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MOUNT' CARMEL ITEM EXCLUSIVE LEASED WIRE DJSPA1CHE9 OF THE CX1TED PRESS. GHEAfKST AiTEiiNOO.N NEWS ASSOCIATION GOOD EVENING Ths successful man make hay from ths grass that arowi under tome other fellow' feet. WEATHER Fair, slightly cooler tonight; light fiost; Tb irsday fair. VOL XL NO. 303.

MOUNT CARMEL WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 24. 1928 HRJCE 1WO CLN lV Candidate STUDENT PILOT DROPS FROM PLANE IN AIR Instructor Climbs Back Into Craft During Nose Dive; Placed Under Arrest. OFFICER IS ACCUSED IN TAX BATTLE ATTEMPT MADE BYAUTOISTTO RUNOVERBOLD, MASKED BANDIT TRAIN-BUS SERVICE TO NATALIE TO GET TRIAL Miners Agree To Combination Service From Shamokin To Colonial Colliery HEARING BEFORE S. C.

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS IN BRIEF FORM The Mount Carmel Item, starting tomorrow, plans' to set forth in a brief way, on the first page of this publication, a summing up of each of the proposed amendments to the Constitution of Pennsylvania, to be voted on at the general election Tuesday, November 6. There are an unusual number of amendments this time and the legal phraseology makes them difficult for many people to understand. It was believed a short summing up of the actual content and purposes of these measures would be a service to our readers. Tomorrow Amendment No. 1 will be discussed and from da to day until all of the 14 amendments have been thuj treated, one or more of these abstracts will appear in this publication.

1 Pi' ilFWftSAYS HEIGHTS LAD RUNS Jet. Scrages Sustained Bruises Ot Legs While Playing Football Yesterday Morning. An unusual accident befeli Joseph Svrages, Marion Heights child, as ho was playing foot call on one of the streets in the town yesterday morning. The ball bounded under a truck of the Keystone Lumber Company standing at the curb and the lad was so interested In follow- i BOND ISSUES UNNECESSARY State Treasurer Warns The! Ratification Might Lead To State Income Tax PHILADELPHIA. Oct.

24. Ratification of the five bond is- ufacturers' tax or a State income tax. State Treasurer Samuel S. Lewis declared today. Lewis made this declaration in a speech in the Manufacturers' Club here in which he maintained none of the proposed bond issues aggre- (Ev Tress) VALKERYiLLE.

Oct. 24. After a spectacular battle with death today ZM'ii feet in the a durin? which his student ccnipan-j ion, L'on 20 was catapulted cial authorities tor failure to strap himself and the student into the plane. i a novice who lacked a few boars flying time for his cense, had the control when the i plane slipped Into a nose dive and overturned, Foundy told police fell from the ntachlne. Foundy said, but he to a strut and climb back.

Jut before the plane crashed.1 Foundy managed to regain control regulations forbid flying in an open plane unless the pilot cud. i Passenger are strapped in. MANY ACTIONS FOR DIVORCE IN COUNTY Cruelty Is Basis Fcr a Number of Proceedings Filed at Sunbury Ceve man tactics by several husbands are revealed in divorce pro ceedings filed at the office of the Prothonotary, Miss Mary V. Reim-ensnyder. Mary Wheary was granted a divorce from her husband.

Daniel, in court. Judge Frank H. Ptrouss signing the decree. In this case the woman declares her husband was a devotea of pool rooms. He would stay out to 3.

4 aid 5 o'clock in tho morning, and on some occasions did not get home until 10 o'clock in tho morning, when most other people were well along with their day's work. There were frequent argu ments, and for weeks they did no' speak. She declares he did not provide for her and Insisted lT1 it i I HJv J- ing me stue or. me pigsam iimi (Q ,0 the Electors ran against the side of the heavy g(ae 6 migh, vehicle sustaining painful of man- l' V-filThVlat end of the trial period. If the bond issues are ratified he spending his time loafing.

eyir0TM mors coal is needed to were married in by Justice of the Peace George Shultz and live at Shamokin. Helen Evans, of Mount Canncl. hroueht action against her husband. Walter R. Evans, of thr satitp place.

They were married there in 1920 and lived at Shamokin. They have two children. He had a had habit, she declared, of coming home at I o'clock in the morning, nch under the influence of liquor, and snolired to use his fists on her. Finally she was compelled to withdraw from his home. Agnes Laliey of Shamokin sued her husband.

James, on t'i? ground of cruel treatment. Thny were married hv Alderniin W. IT. Engle at Sunbury in 1925. Studied cruelty is mbodi(-1 in the charges of Mary Jones, seeking a divorce rrom ner r.i- Detective Assault Is Charged Wi'h end Battery by Woman's Husband CROWD GF 300 GATHERS State Police Are Called To Disperse Gathering at Summit Hill Kipling was right when he said that the "female of the species is more deadly than the male" and probably nobody today is in more hearty agseemeut with Mr.

Kipling that the Tamaqua Detective gency whtvse servici was enlisted local lect unpail tase: from about S00 women in Summit Hill. Yesterday afternoon, represent lives of the detective agency went to tne nome ci uaaer-ko, of White Street. Summit Hill. Mrs. Daderko, it is alleged, is delinquent in her taies.

She stated to the detectives that she had paid the 1927 installment and when asked about the 1926 taxes was unable to find a receipt. Mrs. Daderko was taken to the office of tax collector Kline. News of the altercation spread rapidly and a crowd of 500 gathered about the tax collector's office. They were said to be armed with club.s, rakes, and the State Police of Tamaqua were called to disperse them.

While all this was going on, Daderko returned from work, found his eight children, ranging in ages from nine months to fourteen years, crying lustily and started an investigation. Tho net result of the whole affair was the releasing of Victor Nidig, of Shamokin, an employee of the Tamaqua Detective Agency, on $300 bail on a charge of assault and battery brought by Daderko. 21 BOYS ARE INTHE SCOUTS AT MIDVALLEY Boys Are Divided Into Three Patrols of Seven Lads Each With two more youths Joining the organization at a meeting held last night, the troop of Boy Scouts at Wilburton No. 1, which was recently formed, numbers 21 members, James Davidson, the scoutmaster, announced today. Three patrols, each composed of seven boys, make up the troop.

Patrol number one is known as the Wolf. Its leader is Robert Davidson. Samuel Williams is his assistant. Hawk is the name of patrol num ber two whese leader is Edward S'ebinski and assistant. Griffiths.

Martin Shearn is leader of patrol number three or the Fox. His assistant is John Williams. At a Joint meeting of the troop and the Men's Association on November 8, pictures of the World War will be shown and refreshments are to be served, it has been planned. MINE UNION GETSCHARTER Governor Fisher Issues Permit To Group Which Split From Old Organization (By United Press) HARRISBURG, Oct. 24.

A state charter was issued today by Governor Fisher to the anthra cite mine workers of Pennsylvania said to be an insurgent split from the United Mine Workers. The incorpo.ators are Frank Mc-Garry, Pittston, president; Walter Harris, Edward Hogan, John T. Hermansen and John Bellfield. The charter says they plan to organize "into an association for their mutual aid, benefit and protection in their trade concerns." Headquarters are to be established In Wilkes Barre. McGarry is the organizer of the new union.

McGary recently con ducted a fight to succeed Rinaldo Cappellini as president of District No. 1, United Mine Workers. CoGiery Working Tune Lehigh Valley Coal Company aa- nouueed this afternoon that Sayre, Centralia colliery and washery will be idle tomorrow. RAFFERTY IMPROVED An Improvement was noted last evening in tha condition of Michael Rafferty. prominent Kulpmont resl-cenL Mr.

Rafferty is soriously 11' at his home suffering from kidney trouble. James'wood, Unknown. With Drawn Gun Attempts To Stop Brady Man Returning Home FORCED TO DODGE CAR Driver Put On Gat and Would Have Killed Road Agent Had He Not Jumped Three masked men attempted to hold up a motorist along the State highway between Mount Carmel and Shamokin early this morning tnt were foiled when the driver put more speed ahead and almost ran down one of th would-be dandits, it was reported today. The autoist. whose name was withheld by friends, was (rum Mouut Carmel to his borne at ltrady at 1:30 a.

m. when the attempted holdup occurred near the street car barn of the Shamokin and Mount Carmel Transit Com-jiany, west of Green Rklge. With their faces covered with white handkerchiefs, the three men were lined up across the road, the motorist stated. The fellow standing in the middle waved a flashlight on one of bis bands. Deciding to take a chance at petting away rather than being probacy waylaid and robbed, the driver stepped on the gasoline accelerator and drove straight toward the trio.

The man. standing In the center, cupped to side just quickly enough to escape being struck by the automobile. The motorist continued on his way to Brady unmolested. The masked men disappeared Immediately after their close (all apparently fearing that the driver would seek the aid and return to begin a search for them. SUMMIT HILL GIRLS HELD INNEWYORK Two Under $5,000 Bail AiW Being Charged With Stealing $400 In Silver (By United Press) NEW YORK, Oct.

23. Two sixteen-year old girls from Summit Hill, who cams to New York, last week to seek ttieir fortunes were held In $5,000 bail each on charges of grand larceny after being arraigned In Coney Island court. The girls, Eleanor Gaynor and Mary Mahalick, were arreste! on complaint of Mrs. Ruth Greenwald of Brooklyn who hired the girl last Tuesday as maid. Tim MahaucK girl visited Oaynor a few days ago and the two left the Greenwald house together-Silver valued at $400 was gone also Greenwald told police.

Police arrested the girls at Miss Mahalick'a room and they admitted tending the silver to a cousla in Pennsylvania. FOUR MILLION TOVOTEINPA. With Three Counties Missing, Registration Totals Are 3,827,789 Persons (By United Press) HARRISBL'RG, Oct. 24. Pennsylvania will cast the vote in Its history In the general elections November 6.

if registration figures for the State, are to lie accepted as an Indiction. Officials In the State Election irtau here have announced that complete figures from 4 of the State's 67 counties show a registra-' of 3,827,780 persons. The registration from all last year was only 3,488,011. F. cures from the three missing unties, are expected to swell the total registration to well over the iir million mark.

The counties from which reports have not yet en received are Berks, Greene Monroe. The figures on file here show that -rite the increases In general lh" counties showed decreases. 1 -e counties showing decreases are Ni Bedford, Cameron, Indiana, Lancaster, Susquehanna, Westmoreland and Wyoming. Allegheny, Lackawanna, Luzerne Philadelphia led in Increased enrollment over last year. A heavy women's vote also Is Precast by the figures.

It Is shown "'at in the 64 counties 1.764.077 men and 2.063,704 men have lHrset, England, has Just organ-lud country airr iub. Effective November 1 To Report To Commission After Trial (By United Press) HARR'SBURG, Oct. 24., A ninety-day trial of combination train and bus service for miners at the Colonial Colliery, near Natalie will start November 1, it was agreed today at the Public Service Commission's hearing on the complaint of Josafh Donnelly and others against discontinuance of train service between Shamokin and Natalie. It was agreed that from November 1 to January 31. one train will be run to accommodate the miners i going to work in the morning.

Bus i service will be provided by Furui Randau in the afternoons. Randau. who operates busses be tween Shamokin and Marion Heights, has applied to the Public Service Commission for regular operation of busses through to Natalie to accommodate the miners. The parties are to report the result of the trial to the commission ZEP STARTS CRUISEOVER U.S. TONIGHT Itinerary To Carry Giant Air Liner As Far West A Milwaukee LAKEHURST, N.

Oct. 25. The United States tour of the dirigible Graf Zeppelin probably will get underway some time between midnight tonight and dawn tomorrow, operators officers of the naval air station said today. Weather conditions this morning were reported good for the flight and all passengers who are making the swing to mid-central United States have been requested to report this afternoon. The ccmplete itinerary for the flight has not yet been announced but it current weather conditions prevail it is likely that the great German air monster will swing out to Scott Field, Belleville, 111., od a paLh that will lead over Pittsburgh.

Columbus and Cincinnati and thence direct to the Illinois city. At Scott Field the craft may be. moored to one of the masts in use by the army corps there for a stop of 12 to 24 hours. The rest of the western itinerary will include a flight to Milwaukee, over Chicago and then along the fringe of the Great Lakes to New York, directly down from Buffalo to New York City and thence back to Lakehurst. STORK ACTIVE IN KULPMONT Three New Arrivals Gladden Lives of Neighboring Town Old Man Stork is keeping Dr.

Bast, prominent Kulpmont physician on the go these days. A baby boy was born to Mrs. Joseph Au-stick. corner of Eighth and Spruce streets. The home of Mr.

and Mrs. Harry Zerbe, S56 Spruce street, was glad-tleneded yesterday by the arrival of a fine baby girl. Paul Wishneski, well known rock hole contractor at the Scott colliery is a proud man following the arrival of an eight-pound baby boy at bis home. Dr. Roy Bast was attending rhy sician.

PAGEANT BEAUTY ON WAY TO MIINCY HOME (Ey United Press) MEDIA, Oct. 24. Mrs. Vivian McDowell Page, who won a prize in the 1926 Atlantic City beauty contest as Miss Mobile, left by automobile for the industrial home for women at -Muncy, where she will serve an indefinite sentence for stealing valuables from a Chester, hotel. Mrs.

Page was convicted Oct. 10 ot stealing a gold watch and a cigarette lighter, but acquitted of stealing $170. The beauty prize winner had use! no cosmetics in preparation for the trip, those who saw her said. She was pale and smiling wanly when she entered the automobile witU two guard of Coal township. They on both legs.

Dr. Bast of Kulpmont i was summoned and the lad's injur ies were treated. Witnesses of the accident declared the driver of the truck wa? not at fault. TREVORTON COLLIERY TO RESUME North Franklin Worked Only 18 Days Thus Far This Year That cop, trade continues to improve can De from the 3tartiag 0f more collieries, which supply the demand for fuel. i The best news heard in Trevor-ton this year is that The North Franklin colliery a P.

R. C. I. operation, is to start two sections of their mine tomorrow. This means that about 450 return to work there.

The colliery will later open all sec tions when S00 to 900 men are employed. The North Franklin colliery worked only IS days this far this year so that the people of Zerbe Town-ship are in poor financial condition. Some people have been in destitute circumstances for months. Shamokin has given them aid. This one colliery is the only dustry in the town of any size of any Importance.

or PROCLAMATION FOR (Bv United Press) WASHINGTON, Oct. 24. President Coolidge issued his an nual Thanksgiving proclamation today, setting aside Thursday, November 29 as a day of "general thanksgiving and prayer." The president called attention to the peace and tranquility and the prosperity now evident in America. FRATERNITY CLUB DINNER FRIDAY The monthly meeting and dinuer of the Fraternity Club will be held Friilay evening. October 26 of this week.

A committee of members will serve. A business meeting will be he'd after the suppsr. Oonaruru, the "girl with the big ears and the sweet face" who, ac-j cording to Robinson, guided hisj ethereal body on its last trip to Mars, sent condolences after informing Robinson that neither of the radio messages which he sent I out from the Rugby radio station had reached Mars. I Robinson said he received the following telepathic message from Oonaruru: I "Mars received neither message Do not attempt to use the Rugby station again, but make the nest attempt in America. Now go to bed, but do not be dowuhearted.

You have done enough for today." Eight minutes after Robinson's two messages "Love to Mars from Earth" and "God is Love" went crackling across the ether. Prof A M. Low, wel known scientist, received an undecipherable message in telegraphic code over his radio Low had invited a United Press correspondent and several friends to wait at his home in an attempt to pick up an answer to Robinson's (Continued on Page Two, in York City may or may not win November 6, but in victory cr of all candidates, say nor lawyer, an alumni's of Harnari bent on a political career. Sua medal for life saving. Of Seven Meet Here Inter-City Meeting Will Bring About 225 Delegates to This City An lnter-city meeting of the Ro tary Clubs In seven regional towns will be held in this city on Tues day, November 13, it was announced today.

Schuylkill Haven, Mahanoy City, Shenandoah, Frack-ville, Shamokin and Mount Car mel are to be represented at the session. Preparations to accommodate from 200 to 250 Rotarians are underway by a committee in charge or arrangements. The meeting which promises to be one of the biggest of its kind ever staged in this section, will be held at Masonic Hall in the evening. An appropriate program for the occasion Is now being arranged. At the weekly meeting and dinner of the Mount Carmel Rotary Club last night, Yarren Geist spoke on "Classification." iilliO.

ill. lltULlLl TO BE BURIED LN CEMETERY HERE Mrs. Margaret McGee, former resident of town, died yesterday in Philadelphia. Deceased was the widow of the late Dennis McGee. The body will be brought here for interment, arriving at 12:30 tomorrow and burial will be in St.

Marys' cemetery in Eeaverdale. Funeral Director Higgins will be in charge. HALLOWE'EN PARTY AT BALLENT HOME The Intermediates of the Sunday School of the First Church of God. W. Second street, held their monthly social in the nature of a Hal lowe'en party at the home of Mr.

and Mrs. George Ballent last evening. Interesting games amused the guests and a luncheon was served. Those who attended were Emily Adams, Lena Francis, Letha Parry, Grace Compbell, Adelaide and Theiina Mutchler, Margaret and Laura Parnell, Ruth, Mary anl Anna Ballent, Louise Bensinger, Mary and Laura Freeze, Catherine aiid Blanche Wagner, Martha Zim merman. George Ballent, James Freeze, Mahlon Brosclous.

Elmer Startzel, Lawrence Zimmerman Tom Davis, David Smith, Perry Heil, Arthur Bilman, Ray Lubold Lamar Rhorbach, Marvin Wolfgang, Merlin Reese, Lemuel Parry Mr and Mrs. Harry Freeze and Mrs. George Ballent. PEASANT BAYONETS SEYEN AT WARSAW (By rnited Press) WARSAW, Oct. 24.

A peasant ran amok in the village of Smidy Molhynien bayoneting all be encountered. He killed seven, including two police men, and wounded five before a strong detachment of police disarmed him. Miss Emily Marx of New a seat in the siate legislature defeat Bhe be the preMiest friends. She is a Republican, a and Yale Law School, and is wears an American Red Cro6s Rotarlans Towns To MIDVALLEY PLANS FOR MITCHELL DAY Supper At Game Club; Blue Rock Shoot; Cullen And Tye To Shoot For Honors. Arrangements for a special "program to be held by the Hill Top Fish and Game Club at Wilburton No.

1 on John Mitchell Day, Monday, October 29, have been complet ed, according to an announcement made this morning. A blue rock shoot, beginning at noon, is scheduled to open tne day's activities. Jack Cullen, Mount Carmel, and Lou Tye, Shamokin, formerly of this city, who have each won one clay target shoot apiece during the last several months, will again vie for supremacy over the trap. To top the day, a chicken and waffle supper Is to be served in the home of the club from four p. m.

until nine o'clock. nrwruwAPDAMT FACES AZARY Kulpmont Youth's Case Temporarily Discontinued When Car Breaks Down SCRANTOX, Oct. 24. The taking of testimony in the case of Peter Azary, of Kulpmont, charged with beating up a federal prohibition agent and bl-jacking a truck load of beer was discontinued, temporarily, in federal court here today. Continuance was granted wheu Azary wired Judge Albert V.

Johnson that his automobile had broken down and he would be unable to appear in time for the opening court at 10 A. M. Azary had not put In an appear i.nce at 12 o'clock noon when couri recessed. Johnson indicated that If Azary was not in court when it reconvened this afternoon bench war- lants for his arrest would be Issued. Azary, is one of a trio of nu indicted for having beaten up prohibition officer Horace G.

Gunn, of tnc Funbtiry-Lewlsburg road, on August 23. The case was called late rester day and Henrv Shaw, the first witness called was still on the stand when the court adjourned for the dav. case was to be continue, when court convened today. Azarv, with Clayton Wardrop end Adam Oferovlch, Is chargeJ with having heldup Gunn while he was taking a captured truckload of beer into Lewlsbnrg. It 1s charged that Azarv and Bis accomplices beat Gunn into nncon-sclousne and left him by the roadside.

REPUBLICANS HELD AN OX ROAST The Fourth Ward Political Club enjoyed an Oi Roast last night Their members extend thanks to the Republican leaders for the treat. I said the Commonwealth probably would have to find new sources of revenues to take care of interest and sinking fund charges. The State's present bonded indebtedness, he said, was 93.221.000 Ratification of the five proposed bond issues would increase it to $231,221,000. This would make the interest charge "A bond iesue dollar," he declared, "therefore, is worth only 62 cents." Huge appropriations made by the Legislature during the last six years for education, welfare, Delaware River Bridge, State pensions and other purposes were cited by ewis as showing bend issues were necessary. A cash balance of at least in the treasury at the end of the current biennium was predicted.

"Assuming." said Lewis. that the next biennium revenues will increase in the ratio of the last, and assuming further that the Lecisla-ture in 1929 makes as liberal appropriations as did that of 1927. then there should immediately r-vailable $40,0 00,000 to $50,000,000 fcr the projects for which bond is- st'es are asked. "Whv should we go in debt for that for which we can pay cash?" Appropriations couh re mane as follows, he said: State Collese. $5,000,000: Armory-Board.

J4.000.000: Forestry Department. So.000.000 and $14,000,000 for Welfare. These appropriations would absorb the cash balance, but the Legislature in addition could duplicate its $7,000,000 appropriation for 1927 for Welfare, making a total appropriation for Welfare of $21,000,000. The best authorities, he added, have declared S9.000.000 sufficient to purchase all available forest lands which the State can obtain. He asked why a $25,000,000 bond issue was necessary when would cover the project.

Concerning the road bond issues he warned that Interest charges might result in curtailment of the amount the department would have to soend. "7he past history of Pennsylvania politics," he said, "reveals that when once on the ballot, proposed constitutional amendments are rare ly defeated. "The reason is that those interested in their adoption vote the election at large ignores them. "I urge upon voters they vote for or against every amendment on the ballot. That is the only way we can secure a real expression of opinion." FRATERNITY CLUB AUXILIARY HAT SOCIAL THURS.

NIGHT The regular meeting of the I-a-dies Auxiliary to the Fraternity Club, will be held tomorrow evening their social rooms in Masonic Hall. After thi business session a pleasant evening will be enjoyed with a Hat Sociay. Hallowe'en refreshments will be served. All mem- bers are urged to attend this affair as extensive preparations are under way for the entertainment of the members. John Gill, east Avenue, coal inspector for the Lehigh Coal Company, is on a business trip this week to Connecticut.

Mr. and Mrs. William Weislnger, west Avenue, motored today to Philadelphia where they will Tisit friends. Miss Betty Xeiffert or Shamokin was the guest last evening of Miss Anna Webster, east Epurti street were rrarried in and are the parents of five children. She charges abuse, and says that he threw red pepper into her eyes.

He was dangerous when under tho influence of liquor and beat her with a poker as she lay in bed. He beat one of their children into un-rcnsclousness. He had a gun and threatened to shoot her. She declares he hit her with a shoe and she was rendered unconscious three days before one of their children was born. Victor Keller charges his wife Mary, with desertion.

They were married in 1917 and are the parents of two children. WELCOMED SON Mr. and Mrs. David Shuda, east Centre street, are receiving cen-gratnlations on the birth of a son this morning. 1 i (-1 I I 1 ill 1 1,, I Vt i Attempt To Reach Mars By Radio Unsuccessful Ey Henry T.

Russell (U. P. Staff Correspondent) LONDON, Oct. 24. Dr.

Mansfield Robinson may attempt to communicate with Mars again, but he had better not try it while his wife is around. Mrs. Robinson, interviewed in her home at Croydon today, after the failure of her husband's attempt to establish radio communi cation with our sister planet, made it clear that "there will be no more of that foolishness in this house." Shortly after Oonaruru, the six-foot Martian maiden with whom Robinson was attempting to communicate, sent him a telepathic message avislng him to go to bed Mrs. Robinson also handed out some advice. "I don't know anything about this Mars affair," she told newspapermen.

"1 have refused to have the experiments conducted in this house while I remain in it. I don't know whether anyone encouraged my husband, but there will be no more ot that foolishness in this house." 1.