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Yanks ks -Routing Giants 1 enes THE WKATHER Fair Saturday and Sunday exrrpt some cloudiness near Lake Krle; not much change in -in perature. YESTKRDAVS TRAFFIC TOLI, Aitoona No accidents. None injured Three arrested, running through top sign. Seven arrested, illegal parking. One arrested, running through jed light.

Blair County No accidents. None injured. One arrested, passing track on brow of hill. YESTKRDAVS TKMPKKATCRKS 8 A. M.

40 12 Noon 63 6 P. M. 50 Midnight 40 A VIGOROUS NEWSPAPER IN A PROGRESSIVE TERRITORY PHONE 8181 Continuously Published Since January 3, 185C ALTOONA, SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 3, 1936 ALIUWINrt Press Newspaper PRICE TWO CENTS Set 84 Mar Lazzeri's 4-Run Homer Features Second Battle Dickey Also Blasts Homerun; Five Giant Committee Urges Cut in Gov't Expenses Weird 'Witchcraft' Story Told by Three Women Amazes Court WOODBRIDGE, N. Oct. 2 (JP) An eerie story of such as might have been told in the streets of Salem in early New England days, pread among some housewives in a quiet family, neighborhood tonight after a police recorder sought with no apparent success to put it down.

Three serious-minded housewives who told the wild tale of black magic in court were sternly warned by Recorder Arthur Brown not to molest further the woman they, accused of being a "witch." "If there are any more complaints," the magistrate said, "I will send you all to the workhouse." The women, all of middle age and from the same tidy street, apparently were unshaken in their belief their neighbor a woman much like themselves In age and station was a "witch." They made no known move to consult their clergymen to disabuse themselves of their superstitions, as the court suggested. "Perhaps clergymen can Impress on them they never saw any witchcraft or the Jevil," Brown 'said. The three women, and two -of their neighbors who testified in corroboration of their weird "witchcraft" charges, had maintained, "seeing is believing," and "I saw it with my own eyes." Brown placed them on probation for a month with ff ders not to annoy the woman they accused. Later he issued JV Rebels Plan To Model Gov't After Italy's Insurgents Already Mapping Military Dictatorship; Government Orders Troops Shot Who Retreat LISBON, Portugal, Oct. 2.

(JP) Several Spanish cabinet ministers were reported today in Fascist communiques to have fled to France aboard an Argentine war ship. Reports also reached here that Gen. Francisco Franco, named dictator by the insurgents, had proclaimed "a new Spain" to be ruled as a corporative state on, the model of Portugal and Italy. The reports ministry members had quit te capital emanated from insurgent headquarters at Valladolid, Spain. They said the fleeing officials had reached Alicante and were bound for Marseille.

France, on the cruiser 25 De Mayo. (Last week informed sources at Buenos Aires said President Manuel Azana of Spain had asked asylum on the Argentine man-of-war but the report wag denied in, Madrid. 'Work For All' (The report also said Azana's wife, and the wives and children of some of his ministers had been moved to Alicante under the protection of Daniel Garcia Mansilla, Argentine ambassador to Madrid, to be put' aboard the 25 De Mayo.) Gen. Franco's proclamation to the Spanish people promised "work for all will be absolutely assured and no longer will be subject to capitalism." It guaranteed workers' rights, establishment of minimum wagee and the destruction of "social spongers." It pledged the insurgent government to "help peasants obtain independent work and own farms," to seek a concordat with the Catholic church, and to preserve friendly relations with all countries "except the Soviet ones, of which the new Spain will be the enemy." Dictatorship Planned BURGOS, Spain, Oct. 2.

(JP) (Continued on Page 2, Col. 3) Second Autopsy Discloses Additional Fracture UNIONTOWN, Oct. 2. (JP Attorney General Charles Margiotti said today a second autopsy on the body of Frank Monaghan disclosed an additional fracture of the right jaw of th 64-year-old hotel man, whose death led to the arrest of three policemen. Monaghan's body was exhumed today by court order upon tin petition of Margiotti and the sami six physicians who performed th first examined the bodj once more.

Physicians reported to Coronei S. A. Baltz after the first examination that Monaghan had broken nose and jaw, 11 fracturec ribs and 53 cuts and bruises, an( that he suffered two hemorrhages Today In The ALTOONA TRIBUNE Ta (TO I Comics 10-11 County News 4-5 Crossword Puzzle 6 Deaths 12 Financial 11 Tlossie 5 Guiding Your Child 5 Household Arts 4 Like That 6 Mejcy Hospital Cases' 12 New York Whirligig 11 Pattern 4 Radio Programs 10 Serial Story 11 Sports 8-9 Standing of the Crews 2 Strange As It Seems 12 Theatres 12 Unseen Advisor 4 Woman's News, Features Your Health 4 the threat of workhouse sentences. The alleged "witch woman" denied all knowledge of witchcraft. She pointed out that the witch's brew, cited by her accusers, was a medicinal preparation she made from herbs for herself and her hus-1 band.

Ag for the strange weird shapes her neighbors told of seeing, she put tbem as flickering shadows on the wall. The case came into court when the accused woman had her three neighbors brought before Brown on charges of annoying her. The seemingly routine case produced the startling defense of "she's a witch." With all gravity and conviction these accusers amazed the court with testimony like this: "I saw her change herself into a horse and walk on her hind legs." "I saw her bend down and her head changed into a dog's head and she had big bumps on her back." "One night I saw her at the window. She looked like a frightful animal. She seemed to be dressed in the skin of an animal.

There was also a blazing stream of fire above her head." "Her head would shrink to the size of my list. Her body would become large, and horns would appear on her head and she would walk on all fours like an animal." Aitoona will observe Fire Prevention week on a more elaborate and comprehensive scale than ever before, It was announced yesterday by Paul Amheiser, city fire chief, who haa arranged for an Entire week's program under the direction of Councilman W. S. Simpson, director of public safety. The observance will get under way tomorrow morning when min isters in all the churcheg of the city will call attention to the aims of the week and urge the fullest observance by the people.

Mayor J. Harry Moser, yesterday contributed also to the requests for a full observance of the aims of those sponsoring the week when he issued a proclamation at city hall urging everybody to assist in the work. Mr. Amheiser said yesterday that the churches, the schools, the in dustrial plants, the Insurance com panies, manufacturing and business interests had extended better co operation this year in arranging the plans tha never before. Yeaterday displays of old-time fire fighting equipment and Fire Prevention week placards and post- erg were placed in the windows of (Continued on Page 2, Col 4) Try Insomnia Active Program Announced For Fire Prevention Week Official Box Score NEW YORK (A.L.) ABBHOA Crosetti, ss 5 4 3 0 1 Rolfe, 3b 4 3 2 2 0 DiMaggio, cf 5 2 3 6 0 Gehrig, lb 5 1 2 6 0 Dickey, 5 3 2 8 0 Selkirk, rf 5 1 1 2 0 Powell, If 3 2 2 2 0 Lazzeri, 2b 4 1 1 1 3 Gomez, 5 1 1 0 0 Totals 41 18 17 27 4 NEW YORK (N.

ASRHOA Moore, If 5 0 0 2 0 Bartell, ss 3 0 1 2 2 Terry, lb 5 0 2 6 1 Leiber, cf 4 0 0 7 1 Ott, rf 4 0 0 4 0 Mancuso, 2 2 1 3 2 Whitehead, 2b 4 0 0 2 1 Jackson, 3b 4 1 1 0 2 Schumacher, 0 0 0 0 0 Smith, 0 0 0 0 0 Coffman, 0 0 0 0 1 Davis, 1 1 1 0 0 Gabler, 0 0 0 1 0 Danning, zz 1 0 0 0 0 Gumbert, 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 4 6 27 10 zBatted for Coffman in fourth. zzBatted for Gabler in eighth. Yankees ....2 0 7 0 0 1 2 0 618 Gints 0 1 0 3 0 0 000 0 4 Error, Jackson, Runs batted in, Gehrig 3, Dickey 5, Lazzeri 5, Bar-tell, Terry 2, DiMaggio 2, Gomez 2, Rolfe. Two base hits, DiMaggio, Mancusop Bartell. Home runs, Lazzeri, Dickey.

Stolen base, Powell. Sacrifice, DiMaggio. Double play, Leiber, aJckson to Bartell. Earned runs, Yankees 17, Giants 4. Left on bases, Americans 6, Giants 9.

Bases on balls, Schumacher 4 (Rolfe 2, Selkirk, Lazzeri); Smith 1 (Powell); Gomez 7 (Leiber, Mancuso 2, Schumacher, Bartell 2, Gabler); Gabler 3 (Cros etti, Dickey, Gehrig); Gumbert 1 (Powell.) Strikeouts, Gomez 8 (Moore 2, Bartell, Terry, Leiber, Whitehead, Mancuso, Danning) Schumacher 1 (Gomez); Gumbert 1 (Gomez); Coffmai 1 (Gomez.) Hits, off Schumacher 5 runs, 3 hits in two innings (none out in third); Smith 3 runs, 2 hits in 1-3 inning; Coffman 1 run, 2 hits in 1 2-3 innings; Gabler 3 runs, 5 hits in 4 innings; Gumbert 6 runs, 5 hits in 1. Wild pitches, Schumacher, Gomez. Losing pitcher, Schumacher. Umpires: Geisel, Ma- yerkurth. Slimmora Pfiimon JTime of game, 2:49.

News Flashes TYPHOON HITS JAPAN TOKYO, Oct. 3. (Saturday) OP) A typhoon, moving 30 miles an hour and spreading ruin over an area 300 miles wide, swept today toward Tokyo, where It was expected to strike this afternoon. STEAMER SINKS, 64 LOST TOKYO, Oct. 3.

(Saturday) (P) Sixty-four persons were believed drowned today when the Japanese steamship Kaslil-ma Maru foundered in a typhoon. EDWARD K. GANN DIES WASHINGTON, Oct. 2. (P) Edward E.

Gann, husband of Dolly Gann, sister and hostess of the late Vice President Charles Curtis, died at his home today. He was 55. MME. LUPESCU WEDS LONDON, Oct. 2.

(P) The Herald Dispatch in a dispatch from I'raha, Czechoslovakia, said tonight that time, Magda Lupescu, friend of King Carol of Rumania "has been married to a high official of the Rumanian court." "She is now living at the palace In Bucharest," the newspaper dispatch said. Tl Pi I ine raraae Of The finest newspaper published for boys and girls It contains many features that are an aid in school work It's the easiest way to get a high mark in current events in school EVERY SATURDAY IN THE ALTOONA TRIBUNE Hurlers Yield 17 Hits NEW YORK, Oct. 2 (JP) World series skies cleared today in New York's baseball civil war but there was another deluge just the same at the Polo Grounds. Instead of the rainfall it took the form of a Yankee windfall. On the diamond that was swept by showers for two previous days, the American league champions turned on a downpour of basehits that swamped the Giants by the record-smashing score of 18 to 4.

President Roosevelt, interrupting his re-election campaign to see his first world series game since 1933, was among the 43,543 fans who saw the Yankees emerge with a resounding roar from their hitting slump, batter five opposing pitchers, and coast to victory behind the erratic flinging of Vernon (Lefty) Gomez. Clubbing their way back to even terms at one-all in the sub way scramble for baseball's biggest money honors, the Yankees knocked Hal Schumacher from the box in the midst of a seven-run outburst in the third inning and continued a desultory attack that was climaxed in the ninth by a six-run drive off Harry Gumbert thel uckless fifth flinger for the home team. This concluding blast in a game that dragged through two hours and 49 minutes, the longest in series history, crowned one of the greatest record-breaking sprees ever witnessed in champions hip competition. With an attack reminiscent of the palmiest days of Babe Ruth company, the stream-lined 1936 Yankees broke or tied at least nine world series marks. Gallant Anthony Michael zeri, the veteran second sacker who was supposed to be near the end of the playing trail, contributed the biggest wallop to the record books by belting a home run with the bases full in the third inning, off the relief flinging of right-handed Dick Coffman.

Besides duplicating an achieve ment recorded only once before in series annals by Elmer Smith of Cleveland against Brooklyn in 1920 Lazzeri drove home a fifth run with a long fly, in the seventh inning, thereby wiping out a mark for runs-batted-in that he had shared himself with Babe Rutn and six other world series batsmen. (Continued on Page 9) Typhoid Epidemic Claims Sixth Victim HARRISBURG. Oct. 2. (JP) Dr.

Edith MacBride-Dexter, secre tary of health, commented today on the death of the sixth victim of a typhoid epidemic in Cumberland county that "some sort of safe water supply system" should De provided in the Hogestown and New Kingston district, but said the department was powerless to act. Roy Westhafer of Carlisle died last night of the disease which started among WPA workers who drank contaminated water while working on a road near Hogestown. Bezdek Faces Penn State Ouster Today By JOE LOCKARD Tribune Staff Writer An alumni movement of several years duration to have Hugo Bezdek removed as director of physical education at Penn State was apparently to be climaxed with success today. Confidential reponts emanating from State College last night were to the effect that the boa nf trustees of the college would this morning give the well-known head of the institution a one-year sab batical leave, effective October 1. It was reported that the executive committee of the board of trustees would recommend ouch an action and that the full board would ratify it.

At the end of the twelve month leave, the nniiw -mw, UbCIUV would be permitiLd to accept a position in the school of physical ed ucation which he now heads, or to retire. Bezdek, ovei' whose head storms have constantly been brewirJe since State adopted his plan, 1918 (Continued oil Page i. cot. Youth Freed Of Blame In Fatal Crash Kenneth Winters Tells Coroner's Jury How Blinding Headlights Caused Wreck in Which Laura Smith Died In a voice at times choked with emotions, a 21-year old Aitoona youth told a coroner's jury last night how he was blinded by headlights on an approaching au tomobile, causing him to leave the highway, run a distance of 39 feet, crash into a bank where his car overturned. killing his girl companion early Sunday morning, August 23.

Shortly afterwards, the jury returned a verdict absolving him of all blame in the accident, and recommended that all drivers use every precaution in keeping their lights properly focused. Coroner Chester C. Rothrock conducted the inquest into the death of Miss Laura Smith, of 845 Race street, who was crushed to death, when the car in which she was riding overturned on the Kittanning Point road at Oak avenue and Fortieth street, as a group of young people were re turning to Aitoona after a dance. Kenneth E. Winters, 21, of 887 Race street, driver of the car, when called to the stand, tried to conceal his emotions, but in vain.

Several times while giving testi mony, he spoke only in a whisper. Winters told the jury "That it all happened so suddenly," he didn't remember Ms car leaving the highway. "I just saw the mail boxes and then the car overturned. I don't recall whether I applied the brakes or Wilbur Brubaker, of 2912 West Chestnut avenue, wh0 was riding in the Winters car, testified that all he remembers of the accident is that he felt a few bumps and then the car turned over. "The sedan hesitated just a second before it turned over.

I was riding (Continued on Page 2, Col. 3) Inactivity on WPA Project Assailed The Blair County Building and Loan league last night scored the inactivity on the WPA Pleasant Valley sewer project and appointed a committee to contact the city officials and dispatch telegrams to the Harrisburg and Washington WPA offices urging resumption of the work immediately. It was announced at last night's meeting at the Penn Alto hotel that the institute sponsored by the organization will conduct three classes during the 1936-37 term. A class for beginners will be open to the general public. A second semester class will be held for advanced students and a course will be offered for building and loan directors.

Professor C. S. Cressey will be in charge of all instruction. President J. C.

Schomberg was in charge of last night's meeting. The activities of, the state convention held recently at Werners-ville were reported to the organization by Delegate A. F. Schomberg. Attorney C.

A. Auker reported that an additional four mill tax levied by the recent snecial ses sion of the legislature, does not apply to building and loan stockholders but that levy must be paid by the associations. The 1897 act calling for a four mill levy applies to the stockholders. Waiters Want Perceiiiag- Not Tips rARIS, Oct. 2.

(JP) To be tipped or not to be tipped was a ques tion which got Paris waiters and restaurateurs in a free-for-all fist fight today. Meeting under a strike threat, the employers rejected waiters' demands for a fixed precentage of checks instead of tips. Fists swung' and the, meeting broke up with employees' representatives demanding the government intervene. Stricken by Illness NEW YORK, Oct. 2 Gertrude Michael, movie actress Is recovering here from a severe cold and an attack of toxic poisoning.

She was to have sailed on the Normandie this week to make a British picture. She became ill when the plane In which she was speeding east was grounded at Albuquerque, New Mexico. TiQops Patrol Paris Streets; Revolt Feared Four Thousand Guardsmen Government's Answer to Sociay Party PARIS, Oct. 2 JP) Four thou sand guardsmen patrolled Paris boulevards tonight as the govern- ment militant answer to Col. Francois de la Rocque's assertion "enemies of the people might unleash a civil war in France." Seme 500 leftists chanting the "Internationale" clashed with 300 of de la Rocque's followers singing the "Marseillaise" in the Tro-cardero section, but were quickly dispersed by police.

The guardsmen, brought to Paris to reinforce police during the parliamentary debates on devaluation, were ordered into active after de la Rocque defied the government of Socialist Premier Leon (Continued on Page 2, Col. 6) ll-Year-Old Lad Sees Backwards MOUNDSVILLE, W. Oct. 2. (JP) Doctors studied the strange case today of 11-year-old Howard Elliott who apparently sees things backwards.

His teacher, puzzled by the boy's inability to advance beyond the second grade, put him throujjh an experiment that disclosed his problem. She wrote figures from one to nine and told Harold to copy them. He copied them backwards. The teacher, Eleanor Mengert, then held a mirror above her row of figures, and Howard put them down in much the same way as any other student In the class. She asked him to write his name.

Howard started at the right of the paper and wrote to the left (Continued on Page 2, Col. 1) Aitoona Trucker's Hearing Postponed HARRISBURG, Oct. 2. (JP) Hearing on Charles W. Filer's complaint that the railway express agency was giving store-door delivery service in Aitoona without a certificate of public convenience was postponed by the public service commission today until October 22.

Filer, who operates trucking service under the name Filer's Transfer, requested the postpone Directors Hear Proposals (For Repeal of Surtax On Undistributed Earnings of Corporations WASHINGTON, Oct. 2. (Recent monetary developments were interpreted in a public statement today from the Chamber of Commerce of the United States as a contribution toward world improvement. The statement was issued as a report from the Chamber's committee on monetary policy to the board of directors meeting in regular fall session. It closely followed an estimate by another committee that more persons are employed by private industry now than at the depth of the depression.

During executive sessions the board also heard proposals for repeal of the surtax on undistributed earnings of corporations and for balancing the federal budget next year by a cut of $500,000,000 in government expenditures. Declaring the significance of the efforts toward international monetary stabilization was unquestioned regardless of difference of opinion as to the necessity of the action, the committee said there was a basis for confidence In the outcome. "Success of the indicated policies will present a better outlook for world improvement offered since the exchanges wert 'f io-rupted five years ago," the report declared. "The gentlemen's agreement between the three governments, (United States, Great Britain and France) with other countries joining in the concert of action, is an import example of international cooperation," it added. Successful conclusion of the announced policies, the committee held, "should bring the world closer to the end of "arbitrary currency manipulations by governments." "It is an earnest desire and intention upon the part of leading nations to avoid monetary aggres- sion; it should contribute to (Continued on Page 2, Col.

S) Gov. Enters Reading Mill Strike HARRISBURG, Oct. 2. (JP) Governor Earle assumed the role of mediator in the Berkshire Knitting Mills strike today as picketing that lasted through two days of disorders halted for the weekend. The governor, at the state capi- tol, heard workers and plant offi cials tell their sides of the labor dispute at the Wyomissing factories, including charges of bru tality on the part of state police from the West Reading barracks.

Three outbreaks since the strike was called yesterday morning in jured more than 40 workers and two state troopers. Tear bombs were thrown and more than 100 automobiles smashed. The governor's first -iove was to send Major C. M. Wilhelm, deputy superintendent of state police, to take charge of policing in the strike area, superseding Captain Samuel W.

Gearhart, com mander of Troop C. Strikers charged Gearhart ad vised "clubbing as the only way to handle the situation." (Continued on Page 2, Col. 1) Last Day To Register Last day to register, Altoonans, if you want to vote at the general election November 3. And the only place wheie you may register is at the office of the county commissioners in Hol-lidaysburg and noon is the deadline. Books are open only until 12 o'clock noon today for registra tion only.

It Is too late to make a transfer from one precinct to another if one has moved within the time between the permanent registration dates and today. Persons who have registered since the passage of the permanent registration law need give the matter of registering no further consideration. Proclamation Whereas, the week beginning October 4 has been set aside as National Fire Prevention Week, in which our people are asked to cooperate in the study of methods for the prevention of fire, and, Whereas, it is the duty of every citizen to assist the constituted authorities in their efforts to elim inate fire hazards in the home, in the factory, in public buildings and elsewhere, and, Whereas, the loss annually by fire that in the lareer nercentas-o of cases could be avoided were fire hazards eliminated and Greater care exercised, and, Whereas, fires not onlv mean great losses of property, and often human lives, now, Therefore, J. Harry Moser. mayor of the city of Aitoona, do hereby call upon all our neonln tn assist in the efforts of this Week and I do urge them all to exercise tne greatest of care so that our fire loss here, low as it is annual ly, may be made still less.

J. HARRY MOSKR Movni- City Hall, October 3, 1936. Need Weight? LEEDS. Oct. 2.

(JP) John Adams found the net result of 11 days and nights of sleeplessness was a gain of four pounds. The insomnia sufferer's paramount problem, he says, is "what to do with leisure time especially that between midnight and morning." He solved the problem by making close friends with the night policeman here and by walking the floor for hours on end. Of course, Adams pointed out, he knew what to do with his time riming the day. He kept right on working at his regular job, never 11 mjnp-j losing a minute. And, barring a let-down feeling, be finally snapped out of the ordeal apparently none the worse off.

Sleep came to him after he had taken a triple dose of a sleeping potion prescribed by physicians, who said extreme cases of insomnia, such as Adams suffered, were very rare. Doctors attribute his to 13 months of action during the World war ment.