The Daily Notes from Canonsburg, Pennsylvania • Page 1

4 WEATHER FORECAST I Fair and colder tonight. Sunday in-creasing cloudiness with rising tetn-ipenitnre. Much wanner Monday. MORE THAN A NEWSPAPER s0gjgi A COMMUNITY INSTITUTION Thirtv-Third Year No. 10,003 CANONSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 1927 2 Cents a Copy; 10 Cents a Week DAILY 8 Pages SUPREME COURT Hardware Firm Reorganizes Cold Wave Is General Over Country; Thirteen Deaths Reported In Slightly Warmer Sunday Forecast! BEAVER WOMAN TO BE SECRETARY POBLICIELFARE Makeup of Fisher Cabinet Announcement By Semiofficial Reports.

Auto Does Damage In Down Town Pittsburgh OF TENNESSEE DEPHESJPPEAL Constitutionality of the Tennessee Anti-Evolution Act Is Upheld. HlitjfKORY, Jan. 15 business transaction was consummated here within the past few days, whereby W. W. Denny, of the well know hardware firm of Denny Allison, retires.

The concern will be known as Allison ami will be operated by, W. K. Allison, the junior partner of Mr. Denny for several years, and R. M.

Allison, a brother, associated with the Lincoln Ban, of Aer Mr. Denny embarked in thurnard-ware business in 1010, when he joined forces with R. JVI. Allison, father of the present owners. Messrs.

Allison are among the younger business, men of the town, and it. is expected will continue to do a prosperous Marking Time at Border St- y. D. CONNOR EDTSTKJ TSJIKrAWS' PITTSBURGH, Jan. 15.

INS) Gripped in near-zero weather, Western Pennsylvania today faced the prospect of a slight drop in temperature before relief, promised for Sunday in the form of slowly rising temperature, arrives. Storms, reported sweeping eastward out of the middle west late yes PITTSBURGH, Jan. 15. (INS) Speeding flown a crowded street 111 I the business district here today, an automobile which police alleged was driven by William Cleveland, 315, a Negro, crashed into the front of a restaurant, struck John Barecki, 47, of Arnbridge, a pedestrian, and ca-l reeued into another building where it was wrecked. I JOHN SCOPES WAS CONVICTED IN 1925 GOVERNOR-ELECT AT INDIANA HOME terday, struck this district late yesterday and early today without the biting snow storms which were prevalent turnout the midwest, the U.

S. Weather Bureau here reported. Indications were that today's cold would be dispelled by warmer weather. Sunday, PROHIBITION WILL CELEBRATE EIGHTH BIRTHDAY SUNDAY i NASHVILLE, Jan. 15.

Ppholding Uie constituiionali-liy of the Tennessee anti-evolution act, I the state supreme- court, todav denied CH1CACO. l.i. INS) The toll of the greatest Chicago cold wave Karecki and Cleveland were rushed to a hospital, where it. was found the former had suffered a fractured leg and interna) injuries, and the Negro was believed to have a fractured skull. Hundreds of pedestrians scurried to safety as the car sped over the PHILADELPHIA.

Jan. 15. I INS) Th? reported appointment of Mrs. S. McCauley, of Beaver county, to succeed Dr.

Ellen C. 1 'otter as secretary of public welfare and the last minute, decision to appoint Charles E. Waters, of German. town, to the post of since Ail, -i. i.j-t, U'- -ti hi.

i dav as a slight rise in the thermom the ajipeal of John Thomas Scopes, Hj S. TH0HBrH(; Intemntionni Stair rreiMiint WASHINGTON. Jan. 15. In the center of a whirlpool of public conr eter from the official "low" of nine below, bore out the weather man's prediction of more moderate tempera troversy, political ana ouierwise.

pro- curbing and crashed into the' window, amidst, a shower of glass. Police said that a large kia.ntity of lingerie was found in the wrecked hibition will celebrate its eighth secretary of Labor and 'industries, by eighth birthday in the United States Joan. S. Fisher i'n orm tures by tonight. The fatalities were partially conditions resulting from the but not directly caused by weather, more than six having due to storm Arctic result- tomorrow Will Take Court Order To Impound Ballots WASHINGTON, Jan.

15. (INS) 1 Gen. Lincoln C. Andrews, enforcement chief, said upon his assumption of office eighteen months ago that if he didn't make, material progress in "drying up" the country, in a year he would resign. Today the General declined to make any prediction as to the present, state of aridity or the future of the dry movement, other than to say.

that the government had a well organized dry machine and that provided legislation recommended to Congress is enacted a long step can be taken in closing sources of bootleg suppl On the eve of the anniversary gov 'rag his cabinet was the chief topic of i conversation iu Republican circles here today as the indicated time near-ed for the formal announcement of tht makeup of the eiabinet. A. Boyd Hamilton. Fisher's secretary, will return here today from Har-risburg, aiid the formal an- 1 nouncement of the list of appoint- -hients at -the state headquarters of the Republican party here late today, according to reliable reports. The governor-elect, who is at his home at Indiana, will not.

return to' make the announcements, it, was sajd. The makeup of the cabinet, according to semi-official reports here today iormer school teacher, convicted at historic, (rial at Davton in July, jl'125 The decision was read shortly after court convened thisl morning- nearly two years after the passage of the 'v uch discussed, bill. Only four of the five supreme court judges who heard the review of the me here in May, 192G, were on the lench. the fifth judge, 'Frank Hall of having died last summer. he four justices who made the decision were Chief Justice Grafton -Green 'id Associate Justices C.

P. MeKra-mv, W. L. Cook, and A. W.

Chambliss. The decision marked another step MP one of the greatest Hgal battles of iull. time, in which such leading figures i-, William Jennings Eryau, Clarence Darrow, Dudley Field Maloae and others took a prominent the case is now expect 3d to go to the U. S. supreme court The high court held that it.

is within i the power of the state legislature to determine what should be taught in supported and that the. act did not violate the: state constitution. lTniversal interest ia the law was slunva by the crowd tint jammed the 1 T'cJOHKS'ok5" JOSIAH MP. 3CEAW ernment, nnuercover agents were com- The ballots cast in Pennsylvania's re- i cent senatorial election can only be impounded by the senate through court order, Mayor W. Freeland Ke'- drick, of Philadelphia told the Keed campaign fund committee today.

The committee seeks the ballots fcr a. 'e-, count in the contest brought by Will-1 1am B. Wilson (I)) to unseat Senai.oi-. elect William Vare. Kendrick said he believed "it would have to be done by order of I ho common pleas court." I "I am very willing to turn lie lr 1 lots over if the court said Kendrick.

Both Wilson and Vare attended the; session. ed from accidents. The frigid wave blew in from the Canadian Northwest, following the course taken by the snowstorm of two days ago. No immediate relief is in sight, according to weather bureau forecasts. The.

cold wave is expected to follow the course', the storm, reaching the Atlantic' seaboard and New England state late tonight or tomorrow. The extreme cold centered over the Northern Plain states. International Falls, on the Canadian border, with a temperature of 27 degrees below zero, was t'- coldest spot in the United States. Devil's Lake. N.

reported 21 below. The blanket of coal extended southwest into Northern Texas and Oklahoma. Temperatures ranging well below freezing were reported from the Panhandle (list riot. Cities in Missouri -reported temperatures ranging from 8 to 14 above. Welfare workers were kept busy in Chicago answering calls for fuel, food and clothing.

Suffering unions the poorer classes was reported as keen. Supply stations, will he kept, open flay said, hi ptUautyiu. relief. I American forces have been massed near the Mev.can border, it was revealed in Washington. Major-General William D.

Connor had 0,100 men at San Antonio, Brigadier-General Fdwin B. Winnns had 2,000 at El Paso, Colonel William T. Johnson had 1,000 at Brownsville, and thousands of soldiers were stationed at other mts. Meanwhile Bear-Admiral J. S.

McKean kept 500 Marines -t San Diego ready for orders jpleiing the investigation of-a dozen include thelimYtag; large smuggling rings, representing a' Secretary of commonwealth, capitalization of. c.lcse to $100,000,000. Charles Johnson, county, One ring ale- is said to bo Commissioner of banking, Peter G. ing on a payroll of $1,000,000 a month. Cameron, retained.

'Pronts of the various rings have been! Attorney eeneral, Thomas ,) BaM- enormous in the last. year. i ridge, Blair county The nni! trst likewise has a heavy Superintendent of public instruction overhead a big item of which comes Dr. Frank W. Wright, of Massachus-uiider the head of 1 ribery ot public formerly of Sharon Pa court room today.

niversuy processors with Theodore B. awyers rutjbe: riiiincf iiiai nit-iaii) urn-1 Secretary of health Dr i lbms of dollars bribe have Apple, Lancaster Report Shows That uapper.s- aiw i elbows with laborers. PENNSYGRAM, Nathan Bull- North Strakne i "'-i''1: i I'" "''lias Fibh commissioner, of the authorities. retained. Details of a number of the Will Celebrate The Eighth Anniversary Of the Dry Amendment District In GooS'Shape 'Atempt Wolr iliilf Charles E.

Dorworlh. Center within the next few I HI from Henry Townsend, of the bureau of a 1 1 uraemic poisoning 5o, superintendent ublic property here. i Pranfl Juries grand juries county. E. Secretary of public weifaie, to officials.

Most' IU VT1CUI I'dSL accord filed today in a local hospital. Town-send, who was born in New York City, was a Republican leader' in the 20th ward here. S. McCauley, Beaver county. Secretary of labor and industry, Charles E.

Waters, Germantown. Insurance commissioner, M. II. Tag-gart. Sunbury.

The North Strabane school board i met Monday evening. Jan. 10. in the ATLANTA Jan 15 (INS) by evidence that a deliberate at- Alexander school building and a con-j(emiH was maile t0 the j.onci, siderable amour t. if business was life Leon, crack Florida to-Chicago transacted.

J. Rebout was appoint-j train, at Lindale last night, and sworn in as a member of the I Mia public service of the Avidenc" was obtained thru the operation of government "speakeasies" in New York and other cities, which I ave been the butt of a strong attack I from congressional wets. I Most of the liquor conspiracies center in New York. A few operating on the Gulf and Pacific coasts and around 'Chicago are under investigation. 1 Congressional attacks against, the government's prohibition policy were i characterized at the treasury as an effort to embarrass enforcement.

The a.i". rmr. a thorough investigate NKW YORK. Jan. 15.

(INS) No-thwest winds of gale intensity today ushered in a cold wave which may smash all records here for the winter, but the weather bureau does not. look for a snowstorm to accompany it. Coming out of, the lake region, the artic blasts will sweep out to sea the balmy temperatures which set in during midweek. When, the full force of the cold wave is felt the mercury will drop to near zero, probably touching the lowest point tomorrow morning. After this dip in the mercury the cold spell will probably remain until Monday, when a gradually rising temperature is forecast.

board to take the of J. W. Donaldson, who had resigned. The board at the present time is composed of is the same The Ponce De Leon" train that, figured in PITTSBURGH, Jan. 15.

William Deaver, 30. of West Virginia, was drown hen he slipped and ft It from a barge into the Allegheny river here today. Deaver, whose hotly was recovered, was employed by (he Keystone Sand company. a disastrous Rockmart, persons. vicej wreck December 23 at At the Chartiers United Presbyterian church on Sabbath morning, the Eighth Anniversary of the adoption of the Federal Prohibition Amendment will be observed in the Sabbtah School.

Miss Rebecca Henderson will address the division of the school on the subject, "Law and Prohibition" and D. II. Fee will speak to the Intermediates on and In the evening the service will be in charge of the Social Service Com-iniite of the church, of which Mrs, D. H. Fee is chairman, and the program, prepared for the anniversary by Dr.

It. A. Hutchison, Secretary of the Board of Home Missions of the United Presbyterian church, will be C. Kerr, president; J. A.

Kelso, president, J. II. Kenamond. j. suiting in the death of objective of the congressional attacks was declared to bo repeal of the prohibition laws on the grounds that they cannot lie enforced.

HELP US CELEBRATE The Coming- of Constitutional Prohibition on tj)e Anniversary Date. January 16 at 7 :30 P. M. Chartiers U. P.

Church Special Program A preliminary investigation by Southern railway officials revealed that a 6-foot signal light had been removed and thrown in. to a viearoy sewer, causing the Ponce DeLeou to pass through the open switch. The locomotive and three cars left the rails. J. G.

Waitt, engineer of the train, was seriously injured. The station Munee and J. C. Rebout. Brad R.

Williams of the Citizens Trust Company of Canonsburg, is treasurer and S. J. Clokev, secretary. 1). S.

Giffin is the supervising principal of the schools. A report of the financial standing of the district, was made and the board is very well pleased with it. All borrowed money has been paid off LANCASTER. Jan. .15.

The large plant of the Wright Baking Company at New Holland, near here, was destroyed by fire early today, entailing a loss of The lire, believed to have started from an overheated cake oven, snre.ad Andrews indicated that no change in policy is contemplated. Secretary of the Treasury Mellon, who just submitted a report to Congress 011 the denaturing policy, is now declared the light was burning I rapidly turnout the building and (twelve volunteer fire 'companies from properly a half hour before the statement of carried out. The church choir will have charge and the following is a the financial standing: I preparing another report on the ac-i livity of undercover prohibition 1 agents. Andrews has asked the un-1 dercover chief for a full review of his activities and indicated that a volum Receipts from tax From tax liens, From other sources .696 44 1 205.1)2 I .939.31 I Progressive Ciub Has the eastern end of the county fought the conflagration for two hours, preventing its spread to adjoining buildings. Eleven years ago the Wright Baking Company plant on the same site burned to the ground.

inous wonitt oe sent to con- -I ess, Organized Night School igr COLUMBUS, Jan. 15. (INS) Ohio shivered under a blanket of snow and the first sub-zero temperatures of the winter today. As the mid-western cold wave moved in from Illinois to the Buckeye state. Toledo reported four below zero, and was the coldest point in the state, according to the weather bureau.

Cleveland experienced a minimum of eight degrees above, while Cincinnati, at the other end of the state recorded a minimum of degrees below. No relief from the cold weather was promised during the next 24 hours, the forecaster said, altho the cold wave was reported moving slowly eastward into West Virginia and Western Pennsylvania. Cloudy weather Sunday probably will bring snow in parts of the state, Total receipts Total paid out to date of the music and the program will open with the singing of "The Battle Hymn of the Prayer will bo offered by Dr. W. P.

Aikin, pastor of the church. Scripture Lesson, Psalm 4 6 Prof. D. S. Ciffiu.

Song, Preamble to the Constitution Edith Wilshaw. Eighteenth Amendment Elizabeth Rutherford. Song i "Come Thou Almighty First Aerial Suicide lias Been Reported The Phyllis Wheatley Progressive Club, of which Miss Francis Vactor is president, has (- opened a night, school in the Lecture room of Payne Balance Jan. 10 5,490.74 With what tax is still due and the state appropriation to come in yet it is thought our district will be in verv L-0-0-K Ladies' and Children's HAIPv CUTTING Call 548-J for Appointments HARRY MARKEL 133 N. Jefferson Ave.

(formerly Elk's Bldg.) INDIANA, Jan. 15. (INS) Governor-elect John Fisher will announce the personnel of his cabinet on Monday morning, January II, he said here today. The governor-elect said that his list is completed, and is to be made public shortly before he leaves his home here for Ilarrisburr A. good shape at the close of the year, i E.

church. The branches are being taught at present 2.112 ns i Tynien the teacher payroll runs ALICANTE, Jan. 15. (INS) What is probably the first aerial suicide in history was reported here today. Aurice Coucher, a French citizen, is reported to have committed suicide per month and the state appropriation will be about S.

J. CLOKEY, Sec. j-M'e reading, writing, arithmetic, spelling, sewing and music. The attendance at the school is. encouraging temperatures, i for tt.e inauguration.

with somewhat, higher the forecaster said. 1 by jumping from a passenger aero jand promise much for the future The term will extend for a period of live 2 plane flying between Toulouse and Suggests Practices mont hs beginniii i beginning Weather Outlook with 'January. Sea-icasablanca. The pilot of the-aeroplane ire held on Monday and Kn- jtiid -not see the man jump, but feeling IU t3WU VUliJ mnCl day evenings of each woek. begin- DETROIT, Jan.

15. (INS) With the mercury already having reached 2 below zero at 8 a. still colder weather was predicted today. The cold was ushered in by 11.5 inches of snow. ll i plane lightened looked around and Ining at 7:15.

Recitation "What Abe Saloon Was" George McNary. Song "The Star Spangled Address "Seven Years of Prohibition" Miss Jeunie McBurney. Address "Sacredness of All Law" W. A. Donaldson.

Song "Christ Shall Have Recitation "The American Creed" Miss Wilina Taylor. Salute the Flag Boy Scouts in charge of Thos. G. Jones. Remarks, Prayer and Benediction Dr.

Aikin. WASHINGTON, Jan. Weather outlook for he. period Janu-1 iary 17 to 22, inclusive: 1 saw the passenger's overcoat hanging from the rudder with no trace of the EUCHRE AND DANCE Community Building Muse, Pa. Monday Eve, Jan.

17 Middle Atlantic states Cloudy with Mrs. Jennie Davis of Houston vice president of the club suggested the idea of a ryght school at the begiitning-'of the club year and it met with unanimous approval; the members responding most cordially and Five European corn borers in northwestern Pennsylvania this season compared to one last year is what agents of the United States Department, of Agriculture have found in surveys. At Reedle's Alhambra Hoot. Gibson in "The Silent Rider," also comedy, today. 1-3-1 rapidly rising temperature Monday; -some probability of Mglu snows or rains Monday or Tuesday, then generally, fair for a day or two, followed by rains or snows.

Temperature will hr to 16 i rendering their service to the school borer I gratis. In addition, while confined counties last year, the corn ERIE, Pa Jan. 15. (INS) Official thermometer readings at the local weather bureau this morning revealed that the temperature hail dropped to four above zero at eight o'clock. This is a record for this winter, the temperature having reached six above on December 19.

The cold wave is to continue over the weekend, it was said. has launched an oft'enshe and gained entrance into 14 more counties, ac Son of Dead Policeman lower the latter part of the week, i Ohio Valley Cloudy and warmer with some probability of rains oyer south and rains or snows over north portion Monday, then fair for a bom- FOR SALE HOUSE AND LOT located at 221 West Pike Street. Lot has frontage on Piike Street of .63 and extends Southward 162 feet. Buildings consist of Modern Eight Room House, Garage and Poultry House. For further information consult Board of Trustees First Presbyterian Church.

CLYDE CARLTON Secy. W. II. DUNLAP, Jr. Pres.

two days, followed by a period of rains over south and rains or snbws over the north portion. Colder the lattei part of the week. PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 15. (INS) Orphaned by the death of his father, Sale of Bell Property In Smith Township Ordered PITTSBURGH, Jan.

15. Judge H. M. Gibson in federal court today1 issued an order authorizing Watson B. Adair, referee in bankruptcy, to sell property in Smith township, Washington county, belonging to John A.

Bell, bankrupt, to the Harmon Creek Coal company, for the sum of $4,318.20. Policeman William Francis Slook, shot cording to the latest reports. Roughly, all territory north and west of a line drawn from a point just south of Pittsburgh to the extreme northeastern corner of the state is now infested by European corn borer. "Our Pennsylvania climate is thus proved to the liking of this pest, which evidently is organized for a real drive during the next few years," declares 11. N.

Worthley, assistant extension entomologist of the Pennsylvania State College. According to Worthley, prevention of serious damages is in the hands of the farmers themselves, since farm practices which destroy stalk, stubble, and cob will kill the borers. The control program, brefiy stated, lu TELEPHONE WASHINGTON 25f Mrs. Lyclia Minnick Ottis Minnick of 100 South Jefferson avenue was called to Middletown, yesterday by a message announcing that his mother, Mrs. Lydia Minnick, died Thursday night.

She was 79 ears of age and had been ill two months. OFFICE 10 to 12 A. M. HOURS 2 to 5 P. M.

7 to P. M. Sundays by Appointment. Special Price for Children. in1 trying to arrest a reckless motorist, Billy Slook, 11, today was virtually adopted by 4,200 bluecoats, who pledged to carry out their comrade's dying wish and provide the youngster with "a good education." Magistrate Edward Carney, who held two men and two women in connection with Slook'a death, has received more than $1,100 in contributions from citizens for the orphan.

Dying Boy Granted Diploma By Board WASHINGTON, Pa!" Jan. 15. (INS) Washington High school will grant a pupil's wish, expressed as he lies in a dying condition at a hospital here as the result of Injuries suffered in a coasting accident When members of the school board learned that James Cox, senior student, who was to have been graduated late this month, probably would not recover from his- injuries, which include a broken back, and that the youth had set his heart upon a diploma from the school, they voted last night to award him the coveted certificate. Today he was gladdened by news of the decision. eludes rnfHnir thp cni-n Inw and nai-lv I'oHce Arrost- Elirht The boro police arrested eight men on the charge of being disorderly at a house on Adams avenue, east of Brown alley, last night.

Forfeits were placed for hearings Wednesday night before Burgess w. M. Lewis. Mrs. Rodgers' Funeral The funeral services of Mrs.

Louise Taylor Rodgers, wife of V. Rodgers, will be held in the Methodist Episcopal church, of Monongahela City, Sunday at 2 p. m. Interment will be in the Washington cemetery. The funeral cortege is expected to reach Washington about 4 p.

m. and the casket will be opened at the family lot nerr the Soldiers' monument in the Washington cemetrey. using the silos to the limit, shrerlrllntr I evangelist A. Hanes preached a The Parisian Psychologist CONSULTATIONS ON: HEALTH HAPPINESS SUCCESS Expert advice on busiuess, Rooms 33-34 personal, individual and domes- (Over Street Car Office) tic problems, and suitable pro- No. 3 East Beau Street, fesfiion.

Washington. Pa. all stover, poling down, raking andistronS sermon on "The Adoption As burning standing stalks, high stub- Sons of God" at the First Christian bio. and "hoEtred off" corn, nlnwhn? church last night. A good crowd corn stubble land cleanly, shelling corn and burning the cobs by May all all 15.

was in attendance including a delegation from the Burgettstown There, will be no services tonight. TRY TUB NOTES CLASSIFIED ADVEflTISINO DEPARTMENT..