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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-27

anybody around As to a weapon. he
a only an old triggerless rife.
I'll loan o a revolver. accommo-
datingly proffered Vincent, and
brought it the next day. He made sew
eral other calls. He felt It a duty
to attempt to befriend and solace a
man who seemed to be fast losing his
reason.
one evening he was called over the
telephone by Rood. He found the
latter in a strange mood. The dole.
ful tragedy he was playing out was
reaching a dreadful climax. de raved
incoherently. Finally he r up,
the revolver Vincent had loaded him
IN his grasp. His eyes were blood
shot with a dreadful resolve.
You are doomedl" he Kissed to his
visitor, throwing over a chair with
a crash, Then aloud. he shouted at
the top of his voice: "Ah, Barrowsl
o threaten me. Ell? Hands off. you
scoundrel-would you murder mel"
Bang! Appalled,, Vincent Barrows
thrilled as Rood placed the weapon to
his temple, pulled the trigger, and
fell to the 1oor-dead.
An old woman servant rushed into
the room, out of it again. with the
frenzied cry:
"Barrows has shot my master!"
Within an hour Vincent Barrows
was the inmate of a prison cell. In
vain his statement that his h~alf-crazed
rival had plotted with devilish ingenu-
ity to bring him to his present
stralts-his revolver, the testimony of
the housekeeper doomed him.
Vincent Barrows upon his trial
was found guilty of the murder of
Martin Rood, and was sentenced by
the jury to suffer the extreme penalty
of the law.
1t was the day before the execution
that the sheriff unlocked his cell door
and led him into his office. A visitor
had called. At first glance Vincent
did not recognize him. The stranger
removed a false beard.
Dan Darby, the escaped convict"
fairly shouted the Sheriff.
It's me-" acknowledged the forlorn
wayfarer Vincent had b~efriended. |
the state two years. I'm ready
to pay it for the sake of this gentle
man, who treated me white when
was down and out"
Why, what does this mean?" asked
the mystitied Vincent.
i saw the whole business at Rood's
house" replied the convict. 81 had
to your home to ask you to help
me in getting myself and my wife
out of the country. Your servant told
me where o were. | went to Rood's
place. l was at the window when he
shot himself. I'm ready to give my
testimony"
Thus was the pail over two clouded
ives removed, and, as a reward for
his self-sacrifce, through powerful in
duence the convict's unexpired SEN
ence was RENTED.
Copyright, 1914. by w. G. Chapman)
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-27
Pc reIatlons between the state troops

the relations between the state troops
ana the regular troops will be, closer
tnan ever. In truth the unanimous
vote OF the senate on this bill and the
approval which has been expressed of
tne measure go to show seemingly
mat this legislation is considered to
DC n means of making the country
more thoroughly prepared to defend
itself If the occasion ever should arise
when defense win be necessary.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-27

venerable fortress takes on an inter
est to student and statesman such as
1t probably never had before in the
eyes of the world. It is the symbol of
the iron will to whom Death is merely
a willing time-server. and the first en-
try on the record of today would not
have been made, it is said. but for the
mistaken insistence of Lord Kitch-
ener.
1t is told that certain members OF
the cabinet favored a life term for
Lody, but Kitchener of Khartoum,"
realizing that the most drastic action
was necessary to meet the spy men.
ace. which was sc stirring the country,
insisted upon death.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-27
How shopkeepers Wash wlndoua.

Housekeepers ought to know how
s~hopkeepers have their windows
washed. The latter would laugh at
the soap and water used by the for
mer n call them waste of energy
and time. Their method is this: MIX
one part of alcohol with three times
Its bulk of water and stir in enough
whiting to thicken it to the consistency
of thin cream. Apply this to the glass
with waste or a cotton cloth. Leave
1t to dry, which 1t will do in fifteen
or twenty minutes. Then rub 1t off
with a clean cloth. The window is
not only cleaned, but polished, the
woodwork is in no way injured and
much time and labor have been
saved.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-27

NV HE terrible Tower of London.
which had become a grim tradi.
ton and a museum in the face
of modern progress. was sud-
denly shifted back into its at.
mosphere of tragedy and ~bloodshed
when Carl Hans Lody, the German
naval lieutenant convicted of being a
spy, was shot to death by a firing
squad on the morning of November 6
last, This ancient structure, unri-
vailed in the history of the world be-
cause 1t has been so crowded with
dramatic events, with this first enroll
ment on the great war record in all
probability has not seer the last of
present-day executions. But one
thing modern progress has accom-
plished-it has robbed the doing to
death of the condemned of much of
the old gloomy horror that was lighted
only by the hideous flash of the ak.
The bullet has much to recommend it
over the blade.
The history of the tower shows that
death and the preparation for 1t were
hlaue as terrifying as lmplacable po-
litical hate and the ingenuity of tor
ture could make them. Harrison
Ainsworth, Reynolds and other ro-
mancers have taken its grim records
as a groundwork for fiction that
transformed the clutter of ancient
buildings into a place of mystery and
death-its turreted outlines standing
against a fading sky with the shad-
owy fatality of the tabled castle of
the ogre, who Toasted on the bodies of
men and women.
Begun by William the conquerer.
The tower has been continuously in
the occupation of English monarchs
since 1910 A. D., when its building was
begun by William the Conqueror. 1t
includes 20 towers, but it de.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-27

Inc Pewabec, for instance, sunk
IN Lake Huron in 167 feet Of water
TOOK with her 500 tons of pure bar all.
Ver and 100000 in gold STORED in q
saIe. Five divers have met death a.
attempt TO recover some Of mia taA
ing treasure. ON Douglas ,s,aaa
Alaska, in 30 feet of water 81.
steamer Islander went down in 1909
carrying to Davy Jones locker q cOo,
million in gold nuggets. To cheat ~
sea men have spent 1925, 1000 on The
wreck but beyond knowing where h
Is located they have spent their monsv
IN vain In 1903, OF Nantucket Iirht.
SNIP, the Inflated Republic went down
iV ieet OF water. Ship and cargo
were valued at $4,000, OOO-a rich aa1S
lor the diver to whom the explorat,nu
her does not mean almost cersa,n
certain
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-27
Fully prepar.d.

How is this, Herr zwetscke? You
have got your full of oleanders
and other tropical plants, and a tele-
phone, see" You see / have been
asked to compose a poem on spring.
that is why ! have had a telephone
laid on the public park to enable me to
listen to the -inging of the BIRDS
Der Floh.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-27
PAPER SUITS FOR SOLDIERS
Japanese Soldiers First Tried th.
material-shlrts Made for
Russian Army.

Washington.-"Kapiko," as paper
clothing is called in Japan. is made
of the real Japanese paper manufac-
tured from mulberry bark. The paper
has little size" in it, and though soft
and warm, a thin layer OF silk wad-
ding is placed between two sheets of
paper and the whole is quilted.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-27
Entirely In d

Phoenix, Aria letter from Mollie
Shane of Brooklyn, asking for the
names of unmarried members of the
Arizona legislature, who might be in
%terested in a matrimonial proposition
was referred to the committee on
militia and defense.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-27
Elusive succss.

ISM It strange that SO few r,an
discover the secret of success IN life ~
Yes, but it's stranger stiIl tba, y.
secret is still a secret. surely sorae
Oh the men who discovered il mus,
nave told It to their wives.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-27

featured in Japan. No statistics OF
manufacture, however. are available.
The garment sold by the firm is made
OF tough, soft fabric. strong enough
to hold buttons sewn on in the or.
binary way. and appears to be very
seryiceable.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-27
Germans Open Rail Service.

Amsterdam.-The German admins.
tration in Belgium has announced that
a limited railway service will be
opened on thirteen lines in the region
of Brussels, fourteen in that Of Liege,
five around Luxembourg and five in
the vicinity of Charleroi.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-27
Free Service to wovnd.d

Pet~rograd.--In Moscow the BARRIERS
shave wounded soldiers and cut their
hair free OF charge, and in wilma 1900
cab drivers have rendered free service
to the injured warriors.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-27
Gamers WORKING In.

Cameis are fit for serious work at
ftve years. and their strength begins
20 decline at twenty-five years. al
though they live for thirty.hya and
forty years.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-27

Clothes don't make de man." said
Uncle Eben. but dey do help some in
iettin' o know who de policemen is.
sos you won't waste yoh time arguin'."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-01

payments were made in three annual
nstallments
1t is interesting to find that some
citizens, who refused to contribute to
the fund. were obliged to leave the
town. No violence was offered, but
none of them was able to secure a
job.
On April Is the inhabitants of the
city proceeded in body to the mill
dam and hired four persons to open
gap in the face of the dam twelve
feet wide.
This was done and the workmen
were given four dollars. After they
had completed their labors, the hat
was passed, and, as the book quantity
phrases ii, collected four shillings
and six pence to pay for whisky to
use, on this great and glorious occa-
sion!"
Notice was then sent out that the
Courthouse bell would be rung on
Saturday as a signal for assembling
the residents to complete the demoli-
tion of the dam.
The book contains all the original
minutes and complete report of the
money and notes subscribed. It is
written in ink on heavy rag paper
and is in excellent state of preserva-
ton.
The mill site. with the privileges
of dam and millrace, was originally
purchased from John Harris, Jr., by
the Lands people.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-01
Musty Old Book Tells of City's
Trials With Paxton Creek in 1892
Whole Town Aroused When Fever Began to Wipe Out
Population; Blamed Disease on Dam; Finally
Bought and Destroyed 1t; Collected Four Shil-
lings Six Pence ito Pay For Whisky on Great and
Glorious Occasion"

That the problem of keeping germ
ridden Paxton creek in check as far
back as 1892 was one of lively con-
cern is disclosed by a book, recently
unearthed, which shows that after
one hundred persons had died from
fevers, rising from it's polluted
waters, public spirited citizens sub
scribed $500 pounds (s13,OOO) to
eradicate the trouble.
1t has only been within the last
three years that the matter has been
satisfactorily adjusted by concreting
the bed of the stream.
The book containing the original
minutes of mass meetings held from
1892 to 1875 tells of the trials and
tribulations which a committee un-
derwent before it succeeded in pur-
chasing the old Lands mill dam.
which was believed to be the main
stamping grounds of germs.
The book was purchased by ]. Kla-
wansky 1913 Cranberry street, during
a sale at the Broad street market.
Where 1t came from or in whose
hands it was during the last century,
he does not know.
1t appears, according to the book,
that during the year 1892 the bor-
ough of Harrisburg was afflicted with
a fever of violent character, closely
y
then had a population of about 500
persons and when more than IL per
cent. were wiped out, a movement
was started to destroy a mill dam In
the lower end owned by Peter and
Abram Lands.
At q big mass meeting it was unani-
mously agreed that $4,000 be as
sessed on property holders for the
purchase of the dam and mill. After
a h.
scribed several hundred dollars apart
from n this sum. William Crabbe,
MajoHHwiney, Thomas Gregg, Ru-
dolph Kelker. John Maclay and John
Peiffef were among the heaviest con-
tributors.
Forefathers of some of -Harrisburg's
most distinguished residents Were
amounts to make the city cleaner and
healthier back in the old days.
Those who contributed amounts
ranging from $40 to $3.50 included
! Jacob Avn, Adam Boyd, Alexander
Berryhill. James Beatty. James Dun
can, Joshua Elder, Thomas Foster
! Moses Gilmore, John Hamilton
| George Hoyer, Christian Kunkle
/ John Luther and Mr.. Gailbraith
! More than 100 others donated money
Wanted to Tear Out Dam
| Finally, In 1895, f1,6OO OF the re
quired amount was raised. This haC
been agreed on for the first payment
but when the money was rendered t,
| Peter Landis. he refused 1t, an
nouncing that the price had scared t
$4,000. Young bloods in the crowt
suggested overpowering Lands AM
ripping out the breast of the dam
Saner counsel prevailed and they wer
| restrained.
Messrs. Gilmore, Potts Berryhil
Kean. Bucher. Graydon and Dentzel
were then commissioned to devils
ways and means of abating the nuis
ance. Finally. the mill, two piece
of land, houses, dam and machiner
were purchased for 1888 pounds
four shillings and six pence. TIL
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-01
PUMPING OUT A LAKE

tFrom the Chicago Journal.1
When a lake interferes with modern
industrial progress the lake must be
abolished, according to precedent es-
tablished, regarding Kerr Lake, near
Cobalt Ontario, which is no longer in
existence. 1t has been pumped dry be-
cause it stood in the way of the min
ing of a vein of silver extending under
IL. This vein was so rich that the min
ing company decided that it was worth
the expense of pumping the lake dry
The pumping operations were unusual
II required four big centrifugal
pumps. which were placed on scows
floated on the surface of the lake. These
pumps were large enough to permit the
passage of solid matter up to foul
inches in diameter The water was
conveyed through pipes to another
lake about half a mile away. The
pumping operations required thirty.
eight working days of ten hours each
with the pumps bringing up water al
the rate of 5000 gallons a minute. The
lake covered about thirty acres anC
contained more than 100000 gallons
| of water
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-01
DISTANCES SAVED BY PANAMA
CANAL

From Colon, on the Atlantic side of
the Isthmus of Panama, to Balboa, on
the Pacific side. the distance by water
around South America is 10000 nautical
miles; through the canal that distance
is less than forty-four miles. The diff
ference In length of these routes, 0,456
miles, represents the maximum dis
tance that can be saved to a vessel by
use of the canal.
New York. for instance, is nearer to
San Francisco. through the use OF the
canal, by 1873 nautical miles. The
distance of 1885 miles by Magellan
has been reduced to $3.50 miles by the
canal. The water distance between thees
ports is two-fifths what 1t used to be.
Compared in terms of the overland
route between these cities, ii is about
is II man who wished to travel from
New York to San Francisco were
magically transported in an instant to
Denver Colo, there to begin his rail-
road trip. Three-flfths of the way
would be saved before he started.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-01
PHILADELPHIA PRODUCE
Bp .1SSoCtdfcd Press
iNg A. H-t


Philadelphia. May /. Wheat -
Firm: No. >, red, car lots. export. $1.5O
a So; No. l, Northern, Duluth, export,
Corn - Market steady; No. ., spot,
export; ,7s@ 79c; No ., yellow, local,
Rai, Meas N2 xints2 Tnts s3@saYs ns4 fsa
sa4O9: Spring, per ton, $3.50 a 27.OO.
dered, 610c; fine granulated, 5000; con
Butter - The market is steady;
western, creamery extras. sic; nearby,
Pennsylvania and other nearby 'tis firsts.
current receipts. free cases. s5.S5 per
5000 per case; do, hrsts' free cases
Live Poultry - Firm; fowls, ITO
ia Sa Sssys rGSssrs duSki sRekfn sS
15c; geese, 1O@11c.
Dressed Poultry Firm; fresh kill
age ss fGSs gs17o aniS GS uSatt2scv. ao sG
old roosters, 13hcS frozen fowls, i6G
lsc; roasting chickens, l7n2 zoe; broil.
e ass Sneksni Saeas sGse sfS27s Geese
syivania, per bushei, 5oSS2c; Maine
sgshei,. t$@45e; Florida, per Barrel b rel
Flour Market firm; winter
clear $a.60@4.l1: stralshrs. Penn
yanias .$LoO@7.5o; spring, straights
western. sl.25@ l.46; s1i patents f'V $500 500
AIS: Kansas straights. iute sacks. 81 Il
M430: spring, firsts, clear, s4.00D4.20;
straights. s4.20@4.30; patents, s4.S5Q
Hay The market is firm; tim
othy, No. l. large bales, -s19.00@1s.5O;
2. do, $1,000 1900; No. 8. $4,000
1900: sample, $l4.00G15.00
Glover mixed hay: Light mixed
$3.50 a 1900: No. !. do, S1L5oQ 1900;
No. 2. s15.50@16.50.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-01

Bellevue Park is different It offers something tang
BILE than promised development.
Improvements already there-City Water. Cas- Elec
tricty Sewers, Telephones, Trolley Facilities these
with schools and churches close by offer the Bellevue
Park resident the advantages that to be
joyed anywhere in Harrisburg
tion of the city purchase ground low prices
per front foot Spacious lots and reasonable building
restrictions insure fresh air, light and desirable
roundngs all sides for all time.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-01
MAN BURIED IN QUICKSAND
KEPT ALIVE IrNTII. SANEI

In the course of digging a we'll shaft
on his property near Ware, Mass, a
farmer encountered quicksand at a
depth of approximately % feet be-
meath the surface Of the ground, and
sank in 1t until his head alone was
visible when his predicament was
finally discovered Every possible
agency was called upon to assist in
the rescue work, the fire department
included. but despite this he was
buried for more than "a hours before
position. A picture in the May Popu-
lar Mechanics Magazine shows how
the rescue was finally effected.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-01
SPEC|ALT|ES TAKEN
UP IN WALL STREET
u. 5. Steel Only Stock to Rise as
Much as One Point During
the Morning
By associated Prsss

New York, May 1.-Specialties were
again taken up at the opening of to-
days market to the neglect of the
railway list and other seasoned issues.
Westinghouse, which furnished the
sensation of the previous day by rea-
son of its strength and activity, rose a
point at the outset, while Pressed
Steel Car. Baldwin Locomotive and
half dozen other stocks of this
class rose 1 to points. Among the
actual leaders u. S. Steel was the
only stock to rise as much as a point
Metal shares were mostly lower.
Trading was very active but mainly
of a professional character.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-01
Do Not Confuse Bellevue Park With the
Usual Lot Proposition

Nowhere in Harrisburg does home site have prom
isng outlook Grading work is being vigorously con-
Quoted Market street beyond 21st street. Curbing
is already the ground preparatory to paving Mar
ket 21st. The main to Reservoir
Park 21st and Market Is nearing completion
New homes being started in Bellevue Park, and
others are being planned.
There is activity all sides activity along lines that
increased values. A home in Bellevue Park is
more than home-it's investment.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-01
PHILADELPHIA STOCKS
CHICAGO CATTLE

Chicago. I'LL. May /. = Hogs Re-
eeipts e IS st 900 sl9% pU Bsk sd Of sales
80; heavy. S7.1Om7.70; rough, $7.1O6
7.25; pigs $5.25@7.1O.
Cattle = Receipts, 1000; steady. Ma
tive beef steers, S6.15@S.75; western
steers. s5.60@7.40; cows and heifers.
Sheep Receipts. 1000; steady.
Sheep. S7.40@S.40; lambs, $S.25 T10.75.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-01
LEGAL NOTICES

NOTICE is hereby given that on the
26th day of April. 1915. the Harrisburg
Savings and Loan Association. of Har-
risburg, Pennsylvania, filed in the Court
its petition praying for a Decree Of
Dissolution. and that hearing upon
said application for dissolution has
been fixed by said Court for Monday.
June {. 1915. at 1000 A. NJ. when and
where all persons interested may at
tend and show cause against the grant
ing Of the prayer of the said petit
tioner IL they so desire.
mo. $50. June Term. 1915"
PAUL A. KUNK Ell
Solicitor for Petitioner.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-01

/ have sought to trace the origin of the
reference The quest seems not to have
resulted Satisfactorily. and the matter
remains in dispute. One of the inter-
esting features brought out by the con-
troversy is that. as employed many
centuries ago. the seven seas" did not
include either the Atlantic or Pacific
, ocean, but referred to the Arabian Sea,
the Persian Sea, the Red Sea. the Cas-
plan Sea, the Black Sea, the Mediter-
ranean Sea and the Adriatic Sea-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-01
SAILING THE SEVEN SEAS

"The seven seas" Is a phrase which
greets the eye on many page. Sailing
the seven seas" Mistress of the seven
seas" etc, are phrases so often en-
countered that several scholarly men
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-01
More Beautiful Than Ever
BELLEVUE PARK
The Garden Spot of Harrisburg"

Bellevue Park is more beautiful now than it
has ever been. Its natural beauty has been en-
HANGED by the erection of many homes which dot
the landscape and give charming community ap-
pearance to the Park
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-01

Society does not exist for itself.
but for the individual; and man
goes into it. not to lose, but to
find misunderstanding Brooks.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-01
Too Late for Classification
DIED

his son. r. A. Zimmerman, No. 206
South street. Adam c. Zimmerman.
aged 81 years. ? months and days.
Brief services will be held a his late
residence. 206 South street on Monday.
May 8. at F. NJ. Funeral services at
F'etterhoff Church, near Fisherville, on
Tuesday, 10 A. NJ Relatives and
friends are invited to attend without
further notice
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-01

If you haven't kept pace with the past years
building operations in Bellevue Park, the many
handsome homes will prove pleasant surprise to
you More than ever, you will want to live in
Bellevue Park
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-01
BANK CLEARINGs DECREASE

April bank clearIngs were s7,043.-
124.3S According TO the Harrisbure
Clearing House Association, they were
$372.373.53 below the same month last
year
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-01
CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
3N FINNVtIuItU 7 FtNS
Chicago, ILL.,. May Board of Trad

;, CHIcHBU' TN Nuy DUaru OF ITHu
Wheat-May, 1.62%; July. 1877.
Corn-May. TN; July sOA.
oats-May. 56; July, 55k..
Pork-July, 1925; September, 1870.
Lard-July, 1912; September. 1885.
Ribs-July. 1857; September. 1925.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-01


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ID
Of
backing load platform
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-01

New York May 1911 Jack London offered $50
friends finally the
n
Pierre syvano tried oear
Larrved here received dead