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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-11
INNOVATION IN
VICTORIA'S BILL
Next Weeks Features Run the
Gamut of Emotion, Good,
Bad and Indifferent

Sensation is the watchword OF the
Victoria pictures which are featured
for the coming week. From THE
Lure of Hearts Desire" on Monday
to "The Mishaps of Musty Suffer- on
Saturday, the entire gamut a good,
bad and Indifferent emotions is run
and there is no end TO them.
The Lure of Hearts Desire" is a
Metro photoplay with Edmund Breese
in the leading part. The story is
based upon Robert w. Services i'm
mortal poem The Spell of the Yu-
kon," which all are advised to read be-
fore hand i'm order to appreciate to the
full this splendid photo-dramatization
The story is that of a sturdy light
house keeper who saves the life of
young society woman and later be-
comes obsessed with the gold fever.
Following on Tuesday. close upon
the heels of the opener, comes an elab-
crate presentation of j. Warren Ker-
rigan in the brand new Adventures
of Terence O'Rourke," written by the
well-known author, Louis Joseph
Vance. This is the first of n series
of three which will bring Kerrigan
back to the Victoria for two sue
cessive weeks.
Special Organ Recital.
On Wednesday Prof. William p.
Mcbride will give a special organ re-
cital, An Imitation of Nature" fea-
turing The Storm" Synopsis-A
shepherd is returning home with his
flock, while he is playing the flute a
storm approaches. Thunder. Roar
ing of the Water, Crash of falling
trees. Fire bells. F'inis.
Other selections will be as follows:
lust Dreaming of You" Eastman;
"Une Petite Fleur," Voss; Hungarian
Dances, Nittinger; why Should L
Give My Heart to YOU" Brookhouse;
lNxrYNa no. I'll
"The Discard"
'"The Discard" in five acts, an Es-
sanaY feature presenting Virginia
Hammond, the famous Frohman star
and Ernest Maupain, former leading
man with Sarah Bernhardt, is by
Charles Nicholson, drama of life
beyond the pale.
Friday brings George Beban in
The Pawn of Fate" Pierre Du-
irene, peasant of Normandy, and his
pretty wife leave their picturesque
farm for the gay world of Paris, con-
fident that in Pierre the world is to
discover a new artistic genius. Illu-
sionS are scattered, however, and
pathos illuminates the scene.
"ZiegfcId Follics' Star" Appears
The thousands who laughed at
Harry Watson of BiclIel and Watson
in "Ziegfeld Follies" enjoyed a treat
i'm comedy. This same Watson is shown
in the film production, THE Mishaps
of Musty Suffer-" one each week, at
the Victoria Theater, commencing to-
day and continuing from Saturday to
Saturday. on March IS The Hunt
ed Woman" will be the additional
feature with S. Rankin Drew and Vir-
ginia Pearson as the "man who dares''
and the woman who strives" 1t is
based on the novel of the same name
by James Oliver Curwood.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-11

(Other Amusements Page f5.)
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-11
FOX FEATURES IN
COLONIAL'S BILL

"Honors Altar" a splendid society
scale, makes it's last appearance at the
Colonial Theater this evening. Like
ii Wis g9es the heRstGnet t iagghIWinner I,',t
balm to the disappointed few who
missed these two offerings, the features
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-11

Monday and Tuesday Dorothy Gish,
the other" one of the two famous sis
ters, will appear in Betty of Greystone,"
and sgd Chaplin will return for a sec
ond engagement in this city of THE
Submarine Pirate" The former is I.
Griffith triumph and needs no further
recommendation. The latter Is n laugh
able comedy, which has. at the same
time, been officially recognized as an
educational factor in naval work.
Pretty Mabel and Funny "Fatty"
Funny Fatty" Arbuckle and Pretty
Mabel Normand, in Bright Lights" a
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-11

offered by Keystone SIS, 900 yearly to
renew his contract with that concern.
Mabel Normand, another Keystone
picture star, has a standing offer from
it for $4,000 annually.
Earl Williams, popular Nitagraph
star, is busily engaged in the c. y.
and A. Nj. Wiliamstown story being
photographed at the Nitagraph stu
dies by Director Wally Van.
The recent issue of Harper's Week
ly speaking anent motion pictures
and the stage, says in part: 1T is
not often that the legitimate stage gets
chance TO talk back to the movies.
We have read so much of the extra
ordinary success of the all-conquering
screen plays that we were open
with dismay when we read that the
Criterion Theater (New York; had
failed as a movie house and was to
return to the spoken drama with Mac
beth. "Cabiria" and 1.-The Birth Of
a Nation" semed to be proof that the
moving picture houses were to be our
civic theaterS, etc.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-11
Tonight's Choice of Motion Pictures
Battle Crv of Peace"

ORPHEUM-"The Battle Cry of Peace"
COLONIAL-Bessie Barriscae, in "Honors Altar"
FAMILY--"The Lost House.
GRAND-"The Woman Pays"
REGENT-"The Running Fight
VICTORIA-"The Yellow Passport"
MAJESTIC-"All-Grl"S Show and Moving Pictures.
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-12-16

ana from out the faded brown eyes
shone mingled hope and love and for
giveness. With hands clasped and
hearts receptive to the spirit of the
morrow, they stood, while the elder
whispered :"She will live; come home"
ana then two kneeling figures were
dimly silhouetted against the darken-
Ing sky, while g prayer almost inaudi-
Bile ascended to the mercy seat.
He arose, and with his fathers arm
about him and the Christmas spirit fill
Ing both their hearts, the prodigal
turned back from the road that led to
"God knows where"
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-12-16

Tuesday ,of this week while Mrs.
Frank Goad was caring for a young
calf, which was confined in the barn
yard of their residence, the animal
bunted her, knocking her down. In
falling her knee cap of one of her
knees was torn loose. The injury,
while not so serious, is most painful,
been torn and strained. Owing to
the fact that such injuries mend very
slowly, it is probable that Mrs. Goad
will be compelled to keep off her feet
for several weeks.-Prospecto
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-12-16

Charles Herbert Clark, son of c.
Clark of Monte Vista, left his home
some weeks ago and an extensive
search by his father failed to locate
him. 1t seems that he rode a bicycle
to Pueblo over La Veta pass and Sc
cured employment in that city as
postal telegraph messenger. After
orking a hsort time he again dis
appeared and cannot be found by the
detective agency Mr.. Clark has EN-
ployed. The boy is only IA years
old.
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-12-16

forgiveness and promised balm for
every heartache?"
The hopeless look from the faded
brown eyes answered even better than
his words, "He is too late"
Tears were coursing down the cheek
OF the younger man as he leaned over
the gatepost and whispered: "Could
l see" but something in the hard
face Of the other arrested his words
and he did not finish.
For moment of untold length both
stood in silence, and then the tracer
of imaginary lines moved from the
gateway, mOtiOning the other inside.
at might ease her last hours, and
then" He pointed toward the sec
tion line down which the prodigal had
come, that will take you back to your
old haunts, wherever they may be;
that" pointing toward the south,
you'd best not take; it's not much
but trail, and leads to God knows
where, but north or south, take one"
Hours later, as the village doctor
drew up before the house, the prodigal
emerged from the sickroom, and, TAX
Ing his hat from the peg, strobe with
faltering step out into the gathering
twilight. At the road he halted mo
ment and stood with barred head, then
turned-sOuthward.
Almost out of sight of his bOyhood
home he hesitated and turned for one
last look. Suddenly the cracking of
footsteps in the stubble and the Ia
bored breathing Of man caught his
ear, and in moment his father was
beside him, but how changed. The
face before 80 cold and hard was sof-
tened R0Y with pity and cQwpRRli0l
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-12-16

The Del Norte Prospector an
nounces the recent wedding of three
couples of Del Norte young people,
as follows: John Gredig and Miss
Josie Stone, Nov. 25; Louis Hanna
Vasco R. Stone and Miss Florence
Benson, Dec. 7.
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-12-16


front room of the small dwelling and
then letting his troubled gaze wander
far up the section line where a soli-
tary figure was just discernible coming
slowly southwark.
Just so he had stood five years ago
today and watched figure strikingly
similar to this vending its way toward
the North, while beside him his plead
ing wife had begged that he recall the
boy. But stubborn something within
gave assurance that he was in the
right, and so he remained silent while
the bOyish figure grew smaller and
smaller in the haZy distance and the
woman went inside and the cold North
wind chilled every tender impulse of
the heart.
The traveller had reached the fence
now and his gray-blue eyes looked into
the faded brown ones before him, and
in wordless greeting he held out his
hand, but the older man was again
tracing the pattern on the gatepost
and did not see it. Imply it fell to
the prodigal's side.
At length he ventured to say: ITO
morrow is Christmas day"
yes" responded the other bitterly,
"and l didn't think" with a glance to-
ward the curtained window, 81 didn't
think she could last to see Christmas"
The prodigal started and grew
deathly white.
us my-is someone so very Iow?" he
gasped.
"Yes, someone" replied the other,
tremblingly, ''is very low; mother
who had son for whom she worked
and prayed and lived for twenty years,
and then" his voice broke; then for
getful Of her love and the heartache
he was leaving he went away, and for
five long years that mother hoped and
hungered for his homecoming all i'll
vain"
The prodigal stretched out his
hands appealingly. what if he re-
turned today and on his knees begged
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-12-16

Mrs. Jane Keith, who has been
visiting her sister Mrs. Sadie Wright
left Tuesday night for her home in
Huntington, Pa.
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-12-16

Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Seymour re-
turned to their home in Paul's Val
ley, Oklahoma, this week, after a
visit with their sons
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-12-16

S. R. Spencer, of Center, went to
Pueblo, Friday night to bring back
a new car for Bert Hutchinson.
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-12-16

An ideal Christmas present, the
Waterman Ideal Fountain Pen, the
worlds greatest writer.
j. Nj. DITTO.
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-12-16

Mrs. Art Wiley went to Espanola,
n. NJ, Saturday night on a visit to
her mother.
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-12-16

Mrs. w. ]. Sanderson left Friday
evening for an extended visit with
her daughter, Mrs. 10y Jones, at
Lawrence, Kansas
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-12-16

Dean Barnett departed Monday
night on visit to his parents at
Enid, Oklahoma.
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-12-16

Mrs. Taylor Wells left Monday
night for Newton, Kansas, where she
has gone to spend Christmas with
relatives.
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-12-16
StructO Outfits for Boys.
The Monte Vista Hardware Co.
CARD OF THANKS

We desire to express our thanks
to our many friends and neighbors
and the Royal Neighbors for the
kindness shown us since the sad ac-
cident and death of our husband and
father, for the beautiful flowers and
to those who furnished their auto
mobiles.
Mrs. Nellie NJ. Elwood
and Cbil6ran
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-12-16

No Christmas is complete without
flowers. Poinsettias are now on dis
play at the Woods Floral Store.
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-12-16

c. l.. Martin left Tuesday night
for Quincy, H., where he expects to
remain Indefinitely.
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-12-16

Roy e. Clark left Monday night
for an indefinite visit with relatives
at Roseburg, Oregon
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-12-16

B. F. Melton, of the Soldiers
Home, went to Grand Junction
Tuesday night on a furlough.
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-12-16

Mrs. X. w. Haton, of Alamosa,
spent Saturday visiting Professor
Hayes.
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-12-16

Mrs Ed Popejoy and children left
Tuesday night for Denver where
they expect to make their home
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-12-16

Amber stem Pipes in gift cases, mt
the New Weiss-Chapman Drug Store.
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-12-16

Mrs. X. j. Marlowe, of Denver,
was a guest of the Bone and Ward
families last week. She returned to
her home Monday night.
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-12-16
Structo Outfits for Boys.
The Monte Vista Hardware Co.

Art Wiley went to Denver Tues
day night on business.
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-12-16

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. V. Lindsey ar
rived Thursday morning in their
car from Cedar Falls, Iowa. They
are looking for a location.
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-12-16

R. R Henderson returned to his
home at Sidney, Neb., Friday night
after visiting his mother, Mrs. Alvira
Henderson.
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-12-16

Structo Outfits for Boys.
The Monte Vista Hardware Co.
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-12-16
December the 24th
By SADIE B. ATKINS

L WAS the morning before
Christmas, clear and cold,
and the feel of the winter
Holidays was in the air. In
side the barbed wire fence
which inclosed the first dwell
Ing on the outskirts of the lit
the town u man was standing,
now tracing with rough wealth
er-beaten finger imaginary
lines on the gatepost, then
turned with keen anxiety to-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-04
$50, 900 FIRE DESTROYS PIER.
Domestic Merchandise Bsrned
with Lnckawanun structure.

Fire yesterday afternoon destroyed
per - belonging TO tho Della ware.
l.ackawanna n Western Railroad Com
rany al the foot OF West Twenty-eighth
street and furnished AN exciting tim"
for the tiremeu. three freboats and ha,f
r dozen tugs before II was sutrlued The
damage. mostly to local domestic m"r-
chsrdisc. household furniture. So. was
estimated az $50 900.
TIE fire started IN some cotton bales
near the end 81 the pier and spread
quickly. ienitirg and damaging two
lighters. quick work by the fremcn aud
fi'ehoajs directed by thief kenlon pre-
vented is spread To- the conge~ted ship
ping district in the vicinity. Lieut.. John
Pratt of EnCln" company 80 was in
iu'cd by "A failing beam n treated hy
pr stevens Of New York Hospital
T. WAS said at the Compauy's Offices
that tlc-" had been no strike on tho
premises. hut although the fire Was no.
thought TO bc OF i~ucendiary origin an in
v.stication was started.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-04
TO TAKE UP
CONVICT JOY RIDING
Ossining Municipal Judge Be-
gins Inquiry and lnvOkes
Aid Of Prosecutor.
CALLS OFFENCE SERIOUS


OssINiNG. May s.-Municipal Judge
Valentine hogan a, ,nou,rv to-day into
Oh. .u.u., ..,....,u. .,.,.- ..,.,.
Nv ""'ee' '"'"s w 'o"V''''.
which. according to reports, Is one OF
Sing Sing prison inmates pastimes.
.Judya Valentine n,a, 4, ,,o,r ,h,, h,,
"''' N" wa" ~
'"'~eS''s"''on Is oe'hg mace VIII the al
vice of Corporation Counsel Benjamin
Fagan purely n, a matter NJ nub,,c
.,,o,, H., -,.,
So. 80 Nv WIN
District Attorney Weeks to ascertain
what assistance the Westchester prose-
'utor could give hiin. particularly in
competing. II possible. the testimony
OF Wiiiiam Darrash, Patrick McSish
ana olher innuentiai ~convicts who went
motoring. me MUNICIPAL Judge said
citizens reared mat Darra8h II permitted
at large IN a racing car would kill other
children as he did ~1ngevaard Trimble,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-04
ADMITS 100 BURGLARIES.
Tailor Tbinks Robbery ~ Right
Unless One Gets CAUGHT.

Hyman Liebowitz. a tailor, told Judge
Mott and a jury in General Sessions
yesterday that he had committed more
than 100 burglaries in Manhattan. The
Bronx and Brooklyn IN tho last few
years. He seemed to think that burg
larry as a business was all right unless
one got caught. Then he said he real
lied II was wrong. lie was caught
twice. He served only little time, how
ever, once being sent to tlmira Rtform-
atory and another time Ia the peni,en-
t.ary on Blackwen's Island
Liebowitz appeared AS a witness
against Abraham Duboff, a jeweller OF
1856 Chrystie street. who was on trial
for receiving stolen goods, The wit
ness said he had sold Duhon $1,000
worth Of silver and jewelry which he had
stolen from the home Of Alderman John
Drescher, 6s4 ST, Marks avenue, Brook
Ign, for $50. According 10 the infor-
nation given by l~lebowitz. he sold "A
great deal Of the property he stole to
Duboff.
In the course Of his story, I.icbowitz
admitted that he had man narrow a.
capes from death. A bullet once whizzed
by him as he was looking IA OF a
window preparatory TO making his es-
cap, h" a1id
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-04
GETS WAITE POISON PROOF.
Two Grains of Arsenic Found In
stomach Of ERthcr-in-lRv ",

Prof. Victor e. Vaughan of the TINT
Nersity OF Michigan, who made "A chemical
analysis of the contents Of the stomach OF
John T.. Peck. who was killed hy his
scn-in-iaw. Dr. Arthur W. Waite. re-
ported 10 District Attorney Swami yes
terday that lac had fuund about six grains
OF arsenic. Evidence in the possession
% me District Attorney shows that
Waite bought ninety grains Of arsenic
two days before Fcck died.
An examination of the register OF the
Plaza Hotel showed that Waite frs.
went there with his studio mate" Mrs
Margaret VI. Horton, on February II.
He registered az Dr \. W Walters and
wife. Detroit. 4 few DAYS later he
registered as coming from New Rochelle.
At that time he demanded "A room facing
Central Park.
Assistant District Attorneys Brothers
and Dooling, who are to prosecute Waite.
say hat they have not found anything
tn indicate the prisoner was Incorporate.
but quite the reverse, According to Mrs.
Horton II was a OmInon practice for
Waite to stop while motoring TO order
two eggs in n small glass of milk
Records at various places they visited
showed Mrs. Horton was fond of lobster
salad.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-04
MAGAZINE PICTURES
CAUSE TWO ARRESTS
A.nti-Vicc Society Objects to
Photographs Of lndrapcd
German Sculpture.

The Society for the Supr,ossior If y,co
ro,or,,,. ,to, -. ~ -
.,, ~ '''"e' "' "
c'"nIe oo"hhot ana started out again
W ciean up 'le "iasas'hes from covers
!. u'.'..ss,'tn,s ," "h'h me current
,.t,u VI "'"'". ""vu-"'c came hiuhs
M'tn " gage OF .h'lreiF uildfaped photo
graphs supposed I" show the impulse
" nnoacth German arr 'hief Investigator
'o"1 Hun"'r s"ore " a warrant for
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-04
MRS. ROBERTA TEARLE
DRUG RAID PRISONER
Detectives Visit Apartment
House in West Jl>t street
and Seize Four.

Lieut.. Sclerh and detectives ~ the
narcotic squad raided the apartment
house at 80 West ~Fiftv-irst street YES
,erdal and four occupants Of the house
were arrested charged with having mar
Co'ics In their possession. This is h
building where Mabel Hodge Of Albany
WAS found dead in the apartment OF Mrs.
Margaret L.ahah on April H. Mrs. La
hah at that time was taken to a hospital
in a serious condition suffering from
the effects of drugs.
The detectives found Mrs. Roberta
Meuges corWiu Hin Tearle in her apart
,ment on the third floor. They say she
tried 10 empty a vial OF heroin into a
basin II WAS recovered and Mrs. Tearle
was arrested. Henry Farmer and his
wife. Rose. were arrested on the sixth
floor. Two Walls Of white powder were
found on "A chair beside the bed. ,Io-
sephiue Martin was also arrested on the
sixth floor.
Farmer. indignant at his arrest. called
up the MAYORS office and asked for Paul
Wilson. assistant secretary 10 the Mayor
In court Wilson said he knew Farmer
in Chicago eighteen years < All the
prisoners waived examination in the
West side court and Magistrate Barlow
held them in $500 hail each for trial.
Mrs. Roberta Tearle. formerly known
as the Pearl OF S~heepshead Bay In
the curse of her varied career eloped
with Conway 'Tearle, an English actor
who played in bringing Up n Hus-
band" and who last appeared here in
Major Barbara" She figured as co.
respondent In tho divorce suit brought
aaainst Tearle by Mrs. Josephine Tearle
In April. 1914. Mrs. Tearle filed a
petition in bankruptcy. saying she owed
Sil,sS9 and had no assets. h IL now
suing Tearle for a divorce.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-04
ACTRESS IS CALLED ROBBER.
Miss tassrII Accused Of stealing
MI.1nN From finest.

Miss Doris cassell, who says she IS
an actress. was held In $4,000 bail by
Judge Delehanty In General Sessions
Yesterday on "A charge OF grand larceny.
She had JUS, been brought from Chicago
by Detective Finan. William Nicely. who
is said to have participated IN the lar
ceny. was also brought back on a charge
Of receiving stolen goods. An indict-
ment was filed against Miss Cassell on
March {? Miss Cassell, who IL pretty
and Is years old, ave her address AS
$50 Riverside Drive. II was In her
apartment there that she Is alleged TO
have robbed lsidore Cohen, a business
man of Buffalo. who a met her In "A
Broadway restaurant
Cohen says that he had one drink in
her apartment and became drowsy.
When he woke he found that sl,75O
In cash. "A gold watch and chain, a stick
pin and other goods were gone, Miss
Cassell had vanished too,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-04
HAMMERSTEN CASE QUASHED.
Magistrate UtsMtss~s action
against NiRltO Thehtrr Heads.

Action brought by oscar Hammerst,iu
acainSt Crawford Livingston. president
of the Rialto Theatre Company. and
ftiiN Kahn, director, was dismissed tv
Magistrate BARLOW I'm the Nest sd
court Yesterday. Magistrate Harlow do
cid"d that as the original compliant had
been made To- Magistrate lireen he would
ave 4 Ia TN. %latter's judgment whether
summou~es should he issued for TN" two
men. Mr.. Htmm"rstein complained THAT
he was not allowed 10 enter an office In
the Nialto Theatre Building, which hc
thinks he - privileged To do.
Robert SvAln", counsel to the COM
many. said the document cNhihited hy
Sammcrstcin was not "A part ~ the
lease, hut ONLY = memorandum He 81. Il
~" officials of the company were willing
to give Mr. lIammcrstoiu his office If
certain expenses pertaining thereto were
looked after.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-04
NEW BAN ON STEALING RIDES.
Police Try Harder Z" k"rp hN-
drcu out ct DANCER.

The marked increase last month M the
mlmb.r of children stealing rides on
vehicles has led Police Commissioner
Woods to renew with Inor" N'gur his
campaign to eliminate as far a possible"
tins evil. ratrulm.U viii l"ttur" iu
schools to show the danger c%uc"uui-
cred by Youngsters engaged IN TINS
sport. Mr.. Woods satd he would s""l,
the cooperation OF persons Interested
in plaIgruunds in an effort Ia hay"
more Of these centres provided for
c.lldrou.
4 report compiled and made public
a, Police headquarters yesterday SHOW s.
that during the month Of April ~"
children were warned by policemen
against stealing rides, In most of TN"
cases IN. parents We're asked by the
police to reprimand the children So that
there would not he a repetition of the
act. No arrests were made. The num-
her Of children warned in March was
29a and In February 3lS.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-04
MILITIA TO CHECK SMALLPOX
Wilmington May Re quarantine
-Du POnts OHer Aid.

WUMINGToN, Del. May 3--During a
conference between Gov. Miller and
Mayor Price to-day, to consider calling
out the local militia companies to enforce
the quarantine because OF the outbreak
OF smallpox. John J, Raskob. treasurer
OF the du Pont Powder Company. called
the Mayor by telephone and placed at
the city's disposal the cOnpany's entire
resources. both financial and otherwise.
including sanitation experts. in an effort
to assist in checking the spread of dis
ease.
The offer vas accepted by Mayor Price,
who said the Council was prepared 10
bear the expenses 30 far. The militia
will not be called out unless the situation
becomes worse.