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MJU Vol, XCIX. No. 289 Lives SENATOR ELECT MAKES PERSONAL PLEAFOR SEAT Believes He Was Honestly Nominated and Elected by Pennsylvania By Associated Press Washington, Dec. 4. The voice of William S.

Vare rang out in the Senate to day in defiance to his accusers as the 62 year ld man. still crippled from a stroke suffered two years ago, took the floor and personally pleaded a right to sit in that chamber as a Republican Senator from Pennsylvania. Supported by a cane and accompanied by his physician, Dr. John J. Shaw, the man who has been given the credentials as Senator elect issued a challenge to those seeking to bar his taking the oath of office to point to a ''single bit of evidence of any fraud or conspiracy practiced" by himself or his friends In his behalf, in the now famous 1926 Pennsylvania senatorial campaign.

Honestly Elected He entered the chamber while George W. Norris, Republican independent from Nebraska, and sponsor of a resolution to deny him a seat, was delivering a scathing attack upon the 1926 Pennsylvania election and what he said was the "crime and more of this Philadelphia Vare machine." "I come before you," Mr. Vara said, "with the honest conviction that over three years ago I was regularly, legally and honestly nominated and elected by the people of Pennsylvania ax their representative in the United States Senate. More Costly never stofe Election, nor have I ever asked any one to make a false return or to change any election records to decide a close contest in my favor. In fact, I would never countenance any such practices.

"There are Senators sitting on this floor to day whose election last November cost more per vote, more per capita and more per voting district than the expenditures of the Vare Beidleman ticket in toe Pennsylvania primary in 1926." Mother Is Given Child In an opinion handed down today, Judge John E. Fox ordered that Edward DItzel, aged 3, be placed in the custody of Viola Bren singer, the mother, wife of William Brensinger, near MinersviUe. Mrs. Brensinger had filed suit for the custody of the child against her parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Prank Parsons. GRUNDY FIRST AND FLETCHER SECOND, CAPITOL GOSSIP With Capitol Hill now positive that William S. Vare never will be seated as a member of the United States Senate, gossip has turned sharply to his successor. Governor Fisher has been absolutely silent on that subject. The likelihood is he will not speal; for publication until he hands to his secretary the name of the man who will be Senator David A.

Reed's colleague in the Senate. But if he listens to the advice of eminent Republicans in all parts of the State he will offer the place to Joseph R. Grundy. Mr. Grundy Not Consulted While it is suspected that Governor Fisher has been hearing from (Continued pa Page 6) SCRANT0N DIOCESE GIVEN BENEDICTION BY POPE PIUS By Associated Press Vatican City, Dec.

4. Pope Pius to day granted an Audience to Bishop Thomas C. O'Reilly, Bishop of Scranton, and Inquired In detail about the condition of the diocese. The Pope expressed his pleasure with the Bishop's report of what lie had accomplished und imparted his benediction to all the Catholics of diocese, of Scranton. I Not Scotch, Either Two golfers playing an Important tie were annoyed by a slow couple In front of obviously new to the game.

At one hole there was a particularly Ion? wait. One of the offending couple dawdled on the fairway while bit companion searched In the rough. At length the waiting couple on the tee could contain their Impatience no longer. "Why don't you help your friend find his ball? one shouted Indignantly. The idle golfer In front turned with a cheerful smile "Oh, he's got his ball," bt replied, blandly.

"He's looking lor his elubl" PACES DEffi CMA1GES MLYB3 MUBJTER ONLY EVENING NEWSPAPER Sfn atcllin'vuh thi I REASON THKV LIKE. my DIG SISTER I BECAUSE SHE'S HAKMS HUMAN HE LIKES in ANV OTHO? COMiC. i Five Years in WILL CAPTAIN PENN ELEVEN By Staff Photographer. DICK ST1TK1.KR Dick Stiteler, 15 year old. varsity center on the William Penn High School football team, will captain the eleven next year, having been elected at the annual banquet of the uptown grid players last night.

He is a son of H. E. Stiteler, 318 Harris street, and one of the youngest playes chosen to captain a William Penn team in a major sport. HOOVER SHOWS U. S.

ON SOUND BUSINESS BASIS Submits Annual Badge! Showing Country Facer Continued Prosperity By Associated Press Washington, Dec. 4. President Hoover informed Congress to day that it would require more than four billion dollars to run the Federal Government for the next fiscal year, but in doing so he presented encouraging figures on treasury finances and reiterated his recommendation for a quick reduction in taxes. He submited the first annual budget for the Hoover Administration. It called for appropriations of $3,830,445,231 and estimated the entire outlay for the year beginning next July 1 at $4,102,938,700.

At toe (Continued on Page 6) EARLY HORNING FLAMESDESTROY DILLSBURG GARAGE DHlsborr, Nov. 4. Paul Mummert, owner of the Tourists Garage, was deer hunting this morning his garage caught fire and burned to the ground, with a loss of between $10,000 and $15,000. Four automobiles, two of them new, were destroyed. The Dillsburg and Mecbanicsburg fire companies were called, but arrived at the fire too late to save any of the building.

It is believed that the lire was burning for nearly an hour before it was discovered. The first alarm was sounded at 8.30 o'clock. The garage is located about one fourth mile south of Dillsburg along the Gettysburg Highway. The loss is partly covered by insurance. Bossy Gillis Is Elected Mayor For Second Term by Very Narrow Margin Bv Associated Press Newbnryport," Dec.

4. By the narrow margin of forty six votes, Andrew J. (Bossy) Gillis, bad boy mayor of this old Merrimack Valley city, was re elected to the office yesterday. He promptly ordered a detail of police of his own choice to guard the ballot boxes. Ward Five, which gave his op ponent, the former Mayor Michael Cashlhan, a majority of thirty two Instead of an expected 200 Gillis majority, came in for his con demnation.

"Brother, wait, how the old cleaver is going to swing I've got them all tabulated," he S3 id. Gillis received 3319 votes, and Cashman, 3073, and Cashman ald later he would ask for a recount. Several years ago Gillis served a ASSOCIATED PRESS IN BARRISBURG HARRISBURG, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER uvJ DEPORT BRESSLER MAN ACCUSED OF ILLEGAL ENTRY Austrian Is Directed to Return to Native Land Placed under a $100 bond eight months ago when United States immigration authorities learned he entered the United Illegally, Antrim Yanko Trulac, Bressler, was ordered to leave the country at once. He had been here five years. He Arrester for Alderman William L.

Windsor, by State Police and will be taken to Glouces ter City, N. for deportation to morrow. Constable Elmer. Hoerner will take Trulac to New Jersey. Trulac is alleged to have entered the United states illegally five years ago i Canada, charge which he is being returned to his native land, Austria, is that of being an undesirable alien.

He came to Bressl where a re la livs lived and obtained employment with the Bethlehem Steel Company. CONFERENCE VOTES TO PERMIT BOYS TO EARN AS CADDIES A request for a reconsideration by the Department of Justice of an Informal opinion prohibiting boys under 14 from being employed as golf caddies was voted to day at a conference here of representatives of a hundred golf clubs in Pennsylvania and the Department of Labor and Industry. On motion of Charles Edwin Fox, former: district attorney of Phila delphia, appearing in behalf of the Pennsylvania and Philadelphia, golf associations, a committee' of five was appointed to seek a review of the case from Attorney General Cyrus E. Woods. If the opinion is not reversed the committee was authorized to proceed toward institution of a test case in the courts or to foster an amendment to the child labor act at the next Legislature.

O. B. Reed, of York, represented the Central Pennsylvania Golf Association. CONSTABLE WINDSOR OBTAINS PATENT ON AUTOMOBILE DEVICE Constable WilliarruL. Windsor, ITI, has obtained a patent on a "route indicator" to be used on automobiles according to a dispatch from Washington to day.

Mr. Windsor explained the equipment Is used to operate a map in strip form on the dash of an auto so that the distance covered on a trip and locations are always before the driver. Twenty seven claims for new ideas were air lowed, one of the most important being a device to control the speed of the spools on which the map is wound, he said, adding that he Is negotiating now for sale of the indicator. The constable also said he hopes to patent soon another device to record over 30 day periods the time an auto or truck is in use and the speed at which it Is operated at all times. PATROLMAN'S WIFE OPPOSES DIVORCE Mrs.

Jeannette Romich, York, today at the Dauphin county courthouse filed answer to the divorce suit of William L. Romich, city patrolman, 1014 Hemlock, street, in which he charged her with desertion. She admits desertion, but alleges that she had sufficient cause and asks thafthe suit be dismissed. They were married in December, 1901, and the alleged desertion took place twenty one years later. brief jail sentence after a physical encounter Cashman.

Whether or not he refused to celebrate immediately, Gillis could not be found by supporters who crowded around city hall after the ballots had been counted and called for torches and red fire. State detective who watched the voting during the day because irregularities In registration had been charged, did not challenge a single person or make any arrests fos attempted illegal voting. The 6353 ballots cast was the largest vote ever recorded here. Cashman received the support of the local newspaper and business interests, and Gillis ran on a platform of his own personal popularity. U.

SCHOOL BUILDING ON FIRE BUT NO DAMAGE IS DONE ti teV 0 By Staff Photographer. They heard that the Pleasant View school house was on fire and left their breakfasts to hasten to the building only to find that the small blaze in the basement would not be sufficient to close the school for even a half day. The boys and girls in the picture, all pupils at the school, are Alice Anders, Alice Holmes, Catherine Fair, Richard Yontz, Earl Holmes, Kenneth Fair, Nelson Anthony, Max Fasick, Ted Fasick, Robert Palm, Horace Fair and William Naugle. GENE TUNNEY TURNS' TO FINE WRITING AS HE TAKES LONG COUNT By Associated Press "As written in the "Golden Book" of the Steamship Vulcania, on which he and Mrs. Tunney returned from abroad.

COLD FOR THE COUNT OF FOUR DAYS By GENE TUNNEY "Having paid a visit to Miss Vul cania on Thanksgiving Day, 1928, at Pola, Istria, where she was being primed and fitted for her debut, Mrs. Tunney and I have had a sort of patron's interest in her career. It has given us great pleasure to be able to book our passage home aboard her. LESTER HOLTZMAN, EX LEGISLATOR, ENDS HIS LIFE Friends Believe Worry Over Losses in Stock Market Caused Act LESTER G. HOLTZMAN His cheat torn open by a gun shot wound which, friends believe was self inflicted while worrying over re cent losses in the 'stock market, Les ter Holtzman, Mlllersburg, former Representative to the State Legislature, Is dead His body was found in the cellar at the home of Alter UJsh, a friend, after several hours had been spent In a frantic search of the small town.

Undertaker W. J. Mlnier, deputy coroner, removed the body. Coroner J. H.

Kreider planned to conduct an Investigation early this afternoon. Mr. Holtzman and his wife early yesterday afternoon called at the home of Alter Ulsh, and Mr. Holtz (Contlnaed en rag nit Ordered "Unfortunately, old Neptune, a respecter of no personage or occasion even Halcyon herself started grumbling and waiving his trident as Miss Vulcania passed the Rock of Hercules. The seas got rough, the skies gloomy, and I assumed a horizontal position in which I remained quite cold for the count of four days.

"I have not the imagination to conceive of a possible improvement in the construction and comfort of the ship and I think Epicurus himself would have only words of praise and amazement for the table, and service." ELEVEN MORE CHECKS ARE SENT FORCOLLEQION Total Sought by State Is Now 529 For $119,000 I Eleven more checks, cashed in the State Department of Agriculture cattle indemnity fraud, were to day turned over to Deputy, State Treasurer M. Clyde Sheaffer and relayed to Attorney General Cyrus E. Woods' office "for collection." This raises the total of checks to 529, with an announced total of $119,000, to day's turnover not being Included. "We will not announce additional totals until we are positive of the (Contfnted on Page 6) City Plant Bridge The city of Bethlehem's plan for a proposed bridge to eliminate an alleged dangerous grade crossing on Union street was presented to the Public Service Commission to day in the initial hearing on the city's complaint. Fleeting Arbma May Have Been Soda Water or Even Ginger Ale, Board Thinks By Associated Press New York, Dec.

4. The aroma arising from a pitcher of liquid was a matter of dispute to day between a city election board and a church board of trustees. The Rev. Dr. H.

W. Tiffany, of the Br.ptlst Church of the Redeemer, Brooklyn, and his board, contended the pitcher found in the basement of the church after it been used as a polling place had con tained liauor. Thev said thev had Judged It by'its smell The election board, at a hearing 4, 1929. to Leave Country DEER ENRAGED BY WOUNDS CHARGES HAINLYN HUNTER Oscar Lingle Forced to Tussle With Animal in P6rryHiIls Oscar hunter, wrestled a deer he had wounded in the Perry county mountains and when the eight pronged buck got the best of the match, brought him down with a revolver bullet. Mr.

Lingle, who is employed at the Penbrook Trust Company, spent most of to day telling about the exploit of Monday. It was his first deer and this steeled him to his purpose of not permitting any getaway. He shot five times, one bullet finding a mark in the buck's body. The buck dropped but showed fight the hunter approached. When he lowered his head and charged, Lingle grabbed him by the antlers and the tussle was on.

Man and deer rolled in the snow and after a tough fight Lingle rolled the enraged animal on its The deer sasn't licked, however, and twisted 'oose. Lingle wasn't out of the fight either. He pulled out a revolver and shot at the fleeing buck which fell a few yards away. V. By this time Mr.

Lingle's companions, J. E. Shenk, Penbrook, hardware and H. E. Stouffer arrived on the scene and helped take home the venison.

According to Duncannon' reports, a deer was killed near the summer cottage of former Mayor J. William Bowman at Aqueduct yesterday. The pursuing hunter, had run out of ammunition. The deer had two broken legs. The hunter borrowed gun and fot the venison, Harvey E.

Bratton, clerk in the Pennsylvania Railroad's Division Freight Office here, in telling the story said that residents enjoyed the situation in that Mr. Bowman goes to Canada for moose while large deer are near his cottage, W. H. Hartsock, of General Business College a member of the Har risburg Sportsmen's Association reported this morning that he had killed an eight pronged buck near New Germantown, Perry county Returning home from work at 4.10 Mortfay morning, Edward L. Kerr, 2452 Elm street, Penbropk, started alone for Dillsburg to hunt deer.

At 10.45 Mr. Kerr brought down a four point buck weighing 175 Mr. Kerr is a passenger flagman on the Pennsylvania Railroad. CHARLES H. KUTZ, CARLISLE EDITOR, DIES AT HOME Carlisle.

Dec. 4. Charles H. Kutz, 58, well known newspaper editor of the Carlisle Evening; Sentinel, aiea this morning at his South Bedford street, after a lingering illness from heart disease. For thirty three years Mr.

Kutz was the city editor of the only Carlisle newspaper. VICTORIOUS HARRIS TO BE GIVEN SWEATERS OR GOLD FOOTBALLS In accod ranee with the custom followed at all high schools, John Harris players who figured in the season's good record of having won or tied all football games will be rewarded in the near future, with either gold footballs or sweaters, it was announced by Mr. Oarwood, superintendent of schools. Set Up Ancient Bull Chicago, Dec. '4.

(P) Once guardian to the gateway of ancient Assyrian splendors In the palace of Sargon II, a forty ton stone bull has spanned civilization to rest in the museum of the new Oriental institute at the University of Chicago before, the board of elections, were unanimous denying it had contained an Intoxicant, but were not so sure as to Just what it had con tained. Some thought It was gin Iger ale and others soda water. Jonn voornis, loo jrear oid president of the board, asked for tlte pitcher to settle the dispute. He explained he also wanted to smell it, but was told the pitcher had not been brought to the hearing. A request by the church that it be removed from the list of polling places was held In abeyance.

Daily except Sunday. Entered as Second Class Matter at the Post Office at Harrlsburg EFFORT TO AVERT WAR IS SAID UNFRIENDLY IN SOVIET REPLY Moscow, Dec. 4. The Soviet government notified the United States to day it could not consider the American note reminding the Russian and Chinese governments of their Kellogg pact obligations as a "friendly In a memorandum handed the French" ambassador, Maurice Her bette, by Maxim Litvihoff, acting commissar 'for foreign affairs, the Soviet government expressed "amazement that the Government of the United States, which by its own will has no official relations with the deems it possible to apply to it with advice and counsel." In another place the memorandum said: "The Soviet government states further that the pact of Paris does not give any single state or group of states the function of protector of this pact. The Soviet, at any rate, never expressed consent that any states themselves, or by mutual consent should take upon themselves such a right." Prior to publication of the memorandum announcement was made that plenipotentiaries of the Moscow and Mukden provincial governments, conferring at Nikolsk Ussu riisky, a few miles north of Vladivostok, had signed a protocol reorganizing the administration of the disputed Chinese Eastern Railway in conformity with the treaties of 1924.

The view, was taken in the Moscow memorandum, which was to be LINDBERGH OFFERS AID IN SEARCHING FOR LOST PILOT Once Flew With Thomas Nelson Over the St. Louis Mail Route THOMAS P. NELSON By Associated Press Clarion, Dec. 4. Colonel Charles A.

Lindbergh to day offered to aid in the search for Thomas P. Nelson; of Plainfleld, N. air mail pilot on the New York to Cleveland route who disappeared while flying from Bellefonte to Cleveland early Colonel Lindbergh telephoned from the home of Ambassador Dwight W. Morrow, his father in law, at Englewood, N. J.

He tendered his services to W. L. Smith, division superintendent of the National Air Transport Company, in the hunt for Nelson, who was associated with Lindbergh in carrying mail from St. Louis when the noted aviator was an alrjnaii pilot. Superintendent Smith said he told Lindbergh everything possible was being done to find Nelson, and that while his' offer was appreciated, "it would be futile for him to Join in the search." "It is possible that he may fly out of Cleveland later if hunt continues unsuccessful," Smith added.

ONLY THREE OF CREW RESCUED IN STORM Pago Pago, Samoa, Dec. 4. The steamer Trpngate has wirelessed that she had rescued three members of the wrecked freighter Nor wich City, on the reef of Gardner Island, and that eleven of the Norwich City's crew, perished when the vessel was wrecked Saturday. I 'i 8INOLX COPIES TWO CENTS U. S.

AMAZED BY SOVIET REPLY Bv Associated Press WASHINGTON, DEC. 4. UNCONCEALED astonishment and vigorous, If unofficial denial to day greeted the charge of Soviet Russia that unfriendly motives lay behind American efforts to prevent warfare between the Soviet Union and China. Awaiting receipt of the Russian memorandum, forwarded through French diplomatic channels, Government officials studied the text of the communication as transmitted by press correspondents and informally expressed complete surprise and amazement at the severity of Its tone and the harshness with which it criticised the action of the United States in calling attention to commitments under the Kellogg treaty for the renunciation of war. forwarded to Paris and Washington, that the American note came at a time when some conditions of the negotiations already had been agreed upon.

"In view of this fact," the memorandum said, "the declaration cannot but be considered unjustifiable pressure on the negotiations and cannot therefore be takea as a friendly act." HOT ASHES FIRE WOOD IN SCHOOL; GARAGE BURNED Blazing Kindling in Pleasant View Puilding Fills Rooms With Smoke Hot ashes raked from the furnace of the Pleasant View school. Twentieth and Forster streets, fired kindling in the basement of the school and cauresd a scare at o'clock this morning when tha school rooms filled with smoke. Fire apparatus was summoned and the blaze was quickly extinguished. John Honnafous, Janitor at the school, took the ashes from the furnace, when he made the fires early in the morning. He later discovered the smoke and turned In an alarm.

The only damage resulted when a window as broken to allow smoke to escape and a small hole was cut in a floor for the same reason. School sessions were held as usual A second fire occurred earlier at the private garage to the rear of the home of M. Stein. Seventh and Maclay streets, at 5.30 o'clock today. Combustible rubbish piled in the garage was blamed by Fire Chief Millard M.

Tawner the blaze which resulted ln age to an automobile and a'" age to the garage. District fire companies responded. Warm Praise For Ad Which Setts Stove There was a coal range In good condition In the home on Mrs. R. L.

Hartzell 2047 Swatara street, which was no longer needed there. It was therefore offered for sale in a Tilegrr.ph Classified Ad. FOR SALE COAL RANOB IN OOOD CONDITION. CALL AT 3047 SWATARA ST. OR BELL 3 7445.

results of this ad were Immediate. Five people expressed their willingness to buy the range and it was sold the same day to on of them. i.The disposal of the range left glow of satisfaction In Mrs. Hartzell's n'nd and she bestowed warm praise on the ad for Its speedy work. "I am.

very much pleased with the excel lent results of the ad." she said. There ill be a warm reception for anything you may wish 50 S9ll If you offer It through a classified ad. Just eall Bell 4111 or O. V. 2135 and ask for Kitty Clark.

THE WEATHER HatTltburt, Dee. 4, IMS. Harrlsbnrr and Vicinity Cloody tonight and Thursday) continued cold. Low. it tompcrstnrs to night abv 15 degrees.

Easttra Pennsylvania Cloody with snow flnrrles In northesit portion to alght Of Thariday; continued Shippers' Forecast Thlrty slX hsar shipment! will have lowest tempcrataret North, east, tooth and west, 14 to degrees. River Rlror stages will centime frasea, not ehsnilac much. A stage ef abaat 5.7 feet nsy be expected for Bsrrisbarg Thursday morning. (Coaplets Reert Fags 1 sooond fteetlra) I.