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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-06-24
TORHADOEs SWEEP
SOUTHERN STATES
MANY DEAD AND INJURED LEFT
IN PATH OF TERRIFIC
STORMS.
RAIL PRESIDENT IS W
Charles Morris and Son Lose Lives
When Bridge Gives Way-seven
T%ornadoes in Succession Passed
Over Ellis County Kansas.

Kansas City, Mo. June 19.-Seven
persons were killed as a result of the
wind and rain storms that prevailed
In this section of the southwest. More
than a score of others were Injured.
one fatally.
Three persons lost their lives at
Richmond, Mo. when a terrific wind
storm swept that section of Ray coun-
~. Mrs. Arthur Corey and small
child and Mrs. Mary Bell were the
victims. The Convey home was lifted
from its foundation, carried so yards
and demolished. Mrs. Convey and child
were buried in the wreckage.
Mrs. Bell was struck by lightning.
.. &. Williams, a farmer, and his wife,
living near Richmond. were struck by
wreckage when their home was swept
away. Both were dangerously injured.
Railroad President Drowned.
At Westmoreland, Kan. Charles
Morris, president of the Kansas South
ern and Gulf Railroad, his son Guy and
John Gunther, a druggist, were
drowned. when a bridge ave way un.
der the gasoline car which Is operated
on the railroad. Five others persons
who were on the car escaped. The &C.
cident followed a cloudburst.
Morris and his son were on an in
spectlon trip when they met death.
Near Westmoreland q bridge had been
taken out by rising water In Rock
Creek and the car was stopped. Nor
ris, his o and Gunther decided to
remain In the III while the others
went back to tell Of the discovery. A
wall of water suddenly swept down
upon the car and whirled IL into the
swollen stream. None of the bodies
has been recovered.
Lightning Kills Farmer.
Gene Nicholas, a farmer living near
Wamego, was killed by lightning dur
ing the storm.
The rains. which extended over
Northern Oklahoma, all of Kansas.
Missouri, Iowa and into Eastern Ne
braska, were the heaviest in years ac-
cording to reports to the weather bu-
reau. At Paris. Mo-. and near La
monte, Mo-, high winds unroofed
houses and destroyed small buildings,
but as far as known no lives were
lost.
The disturbance was moving in the
direction OF the Great Lakes.
Reports from Ellis county, Kansas,
were thai seven small tornadoes In
succession swept that section. Houses
were demolished and great trees were
aprooted.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-06-24
.
= WILL RESIST u. s. MARINES.

{" Nogaies, Sonora, June 21.--Gov-
. ernor Jose Maytorena authorized
. the statement today that the en-
= tire forces under his command
: would be used II necessary to re.
= sist the landing Of American ma
. rines On the west coast to protect
. foreign settlers Of the Yaqui valley
. Indians now at war.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-06-24

The big turtle which. in crawling
cross the tracks of q New York rail-.
road. wrecked q train which struck II,
n still alive. This wise turtle shows
the great advantages Of always keep
ing under the speed limit.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-06-24

Germans are reported as using dead.
" gases to stupefy the enemy before
an attack. Anesthesia may be well.
but the real humane way to do IL TO
catch the enemy and firmly, but not
rudely. take his gun from him.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-06-24

The Oregon educator who says that
marriage increases the efficiency OF
teachers after the glamour OF welded
life has worn of seems to take 1t for
granted that the glamour OF welded
life wears of.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-06-24

Here 10 another thing we can't com.
prehend. II n eats peanuts In the
daytime they make him sleepy, and II
he eats them at night they keep him
awake.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-06-24

The theory that the carrot Is good
brain food enables the gardeners to
sell some OF this vegetable. but our
observation Is that few people who
need brain food most eat carrots.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-06-24

Count Zeppelin has severely crit
cized the captains Of his airships for
~retreating from hostile airmen. And
the count has solid basis for his crit.
icism-that Of the safe surface Of the
earta-whence his criticism Is made.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-06-24

statisticians that on April
Z the population Of the United States
reached an ven 100000 600. Those
who doubt 1t are privileged to count
noses.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-06-24
Refuses Cabinet Resionations.

Ell Paso, Texas. June 21.-The Car
rama consulate announced, after the
receipt of messages from Vera Cruz.
that General Carranza had refused to
accept the resignation OF his cabinet.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-06-24

Some Russians are making a sub
stitute. 1t is said. for the banned
vodka from furniture varnish. This
70 a decidedly new way Of polishing
on q thirst.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-06-24

The prehistorics had the proper
theory. In those antediluvian and stir
ring times, a treaty was only q scrap
Of rock.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-06-24

Tapping On wood ia n bad sign. ac-
rording to a Washington preacher;
pulpit Founders will please take no
tice.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-06-24

No matter how the wal ends, there
will be countless thousands left to pro-
claim the result would have been DIFF.
ferent If
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-06-24

Experts who promise startling de-
velopments in automobiles inspire the
hope that a nonpedestrian-chasing
type IL about TO be evolved.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-06-24

Wouldn't be SO bad II . statesman
with = good record didn't always In
sist on keeping It on the g~raphophone.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-06-24

The reason some men can live with
out work is because a sucker Is born
every minute.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-06-24

Advice is cheap because there is 30
little demand for It.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-06-24

A Britisb economist thinks thai
GOOD times VIII follow the wal. There
b yet some real optimism lsft q he
world. when such . rosy outlook q
this appears on the horizon.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-06-24

No matter how often a mans heart
is shattered it's always good for an
other break.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-06-24

After the war Europe can recoup
its fortunes By selling relics from the
battlenelds to the rising generation
Of unsophisticated American travellers.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-06-24

When a man says I o you, Let's
reason together" he wants you to list
en-. He'll do the reasoning.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-06-24

Somebody, by the sweat OF his brow,
must earn the money that pays for
The food the loafer consumes.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-06-24

Origin Of safety first: Hang your
clothes on a hickory limb and don't
go near the water"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-06-24

Prolonged discussion Of twilight
sleep" is beginning to have that ef-
feet on the fatigued public.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-06-24

There is no way to call a man a
iiar and make II sound good.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-06-24

When fighting becomes easier than
keeping the peace then peace is doubly
honorable.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-06-24

One man can't keep the peace alone.
He must have the help OF others.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-06-24
KAISER COMMANDS
ARMIES IN GAL|C|A
AUsTRo-GERMANS THROW BACK
RUSSIANS $50 MILES IN
SEVEN WEEKS.
CLOSE TO GATES OF LEMBERG
Teutons Are Now As Near GaIician
City As Were Germans to Paris
Last FalI-Petrcgrsd Is
Silent.

Vienna Via london), June 22.-The
Russians are in general retreat from
their positions along the Werezyca
river, a short distance to the west Of
lembere.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-06-24

The tie that binds is drawn into a
matrimonial knot.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-06-24

Having one leg In the grave doesn't
matter much to a c~entipede.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-22
WANT ARB|TRATORS
To |TEM|zE BILLS
Board of Public Works Formally
Suggests InterceptOr Board Ex-
plain Some Details

The board of arbitrators who re-
Gently returned a verdict against the
city in the controversy between the
Board of Public Works and William
H. Opperman and Company, contrac-
tors on the River Front interceptor,
have been officially asked for a detail
ed statement of the sittings, the num-
Der of days which were put in on pre-
paration of the report, and other items
of charges.
The board composed of Joseph L.
Shearer Jr., Farley Gannett and Roy
G.. Cox, put in a bill for services of
$500 each. All told. they sat on nine
teen days to hear testimony. The re-
mainder of the twenty months that
followed were taken up presumably,
with the deliberations on the 1900
pages of testimony.
In letter sent by the Board of
Public Works to the arbitrators spe-
ciflc information as to the items of
charges are requested, and it is under
stood that this matter will be prob
ed to some extent before the city pays
the bill.
While city officials firmly refused to
discuss a report as to whether an at
tempt to cut down the arbitrators'
charges would be made, 1t was cur
rently reported in municipal circles
that an old law of 1886 may be quoted
as authority to support the city's OBJ
| jections. This law, it is said provides
for pay for arbitrators at the rate OF
81 per day.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-22

held with distinction until about a
year ago, when President Wilson
named a Democrat to succeed him.
Great Talent for Organization
His talent for organization and sys-
tenn drew the attention of those who
were then organizing the State Depart
ment of Labor and Industry and he
was appointed chief of the bureau of
statistics. which position he held until
his death. The Legislature recognized
his ability by raising his salary from
$4,000 to $4,000 a year. Mr.. Houck
made the Lebanon post office one of
the most efficient in the country and
he carried his ability and energy into
recording at the Capitol Is the wonder
and admiration of all who have seen
it. 1t is one of the best in the country
and it was in its development that
Mr.. Houck oNerworked almost to the
point of breakdown.
I'VE call Houck the ginger box of
the department" said Commissioners
Jackson to a friend not long ago, be
cause when we want anything done
efficiently and promptly he is the man
upon whom we call" Mr.. Jackson
had repeatedly urged Mr.. Houck to
take a months vacation. but he would
not hear to 1t. and last Monday he
was seized with acute indigestion while
at the railroad station in Lebanon
awaiting a train to Harrisburg. Com
plicatlons followed and his death oc-
Cured about 2 O'Clock this morning.
Mr.. Houck was one of the first men
in the State to suggest DR. Martin G..
Brumbaugh for Governor and was one
of his strongest supporters both before
and since election.
He is survived by his wife and four
daughters. Eleanor j.. Margaret ",
Josephine and Emily s.
A brother. Paul. of Schuylkill coun-
ty. and his father were at his bedside
when death came. Expressions of
regret We're heard on all sides TODAY
Mr.. Houck was not only we'll known
and respected in political circles
throughout Pennsylvania, but he was
popular with thousands of persons
with whom he had come into contact
in his wears of experience as a leader
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-22
Sphinx Agency Assumed
by Paul Messner Locally

Among the newer cars to be intro
duced this season to local motor car
buyers, is the Sphinx, made at York.
The first demonstration was received
here this week by Paul d. Messner,
who is distributor for this territory.
The Sphinx is a five-passenger tour
ing. selling at S695. equipped with
electric starter and lighting system of
the Apelco type. The motor develops
twenty-eight horsepower. The trans
mission is the Covert, with three
speeds forward and one reverse, and
Hyatt roller bearings. The speed range
is from az to so miles per hour. The
car has Spicer universal joints, canti-
lever springs front and rear Schwarz
wheels of wood artillery type or wire.
The wheelbase is 112 inches. Body of
real streamline design, graceful and
roomy.
A great real has been said regard
ing the coming of this new Sphinx car,
and the local agency makes it pos
sible for those interested to see and
inspect the new model when convent
ent
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-22

cooking furniture and utensils for Mrs.
Naughn's cookery demonstrations.
There is everything needed to make
pies and cakes and biscuit and to cook
meats and vegetables and to. mix
dainty and appetizing salads. Accord
ing to her program she is going to
roast and freeze in the fireless cooker
performing both operations at the
same time. Mrs. Vaughn believes in
the use of this and other labor-saving
devices which will make the house
keepers task easier and more pleas
ant and leave her more time for
recreation and self improvement
The school is to be entirely free
and 1t is planned to make this quite
the most popular event of the season.
Harrisburg housewives are known to
be progressive and up-to-date and
eager to learn anything which would
increase their efficiency as homema-
kers. They have already manifested
considerable interest in the Better
Foods Better Homes proposition and
many of the best women of the CITY
have promised their hearty co-opera-
tion.
All Are Invited
The opportunity of hearing such a
lecturer as Mrs. Vaughn, of seeing her
cook and thus learning her most ad-
mfrable methods, and last but not least
tasting the delicious foods prepared by
her is rare one and it is not to be
wondered at that the women of the
city are deeply interested and very
eager for the school to begin. All
classes of housekeepers and cooks are
invited. Women who have been sue
cessfully keeping house and cooking
three meals day for many years, may
teel that they have learned all there
is to know about the art of cooking
but they are sure to find that Mrs
vaughn will have something new and
helpful even for them. Younger and
less successful housekeepers will find
her course full of just the helpful in
struction they need to make their
housekeeping tasks more easily per-
formed and their household machinery
run with less friction. Mrs. Vaughn
has made thousands of housekeepers
happy by the assistance she has given
them, by Strengthening out household
difficulties and unraveling domestic
tangles. Mrs. Vaughn believes that
the happiness of the home depends to
very large degree upon the efficiency
of the homemaker and upon her abil-
! tty to cook good wholesome nourish.
ing meals.
Will Give Away Cakes
Mrs. Vaughn has a national reputa-
| ton as a cake baker and she is goine
to teach all intricacies of the cake.
baking art to her classes in Harris.
burg. She makes various kinds Of
cakes but says they are all economical
cakes because they are made withou
butter. She will give these receipts tC
the members of her class along witt
number of others and will also give
away a number of cakes beautifully
iced and decorated, every afternoon
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-22
Cole Demonstrates Power
as a Hill Climber

In line with the Cole performance of
Having taken the South Mountain be-
low New Cumberland on high gear,
Harry L. Myers has received additional
evidence from other sections OF the
country regarding the Coles hill
climbing ability.
H. c. Lathrop, president of the
Cole Sales Company of Indiana. has
just returned to Indianapolis in his
Cole Eight demonstrator The speed
ometer registered a little bit better
than one thousand miles. This was
Mr.. Lathrop's initial tour in the new
Cole and the impression he gained
of just what the car will actually do
serves to confirm what others, includ-
ing Chief Engineer Crawford, have
given as their own experience.
1T seems" says Lathrop, that this
car for some reason or other is not
affected by any of the usual road diff
ficulties. Time after time we went
into towns where there was the usual
so-called Impossible hill, which the
residents of that town said very few
cars ever had taken ION high" and
in some instances-none. We usually
managed to fill the car up with inter-
ested people-the Eight eXcites inter-
est wherever it goes-and then our
next stunt was to walk up the tough
hill on high. usually accelerating all
I'VE encountered no hill either in
Indiana or Ohio. that we did not take
oythigh. With five full grown passen-
gers, full load of gasoline, extra tire,
water and oil we topped the most diff
ficult hill in Ohio We started at the
bottom with the speedometer showing
fifteen miles an hour. and she showed
twenty-seven at the top, demonstrate
ing the cars wonderful power and ac-
celebrating ability. This single hill
climb resulted in two sales-hoth pur-
chasers being passengers in the car at
the time the demonstration was
made
L. NJ. MCGEE, of Shelbyville. has
just returned from Brown county, In
diana, where he has been touring with
four passengers in his new Cole Eight
demonstrator. He reports that there
was not a single hill encountered on
any of the Brown county roads which
the Cole did not take on high.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-22
Odd Fellows Adjourn
After Electing Officers

Stroudsburg. Pa. Nav 90. = The
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows of Penn
sylvania adjourned yesterday after
noon. At the morning session there
were present Judge Robert T. Daniel
grand sire of the Sovereign Grand
Lodge. and several other visiting grand
lodge othcers, who were given an ova-
tion. Addresses were made bv Mr.
Daniel. George w. Bechtold. grand
master of New JERSEY: Harry s. Pine
grand secretary of New Jersey and
others.
The following officers elected this
wear were installed: Grand master. 7
P. Hale Jenkins. Norristown: deputy
grand master. Perry A. Shaner Pitts
burgh: grand warden. Robert W
MONTGOMERY. PHILADELPHIA: grand sec
retarv. Usher A. Hall. philadelphia
and grand treasurer. Fred C. Hanyen.
Scranton. who was elected yesterday
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-22
HARRY OTSToT DIES

Harry Otstot, aged "a. died yester-
day at his home, 1921 Fulton street.
He was an employe or the Pennsylva-
mia Railroad, and is survived by his
wife and two daughters. Adeline and
Catherine. Funeral services will be
held at the home Moday afternoon at
2 o'clock. the Rev. A. NJ. Stamets, of
Augsburg Lutheran Church, officiat-
ing. Burial will be made in East
Harrisburg Cemetery.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-22
JITNEY DRIVERS TO ORGANIZE
IN PROTEST OF LEGISLATION

Jitney drivers of Harrisburg are
planning to organize in order to pro-
test against the recent legislation
relative to regulation of the new
nickel motor traffic Preliminary
steps will be taken tonight at a
meeting of the Jitneyites in Royal
Hall, North Third street, when an
association will be formed. William
l.. Loeser has been retained as coun-
sci for the new organization. Gov
ernor Brumbaugh will be urged to
veto the legislative acts.
SCALDED BY STEAM
Frank Hemminger, 1919 Briggs
street, employed at Roundhouse No. 2
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-22
Attempts to Kill Himself
With Arsenic Injections

Writhing In agony, Harry SolIen-
berger, aged ~, of 21k Evergreen
street, an employe of the Ensminger
Lumber Company. was found shortly
after 1 O'Clock this afternoon at his
home by members of his family and
rushed to the hospital, where his con-
ditiOn Is serious. Sollenberger, the
police say. attempted suicide by inject
ing arsenic into himself with q hypo-
deImic needle.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-22
Knights Templar to Send
Big Delegation to PhiIa

One hundred and twenty-six Knights
and ladies OF Pilgrim Commanedry,
No. II. Knights Templar, will attend
the three-day session of the Grand
Pennsylvania, which will open Monday
at Philadelphia.
The local order will establish head
quarters at the Windsor Hotel, Filbert
street. Pilgrim Commandery will be
eighth in the line in the big parade
Tuesday
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-22
MORE THAN THOUSAND
CADILLAC EIGHTS IN USE

The number of Cadillac Eighth pro-
duced and delivered up to May 12.
exceeded 5000. The first cars of this
model were shipped in October, the
production necessarily beginning at
the rate of only few a day At the
present time. 100 to 125 cars of the
eight-cylinder type are built daily at
the Cadillac plant.
April was the largest month in the
IL years history of the Cadillac Com
pany. Production and shipments for
that month totaled 1925 cars
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-22
LITTLE PROGRESS IN CABINET
BY .fs5o hated Pysss

London. May 22.-Work is pro-
crossing slowly on the formation of
the new national Cabinet, but decis-
ions have been virtually reached as
to who shall hold a few more port
folios. 1t is regarded as almost GER
tain that David Lloyd George will
as chancellor of the exchequer
instead of going to the war office, as
has been suggested, to take charge of
the production of munitions.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-22
TURKS LOSE 1000 MEN
By fs5ocrolei Pres,

London. May 22.-Concerning the
Dardanelles, one of. the most signifi-
cant reports is dispatch from GEN
eral, Sir Hamilton. commander-in-
chief of the British land forces at the
Dardanelles saying that the Austria
lians have inflicted loss Of q, 7,O00 men
on the Turks,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-22
ARREST dope" SELLER
BY .4sso :iiafcd Press

New York, May 22.-The crusade
which the city has been making
against the drug traffic resulted in the
arrest to-day of Martin Curry, a
keeper in the city prison on Black
wells Island, charged with furnish
ing drugs to prisoners.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-22
CADILLAC EIGHT FOR
Z. S. AVIATION SCHOOL

On July Cadillac Eight, of the
seven passenger style, will go into
the service of the signal corps of the
United States Aviation School at San
Diego, Cal. Captain A. s. Cowan, the
commanding officer. in placing the
order for the car. said 1t would he
used as the official car of the school.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-22

of the Pennsylvania Railroad, was Sc
verelE scalded about the face early
this morning when the steam from a
leaky exhaust struck his face as he
was STOPPING to remove ashes from the
firebox of an engine -
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-22
PROMINENT MEN
ADDRESS NEwsBOYs

Nearly 100 boys attended a meeting
OF the Harrisburg Newsboys' Associa-
ton at the News Agency last night
Speakers included: Representative Au-
Eustus Wildman, Colonel Henry G.
Demming. the Rev. r. p Robinson and
tile Telegraph.