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Hhp Unlaw 4MiirLi it V)U4 isrT trt raiLuui4 inu CW' lu Nrwf Wl. a Jr. I iJc4 ir mu uin lite tu.ln rt hcTr thi tlirritaiun. llie rnww'n un the Uwm iirJ a rrunctj injured. I fl.

laitfiijtm rrc hurl. The agr trsia. N. II. brtaf aatd by WMlift.

Vr CT loo or oa car from miImiM freicht left Ik rU.j tkwbieg id uck apoa abka ihj MSMacer tppraarblsg. Th a 'dead kt oWr. vaiioa car. a spertal fir aad III tlab rar wro derailed. Th aclBema oa ib iri loco atoiit rporid lo hart been raided.

TROOP STATE POLICE GIVEN 20 COUNTIES IletlUtrlrt log of lb territory 4 lb troop of State Pulir wbereby lb area of Troop E. liar rUr urc. will ttead elar from lb Nw York Siat line 10 Masoa and Ilaa and from boundaries eat of tb Susquehanna lo cover a number of tb mountain counties oa lb will become effective; on Monday. Tb thange bar ba worked out br Superintendent Lynn u. qimi largely on means 01 com munlratlon and represent studies for mora than a year during which Improvement of Stat highway hare been thoroughly considered aa Increasing mobility of lha force.

In addition larger substatHht forces will be located at Northumberland. Loc' Haren and Huntingdon, reporting to Harrlxburg troop, those places being at Intersection of routes. Lancaster. Lebanon, Chester and Delaware counties hare been taken off troop and added to the Reading troop aa the roads from those counties lead to Philadelphia and a compact southeastern Pennsylvania district Is made. The same has been done with regard to the troop In Luzerne county and In some changes in the two western troops.

The new territory of the Harrls burg troop will include Dauphin, Cumberland, York. Perry, Franklin, Adams, Juniata. Mifflin, Huntingdon, Fulton, Bedford, Centre, Clinton, Potter, Tioga, Lycoming, Montour. Northumberland, Union and Snyder. All of Columbia county is attached to the Wyoming troop.

FORMER STATE COP CO RESPONDENT IN DIVORCE CASE Alleging statutory offenses and naming Daniel W. Glaser, former State Patrolman as corespondent, James V. Reedy, to day brought suit for divorce against Mrs. Mary K. Reedy.

Mrs. Reedy Is serving a teVm of seven months In the county jail on a serious charge brought against her and Glaser, the Jury convicting them last Sep tember. Recently a petition for lief parole was refused. who is unmarried, was discharged after serving: ten days for failure to pay costs and a fine of $100., newest and best contest will RAIN AND SNOW IS FORECAST IfASHIXGTOX, Feb. 27.

WEATHER ontloek for the week beginning Monday Light rains la Middle Atlantic and rains or saows fa Xortk Atlantle states, aboat Taesday and a period general raJas ratwi latter half. Warner at begiaalng and colder latter half. PASSES BAD CHECKS MERE; ARRESTED IN MARYLAND MiLTOEBBURG TELEGRAPH TllIXVCATIKn i MUWi.W KVttMNU HUUtWUY I' 14 TP A A ffl IFF)) TO) SVuxS DZRAfliD FHEGUT MCI Crtdk ca Peers ekgl iuajT is iiuaT Ah, tfU. s. (xl TOO IN DATIITUD VME PARTY ti CARROLL GIVEN nil OF LOVED KARL.

CAKr.OU. bI) and JOTCK JIAWI.KY. PRESS PUBUC1TY Jury Probes Into Girl'i Dive Into Wine Filled Tub on Stage York, Feb. 27. For the first time In his life.

Earl Carroll the magician who produced a nude girl in a bathtub of wine for his guests I shrinking from publicity. There are reasons: Yesterday afternoon be was called down to meet Assistant United States Attorney John Harlan who had not been invited to the party. He spent quite a little time telling Mr. Harlan what had occurred the Carroll version of it and then Mr. Harlan introduced him to the members of the grand jury.

Carroll Seething But Carroll seething from the grand jury room. iAnd WuNi he aaw a group of reporters and photographers, he seethed; and seethed and seethed like a flivver 1 1 cumulus a mountain on a not aay. It time in his life. Mr. Carroll turned tail and ran away from newspapermen.

Threatens Salt Besides all. this, Mortimer Abrahams attorney, No. 291 Broadway, counsel for Joyce Hawley the girl in the tub is threatening to sue. Carroll. First; he charges; Carroll $1,000 'for the tub stunt, which she lid not get.

He is going to sue for that amount. Then, the lawyer also contracted to put the girl in nis snows. And ne will sue' for a sum to be determined later, charg ing breach of contract, MONDAY'S THE DAY FOR OPENING FILM Harrisburg Telegraph's Local Lafs Will Be Shown at Loew's Regent Theater i Are you ready? Monday's the day! Yeah, that's the first time the initial Local Lafs film of the Harriaburg Telegraph's be' shown at Loew's Theater, and each week thereafter a similar film will be shown. With each film I Trill be the tea best jokes of the week before submitted to the Local Lafs Editor of the Telegraph. Eacb Joke appearing on the.

film, will have the name and address of the persoar writing It. Think of It! An for each Joke appearing oa" the film the Telegraph will pay the writer. $1. So you'll become famous and make money at Laugh that off if you send In your, best Joke. It must be not mo than thirty words in length, short, snappy, funny! Mail it to the Local Lafs Editor." The Harrisburg Telegraph, and see what happens.

Monday's the big day. tt'atch aad wait STRICKEN AT V0.1K, MAN NEAR DEATH IN HARRISBUilG HOSPITAL Ceorce Moran. 626 PciTrr street, sustained a stroke this afternoon while at work in the pumping station front and North streets. Dr. S.

F. llassler was called and ordered him taken to the Harrisburg Hospital. At the hospital his condition was said to he serious, lie was still unconscious at 2.30 P.M. HE WRITES TOO S. VICKERY, OF STEELTON, ILL IN NEW YORK HOSPITAL According to word received In Steelton to day, G.

8 Vickery. superintendent of the bridge shops of the Steelton plant of the Bethlehem Steel Company, is seriously ill In a yew York Mr. VicKery, who was spending bis vacation in Bermuda Islands, returned to New tork City a few days ago. where he was taken ill. Mr.

Vickery Is' president of the Steelton school board. rJAIIAltAJAII FORCED TO QUIT HIS TICOrfE Bombay, Feb. 27. (A.P.) The wealthy Maharajah ot Indore, storm center la a scandal involving the murder of merchant friend of hia favorite dancer, abdicated Ho dayi favor of his so POOR EYES COST AGENTS THEIR CASE! LAST TOTE TO urc Wc rc Hi lit; Wrong, Say Lawyer rK b4r Wissjf 4 tl sn f4l fMl fc Ibo 4 f4l 4M l'K4 fei4 i'wmmm ib wi kUlw4 It. of bw lliwM.

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He a positively not tb luan." Dodila tilfl4. Then Juds Sbull startled tb WELL; CHECKS HIS SPECIALTY Joseph Abbott, Former Harrisbur geiy Arrc ted in Hagerstown Joseph Abbott, whose former residence tn this city la given as is curious; but for the first i Hummel ttreet, near Berryhlll, la fjt such a snappy author as he imagines nimseu to ne. Joseph is in the hoosgow. For Mr. Abbott, In a round, flourishing hand, appended his.

name to a check for 114, drawn on the Citizens Trust Company, he presented to H. C. Beck, 9 South Tenth street, January 12. with his penmanship, Mr. Abbott then got another hand ful of checks and went more thor i oughly Into this authorship business, appearing with tw perfectly beautiful specimens, one for S16.50 and the other for 132, both drawn to the Derry Electric Supply Com pany.

This r.as on February 2. But ail authorship Is eventually rewarded and gendarmes caught up with Mr. Abbott at Hagerstown and restored him to his native city, where Alderman John P. Hallman held him in default of $1,000 bail for a hearing before him next Tuesday morning, at 11 o'clock. TRAPS RAIDERS rj JAMES W.

KIICIX oiTlrs by adiBg Mr. Lev la ib maa bU waa Wrrn A4lr, a pfonl frtrad. and lb on at lb rail wbom tb aienu aald iby did not know. Yna. Protects wer mad by W.

rray. Federal tent In charge of lb raider, bat tb romntUu ionr dUrharaod Werta aus of lb mliak In Identity. VECCHIONE AGAR! DODGES ARREST; OFFICERS LATE Released Under Bail Before District Attorney Arrives FACES RUM CHARGE Carlisle, Feb. 27. Cumberland county authorities who went to Baltimore Thursday to bring back Mark Vecchione, of Harrisburg1, fugitive from justice, on a liquor, charge, returned yesterday without their prisoner.

Arrested Wednesday Vecchione had been arrested Wednesday in Baltimore by Penn sylvania State Police. Baltimore authorities had notified Cumberland county officials of his arrest Go to Baltimore District Attorney John E. Myers and Constable J. William Smith went to Baltimore to get Vecchione, who skipped his $2,000 bail in De cember after being convicted in this county of Illegal sale of intoxicating liquor. Released Under Bali Extradition papers were secured from Governor Ritchie, but upon arrival at the police station where it was supposed Vecchione was held, it was learned that he had been released by the Baltimore officials under bail for a hearing March 6.

CRITICS FIND FAULT WITH TALLEY'S VOICE New York, Feb. 27. A.PO Newspaper crHicism to day of Marion second appearance as Gilda in Rigoletto, was more pronounced though less ex teflslve than on the occasion of a debut at the Metropolitan in the same role. r' While most criticisms her debut, noted an, excellent natural voice and technical effects, critical accounts of last night's perform ance at. the Metropolitan discuss shortcomings.

Four Killed in Crash nochester, N. Y. JTeb. (A.P.) Four persons in an automobile were killed this morning when the car was struck by the Twentieth Century express of the New York Central at the crossing outside of this city. DASEOAU nzno Fli.

tit Getty kerf CODY UalN STATE 'tKklikr lAa tl.lnjii HJlM lttk to 4ib b4 HvU2fi 4 bias to ttf. II U4 i ini i 4M ftf aor 1 IM Uiiirg lMiiil4. mrf lb" kMarw fcuta 4 abwb a i foaaa a a ur a4 a imtibj b4 aiH wi4 lo ba of uuora. Tb fMar war pitbr 4 lb lbiU4bi4 AibMics kaoaa aa4 bt4 by aify errryw la i Ibia mM lail ia aa4 a May I iar4 a dir lo altead hi fral ibai arfa)irai rl tad for Mbtu? arlr la lbi First rtrtrtaa Cburtb. Prior la lb arlc.

arb4ttl4 fori o'rlork. ib body, lay la wat la lb rbarrb for two boor that all bo wUb my bar a Ut look at bU ragg4 fraiar. A anil of lb rrr otTVer iratnlog aaasp at Oeiiytbarg ColW. I'Uok'a alma maler. was areri4 aad aa a guard of boaor arooad tb body.

ftmlr Maiblo Tb plan rall4 for almpU funeral Mrvk with a avratoa' by lb Iter. W. a Iloblnaoa aod a few remarks by 1. Ileary W. A.

Hanson, prvsldeat of Gettysburg Col leg. Actlr pall bearvra wer ail of Wdle'a ir ong frteada and honorary pallbeairra. Included a acor of his former nets bore and business Representa Uvea of lb. National and Ameri can League and many of Plank'a former team mates, attended the 0. SiajSlSter DieS I BvrTitrs.

nvnnmii nun A 1 a Bet her sent lofal mosaagea of regret. tributes and JH.UATEP REEUSAL IF SOCIETY IIALHi PAYRIENTS FOR PUPIiS Sale of Christmas, seals, by school In Harrisburg may be stopped by the school board If the Tuberculosis Society discontinues payment ot transpor tation, ror the. boys ana gins accommodated at the Open Air School, compelling the district to provide the money Instead. A letter, from the society was read to school directors yesterday afternoon, asking the 'district to provide for transportation of the pupils next year. President Keen declared he would urge adoption of a rule stopping the seal sales by the children it the board must appropriate the Action on the request will be taken by the board when the budget Is prepared yils spring.

BELATED DRIVERS SEEKING LICENSES Belated motor car operators jammed the entrances to the Bu reau of Motor Vehicles to day seeking cards, as the time for running with 1925 drivers' licenses ends on Monday. It is estimated about a quarter of a million drivers are without licenses In spite of warnings given in the last two months they must secure new cards. Tyro Fingers Amputated Catching the' fingers of his left hand in a mechanical plunger while at work for the Harrisburg Pipe and "Pipe Bending Company, Herbert H. Nallor, 18, Mechanics burg, R. D.

No. 2, suffered injuries that necessitated the removal of two fingers at Harrisburg Hospital. Marriage Licenses William H. Franlj and Sarah q. Smeltzer, Charles Hoffon, and and Gertrude G.

Stepl ton. Lloyd Stover and Laura F. Sandy, Hershey." Maxwell W. Oliphant I and Blanche M. Pry, Harrisburg.

William O. Troutman, Loyalton, and Blanche M. Kratzer; Gratx. Guy R. Heckman and Dorothy E.

Bates. Harrisburg. Harry Kohr, Middletown R. D. 1, and Pearl Kreiser, Royalton.

David L. Beistline, Lemoyne, and Mildred M. Kattcamp, Harrisburg. WERE YOU BORN FEBRUARY 29? READ TfflS HOW! pvlOU miss a birthday this yeart Yeah, 'we mesa dee yar atal date faU Febraary Well, there alat aay this year. 8 the Harrisburg Telegraph, adadfal of the frightful dlsaa.

poiBtateat of aIy ae birthday la fear years, waats to give a box of caady to a laely lady aad a box of cigars to a larky aua wbom aaaK seat la by readers the Telegrapa. Kaase, age, address aa a post card BMfied the Karrisbarg Telegraph before SadaxjaP Is all that is cfsarr tt.ctrtr. PSS SFMKG MID COIHIT II 1 a a Mr 0 Pboto by IVaieroy'a. lac. rroiifli lo ytt MUa fprlat' court Maadlax Ml lo rubi: Mi KAibaria Kaaaaa.

MUa Kutb Kobler. US Kelkr wrrt; Mla Mrtart ftkiar. of IVrt ralrrlew and MUa PUabeta lUmm. Sai4; MUa Spriox, who Miu Loul Hlble. STROKE FATAL TO GETTYSBURG SElItlARY HEAD ax o.i a.

1.1. Today 24 YEARS MINISTER THE REV. J. A. SINGMASTER Gettysburg.

Feb. 27. The Rev. Dr. J.

A. Singmaster, presiaenc or ttvsburs College Seminary alace 1906, died at his home here at s.i a. m. to day from the effects a stroke of apoplex at midnight Monday. Dr.

Singmaster was born August 1852, in Macungle, Lehigh county. He was graduated rom the Millersville State' Normal School, College in 1873 and the three years later. 24 Years In Ministry iFor twenty four years he was In the ministry with pastorates at Schuylkill Lyons, Macun gle, Allentown and IT. Y. "While preaching in Allentown in 1900 he was chosen as.

a teacher in the Geitysburg Seminary, and. eix years later was elected president, He was one' of the founders, of the United Lutheran Church of America; for twenty five years served on the board of foreign missions ot. the Lutheran chvrch; and 3 for several years from time of the organization' of 'the Warner Hospital here was president of the board. He also was president of the Allentown Hospital board. Secured Endowment.

Dr. Sinfmaster was largely instrumental in obtaining a $300,000 endowment fund for the seminary. and in raising funds for ihe erection of several new buildings. He wrote for many periodicals among them the Lutheran and the Lu theran Quarterly. v.

In 1877 he was married to Misa Caroline Hoopes, West Chester, and they had five sons and daughters, James Arthur' Singmaster, BronxTille. N. Elsie Singmaster Lewarn, author, of this place; place: JohnS1ngma8ter. Edmund, H. Singmaster.

German and Paul Wil liamsport Mrs. Ella. S. Weayer, Macungle, is. a sister.

Aa Art Pcxxle IFM the BHnkil Kcw.l Oa noen wkal we wnald be OniBV i 4e dar if lw SCHOOL GIRLS LARK HAM! GREAT TRIUT.IPII Miss Spring and Two o( Her Court Are Central High Students HONORS 7 AND GIFTS As a school girl lark, section 12B. of the midyear '27 clsss, of Central High, entered nine ot Its pretty members In the Chamber of Commerce contest to select Miss Spring and her court ot four! who will typify the fresh beauty and charm of this gladsome season during the Unison Spring Opening of stores Tuesday night. After the judges bad spent three hours in deliberation, tinged. too, with a little argument over the grace and beauty ot the more than one hundred girls who paraded be fore the audience in Fahnestock Hall, it developed that three girls In section 12B. Central High mid year class, '27, had been selected.

They were: Miss Spring Miss Louise Sible, 2512 North. Second street Maids of Honor Miss Katherine Knauss, 24 South Seventeenth street, and Miss BiHIe'Hamm, 155 South Eighteenth. street. The others are Miss Margaret West Fairview, and Mrs. Ruth Kobler, 633 Kelker street, who might be called a matron of honor.

Another ot Central High's "beauty section," who was a close runoerup, was Miss Rose Flowers. Miss Elizabeth Garner, in charge of section 12B, denies that she teaches beauty aids to her girls. She says it isn't neoessary, and points to the selection last, night as proof. i School Activities Miss Louise Sible Is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

J. Sidney Sible, 2515 North Second street. Her activities in Central Include: Glee Club, Debating Club, Beta Phi and Sivic Club. Miss Sible has played basketball and is a Junior Life She also' dances for class activities. Miss1' Elizabeth Hamm hr the daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. William R. Hamm, 155 South Eighteenth street. Her, school activities include: Glee Club, Debating Club, Le Cercle 'Ffancais, Beta Phi and Civic Club. Miss Sible has played basketball player and is a Junior Saver, She also dances for class activities.

Miss Katherine Knauss Is.vthe daughter of and Mrj.Edward Knauss, 24 South Seventeenth She, is secretary of the Sigma Gamma Chi. Sorortty. apd. L.e Cercle Her other clubs are: vGlee Club. Debatine Club and Civic Club.

Miss Knauss has great musical ablliUes. She 'has given private piano' concerts 'and graduates this June from the Harvis 'b'urg "Co'nservatory of Music, when she will participate in many recitals. Misa Knauss also plays has ketball and dances for class activities'. V' I' the girls will embark oh i a round of pleasure under the chaperonage of 1 Mrs. Florence' Ackley Ley.

during which they will be showered with honors and a bountiful heap of gifts. Aalo Parade Tuesday 'More thaa a score1 Of automobile HCCD passs; tarn REAO 14.1 FT. Cmk tUttitt HsrcJ Urtl; tUUdtX Ajcccclu SU3VAYiOn VklUt AUmi alt Mr Um bub Wm r4 to HHy, Tb itif fb4 a lit la sa lav4f li laaajbl it ib bt(Wi r4b4 CiH ibai Mi bw fMKfiasT ia mr Mf MnH bk lo a aotsM' aWtioa of ib nf fill ruir Utbt4 k. Acom Mr ruble UU. fell ilirf inn4r warsi a mU a of ib bmh4 cmii a ia ly.

foot water Mac rlM la iscer of aa4aik of lb rea iry ams4 Wrubutill. X'sy siss IlUr Uacra aoiaia aloag Iks 1 lit thai ally rfr first frost bisk waira wr roa4r4 out of daaxer as lb air san4 is drop. Wasbiagtoa aa4 Kaf liar bar. Laarar coonty. asaallr lb IW lo feel a flood wer cvaiderd oat of danger.

Tb CoaodogaiaH Creek ytr day aad Wda4f showed a rise of Ir ft aad had mtbtd tb tos of lb bank la many pUcs Just bo for It art4 lo fall aloac toward ytrday evealag. 8ral low places wer laoadalod aad a. few laches of water backed oa roads aear tb creek. Tb Yellow Brrbs Creek west over lb bank at Williams Grove and flooded part of tb road. Siony Creek, at Daaphla.

Ib Swatara Crok at Mlddletowa aod several other smaller creeks were reported aa falling toward awning. Tb Juniata Hirer at Clarks Ferry Is receding. Tb Duncannoa subway Is under two feet ot water. PASSEIXER INJURED AS COAL TRUCK AND TAXI CAB COLLIDE S. P.

Taylor, of Waynesboro. Is in the Harrisburg Hospital suffering Injuries sustained when a taxi cab In which ba was a passenger collided with a coal truck In North Cameron street this morning. Thomas W. Marsdoff, 1307 8outh Twelfth street, driver of the cab attempted to pass a truck of the Arnold Coal Company, driven by George N. Huston, 1603 North Cameron street The truck turned as the cab was about to pass and upset the cab injuring.

Mr. Taylor. His condition is not considered serious. The truck and cab drivers escaped Injury. Powerful Locators SOME have accredited to Francis 11a cou the making of the first telescope of any real uhc.

Whether this be true or not. It is unlikely that the powers of the first or the latest telescope to Hurt other planets or stars will ever equal the ability of the Telegraph's VLost and Found" columns for locating lost articles. Mrs. Ii. Rook, 202 Locust street, lost her Grucn wrist watch.

She immediately inserted an ad in the Harrisburg Telegraph "Lost and Found" columns and tho nest morning the watch was returned to her. Whether YOU are looking for lost or more worlds t4 conquer, It's all the same. Just telephone tho Telegraph, Bell 4111, or Cumberland Valley 2135. Ask for Dorothy Morris. THE WEATHER February 27, 1928.

Forecast Fair to night nad Sunday, tomlwhat colder to night with lowmt temperature about 22 degrees. Slowly rising temperature Sunday. Temperature Is going to take a dip to night and land some 57 I where aroandv the SSdegree' mark. To morrow will be warmer. Fair weather will go wit the' change, according to Weatheraaa Veraaia, aad that sounds good at least.

With the going down of tke tern aeratare nigkt, the river wEl daplleate. The braaches of the rlrer. are now well oa the wajr back aormal stage aad that jaeaas that the river mast cease dew a. A stage of 1M Is expected miTw mrala. The main river: Junial.

Wt Branch and upper Xarth Branch and dealers "will take part In the Vni jr Sarth Branch Kill ieain faa a ks Opening next Tuesday mnnaay. ne ice tn rme I K' SrWafle Wtfl nag MO I It osfj mW Mm t. I tae at aaant l.i TUZ. Sunday frrt MftCM morning..