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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-05
NOTICE

NOTICE is hereby given that in pur-
5ToVsd Nav sg 1SS- entifIed 9Sn At
TO make the carrying on of the business
of detectives without license misde-
mesnor and to regulate the licensing
and powers of detectives" application
will he made by the undersigned to
the Court OF Quarter Sessions of Dau-
phiu County. on the 2lst day OF De-
Cember 1914, for a license to conduct
the business of a detective or detective
agency in the City OF Harrisburg, Dau-
phin County, Pa.
r. +. BETDLEMAN
Attorney for WILLIAM ]. NIPPLE.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-05
YEAR FOR OWNER OF JOINT

Walter Crook got year and Emma
Stager got nine months in jail upon
charges of conducting n disorderlv
house. in Dauphin Criminal Court this
morning. Bessie Drewett, Daisy Brown
and Chris Gembe got SIS fine and costs
on charges of being inmates a. r.
Rice got six months on an embezzIe-
ment charge. Abraham Gerber was
tried before Judge McCarrell for fur
nishing liquor OF minors.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-05
THROWN FROM AUTO

BENJAMIN AIbright, son OF Harry
Albright, 1881 Swatara street, mar
rowly escaped serious injury when the
automobile which he was driving went
over the embankment near Middle
town. The front of the car was dam
aged but Albright escaped with a few
slight bruises.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-05
LEGAL NOTICES

NOTICE - Letters OF Administration
d. b. n. c. I. a. on the Estate of Fred
eriCk ". Donner. late of the City OF
ceased. having been granted to the un-
dersigned residing in Harrisburg, Pa.
all persons indebted to said Estate are
requested to make immediate payment.
and those having claims will present
them for settlement.
JOHN A. CLARK,
Administrator
: :. RUPP,
]. Fl. SHOPF
ATTORNEYS.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-05
TRADING IN BONDS
VERY LIGHT TODAY
Only Transaction of Size Transfer
of P. r. R. Convertibles
Amounting to $24,500
By associated Press

New York, Dec. S.-Early dealings
in bonds on the Stock Exchange to-
day were devoid of special interest.
Trading was lighter, with few price
changes. The only transaction of any
size was a sale of Se4.5O0 Pennsylva-
MIA Railway Convertibles at 90. un-
changed. Rock Island Collateral As
and Debenture 5s gained half a point
each
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-05
ESTATE NOTICE

LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION on
the estate OF Catherine Finn, late of the
been granted to the undersigned, ali
persons indebted to said estate are re-
quested to make payment at once and
those having claims will present them
for settlement to
THE CENTRAL TRUST COMPANY.
Administrator.
or (Third and Broad Sts)
MICHAEL +. STROUP.
Attorney
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-05
WOMAN SOLD LIQUOR ON
SUNDAY. Is THE CHARGE

Charged with assault and battery
and selling liquor of Sunday without
license. Laura Gordon, 1415 Currant
street. was held for court under de-
fault of $500 bail. following hearing
before Alderman Kramme last night
at O'clock
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-05
TEST MILK SAMPLES

Forty-four samples of milk from as
many dealers were tested by the city
and the presence of bacteria per cubic
centimeters ranged from 5000 to $780,
600. The groups of colon ranged from
none to 5000. and the percentage of fat
from 81 to Z.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-05
CLOSING NEW YoRk PRICES

By .iSScctGifG Press
New York. Dec. >. Following are
e closing prices issued by the Stock
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-05
Cardinal Di Pietro Is
Dead, 1t Is Reported

London. Dec. 3. 1919 p. M.-The
Central News has received a dispatch
from it's Rome correspondent saying
that Cardinal Angelo di PietrO, doyen
of the sacred college, died this morn
ing.
Cardinal di Pietro was born May IS,
1928. He was papal nuncio at Madrit.
in 1887 and he was created and pro.
claimed a cardinal priest in 1893,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-05
POSTPONE SALE OF oRow'' AGAIN

AIIeI ItVtINIIIs DIUS Up 10 @oU'VUU
this afternoon for property formerly
occupied by the Lochiel Iron Works,
and including the old landmark. Lo-
chiel Row" the sale was postponed.
Another sale will be advertised for
next week
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-05
PHILADELPHIA STOCKS
CHICAGO CATTLE
By Associated Press

6N .fJyVsIlItI IFtsE
Chicago. Ill. Dec. >. - Hogs - Re-
ceipts, II 600: slow Bulk of sales, S6.s5
a 30: light. $500 $50: mixed, SOC.
40: heavy. s6.70d 80. rough, 500. a
SIS; pigs. s4.50dT.1O.
steers, S5.70u 1850: western, S0.2o a
$50: cows and heifers, 1926 $50;
calves. S7.O0dlO.O0.
Sheep-Receipts 900: weak. sheep,
s5.20d6.25: yearlings, S66.SOq 7.S0;
lambs s65Od 500
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-05
PENBRooK w. G. r. U. MEETS

There will be meeting of the Pen
brook Women's Christian Temperance
Union held in the United Brethren
Church of that town tomorrow after
noon, December 6, at o'clock. Miss
Grace Henry will lead and the sub
iect for discussion will be "Why Do
We Believe in Temperance Work."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-05
ARROWS WIN

In the opening game of the season
the Arrows of the Hasset Boys Club
opened their basketball season with
victory over the Willard grammar
school five, score 81 to 23.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-05
JOHN NJ. ERB.
Secretary.
December 4 10

December l. 1914
SEALED PROPOSALS will be receiv-
ed at the office of the Superintendent of
Streets and Public Improvements up TO
l. o'clock noon of Monday. December
Il. 1914. for the GRADING of BROOK
WOOD STREET. from SEVENTEENTH
10 EIGHT .ENTH STREET Blank bids
and specifications may be had on ap-
pliCation. The right TO reject any or all
bids is reserved.
". II. LYNCH
SUPERINTENDENT
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-05
MIDWIFE UNDER HEAVY BAIL

MIS-. Bertha NJ. WlnheId, 601 North
Sixth street, is under heavy bail for
appearance in court to answer charges
growing out of the reported condition
of a Royalton woman. She will be
given a hearing next Tuesday morn
ing before Alderman Hoverter.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-05
ROB MOTORNIAN

William Nell 1911 Forster street,
motorman for the Harrisburg Railways
Company, last night was knocked down
by tall man at Sixteenth and State
streets and robbed of his gold watch
and 81 in cash. The robbery was re-
ported to the police
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-05
YOUNG SOCIALISTS TO DEBATE

Members of the Young Peoples So
cialist League will debate tomorrow
afternoon at headquarters in the Com
monwealth Trust building. This So
ciety was organized recently.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-05
TO PiY AUDITORS WEDNESDAY
1918 Report Filed This Morning:
CnsseI Presents M RiII

Cassel Presents No Bill
The much-talked of Dauphin coun-
ty audit for 1913 was formally pre-
sented to court and ordered filed this
morning. Colonel +. NJ OFT. the
County Solicitor, submitted the report
The County Commissioners on Wed
nesday will take up the bills for serv-
ices presented by Auditors Fred w
Huston and Francis w. Reigle YES.
terday. They asked for S319.92 and
s369.72. respectively. President John
w Cassel. whom. his fellow workers
say. did not put in half as much time
as they did, has not yet filed his bill
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-05
MORE TRADE FOR L. $.
BY Associated Press

Christiana, Norway. Dec. l. via
London, Dec. ;. s.4S a. m.-The Nor
wegian Steamship Company has or
dered four Diesel steamships for
trade with the Western parts of
America by way OF the Panama Canal
The ships are TO cost 100000.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-05
LEGAL NOTICES

issue Letters of Administration upon
the Estate of said Joseph Peters to the
party thereto entitled.
OSCAR G. wICKERSHAM.
Clerk Of Orphans Court.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-05
WANTS TOESTABL|SH
BOYS CORN CONTEST
County School Sup't Shambaugh
VIII Take Up Subscription
With Banks
Dauphin county's

Dauphin county's
youthful farm er $
and truck garden
ers will II ave a
chance to compete
for cash prizes for
showing the b e $ |
ears of corn in con =
nection with the db-
servance of the an
n u a rural" o r
farm, day in the
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1914-11-02
ROUTINE WORK
OF WATER BOARD

At the meeting Of the Water Com
mission this morning the current bank
balances for the week showed a bal
ance of sS,S36.42. The special bank
balance was s55,245.S2. The current
payroll of $1.124S5, and the special
payroll OF $4S7.23 we're ordered paid.
Applications for positions from Will
liam H. Neal, of No. 30 East Second
street, and Holton B. Yarnall. of No.
2O4 West Twelfth street, were filed.
Bids for printing the department
bills were received as follows:
Charles H. Gray, $50; George H..
Hogue, S43.2O; Mercantile Printing
Company. S45; Star Publishing Com
pany, S46.4O; Charles l.. Story, S35.
The contract was awarded to Charles
l.. Story.
Chief Engineer Edgar NJ. Hopes ire
ported eight new meters installed, and
that 66,3l5.5OO gallons of water were
pumped last week.
A letter from the Water Commission
of Cambridge, Mass, was read, in which
the board asked permission to visit the
Wilmington plant, which was a reply to
former letter written by the Whining
ton water Board to the Cambridge
Water Commission, suggesting Thurs
day, November 3, as the day and
date for the inspection. The local board
will invite the Cambridge Water Works
Board TO visit Wilmington and make
whatever inspection they wish.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1914-11-02
VIEW Of
CITY ART SHOW
Exhibition in Hotel DUPONT
Will be Formally Opened
Tonight
PUBLIC SHOW
DURING THE WEEK

With 115 pictures selected and
hung, the annual art exhibition to
be given here in the Hotel Dupont
this week will be formally opened
this evening when members of the
Wilmington Society of the Fine Arts
and their friends will privately view
the exhibition. Those who will re-
ceive the guests tonight will be Mrs.
Charles Copeland, president of the
society; Mrs. Howard Pyle, Mrs. f.
" +. Ivory and Mrs. e. Roscoe
Shrader.
The exhibition will be open tomor-
row afternoon at o'clock to the pub
lie and every other afternoon during
the week from until 5 o'clock. The
paintings are varied and include the
work of artists of the Pyle school
throughout the country.
While the exhibition will include
only the work of the students of the
late Howard Pyle as well as all the
canvasses Of that noted artist himself
which are in the possession of the
Fine Arts Society, it represents a dis
tinct school Of art and as such should
prove of much interest.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1914-11-02
accuse QUARTET
OF CAR Hold UP
Police Also Quiz Suspects
About Factory Watch
man Job
HANDKERCHIEF
THE ONLY CLUE

Accused Of attempting to hold up
and rob a Richardson Park trolley
car Friday night and suspected of
having held up Charles Heckler, night
Waterman at the Wilmington Leather
COmpany's plant and believed by the
police to be the men who also tried
to rob L. H. Schwendeman a resident
of Richardson Park, William Wood
James Grant, Herbert Swift and Fred
erick RoOp are prisoners at police
headquarters. The quartet was ar
raigned in City Court this morning
in the street car case but preliminary
hearing was continued, pending
further investigation. Bail was fixed
at $500 for each defendant. All the
men are Wilmingtonians.
Following arraignment the quartet
was taken from the court room and
lined up before Mr.. Heckler and other
witnesses. According to DANES J.
O'Neill, president OF the Wilmington
Leather Company, Mr.. Heckler did not
identity the men.
MIR Hcckler was not sure about the
men arrested and declined to identity
them" Mr.. O'Neill said. 81 wish to say
that it is untrue that any one obtained
$500 from our safe
Swift and Wood have been identified
by A. ID. Crossan. conductor and Ed
ward Murphy, mOtorman, in charge OF
Car. No IS, of the Wilmington and
Philadelphia Traction Company, which is
said TO have been held up by the men.
The police have not completed their in
vestigation but say Mr.. HeclIler has
identified a handkerchief as one worn
by one of the alleged bandits
The attempted robbery of the street
car took place Friday night and was
replete with sensational features. At
midnight Friday three masked men
boarded the car at Richardson Park
and attempted to secure the con-
ductOr's collections at the point of
revolver. Conductor Crossan re-
fused to surrender his money belt
A struggle followed, and in some way
the current was turned on. throwing
the car forward. Two of the bandits
lost their balance and were hurled
from the car. while the other jumped
off Motorman Murphy opened the
control TO the last notch and sped
away, the car being forced to run the
gauntlet of a valley of revolver shots.
An hour after the attempted hold up
of the car Mr.. HeclSler was held up and
robbed of a silver watch by three mask.
ed men. who escaped in the darkness
/ Mr. Heckler is declared by the police tC
! have identified handkerchief said e
have been worn by one OF the ALLEGED
bandits II could not be learned this
afternoon whether OF not Mr.. Schwnede
man, who was held up i'm Richardson
Park by "stick up men whose face
were covered with handkerchiefs, ha'
identified any of the quartet.
The men were arrested by Sergean
Wardle and Officers Morrow and Snyder
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1914-11-02
WOMAN CORUODORATES
SWEENEY'S MURDER STORY

RRIDGETON, n. j., Nov. "A
Bridgeton woman has been found who
corroborates the startling story OF
Huqh Sweeney, of Wilmington, Del.
thai although he was convicted and
served a term in prison for the crime
he was not the man who killed George
Davis. son of the hotel proprietor IN q
fight in the diningroom OF the oiu
Davis House here in August, 1872
She IS Mrs. Anna Dutton, and as
>clnld of 10 years she testified at the
trial that Sweeney was not the one
who attacked Davis. She says she had
followed the crowd into the elabor-
ately bedecked diningroom Some OF
the young men of the Wilmington par
tv had been drinking and a dispute
arose. She says Charles o. Davis, the
proprietor. went into the diningrotm
to subdue the trouble Some one
threw a goblet, which struck him on
the side of the head, cutting a terrible
cash. which afterward caused blind
ness.
George NJ. Davis. his son, who was
waiting ON the table, went to his
fathers assistance and there was a
general melee. At the outbreak Of the
trouble she ran from the diningroom
and started upstairs. Curiosity over
came terror and she stopped upon the
stairs, where she was out of harms
way and could look down upon the
scene below. She says the trouble de-
veloped into a veritable riot, which
was continued outside the hotel.
At the time the blow was struck, a.
the witness recalls il, George Davi
had Sweeney down and she says Swee
ney could not have struck blows.
She says she remembers that anoth
or struck Davis with a blackjack Of
the back of the neck, more than on
blow being struck According TO tn
story. Davis overpowered Sweene
and he was taken to the office of
Justice of the Peace. where Davi
swore he was the man who struc
him.
This was scarcely finished whe
Davis fell over unconscious.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1914-11-02
S2.35S.26 FOR The
war sufferers

Though this is to be the last week
that the local Red Cross relief sta
ton will be open. checks and cash do
nations still keep pouring in, with the
result that the total amount received
since October is $2.35S.26.
Money contributions received up to
date include the following:
Previously acknowledged. S2,343.26
Governor Charles r. Miller. 500
Miss c. P. Kinsman (for Bel
gium) ... ....... 1900
Those who have material out and
are making various garments, are re-
ouested to turn all finished garments
in to the local station in the Eleventh
street lobby of the Hotel DUPONT by
Wednesday. as the remaining boxes
will be sent off the last part Of this
week and il will be necessary to have
the garments in ahead so as to be
able TO pack the boxes in time. A
donation that was much appreciated
was made today by Miss ldarene
Davis, of No. 226 West Ninth street,
consisting of some worsted caps and
two pounds of wool.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1914-11-02
Open BIDS FOR PRINTING
OF new Revised CODE

Herbert II. Ward and 7. Bayard
Beisel. Revised Code Commissioners,
this morning opened bids for printing
the new revised code of approximate
ly 1000 pages. The bidders We're:
William E. Taylor Charles l..
Story, the Mercantile Printing Com
pany. the Star Publishing Company,
OF this city. and the International
Printing Company George F. Lasher,
William F. Fell and William ].
Dornan, OF Philadelphia.
The various bidders submitted esti-
mates for various kinds of paper. ink,
etc. and the bids will have to be
compiled before the lowest and best
bidder can be determined. Paper
bound copies must be delivered by
January I, 1915. and revising and
final printing win be made after
March 1.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1914-11-02
OPPOSITION TO
CITY boulevard
Property Owners Object to
100 Feet Wide Highway
on West Side
DEPARTMENT
DEFERS ACTION

Objection of property owners along
the route of the proposed 16O-foot
boulevard for Bayard Avenue, were
heard by the Street and Sewer Direc-
tors this morning, and while protests
we're voiced by State Senator David ].
Reinhardt, counsel for ]. P. Nichols,
and Dominic Persiglio, of No. 2O17
West Eighth street. who appeared in
his own interest action on the ques-
ton was postponed pending investiga-
ton
"In speaking for Mr. Nichols. from
whose property it is proposed to take
so feet, Mr.. Reinhardt declared Mr..
Nichols objected to boulevard because
of the additional burden it would inn
pose on taxpayers. He said he was
afraid of condemnation proceedings
as the commission might give his
client six cents damages.
I'VE claim a siXty-foot boulevard
would be just as good as one 100 feet"
Mr.. Reinhardt said. land do not think
it right TO prevent this man from
building by taking fifty feet of his
land"
Dominic Persiglio declared he paid
$2,250 for his property. and had been
offered $4,000 for it by William BAN
croft, president of the Park Board.
He said he had refused to sell the
property to Mr. Bancroft. but was
satisfied to let the city take it by
condemnation proceedings
A letter was read from James
Scott. also property owner,
who announces that he does not op-
pose the improvement provided he
can get a just price for his hold
ings.
a communication was received
from Council asking that arc lights
be put up at Twenty-second and
Church streets and Twenty
and Pine streets. The board ordered
the request placed on the list for in
vestigation.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1914-11-02
COLORED MEN
SAVE their Votes
Prove Their Right to be
Registered From No. IL
S. Market Street
OTHER NAMES
GO OFF LIST

Judge Rice in Superior Court today
sat for the last time TO hear registration
appeals. The first case called was that
OF James l.. Neasey, in the Second dis
trict of the Eleventh Representative
district, on the ground of educational
qualifications. The young man showed
he could read and write, and the appeal
was dismissed
The name of James Grant, in the Sec
ond district of the Third ward. was Or
dered off, he having been convicted OF a
felony.
Albert Payne, OF No. 23l East Second
street, was next called. The notice was
served by Mark McKenna, at No. 33l
East Second street, as there is no such
number as No. 23l East Second street.
He learned that the man had removed
to No. Ais East Second street. His name
went off.
The appeals ON the men registered
from No. II South Market street were
next taken up. In the case of Charles
Tracey, A. o. II. Grier, newspaper
man, testified that he went to the house
last Thursday a week ago and found
one room locked. Downstairs there was
a pool room and another room which at
one time was used as a living room.
There was no furniture in the latter
room. Mr. Grier said there are five
rooms on the second floor of the house.
one of which was locked. In two of the
rooms there were single beds Mr.. Grier
said he learned the beds belonged to a
white man.
Witness also saw cot in another
room and mattress. On the third
floor there was an attic with consider
able straw Oh the lloor.
In crcss-oXamination BY Frank l..
Speakman, Mr.. Grier said he went to the
house to find the conditions. His recol-
lection was that there were two beds
in each room. He saw no cots in the
third story room.
William J. Fisher. real estate agent.
testified he rents the property to Maur.
ice Miller. He visited the house and
found the same conditions existing as
described by Mr. Grier He learned there
were number of men who slept AZ the
house. There is back room 10 u on
the third floor. He saw no furniture
but few chairs in the house.
Willis Parsons, colored, testified that
he has been Mt the house since March.
~ 'iio thiiu aAoiN Ddck room TOUR men
sleep. Tracey went away with Robin
sons circus, but had been at the house
since. Tracey said he usually worked in
the country and always paid for the
privilege of sleeping in the Market
street room.
Tracy said other men lived in the
house this summer. In the seconC
story front room four men have slepf
all summer, he said. He said thai
/ two other men who registered from
the house are working in the coun
try now.
The witness was examined at length
as to the rooms occupied by the mel
and later the appeal was dismissed.
The appeals on Richard Ryan, vii
lis Parsons. William Green, Henri,
Morris, William Turner, William
Thomas, Moses Mellor and Samue
Flamer, registered from the SAM
house. also were dismissed.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1914-11-02
SALE FOR ORCHESTRA CONCERTS

The schedule of the sale of sub
soription tickets for the Philadelphia
Orchestra Concerts, at the store of
the RObelen Piano Company, is as
follows: Today and tomorrow. to
former subscribers; Wednesday, to
former subscribers, who desire a
change of location; Thursday, Friday
and Saturday to new subscribers and
music students. Former subscribers
are urged to obtain seats promptly as
a great aid to the committee.