Altoona Tribune from Altoona, Pennsylvania • Page 13

THE WEATHF Oeeuieaal Mia Twn4r and W4-lj; lonHnejeoi BiM towcralai. TCSTUBATS TEWKBATCmcS a. m. 4S It Soea m. Mttatxht 44 The Tribune Gim Particular Attention To Now Of Neighboring Towns And CommunltlM As WeU As To City Events A VIGOROUS NEWSPAPER IN A PROGRESSIVE TERRJTOBT PHONE 8181 CeatiaoeutT hMMN tew Jwim UM ALTOONA, TUESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 20, 1934 PRICE, TWO CENTS ouivviin free Mvosaaei Nazis Reported Work Starts On Juniata Sewer Project jff Alarm France VN vit Big Army, 9 'mtosfagm Mayor Invites To Speak Here Townsend Pension Plan Favored Here Increase Asked For French War Budget In 1935 if Grade Crossing Elimination Planned Ill I at iyftXw tl Above are shown some of the 8 00 men who after many idle days milingly went back to work yesterday morning.

They are employed on the Juniata outfall sewer proj ect, work on which started yesterday. The sewer when completed ill serve a population of approxlm ately 9.000 In the Juniata section. Sewage from this section at prese nt discharges Into three tributaries of the upper Juniata river. The outfall sewer proper will consist ap proximately of 11,500 lineal feet of sewer pipe varying from 20 to SO Inches in diameter. This will beg In at Fourth avenue and Broadway, in Juniata and will run In an easterly direction through the existing Spring run culvert under the Term sylvania Railroad shop yards and classification tracts to the right of way of existing 84-inch sever run ning northward from the city of Altoona proper.

The new sewer will parallel the existing sewer, nor toward to the disposal plant. (Tribune Photo.) (Another Picture Will be Found Page 24.) fi RENO HARP Reno S. Harp Here Tonight Supreme Chancellor Of Knights Of Pythias Guest At Meeting Keno. S. Harp, supreme chan ceilor commander of the Knights of Pythias, accompanied by other high Officers of the lodge, will be guests of honor at a public meet ing and reception to be held this evening at 8 o'clock in the Logan room of the Penn Alto hotel by the local council.

F. Jackson of Bellwood grand vice chancellor of the order in Pennsylvania, will also participate in the program, it is an nounced. Plans for the evening include musical entertainment by the Big and Little Ben Wizards, with vocal and instrumental num bers to be featured. An attorney of national prom inence, Mr. Harp has compiled an impressive record for his success ful administration of fraternal af fairs.

Born on a farm near Myers- ville, Frederick county, Maryland, 67 years ago, he was educated -n the public schools and later graduated from Lebanon Valley college. Admitted to the county bar in 1894, he has for some years been president of the bar associa tion. He is a member of the I. O. O.

Red Men, Jr. O. U. A. and was a leader in the building of (Continaed en Pate S3) Injuries Fatal To Crash Victim Internal injuries suffered last Thursday night in an automobile accident resulted in the death of Christian Fenstamacher, 921 Sixth avenue, at his home late yesterday afternoon.

He died at the family home at 5:08 o'clock and his physician told members of the family that death was caused by internal injuries. Mr. Fenstamacher was injured late last Thursday night when his automobile went oyer an embankment at Ruskin drive and Fortieth street He was taken to a hospital where he was treated for his injuries. At the time hospital authorities said he would be admitted for observation but it later developed that the man refused (Continued on Pace 3) I 1 7 A All To Attend Dollar Day Parking Rules Banned For Tomorrow As Boosters Hold Quarterly Sales Event Mayor John J. McMurray yester day afternoon in a radio address over WFBG extended a hearty welcome to persons residing within a 40 mile radius of this city to visit tomorrow when Dollar Day is to be an outstanding attraction In Altoona Booster association stores.

The mayor stated that a well- timed merchandising event is being sponsored by Booster merchants and an unusual array of offerings in all lines of merchandise is to be found in all stores of the city. Everything is in readiness, he said, all new and seasonable mer chandise being offered nothing shoddy or shopworn. The approach of the holiday sea son makes this sale an opportune one at which to purchase Christ mas gifts at a price far less than it would be able to buy them for later, he said. Many extra specials in gifts and necessities to help make the holiday season one of the brightest in many years will be found in all stores in the city. The mayor urged prospective buyers to save themselves money by planning to do their Christmas shopping, tomorrow.

Hundreds of useful articles are specially priced for this day only and when the stores close their doors at 5:30 tomorrow evening these articles will be marked up to their original prices. The mayor urged his audience to watch the editions of The Altoona Tribune this morning and the Altoona Mirror this evening and suggested that the public go over each item advertised and make note of the selections before a shopping trip is begun. This, he said, will save both time and patience and will prevent overlooking any article in which they might be interested and at the same time reminded his listeners all specials will not be advertised in the papers but will be prominently displayed in the various stores. In regards to traffic regulations, he said that with the exception of where parking will interfere with state laws or the rules of the City Fire department, all parking rules will be banned for the day. It will not be necessary to rush while shopping, he said, as there is to be no fear of finding a yellow ticket.

He has instructed members of the police department to be ready to give all a warm welcome and humorously stated that the presentation of a yellow tag would not be included in the welcome extended by coppers. The mayor stressed the fact that (Continaed en Pace S3) Power Talks Ruffle Business WASHINGTON, Nov. 19. JP) The newly cemented friendship be tween big business and the ad ministration was ruffled but hardly shattered today by President Roosevelt's forceful reiteration of a public utilities policy decidedly distasteful to the leaders of the cooperative recovery move. Public ownership of power plants and power lines, which the President said should be extended to every state in.

the Union, is a form of governmental competition with private interests to which business organizations are unalterably opposed. Nevertheless, Mr. Roosevelt's as sertion of last night is hardly to be made the occasion for a renewal of the recently ended feud (Continued en Pare S3) Kidnapers Threaten Girl KENT, Nov. 19. De spite a reported underworld plot to kidnap her, pretty Evangeline Davey, 23-year-old daughter of Governor-elect Martin L.

Davey, sat in her home tonight calmly asserting. Tm not afraid." A special escort of state high way patrolmen was assigned to guard her when he motored to Columbus Saturday to witness the Michigan-Ohio State football game, 'I didn pay any attention to it" Miss Davey said, when asked about the threat "No, I was not afraid. I had an escort I enjoyed the game immensely." She said she motored to the game in company with lysr mother and a group of friends. It was learned here that a highway police car followed the Davey ma chine and that Miss Davey was (guarded while at the football field. Audience Acclaims Affirmative Side Victors In Local Debate With about 1.000 persons in at tendance, the Townsend Old Age Revolving pension plan was given approval by Altoonans after a de bate on its merits in the Altoona High school auditorium last night.

Four different angles were given on the question. Attorney E. H. Flick, first of the affirmative speakers, spoke on the general side of the debate, followed by Negative George Hartmann, who gave various statistics to prove that the principle was "basically undemocratic and unsound." Colonel Guy C. Barley, second affirmative, immediately countered by bringing up the patriotic side and connecting the pension plan with the principles of the preamble to the Constitution while Professor J.

W. Hemmerly, second negative, counter-attacked by using the religious angle. Eaoh speaker was allowed 15 minutes to present his points, with the first two speakers given a five minute rebuttal period, Charles Kniss, general chairman, officiated as timer. The proposition of the Town-send plan is to give $200 per month to each person over the age of 60 years provided this sum of money is spent within the month's time. The government will get the funds for this "dole" by placing a sales tax on all commodities possible.

In this way, the sponsors figure the additional cur rency placed in circulation would start a revolution of disposing of excess crops, materials, do away with unemployment, etc. Attorney Flick made a plea for the infirmities of old age when a person is unable to work and support himself," then swung into the theme that with each aged person receiving $200.00 per month, the surplus crops couud be purchased, starting a new cycle of industrial activity. Dr. Hartmann, terming the pen sion plan "politically and socially unsound, unAmerican and undemocratic," stated he was against the Townsend policy because of economic, moral, psychological and socialistic grounds. He claimed that only the minority would receive the money since, he stated, the insurance companies computed the average life of man at 57 years of age, and woman at 59.

Prices would rise as soon as the additional monetary change appeared and the public would soon be in the same position as before, said. (Continaed on Pate 13) 600 To Attend Conference Stressing the theme "Forward Again," 600 delegates of the 74 Presbyterian churches of the Huntingdon Presbytery will meet Fri day November 23 at the First Presbyterian church of this city for one of a series of conferences sponsored by the general assembly, announced Rev. Walter L. Ritter, pastor, last night. The conference will open with luncheon for delegates at 12:15 o'clock in the banquet hall of the church, with Rev.

Dr. William Chalmers Covert of Philadelphia, moderator of the general assembly, as speaker. Afternoon conferences will be gin at 2 o'clock in the church auditorium, with Dr. Cleland Boyd McAfee, former moderator of the (Continaed en Page IS) 5. Abolition of company employed deputy sheriffs.

6. Amendments overhauling and strengthening the workmen's compensation laws. 7. Compensation for occupational diseases. 8.

Authority for the department to collect unpaid wage claims of workers, similar to that vested In the labor departments of California, New York and other industrial states. 9. Extension of the merit system, now in force in the bureau of employment, to include the field and techincal force of other bureaus 10. Appropriations to the department of labor and Industry which will permit employment of sufficient field and clerical forces to handle adequately enforcement of labor laws and regulations, Situation Held 'As Grave As In Germany Declared As Dangerous As It Was Then PARIS, Nov. 19 (If) France was warned sharply today that Germany wai building up a mighty military machine and could by next year, throw 5,500,000 men into action within a few days.

This was the declaration of Leon Archimbaud, reporter of the budget, who asked credits of francs (about $376,200,000) for the 1935 war budget "The enemies of France," declared Archimbaud, "are Intensively preparing for war as though it were to be in the near future." 'As Grave As 1914' Simultaneously, Marshal Fran-chet D'Esperey announced: "I find the French army is not going satisfactorily. "The situation seems to be at least as grave as in 1914. The Germans are preparing and we are not preparing enough. They are as dangerous as they were then." Col. Jan Fabry, former minister of war, published a lengthy signed article in which he said he feared the possibility of a sudden paralyzing attack on France conducted in three phases: '1) A terrific, lightning-like air raid; 2) The swift Invasion of small powerful forces by way of Belgium and Switzerland to complete Urt destruction from the air; (S) The surging wave of a powerful occupying force capable of ending the war within a few weks.

Colonel Fabry demanded a 'strong government and domestic unity to face such a danger. Grants More Defense Funds The government of Premier-Pierre-Entienne Frandin, viewing the European situation with uneasiness because of various allegations of German rearmament, granted the budget an additional expenditure of 800,000,000 francs (about $53,000,000) for frontier organization expenses. oer conscripts than normal will be called to the colors to complete their training in order to give France an augmented military force in this period. Archibaud, in making his budgetary report, which was given to (Continaed on hit S3) Admits Murder Of Two Girls Slayer Guarded By Police After Bodies Are Found CLIFTON FORGE, Nov. 19 UP) The brutal slaying of two young white girls and a criminal attack upon one of them was confessed, police said, by a 25-year-old Negro, Philip Jones, today after the bodies had been found in a ravine near here.

The Negro's whereabouts was a closely guarded police secret tonight. A searching party early today found the bodies of the girls, Alice B. Hill, 13, and her sister, Ellen, 9, near the Jones home about a mile td a half from Clifton Froge. Jones, his wife, Chester Smith, 23, and John Pryor, all Negroes, were arrested and hurried to Roanoke as news of the crime spread and publio Indignation rose. Clifton Forge officers, who questioned the prisoners with assistance of Roanoke city police, announced first that Jones had confessed to slaying one of the girls but' accused Smith, who emphati- (Centimes Pne IS) 15 Injured In Trolley Crash-Up PITTSBURG, Nov.

19. (JF) A McKeesport street car "split" a switch and crashed into a parked automobile late today, injuring 15 persons, three of them critically. The rear trucks left the rails and swung toward the curb, knocking down an iron pole and hitting the car in which two men, Baltimore tt Ohio railroad conductors, were seated. David R. Reed, one of the conductors, received a crushed chest but his companion, Joseph J.

Daly, 28, owner of the car, escaped with minor injuries. Thirteen of the 30 passengers on the trolley were hurt. New Works Program May Include Project Costing Millions, Putting Thousands To Work WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 A grade crossing elimination plan, costing many millions of dollar and capable of putting thousand? of men to work, today took mors definite form as a part of the new public works program. How much money will be turned into the work of building bridges and underpasses remains to be determined.

It has been estimated that complete elimination of all grade crossings would cost several billion dollars, at a minimum. The bureau of public roads wai disclosed today to have supplied the public works administration with a list of hundreds of projects whioh could be started almost immediately. These would cost upward of $250,000,000. Endorsed by Ickes Secretary Ickes already has endorsed grade crossing elimination as one phase of the new public works program. Joseph B.

Eastman, the federal coordinator of trans- (Continaei oa Pan IS) Rotary Club To Hold Annual Dinner Tonight T)lA A Unnn Qnt.M, L.IJ i witt ttuwtj tlUU Will I 171 its annual dinner meeting with outstanding farmers of the county tonight at 6:30 o'clock in Grange Hall, Sinking Valley, near Skelp. E. Moffitt, farm management specialist from Pennsylvania State College, Is to be the principal E. J. Harshbarger is chairman of the Rotary committee in charged and urges a full turnout of mem bers for this event.

E. G. Hamii; county farm agent is cooperating with the club in arranging for attendance of prominent fanners. Last year the farmers were entertained at the Penn Alto Hotel by the Rotarians and the year before at Martinsburg. Fire Desti troys Elderton Store Flames Threaten Business District Of Village; $40,000 Loss EI.DERTON, Nov.

19. (IP) Fire destroyed the E. W. Williams general store and threatened the business district of this Armstrong county village of 300 inhabitants today. Volunteer fire fighters from the nearby communities of Kittanning, Apollo and brought tho flames under control after damage estimated by Williams, owner ol the store, at $40,000 had been done While he watched the fire.

Glen Miller of Cherry Run was grazed on the cheek by a bullet, supposedly coming from a burning cartridge box in the building. The flames broke out in the basement while two workers were repairing a heater. Sparks from blaze, to be used for welding, set fire to kerosene which exploded and spread the flames. Most of the contents of the store were destroyed. Only a rear addl-(Continued en Pate JS) Find Local Man Dead With a card in his coat pocket advising him to report for work In Baltimore, Harry G.

Booth, Altoona, was found dead last night in a dilapidated shack at the rear of 716 Eighth avenue, a victim of alcoholism. The property where Booth was found is owned by Mrs. Rosa Parks and she told police Booth and several other men htd frequently used the place during the night Mrs. Parks told officers that Booth and a companion came to the shack yesterday afternoon and later the one man left. The (Continue ea he Sewer To Be Opened City Council Meets Today Important Matters Listed For Consideration At 10 O'clock City council may have a number of important matters before it when it meets in the second of the regular stated sessions of the month this morning at 10 o'clock.

Ready for presentation to council is the special investigating committee's report on the federal transient bureau at Sixth avenu? and Third street Council may also have before it for possible action the applications of a number of city employes who will be retired under the city pension plan, they having reached the retirement age. Matters in connection with the city's participation in the federal-state works relief projects here also will likely be discussed. C. E. Burns, who appeared before council November 6 asking that a date be fixed for a hearing of his charges of alleged misconduct on the part of a number of police officers, may also appear.

At the meeting November 6 Mr. Burns was informed that a hearing would be granted him when Attorney John J. Haberstroh, who is counsel for the officers, would (Continued en Pate S3) Two Lads Held In Burglary The arrest of two Altoona boys last night while they were engaged in looting a Green avenue restaurant may lead to clearing up other minor thefts in the vicinity which have occurred recently, police said last night Donald White, 14, of 1624 Twenty-first avenue and Meral Boring, 16, of 307 Seventh street were arrested by city police late last night in the basement of a restaurant at Green avenue and Eighth street, conducted by Madeline Kember-ling. City police received a call that two men had been seen entering the place and Officers William Ault and Tobias immediately rushed to the place. A quick glance at the premises revealed that an attempt had been made to enter by a first floor window by picking putty from edges of the glass and also by breaking in a rear door.

The officers learned that actual (Continued en Pat 3) Bids For Juniata Work Materials Members of city council are expected to open bids for materials required in the construction of the Juniata outfall sewer some time on Wednesday afternoon. The bids will be for furnishing materials, tools, and equipment necessary in the construction job. They entail a possible expenditure of approximately $50,000. The bids must be in the hands of W. H.

Baird, city clerk, by 11 a. tomorrow. Under the federal-state works relief program the city is required to pay for the materials used in the construction of this sewer. The city's estimated share is while the total cost of the project is $244,902. Whether the city will make use of reinforced concrete pipe or terra cotta pipe for the sewer lines will depend largely upon the cost.

If reinforced concrete pipe can be had more cheaply than terra cotta, it would appear to be the desire of council to make use of the concrete pipe, for this would pro vide additional labor on the site in making up these pipes. To do this, however, would necessitate the hiring of some additional ma chinery and forms, it was pointed out yesterday at city hall. Included in the list of materials required and for which bids have been asked are reinforced concrete pipe, terra cotta pipe, cement, lumber, bricks, crushed stone, sand, castings, manhole covers, reinforcing steel, steel reinforcement bars, rental of forms for making rein- forced concrete pipe, rental of (Centimed en Fire S3) Borah Charges Relief Waste WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 UP) New charges of waste amounting to millions of dollars were aimed at the relief administration tonight by Senator Borah of Idaho. In a radio address the veteran Republican independent boomed a demand for an investigation by a "wholly disinterested committee or tribunal" Asked before he stepped to the microphone what he meant by that, he said: "Congress." Borah urged that the administration wrap additional safeguards against waste around the huge relief program contemplated for next year.

In one western county, he asserted, he had a report that $4 had been disseminated In relief but that the cost of administration had been $572. In another county it cost $576, he said, and the (Centimes' en rax tl) Recalls Blair Accidents Coroner Rothrock Tells Of Fire In Which 13 Lost Lives In Blair county's history. 192S, 1932 and 1934 stand out as fatal-years, judging from what records reveal relative to fatalities occurring in the county. The tragic automobile accident last Friday night in which seven persons met death, four being burned to death, was the most tragic auto crash ever occurring in Blair county. The auto crash, however, is only the third most tragic accident to occur in the district, considering all types of accidents.

(ContinnJ on Pare S3) WILL ROGERS: BEVERLY HILLS, Calif, Nov. 19. The President made one of his best speeches in Tupelo, Miss, Sunday. He told that the people could make their own electric energy cheaper than they were getting it And say, by Monday morning, he had the companies talking "new rates." They all say the government can't do anything toward running any business, but they break their necks to see that it don't try. They never will find out who that Vanderbilt child belongs too, till both sides go plum broke.

Yours, WILL ROGERS. Seeks $25,000 Damages A damage suit for $25,000 was filed at the office of Prothonotary John B. Elliott, for the common pleas court, yesterday, by Carmela Ronzano, through her attorneys. Scheeline and Smith and Di Sil- vestro and Maxman, against Clyde H. Stiles, to recover $25,000 for the loss of plaintiffs husband.

Antonio Romano, who was killed by an automobile, Dec 14, 1933. At the time of his death, Antonio Ronzano was a subject of the King of Italy, and is survived by his wife and a daughter, Maria, who was born, Oct. 12, 1909, for which joint use and benefit the suit is brought The plaintiff and her daughter, Maria, are subjects of the King of Italy, residing at Forensa in the Province of Poten-zia, Italy. The defendant, a citizen of Penn sylvania, resides at Altoona, He (Catinaei rate 'Security Program' Offered By Miss Carr For Pennsylvania HARRI SBURG, Nov. 19 (JP) A 10-point legislative "security program" for Pennsylvania to ease future depressions is recommended in a report to Governor Pln-chot by Charlotte E.

Carr, secretary of labor and industry, which was released today. The recommendations: 1. Unemployment insurance. 2. State child labor laws prohibiting employment of children under 16 and giving the department of labor and industry full authority to supervise and regulate the health and working conditions of youths from 16 to 18 years old.

3. State laws establishing a minimum below which wages may not fall. 4. State laws reducing maximum hours for women and it.