Indiana Evening Gazette (Newspaper) - July 31, 1931, Indiana, Pennsylvania Cloddy today And tomorrow probably local showers tomorrow afternoon or night Warmer Sat is the forecast We call your especial attention to the advertisements in this Splendid opportunities tot the weekend VOLUME 27 287 IB PAGES TWO CENTS A INDIANA PENNSYLVANIA FRIDAY JULY 31 1931 PANGBORN HERNDON TO SIBERIA Coal Company Replies to Protest IRKUTSK MAY BE NEXT STOP OF Boardman Resting in Turkey Pre paring Future Ready to Leave Ottowa Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Hern don who hooked up with the Is anbul fliers in a TransAtlantic air race reached Moscow this morning on their projected world flight and shortly afterwards zoomed into the air bound for Siberia Speculation concerning the next move Eussell Boardman and John who set their monoplane down in Istanbul Turkey yesterday after a recordbreaking flight from New York took the spotlight momen today from several other flights underway The French prepared to inspire an other long distance to beat the record believed set by Boardman and Colonel Charles A Lindbergh and Mrs in Ottawa and consulted Canadian fliers on the dif in the route they have se for their vacation trip to the Orient Amy Johnson English woman flier enroute to Tokio is in Sverd Siberia Ant the Graf Zeppelin is back home in Friedrichshafen Germany after a tour over the Arctic with a group of scientists aboard STORM FORCES MAIL PLANE LANDING Pilot Prank Seyerle flying f TransContinental and Western Air ways mail plane was forced to land on the field of Indiana Air early this morning Seyer le was traveling west when he ran into the rain storm east of Indiana which forced him to land at oclock Flying conditions did not per mit him to continue his journey oclock ELEVEN ARE IN HOSPITALS IN BAD CONDITION At Least 75 Persons Have Reported Illness Following G a thering of Lancaster bile Club DEATHS FEARED July UP Scores of persons who attended a of the Lancaster Automobile yester to Pangborn and Herndon MOSCOW July Pangborn and Hugh Herndon hurrying on their recordbreaking at tempt around the world left at P M today for Siberia The fliers made only a brief half hero making up some of the time they were behind Post and Gatty anc planned a long jump into Siberia to make up still further time Continued on rage Two CO DIVIDEND IS Club at Park here daay were stricken today maine poisoning At least 75 persons have reported their illness eleven of whom were iu Reading hospitals in serious tion The most seriously ill were taken to hospitals others were treated at the Emergency hospital at the and sent to their homes in Ambul ances and scores did not feel the ef of the poisoning until they re ached their homes The ill in the Reading Mrs H B Wolfe 43 Akron Miss Mable Norris 29 Reading H B Wolfe 44 Akron Mrs Frank H 43 Lancaster Andrew Breneman 15 Millersville Mrs Clara Weik 40 Denver Paul Weik 14 her son Miss Jeap Norris 29 Reading Those in the Homeopathic Hospital were Patty 18 Stony Mills Mrs Carrie Burbaker 3t Lancaster Mrs Irene Lancaster received a broken arm when he collapsed from pain The picnic was attended by movo WORLD FLYERS AT LONDON LOCAL COUPLE ARE WED IN NEW YORK 1931 by NEA Service Inc Transmitted by Radio Launched on their projected world flight by a successful crossing of the Atlantic Clyde Pangborn right and Hugh Herndon are shown in this Indiana Evening Service radio photo beside their red mono plane after their arrival at Croydon Airport London Their hop from New York was broken once when they came down in a fog near Cardigan Wales This picture of their arrival in Europe was wirelessed from Lon don to the New York office of NEA Service and then rushed to this newspaper TRIO ESCAPE AS CAR RUNS WILD LAST CONCRETE ON PLUMVILLE ROAD i The last foot of concrete on the I waa placed Wednesday night The bridge over Little Mahoning Creek two miles Howard O f south of Trade City is completed and IT U l within 10 or two wenks Dixonville Arrested in Johnstown Following Driving Incident Thurs day Evening his wife were reported to have been stricken after they reached their home in Lancaster Continued on Page Two TOWNSHIP FARMER GETS HEAD INJURIES No Reduction in Wage Rate Contemplated Says President Grace NEW YORK July tors of the Bethlehem Steel Corpora tion the second largest steel producer reduced the annual com mon dividend from to yesterday the declaration of a quarterly dividend of 50 cents a shave Simultaneously the second quarter income statement was made public showing net income of against in the correspond ing period of last year Second quar ter profit was equivalent to a share on preferred stock on which ui STUDENT t i tt n 1 t A dividend of a share was de NOTES OF CASE JOHNSTOWN July across curbing and sidewalk after failing to make a turn an bile by Howard Forsythe of than persons Reading Dixonville Indiana county It ruck Lancaster an dother nearby injured Raymond Byroad aged Its President S Edward Gable and about 50 of Meadow street early last evening near the corner of Fairfield within 10 days or two weeks the new road will be opened to traffic Trade City will then have an outlet south through Plumville where the highway inter sects with the Home to Kittanning highway There remains only a gap of a little over two miles to connect Trade City and the highway just completed with the to Valier road This section will be let soon and by fall the route will bs opened for travel from ney to Plumville cutting about a third off the present route from that city to Kittanning DUBOIS TAKEN OVER BY SHRINERS As he was driving into the barn with a load of hay Monday H W Bennett of Buffington township struck his head on the threshing floor above and was rendered falling over his horses to the His condition is much improved today clared Notwithstanding the deficit payment of second quarter preferred dividends and the halving of common dividend rate Wall Street was inclined to accept the report an favorable especially in view of the relatively poor second quarter show ing of the United States Steel Corpor ation and the reduction of its divi dend from to In connection with the announce ment of the reduced Bethlehem divi dend Eugene C Grace president said that no reduction in the wage rate is being contemplated at the present time and that although some of the corporations salaried employer are at present working only five day a week no readjustment in the salary has been decided upon Directors of the steel likewise have made no reductions in wage rates but recently announced paring down of salaries of and other salaried Open for Business The roadside market at Two Licl Gardens u now open for business It is the only roadside market on tht hard road between Indiana and Ho mer City It is run by a real dir farmer who sells nothing but vege tables that grow in his own gardens and the eggs found in his own hen Special At Pennsylvania Inn Saturday eve ning August first On Parkwood road 7 miles west of town Orchestra will be furnished bv Mannas RETURNS TO WORK Miss Ethel student at Germantown hospital has returned to Philadelphia after spending a two weeks vacation at her home here Millions Are Made In Corn CHICAGO July ies of millions made in corn by a man who tricks the markets almost as mysteriously as did the famous Old Hutch of former years were told today around the Chicago grail pits brokers had been fighting to buy back corn at a higher price than they bold it for just a few week ago Thomas M Howell a native of Iowa who plunged into the stock market in a big way and is said to have many millions doing it is the man about whom the stories are being told The newest of the reports is that several weeks ago Howell declared that if corn isnt worth more than 60 cents a bushel Im willing to lose money buying that he then dW buy upwards of bushels at from 60 to 70 cents and dumped most of it back on the market yes when the price went UP tr 73 13 Howell according to the stones it en every asks no quarter gives none and pock ets his profits comment avenue and Strayer street The ma chine narrowly missed three other men and tore down a section of fence before coining to a halt bruises of the right leg hip and body and possible internal injuries He was treated at the office of Dr Stayer and removed to the Byroad home where he was reported resting fairly well Forsythe was lodged in the city jail shortly after the accident on a technical charge of suspicion He probably will be arraigned in traffic court on a charge of wreckless driv ing police said of the accident could not he learned according to police reports The driver vyas believed to have lost control of his machine in attempting to turn the corner The car tore down 20 feet of fence and hedge in front of the home of Mrs Frank 120 Strayer Boy Causes Wreck William Parfitt of 114 Kearsage street Pittsburgh suffered lacera tions of the left arm and cheek about 5 oclock last evening when he drove his truck into a on Laurel avenue in an effort to avoid striking a boy who stepped in front of the machine He was discharged after receiving dispensary treatment at the Lee hospital Cars Collide Cars driven by Frank E Bohensky of New Florence R D 2 and Benjamin Haberkorn of 371 12 West moreland avenue collided at oclock last evening at the intersec tion of Westmoreland avenue and j Harold avenue The case was not listed for traffic court but may called later for a hearing George Reunion Descendants of Jacob John and Jno W George families of will hold a reunion at Wm Trout Grove 2 miles east of Pine Flats Aug 12 1931 Ro union tlay for those who can at tend Dinner will be spread P M instead of 12 oclock Hard road through Indiana Penu Run Pine Flats or Committee WARNS HUCKSTERS OF SHORT WEIGHTS County Inspector of Weights and Measures John Ayres secured Lever al warrants this morning for hucks ters who are of giving their patrons short weights and measures The accused men all reside out of Indiana county According to Mr Ayers these hucksters are crossing the county line on all four sides and selling their products to people who reside in towns and the vicinity of the coun ty lines Mr Ayers advises the wouldbe to patronize hucksters they know personally if they wish to avoid being cheated REFORMATORY HEAD HAS SUDDEN DEATH HUNTINGDON July W Herron superintendent of the Pennsylvania Industrial Re here died suddenly early today following a stroke ROGERS Straw Hats Price AH straws Panamas Milans and Vg price Dick Thompsons To the Editor BEVERLY HILLS July I been papers sent fo me from up in thp northwest and I am telling you from the pictures these grass hoppers have that country lower than the farm They just swarm on to a place like farm ers at a free barbe cue and leave about as little There is one thing to be said for the has generally operated in Republican territory Kansas has been ruined by em as often as by their politicians so why the Democrats have never paid the bugs much facs kinder urged em on but they never even prayed for anything like this to happen j Yours i Many Local Members Participated in Mid Summer All Day and Night Pro grams Interesting FEATURE DUBOIS July had one of its biggest crowds and biggest days in many moons Thursday when the parades pomp and page antry incident to an initiatory cere monial were staged by Jaffa Temple of Altoona Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine The initiation itself while shielded from public eyes by the cur tains of secret fraternalism was the feature number around which a huge day of action revolved and is said to have set a record for Pennsylvania in that the largest class of novices any temple in the state has had this year were escorted across the hot Fortyeight candidates were initiated From all over a broad belt the center of Pennsylvania over which Jaffa Shrine has jurisdiction the red shriners wended thru way to DuBois With them came the tuxedoed member of the j and divans and their poj tentates the and green velveted band the red patrol the yellow chanters the green drum and bugle corps and the white legion of honor each with its full regalia to j lend splendor and color to the oc casion Approximately Shrin ers were registered Relatives and friends and interested persons at by the event helped swell the crowds close to fhe anticipated to in of the fact that the morning was cloudy Thn weather man however was kind oth There was action all morning Continued on Page Two NEW YORK July A a and Mips There sa Elsie Moser both of 1164 Phila delphia street Indiana were married yesterday in the Municipal chapel by the city clerk Mr Burdzy I was born in Passaic N a son of Christopher and Rose Klecha Burdzy His bride a daughter of Peter arid i Theresa Berkner Moser also is a native of WILL WITHDRAW PLEA TAKE CHANCE Judge Refuses Compromise on Con Charge and Gang Leader Wins Stay Until September 8 NOT IN COURT CHICAGO July Judge James H Wilkerson today per mitted attorneys for Scarface Al Capone to withdraw the gang leaders plea of guilty in the income tax case reserved decision on the prohibi tion conspiracy plea until September 8th Judge Wilkerson upset ed plans to rule on the case this af by calling Capone his attor neys members of the federal grand jury and government prosecutors into court this morning Trial on the income tax case was set for September 8 Capone was not in court although ordered in by the judge U Mar shals were unable to find him on such short notices His attorneys however weer on hand The liquor conspiracy case charg ing violations was re submitted to the federal grand fury for return of indictments providing a higher penalty than that provided on a conspiracy case was brought without probable His statement follows Defense Attorney Michael Ahern intimated that Capone was insistent upon a change of venue from Judge Wilkerson Personally I am confident that your honor is unprejudiced and cap able of arriving at a just Ahern said but our client feels that he is beine badly retorted Wilkerson you know what can be done about He apparently was referring to a change of venue The court will not believe unless it is forced to do so that the lan guage of this indictment was chosen without probable cause merely for the purpose of creating the that this defendant had been a flag rant law violator over a long period of time This is a matter which must be inquired into Judge Wilkerson read his slatI ment after a conference in chambers Continued on Page Two GOVERNOR SAID MISINFORMED OF LOCAL CONDITIONS i President Clark Wires Complete Refutation o Charges Contained ill Executives Message On Alleged Evictions HARRISBURG July Gifford Pinchot of sylvania today protested as tne proposed eviction of and by Loal Company Indiana Pa The evictions according to the GoV information were based 6k the recent affiliation of 67 the United Mine Workers of Am erica He dispatched his protest from his home here in a telegram to B M Clark General Manager of the Coll Company at Indiana T President President B Clarks Answer Clark has wired CHICKENS STOLEN FROM MARION COOP Some time Tuesday night thieve entered the chicken house of H F Barrett at Marion Center and stole 20 oC the best fowl It is thought the theft was the work of the gang that has been making lives miserable for farmers and others in that tion BAND CONCERT WAS MOST PLEASING Miss Mabel Fiscus who was guest soprano soloist at the conceit on the McCrory lot by thf Municipal Band last night delighted the large audience present when she sang four numbers During the PC lections the sweetness of tone and her execution revealed perfect vocal training The generous applause which followed Miss Fiscus efforts exceptionally deserving The numbers Tendered by the band under the direction cf William Beck were also exceptionally pleas ing The feature of the band pro gram was Forest a echo number Braeburn Mens One group Suits Mostly light colors A real buy Thompsons i Dance at tonight each Dick 27S I Second Siamese Twin Is Dead i BALTIMORE July Forster second of Balti mores 1 died yesterday at pital The death was said to beon unexpected Mary the other twin I died last Saturday The pair were the children of M and Mrs Albert Forster and were i born at the Hospital 19 days agi The were born joined gether by a band of flesh which was severed immediately by Dr Edward P Smith formerly of Punxsutawney Pa They recovered apparently sarj from the operation ami j 1 were due to toe operated on again as soon as they had gained enough strength After the first twin died Saturday inquiries at the hospital brought word i that the other infant was apparently in perfect health Paper Sale Closing out odd lots Robert S McCoy 28dx the following telegram to Governor Pinchot at his summer home in ford Hon Gifford Pinchot Milford Pa j Your telegram July re garding proposed evictions of miners You have been grossly misin formed Stop think that common decency on your part would require you to at least make inquiry as to these charges from some relia ble source other than your ants before charging me and companies with the lack of tue and with barbarity and manity could have ascertained the truth if you desired Co do so Stop The facts are as fol lows Stop Our mines have been og orated since nineteen hundred twenty five without any contractural rela tions whatever with the Mine Workers of America Stop Our com Continued on Page Two BANDITS RAID POOLROOM MEN 42 Lined Up and in Money Jewelry and Valuables Taken BRISTOL July Five bandits lined 42 men up against a wall in a cigar store and pool room here early today and robbed them of approximately in money jewelry and valuables A car drove up to the place Five men got out and entered the pool room Two carried pistols and the other three sawed off shotguns They ordered the men against the walls antl fifteen minutes searching the pockets of their victims They had no interruptions One bandit guarded the street door two leveled guns on the victims and the other two did the searching The loot was dumped into canvas coin bags in the middle of the floor Their earch completed the departed in their automobile toward Philadelphia When police arrived at the scene they found many of the victims unwilling to talk Po lice said they did not know the pool room was u well patronized in early morning f The werr o confident of they neither left a man at the wheel of the car nor the motor running while tarrying out the bery MRS FEITSHANS HAD OPERATION Airs F of Indiana underwent a serious operation day in Columbia hospital Wilkins litr condition was reported HP today and her early rv covery seems assured RECOVERING FROM PTOMAINE Mrs Hisin and her daugh ters Dorothy ami of North Fifth street are slowly recovering from serious attacks of ptomaine poisoning Ladies All ladies bathing suits su prices See them Dick Thompsons Tk Quart Ice Cream 38e Cut Rate Drug opp P B R tH re
