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i CONDEMNED MAN DRIVEN FROM CELL BY GAS BOMBS Third to Die in Electric Chair Battles Guards With Water Pipe 7W Associated Press Eddyville, April 29. The grimmest drama ever enacted within the walls of Western State Penitentiary here marked the electrocu tion early today of three Negroes. Only after a guard had been stabbed and tear gas bombs had been brought into use to subdue the third of the trio were the executions completed. After resisting for an hour and a half efforts of officers to lead him from his cell to the electric chair, Walter Holmes, 31, of Chicago, surrendered and followed his two companions in death. The other two men, A.

B. Cook sey, 23, of Madisonville, and Chrrles Rodgers, 23, of Chicago, went to their deaths peacefully. Seizes Pipe When prison officers then went to Holmes' cell. Holmes threw a bucket of water on them. The water previously had been put in the cell for drinking purposes.

Holmes then brandished an iron pipe, broken from a water connection and defied the guards to take him. After efforts to conciliate him proved of no avail. Warden Tom Logan ordered the officers to use tear gas bombs to dislodge thej pi Three tear gas bombs were hurled into Holmes' cell before he capitulated. As he walked out into the death row corridor he smiled faintly and puffed at a cigaret. Yesterday, Holmes inflicted a slight wound on Claude Ramey, a guard, when Ramey, J.

W. Baldree. another guyrd, and Deputy Warden W. P. Gillahan took him his breakfast.

The prisoner lunged at Baldree with an improvised knife, but Baldree stepped aside and Ramey was stabbed in the stomach. The wound was not serious. Authorities later learned the knife had been made from the handle of a water bucket and sharpened on the floor of Holmes' cell. Holmes surrendered it when threatened with a tear gas gun. Cooksey was convicted of the murder of Police Chief John H.

Ashby, of Madisonville. Rodgers f.nd Holmes were sentenced for the fatal shooting of Tom Tillery, Eliz abethtown farmer, in April, 1931. WORK TO START IMMEDIATELY ON SIX ROAD JOBS The State Highway Department today awarded six contracts for road construction projects on which bids were opened March 31 and April 1. Work will be started on these projects at once. The contractors have agreed to employ local labor where possible.

The projects, contractors and their bids follows: McKean county. Route 59 Cory don and Lafayette townships, between Cornplanter and Marshburg 10.83 miles of macadam. N. B. Put man Company of Fort Wayne, In diana.

5204.487. county. Route 249 Middle bury township, between Middlebury Center and Little Marsh, two reinforced concrete bridges and grad ing approaches. Jersey snore con struction Company of Jersey Shore, $10,419. Elk county, Route 68 Highland township, between the Forest county line ana present improvement nortn or Nansen, 7.22 miles of macadam.

N. B. Putnam, of Fort Wayne, $130,971. Jefferson Armstrong counties, Route 536 Ringgold and Red Bank townships, between Ringgold ana Mayport, 5.71 miles of macadam. N.

B. Putnam Company, of Fort Wayne, $117,642. Washington Beaver counties, Hanover township, Route 18 3.4 miles of concrete and one concrete arch bridge. D. W.

W. Shallis and Son, of Sewickley, $105,893. Lackawanna and Wyoming counties, Benton, Nicholson and Clinton townships. Route 107 Between Fleetville and Factoryville, 5.10 miles oi macadam. Feraco, or Philadelphia, $105,448.

HALL GETS EARLY DECATHLON LEAD Philadelphia, April 29. Joseph C. Hall, University of Florida, all round star, tock the lead today over the three rivals in the first five events of the decathlon, opening feature of the Perm Relay Carnival. Hall amassed 3785.1765 points. George Munger, of Pennsylvania in second place had 3734.5805 points.

Marble Shooters smoKe, a oarn, several sheas, and the interior of a clothing store were destroyed, and thirty registered cattle and fifteen calves were burned. first fire broke out in a barn used by Alwine and Erb, cattle dealers. There thirty cattle and fifteen calves were burned to death while fifteen head of cattle were saved. Blamed on Backfire Workmen attending a gasoline engine driving a corn fodder shredder said they believed a backfire from the engine caused the blaze. Sparks from the burning barn set fire to several sheds in the rear of thv.

Farmers Hotel, destroying them, and carried five blocks to a tool shed at the rear of David Hatz's (Continued on Page 15) CHARGES 25 CENTS MONTHLY FEE FOR HAND PHONE HIGH Reduction or discontinuance of the 25 cents a month extra charge for "French" or hand set telephones is asked by T. Walker Cleveland. Philadelphia, in a complaint filed with the Public Service Commission. Walker is treasurer of the Phila delphia County Council of the American Legion and declares is acting for himself and other sub scribers. In his complaint he also asks een eral reduction in the rates of the Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania, comparable to charges in otner states.

Charging the extra assessment for nand sets is excessive and unjust, Walker states it represents an annual return of $3 on an investment or $4.05, which he contends is the actual cost of the instrument. The Pennsylvania charge, he adds, is considerably higher than that made by other subsidiaries of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company which controls the Penn sylvania Bell. The New Jersey Bell Telephone Company and the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company are cited by him as A. T. and T.

subsidiaries having lower rates. Prep are For Opening Matches in Ninth Annual Tournament Knuckle down will be heard again Reservoir Park marble courts tomorrow. Every boy and girl who has entered the Harrisburg Telegraph Ninth Annual Marble Tournament is urged to answer the first call for a Saturday roundup. Be jn hand promptly at 10.30 o'clock, 3ummer Time, and if you have not jone so register at once, and then wait for further instructions. Boys and girls will be given their classifications and it is planned to start the newcomers first, using three rings.

The fourth ring will be used by seeded players, boys and girls who have been in two or more tournaments. Complete information will be given about prizes and there will be an exhibition of the latest in shooters, the best ever seen in a local tournament. If you cannot get around in the morning come later. All boys and girls who will not be 15 years old before July 1, are eligible. DECAPIfAlEi Firemen Conquer Blaze Save Middle town Block Bv TelegraDh Staff Photosraoher.

Firemen from five nearby communities rushed to Middletxwn to help check flames which threatened to spread from the Doutrich clothing store, now owned by Harry M. Fenical, in the Elks building, endangering an entire block of business property. Engulfed at times by dense smoke which almost overcome them the fire his foot in course of the bout. Merle mc ioiu. iviiuuiciuwu jueiitcu wcic jjcuuuik a uuge uuu uiitic xii nnuuicf uaiu ui uie uuiuuku wucu uic v.i, nj store fire was discovered.

FLAMES DESTROY STORE AND BARN IN MIDDLETOWN 30 Cattle, 15 Calves Burned; $70,000 Damage at Three Fires Fire companies from within a radius of ten miles of Middletown fought three simultaneous blazes late yesterday afternoon which caused total damage estimated at $70,000. One fireman was overcome by "stitch" McCarthy exonera ted for his sar torial error Bv Associated Press New York, April 29. The pseudo political career of that shrewd little master bondsman, High Lord Mayor "Stitch" McCarthy, chief of the New York League of Locality Mayors, continued on its rollicking path today after having been almost squelched at an impeachment trial last night. Yes. sir, they tried to toss "Stitch" out on his ear because he showed up at the Allen street pa raae last weeK witn a greasy brown hat and a carnationless button hole.

All of which constituted high crime and treason, warranting im HAWAIIAN JURY DEADLOCKED OVER MASSIFS GUILT Racial Characteristics May Force Retrial of Four Accused of Slaying Honolulu. April 29. Apparently deadlocked the twelve men striving for a verdict in the case of four persons accused of the lynching of Joseph Kahaha wai carried on today aiier navmg given watchers a lew tantalizing glimpses of the jury room arama. The first brief tableau came late yesterday after the case had been in the jurors' hands nearly twenty four hours. The seven jurors of Anglo Saxon blood left the deliberation room and stood on a balcony while light rain was falling.

The other five, three Chinese, a Portuguese and an Hawaiian, remained inside. For a few moments the seven converged but they could not be overheard by the watchers. for tne racial aspect ot tne act, observ peachment proceedings, in the eyes of his twenty odd leliow mayors. Wears Necktie The proceedings were duly held in a favorite East Side gathering place, with five mayors whose com bined weight would sink a ship sil ting as a board of inquiry. "Stitch" marched in a half hour early with his lawyer.

Frederick J. Groehl. defender of Gerald Chapman, sat down at the counsel table, and immediately became absorbed in the women's page of a daily newspaper. It was noticeable that (Continued on Page 9) GIRLS FROM SIXTY SCHOOLS INVITED TO PLAYPROGRAM City Teachers Sponsor Out ing For Junior High Pupils Next Month Sixty junior high schools in the districts extending to Reading, Lancaster, Carlisle, Lewistown and Sun bury have been invited by Miss Ja cobina H. Mayer and Miss Helen Bauder, girls' physical directors at Edison Junior High School, to attend the first annual "Play Day" to be held on the athletic field and in the auditorium of John.

Harris High School, Saturday, May 21. To this "Play Day" the first in Dauphin or any surrounding counties have been invited six girls from the eighth and ninth grades accompanied by a chaperone. At 10.15 a series of games, races and stunts will start. In these athletic events competition will be ers found nothing significant in it. not between respective schools, but Thereafter the Jurors could be seenlbetwe.en teams chosen from all the irom a flisranrp ninir tn onri frn acuuuia.

in the room and moving to and from the balcony, but they exhibited no signs of heated debate and generally leaned listlessly against the Daicony ran. Separate Ballots Late in the day Montgomery Winn of defense counsel expressed the belief the jurors were standing either eleven to one or ten to two for the defense and suggested to public prosecutor John C. Kelley that he agree to a verdict on that basis. Kelley flatly rejected it. The jury is balloting separately on each defendant.

Lieutenant Thomas H. Massie, United States Navy; his motner in iaw, Mrs.oranviue rortes cue; Albert O. Jones and E. J. Lord, Navy enlisted men.

Massie admitted firing the fatal shot after Kaha hawai assertedly confessed participating in the attack last September 12 on the Naval officer's wife, Mrs. Thalia Massie. The defense pleaded insanity in behalf of Massie and touched on the unwritten law. 1 Explosion Damages Machinery ing of a garment damaged machin ery in the Barton Dry Cleainz Plant at Minersvuie, near here toaay. 4 Secret, Indeed "Can vour fiancee keen a secret?" "Rather.

We were engaged lor three wee Its before I knew it." After a box luncheon there will be community singing and stunts in the auditorium. A. B. Wallize, prin cipal oi uaison junior High scnooi, Horace G. Geisel, supervisor of physical education, and W.

G. Moor head, director of physical education in the State Department of Public Instruction, have been asked to address the gathering. Girls from Edison will be hostesses. ROOSEVELT LEAD IS REDUCED BY LATER RETURNS Bv Associated Press Philadelphia, April 29. Unofficial in the State was Roosevelt smith 90,816.

In Luzerne county the 330 districts gave Smith Roosevelt, 9772. The bfficlal bqunt Jttegan today in all counties and in some counties will not be completed forVnearly two weeks fe OF GLASS RPLLMCSTO HARRISBURG TELE HOME EDITION MAKING THE MOST OF FUN Vnl "Nfn 101 16 PAfZTTQ Dally except Sunday. Sntered as Second Clasa VOL LV 10. 1U 10 JrAUrLO Matter at the Post Offtoe at Harrisburg HARRISBURG, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 29, 1932. ONLY EVENING ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWSPAPER IN HARRIoBURO STNQLB COPIES TWO CENTS BRAKEMAN BY.

PANE GRAPH Four Mangled by Explosion as Chinese Throws Bomb miiiiiffliiii mm 1 1 1 SHOOTING OF DAD BY HIS SON TOLD BY EYE WITNESS Samuel Lensbower Takes Stand in Chambersburg Murder Trial Chamfbersburg, April 29. An eyewitness version of the killing of A. Lewis Stevens, 52, St. Thomas, by his son. Merle, 21, was given in Franklin County Court yesterday by Samuel Lensbower at the trial of Merle on a murder charge.

Twice Merle threatened to shoot, I.nsbower said, and after utter inn the threat the second time he fired. Lensbower described the events of the day January 12, from 7 in the morning when he began butchering. Merle, he said, was there assisting him and remained there throughout tne aay with the exception of about fifteen minutes in the afternoon. Between 3 and 3:30 in the afternoon, Lensbower said, Lewis Stevens entered his yard. He carried a rifle of small caliber.

He then went with Edgar George, Norman Higgins and Merle Stevens into an alley and they began to shoot mark with the Title. While there the men turned their talk to wrestling. Boy Grabs Foot Lensbower and the elder Stevens went into the Lensbower yard and began to wrestle. After a time Mrs. Lewis Stevens appeared in the yard of her adjacent home and told her husband to get up off the ground.

Lewis made no reply to his wife. As the men prepared for a third bout, Merle approached, Lensbower said, and ordered: "Dad, get up off the ground." His father did not answer. As the elder Stevens raised Baying, Aau, ui, juuic al ways raising neii about doctor bills, "'Just wait until we wrestle this time' and then I'll net Lens bower quoted the elder Stevens as Wing. Tf you don't get up, I'm going to shoot Lensbower said Merle remarked. Both of the wrestlers arose.

Merle had the rifle in his hand. "'Merle, give me that the elder Stevens said, according to Lensbower. Merle, with his left hand near the trigger guard on the rifle, stepped back, Lensbower testified, and re mricea, im going to The gun discharged and Lewis Stevens fell mortally wounded. After shooting his father. Merle dropped the rifle and ran into the alley and thence to his home, Lensbower said.

Shortly afterward he came out of the back door with another rifle in his hand. He placed the rifle to his breast and fired. He fell but a moment later was again on his feet. The younger Stevens subseouentlv recovered from the self inflicted bul let wound. When she testified this morning, FREIGHT TRAINMAN DECAPITATED BY PANE OF GLASS Wormleysburg Man Killed Near Parkesburg; Widow, Five Children Survive JOHN S.

WILLIAMS John S. Williams, 37, 526 North Second street, Wormleysburg, died early today from injuries suffered when he was struck by a large pane of plate glass as he leaned out of a cab of a Pennsylvania System locomotive on which he was a brakeman. He via almost decapitated last night when the glass, jarred loose trom its moorings on a passing freight car struck him in the neck. The accident occurred, near Parkesburg. Railroad officials reported the glass shipment ripped off part of tne engine cab where Williams was stationed.

He died as he was being taken to a hospital in Coates ville. He is survived by his widow and five children, Robert, 12, Dorothy, 10; Jack, Joann, 3, and Janette, 18 months old; a brother, Raymond, Columbia. He was employed by the company for 20 years, was a member of the P. R. R.

Relief Organization and the Masonic l'raternity. ASKS FOR "SHOT," GETS THIRTY DAYS Albany, N. Aipril 29. It's bad enough to offer a flask to a uni formed policeman but Lawrence Burke, 25, carried things too far when he asked the judge for a drink. When Burke, a panhandler, in vited a patrolman to imbibe, the officer took him before Police Judge Mrs.

Stevens rtolla.nsed after hp px Edward Rogan. claimed: "He didn't mean to rin it. I don care if you Shoot me I 4 juage, pieaaed uurse, you win RAILROAD RETIRES FOUR FROM CITY Four of the nine Philadelphia Di vision employes to be retired May 1 by the Pennsylvania System are from Harrisburg. They are Daniel B. Myers, 67, 238 Hamilton street, telegrapher, 48 years in service; George B.

Greenabaum, 67, 624 Delaware street, oiler, 47 years; George W. Quenzler, 65, 646 Oak street, conductor, 47 years; George w. Hunter, 65, 426 Boas street, as sistant yard master, 47 years. Others included Noah J. Harmon, Mt.

Joy; Abraham S. Weaver, Lan disville, and Charles E. Chambers, 70, South Enola, painter, 22 years in service. OFFICIAL PRIMARY COUNT IS STARTED The official count of ballots cast at the primary here Tuesday was started this afternoon at 1 clock, Summer Time, in courtroom No. 3 at the courthouse.

On the board, working under the direction of County Commisisoners, are: James E. Snyder, Edward M. Winters, Fred C. Auch, George W. Dress, CaDoel Kushel, Charles A.

Sible, Melvin E. Duncan, Herman U. Horst, Russell Moyer, R. Frank Shaffner and C. J.

Dougherty. DAYS like these ideas lag be hind events so that bv the time the leaders of thoueht and the mass of public opinion have come arouna to a policy, it is often found returns from 330 districts out of 400 that the policy is no longer ade in liuzerne.i an antnracite county, ouate. The rempriis hnv hppn today reduced the plurality of Gov ernor Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York over Alfred E. Smith, in last Tuesday's preferential Presidential primary.

Unofficial figures from 6677 of the 8i8i aistricts in tne state maxe lpnrt ctanH at 1 7 QRS Thp Pottsyille, April 29, An ex 1 total vote with 1504 district missinsr plosive believedconcealed in the lin evolved more slowly than the situation has developed. As a consequence the remedies have been not only insufficient at the time when tney were applied, but at many crucial points they have by their insufficiency aggravated the prob lem It may be that at the present stage of human knowledge we are not equipped to understand a crisis which is so great and so novel, and that this is the explanation of the failure of our political, financial and industrial leaders tn instifv them sekes. Is thereVany who foresaw wisisand pfejagted its, course? I do no. know of any only give me a drink." Judge Rogan gave him thirty days instead. TEACHER PAY CUT WILL NOT REDUCE TAX BOARD SAYS School Board's special budget committee has in mind the reduction of teachers' salaries but holds no hope of reducing the tax burden, Director I.

E. Robinson, chairman, said today following the conierence with the teachers' com mittee yesterday. Teachers have been invited to find a way to "reduce the instructional expense by $40,000." The invitation was extended at yesterday's conference, board committee members explaining: "If you can't do it yourselves, we have a plan." Given Week to Act The teachers must act quickly. The board wants an answer at the regular meeting. May 5.

a week from today. As before the teachers asked what reductions were to be made in other departments, administrative, (Continued on Page 9) Today and Tomorrow By WALTER LIPPMANN Watchman, What of the Night? one. I know that there Is a roll of honor on which there are a very few names of men who saw a little of the future and spoke out bravely. But nowhere in the whole world has there been a prophet of whom it can be said that his teachings were comprehensive and prompt and sufficient. It has been said that this is a crisis of over abundance.

It is also a crisis of the human understanding, and our deepest failures have not been failures arising from malevolence but from miscalculation. Our need is to determine where we are and where we can go, and then on this fog bound sea to steer not by the winds and not by the whims of the passengers but by the compass; To attempt this we must take to heart the recent admonitions of Mr. Justice Brandeis that (Continued: on Fate 7) Bv Associated Press ffflfuiAnro JAPANESE OFFICIALS INJURED BY BOMB AS THEY REVIEW TROOPS Shanghai, April 29. The four highest ranking Japanese military, naval and diplomatic officials at Shanghai were seriously injured about noon today when a bomb blew to bits a reviewing stand on which they were seated, during a military review in Hongkew park in honor of tne birthday oi Emperor Hiro Scores of foreign military officers, including Americans of the Marine detachment and the 31st United States Infantry, narrowly escaped injury. They had been grouped around the platform but had left a few minutes before the explosion occurred.

Japanese military headquarters announced tnis afternoon that tne most seriously injured were General Yoshinori Shirakawa. commander in chief of the Japanese forces here; Admiral Kichisaburo Nomura, naval commander in chief; Mamoru Shigemitsu, Japanese minister to China, and Major General Kenkichi Uyeda, who commanded the Shanghai battle at the beginning and was superseded by General Shirakawa. Tossed From Crowd General Shirakawa was rushed to a hosipital suffering from serious injuries to his right side and to his face. He was operated on immediately and was said to be in a critical condition. M.

Shigemitsu. the leading Japa nese non militarv leader here and head of the Japanese delegation to tne recent peace parleys, was severely injured in both legs. He was reported unconscious. DELEGATE CLAIMS NOT SETTLED BY LATEST RETURNS Instructions Not Binding So Men Elected May Change Their Minds Bv Associated Presx Philadelphia, April 29. A couple oi arguments arose today over Penn sylvania's primaries of last TueS' day which appeared unlikely to be settled even by the final returns.

They probably will remain argu ments until eighty four delegates cast seventy six votes for a presidential nominee at the Democratic National Convention and seventy five Republican delegates cast one full vote apiece at theirs. In one dispute supporters of Franklin D. Roosevelt claimed that fifty of the sixty eight district delegates would cast a full vote each for the New York Governor and that all sixteen delegates at large would cast their half votes for him making fifty eight votes in all. Supporters of Alfred E. Smith said he or some other candidate would get (Continued on Page 15) INDEPENDENTS IN HOUSE REVISE ECONOMY BILL By Associated Press Washington, April 29.

After conquering on major points in the hard fought economy bill, the In dependent minded. House today jogged back into line with Its regular leaders, but without assurance that revolt would not break out once more. Control swung back to the bill's supporters in a protracted session last night, but only after an in surgent coalition had struck down President Hoover's payless furlough plan and adopted a pay cut provi' sion so narrowed that only those government workers making more than $2500 a year will be affected, and then by 11 per cent, above that limit. Reduced Savings In the end, enough provisions af feotlng pay and allowances were approved to total $25,000,000 of saving to the government. This par ticular section oi the bin wouia have amounted to $69,000,000 more except for the successful defiance of the leadership by a powerful bloc.

The Hoover plan, offered an amendment and estimated to save even more, lost by 179 to 156. muldeen7867makes woman secretary, 43, LEGAL DAUGHTER Bv Associated Press White Plains. N. April 29 William Muldoon, 86 year old mem ber of the State Athletic Commls sion, has adopted his secretary, half his age, as his daughter, and named her heir to his estate end fortune. This was revealed today when it wts learned that Surrogate George A.

Slater had signed an order approving the adoption by the Commission of Miss, Marearet V. Far rell, 43, his secretary for the last 12 years. It wps learned that Muldoon, who has never married, declared that his secretary has been handling his business affairs for many years that he imposes full confidence, in her, and that he wishe: to make her his heir, i to his left eye and General Uyeda was torn in the chest and abdomen. The bomb was tossed into the middle of the platform by a man in the great crowd spread out before it. At first the thrower was believed to have been a Korean, but later Japanese police said the missile was thrown by a Chinese.

The huge crowd immediately closed in on the man they believed had thrown the bomb and he was rescued by the police and dragged away. Military officials said he was taken immediately to headquarters, alive but badly injured. Seven other Chinese were arrested and accused of implication in the bombing. The bomb was a powerful hand grenade, military officials said. Immediately after it landed in the stand, blowing the wooden structure to bits and setting up a howl and turmoil of confusion in the crowd.

Military officials expressed the opinion that the incident probably would result in a drastic tightening of Sino Japanese relations here, although they declined to predict what steps would be taken. Just before the bomb exploded scores of foreign military officers, including many Americans, surrounded the platform, as guests of the Japanese, to watch the military review. Most of them departed, however, when the Japanese began a program of speeches intended chiefly for the Japanese residents. This circumstance was believed to have saved many of them from seri ous injury. American Marine and army headquarters said as far as was Known no American onicers Admiral Nomura suffered injuries I were hurt.

BIG BANKERS ARE NOT PLEASED AT THREATOF PROBE Many Hasten to Say They Are Letting Down Bars on Credit Br Associated Press New York, April 28. Leading New York commercial bankers do not relish the prospect of a senatorial Quiz, as suggested bv Sena tor Norbeck, but some of them in sist such an inquiry might have good moral effect. Those bankers who oarticularlv favor the present Federal Reserve effort to loosen up credit say a generally tasier tone already is apparent in money. They point to the $61,000,000 increase in loans and investments by member banks of the reserve system last week. Anxious For Time These figures indicate the banks are gradually passing on the easier credit made available to them by the Federal Reserve Banks," said one executive.

"But it takes time," he explained, "to regenerate confidence and a little patience is still necessary." The latest condition statements of five of New York's largest banks furnish one indication of the grad ual tightening of loans during the past year. On March 31, 1931. the five banks had total assets of $7,698,000,000, of which $4,149,000,000 were in loans. On March 31. 1932, the five banks had total resources of $5,959,000,000, of which only $2,930,000,000 repre spnr.pri Inane Shrinkage Cited Between the two dates, total assets of these banks declined 23 rer cent.

Their loans declined 30 per cent. In some of these banks the shrinkage of 21 per cent. In the bank's total assets. Whether this disparity might be due to a policy of "bearing down" on borrowers, or was the result of special requirements of another na ture, could not be ascertained. STATE COMMANDER OF LEGION HURT IN MIDDLETOWN CRASH George J.

Proesl, of DuBois, State Commander of the American was cut on the hand by broken glass when his automobile and a milk truck collided late yesterday in Middletown. Proesl was driving to Lancaster to address a meeting. Thomas Glen non, of Edgemont, Delaware county, driver of a milk truck owned by the Standard Dairies, Philadelphia, was not injured. Succeeds Ancestors Altoona, April 29. Following; in the footsteps of his father and grandfather, Attorney and Editor Benjamin C.

Jones will head the Blair Republican county committee. He will be named to the post held in former years by Claude Jones, his father. Colonel David M. Jones, his grandfather, and Major C. S.

W. Jones, a granduncle. Benjamin Jones is editor or tne xyrone ier THE WEATHER Friday. April 29, 10M. Harrisbnrr and Vlclnltv: Fair.

Huhtlr warmer tonight: Saturday, Inereailnr; elondinexa, posalblr followed by ahoyrrn In afternoon. Lowest temperature tonithf about 52 degrees. Rirer: River will fall slowly. A state of about 4.5 feet mar be expected for Harrisbnrr Saturday morn In r. (Complete.

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