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Milford chronicle., 1915-04-23
PENNSY TO SPEND
S2O,OOO,OOO
Company Announces Orc3r For
Equipment.
MEANS WORK FOR THOUSANDS
Will Build 144 Locomotives and a
Great Number of Passenger, Bag.
gage, Express and Other Cars.

The Pennsylvania Railroad company
will go into the market for S2O,OOO,.
600 worth of equipment and for ma.
terial for cars and locomotives which
1t will build in its own shops.
This is the first equipment buying
of any magnitude by the road in more
than a year. 1t may mark the begin
ming OF an era OF equipment buying
by the railroads of the country. as
the Pennsylvania frequently is the
first in the field. E. B. Thomas, presi-
dent OF the Lehigh Valley, said on
Thursday that his company soon
would let contracts valued at $1,000
600 and that more might follow.
Pennsylvania will reap rich bene-
fits, since the Pennsylvania will build
much of the new rolling stock in its
Juniata shops at Altoona. 1t is likely
that the Baldwin Locomotive works,
the Brill Car works and other large
Pennsylvania concerns will get some
of the contracts.
The company's comprehensive pro-
gram includes the building of 144 new
locomotives, seventy-six of which will
be locomotives of the new standard
freight type, and sixty-eight shifting
engines. Bids will be asked for the
materials for these engines. Only this
week the Juniata shops management
laid off a number OF men and cut
down the. number of working hours.
The new orders will probably put all
OF the Altoona employees back on full
time.
OF 146 new all-steel passenger cars
which the company will build, fifty
six will be constructed at the Juniata
shops. The other ninety are to be Of |
fered on the open market and bids
are to be asked. The 146 new passen
ger cars are divided in kind as TO- .
lows: Fifty standard coaches. "a com.
cars, AZ baggage and mail /
cars, Is baggage and express cars and
i've horse express cars.
Nearly half of the 10000 freight
,ars to be built will be made of steel.
The order includes 1000 steel box
;ars, 25OO gondola cars, 49l9 coal and
,oke cars, 224 refrigerator cars and
O2 fiat cars.
The company intends to build 1000
# the steel box cars, 1000 of the gon.
lola cars and all of the refrigerator
md fiat cars in its Juniata shops. This
caves 7643 cars which the company
will have built by outside companies
nd 2102 in its own shops. Inquiries
or both materials and construction
re now being made.
The entire construction order for
he Altoona shops is 144 locomotives,
6 steel passenger cars, 1000 steel box
ars, 1000 gondola cars, 224 refrigera.
Or cars and 1O2 fiat cars. Materials for
hese will make big orders for various
'on and steel companies.
Outside construction orders total 80
teel passenger cars, 1000 steel box
ars, 1900 gondola cars and 4919 coal
nd coke cars.
Milford chronicle., 1915-04-23
Famous Aviator CAPTURED.

Roland Garros, the famous aviator,
who won a lieutenancy in the French
army soon after the war began by
heroic feats he performed against the
German airmen. has been made pris-
oner by the Germans.
It was officially announced that Gar
ros was captured at Ingelmunster, a
town OF Flanders. about eighteen
miles north of Lille. He was making a
raid behind the German lines when
he was brought down.
Milford chronicle., 1915-04-23
threatened Vincent AstOr.

Accused OF threatening to kill Vim
cent Astor if he should refuse o de
mand for $500, John Meriella. a youth
of nineteen, was arrested at the Grand
Central terminal in New York on the
complaint of Mr.. Astor's business
agent, William A. Dobbyn.
Meriella was taken to police head
quarters, where it is said he admitted
having sent two letters to the young
millionaire containing death threats
and demands for money.
Meriella also said, according to the
nolice that if he had not been ar
rested he would have attempted to
carry out his threat.
In addition to charge Of attempt
a charge of violating the
Sullivan law forbididng the carrying
Of concealed weapons was made
against him.
Milford chronicle., 1915-04-23
GENERAL Markets

PHILADFLP FLPHIA-FLOUR steady;
winter, clear, $6.6O@6.S5; city mills,
fancy, SS08.25.
RYE FLOUR quiet; per barrel,
S6.50@6.75.
WHEAT firm; No. 2 red, s1.62K@
1.671s.
CORN firm; No. 2 yellow, S3c.
OATS firm; No. white, 64@641sc.;
lower grades, SIC.
POULTRY: Live steady; hens, ITO
I71hc.: old roOsters, 12@12hc. Dress
ed firm; choice fowls, 1Sc.; old roost-
ers. 131ac.
BUTTER firm; fancy creamery, 33c.
EGGS steady; selected, "a a 25c.;
nearby, 22c.; western, 22c.
Milford chronicle., 1915-04-23
EPWoRTH DISTRICT

i've we are having fine weather and every.
Ssi5g S.idg is looking beautiful. The wheat
oroSsTe o,o,Ss are green, and the peach and near
SOM. S,ru'ras with their pink and white BIOS
M, NJ. make very pretty scenery.
d;a5 us. s Passwaters, of near ScotfSs store
ME- sunday evening of pneumonia.
.,, Miss Lulu Tucker has retrrred to her
illness. - a. Greenwood after week S
sumr1.1 r1s Gertrude Willin is home for her
i':t +, Wednesday. nei school ciOseu
NJ R ladies ladies Aid Society of Epworth
M =; Shufch will meet at the home of
ing, April 2Sth. "eune'uay even
) n ning at Epworth next Sunday at
Co... Z, m. Epworth League 7 40 . m
Ne
Milford chronicle., 1915-04-23
MONDAY.

An English official report announces
the capture by British troops Of hill
east of Ypres. The British still hold
the hill despite despereAC efforts OF
the Germans to dislodge them.
The German war Office reports that
Roland Garros, the well known French
aviator, has been captured in Bel
gium. The report says the British
have been driven from German posi-
tions which they had occupied south
of Ypres. There is no change in the
situation on the eastern front.
Russia reports the capture Of two
more heights in the Carpathians, thus
further facilitating the invasion of
Hungary. The capture Of a battalion
Of Austrisns is also reported.
Milford chronicle., 1915-04-23
Gas Kills Trio of Miners.

Three men were killed in a mine OF
the Davy POcahontas Coal company.
near Roderfeld, w. Va, when a gas
pocket was exploded by a shot.
Only six of the 200 miners usually
employed in the pit had gone to work
for the day, and they were clearing
up their work when the shot was
fired.
The explosion killed three working
in the immediate vicinity. but the 9TH
er three made their way to the sur
face in safety.
Milford chronicle., 1915-04-23
HOUSTON

Our town was shocked early last Mon
dav morning, to learn of the death o
our friend and statesman, DR.. Georg,
W. Marshall, of Milford. In thinking
on his life, one is reminded of thest
lines of Rev. Abram J. Ryan
Hearts that are great beat never loud;
They muffle their music when they come
They hurry away from the throngine
crowd
With bended brows and lips half dumb.
And the world looks on and mutters
Proud,
But when great hearts have passed
away,
Then gather in awe and kiss their shroud
And in love they kneel around their
clay.
Hearts that are great are always lone:
They never will manifest their best
Their greatest greatness is unknown
Earth knows littie-God the rest.
H. B. Greenley has rented his black
smith shop to James Deputy.
David Vinyard has purchased a Ford
touring Car.
John Dawson is the first resident to
put in concrete paving in front of his
home on the main street.
The Kent County School Commission
visited the school on Friday morning.
They noted such improvements as pump
inside and new bell, They reported SAN
ltarv conditions good, and spoke very
apProvingy of the efforts being made to
have parents become active in the school
lie OF the child through the Par9nt-Tea-
cher Association. They also said Mr..
Pence offers great opportunities to the
children in the agricultural clubs.
Mrs R. Graham and daughter Mar
guerte, attended the funeral of Mrs.
Graham s nephew, VIM. c. Burton, of
Angola, lest week.
Miss Anna Roe was the guest of Miss
GRACE Ihistlewood for the weekend.
mrs Arthur Jump was called to Allan
Tic City last week to the bedside of her
mother Mrs. Keller, who has been suf-
ieHng for some time from Bright's dis
ease.
MIS- u. l.. Couuselman and daughter |
Aoulse' who have been spending the |
winter with friends in Baltimore, have |
returned home.
ie' JuHuS Breme was the guest of /
ner mother this week.
howard Thistlewood, wife and little
sons Reese and Theodore, spent the
weekend with Mrs. Thistlewood's par
ents' Mr. and Mrs. ,ohn Reese.
,, III last weeks issue of the Chronicle
non John T. Woolley is scheduled to
ieCtare j. in several points of this State.
n n ieW years ago the writer had occasion
~ n near this wonderfully gifted man at
lover and would advise every one to
'l Iake an effort to hear him at some of
" NC places named. We note that the
u, ~ n Church of Harrington has secured
lug 5aS services of Hon. Woolley for Thurs
lsy y evening, April 29th.
Inc school will hold basket picnic
= .ne grove on Saturday afternoon, MAY
~. Ias.. a bag race and ball game will be
.a'ures OF the entertainment. Applv to
,;s,;l ,ay member of the Parent Teacher Asso-
,,nS'o9 ,nn o9 ior particulars. If you do not see
10y ,S;,5, ~ these people-yet the call of the
,.r.o ~,,u attracts you-pack basket and
: ,'a'e any way and help make merry. 1t
! + po0T sort of education which leaves
ii, IN Inl,d tli without abiding interests which
10 n Ieip him not only in making a liv-
'F' ont also i'll enjoying his life.
Milford chronicle., 1915-04-23
Set Fire to Wireless station

When he was placed under arrest at
South Bethlehem, Pa, George Moore,
nineteen years old, confessed to Po-
lice Chief Lynch that with George
Rose. twenty-one years old, he burn
ed the Lehigh University wireless sta
ton in Sayre Park, March p, be-
cause both were 'tired looking at It,"
They we're sent to jail on a charge OF
arson.
Milford chronicle., 1915-04-23
Find Man Shot Ia a Park.

The body Of man supposed to have
been John Mayer, thirty-fve years
old, of 1914 Pemberton street, Phila-
delphia, was found in Wildwood Park,
near Harrisburg, Pa. with a bullet
hole in his heart. He had been dead
about three days. The coroner pro-
nOunced it suicide.
Milford chronicle., 1915-04-23
GRANDSON Of Gladstone Slain In Battle

William C. c. Gladstone, grandson
of the great Liberal statesman, has
been killed in action in France. Par
ticulars of his death are lacking, Mr..
Gladstone was twenty-nine years old.
He was a Liberal leader of the house
of commons.
Milford chronicle., 1915-04-23
Man killed bY Hammer.

F. C. Schope, married and the faith
er of six children, was killed when
John Gaugler, swinging a hammer at
the Pennsylvania railroad car shops
at Sunbury, Pa, missed a bolt he was
aiming at and struck Schope on the
head, fracturing his skull.
Milford chronicle., 1915-04-23
rhe pope send $4,000 to aeIalans.

Pope Benedict has sent to Cardinal
Mercier $4,000 for the Belgian suffer-
ers from the war. Accompanying the
donation was a letter expressing the
pleasure of the pope that relief COM
mittees for the Belgians had been
formed in various countries. The pope
also sent $4,000 to the bishop of Cra-
COW for the Polish war sufferers.
Milford chronicle., 1915-04-23
Four.Year.old Boy Shoots Baby.

George Doll, the four-year-old son
of Albert Doll, an engineer at the
Cornwall ore mines, near Lebanon,
Pa, found a revolver under a bed,
and while playing with it the weapon
was discharged, the ball entering the
abdomen of his nine-months-old baby
sister Mary, killing her instantly.
Milford chronicle., 1915-04-23
Live Stock Prices.

CHICAGO-HOGS higher; mixed
and butchers, $4,000. 40: good heavy.
b7.2O@760; rough heavy, $7@720;
light, S735@7.SO; pigs, $3.50 C.90;
CATTLE higher: beeves, $6.250
l.65; cows and heifers, $S.10@S.35;
Texans, $5.70@6.90; calves, $3.50
$50.
SHEEP strong; native and western,
H.50@S.50; lambs, $S.25010.65.
Milford chronicle., 1915-04-23
WOMEN FROM
45 to IS TESTIFY
TotheMerit of Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Com
pound during Change
of Life.
westbrook, Me. -" 1 was passing
,brougb the Change of Life and had

pains IN my Dack
and side and was so
weak l could hardly
do my housework.
l have taken Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound and
it has done me a lot
of good. l will re-
commend your med
icine to my friends
and give you permis-
sion to publish my
Milford chronicle., 1915-04-23

John Bunny, the famous funny man
Of the movies, is i'll at his home in
Brooklyn, where he has been con-
fined for the last three weeks. He is
suffering from an affection of the
heart and kidneys and a general ner-
vOus breakdown. induced by over
work. Latest reports say he will re-
cover.
Milford chronicle., 1915-04-23
BLACK SPANISH JACK.
Topsy Dan. Jr.


Topsy Dan. IT,, was born in the state
of Tennessee, and was brought here di
rect from "Krickler Jack Farm" in
Ohio, when he was three years old; he
will weigh 1000 lbs, and will be S years
old this spring He will stand for mares
at NJ. f. Mills Farm in Cedar Neck,
Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday of
each week and at W. c. Benefits farm
in Slaughter Neck, Thursday. Friday
and Saturday of each week, beginning
April lst, 1915.
PEDIGREE Sire Peacock, Jr.,
very fine large Jack, with good bone,
fine style of action and finish. He is a
great show Jack His sire Peacock,
Topsy Dan, Jr. His dam, Francis L.,
very handsome, large Jenney, with good
bone, fine finish, good head and ear.
She by Giant, Jr, a very fine large Jack,
and he was never beaten in show ring
His sire. Giant, and he by Kentucky
Giant. TERMS: :-S12. 90 to insure.
M. ELWOOD MILLS.
4-2-1Ot WINTER C. BENNETT.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-21
200 QUAIL IN The CAPITOL
Birds, Imported From Mexico, Will Be
Distributed Through State By
Game Commission

The peculiar cry Of "Bob White "
re.echoed through Capitol Park yester-
day afternoon, and belated members of
the Legislature who were hurrying to
catch trains to get out of Harrisburg,
stopped, looked around in wonderment
and asked if there was quail preserve
in Capitol Park. A doorman at the
Fourth and State door of the Capitol
let out a cry of "there it goes" and
fled across Fourth street after small
bird, which had gotten by him into the
street After some trouble the door
man succeeded in shooing the small bird
back into the basement corridor and
into a wired over box.
1t was a quail all right-in fact
there were two hundred quail-Mexi-
can quail, direct from the State OF
Tamaulipas, by way of Brownsville,
Texas. They were brought to Harris
burg by direction of the State Game
Commission and the 200 will be scat.
tered throughout the State in groups
of ten. Almost all of them were sent
out to-day.
These birds are exactly like the
northern variety, except that they are
a trifie smaller, and they are exceed
ingly lively. They were badly treated
on the way from Brownsville, and had
grown quite thin from being improp-
erly fed on the way Colonel Edward
NJ. Householder obtained ten lively ones
for York county farm, and will send
them over as soon as the weather is
settled.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-21
isolation Of BRITISH
isles CONQUERED IN AIR
raid. Says berlin Paper

Berlin. Via Amsterdam and London,
Jan. 21, 1902 A. M.-The isolation of
the British Islands is conquered sue
eessfuly,'' says the Morning Post y
in its comment on the air raid made by
the Germans on the English coast. "Of
what use to Great Britain, it adds,
care the surrounding seas and war yes
sells if our airships cross the water,
dropping bombs''
The "Tages Zeitung' expresses sat
isfaction at the first air attack and
hopes it will be followed by Others,
while the "Tageblatt says that 1T is
now clear ''that the North Sea is no
hindrance to German airships.'
London, Jan. 81, 2,57 A. M.-The
p" Morning Post discussing the air raid
on the east coast of England, questions
the wisdom of the recent announcement
by the government of its intention to
indemnify residents for loss of proper
ty. pointing out that the Germans may
take advantage by sporadic attacks to
drain the government resources.
'''Sueh a pledge. if it amounts to a
pledge, says the Post, encourages
the enemy to proceed with its destruc
tion in the hope of crippling our gov
ernment financially. The damage done
to country by an enemy is not proper
ly liability of the government of that
country. If the French government had
pledged itself to make good the loss
sustained by the people in the present
war it might already be bankrupt. To
compensate for all damage done is to
accept liability which may be dangerous
to the State.'
The "Mail'' suggests that the raid
was only reconnaissance, rehearsal
preparatory to more serious raid dur
ing the next moonless period, which will
be in February. Other papers consider
that the raid was made merely to please
the German people.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-21
SUMNER Girls A feature
Chorus of Twenty Young Ladies Of City
to Play Big Part in "Papa's
Daughters

The summer girls chorus, composed
of twenty harrisburg girls, will be one
of the most attractive features of the
operetta. "Papais Daughters, to be
presented at tine Majestic theatre next
Monday ana Tuesday under the aus
pices of the Ladies Auxiliary of the
Harrisburg Polytechnic hospital. The
complete east includes one hundred and
twenty-five persons of this city. the
production being one solely by home
talent.
On this, the last week of rehearsals,
the final efforts are being made by
members of the east properly to present
their parts, and one or two dress re-
hearsals will be held shortly. The pro-
duction is under the direction of Leo
Mcdonald, of Carlisle
Reserved seat tickets can be had at
the Majestic box office beginning to-
morrow morning at o'clock. Tickets
are now on sale at the following places
of business:
Althouse's drug store, Thirteenth
and Market streets; Eby Chemical Com
pany, 23 South Fourth street; Eby s
pharmacy, New Cumberland; Brindle S
pharmacy, Thirteenth and Derry
Streets Cotterels drug store, 1900
North Sixth street; Forney's drug
store, 426 Market street; Goodyear s
pharmacy. Nineteenth and Derry
streets; Harry's cigar store, Third and
Walnut streets; Jenkins drug store,
2300 North Sixth street; Keller's drug
store, 405 Market street; Kitzmiller S
pharmacy, 1325H2 Derry street; Kra-
mer's drug store, Third and Broad
streets; McAllister drug store, 1885
North Second street; Mehring's drug
store, Fourth and PETER streets; Potts
drug store. Third and Herr streets;
Rickert s drug store, Eighteenth and
Walnut streets; Thompson s pharmacy,
Sixth and Maclay streets: Wilhelm s
pharmacy, Second and State streets
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-21
SEEK HILL POST FOR COVERT
Contractors Friends to Endorse Him
for Superintendent of Buildings

In event of Samuel b. Rambo re-
firing from the position of Superintend-
ent of Buildings and Grounds, the
friends of Charles E. Covert, head of
the Central Construction and Supply
Company. of this city. will present his
name to Governor Brumbaugh for the
place. The subject has been quietly
talked over by Mr. Covert S friends who
are interested in the appointment, and
it is understood that if the place is TO
go TO Dauphin county his name will be
presented.
There already are two applicants for
the position of Superintendent of Pub
lie Buildings and Grounds-former
Senator Oscar Z. Thompson, of Chester
county, contractor, who served in the
Senate from 1905 to 1912. and former
Senator John H. Lands. of Lancaster,
who served in the Senate from 1898
to 1896, and was afterward superin-
tendent of the United States mint in
Philadelphia.
Superintendent Rambo was appoint
ed to the place by Governor Stuart and
has served eight years. He superin-
tended the construction of the Capitol
and it was his thorough familiarity
with the big building that he was
deemed the most available man to care
for it. Although coming originally
from Philadelphia, Mr.. Rambe is credit.
ed to Dauphin county in the list of ap-
pointments.
1t is argued that if there is to be
a change, Dauphin county, having the
Office credited to it, has the first chance,
and in that event Mr.. Covert's name
will be presented.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-21
LATE WAR news SUMMARY

Continued From First Page.
de Lorette, however, they were driven
from the trenches.
A German victory in small battle
In East Prussia is reported.
Russian accounts of the war with
Turkey made it appear that the resist
anse of the Ottoman troops has virtual
ly collapsed. An official statement to-
day from the Russian staff of the eau
easian army says that further defeats
have been inflicted on the Turkish
troops in series of rear guard actions,
and that the Turks, after suffering
heavy losses, are retreating precipitate-
ly. The statement announces the capture
of trans Caucasian town near the
Turkish border. It is said also that q
Russian warship sank IL vessels off the
coast of Asia Minor
Fighting between Austrian and Mon
tenegrins which has been almost at a
standstill on account of the winter
weather and heavy SHOWS, has been re-
sumed across the border from Cattarro,
The Austrians bombarded Montenegrin
positions but it is said at Cettinie no
damage was inflicted
The allies now have their eyes on the
Rhine and British troops may be sent to
Belfort, in Eastern France, to take part
in any possible advance to the river,
says Geneva report, which lacks veri-
fication. It is stated that the advance
French trenches are within sixteen
miles of Rhine.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-21
Peace NEGOTIATIONS IN
BASEBALL WAR ARE aired


Federals and President Robertson of
the Buffalo Federals that when they
went to confer with August Hermann,
chairman of the National Baseball Com
mission last fall, they must name at
least -four conditions for peace.
First, the affidavit sets forth was
the recognition of the Federal organi-
zation as a major league; second, repre-
sentation by the Federals in the Ma
tional Commission; third, protection to
every baseball player and umpire that
had gone to the Federal League from
organized baseball and fourth. partici-
patton of the Federals in the series for
the worlds baseball championship.
In attempting to arrange peace, the
affidavit says, the Federal League, at no
time, considered joining forces with or
ganized baseball and operating under
the so-called national agreement unless
it could be modified to become legal.
The peace negotiations of the Fed
erals, it was said, will be one of the
chief points of defense for organized
ball as its attorneys will contend, it is
understood that the admission of the
Federals that they sought recognition
from the National Commission will re-
fute the charge that organized ball is
operating in restraint of trade.
After Attorney Addington finishes
his opening argument, which was begun
yesterday morning, George Wharton
Pepper, of Philadelphia. chief of coun-
sci for organized ball, will present the
argument for defense.
Indications were to-day that it will
require many days, possibly more than
week, to complete the trial.
The players contract was called a
mere scrap of paper by Arlington, in
resuming his argument. He declared
there was no real modification of rela-
tions between clubs and players, de-
spite changes in the option section of
contracts and the elimination from
some of the Today clauses, which have
been made within the last year or two.
1.-THE contracts were changed, but
the national agreement and the prac-
tices under which organized ball con-
ducts its business were not he said.
''The player thinks he gets something
in this contract and its changes; he
gets nothing The contract is designed
for use in court; the national agree
ment and the rules of the National
Commission still govern the game
Addington, quoting portions of the
opinion in which Federal Judge Bissell,
of Grand Rapids, dissolving the Chi
cago Americans injunction against
Hal Chase, brought out the fact that
a player, under the national agreement,
has no real choice regarding salaries
and homes. and cited authorities to
emphasize the right to labor.
There was a falling off inpttendance
to-day. Not only were many fans who
yesterday crowded the court room and
the corridors absent, but the assem-
blage of magnates was notably less.