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HOME For Lock Haven and Vicinity LOCK HAVEN EXPRESS WEATHER Cloudy tonight with liffht snow: slightly colder. Saturday cloudy, followed by snow. yesterday: Max's! 25; minimum 6. 54TH 289 LOCK HAVEN, PA. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1936 TWELVE PAGES THREE CENTS TODAY NEWS in the iBy Associated Press) By Associated Press A faint possibility of a new oeace move was seen in a renewal of discussions in the Italian press of the Franco-British for the settlement of the Halo-; Ethiopian dispute.

Observers of the situation were interested in this trend, for the: press of Italy largely reflects gov-j ernment opinion and they believed I that this smoke of discussion miRht indicate a fire of government interest in peace. For the past few months, the Franco-British plan, which envis-l ioncd the independence of the i government of Ethiopia in exchange for territorial and trade; concessions to Italy, has been in the discard. I WASHINGTON, (IP). ings in thc ranks and another I threat "to take a walk" came as party chieftains sharpened their Reserves Telling Plans But Estimates There Will Be $500,000,000 Needed MORE FUNDS FOR WPA icciutcd Photo EX-PRLNCE OF ASTURIAS eldest son of one-time Spaiiisli Shifting of Available Money to Allow Using More to Prevent Unemployment WASHINGTON, i Roosevelt reserved decision on the jfarm tax bill but estimated a necessity for $500,000,000 for this i program. UCID roiTipni i i I to newsmen no decision HEIR CRITICALLY ILL; was reached on whether taxes will i be necessary to meet the cash pay- kin? is near death FORMER SPANISH ROYAL JOHN L.

LEWIS declines salary boost of 513,000 as Mine Workers' head Richard Bumgarner. Gets a New Jacket Richard Bumgarner, Express "Little Merchant" carrier boy from Monument, will be fending off the chill Monument breezes for the rest of the Winter with a smart maroon Woolrich zipper jacket, presented to him today with the compliments of The Lock Haven Express in recognition of his One work in building up a route and making collections. Young Mr. Bumgarner joined the "Little Merchant" force Nov. 26, of last year and has notably qualified for his jacket since that time.

In addition to distributing The Express, Little Merchant Bumgarner helps to fill its news columns by soliciting items for the regular Monument budget written by his brother. vr pi TIL FOR DEWS Held for Court on Charge of Involuntary Manslaughter of Wentz and May BAIL OF $2,500 CONTINUED Miss Inez Shaffer, Only Eye- Witness to Fatal Accident, Testifies at Hearing wits and their words-in the cam-! Covado nga 33 year old former heir pa.gn for and against the New tQ Ul(J Sp 4 throne who re- Dcal inounced his royal rights so he umo could marry a Cuban commoner, servation-subsidy farm bill, which, was critically iii. a sufferer from th taxes would seek to finance, is Murray and Kennedy Also De-1 State Association Demands the hemophilia common to male Pending in the Senate. Simeon D. Fess, former senator and former Republican na- tional chairman, hinted he may "take a walk" if Senator Borah; (R-lda) becomes his party's nom- I ineo for the presidency.

Senator Norris (R-Neb), eager supporter of Pi What form the tax might take was not disclosed. The soil con- Photo by Brion the automobile of Jesse Jersey Shore, after the accident in which two boys were killed members of his family. The Count was reported near death last night but one of the Shift Relief Money Out of yesterday's inventory of federal sperding, Mr. Koosevelt dine to Take More Money; Convention Adjourns $25,000,000 Subsidy Pay-j ments Under Act general and Democratic chairman. attending physicians, leaving the I sa id had come a decision to shift i bedside after a night-long some relief allotments to the Works TO MINE COAL TOMORROW PASS VARIED RESO'UTIONS' Progress Administration to take! of unemployment between Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Ger- Schounilsen of Nor- way, captured the women's meter downhill ski race of the fourth winter Olympics.

The Norwegian star was clocked in five minutes, 4.4 seconds in winning the title by four seconds from Lila Resch, of Germany. Of the American contingent of four, Elizabeth Woolsey of New Haven. made the best showing. Her time of 6:12 8 gave her a tie for 14th place. care now and July 1.

He explained that the original allotment for WPA was not large enough and funds would be drawn from all other agencies which shared in the original $4.000,000,000 work fund. Bjat Mr. Roosevelt added WASHINGTON, Convention Mine Workers' L. ary yesterday. Lewis also announced neither during the remainder of this fiscal SnamOKin Bad Man Bather, he said, there would He Fired in Self Defense; 0 ni thc Didn't Know Sister Died would be no change in the total Thomas Kennedj secretary-treas- amount for relief" expenditures would WILL MAKE PLEA'S TWO TRANSIENTS GIVEN TEN DAYS VISIT IN JAILjrested'today in the trial" of'Save Shatter, accused of killing his sis- Senator Wagner (D-NY).

the support of other prominent Democrats, led a movement to alter the newest substitute for AAA in to allay any apprehen- siori that "scarcity" economics defensej would be practiced. Avoid New Taxes shortly offer the defiant Frank Snyder and James Kelley, fendant testified he bought bullets issing- Lock on the night of the shooting be- stopped long enough to get drunk and became disorderly and now must spend ten more days here, sojourning at the county jail as guests of'Sheriff Jacob B. Bryerton. This was the sentence given this morning by Alderman T. M.

Brungard when the men were given a hearing after being arrested by the local police. Plan Anniversary Supper Members of Camp 210. P. O. of planned for the annual anniversary supper to be served Feb.

27, last evening. Reservations may be made with Mrs. J. C. Harman, i phone 244-R.

About 25 members cause he "had been threatened." diers' bonus. Shaffer gave his version of the shooting yesterday, and told the jury he fired on Bloom "because I "No, no," shouted hundreds of delegates, but Lewis dismissed their plea with a wave of his hand. A large group of delegates protested against the increases before they were authorized yesterday. Lewis now receives 312,000 and Murray and Kennedy 59,000 each. i William Green, president of the Democratic leaders were open in i American Federation of Labor, forecasting lhat the administra- igets $12,000 a year and expenses.

Operate Mines Tomorrow The mine workers voted to allow F. Meek of Justice Department opinion on the status of an act appropriating 525,000,000 to school districts, with the proviso that real estate taxa- tion be reduced. i "Your officers will carry on with Gcne al all their strength and ability'at chall J. Margiotti held in an m- tfacir present salaries "Lewis said formal opinion that the act fell "Mr, wilR the graduated income tax Philip Murray, vice-president, nor increases voted them. lion would not ask any taxes this year to finance sol- Photo by Brion the scene of the death of Francis May and Edwin Wentz near the inter-county bridge over Pine Creek law, held unconstitutional by thc Supreme Court, because it was de- pendent on income tax collections' for the money.

Stale Representative Herbert Gates, of Kittanning, who presented the resolution asking thei ruling, said the appropriations act See SCHOOL DIRECTORS i Continued on Page 4 State Committee Anticipates Local Relief Costs, No Definite Rule Jesse L. Yohe, 23, was held to I court on a charge of involntary manslaughter yesterday by AWer- T. Mark Brungard. Later, bail was set at S2.500 by the court. He furnished bail and was released.

Not all of the witnesses called at i the inquest Monday in which (ho i deaths of Edwin G. Wentz and Francis C. May were attributed to. careless driving by Yohc. were called at the hearing.

Yohe was not placed on the stand. Measured Distances Patrolman John Rock testified as he did at the inquest, telling of finding the bodies on the floor of the gas station and of questioning i Yohe. He again stated that he I smellcd liquor on Yohe's breath and believed Yohe had been drinking. He gave the measurements taken the next day on where the bodies found in relationship to the first pool of blood found near the gasoline purnps. Dr.

F. E. Sanford reiterated testimony Tuesday that when he arrived the boys were dead, and that Miss Ida Shaffer was suffering with a cut on the forehead, shock and a leg injury. He said he smelled liquor or something with an alcoholic content on Yohe's breath and repeated that he did not examine Yohe for 30 or 45 minutes after he arrived. At that time, he said, he did not think him intoxicated.

Miss Inez Shaffer, twin sister of the girl who was hurt, appeared on the stand and, in a hesitant voice, (testified had at the inquest. lus. Thus the tax bill all soft coal mines to work tomor- be transmitted to Capi- row to take care of any coal short- expected tol Hill next week would be largely limited to the $400,000,000 or A. GROUPS age, and Lewis said operators should respond to this concession A i.u nit Ui itlUUlU ICbpUllU LU LHlJa UUIlUCbilUil thought I was defending my life." 13500,000,000 estimated necessary to by seeing that coal reaches "the He said he did not know until i finance the new farm program. people who need it most." he read newspapers the following! (The new farm plan, being The present union agreement day, that his sister had been slain.

I piloted toward an expected vote calls for a 35-hour work 'I don't know who killed my I next Monday or Tuesday, would Most mines ordinarily do not oper- sister, he testified. i provide a system of subsidies to late Saturday and Sunday. He told of driving his automo-1 farmers who would coopeiate in I Lewis urged public authorities bile tip to the house where Hoberta "conserving soil" by withdrawing see that none of the coal mined The Rep-jblican State Coihmit- tce estimates that Clinton County would have to pay 314,000 a month if called upon to carry half TO PEACE LEAGUE TEA the expense of direct unemploy- Members of the Parent-Teach- ment relief during the first six was walking close enough to the Wentz boy that she could have l.reached out. and touched-him with for Area No. 2.

embracing i her left hand. She was rather Clinton, Lycoming and Tiogaj vague in distances, seemingly tor Counties, who gave these figures, I afraid to make a definite statement said that no information had come for fear of being challenged She to him in regard to any intention was the only eye witness beside Gessner, a "girl friend." was cm- ployed, and of seeing her and his sister and a man 'n civilian clothes standing there. Sister Called io Him He said his sister called to him ers Associations of the city are invited to attend a tea which be given Monday evening, Fcbru- I ber of cases on relief in Clinton ary 17. at the club rooms by the County in November and assuming I Tb. Women's International League of i that the relief load would continue attention, make the counties responsible Yohe and Roscoe Sheaslcy This estimate for half the cost of relief for the who was riding with him when the accident happened.

months of 1936. made by taking the average num-! first six months of the year. No Definite Ruling rumor was brought to his Picture in Evidence Mi-is Shaffer in her testimony said, several days was shown the picture, reproduced i'ere present and enjoyed cards! to keep going, am fter the business session. time "I noticed th acreage from cammercial crop production. The government would grant the subsidies either directly to the farmer, or indirectly through states which desired to cooperate in the plan.

In apportioning the at the same i monev cials would take into the man leaning! consideration acreage and value against the bannisters runnin" to-' major crops produced by far- ward my car. He was drawing aj mers ln a eri of the past). gun. xxx When he got to the' side of the car I Sheriff Bryerion Entertains He said ho fired five shots and! sheriff and Mrs. Jacob up is Forecast drove away.

"I didn't mean to kill anyone," Shaffer said. "I shot to disarm the man who ran toward me." Speaking almost inaudibly told of his B. Fall This Morning is Only One 11 'sLuoVlc Inch But No Immediate Let- wiUia 1 1 ir sta te po 1 "ce ca dinner Bryerton entertained the countj commissioners, his deputies and newspaper men and women today at dinner. A tour of inspection was to view the improvements and in "the followed the poral, was wounded. Prodded by District Attorney fer said, "I always was under the tomorrow diverted to industrial use, hut was used to heat homes.

Discuss Wages A wage and hour policy for 1937 was the only remaining issue before the convention. Officers predicted the convention would adjourn shortly after noon. CRPn WYNN INJURED In the nine days of sessions so; uu VJU far, the miners had: (1) Given the executive board i authority to withdraw the union Labor. (2) Endorsed President Roosevelt for reelection, and decided to contribute to the Democratic cam- and re- plans have been made to turn over treshments will be served. In-' half the relief expense to the liy remaining issue Be- forma i talks wja be givell peace counties.

Slate Emergency Relief United Mine Workers and prob ie m3 Board officials in this area, give figures which indicate that, if half the relief expense were placed on COASTING CRASH the county, the about half the cost would figure given Dn of Mr. and Mrs. Richard R. Wynn of Beech Creek and Miami Beach. suffered a the Republican Committee.

The lower estimate is reached by tak- 'he average number of cases January in and Clinton County assuming that the cracked lumbar vertebra last Sun- relief load would continue at that day while coasting with a group of level through the first half of the (3) men at Clearfield where he resides, i year 'Extended the Union's terri- He is a patient at thc Clearfield tory to cover workers in by-product plants. Comparative Figures Robert M. Fortney, he said HITS WHOLE STATEi arned of Bertl death from a me." 1 unm I wnULt 0 I ft I newspaper story the next The girl at Jersey Shore, then went for monwcalth rotes- walk with Gladys Easton, slender, Shaffer con impression she thought a lot of i LATIN-AMERICA IS Hospital where he is expected to! The Republican Committee's remain for about six weeks. His statement says, "During an aver- condition is good. age week in November, 3,807 Mr.

Wynn is secretary of the; sons were on the relief rolls Clearfield Chamber of Clinton County, accordin. to Local snowshovelers, sional and amateurs, got out their darh -haired waitress, mittens and scanned the skyline today, in preparation for beginning so weakly that both the court testified for the com-! Wednesday telling that ifessed to her that he THEME MISSION STUDY He is a nenhew of Thomas N. figures of the State Emergencv mctvic iniooiuu OIULM Wynn Mrs Fenton Fredericks i Relief Board. ruling was anticipated. Governor Earle has stated, from Flre Escape MIS SOUL A.

MONT. time to time, however, that the young man slid down in his scat exhaustion of relief appropriations at a movie theater. Then startled May 1, may create a situation in neighbors heard him yelp, saw which the counties may have to him jerk at his belt, toss his trous- share the cost of relief; but he has! ers into the aisle and sprint bare- not issued any statement on when i legged for an exit. Matches in his the "fair sharing" of relief costs 'P Pocket had ignited a celluloid may take effect, or how much a "fair share" would be. 1 Mr.

Innis stated, in response to a query, that it was his belief that, if plans were being made for the next six months that the January case load w-ould be a more accurate basis for estimates than the November case load. he anticipated that County case load in the next fe months would average around 500 He said that 1 the Clinton I highways and streets of heavy accumulations of snow. -i A course of study on killed Bertha and wounded America was launched yesterday J. 97 Defe nse Closes Case at the meeting of the Women's! 1 started to cry A- Shaffer said, The defense closed its case at i Missionary Society of St. 10:20 a.

m. after Shaffer's cross 'Lutheran' Church at St. John's! and Mrs. Edwin R. Porter, this all over again the task of clearing adminished him to! was completed.

The (Lutheran parish house. The les' son study was in charge of Mrs. speak louder. commonwealth offered brief re- JLJ. i i C-L a to slrai ten up," i buttal testimony by Ray Clifford, Shaff testified, adding that he Shamokin.

and Lester Lucas, stale Hint ctllu XjeMd Stale Only an inch had fallen tmsjand the girl and looked; trooper with Bloom on the night morning, Weatherman Joseph A. over the paper. "Gladys was weep- i of the shooting," who' I mg too, he asserted. luevuuuiis. Curvin H.

Stein and dealt with I "Our Latin-American Neighbors." Mrs. Miner H. Miller conducted JUUJILUS wuuiu average arouna ouu urn it ntr- i cases, with slight fluctuations, pro- Wl11 Fill Offices in WOOlen Mills Saturday; Close Observance With Service vided the program is car- ried on, as expected, during the "If this load remains constant' fi rst half of the year. during the first five of Data from Williamsport 1936, the cost to the county will Giving data from the files at the be 514,000 per month, which is i Williamsport office on the Clinton i L. M.

BIERLY SCOUTMASTER half the actual sum of relief activities in the mths, Mr. Innis said that c- i i number of cases in Scout Week will open for members of the lo- 1.035, representing 'j 448 individ cal tro under the leadership of uals. which cost an average of Scoutmaster LesterJVT. Bicrly, Sat- "spent for relief in Clinton County three "mon during last November." the the during November was Inquiry at the Relief Area quarters in Williamsport reveals i that thc expenditures for relief in Clinton County have declined from i clock until noon troop members will fill offices in thc Woolrich morning and considerably moderated conditions prevailed throughout the day. Many Pennsylvanians began digging 'out of snow drifts all over again today, in a new storm which swirled a soft white blanket over icy roads and streets, according to i The Associated Trains were reported on time; but buses were delayed somewhat, i The snow was wet and sticky in the Pittsburgh district and about three inches fell before Persons are receivin To the east it was colder and less ion Works Progress Administration: WPA Projects in City Have 250 Men on Rolls, DuBois District Office Announces ttio f- luelh ut HAS ENJOYABLE MEETING, dery, Knights Templar, were hon-! I ored last evening at Past The Service Circle of the Trie- ders Night, held at the ity Methodist Church met a ve at the Masonic Temple, (evening in the Sunday School! mner was served and a pro- i rooms with Mrs.

Hartley Schreiner Bram suitable to the occasion was land Mrs. J. Arlington Painter as! Presented. Right Eminent Sir hostesses. Mrs.

William E. Terrilll Thompson, Grand Comas pres- official appropriate pre: Discharged lie Temple. A In Airplane Larceny Case, No Intent to Steal Shown DuBOIS. Approximately 250 work for 243 men for two months, i town," N. a "guest "of" her son, I pe agef John McCollum, employment! at a tost of 533,922.05.

Hartley Schreiner, were snow was reported. Road Drifting Shut Chambersburg and Easton reported roads drifting shut. At Lancaster the snow was falling at the rate of an inch an hour and the Highway Department's full force of men was called to keep roads open. Many of the men are battling drifts on the secondary roads but officials said if the snow keeps falling they will be sent to the main highway. The new storm brought out a force of workers.

22,823 snow removal The deepest fall was 3 inches Cambria and Alleghany Counties. Weather conditions caused sus-i Prize winners m-oierN in nrir i Pension of the river dam project! H. Gilkers rd i 13, but will be resumed'Mrs. Edwa ing to the District 10 offices as soon as conditions are favor- nabel Sell ihe employment is made possible I able. The project is one of the! Jirough four active projects in i largest in the district, nccessitat-! Glenn Englert, 19.

was discharg- title him to cam- Das hi Mil J. Englert, foreman of the carding department: Ralph Cryder, foreman of the warping department; William Englert, foreman of the weaving department; Fred V. Kinmonth, foreman of the finishing department: C. R. Bailey, foreman of the packing department; and C.

H. Kline, dyeing department foreman. An interesting Boy Scout display will be shown in the window of the Woolrich store from Sat- to Monday. Lock Haven and units of highway program. New Highway Program Works Progress Charles E.

Free another state highway Administrator man said today (hat state I ing an expenditure of S42.712 and: Members providing employment for al- Methodist Sunday School' taught i most five months. by Miss Estella R. Wagner. Present Projects i present two one act plays, "Sally's Present projects operating in- Hat Shop" and The Judge's i program: elude the women's sewing pro-; Daughter Presides" February 18 Past United Suites. 4 o- mi; wuinuii nig yi u- i-jti tor Llmton County, has been ap-i gram, erection of rubble stone- an proved and to State Di- walls, and repairing schools, erec- ity rector Edward N.

Jones for fur- tion of street markers, removing I liam O. jtiugnnri sri uaiuus euruai'y JQ nd 19 at the social rooms of Trin-! it- Clarence K. Gummo' circling around this i crash, when he was notified 1 The service will open at 7.30 J. Harris en the plane Sunday morning, No- that the plane had cracked up and i o'clock with piano selections and Ldgar; vembei- 3. They flew it to Stone that Engiert and Law had been in-' the salute to the flag.

Carl H. Halt, near Hancyvillc, and. while -lured. chief scout executive of the West Methodist Church, the tner endorsemeni. stumps and trees.

The project provides for high- i was made that an expenditure of way betterment, sloping, flatten- 811,353.95 had been made up to ing embankments, curving, and! January 15. general improvements, through- See PROJECTS out the county, and would furnish Continued on Last Page manded i Branch Council will introduce Mr. Mr. Ploof Better A slight improvement was noted this morning in the condition of A Hockenberry. Ralph R.

My- men had taken thc plane without i before. Troops from Jersey Shore. Lock Harry S. Ploof. who is seriously ill rs E.

Haggerty. Carl B. Mid-; his consent and that Englert. who' Miller said ho had met Eng- Haven and McElhattan will be at the Lock Haven Hospital as the I alestadl, Philip A. Frederick and i was a student pilnt at thr.

Ai; i See ATiU'LANE nresent and all friends of scouts result of a gall bladder attack. (Major Edward T. Miller. a permit, which did not en-1 Continued on Page 4 jare invited to attend..