The Evening News from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania • Page 1

Fff JILS fin in. Ml van WEATHER: Cloudy, showers tonight; tomorrow mostly fair. PRICE TWO CENTS NUMBER 2927 HARRISBURG, SATURDAY, JULY 24, 1926 Entered as Second-Clas. Matter A at the Poet Ottlce at Harrteburg Published Every Evenlne Exceot Sunday by The Patriot Company EQUITABLE BUILDING SOLD NEW YORK, July 24. Sale of the $40,000,000 Equitable Building, thirty-eight story skyscraper, at 120 Broadway, by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, today passed control of the property to William H.

Vanderbilt, Harry C. Cushing, 3rd and Leroy W. Baldwin, president of the Empire Trust Co. GIRL CLERKS HELD UP DETROIT, July 24. Two girl clerks counting up a pay roll at the Auto-Body Transportation Company offices here today were held up and robbed of $1837 shortly before noon by two bandits who escaped in an automobile.

MACDONALD SMITH WINS TITLE mm Carlisle Girl to Be Married To Army Surgeon Tonight Colonial Flash Downs Tom Devine in Semis Of Central Pa. Golf LANCASTER, July 24. Winning his way to the finals by defeating Tom Devine, Harrisburg Country Club ace, in the semi-final round earlier in the day, Ralph P. Gerhart, of the Colonial Club, Harrisburg, a former caddy, was battling late this afternoon with Dwight L. Armstrong, Lancaster Country Club star, for championship honors in the Central Pennsylvania Golf Association tournament.

V-3 PLUNGES TO DEPTH OF 220 FEET; 82 ABOARD IN RECORD DIVE International News Service PROVINCETOWN, July 24. The newly constructed United States submarine V-3 established a new record for deep sea diving off Long Point, Massachusetts Bay, today by making a plunge of 220 feet. The previous record made by the submarine V-2 was 217 feet. The V-3, under command of Lieutenant C. A.

Lockwood carried a crew of seven officers and seventy-five men. In her record dive she was beneath the water nearly, half an hour. ORE RAIN FOR CITYi 85 TO BE HIGHEST TODAY GARDEN CITY, L. July 24. Macdonald Smith, Lakeville pro, today won the Metropolitan open golf championship, beating Gene Sarazen by four strokes in the play off of their prolonged tie.

In winning the championship Smith turned in a sensational 66, which again broke the course record he made in the first round with a 67. The match made another record in that a play off for a title never before had gone beyond 36 holes. CARDINAL BONZANO SAILS NEW YORK, July 24. His Eminence John Car-dinal Bonzano, papal legate to the recent Eucharistic congress in Chicago, sailed today on the liner Conte Biancamano for Italy. LANSDOWNE JAIL WRECKED LANSDOWNE, July 24.

The borough jail here was virtually wrecked today, allegedly by three men who had been locked up for trying to force their way into the telephone exchange. Doors were torn from the cells, steel bars wrenched from windows, water pipes pulled loose and all windows broken and it is charged the men held two policemen with drawn revolvers at bay for more than two hours. GUN FEUD DEATH TOLL INCREASED PITTSTON, July 24. The heavy toU of victims in the gun feuds of Luzerne County mounted today when i 1 "-A it Not So High 6 a. 68 degrees 7 a.

69 degrees 8 a. 72 degrees 9 a. m. 75 degrees 10 a. 77 degrees 11 a.

m. 80 degrees Noon 83 degrees Joseph Milotta, 45, died in a local hospital from the effect of bullet wounds received in a gun fight on a business street last Sunday night. Carmel 34, was shot and killed and his brother, Joseph Con-trino, 30, wounded in the battle. Millotta was shot three times. Joseph Contrino, who escaped, is being sought by police.

The third hole found Gerhart dropping behind again with a six to De-vine's five, while the fourth was halved and Gerhart drew on even terms on the fifth. Devine was shooting superb golf and was not to be denied, winning the eighth and ninth, to finish half the course two up. When Gerhart dropped' the first hole coming home and was three down, things appeared decidedly bleak for the former caddy. Despite a gallant rally, Gerhart was one down on the sixteenth hole. With Devine playing grimly, it required super-golf for that lead to be cut down, and that's what Gerhart played on the seventeenth.

With the pin 247 yards away from the tee on that hole, Gerhart launched a mighty drive that carried to the edge of the green and he was down in two putts. Although Devine shot a par four, he was forced to yield the hole and evenutally the match at the nineteenth. Gerhart, who broke into select golfing circles in 1923 after mastering all the clubs as a caddv. has enjoyed a meteoric career. In 1923, his first attempt, he forged in the semi-finals by beating Hawley Quier, Berkshire Country Club, of Reading.

The same season the youthful flash entered the Aronimink invitation golf tournament and proved the sensation of the week's play. Starting as a caddy at the Reservoir Park links, Gerhart soon manifested ability over the difficult municipal course. Later he went to the Colonial as a caddy and soon became a member of the club and one of its Btar golfers. Armstrong, who reached the semifinals last evening after a brilliant exhibition, ran true to form by disposing of Eugene Hiemenz, Lancaster Country Club, 7 up and 6 to go. The latter is a brother of H.

John Hiemenz, playing-through titleholder, who was eliminated yesterday by Armstrong. Armstrong's Brilliant Play Armstrong's opponent never had a chance to overthrow the former Walker Cup star. Playing with supreme confidence, Armstrong was shooting par figures on the majority of the holes. Getting tremendous distance on his tee shots, that generally sailed Turn to Page Six Photo by Gutn MISS MARGARET ELIZABETH CAROTHERS horlaml Vallev and Harrisbur? are much Gerhart reached the finals shortly after noon by defeating Tom De-vine, Harrisburg Country Club, one up in nineteen holes. Armstrong, Gerhart's rival in the final match, romped away with his semi-final test from Eugene Hiemenz, Lancaster Country Club.

The score was 7 and 6 in Armstrong's victory over the brother of the former Central Pennsylvania golf champion, H. John Hiemenz. The gruelling match played between Devine and Gerhart left both of the local stars suffering from the strain. Finishing on even terms at the close of eighteen rounds of thrilling golf, Devine. and Gerhart went to the nineteenth hole and there, Gerhart, who started his golfing career as a marched to victory.

One of the most desperate comebacks ever flashed in a Central Penn Tournament was staged by Gerhart to defeat the Harrisburg Country Club star. Finishing two down at the close of nine holes. Gerhart came back splendidly in "the other half and quickly drew on even terms and finally won. The score follows: Gcarhart, 5-3-6-4-4-5-5-6-4 42 in 6-4-4-2-5-4-5-3-639 81 4- 4-5-4-5-4-5-5-339 5- 5-5-3-5-4-5-4-642 Devine, in 81 Viewed by Large Gallery Par for the Lancaster course, which is a championship stretch in every respect, extending 6333 yards, is seventy-one. Although both shot ten over the perfect golf card, their exhibition was one of the finest of the tournament.

Gerhart, always a master putter since he flashed into golf's elite in. 1923, was never in better form on the greens. Although at times he yielded to Devine in distance from the tee, his accurate irons and putting provided adequate compensation. With a large gallery gathered around the first tee, the" local favorites got away to a belated start and Devine immediately gained the van with a four to Gerhart's five. A par three on the short second enabled Gerhart to even the match, Devine taking a four there.

Revived Stops After interested in the marriage of Miss Margaret Elizabeth Carothers, London Typist Swims 19 Miles Before Quitting Channel Swim daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. Henderson Carotners, ot carnsie, ana Dr. William Foster Burdick, of Uniondale, which will be solemnized this evening at 8 o'clock in the Second Presbyterian Church, Carlisle.

The Rev. Dr. Glen M. Shafer will officiate. Mks Carothers, a graduate of the Cumberland Valley State Normal School at Shippensburg, Mi Colonial Star Plays In Golf Finals RALPH GERHART Race Results Maple Heights FIRST.

Neptune, 108, Charles 26.20, 9.40, 5.00. Rock Bottom, 109, Workman, 4.80, 3.40. Charles Whitney, 110, Boganowski, 3.00. Time 1.08 2-5. Also ran: Mary Spontaneous, Black Deer.

Washington FIRST. i a 113, Watson, 140.00, 34.80, 10.40.. Sarko, 113, Jones, 4.30, 3.50. My Destiny, 113, Johnson, 4.50.- Time, 1.14 4-5. Also ran: Long Point, Moss Fox 2nd, Batsman, Kee-gan, Monarchist.

Empire City FIRST. mile: Pipe Stem, 119, Fields, 4 to 5, 2 to 5, 1 to 5. Cyclamen, 111, Turner, 3 to 1, 8 to 6. Benny Rubin, 105, Stevens, 7 to 10. Time, 1.02 4-5.

Also ran: Combat, Grief, Phyllis Wood. SECOND. Polly McWiggles, 105, Callahan, 11 to 6, 7 to 10, out. Titan, 115, Stevens, 11 to 10, out. Pique, 126, Ellis, out.

Time 1.10 3-5. Also ran: Flight of Time, Corporal 2nd. THIRD. $3000; Sprightful Claiming Stakes; guaranteed 2-year-olds; about -mile? Ennui, 110, Fator, 9 to 20, out, out. Broomoney, 102, Rizzo, 2 to 1, even.

Is Zat So, 113, Stevens, out. Time 1.12.. Also ran: Turf King. Blue Bonnett FIRST. mile: Adamas, 108, Walls, 10.80, 4.60, 8.30.

Matador, 115; Chalmers, 2.85, 2.45. Bobby Jones, 112, Smith, 6.50. Time, 1.01 3-5. Also ran: Bill McCabe, Sunmel, Vagabond King, Lustre Hour, Easter Sight, Gingin, Merry Jest. SECOND.

Seven Oaks, 104, Taylor, 8.55, 3.50, 2.50.' Lavana Fair, 95, Bourassa, 4.40, 2.65. Hillardo, 111, Munden, 2.40. Time 1.08 3-5. Also ran: Heretrix, Gallant Greek, Eileen Harvest Time, Village Of Hit. Coney Island FIRST.

Rodrigo, 107, Pool, 16.40, 6.20, 4.20. Indianapolis, 102, Garner, 3.20, 2.40. Rose Mist, 94, Cooper, 3.60. Time 1.12 1-5. Also ran: Realist, Lady Bountiful, Van-dell, P.

Bush, Omnia, Paul Wei-del 2nd. Baseball Scores NATIONAL LEAGUE First Game Brooklyn 0 0 0 0 2 4 Pittsburgh 1 1 1 1 6 0 Batteries. Grimes, Ehrhard and Ilargreavcs; Meadows and Gooch. First Game rhlllies 0 0 1 0 0 0 Chicago 000000 AMERICAN LEAGUE First Game St. Louis 01000520 1 9 15 2 Boston ..5 0100413 14 15 2 Batteries, Ballou, Falk, Van Gilder and Hargrave; Heimach, Wingfield, Ruffing and Gaston.

Chicago 0 0 0- New York 0 0 3 Cleveland 0 0 1 Athletics 032 Services for Charles II. Bergner on Monday The funeral services for Charles H. Bergner, 1919 North Front street, whose death occurred early yesterday morning, will be conducted by the Rev. Pr. Henry W.

Miller, pastor of the Westminster Presbyterian Church, Monday morning at 10 o'clock at the residence. The burial will be at the Harrisburg Cemetery. The Dauphin County bar, of which he had beef i member foY forty-three years, w.fl attend the services, and the Monday morning session of court has been continued until the afternoon. i if. has been teaching for a year in the public scnoois or Aramore.

uocior Burdick completed his medical course in June and is now a surgeon h.a iTnWo.1 ctofoa ArtTiv bis i-nmiTiis-iion havintr been criven him upon his graduation from the University of Pennsylvania. He is uta-tioned at the Walter Reed Government Hospital, Washington. Her Heart After giving this section three-figure temperature on Wednesday and Thursday, the weather will turn damp tonight and complete a week of contrasting and displeasing conditions. Although the thermometer today is not exrected to climb bevond 85 degrees, the absence of a soothing' breeze accentuates the temperature and perspiration is prevailing. The heat wave was definitely broken by the heavy thunder storms that drenched this section last night.

No great change in temperature is expected with the showers predicted for today. The storm clouds will disintegrate and tomorrow will be fair, according to the Weather Bureau. After a night of moderate temperature, virtually ideal for sleeping, the mercury manifested no un due commotion throughout the morning hours. Starting with 68 degrees at 6 o'clock, an advance of only 15 degrees was made until noon. A transformer was damaged by the storm last night, and as a re sult Williams Grove was without illumination.

A dance was being held by persons attending a picnic from Mechanicsburg at the grove when the lights failed. BILL TILDEN IS TITIC II HILL I BROOKLINE, July 24. Playing in his best form despite that fact that the courts were soggy due to a heavy downpour of rain earlier in the day, William T. Tilden 2nd, of Philadelphia, defeated Lewis N. White, of Austin, Texas, in the final round of the Longwood bowl singles tournament at the cricket club here this afternoon by winning in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4, 6-3.

Tilden captured the first set by outmaneuvering the Texan. MMCD iiniiLn Beating, Child International News Service FOLKESTONE, July 24. The English Channel scored another victory today. Mercedes Gleitze, London typist, who started an attempt to swim the Channel shortly after noon gave up at 6.10 this afternoon, after swimming nineteen miles. She was nine miles off the English coast when "taken from the water.

Heavy seas buffeted the English girl and threw her off her course. By United Press LONDON, July 24. Miss Mercedes Gleithe, London stenographer, today started from Folkstone in an attempt to swim the English Channel. The water was choppy as she began her swim. Miss Gleithe was obliged to attempt the channel swim today despite the choppy surface of the water because her vacation ends tomorrow and she must return to her typewriter Monday.

BOOKKEEPER ROBBED By United Press NEW YORK, July 24. A pair of well-dressed strangers today appeared at the door of the Morris Serman tombstone works and mournfully requested an employe to allow them to inspect a headstone suitable for a deceased relative. While one man studied the slabs, the other slipped a gun against the ribs of a bookkeeper and took $1200 from a desk. Dies Late Today WSa GALE SWEEPS JERSEY COAST By United Press ASBURY PARK, N. July 24.

A heavy storm of wind ind rain swept the Jersey coast fron here south today doing much damage at Sea Girt and Manasquan. Major William Higgins, com-mandiner the Third Battalion. 113th Infantry, was seriously injured at the New Jersey national guard camp at Sea Girt, when a heavy cable was blown from a telephone pole and struck him. The gale uprooted trees, blew down garages and other small structures and shattered scores of windows. At the Sea Girt camps, tents were torn from their fastenings and several soldiers suffered minor injuries.

Several automobiles in Manasquan, Sea Girt and other communities in the path of the storm were overturned. One car was blown 100 yards. A smokestack at the ice plant in Manasquan fell after it had been struck by lightning. I In juries Fatal to Man Hit by Car in Myerstown LEBANON, July 24. Elias Speicher, 23, who was struck by an automobile on the Penn Highway near his home in Myerstown Wednesday, died in a local hospital today.

He never regained consciousness. He is survived by a B-year-old daughter, his wife having died a year ago. Weather Forecast for Week of July 26-31 By United Press WASHINGTON, July 24 Weather outlook for period July 26-31, inclusive: Middle Atlantic States A period of showers the first part and again near the end of the week. Generally fair middle days. Temperature will be near normal most of the week.

SESQUI OFFICIAL TO APPEAL S4 BLUE LAW FINE PHILADELPHIA, July 24. The Sunday blue laws of 1794 were sustained today when E. L. Austin, director general of the Sesqui-Cen-tennial Exposition, was fined $4 and costs in Magistrate Fahne-stock's court. In imposing the fine after consultation of several law books.

Magistrate Fahnestock held that the act of 1794 implied though it did not specifically state the liability of an agent of a technical offender. Additional warrants naming employes of the exposition for viola- Turn to Page Sixteen Arm Fractured When He Is Struck by Baseball Fred Eckeler, 15, of 1937 North Third street, suffered a fracture the left arm when he was hit by baseball while playing at a camp near the city. He received treatment, at the Harrisburg Hospital. of Camden, and George B. Mar tin, of Philadelphia, who are officers of the auditing firm.

Mrs. Lynne alleges that sincr the business was sold in June. 1925, to her husband, the stockholders have received no money and have been denied an accounting. The court papers express the belief that Lynne paid nothing for the business. The complainant asks an accounting of the assets and liabilities' and such other relief as the court finds she is entitled to.

The defendants are given thirty days in which to file their answer. W. Sarel Lynne is a certified public accountant with offices in the State Chamber of Commerce building, 222 North Third streo PROBE GANGER CURE INSTITUTE TAYLORVILLE, 111., July 24 Acting on information that at least twenty persons have died while undergoing the National Cancer Research Institute's "cure" here States' Attorney Carl Kreihs today ordered the arrest of H. M. Roxey, head of the institute.

The warrants, the state's attorney's office announced, were issued upon demand of Samuel Antonow, of Chicago, assistant director of the state board of registration and education. Anontow said he probably would lead a raid on the institution today, and indicated additional warrants involving two of Roxey's assistants were to be asked. Cylinder Head Blown Off, Workman Scalded While working last night at the Central Iron and Steel Company plant, George Eeed, 44, of 662 South Tenth street, was seriously scalded. Reed, who is employed as a laborer in the universal mill, was working near a large steel press when the cylinder head was blown away by the pressure of the steam in the cylinder. Live steam "enveloped him.

He was admitted to the Harrisburg Hospital suffering from shocks and scalds. His condition today was considered fair. who had suffered his injuries when ho fell from a car at the Rutherford yards, had left the hospital, workmen arrived with Daum, who was unconscious. When Daum regained consciousness he explained that the last he remembered he was standing on top of a box car. Overhearing the name of his cousin mentioned shortly before he left the hospital, Daum was surprised upon inquiry to learn that Hogentogler had been hurt in a similar accident only a few hours Believed on Her Deathbed Woman Demands Husband List Assets of Company pinr.Anr.rpiiiA.

Juiv 24. Adele Rose AVeist, 5-year-old girl, whose life was restored last night by the administration of adrenalin after her heart had stopped beating eight minutes, died this afternoon. Physicians had expressed the belief that the little girl would be able to leave the hospital today. However, shortly after noon her condition became serious and she died at 3 o'clock. Death was due to hemorrhages following an operation for the removal of the child's tonsils and adenoids.

PHILADELPHIA. July 24. Revived after experiencing eight minutes of "death" 5-year-old Adele Rose Weist was expected to be able to return home today following one of the most remarkable resurrections in medical history. The child was restored to life yesterday at St. Mary's Hospital by adrenalin injections into the heart and the use of oxygen.

The cause of "death" was a severe hemorrhage following an operation for the removal of the child tonsils and adenoids. Breathing and heart action had stopped and tests to determine whether life was still present "met with negative results. Immediately Dr, Morris Smith, of the hosptial staff, began working over the lifelesss form administering adrenalin and applying oxygen. The minutes passed and still the child failed to respond to the treatment. Persistence, however, won out for after nearly eight minutes an almost imperceptible heartbeat was discernible.

Slowly the child regained consciousness. POLICE PROBING AUTO ACCIDENT International News Service NORRISTOWN, July 24. Two girls, Anna Sweeney, 13, and Alice Gerhaghty, 18, both of Philadelphia, were in the Montgomery Hospital here today in a critical condition as the result of the automobile in which they were riding overturning on the Ridge Pike, near here. Miss Sweeney suffered a lacerated scalp which required twenty-one stitches to close the wound. Miss Gerhaghty suffered a possible fracture of the skull.

Howard Guest, the driver, and another man, whose name could not be learned, escaped with slight injury. The girls were pinned under the wreckage and were pulled to safety by passing motorists as the machine burst into flames. Police are attempting to determine the facts of the accident. PIRATES SUSPEND HURLER International Newt Service PITTSBURGH, July 24. Sam Dreyfuss, treasurer of the Pittsburgh Pirates announced today that Pitcher Johnny Morrison had been suspended indefinitely without pay for going to his home in Owensboro, early this week without leave.

Dreyfuss said the suspension will be effective until Morrison returns and shows a desire to get himself into pitching form again. Two Cousins, Railroaders, Suffer Fractures While On Duty Today From what may prove to be her deathbed, Mrs. Alice Pierce Lynne, of Cape May, N. today brought injunction proceedings in the Dauphin County Court to compel her husband, W. Sarel Lynne, Harrisburg accountant, and other officials of the William C.

Lynne, Son Company, Camden, auditing and accounting firm, to file an accounting of ht esastesfo shrdlu counting of the assets of the firm. Mrs. Lynne is one of the stockholders. Elmer E. Erb, Homer L.

Krei-der and Leon D. Metzger, Harrisburg counsel for Mrs. Lynne, say their client is near death at her Cape May home. Other defendants are Joseph M. True and William K.

Allen, both Two cousins, both brakemen, one employed at the Rutherford yards of the Reading Company and the other at the Enola yards of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, were injured this morning in similar accidents. Joseph Hogentogler, 40, of 240 Crescent street, and Andrew Paum, 25, of Marysville, were the pair injured. Both were treated at the Harrisburg Hospital, Hogentogler for a fracture of the jaw and Daum for a fracture of the nose. Several hours alter Hogentogler,.