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3 03 una WEATHER: colder toni tomorrow: (Si NUMBER 5915-28 PAGES S-JWJSK HARRISBURG. FRIDAY. MARCH 13. 1936 rVorrSi PRICE TWO CENTS iinnw tne am ni Use Boats to Evacuate Flood-Stricken Families SLIGHT DECLINE FISHING SCHOONER SENDS OUT SOS HALIFAX, N. March 13.

Her deck awasK and water pouring through open seams, the fishing schooner Irene Mary, sent out an SOS call from GREAT BRITAIN REJECTS FRENCH twenty-five mUes southwest of Halifax lightship today Twenty-three men were aboard the little craft. Two government steamers were sent to the assistance of the SANCTION PLEA NOTED IN STAGE AFTER CREST OF 21.7 FEET HERE DEADLOCK SEEN LONDON, March 13. Great Britain has rejected France's proposal to apply economic and financial sanctions to Germany, reliable Flood conditions are expected to continue in Harrisburg and vicinity tomorrow. However a slight decline was reported unofficially at the city pumping station this diplomatic sources revealed today. The Locarno' Britain, France, Belgium and Italy, thus were deadlocked in their efforts to find a solution of the crisis before afternoon.

Irene Mary which reported her engine shaft broken, sail carried away and heavy seas sweeping over the rail. VOTE $50,000 FOR PENSIONS' PROBE WASHINGTON, March 13. The House voted $50,000 for investigation of the Townsend and other old age pension plans today after battering down efforts of Townsendites to cut the appropriation tcj $10,000 FLOWERS GRANTED CHANGE OF VENUE i PHILADELPHIA, March 13. The Supremd Court today granted William J. Flowers, a real estate dealer and self-styled "worst hated man in Butler County," a change of venue for his second trial on an involuntary manslaughter charge.

1 With the swollen Susquehanna believed to have reached the crest it ma i i ii mi i the League Council 13 asked tomor row to vote penalties, trance, as of its present- flood condition shortly after 10 o'clock this morn sured of, the support of Soviet Russia, even if it comes to military action, refused to consider any ing, when it was 21.7 feet, Weatherman C. S. Line this afternoon pre- proposal which would permit Fuehrer Adolf Hitler to retain the troops he now has in the Rhine- dieted it would slowly fall during the night. The stage continued at 21.7 during the afternoon, land. The French proposal of sane tions' was reported to have- been met by the British objection that Ling forecast a stage of twenty feet for the city tomorrow morning, at which levels parts of South Harrisburg and other low points in the city and nearby on both shores would continue to be af ZERO HOUR FOR COOKIMG SCHOOL! sanctions easily could lead to war with Germany and Britain is un fected by high water.

A lartre area in South Harris NEWIIAUPTMANN TO PRESENT NEW willing to incur that risk. The French persisted in their demand that the League council, meeting at 11 a. tomorrow, should first strongly condemn Germany for violating the Locarno burg was under water today as the Paxton Creek backed up, with some points on the streets in that area being covered by two and more feet of water. Most of this water ACTION PASSES FOOD RECIPESi and Versailles treaties, and then should consider punitive measures. will hot be able to run off until the river has fallen several feet, ob TRENTON, N.

March 13. Luvinov, Flandin Confer According to the same sources, Two officers of the New Jersey servers said, the French attempted to gain Brit Running over the banks at some state police will be in the death- ain's support in principle to sanctions without proposing specific measures, but informed quarters told the United Press France en points and causing back waters at others, the river and many of its trihntaries caused thousands of house the night Bruno Richard Hauptmann is scheduled to die in If the women of Harrisburg an'3 vicinity have been following Na tional movements in homemaking, they realize that the past few-months have been full of important news in this field, according to Mrs. Nancy Rowe, who will con duct the annual cooking arid home making school of THE PATRICE and THE-EVENING NEWS. The annual school, which' has aim tr acted thousands of women etch order to prevent the Lindbergh dollars' damage, forced scores to flee from their homes, some being visages an embargo on German exports and a credit blockade. i baby slayer from making any last T.itvinnv.

Soviet fnrniimlminute "false hYrftssirm" tuhiVli commissar, conferred for an hourjmight induce Governor Hoffman to removed in rowboats, ana ciosea many of the main arteries of trawl out of this city. Boats were used to Temove today with Foreign Minister fierrej ihalt the electrocution, it was ru season for a number of years, will Turn to PaiFonr mored here today. i. i-r- ri be thoroughly- fafroiliar-with every auiiilEIILE TURNS people from their homes in some parts of South Harrisburg as the water rose to a depth of more than two feet in 'Hemlock street. Water was reported in a number of cellars in the Uptown district along the river shores, while parts of the Sunken Garden at Verbeke known detail of the Lindbergh case and will be able to tell almost immediately whether or, not Hauptmann is telling the truth or merely DOWN FORESTS Chestnut Street Auditorium, lne sessions for the four afternoon will open at 2 o'clock.

Kowe will point out thai there are more good foods avail Torn to Paje Eleven fe ELIZ A BETH OWN i stalling to delay his death. street were covered. Crests Everywhere Weatherman C. S. Ling this afternoon said the Susquehanna flood Late last night, shortly before midnight, the zero hour for granting a second reprieve to Hauptmann under New Jersey's constitution, Governor Hoffman was ad waters had reached their crest at all Tioints alone the stream, but vised of a legal pre6edent under AND WATERS JOB James P.

Bogardus, deputy Secretary of Forests and Waters, will probably be appointed tonight by Governor Earle to succeed Thomas C. Buchanan as Secretary of Forests and Waters, a post Buchanan all of it had not yet passed through this citv. wnich ne might act to grant a Wilkes-Barre. where the crest Approximately thirty families residing in the vicinity of Tenth and Hemlock streets were given -transportation from their-homes by city firemen who manned boats of the beach One oLthe families removed to "safety is 'shown 'iti the top being rowed out of the flood -area by firemen. Below are city firemen preparing to row down Hemlock street to rescue, one of the marooned families.

further stay of sentence to Hauptmann. In 1920. Governor Edward Edwards granted a second reprieve will relinquish Monday to be-! to Micnael Kostynski, Camden SCHOOLS CLOSED BIG AREA IN FIRST come a member of the Public was reached at 9 a. reported the waters had risen to a depth of 28.5 feet there, with ihe water expected to start dropping slowly this afternoon towards a twenty-four-foot stage by tomorrow morning. The crest of the rise was reached, at Towanda.

Williamsport, Sun-: County murderer of his sweetheart, 150 days after he had been sentenced to die in the chair following Service Commission. Bogardus will assume a position to which Dr. J. Evans Scheehle, Secretary final court action in the case. As FLOODS IN EAST CLAIM 9 LIVES; MANY HOMELESS IN DOWN RIVERVYARD IS UNDER of Welfare, refused to be trans ferred.

TAKES LEAD IN DEBATING RACE With: the. negative and affirm a tive teams turning' in victories over teams of the Hummelstown High School, the Elizabethtown High School debaters, defending; champions in the Dauphin-Lancaster County Debating League, gained a lead last night at the opening of league competition. The double Elizabethtown vie tory sent the Lancaster County school teams into the league lead in competition for a silver Turn to Pace Nineteen Governor Hoffman has interpreted New Jersey law he can grant no a i. bury and Binghamton either late Dr. J.

Evans Scheehle. Delaware last night or eariy xoaay, iumg TOWNS BY FLOOD FOOT OF WATER County, today announced he tad SScKTo fttT irtSSw iSS said, while the Juniata River had fallen this morning to a stage of and that he declined to accept ap Kostynski's case however, Gover 19.6 feet after reaching a crest of 20.4 feet last night. The Juniata NEW March 13 Melting mountain snows and ice poured pointment as Secretary of Forests' nor Edwards action was never Flood waters in South Harrisburg inundated a wide area of the First Ward, reaching a height of twelve inches in street in and West Branch of the Susque challenged. extra thousands of "tons, of water k10000 a year but te transfer of, into already raging rivers in -An frtmi tu- Wolf.wi hanna are falling, Ling said, while Northeastern states today, but BURNS TO DEATH Schools in the flooded areas of Steelton, Middletown and Royalton were, closed today; side of a hotel and store building collapsed in Steelton and scores of families suffered, heavy by in the basement or first floors since the river and Swatara Creek started on a rampage yesterday. Several blocks on the Wet Side of Steelton are inundated -by one inch to three feet of.

water and Turn to Page Seventeen Carries Nine Children Department is generally looked upon as a demotion. In his letter of resignation, which was sent to 'Governor Earle late yesterday, some hours- after Riven Up Higher, Only 5 Times in 71 Years Only. five timea in seventy-; years has the Susque-hanna River here been at a higher flood stage than in the flood in which it -reached a stage today of slightly jless than twenty-two according to Ralph H. Hosmer, of the State Department of Forests and 'Waters. The present trouble, he said, marked the fourth highest stage the river reached in free flow.

On two occasions when the river was higher than today's peak, it was due in part to ice jams. March, incidentally, is the leading month in floods'. Here are high water marks furnished by Hosmer back to the days of the Civil March, '1865 24.6 feet June, 26.8 feet May, 1894 ........25.4 feet March, 1902. .23.7 -feet March, 1904. .23.3 feet March, 1913 19.54 feet March, 1920.

...20.2 feet February, feet March, 1936. feet () Ice gorges 'figured. Austrian: And Wife From Flames front of, the Susquehanna fire between Sycamore and Hanover streets. The firehouse heating plant was put out of service but the firemen remained at their posts -and responded -to a noon alarm from Box 223 at Cameron and Hemlock streets. Most of this colder weather for tonight was expected to check the danger, Potential danger still existed in flodd areas of Pennsylvania, York and New Jersey.

Flood) waters the Passaic River, in New Jersey, which inundated several communities along IN TRUCK CRASH Bu Vnited Prcst the Governor had leit tor rnua-delphia, Doctor Scheehle says he knows he is not qualified to head the Department of Forests and LATROBE, March father carried his nine children and his wife to safety today when fire de BtVnitei Press ALLENTOWN. March 13. A man lower Middletown had an equally believed to be Clarence I.oiiHph. of Waters and has never been par large area under water. The big J1, to smother kitchen fire, was the river valley, reached their peak during the night and the river Arrested made through water, "outdoor i 0o Main street, Monongahela, ticularly interested in showed no further signs of rising 'ju Earlier in the day the Susque plant of the Metropolitan Edison Company, in lower Middletown was almost Completely surrounded today, hanna smoke-eaters busied them When Governor Earle earlier this selves helping Tenth street resi VIENNA, March 13.

Scores of Austrian Nazis, including Ferdinand by the high river stage, the water at 8 a. m. being within a foot of dents, south of inundated Hemlock week appointed Secretary of Uor Turn to Pace Six stroyed their eleven-room Dome on the New Alexandria road, two miles west of Latrobe. William Cogan, 44, awoke as smoke poured into his bedroom. Despite beinjr partially overcome he climbed out over a porch roof and lowered himself to the ground when flames cut off all other exits.

Cogan obtained a ladder and 4 The Susquehanna and Chenango Rivers in New York began receding oday, and Meteorologist Thomas E. Reed, at Binghamton, Kernmaier, former Governor of Car street, to transfer house lurnisn closing down the generator.8. Allegheny County, was burned to death today when his truck crashed into a tree and became ignited. The accident occurred fifteen miles west of here, near Foglesville, according to State police. Passing motorists found the truck ablaze, but were unable to rescue the man, who was trapped in the cab of the machine.

Police said his body was burned beyond recognition. License plates ings from the first to the second inthia and professors and lawyers, were arrested in Styria and Car A number of Middletown and floor. Royalton families were removed by announced that barring untoreseen developments, the most serious boat during the night. The Swatara Creek crested at 2 clock this With Cameron street under Water the Harrisburg Railways power house south of Shaonis street to a point near situation was past. Copyright 1938.

By United Preit placed it against the house. Then he carried his wife and children morning and then two hours later inthia Provinces today. Police asserted they had informs tion that a Nazi unit at Klagenfurt had received money from Germany POLITiCSCiTED A DOCTOR GUILTY IN TWO DEATHS International If em Service MANCHESTER, March started dropping In a few to the outside over the ladder. on the truck had been issued to Loutteb. NEW YORK, March 13.

Floods menaced thousands in the North Sycamore, trolley passengers were transferred to. buses for the trip through the water and then put Latrobe firemen were unable to save the building from destruc i Turn to Page Nineteen It was believed he had fallen eastern States today. Nine were asleep while driving and lost con tion. known dead and hundreds were trol or the truck. The mans oody back onto trolley cars to complete their tip.

Ninth street was under water from Shaonis to Dock with 13. -Dr. Buck. Ruxton, prominent REQUEST CONCILIATION Rising1 "streams and cbh: tinued thaws' and1 tain- indicated that a catastrophic situation was SUSPECT NABBED IN KIDNAP CASE I By Press NEW YORK, March 13. Ed was taken to an undertaking establishment, owned by Clinton Schmoyer.

Foglesville. Lancaster physician, was found PHILADELPHIA. March 13. Em BY ROOSEVELT By Unites Press WASHINGTON. March 13.

exception of a small area at Syca guilty by a jury today of the dis only beginning. ployes of the Freihofer Baking uom oanv reauested Mayor S. Davis Wil WPA WORKER IS BADLY INJURED Struck by an automobile in more; Hemlock was inundated -be memberment murder of his wife Racing streams, many already son's labor conciliation board to in tween Salmon alley and Ninth street; Tenth street from 'Syca over their banks, poured their and Miss Mary. Jane. young nurse-maid employed in his tervene in a threatened strike deluges Maine, New more to Dock, and Manada street ward Bentz, wanted in connection home.

Doctor Ruxton immediately was SPEAKER BYRNS TO SPEED DILL March 13. L. from the Reading bridge to Cameron street. Turn to Pace Seventeen with the of 1 George President, Roosevelt said today that politics is the answer to the con gressional controversy raging over administration of the Works Prog ress program in several states. )The 84.000,000,000 program had Boy, 15, Weds Teacher, sentenced to death.

Blame Paxton Creek Weyerhauser, young heir to a lumber fortune, last year was taken The jury wa3 out less than an Woman Lost, Husband, The overflowing Paxton Creek Front street, near Eleanor, Steelton, early today, Eugene McNally, 36, of 622 North Sixteenth street, a WPA employe, was critically injured. He was admitted to the Harrisburg Hospital with a frac hour. 7 into custody today by Federal become a major issue in the 1936 The jury was out exactly sixty- agents who bombarded his flat was largely responsible for this Torn to Page Seventeen two minutes, returning to the Son Rescued From Flood QUEBEC, March 13. Two persons lost their lives today as rap campaign as a result of charges that political factions were donv Speaker Joseph W. Byrns said today that the Administration tax bill would be given legislative with tear gas bombs.

Bentz, also sought as a partici court room hastily after having SUBSTITUTE JUROR SENTENCED heard a moraing-long summation by Justice Singleton in which he right-of-way in an effort to obtain pant in several bank robberies, was found hiding in a dumbwaiter, idly melting snow sent streams throughout, the province rushing PHILADELPHIA. March 13. had questioned Doctor Ruxton's djournment ox Congress by May 1. announcement came after mating relief administration in West Virginia, and in sections of Pennsylvania, Illinois, Michigan and other states. WPA Administrator Harry Ii' Hopkins sought to refute tha ture of the right leg, possible fracture of the skull and shock.

Steelton police reported John Hock, 137 South Second street, Steelton, told them he was driving his car southward in Front street when McNally walked into the side of it. Charles Zibell, who substituted for a juror in a criminal case here and his brother, George, an employe of the city controller's office, were clad only in his underwear. The flat yielded two machine' gun's, a rifle, three pistols, and hundreds 29, and Quits School International Kcwl Service irVINGSTON, March 13. "A fellow can't to to school to his own wife." So said Harris Reedy, 15, today when fellow pupils of the Independence school near here questioned him about his truancy. This was the first most of the class knew about the eighth-grader's marriage to his 29-year-old school teacher, Miss.

Pauline Roberts. Young Reedy and the school-maam, both local residents, were wed Monday. Reedy is keeping house while his teacher-wife returned to her school room duties. Four guards stood around the defendant as he heard his death a wmte House conference witfl President He hoped that controversy over of rounds of ammunition. sentenced to a year each in jail charges which had raised demands for a congressional investigation.

by Judge Harry S. McDevitt today. over. tpeu. property damage.

Mme. Xavier Cauchon was drowned when her home near Baie St. Paul was swept from its foundations by flood waters. Her husband and a son were saved. A railroad section hand was crushed to death in a snow aval sentence.

pronounced, LEGION COMMANDER SPEAKS PHILADELPHIA. March 13. J. the tax measure in committee would be worked out so that the bill could Jie placed before the At ins press conference, th President was asked about th WOMAN, 33, ENDS LIFE VINCENTOWN. N.

March PRISON SENTENCE UPHELD 'OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla, March 13. The criminal court of appeals House for action within two Mrs. Edith F. McFarland, 33, of weeks.

Ray Murphy, national commander of the American said at dinner of Eastern Pennsylvania Legion-aires that a neutrality law and a statute to take the profit out of war anche. Indications had been, however. CANDIDATE FOB SENATE By Vnltedfren GREENS6CTRG, March 13. Attorney Vincent H. Smith.

World War veteran and -former- edueator, formally announced his candidacy for Democratic State Senatorial nomination in the Westmoreland County, Thirty-ninth, District today. charges and replied that politics was the answer. He did not elaborate his remark, which appeared to agree with Hopkins' statement yesterday that "of course, this im today affirmed the twenty-five-year penitentiary sentence given Phil Kennamer, 20, for the slaying of Claremont, near here, today shot herself through the heart while lying In bed at the home of her pa Weather bureau records showed i rents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bakely, that the measure would not be ready for the House much before April 1, prooabiy would nave kent America today was the warmest March dayi ia Quebec in seventy-six years.

John F. Gorrell, in November, 1934. ot vincentown, ponce reported. election year," out of ths World War..