Simpson's Leader-Times from Kittanning, Pennsylvania • Page 1

A Thought for the Day The cosmic ray is'to be used in barometers. But it'll never be really popular until the beauty parlors Uka It up. WEATHER--SHOWERS SIMPSONS' DAILY LEADER-TIMES CITVi EDITION DAILY AVERAGE CIRCULATION U. S. GOVERNMENT STATEMENT On the Benjamin-Franklin Highway Vol .43, No.

127 KITTANNING, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, SEPT. 26,1930 16 PAGES TODAY Two Cent LEECHBURG MAN MURDERED BODY FOUND IN DEEP WOODS! CHICAGO TOO HARD FORJACK Oakie and His Manager Glad to Get Out of That Wicked City Chicago, Sept. 26--(UP)--Marty Martyn, manager lor Jack Oakie, motion picture actor, was greatly relieved when Oakie completed a vaudeville contract and left Chicago early today. Five times during the week he was here, Martyn. said before leaving he was visited by "sinister looking" men, who "suggested" that Oakie give them $1,000 -for a "theatrical On one visit, the manager said, two "ruffians" pushed him into a corner, breathed whiskey fumes into his face and insisted that Oakie should donate.

Martyn said he "put them off." "Don't kid me," Martyn replied when, asked why he hadn't informed the police. "I read the New York papers and I know all about this town." Coast Beauty INJECTED POISON IN VEINS i Man, Safety Director of Cincinnati, a His Own Life A Peach, Two Melons pretty Evelyn. George, crashes the movies soon, don't let it surprise you, for she has jus! been named "Sweetheart of Sputhi era California." is a na tiva of IJoriland. Ore. Cincinnati, Sept.

26--(UP) -Hi-health was blamed today for the saicide of Safety Director Grover C. Smith, 38; who killed himself by injecting poison into his veins. Smith's body was found in his apartment here late last night. He had been dead since Wednesday, according to the coroner. Near the body was a note dated 12 noon, September '2-1, which read: "My health is gone.

There seems to be no possibility of ever being well again." Smith previousy wrote a letter to his estranged wife, who was visiting in Ridgway, indicating his intentions, police said. Smith, was a native of Brookville, where his mother resides. Found Wi th Blown From Shoulders CAN'T KILL HIM New York, Sept. 25--(UP)-Zara Agha, the ancient Turk who claims to be at least 156 years old, will recover, it was said today, from injuries received last night when run down by an automobile on Broadway. Agha was thought to have a fractured skull, but a thorough examination of his hurts revealed he suffered only slight cuts and bruises and will be out of bed in a day or two.

STRONG MAY BE RIVERS A Washington, Sept. With the defeat of Representative S. Wallace Dempsey, of New in the Republican primaries Tuesday, the strong possibility is seen here today that Representative Nathan Leroy Strong, of the 27th Pennsylvania district, may take Dempsey's place as chairman of the important rivers As a role," such appointments go by seniority on the committee in question, and only one member of Congress, Richard P. of Connecticut, 'outranks Strong in this regard. It is not known yet whether Freeman wants to assume the responsibilities and the extra which the position, would entail, his state not being deeply interested in river and harbor work.

In case he should refuse, Strong be practically certain to be offered the place. As chairman of this body, he would be in a position to advance work on the Ohio rover and its tributaries, which is of extreme importance to Western Pennsylvania. So far, six members of this committee will leave Congress March 4 next. Besides Dempsey, the following have been eliminated from, the race for the House: Grant M. Hudson, W.

W. Chalmers, Ohio; M. A. Miohaelson, 311., Republicans; Stanley H. Kuntz and James O'Connor, of Louisiana, Democrats.

Emlenton Too Much for Locals RED CROSS LAYSPLANS FOR ROLL CALL District Chairman Appointed to Conduct Drive in County Car Skidded; Occupants Unhurt Herman Barnhart and son, Jlalph of Worthington, had a narrow escape from serious injury early Thursday morning. They were on their way from Worthington to Greenville, and when a short distance west of Coylesviue on the Benjamin Franklin Highway their car in the wet concrete, struck a telephone pole and upset. Fortunately Mr. Barnhart, and his son were only slightly injured but the car was to a considerable extent, and was removed by Johi Barnhart's car. Big enough to pick off the patch with a derrick, these Arkansas- grown watermelons, weighing 130 and 135 pounds respectively, -wen recently shipped to a Los Angeles consignee.

Pretty Ann Killgren more than her hands full, for each of the specimens she Is holding make, so it is claimed, 10 or 12 ordinary watermelons. Summer Suddenly Passes In Prairie Provinces In Canada ORIGIN OF BARN FIRE Snow Falls and Temperature Slumps Down to 12 Above Zero Emlenton's horse shoe pitchers headed by Shanor, who threw seven doubles in succession, proved too much for the local fingers last night. There was a crowd of 200 out to see Kittanning humbled by a score of 420 to 343. Tonight the Frank. Sloop team of Butler pitches here and, next Tuesday the locals will go to Butler to play the Spang team, Thursday the Harmony team cornea here.

The Harmony team is one of the best in the state, nearly all of its members being competitors for the state championship. The Weather For Western Pennsylvania Showers ending Saturday morning; increasing south shifting to west, winds probably.be- coming strong tonight. Weather Conditions The storm, yesterday-central over Kansas, developed rapidly north eastward, and now overlies the upper lakes, Charles City, Iowa 29.26 having caused showers throughout the central valleys and lake region. High winds accompany the disturbance which has caused rainfall in excess of one inch at DesMoines, 1.06; Charles City 1.10; Sioux City 1.78; Madison 1.46. Pressure is relatively low over southern Texas, Arizona and the far northwest.

Pressure is high over the Rocky Mountains, "the western plains and the plateau region, with temperatures in Wyoming, eastern Montana and North Dakota below freezing, and frosts in the Rockies, the plateau region and the northern portion of the western plains. Observations al 8 n. m. Atlantic City 74, Buffalo 68. Chicago Cleveland 70, Harrisburg 72, Los Angeles 62, Miami 84.

Montreal 68, New York 70. Philadelphia 74. Pittsburgh 70, San Francisco 53. 74, Yellowstone Park The executive committee of- the Armstrong county chapter, American Red Cross, met yesterday afternoon at the 'court house annex, Kittanning, for the purpose of discussing plans for the-annual roll call. Branch chairmen were selected to accomplish the tasks entailed' in the roll-call in the respective districts, the remainder of the county being taken care of by the executive committee.

Those selected as chairmen of their respective districts are William Mechling, Dayton; Rev. D. T. Scott, Ford City; Mrs. Samuel Becjson, Kittanning; James Craig, Yatesboro; James Craig, Nu Mine; C.

C. Farren, Rural Valley; Mrs. Ada Parker Kerr, Parkers Landing, and Mrs. L. Todd Owen, Apollo.

No chairman has been selected for the Leechburg branch as the community chest of that town will take care of the roll call in that territory. At the meeting, John D. Anderson, principal of Kittanning high school, was appointed as roll call and membership chairman. Frank M. Shubert received an appointment to act as publicity chairman.

Those in attendance at the session included I. J. Wray, Apollo; Mrs. It. Todd Owen, Apollo; Mrs.

Ada Parker Kerr, Parkers Landing; E. C. Griffith, Parkers Landing; Rev. D. T.

Scott, Ford City; Rev. L. L. Perkins, Kittanning; Rev. H.

D. Newcomer, Kittanning; Abe Greenbaum, Ford City, and Mrs. P. E. Whitney, executive NEW YORK REPUBLICANS TURN WET Put Repeal Plank in Platform--Will Nominate, Tuttle Criminal Term Of Court Ends With the taking of the verdicts Thursday afternoon in the cases of Augasto Passerini against Henry Goldstrohrn and R.

H. Goldstrohm, the trial of Ttases for the September term of criminal court came to an end. The Goldstrohms were found gull ty on both counts as indicted, assault anc! battery and aggravated as sault and battery. The trouble occurred at the Gold strohm farm, Cowanshannock town ship where Passerini says he had gone on a business mission. A dispute arose and flow of words was fol lowed by a display of fists in which Passerini says he was badly used up by the Goldstroms.

The Goldstrohms claim that Pass erini was the aggressor, that he showed fight when ordered to leave the premises. By THOMAS G. FORD, United Press Staff Correspondent. Convention Hall, Albany, N. Sept.

The New York state Republican convention today adopted a. party platform favoring repeal of the prohibition laws. The prohibition plank was drafted in an all-night session by the committee on rules and resolutions and was passed by the convention by a vote of 733 to 258. The plank was adopted without debate on the convention floor. After the remainder of the had been approved by the U.

S. Senator William M. Calder moved adopton of the section calling for repeal of the prohibition law. The vote began immediately. No attempt was made by drys.to present a minority report.

With the adoption of the platform the convention adjourned until 2 p. m. when it is-expected to nominate a. state ticket to be headed by U. S.

Attorney Charles H. Tuttle of New York for governor. The nomination of Tuttle, following adoption of the "anti-prohibition platform plank will complete the transformation of the New York Republican party into a wet party. Winnipeg, Sept. P) --Summer passed suddenly from, the prairie provinces of Canada which were covered today by a blanket of ice and snow, the first of the season Lasting more than 24 hours the storm swept across the provinces, drifted snow in hillocks, ripped down telegraph poles, disrupted traffic and beat down an airplane which carried three passengers to their deaths Southeast, Alta.

Pilot Pat Holden, I. C. McDonald, and J. C- Gibson, all of Calgary, were victims of the crash, which was attributed directly to the storm The plane exploded and burned after crashing. The temperature dropped to 12 degrees aoove zero at Prince George, B.

C. Snow Near Denver, Sept. cooler weather was forecast for the Rocky Mountain states today and it was believed possible that light snowstorms in scattered regions of high altitude might become more general. A half inch was reported last night at Elk Park, and it was said lighter snows fell in a few other sections. Leadville was one of the few cities in the region reporting a temperature under freezing.

The temperature there dropped to 28. GOING XO PARNASSUS Kittannlng's drummers and buglers of the Armstrong Post No. 122 of the American Legion held a final workout last evening at the old fair grounds. The boys are working hard to win a place in the competition to be held this evening at Parnassus when twenty jcorps from this end of the state wlU' compete. The drills will take place in the Parnassus Athletic Stadium which has a capacity of spectators and flood lights have been installed so that the field will be as light as day.

The inspection will be made by regular army officers so that a misplaced eyebrow will count hard against a competitor. No clue has as yet been obtained as to the cause of the fire which burned the large barn on the H. B. Colwell farm on the East Brady road last Saturday afternoon with a heavy loss, For a time it was thought that some person may have fired the building and an automobile that drove into the barn yard was suspected. However, this theory has been smashed as it has been discovered that the car that drove into the barn yard was owned and occupied by Herman Heilman, a neighbor, who had driven into the yard and noting the fire turned around and hastened away to sum mon help after notifying those home on the farm at the time.

The origin of the flre is as yet unknown although it may have started in some manner from spontaneous combustion. The barn was well with the season's crops and other things and the loss was a heavy one. Some insurance was carried. Police Delving Into Strange Case Have Little Upon Which To Follow Skyer; Leechburg Italian Disappeared Off Street Rfondaj Following Inquiry Made For Him By Mysterious Stranger In Big Car Joseph Conto, Leechbnrg, Tvas taken for a ride. Conto was evidently a thorn in the side of a liquor ring that has been operating in this section and like all! who "double-cross" rivals by invading their territory paid with his life.

Missing since last Monday evening when a big car drove into Leechburg and its driver asked for Conto anc the victim started out to find the car, Conto's body was found last evening shortly after 6 o'clock. The head hac been blown almost away and the body had been placec underneath a clump of bushes and covered with leaves. The discovery of the missing man, "who had beenl sought since Tuesday by Leechburg, Armstrong county! and state police, was made by a man named Bay, who! with his son were hunting groundhogs. The two had gouol into a clump of woods about a mile off the hard-surfaced! road between Apolio and South Bend in the Shady Plain! section. They had separated and the son was attracted! by a sickening odor.

He investigated and found'a RACE HORSE SENDS SEVEN TO HOSPITAL Bluemont Threw Its Jockey and Plunged Through Fence Into Crowd SHOW BOAT I Three Sentenced Upon Guilty Pleas Pleading guilty in court Friday morning to selling liquor, Lawrence Blystone, of Plumcreek township, was sentenced by Judge William T. Darr to pay a fine of $50 and costs and serve four months in the county jail. Blystone told the court that while out hunting he found hidden in some bushes a sack containing two gallons of liquor. Being hard pressed for money Blystone says he sold a gallon of the liquor for $5.25. Several character witnesses were called for the defendant.

Charles Feeney, of Leechburg, pleaded guilty to an offense against morality. He was sentenced to pay bills of physician and nurse and for clothing for child amounting in all to $100 and pay prosecutrix $2.50 per Gannett Remains Dry New York, Sept. UP) -Prank E. Gannett, newspaper publisher, definitely eliminated himself from the field of possible candidates to head an independent dry ticket at the state elections today. Gannett indicated he felt he could be of greater service to the dry cause as head of the Gannett group of newspapers than as a candidate.

He reiterated, however, he was aligned with "those Republicans who are fighting for a great moral issue." Old Time Minstrel Show is Presented By Real Colored Folks DWELLING SOLD W. N. Criss, Kittanning, sold to Charles E. Welch, also of Kittanning. a six room, and bath Colonial brick dwelling on North Grant avenue.

The sum involved WPS not divulged. The deal was consummated through, tve Frank J. Atkins real estate and insurance agency COMPLETES TARIFF BOARD Washington, Sept. P.I-- President Hoover completed organization, of his new tarifl' commission tsriay bv reappointing Lincoln Dfxon. of Indiana as the sixth member.

IS THIS NICE? Canton, Sept. (U. Clayton weather service today announced that prcs ent indications for October are that this month will average colder than normal with rainfall probably above normal. Changes in soiar conditions the services forecast, will probably bring a colder winter to the north Atlantic states and lake region than has been experienced in several years. Kittanning is to receive a visit from a show boat, The Water Lily which has come off the Ohio river and yesterday tied up at Tarentum for its first appearance on the Allegheny River.

The Water Lily is typical old time show boat and is owned by C. Luzil. A trip up the river is planned and following the appearance of the boat at Taren turn it will stop at Natrona, Free port, Ford City and Kittanning. A minstrel performance is given by a cst of 14 negroes which outfit includes several girl dancers. It is declared to be a strictly high class program in every way featuring some wonderful blues singers.

The Water Lily is towed by a river towboat and two performances are given daily, one in the afternoon and one in the evening. A calliope heralds the approach of the show boat. Bloomsburg, Sept. 26-- (UP)-Seven persons were confined to the hospital here today from injuries eceived when a mad race horae its mount, hurtled a fence and plunged into a crowd of about 1,000 spectators who lined a turn at the fair grounds race track here late yesterday. The horse, Bluemoht, its ockey, when it shied at another racer which had thrown its mount.

Bluemont dashed around the track three times, eluding its pursuers, and then ileaped a high fence Into the packed throng who were watching the unusual incidents. At the first turn of the first race the horse, Patsy McDonald, threw its mount, Ivory Dillon, of Fredericksburg, and dashed wildly around the track, throwing the other racers into confusion. On the third lap of the four-lap race, Bluemont, ridden by jockey Livingston tossed its mount and dashed to the fence, which it cleared with a mighty leap. Twelve persons were trampled and seriously hurt and eighteen others slightly injured in the mad rush to escape the horse's kicks and struggles to reach its feet again. Many women fainted and panic was only averted by the emergency efforts of state police stationed at the track.

Mrs. Ursula James, Northumber- week until the child reaches the age of 14 years. L. T. Doverspike who was picked up in Kittanning by Constable W.

J. Cable on August 12 with two cases of whiskey in his car, entered a plea of guilty to possessing and transporting liquor. He was sentenced to pay fine of $50 and costs and serve four months in the county jail. Jones is Leading Sweetser Four Up Merlon Cricket Club, Ardmore, Sept. 26--(UP)--Bobby Jones was 4 up on Jess Sweetser at the end of the morning round oC their semi-final match 1n the' 'Natldnal Amateur golf tournament.

In the other semi-final match Charles Seaver of Los Angeles was five up on Eugene Homans of Englewood, N. at the end of 18 holes. Cards for the Jonos.Sweetser match: Jones out 353 Sweetser out .654 Jones in 555 Sweetser in ..464 body protruding from under leaves. He called his father! and they notified the King undertaking establishment at! Apollo. The body was removed there and examined.

Clothing and contents of the pockets revealed thel body to be'that of Conto. In the pockets was $204 inj cash and checks that made a total of about $260. Coroner A. Dosch, of Kittanning, was notified and! with Deputy Sheriff Doverspike he drove to the scene andj made an investigation. Conto had been a resident of Leechbnrg for the past! 25 years.

He was implicated in a number of affairs andj only recently served a term in the Armstrong county jail) on a charge of possessing find furnishing liquor. His wife some time ago charged him with non-snp-l port and he was under a court order to pay his wife a certain for her support. A divorce action was also! pending and it is interesting to note that rumor states that! he carried a large amount of life insurance. This of the case is being gone into by the authorities. Under the guise of making pop and soft drinks, Conto operated a business in Leechburg but for some time past ugly rumors have been'afloat that he had been invading territory of the Allegheny county crowd of and that he had been warned.

Conto is also said to have offended certain of the Armstrong county gangs nf illicit I liquor dealers and to have run afoul of their ire. An OlvinJ gang is also sfiid to lie implicated and the -unraveling of these clues will keep the authorities busy. of Conto will make the 10th murder take place in that section of the county within the pastj few years. None of the others have ever been unraveled' and whether or not the slayers of Conto will ever he found is problematical. State police and county officers are co-operating with the Locchburg authorities in the of the case.

444 664 343 344 Chosen Vice President Rev. M. L. Clare, pastor of the First Lutheran church, of Apollo, was chosen of the Board of Trustees of Thiel College at Greenville, at a meeting held Wednesday. land, was the most seriously injured.

She was caught under the horse when he fell into the crowd. HAS BIG PEACH Herman Heilman who lives on the Keener farm on the East Brady road is said to have the largest peaches grown this year. The peach es measured exactly ten and one- half inches in circumference. They were of the Budded Fruit Crop. Cards of match: Seaver out Homans out Seaver in Homans in 544--36 443--42 434--36--72 445--38--80 Seaver-Homans ..453 ..463 ..465 ..546 644 645 344 344 533--37 444--38--75 544--39--70 Cow Killed; Car Wrecked Wait for the Presbyterian Rummage Sale Thursday, Oct.

16, Edison Electric Lamps. Buy your winter supply. Full box of six Discount. Heilman Lumber 205 Market street. While driving along the Dayton road last evening, C.

T. Doverspike, of East Franklin township swerved to miss a cow on the roadway when another loomed up in his path. The cow was killed and the car badly wrecked. Mr. Doverspike and the owner of the cow were adjusting matters when a couple of officers hove up and started to "bawl" out the car driver.

The farmer stated ALEXANDER GUILH OF AUTO CRASH Grand Rapids, Sept. 26-(UP)--Grover Cleveland Alexander, once the idol of the world's baseball fans, pleaded guilty in police court late Thursday to charges of drunkenness, driving while intoxicated, possession of liquor and attempting to leave the scene oi an accident. He was fined $150. "Old Pete" was arrested six miles from the scene of a minor crash between his own automobile and one driven by Mrs. Roy Brown of Grand Island.

Armstrong County Hunters Association meeting of all committees that the case was not one for the 'Friday at 8 p. m. Community Rooms officers and they left the scene. Safe Deposit Bldg. INDOOR GOLF COURSE OPENS A A Tomorrow evening the indoor course conducted by Messrs Yount and Faith in the Andrews building on Market street will maKe its bow to the public.

The new course is about the last word in indoor sports and it is very beautiful and highly! attractive. The greens are all that can be desired and the grass that covers the course is so natural it would fool almost anyone. Plans are being made to care for I a large crowd on the opening even- ing and from all indications the; plans will not go awry. The expense 1 incurred in this splendid amuse-1 ment feature is great and the young men will undoubtedly be well rewarded by the golfing public for! their excellent faith in.