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Sports Section Finance 2 R. R. News Magazine Comics Section 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING SECTION HARRISBURG, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1937 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING SECTION Sunbury Market House Bui Fire lding End Testimony on FORD WORKERS Barks of Pet Dog Result Turkey Day Dessert! Dispute Over Canal WITNESS SAYS TAX NO LONGER Hearing of testimony ended be fore Judge Fox in the Dauphin County Court today in the State's In Rescue of Couple After Flames Almost Trap Them suit to obtain title to the canal be CRASH PICKET LINES IN AUTOS ST. LOUIS, Nov. 24.

Automo ADDED TO PRICE tween Easton and Bristol, now the property of the Delaware Division Canal CnmDanv. The State demands SUNBURY, Nov. 24. A $12,000 fire swept the northeast corner of the Sunbury Market House early yesterday morning, and ruined two business establishments, after the barks of a pet dog saved four that the company eitner restore me canal to its navigable condition as The State floor tax on liquor biles loaded with none-striking provided in its charter, or oeea it to persons asleep in an apartment, ihree others were made homeless by the blaze. Mr.

and Mrs. John Martin and two children were aroused from the State. The canal company claims that the State is not entitled to a hearing in sleep by their dog, while flames licked the walls of their apartment. workers smashed through the picket lines of the United Automobile Workers today and entered the assembly plant of the Ford Motor Company. Pickets showered the machines Mr.

and Mrs. Wagner and- court until it returns the waterway to the company in the same condi S. R. House were also rescued from that was in the Pennsylvania warehouses of distillers at the time prohibition was repealed in 1933 has not been passed on to the consumer since March 16, 1936, it was revealed today in the Dauphin County Court, where a jury is hearing the State's suit to collect nearly $2,000,000 in floor tax from the A. Overholt and Company, Inc.

The information was elicited by i tion in which tne Mate acquired it in 1931 by virtue of an act of the with stones and the tinkle of broken the blaze. The fire was discovered by a passerby, who turned in an alarm, and through heroic efforts of the WILL FIGHT LICENSES Legislature. The act was declared unconstitutional in 1936, and the property reverted back to the com glass sounded above their shouts and jeers. Thirty policemen, supervising picket lines of more than volunteer fire department, many pany. Meanwnue, tne company charges, the State had lowered a number of.

bridges across the canal, 10,000 men, waded in with 'adjoining properties in the heart Attorney General Charles J. Mar- I Mill ill 1 -3 Sf IT 11S I XS VT I of the city's business section were. night sticks and arrested twelve of the rock throwers for disturbing which would make navigation im saved. i ffio Ann 1 NEAR CHURCHES I was made after a careful giotti from D. K.

Weiskopf, vice-president of the National Distillers' Products Corporation, of which the Overholt is a subsidiary, who was on the witness stand today on cross-examination. Prior to March 16, 1936, Weiskopf admitted, the $2 floor tax was added to the gallon price of, the peace. Some of the machines, after depositing their loads of workers inside the plant, raced out again, after more non-strikers, forcing pickets to scatter in front of them. One automobile was stopped. A possible.

3 BIG SHIPPERS FAVOR INCREASE From Page One lost all their personal As a part of their campa.gn to as did House. Equipment in the liquor traffic in Dauphin fish market belonging to House County by 1940," the executive board and a sheet metal shop of W. H.jof the Dauphin County W. C. T.

Wert was entirely lost. The cause a soecial meetine this morning. Policeman sprained a leg prevent liquor sold to the Mate, but wnen the State, admittedly one of the WAW Zy ing the pickets from turning it of the fire was attributed to defec-jdecide(j to protest the issuance of over. tive wiring by firemen. L.vt tn hppr and largest purchasers ot liquor in tne Mil mL mtt mm I The outbreak of violence came at uuuui tOiauilniii.uio uvea vwuituvj Country, refused to Duy tneir proa ucts on March 16.

1936. the dis m. mm nic iu iiwui vi hic ouinc HI Bill rI mil' l. business conditions. He pointed out that the increases would provide $1,397,578 a year in addi PLANS MADE FOR mobile Workers, an affiliate of the Committee for Industrial Organiza tional revenues to the sixteen rail tillers agreed to sell the State liquor without adding the tax to the price.

Otherwise Weiskopf admitted tion, last night. The day shift had' roads. He added that the commission should authorize that the EXAMINING 4Q00 Mrs. J. J.

Moore, president of the organization, reported that representatives plan to lodge the protests before the Liquor Control Board next month. She also said that petitions, to be signed by persons living near the drinking places, will be dis been scheduled to report at 7 a. m. (8 a. m.

Eastern Standard Time) after a smaller shift to put the inreases- be made on short notice, so that corresponding freight rates may be in effect on both intrastate and interstate traffic. From Page One plant in order for the day's work Steel Shippers tributed. Presidents of the ten local units in the county W. C. T.

U. attended the meetine this morning. The ten Appearing for the steel shippers had managed to get through thejinations to held in the same 5 m- cities as those in which will be Fifteen minutes before seven thejconducted the niental tests. first car raced around a corner and Xhe central board will formulate hnfA nnwn on tho nirkpr. Imp.

Tno i were John A. Coakley, general traffic manager of the United units are: Millersburg, Hershey, strikers iumned aside to avoid be! i A. S1. "3, Middletown, Hurnmelstown, States Steel subsidiaries: H. C.

in Harrisburg. ,,4, tu euigiunny ui. me Penbrook and three ing down, and the entered that liquor is being sold to the State at this time basically on the same terms as those entered into in November, 1933, at the suggestion of former Attorney General William A. Schnader. The case may go to the higher courts and may find its way to the United States Supreme Court, it was indicated by Attorney General Margiotti during the trial today.

There appeared little likelihood of the case being submitted today to the jury, which had been sitting for nearly three weeks. Facts Same Meanwhile, it became known today that similar suits by the State against Joseph S. Finch and Company and the Schenley Distilleries Crawford, general traffic manager run car applicants. The actual examina Representatives of the Ministerial for Bethlehem, and H. E.

Graham, rMi IS ymm i Hons will be conducted by the aux who holds a similar post in tne the plant. A few seconds later came another car, then another. They were going so fast it was iliary boards. The central board Jones and Laughlin organization. MW MX Said Coakley: impossible to "ascertain anything after receiving the grading of written and oral tests, will list the applicants in the order of their "I urge the commission to lake more than that they were fully early and favorable action on this request.

There is considerable confusion bound to result from the loaded. Soon the pickets recovered from their surprise and the next cars were showered with stones. he nrwnr sir marks. The final listing will be done by the central board after receiving the physical test reports. Commissioner Foote will then en I "wwHii IA II! differential in rates.

And the basis Among those arrested was Nor man Smith, 38, a CIO organizer for the request for an increase is Corporation will not be tried by roll the eligible men in the Motor Police Training School for student a reasonable one. I ccV'' a Tur DTr rAiir i assigned to the automobile workers, who was beaten recently in Mem "If shippers are to have ade recruits. The examinations, if not conv phis connection with his efforts IS M'l A IACT till I to organize Ford workers there. nnitti tACITIWft ill Association of Greater Harrisburg and Dauphin County and the Interdenominational Negro Ministerial Association of Harrisburg. protested recently against the granting of a license to the Fame Restaurant, 1004 North Sixth street.

The W. C. T. Mrs. Moore said, has mailed letters to 185 ministers in the county urging them to "present this letter to the official board for consideration and action in the matter of total abstinence by all members in official capacities and positions of leadership in your church." FOUR POLICEMEN WIN ACQUITTAL From Page One pleaded guilty before start of the trial seventeen days ago.

Twenty-two of them were freed by directed quate transportation, the railroads must have some relief, especially in view of their increased costs," pleted on December 4, will be re I Ti; I I I I While the cars were smashing jury, as previously piannea. counsel for the Schenley firm, which is also the parent firm of the Finch company, agreed that the facts and decisions in the Overholt case apply likewise to the suits against the Schenley and Finch. The jury trial is only a part of the legal process in which the jOUJUCU 1CI.C1UUC1 II. Train at Myerstown (jiuivl-u mies a nuniuer oi non-siri-kers attempted to enter on foot. Fist fights broke out up and down Coakley added, "and it is our judgment that the increase is justified and reasonable." The training school for recruits will be at Myerstown in the for fWMv6 i the line, but they were halted speedily by police and one of the mer buildings of Albright College, with Capt.

Thomas F. Mai'tin, State seeks to compel the distillers Car Runs Up OU LaWU fighters was arrested. pay an jx uie iiuui tA, uisicau ui The strike was ordered by Del-mond Garst, regional director of having the tax passed on to the consumer. When the jury's work is finished, argument will be presented to the court on December the United Automobile Workers. Contributed by Charlei Reynold! on the basis of authority voted bv Of Church; Nab Driver Charles Bank's, C4, Negro, Edge-mont, was arrested by city police this morning after his automobile is alleged to have collided with another car and damaged shrubbery and the lawn at Sixth Street United I the union some time aeo, PLANS OFFERED uarst said the strike was ordered Hershey Training School superintendent, in general command.

Lieut. Charles S. Cooke, of Troop Wyoming, will be the executive officer. There are now 112 men on the eligible list for physical examination as a result of last August's examinations, and they will be ordered to take their physical examinations next week. It is expected those who qualify will because the Ford Company had re THANKSGIVING FEASTS PLANNED fused to consider the complaints of the Union's Grievance Committee, Brethren Church, Sixth and Seneca streets.

He was held under $500 bail pending a hearing in police patrons waiting for change after alighting from the cabs. While State officials were ne-thusiastic atout the plan, all admitted it had not been given a severe test on Monday evening as tht weather was not inclement. "Many of the persons who drove to the Forum alighted from their FOR TRAFFIC 20 on constitutional questions raised and on questions of validity of the contract in which the State agreed in 1933 to buy all of the liquor in Pennsylvania warehouses at that time on the condition that the distillers absorb the floor tax. Additional testimony was to be presented this afternoon on the verdicts, and two have not been apprehended. After the jury foreman tolled off the names of those found guilty, Mrs.

Bazzone cried, "Oh, why did I get into this." Attorneys for the defense indi court. Police, who seized Banks at Sixth and had declined to rehire members of the shop committee and the officers of Ford Local No. 25, who were discharged last month. From Page One From Page One and Curtin streets, reported his car struck a car operated by James the Forum grounds be made a go to Myerstown December 13 and a week later other eligibles will began here today with the depart cated they would file a motion for rravitz, 2546 Lexington street, who 'the accused man's failure to permanent, painted form on stand- ure of several thousand out-of The first new trial within the three days be ready to go there. cars at other places instead of waiting until they reached the gallonage purchased by the State j- lODserve alleges a "stop" sign at the inter- aras as jiign as tnose usea Dy me allowed by Judge Gibson.

inmn OfnA fTY r) rran -fM Knit irom msuners in question class will be graduated by the end of March and a new class of 275 section was responsible for the accident. Following the collision, the Banks car is alleged to have jumped Ideal Weather Seen For Footbll Games From Page One will enter next June! ana tne prices paid lor the products before and after March 16, 1936. oa.u. i'vCjnomes ate this afternoon. Capitol to wait until some night its ram- Hill will be closed from this after.

ing or snowing and everybody noon until Monday. City Hall, the wants to reach that shelter 'before Courthouse, Federal offices, schools, The force now consists of 1100 the curb at the church, where it men and will be built up to 1600 ui i.aio lu ucteiniuie hanta hneinoea hmisec. industries ran over the lawn and into shrubbery. Banks was seized after a flat tire caused the car to stop. The examinations will be held just how well the new plan solves city police; that policing, particularly on the north side of Walnut street from the end of the Forum driveway to Commonwealth avenue, start at 6 p.

m. on concert nights, and that concert patrons using taxicabs have the exact fare ready if at air possible. Lynam said some confusion resulted Monday evening with two sets of parking signs along the in fact almost everything els here, Philadelphia, Greensburg, the problem." Butler. Wyoming and Keaamr, Those' besides the Bazzones, found goilty by the jury of three women and nine men were: John Bazzone, a brother; Guy Borella. Anna Borowicz, Milton Brakhall and Walter Brakhall, his father; Ernie Burns, Ernie Chioto, Adam Chotiner and Julia Cindric.

Louis Davidson, Eugene Douglas, Sam Green, Mrs. Eleanor Jones, Mrs. Mary Kerston, Mrs. Alice King, Andrew Lakovic, Joe Lauri-cio, Lulu Niles, Sam McDowell, George Matale, Joe Patello, George Pintz, John Raffle, Lizzie Smith, Sam Tedesco, Joe Totino, and Tom The board that will sit here is composed of Capt. E.

J. Henry, coldest it's been so far this- Fall, thf continued cold of the last few days was just a little too much for the activities of the swans and ducks at Italian Lake. Until this morning, the birds had been able to keep at least a part of the lake free of ice, break will be closed tomorrow. Church services here tonight will open the religious observance of the day, while other services are to be held tomorrow, most of them in the morning although there will Guest at Dinner Party and Mrs. Parker Haar.

1418 Union Services The Trinity, Westminster and Covenant Presbyterian Churches will hold a union Thanksgiving service at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning in the Covenant Church, with the Rev. Harold McMillan, pastor at Trinity, preaching. The singing will be led by the Knights of the Round Table, newly-organized young people's singing group. Miss Helene Hamilton Bride of R. H.

Beckley The wedding of Robert H. Beck-ley, son of Mrs. Charles H. Beck-ley, of Harrisburg. and Miss Helene Capt.

T. F. Martin, uapt. x. in.

Boate, Lieut. C. C. Keller and Lieut. J.

D. Kime. State street, entertained at a dinner party in honor of Mr. and Mrs. ing up during the day part of the Audrey Hamilton, formerly of Forum grounds, the city standards allowing parking for ah hour and the State signs forbidding it.

He also said some cars parked in the area between 6 o'clock and the time of policing of streets leading! area trozen at night. But this De some evening The Catholic High-Middletown game at McDevitt Field tomorrow morning will be the "big" local Philadelphia, was performed at the J. Fred Beck, on Tuesday evening, to celebrate their sixth wedding anniversary. The following guests were present: Mr. and Mrs.

J. Fred Beck, Mr. and Mrs. Chester Yineer. Beckley residence at 404 North street this morning.

The Rev. Catholic Committee on Scouting Will Meet The Harrisburg Diocesan Committee on Scouting will hold its annual Bosco. morning the fowl found the ice about one-quarter of an inch thick and couldn't make any headway on it at all until the attendants game before King Turkey starts The case against the rum ring, Mr. ana Mrs. is.ennetft Sprenkle Harold G.

McMillan officiated. The bride was attended bv her short-lived reign, while the Weather Report Mr. and Mrs. Jack Stenele. Mr.

and one of the largest ever uncovered i Mrs. Rav firverinh Mr. Ma Frnt renn-jonn xiarns ana me I came to their aid and broke up a meetine at the Penn-Harns Hotel in Western was to the Forum began, and that these cars presented an obstacle to 100 per cent, efficiency. The deputy secretary also pointed out some delays had been caused by taxicab sister, Mrs. William McNitt of Newport, and was given in marriage bv Dr.

William McNitt. The bride Miss Eleanor Vernicle. John Stoner, Steelton-WiUiamBMrt battles dj t- Forecasts Till 7.30 P. Friday HARRISBURG AND VICINITY, also EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA Lawrence Beck and Mr. and Mrs.

I the highlights of the afternoon's next Tuesday. Albert Schmidt. layjbuilt largely upon wire-tapping chairman, issued the call at the rf- activities of Federal alcohol tax The birds will be allowed to stay groom was attended by William Barker Haar. Icard, imXZi 'rJX agents who testified that chaplain of the Catholic McLaughlin. The bride wore a blue velvet diocesan at the lake for about another week before they are moved to Wild-wood Park Zoo.

they shadowed Bazzone for more gown, with a blue velvet turban than six months. Election Ties Decided by Drawings Bov Scout troops. Bishop George L. Leech, head of Fair and warmer tonight; Thursday, mostly cloudy and warmer, followed by occasional rain Thursday night and Friday. Lowest temperature tonight for Harrisburg about 30 degrees.

SHIPPERS' FORECASTS Protect Man, 28, Is Accused the Harrisburg Koman uatnouc uio-cese, is to address the commita-e, which was appointed by him about a vear aeo and which has been Of Theft From House Theft of a tabte and a box of with, a net crown and veil. She earned gardenias. Mr. and Mrs. Beckley left immediately after the ceremony for Philadelphia and Atlantic City.

Moretz Spent $10i3 In Election Campaign active in organizing Boy Scout cooking utensils valued at $35. stolen shipments during the next twenty-four to thirty-six hours from temperatures as follows: North and west, 26 to 30 degrees; east and south, 30 to 32 degrees. RIVER River stages will fall Friday from the basement of a house at 273 Cumberland street, resulted in the arrest by city police today of Benjamin C. Gregory, 23, Clarence D. Moretz.

Democrat un slowly. A stage of about 4.9 feet may troops in parishes in the diocese in line with his plan to have a troop in every parish. These priests and laymen are to represent their areas at the meeting: Harrisburg, the T. J. Mc-Gough and C.

Kirby Fogarty: Columbia and Montour Counties, the Rev. Charles Allen, Berwick, and Leo McNamee, Bloomsburg; Lan-! caster, the Rev. Guy Gotwalt and M.j J. McNerney, Lancaster, Leba Neero. 323 South Fifteenth street.

if I jf-suv successful candidate for City Council, spent $1043.71 in his campaign De expected lor Harrisburg Thurs day morning. Weather Conditions on a charge of felonious entry and prior to tne general election, according to his report filed todav with the larceny. He was held for court under $1500 bail for court following A vast high pressure area is over Virginia, 30.68 inches at Countv Elections RnarH He nnntrih. a hearing in police court today. Police reported they arrested Greeorv on the information of Jos Lynchburg with steep barometric juted $575 to the Democratic County gradient toward low Pressure, cen- Committee and the remniniW was non, the Rev.

w. a. weaver. Ann-ville. and Mark Arnold.

Lebanon; Lewistown. the Very Rev. P. eph V. Sullivan, 1620 Green street, who reported the theft and alleges his investigations revealed that the Stief and Frank A.

Troendle. Lewis- tral north of Montana, 29.62 inches spent for advertising, at Medicine Hat Other expense accounts filed are: Light rains have fallen over the John F. Morgenthaler, Democrat, northern Rockies and the Pacific unsuccessful candidate for city con-States. Elsewhere over our $268.67, with $195 contributed try, mostly fair weather is occurring. ito the Democratic committee; Eugene Order the 1938 Uncle Sam's Almanac In Advance Every family in the United States needs an almanac practically every day in the year.

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I enclose herewith ten cents In coin (carefully wrapped in paper) for a copy of Uncle Sam's Almanac, 1938. articles from the Cumberland town: Susquehanna Valley, the street house had been sold by Gre Rev. George Lavelle and Richard Fitpatrick. Shamokin, and the Kev. gory at a Sixth street furniture store for $1.

The accused man is iciiiciaiuic is imuy Huuve ireez-, filler, JKepuDIican, successful can ing over tne Kocxies ana freezing or didafe to the office, $534.50, with i II said by police to have signed a Chester Loszewski. Kulpmont; YorK the Rev. Vincent Topper and Richard NolL York. ouiiicwwav un i uwtuirmg soum- $suu contributed to the Republican statement in which he says he rjur chased the articles from a strango uvci rauiai3oiW1 aney committee; Dr. Howard E.

the north portions of the Gulf States MiUiken, Republican, reelected coro- Nefiro at Capital ana Forster streets. and over the Atlantic States includ ner, $282, with $240 contributed to City Christmas Tree to ing North Carolina, the Republican committee, Come From Round Top Dr. Hoover Speaks at Kiwanis Club Dinner Plans for the erection of a muni River Bulletin With Cavalry Members Plan Annual Paper Chase cipal Christmas tree in Market Dr. Harvey D. Hoover, of the Gettysburg Theological Seminary, spoke Foet Jk Tenth Fifty officers and men of the 104th Cavairy will participate in the an Station Square in time for the parade that will inaugurate Harrisburg's Community Christmas program Monday evening were announced today by Assistant Park Director Russell Tuckey.

Tuckey said employes of his department will obtain a cedar tree from Round Top. rear Middletown. nual Thanksgiving Day paper chase beginning at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning at the State Military Post. Col. George J.

Shoemaker, regi at tne luncheon of tne HarrisDurg Kiwanis Club today. The meeting, to which the wives of Kiwanians were invited, was devoted to the observance of Thanksgiving Day. Doctor Hoover was introduced by the Rev. E. Martin Grove, pastor of the Bethlehem Lutheran Church, and two numbers were sung by the Kiwanis Quartet, composed of John P.

Gibson. Walter Gibson. Robert Name Street mental commander: CaDt. Clvde E. Fisher and Capt.

Robert D. Walker a hn v. I il 0.3 16 3.2 0.3 22 5.5 0.3 20 3.4 0.4 22 4.7 18 5.0 The tree will be transported Friday ZSZ SJ Corning Towanda Wilkes-Barre. Williamsport. Newport Harrisburg morning to this city on a truck of the Pennsylvania Power and Light Company whose employes will cooperate with park department em Four election ties were decided by drawing todav in the office of the DauDhin Countv Commissioners.

City State (Mail to Washington, D. C) H. Mathias and Samuel S. Fackler. attempt to catch them by following the trail.

A luncheon will be served at the post at the end of the ride, William B. Freeland, of Halifax, member of the Democratic County Committee, at right, is seen drawing from a number of envelopes in the band of Warren E. Lyme, chief clerk to the County Commissioners. Freeland drew for some of the Democratic candidates. ployes in trimming the tree in time They were accompanied by Miss Yesterday's data.

for the parade. Violette E. CasseL i 0.

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