Harrisburg Sunday Courier from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania • Page 1

POLICE RAID UPTOWN POOLROOM AND HOLD NINETEEN If at feptirjg mittef VOL. 28-NO. 50 Entered Secmd-Ow MRet ml lk Poat Office at Haniftbus HARRISBURG, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1924 lue Weather Kl PRICE FIVE CENTS 9 AMI WOMAN iO iidj A 1 ARREST NINETEEN DECIDE UNIQUE PLAN TO SPREAD CHRISTMAS CHEER PLENTY OF "WET GOODS" TO SUPPLY HOLIDAY CELEBRATIONS WOMAN DIES AS AUTO HITS I FOR WORLD COUR RING RAID ON Committee Members, ruder Leadership of John Yates, Will Direct Candy Dees and Sewing Circles During Next Few Weeks for Holidav Season Prohnhlc Sniu.lin for December Will Koacli T-WMK) Cases of Liquor, Valued on the Iletail Market at Prices Increase, With Heavy Demands RC EO BEIN I nous YULETIDE DAD Washington. Doc. "Dry" Amer- valued on the retail market at over P- mo iia no famine of liquor $30,000,000.

OllCe ma Vrap Uame for the thirsty holiday season. The One effect of the, drive against holi- Tax Reform Also Problem President Coolidge is Asked to Press The Christmas Cheer Committee, of which John Yates is chairman, has arranged a novel plan to furnish materials this year to mothers of the city not blessed with good fortune in order that they may make Christinas presents for their children. Candy bees and sewing circles un In Full Progress New York celebration promises to day liquor is an increase or prices, he just as joyful as in bygone years, it was declared here. In New York with the supply sufficient not only and Washington, two of the leading for the Eastern seaboard cities, but eastern markets for bootleg prices are POLES NEAR HOGESTOWN Mrs. Annie E.

Davis, 118 Evergreen Street, Succumbs Before Reaching Hospital; Three Others in Car Escape Injury TWO TELEPHONE POLES SNAP OFF In Cellar 1 m'un'T) nv Ihe deserts as well. said to have advanced about a dollar JJloCON rA WOjlh.N Government agencies, charged with a bottle during the last few months. WOULD MEET IX der tne direction of the committee MAY OR will be held in the Camp Curt in and OY UPPFI? FI OOIfS combatting smuggling and booties- Attractive prices have had a tendency ginp. admitted this tonight, although to stimulate the activities of the rum Edison Junior High School buildings at the same time they declared that rings. increased facilities for fighting rum- The so-callt "rum row" is said to oenate Would Tackle Thomas Harris is Held Court and House the Tax Reforms For Pulling Revolver on Policeman runners have been thrown into tne no breaking up.

aiosi 01 tne estiinai-I'ront line trenches of the anti-liquor ed 30i) liners in the rum business now-war and that- whiskey smuggling is are running in close to the coast, dis-011 the wane. charging their liquor to small craft Reliably estimates fix the probable and then departing at once for a new with the end in view to furnish advice and instruction as well as material. The sewing groups will be held at Ihe Camp Curtin ami Edison Junior High Schools Thursday evenings, December 11 and IS. On Tuesday and Friday afternoons, December 12, and 16, mothers will meet at the community center of the Child Welfare Association in South Ninth street, and the West Indies or over City police last iiirlil milled tin smuggling for December at from cargo in By GEORGE R. HOLMES International News Service Staff poolroom at WW North Sixth cases ot imported goons, Correspondent.

IT 1 a i' 4 "I street, alleged to be owned by K. Driver of Automobile is Released Following Investigation by Coroner and State Highway FE I LOCK HMD 'A, i i.i i TITLE asiiinTon, uec. special in the evenings of those two days. Session of the sixtv-ninth Con- the colored V. C.

A. will be thrown srn-ss to be called earlv next Sum- i 4i ji During Christmas the candy will be mer and to deal with th. orld nuuk am, put jnt() coIlire(1 onrt Issue and Tax Reform, is stockings for the youngsters at home, boiiitf insistedly urjred Upon l'resi- The candy bees will be held at the dent two ni'1 schools on Monday fr, Tuesday evenings, December 22 The pressure this direction, an(, 23 Njnth an(, which has been strong ever since Community Centers on Tuesday after-election, is increasing to the point nocn. December 23; and on the even-where it is problematical whether iof Hceniber 23, at the Colored Coolidge will be able to ad- Thi; watl out by MOBILIZE GUARD NNUK JOHN YATES M. Robinson, a nejrro, and arrested Robinson and eighteen other inmates, anions them being two women.

City Detciclivc Allison and Motorcycle Policeman Demma, in plain cloths, with Policeman Knell, Dutton, McMecham, SShaff-ner and Murphy, descended on the place shortly before 11 o'clock last night. After entering the ground floor, some of the rading party went into the cellar and found a crap game in full progress while others went upstairs and found the women, police say. Thomas Harris, one of those found upstairs, in alleged to have pulled a revolver on Dcmnia. Harris was overcome and is being held on a charge of carrying concealed deadly weapons. Outplay Tech Gridders Police Hear Reports of here to li is announced intention ot dell F.

Johnson, general secretary of giving the country another long the Associated Aid Societies, and sec- 6 II rotary of the Christmas Cheer Com Offering Brilliant Foot- Red Army Being rest from Congress. The plan now being pressed on the mittee. The committee opened headquarters yesterday in the basement Formed in France ball Exhibition President is to call the new Congress to meet in Washington in May or KILLED June and lot the Senate tackle the Tnl.n COM MUX I ST RADIO STATIONS INSTALLED SLOPEY IS HOY TO DRIXd eorxT Court while the House takes up the t. rj rl the W0il1 to be (lone by the commit- Victors Celebrate Before Two Thousand Plain II PE PERSON tee. William Jennings is chairman of the committee on the mothers' hees.

She is assisted by C. E. Zorger, Miss Virginia Downes und Miss Ella Frazier. cate by Secretary of the Treasury Mellon and to which the administration is pledged. Borah Ready to Act Senator William K.

Borah, of Idaho, the new chairman of the foreign relations committee of the Senate, i One woman was killed and three ether persons narowly escaped injury when the automobile in which they were riding, skidded last night on the Carlisle road this side of Hogestown. The car after striking and breaking off two telephone poles along the side of the Ihigfhway came to a stop after it struck a fence. Mrs. Annie K. Davis, of 118 Evergreen street, this city, wife of T.

W. Diivis. a fire warden at CoMersville, Cumberland county, died on the way to the Harrisburg Hospital. Arthur L. Lightly, Catherine street, Stcclton, Ben Clark, of Lcinoyne, and Mrs.

II. A. Siders, of tlie Evergreen street address, daughter of the dead woman, escaped miraculously without a scratch. After an investigation by County Coruorer J. H.

Kreider and the State Highway Patrol, Lighdy, driver of the car was released. The Steelton man and Clark had been deer hunting in the vicinity of Cohlersville and returned to heir car. There they were invited to supper by Mr. and Mrs. Davis and Mrs.

Siilers and the hunters offered to Leaving For Home; Third Trial Clothes Men Ready For Emergencies A quart of synthetic gin was tound Allison Hill Death Still Grocer's Unsol- i is in the house, it is also alleged and Lock Haven High, P. I. A. A. Con- Robinson has been charged with H-' Champions.

1 1 intAv iifmir linltrr Paris, Dec. 6 -La Liberte said today said today in a formal statement that that the Bolshevistic flarup, which has he was willing to call the court issue kept all France on a tension for the up at any time, but he saw little pros-' past forty-eight hours, was directed pect of it at the present short ses- bawdv This is the inscription on a pennant conducting a eambhng and honse. The other sixteen were arres- that will he flying from the flag staff Moscow. It began almost as sion STATE CUP 0 IF of Lock Haven high school Monday ted on charges of being inmates. soon as Leonid Krassin.

Soviet Am- This confirmed the belief already ved by Police NO DATE SET FOR CORONER'S INQEEST Pol ice Continue Their Investigations Into Death of Man JOHN FULTON TO BE EVANGELIST bassador from Russia arrived in Paris, existing that there will be no action 1 The same newspaper declared that a on the court before March 4. and at Red Army has been organized in the same time increased the desire on France with regiments and other nec- the part of the court's friends to have essary units. an extra session. It is Lock Haven's year. Yesterday playing brilliant football, on a muddy field, the Clinton County scholastic warriors outplayed and outgeneraled Tech in every period.

This was not Tech's year. The Ma- JUNIOR SCHORLS John Fulton has resigned as super- It alleges that ithree Communist Koran refused to commit himself intendent of the Bethesda Mission, it roons nave clone iainy wen vim Broadcasting Stations have as to whether he is in entire accord Captures Title After Winning Game from Collingdale High The body of Amos P. Kitchen, Hill grocer, who was found dead in the Paxton Creek, near Walnut bring the mother and daughter to Har- 1L" -7 "trert' Tll0Slla" morning, was buried n.dmrg Lighdy sport model tour- SCORE 45 TO 0 yesterday afternoon in the Prospect nwu.fn. ric'if t' At Alter leaung Hogestown, Lighdy Ar TjAkMMY MADIj Hill Cemetery. Funeral services were said he attempted to pass another car became known today, effective not practically green team lrom the start.

1)0on jnstai0(i France, and adds; with the President on the court. His later than June 30, next, to enter evan- However Tech has also been erratic, A plan has been discovered statement today was issued because gelistic work. one day good the next day bad. To- thereby armed Communists Sundav of reports that he had swung over to Mr. Fulton's resignation now in the day the locals were very bad.

It was night would occupy the city halls and the administration's viewpoint, hands of James W. Barker, president too much Lock Hven. The victors ))llWic buildings at Lille and Rou- "I am quite willing, as chairman to of the board, will be presented to the had a repertoire of plays that had baix." Lille is an important city, forti- help just as soon as the appropriation Board of Directors at a meeting to Tech in every period. lied and approximately 150 miles from hills, which the right of way and be held within the coming week. Harrisburg warriors were slightly rarjs.

Roubaix is six miles from agricultural legislation have been dis- heavier but it was speed and snappy LilIe otj DECIDE UNIQUE PLAN TO work that brought vthe answer for the in Paris the perfect of Police has Senator Swanson. Democrat, Vir- SUICIDE champions. Lock Haven has been 1110tjilizea a force of 2,000 plain clothes ginia. said tonight that if he saw "A tm a ti Dft A A wn hant for 8 tltle' ThAs vas the officers. In order to be prepared for favorable opportunity." he would push IN KAIL.KUAD AilU third tim the estern Conterence any emergency he has in reserve 1,500 the court to a vote both in the Com- champions tried for a State chair- additional Police and enough motor mittee anil in the Senate.

"I intend" Philadelphia, Dec. 6. Police are pionslnp. They won and before start- trucks, to convey these men to any said Swanson, "To ask for a vote on hold at his home Seventeenth and and after he started to do so, the Walnut streets, with the Rev. Clyue l'ivir of the other machine turned to the center of the road, forcing the Murray, Bricker and Schuler Stars for the Harrisburg Team Lynch, ot Ephrata.

officiating. Pending the results of investigations now being carried on by the police and County Coroner Kreider, touring car into the red clay roadway, converted into a mass of mud, by the rains and snow of Friday. trying to identify a man about who nig ior nome last evening, inis town part of the cjty at a moments notice. the Harding-Hughes proposal in the Here Lighdy claims his car either the coroner's inquest of the death of By Staff Correspondent Mr. Kitchen is being withheld.

No or uie gear locKeu committee. I may even call it up at our meeting next Wednesday." RESCUE AVIATOR Philadelphia. Dec. Burying their has vet boon set for the in- tl)e tar turned towards the tirst shot and killed himself with a revol- knew that Lock Haven was going back ver between two freight cars in the with the bacon. Reading Company coal and freight No Alibi for Tech yards here at noon today.

Railroad There is no alibi for Tech. Breaks employes, hearing the shot, rushed to of the game count, and Lock Haven thp man's side. He had shot himself had the breaks. Once when Buser foes beneath an avalanche of touch- quest. Coroner Kreider stated last nole- downs', ('amp Curtin Junior Higs Sell- night.

Irs- navis' 'ho was sitting In the FROM HEAVY SEA FIND BANK NOTES Norfolk, Dec. 6. None the PTNT "ROn'R'001' of Harrisburg, conquered Colling-1 rear seat with her daughter, was on ou xirt J- UUUUlJ dale Junior High this afternoon at QHPTTT QPTTOnT Tfl tlie left si(ie of car' which wa TTHMnio nn.i hv virtue th.ir OXJLiJliiiJ- iJUUUUIi VJ sideswioed. A Dassine motorist was in the left temple. nimoietuumuieu toiopey pickeu up ueWorse for harrowing experience of i being adrift for hours in an airplane Winchester.

Dec. 6 Spirited fr th CanitaI of REOPEN" TOMORROW hailed and Mrs. Davis was brought being adrift I nail uiiu muue uvtr yaius. uicu tunic Slope again and he had the ball on np iinoner GIRL HELD FOR Island Light. Chesa- bidding today followed the discovery the Keystone State anneXed the jun- to the hospital but she was dead upon the eight yard line.

Back went Lock peake I5ay Lieutenant Bowman, yesterday twenty mwmnn vpsipr or ron aiifi twhiiiv fioiiiir nav- of ten and dollar or high school chamnionshin of Penn- After Inst week nf admission STRANGLING BABY Haven squad for a consultation. Be al aviator, was landed in Baltimore bank notes in books that sold for sylvania. the final score was 45 to 0. 700 pupils in the elementary schools, In addition to Iher husband and loie itcn tcmiu gei a one on ayt0(iav bv a steamer Unwmnn left twentv-five and thirtv cents at the From the opening whistle until the it has been found approximately one- daughter, Mrs. Davis is survived by -Accused by po- was going on Slopey was over the Philadelphia late vesterdav for the public auction of the contents of the Pittsburgh, Dec.

for the close, the Col- tiiini of tiif number are two sons, J. 1. Davis, of IIS Ever- lice of having strangled her day old line. This was in third quarter, nava, ajr slation a xorfolk. Engine home of the late Misses Shuman.

child by tying a necktie around its In the last quarter time and again troilbie forced him down in tlie bay When the last of the three spinsters thro gong sounded lingdale eleven not once was outclassed bacteria in their noses and Kreen sireei, anu ti. uais, 01 is.ib throughout the entire battle throats, it has been announced by AlarKet street. neck, Jennie Goriski. twenty, of this Lock Haven made big gains, intercept- about mid-way between Baltimore anil died several weeks ago executors of did the Delaware County title holders local school authorities. 1 coroner nreiuer, in diagnosing tlie city, is held on a cnarge ot muroer.

eu lorwaru passes uiun uie uaii as Norfolk. and bis situation was neril- the estate found $10,000 in gold notes In this connection the Steele school i injuries that caused Mrs. Davis' death The body of the infant was found No- within twenty-five yards ot Tech A heavy sea was running jn various recesses, but though- ht they stated she suffered fractures of the 'threaten to cross the upstarters goal I line. Outweighing Collingdale some 15 I (Continued on Page Five) veniber 2(i among some ruuuisn 111 a sw oiope 6a.u the steamer reached him. The lien- had uncovered all assets, building, which was closed fully Friday has been disinfected and will reopen tomorrow.

i skull and left side of the face. Her left arm and shoulder was also broken. factory where the girl was employed. anu over ne wem. uner maue i tenant's plane also was saved.

iLonunueu on rage rivei 1 Police say she has admitted the crime. TWO BURNED IN BLAST RECOVER MORE RAIN IS PROBABLE TODAY DEPEW, AGED 90, LAUGHS AT GLANDS BREAKS NOSE IN FOOTBALL GAME ROBERT G. I IW ARE HUR Charles Schiefer and Edward Staf-: Today will be cloudy with probable ford, of Middletown, who were burned rains and moderate temperatures, it 1 seriously in an explosion last week at was forecast last night at the local the Middletown car plant, were re-j Weather Bureau. Yesterday's lowest ported in a fair condition last night I temperature was 35 degrees. at the Harrisburg Hospital.

I New York, Dec. 6 Chauncey M. De-; pew. ninety years old last June, believes that "common sense, rather than monkey glands or monkey shines, is what is lengthening the span of SUDDENLY El TOMOBI BY AUTOMOBILES NOW HALF WAY Blain Kunes, 19 years old, a member of the Lock Haven eleven that defeated Tech here yesterday for the State P. I.

A. A. championship, suffered a broken nose in the battle. He was taken to the Harrisburg Hospital, where after treatment for he injury was adminisered, he was discharged. life.

Mr. Depew was commenting on Federal Health Bureau report, in Joseph Ellinger HOW POLYCLINIC DRIVE STANDS i 1 ct 1 Concussion ot brain; nil. 11 UUlgCUU V1C11C I 1 UU1 111IU says that the life span has been lengthened about fifteen years since 187o, making 56 the present average. Some Hard Work Ahead to Reach $440,000, the Set Goal iuutLcu i leie, jlucr. Steelton Man Hurt Struck bv an automobile as he was en at His Desk There is one rule of life bearing GEO.

G. McFARLAND, C. FLOYD HOPKINS, RS. LYMAN D. GILBERT Chairman General Manager Chmn.

Advisory Com. GRAND SUMMARY FAIL TO LOCATE MISSING CAPTAIN orossine the intersection at Front and this subject that will materially With a total of added yes- Robert C. Wright, general traffic chambers treets, Steelton, John help, if it is followed," Mr. Depew manager of the Pennsylvania Railroad, Isaacs, 31, of 725 South Front street, added. "It is this: No matter how fell dead today at his office in Broad cjty was slightly injured last night.

rnuch you like anything drop it if it Street Station. He was fifty-five years ne was brought to the Harrisburg does not like 'ou-" old yesterday. Hospital for treatment. $3,750.00 $1,448.35 $9,783.50 $4,410.00 $19,037.50 4.01S.OO 24.515.50 1.927.50 15,100.00 2.497.00 10,028.00 2.435.50 13,205.50 3,337.50 12.SS5.50 5.542.00 21.125.00 Executive Committee Out-of-Town Committees Total Division A Total Division Total Division Total Division Total Division Total Division Total Division RAINS EARY THIS WEEK Mr. right was stricken with an at- At Cameron and Hemlock streets, tack of acute indigestion shortly be- late last night, Joseph Ellinger, 63, of fore noon while seated at his desk.

412 Crescent street, suffered a slight Physician were summoned hastily, concussion of the brain. He was ad- but he expired within a few minutes, mitted to the Harrisburg Hospital, He resided in Haverford. where his condition is regarded as Mr. Wright was born in Rio de Ja- fair, neiro. Brazil, on December 5, 1809.

Wilkes-Barre, Dec. 6. Military au- terday at the noon day meeting repre-thorities today admitted having found senting the funds secured from the no trace of Capt. Kirtland Adams who second full day's work in the Poly-has been reported missing since funds clinic Hospital campaign for $440,000 of Batterv 109th Field Trtillery, N. the half way mark has been past, were discovered short.

Col. W. with a total to date of $269,515.00. McLean declares the shortage will Interest in the campaign among the not exceed $1500 although first reports workers is running high and Monday-placed the amount at $10,000. noon's meeting promises much of in- terest in the way of the biggest re-Syracuse Defeated pxrt yet made.

Challenges among Los Angeles, Dec. 6 Sweeping the teams and divisions flew thick at yes-invaders off their feet with a terrific terday's meeting and there will be line attack, the University of South- speakers tells the workers of the needs crn California football team defeated mighty interesting scores to settle the powerful Syracuse eleven 16 to 0 011 Monday. here this afternoon before 50.000 Floyd C. Hopkins is in charge of the spectators. Hobbs Adams, the flash- meetings and each day a different ing Trojan left end, was the hero speaker tells the workers of the needs of the game.

(Continued on Page Four) Committee Chairmen and Division Managers: Executive Committee George G. McFarland Out-of-Town Committees Ramsey S. Black Division A Miss Mary McReynolds Division Mrs. Jacob Miller Division Mrs. Albert H.

Stackpole Division R. Harry Appelby Division L. J. Billingsley Division Henderson Gilbert Division G. P.

B. Rice WEATHER indications as forecast from Washington last night for week beginning tomorrow are as follows: Rains, with mild temperature, Monday, followed by much colder and mostly fair for two or thrtee days; rising temperature, with probability of snows or rains latter part. and when three years old brought by All Stars Win his parents to Baltimore, where Lykens. Dec. 6 The Harrisburg All he was educated in the public schools Stars played a tie game here this and the Baltimore City College, from afternoon with the Lykens football which he graduated in 1S77.

team, the score being 14 to 14. Daily, After a year's service with a Balti- of Dickinson, made the first touch-more business concern Mr. Wright be- down on a fifty yard run. Barry, a (Continued on Page Four) former Tech star, made the second. 1.