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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-23
MORE THAN 1850
TO VOTE N COUNTY
IContinued From First Page

ber from that township was placed at
434. This makes the total registration
at 1855. In 1914 the registration in
the county outside the city was 1S,-
126 so that Dauphin gains some 429.
As to City Figures
The registration of the city vote
cannot be determined of course until
after the three city registration days.
The clerical staff of the commission
ers' office is now transcribing the re-
turns and figuring out the number of
each party affiIiation and these figures
will be ready in few days. AS soon
as the transcribing work is finished
the books will be returned to the as
SCISSORS so they may make their ar
rangements to register for the general
election. These books must be re-
turned not later than August 20.
The Registration by Districts
The list follows:
Berrysburg borough, 103; Conewago
township, 1873. Dauphin borough, 170:
Derry township, First precinct 1856.
Second precinct 200. Third precinct
500; East Hanover township, SS6;
Elizabethville borough, 332; Gratz
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-23
MIDDLETOWN PERSONALS

Rife Baxtresser. of Buffalo, is the
guest of his grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jacob Rife.
Mrs. Una Wood and son, Arthur
Grant. of Harrisburg. returned home
after visiting Mr.. and Mrs. r. C.
Bailey.
Mrs. ]. W. Rewalt, of Union street.
entertained number of friends at her
home last evening.
Mrs. z. S. Poorman and her sister,
Mrs. G. w. Lebo and daughter, Carrie,
spent Wednesday at Hershey.
Miss Carrie Houser. CT Annvilie,
spent the weekend with her cousin,
Mrs. II. F. Rhoads.
festival will be held by the newly
organized Indian Runners of town on
Saturday afternoon and evening in
Kaufman's Park.
Mrs. Augustus Putt spent Thurs
day in York, the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Hahn.
Miss Lorene Hummel of Hummels.
town spent few days this week with
c. E. Leidig and family.
Mrs. e. w. Lebo spent Thursday
in Perry county on business.
NJ. V. Cover moved his family and
household goods to Harrisburg or
Monday, where. he will engage in the
butcher business.
F. S. Fisher. who has been con.
fined in his bed for almost FIVE months
Is slowly improving.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-23
sTEELToN PERSONALS

DIR. Fl. NJ. Cumbler will leave next
Thursday for six weeks trip to San
Francisco and the West DR.. Dunlan.
OF Harrisburg. will have charge of his
dentistry parlor during his absence.
Robert Wilt has returned from a
weeks trip TO Boston.
Mrs. Annie Schroll is critically I'll
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Harry DENNY, "a South Second street
Mrs. Lydia A. Wilt has returned
from weeks visit to Mount Gretna.
Miss Mary E. Murphy, Wilkes-Barre
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. f. A,
Glaser 347 Main street.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-23
I~MTDDLETOWN4 =
GIVES PORCH PARTY

Mrs. A. G. Banks gave porch party
in honor of her sister. Miss May New
kirk. of Clearfield. The guests in
cluded Mrs. II. S. Roth. Mrs. Daniel
Huntzberger. Miss Alice Hendrickson,
Miss Eula Lingle. Miss May Newkirk,
of Clearfield: Miss Anna Hendrickson,
Mrs. c. y. Moore and Mrs. A. G.
Banks. Msr. Banks will leave next
week with her sister for Clearfeld
where she will spend a couple of
months.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-23
PENNSY VETERANS TO
BE TAKEN OVER CITY
rContinued from First Page. !

[Continued from First Page.l
have been secured. The autos will be
decorated. 1t is also requested that
railroad folks. and citizens in general
decorate their homes in honor of the
visiting vets.
Electrical Decorations at Station
The Pennsylvania railroad station
will be decorated. Elaborate decora-
tions have also been planned for the
auditorium. At night there will be
electrical decorations at the station.
Speakers at the banquet will be prom
inent officials. A vaudeville program
will be presented afterward. The
chairman of the entertainment COM
mittee is Charles T. Jones Assisting
him yesterday in making out the route
were:
George II. Brown, division engineer;
II. ]. Babb, secretary, of the Veteran
Employees Association; William
Hampton, Andrew Dellinger, division
signal superintendent. and Harry
Borem, chairman of the general COM
mittee.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-23

NEW LOAN BLANKS OUT

Blanks on which application for IL
censes to do business under the provi-
sions of the act regulating the lending
of small sums of money which was
passed by the last Legislature were
sent out to-day from the office OF
Banking Commissioner Smith. Sepa-
rate blanks are provided for individ-
uals, associations or partnerships and
corporations. Blanks are also ,provid-
ed for the convenience of the bonding
companies which become surety for
holders of licenses. In accordance
with the terms of the act the bonds
will be in the sum of $4,000 in each
case.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-23
Railroaders to Enter
Nonpartisan Politics

Railroad men are completing plans
for the organization of a Nonpartisan
Political Association branch in Harris
burg. Members of the Brotherhood of
Railroad Trainmen and Order of Rail-
way Conductors. it was said to-day,
will meet within the next ten days.
Branches have already been organ
lied at Reading, Allentown, Wilkes
Barre and other cities. A state asso-
ciation will be formed later. The OBJ
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-23
CLASS MEETS

Glass No. 10 of the United Brethren
Sunday school taught by ]. F. Wetzel
held its monthly business meeting at
the home of Miss Kathryn Nye Tues
day evening. Refreshments were
served to the. following: Raymond
Heberlig, assistant teacher, Anita
Wetzel. Kathryn Ulrich, Clara Stoner,
May Albert, Marjorie Heberlig, Kath-
ryn Nye, John Wetzel, Jr., and Flor
ence Richter of Harrisburg.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-23
POLICE SEARCHING FOR MEN
WHO SWINDLED WOMEN

The local police are looking for =.
clever swindler who appointed a MIN
per of agents" for well-known per-
fGme manufacturer recently. Each
or the agents" deposited one dollar
Tor sample outfit which when opened
vas found to contain just samples,
0he % or the women duped was Mrs
Charles Gruber. Gas North r,rn.s. . .
street Mrs. Gruber wrote To tba bonno
once Of the perfume company and wa !
informed that that particular companv
en- ployed no agents. p''iS
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-23
TEN BOYS ARE CHARGED
WITH BATHHOUSE THEFTS

Detective John Murnane rounded up
ten boys yesterday who were suspected
of having been implicated in the bath
house robberies at the Island.s Ten
bathing suits were recovered. The
boys names were registered and they
were sent home to await a call for a
hearing 1t is also the belief that some
of these boys know about the recent
theft of dynamite at the Island.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-23
ENTERTAINs FRIENDS

Mr.. and Mrs. r. c. Bailey, of North
Spring street, entertained few friends
ments were served to the following:
Mr.. and Mrs. S. c. Young, Mrs. James
Young, Philadelphia; Mr.. and Mrs. Ira
r. Springer. DR.. and Mrs. II. H.
Rhodes. Mr.. and Mrs. T. NJ. Yost, Mrs.
George. Miss Elizabeth Young. Mrs.
Una Wood. Harrisburg: Mr.. Dasher.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-23

town borough, IS: Upper Paxton town
ship. 427; Washington township, 25S;
Wayne township, 106; West Hanover
township. 231; West Londonderry
township. IT; Wiconisco township.
First precinct PSI, Second precinct
2S5; Williamstown borough, East
ward 36S. West ward 1854; Williams
township, East precinct II, West pre-
cinct 176. Total. 1855.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-23
INFANT DAUGHTER DIES

Marian. the eight-day-old daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Austin Heicher, died
Tuesday The funeral took place from
the home Wednesday evening at 5
o'clock. the Rev. II. F. Rhoads off,
ciating. Burial was made in the High
spire cemetery
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-23

iect of the new Association is to place
candidates in the field who will look
after the interests of railroad men in
the Legislature and Congress. 1t is
said the promoters of the new organ
ization are from Wilkes Barre and
Reading.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-23
CLASSES PICNIC

The junior and intermediata do,ou.
ments of Neidig Memorial sund.,,
school, Oberlin. held their animal
picnic at Reservoir Park TODAY Sev-
eral special trolley cars carried IN.
M errymakers to the mark w
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-23
MARS FUNERAL SUNDAY

Funeral services for Harry Mars
who died Wednesday. will be held
from his late home. SO South Front
street, Sunday afternoon The body
VIII De taken to Pine Grove. SchuylkiiI
county, for burial by IT. Wits Son1
Monday morning. SUNS
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-23
NfTDDLEToWN NOTES

Miss Tillie Nissley, Spring street
gave a picnic at Clifton Springs Tues
day in honor of her guest. Miss Emma
Abramoska. of Elyria, Ohio. Those
present were Miss Helen Kramer. Miss
Tillie Nissley. Miss Emma Abramoska.
Frank. Leonard. Croll and Rodney
Nissley and Benton Blocker.
The Indian Runners Drum Corps
and Flower Girls will hold a picnic in
the borough park tomorrow after
noon.
Under the auspices of st. Mary's
Catholic Church. an ice cream and
cake festival will be held in the stone
market house tomorrow evening. The
Liberty band will furnish music.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-23
HELD FOR TAKING PRETZELS

VII
Theodore Aver. aged S, 34S Muench
street was held for juvenile court this
afternoon by Mayor John K. Royal,
Young Aver was turned over to his
parents. He was charged with steal
ing pretzels from the Harrisburg
Pretzel Company.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-23

onap
Judgment
Don't buy
a tire on
somebody's
snap iuidg-
ment. He
may have
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-02-01
90 BANKS QUALIFY.

Jackson, Miss, Feb. 1.-According
to the records in the state banking
department, as stated today by Sec
rotary R. l.. Hall, there are 90 banks
so far which have qualified and volun-
tarily come under the guarantee pro-
visions of the law. There are others
still to be investigated by the bank
examiners, preparatory to getting I'M
der the guarantee clause, and it is
probable by March 1 the number will
be increased to 100. This will leave
200 more to qualify by May Is, which
is the period porvided by law for all
state banks to come under the guar
antee provisions. They must either
get into the guarantee class. or, fail
ing, will be obliged to liquidate and
cease business.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-02-01
COTTON ON HAND.

Jackson, Miss. Feb. There is
more cotton in Jackson warehouse,
just now than ever before known at
this time of the year-13,220 bales.
Last year at this date there were on
hand 1881 bales. The receipts this
year to date have been 20,007 bales
slightly more than last year. Forum
ately great deal of this cotton still
belongs to the farmer who producef
1t. The county Of Kinds has made
about 1000 more bales of cotton this
season that last, but next season will
show a reduction it ia believed az
nearly every farmer in this sectio,
proposes to reduce his acreage about
one-half
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-02-01
VOTE ON eONDS.

Columbus, Miss, Feb. lat spe
cial meeting of the Board of Trustees
OF the city schools held this afternoon
1t was decided to ask the city council
to order an election to vote on tbs
question of issuing $4,000 in bonds
for a new high school building. and
for the erection of an auditorium an.
mex to the Barrow Memorial School
and make necessary and modern i'm
provements at the negro school in
North Columbus.
The necessity of new high
school building is obvious. the present
building being antiquated and not in
the least modern. The building il
three stories high and is considered
by many to be unsafe from a struc
tural standpoint, The building is in.
adequate to the needs OF a modern
high school, ieopardizing The effc,er
cy OF the organization.
The board accepted the resignation
OF Miss Birdie Jacob as member o.
the faculty OF the Barrow Memorial
School and elected Mrs. John A. St,p
son to fill the vacancy. e..
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-02-01
CONDEMNS LYNcHiNG.

Vicksburg, Miss, Feb. THE Vicks-
burg Board of Trade directors at a
special session have condemned in
emphatic terms the recent lynchins
of the negro Ed. Johnson who it had
heen alleged was arrested for stealing
a negro woman's COW, which COW
came back the day after the negrt
was taken from the deputy and shot
to death at midnight.
The action Of the Board OF Trade
pointedly calls attention OF the law OF
hcers to ferret out the perpetrat tors
Of the negro's alleged murder, and
bring them to trial, failure to 10 which
re board appeels Il In1es J, 4,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-02-01
WASHINGTON PARoNED.

Jackson, Miss, Feb. AFTER serv.
ing the state in a compulsory capacity
as convict for twenty-odd years,
General Washington, Copiah coun.
~ darkey, was granted a pardon by
Gov. Brewer. General was sentenc-
ed at Hazlehurst in December, 1893
to life term for murder, at the age
of 10 years, and is reported to have
made a good and useful convict As
he is just around 40 the officials be.
lieve that Washington will have
abundant opportunity to retrieve the
past
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-02-01
MISSING CHILD FOUND.

Biloxi, Miss, Feb. AFTER an all
night search for their fourteen-year
old daughter, Louise, who mysterious
ly left her home in this city Friday
night at 9 o'clock, Mr.. and Mrs. L. F.
Gum, who are visitors to Biloxi from
Lawrenceburs, Tenn, found her in
Gulfport, The young lady, who is a
scholar in the Biloxi High School, dis
appeared from the the home of hei
parents. leaving a note, it is claimed
to her mother stating that she wa,
leaving hame forever because she was
not allowed to quit school,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-02-01
YEATES Is CAUGHT.

Jackson, Miss, Feb. Ed. Yeates,
white man wanted by the federal
court officers in Mississippi on a
charge of moonshining in Neshoba
county, who some time ago escaped
from the county Jail at Philadelphia
and made his way to Arkansas. was
brought here from Little Rock today.
Yeates was captured near Little Rock
by c. 0. Payne. deputy marshal for
the Western Division of Arkansas. on
a description sent out by Marshal
John G. eastman Of the Southern Dis
trict of Mississippi According to
Douptv Payne. he found his man in
bed he having moved his family into
Arkansas, and when he went to make
the arrest the family was in absolute
want.
Yeates is well known in NashoHa
and Leake counties, being from The
Laurel Hin neishborhood. near which
point. it is alleged, he was operating
his Illicit still when discovered by the
internal revenue officers. In default
Of lsil he was reminded to the Kinds
county Jail, where he will be held for
the present Mr.. Payne returned to
Little RncH this afternoon.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-02-01
MISSES IPPI NEWS

disappearance Of Mr. Green became
known, said that he had left him
ebout five minutes before train time
in order to fill business engage
ment.
Mr.. Green's disappearance did not
become known until a week after he
was supposed to have started for DE-
oatur. No trace of him whatever has
been found, although his sons,
Messrs. Russell and Stanley Green,
local detectives under Chief of Police
Crenshaw and detectives from the
New Orleans Pinkerton agency have
worked untiringly in their efforts to
locate him.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-02-01
rs NEW CONVICTS.

Jackson Miss, Feb. during tic
month Of January 1915. there we've
just % new conyicts added to IA.
state penitentisry roster. according
to the monthly report Of Trayeling
Sergt. ]. S. Duvall, rs filed with Mrs.
Ola NJ spickard, registrar For the
same period of 1914 the number
brought in WIS Is, which waa The
lightest on record, as the Office fles
show, for a quarter of a century, at
least Mrs. spickard reports a total
of ccnvicts on hand of 4j5, compared
with 1872 ct the end Of Decent er, .
net reduction OF II for the month.
There were "A c,earsnces, made 70
OF 20 discharged, 10 pardoned F
deaths, 2 escapes and enc meritous
discharge, together with two sent ou'
on court process, wanted as witnesses
OF the 25 recruits received one is a
negress, who got P one-year sentence.
and three white men, who also rece'y.
ed one year each for minor felonies
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-02-01
WILL SELECT SITE.

Water Valley, Miss, Feb. 1.-R. A.
Braddock, United States treasury sit g
agent of Washington, d. c., will be in
Water Valley on Tuesday, February o
Federal Agent Braddock is coming
here for the purpose of locating the
site for the proposed new federal
building for Water Valley. He will
receive any further new bids the citi-
zens may offer and will consider then
all prior to making selection for a site
Congress made an appropriation
some time ago for a site for the fed
eral building in this city, but owing
to the high prices asked by the prep
erty owners, the matter of locating
the site las been held mp.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-02-01
MISSING THREE WEEKS.

Mobile, Ala, Feb. 1.-Eighteen dav,
have elapsed since C. C. Green Of
Waynesboro, Miss, mysteriously drop
ped out of sight and as yet detectives
relatives and friends who have con.
Quoted search for him are without
clue.
Mr. Green was last seen shortly be.
fore o'clock on the afternoon OF
January II, at the Louisville and
Nashville depot, where he had gone
to take the 12.45 train for
Decatur, Ala. He was accompanied
70 the depot by F. ]. Thompson sec.
retary and general manager of the
Mofth Mobile Develspment Company
= .|
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-02-01
FIRE STOPS TANGO.

Jackson, Miss, Feb. IA fire al
the University of Mississippi of Mis-
sissippi stopped a dance Saturday
The students were tangoing and in
dulging in all of the latest dances
when the fire alarm sounded, and they
hustled to the new dormitory, where a
balze threatened to destroy that build
ing. The blaze originated on the top
floor of the east wing. The students
organized a fire brigade and ex-
tingushed the flames before serious
damage resulted.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-02-01
M. C. GETS SO oCo.

Clinton, Miss, Feb. To-day DR.. ].
W. Provine, president of Mississippi
College, announced that he had pust
received from the General education
Board of New York a check for $4,000.
being in part payment of the 100000
given by that board on condition that
the friends of the institution would
raise 100000. The board of trustees
of the college has ordered that the
library building be pushed through
to completion as rapidly as possible
1t will be recalled, as published in
the press last June, that the founda.
ton of the building was laid. but ow
ing to lack of funds the work had
to cease, but now there are ample
funds to complete it. 1t will be in
commission for another session. Tho
house will be built of brick and re.en.
forced concrete so that it will be alb
sclutely fireproof.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-02-01
l.. g. n. IN SUIT.

Gufport, Miss. Feh. THE Quiz
Vile and Nashville railroad was mad A.,
defendant today in a suit for $1,000
filed by J. II. Creel. residing at Blow.
The plaintiff alleges that on Dacem
Der 6, 1914. he paid tho conductor o.
th' train on which he was ridi"e ten
cents, which represented the cash faro
between Biloxi and tie D'loXi Camp
Grounds. When the Camp Ground
Wo'o reached, says the bin of COM
plant, he decided to continue Oh the
train TO Gulfport and accord 'ngly
na,d the conductor thirty cents nor
for which amount the conductor han l.
ed him a cash fare receipt. The trans.
action, however, according to the de-
claration Of Creel, was soon forgotten
by the conductor who in a few mir
utes rudely accOsted him and accused
him OF trying to beat the road. fol
lowing up the statement by forcibly
ejectIng him from the train, which
act was witnessed by many passen.
gers much to the discontinue OF the
plaintiff"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-02-01
BANK LIQUIDATION.

Stewart Miss, Feb. 1.-The stew
art State Bank by vote OF its STOCK
holders has decided to go into volun'
lary liquidation and S. S, Harris, state
bank examiner, is here today lookina
after the liquidation for the board OF
bank examiners. The bank is in good
and solvent condition, having sutti
Gent assets to pay its creditors and
stockholders in full, but owing to bust
ness condition has decided not to con
tinue longer in bushes.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-02-01
NO SHIP YET

Jackson. Miss, Feb. l.-Gove'nor
Brewer asked regarding the PROGRESS
Of ~, negotiations for the Sending Of a
sbinload Of Mississippi cotton to Ger
many the governor stated that the ar
rangements had not yet been com
nIotad for this shipment to go for
ward. However, he is still working
on the proposition to sell about To-
GOO bales of Mississippi cotton to Ger
man mills, to be sent to Bremen on
chartered vessel
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-02-01

lndianola, Miss, Feb. IA resider ce
here owned by Mrs. M. B. Briston. of
Shaw, Miss, was destroyed last night
by fire. Insurance on house amounts
to $1,000. The residence was occupied
by c. w. Moore, who carried $500 in
surance on his furniture.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-02-01
BANKRUPTCY PETITION

Jackson, Miss, Feb 1.-Robert p.
Green, a merchant at Yazoo City, has
field a petition in bankruptcy with
the clerk of the federal court, show.
ing assets of s1e.7O6,9S with liabilities
amounting to $9.3s1,42, The schedule
shows a stock of goods valued at $751;
564.4S. The heaviest individual cred
itor is ]. Pollock of Mobile, whose
claim amounts to $1,901.75,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-02-01
cotton INCREASE
SHOWN IN REPORT
CONVICTION AND JONES COUNTIES
GIN MORE LAST YEAR THAN
Proceedings.

An increase in the number of bales
of cotton ginned in Covington and
Jones counties of the 1914 crop, over
that of 1918, is shown in the report
just issued by the Census Bureau,
giving the amount ginned by all Mis-
issippi counties during the two peri
DDS.
The report is based on information
made public a week ago.
The amounts for the different coun-
ties for the 1913 and 1914 crops are.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-02-01
HISTORICAL HOME BURNS.

Kosciusko, Miss, Feb. 1.-The old
John B. Davis residence in East Kos
ciusco, built before the Civil war; was
destroyed by Fire Friday night about
9 o'clock. The residence was occu-
pied by w. c. Story and family and
was owned by the Rev. ]. w. Hull o.
Memphis. The fire originated from
a defective chimney and the house
was past saving when help arrived.