Harrisburg Sunday Courier from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania • Page 1

En'ftrad Swoad-Cliu lUttar at Fot Ottio at HurUburf HARRISBURG, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1937 PRICE FIVE CENTS in nnr juALv VOL. 42 NO. 37 11 nnippn nr JlllSuvl IAJ FAUJ mum MFil inter pf Expert Injured in Auto Crash ATTACKING PARALYSIS GERM Add More Chlorine To City TRllBY FEAR NEW Water As Precaution After Man Falls Into Reservoir one of 5000 Toronto cunareir who This bright-faced youngster was were administered a zinc sulphate mild epidemic of infantile paralysis. The physician is shown using a special techniaue. necessary when spraying the solution, to cover EFFORT IS TO REVIVE George Chronister Slips into Water at Reservoir Park GOLF CLUB SHORT Firemen Called After Golfer Is Unable to Effect Rescue While: attempting to retrieve tennis ball from the water in the open reservoir at Reservoir Park several minutes before he reported off duty yesterday afternoon, George Chronister, 64 years old, gatekeeper at the reservoir, lost his life when be slipped and fell into the filtered water.

A watch in the man's pocket, af ter the body was pulled up on the bank, was stopped at 3.56 clock Chronister was to have quit his work for the day at 4 clock. Members of the Harrisburg Fire Department and attendants from the Harrisburg Hospital, with pul- motors, -vainly tried to resuscitate the man. His heart was still beat inr when he was pulled up on the bank, according to Deputy Coroner A. W. Cowley, but as resuscitation methods' were applied, the heart gave out 4 The man was in the water not more than fifteen minutes.

He was till struggling frantically in th water, when DeWayne Stewart, 28 South Nineteenth street, a golfer, returning from the golf Jinks, heard the cries for help and ascended the bank to the top of the reservoir. When Stewart saw the man in the water, he leaped over the fence surrounding: basin and stretched to the drowning man one of hi golf clubs. But Chronister was about fifteen feet away from the sloping wall of the basin, and the golf club was short Stewart then advised the gatekeeper to keep working his legs in the water and, meantime, Stewart ran to the home of Russel T. Tuc-key, assistant park supervisor, in the park, and notified him of the incident Tuckey summoned the fire department and the ambulance. When Fire Chief Earl Swartz and the Mt Pleasant Fire Company arrived at the Reservoir, the man had abandoned his struggles, but bis head and shoulders were still above water.

Park Police Barney Wallace and Paul Black, member of the fire company, succeeded in lassoing the body and pulling it toward the bank. It was necessary to lower a ladder down the slippery wall of the basin and fasten it, before the men could reach the body and pull it up on the bank. Artificial respiration was resorted to immediately, and after a half hour of "fruitless effort Dr. Walter Continued on page 5 WOMAN'S FAN FOUND AT SCENE OF MURDER Pocomoke City, Sept 18 Corporal C. E.

Minnick, of the State police, said today he believed a woman was responsible for the murder of Alonzo L. Blades, 63, former deputy sheriff. Minnick said a woman's fan was found in the rear of the sedan in which Blades was found dead at the wheel on a wooded lane three miles south of here. A small calibre bullet had been fired into the back of his head and another, from outside the car, piercing his neck. CROP OUSTS FAMILY; PUT WHEAT IN HOUSE Ogden, Utah, Sept.

IS A bumper wheat crop and a break in prices filled normal storage places and caused one farmer to move his family and necessary furniture intol a tent He stored wheat in his home. mnuL HIM mnir Drinking water in Harrisburg is absolutely safe. Dr. George R. Mof-flt city bacteriologist, announced late last night following the death ef George Chronister, gatekeeper at the reservoir, who fell into the basin.

"The man had apparently died from apoplexy and was not drown ed," Doctor Moffit said. "He was in the water less than fifteen min utes, and the water could not have possibly become contaminated, as it i Twelve Degrees Below Normal, Weather Records Show Harrisburgers shook the moth balls out of top coats, sweaters and other heavier clothing yesterday, and wore them on the streets last ight as Fall made its unoffclal 1937 debut. The mercury had skidded down to forty-two degrees early yester day, and, got higher than sixty-four. That was at three o'clock yesterday afternoon. The day registered twelve degrees be low normal.

Today is expected to be cloudy, and it may be somewhat warmer. Showers may follow later in the day, according to forecasts of the Weather Bureau last-night- Extra blankets for comfortable Bleeping and furnace fires in the homes were the order of the day. Light frost was reported in a number of sections in the State, although no frost occurred in the Harrisburg area. HOSIERY PATENT SUITS GETS TO HIGHER COURT Philadelphia, Sept 18 Litigation over the so-called "ringless hosiery" patent was carried today into the U. S.

Circuit Court of Appeals here by Julius Kayser and Company, New York, and Textile Patents Corporation, Philadelphia, who control the patent rights. The two firms appealed the decision handed down last April by Federal Judge Oliver B. Dickinson which held invalid the ringless hosiery patent of Charles A. Kaufman, New York, and dismissed their suit against the Rosedale Knitting Company, Reading. DOG'S DEATH DUE TO BROKEN HEART North Adams, Sept.

18 A familiar figure in this community, "Teddy," a shepherd dog, was dead today, apparently the victim of a broken heart. The dog followed in death his life long companion, a horse owned by Fred McNulty. For two days and nights after the horse's death, McNulty said, "Teddy" remained In the horse's stall, its head fixed between its paws, refusing food. Death came on the third day. For years, McNulty said, the dog bad trotted beneath the wheels of the wagon drawn by the horse and frequently slept in the same stall.

00 COLD HERE FOR THIS DATE PAUL I ORTH DIES SUDDENLY AT HIS HOI HERE Heart Attack Is Fatal to Attache of State Courts MEMBER OF BAR Succumbs Soon After He Became 111 at His Office Paul W. Orth, prothonotary of the Supreme and Superior Courts of Pennsylvania and member of the Dauphin County Bar, died suddenly yesterday afternoon at his home, 2629 North Second street. Death was caused by a heart at tack, according to Dr. S. J.

Roberts, who whs summoned. Orth ad been ill recently, according to the physician. Although he had not been feel ing well for several days, Orth had been down to his office regularly He was at his desk yesterday when he became ill, nad he was brought home about 1 clock. He died at 4.30 o'clock. Mr.

Orth was a graduate of Cen tral High School.c lass of 1914, and also attended the Harrisburg Acad emy. He was graduated from Princeton in 1919 and attended the Harvard Law School. He was a member of the Grace Methodist Church. Surviving him his widow, Naomi Bevard Orth, a son, Paul W. Orth, aged Mary C.

Orth, an aunt; two sisters, Mrs. Mary. Orth Cumbler," of Highspire, and Mrs. Harold Wiltsie. of Cleveland, and a brother, Harry Orth, of Steelton.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock from his home, and will be cor ducted by the Rev. Dr. Wilbur V. Mallalieu, pastor of the Grace Methodist Church, and the Rev. John N.

Levan, pastor of the Salem Reformed church. Burial plans were not completed last night. THREATENED STRIKE OF TAXI DRIVERS AVERTED Philadelphia, Sept 18 The ap proaching strike of 150 taxicab dri vers was averted today by the sign ing of an agreement with the Public Service Cab Association. Under the terms, drivers will re ceive $18 a week minimum and 45 percent of all collections over 140. TWO SISTERS HURT IN AUTO CRASH Philadelphia, Sept.

18 Two sisters, the Misses Sara and Alberta Springer, 27 and 17 years, respectively, of 44 South 23rd street, Chester, were injured severe'y today when their automobile was upset In a collision in German Twelve stitches were sewn in the back of Alberta's neck. Sara was treated for bruises. Both girls were on their way to enroll at Beaver colleee Will Be Housed in Ad- dition to Be Built at Station Among the many changes which will be made here by the Pennsylvania Railroad in working out its plans for the electrification of the Philadelphia Division will be the construction of a sixty-foot addition to the eastern end of the local passenger station, according to an announcement made yesterday by H. W. Jones, general superintendent of the Eastern Region.

The new addition will provide suitable quarters for the power di rector for the new electrication, as well as a new signal and interlocking tower from which all train movements to and from the station from the east will be controlled. Simultaneously with the electrft-cation of the tracks entering Harrisburg station, all switches and signals governing them as far east as Dock street will be controlled oa Pae five HEW TOWER TO CONTROL I'M WIFE. MOTHER OF TRUBY HURT Trapped in Car When Machine Landed on Its Top HERE FOR VISIT Mrs. Sarah Wertz Had Just Arrived From Hollidaysburg William C. Truby, finger print expert of the city police department, was injured last evening in one of the eight automobile accidents that occurred in the city yesterday afternoon and evening, resulting in injuries to nine persons and involving ten motor Truby suffered a deep laceration about his left hand which required five stitches.

His wife received contusions of her right arm and injury of her back, and. her fnotheT, Mrs. Sarah Wertz, 69. of Hollidava-burg, suffered a broken collarbone, an injury to her nose and a possible fracture of the skull. She was retained at the Harrisburg Hospital tor oDservauon.

In a serious condition at the same hospital was Joseph Young, 21, of Thirty-second and Brisban streets, Paxtang, who was injured in the collision of his motorcycle and the automobile of Mervln L. Witmer, 22. of 2122. Greenwood street, at tliQ by-pass and Herr streets. Young remained unconscious and was in a critical condition last night, suffering from a possible fracture of the skull.

Trapped In Machine Detective Truby and his passen gers were trapped in their car, as the machine toppled over and land ed on its top. Truby, standing on his bead, managed to open the door of his car and get out He "then pulled his wife out of the machine, but it was necessary to right the- car before Mrs. Wertz.could be Jib-, erated. They were removed Yo-th Harrisburg Hospital in the hospital ambulance, which Detective Truby summoned through police head- quarters. John Bastardi, 1122 South Eight eenth street, was the driver 'of the other car in the collision, according to the police.

He was proceeding eastward in Seventeenth street while Truby was going south in Sycamore street, en route to his home, 1620 Putnam street. Mrs. Wertz had just arrived yesterday afternoon for a visit with her daughter, and the group was returning from market, when the accident occurred. Witmer, who was held by the city police pending further investigation of the accident in Herr street, told the city police that Young's motorcycle crashed into the rear of his automobile. Nurse is Injured Miss Mary E.

Hallman, of 1723 Penn street, a nurse, was admitted to the Harrisburg Hospital, after she was struck by an automobile at Second and Kelker streets, last evening. She suffered brush burns of the left forearm, left ankle and possible fractures of ribs on the left side. City police say that thd automobile operated by Robert Highlands, of Lynch Hotel, struqk Miss Hallman. Struck by the automobile of Edward L. Seitz, 605 Forrest street in Cameron street, near Herr, John Daniels, 60, Negro, of 1113 Cumberland street, was treated on the scene by an interne of the Harris-bury Hospital for possible of the ribs.

Treatment was furnished at the hospital to Frank L. Green, 67, 61 North Tenth street banana vendor, whose three toes on the left foot were crushed when an automobile backed up on his left foot. In a triple collision of automo-; Continued on Page Five May Recover from Blast Media, Sept. 18 Physicians in Delaware County Hospital today held out hope tor the recovery of James Frank, 21, and Bastian Ben-ese, 17, both of Philadelphia, injured in a dynamite blast at a Springeld township MOSTLY FAIR: FOR THIS WEEK WEATHER Indications for the week beginning tomorrow at forocast Mt night from Washington are: Generally fair except showers about middle ef week and over north portion of the Middle Atlantic states. -Temperatures will be near normal.

MRS SOVIETS KEEP ACCUSING ITALY British and French Warn Against Action of Russia SILENCE IS ASKED Point Out Two Inci dents Antagonizing to Rome London, Sept. 18 Fearing a new international crisis, French and British diplomats tonight brought sternest pressure to bear on the Soviet Union to avoid antagonizing Italy. Two grave new incidents led France and Britain to ask Foreign Commissar Maxim Litvinov of the Soviet Union to keep silent until current ill-feeling blows over: The Soviet government advised France that it possesses "documentary" evidence that Italy is responsible for piracy in the Mediterranean. A mystery airplane unsuccessfully tried to hit the British destroyer Fearless with six bombs off Gijon. Whether the attacking bomber was Loyalist or Insurgent was uncertain.

The admiralty here meanwhile discounted reports from Malta that the aircraft carrier Glorious had been attacked by a submarine torpedo. SENDS ARMY THROUGH PIRACY SHIP PATROL' Rome, Sept. 18 Italy tonight challenged the police powers of Britain and France in the Mediterranean by sending a large army force through the Anglo-French "piracy" patrol of warships. The troops are en route to Spain, to reinforce the Italian "volunteers" already there, and to Libya, where the Italian garrison is being increased "forny. eventualities." Premier Mussolini it is understood, considers what he terms the "Anglo-French Invasion" of the Mediterranean as intolerable.

The situation there has become "unbearable," as far as Italy is concerned by events of the last forty-eight hours, according to high Italian quarters, and the peace of Europe is again in gravest peril as a result One government spokesman said: "It is high time we put on the brakes." This was interpreted to mean that Italy desires to bring the Spanish civil war to an early end by aiding General Francisco Franco, Spanish insurgent generalissimo, in scoring a quick victory. MRS. MINSTER KUNKLE DOG SHOW CHAIRMAN Announcement has been made of the appointment of Mrs. W. Minster Kunkle as chairman of the third annual Dog Show of the Harrisburg Kennel Club which will be held on Tuesday, October 12, in the State Farm Show Building.

The show is being sponsored by the Junior League of Harrisburg for its project the Junior League Cottage for Convalescent Children at Pax-tang. This year.it is anticipated that there will be more than 600 dogs entered in the show. Trophies which total more than 11000 in value will be presented the winners. Officers of the Kennel Club are James W. Trullinger, president; Robert S.

Frey, bench show chairman; Oscar F. R. Treder, secretary-treasurer. PLANE TAKES INJURED MAN TO HOSPITAL Philadelphia, Sept 18 The Ub-rir Ralio rltv-nwned airnlane. completed its first round trip as a long distance flying amouiance mis afternoon, bringing back here a Philadelphlan critically injured at Dunkirk.

N. Y.Y Smiling and none the worse for his experience, the flying patient Harley W. Browne, 44, was removed on a stretcher and taken to Temple University Hospital in an ambulance. Cleared of Death Charge West Chester, Sept 18 T. Howell Le Boutillier, 38, Bala-Cynwyd, today was cleared In Chester county- court of blame in the death of Walter Mertier, 57, of Paoll, on the Lincoln, highway near Malvern, on Mmb v.

would when a body begins to disintegrate." As an added precaution, however, Doctor Moffit said that the chlorine was doubled at the point where the water enters the reservoir and per-cblorom, a strong solution of chlorine, was applied at the point where the water leaves the basin, which 13 near the spot where the body was found. Doctor Moffit indicated that the water may be strong with chlorine for a day or two as the result of the added treatment 10 MEMORIAL DAY Rev. G. Z. Stup Will Be Speaker at Exercises in Theatre The seventh annual memorial ser vice for city firemen who have died during the past year will be held this afternoon 2 o'clock in the Regent Theater, on Market street near Fourth.

The exercises are held under the auspices of the Harris burg Firemen's Relief Association and the Camp Curtin and Royal fire companies will be in charge of the The Rev. Alton M. Motter, chap lain of the Royal Fire Company, will give the Invocation, Scripture reading and roll call, while the Rev. G. Z.

Stup, chaplain of the Camp Curtin Company, will preach the memorial sermon and pronounce the benediction. Miss Mary E. Fountain, organist will play and the American Legion Songsters, Lu ther W. Hose, DeWitt Waters and Cecil C. Oyler, will take part in the 'program.

Among the county, state and city officials expected to attend are Judges William M. Hargest, J. Dress Pannell, John E. Fox and Frank B. Wickersham, State Senator George W.

Kunkel, Congressman Guy J. Swope, Representatives Samuel C. Spengler and William D. Dickinson, State Fire Marshal William F. Treager, Mayor John A.

F. Hall, Councilmen Charles W. Burtnett, Calvin Frank, William J. Fickes and William T. DeHart, City Clerk Herman A.

Earley, Fire Chief Earl J. Swartz and Assistant Chiefs William C. McBride and Gilbert U. Rupp. Those Who Have Died Volunteer firemen who have died between April 1, 1938, and the corresponding date this year and the companies of which they were mem bers follow: Friendship Fire Company, No.

1: Vernon Wright, E. M. Mailey, B. F. Messimer, Charles Rumff, J.

R. Jones, Robert Chenoweth. Hope Fire Company, No. 2: Her man L. Burns, William Santo, Augustus H.

Kreidler, Francis H. Hoy, Charles E. Sprucebank, J. Herbert Thomas, Augustus H. Lutz, George H.

Ehler. Paxton Fire Company, No. 6: J. Dinger, Morris Fox, George Hocker, John Devlin, Charles Huber. Good Will Fire Company.

No 7: Joseph H. Curry, Morris O. For, n. mauey, nuipa n. reiero, H.

W. Gemmell, George Springer, John F. Kobler, John H. Williamson, Peter Kohlman. Mount Pleasant.

Fire Company, No. 8: L. M. Morrison, Dr. A.

L. Shope. Susquehanna Fire Company, No. William Schreck, Oswald Hogen-togler, August Schreck, Jerome J. Lewis.

Reily Fire Company, No. 10: R. J. Anderson, Leroy Breckenridge, H. C.

Nicholas. Shamrock Fire Company, No. 11: J. Smiley Brown. Allison Fire Company, No.

12: L. Mathias, the Rev. A. S. Lehman, Leo Hogentogler.

Camp Curtin Fire Company, No. 13: George Roberts. Royal Fire Company, No. 14: W. Tippett, John Devlin.

Riverside Fire Company, No. 15: C. S. Hoffman, Leroy S. Breckenridge, F.

W. Huston. Race with Death Falls Bethlehem, Sept 18-Life-giving serum, sped here from Philadelphia by a motorcycle policeman, today had failed to save 11-year-old Betty Rodenbach from dread infantile paralysis. Aged Editor. Dies Montrose, Sept.

18 Thomas F. Daly. 65, editor of the County Record here since 1935 and a newspaperman in Scranton for 30 years prior to that time, dropped dead of heart fllseaee jB Jjls offjje today. nasal spray in the fight against a where the germ attacks. Boy, 9, Meets Instant Death Near St.

John's Cemetery Struck by another automobile as alighted from the automobile of parents in Trindle Road, near John's Cemetery last evening, Victor Stoner. 9, son of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Stoner, 518 West Simp street, Mechanicsburg. was almost Instantly killed.

In the car with his parents, the boy got out of the machine when father halted the car along the highway to make some repairs. According to Dr. Edward A. Haegele, Cumberland county coro ner, the boy was struck by the automobile of Henry Sperzel, of near Mechanicsburg. He suffered a compound fracture of the skull, and was dead on arrival at the Harrisburg Hospital.

WOMAN COLLAPSES AT MOVIE THEATER Overcome by a heart condition while she was attending the Colonial Theater last night, Mrs. Mary Beistline, 12 Evergreen Btreet, collapsed. She was admitted to the Harrisburg Hospital, where she was held for observation. She was reported improving late last night. Falls from Bicycle In a fall from her bicycle, Anna Duggan, 13, of 404 Spring street, suffered a possible fracture of the right leg and right foot.

She was treated at the Harrisburg Hospital. State Police in Surprise Attack Seize Gam- bling Machines Lebanon, Sept. 18 Raiding seven establishments here in a concerted surprise attack this afternoon. State policemen seized ten slot machines, four Din-ball machines and two punch boards. Seven men were ordered by the police to appear before Alderman Nathan Sundel, this city, and post $200 bail each for appearance at hearings on charges of maintaining gambling devices.

Those summoned to appear are: Lloyd Keller, Isaac Ebling. Leroy Barry, L. W. Grant Harry W. Wunderllch.

Fred Shay and Casper Karley. The raids were conducted simultaneously by Sergeants Shuler and Weynane, Corporals Verbecken and Small and. Privates Tingley, English, Davis, Shuster, Gressang, Funk, Nork, Frank and Lutton, of State Police, under the direction, ot Uemeuant Keller. SEVEN ARRESTED LEBANON RAID completely, the olfactory, nerve ends AT FIRST SSH Memorial Concert Will Open Legion Meet In New York New York, Sept. IS The Ameri can Legion Convention opens tomorrow with an unspoken pledge to those who died in battle that foreign wars will never again draw Vmericans to their death in distant lands.

Although the convention proceed ings do not officially begin until Monday a memorial concert will be given in Madison Square Garden tomorrow in honor of America war dead. And when the convention does get down to the business of its future stand in principal resolu tions will deal with American peace. There will be a resolution favor ing absolute neutrality in all for eign wars and another calling for increased national defense to pro tect that neutrality. The legion will concern itself with another kind of war within American borders industrial war. seemed likely tonight that the labor resolution to finally reach the conventioa hall will call for neutrality of Legionnaires as such in any labor dispute, though leaving veterans free to take sides as Individuals.

Almost 100,000 veterans were already in town tonight and by tomorrow night it is" expected that Legionnaires with their families and friends will have taken over New York in a friendly invasion. Fifth Avenue tonight became an avenue of midnight sunshine as golden globes were placed over all street lights. The high point of the convention, from the spectacular! viewpoint comes Tuesday when the Legionnaires will parade up Fifth Avneue all day and into the night. REPORTS AMERICANS EVACUATING CANTON London, Sept. 18 American citizens are evacuating Canton, China, the London Daily Mail reported today la a Hong Kong dispatch, following two Japanese air raids on the large southern port city.

The newspaper said 50 "traitors were mutilated and shot at Canton on orders from Governor Wu. The trnitnm wore allered to have fired 1 Very lights to indicate strategic objectives when the Japanese air bombers appeared over the city. Chinese servants at the Garnian i Consulate were reported on chages of arrested Man, 84, Ends Life Wildwood, N. Sept. 18 Found asphyxiated in his gas-filled apartment here, WiWlliam Hamilton, 84, a retired cigar manufacturer, today was termed by police a suicide.

Robbed by Two Thugs Philadelphia, Sept. 18 Two Negro thugs, today waylaid Marino Coronado, 39, and robbed him of 9fc in he his St. son his he W. the Mirrors of Harrisburg Earle Administration has great opportunity for real housing development in Harrisburg; Commercial office building plan widely resented The Capitol, it grows and grows, And wnea it will end nobody I THE Earle Administration desires to do a real piece of housing improvement in Harrisburg: such as the New Deal i has talked much about and done little of it can purchase the plot adjoining Capitol Park, from North to Briggs street and from Third to As for talk of providing more room for State offices by erecting a commercial type office building North street why that is simply folly and is deeply resented by Harrisburg people, who gave the State their streets in the park zone with the understanding that park extension would be along the lines of the city beautiful. Col.

Eric Fisher Wood's scheme along that line went a-glimmerlng years ago, and most folks had thought it dead for all time until some-Continued Pago Eleven.