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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-17
Central's New Principal
Strong For "School Spirit

Professor Howard G.. Dibble. new
principal of the Central nigh school,
was introduced to the students OF the
school to-day by Professor f. e.
Downes, superintendent of public
schools in this city.
He said. in part: 1T is hard to keep
alive school spirit here because of the
double sessions. which means that we
must make a double effort to keep he
spirit with us. School spirit means
putting every ounce of yourself into
our institution"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-17
HEARINGS ARE REST-NIEn

w ashlngton, May 1.-THE relations
of labor and the law were again in
quired into to-day when the Federal
Industrial Commission resumed its
hearing. The witnesses included CIar-
ence 5. Darrow, labor attorney: Wal
ter Drew. chief counse for the Ma
uonal Erectors' Association, and
James A. Emery, counsef for the Ma
tional Association of anufacturer
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-17
SERVICES FOR b. +. sELLERs

Funeral SERVICES Tor Bail +. Sellers
an engineer of the Pennsylvania Rail
road, who died Saturday, will be hello
from the home, 5071s Muench street
tomorrow afternoon, the Rev. f. l.. NJ.
Thomas officiating. Burial will be
made in the Harrisburg Cemetery. He
is survived by two brothers, Charles.
ex-sherif at Dauphin, and David T.
Sellers.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-17
woOLwoRTH,s PARTNER DIES

Buffalo. Man 17.-Seymour H.
Knox, vice-president of the Il, w.
Woolworth Company. chairman of the
Board of Directors of the Marine Ma
tional Bank. of Buffalo. and promi-
nently identified with a score of other
business and financial concerns, died
yesterday. He had been i'll for sew
eral months. n death was not un-
expected. Starting life with neither
capital o prospects. Mr.. Knox died
one of the wealthiest men of the coun-
try.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-17
WANT CONVENTION HERE

At q Joint session of Harrisburg and
Steelton lodges, Sons of Italy, in odd
Fellows hall yesterday, a formal invi-
tation to have next years convention
of the order here, was prepared. Local
delegates will present the invitation at
the convention in Pittsburgh May %.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-17
HICKoK co. TO BUILD
Big Manufacturing Concern Gets Per-
init For Erecting Its New Plant
tO Cost SlS OOn

w SOSt SfO,UDU
The w. O. Hickok Manufacturing
Company to-day took out a permit to
build three 2-story brick, tile, and
concrete buildings for it's new plant
in Cumberland street between Paxton
creek and the Pennsy tracks. The
structures, 1t is estimated, will cost
$45, 900.
c. E. Glass took out a permit for
the erection of a frame building for
church purposes in Cameron street
between Reilly and Calder. 1t will cost
$500.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-17
VICTORIA Now OWNS
WILLIAM PENN THEATER

With a program OF first-run in high
class p~hotoplays, the William Penn
Theater. Thirteenth street near Derry.
will open tonight under new manage
ment; On Saturday James George, of
the Victoria Theater. closed nego-
tiations for the purchase of this the
alter. The theater will open every
night at $50 and the first perform
ance starts at Z o'clock.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-17
o r d. Franc DIES

George II. Frank died this morning
at his home, 42S Cumberland street.
Funeral services will be held Wednes-
day afternoon at $50 o'clock, the Rev.
H. w. "A. Hanson officiating. Burial
will be made in the East Harrisburg
Cemetery.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-17
sERVICEs FOR yETERAN

Funeral seriVes Tor William Rose
aged "A, who died Friday at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. G.. b.
Evans, Lucknow, will be held from
the home this evening. He will be
buried at Duncannon. Mr.. Rose was
a veteran of the Civil War. serving
in Company A. Ninth Pennsylvania
Cavalry. He was present at the sur
render of Johnson.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-17
PATIENT "HATED" ETHER
Watched Calmly While Doctors Cut
Legs on

Youngstown, Ohio, May 17.-One of
the most remarkable exhibitions of
physical courage on record in the City
Hospital here was given this morning
by Preston Sugick. % years old, of
Harrisburg.
Sugick, in jumping from a freight
train at Lowellville. ten miles south
east of here. early this morning, had
his left foot caught and was dragged
under the wheels. His foot and ankle
were crushed. Three cars passed over
them.
He pulled himself loose and crawled
to a switch light on the New Castle
and Youngstown Limited street car
line. He saw q street car coming and.
picking up a newspaper lying near by,
he lighted it with a match and at
tracted the attention of the crew. The
cars was stopped and Sugick brought
TO the hospital here.
At the hospital he refused to take
Fther, saying: II don't like the smell
OF that stuff; it makes me sick" While
the surgeon was amputating the leg
between the ankle and the knee Sugick
calmly watched the operation.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-17
OLD HOTEL R~EMIODELED

Renovated throughout. the old
United States Hotel at SIP Market
street was opened as the Metropolitan
Annex, last Monday under the man
agement of Henry f. Won Hoffs. Re
pairs and new furnishings cost more
than $l2, 900.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-17
IN MATTRESS FACTORY

Fire IN the United States Mattress
Factory, Herr and Cameron streets,
this morning, caused damage esti-
mated at So. The fire started in the
dust room, which is zinc lined. The
Shamrock company was called. but
not needed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-17
SNOW IN PoCoNo MOUNTAINS

NIICIIOWN, MdN II."AUtOlnODIIt
parties returning last evening from
Pocono Lake, a summer resort in Mon
roe county. report a heavy snowstorm
in the Pocono Mountains early yester-
day which continued for more than
an hour.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-17

MUST PAY 81 A WEEK

Leroy Colgate was ordered to pay
his wife 81 a week for the support of
his wife and child by Additional Law
Judge McCarrell in desertion court,
this morning.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-17
REDMEN AT CHURCH

Member Of Pokoson Tribe, No. 381,
Improved order of Redmen, attended
services at Pine Street Presbyterian
Church, last evening. The Rev. DR..
l.. S. Nudge preached on Christ and
the Commonplace"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-17
MRS. NOIL DIES

Mrs. Mary Jane Noll. aged 81, wife
of Maynard Noll, Millerstown, died
Saturday night at the keystone Hos
pital. The body was taken to her home
this morning by T. NJ. Mauk e Son,
u~ndertakers.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-17
MISS y DIES

Miss Emma Louise Thornley,, aged
30, died Saturday at the home of her
sister, Miss Lila Thornley,. 1874 Gram
sisted by the Rev. r.. A. Nell. Burial
berry street. Private funeral services
will he held from the home to-mor-
row afternoon.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-17
KITTEN ny nan noe

Mrs. Penrose Weaver, Fort Hunter.
was bitten or the right hand, this
morning, by a dog believed to have
been mad. The animal was shot shortly
after. Mrs. Weaver had her wounds
cauterized at the Harrisburg Hospital.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-17
OPERATION IS FAraI,

Harold Lingle, aged 10, Hummels-
town, died mis- morning at the Har-
risburg Hospital following an opera
ton in which an abscess of the brain
was removed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-17
COMMISSION TO MEET

The Public Service Commission will
meet tomorrow morning to take up
the cases listed. A number of new
complaints have been received.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-17
LOCAL EIRM GETs CONTRACr

The new reinforced concrete bridge
at Leesport over the Schuylkill river
will be erected by Whitaker & Diehl,
with Offices in the Telegraph Build
ing. at a cost OF S17,447.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-17
RTRN MORTGAGE

Notes amounting to $1,000, repre-
senting the last debt of State Street
United Brethren Church, were burned
yesterday at the morning service.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-17
LYKEvS COUNC|LMEN
MUST DECIDE CLASS
Borough Taxpayers Association
Begins Mandamus Proceeding
to Compel Division
Mandamus pro-

pro-
ceedings were &
in the ID a p h i II
County Court this
morning by the Tax
payers Association
of Lykens against
Council
men A. f. Hanna,
John S. Reiff. Louis
Wentzler, John F.
Myers, w illia m
Cooper and Charles
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-17

The name of Preston Sugick does
not appear in the city directory. 1t is
believed the Harrisburg referred to in
the dispatch is Harrisburg, Ohio.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-07-22

one of daoh and daring, and his bat
ties, especially the one fought at Vol
turnO, were won more through his
splendid generalship than by the fight
ina Of his soldiers who were undrilled
and Harmed, yet with twenty thou
sand of these men Garibaldi swept the
field against thirty thousand regulars.
In several of his battles his tactics
were similar to those of Stonewali
jackson at charlottesville, fooling
the enemy by sending a small de-
tachment of artillery to face the en-
envy and then encircling the entire
force while they were engaged with
his artillery.
The Government had many difficult
ties. for the land was over-run with
brigandage and Garibaldi was from
time TO time called from his ISLAND
home at Caprera to assist in quelling
riots or in diplomatic conferences, Tor
Italy has always been a factor in
European politics. King Victor Eman-
uel died in 1873 and was succeeded
by his son Humbert. Under Crispi's
ministry, from 1887 to 1891, the Ital-
ian Government was strenuous at
home and in its policy abroad perhaps
more ambitious than the resources of
the country warranted. There was
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-07-22

trouble with the Church and likewise
strikes and disagreement with France
over the foreign policy which caused
n failure of negotiations with that
country for Il commercial treaty in
1883. Strikes of laborcrs and the
open meetings of anarchists spread
over period of years and kept the
country in 4 constant turmoil. Carl
baldi died on June >, 1882, and italy
lost her greatest soldicr-the man
who will always be the ideal soldier
and patriot Of Italy.
Humbcrt .Assassinated.
In 1900 King Humbert was assas-
sinated by an anarchist and the pres
ent King Victor Emanuel III. came to
the throne, His reign has beer dis
turbed by labor troubles and Ia war
with Turkey. The latter occurred in
1911, and Italy invaded Tripod and
established her army there. The war
continued for about thirteen months
According to military critics the
1ta"an army was mismanagcd, and at
times although the soldier fought with
his usual vim the losses were heavy
However, Italy won out in the end
and when the treaty of Ouchy was
signed the Sovereignty of Italy in
Tripoli was established This terri
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-07-22

tory consists of about 100000 square
miles. After this war there were
many rrforms in the army and the
coast defense was greatly improved.
All the Alpine passes are defended by
strong forts, while the coast is also
well fortified. Service in the army or
navy is universal and compulsory. and
on account of this Italy has been able
to put three million men in the field.
Makeup of the Army.
The Italian army consists Of five
arms-infantry, cavalry, arti lery, en-
gineers and carbincers The cavalry
regiments have special names taken
from the places where they were orig.
lnally formed. Besides ordinary regi-
ments there are some separate bodie,
OF troops for special purposes The
most famous of these arc the Bersag-
lieri or ri1emen-small. agile soldiers
who are famous for scouting and who
are the crack shots of the army
These men wear a hat with flowing
coque feathers attached TO the left
side They are drilled to perfection
and the majority Of them wear medals
for bravery as well as for excellence
in Workmanship. The Alpine reri-
ments are perhaps the finest looking
mon of the army as far as physica!
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-07-22

known as the Half Way House. Great
pine trees shade the attractive cabin
and the ground is covered with a
velvet moss dotted with wild flowers
Light refreshments are served and the
place Is an ideal one to spend the day
IT the visitor fears the higher alti-
tude or the summit. The train moves
slowly and one might jump off or
on NJ any Tune, but, of course, this is
not permitted unless the traveller has
special permit. Riding on the plat
form is forbidden as well.
On Tho Summit.
the sensation of being gradually
pushed up and up into the very heart
or eternal desolation Is one of awe
ana delight happily mingled The
umper line Is passed at 1873 feet,
where the last tree STANDING like a
weather beaten monarch is passed,
PARTNER on to the left OF the road,
spread out like a mirror. is the placid
Lake Moralne. sometimes known as
the Lake of the Clouds. There is al
ways, even during the hottest day in
summer, AT least n thin coating of
Ice on us surface II spreads over
one hundred and ten acres. yet from
the train IT resembles a TOW lake under
u thriStinas tree. AS the train nears
inc summit the air grows chilly and
frequently there is IA snow storm.
AL windy Point the wind sweeps
over 'h" pare rocks with dcsolate
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-07-22

moan and somebody on the train us
uaily begins to tell tho story of the
girl who attempted to climb the
mountain several years ago and lost
her way at this point and was eaten
by mountain rats, and everybody has
on the desolate summit which for a
few minutes seems like the edge of
the earth.
one by one the passengers get out of
the train and begin to gaze out over
that sea of plains and peaks, Not
far from the station one may peer
into what is known as the "bottomloss
pit'-great rents in the mountain
where the sun never finds its way and
where the snow of centuries lies undis-
turbed by changing seasons. At an
other point the traveller gazes toward
the east over "A great sea of plains
which seem like a vast body of water,
while to the west hundreds OF ma
jestc, towering peaks with tiny viii
lagos nestled at their base come into
view.
The vision is strained and the mind
dazed at this great panorama which
Nature spreads out The reverie is
broken by the ubiquitous photogra pher
who wants to make photo of the
when the train reaches Manitou) and
the shivoring CROWD huddles about
the train which, by tho gay. 20 lN>rAd
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-07-22

as the engine can only move a few
feet at a time. Frequently there is
snow storm ana their work has to be
repeated again and again. Aside from
the usual discomfort which attends a
Job of This character peculiar mos
quito infcsts the slopes at this season
and these pests attack the men while
they are at work. Then. too, the
glistening snow is injurious to the eyes,
lmpairing the sight and in many in
stances causing temporary blindness.
The chilled air combined with the
reflection from the elaring whiteness
Of the snow causes the face to sunburn
and bleed, causing ugly sores if not
attended to at once and protected.
Many persons in climbing snow COW
cred mountains blacken their faces
with a black grease which protects
and heals the skin. The men who
dig OUT pixies Peak, however. de-
clare that mask made of a creased
rag is the best protection against this
painful snow burn" Their appear
ance IL rather startling at first and
one man in particular who had all the
appearance of Halloween witch gave
the children OF the party who made
the first "trip mp quite scare when
the train came TO stop and he peered
into the window. Frozen feet and
hands among the men are an old story,
and they have all sorts OF remedies
for TINS painful trouble. They are,
however good natured set of track
mon and declare that they are well
PAID for their work and like the nov
city OF digging out the glorious peak.
Taken altogether the task Of opening
the highway to Americas great scenic
mountain is a hardship fraught with
no little danger. and those who go
over the railroad later in the season,
making the trip in comparative COM
tort. having but slight realization Of
the trials and difficulties of the first
ascent at the beginning of the season.
Peak Goes Into Winter Quarters In
September.
Toward the middle of September
there is n heavy snowfall every day
which soon covers the tracks. The
Summit House is barred up, the cars
and engines are tucked away in tho
shed at Manitou, and Pixies Peak
wrapped in a great mantle of snow
shuts off the visitor until those who
know its moods come to sweep away
the snow and ice and permit the Wis
itor to once more view its grandeur.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-07-22
The Cog Railroad.

II Is of the cog type, and in nine
miles it overcomes an elevation of
1918 feet There is no trestle work
on tho entire line. the four short
bridges being entirely of iron and rest
on solid masonry. In many places the
roadbed, which is from fifteen to
twenty-five feet wide. is built on solid
rock. The rack rail used forms a con-
tinuous double ladder into which the
toothed wheels of the locomotive work.
hand, steam, water and automatic
brakes, and these have worked so well
that there has never been a serious
accident The locomotive pushes the
car when ascending and holds it back
in descending.
The start is made from Manitou.
pretty little village nestled In
valley at the foot of the peak. The
altitude at this point Is nearly seven
thousand feet. For the first two miles
the train runs beside u little mountain
stream which leaps merrily over the
rocks and freshens the luxuriant fol
iage which clinGs to the racks on It's
banks. Huge bpulders are all about
and inscriptions of various kinds are
painted or chiselled upon them. Among
them are-"lf You don't want to climb.
don't START and anothcr-"Let the
wicked forsake this way" One-third
OF tho way IN is largo log cabin
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-07-22


aPpeardhce Is c"hCcrhcd' lhelf NE
anna the snow and ice at the Alpine
frontier has brought out the best qual-
ity of physique and their endurance f.
said to be remarkable.
Every able-bodicd citizen between
the ages Of twenty and forty is liable
TO Il longer or shorter ueriod of milf
tary service. Each wear lists arc
drawn UP of ali the Young mo, of
twenty in each military district and
they are summoned to aupear hoforr
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-07-22
Remarkable Fighting Qualities of the De-
scendants OF the Roman Legions, Who
Have Entered the Arena of War.

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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-07-22
COPYRIGHT 100 ny The tionnlsy Syndicate
How the Traveller May Climb "The Grim
Sentinel of the Rockies" BY Rail After
the Peak Has Been Literally
Dug Out Of the Snow.

RT has been more than a century
since Major ZebuIon pike Icadiny
q email rart,, 20 t-ri,od e,,,tos col
A., .i,.h.aa ~, -. ..
'''' p'"N VI '"o i'o'N'o' WIN"
now pe"rS ana l'Hihorta'l|eS 'he name
Of that intrepid explorer. II required
ten days or more to reach the base,
and after vigorous attempts to scale
the mountain, Pike climbed what is
known as Cheyenne Mountain and dc
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-07-22
ZToO0D1 Or2 N.Y.
70 <ToOT7G more CYzk29ScD
EIIXHLHW012, mr.

if they pay a fee ranging from three
to four hundred dollars are only made
20 serve tor one year and are on
different footing from the ordinary
recruits. University students may de.
fer their period Of service until after
their twenty-siXth year.
The Officer.
The Italian army officer Is usually
4 well bred we'll educated gentleman.
in order to obtain his commission the
young man must pass through one Of
the military colleges for three years
AZ least, and pass number Of difficult
examinations, those of engineers and
artillery being especially rigorous.
Tho infantry examination is perhaps
the easiest but the cavalry is regarded
as the smartcst branch of the service
and its officers are usually recruited
from the aristocracy. The dash OF
these mon is well known, and their
marvellous feats of horsemanship are
familiar to the eyes Of every moving
picture parlor habitue. The pay of
Il b-Heutcnant is from twenty-five
10 thirty dollars per month, plus the
allowance for his horse If he be in
VIC VA ~, anu bIl4tSS NJ EdlCHtS the
gambling fever he manages to live on
this sum as he gets reduced rates"
on many things on account of Gov
crnm"nt service. Unlike the officers
Of other countries. he must wear his
uniform at all times except when on
leave. The infantry IS equipped with
a Mannlichcr Carcano rife, a maya
zine weapon of Go mrn. calibre. The
artillery uses Krupp guns.
Emotional Soldier.
Tho Italian soldier in battle might
be called emotional, for in times past
his vaior has been best shown in his
impctuoSity 70 dash and seize, rather
than watch and wait. The long, ardu-
Gus campaign and the prosaic life in
tho trenches will have little charm for
Italy's fighting man. He prefers to
strike at once and grows restless over
inactivity, and some terrific battles
may be expected If the Italians man
age their own campaign. The equip
ment Of the army in armored automo-
biles aeroplanes, field guns, etc. Is
said to be excellent, as that country
has been in active preparation for
many months