Shamokin News-Dispatch from Shamokin, Pennsylvania • Page 1

THE SHAMOKIN DISPATCH GOOD EVENING Danger Still Lurks In Air Travel WEATHER Partly Cloudy Tonight Wednesday Increasing Cloudiness and Showers i i TEN PACES THE INTERNATIONAL NEWS SPECIAL WIRE AND ILLUSTRATED SEKVICfc fEN PAGES VOLUME XXXXII1-No. 270 SHAMOKIN, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1930 PRICE TWO CENTS 1 i MINER WHO SCHOOL DISTRICT From England to New Zealand RECEIVES BIG SUM THRIFT OF LOCAL PEOPLE REFLECTED IN BANK DEPOSITS fit FROM TAX RECEIVER STOCKS DROP TO NEW LOWS UNDERSELLING WAVE TODAY Some of the Strongest Securities Reach New Low Marks for the Current Yar 1 Set Reports Issued by Local Bank-ing Institutions as of September 24 Show That De-posits Total More Than Twelve Million Dollars 4 FAILED TO HEED WARNING LOSES LIFEIN GAS Goes Into Gas-Filled Breast to Recover Tools He Had Hidden There Found Dead Anthony Karpinsky, aged 45, of Jonestown, was suffocated at the Pine Hill colliery yesterday when he was overcome by ga3. Karpinsky worked in the west side, sixth level of the Pine Hill colliery, an entirely separate section of the mine. He claimed that he had lost seme tools In No. 20 breast of the East Holmes vein, and at 10 o'clock left the west side, where he was working, for he ast side to regain his tools.

Miners and pipemen in the No. 20 breast were making repairs, and when Karpinsky approached, coal company officials said the miners warned htm that the face 'of the breast was full of gas, but he started for, 'the face. The miners told him Turn to Page Two. Column Eignr Financial Worries of Board of Education Are Relieved by Check for $189,010 From Tax Collector Giles Arrangements Made for Opening of Night Schools The regular monthly meeting of the Shamokm borough board of education was held last evening in the high school building, the full membership of the board responding to the roll call of the secretary. Aftef the reports of the superintendent and the officers had been received and accepted, the board agreed unanimously to the employment of the night school teaching staff, the staff to be the same as last year.

Monday, next, October 13, has been fixed as the date for registration of night school students. Sessions will open October 14. A motion by Member Lark and Wiest to renew the subscription to the Pennsylvania School Journal was Turn to Page Three. Column One The best possible evidence of the thrift of the people of Shamokin and the stabilit of conservative business is given in the combined reports of Shamokin's banking institutions thru their statements of business as of September 24, which reveals that on that date a total of $12,859,515.85 was on deposit, with more than 60 per cent of these deposits on time and drawing interest. None can deny but that there has been a long period of business depressions and that employment was ae low ebb, thus reducing the earning possibilities of heads of many households but the vast amount of money on time deposits in the banking institutions serve to show Turn to Page Four, Col.

Six AMERICANISM IS THE KEYNOTE OF PERFECT PLANS FOR OPENING OF MINING SCHOOLS HOOVER SPEECH I TREVORTON TO OFFER FIN NIGHT COURSES Registrations for Industrial School Will Open Tomorrow Classes to be Held Two Evenings Each Week Plans for the establishment of an industrial night school at Trevorton have been completed by the board of education and registration of men and women interested in enhancing their education will begin tomorrow evening. The board has determined upon the following courses: FOR MEN Mechanical and archi tectural drawing, machine shop prac tice, pattern making, carpentry, cabinet making, coal mine timbering, blue print reading, vocational opportunities, commercial subjects and shop mathematics. FOR WOMEN Clothing, dress making, foods, home care of the sick, art and commercial subjects. The board has ruled that registration for residents of Zerbe township will be without cost, while those attending from other districts will be assessed five dollars for the term. Classes will meet every Tuesday and Thursday from 7 to 9.

Prospective students should observe the fact that projects requiring any amount of material will necessitate some expense to such students. At the close of the term certificates will be awarded those reaching a standing above 75 per cent. Registrations will be accepted at the school offices beginning tomorrow. MRS. CHARLES KNAPP HURT IN AUTO WRECK Shenandoah Woman, Well Known Here, Badly Lacerated About the Face Mi's.

Charles Knapp, of Shenan- t'm We of the superintendent of the Shenandoah City colliery, uster-in-law of Miss Minnie and Alphonse Knapp and Mrs. Kathryn Kurtz, of this city, was badly cut about the face on Monday morning when she was thrown through the door of an auto. She was taken to the Locust Mountain hospital at Shenandoah, where her injuries were dressed. The accident happened on the state road between Fountain Springs and Ashland. Ennis Lafferty, driving an Ashland Water crmpany truck, attempted to turn into the George A.

Haupt Jr. Lumber company mill on the left side of the road. This car was being followed by an auto belonging to Knp.pp was driven by a chauffeur and contained Mrs. Knapp and two sons. They were on their way to Philadelphia.

The chauffeur, fearing a collision with the Lafferty car, turned sharply and it is thought Mrs. Knapp got up in her seat to attempt to save the children from injury. In so doing she was thrown by the jolt thru the door of the car. Domestic Cases Occupy Much Time Of County Court Divorce Actions and Non-Support Cases Comprise Most of Work at Monday Session of Court Domestic cases occupied consider able attention of the county court at the regular Monday morning session yesterday. Atty.

J. J. Kearney was appointed master In the divorce case of Mildred Moyer versus Cletus Moyer. A subpoena in divorce was issued In the case of Frank R. Rowe versus Georgie E.

Rowe; and in the case of Josephine Christofera versus Victor Christcfero. A decree In divorce was granted in the case of Margaret P. McCarty versus William H. McCarthy. A decree was issued to Mrs.

Eva V. Price from her husband, Dayton E. Price. A decree was also issued to George H. Ross from his wife, Helen Bartholomew Ross.

In the divorce ca.se of Lawrence E. Dirk versus Laura J. Dirk, a rule was granted by the court on the former to show cause, why he should not pay costs, expenses and counsel fees. It Is returnable October 20. James Martin was directed by the court to pay $25 a month for the support of his wife and children.

Lester Crawford, Kulpmont, was directed to pay $25 a month for support of wife and child. In the divorce case of Mrs. Grace M. Goodman versus Harry L. Good man, the wife alleges 17 years of cruel treatment, from the time of their marriage in 1912 in Union county.

See Sparian Radio advertisement page three. Adv. the the ROTARY HEAD IN FINE TALK TO LOCAL CLUB District Governor Frank Rior-don Brings an Interesting Message to Shamokin Ro-tarians in First Official Visit Bringing a real message of the meaning of Rotary to the members and to the community as well District Governor Frank Roirdon, of Lansford spoke to the members of Shamokin Rotary Club last evening whoa he made the first official visit of his administration and the splendid manner in which he spoke to the club members distinguished him as one of the outstanding heads of the Rotary organization. District Governor Roirdon pointed out that the Rotary member must have a far deeper impression of Rotary than its splendid motto "Serv-ive Before Self" if he wants to do a good Rotary job. He must not only be unselfish but he must have a thorough understanding of his community in which he lives so that he can administer to its wants.

He must have a thorough understanding of friendship not only with his fellow member but with his townsman, his neighbod-ing townsman and throughout the entire state and country in which he resides. Friendship is one of the greatest attributes of the universe was the message wnicn tne district governor left with his fellow club members. He closed his address with excellent advice to the various chairmen of the outstanding committees of Rotary. Morganroth presided in the capacity of toastmaster and fittingly introduced the speaker and at the conclusion of District Governor Roirdon's address the toastmaster presenter him with a beautiful electric clock as a token of esteem in which he is held by the local club members. The meeting was held in social rooms of Trinity episcopal tnurcn and was featured by an extraordinary fine dinner served by the members of the choir guild.

DEER DAMAGING FARM CROPS AT FISHER'S FERRY Farmers of That Section Plan to Call Mass Meeting to Devise Ways and Means to Check Devastating Forays by Animals Farmers in the vicinity of Fisher's Ferry are planning to hold a mass rr.ertir!"' to dWrtms ways and means of protecting their crops and orchards from deer at present over-running that locality and may seek the co-operation of the state game commission to bring an end to their worries. During the past two weeks deer have been appearing in the vicinity of Fisher's Ferry in increasing numbers, all of which brings grief to the owners of orchards while at the same time giving evidence that the lower end of Northumberland county may once agahi become a big game country. Within the past month deer have been seen in various sections west of Shamokin. Three appeared on the highway near Bohner's Hill, west of Stonington, early yesterday morning. In the vicinity of the Odd Fellows' crphanage, along the Northumber land road and elsewhere in Point Township and even adjacent Sunbury deer have been making regular appearances but the arrival of herds in the vicinity of Fisher's Ferry has been the first cause of complaint of dam Turn to page Two, CoL Two YOUTHS GIVEN JAIL SENTENCE FOR AUTO THEFT Mt.

Carmel Young Men Must Serve From One to Two Years in County Jail for Stealing Auto Here Howard McWilliams and James Gorman, both of Mt. Carmel, during the September term of criminal court pleaded guilty to the theft of a Nash automobile from in front of the Mock Motor sales here on May 8 of this year, were yesterday sentenced by the court to serve from one to two yearn in the county jail, in addition to paying fines of $25 each and the costs of prosecution. The charge of theft was brought by Patrolman Garreau, of the local state highway patrol, who overtook the jouths and the stolen car a short time after they had made away with the machine. The court severely reprimanded the two youths and gave warning that auto thieves will receive the same treatment as accorded them in the event of conviction in the county courts. By V.

S. Cousin Special INS Leased Wire NEW YORK, Oct. 7-Another outburst of selling in the utility stocks and specialties, which carried prices down one to five points, unsettled the stock market today and blocked the way to an effective rally. Even with the disciplinary action of the Stock Exchange against the bears. It was impossible to hold the pivltol stocks in line and the lowest prices on the movement were recorded for practically all of the favorites.

The public utility stocks were the first to give ground under the pressure of persistent selling. American and Foreign Power, one of the stars of the 1929 bull market, lost an additional five points at 44 and one-half and sold today 155 points below last year's peak price. American Water-Turn to Page Two. Column Eight Enrollment of Tolliery Workers of Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company For4 Fall and Winter Sessions of Night School Under Way Enrollment of colliery workers of the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company thruout the Reading Anthracite field is being completed in preparation for the opening next week of the Company's' Night Mining School which will bet conducted during the winter with the co-operation of the Penna. De- partment of Public Instruction.

The classes will be conducted in the Pottsville high school, Twelfth and Market streets, Pottsville, the Mt. Carmel high school, Third and Market streets, Mt. Carmel, and the Washington school, Maui street, Shenandoah. Thru the co-operation and aListance which has teen awaJrd-- ed to the schools by the Federal and State governments as a result of the past two years of successful operation, the annual fee for students has been reduced from $20 to $7. The Coal and Iron Company is continuing its substantial contribution to the maintenance of these classes by which the workers in its collieries can qualify for advancement in the Anthracite industry and obtain College extension diplomas upon the completion of the three-year courses.

State College certificates of credit are given for each year of work successfully performed in the schools. The men are being enrolled at the u.i. places of employment. The classes at Pottsville will open on Monday evening, October 13 at 7 P. in Mt.

Carmel on Tuesday evening, October 14, and in Shenandoah on Thursday evening, October 16, and will be held two evenings a week at each of these centers during the school year. The use of pub- furn to Page Two, Column Tv Yocum Earning Soubriquet Of 'Fining Burgess1 Last Month's Total of Fines Collected by Esecntive Totalled $353.50 According: to Records Burgess Curtis Yocum bids fair to win the soubriquet. "The Fining Burgess," as fines continue to pour into the coffers of the borough. Last month's total reached $352.50. and for the seven days of this month that have elapsed the total is $224.

These fines have come from all sources, the majority being fcr violations of the borough traffic laws. Several are from persons charged with disordwly conduct. At the present rate of fining it Is likely that the burgess will far exceed in fines the amount paid him by the borough for his services. Two Autos In Slight Crash At Street Corner Neither Car Is Seriously Damaged Drivers Bring- Machines to Quick Stop A collision which fortunately caused little damage occurred at the Intersection of Independence and Washington streets this morning, when J. C.

Clark, a farmer residing nearJDanville. cut into traffic on the main thoroughfare just as John An" derson made the right hand turn to ward Sunbury street on Washington, Both cars were brought to a top the moment the collision occurred, and except fT damaged headlight and left front fender on the Ander 5 ff-ff- Prime Minister Ramsay MacDon-ald. (right) holds a friendly conversation with Premier Forbes, of New Zealand, during the lat-ter's visit to the British capital for the purpose of attending the BODEN TELLS NECESSITY OF fresident or County S. o. in a Stirring Address to Mount Carmel Audience Zeal for the church and Sunday school on a scale that will equal loy alty for football teams was the chal lenge of Clyde D.

Boden, president of the Northumberland County Sabbath School Association, at the First Con gregational church's Rally Day exer cises at Mount Carmel. The church's hope of the future Is in the gathering-in and training chil dren, making the program of the church and church school such that a strong appeal will be made to all ages, the speaker said. Mr. Boden traced the origin of the Sunday school from Robert Raikes in the latter part of the seventeenth century and said that Raikes' movement came about through a need for religious training for the children. That, he said, is just as imperative if not more so, today than ever.

Moral values in education should be stressed for a full rounded life. The Sunday school, he said, thru the well planned lessons, keep a vital touch on life's problems. This is another need that the church school meets. Lessonstare so built that they have a practical value and aid in the full development of the boy and girl and the young man and young woman. Rally Day's challenge is, he said, a rrconsecration tne church In service and loyalty, particularly from the adults, many of whom seem to have lost the vital place the church and Sunday school take in the moral life of the young.

SELINSGR0VE WOMAN DYING DUE TO FALL Miss Ella Maurer, 57, Falls From Second Story Window to Ground 20 Feet Be low While Engaged House Cleaning in Miss Ella Maurer, 57, of Selins-grove, is reported as being in a dying condition at the Geisinger Memorial Hospital at Danville, from injuries received late yesterday afternoon in a fall from an open window at the home of Don Witmer, Selins- grove, and where the woman had been employed as housekeeper. Miss Maurer suffered a fractured hip and the hospital surgeons believe her back to be broken. Miss Maurer was engaged in cleaning house, and was seated on a window sill while cleaning the outside of a window. In some unaccountable manner, the woman lost her balance and landed heavily on her back on a pavement 20 feet below. Pedestrians and neighbors who witnessed the accident rushed to her assistance, a doctor was called and the woman rushed to the hospital.

But little hope is entertained by the hospital surgeons for the woman recovery. Firemen's Monument Is Being Damaged Following a meeting last night of the borough fire department, the Chief Burgess was notified that considerable damage was being done to the firemen's monument in the park near the Dime Bank Building. In their report to the borough authorities the firemen said that preceding high' school football games particularly, the adherents of the local team staged rallies In the vicinity of the monument, and usually wound up by climbing about the monument and defacing it. The burgess passed the complaint along to the police department for investigation. Numerous complaints have been received by the police also regarding conduct of young men and women who frequent the park plot near monument.

According to reports, the actions of many of ttte rowdies who congregate on the plot almost ightly are of such a nature that Immediate police interlerence Is highly desirable. See Spartan Radio advertisement page three Adv. 1 of important Empire Conference. Ihe distinguished statesmen are shown in the British Prime Minister's official residence, 10 Downing street (International NewsreeD COURT ORDERS 2 CHILDREN TO INSTITUTIONS Incorrigible Girl to be Com mitted to Sleighton Farms, While Wayward Boy is Or dered Sent to Glen Mills Reformatory Commitments were signed by the county court yesterday for two Sunbury children to corrective institutions. Sarah Jean Gilbert, 13, declared to be incorrigible and deficient was sent to the Sleighton farms, at Darlington.

Parents of the girl objected to her going to the Laurel-ton village, where girls of the Moron type are confined. Judge Frank H. Strouss signed the order. The girl figured in a case in September term of court, where a youth was charged with a statutory offense. She nominally is under the Turn to Page Seven, Column Seven COURT CALLS IN WOMAN TO PAY COSTS IN CASE Prosecutrix in Assault and Battery Case, Advised Not to Appear in Court, is Brought in by Bailiff An aftermath of the recent Heim of Northumberland county criminal court was seen when Catherine John son, of this city, was taken into court on a bench warrant, for failure to pay the costs in a case in which she was prosecutrix.

The grand jury had dismissed the case and placed the costs, amounting to $29.80, on Mrs. Johnson. When she failed to appear in court to make payment a bench warrant was issued. Assault and battery was charged in the indictment. Mrs.

Johnson told court she had been advised not to appear in court in the belief that the grand jury would ignore the bill. "Well, it did, and it's up to you to her. Settlement was made both for the original costs and the bench warrant cost. TWO-FOREST FIRES QUICKLY EXTINGUISHED Warden Nelson Phillips Directs Fire Fighters in Quelling Incipient Blazes in Vicinity of Mt. Carmel District Forest Warden Nelson Phillips, of Mt.

Carmel, personally directed fire fighters in their activities against two incipient woodland blazes in the vicinity of Mt. Carmel late yesterday afternoon and was successful in having both conquered before any great damage had been The first fire broke out north cf Mt. Carmel and was conquered after it had burned over a little more than acre while the second was east of the town and burned about one and one-half acres. Both fires, the warden stated this morning, were due to carelessness on tne part cr hikers dropping cigarettes or cigar butts in the dry leaves. Mr.

Williams Greeted Here By Friends Former Head of Local Coal Company Pays Short Visit This City-Heads Bondholders of Bis Company Morris Williams, formerly of this city, now of Philadelphia, was greeted here yesterday and today by many frfends during a visit to the Staeger homestead on East Dewart street. Mr. Williams, formerly superinten dent of the Union Coal Company, later the Susquehanna Collieries Com pany, still later president of the Pennsylvania Coal Company and at the present' time chairman of the board bondholders of the Susquehanna corporation, has many warm personal friends in this city rd is always cordially welcomed back to the all President, in Address to Thousands of Carolinians at Kings Mountain, Upholds American System of Government as Superior to All Others By GEORGE R. HOLMES KINGS MOUNTAIN, S. Oct.

7 In the shadow of historic Kings Mountain, where 150 years ago-a sturdy band of American patriots defeated a superior force of British and thus paved the way for Cornwallis' surrender at Yorktown, President Hoover today preached a sermon of Idealistic Americanism to an open-air ludience of thousands of Carolinians, many of them lineal descendants of those ragged mountaineers. The text of his sermon was that the American system of government has proved itself the superior of all others in a century and a half, and that Bolshevism, Socialism, anarchy, ar.d their ilk iiut iio place in this country. He appealed to them to hold steadfast to the ideals for which their forefathers fought 150 years ago in these Carolina hills the freedom of religion, equality of opportunity, education for all, and human rights in whatever form. "This," he said "is the American system. We have lived it and breath ed it.

"Our's is a system unique with America an expression of the spirit and environment of our people it is Just American. "Parallel with us, other philosophies and society and government have continued or developed and new ones have come into the world, born of the spirit of other peoples and other environments. Turn to PageTwo, Col Eight Local Man Will Attend Evan. Conference H. H.

Zaring Will Represent East Conference at Sessions in Milwaukee General conference of the gelical Church meets in Milwaukee, Thursday, October 9th 2:00 P. M. This is the highest governing body of the denomination and meets every four years. Delegates will be present representing all of the con- ferences in United States and Can ada. In addition regularly electa delegates will attend representing the conferences in Germany, Swit zerland and Japan.

The work of the Evangelical Church in France, Poland. Latvia, China and Africa also be represented. Eight Evangelical Churches in Milwaukee are uniting in entertaining the body, although the sessions will all be held in the First Evangelical Church of that city. Important items of interest include the election of seven bishops and other general church officials; the possible consideration of a plan to orsranize new conferences in China and in France; missionary educational and church extension interests all require careful consid eration. An overture will be presented requesting the removal of the time INTELLIGENCE TESTS PLANNED FOR STUDENTS Superintendent of Schools Paul Witmeyer Makes Suggestion to Check Results of Teaching in Monthly Report The second detailed report of Professor Paul E.

Witmeyer, superintendent of the Shamokin borough school district, was submitted to the board of education last night at the regular session of the board in the hleh school building. Two recom- Jmendaticns were attached to the report, the first fcr the opening of the school classes on Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings, and the second for the inauguration of intelligence tests for students from time to time. The recommendation for opening of the niht classes was immediately Turn to Page Seven, Column Five Citv Child Dies At The Geisinger Three-Year-Old Daughter cf Mr. and Mrs. Frrnk Jercski Succumbs to Complication of Diseases yesterday afternocn in the Geisinger Memorial hospital at Danville claimed the life of Mary, three-year-cld daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Frank Jercski of Johnson city. The child was taken to that institution last week after becoming ser-icusly 111. Death was due to complication of diseases. The funeral arrangements will be announced later.

Grecian Beauly "3Iis3 Europe" of Contest Miss Alice Deplaracos, who was "Miss Europe" in the International Beauty Contest at Buenos Aires, snapped with her favorite flowers at a New York hotel She will return shortly to her native land of Greece. SHAMOKIN GIRL IS MARRIED IN PHILADELPHIA Announcements Received Here of Wedding of Miss Victoria Yonick of This City and Edward Ambrose of Harvey's Lake Announcements were received here today of the marriage of Miss Vic toria Yonick, of this city and Edward R. Ambrose, of Harvey's Lake, at St. Malichi's church, Philadelphia, at 5:00 last Saturday afternoon, the nuptial ceremony having been an im pressive and fashionable one. Miss Yonick, attired in a fashlon- abV tall.iod tre'ion of sapphire blue, with hat and shoes to match and adorned with a corsage of or chids, was attended by her sister, Miss Anna Yonick, well known Coal township school teacher, who wore a creation of seal brown velvet with hat and shoes to match and a corsage of lillies of the valley.

Mr. Ambrose and his brother, Frank Ambrose, the Turn to Page Four, Col. Five Motor Truck And Auto In a mm A Collision Machines Come Together at Corner of Market ad. Montgomery Streets Auto Damaged The corner of market and Montgomery streets was the scene of considerable excitement yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock, when a targe delivery truck owned by the Seller Produce Company and a Chevrolet sedan crashed. Fortunately no one was injured.

The crash occurred when the drivers of the two vehicles sought to make the turn at the corner at the same time. The front of the smaller car was badly damaged, but, both machines were able to leave the scene of the crash under their own power. Jack Oakie Flees Probe Into Death of Widow Unless Jack Oakie, film corr.crfii-.n, tells of an evening ne spent in the company of Mrs. Marion Lowry, 30 (above), Toledo divorcee, who killed herself afterward, he will be subpoenaed as a witness, according to a statement from Coronet F. G.

Kraft. mmmmmiUjetMuiimmim vjm i el 1 limit which at present limits a pastor to seven years service in one loihurch. Another important item will rbeihe proposal to unify certain A boards of the church. Delegates from the East Pennsylvania Conference were elected at the session held in Sunbury last February. Those from this section who will attend are A.

W. Pontius, Sunbury, who is a member of the finance commission; Rev. George F. Sehaum, Sunbury, a member of the commission on Federation and Church Union; H. H.

Zaring, Shamokin and F. C. Bowersox, of Wilkes Barre. Watch For the Fur Co i' Sale the Maude-Jane Shop Thursday end Friday. Adv.

son car, the damage was negUgablc..