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XCVI No. 288 18 'PAGES Halifax, Dec. 6. Albert Hoffman and Albert Rowe, local youths, were brought back here shortly after noon to day from Clemson's Island. where they had been marooned since yesterday afternoon.

They were brought back in a rowboat despite ice in the river. Winging down to a low altitude over Clemson's Island in the Susquehanna River oppo site Halifax, Lieutenant Tosenh G. O'Xeil of the Mid dletown Air Corps Depot ma jury commissioner, and Albert Rowe, 16, sap of John Rowe, Halifax contractor, left their homes at 5 o'clock yesterday morning to look at some muskrat traps they unu ecu xix iiicu aiiAitrij' iu gel to the traps, the boys did not eat any breakfast. Parents Worried When night came, and no sign of i the youths, their parents became worried. The fathers are away on a deer hunting trip.

Finally, this morning, the Middletown Air Depot was called and Lieutenant O'Neil took off in an observation plane to reconnoiter. When he flew over i the island the aviator cut his mo tor and circled slowly. He could see two boys waving fo him, and i believing them to be the missing ones, he returned to the Middle town field. The officers club of the depot made up a package of bacon, cof fee, bread, and like rations and fitted it with a bright streamer so that the boys marooned on the i following its course when it should be dropped from the plane. TWO INFIELDERS ARE BOUGHT BY ties to date are to be considered For an announcement from Manager Clark this morning verifies an Associated Press dispatch com.ing from Martinsburg, West Virginia, to the effect that the OXLY EVKMSiU ASSOCIATED PRESS IN HAHHISBI KU POINT TO Harrisburg club has purchased two in infielders, a second baseman and Recent unsuccessful attempts to shortstop, from the Martinsburg attack girls while walking along Blue Ridge League club.

city etreets, yesterday resulted in The two men are Dave Black, the arrest of John J. Murray, 32, a of Pittsburgh, veteran second soldier at the Carlisle Barracks, sucker artd Martinsburg manager i on charges of disorderly practice, last season, and John Griffiths, of He was arraigned in police court Camden, N. a veteran short to day. eiop. urcnase was made outright.

Hearing about tne attempted ai I tarks. 11 vear old Margaret Ham W0MAN WEARING 1 maker' 2116 Moore street' a steele UIOIITir rPfl 1 rn I SCuo1 PUP11' tol(1 ner mtner tnat iMlOH I lb ESCAPES called Patrolman Stephens rnnn iiiroimfinr 'when Murray approached nr. I nri a wi I 1. 1 COUNTY THE WEATHER FAIR HALL SINGING REPORTERS TO WRITE JINGLES FOR TELEGRAPH Representing the more than 500 i By Associated Press. officers and men who compose the Pw Brunswick, N.

Dec. 6. Pennsylvania National Guard units Mrs. Frances Stevens Hall, ac in Harrisburg, a committee' from quitted on Friday of the murder of the eleven organizations annparp.l i irnJ. i mniLun iu neim rnp I iniy I I nvriTi fXLiiiiviiwou The girl had Been waning ior a.

DL Valley Railways trolley car to 'oaye He Understands rfty' York, Dec. 6. With only a I visit her aunt, Mrs. Adam Deitz, 8jcJan Did Not Intend to mgnigown ano ngnt undergarment JU ni rnu.ici.. as protection, Mazie Schmuck, 23, 1 The report was the third within jumped thirty feet from a barred seven days to police.

On window in the York Almshouse, Monday night a girl was louowea Possibim a the this morning, and escaped. Tracks by a man near her home, at Eight ide of tne city schooi DOiird in the snow by bare feet were fol fnth and Apricot streets, and wm th.g afternoon when lowed to day to the railroad tracks, i frightened away by the girl i became kn0wn tnat rrank Roth where she is believed to have. screams. On Friday faternoon an L.sMct aMarp hopped a Harrisburg bound freight other man attempted to assault 19 to succeed President train. year om Anna tt.unneri, or singles underStand that Dr.

Keen did Mazie was sentenced Saturday town at Thirteenth and State not tntend t0 run again after com in court to the Laurelton School I streets. I nletinir his 1926 term." said Mr. for Feeble Minded. She had been arrested when local residents claimed that she had secured food by robbing garbage cans. She used a teaspoon to loosen screws and then bent bars in the window of her cell at the almshouse.

Steelton Estate $26,000 FLAGMAN LOSES 3 FINGERS AFTER ACCIDENT AT WORK BURG TELEGRAPH neuvered his plane so that a BILLY AND EDDIE GORMAN mechanic in the rear cockpit The Telegraph has planned a diversion for readers through the medium of jingle verses based on current events by Billy and Eddie could drop a package ot toort. i Gorman two reporters who are appearing at the State Theater. The two, Albert Hoffman, 16, i Unique entertainers and men of experience as news writers they son of Aaron H. Hoffman, former turn news events of the day into merry songs and clever jingles. ine nrst 01 mese jingles win appear in tne iiarnsourg Teiegrapn to morrow.

All will be based on important news topics, but the Hall Mills case has been barred. That suit you? COMMISSIONERS 'PAYMENT OF COSTS ASKED FOR CASH IN HALL TRIAL IS TO BUILD ARMORY. COUNTY'S PROBLEM Reappropriation of $25, Wife of Slain Clergyman to 000 Request of National Spend Winter at Her Guard Unit Home we.v,ouiuy,..v.omiiiissioireis.some of ner pride in America be icUfSt cause of the trial itself and the 1 125,000 for the purchase of land methods of the prosecution, an of. tor a btate Armoiy which she considered persecution, I In 1923 the Commissioners; agreed provide $20,000 and ten I used tc be proud of being an acres of land equivalent to American, she said, especially 1 1 1 1.1. 1.

A DDI CDITD rn unuciswimins HAKKIOdUKu LLuD that the State would construct an I armory. Shuffling of infielders for a sue Plan Legislation cessful combination, an action that The Guardsmen urged the County failed of achievement for the Hai I Commissioners to revive this ap risburg club of the Xew York propriation and make it available Pennsylvania Baseball League last for 1927 as a preliminary to the season, is not to be a part of the i program of the Senators' new (Continued on Fage 18) manager, Winn Clark, if his activi ANNOYS GIRL AS SHE AWAITS CAR, SOLDIER IS HELD wnen i went aoroaa ana saw me people of other countries and saw my own countrymen. I was very proud of being an American, and to say that I was from "America. Xow I am not so proud." The pitiless publicity of the courtroom surprised her, she declared, as did the relentless pursuit of curiosity seekers and. news photographers.

The taking of snap shots she particularly plored. Relents During Storm "I think one's appearance is one's own and I think that no one a right to take that, appear (Continued on Page 18) ROTH ASPIRES TO SUCCEED KEEN AS HEAD OF BOARD Run Again Roth. "If that is the case I may be a candidate." "I don't know what will develop this afternoon at the annual board meeting, but I understand that I will be nominated for re election as president," Dr. Keen said. He The third, fourth and fifth fins has held the office for several eis on the right hand of W.

S.j years, with Mr. Roth as vice i 54, .2233 Jefferson street, ai president. The name of Mrs. Vir Application for inters in. the: flagman for the Pen Sj lg'nia A Cowden, only woman dictate of Dr.

Bayaid T. Dickin i were Karri rector on the board, was mentioned sen, late of Steelton, yere made by burg Hospital yestero.ay foiwingj jor vice president in the event that Me three daughters, Mrs D.jau accident while at Foitz: Mr. Roth, succeeds President Keen. Thompson, Miss Sarah had the three, fingers almoft sev i Some of the directors indicated sob and Mrs. Anna Gardner.

ejed at time. Penns 'vania a conference would be held oh the Ttiey are principal heirs to "prop 1 System officials jsaid thty nad no election shortly before the business erty valued at $26,000, 'report of the accideit. i meeting. HARRISBURG, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 6, 1926. CONGRESS MEETS TO FIND.MASS OF HOLDOVER WORK Holiday Throng Crowds the Galleries of Senate and House MESSAGES TOMORROW By Associated Press.

Washington, Dec. 6. Congress began a new session to day faced with a mass of incompleted and new legislation impossible of enactment in the three months, before adjournment in March. Sharply at noon, Vice President Dawes and Speaker Longworth rapped the Senate and House to order and notified the membership that the business of legislating was under way. The holiday like assemblage which usually attends the convening of Congress crowded the galleries.

President Notified As is the custom, the only ma jor action in order during the brief session of the opening' day was the appointment of committee to formally notify the President that Congress was in session and ready to receive his recommendations. The Executive's annual message will be read to morrow and then will begin the real work of the session, with appropriation bills holding right of way. The porcedure in the two houses to day was virtually identical. The opening prayer was followed by a rollcall and by the swearing in of new members. Then came the designation of the titular leaders of both parties to go to the White House at 3 p.

m. and inform the President Congress was in session. Adjournment for: ine day was out I of respect for the late' Senators I Cummins, of Iowa, and Fernald, of Maine. I Big Program Ahead ij Appropriation bills to supply funds for all agencies of the exe I cutive branch of the government iriii i rrr must be enacted and advocates of SAVING CAMERAMEN ANNOY; legislation touching upon radio i control, prohibition, taxation, al ien property. Muscle Shoals, branch banking, farm relief and rivers and harbors are clamoring for together with several international problems.

Among these, alien property, radio and the McFadden branch banking bills, the Lausanne treaty with Turkey, and the treaty outlaw use of poisonous gas in warfare have been accorded places on ten I tative programs prepared' for the Senate and House. President Coolidge's annual message which will be sent to the Capitol by special messenger this year, will not be delivered for reading in the Senate and House until to morrow to be followed Wednesday by the annual budget message. As soon as the latter has been read Chairman Madden of the Appropriations Committee, plans to place the Treasury Post Office supply bill before the House and press for action before the end of the 'week, making room for a similar measure affecting either the Interior Department or the' Agri culture Department. 3 SUFFER FROM GAS WHEN SNOW BLOCKS CH1NEY Mechanicsburg Residents Narrowly Escape Asphyxiation Mechanicsburg, Dec. 6.

J. Lorenzo Stahl, West Maplewood avenue, and his two daughters, Jane, 2, and Rebecca. 11, narrowly escaped death from gas when they I were found unconscious on tne floor in their home by Mrs. Stahl when she returned, i Mr. and his two daugh ters had been taking a.

Sunday afternoon nap. Snow falling down the chimney is believed to have dislodged shot which clogged the chimney and directed Bas in to the room in which they were sleeping. They were given medical attention. Mr. and Mrs.

Raymond Hersh man. West Allen street, became ill yesterday from gas. Mrs. Nich ola. Kelly, mother of Mrs.

liersh man, came in the room they ere occupying and raised windows in order to bring relief. 8he also became ill from gas. They recovered after a physician had given them attention. 1 CLEAR AWAY SNOW BOATS BREAK LOOSE RIYER coal operators had a busy timte when the low temperatures went to work on the river the majority oC them swinging their boats into, safe winter quarters. Flats he loniriiiir to the Harrisburg Light: and Company, F.

H. Downey and Robert McCreath broke loose, all but the tatter's property being recovered. Two pumpers of the Martin Construction Company fleet broke loose, bnt were recaptured. A continuance of the cold, wave; that swept the city yesterday with! an attendant two inch full of snow vas predicted for to night by. the weather forecaster, expects a low; temperature reading pi 15 de grees before dawn to morn w.

After that, however, 'he may be hope for a little: mor warmth, as the book calla for, cloudiness, and a probabiitty rain. Low as Snow Fell Saturday night found the mercury at a low mark of 12 'degrees, five degrees below the previous low points of the same date in 1901 and 1907. Sunday, as the snow fell the temperature continued way low. Keep Lines Open Emergency crews of the railroads, Harrisburg Railways, and Valley Railway Companies battled to keep their lines open, but, although the street railways ported their schedules only several minutes late, trains from the West on the Pennsylvania lines checked in at Harrisburg hours late Sunday. To day's schedules were being maintained.

Trains ftom the East were more nearly on time. This morning the city's snow re moval crews went to work at their (Continued on Page 17) TEMPORARY PERMIT FOR CAR TRACKS DUE TODAY AT P. S. C. i public Service Cc mmission treated at ks executive session to day probably will grant the temporary pe.rmit for the construction of the trolley tracks Fourteenth street Market to State This whe.i completed will permit' he abandonment of the tracks In State between Cameron and Thirteenth.

The feud between the members of thevCamp Hill family of Staleys is on to day with renewed vigor. Lawrence Staley, a 17 year old high school freshman, has pulled another one over on his father, Lewis E. Staley, Deputy Secretary of Forests and "Waters. Last week father and son went to Staley's Knob, in the South Mountains between Gettysburg and Mont Alto for deer. The boy pulled (down a seven point buck, the fath er got nothing.

The successful fiim was using a breech loading shot gun, while Staley senior had a high I powered rifle. The head of the buck is to be mounted and put on display at the HEARS SPIRIT, DIGS SKELETON, MAN DECLARES Bones of Corpse Long Buried in Cellar Are Found By Associated Press. Lebanon, Dec. 6. Dr.

F. Allen Rutherford, county coroner, and Chief of Police Harry Sealer are investigating the story of Jolfn Wentzel, aged 29, of 1149 Federal street, Vwho alleges that after dreaming night after night of a body buried in his cellar artd gearing' cries of "dig me out! dig me out! I've been here for forty years," he went to the cellar and discovered a skeleton buried, near the foot of the stairs. The bones are those of a human adult, Coroner Rutherford declares. They were taken to City Hall and Wentzel is to be questioned to night as to how he chanced to locate the bones on his first response to the alleged call from the dead. The Wentzel hor; is on the border of what was once a ceme tery of the Reformed Church, evidences of a box found with the body give some color to speculation that the body may have been properly buried, but the depth at which it was found and the lack of a casket or coffin leads the police to believe that an old crime has been revealed.

Wentzel and his family have lived the place only, eight years. The bones were evidently in the ground for upward of fifteen years. At least one local physician Wentzel for psycopathic disorder during the past year. Neighbors say he acts peculiar at times, and the story was accounted an halucination of a disordered mind until police i.nd the coroner went to the cellar and found the bonrs. Wentzel himself reported his find to the police department.

Daily Except Sunday. Entered as Second Class Matter at the Post Office at Harrisburg SET WHEELS OF CONGRESS INTO MOTION Photos were taken as Vice President Charles G.Dawes, presiding officer of Senate and Nicholas Long worth, speaker of House, were getting Congress in motion. "Nick" is seen with gavel, while Dawes is surrounded by members of his staff. (Rear) Carl Loeffler and Edwin Halsey. Republican and Democratic doorkeepers; (front) Charles N.

'Watkins (left) journal clerk, and John C. Crockett (right), chief. clerk. COLD WEATHER TO CONTINUE, SAYSFORECASTER Fifteen Degrees Is Expect ed Before Dawn To morrow FATHER TRAILS SON IN HUNTING FEUD Lewis E. Staley, Camp Hill, Still Behind in Shooting Squirrels and Deer I Staley home in Camp Hill.

A third I member of the i miily, Harry Staley, a forest ranger, and a broth er of the deputy secretary, shot a six point buck on the first morning of the season. He wras hunting in the' Mont Alto forests and after his buck bit the dust, two spike bucks and nineteen does passed within a few feet, of the The Staley feud. dates back several weeks when young Lawrence bagged the largest grey squirrel shot in this vicinity. The squirrel measured twenty seven inches and had a tail fifteen Father had his eyes on the animal but the boy beat him to it and shot it first. The squirrel like the deer head is to be mounted.

11 GRADE CROSSING DEATH TOLL DOWN FIRST 10 MONTHS 144 Total For First Ten Months of 1926; Decrease Over 1925 Accidents at grade crossings 'n Pennsylvania during the first months of this year resulted in seven fewer fatalities than the corresponding period of 1925, John P. Dohoney, chief of the Bureau of Accidents of the Public Service Commission announced to day. The number of accidents dropped ten during the same 'period while the number of persons injured increas i ed eleven. Figures compiled by the Inter state Commerce' Commission show I that one out of every ten persons fatally injured in the United Stafes is in Pennsylvania, Mr. Dohoney There are 12,248 grade crossings in this State.

During the first ten months of this (year there were LA) accidents at steam railroad crossings resulting in 144 persons being killed and 559 injured. The number of automobiles involved was 785 killing 104 occupants and injuring C13. The number of automobiles involved in accidents shows an Increase of twelve for the period. CITY FORESTER'S SON IS FOUND IN WASHINGTON HOME Edition I SINGLE COPIES TWO CENTS Radio and Tax Bills Stand Out in Short Session COURT CLEARS WOMAN ON LIQUOR MAROONED BOYS GET FOOD FROM AIRPLANE MISSING HALIFAX BOYS ARE FOUND ON RIVER ISLAND Albert Hoffman and Albert Rowe Absent Since Yesterday ATTENDING TRAPS CHARGE; ASKS TELEGRAPH LEGALLY IN HER POSSESSION, JUDGE RULES; FREED State Fails to Deny Statement or Demand Proof, He Says COSTS ON THE COUNTY Her declaration that intoxicating liquor found April 20, this year, when city police raided 302 South Second street, was lawfully ier possession, and failure of the Commonwealth to deny the statement or demand proof of ended prosecution of Blanche Mason, formefly of this city, and Antonio 319 Cherrystreet, for illegal possession of intaxicants. Judge Fox in an opinion to day declared search of the pla.ee and seizure of the liquor illegal and restrained the police from testifying against the defendants.

When the police obtained th warrant and raided the place the woman and Testa were residing Judge Fox commented that there was no indication of sale ct manufacture of liquor at the place and concluded "So far as we can see there is nothing to indicate ft violation of the statute except the mere possession of one quart bottle and one pint bottle each partly filled with intoxicating liquar. The petitioner in her affidavit says that this was in her lawful possession. It is not denied nor is any demand' for proof thereof made. The presumption is in favor of the innocence of the petitioner and we feel that in the absence cf a denial or call for proof, we must accept the statement of the petitioner as true." 1 Costs of the case were placed on the county. TO FIND SON MISSING 30 YEARS A mother's prayers for her son having proved insufficient, Mrs.

F. S. Callihan, 419 North Fourth, street, LaFayette, a sister, has appealed to Chief of Police Joseph Thompson and the Harris, burg Telegraph to help locate her brother, Melvin Perry Cobaugh, who has a wife and two sons. Mrs. Callihan wrote that his famaly last lived in Progress and "is believed to be in trouble of some kind." She said Cobaugh's mother is "in very poor health and prays that before she passes on, she may see or hear from him.

According to Mrs. Callihan, she last saw her brother thirty years ago. A careful check of Harrisburg and suburbs failed to disclose Co baugh's whereabouts. ALL AMERICAN TEAMS ITH the hot stove league going into action, pick injr All Amerioan elevens is proving an attractive indoor sport. The Harrisburg Telegraph presented the Associated Press consensus In the Eastern Conference, Saturday.

To day the consensus of all conferences as compiled by the Associated Press appears. This coming Saturday, Lawrence Perry, who wears Walter Camp's mantle, will announce his selection. It will be illustrated and appears exclusively In the Harrisburg Telegraph. The sport pages to day contain the scholastic choice. Two William Pcnn players, one from John Harris and three from Steelton, made the phantom team.

THE WEATHER December 1926. Harrisburg and Fair, con tinned cold to night, with lowest temperature about 15 degrees. Tuesday increasing cloudiness and somewhat warmer. Eastern Pennsylvania Fair, continued cold to night. Tuesday in creasing cloudiness, not so cold.

Strong north and northwest winds this afternono, diminishing to night River: The Susquehanna river and all its branches will fall slowly except local rises may occur, caused by ice. Ice will increase in all streams'. City Forester John A. Smith is The river is frozen at Wilkes Ban c. on his way to Washington to day to bring back his son, John 14, who left his Lemoyne home Friday.

State Police, notified of his broadcast a description by radio. west channel at Harrisburg closed Sunday night. A stage of about S.t feet is expected at Harrisburg Tues day morning, (Complete weather report en Page 1, Second Section,).