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State Library THE MORNING NEWS VOL. XL--NO. 174- September 1, 1897 DANVILLE, SATURDAY, MARCH 27, 1937 PRICE- Single Cents Copies, Centa 40 a Month 800 WORSHIP AT GOOD FRIDAY SERVICES HERE Annual Services Held At Christ Episcopal Church RECORD SIZED CROWD! Seven Ministers Preach Father K. M. Gearhart In Charge The activities of every day life were dispersed with for a three hour period yesterday afternoon as worshiped during a three hour period at the Christ Episcopal church from 12 o'clock noon until 3 o'clock.

The joint services at the church, held under the sponsorship of the Ministerium, were the largest attended in recent years as about 800 filled every a- vailable space in the large auditorium to capacity. Due to the size of the crowd it was necessary to place chairs in the aisles of the church. While the followers of the Protestant church worshiped at the Christ church members of St. Hubert's and St. Joseph's Catholic churches worshiped in their respective churches at solemn and impressive Easter services.

The services at Christ church were under the direction of the Rev. Kenneth M. Gearhart, rector of the church. Brief sermons on the seven last words of Christ, spoke while dying on the cross were preached by seven local ministers. Although the worshipers had the privelege of leaving the church at the close of any sermons, practically all remained throughout the three hour period.

The sermons were delivered by the Rev. J. C. Moore, pastor of the Grove Presbyterian church; Dr. D.

N. Miller, pastor of the Methodist church; the Rev. H. K. Bower, pastor of the First Baptist church; the Rev.

C. A. L. Bickell, pastor of St. Peter's M.

E. church, Riverside; the Rev. Walter E. Brown pastor of the Pine Street Lutheran church; the Rev H. H.

Jacobs, pastor of the Evangelical church and the Rev. E. L. Leisey, pastor of the Trinity Lutheran church. Business men cooperated in the movement and all stores and places of amusement were closed from noon to 3 o'clock.

FDR RETURNS FROM GEORGIA VACATION Abcard Roosevelt Special, Enroute to Washington, March 26 KU.P.)-President Roosevelt, a picture of vigorous health after a two weeks vacation in the Georgia. Pines, headed for Washington tonight to resume a major battle of his political career--reorganization cf the Supreme Court--and to investigate the sit-down strike wave. According to present plans, the President will confer with congressional leaders tomorrow to hear a report cn progress of his judiciary reorganization plan and discuss the possibility of federal action to halt the sitdown strike epidemic. Buy a Living Room Suite For Easter. $47.50 up at M27 B.

W. LEIBY CO. For Your Visitors Easter The Easter parade i is a great time for visiting your neighbors and friends, just dropping in for a few minutes. Be prepared to offer them a glass of beer. A case of Manru, Utica Club or Stegmaier will be delivered to your home by calling 182 J.

M27 HENRY VOELCKER Easter Sunday Roast Turkey, Chicken, Baked Shad. QUICK'S AMERICAN RESTAURANT M27 Water Rents March 31, last day for discount. M27 Special All Our Home-Made Coconut Cream Eggs Reduced 50c Cocoanut Cream Eggs, Reduced to 30c 25c Cocoanut Cream Eggs, Reduced to 15c 10c Cocoanut Cream Eggs, Reduced to 3 for 25c Also Large Assortment of Milk Chocolate Eggs and Novelties, Reasonebly Priced. CAPITOL CONFECTIONERY Corner Of Mill And Mahoning St. THE WEATHER Yesterday was the birthday anniversary of Mrs.

Eugene Martin, Mill street. 'HE IS RISEN' (NEA BLAME COAL COMPANIES FOR BOOTLEG ISSUE Gov. Earle's Bootleg Coal Commission Hears Testimony AT SHAMOKIN INQUIRY Blame for coal bootlegging in Pennsylvania rests squarely at the door of the large coal companies who could provide work for the miners if they wish a Roman Catholic priest told Gov. Earle's bootleg coal commission in a public hearing at the American Legion hall at Shamokin yesterday. The Rev.

Dr. J. J. Petrovits, 45-year-; clai pastor of St. Mary's church in Kulpmont, pleaded vigorously for "a recognition by the operators of their responsibilities and opportunities." "If the operators cannot or will not employment," the priest said.

the men should be allowed to work under government supervision on leased by the coal companies at able rates." Petrovits, whose Polish congregation includes scores of bootleg miners has I the reputation of being a "restraining influence" among the bootleg coal fraternity in this district. He once conducted a successful campaign among bootleg truck cperators for reducedspeed on the highways. A well-built man about 6 feet tall, Petrovits has an unruly shock of black hair, broad shoulders, and a jaw which resembles Mussolini's. "If the market for anthracite is being lost," Petrovits said. "it is because of red tape, high overhead, and lack vision by our major companies.

"Hundreds of communities never bought anthracite coal in significant quantities until boctleg miners appear(Continued on Page Two) Special Attraction! Easter Monday night dance, Tourist! Hotel, Grovania. Ritters celebrated! crchestra from Bloomsburg will furnish music. M. J. M29 Owner And Proprietor Dance Ballroom Music by Curley Davis Orchestra.

Chesapeake Bay Shad Arriving Fresh Today at 27 V. V. VINCENT'S DAIRY Bird's Easter Flowers All kinds cf potted plants and cut flowers. Come early and get your pick. Display in the Opera House Block.

tf. Water Rents March 31, last day for discount. M27 The Thing To Do Give Her A 1937 Style "Sweet Gift" From Courogen's Named Free. Free Deliver SEVEN SPEND EASTER SUNDAY AT COUNTY JAIL Five Prisoners And Two Mental Patients Are Housed At Prison MOTORIST SENTENCED Sheriff E. Riley Lindner Will Include Eggs On Sunday Menu kith the sentencing of Calvin Del- I be, Danville R.

D. 5, to five days in jail on a reckless driving charge last night, ti.e namer cf men who will spend Easter the jet; was increased to seven. Of this number five are charged with law violations while two are mental patients who are receiving treatment at the jail until a time when they can be admited to the State Hospital which is closed to additional' admission due to overcrowded conditions. Delbo, was sentenced to five days i in jail last night by Justice of the Peace: A. H.

Klase, 405 Church street, in default of a fine when he was adjudged 1 guilty The cf a violation charge of reckless occurred on North Mill' street, Saturday March 13, while Del-! bo was operating a Ford truck owned by his father, James Delbo. Officer J.1 T. Schultz was the prosecutor. Other prisoners at the jail are: Paul Idding, Street, awaiting court trial on a motor law violation; George Keefer, Washingtonville and Lamar Hummer, Danville, serving sentences for disorderly conduct and Vin-: cent Klucznik, Atlas, serving a term for larceny. The mental patients are Trig Milroy and James Kilfoil, both of Danville.

Sheriff E. Riley Linder said last night that eggs would be included on tomorrow's menu for the prisoners in observance of Easter. FIND NO POISON IN MYSTERIOUS DEATH Greensburg, Mar. 26-F. C.

Buckmaster, Allegheny county chemist, admitted he was baffled tonight by the strange death of Mrs. Lillian Householder, 27, pretty brunette night club entertainer, whose partly nude body was found in a lonely mountain cabin late Wednesday. After an intensive study of various organs of the body, Buckmaster said, his tests did not reveal any trace of poison. Mrs. Householder's body was idscovered by an electric light company employe who investigated an unusual consumption of electricity at the cabin.

State Police were holding Rev. Charles Haley for further investigation in the case. Rev. Haley was arrested as he drove up to the cabin shortly after the body was found. He said he knew Mrs.

Householder, wife of a Medina, photographer, for several months' but denied any knowledge of her death. No charges have been placed against him. CONVALESCING CONVALESCING Ralph Cripps, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Cripps, Mowery street, is convalescing at his home following a week's illness with the girppe.

He will observe his 11th birthday anniversary tomorrow. Water Rents March 31, last day for discount. M27 The Thing To Do Give Her A 1937 Style "Sweet Gift" From Courogen's Named Free Free Delivery For Flowers, See Bower's Azaleas, Hyacinth, Tulips, Lillies, Cinerarias. Also cut flowers of all kinds. Phone 186-J.

M27 The Mcntour House Plan to have your Easter Sunday Dinner with us. Roast turkey, stewed chicken, baked ham. M27 Easter Sunday Roast Turkey, Chicken, Baked Shad. I QUICK'S AMERICAN RESTAURANT M27 Sun-Tex Diner So. Danville will serve a Sunday Rcast Turkey Platter Dinner from 11 A.

M. to 7 P. M. Price 35c M27 Bird's Cut Flowers This morning you will find fresh cut roses, carnations, tulips, daffodils, lavender stock, snapdragons, and sweet peas at our Easter display of plants and flowers in the Opera House Block. Florence Traugh Victim Of Septic Sore Throat Scarlet fever and septic sore throat this morning at 1:30 o'clock caused the death at the Geisinger Memorial Hospital of of Mr.

Florence and Mrs. Mae G. Traugh, Donald daught- Traugh, 306 Walnut street. 'The little girl was 12 years, one month and 25 days. Death followed an illness of less than 2.

week. The little girl became ill last Saturday and the disease was pronounced scarlet fever Wednesday. Septic sore throat developed Thursday and she was removed to the Geisinger Memorial Hospital in a critical condition. Although there were numerous cases LOCAL COUPLE TO WED EASTER Miss Erma Latsha and John F. Snyder To Be Married Sunday Easter Sunday at 1 P.

Miss Irma Latsha of Dornsife, will become the bride of Joha T. Snyder of Danville R. D. The ceremony will be performed at Cherryville, by the Rev. Daniel Latsha a brother of the bride-to-be.

Miss Latsha is the daughter of Burlington Latsha Fredricksburg Pa. She is a graduate nurse of the Danville State ospital. The groom is the son of Mrs. Lewis Schreffer of Danville R. D.

The newlyweds will be tendered a dinner and reception at the family homestead at Dornsife at six o'clock Easter night. RURAL GROUPS TO SING Rural community choruses are planning to sing in the fifth annual statewide festival at the Pennsylvania State College Thursday, June 10, which is Farmer's Field Day. Entries should be filed with the county agircultural extension associations before April 1. HENRY B. WILSON, DIES AT AGE 70 Brother Of Mrs.

W. W. Gulick And Miss Margaret Wilson Dies Henry B. Wilson, brother of Mrs. W.

W. Gulick and Miss Margaret Wilson, 15 Gearhart street, Riverside, died at the home of his sister last night at 10:45 o'clock. A resident of Philadelphia, Mr. Wilson had been a guest at the home of his sister since Thanksgiving when he came here to regain his health following a lenghty illness with heart disease. He had been confined to his bed for the past two weeks.

Mr. Wilson would have been 70 years of age, June 5. He never married. The funeral will be held at the Thad S. Vincent Funeral Home, Bloom street Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock with the Rev.

R. M. Mussen, pastor of the Mahoning Presbyterian church officiating. Burial will be made in the Fairview cemetery. TROOP OF TRINITY LUTH.

HOLD HIKE A successful hike was held yesterday by the Scouts of Troop 32, and was in charge of Scoutmaster, Lewis Long, and assistant Scoutmaster, Robert Breckbill. The scouts left the Lutheran church at 10 o'clock and returned at three. They hiked down the other side of the river, to about two miles below Kipp's Run, at which place they held their meeting. Here different tests were passed, such as: First Class axe, cooking, and map making; second class knife and hatchet and tracking. Some of the scouts went on further in order to pass their 14 mile hike test.

After the scouts had cooked their dinners and passed their tests, they returned home. Also the scouts are requested to wear their scout uniforms to scout meeting. On Page Six See H. S. Dye's feed and flour adv.

The Thing To Do Give Her a 1937 Style "Sweet Gift" From Courogen's Named Free Free Delivery CHURCHES WILL OBSERVE EASTER WITH PAGEANTS of the throat disease last year, the cf the little girl his morning the first attributed to he disease in this section this winter. She was a pupil in the sixth grade of the third ward school and attended the Shiloh Reformed Sunday School. Surviving in addition to her parents are the following brothers and ters, Mrs. Clara Boyer, Sunbury; Mrs. 'Eddie Warfield, Danville, Betty' Jean, Celia Ann, and Donald Traugh at home.

Funeral arrangements have not been, completed, although it is believed that completed. ADMITS MURDER AFTER MOVIE Philadelphia Man Confesses Crime After Seeing Screen Murder Philadelphia, Mar. 26-A 41 year old plaster's helper walked out of a theatre where he had seen a murder mystery picture and into police headquarters to confess he had killed a man, detectives announced tonight. They said James McCullen, an em-! ploye of the Pennsylvania Hospital for Mental Diseases, told them he had had an "irresitable desire" for several weeks to murder an inmate of the hospital Cr a child. He told them, they said, that he invited George Burrows, 58 year old porter at the institution, into his room this morning for a Then, police quoted him as saying, he struck and killed Burrows with a crowbar.

Then McCullon went down town, watched the Easter shopping crowds, and then stepped into the theatre, just across the street from the City Hall Detective Bureau. He saw the movie murderer captured at the end of the picture and then walked across the street and surrendered. BLOOD STREAMS FROM FOREHEAD Religious Phenomenon Witnessed By Doctors And Priests Cosenza, Italy, Mar. 26-Sister Elena Aillo, a Catholic nun, lay on her small iron bed in Cozenza Orphanage tonight with blood streaming from her forehead as physicians and priests marveled at the phenomenon which they said has occurred every Good Friday for 13 years. The bleeding, they said, was like that of Christ when the crown of thorns was pressed against his brow on the day of the crucifixion the Good Friday commemorates.

Religious, civil and medical leaders stood in silence around the Nun's bed while the flow of blood stained one pillow after another. The group, most of whom were convinced that there were witnessing one of the greatest religious miracles of the age, made no effort to halt the bleeding. Physicians said that as the case of 12 other Good Fridays when Sister Elena has bled, they expect her to return to normal physical condition tomorrow. VISITING IN PHILA Prof. J.

Do Witt Jubborn street yesterday for pa: delphia where he will spand the weekend. Penny Bingo, Tonight Goodwill Hose Co. Door Prize. M24, 27 Rescue Dance Tonight Becker's Orchestra. Eifert, caller.

25c to all. S-tf Coal Prices Reduced Place your order now and take advantage of the new low prices. Phone 202. M27 MILLER'S COAL YARD Notice Dr. B.

Schneider's Office, E. Market street, will be closed from Friday, Mar. 26, 3 P. until Monday, Mar. 29, 1 P.

M. M27 Gibson's Flowers Potted plants; tulips, hyacinths, kalanchors, cinerarias, lillies, hydrangeas. Cut Flowers, roses, snap-dragons, carnations, sweet peasCorsages 75c and up- M274 Special Services Will Be Conducted In All Local Churches END WEEK OF WORSHIP Large Congregations Expected To Attend Services Sunday Pageants, special music, confirmations and Easter sermons will feature the services in local churches tomorrow which it is expected, will be attended by record sized congregations. The services will bring to a close a week of worship, featured by union Good Friday services at the Christ Episcopal church yesterday. Trinity Lutheran Church Trinity Lutheran begins its Easter service at a Dawn Service at 6:30.

The service is entitled "The Fountain of Youth." The readers will be Fred Litchfield, Jack Billeg, Glenn Snyder, and Ard Mader and the combined and Senior Choirs will sing the vocal selections. At 10:30 there will be another Communion which will culminate in probably the largest communion of Trinity's history because over 200 people have already communed at the Holy Thursday Service. At 4:30 in the afternoon there will be a baptismal service for the children cf the church. A large number of parents have already expressed their desire to have their infant children dedicated to God in His Holy Temple and still others will be added to this list. On Easter Sunday evening at 7:30 the Senior Choir will sing its annual Easter Cantata entitled "The Day of Triumph" by Arthur Thomas Gilbert.

This cantata is a. beautifully diversified series of solos, duets, quartetes and chorus work who participate in the rendition of this Easter choral are: Elsie Foust, Mildred Camp, Carolyn Montague, Kathryn Dietich, Mrs. E. L. Leisey, Mrs.

Harry Hallman, Mrs. Harry Deaner, Jean Blecher, Fay Gehrig, Mrs. A. Lewis Forney, Mrs. Ralph White, Ruth Riley, Mildred Wagner, Mrs.

John Bausch, Darlis Camp, Mrs. Paul Jones, Fred Litchfield, John Nuss, Jack Billeg, Paul Blecher, Harold Prentiss, Harry Snyder, Vincent Leisey, Ard Mader, George Montague, Glenn Snyder, Mrs. Lester Billeg. THOUSANDS OF FLOWERS CHEER MENTAL PATIENTS Greenhouses And Garden Provide Blooms For Wards FERNS AND PALMS Flowers to brighten their environment and lead their thoughts to things of beauty are part of the medicine prescribed at the Danville State Hospital for Mental Diseases in cure cf mental ills. Six greenhouses, with 11,500 square feet of floor space, provide flowers of all descriptions in the winter.

Flower gardens, 42 garden beds, evergrenns, plams and ferns spread cheer about the grounds and lawns both summer and winter. Flowers from the greenhouses in winter and from the gardens in sum(mer grace every ward, corridor, room and table of the huge institution so there is never a day when the 1800 mental patients are without bouquets to cheer them in the midst of their afflictions. A florist, assistant florist, and several patients have charge of the work of cultivating the blooms. Flowers for the wards are secured every day from the greenhouse and gardens upon requisitions signed by the superintendent. Beginning at the main doorway through every corridor, ward, dining 1'00m and room there is always an evergreen, fern, palm; rbloom for patients and visitors.

At the weekly dances for patients a flower is given everybody in attendance. There are special displays at Easter land Christmas. Seven hundred poinsettias, 90 Jerusalem Cherries and 110 primrose plants brighten the institution at Christmas time; at Easter time there are 900 tulips, 500 hyacinths, 90 calla lillies, 25 palms and 1500 ferns. In the fall there is always a huge I chrysanthemum display with 1300 bloom at one time. Palms, ferns, and flowers grace the chapel for Sabbath services, the auditorium and the amusement hall.

An idea of the magnitude of the job providing flowers for the institu-1 tion may be gathered from the following figures representing the "flower! 300 coleus, 3.000 geraniums, 2000 cannas, 3,000 carnations, 65 hydrangea bushes. 1300 chrysanthemums, 500 snapdragons, 500 marigolds, 500 zinrias, and three bushels of gladiolus bulbs. Daily there are picked 1600 carnation blooms, 50 calendulas, 700 frezias and other in proportion. Easter Corsages Easter Corsages Remember mother, wife or sweetheart with a corsage this Easter. Gardenias Violets Roses.

M27 LEDUC Grove Presbyterian Church The Easter Pageant of the Grove Presbyterian Church will be presented on Sunday evening at 7:30 P. M. The Resurrection fact is beautifully witnessed in the Pageantry of "Morning Light." Into the quiet hill-top setting prepared for an Easter sunrise service come the dark Spirits of Doubt to bewilder the minds of two young people. This young man and young woman are not sure that the religion of the risen Christ is sufficient to meet the tests of our modern every-day life. As each Doubt speaks of a modern problem, a vision appears before the young people to show how Jesus met that self-same test long ago.

As the light of Easter dawns on the hill-top they discover that because His ideals are eternal, He goes before mankind of every age to them. He is discovered going not only into Galilee as the resurrection again said but into America and into the whole world of today. The characters as portrayed and episodes are: Two modern young people, Hanna? Keller and Frank Magill. Appearing in a vision, Mary Madgalene, the other Mary, Marian Magill and Janet Brown. Episode 1-Jesus and Satan.

Episode 2 Three Pharisees, Wm. Hendricks, Thomas Magill and Alexander Foster. Episode 3-Mary and Martha, Isabel Johnson and Barbara Foss. Episode 4-Salome, Dorothy Finkernagel; Sarah, Grace Langewish; Deborah, Nellie Ungard; The children singing Hosannas are the Primary and (Continuea on Page Special All Our Home-Made Coconut Cream Eggs Reduced 50c Cocoanut Cream Eggs, Reduced to 30c 25c Cocoanut Cream Eggs, Reduced to 15c 10c Cocoanut Cream Eggs, Reduced to 3 for 25c Also Large Assortment of Milk Chocolate Eggs and Novelties, Reasonably Priced. CAPITOL CONFECTIONERY Corner Of Mill And Mahoning St.

Birthday Geetings Mostly cloudy Saturday and Sunday; probably snow flurries in north portions Saturday; continued cold Saturday; slowly rising temperature Sunday..