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The Evening News from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania • Page 5

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The Evening Newsi
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PAGE FIVE THE EVENING EWS, HARRISBURG, WEDNESDAY, JULY 14,1937 JAPANESE LOSE IN WOMAN HURT Interesting Children were killed and 300 wounded, according to these estimates, while twenty-five civilians were killed and wounded. Foreign embassies and locations Files Suit in Court For Crash Damages Martin L. Diamond, 2220 Green street, sued Charles J. Reed, Pax-tonia, and Richard Corl, 2241 North KEYSTONE MEN FOR GREEK ROAD FALL IN OFFICE THREE CLASHES From Pate One street, in the Dauphin County Court Permission to Build Culvert Asked of State The Slate Water and Power Resources Board toefcy received an application from the Zerbe Township school district, Northumberland County, for the right to construct a culvert and rebuild a masonry channel along Zerbe Run. Chambersburg has asked for permission to reconstruct a spillway channel at a municipally-owned dam across Birch Run in Michaux State Forest, Adams County.

Girl Drowns in River By United Pres PAULSBORO, N. July 14. The body of Betty Madeiros. 10, Pauls-boro, was found by police floating in the Delaware River today. She had apparently drowned late last night after going swimming with a group of other children.

The others, according to police, did not know of her disappearance until several hours later. The girl's playmates said they left the river and attended a baseball same but did not miss Betty for two hours. From Page One "ik i over Japanese troois. In addition. wild alarms and sporadic firing tor damages yesterday for injuries Diamond said his daughter, Lillian, had suffered in an automobile accident last April 27 at Fourth and Division streets.

Miss Diamond was a passenger in an automobile driven by Corl when it and the Reed car collided, counsel for Diamond said. The amount of damages has not yet been determined, it was said. continued tnroughout the night in here warned their nationals living outside the Peiping city walls to withdraw inside the city. Peiping now is almost completely isolated from civilian transportation facilities. Scores of American ard British tourists beleaguered Peiping transportation officials, but were unable to depart owing to cancellation of train service.

British and American flags appeared on vehicles in the streets to protect passengers. Food prices in entirely new route, it ought to plan for a four-lane highway if possible and not keep it to two or three lane3 wide." If the limitations on the thirty-foot right of way along the creek are such that it couldn't be mado me wang ring area. Gunfire Shakes Citr -I Wives and children of the officers were rushed to the wide enough for a four-lane high-: safety of a transport vessel aboard two trains, relieving American Em. way without prohibitive costs, they said "the thing to do is to make the most out of what is available," Peiping began to soar. At Tientsin a Japanese com bassy officials of one of their most worrying problems should Peiping become the scene of a serious outbreak of hostilities.

Chinese authorities claimed their When she tripped over a small dog while answering the telephone at the office of the McCreath Coal Company, 565 Race street, where she is secretary, yesterday afternoon, Miss Sarah V. Cronin, 50, of 123 North street, suffered two fractures of the right ankle. She was admitted to the Harrisburg Hospital, where her. condition today was satisfactory. Other accident victims treated at the Harrisburg Hospital included the following: Blaine W.

Lendon, 28, of Philadelphia, right little finger amputated when squeezed' between a telephone pole and a block while working for the Pennsylvania Railroad Company at Middletown; Samuel Hubert, 15, of 1834 North Sixth street, right arm and hand lacerated while swimming at the Paxtang quarry; George Gilbert, 60, of 1208 Market street, several toes of his left foot believed fractured, while working in the Walnut Street Bridge; Edward First, 7, of 111 South River street, MART AND GLORIA TAGGART Mary Lou and Gloria Jeanne Taggart are the daughters of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Taggart, 635 Dauphin street.

Mary Lou was 10 years old last March and her sister celebrated her thirteenth birthday anniversary on Monday. munique was issued regarding the fighting at Nanyuan yesterday. It but that they prefer the wider highway. "The City should make a model highway with a curb or some sort of divider running lengthwise icxure stated: troops were successful in three "Three Japanese were killed battles near the Peiping gates. Heavy gunfire shook the entire through the center to keep traffic separated and it should be properly when Chinese troops filed with machine guns and rifles on a small group of Japanese passing through Matsun south of Peiping.

The Japa lighted. Such a highway would Yourself UTILITIES LEARN OF PAYMENTS nese returned the fire and epulsed the attackers. From Face One 62 NAVY PLANES city. The first clash, officials said, occurred this morning at' Paoma-chang, outside the west wall of Peiping. Chinese troops, battling with the traditional Chinese "big swords," repulsed the modernly equipped Nipponese detachments.

The second engagement occurred outside the nearby village of Yung-mingman. A truck convoy of 500 Japanese was forced to flee. The third battle occurred at Nanyuan. Both sides used artillery and machine guns, and the Chinese again claimed success. 1 let the motorist 'step on it and get on his way, avoiding congestion and helping to prevent it," Dyer said.

THE EVENING NEWS proposed a highway from Maclay to Paxton, which would be free from such traffic obstacles as parking, red lights and cross-traffic from intersecting streets. Both Dyer and Canning said the distance from Maclay to Paxton is so long, approximately three miles, and would so restrict usage to purely through traffic and that they think "appropriate ramp connections at gross revenues, but this i a mat-right heel punctured by a rusty ter that will be developed as a spe- nail! Richard Leight, sixteen months rinl rnmmirtee nirmvl tnAav fho'Old. son of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd A.

nmed t0Y theLeieht. 809 North Sixteenth street.1 RESUME SEARCH utilities, studies the Question scalD lacerated in a fall at his homi; At tne conclusion of the morning making a "grand slam" at the West Shore Country Club, in this Spectator fashion of white crepe, trimmed with green to make all who look at you feel cool. 16.50 From Page One Miss Marie Wroble, 23, of 1315 Stat? street, right little finger lacerateo. session, Chairman Dnscoll of the Howland on a 2570-mile perilous commission, designated E. M.

Davis, in an electric fan: Amos Draben-ll Philadelphia, general counsel of 28. of 542 Race street, right? arm bruised in a fall at the Mu The Japanese were reported sending new reinforcements into Pennsylvania railroad, who at the battle zone to enforce their three or four places, especially! Herr and Market streets, would in terms for a settlement of the dis pute. crease its usefulness." tended as the representative of the Associated Railroads of Pennsylvania, as general chairman of the utilities' committee. The representatives present then went into session to pick their committee. Authorities here estimated at least fifty Japanese were killed and 200 wounded in the opening clash.

Seventy-five Chinese soldiers Report August 9 It was agreed that the Davis committee would report to the com "However, that is just a matter of detail," said Dyer," and the important thing is that Harrisburg needs such a through traffic way and ought to take steps to get it." As proposed, the highway would connect at its north end with a suggested thoroughfare leading from Linglestown road between Wildwood Park and the Pennsylvania Railroad. mission during the week of Aug ust 9. nicipal Bathing Beach; E. S. Lauyer, 45, of Mifflintown, nose lacerated and probably fractured when struck accidentally while working in the Enola yards of the Pennsylvania Railroad; Warren Neely, 76, of 1926 Berryhill street, head struck by a baseball at Twenty-first and Berryhill streets, and Jud-son Jett, 46, of 1306 Currant street, left foot lacerated on a piece of steel.

Those treated at the Polyclinic Hospital included the following: John Diggs, 31, of 620 Reily street, forehead lacerated when struck accidentally by a handle from a concrete mixer, while working for a local contractor; Maynard Bostwick. eighteen months, old, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Bostwick, 1316 Hanover street, head and arm contused in a fall from bed at his home, and George Fuller, 9, of 2444 Pen-brook avenue, Penbrook, left hand injured in a fall at the Jefferson street playground. trip from Lae, New Guinea.

But the Navy -airmen's efforts to find the globe-girdling pair have not been dimmed and they will spread their search over a 200,000 square mile area before admitting defeat. The search sector today will include the Gilbert Islands, 600 miles west of Howland. If nothing is found on these islands last of the tiny mid-Pacific sand specks to be searched then hope will be abandoned. The Lexington's birdmen feel if the Earhart plane had been forced down east of Howland Island it could easily have been carried by waves to the Gilbert group. Weather hampered the search yesterday.

Rain squalls and equatorial storms made flying hazardous and visibility extremely poor. At the same time the Lexington was iA dangerous waters, running the risk of striking reefs and sunken mountain ranges rising close to the surface. Gas, Indigestion StooDrrt In a fpw Minute or Money Back Grover Graham Remedy The idea of collecting fees for services rendered is not new in the State government. The State Department and the State Banking Department both collect fees that help to maintain these departments. The new utility regulatory law provides for the assessing feature.

Assessment Percentage Dunlop explained that the .001793 assessment percentage was based on the estimate that the GASOLINE LEAK FORCES DESCENT Mad fnm prwwrloMnn of EuroDeao if lss i.fl- SrEE? way From Page One lecmllRt. murkest relief for indiccHliiin. tan. heartburn, I a 1 1 c. wurnem.

aridity heloh-Inv and other nfnmarh Ills, fine and Sl.flft nt drnssisU Gel II toda commission would collect from tha mer non-stop distance record was DEMOCRATIC CLUB MEETING The Colored Women's Democratic utilities about $500.0000 in snecial 5G57 miles set by the French liters, jClub will meet this evening at 7 iees. ine commission now is working under a $3,001,000 biennial ap Paul Codos and Maurice Rossi, on a flight from New York to Syria It's a Wonderful Way o'ciock at 8 Myers street, in 1933. la HcHinS! Skin ArrestMan on Charge They appeared in good condition propriation from the 1937 Legislature. The assessments will come from three sources, according to the plans of the commission. There Ttt rr if muue oy nis ianaiora when they stepped from the plane after a bumpy landing in the cow pasture three miles west of this PLEAS OF GUILTY COURT Pleas of guilty will be received in the Dauphin County Court Monday, July 26, District Attorney Karl E.

Richards announced yesterday. will be fees for filing petitions and laporatory tests, special assess ments for auditing and evaluating, Soothing, coolln Zemo usually relieves distress of itching skin. For 30 years, this clean, reliable skin lotion has been the favorite with millions. Excellent for the itching of minor skin irritations. Buy soothing, dependable Zemo today to relieve the itching of Simple Rashes.

Pimples, Ringworm and Eczema. Tested and approved by Good Housekeeping Bureau. All druggists' 35p 60c $1 James E. Williams, 62, Negro, Cowden street, near Forster, was arrested by City Police last night on the information of Morris Bland. 50, also of the Cowden street address, who alleges Williams attacked him early yesterday in an argument over the accused man's room rent.

Bland was treated at the Harrisburg Hospital. Williams was held for a hearing in police court this afternoon on a charge of felonious assault. village. Discover Fuel Leak Among the villagers who flocked to the pasture, astounded by the end of the spectacular flight, was a Russian who attempted to converse with the fliers. He had difficulty in speaking with the airmen but through his halting translation they told of fighting- through fogs that envel J3otamari6 HASBOG'S OWN STOAE Semi-Annual Clearance of oped Southern California's coastal IT'S EASY TO OWN THE BEST i plains.

They were heading over ithe San Jacinto mountains towards 'San Diego when they discovered Ithe gasoline leak. properties, not to exceed 1 per cent, of gross revenues for its preceding fiscal year, general assessments to be pro rated among all utility groups. The associations represented included the Pennsylvania Electric, Pennsylvania Gas, Pennsylvania Transit, American Short Line Railroad, Association of American Railroads, American Water Works, Pennsylvania National Gas Men's, Pennsylvania Motor Truck, Pennsylvania Water Works, Pennsylvania State Telephone and Traffic and Certified Carriers. Representatives of these groups who discuss the commission's plan were E. M.

Davis, who was named chairman of the utilities' committee; Harold Shertz, Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association; Frank M. Hunter, Philadelphia, former counsel of the Public Service Commission, representing the Pennsylvania Electric and the Pennsylvania Gas Associations; H. F. Dicke, Pennsylvania Transit Association; J. N.

Hood. Short Line Railroad Rather than risk a crack up, they looked for a landing spot. They were not aware that March Field, the Army's big airport, was jJUrUL Pays For a Large Size Plus-Powered jless than twenty miles from the cow pasture which they selected tor the landing. Word of the landing was flashed to March Field and within a few minutes an Army plane from that base alighted in the pasture near (the big: red Russian plane. nr Guard Is Established Army officers said that they would attempt to repair the gasoline leak and fly the plane to March Field to be placed in a Association; John H.

Murdock, Pennsylvania Water Works Asso ORDER TODAY SO DOWN PAYMENT DEPOSIT WEEKLY PAYMENTS IN METER FREE DELIVERY AND SET OF SERVICE DISHES PRICED AS LOW AS Charmease I. Miller ciation, and Gilbert Nurick, this city, Pennsylvania Motor Bus SGOUTERS PLAN TRIP TO GAMP The Harrisburg Scouters Association has completed plans for its annual week-end at the Boy Scout hangar until Russian authorities decided what to do with the craft. Within thirty minutes after the landing a half dozen Army planes arrived over the field. The Russians were placed in one of the planes and taken to March Field. They had refused to leave their plane until United States Army troops had taken up guard stations around it.

The first Army official to welcome the fliers and attend to stationing the guard over their plane was Maj. Victor Strauhm of March Field. The Russians said that they were in the vicinity of San Francisco shortly after midnight. After that they encountered a complete blank wall as far as radio communication was concerned. The coast and inland valleys were blanketed with heavy fog during the last stage of the flight.

Hundreds of Pairs of Summer Shoes for Immediate Clearance! Camp at Loysville on August 7 and Sinall Budgej Chan With 5-Yr. Guarantee 8. wiinam D. Kelly and c. R.

Burns will receive reservations until August 1. They will also arrange transportation. Scouters, their wives and friends have been invited to attend the outing. Those who will go to the camp will meet there early on the afternoon of August 7. Straw will be available at camp for those who wish to take a straw tick.

Horace Davis will supervise the meals. 5 9 .85 to Gregory Gokham, Russian con sul general to San Francisco, flew to March Field a chartered 'uting lollowg. Gilbert Xureri chair. 15 SOUTH 9Ac MARKET SQUARE plane from San Diego. He had man; Sidney Feldser.

president. Feldser. reached there only a few seconds before the report of the landing of the fliers was received. Harrisburg Scouters' Association; Glenn Krone, program; Horace Davis, menu: R. C.

Knowlton, publicity: William Kelly and C. R. Burris, transportation and registration, and Frank Del Pino. Morris The Russians had been in the air sixty-two hours and six min utes, or a little more than two and Sachs and Clyde Cover. one-half day3, when they landed at 10.30 a.

Eastern Daylight MMWIHaEaBW Announce Marriage 1 lme, The safe landing of the three fliers at approximately 10.30 a. Of Miss Hamberger Mr. and Mrs. R. S.

Hamberger, 148 South Enola drive. Enola. an Eastern Daylight Time ended hours nounce the marriage of their daughter. Miss Lucille Hamberger, to Fredrick W. Adams, son of Mr.

and of anxiety over their safety. No word was heard from them while they were in the air after 4.15 a. m. Eastern Daylight Time. At that time they reported they believed they were about fifty miles north of San Francisco.

Mrs. Elmer Adams, 208 South Main street, Marysville. The ceremony took place oi. Wednesday June 30, at the Mt. Vernon Methodist Episcopal Church.

Baltimore, with the Rev. Mr. Baughman, officiatine. Now is your opportunity Jo get distinctive footwear for much less than you would ordinarily expect to pay. Shoes that make your feet look small, trim, lovely.

Shoes that are made of choice leathers and fabrics, with aristocratic lines and fine workmanship. Shoes that are cool. Shoes you will be proud to wear this year and next. Plenty of whites. Plenty of classic brown-and-whites.

Plenty of dark sandals and step-ins. -Better get a whole wardrobe at these outstanding savings! BOWMAN'S SHOE SHOP Second Floor Mrs. Adams, a eraduate of the Wall Returns to Duty And Soon Makes Arrest International Kew) Service UNIONTOWN, July 14. County detective John C. Wall nrnminpnt Enola High School and the Protestant Episcopal Hospital training school for nurses in Philadelphia, is school nurse in East Pennsboro Township.

Mr. Adams, a graduate of th Marysville High School, is manager of the Esso Service Station in Marysville. They are residine Come to Ifisure in the "third degree" Mona- nhnn nn nn I. 1- -3 A at 148 South Enola drive. Returning to work yesterday he made his first arrest almost on the exact spot where he was slashed last September 11 while attempting to Gorgas Rexall Drug Stores TWO ENROLL FOR CAMP MECHANICSBURG.

Julv 14. arrest Frank C. Monaghan, Fayette County's alleged "torture" murder William Boyson and Robert Mend. victim. ler.

of this place, are enrolled for a 16 N. Third St. Uptown, 1212 N. Third St. WaU WOK into custody Robert imonth at the Civilian' Military 3 Whyel, charged with driving under Training Corps Camp at Fortj the influence of liquor, he said.

He George Meade in Maryland. Both! had sought Monaghan on a similarjwere graduated in June from the: charge. Mechanicsburg High SchooU Ass-A.

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