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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-29
Evening Chat

During the fiscal year 1916, 70J.S72
heres of National Forest timberlaudS
were estimated and mapped intensive
ly, and 1,093,006 extensively. In all,
e0,S15,79S acres have been mapped by
Intensive methods and 47,291 $50 BY ex.
sensive methods.
Tho work of classifying and open
Ing to homestead entry such lands in
the National Forests as are chiefly
valuable for agriculture is progress
ing rapidly. Already over seventy
million acres have been covered by
held examinations and the nnel re.
ports acted upon.
Investigations by the Forest Pro.
lucts Laboratory al Madison, Wlscon.
SIN, have resulted in the use of spent
tanbark in the manufacture Of as.
ohalt shingles to the extent of $50
.ons per week. The value Of the bark
las been thereby increased from so
;ents to $3.50 per ton.
There were cut from the National
Eorests in the fiscal year 1916 604,920,
100 board feet OF timber. OF this
mount 119,483,OO board feet was cut
lnder free use privilege by 42,O55 in.
lividuals. In all, 10,S40 sales OF tim.
Ter were made, Of which 81 per cent.
we're under $500 in value, indicating
he extent to which the homsteader,
.ancher, miner, small millman, and
sthers in need Of a limited quantity
II timber draw upon the forests.
Experiments to improve methods for
making cane sirup are in progress, &C.
sording TO the recently issued report
If the Chief of the Bureau of Chemis-
.ry. The object of this work is to
produce high.grade cane strip of a
bright, uniform color which will not
( 'erment or crystalline. AS a result
u laboratory work, method has been
developed, though not yet applied on
8 large scale, by which a pure cane
lirup can be made which will not
,rystallize or ferment. This method
sill be tried out experimentally on a
commercial scale this fall, and If It
z
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-29
GRANDMOTHER JAILED FOR NoNsUPPoRT OF SONS
CHILDREN! ARGUMENT
BY X. w. PAYNE.

NEW YORK, Dec. ga week ago
few had ever heard Of little Arthur,
Calvin and. Myrtle Jones, of Richmond
Hill, L. l., but week hence their trag.
ic story will be talked about in every
state. and the name OF four.year-old
Myrtle, Jones may be connected soon
with national movement for sweep.
ing aside certain legislation and ex
tending the scope Of mothers pen.
sions!
The father OF the three jones chill.
dren. Harold II. Jones. deserted his
family a year ago. Mrs Edna b. Jones.
his wife, has been taking in sewing.
working some times till o'clock IN the
morning.
The grandmother Of the children,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-29

Berkeley county York Imperial ap.
pies in carload lots at 81 per barrel f..
o. b. shipping point!
This is the deal reported Wednes.
day by the Martinsburg Fruit Ex.
change, says the Martinsburg Journal.
and represents an order received from
big northern firm for several hun.
drcd barrels Of IL inch fruit from this
county. 1t is believed that this is tho
best price secured for this grade of
York lmpcTials here this season. In
November the price on 1-2 inch Norks
Of good COlOring was S2.75 to So per
barrel-the latter figure being regard
ed as exceptionally good. Hundreds
Of thousands of barrels Of good Torks
were sold in this section at $3.50 to
$2.75. and comparatively few carloads
brought the 81 mark.
The shipments Tuesday night over
the Cumberland Valley totaled sever.
carloads from Berkeley and five car
loads from Frederick county-an ag-
gregate OF about 1000 barrels. In.
quiry at the Baltimore & Ohio freight
station brought the information that
that road handled no apples Tuesday
night from nearby points.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-29

in every instance the player was TAX.
ing a chance on getting something
Tor his money.
Rev. A. W. Gruber, pastor of tie
Pennsylvania Avenue church. says the
Wheeling Register, performed a rather
unusual marriage service when he
united the lives Of Miss Bessie Manner
OF Smiths Ferry. Pa, and Joseph Arm.
strong. The young people had secured
their license in West Virginia ami
came here to have the knot tied. Ow.
ing TO the law in regard to the cere.
mOny, Rev. Mr.. Gruber performed part
of it in Ohio and later boarded a street
car for Chester, w. Va, with the cou-
pie, he taking the seat behind and read
Ing the ceremony. The car was crowd.
ed at the time and many OF the Christ.
mas shoppers were witnesses to the
affair. By the time the car had reach.
ed Chester the couple had been pro.
nOunced man and wife and they were
then able 10 return 20 Ohio. having
complied with the laws of West Vir.
ginia.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-29

proves satisfactory description of the
process will be published by the De.
partment Of Agriculture.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-29
Personals.

Misses Lucille and Bertha Stealey re.
turned today from visit with Mrs,
Frank Kane at Grafton. -
Harry Louden, of Detroit, Mich, is
spending the holidays at his home
here.
Mrs. Mary Stewart, who has been
the guest of Mrs. 4. G. Criss, has re.
turned TO her home at Warrington.
Bruce Richmond, OF Akron, Ohio, is
visiting here.
Mr., and Mrs. Edward T. Bishop went
to Clarksburg today for u short visit.
Miss DaVinna Brown will leave Sun.
day for a couple of weeks visit with
Mrs. Mary Riggs in Pittsburgh.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-29
EAST SIDE
- NEWS -
Mrs. Meserve Dead,

Mrs. MeserVe Dead.
A message received here yesterday
morning stated that Mrs. Walter Me,
serve died Wednesday night at her
home in Washington state. Mrs. Me.
serve had been alarmingly III for some
time and her death was not uneXpeCt.
cd. She was formerly Miss LOWE Ray
Of this city, and was the only sister
Of Mrs. A. G., Gaskins, of near this city
She is survived by her husband and
one son. lntermcnt will be made IN
Washington. The son will be brought
here TO make his home with his aunt,
Mrs. Gaskins.
Social Meeting.
A social meeting of the Ladies' Aid
Society OF the Diamond Street NJ. f.
church will be held this evening at the
church. Each member is expected TO
attend and invite one friend. The Ia.
dies anticipate a delightful evening.
Rock Party.
Miss Esther Layman. Of Market
street. entertained few friends at a
rock party last night. A most enjoya.
bic evening was spent and refresh.
ments were served by the hostess at
a seasonable hour.
Glass Reunion.
A reunion of the Bowers class of
1914 Of the East Side schools was hold
Tuesday evening at the home OF Miss
Pearl Griffith on Front street. A large
number Of the class was present. be.
sides several invited guests. Virgil
Watkins, vice president of the class,
introduced Prof. w. a. Hustead. who
made an excellent talk to the young
people. Refreshments were served
during the evening.
Arrived Here Today.
Miss Margaret Stuart. of Morgan.
town, arrived here today to visit Miss
Dana Jacobs for few days.
Returned from Wheeling.
Austin Stealey and sister, Miss
Grace, have returned from Wheeling
where they attended the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Employees ball on
Wednesday evening.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-13
Schumann-Heink in
Concert Here on May 9

Nine. Schumann- Heink, the worlds
greatest contralto. win appear in
Chestnut Street Auditorium on the
evening of Tuesday, May g.
This announcement, made, to-day by
the same management that brought Mr.
Padereswsli, John Mccormack, Mischa
Elman, the San Carlo Grand Opera com
pany and other worldwide artists and
organizations to the city, will be re-
ceived with delight by the thousands
who love this most delightful of singers.
1t has been many years since Nine
SChumann- -Heink visited this city in
concert. Several years ago she was
here in opera, but ii is in the varied
program q concert permits that t1ar-
riSburG loves her best.
To say that the community will well
come this famous singer goes without
saying. Her coming may he easily an
nounced as the crowning event of the
musical season. She is q parsonage
who has had kings and queens at her
feet but with all her magnificent con-
quests, Schumann-H Hcink remains the
same lovable, unaffected woman she
has always been. Perhaps it is this re-
ed, as well her wonderful singing, that
has so endeared her to American audi
ences. There is no hyphen in Schu-
mann Heinks makeup, If there is in
her name She has BECOME naturaliz,
ed citizeness of the United States and
her remaining years will be spent in
this country. She is just now at the
very zenith of her power and critics
everywhere have united in saying that
her singing this season is better than
ever. .
The size of the Chestnut Street Audi
tOrium VIII permit the management to
put on sale a very large number. of
popular price ticket, in order that
hearing this most wonderful of con-
traltOS.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-13
Legislative Matters Up
at Closing Session of
Borough Association

Following a reception by Governor
Brumbaugh to the delegates to the
convention of the State Association of
Boroughs, the sessions were brought
to a close and many of the delegates
departed for their homes last night.
The final business session was held
yesterday afternoon, during which
time a number of resolutions were Of
fered and referred to the law COM
mittee to be acted upon. Included in
these was one relating to the compen-
sation of Councilmen. rcpeals of GER
tain sections of the Public Service
Commission law, the demand for the
return of twenty-five per cent. of the
auto license tax in boroughs for the
improvement to borough roads, and
the forcible annexation Of boroughs
to cities. Burgess Wigfield, of Steel
ton, offered a measure which was sub
sequently returned to him. 1t referred
to the collection of fees by the chief
of police in a borough. The conven-
tiOn believed n test case should be
made and if the borough should lose,
then the convention next year will
try TO carry the matter to the Legis-
lature.
The convention next year will be
held here while the Legislature is in
session. AT the close of the meeting
yesterday afternoon a constitution and
bylaws were adopted and the follow
ing officers were elected: T. +. Chrost-
waite, Hanover, president; Sidney w.
Waterman, Colwyn, first vice-presi-
dent; II. Blair Miller, North Brad
dock, second vice-president; Frank b.
Wickersham, Harrisburg, treasurer;
David l.. Starr, Bellevue, Warren Fl.
PrentZel. Jenkintown, and J. w.
Casper, West Pittston, trustees.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-13
HUNT FOR WELL
KNOWN GERMAN IN
BOMB CONSPIRACY
Is Alleged TO Have Supplied
$4,000 to Finance Ship
Burning Plot
-FOUR ARE ARRESTED
They Assert Captains Won
Papen and Boy-Ed Gave
Money Toward Movement
FOUR ARE ARRESTED
BY ASsociaicd Prckt

New York, April 13.-Detectives who
yesterday arrested four Germans
charged with placing bombs on ships
carrying war munitions TO the entente
allies to-day sought evidence involving
a ''well-known German" who is alleged
TO have supplied a $4,000 fund to
finance the fire bomb conspiracy. They
sought also the arrest of the chemist
who did the the chemical work in the
manufacture of the bombs. The name
of neither of these men has yet been
revealed by the police.
Four employees of the Hamburg
American Line and North German
Lloyd Steamship Company here are
under arrest charged with attempted
arson either in making bombs or talk
ing part in the conspiracy. They are
Ernest Becker. an electrician of the
steamer Kaiser Friedrich der Crosse:
Captain Charles Won Kleist, superin-
Chemical Company of Hoboken, y. j.:
Captain Otto Wolpert, superintendent
of the Atlas Line piers of the Ham
burg American company, and Captain
Emo Bode, superintendent of the
Hamburg Line piers in
Hobokcn.
Responsible for Big Fires?
Preparations were made to arraiGn
them in a Brooklyn court to-day to
answer the specific charge of placing
bombs i'm sugar bags on board the
steamer Kirk Oswald on May ., 1915.
The steamer caught fire from bomb
explosions while on her way to Mar
scilles France. UneXploded bombs
were found in her cargo after her ar
rival there.
Police Captain Thomas Tunney, who
has charge OF the case, regards the ar
rests as the most important vet made
i'm great conspiracy case to destroy
steamers. The police believe the men
involved have been responsible for
fires on at least thirty-three steamers
that have caused $4,000,0O0 damage.
They assert they have evidence that
bombs made in a Hobollen factory
ostensibly operated for the manufac-
ture of fertilizer were sent TO all parts
of the country The use to which they
We're put other than for the destruc-
| ton of steamers has not been dis
| closed.
! Discovery of the plot was brought
( about, according to the authorities OF
/ Hoboken. through the discomfort of a
man who had quarreled with the lead
I ers over money payments. The Ho-
/ boken authorities said that this man
whose identity is withheld. told them
! that Captain Boy-Ed, the German ma.
| val attache in Washington. and Cap
| tain Won Papen, the military attache
| had before their departure from the
/ United States placed a large sum ot
money at the disposal of the bomE
| makers.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-13
PHLADELPHIA PRODUCE

"
Market steady; 40. ., red. spot and
April, $1.21D1.2i; No. >, southern, red,
corn - Steady; No >, yellow. local.
S00S1c..
5sS onss No. > TFm; whI9S iSSsSo. SS & white 't's
Bran - Market firm, but quiet;
city mills winter, per ton. s26.O0; west
eern WHintter, per ton' $500; Spring per
Refined Sugars Firm and higher;
P9wde1reed 725.@ ;35c; fine gr99!ngl5atteed' q! u
creamery, extras, SSc; nearby prints,
EGGS = The market is steady;
free cases. s6.75 per case; do, current
receipts, free cases. $3.50 per case;
per lse; western, hrsts. free cases.
Live Poultry = The market Is firm
Spring chickens. 14@21c; ducks, IS q
Dressed Poultry : Market firm;
s5oiaes, sS 27@. a%' soc; do fair "? e good: ESQ
26c DO. old Jors. 25c. fowls. fancy.
21@21hci do"good to choice ,191s q 20 Y c
Ice; broiling chickens, nearby $50
55c; do, western, 22@24c; roasting
chickens western. cho!cn - IancH. ga
ducks, nearby, Esq 3Oc do, western. -
QlSc;- geese. nearby, l5Q2Oc: do west
ern. 15D17c.
Potatoes-Quiet. easier; Pennsylva-
MIA, white. per bushel. $1.15Q 1.20; New
York, per bushel, $1.10g1.15; Florida'
., per barrel. $550@6.OO; Jersey. No. l,
per basket, 65@75c; do, No. 2, S0@40c
per basket
Flour = The market is quiet: winter
straights, S5.40@5.70; do, patents, S5.75
a 600; spring tirsts, clear, IS. 1855;
do, strafghts, $5.T5 $500; do, patents,
So 90 a $50; do, favorite brands, S6.159
! Cos.
Hay - The market is firm with
a fail. demand; No. 1, large
bales, S22.5Om $500; No. ., do. 10000
21.00; No. 8, do, $16.00@1700.
Glover mixed. light mixed, $4,000
| $50; No. /, do, $19.50@20.00; No. 2,
do. $16.50@17.50.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-13
Smith and Etter Put
Petitions on Record

AS Governor BTumbuugh continues
TO maintain silence in regard to the
oliver check matter and even n staff
correspondent of the Philadelphia
Record failed to get him to say any
thing except that he did not dis
cuss rumors interest shifted to-day to
the filing of nominating papers The
big lists will be filed Monday To-day
over 100 were recorded at the Capital
In the list were those of Frank A.
Smith. Harrisburg, and a, l.. Etter,
Middletown, for members of the Re-
publican State committee from Dau-
phin county,
j. A. Hoffman. internal revenue
man, EliZabethville, filed a petition to
run for Republican nomination for the
House in the second Dauphin district.
The Democrats have picked II. Is.
SausSaman, a lawyer, living at Pax
tang, and who retired from the Dem
ocratic legislative ticket two years ago
TO let Bull Moosers effect a fusion, to
lead the hopeless hope against Con-
gresham a. $. Kreider. They have
not yet selected any one for Senator
and School Director Werner is to be
told he is running for the House In the
city.
Raymond Breach, a llagman to-day
filed petition to run for Senator in
Dauphin county on the Socialist ticket.
Reports that the Penrose people
will oppose congressman j. r. X
Scott. Philadelphia. and ID. +. Lafean,
York, for denomination for congress-
ut-large are well authenticated. Jo-
seph Mclaughlin, Philadelphia, and
lsadore Sobel, Erie, are to run. Con-
greSSmen JTariand and Crago will be
supported for denomination. The ad-
ministration forces will back Scott and
Lafean.
Governor Brumbaugh has not decid-
ed to appoint eX-Congressman Milton
w. ShreVe, Erie, as insurance COM
missioner az reported to-day.
EX-Representatiye IL. G, Barner,
Democrat, Shippensburg, and Repre-
sentative Murray Goodyear, Republi-
can, Carlisle. have filed papers,
The nomination papers of Messrs.
Coleman and Stamm for Republican
national delegate I'm this district are
about ready to file. The Wasson
scheme to set up opposition delegates
has not worked uD TO date,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-13
HOME RULE MEN
HOLD SESSIONS
Discuss Legislation Relating TO
Smaller Municipalities of
State

Sevcnty-hve representatives of bor-
oughs In score of counties in Penn
sylvnnia met in the Board of Trade
Hall this morning for the second an
nual convention Of the Municipal
Home Rule League.
The purpose OF the organization is
to have all of the boroughs of the
State band together to secure leEis-
lation beneficial to them.
Among the resolutions passed by the
body was one which recommended
that the Public Service law be amend
ed so that utilities companies cannot
raise their rates without first having
the authority of the Public Service
Commission, The organization also OPP
posed the forcible annexation of bor-
oughs by larger boroughs or cities.
The Home Rule League also went
on record as faVoring the leagues
af1iliation with the State Association
of Boroughs, Delegates present were
urged to get in touch with the can
didates for the Legislature and secure
from them in writing their stand on n
clause in the Public Service Commits
sion law which the league alleges de-
prlves town of its rights and takes
away home rule,
Officers Elected
At the conclusion of the session the
following officers were elected: ID. l..
Starr, Bellevue, president; L. f.
ChrostWaite, Hanover, first ViCepresi-
dent; James X, Jackson, second vice.
president, Harrisburg; T.. Clay White,
Bellevue. secretary. j. Elmer Saul,
Norristown, treasurer.
The following committees were
named:
Nominations-J, Elmer Saul, Nor
ristown; A, f. Hummel, Bellevue;
Charles Il. Hover, Mount Union; c. II.
Ashbaugh, Leechburg: A. f. Hanna,
l.Nkens.
Ways and means-T. T.. Chrost-
waite, Hanover; j. II. Rockstein, Free
dom: W. S. Rhodes, KutZtown.
Complaints-H. l.. Clark, Ellwood
city. Il. p. Wilton, Wrightsville; W. j.
Butler. SCottville.
Northumberland \. Woods, Sc
wickley; :. $. Staub, Williamstown;
II. l.. Clark. Ellwood City; |. r. Yahner,
Hastings; W. S. Rhodes, Kutztown.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-13
REAL ES TATE
BOOST LLOYD in
SHIMMELL PLANS
Well-Known Architect Highly
Commended by Educational
Journal For Work

In the current issue of the Amer
lean Schoolboard Journal, one of the
national publications devoted to school
problems but dealing particularly with
buildings, an interesting article is de-
voted to an account of Harrisburgs
last word in modern public grade
school building construction.
The account is descriptive of the
L. S. Shimmell building planned by G.
Howard Lloyd, of this city, and the
photographs include a splendid view
of the exterior, the floor plan and the
great auditorium.
While Mr.. Lloyd is widely known
throughout the State and even in the
nation as an architect of note. his
specially is school buildings and the
Schoolboard Journal pays a tribute to
his work on the Shimmell building
The arrangements for the development
of the social center, domestic science,
manual training. and the window
scheme for lighting the rooms, are
especially commended. The total cost
of the structure was S92,75S. Says
the Journal about Mr.. Lloyd's great
work on the Shimmell building:
"A grade school plan of considerable
interest is presented in the l.. S. Shim-
nell school. Harrisburg. The growth
burg has dictated in this plan well
arranged and convenient rooms for
domestic science and manual training,
as we'll as a specious auditorium and
gymnasium of moderate size. All
of these rooms are placed on the
ground floor, which is as we'll light
ed and modernly heated and venti-
lated and as we'll finished as the floors
above. In this building there is no
basement in the commonly accepted
sense of the term, the space being too
valuable an asset to waste where
economy is a consideration.
Work in manual training and do
mestic science is now being started in
the grades in Harrisburg, in order that
the more elementary work in these
lines may be done here rather than in
the High schools. The rooms. there
fore, assigned to these branches, will
be used both by the pupils in the
building during the day, and at night
by evening classes from the neigh hbor-
hood.
THE construction of the building
is fireproof throughout, with concrete
stairs enclosed by freproof doors in
nonCombustible stair halls. The en-
tire building is built along the sim
pleSt lines, and the use of wood on
the interior is avoided wherever pos
sible. The schoolrooms are designed
10 accommodate forty pupils at single
desks and spacious coatrooms are
provided in connection with each
classroom.
THE auditorium is centrally To-
Gated well lighted by a large slylight,
with five exits to the street. 1t will
seat comfortably 500 persons. with
space in halls above for about 200
emergency seats. It is the intention
to install a moving picture equipment
| for this room"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-13
DISCUSS SPRING
PLANTING ALONG
CITY FRONT WALL
Gross and Forrer Talk I'M
provement Problems With
Park Expert Manning
LOG STEPS SUGGESTED
Rustic Effect For Slopes
Pockets For Matrimony
Vines
.OG STEPS SUGGESTED

Spring planting plans for the river
front slopes flood "wash-out," prob
lens, rustic log steps from the park
paths TO the granolithic walk along
The wall and the proposed construc-
ton of the shore road along Wild
wood Lake from Fox run to Lingles-
town road, were among the munich
pal improvement matters which City
Commissioner L. u. Gross and Assist
ant Park Superintendent V. Grant For
rer last evening discussed informally
with Warren II. Manning. park ex-
pert.
Park Expert Manning had not been
called to Harrisburg by the park off,
cials but merely dropped in, for a lit
tie chat on his way back to New York
afer comforting with the board of
governors of the Country Club of Har-
risburg relative to the new clubhouse
site. The conference began round
about $50 or 6 o'clock and lasted un-
til IL.
Along the Water Front
Most of the time was taken up with
the river front slope problems as de-
veloped by the action of the recent
high water.
At certain points, particularly along
the embankment north of "Hardscrab-
blt. lllt NdNtI w NdSiltO AWAY tOIlSlutl
able top-soil and has left the underly-
ing foundation stones exposed To
remedy this damage soil pockets
will have to be provided and consid-
cradle planting will be necessary.
Some thousands of slips of young
matrimony vine will he used for the
purpose. Work on this end of the
park job will be started within the
next few days or n week.
Rustic Log Steps
The best method of reaching the
wall from the top of the embanllment
will be worked out, too, in the near
future. Mr. Manning advocates rustic
steps to be constructed of rough
hewn logs. Mr.. Forrer said to-day
that at least one will be built as a sort
of experiment and this will probably
be placed on the higher embanllment
between North and Walnut streets.
Mr.. Manning heartily endorsed the
suggestion to construct rustic "shore
road" along Wildwood Lake from Fox
run to the Linglestown road. The
question of whether or not the new
route can be constructed this year is
questionable in view of the scarcity of
money although it will be built if the
funds can he found. This will elimi-
nate the steep climb over the highest
hill in Wildwood that is now neces-
Sary.