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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-30
Life Preserver Marked
Bremen" Floats Ashore on
Rocky Coast of Maine

Portland, Maine. Sept. S0.--A life
preservar marked Bremen" the name
of the German submarine. freighter
which has been generally expected to
arrive at some Atlantic coast port for
the past week or more. was picked up
on the oceaHside of Cape Elizabeth
to-day.
The name Bremen" was stenciled
in black letters on both sides of the
buoy. On one side of the canvas COW
ering was printed a small crown. over
this mark were the words "Shutz-
marke," meaning patented, or trade
mark. Beneath were the words ''V.
Epping-Hoven. Wilhelmshaven." This
indicated. apparently. the name of the
maker. The preserver seemed to be
new and apparently had not been in
the water ii great length of time. 1t
was stained with oil. The buoy was
picked up at a small place known as
Maiden Cove by ten-year-old lad,
Frederic L. Lakeman. of Westbrook.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-30
Wharton Dean Sends Letter
to City's Businessmen

Dean William Mcclellan. head of
the Wharton School of Accounts. and
Finance of the University of Penn
sylvania, has sent a letter to business
heads thanking them for the sup
port which has been given the Har-
risburg Wharton Extension and urg-
ing that they use their influence with
young men in their employ who would
be benefited by the Wharton course.
Secretary Raine, in charge of the
Harrisburg Extension. announced this
morning that to accommodate pros
pective students from the nearby
towns who are unable to get TO the
city on any evening except Saturday.
the registration headquarters at the
Chamber of Commerce rooms in the
kunkel building will be open tonight
Numerous requests for information
have been received from men in
Hummelstown, Carlisle, Middletown.
Shippensburg, Mechanicsburg and
other suburbs,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-30
LIQUOR CAUSE
OF MOST CRIME
Grand Jury Tells Court Two
Thirds of Cases Originate
in Drink

Sunbury, Pa, Sept. 80. For the
first time in the history of North
umberland county. where the courts
cost $4,000 yearly a grand jury to-
day called the attention of Judges
Moser and Cummings to the fact that
alcoholic liquors caused two-thirds of
the business of criminal court, which
will go into it's second week next
Monday.
The grand jury says: "Inasmuch as
the use of liquor was responsible for
at least three-fourths of the cases act
ed upon we recommend a close scru-
tiny of all applications for liquor
licenses. and we commend our judges
for their stand in refusing a continu-
alton of liquor licenses for those
places where the liquor laws are not
obeyed."
The Court refused to renew fifteen
liquor licenses last year.
ARRESTED FOR ENTERTAINMENT
Lewistown. Pa. Sept. 30.-Edward
Treaster who has been acting as
Adams express agent here for some
time, has been arrested, charged with
embezzling about $500.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-30
Is Bushels of Dead Flies
Fall Victims to Second
Onslaught of Civic Club

All Civic Club records in the second
fly swatting contest of the summer
were broken to-day when almost six
teen bushels of dead insects were
brought to the Patriot building by
youngsters to be measured.
The four prizewinners all won
awards in contests of other years.
They were Allen r. Collier. of sS1
North Third street. ASS pints. s5 prize;
George Sullenberger, of. 1888 North
Fourth street. 1s2 pints, s2.50; John
Kinder, of go North street, 81; Ruth
Blair. of 321 Hamilton street, 81. Each
of the contestants was paid five cents
a pint for the deal flies. The total
number killed in the two contests this
year was 81 bushels. Mrs. Robert H.
Irons and Miss Rachel Pollock, of the
Civic Club, had charge of the meas
ur!ng and prize awarding this morn
ing.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-30
Paper Mills Are Valued at
$322,147,000; Big Increase

Washington, Sept. so. - Paper and
wood pulp manufactures were valued
at s322,147 600 in 1914, an increase
of 24.1 per cent over 1909 according
to announcement to-day by Director
Rogers, of the Census Bureau in a
preliminary statement of the 1914
census of manufactures.
The number of establishments op-
Grating was us, decrease of SO from
1903. Persons engaged in the indus
try numbered 95.516, an increase of
1I.2 per cent; capital invested was
s554.625, 900, an increase of 30.6 per
cent; salaries and wages paid s66,-
164, 900 an increase of 315 per cent:
materials used s213,1SI,000, an in
crease OF 2S.9 per cent and value add
ed by manufacture s11S,966,0OO, an
increase of 1874 per cent.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-30
Mistakes Brother-in-Law
For Another and Kills Him

Wilkes Barre. Pa, Sept. S0.--Luigi
Pillotti was killed last night when his
brother-in-law Domenico Rega, shot
him while lying in wait for Tony
Mas, a neighbor. Resa asserts that
his wife told him that Mas was pre-
pairing to come to their home to
threaten her. Rega armed himself
with a revolver and when he heard a
man at the door asked who was there.
Getting no answer, he fired and found
that he had slain Pillotti. The bullet
went through the victims heart.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-30
Former Harrisburg Shoots
Wife and Self at Lebanon

Joseph Weaver, aged As, an IRON
worker formerly residing in this city,
shot and seriously injured his wife
Yesterday afternoon at their home in
East Lebanon, and then committed
suicide by putting a bullet through
his own brain.
The police here said that they did
not know Weaver. Mrs. Weaver is in
the Good Samaritan Hospital i'm a
critical condition and may be blinded
by the shot. The attempted murder
and suicide were committed in the
presence of four children. Accord
Ing to neighbors, Weaver duarreletj
continually with his wife, and after
going away for two weeks. returned
yesterday and shot her.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-30
Grand Jury Again
Recommends Erection
of New Courthouse

Dauphin county's grand jury at the
close OF September quarter sessions
to-day once more recommended the
construction of a new courthouse for
county and city uses. Similar recon-
mendations had been made in June
and March. In receiving the report
President Judge Kunkel said:
1T is quite evident that the present
courthouse has outgrown its useful
ness. 1t docs not compare favorably
with courthouse and county buildings
in other counties"
The grand jury in addition to rec
ommending new courthouse. boosted
the Jail and almshouse and commend
ed the boards and officials in charge
for their efficient management of both
institutions.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-30
$4,000 NOW IN
SIGHT FOR HOTEL
Rotary Club Members Have
Subscribed to Date Total
of $48,S5O

E. q. Wallower. head of the Cham-
ber Of Commerce hotel committee, an
nounced this afternoon that subscrip-
tions for stock in the new hotel now
total $4,000.
The committee is going ahead
rapidly With excellent prospects of
selling shares to the amount of the
full million dollars subscribed.
The Rotary Club committee. headed
by John S. Musser, which is CO.
operating with the Chamber of Com
merce committee. to-day reported that
members and their wives up to this
time. with only few more than SO per
cent. of the members OF the club
solicited. have subscribed a total of
$4S,S50.
OF these subscriptions of Rotary
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-30
HUSBAND HELD
FOR KILLING WIFE
Charged With Murder Follow
ing Finding of Body in
Ruins of Cottage

Mountainview, N. H., Sept so. -
Frederick L. Small was formally ar
raigned in the district court to-day
and held for hearing October on a
charge of murder resulting from the
death of his wife. Florence A Small,
whose body was found yesterday in
the ruins of their burned cottage.
The court action followed the finding
of the coroner at his inquest that Mrs.
Small had died of strangulation
Small pleaded not guilty.
Another development of the day
was the statement made by b. Frank
Horne, medical referee. that his in
vestigation had disclosed that the
person who killed Mrs. Small and fir
ed the house in an endeavor to con-
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-30
Batteries at Tobyhanna
Ready to Break Camp

Tobyhanna, Pa. Sept. so. - All is
activity at the United States artillery
camp of instruction here where the
batteries are arranging to
break camp.
The men have spent the entire sum-
mer in camp and are fit for anything
that may arise but want to change.
The health of the men is fif1ne but the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-30
MORGAN TO FLOAT BIG LOAN

New York, Sept. 80. = ]. P. Nor
gan, whose banking firm is financial
and purchasing agent for the British
government and Walter Hines Page
American ambassador to Great Bri-
tain. were among the passengers who
sailed for England to-day on the Am
erican liner New York
Although 1t has been reported in the
financial district that Mr.. Morgan's
mission was to arrange for the flota-
ton of new British loan of $780,
100000 to be backed by American
securities, the financier refused to dis
cuss the matter.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-30
BIG ICE CREAM
PLANT CLOSED
State Healh Department Takes
Action to Prevent Typhoid's
Spread

Orders were issued this morning by
DR.. Samuel G. Dixon. State Commits
sioner of Health, closing temporarily
the plant of the Hershey Creamery
Company this city, until the ice cream
supply from that place is found to be
satisfactory, it was announced to-day
at the State Department of Health.
State officials have been co-operat-
ing with city health authorities in
checking the typhoid epidemic, and
when a large number of cases were
reported in the city and county and
were traced to the ice cream supply,
the State department, it was an
nounced, found It advisable to close
down the creamery. Conditions there
are not beyond correction, 1t was said
The creamery has had an excellent
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-30
Distribution of $55,O0O
Strike Fund Among N. Y.
Trolleymen Is Started

New York, Sept. 80. = Officials of
the Amalgamated Association of
Street and Electric Railway Employees
began to-day the distribution of a
SIS. 900 strike benefit fund among the
street car men who have been on
strike here since September 6. Ac-
cording to the figures given out by the
labor leaders, each man was to re-
ceive SIS. The fund came from the
headquarters of the association in
Detroit and the organizers said a
similar amount will be distributed
each week.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-30
PHILLIES JUMP
INTO NATIONAL
LEAD; SCORE II
Brooklyn Unable to Fathom
Rixey's Delivery in Morn
ing Game
PLAY THIS AFTERNOON
Moran'S Men Pound Pfeffer All
Over Lot For Ten Safe
SwatS

Ebbetts Field, Brooklyn. Sept. So
The Philadelphias captured the lead
in the National League pennant hunt
this morning by defeating the Brook
lyns, to 2. Manager Robinson sent
his star pitcher Pfeffer to the mound
to check Philadelphia's advance but
he was hamme cred hard and con-
sistently and his service failed to
battle the bats of the visitors.
Luderus helped himself to two two
baggers and a home run. Brooklyn
could do little with Rixey's delivery.
The game was played on windswept
field. The official score:
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-30
HUGHES FINISHES
HIS 2O,OOOTH MILE
OF CAMPAIGNING
Ends Second Trip at Buffalo
This Evening: Makes Eleven
Train Speeches
NDORSES S-HOUR DAY
Right of Laborer TO Relief
From Excessive Strain Is
Advocated

Hornell. n. ". Sept. 80. Charles
E. Hughes to-day completed his
twenty thousandth mile of campaign
ing within eight weeks. He also end
ed the second trip of his presidential
campaign. Mr. Hughes left here at s
a m. to-day for Buffalo with eleven
stops between.
Returns to Old battle-ground
Campaigning in territory where he
fought hard in 1906 and 1908 for elec-
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-30
Youthful Emperor Of
Abyssinia Deposed; Aunt
Succeeds Him on Throne

London. Sept. so. Emperor Lidj
Jeassu of Abyssinia has been deposed
at Adds Ababa. Lidj Jeassu is %
years old and a grandson of Emperor
Menelik whom he succeeded in 1918.
Rome. Sept. 80. - A dispatch from
Adds Ababa, Abyssnia, reporting the
dethronement of Emperor Lidj Jeassu
announces that he has been succeeded
by Ouizero-Zeoditu, a daughter of the
late King Menelik, who has been
proclaimed empress of ETHIOPIA"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-30
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GaDEONs TO MEET HERE

The State convention of Gideons.
the Christian Commercial Travellers
Association of America, will be held
in this city, october Il and Is. There
are 250 members in the State organ
ization and one of the aims of the as
sociation is to raise funds to purchase
Bibles for the rooms of hotels in the
State.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-30
HENRY c. ORTIZ
Is FOUND DEAD
Long Prominent in Insurance,
Masonic and School
Circles

Henry Charles Orth. age 73 years,
one of the oldest members of Masonic
order in Harrisburg. a prominent in
surance underwater. and twice presi-
dent of the Harrisburg School Board.
was found dead this morning at his
home 22S State street
Death was due to heart failure. Mr..
Orth went to bed feeling quite well.
Failure to answer the wifes call at
s o'clock brought the discovery. of
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-30
BIG DINNER TO
MARK START OF
CITY'S NEW ERA
Stage Set For One of the Most
Notable Events in Harris
burg's history
STEEL MAGNATES COMING
Plans For Reception of Guests
of Honor Completed by
Committee

The stage is set and all is in readi-
ness for what it is believed will prove
one of the most notable events in Har-
risburg in many years - the annual!
dinner of the Harrisburg Chamber of
Commerce at the Masonic Temple
next Monday evening at $50 o'clock.
More than ordinary interest attaches
to this affair in view of the notable
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-30
THE WEATHER

THE WEATHER
Harrisburg and vicinity: Fair.
continued cool Tonight and Sun,
DAY. Lowest temperature Tonight
about 40 degrees.
Eastern Pennsylvania: Fair To-
misht and sunday, continued cool.
Frost tonight. Fresh northwest
winds.
The main river and the lower
portions of the North and Nest
branches Will rise slightly. Other
slowly or remain nearly stationarr'
\ stage of about A. feet Is indi
Gated Tor Harrisburg Sunday morn
ing.
General Conditions
Inc storm that was central over
Tne st Lawrence valley Friday
mornIns has moved northeastwnrd
on the North Atlantic coast; n
caused rain In the last "a hours
from the Great Lakes eastward 10
tne Atlantic coast and southwark
aiong the coast to South Carolina.
Another disturbance has appeared
In Western Canada which has cau.-
ed showers In Alberta and British
CoIumbia. Rain has fallen also In
California and Arizona.
The high pressure area from IN.
west has overspread nearly ali the
country east of the Mississippi river
causing a general fall of TO 20
degrees In temperature east of fh.
lake region and south and easr or
the Ohio river. There has been m
general rise of to 20 degrees In
temperature west of the MississippI
river.
Temperatures 3 a. M. 80.
suns Hfses, O a. m.,; sets, $50
p. m.
Moon' First quarter. October .,
q. M.
River stage. 3.s feet above low
water mark.
Yesterdays Weather
Highest temperature, IS.
Lowest temperature, -.
Mean temperature. 81.
Normal temperature, 81.
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=
New York SEPT. so - The Giants won their twenty
sixth straight victory by defeating Boston, too
PHILLJEs AND BROOKLYN EACH GET 4 RUN
Ebbetss Field, Brooklyn, Sept 50 capeuring the
National League leadership by morning victory Phl
lies prepared for attack js afternoon with The
staggering BrooRyns who admit that second defeat to-day
viii give their PeHnant hopes crushing, If death
blow Manager Pat Moran pitched Grover Alexander while :
"Rube' Maquard Bfoobyn pitching selection Eseh
team scored in the hse Neither team scored in the
second 9,d fourth Broohlyn scored ruin IN the filth
FITTEEE CASES on TYPHOID !
Davpta, Pa, Sept 3o-Tae total nur,bsr of typhoid
cases reported Daaqhn ard vicinity By tie healsh arr
horde dfsesn soae Of tas latest casss arc Mrs
Z w White, Mrs Eliza cresswc Miss Ethel Reehtei
Miss Margaret Douglas Miss Mary Bogner Vernon Lyter.
william Peck and George speeoe
TENTH PENNA- REGIMENT COMING HOME s
Washington Sept 3o--Nsmes Of two more National
Guard regiments be returned home from the Mexican 8
border we're given War Department in dispatches from
General Funston They are the First Regiment OF Ncw :
York Field Artillery and he Tenth Pennsylvania Regiment
Of Infantry, Aa.3zEia
TWO KILLED IN PENNsY WRECK
Cincinnati o. Sept oo,-when piston rod the
FIRST engine train tho Pennsylvania line New York
Cincinnati broke today the train lett the track and S
partially overturned The cgneor and frenen on the first
engine sied while the Of the second engine S
injured Five passengers were bruised but none !
eoUaly burt The wrecked train Of coaches
b en-. mrs. s
NEW PARALYSIS CASE HERE /
harrisburg = case Of infantile paralysis has
developed tho city to-day The victim little Catherine
, Kitzci, aged 3, zIz North Fourteenth street
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Alexander and siarquard pitching.
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Nesterday's Weather
Highest temperature, IS.
Lowest temperature, -.
Mean temperature, 81.
Normal temperature, 81.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-30

Two-base hits, Luderus. 2: home
run, Luderus; stolen bases, Bancroft,
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The Glasgow courier., 1916-09-01

She had removed her veil, but he
was not slow to perceive that she sat
with her back to the long stretch of
porch.
DO you prefer this place to Armen-
Onville or the Paillard at Pre- Catelan,
Miss Guile?' he inquired, quite cas-
ually, but with a secret purpose.
NO, it is stupid here, as a rule, and
common. Still every one goes to the
other places in the afternoon, and |
particularly wanted to be as naughty
as possible, so | came here today"
ut doesn't strike me as especially
naughty" he remarked
Are you going to take me up to the
park?'
Yes. Into the Shadows"
"Oh, that's good! I'm sure my i'm
agination will work beautifully when
it isn't subdued by all these blue
devils. I-Que voulez vous? The
question was directed rather sharply
The Glasgow courier., 1916-09-01

"Yes. What's this? A letter! Pom
my soul, how the deuce could any
one He got no farther, for Miss
Guile's action in pulling down her veil
and the subsequent spasmodic glance
over her shoulder betrayed such an
agitated state of mind on her part
that his own sensations We're checked
at the outset
There must be some one here who
knows you, Mr. Schmidt" she said
nervously. See what it says, please
at once. l-perhaps we should be
starting home Immediately"
Robin tore open the envelope. A
glance showed him that the brief note
was from Gourou. A characteristic G.
served as a signature. AS he read, a
hard line appeared between his eyes
and his expression grew serious.
ut is really nothing, Miss Guile" he
Continued on page A.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-09-01

Nothing could be more eXacting,
my dear prince. She signs herself B.
Guile and | am sure she is magnifi-
Gently beguiling, if you will pardon the
play on words"
"It's jolly little adventure" was all
that Robin would say.
The baron was thoughtful. There
is something behind this extraordinary
behavior on the part of a lady gen
orally accredited with sense and re-
finement," said he after a moment. 81
think have it too. She is deliberately
putting you to a rather severe test"
"Test? What do you mean
she is trying you out, sir. Miss
Guile, or possibly Miss Blithers-is
taking a genuine risk in order to de-
termine whether you are real gentle
man or only a make believe. She is
taking a chance with you. You may
call it a jolly little adventure, but
call it the acid test"
Robin laughed. THANK you, baron
Forewarned is forearmed. | shall re-
main a gentleman at any cost"
At O'Clock big limousine swung
under the porte cochere at the Ritz
and nimble footman hoped down
and entered the hotel Robin was
waiting just inside the doors.
For Mr.. Schmidt" he inquired
"Oui, m'sieur."
Thrilled by rleasurable sense of
excitement, the Prince of Graustark
entered the car.
A delicate perfume fingered in the
machine, convincing proof that Miss
Guile had left it but a few minutes be-
fore it's arrival at his hotel. AS a mat
ter of fact, she was nearer than he
thought, for the car whirled into the
Rue de la PaiX and stopped at the curb
not more than a hundred yards from
the Place Vendome.
Once more the nimble footman hop
ped down and threw open the door. A
slender, swift moving figure in blue
linen gown and a wide hat, from
which sprang two gorgeous blue
plumes, emerged from the door of a
diamond merchants shop, and, before
Robin could move from his corner
popped into the car and sat down be-
side him with nervous little laugh on
her lipS-red lips that showed rose
like and tempting behind thick chif-
fon veil. obviously donned for an ex-
cellent reason. The exquisite features
of Miss Guile were barely distinguish
able beneath the surface of this fllmy
barrier. The door closed sharply and,
almost before the prince had recov-
cred from his surprise, the car glided
off in the direction of the Place de
IOpera.
isn't it just like an elopement? %
cried Miss Guile, and it was quite
plain to him that she was vastly
pleased with the sprightly introduc-
ton to the adventure. Her voice trem.
bled slightly, and she sat up very
straight in the wide. comfortable seat
'ls it really your" cried Robin, and
he was surprised to find that his own
voice trembled.
"Oh." she said, with a sudden diff
dence, "how do you do? What r.ust
you think Of me, bouncing in like that
and never once speaking to you?"
II think that YOU are frightened al