The Evening News from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania • Page 1

WEATHER: Fair tonight and tomorrow; frost tonight. GOOD EVENING: Alibis seem to be more numerous than trout. fx HARRISBURG, THURSDAY, APRIL 16, PRICE TWO CENTS NUMBER 4393 Published Every Eventnif Except Sunday by Xho Patriot Company Knlered as Rerond-Class Matter At the Post Office at llarrisbur TO UMfpSGTBE Bill mm l3 DRIVER ALEMOYNE wife is anxious to locate for her husband a book or pamphlet on the subject of "The Difference Between Running an Engine and Driving a Car." Engineers whose hands may he found on the throttle of some of the finest trains in the country, whose records are without spot or blemish, are very often "hair raisers" when it comes to operating an automobile, she says. She claims that "she just can't keep her husband from leaning out the window of their car to wave at every friend they pass." The result is usually "nervous wrecks" and several times the regular kind of smashups. The automobile persists in jumping the track.

NURSE PRIZES Return Kim Alfonso Is Planning His Falling TrucU Charles Holtzman, 21, Dies as Machine Falls From Greasing Elevator i keu- Wif (MMMlMlitltll mHjL ill I tm ill This nicture shows the overturned milk truck under which Charles A. Holtzman, 21, of Lexington street, Hainton, was killed when it fell from a hydraulic hoist at the Hain Brothers garage, near his home, this morning. Holtzman, David Hain and Oliver Fisher, driver of the truck, were adjusting the brakes of the machine when Holtzman climbed on the side of the car and it toppled on him, fracturing hid skull. Senators Meet Black Sox on Island The Harrisburg Senators, with several new players in their lineup, were io meet the Baltimore Black Sox on the Island field this afternoon at 3 o'clock in the local team's third exhibition game of the season. The probable lineups: HarrishurK.

Devers, richt field; Lewan, first base; Mc-Bride, left field; Lucke, short-slop; Fischer, center field; Ci-hocki, second base; Swenson, third base; Mattox, catcher; Forsberg or Kelly, pitcher. I Black Sox. Haloway, left field; Warfield, second base; I Lundy, shortstop; Beckwith, first base; Washington, center I field; Riuuens, third base; I ThomaR, right field; Clark, I catcher; Stanley or Yokcly, I pitcher. COMMITTEE OF CHAMBER VOTES DAYLIGHT SAVING The executive committee of the Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce voted unanimously this afternoon in favor of advancing the Harrisburg business day one hour to obtain the principles of daylight saving. The committee's recommendation suggests making the change here on Sunday, April 26, at 2 a.

which is the time when day light saving becomes effective in other cities that have adopted the advanced time. In announcing the committee action, Secretary Daniel N. Casey, made this statement; "The Chamber has no machinery to compel adoption of daylight time. The position of the Chamber is and ha3 been one of neutrality in an endeavor to complete a canvass to show what the majority favors. "A number of concerns put lortu strong business reasons why the time should not be changed, but the great majority asked for day-lisrhf time; 'A' majority of labor bodies expressed sentiment in favor of standard time, but the rest of the overwhelmingly, was favor of daylight time.

An ad ditional reason is that most nearby cities are going on the daylight schedule." Detailed Sfudy This conclusion was reached by the committee, it was said, after Turn to Page Eighteen FROSTS LIKELY HERE Light to heavy frosts for tonight, when the temperature will drop to 40 degrees, with continued fair weather tomorrow, were included in the forecast made by the local weather bureau today. Although the mercury touched 40 degrees last night, the weather bureau had received no reports of frosts in vicinity. The temperature, which reached 62 degrees at 1 o'clock today, was forecast to reach 66 degrees later in the afternoon. Pittsburgh to Observe Daylight Saving Again PITTSBURGH, April 16. Daylight saving time will begin here at 2 a.

m. Sunday, April 26, Mayor Charles H. Kline said in a proclamation issued today. The announcement was 'issued after the Pittsburgh Clearing House Association notified the Mayor it again will observe daylight hours during the summer months. ONIGHT I THE cancer commission of the lUpdiral Societv of the State of Pennsylvania, of which Dr.

M. Wainwright, of Scranton, is chairman, has sent a communica tion to the Board of Nurse Exam jners relative to stimulating in-lerest nmonc student nurses in the campaign to control cancer. A S50 m-ize is offered to the stu dent nurse in any hospital in Penn sylvania who submits the best essay on "How a Nurse Can Help Diminish Deaths From Cancer in Pennsylvania." CONDITIONS THE following are the conditions for the contest: 1. The contest is open only to pupil nurses who are on duty in any hospital in Pennsylvania, December 1, 1931. 2.

The essay will be limited to 1500 words. 3. The members of the State Board for the Registration of Nurses have been requested to be the judges of the essays which will be submitted to the chairman of the Cancer Commission. Information governing the contest will be sent to all schools of nursine in the State. The Medical Society invites the interest of every student nurse to participate in the contest, and the co-operation of the hospital and school authorities in this important work.

GROUNDHOGS GROUNDHOGS are not pro- tected and may be killed at any time by landowners and licensed hunters, Game Commission officials today announced. Each spring, officials said, the commission' receives a large number of queries concerning the 'condition under which groundhogs may be killed. Another popular inquiry is or not last year's licenses mav be used. Licenses of the pre vious vear are good until new ones are available. A pasteboard tag may be used in lieu of a lost license plate.

If both the license plate and certificate are lost, however, a new one must be obtained. FIREMAN FOILS SUICIDE EFFORT CARLISLE, April 16. Attracted by a woman's screams he heard last night while fighting a brush fire near Mt. Holly Springs, James Kuhn, Mt. Holly Springs, found Hershel Lamp dangling from the end of a rope attached to a tree near the Lamp residence.

Lamp, saved from an alleged attempted suicide, was taken to his home. He was discovered in the attempt by members of the family. Mrs. Lamp screamed and her cries attracted Kuhn. Lamp, the father of three children, is a World War veteran and has been ill, it was learned, having spent some time at the Terry Point, hospital.

Soy, 14, Convicted of Second Degree Murder MONTROSE. April 1G. John Pangonis, 14, was found guilty of murder in the second degree by jury in the Susquehanna criminal court, for the fatal shooting of Paul Warner, 10, last November 26. Sentence will be imposed later. Frenchman New York in IT SERVES NOTICE HE RETAINS HIS ROYAL RIGHTS; ADMITS ERRORS International ciet Service MADRID, April 16.

The republic of Spain, struggling to its feet under the guidance of provisional President Alcala Zamora, today remained technically a monarchy on revelation that Alfonso XIII, forced by popular demands to leave the country, refused to abdicate. Without renouncing royal rights or signing the documents that would have wiped out the 1000-year old Bourbon dynasty, the adamant king yielded to the advice of political leaders and stepped from the throne to avert civil war. Remains King of Spain But even as joy-mad Spaniards received with deafening cheers a manifesto of the Republican government pledging itself to the establishment of a constitutional government with a full bill of rights, Alfonso served notice on political leaders that he remained king of Spain and intended to return. The sharp statement of the departed monarch was kept from the public eyes here, but monarchist circles accepted it as proof that the days of royalty had not yet vanished from Spain and predicted a return of their. sovereign.

"I renounce none of my rights," Alfonso was quoted as stating, "be- Turn to Tage Twenty-seven HOUSE PROBERS FAIL TO AGREE ON THEIR REPORT Efforts on the part of the Moore utilities investigating committee to make a. unanimous preliminary rpnort on its findings struck a snag today. The report, written by Harold Evans and John M. Walker, counsel for the committee, and Morris L. Cooke, an observer on the committee, has been in mimeographed form for a day, but at an executive session last night no agreement was reached regarding its issuance.

The report, which is to be made so that legislation can be prepared and introduced in the House prior to the last day for the introduction of bills, next Wednesday, is 4000 words in length. Dissatisfaction among the members may result in a minority report, although no decision has been reached. Representative Ellwood J. Turner, Delaware, one of the two anti-administration members on the committee, is leading the oppo Turn to Page Eighteen 35 ARE DROWNED IN SHIP CRASH By Unites Prcst LONDON, April 16. A dispatch to the London Daily Express from Shanghai today reported that thirty-five persons drowned when the Chinese steamer Dachong collided with an unidentified vessel near Wusung, just north of Shanghai.

BERLIN PALACE BURNS By United Prest BERLIN, April 16. Fire destroyed-Bluecher Palace, in Pariser Plati, which the United States Embassy has recently bought as a residence for the embassy. ment act this spring. The peti- tions are to be presented to Governor Pinchot and Secretary of Highways Samuel S. Lewis, personally by Burgess Craig, of Steelton; Burgess Wilson, of High-' spire, and Burgess McNair, of Middletown, accompanied by a delegation of citizens.

Petitions have been placed in places of business from the Swatara Creek bridge, the eastern Turn to Page Seventeen Spain i DECLARES ROAD WAS BENEFIT TO LAND HOLDERS Property owners at Fort Hunter were really benefited by the improvement of the River road nearly three years ago, in the opinion of John R. Gipple, real estate operator, who testified today at a hearing before the board of viewers, sitting to determine the damages to the properties along the improved highway. Each of the claimants was benefited 50 per cent, of the value of the land taken away in the improvement, Gipple replied to questions by the members of the board. The benefits, he said, result from the change of grade, drainage and improved roadway. He estimated that the property of Mrs.

Katherine Etter was worth $11,840 before the change in the roadway. Because of the taking away of some land from the prop erty, it was estimated by mm to De worth S10.700 after the improve ment, with a resultant loss of $1140. However, he said, that this is offset by the effect of the improvement which would reduce this damage by 50 per cent. Estimates of damage by virtue of land taken away on other properties, given by Gipple are: A. B.

Martin, $687; Harriet O. Yeager, $642; Oscar W. Neidig, $672; John Shatto, 5338.75; Louis U. Uussman, S305; George C. Adams.

Martha Norton, $429; Sidney Fox, $575. Paul G. Smith, city solicitor and former member of the board, presided at the bearing at the request of John Mcl. Smith, counsel for the claimants. The city solicitor was declared familiar with the situation by reason, of his previous service in the same cases and was permitted to remain on the board, despite his new city post.

Ira Reider and E. W. Cowden are the other members of the board. Fourteen claims have been filed. Oliver Bishop and James K.

Kipp were to testify this afternoon. ALLEGED ROBBER IS NEAR TO DEATH TODAY AKRON. Ohio, April 16. Carl Shearer, alleged confessed robber of the Jonestown Bank and Trust Company, Jonestown, is near death from gangrene that developed from gunshot wounds re ceived when Akron detectives ar rested him and two companions Tuesday. Shearer was shot in the hip with a sawed-oti snotgun wnen nc reached for his hip pocket when his automobile was stopped by detectives.

Gangrene set in the wound yesterday and today attaches of the City Hospital said his condi tion is critical. Mrs. Viola Hunt, of Toledo, ar rested with Shearer, Donald Patterson and Albert Welch, today led detectives to her cell in city jail where she had concealed $35 in gold and silver, alleged to be part of the' loot from the Jonestown bank holdup. In custody of Lieut. Harry Mc- Elroy, of the Pennsylvania State Police, Welch and Patterson, 19, left Akron today for Lebanon County, where they will be prosecuted.

They waived extradition. Three girls, who were arrested with the suspected bank robbers, at a residence on Belle avenue here, were still held in custody of police today. Detectives indicated that they probably would be released. All three youths have allegedly admitted the robbery of the Jones town Bank, police said. Gold coins, totaling about $200, were found on them when they were arrested.

The youths are said to have confessed that they spent the remainder of the $6000 for an automobile and on purchases ior the girls Mayor Walker's Answer To Charges Soon Ready Bu United Pre NEW YORK, April 16. Mayor James J. Walker put the finishing touches today to the defense of his conduct in administering the affairs of New York City. The mayor with Dudley Field Malone as his advisor, spent last night compiling answers to the allegations of a city affairs committee. The mayor was expected to send the document to Albany late, today or tomorrow.

BANK Killed Youth V.i'l?.'Pll?l'4Fi-f mt am EARL GRAHAM CHARGED WITH WIFE'S MURDER A charge of murder was lodged this afternoon against Earl R. Graham, 27, of Fifth street, near Harris, in connection with the sudden death Saturday of his wife, Mrs. Elsie Graham, also 27, of 1704 Susquehanna street. Decision prefer the murder charge was made by the district attorney this morning, after he had received information from Dr. Howard E.

Milliken, county coroner, that a preliminary report of an analysis of the stomach of Mrs. Graham revealed that it contained poison. Discovery of poison in the woman's stomach, her deathbed statement that her husband had given her a pill containing poison, the statements of two women who identified Graham as the man they had seen with Mrs. Graham less than two hours before her death and Graham's insistence that he had not seen her since the preceding Wednesday were responsible for the murder charge, according to Captain of Detectives Hyde, M. Speese.

Rineer Reads Warrant The murder charge prefer re by Detective Sergeant Joseph Rineer before Alderman G. K. Richards information received. Rineer read the warrant to Graham in his detention cell at police headquarters shortly after 1 o'clock this afternoon. Graham was removed immediately to the Dauphin County jail, where he is held without Expects Final Report Alderman Richards announced that he will give Graham a preliminary hearing after a coroner's inquest is.

held in the death of Mrs. Graham. Coroner Milliken said ho date will be set for the inquest until all details of the police investigations are in his possession. He expeets to have the final report of the stomach analysis of Mrs. Graham, which will show the kind of poison that killed her, by tomorrow at noon.

CRISIS IN ARGENTINA BUENOS AIRES, April 16. A governmental crisis was precipitated yesterday when all members of the cabinet presented their resignations to Provisional President Jose Un buru. MORROW VISITS ROME ROME. April 16. Dwight W.

Mor row, Senator from New Jersey, ar rived yesterday fnr a few days visit, He is on a tour of Italy. Enjoyed Fine Big Catches; with' the aid of a farmer. Davis was recovering today, at. the Car lisle Hospital. Haffley returned to the stream and caught the limit, Dauphin and Cumberland streams heavily stocked during the year, provided a day of sport for hundreds of fishermen.

Fishing in Clark's Creek, near Dauphin, three New Cumberland men, Policeman Lloyd A. Killinger and Edison and Vance Eater, hooked fifty-five trout, eight to fifteen inches long, Turn to Page Seventeen Crushed when a milk delivery truck fell on him from a hydraulic hoist at the Hain Brothers garage at Hainton, S916 Jonestown road, Charles A. Holtzman, 21, of Lexington street, Hainton, was almost instantly killed at 10 o'clock this morning. Holtzman, an employe of the garage, with David Hain, one of the proprietors, and 0. H.

Fisher, of 3419 Jonestown road, driver of the truck, had placed the machine on the elevating device and raised it several feet off the ground in order to work on the brakes. Holtzman climbed oh the truck from the left side, intending to work the brake pedal while Hain adjusted the brakes. The machine topheavy with its load of milk, swayed towards him. The three men attempted to hold the truck on the elevator but its weight wa3 too great and it toppled over. Hain and Fisher narrowly escaped the falling truck, and Holtzman was caught under it as it crashed to the ground on its side.

The truck was raised with a bar and Holtzman's crushed body re moved." but he was dead by the time an ambulance arrived. Coroner Howard E. Milliken said he died of a fractured skull. The machine is owned by Harry Manning, Progress milk dealer. Holtzman is survived by his parents, Mr.

and Mrs Charles Holtzman, and three sisters, Frances, Martha and Mary, all at home. Parole Petition Filed For Linglestown Man A petition for parole was filed to day by Robert Stuckenrath, attorney, in behalf of Roy Aeefcr, of near Linglestown. so that he could start work on a small truck garden at his home. Keefer was sentenced on January 15 to serve from six to twelve months for the larceny of several articles from the Central Iron and Steel Company. He claims that his wife and three children are without means of supporting themselves.

Hearing in the application will be held at 10 o'clock Monday morning, April 27. WILDWOOD PARK HAS BRUSH FIRE City firemen battled for more than two hours today before a brush fire that spread over five acres in Wild-wood Park, and at one time threat ened to reach the Harrisbure Rid ing Academy, was brought under control. The blaze started about one-half mile above the crest of Wildwood Dam. according to V. Grant Forrer, assistant superintendent of parks, who said the blaze spread northeast ward, destroying many of the smaller trees.

The firemen were handicapped in stopping the progress of the fire on account of being unable to connect their hose equipment with Wildwood Lake, because of the lack of roads in the vicinity of the fire. The chemical equipment of the three companies sent out by Fire Chief Tawney was put to good use in lieu of the water supply. Forrer was unable to say how the blaze started, nor as to the fire loss. The blaze was brought under control shortly after 12 o'clock noon. SWIMS BENEATH FIRE TO SAFETY PITTSBURGH, April 16.

John McNamara, 16, 'knows today how it feels to swim for one's life under a fiery sheet of flame. 'While visiting a friend, James on the latter's houseboat, McNamara tossed an ignited match into the water after lighting a cigaret. A terrific explosion followed that hurled the lad into the water and coated the surface of the Monongahela river with a sheet of burning fire. The river, gasoline-covered, became a layer of flame for 1000 feet. Undaunted, McNamara dove un der water and swam to safety with the flames above him.

Clark's houseboat was destroyed in the blaze, and damage of $200 was done to property of the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad along the river bank. LEGISLATORS OF 3 COUNTIES URGE CLEAN BALLOT Urgent need of chances in the election laws to permit fuller and more accurate expression ot the will of the people was expressed by legislative representatives of the. nearby counties of Cumberland, Perry and Mifflin when asked to eive their opinions on a number of measures now before the Legis lature. All four of the legislators interviewedSenator Leon C. Prince, of Carlisle, who represents the three counties and also Juniata County; George N.

Wade, Cumberland; James L. Snyder, Perry, and A. L. Shelter, Mifflin all declared thpmsplves in favor of mandatory jail sentences for election officials Turn to Page Four WELFARE SCHOOL DIVISION WILL RALLY TONIGHT William Penn Loomis, chairman" of the schools division of the Welfare Campaign, will preside at the rally meeting of his division to be held this evening at 8 o'clock at the Penn-IIarris Hotel, at which representatives are expected to attend from all schools organized for solicitation in the campaign. Through recent years campaign returns from the various schools have steadily increased, and it is expected that in this year of unusual need, even higher returns will be recorded.

All local, public schools, together with many private and parochial schools, other educational institu tions and schools in many outly ing towns, are being organized with teachers committees who will conduct the solicitation next week, The voluntary contributions ac cepted from both pupils and teach ers will be recorded separately. This evenine's program will in elude talks by Carter Taylor, Welfare director; Herbert Bowman, student at Camp Curtin Junior Hiirh School; Capt. John Mcl. Smith, general campaign chair man; together with three minutes discussions by R. E.

Boswell, president of the School Board; M. II. Thomas, school superintendent; I. D. App, county school superintendent, and Prof.

J. Brehm, vice-chairman of the schools divisibn. Captains in the schools divisions include: J. W. Kirkpatrick, Mrs.

K. M. Krall, William Haseltine, Dr. Dorsey Miller, Douglas Royal, Paul Furman, Mrs. Charles E.

Ryder, Mrs. Andrew S. Mrs. Troupe H. Zeth, Mrs.

R. E. -Trimmer, W. S. Williams, Mrs.

Walter E. Davis, and Mrs George H. Seaks. Webster Kohl-haas is secretary of the division. Ships Self to Packing Case; as some one carelessly stood the case unside down.

Louis had equipped himself with a pistol with blank cartridges so he could fire it in event he decided he had enough traveling. As he stood a long time on his head in the packing case at the dock at Le Havre he almost decided to fire the pistol, then someone righted the case and it was put aboard the motorshio Lafayette. Two days out of France, Louis position became uncomfortable. He fired the pistol. A frantic search was made by ship's officers through the hold in an attempt to locate the source of the pistol shot.

Cases were overturned and finally Louis was found. He was put to work in third class quarters and when he arrived here, today was taken in charge by immigration officials and sent to Ellis Island, for return to Paris, REPORT BANDITS HAVE CAPTURED NICARAGUA PORT International Newt Service NEW ORLEANS, April 16. Several persons were killed to day in a clash between rebels and United States Marines at Cabo Gracias a Dios, Nicaragua, according to a radiogram received by the Tropical Radio here from Puerto Cabezas. International News Srn-iVa COLON, Panama, April 16. Un confirmed reports from Nicaragua today stated that Insurgents had captured Cape Gracias a Dios, sea port near the Honduran border.

United States Marines were landed at Puerto Cabezas from the cruiser Asheville to guard against possible attacks from rebels, reported actively operating in nearby hills. They were said to be well armed. United Prex WASHINGTON, April 16. The renewed fighting in Nicaragua has brought forth strong indications that the administration is weary of its five-year vigil there and wants to get rid of its responsibilities at the earliest possible time. If conditions thwart that purpose, the administration at least hopes to avoid any move which might involve the United States more deeply.

These views, observers believe, were back of the State Department's refusal to use Marines at Puerto Cabezas to protect property of the Standard Fruit and Steamship Company. Secretary Stimson instructed the Marines to safeguard life in Puerto CabeSas and nothing more. The administration does not propose to enter a general campaign to protect American property in Nicaragua. Stimson is known to regard such a practice as danger ous and open to abuse. I he secretary believes that an American company, entering a foreign does' so with the foreknowledge that it is subject to risk.

Exhausted by Fishing, Man, 70, Is Found Dead ALTOONA, April 16. Too vigorous paiticipation in. the first day of the trout fishing season caused the death today of Albert H. Johnson, 70, of Bellwood, who was found dead in bed in his home. He returned late last night exhausted after a full at the stream.

Trout Anglers Sport; Some Will Be Shipped Back Home Citizens Signing Petitions To Widen Road Between Steelton and Middletown Near Tragedy Is Reported Nearby streams yielded a rich By United Pecs NEW YORK, April 16. Louis Chiancse came into America aboard Lafayette today realizing that packing case is a poor substitute for a cabin in transatlantic traveling. He is a Frenchman, 20 years old, a desire to be an interior decorator. In his native Paris he could think of no better place to vtudy interior decoration than New York. He had no money to pay I or passage.

He and friends built a packing Kix, five feet long, three feet high rnd two feet wide. On the outside 7as printed the label "Hats" and he case was consigned to "Lord tnd Taylor, New York," Louis rawled into the case, which then vas shipped to Le Havre. There he expedition almost was ruined Demands State Highway Department immediately widen the highway between Steel-ton and Middletown, and eliminate the "death trap," where seventeen persons were killed in the last three years, are set forth in petitions that are now being circulated jn Steelton, Lower Swatara Township, Middletown and Royalton. Hundreds of citizens are affixing their signatures to the demand that the State Highway harvest of trout yesterday on what H. R.

Stackhouse, executive secretary of the State Game Commission, described as the finest opening day he had ever seen. Near-tragedy attended the opening when Harvey Davis, 58, of Carlisle, while fishing, Bonny-brook, Cumberland County, fainted and fell into the water. Jesse C. Haffley, 821 James street, this city, fish warden who was angling nearby, pulled the drowning man from the stream and revived him i 1 1.