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IA PI IM fin InE fi MM 03 WEATHER: Fair and colder tonight and tomorrow; cold wave. fpte 00 SNYDER MAKES STATEMENT Former State Treasurer Charles A. Snyder, when asked late today whether he was considering: taking NUMBER 2776 Entered as Pwond-CU Matter at the Post Office at Harrleburit HARR1SBURG, THURSDAY, JAN. 28, 1926 Published Every Evenlnir Except Sunday by The Patriot Company action against the Governor in the bank loan inquiry, issued the following: statement: "I have been asked for JFffl FA IB) a statement relative to any proceedings contemplated against Governor Pinchot. For the present I have turned the whole matter over to counsel for advice.

If under similar circumstances a statement as that of the Governor's had been made by an individual, my immediate action would be plain and mandatory. As the Governor is involved, my course in the matter can only Automobile Year Coldest Weather T1 CM IS OreCaSt: l-Degreei tV ifPGPPTli" 1T1 HlPVPTl if COvCllt III J-JIC CI I XXvlll tbnandadvice MAY PASS MITCHELL RESIGNATION TODAY WASHINGTON, Jan. Coolidge is expected to pass today upon the resignation from the my William Mitchell, formerly brigadier general assistant of the armv air service chief and commander of the army air fqrees during the World War. Although no reason was given for the action in the resignation, as is the usual requirement under military formality it is believed in well informed circles here that Secretary of War Davis will recommend that the President accept the resignation. ALUMINUM CO.

INVESTIGATION REPORT WASHINGTON, Jan. 28. Senator Thomas B. Walsh, Montana, Democrat, announced today he would present a report to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday on the committee's inquiry into whether the Justice Department has exercised due diligence in invesigating the Aluminum Company of America controlled by Secretary of the Treasury Mellon. The report is understood to criticize the department and suggest a more complete investigation of the case by the Senate.

OLDEST RAKE FACTORY DESTROYED TYRING HAM, Jan. 2S. The Marshall W. Steadman plant, oldest rake factory in the United States, was destroyed by fire here today. For ninety- jnine years, four generations manufactured rakes in this Henry Ford, President Coolidge and his father, Colonel PRICE TWO CENTS Then Blow Ye Winds, Heigh-ho Time Temperature 8 30 4 A.

34 8 A. 19 9 A. 18 Noon 17 2 P. 14 3 P. 13 SENATE ADOPTS WORLD COURT BY 76-17 VOTE The text of the World Court resolution, containing the reservations offered by Senator Swanson, as finally adopted by the Senate last evening will be found on page 4.

By United Press though Aadeto.t when the Senate adopted the reso lution for American participation in- the World Court, irreconcilables promised today to carry their fight to the people next November when thirty-three senators come up for re-election. Twenty-eight of the thirty-three whose seats are so soon to be decided again voted in favor of the Swanson court resolution. Seven of these are Democrats and twenty-one Republicans. Senator Lenroot, who acted as administration leader for the court, must come up for re-election in Wisconsin against the anti-court forces of young Robert M. LaFol-lette, who is credited with dictatorial strength there.

Senator Blease, South Carolina, Democrat, was bitter against the Turn to Page Twenty-two F. M. Stockholders Get Extension on Deposit Stockholders of the Foundry Machine Works today obtained an extension of time from John T. Olmsted, bankruptcy trustee, by which they have until Monday to make the first deposits in the plan to wind up the bankruptcy proceedings against the company. Today was the time set for making payment, but those actively interested in raising the money and determining the amount to be paid asked for a few more days to get their plans in shape.

This plan of trying to settle the bankruptcy is taking precedent over the prior plan under which the M. plant was put up at auction and bid in by Christian W. Lynch. The sale to Lynch was not put up to the creditors for confirmation, because, meanwhile, the creditors accept the stockholders' settlement. agreed terms S.

S. ERRINGTON DISABLED LONDON, Jan. 28 The British steamer Errington Court has wirelessed from midway between England and New Foundland that her steering gear was out of order and that she had been drifting in a storm Bince Sunday. The gear was being repaired temporarily. Today The fire which started from a defective chimney, caused loss estimated at between $10,000 and $15,000.

Rake making is TyringhairTs sole industry. Cowden, City Matthew Benjamin Cowden, I the first and only City En gineer Hams i burg ever had', and who for more than half a century plotted and projected new streets and alleys, street I grades and pav- i img, water lines ana other improve-died at i 1.40 o'clock this i morning from i organic trouble, COWDEN following an illness of several years. In his final and fatal attack which at first seemed no more serious than preceding attacks, he had been bedfast at his home, 1206 North Fifteenth street, since- before Christmas. He was 74 years old on December 1. last.

Tuneral services will be conducted at the home Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock by the Rev. Dr. S. Winfield Herman, pastor of Zion Lutheran Church. Burial will be in the Harrisburg cemetery City employes, most of them in the engineering department, will serve as I nan bearers, city ixiuncn win ave a iaI meefjn(f Saturday to i jh.

all bearers. City Council will take action on the death, and it is expected the Mayor and Council will attend the funeral in a body. Mr. Cowden was one of a family of nine children, of whom only two sisters remain. They are Mrs.

Margaret Hamilton; of Beaver; and Mrs. Homer Cummings, of Pax-tang. Mr. Cowden and his staff drew the lines, established the grades and provided the specifications for every foot of street paving in Harrisburg, amounting in the aggregate to between ninety-seven and ninety-eight miles. He gave the lines and levels for more than 100 miles of street grading and he gave the lines and specifications for more than 100 miles of sewers and for the network of water pipes which also amounts to more than 100 miles.

City Engineer 52 Years As an authority on the laws and practices bearing on engineering in third class cities like Harrisburg. city authorities here rated him without a peer. He entered the service of Torn to Page Nine HELEN WILLS VICTOR International New Service CANNES, Jan. 28. Helen Wills disposed of another French star today when she defeated Mile.

Rolando Vlasto, 6-0. 6-2, in the third round of the Gallia tournament. Prize Awards Prizes for members of the mid-year graduating class of Technical High School were awarded at commencement exercises today as follows: Alumni prize ($10) to first honor student: J. Edward Cook. Class of 1918 prize ($10) for excellence in mathematics: Rov Herman Burns.

Class of 1924 prize ($10) for second honor student: Roy Herman Burns. Faculty prize ($10) for letter athlete with best scholastic record: William Behney Buser. 1925 Class prize ($30) for best service to class: John W. Stouffer. II B.

Matthew B. SNYDER SEEKING TO LEARN IF HE CAN SUE PINGHOT naries a. anyuer, iormer state Treasurer and now a $6000 Deputy yers today to ascertain whether he has legal grounds to bring suit against Governor Pinchot on a charge of violation of the State banking laws, and whether the Governor would, in any circumstances, by virtue of his position, be amenable to such an action. The suggestion of a suit grows out of the publicity the Governor gave Snyder and Snyder's alleged loans of $100,000 made, the Governor charged, from State depositories while Snyder was State Treasurer and without adequate security. Snyder has been talking about the possib'lity of a suit ever since the Governor made public a letter the latter sent to the chairmen of the Senate and House Committees on Senate and House Committees on Turn to Pase Twenty-four Cites Pinchot's Rights -JUnderdhe Constitution Deputy Attorney General William A.

Schnader, who has charge 0f most of the Administration le gal matters dealing with the courts, declined today to discuss the reports that Snyder was considering instituting proceedings against the Governor. Schnader admitted that he heard "from outside sources" that Snyder was contemplating action of some sort. He referred reporters to the section of the State Constitution regulating the conduct of the Executive. Article 4, of the State Constitution, relating to the duties and powers of the Executive, provides: "Section 10. He may require information in writing from the officers of the Executive Department, upon any subject relating to the duties of their respective offices.

"Section 11. Tie shall, from time to give to the General Assembly information of the state of the. Commonwealth, and recom mend to their consideration such measures as he may judge expedient." The Governor's letter containing the charges against Snyder and Kephart were furnished to the legislative committees in connection with a bill to prohibit a State treasurer or a county official from borrowing from a banking institution in which public funds under their control were on deposit. It is held under this proviso of the Constitution that the Governor had authortiy to send the letters to the committees. MIKE McXALLY TO RETIRE PCRANTON, Jan.

28. Mike Mc-Nally, recently sold to Buffalo of the International League by the New York Yankees, this afternoon announced his decision to retire from baseball and engage in the automobile business in 8c ran ton. McKaliy played with the Boston Red Sox before going to the Yankees. He has figured in five world series. Two Men in Escape at By United Prets NORRISTOWN.

Jan. 28. The kidnaping of an 18-year-old Italian girl today gave the Norristown police a knotty mystery to solve. As Marie Bono emerged from her home to go to work, two men jumped from a red touring car parked at the curb and seized her. Heedless of her screams the girl was bundled into the rear of the cur and with one attempting to i nonce her and the other at the wheel, the kidnapers sped toward Philadelphia.

State troopers patrolling the Schuylkill Valley and Philadelphia police were notified to be on the lookout for the kidnapers' car. CONFESSES HE CHOKED WIFE IN QUARREL DEC. 1 International A'eiri Service NEW PHILADELPHIA, Ohio, Jan. 28. Harvey Haver, 41, New-comerstown village mail carrier, broke dpwn and confessed this aft-i frtoon to' 'Prosecuting Attorney Patrick and Sheriff Stuckey that ne killed his wife on the night of December 1 and lowered her body Into a cistern in the back of their Stuckey and Patrick were questioning Haver when he broke down nd confessed that on the night of December 1, he came home from work and quarreled with Mrs.

Haver because she refused to prepare the evening meal for him. He he choked her until thought she was dead and then carried her to the downstairs liv-ng room and placed her on the iounge. He said he felt nervous and went for a walk. When he relumed he carried the body of Mrs. Haver to the cistern, lowered it into its dark, damp recesses and covered it with a large barrel.

Race Results Miami FIRST. $1000; claiming 2-year-plds up; Vi mile: Accomplish, 119, hurber, 4.00, 3 30, 2.60. Maid of Orleans, 119, Smith, 5.80, 4.20. Sturdy Ftella, 119, Stevens, 3.70. Time 22 4-5.

Also ran: Silver Spoon, Millie Myhill Volition, Complaisance, La Duse, Gallops, Moon Cat, Nulenta, Black Rod, Wandering Times. SECOND. $1000; 4-year-olds up; Kix furlongs: Shining Light, 107; Mortcnsen, 14 50, 6.00. 3.70. Buddie lirown, 111, Blind, 9.80.

G.40. Cur-Jand, 119, Wait, 4.90. Time, 1.14 2-5. Also ran: Crosswise, Wish I Win, Tpango, Miles Night Shade, Briar Cliffe, Parmachenee Belle. Tia uana 1.

Osman. 2. Midnight Belle, Full Moon, Pat Carter, Tolicha. 3. Cap-lain Mac.

4. Harrigans Heir, Alice Lorraine, Recruit, Miss Nantura. 6. Torsida, Shafe, Senator Donlan. 6.

1 Roble. 8. Kidnaper. Clear and fast. Grade Crossing Subway Project Moving Forward; Hearings Fixed What promises to become the most frigid of the Winter's cold waves swept into Harrisburg today on the crest of a chill, breathtaking, bitter wind.

The temperature had dropped to 13 degrees at 3 o'clock this afternoon, a decrease of 21 in ten hours, was to tall to the zero mark ome time tonight, according to the forecast from the Weather bureau. Cold weather also is forecast for tomorrow, but the climax of this suddenly-descending Arctic-like attack was expected to be reached during the night. The entire Kast and Middle West are in the grip of this severest of the Winter's meteorological onslaughts. In Southwestern Pennsylvania a heavy snow that has fallen has been drifted by the strong winds with the result that many highways are closed to traffic. The wind here had reached a ve locity of twenty-five miles an hour at noon.

Its icy nature, combined with the steadily falling temperature, kept many persons indoors and caused intense suffering through the central portion of the State. Official cognizance of the coming of what threatens to be the coldest Turn to rage Thirteen Prince Carol, Homesick, Seeks to Return to Throne He Renounced International AVicj Service LONDON, Jan. 28 Prince Carol of Rumania, is suffering from home sickness and has practically decided to, return to Bucharest, according to Central News advices today. The prince is reported to have expressed regret for having renounced his right to the throne. Envoys have been sent by the king to effect It was stated.

GOSPEL OF HARD WORK PREACHED TO TECH GRADS Dr. Henry W. A. Hanson, president or uettysburg College, preached the gospel of hard work to Technical High School's mid-year graduating class at commencement exercises in the Majestic Theater this morning. The minister-educator's address also was, a plea for tolerance, for vision and for an aim in life.

The speaker praised the modern youth, scouted the idea that the world is going to rack and ruin, and declared that the only fault with the modern boy might be found in his aimless-ness. Diplomas were awarded to 63 boys, and five prizes for scholastic excellence were presented. Four of the members of the graduating class delivered orations. The graduates were urged by Dr. Hanson, who formerly was pastor of Messiah Lutheran Church here, to "Get out and do something." "Hard Work Unpopular" "Hard Work is very unpopular," he said, "We are living in an age of speed.

We live in a quick lunch manner and we have a corresponding dyspeptic appreciation of the things Turn to Page Twenty-two Wales' Left Collarbone Broken While Hunting PRINCE WALES By Vnlted Press LONDON, Jan. 28. The Prince of Wales sustained a fracture of the left collarbone today while hunting in Leicestershire, and was taken to London for treatment. The accident, was the culmination of a "series 'of riding 'mishaps sustained by the Prince in the past two years, unly yesterday he was thrown from his favorite horse, 1 "Oh Dear," when the animal died after a jump. Police Bring Charge In Row With Contractor A charge of refusing to show his automobile registration certificate was nreferreH tndav hv Stt nnlir against William Martin, a con tractor in business in this city, who resides in Worraleysburg.

The charge was made before Alderman Windsor. It grew out of a dispute between Martin and two State troopers, which took place yesterday afternoon on the River Drive, north of this city. Martin was taken in custody following the and at his request was allowed to stop at the city police headquarters to make arrangements for the services of an attorney. Martin is said to have protested his arrest to Chief of Police Thompson, alleging that one of the troopers struck him and drew a pistol. Chief Thompson informed Martin that the case is outside of his jurisdiction.

The charge was preferred against Martin this afternoon. SUES FOR DAMAGES JERSEY CITY, N. Jan. 28. Mr.

and Mrs. Leo F. Buckley have sued 55-year-old Samuel Handler for $12,000, alleging that Handler "outrageously assaulted" Mrs. Buckley by placing his hand on her leg as he sat next to her in a theater. NAMED NAVY COACH International A'eirs Service ANNAPOLIS, Jan.

28. "Navy Bill" Ingram, captain of the Navy football team in 1919, and since that time coach at various institutions, was appointed today head coach of the U. S. Naval Academy. in and Murder While driving toward Uniontown with the wounded passenger, Sickles said he sensed something wrong and found "Andy" dead in the rear seat.

Wrapping the body in a lap robe, Sickles said he deposited it beside the road, where county authorities found it later. Authorities held the taxicab driver for further questioning. The coroner said there was no doubt but that young Miller's bullet caused the bandit's death, but held that Miller was justified in shooting. "Andy" came to Uniontown recently from Toledo, Ohio, Sickles said. I mvi 1 i OF 1 of the Steadman family had factory.

Roosevelt, Taft, denr StrUCtUre: MAN ATTACKED IN HIS OFFICE By Cnited Preis DOYLESTOWN, Jan. 28. Charles Spencer, 60, foreman of a coal yard, was found in his office here today with a bullet in his brain and his head battered by an iron wedge. The motive for the attack, police said, was robbery. The wedge, clotted with blood, was found on the office floor.

Taken to a hospital here, Spencer was not expected to live. A small amount of money was taken from the office. Two negroes were arrested and questioned in connection with the attack. NAME ACTING POSTMASTER WASHINGTON, Jan. 28.

Postmaster General New today appointed Edward M. Penney, acting postmaster at Hagerstown, Maryland. W. WERTZ Both the South Second street grade crossing and Market street subway widening projects moved forward in the last twenyt-four hours. After a hearing yesterday, the Public Service Commission set February 9 as a hearing for all parties interested in the subway proposal, while at its meeting Monday, it is expected, action will be taken to put the crossing proposals in shape for an early hearing, probably on the same date.

Notice for the subway hearing February 9 is given to "all parties Interested including the owners of adjacent property" who may appear and be heard. The hearing is set for 1.30 inthe afternoon at the commission's of fice, 112 Market street. When it was discovered at yes-ter lay's hearing that the pending complaint against the grade crossings covers the Pennsylvania tracks on South Second but not those on Paxton street which it is desired to have removed, Commissioner Benn said the Public Service Commission, oh its own motion, might put the official documentary Turn to Page Twenty-two CnjeVELVET HAMMER -el STRIKES HERE AMD THERE IN CHARLES Mid-Year Class at Tech Graduated (LEWISTOWN) Disorderly procedure which occurs in Lewistown now has a new chief burgess rising up to put it down. The birds who drive Driver of Bandit Car Confesses Part tneir motors in unduly speedy spurts are due to hear in either ear new traffic rules from Wertz, and those who enter Market street with no respectful stop wi'l find themselves art audience for speeches by the cop. The chief declares for automatic yellow, red and green, to make the leading thoroughfare a systematic scene.

He advocates a daily charge for blocking streets with bricks or digging up the pavement with procrastinating picks and leaving it so languidly and awkwardly agape i 'f i WWHW. MMJMt. ABMMM iff a.itfg i 2 CD I U) 1 Robbery International Kftcs Service UNIONTOWN, Jan. 28. After having been grilled for twelve hours in connection with the robbery and subsequent murder of Harry F.

Miller, proprietor of a filling station at Revere, police said Bob Sickles, 22, a taxicab driver, confessed today that he drove the bandit car. Sickles told police that he knew the gunman, his passenger, only as "Andy," and that young Homer Miller fatally wounded "Andy" after wrenching the gun from him in the scuffle that followed when the bandit shot and killed the cider Miller. oetore you nna tne leisure time to put it back in shape. To all this proper program based on simple business sense, applause of thinking persons echoes instant and immense. Two council terms in practice, one as president at that, a ripening experience for any Democrat, prepared this lucky candidate who won by eight good votes, to validate the planned reforms on which his system dotes.

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