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General News Section Magazine Railroad News Finance Section News Pictorials Comics NEWS OF THK THEATERS HARRISBURG, "SEPTEMBER 12, 1924 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING SECTION 1 TIT riownsni Oust Superintendent of Coa Schools for 14 Years JL 1 I 9 Little Sleep Last Night DR. FRANK CRANE'S DAILY EDITORIAL WHEELER FLAYS CORRUPTION On Fall River Line Boat Charges of Incompetency Preferred Against Former Head of Township School was on the boat. Early in the even PARTISANSHIP By DR. FRANK CRAKE It is a question whether partisanship is not like the breaking up of the atom. There is no stopping it.

And there is developed inside of parties the same spirit that makes the party itself. People are usually attached to parties from personal reasons as well as traditional and customary ones. No one is attached to a party by his intelligence, for a little sound thinking would be quite as apt to show him that he should revolt from his party as often as he clings to it. It has been said of Protestantism that, being the spirit of revolt, it is in danger of constant' schism and that it is very difficult for a body of Protestants to hold together. Since they began upon the principle of the resistance to authority it is very difficult to curb that principle when it ia Fear of Death Restrains Him Investigating Noises Made by Burglars Fear that he would be killed as was Jacob who had had a store next door, restrained David Toser, 1016 North Seventh street, from investigating noises in his store early this morning.

At least that is the story he told police, they say, when he reported that thieves had escaped with goods valued at $300 last night. Toser, whose store is located next door to that operated by Katzen prior to his death when intruders entered the store, reported that the stolen goods included a number of suits of clothing, overcoats and shirts. The intruders entered through an unlocked cellar door, according to Detective Rineer, who investigated. once established. We therefore see Protestantism breaking up into an infinite number of sects and divisions, once it has broken away from the mother church.

In the same way, we see that parties find that it is increasingly difficult to hold their people together once they admit that loyalty to party is a greater thing loyalty to the country itself. It is a question whether Democrats hate Republicans worse than they hate other Democrats, and Republicans hate Democrats worse than they hate other Republicans. It has been well said that we hate no one so much as our neighbor. The party system is founded upon discontent and dissatisfaction. It is always a more telling argument when we speak of the defectiveness of our opposing party than of the merits of our own, and it is always easy to find defects in anything.

Campaign literature and oratory, therefore, may be depended upon more to view with alarm what the other party does and has done than to point with pride to one's own party record. Doubtless the party system will be cured by its own inherent vicious-ness. It will destroy itself by its own principles. Copyright. 1924, by The McClure Newspaper Syndicate From Page One vestigations at Washington, scoring President Coolidge by name, referring to him in a sarcastic vein as "that great, strong, silent, mythical man" who had his picture taken in Vermont pitching hay to attract the votes of the farmers.

He referred to John W. Davis but once during his speech, whose selection by the Democratic national convention he scored. G. O. P.

System Blamed Senator Wheeler declared that the corruption which, he said, has been shown to exist in the Republican administration are not due to the dishonesty of a few individuals in various cabinet posts, but was the fault of the system by which the nominee of the party was chosen. He declared that the seeds of corruption which were sown at the Republican National convention at Chicago in 1920 had "blossomed at Washington" after Harding was elected, charging that the naming of Fall to the Department of the Interior and of Daugherty as attorney general and the orgy of corruption that followed was merely the payment of debts to the big business interests -who had controlled the nomination of the Presidential candidate at the Chicago convention. Referring to the Teapot Dome disclosures, Senator Wheeler declared that the Republican administration through Secretary Fall had "given away $1,000,000,000 worth of the people's property" in payment of the obligation assumed when the oil interests donated large sums to elect the Republican candidate at the 1920 election. "They call the Democratic party the party of Jefferson and the Republican party the party- of Lincoln," he explained. "But if Lincoln could come back do you think he would have lined up with Secretary of the Interior Fall Or Daugherty? Or Denby Or Mellon Need I go farther?" Too Much Business uig auenuon io tne pie ages V-Jne epuoi can pany in REV.

MR, HEISLER, ATHOME IN THIS CITY The Rev. Martin Luther Heisler, nearly 78 years old, 2209 North Third street, died early yesterday morning at his home after a prolonged illness. He had been a resident of Harrisburg' for the last thirty-eight years; The Rev. Mr. Heisler was born in a Pottsyille November 9, 1846, and lived all his years in Pennsylvania, except two, which were spent in Illinois and Maryland.

He is a graduate of the Pennsylvania College, of Gettysburg, having received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1869. He was ordained in 1871 in Mifflinburg by the Central Pennsylvania Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church. He has. preached continuously for forty years, retiring from active service in 1911, after serving for twenty-five years at Dauphin. Funeral services will take place at 2 o'clock Tuesday in the Zion Lutheran Church with burial at Mechan-icsburg.

The Rev. Dr. Stewart Win-field Herman, assisted by the Rev. Dr. Stanley Billheimer, president' of the East Pennsylvania Synod, will conduct the services.

The Rev. Mr. Heisler is survived by four daughters of his first marriage. They are: Mrs. J.

W. Brandt, Mrs. M. Luther Tate, Mrs. Helen Carttmeier and Miss Margaret Leicester Heisler'.

JOHN N. MARK John N. Mark, 75 years old, died early this morning at the home of his Harvey J. Formwalt, 2415 Penn street. Funeral will take place at 3 o'clock Monday, the Rev.

David Dunn officiating. Burial will be in the Pax-tang Cemetery. He is survived by his widow, Augusta his daughter, Mrs. Harvey J. Form-wait, and two nieces, Mary Z.

and Harriet E. Formwalt. MRS. ANNA C. WEAVER iw, wmcn were umuiniiea.

senator united States in case the enemy had Wheeler said: We were told weimanae-ed tn rut nff tw managed to cut off all other com From Page One, port and a member of its Chamber, got an ovation when he was introduced as having often visited in Har-risburg when a boy. This he confirmed in his speech when he told that back in the seventies he was a frequent guest in the Pennsylvania capital city of his step-grandfather, who was a postmaster of Harris-burg. He did not give grandpa's name but siud he was a Democrat. The Admiral made an earnest plea for bettering the equipment of the Navy and urged support of a plan on foot to induce the Government to make a great strategic naval base of Narragansett Bay, opposite Newport. All the Harrisburg Cruisers were for this program, just because the Admiral said so.

Beidlcman Talks Former Lieutenant-Governor Bei-dleman made the principal address in. behalt of Harrisburg at this meeting. He made several humorous references and then spoke of the objects of the Chamber's annual cruise. James T. O'Connell, head of the Newport Chamber, presided at this meeting, which followed a lobster and chicken dinner.

Bishop James H. Darlington, of Harrisburg. who has been passing the Summer in Newport, had a place of honor at the speakers' table. He and one of his sons had joined the party on its arrival in Newport. The Bishop expects to return to Harrisburg next week.

The cruisers had arrived in Newport by train from Boston at 6.10 p. m. and before dinner they toured tho millionaires' Summer residence section autos before going to Newport Beach. The bachelors of the party dolled up in their finest to try to land an heiress, only to learn the season was closed and the idle rich had beat it for Miami. At 9 o'clock last night when the cruisers and their band paraded from the meeting at the, beach to board tho Priseilla they marched fifteen city blocks in the business section, the entire route being lighted 'by red fire placed on the curb by Newport business men.

The boys got a great deal of ap plause from the Newporters as they marched to the steamship. The Rev. Father Clark, rector of the Catholic Church at Williams-town, Dauphin County, who is with the cruisers and has marched the whole length of every parade, remarked last night on a thing that has been impressed on practically all of the Harrisburg party and that is, everywhere throughout New England the men on the sidewalks almost invariably raised their hats when Old Glory was carried by. It was noticeable that this practice is much more nearly general in New England than in Harrisburg and the other Pennsylvania cities visited by the tourists. Atta Boy Attleboro One of those who' has thoroughly enjoyed the whole trip is John J.

Landis, of Middletown. He is presi dent of the City Trust and Savinea Bank in that borough and has made lots of friends on the trip because of his loyalty to Harrisburg and Dauphin County in general. Pete Magaro has entered enthusiastically into the spirit of the trip, but he almost got left behind Providence. Yesterday morning he missed the party's special train from the Rhode Island capital to Attleboro, but luckily caught a regular train going about the same time. He tried to ride on his cruise coupon but a hard-boiled conductor! made Pete produce forty-eight cents for another ticket, but Pete said "bother the expense." The reception at Attleboro given the boys will always stand out as one of special cordiality.

In fact it is so deeply impressed on their minds that "Atta Boy, Attleboro" has become a sort of spontaneous slogan that the Cruisers now use everywhere as a synonym for anything that particularly pleases them. Seaman'Shines Again It was in Attleboro, by the way, that City Clerk Ross Seaman made another great hit in the role pt the "Prince of Wales," which he first assumed on the night of the New York to Albany steamboat ride. At Attleboro Ross turned his hat brim down to resemble that of the Prince, put a tin bottle top in his eye for a monacle and then picked out eight pretty factory girls and paraded in front of the band, four girls in a string on each arm. The cruisers got the Thursday morning local news from Harrisburg when they arrived in Attleboro through a co-operative scheme arranged by the Attleboro Sun, 'and THE PATRIOT. THE PATRIOT wired the Harrisburg news to The Sun, which printed a broadside poster containing it in time to be distributed when the Harrisburg party arrived in Attleboro.

The Cruisers scanned every line eagerly. Continuous Show There was a continuous amateur vaudeville show aboard the Priscilla last night in fact till early morning. Floyd Hopkins, Lee Goldsmith and Tom Francis were some of the principal fun makers. Lee at one stage of the proceedings, when he was trying to assemble the American Legion singers for a little melody, in all seriousness remarked that could find "only seven of the quartet." Miss Eula White, of Washington, who has a very sweet soprano voice, ing she entertained the cruisers with several catchy songs. A of the Newport Beach meeting was the distribution, of the Newport Daily News containing a two column wide message welcoming tne iiarrisburg party to Newport.

To go back to Attleboro, as the cruisers would always like to do, the whole fire department lined up with the apparatus as the cruisers entered the city just as was done in Worces. ter. Irving Robinson asked one of the fire truck drivers how soon there would be a fire. The well-informed driver replied, without a second's hesitation: "In just about five minutes." A member of THE PATRIOT editorial staff made a quick jump from Harrisburg to Boston yesterday in time to deliver the morning's PATRIOT to the cruisers before they left for Newport. All along the route of the cruise the Harrisburgers received a verv hospitable welcome, especially at Attleboro yesterday, but the most pretentious reception came in Boston.

The cruisers were taken off their feet, figuratively, and they certainly did "cut some ice" in their showing around Beantown. Old Guard on Hand A score of veteran business' men, all close to 60, representing the "old guard" of the Boston Chamber of Commerce, greeted the travelers at the Back Bay Station and steered them through several blocks of the business section to the palatial Copley-Plaza Hotel. Lunch was served there, and while some of the boys were yet stirring their coffee the speaking began. Fred Eden, former president of the Harrisburg Chamber, cut loose with a fiery talk on business co-operation, home and national defense, municipal uplift and other pertinent topics and he was. applauded most vigorously.

Eden seemed to take on increased inspiration with each expression, and the Cruisers as well as their splendid hosts got a real big thrill. It was in this dining room that tne Kovers got well acquainted with their "old guard" escort. Like the Harrisburgers the Bostonians had their names pinned on their coat lapels, and they went around the circle, shaking hands, calling each other's name and participating in genuine good fellowship. Much to Learn President Howard T. Conley, of the Boston Chamber of Commerce, referred to Harrisburg as a "Middle West" city.

He said Boston has something to learn from Pennsylvania's capital, even though the Cruisers were in Boston in quest of data for municipal enlightenment. Governor Cox, of Massachusetts, couldn't be in Boston to greet the cruisers, but he sent instead Senator Wells, who spoke briefly. All the while Peter Magaro had been talking confidentially to former Lieutenant Governor Beidleman, and at the first opportunity Beidleman took the floor. He had some pleasantries to say about President Hopkins, of the Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce, and then he presented "Hoppy" with a silver Ehaving set, saying it was a gift from his friendly rival, Magaro. Next Beidleman gave an amber smoking set to City Commissioner Hassler; That also was from Magaro, who said he obtained the gifts in Europe while abroad this Summer.

Following, the luncheon the Cruisers posed for a photograph for the Boston newspapers, and then they taken over the city on a sight-s'eeing trip. At 4.10 they boarded a special train for fashionable Newport. Cruisers Ordered Home For Defense Day Parade A copy of the "teleeram" defiv ered to the Chamber of Commerce cruisers in New York this morning relative to Defense Day plans here toiiows: "NYC 1924 Sep 12 AM 650 "FDT HCC HBG 12 615A "All members Harrisbure- Cham- ber of Commerce good fellowship cruise will proceed to Harrisburg without unnecessary delay, reporting to Col. E. J.

Stackpole, for purpose oi assignment to position in parade in connection with patriotic exercises defense test stop essential that business men understand reason for nation-wide observance this important function stop. E. H. Schell is named as commander Harrisburg troops stop. Quartermaster Corps will provide necessary transportation and rations en route.

Stop return will be made by shortest possible route. "JOHN J. PERSHING, "Commander-in-chief U. S. Army." ASKS TO ABANDON LIXB WASHINGTON.

Sept. 12. The West Clarion Railroad, of Pennsylvania, operated by the Erie System, today applied to the Interstate Commerce Commission for permission to. abandon its entire line which extends from Brockwayvllle to West Clarion mines, two and three-fourth miles. SPECIAL TO EPHRATA A special train wjll be operated ffom Harrisburg: to Reading; tomorrow for those members of the Reading Company Club who wish to attend the meeting at Ephrata.

The train from Harrisburg will meet the special to Ephrata at Beading. SHAMOKIN, Sept. 12. The board of education of Coal Township, a district lying adjacent to Shamokin, with a population of approximately 20,000, has voted to oust P. Frank Brennan, who has been superintendent of the township schools for fourteen years.

The board suspended the superintendent and issued a summons for him to appear at a hearing September 19, when charges of incompetency, misdemeanor in office and violations of the school code will be preferred. The move to oust Brennan came as an aftermath to the school board's action on August 29 in refusing to re-elect the four high school and four grade school teacherte who had earned the political displeasure of the superintendent. Brennan, who as head of a powerful political faction in the township, had dominated the school boards and school affairs for more than ten years, directed the dismissal -of the teachers. Public reaction came so quickly and strongly, however, that the attitude of the majority members of the board changed, with the result that they started the ouster proceedings. Two directors who supported Brennan failed to attend the meeting.

T. Meisberger, one of the high I school teachers, who had failed of re-election, has been named acting superintendent, while all the teachers removed at Brennan's direction were reinstated. The removal of Brennan has created one of the greatest political furores here in vears. and there is much conjecture as to whether Brennan, admittedly an astute politician and a fighter, will elect to oppose the ouster proceedings or will tender his resignation. Charges of wholesale graft in the township school management have been repeatedly made at public meetings of citizens during the last two weeks and a taxpayers' committee has been appointed to make a thorough investigation.

If the allegations are substantiated, criminal action will be started, it is said. The township is the richest one in the State. NO CLUES FOUND TO LOUIS SEIF From Page One I State and adjoining states have been given a description of the escaped prisoner. Seif was given a jail sentence when he pleaded guilty at the March term of court on a charge of illegal possession, manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquor. He was sentenced on March 27 to serve a two-vears' imprisonment and to pay a fine of $2000.

Seif was arrested by city about a year ago after a sensational raid at 511 Walnut street, a property owned by Seif, when a 100-gal-lon still was found in operation. More than 100 gallons of moonshine liquor and thirty-five barrels of mash were confiscated by police. Police claim the Seif raid was the largest made by city authorities since the enactment of the prohibition laws After serving several weeks in the county prison, Seif asked to be transferred to the Almshouse, claiming that he was suffering from an ailment contracted during the World War. He said he had been gassed and wounded while serving with the British forces. Seif was one of thirty prisoners assigned to do work at the Almshouse.

The detail, which is in charge of Deputy Warden J. H. Leeser, a night watchman, occupy a dormitory in the Almshouse. Prison officials admitted that it is not a difficult matter to escape from the building, inasmuch as there is no stringent guard kept throughout the night. Seif, according to police records, had been arrested for violation of prohibition laws on several occasions previous to the time the raid was made on the Walnut stret premises.

Man With Two Names Injured by Motor Car Struck by an automobile last night on the William Penn Highway near Millersburg, a man who gave his name as Joseph R. Holman, 41 years old, and later as David Freck, 38 years old, of New York City, was admitted to the Harrisburg Hospital for treatment. The injured man, who is suffering from concussion of the brain and lacerations of the scalp, is unable to explain how the accident occurred. WATER TOWER ABANDONED, The water tower at Seventeenth street. Harrisburg Lebanon Valley Branch, Reading Railroad, will be abandoned Monday, according to a notice issued yesterday by the office of the superintendent, Harrisburg Di.

vision. PEACH SHIPMENTS The Reading Company announces that laire quantities of peaches are being hluled from Philadelphia, Harrisburg and Pittsburgh. Many of these peaches come from Adams County. were going to have more business in government and we've had more business in government! That's all we have had, business in government and it's been corrupt and crooked business." The speaker advocated the nomination of Presidential candidates by direct vote of the people to do away with tho old convention systems which he termed breeders of corruption. Summarizes Program' Senator Wheeler a brief summary of the program of the La Follette party, pointing out the things that are to be accomplished for the workingmen if the ticket is successful, and explained the stand of that party on the question of amending the Constitution to deprive the Supreme Court of its veto power over legislation, defending that stand.

In closing his remarks, Senator Wheeler declared that the same" corrupt' organization which dominated the Chicago convention in 1920 dominated the Cleveland conventjon which nominated Coolidge in 1924. Pointing out that all progressive planks had been thrown out- by the Cleveland Republican convention, the speaker said President Coolidge was admittedly the candidate of the reactionaries. He again urged the railroad men to work for the success of the Labor ticket as best representing the interests of the people. At the conclusion of his address he was given three rousing cheers by the several hundred men and women present. After leaving the Sena tor Wheeler left for Altoona where i ii 5000 TO MARC IN PARADE TODAY From Page One men, Civil War veterans, American Legion, Spanish-American War veterans, Red Cross war nurses, and Wnr Mothers.

Ten thousand citizens participating with enthusiastic demonstrations forecast. "From Col. E. J. Stackpole, president of the Military Committee on National Defense Day." Hoch's radio station was used by Colonel Stackpole.

His is the only radio station in this city and the only one in eastern Pennsylvania of the numerous sta- tions scattered throughout the world by the American Radio Relay League. The purpose of the relay stations is to help amateur operators and to be ready at all times to act officially in case of emergency. The American Radio Relav Leasrue is acting today in conjunction with the Government and in accordance with the request of the War Department. The radio message was one similar to those sent by every relay station WOrd for the country to take up arms could be sent to all corners of the munication systems. 3300 Quota Filled A similar message to the radio gram was also sent by Colonel Stack-pole this morning to the commanding general of the Third Corps Area by telegraph.

It is the object of the War Department to have reports of the National Defense Day results from every city in the United States in time for them to be used this evening in the addresses of General Per-shingand the Secretary of War. The speeches of these leaders will jn turn i De broadcast all over th3 Nation. I The quota of 3500 one-day volunteers- was reported filled by noon. ine parade was scheduled to start from the city parking area at Fifth and Walnut streets at 5 o'clock. It was to move in Walnut to Third to North to Front to Market to Second to State to the Capital Plaza, where the patriotic gathering was to be held.

The volunteers will be assembled on the plaza, where Gabriel H. Moyer, national commander of the Patriotic Order Sons of America and manager of the State Workmen's Insurance Fund will speak. The Rev. Dr. Robert Bagnell, pastor of Grace Methodist Church, will pronounce the invocation.

Music will be furnished by the American Legion Band, and the Legion double-quartet. Before retreat is sounded, Headquarters Troop, 104th Cavalry, willdo guard mount. Formation The. parade will be reviewed bv Mayor Hoverter and Col. C.

C. Hearn, chief of staff of the Third Corns Area. Or i co, as its marshal. His division will be composed of members of the civilian committee under Francis J. Hall.

chairman; city and county officials, Kea cross delegation and the Har risburg Chapter of War Mothers. Lieut. Col. S. W.

Fleming, marsnai oi tne second division, will command the units of the National Guards, called out by the orders of the Governor. The third division will be headed by Maj. R. A. Brown, marshal.

It will be composed of Reserve Corps units, civilian volunteers, Civil War veterans and a truck train. The Civil War veterans will ride in automobiles. Airplanes from the Middletown Aviation Depot will fly over the city during the demonstration. They will do daring stunts and give an exhibition of formations. Pugh, Smith and Manges ''New Tech Cheer Leaders Charles Pugh, 1500 Berryhill street, senior, was elected chief cheer leader of the Technical High School this morning.

Pierce Smith, of 660 Camp street, was named first assistant cheer leader, and William Manges, of 1441 W'alnut street, second assistant. Both are seniors. The above youths were selected by open ballot from among fourteen candidates. Each candidate took his place on the platform in front of the student body and led a song and a cheer in the competition. i 'LOEB-LEOPOLD' GET JAIL HAIRCUT From Page One roundings.

For a while they- sat closely huddled together, casting shy side glances at their comrades. Their faces were ashen grey. They trembled and shifted uneasily as other prisoners gave them the "once over." Tears Dim Eyes But before the exercises were over, the nonchalance'of the boys had returned. They whispered to each other as they had whispered in the courtroom when their hearing was held before Justice John R. Caverly.

They "took their cues" from their comrades and laughed and clapped their hands at appropriate times as Chaplain Hamilton spoke. Tears came to the eyes of "Dickie" early in the service when the prison choir arose on the platform and sang, "Tramp, Tramp, Tramp, the Boys Are Marching." Dickie leaned forward at the first words of the old patriotic song: "In the prison cell I sit, Thinking mother, dear, of you, And our bright and happy home so far away." He nudged Babe and the eyes of both were fixed on the singers. Then Dickie wiped away the tears as the singers, some of them negroes, continued: "And the tears, they fill me eyes, Snite of all that I can do, Tho' I try to cheer my comracfes and be gay." A moment later, however, the two boys looked at each other and broad smiles spread over their faces when the chorus was reached. Applaud Band ''Tramp, tramp, tramp, the boys are marching, Cheer up, comrades, they will come. And beneath the starry flag, We shall breathe the air again, Of the free land in our.

beloved home." Leopold and Loeb joined heartily in applauding the prison band as it struck up several martial airs: "Stars and Stripes Forever," "Tenting on the Old Camp Grounds" and "America." It was a coincidence that the first day the slayers spent in the state prison was a half holiday. All the prisoners were excused fro'm work this morning to attand the patriotic s-ervices. This afternoon work in the shops will be resumed as usual. Work Tomorrow Nathan and Richard, however, are not yet ready for routine prison life. They are to be examined and 'measured for prison records.

They probably will be returned to their solitary cells tonight, Warden John L. Whitman said they will be assigned to their work tomorrow. "I am well pleased with the conduct of the new prisoners so far," Whitman said. "They have shown me that they are willing to co--operate with our methods here. They will be in their regular places by Saturday afternoon.

"Our plan is to separate Nathan from Richard. They will be assigned to separate shops and their cells will be in opposite wings of the luilding." Whitman, said Loeb w-ould be assigned to the chair factory and Leopold to the rattan factory. The young murderers, brought here last night from Chicago to serve life sentences, slept soundly all night. They did not talk to their guards except to ask necessary questions. Wink at Reporters They got up this morning at 6 a.

ate breakfast of beef stew, coffee and bread and butter and then were taken to the prison barber. Their smooth pompadours were dipped away but the hair was not shaved all the way down. That custom has been abandoned in this prison. The boys were then returned to their cells and waited for the march to the chapel. They fell in line and" were, ushered in by two keepers.

Babe and Dickie smiled broadly and Leopold winked at newspaper-1 men on the platform when the Rev. Mr. Hamilton in the middle of his address, spoke of the execution of murderers. The chaplain was denouncing the pacifists and attempting to show them to be inconsistent. He needed an illustration.

This was what he chose. "I met a pacifist the other day and we got to talking about capital punishment. I argued that he was guilty of taking a life every time a prisoner was electrocuted because he paid the taxes that made it possible for the executioner to push the button." And here the Rev. Mr. Hamilton said parenthetically: "Speaking of the electric chair, of course, we're getting past that now.

Men aren't electrocuted any more providing they have friends or interested politicians." The 1100 prisoners roared with laughter. All eyes were directed toward Loeb and Leopold who grinned from ear to ear. HOLD COUNTESS ON CHARGES OF KILLING COUNT By United Prest PARIS, Sept. 12. From the little seaside town of Lannion, in the Cotes-du-Nord, word came to Paris today of a murder mystery in which the victim was the last heir of one of the oldest families of Brittany, count ae rverninon.

The Count, who was 64, Avas shot on August 21, but lingered until the 28th. A story was given out to the effect that he had snot himself and the incident was almost forgotten by the public. Just before his death, however, Count De Kerninon called to his bedside beautiful Bernardino Nedelec, 82, who has been his mistress for five years, and told her that his wife, the countess, who is 59; had shot him four times. He had his mistress take an oath of silence until his death. On the day of the funeral, Ber-nardine went to the police with her story.

It was her revenge upon the wife, who had always vilified her and who had threatened to shoot her, following a little trip to Corsica which the Count took with his mistress. The police exhumed the body, which showed -four wounds such as It would have been impossible for the Count to inflict upon himself. Countess de Kerninon was arrested today. She insists the shooting was an accident. Stolen Car Is Found 15 Minutes Later Russel Fussel, of Media, who is visiting friends in the city, recovered his stolen automobile this morning within fifteen minutes after he reported the theft to the police.

Motorcycle Policeman Charles An-derson found the machine in Penn street, with the gasoline tank empty. C. E. Knaub, 120 South Second street, reported to police that his automobile has been stolen last night in Court alley where he had parked the machine. 104 Deaths, Ui Births Here During August There were 104 deaths and 144 births in the city in August, according the report of the local Registrar of Vital Statistics, just filed with the State.

In the corresponding month, last year there were 103 deaths and 152 births. Accused of Being Drunk While Driving Auto Charged with operating an automobile while he was intoxicated. Thomas R. Heckman, 25 years old, of 237 Cranberry street, was arrested last night near Seventh and Herr streets. He was scheduled for a hearing this afternoon at police court.

Funeral services for Mrs. Anna Catherine Weaver, widow of John Weaver, who died yesterday at her home, 205 Pine street, will be held to-, morrow afternoon at 3.30 o'clock. The' Rev. S. Winfield Herman of the Zion Lutheran Church, will officiate.

Burial will be in the Harrisburg Cemetery. Movie Operator Burned 1 As Film Explodes in Brownsville Theater BROWNSVILLE, Sept. 12 Robert Hardwick, moving picture operator is in the local hospital here today in a serious condition suffering from burns received when a roll of film he was projecting at the Strand theater here last night to a large audience, exploded. The audience became frightened but were quietened by Ralph Lutes, manager oi the theater. Overheated carbon in the projecting machine caused the blaze, it is said.

35 INJUREDAS TROLLEYS CRASH. YORK, Sept. 12. Thirty-five men and women were injured twa perhaps fatally in a collision of two surface cars at Forty-second street and Ninth avenue near the heart of the gay white way today. Many of the injured were trampled on in the rush of passengers to escape as the cars crashed.

Jammed brakes were blamed for the accident. Wtinesses told police that the Ninth avenue car, north bound was going thirty-five miles an hour when it struck the Forty-second street car east bound. Passengers were hurled to the floor, as breaking glass cut their faces. Cries of the injured brought a squadron of ambulances to the scene. Police reserves and firemen held back the crowd.

Traffic was delayed for thirty minutes. Grant Farmers 3-Day Extension to Kill Deer Sept. 12. Tha State Game Commission has granted an extension of three days for killing doe- deer in four townships of Huntingdon County at the request of farmers. The petition to the game commission alleges serious destruction property by deer in the last few years.

Philadelphia Normal School Principal Dies PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 12. While preparing to leave for his office 'early today Dr. J. Eugene Baker, principal of the Philadelphia Normal School, collapsed in his home and died before medical aid could ba summoned.

He was 65 and a native of Bartville, Lancaster County. He is survived by a wife, four sons and two daughters. ACCUSED OF REVOLUTION ATHENS, Sept. 12. General, Tserou-Iis and Long Psnayotoposlos were arrested charged with attempting to fo ment a military revolt to overthrow the present regime.

iic win uuicsj onui-iiei jneeung oi irom tne capitoi steps, railroad men at 8.30 p. m. Tomor- Col. Maurice E. Finney will as-row he will speak at Philadelphia.

Bume command of the first division 300 Manicurists Ask Right to Form Union 1 i Bu United Press NEW YORK, Sept. 12. The orange suck ana tne nan nie have amalga mated with the full dinner pail. The cutie who cuts your cuticle soon will have her own union card. Beneath the blonde curls bowed over the finger bowl, the source of "and, I says to my girl friend," now can pro duce, "well, over at, local sixty last night they was talking of a walk-out." New Yorkers awoke today to be informed that application has been made through the deputy attorney general for incorporation of the Independent Beauty Parlor Workers of New York The papers are before Supreme Court Justice Donohue.

The girls will demand a nine-hour day. Three hundred manicurists are reported ready to join the union at a first meeting next week. Stingy women patrons of manicure parlors are held responsible by Mario Adinialfi, boss barber who is organizing the union. "The women are too tight to give the girl who polishes their nails a decent tip," said Sig Adinialfi, "As the average wage is about $10 to, $12 a week, many of the manicurists are badly off." JUMPS FROM HOTEL" NEW YORK, Sept. 12.

Mrs. Maude L. Rigby, wife of George N. Rigby, business man of Yonkers, N. ended her life today by jumping from the window of her room on the seventeenth floor of the Hotel Belmont.

Every bone in her body was broken. Sh died instantly..