Gettysburg Times (Newspaper) - March 17, 1932, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania GOOD EVENING Note to If ul first you don't succeed pry pry WEATHER Friday fair THE Member of The Associated Press Truth Our Public Good Our Aim ESTABLISHED 1902 GETTYSBURG PA THURSDAY EVENING MARCH 17 1932 Read By Nearly Everybody In Adams County PRICE THREE CENTS TROOPERS FIND LOCAL CLUE IN KIDNAP MYSTERY Homer Mitchell Ar- rested In Tennessee Sought Car Plates Here Tropical Fish Culture Has Become Hobby in Gettysburg Fine Specimens Of Latest Fad Can Be Found In Aqua- Of George W Boehner Henry Cordes And Type Would Make Brother Wz With His Prize Cock Hide His Face In Shame BABY WITH HIM WHILE IN TOWN State police here today revealed that last a checkup in Gettysburg on the movements of Homer Mitchell held at Tennessee in tion with the Lindbergh baby napping case A baby which Mitchell and a woman had with them when they were taken into custody for in Crossville resembled Charles A Lindbergh Jr but was later found not to be the famous flier's missing son In their investigation here state police learned that Mitchell companied by a woman and a young boy made application for his 1932 automobile license plates before William L Meals Gettysburg at- and notary public Came Here Feb 15 Local state police augmented by two troopers from Harrisburg said they learned from Mr Meals that a man representing himself as Homer Mitchell of Camp Hill was in liis office February 15 to make tion for 1532 license plates A woman and a child were with the man at the time state police said THE tropical toy fish fad is sweeping Gettysburg and Adams county as it is ing the country and an increasing number of persons are finding that the hobby of culture of these beautiful fish keeps their mind off the depression or have you Mr and Mrs George W ner corner Carlisle street and Broadway and Mr and Mrs Henry Cordes Weit Lincoln nue are among the Gettysburg enthusiasts who have excellent specimens of the tropical fish and are engaged in propagating them Rouse Mlf the Gold Fish The tiny fish which are of myriad shapes colors and are the most prosaic gold fish in the homes One variety the Brazilian moon is round and resembles a quarter-dollar Similar to this is the red half-moon which is among the Cordes collection ers are long and slender such as the Mexican Of which the have a Others such as the Baby Guppi also among the Cordes collection are veritable pygmies and rarely ex- ceed an inch in length A beautiful fighting fish the Splendens in spite of its diminutiveness is a very vicious fighter At of each other two males of this species will change color passing through rious shades of green red purple and blue and the battle begins when one seizes the fin or jaw of the other In Siam the king derives a considerable part of his head of an empire 80 PUPILS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR SPELLING BEE List Of Qualified En- trants For day's Finals Is Announced HOt KlC ped until Tuesday evening March 1 Mr was unable to give a very detailed description of the man except that he was rather poorly dressed In making application for license plates Mitchell gave a non- existent address in Camp Hill The officers checked local hotel registers but were unable to find that the trio spent a night in any of the TV Although Mitchell has been from any connection with the Lindbergh kidnapping Tennessee police are holding him pending the outcome of an investigation of re- ports that the baby with him was kidnapped from a Michigan woman in Missouri last fall State police said they learned that the car for which Mitchell secured license plates was originally sold in souri Suspect Actions Major Lynn G Adams tendent of the Pennsylvania state police said there is something Phoney about Mitchell's activities and ordered his arrest should he return to Pennsylvania According to a news story in a Harrisburg paper today the state department of revenue has ed the automobile license issued to Homer Mitchell at the same time ordering Tennessee motor patrolmen to seize Mitchell's license plates The news story also stated that an information charging Mitchell with misstatement of facts in giving a fictitious address has been laid be- fore Justice Of the Peace John C Shealer Gettysburg but the local magistrate this morning said he has had no such information The motor code violation is not extraditable but police say Mitchell will be arrested if he returns to Pennsylvania from licensing public fights of fish of this species And tis said they make cock fights look like tea parties Another species of fighting fish the Betta Cambodia of which the and others have a pair are larger and their large ing scarlet fins contrasting with their flesh-colored body make them objects of striking beauty Most Of Them Are Gentle Few of the tropical fish are fighters most of those being col- in Gettysburg and Adams county being gentle and capable of living in one aquarium The majority of tropical fish may be bred in the home rium One class of the tropical toy fish is viviparous or live- bearing fish and the other is oviparous or egg-laying They originate in India China Siam and island groups of the Malay archipelago Egypt Australia South America to the most point in Argentina and in Central America Mexico Florida and the Carolinas There are more than 600 Believe Their Baby Will Be Returned To Them When World Furor Subsides JACOB KUMP 76 DIES OF STROKE Retired Farmer Of Mt Hope Succumbs At 5 P M Wednesday Hopewell March 17 and Mrs Charles A Lindbergh who are the dragging days and nights for the return of their missing child today were re- ported as pinning their hopes on a police belief that their child napped 16 days ago is still alive and feeling that when the furor subsides the kidnappers may negotiate for the return of the child The world excitement that lowed the crime already is dying down Yesterday newspaper men here sent out by telegraph only 000 words On March 3 words were sent over the wire A high police authority today his belief that the child is alive basing his contention on the fact that it would be easier for the j kidnappers if they found themselves too closely followed to leave the baby in a hotel room rather than to attempt to dispose of the body Police admitted they are no er a solution than they were two weeks ago They do not know whether the world most noted napping case was the work of infant snatchers or teurs with amazing luck The latest theory in the mystery fell apart today when Mr and Mrs C L Lightfoot of Franklin Park who had told that their born servants had the day after the kidnapping and that a chisel like the one found beneath the Lindbergh nursery window was reported tbat tlie they owned upon the home ground of tropical fish known but the most popular of those favored by the Adams are Included in a group of less than 20 species Others in the Boehner species include a pair known as Von Rio and a pair of Pearl There are many others including the blue moon the gold moon the American flag fish fins the guppy rainbow and the German hybrid among local col- lections COUPLE WED SIXTY YEARS Jacob Kump retired farmer died Wednesday evening at 5 o'clock at his home at Hope from a paralytic stroke suffered about two weeks ago He was a son of the late Andrew and Kump and swas born and always lived in Adams county Mr Kump is survived by his widow Mrs Alice Baker Kump and the following sons and Harry Kump John Kump Virginia Robert Kump Orrtanna Calvin Kump Knightstown Oliver Kump Mrs Roy Kepner Springs Miss Bessie Kump Clarence Kump at home One brother Peter Kump tanna 25 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren also survive Funeral services Sunday morning at 10 o'clock at the home the Rev Fred Christman of Gettysburg of- Interment at church cemetery Catholic Group Elects Officers Iron Iron and woman's club meeting 8 p m Court House IN FW SPA PERI At the annual meeting of the Mount St Mary's Catholic lent association Emmitsburg an in St Anthony's parish the following officers were elected for the ensuing The Rev J Leo Barley Charles William Stouter vice-president Roy J Wivell Charles Eckenrode assistant Thornton urer and Maurice Orndorff geant at arms Mr Orndorff bert Wivell and John McGraw were named members of the board of di- rectors CHARGES An information charging George Toddes Gettysburg with port of a minor daughter was laid before Justice of the Peace John C Shealer Wednesday by Mrs Toddes Toddes was arrested by Constable Charles Wilson and was expected to furnish bail today for court i Oldest Married Couple In East Berlin Observe Wedding Anniversary Mr and Mrs Michael Rebert the oldest married couple in East lin celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary ar their home Monday During the day a number of their friends and relatives called to con- gratulate them They were the re- of flowers and brances Among the presents was a wedding cake from Devils Lake North Dakota Refreshments were served during the day Mr and Mrs Rebert were united in marriage in the parsonage of St Mark's Lutheran church Hanover March 14 1872 by the Rev George Parsons They were accompanied to Hanover by Miss Louise B man now Mrs Louise Weaver a sister of Mrs Rebert who at ent resides with the Reberts and by Mr and Mrs George Trostle brother-in-law and sister of Mr Rebert Among the many who called ing the day Dr and Mrs mer Trostle and Mrs Anna Herman Attorney Samuel B Meisenhelter and Mary Meisenhelter York Mr and Mrs John Hoke Mrs Harry Spangler and Mrs William Myers Mr and Mrs Luther E Lau Mr and Mrs William Sinner and son Carl Elmer B Lau Mrs Rosa Brown Mrs Elizabeth Hull Mrs Firmin Myers Mrs J D Sowers Mrs John and son John Jr j Both Mr and Mrs Rebert are jnearing their eighty-fourth birthday land enjoy good health Mrs who is several years their ior and has resided in North kota for forty years came east eral years ago to be with them Mr Rebert is a director and vice president of the People's State bank at East Berlin FINALS BEGIN AT 10 ON SATURDAY Eighty pupils in 19 districts have j qualified for the finals of the j nineteenth annual Adams county j spelling contest to be held at the Lincoln building here Saturday i with the preliminaries beginning at- j 10 o'clock and the final contest at 1 p m This is the smallest of children to qualify for a county contest in many years The names of the pupils who have qualified for the first part of the final contest and the districts in which they attend school Florence Seim Grace Butt Ab- Nary Bair Berwick JRuth Bricker Lorene Slaybaugh Kathryn Mauss and Ross Dyke Butler Margaret Myers Julia Swisher Cumberland Anthony Dorothy Albright Irwin Gross and Bernard Jacobs East Berlin Hester Allison Fairfield Fannie Baker Hamilton Helen Hardman ling Musselman and Margaret aker Margaret Scott Highland Mildred Leer Kathryn Zepp Ethel Lobaugh Violet Griest Lovina Everhart Mary Klinedinst Mildred Chronister Margaret Stough and Philip Bosserman Huntingdon Walter Griest Harold Davis Parker Prosser Ervin gel Paul Junkins Ruth Himes lyn Topper Dorothy Hollabaugh Lloyd Lerew Edith Myers Ruth Williams Mildred Brandt Francis Coulson Betty Leer Donald Leer Latimore Eston White Kathryn Mildred Katharine Hull Lorraine Sites neth Sites Liberty Marvel ler Fannie Truett William Hargreaves Grayson McCleaf Mabel Snyder Marsby Dutterer Prances Dowries Vivian Troll Ruth Schwartz Irma houser Helen Boyd Mt Joy Haverstick Ruth stick Mary Seymour Hazel baugh Rita Evelyn Todt Treva Palmer Mt Pleasant ces Matthews Edna Sager Helen Rebert Miriam Zepp and Mary Wagner Straban Emma Kennedy Tyrone George Berwager Harry Feeser and Raymond Dayhoff Un- ion DEMOCRATIC WOMEN MEET A meeting of the Adams county democratic women's club will be held at the court house Friday ning at 8 o'clock Miss Edna Eicholtz president announced day Held in Jail For Seeking Ransom oscar w seacrest 38 of Croyden Pa was arrested in Bristol Pa and confessed police said that he wrote one of the scores of crank ransom notes received by Colonel Lindbergh after his son was kidnapped MANY ATTEND OPENING DAY OF CAR SHOW Dealers Pleased With Attendance ing Success Of Exposition 22 MODELS ARE BEING DISPLAYED Hold Final Rites For John Weaver Funeral services for John S Weaver son of Mr and Mrs Charles E Weaver East Berlin R D 1 who was ed to death Saturday morning about o'clock when the light touring car which he was driving and a truck collided on the East road were held Tuesday Services were con- ducted at the home at 9 o'clock with services in Friends Grove Meeting house on the Heidlersburg road The Rev Paul Miller and the Rev George Hull officiated Burial was in the ad- joining cemetery Besides the ents he is survived by two brothers George Weaver Flora Dale and Clyde Weaver at home and two sisters Mrs Hilda Myers East lin and Martha Weaver at home HOSPITAL Mrs Martin Melhorn Gardners R D was discharged as a patient from the Warner hospital Gettysburg's eighth annual auto- j mobile show which opened jday in the Hotel I was a success in every way officers j of the Adams county automobile dealers association said today Attendance on the first day ex- the opening day of the 1930 show when the cars were exhibited at the National garage annex North Washington street Last year the dealers held an outdoor show in center square In the annex decorated to represent a typical salesroom the 22 model cars glistened and sparkled as they reflected the rays from the many lights overhead Big sedans in the latest colors trimmings and equipment vied with smaller machines for public favor Many Prospects Dealers said they found many persons interested in the cars and expressed the belief that the show would result in numerous sales this spring Cars are cheaper this year than at any time in many years the dealers said and more value is being given for the automobile dollar than ever before Although the crowd was primarily interested in the automobiles dis- played the spectators found time to view exhibits of radios electric re- washing machines tires gasolines and oils which are on display The ers in the annex has been changed into attractive booths for the dis- play of automotive accessories There was plenty of music for the show with several radios running full blast Besides the music of- patrons the radios broadcast news dispatches during the evening The admission for this year's show has been reduced to a minimum which is proving a drawing card for patrons The show closes Saturday evening Adams County Veterans Will Receive If Adjusted Service Certificates Are Paid STOCK REPORT New York March 17 stock market maintained a fairly good undertone in listless trading today There was a slight sag in the early dealings but most losses were soon regained and toward mid- day the list as a whole was about unchanged or slightly higher WEATHER REPORT Rain in southeast and rain or snow in west and north portions this afternoon and tonight I Slightly colder tonight Friday generally fair and slightly colder World war veterans of Adams county will receive if j House Resolution Number 1 is j passed according to figures com- piled by John Arthur Shaw of the veterans employment service department of labor The figures were revealed by Congressman Wright of Texas in the house of tives when he urged passage of the authorizing the payment in full of the adjusted service certificates in treasury notes will have to be issued to pay the certificates in- full one-half of which was and paid sonic time ago Department of labor figures re- veal able-bodied world war veterans unemployed erans with disabilities ed and veterans who are working part time from one to four days a week Payment of the certificates would br made to approximately veterans who it is said nerd their money at this time veterans are entitled to the certificates if the house resolution is passed Franklin county veterans would receive York county veterans Dauphin county veterans and Cumberland county veterans The paid to veterans would be Littlestown Bank Will Pay Depositors 95 Per Cent If Appraisal Proves Accurate Stockholders Lose All But Depositors Get Most Of Money Within Next Several Years Appraisers Of Savings Institution File Report With Prothonotary COUNCIL NAMES FOUR TO MAKE SEWER SURVEY SECOND 20 PER CENT PAYMENT DUE SOON I F the appraisal of the assets of the Littlestown Savings institution proves accurate and stands the test of several years time which will probably be to fully liquidate rhp the bank Canvassers Start Next Monday To tain Number Of Connections OBJECTIONS ARE VOICED TO TAX depositors will receive approximately 95 per cent of their money The affairs of the bank were taken over by the state banking commissioner on September 21 and its doors closed upon request of the bank's directors for the protection of the depositors funds and conservation of the bank's resources Samuel Renner and Samuel Keagy of Littlestown appointed to appraise the assets of the institution have completed their work and filed their report with the Adams county prothonotary S L Allison Total book valuation of the bank's assets as of September 21 when the bank closed was The total appraised value as of March 1 1932 when the appraisers completed their work is Deducting from that amount the total offsets and secured ties amounting to leaves total net assets under the appraisement of with which to square off liabilities of deposits amounting to No consideration is given to the bank was a going concern as capital stock and surplus which is a complete loss to stockholders in view of the fact that assets under the ment fail to equal the liabilities to depositors and secured creditors One distribution of assets to amounting to 20 per cent of the deposits was made before Christmas largely through the activity of Charles E Gebhard representing the state banking department in speeding up the work of liquidation in order to vide funds to do Christmas shopping Mr Gebhard told The Gettysburg Times today that several years will be required to fully liquidate the affairs of the bank but that it is planned to make another distribution to depositors in the near future The statement of the appraisers as filed with Prothonotary S L Allison Assets Book Value Sept On hand Due from other banks Checks and cash items 81.77 Loans and Unsecured loans Secured loans owned Mortgages owned Bonds Stocks Real estate owned Banking house Furniture and fixtures Overdrafts 175.31 Total assets Appraised Value March 1.1932 81.77 163.21 Less offsets and secured Offsets applicable to loans and discounts Demand deposits Savings Certificates of deposit Christmas savings deposits Bills payable secured by pledge of ties and secured Total net available assets Total liabilities deposits Miss Mary Lantz Buried Wednesday Miss Mary Julia Lantz died at her home at Valley near Em- at 4 a m Monday at the age of 81 years She is survived by two sisters Miss Bertha Lantz with whom she resided and Mrs J E Lentz Emmitsburg and one er Grant S Lantz Frederick neral services were held day morning with services at the late home at o'clock Burial was in the Mountain View cemetery Emmitsburg The Rev Earl Hoxter pastor of the Emmitsburg church officiated Limited Is Derailed Baltimore March 17 Capital Limited of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad was partially derailed at Maryland this morning but no one was hurt the executive officers of the com- pany said The tank of the motive a club car a dining car and three sleepers left the tracks The train was bound for more from Chicago The passengers of the Limited one of the crack trains of the B O were transferred to another train shortly after the accident Company officials said the cause of the derailment had not yet been ascertained Doctors met the tram at ington but found their were not needed B O officials said a major catastrophe was averted because the train had slowed down for the station which is at the junction of the branch Barbers Have Until April I Register To Twenty barbers in Gettysburg must register with the state ment of public instruction before April 1 if they wish to continue working An act passed by the 1931 session of the general assembly provided for the registration of all barbers The act became effective January 1 and a ninety-day period which ends April 1 was allowed for registration More than applications for registration were sent out by the department but less than half of this number have been returned The registration fee for barbers is and certificates are issued when Instead of repealing or amending I Gettysburg's new sewer tax passed earlier in the month and about which a controversy now rages as to its rates council took action at an adjourned meeting Wednesday evening to determine how many sewer connections there are in Gettysburg so that some mate of the revenue the measure will net the borough may be arrived at The tion of council in passing the new tax ordinance before determining what revenue will be derived was pointed out by John D Keith who before council as a taxpayer and on behalf of the hotels and furniture factories here May Seek Injunction Mr Keith intimated that unless the ordinance is changed so as to remove some of the tax burden it imposes council would make itself liable to an injunction action in the local courts on the ground that the measure is inequitable unreasonable He pointed out that the title of the ordinance is vague and uncertain as to the purposes for which the money to be raised by the tax is to be used While a sewer tax ordinance is not without merit said don't defeat the purpose for which the ordinance was drawn by having it illegal The attorney was one of ten erty owners in Gettysburg who at- tended the council session them M Scharf man- ager of the Hotel Gettysburg and George F Eberhart proprietor of the Eagle hotel whose sewer taxes under the rates established by the new ordinance would run into dreds of dollars Other property owners at the meeting included ter Scott H B Bender Taughinbaugh Eugene Shriver C G Taughinbaugh J Calvin Shank William Biddle and Charles E Sheads Name 4 Canvassers After the property owners left the council chamber the councilmen elected W Harry Stout Charles's Tate George Bushman and Frank J Slonaker as the canvassers who will visit every home in Gettysburg ing sewer connections and mine the number of such tions The canvassers whose rate of compensation was fixed at 30 cents per hour will probably begin their work next Monday It was explained to council the canvassers have no legal to enter homes to make the survey but councilmen expressed the hope that local residents would cooperate and allow the men to do their work unhindered It was pointed out to council that the only person in the employ who is legally authorized to enter dences to make such an inspection is the sewer commissioner J A Tawney Councilmen said that if any property owners refuse sion to the four canvassers Mr Tawney would be sent to such places to make the necessary inspection oi sewer connections Buy Fire Equipment Councilmen expressed the opinion that a sewer tax imposed now would eventually mean a reduction in the general and special rates and hoped that local property owners would cooperate until rates satisfactory to all concerned could be established Council said the fee is returned to the JL displayed near the barber's chair The applications must be sworn be- fore a notary public and must also be accompanied by a certificate of health by a physician In the event a barber does not ob- tain a certificate by April 1 he may not work at his trade and after that date must stand an examination oral and practical to get a cate The law also provides for ex- amination of apprentice barbers who must pay a fee for their tion the Gettysburg water company has offered to operate fully in giving its lists of water consumers most of whom certificates must be j have sower connections Council passed over the question off the purchase of a car for the but ordered paid a ol for three dozen rubber coats hats and boots for the fire company The garments were purchased from C W Cook A R Levan presided at the sion which was attended by men D C Stallsmith C W Epley John Newman J B Wineman W A Miller C Ray Rupp and E C Williams BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT and Mrs Kermit O dorff avenue announce the birth of a nine-pound son Tuesday evening Both mother and child arc reported doing nicely MARRIAGE LICENSE A marriage license was issued a the office of C F Palmer clerk of tiie courts Wednesday afternoon to Mclvin S Geisinger of New Mid- iway Maryland and Florence N Bankert of Littlestown Now brary to our your pot on Thf roudy
