Shamokin News-Dispatch from Shamokin, Pennsylvania • Page 1

1 TCH HRE2 FHE DISPA II GOOD EVENING Only Three More Months Until Christmas Shop Early WEATIIEB Increasing Cloudiness Tonight lowed by Showers Thursday it THE INTERNATIONAL NEWS SPEC IAI WIRE AND IU USTR A TED SERVICE EIUH1 PAGES SHAMOKIN, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 25, 1929 PRICE TWO CENTS FOR if. SECOND YEAR Nc. 266 FEAitfflTI Charges Capital Wet GILES COLLECTS The Son Leaves the Fold Blanche Sweet Sues SHAMOKIN A DEATH HOVERS RECORD SI ON inn HI TAX DUPLICATE PART OF FLORIDA CLUB MEMBER IS SU8JECT0FTALK Robert W- Ross, Former President of' Rotary, Speaks Shamokin Kiwanis Club on Timely Topic i til II AfivM Residents of Southern Stat? f' i AiV Game Little Manager of Form er Champions Continue Battle Against Flu and Ery Report to Council Shows Total Collections on 1929 Borough Duplicate of $112,60.30 Out of Total of $135,000 Tax Receiver Thomas Giles came in for high commpndaMor. Chief Burgess Shissler and borough council at a special meeting last evening when the burgess informed the municinal lawmakers that he was in a report of taxes received by the The report as presented revealed that out of a duplicate of $135,000, Tax Collector Giles has collected and turned over to the borough treasurer (he sum of $112,460.30 on the 1930 dimJlmlo, the report reflecting credit both upon the t3x collector and the taxpayers.

Ey reason of the industrial depression prevalent during the past six or eight months, council feared that there would be a severe handicap In the matter of finances and in the face of all conditions the returns of Tax Collector Giles were Turn to Page Tiree, Col. Four Qualities that are essential in the making of an ideal service club member, were interestingly expounded by Robert Ross, well known C. K. Eagle Silk company executive at the weekly meeting of the Shamokin Kiwanis Club last evening. The session was held in the parish house cf Trinity Episcopal Church where the ladies of the church served a most tempting dinner.

A considerable number of members of the Shamokin Aero Club were present as guests and one of the most enthusiastic meetings in many months resulted. President Dana Weils presided. Tuiito page Two, Col. Two View Approach of Storm with Alarm People From Country Sections Flock to West Palm Beach Special INS Leased Wire WEST PALM BEACH, Sept 25 Fearful of a repetition of the dis astrous hurricane which devastated Palm Beach and vicinity a year ago, residents of this and other Florida localities were awaiting with alarm today the approach of a tropical storm from the Bahanrs whicli threatens new damag-3 and desolation. The frequent weather reports uii-auiuau nic (u.u ing scanned by anxious thousand, and oil possible preparations maj ta combat the fury of the storm.

According tc latest reports, Turn to Page Three, Column Five BIG ROLLER i 1 A- Vilx 'VV A Blanche Sweet, film star, new adds her name to the long list of Hollywood marriage failures. She has sued her husband, Marshall Neilan, charging cruelty and neglect. Yr, 'v 'A A i Xk -vx- 1.1 COUNCIL FLOATS $100,000 LOAN IN-ADJOURNED SESSION John Coolidge and his father and mother obligingly pose for photographers after John has taken unto himself a wife. The serious expression on the former President's face is reflected 'in that of his son. The boy has grown to manhood and must now carry his own burden and accept the responsibilities of marriage.

Naturally to Mrs, Coolidge he is still "just her boy." NEW H. S. BUILDING IN 75-FOOT PLUNGE MINER CUT IN TWO UNDER COAL TRAIN Senator Robert B. Howell has arous- IT ui. ea me ire ui rresiaeut xiouver statements that Washington, D.

jwi niiuiuwB we piuiuuiuuh ja. ine nmucni cmrai ocimw. Howell to prove his statements. RAMS Modem Curtis Robin Craft is Expected to Arrive at Local Airport Next Week The four-passenger Curtiss Robin plane, ordered several 'weeks ago by Instructor-Pilot James Christman, in charge of the Shamokin Airport at Richardson Field, is rapidly near-ing completion, according to advices received from the factory, and should arrive at the flying field here early next week. The plane, which is a sister ship of the "Question which for a time held the world's endurance record for sustained flight thru refueling, is one of the most modren in 'places.

ClSllN'H PLANE DOE SOON I Mr. and Mrs. George Hartzel, Wedded Monday Night, Left Yesterday on Honeymoon Bound for Canada for their honeymoon trip, George Hartzel and Miss Irene Dormer, who were wedded at St. Edward's church Monday evening, lefo yesterday morning, with the well wishes of a host of friends. Mr.

and Mrs. Hartzel will be the guests of Mr. Hartzel 's parents in Canada during their sojourn in that country. The wedding was attended by relatives and friends of the young people and the ceremony was performed by the Monsignor Hassett, pastor of the church. Attending them were Miss Anna McCarthy of Sunbury and William Dormer, a brother of the bride.

Mrs. Hartzel is the daughter of Mrs. Mary Dormer, 212 South Shamokin street, and is one of the community's popular young women. She had been employed at the Eagle mill. Her husband, a native of Canada, has been living at Niagara Falls for a number of years.

He was formerly i employed in the Shredded Wheat factory, but is now engaged in the building cpntract, business with his brother. They will reside at Niagara Falls and will take up their residence there in a newly furnished apartment on completion of their moneymoon trip. Ten-Ton Machine Being Used to Roll New Athletic Field North of Township High School, Completely Wrecked! in Crash Driver Escapes by Jumping Plunging over a 75-foot embankment at the- Coal Township high school athletic field at 9:45 this morning, a giant 10-ton steam roller crashed into the rear of the auditor- lum at the new high schod. George i Foierl. driver of the roller, stood courageously to his past as the mammoth machine veered over the embankment, and finally saved himself by leaping from it when it gained momentum for the final plunge into the rear of the building.

His cool headwerk in controlling the roller, undoubtedly averted overturning and a possible explosion or tne oouer. lEvldenco of the quality material led in construction of the htfrl Benjamin Bogus, 45, Victim of I ragic Accident Yesterday Afternoon on Carbon Branch of Reading Brother Identifies Body Hurled beneath the whee's of a freight train on the Carbon Run branch of the Reading railroad, on which he was riding at 2:35 ycslsr-day afternoon, Benjamin Bogus- 45 years old, a' contract miner Bear Valley, was literally cut in half. The accident occurred at the corner of Gown and Fifth streets. Death wao instantaneous, thre cars passing ov er the miner's body before the train W3S stopped. His wifn -ri 1v of; vath the car he al V- I ftiwol was o'oseiU-Q'-tnis "HioftuftS.

t'kioience and wlii be Dsed at the air-Blackened by smoke from the wreck- port for commercial flying, either for ed machine, the brick wall at the sightseeing trips or for emergency vear of the auditorium was net even I Journeys for business men and oth-idntcd. although the interior wall ers hastily summoned to distant icjn DR. MJfflji Former Local Resident Sufr'trs Loss of Car in Philadelphia Police Recover Machine Dr. J. McDonald, former well known local optometrist, at present successfully engaged in practice at Tamaqua, was visiting in Philadelphia on Sunday and while In a restaurant, thieves made away with his new Auburn sedan.

The theft was reported to the Quaker City police and late yesterday McDonald received notice that the car had been abandoned on the outskirts of Philadelphia, giving evidence of hard usage and stripped of all Two, Philadelphia youths were arrested on suspicion and it is understood have confessed to the theft of the car and the various accessories. They are being held for sentence. Only Five Minutes Required to Convict Garage Man on Charges of False Pretense It took a Northumberland county jury just five minutes to convict B. A. Wilson, Lewisburg garage man.

of false pretense yesterday afternoon, and to recommend that he be required to pay back to Russel Huff, the prosecutcr, $1,000, the purchase price of a car the deal for which was the basis for the case. Judge Albert Lloyd, who was pre-Turn to Page Two, Col. One UICK 1 eighrtSiildren were awaiting iim at his home, 1221 West Pine street, when news of the tragedy reached them. H. W.

Pensyl, flagman on the train, expressed the belief a short time after the accident, that Bogus had been on a rear gondola of a car. As the train neared the corn 1 of Gowen and Fifth streets he started to clamber toward the ground. A "Stop, Look and Listen" sign, placpd ear the tracks, caught him. In a fraction of a second his body hurtled through the air, CHICAGO GUNMEN KILL POLICEMAN PLAN AIR CRAFT INDUSTRY HERE sipelas Special INS Leased Wire NEW YORK, Sept. 25-Death still hovered over the wasted form Miller Huggins early today as tin game little manager the New Yorls Yankees fought for his life in St.

Vincent's hospital against the in roads of erysipelas and influenza. The latest bulletin from the hos pital stated that Huggins condition was "about the same," meaning thats he was barely holding onto life. Dr. Edward King, attending physician of the New York club declared that his condition was neither better nor worse and intimated that medical science had done all that was poss- ible and that from now on it Turn to Page Three, Column Two Completion of Municipal Improvement Program Assured with Sale of Remainder of, $250,000 Bond Issue Contract Let for Montgomery; Street Paving i Completion of the municipal im program, laciudlng re sun'cing of the streets, paving oil ctherthorofares and such other ne cessary, acquisitions to public welfare as the popufoce approved at a special election twcX years ago was assured when council met last! evening in adjourned session and disposed of the remaining $100,000 worth of municipal bnds to H. Rollins Sons, of Philadelphia and New York, at a premlumVf $648.

Previous efforts of the Vmunicipal I dads to dispose of th; bounds had. been unavailing, no bids havlftS been received after several advtUrMsinitf campaigns and it was a welcome 3lT-' nouncement' that cam? to th6' solSrt4 I when the Rollins bid was received, last evening. The firm of Levans and Leader. I local investment and seiuritlci Turn to Page Three, Col. Three BUSINESS LAGS Only One Case of Importance Considered at Yesterday' ooibiun at ounuury Business in the county court lagged yesterday afternon, with only one; case of importance considered.

Thad was a charge against W. E. LeeseC of Sunbury of keeping a "ferocious The charge was brought by state police after neighbors informed the officers that the dog had bittau children and was a menace to thai neighborhood of North Railroad Avenue. A boy by the name of Bruce wa? the chief witness. He said he waj bitten by the dog one night about 9 o'clock.

A mail carrier said he warned the family if they didn't get r'd of the dog they wouldn't get any mail. Turn to Page Two. Col. Eignt Chief Executive Sets Fortri Some New Instructions inj Heart-to-Heart Talk to Bor- ough Patrolmen Urgea More Detailed Reports Burgess A. G.

Sliissler last nighti literally laid down the law to borough; patrolmen. He is admittedly "goind to be on their heels in the future" ta carry out a policy of thorough policing by day and by night of the borough streets. A short time befora council met at city hall last night tha burgess and police had a confab in which he outlined the program to ba followed. He referred to writeups in local papers over Incomplete and unsatisfactory reports given the press on the hill. In the future, he urged that these reports be made more In detail.

Another feature of the program emphasized was that concerning tha use of cars by patrolmen. In the future, he said, a patrolman Is not ta spend time while on duty In his cap or that of some other person. In tha event that a car Is necessary in re- sponding to an emergency call, a taxj is to be used. Chief of Police Charles Levan was told by the burgess to spend his evenings from 7 o'clock until the wea. Turn to Page Three, Col.

Tfcrea CRIMINAL COURT i i i ASK DEATH PENALTY COMRADE ELI FRY I PS LAID TO RESTi 1 vBJF i 4 4 4,2 tlle B10UIJd and rebounded be i neath the whee of the cars. The frantic screams of a woman standing nearby attracted the attention of Pensyl, and he signalled the engineer co stop. Three cars had passed over Bogus, completely severing his body. Pensyl W3s riding the back of the tank car at the time. "I rushed to the place where he was lying," Pensyl said.

"When I looked beneath the car I saw a sickening sight. His heart wa still beating a few minutes after the accident." In an incredibly short time a crowd of people had gathered about the place. Julius Bogus, 1051 West Pine strcat, was notified, ana ne appeared to identify the body. Crawling be- looked brother "face, and thsh, muiiiriS ty grief, returned to a group of men standing nearby. "It's my broiher," he said, his voice breaking with emotion.

A contract miner in No. 2 shaft, Bear Valley, Bogus has been working steadily during the past two weeks, according to relatives. Trainmen declared that various attempts have been made in the past to break up the practice of riding freight Turn to Page Two. Col. Eight MANniAI.RTTO 1111 MA.

i SLASHED IN FIGHT Harry Zeidan, 22, in Ashland Hospital With Severe Wound in Wrist Result Affray of Cutting Harry Zeidan, 22, of Centralia, is in the Ashland hospital suffering from a severe stab wound of the wrist, received during a light with another young man whose identity had not been revealed today. According to information obtained by Centralia authorities the two youths became involved in an altercation which developed into a fist fight. During the melee Zeidnn's opponent drew a knife, slashing the former across the wrist and severing an artery. The knife-slashing brought the affray to a sudden conclusion. Bleeding profusely from the wound, Zeidan was assisted to the office of a physician, where the blood was temporarily staunched, after which the wounded man was taken to the hospital.

Workmen in Employ of Con tractor Rockwell Launch Work on Highway Improvement Mt. dream of years a modern concrete viaduct between that borough and Exchange reach-I ed the stage of realization today as workmen in the employ of Contrac tor George Rockwell broke ground for the five mammoth piers that are to support the structure. Five carloads of equipment, including a giant steam shovel, arrived on the site of operations yesterday and Turn to Pase Two, Col. Six CENTRALIAIANiS IVORK IS STARTED ON BIG VIADUCT Turn to Page Three, Col. Two AERO CLUB GIFT Former Secretary of Local Chamber of Commerce Presented With Fine Pipe at Kiwanis Meet Major J.

K. Blake, former secretary of the Shamokin Chamber of Commerce came back yesterday to mix with old associates and friends and incidentally to enjoy an evening with his fellow members of Kiwanis at their weekly meeting in Trinity parish house last evening. Members of the Shamokin Aero! Club who met jointly with the Kl-wanians took advantage of the op- )portunlty to show their apprecia- IM.W II1UJU1 0 bllVl 111 the aviation body by presenting him with a handsome fe ft in the form of a fine briar pipe. The token was presented by Miles Kershner, president of the Aero Club Turn to Page Two. Col.

One 1 New Time Table in Effect Sunday Next Will Affect Two Passenger Trains Two changes in the schedule of Reading Company trains here will be effective Sunday, when the new time table goes into effect and the cities which have been operating un-standard time schedule. The new schedule will be effective at 12:01 Sunday morning next. Train No. 97, which has been reaching the local station at 8:46, will arrive at 8:42 instead. Train No.

7, which arrives daily from Philadelphia at 6:31 in the evening, will continue to arrive at that time on week-days, but will have its time changed on Sundays to arrive here at 6:10 p. m. Minor changes here will mark the Pennsylvan's's new time table which will be out later in the rram wo. B7 win nave new coacn dmilrinl cltviiloi tn Via r4 thai trail oiuct' uLiai hi.vvv.cii a tui" adelphia and New York. The coaches are finished In gray and their riding qualities have been widely comment ed upm.

Meeting Called for Next Friday Evening for Forming of New Corporation Which Wiii En- gage in Repair and Building of Planes A meeting of all members of the Shamokin Aero Club and others interested in aviation as well as the future Industrial welfare of the community, are to meet in the American Legion Memorial Hall at 7:45 Friday evening to consider plans for the organization here of a corporation to engage in the repair and manufacture of airplanes. Instructof-Pi'ot James Christman, in charge of Richardson Field, is actively identified with the plans for the new lndustiy and already he has received general encouragement. It will be the purpose of the proposed new corporation to commercialize on the ability and vast experience of Mr. Christman as an aviator, mechanician and builder of planes. He was formerly associated with the Hartman Aircraft company of Burlington, Iowa and has wide experience in every department of airplane construction.

Persons Interested in the proposed aerial industry stated this morning that but $15,000 would be required to TUrn to Page Three, Column Four High Constable Wheary Directed by Burgess to Determine Whether Code is Being Observed Chief Burgess Shissler Instructed High Constable Weary at city hall this morning to make a thorough sur-of all properties on Independence, Shamokin and Rock streets where building operations are now under way to ascertain conditions and report back to him that consideration be given to anything that might not be In comnllance with thp hnrmuh building code. This prompt action on the part oi the chief executive wag in keeD- ir.g with a resolution passed by bor-ouch council at a bpscial session held I last WO CHANGES IN DAYRiinniNcufiM juuiLvinu iiuim TO BE INSPECTED i i i Funeral Rites for Oldest Member of Lincoln Post G. A. R. Held This Afternoon All that was mortal of Comrade Eli Fry, oldest member of Lincoln Post, Grand Army of the Republic, who expired at noon Sunday, was consigned to the last earthly resting place in Shamokin cemetery this afternoon after impressive funeral services at the home of his daughter, Mrs.

Richard Tyack, South Eighth street. Turn to Page Two, Col. Eight BURGESS AIMS TO KEEP ON HEELS OF THE POLICE NEW ROAD THRU LOCUST GAP APPEARS CERTAINTY I 1 A. ROTH Slaying of Sergeant and Serious Wounding of Two Other Patrolmen Follows Kidnapping of Boy Police Surround Slayers Who Return Fire With Machine Guns Special INS Leased Wire CHICAGO, Sept. 25 One police sergeant was shot and killed and two other policemen were reported seriously wounded here today in a pitched battle with gangster-kidnapers.

The battle followed a daring gangland kidnaping of Charles Bey. It was reported police had cornered the kidnapers as they were about to kill their victim and the battle followed. The dead policeman was identified as Sergt. William Gallagher, policemen Stewart McCutcheon and Jesse Hults were wounded. The unidentified dead man was a negro.

The gangsters and Bey are negroes. One of the policemen was wounded when he tried to crawl through a window in the gangsters' lair. He fell inside the building, screaming with pain as the gangsters with sawed-off shotguns and machine guns Turn to Page Two, Col. Two School Staff Motor to Blooms- burg Where They Enjoy Dinner at Elks' Club Members of the teaching staff of the Grant school and a few invited guests joined in a motor run last evening to Bloomsburg, where they partook of an excellent dinner at the handsome home of the Elks' club of that place. The teachers left here at 4:30 in the afternoon, making the trip to and from the Columbia county town without incident.

The following comprised the group: Mrs. Harietta Hoch, Misses Leona Kerstetter, Harriet Smink, Mildred Evans, Martha Tasker, Adele Hart-man. Irene Welker, Martha Wagner, Catherine Payne, Mary Steward, Naomi Samuel, Isabella Lawrence, Bertha Zanker. Bernice Hull, Effle Campbell. Margaret Steward and Mrs.

H. O. Sialin. GRANT TEACHERS nil MirrnD dim I 111 llll I I Mil Ml 111 pnn JL A Attorney J. A.

Welsh, Special i Prosecutor, Charges That! Eugene Costa Was Shot! Down in Cold Blood, in Op-' ening Case for Common wealth I Demanding that Felix Mangialetto.l Door Face," be made pay the death penalty for the killing of Eugene Costa, Attorney J. A. Welsh, of this city, special prosecutor in the case and assisting District Attorney Edward Raker, said that Costa was shot down in cold blood on the streets of Exchange, the mining village north of Mt. Carmel. Attorney Welsh said that Costa was killed because he was alleged to have furnished federal agents with information about Mt.

Carmel township racketeers as they dealt in brewery Turn to Page T'wo, Col Seven R. R. BRAKEIN Fl I Knocked from a trip of railroad cars when his head struck a steel girder of an overhead bridge, Joseph Fernan, 45, of Gordon, a brakentan in the employ of the Reading Railroad company and, well known along the entire Shamokin division, suffered injuries that resulted in his death early this morning at the Ashland state hospital. Fernan, who had been employed in the Mahanoy Plane yards for a period of twenty years, was piloting a trip of cars to the foot of the Mahanoy Plane shortly before midnight when his head struck the bridge gir- rier, knocking him from the car on which he was standing. Although he was thrown clear of the wheels he was rendered unconscious and a-i long the track for some b'ore he was found by other worker He was rushed to the Ashland hospital, where he died ai 1:55 this morning without regaining consciousness.

Examination revealed that he had suffered a fractured skull, a broken arm and internal injuries. He is survived by his wife and one child. Wit i i mSE I Modern Highway Expected to be Built in Keeping With tnta'a Plan nf d.ij. HighwaysWill Not Ob-! struct Shamokin-Mt. Carmel roject If the new policy of the state high way department to build belt highways skirting large cities in order to expedite travel goes into effect as planned, a new state highway from Shamokin to Ashland, via of Excel sior and Locust Gap, seems reason ably certain, according to advices from Harrlsburg.

However, this determination on the part of the highway executives does not necessarily mean that a new road between Shamckln and Mt. Carmel is to be eliminated. The aim of the highway department is to be toward expediting travel by building its major permanent roadways so that mileage will be saved and that heavy traffic in built-up cities, boroughs and towns may be voided All new plans for road construction are said to be receiving consideration upon this basis. During the past several years hlgh-ay engineers have let it In known that thev favor ih hulldlnir of the Turn to Page Three, Column FourJ Tl Funeral of Well Known Citjzen Was Held This Afternoon From Late Home The funeral of Paul A. Roth, for many years a crossing watchman for the Reading Company at Race street, which vocation he was assigned after he had suffered the loss of a leg while employed as a coal train conductor, was held at 2 this afternoon from the late home, 107 West Commerce street, with many relatives and friends in attendance.

The services were in charge of the Rev. Dr. William E. Fischer, nastor of Trinity Lutheran urch, of which Mr. Roth had been a member since his boyhood.

The veteran raidroad employe's remains rested in a massive metal couch casket and there were many floral tributes from sorrowing relatives and friends. Burial was made in the family plot In the Shamokin cemetery. BURIED Oyster Supper Served at Closa cf Interesting Session of To-f bin Lodge Last Night I The officers and members of the Tobin Ledge, No. 356, Knights of Pythias, were served with an oyster supper last evening following their regular business meeting. Edward Delbough vas the main! speaker of the evening and told of the wonderful progress made by thej Tobin Lodge during the past thirty years.

Atwater Eveland read a lengthy article on Pythinaism making better citizens. Several vocal selections were rendered by the K. of P. quartet, composed of the fcllowing: Walter Gil-ham, Charles Sieley. A.

D. Cherry, and Jacob Duttry. Grace was offered by the lodge Prelate. John Powell. A.

B. Strauss-er capably served as toastmaster. All present reported having a wonderful time in bringing new and old faces together again..