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"TheBaron' Requiescat in Pace MYSTERIOUS disappearance of the third "Baron" has finally been solved by the Missinc Fishes Bureau. The "Baron" was one of three gold' fish which swam gracefully in i bowl in the apartment of Mary Bitner, 1918 Market street. As chronicled herein sometime aeo. he disappeared. There was no trace.

The day before yesterday he was found in the top floor of the castle in the goldfisji bowl, Barons must have castles.) The "Baron" had apparently died of a broken heart, having gone in' for a game of hide and seek. When the other two "Barons" wouldn't try to find him he, as they say back home, "just up and died." Sad: People collect stamps And all sorts of things; But Mister Bob Mumma Collects apron strings. "Mein Kampf Dorothy Thompson once, called it "a blueprint of conquest. For 13 years Adolf Hitler successfully prevented its translation into English uncensored and un abridged. Since written it has been the Nazi bible.

Every German, 'tis said, must read it. Be that as it may, a copy of "Mein Kampf" is on this desk as I write. It's a challenging volume of 669 pages, sheathed in a cover of black, white and gold and thus inscribed: "The complete UNAUTHORIZED 'Mein Kampf by Hitler. "This edition pays no royalty to Adolf Hitler." I like that "no royalty to Adolf Hitler." (The edition is published by Stackpole Sons right here in Harrisburg.) i As every school boy knows, this volume charts Hitler's plans for the future. What is his intent toward the United States? Toward Christianity? His war program? I "Mein Kampf" answers all of these and it is pertinent to point out that, to date, he has followed religiously his "blueprint of conquest." What Hitler wrote he would do, he did.

In the language of the street, "he called his shots." Alexander and Napoleon went ahead with their programs, leav ing the writing to future historians. Hitler writes out his program and proceeds to follow it, come what msy. The program is being presented on the stage of the world. "Mein Kampf is one man's plan for tomorrow and, if you think Hitlerism is confined to Germany, consider the happen ings in Madison Square Garden last week. America is in "Mein Kampf." Hitler, like all conquerors of the past, will not stay in his own backyard.

The horizon is his only limit and, even beyond the horizon Now I'd better start reading the book. If Hitler's lan works the way he hopes it will, chroniclers of tomorrow will just put it in the past tense and there you are. DIARY DAZE: First cold of the winter and am I grouchy! Imagine an elephant with a cold in the nose Abe Kerson, Dale Fink and George Bailets back from "noridallying," authorities on the canine and Bingo Moe Williams' Miami postmarked dispatch details this: "Tell Everett Jones I just paid 7 cents for a Harrisburg Telegraph down here Flew down with Capt. Herman Nathan, Ben Terry. Saw your boss at the races.

Nice story later." If readers keep winging 'South, I'll have to get myself wrapped up and shipped down there to "roundabout" Miami, etc. N. Y. paper sounding sentiment for Thomas E. Dewey for President, told by SEC: "Pennsylvania's solid for Governor James and we won't settle for the Vice Presidency." Just noticed that Dewey's initials spell TED, which might 'rouse the original TEDDY Roosevelt men or might not Well, here goes February; long live March Nice weather filling the downtown streets.

Romance in the spring the w. k. gentlemen, whose voice you hear frequently emanating from your radio and whose blue suit is one of the bright spots of a i urg, hand holding with an attractive blonde as they walked west in Walnut. Believe it or not, there's a doctor in this vicinity, whose name as it's listed in directories, reminds of a much quoted phrase, "Heigh Ho, Silver" Figure that one out. Sincerely, THE SEC.

Young GOP Maps Legislative and Campaign Activities Plans Rushed to Nebraska Financial Program Lauded by Insurance Counsel Peterson Outlines Pay as You Go Plan in State The "pay as you go" policy of the state of Nebraska was explained at a joint luncheon today of the Harrisburg Life? Insurance Underwriters Association, the County Bar and the Lions Club at the Penn Harris Hotel. C. Petrus Peterson, general counsel for the Bankers Life Insurance Company of Nebraska, pointed out that "we simply buy what we can afford to pay for and never go in debt. "For instance," he said, "we are now building a new water supply system, piping the water from the Platte river, twenty miles away. The work will cost about $20,000,000.

The payments will be stretched over a period of twenty years, the revenue coming from water rerts. "It will be literally paid for 'out of the at the end of the twenty years, we will own the water system unencumbered. We will have paid for it as we used the water. Peterson was introduced by Robert R. Burtner, local repre sentative of the company.

"The $10,000,000 capitol in Lincoln was built under a simi lar arrangement, scaled over a period of ten years," Peterson said. Unicameral System He also discussed the uni cameral legislative system adopted several years ago in Nebraska. "Until a few years ago," he continued, "we had the two branches of Legislature as you do in Pennsylvania and other states. There were 100 members in the lower House, 33 in the upper. Agriculture predominated the lower House, business, the upper.

This naturally led to con fjicx, endless conferences and compromises. The system was cumbersome and inefficient. The change was brought about by the initiative, tha.t is, the voters demanded the right to vote on a one branch legislature. fit carried and now we have one legislative body of 43 members. It is working very well indeed." Chief source of taxes, he said.

irom real estate. It might be interesting to point out," he added, "That we have 100 per cent, No Nuisance Taxes Nebraska he told his audience, has no income tax, no sales tax, no nuisance taxes of any kind. The State and municipalities therein are prohibited from run ning up a bonded debt under the State constitution. Asked how the bonded debt was reduced, he said: "We never had any." The Constitution does not permit a maximum of $100,000 to be borrowed "for emergencies." Right now however, the State has a comfortable cash balance, he said. Peterson was formerly a member of the Nebraska legislature, serving in both Houses.

He has held his present position for eighteen years and has the rare distinction of being invited as the only speaker at the annual meetings since 1921. While in Harrisburg he was the guest of the Robert R. Burtners. He spoke yesterday at the meeting of the Philadelphia Underwriters Association. Cloverly Club Asks Dunbar For Charter The Young Republican Club of Cloverly Heights, organized last night, today applied to William H.

Dunbar, Dauphin county chairman, for a charter. Dunbar expects to present it at the next meeting, Tuesday, March 7, at the home of the president, Henry Grabb, 1616 Sycamore street. Thirty two persons attended last night's meeting at Grabb's home. In addition to the other oficers elected were: Mrs. Grace Whitman, vice presi dent; Mrs.

Margaret Rosenberry, secretary, and Lester Mink, treasurer. Grabb and Merle Toomey, club advisor, organized the group. $15,000 Bail Is Posted For Grace Schaeffer Philadelphia, Feb. 28. Judge Harry S.

McDevitt today ordered Grace L. Schaeffer released from Moyamensing prison so that she can visit her sick mother, "Mrs. Ellen Jane Palmer Schaeffer. Miss Schaeffer was held in $25,000 bail last November on a charge of conspiracy in furthering the claim of Isaac Newton Schaeffer to the $20,000,000 Garrett es tate. Judge McDevitt accepted a $13,000 bond.

May Sessions Planned Here by Republicans New Secretary of Internal Affairs to Be Honored at Dinner PROGRAM UNDER WAY Pennsylvania's Young Republi cans will come to Harrisburg for their annual convention May 2. The conference will be marked by a dinner and dance in honor of William S. Livengood, who will be installed that day as State Secretary of Internal Affairs. The program is to be held at the Penn Harris Hotel. At the biennial convention last year, Livengood said that he felt "as though I am a representative of the Pennsylvania Young Republicans on the ticket (the Republican slate for the November elections)." Samuel E.

Ewing, Bryn Mawr, chairman of the program committee, appointed Russell Stahlman, Washington, to prepare a tentative program for the reception. The program committee, at a meeting here, drew up a tentative schedule to be introduced at the convention. It includes legislative proposals, membership campaigns, athletic and social activities and policies of the organization. Amendments Offered Several proposed constitutional amendments are being studied by the executive committee and probably will be introduced for convention approval, Frank C. Hilton, Reading, State chairman, said.

Reservations have been received from about 500 persons for the dinner and dance, he said, adding that the ballroom, assembly room and Parlor. A have been reserved. Officers will be elected at the 1940 biennial convention. Wert New Councilor of DeMolay Chapter Pilgrim Chapter, Order of DeMolay, installs Charles A. Wert, as master councilor at a public ceremonial in the Masonic Temple, Third and State streets, at 8.15 tonight.

Wert succeeds Adin Snyder. Other officers, elected February 14. to be installed are Kenneth V. Leininger, senior and Charles W. Kamm, junior councilor.

Next month the ch'apter will observe its fourteenth anniversary by holding Devotional Day services Sunday, March 19, followed by the annual anniversary banquet March 21. Uptown Resident Hit Thomas Lester, 30, 913 Gran street, suffered a possible injury of the skull and cuts above the left ear and eye when struck by a car at Third and Forster streets. Police said Paul L. Hoerner, 32. 41 South Nineteenth street.

Camp Hill, reported he was the driver. Schoolmen to Meet The Harrisburg Schoolman's Club will meet tomorrow at 5.30 p. m. in the Camp Curthi Junior High School building. Entertainment will be furnished by "Alberto," musician; Central Y.

M. C. A. wrestlers and the Harrisburg Table Tennis Club. THE WEATHER Shippers Forecast Protect shipments uuruig me next zt to 3 nours irom temperatures as follows: North and west, 20 to 2S degrees late Wednesday; elsewhere WEATHER CONDITIONS The storm noted over Texas yesterday morning; has moved to the vicinity of Mo line.

111., with increasing intensity, pressure 29.28 inches at its center. Hieh pressure overlies New England and the kSO.54 inches. Moderately hieh Dressure wnaaian Maritime prnvmrea F.astnnrt also prevails over the western Plains States and the Northwest, Portland, 30.38 incnes. With the1 advance northeastward of the Texas storm the precipitation area spread rapidly north and eastward during the last 24 hours, embracing the Central Plains States and practically the entire country east of the Mississippi River excepting New England. Heavy rains were general over the Southern States and heavy snow fell over western Kansas.

Temperatures have risen decidedly over the Lake Region and the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys, while It is colder in the northern Plains States. KIVEB BH.T rTiv 2 If Stations Feet, Tenths North Branch: Binghamton ..14 Coming xx 16 7.3F 0.5 0 4.9 0.3 .10 I Program Here MESSAGES DR. JOHN B. SUTHERLAND of Science and author of eight books. He is identified with national and international geological so cieties and commissions.

As geological professor, he is assistant director of Pitt Lake Laboratory, Presque Isle, Erie. The third speaker, Saunders, was graduated from Pitt in 1929, was director of sports publicity, editor of the Alumni Review at the university, and two years ago was made alumni secretary. Chairman Christian said that reservations have been made for 150 alumni cf Pitt for the dinner. Last of Places ton registration commission were sent to the committee on executive nominations. Chamber Jammed Owing to the interest, in the Salus Levin election case crowds thronged about the Senate and the rule requiring cards of admission launched last night was speedily abandoned.

The session' opened with the contest and owing to the length of the arguments the calen dar and other business were de ferred until 2 p. m. today. Senator Jaspan, Philadelphia, made a per sonal privilege" speech in which he twitted his Republican col leagues and raked the recess con ferences. Over a score of bills appeared, among them one by Senator Kun kel, Dauphin, authorizing estab lishment of employes' retirement funds in third and fourth class counties, which would include Dauphin, York, Lancaster, Berks and others.

Governor to Be Guest at Motor Truck Dinner Governor Arthur H. James, members of his cabinet and the Legislature will be guests at a dinner given by the Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association at 6 o'clock this evening at the Zembo Mosque, Third and Division streets. Lowell Thomas, radio commen tator, will be at the banquet nd will give his dailv news bre. cast at 6.45. Mayor John A.

F. xioii, giving me auaiess oi wei come, will be the other speaker. A vaudeville show will follow. Edward Gogolin, general manager of the association, said the banquet's purpose is to "cement further the good will and understanding that exists between the trucking industry and every branch of the government." Hearing Waived Earl A. Kinter, 40, Green street, near Muench, one of five persons arrested in two week end raids today waived a hearing in police court and furnished $500 bail for court, police announced.

Kinter was arrested in a raid at a cigar store in Market street, near Fourteenth. Three punch boards and two pin ball machines were confiscated police said. CABfi ANP BUT TAKE QREAT nuvKJST MTTTHINQ DICKENS CARRIED WROTE PUT UP IN KNU ELECTRIC LIGHTS AND TELEPHONES AND RUNNING WATER AND WHATS OUT OF DATE ABOUT 0 Present Walls Declared Safe For Use Again East Pennsboro Directors to Receive Reports on Construction INSURANCE SETTLED Work on rebuilding the Summit street school building, destroyed by fire January 23, will be started soon, C. W. Hoover, supervising principal of the Enola school, announced.

Reports have been received from a contractor hired by the board to investigate the ruins and from engineers. These show that the walls now standing can be used. Loss Total Reduced 'At the time of the fire the loss was estimated at $60,000 but since the walls can be used the total loss will probably be reduced to $35,000.. Settlement is being made with the fire insurance companies this week. i i The reports on rebuilding estimates will be presented to East Pennsboro township" directors, Thursday, at 7 p.

in the Enola High School building. The 365 pupils are now attending school in the Methodist and Lutheran churches. Jan Masaryk Glum About European Peace Cleveland, Feb. 28. Jan Masaryk, Czechoslovakian minister to England until the peace of Munich, declared today, "I cannot see one bright star of hope" on the international horizon.

He spoke before the American Asso ciation of School Administrators. The son of the little European Republic's founder termed "or ganized hate" and "state subsidized untruth" "part of the totalitarian philosophy, and said: "The situation is not better than it was before Munich; on the contrary, it is worse. "If nothing else, the far eastern complication of the last few days has certainly forced even those to look Up and take notice who hitherto loved to close their eyes and ears to suit their, convenience." Sitdown Strikers Quit Illegal Demonstration South Bend, Ind. Feb. 28.

Carl J. Shipley, local executive secretary of the United Automobile Workers of America (CIO), said today union members at the Bendix Products Corporation's aircraft plant here abandoned a sitdown strike because of a United States Supreme Court ruling that such strikes were illegal. Some 400 workers sat down in the factory yesterday, demanding higher wages. Later they walked out The walkout came, Shipley reported, when the men learned the Supreme Court had decided against sitdown strikers at the Fansteel Metallurgical Corporation of North Chicago, 111. The aircraft factory remained closed today.

Mayor Wilson Faces Renewed Indictments Philadelphia, Feb. 28. Mayor S. Davis Wilson was indicted yes terday on charges of misbehavior jn nffir failure tr suppress gambling, and preventing witnesses from testifying before a legislative committee investigating vice in Philadelphia. The bills, returned on information supplied by a special grand jury, contain the exact charges ruled out six months ago because of technicalities.

Re indicted along with the mayor were four police captains. Rotary Entertained The Rotary Club was entertained at a luncheon by a concert by the Shippensburg State Teachers' College Glee Club. The program was presented in the Penn Harris Hotel. Harry S. Smeltzer, Rotary president, was in charge.

Earlier in the day, the songsters were at William Perm High School. By SURE IN AUTOMOBILES. HIS STORIES? ncuviM, a i AND PEOPLE EMOTIONS, KNEW EVERYTHING I i mam I'M iifc HAERISBUEG TELEGRAPH SECOND SECTION HARRISBURG, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 28, 1939 PAGE 9 SECOND SECTION 12.2F 61.1 0 5.7R 0.4 .55 8.1R 0 1.7 .02 11.6F 0 1.0 .03 S.rfR 0 0.3 .40 4.2R 0 0.0 .60 9 4R 0 0.1 .49 6.4R 0 60.4 .11 5.6R 0 0.6 .27 6.1R 0 0.5 .21 5.7R 0 0.3 .10 6.2R 0 0.4 .08 Vestal 14 Chemungx ...12 Towanda 18 Wilkes Barre .22 West Branch: Clearfield ....10 Renovox IS Lock Havenx Williamtport .20 Juniata: Mapleton Depotx Newport 22 Rasaaehanna: Sunbury IS Harrisburg 17 Rising: Fallins: Stationarv: Missing: a Obstmcted by rough ice; Froien but open at gage: Upper surface smooth ice; Shore ice: floating ice; Yesterday's data: xx Data for 26th. Predicted river stage for Harrisburg Wednesday morning about 6.8 feet. Rebuild Pitt University DON SAUNDERS The fifth annual dinner of the Harrisburg Pitt Club will be held at 6 o'clock Tuesday, March 7, at the Central Y.

M. C. Front and North streets. Speakers are to include Dr. John B.

Sutherland, football coach at Pitt; Don Saunders, alumni secre tary, and Dr. Samuel H. Williams, professor of biclogy at the uni versity. Dr. J.

Loomis Christian, chair man of the affair, also announced thatj motion pictures of several of Pitt grid games last year will be shown. PUC ApprovaljSenate Fills Asked For Bus Use of Bridge Increase to 30 Mile Speed and FeMer Policemen Urged by Owners APPLICATION ARGUED The Peoples Bridge Company today awaited a Public Utility Commission decision ori its application to amend a previous order by removing the ban on bus operation over, the Walnut street viaduct. The bridge company' asked for the right to permit buses, especially those of the Valley Transportation Company, to operate in both directions over the bridge; an increase of ten miles in the existing twenty mile speed limit for motor vehicles, and a reduction in the policemen employed by the bridge company. The bridge was closed to traffic in the flood of 1936 and reopened under commission approval, which, however, barred all passenger buses. Last August the commission authorized the company to permit buses to operate one way, in one and the same direction, over the bridge.

At the same time it re quired the bridge owners to em ploy policemen to enforce the order and the 20 mile speed limit. Thomas R. "Wickersham and Collier B. Sparger presented the company's plea to the commission. Automobile Collides With Truck and Car An automobile was damaged in a collision with a truck and a Harrisburg Railways trolley in South Cameron street, near Market.

Police said the truck driven by Harry Eckinger, 536 North Second street, Steelton, collided with an auto owned by J. R. Garland, 1718 Boast street, then hit the street car. Walter E. Merkle, 1008 North Third street, was the motorman.

No one was hurt. Koraz Temple Conducts Ceremonial Wednesday Koraz Temple, No. 204, D. O. K.

affiliated with the Knights of Pythias, will conduct a ceremonial at 8 p. m. Wednesday at Fackler Hall, Derry street near Thirteenth. The degree work will be in charge of Royal Prince George Alberts. LITTLE ORPHAN i YEAH? SO MELVIN If THINKS DICKENS WAS I MELVIN I OUST A CHEAP HACK 1 SAYS WRITER, EH? WELL.

DICKENS' HE STOLEN ENOUGH STUFF OF DICKENS' PLOTS I IS ALL OUT Fire Swept Enola School Leaders on Alumni DR. SAMUEL H. WILLIAMS Dr. Sutherland a guard on the 1913 to 1916 teams at Pitt, was appointed head coach in 1924. During the World War he coached service teams at Camp Greenleaf.

A member of the university's faculty sixteen years, Dr. Williams has led expeditions into the jungles of South and Central America, and has studied in European museums. He is a member of the Pennsylvania Conservation Committee, Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners, past presi dent of the Pennsylvania Academy by Selecting Executive Clerk Delaware County Woman Appointed, City Man Chosen For Chief Page Mrs. Bessie Everett, of Springfield, Delaware county, was elected executive clerk of the State Senate early this morning, taking a place not filled at the start of the session and will qualify immediately. The new executive clerk has served as clerk to committee in a number of sessions and in addition has been active in Republican work both in State committee service and in her home country.

H. V. Eynon, of this city, was advanced to chief page and Elijah Boston, Beaver Falls, elected a page. Governor James' budget was received by the Senate and the suggestion made by the Lieutenant Governor that the senators start study on it immediately. The nominations of John Sturgis, Warren, to be utility commissioner; John Robert Jones, to be member of the Philadelphia Mu nicipal Court and the new Scran 1 Wife Seeks Divorce Year After Marriage Married less than a year ago, Mrs.

Janice H. Lawson filed divorce suit against Edward Lawson, 1318 State street, charging cruelty and indignities. According to the petition of file at the courthouse today, they were married March 12 and separated November Two other new actions were riled, Mrs. Blanche M. Witmer, against Paul' W.

Witmer, 1822 North street, desertion; and Samuel N. Balsbaugh, against Mrs. Nancy K. Balsbaugh, Newport cruelty and indignities. Mrs.

Josephine R. Palm, Harrisburg, was granted a divorce from Howard W. Palm, 2912 Revere street, on a desertion charge. Jury Trial Ordered on Insurance Claim Judge W. C.

Sheeley in Dauphin County Court today directed jury trials in the claims of J. William Gosseti, New Cumberland, against two fire insurance companies, the Duquesne Fire and Marine Insurance Company and the Merchants Fire Assurance Corporation of New York. The court dismissed preliminary motions by the plaintiff for judgment. ANNIE SURE THEY USED CANDLES AND SENT BY A COURIER AND THEIR 3ATH WATER A BUCKET SO THAT MAKES DICKENS OUT OP DATE FOR J. 1 YET MANY TURNED OUT Apparently word that Governor James had decided not to submit his budget in person did not get around Capitol Hill very much because the number of people gathered in the hall of the House last night taxed its spaces and no end of folk were unable to get in.

An address by the Governor always draws a packed house; everyonox on the payroll likes to be seen in attendance and on occasions in the last four years there were ovations foi Governor Earle. But it is apparent that just now the State House folk are legislative minded. Goven.or James has been invited to open the first students' gathering on State affairs and other subjects to be held at California State Teachers" College in Washington county next month. It may be possible the Governor will decline because of the stress of legislative work. Secretary of Welfare Arthur Sweeney being highly complimented upon his decision to clean house at Byberry and to move patients until better means of care can be provided.

The secretary did some personal inspecting at Philadelphia and that settled it. John Siggins Not many about Capitol Hill recall the days when Public Utility Commissioner designate John Siggins, was a member of the House from Warren county. He was elected in 1916 and served in the celebrated "war session" of 1917. Mr. Siggins sat in the front row on the Democratic side because there were so many Republicans they overflowed into the eastern half of the House chamber.

He was a fighting member and did not hesitate to challenge statements he did not like and he had a convincing way of talking about them. Mr. Siggins has been active in Republican affairs in northeastern Pennsylvania, a valued member, of State committees and has helped keep Warren in line with its historic Republican traditions. He is splendidly versed on business and history of the northwest, a good lawyer and friend of SenatorN LeRoy E. Chapman.

"Atmospheric" Capitol Hill, has a sort of nervous affliction about this time every four years and in varying degrees of violence. In 1935, for instance, there were Republicans whose jobs were in what was politely termed "jeopardy" and i i we anuuuun is A Republican county leader who came here yesterday to see about some jobs found the trend was downward, but he smiled and remarked: "Well, the atmospheric conditions are better than they were four years ago." Latest from Pittsburgh is that Representative William A. Shaw, renovator of State civil service in Assistance and similar lines, plans to present a measure in the House to overhaul the whole business. Mr. Shaw took the world into his confidence in the special session and tore holes in the way the "merit" business was being conducted.

Now he is going after the system itself. Prominent Pittsburgh people are discussing plans for a memorial to the late William A. Magee, one of the best known men in Allegheny county. He was a State senator and a public service' commissioner and mayor a couple of times. For twenty years Magee was a big figure on Capitol Hill.

Watching it Work Chaplain Burley Peters, of the Senate, has been complimented for the vigorous Americanism of his prayers in the upper house this week. He is a close student of racial and similar trends and very much against what he terms "pagan and subversive" ideas. Captain H. A. Thomson, well known to legislators and many Hill folk, has been elected for another term as secretary of the Township Supervisors Association one of the most influential bodies of the kind in the State.

He is chairman of the Conference of Allied Local Officials, too. R. P. Wright, elected president of the Pennsylvania Federation of Historical Societies the other day has been a member of the State Historical Commission for years and one of the leading men of Erie. He is a brother of Paul D.

Wright, former secretary of highways. Governor James has received the formal support in his admin istrative policies of the convention of Pennsylvania and Atlantic Seaboard Hardware people at Pittsburgh. Furthermore, he has been complimented. A. B.

H. HAROLD GRAY CLOTHES ARE DIFFERENT MANNERS, PERHAPS BUT ARE OUST THE SAME TOO AND DICKENS PEOPLE, ANNIE HE WAS OUR YOUNG FRIEND. 1 MINI'S is vSA! sVA I I. J.J i I.