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TV rr A TT TTJ TT til VII ill i. ll. 11 the fact that six of the eleven commissioners asked for repeal or modification, or to the declaration of the whole commission that a revision of the clause giving concurrent power to the state and nation would be wise. In Congress, the report immediately became the center of attention and the inspiration for many projected proposals for modification or strengthening of trie dry statues To Have Wide Effect No one in official circles at the BODY OF TRUCK IS WHIRLED INTO INAUGURAL CROWD Hundreds of Spectators Escape Injury in Third and North Accident Hundreds of spectators of the Pinchot inaugural narrowly escap ed serious injury when a big truck rounded the corner of Third and North streets too rapidly and its supercarriage rolled off and whirled in the direction of the throng. The crowds pressed back against a plate class window at a corner restaurant.

The truck body rolled across the street and crashed into a parked auto owned by Wiliam Genther, 1005 Market street It narrowly missed another parked car owned by Charles R. Welsh, 2007 Bellevue road, in which four women were seated. Police reported the truck bore license tags but that the record section, bureau of revenue, advised its 1931 files on truck own ership were not catalogued sufficiently to ascertain to whom' the plates had been issued. 3 BANDITS KILL 400 AND KIDNAP 1000 Kweiteh. China, Jan.

20. Bandits killed or wounded, 400 persons and kidnaped 1000 others in capturing and looting a town twenty miles south of here to day. The military gaison of 10,000 soldiers about the town did not op pose the outlaws. Adjourn For Inaugural Dauphin County' Court adjourned early to day because of the Inaugural ceremonies. President Judge William M.

Hargest adjourned sessions at 10.30. Judge John E. Fox and Judge Frank B. Wickersham at 11.30. Courts reconvened at 3.30; 4 Urge Wheat For Relief Washington, 20, JPh The Senate, Agriculture Committee today approved a bill to authorize the Federal Farm Board to devote 20.

000,000 bushels' of wheat' purchased by its subsidiaries for relief purposes. i "1 i ifcSM A. Vol CI No. 17 22 PAES By Associated Press Washington, Jan. 20.

The majority of the Law Enforcement Commissioners' have found prohibition sufficiently wanting to warrant a change. Unable to agree unanimously on a specific remedy, the Wickersham Commission and its eleven members embodied their views in an even dozen conflicting reports. All were laid before Congress to day by President Hoover. Report Is Compromise That of the Commission as a whole was a compromise, making no recommendation for repeal or major revision. In the individual conclusions, two Commissioners asked outright repeal, four others favored modification, two were for a further trial with some form of referendum meanwhile, and the remaining three (Continued on Page 12) capital discounted the probable political effect, having ramifications far into the future.

One subject immediately brought to the front was the possible effect on Mr. Hoover's own political for tunes. Expressions of opinion re garding 1932 were withheld, how ever, pending a careful study of his message of transmittal. One outstanding commission proposal for immediate legislation was that the number of prohibition agents, now about 1400, should be doubled along with similar extensive increases of personnel charged with making the country dry. Another was that the clauses restricting medical liquor be liberalized.

A third contemplated action to define more clearly the legal status of home made wine. Congressional leaders said immediate study would be given these proposals but they could give no assurance of action before the ad journment on March 4. WICKERSHAM BOARD DECLARES DRY LAW NEEDS REVISION Summary of Dry Law Proposal By Associated Press Washington, Jan. 20. The Law Enforcement Commission summarized Its prohibition report as fol lows: "1.

The Commission is opposed to repeal of the Eighteenth Amend ment. 1 "2. The Commission is opposed to the restoration in any manner of the legalized saloon. "3. The Commission is opposed to the Federal or state governments, as going into the liquor busi ness.

"4. The Commission is opposed to (Continued on Page 12) STUDY CONTRACTS FOR BUILDING OF U.S. PRISON Early Start on penitentiary at Lewisburg Is Seen in Washington By Associated Press Washington, Jan. 20. Award of the contract was all that remained to day in the way of starting con' struction of the new Northeastern Federal Penitentiary at Lewisburg, pa.

cago with an offer, of $2,771,800 for the principal item as the lowest bid der. The Chicago firm's bid was less than $300,000 below the second low of the Nicola Building Company, lttsouign, which bid $3,060,700, and more than $1,000,000 under the $3. 850,000 available for the prison. From three days to a week is ex pected to be for award of the contract, the Great Lakes Com pany to be requested by Treasury omciais to use local labor at Lewis burg at the local wage scale In con formance with the Administration policy for unemployment relief. In the event all the conditions are met, the contract is expected to oe given to the Chicago firm and con struction can be started immediately.

The contract specifies completion of the project by 425 days after receipt of notice of the award. The ground for the prison has Deen acquired by the Justice Department, leaving only one technicality to be satisfied. That is ceding of Jurisdiction of therproperty to the Federal Government by the State of Pennsylvania, which requires a special act of the State Legislature. Future Farmers Elect Twenty seven girls and members of the Keystone' Chapter of the Future Farmers of America, were advanced to the Keystone degree at the second annual meeting of the organization at the State Farm Show to day. Officers elected by the, organization were; William A.

REISBURG Dally except Eunday. Entered Second Clue Matter at the Poet Office at Harriaburg Bp 4oolM4 Prae The State Farm Show entered its second day to day competing with the inaugural so far as morning crowds were concerned. Wit the new $1,340,000 building dedicated the exposition was to day settling down to a busy routine of judging, organization meetings and various farm demonstrations. Thousands are expected at the new building to day. Yesterday between 25,000 and 30,000 persons moved up and down the aisles.

Boys Con vene A meeting of the boys' organiza tion, Future Farmers of America, opened the day's program. Judging of pigs, cattle, chickens and horticultural exhibits was underway throughout the day. as tne Governor took the oath of office at the Capitol at noon the officers and directors of the Jersey Cattle Club were in session at the Jersey booth at the Farm Show. Semi finals were occupying the attention of the horseshoe pitchers. various organizations were to hold banquets, give a concert in the main judging pavilion at 6.30.

Vocational Program High on the evening's Drorcannis the vocational program in the main judging program preceded by a parade of the boys and girls in vocational courses in the schools. The sheep herding demonstration by the dog, which won first Drize at the International Livestock Show, will be interesting to visitors. This will be followed by a parade of the dairy cattle. Breeders in Session In other parts of the buildine tne drart horse breeders and swine (Continued on Page 21) RED CROSS DOES NOT WANT CONGRESS TO GIVE $25,000,000 By Associated Press Washington. Jan.

20, Con gress came to work to day nlaced on Bids on the project were onened 01 ine nea uross inat 11 Lakes Construction nnmnanv flhl re ceived unwillingly. 1 Predicts Rapid Growth New York, Jan. 20. MV ing a population of 21.000.000 in the metropolitan area within thir ty five years, George McAnenv. president of the Regional Plan As sociation, warns that New York must move to cope with it or face creeping paralysis." ARE FATALLY HURT IN 5 OMOT A (T If IWl Says She Made Clara Bow Rich LOS ANGELES.

Daisy De Boe, former secretary of Clara Bow, testified to day it was her financial ability that built the fortune the red beaded actress won from motion pictures. 'v Three Bullet Wounds Found in Woman's Body FORT MORGAN, Colo Three bullet wounds were found to day in the body of Miss Enid Marriott, which was recovered from the ice in the Bijou irrigation canal near here. Coroner L. H. Parker said the Wiggins, school teacher who disappeared November 16 last, had been murdered.

STATE FARM SHOW IN SECOND DAY; MANY AT6U1LDING Pinchot Envisions Greater Harrisburg and State Industrial Fair 'S W. JACK STITELER CRASH AT LIVERPOOL Two former legislators were in stantly killed, and an associate Judge of Montoiir county seri ously hurt to daf as their auto crashed three miles south of Liverpool. They were coming from Dan ville to Harrisburg for Governor Pinchot's Inauguration. The dead are: J. Beaver Gearhart, Danville, assemblyman in 1921 and 1922 from boys, Montour county.

snarpiess N. Dletz. Danville, as remblyman 1923 to 1926. The injured man is Judge Victor A. Olsen, Danville, driver, in whose car the trio were, traveling.

judge oisen was taken to the of flee of Dr. R. B. Hoff. in Liverpool, uampoeu, centre county, president; iwnere ne was found to be suffering Ralph Miller, North East, Vice from a lacerated 'scalp' and frac president; Paul Green, Milton county, secretary, and John Withrow, Washington treasurer.

tured ribs. He was taken to a Danville hospital after belng treated by Dr. Hoff. HARRISBURG, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 20, 1931. STITELER BEING CONGRATULATED ON APPOINTMENT Dauphin County Leader Named Workmen's Fund Manager The American Legion band willfN Jack Stiteler, is being con gratulated to day upon his appoint ment as manager of the State Insurance Fund, sue ceeding Philip H.

Dewey, who will shortly step into the office of Sec retary of Internal Affairs. outeier appointment was announced by Governor Pinchot at the Mansion late yesterday after noon, after it had been rumored for days Stiteler, just turned 34 and the youngest man ever to hold this of nee, was Pinchot's chairman in Dauphin jrounty during the pri maries ana ror central Pennsvl vania during the campaign leading up to ine general elections in November. "His work in each was of such a character that friends started to boom him for a cabinet (Continued on Page 4) familyWfour burned to death By Associated Press Maidstone, England. Jan. 20.

A family of four father, mother and two children were burned to death in a bedroom over a shop to day. soldiers from a nearby barracks discovered the fire and made fran tic efforts to get into the shop, but were prevented by the fierceness of the flames. When the firemen finally succeeded in getting to the bedroom khey found the four suffo cated. FORMER LEGISLATORS State Highway Patrolman Auch enbaugh who Investigated the accident said the automobile bearing the three men skidded on an ice covered stretch of highway and crashed into a concrete pole. The dead men were taken to nearby gasoline filling station, pending arrival of the coroner.

Dr. Gearhart Postmaster Dr. Gearhart, a dentist was postmaster of Danville. He was a member of Free and Accepted Masons of Danville; Knights of Pythias, American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Mr. Dietz, a hotel proprietor was a member of the Moose lodge, Danville.

Dr. J. E. Book, 'Newport, county coroner said fractured skulls caused the deaths. The bodies were re moved to Danville four hours after the crash.

Air INDICT ELEVEN ON CHARGES IN NUMBERS RAIDS Man Accused as Manager For Lottery Again Held by Grand Jury Roy A. McCoy, accused of being Harrisburg manager of the "Old Reliable Number" game, indicted on one, count by the grand jury for the September sessions of court, Was again Indicted by the grand jury to day on a second charge. McCoy was scheduled for trial in September, but the case was postponed at the request of Dis trict Attorney Robert T. Fox, so that ten other defendants arrested in raids by State and City Police in August and September can be tried at one time. True bills were reutrned by the grand jury to day against the others who were arrested in number game raids growing out of the famous "208" which hit, but failed to pay.

Those indicted to day were: Ham C. Bond, two charges of running a lottery; Joseph Nelson, Lewis Giddeon, Myer Gordan, Daniel Harris and Pierce "Big Pete" Jones, arrested in "Big Pete's" restaurant at Seventh, and Verbeke streets; John W. Dykes, alleged "Big Shot" from Washington; Harry Hogan, Cowden street near Calder, arrested in a raid at 616 Cumberland street; Abram Kopp, and William Minor, Hogan, Kopp, Minor and Bond were indicted on two charges. RICE RENEWS DRIVE TO HAVE mfETAKE OVER TOLL BRIDGES Representative P. B.

Rice pre sented in the House to day a resolution to amend the State constitu tion to permit the borrowing of $10, 000,000 for the purchase of toll bridgei by the State. This measure was introduced by Mr. Rice last session and passed, but failed in the Senate. It must pass both houses of the Legislature in two successive sessions andtheri be approved by popular vote before becoming effective. While the resolution is general in its terms, Mr.

Rice has in mind especially the Market street and Walnut street bridges in Harrisburg, and the Clarks Ferry bridge. His Dlan would be to buv the hrtrlcps ONLY CVENINQ ASSOCIATED PRESS MIWSPAFXB IN nABBISBTJBO WITH HAND HELD HIGH, FIRM VOICE PINCHOT TAKES OATH charge toils until the debt thus ere 1 The text of Governor Gifford Pinchot's inaugural 'ad aiea is uquiaaiea ana men iree i dress follows: In view of Governor Pinchot's declaration in favor of free bridges, Mr. Rice is hopeful a favorable consideration of this or some other similar measure in the present ses sion. aT TURNS ON GAS, KILLS WIFE, WOUNDS SONS AND ENDS OWN LIFE By Associated Press Baltimore, Jan. 20.

Closing all windows and turning on four gas lets in the kitchen of his home to day, a crazed man stabbed and killed his wife, seriously wounded two youthful sons who tried to sub due him, and then ended his own we. The man, Andrew Thompson. 45. had been receiving treatment here lor recurrent fits of insanity, as cribed to an automobile accident, for several years. He came here three years ago from Norfolk, Va nis wile was Mrs.

Christine Thomp son, 44. Vintie Thompson, 18, and Arnold, WOMEN HAVE FEWER AUTO ACCIDENTS i GovernoE Gifford Pinchot is pictured taking over the reins of State for his second term. Former Governor John S. Fisher is pictured on the extreme left. The oath is being administered by Chief Justice Frazer and William H.

Earnest of this city, chairman of the inaugural committee is shown with bowed head. TEXT OF INAUGURAL ADDRESS the many. Its motives and methods are disclosed only when attacks mpon it drive them, into the open. Its central purpose 19, were wounded by their father as tone to dav. Miey grappiea wiui nun, ana an other son, Leonard, 12, was overcome by gas.

4 TWO forces are struggling for control of the governments of Pennsylvania and of the United States: One fights in the open, and has done, so since the birth of this Republic. it represents the theory of government set forth in the tion of Independence and established, upon this Continent bv the sacrifices of pur: forefathers. Its central principle is the right ot a tree people to 'govern themselves. It recognizes the duty and responsibility of government to protect tjie peopte. The other force operates undercover.

It is directed by hidden powers for the advantage of a few as against the interests of (Continued on Pare 5) STRONGER TONE IN LAST HOUR BRINGS HIGHER PRICE LIST New York, Jan. 20, (IP) Stocks closed with a strong Renewed buying came into the market after small early gains had oeen cut by profit taking, and trad ing expanded slightly on the up turn. Auburn Auto and Allied Chemical rose 5, Case and Eastman Kodak 3, and American Can United By Associated Pres. I Trenton, N. Jan.

20. Until wRnc use, ew Yore central, some one develops a yardstick oy wnicn owing ability may be meas ured, Harold G. Hoffman, motor ve hicle commissioner, is not going to Deneve tnat men are better automo' bile drivers than women. Hoffman said New Jersey statis tics have failed to prove the theory notwithstanding there are 710,000 men drivers as compared with 304. soo women.

He pointed out the per centage or men in accidents during 1930 was 4.5, 'compared with 1 per cent, ror women, Eagle Wrecks Plane Lahore, India, Jan. 20, P). Two military airmen were killed at Risalpur to day when their plane collided at a height of 800 feet with an eagle with wings measuring eight feet from tip to. tip. One airman Jumped, but his parachute failed to open.

The Other was killed when the plane cracked up. and Johns Manville 2 to 2. Sales approximated 1,300,000 shares. The actio nof the snare market was discouraging to traders favor ing either side, and the speculative community seemed to be reconciling itself to a period of quiet, narrow markets, such as have marked the bottom of many major bear markets in the' past. It was recalled that the list went through a period of extreme quiet lasting from June until October after the decline of 1920 HOOVER ACCEPTS OHIO INVITATION TO, DEDICATEMEMORIAL Washington, an.

20. President Hoover to day accepted an invitation to dedicate the Hardine me morial at Ohio, some time after May. MARKETS AT A GLANCE New' York Stocks firm; representative shares lead rise. Bond firm; narrow upward move ment. Curb firm; small gains in dull trading.

Forelgi. exchanges Irregular: sterling steady. cotton stead; trade buying. Sugar steady; Cuban support. Coffee stead; European buying.

Chicago Wheat easy; beneficial snow covering Central West. Corn easy; contract vi' Cattle stead to steady to higher. Havana Without Havana. Jan. 20.

(P) Havana was made waterless early this morning wnen a oomo exploded at the main waterway at the corjier of Pilar and Desague streets. There, was great damage and considerable alarm, but no one was Injured i 8INQLB OOPZH TWO CZNTS Radical Change in Dry Law Recommended by Wickersham Board HOOVER REFUSES TO ENDORSE CHANGE IN 18TH AMENDMENT Washington, Jan. 20. President Hoover sent to Congress to day with qualified praise a report from the Wickersham Commission which declared1 against repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment but put forward a plan for its possible revision. The President said he concurred in the commission's finding that the amendment should stay, and did not recommend any present effort to amend it.

Ignores Modification He made no direct reference to Late Flashes NEW GOVERNOR REPEATS HIS CAMPAIGN PLEDGES Sees Nation Wide Invisible Government of Misrule LARGE THRONG AT CEREMONY With gleaming eyes, crisp responses and firmly raised right hand, Gifford Pinchot to day took the oath that launched him. on his second term as Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania A great gathering of citizens saw the tall, slender gray haired political warrior sworn in at ceremonies which he sought to keep simple and informal. Forty six radio stations in a coast to coast network carried the inauguration ceremonies and his address which followed, immediately. Emphasizes Utility Regulation He stressed above all other issues that of public utility regulation as the primary object of his Administration. Everyone of his platform planks, including good roads for the farmers, a comprehensive program for the cure and future prevention ot unemployment, old age pensions, prevention of unfair use of labor injunctions, abolition of the coal and iron police, lifting the present bur den of tax on the farmer, these and Others, were dwelt upon briefly and emphatically, but it was to the curbing of great public service corporations, in what he charges are attempts to run the government of Pennsylvania and the nation as a whole, that he gave most of his at tention.

Charges Nationwide Power Plot The Governor made a point in hi3 opening remarks of applying his charges of utility plotting for governmental power not only to Pennsylvania, but to every state in the Union. There were those who expressed the belief that ths might bo a bid for the Republican presidential nomination, but as early as last summer the Governor told friends that he was not interested In anything beyond the Governorship and up to this time he has neither done nor said anything that would seem to Indicate that he has altered his views. Wears Slouch Hat The new Governor wore the soft, gray, slouch hat so familiar to those who saw him during his campaigns. Like the omission of the usual high silk hat from the heads of the inaugural ceremony participants was the use of an ancient horse (Cootlnned on Page 8) ROUNDABOUT IN THE INAUGURAL paraded for Pinchot and he waved the old, weather worn hat and enjoyed it "Lucky hat," yelled a marcher. "You bet," said the governor." Joseph R.

Grundy and Frank Girman chatted interestedly as they watched the parade. Luzerne county had a bis delega tion. The clergymen formed a larre delegation and waved hats and canes enthusiastically in the direction of the reviewing stand. "The perforated ballot bailiwick." said a bystander. Immediately after his Induction Lieutenant Governor Shannon bent listening ear to Senator William H.

Earnest, probably settinar some last minute information on the ceremonies to follow. 1 A. Boyd Hamilton was In this conference and later was on hand with suggestions as Shannon started the routine whirling. The desk of Joseph Argentieri, representing the Twentieth Philadelphia district In the House, was decorated to day with a big bunch of American Beauty roses, the gift (Continued on Fage 13) THE WEATHER TaeiU7, Jan. to, 1981.

HkiTtiborr Ml TlefnltT rrobiblr maw Harriet nl(ht and Wednesday; tome what colder to.nlfht. Loweat tempera tare te nlfht about deireea. Shippers fereeaet: Protect 14 ta hftar ahlpmente from temperatures as fellows: North, It defrees to IS degrees wsst, IS decrees to to decrees, sooth and east. to 25 decrees. River: River stages will not ehsnm much to night and Wednesday.

A stare of' about 8.2 feet Indicated for Harrliburf Wednesday morning. moch te nlfht and Wednesday. A state of abont feet Indicated for: Harrlabarc morning. (Complete, Report Page 2bv Section).