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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-14
Brewery Ads Admit
Exempting Donations
From Taxable Funds

Pittsburgh, Feb. 14.-Launching an
advertising campaign which is de-
signed also to keep down alarm among
their stockholders, brewery interests
in biz advertisements in Sunday news
papers here make statements which,
ii was declared tonight; the govern
ment will be prompt to turn to its own
account in the pending inquiry into
brewery contributions to political cam
paigns.
The ads, government officials de-
clared. contained the first official adj
mission that the breweries have been
doing just what the government
charges. and it is now proposed to
make the ads part of the evidence
against the brewery interests.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-14

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business, that fund of $4,000 was
collected from poultry merchants 'un-
der the pretense that it was to be
used in legal fight against Baff and
thaj this fund was used by a murder
steering committee" of twelve men to
employ agents who in turn employed
the gunner who shot Ban to death.
District Attorney Swami believes he
has enough evidence to send to the
electric chair four men in addition to
some of the gunner who actually did
the murder. These men are said to
have had the distribution of the mur-
der fund. The district attorney said
that if ii is proved that the twelve
members of the steering committee
knew all the steps taken in the muir
der conspiracy each of them would be
in the same legal position as was
Becker in the Rosenthal case.
Merchants Give Facts
Many of the poultry dealers who
assert that they contributed inno-
Gently to the fund used to finance
Baft's murder have voluntarily given
information to the district attorney
Mr. Swami to-day issued an appeal to
the other merchants who contributed
TO the fund to give the names of the
members of the murder committee.
1--WE know that the crime was pur-
chased for $4,000 subscribe by mer-
chants" said the district attorney. II
is true that many of those who aided
the fund had no idea the money was
TO be so applied. We know that a
steering committee was empowered to
spend the money. We want to learn
the names of it's members"
Much nf the aVi6anpn tht,c far oh.
tained by the district attorney was
given by Frank Ferrara, who SAYS he
was chauffeur of the automobile in
which the gunner went to kill Baff
and in which they escaped after the
crime.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-14
ST. VALENTINE RHYMES ARE
CALLED TO AID OF SUFFRAGISTS
Verses Urging Support For the Cause Sent to President and
Congressnlen; Poets Are All Amateurs

n is for now, the moment to act, and
r is for rules, which must bend to the
fact"
Many of the valentines were in
verse without pictures. One of these
goes to a candymaker, Representative
George w. Loft. 1t reads:
"Who is it eats your famous sweets,
A million pounds year?
You've Just one guess-we women?
Yes.
Your judgment, George, is clear.
We're good enough to make you rich5
It's now your turn to bat:
BE good enough to vote for us;
Well hold you. George. to that.
Put our amendment through don't
wait,
Then you will be our candy-dat
Here is the valentine\ received by
Senator James w. Wadsworth this
morning:
Conservative Senator, greatly you
veX us;
If we were a man, on your cold solar
pleXuS
We'd land such hard punches you
couldn't resist 'em,
And your 'deep-seated prejudice jolt
from your system. .''.
This was sent to Congressman Rior-
dan:
Your namesake in the lions den
Succeeded just as we will when
We storm old Tammany's lair,
Y'betcha.
They say tiger won't turn tail
Until q tigress takes his trail.
So look out Dan. we're going to
getcha." -. ..... d,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-14
RAISE BIG SUM FOR
CHURCH INDEBTEDNESS

The congregation of Harris Street
United Evangelical Church yesterday
observed the fifth anniversary of the
dedication of their new church. The
Rev. II. f. Schlegel, Phi. D., pastor of
Bethany United Evangelical Church,
Lancaster, and a former pastor of
Harris Street. Church, preached at the
services of the day. Offerings were
received for the church debt fund
amounting to $500 i'm cash.
This church has been making re-
markable progress in cancelling the
Indebtedness. On dedication day five
years ago the debt on the church was
$4,000. During the five years ex-
elusive of yesterday S11,S00 was re-
ceived and paid on the mortgage and
S3,792.2S paid for interest. Including
the offerings of yesterday and a small
balance that was paid into the treas
ury prior to anniversary Sunday, the
total raised for the debt and interest
for five years is S16,4322S.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-14
200 WILL GO
ON TRADE TRIP
Reservations Should Be Made
at Once Says Secretary
McColgin

The Harrisburg Chamber of Com-
merce is completing final arrange
ments for taking out of the city on
Wednesday morning the largest Trade
Excursion in its history. There will
be over 200 participants III the excur-
sion and a :4-piece brass band.
Instructions are being sent to the
participants to assemble in the plaza
of the Union Station at SIS a. m.
Wednesday morning and board the
train at $40 sharp.
Tickets and official badges will be
furnished to the participants at the
station by Joseph H. Wallazz, cashier
OF the trade excursion party. Each
person will also be furnished a book
of patriotic songs boosting Harris-
burg, to be used in connection with the
band at the different stops.
The first stop of the excursion will
be for 10 minutes at Marysville from
$50 to 8 o'clock. The next stop will
be for 80 minutes at Duncannon and
stops of the same length will be-
made that morning at Newport and
Mifflintown and luncheon will be
taken at Lewistown.
A splendid reception and co"dal
meeting at each of the stops has been
arranged in advance by having a rep
resentative of the Chamber of Com
merce visit each of the towns on tho
itinerary at least once and the stops
will be unprecedented in their attrac-
tiveness and worth.
E.L.McColgin, secretary of the Cham
ber of Commerce to-day requests
those sill desiring to go on the trip
to make arrangements without delay
as but few places are left, and when
the ability of the hotels enroute to
take care of the people is reached, no
more reservations will be made under
any circumstances.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-14
Young Lover Dead and
Sweetheart in Hospital
Result of Hanover Tragedy
Special to the Telegraph

Hanover, Pa, Feb. IA. - Earl
Miller. rs years old, is dead and Miss
Edna Hoffman, is in a critical con-
dition at York Hospital as a result
of a shooting at the girls home here
early yesterday morning. They were
found clasped in each others arms
in the parlor of the home, Miller
dead and Miss Hoffman unconscious
In the young mans hand a revolver
was tightly clasped. The girl had been
shot through the temple. The young
people had spent the evening to-
gether and when Levi Hoffman, the
girls father retired for the night he
heard them singing and laughing
Later he was awakened by the shots
and was compelled to break the door
to gain entrance to the parlor
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-14
French Cruiser Sunk
BY Associated Press


Paris, Feb. 14.-Reports of the loss
Of the French cruiser Amiral Charner,
which was reported to have been sunk
by u submarine which was patrolling
the Syrian coast, were confirmed to-
day.
According to information received
at the French Ministry of Marine a
raft bearing one live sailor and the
bodies of fourteen of his companions
has been picked up off the coast of
Syria.
The rescued man said the Amiral
Charner was sunk on the morning of
February s. He declared there was
no time to use the lifeboats.
An official statement given out by
the French ministry of marine yes
terday said that no news had been re-
ceived from the Cruiser Amiral Char
ner since February when, according
to a German telegram, submarine
had sunk "a French warship."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-14
COOLEST WEATHER OF
YEAR FOLLOWS STORM
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are down. Although the storm of Sat
urday and yesterday did not cause as
much trouble in telephone and tele-
graph communications as me one of
several weeks ago, more difficulty was
experienced i'm making repairs because
of the law temperature.
Traffic Paralyzed
Late Saturday afternoon traffic was
almost paralyzed on the uptown lines
of the Harrisburg Railways Company
when double break in the main wire
in Walnut street tied up the cars in
all directions. schedules was not re-
gained until late in the evening on any
of the lines.
Pedestrians found walking difficult
yesterday and to-day because of the
four inches of snow which covered a
half-inch of ice on many of the pave
mcnts. No serious accidents resulted
but several persons were painfully in
iured in falls
Several Injured in Falls
John Keats. of Ills Monroe street
fractured his left leg this morning
while at worl. at the Wallis Coal Com
panY yards when he slipped and fell
on the ice. David McMullin, aged IL
1913 Hunter street, employed by Bow
man Il Co, fractured his left leg when
ne len on NIe MulDeTTN. street DIluSC
Saturday evening. Both were treated
at the Harrisburg Hospital.
Many telephone poles and scores OF
trees in the parks and along the city
streets were down because of the
weight of the ice on them.
Another Wave in Sight
Although warmer weather is pre-
dicted for tomorrow, no promise OF
immediate relief is given, as another
cold wave is lowering in the western
part of the country.
Many of the smaller streams and
ponds were frozen solid. The Park
Department said that skating was not
safe on wildwood Lake, however, and
unless the cold wave continues for a
few days the red flag will not fly. The
river remained open until late in the
afternoon.
Ali over this section oF the country
the coolest weather of the year was
reported, temperatures lowering al
zero or below.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-14
Three Heavily Fined Under
Trading With Enemy Act
BY associated Press

London, Feb. IA. At the Old
Bailey to-day William Gardiner Rig
den was fined 500 pounds, William
Fownes Rigden was sentenced to
twelve months imprisonment and
Stanley Fownes Rigden to four
months Imprisonment on their with
drawing from the defense and their
pleading guilty to the charge of OBJ
tanning goods from Germany through
their New York branch and trading in
such goods in contravention of the
Trading With the Enemy Act. The
three men are partners of Fownes
Brothers and Company, glove manu-
facturerS
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-14
Bulgars Seeking Peace
Report From Athens
Seeeial to he rclecrnbh

London, Feb. 14.-Bugaria is seek
ing peace with the entente powers, ac-
cording TO the Athens correspondent
of the Exchange Telegraph Company,
who, in a dispatch, states that he has
obtained confirmation in allied circles
in Greece of reports that Bulgaria had
made overtures for separate peace.
Bulgaria accomplished her object i'm
entering the European war when Ser
bia was overthrown. so her anxiety to
make terms causes no surprise among
the allies.
Before declaring war it was def
nitely announced i'm her behalf that
her participation would be limited to
the campaign in Servia, and that once
Servia was conquered her active par
ticipation would cease.
Nm intimation of the terms Bull
garia seeks could be obtained.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-14
WOULD AMEND RESERVE LAW

Washington, Feb. IA. - Senator
Kern, Democratic leader to-day intro
duced bill to amend the Federal
Reserve Law and permit officers. di-
rectors or employees of member banks
OF class A directors of Federal Reserve
Banks, with the consent of the Fed
eral reserve board, to become officers,
directors or employees of other banks,
banking associations or trust COM
panies, Federal or State, provided they
are not in competition with member
banks.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-14
SONG OF 4 SHIRT THAT BROUGHT
VAIL FROM A JURY FOREMAN
Found Nothing but TolUel When He Went to Pull Garment
OUer His Head

was ready TO, complete the change
when he opened the package.
A nice clean towel was all he found.
That the towel was generous as to
size, wooliness, etc, as sympathetically
pointed out by fellow-j jurors, didn't re-
lieve the feelings of the shirtless fore
man. When fellow needs a shirt,
he needs shirt, he bitterly remarked.
And towel is a towel.
Driven to desperation, Sourbeer
gave Deputy Berton Speas dollar to
bury him shirt. The deputy had a
whispered conversation with a couple
of jurors and later handled in a pack
age containing shirt. And when
Mr. Sourbeer opened the bundle he
glanced suspiciously but in vain at his
solernn-faced fellow goodmen and true
for a tip as to the Derpetrator of the
joke on the foreman.
Tie bundle contained hi own shirt.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-14

Not only stories of the progress of
the balloting by the W.. II. Shuman
murder jury filtered from behind the
barred doors of the jury rom; FIR in
stance, this is a tale of Foreman j.
Frank Sourbeer's shirt.
When the jury retired to it's rooms
in a local hotel Thursday night Mr.
Sourbeer thought he'd like a shave
and fresh shirt. At his suggestion
Deputy Sheriff William Hoffman tele-
phoned out to the Allison Hill fire
house, where Sourbeer has friends,
and asked that the Sourbeer home be
notified to send in a clean shirt. his
razor, shaving mug. etc.
When the bundle arrived joyous
Jurors got il first and surreptitiouly
removed the shirt and made some
substitutions.
Mr. Sourbeer. so the story runs,
shaved, removed his old shirt and
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-14
STEPFATHER IN JAIL, SON IN
HOSPITAL. AFTER QUARREL

A fight between son and stepfather
landed Charles Beck, aged 1S. 654
Primrose street in the Harrisburg
Hospital with a deep cash in his scalp,
and his stepfather, Charles Brannon.
aged SO. i'm cell in the Dauphin
county Jail with three bullet wounds in
his body.
According to the story told the
police, Brannon struck his wife and
Beck came to his mothers aid. The
slashing and shooting followed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-14
Annual Post Office
Bill Is Before House
IA AEEocinted Prcss

Washington, Feb. IA. - The House
to-day occupied itself with consider
alton of the annual post offiffice bill.
Slow progress is being made because
of the flood of political oratory on
the measure and the indications are
that it will not be disposed of before
the end of the week.
The fight on the bill centers on the
rural free delivery provisions and on
new legislation proposing to change
the system of railway mail compen-
sation to a space basis and to pro-
vide for government bonding of de-
partment officers and naval contrac-
tors.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-14
COLDEsT VALENTINE DAY

Philadelphia, Feb. IA temper
ature of degrees above zero marks
the coolest February IA in the history
of the local weather bureau. I'm
official reports from the outskirts of
the city and surrounding suburbs re-
port temperatures as low as degree
below. To-day is also the coldest day
since February 13, 1914. when an
official mark of zero was recorded by
the government thermometer.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-14

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About ten men were lost in the sink
ing of the cruiser.
The Aratheusa was a light cruiser,
displacing 5000 tons She was 410
feet long, 80 feet beam and had a mean
draft of IA feet. The vessel was built
at Chatham in 1913-14
The cruiser was armed with two
six-inch guns fore and aft and six
four-inch guns on the broadsde. She
also was equipped with four 21-inch
torpedo tubes.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-14
Decide Not to Risk Vote
on NicGrGguGn Treaty
Bp Associated Press

Washington. Feb. 14-Because many
senators are absent from Washing
ton, Chairman Stone, of the Foreign
Relations Committee. did not want to
risk a vote on ratification of the
Nicaraguan treaty tot day and IL was
not taken up in the Senate as had been
expected
Chairman Stone declared he knew
nothing of documentary evidence re-
ported to be in possession of his COM
mittee tending to reveal plans of Ger
many to establish a foothold i'm re-
publics of the Western Hemisphere and
the Danish West Indies.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-14
FATHER TAKES son HOME

Paul Papp, aged II, who was picked
up by the police yesterday as a fugi-
tive from his home in Steubenville,
Ohio, was turned over to his father
to-day. Paul said that he had been
working and ran away from home
because his father took all his money
and sent it to relatives in Austria.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-14
Assurances of Harmony
GiUen by Chairman Hay

Washington, Feb. IA. President
Wilson today received a letter from
Chairman Hay. of the House Military
Committee assuring him of the desire
of the committee to work in harmony
with him in perfecting the plans for
national defense.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-14
THREE AT READING

Reading. Pa, Feb. 14.-At Z o'clock
this morning the thermometer at the
local government weather bureau
registered 8 degrees above zero, the
coolest III more than a year. Reports
report 2 to degrees above zero, while
at exposed places the thermometer
dropped to below zero.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-14
TWENTY-TWO BFLOW

Gloversville, N. Y. Feb. 1.-THE
official weather observer here reports
that at o'clock this morning the
thermometer registered % below zero.
Unofficial reports from outlying dis
tricts were as low as 40 degrees.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-14
vIsCoUNT OF WEYMOUTH KILLED
BY Associated Press

bV TNS0cIuEeu FTC5J
London. Feb. 1.-THE Marquis of
Bath to-day received news that his
eldest son, John Alexander. viscount
of Weymouth. had been killed in ac-
ton. No details regarding the vis-
counts death so far. have come to
light. He was born in 1895.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-14
no PLAY CARLISLE

The fast professional team of the
State Highway Department will to-
night meet the Carlisle team in the
second of a series of duckpin matches
on Holtzman's alleys. Carlisle won
the game at that place last week.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-14
DEATHS IN NEW YORK

New York. Feb. IA cold wave
which sent the mercury down to 2 de-
grees above zero caused the death of
two men from exposure here to-day.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-14
AFRICAN MISSIONS

On Tuesday and Wednesday even
ings of this week at the Gospel Hall,
lila Capital street, Thomas Louttit,
missionary to the Chokwe country.
Central Africa, will tell of his work
in that field
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-14
DANISH ARTIST DEAD

Copenhagen, Feb. / 4, via London
Wilhelm Hammershoej, one of the
most prominent Danish artists. died
yesterday. He was born i'm 1864.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-14
BRIGADIER-GENERAL CARD DIES

Washington. d. c., Feb. 14.-Bri-
gadier-General BENJAMIN c. Card, re-
tired. 81. died at his home here to-day
of old age.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-14
SIR PRAGNELL DEAD
BY Associated Prcss

London, Feb. 14.-Sir George Prag-
nell is dead in London. His death
was due to heart disease.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-14

Lieutenant Gahame- White, one of
the best-known aviators, won interna-
tional prominence several years ago
by his spectacular flights in England
and America. He enlisted in the naval
corps at the outbreak of the war and
was appointed temporary flight COM
escape from death. After participat-
ing in raid by squadron of aero
planes on Belgian towns he fell into
the. sea, but was picked up by a
cruiser.
Lieutenant Grahame- Whites wife,
formerly Miss Dorothy Taylor. of
New York, obtained last month de-
cree for the restitution of her con-
iugal rights, an action which in Eng
land is a preliminary step to a suit
for divorce.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-14

Sir George was managing partner
of a London manufacturing and ship
ping agency. He was knighted in 1917
and was chairman of the National
Patriotic Association. He was born
in 1868.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-14
Graham-White British
Aviator Reported Hurt

Iazebrouck, France. Feb. IA. -
Claude Grahame- White. the British
aviator, has been wounded gravely.
No details have been obtained. lie
was commissioned lieutenant last
month
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-14
GERMANS CLAIM GAINS
In ARTOIS DISTRICT

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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-14
TWO CRUISERS OF
ALLIES ARE SUNK

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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-14
AT LEAST Is FACE
ELECTRIC CHAIR

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The Mena weekly star., 1916-06-22
---~------------=------ fl--------------- BOY SCOUTS ORGANIZED.
Two Patrols Formed and Patrol 0f-
 ficer Elected-To Go on Hike.

Two patrols of the Boy Scouts were organized at the meeting held Friday night The one made up of boys aged i5 years and over, which will be in charge of D. E. Dodd was given the examination in the Ten derfoot class, and thereafter the election of patrol officers took place resulting in the election of Hubert Patton as patrol leader, Harlan Gal loway, assistant and Harold Conklin secretary treasurer. Plans were also discussed for a hike to be taken one evening next week.
 The patrol made up of boys be- tween the ages of i2 to i5 years, in charge of Scoutmaster T. 4. Park, reviewed all the provisions 0f the Scout Law and the history of the flag in preparation for the Tender foot examination to he taken next Thursday. This patrol elected Hu- bert Smith as leader and Ray McLe- more as assistant Arrangements were made for a hike 10 be taken to Rock creek next Thursday, at which time the boys will have their first experience in preparing campfire dinner. They are also planning to take the Tenderfoot examination while eneamped in the wood.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-06-22
DoEs POLk CoUNTY wANr IT?
Teachers and School Officers should
 Consider Mental Survey.

Polk county has an opportunity to De the one county in the state in which mental survey is to be made Tor the purpose of making an in- tensiNe study of conditions that affect the normal deVelopment of school children.
 The survey will embrace "an ex- amlnatlon of the eyes. ears. nose throat and mouth to determine any defects that might impair health or retard progress in school, an exam nation for malaria. intestinal para sites, and pellegra."
 The survey is to be made under the supervision and direction of the United States Health Service. CO., operating with the State Board of Health, the Department of Educa- ton and the Commission created by the last General Assembly for this purpose.
 A representative county is to be selected in which this survey is to be made. but the Secretary of State Board of Health gives the assurance that the selection will not be made until the expression is had from the county.
 This is a matter that should en- gage the attention of the teachers and school officers when they meet Tn joint session next Friday.