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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-11-16
HOW TREES BECOME FREAKS
Many Grotesque Shapes, II Is Now
Known, Are the Result Of
Heavy Shows.

To the person who Is not versed In
forest lore the grotesquely bent tree
trunks that are to be found In almost
all woods are mystifylng and wonder
Is often aroused as to the cause, says
Popular Science Monthly. Foresters
tell questioners that In the case Of trees
In mountainous country and other sec
lions Of snow where the snowfall is
heavy, the weight Of snow Is RESPONSE
Bile In many instances for the queer
twists they assume. When tree Is
young, the weight Of snow that falls on
Is branches often bends the trunk over
until IL Is flattened to the ground.
Sometimes II Is buried under six or
eight feet Of snow and held In that
position so long that when warm
weather comes the tree fails to spring
back into Its normal position. The
summer sun causes the tip Of the
young tree to turn upward and II II
manages to withstand the weight Of
he snow OF the next winter. that por.
lion Of the tree will, as general rule,
continue TO grow In a normal way.
'Iiairpln" bends and other odd shapes
result.
A curious tree stands on the top Of
Tunnel hill. Johnstown, Pa, about four
niles from town. II is a sugar maple
about one hundred years old. which
has prolonged Its own life by grating
branch Into a much younger tree.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-11-16
RILEY EASY TO UNDERSTAND
Fer That Reason There 10 q Class
That Refuses to Recognize Him
~ Great Poet.

Widely enjoyed and beloved, the
poetry Of james Whltcomb Riley will
probably always In our lifetime en-
counter a species Of objections In the
minds Of many Americans. His poetry
sings. Its force Is emotional. Its
sincere charm Is absolute, and de-
ponds not at all on being something
like something else-on the audiences
recollection Of Greek verse, or "a
miliarity with japanese art, or i'm.
pressionistic landscape. To the kind
OF reader for whom recognizable,
musical Idea limits, instead Of greatly
liberating the communicative faculty
Of poetry, to the kind Of reader who
thinks OF poetry as species Of mere
tight-mouthed and cryptic prose, to
the kind Of reader who Is worried by
poets who will not give him, so to
speak, any reliable library references
for their inspiration--tO such Ameri-
can readers as these James Whit.
comb Riley's poetry must always
seem all wrong and misguided. Any
one can understand his songs. Pe0-
pie have always been cutting them
out of the newspapers and Saciting
them at ice-cream soclables and
church benefits. They are a part Of
the national consciousness Re
public.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-11-16
His Ignorance Was Profitable.

A writer says In Farm and Flreside:
Claude Mclaughlin Of Montrose coun.
~. Colo, made s23i from alfalfa seed
from exactly two acres last year. en-
tircly by accident. This two acres Of
alfalfa was In Its second years growth.
hut was on new and unfertlle land and
had been so starved for water that he
thought II not worth cutting for hay.
lie therefore let IL stand and contln.
ucd without water, prcferring TO use
his irrigation water on what he
thought were more valuable crops. In
the early fall he noticed the alfalfa
had gone TO seed. and there was a sur
prisingly large amount Of seed. So Il
was cut and stacked and In March.
1915, ,hrcshcd. lie sold the seed and
got s23i from the two acres. His cul.
turc was the proper thing to grow al.
falfa seed. Have thin stand and irri.
gate Just enough to keep Il fresh. but
not 20 force the growth Of rank stalks.
Then II will make good bloom and
much seed"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-11-16

Our line OF mems mackinaws Is
complete. Come to see US before you
buy. Globe Dry Goods Co. 70
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-11-16
VIVA, Good Housing Entails.

Up to n recent date no case Of In.
ian,ilc paralysis had appeared among
The 1900 occupants Of the 365 dwelling
houses owned by Trinity Church cor.
poratlon In New York city. although
the disease has been In the neishbor.
hood. The houses have advantages In
their freedom from congestion. as ap.
proxima,cly two.thlrds Of them shelter
pnly one or two families. and In their
Jack yards, generally used as flower
gardens, where the children play with.
,ut exposure TO other children. Trim.
~ Is taking precautions In the way
u issuing Information on health to IL
tenants.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-11-16
MaroarIne.

Margarine may be said to have
saved the nation In one year more than
&m.0oo,ooo on It's butter bill" said the
Economist recently. Moreover. this
large sum has been saved entirely a,
the expense Of the oversee farmer
tsincc Il lie from him that the butter
would have had TO be procured). and
may be said TO be the working mans
handsome contribution towards the re.
duc,ion Of imports, and the consequent,
correction Of that adverse trade bal.
anee which has caused our government,
50 much anxious thought."-Montreal
Star.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-11-16

II your sewing machine IL not doing
Just right. call for 43o. T. A. Satter.
white. n
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-11-16
cHIlLs, AGUE, FEvERs WILL
NOT CURE THEMSELVES

II you have Maria or Chilis and
Fever you win be glad to know of
the quick relief that awaits you In
the unfailing remedy BRAZos CHILL
TONIC. Easy to take and rapid IN
action II is decidedly the sovereign
reDedy for Malaria. Ask for the gen.
uine-take no other. Sold and guar
antoed by Z. R. EMMEL. Druggist.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-11-16
FOR RENT.

FOR RENT-4-room house with good
garden and barn, one block west of
Allen Academy. P. II. Hensarling. 26s
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-11-16
LOS

LOST-A bunch OF keys In the city
limits. Kindly return to Carl wipp.
recht.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-22
President Flayed in
Verse by Owen Wister

Philadelphia, Pa, Feb. %. - Owen
Wister, the distinguished author.
gave out the following poem for pub
lication yesterday:
TO WOODROW WILSON:
FEB. %, 1915.
Not even il l possessed your twist in
speech,
Could I make any (it for use) fit
you;
You've wormed yourself beyond de-
scription's reach;
Truth if she touched you would be-
come untrue.
Satire has scared host of evil flames.
Has withered Emperors by her
fierce lampoons:
History has lashes that have fayed
the names
OF public towards, hypocrites pol
troons;
You go immune. Cased in your self
esteem.
The next world cannot seattle YOU,
nor can this
No fact can stab through your COM
placent dream,
Nor present laughter, nor the fu-
tures hiss
But If its fathers did this land con-
troll
Dead Washington would wake and
blast your soul.
Owen Wister.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-22
STORY OF PINK
LIGHTED CABARET
IN COURT TODAY
Dauphin License Judges Hear
Tales O'Nights in Savoy
Green Room
HOW MABEL ENTERTAINS
Impossible For Witnesses TO
Go Into Full Detail About
Singers Dress
HOW MABEL ENTERTAINS

The long awaited story OF the pink
lighted green room cabaret of the
Savoy was told to-day in Dauphin
county license court.
The hearing was the third airing of
the scores or more remonstrances filed
in the combined campaign OF the city
churches and the Dauphin County Law
and Order and No-Lcense Leagues
against the relicensing of as many
hotels for 1916.
The tales that were told of the wine-
rooms of the St. Charles and the Har-
ris had edited or startled the crowded
Courtroom--it depended on which side
you saffron day to day, but develop
ments of a character to make one
gasp had been promised for the airing
of the fight against the Savoy.
The Story Is Told
And these tales were told this morn
ing by John p. Guyer, field secretary
of the Dauphin County Law and Order
League, and the Rev. Harvey Klaer,
president of the No-License League.
The curious courtroom heard all
about how Mabel" the cabaret singer,
entertained; how she was-or .fas not
clad; how the men and girl patrons
of the green room" on the fifth floor
TContinued on Page 6.1
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-22
FIVE DEAD, so
HURT in WRECK
ON NEW HAVEN
Fast Speeding Special Crashes
Into Passenger Train Stopped
by Breakdown
FLAGMAN GIVES UP LIFE
Stands in Middle of Track
Practically Waving Flag I'm
til Too Late to Leap
7LAGMAN GIVES Up LIFE

Milford, Conn, Feb. 22.-At least
five persons were killed and more than
fifty passengers were injured to-day
when the Connecticut river special,
No. 10, from Springfield, Mass, for
New York, over the New York, New
Jersey. New Haven and Hartford Rail-
road, was run into by a special pas
senger train. This train was made up
in New Haven to carry passengers.
who otherwise would have gone on
the regular express from Boston to
New York, leaving New Haven shortly
after 1880.
The dead are said to be a flagman
who had gone back to protect his
train which had been stopped by a
broken air pipe Engineer Curtis and
Fireman McGinnis, of the special
and a man and a woman passenger on
that train whose bodies have been
seen under the wreckage.
Sacrifices life
1t is said that the flagman lost his
life in a futile attempt to stop the
special running up the track so close
to the engine that he could not es-
cape. His body was cut to pieces
The rear end collision followed a
moment later.
The Connecticut river special had
stopped about a mile and a half east
of Indian river bridge because of a
broken air pipe. The fiagman went
back with his red flag. The Connecti-
cut river special was drawn by a
motor while the special, which had
been made up at New Haven shortly
after the train left, was drawn by q
locomotive 1t approached the stalled
train at a good headway, it is said
and as yet ii is unknown whether
Engineer Curtis applied his brakes
upon seeing the fagman's warning.
Freight Train Drawn In
/ At the time of the collision q freight
train was running west on the mex
track. When the smash came a pas
senger coach was forced over agains
the freight adding 10 the miXup. Tht
/ TCOntinmpd IN Paua
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-22
Sends Quotations From
Bible on Postal Card;
Woman Is Held For Trial
SPccial To the TcLcerahh

Lewistown, Pa. Feb. %. 49, Miss
Sarah T.. Taylor, of Saltllo, Pa, has
been lodged in the Mifflin county jail
here at the instance OF the postal au-
thorities, charged with sending de-
famatory matter through the malls.
In default of $4,000 bail the woman is
being held as a federal prisoner until
March 13. when she will be given trial
at Scranton.
Miss Taylor, who is about Sc years
old, says that she copied several pass
ages from Scripture upon a postal
card, which she then mailed to n
woman in her neigh borhood. One
passage was a biblical allusion to a
woman of ill-reputc. This latter pass
age, the postal authorities say, is using
the malls for defamatory purposes.
The woman says that she mailed the
scriptural quotations to the other
woman with the hope that by reading
them she would reform from what she
considered were evil habits.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-22
Thinks He's "BiIIy" Sunday
and Starts Revival

After looking upon the red, red
wine," a man believed by the police
to be John Brodnic. South Front
street, imagined he was BILLY" Sun
day and attempted to start an i'm
promptu revival in the West Side,
Steelton, this morning. When placed
under arrest by Patrolman John
Wynn, after tussle in which the Of
ticer was severely scratched and
bruised about the face, Brodnic in
sisted that he was being prosecuted
because of his religious beliefs and
sank to his knees at Front and Lo-
Gust streets, the center of the business
section, and declined to accompany the
officer.
Finally, Chief of Police IT. P. Long
maker ordered him loaded into a pass
ing beer wagon and there feeling at
home. he was quieted and hauled to
the borough lookup.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-22
WHOLE COUNTRY
PAYS HOMAGE TO
GEO. WASHINGTON
National Figures Participate
in Monster Celebration
at Washington

Washington, Feb. 22.-Every agency
of the American government paused
to-day to pay homage to the memory
of George Washington in the capital
which bears his name.
President Wilson, Secretary Daniels
Ambassador Jusserand and other ma
tional figures gathered at a celebra-
ton at Continental Memorial Hall un-
der the auspices of Associated Patri-
otic societies.
Both houses of Congress suspended
business while Senator johnson, OF
Maine, and Representative Raker, OF
California. read General Washington's
farewell address, with its poignant
phrases warning against "insidious
CONTINUED on Page 1871
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-22
BODY
LIES IN STATE
AT CATHEDRAL
AS Doors of Great Church
Swing Open Hundreds File
in to View Remains

The body of the late TT. Rev. John
W. Shanahan, bishop of the Diocese
of Harrisburg, was taken into st. Pat
rick's Cathedral shortly after three
O'Clock this afternoon and at O'Clock
the doors of the great church which
the bishop built, were thrown open to
the general public so that the prelate
might be seen for the last time.
Bishop Shanahans body was laid on
the catafalque in the rectory and was
carried into the church by j. w. Ro-
denhaver, p. II. Vaughn, Eugene
Waltz. George Weitzel. Sr., A. II.
Kreidler and l.. r. Simonetti. The
bishop was attired in the robes of his
CONTINUED on Page I2.l
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-22

Relieving that the safety and pro-
lection of the people of Allison Hill
depend upon the immediate arrest and
conviction of the firebug who has been
burning schoolhouses factories. stables
and other buildings in the Allison Hill
residential and industrial district, the
Telegraph to-day offers a reward of
$50 to the person or persons gathering
evidence which will lead to the arrest
and conviction of the incendiary.
II is hoped that City Council, the
School Board and individuals will add
10 this sum sufficient to induce private
agencies to prosecute a work so neces-
sary to the protection of life and prop
erty-a work which the local police
force up to the present time has been
unable to do successfully.
Hill People in Terror
Ever since the outbreak of the first
series of incendiary fires a month ago
when three schoolhouses were set
ablaze the residents of the Hill have
been living in constant terror that a
new outbreak might occur.
over Saturday and Sunday a second
series of fires, not so serious as the
first, because of prompt action on the
part Of the city fire department, point
ed conclusivsly to the hand of the fire
fiend.
William L. Windsor, head of the city
TContinued on Page 81
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-22
THE WEATHER

For Harrisburg aud vicinity; Fair
Rnd warmer to-day; Wednesday
fair, with no cbnnEe in tempcra-
lure.
For Eastern Pennsylvania; Overcast
Tonight and Wednesday;
warmer; moderate south winds.
General Conditions
Legal holtday-nO report, Weather
Bureau closed.
Temperatures 3 a. M, 30.
Suni Rises, $40 a. M; sets, 5:'"
d. m.
Moons Rises. 9i40 p. m.
River Stage; III feet above low
water mark.
Yesterdays Weather
Highest temperature, .3.
Lowest temperature. 10.
Mean temperature, I8.
Normal temperature, 81.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-22
Just One George Washington
in Town Says BOyd's Book

If some curious soul with a voice
like krupp gun should stand on
the dome of the Capitol to-day and
shout the name George Washington
he would be answered by
George Washington, 41S Filbert
street, laborer"
There may be other Georges in
town, but IL there are Mr.. Boyd fails
TO mention 1t in his big red book.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-22
LOSSES
AT ERZERUM ARE
PLACED AT 10000
Russians Following Up Victory
by Chasing Ottoman Groups
in All Directions

The Turks lost heavily in the fight
ing resulting in the capture of Ere
rum by the Russians. according to a
Petrograd dispatch to-day which esti-
mates their losses as 10000 killed,
wounded and prisoners.
Following up their victory ener-
getically, the Russians are pursuing
the Turks westward from Erzerum as
well as to the north and south. as the
Turkish forces have split and fled in
all directions. The different Ottoman
groups. according to Petrograd ad-
vices, have been cut off from COM
munication with each other, while the
Russians are declared to have solidi-
fed their own lines so that their ad-
vance is rapidly becoming a forward
Continued on Page 6.l
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-22
ROUGH "TRIP FATAL TO TWO
By Associated Press

New York, Feb. 22.-Two deaths
which were attributed to the vessels
rough passage, occurred on the Amer
ican, Line steamship New York which
arrived from Liverpool to-day en-
cased in ice. Mrs. S. A. Wallace, of
Everett. Mass, died last Sunday of
heart failure ascribed in part to the
rolling of the ship. February Is John
Haughey, coal passer, was crushed
under coal
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-22
MURDERER KILLED BY TRAIN

Lexington, Ky, Feb. 22.-The search
for Bally Mullins. who was accused by
the police of having killed Quincy DYE
and fatally wounded r. A. Mattox. at
Paris. on Sunday, ended to-day when
Mullins and an unidentified man were
run over and killed by a Louisville
and Nashville train near Elkins, Ky.
The search for Mullins had assumed
almost statewide proportions.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-22
East Penna. u. E. Delegates
Gather For Conference

Ministers and lay delegates from
the three districts of the East Penn
sylvania conference to the United
Evangelical Church will arrive in this
city tomorrow for the opening of
their twenty-second annual session.
The Missionary Society will hold
business meeting at 2:30 o'clock to-
morrow afternoon, and in the evening
at 1880 an address will be made by
the Rev. Agide Pirazzini, professor OF
Hebrew Exegesis in the Bible Teach-
ers' Training School, New York City.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-22
Chicago Woman Official
Is Accused Of Grating
Special TO the Telegraph

Chicago, Ill. Feb. %. - A sensational
allegation of graft was made yesterday
bv Alderman William H.. Rodriguez.
who said that Mrs. Page Waller Eaton
lecturer, author, and head of the Blu
reau of Social Survey under Mrs,
Louise Osborne Rome. Commissioner of
compelled for months to pay over an
proXimately one-third of her salary to
Mrs. Rowe.
The payments, 1t was alleged were
always made in cash, and were said 10
be for the benefit of a needy relative
of Mayor William Hale THOMPSON
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-22
MASIE SAW THE
BIG SHOW SO SHE
CALLED UP FLOSS
Chum May Have Been a Wee
Bit Stupid About Details
of the Display

In her fox furs. rabbit-topped boots
and pheasant Spring straw, she
went to the big show last evening.
Her bosom friend Flossie hadn't fin
ished breakfast when the phone jim
gled this morning.
". oh, dear me, why she's
surely there. Please ring again-Oh,
is this you, Floss? Listen. We went to
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-22
Five Lose Lives When
clearinghouse Burns
By associated Press

New York, Feb. %. - Four men
and a woman lost their lives to-day
In fire which destroyed theatrical
clearinghouse over a restaurant in
the theater section of this city.
Early reports said that a number
of the actors and actresses who were
stopping in the house had perished.
but the dead were identified later as
employees of the clearinghouse and
Thomas keratsas, one of the pro-
prietors.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-22
LEPERS DRANK WOOD
ALCOHOL: FIVE nEAn

lepers at the leper settlement on the
Island of Moloski found a tin of wood
alcohol and drank it, with the result
that four men and one woman are
dead and several others are seriously
i'll. according to word received here to-
day frcm the sattlamant
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-22
KING GEORGE RECOVERED
By Associated Press

London, Feb. 22.-King George has
now completely recovered his health
and his medical advisers have given
MIN permission to resume his visits to
the troops in training.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-22
GEO. e. MILLER DEAD
BY associated Press

Allentown. Pa, Feb. 22.-George e.
Miller, for six years general superin-
tendent of the Lehigh Valley Transit
Company, died of pneumonia here
this morning, aged 40 years. lie was
one of the best-known railroad men in
Pennsylvania. lie was born in Potts
Vile.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-22
COLONEL HUTCHINSON is
REPORTED AS RECOVERING

is in the Fountain Springs Hospital.
Ashland, Is improved to-day. DR..
j. c. Biddle who performed an opera
ton on the Colonel's throat to-day
wired: Colonel Hutchison recovered
from serious operation on Sunday.
Condition good"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-22
$3.50. 900 HOME FOR INDIGENTs
By 4SSocidicd Press

Lancaster, Pa, Feb. ga $3.50, 900
home for INDECENT elderly men and
their wives on his farm in this county,
is provided for in the will OF Jacob S.
Peacock, wealthy steel manufacturer
and prominent clubman, who died
suddenly last week at Miami. Fla
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-22
CONTINUED OH Page :. ]
so SUSPENDED FOR DANCING

Greencastle. Ind. Feb. %. - Fifty
Depau University students have been
suspended for week because they
violated the college rule against
dancing. The students attended a
ball given three weeks ago during the
midYear recess.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-22
STEAMER az EIRE

ST. John, n. b.. Feb. 22.-The Brit
ish steamer Arracan, loaded and in
the outer harDor ready to sail. was
slightly damaged by fire of undeter-
mined origin early to-day.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-22
MHNER DIES AT 1O7
SPecidI % tLe TcIcgrath

'FttIHF 70 FHt ItItBFdFH
Hazleton. Pa. Feb. 22.-John Sudrie,
107 years old, died yesterday at Crys-
tai Ridge, where for many years he
worked in the mines.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-22
Arson Believed to Be Work
of Some Fire-mad Brain;
$50 Will Be Handed Over
to Person Gathering Evil
dence Leading to Arrest
and Conviction
$50 Reward

To the person or persons gather
ing evidence leading to the arrest
and conviction of the firebug or
flrebugs responsible for the series
of incendiary fires in the Allison
Hill district, the Telegraph will pay
a reward of fifty dollars.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-22

Court Justice Clarke yesterday a re-
markable story of his life with Nine.
Aimee Crocker Gourand Miskinoff and
CONTINUED on Page 14.1