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XCIX No. 143 18 PAGES Fractured on If Skull AUTO OVERTURNS, MRS. EVA IVES IS SERIOUSLY HURT Traveling to State College, Car Crashes at Middle town Seriously injured In automo bile accident while on her way to attend her son's graduation at Pennsylvania State College, Mrs. viva. Ives.

50. Chester, suffered a possible fracture of the skull, con tusions of both legs and lacera tions when the car skidded and overturned at Middletown to day. Her son, George Ivev the student, was driving the. car. He and his aunt, Mrs.

Amos Jones, Chester, were uninjured. His mother was admitted to the Polyclinic Hospital for observation. WILD BEASTS WORRY CHINESE VILLAGERS; MANY ARE ATTACKED By Atsociated Pre Hongkong, June 15. Dispatches to the Hongkong Telegraph from Swatow, to day said that for the first time in many rears man eating beasts had ter rorized districts within a 100 mile radius of that city. The dispatch said that the advent of a number of ferocious beasts had resulted in alarm to the entire countryside, the beasts coming rearer to Swatow than ever before, and attacking in daytime now where hitherto attacks have been only at night.

"In the past iwek, the dispatch aid. "beasts have mauled or eaten ten persons. One girl has been sent to a hospital as a result of a serious mauling. She was injured and probably rescued from a worse fate. Ohe tiger has been slain, with entire villages being organized to hunt for the marauders.

"The hunts have been delayed as the result of the villagers' tendency to drive the beasts away from their locality, leaving others to worry as they may." MEMORIAL BRIDGE PLANS READY FOR BIDS BY JUNE 25 Bids for the completion, of the State Street Memorial Bridge will be advertised June 25. Plans will be completed and in the hands of Chief Engineer Frank St. of the Department of Property and Supplies, by next week this time, and a week more will be necessary to check them over in the department. Bids for the Education Buildiny will be opened June 25, Secretary of Property and Supplies B. E.

Tay lor said to day. Mr. Taylor and Mr. St. Clair inspected the States construction projects in the western part of the State the past week and found them progressing satisfactorily.

BETHLEHEM STEEL IS LOWEST BIDDER FOR FIVE CRUISERS By Associated Pre Washington, June 15. The Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, of Quincy, was the lowest bidder among private concerns for the first of the five cruisers, bids on which were opened to day at the Navy Department STRUCK BY BUCKET, SKULL IS FRACTURED Hit on the head by a bucket used to pick up scrap steel, Samuel Kriser, 49, Middletown, R. D. 1, suffered a possible fractured skull and a deep laceration behind the left ear while at work at the Abrams and Sons junkyard, 1508 North Cameron street, to day. He was held for observation at.

ths Polyclinic Hospital YORK ON CARD FOR TWO GAMES Harrisbarg and Tork are Khed led lor two games this afternoon at Island Field, the first starting at o'clock. The lineup: Tork Harrlaburg Fleming, It Hunan, tb, Fischer, cf. Fish, lb Bentley, lb Fields, rf. WlngfleM, aa, Shepner, e. Talk, p.

Attreaa, lb. Gallagher, to. McBrlde, cf. Netderkorn, c. Magnet, m.

Thomas, Jb. lenmn, K. Flood, rf, Farkat, sv in ONLY EVENING NEWSPAPER Youthful Hero Given Medal By Staff Photographer KENNETH HOOVER, Camp Cur tin Junior High School boy, and member of the school safety patrol who was awarded a medal for dis Unguished service while on safety patrol duty. June 5, he pulled a small girl from the path of an au tomobile, suffering bruises in the rescue. The gin ilea before Hoover and his companions could learn her name.

He is the son of Mr. ana William Hoover, 310 Muench street. NAME INSTRUCTORS FOR PLAYGROUND OPENING MONDAY Dental Hygiene Is Innovation; Bathing Beach Will Be Opened Playground Instructors, appointed to day by Herman A. Earley, superintendent of parks, will meet Monday morning at 9 o'clock in the City Council chamber with Chief Supervisor Clarence M. Beck.

Final instructions will be given at that time. Thirty three instructors, eight of whom are hew appointees, were named to day. To Have Dental Hygiene An innovation this year is the dental hygiene work which will oe under the supervision of Marion Arnold, 2103 Market street, and Catherine H. Schwab, 1918 Market street. The first outdoor clinic wtfi be at the bandstand in Reservoir Park.

The School Board yesterday voted to permit the city to ue the portable dental equipment. Miss Arnold has for several years (Continued on Page 5) MISSING 9 YEARS, IS DECLARED DEAD Suddenly disappearing from his home June 4, 1920, Paul Miller, for mberly of Harrisburg, was declared dead by order of the Dauphin County Court exactly nine years later, June 4, 1929. His mother, Mrs. Lillle Miller, Union Deposit, was issued letters in his $300 estate to day at the office of the Dauphin County Register. Miller was unmarried.

He left only his mother and a brother, Harry, also of Union Deposit. The $300 is a one third share in the estate of the father, the late Henry A. Miller. The mother is the only heir. i AO1 CoQperation of Other Towns in the Zoo Here As showing the widespread interest in the aoological garden at Wild wood Park, now almost ready for public lnpsection, a letter was received from Mechanicsburg by the president of the Zoological Society to day offering the services of an expert sign painter to the extent of $20 as a contribution oi such signs as may be necessary to the park.

This letter and other offers of cooperation not only in Harrisburg but in the whole district are said by boo officials to indicate a gtnerou will ASSOCIATED PftEU IH HABBJSBCBG FARM RELIEF BILL IS MADE LAW WITH HOOVER SIGNATURE By AuocUtfed Pre Washington, June 15. President Hoover, with a stroke of the pen to day, placed in effect the new farm relief policies which his Administration had drawn to alleviate the ills of Climaxing months of campaigning, preinauguration activities, and congressional controversy, Ce President with ceremony appropriate to such an event, wrote his name across the farm measure and thereby placed it upon, the statute books. Weeks of Work The signature was afTIxed in the presence of a group of congressional leaders which included Vice President Curtis, Speaker Longworth, Secretary Hyde of the Department of Agriculture, and number of farm leaders of the House and Senate. Weeks of work by agriculture committees of the two houses; days of dispute between two determined MISSING WOMAN FOUND DEAD IN VACANT HOUSE Men Moving Fcrnitcre Dis cover Body of Mrs Hazel Roberti The search for Mrs. Hazel Roberta, 36, 1514 Walnut street, ended last night when her body was found in an empty house at 135 North Thirteenth street, hanging from door hinge on the third floor.

The dwelling is a few blocks from her home. The body was found when furniture was being removed. Ellis K. Roberts, 225 Maclay street, her husband, to day was grief stricken. Yesterday he offered $100 reward for her return to him.

Ea stated to day the reward will be given to Samuel Theal, 22, 1932 North street, who, with Charles, H. Miller, 66 North Fourteenth street, pirj ta' found the body. made following private funeral serv ices for Mrs. Roberts. 'Disappeared Week Ago Mrs.

Roberts disappeared just a week ago, leaving the home of ber aunt while the latter was out of the house for a few minutes. Police were asked to assist in the search but had no clue of ber whereabouts. The furniture in the Thirteenth street house was purchased by Theal, April 32, and it was being moved yesterday. While, draymen were taking out a piano on the first floor, Theal went to the third to get washstand. Here he found the body, evidently dead for several days.

Dr. J. H. Kreider investigated and said the woman had ended her life. Eugene Oaks, 15, 133 North Thirteenth street, told police he saw a woman crying in a rear room on the second floor last Tuesday when he recovered a ball that had been Hhrown on the roof of the empty house.

YOUNG RYAN PAYS FOR BAD CHECKS AND IS RELEASED Paris June 15. Thomas Fortune Ryan 3rd, grandson of the late T. F. Ryan, New. Tork nulti millionaire, was formally discharged by a French magistrate to day after all charges of Issuance of bad checks here had been withdrawn.

Seizt Two Ptyrolb Philadelphia, June 15. 4p Two payroll holdups yesterday netted two highwaymen approximately $2,200. ingness to help those who are assuming the burden of properly installing the aoological garden here. Recent letter's have als9 (ten reJ celVed from Ernest Thompson Seton, W. S.

Blacburne, keeper of the national mo at Washington for more than thirty years; General Henry C. Trexler, of Allentown, and others, commending the movement here and offering such assistance as they, may render. The sign artist quotes George Eliot: "Animals are such agreeable friends; they' ask no questions, pass no criticism." MARCH IK FIREMEN tTTAKCTX rk TELEGRAPH I A Iheawnkli "Of A HOME i EDITION PARADE EiS HARRISBURG, SATURDAY EVENING, JUNK 15, Trip bodies, and countless hours of debate were closed late yesterday with the Senate finally accepting the bill without the export debenture plan so steadfastly objected to by Mr, 1 After this final action at the Capitol the measure was rushed to the White House so that no time would be lost in its presentation to thechief who immediate ly made arrangements for today's ceremonies. The new farm law embodies an authorization for an appropriation of $500,000,000 to be used by the Federal Farm Board in an effort to solve surplus crop situation through a series of stabilization corporations and commodity councils. The farm, board will consist of nine members, eight to be appointed by the President while the Secretary of Agriculture will make tne ninth.

Speculation already has been going the rounds over whom the Chief Executive will select and a number of names have been mentioned for the posts, PLAN INTERCLUB BOOSTER DAY FOR SENATORS' TEAM Lions Will Inaugurate First of Special Events at Big days are in the making for baseball fan. the Lions Club will inaugurate these special 'days and a big program is promised. A pair of hustlers, S. E. Long and C.

O. D. Wilson, are working hard with their forces representing the Lions Club Booster committee. At 12.15 o'clock at the Penn Harris Hotel Tuesday the Lions Club will be host to the members of the Wil liamsport and Harrisburg baseball clubs. It will be known as inter club booster day.

All service clubs of the city are being extended an invitation to attend this meeting their sons. It wijl also be aiivnii bvm www day for the club. After the luncheon an Indoor baseball game will be played between the single men and the married men selected from the various service clubs and will be held on the Island diamond prior to the big game. This booster day program Is not to. replace the regular booster day program which is under the auspices of the ball club, but simply a boost by the business men represented in the various service clubs, i AL CAP0NE OFFERS $50,000 TO GET OUT OF COUNTY JAIL flu Astociated Pre Philadelphia, June 15.

Director Lemuel B. Schofield, of the Depart' ment of Public Safety said to day mat efforts have been made to ob tain the release from the county prison here of Alphonus (Scarf ace Ai) capone, Chicago gang leader. Capone was sentenced to one rear with nis body guard, Frank Rio, also known aa Kline, on a charge of carrying concealed deadly weapons, following their arrest May 17, by city detectives. "Capone has offered $50,000 or more to any lawyer or group of lawyers who can obtain his release in advance of the term court sentence," said Director Schofield, tO OCEAN LINERS COLLIDE IN BAY Bp Aioeiatd Prttt Plymoaui, England, June 15r The United States Liner American Banker and the Cunarder Car mania, both from Mew York, collided in Cawsand Bay to day. Only slight damage was caused to either vessel and both proceeded on their way.

WARM WEEK IS FORECAST By Aiiociatfd Preii THE weather oatlook lor week beginning Monday Mosuy fair "with tempera tare considerably above normal the nrst part of week, followed by partly eloedy with oeeaslenal showers the middle and latter parts week; temperatvre near normal latter half of week. to Her Son's VOLUNTEER FIRE FIGHTERS STAGE ANNUAL PARADE Heroes in Civilian Duty March in City; Will Dedi cate Building The firefighters of Dauphin county, many visitors "from Cumberland, and York, passed in review this afternoon, Thousands lined the streets as the annual parade moved shortly after 2 o'clock. Martial music from a score of bands mingled. with the cheers of the. onlookers.

Commissioner' Herman A. Earley, Superintendent of the Fire Depart ment, was the chief marsnai. tie was ably assisted by fire. Chief M. Tawney and his assistant, A.

Patton. The Fire Chief had his ear cocked for fire alarms. The Harrisburg apparatus was ready. There were no visitors aboard. On a moment's notice the fire fighting apparatus of this city could have been swung from the parade into the line of duty.

There were' red shirts in line. lots of them. 'Many units wore the more sedate blue uniforms, and the band suits added to the colorful at mosphere. See New Nonle Working During the morning the visiting firemen admired the "multi uni versal i.ozzle," a recent addition to the Harrisburg Fire Department and used in conjunction with the new Paxton pumper. The demonstra tion took place' along the River front ana 1 wm in cnarge ruo Chief Tawney.

The nozzle clings J. 1 i M. tightly 'to the sidewalk and is fed by four hoses. "How. wiU she Chifr came irom.

one of tne.oeiagasrx..; One hundred feet straight up 200 at an angle," waa the reply. George H. Qittings, newly elected president of the Dauphin County Volunteer Firemen's Association, had a place of honor in line. George W. Kennedy, this city, retiring head, was' also( prominently placed in the parade.

Scores of Companies March The sixteen city companies and a score or more from county towns were marching proudly, gaily uniformed and stepping it off in hopes of winning one of the three cups awarded by the Superintendent of the City Fire Department. Prise, Cops These cups are awarded as follows: Company coming longest distance; company having the most (Gouthmed on Page S) YOUTH SAID DEAD IS REVIVED BY DRUG By Anociatti Pre Lancaster, June 15. Given up for dead by several physicians at the Lancaster General Hospital, Joseph R. Bolidar, 18, was revived to day by an injection of adranalin into his heart. The youth, who had been ill, suddenly collapsed at his home and was taken to the hospital.

His heart apparently had stopped beat ing, the doctors said, when an in terne tried the drug. To the. amaze' ment of everyone, Bolidar started to breathe. He has a fair chance for recovery, TOUEY WINS GOLF CROWN SECOND TIME By Actnted Pre Sandwich, England, June 15. Cyril Tolley to day won the British amateur golf championship for the second time, defeating John Nelson Smith, Scottish carpenter from Fife, four up and three to Anns Unlawfully Used Washington; June 15.

(Secretary Good announced to day that investigation of the use of National Guard equipment by State police in Tennessee during the recent strike showed that such use was unlawful I sjp.ee tor Trolley vWire Com in April Workmen sent to Inspect trolley wire strung from Hershey to the site of the proposed hotel at the Hershey reservoir, two miles northwest fit Hershey, discovered thieves had cut down 1000 pounds of copper wire from the poles some time since April 15. State Police are investi gating. v1" The last time the wire waa seen 1929. JHilr Exoept Sunday. Enured as Second Claw Hatter at the Poit Offlca at Harrisburg 12 Year Old Boy Wins Honor? JACOB PEIFFER, 12 years old, besides attending Camp Hill Junior High School, is a detective of parts.

He submitted an answer in the Telegraph's Lambs. Oap murder contest and was one of the few to receive honorable mention. His mother, Mrs. Lester H. Miller, reveals: "His principal hobby is reading detective stories or any ar ticles referring to mysteries, Jacob is a faithful reader of the Harris burg Telegraph." DAWES PRESENTS HIS CREDENTIAL TO KING GEORGE American Ambassador Re tsrved Qcictir So He Mayv Meet PrecuVr' Windsor, June 15.

Un der the lofty towers of Windsor Castle, General Charles G. Dawes bowed to George to day and presented his credentials as new American Ambassador to Great Bri tain. The reception for the American by His Majesty occupied a brief hlf hour and passed without unusual incident. The former Vice President, who was believed to be bearing an invitation from President Hoover to Prime Minister MacDonald for a tete a tete on Anglo American affairs, was accompanied to the an cient seat of royalty by Mrs. Dawes; Ray Atherton, embassy chancellor, and Arthur Henderson, secretary for foreign affairs in the MacDonald cabinet State carriages drawn by high stepping white horses met the party at the train which brought them from Paddington station and conveyed them to the Castle.

After the formal official greeting of the British; sovereign to the new American political representative, the envoy and his. party returned to the railway station and left for London, from where he expected to leave shortly to visit Map Donald, in Scotland. "I find the King delightful," the Ambassador, said after the cere mony. "I don't know what the usual ceremony is, but I Just presented my credentials to him. I found His Majesty, looking very welL After the ceremonial he asked me to stay and for a half hour chatted with' me on various subjects." i TWO FLEE PRISON IN PACKING BOXES By Afociatti Pre Pittsburgh, June 15.

Two con' vlcta escaped from the Western Penitentiary here yesterday by se creting themselves in packing boxes wnicn were hauled from the Institution in a delivery truck. After the truck had reached a point dis tant from the prison, the men forced, their way from" the boxes when the driver left the vehicle to make a delivery, stole the truck and drove i scover wm In April, A. W. Flowers, superintendent of the Hershey Traction Company, told State Police. Late yesterday the discovery of the theft was made The thieves jhad cllmted twelve poles and cut the wire free at the insulators.

State Troopers Herman and Walsh were detailed to the case loss was estimated At $300. Graduation STOWAWAY'S WEIGHT CAUSES DESCENT 500 MILES SHORT OF GOAL Bu Aitoaated Pre Santander, Spain, June 15. The French transatlantic flyers late today postponed their departure for Paris in the monoplane, Yellow Bird, until t6 morrow. The Yellow Bird will first land at the aviation center of Cazaux on the west coast of France near Bordeaux and will then continue on to Paris. Needs Minor Repairs The Yellow Bird must spend an I.

other night 'on the beach where it wuue uuwu Uttt uignfe out OI gas because of the necessity for minor repairs. All of the big gasoline tanks were dropped overboard during the flight yesterday to lighten the craft and the small remaining tank was said to be inadequate for the four or five hour hop directly to Paris. At Cazaux another tank probably will be attached. Armeno Lotto, backer of the flight, and his companions, Jean Assolant and Rene Le Fevre, came here this noon for a luncheon in their honor, given by the governor of this district. They then arranged for their short jump tomorrow to Cazaux with the approval of the air ministry at Paris, setting the time of their departure for 5 o'clock in the morning.

Short Test Flight Earlier in the day the crew tried out their moto rand made a short test flight. Several times they tentatively set an hour for their takeoff but each time postponed it at the last minute for further adjustments to the plane. In Air Thirty Honrs The plane in alighting here disappointed thousands who waited at Le Bourget for it until late last night. Assolant, who married a New York girl only five days ago, ADDRESS CATHOUC HIGH GRADUATES Twenty 6ive Students Will Receive Diplomas From Bishop Twenty five students will receive diplomas at the commencement ex ercises of the Harrisburg Catholic High School to morrow evening at 8 o'clock in tie State Theater. The address to the graduates will be delivered by Dr.

James J. Walsh, medical director of the Fordham University School of Sociology and professor of Physiological Psychology, Cathedral College, New York. Kathryn Louise Blum, 1134 Der ry, street is valedictorian of the class, and Agnes Rooney Tracy, 1825 North Second street is salutorian. The Rt. Rev.

Phillip R. McDevltt, bishop of Harrisburg, will present the diplomas. Monday evening 'at 8 o'clock in the Knights of Columbus Hall ths class day exercise will be held. The graduates are: Paul Connor, Kieran Devine, Edward Fogarty, Walter Gallagher, Andrew Hender son, John McMenomy, Francis Mer curio, Joseph Sullivan, Raymond Zweibel Kathryn Blum, Eleanor Bolen, Sarah Brinley, Dorothy Dougherty, Mary Guarin, Margaret Knoble, Anna Laurie, Margaret Manning, Winifred Miller, Anna Reuwer, Dorothy 'Reuwer, Frances Reuwer, Agnes Tracy, Frances Trombino, Genevieve Gertrude Wleger. $100,000,000 U.

S. Surplus Washington, June 15. (P) President Hoover announced that the government would close the 1929 fiscal year, June 30, with a surplus between $100,000,000 and $110, 000,000. PA'S SON IN LAW AND ALL others of this octraf eously fesay fxnfly of cesic folks have decided to add en to lives of readm cf the i Central fmaflmWt Cmte too koki kiwi rrrra cooes ai rxATtca Better Sports, Easy To Eoad 1 Lcck Fcr I.Icndiy SINGLE COPTB8 TWO CENTS brought it to earth on the pebble strewn beach of Cape Criambre, west of here, completing thirty hours and twenty two minutes of flying over a caurse of about 3500 miles. Take off was at Old Orchard, Maine, Thursday at 9.08 a.

m. Eastern standard time. Assolant blamed the stowaway for the fuel shortage and consequently the failure to land, on French soil, explaining it had been necessary to release some of the precious petrol from the tanks as soon as Schreiber was discovered aboard, in order to gain height. Stowaway Fares Well "I had not counted on the extra weight when I estimated our fuel load," he said. The aviators seemed to have developed a real fondness for their uninvited guest, and he for them.

During the flight Schreiber shared the aviators' food, and he spent last night with them at the local hotel He apparently was laboring under great emotion as the plane landed and expressed complete joy when he set his foot on solid earth. He found no one to talk to among the Spaniards who crowded around, however, and seemed lost at the fuss made over him in the strange language. Assolant explained that Schreiber was not discovered intil the plane was in full flight, and the aviators decided against turning back to put him off. This little town, containing but I (Continued on Page 15) TO BE EXTENDED TO NEW ENTRANCE Will Ask Bids For 1100 Feet in Wildwood to Cameron Street Bid? for additional paving in Wildwood Park will be advertised Monday and opened ten days from that date, Commissioner Herman A. Earley announced to day.

The stretch to be paved, MOO feet, extends from Division street, tne terminus of the 5800 foot road now building, to the Cameron street entrance. There will be no special planting at. the entrance, V. Grant Forrer, assistant superintendent of parks, announced pointing out the danger ous curve at this point. For the same reason no ornamental en trance will be erected.

i Fix Washington, June 15. UP) An Army investigating board in a re port to Secretary Good to day held that most of the deaths in the re cent Cleveland Hospital disaster were caused by carbon monoxide and oxide of nitrogen given off by burning ray films. Her Classified Ai "Strolled" Right Along LIKE the famous ford, ttkept right on going until It accomplished Jest what aha wanted it to do. Bat In the meantime It bad gotten In touch with a number of people who wanted to buy the baby carriage and stroller combined which Mrs. H.

C. Lute, of 2032 South Eighteenth street, bad offered for sale. 1 am very well pleased with the results," wid Mrs. Lutx. "sold rle eoach the first day ad appeared." From which we gather thattha market for baby eafrlagea, strollers, etc.

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