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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-17
BRIDGE AND SUPPER
. TO MISS AMY KE0WN.
Visitor From Buffalo Enjoys Meet
ing Some Harrisburg
Young People

Bids for the construction of a new
concrete arch bridge for the Cumb-
erland Valley Railroad across the Sus-
quehanna river and for subways at
Front and Mulberry, and Second and
Mulberry streets. were opened in
Philadelphia yesterday. The contract
will be awarded next week.
Bids were received on Wednesday
but on account of the absence of A.
c. Shand, chief engineer of the Penn.
sylvania railroad, they were not OPEN
ed until yesterday. chief engineer
Shand sent the bids to President M.
C. Kennedy of the Cumberland Valley
railroad at Chambersburg, where they
were examined to-day.
On the return of the bids to Phila-
delphia on Monday, the contract will
be given out The work is to be
started May 1, according to present
plans work will be carried on so as
to not interfere with the running of
trains over the old bridge. Com
tractors who will have charge Of the
construction are expected to open off,
ces in Harrisburg about April 15
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-17
CANDIDATES FILE PAPERS

Among. the prospective candidates
who fled papers yesterday with the
County Commissioners to have their
names printed on the official primary
ballots as candidates for county com
mitteemen were the following: Benja-
min f. s. Keen. Second Precinct, Wico-
nisco; John NJ. Foster, First Precinct.
Wiconisco; F. 1, Lebo, Wayne town
Thomas W. Miller. Second Precinct,
Swatara township; A. X. Laventure,
First Precinct, Swatara township: VIII
liam e. Bogar Second Ward, Millers-
burg; Harry M Fairchild, First Ward.
Millersburg; David Etzweiler, Jefferson
township; FSerd Laudormilch, Jackson
township; Theodore II. Lebo, Halifax
township; James B. Bedger Halifax:
Harry Smith. Gratz; Morris S. Daniel,
Berrysburg: Edgar b. Van Newkirk'
Elizabethville; George W. Keller, Sec
ond Precinct. Seventh Ward, city; Abra-
ham Cook. First Precinct, Fifth Ward:
a; D; Redman. Second Precinct. Fourth
Ward; James Kelly. Third Precinct,
Third Ward Walter C. S. Stahler, sixth
Precinct, Second Ward; TAYLOR Robin
son, Fifth Precinct. Second Ward: sam
uel B. Harper. Fourth Precinct Second
Ward; LeRue Metzger. Third Precinct,
Second Ward y
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-17
Judge Defines Klaxon
Horn as Hideous and
Frightful Noise

Suit for damages growing out of
injuries his horse received when it was
struck by an automobile was filed this
morning by Attorney w. J. Carter for
II. T. Stevens against l.. NJ Bricker.
Stevens claims his horse was struck
by Bricker's own car because of care
lessness. A Common Pleas case for
similar case had been nonsuited by q
verdict returned early this morning,
and counsel Immediately brought a
new action.
During the trial of another auto
mobile case this morning President
Judge Kunkel expressed in no uncer-
tain terms his frank opinion of a
'Claxon" auto horn. A witness had
told Attorney John Fox Weiss that ne
didn't hear any warning of an ap-
preaching motor. He hadn't heard a
"Ciaxon"-in fact he didn't know
what that was.
ut is a noise-malsing device
began Mr.. Weiss expianatorily.
YES" drily commented Judge
Kunkel, ''it's that hideous sort of a
horn that frightens you to death with
out striking YOU.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-17
IN BAD ON ATTEMPT
To TOUCH" MAYOR
Wanderer Wants Quarter For
Booze, But Gets 80 Days
in Jail

Gee, I'm in wrong. You're the
Mayor, amt your" spoke John Bren-
nan yesterday afternoon after he had
asked Mayor John K. Royal for quar-
ter" to get a drink.
Brennan butted into Mayor Royal in
North Third street. The Mayor was
conversing with friend when Brennan
blubbered out:
Did you ever read the Menace?"
go away" said the Mayor.
Brennan did not go, and Mayor Royal
called Patrolman Larsen. The latter
was untangling a mixture of autos and
wagons at Third and Walnut streets
and did not hear the Mayors orders.
A few minutes later Mayor Royal
run in Before leaving for the Jail
Brennan said:
Pm a gentleman, even If I am poor.
We all make mistakes sometimes.
Brennan went to jail for thirty days
this afternoon. He had forgotten all
about Yesterday after a night in iail.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-17
Philadelphia Suicide Was
Frequent Visitor Here

William III. Dean So, son of a mer-
chant in Williamsburg and member
of the Engineers society of Pennsy-
lvania, with headquarters in this city
killed himself in Dooner's hotel,
He wrote note to an Altoona editor
in which he asid: I'm 1907 l was in
sane for several months when | was
employed as a draughtsman for the
State Highway department In Holli-
daysburg and since that time have
had to set most of my thoughts on
having to become sound happy and
normal, and even took a university
course in psychology, philosophy, etc.
in order to study the thing myself
Dean at one time was a frequent
visitor at the engineers clubhouse
His address on the registry at the
engineers society was Central Y. NJ
c. A., Troy, N. Y. The cause assigned
by his relatives for the suicide is over
work
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-17
NEW APRIL RECORD
IN FREIGHT TRAFFIC
More Cars Hauled Over Middle Dr.
vision Yesterday Than During
Any One Day This Month

Freight movement over the Middle
division of the Pennsylvania railroad
yesterday was 5.S93. This was the
largest daily movement this month
and the best daily record made in
April during the past two years.
The total movement of cars for the
first half of April was $1,000. The
average daily car movement to date
is 5000. To date April shows an in
crease of 1000 cars over the first
fifteen days for April, 1918, and 1000
more than during the same time in
April, 1912.
March records still lead and 1t is
probable that April business will only
exceed that of the same month one
year ago. Some of the mines have
already shut down and any increase in
business from now until the close of
April will have to be in general mer-
chandise freight and preference traffic.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-17
MRS. ELIZABETH DENISON.
WELL KNOWN HERE, DIES

Mrs. Elizabeth K, Denison. aged 50
Years, wife OF George r. Denison, a
township, near Dauphin, died at her
home early yesterday morning. Mrs
Denison had been i'll nearly two years
Besides her husband, the survivors
are seven children: Misses Rebecca K,
Mary j. and Esther. and William D.,
George r.. Benjamin T. and Robert j.
The funeral wal take place Monday
afternoon, at o'clock, Burial will be
made in Dauphin Cemetery.
Mrs. Elizabeth X. Denison. who is a
sister-in-law OF DIR. ]. B. Nicholas, AL
derman of the First Ward. Is well
known in Harrisburg. Mrs Denison
was born in Middle Paxton township,
where she has resided all her life time.
Up. to two years ago, when her health
tailed, Mrs. Denison was a frequent
visitor to Harrisburg. She was actively
engaged In Presbyterian Church work.
VETERAN ACTOR DEAD
San Francisco, Cal, April 17.-Mc-
kee Rankin, the veteran actor died
here to-day
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-17
MAYOR mitchell
NARROWLY ESCAPES
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Rose lodged through the crowd in
Park Row and walking up to a point
the chauffeur, took quick aim
at Mr.. Mitchell and fired.
At the crack of the revolver Neun
leaped from the car upon the shoul-
ders of the man and bore him to the
sidewalk. This prevented him from
pulling the trigger of his revolver a
second time
While the detective and Rose were
struggling on the sidewalk, the for
mer trying to get possession of the
revolver. Mr.. Polk staggered and was
saved from sinking to the sidewalk
by the Mayor
Blood was squirting from the mouth
of the corporation counsel, and he
was half carried to the police station
In the basement of the City Hall.
where policemen attended him as best
they could with first aid material,
pending the arrival of surgeons.
policeman standing a few feet
away from the automobile, blew his
whistle as soon as he saw Mr.. Polk
stagger. With other policemen, he as
sisted the struggling detective in hold
ing Rose. They took the would he
assassin into the City Hall basement
where he was questioned In a room
adjoining that where Mr.. Polk was
being treated.
Mayor Mitchell came in and stood by
the prisoner Rose was trembling
with fright and his hands shook.
why did you shoot at me?" the
Mayor asked him.
Rose only mumbled.
Il won't say anything" he finally
shouted.
After detectives had put question
after question to him, he said his
name was Soloschen. When his cloth
ing was removed, however 1t was
found that his collar and trousers
both bore the name David Rose,
The man was poorly dressed. When
asked where he lived he said he had
no home.
The questioning was still in pro-
gress when Mr.. Palk was removed to
the New York hospital. His face,
chin aand neck were bandaged, and
blood was pouring form his mouth
when he entered the ambulance. A
surgeon said that nearly all his lower
teeth had been knocked out and that
the jaw bone had been pierced In two
places.
Letter to Armstrong
In the prisoners We're two or three
letters and newspaper clipping re-
ldIlHB u tHt NTOeIndlS DOl1CG D1IlS.
One of the letters was a brief one, in
an envelope, stamped and addressed
to Mayor Armstrong, Pittsburgh, Pa.
1t was dated April Ia and read
"Armstrong:-You have done
your part and you soon will pay.
We will do our part and you will
see what part 1t will be-"
The letter was unsigned.
A long, rambling letter on the gem
eral subject of Mayor Mitcheps re-
cord on the police question began.
Mitchell: You never lost some
of your old tricks and you never
:. WILL"
A crowd of two thousand persons
surrounded the City Hall while Mr..
Polk and Rose were inside. Several
morbidly curious in the crowd picked
up teetN that har been knocked from
Mr.. Polk's mouth and had fallen on
the running board of the machine.
At the New York Hospital, after a
more detailed examination, 1t was said
that Mr.. Pold's injury would not prove
fatal.
"Mr. Polk is conscious" said bull
ltin given out at the hospital at 2.30
o'clock. He is doing as we'll as can
be expected under the circumstances.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-17
GET REAGAN AGAIN

Charged with driving a horse with
sore neck through the streets In this
city, Daniel Reagan. a sand and river
coal dealer, of South Cameron street.
was arrested last evening for the fifth
time, charged with cruelty to animals.
The information was made by Samuel
G, Cunkle, special officer for the So
ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals. He will be given hearing
before Alderman Murray late this aft
ernoon.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-17
STEELE MUST SEE THE
MONEY BEFORE HE'LL GO

Efforts were made yesterday by City
Superintendent of Schools CLANCY. Of
Youngstown, Ohio, who was in this
city. to get Professor William Sher-
man Steele principal of the Central
high school, to accept the principal
ship of the high school at Youngs-
town. Ohio. .
Professor Steele refused the offer.
lie stated that he will not leave this
city unless 1t is for very substantial
increase in salary.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-17
RYAN Appointed
PRISON INSPECTOR
County Commissioners Name Sue
cessor to Henry Cordes; Son.
Of Former Inspector
Luther w. Ryan.

Luther w. Ryan,
of Halifax, was
e | e C t Q d by the
County Commits
sioners to-day TO
fill the unexpired
term of III e n r y
Cordes as prison
inspector for Dau-
phin county. Mr..
Cordes died sew
eral Weeks ago.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-17
Busy Today Installing
Fire Alarm Repeater

Work on the installation of the new
fire alarm repeater at the police sta
ton started this morning and the in
strument will be in service by next
Tuesday. A general test may be made
by City Electrician Clark e. Diehl on
Wednesday at noon.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-17
Pretty Girls of West End
{ to Aid in Big Fair

In order 10 raise money for the en-
,tertainment of the visiting firemen next
October, the Camp Curtin Fire Com
pany, Sixth and Reels lane. will hold a
fair of a weeks duration beginning to-
morrow night Many pretty girls Of the
West End have offered their services at
the fair to sell the articles placed on
sale.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-17
SOCIALISTS NOMINATE
By Associated Pyess

By Associated Press
Manchester, N. H., April 17.--John
P. Burke, of franklin. has been nomi-
mated for Governor by the Socialist
part. William H. wilkins, of Clare
mont. is the choice for United States
Senator.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-07-30
Tango Earns Millions

PHILADELPHIA, July 29.- Bent
ley Rinehart, an inventor who has
perfected several devices for talking
machines and talking machine rec
ords. filed suit against the Victor
Talking Machine company of Camden.
alleging that since the tango and
other modern dances have SO increas-
ed the demand for automatic dance
music records the company's profits
have been swelled enormously and
that upward Of 100000 is. due him
as his share. instead OF the $50. 000
paid to him
Rinehart entered into a contract
with the concern June 81. 1908. ac-
cording to the papers filed in Tren-
ton. the company agreeing to pay him
semi-annually a sum estimated at l
per cent of the profits. Since the
date of the agreement. he says. the
company has earned upward of $780,
100000 which would entitle him TO
more than 100000. The profits ac-
cruing to the company during 1919
and 1918 as result of the tango
craze, Rinehart says. amounted to
100000.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-07-30
RIVER AND HARBOR BILL IS IN
GRAVE DANGER OF BEING BEATEN

WASHINGTON July 30.-(Special)
The river and harbor bill Is in grave
danger Of being defeated. Talked to
death" may be its epitaph. and by a
former chairman OF the rivers and
harbors committee OF the house. Yet
there are those In the senate who still
believe the bill will pass that body at
this session. substantially as II came
from the commerce committee, and
one of these optimists is the distin-
guished senior senator from Michigan,
William Alden Smith. whose name has
frequently been heard recently as a
likely candidate for the presidency.
Senator Smith in reviewing the
present situation in respect TO the
river and harbor appropriation bill
said: "The subcommittee Of the COM
merce committee which reported the
river and harbor bill to the senate
consisting of Senator's Simmons OF
North Carolina, Chamberlain OF Ore
gon. Ransdell of Louisiana Nelson OF
Minnesota, Burton OF Ohio, and my
self, spent nearly two months going
over with government engineers and
experts. the house waterways bill car
rying In round numbers, forty-three
million dollars.
Hearings were conducted, various
committees throughout the country
interested in particular waterway
projects were listened to and all pro.
jects were gone carefully into, and
cannot now recall any difference OF
opinion in the subcommittee of any
special moment We were all in prac.
tical accord when the bill was finally
presented to the senate.
Some OF the larger projects fol
which appropriations had been mad,
from time to time. like the Columbia
river Improvement were closed b,
this bill and 1t was thought by tn,
subcommittee that this course woulC
prove more economical than the piec,
meal appropriations Of former bills
Il cannot remember but one or tw,
Items not recommended and estimat
ed for by the corps OF engineers o
the army. Those two items were tn,
Arcadia project in Michigan. fol
which S25,o0O is appropriated. anC
the other. the Lake Contrary projec
/ on the Missouri river. The Arcadi;
project is located in a rural commun
fity entirely dependent on water com
munication for marketing their crops
Some years ago $4,000 was appro
priated for the Lake Contrary pro
ject, conditioned upon the raising o
n like sum by local interests. Tn,
present bill eliminates that condition
Scores Of meritorious projects wer,
killed in committee. while others wer
not estimated for at all and do no
appear in the bill.
The system Of making appropri
ations for rivers and harbors may no
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-07-30
Walters Tip $4,000.

BOSTON, July 29.-How a waiter
attentions to an aged diner were re-
warded became known when Frank
r. Patterson of this city was notified
that Arton H. Batchelder, an English
manufacturer. had left him a legacy
of $4,000.
Patterson said that while working
in a hotel in New York. two years ago
he waited on Batchelder, who was
making his first visit to this country.
The guest said he was lonesome and
the waiter accompanied him on a
sightseeing tour.
Patterson said he had heard moth.
ing from the man for months until
today. though they had kept up a
correspondence for a time.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-07-30
Hates Banks: Her 500 Gone

CHICAGO, July 2s.-Tillie Peter
sen, who conducts the Nelson Nor
ris hotel" a hunters roadhouse re.
sort at l16th street ana Lake Calu-
met, had no faith in banks. There
fore she kept all her money in tin
box. At 3 a. m. today the proprietor
OF the place was aroused by two
hunters They wanted breakfast. so
they could make an early start OF, a
hunting expedition This was moth
ing unusual for Tillic, so she got the
breakfast. Then she went back to
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-07-30

PHILADELPHIA. Pa. July 29.-
Soda clerks and bartenders must sub
init to physical examinations by medi-
cal inspectors Of the bureau OF health
II milk is sold where they are en-
ployed. The new rules Of the board
OF health insist that no person handle
milk offered for sale who is suffering
from tuberculosis. mumps, influenza
malarial fever. whooping cough. septic
sore throat, measles, trachoms or other
contagious diseases.
The soda clerks and bartenders
must line up for medical inspection
as Assistant Director Wilson OF tho
health department has ruled that the
new regulations cover the beverag,
resorts as we'll as the dairy stations
and routes.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-07-30

have been scientific or wise when the
practice was begun. but In recent
years the most careful and painstak-
ing scrutiny mas been observed. This
Is especially true since the creation
Of the intermediate engineer board
which is authorized and empowered
10 review the recommendations OF
district engineer officers even after
such projects have been approved by
the division engineers.
Il do not recall a single instance in
my own experience where this appel
late board has not exercised fun su-
pervisory authority with conserva-
tfm and impartiality. Members Of
congress have realized for several
Year, that an adverse report from the
army engineers virtually dooms the
project And this course has done
away almost entirely with the old
practice Of 'log-rolling which was,
many years ago quite commonly prac-
ticed in securing local benefits in
river and harbor bills.
There may be. and probably is.
! improvement in rivers and harbors not
as necessary to communities today as
when undertaken. but that system was
not without its champions: boards OF
/ trade. chambers of commerce, COM
mon councils and citizens generally.
! They gave public men no peace until
their local ambitions were initiated.
( The situation is entirely different to-
/ day. And the work of improving the
rivers and harbOrs must now have
the approval of the expert engineers
of the army before it can obtain any
! standing before the committee OF
either house of congress.
Il wish some better method than
the one now employed could be de-
vised. The National Waterways Com
mission. headed by Senator Burton
and Of which | was a member. after
months of careful study. laid down
some definite rules Of procedure cal
culated to remedy many OF the de-
fects of the old system. But the
plan is far from complete now and
must have further attention from
congress. In the meantime, partially
completed projects cannot be permit.
ted 10 languish without great loss tC
the government and the communiNe.
affected
"The present bill is constructed en-.
tirely upon these lines and did not
know until the bill was presented t.
the senate that there was any division
among the members OF the committe,
of commerce regarding IL.
III it is proposed to withdraw gov
eminent support from our nationa
waterways, this subject should be can
vassed in all its various phases ant
the future policy of the governmen
frankly and openly avowed Unit
such a change in the policy has beeI
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-07-30
Mob Whips TWO Women.

LEXINGTON, KY. July 29.-What
is to be done with the mob of wo-
men that took the law into their own
hans is agitating Whitesburg. Ky.
For some time it is alleged Mary Rat
lift and Emma Hall have been caus-
ing more or less jealousy among GER
tain portions of the feminine popula-
ton.
Last night gang Of persons with
faces blackened attacked the two wo-
men and beat them with switche:
and warned them to leave the neigh
borhood Posses were organized and
lynching was talked Of Today il
was said that the supposed negroes ii
reality were white women disguised
Warrants are out ii is staet-d
Warrants are out it is stated. The
women say they will not leave town
August 1st Springfield celebrate
the opening Of the new Booth-Kell.
mill.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-07-30
Millionaire. 81. To Wed

Los ANGELES, Cal, July 29.--J.
H. Braly. eighty-one. a millionaire,
and Mrs. Mary Howard Gridley, sew
enty. and also wealthy, will be mar
ried at Chicago. They left here last
Tuesday. They are prominent, es-
pecially in this city and in Pasadena,
where Braly lives. and in Glendale,
where Mrs. Gridley owns a large
home.
From Chicago the couple will go TO
Poughkeepsie. y. Y, where they will
stay with Mrs. Charles Kirk and then
sail for Europe. Mr.. Braly three
years ago chartered special car for
a suffrage tour through the United
States.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-07-30
Tom Seaton.

NEW YORK, July 29.-In their
strong battle for the Federal pennani
the Brooklyn Federals are depending
on Tom Seaton, the former Philadel-
phia player. to bear the brunt of the
burden in the pitchers box: Seator
is coming stronger and If the Brook
lyn team does not come out on top
will probably have the honor OF
pitching the most of the games in
the first Federal series.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-07-30
ENGINEER INJURED IN
MOTORCYCLE WRECK

SAN JOSE. July 29-E. A. Fer
guson. locomotive engineer OF
Smith. New, was probably fatally in
jured In a collision between a motor.
cycle ridden by Ferguson and an au'
tomobile driven by +. A. FatersacR
OF Edenville. on the state highway
about six miles south OF San Jose
The automobile and motorcycle came
together on n curve. Ferguson wal
brought TO the receiving hospital here
and attended by DR.. h. Il. Holbrook
who says that he has fractured skull
and slight chance OF recovery.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-07-30
SEVERE RHEUMATIC
PAINS DISAPPEAR

Rheumatism depends on an acid
in the blood, which affects the
muscles and joints, producing in
fammation, stiffness and pain. This
acid gets into the blood through
some defect in the digestive process.
Hoods Sarsaparilla, the old-time
blood tonic, is very successful in the
treatment of rheumatism. 1t acts
directly, with purifying effect, on
the blood. and improves the dices-
tion. Don't suffer. Get Hood 8 today.