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WELFARE ES HAMEISB THE WEATHER FAIR URG XCVI1I No. 109 20 taW aL 1 aVIIWII VII I I 1 Former Senators' Pitcher Center if 6rK Melee iCd IP Jll AaI iQ)il Jl xliDiir, ))AliiLM CABINET OVERTHROW SOUGHT BY PEASANTS ON WAY TO CAPITAL Thousands of Unarmed Men Begin Long Trek to Bucharest in Protest Against Present Government PLANES OVER MARCHERS By Associated Press Alba Julia, Rumania, May 7 Peasants were marching on Bucharest to day to demand a change of government. After a Sunday meeting of 200, 000 peasants and laborers hid sworn to do everything possible to remove the present government and had broken up in confusion, the crowd lingered for two hours while several leaders made dery speecnss. Then two long columns started a five day hike for Bucharest. The fighting planes flew over Alba Julia, surveying the ranks of the peasants as they trudged i toward the capital.

Marchers Unarmed It was said that each peasant was i participating in the march on his! own initiative and without the au 1 thorization of Julio Maniu, leader I of the national peasant party. The march of Bucharest was regarded! as a popular manifestation and since the marchers were unarmed no bloodshed was expected. I Maniu and I. Michalaki, another leader, intended to reach the capi tal ahead of the peasants by travel ing by railroad. They carried 'e demand of the assembly that tha government headed by; Vlntila Bratia3 i'ssign and i tended to present it to the regency.

The Associated Press correspondent who rode from Klausenburg COMMITTEE HEARS CANDIDATES TELL i OF THEIR HOPES Contributions Are Few and Small Senate Investigators Are Informed ALL ARE TO TESTIFY By Associated Press Washington, May 7. A rapidly moving line of Presidential candi dates trooped to and from the wit ness stand to day at the opening of the Senate's new investigation into campaign expenditures of 1928, assured by Chairman Steiwer, of the Investigating Committee, that the proceedings were not designed to injure or aid any man's political fortunes. Norris, of Nebraska; Curtis, cf Kansas; Borah, of Idaho; Walsh, of Montana; George, of Georgia; Goff, of West Virginia; Hitchcock, of Nebraska; Hull, of Tennessee, all were there to testify, furnish figures. if there were any, and to say that they had no agreement with other candidates. Curtis Is Optimistic Curtis furnished figures totaling a few thousard dollars covering New York, Oklahoma, Missouri, the District of Columbia and his own receipt of $1000.

Incidentally, the Kansan said he expected win and that he had be come convinced that President Cool idge would never consent to be drafted. Norris repeated the assertion he made last week he had spent $6 for an advertisement in a Nebraska paper which he had not ordered; Borah had spent nothing, Walsh had figures of George had $75 and a hotel bill; Curtis organizations had reported expenditures of Goff's total to date was $60; Hitchcock's total was Hull's organizations had spent $1000. BLAZE DESTROYS KU KLUX KLAN CABIN A one story log cabin east of Pax tang, owned by the Ku Klux Klan, was destroyed by fire of undetermined origin last night at a loss of several hundred dollars. Tramps are believed to have broken into the cabin and bui't a fire which spread later. The cabin was used as a storage shed.

The structure was about 300 yards from the new orphanage building which was destroyed by Are in 1926. It is now being rebuilt and is ex pected to be ready for occupancy June 0. I PAGES ONLY BTBHIHO ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWSPAPER IN HAJIRISBOBO CAROL READY TO SEIZE THRONE By Associated Pretr LONDON, May 7. THE Daily Express to day said the British government had prevented: the carrying out of a plot, of which former Crown Prince Carol, of Rumania, was the central figure, to seize the Rumania throne from Carol's 6 year old son, King Michael. Despite the temporary check the plans have not been abandoned, the paper asserted.

There were reports a fast automobile waited to speed him to the Croydon Airdrome, from which point he could fly to Paris. There he keeps his own plane in readiness. Carol himself said: 1 am waiting, and if Rumania calls, as I think she may, I will answer. Some people think I am trying to kick my son off the throne. That is wrong.

But if the call should come, I am ready to go." CluV toward Bucharest' met many peasants moving toward the capital with banners which were unfurled. Others were sitting around camp fires by the road side. DIES BY POISON IN DISGRACE OF PRISON RECORD Edgar Allison, 44, Paroled, Comes Home to Die; in York Hospital HAD ROBBED SHOP York, May 7. Edgar Allison, 44, paroled recently from the Eastern npnitpntiarv. died at 1 o'clock this "rning the York hospital from the effects twelve poison tablets ne lOUK npiu ii ui euu uia uic.

Allison was released from the penitentiary April 22 after serving about fourteen months of a term imposed by the York county courts on a charge of robbing a barber shop here. April 27 he walked into the home of his wife. Mrs. Maggie Allison, 231 South Pershing avenue, and told her he nad taken the poison. Shei pleaded with him to 3 to a hospital for treatment and he finally consented but physicians were unable to save his life.

He told them while undergoing treatment that he had taken the because he didn't want to live on earth anj more because of the shame of prison term. having served the i I i GET YOUR CONTEST MODELS READY NOW Airplane Contest Builders Nearing Last Lap of Race With Plane Arranged For "Movie" Party at 1 Loew's Regent Theater This Week Finishing touches on airplane models to be entered late this month In the Harrisburg Telegraph Airplane Model Contest should, be applied at once. Both indoor and outdoor models will need overhauling and particularly the models which are to be entered in the meet. Trophies, trips and all sorts of prizes are offered to those entered and the two most successful builders here. A movie party will be held Saturday morning at 10 o'clock at Loew's Regent Theater through the courtesy of John P.

McCarthy, manager. Later, If you're one of the Harrisburg winners, youll be takl 3 your ships to Detroit, to compete in the official national meet to be con ducted by the American Boy Maga zine for the National Aeronautic Association, June 29 ari 30. In WELFARE FUND AT $233,427 MARK; $16,612 TODAY Workers to Continue Canvassing Extra Day at Urgent Request KIWANIANSGIVE $165 When the request was made today for workers of the central division of the Welfare drive to continue" their campaigning through another day, to morrow, there was I almost a unanimous response. This: adds one more day to the campaign i than had been originally planned. Former Lieutenant Governor E.

E. Beidleman, in addressing the work ers at the meeting, said that money for the Welfare Federation was harder to get this year, due to a de pression in Harrisburg. He said that Harrisburg had lost industries rather than gained them and that this fact had caused money to be tighter in the city. He said that he was as ready to praise Harrisburg as to criticise it, but that in this instance he was criticising for it showed a lack of foresight on the part of the people of the city in allowing indus tries to get away and in not bring ing new industries in. Mr.

Beidleman further stated that since the need was greater this year than ever before the money must be brought in and workers must work harder to get it. total to date, $233,427.25 still lacks $57,000 of the goal which is $290,000. To day's total of all the divisions was $16,612.21, The total last reported, last Friday was $216, 815.04. Mrs. Herman Astrich's section No.

7 is still in the lead as to percentage with 82 per cent of its quota obtained. Mrs. Frank FDaven port's section No. 3 was third with a percentage of 76 per cent. Mrs.

John Fox Weiss with 70 per cent. (Continued on Page 9) HENRY P. FLETCHER NOT PARTNER IN GOLD MINE IN NICARAGUA Three brothers of Henry Prather Fletcher, Ambassador to Italy, and the late Sheriff Rowe Fletcher, of Harrisburg, according to the Time magazine, are suffering from the Sandino banditry in Nicaragua. In the valley of the Pis Pis River are the Fletcher gold mines and these have been seized by the rebels. It is charged at the State Department by the owners that Sandinos forces are being driven directly into the ch mming districts by the rines.

instead of the other wa way niYiiinrl The Fletchers declared ii i. nroii! Street and say the losses by the raids may be very heavy. George B. Marshall, an assistant superintendent of the Fletcher mines, was recently reported as Fletcher mines, was recently as having been killed "as an example to these' Yankee pirates," as the bandits put it. One of the Fletcher partners observed: "I guess this is what comes of investing one's money in foreign countries." If the pipe line and mill plant have been destroyed by the bandits, James Gilmore Fletcher, the president, the loss at $3,000,000.

Am bassador Fletcher is not interested 1 iin the mines owned by his the meet, youll be competing for two trips to Europe given by the American Boy, a trip' to the Pulits i Air Races in Los Angeles offered by Frank Tichenor, publisher of the Aero Digest Magazine, for $3000 in cash for famous trcphies, medals and certificates. 1 And a tri.) to the national contest means that you'll meet, personally, such noted men as Clarence Chamberlin, William B. Stout, the officers of the First Pursuit Group of the United States Army, great pilots who are entering the National Reliability Tour and the International James Gordon Bennett Balloon Races, General Fechet of the United States Army Air Ser vice, Rickenbacker, World War ace, and countless others, How high you go in local and (Continued on fag 8). HARRISBURG, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 7, NEW DIRECTOR OF C. OF C.

JOHN C. ORR Widely known insurance and surety bond agent is the "baby" member of the board of directors of the Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce, having being elected at a recent meeting to fill a HEARING JUNE 26 ON USE OF FUNDS FOR NEW ARMORY $28,000 Available; Would Purchase 7 Acres Adjoining Site Already Bought Application was made to the Dauphin county court to day for authority to use the soldiers' memorial fund raised by public subscription in 1919, toward the purchase of seven acres of ground as an addition to the thirteen acres recently deeded to the State for a new arm cry west of Thirteenth street between Jietiy. and. Hamilton, Judge Fox fixed June 26 for a hearing in the case, brought as an amicable action to day. The hearing will be informal without regard to the usual legal procedure.

All applications relative to the disposal if the fund which now amounts to approximately $28,000 must be filed before June 11. Bought For $55,000 The original 13 acre tract was bought for $55,000 by the city and county from the Children's Home (Continued on Page 9) U. S. COURT OPENS WITH MANY DRY CASES ON DOCKET Harrisburg and Steelton Defendants Arraigned; 2 in Mail Fraud Violations of the dry laws formed the bulk of nearly 100 cases listed in the May term or reaerai court, which ODened in the postoffice building this afternoon with Judge Albert Johnson presiding. Nearly a score of Harrisburg and Steelton men were listed for trial on charged of violating the liquor laws as a result1 of raids during the last several months by Federal prohibition agents.

Included among the criminal cases were those of Preston McCann, Marysville, charged With using the mails to defraud, and Annie J. Meeks, Lebanon, on similar charges. The dry law violations were listed for hearings Wednesday. On Check Charge McCann was indicted for sending forged checks to the Joseph De Roy and Company, Pittsburgh, to secure merchandise. He is charged with (Continued on Page 9) THIEVES IN HOME OF STEELTON COACH Breaking Into the home of J.

Paul ft li Rupp1203 Chestnut street, Steelton ior shoplifters where women are SSi JXE trained in methods of stealing, Rose day ransacked drawers while mem 1 bers of the family were away, but! Shirk, of Lebanon, was to day pa escaped without taking anything. Rupp reported to police that en trance was gained through a kitch en winaow. Footprints were iouna in a sink and curtains in the kitchen disarranged. Mr; and Rupp were absent til day. JESS BREAM IN HUSBAND SEES HIM Former Senator With Other Man's Wife, Charge Battle Follows "DETECTIVE" BEATEN A fight in the central part of York, shortly after midnight, when Frank Foresman, 31, 1245 Swatara street, charged that he saw his wife with her arms around Jess "Java" Bream, 24, York baseball pitcher, formerly with the Harrisburg Sena tors, of the New York Pennsylvania League, resulted in four persons be' ing arraigned in police court, at York to day, charged with dis orderly conduct.

Foresman testified in police court that he returned home from work last night and to find his wife. He was told that she had gone to York with Bream. He met William Sharp, 24, 1186 Bailey street, t.nd asked Sharp to gov along for a ride. While driving through York, shortly before 1 o'clock this morning, he said he saw his wife sitting in Bream's car with her arms around the baseball pitcher. In the fight which followed, Sharp was scratched and beaten so severely by Mrs.

Foresman, he said, that his wounds were treated by a physician. It was explained that Mrs. Foresman and Miss Jean Bowers, a companion, had mistaken him for a detective. Later, warrants, charging Mrs. Foresman with assault and battery were served Dy Constable John Daninger on information of Sharp before Alderman Jacob Stager.

Similar charges were preferred by Sharp against Miss Bowers. Mayor Places Fines Mayor Jacob Weaver, presiding at police court, fined Bream $10; $10, and Mrs. Foresman, $25. Sharp was discharged after he explained he did not know the purpose of the trip. Mayor Weaver said: "You got enough as it is, so you're Mrs.

Foresman and Miss Bowers each posted bail of $300 on the additional charges. TO PUBLISH NAMES OF ALL WHO GIVE $.25 OR MORE TO FUND The Harrisburg Welfare Federation has announced that at the conclusion of the drive the names of all persons who have given $25 or more will be published, i The Est is now being compiled and the new names added as contributions come in. CHURCHES SUGGEST FEDERAL BOARD TO CURE MINE EVILS Insist on Right of Labor to Organize and Protection From low Wages By Associated Pre? New York, May 7. To prevent a recurrence of industrial war in the Western Pennsylvania Coal fields the Department of Research and Education of the Federal council of churches recommends in a report made public to day abandonment by both operators and mine workers of belligerent and oppressive tactics. "However great the provocation," the report says in condemning violence by the workers, "the beating up' I (Continued on Page 9) Graduate From School For Shoplifting Is Nabbed By Associated tfris Philadelphia, May 7 Telling the police she was a pupil from a school roiea in cusway ui Clergyman after she had promised to aid in running down the alleged school.

She was arrested as she was leaving a department store in German town with a dress under her coat, Jit was charged. She said it was 1928. I MSMBSSBBBSlSSBMMSMMBMMSSSSMBSMBBBMMMiMBISBBMBBBJSIISSBSM Wins Relay fj mJiz to tit By Staff Photographer Thrills came in the three quarter mile relay event at Linglestown meet Saturday. There was keen rivalry and runners had to go some. In the above picture is shown Ralph Radel of Millersburg who came in first, followed closely by Ralph Weigert, Swatara.

Other meet pictures on Page 1, second section. a MAURER TO QUIT AS LABOR HEAD; WILL CAMPAIGN Has Second Place in So cialist Presidential Ticket Resigns Tomorrow AT PHIL A. MEETING James H. Maurer will present his sixteenth and last annual report as president of the Pennsylvania Federation of Labor at the opening session of that organization's 27th annual convention in Philadelphia to morrow. The retiring president is a candi date for vice president of the United States on the Socialist ticket and is at present a city councilman of Reading.

Mr. Maurer plans to devote considerable time to the presidential campaign during the summer in addition to his duties in Reading. James E. Kelley, secretary treasurer of the Federation, said to day that although there were a number of probable candidates as successor to Mr. Maurer as head of the Federation, nothing would be known definitely until the convention got under way.

The nomination will be made Thursday and the election will take place Friday. William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, is expected to be present. West Shore League Opens This Evening West Shore League opens this evening. West Fairview with Henny Kline and Mose Swartz in the lineup open at home with Enola. Lemoyne plays Shiremans town on the latter's field.

Games are scheduled to start at. 5.45 o'clock. Rivalry is again keen, and with many new faces an interesting race is expected. her first "job" after leaving the school. The' woman came here from Lebanon in March, it was testified, and in her search for employment came, in contact, with another woman who told there were "easier ways of making a living." She told the police she was taken to a place where women were taught shoplifting.

The place she said contained a table to represent a counter upon which were articles with which she practiced. First Time Daily Except Sunday. Entered Second Class Matter at the Post Office) at Harrisbura at Linglestown BOY'S NIGHTGOWN ABLAZE, 2 BURNED FIGHTING FLAMES 3 Year OId Lad in Poly clinic Mother and Sister Sustain Burns MATCHES ARE BLAMED Three year old Robert G. Seitz, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Harry G. Seitz, 2109 Moore street, the former a brakeman for the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, is in a fair condition the Polyclinic Hospital suffering from burns of the body received yesterday when his nightgown caught afire while other members of the family were out of the room. Presence of mind of a 10 year old brother, Lester, saved the child from more serious injury as Mrs. Rr ina Seik, the mother, and Miss Ruth Seitz, a sister, battled the flames with bare hands. The brother got a pitcher of water in the kitchen and threw the water on the boy, extinguishing the flames.

Mrs. Seitz and her daughter were treated at Polyclinic Hospital for severe burns of the hands. Belief that the child may have secured a match ana accidentally set his nightgown afire was expressed by members of the family. Mrs. Seitz was using candlas when the electric lights in the house went out after the storm Saturday.

A match was left in the parlor. Yesterday morning the boy came downstairs as M.J. Seitz was starting fire in the furnace and several moments later screamed with pain as his clothing became ignited. EX WIFE OF DRY AGENT FACES LIQUOR CHARGE AT HEARING Charges of violating the dry laws preferred against Mrs. Christina Mummerante, 39, 1301 Wallace street, were scheduled to be heard In police court to day following the seizure of a new twenty flve gallon still and moonshine at the home during a raid by police Saturday night: Mrs.

Mumerante, former wife of a dry according to police, posted $1500 bail for a hearing. A pet poodle attacked police, as they broke Into the. home and bit Patrolman Weaver in the right leg. The still was found in operation in the bathroom on the second 'floor and mash and moonshine in other parts of the home. A Good Stunt 'T sot it it iast.1" shrieked tht Inventor.

"I'll mtkt 1 fortunel" "What la it this time?" asked the friend. "Just a little device, but it will bring in millions, tvet church In the country will buy one. It's a collecting bos different slots for dlderent coins. All silver money falls on velret, while coppers drop on a big bell." SINGLE COPIES TWO CENTS VERNON BITNER IS CLEARED IN BABY MYSTERY Lack of Evidence to Obtain Conviction, District Attorney Reese Says CLAIMS KTD A VERNON BITNER By Associated Preti Carlisle, May 7 The disappearance of Vernon Bitner, 18 months old, last Decemberpassed officially into the limbo of unsolved mysteries to day when the charges of neglect and. abandonment preferred against the infant's father were dropped.

The father had been held under $1,000 bond for the May term of criminal court, but now will not be brought to trial, due to lack of evidence sufficient to obtain a conviction. District Attorney Fred Reese announced. Bitner has maintained that the boy was kidnaped from his home in Newville while he was in the yard in the rear of the house and the child's mother was at work in Carlisle. WIDOWED AT 25, MAN SHOOTS SELF AFTER HIS FIRST FAILURE Special to the Harrisburg Telegraph. Shamokin, May 7.

Hospital authorities report William 'Vhary, 25 year old ler, in a dying condition, having shot himself in the head last night after his first attempt at suicide Saturday night had been frustrated by his brother. Whary was despondent since tlie death' of his wife, two months ago. He had been living with his Mother's family, on the outskirts of town. Saturday night he was about to shoot himself when his brother seized the revolver he held. Last night, however, he went to his room and was successful.

KUMMfttllMMt ffvJSUe el Stove Slightly Used Federal prohibition agents seized a brand new twenty flve gallon still and a new gasoline stove id an abandoned farmhouse on the old Rutherford Farm near the Rutherford yards of the Reading Company, Saturday. The stove had just been lighted, and the mash had not come to a boil when the agents entered the farmhouse. Twelve bafrels of mash were seized. The Federal agents said they had received information of the still several minutes before the raid. An Auto Vision Striking to say nothing of patriotism, was the "vision" seen on Locust street Friday 1 the "doggiest" of sport roadsters, blue with red rire wheels and much trimming of nickel and behind the wheel a smart miss attired in red, white and blue.

(More on Page 1. Second Section) THEWBATHE Harrlsbarr and rlelalty Partly cloudy aad conUnaed coal: Brobably Uiht frost to nlfht. Taesday, ur with slowly ris ing Mwasi lessavratara night abaat degree, Klrer Elrer stages will fait. A star abaat 6. feet ay be ezpeeted far Harrlsbarg Taesday aternlng.

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