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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-09-29
Worlds Record in
22O-WOrd Test.

The severest test OF all-the 220-word, diff
ficult, solid matter tast-wus a sweeping
victory for he Stenotypists. The class Of
matter dictate d in this event has never been
dictated in previous contests faster than
200 words minute. Glenn Boiling, Stem
otypist, was first, establishing a new worlds
record for accuracy at this speed of 97.37
per cent. Nathan Behrin, former three
time worlds undisputed champion, was sec
ond, with almost twice as many errors
Miss Schoenfeld was a close third
Mr.. Behrin was the only court reporter to
qualify, while two out of the three young
and inexperienced sitenotypists entered
qualified, taking first and third places from
the worlds greatest court reporters, and in
the fastest solid matter test of it's kind ever
given.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-09-29
Worlds Record in
200.W0rd Test.

Fanny Schoenfeld was again first in the
200-word test, establishing her third worlds
recorG, making only seven errors, an ac-
curacy record of $3.50 per cent She de-
featec such stars and former champions as
Nathan Behrin, j. D. Carson and Nellie
Wood
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-09-29

99.S7 per cent.
The first eight
positions were
taken by Steno-
typists, the first
FIVE of whom
broke all pre-
vious recoI ds. for
this speed maxi
ing only two err
rors each. The
first shorthand
writer to qualify
took ninth place.
Richard c o s.
grove, a fifteen
year old Steno-
typist, estab-
iished a worlds
record for being
-rr1urracf
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-09-29
Worlds Record in
175-Word Test.

In the 175-word test, Mabelle Head a nine
teen-year-old Stenotypist, established a new
worlds record for accuracy Of 1886 per
cent. The first five places in this test went
to Stenotypists. Not a single shorthand
writer qualified
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-09-29
ssenotypists Make History.

The achievements of the Stenotypists
are without parallel i'll the history OF
shorthand. Not one of them had ever
been in a contest before. Not one Of
them had as much as two years ex-
perence. Some had graduated from
business college only two, four or SIX
months previous. Not one Stereotype
contestant was over nineteen years
old. Some were fifteen, sixteen and
seventeen years Of age. Not one had
more than a high school education.
Several had been in high school only
one year or less.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-09-29
Stereotype Makes Many New Worlds
Records In Shorthand Contest
The Machine Way in Shorthand, Taught
Here, Decisively Defeats Cream of Nations
Court Reporters in Annual Shorthand Classic

In the annual shorthand classic held at Atlantic City August 26
auspices of the National Shorthand Reporters AssOcia
tion young and comparatively pece operators Of the Seno
type competition with of the worlds greatest court report
of five speed and accuracy contests and established
many records
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-09-29
% Expert Court Reporters.

Arrayed against these mere children were
twenty-five expert court reporters, ranging
from thirty to fifty years Of age, all with
from seven to twenty wears of experience.
With two exceptions every former worlds
champion, including Nathan Behrin, Nellie
Wood and j. d. Carson we're entered. Many
were college graduates. ALL OF THEM
were regarded as the worlds greatest ex-
ponents of shorthand
All tests were for five minutes each.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-09-29
What the Results Mean.

They established once and forever the vast
supremacy of the Stenotype-that it means
higher speed, greater accuracy, HIGHER
EFFICIENCY.
That it was the Stereotype which made
these young and inexperienced operators
experts and worlds champions. (Witnesa
the distribution Of the honors among the
many Stereotype contestants and that their
records have never been equaled.)
That, since the Stereotype means higher eff
ficiency and since business is calling for
higher efficiency, it is inevitable that more
and more will business be compelled to de-
pend upon Stenotypists for the more and
better work which business demands.
That the triumph Of the Stereotype is the
triumph of the machine way.
And THE MACHINE WAY ALWAYS
SUPPLANTS THE HAND WAY WHEN
IT MEANS GREATER SPEED AND
GREATER ACCURACY.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-09-29
Classes Now Starting

NE arranging on the Stereotype e d
urfin0 n1china in the UOTld. .,
his CT
UoTtds champions "
IYites etmesph a. a single strode
which perfectly gbe now or zen years ~
topo 4 ny otfe SfenotUpist
Sten0tgpsfs Prepare TO
BETTER og eQuPpmg
prCdn the and better letters t0ich
And do
reedem OF this machine chc
operators hds Sog w
fyignDhing the g greatest court reporters.
Day and Evening
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-09-29
Many Worlds Records
81, l5O-Word Test.

In the 150-word test
Fanny Schoenfeld, an
eighteen-year-old Steno-
typist, established a new
worlds record which is
also the worlds accuracy
record She made only
one error, a record OF
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-09-29

contestant ever to try or qaaify Tor any
of these events. His record Ter accuracy
was 1907 per cent
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-21
VILLA SAYS BENTON
ATTEMPTED TOK|LL
HIM DURING QUARREL
Official Reports Say British Ranch
man Entered Rebel Camp
Well Armed
ENGLAND SEEKS INFORMATION
Full Investigation Awaited Before
Opinion Is Expressed at
White House
ENGLAND SEEKS INFORMATION

Washington, D. C., Feb. 21.--White
House officials stated to-day that Off
cial reports from General Villa and
his friends declared William S. Ben
ton. the British ranchman, was exc
cuted because he entered the camp of
Villa armed and threatened the life of
the Constitutionalist commander
In view of this latest report there
was a disposition at the White House
to await a full investigation of the
facts before expressing an opinion. It
was also stated that Great Britain was
holding in allegiance any representa-
tions pending the completion of the
report on the affair by the American
government.
Late official dispatches TO the State
Department containing Villas version
of the affair were brought to the
White House. but a complete account
of the killing as personally explained
to Consul Edwards is on it's way by
mail.
Official dispatches from American
consular representatives say further
that Villa claims Benton came to him
armed and that during the course of
a long argument and quarrel Benton
raised a gun to shoot, but was dis
armed. and trial by a military court
followed.
Villa takes the position that for
eigner who threatened the life of a
military officer is subject to no i'm
munity or the rights ordinarily ex-
tended to noncombatants.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-21
|CRAzED SALESMAN
| SHOOTS TWOWOMEN
AND THEN HIMSELF
One Woman Dies Few Minutes
After Stray Bullet Pene-
trates Back
MANS CONDITION IS SERIOUS
Carl Kinlock Jealous When He
Sees Ora Griffin With
Another Man
MANS CONDITION IS SERIOUS
By Associated Press

Philadelphia, Feb. 81. Becoming
SUDDENLY frenzied through jealousy. the
police say, Carl Kinlock, SO years old,
an automobile salesman, smashed
breakfast dishes in a restaurant and
then shot up the place, killing one
waitress and seriously injuring an
other with wnom he had been infatu-
ated. Then he turned the revolver on
himself with probably fatal effect.
The restaurant is in the heart Of
the retail shopping district. Kinlock
was eating his breakfast when he sud
denly rose and began shooting at Ora
Griffin, 80, with whom he had been
infatuated. A bullet struck her in the
side but he kept on shooting at her
as other patrons of the place and
mattresses rushed for the doors or
lodged behind tables. When Anna
Phillips, 90, fell with wild bullet
through the back, Kinlock exclaimed,
"She got all have and l might as well
go to HI" and shot himself through
tire lung,
The Phillips woman, who did not
know Kinlock died in a few minutes.
KinIock made this statement to the
police:
Il am divorced man. | met this
Griffin woman last summer. | saw
her last night with another man. |
asked her this morning to explain. She
refused. She even refused to wait on
me. I told her | would shoot her if
she did not explain. | became crazy,
guess, when she flouted me before
everybody. She ruined me, but l am
all right now even if L soon will be
in HI
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-21
Caualrymen Shoot at
Mexicans in Ell Paso
BY Associated Press

FL Paso, Texas, Feb. 21.-A squad of
soldiers of Troop NJ. Thirteenth Cav
airy, had a brush with a score or more
Mexicans last night during which fif-
Teen or twenty shots We're fired, one
Mexican wounded and two taken as
prisoners Captain Harry NJ. Cootes,
of Troop NJ. had received word that
flibusterers might attempt 20 rush the
barracks where his detachment is
housed on the outskirts of the city in
order to obtain arms and ammuni-
tion. and was on the watch.
Corporal Jensen first noticed the
presence of the MeXicans in an alley.
He called upon them to give an ac-
count of themselves and was greeted
by shot. lie replied with bullet
into the crowd and was quickly rein
forced by some of his comrades who
also shot at the MeXicans. The latter
returned a few shots and disappeared
in the darkness. The troopers pur-
sued, but all but two escaped. The
wounded man escaped, but hobbled TO
q hospital to have the bullet taken
from his leg. The incident occurred
near the river in a district known as
Hsrts Mill.
Captain Cootes was busy with his
duties as provost marshal and the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-21
FORRER NOT TO Be
DISMISSED At TER
ALL, RUM0R HAS It
Taylor Declines to Discuss Report; !;
So Does Commissioner
Lynch

RumoTs were again current in mu-
| nicipal circles to-day to the effect that
V. Grant Forrer, park superintendent,
may not be dismissed after all.
Commissioner Nj. Harvey Taylor,
the head of the parks and public prop
erty department declined to comment
on the report Commissioner W. II.
Lynch also declined to talk on the sub
ject.
The resolution in question is due to
be passed upon fipally Tuesday, to
| become effective March l, unless
amended.
Commissioner Taylor has declared
he means to extend Forrers time un-
' til April l. This it is said is to give
the proposed City Planning ordinance
ample time for hearing and discus
sion. The plan suggested is to make
j. r. Hoffert, assistant park commits
sioner, engineer for the commission.
In this event Hoffert could hardly be
retained to fill Forrer's position as had
been announced. This would make
Forrer's retention possible, as Mr. Tay-
lor has repeatedly said that there is
nothing personal back of the removal
merely desire to economize.
Whether or not there will be any
changes in the resolution which will
provide for the retention of some of
the men slated 10 be dropped, Com
missioner Lynch wouldn't say. "I
don't know what will be DONE" said
he.
Call For Forrer's Retention
Resolutions asking Council to re-
tain Forrer were adopted last evening
by members of the Harrisburg Track
Athletic Committee. Monday evening
the Civic Council of Federated
Churches will meet in special session
to adopt similar resolutions, and the
Post Office Athletic Association will
adopt resolutions on Monday. This
organization comprises 100 mail car
! riers. The resolutions will be sent to
Council. The track athletic commit
tee did not meet in the park board
offices, as had been announced, Super
Continued on Page III
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-21
PAXTON|A INN, OLD
ROADHOUSE, WILL Be
DRY AFTER MARCH |
Application Withdrawn Before
Remonstrance Hearing Began
This Morning

Paxtonia Inn will be dry" during
1914.
That the bar at that well-known
roadhouse hostelry will be closed after
March / was assured at to-day's ses-
sion of Dauphin county license court
by the withdrawal of James WiX' ap-
plication for re-licensing.
Charges that liquors had been sold
to Incorporate patrons and to minors
were filed to serve as remonstrances
against the regranting of the priv
ilege. The withdrawal of the appli-
cation however was rather uneXpect-
ed. Several of the pretty girl wit
nesses who had been interested spec
tators throughout the session of license
court left the court room Immediately
after the withdrawal and this led to
the report that they were to have fig
ured as witnesses.
The Withdrawal OF the Paxtonia Inn
application, the conclusion of the
hearing of the Keystone hotel remon-
strances at Halifax, and some rather
startling disclosures as to the conduct
of the Haeffner House, the Derry
township roadhouse, conducted by
CONTINUED OH Page III
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-21
Charters Are Issued
to Fifteen Companies

State charters were issued to-day to
these Philadelphia corporations: United
States Hardware Manufacturing Com
pany, capital s5.000 Atkinson Co.,
Inc, livery, capital $1,000; Insurance
Service Company. capital $4,000:
Ann Thorpe Company. real estate,
capital 100000: Central Dairy Com
pany, capital $4,000: Fraternal En-.
| terprise Association, realty, capital
$4,000; Federal Brokerage Company,
capital $4,000; Jacoby Company, mer-
chandise, capital $4,000: Thompson.
Zeigler & Leinau, woollens, capital
10000.
Other charters issued were Arcade
Amusement Company, Mount Carmel.
capital $4,000; Atwood Silk Company.
Plymouth, capital 100000; Brown ;
Boot Shop, Dubois, capital $4,000:
Fibre Speciality Manufacturing Com
pany, trunks, etc, Kennett Square.
capital $4,000; Lehigh Valley Amuse-
ment Company, Easton, capital $5, 200:
Moulten Coal Company. Scranton.
capital $4,000.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-21
DR.. Surface Is Again
Head of Bee-Keepers

DIR. H. A. Surface. State Zoologist,
was elected president of the Pennsyl-
vania State Bee Keepers Association
to-day for the tenth time at the close
of the tenth annual convention of the
association. III. c. Klinger, of Liver
pool, being reelected secretary and
treasurer for the eighth time. e. A.
Weimer, Lebanon; Mrs. l.. Weaver,
Philadelphia, and r. l.. Coons, Cou-
dersport, were elected vice-presidents.
During the day G.. III. Rea. Reyn-
oldsville. and John o. Buseman, Ger
mantown, State apiary inspectors, re-
ported in detail on the inspection
work, showing how the disease known
as foul brood was spreading and stat
ing that of 366 cases found 226 had
been cured and "a hives destroyed.
DR.. e. a. Phillips. of the Bureau
of Entomology, Washington. was the
principal speaker, advocating renewed
activity to prevent spread of diseases
which are threatening many valuab BILE
colonies of bees
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-21
PAPER OF 1900 TELLS
HOW FATHER Of HIS
COUNTRY WAS BURIED
Multitude Assembled at Mt. Vernon
to Pay Last Tribute
to Chief

The deep grief which flooded the
country at the death of George Wash
ington is pictured in a newspaper of
January 4, 1900, on exhibition to-day
in a window of II. Marks store,
Fourth and Market streets.
This newspaper, published in Kings
ton, Ulster county, New York, is at
pages (there are only four) are lined
in black and an original poem ''by a
young lady is published beside the
story of the funeral.
Washington was buried at his Mt
Vernon home on December II, 1893.
The newspaper, published 500 miles
from Mt. Vernon, tells of the funeral
under a date line of George Town,
December 20"
Here is what the writer of those
days saw at the funeral:
"On Wednesday last the mortal
part of Wsshington-the Great-the
Father of his Country and the Friend
of man, was consigned to the tomb
with solemn honors and funeral
pomp.
Great Soul Gone
"A multitude of persons assembled
from many miles around at Mt. Ver-
non, the choice abode and last resi-
dence of the illustrious chief. There
were the groves-the spacious ave-
nues, the beautiful and sublime scenes,
the noble mansion-but alas. the
august inhabitant was now no more.
That great soul was gone. His most
mortal part was there indeed, but ah!
how affecting How awful the spec
tacle of such worth and greatness thus
CONTINUED ON Page 101
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-21
Washington Hose Co.
Celebrates Anniversary

Praie he good work perform
ed by of the Washington
Hose Coz y No. 4, and the bes,
wishes for continued success came
last night from Mayor John K. Royal
and others, who spoke at the seventy
third anniversary banquet of the COM
pany at Hotel Dauphin.
George Kennedy. president of the
company, opened the banquet with a
timely address. The speakers were
Mayor John K. Royal. Assistant Fire
Chief Charles F. Spicer, treasurer of
the company; Charles e. Ripper, Sec
retary of the company; William t.
Jauss. Captain Harry Lelong, Robert
Free, Anthony Kramer and Yelling
ton G.. Jones.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-21
Continued on Page OF
INDIAN BOOM SESSION"

The annual boom session" of the
Harrisburg tribes of the Improved Or
der of Red Men Will be held next
Thursday evening at s o'clock at the
City Grays' armory, Second and For
ster streets. More than one thou
sand members will be taken into the
seven local tribes Many visiting Off
GERS will be present. Addresses will
be delivered by Richard Tongue, of
Philadelphia; Charles E. Pass. of this
city. great senior sycamore of Penn
sylvania, and Samuel Walker. of Phil
adelphia, junior sycamore of Penn
sylvania. The degrees will be confer
red by the Cornplanter, Octarora and
the Warrior Eagle tribes.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-21
Murders Wife and Then
Tells Sanatorium Clerk
By AJSociote| Press

Dansville. n. Y, Feb. 21.-Simon
q. Cooney of Bradford. Pa, killed
his wife at a sanatorium heer to-day,
Cooney. unperturbed, announced the
fact to the clerk. Investigation re-
suited in the finding of Mrs. Cooney's
body in the room assigned the couple
on their arrival last night. She had
been hit on the head with a pitcher
and then choked.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cooney arrived here
last night, the wife stating that her
husband'was ill and that she had
brought him to the sanatorium for
treatment Examination to-day by
DIR. Arthur Jackson, head of the sanaA
torium, indicated that Mr.. Cooney was
suffering from acute mania Cooney
is 45 and his wife about 40.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-21
IPOSSES ON TRAIL Of
| ROBBERS WHO
KILLED THREE MEN
After Robbing Passengers on
Great Northern Train, Bandits
Start For Water Front
ESCAPE AS TRAIN SLOWS DOWN
Automatic Revolver Is Emptied
Into Body of One of the
Dead Men

Bellingham, Wash, Feb. 21.-A trail
leading along the water front to a
boat landing was the clue followed to-
day by posses from two counties seek
ing the three bandits who shot three
passengers to death on a northbound
Great Northern train near here late
last night
The bodies of the dead were taken
to their homes. They were:
Thomas S. Wadsworth. Vancouver,
B. c.. Canadian Pacific Railroad con
ductor.
r. 4: Lee, Bremerton. Wash, tins
clerk. Puget Sound navy yard. His
parents live in Ackerland, Kan.
III. r. Atkinson. Vancouver, B. c.,
travelling salesman.
Shoot Out Lights
The bandits boarded the train at
burlington. few miles south of here,
ana passed from the smoking car into
the day coach, wearing white hand.
kerchiefs over their faces. One stood
on the platform of the day coach, a
second stepped just inside and a third
walked the length of the car. AS the
robber started to lock the door the
three men sprang at him. While he
shot them down the robber at the
other end of the car began shooting
our the lights. His companion emp
tied an automatic pistol into Lees
body and then ran the length of the
car snatching as he ran purses offered
py frightened passengers. The train
slowed down in response to a pull az
the bell cord and the three dis
appeared.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-21
ASK SCHOOL BOARD To
BOOST APPROPRIATION
FOR PUBLIC LIBRARY
Say Maintenance Fund Should Be
Increased From Three to Five
Thousand a Year
BOOKS NEEDED FOR CHILDREN
May Establish System of Mouth
Hygiene Following Investiga-
ton of Committee
BOOKS NEEDED FOR CHILDREN

Harrisburg's school authorities were
last night asked to aid the educational
work which the new Harrisburg pub
lie library is doing by increasing the
annual appropriation Tor the mainte-
nance of the library from $4,000 to
S5, 900.
Facts and figures showing that since
the library began its free book service
on January ), over $500 books had
been circulated and that the cost per
book was so low as in any library in
the United States were submitted and
a committee consisting of Directors
William A. Boil. A. d. Houtz and Will
nam \. Yates was named to confer
with the trustees, who will present q
complete statement of the cost of op-
Grafton which can now be ascertained
since the library has passed its first
month.
The unexpectedly large operations
OF the library were submitted by a
committee of the trustees consisting
of Arthur d. Bacon chairman; d.
Bailey Brandt and A. Boyd Hamilton,
Casper Dull, president of the trustees,
also being present. Messrs. Bacon and
Hamilton submitted the situation, GO
ing into the details of the cost of op-
Grafton and the fine results obtained.
notably in the children's department,
which has been patronized beyond
what was planned.
Good Work Being Done
The statement submitted showed
the following:
I'm January 1,SSS books were cir
culated and in February to the 18th,
inclusive $3.50. The number of chill
dren taking out books in January was
[COntinued on Page 14l
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-21
This Towns
Best Salesman

No merchant or manufacturer
with an honorable proposition to
put to the people of this town
can find a better salesman than
the advertising columns of this
newspaper.
1t is daily visitor into the
best homes. The people have con-
fidence in 1t. Many of them re-
gard 1t in the light of an init
mate personal friend.
They believe, and properly,
that 1t would not introduce them
to anyone not worthy of a hear
ing.
They turn to it's advertising
when they are in need because
they are finding 1t profitable to
do so.
They prefer to deal with it's ad-
vertisers because they have more
confidence In the men who adver-,
tise than in those who do not.
They are in what might be
called a receptive mood--are, as
our Missouri friends would say,
ready to be shwn.'
The man with goods to sell to
the people of this city should
choose the best salesman to be
found. the one with an entry into
the best homes - the advertising
columns of this newspaper.
Perhaps you would like some
suggestions. Write to the Bureau
Of Advertising, American News
paper Publishers Association,
World Building, New York.
Booklet on request,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-21
1900 MEN, WOMEN
AND CHILDREN PUT
To DEATH IN CHINA
Bandits, Led by white Wolf, "
Murder Missionary and Hold
Persons For Ransom
By Associated Press

Peking, Feb. 21.-The bandits led
by white Wolf massacred 1900 men
women and children when they sacked
Liuan- Chow. province of Ngan-Hwei
murdered Father Rich, French
Jesuit missionary, and captured and
held two other foreigners for ransom
An army of $4,000 Chinese troops
is now converging on White VOLTS
strongly entrenched position in the
vicinity of Cheng Yang-Kwan, further
to the north in the same province
White Wolf has a force of 2,O0O
bandits, half of whom are armed with
modern rifles.