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Magazine Comics News Pictorials Section 2 NEWS OF THE THEATERS HARRISBURG, MONDAY, JULY 16, 1928 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING SECTION Plane Crashes Near Chambersbmrg; 3 Hurt; Theater News Section Finance Railroad News. May Die When West Shore Country Club Was Opened Saturday Engine Goes Dead as Pilot Attempts to Make Landing; Ship Comes Down in Garden ROTARIANS HEAR OF NEW PHASES OF PARK WORK The newer phases of work in the city park department undertaken this year and in the last few years were discussed by- V. Grant Forrer, assistant park superintendent, in a talk today before the Rotary Club at its luncheon meeting on the Reist dance boat on the Susquehanna. He told of the flower gardens in Front street, at Italian Lake and Reservoir Park; talked of the zoo development; the bathing beach, proposed improvement of park roads, and gave the Rotar-ions an idea of what is involved in the growing of bulbs and plants and transplanting thereof to main 16 PERSONS ARE HURTINWEEKEND AUTO ACCIDENTS Sp1' The above scenes show activities at the West Shore Country Club Saturday when approximately with a golf tournament, a bridge party and a dance. The upper left picture shows a group arriving.

board of governors and chairman of the house committee, and Franklin Davies, president of the club. the lower left is a section of the golf course, leading from the first tee. The lower right picture shows J50 members and as many guests held an informal "house warming," Standing left to right are Dr. Chester A. Good, who is a member of the To the right is the club house, a remodeled Colonial farm house.

At cars of members parked near the clubhouse. Large Crowds J.W.CLARK DIE KILLED BY GAR IN THE SQUARE West Shore Country Club Saturday International Newt Servict CHAMBERSBURG, July 16. Two persons were in a serious condition here today as the result of injuries received when an airplane crashed near here last night. The most seriously injured was David Koons, 7, son of C. Frank Koons, owner of the plane.

Physicians said there was only, slight hope for his recovery. The other person injured was John Hartman, 20, of near Chambersburg. The pilot, C. J. Markle, of the Gettysburg Flying Field, escaped with minor injuries.

Koons had pcrchased the plane only last week and his son and Hartman had gone up yesterday for a short flight. Markle said that as he neared the ground in an attempt to land, the engine went dead and the plane came down in a garden. AR DEATH, MADE HIS FRIENDS LEAVE International News 8ervict MOSCOW, July 16. Hopelessly iujured and facing certain death, Dr. Finn Malmgren, the Swedish explorer and scientist, implored his two companions, Captains Mariano and Zappi, to dig a grave for him in the ice and continue onward without being hampered by him.

This tale of unrivaled heroism and unselfishness were revealed in interviews given by his two companions, now safe aboard the Soviet ice breaker Krassin. The interviews were sent by radio to the Tass, the Soviet news agency, by Professor Samoyolovich, head of the rescue expedition. "Despite his great heart, his strength had waned and his vitality had been drained by his injuries," said Mariano of Malmgren. "He implored us to dig a grave for him in the ice and continue onwards. He argued with us as vehemently as his condition would permit.

He insisted that we go ahead because we might find safety alone, while if we stayed on with him, we would all perish. "Finally we gave in and continued our trek. Malmgren waved to us as long as we were in sight. Five different planes passed us in the distance without sighting us. "When Chuchnovsky flew right above us without landing we almost eave ud all hope.

We little thought a ship could break through I that ice. Then, like a voice from heaven, we heard the Krassm's signal. "I'll never forget that sound, we were mad with joy." Zappi told substantially the same story as Mariano. RUSSIAN FLIER rIONG RESCUED From Page One are even more jubilant than the Krassin's complement, and there is constant rejoicing aboard the ship. The Krassin, with Chukhnov-sky's damaged plane in tow, will make for Advent Bay to recoal and proceed to search for the six men carried away with the dirigible's gas bag and for Roald Amundsen, discoverer of the South Pole, and the five men who disappeared with him in a.

French seaplane. These men are the only ones missing. There was an unconfirmed report that Amundsen and two companions were picked up by the Russian icebreaker Maligin. Nothing more has been heard of this report, which was circulated from a garbled message. The report is regarded as incorrect Saves Brother, Man as Canoe Upsets, He Says F.

T. Paluscio, about 20, of 227 South street, reported today that he had rescued his 12-year-old brother, Theodore, and a man from drowning when their canoe overturned in a lake at Boiling Springs Park yesterday. Officer's Club Misses Mark; Constable Gets Knockout Blow By United Press WASHINGTON, Pa, July 16. Patrolman John Cochran struck at a prisoner with his mace, missed his mark and knocked Constable Clark Miller unconscious. The prisoner had started a fight in the Washington police station and the two officers were attempting to overpower him.

MALMGR EN Sixteen persons were injured in accidents over the week-end, ten of them being hurt as the result of two automobiles sideswiping each other at Fifth and Seneca streets at 4.20 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Roscoe C. Bair, 2527 North Sixth street, was driving his automobile west on Seneca street, and Whitmyer was moving south on Fifth street when the collision happened at the intersection. The injured were taken to the Polyclinic Hospital. Allene Thumma, 18 months old, and James Heckard, 11, were the most seriously injured.

Both suffered probable fractures of the skull and both were occupants of the Whitmyer car. Mrs. Effie Thumma, with brush burns; Kenneth Corrine and William Thumma, with lacerations; Mrs. Ellen Lowe, with scalp injuries, and Thelma Heckard, with scratches of the arm, were others injured in the Whitmyer Two persons occupied the Bair machine. Mr.

Bair received an injury to the forehead, and his brother-in-law, Walter Miller, suffered with a lacerated right arm. Both are of the same address. The total loss of Mr. Bair's car was placed at $1250. He said his machine was beyond repair, the body, frame, wheels and top being demolished.

He was driving to the family cottage west of Millers-town where the family is staying. The damages on the Whitmyer machine were placed at $250, the right front wheel, front fender, radiator, lights and the right side of the body being badly damaged. Both drivers said they were going at a moderate speed. A number of other accidents were reported: Russel Weaver, 20, 1031 South Ninth street, probable fracture of the right hand while cranking his machine; Cornelius Smith, 24, of 635 North Seventh street, abrasions and contusions treated at the Harrisburg Hospital from falling under machine driven by J. H.

Bowman, 2442 Main street, Penbrook; Mrs. Emma Snyder, 47, Harrisburg D. 3, possible fracture of the right arm from falling in ditch near her home; Charles E. Carl, 7, Lingles-town, R. D.

1, possible fracture from falling from tree at his home; James Wadsworth, 12, son of Mrs. C. A. Wadsworth, 648 Woodbine street, lacerated toe from stumbling while bathing; George Potter, 31, 335 Hummel street, sprained left ankle, from slipping on stone yesterday; Ella Pondex-ter, maid at Harrisburg Hospital, burn of right hand; George Dan-ner, workman at Harrisburg Pipa and Pipe Bending Company plant, contusions of left leg from falling between two heavy rolls. Goff With Senators; Cocklin's Leg Badly Hurt Frank Goff, catcher with the Harrisburg Senators last year, who has been a free agent for several weeks, was signed today by Glenn Killinger, manager of the Senators.

Goff will assist behind the bat in place of Ditty. Cocklin, regular Senator catcher, who was injured in the first game of the double-header on the Island on Saturday. Cocklin retired in the eighth inning after he was hit by a foul ball. An X-ray picture showed a chipped knee cap, and he has been ordered out of the game for two weeks. Goff, who was sent to York at the beginning of the season, has also been playing with other teams in the league until recently released.

Jim Mahady, former Harrisburg pitcher, who' has played the first part of this season with the now defunct Salisbury team of the Eastern Shore League, will join the Senators tomorrow at Williamsport. Mahady while with the Senators in 1924 won nineteen and lost eleven games. In order to make room for Mahady Paul Schroiber was released. Exchange Club Names Convention Delegate The meeting of the Exchange Club held today at Craver's was confined to routine business. Graham R.

Hurd will represent the club at the national convention of the organization to be held next week in Toledo, Ohio. The convention will be opened by Miss Amelia Earhart, first trans-Atlantic woman flier, who will be accompanied by her companions in the flight, Wilmer S. Stultz and Lou Gordon. The golf tournament scheduled for last week between the Exchange Club and the Lions' Club, and postponed on account of rain, will be held next week. tain blooming plants almost con tinuously the gardens which he pictured among the city's show places.

The speaker pointed out how the expansion of the flower garden work is pressing the need for a municipal greenhouse. He pic tured the -Jtalian Lake area and the proposed zoo in Wildwood Park as places, that ultimately will be attracting the interest of tourists as well as the interest of the home folks. And with efforts being made to get several hundred Japanese cherry trees for Italian Lake, Forrer said it is not going too far to predict that someday folks from miles around will be talking of coming to Harrisburg to see cherry blossoms just as people throughout the East talk about Washington's famous cherry blossoms in the springtime. Picnics at Reservoir He declared that more picnics have been held and are scheduled to be held this year in Reservoir Park than ever before in any one year. As he told of the natural picnic facilities in the park he gave some details on what the park offers, including the convenience of gas stoves' for making coffee for picnic lunches.

Just to give the Rotarians a glimpse of what the department has been doing, the assistant superintendent related in minute de-tail how bulbs, plants and seeds are handled in and out of season and he talked about the things that keep the department busy in cold weather, when there are no playground activities and no outside planting to be done. Repairing park benches, repainting and renovating other park property, clearing the river walk and park and playground sidewalks of snow; keeping the football gridiron in shape and providing skating facilities are some of the things he mentioned. Expects 500 at Picnic John Spicer, chairman of the picnic committee, said today 'that he expects about 500 Rotarians, their families and friends to be present at the Rotary picnic to be held in Hershey Park Friday. The picnic is being sponsored by the Rotary Clubs of Harrisburg, Lebanon, Lititz, Lykens, Mt. Joy and Elizabethtown.

xuc yiKjiam win uiciuue registration, bathing and other amusements from 2 to 4 o'clock, a tour through the factory of the Hershey Chocolate Company, a band concert by the Boys' Band of Lykens from 4 to 6, dinner and an address by Dusty Miller, of Wilmington, Ohio, from 6 to 8, and dancing from 8 to 11 o'clock. Members of all the clubs are donating prizes and souvenirs. Carranza's Body to Start For Mexico Wednesday I International News Service NEW YORK, July 16. Capt. Emilio Carranza, who flew to the United States so bravely from Mexico, will return to his native by rail on Wednesday, his body broken and crushed by a tragic accident, a fatality which has drawn still closer together the two countries joined by his recent good-will flight.

The body of the young officer, who was killed when his plane crashed Thursday night near Mt. Holly, N. in a thunderstorm, lies in state here today, attended by a military guard of honor. On Wednesday, 10,000 troops will line the route from the funeral chapel to the railroad station, as airplanes circle slowly overhead. Col.

Theodore Baldwin, corps area air officer, with three other officers and a picked detachment of sixteen men will compose the guard of honor on the train until it reaches Mexico City. At the request of the Mexican government, no religious ceremony of any kind will be performed here or anywhere enroute. SLAYER MUST DIE International Hews service TOLEDO, Ohio, July 16. Charles (Stanley) Hoppe, self-confessed slayer of 7-year-old Dorothy Sielagowski and Lily Dale Croy, is sane, and must expiate his crimes in the' electric chair on I October 26, it was decided here today by a tribunal composed of Common Pleas Judges Milroy, Martin and Austin. at Opening The women spent the afternoon try bridge, in which high scorers received prizes.

The clubhouse, which had been a huge Colonial farmhouse, was gaily lighted and decorated for the dance which took place in the evening, and for which about half of the original 'house-warmers" remained. The part of the house that is aeing used for club purposes has been refinished to match the anient looking exterior of the building. Further improvement of the including the construction of stone walls and flagstone pavements, are in progress. The barn on the place will be altered, and repairs will be made the historic smokehouse, which, it is said, was raided for food by Confederate soldiers shortly before the battle of Gettysburg. 200,000 Templars Meet In Triennial Conclave International Newt Servict DETROIT, July 16.

Detroit today greeted 200,000 Knights Templar and ftieir ladies who are here for the thirty-seventh triennial conclave, the greatest in the history of Masonry. The tens of thousands form a host which finds a city devoted to their entertainment, comfort and every wish. Today's program is devoted solely to entertainment. Open house at boat clubs and golf clubs, motion pictures, receptions, banquets, pageants and balls. Beginning at 9 a.

m. tomorrow and lasting for seven hours thousands of plumed knights will afford Detroit a spectacle hardly When the parade is over the gavel will fall for the first business session. William L. Sharp, of Chicago, right eminent deputy grand master, is in line to succeed George W. Vallery, of Denver, as most eminent grand master.

Sharp was honor guest last night at a banquet in Hotel Statler. Philippine Independence Asked by Legislators International New Servict MANILA, July 16. Manuel Quezon and Manuel Roxas were re-elected president of the Senate and speaker of the House, respectively, here today when the Philippine legislature convened. After Governor-General Stimson read his message to the legislature, the legislators passed resolutions asking that Congress grant independence to the Philippines. Manuel Quezon was chosen president of the Senate for his sixth term following a general caucus, and Manuel Roxas was -elected as speaker of the House for his third term.

1 Srys Wife Earns More han He Does; Seeks Maintenance Order Cut 3. W. Adams, who works on a nearby farm, told Judge Wicker-shom through his counsel this morning that his wife, who recently obtained a divorce in Lebanon County, has greater earning power than he, because of his condition of health. He asked the judge to reduce the amount of a $5 a week maintenance order made months ago in favor of the wife and their child. The court fixed July 23 for taking testimony on the application.

First Airplane Licenses In State Issued Today The first Pennsylvania airplane and pilot licenses were issued today by James F. Woodward, Secretary of Internal Affairs and chairman of the State Aeronautic Commission. The commission decided to prevent a repetition of the annual rush of automobile owners for low numbers among airplane owners, and so there is no license No. 1 to fight over for air pilots. The licenses were issued under authority of the Act of 1927 which provides for the licenses of all planes, pilots and mechanics in the State.

Licenses were issued for three planes, two of them owned by the Gettysburg Flying Service, ana anotner owned Dy ueorge w. Babcock, operating the Gettysburg Flying Service, Inc. J. R. McKin-ney, engaged by the same service, was granted a pilot's license and was also licensed as an airplane mechanic.

David Wallace, of the same service, was licensed as a pilot. The bureau of aeronautics of the Department of Internal Affairs has on file thirty-nine applications for examinations for pilots and sev enty-one applications for State licenses for pilots, mechanics and planes now holding Federal per mits, Y.M.C.A. Religious Plans To Be Made at Meeting The religious work committee of the Central Y. M. C.

A. will be held on Wednesday noon, at the when plans for the community religious services to be held early in 1929 will be made. The committee will probably select the six preachers who will preach at the meetings. John T. Olmsted is chairman of the committee.

Roy H. Stetler is vice-chairman. POPE NAMES RECTOR By United Press WASHINGTON, July 16. The Right Rev. Hugh Ryan has been appointed by Pope Pius as rector of Catholic University here, the foremost Catholic institution of learning in the western hemisphere, it was announced yesterday.

The Rev. Mr. Ryan succeeds Bishop Thomas J. Shahn, who resigned last March. VERY SUDDENLY From Page One Ham Clark, founder of the Clark Thread Company and pioneer thread manufacturer in this country, was born July 29, 18671 The son worked in the factory after his early education and later became treasurer and a director of the company.

On April 26, 1913, upon the death of a cousin, William Campbell Clark, he was made president of the corporation. He also was a director of the American branch of the Clark Thread Company in Paisley, Scotland. Mr. Clark was a member of the New York Chamber of Commerce; member of the Washington Association of New Jersey; director of the Hanover National Bank of New York City and took a very prominent part in charitable work in Newark and New York City. In 1904 he was second vice-president of the HowarE Savings Institution, in Newark, and later was made first vice-president.

Until a year ago he was a director of the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company and a director of the American Insurance Company. At one time he was a director of the Essex County National Bank of Newark. RIVER PIRATES GET $1000 LOOT International Wcwt Servict PHILADELPHIA, July 16. Police here were searching today for river pirates who stole approximately $1000 worth of machinery and repair parts from the steamship Cubore as she was docked in the Delaware river here. The thieves are believed to have worked from the New Jersey shore, entering the ship through portholes.

The theft was discovered early yesterday. Shoots Girl, Kills Self Following Lovers' Tilt By United Press GROVE CITY, July 16. Climaxing a lover's quarrel, Frank Miller, 28, a rural mail carrier, shot and wounded Mabel Hoseck, 22, and then killed himself. The shooting occurred last night at Miss Ho-seck's home at Pardoe, near here, Miss Hoseck was brought to a Grove City hospital, where it was said today she had a chance to She was unable to tell the ncidents of the shooting. Hearing screams, Miss Hoseck's father ran into the yard of their home where he found the girl lying unconscious.

Miller had walked iown the road a short distance from the house and shot himself through the temple. He died a short time later. The couple had quarreled recently and it was said Miller went to the girl's home last night to affect a reconciliation. From Page One man, whose legs were caught between the first and second wheels of the front truck. It appeared to witnesses, they said, that both legs were severed, one above the knee and the other at the knee.

The man was taken in an ambulance to the hospital, where on arrival physicians said at once there was little hope for his recovery. Seven Passengers in Car H. K. Williams, 70 North Thirteenth street, conductor of the car, which was one of the Academy line operating on Second street, said there were seven passengers on board when the accident occurred. City Patrolman Carbaugh, who was the only traffic policeman on duty in the Square, said he was standing at his post near the electric traffic signal, west of the central part of the Square.

He was directing traffic on his side of the Square at the time of the accident, he said, so that he failed to see the trolley car hit Croll. In a further explanation of the accident, Fordney, the motorman, said he had noticed three women crossing from the Square Cut Rate store ahead of Croll. He watched the women, who stopped to permit the car to the motorman added, and Croll passed to the right of the women into the path of the car. The dead man's son, John Croll, of Middletown, an employe in the engineering department of the Bell Telephone Company, in thi3 city, was summoned to the hospital, arriving a few minutes before his father's death. Two Arrested on Charges Of Possessing Dynamite Interniitional Newt Servict PHILADELPHIA, July 16.

Two men, giving their names as Henry Kreschollek, 81, and William Boyle, 30, were under arrest here today charged with having in their possession a number of dynamite sticks, nitro-glycerine caps, and fuses They were arrested last night after a foot chase, by a policeman who reported that he became suspicious when he saw them loitering near the Pennsylvania railroad tracks with a satchel. HURT BY PROPELLER By United Prett WASHINGTON, July 16. Mrs. Hugh D. Auchinloss, internationally prominent in society, was seriously injured yesterday when she stepped in front of the propeller of an airplane at the naval air station at Ancostia.

FOUND DEAD IN nOTEL By United Prett MONTREAL, July 16. Albert E. Lew, 55, of Albany, N. was found dead in his hotel room Saturday. after an attack of indigestion.

Under unexpectedly fair skies, jan all-day round of outdoor sports and inside amusements contributed ito the informal opening Saturday of the West Shore Country Club, participated in by the 150 mem- i i i ocrs ana an equal numDer oi quests. During the early part of the Jay, each member sought his own amusement, and the official program got under way in the afternoon with the golf tournament. Of the twenty-three players, William J. Valencia was victorious, with Kenneth Thomas runner-up. Ihe temporary, six-hole course was reported in excellent condition for the match.

The -tennis tournament also scheduled for the afternoon was postponed because wet weather had delayed work on the courts. ESGAPE SING SING OSSINING, N.Y.,July 16. Two desperate young gunmen, both long-term prisoners, escaped from Sing Sing prison yesterday. An all-day search of the prison grounds had proved fruitless at tiightfall and acting warden Joseph Sheehy notified police of neighboring towns and sent out prison keep-2rs to search the neighborhood. One of the escaped men is Joseph Nannery, 23, who had served eleven months of a twelve and one-half year minimum sentence for participating in the Reid Ice Cream Company holdup, in which a paymaster was killed and robbed of $9000.

The other is Edward Ryan, alias McLaughlin, who had served three months of a similar sentence. He was arrested after a pistol duel with detectives in which he received wounds which placed him in a hospital for three months. 4 Powers Now in Accord On War Outlawry Treaty WASHINGTON, July 16. Four countries the United States, Germany, France and Italy now are in agreement as to the form of the renunciation of war treaty which they are willing to sign. Ten other interested governments, and perhaps several more which have not taken part in the negotiations, are expected to fall into line this week.

Notes from Paris and Rome, published here today, said the French and Italian governments could find no fault with Secretary of State Kellogg's draft and therefore were ready to affix their signatures to the document Germany, first of the governments to reply to the American note of June 23, last week took the same view. GM FROM.