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a a -ttlli Hili AD EL. Hi A INQUIRE. SATURDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 24, 1351 Store Held Up As Crowds Pass James G. Glark Loans Illegal, Evidence Hints Assistant District Attorney Theodore L. Reimel, who spent a week studying the transcript of Councilman James G.

Clark's testi Indiantown Gap Arrests Bare Wide Tool Thefts Special to The inquirer LEBANON, Nov. 23. The theft of thousands of dollars worth of tools and automotive equipment from the Indiantown Gan Military Reservation was disclosed today at a hearing be While hundreds of central city office workers passed tne jewelry mony before the Federal rackets grand jury, disclosed yesterday that he had "definitely" un- store of Samuel Link, at 267 S. 15th fore Justice of the Peace Nathan Sundell, who held three men in covered enough evidence to show that the Republican ward leader took money from, the 24th Ward Republican Club without proper st. shortly after 5 o'clock last night, an armed bandit forced Link to turn over S10 in cash, a wrist watch and bail for action by the Leoanon county grand jury.

The suspects, all of whom pleaded guilty to larceny charges, were identified as Thomas Buggy, 29, of 415 W. cigaret lighter. The thief then escaped with na accomplice, who had authority. Reimel refused to say whether he would move immediately for Clark's arrest. Instead, he said he was call Coolc, Desperado, Found Sane by Jury EL CENTRO.

Nov. 23 (AP). Desperado William E. Cook was found sane today by a jury in Superior Court. Judge Luray Mouser announced that he would pronounce sentence on the 23-year-old killer next Friday.

been waiting outside. Grand and Eugene F. FisselL Link told Detectives Earl Barnes 31, also of Grand both of Tower ing the eight members of the club's board of directors to a conference in City, and Francis A. Nau, 24, of E. Market Williamstown, Pa.

and Edward Dickinson, of the Second Division, 12th and Pine that the man entered the store and offered, to place a deposit on the watch, which was in the window display. All three. State Police said, were civilian employes at the National The finding on sanity means that the District Attorney's office at 3 P. M. next Tuesday, adding "An awful lot hinges on that meeting with the board of directors." APPROVAL 'INEFFECTIVE Reimel left no doubt, however, Cook can be sentenced to death in Guard motor pool.

Buggy and Nau The jeweler was removing the were also members of the guard. California's gas chamber for murdering a Seattle salesman, Robert H. Dewey, on the desert near here last watch from the display window when the man, he said, pointed a revolver at him and told him "this is a holdup." The bandit demanded Jan. 6. that in his opinion he had uncovered proof that money was taken and some time later "covered" by a Cook is already under sentence of that Link turn over the cash contents of his pocket.

The jeweler gave "him $10. board of directors "approval" he considered ineffective. "We have proof that there was 300 years at Alcatraz Federal prison for the kidnap killing of five members of the Carl Mosser family of Atwood, 111. The bandit grabbed the watch UAWGetslcRise As Index Jumps Nov. 23 CAP).

The Government's cost of living index climbed to still another new high Oct. 15, reaching a point 10.1 percent above the prices prevailing just before the Korean war. As a result of the rise, a million auto workers will get a cent-an-hour wage increase through "escalator" clauses in their contracts, hitched to the rise-and-fall of the Government index. That one cent an. hour, If not taken away by a later drop in the index, will cost the auto industry 20 million dollars the next year, on the basis of the 40-hour work week.

The Government's Bureau of Labor Statistics measures the retail prices paid by average city families for the things they need to live these days. The index of those prices is compared to the 1935-39 period, which is regarded as 100. The Oct. 15 index, under the bureau's new method of computation, was 187.4 percent of the 1935-39 average, an increase of 0.4 percent from Sept. 15.

It was 6.7 percent above a year ago. The old-style index, on which the auto contracts are based because they were negotiated before the bureau changed some of its methods of figuring the index, was 137.8 on Oct. 15. Youth Ends Life and a cigaret lighter from the window display and ran out the front door where he was met by a second man who had been standing by the door. The two ran through the State Trooper Joseph L.

Pochyba and L. W. Leinthal testified the thefts took place over a period of more than a year and were discovered by State officials when an accounting of the equipment was made. An investigation was ordered by State Adjutant General Frank Weber and the arrest of the suspects followed on Nov. 16.

More than a truckload of the loot was recovered at the homes of the three men, Pochyba testified. Stolen, the State policemen said, were automobile and truck parts, hard-to-get tools, anti-freeze and other items, all earmarked for use Dy the Pennsylvania National Guard. Pochyba said other civilian employes are involved in the thefts, and predicted more arrests. In Family Quarrel office workers passing by and fled east on Manning st. toward Broad.

READING, Nov 23. Following rv4? fSz p- Wit rVfN5: 1 A g- -4 i an argument with a brother and his mother, a 19-year-old Kutztown youth went to the yard of his home money taken," said Reimel, "and although the board of directors gave their oral approval to the actually they didn't give Clark the authority in writing until a meeting considerably later. "The authority was in the form of a resolution passed by the board of directors. But even though they adopted such a resolution in my opinion their ratification was ineffective. "A lot of the testimony Included in the transcript does not come within the statute of limitations for a crime of that sort.

A lot of it goes back to 1946, 1947 and 1948. We would certainly have to confine our Two Get $62,000 In Kansas Bank KANSAS CITY, Nov. 23 (AP). Two men robbed the Johnson County National Bank and Trust at suburban Prairie Village, ol Sundell held Fissell in $1000 bail and the two others in $500 bail each. this afternoon where.

State police said, he shot himself through the chest. He died several hours later in St. Joseph's Hospital here. State Trooper John Beemer, of the Reading barracks, reported that Robert L. Wessner, of Kutztown.

engaged in a dispute with Marlin. 16, one of his five brothers, and his mother, Viola, before he took the shotgun and went into the yard. Charles Sokol, of 42 E. Main Kutztown, took Robert to the an estimated $62,000 today. selves to 1949, 1950 and 1951.

But employes said the men knocked at the door just before opening time and asked to be let in. When the only employe in the bank refused to let them enter, the men pulled a gun and forced her to open the door. View of the crowd on Market st. east of 11th yesterday. Central-city was jammed as about a half million persons descended on the shopping district, knotting traffic on main thoroughfares and jamming buses, trolleys and subway lines.

Alumni to Honor Dr. Eisenhower Dr. Milton S. Eisenhower, presi BAfLT PUTEIBSV as employes entered, they jvere herded into the lobby. While one 70S nx 500,000 Shoppers in Midcity Held in $3000 Bail WAJTlNt of the robbers, armed with a rifle.

Dr. C. 6. ALGASE dent of Pennsylvania State College, will be honored by the Perm State Club of Philadelphia at a dinner at woman man there was money taken during that two-year period." CLAIMED INHERITED RIGHT Somewhere in the 255-page transcript made available to District Attorney John H. Maurer by Max H.

Goldschein, special assistant to the U. S. Attorney General, Clark reportedly admitted spending about $16,000 of the club's funds in a three-year period but said he was rather hazy about where some of it went. Goldschein was more explicit. He said Clark tapped the club treasury for more than $35,000 because, he quoted Clark as saying, "I am the 24th Ward everything I say goes." watched the employes, the other DENTIST' forced the cashier to open the vault.

7 P. M. Monday at the Warwick. H.urs9to8wp"L 7 Knot Traffic in Yule Rush Thirteen employes were herded Wit 2-5129 Eisenhower will speak on the activities of the college. He will be into the vault.

They released them In Teen Dope Sale N. Appelnlmant NMdarf OtMABKITST. $01 MARKET selves with a key after the robbers left. introduced by Jack R. Aldrich, presi' dent of the club.

ADVERTISEMENT Wednesday evening, closed at 6 P. M. last Wednesday because of the Thanksgiving Day holiday. They A 20-year-old West Philadelphia Continued From First Page Herbert J. Kitchenman toured the center-city area when the jam began to develop and promptly assigned 45 bootblack was held $3000 bail yes Safer Cough Relief terday as a peddler of narcotic drugs to teen-age users.

The suspect, Mel- were open last nignt instead, ine Wanamaker store was open from 9 According, to Goldschein, Clark later explained that the right to "borrow" funds from the club was a privilege A. M. to 9 P. M. and others from noon until 9 P.

M. vin S. Wilcher, of Yewdall st. above Market, was arrested Thursday at his shoeshine stand at 52d and Market sts. In addition, schools throughout ne "mnented with ward leadership Bail Bond Cleric Wilcher, charged also with posses the city closed Wednesday.

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CREOMULSiON sion and use, was seized by Detec- tives Thomas Regler, Richard Ed-! day most children could get into town to see toy departments and wards and Michael Ianarelli of the narcotics squad. The detectives said visit with Santa Claus. they retrieved a vial containing five COMPLAINED OF TRUCKS capsules of heroin which the suspect threw into the street as he was extra foot patrolmen and five extra motorcycle patrolmen to help handle the rush. Reserve forces were concentrated in the area bounded by 8th and 16th Arch and Chestnut sts. CALLED 'VINDICTIVE' The day brought charges, however, that police were being "vindictive" in their enforcement of traffic regulations in at least one central-city district.

George N. Nicholson, president of the Arch Street Business Men's Association, blamed the crackdown for "driving away business." Kitchenman cited recent complaints from the Arch Street organization concerning lax traffic regulation and asserted that police were "merely enforcing the law." The sudden rush to the shopping district yesterday meant delays for relieves Coughs, Chest Colds, Acute Bronchitis Kitchenman indicated that the pre-Christmas rush might continue, but said extra police would be as signed as needed to keep traffic mov ing. He said additional detectives also were being assigned to the mid-city area to guard against pick Fired by Clark Continued From First Page covered by the faulty bonds unless proper surety was furnished by Monday. Clark said the excessive bond "was accomplished principally by the duplicate and illegal use of 'short certificates' obtained by legal means from the District Attorney's office as evidence of the release of prior bail liabilities." He added: "This abuse could not have occurred had an employe of this office carried out written instructions furnished him for his guidance in approval of real estate for bail. pockets and purse-snatchers.

The arresting officers said the youth had a clean record, and that suspicion did not fasten on him for some time. When they kept finding addicts among teen-agers after supposedly having cleaned up the area, they intensified the search for the new source, and began suspecting Wilcher after they saw him talking to young people known to be addicts. Wilcher, detectives said, told them he was introduced to the drug habit lit The Arch Street traffic dispute Whelan's Registered Pharmacists on Duty to Serve You They fill your valued prescriptions fresh drugs and quickly, accu- was of longer standing. Several weeks ago, merchants in the area 81 MOTOROLA complained that heavy trucks, city employes' cars and even police cars were using the section as a "public with pure, chemicals motorists and passengers in all types of surface vehicles. Because of the by one of his customers.

garage" Vithout interference. Nicholson said that police had jam, cars, buses and trolleys moved rately doctor exactly as your orders! swarmed into the area after the at a snail's pace. STREET BEING REPAIRED complaint. URGES PARKING METERS "Street men have been increased A major bottleneck developed on Chestnut between Broad and mounted men patrol Arch st. and motor police rove up and down the 15th where workmen were engaged in a street repaving job.

With "I am, therefore, dismissing Mario Picano, the employe involved for failure to perform this important duty." Clark added that "neither the city nor any citizen has suffered any loss by this dereliction, and I am making immediate demand upon the professional bondsmen involved that they post sufficient surety through a reputable bonding company to prevent any such loss from occurring." Fireballs Reported Seen in Puerto Rico SAN JUAN, P. Nov. 23 (UP). The green fireballs reported in the skies over New Mexico and the Southwest recently seemed today to have bounced to the tropics. Several persons in San Juan, Ma-yaguez and the Virgin Islands claimed to have seen the same phenomena at different times and days this week.

Prof. Nestor Figarella, of the Uni a considerable stretch of street street," Nicholson said. "Are the po lice trying to correct traffic infringe blocked off, traffic was tunneled ments or trying to kul business on Arch through slowly. Honking autos and clanging trolleys were lined up for several blocks. He asked for "intelligence in handling the problem." Taking note of criticism of the "The police enforce the Kitchenman said.

'We don't make them. The Arch st. business men versity of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez, I w. r- I I Boy Bear Killer Enlisis in Navy paving job in the midst of the Christmas rush, city officials asserted that the contract for the work had been let several months ago as part of a general resurfacing and repair program. "We didn't foresee a rush of this complained that the parking laws were not being enforced and we sent more men to the street to enforce SOAP FLAKES ST.

PAUL. Nov. 23 (UP). the laws." A 17-vear-old boy who killed three reported "At about 10:30 P. M.

last Monday I saw a strong green light moving from a southern to a westerly direc-ticfn along a diagonal line and coming down from above. It increased gradually and before it disappeared, the light became intensely, bril- Nicholson said some long-range program of relief should be in the Large pkq. wrn? fii (TnrnrriTfiT) angry bears with five rfle bullets gave his snapshooting talent to the Navy today. making. He suggested the installa tion of parking meters and the eventual construction of under Uantlv Green, lllummatine its tra- i ground garages beneath Reyburn Plaza and near the entrance to the jectory.

I noticed clearly that it was round in shape and that it lasted about 10 seconds." scope wnen the wort was Begun, one official declared. AUTO TRAFFIC JAMS Auto traffic jams developed at a number of intersections, particularly Broad and Chestnut sts. and Broad and Walnut sts. On Chestnut trolleys were delayed to the point where it took 20 to 30 minutes for a car to move from 22d st. to Broad st.

Central-city stores, usually open Delaware River Bridge. John Bradshaw, left for boot training at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station, near Chicago. Bradshaw slipped into a bears den while hunting deer last week. When the 475-pound mother bear and her two-year-old cubs charged at him, he shot all three with his 30-30 rifle. Exceptional Widow Who 'Died' Is Eager 3 hi I I I I 'II Razor-sharp 20-Inch pictures.

Filtered-Clear of 8 li I "1 I Jj tpots and flashes perfectly steady and sharp from ji I l. et9a ec)9e ree rfleeted glare watches for Exceptional People To Live as One Newly Born a WJZ- Decause OT exclusive new Diart-ouuru. manojouj Robber Buys Pie, Holds Up Woman A well-dressed thug robbed Mrs. Strause 'Elected' On Flip of Coin ably saved her life. He explained that Continued From First Page the water, growing colder, probably decreased her need for oxygen.

Josephine Bunio, of 149 W. Dauphin! It was something like animal hibernation, he said. Special to The Inquirer READING, Nov. 23. A toss of a coin sent Edgar Strause, Republi interviewers promise before she would proceed not to use her first or middle names.

And does she remember anything when she was deep in the land of the shadows? No. Nothing until she of about $25 at pistol point last night at her seafood restaurant at the Dauphin st. address, police said. Mrs. Bunio told detectives the man "Some animals, like snakes, vary their needs with their I ftMIV I iig- ii I he explained.

can, back into office today as a coun "If your regular mechanism goes eosnnrt ineared consciousness a week after Lieesport cilman in nearby West haywire, you slow down like a snake. Her metabolism was so slow, I II if li I 1 1 1 bought a pie, and while she was ringing up the sale he pulled out a nickel-plated pistol and demanded, "Give it all!" She said she scooped up the bills and gave them to the man. There were no other customers in the store. II IE fl fJ I 1 I the need for oxygen was small. dose is one and a half).

LIKE STARTING ALL OVER "My first conscious impressions were of perfect geometric patterns of "The coldness of the water drove I ic2j i ii i i ni vuu i her blood centrally. RATE OF ABSORPTION CUT all colors and shapes sailing along borough for a four-year term. When the Nov. 6 election votes were counted, Strause and his Democratic opponent, Fern Rauenzahn, daughter of Justice of the Peace Ray Rauenzahn, were tied with 83 each. What to do to break the deadlock? A flip of a coin was suggested.

Both parties agreed. So today Strause and Miss Rauenzahn met in the office of County Commissioner Ralph M. Lord, in the Berks County "It may well be that the rate of ii if ill ii mil absorption (of the sleeping pills) 1 1 II 1 1 mill I fllti I as though in water," she recalled. "I think it may have been prisms of light trying to break through before I could open my eyes. The light was affected.

These rare cases usual ly are associated with cold as a Son-In-Law Held In Theft of $700 A son-in-law who, police said, left Philadelphia Oct. 18, the night $700 I ll If I in ri I II fl body in a snowdrift." seemed to hurt. I could hear all that was being said around me, but my The doctor's hibernation cold I I 0 I eyes were like a baby's. It was like Building, here. starting all over again." water theory was his explanation as to why her brain cells were not damaged even with an imperceptible heart beat, respiration down Mrs.

Butler always had managed Here are two of the new matched styles in LeCoultre watches, the Aristocrats, either model $71.50. Perfect for the bride and groom or an anniversary. Unequalled in value! Other LeCoultre watches in matched styles to $225. to once a minute (normal 12 to 20) I With the exclusive lite-sne tolare- 1 II well with her life a varied and always useful life. But she geared 36 years of it up until last January to that of her husband, the superin Strause insisted that the honor of calling the turn should be Miss Rauenzahn's.

"Heads," she chose as Lord flipped a quarter. It came down tails and Strause, a carpenter at the Wernersville State Hospital, was in gain. I CmtA 17" Sr-ron lnctan "T-rnpf' CNV gSS-Ij-i II and her blood pressure below 40 disappeared from the home of Benito Santos. 908 W. Boston gave himself up last night to Detective John McBride, at the Third Detective Division.

Santos' son-in-law, Frank Bose-man, 25, of 12th st. near Cumberland, was slated on burglary charges. He said he had taken a trip west. (normal around 130. She took the pills about 8:30 P.

tendent of a San Jose hospital. I hogany color cabinet harmonizes ''iw-i mlV frTT M. Nov. 7. A maid found the body FELT WORK WAS DONE I with most furnishinas.

$199.95. -ST the next morning. A physician ex amined her about 10:30 A. M. He His death, creating a gigantic Prices include Federal Tax The money was taken from a wallet in a second-floor bedroom while could detect no heart beat, no res vacuum, led her into wnat sne cans Disguise Fails I call or mail coupon Furniture Co.

piration, no blooa pressure. A cor her first real error. She dropped her Santos was out. oner's deputy agreed with the find I 1310 Walnut street numerous activities. They had in ing.

The death certificate was signed. i I lArl kl.l Tl I It was another two hours after 1 I am interested in a re iw wototoh cluded such things as Girl Scouts, in which she once was active alongside the late Mrs. Herbert Hoover. id l. is wniWAA morgue car sidetrips to other places before her body reached the Dot, 10, Tries To Give Blood AUSTIN, Nov.

23 (AP). PAY AS LITTLE AS UP TO A YEAH TO PAX WEEKLY OR MONTHLY Seven Stores to Serve You IBAlfMS Jetcelers Silversmith PHILADELPHIA CAMDEN morgue. HOPES TO REDEEM SELF She felt her work was done. Her children were self-sufficient. She decided on a happy ending.

"No, I wasn't depressed," she insisted. "I've never really reached a de I IMMIE LUTHER dropped his Molester of Girl Sought by Police Police of the Germantown ave. and Haines st. station last night were searching for a young man who attempted to molest a 10-year-old girl in Awbury Park, Washington lane and Ste'nton ave. The girl, whose name is being withheld by The Inquirer, was playing in the square when the stranger jCity "I am afraid selfishly forgot the thousands of women who have tf voice as low as it would go and called Red Cross headquarters.

I i "I faced the same Mrs. pression point except when I went "I'd like to give some blood for Butler said. to Europe last September and saw our boys in Korea," he said. "I have had a terrific example of getting another chance and I hope its frustrated people." The night of 7 she was alone to redeem myself. (By going away "That's grand," replied the Red Cross girl.

"Is there anyone else in the family who would like to give?" in her apartment. She went across to where she is little known and III rr, imttti rST3 rmnfTi nrrrvirm I ALL BARR'S STORES OPEN EVERY EYE. 'TIL XMAS starting anew with a relative she will the street and ate a good dinner "ineludins two cuds of coffee and not identify). I 1 approacnea. Frightened by his advances, the child ran home and told her parents.

Police were notified and searched the area, but the man had disappeared. my favorite ice cream oh, I had a "All my life I have had two ex pressions which have meant a great i grand time." WATER SAVED HER LIFE 1 1 i deal to me: evervthine is for the i I Resorts MIAMI BEACH, FLA. best. Wipe the slate clean." She returned and gulped the i a a i That is whv from now on she is sleeDine tablets. She would make "Ill talk to the wife," said Jim-mie, "but put me on the list now." The Red Cross girl hung up, then called the A.

C. Luther home again and asked for Mrs. Luther. James Luther, his surprised mother told the Red Cross, is 10 years old. And he'll be on the waiting list for some time.

The Red Cross doesn't take blood from minors. Hunter Shot to Death BRADFORD, Nov. 23 (AP). Oliver H. Olsen, 46, of near Brad IT just T.

K. Butler. The SEA VIEW Bal Harbour. Mi. ml Urarh.

Writ for fre color brorhnr. IU! Will she try again to take her life? doubly sure by getting into a bathtub of warm water and bowing face down. But she lost consciousness in PALM BEACH. FLA. ford, was shot to death by an unidentified person while hunting in Mc- 1 I L3ruiK mi "Oh, never," she replied.

"I'm not a fool! Every woman is entitled to the tub before she could do this VII Rriru unm i.r.--. i trinttrtimt writ for oiw'troehirt, Kean county yesterday, Her physician disclosed this prob- one error. That one was mine.".