ago will be con 1 never muffing the emotional part, for nment. Sunday night jtrasted with music and events of to The supporting cast is fine; even signals acompanied by static, day during the 8.30 program, with in small particulars, such as the but the two chain programs could be; olive Kline as Soprano soloist, a Irish maid on the witness stand, secured, and dance music, after 9 quartet and Joe Green's novelty or i Stor a Murder o'clock, carried fairly free from noise. chestra supplying ihe music. The story Is that of a murder, WPG, WLW and WBBM were Many and Ezie are to supply the 9j the murder of a lovely young among other stations closely follow o'clock entertainment, which recalls woman, around whom there were ing volume ivuxw, noi, niuu and WRC.

Brahms' "Fifth Hungarian Dance" will be given during the weekly broadcast of the piano and vocal "iwins" from WJZ stations at 6 1 nVUvt "ParnaHn Vamn "Firie ets" and "Dainty Miss" are among Little Love Nest" and That's My would have been very funny if other numbers scheduled. Douglas; Weakness Now." i everybody hadn been so Stanbury, baritone, is to be featured; i Patiently waiting for the Movietone. during Roxy's broadcast, at 6.30 WLW's "Funfull" hour, at 9. The program also includes a Metrj The 8 o'clock band will play 'o'clock; a dance orchestra from Golden Mayer news reel. I enjoyed Mcszkowsk's "Spanish Dance, WTAM, at 11.30; WSAI's 11 o'clock the bill thoroughly, and it was cer "Angela Mia, by Rapee, with orchestra, and programs of WBAL, tainly a nice way to spend a mom the accompanying male quartet tojWJR, WBBM and WLS are among; ing, much more pleasant than ting "Midnight Till Dawn, and 1 ALKEAUI MAKIUEV, SHE ASKS DIVORCE! According to papers filed by' Matilda A.

Smith in the Dauphin: county nrothonotarv's office to Wng for an aimulment oi her marriage to clarence w. Smith, now living at 340 Cameron street. Mid dletown. Mrs. Smith married on 'December 26, 1919, and lived with; her husband until August, 1920.

She; alleges that she then discovered that her husband was already married nd maintaining a home ekewhere.l Other divorce actions filed to day Wilkison 1316 WaUace street al. leging desertion after they had lived together from 1901 to 1918; Emma: G. Ambrose against Lawrence A. Ambrose, 108 South Front street, Steelton, alleging cruelty; John, Ma Bufila steelton aUegingsdesertion after living to er from 15 m9 to cember 24, jb.cs. xj.

riouut oti H.mu dKaiiisL iuauuc luui.iu, ton strept. crueltv. i :VsM.tin ntlv filed a divorce action against Bessie Goldstein, 1725 N. Third street, filed n.n. fnr a new option to dav be 1 1 nanprs for a new action to day be on his property which had been re corded twenty one years ago.

He askpd the order on presumption oil tte record, showing thei mortgage had Deen given oy ouhw than Tobias to Peter Jiergstresser, Realty Transfers Realty transiers to day were: Carrie E. steward to Ray is. steward, 1403 N. Front street, SI; Morris Roseman, to J. W.

Siewart, Steel ton, Thomas w. ungie to j. Darusevich, East Hanover township, $4500; Carrie E. Culp to Laura B. Farra, 2230 N.

Fourth street, SI; Josiah F. Dunkle estate to John iTonkovich Steelton $623; J. C. Dunkelberger to Lutie R. Crull and H.

Harman, lUl Green i street, $1. Resume License Issuing Tne state Game Commission to August 6 al which time it was de spsc.aJ licenses would nec lu uuc ucc' i tn unr nnp rfpor Bank Named Guardian ine Mechanics irust company was appointed guardian tor the children of Charles Spahr, late ot Swatara township, in Dauphin coun mouon coun io aay. THE WEATHER High pressures, entering over the north cct atl.ni1H hv fail anri mnt.r i i i I I I i seasonable temperatures. A low pressure Hls Farm. COWS, Chlgkens, pigs, area, centered over the northern Rocky the drove Of sheep and their Shep Mountain region, is causing warm, sea sonabie temperatures with generally lair herd, they are seen ana heard, weather over the Plains.

High pressures, Ha vine time too it verv aood Th centered over New York State, are at. a mg lime, too 15 very gooa. in? tended by fair weather and unseasonably farmer OUt in the fields, Stacking low temperatures over the Lake region, nav hi n.acmri fh the Ohio Valley, and the northeast por cne na" in Ine D1B Wagons, tne tion of the country, a well developed voices of the harvest hands, calling stcrm area is centered over the Gulf ot Mexieo. causing strong winds and heavy to each Other, yelng at the horse, rains over Florida, and general rains over: it is ac ml ac th fioTH itcolf 'he Gulf and South Atlantic states lnaicates ior mis vicinity iair wun con tinued cool, slowly rising temperatures to nignt ana luesaay. Btatlorn ss km sS Feet Tenths River Bulletin Sjlf wiihamsport iJO Kamsburg 17 2.0 4.8 0.1 THE AIR DHardelot's "Because, A house hnilriinir hpe trill furnish ths thoma i 1 Mi.

.1 1 1 1 1 i 1 rt.il s.s 1 1 1 1 nprc are to be featured at 9 o'clock, and! the 10 o'clock music nrotrram is tni bring Luigini's "Ballet Egyptien" as! one of its many high spots. A string quartet is to play semi classical selections from WEAF sta tions at 6.15 and 6.45 o'clock, with talk by Captain Charles Scully on "Long Distance Swimming," sand mat inoran ana Macs are 10 De on uie air eacn ounady iu8t. series of broadcasts, beginning August Another of the South American cabaret series, at 9.30, is to be iol lowed by an hour of dance music, with outstanding numbers to be a RmI Swprthart. "Tn a other attractive features on the ir. I i Harrisburg.

Boy Seeing World Sat Uncle Sam 's Expense sir Ti. sftn Mr nrf wr. tts'' rxir TLv iii luc Aiiwiait ouuaiuuii ui Liic Asiatic xicri. ui me uiutcu ouiics iav.v. i hirprf a 'Rirkshaw and saw th siirht.

of Hhpfon China riiirinc shore "si. IUI .7 I icavc line iiic licrb naa in liic uaiuui. a tau ma pna for miles at a dog trot just fast enough and luxurious enough see cverythjng while at ease. Betty One of First to See and Hear Talking News Reel Current at Loew's Hear 8 tlOOVer ODeech; TL 11 1 I iuc uciictuijr inai is Feature Film By BETTY BROOKS The Fox Movietone News, featured this week at Loew's, is really all that enthusiastic press agents have said of it. There is the news of the moment, in sight and sound, clear and perfectly synchronized, This'is the first "talkie" iri.

Harris I First on the news resl is Herbert Hoover, standing before the micro I phone, delivering his acceptance It. i the legend of American prosperity va Ui.f i.o..j.o,M uc" heard. i At Olympic Games Movietone next presented a shot nf thP ntvmnii. cramp, Thprp the militant music of the band, as i the thousand of young athletes marched on to the field. The cheer mg or tne crowd, the songs or the i i i acuiuica LCduiA.

evcrvLmiiE was re i produced with photographic ac scene was that of the peasants of Oetigheim. It was es pecially vivid; the peasant costumes 0f the people, the unusual settings, the swen of the chorus singing as they waiked through the hills, Farm Life Portrayed Farm life came in for attention like the SOng, "Old MacDonald and i 1 mir Tilden playing for the Davis Cup in Paris, with a gallery, that you can hear cheering, and Jimmie Walker at a rodeo in the West, conclude the In some ways, Jimmie' Walker' is best of them all. He even makes a wisecrack on throwing the bull. i News Reel to Feature The rest of the program at Loew's is fine. The main picture, "The Bellamy Trial," starts off like a Metro Gclden Mayer news reel, and a shot or two of the Pacific fleet and the like, flashes several scenes of a recent murder case.

From that point on we have the Bellamy trial. of the scenet ta lald court, room. nrr.urat.p rertroduc tion as anvone could wish for. There is the learned judge, the de 1 fense attorney and the prosecuting attorney; the strangely assorted 'jury; the morbidly curious crowd who fill the sseats and Jam the aisles; the clerks, the reporters, and the defendants. Betty a Reporter Betty Bronson, whose Peter Pan; entangled the lives.

of a half a dozen le jealousy, revenge, what was the motive? Any. one who guesses the solution should join the ranks of the detectives. Charley Cashe in "Limousine Jve wa5 qu" lu.iujr, Hiua.j, I U' 228 V.U.f. 1 ASKS REDUCTION IN MAINTENANCE ORDER! bands furnished the music for the lbThePnIrade was so successful that in Dauphin county motion rt lfc IfSSSSJt? CuTSTS'SS to day. James G.

Sanders asked the event. Staged with only a week's court to order a reduction of main preparation after the military pa tenance order obtained against de had been canceledd, the proces him in 1921 when he was ordered 610,1 as manv P.arades in. ott towns, according Zr Mrs. Salome Sanders, and nis daughter. In asking the court to reduce the maintenance, the was cited that Sanders' daughter has since been married Judge Biddle, presiding in the ab sence of the DauDhin county iudees.

nprmitted tendavs for Mrs. SanrtPrs I to show cause why the maintenance onwr snouia not De reaucea. Ask Court Approval Ah auto wrepkinir romnn a 1. 1 29(1 iNonn Cameron street to aay peti i i iiuiiLu uie uaupnm couniy mouon i court to nnnnint. Plal npst.

T.nnrfPr 1'M Apple avenue, night watchman witblMt rrfect child. Dorothy the oower of constable. i Brackbill, 211 East Main street; sec i Trust Company Guardian The Market Street Trust Com pany, was to day appouited guardian i lur Licud mamniiK LiauDiiin luuii ty motion court, Marriage Licenses Frank N. Traub, 22, Hallam, and Beatrice D. Wilhelm, 28, Hallam.

i Babies As Rain marred the baby parade Saturday afternoon at Mechanicsburg wi. it which ushered in the one hundredth birthday celebration of the town. Picture at left shows part of parade turning Into the Square. In back wm. ov cnb Tors tf MMUK XrA ArA SMC 5000 DASH FOR COVER A RAIN HITS BABY SHOW Mechanicsburg, Aug.

13. A heavy rain storm which broke up t'e baby i parade two blocks from the finish and spoiled the. chances for a ball game Saturday, together with cool and cloudy weather yesterdaj i to mar to any great extent the sue tra ui uvc mat uajo vi I town's centennial celebration. Fully 5,000 people saw the baby parade, which was more than four i blocks long and last night in spite I of cool weather and the threat of ram, a crowd estimated at rom (1200 to 1500 persons attended the religious service in Memorial Theead of the parade was al most back at the starting point when the storm broke, but the section of the procession which still was pa mriincr in Mnin street had to take I shelter in stores and homes. The SCh' buudm.

1 vbicifi vn Several nunorea people were present at the former opening of the celebration at noon saturaay when Burgess Hinkel handed over I the key to the town to Wilson r.vvvuviu.jv nvi Snelbaker, chairman of the centen nial committee. Marie Gelwicks was crowned queen of the centennial at 3 o'clock before an audience of several thou sand people at the Square. She was driven to the Square in a Victoria. Her train bearers were Nancy Segar land Mary Katherine Brunhousr Wilson snelbacker was in charge of the coronation ceremonies. Follow 'ing the exercises she rode at the 'head of the baby parade.

Two local I aozens wno sfpara "games as well' as many community other towns. At least 800 DeoDle. in Lt. i nS eluding the parents, took part in the i the field is used as a playground procession. The prizes were awarded and the majority of the inter play Saturday night at the Square by ground games are held on the field.

Henry Wilson, secretary of the gen According to Harry Shannon, eral committee. Miss Gelwicks gave president of the council, a resolu the prizes to the winners, wno were as follows: A imAmiikA I1U1I1C13 AUUUUUltU Most perfect baby, under one year First, Catherine Greegor, 14 South Washington street; second, Miriam Shellhamer, Camp Hill R. D. 1. Most perfect baby, 1 to 3 years: A Smith 1(15 South Marlrrt strppt sprnnd.

Olll. 14 East Green Street. ond, Fay June Messinger, Mechan icsburg, Jt. D. 6.

Best costumed child, 1 to 3 years: J. Robert Biddle, 28 West Main wpst. Hnnvpr strpptr third, firvillp Hoffman, Tridle Road. Best costumed child, 3 to 5 years: Peggy Heagy and Hazel Paterson (pair) 206 South Market street; sec (Continued on Page MS) i Parade as Valley Centennial Opens I LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE: In the Meantime TVi SV. lilAalkMMt.t 3 A Woman Receives Package Marked "Do Ar Open Until Who Can Blame A woman's curiosity suffers many Arilt trials in a lifetime intereif.

ing of said tests occurred this week wnen Mrs. u. ra. snearer, 20 iteei street. received a Christmas nack age marked "Do not open until ristmas Tq or not to open that was i the auestion.

but finally, to quote gup ODened it It SSSitSl t0 Vait to ee what was mside) it get mouldv n. i i An 'f011 sklllet ws the gift and a note inside said that if my curi cslty got the best, of me, I could open J.I 1 CtiriStmaS' ooUMu nave come ir0m im sjgnea u. anai I II III A I ON ANNEXATION Steps towards annexation of the steelton High School athletic field snBrM mMtt of councl1 to be hW to morrow morning. The field was recently purchased by the school board from the Bethlehem Steel Company for $12'000' located Just outride SfaS JKT SL jgft ls tne borough to have the field" an nexed The field is used for football, track and all other hlgn scnool athletlc i tion in regards to making the Steel ton post office a branch of the Har risburg office will be. passed at the meeting.

May Change By Laws An amendment to the charter of the Y. M. C. A. was granted to day which takes tfie by laws out of the original charter of the organization Which was granted in 1857..

The amendment Judge Biddle in Dauphin county motion court to day. and permits the organization to change its by law3 in the future without judicial approval. Appointed Guardian Harry B. Long was to day an i pointed guardian for his grandson, I G. Long, son of Harry L.

'Long, by Judge Biddle presiding in Dauphin County Motion Court. I I i ground is an International News 1 cameraman "shooting" the parade. At right is Miss Louise Gelwicks, 1928 honor graduate of Mechanicsburg mgh reading her cor0nation speech as Queen of the Centennial Wilson Snelbaker, general chairman, is at left of picture. I ITHK KYSTKRIOMS REACHES OF THE PACIFIC, APPJLAJRS IKE BATTERED osjqn jl NfrME rV STRAJrAGi. CRAFT 0 's Curiosity! Christmas and Her if She Did? the return address was Mayflower street I have asked most of my friends about it, and they seem just lrtael I wh.

I bw no idea wortd who could have seni The Note The note was as follows: July 30, 1928. Dear Ann, accept this little Christmas gift with my best wishes. I thought it might come in handy to fry 1 the chicken for your Christmas dinner. That is why I am sending it a little ahead of time. If your curiosity gets the best of you, however, the gift niay be used to excel lent advantage for frying pg tatoes or tomatoes before December 25.

Merry Christmas. 1 'V. C. T. Swimming Pool in Their Own Backyard Mr and nf Paul wnfrnBr smn.A iNorth Third street, have this' "swim raing pool" for the young residents of 'their neighborhood.

It is a bith tub sunk into the ground. Children enjoying a dip are Louise Hendrickson, left and Mary Jane Gordon, Asks: Divorce. Correction. William O. Bolan presented a petition in Dauphin County Motion Court to day to amend his divorce action recently filed against Harriet Bolan In the paper filed Bolan had said that they had been married in 1923 and that his wife de serted him in 1924.

He says that this is inaccurate and asks for the amendment stating that they were married in 1924 and he was deserted in 1925. By Staff LKST WKttaous YACHT I AWARD CONTRACT FOR POST OFFICE STATION ON HILL Postmaster Charles E. Pass this morning confirmed the report of last week regarding the removal of Hill station post office from its present location to 1323 Howard street on April 1, 1929, when the ieaSe on the present Quarters ex pires. The contract for the erection of this station was awarded to Morris Wolf, 6200 Carpenter street, Philadelphia, owner, who has leased ic to the Government for ten years. The inside measurements of the, first "floor are 28 by 108 feet, with a cellar 15 by 26 feet.

The lobby of the new station will contain 336 i square feet; that assigned to the finance division 840 square feet, and that to the carrier section 108 square leet. Mayflower Street Entrance The stock room and swing room and lavatory will be located on the first floor and the employes' entrance will.be on Mayflower street next to the loading platform. All mails will be loaded and unloaded in Mayflower street. To Resemble Post Office The building will be lighted by electricity and heated by steam. The station will be of one story construc tion, extending from Howard street to Mayflower street and will have the appearance of a regular po.5t office on a small scale, every detail conforming to the requirements of the Post Office Department.

In square feet it will be approximately three times as large as the present quarters. MAN KNOWN HERE DIES IN IRELAND ON HIS HONEYMOON Word was received to day that Charles Rutherford Crouch, wealthy banker and mill owner of Erie, who was well known in this city, died Friday in Ireland while on his honeymoon. He had contracted pneumonia when he received a drenching in a downpour while rowing on the lakes at Killarney. I Mr crouch was vice president of Millers' Mutual Fire Insurance lounaea "ere in ihbb, and Wlth Present offices in the Gannett, Seely and Fleming Building ot Second and South streets. Ona of tne founders of the insurance corn i pany was O.

E. Crouch, father of tne dead banker. He had gone to Ireiand with his recently wedded brideJ'Miss lbe'ils! Hunter; of The body is to taken to Erie for burial. THRFF PRFQinCWTI Al 1 rtlMlULn 1 1AL ELECTORS ANNOUNCED William J. Barnes, of Sayre, was to day announced by State Chairman Edward Martin as Republican presidential elector, in the Fifteenth Congressional district This leave? one district and one elector at large to be chosen, Walter W.

Krebs, of Johnstown, for the Twentieth District, and O. Scott Smith, of Kane, for the Twenty third, were announced yesterday. Canvass For New Directory Canvass for the new city directory will begin morrow or Wednesday and the book will be issued this fall. R. L.

Polk and Company, publishers of the Harrisburg directory, ihave opened an office at 25 South Third street with Leo Hill as su perintendent. Do You Want Customers With Ready Cash? A family who is known to have interest bearing funds in the bank is, beyond doubt, a good prospect for anybody. If you want to reach a great many such families quickly and economically in Harrisburg you need not seek far. Telegraph family reader circle is composed of people of whom more than 69 have interest bearing funds in Har risburg banks and savings as sociations. These people are interested have confidence in the messages brought tb them bj the Is your message among them? NOVO "to IML kr CUnt TrlbM.

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