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Ul uu WEATHER: Showers tonight and Sunday; slightly cooler, FINANCIER FATALLY STRICKEN WASHINGTON, May W. Spaid one of No, 659418 PAGES fuubrAVlTF 21, 1938 CENTS the Capital's leading financiers, died suddenly today in a hospital in New York. He was stricken in his hotel room after a dinner of the Associated Stock Exchanges of the United States. in WIPE IT tt il i -4- jj mS iul: mi YALE CREW WINS CARNEGIE RACE ITHACA, N. May 21.

Yale's varsity crew captured the Carnegie Cup race on Lake Cayuga today, finishing a length of open water in front of Cornell. Princeton was third. HEADS STATE HUGUENOT SOCIETY EASTON. Mav William Mather Lewis, Children in Horse Show Spotlight Army Reserves Called of Easton, president of Lafayette College, today was elected resident of the Huguenot Society of Pennsyl CAGE IN PHILA. FACTORY FALLS AFTER JAPANESE vania at the organization's twenty-first annual meeting.

Out as Europe Fears Hitler May Take Action MADRID NEUTRAL YOUNG BURGLAR By EDWARD W. BEATTIE Copyright, 1938. by United Preser SEIZE-SHIPMENT By United Press WAKES FAMILY; MAKES ESCAPE A youthful burglar discovered in the bedroom of Mr. and Mrs. I ZINNWALD, German-Czech Border, May 21.

The border between Germany and Czechoslovakia was closed fo travelers tonight. The writer, arriving by automobile from Berlin al this frontier town south of Dresden, was halted by a1 German border control. PHILADELPHIA, May 21. Two persons were injured seriously today when an elevator plunged four ZONE SHELLED TWELVE KILLED By United Prest MADRID, May 21. Rebel batteries shelled the neutral zone of Madrid, for the first time today, wrecking the Venezuelan consulate floors in the chewing gum factory of J.

Warren Bowman, who has become a figure in an "interna It, would be useless to continue because the Charles Dinger, 1329 North Second street, early today after he is believed to have robbed the next Czechi Jtave erected barricades two kilometers farther tional incident." The accident occurred a few hours after a dispatch from Yoko-homa reported that Japanese police had seized. a shipment of and killing the brother of former i door residence of Mrs. Romaine on," the patrol jsaid. Customs officials refused Grissinger, 1327 North Second Vice-Consul Eduardo Lozano and I although courteously, to open fthe three servants. The Venezuelan legation also HESS HAS 2136 was damaged.

It wa3 believed ap frontier even for-foreigners or a newspaperman bent on reporting developments on the other side of the border. the gum manufactured at the factory on the grounds that pictures on the wrappers were propaganda against Japan. The bureau of inspection sent men to the factory to determine whether there had been sabotage or the elevators had been tampered with. LEAD ON MARTIN IN OREGON VOTE I By United Press PORTLAND, May 21. proximately twelve were killed and of terrified civilians took refuge in cellars and underground stations, forty wounded during the bombardment, in which about 150 shells were fired.

The roar of artillery in the outskirts of the city and the crash of shells shook the town. Hundreds of terrified civilians took refuge in cellars and underground stations. E. P. Fenimore, an official of the company, said, however, "that a rope or something must have "We know that the Czechs will not let you through when you reach the barricades," they said.

"They erected barricades this afternoon and said something about maintaining them fof a fortnight. "We don't know just what sort of trouble they expect." LONDON, May called, to the colors today one year's contingent of its army reserve, and sent a thrill of anxietv broken" and added that he "would hate to believe sabotage was responsible for the crash." Henry took a lead of 2136 street, escaped with $9, a wrist watch valued at $65 and clothing valued at several dollars. Summoned to the Dinger home at 4.50 a. m. police were told that Mr.

and Mrs. Dinger were aroused by movements of the intruder, who fled through a kitchen door, leaving behind a flashlight. The thief apparently used a ladder to reach an open window in the second floor at the Dinger home. He stole 9 from the pocketbook of Miss Ruth Covish while she slept in a second-floor rear room, and a wrist watch belonging to Dinger from a dresser, in his bedroom. Mrs.

Grissinger, who summoned police at 6.10 a. discovered on arising that her home had been entered through a kitchen window, and clothing valued at $6 stolen. She said 'she found the kitchen door standing open. Mr. and Mrs.

Dinger told police the intruder was a young man with light hair and wore a light sweater and dark trousers. Loyalist batteries tried to. si 1 hose injured were Harry Brano, the elevator operator, and Victor Giardi, a shipping clerk. Both were reported in serious condition; and to every corner of J- 1 It was asserted officially and em The. wrappers contain pictures depicting the horrors of war.

Most phatically that the reserves were called out tov insure peace and or- lence the fire and a violent artillery duel ensued, lasting an hour UNITED PARTY IS INDICATED AFTER LEADERS CONFER Pennsylvania Democratic leaders dei? in the municipal elections votes oyer 1 uovernor unanes a. Martin, today, in their race, for the Democratic gubernatorial I Complete' return from 985 of the state's precincts showed: i Hess, i race tf 'dose that both side's were claiming' victory. Several times since the polls closed last night th lead had alternated. -Martm was ahead in i twenty-one of; the thirty-six counties but he in the populous area around r.Turn to Page Five which start tomorrow, and it was of the pictures concern the Sino-Japanese and Mrs. Moody Wins Title i By United Prest 1 SURBITON.

Mav 21. Mrs. added specifically that their as sembly was not aimed against anyone outside the country. But the fear was immediate in all chancelleries that the situation ui Europe had been made even more Helen Wills Moody, Berkeley, today won the women's singles championship in the Surrey tennis tournament by defeating Miss Mar-got Lumb, in the two-set final, 6-3, 6-4. gathered at Washington yesterday while President Roosevelt had as The great fear was that the German, government might a luncheon guest John Lewis, consider the call provocatory and that it might in turn increase Ger military precautions, ignoring the Czechoslovak assertion that YOUNGER RIDERS TREASURY DEPT.

PLANS ISSUING NEW SECURITIES International Hews Service WASHINGTON, May 21. A new Federal borrowing pi-ogram the tropps were to be used only to ensure a peaceiui election, I he Czechoslovak government'3 action hit durope like an electric HOLD ATTENTION CIO chief. Out of the White House came no assurance that the scars of the recent Democratic primary fight in Pennsylvania would be immediately effaced, but from the conferences of State leaders came words that Indicated that there would soon be a united party. President Roosevelt, at a press conference following the luncheon, said that the Pennsylvania situation was not discussed, and Lewis upon leaving the White House merely said: snocK. It came at a time when fears that Adolf Hitler might be RECOVERY; BILL IS EXPANDED BY SUB-CdMMITTEE International News Service i 'WASHINGTON, May .21.

Turning the Administration's relief hill from'': its smooth-sailing course into stormy weather, a Senate Appropriations sub-committee today reported to its full committee a radically revised measure; lifting the. total for the spend-lend program about $200,000,000 to a grand; preparing to exert in Czechoslo AT HORSE SHOV i T7Jr that may involve the issuance of more than $1,000,000,000 of new securities on June 15 is being con With but two exceptions, juve vaks tne "protective interest" he Turn to Page Five 2 PERSONS HURT sidered today by lreasury advis nile riders held the spotlight this morning as the annual Junior Red "I have nothing to say." The same optimism that was ers. Secretary of the Treasury Mor- voiced by Governor Earle here yes- Cross Horse Show entered its third and final day on the erounds at genthau has summoned Federal the Harrisburg Military Post, Four Turn to Page Five Reserve Board experts for a conference June 1 to canvass the Gov teenth and Calder streets. IN AUTO CRASH The crowd, at the start of the afternoon program, was 'estimated Cabinet Post to Be Given Kennedy, Report total of 3,354,000,000. Whtle the broad power voted bv Nels Person and his wife.

Mrs to exceed 3000. ernment's cash needs in the light of the Administration's new recovery campaign. The new borrowing program will entail paying off with new Augusta Person, of Staten Island, the House for President Roosevelt to control the Administration's Lured by beaming skies and warming temperatures, the big Heard in Washington A rumor that came from Washington today as a result of the Children held the spotlight in two. of this morning's events at the Junior Red Cross Horse Show on the grounds of the Harrisburg Military Post. In the upper Miss Marjorje Cowan presents the Capt.

Robert S. Cowan trophy to Marian Sterling, of Linglestown, who won the Class 34 for saddle ponies ridden by children under 12 years. Young Miss Sterling is shown upon "Jane Withers. Below, S. Rockefeller.

of Harrisburg. rides off with the trophy in Class 33. the horsemanship competition 'for chil- gest crowd of the current exhibi. super-effort to bring back pros, perity was retained, these far securities a maturing note issue of $618,000,000. In addition, the Treas ci.

were injured a collision of automobiles along the Jonestown road, fifteen miles east of this city. Both were brought to Harris-burg Hospital by W. B. Sherrin, of tion was on hand today. By noon, reacnmg amendments were uieu uiraer jo years.

conferences of Pennsylvania Democrats there for the purpose of adopted: 1. Providing $200,000,000 for the crowd exceeded 1000 persons and this number was expected to be more than doubled by the time the later events are run off this brinjrme about peace their parly Mrs. Person; suffering with a pos sible fracture of the skull. Was art. mitted to the hospital.

Her husband distribution to cotton, wheat and corn farmers as a token toward giving them parity prices for their afternoon. was to the effect that Thomas Kennedy, defeated this week for the gubernatorial i a io was neid ior observation. REPUBLICAN MEN IN SESSION HERE LANCASTER1N PLEAD IN MEET LANCASTER," May 21. Lancas crops ana to cushion what senators ury may decide to issue new bonds or notes to augment its cash reserves. Although the Treasury's money balance at present totals well over $2,000,000,000 as a result of the recent release of "sterilized" gold stocks, the Government may take advantage of the extremely low interest rates prevailing in the money markets at this time.

Some officials are of the view that since the Treasury must borrow money at some period during The sun was rapidly drying the slippery show ring and jumping courses, made soggy by two days of almost constant rain, but to Man Fined $25 for would be offered a cabinet posi. tion. Efforts to locate the Lieutenant. 'Wealher Outtootc Bii United Press WASHINGTON, May 21 Weekly weather forecasts: North and Middle Atlantic States: Showers Sunday night followed by generally fair except for a shower period about middle of week; temperature about normal except above normal middle of week. Liquor Code Violation eliminate possibility of unneces' Governor were unavailing today The executive committee of Arrested yesterday in a raid at sary spills, show officials spread dry and it is believed that he is either in Washington or on his way there.

Republican Men of. Pennsylvania earth over most of the ring. ter High School took a two-point lead in the Class A division of the Jtrom the beginning, young The rumor wa3 indefinite re District 3. A. track and field Turn to Page Five representing, more, the counties of the State, are meeting at the Harrisburger Hotel today, discussing plans for reorganization.

Patterned after a similar organization in Massachusetts, the ms nome in Kunkel alley, William Jackson was fined $25 and ordered to pay the costs following a hearing this morning before Alderman George K. Richards on a charge of unlawful acceptance of liquor. Alderman Richards said he dismissed a similar, charge against Watt Lick, who was seized with Jackson, because the latter assumed i-osnnn. meet here this afternoon on the basis' of returns from preliminary the next fiscal year to finance the recovery program it might be well to do so immediately and save in garding the appointment as there are no vacancies in the Roosevelt Cabinet. It was said that if a Cabinet place is offered it will be to appease John L.

Lewis, CIO chief, who with Senator Joseph F. Guf- events. The Lancaster team regis Infant Slightly Injured tered eleven points, two more than terest charges. Because of the huge reservoirs Turn to Page Two Disconnect Hydrant After Paving Collapse At Finance Building City pipeline employes today disconnected the first, hydrant in North street, at the new Finance Building east of Commonwealth avenue, where a break in the branch -pipe unlossed thousands of gallons of water last night and undermined the street, causing a cayein -seventy feet long and ten feet wide.1' John Hertz, foreman of 'the pipeline crew said the hydrant had been propped up at the point of 'excavation the new building nd that "the hydrant dropped, and the pipe broke when someone inqeked the, props out." Today Results at i Horse Show group was active in the Landon Lebanon High School, its nearest campaign of 1936. J.

W. Kline, of this; city presi sibility for a small quantity of liquor rival. William Penn, of Harrisburg, was fourth with five points. luuuu uy me raiuers Eesults in today's Junior Red dent of Ithe organization, Cross Horse Show events included: of idle capital, Government securities are in great demand. Last week, the Treasury sold of short term paper for an all-time record low interest rate of 27-1000 of one per cent.

bfuiungton grabbed an early, lead in, the Class events, piling up 1H4 Class 40. Qualified polo ponies, Ffctf SKETCH BRINGS $420 PARIS. Mav 21. The TCa open to polo ponies which have 7 3 '( Susquehanna Township was fifth with 3 points and Lemoyne sixth with Vi points'. Junghans, Lancaster speedster Art Museum yesterday paid $420 lor When Pushed Down Steps A 14-month-old baby lgirl is believed to have escaped with minor injurs today when coach, in which she was lying -en- the- hack porch of her home, was pushed down a "flight 'of steps bv 'an older child.

''The infant daughter, bf and Mrs, As Kuntz, 1833 North Cameron. street, was taken to: the Polyclinic Hospital where physicians reported the fey supported Kennedy against Charles Alvin Jones, the victor in Tuesday's primary. There has been talk for more than a year of making a change in the Labor Department, but Miss Frances Perkins, its head, seems to be secure at the moment. If the reorganization bill becomes a law a Welfare Department will be created, but the Welfare Secretary will probably be Harry L. Hopkins.

played at least one recognized match game, to be shown by player in uniform with helmet and stick, performance counting 75 per cent, and a pen-sKercn or uerlcault at, an auction-, of. the famous art collection of the JDuka De "Trivise. Th TRAFFIC IS DISRUPTED PITTSBURGH, May 21. The city nfftrn(ionaj iseweervxce LATlRErl'- SPRTSns 'J-' 1 Mdv won imais.m the Class A 100-yard dash, racing the distance in .9.8 21. Flames 'today claused san' esti and the British National Gallprv conformation Z5 per cent The per seconds, sellers, ot Lebanon, was formance is to include a run from a mated $17,000 -damage' to.

thB' Laurel were among the purchasers. second; Stouch, Lancaster, third: was drying out today after a cloudburst Although traffic was temporarily disrupted by flooded streets no severe damage was reported. standstill, stop on haunches on bprmg: Beverage Supply Company before--they. 'Were extinguished bv straight line, turn on haunches Koomson, wiuuam Jfenn, loyrth, and ShUcker, Lebanon, fifth. Augenbach.

of Muhlenbere Town only injury apparently suffered was a-slight bump on' the head. Boy Plays G-Man as Real weaving. Won by Sis, ridden by Don Hench, Camp Hill, of the West Shore polo team, who received THE PATRIOT and THE EVENING ship, won the Class century dash, breasting the tape in 10.3 seconds. Wentzel, of Biglerville, was second: Banks, Susquehanna Township, NEWS trophy from Mrs. Charles E.

Agents Hunt Extortionist 50 Persons Are Carried From Burning Hotel Morrison, wife of the business manager of The Patriot Company. Gives 165 Workers Most Of $2,000,000 Assets Second, Midnight, ridden by Gilbert Miller, Camp Hill; third, Lindy, International Vewt Service inira; snuungton, fourth, and Spengler, Hamburg, fifth. Dick Hullihen, of Lancaster High School, was pressed to a new record in the 200-yard low hurdles in the trial heats this morning. newspaper headlines and pasted on yellow paper. Although the information just riuaen Dy capt.

Jti. L. Hafer, Troop E. 103rd Cavalrv: fourth. Rilv.

PHILADELPHIA, May 21. Young Jerry Nugent, whose dad is By United Presi ridden by Roy Eshleman. Camp Hill. SAN FRANCISCO, May came out, it was learned tnat the Class 33. children's horsemanship NEW YORK.

Mav 21. Charles celed a $1,000,000 life insurance Fifty men, women and children first note was received several months ago and that two detectives policy to save the firm $42,000 in ciass ior cniwren under 16 years, judged on "hands and seat," general were carried to safety by firemen P. Noyes yesterday distributed among his 165 employes most of premiums annually. management and control of the today as names swept the five-story Jefferson Hotel at Gough The blaze started in the base-mefit engine room and quickly swept up the elevator shaft and stairways, cutting off the normal means of egress. A general alarm was sounded when it seemed that the flames might spread to other frame buildings in the district.

Firemen arrived to find guests at almost have been assigned to guard the 10-year-old boy sLce its receipt. mount. Won by Edwin S. Rockefel Employes who have been with the firm a year or more will di ler, Harrisbure: second. Jobie and Golden Gate streets.

president of the Philadelphia. National League Baseball Club, played G-man today, serenely unaware that for weeks real G-men have been trying to trap an extortionist who threatened to kidnap him. "Young Gerry will be spirited away and you will never see him again unless the money is paid," read a kidnap note constructed With single letters taken from Unconfirmed, was a report that Hullihen broke the tape in 23.1 seconds, clipping one-tenth second off the record established by Burt-ner, of Reading, in Harrisburg last year. Hilmer, of William Penn, also qualified for the event with Emanuel. A.

Banks, of Susquehanna Township, qualified in the 100-yard dash for Class schools. He also qualified in the 120-yard low hurdles, in which Quigley and Moore, of Enola, also qualified. his shsce in the $2,000,000 assets of his realty firm because, he said, "at 60 one ought to turn over to others the management of an enterprise they helped to build." Hutchinson, Huntingdon: third. Mar Four hotels guests and one fire vide 6560 shares of preferred and 72,000 shares of common stock. mn bternng.

Linelestown: fourth. Betty Firor, Baltimore. man received injuries or burns serious enough to require hospital there have been other threatening letters to other wealthy Philadelphia families. All sources were silent as to this and even as to de Class 34, saddle ponies not exceed He reduced his holding's of com The Noyes Company, which operates some 2250 buildings, has done $60,000,000 business annually. treatment.

every window. Ladders were called ing 14.2 hands and ridden by chil- Fire Chief Charles Brennan esti into use and the guests, mostly Jn mon and preferred stock from 80 per-cent, to less than 25 ant can-, tails of the Nugent plot, i il 1 I even uunng ine depression. Turn to raj FIvq mated damage at $25,000. r'ht clothes, were removed. 1 re.