The Mercury from Pottstown, Pennsylvania • Page 3

FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 23. 1938 POTTSTOWN MERCURY, POTTSTOWN, PA. iJhonp 2263 PAGE THREE Mad Killer's Description Spurs Police Hunt for Slayer of Young Girl SANDY-HAIRED Court Ruling ROTARY PACKS 2D8 MAN IS SODDHT Gives GOP Edge BASKETS FOR NEEDY Parents Say Daughter Was In Senate Vote (Continued from Page One) God that my little girl is no longer missing," ho added. do want venfeancc. We know there is a divine While 75 State troopers tramped through thrre inches of snow in the Wyoming county mountains in the widespread search.

Luzerne county investigators disclosed they cot a description of the man who ofTrrcd Miss Martin a job. said they also had a i scription of a four-year-old black sedan the man used. Major William A. Clark of the State confirmed that a description of the man had been obtained Ho said, however that he had no description of the car. denied reports an automobile had been seen late Saturday parked near the crick The coutuv investigators said the person who overheard tele- phone conversation heard the man obtain Miss Martin's name from the business college.

The man was described as speaking well and wearing a neat busi- ness suit. He was 25 to 30 years old and slightly on the heavy side, GIRL LIVING SAINT, DECLARES MOTHER KINGSTON, Dec. 22 of slain Margaret Martin comforted themselves tonight with the conviction theii 19-year-old daugh- test claimed he received the highest ter met death quickly and cou- number of votes. He charged HARRISBURG Dec. 22 (JP) A court ruling, later appealed to the State Supreme court, today gave the Republicans an apparent one- vote margin for the time being in the political fight to organize the State Senate of the 1939 Legislature.

Tn addition, two Democratic senators said they undecided how they would at the organization meeting January 3 and the seat of a third Democratic senator has been challenged in another court contest. For the moment the order of the Dauphin Countv court made count: 25 Republicans and 24 Democrats. The ruling wt made in continuing further an injunction preventing Senator-elect Herbert S. Levin, Philadelphia, from taking his seat, pending a decision on an election contest started in Philadelphia bv Samuel W. Salus, Republican candidate for re-election in the second senatorial district.

The secretary to the Supreme court prothonotarv said former Judge J. Dress Pannell of Harrisburg brought in late today an appeal which would be filed formally tomorrow of Attorneys for both sides doubted if the contest would he derided by (he time the Senate convenes at noon January 3 to organize for the 1939 session. The Philadelphia election board certified election bv a margin of 47 vctes. Salus his con- D. D.

Levengood Portrays Role of Santa DEATHS and Funerals home, survive, A Cedarville, also (Continued from Page One) M. Riegncr the oranges. Decorations will be furnished by Oliver I Christman and the Santa Claus bv William Mills. Robert Fleishcr is chairman of the Laurel Lodge committee in charge of the nffair, Last night 107 Rot aria ns, their children and friends were entertained at the annual club party. David I).

Levengood was Santa Claus and presented each child a present, Ira Gruber son of the president. led the of carols. Guests introduced by Burgess Jesse R. Evans were A. Gresh.

George Walker. Obcr Hess. Ben Swede. Judge William Dannehower. and Claus Braun A telegram of greeting was received from R.

P. Smale, Rotarian, vacationing in Miami. Fla. Meeting next week will have for its entertainer Henry Wasbers Jr York, wno will movies of the San Francisco convention of Rotary International. The Rev.

Arthui Grammes will speak January 5. on the subject Have a SPICER KIDDIES CHEER OLD SANTA Seized with a stroke 13 days ago, HENRY CLAY I 70, died last night af 8:35 o'clock in his home, 863 C)l KEN STREET. The man was stricken as he conversed with son. Clyde F. Umstead, in his home.

Members of the family said hr was in ill health the past three years. Until the time of his illness, Mr. Umstcad worked as stone cutter for the French Creek Granite company. He was horn in Warwick township and was a son of the late John and Martha 'McFariant Umstead. He tesided in Pottstown the past 14 years.

Mr, Umstead was a member of First M. church and Union Bible class of thaf church. He also was affiliated Warwick camp of Sons of America and Coventryville council of Independent Americans His widow and Cora M. (Fries) Urns toad and two sons, Henry land Clyde I brother, Newto survives. I Arrangement1 are in charge of Funeral Director Wesley Harley.

Mil S. JENNIE HENRY, fi2 widow of Henry Henry, died yesterday in her home at KENILWORTH of a complication of mentis, Born at Valley View. Schuylkill county, a daughter of the late Lewis and Sarah Mumma Swoyer, Mrs. Henry resided in Kenilworth the past 30 years. She was a member of the Lu; theran faith.

A son, George Henry, Wyo- missing; a daughter. Mary, wife of Carl Yocum, Kenilworth; a step! daughter, Sally, wife of George i Woodley, Pottstown, and a brother, James Swoyer, Cedarville, survive The funeral will be held tomor- 1 row afternoon at 2:30 in I the funeral home of Director A. i White, Parker ford. Interment will be made in Mt. Zion cemetery.

home, 815-817 West Marshall The funeral will be held Tues- Edward Helroyd. Lydie Lewts Rus- Norristown. day afternoon at 2 o'clock in the sell Lewis, Junior Stein and Jacob Interment will be made In i funeral parloi of Director Wes- Shade, ley Harley. 404 High street. 'ter- Interment, will be made in Penns- Schwenkville Lutheran cemetery Mr, Ma a died Wednesday afte noon in his home of complin tion of ailments following a lengtl illness.

He conducted a jewelry businc 1 in Conshohocken since 1911 ar previously worked at this trade I Bridgeport. Two daughters Mrs. Floren Long, Norristown, and Jeanette. home; three Frederick and Benjamin, Philadelphia, at Lewis Schwenkville, survive. Thr brothers, Victor and Henry.

Mi ford. Del, and Charles Lewes also survive. HUNSBERGER will row afternoon at 1 home at HALFWAY BOISE. Ma idencreek owns hip Bucks held Berk Int ITS THE LAST IR ARDMORE, Dec 22 MISS NAOMI A. Merion Township poher; set out foil be held tomor- day with blood In their eye to solve a colossal theft of own, brand new cruising car.

The automobile, with $638 worth of special equipment, was stolen while parked. Out from the radio station went this warning: "Orders have been given police to shoot on recently in of i servi will be church, made in Dr (Guidi A and Amelia iam Huns- Funeral services for FREDERICK 73, CONSHOHOC KEN, will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 in the Bailey funeral In ill health several years, MRS, ATHERINE S. HIMES, 70. wife of Augustus Himes, died yesterday I afternoon at 1:10 o'clock in her Funeral home. 3fil UNION STREET, of a At THY, complication oi ailments.

She was Eighth av bedfast a week were held Mrs Himes was born near Green 2 o'clock I Lane and was a daughter of the Director Cl late Henry and Christina The Rev Bernhart. She resided in Pot tstown of St. Lt i 37 years, Trappe. officiated She was a member of Grace Interment was made in Augustus Lutheran church. Lutheran cemetery, 1 Her husband is the only survivor Bearers were Ronald Bloomer Vice- for MRS VIOLA of William Auchv.

40 1 ue. COLLEGEVILLE, i afternoon at pkmrnl home of lies Franks Trappe Arthur C. Oh! I Reformed church, I 4 MaaHias rageously aftfr her abduction five days ago The girl's mother was convinced, she said, Margaret has been dead since Saturday, when an unidenM- fied man telephoned the young business school graduate and lured her to a rendezvous by offering her 1 a job. She never returned. Miss Martin's room in her fatn- ily's two-storv yellow house testi- fied to her good habits and piety.

It is the room of a girl scrupulously I neat and intensely religious. Three pictures of sacred figures and a framed photograph of her father as a World war the only decorations. A fringe of palm she carried to her last Palm Sunday service hangs from one of the pictures. The bed coverlci, wall paper and dresser slips are pink and white. fraud and wilful violation of the election laws" in his injunction suit.

The Dauphin county court declined to pass on those charges, giving lack of jurisdiction as the reasDn. COSTER DEATH NOTE SUMS WALL STREET (Continued from One) and blackmail in a struggle for honest Government attorneys were not impressed, Assistant Attorney General Brien McMahon remarking Washington regardless of the note information definitely indicates "she was a living saint," Mar- surviving brothers mother said. never missed a day of Holy Communion since she first received it when she was ten years WOMAN IS HURT AS AUTOS CRASH Mrs. Mi rgaret Shantz. 56.

Phoenixville D. 1, yesterday afternoon suffered head injuries when she was thrown to the street after a car in which she was riding crashed against another machine. The accident occurred at 2:45 o'clock on High street, near Rowland. Mrs. Shantwas treated at the Homeopathic hospital and then discharged.

According to Patrolman Paul Galloway, the woman was riding In a car driven by H. H. Shantz when the machine crashed against a car operated by Mrs. F. B.

Knapp, West Medford. Mass. Mrs. Shantz was thrown against the windshield and it was believed her arm struck the door handle, throwing open the door and catapulting her to the street. Two cars were damaged and one man injured slightly yesterday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock whe.i chines collided at King and Hanover streets.

Charles W. Rhoads, 256 Kins street, was traveling south on Hanover street when his car was strucK on the left side by a machine driven by Johnson Sahagian, 5 West Second street. Rhoads suffered a fracture of his left thumb. Sahagian was proceeding west on King street and was crossing the intersection when the accident occurred. Motor Patroiman Earl Rhoads filed a report of the mishap.

SANTA TREATS 300 AT ORIOLES PARTY (Continued from Page One) Harvey Weidner, Hill Billy songs, accompanying themselves with guitar and accordion; Paul Knauer, songs; Fern Drumheller and Guy Curchoe. tap dances; June Burdan, tap dances; Miss Drumheller, acrobatic dancing; Angeline Curchoe and Gladys Reitnauer. tap dances. June Rapine presented the tumbling act that won her the title of world amateur tumbling artist in Philadelphia several weeks ago. Jacqueline Wert and Violet Francis won an amateur contest.

Mrs. Frank Miller and Mrs. Dierolf. pianists, accompanied the artists. A concert was presented by George M.

Diemer and his Orioles orches- Gerald Burdaiv was chairman of the committee charge of rangements. culpable than he would lead us to Acting TT Attorney Gregory Noonan, heading the inquiry here, asserted at least eight persons had I been found to have made money in i one way or another through their knowledge of Coster-Musica's old secret that he was once convict Philip Musica. Noonan asserted, too, the govern- I ment had evidence Coster-Musica had been in a conspiracy to violate the law covering the sale of arms to foreign countries and had violated the alcohol tax laws. On many things in his la.st letter he was vague and rambling, but in the $18,000,000 overstatement of assets in his drug company. McKesson and Robbins, charged to him, he was direct and positive.

he wrote, "should have been in receivership in 1930 and again in 1932 if its profits had not been bolstered in a frantic effort to save the the alleged lost are simply to save the company from the hands of the bondholders and afford a dividend at least to the preferred stock in hands of innocent stockholders that were not getting salaries for the rot- tencst kind of Throughout the letter, which Noonan suggested should be regarded as the work of a man temporarily unbalanced, Coster-Musica showed none of the skill and decisiveness whinh must have been required to makt him, an cx-con- vict, the president of an $87,000.000 drug firm. The diction was poor and unlearned and there was a strong recurring note of self-pity. He put forward at length the contention it was necessary for to be lest the and succeed in milking the compnay through receivership. "Let the world he said "if bankers, lawyers, auditors, appraisers, that yot millions out of the company knew The investigation of the company had begun, he wrote, because the and inside gang got cold feet to cover their steps and to cover, making we and underlings the goat They sang, they veiled, thev laughed, until they were almost exhausted and then they were revived with food and regaled with gifts from Santa Claus. That wa.s the happy lot befalling more than 850 children of Spicer Manufacturing company employes yesterday afternoon when the annual Christmas party, sponsored by the Mutual Aid association and the company management, was held 'n the Junior High school auditorium.

Led by Henry Taylor, master of ceremonies from Philadelphia, the group began festivities by singing carols. Then Santa Claus, played by Harry Oneal, was directed through the audience by Betty Lou Corbett, who introduced him to the boys and girls. Closely on the heels of meeting St. Nick in person, the children were thrilled with accordion music by Andy Arcari, magic by Don educated dogs by Harry White, by Ellwood. clown antics by George Fredo and juggling by Redford and Wallace J.

N. Bohannon, general manager of the plant, welcomed the youngsters and read a telegram from C. A. Dana, president of Spiccr Manufacturing company, wishing all a Merry Christmas season. But that wasn't all When the vaudeville was over, the kiddies were treated to a movie show, followed by a supper, and then herded in the gymnasium they again met Santa Claus who aistributed gifts to each one.

Bohannon and Horace Y. Seidel headed a large committee of Spicer employes and wives who assisted in showing the children a full afternoon of entertainment. WINTER BOWS; MERCURY AT 23 (Continued frooi Page One) inches blanketed the countryside. State road crews spread ashes to keep principal highways open. Caution was in order but, aside from mountainous regions, traffic moved normally.

The crisp weather spurred Christmas shopping and stimulated the sale of coal. Winter made its appearance at 7:14 a. m. yesterday when the sun reachcd its most distant point south of the equator, then started its trip northward. ar- FIRE PERILS TOMB PARIS, Dec.

22 A spectacular fire swept the facade of the Hotel Des Invalides tonight but quick action bv firefighters saved tomb from damage. Read The Mercury. FIRST ILLNESS KILLS HIM AT 88 YEARS (Continued front Page One) wife of John L. Dergan at home; Ida, wife of George Eberly, Philadelphia, and Frances, Pasadena. Calif.

Nineteen grandchildren and four great grandchilrren also survive. Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock in the funeral home of Directors H. Houck and Son, 112 North Washington street. Interment will be made in Mt. Zion cemetery.

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