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PAGfi SDL FBIDAY, MAECH31; 1939 THE DAILY NOTES, CANON8BUBO. PA. On Trial in Katz Kidnaping Obituary GRAVITY FORCE USED TO RAISE MOTOR POWER Ferguson Services, Funeral services for Robert Fer His Miami Inventor Calls Principle Enormous Energy Saver guson were held yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the home of his nephew, Arthur Hampson, of Meadowlands in charge of the Rev. E. C.

Linn. "Rock of Ages" and "The Old Rugged Cross" were sung by Mary Jane Gray and Mrs. E. C. Linn.

Pallbearers were John Hampson, Alec Jester, John VanFossen, Gilbert Hall, Carl Gump and Sam Shaffer. Burial was in the Oak Spring cemetery. MIAMI, March 31. 0i W. F.

Skinner proudly displays hi; latest invention, a device that mu! tiplies power in a startling fashion. Skinner had great -hopes for the principle he embodied in his de i i vice, which he calls "a gravity pow er machine." He said, for example, I fit Jb? V1I1' IjijBSBSCL 1 1 MmBmm he believed the machine's principle could be carried to a point where a one-horsepower motor would pro $1 Church Candles Popular DAMRISCOTTA, Me. U.E!i Churchgoers were so willing to buy candles for the Baptist Church birthday cake at $1 apiece that the committee was forced to buy 175 tapers instead of the 120, one to represent each year of the church's existence. vide electricity for a community of 3,500 people at a total cost of only $5 a month. "Almost any engineer will tell you that what this machine does is impossible," said Skinner, and then proceeded to demonstrate in his It won't be long now till the fashion parade of the year gets under way.

Do not be caught napping. Come in tomorrow to see the leading shoe fashions iri the finest shoes in America Let our experts help you in your selections Follow the lead of fashion leaders. Choose several pairs of shoes to match and contrast with your new workshop here. His working model of the "grav ity power machine" was run by a one-eighth horsepower motor. The device, in turn, operated a heavy duty, 12-foot lathe, a six-foot drill press and a hack saw from the Charles Mitchell (second from right) and Sol Schwartz (right) confer with their attorneys, James Ryan (left) and Lewis Drago, at their trial in New York for the $180 kidnaping of four-year-old Michael Katz, son of Mitchell's best friend.

If convicted, they face 20 years to life elties from several children's toys and special types of furniture he has invented. Skinner said some skeptics were inclined to wonder whether his "gravity power machine" was obtaining power from some other source than the one-eighth horsepower motor because the shop was electrically operated. To make the demonstration more convincing, he obtained a one-fifth horsepower gasoline motor manufactured to run model airplanes, which he said he would install to produce the power for the shop. same shaft at the same time. Aorninl Tower Cited SIZES 214 TO 10 A A AAA TO 0 $25 for Enrol "Almost any engineer will tell you that to run even that heavy duty lathe and produce the quar East Canonsburg By UG' Ml'LLIG 418 Duquesne Phone 331-K ter-inch shaving on a steel "bar that it does would take a two-horsepow er motor," Skinner f-aid.

$2-95 4.40 The "gravity power machine" stricKen about two weeks ago KECKEATI0X CENTER HAS VARIED ACTIVITIES consists of a steel framework con taining four shafts controlled by $5-50 while visiting at his parents' home. A letter from Reggie Childs, on whose programs Jimmie is the featured singer, was received yesterday. In the letter were included a group of songs which Jimmie is scheduled to sing on the opening night of Childs' engagement in Boston, starting April S. According to the physicians in charge, it is unlikely that Jimmie will be in condition to attend; although his present rate of recovery indicates that he will be better before long. 1 0 I by Rose Naples, staff member of the East End Recreation Center, a group of girls are engaged in making colorful paper dolls and tags, which will be sold on tag day, May 13.

Proceeds of the sale will be used to buy new equipment for the Center's outdoor playground, which will be transferred from its present location on Brugger's field to Hook's field, a short distance away. Nick Bell, local musician, recently jointed the Center's staff and is available to persons who are seeking musical training, at no cost-John Greaga, thought not on the eccentrics- On each shaft is an off-balanced weight which Skinner said was "about the secret of the whole thing." He explained that the shafts, turning in the eccentrics, moved the weights in a circular motion at 60 revolutions a minute. Because the weights are off-balance, he vaid, they are always "falling," producing the multiplication of power. The "falling," Skinner said, is more correctly a following of the weights to new centers of gravity caused by the changing positions of the shafts. The weights do not actually fall.

The one-eighth horsepower electric motor. Skinner said, A small deposit will reserve any selection. This assures you the advantage of petting just what you want. A Instant Ambulance Service 24 Hours a Day Speakman's ambulance is ready for any emergency. P.

Speakman Funeral Director Phone S0O Ambulance Service Personals Mrs. Nardina Constantino, and her daughter, Marie, returned to their home in Vandergrift, early CUT PRICE SHOE COMPANY WASHINGTON, PA. MAIN CHESTNUT STS. tstaff, is helping with the training of the boxers. Youngsters, of 12 years or older, are urged to attend the free classes in Safety and F'irst Aid at the Central Recreation Center, from 2 to 4 o'clock every Saturday afternoon for eleven weeks.

Classes must be attended at least eight times. At the end of the term, those passing exams, will be awarded a Junior or Senior Red Cross certificate, depending on age and course taken. April 7 has been set as the enrollment deadline. today, after a week's visit with friends and relatives- Marie was a guest at the Nick Defife home, Euclid, and her mother stayed at the Pete Zaccaglini home, Duquesne avenue. Mrs.

Domenic Del Corso, 305 Third street, received gifts and felicitations from friends gathered at her home last night in celebration of her birthday, Delicious refreshments were served by the hostess. Mrs. Katas Solomon, Giffin avenue, is undergoing oye treatment at the Washington hospital. If the treatments are ineffective, an operation will be performed. Paulie Polaski, Benny Osiecki, 19 C.

Patronize the Stores That Advertise was used only for power to turn the eccentrics and the "gravity power machine 'provided the power, in turn, to operate the hop. U'OO Per Cent Step I'p Skinner estimated the "gravity power machine" would increase the horsepower of a motor ubout 1,200 per cent. A one horsepower motor, he believed, with a perfected "gravity power machine" to multiply its output, could be made to drive a generator large enough to produce electricity for 3,500 persons. And the operating cost would be only about $5 a month, he estimated. The machine Skinner exhibited was the fifth he has built in the 14 years he has been "working up the idea." A number of engineers have inspected his invention, he said.

One of them was A. P. Michaels, a Jacksonville, consulting engineer, who gave Skinner a letter describing the machine as "a practical device and will have a definite June Brody, 22,, proudly displays the raffle ticket she bought for $25, entitling her to sole privilege of entertaining movie actor Errol Flynn during his visit to Dodge City, Kans. The ticket originally was held by Mary Butterfield, who had to relinquish it when her home was placed under measles tiuarantine. JIMMIE DI TALMA SHOWS 1MTIU)VE-MET Telegrams and long distance calls of.

cheer, are being received at the Di Palma home, East Pike street, where Jimmie Di Palma, local radio singer, is convalescing from an illness with which he was and John Sederoff, were among the party of local young men attending the round and square dance at Green Valley, near Wheeling, last night. Celestial Steering Taught PHILADELPHIA Oh Officials of the Franklin Institute have announced that a new course in celestial navigation has been stared at the institute. The new course is under direction of Lieut. Commander Julian L. Woodruff, U- S.

N. R. F. 1 RELIEF APPLICANTS MUST SIGN JUDGMENTS AGAINST PROPERTY needs no follow-up and can be exercised whenever the property changes hands." State Will Require All Who Receive Assistance to Acknowledge Claim HARRISBURG. March 31.

Pastor Collects Som Books SULPHUR. Okla. O'i The Rev. Dwight O. Xorthrip of the Calvary Raptist church owns nearly 500 song books of 100 different varieties.

He also is a collector of stamps. The Rev. Xorthrip began his hobby in 1935 when Mrs. Edwin Vaile Mclntyre presented him 100 volumes that had belonged to her husband. SOMERSET TOWNSHIP MAN DIES; FUNERAL SUNDAY field where it is necessary to use power to drive equipment.

It should result in a very large saving of power used." One Engineer Silent George C- Estill, electrical engineer and retired president of the Florida Power and Light company here, was another who examined the device but he said his check was not complete enough to allow him to form a conclusion. Skinner turned to inventing after the collapse of the Florida real estate boom of 1926. He recently perfected a device for recharging dry cell batteries. He collects roy- Eo jpieaswzQ is sSS yowirs when you drive a good USED CAR; You can really get out and enjoy spring and treat your family to a world of fun. Buy, Rent or Sell the Classified Way Use The Notes! Coast Gixrjrd to the Rescue Harry W.

Sumney, 65, died suddenly at his home in Somerset township, Thursday, March 30, 1939, at 11:45 a. Though he had not been feeling well for the last few weeks, he had improved in the few day.s. Death was due to a cerebral hemorrhage. He was a son of David and Eliza Lusk Sumney, and was born in Nottingham township and spent his entire life in Nottingham and Somerset township. He was a farmer.

Mr. Sumney was a member of the Pigeon Creek Presbyterian church. Surviving are hh wife, Margaret A she raft Sumney; one Roy; one grandson, David, and the following brothers and sisters: James, Finleyville; Mrs. Emma 'Myers, Kinleyville, R. Mrs.

Ella Williams, Moiumgahcla, and George, Eighty Four. Funeral services will be held in the home Sunday, April 2, at 2:30 p. in charge of the Rev- J. C. Ruble.

Burial will be in the Pigeon Creek Presbyterian cemetery. Pennsylvanians applying for any type of public assistance other than a blind pension will be required after April 1 to sign confessing judgment against real or personal property which may be owned or later acquired as an acknowledgment of the state's claim to repayment of tendered assistance, Fublie Assistance Secretary Howard L. Russell has announced. "Instructions covering use of the bond after April 1 have been sent, county assistance board," Russell said. "It will apply immediately to applicants for unemployment, old-age and dependent children assistance.

As rapidly as possible coverage will be extended to all current relief recipients. 2'First emphasis will be on obtaining repayment bonds from pcr-b'Ons now on active rolls who own real property. Under present regulations, such property may be of two types, neither of which renders the owners ineligible for aid a house used as owner's residence and non-resident property which Is demonstrably unsalable. Signing of the bond will be a condition of continued eligibility for assistance." "Snerns" Winner Affected -Recent cases which would be covered under the new rulings were in Philadelphia where assistance recipients won large sums of money on Irish Sweepstukes tickets. "Decision to adopt the repayment bond procedure," Russell said "is rased on a recent opinion ot the department of justice clarifying of the department of public assl-Mance under the support law of 1 and making 1937 DODGE $585 1036 DODGE 4-DOOR TOURING SEDAN S495 LOW MILEAGE NEW CAR GUARANTEE.

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