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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-09
END SUCCESSFUL CRUISE.
Navy Department. Officials Pleased
With Results Of Civilian Training.

Navy Department. OHIc1aIs PIdaseu
With Results Of Civilian Training.
Washington. Sept. 9.-With an
nouncement that the "John Paul Jones
cruise" on which $500 civilians have
been in training since Aug. Is, had been
highly successful, orders today were Is
sued by the navy department termi-
mating the training. The six reserve
battleships comprising the fleet viii
land the men at Boston, Philadelphia.
Norfolk, Charleston, Baltimore and
New York.
Admiral Benson, acting secretary OF
the navy, said the cruise had estab-
lshed strong relationship between
the navy and business men OF the
country which will do much to encour-
age enlistment In the service.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-09
HANLY ATTACKS FAIRBANKS.
Says He Is "Dry" in Canada and "Wet'
-. in Home State.

Chicago, Sept. 9.-Charles w. Fair
banks, republican nominee for vice
president, recently has proved HIM
self a "dry" advocate in Canada and
wet" candidate at home, ]. Frank
haniy, the prohibition presidential!
candidate declared in an address here
today just prior to the departure OF
the prohibition special.
Besides Mr.. Hanley. Dr. Ira Landrith,
vice presidential candidate, and about
a dozen other party workers. were
aboard. 49,
Mr.. Hanly quoted Mr.. Fairbanks as
inyeighing against strong drink while
speaking in Toronto.
"And yet, Fairbanks, in absolute
control OF the state convention, re-
fused to permit it to say word OF
condemnation Of that thing" said Mt
Hanly. r.F
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-09
Two Narrowly Esea pc Death.

Waterloo, Sept. Two men mar
rowly escaped death here today when
an ammonia pipe in the basement Of
the Black department store burst. The
detonation was felt in all the offices
OF the eight story building, and a
panic among women was averted with
difficulty The men were badly
bruised and were taken to hospital.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-09
Wilson Leaves For Shadow Lawn,

Atlantic City, y. j.. Sept. 9.-Presl-
dent Wilson. who spoke here before
the National Woman's Suffrage AS
sociation, left here this morning for
Long Branch. n. J., to make an ex-
tended stay at Shadow Lawn. his sum
mer home. A large crowd on the
Board Walk cheered the president as
he entered his automobile. In the
crowd were many OF the delegates to
the suffrage convention. ....E
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-09
Increase in Untitled Tonnage.

New York, Sept. N9.-The untitled
orders OF the United States steel Cor
poration on Aug. 81, stood at $3.50, S57
tons, an increase Of 66765 tons, COM
pared with these OF July 81, ,g. acenrding
to the monthly statement issued today
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-09
STRENUOUS DAY FOR HUGHES.
Will Conclude Campaign in Maine
With Speech at Rockland.

With Speech at RockIand.
Bangor, Me, Sept 9.-Charles F..
Hughes left Bangor early today fol
his last day OF campaigning in Maine,
the most strenuous he has had since
leaving Bridgehampton, N Y, Aug. 5.
Monday is election day in the state.
The Rockland speech tonight will be
the last Mr.. Hughes will deliver ia
Maine. He will leave tonight for Bos
ton, where he will spend Sunday, ana
then will go to Syracuse. n. Y, to de-
liver two speeches Monday at the
state fair
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-09
NO F4ct,TsWtTH GKfNeoss.s
Villas Purpose to Punish Traitors
and Put End to Carranza.

Z
and Put End to Carranza.
Ell Paso, Sept. 9.-From the seat OF
a. wagon, Francisco Villa addressed the
populace of Satevo, Chihuahua. when
his forces captured the town two weeks
ago according to an American arriv-
ing here today. The American brought
With him notes on the speech, in which
Villa-W quoted as saying:
You see Before you 'Pancho' Vile,
Villa the bandit. But you see also
that am paying my soldiers in silver
and I promise you soon l will have a
larger army. l now have plenty OF
machine guns. You saw that neither
the gringoes nor the Carranzistas could
catch me. The 'Gringoes' are harder
fighters than the CarranZists zut L
bear them no animosity. All l am inter-
ested in is Furnishing traitors and put
ting an end to Carranza." ..
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-09
Wilson at Shadow Lawn.

Long Branch, N. Y. Sept. s.-Presi-
dent Wilson arrived at Shadow Lawn
today after an uneventful trip by mo-
tor from Atlantic City. "a small croWd
greeted him on his arrival. The presl-
dent plans to spend most OF the time
here until election.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-09
Woman Kills Self at creston.

Special to Times-Republican.
Creston, Sept. 9.-Miss Althae Wolf.
aged 90, of Ord, Iowa. committed suicide
In her room at a local hotel by shoot
Ing herself In the heart. The body
was found last night. A brother. sum-
moned from Greenfield, says he knows
Of no cause for the act Miss Wolf had
been living with her parents and came
to Creston on a shopping trip
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-09
MURDER pAYMAsTER.
Mine Superintendent, Shot Down, and
Robbed of $4,000.

Mine Superintendent. Shot Down and
Robbed of $4,000.
Martins Ferry, O.. Stpa. 9-Stepping
out of the shrubbery onto the roadway,
two foreigners shot and fatally
wounded Lee Rankin, superintendent
of the Florence mine. Of the
Youghiogheny and Ohio Coal Company
took strong box containing $4,000 in
miners pay from the rear of Rankin's
automobile and escaped. Rankin died
an hour later.
A posse Of miners and police, with
pack of bloodhounds, started in pur-
suit.
Paul Dickens. a chauffeur for
Rankin, attempted to save the pay roll
by speeding up the machine, after
Rankin had fallen with four bullets
in his body but shot from one Of the
bandits brought him to halt.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-09
MORE NEW CASES REPORTED.

sixty Seven New York Children Are
Stricken and Ten Die.
New York. Sept. "A slight increase
in the infantile paralysis epidemic mere
and a drop in the number of deaths
was announced today. New cases num-
bered sixty-seven and there were ten
deaths.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-09
yellow Fever il Yucatan.

VI Washington. Sept. o.. Nava! reports
from Yucatan, Mexico, show increas-
ing numbers Of yellow fever cases In
that state. AT Progreso and Merida,
two Of the principal cities, fourteen
cases have developed since Aug. l.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-09
Mir. superintendent Murdered.

St. Clairsville. O., Sept. s.--Auto-
mobile bandits today held up and
murdered Lee Rankin. superintendent
of the Florence mine of the
:Youghiogheny Coal Company, while he
was on his way to pay the miners
They escaped with $4,000.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-09
Norman kilIed bx Train.

SpeCtAI 10 IIneS-
Logan Sept. GA woman thought
To he Grace Harrison of s34 South
Fifty first street. Omaha, Neb., was
struck and killed by Northwestern
east bound passenger at IL: fii::ssa 90 s,'si:ss!s
last night. s4tsf
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-09
eAshOR "GoES WET"
Bull Moose Candidate For Governo
Declares For Local Option.

Bull Moose Candidate For Governor
Declares For Local Option.
Cedar Rapids, Sept. 9.--1n state
ment given out here today s. II.
Bashor, progressive candidate for gov
ernor, pledged himself to support the
cause Of local option on the liquor
question. Mr.. Bashor's statement con-
stituted the first announcement Of an
accredited candidate on the temper
ance question Both democratic and
republican parties have declared In
favor Of the resubmission OF the con-
stitutional amendment to the voters
banishing the saloon from the state.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-09
AUTO sPEEpERs JAILED.
First vioiators Of Traffic Ordinance at
Dss Mones Are Punished.

r lrSt VIoI4t0t9E OF tT9Ulu VVUtWAUC0 ~
Dss Moines Arc Punished.
VI Des Mo;ncss, Sept 8.Efi Bassman,
10, today was the first violator OIL
traffic ordinances to receive d jail SEN
tence, with which city authorities
threatened all violators recently to
prevent accidents resulting from recl-
less driving.
c. X. Bryant, Des Moines banker.
who also was sentenced to jail still is
at liberty, pending hearing on wri,
of habeas corpus obtained by his at
torneys, scheduled for this afternoon
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-09
Six Cent Loaves for Chicago.

Chicago, Sept. Six cent loaves OF
bread for Chicago consumers within q.
week were predicted today as the re-
suit of conferences yesterday between
,oca, bakers and the wholesale bread
manufacturers from all sections of the
United States. A million loaves- or
bread are consumed in Chicago every
day. it is estimated and the one cent
increase would mean $4,000 added to
household expenses every day for bread
alone.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-09
v;.+;n,s Rrouoht Home.

Washington, Sept. 9-The naval hos
pital ship Solace. bringing part OF the
injured and killed from the cruiser
Memphis, wrecked in Santo Domingo
CITY harbor, arrived in the lower Poto-
mac today. A report from its COM
mander said the wounded were improv-
ing
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-09

TeIesraphie News:
Submarine Eruption Wrecked U. g.
Cruiser Memphis.
Sympathetic Strike Planned in New
York.
Allies Claim Fresh Gains.
Higher Prices to Producers.
Alleged Bread Trust Probe.
PAGES TWO, THREE.
Iowa News:
Iowa Mercantile Company Bankrupt.
Politics Quiet.
Mrs. Callahan Awarded $4,000 ALI
mony.
Colleges Prepare to Open.
Rural Population shows Decrease.
Gathered by the Wayside.
PAGE FOUR
EDITORIAL:
Getting Them Going and Coming.
Greeks Bearing Gifts.
On the Land.
Topics and Iowa Opinion.
PAGES SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE.
City News:
Getting Ready to Open Fair.
Exhibitors Busy Arranging Displays.
Mr.. and Mrs c. Yeager Celebrate
Golden Wedding.
Labor Day Baseball Figures.
Local Comment.
General and Brief City News.
PAGE TEN
Markets and General:
Federal Estimates Lower Wheat
Prices.
Corn Says Because OF Free Offerings.
Cattle Market Steady.
Hog Prices Sag.
Great Britain Not to Yield Sea Plan.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-09
serbians rake offensive.

Paris, Sept s.-The Serbians on the
front took the offensive
IA. night In the region Of Lake os-
as The war office announced today
S9cf after q violent engagement they
shred = height west of the lake.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-09
claim 5000 Population.

Waterloo, Sept 5.---Ssn tstiiIia q
the population of Waterloo, based on a.
new city directory, gives the city 30. 900
inhabitants. The last official census
gave the city 33.0S7. ~. ~ -
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-09

Yield to Russian Pressure.
Berlin. Sept 9.-Forces of the central
powers in the Carpathians, northwest
Of Kapul, says today's sofficial report,
yielded yesterday before the pressure
exerted by the Russians.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-09
o,v,,ss Air Activit;es.

hrlin. Sept s. he following state
Mt was Issued today by the admir-
tx ron Sept. s. our naval aero
iaAA~ 1Fonqd bombs on hostile naval
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-09
French Report Further Gains.

Paris. Sept. s.-Renewing their as
sauits on the Somme front last night,
Hhe French made further gain. The
l(apture Of small wooded area is re-
Horted today. German attacks in this
Hector were repulsed.
N Prisoners taken by the French since
{ept. 3, the statement says. number
MOO including 100 officers. After the
Unsuccessful German attacks Of yes
(Eday, great number of German
Had were found on the field and IL.
finmunicating trenches.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-09
|BRIT|sH AND
! FRENCH CLAIM
FRESH GAINS
/ Resume Offensive on Somme
\ Front With Reported
Successes.
FRENCH CAPTURE
WOOD NEAR BELLOY
German Prisoners Taken on somms
Front Since Sept. 8 Number 700
British Capture German Trench Near
Hishwood-Petrosrad Claims Cap
ture Of German Positions, in carpa-
THAN Mountains.

N Both the French and British
N took the offensive on the Somme
front last night. The French war
office reports the capture Of
wood east OF Belloy. 1t says 100
Germans have been captured since
Sept. 8.
h London announces the capture
Of q German trench near High
hi WOOD.
Il Petrograd announces that the
II Russians have stormed a series Of
II heights in the Carpathians, taking
n 500 prisoners.
Press dispatches from Berlin
H report that the Bulgarians and
H Germans are sweeping down all
II opposition in eastern Roumania
\ and already have advanced about
nifty miles Eorth of the Bulgarian
frontier.
London, Sept. .9.-The British scapr
tured a German trench in Highwood.
Oh l0S SSOlIluc5 AIOut oAtS4 SAINA1Y AoAAs
ing last night. It was announced to-
day. German troops made several
attacks during the night, but none Of
them in force. The statement follows:
Last night there was sharp hand
to hand fighting in Highwcod. where
we captured German trench. taking
two officers and nineteen Bavar!ans.
Heavy casualties were indicted on the
enemy.
There has been considerable hostile
activity against our front north OF
Pozieres and in the neighborhood OF
aIoquette farm. In this sector small
hostile infantry attacks were easuJ
:repulsed sA detachment Of the enemy
which attempted TO advance from the
direction of Courcelotte, Was stopped
by our fire.
"Our troops carried nut several sue
cessfnl enterprises in the .eighborhood
Of Arras and the Hohenzollern redoubt
and north Of Neuve Chapelle. The
enemy trenches were entered, come
prisoners were taken and other cas-
ualties inflicted"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-09
NEWS OF THE DAY
T.-R. BULLETIN.
The Weather.

Sun rises Sept. 10 ut b:a7; sets at
6:1S.
Iowa--Unsettled weather, with show
ers tonight or Sunday; warmer to-
night; cooler Sunday.
Weather predictions for the week be-
ginning Sunday. are as follows: Uppsr
valley and plains states:
Generally fair. except showers Monday
in upper Mississippi valley and We'd
nesday In plains states. Cooler in next
forty eight hours. followed by mode =
ate temperatures.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-31
WONDEROIL
USED FOR OVER 80 YEARS BY
MOTHERS EVERYWHERE
FIRST AID TO CHILDREN
-RELIENES GROUP

Like sugar. coffee tea or salt Wonder
oil, the antiseptic healing balm is in
dispensable in thousands of homes. 1t
has been for so years Our mothers,
grandmothers and greatgrandmothers
all had the same implicit faith in this
greatest of healers
There is nothing better for babies
Group, colds on the lungs or pains in
the chest. A little Wonderoil melted on
a spoon and given internally or applied
to the throat and chest on brown paper
as plaster gives immediate relief. 1t
never burns or blisters or fails to
loosen up cold. 1t has saved thous-
ands of children from bad night with
cold or Group.
This greatest of healing balms is en-
tirely. antiseptic and contains only the
purest ingredients Made from a phy-
sicion's prescription 1t is free from
dangerous caustic chemicals On ac-
count of the widespread demand.
Wonderoil is now put UP in 25 and So
cent size boxes. The 50-cent size win
be found most economical 1T is sold
locally by Geo. A. Gorgas and other
leading dealers everywhere
If you are one of the few who have
never used Wonderoil send to-day TO
Nj. Il. Raymond, Inc. Ballston Spa'
| n. y, for generous free sample.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-31
CavaIryman Wounded in
Mexico at Carlisle Home
Special to the Telegraph

Carlisle, Pa, Aug. 81. - Wounded,
exhausted, almost dead from thirst,
brutally robbed and placed in a mar
row prison cell in hourly fear of exc
cution, to be finally rescued and re-
turned to his native country-this was
the experience of Private William Glib
son, of the Tenth United States Cav
airy, one of the few survivors of the
fight at CarriZal, Mexico. Gibson is
in Carlisle on a furlough recovering
from an injury he received while par
ticipating in a desperate charge on the
machine guns of the Mexican detach-
ment. With his companions in the
Carrizal fight he has been recommend
ed for a certificate of merit which car
ries with it two medals, one the army
awards for bravery and the other
the congressional medal of honor with
a 50 per month increase in pay. He
has a furlough of 20 days from the
punitive expedition but has letter
from General Pershing recommending
that an additional month be granted.
Gibson was beside Captain Charles It.
Boyd when the latter received his
fatal wound and speaks highly of the
courage of the officers in the engage
ment.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-31
BOY SCOUTS HIKE
TO STOVERDALE
Spend Pleasant Day at Camp
ground and Explore Cave
Along Swatara Greek

Stoverdale. Pa, Aug. 81. On
Tuesday evening the Sunny Side en-
tertained at a watermelon party in
honor of Miss Louisa Hoke of Pax
tonia. Those present were: Miss Ell
len Bolton, Anna Feeser. Marion Smith,
Hulda Longenecker, Louisa Hoke, Ma
bel Backenstoss, Eliza Buck, Mrs
George Thompson, and George Muth,
Frank Hoke, Ralph Gingrich and Ed
ward Buck.
The following young men are oc-
cupying the Utopia cottage: Earl
Rudy, John Gotshall. Wellington
Bowman, Truman Rodfong, John Rod
fong with Mrs. George w. Rodfong of
Middletown as chaperon.
William Winn of Harrisburg spent
Tuesday with the n. B. G. club at the
Ruheim.
Mrs. Emory Fisher, Sr.. of the
Emory Villa, spent Wednesday with
Mrs. Mary Slower at Stover's farm.
Mrs. Adam Gingrich. Mrs. John
Adams of Hummelstown, Miss Beulah
Reem and Tom Reem of Duncannon,
spent Tuesday with Mrs. John Mutza-
baugh at the Meringue.
Mrs. Charles Sullenberger of Har-
risburg, is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. E. r.
Carmany at Pine Lodge.
Misses Ruth Ebersole and Ruth
OWOpet OF f1ummelSIOWn, are NlSlt-
ing Miss Mary Reigle at her cottage,
Oak Side.
Mrs. Pierce Rettew of Harrisburg
is the guest of Miss Lou Lehman and
Sadie Crist at the Oleander.
j. w. Mumma of Hummelstown is
spending his vacation at the Limit.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. d. Ruth of High
spire spent several days at the SUISSE
Ruhe.
Mrs. Milton Horner, Grace Horner,
Pearl Horner and Master Charles Hor-
ner of Hummelstown spent Wednesday
with Mrs. ]. L. Cole at the Waldheim.
Miss Alice Barker gave fudge
party to a number of her friends at
her cottage, the Shellbark, on Tuesday
night.
John Smith of Linglestown, was
recent visitor at the Sunny Side cot
tage.
The Boy Scouts of Troop No. II, of
the Market Square Presbyterian
Church, of Harrisburg. with Mr.. Man
ser as scoutmaster, hiked to the grove
and spent day here, exploring Echo
Cave.
w. w. Shope of Harrisburg spent
Wednesday with his family at the Aw
Gwan' Inn.,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-31
FRANK C. HOFFMAN
Chief Marshal.

Platoon of police; Chief Marshal
Frank c. Hoffman; aids C. r. Zim-
norman, Trainmen's Lodge No. 1871;
y. S. Wenrick. Carpenters Union, No.
2S7; II. NJ. Brooks, Painters Union,
No. All; C. d. Rhinehart, Typo
graphical Union, No. Ia; H. l..
Mclaughlin, Trolleymen's Union. No.
7O9; r. E. Adair. Chauffers' Union.
No. 42S; f. I. Richardson, Pressmen' s
Union. No. 1873; Wilson Lohr. Plumb
ers' Union.
Commonwealth Band, Typographical
Union, No. IA; Pressmen's Union, No.
12S; band; Cigarmakers' Union, No.
244; BARRIERS Union, No. sol; band;
Trolleymen's Union, No. 709; Brewery
Workers Union, No. S77; band; Bar
tenders Union, No. $50; Painters
Union, No. All.
The second division will form in
North Front street with the right rest
ing on Locust street. ORGANIZATIONS
in line will be: Band; Carpenters
Union, No. 2S7; Plumbers Union, No.
$50; band; Keystone Lodge, No. 142;
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-31
CHOIR OUTING AT HERSHEY

West Fairview. Aug. 81. - Through
the kindness of o. K. Eshenauer, the
choir of Grace United Brethren
Church was given at outing at Her
shey Park on Tuesday, Mr.. Eshen-
auer and Mrs. Cora Britton furnished
autos which left here at o'clock in
the morning. The day was spent in
sightseeing, contests etc. The fol-
lowing were in attendance: Charles
Honich, choirmaster; Mrs. Emery
Mrs. Charles Honich, Mrs. Frank
Hawbaker Mrs. H. S. Swartz Mrs. F.
c.. Baker, Mrs. Cora Britton, Misses
Grace Rice, Maude Rice, Blanche
Rice, Sophia Curry, Grace Swartz,
Genevieve Wertz, Romayne Honich,
and Ray Rice, II. S. Swartz o. K.
Eshenauer and the Rev. ]. E. B. Rice
and Mrs. Rice
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-31

White Block Lodge, No. 1877; Harris
burg Lodge, No. 3S3; Herculean Lodge,
No. 574; Order of Railway Conductors
Lodge, No. 143.
The third division will form in South
Front street with the right resting on
Market street. Charles Franklin will
be the marshal. In line will be a
band: Hodcarriers' Union. No. III;
Chauffeurs' Union, No. 42S; automo-
biles and carriages.
Route of Parade
The parade will form at 2.30 o'clock
and move promntlv at 8 o'clock. Fol-
lowing is the route:
Fast in Market street to Thirteenth.
to Derry to Mulberry street bridge,
to Fourth, to Reilly, to Second, to Mar
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-31
MRS. SARAH o'DoNEL DIES

New Germantown, Pa, Aug. 81. -
Mrs. Sarah Hart O'Donel, aged 92,
the oldest person in this part of Per-
ry county, is dead. She was born in
Lancaster county, Pa. on December
%, 1928. Funeral services were held
in the Methodist Episcopal Church on
Tuesday afternoon by her pastor, the
Rev. George II. Knox. She is survived
by one son, James ODonel, Sr., of
Toboyne township, and one daughter,
Mrs. Martha eaver. of Grace Creek,
Ill. H. n. Hart of Toboyne township,
and the Rev. B. H. Hart, of Williams
port, formerly of Harrisburg are
nephews.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-31
ACCIDENT UNAVOIDABLE
Coroner Believes Driver Was Not
ResDOnSibIc

Coroner Eckinger to-day continued
his investigation of the accident at
the grade crossing in East Middletown
yesterday when Mrs Sarah Hoerner,
aged n was instantly killed, when
Uriah Schrum crashed into her with
his motorcycle to avoid being run
down by a Philadelphia and Reading
train.
According to the county official,
from evidence gathered he believes
the accident unavoidable, and will
probably decide not to hold an in
quest. Schrum surrendered after the
accident, but will probably be re-
leased. Mrs. Elizabeth Zorger, aged
So, daughter of Mrs. Hoerner, was
seriously injured in the accident. Both
women were struck by the machine
and hurled against the trucks of the
engine.
Witnesses told Coroner Eckinger
that Schrum was not driving at rate
of more than 12 miles an hour at the
time of the accident.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-31

ket Square and countermarch In Sec
ond street.
Chief Marshal Hoffman REQUESTS
that the people of the city decorate
their homes and that those viewing
the parade remain on the sidewalks.
He has also issued a request that
vehicles not jim the parade should not
follow the last division, and that or
Ganizations report promptly at Front
and Market streets upon their arrival
The men in line have also been asked
not to smoke.
All of the organization members
will be uniformed and the aids to the
chief marshal will wear dark clothes.
stiff -brimmed straw hats and wear
white satin badges.