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Qood Evening II there is any profit In politics. the politicians get it; if thwe is a deficit, the public pays it. THE GETTYSBURG TIMES Truth Oir Quide--The Public Qood Our Aim Weather Forecast Eastern Pennsylvania: Local thunder showers this afternoon or early tonight. Warmer tonight. July sun rises lets 7:27 'ESTABLISHED 1902 Member of The Associated Press GETTYSBURG, MONDAY EVENING, JULY 30, 1934.

Read by Nearly Everybody in Adams County PRICE THREE CENTS EMORY PLANK EXPIRES EARLY THISMORN1NG B2-Year-Old Proprietor of Large Poul- Cll A I 111 3 Months. HOLD A HERE WEDNESDAY Emory Hereter Plank, 62, proprietor of the Marsh Creek poultry Jarm, Cumberland township, and one of the pioneer poultry men of Adams county, died at his home at 12:10 o'clock this morning following an illness of three months. Death was caused by complications. Mr. Plank was the youngest son of the late Emanuel and Elizabeth (Sachs) Plank, and was born in Highland township, and had always lived near Gettysburg.

Thirty-eight years ago, Mr. Plank established the Marsh Creek poultry farm which has always been one of the largest of its kind in Adams county. Mr. Plank, a life-long democrat, served as school director in Cumberland township for several terms. Many Survivors Surviving are his widow, who was formerly Mrs.

Mabel Shriver Deardorff; one son to a former marriage, J. Earl Plank, Cumberland township; one foster daughter, Mrs. Robert Dubel, of Rock Ridge, Maryland, and three step-children, Mrs. John M. DeChant, of Manassas, Virginia; Robert Deardorff, of Gettysburg, and Miss Ann Deardorff, of Harrisburg.

Two grandchildren, Ariene and Sterling Plank, and two sisters, Mrs. Laura and Mrs RliTahp.t.h Rinehart, both of York street, also survive, together with his step-mother, Mrs. Hannah Plank, of Highland township. Mr. Plank was a life-long member of Trinity Evangelical Reformed of Gettysburg, and was one of the elders at the time of his death.

Funeral services at Trinity Evangelical Reformed church, Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, the Rev. Howard S. Fox, pastor, officiating. Interment in Evergreen cemetery. Friends may call at the Bender funeral home.

Tuesday evening from 7 to 9 o'clock. Odd Fellows Will Picnic Wednesday Sponsored by the five lodges in Adams county, a picnic for Odd Fellows aand their families will be held at Williams Grove park, Wednesday afternoon and evening. Professor G. Will Henry, of Pennbrook, grand master of the state lodge of Odd Fellows, will be the principal speaker at a program beginning at 7 o'clock the evening. Buses will leave from thf First National bank building at 1:15 o'clock, Wednesday afternoon.

A nominal fare will be charged for the round trip. County Treasurer William Shields is general chairman of the picnic committee. ARREST SIXTY ON RIOT COUNT State Police Here Help Serve Warrants in Red Lion Today. York, July 30 charging more than 60 residents of Red Lion and vicinity with "inciting to riot" are being served today by state police and deputy sheriffs. The warrants grew out of the battle at the cigar factory of Thomas E.

Brooks, last Thursday, between deputy sheriffs and union oigar makers. When the officers tried to escort trucks through the picket lines they were attacked. Tear gas was used to resist the attack. More than a score of persons was injured. Employes of the plants of H.

N. Heusner and son, one located at Hanover and another at Littlestown returned to work today. The firm has agreed to pay the union rate of the minimum scale being per 1000 cigars. Plant Closed July 11 State police of the local sub-station, together with officers from the Chambersburg and Harrisburg substations, served the warrants on the residents of Red Lion and vicinity today. The Heusner cigar factory at Littlestown, mentioned in the above dispatch, has been since Wednesday, July 11, when striking union cigarmakers from York county enforced a walkout.

The plant employs about 40 men and STOCK REPORT New York. July 30 (AP)--Stocks Rave ground rather easily today and leading issues yielded one to around three points before steadying under moderate support. Shares of American telephone. Scars Roebuck and Santa Fe dropped 2 to 3 points each to new 1934 lows. Santa Fc however was ex- dividend.

Allied Chemical lost 3 and others down major fractions to around two included Consolidated Gas, American sugar refining. General Motors, Case, Chrysler, Loews, U. S. Steel, Bethlehem Steel, American Can, National Distillers, Goodyear, li. S.

Smelting, American Smelting, Howe Sound. New York Central, Union Pacific and Southern Pacific. MERCHANTS ARE PLE4SED WITH "DOLLAR DAY" 1000DEMOCRATS ATTEND PICNIC, HEAR SPEAKERS Congressman Haines Emphasizes Strides "New Deal." SHEELY, COLGAN, RICE ALSO SPEAK With approximately 1,000 persons attendance, a picnic was held at Myers' grove, near Bonneauville, Saturday afternoon end evening by the Mt. Pleasant township democratic -Louis W. Wagaman, clerk to the county commissioners, is president.

After a supper of soup and sandwiches, a program of was given. Mr. Wagaman presided and introduced Associate L'Om- Judge F. X. Colgan, McSherrys- tcwn.

chairman of the Adams county democratic committee, whc spoke and introduced the other speakers. "Sweeping Victory" In his opening remarks, Mr. Colgan stressed the "strong" state and TIM mVT 1 local tickcts the democrats have -li JrrjjrvlUJJ nominated this year, and predicted 'a sweeping victory" for democracy ments Received from Business People Today. BEST SALES DAY Gettysburg merchants today expressed themselves as being "well pleased" with sales the 16th semiannual dollar day held here, Saturday. Aided by ideal weather conditions, shoppers from Gettysburg, Adams county and nearby communities took advantage of the "inviting" bargains offered by the 42 merchants sponsoring the one-day sale.

The influx ported morning. of customers heavy Some of the comments of Gettysburg business people on the sale follow: Harris Brothers-- "Very good day; well pleased," Abe Harris, proprietor. Coffman-Fisher company than last year," L. L. Dietrick, manager.

Diana Style Shop-- "Business very encouraging; the best dollar day I've ever had," Mrs. C. F. Bodley, proprietor. Sherman's "Very good business," Mares Sherman, proprietor.

Trimmer's "Business better than last year," John E. Rummel, manager. Young Men's Shop "Unusually good day," Irving Bierer, proprietor. Plank's Cash Meat good business all day; well pleased," N. L.

Plank, proprietor. Quality and Service Grocery Saturday's busmess for over a year," Henry C. Albright, manager. Bender's Cut Rate Store "Business another time as good as last year's dollar day," Charles Bender, proprietor. Anna Bierer-- "Best dollar day I ever had." Mrs.

Bierer, proprietress. People's Drug Store "Increased business over last year," William Beales, manager. Rose-Ann Shoppe "My first dollar day was very successful," Miss Rose Smith, proprietor. All That Was Left of Stratosphere Balloon The wreckage of the huge bag: of the stratosphere balloun that crashed near Holdrege. Nebraska, is shown here with members of the crew inspecting the miles of fabric.

Bending: the wreckage in the center is Capt. Albert Stevens, scientific on the trip. Maj. William E. Kcpner and Capt.

Orvil Anderson, the others in the crew, are in the group of three at the left. The flig-ht, sponsored by the army air corps and the National Geographic, ended at 60,000 feet because of a rip in the bag. (Associated Press Photo.) United Brethren S. S. Picnic August 9 The annual picnic of the Memorial United Brethren Sunday- school will be held Thursday, August 9, at Mt.

Alto park. Transportation will be furnished from the church at 12:30 o'clock. Prizes will be given to the person coming the longest distance, one for the oldest person attending and also the youngest. Other prizes will William Stong, Fred Swisher, Mrs. E.

P. Strausbaugh and Mrs. Edna Mundorff will be in charge of the entertainment. Theodore U. Geiman is chairman of the committee.

ARMY SERGEANT IS BLAMED FOR POLLFUSmATH Disgruntled Ex Soldier Said by Police To Have Confessed the Murder. in Pennsylvania in the November election. W. Clarence Sheely. of Gettysburg, then outlined the records and qualifications of Dr.

H. Hartman, member of the general assembly, and Congressman Harry L. Haines, and urged their re-election. State Senator John S. Rice, of Biglerville, spoke of various members of the state ticket, pointing was re- especially to the qualifications of s'day-fGeerge-H.

Earler-demeei-atie-candi- date for governor, who, the speaker said, was anxious only "to clean up the mess at Harrisburg." Stresses New Deal Congressman Haines, the principal speaker, told about the workings of the strides made "new deal" and the by the nation since President Roosevelt took office. He urged the election of democratic nominees so that "this fonvard movement may be continued." Mr. Wagaman today said the proceeds of the picnic amounted to $279.97. The first candidate for a county office in next year's election made his appearance at the picnic. He is Harry S.

Thomas, of Latimore township, who was defeated in the 1931 primary for the democratic nomination for sheriff. Mr. Thomas began circulating his cards at the picnic. County Girl Given Wilson Scholarship Miss Elizabeth McGcorge. daughter of Mrs.

Catherine McGeorge. near Orrtanna. has been notified by Dr. E. D.

Warfield, president of Wilson--college--that she--has booa- awarded a scholarship at the Chambersburg girls' school. Miss McGeorge attended the Hannah Moore school, near Baltimore, year. last REPORTS CAR STOLEN Osborn Gordon, of Hampton, reported to the office of the state motor patrol, that his sedan-type automobile was stolen at Twin Bridges between 9 and 12 o'clock, Sunday evening. The machine license plates, No. EA844.

State Timber Is Suitable to Make Magazine Papers Paper manufacturers have discovered the red maple, trembling aspcr and gum trees of Pennsylvania's forests arc excellent for the manufacture of gloss book and magazine paper, according to Prof. George S. Perry, of the Mont Alto State Forest Research Institute. Trial shipments of three cords each have been sent to paper manufacturing plants for test purposes and the tests have proven successful. The manufacturers have been so well pleased with the experiment that they have ordered shipments of twelve and fifteen cords to determine the production per cord.

Two paper concerns, one at Spring Grove. and another in the central part of the state, are negotiating for the timber. The timber being tested for pulpwood is that timber which is useless for lumber or firewood. COUPLE WEDS HERE Miss Bernice E. Downs, of Vienna, Virginia, and Paul R.

Wimmer, of Washington, D. were married by Mrs. Elmer W. Warren, deputy clerk of the courts, after she issued the couple a marriage license, Saturday evening. Burgess Wilbur J.

Stallsmith today issued an earnest appeal to residents of Gettysburg to cut the weeds on their property and to owners of vacant lots to do likewise an effort to rid the town of mosquitoes. "I have had a number of complaints against property owners who neglect to cut the weeds on their property," the burgess said. ''These spots are mosquito-breeding: places and they have been big factors in the steadily increasing mosquito pests. "The borough does not have an ordinance that will permit us to cut the weeds, the property owners fail to do so. but we feel that property owners will willingly cooperate in a movement to eliminate as many of the mosquito-breeding places as possible." Tourists have registered complaints and some, who had intended to remain overnight or a day or two in Gettysburg, departed because of the mosquito nuisance.

The burgess said he hoped to find some means of securing sufficient funds to permit C. W. Epley to continue his campaign against the mosquito nuisance. Start Probe of Crash of Big Stratosphere Balloon Holdrese, July 30 theories for failure of the huge balloon Explorer to reach its proud goal of a new stratospheric altitude record were expressed by members of its crew Sunday as they counted full measure of the wreckage of their equipment. To the loss of the mammoth gas bag--largest ever constructed, containing about three acres of fabric --and the flattened and split gondola, they added regretfully destruction of their ton of valuable scientific instruments--all except the spectograoh.

Damage Is Checked A check of instruments within the metal cubicle during its thrill- packed ten-hour flight of more than 300 miles to a height of 60.000 feet on Saturday uas completed Sunday by Major William E. Kepner, pilot and commander of the expedition, and his aides, Captains Albert W. Stevens and Orvil A. Anderson. All saved themselves by parachute jumps from their disabled craft.

Ccnrmittcc Investigates After an all-day investigation at Kearney behind closed doors, a committee of three experts concluded a hearing into the cause of the crash. They declined to give out any statement and referred news men to National Geographic society headquarters in Washington. All of the material and instruments salvaged were loaded into an army truck fiom Fort Omaha hTe investigators said the truck's Slim" Reaver Escapes Being Electrocuted Maurice A. "Slim" Reaver, lineman for the United Telephone company, had a narrow escape from being electrocuted Saturday when he came in contact with a live wire carrying 2,300 volts. Reaver, accompanied by Charles Hartzell.

Edward Trimmer and linemen. Mentzer and Mover, all local employes, had gone to Chambersburg to join other telephone company crews in restoring telephone service to that town after considerable damage had been done during Friday's severe storm. All day Saturday the telephone crews worked to restore normal phone service. Some men had started working Friday mqht immediately after the Late Saturday afternoon Reaver climbed a pole to repair some damaged wires. While he was cicatvd and belted to the top of the poie Reaver rested one hand on a messenger line, the supporting wires for cables, and with the other ux-d a pair of pliers to cut a live wne.

As the pliers clipped the wire Reaver got the full charge of the 2,300 volts. The contact was made in the right hand and Reaver was burned on that member. The lineman was removed to the Chambersburpr hospital where the shock was found not to be serious although Reaver's was in a weakened condition. He remained at the hospital until Sunday when he was discharged. He is able to be about today but will not return to duty for some time.

I destination would be the society headquarters. i Kepner, Captain Stevens I and Captain Anderson were called I into the investigation room intermittently. Several scientists also assisted the committee. McKnew Is Present Thomas W. McKnew, of Washington, assistant secretary of the National Geographic society, was the technical expert in the committee of three.

Other members of the committee A'ere Dr. Lyman J. Briggs, of Washington, director of the National Bureau of Standards, and Dr. W. F.

G. Swann, of Philadelphia, director of the Bartol Foundations of the Franklin institute. Stevens said the "mechanical brains" furnished by more than a score of societies cooperating with the flight backers--the Army Air corps and National Geographical society--had been destroyed by the jarring crash of the godola. The spectograph, however, had been hung outside during the trip into the upper reaches, and floated to earth on a separate parachute. Stevens expressed keen disappointment that he had not tied parachutes to the cameras and other recording equipment and saved them rather than having taken time to drop to safety two oxygen tanks.

Captain Stevens said he believed the light two-ounce fabric used below the diaphragm on the big balloon was responsible for the breakup in mid-air. Thinks Strain Responsible Captain Stevens, however, disagreed with that theory and pssert- cd the npping of the bag, about the time they attained their maximum height Saturday, was due to its "peculiar shape and local shape strains set up." "It couldn't stand the strains due largely to the way it unfolded." he said. "Everything: worked perfectly except the balloon." Stcicns' explanation tecalled ra- dio conversations overheard just prior to the precipitous descent of i the craft to the Reuben Johnson I com field here, in winch one of the men exclaimed. "This thing is nuts." Baby Falls From 3rd Floor Window Baby Suffers Cut In Head from Fall Ten-month-old Dorothy Mae Staley. daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Paul Scaley. Gettysburg R. 5, suffered laceiations of the head when she fell from a perambulator, Saturday evening. She was taken to the Warner hospital where several sutures were required to close the injury.

FAIL TO ABDUCT DR. A. RINTELEN NAME CHAIRMEN FOR SO, MT, FAIR George Hoffman, Head of Executive Committee, Makes Appointments. Chairmen of the various departments, arranging for the South Mountain Fair at Arendtsville Union Park, September 11 to 15, were announced today by George Hoffman, Arendtsville, chairman of the executive committee of the fair association. The department chairmen were announced as follows: Charles R.

Hartman, Arendtsville, horses and mules. Edgar C. McDannell, Biglerville, cattle. John Raffeusperger, Arendtsville, swine and sheep. Roy Heckenluber, Biglerville R.

poultry E. N. Hoffman, Biglerville R. agronomy. Glenn A.

Slaybaugh, Gettysburg R. 5, horticulture. Parker Kline, Biglerville R. vegetables. Mrs.

H. H. Thomas, Gettysburg, flowers. Mrs. H.

S. Raffensperger, Arendtsville, home economics and culinary. Mrs. Biame G. Walter.

Biglerville, needlework and handicraft. J. B. Bushey, Biglerville R. school exhibits.

Premium lists for the fair are now in the hands of the- printer and will be icady for distribution later this week. Copyright 1934 by A. P. Vienna, July 30 (AP)--Authorities today pinned the murder of Chancellor Dollfuss to a disgruntled army sergeant. They announced Otto Planetta.

who was dismissed from military service because of his Nazi sympathies has confessed to firing the shot that killed Dollfuss. Then they moved ahead under the leadership of the new chancellor. Dr. Kurt Schuschmgg, to smash the stubborn resistance of Nazi groups still holding out against Double Funeral Is Held Saturday The government forces in sections of the country. Raid Hospital Forty Nazis raided the general hospital today in an unsuccessful effort to abduct Dr.

Anton former Austrian minister to Rome who despite a report last Thursday that he had committed suicide was found there critically wounded. Rintelen known to have-pro-Nazis leaning was announced as the new chancellor by the Nazis when they assassinated Chancellor Dollfuss. Rintelen immediately was arrested and the announcement was given out that he had shot himself fatally in the jail. His wife said he had been murdered. Because of extraordinary defense measures against a threatened Nazi putsch taken throughout the city last night the general hospital temporarily was left without a strong guard.

Restoration rumors flared through the city again today with the arrival of unverified reports from Lacenburg, near Vienna, that the Hapsburg summer palace was being renovated prior to its reoccupation. It is to be recalled that the late Emperor Charles and the Empress Zita. mother of the Archduke Otto, spent sometime there after the revolution of 1918. Short-Lived Skirmish A world war field marshal. Karl Bardolff, was arrested for Nazi activities.

While on the whole Sunday was observed as a day of rest by the warring factions in Austria report from Jugo Slav borders indicated that trouble was continuing. At 4 a. m. a skirmish was reported at Andntz near Graz between Heim- uehr men and the mobile security police on one side and a group of insurgents apparently composed of Nazis ftnrl CQrprPIJmst-s on the rtther I his mother could reach him, John Daniels, 21 months old, fell from the third floor of lu.s home at 816 North Sixth street Hamrburg. Sunday afternoon.

His iiiothcr, Mrs. Earl Daniels i was the room of the third floor 1 apartment in wilich the family Glancing toward the win- 1 do-v. she noticed that John had climbed on a window sill. "Oh. Jackie, jou'll fail out the window." Mrs.

Daniels warned as she started toward him. Before she reached him, lie lost 1 his balance and fell against mos- i quito netting tacked to the window jamb, lie hunq for an instant in the netting before it gave way and he plunged to the sidewalk. His mother screamed hysteric- I ally. Her cries attracted Dr. Bcr- jnard Veincr, 1000 North Sixth street, who was visiting nearby.

The physician' took John to the Polyclinlc hospital, where he was found to have suffered a fractured skull and a possible fracture of the neck. A double funeral service was held Saturday morning for Ignatius J. Rickrode and Frank H. Rickrode, of New Oxford R. D.

3, who died early Thursday morning. The brothers, who resided together, passed away within a period of five minutes, the former at the Hanover General hospital, where he had been admitted two hours eaiher. and the latter at his home. A icquiem mass was conducted at 9 a. m.

in Concwago chapel. Edse Grove. The Rev. John F. O'Donnell, rector, was the celebrant.

Burial was made in the Chapel cemetery. The pallbearers for Ignatius were Peter Fleshman, Frank Miller. Willwm Smith. Frank Groft. Frank Klunk and George Martin, ar.d for Frank Rickrode.

Crist. Glass, Stanley Smith. Peter Long, George Lawrence, George Nicholson and Pius Alwme. A large number of relatives and friends attended the funeral. The skirmish was short-lived, however.

Vienna. July 30. A new Austrian cabinet was appointed Sunday night (Continued on Pace Two) Remove Tonsils Of Three Persons Miss Virginia Stomck. Lincoln aienuc: Charles Lady. Biglerville R.

1, and Richard Thompson. Carlisle street had their tonsils removed at i the Warner hospital this morning. jlcia Mae Ware, of Harrisburg, also I was admitted as a patient. Mrs. Raymond Clark.

Littlestown; Mrs. Levi Diehl. Gettysburg, and Mrs. Hubcr Bream, Gardners, were discharged as patients. Pays Fine for I An Unlicensed Dog LETTERS OF ESTATE Letters of administration on the estate of John C.

Stover, late of Cashtovn, were issued to Paul E. Stover, a son, at the office of Robert E. Fisher, register and recorder. The estate is valued at $1,000. L.

H. Hardman. Gettysburg R. 3. paid a fine of $5 and costs before I Justice of the Peace Walter A.

Snyder this morning on a charge of harboring an unlicensed dog. An information charging Carroll J. Brcighner. New Oxford, with the same offense has been laid before Justice Snyder by G. R.

Thompson, of Gettysburg, field agent for the bureau of animal industry, who is conducting a drive against unlicensed dogs in Adams county. COLOREDGIRL HURT WHEN SHE RUNS INTO TRUCK 4-Year-Old Tot Suffers Fractured Skull A Bruises. C. C. C.

DRIVER IS I A I Clutching a which her father had given her to buy candy, Ida Mae Ware, colored, four- year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Solomon Ware, of Harrisburg, was seriously injured Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock, when she ran into the fender of a moving truck crossing South Washington street to Charles R. Zhea's store. The child suffered a fractured skull, a bruised hip and multiple lacerations of the face and body.

She was taken to the Warner hospital, where her condition today was reported considerably improved. Little Ida May had been spending several days at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Stanton, South Washington street. A short tune before the accident, her father arrived from Harrisburs and gave his daughter a penny to buy candy.

Hits Front Fender With the "penny clutched tightly in her hand. Ida May, giving little heed to traffic, started out from behind her father's car, which was parked in front of the Stanton home, and ran headlong into ttie left front fender of a C. C. C. truck, driven, according to Officer C.

M. Spence. who investigated, by James Sample 22, of Philadelphia, a member of Camp No.2 on the battlefield. Although Sample told Officer Spence that he was traveling between 15 and 20 miles an hour at the time, Mrs. Charles Zhea and Mr.

and Mrs. Howard Strausbaugh, South Washington street, who saw the accident, said the machine was traveling at high speed. According to Officer Spence. Sample's truck ran between 60 and 70 feet before it stopped after the accident. The officer also said part of the truck was over on the left side of the street.

Driver Is Arrested Sample told the officer the child darted out so quickly from behind a parked car that he was unable to, avoid the accident. The injured child was taken to the Warner hospital by her father and Miss Wilhemina Williams, South Washington street. Later, Ware laid an information before Justice of the Peace John C. Shealer, charging Sample with aggravated assault and battery. Sample was arrested by Officer Spence and in default of $500 bail, the C.

C. C. youth was committed to the Adams county jail to await a hearing. With Sample on the truck at the time were William Hunter, Raymond Walden, Lawrence Cave and another colored youth, all members of No. 2 camp.

There was a small load of sand on the truck. Federal Permits James R. McConaghie, superintendent of the national park, in explaining why Sample was without a driver's license at the time of the accident, said the truck drivers at the camp were awaiting driving permits issued by the federal government. He said the truck drivers at both carnps had passed examinations as to their ability to drive and recently had been cautioned against speeding town. C.

E. Picnic Will Be Held Saturday The Adams county Christian Endeavor picnic -will be held Saturday at Firemen's grove, Biglemlle. beginning at 4 p. m. The committee has arranged a program of activities before supper which will be served at 6:30 o'clock.

Warren G. Hoopes. state field secretary, will be in charge of the evening worship. SLAYBAUGH REUNION" The sixth annual reunion of the Slaybauch family will be held at Gciman's park, along the Biglerville road, three miles north of here. Saturday, August beginning at 10 o'clock.

At 2 o'clock, a program will be given. Afterward games and contests will be staged. WRESTLER IS INJURED Vincent Bruce, a member of one of the C. C. C.

camps on the battlefield, suffered an injury tq his back during a wrestling match, Saturday evening. He was taken to the Warner hospital for an X-ray examination. Mrs. Walter Africa. Baltimore street, has returned from a visit with relatives at Davenport, Iowa, NEWSPAPER!.