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a 1 Magazine Section The News Sports Section Comics 2 Evening Finance 2 OF THE THEATERS HARRISBURG, FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 1938 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING SECTION Philadelphia Policeman and Assailant Are Shot DR. MARTIN, 79, HERSHEY LEAD FORMER HEALTHGAINS BY NEW OFFICIAL, DIES DEBATE VICTORY The Hershey High School debating teams increased their lead in the Dauphin-Lancaster County Debating League last night by scoring victories over teams representing the Hummelstown High School. Hershey, the defending champion, is undefeated. At home, the Hershey negative debaters upset the Hummelstown affirmatives, 53 to 50, with Joseph M. Leswing, of William Penn High School, acting as judge, while the Hershey affirmative team traveled to Hummelstown to take a to 46 decision from the Hummelstown negatives.

The judge L. J. Kline, of Camp Hill. Elizabethtown High School took possession of second place in the league by gaining a even break in debates with the Middletown High School teams. At Elizabethtown, the negative debaters representing the home school from the Middletown affirmatives, 52 to 47, but the Middletown negative team evened the count at Middletown with a to decision over the visiting affirmatives.

The judge at Elizabethtown was M. O. Billow, William Penn, while Erwin Undercuffler, John Harris, judged the contest at Middletown. The standing in the league, the winner of which will be awarded a trophy by THE EVENING NEWS, follows: W. L.

Hershey 4 0 Elizabethtown Hummelstown CO Middletown 1 3 LOSES HIS LIFE WHILE SWIMMING From Page One and was president of the Carlisle Fertilizer Company. He was a member of the board of the Farmers' Trust Company of Carlisle, the Lemoyne Trust Company, the Carlisle Hospital and the Carlisle Y. M. C. and was chairman of the finance committee of the Y.

M. C. A. Community Chest Leader He was a deacon of the First Lutheran Church and for years a leader in Carlisle hethe Community Chest. Surviving are his widow, Mrs.

Margaret Rambo Barnitz; two small daughters, Barbara and Janet; his mother, Mrs. U. G. Barnitz, of Carlisle, and a sister, Mrs. George Hering, of Wilmington.

Barnitz was graduated from the Carlisle He and from Princeton in 1917. He was known as a debater at college, and was on the wrestling team. He was the grandson of William Barnitz, who was president of the Farmers Bank, now the Farmers Trust Company, and son of U. G. Barnitz, a director of the bank and head of the grain business at Barnitz, which he had inherited from an uncle.

When U. G. Barnitz died, a number of years ago, William B. Barnitz succeeded him as director of the bank. Local Store to Sponsor Punch and Judy Show A Punch and Judy show will be presented tomorrow at the young people's center at Mary Sachs' recently re-opened modern building.

Four performances will be given, at 2, 2.30, 3, and 3.30 p. The show will be given by Renie and Calvert, who are in reality Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Calvert, who have been staging Punch and Judy shows on the Steel Pier in Atlantic City for more than six In addition to the numerous puppets which will be used in the show, an extremely well-trained dog, Toby, will entertain the large number expected to attend. The young people's center is located the third floor of the Mary Sachs building and courtesy tickets for the show must be obtained in advance at the store.

Charges Dismissed in Cameron Street Death A charge of involuntary manslaughter against William Weaver, of New Holland, in connection with the death of Vernon Harvey, South Ninth street, in an automobile-truck collisino on November 23, was dismissed this afternoon at a police court hearing. Weaver was the driver of a truck that figured in a collision with the Harvey automobile, police reports show. The accident occurred in i Cameron street near Market. Effort to Save Mass Slayer Said Failure International News Service PITTSBURGH, March J. Sullivan, former Duquesne policeman who murdered five persons last year, today faces death in the electric chair Monday morning with little chance for reprieve or pardon.

Edward G. Coll, his, attorney, has exhausted every channel of escape for the mass slayer, and prison officials at Bellefonte are preparing for the execution a few minutes after Sunday midnight. Nifty, Eh? PRESENTED 10 MARCHAL I volunteer fireman in the nearby village of McCook saw his dreams of quick wealth fade into a jail cell today. Robert Giovanonne, 19, until recently was a member of the day force in the department. When a fire occurred at night and the day crew was called out each man got a bonus.

-Duffy in The Baltimore Sun 152 G. O. P. GAIN Volunteer Admits Starting: IN DAUPHIN CO, CHICAGO, March Fires to Get Bonus Robert was the best of the lot. Steady increases in the Republican registration in Dauphin County were noted this week, particularly since the public announcement that the Republican Organization of the county would support Gifford Pinchot for Governor in the primary.

In the five days of this week, Republicans gained 152 voters, according to figures at the registration bureau in the Courthouse. The registration by parties at the close of the day yesterday was: Republicans, 28,537 city and 22,948 rural districts, or a total of Democrats, 21,935 in the city 16,180 in the rural districts, or a total of 38,115. More Democrats are changing, tol Republican registration the other way around. In the five days, Democrats in the city and thirty-three in the county districts registered as Republicans, a 102, while twenty-two Republicans in the city and five in the rural districts registered Democratic, a total of twenty-seven. In addition, there were 127 new Republican registrations in the five days of this week, as compared with fifty-four Democratic.

There were eighty new Republican and forty new Democratic registrations in the city, and fourteen forty-seven new Republican and new Democratic registrations in the boroughs and townships. School Superintendents To Be Candidates CHAMBERSBURG, March 18. Gordy, superintendent of Chambersburg public schools and R. G. Mowery, superintendent of Franklin County schools announced yesterday that they would be canoffices at the elections to held didates to succeed themselves to, the of the boards of directors on Tuesday, April 12 at meetings districts.

The meeting of the county directors will be held in the courthouse in Chambersburg, and the meeting of the Chambersburg board will be held in the evening in the King street 'school building. Great-Grandmother at Age of 48 Years By United Press LYNN, March Mrs. Serasina Potizzi, only 48, claimed the title of "The Nation's youngest great-grandmother." night her granddaughter, Mrs. Mary Thurber, 16, gave birth to a son. The baby's grandmother, Mrs.

Carmille Rogarto, is 31. Recently another Lynn woman, Mrs. Elanor Goguenx, 55, claimed the title but her claim was disputed by Mrs. Gardner A. Marble, 53, of Reading, Pa.

MASSING NEAR BORDER TO BACK UP ULTIMATUM International News Service WARSAW, March 18. The war-like crisis between Poland and Lithuania neared the explosion point today as Polish troops reportedly massed near the frontier to back up an ultimatum delivered to Warsaw to the Lithuanian government. Polish forces were represented as ready to march into Lithuania if the reply to the ultimatum is not satisfactory. The Polish ultimatum, accordling to an official announcement, was delivered at Kaunas, the Lithuanian capital by a member of the Estonian legation there, acting as an intermediary. Diplomatic relations do not exist between Warsaw and Kaunas.

Mass Demonstration It said that if an answer is not received by, Poland by 11 a. Sunday, "Poland considers herself free to adopt whatever action she thinks fit." Poland's virtual dictator, Marshal 1 Edward Rydz-Smigly, inspecgeneral of the army, arrived at Vilna to attend a mass demonstration there later in the day. Meanwhile, it was learned that Poland rejected a proposal advanced by the Lithuanian minister to Paris to negotiate the controversy, which began with a border clash, through the Polish minister to Paris. Authorities here stressed that Poland is determined, to, reach a general Lithuania -that is, that the Warsaw government will attempt to force resumption of normal diplomatic relations between the two governments. Man, 59, Accuses His Three Step-Sons of Assaulting Him at Sale Irvin S.

Stimeling, 59, of 1910 Park street, was recovering at his today from injuries police say he alleges he suffered late yesterday ernoon when attacked by three of his step-sons and another man. He was treated at the Harrisburg Hospital for lacerations and contusions of the head. According to police, Stimeling, whose wife died six weeks ago, stated a sale household goods was being held at his home when the four men entered his room and attacked him. One of his alleged assailants, according to Stimeling's report to police, took a revolver from dresser drawer and beat him over the head with the butt. Alderman W.

L. Windsor, who dropped assault charges lodged by Stimeling against his step-sons, Carl, Earl and Eugene Speelman, Miller street, near Thirteenth, following a hearing about three weeks ago, said the charges at that time grew out of Stimeling's efforts to prevent his step-sons from entering the Park street house. The magistrate said the step-sons had a legal right to enter the house. Charges against Stimeling's stepsons and Raymond Mond, also of Miller street, which police say Stimeling announced he would lodge today before Alderman Windsor as a result of yesterday's altercation, had not been brought this afternoon. Sun, Hidden by Clouds Since Sunday, Reappears Old Sol, lost behind rain clouds since Sunday, made his re-appearance today, and the weatherman indicated he'll be back in all his glory tomorrow.

Fair and warmer weather was forecast for tomorrow as skies began showing signs of clearing this morning. But the weatherman diet cloudy and probable could do nothing, better than preshowers for Sunday. Appearance of the sun this morning at 9.45 marked the first time since last Sunday morning at 9.17 that Old Sol had been seen by Harrisburgers. From Sunday to last night, a total of 1.94 inches of rain fell. The mercury this morning, after hitting a low of 37 degrees, climbed steadily into the fifties.

The low temperature tonight will be about 38 degrees. Clayton Shultz, Former Constable, Dies at 57 Following a long illness, Clayton Shultz, 57, of 42 South Court street, who was a Republican worker for many years in the Third Ward, died this morning at the Polyalinic Hospital. Known to most of his friends as: "Hiram," he had been an employe of the City Highway Department since July 8, 1935. He served as an attendant at the Market Street pumping station. Shultz served three years as a constable in the Third Ward and had been active in local Republican politics for the last twenty-six years.

He observed his fifty-seventh birthday anniversary on Tuesday. He was a member of the Friendship Fire Company and is survived by his widow, Mrs. Mabel Shultz; a son, George Shultz; a sister, Mrs. Mary Way, Norfolk. and a brother, Robert Shultz, Bressler.

Funeral services will be held on Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Neill funeral home. 39 North Thirteenth street, with the Rev. Dr. J. N.

LeVan, pastor of Salem Reformed Church, officiating. Burial will be in the Camp Hill Cemetery. The body may be viewed Sunday evening at the funeral home. Gun-in-Sleeve Trick Is Used by Negro to Wound Patrolman Who Nabbed Him By United Press PHILADELPHIA, March Philadelphia policeman and his two-gun Negro assailant were in William Kelly, 30, was shot hours after he allegedly wounded shot as he searched the Negro for Foiled in an attempt to hold up hended by Berry, who removed one was shot as the suspect shook a1 gun from his sleeve and fired, according to authorities. Waiting for Kelly at his home, detectives surprised arrested him.

He again tried 'the "gun-insleeve" trick, but before he could fire, shots from the detectives' guns, felled him, police said. Flood Control Dam Contract Awarded International News Service Flood control for the PITTSBURGH, March state area progressed today with signing of the contract for the construction of Crooked Creek Dam near Kittanning. George W. Brewster Company of Bogota, N. signed with the Government for the project, which will take at least two years to complete and cost $2,367,511.

DEFIES SENATE LOBBY PROBERS International News Service WASHINGTON, March the Senate lobby investigating committee, Dr. Edward A. Rumely, executive secretary of the National Committee to Uphold Constitutional Government, today refused to turn over subpenaed records. Members of the committee said these records pertain to lobby activities against the Government reorganization bill. Rumely frankly admitted that he as secretary of the committee is against the Government reorganiactively engaged in.

lobbying zation bill. "We are trying to awaken the public to the dangers of the Government reorganization bill," he told Senator Schwellenbach, Democrat, Washington. "We educate the people to the threat of a one-man rule over the United States." F. D. R.

OPPOSES RAIL WAGE CUT By United Press WASHINGTON, March 18. President Roosevelt today opposed the railroads' plan for a wage reduction and said he was seeking other means of solving their financial difficulties. Railroad executives suggested the possibility of salary cuts after the Interstate Commerce Commission granted them only a 5.3 per cent, average increase in freight rates. The roads had asked increases aggregating 15 per cent. The President was asked about the plan at his press a conference, and replied that he did not think railroad wage reductions are advisable at this time.

He commented that he did not hear of any proposals by the roads to reduce their executives' salaries. Farms Near Blain to Have New Operators BLAIN, March R. Has- singer, who will I give up farming and move to Maytown, Lancaster County, after holding a sale March 24, was guest with his wife at a party given at their home by a group of neighbors Tuesday night. George Anderson and his family which he has purchased, and Merle Gutshall will move to the farm vacated by Anderson. Samuel Gutshall is planning to retire from farming and move to Blain to the Gard M.

Smith house, and his son, Eugene, will move onto his farm. Others who will move before April include: Vernon Smith, will move from New Germantown to his farm in Jackson Township: John Wilt, who will move from H. C. Dimm's farm to the Dumm farm near New Bloomfield; Wilbur Hokenberry, who will move from Charles Shearer's farm to the H. C.

Dimm farm. 3-Month Baby in Jail And Routine Upset International News Service NEW YORK, March Bronx County jail had itsyoungest inmate today, the 3- month-old daughter of Mrs. Rae Leiter. Mrs. Leiter was locked up for contempt of court because she refused to turn over $4000 in bonds from the estate of her dead common-law husband.

Too young to be separated from her mother, the baby went along to jail. Now the jail corridor near Mrs. Leiter's cell is lined with a clothes line drying triangular garments and the whole routine of the cell block has been upset. critical condition here today. by police at his home, a few Patrolman Henry Berry.

Berry was hidden weapons, police said. a jewelry store, Kelly was appregun from the Negro's clothing, but BARCELONA AIR RAIDS CONTINUE From Page One PHILADELPHIA, March, Edward Martin, 79, to hold the State post of 'Commissioner of since known Secretary of Health, died yesterday in University Hospital, the second member of former Governor Sproul's official famto die within a ily, James McCoy, montived as executive secretary to Doctor Martin and also as secretary to Governor Sproul, died at his home' in Camp Hill, near Harrisburg, on February 17, four weeks to the day before his former superior. Doctor Martin, who was president of the Philadelphia Board of Education and a nationally known surgeon expert, had been in ill health for some time, but his condition did not become serious until a week ago. He returned from Florida and attended his last board meeting. the first session he had attended in several months, two weeks ago.

His health began failing almost immediately on his return from the South. Doctor Martin, a member of the board of education for some years, had served three terms as its president. He was a native of Philadelphia and was graduated from Swarthmore College in 1878, receiving his master's degree there four years later. The next year he was graduated from the medical school of the University of Pennsylvania. He was elected to the board of managers at Swarthmore in 1895 and became interested in teaching.

During the Spanish-American War he won fame as an authority on typhoid fever and was one of the principal organizers of the hospitals for its treatment. During War he held the rank of lieutenant with the 364th Medical Regiment, 0. R. C. Doctor Martin was appointed clinical professor of surgery at Woman's Medical College in 1902 and the next year was made professor of clinical surgery at the University, winning a promotion to the John Rhea Barton professor of surgery in' 1910.

He was a surgeon at the Walter Reed Hospital in Washington just prior to going to Harrisburg. SUFFERS SCALP INJURY DR. EDWARD MARTIN Suffering from a lacerated scalp, suffered at her home, Sadie Gladden, 649 South Third street, Steelton, was treated this afternoon at the Harrisburg Hospital. EYE INJURED AT WORK he His left eye burned by solution was using to scrub Bruce Johnson, 23, of 822 Cowden street, was treated this afternoon at the Polyclinic Hospital. Weather Report Weather Report Forecasts Till 7.30 P.

M. Sunday HARRISBURG AND VICINITY also EASTERN PENNSYLVANIAFair tonight and Saturday; warmer Saturday; Sunday, probably showers. Lowest temperature tonight for Harrisburg about 38 degrees. SHIPPERS' FORECASTS-Protect shipments during the next 24 to 36 hours from temperatures as follows: -All directions, above freezing. RIVER-Stages will rise somewhat.

A stage of about 8.2 feet may be expected for Harrisburg Saturday morning. Weather Conditions Low pressure, central off the die Atlantic Coast, has caused light to moderately heavy rains over the Atlantic States, from North Carolina northeasterly. Light rain has fallen over the east portion of the Lake region. High pressure is central over the St. Lawrence estuary and connected by a crest with high pressure central near Florida, A trough of low pressure, extending from Minnesota to western Texas and central near eastern Nebraska, is causing light rains or snows over the Middle Rocky Mountain regions, and the Northern Plains.

Moderate, seasontemperature above freezing is occurring over the Mississippi. Valley and Eastward to the Atlantic Ocean. River Bulletin Feet Tenths Stations- Hrs, Rainfall Era. pooL Stage 30.00 Change 24 24 Towanda 16 7.8 .30 Wilkes-Barre 22 9.9 .21 Williamsport 20 8.5 .49 Newport 22 9.5 .27 Harrisburg 18 8.0 .19 a--Yesterday's data. and today they dropped their first at 1.20 a.

m. This was followed by raids at 4 a. 7 a. m. and 9.35 a.

m. One of the planes showered the city with leaflets which read: "Surrender, or four perish." raids today, at least fifty buildings were destroyed or partially wrecked. Approximately fifty were added to the death toll, which had reached approximately 1000, with three times that number wounded. Most of the dead and wounded were civilians. Mobilization Calls Border reports said the Nationalists resumed their march eastward toward the Catalonian border today after mopping up operations at Caspe, sixty-five miles from Tortosa, Mediterranean port on the delta of the Ebro River.

Refugees and others arriving at Perpignan from Spain reported an increasing number of public demonstrations in which Communist and Socialist leaders were attempting to get the population to answer mobilization calls but with The indifferent new success.os also intensified an exodus of terrified citizens to the comparative safety of the mountains which close Barcelona in on the sea. The city was like a dead city. Offices, public buildings, stores, cafes, all were closed, and all activity was concentrated caring for the dead and wounded. The bombers yesterday, their numbers varying for each raid, flew so high that the presence was not known until their bombs dropped. Sometimes they came in group formation from one direction, but at other times they flew from opposite sides.

Apartment houses, hotels, buses, street cars, factories and homes were pounded to pieces. Those inside, if not blown to pieces, were crushed by falling debris or by the force of concussion. HOUSE AMENDS BIG NAVY BILL By United Press WASHINGTON, March The House today amended the Navy expansion bill so as to authorize the Navy to have a minimum of 3000 airplanes, instead of a maximum of that number. It now has 2050 aircraft. Representative Bert Lord, Republican, New York, sought unsuccessfully to increase the plane authorization to 4000 instead of 3000.

His amendment was rejected without record vote. 110 Descendants Survive Mrs. Elizabeth Walters Mrs. More than Elizabeth 110 Walters, descendants 84, survive widow of George Walters and former resident of Harrisburg, who died yesterday at the home of her daughter. Mrs.

Elsie Kepner, Newport R. D. 4. Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon at the Hoover funeral parlors, 1413 North Second street. The Rev.

Alton M. Motter, of Redeemer Lutheran Church, will officiate, and burial will be in Prospect Hill Cemetery. He was always on hand when they called him for overtime work. He as among the first to get there. He worked hard and true.

But suspicions were confirmed when Robert admitted he had started more than a dozen in the wave of nighttime fires besetting the village in recent months. Friends may call Sunday afternoon and night at the funeral parlors. In addition to Kepner there C. Shaffer and Mrs. Susan R.

Fox, are two, other daughters, Mrs. Alice of Harrisburg; four sons, Harvey M. Walters, Simon P. Walters, Charles E. Walters, of Harrisburg, and George W.

Walters, Gary, two brothers, Grant Rhoades, Hummelstown, and John Rhoades. Shamokin; two sisters, Mrs. Lydia Reager and Mrs. Tillie Weber, of Hummelstown; grandchildren; fifty greatgrandchildren, and two great-greatgrandchildren. Schedule Hearing on Railroad Rate Increases Hearing has been scheduled for Monday morning at 10 o'clock before the Public Utility Commission on the supplemental application of four carriers, the Pennsylvania, New York Central, the Reading and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroads, for authority increase rates for intrastate traffic in line with the increase in rates for interstate traffic as allowed last week by the Interstate Commerce Commission.

PURCHASE EQUIPMENT CARLISLE. March use of funds derived from recent campaign for associate members, the Carlisle Hospital Auxiliary purchased for the hospital a fracture table and two beds for use patients with broken limbs, at a cost of more than $1000. 13, Lucky Number, Brings Deputy Profit of $6446 International News Service HOT SPRINGS, March 18. -Charles McNutt, Little Rock deputy sheriff, neglected his Spring house cleaning to bring wife to the races at Oaklawn Park--and cleaned up $6446.80. He looked the racing program over on arrival and bought a ticket on Peggy Torch, which was No.

3 in the first race. Then he took one on Miss Firefly in the second because: "Miss Firefly is No. 10, and three and ten make thirteen, which has always been my lucky number." To the delight of the McNutts, business began picking up right away, Peggy Torch romped home Announce Preview of New Grayco Apartments Cards are out today announcing a preview of ninety-eight Grayco Apartments, 115 North street will be sponsored Monday and Tuesday evening, between 7 and 9 o'clock, by the owners, E. S. Gerberich and Ray S.

Shoemaker and the architect, William Lynch Murray. The seven-story apartment, costing $500,000, was started October 10 and is finished with the exception of a small amount of painting and laying carpets in some corridors. Approximately 45 per cent. of the apartments have been rented and the first tenants are to be moved in March 25 and continue going in there after at the rate of six a day. In the preview, visitors will be taken to the fourth and fifth floors where some model apartments have been outfited.

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Ten cents postpaid. Use this coupon. first and paid $157.70. This left the deputy in such a jubilant mood that he planked down an extra ten as a side wager on Miss Firefly. When that horse won and completed his daily double to the tune $6002.80, McNutt almost forgot to collect the extra $444 for the second bet on Miss Firefly, while his wife cried joyously: "How long has this been going on? Let's come here every day." The rotund little deputy was the only person whom the winning daily double ticket had been sold among 10,000 persons at the races.

He nearly fainted when he realized he had won one of the second largest daily doubles ever paid on any, track, THE PATRIOT and THE EVENING NEWS Information Bureau, Frederic J. Haskin, Director. Washington, D. C. I enclose herewith ten cents in coin (carefully wrapped in paper) for a copy of the booklet, Care of the Car.

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