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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-30

Mary Picbford cherishes among her
received from Tamaki Miura, the first
Japanese prima donna to sing Madame
Butterfly in the United States. 1t was
written after the little singer had wit
messed the Famous Players stars in
terpretation of the mute version of John
Luther Longs famous heroine in the
Paramount Picture which appeared at
the Stanley Theater in Philadelphia a
the same time that the prima donna was
singing the role at the Metropolitan
Opera House in the Quaker City.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-30
BAND REORGANIzEs
Special TO the TsIegrabh

Lemoyne, Dec. 30.-The Lemoyne
band reorganized by electing the fol-
lowing officers: E. K. Whitman. pres
ident; Daniel Shumaker, vice-presi-
dent; Wayne Mccormick, secretary:
j. A. Heckert, financial secretary: Ray
mond Fettrow, treasurer; Raymond
Shaffer, manager: Wayne Mccormick.
le5der; II. A. Gordon. librarian, and
w. IA. Winter, assistant
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-30
MRS. MoNTELLE SERIOUSLY ILL
Special to the Telegraph

Wormleysburg, Dec. 80. - While
preparing for a dinner for a family
reunion, Christmas. Mrs. Nora Mon
telle, 81 years old, became i'll and is in
a serious condition. She is under the
care of two physicians. Front street
between Market and Locust street,
where the aged lady resides. is closed
to traffic on account of the noise.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-30
WOMAN SERIOUSLY BURNED
Special to the Telegraph

Annville, Dec. 3O.-Mary Stein,
daughter OF Prof. and Mrs. Thomas
Stein, was horribly burned Tuesday
night by an exploding kerosene lamp
when she stumbled while ascending
the stairs to her bedroom and fell
upon the lamp, the flames communi-
eating to er clothing, causing fright
full burns about the body and face.
She is so seriously burned that little
hope is held out for her recovery.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-30
MRS. ELCETTU HENIPT
Special 10 the Tclcgrdbh

SpetIdI 10 TIC ItIcBFuPN
Camp Hill, Dec. 30.-Mrs. Elcettu
Hempt, aged 79 years, died at the
home of her son, Clarence Hempt.
She was a resident of this place nearly
20 years Funeral services will be held
at her late home Friday afternoon at
o'clock. The Rev. E. ID. Weigle, pas
tor of the local Trinity Lutheran
Church, will officiate.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-30
MACHINIST BADLY INJURED
Special to the Telegrd

Quarryville, Pa, Dec. 80. - David
Herr, a machinist, employed at the
Quarryville shoe factory, was badly in
jured when he was struck on the head
by piece of iron, severing an artery.
He was rendered unconscious and it
was some time before the flow of blood
could be stopped.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-30

ing this man responsible for the ex-
penditure of the road funds and the
condition of the highways and au-
thorizing him to employ sufficient men
and teams to maintain the roads. He
expressed his belief that under this
system the work of maintaining the
roads would cost less money and the
highways would be in much better
condition the year around.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-30
In the Amusement World

that pleases the little folks quite as
much as the manikin act does. The idea
that animated dolls have a little thea
ter of their own in which they sing and
dance and act like real human beings,
fairly takes the kiddies by storm. The
at the Majestic for the last half of the
week stands at the very top of mani
kin productions in vaudeville.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-30
At THE ORPHEUM

o-night-"The French Models" (Bur-
lesque)
Tomorrow and Saturday nights and
Saturday matinee-"fIer Price" with
Emma Dunn.
Wednesday, evening only, January g
Mrs. Fiske in "Erstwhile Susan"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-30

They who see the New Year in on
Friday evening will likely see it in
merrily if they are at the Majestic
Theater. Each day some new surprise
is being concoCted and by Friday night
when all is complete there will un-
doubtedly be much to amuse. Strange
and many laughable surprises are to
take place al the mystic stroke of r.
Other extra features will be on the "go"
all through the performance.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-30

Mae Murray has gone away from
New York to be absent for a long. long
time. The famous beauty, and until re-
Gently star in 'Ziegfelds Follies of
1915 has been engaged to appear exclu-
sively for term of three years in pro-
ductions of the Jesse L. Lasky Feature
Play Company on the Paramount Pro-
gram.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-30

Murray Bennett. a singing comedian,
who is well-known in the vaudeville
world, is lending his songs and jests
to the Majestic's current Offering.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-30

DIR. DOWNES FOR PRESIDENT?
DR.. Frederick f. Downes, city
school superintendent, who has gone
to Scranton to attend the annual
meeting of the Pennsylvania State
Educational Association is men,
toned as a candidate for president of
the superintendents' section.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-02-25

Many q man is so constituted that
nothing short Of an earthquake wouio
shake his confidence In himself.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-02-25
STEAL THE SHERIFF'S GUN
Officer Sleeps While Burglars Also
Take His Star and Some
Mlnce Pies

Boulder, Colo.-While peacefully
sleeping and dreaming Of raid he
had planned at Hygiene, Sheriff Buster
suffered blow to his pride.
Two thieves entered his apartments
IN the courthouse, removed a revolver
from beneath his pillow, unpinned the
star from his vest, which was hang
ing on a chair, picked up two pair OF
trousers, took two mince pies intended
for Christmas from the cupboard, and
then started to walk out Of the room
with the sewing machine. In the hall
way one OF the invaders caught his
foot in a rug and stumbled with the
machine against the wall. The noise
aroused the sheriff. who ran into the
hall, only to see the two burglars dis
appear down the stairway.
Buster said that the loss OF the
mince pies perple1ed him more thar
the humiliation of being caught asleep
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-02-25

ARTICLE VII.-This act OF Incorporation
may be changed, modified altered, or this
corporation may be dissolved with the as
sent of the stockholders owning two-thirds
Of the issued stock Of the corporation AZ
meeting Of the stockholders convened for that
purpose and after notice shall have been
given 10 each OF said stockholders a. pro
vided for in Article Of this act OF incor-
poration. except that whenever IN the judy
mcrt Of the board OF directors u shall De
deemed advisable, and Tor the benefit ot SAID
corporation that II should be dissolved, the
board within ten 1lOl DAYS after the adoption
OF resolution 20 that effect, by a majority
OF the whole board. al a meeting called for
that purpose, OF which meeting each director
shall have received al least three O. day,
notice, shall cause notice OF the adoption OF
such resolution to be mailed TO such stock
holders, together with a notice OF meeting
Of the stockholders To be held at the Office
OF the corporation. to take action upon the
resolution SO adopted by the board OF dIreC-
tors. In case Of the dissolution OF this cor
porltIou 10y the expiration OF its charter
or otherwise. the stockholders shall elect
three 90 hquidatotS from among their num-
Der, who shall have full power and authority
10 liquiiatc and settle the business amt
affairs of the company. In case OF death or
inability Of any Of said liquidatorS, the SUI
or successors 90 him them.
ARTICLE WILL mil the election to be
held on the second Monday Of January. 1910
the following stockholders shall constitute
the first board Of directors. Harry 5 Gerson
1903 Polymnia Street; Alfred Feldmau. 4'02
Canal Street; John b. Crawford. 1910 Camp
Street; Samuel V. Edmston, POS Palmer
Avenue; Frank V Raymond. 54+ Carondelet
Street, all Of New Orleans. La, with the said
Harry :. Gerson as president, Alfred Field
man As hrSt ice-president, John h. Crawford
as second vice president, and Samuel '. Ed
mission. as secretary -trea Surer.
ARTICLE IN.-Ihe subscribers hereto have
written opposite their respective names the
! amount of stock lu this corporation subscribed
| by each Of them.
Thus done and passed in my ofnce at the
! City OF New Orleans. on the day, month and
year hCrcludhuve first written IN the pres
| encc Of thaS. lie Blanc and VIM I. Couker-
| ton, competent witnesses, who have hcTruntO
| signed these presents. together with said ap-
| PrarcrS and me, notary after a due reading
| OF the whole
| Original SiSned)
| Names Of subscribers omitted
Witnesses l. Chas lie Blanc; ?, VIM. r.
| Coukcrton.
! Theodore 4. Schuher. Notary Public.
| l. the undersigned Recorder of Mortgages.
| IT, and for the Parish Of Orleans State Of
| Louisiana, do hereby certify that the above
| and foregoing Act OF Incorporation, of the
Gcrson Realty Co, Inc. was this day duly
| recorded IN my office, IN Book III, folio 80
| New Orleans, La, January p, 1915 (Signed)
| Emile Leonard, ID. X.
jan % feb II IL 25 INCH
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-02-25

may deem necessary, and to amend same at
tneir pleasure, with special authority to con-
Ter upon the preferred stock all privileges
vested IN the common stock.
, Appearerss further declare that they do
hereby authorize and require the said chan
ges and amendments to be duly recorded and
published according to law, to the end that
same may be operative and binding on all
persons who are now, may hereafter be-
come stockholders of this Association, or be-
come otherwise interested therein.
thus done and passed, in my office at New
orleans, Louisiana, on the day and in the
month and year herein first written in the
presence OF Messieurs John 7. Baldwin and
Ihomas b. Watkins, competent witnesses, re-
siding IN this city, who hereunto sign their
names, together with the said appearers and
me, notary, after due reading of the whole.
Original signed NJ. Il. Sontheimer, Vice
PRESIDENT; ii. {. Cage, Secretary; T. Il. Wat
kins, J. p Baldwin
GUS. J. RICAU, Notary Public.
|, the undersigned Recorder of Mortgages.
IN and for the Parish of Orleans State OF
louisiana do hereby certify that the above
and foregoing amendment to the charter of
the lharbulson Taxa Company has this day
been recorded in my office in Book ll57, folio
10. New Orleans, Louisiana, February 18th
1915. (SIgned) f. J. Leonard. by. r. 4 true
copy. Gus j. RiCau, Not. Pub.
FEB Is, Mich. 4-ll-lS-2S Apr. l.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-02-25

His conviction was based on circum.
stantial evidence. The trial was held
at Erie, Kan.
Sympathizers with the boy. who be-
lieved he had been prosecuted, started
many petitions to obtain his release
without success. A petition contain
ing thousands of names Of persons In
all parts of the state and some from
other states was presented to Gov
ernor Hoch seven years ago and 1t
was planned to free Sells Christmas
day, but Governor Hoch delayed the
matter until April.
"came Back" by Hard Work.
Willie Sells beat his way back by
hard work. His education practically
was obtained In the penitentiary. he
worked some in the prison drug store,
where he learned to fill prescriptions.
So when he got out he obtained en-
ployment In a drug store in small
western Kansas town. He worked
and saved his money. Three years
ago he came to Kansas City and OBJ
tanned employment in the drug store
he owns today.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-02-25

Corporation shall be the Taxa Cab Com
pany of New Orleans, Limited, and the
place chosen for its dGmo,e Is declared Nf n
isiana. This Corporation shall have and en-
Joy succession by its corporate name for
period of ninety mine years from and after
the date of this act OF Incorporation. s,-
and in behalf of the said Tharbuson Taxa
Cab Company (now Taxa Cab company OF
New Orleans, Limited) and in order TO carry
out the purposes of said meeting and to give
the change and amendment legal force and
effect, further formally declare, publish ana
give notice to the world that Article Nv OF
the original act of Incorporation OF the saio
Taxa Cab Company of New Orleans, Limited,
has been changed, modified and amended SO as
Article IV.-This Corporation shall have
power and authority to contract, sue and be
a corporate seal, to lease, hold, receive pur-
chase and convey, under its corporate name,
property both real and personal, to mort
gage and pledge same, to borrow money Is
sue notes and obligations, to name and ap-
point such managers, directors and othcers
as its interests and convenience may require
and to make and establish such bylaws ioi
the proper management and regulation OF us
affairs as NAV be necessary and proper ano
generally to do and perform all acts that may
be lawful for the carrying out OF It's ooJee''
and purposes. III
managed ana COnuuCtCQ ny d
tors 10 be composed of FIVE stockholders who
shall be elected annually by ballot on thu
third Monday Of July Of each hs yes d to Sv
| iaa 70 the contrary three directors shall con
s slit "a a quorum of the board Of directors
Due notice of the annual election of the direc
| tors need not be given by. publication IN Tn
| public press, but each and every stocknoioe
| must be given FIVE days written notice
| said meeting. ,.: Al
Immediately following each election tn
| FIRST board of directors then elected snail NEE
| nd elect one of their members to be presi
dent. one to be vice-president and treasurer
and a secretary, who need not be directo
Ali the corporate powers of this AssocIa
ton shall be vested in and exercised oy IN
board of directors, who shall have among IN
powers not enumerated the power 10 90 d,
| acts of administration, to compromise OF re
fer anv matter to arbitration and to make an
transac,;on in matters of litigation, and Z
make such bylaws or regulation as the
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-02-25
THE HER AID

poration. Thus done and passed at the City
of New Orleans, State Of Louisiana, on the
day and date hereinabove first written and in
the presence of Messrs Theodore Roehl and
Milton E. Schaefer, competent witnesses, who
have signed these presents with the said aP-
pears and me- notary, after due reading of the
whole CThe original is signed Sommer Lar
sen, S6ll Prytania, St; rs shares at S. each
Henry Wirth, 6J4 ~ St. Patrick, Us shares
V Knuth. 1881 Pine ST.. rs shares: Witnes-
ses. Theodore Roehl. NJ. f. Schaefer.
PIERRE ID. OLIVIER, Not. Pub.
|. the undersigned. recorder of mortgages. IN
and for the Parish of Orleans, do hereby GER
tify that the above and foregoing act OF m
CORPORATION, of the So. Com. INF. and Sales
Co. Inc, was this day duly recorded IN my
Office in Book ll6, folio 10. -,, -
(SeaD (Signed) EMILE LEONARD' ID; X
record in my office. New Orleans, La, Feb
ruary 2Srd, 1915. 1,,.,rp
Notary Public.
Feb Is. MCh 4-ll-ls-l8 Apr.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-02-25
PRISON TAUGHT,
PROSPEROUS NOW
Twenty-Five Years Ago Willie
Sells Was Defendant in
Murder Trial.
HAS OWN DRUG STORE
Sentenced as Boy, He Served II
Years, But Always Insisted He
Was Innocent-Was Drug
Clerk in Prison.

Kansas City. Mott was seven
years ago last Christmas that Willie
Sells. who was sent to the Kansas
State penitentiary when a boy to
serve a life sentence for the murder
Of his mother and father and brother
and sister. sat in the library of the
penitentiary waiting for a Christmas
gift that did not come. He had ex-
pected 1t all that day. an envelope
from the governor of Kansas contain
ing his pardon.
It was gloomy Christmas that
day for Willie Sells, but he didn't
lose hope.
He worked on and on at his task
assigned by the warden until April.
Then one day when he wasn't ex-
pecting il the warden called him to
the office and handed him the letter
with the pardon.
His Desire to Make Good.
That night Willie Sells left the
Kansas penitentiary behind him. Nc
money In his pockets. few friends
but a desire and a will to make good
that was all he had.
1T was a long time coming. but II
was worth waiting for" w. B. Sells
druggist, said the other day In his
own drug store at Thirteenth street
and Garfield avenue, Kansas side
1--WE been out seven years now and
have worked hard to show the worls
that a man can make good even II he
! has spent eighteen long years behind
the walls OF a penal institution"
It was the same Willie Sells who
rs years ago figured In one of the
most sensational murder cases In the
history of the West.
cIreumstantiaI Evidence.
Through the lorg dreary days o
his trial for the quadruple murde
Willie Sells maintained his innocence
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-02-25
He Found tho Hand Cramped.

suffering with severe pains and with
an itching sensation In what would
have been the palm Of the hand.
Unrelieved by physicians, the young
man acted on the advice Of friends and
dug up the amputated hand, which had
been buried for nearly six weeks. The
fingers of the hand were found in a
cramped position. After Strengthening
out the fingers and weighing them so
that they could not again double up,
the hand was reburied. All pain left
Jefferson at once. and he claims that
he has suffered no inconvenience
since.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-02-25
AMENDMENT
n CHARTER OF THARBULSoN TAXA
CAB CO.

Fi;i,i States Of America, State of louisiana,
Parish Of Orleans, City Of New Orleans,
X Il known, that on this eighteenth day
4 ht month Of February, in the year OF Our
ri one thousand nine hundred and fifteen,
u d tie INDEPENDENCE of the United States
Anrriea the one hundred and thirty-ninth,
kw ne, Custave Joseph Ricau, a notary
,zix IN and for the Parish of Orleans, State
Lusana, and in the presence of the wit
rsa hereinafter named and undersigned,
yrprally came and appeared: Morris b.
srihkref, vice president, and Hugh {. Cage,
errtsp, Of the Tharbulson Taxa Cab Com
N.Y. kersin acting in their said capacities,
n also BY virtue of a resolution passed at
sesins Of the stockholders of said cor
r7ion held on January sixth, 1915, and
kra snnexed for reference, who declared:
NJ y will appear by reference to a duly
mind copy Of the minutes Of a special
r<iq Of the stockholders Of the said cor
Fznsn annexed hereto as a part of this act,
peal meeting of the stockholders was
= % January sixth, 1915, at the office of
~ nfporatiou after all notices required by
c,'tef Of said corporation had been given
w purpose Of voting upon the change and
9a9sns Of the original act of incorPora-
ne said company, a corporation domi-
WI anu lsdhAINh hAoNi NAAN
rta this state, by act before Gustave
- kiou a notary public, on July 9TH,
= reeuded in the Mortgage Office of this
sIn y Book $50. folio 337, an das amend
~ ne act Of amendment passed before
1ar Joseph Rieau, notary public, on the
I'd Day Of November, 1918 and recorded
y ~ mortgage Office, in this parish, in Book
= nhe -; that at said meeting Morris b,
fatiner was elected chairman and Hugh
~ secretary Of said meeting, and that
- nan three-fourths of the stock present
PRESENTED at the said meeting assented tc
nanse OF the charter and act of incorpora'
Is.isn, in their said capacities, for and
\ al OF the said Tharbulson Taxa Cal
ey tnov Taxa Cab Company of New
= L,nised). and in order to carry out
Ssee. Of said meeting and to give the
- k1si fcree and effect, further formally
\. gelish and give notice to the worlC
49, as one Of the original act of incor
4 said Taxa Cab Company, as amend
= .pss,,id, has been changed, modified
NM, ed 90 as to read as follows:
y Nl4 1.-The name and title of thi,
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-02-25
SUFFERS PAINS
IN BURIED HAND
Digs It Up and Strengthens Fin.
gers; Then All Is
Well.

Georgetown. Del.-Sufering intense
pains In a hand which had been ampu-
tated and buried, Lewis Jefferson OF
Blades had no relief until the hand
was uncovered and the fingers
Strengthened out, since when he has
felt no more pain.
The strange story is youched for by
Jefferson himself. whose hand was cut
OF by a circular saw several weeks
ago. During the past week he has been
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-02-25
Taken Literally.

Precise Boarding Mistress-"Mr.
Blunt. shall | tender you some more
of the chicken" Mr.. Blunt-"No.
thank you, But, if you can tender
this piece you have already served
me. / shall be greatly obliged to you"
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-02-25

son. IA LOOK AS TROUGH "a
&c the MAXIM OF ~ STAR
.oo'eAI, PLAYER. NOW FOR
S'kRTeR WE'LL NAVE a
ITsvt.E LIGHT PRAc TtcE ~
a~.sN@. SO AS YOU CAN GET
akQM In oRADOAlLY,SEe7
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-02-25

The man who knows Just how smart
he Is, is sure, some time. to make
the mistake Of thinking himself smart
er than he really is.-McClary's Maya
tina
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-02-25

The reason some bosses are cranks
may be that every morning they have
to begin by cranking up their en-
ployees.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-25

REGAIN POSTS
Continued from page i

,~o,o,,t,on to reduce It's number from
For+v-,;1 20 nine members. The vote
u,s. recorded as Is TO 10 against the
nroposed amendment Of the city cnS'
ter which would decrease the board.
William H. Maxwell, City Super'n-
tendent Of Schools, in his sixteenth an
nual report recommends, among o'hef
matters, the following:
That the Board Of Estimate De IN
drced 10 grant Immediately arg
snrr not less than Sl0,0OO,OOO' ior tne
ST'-,, asing Of necessary sites lot the 1
p1onstruction Of elementary schooi1
byiidings; to construct high scno o,,
bnii5jn9s 20 that double sessions may
be done away with; to erect ne~ ,
bUildinr for the training sch9ol 10
toacbers for the necessary aoequaEe
to start an eHpeIl-
ne. avS bigh school for boys VINO nave
Fnished the 6B grade in the elemen, ars y
schools, and who are OF cohSp''u'''
"y To establish an adequate NUMBER OF
.rade and vocational schools, ana 70
JoyeIon and extend the system OF day
cort;nnation schools and the system OF 81
school luncheons and TO detefMlne, -
his extension shall be under the >, I'M m
mediate direction Of the Board OF Edu-
cation or of outside committees