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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-18
STATE TO ENFORCE
AUTO LICENSE TAX
One Dollar a Month Extra
Will be Charged all
Delinquents.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Aug. IS
West Virginia owners and operators
OF unlicensed automobiles, those per.
sons who have failed TO secure a
State license and tags for the license
year which began July l last. will be
required to pay an additional charge
OF one dollar for each month they fail
to secure such license. The license
laws OF the State provide penalty
OF 10 per cent OF the annual tax for
each month or fraction OF month an
unlicensed car is owned or operated.
State Auditor John S. Darst, who is
charged with the collection OF the an
nual license tax on automobiles, &c
clared today that provision had been
made to enforce the collection OF tbs
annual tax with penalties and the
owners OF automobiles who have
failed to take out their lisenses for
the new year we're requested TO add
an additional dollar for each month
or fraction OF month they have de-
layed TO secure license.
From information the Auditor has
received from number Of counties
III llS otdAG HC CSAASNSo ALASAC oAS
several thousand cars which are be-
ing operated without license He has
made provision to make an accurate
check of the number OF machines in
number OF counties. Owners and
operators of unlicensed cars. in ad-
dition to the 10 per cent penalty i'm
posed. are subject TO fines Of from
$40 TO 500.
The new license year began on
July l and at the close of business
last night 11,42O tags had been issued
from the Auditors office, or 1919
more than were issued for the entire
year which closed on June 30 last.
The largest number OF applications for
licenses received in one day since the
beginning of the new license year was
1915, and while the rush" is past,
the requests for tags continue to
come.
Il have received reliable informa-
ton from a number OF counties that
many cars are being operated without
State license" said the Auditor to-
day. The law is plain. 1t provides
that an annual license tax OF $40
shall be paid by the owner or opera
tor Of an automobile. Not only is the
owner or operator of an unlicensed
car subject to fine. but the Auditor
is required to collect a penalty Of 10
per cent for each month or fraction
OF a month the violation is continued.
While there has been an increase
in the number Of licenses issued this
year over last, am certain from the
information that have received that
the Increase in the number Of licenses
issued is not as great as the increase
in the number of automobiles. We
have made adequate provisions and
we expect to enforce the law and
those who have failed to take out
their licenses as required will be com.
PEELED to pay The additional charge OF
one dollar per month.
1T is unfair 10 those who conform
to the statute and pay their annual
license tax to allow others, who in
many instances are reckless drivers.
to escape the payment of the tax. The
local officials in many Of the counties
and cities OF the State have been and
are wiling to lend their assistance
in the enforcement OF the law.
J. S. SULLIVAN.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-18

that is wholesome and in ever!
way beneficial to both mind AM
body. Tuxedo is a mild, temperat
tobacco that soothes and comfort
with every Whit. Smoke all yol
like of Tuxedo!
YOU CAN BUY TUXEDO EVERYWHERE
-, Famous green in, with gold 1Oc
In TIN Humdu. Zoe Gnd80e In Glass Hunhdo Soc and go
THE AMERICAN TOBACCO COMPANY
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-18

Two-base hlt-Amama. Stolen
bases-R. Belt. Morrow 2. Smouse 2.
Left on bases-First NJ. E. 3. Diamond
Street NJ. E. 3. First base on errors
First NJ. E. /. Diamond street ". E. 2.
First on balls-of Amama 3. off
Chenoweth 1. Struck out-By Amama
10, by Chenoweth S. Passed balls
jenkins 2. H. McDougal l. Umpire
Zeke Davis. Time-50 minutes.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-18
DIAMOND STREET
DEFEATS FIRST N. {.
Only Two Hits and One Run
Made-Best Game of
The Season.

Method!sts met Methodists last eve.
ming wf1en the baseball team OF the
First II. E. Church played the Dia-
mond street Church team. The gam
was about the best one PLAYED n tn
league this year. the East Side lad
winning il by to 0 score.
The winning team did not get a hii
OF Amama. the First NJ Z. pitcher.
and the lone run OF the game was
made on an error and a walk. The
Diamond Street ". E team plays the
Palatine Baotists tomorrow. The
score:
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-18
Where They Come From.

Les Darcy, the young australian,
who grabbed hold on the middle
weight championship by knocking
out Eddie McGoorty in 16 rounds. got
his terrific hitting power as black.
smith.
Darcy knocked the wadding out
of Mickey King. who had drawn with
Jimmy Clabby, and wore down JEFF
Smith in five rounds before McCoorty
ran into his blacksmith punch.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-18
Deeds Filled.

Harriet Mcdonald and husband TO
Andrew F. Mcdonald. a parcel Of land
in Grant district. Consideration $l62.
John W. Walker and wife to a. B.
Shackelford. a parcel of land in the
village of Millersville. Consideration
$3.50.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-18

The original Tuxedo Process"
brings out the unsurpassed mild
ness, delicate fragrance and mellow
flavor Of the leaf in a way that has
never been successfully initiated.
At the same time it refines the
tobacco until every trace Of harsh
ness and ''bite" disappears.
You will find in Tuxedo a smoke
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-18
Here's the Record of Players
In the Y. M. {. A. League

Following are the batting and field
ing averages Of all players in the Y,
NJ. C. A. league at bat ten or more
tinoaS.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-18

Carranza wouldn't be so huTy if he
could see the trapshooters in action
IN the Grand American tournament.
Pull, Bang! Dead Bird"
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-04
Modesty of Bach

From the time when Bach was so
fortunate as to receive the appoint
ment of organist at Arnstadt, with an
annual salary of $40 to $50, his de-
sires were apparently fulfilled. He
sought for no higher post, and only
when new one was offered him did he
accept it thankfully as a gift of Prov
idence. In every new position it was
his only aspiration to do his duty faith
fully, and, accordingly, he made his
gifts serve his place, so that as an Or
ganist he composed organ pieces; as the
Weimar chapelmaster, psalms and sa-
cred cantatas and chamber music, and
as the musical director of the st. Tim
othy school, his great polyphonic, diff
cult vocal works. Kings and princes
not infrequently commanded him to
play to them. He did their will mod
estly and, fully satisfied, returned to
his simple home. He must have known
that he was the greatest organ vir-
tuoso in the world, and at that time a
great master of this instrument was
we'll rewarded. He was highly es-
teemed in France, England and Hol
land, bta was never known to express
the wish of setting his foot ON foreign
soil.-Johann Friedrich Rochiltz.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-04
ELECTRIC SPARKS.
Simple Homemade Apparatus by Which
They May Be Produced.

The ordinary person either does not
understand or is afraid of electricity
and could scarcely be persuaded to
manufacture 1t himself. and yet after
all little electrical experiment at
home is both amusing and instructive
All that you have to do is to take a
glass, expose it to the fire so that it
shall be perfectly dry and place it up
side down upon the table.
Afterward take tray, also perfectly
dry, and , ce it upon the glass in
such a Wa. that it shall preserve its
equilibrium. Finally take a sheet OF
paper slightly smaller than the tray,
heat it and rub it rapidly with brush.
and it will become quickly electrified.
Then place it upon the tray.
An electrical machine will thus have
been constructed without any expense
II the finger be brought near the tray
a spark will appear. This spark will
be so much the brighter and the series
of sparks will be so much the longer in
proportion rs the glass and tray are
drier.
If. when the sparks are being drawn
from the tray, the room In which the
experiment is performed be darkened
these sparks will appear extremely
brilliant.-Pearson's Weekly.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-04
LUCY MARSH
Music Lovers Will Have Opportu
to Hear Her in This City

The appearance Miss Lucy Nd
the noted soprano in song recital at|
Technical High school auditorium
the evening of March 1S, will be on|
the musical treats of the season.
Miss Marsh, whose reputation
concert platform is very firmly ,1
lished, has successfully resisted
lure of the operate stage despite
number of alluring opportunities
have been held out to her to win
tinction in that province. No one
listens to her faultless singing can
feel that she is unquestionably borl
fulfill the higher artistic requireml
of artistic singing. Her voice is a
soprano, of unusual compass and Il
volume. Vocal teachers consider it|
of the loveliest voices now before
public.
An opportunity to hear Miss M
is very rare indeed. Her appeara
in this city is under the personal
rection of Miss Mary Corbett for
benefit of Bethlehem Lutheran chu
Seat sale opened to-day at the u
Tronp Music House, Is South MAJ
square. ADJ
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-04
CAPITOL HILL
attempt TO have Cattle
EMBARGO lifted IN State
Representatives of Meat Firms Try to
Induce State Officials to Continue
Shipments From Districts Infected
With Foot and Mouth Disease

An unsuccessful attempt was made
by live stock shippers yesterday after
noon to induce DR.. Marshall, head of
the Live Stock Sanitary Board, to lift
the embargo on the shipment of cattle
from the districts infected with foot
and mouth disease through Pennsylva-
mia. j. R. Brown, representing the cat
tie shippers of Chicago, and w. NJ.
Noyes, of New York, representing
Swift & Co., with DIR. Marshall, called
on the Governor and Attorney General
Brown, but the two officials said that
it rested entirely with DR.. Marshall to
determine what was best to be done,
and the State Veterinarian declined to
change the order now existing.
1t was represented to DIR. Marshall
that the Jews in the Eastern States
who depended on their meat supply
through the cattle shipped from the
West could not get sufficient because of
the Pennsylvania embargo, all cattle
from the West being shipped through
Pennsylvania They offered to guaran-
tee that all cattle shipped through
PENNSYLVANIA should be placed in sealed
water-tight ears in order to prevent all
danger of the spread of the disease,
but DR.. Marshall was obdurate and an
nounced that the regulation would re-
main in force.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-04
Ocean Gables

The diameter of the Atlantic cable
varies according to the depth of the
water, the character of the bottom on
which it lies and the probabilities of
interference from anchors. 1t is small
est in midocean depths. There is lit
tie or no movement at the bottom, and
it is important that the cable should
not have great weight. A heavy ca
BILE in deep water would be difficult to
bring up for repairs if such were need
ed. In the shallow water a heavier
type of cable is used The types are
known as '.shore end, "nterme3i-
ate'' and "deep sea. - The diameters
of the commercial cables are: Shore
end, two and three-quarter inches; in
termediate, one and three-quarter
inches; deep sea, one inch.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-04
White Goods
and Linens

Longcloth, 45c piece; reg
ularly 75c; 80 inches wide;
,hamois finish; lloyd. lengths.
Limit, 3 pieces to a customer.
Plisse Crepe, S12c yard
regularly 12L3c; 81 inches
wide; used especially for un-
derwear.
White Lawn, Acc yd.-
regularly Sc; full perfect
pieces.
Indian Head Linen, 121ac
yd.-45 inches wide; known
for its splendid wearing quail
tiles; short lengths; if in full
pieces would sell at 22c yard
Mercerized Table Covers,
55C-regularly $1.00; full
size; several patterns to Sc
lect from; just 70 in the lot.
Huck Towels, 11c-red
border; stamped for the U.
S. A.; if perfect would sell
for 25c each. Half linen.
Face Cloths, &c each-reg-
ularly sc; white with colored
borders. Limit, 6 to Gus
toner.
Main Floor-BOWMAN'S.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-04
One SPOONFUL GIVES
ASTONISHING RESULTS

Harrisburg residents are astonished
at the QUICK results from the simple
mixture of buckthorn bark, glycerine,
etc., known as Adler-i-ka. This remedy
acts on BOTH upper and lower bowel
and is so THOROUGH a bowel cleanser
that it is used successfully in appendi-
citis. ONE SPOONFUL of Adler-i -ka
relieves almost ANY CASE Of consti-
patton, sour or gassy stomach. ONE
MINUTE after you take it, the gasses
rumble and pass out. g. A. Gorgas,
druggist, 16 North Third street and
Pennsylvania Railroad Station.--Adv.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-04
COCOANUT OIL FINE
FOR WASHING HAIR

If you want to keep your hair in
good condition, the less soap you use
the better
Most soaps and prepared shampoos
contain too much alkali. This dries
the scalp, makes the hair brittle, and
is very harmful. just plain mulsified
cocoanut oil (Which is pure and en-
tirely greasCless), is much better
than soap or anything else you can
use for shampooing, as this can't
possibly injure the hair
Simply moisten your hair with
water and rub it in. One or two tea
spoonfuls will make. an abundance of
rich. creamy lather, aud cleanses the
hair ard scalp thoroughly. The
lather rinses out easily, and removes
every particle of dust, dirt, dandruff
and excessive oil. The hair dries
quickly and evenly, and it leaves it
fine and silky, bright, fluffy and easy
to manage.
You can get mulsifed cocoanut oil
at most any drug store. 1t is very
cheap, and few ounces is enough
to last everyone in the family for
months.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-04
NAUGHTY sEMINoLEs.
They Don't Like White Men and Wish
Only to Be Let Alone,

They Don't Like White Men and Wish
Only to Be Let Alone.
Many people in the northern states
are unaware that there dwells in the
fastness of the Florida Everglades one
Of the most interesting and picturesque
bands Of American aborigines in the
United States, known as the Seminole
Indians, who are now as separate and
distinct from the white race as when
Columbus first held mass on the shores
of Cuba. These are the remnants of
the one time mighty nation of the
Seminoles, who defied the United
States government for more than half
a century and persistently refused col
onizaticn.
While the numerous wars and forced
emigration have reduced their numbers
to few hundred. their mode of living,
dispositions and customs are in many
respects the same as when the naughty
De Soto sailed into Tampa bay in 1889
The Seminoles live to themselves.
avoiding contact with the white race
as much as possible and seldom If
ever taking whites into their conf
dence. and on account Of the almost
inaccessible nature of the country in
which they live little is known of their
intimate home life. Unlike the Indians
of the west. they persistently decline
any assistance from the government.
saying in response to offers for their
support 1--WE only wish to be let
alone."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-04
TREAT CANCER QUICKLY.
"t Is Not Surgery, but Delayed Sur.
gerry, That Fails to Cure.''

~it Is Not Surgery, but Delayed Sur.
gerry, That Fails to Cure.''
That cancer is at first local growth
and not general disease of the sys-
TEN is now clearly established. This
fact is of the utmost importance, since
in holds out high hope of cure If the
malignant growth is removed before
the body. Cancer beginning in one spot
later appears elsewhere, because small
particles or cells are carried away
from the first site and start other
growths, not because there exists pre-
viously some poison in the blood which
causes the disease to break out in
different parts of the body. The great
hope Of cure, therefore, lies in remov.
ing cancer entirely from the system be-
fore 1t has chance to spread from its
first foothold.
The reason why so many people
came to believe that caarer was
blood disease is doubtless because II
was observed to come again in the
same or other parts of the body after
having been apparently cut out. 1t
was natural to assume that when the
disease kept coming back in this man
ner there must be some cause or taint
In the blood which led to its breaking
out in different places much like GER
tain skin diseases.
The trouble which started this falla.
cious reasoning was that in those
earlier days cancer was not so we'll
understood as 1t now is. Surgeons
then did the best they knew how, but
without the advantages Of modern
methods they were unable successfully
to exterminate the disease. The micro
scope has now shown us the paths bv
which cancer cells start their invasion
of the body If the first and local ap-
pearance is neglected. Modern sur
geons are. therefore. repeatedly sue
cessfu in removing the disease once
for ALL AS an eminent American
doctor has well said. "It is not surgery,
but delayed surgery, that fails to cure"
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-04
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1991-Any Founded 1871
Draperies

Lace Curtains, S9c pair
$1.75 and $500 values; white
and ecru, only one pair of a
kind.
Curtain Strips, 12l2c each
Regularly 25c; 21a and 8
yards long.
Battenburg Insertion, 2
yards, 5c-regularly DC yd.;
ecru only.
Furniture Gimps, 2 yds.,
4c-regularly &c yd.; for fin
ishing chairs and boxes; plain
and fancy colors.
Fourth Floor-BOWMAN'S.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-04
DOmeSticS
Outing Flannel, Sd yard--

Outing Flannel, Sc yard4
regularly 121ac; 36 inched
wide; light patterns; good
lengths.
Unbleached Canton Elan
mel, &c yd.-regularly 10c;
cut from full pieces; good
nap. =
White Flannel, 25c yd.-
regularly soc; all wool; 81
inches wide.
Unbleached Muslin, 71ad
yard - regularly 10c; A
inches wide; cut from full
pieces. -
Quilting Calico, eAc,Td.|
regularly Sc; all fast col
ors.
Feather Ticking, 1Sc yd, }
regularly 25c; blue and(
white and fancy stripes; 81
inches wide; dust and feather
proof.
Outing Flannel, 614c yd.
regularly 10c; light and
dark colors; good lengths. K
Pillow Cases, So each Il
regularly Zoe and 121ac-'
bleached, 42x36 and 45x36
inches.
Main Floor-BOWMAN'S.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-04
Ambrose McElroy Sourbeer

Word was received here yesterday
of the death of Ambrose McElroy Sour
beer, foreman of brass foundry at
Parsons, Kan. Mr.. Sourbeer was SO
wears of age, and had a number of
relatives in this city. He is survived
by his widow, Jennie c. SourEbeer; one
daughter, Minnie, and two sons, Jonas
and Frank; two brothers, II. c. Sour
beer. of Parsons, Kan, and Charles F.
Sourbeer, of this city, and one sister,
Mrs. Maude Wells, of this city.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-04
He Was Acanainted

The visitor to the links at Hayseed-
on-the- Mud had had the oldest cadlie
in the district allotted to him as his
beast of burden.
"Well, said the visitor, "as you
have been living in the neighborhood so
many years / suppose you know all the
ins and outs of this plaee2'
"Oh, yes, sir--at least, / am quite
familiar with the. inns, replied the
caddy.-London Telegraph.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-04
Lewis P. Slaughenhapt

Lewis P. Slaughenhapt, aged 29
wears, an employe of the Harrisburg
silk mills, died at his home in Lemoyne,
Yesterday. He is survived by his wife,
two daughters. mother and three sisters.
The funeral will rbe held from the chap
ell of Undertaken Hoover & Son, this
afternoon at 8 o'clock, after which the
body will be taken to North York, Pa,
where interment will be mace
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-04
Friday Bargains
in Women's
Wearing
Apparel

Two Black Serge Sailor
Dresses, at $2.9s-formerly
$1,000; sizes IL and 10 years.
Fifteen Fall Suits, at SIS,
$3.50 and $9.9S-former-
ly $4,000 and $500; can
easily be remodeled for
spring.
Dresses, at $5. .9S, $3.50
and SO. .9S-formerly $500,
$4,000 and $500; velvet,
velvet and satin, crepe de
chine and charmeuse dresses.
House Dresses, at 600
formerly $1.00; ginghams,
percales and chambrays;
sizes up to 46.
Second Floor-BOWMAN'S.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-04
Boys Clothing

Boys Balmacaans and
Overcoats at $1.S5-for-
merly $2.9S to $4.45; in strip
ed, grey, brown and tan; all
good models; sizes 3 to 9
years.
Boys Norfolk Suits, at
ST.. 9S-formerly $3.50 and
$2.9S patch pockets and sew
ed on belts; new models;
sizes 6 to 15 years.
Boys Corduroy Trousers,
49c- formerly 79c and Soc;
in brown and tan.
Boys Chinchilla Overcoats,
$2.45-formerly $4.45 and
$4.95; in grey and brown.
Third Floor-BOWMAN'S.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-04
BENJAMIN E. Crane

BENJAMIN f. Crane, aged SO years,
1917 142 North Third street, an en-
gineer on the Philadelphia division OF
the Pennsylvania railroad, died sudden
lv in his auto near his home yesterday
morning. He is survived by his wife
and the following children; Ray,
Eugene and Helen; also the following
brothers and sisters: John Crane, Michi-
gan; ]. I. and C. NJ, and Mrs. Manages,
Norristown, and R. NJ, T. D. and A. H..
Crane, of Harrisburg.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-04
cessner Fined hit Not Jailed

Captain William c. Gessner, of AL
lentown, former commander of Com
pany D. National Guard of Pennsylva-
MIA, Yesterday pleaded non vult to a
charge OF having embezzled $6oo oil
the States money intrusted to hls care
at the last encampment. Judge Gro
man imposed fine of $50 and year
in Jail, but suspended the prison part
of the sentence on condition that he
stay awav from his affinity.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-04
Toys

Collapsible Baby Coaches,
$2.4S-value $3.50.
Reed Doll Coach, $3.50
value $4.95.
Building Blocks, 23c-
value Ace.
Jointed and Kid Body
Dolls. 29c-values soc to
$1.25.
Walking Animals and Stuff
ed Animals, 39c-values 81
to $1.25.
Third Floor-BOWMAN'S.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-04
A Timesaver.

"Those envelopes with the glass
fronts are great time savers. aren't
they?"
"You bet they are. When | get one
of them | never have to bother to open
1t. know right away it's a bill."-
Detroit Free Press.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-04
The Black Wstc. .

In 1870 six companies of Highland
ers were raised for the protection Of
Edinburgh, and the following year
were consolidated into regular regi-
ment. the Highland regiment. and
were numbered the Forty-second. On
becoming amalgamated the colors on
their tartans were extracted, leaving
only the dark green ground as tar
tan. and from this they took the title
Of the "Bla,k Watch" York
American
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-04
Art Linens

Round Doilies, 19c-regu-
larly 29c; 15-inch size; lace
trimmed, embroidered, with
drawn work center.
Round Centers, 5Oc-reg-
ularly $1.00; 2S-inch size;
.scalloped edge; embroidered
center.
Scarfs, 35c-regularly SOC
-20X45 inches; trimmed with
wide cotton Cluny lace and
insertion.
Battenburg Centers, 12lac
regularly 19c; 1S-inch size.
Second Floor-BOWMAN'S.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-04
Ma,lrer Goes Free

Representative Maurer, of Berks
county, who was arrested in Allentown
last August for attempting TO mold a
meeting in Centre Square, Allentown,
despite the order Of the Mayor that the
meeting should not be held, and who
was fined $100, will not have to pay
the fine. In Allentown yesterday
Judge Groman decided that the public
square was free and common and could
be used without any distinction against
any class or user.