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MOUNT GARMEL ITEM EXCLUSIVE LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES OF THE UNITED PRESS, GREATEST AFTERNOON NE WS ASSOCIATION GOOD EVENIN8 Few people strain their eye looking on the bright WEATHER Rain tonight and Wednesday, probably changing to mow Bur-rlei Wednesday; colder. MOUNT CARMEL, TUESDAY. DECEMBER 4, 1928. VOL XLI. NO.

28. PRiCE 1-WO CEN1S. "Confesses" Cut Off President In Message To 1 SISTER OF SUICIDE IS IN PRISON TWO BURGLARS SENTENCED TO 3 TO 5 YEARS Congress Sees Prosperity A. BOUGHNER 1 FARM BLOC TO TRUST HOOVER John Youst, Milton, and Her Advocates Measures on Farm Relief, Naval Construction and Kellogg Pact MESSAGE IS FINAL Praise Domestic Tranquility and Sayt Foreign Relations are Improved Siller of Bruno Bressl, Kulp-mont, Charged with Murder of Her Husband COLLECTEDFOR DEFENSE man Cryscavage, Frack-ville. Found Guilty BRINGS DOWN ALBINO DOE STROUSS CHARGES JURY WITH AID BILL Used Hatchet to Dispose ofl Frank Walters, Sunbury, on Trial for Turning in False Fire Alarm FAWN IS KILLED WE8T OF ELYSBURO The rifles of gunners are taking their toll from deer herds In this section.

A fawn, two Ieg3 shot from under it, was found in the woods near the Erdman dahlia farm west of Elysburg. Hospital authorities were notified and a man from 1'axlnos whose name could net be ascertained today, ended lhe litila creature's suffering. The body was taken to the hospital and a venison menu at the institution was served. Turn Backs on Immediate Relief by Present Congress; Await New President Well Known Man Brings Down Albino Doe in Centre County By Robert Moorefield (United Press Staff Correspondent) WASHINGTON, Dec 4. President Coolidge sent to Congress today his final "Annual Mes- By Paul R.

Mallon P. Staff Correspondent) (U. To have the honor of killing an sage." document painting America albino doe In a ravine In the seven- Peaceful and prosperous, lAan mmintolna In Pfintra Aim but hinting to legislators that a i IT '7 WASHINGTON, Dec. 4. Farm Relief probably will follow veto awaits any new appropriations Tariff Revision into the discard )f la a distinction belonging to Leon A.

Boughner, of Shamokin, and the animal Is now on Its way to Shamokin and will In all probability be mounted by the proud hunter. Dec. 4. Criminal Court for Deaiber lu Northumberland County went Into Its second day today. Botti I'r.

-I-k-nc Judge Strouss and Judge Lloyd are rushing things and are doing everything possible to get through quickly. District Attorney Raker and Joseph Hollister and Hiram Bloom his assistants are rushing things in the trial or cases and presenting of eases before the grand Jury. There were approximately 80 new eases, but many of them have been disposed of during the two erod at this session of Congress. Spouse who Abused Her, Brother Stated Here A sister of Bruno Bressl, Kulp-mont man, who committed suicide at his home yesterday by fl-lng a revolver bullet throuKh his head, according to police. Is now Jailed In Italy charged with the- murder of her husband.

Friends In this vicinity recalled this morning how Bressl, before his death, had approached them fos funds to be nsed, he told them, for the defense of his sster when she was brought, to trial. According to the story Bressl Is said to have related In his rounds, Ms sister used a hatchet to kill her husband who, It was claimed, was constanlty abusing her. When the alleged murder occurred or when Bressl's sister Is to be brought to trial could not be learned here today. This, together with working con for Immediate outlays. Such appropriations, he sal would lead to the "unthinkable" result of a Juue, 1929 deficit.

Even a revolving fund In any farm Telief legislation would have I leaders said today as Senate and Mr. Bonghner was In the woods DOE SLAUGHTER IN THE STATE GROWING LESS House gathered to hear President Coolidge's message on the state of the nation. The Farm Bloc almost unanimously turned its back on the old plan for immediate action as a result of advance information they had received on the President's message. They privately expressed In Centre county when he espied the animal which was almost pure white. He trailed It for some distance and then dispatched the beautiful doe with a shot from his trusty rifle.

to be provided for by loans or otherwise, Mr. Coolidge advised, since the treasury would have no money available to create the fund. At hnmo Mr AflWl. Because Allen A. Ryan, above, had been estranged for nearly a decade from bis father, tka late Thomas Fortune Ryan, be received no share of the estate left by the financier.

He was awarded only two pearl shirt studs. Allan Ryan was financially ruined In a spectacular corner In Stuti Motors In 1920 which resulted In his expulsion from the Stock Exchange. He and his father are said to have quarreled bitterly over the latter's refusal to come to his son's aid. I "There Is tranquility and content-1 days aud the district attorney hopes to get through within the next day or two, he said today, i John Youst, Milton and Herman James Kelly, 23, has "confessed" to military police at San Antonio, Texas, that he tlew Elfrleda Knaak into the police state furnace at Lake Bluff, 111, Oct. 31.

Kelly, whose home Is Lake Forest, 111., enlisted Nov. 15 in the photo section and deserted two days later, assording to Colonel Charles Danforth, commandant of Sel-fridge Field. He was ta) en into custody when he walked up to a military policeman and declared he was A. W. O.

L. ment and the highest record of the opinion that they would lather Central Counties Report Many More Killed Saturday Than Were Slain Last Year ORPHANAGE GETS FOUR YOUNG DEER Gryseavage, Frackville, formerly of this city, were found guilty of robbery from the store of William Raup, Milton, and were sentenced to serve from 18 months to three years and from two and a half to five years in the county prison. John "Zeno" Pogozelskl constable of Mount Carmel Township, was found not guilty by a jury of years of prosperity," while abroad, -wait and put the next Farm bill up "There Is peace" and the "Good 'to Presldent-Elect Hoover than do-will which comes from mutual tin-! liver it to President Coolidge. derstanding." The Tariff revision matter as After warning the Congress and definitely settled when the House the nation that America can "at-; Ways and Means Committee voted ford to walk humbly" and avoid yestorday to open hearings on becoming selfish, under the Hood of i a general tariff revision bill Janu-prosperlty, the president outlined ary next- Their bill, they said, a legislative program for the short Probably he ready for a spe-session, some of which left legisla-session of Congress in May. tors In doubt as to their own course Jne committee action and the ditions anil Illness -In the family.

It is believed, caused the man to become despondent and take his rwn life yesterday by firing a bullet through his head while lying on a couch in the living room of home at 931 Scott street, Kulp-mont. Bressl shot himself at 8:30 a. AIRPLANE CAUSE OF BARNFIRE end he died in the Shamokin Bucks Were Illegally Killed By Many Hunters on Saturday According to reports from deer camps, the kill yesterday was far below that of Saturday, the first iay of the season, when various numbers of deer were slain, ranging from twelve in Dauphin County to more than a thousand in Jefferson County. Throughout Central Pennsylvania was two and one-half Saturday was two and one-half times the number of bucks killed on the opening Iay a year ago. In Northampton County where opponents of tho open doe season COUNTY 22ND IN VALUE OF PRODUCTION of action.

Favors Farm Relief Bloc now make it appear certain there will be an extra session of Congress, and likewise make it doubtful if much important legisla- pointing a gun at John Exchange, and the prosecutor was directed to pay the costs of prosecution. George Shively was found not guilty of an assault and battery on William Rhoads, but was compelled to pay costs. Mrs. Bilowski, Mount Carmel, was Pii.r floor llloi-nllv killed nmaioreu I laiuns.iu urn nun by hunters In the Union county dis-1 a revolving fund in it, hut latfR llitt efJUUilZUUUU leu piupuoni wmv-u trict, were turned over to Game is he has hitherto found objection tlve business will be transacted in this short session. President-Elect Hoover promised during his cam Hebe Folk Certain Flyer The Cause of Farm Blaze Protector Bruce P.

Yeager, over the week-end and were sent by him to the Sunbury I. O. O. F. Orphan a tret All ft tha ontmQla vcfro nf State Hospital four hours later at 12:30 p.

m. A half hour before the shooting. Florence Bressl, three-year old daughter of the dead man, wa3 scalded about her neck when she pulled a pot of coffee off the kitchen table. Bressl, who Is 30 years old and survived by his widow and three young children, will be laid at rest In St. Mary's Cemetery tomorrow morning.

Charles J. Lucas, local undertaker, will have charge of the burial. Northumberland County Runs High Value of Industrial Production able. He advocated passage of the 15 cruiser bill, now pending in tbe senate, but suggested that the time clause for starting building before 1931 should be removed. Some saw in this an attempt to have merely i obtained an injuction against hunting there were many hunters seen in the fields but the Game i Commission has not received word mysterious nrs ws.cn aesiroy-, g00(, M(, the larder o( the ed a large barn on the W.

O. be n)aterally lncreaSed ner farm, near Hebe, was caused i as reBUit by an arlplane, residents of that- sections were confident today. DG WATER LINE TRENCHES Explanation of the origin of the found guilty of an assault on a neighbor and was sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs of suit. Frank Walter, Sunbury, is being tried before Judge Frank H. Strouss, for turning in a false fire alarm.

He pleaded ignorance of the law saying that he wanted a thrill by -seeing the fire trucks making runs and the judge then gave paign that he would call an extra session to provide farm relief before the next harvest If this short session failed to handle the matter. Numerous pressing matteis are crowding at the head of the Senate calendar. Senator Hiram Johnson of California has announced he will bring the unfinished business, the Boulder Dam bill, before the Senate tomorrow afternoon for discussion, and his opponents who have a "paper" Navy one which need not be built If the 1931 arms limitation session under the Washington treaty comes to a new liililta blaze has been sought for the past several days and the fact that an nirplane was seen flying over the farm about a half hour befJre the of any deer being killed there-Study Slain Deer Dr. George M. Sutton, chief of the Bureau of Research and Information of the Game Commission, and B.

Scott Fritz, field agen for the State Department of Agrucul-ture, are in the woods of Centre County, working with hunters. Each deer killed is examid by the two State officials any many barren does ara found. Northumberland county rank3 twenty-second among the counties of Pennsylvania in value of Indus trial production, according to figures announced by the Stale Department of Internal Affairs. Value of production in the country during the last fiscal year was 181,132,800. The number of workers was 25,153 and the salaries and wages paid totaled $35,259,900.

Capital invested in the industrial plants of the country totals MICH. O'CONNOR, KULPMONTDEAD flames were discovered furnished The Wyoming Valley Water I Supply Company yesterday pressed a stenm shovel Into service to dig trenches for laying new water mains on east Center street, Cen-tralia. Considerable progress has been made and the work is expected to be completed before hard him a good reprimand and showed him that he was endangering pedestrians and motorists by his foolish action. Frank Genaro, Mount Carmel, the first clue, which has developed tion arrangement. He favored ratification of the Kellogg anti-war pact which he praised highly.

Further he was for passage of Boulder Dan and Muscle Shoals bills, but with qualifications, which would prevent any extensive government entry into the private electrical power field. Into an assured belief. Men were working in the vicinity twice filibustered against his measure again are on the warpath. Senator Smoot, of Utah, the leader of this opposing group, says the measure cannot pass. Neither house planned to do much bi siness this second day of of the barn throuhgout the day and $64,193,600.

no suspicious persons were In the winter weather sets in. New water mains will also be Native of Shamokin Died at the Home of His Sister, Mrs. Alfred Ford Union county rates fifty-seventh vicinity. Also there were no lights or fires of any kind around tbe laid on Park street, providing bet Both heard the read-. among the counties of the state the session with an industrial production val building.

ing of the President's message. In order to show how the deer kill in the State has increased, Slautterback picked Mifflin County as an example. There in 1915, the fir3t year in which records were kept, fifty deer were killed. Last year the total was 500. This year it is estimated that the kill thesa will be between 730 and 1000.

charged with possession and sale of intoxicating liquors, will not come before the court. The grand jury Ignored the indictment against him and placed the costs on the county. Not Guilty A jury returned in President Judge Strouss's Court today with a not guilty verdict In the case of Jacob Walter, 24, and married, of Shamokin Dam, a suburb. He was ter service and greater fire protection for sections of Conyngham Township. Residents of the vcflnlty are sat 3 I I 'i 1 Michael O'Connor, died at he home of his sister, Mrs.

Alfred isfied that a cigarette or other light dropped from the plane fired the building. These were the oustanding legislative recommendations In a message which sang the President's swan song and looked back upon an era of prosperity and ahead to its continuance. He reviewed the state of the union, and found us at peace and (Continued on Page Six) DIEHL NOT BADLY HURT uation of $3,691,999 and 1974 employes whose annual payroll is $934,500 and with Snyder county rank3 sixty-first with a production valuation of $3,197,400, capital Investment of $2,123,000. 1109 workers whose payroll Is and a capital Investment of $1,429,000. Montour county Is sixty-second, its figures being as follows, value MEMORIAL SERVICES Kord, this morning at five o'clock.

He had been 111 several months and was bedfast several weeks. Born In Shamokin, 43 years ago, he resided there hte greater part of his life. Sometime ago be moved to Kulpmont. He leaves his mother, Mrs. Michael O'Connor, Shamokin, his sister and ono brother, Lawrence, Brooklyn.

LOCAL MEN ALL GOT DOES TODAY" HEIGHTS TO BUY MORE FIRE HOSE Minor repairs to several streets were reported at the monthly meet accused of making an attack on a 13 year old girl on August 22. The jury was out for nearly a whole of production employes, salaries and wages, capital Invested. $3,873,200. ing of Marion Heights Boroug day. The girl alleged that she was assaulted by this married man despite her efforts to prevent it.

Football Star Expected Home Today; At Lewisburg Over Night Walter Diehl. former gridiron star of Mount Carmel High School Word comes from the Sunrise Hunting Club, of this city, gunnfhs for does near Woodward, Centve County, that School Director This happened near the brewery here, when they stopped the car President Coolidge's Message Highlights State cf the Nation "No Congress ever assembled, on surveying the state of the Union has met with a more pleasing prospect than that which appears at the present time." Economy "It Is necessary during the present session to refrain from new ap STECKER PRES. and he pulled the girl into a lonely Charles Lucas, Councilman Albert "Tiz" Visintainer. and John Sadu ski, members of the club each killed a fine female deer. spot.

(Continued on Page Two) Sons of Poland to Honor Memory cf Dead on Dec. 16; Mass at St. Joseph's The Sons of Poland will hold memorial services for their dead on Sunday, December 16. A solemn mass will be read in the St. Joseph's Catholic church at 7:00 o'clock In the morning and at 2:00 o'clock In the afternoon Rev.

Fr. M. Mayer, pastor of St. Joseph's and Rev. Fr.

Thomas Bartol, of Brady, will deliver addresses in the society's social rooms on north SCHOOL BOARD and captain of Bucknell University's 1927 football team, who was reported to have been seriously Injured while playing with the Frankford Yellcwjackets at Chicago Sanday, was scheduled to arrive home this morning from Lewisburg where he stopped over 75 ATTEND EASTERN STAR BANQUET Mount Carmel Chapter, No. 157, Order of the Eastern Star, celebrated their fifteenth anniversary last evening with a seven o'clock dinner at Marble Hall. Seventy-five members attended the affair. After the dinner the balance of the evening was pleasantly passed with Bridge games. Those who attended report an enjoyable evening.

1 i 1 I council tasi nmni. Members of the fire committee cf council were also authorized to get tbe price on J50 feet of chemical hose for the fire department's truck. Chief Burgess Antonio Sgro announced that he had received eight dollars for fines and permits. In the absence of D. W.

Wagner, clerk of council, Solicitor Raymond B. Tobias, of this city, served as temporary secretary. All bills were read and ordered to be paid at the session which was brief. Councilmen, attending the meeting, were President Frank Rick, Stanley Visnefski, Michael Leshen-dock, Louis Sgro, Joseph D'Angeio and Joseph Longo. KING GEORGE PASSES CRISIS propriations for immediate outlay, KLINGER GETS DOE Charles Klinger, Locust Gap, the well known mine foreman was one of the lucky nimrods who killed a doe during the open season for these fleet footed animals.

Venison steaks will be in order at the Gap when Mr. Klinger returns. the last night enroute here from dlln west metrr middle west metropolis. to provide for them by new reven H. B.

Henderson Elected Vice President at Session Held Last Night The Mount Carmel School Directors met last night in the high school and elected Joseph 0. Steck-er as president of the board for the ensuing year. H. B. Henderson was Oak street.

An interesting entertainment program Is being arrang Word received from him by his parents on north Market street last evening was that he was all right and only suffered a bump on the head in the game. I Condition so Reassuring That ed by the memorial committee. Physician Quits Vigil and Retires ue; otherwise we shall reach the end of the year with the unthinkable result of an unbalanced budget." National Defense "Our army could not be much reduced, but does not need to be Increased. Our navy, according to generally accepted standards Is deficient In cruisers. The bill before EDWARD McCABE RICHARD WILLS TO BE BURIED TOMORROW Funeral services for Richard MINSTREL REHEARSAL At first, it vas thought that Diehl had received a fractured skull.

He was taken from Wrlgley Field in NEW COUNCILMAN By Keith Jones P. Staff Correspondent) LONDON, Dec. 4. (U. elected vice president.

The board besides electing officers transacted routine business. Reports of Superintendent W. M. CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS the Windy City to a hospital In an unconscious condition-When the former backfleld luminary of the Red and White was Yeingst were read and ordered Developments today gave hope that King George had passed the Edward McCabe, a well known the Senate with the elimination of ELECT OFFICERS uiis will be conducted at the inie on south Troutwine street, entralia, at 2 o'clock tomorrow fternoon. Rev.

G. W. Mcllnay, pas-Jr of the Methodist Entsconal AH To Take Part in Entertain the time clause should be passed." revived, he hurried from the hos- resident of Kulpmont, was appointed at the monthly meeting of borough council there last night to fill 'pital to return east with the Frank- filed and the reports of Truant Officer George McFee were read and ordered filed after whicr bills were ordered paid and the meeting adjourned. ment for Legion Drum Corps Asked to be Present First rehearsal for the minstrel the unexpired term of the late lurcn win officiate. Interment ill be made In the Odd Fellows ''metery.

Antl War Treaty "It Is the most solemn declaration against war, the most positive adherence to peace, that It Is possible for sovereign nations to make." Farm Relief "The Government should aid In to be produced for the benefit of the Michael Rafferty as councilman. The deceased member of council had only served about a year of his four-year term and as a result, his successor Is scheduled to fill the The local Council, Catholic Daughters of America held an important meeting last evening In their social rooms In the K. of C. building, south Oak street. Officers for the ensuing year were elected.

Those chosen were: Grand Regent, Mrs. Anna McCarthy; Vice Regent, Mrs. James Kealey; Prophetess, Misg Catherine Haverty; Lecturer, Miss Cyrilla Gibbons; Historian. Miss Florence Reardon; Financial Secretary, Miss Christine Ross; American Legion Drum and Bugle Corps will be held tonight at 7:30 o'clock in the Legion Home. All to take part are asked to he present promptly.

The proceeds will be No Teachers, Now No Anthracite; Vacation Of Pupils Continues promoting orderly marketing and In crisis In his illness. Lord Lawson of Penn, physician-in-ordinary, was sufficiently reassured that he retired at 1 a. m. Instead of keeping vigil at the king's bedside. The official bulletin, issued at 11:00 a.

m. contained a decided note of optimism. The bulletin said: "The King passed a quieter night although aaxiety concerning his heart must continued. The improvement noted last evening I3 so far satisfactorily maintained. Signed Stanley Hewett, Law-son of Penn." The admiralty announced today The silence In the Rocky Moun-ns is so great that the flapping partridge wings may be heard several miles.

Horses have no eyebrows and no eyelids. ford team. Diehl left his team mates at Harri3burg and then continued on his way to Lewisburg. The local athlete will probably be out of the lineup when the Yellow Jackets meet the New York Giants Saturday. In fact, it was reported today, Wally's football for the season may be ended as the Frankford eleven have only the Chicago Bears to play the following week-end to end its schedule.

lur ue" handling surpluses clearly due to The new councilman Is a coal In 1 weather and sensational conditions spector at Pennsylvania Colliery of used to purchase new uniforms for the musicians. the Susquehanna Company, west of Green Ridge. Schoolboys and schoolgirls of ATTORNEY SCHAEFFER ILL J. Frederick Schaeffer, Sunbury, New Philadelphia, today continued to enjoy a vacation of indefinite length. Treasurer, Mrs.

Marjorle Glessner; Monitor, Mrs. Catherine Shallow; one of Central Pennsylvania's lead BABY, DEAD TWO YEARS FOUND IN OLD TRUNK Yesterday a shadow of gloom ing lawyers Is a patient In St. in? "As a beginning there should be created a Federal Farm Board empowered to advise Producers' Associations in establishing central agencies or stabllzatlon corporations, to seek more economical means of merchandizing, and to aid the producer In securing returns according to the quality of his product." Boulder Dam "I feel warranted in recommending a measure which will protect the rights of the states, discharge Agnes Hospital. Philadelphia, suf Sentinel, Misg Dorothy Flcklnger; Organist, Mrs. Cora Brennan; I Trustees, Mrs.

Mary Belerschmldt I and Mrs. Mary McDonnell, After the business session a fering from a nervous breakdown. passed over their faces when the! that it expects the Prince of Wales fifteen teachers -on strike for the to arrive at Suez Friday. He will be last two weeks because they had taken by fast train to Alexandria, not been paid announced that the where H. M.

S. Frobisher will be SAYS MATE HOLDS DRINKING RECORD; ASKS FOR DIYORCE strike was broken. I waiting to take him across the Former Judge L. S. Walter, Mount Carmel, is also quite ill and has made frequent trips to a Philadelphia hospital, and to Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, for treatment.

(By United Press) COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 4. Detectives began a search today for the parents of a six months-old baby whose body was found In a pleasant social time was passed with card games and a delicious luncheon was served. The teachers returned, but the nprpQarv government func- trunk at the James V. Emlg ware- i the Mediterranean to the European mainland.

Arrangements have also been made to enable the Duke of Gloucester, second son of the King, to sail from Capetown, South Africa schools were ecld. There was no coal to build fires, because tbe school board Is "broke." so the teachers and their undisappoinied i.upils went again. house here late yesterday when Hons, and leave the electrical Meld (Bv L'nlted Press) FORT WAYNE, Dec. 4. Carrie Helwig obtained a divorce from her husband, Ferdinand be SPAIDE NOMINATED ASHLAND POSTMASTER the trunk was offered for sale for; private enterprise, storage dues.

Muscle Shoals The body had been in the trunk i should elndlv approve a bill The schools will stay closed un-' for home on Friday. cause she said be held a drinking LICENSES Doemer S. Fryberger, weaver, ot Shamokin, was granted a license to wed Blanche T. Snyder, of the same place by Register and Recorder Joha I. Carr.

W. J. Ruch and Helen B. Becker were granted a license. at least two vears.

according to i-rantln. ai.thnrltv tn lease the en- record, tone said in tne course school Doard gets some Emlg. who said bis records show tire property for tho production of five weeks be drank 10 gallons of money, or the State Depar.aJint the trunk was stored on Oct. 26 I 1 grape wine, one gauuu 01 cum; 01 tuucauon gets some ior ine (By United Press) WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.

President Coolidge sent to the senate today the nomination of lalno 91 hnttlos nf hnniA brew, i board. A nozzle containing a chamber for soap has been invented for washing autos. Tbe hose Is attached to the nozzle and the wa ter applied In the nsual way. The first lightning conductor I "and I don't know how much moonshine." Mother of Consolation team plays Holy Cross at Mother of Consolation Hall tonight, tomorrow Mr. and Mrs.

John Crouth, Mr. Harold Spalde to be postmaster at 1929. The baby's skull had been Prohibition fractured but the coroner was un- "Tb Government Is doable to determine whether the mfl -m tn do all fracture occurred before or after ran 'n this direction and Is en death. There were no other marks titled to active copoeratlon of the and Mrs. Richard Girardinl, return- The longest railway run I3 from ed from a motor trip to Tamaous Ashland, and the nomination of Howard L.

Orr to be postmaster at Tyrone, Pa. was Invented by a Bohemian monk night St Peter's will be at Mother In 1754, si Consolation HalJ, Riga to Vladivostok. (800 miles. where they visited friend. 'iilf i nil f-)upd1.