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THE EVENING NEWS, HARRISBUftG, THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 1929 PAGE NINE Double-Crossed NTH BEGINS JESTER FREED IN DEATH OF Mil, Kiwanis Club Meets At Health Cahip and Entertains Ladies Today's meeting of the Kiwanis Club was held at the Christmas J. J. McCann, vice Lieut. John M. Bender, recently promoted to be captain of the new Troop of the State Highway Patrol; First Sergt.

C. H. Killian, to be assigned tc. Troop First Sergt. A.

J. Oldham, to be assigned to Troop B. To be First Sergeants. M. Snavely, assigned to Troop R.

Rendt, assigned to Troop L. Crum, assigned to Troop W. A. C. Bear, assigned to Troop C.

Lieut J. H. Marshall has been assigned to Troop D. Lieut. G.

N. Pickering is trans-' ferred from Troop A to the. Highway Patrol Training School. Lieut. H.

E. Edie is transferred from the training school to Troop A. GEORGE W. ORT George W. Ort, 57, died Tuesday at his home in Newberry.

He is survived by his widow, Emma Ort, three of Goldsboro; George, of Pleasant Grove; Paul, of New Cumberland; two daughters, Mrs. FINES OF $465 IMPOSED ON 13 NABBED IN RAIDS Fines totaling $465 were imposed by Alderman John P. Hallman on ten women and three men who were arraigned before him in police court yesterday afternoon as the result of a series of raids by city police at alleged disorderly houses on Tuesday night. One of the women scheduled for hearing forfeited $75 by her failure to appear, while another, who was fined $25, was sent to jail because she is alleged to have jumped her bail on a previous charge of being an inmate of a disorderly house. The preliminary hearings of Dorothy Burke, 26, alleged proprietress of a house in Cherry street, near Third; Margie Newman, 27, and Jean Kauffman, 22, alleged inmates of a house in State street, near Cameron, were postponed pending further investigations.

Those fined $35 each on charges of maintaining disorderly houses were: Margaret Taylor, 35, State street, near Cameron; Josephine Gingrich, 28. State Btreet. near Cameron; Mar t.W Seal Health Camp, near when Ladies' Day was observed by the club. The feature' of the program was the dedication of the assembly hall and dining room, two units erected by the Kiwanis Club at a cost of $2600. The children at the camp staged a special program of activities in honor of the visitots.

The purpose of the camp is to build up the health of the younger boys and girls of the county, whose home surroundings are not conduc-1 ive to normal health conditions. The camp is 1 conducted by the Dauphin County Tuberculosis ciety. i So- FIND LAND IS NOT NECESSARY From Page One bridge approach, according to the commissioners. Some of the property of A. C.

Kepford, below that of Roddy, will be taken by the Highway Department plans. Kepford said today he was still waiting for a satisfactory release to be presented to him for signing. Old Man. You can't Wss my daughter and get away with itl Cutie. But I'm not trying to get away.

I eame back for more. The Pathfinder. PREACHER By United Press PHILADELPHIA, 1. George C. Jester, 22, held in connection with the death of his wife, Gwendolyn Jester? 19, an evangelist, was freed today when a coroner's jury declared the young bride had died by her own hand.

Jester, who also is an evangelist, collapsed after the jury announced its verdict. Developments late yesterday, after Jester's arrest, discounted the. murder theory. Police said the woman had tried to kill herself several times before, once by putting her head in an open gas stove. She had talked often of suicide.

They said she had been suffering from a heart ailment which doctors had told her was incurable and she was subject to spells of melancholy. Her body was found by Fair-mount Park guards late Tuesday night. There was a bullet wound in her head. In one hand she clutched a small caliber revolver and in the other a picture of her husband. Many Promotions in Stpte Highway Patrol Numerous promotions were an nounced today in the State Highway Patrol by Superintendent Wil son U.

Price. The promotions fol low: To be Lieutenants. First Sergt. GIR i IF Mil I SALE mm I ll PRICES REDUCED ON HART SCHAFFNER MARX 1929 SPRING SUITS WITH BALANC State Treasury began the month of August today with the record balance of $77,179,262.29 and more than half of this was in the general fund which contained The motor license fund contained $24,436,200.91. The total balance has never been exceeded.

A year ago today the treasury balance was 175,596,026.19, the general fund then contained 145,585,975.51 and the fnotor fund balance was A month ago the treasury balance amounted to $76,926,367.50. During the month of July the receipts were $14,380,411.64 and the to- tal payments, $14,127,516.85. The big (general fund balance was consider-ably depleted today when State jreHsurer mania sent. oui vuccks lur $6,800,000 fox the payment of the i fourth class school districts and paid several additional millions for road worn. The Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Bridge Fund, which was created to carry the $300,000 the city of Harrisburg appropriated for the cost of the structure, has to $1,243.47.

The balances in other treasury funds at the opening, of business today were: Agriculture college-and land script, banking department, bedding and upholstery, $8472; Federal allotment forest protection, Federal forest nursery, $157; Federal rehabilitation, $84,623 Federal vocational education, fire insurance tax, fish, game, liquid fuel tax, manufacturing, school employes' retirement, securities commission, sinking, State employes' retirement, State insurance, State school, State workmen's insurance, $720,464.83. U. S. Davis Cup Team Sails After Defeat By United Prens SOUTHAMPTON, England, Aug. 1.

William E. Tilden, II, announced again today that he was definitely through as a member of the United States official tennis teams. Tilden and other members of the United States Davis Cup team, Frances T. Hunter, Wilmer Allison, John Van Ryn, and John Hen-nessy, sailed for the United States aboard the White Star liner Majestic. Just before sailing, Tilden "I am definitely finished with playing on official teams." He said he had not made his personal plans for 1930.

SUBWAY.WORK IS SOON FINISHED Althpugfh the James McGraw Construction Company has just about one more day's actual work on its Market Street Subway contract, the superintendent in charge of the Pennsy work for the Pennsylvania Kaijroad today calculated that his men will be working at and around the subway for the railroad at least until next spring. Ihis, however, is not to delay work on the new bridge and abut- ments at Paxton street, which is to be handled by the same firm and which the contractor hopes to have ready for use by Thanksgiving Day. Start of the railroad work 1 is being delayed until other utili- ties get out of the way with their pipes and wires. in giving more details of the railroad work at the subway, the i superintendent" said three more shelter sheds, in addition to two under construction, will be built i from the train shed to the 6ubway. The station platforms now termm- ating below the subway will be ex- tended between the tracks to a I point 800 or 225 feet above thesi present limits.

Tracks are to be changed and aligned meanwhile to put in the) electrically operated interlocking switches and signals, and when the old Market street signal tower can be abandoned and razed, new i tracks laid along the west Bide of the right-of-way will be lined up and put into service. The new sig-1 nal tower at the foot of Walnut street will replace those at Market i and North streets as well as the one which formerly had been in the train shed. TWO ENDURANCE AVIATORS FETED! By United Press 1 I ST. LOUIS, Aug. 1.

Dale "Red;" Jackson and Forrest "Obie O'Brine, world champion endurance fliers, faced one of the busiest days of their lives today as St, Louis prepared to jam a week of hilarious celebration and adulation into twenty-four hours. A The first day of their return to earth after more than 420 hours aloft was a quiet one, for they' at- i tended the funeral of George Lam-' bert, flying son of the donor of; Lambert-St. Louisf llymg neia, who was killed in a plane crash Monday. Reverence for Lambert was the principal cause for ending the rec- i ord flight, since both members of! the crew of St. Louis Robin de- clared they were secretly pointing for 700 continuous hours in the air i when they learned of the death of Lambert, close friend of both.

Concentration of festivities was the order today following an-' nouncement of Maj. William R. Robertson, president of Curtiss-i Robertson Airplane Manufacturing! Company, sponsor of the flight, that the champions would leave to-! morrow for Chicago and points east on a tour of refueling exhibitions, IRA S. SHOAFF Ira' S. Shoaff, 65, 1622 Fulton street, died yesterday at his home.

He was a freight engineer for the Pennsylvania Eailroad on the Philadelphia Division, twenty-eight years. He was a member of the Beily Hose Company, Fraternal Order of Orioles and Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Chapter No. 74. He is survived by his widow, Elizabeth S. Shoaff; three sons, Ira L.

J. Lueweir, S. Nelson, city; a brother, Jacob city; two sisters, Miss Anna D. Shoaff, city, and Miss Maggie Shoaff, Bainbridge. Funeral services will be held 1.30 o'clock Saturday in the I Hoover funeral parlors, 1413 North Second street, with the Rev.

Dorsey N. Miller, pastor of Fifth Street Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Guyer's Church Cemetery, near Eoyalton. The body can be viewed tomorrow afternoon and evening at the Hoover funeral parlor. MRS.

ELSIE FLORA GARDNER Mrs. Elsie Flora Gardner, 48, wife of Charles Gardner, died this morn ing at her home, 2144 Turner street. She is survived, besides her husband, by four sisters, Mrs. Ella Trout, of Philadelphia; Mrs. Lizzie Rogers, of intercourse; Mrs.

Victoria Alt house, of Kinzer, and Mrs. Bertha Redinger, of this city; foUr brothers, Howard Smith, of -Kinzer; George Smith, of Columbia; Clayton Smith, of Philadelphia, and B. L. of this city. Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Sixth Street United Brethren Church, with the Rev.

David E. Young, the pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the East Harrisburg Cemetery. The body may be viewed Sunday afternoon and evening. MRS.

MILDRED P. MILLER Mrs. Mildred P. Miller, wife of William P. Miller, of Newport, died in a local hospital yesterday morning aged 26 years.

Besides her husband, she is survived by three children, George, Richard and Shirley Moore; her father, C. E. Ehoades, and two sisters, Miss Mary and Miss Ruth Rhoades, of Harrisburg, and her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Rhoades, Marysville.

Funeral services will be held from the home of her father, 2333 Jefferson street, on Saturday at 2 p. m. The Rev. David E. Yorfng, of the Sixth Street United Brethren Church, will officiate.

Burial will be made in the Paxtang Cemetery. The body may be viewed at 2333 Jefferson street tomorrow evening after 7 o'clock. State Buys 400 Acres For Epileptic Colony The State today purchased 400 additional acres of land for the Selinsgrove Colony for Epileptics, making the total holdings for the institution 900 acres. It is planned I 4. 1 CAA ymwuHse uuu mure acres.

Secretary Benson E. Taylor, Secretary of Property and Supplies, closed deals with John C. Klingler, Henry Romig, F. E. Pontius, J.

G- Ott, J. B. Fasold and Mary E. Swope, who held the 400 acres needed. THREE CHARGED WITHHOLD-UP LEBANON, Aug.

1. Leroy Miller, of Lebanon; Lee Nagle, of Avon, and Earl Dechert, of Myers-town, charged with the holdup of the Isadore Oler store at Fredericksburg yesterday morning, when $75 was taken, were arrested here today by Lebanon police, who say the trio admitted the holdup. The arrests were made by Patrolman Bours, who identified the automobile in which the three were riding, from a description sent from Fredericksburg. The trio had but $10 when taken into custody. They were returned to jail here today after being formally charged with the holdup.

Automobile Tags Sell At Half Price Today Motor registration tags were selling at half price today at the bureau of motor vehicles, and for the first time since the opening of the year there was a line-up of persons waiting for their licecje plates. Under the law the price of license tags is cut in half on August 1. MERCURY HAVING ENDURANCE TEST From Page On perature accumulated within the last week, the month of July was 28 degrees short of its normal quota. Two cool spells, from July 1 to 4 and July 11 to 22, were responsible for the deficiency. The highest temperature recorded during July was 95 degrees noted on the 28th.

The lowest mark for the month was 54 de grees, the mercury hitting that low point three successive days, July 3, 17, and 21, rpspectivefy. The mean temperature for the month was 73.9 degrees or .09 degree be low the normal mean of 74.8 de grees for July. Rainfall for the month of July 3.01 inches, was .82 inch below nor mal. There were" nine thunderstorms during the month. POET'S LOVE AIDS DIVORCE WHITE PLAINS, N.

Aug. 1. Prof. Walter Edwin Peck, of Hunter College, authority on Byron and Shelley, has been so in fluenced by the poets who sang of romance and love, that he has prac ticed their teachings, according to his wife who has filed papers in the Supreme Court here for sep- aration and $200 a week alimony. Eussel Fink, of Newberry; Mrs.

Grace Wintermyer, city; live sisters, Mrs. Mitchell, of Lostan, Mrs. Anna Heisey, York; Mrs. Levi Steigler, Steeiton; Mrs. Emma Good, York; Mrs.

Scott Sutton, New Cumberland; a brother, Norman Ort, of York, and five grandchildren. Funeral services will, be held Sunday morning at 10 o'clock in the Paddletown Church, with the Rev. Mr. Newcomer, pastor of the Evangelical Church of Lewisberry, officiating. Burial will be in Paddletown Cemetery.

MRS. PEARL BAYLOR Mrs. Pearl Baylor, 45 years old. died suddenly Tuesday night at her home, 622 iioas street, uneral serv ices will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Steeiton, the Rev.

Warner Brown, officiating. Burial will be in the Lincoln Cemetery. The body may be viewed at the home Friday night from 6 to 9 o'clock. Mrs. Baylor is survived by her husband, John Baylor, four daughters, Mrs.

Edna Hill, Mrs. Fannie Saunders, Earline and Jean Baylor, all of this city; four sons, George, John, Lloyd and Lewis Baylor, all of this city. Eight grandchildren also survive. MRS. MARY E.

WALKENDORFER Funeral services for Mary Elizabeth Walkendorfer, who died this morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. A'ied Arnold, 403 Reily street, will be held at the Arnold home on Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The Rev. J. Harold Thompson, assistant pastor of the Pina Street Presbyterian Chrch, will officiate.

Burial will be in the East Harrisburg Cemetery. Besides Mrs. Arnold, Mrs. Walkendorfer is survived by another daughter, Mrs. Bertha Fountain, 2609 Derry street; five' grandchildren and eight greatgrandchildren.

GERMAN YOUTH ZEP STOWAWAY From Page On Germany, to Lakehurst, N. was speeding southward along the Rhone River Valley today, making satisfactory progress in spite of unfavorable weather conditions which prevailed over all of southern France. Driving rains and strong winds beat against the giant dirigible at various points, but in spite of that the Graf was over Tournon at 11.50 a. and passed Valence at 12.10 a. a.

Eastern Standard Time)', flying steadily on her course. Twenty-Mile Wind A twenty-mile wind battled the ship in some sections of the valley but the Graf Zeppelin continued at a pace of approximately hfty miles an hour. The manner in which the dirigible was guided indicated from below that Dr. Hugo Ecke- ner, commander of the flight, was trying various altitudes in an effort to escape the wind3 which buffeted his ship. The French weather bureau re ported that there was no relief in sight for Doctor Eckener and his dirigible.

The winds were steady, although the clouds began to disperse in some sections of France, It was hoped, however, that condi tions during the balance of the journey through France would not be so unfavorable as curing the earlier hours. Gesture of Farewell Carrying a crew of forty men and a passenger list of eighteen, the giant of the air was released at Friedrichshafen by her ground crew at 3.30 bj m. (9.30 n. Eastern Standard Time Wednes day). After cruising over Friedrichshafen as a gesture of farewell, the Graf turned its silver nose westward and a few minutes later disappeared over Lake Constance.

At 6.05 a. m. she was reported over the French frontier, near Basle, Switzerland, It was not until last midnight that Doctor Eckener announced definitely that the voyage would be besrun this morninc as sched uled. Until then it was believed that owing to the threatening weather the trip would be postponed. But Doctor Eckener explained that he was determined to leave on sched ule -because the atmospheric de pression which was 'likely to fol low the threatening storms from the North Sea might cause a further delay in the plans for several days.

LEBANON YOUTH IS SOUGHT HERE Keportea to nave been seen alighting from a trolley car at Cameron and Market streets late Monday night, Lloyd Garby, 16- year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Philip pearea from his home on Monday evening, was being, sought today by city police. He is five feet, two inches tall, weighs 110 pounds and has blue eyes and browp hair. He is believed to be wearing blue overalls, a light shirt and a gray hat or cap.

Annual Highway Outing August 30 The annual outing of the State Highway Department will be held August 30 at Hershey Park. Sec retary Stuart, of the department, has named various committees to make arrangements, and has sent out invitations to various State of- iiciais to atiena as ms guests. AT PERDIX OPEN TO TRAFFIC 'At a road-opening celebration at Perdix this afternoon the new con-' crete road between that place and Duncannon was to be opened to traffic. This is the first link of the West Shore route between this city and Duncannon to be concreted. It supplants a narrow, winding road.

Today's celebration was arranged by the Perdix Civic Club. Howard W. Fry, of the State Highway Department, was to be master 'of-ceremonies. The speakers are' Representative Amos Long Gel-nett, Newport; Judge James M. Barnett and Deputy Attorney General James W.

Shull. A parade of automobiles was ta be held over the new highway at 5 o'clock, followed by a supper and festival in the Perdix community chanel HATTERS ROA Warden E. S. Jennings, above, of Auburn prison, inaugurated the prison self-government Mutual Welfare Leagues at the great "pen" where 1700 convicts rioted and attempted to force a wholesale jail delivery. The outbreak had been carefuly planned and took the authorities completely by surprise.

The final check-up shows that four escaped. HUGE CROWD AT MOTOR PICNIC From Page Ona of organized motordom who ers were to make short addresses. Henry has sent word to local officials that he will attend the outing even if he has to fly here by air Since all the picnickers, of course, are coming on wheels, automobiles will be dense around the park, and State police and highway patrolmen have been dispatched to handle the traffic. As an emergency precaution a hospital tent was erected with Capt. B.

F. Charles, of the Lancaster National Guard unit, irj charge. Picnic Luncheon Following an informal morning of music, chat and fun: on the park amusements, and a picnic luncheon, Johnny Tillman's Senators were to meet Glenn Killinger's Williams- port Gravs at 2.30 o'clock; bneninr their four-game series. is a member of the lotfal Motor Club. siii ter At 4 clock Henry was to make bis address, following which short speeches were to be made by Frank B.

Bosch, president of the Motor Club of Harrisburg; S. Edward Gable, Lancaster, president of the Pennsylvania' Motor Federation; and John A. Rupp, president of the Lehigh Valley Motor Club, Allen-town; The motorboat races and stunts, which promised to furnish lots of thrills, were to begin at 6.30 o'clock on the Hershey Lake. Dancing from 8 o'clock to midnight was to close the outing. C.

Lloyd Major's Orchestra, of Harrisburg, was engaged. Fine Entertainment Arriving at the park the members of the Harrisburg club registered at a booth near the band 3tanL Here also each child of 12 years or under in the family of a club member received a free strip of tickets entitling him to rides on the miniature railway, the merry-go-round, the miniature ferris wheel, the airplane swing, and to I a balloon, a lollypop and ice cream. I The program of concerts by the Lancaster Military Band, directed by Fred S. Baier, played these programs: Morning 1. March, Lancaster Military Band March, Ad.

Stork. 2. Fantasy, Hungarian Fantasia, Tobani. 3. Selection, "Spring Maid," Reinhardt.

4. Waltz, "Merry F. Lehar. 5. Tenor Solo, Selected Hits 1929 -Soloist, John V.

Gilgore. 6. Overture, "Western World," Chenette. 7. Selection, "Chocolate Soldier," Strauss.

8. Xylophone Solo, Selected Soloist, Glenn Brown. 9. Intermezzo, "After Sunset," Pryor, Afterndon 1. March, "University of Arizona," DeLuca.

2. Overture, "William Tell," Rossini. 3. Tenor Solo, Selected John V. Kilgore, Soloist.

4. Waltz, "Cold Springs Waltz." Scottie. 5. Xylophone Solo, "Morning. Noon, Nifrht," Suppe Soloist, Glenn E.

Brown. 6. Descriptive, "Lest We Forget," compiled by F. S. Baer.

7. Saxaphone Solo, "Lanette," H. Bennie Henton Soloist, William B. Amer. 8.

Novelette, "Grandfat Clock," Amsden. 9. Idyll, "Glow Worm," Lincke. 10. Finale, "Star Spangled Banner," Keyes.

The arrangements for the nicnic are in charge of the following offi cials of the Auto Club of Harris burg: President Frank B. Bosch, Secretary E. Soltau Nailor. H. H.

Hefkin, Robert Lyon and Raloh W. Young. HUNT GIRL IN GANG KILLING CHICAGO, Aug. 1. A young woman, believed by police to be "Bad Luck" Corinne Gillespie, was sought today for questioning regarding the gun battle in whinh two racketeers were killed and 1 third man was wounded seriously, garet Vecchione, 28, State street, near Cameron, and Marie Eyan, 28, Third street, near Cherry.

By her failure to appear at the hearings, Modie W. Eyan, who was arrested as an alleged inmate of one of the houses in State street, for? feited $75. Nora Leber, 24, who was fined $25 as an inmate of one of the State street houses, is the woman who was sent to jail because she is alleged to have fled after furnishing bail on a previous charge of being an inmate of a disorderly house. Charles Flowers, 30, of Third street, above Harris, who was arrested on a charge of disorderly practice when he is alleged to have fled, while the raids were in progress, from the rear of a house at lia State street, was fined $25. Others arrested in the raids and their fines follow: John Morvey, $75; Helen Brown, $25; Catherine Ealston, $25; John Vecchione, $75, and Pearl Miller, Jean Stevens and Olive Murray, each $25.

DEMONSTRATION OF COMMUNISTS FAILS TO ARISE By United Press Aug. 1. The heralded world-wide Communist demonstration set for today had failed to materialize, in Europe up to late afternoon. Andred Tardieu, minister of the interior, announced at 3 p. m.

that the situation all through France was almost normal. Only a few sporadic arrests were made in Paris 'and the provinces were quiet. Of 200,000 workers in the region of Paris, only 7600 obeyed the Communist call for a general strike. Police were still alert for trouble at quitting time, 6 p. m.

and at 9 p. m. when the Communists oiled for a descent on the boulevards. By United Press BOMBAY, India, 1. Police banned a projected Communist parade today.

There were no disturbances. By United Brett SHANGHAI, Aug. 1. Minor outbreaks occurred here during the celebration of the Communist revolutionary holiday. Twenty arrests were made and many handbills seized.

Students stoned several street cars. Posters were discovered attacking government for its attitude in the Chinese Eastern Railway dispute. POINCARE RESTS AFTEROPERATION PARIS, Aug. 1. Raymond Poincare, former Premier of France, was operated on successfully for prostatic complications at 8.30 a.

today. The operation was performed by Doctor Marion, well-known French surgeon, assisted by Doctor Josset and Doctor Boidin. The patient was reported doing well and resting as comfortably as could be expected. The operation, found to be necessary some time ago, forced Poin-caie to retire from the post of Premier, a position now taken by Ar-istide Briand. Poincare's period of convalescence is expected to be two or three months at least.

"The operation took place at a clinic in the rue de la Chaisem. MMm. Poincare, wife of the former Premier, was in the hospital at the time. Soon after the operation was completed, a brief bulletin wag issued, describing it successful, and reporting satisfactory progress on the part of the patient. ARMY FLIER DIES IN PLANE CRASH International Newt Service COLON, Panama Canal Zone, Aug.

1. Maj. Paul T. Bock, of the United States Army Air Force, was killed at France Field at 8 o'clock this morning when his pursuit plane crashed. The cause of the crash could not be determined at once.

LeafFrom Locomotive Cab Kills Engineer GREENSBURG, Aug. 1. Charles T. Dively, 61, freight engineer of Altoona, died today in Westmoreland Hospital from a -tured skull. Dively leaped the cab of hi3 train when a water gauge spouted steam He was severely scalded, I '35, '40 bulls No Charge for Alterations CLOTHIERS 7 Suits MR.

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