Chester Times (Newspaper) - August 25, 1934, Chester, Pennsylvania FINAL EDITION With All Latest and Best News of the Day 17990 Lessed Wire Reports of United Press UP and International News Service UNS CHESTER PA SATURDAY AUGUST 25 1934 PRICE TWO CENTS U S IS TO DECIDE ON RELIEF FUNDS FOR PA TODAY Roosevelt and Hopkins to Give Final Word After a Conference Hint Answer Will Ke No Pinchot in Hospital Mum on Extra Session NINETYNINE TODAY HARRISBURG Pa Aug the Federal government will continue to pay the entire monthly relief burden in vania was to be discussed today by President Roosevelt and Federal Ad ministrator Harry L Hopkins If the final answer of Hopkins is no then an extra session of the Pennsylvania General Assembly within the next month seems in evitable Hopkins and the President indicated in Washington yesterday that cared little how the Commonwealth raised the money so long as it pro vided dollar for dollar with Federal funds I told Acting Relief Administrator Aubrey Williams last week the President said to notify vania that the Federal government would expect it to contribute its share for unemployment aid expenditures in the state The state is not doing so at this time If the only way that can be accomplished is by a special session of the legislature then I am in favor of it Hopkins said the suggestion of state officials that the Federal Government carry the entire relief burden until the regular session of the legislature in January was not part of the pic ture in my mind However Governor Pinchot ill in the Leroy Sanatorium in New York Continued on Last Page FDR SEES TRADE IN GOOD SHAPE IT DATA Tells Press Busi ness Is Hotter Than He Expected Reserve Hoard Reports MRS MARY AM KM A CAMP COUNTY WOMAN MARK Mrs Mary A Camp Bowl ing Green Observes Decline Greater Usual in July Than WASHINGTON Aug President Roosevelt following a line established by other high members of his admin told newsmen at his press conference yesterday that business conditions were more promising than he had expected Just after the President spoke the usual monthly survey of the Fed eral Reserve Board reported greater than usual declines in important busi ness indicators during July and early August The President did not deal in fig ures but said he had recent data The Reserve Board dealt mostly in statis tics gathered last month and in early A u gust POLICE THIEF INJURED IN Police of this city and county are keeping a close watch on all hospitals for a who li is believed was I badly injured when a car he stole iu this city crashed into a pole on Crystals lane Twin and turned over twice The stolen machine WHS found at 5 a m today by Constable Wells of Lin wood who reported 10 Chester police that it was spattered with blood and there was a trail of blood lead ing from the car In the ma chine police found cigarettes candy and chewing gum believed lo have been stolen from some chain store The automobile Is the properly of Theodore 430 Baltimore ave nue Clifton Heights It was reported stolen from Fourth and Ward streets this city at 1130 p in yesterday Police theorize thai the car was NRA CHANGES ARE PLANNED METHOD APPEARS VAGUE Roosevelt Tones Down Friction Between John son and Other Chiefs CAUSE OF NEW CRISIS Administrators P o w e r s to He Lessened Indica tions Seem to Hint WASHINGTON Aug The fanfare and speculation over im pending changes in the NRA and the car Police today made n checkup of all local hospitals In an effort to the thief WEST END GROUP TO CELEBRATE The President said he reports he In id received since returning to l IO Dual cal Events Birthday Event BURGLAR STILL BUSY IN 1ST WD Latest Visit Brings Rob bery List to Total of 10 Police Baffled An elusive burglar who steals noth ing but money last night evaded a dozen of plainclothes police assigned to duty in the First ward and burglar the home of Dr Kassab and Hyatt streets This latest robbery brings the total to ten reported within the past three nights by Firstward being reported yesterday The thief who has been described to police gains entrance to homes by prying open windows He made a fu tile morning to get into the home of Attorney James L Rankin 715 East Twentieth street but was successful m getting into the home of Mrs Sarah H Fairlamb 705 East Twentieth street where a check revealed nothing missing Other homes entered but where nothing was taken were those of Dr J W Woo 803 East Twentieth street William Blakeley 801 East Twentieth street Thomas 904 East Twentieth street and Hyman Stein 620 East street a wallet contain ing automobile cards and a small amount of cash in the i Ninetynine years old today and the only effect of her old age is con finement to the second floor That is the proud achievement of Mrs Mary Amelia Camp of 10 Mulberry lane Bowling Green near Media To have accomplished a full cen tury of life save one year and still retain a smart sense of humor a keen mind nnd an active body is only one of the unusual sides of Mrs Camp who lives with her daughter Mrs Emma L Another Is lhat she is the oldest living teacher of the Philadelphia public schools Because she cant come down stairs unaided the elderly woman has had the second floor of the spacious house rearranged to her liking Her radio desk books and sewing are all in order in her suite of rooms in one of which she receives callers con stantly Mrs Camp derives her chief enjoy ment in discussing Jie social life of the years long since past She was born in 1835 Mary Amelia Fletcher a daughter of the iate James Wash ington and Sarah Ellen Wallace Fletcher After receiving her educa tion in the public schools she married Mr Camp in 1853 who later served in the Civil War with Company C 45th Massa He died n 1864 After his death his widow re turned to her profession teaching in had Washington from banks industry transportation and business generally were more promising than he had anticipated On the whole he said he thought conditions generally were in good shape The Reserve Board said industrial production factory employment cnd payrolls and distribution dropped more than is usual in July as com pared lo June The board added that industrial production one of the mast impor tant indicators had likewise con its decline during the fust three weeks in August The Presidents statement followed a recent speech by Secretary Roper Continued on Last Page PRISONERS RIOT AT All Available State Police and Highway Patrolmen Summoned Continued on Last Pane YOUNG WOMEN FOIL ATTEMPTED HOLDUP An attempted holdup of the driver eling at a fast speed when it struck position of Its dynamic thc pole as it snapped the pole at Hugh S Johnson was the base and partially wrecked the I boiled to a few salient factors No less a person lhan President did the boiling As n eon sequence of a frank discussion of the situation by the President the known furls were Recovery Administrator Hugh C Johnson will retain his title but his actual work al the helm of the big recovery will be lessened and his executive authority probably cur tailed Johnson will devolo a considerable pan of his lime to the formation of a program for Congress designed to make certain portions of the NUA permanent Things permanent will Include child labor restrictions maximum hours and unfair practice well as others not yet decided upon The present of the re covery machine will be materially changed lo provide what Mr Roose velt described as an interim plan of administration to be operative until permanent legislation is adopted The socalled interim operating setup will in all embrace the setting up of a board to control NRA with Johnson a part of but not its chairman Donald R Richberg who has served as NRA counsel since the big ma NORRISTOWN Pa Aug was reported to have broken out today at Prison and prisoners were said to have attempted to burn several build ings First reports gave no details Prison authorities refused to comment on the situation All available highway patrolmen at the station were dispatched to the Jail Nine automobiles with state police were sent from the barracks at Reading and Lebanon It was reported but unconfirmed that Major Lynn G Adams superin tendent of the State Police also was there Billows of smoke poured over tin prison walls Shouting of the con victs could be heard on the outside Prison officials refused to answer their telephone and no one except police officers were allowed to enter A colorful patriotic rally by residents of this city will take place tomorrow at St C h u r c h Fourth nnd Hayes streets The ccle will be in remembrance of the entry of Poland into the World War in 1314 and the battle of Warsaw in 1320 In 1914 Marshal Joseph Pilsudski and General Joseph Haller launched their combined offensive against Russia Pilsudski commanded the first and second polish brigades On August 15 1920 forces turned back the invasion at the very gates of Warsaw the capital of Poland An interesting program has arranged by the parish of St including talks by Mayor William Ward Jr the Rev Gabriel rector of St Church Michael Reps Frank Synakowski and Anthony Several of these talks will be made in Polish The musical program by the mixed nnd male choirs of St parish will be directed by Frank Synakowski director of music of the church Selections In both English and Polish will be given during the program The entire celebration will be spon sored by the United Polish Societies of St Church nnd by the World War veterans of the American Army Polish Army I Jagod zinski chairman of the societies will introduce Rev Kraus as chairman for the evening Mrs A Gruszka is sec for the affair This will be the first time that such a celebration has been staged in Chester GUNMAN KILLED BY POLICE BULLETS on Last FIRE INJURES 3 Phila Men in Hospital Following F1 a r e u p o n Cabin Cruiser of a motorbus on the Upland division the enclosure of the Southern Pennsylvania Bus At the State Highway Patrol bar latter place Police Superintendent Company was thwarted last evening by the driver and two young women whr approached the scene in an auto 1 mobile and frightened away two un James A j masked armed bandits The nt Deavenport has a good description of j tempted holdup took place at 11 tht burglar who has been seen by several of his intended victims Hu man watchdogs will take up secret posts in that section of the city to night and even night until the thief Is trapped it was made known to day racks at the officer in charge told the United Press All we know is that there is a riot in the prison and have sent every man we could get up there STOCKS ACTIVE AT THE OPENING NEW YORK Aug ing was moderately active at the opening of the stock exchange today with prices steady to firm while the dollar firmed in terms of most foreign currencies and cotton eased a few points There were several relatively blocks of stock turned over at the outset on the stock exchange Cuban American Sugar opened 2000 shares at up U General Motors 1000 at up j Westinghouse Electric 1500 at 35 up li National 1500 at up Montgomery Ward 1000 al up U Bethlehem 1000 at 311 up i New York Cen Iral 1900 at 24 unchanged Ameri can up oclock The bus was at Fourth street and j avenue Upland and the i driver Horace Hardy was awaiting the arrival of passengers for Chester j Two men described as being about thirtyfive years of age and rather well dressed entered the bus They flashed guns and one made a reach for the coin holder Hardy also reached for holder j As he did so a motorcar appeared I The machine came to a stop opposite the bus and one of the two young girl occupants sensing trouble bravely got out apparently intending to the bus The bandits fled The two girls after assuring them selves that all was in order continued on their way refused to give their BOYS SCAIF LACERATED Norman Flynn 12 of 923 Edgmont avenue was admitted lo the Chester Hospital for after hc was for lacerations of scalp shortly before 9 a m today With a companion the boy climbed aboard a bread deliveries to 1 Ofin at 7 ILS II Power 1200 at i slores He reached for a grip on a bread basket which was empty and pulled it over It fell on him as he dropped to the street The acci dent happened at Ninth and Upland the driver being unaware the boys were on the truck I IU 11 ALi Woman Injured as Horse Runs Away In this day of the Twentieth Century when human vies with human for speed supremacy the old reliable horse tries its con with the machine Baltimore pike the proving ground of a modern age and modern things witnesses the passing of thousands of motor cars trucks and buses daily In our many fine hospitals many motor accident victims receive treatment for injuries annually But depend on the horse to make news Motor accidents have be come so many that the city desk considers them routine but when the steed comes to the fore it mnkcs the front page Yesterday late in the after noon Theresa Lawson 32 of 510 Roberts street N J was driving a horse and wagon on the pike Something frightened the animal and it ran away the careening of the vehicle throwing the woman to the street Taken to the Delaware County Hospital by a passing motorist she received treatment for a frac tured elbow and cuts and bruises Struck in the back and stomach by police bullets a lay near death today in Misericordia Hospital in Philadelphia The wouldbe bandit identified as William J Tracy was shot when his own gun jammed as hc pulled the trigger In attempting to kill Police Sergeant Louis who was nt counter in the delicatessen store owned by his dnughtcr ROOSEVELT FOR SOME AIMS OF LIBERTY LEAGUE Tone of Presidents Com ment on New Group Seen by Observers Formation None of His Business He Says in Formal Interview WASHINGTON Aug President Roosevelt feels the Ameri can Liberty League shows too much concern for property and not enough for its neighbors This was the way the Presidential attitude was generally summed up after one of the most newsworthy White House press conferences In re cent months To political observers and others with their eyes on new political align ments the Presidential pronounce ment on the new league took first place In the news of the day Mr Roosevelt explained that natur ally he was all for the principles and defense of the American Consti as expressed in the tenets of the Liberty League However he In that while concern for principles was fine enough there were others too which should not ignored Tone of the Presidents comment noted by observers as somewhat He mentioned that one of his callers had suggested that the creed of the league appeared to be Love thy God but forget they nnd that God seemed to be prop He also revealed he had laughed for ten minutes in bed yes morning at a press account that Wall street had received tha league as the answer lo its prayers The President emphasized that for mation of the league was none of his Continued on Last Three men were burned one seri at Essington today when a cabin cruiser The Tramp tied up nl the Essington Yacht Yard caught fire as the craft was taking on gaso line and water The most seriously burned Is Ali Tacy giving a South phia address a friend of Dr C H a chiropractor of 6240 Wood land avenue West also suffered body burns Alfred Miller 5512 ave nue Philadelphia also a friend of the owner of the craft suffered severe burns The men are in Taylor Hospital where they were rushed In the auto mobile of Albert Pox chief of the Es sington Fire Company War Injun aguin is threatened In crisis from arrest of Soviet employed by lie Chinese Eastern Hallway hy authorities of on of Arrests followed failure of Soviet ambassador to Tokyo and minister to upon terms of proposed sale of interest in the railway to iUn nt Man slums locution of the road DR PEARSON HITS Virgin Islands Governor Charges Agitators Seek His Overthrow ST THOMAS V I Aug MinU was the only one in the es when the gunman en rvl tered As tht time 1 rj I Tinicum police who Investigated a sharp retort to recent criticisms the accident said that as far as could of his administration Governor Paul be ascertained there no explosion M Pearson asserted last night that of the gasoline tank but that gasoline i certain agitators were trying to dts on the craft in some undetermined credit and undermine his rule by un burst into flames as gasoline j scrupulous shyster methods and water were being taken on board Dr statement followed preparatory to a trip down the bay a declaration by The West End News Local firemen were summoned and j a St paper been a saved the craft from serious fire dami stanch of his regime that age All three of the men on board it would withhold further support un til the governor issued a statement explaining his position on recent dc burned to their waists As the thug stepped toward the cash register grappled with the intruder The robber pressed his gun against chest and pulled the trigger the police officer said but the Rim to go off The thus then broke free and fled to the street He was shot when he disobeyed a command to halt SEEKING CHECK A Negro woman is being sought here as a worthless parser hav ing duped a saleslady in n central department store yesterday afternoon The woman tendered a check drawn IN MANS DEATH A coroners jury yesterday exoner ated Franklin W Carter 31 a truck driver of Rock Hill Md from blame In connection with the of George Schlechtweg 50 of 111 f understand Governor Pearson said lhat my friends are embarrassed and contused been use I make no attempt to answer the mountings of certain These persons he said had tried lo overthrow his administration Then he continued Through the ridicule Riverside drive Prospect Park who Of s ch was struck by the truck while cross ing Chester pike near Burke avenue In Ridley township shortly before midnight on August The inquest was conducted by Coroner Evans at the of Deputy cor Horace B Griffith for in payment for a dress she Rudolph Goodman 55 of Darby bought for She represented Crescent a companion of as another respectable Negro who was with him on the night accident suffered body In woman street who lives on West Third I of juries C E CONFERENCE PROGRAM LISTED City and County Members to Attend Laror Day Weekend Meet on CLOSED BANKS TO PAY DEPOSITORS Three County Institutions to Disburse Partial Dividends N Y STILL HUNTS Police Forces Seek Kob of b Land and Sea NEW YORK Aug hunt for the gang that committed the armored car holdup Brooklyn last Tuesday was Intensified with announcement lhat a re ward In excess of 525000 will be of for the capture The announcement made by R S of the United States Trucking Corporation owners of the armored car by land and sea the largest forces engaged In a manhunt in the East since the Lindbergh kid concentrated the search on Ie New Jersey const Eight Coast Guard cutters and nu merous picket boats swept the seas off the Jersey const In quest of sus craft on which the holdup men may have rim tie their getaway They were especially for a Ram bling ship which Sam Davis a pris oner at White Plains who Is wanted Depositors of the closed Bank and Trust Drexel Hill Title and Trust Company will receive partial dividends within the next thirty The way was paved yesterday for the Drexel Hill depositors to or centi the of approximately 15 per when Judges Broomall and MacDade at Media approved the audit filed with them by the State Banking Depart ment In addition the court approved a petition presented by the Banking Department authorizing them to borrow from the RFC for he Drexel Hill bank nnd for the Lansdowne bank These suma will be used lo pay the dividends The approval of the court of audits was necessary before the banking officials could apply to Washington for the loans giving as security assets of the closed Institutions No definite action has been pledged for the depositors of the closed Street Title and Trust Company which closed last September No partial payment has ever been made and the first and partial accounting has not yet been Continued on Last faga A M A LOCAL CAMERA CLUB The Chester Club nn organ instituted for amateur photographers of this city and vicin ily was formed Thursday evening al lhc home of n Hansel 20 road The following i on Last rage NEW MA 10 LEAVES JEWELRY MISSING H T Robinson of 217 Maypole road hired i new maid day nnd today the maid and cloth ing nnd jewelry valued nl are Upper Darby police arc SHOCK KILLS WOMAN HADDONFIELD N J Aug a battle for life Mrs Lillian Jesunas 17 a bride ol five months died as the result of nn electric shock Mrs was taking a bath and as she stepped from the tub she grasped an elec fixture Her wet fingers cams Inlo contact with a live wire nnd sha was felled MOVE TO According to Robinson he hired an SEASON ENDS Six Weeks Period were elected officers pro tern attractive young blonde who pros dent Clyde Sells vice lhc name of Norah Evans through a president Charier R Hansel street employment agency Ury and Jackson treasurer yesterday and last night he and Mrs I he purpose nf the group Is lo net Robinson went out leaving the maid as an exchange for members of Inj n charge of their 2 1 year old for pertaining lo photography daughter Joan nnd the house and to encourage the making of good Mr and Mrs William D Mason and their daughter Miss Mason who have been residing for several years on Providence lingford have removed to Guernsey avenue Swarthmore Topics of Times Francis X Doherty son of Daniel Doherty of Tenth street and Edg mont avenue is one of a group of thirtyfour Catholic priests all recent seminarians whose appointments were announced yesterday by the Very Rev William M CM provincial of Saint Vincents Sem inary in Germantown Rev Doherty who is now at Saint Vincents Seminary where he has Oldtime Mining Center Now County Beauty Spot 1 The conference will take place at Castle Dwight camps of the Y M C A located near and Visited by many picnickers and i Curve on the new stretch of coni begin on Saturday September A detailed program for the annual Labor Day Weekend Conference of the Delaware and program to be indulged In by Counties Council of the Boy Christian Endeavor units of all the Scouts of America will close Its churches of this nnd clal today marking the end Delaware county a number of thc year of service of interesting speakers and events to youth Soap Pierce says that when eels tired of riding around in iii When they returned at midnight his bathysphere he can come back Training ConiCS to through the incentive of the baby was howling lustily and the i on land and see some more queer a series of monthly amateur contests clothing nnd jewelry were missi fish in a department store bargain Any IB years of age or over Inn Pollen questioned of the j rush the owner of a camera is eligible for employment agency to determine membership i where the girl lived Close Today Camp the summer Scout i jn 4 IT i i i ii JI l vv u LLM i since his ordination about a j swimmers with no realization of the crete and here the lives of ani wi continue nn Monday year ago has been assigned to the Orc that surrounds I the miners centered September 3 University in Washington Garnet Valley about 8 miles from hid a studies hc Pursue school for Rev A A pastor of Tile camp has been Tipen for a period of six weeks this summer with an additional week for the of UK Roy Scout troops or the twin counties Sailor Gets Horse Laugh After Buying Gray Mare The Gray Mare shes not what I from the wagon and with his I she used to be No sir Time has hand on the bridle walked over to the If the scant bathing suits for men havent done anything else proved we dont have to go to India lo find a lot of people who are like Gandhi Justice Is becoming too deep to fathom A Jersey City barber who stabbed a crooner was ruled Insane while the crooner escaped with no penalty Admiral Byrd was alone in a hut HORSES WITHDRAWN FROM RACES TODAY Bj United Press four UTII lu rM l lint Jiao UVCl UJ i t t f Chester on the by the camp have j with those UrS Klins proIeS f kicking the One of the crew a member A farm owned and operated bv Episcopal Church or Ml Hope u Y never now has she tried lo go i hr ind Nelson D Clayton Ls on the He of I odist Episcopal Some di the their p the council arc m aml slay wlu Ulc boys bn and that ill l Vt singletree and many other trails hul of a oca thai a re AT HAWTHORNE Shawl Brother Lou Image AI Jolson Armor Grey Streak Gold Weather clear track what was called years ago the New Mine th site of Old Garnet Mine being owned by Elgin E Chester attorney Beau shade Irees many of them be ing more than 100 years old song birds of varieties seldom seen in this county and many other attractions are the lure lo the former mining section Many years ago vine service at Siloam at Booths Corner The nearest railroad stalion was at Chester Heights on branch line of the Pennsylvania railroad Work and home were their only interests various churches of the city and with a spirit of looking ahead lo new and say with the boys the consummation of lhc sale be ob bites itll pay belt county has organized the following things aim they found them in mul i tiu of a potent boy in a zoo if you on Ihc bam Judging from the number of preachers who are getting snako bites itll pay better to raise your youre raising him to r U ri I p U Urt K ltA f Saturday September 1 at 4 p m of the Creek the camp surl power for a junk began nf those attending hv attractive woods has Iman s r F and she Five oclock prayer the boys the way to Al hf vice led by Rev A A and its bounties and how lo nL a s a sailor rolling Today where these men six oclock dinner followed at 7301 live best with their fellows found their living Nelson Clayton oclock by a meeting with i spent at finds his He and his family reside an address by Rev W E Griffiths in the environment of i i in a beautiful rambling struc pastor of Magnolia Baptist Church ing part i this portion of j lure apply named Garnet Valley i Magnolia N J and a recent a Concord Townships life was guided i Fields of grain ripple in j of lhc Eastern Seminary to athletics by a shrill whistle that called noonday sun where formerly sweal of Philadelphia At Arriving it th club one of lhc members unlocked the door with his key and the group filed in Last in line was new owner of gray mare herself Without the duo walked through the first door Be woodcraft in addition Only one marred her joy fore clearing the second door an a week down Market street made a deal with her boss She gave vent to her joy by nodding approval by a loss of her bobbed head and started in every known phase of I taking orders from her new man AT DETROIT Captain Ed Off Weather clear track fast employes of mines lo their j ing beasts stood patiently in the har daily tasks told them of the lime i attached to lumbering wagons of day for repast and again at eve their share of the rough i m and will be followed at 10 oclock firo and sports and ao She really did think that she of the place spoiled the four Philadelphia At the close of period worth more than the that pur footed That was all The firs Bible hour on Sunday in camp they again gathered as on j chased her but then her former i farther iho sailor and his new love September 2 will take place al n n Irach preceding evening al council j owner was deep in the of King ning when il shrilled way home i ward A community of small houses stood at the top of what is termed i by some today as Mans garnet us it was laken from the a period to discussion of p Alky and her purchaser had taken Argument or pleading would not shafts lo be hauled lo railroad Christian Endeavor Methods to be Continued on Last Page Continued on Last Page Crmp Director Henry M Faucett on a cargo before sale j avail him anything so he finally has found in his years of scouting So with a few riefl movements of managed lo get his horse in reverse j the hands the had Continued on Last i unhooked traces of the harness Ai says that if there should such a thing as war with China ths linotype operator would be among the first lo enlist A wellknown artist declares that there is an Indefinable something that lends beauty to a womans old age Any chemist will supply a full definition The Weather WASHINGTON Aug Eastern Pennsylvania Fair Continued on Last Pace and Sunday cooler
