davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington herald., 1915-09-05

specimen for SIS with . guarantee that
none Of the gold filings have been re-
moved from the teeth. II one ID not -
particular one can buy hrst-class skull
for $40 to $14. depending upop vhiteness
and condition Of the teeth.
A second quality skull. which generally
has few teeth missing. can be hsd tes
from 81 to -. Thus It ID to be seen that
teeth have last value ip douhitns the
selling price Of skull. These prices are
all for regular or garden variety OF
skulls. Those with bones separated or
in various degrees Of development run
from $40 to $s5.
Before the war, too, one could have
purchased perfectly good backbone for
sl2.5o. or Z less stiff one for $40. Or .
~ Of RIBS for -. One rfb. guaranteed
nsysf to talk back. or to want : new hst
IL tinss ssasea. + listsd st seysaty-s
~ een1B
The Washington herald., 1915-09-05

to put an object in the same electrical
condition as is the earth and keep it
insulated against electrical contact with
the earth.
For instance. II 30O-ton locomotive
is rendered positive instead of negative.
as the earth is positive, you may care
lessly raise the locomotive into the air
and leave it suspended there. 1t won't
drop and break
With this idea in mind he sat down
one evening, and blowing his cigar
smoke at his elevated shoes, thought out
the plot for his book. He imagined
fearless young American millionaire
building 40,000-ton airship with six
foot envelope of Harveyized steel, carry
ing two battleship loads of death and ca
pable of speeding 180 miles an hour.
With this little peacemaker'' he brings
the fghting rulers to their knees and
makes the world over to suit himself.
Some of the critics." pursued Barney,
suggested that l stole the idea from
some one named Stockton, who wrote
The Lady or the Tiger or some such
yarn. They say he wrote Of wild-eyed
inventor who put funny box on his
back, went up twelve feet after pressing
a button and remained suspended there
and couldn't come down. All I've got to
say about this Stockton and his story is
that I never heard Of either until after
my book was written.
"The critics have said everything they
The Washington herald., 1915-09-05

There is no accounting for tastes. II
one has the collectors mania he might
have purchased an "Os Trigonum of Bar
dsleben," described as separate ossi-
hcation Of the external tubercle of the
sstragalus. very rare" for Sc, or a head.
with the neck and thorax dissected on
both sides. for $54. The price of human
brains, carefully prepared in formalin
solution. an excellent curio cabinet orna-
ment. is $12. while ears. fingers, toes,
ETC., were too cheap to mention.
But all is changed now. Prices have
risen, until after the war, when it is ex-
pected that the cost will fall to q very
low ebb. There is some hope for collec-
tors, however. Prices ON irst aides to
scientific murder are unchanged. One
may still purchase full-grown yellow
fever mosquito. female, for So, or . pair
Of male and female mosquitoes Of the
Malaria breeding Kind. for ~.
Z Thea. should one be deairous, be may
purchase = test tube OF diphtheria rarme
~ q. of tetaAas tnG11h ~ tk = q -
The Washington herald., 1915-09-05
Americas Most Exquisite Firm of Frock
Coated Millionaires Dashes Off a Play or
a Novel Between Luncheon and Dinner
Without Even Breaking Into Tea En-
G
CL /HE0/TST
SEE VICE.

ney Stewart, for his book is going to
have the added distinction of getting to
the stage by way of Gibson.
"If folks like it, I'm glad" said Bar
ney. IF they don't, l don't care
whoop. l won't be apologetic for any
one"
At the time he said 1t he was sitting
in a bay window of his Newport palace
adding wetness to a fourteen by twenty
eight-inch view of the sea he was paint
ing. AS a matter of fact, he loves to
make these little paintings more than
he loves to write. Last year, for In
stance, he made forty-efght Of them
handsome pieces Of sea and land scapes
and gave them to his friends. Dabbling
with color is his recreation when he isn't
writing. drawing plans for buildings,
whanging a golf ball, shooting moose in
Nova Scotia, yachting on the Mediter-
ranean or doing the dozens of other
fancy things that millionaire has the
time to do.
I'm the most surprised man in the
country" he says, referring to his book.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-05
Price of Skulls Is Soaring Despite the War

cholera bacteria for $6. while tube for
giving ones enemy pink eye would cost
but IS, or one might loose the bubonic
plague for $3.50.
Does any one buy them?
Sure! It's profitable and highly In
teresting business, according to w. L.
Smith, Of Pittsburg. who frequently re-
ceives orders for various portions Of the
human body, from tiny bits Of diseased
tissue mounted on slides for microscop-
ical examination, to reproductions of
prehistoric skeletons. But his company
does not carry them In stock.
Nor need one be alarmed about his
neighbor purchasing q quart Of typhoid
fever germs and poisoning the water sup
ply. It's as hard to buy them q 1t Is to
buy q plate for the manufacture OF money
from the government. You must BE-
either Q college. hospital. . laboratory.
or q city or state institution. to get .
shipment, although there seams to bs no
restriction on skulls beyond the one
established by the Eur0peaa soyereigns.
AID the corner maintainea % boneheads
~ oortna1 ba0oba0 0AU11u
The Washington herald., 1915-09-05

could about my style. What about it?
They say I'm a rank amateur. Why. Of
course | am. I've drawn plans for build
ings all my life, SO why shouldn't be q
rank amateur? And, anyway, l should
just like to know what these rules for
writing are that the critics are all talking
about. I don't believe there are any to
be found.
1--WE done lot of writing-whisper
it-and ! never discovered a rule yet.
None Of my fiction ever saw the light
Of the outside, though. In the house, un-
der lock and key, have a stack of it
eight feet high. It's going to stay there
until l die, too. Then they'll destroy it.
| sometimes write to put myself to sheep
at night.
THE book took me just one month.
/ worked one week on it while we were
at home in New York last winter. Then
we went to Sulphur Springs and
worked on the book three more weeks
down there with two stenogra phical
butchers to help. My, the job those two
girls did,
Il wrote Just one chapter day on
yellow paper with a lead pencil. When
ever | came to the end of the tenth or
twelfth page / quit. Every night my
wife and l read it over. She'd ask, Well,
what's going to happen next?' l could
never tell her. L never knew what was
going to happen myself. We just had to
wait until the next day to see. l let the
characters do just what they wanted to
do, and some of them did some rough
things, believe me? But what sport it
all was,
when the first draft was done l
showed it to literary friend of mine.
What do you think of this punk stuff?'
l asked him. 1T isn't punk said he,
but you ought to get somebody to touch
it up for you told him 1t wouldn't be
my own book then. You see, at first
Only intended to print about three hun
dred copies for private distribution
among my friends.
"Then I showed it to a publisher and
he turned it down cold. It's corking
joke, for look at the way the thing Is
selling today.
1.-THE idea? Bling, It came to me
Just like that. Everybody is figuring out
just how the war is going to stop. So
figured out a way of my own. It's very
simple. Anybody should have thought
of it. And l tell you again there isn't
any theory of writing. The only rule I've
got is this: Think of something to say.
Say it,
But Barney won't permit any man to
herald him forth as a man who is 60
ing to continue to print fiction. In the
first place, he says he is altogether too
cynical to write and sell novels, and in
The Washington herald., 1915-09-05
gagenent.

II COULDN'T run a yacht this sum-
mer-German torpedoes, you know
so I decided to run book
This is the only reason, the only
excuse, the only explanation, the only
apology that J. Stewart Barney, million
aire architect, citizen of the world and
Newport, offers for Il. P. NJ" his first
and only book, which tells weird story
Of how a simple little discovery by an
American millionaire brings the great
world war to a sudden end.
1t is the only explanation and apol-
ogy that Il. P NJ" intends to offer. He
couldn't sail, therefore, he wrote. Could
anything be more simple?
1t doesn't make two cents worth OF
difference to him If horde of critics is
shouting that he has violated every rule
of the sacred writers code" At first he
wanted to stride out and become a means
Of sudden death to certain of them who
viewed his novel in sarcastic vein.
But he was restrained by certain 9TH
Or stars Of the Newport armament, in
cluding Preston Gibson, his millionaire
friend, who is an honest-to-goodness and
successful playwright and who is going
to dramatic his friends maiden effort.
Gibson, with the others, assured Bar
ney that none of the literary critics, es-
pecially certain bald bachelor writing
for New York daily, and a tall bach
elor editing a semimonthly magazine. was
worth considering.
IF you will only ignore them, Stew"
said Gibson to his friend, the Stew"
part, by the way. being an affectionate
diminutive for Stewart, they will
cease their efforts to be funny I'll tell
you what win do. I'll dramatize the
book for you. and we'll get Barbara
Rutherfurd for the leading woman's
role"
So this Is the present status Of the
eompany's affairs. The critics may say
anything they blame please. 1t makes no
adherence one way Or Tie etA9 y Bas-
The Washington herald., 1915-09-05

A LfHoUGH specimens are. being
~ made with terrible rapidity on
IA the European battlehelds. the
price Of skulls has risen at least
20 per cent in this country and there II
no immediate promise Of a reduction IN
price of this important commodity.
One Of the largest dealers in skulls IN
the world, the Charles H. Ward Anatom-
ical LaborstorY, In Rochester. n. T.
says that skulls viii cost 30 per cent
more than the listed price until after the
European war. At the same time the
company will not promise delivery Of this
commodity even at-that advanced price.
for "a good skull ID one Of the rsrest
things to be found on the market n
these martial days.
The price that one has to pay for .
skull varies considersbly even n peses
times n ones taste runs to- supU>
sxosllsnce oas 60 bW - esu1n gna1lU
The Washington herald., 1915-09-05

certainly the firm dc luxe of the american continent dHd at
If is doubtful If the fdgranty gentle and
cniraed Of Europe able forth partnership
qute simply dgusfizgiy ueahy this Barney Glib
NoVei their particular speciality
Barney mHionare. He his million dollars and PIT
all pile and then still haze considerable pile left j.
Barney achnr the that his office door,
Everybody keporf knou him and his palace and his tarti That
they don't all knoU him Of firm books and plays
be uondfred the partnership still only
BY aUeekt.
The member Of the firm Preston Gibson Preston Gibson
has oodles of his much bit
He successful his credit dso
In 1907 he dporcsd his Miss
Mnnn FH Of MarshnH Field Grace McliRan Jarvis, his
seeond lrife absolute drorce this
The Washington herald., 1915-09-05

n COULDN'T run a yacht this sum-
mer-German torpedoes, you know
so ! decided to run a book"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-02
BRITISH REPLY To
AMERICAN PROPOSAL
ANX|OUSLY AWAITED
Washington Considering What Step
to Take as Result of Latest
Announcement of Allies
BOMBARDMENT is HALTED
Unfavorable Weather Stops Action
of Fleet Attacking
Dardanelles

Washington is considering to-day
what step shall be taken by this coun-
try following the announcement by the
British and French Governments that
they would attempt TO cut off trade
TO and from Germany. Great Britain's
reply To the American proposals re-
specting this general situation. however
is vet TO be received. Germany has
accepted the proposals In the main, in
n reply which probably will be made
public in Berlin in n day or two.
The attack of the Anglo-Erench
fleet on the Dardanellcs has been in
terruptcd by unfavorable weather, butt
u dispatch from Athens states that
before the operations were suspended
the two Turkish forts at the narroweSt
part of the straits had heen silenccd.
1t is stated that the Turkish army
massed on the peninsula for defense
of Constantinople consists of 100000
men.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-02
j. s. WILL REPLY To
NOTE FROM ALLIES
President Tells Callers Message
Does Not Tell How Blockade
viii Be Abolished

Washington, March 2.-The United
States win send a note to Great Bri-
tain and France in answer to the one
received yesterday inquiring what
means will be taken in carrying out
the policy of holding up supplies be-
ing carried to and from Germany.
President Wilson told callers to-day
that the British-French note outlined
in very general terms a policy but did
not define the means of carrying il
into effect.
President Wilson refused to discuss
the subject in detail but said that no
nation had the right to change the
rules of warfare because the methods
of war have changed He indicated
that the United States will not change
its previously announced position but
will continue to make efforts to have
the belligerents respect American
shipping of a noncontraband charac-
ter
The President said it was not clear
in his own mind whether the new
action OF the British and Franch gov
ernments established a blockade of
Germany, although that would be the
effect of the order.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-02

Baldo the police learned that the an
archists' plans were to he developed
in separate phases by groups of two
and three men working together. De-
tectives were assigned to watch these
groups and two men from central Of
fee were shsdowing Carbone when he
was arrested.
Planned Week Ago
According to Baldo, Abarno had
planned to wreck the cathedral a
week ago. late in the afternoon, but
had postponed execution of the idea,
partly at Baldo's suggestion. To-day,
when he left his room with Baldo,
half dozen detectives. some of them
disguised as laborers and carrying din
ner pals, trailed him to the church.
Bomb Made of Scrap Iron
The bomb was made of scrap iron
inside plaster of paris body. Inspec-
tor Egan of the Bureau of Combusti-
bles said it was the deadliest he ever
nau seen. Most of the scrap iron was
round knobs which had been wrench
ed from fences in front OF the houses
OF New York city's wealthy residents.
According 10 the police the plot was
centralized in the group of anachists
known as the Bresci group, so named
because of the admiration which It's
:, ->PA 80 Aoi 1iStdAo DTeSCi,
the man who killed King Humbert in
Italy in 1900. At the time of this
assassination it was reported that 2
group of anarchists in New York and
Paterson, y. j., shared the plot
An unusual development of the case
upon which Police Commissioner
Woods said he did not care to COM
ment for the present was the detention
at police headquarters of Frank BaIdo
the detective through whom head.
quarters had learned of the gangs
alleged activities. Baldo was placet
under arrest-technical arrest it was
assumed. Baldo is the assumed namC
for the detective. His real name, Mr.
Woods saws is Emilio POIGNANT
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-02
Suffrage Resolution
Is Reported Out For
Vote in the Senate

The resolution proposing the suff-
rage amendment to the constitution
was reported out by the Senate judi
ctary general committee after a lively
interchange of remarks and then by
one vote. Several senators said that
they preferred to have a hearing be-
lore reporting the bill
The vote was:
To report out-Clark. Uoke. Hindm
an. jenkins, Patton, Phipps, Schants
and Sproul.
Against reporting out-BeiGleman,
Buckman. DaiX, Msgee, Thompson
Tompkins and Salus.
Senator Sproul moved to report out.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-02


DR.
New
q
I q eane of witt
to
be
of move.a
% Ind
say. had already cen start
to
N 5 biggest To
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-02
REPORTS DISAGREE

OF the land operations the most im-
portant at present under way are along
the East PI1IsSan frontier. in North
eIn Poland, and in Champagne, ON the
western front. Concerning the latter
engagement French and German re-
ports disagree sharply. Berlin states
that the allies have been driven back,
while Paris claims that the French
have repulsed strong German counter
attacks and gained more ground.
In Poland the Russians are on the
Offensive along the entire front. hi
the most important operations around
Przasnysz the Germans are said to
have been defeated decisiveIy and
forced back across the border.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-02
TROLLEY EARNINGS
DECREASE S49,449
Total of Over e Million Passen-
gers Carried; Operating Ex-
penses Increase

At the annual meeting of stockhold-
ers of the Harrisburg Railways Com
pany held this morning the report of
President F.. b. Musser showed a de-
crease of S49,449.S5 or 1872 per cent.
in the net earnings for the last fiscal
year.
The report in full is as follows:
ITO the stockholders of the Harris
burg Railways Company.
The president and board of direc-
tors submit herewith. the report of
the operations of your company and
the lines of railway leased and con-
trolled by it, for the fiscal year ended
December 81, 1914.
The comparative income account
for the years ended December 81. 1913
and 1914. as verified by the United
States Audit Company is:
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-02

For months a central office detec-
tive had worked in the inner circle of
the anarchists, according to the police
.ry, and had kept the detective bu-
eau advised of all their plans. This
detective. Frank Baldo, assisted in the
manufacture of the bomb with which
the attempt was made to-day to blow
up the cathedral The detective ac-
companied the bomb thrower to the
edifice and sat with him while he
lighted the bomb and hurled 1t at the
altar.
Immediately the cathedral. in which
500 persons sat at worship, became
alive with detectives whose presence
had been unsuspected by the bomb
carrier. Baldo. sitting beside him,
placed him under arrest, detectives sit
ting in the pew behind dashed into
the aisle and stamped out the sput-
tering fuse. The congregation hardly
realized what had happened when it
was all over. There was no panic.
AccOmpIice Arrested
At police headquarters the alleged
bomb thrower said he was Frank
Abarno. a photographer. "a years old.
Soon after he was taken to headquar-
ters, detectives acting upon informa-
ton given them by Baldo. arrested
Charles Carbone. an eighteen-y -year-old
boy. and charged him with completely
in the plot and with helping to make
the bomb.
When Abarno entered the cathedral
door, his bomb IL a package under his
coat and Baldo at his side, he walked
on to a stage whose every setting had
been placed there by detectives. Two
scrub women on their knees in the
Nestibule through which he passed
We're in reality central office detectives
The white-wigged priest who met
them at the door and took them to a
seat down near the front of the
church and close to the altar was
sergeant of police Just behind
Abarno there entered the church. quite
casually, two more detectives who fol-
lowed the pseudo priest and took seats
at his bidding in the pew behind 1t
was these men. who saved the cathed-
raj from damage by beating out the
fire in the fuse.
Abarno Under Arrest
Abarno realized the identity OF his
companion moment after he had
lighted from the glowing end of a
cigar the fuse of the bomb which he
carried under his coat. The missile
had barely left his hand. TO lie for a
moment on the carpet at the foot of
the altar. when Baldo pinioned
Abarno's arms behind him. told him
that he was under arrest and started
TO leave the church. Abarno permit
ted himself to be handcuffed to his
captor without resistance and walked
meekly down the aisle with other de-
tectives surrounding him.
Baldo had lived with the alleged
anarchists since last December. He
mad obtained Abarno's complete con-
hdence and had discussed with him.
and others. the police assert. the de-
tails OF the widespread plot. From
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-02
Knights of Pythias Talk
Over Plans For Big Benefit
Concert at Tech March 10

Details Tor the proposed big benefit
concert for the quick relief" fund of
John Harris lodge, Knights of Pythias
were discussed last evening at a meet
ing of the committee of arrangements
following the regular session of the
lodge in Union Square. Reports indi-
cate the rapid sale OF the tickets.
The committee consisting OF Harry
4. Boyer, chairman: Harry d. Reel.
Charles W. Erb. Joseph II. Benfer.
Charles b. LangletZ and C. B. Corn
man, have arranged to bring the
Rounds ladies orchestra and musical
specially to Technical high school
auditorium the evening of March 10
and the proceeds will be turned over
to the fund that provides financial heIp
for the members. and the widows and
orphans of members. who need imme-
diate aid.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-02
$50 ME- N ENTOMBED
BY MINE EXPLOSION
AT THBRMOND, w. VA.

Hinton, W. Va, March Am ex-
plosion occurred to-day in the mine of
solidated Coal Company, near Thur
mond. W. Va. The mine connects
with another mine, each employing so
men, all of whom are believed to have
been in the pits when the explosion
occurred. Rescue parties were at once
organized. and the fans were set going
within fifteen minutes after the eNplo-
sion. but two hours later none of the
miners had been brought out.
Assistance was hurried to the mine
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-02
Commend Governors Stand
on Liquor Question

Approval and encouragement to
Governor Martin G. Brumbaugh for
MS splendid efforts to deliver the
young manhood of Pennsylvania from
the evils of the saloon and the liquor
traffic." were expressed at a meeting
Of the Religious Society of Friends
last Sunday.
The society urges every member of
the Legislature to support Governor
Brumbaugh in his efforts to rid tn
State of the evils of liquor by passing
a Local Option bill which will be satis-
factory to the Governor.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-02

from nearby towns and rescue car of
the Bureau of Mines was ordered to
the scene.
After repeated attempts one rescue
party penetrated the main drift ut
mine No. , for q distance of about 100
feet and there found an unidentified
miner living but unconscious. His legs
had been broken and doctors said he
probably would die.
The mine where the explosion occur
red is a drift high up on QuinnimOnt
TContinued on Page t0.1
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-02
The WEATHER

For Harrisburg and vicinity: PART
ly cloudy Tonight and Wednes-
day.
For Eastern Pennsylvania; Partly
cloudy Tonight and Wednesday:
colder Wednesday in the north
and west portions; moderate
north and west winds
River
From all stations river observers
report falling conditions this
morning. A stage of about 8.4
feet IL indicated for Harrisburg
by wednesday morning.
General Conditions
The distribution of the pressure
nreas has been slight during the
last fwenty-fOur hours. Under
the influence of the high area.
central over the DakOfns and
Minnesota this morning, indica-
tions are that for this vicinity,
partly cloudy weather will pre-
all Tonight and Wednesday.
Temperature: $ n. m, ri.
Suni Rises, 6s32 n. MT sets, 5;53
v. m.
Moon: Rises. 7;I5 p. m.
River Stages 81 feet above low
water mark.
Yesterdays Weather
Highest temperature. IS.
Lowest temperature. Il.
Mem temperature, 10.
Normal temperature. -.