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the the R. News Section Finance Section Magazine Comics 2 The Evening News Sports 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING SECTION HARRISBURG, MONDAY, MARCH 30, 1942 OPEN ART GALLERY AT STATE COLLEGE TONIGHT Diehm Is New150 Paintings, All Gifts to Scenes of Guard Candidate State's Mineral Industries 150 paintings, devoted to the paintings of scenes in the State's mineral industries, will be opened tonight at Pennsylvania State College. The origin of the collection was the interest of Dean Edward Steidle, of the school of mineral industries, in exhibitions. He was particularly conscious that Pennsylvania artists were not lending their From Page One STATE CALLEGE, March permanent gallery of nearly tion as a candidate for Governor but is expected to withdraw in favor of Diehm as he and the State organization have had their differences. In a statement today Diehm said he had been urged to become a candidate by the New Guard, numerous county leaders, the Young Republicans and citizens of his home county.

"This demand," he said, "is uniformly based upon the need of the Republican party in Pennsylvania to have as its candidate for Governor a man with a record in public service against the unwarranted and ever increasing expenditure of public monies. State and municipal governments must decrease their expenditures wherever possible, in view of this tremendous increase in Federal taxes made necessary by our war effort. "I have withhe.1 my answer to this demand up to this time in the hope that all groups within the Republican party might unite on a single candidate, and in the realization that the interests of the Republican party transcend the hopes and aspirations of any individual or group within the party. My hope in this respect has not been fulfilled." Harman Cites Responsibilities Harman, a vice-president of the Baldwin Locomotive Works, in his statement said duties he recently assumed in Washington, in addition to his industrial responsibilities, make it compulsory that he does not file as a candidate. He added, concerning Diehm: "For fifteen years Mr.

Diehm has done an effective and efficient job as chairman of the Board of County Commissioners of Lancaster County. Under his leadership the Republican organization of that county is strong, vigorous and responsive to the wishes of the voters. He is neither subservient to nor controlled by any man or group of men, and we know he will remain free to do for the State and the Republican party, as Governor, the same kind of job he has already so effectively done for the county and party in Lancaster." Diehm split with the present State organization four years ago to support Pinchot at the primary election. Since then he has been ignored in patronage matters by the State organization and by the State Administration, a fact, his friends say, that will not injure his campaign. Martin Petition Filed Coming here to file his nominatling petition, General Martin said the dominant issues are those that have to do with the successful prosecution of the war.

Without mentioning the vote an opponent, Senator Davis, against the Lend-Lease and other preparedness bills at Washington, he said that the State's next Governor must be one who as head the civilian defense activities with and able to direct those activities which the armed forces will expect from civil Ithorities." Senator M. Harvey Taylor, campaign manager for Martin, said today that "Martin typifies the issues of this campaign," as "a man of keen military instincts whose training will better equip Pennsylvania to withstand the stormy days ahead." The Martin petition, filed afternoon at the Capitol, contained names of Republican voters obtained in sixty-one of the State's sixty-seven counties. Hamilton in Field Davis is expected to have a complete ticket by nightfall. William J. Hamilton, fired by Governor James because of his opposition to the G.

O. P. organization ticket in Philadelphia last year, will likely be the Davis running mate for Lieutenant Governor, opposing John C. Bell, banking secretary, who is on the organization slate headed by Martin. Others on the Davis ticket are: Judge John S.

Fine, Luzerne County leader, for Supreme Court, and William F. Smith, Punxsutawney, former State commander of the American Legion, for Internal Affairs secretary. Henry Houck, Schuylkill County, or Judge Joseph Stadtfeld, Pittsburgh, who already has support of the regular Republican organization, were said to be under consideration for Superior PAGE NINE LargeAffendance, At Palm Sunday Services in City Ignoring a swirling snowstorm which subsequently proved to be the seasons' heaviest, thousands of Harrisburg area families flocked into churches from dawn to dusk yesterday to join actively in opening of the solemn Holy Week period at traditional Palm Sunday devotions. The extraordinary weather had little effect on attendance; on the contrary, congregations of all faiths were swelled beyond normal attendance figures. From the community standpoint, the Palm Sunday observance was launched early yesterday in the Forum, where 1800 persons witressed the presentation of a pageant depicting the life Christ.

The program, which has come to be an annual event, was presented as usual by the Youth Division of the Women's Church and Missionary Federation. The special worship services conducted yesterday will continue throughout this week in commemoration of the last days of Christ on earth. They will be climaxed on Good Friday when the sufferings and death of Christ 011 the Cross will be solemnly recalled in most of the city's churches. The traditional blessing and distribution of palms during solemn high masses yesterday morning marked Palm Sunday exercises: in Catholic churches of the area. In Protestant congregations, scores of new members were received, baptized or confirmed during impressive devotions.

The Holy Week exercises, among the most solemn and important: in the Christian church calendar, will continue this week until Holy Saturday at noon, when the Lenten period officially ends. The theme of devotions wili be from that of sorrow to rejoicing with the dawning of Easter next Sunday morning, when The Resurrection will be celebrated. Deacons Are Installed At Pine Street Church Ordination and installation of deacons marked Palm Sunday services yesterday at Pine Street Presbyterian Church. The Rev. C.

Ralston Smith, pastor, was in charge of the exercises. He ordained Miss Ruth E. Tack, recently elected to the deaconry, and installed W. Luther Eckert, C. Sherman Garrett, W.

Alexander McCune and Ralph A. Strominger. Today First to Apply For Absentee Ballots Today was the first day for persons in war service to apply for absentee ballots to vote in the May 19 primaries, but no applications were received at the Courthouse up to noon. Chief Clerk William E. Habbyshaw, however, said he had received a number of inquiries and passed out the information that such applications will be accepted to April 19 or thirty days in advance of the primaries.

The form of absentee military ballot will be determined in a few days after the last date for candidates to withdraw. Service men must make their applications in any form they elect, in their own handwriting, and they must indicate their county, town and voting district in such application. Applications cannot be made by proxy and ballots will not be mailed to those who do not apply. Weather Report From the United States Weather Bureau, Harrisburg Forecast for Harrisburg and Vicinity-Continued moderately cold; possibly brief snow flurries during the night; high yesterday, 34 degrees; low last night, 27; river today, 5.2 feet; tomorrow 5.3. River Bulletin Feet Tenths Stations Staci Binghamton 14 4.9 Corning 16 4.6 Towanda 16 5.0 Wilkes- Barre 22 8.1 8.1 Clearfield 10 2.5 Renovo 16 4.0 Lock Haven 21 9.3 Williamsport 20 5.2 6.0 Mapleton Depot 6.4 Newport 22 5.7 Sunbury A 16 4.2 4.3 Harrisburg 17 5.2 5.3 Expects Double Line By United Press FORT LEAVENWORTH, March from lost and found column of the Fort Leavenworth Reception Center's newspaper: "Found--A $10 bill outside the infirmary.

Will owner please form a double line' in front of the window, Saturday, 8 a. Wainwright and Army Victorious From Page One ese plane flying at an altitude of more than 27,000 feet. This indicated that, as on previous days of last weeks' virtually continuous raids on Corregidor, the enemy bombers chose to stay high up in the sky- even at the cost of dropping most their bombs in Manila Bay. Even at 27,000 feetabout five miles--they could not escape the anti-aircraft fire. This was the twenty-fifth Japanese plane definitely knocked down by Corregidor's batteries, according to the official communiques issued here.

In addition, many others have been hit and probably were not able to get back to their bases. On Mindanao, large island in the southern part of the Philippines, "there were several local! skirmishes between patrols at three widely separated points." This was regarded as further evidence that the enemy is attempting to clear defending forces on Mindanao, where has a small garrison of American and Filipino troops. Saturday the department told of a successful sortie by a defending patrol force which stabbed through Japanese lines to within less than a mile of Zamboanga and raided an enemy outpost. Ability Not Lessened Today's communique was fur-! ther evidence that the three months defense of Bataan and the Manila Bay forts has not reduced the ability of Wainwright's forces dish it out. The Japanese invaders discovered that the hard way over the week-end when they launched "heavy attack" on the right center of the Bataan line and began preparing for apparently a waterborne invasion of Corregidor fortress and the other island forts.

Both maneuvers were smashed by Wainwright's men with "heavy losses" for the enemy. The defenders suffered only "relatively light" casualties. The Japanese launched their attack on the Bataan line late Saturday evening, the War Department revealed in its communique yesterday. It' was part of a three-point week-end campaign. Enemy bombers continued their bombard-134, ment of Corregidor throughout urday and "many small boats" assembled at.

Pantungan Beachten miles directly south of Corregidor but only three and one-half miles south of Fort Frank on Carabao Island. Corregidor's 'effective anti-aircraft fire kept the bombers at such high. altitudes that the enemy bombing was inaccurate and "caused practically no damage." The invasion boats, obviously headed for the island forts, "were destroyed by our shell fire," while the island forts' guns "fired intermittently at enemy positions on the south shore of Manila Bay." One or more sealed bids were to be chase opened this afternoon. for the purof the Union Trust Company Building in North Market Square. The call for bids for sale of the building was made by the liquidating trustees, Col.

John McIlhenny Smith, William B. McCaleb and the Capital Bank Trust Company, and they were expected to examine the proposals late this afternoon. Open Bids Today for Old Bank Building GAS FUME DEATH ACCIDENT By United Press PHILADELPHIA, March gas fume death of Mrs. Katherine Woodward, 45, a widow, was declared today to be an accident. Police said the gas was released after a kettle of water boiled over and extinguished the flames on a stove.

DUNCANNON FIREMAN HURT COLUMBIA, March I. Nay. lor, Duncannon, fireman on a freight train was cut on the forehead yesterday when the train stopped suddenly on a low grade spur of the and Pennsylvania detailed two Railroad coal cars. east of here 1 Mass Picketing Regulations Are (Upheld by Court International News Service WASHINGTON, March Supreme Court today unanimously ruled that states can enact legislation regulating conduct of employes and unions as to mass picketing, threats and violence without conflicting with the National Labor Relations Act. The decision was handed down on an appeal of the Allen Bradley Local, United Electrical Workers.

a CIO union, assailing the Wisconsin "peace law" as unconstitutional. The high court issued important labor decisions involving state laws in two other cases. They were: 1. By a six to three decison the Court upheld action of Texas courts in enjoining Carpenters and Joiners Local No. 213, Houston, Texas, from peaceful picketing of Ritter's Cafe, in an effort to compel Ritter to employ only union labor in a small building at his home.

2. Court set aside a decision of New York State courts which enjoined members of the Bakery and Pastry Drivers Local No. 802, New York City, from picketing Hyman Wohl and Louis Platzman, independent bakery peddlers, and stores selling their product or manufacturers from whom they bought. Kilroy and Achterman File Their Petitions Elmer Kilroy, Speaker of the State House, this afternoon filed his petition for the nomination as a candidate for lieutenant governor on the Ross Democratic ticket. Leo A.

Achterman, Democratic floor leader of the House, who was last by the Democratic State Committee, filed as a candidate for Secretary of Internal Affairs. Salesman, 33, Is Found Murdered: By United Press CAMDEN, N. March Lessy, 33-year-old furniture salesman, was found shot to death today on the lawn of an apartment house, less than a block from his home. Five bullets had entered the head and body, which was discovered by police after they received an anonymous telephone call to investigate the scene. Authorities were unable to ascertain whether Lessy was the victim of a holdup attempt or had been shot by an enemy.

He apparently was shot down while walking from a nearby parking lot to his home shortly before midnight. brother-in-law, Marvin Weiss, told police he had heard sounds resembling shots about that time, but believed it was an automobile backfiring. FRED ASTAIRE IS FATHER International News Service HOLLYWOOD, March Fred Astaire, famous dancer, was a father for the second time today. His wife, the former Phyllis Livingston Potter of New York and Philadelphia, gave birh to a sixpound daughter. Their first child, Fred, is 6 years old.

Soldier and His Bride MR. AND MRS. ARTHUR FORTNEY Miss Irene Miller, daughter of Mrs. Lena Miller, 210 Kelker street, became the bride of I Priv. Arthur Fortney, of Indiantown Gap, yesterday at Beth- El Temple.

Rabbi Reuben Magill officiated. 11000 Hear Holy Death of Young Week Sermon Farmer Mystery From Page One LEWISBURG, March 30. Four the week, "The Cross in the Contemporary Scene." Tomorrow his subject will be "Love Divine, All Love Excelling," in which he will discuss the love message of Christ "Christianity is not sick," he said. "It is Christians who are sick with greed, jealousy, false piety and indifference. If a man really wants to know what is the matter with him, let him, motivated by repentance and at true the desire for understanding, sincerely stand, foot of the cross, and seek its diagnosis, and the remedy of Jesus Christ, the great physician who came into the world to heal us." He described as the living Pilates and Herods, religious bigots who contribute to the church, but who are content to watch the innocent and good suffer, just so long as they themselves are not affected.

He described them as "addicts of the cult of comfort who are concerned only with saving their own skins." The Rev. Paul Breneman, pastor of the Maclay Street Church of God, read the Scripture lesson; the Rev. C. C. Bailey, Lemoyne Grace Evangelical Church was song leader, Roy H.

Stetler, presided. Fear 7th Person Is Victim of Explosion BRIDGEPORT, March Another person was feared lost today as a result of fire and explosion Saturday at the Remington Arms munitions plant here. While workers recovered three bodies from the ruins, Gertrude Stegemann, 57, was reported missing. She was the seventh employe unaccounted for following the blast. CHANGE MEETING PLACE Because the contractor is replac-Ineral ing the old windows in the City for Mrs.

Council Chamber, third floor of City died Hall, the weekly Council session to- ment in morrow will be held in the private Elkins, office of Park Director Robert C. cott Leitner, across the corridor, it was the was announced. Elkins, hours after he fell or was thrown from a farm wagon which driving, Walter A. Shreck, "24, of was Lewisburg, R. D.

3, died Friday night, Hospital, at the Geisinger Memorial was Danville. The youth a son of Mr. and Mrs. Curtis A. Shreck, and resided at home.

Death was caused by a hemorrhage following concussion, it was reported by Union County Coroner William E. Roth, Lewisburg, who investigated, The accident occurred near the victim's home while he was approaching the farm with a load of baled hay he had obtained at a farm about two miles distant. Just what happened probably will never be known as the youth was driving alone. Melvin and Glenn Baker, neighboring farmers, were attracted by the noise of the runaway team, and upon investigation they found Shreck where he had been thrown or fallen. The team continued to the Shreck home, where it was found that the reins had become caught, although that may have occurred during the flight of the frightened horses.

After receiving treatment at the office of a Milton physician, the victim was removed to the hospital. Surviving are his parents and two sisters, Mrs. Paul Winter and Miss Helen, Shreck, paternal both grandfather. Williamsport, He was a of the White Deer Reformed Church. Funeral services will be conducted tomorrow afternoon at 1.30 o'clock at the home, with the Rev.

Lester A. Ehret, West Milton, pastor of the Reformed Church, officiating and burial in the church cemetery. MRS. WILLIAM ELKINS DIES Press PHILADELPHIA, March services will be held tomorrow William M. Elkins, 59, who Saturday night of a heart ailChestnut Hill Hospital.

Mrs. the former Elizabeth WolTuckerman of Ipswich, wife of the senior partner of Morris and Co. Nazi Spy Suspects Seized by G-Men HOBOKEN, N. March 30. German submarines lurking off the Atlantic Coast have obtained information on United States ship sailings, cargoes, destinations.

G-men have been striving to block the leaks. Swooping down at dawn on the German Seamen's Institute, they rounded up seventy -one suspects. G-men took twenty six men into custody and seized a short -wave radio set and a quantity of Nazi propaganda. Photo shows a policeman standing guard over the line-up of suspects. talents to depicting of the industry of the State resolved to encourage them to do so.

Eighty-six artists, almost all Pennsylvanians, are represented in this collection of paintings in all mediums. All of the paintings are gifts to the sc school, some of them from faculty members and their wives, and others from industrial organizations. Nucleus of the collection was a painting of the Black Diamond Colliery at Scranton, which was already in the possession of the college at the time Dean Steidle became dean. The painting is by John W. Raught.

Prof. J. Burn Helme, in charge of the division of fine arts, will speak at the opening tonight, and Theodore Roethke will read a dedicatory poem written by him for the occasion. Harrisburgers' Pictures Among the oil paintings on display will be one by Dr. John J.

Moffitt, Harrisburg, "Cornwall Iron Ore several by Robert Valentine showing operations in the Bellefonte area; two by Walter Huber, Harrisburg, "Tapping the Heat," and "Rolling one by the late Earl S. Johnston, former cartoonist for THE PATRIOT and THE EVENING NEWS, showing dredging coal operations on the Susquehanna River, and one by Saverio Di Magno, showing the Millard Quarry at Annville. Howard L. Worner has a water color showing a roll press of the Harrisburg area, and Edward C. Michener has contributed "Steel Works," a water color showing part of the Steelton operations.

"Coal Town" is a print by Michael Gallagher, done in the Pottsville district, one of several which has painted. 4 Held in Raids In Cumberland CARLISLE, March of six persons nabbed by State Motor Police on gambling charges Saturday night in a series of raids on establishments in Cumberland County were held for court today in $500 bail each at hearings before Justice of the Peace William L. Dosh. The accused, all charged with setting up and maintaining gambling devices, are: James and Bessie Touloumas, Mt. Holly Springs restaurant operators; R.

W. Weiss, Boiling Springs grocer, and Samuel J. Burkholder, New ville storekeeper. Another accused, George S. Sollers, Carlisle, R.

D. 4, gasoline station operator, at whose place police said they seized only two punchboards, was fined $14 and paid $5.30 in costs. The sixth man arrested, Roy Himmelright, Mechanicsburg hotel operator, was to be given a hearing this afternoon before Justice of the Peace Howard M. Thompson, Meau-chanicsburg. He is also charged with setting, up and maintaining gambling devices.

Police asserted they seized devices worth $1000 and candy valued at $100 in the raids. They asserted they confiscated SO many pinball machines, slot machines and other paraphernalia that they had commandeer trucks to haul it to Carlisle. Boys Shoot at Birds In Reservoir Park Acting on complaints that boys were in Reservoir Park with rifles on Saturday shooting at birds, Park Director Robert C. Leitner today directed park police to arrest such gunners and confiscate their firearms under a city ordinance which prohibits shooting and hunting in parks, parkways and within- city limits. APPROVE HOUSING PROJECT WASHINGTON, March -The Federal Works Agency today nounced approval of a 104-home, housing project for Allentown, to be called Riverview Terrace, The general construction contract is for $273,200, with plumbing, heating and electrical contracts totaling $90,937 additional.

HAMILTON PETITION SIGNED The nominating petition of Sheriff William J. Hamilton, Philadelphia, as a candidate for the Republican nomination for lieutenant-governor, was being circulated here today by anti -organization Republicans. Hamilton is to be the running mate of James J. Davis, running for governor. (Returning Men Tell of Havoc From Page One fragments showered down.

British small naval units exchanged fire with the Germans sometimes at only fifty yards. It was a carefully rehearsed attack in which every man of the navy and commandos had his particular work to do, with portable mortar, Bren gun, pistol and knife, demolition charge or naval gun. It was only because of the lightning descent of the British on the German held port, witnesses said, that the Germans announced parachutists had been used. Actually, every man who made the shore was landed by naval vessels which made their way to their objective under a rain of shells. Witnesses made it plain also that the old American destroyer Buchanan, called the British, Campbelltown, rammed the key lock gate at twenty knots and that the five tons of explosives with which it was filled smashed the entire dock gate.

The Loire has a big tide variation and this tidal gate is vital to the use of the St. Nazaire naval base because without it, the basins used by submarines and other naval craft and for shipbuilding would be empty of water most of the day. R. E. D.

Ryder, 33, famous as an Antarctic explorer, commanded the naval forces. A. C. Newman, a pre-war London buildling contractor, commanded the "special service forces" commandos. Among his officers were a former Oxford University rugby star, a former London Times reporter, an author, a stock broker and two doctors.

One of the doctors went despite a fractured leg bone. Troops engaged were mostly Londoners with a mixture of Scotsmen, Welshmen and men from the northwest English coast. Instal Parking Meters On Market Street Two dozen parking meters are being installed on Market street, between Tenth and Cameron, and will be put into service by the end of the week, Mayor Milliken's office announced. These meters will allow twelve minutes for one cent, one hour for five cents, the same as those installed last week on the east side of South Third street, Market to Chestnut, where traffic will be restricted to one-way, southbound. G-Men A Practical Home Doctor Book Compiled from authentic sources, it describes briefly but adequately, the most common diseases, and outlines the proper treatment until a doctor can be consulted.

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