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he lost control of the car while ift i mooue KnocKea over twelve man poxes ana strucK a telephone pole. Killed by Wolves MONT ALEGRE, Portugal. Mariana Fereira was killed by wolves today a he was traveling to a neighboring village to attend his son's wedding. Three Small Boys Die in Old UNION LEADERS LAYS BLAME ON SOFT COAL OWNERS Operators Own Everything and Miners Never See Real Money By Associated Press Washington, April 3. B.

A. Scott, vice president of the West Virginia Mine Workers Union, today appealed in person to the Red Cross for aid for suffering miners in his state. Appearing before Vice Chairman Fieser, Scott presented virtually the same description he had given the Senate Unemployment Insurance Committee yesterday. He asked for a Red Cross inves tieatine committee to go to West Virginia immediately and "see con' ditions for yourself." He reiterated his statement made before the Senate committee that repeated appeals to the State Red Cross in Charleston, W. had failed to secure aid.

Operators to Blame Ht pictured a populace in dire distress in West Virginia's isolated mining regions, unable to aid themselves because "the coal companies own everything." These people, Scott said, seldom saw money, their medium of exchange being tin scrip circulated by the coal companies. They were unable to raise gar dens, he said in response to queries from Fieser because "they cant stay long enoughto reap the things they plant. "The children have no kind of proper nourishment," Scott said "They have no milk but canned milk, no food but course food, flour, potatoes, pinto beans and sowbelly. They never have any fruit except evaporated fruit." The working classes in West Vir ginia don't know what the Red Cross means as a relief agency," he said. "They have heard that it helps in drought relief, but that is about all." Scott estimated at least $300,000 must be contributed to prevent "frightful suffering in Southern West Virginia." 5 CHERRY BLOSSOMS IN WASHINGTON TOO LATE FOR EASTER By Associated Press Washington, April 3.

While tour ists trek to hotels by thousands, officials are preparing for one of the most homey Easters the Capital has had in years. Advance notice that this would be a bloomless Eeaster failed to dissuade the visitors from coming to Washington. Charles Henlock. former White House gardner famous lor the accuracy ol his predictions reiterated it would be at least a week before the Japanese cherry trees burst into flower. Three members of the cabinet will remain away through the holidays.

So simple were the plans. of the others, and of resident society, it seemed the Capital's Easter parade would move chiefly churchward, and back home. FEARS lilM INTENDS TO LEAP IN RIVER; CALLS PATROLMAN Raymond J. Weidner, 46, who makes his home at Bethesda Mission, Second and Chestnut streets, was arrested late today on the steps of River Park by Patrolman Mc Garty, stationed at Market Square McCarty was told by an undentified pedestrian that he feared Widner intended to end his life in the river, Weidner is being held pending an investigation by police. rounding a curve.

The auto mi i Boat WILDWOOD, N. J. Three small boys drowned in a channel between Beach Creek and Grassy Sound today when an old abandoned boat which they and took into the channel suddenly capsized. Another boywas wvedjby a Phil: adelphian who rowed half a mile to rescue hinv SFENID MILLIONS JONESTOWN BANK LOOTED BY FOUR BANDITS Ho 1 Bandits armed with revolvers town Bank and Trust Company, bound three employes, snatched $6000 in currency and escaped yesterday afternoon. Scene ol the bank hold up is pictured here with Clayton R.

pany, in the insert, one of the three BANDITS HOLD BANK CASHIER AND FAMILY PRISONERS ALL NIGHT By Associated Press Mundelein, 111., April 3. Four men held the cashier of the Mun delein State Bank captive in his home throughout last night, then trussed up his wife and three children, forced him to open the bank's vaults today and escaped with $10, 000. The robbers entered the home of M. C. Mott at 8.30 p.

he told po lice, covered him with guns and tied up his wife Grace and their WOODRUFF CITES DESIRED CHANGES IN UTILITY LAWS Control of Financial Struc tures, Simplified Rates Among Main Points Amendments to the Pinchot Fair Rate Board bill eliminating the elective clauses and providing that members shall be appointed by the Governor were drawn by George Woodruff, the Governor's personal advisor on utilities, at the request of the Speaker of the House, a Pinchot supporter, it was brought out a meeting of the teachers of political economy in the colleges of the State at the Harrisburger Hotel today, Mr. Woodruff made the statement in the course of an address on the proposed utility legislation and ex pressed surprise that any mystery should have attached to their origin It was entirely apparent from his speech that the Administration at taches far less importance to the manner of selecting members of the board than to important changes in (Continued on Page 6) EDWARD ESSICK, HELD IN REDMOND DEATH, RELEASED Edward Essick, who was arrested last Friday in connection with the death of John Redmond in'the Unas Apartments, 190 North Front street, was released yesterday by Steelton Police after John Yontz, county detective, finished questioning him. He was held in the Steelton lockup for a week pending investigation of Redmond's death. Shoots Sheriff to Death Fairburn, April 3, (IP) A Negro prisoner seized a revolver from Sheriff T. W.

Camp, shot him to death in the courthouse here today and fled with a posse close on his heels. At noon, the fugitive was report ed surrounded in a swamp by a crowd, of armed citizens and. his Rapture, was momentarily. 1931 SARBISBUHG TELEGBAPH IVTttlJJfcSJNb SNAPPY PRETTY STVLISH Vol CI No. 80 20 PAGES Dally except Sunday.

Entered as Second Clau Matter at the Post Office at Harriaburg HARRISBURG, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 3, 1931. ONLY EVENING ASSOCIATED PRESS HEW8PAPEB IN HARRI8BUBG SINQLI COPIES TWO CENTS FINAL MINERS POLICE CONTINUE SEARCH FOR FOUR IN BANK HOLDUP Bandits Get $6000 in Jonestown Robbery; Elude Pursuit Details of State Police today were guarding main highways and con tinuing their search lor lour men in an automobile bearing an Ohio 11 cense who yesterday afternoon en tered the Jonestown Bank and Trust Company at Jonestown, with drawn guns, bound the bank: officials with wire, scooped up more than $6000 in currency and sped away. Immediately after the bandits left the bank, Clayton Boltz, treasurer sounded the burglar alarm, and a salesman who was in a nearby barber shop hurried to the bank and released the bank employes. Lebanon and State Police were immediately notified of the robbery, and a net was spread, by details of State Police and State Highway patrolmen, around the vicinity of the robbery. With Boltz in the bank at the time were Harvey J.

eHaldeman, trust officer, and Henry B. Lesher, assistant treasurer. The bandits, who drove to the bank in an automobile, bearing Pennsylvania license, which police say was issued to Miss Minnie Peiffer, Reading, changed to anoth (Continued on Page 6) Salesman Hears Burglar Alarm as 4 Bandits Escape Elwcod Marzolf, Shlremanstown, a salesman lor the John C. Herman and Company, wholesale firm, was sitting in a nearby barber shop when four bandits yesterday robbed the Jonestown Bank and Trust Company. He heard the burglar alarm as the car dashed off in the direction of Reading and ran to the street, he said.

"I saw several townspeople gathered around the bank, but everybody seemed afraid to go in. Two men went in and cut the wire with which the bank officials were bound. I went in with the rest of the crowd. Everybody was excited. Asked whether he saw the bandits, and if he could describe them, Marzolf, said: "I was standing at the door several minutes before the alarm went off, and I saw two men sitting in an automobile.

I looked at them and they stared at me, so I went back to my chair and sat down." I don't believe that I could describe them, because I only glanced at them," he said. UNIVERSITY CLUB SPEAKER SAYS HOOVERWILL RUN President to Be Candidate Frederick William Wile Asserts in Address President Hoover will undoubtedly be a candidate to succeed himself, Frederick William Wile, Washington newspaperman and radio speaker, told more than 100 members of the University Club and their guests at a dinner meeting last night. The President, according to Wile, is doing a good job despite the opposition of Congress to various measures. Mr. Wile knows the President intimately and gave his hearers some Interesting sidelights on the life of a newspaperman and his contacts with the White House.

"The Presidency is a wearing job," Mr. Wile said. "And Mr. Hoover is already beginning to show the effects of the dally round of public affairs." The recent trip to Porto Rico and the Caribbean points did much to (Continued on Page 6) SENATOR DAVIS SAYS WAGE REDUCTIONS ARE GREAT MISTAKE By Associated Press Washington, April 2. Senator Davis, Republican, Pennsylvania, denied today, on his return to Washing from California, reports he would resign from the Senate and go into the moving picture business.

Senator Davis was non committal when questioned about proposals to film his autobiographical book "The Iron Puddler," but said no definite arrangements had been made. The former Secretary of Labor, commenting on recent discussions of wage reductions, said it would be a great mistake lor industry to. lower the level of wages at this time. I ft Snappy Betty Compton, New York actress, whose marriage to Edward D. Dow ling, actor, ended in a Mexican di vorce court a little more than a month after their sudden wedding in February.

SCIENTIST WOULD TATTOO NEW BORN BABIES, MOTHERS Says Inconspicuous Mark yould Eliminate Hospital Confusion "Tattooing of New born Babies For Permanent Identification" was the subject of a paper read today at the seventh annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science in the auditorium of the South Office Building. Evan O'Neill Kane of the Kane Hospital, who prepared and read the paper, said that the apparatus was costly "to costly except for the larger institutions, but eminently satisfactory." Fingerprints, he pointed out, are likely to change as the child grows older. Under the plan identifying marks would be placed in inconspicuous parts of the bodies of both mother and baby. In certain instances physicians have their own marks. Would Remove Doubt "Tattooing would dp much to re move all possible doubt of identifi (Continued on Tage 6) AMERICAN WOMEN TO FLY OUT OF STRICKEN CITY Marines Preserve Order and Execute Tvo For Looting Managua, April 3.

Two hundred American women and children bade farewell today to husbands and fathers of the United States Marine Corps as airplanes began their evacuation from Managua, devastated by earthquakes Tuesday. Two tri motor Ford planes and one Fairchild of the Pan American Airways; with possibly a Sikorsky later, were assigned to take the American refugees to Corinto, Pacific coast port, where some will remain but most of whom will embark for the United States. Marines last night shot' two natives caught looting the ruins. Late Flashes AM Jonestown Bank Bandits Have Finds Two Unconscious nder Car YORK, Pa. A milk dealer early today found John Mor torff and Mary Irvin, each 23 year of age, unconscious, in the wreckage of an automobile along the Carlisle road near Shiloh.

Mortorff, who had been driving the car, explained that he and his girl companion "were taking a ride inv the moonlight" and Covered Up Trail For Police By Staff Photographer. and shotguns rushed into the Jones Boltz, treasurer of the Trust Com employes bound by the bandits. three children, Paul 22, Neal, 20, and William, 17. He said they took him to the bank at 5.30 a. m.

and waited for the time lock to open the vaults at 7.30 a. m. Mott was left in the basement until released when the day force arrived at 8.30 a. m. He then went home and freed his family.

Two of the men had stood guard over the family until the other two returned from the bank in Mott's automobile. They then fled. ATTORNEYS ASK COURT TO DROP $5W00 SUIT Contend Negligence Charge Against Doctor Not Substantiated A decision is expected to be handed down in the Dauphin County Court tomorrow morning in the motion made yesterday at the close of court to dismiss the damage suit of Oliver H. Strayer, 71, Susquehanna township, against Dr. George L.

Brown, Lucknow physician. Argument to decide whether the suit shquld be dismissed, or whether the trial should be resumed before the jury, now hearing testimony was presented this morning in President Judge William M. Hargest's chamb ers, by George Riss Hull, I. Swartz and Victor Braddock, coun sel for Dr. Brown, and Captain John Mcl.

Smith, representing Strayer. me motion to dismiss the case was made by Dr. Brown's attorneys at the close of presentation of testimony for Mr. Strayer, The physician's lawyers contend that Mr, Strayer has not presented sufficient evidence to support his charge of negligence on the part of the doctor, Dr. Brown denied negligence in treating the man and called a num ber of physicians to support his statements including Dr.

J. Tor Con tinned on Pace 6) Refused License to Wed New York, April 3, (IF) A couple who would not swear to the statements in their application for a marriage license because they 'didn't believe in the Bible" were refused the license yesterday. The couple were Thomas L. Thomassen, 31 year old Brooklyn laborer, and Amalia Sorenson, 38, a waitress. 3 AI Capone Is Freed Chicago, April 3, (IP).

Charges of vagrancy were wiped from "Scar face" Al Capone's escutcheon today. The prosecutors said they could find no policeman intimate enough, with the gang chief's activities to testify, to his vagrancy. WET EASTER IS IN PROSPECT FOR EASTERNCOUNTRY Rain Starting Tonight Expected to Continue Over the Weekend By Associated Preu Washington, April 3. A rainy Easter today appeared probable for the eastern half of the country. Weather Bureau officials declined to make any official predictions, but it was indicated that generally overcast weather might spread over most of the country.

Rains are expected in the East to nieht and probably will continue over the weekend. The region from the Great Lakes to the Rocky Mountains is ex periencing rains and snows. But fair weather prevails in parte of the Mississippi Valley. BRITISH BILL FOR HARD LIQUOR IS FOUND DECREASING By Associated Preu London, April 3. Figures publish ed today by the United Kingdom Alliance, temperance society, indicate that the people of Great Britain spent 11,000,000 ($55,000,000) less in 1930 upon alcoholic liquors than in 1929.

Nevertheless more than 227,000. 000 (about $1,385,000,000) passed from the pockets of thirsty citizens to liquor vendors and collectors of national revenue, the latter taking nearly 121,000,000 (about $605,000, 000) as their share through excise and customs duties. The Alliance's statistics show that the "largest decline was in spirits consumption, which fell more than nine per cent. Beer dropped less than two per cent. Brewers turned out 612,000 barrels less than in 1929 but 100,000 more were Imported, chiefly in the form of stout and ale.

The expenditure per head of pop ulation during the year the Alliance figured was 124 shillings ($31) against 130 shillings in 1929. PUSHES BOAT 103 MILES AN HOUR FOR NEW WORLD RECORD Buenos Aires, April a. A new world's speed boat record was hailed here today 103.49 statute miles per hour. It was made by Kay Don, British racer, in Miss England on the surface of the muddy, swollen Parana river yesterday afternoon. The mark, whlchjiis to be certified to the International Racing Association at Brussels by the Agen tine yacht club which supervised the timing, beats by less than a mile an hour the record of 102.56 miles per hour set recently by the American, Gar Wood, at Miami Beach.

Don, happy at the success of his attempt at the which twice has been attended by failure due to motor troubles, packed up his boat and took the steamer Andalucia Star at midnight for England. He did not even await a banquet which was planned for him here. 1 WINS CASE AFTER GETTING FIVE WOMEN OFF TRIAL JURY By Associated Press Geneva, 111., April 3. James Har rington Scott is a bachelor lawyer which may be a significant fact, and he doesn't like women Jurors, In the cases he tries. "It's unconstitutional to have women on Juries," he protested to Judge John J.

Newhall, when he found five women on a Jury, but the court overruled him. But Scott had five peremptory challenges left and he used all of them to get rid of the women. Then he won a Judgment wii twelve men Plot For New at Carlisle Penn by King Charles II Carlisle, April 3. With the re cording of the deed in the Cumber land County Courthouse conveying a plot of ground to the Cumberland Valley Telephone Company of Penn sylvania yesterday, one of the most historical sites which figured prominently in the early frontier days, passed from the hands of the Shearer Brothers, Robert and Jos eph, and their mother, Mrs. Jennie R.

Shearer. The plot of ground, which was ex? amlned in the process of searching of titles, in the local courthouse, figures in local and national history from March 4, 1681 to April .1, .1931. The plot was included in the orl 4 i CRUCIFIXION THEME OF SOLEMN SERVICES IN CHURCHES OF CITY "Father forgive them. they knoto not what they' do." "Today shalt thou be with Me in paradise." "Woman, beholds, thyt. on; Son; behold Thy mother," "My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken Met" thirst." "It is finished." "Father into Thy hands I commend My spirit.

These seven of the cross, uttered by Christ on Calvary 1900 years ago as his earthly career came to a dramatic close were today subjects of sermons, prayer, meditations and song in Good Friday services in Harrlsburg a suburban churches. Thousands attended the services and the day was observed as a legal holiday. Thursday had occurred the "Last Supper," Jesus' last meeting with his disciples. "And, He said, I tell thee Peter, the cock shall not crow this day before that thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest Me." St. Luke XXII, 34.

Friday was the Crucifixion. "They Crucified Him" "And when they were come to the place which is called Calvary, there they crucified Him, and the malefactors, one on the right and the FILM ACTRESS TELLS OF FINDING SPOUSEAND GIRL Says Fight Started When She Tried to Grab Her Clothing JOCELYN LEE By Associated Press Los Angeles, April 3. High life behind the scenes in filmdom as described in the testimony of Jocelyn Lee, red haired film actress, includ ded an episode in which she found her film director husband and another woman together, without clothing, In the home of Ivan. St. Johns, a publicity man.

Testifying in the divorce suit hearing of Luther Reed, her husband, Miss Lee said she and a detective traced the director to the St. Johns home one night. "The detective and I went up the steps outside of Ivan St. Johns' house' she said, "until I came to a window where I could see in. I h.ard my husband's voice and that of a woman.

"Finally, I couldn't stand it any longer and I busted in through the French window. There was a (Continued on Page 6) Building Donated to ginal royal charter of Charles King of England, to William Penn. A new telephone buildfng will be erected on the site which is located a few feet west of the Argonne Hotel on West High street. The examination ot the title to the ground disclosed a treaty by William Penn and sons with the Susquetonna Tribe and the Indians of the "Six Nations." So far as could be learned. these treaties confirmed the title of the 'land by William Penn.

v. Upon this site which was known as lot No. 60 on the original plan of (Contlnoed 1 Tm mB other on the left." St. Luxe XXUZ, 33. Saturday the suspense.

"Now in the place where He waa crucified there was a garden; and in the garden a sepulchre, wherein was never man yet laid. "There they laid Jesus, therefore because of the Jews' preparation day; for the sepulchre was nigh at hand." St. John XIX, 41, 42. Easter Sunday the triumph. "He Is Risen" "And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre.

"And it came to pass as they were much perplexed two men stood by them in shining garments. "He is not here, but is risen. Remember how He spake unto ye when He was yet in Galilee. St. Luke XXIV, 2, 4 and 6.

The spirit of Easter was mani asted on every hand today as hundreds sat in churches, attended special services in the Majestic, leafed over the" Easter story in Bibles, long unopened. Three hour Services Three hour services, opening at noon, were held in many churches and all were well attended. At Grace Methodist Church, Dr. Robert Bagnell spoke fifteen minutes on each of the seven words of the cross. Prayer followed each meditation and there were organ in (Continned on Page 6) P.

R. R. TO SPEND $100,000,000 FOR 1931 IMPROVEMENT Carrier Plans Extension Program to Give Many Men Work By Associated Press Washington, April 3. The Pennsylvania Railroad has informed the Interstate Commerce Commission that it intends to spend "well over $100,000,000" for additions and betterments to its properties and those of subsidiary companies in the current year. A.

J. County, vice president In charge of finance and corporate relations of the company, in a letter to the Commission supplementing an application for issue of $50,000, 000 worth of bonds, said: "Summarizing the figures in the original budget and larger improvement program our best estimate Is (Continued on Page 6) TEAR GAS USED TO CAPTURE SUSPECT NAMED BY GIRLS By Associated Press Pittsburgh, April 3. After they had bombarded John Kostysk'a grocery store in Noblestown with tear bombs and gas bullets for three hours last night, detectives broke down the door. They found Kostysk hiding under a pile of bur lap sacks and complaining the officers were making him' "cry." Parents of two small girls said the grocer had enticed the children into his store. They had returned with gifts of candy and groceries.

Then the officers were notified, and when they demanded that Kostysk surrender he shut himself In the store. Today Kostysk was in the lockup. Police said the children had been unharmed. For or Against Daylight Saving? EADERS of the Har risburg Telegraph will be privileged to express their daylight saving preference in a ballot to appear in this space next Monday. The ballot will appear but 'one time.

Watch for it Monday and vote in accordance with your desires. THEWEATHER Friday, April 1981. Harrliburr and vicinity: Als Eaitera PaansTlvanla: Rain tonis ht and Bator day; somewhat wanner tonight. Lowest temperature Tonlrht for Harrttbnre beat 40 degree. SlTeri KlTer rtim will inat 1 ahann much.

A stage of about' .5 feet mar expected for Harrbbarc Satairda aaom lf. (Oosapleto Bepori Pat IV.