Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-24
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The use of plug streams to dislodge
Nick" Hager from his home fortress
Yesterday morning, which stirred up
the whole upper end of the city, re-
calls a couple of instances in, which
water proved more effective than
bullets in carrying out some police
projects. In times gone by there have
been stories of angry crowds dispersed
by plug streams and chasing of people
back at fire by a swish of a column
OF water is not unknown. But the use
or water as an auxiliary to arrest or
ejectment has been so rare as to make
interesting reading. About fifteen
years ago County Detective James t.
Walters captured a supposed bad
man" from the West with some assist
ance from plug stream. This man
had been cutting up" lot and when
chased by police went to the top story
of a house in Forster street and seat
himself at the head of the attic stairs
drew gun and waited. When the
officers arrived he opened fire. So did
they. He held the fort or the kopje
or the trench or what ever one may
choose to call it for couple of hours
and then some one put a ladder
against the building and got the as
sistance of a fire company. A line of
hose was laid and a couple of fire.
men got to the top of the house and
were able by means of a rear window
to get line on the lone defender of
the stairway, who never dreamed of
an attack in the rear. They drew a
bead on his head and slgnalled for the
water to be turned on. The man was
knocked half down the stairs and
before he could recover or grip his
gun Walters had him down. In an
other instance man had some un-
desirable tenants. The house was
near a firehouse and after some fruit
less efforts to get his rent and to throw
out the parties he told the firemen
about it. Just what agreement was
made my Informant sayeth not, but an
a summers night around about MD
night four hose lines were laid and
when a policeman's whistle was blown
as signal four streams were poured
in as many sides of the house. And
the water continued to pour until the
tenants fed. Then the owner took
possession and threw out the belong
ings of his late annoyers. 1t made a
years ago and the man who owned
the house is dead. But rumor has it
that some of the firemen who figured
in the fun are alive and could tell in
teresting stories of it to-day.
The Seniors of the Central high
school just before commencement held
likes and dislikes. Ninety-six of the
163 members balloted, answering ques-
tions about their favorites Some in
teresting results were obtained. Ger
man was chosen as the favorite sub
ject; Latin the hardest; history the
easiest, and English the most valu-
able. Technical high school was vot-
ed the favorite school next to Cen
trail. Dickens was chosen as the fav-
orite prose writer, Robert Burns as
the favorite poet; Ben Hur" the best
novel; "A Mans a Man for a. That"
the favorite poem; Abraham Lincoln,
favorite character in history; Sidney
Carton, best character in fiction; We'll
lesley, favorite college for girls and
Penn State, for boys. Last, but not least,
came the favorite amusement, motion
pictures winning by four vote mar
gin over tennis. Charlie Chaplin was
chosen as the favorite actor and
Maude Adams, the favorite actress.
Dancing as a favorite amusement re-
ceived only four votes.
Although 1t is many weeks until
the primary elections are held there
is considerable buttonholing already
going on and candidates for the num-
erous nominations, which appear to
grow more numerous every two years,
by the way, are getting on the job.
The candidates cannot start the petit
tions for awhile, but they are getting
ready and many of them are keeping
little books of the people they meet.
This is evidently going to be a very
busy political year from all signs.