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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-16
News at a Glance

READING, PA.-Allen Keller, so
years old, quarryman employed at
Laurel Dale, was instantly Kilied, andG
Milton Schrack, a 60-year-old farm
hand, was perhaps fatally injured
when they were run down by the
automobile of Harry w. Smeltzer. a
Reading insurance broker, as they
were walking along the road in Muh-
lenberg township near here yesterday.
WILKES-BARRE, PA.-John Pau
derewski, thirty-seven years old, who
was found dead in bed by his wife on
November 28, was strangled to death,
according to a verdict given by Cor
oner's jury yesterday.
READING, PA.-H. Clyde knaudel,
of State College, is assisting the BerkS
Farm Bureau in arousing interest
among the farmers in the raising OF
larger fiocks of poultry. Farmers are
advised that turkey raising pays we'll
and that there is great demand for
guinea chickens.
READING, PA.-Worry over a suit
for nonsupport which had been insti-
tuted the day previous by his wife
caused Frank Snyder, a butcher, to
shoot himself in the yard of his home
at Stony Creek Mills. The body. near
ly concealed by the falling snow, was
found by James Doutrich, brother
of Mrs Snyder.
SMETHPORT, PA.-Conyicted of
stealing buShel or potatoes When the
tubers were selling at a record price,
Thomas Wharton, of Bradford, was
sentenced to pay a fine of six and
quarter cents and undergo imprison-
ment in the Western Penitentiary for
not less than one nor more than two
years. When being led away by the
Sheriff Wharton said he would not
have been given a longer term had he
stolen bushel of diamonds.
ALTOONA-Though in the heart
of the bituminous coal district, AL
toona is facing a coal famine. The
pudding furnaces of large iron COM
pany have been closed and bakeries
and breweries are experiencing great
difficulty in obtaining fuel. This con-
dition is attributed to operators ship
ping coal to the highest bidders and
particularly to munitions plants.
which are paying high prices for coal
to keep their factories running.
YORK, PA.-Miss Annie JamiSon,
thirteen years old, of Spring Grove,
who for forty-two days has been un-
able to taste food, died yesterday from
starvation. a neurotic condition, it is
said. caused her jaws to lock and her
physicians were unable to release
them.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-16


Construction Company.
j. II. O'Brien, now managing engineer
for Westinghouse. Church. Kerr and
Company, of New York, will be vice.
president and chief engineer. Mr.. Co.
vert, who has been the directing head
of the Central Company and with
whom the plan for the reorganization
originated, will be secretary and treas
urer.
The new name of the company will
be the Central Construction Corpora
ton and it will have capital stock
of 100000, 100000 preferred and
100000 common.
Mr.. Covert said today: "The Cen
trail company has outgrown it's old
clothes. 1t is going in for big things.
We will engage in all manner of en-
glneering work and the erection of
very large structures will be a special
", together with paving and all kinds
of construction work. We are happy
to have associated with us such big
men as Mr.. Tripp and Mr.. O'Brien."
We'll Known Here
Mr.. Tripp, who was formerly head
of the Harrisburg Light and Power
company and is now its vice president.
VIII reside in Harrisburg as head of
the new company. He will come here
early in the Spring but his family will
not follow him until the close of the
school term. Since leaving Harris
burg Mr.. Trip has been identified with
the interests which control the Har-
risburg and many other electric COM
panies throughout the country. He
has wide acquaintanceship over the
country and is well liked here. His
present headquarters is New York City
and his residence is Yonkers.
Mr.. o Briens office is also New York
and he too lives in Yonkers. He will
remove to Harrisburg in a very short
time. Mr.. O'Brien is one of the best
known managing engineers in New
York. Some of his more important
work has been the designing and con-
struction of the great terminal facili-
ties or the Pennsylvania railroad in
New York and similar operations for
the Northern Pacific in Canada. He
has erected a number of large hotels
and for years has been identified with
all manner of big construction work.
The Old Company
The old Central Construction and
supply company, which has grown
from very small beginning since its
inception in 1902, has an authorized
capital stock of $3.50, 900, of which only
$4,000 was paid in. it has operated.
chiefly in, paving work, not only in
Harrisburg, but all over PENNSYLVANIA
and in West Virginia. 1t has a high
financial rating and has made much
money for those identified with II
Charles +. Covert, its organizer is one
of the best-known business men of the
city and 1t was his success with the
old company that led to its reorgani-
zatlon along lines that will widen it's
opportunities for business.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-16
VILLA MAKES
PEACE OVERTURES
Promises, if Unmolested, to Kill
No More Americans, Accord
ing to Report

Ell Paso, Texas, Dec. 16. - Fran
cisco Villa, through representatives
here, has made overtures to the United
depredations upon American property
and discontinue killing Americans in
Mexico. it was announced by govern
ment agent here.
The report that representatives of
Villa have been working here and else
where on the border to have Villa
spare American lives and property in
return for assurances that his move
ments in Mexico would not be inter-
fered with by the United States Army,
has been in circulation here for two
days.
Villas friends have pledged him to
carry out his part of the proposed
agreement, 1T was said, if he be not
molested in his military operations.
Confirms Executions
An American who arrived>here from
Santa Rosalia, Mexico, brought con-
firmations of the killing of DR.. c. H.
FISHER at Santa Rosalia, an unknown
foreigner at Jiminez and Howard
Gray at Parral.
news of Henry Clark's escape from an
execution squad at Jiminez, when the
Villa forces occupied the town.
Clark, an American. who owned O
ranch near Jiminez, was caught by
the Villa followers while in Jiminez
and was stripped of his clothing and
ordered shot. Clarks son, according
to the American refugee, offered to
fight with Villa If he would pardon his
father. This was done and the last
seen of Clark was when he was going
to his ranch clad only in a Mexican
blanket.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-16
Crew of Sumner Abandon
Transport in Heavy Sea

New York, Dec. 16. - The United
States army transport Sumner, which
grounded off Barnegat, N j.. Sunday
night on the way to this port from
Colon, was abandoned by her crew
early to-day. Heavy seas driven by
a northwesterly wind caused the trans
port to pound heavily on the shoa..z
Shortly after midnight the vess&
leaked so rapidly that the pumps and
wireless were put out of commission.
Captain Webber and small portion
of the crew left on the boat were
taken off by boats from the coast
guard cutter Seneca and the Barnegat
coast guard station. The remainder
of the crew had been transferred to
the army transport Fitzpatrick ana
brought here last night.
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Not of Importance
Washington Asserts

Washington, Dec. 16. - Any sug-
gestion of an agreement between the
American government and Villa is re-
garded by administration officials as
unworthy of consideration.
No official report of Villas alleged
proposal that an agreement under the
terms of which he would cease killing
Americans and order to stop the de-
struction of American property has
reached the State Department and
some doubt was expressed that he had
made such overtures.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-16
COURT RULES AGAINST FORD
Sustains Navy League in Its Demurrcrs
in $1,000 Libel SDit

Washington, Dec. 16. - Justice Sid
dons, of the Supreme Court of the
District of Colum bia, decided yester-
day in favor of the Navy League of the
United States on its demurrers to three
of the five pleas in it's suit for $780,
600 for libel against Henry Ford, OF
Detroit.
These three pleas raised the defense
of privilege as to the alleged libel on
the Navy League of the United States,
published here on the first day of May
last, on the ground that Ford believed
the statements which he made to be
true. The alleged libel complained of
by the Navy League charged it with
treason, masked as patriotism" in
advocating a large navy ostensibly for
defense, but actually in the interest
of it's "munition- founders"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-16
MRS. r.. H. LEHMAN DIES

MELVILLE, Pa, Dec. 16.-Mrs. Mary
Lehman, wife of r. II. Lehman, clerk
in the First National Bank, and a
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George P.
James. formerly of Harrisburg, died
at her fathers home yesterday, aged
"a years. Mrs. Lehman had an oper
alton performed at the Harrisburg
Hospital in November. Funeral SER
vices will be held from the home of
her father on Monday afternoon at 2
o'clock.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-16
BERKs Mills ovERsToCKED
Farmers Throughout County Anxious
to Sell Wheat as Price Declines

Reading, Pa, Dec. 16. - Berks mil
lers are congested with wheat Farm
ers are anxious to sell. and the millers
no longer want to buy. Within the
last few days the price has declined
from s1.65 to $3.50 a bushel. Last
week some millers were Offering $3.50
and very little was brought to the
mills To-day they are besieged with
offers to sell. The farmers were hold
ing their wheat for 50, and it is pre-
dicted that many will have to sell for
S125 or less"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-16
TWO SHOWS NEyT WEEK

Washington, Dec. 16. - The fore
cast for the week beginning Sunday
announced by the Weather Bureau to-
day follows:
Middle Atlantic States: Generally
fair except SHOWS are probable by
Sunday night and on Monday and
again about Thursday. Temperatures
considerably below seasonal normal.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-16

is to be attended also by members OF
the chamber.
Edward James Cattell of Phila-
delphia, widely known in the State.
and a speaker at many important
meetings, will make the address at the
luncheon.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-16
c. OF C. MEMBERS no ATTEND
TRAVELLING MEMS LUNCHEON

David E. Tracy. president of the
Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce,
announced to-day that the noon
luncheon to be given next Wednesday
in honor of travelling men of the city
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-16
ENTERTAINs BIBLE CLASS

Duncannon. Pa, Dec. 16.-Mr. and
Mrs. Chalmer Clugston entertained
the Faithful Daughters Bible Class of
the United Brethren Sunday School
at their home in Lincoln street.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-16
P. 0. S. Of A. Quot News

The Quot team of Camp 8 is still in
the lead, with Steelton a close second.
The Quot League will hold their
monthly meeting at Steelton on the
18th at which time Camp 639 will
play there.
Schedule next week:
522 at 716 on 12-1S-16; $50 at 1912
\ 12-19-16; at sos on 12-22-16.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-07-30

valiant fght-one Of the hardest
ever fought by youth at the South
Mississippi Inirmary for his life-was
that waged at that institution the
greater part OF yesterday by Edwin
Smith, a 15-year,old lad of Tylertown,
Miss who lost
The boy, suffering from broken
neck, received while diving in shall
low water near his home on Friday,
was conscious for part of the time,
after being brought to Hattiesburg
Yesterday. He realized the dangerous
condition of himself, and knew that
only the best of medical treatment
and the greatest will power in the
world would save him. He had conf
dence in the surgeons, and he had con
fdence in himself. He steeled himself
TO conduct losing fight. A spell o.
unconsciousnes came over him few
minutes before 10 o'clock last night
and before he came to himself, deatl
had arrived.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-07-30
ASKS PROTECTION
FOR DEUTSCHLAND
WHEN SHE DEPARTS
UNITED STATES TELLS SHIP Of
FlcIALs THAT NOTHING
CAN BE DONE.
U-BOAT MAY MAKE DASH
FOR ATLANTIC CITY TO-DAY
lBu Assoctated press.l

Washington, July Especial pro-
lection for the German submarine
Deutschland, when she starts out of
American territorial waters, was asked
of the American government late to-
day, with the intimation that the boat
would leave Baltimore some time to-
morrow. In the conferences between
the State, Treasury and Navy depart
ment officials, it was ruled that no ex
traordinary precautions could be or
dered because the United States has
ruled that the Deutschland is an ordi
nary merchantmen. Precautions al
ready have been taken to see that tht
boat is not molested within the three
mile limit.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-07-30
FRENCH TROOPS ADVANCE
NEAR THIAUMONT WORKS
Russians Penetrate Austro-cerman
Lines and Sweep vIadimir-RoIynskl;
is First Decisive Success for Rus
SLAMS in This Campaign; Austro-
German Losses Reach 100000, says
Petrosrad.
tBu Associated Press.l

London. July 29.-The armies Of
the entente allies continue to hammer
the lines of the central powers on all
European fields.
On the western front, the British
and French are holding back the Ger
man forces and British troops have
made additional progress on the hard
fought Somme battle-ground,
North of Somme, in France. the
British have gained some In the vicin-
ity of Where's. The British have
beaten off German attacks against
Delville Wood and the French have
stopped German attempts TO advance
at Bermandozillers. south of the
Somme.
Berlin reports little activity on this
| front, with the exception of the fail
ure of British attacks in the vicinity
of Potiers.
Fighting also continues around Yer.
dun. German attacks on both the
right and left banks of the Meuse have
been repulsed, Paris asserts. French
troops continue their advance near
the Thiaumont works on the right
bank of the river.
] There has been no great change in
the Austro-Italian front or on the Sa
loniki front. where the Serbian troops
began their offenses several days ago
Sofia claims the BuIgarians have
stopped the Serbian attacks, while
the Serbians claim they have imposed
heavy losses on the Bulgarians.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-07-30
"A Little Inches OF
Land Causes Whole
.Lof Of Big Trouble
OLD BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS
TO BE OPENED ON ACCOUNT
OF BROADWAY SPACE.

New York, July 29.-To clear the
title to four inches Of ground fronting
Broadway, bankruptcy proceedings 10
years old have been reopened against
Peter Banner one-time wealthy COM
mission merchant and real estate
operator.
He became bankrupt ir 1906, with
liabilities of $1,S39,7S9 and assets OF
81 .So3, 800. Previously he gave mort
cages on No GAS Broadway to the
Union Dime Savings Bank for $780,
600 and to the Broadway Trust Com
pany for 100000. All actions in bank
ruptcy later were dropped, but Ban
ner was never discharged by the
court.
Yesterday the Union Dime Savings
Bank reopened the proceedings before
w. H. Willis, referee in bankruptcy
because, it is alleged, the mortgage
given to the Broadway Trust Company
and exercised years ago by foreclos
lure sale, omits the mention of foui
inches of space between the northerl!
wall of the building and the limit Q
the site.
The bank wants to foreclose on tn
; entire property, but cannot do SO be
fore the four inches unaccounted fo
in the mortgage first foreciosed ha
been administered in bankruptcy.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-07-30
SLAVERY A CURSE.
CAROuN|AN AYERS
SENATOR TlLLMAN SAYS CIVIL
WAR ENDED BEST
FOR ALL.

Washington, July 29.-eI never be-
lieyed it possible that could do it,
but slowly and by degrees have come
to think it was best for all concerned
that the South was defeated. said
Senator Tillman of South Carolina to-
day urging the passage of a bill deal
ling with Arlington National Cemetery.
i Slavery" he continued was a
curse which had to be destroyed ere
the South and the world could adj
vance. 1t was a curse for which the
South was not more responsible than
tIfe4Sorth. Both sections were respan2
! tsible and both paid four long years
!, lof penance for their Joint sin. Il
had to 60, and while it went in chs
! worst way possible and in going gavs
birth to an apparently unsolvabie prob
I, dem. still l, who was born and reare'
Z there and am Of the Old South, az
I iglad it is gone never 80 return. az
: glad, also. that the idea of Rationale
has sppplanted chat Of confederatIol
y despite the danger involved. And SO
'p- can find it in my heart to want
&c. make Arlington truly National in !
pscope,"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-07-30
.HATT|ESBURG JURY
DECIDES LIQUOR LAW
UNCONSTITUTIONAL
SIX LOCAL MEN CAST ASIDE oPIN-
ION OF CHANCELLOR;
STICK BY POWER.
FREES WOMAN WITH
MORE THAN I QUART

What's little thing like the ruling |
of chancery judge or circuit court
Judge on little thing like the consti-
tutionality of little law like the
auart-at-a-time measure, to Hatties
burg jury?
"Ain't nothin," as they say over on
Pine street.
A Meridian magistrate has ruled
| that when the secretary of state or
dered an election on the new liquor
law, that that law was held in abey-
ance, despite the fact that chancery
Judge had issued an injunction re-
straining the state official from hold
ing the election.
But Hattiesburg stepped to the bat,
and put across a home run, with the
bases full, when half dozen men,
constituting jury in justice of the
peace's court, ruled that the decision
, of Chancellor Taylor that the new. law
is constitutional, and can't be voted
on, is illegal
; In verdict of eight words, the jury
set aside the opinion of the chancellor
Gertrude Trotter, negro woman
alighted from train at Petal the
other night, and in her arms she helc
/ a package. She came into Hatties
f burg, and Gertrude and the package
e aroused the suspicion of constable
IGertrude was arrested, and the pack
i. age confiscated. The officer opene'
it, and found a quart of gin and
quart of whiskey, He locked Gertrud
up.
ri In Justice Pittman's court, her a
= torneys, Currie & Smith, asked for
trial by jury. The justice agreed
N. this, and jury was summoned. S.
King, c. H. Williams, j. G. Quinn,
w. Hopkins, R. c. Mckenzie and
D. ChennauIts, were summoned al
agreed to serve.
u The woman did not deny havil
!. more than the legal amount OF wh
u n key. Her attorneys, however, declar
In that the law was unconstitutional a
g. besides. that it had been set asi
.ial when petitions calling for an elect
$. under the referendum amendment
ID, the constitution were filed.
ep. The jury evidently believed u
Continued on Page Two)
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-07-30
Chance in Million.

owe have had cases resembling TINS
here before" said the physicians, "ano
thev have recovered. The boy has a
obance to live. but only one chance
IN a million. Maybe we can DO some
thing for him"
Two or three vertebrae were brok-
an and the greater part of the LAD $
body was paralyzed.
smith was brought to Hattlesuurs
Mo 4 of the New Orleans & North
aaatern Railroad at 11:4O O'Clock yes
terdav morning. The accident oc'
cured Friday afternoon in a stream
noar the lads home. At first 1t was
-, thought the boy was in serious
condition Later, a physician discov
orod that there was something wrong
~, his neck. and he was rushed tc
Hattiesburg.
The boy, in company with a humoe
Of Tvlertown lads, was in swimhihs
rho water at the point where a oiN
ing board had been placed was aOou .,
soet deep. Smith had made tn
,,nnre from the board several times
,aithout mishap. Finally he took
long, high jump, made gracetul ols'
and failed to come up. Bubbles ari r,
ing to the top of the water told p
m nomnapions that something seriou
had happened.
ore Of them went down. an
brought the unconscious form |,
smith to the top, and carried 1t 70 u
bank. !.
The bos 4 the son Of ?. R->smit
of Tylertown
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-07-30
Hot? Blame 1t on
IA Bermuda High
IT'S X eSponSibIe
WEATHER SHARP TELLS US, TOO,
WHY 1T MAY NOT BE ANY
COOLER THIS WEEK.

Washington, July ga "BermuGa
high" is the official cause of the worst
heat wave that has enveloped the
country in Is years.
Translated from the cryptic Ian
guage of the weather sharps, that
means great area Of high pressure
air has been mobilizing on the wealth
er drill grounds in the Atlantic, off
Bermuda, for the last emonth, and
now has let go the full power Of its
offensive from the seaboard to the
Rocky Mountains.
| 1t has stood for weeks like solid
wall against heated currents, trying
vainly to move out from the interior
over the ocean, and now, as it swirls
rapidly along, it is gathering heat and
moisture from the tropics and sweep
ing them northward over the CONT
nent.
today that the heat wave had just be
gun and would continue for the rest Of
the week and probably longer.
Reports from the Middle West an(
Northwest declare that millions o.
dollars worth of crops are endan
gered. The state board of agriculture
of Nebraska reports that the Nebras
ka corn crops will suffer damag
J amounting to millions of dollars unles
there is rain within week.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-07-30
No Hope For Folks
Whose Water Has
Been Disconnected
LOUISIANA RULING THAT THE
CITY CAN'T DO 1T, DOESN'T
WORK IN HATTIEs6uRG.

All you 40 or more Hattiesburg
families whose water connections
were cut off yesterday by order of the
commissioners because of non-pay-
ment of water taxes, will have to go
to the creek for your baths in the fu-
ture, or else pay up.
City Fathers in the courts of Missfs-
sippi
Down in Louisiana, some time ago,
a Federal judge enjoined a municipal
ity for disconnecting the water sup
ply of patron who was behind with
his rent.
water is necessity" he ruled,
land every person must have,it, even
in wet state. The city may fine a
person for non-payment, and may
even make him work it out on the
streets. But the supply may not be
disconnected"
Yesterday when Burke Jones and
his water department crew went about
their work of cutting off the water Of
the delinquents, and one of them tolt
him of the Louisiana regulation. Jones
didn't want to get enioined, SO he wen
out and saw couple Of lawyers
Strange to say, they both agreed will
each other that the city has righ
to take such course. So Burke con
tinued his work.