Shamokin News-Dispatch from Shamokin, Pennsylvania • Page 1

THE SHAM 23 THE DISPATCH Endeavors To Be Fair Minded at All Times. 3VEATHZS rtt5 JJtrmer This Dresfaf and Saturday, QKWflDIS THE INTERNATIONAL NEWS SfECIAL WIRE AND ILLUSTRATED SERVICE SIXTEEN PACES Sal m' SHAMOKIN, PM FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 1927, 89 CLASS OF rg WEES ME KESSLERS RENEW WEDDING VOWS OF FIFTY YEARS AGO FOR CmZEHSHIP II AyS I I t' a Impressive Ceremony Marks Golden Anniversary of Pioneer Local Building Contractor and His Esteemed Wife) at Their Home at Overlook 1 MtMjBMt. jSHsM--aBj-sM-al if FORTY-FIRST YEAR No. Investigation Indicates That it Was Not a Truck Which Struck Young War Veteran Enroute to Work A sedan that came out of the street adjoining: tho residence of Thomas Ditchfield at Tharptown struck William 'loover, World war veteran, while he was enroute to his work at tho Bear Valley mines Wednesday morning. John Culp, janitor at the Tharptown school house, while enroute to the building; to start his fires for the day, saw the truck emerge from the allev and head toward this city.

He said this morning; that it was going! at a very raptd rate of speed. Mr. Kulp said that he noticed the truck of Edward Startzol. milk dealer, ahead of the sedan at Tharptown, ai the sedan sped past the Startzel truck. It was Startzel who discovered Hoover lying on the state highway near the fan house in a pool of blood.

With the aid of several youths, Mr. Startzel rushed the injured miner to the hospital. Mr. Hoover's condition is reported as being very favorable with every indication that he will recover. Residents of Thsrptown are of the opinion that the sedan that struck Hoover is the property of one of the families residing on the street in the rear of the Ditchfield home.

Some of the people there have seen the machine standing in front of a green painted house. Election of Officers, Social Session and Interesting Talks Featured Quarterly Meet-! ing Election or omcera, a social e- sion and Interesting talks featured, the quarterly rreeting of Anthracite council, No. 153, Daughters of America, In their rooms on North Market street Wednesday evening District Deputy J. Klinger, of ML rt.i rf tkf tion and gavt an interesting address on: WILLIAM HOOVER IS RUN DOWN BY SPEEDING EDAN DAUGHTERS OF MCA HOLD A ROUSING MEETING an Second Mrs. Eva Tebrink.

Sioux Falls, S. is the only licensed boxer second in the country. She is to officiate at the ringside for Tnany famous boxers. Superior Court Sustains Lower Court in Upholding Award of Referee A. E.

Lewis The state superior court, in a. decision today upheld a compensation award to Michael Brovey, local resident, for an Injury suffered in one of the mines of the Philadelphia 1 9- Fniiwin th. -rdinr of com pensation to the man the case was appealed to the county court. The decision of Referee A. E.

Lewis was upheld by the lower court and attorneys for the insuring com pany then carried the case to the superior court, who in their opinion today sustained the action of the county courts. nrAtiTV rOLLILb BLAU 1 TO TELL STORY OF MARITAL TROUBLES 1 Al Mjrs. Dorothy "io.ing. foj Jwty' End wife oi PATERSON. N.

March 4 rnier Follies oui-tland H. of CI AWARD TO 1 I UPHELD vows of fifty years before to lov and cherish each other until death do them part. Miss Bertha Lippiatt, daughter of Mr. andMrs. Charles K.

Lippiatt and granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kessler, acted as flower girl and spread pretty flowers in the path of the couple as they descended the stairs to the living roejn. Kimber Lippiatt grandson, played the wedding march. Immediately after the ceremony the literary and musical program was rendered.

Among the interest- ing features of the program was a history of the Kessler family pre- I sented by Irvin Kessler, eon pf Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Responses from various guests con-; tributed no little to the enjoyment 01 me memorable occasion. Among those of the guests who made responses were Daniel Weit-zel and "Erd" Startzel, two of the oldest employes of the Shamokin Lumber Company and its successor, the Shamokin Lumber Construction Company. Edwin SimmotH and Lloyd Snyder, executive of the latter company, also made addresses Turn to Page Two OF S.

S. Sessions to Continue For Two Weeks at St. John's Evan- gelical Church Starting1 Monday A school for leadership training beginning next Monday evening at 7:30 will be held in SL John's Evan-gelical church, Edgewood under the auspices of St. John's Reformed church, St. John's Evangelical church and Salem Reformed church.

It will be interdenominational in every respect with the International Standard training as a curriculum. TO OPEN SCHOO FOR THE TRAINING EADFRS Washington is awaiting- senate action against Daniel! Schuyler j(above) who re-', fused to tell probe body where he "placed" senatorial campaign money) donated by Samuel Insulhj Chicago power magnate, 1 DEATH CLAIMS Patrick Z. Gallap-ner Who Once Conducted an Office Here Dies at Home in.Mt. Carmel Patrick Z. Gallaghar, ene of Mt.

Carmel's best known insurance agents, and who at one time conducted an office here, and is well known to a large number of people, died at his home at the former place this morning at the age of 56 years. Mr. Gallagher had been in failing health for the past year but it was only three weeks ago that his condition became alarming when complications incidental to dropsy developed. The funeral will be held from the Church of Our Lady at Mount Carmel on Monday morning at 8:80. Mr.

Gallagher was unmarried. OLLIE POWELLS HEADS MT, CAPMKL FLKS Powell, representative to the Genneral Assembly from this county, and one of the most active mebers of the Mount Carmel lodge B. 0. 0. Elks, last evening, was elected Exalted Ruler for the coming year.

He hucceeded Elmer H. Williams as head of the Tlount Carmel lodge. The Two Best Radio Sets Kolster and Atwater Kent. Why not ask us to demonstrate. Easy monthly payments can be had.

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A WELL KNOWN NSDRANC 1 The school will continue rXTZEIf PACES PRICE TWO CENTS DROWNED 01 HGH nni inrimt i ruubtwr PafTen? Cashes Frmi Hosp! tal and Drowns Self la tiiv After Death Battle Officers NEW YORK, March" Georg Goldstein, 17, of the Bronx, A psyeo-pathic patient dashed to liberty fnsm Bellevue hospital early today and was drowned in a death battle with policemen who attempted to rescue him after he had plunged into th East river. The two patrolmen who fought the crazed youth in the darkness were taken from the water in a ser. ious condition. One is believed dy- ing from the effects of the battle in the icy water. Goldstein was being led to the psyopathic ward at Bellevue when he made his spectacular and fatal dash.

Patrolman William McAdam was accompanying him. He pursued the youth, plunged into the river to save him, and may die. Other policemen who came to the scene at the sound of shots formed a human chain in an attempt drag the fighting pair from the water, but their efforts were unavailing. One of these policemen, William Duffy, was himself a victim of submersion and also was taken to the hospital. The dead man and his would-be rescuer were taken from the river by firemen.

Body of Jacob Fogle Who Died at Mary Packer Hospital From Here Yesterday Jacob Ptsazynskl, or Jacob Fogle as he was known to many of the older residents of the community, and for the past sixteen years engaged in farming near Fishers Ferry and who died from injuries sus- tftinpH xvhpn Tio wna InHad frnm ft bay waeron, will be buried from the home of his. son, John, at 1011 West Pine street at 9 o'clock Monday IIIUL lUMUl ,1 JY riay afternoon and removW to his sons home. Burial will made from St. Stephen's church on West Chestnut street. Mr.

Fogle was a native of Germany and had been a resident of this country forty years living most of this time in the Springfield section of Coal township. Sixteen yeers ago he took up farming. He is survived by his wife and the following children: Frank, Ag nes, Stanley. Andrew, Mrs. Herman I and Mrs.

Sophia Shamus, Detroit, Mich, Walter, John. Shamokin; Benjamin, Alphonse, Mrs. Helen Shin-gara and Martha of Fishers Ferry. Deficiency Bill of $93,000,000 Among the Legislative Casualties as Result of Three day Filibuster WASHINGTON, March 4 The Sixty-ninth congress was strangled to death at noon today after a three-day siege of legislative paralysis provoked by an outbreak of desperate filibusters over the subject Of senatorial campaign investigations. A state of "'civil war" existed in the senate as the congress died, with all legislative activity halted.

Hundreds of bills were killed. A burst of oratory, in which Democratic leaders flayed their Republican opponents for blocking further investigation into Republican slush funds, sounded a senatorial dirge to the departing congress. Then the gavels of Vice-President Dawes and Speaker Lonkworth fell in the house and senate and the members hurried off for a nine month's vacation before reconvening in the new congress next December. The principal legislative casualty of the stormy ending was the $93, 000,000 second deficiency bilL providing money for a score of government activities. The $165,000,000 building program, designed to fur nish scores of cities with rew federal buildings, also died.

The government will be enor mously embarrassed by congress' failure to enact the deficiency bill. The war department was particularly hard hit and may have to discharge some thousands of men because there is no money for their pay. The measure also carried for the purchase of tho Cape Cod canal; $8,600,000 for seed loan to $500,000 for three new naval cruisers; $115,000 for new radio commission, and millions for the federal courts and Judiciary- 1 The new radio commission wfl! I now be left without funds, the nary without cruisers, and the eouri. will be hampered for lack tf funds. WITH RUNAWAYVIC TO BE BURIED ROM HOME OF SON HER tefils! of Aliens Make Application For Preliminary Papers Forty-five applicants iov their preliminary papers to become citizens of the United States presented themselves before J.

B. Stevens, a-gent for the department of labor and industry at city hall today and yesterday. The final hearings will be held at Sunbury May 23 Mr. Stevens announced this afternoon. Of all of those making applications to become citizens there were none who were unable to answer the usual questions about the local, state and United States government.

One of the outstanding features in connection witn the examinations this time is the fact that many who were born in what was formerly a part of Austria-Hungary, must now declare themselves Italians. The Italians at the close of the World war were granted Trentino, long held by the Austrian-Hungarian governments. Two women were among the applicants. One was born in the United States but lost her marriage because of the that she married a non-citizen. The other was a native born foreigner.

Tomorrow Mr. Stevens will hoW sessions in Sunbury. Complete Line of Latest in Ladies' and Misses' Wearing Apparel is Being Offered by Enterprising Merchant The formal opening of the Bernard ladies' and misses' apparel store in the American Legion building began yesterday and attracted a record attendance during the entire day. The opening was continued today and will be continued throughout tomorrow. Bernard Frank, manager and owner of the newest Independence street trade mark, stocked the former Mirbach with a yom-plete new line of ladies' and misses' wearing apparel and.

has set out for the goal of making it the leading store of its kind in this section. The main floor of the storeroom, just inside the entrance has been given over entirely for the smaller articles worn by women, including underclothing, stockings, etc. To the rear is the dress and coat department, while on the Mezzanine floor the millinery department will be conducted. One of the features in connection with the success of Mr. Frank during his business in Shamokin, has been his bargains in merchandise.

ii i- 1. Ml una iui ffuac biiv uauwuvii the store has been equipped and will be maintained as a permanent "bargain basement." Already the formal opening of the store has attracted a large percentage of the buying public, each of whom received a beautiful carnation. Mr. Frank stated this morning that there is no obligation to buy and invites the general public to make an inspection of the up-to-the-minute stock which he is carrying. A snecial force of 30 clerks is on duty the opening and is doing its utmost to cater to the wants of prospective customers.

Mr. Frank was the recipient of the well wishes of many business associates for success in his new business location, some of these taking the form of handsome baskets of roses which are on display in the center show window of the store. CUTS OFF SON WITH ONE DOLLAR IN WILL The will of the late Charles Burk-shower, former local resident, was filed for probate at the county court house today and revealed the fact that his son Harvey, was cut off with only 1. The remainder of the estate was given to a daughter Mrs. Carrie J.

Bechtel. No reason for the "cutting off" of his son was made. SCHOOL BOYS KILLS SELF IN BUILDING WASHINGTON. D. March 4 The student suicide wave struck Washington today.

Herbert Willett, 17, killed himself in the corridor of Central hiph school, the largest in the city, by shooting himself in the head this morning. Better Buy a Gainaday Water meters are on the way. Let us make you a free trial of this wonderful electric washing maehine. Phone now. Adv.

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Adv. Pig Roast at John Novak's Saturday night. Adv. BERNARD TOR PE NG ATTRACTS A RECORD THRONG the rrogreis of the order. He com-i 10.unf- magazine puoiisner.

pHmented the officers and members I today was awaiting an opportunity of the local council on the fine pro-! tel1 the witness stand her greM that has been made by them. I '''side" of her and her husband's The social feature was one of the 'marital difficulties. Young, testify-interesting parts of the program. in his suit for drorce. pictured It was declared to have been wif? a victim of "Jazz largest meeting held by the council I Mania," whose love of a "high, fast for several Carmel sent; H'e." made her refuse ta settle forty-eiirht Northumber-i down to a life of doniesticits.

Vice land, thirty-eight, Sunbury, thirty-, Chancellor Lewis will fix the date six and forty-four local people at- fr Mrs. Young to tell her story tended. sime clay next week. The next meeting will be held at Sunbury, April 27, next, it was an- Kolster radio sets at Hack's nounced at the close of the meeting. Adv.

Renewing the vows that they took fifty years ago, Joseph Kessler, pioneer building contractor, and his esteemed wife, last evening celebrated the golden anniversary of their wedding in most impressive manner. Children, grand children and friends to the number of seventy gathered at the spacious Kessler home at Overlook to join in paying tribute to the happy couple and participate in the gala festivities incident to the anniversary event. Presentation of an elaborate program of music and literary numbers in which the grand children of Mr. and Mrs. Kessler took a prominent part was one of the features of the evening.

Re-enactment of the wedding scene of half a century ago took place at 8:30 o'clock. With the interested guests expectantly assembled in the living room of the home, Mr. and Mrs. Kessler descended the stairs from the second floor of the home to the center of the living room where they were met by Rev. H.

L. Jacobs, pastor of the Lincoln street Methodist church, and before whom they repeated the wedding 'SouTce of Much Bad Booze is Removed in Seizure of Moonshine Plant Owner of Farm Arrested The source of much of the bad booie which has been flooding Union, Snyder and part of this county, was removed last evening when Sheriff Harry Frock, of Union county, confiscated a 11-gallon still and arrested the owner on a farm about ten miles northwest of Lew-ioburg near what is known as ML Chapel. The owner of the farm, R. R. Zimmerman, a farmer, was bperat-Ing the when tMsbtriff and four deputies surprised him.

In addition to the still, 250 pounds of mash, eight quarts of "moonshine" and a quantity of coloring matter were taken also. Zimmerman and the equipment was lodged in the Union county jail. During the past several months Union, Snyder and part of this county has been flooded with the "moonshine" and not a few serious illnesses have been reported, due to drinking of the poison liquor. lu ffiJUJt 0. K.

WETZEL HI Laree Stock of Material Bought in Preparation For Annual Silk Sale Starting March 8 A large silk purchase has been made by 0. K. Wetzel Son for their great annual mill end silk sale which will start Tuesday, March 8 ana continue the entire week. Ihis purchase includes both mill ends and regular goods from some of the largest silk factories in America. This sale is looked forward to each year by everyone at which time the supply for the entire spring and summer season is obtained by the thrifty women of the community.

In conversation with Mr. Wetzel a Dispatch representative was informed that the silks are of unusual high grade qualities. Thousands of yards of both figured and plain silks practically every color conceivable will be on sale. The Wetzel firm will employ about thirty-five extra sales women to supply and assist in making selections of silks. Wetzel's store for next week will be a large silk center and every woman is cordially invited to visit and inspect the silk on sale.

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Sat- urday. lAdv. GELB MAYER. Wanted Twenty experienced salesgirls for our annual mill-end silk sale be- Panning warcn 8, Adv. 0.

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SHERIFF SEIZES STILL IN RAID ON UNION COUNTY FARM PURCHASE i DOROTHY SMART, one of the highest paid mannequins in the world. She is a New York girl. Congressman is Doing All in His Power to Help Izaak Walton Leagues Procure Plentiful Supply of Fish Representative Frederick V. Ma-grady has been diligently trying to get for the various game and fish as sociation end the Isaac Walton PgJ. the federal government to stock re- The applications been on nie tor some time will receive the earliest possible attention by the department.

It is understood that shipment of trout will be made during the next few months. It appears that, owing to tho unusual rainfall and high waters in the rivers where the supply of bass must be secured, it was impossible for tlw bureau of fisheries to secure the needed supply of bass. However, as. surance is given that just the mo- receive shipment as re: quested in their applications. The sportsmen readily recognize the un usual flood situation that existed In the season when the supply of fish for transplanting should have been gathered.

The fish and game clubs may rest assured that the orders will be filled in proper season. The lepartment is hopeful of making shipment beginning in July, so the fishermen interested in transplant ing game tish may look forward with some degree of certainty to that time. The applications will be filled in the order of their receipts in the department, and information at thi writing is that there arc several thousand applications to be handled It has been a great personal pleas ure to the representative from the Seventeenth District of Pennsylvania to attend to securing every advan tage that will add to the pleasure of the sportsmen. Those interested in government lit erature bearing upon the subject of fish should write to Mr. Magrady, Room 478 House Office Building, Washington, D.

requesting that bulletins be mailed. KULPMONT MINER SUFFERS BROKEN LEG While dressing the face of a breast at the Scott colliery yesterday shortly before noon, Paul a young miner, who resides at 1028 Chestnut street, Kulpmont, sustained a fracture of the right leg. He is a patient at the Shamokin state hospital. well known here, and daughter are making favorable progress. For the second time within the present winter season and for the first time in several years, the Kulp Ice company, today is engaged in cutting ice from the Edgewood park lake adjoining the swimming pool.

This is the first time in years when it has-been possible to cut ice at such a late date in the year. City hall this morning was busier than it has been for many months. Every available space in the building, with the exception of the cells in the basement, were filled and doing business. In the council chamber applicants were being heard for naturalization papers, the income tax collector held forthe in the police chamber, compensation cases were on in police court, and Secretary T. C.

Roberts and Chief Burgess Dr. A. G. Shissler were unusually busy with routine business matters. R.

Stanley. Seiler of the Empire Vulcanizing company, is nursing a severely bruised right foot the result of a heavy disc automobile wheel falling upon the member late yesterday. The injury is quite pain-Turn to Page Two HON. F.W. MAGRADY HELPS SPORTSMEN TO STOCK STREAMS BUSINESS MEN TO BE HOSTS TO GRANGE MEMBERS MANY BILLS DIE AS SESSION OF CONGRESS ENDS evening for two weeks with the ex ception of Saturday and Sunday.

The Rev. Fred D. Wentzel of Phila delphia, director of leadership training of the Reformed church in the United States, will be dean of given as follows: The principles of the school. Six courses of instruction will be teaching; the New Testament; the message and "program of Christian religion; dramatization and pageantry; story telling in religious education; and young people's department administration. One unit of credit may be attained at the completion of each course.

The course requires 12 units for graduation of Turn to Page Two nil William Alnossy, of Kulpmont, employed as a bottom man on the slope at the Pennsylvania colliery, is in a critical condition at the Sha mokin state hospital, suffering from a fractured pelvis and internal in juries that may cause his death. Alnossy was caught between a wagon and the high side of the slope about 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon and was crushed about the abdomen. Frank Tye, popular clerk at the Rea Derick Drug store, is rapidly recovering from a miner operation to which he submitted at the Good Samaritan Hospital, Philadelphia, several days ago. His many friends will be pleased to learn that he will soon return to this city and resume his duties. Shamokin and Coal Township may have their legislative worries and cares but it would be well for the residents of the community to consider the big tangle which envelops Congress during the present session.

No matter where it is or what it may be, politics is the same old story. The Young Peoples Bible class of the Salem Reformed church will hold a "Bake Sale" in the store room adjoining the Independence street entrance i the Burd Rogers store tomoi The sale will be conducted ihioughout tho day. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Welker, now residents of Mt.Carmel Junction, are receiving the congratulations of a legion of friends today because o.T the advent into the family circle of a fine baby girl.

Reports from the home today indicate that Mrs. Welker, formerly Miss Dorothy Mather, WORKMAN SQUEEZED Bi IE CARS AND BADLY IN URED I See By The Shamokin Dispatch That Keen Interest Being Evinced in Get-Together Meeting Plan to Bring About Closer Co-operation Between Merchant and Farmer in the proposed get together meeting of the mercantile bureau of the Chamber of Commerce and the members of the various granges throughout the country scheduled to be held in the American Legion room on next Tuesday evening at 6:30 increased in leaps and bounds with a meeting tho key men of the mercantile bureau at the Chamber of Commerce rooms this morning. The purpose of the meeting is to promote a clearer understanding between the local business man and the farmer and to establish a more friendly feeling between the two groups. Meetings of this nature are being sponsored by business men of larger communities and the movement is an enterprising one on the part of the Chamber of Commerce. This morning's meeting was in charge of William H.

Grady, chairman of the mercantile bureau, and reports were heard from the various keymen with the result that it is estimated that over a hundred persons will be in attendance at the affair. The farmers will be the guests of the local business men and quite a number of interesting topics vital to the interest of everybody will be discussed. During the course of the meeting the proposition of a new plan of boulevard lights for this city and also the coming conference with the borough council committee on the proposed council committee on scheduled to be held on Friday eve ning, March 11 were discussed. The banquet on Tuesday night ill be served by the members of the Legion Auxiliary and Major Blake was Instructed to make requisition for a hundred places. Age No Hindrance To 88-Year-Old Lady SCKANTOX, Ta.

Although she is 88 years old, Mrs. James Evans, of West Scran-ton, a sturdy Welsh woman, was making plans today to sail alone Saturday from New York to Wales to attend the funeral of her son, Harry Evans. He died last Sunday. Mrs. Evans has crossed the Atlantic ocean ten times, her last trip being a year ago.

Senate Elections Committee Reports to Senate That Certificates Conform With the Law WASHINGTON. D. March 4 I The election credentials of Senator- Elect William S. Vare (R) of Penn sylvania, and Frank I Smith (Fl of Illinois, are in "regular order," the senate elections committee re-i ported to the senate this morning fcenator fcrnst (K) of bled the report and announced the committee had only examined the certificates to see that they conformed to lav. No mention was made in the report that Vnre had two sets of credentials, one issued by Former Gov.

Gifford Pinchot and the other by Gov. John S. Fisher. No action was tsKen en tho report SMITH AND VAR CREDENTIALS REGULAR ORDER i I I NARY A ONE 1 NEW YORK CITY. You might think that a man who had opened 25,000,000 oyster shells would have lots of pearls.

But John Sheridan, who has been evicting bivalves from their houses for 37 years never has found a veal pearl. John suspects that the stuff about pearls coming out of oysters is mostly bunk. Sheridan, claimant to the title of world's champion oyster opener, has been at the Waldorf-Astoria in the capacity of bivalve miner for 21 years. He figures he's opened an average oysters a year over the 37-year period. Of course, he's faster now than when he was a novice at the art.

Personally Sheridan doesn't care much for oysters. He subscribes to the idea that familiarity breeds contempt. HAMILTON REPORTS FIRST SNAKE STORY Hamilton provided the first snake story of the season yesterday when I. Reigle, employe at the Sunbury Water company's pumphouse, found a big water snake underneath a canvas covering. Mr.

Reigle soon dispatched the snake with a few resounding blows. It is believed the snake crawled underneath the covering to hibernate for the winter. Buy Your Kolster Here We are always ready to give you the best in radio. Try an eight tube Kolster today. Don't wait.

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