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MAN, 29, GETS HIS EOURTH MARRIAGE LICENSE; DOES HE DESERVE IT. GOSH, I'M ON THE FENCE1. mike IS LIKEA8LE ENOUGH ANOHE'S A HE MAM. BUT I CAN NEVER FOR6ET HOW HE, MADE ME FEEL WHEN He lci i ME WAITING AT THE chu DOES MIKE WINNIE'S REQARD Reader Thinks He Forfeited Her Respect Forever When He Turned to Bootlegging; Others Urge Forgiveness WHAT IS YOUR OPINION? ARTIST WILL GET LETTERS Mike Mulligan has again taken a place in the life of Winnie Winkle. Remember the last time he was surrounded by wealth, made, it was later determined, by bootlegging? This time he Is poor, but honest.

The question, now raised is should he stay in Winnie's life or should he be barred? His "friends among Harrisburg Telegraph readers admit ha is crude, but say that underneath a rough exterior beats a heart as good as gold. 1 His enemies think that when he strayed into the bootlegging business he forfeited forever the regard of a girl as pure and wholesome as Winnie Winkle. But should one slip condemn TITLE IN MOVIE THEATER AT THIRD, HARRIS, PASSES Rialto Is Sold to Isaac Marcus, Owner of National, Royal NO CHANGES SEEN Transfer of title to the property at the southeast corner of Third and Harris streets, including the Rialto motion picture theater, from Daniel M. Hanshaw to Isaac Marcus, owner of National and Royal motion picture houses, was recorded to day. No consideration was given.

Recently, when the transaction was closedKMr. Marcus announced he did not contemplate any changes in the property, which also includes stores and a dance hall. Other realty sales were: A. M. Alleman to E.

J. Kei ter, Susquehanna township, C. W. Myers to William H. Nelson, 1505 Derry street, Middle' Paxton township plot, George B.

Shaffer to J. M. Shaffer; Swatara street, Josephine Shaffer to Samuel Swatara street, J. H. Rowe to O.

R. Sultzabaugh, Mille'rsburg, B. H. Detweller to K. E.

Enders, Susquehanna town ship, 41; John O. Grove to Charles S. Simpson, Hummelstown, Harry Levin to William M. Tocum, 260 Seneca street, George W. Jacobs to Isaac Holmes, 2009 Forster street, Marion B.

Thomas to Alexander C. Davy, Six teenth street, H. A. JCelker, to W. E.

Bondman, Steelton, George W. Cumbler estate to I. Spancic, Steelton, M. A. Wenrick to B.

F. Mader, East Hanover township, J. A. Koons to William E. Geiger, Penbrook, Eliza B.

Kunkel estate, to E. W. Evans, Paxtang, C. and T. Realty Company to H.

S. Smelt ser, Third and Vaughn streets, $1. STATE EXECUTIONER DIES IN BELLEFONTE Bellefonte, July 31. Maurice F. Broderick, 37, chief electrician at the Rockview Penitentiary, died at the Center County Hospital yesterday as result of injuries Sus tained when he was crushed by the falling of a heavy crane boom while he was supervising the unloading of a stone crusher from a railroad car.

ANOTHER CHANCE iiissEN, honey tm 1 WIN' SO HARD TO ftfl WHAT'S WON'T VA 3E5 GIMME OWE MORE CHANCE I'LL MAKE GOOD DESERVE him eternally? Remember what the Bible says. "Winnie should let Mike one reader writes. "He has deceived her a couple of times, and for my part he is not the man for Winnie. She has had so many other fiances are lots better looking than Mike. I have been a reader of Winnie for quite a while and she has been much more interesting when she was with the doctor and the lawyer.

I hope this Jetteiv will be of some help to you in deciding future." Do you agree with this letter? Do you disagree with it? At any rate, write in your opinion and all letters will be forwarded to Mr. Branner, Jhe famous artist who holds Winnie's fate in the depths of his ink well. CO. TREASURER STOKES HURT IN FALL FROM TRUCK Thrown as It Rounds Curve; Missed Bus and Picked Up Lift FOUND UNCONSCIOUS Anxiety to get to work on time, led to the injury of County Treasurer William G. Stokes, of Wil liamstown, to day.

He was hurled from a trunk laden truck as it made a sharp curve just this side of Williamstown. Mr. Stokes miseed the Willianis town Lykens bus. which connects with the train leaving Lykens for Harrisburg at.7.20. He asked a lift from a Mr.

See sholtz, Tower City, truck who was taking several girls to the 7.20 train. The only place to ride was on top of the trunks. Mr, Stokes took the chance. He was thrown as the truck rounded the curve and was not missed at once. A few miputes later he was found in an unconscious condition and taken to his home.

At 9.30 o'clock this he was reported to have regained consciousness. He will be back on the job in a few days, it was said. FORD AIR FLIVVER WEIGHS 310 POUNDS; HAS 85 MILE SPEED Detroit, July 31 (A.P.). After producing and distributing more, than 14,000,000 of his famous automobiles; Henry Ford has come to the front with an "air flivver." 1 Designed by Otto Happen, young German engineer employed in the Ford experimental laboratories, the little plane is powered by a three cylinder air cooled metor. It has a wing spread of twenty wo feet, is fifteen eet long and weighs 850 pounds.

It is planned to replace the motor with a three cylinder engine which will bring the weight down to about 310 I The motor, turning1 over at 1,600 i revolutions a gives top; speed of about eighty five miles an hour. The plane lands at thirty Ave miles, and has a stalling speed of a little over thirty miles an hour. BLAMES BLINDING LIGHTS FOR CRASH KILLING BABY Trolley Hits Auto Stalled on Tracks Near Mid dletown ONE CHILD" CRITICAL Blinded by the lights of an approaching automobile along the road, a motorman of a Middletown trolley of the Harrisburg'Railways Company last' night drove the car through a stalled automobile on the tracks opposite the Odd Fellows' Home near Middletown, killing an, infant seated on its mother's knees and critically injuring another child before it was brought unr der control. leaps to Safety The mother escaped with minor cuts and bruises while the. father and a cousin leaped, to safety shortly before the street car bore downNm them.

The baby was rescued by the father from under the trolley several yards from the site of the crash, but it had died almost instantly from numerous injuries suffered. One Dead, One Critical The dead child is Geraldine Spangler, 15 months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sangler, 302 South River street. An older daughter, Sarah, aged 5, is in a critical condition at the Harrisburg Hospital suffering from a fracture of the skull and possible internal injuries.

The party was on Its way to visit a cousin of Charles Trego, 300 South River street, in Middletown, when the engine of the machine stalled as the automobile was crossing the trolley tracks shortly after 9 o'clock. Spangler said to day that he be lieved the vaccum tank was empty and got out of the machine to fill it He had started to look at the machine when he saw the lights of the aproaching trolley. Trousers taught The cousin had just passed the rear end of the machine when the trolley struck the machine and his trousers were caught in the wreck age as it swung past him. Shout warnings Both Spangler and the cousin had shouted warnings to the wife and children seated in the rear of the car, but before they could move, the trolley struck the automobileand crashed In the rear. The baby was hurled from the mother's arms under the trolley and dragged several feet away while the other child was thrown out of the machine.

The mother's escape is regarded as miraculous. 25 Tears in Service The motorman, G. A. Sherk, 29 North Fourteenth street, has been employed by the Harrisburg Railways Company for the last twenty five years, fie reported that the lights of another automobile along the road blinded him and he did not see the machine on the tracks until several car lengths away. The brakes were aplied, but did not overcome the momentum of trolley and it crashed through the machine.

Eighteen on Trolley Eighteen assengers on the trolley were hurled from their seats and badly shaken up by the crash, but none was reported injured. First Aid Given First aid was given the injured at the office of Dr. N. McDaniel at Hifchspire, and chen the 6 year old daughter was taken to the Harrisburg, Hospital. The baby was dead when taken to the physician's office.

Has Clear Conscience The crew of the trolley car Continued its trip after the wreckage was removed from the tracks Sherk was reported to be working to When asked about the accident he is reported to have said, "I have a clear conscience. I did not do i intentionally." No Coroner Owing to the absence of Dr. J. H. Kreider, coifnty who is attending National Guard camp, decision as to whether or not an Inquest will be held in the accident was made to day.

Funeral service for Geraldine Spangler will be held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock in the home, 302 South River street, the Rev. Mr. Meisenhelder. nfflpI. iUno Tttir.

Kal will be In the Camp Hill Ceme tery. WARM SHOWERS TO CONTINUE WASHINGTON, July 11. WEATHER outlook for the beginning Monday Showers at beginning' and Kgaln latter parti tempera turc near or slightly above normal. 1 Companions Are Apart Forever as Trolley Crashes Auto mm 'if i 4i or i Inseparable companions from the day when the dog was assigned to guard her baby carriages, the collie shown in the picture above with little Geraldine Spangler cannot be consoled to day as he searches about the house for his tiny friend. The animal was devoted to Geral dine and won't believe that she cannot be Jund to pat his head and pull his hair and generally do those things that make a child and a dog two of the best pals In the world.

USES FIRE, WHIP AND KNIFE UPON TORTURE VICITM Insane Man Then Calls Photographer to Make Record of His Work YOUTH HELPS LUNATIC St Paul, July 31. (A. Tortured by ire, a flaying and a whipping by a man believed to be demented, Edward Horrigan, 29, a city fireman, was in a serious condition at a hospital here to day. Horrigan was rescued by jlolice who found him bound to a chair and handcuffed in a rooming house. Walter H.

Fletcher, 37, was arrested as the leader in the attack, and Roy Kleinsmith, 18, was held for Investigation. Sought Revenge Fletcher said he had been wronged by Horrigan and for some time had been seeking revenge. Last night he sent Klein smith for Horrigan and the fire went with the youth to Fletcher's room. There Horrigan was overpowered and bound to Sxchair. As Klein smith stood by with a rifle Fletch er beat Horrigan; then he cut thin strips of skin from his body, and followed with a blacksnake whip.

Burning matches were applied to the skin of the victim. The fireman fainted, but was revived by cold water poured on him by Fletcher. After five hours, Fletcher decided to call a photographer to take a picture. The photographer notified police. MRS.

HALL RELEASED ON BAIL, TO STAY AT HOME, SAY LAWYERS New Brunswick, N. July 31 (A.P.). After a night of specula tion as to the whereabouts of Mrs. Francis Stevens Hall, reporters today were told she had not left her home after her return to it. from Somerset county jail, from which she was released last night on bail.

Hall was arrested Wednesday, charged with the murder four years ago of her husband, the Rev. Edward Wheeler Hall, pastor of a New Brunswick churchy and Mrs. Eleanor Mills, a choir singer. Supreme Court Justice Gummere had set her bail at $15,000. Russell E.

Watson, one of Mrs. Hall's lawyers, later issued a statement, saying Mrs. Hall had no intention 6f leaving New Marriage Licenses Paul W. Whorl, Mt. Holly Springs, and Stella E.

Eicher, Canton, Ohio Charles A. Luckett and Mary E. Brunner, Harrisburg. Bennett C. Fields, Steelton and Thabia R.

Mitchell, Harrisburg. Harry Dayhoff and Marlon Sprow, Steelton. i David A. Robinson, Harrisburg, and Grace M. Kessle, Penbrook.

Anton Juyevic, Bressler, and Margaret Benkovic, Steelton. Earl Long and Grace M. But torff, Harrisburg. George )B. Mclntire, Morgan town, W.

and Dorothy R. Watts," Harrisburg. E. Smelts and Bertha Esterline, Elizabet4ivllle. John Prosser and Pauline 8.

Meredith, Harrisburg. Paul Q. Labour, Sunbnry, and Matilda H. Charles, Sellnsgrove, rJTFrj II MAN, 29, TAKES OUT HIS FOURTH LICENSE TO WED Harvey E. Smeltz of Eliza bethville to Wed Widow, 39 SON OF J.

E. SMELTZ For the fourth time Harvey E. Smelts, 29, of ElizabethvUle. X. take the marriage vowSj having obtained a license to day at.

the Dauphin county bureau to wed Mrs. Bertha 39, also of that borough, and 'a widow since 1918. Harvey is a son of the late John E. Smeltz, who was murdered sev years ago. and his younger brother Lloyd, charged with the crime, was cleared by acquittal in the Dauphin county courts.

Mrs. Harvey Smeltz, Np. 1 and No. 2 died in 1922 and 192S, respectively, according to the license application, and the third marriage ended in divorce in Schuylkill county last year. ASK ADDITIONAL TRAINMEN ON 28 PASSENGER CREWS Steel City Lodge No.

775,. Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, of Pittsburgh, to day filed a complaint with the Public Service 'Commission, against the Pennsylvania Railroad er the placing of an additional man on passenger train crews. The lodge asks the I i xi iinniuissiun 10 oruer me reinsiaie i ment of another trainman on twenty eight passenger trains running over the Pittsburgh Division between Pittsburgh and Altoona. The trainmen allege in their complaint that the number at men now on these trains is insufficient to safely operate the trains. SHORTEN ROUTE BETWEEN LEWISTOWN AND HUNTINGDON The highway department has completed an alternate route on the William Penn highway between Lewistown and Huntingdon.

The new section is slightly shorter than the present route and avoids many grade crossings. The new route is reached by turning left at the Square in Lewis town and following the Juniata river through Strodes Mills, McVey town, Mount Union into Mill Creek where it rejoins the present William Penn liighway. FREED AUTOMOBILE HEADS FOR GARAGE Machine Breaks Loose From Parking Place in Steel' ton and Makes Wild Dash For Nearest Garage; Car Bent Garage Damaged Horses start for the barn after an arduous day of toil. All fagged out after a hard day's work, an unidentified automobile A broke lopse from. its hitching, post near Front street, Steelton, i late yesterday' afternoon.

After a brief coast down Chestnut street, the machine headed for SIX MEN, WOMAN TAKEN BY POLICE IN LIQUOR RAID Still Seized in Cumberland Street Home; Drinking When Police Arrive HEARINGS ON MONDAY Six men and one woman were arrested, a 25 gallon still was seized and a quantity of moonshine and mash destroyed in a raid by State Police on the home of Sherman Monroe, a Negro, at 1155 Cumber land street, late yesterday. Monroe was committed to the Dauphin county jail in default of a $1,000 bail on charges of illegal sale, possession and manufacture of intoxicating liquor while the six other persons were released under bail, for their appearance at a hearing before Alderman William Windsor, Monday afternoon on charges of obstructing a legal process. Those arrested include: Eliza beth Moraney, 1108 Wallace street; Charles Franklin, 1316 1 2 Monroe street; D. N. Bell, 1233 Monroe street; Frank Davis, 1205 street, William H.

Stewart, 1318 Monroe street, and "Doc" Jones, 1117 Cumberland street. All are Negroes, State Police, said the still was found on a stove in the kitchen of the home and was in operation at the time of the rail. The meo4 and woman were seated about the room drinking at the time and made a wild dash for windows and exits but were caught by the' officers. "Doc" Jones was arres.ted when found alone in the house after the raid and was. quarrelsome.

AUT01ST GIVES GIRL AND MAN RIDE AND SUFFERS BEATING Camden, N. July 3L (A: A "young woman and gave their names as Caroline Wil liams, New i York, and William Lewis, are under arrest here charged with beating and at tempting to hold up a motorist who gave them a lift along the White Horse Pike. The motorist, Jacob Roisman, returning from Atlantic City, late last night, picked up the pair at Atco after they had asked for a ride into Camden. When they reached Laurel Springs, the girl, according to Roisman, said, "Stick 'em up, buddy." He thought she was. joking until her companion hit him over the head with the butt end of a pistol.

Roisman kept his car running and as he approached a restaurant in Laurel Springs he jumped out and shouted. The girl's companion tried to start the xjar, but failed and he and the girl jumped out and ran up the road. The girl was easily captured by patrons of the restaurant, but her companion re sisted and fired three shots at a pursuer, but was finally arrested. SCRANTON PROTESTS ELIGIBILITY OF SENATORS' MANAGER Joe Llghtner, newly appointed manager of the Harrisburg Senators, was unable to take his place on the bench at "the first game of the double header on the Island to day, because of a question raised by, the Scranfoa management as to his eligibility. Lightner voluntarily retired two years ago and is on the suspension list of the Newark International League club.

He, had been given assurance by Newark officials that things would be all right. It was thought" that matters would be straightened out so that Lighther would be able to start the second game. Batteries For Today Batteries for to day are: Adams, pitcher; Kennedy, catcher; Phil lips, pitcher; Rangnow, catcher. I ri the gaxage of I Wilt, undertaker, in Front A substantial "post dividing the double set of doors the garage was no obstacle the autQ plunged on Damage "Consisted "of. wrecked doors and minor, aberrations in the structural continuity of the garage hunting car.

THE WEATHER CLOUDY ISBU TE XGVIVf No. 180 16 PAGES ON IVY EVENING ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWSPAPER IN HARR1SBURG HARRISBURG, SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 31, 1926 Daily Except Sunday. Entered as Second Class Matter at the Post Office at Harrisburg SINGLE COPIES TWO CENTS HOME 'v Edition LEGRAP1 E'ABR JRIOT MILLIONS FORCED TO GIVE UP THEIR RELIGIOUS RITES Shooting Affrays and Stone Throwing Grow Out of Government Order POLICE USETIRE HOSE CAUSESl Laws effective to day enforcing the constitution of 1S57, reaffirmed by the constitution of 1917. These regulations pro vide: No foreign clergymen may function in Mexico. Church ownership of property is forbidden.

All church property reverts to the state. Keligious instruction in schools, churches, or monasteries is forbidden. It is illegal for clergy or periodicals to criticise the governments, Mexican Episcopate ordered as a protest, discontinuance of all services in which 25,000 1 priests function, beginning to day. Some 10,000 Catholics will be unable to hear mass or receive penance, communion or other sacraments, except baptism and matrimony, which will be given by laymen. The church planned to have lay committees conduct some 12,000 cuhrches for worship, but the government ordered that they be taken over by 3om mittees named by the mayors.

Ecclesiastical property other than churches, are closed under seal. Economic boycott has been ordered by organized Catholic laymen. Purchases will be limited to necessities. Troops have been called out. at various places to order.

GOVERNMENT ATTITUDEl Church and. state must be separated and the church must eschew politics. President Calles regards it as "a final struggle'' between "light and darkness." CHURCH'S ATTITUDEl Persecution is threatening religious freedom. The church denies it has meddled In politics. High authority1 in Rome say Pope Pius does not desire to impose an official interdict in Mexico unless it is absolutely necessary.

The Pontiff has requested the faithful throughout the world to pray to morrow lor their Mexican co religion lsts. Mexico City, July 31. (A. Tea million or more Catholics throughout Mexico to day were without benefit of clergy. The putting into effect of the government's new religious regula tions was inaugurated with the stoning of officials, shooting affrays between police and crowds about churches, and the turning of Are nose on malcontents to disperse tnem as the officials began last night their work of taking control of treasures and other property inside the annexes of Catholic churches in the capital.

A total of ten persons were, wounded in half dozen disorders. Delegate Expelled One of the last acts of the government before the new law went into effect was to order the expulsion from the country of Monsignor Tito Crespi, who has been in charge of the apostolic legation in Mexico City sin the expulsion of Monsignor Caruana, the papal nuncio, who is an American citizen. Monsignor Crespi was told to leave Mexico within 24 hours, but through the intervention of the Italian legation, the time was extended to 48 hours. The prelate, however, will not take advantage of this extension, and will leave to night for Linden, N. to visit relatives prior to proceeding to Rome, The government considered his presence in Mexico "inconvenient." He denies that he has taken any part in the present religious conflict, saying he had been absolutely neutral in all Mexican religious affairs.

Call 4M1 Immediately and the HARRISBtTRO TELEGRAPH Central Pennsylvania's Greatest Newspaper Will Follow You Wherever You Go 7 iff i HEART ATTACK IS FATAL TO CUMMINS1 ABOUT TO RETIRE Iowa Senator, 39 Years a Factor in Politics, 111 Several Years WAS IN 76TH YEAR A. B. CUMMINS Des Moines, Iowa, July 31. (A. Senator Albert B.

Cummins, of Des Moines, a factor in Iowa politics for thirty nine years and a leader in the Republican party since 1908, died here late yesterday on the eve of his retirement from public life after eighteen years in the United States Senate. Stricken with an attack of heart disease early Thursday, the veteran leader, who had reached his seventy sixth tailed to rally and suffered a relapse yesterday afternoon, H' Senator Cummins had been in ill health intermittently for seven years, but his death came unexpectedly, as It was generally believed he had fully recovered from past illness. STATE MUSEUM TO BE OPEN SUNDAYS Weekend tourists visiting Harrisburg be given an opportunity to visit the State Museum on Saturday afternoon and Sunday during the coming three months. This announcement has been made by Miss Anna McDonald, director of the library and The museum will be open until 4 o'clock on Saturday and on Sunday' between 2 and 4 o'clock. new hours become effective to morrow.

Parts of the capitol have 'been opened to visitors on Sunday for years. The Harrtsburs Telegraph will py $1 lor each day's best "Face Lifter." which should be the wittiest sayint of child you know. Ths right to publish all sub mitted, reg afdless of whether they win the $1' prize or not, is reserved. This Wiufoday's $1 At the circus A "Dad, what is that long wlggly thing hanging from the elenhant's face?" "That is his trunk, son." "Is that wiggly thing In the rear his suitcase?" J. L.

FAGAN, 1193 Bailey street. The Cat In answer to a ring on the phone, my daughter, 4, took the receiver from the came the voice over the phone. "Kitty? Is Kitty there?" At the tot turned to me with "Here, mother, you take it, Somebody lost their cat." i m. cox. THE WEATHER July 81, 12.

Forecast: Cloudy to night and Sun day. probably thowerg. Little chanae in temperature, lowest to night tabout 10. Aenrcr.t. Continuance of the cloudy weather of toay over Sun day, wlth possibility of showers, was the weather man's data for the forthcom ing twenty four hours.

Also, the temperature, will hang around the seventy degree mark for to night, at least Mver: The lower part tf the main river 'will remain nearly $tattonarv to night and begin to fall (lowly Sunday) the upper part of the main' riter and 'all tributariee will probably remain nearly etationary. A etagt of about feet i indicated for SarriS' burg Sunday morning. If mm,.