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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-14

knew as much Of the sea as I do you
would know that that is not an easy
matter in a gale Of wind" This incl
dent led the counsel to turn his atten-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-14

Lord Chelmsford once related that
a friend of his at The bar was engaged
in nautical case. in which It appear
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-14

tiers, asked a sailor who was in the
witness box how it was they did not
lower the topmast, upon which the wit
ness replied, with q sheer, If you
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-14

$4,000 by his Observation-Disclosures
Globe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-14

All the news all the time-The Argus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-14
TWO-T THIRDS or T0lLERS
BEL 0W THE POVERTY LINE

Continued from Page Four)
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shackle industry. Law should take
the tax OF every species of human
activity
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-16
Alice Joyce To-day at the Photoplay

Miss Alice Joyce, popular Kalem
star, appears to-day in twoact drama,
''Cast Up by the Sea. - Miss Joyce
has never been seen to better advan-
tage. The role of Ruth Adams affords
this beautiful Kalem. star splendid
opportunity to show her ihistrionic abil-
ity. Guy Coombs and Jere Austin ap-
pear with Miss Joyce in this produc-
tion, Coombs as Lockwood the gauoer.
and Austin as the .cowardly Dupont.
Because Paul Lockwood was exposed
as professional gambler, Ruth ADAMS,
a milhonaire's daughter, cast him aside
in favor of Dupont, titled foreigner.
Lockwood is a man and dupont cow
ard. Along with this, we present "The
Strange Case of Princess Khan one
of those pleasing oriental dramas deal
ing in hypnotism and in which love
eonquers the hypnotic. Also Patsy
Bolivar and the famous Sweedie' in
comedy films. Monday the greatest
Broadway Vitagrapn reaIure yet
shown, "Two Women with Anita
Stewart, Earl Williams, Julia Swaync
Gordon and Harry Northrup. One
woman, wise as a serpent, the other in
nocent as a dove. Adv"
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-16
Christian ENDEAVOR week
Societies of This City and Vicinity
Schedule Big Event for Week
of February 7-14

At the executive committee meeting
of the Harrisburg Christian Endeavor
Union held in the Olivet Presbyterian
church last evening arrangements were
made to observe Christian Endeavor
week, February 7.14.
All of the Endeavor Societies of this
city and vicinity are expected to take
an active part during the big week.
Special invitations will be extended to
the Epworth Leagues, Junior Endeavor
Societies and to the "Booster Junior
Chorus to attend the big meeting on
Friday evening, February 12, which
will be held in the largest auditorium
available. The Rev. f.. r.. Clark, d. d.,
of Boston, founder of the c. L. move.
ment, will be the principle speaker, and
will deliver an address on the subject,
The Full Significance of G. E. Week "
District rallies will be held durin!
the G. r. week which will be arranged
by the vice presidents as follows: Mon.
day evening, Central district; Tuesday,
Allison Hill and across river; Wednes-
day, G. h. and church prayer meetings
in the various churches; Thursday, up
town district and Steelton. These raj
lies will be boosters for the big meeting
on Friday night. 1t is likely that a
banquet will be held preceding the big
rally.
President A. C. Dean announced the
following officers and committee chair
men for the year: Secretary, Miss
Emily Edwards; treasurer, f. D. With.
crow; vice presidents, R. B. Manley, G.
s. Urich, j. P. Harder, b. b. Drum, j.
d. Crider, Ralph Crowl, +. w. Stout.
Committee chairmen, music, j. Frank
Palmer; press, f. S. Schiling; good
citizenship, Benjamin Whitman; look.
out, l.. e. Spangler; missionary, Mrs. }.
j. Hemmer, Wormleysburg; temper
ance, H. d. jackson.
The following new societies were re-
ceived into the union: Milltown
Church of God and First Baptist this
city.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-16
ORPHEUM
AL. G.. Field Minstrels

The coming of the Al. G. Field Min,
strels has a place in boy-land-and girl
land tOo-right alongside the big holi-
days and festivals of the year. The
highly colored posters on the bill board
announcing these Ministries causes the
same rejoicing among the kiddies, big
and little, as that created by the APP
proach of an official "big time day.
In fact, such permanent institution
for fun has the Al. G. Field Minstrels
become with these patrons, that the
brilliant colOrs OF the posters are super
tuOus. Just the name and date, with
the word Coming" would be suf
fcient.
And then, when the minstrel pa
rade beginsl Is the jubliation confined
to the boys and girls and young9 Hard
ly, for it takes no keen observer to sea
that traffic in any direction other than
that of the parade is positively stopped
The name aud the parade of the Al. G.
Field Minstrels have meaning with
the masses-entertainm
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-16
four ARE LYNCHED BY A MOB
Two Women and Two Men Alleged to
Have Beaten Police Chief ~
Hanged and Shot

Atlanta, Jan. 16.-Dan Barber, his
son Jesse, and Barber s two married
daughters. Eua and Ella Charles, ne
groes, were taken from the Jasper coun-
ty Jail at Monticello, Ga, Thursday
night by a mob and lynched, according
to telephone message received here
yesterday.
Sheriff James Ezelle was overpower-
ed by 100 men, he said, and the four
negroes were forcibly taken from the
iail. Their bodies, riddled with bullets,
were found on the outskirts Of the town
yesterday.
The lynchings resulted indirectly
from a fight that recently occurred at
Dan Barbers home, when j. P. Will
liams, chief of police, attempted to ar
rest him on a charge of selling whlskey
without a license Barber appeared TO
have peaceably surrendered when sud
denly, it is said, he seized revolver
and opened fire on the officer. Barber s
son Jesse and the two Charles women
were then alleged to have joined in an
attack upon the policeman, beating him
severely. Negroes living nearby mott
fed the county authorities and the four
were placed in Jail.
Late Thursday night, Sheriff Ezelle
asserts, the mob entered the Jail, over
powered him, took his keys, unlocked
the cells and took the negroes from the
building.
1t was said they were lynched one
at time, being first hanged, then shot.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-16
COST OF A THUNDERBoLT
What 1t Would Take lii Kilowatts and
Cash to Make One

A Belgian engineer has been making
a novel calculation. which ne publishes
in the Bulletin de la Societe Beige
d 'Astronomie, 1t is nothing less than
the value of thunderbolt in kilowatts
and in cash!
tion the price that the electric plants of
great European cities charge their Gus
toners for current.
Measurement of the magnetism of
certain rocks containing iron ore, ne
says, proves that the electric current
which magnetized them must have had
strength Of at least 5000 amperes.
In reality the strength of the current
must have been much greater, since
the rocks We're at a considerable dis
tance from the spot at which the thun-
derbot fell. However, one must be
conservative in treating of such mat
ters, and the modest figure of 27,S00
klowatts may be taken as fairly cor
rect.
The lowest price at which current
can be supplied industrially when OBJ
tanned under the most favorable condi-
tions-that is to say, by hydraulic pow
er-is one-fifth of cent per kilowatt.
So the minimum value of a thunderbolt
would be $3.50.
But the author notes that in Brus-
sels, where he lives, the price of elec
tricity is 10 cents a kilowatt. This is
the price of current for ordinary house.
hold use in New York. At this figure a
thunderboH would come to $2,9S0. As
the price of electricity varies very
widely in different cities, according to
the conditions under which it is pro-
duced, every one can calculate for him.
self what it would cost in which he
lives.-New York World.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-16
LAST OF FAMILY SUICIDE
Brothers Deaths in War Killed Mother,
and Professor Ends Life

Austin, Tex. Jan 16.-An entire
family was wiped out by the suicide Of
Professor Wilhelm Rittenhaus, a mem
ber of the faculty of the University Of
Iexas, whose unidentified body was
found late Thursday evening on top
of hill overlooking town. 1t was not
until yesterday morning that the iden.
tlty of the remains was discovered.
Thursday morning Professor Ritten-
haus received a cablegram informing
him that his only two brothers had
been killed while fighting in the Ger
man army, and that his mother dropped
dead when she received news of their
death. Professor Rittenhaus seemed
overpowered with the terrible message.
He left his class without hardly nod
of recognition to friends and he was
not again seen alive. He killed him
self by firing bullet from a small.
salibre pistol into his brain.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-16
Covert coats that fall into godet folds
nre the latest addition to daytime styles.
This coat has a collar faced on the
AIDE, side with black velvet
Elizahethtown Bank officers

The following were elected as direc-
tors of the Elizabethtown National
Bank this week: w. S. Smith, j. S.
Riser, E. C. Ginder, Peter N. Rutt,
Amos g. Coble, +. f. Coble, b. l.. Gey-
er, f. w. Croft, e. H. Strickler. At a
subsequent meeting of the Board of Di-
rectors these bank officials were elect
ed: President, w. j. Smith; vice presi-
dent, Peter N. Rutt; cashier, A. H.
Martin; teller, l. w. Eshleman; clerks,
J. w. Riser, J. Brubaker; notary pub
lie, s. B. Kiefer.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-16
G. v NEWS
DEFEATS CURfEW MEASURE
Carlisle Council Decides Not to Adopt
Ordinance by Vote of to g.
To Pave More Streets

Carlisle Jan. 16.-Propositions to
establish curfew ordinance in the
town and to amend the traffic ordinance
were defeated Thursday evening in a
session of borough Council, in one case
by seven to six ballot, and in the
other by a seven-seven vote, on tech
nicality.
Under resolution offered by Nc.
Strohm and ADOPTED by Council, ordl-
nances were directed to be drawn COW
ering the paving of Hanover street,
from Pomfret to South, Dickinson ave-
nue., from High and Hanover to Pitt;
Church avenue. from Hanover and High
to Pitt and High street from Pitt to
West. 1t has been decided to pave
North Hanover street from the Deposit
bank to North street. This work will
give four additional blocks of street
paving and two of alley paving during
the coming year.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-16
PAROLED MAN A. sSWINDLER
Man Who Says He Was British Navy
officer to Be Returned to Pen

Officer to Be Returned TO ZEN
Philadelphia, Jan. 16.-Norman st.
Clair, who once told Warden R. j. Me
Kenty, while prisoner at the Eastern
penitentiary, that he was an ex-British
naval officer and had sacrificed an es-
tate in England rather than reveal his
identity while convict, was arrested
yesterday at Newark, N. j., by Penn
sylvania railroad detectives.
He was charged with having, il his
pretended capacity as a special agent
for s. G. Long, general manager of the
Pennsylvania railroad, inserted an ad-
vertisement in Trenton newspaper for
"twelve girls to do special work at
good pay st. Clair was alleged to
have represented to those who answered
the advertisement that he was spe-
cial agent for Mr.. Long and that the
service they were expected to do would
be to travel on the Congressional Linn
tied trains between New York and
Washington and detect thieves and act
as trained nurses. st. Clair was also
alleged to have demanded a fee of
$3.50 for securing the positions.
The Philadelphia police authorities
were notified that st. Clair would not
be punished for his work at Newark,
but would be sent back to the Eastern
penitentiary to serve out the unfinished
portion of fourteen-year sentence for
criminal assault that was imposed by
Judge Isaac johnson at Media in 1907.
He was paroled for exemplary conduct
on September Z, 1914, after serving
seven years of his sentence.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-16
At the Orpheum

Lamont's Cowboy Ministries, Joseph
Hart S delightful romance GA Breath
of Old Virginia, the Moneta Five,
presenting an exquisite musical offering,
and plenty of clever talent beside, will
all leave the popular Locust street play
house to-day. Several of the important
attractions booked for next week are
bound to strike a popular note with
many of the "regulars. - Not that
they are the headliners, but they are
old favorites, and surrounding a name
like Flo Irwin, they are bound to prove
attractive assets toward combining into
a popular bill. Flo Irwin, equally as
popular as her sister May Irwin, will
have the support of an excellent cast
in presenting George Ade s clever farce
entitled "Mrs. Pekham S Carouse'' as
the undivided headliner. The old favor
ties are no less than Nonette, the Gvp-
sy violinist who will undoubtedly be
favorably recalled by the majority; and
then there are the Courtney Sisters. the
clever and pleasing singers, who were
immense favorites about three seasons
ago. The Keaton Family with "Bus-
ter the well konwn rough and tum-
bic comedians, who convulsed Orpheum
audiences with laughter about four or
five years ago, also return on this bill
Other names of next week s bill will
include The Meyakos,. Warren and Con-
nelly and Mcclellan and Carson
Adv.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-16
Stenographers Wanted

The Civil Service Commission, Of
Washington, D. c., announces that it
has been unable to supply the demand
for stenographers and typists. The
business men of Harrisburg and vicinity
need stenographers and bcokkeepers.
Call at the School of Commerce, Is
South Market Square, and see the large
number of busy young men and women
in the Day and Night School preparing
for office work. Begin preparation i'm
mediately and do not let another ste
nographer take the position that you
can get if ready when the opportunity
comes.-Adv.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-16
STAR-GAzING AFTER RICHES
Man Once Worth $4,000 Is Arrested
AS Astroloper

Chester, Jan. 16.-" Professor S.
Suriano, a so-called astrologer, is being
held by the Chester police authorities,
and he is wanted in Baltimore, changed
with embezzlement. Suriano, who is
about 45 years old, is badly crippled
with rheumatism.
Would you believe that few years
ago | had fortune of $7O,OOO?" he
asked. To-day l can hardly get
along A woman was to blame for it
all. | trusted in her implicitly, only
to be cast aside when my money finally
ran out. | was we'll known in Newark,
N. j. 1t was there 1 met the woman. y
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-16
Reward For Honest Maid

Lancaster, Jan. 16.-Motoring from
their home in Boston to Memphis,
Tenn, Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis Bishop stop
ped over couple of hours Thursday
afternoon at Hotel Brunswick, Lam
caster. When they left Mrs. Bishop
forgot jewelry valued at $4,000. 1t
was found by Gertrude Rohrer, cham
bermaid, Thursday evening and taken
to the hotel office, where telegram
was soon received from the travellers
at Gettysburg, inquiring about the
property. 1t was forwarded to them
Thursday night, and yesterday hand
some check, as a reward, was received
by the fortunate maid.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-16
MANY at Home Wedding

Gettysburg, Jan. 16.-Guests number
ing one hundred or more attended a
pretty home wedding at the residence
of Mr.. and Mrs j. Carna Smith, in
Mount Joy township, on Thursday aft
ernoon, when their daughter, Miss Elsie
Smith, was married to George S. Geisel-
man, of McSherrystown. The ceremony
took place at 2 o'clock.
Before the service Miss Helen Gels
elman sang, and as the wedding party
descended the stairs and entered the
parlor, Mrs. Stockslager played the
wedding march. The bride was gowned
in white silk and carried bouquet of
bride IS roses.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-16
ELECTED 3 NEW DIRECTORS
Few Changes Made in Board of officers
of Wolf Company

ChamberSburg, Jan. ia number
of changes were made in the board of
directors of the Wolf company at the
annual meeting of the stockholders
held on Thursday. Three new members
were chosen TO the board and a new
president elected The directors chosen
were: Harold WickerSham, of Lancas-
ter; J. l.. Bait, Gettysburg; w. I.
Omwake, of Waynesboro; II. W. Spes-
sard, John I. Pensinger, j. A. Strife
and H. G. Wolf, all of town.
Robert 5. Shriver, of Baltimore;
Donald P. Mcpherson, of Gettysburg,
and Walter X. Sharpe retired from the
board.
When the board organized after the
stockholders meeting H. G. Wolf was
elected president to succeed W. X.
Sharpe and II. w. Spessard was chosen
secretary and general manager. The
company annually pays out salaries and
wages amounting to 100000.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-16
This Is a Bad Month

The indoor life of winter, with lack
OF outdoor exercise, puts a heavy load
on the kidneys. Nearly everybody suf-
fers from rheumatism, backache, pain
IN sides and back, kidney and bladder
ailments. A backache may not mean
anything serious, but. it certainly does
not mean anything good. It's better to
he on the safe side and take Foley Kid.
ney Pills to strengthen and invigorate
the Kidneys and help them do their
work. They help rid the blood of acids
and poisons. Sold by Geo. A. Gorgas,
10 North Third street, and p. r. Z.
Station.-Adv.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-16
CONDUCTOR FEARS BLow-UP
Dynamite at Bridge Only Floated
Down on Ice

Lewistown, Jan. 16.-Finding cap
ped dynamite under bridge near Nag
iney on the NJ. and G. branch and, be-
heving he had discovered Black Hand
plot, Conductor Frank Reigle refused
to permit his train to cross the struc-
ture until Superintendent Schaeffer, of
the Cambria quarries, explained that in
blowing out an ice gorge in the Kisha-
coquillas creek, some of the explosive
had foated down stream on the ice.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-16
Central Democratic Enterta,nment

The Central Democratic .,Il., has
completed arrangements for an enter
tainment and dance at the Board of
Trade auditorium ON Wednesday, Feb
ruary 3. The Morehead Entertainment
Company will furnish the first part of
the program with short play having
vaudeville features, and dancing will
follow the play, music by Mark g or.
chestra.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-16
MASKED BANDITS ROB BANK
Lock Two Clerks in Vault and Escape
With $1,000

Jacksonville, Fla, Jan. 1.-two
masked men, armed with revolvers,
forced two clerks of the American
Trust & Savings bank into a vault yes
terday and escaped with $4,000 in
cash.
Only the two clerks were in the bank
when the robbers entered and seized
all the cash in sight. The plight of the
clerks in the vault was not discovered
until 20 minutes later, when the cash
ier entered.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-16
Beat Babe to Death Is Charge

Tacoma, Jan. 16-Mrs. Bertha Diff
ley, housekeeper for Amos R. Hall, was
arrested yesterday on complaint of
neighbors that she had beaten to death
Halls 3-year-old son Clarence. Hall,
whose business frequently called him
from the city, was absent at the time
of the child 3 death and burial.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-16
Chase Fugitive Thirty Miles

FederaIsburg, Nd, Jan. 16.-George
W. Fowler, alias "Quigley, of Bridge
ton, n. j., accused of stealing horse
and carriage belonging to Franklin
Achy, a farmer living between Fed
eralsburg and Seaford, was captured at
Eldorado, Nd Thursday night. The
capture was made after thrilling chase
of thirty miles by automobile.
Magistrate Throne, at Seaford. held
him for a further hearing.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-16
To Oppose Liquor Licenses

Carlisle, Jan. 16.-Following the
sermon at the evangelistic service held
in the First Lutheran church Thursday
evening, a call was made for signers of
remonstrances being circulated against
four Carlisle hotels. A number of sig
natures, it is said were received and
copies will be circulated in all parts of
the town.
The places to which opposition to IL
censing is manifested are the Pennsyl-
vania house, James restaurant, the I.e-
tort hotel and the Franklin house.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-16
MARSHALL P. WILDER BURIED
Funeral in New York Conducted by
Masonic Order

New York, Jan. 16.-More than 200
members of the Lambs Club and other
actors, attended the funeral of Mar
shall p. Wilder, entertainer, who died
in st. Paul, Minq, Sunday and was
buried yesterday from the Stephen
Merritt Chapel, Eighth avenue and
Nineteenth street. The interment was
at Ridgewood, n. ].
Edward NJ. L. Ehlers. secretary of
the State Grand Lodge of Nasons, con
Quoted the service.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-16
Three Months for Drunk

Hagerstown, Jan. 16.-Lewis Thomp-
son, well known about Hagerstown,
yesterday was sentenced by Justice
Doub to serve three months in the
Maryland House of Correction on the
charge of being habitual drunkard.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-16
At the Colonial

There s an act appearing at the
Busy Corner" for the last half of the
week that has certainly proved treat
for Young Harrisburg. 1t is the act
presented by the Jeanettes, two men
and one woman, who all don clown togs
and who are assisted in their clever
feats by troupe of well trained dogs
and monkeys and beautiful group of
white doves. The Colonial Is bill through
out is especially clever and the moving
picture entertainment, headed by a
two-reel feature called "The Voice of
the Wild" is above the average
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-16
Football Star in Coasting Crash

Lewistown, Jan. 16.-Edward John
ston, local football star, sustained a
fractured arm and dislocated ankle.
Misses Cynthia Purcell and Marian
Way, serious injuries of the spine and
suffering from shock when a sled on
which they were coasting collided with
stone wall at express speed.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-16

Love Conquers Hypnotism.' An
Oriental Mystery Play. Photoplay To-
day-Adv.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-16
A ADJUSTMENTS
MAJESTIC

MAJ EST1C
Monday afternoon and evening, Al
q. Field Minstrels.
Friday, matinee and night, January
%, 1.-The French Models.' bur
lesque).
ORPHEUM
Every afternoon and evening. high
class vaudeville.
COLONIAL
Every afternoon and evening, vaude.
vile and pictures.
VICTORIA
Motion Pictures.
PHoToPLAY
Motion Pictures.