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enable for Blazer to be his son. nor
Wlthstanding a remarh able resem-
blance Blazer stayed around Leesburg
a week or more, searching diligently
for the supposed estate of his ALLEGED
father but finding nothing of value. He
then returned to his home in Ohio and
has not since been heard from.
Just when the trial of the men in
dicted for divers murder will be held
is known, but 1t is proboble they will
remain in Jail here until the next reg
ular term of Lee superior court which
convenes in May. There is some talk
Of special term of court being called
for the trial of the cases, but this has
not yet assumed concrete form.
The one certain thing about Oliver is
that he is dead. Out in a secluded spot
III the Leesburg cemetery his grave is
mute reminder of the fact that this
man of mystery is no more. The FAM
Gus banker-convict's body rests in a
pauper's grave, the casket enclosing
the remains having been bought by do
nations from the people of I.eesburp
Away off to itself, divers grave is a
great contrast to the life he lived.
Broom sage and weeds adorn his grave
today.
Everything possible is being done to
punish the people who did commit this
murder and demonstrate forcibly that
Lee county is a community that stands
for right.
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lead to creduality of all his statements,
he said that Oliver was his father, and
that his real and right name was
Blazer.
The alleged son came to this section
after the murder had gained much pub
licity, possibly In an effort to assist in
having the crime punished, and posi-
bly, for the purpose of securing any
estate that might have been left of the
frenzied fiancier But Oliver left no
estate, he had no estate-he was bur
led beneath the clay which Witnessed
his murder-in the potter's field at
Leesburg.
A career with more different shades
liz the levels of life has not fallen to
many men. Oliver confessed that he
had served terms in the chain-gangs OF
Mississippi, and the very roads that
sustained the flying murder car" on
the night of his tragedy were partially
constructed by himself when he serv-
ed sentence in the Lee county chain
gang as state prisoner on the charge,
of bigamy
At that time he boosted that he
would come back to this same place
and tour the roads in his handsome
automobiles. This he did. He made
good his boast.
The approaching trial of the men in
dicted for the murder of Oliver by the
Lee county grand jury will prove an
Interesting chapter in Georgia's legal
history. 1t is being intently watched
by all sections-possibly for curisoity
and the peculiar life and traits which
raarged the man whose life was taken
in front of building which he had
purposed to open one of his banks.
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The Life OF A. ID Oliver Reads Like CHAPTERS
Snatched From Pages OF Wonderful Fiction

house, and that fifteen minutes later
it was gone.
Ike Carter, the negro indicted in the
case, was witness in the committal
trial, swearing that he found a gun on
dove field Tuesday morning which
belonged to Minter Kennedy, and that
he used it that morning. After he was
through with Carter, asserted he car
ried the gun to the home of Kennedy.
1t is now stated, however, that evil
dence has been procurd against this
negro, tending to show that he is the
person who did the actual killing.
1t was proven at the hearing that G.
W. Chance at the time of the murder
had in his possession a life insurance
policy for $4,000 on the life of Oliver,
the policy having been previously as
signed to Chance.
Judge W. M. Harper, of Americas,
who presided at the committal hear
ing, held that the evidence adduced
was not sufficient to warrant binding
the defendants over and they were re-
leased. The May term of Lee superior
court passed by without the grand jury
securing indictments, but it is now
stated much new evidence has been I'M
covered, unon which the indictments
recently returned are founded.
A. D. Oliver died as deep mystery
to the people as he was when he came;
what his real name was no one yet
knows. A person by the name of Roy
Blazer came to Leesburg about two
weeks after the murder and claimed to
be the son OF Oliver. He stated that Oil
VT, his father, was a lawyer in Ohio.
Oliver and his wife, Blazer said, sep
arated when he was quite young, his
father coming to Alabama where he
operated under the name of L. c.
Harding, which was the last time he
had heard from him until the assassi-
ration. He stated that Oliver was fif-
tv-four years old when killed, and that
lie was himself thirtyseight years OF
age.
Oliver appeared to be only about for
ty years old, and it did not appear reas-
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CHILD is SLIGHTLY HURT;
IS STRUCK BY TRUCK
IS KNOCKED DOWN BUT ONLY
BRUISED.

A little son of Mr.. and Mrs. Law
Reese, residing on Barlow street, was
knocked down yesterday by a truck
passing that way, but with the excep-
tion of a few bruises, was not injured,
fortunately, and was out again later in
the day.
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Mississippi, officers from that state al
leging that he had operated there IN
Ger the name of l.. c. Harding. Oliver
denied these charges and claimd that
Harding was his twin brother.
On the completion of his sentence in
this state, Oliver was turned over to
the Missippi authorities, officials from
here accompanying the prisoner and
testifying as to his identity. One Of
witnesses against Oliver in the hearing
on his return to Mississippi was a
former sheriff who had been in Office
during divers incarceration in the
Mississippi prison. He stated that
Harding. or oliver, had escaped from
his hands while in jail and was pur-
sued by a posse, that while being pur-
sued the prisoner had been fired upon
and falling down had sustained frac-
tured rib. divers rib had been broken
in identically the place indicated by
the Mississippi officer, but the prisoner
produced witnesses to prove that his
injury was due to an automobile acct
dent occurring at Climax, Ga.
The people of Lee county and Geor-
gia thought at the time that would be
the last of A. D. oliver, but he proved
different for after being carried to
Mississippi, ne secured his freedom
the Lee county changing, oliver re-
turned here little over a year ago
and returned to south Georgia.
Notwithstanding his Incarceration in
and announced his intention of starting
a bank in Smithville. This he did with
out delay, the institution being known
as the Peoples Bank and Loan Co.
Subsequently it was alleged that G.
w Chance, who at that time was cash
Ter Of the Bank of Smithville, lost some
money in a business transaction with
Oliver. While in Smithville, Oliver
purchased life insurance policy for
twenty-five thousand dollars. the policy
being assigned soon thereafter to G. W.
Chance as security for a loan. This
policy was issued by the Penn Mutual
Insurance Co., and after divers death
payment under the contract was refus-
ed, the company alleging fraud in Sc
; curing the policy. G. W. Chance was
! the representative of the Penn Mutual
in Smithville at this time.
divers stay in Smithville was OF
, sLort duration, charges of embezzle-
ment being preferred him again with
tie result that he was placed in Jail
here. On being tried he was acquitted
, thereupon announcing his intention OF
changing his location from Smithville
to I,eesburg.
Oliver had been in Leesburg for
probably sixty days when he was as
sassinated, and had not had sufficient
| time to get his bank in operation here
aazaHEuaaNMaHzEENNNNaWs
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THE STORY OF DIVERS LIFE IS TOLD IN
AN INTERESTING WAY OF HIS TROUBLES
Special Writer Relates the Story of the King OF Climax
From the Day He Arrived in Georgia Until
His Death at Leesburg

LEESBURG, Ca, Nov. 6.-The muir
der of A. d. Oliver, the famous Climax
banker, dubbed the Duke of Walling-
ton," which occurred in Leesburg on
the night of February 18th, 1918, and
the people alleged to be connected
with the tragedy has been watched
with much interest throughout the
state.
A. d. Oliver made his first appear
ance In south Georgia abouh even
years ago at Climax, when low, stout
man with blue eyes and black hair, his
clothes very shabby, alighted from a
train at that place.
He was sick and apparently without
funds, but he was taken to a hotel,
where he was taken care of and nursed
to health. Upon his recovery, he
startled the community by stating he
was not the vagabond or tramp he
had been taken to be, but instead was
millionaire, and that he had decided
since the people had been so hospitable
to him he would make the town Of Gil
max his home.
The first thing Oliver did after get
ting out of bed was to start bank
in the town. He was clever person, a
good conversationalist and soon had
inany depositors. He encouraged chill
dren to start accounts at his bank, Of
fering them as an inducement that for
every dollar they deposited he would
credit their account with two. And in
deed, it seemed reasonable, having a
large force of young men in his en-
play, several fine automobiles, large
diamonds, and in fact, everything that
he desired it looked as though Oliver
really was the millionaire he claimed
tc be-
In years time the bank broke, de-
rositors lost all of their money, and
the man who had posed as million
aire was prisoner in the cambridge
Jail Oliver, however, proved that he
was shrewd enough to avoid breaking
The Georgia law in his dealing with
fhe Climax people, and the charges
against him were necessarily dismiss
ed
During his stay in Climax, Oliver
wooed and welded Miss Rosebud Eng
lish, and after he was acquitted of
the embezzlement charges, he was
indicted and tried for bigamy, a wo-
man who came to cambridge asserting
she had been previously married to
Oliver This the prisoner stoutly de-
MED, but on being tried was convicted
and sentenced to serve four years in
the Georgia penitentiary Three vars
of the sentence, Oliver served on the
roads IN Lee county.
Durilg his trouble in Climax, it was
learned tat Oliver was wanted in
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BIRD RESIDENCE IS SCLD
TO CHARLES ]. BRADY

Mr.. Charles I. Brady purchased Sat-
ulday the residence of Mr.. Henry Bird,
or Hancock avenue, and will go there
to reside this week, removing from
lis present home on Forrest avenue.
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CASHIER (27) desires position; eight
years experience: can furnish bonds
to any amount, either day or night
work. Address Cashier, No. '304 Chest
nut St
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Court Proclamation

WHEREAS. the Hon. George KunkeL
President Judge, and Hon. Samuel ].
NJ McCarrell, Additional Law Judge, Of
Oyer and Terminer and Quarter Ses-
sions of the Peace of the Twelfth Ju-
diofal District. composed of the County
Of Dauphin. having issued their precept,
bearing date the 10th day of February,
A. ID. 1915, to me directed for holding a
Court of oyer and Terminer and Gen.
eral Jail Delivery and Quarter Ses-
sions of the Peace of Harrisburg for
the County of Dauphin, and to COM
mence the third Monday of March, 1915,
being the 18th day of March, 1915, and
to continue two weeks.
Notice is therefore hereby given to
the Coroner. Justices of the Peace, AL
dermen and Constables of said County
of Dauphin thatrthey may oe then and
there in their proper persons at 10
o'clock in the forenoon of said day
with their records. inquisitions. examl-
nations and their own remembrances,
to do those things which to their Of
fee appertain to be done, and those
who are bound in reeognizances to
prosecute against the prisoners that
are or shall be in the Jail of Dauphin
County be then and there to prose-
cute against them as shall be just.
Given under my hand at Harrisburg
the 10th day of February. A. d. 1915,
being the one hundred and thirty
ninth year of independence of the
United States.
HARRY C. WELLS,
Sheriff.
Sherim's Office, Harrisburg. Pa,
February 18th, 1915.
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MAJOR BARTON D. EVAN
Died IN HIS 71ST VI
Continued From First Page.

faithfully. After the war he retu
to Yale, where he resumed his ST
where he had left off to go to JOIN
army, and was graduated.
For years he was connected wit
father in the management and ed
of the Village Record,o and in
he was appointed by Governor Be
to the position of Superintendent
Public Printing and Binding.
change of administration required
retirement from that post. Subseq
ly he was appointed to a clerkshi
the Insurance Department, and
in 1908, he was made chief cler
the State Fish Commission, which
tion he occupied until short time
when frequent attacks of rheums
and neuritis forced him to take a
tion that did not require him to
active, which he held at the time d
death.
In 1877, after the railroad riot
was made member of Governor
ranft s military staff, with the ran
Major, having been active as a
mander of company in the
regiment, National Guard, for sci
years.
About 25 years ago Major Z
transferred his family residence to|
risburg, where his wife died few
ago. His daughter, Miss Elizabet
Evans, survives him. Major Evan]
a member of the Pennsylvania Col
Society, the Sons of the American
olution, the Loyal Legion, tine q
Army of the Republic aud the .
League of Philadelphia.
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SAYS MEN DEPEND ON WIN
o. P. Beckley Tells Bible Glass Med
They Cannot Enter Heaven by Pi

Too many men are expecting 4
into Heaven on their wives relig|
declared o. P. Beckley, one Of
teachers OF the Men s Bible ClasI
Derry Street United Brethreh Cd
in an address before 2S7 men in
Sunday school session of the class
terday afternoon. "You fellows ai
pecting to go through the pearly
by proxy. One Of you may have
tile religion yourself and you think
this added to your wife S will gel
both in, but your most nightly
taken
Prayers for local option were Of
by the men of the class yesterdas|
ernoon. A letter will be sent to /
ernor Brumbaugh to-day stating
the big mems class is praying fo|
success of his efforts to get the
ure through.
The class will hold business Sd
Thursday evening at s o'clock.
goal of 800 members having been
reached and a new mark of $50
been set by the membership 60
tee.
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SITUATIONS wANTED-FEMALE.

YOUNG GIRL wishes a good home on
farm. near the city. Apply N.
Ninth st.
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FINANCE
LIVE STOCK PRICES

Philadelphia, March Receipts for
the week ending Saturday evening,
February 81:
Cattle-w. Philadelphia yards, LAY;
Grays Freey Union yards, 500; total for
week. 2,026; previous week, 1,S22.
Sheep and Lambs-W. Philadelphia
yards, 6,223; Grays Ferry Union yards,
1872; ;Ntotal for the week, 6.455; previous
Calves-W. Philadelphia yards, 1,s4s;
Grays Ferry Union yards, 1,415; total
for the week, 1888; previous week,
1891.
Hogs-West Philadelphia yards, 910:
Grays Ferry Union yards, 1875; total for
the week, 1105; previous week, S93.
North Philadelphia yards quarantined.
Beef Cattle-Offerings were very light
and principally Of Ohio and nearby
brands. the choicest of which were held
a fraction stronger. Demand was very
conservative. Cows of the better class
realized full rates, calves closing steady,
with both slow of sale, though the cat
tie markets in a general way showed
Steers-EXtras higher; average best,
Ss.s5@S.S5; choice, $S.30@S.5O; good,
$S.00@S.15; medium. s7.65@7S5; com
mon. s7.25 7.50; bulls $5.50@7.25: fat
cows, $4.75@6.40; thin cows. 1925 a
4.50: milch cows. common to choice, s4o
075; extra, $85; veal calves, excep-
tional lots, s11.00 @11.50: good to choice.
SO 90 q 1870; medium, $4,000 800; COM
mon. 5000 200; southcrns and barn.
yards, $4,000 700.
Sheep and Lambs-The market was
steady, under Indifferent demands, trade
being disappointing. Quotations:
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MISCELLANEOUS WANTS

WANTED-A so or 35-horsepower dou-
Bile drum hosting engine. Address
Box ISL, Hummelstown, Pa.
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Philadelphia Produce Market

Philadelphia, March 1.-iWheat lower;
No. z red spot, export 149@154; No. l
northern, Duluth export. 157@162.
Corn lower; No. 2 spot, export, 74@76;
No. yellow. local TN @7SA.
Oats lower; No. white. 81 " @62.
Bran weak; winter. per ton, 5000 a
80. 90: spring. $26.00@26.50.
Refined sugars firm; powdered. 5.S5:
fine granulated. 5.75; Confectionery A.
6.65.
Butter firm; western creamery. ex-
ira. 81; nearby prints, fancy, 35.
Eggs lower; nearby firsts. free case,
$500; current receipts, free case, $6.75;
western extra firsts, free case, $3.50;
firsts. free case, 1915.
Live poultry steady; fowls. 14M@15h
old ROSTERS, 11011h; chickens. 100 16;
turkeys. 1907; ducks. 1901; geese.
1906.
Dressed poultry steady. FoYls, heavy.
17k @1Sh; average, Is " g1E small. IA
a. Is; old roosters, IA. broiling chickens,
nearby, 1S@23; western. 1922; roast
ing chickens, 1T@20; turkeys, fancy. 21;
fair to good, 1S@20; ducks, 1z@1S;
geese. 10@14.
Potatoes weak; Pcnna., per bushel
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ANNUAL MEETING

Sheriff's Office, Harrisburg. Pa.
February 18th, 1915.
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DEDICATE $25, 900 CHURCH
Contributions at Yesterdays Services
Were Very Heavy

Wiconisco, March 1.-When the new
Methodist Episcopal church was dedi
Gated here yesterday, there was an at.
tendance of three thousand persons
Visitors who participated in the pro.
gram of the dedication were Bishop
Berry, Superintendent Powick, two for,
mer residents; the Rev. Thomas W.
Evans and Benjamin Evans, of Phila-
delphia.
Of the $4,000 in subscriptions, all
but $500 of the cost has been raised
The Men s Bible class raised $500 and
a woman IS class $400, making total
of $4,000 for the Sunday school con.
tribution.
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WANTED-By young married man.
work of any kind. Address ]. c., 1927
Susquehanna St.
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VIII Hold SPELLING Bee

Bainbridge, March IA spelling
bee and entertainment will be held in
the High School building Saturday
night, March 6, the proceeds to go for
the benefit of the High School room'
The entertainment will consist of
sketches, recitations and special music.
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Chicago Live Stock Market

Chicago. March 1.--Hogs-Receipts
$4,000; strong. Bulk, 6.60@6.75; light.
6.55 @6S21s mixed. 6.45@6.S0; heavy.
6.25@6.75; rough, 6.25 @6.S5; pigs. $3.50
go
Cattle-Receipts, 10000: weak. Ma
tive steers. $50 "a SEQ; western, 500 a
$50; cows and heifers, 3.50@7.7O;
calves, 6.75@10.25.
Sheep-Receipts 10000; strong. Sheep,
6.90@7S5; yearlings, 7.70@S.65; lambs,
7.90@9.75.
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Sale and Exchange
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-One> twin cylinder Indian
motorcycles: fine running order; new
gain, $40. KEYSTONE CYCLE CO, S14
n. Third St
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City Dressed Stock-All varieties of
meats that were strictly choice and
puirv was lacking. Quotations:
Steers. 18@iS: heifers 10@12h; cows
S@11; veal calves, 1906; extra calves
II: southerns and barnyards. 10@1Z;
country dressed, 13@14; extra, 16; sheep.
10@11; extra wethers, II; lambs, 15@
Is: extra lambs, II; hogs, 10A Qp10IA.
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Mrs. Louisa Hall

Mrs. Louisa Hall, aged SO years
wife of George Hall, died ait her home
1910 Logan street, Saturday night
from acute Indigestion. She is survived
by her husband and the following chill
dren: Mrs. Samuel jackson, Jesse and
William Thomas.
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. Mummers Meet Tomorrow

The regular meeting of the Harris
burg Mummers Association will be
held tomorrow evening at police head
quarters. The committees for the year
will be appointed by Wellington c..
Jones, president.
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Death and Obituary
DIED.

HOPPLE-Mrs Annie Parfct Hopple,
wife of Henry Hopple died at her
home, So N. Eighteenth street, Thurs
day morning, suddenly.
The funeral services will be held from
her late home on Tuesday afternoon at
2 o'clock. Interment in Shops Church
cemetery. Friends and relatives in
vited to attend without further notice.
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5s@55; Maine, 45@5o; New York. 40

0D4S.
Flour weaker; winter straight, $3.50
200; spring straight, SIS a zoo; do pat
ents, 7.00@7.S5.
$4,000 1850; medium bales, 1850 @1S.00;
No. do, 1850 q $50 No. do, 14.00@
1900. Clover mixed light, 17.00@17.50;
No. ! do, 1900 q 1850; No. 2, do, 1850
"a 15.50
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IN MEMoRIAM.

IN SAD BUT LOVING REMEMBRANCE
of Robert E. Lusk. who departed this
life March /. 1903
His Wife and Family.
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Legal
NOTICE

NOTICE
To the Holders of the Bonds Of the Lin
elestOwn and Blue Mountain Street
Railway Company.
NOTICE is hereby given to the hold
ers of all the outstanding bonds of the
Iinglestown G. Blue Mountain Street
Railway Company secured by mortgage
dated April 1st. 1905, to the Harrisburg
Trust Company as trustee, that in ac-
cordance with the provisions of the
said mortgage, the said bonds have been
called for payment on or. before April
1st, 1915, at par. a premium Of . per
cent. and interest to said date. After
the said date interest will cease upon
all bonds not presented for payment
by that time. Holders of the said bonds
may present them at the Office of the
undersigned at any time after March
1st, and receive payment therefor In
accordance with the terms above stated.
HARRISBURG TRUST COMPANY,
Trustee.
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ALL KINDS OF HAULING

ALL kinds Of hauling: large two-ton
truck: furniture. pianos, freight, In
the city and suburbs. Prices reason
able. Picnic and pleasure trips. day or
evening. WIN. II. DARE. 1853 Vernon
ST. Bell phone 3517J.
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FURNISHED ROOMS FOR RENT.

FOR RENT-New furnished front rooms
facing Capitol Park; stationary wash
stands, hot and cold running water;
electric light in each room: also use OF
phone and large bath. Apply 40 North
street.
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Harrisburg, Pa, February 15, 1915.
Notice is hereby given that the An
Harrisburg a % RAILWAYS al W st Company, for % the the
election of Directors, and the transac-
tion of such other business as may
come before the meeting, will be held
at the office of the Company. in the
City of Harrisburg, at 10 o'clock a. m.
BY order Board of Directors,
]. O'CONNELL,
SaprnfarY-
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With the spelling bee there will be
three classes, one open to children un-
der Ii years of age, another open to
all and general information class open
to all. Three prizes will be awarded
in each class.
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BoARDERS WANTED

WANTED-Limited number of summer
boarders fine mountain air; first
class table; everything restful and
homelike, Rates S1.00 per day and UP.
Special rates for families and by the
month. For further information write
at once, Dauphin, Pa. Box "A.
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Miscellaneous
FURNITURE PACKING

Sixth street, first class packer of fur
niture. china and bricabrac. Bell phone
s99W.