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"MISS N020DY" IS A MOST REMARKABLE PERSON READ ABOUT HER IN NEXT MONDAY'S ALTOONA TRIBUNE ffoday Jimmy Says Pictures sent by radio don't seem be so radiant. Today's Weather Fair. The Big Strike; Why Not Arbitration? Too Many Cars? Never. Mff HI ilM.MIUt.t- The Newspaper That Copers Central Pennsylvania No. 16,218 ALTOONA, SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 8, 1926 TWENTY PAGES TWO CENTS 29 Times 3 Millions.

By ABTHUR BRISBANE 1026, by Altoona Tribune) LOYD GEORGE is opposed to mm i WM mm Mil 1 IHTP mm illEJM -4 CONTEST NOMINATION PEAK IN TRIBUNE OPPORTUNITY NEITHER FACTION YIELDS BUT OBSERVERS THINK END MAY COME WITH1NFEW DAYS CLUB CAMPAIGN AT HAND and the list will probably be one of WARNINQ IS ISSUED AGAINST TURNING IN FALSE FIRE ALARMS Severe penalties are awaiting those turning in false fire alarms, officials of the Altoona department of public safety announced yesterday. Of the eighty-three alarms sent In during the month of April, were false, the monthly report of T. Allemann, chief of the city department, reveals. Sixty-eight telephone alarms' and fifteen sent In from boxes make up the total number for the post month. Causes follow: Burning flues, 27; sparks from flues, 17; grass fires, undetermined, defective wires and carlessness, 2 each, and pan of grease, oil in sewer inlet, hot ashes, automobiles and cigaret stub, 1 each.

Estimated loss during the thirty days was $3,045 of which $3,525 was covered by insurance. Volunteers Increase in NumbersLabor Plans CalhOut Li Baldwin's conservative government, but declares that the majority of Britishers stand behind It. and against five million organized workmen and the national strike. The question in England today is "shall the empire be ruled by national vote, or by one-eighth of the people enrolled in labor unions." The British as a nation will respond to Baldwin's appeal to "cooperate in measures undertaken to preserve the liberties and privileges of the people of these islands." No sound reason can be given for permitting any one group, whether unionism. Free Masonry, some particular church or any other body to take charge of the nation.

On the other hand, the workers properly object to including among "the liberties and privileges of the people of these islands," the privilege of a small group of coal mine owners arbitrarily to reduce wages, thir- JBr.n.m npi" ppnt nnrl ndd hour to the working day. I'nion labor has no right to force starvation upon the whole people. The coal mine owners have no right to force semi-starvation upon thousands of mine workers. It is probuble that this strike will he settled in a short time. But "the liberties and privileges" of the coal mine workers will have to be considered in the settlement.

With an entile nation tied up because mine owners and workers cannot agree on wages, why not submit the question to an impartial jury if such can be found. The British ask us to join a league In which all nations would submit their wars to arbitration. Why not experiment w.ith one 'little industrial war at home for a start. The Hon. Saklatvala, M.

who came to England from India to give the British lion's tail a twist, is now in jail for telling soldiers they ought to join the strike and make a complete job of social chaos in England. The British judge did not approve the idea. Russian trades unions sympathizing with the British strike send flio.OOO to help. You cannot feed three or four million families long on that sum. Even $2,000,000, to be raised in Russia by taxing all workers one quarter of a day's pay, would not go far.

The strikers must win, lose or compromise before long. Compromise is the probable outcome, so arranged as to let labor leaders say, won" and government, "We did not give in." This year 00.000 more automobiles are registered in California than in 1925. That shows prosperity and, what is more important, HAPPINESS. Some' time ago, when' all worm -used fewer automobiles Mian there are now in California'' lone, men talked about automobila. saturation." v.

There never will be saturation un til every family has' at least one automobile, as it should have, and then it will be necessarj-, every few years, to manufacture twenty-five or thirty million new ones to re place the old. Get YOUR car now. The falling franc causes predic tions mat -t rance wilL not be able to carry out the proposed settlement of the debt to America, which amounts to a reduction of about one-half in principal and interest. Possibly some settlement of the debt problem would be the best thing to increase the strength of the frane. The pound sterling went up steadily after Britain had arranged to pay her war debt.

Henry Ford proves that big business of the right kind is good for owner, public and consumer. He makes about $29 profit on each automobile. If he make millions of cars a year, he would lose heavily on each, at the present prices. He makes a comfortable fortune yearly by saving iron dust that ordinarily escapes from blast furnace chimneys. At one end of his big River Rouge plant iron comes in from the ore beds, and.

at the other end goes out under its own powei-, on four wheels, transformed into tractors. Twenty-nine dollars profit per car seems little, but it is enough if you live simply and make three million cars every year, selling, besides, enough automobile parts to bring your annual profits well above one hundred millions. 1 ne conrerence of the Methodist JTpiscopal Church, South, invites all modernists to get out. That applies -V all, especially, clergymen who do believe "in a living personal God, me mvinny oi jesus enrist and the Virgin birth." That seems fair. There is plenty of room outside of any church for any belief in these days.

Churches, like clubs, should have the right to control their own membership and rules, while carefully abstaining from any attempt to control other people and other things. HENRY FORD ASSISTS BRUSH FIRE FIGHTERS SUDBURY, May 7. (A. Henry Ford assumed the role of assistant fire chief today and helped stave off a brush, fire that menaced the historic Way Side Inn, which he bought a few years ago. The flames raced to within a half mile of the inn.

The fire burned about 200 acres of scrub timber and brush on the Ford property. It was stopped after men from the Inn and equipment from Sudbury West Sudbury and Marlboro had engaged it for nearly five hours. Mr. Ford assisted in directing the force, augmented by volunteers drawn partly from passing motorists. A chemical truck from the inn was destroyed.

MANY FOREST FIRES ARE REPORT THROUGHOUT STATE HARRISBURG. May T. (A. Between 65 and 70 forest fires, all small with the exception of one which swept 300 acres in Clinton county occurred In Pennsylvania yesterday. reports received today at the Department of Forests and Waters disclosed, peorsre H.

Wertz, state fire warden i-'Mj suiu liru laifliua were jmrvas-i; as the high winds dried out the illea leave. MASS MEETING SUNDAY TO Benjamin L. Hershfield and Rabbi Rosenthal to Speak ASSEMBLY TO BE HELD AT STRAND THEATRE Effort Will Be Made to Raise $15,000 Among Altoona Jews The United Jewish relief drive will start in Altoona on Sunday night with a mass meeting at the Strand theatte, at which speakers of national repute will address Altoona Jews, it has been announced by Isaiah Schee- line, chairman of the local committee, Speakers will be Benjamin L. Hershfield and Rabbi Isidore Rosenthal. Mass meetings have been held in many cities and the quotas over-subscribed, Mr.

Scheellne announced. He calls on Altoona Jews to do their part in the nation-wide campaign. An appeal made by the local com mittee pictures conditions in the east in a dark way. The appeal follows: "Conditions over seas are now in describable, having assumed darker colors than when the campaign was originally launched. Immediate help must be given that thousands may be saved.

Daily urgent demands are be ing broadcast for. the raising and forwarding of funds. One hundred thousand dollars was raised in Pittsburg yesterday, part of a two million dollar fund which is to be cabled at once. Over half of the Jewish population of the world faces starvation and death. Help must be forwarded immediately, if not innocent multitudes will die." The program of tomorrow night's meeting follows: Opening prayer; song, "America;" address, Benjamin L.

Hershfield; song, "Eli, Eli," by Samuel II. address, Rabbi Rosenthal; vsong, "Hatikva;" closing prayer. The chairman of the meeting will be Rabbi Solomon N. Bazell. The officers of the campaign are: Isaiah Scheeline, chairman; Hillis Feinberg, secretary; assistant secretaries, David Lebowitz and Samuel H.

Jubelirer; treasurer, Malcolm H. Neuwahl. The- campaign committee is as follows: Benjamin Cohn, Morris Len-son, Solomon Brett, Louis Bergman, Harry Slutzker, Phil Klevan, Bert Leopold, Max Lenson, Mrs. Adolph Koch, Louis Lang, Nathan Freed-raan, Jacob Sitnek, Jacob Silverman, Leopold Schwartz, Meyer Friedman, Abraham Berman, Harry Hoffenberg, Israel Evin, Martin March, Mrs. Abraham Sol.

Dembert, Miss Bertha Weil, Mrs. Jacob' Evin, Samuel, M. CohnAjMrs. William Well, Jacob Berman, Mrs. Samuel Scheln-berg, L.

E. Nesselson, Jacob Festen-stein, Mrs. Halman Craine, D. Swltzer William Krelitz, Isaac Robinson, Joseph Levine, Meyer Bloch, Jacob Brett, Isaac Lang, Nathan Israel, Harry Adler, Isaac Silverman, Wolf Cohn, Meyer Kohn, Louis Silverman, A. Abelson, Philip Wayne, Meyer J.

Levine, Haiman Colous, Meyer Abel-son, Joseph Cohen, Barnett Benjamin, Harry Halpern, Julius Kapner, M. Fishkin, Harry WolHwrg, Mnrris Karasek, G. Goodman and Jacob C. Cohen, Ernest Miss Esther Colbus, Rabbis Rosen and Strauss. Altoona's quota in the drive has been set at $15,000.

RUSSIA SEEDS EJfGIJiES MOSCOW, May 7. (A.P.) Russian railroads need between 500 and 1,000 new locomotives and from 50,000 to 80,000 new car3, according to the viewpoint of Samuel N. Vauclain. The president of the Baldwin Locomotive Works, who has been studying conditions in Russia with his son-in-law, William P. Hamilton, vice president of the Guaranty Trust company of New York, has so informed Railroad Commissary Rudzudak.

ATTACKS VOLSTEAD ACT PHILADELPHIA, May 7. (A.P.) A bitter attack on the 18th Amend ment, the Volstead Act, the League of Nations and American adheranee to the World Court coupled with a plea for the return of the principles of local self-government featured an address here tonight by Senator James A. Reed, Democrat, of Missouri, held under the auspices of Philadelphia committee for modification of the Volstead Act. ROBBERS HINTED GREENVILLE, May 7 (A. Police tonight are searching or two men who laet night carried a safe from the rooms of Mrs.

George Harrington, owner of the National Hotel, to their own room in the hotel, open ed it and escaped with $500 in cash. TATAL JOHNSTOWN, May 7. (A.P.) Mary Warhal of Webrum, aged 4, died in a local hospital tonight of burns sustained while playing with matches at her home today. OPEN JEWISH CAMPAIGN PEOPLE 10 OUST EDITOR DECLARES Accuses Fisher's Foe of Fogging Issues of the Campaign SAY PHILADELPHIA IS NOT FOR HIM Pepper Declares He Will Be Ever-Ready to Serve Citizens (Bv Associated Press to Altoona Tribune) WILKES-BARRE, May 7. Col.

Ernest G. Smith, candidate for the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor on the Pepper-Fisher ticket, tonight called on Edward E. Beidlemun, one of the Republican gubernatorial candidates, to reply to a number of questions to which the colonel said the voters were entitled to in order to judge 'of Mr. Beidleman's qualifications for the governorship. "Up to the present time," said Colonel Smith in a letter to Mr.

Beidleman, "your canvas has been remarkable for its consistent evasion Of all the real issues of this contest; and equally so for the vigor with which you have been directing the fire of your oratory at men who are not candidates for office, and who, therefore, are not logically the subjects of discussion Jn this cam paign. "With what mental reservations are you people and whose interest is only that of good government. They desire leadership from purely personal motives. wonder why I say this coming from Philadelphia. Let me tell you that the people of Philadelphia are just as anxious to throw off the joke of bossism as you in Pittsburg 'are anxious that it shall not be imposed on you." PIncliot He then called attention to Governor Pinchot's campaign and, asserted that the governor "had a large number of office holders behind him" and had "other influences at work in his behalf." State Senator Max G.

Leslie, a speaker at the meeting addressed himself to charges made against him by Governor Pinchot in letters to Senator Pepper. "The American public loves to be buncoed," Senator Leslie declared. "Barnum announced this years ago but he was never in Pinchot's class. He has been bunk ever since coming in public life. The governor talked himself into the governorship, he talked himself out of being a delegate to the National Convention and he has talked himself, out of being in the senatorial race.

"He has placed himself upon a pedestal and from there attempts to dictate to everyone about everything. "He is running a campaign of deceit. To defeat- such a deceitful, irresponsible person us the governor of this state and a person of his political character is the doing of a great service for a great Commonwealth." John S. Fisher. Republican gubernatorial candidate, returned to Pittsburg with Senator Pepper, but was unable to speak at any of the meetings because of a sore throat.

Pepper Returns PITTSBURG. May 7. (A.P.) Senator George Wharton Pepper, candidate for the Republican United States senatorial nomination, returned to Pittsburg tonight from his tour of Northwestern Pennsylvania and spoke at meetings here and in McKeesport. Declaring at the meeting here that he was no "professional office seeker" he said, "I am putting myself in your hands. Whatever you ask of me I wiil do it.

If you feel that my services justify placing me in your service then I promise you I will re-dedicate myself to the service of the common wealth in a greater measure because of my experience giving me an increased capacity to serve." Speaking of the charge that the Philadelphia organization is trying to control the Republican politics of Pennsylvania, Senator Pepper said: "We must have an organization which will inspire confidence in the voters. The Philadelphia gang headed by Congressman William S. Vare has come into Pittsburg and has asked for your votes in order that the Philadelphia bosses may be made the political bosses of Pennsylvania. "I call your attention to the fact that the records of the Dauphin county courts alone, wholly Irrespective trials before the federal courts, show that you have, within a period of less than two and a half years, appeared as counsel for the defendants in at least HO liquor law violation cases. "By what political or spiritual agility can one for years be the favored counsellor of law violator, and then in one single and sudden transition become the sincere and conscientious administrator of "a vigorous law enforcement policy?" Charley Hark Sell Men Good Shoes fS.

ANXIOUS BOSSISM The peak of the flood of nominations for the Altoona Tribune's $15,000 prize campaign Is expected to arrive today, for 8 o'clock this evening ends the maximum offer of credits for entry into the campaign and so a majority of the men and women ambitious to share in the record-breaking prize distribution will probably enroll in time to take advantage of the offer. Every man or women listed as a candidate by this evening, or whose nomination is en route in the mall, will be given not only the ordinary 2,000 entry votes, but a special maximum entry bonus of 25,000 credits as well. Since credits by entering the campaign and by securing new and renewal subscriptions for the Tribune alone decide the winners of the many awards, the importance of this offer is manifest. Wide interest is being shown in the great campaign, and there is much speculation as to who have so far enrolled as aspirants for the 10 closed cars and other prizes. Sometime during the early part of the coming week the Tribune will publish the names of nominees so far, IL (By AssQclnted Tm to Altoona Tribune) JOLIBT, 111., May.

7. Nathan Leo pold, who with Richard Loeb killed Bobby-Franks a thrill" in Chicago two years ago, was offered an opportunity to flee from StaU-ville prison "Wednesday by seven con victs who escaped after killing a deputy warded and woumlii a guard and two trusties, Hjalmar Rhen, state's attorney of Will county said tonight, Leopold had told him. Leopold, however, refused, accord ing to his story to Rehn. Warden John L. Whitman, who had said dur ing the day that Leopold was not in the section of the new prison from which the prisoners fled, said tonight that he was in the solitary confinement block where the deputy warden was killed.

Leopold, according to Rehn, said he knew nothing of the plan to escape untH one of the three Mexicans who made their escape with four others came to the cell where he was confined and asked him if he wanted to flee. Leopold replied that he did not, whereupon the convicts took the handcuffs with which he was held in a standing position and left. The escape was planned, a week ago during a prison baseball game, three of the convicts who have been captured and returned to the prison, told the authorities today. The hunt for three others is still in progress while the other convict is in a Strea-tor, 111., hospital near death from wounds suffered in a fight with Len-ore, 111., citizens. GIRL TEAR GAsVlCTIM NOT BEATEN JAILER SAYS SCRANTON.

May 7. (A.P.) Statements that bruises covered the body of Julia Sanko. 16, who died at the State Hospital Tuesday following her removal from the county jail where on Monday tear gas was used to subdue her, brought denials from several sources tonight. The statement was attributed to a brother of the girl, who came from Detroit to attend the. funeral from her home in Old Forge today.

John W. Evans, the undertaker at whose morgue Coroner D. J. Jenkins conducted the autopsy' on Miss Sanko, declared he saw no marks on her body that would tend to show she had been roughly handled. A similar statement was made by Deputy Warden George Benore, who administered the gas treatment.

LAKE STEAMER CRIPPLED CLEVELAND, May 7. (A.P.) The ore boat Mataafa, her speed cut in half by the loss of one of her boilers, due to an explosion, limped into Cleveland harbor today to obtain medical aid for three members of crew who were seriously burned In the accident. Radio calls for aid were not Intercepted. The men, two of whom may die, were injured when the head of a boiler tube blew off and steam and boiling water was hurled into the fire-hole. SHOOTS WIFE PITTSBURG, May 7 (A.

Richard Rosser, 32, world war veteran tonight shot and killed his wife Mary, 20. and then committed suicide. Police said they believed Rosser had been suffering from mental illness, the result of having been shell shocked while serving overseas. TRGES ISOLATIOX PHILADELPHIA, May 7. (A.P.) Dr.

William S. Nicholl, president of the Pennsylvania Osteopathic association told the association's convention today that Osteopathy could best develop by remaining apart from medical profession. CASAMTE'S (Opp. Post Office) JTJIBBELLAS (Ml SPURNS FREEDOM the most eagerly read announcements In many days. i In fact, so many hundreds of people will read the list searching for friends and acquaintances aniong the candidates that merely being on the list should prove a great ndvantage.

It will serve to advertise the candidacies of the early starters, and to place them actively in the public mind as the ones who will race for supremacy and the most valuable awards. Later entrants will find the competition much more keen, and the public less aware of their coming into the campaign. The number and value of thp awards continues to crsate a buzz of admiration. Ranging down from a Locomobile Junior Eight Brougham through such class cars as the Peerless, Buick, Hudson, Oldsmobile, and Pontiac, to those leaders of light motoring, the Chevrolets and Fords all enclosed and new models the $15,000 prize list does not stop there, but also includes 10 generous cash awards with a substantial cash commission to real active non-winners. Since it doesn't cost a cent to enter or to win there are no losers, DR.

G. N. LAUFFER Taking the rational pastime, baseball, aa an analogy to the success of a man the Rev. George Lauffer, D.D., pastor of the Second Lutheran church, yesterday spoke before the senior and junior Lions of the city at the weekly luncheon at the Penn- Alto hotel. Starting with the first inning of the national sxrt and comparing it with the first inning of life, the Rev.

Lauf fer "played ball" with the Lions until the final inning when the score stood 'tie," the bases loaded, two outs, the batter with two strikes and three balls, and then he said: "Lions, if you were thai batter, what would you try to do, strike out or hit the ball?" "There are certain duties that we owe oursslves and other people," the Rev. Lauffer said. "Train yourselves for life as ball players train themselves for the big games. We can't all be in the big things of life, most of us are but supervisors. For success there must bs team play, no crabbing, and individual effort.

Get on some how and if you are on get around. Be willing to sacrifice. "Don't be discouraged If you strike out; try again. Start life with the idea that it will be a perfect one. Have the satisfaction of the big victory, on the home stretch.

But if you fail after much effort, be consoled with the idea that you have done what you could." D. N. Slep presided over the meeting, which was attended by a large number of boys, invited in observance of boys' week. Prizes were awarded the boys and all had the opportunity of introducing themselves at the microphone, the affair being broadcast from WFBG. John C.

Calhoun, chairman of the entertainment committee, had several features for the evening. Two pupils of Howard Lindaman, instructor of music in the Roosevelt Junior Hign school, offered two selections on the saxophone. The lada were Charle3 Fort and Bobby Hoover. Sydney Shaffer sang "Teach Us to Smile." COMMITTEES ARE Miss Nellie I. Morrell, 424 Montgomery street, Hollidaysburg, who was elected chairman for the coming year of the work to be done by the Ladies' auxiliary to the Presbyterian Home at Hollidaysburg, announced the following working committees yesterday: By-laws: Mrs.

John Porter Lyon, Bellefonte; Miss Emily Parker, Belle-fonte, and Mrs. Eleanor Ellsworth, Altoona. Needs of the home: Miss Lisle Smith, Hollidaysburg; Mrs. Luden Henry, Hollidaysburg; Miss Venie Houser and Mrs. Mayberry Miller, Altoona.

Donations: Mrs. Emily Parker, Bellefonte; Mrs. Gilbert Armstrong, Llyswen; Mrs. A. A.

Brat ton and Mrs. W. R. Gamble, Hollidaysburg. Sustenance: Mrs.

F. M. Emer-ick, Westminster; Mrs. James I. Thompson.

State College: Mrs. Harry Schillingford, Osceola Mills, and Mrs. T. B. Sherman, Tyrone.

Wardrobe: Mrs. George Heimel, Lewistown: Mrs. Charles Maxwell, Osceola; Mrs. A. E.

Hess, Win-burne: Mrs. J. C. Furst, Bellefonte, and Mrs. O.

H. Irvin, Huntingdon. Chicken Dinner Tomorrow, 12 to 2 1. Blue Lantern Tea Boom, UoUldajrsb'f. IONS CLUB HEARS NAMED BRITISH STRIKE FEATURES The British strike has brought a holiday to workers at the American embassy and consulate officers except for those who have been gathering strike data.

With practical stagnation of business, invoices have fallen off to such an extent that the consulate will operate temporarily with a skeleton staff. American tourists who feared the strike, left before it started and those who remain are evidently too watching developments to visit the embassy or consulate. J. A. Drexel, an American who has lived many years in Great Britain and is a partner in tho bond house of Wm.

P. Bonbright and Company took out ihe "flying Scotsman" the prize Edinburgh train last night. Djrexel who has made mechanics his hobby and is an expert on all sorts of engines, drove to the station in his limousine. He handed his derby and overcoat to his chauffeur, drew on a pair of overalls and mounted the great locomotive. As he pulled out of the station a crowd of volunteer workers cheered him.

The bicycle and motorcycle factories are all working overtime in an effort to keep up with the extraordinary demand that has been created by the transportation tie up caused by the general strike. Army and navy pensioners have been notified by their executive committee to hold themselves in readiness to the country in this time of national emergency. Large numbers of these pensioners already have volunteered to the various government departments. The London stock exchange has promised the authorities 1,400 special constables for service during the strike and proportionate offers have been made by the Corn Exchange and Similar institutions in other large cities in response to the call by Home Secretary Joynson-Hicks for volunteers. A policeman now rides beside the driver of virtually every motor bus operating in London.

LOSES IN FINALS (By Associated rress to Altoona Tribune) PITTSBURG, May 7 Roger W. Robinson, of the Oil City high school tonight was declared winner of the Western Pennsylvania district finals of the third national oratorlco.l contest cn the constitution of tho United States. Robinson won over seven opponents in the tests held in Ca-negie Music Hall. He will represent Western Pennsylvania in the national semi-final meetings ut Louisville, next week. Isreal Rogalsky, of Fifth avenue high school, Pittsburg was ciicecn alternate.

Robinson entered the finals here as a result of his victory in tho district finals in Clarion, Jefferson, Mercer, Fayette, Greene, Southern Westmore land and Washington counties; Frank Among others in the contest were: John Neely, of the Claysville high school, who represented Armstrong, Beaver, Butler and Northern Westmoreland counties; Donald E. Taft, of the Hickory township high school, for the schools of Crawford, Erie, forest, LawTence and Venango counties. McKean and Warren counties; Russell W. Lambert, of the Roaring Spring high school, representing Bedford, Blair, Cambria and Somerset counties. The Judges were George E.

Alter, O. Elkin, of the Butler senior high school, representing the schools of former state attorney general: Dr. S. S. Baker, president of Washington and Jefferson college; Dr.

Thomas S. Baker, president of Carnegie Institute of Technology; Dr. John G. Bowman, Chancellor of the University of Pitts-burjr, and Judge W. H.

S. Thomson, of the United States district court. CHASAEL ICE BOOD BUFFALO, May 7. (A.P.) The combined efforts of more than a score of Me lake freighters and two steel tugs have failed to make much of an impression on the big Ice field af the lower end of Lake Erie which is holding up the opening of navigation out of this port The half-dozen steamers which put out -last Monday from Buffalo and Port Coiborne were joined by eighteen others yesterday and a determined effort was made to find a passage through the huge ice floe, but without success. Straw Hat Cleaned and Blocked.

Best Oanlnr In (he City. American Hat Cleaning Parlor 1602 Elereata Are. A ENTRAN NO DEATHS CAUSED BY STRIKERS OFFICIALS SAY Public Seems Certain That Hostilities Can Not Last Much Longer (By Assoclntfd rress to Altoona Tribollrt LONDON, May 7. Neither side of the strike dispute shows the slightest disposition of yielding to the other. On the contrary there is a tendency to use stronger forces on both sides.

The government is enrolling thousands of volunteers to substitute the strikers, and announces it will reinforce the police by recruiting, it possible, 50,000 special constables. On its side, the Trade Union Congress is talking of bringing in lis second line of defense which it is claimed would add another 2,000,000 to the strikers. So far as the general public is concerned things seem to be growing easier daily. The organization provided by the government ami volunteer effurts, especially for transport, is continually improving, with a consequent lessening of public inconvenience I Mo Serious Disorders A notable feature of the glgantie conflict, now at the end of its fourth day, is the complete absence of serious disorders; not a singla death has been laid to' the strike. Although there were vague rumors today that a possible settlement was imminent, so far as the general public is concerned, peace has still made no headway.

Nothing appears to have yet developed from the unofficial tulks between Premier Baldwin and J. H. Thomas, who, a.s head of the Railway Men's Union, ia looked to as the men most likely to bring peace between the government and the trades unions. As the government insists on the unconditional withdrawn of the strike notices there seems no basis of approach between the two sides. Nevertheless J.

Ramsay MacDonald, the former labor premier, and the parliamentary labor party still are doing everything possible to promote peace. Hooligans Active In the meantime the country is trying to carry on in as near normal ijianner as possible. There havo been disorders in London, especially attacks by Hooligans on volunteer transport workers. In other plnces outside the metropolis, notably Glasgow, Edinburgh, Hull, Mlddlesbor-: ough and Nottingham there has also been trouble but for the most, part is taking the form of attacks on omnibuses or the food transport service. All these disturbances have been easily controlled by the police, without the need of calling upon the military for aid.

Many theatres in London have closed, but others are bravely risking half empty houses and lieayy losses. i The press of the country is still tied up with exception of soms smaller proTincial papers. In London one or two dailies are able to issue small editions. 1 COLLEGE RECOGNIZED HARRISBURG, May 7. (A.P.) Cedar Crest College for women a Allentown was authorized to grant degrees of bachelor of arts and bachelor of science under action of the state council of education at its meeting here today.

The council also took' consideration applications "of the Mansfield, Shippensburg and. Edinboro State Normal schools to grant degrees by lengthening their curricula. SUSPECTS HELD Alvin Weyant was arrested on a charge of disorderly conduct, James "Skin" Ryan was taken on charges of drunk, disorderly, and resisting arrest, and William Bishop and Russell Balth are held on dangerous and suspicious charges, by Altoona police in arrests yesterday. Bishop and Balth, 17 years of age, are purported to hall from Ohio. Western Pennsylvania Fair Saturday; Sunday increasing cloudiness, not much change In temperature.

Eastern Pennsylvania Fair Saturday and probably Sunday; not muck jhapge in temperatura. OurWeatherMan FIRES IN FORESTS Bear Loop and Black Rock Mountains Timber De stroyed by Flames Two forest fires, one beginning on Thursday night on Bear Loop mountain, the other yesterday at the foot of Black Rock mountain, burned over about 3, 500. acres of timberland. The latter fire was still burning early this morning, but a force of men working under fire wardens expected to have it extinguished by day-break. Rhododendron Park, at Lloydvllle, was saved only by backfiring.

A great half m.oon was burned about the park to stop the advance Of the fire. The Bear Loop mountain fire start ed Thursday afternoon, and a force of about 125 men worked throughout the night to extinguish it. The fire was confined almost wholly to the top of the mountain, burning on the timber- wood. More than two hundred men were engaged in fighting the fire that started at the foot of Black Rock mountain yesterday. As the flames came near Rhododendron Park, a backfire was started that prevented the burning over of the park.

The fire was still being fought early this morning, and the wardens in charge were hopeful of having the fire out by daybreak. Both fires are about a mile and a half from Blandburg and are practically adjoining. Directing the volunteer fighters were. Byron McCartney, William Hommer and Roper Clark, deputy fire wardens. WILL NOT BE HELD No fair will lie held at the Blair County Driving Park this year.

This was the decision made last night at a meeting of the board of directors of hte Blair County Road Drivers' association in the Penn Alto hotel. Lack of interest on the part of the public and loss of the state appropriations for the years 1925 and 1926 led the officials to this action last night. The state appropriations had been used to pay premiums on displays of livestock, agriculture and art. The directors, headed by E. R.

Hal-ton, president, announced their regrets in having to. do away with the 1926 fair, but deemed it necessary in order to protect the interests of stockholders. Everything had been in readiness for a afir this year but with their failure to obtain the state contribution hopes for a successful season were abandoned. The county appropriation is on hand but this is not nearly enough to carry on the afir as directors of the association would have It. A majority of the stockholders were present last night.

SPECIAL INVESTIGATORS INDICTED BY GRAND JURY PITTSBURG. May 7. (A. trihiir nn-tni and John A. Porter of New York, special investigators of the Bureau of internal revenue i Philadelphia were indicted by the grand jury today on charges of accepting a bribe.

The men are charged with having i from Charles Snandau, member of a local jewelry nrm to influence their report on an alleged luxury tax due the government from the jewelry company. COXYICTS SCALE WILL BALTIMORE, May 7. (A.P.) Four convicts went ovef the Maryland Penitentiary wall early today at a point near where Richard Reese Whittemore scaled it last year after he had stitick down nrd fatally injured Robert H. Holtman, a guard. Two still were at liberty tonight.

George Coeburn, believed to have been the leader In the break, and Elmer Jenkins were being sought' in the vicinity of Hagerstown. Bars were sawed from a dormitory window. Charles Jenkins and Philip Duesberry. negro, were taken soon iter their escape 1 BURN 3,500 ACRES BLAIR COUNTY FAIR.