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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-11-01
WATER HAS BEEN SAFE
DURING EPIDEMIC
[Continued From First Page1

water supply which has just been
completed for City Commissioner Har-
ry F. Bowman. superintendent of
Public Safety, by DIR. George r. Mof-
fit, municipal bacteriologist.
DR.. Moff1tt incidentally knocked into
a cooked hat the prevalent idea that
at certain times of the year. especially
in the Spring or Fall, alum can be
tasted in the water.
Deposits of fallen leaves in the tri-
butaries through the Susquehanna wa
ter shed miles above Harrisbur de-
compose, and the freshets wash down
the accumulations of various kinds of
filth from the banks into the currents
onbined with the ingredients used in
treating and killing the growth of
Shiny MOSES in the reservoir, impart
the curious, If barely perceptible
taste.
No Alum Taste
"I do not hesitate to say" declares
DR.. Moffitt, that no one has ever tast-
ed alum in Harrisburg's drinking wa
ter and 1t is my belief that no one has
ever tasted chloride of lime"
With reference to the purity of the
water supply insofar as the presence
of dangerous bacteria is cocerned. the
city facteriologist says: lowing to the
recent epidemic of typhoid fever
in this vicinity the condition of the
drinking water supplied to the citi-
zens of Harrisburg has frequently been
the subject of discussion. in regard to
its healthfulness.
City Mighty Thirsty
Some publicity has been given to
such discussion especially by a few
persons. who, 1 rejoice to say, have
not taken the trouble to familiarize
themselves with the condition of the
water, the processes of publication
through which it passes, nor with our
| ~ az nf ora l. Io1a fn
its purity. 1t seems to me that the
citizens of Harrisburg who in one way
or another consume between 100000
to 100000 gallons of water daily,
should be familiar with every detail
regarding it,"
DR.. Moffitt goes into careful detail
| as to the processes employed by the
city to purify it's water, from the time
1t enters the filter at the island until
1t is drawn from your spigot or fau-
| Get for the table or the cook-stove.
The results. he says, have been highly
gratifying. They show" he said.
that we are dealing with a polluted
and dangerous raw water, that the
addition of the chloride of lime kills
| 81 per cent. of the bacteria and that
/ the filters remove over SO per cent,
| rendering the water absolutely free
from the possibility of causing disease.
Expert Makes Examination
| reference is maze, TOO, TO tne 1act
that two weeks ago Commissioner
Bowman employed James Caird, Troy,
an expert, to investigate the methods
used in publication of the water. 'In
our methods" says the bacteriologist,
Mr.. Card found no discrepancies and
| he pronounced our water absolutely
pure" DIR. Moff1tt also mentions the
fact that the recently discovered test for
detecting free chlorine is being used
at the filtration plant.
In conclusion the bacteriologist
says
"Our work has been severely criti-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-11-01
nportant Announcement
Made to Smokers

Ugh Quality of San Fclice Cigars
|iaintained. Now Sell at SC Straight.
Owing to the greatly increased cost
| quality tobaccos, in fact every
ing pertaining to high grade cigars,
makers of the Sa,. r'elice cigar.
be Deisel-Wemmer Company, have
fvanced the selling price to the
Pbbers and Dealers, and henceforth
| is cigar will positively be sold to
e consumer at cents straight in
lead of six for quarter as pre-
|ously.
The SAN FELICE is national in it's
|ope and character. having justly at
lined this eminence through its un-
fcelled excellence. To maintain this
bequaled standard of quality, the
fvance in question is absolutely un-
Eoidable. The generous support of
men using quality cigars is earn
fly desired.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-11-01
WANT STANDARD
LIGHTS IN THIRD
STREET TO NORTH
businessmen and Other Prop
erty Owners to Petition
Council Monday

City Council at its meeting Monda,
VIII likely be petitioned by business
men and other property owners on thu
west side OF Third street from Walnu
TO North streets to light that sectior
with ornamental standard electric
lamps similar to the type in service
on North Second street.
The same kind of standard is also
being installed on Third street from
North street to Calder street. 50 thai
II the City Commissioners agree to the
request one of Harrisburgs leadins
uptown business streets will be ar.
tlstically lighted from Market street tc
Calder. ~
The question of whether or not the
cost can be Incorporated in the 1917
budget will be left to the councilmer
70 lhresh out. but it is possible that
this item will be Incorporated in tho
ordinance.
The Petition
The movement for lights on Nortn
Ihlrd street is headed by Harry I,ov
engard. publisher and editor of Il c
sunday Courier. and he is now cirf T
lows: q
we, the undersigned property O
ers and tenants of the west sidof O
Ihlrd street from Walnut to Nortrio o
m ost respectfully petition your h9r- 4
aple BODY to place standard ligh en-
the said street between the .nts \
named. q v
The present lighting is insuient b
to meet the needs of this neibor n
mood, which is rapidly developi Into
a business district. Situated it is \
opposite the Capitol Park, it itne OF c
the beauty spots of the city. an mould b
pe hghted in such a mann, as to '
snow its advantages.
I'VE trust that our petition II meet !,
with your approval and that S much II
needed improvement will bnade at {
an early date" I
Hurrying On Up Tel
Work on the installats of the j
forty-four new standards pm North !
street northwardly has beestarted by :
The Harrisburg Light and 1wer Com
pany. The conduit for 9 wiring
Tor the new job. incidently. Will be y
another step toward eliniating Har- :
risburg's poles and wireswill be laid /
on the west side of II street. At !
1ue across the highwato make the I
with stanTds on the
opposite curb. II t
Fifteen cuts" or tr1cles. will be
necessary for the pusos and the t
electric company. in siohance with S
is agreement with Cit Commissioners 4
Lynch. will cut the tetc, only half 6
way across the street q one time.
When this is complitca nd the con-
1uit is laid then the exavated place s
VIII be repaved andisin1tr operations {
will be carried out on te other side. v
Thus the street viii noble cut off at
any time for traffic purpses.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-11-01
IoCAL nov GETS sCUoy,ARsuIp

LOCAL BOY GETS SCHOLARSHIP
Word was received here to-day that
David Vernon Wilder, 1916 Derry
street. this city, has been awarded
scholarship OF 800 at Harvard College,
where he is a freshman.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-11-01
0 NEGROES ARE BROUGHT
TO PITTSBURGH FROM SOUTH

Pittsburgh, Nov. 1.-Three hundred
srees arrived here early to-day on
special train over the Pennsylvania
|ilroad from points in Virginia. They
Pre- accompanied by special agents of
number of industrial concerns in
bose mills they will Immediately go
work. The movement to make up
|r the loss of foreign workmen by
|awing from the South began more
|an month ago and has resulted in
|e bringing into the district of several
Pusand negroes from southern states.
thousand or more have passed
Fough here on their way to West
|rginia towns, many of them to work
the mines.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-11-01

cised on the ground that we examine
the filtered water at the filter plant
but do not examine the reservoir water
which may have been contaminated
after having left the island. This
criticism is unqualifiedly unjust and
a meteorological examination Of the
tap water every day of the year includ-
ing Sundays, Christmas. and all holi-
days, and twice a day, of the raw
water, the basin water after the ad-
dition of the chloride of lime) and the
filtered water when the plant is in
operation, which means that only on
Sundays and some holidays are the ex-
aminations of these three not con-
Quoted.
The Result of the Test
"Once q week a complete sanitary
chemical analysis is made of the raw,
filtered and tap waters. The chloride
of lime solution is tested daily and
the alum is analyzed as each lot is
purchased.
I'VE consider water containing less
than one hundred bacteria and no
colon bacilli very good and safe for
drinking purposes. The examinations
of the water on a few days of last
week nav be considered as a fair
average of our results. We count the
number of bacteria twice daily and eX-
anime five cubic centimeters separate
ly for colon bacilli. The figures below
show the daily averages of the num-
ber of bacteria per cubic centimeter:
Racin EiIt n Tan
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-11-01
GAP IN PAXTON CREK is
CLOSED BY STCKER BROS,

Work on the closin of the gap in
the Paxton creek inve north of State
street was completed 'esterday after
noon by Sucker Brhers Construc-
tion company and 18th the formal
acceptance of this il by City Com
great improvement rogram will be
finished.
The gap extende about fifty feet
and had been leftin the invert to
permit the lowerinof the giant water
mains.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-11-01

here"
And mayhap the day will come
when Harrisburg shall have a bridge
across the Susquehanna even more at
tractive than the fine reinforced con-
crete structure of the Cumberland
Valley Railroad Company now near
Ing completion at Mulberry street
When the new bridge comes at Wal
nut street. as come it must, then we
may expect to see the artistic and sub
stantial features combined
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-11-01
40 YEARS AGO

Forty years ri Npmber 40 For the
Blood. (then an old detor's prescrip-
tom cured specific bieP poison in
its worst forms, which nave not re-
turned. This disease tmanlfested ny
aching bones. uicers1r running sores,
falling hair, glandaFr swellings. pim-
pies on the face Constipation and a
form of dyspePia your health Is
important, insis On No. 40. put up in
a blue carton 'egring the signature OF
]. c. MendenaH. 40 years druggist,
Evansville, Ilq
Sold bv Cxofge A. Gorsas, t6 North
Third reSt,1EAdvertisement.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-11-01
ON HIGHWAY MOTOR TRIP

Dauphin county's board of COM
missioners, County Solicitor Philip
s. Meyer and Chief Clerk Ed. II.
Fisher will leave tomorrow for East
on to join the party of State and coun-
ty officials who will motor over the
first link in the William Penn high
way between Easton and Bethlehem.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-11-01
NuLLERSBURG TO PAVE

The statement of Millersburg bor-
ough explaining it's purpose to in
crease it's indebtedness by $4,000 to
pay for the proposed paving. curbing
and grading of Union and a portion of
Market streets, was filed with Pro-
thonotary Harry T. Holler to-day.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-11-01
Bacteria in Water

"The slight increase of bacteria in
the tap water is due to it's exposure in
the reservoir. The examinations for
colon bacilli upon these days were as
follows:
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-03-10

the old building in question was foi
many years occupied by the poorest
Of people-later Il became the prop
erty Of Hebrew tailor who later
sold Il to the International Longfel-
low Society Of Portland. william r.
Hearst gave the Society $500 to make
the initial deal then such funds as
could be raised were used to brighten
up the place and restore It to It's
original condition and appearance.
They owe $4,000 on II now. The
mortgage was foreclosed in February
but may be satisfied and the old place
redeemed within y ear.
II Is a three story building and was
occupied by the parents Of Longfel-
low during the year in which he was
born.
The Society says that II has no
means except through contributions
hence they appeal to the literary
clubs to send dollar or any other
amount they will to pay Off the In
debtednoss and preserve the house
as mecca for literary people. to pro
mote a love Of Longfellow and other
authors.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-03-10

The Cash Grocery Company. Cur
ny 4 Taylor. are regular advertisers
In the Signal and they make It "A
point 10 keep in line with modern
methods. Visitors to this up-to-date
store will motto tho installation Of
modern sample exhibit and storage
counter, which will prove quito val
uable In making mp your mind as to
the articles desired when buying gro
cerlea.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-03-10

Preserving Longtclloy's Birthplac,
Two or three weeks ago. the Signal
wns supplied with % leaflet sent Ia
our Altruriann club by tho Henry W.
Longfellow Society of Portland, Ne.
telling that the old house In Portland
In which the great poet was born Is
now the property Of the Society
that It has been greatly improved and
is to be held as a sacred memorial Of
Longfellow, but there Is mortgage
against II and they are apt TO lose II
unless money can be raised to salts
fy the debt
At the request Of our good literary
women. the Signal proposed to accept
any contributions from a nickel on
up and turs II over to the Altru-
rlan Club to be sent to the Long
fellow Society. II occurred however.
that we ought to know something Of
the value Of the property, how much
Il 81 Involved and how It came to be
The Signal addressed a
letter to the Secretary Of the Society
these questions and as
surfing her that while Texas people
are generous they like to know why
and who
In reply the Secretary states that
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-03-10
AMONG THE MERCHANTS

Townsend Oldham & Co., with a
page In green Is an indication Of be
ing right up 10 now, which not only
applies to Mr.. Northcults wide a.
wakeness, but Is a symbol Of the fact
that the entire line OF this firms
merchandise. including everything, Is
represented In progressive and mod
ern articles Don't fail to read the
advertisement
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-03-10

advertisement Of Cation Dodson Dry
Goods Company, the Big Store, which
will be his headquarters during the
day and the children are especially
invited to see the real Busior Brown.
he will amuse you as we'll as tell
you some excellent shoe stories.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-03-10

take pleasure in handing the offering
over to our homo women to gether
with names Of AN contributors. Like
the celebrated widows mite, a nickel
or dime will be worth as much as
o. dollar, so far rs sentiment goes in
the case.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-03-10

II q. Towlc was called to the bed
side Of his father In York Nebraska
who Is critically ill Mr. Towlc left
Wednesday night Mrs Towle was
reported on the sick list this wcck
Mr.. shelby was in Roscoe and Mrs.
Dant1lcr was conducting the store.
Mrs. Towlc was at the store yesterday
and Mr.. Shelby was also on duty
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-03-10

Notice The advertisement Of the
Street Carnival TO begin next Mon
day. Thii Is a benefit proposition for
III Snyder Concert Band, following
which the baud manager advises that
the band stand will Immediately be
erected, ga about $50 BE- yet needed
to build the structure desired Rush
1t along.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-03-10

8 per cent money to loan on farms
and ranches Also money to loan on
good buildings and residences in sny-
der. We make our own Inspections.
no delay quick service.
Baker Grayum q Anderson.
40 Snyder, Texas.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-03-10

Elmer Blbbee Is making Post Office
Alley famous with the city Garage.
See his ad.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-03-10

The Opera House Theatre is pull
ing OF a local movie stunt this month
that should attract the attention OF
all movie fans. The Girl and the
Game bogins Monday night Every.
one should see this picture. II Is a
feature worth going miles to see.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-03-10

Il. u. Matthew'S Is now the posses
sor OF a Dodge car and is using It In
the interest Of the Quality Shop for
Ladies'. Sec his advertisement in the
Signal
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-03-10

A. d, Dodson is Ia king to you in
a quarter OF pag' and 1t is interest
ing to know what he has to say. Read
his advertisement.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-03-10

Weldon Coats. the ad writer for
Townsend Oldham & Co, made fly
ing trip To Fort Worth to see the
stock chow.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-03-10

Note the advertisement OF Galyon
and Norwood, the Skating Ring pro-
prletors
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-03-10

johnson Brothers are live fellows
and are offering the hospitality Of
their store to the District Court WISH
tors. Soc their advertisement
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-03-10

Read the Snyder Garage advertise
men in the Signal. It appears on the
Classified column page
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-03-10

farm implements carried In stock.
See his advertisement
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-03-10

o. p. Thrane OF the Snyder Nation
NJ Bank. made business trip to Dali
las this week.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-03-10

nustor brown will be In SnIder on
TariM,g. March 2s Notice the large
The Red Cloud chief., 1916-04-06
Must Be Positive Proof.

Washngton.-President Wilson and
his cabinet have discussed the evi.
dence thus far received by the state
department in the cases of recent dis.
asters Of merchant ships carrying
American citizens. In the absence Of
conclusive proof of submarine attacks
no action was taken. It is understood
that the course to be pursued by the
United States, should the indications
be sustained by evidence now being
gathered, was considered at length.
After the meeting it was authorita-
lively irslicated that no step involving
serious consequences was imminent;
that the administration was deter.
mined to proceed only after definite
facts were before it, and that there
would be no action unless there was
positive proof that submarine com.
mander had acted in violation OF the
principles Of international law.
The Red Cloud chief., 1916-04-06
zeppelins Raid English Coast.

London.-The coast of Scotland and
the northern and southern countries of
England were attacked by Zeppelins
Sunday night, according to an official
announcement by the secretary Of
war. The raid was the third in so
many successive nights. Raiders
reached the coast of Scotland-the
first time they have been over that
country and the farthest north Zeppe-
Inns had yet travelled. Other raiders
visited northern and southeastern
counties OF England. Although manv
bombs were dropped, official details
were lacking up to the time of the
filing of this dispatch as to the number
of the raiders, the casualties from
the bombs or the damage done.
The Red Cloud chief., 1916-04-06
THREE FAST TRAINS IN CRASH IN
OHIO.
Rear Collision Between Two East.
Bound Trains Sideswiped by West.
Bound Twentieth Century Limited.

Cleveland. o.. March 31.-State, fed
eral and railroad investigation OF the
double wreck on Wednesday on the
Lake Shore railroad at Amherst. O..
near here. which cost the lives of fully
twenty.seven persons and injured
forty. was begun here.
Railroad officers declare the blame
for the crash which piled up the
Twentieth Century flyer and two other
crack Lake Shore passenger trains in
to a tangled heap Of junk probably
will be shared by two railroad en-
ployees
The railroad company, in an official
statement explaining the wreck. de-
clared the first section of train No Sc.
after stopping at the interlocking
tower at Amherst. had started ahead
at five or ten miles an hour The sec
ond section ran into the first. Two
rear cars of the first section fell over
on the west.bound track just as the
Twentieth Century Limited. bound for
Chicago was approaching. The Twen.
tieth Century collided with part of the
wreckage on the west.bound tracks.
The Twentieth Century was derailed
except for the three rear cars. All of
the passengers killed or seriously hurt
were in the rear car Of the first sec.
tion of train No. sc.
The Red Cloud chief., 1916-04-06
STRANGE SIGNS ON SHIPS
Have Little Meaning to the Uninitiat'
ed, But Are Plainly Understood
by Sailors.

Strange signs frequently hang from
ships which puzzle even dwellers in
seaport towns to guess the meaning
Of A basket slung from tho main
mast head is sailors sign to notify
that the cargo has been loaded or dis
charged, as the case may be, and that
the ship is ready to start on her next
trip. This she cannot do until the
usual board of trade formalities have
been observed, and the ships papers.
which, while a ship is in port. are de-
posted with the board of trade, have
been returned to the captain.
A generally mysterious emblem is a
bosom lashed to a mainmast or bridge
railing. This is to signify that the ves-
sci is for sale.
Occasionally dark blue stripe may
be seen running fore and aft on a yes
sell as matter Of fact, this is a sign
Of recent bereavement. Blue is the
sailors mourning, and the stripe of
this color takes the place Of the black
margin or band used by the landsmer
as "A notification of death.
The Red Cloud chief., 1916-04-06
WAITE KILLED PECKS 27 KILLED IN WRECK
DECLARES IMAM FROM EGYPT"
MADE HIM 90 iT.
Dentist Says He Gave Both Victims
Germs and Fed Poison Also
to Father.in.law.

New York. March 30.--Dr. Arthur
Warren Waite confessed on Tuesday
that he killed his mother.inlaw, Mrs.
Hannah Peck, with disease germs and
murdered his father-inlaw. John f.
Peck. with arsenic.
In making the confession he laid the
groundwork for his defense on the
plea OF mental irresponsibility. He
attributed two natures to himself-a
good and an evil )ne-and said that
the evil nature, "a stranger to his real
self. dominated him when he commit.
ted the crimes.
The essential part Of the dentists
confession was made to District Attor.
ney Swami and Assistant District At.
torneys Mancusco ani Brothers in the
presence Of former Assistant Attorney
Walter X. Deuel.. who has been en-.
gagged as counsel for Doctor Waite.
The lawyers walked into the private
room Of the alcoholic ward, to which
Doctor Waite had been removed, and
found the man lying on a bed rubbing
his hand across his forehead. seeming
ly in shaken and uncertain condition
Don't you remember me?" asked
Mr.. Brothers. You talked to me last
| Friday"
Did II" asked Doctor Waite. There
was moments pause before Doctor
Waite spoke again.
"Oh. but that doesn't matter" he
said: its all over now did It all,
l killed Mrs. Peck and Mr.. Peck. The
man from Egypt made me do It, He
was after me for long time. couldn I
shake him of. wasn't able to get rid
OF him until last night.
He's gone Now. but ] couldn't get
away from him for a long time.
don't know what his name was.
asked him and he didn't tell ne.
was afraid OF him. told Clara about
him"
BY CLARA" Doctor Waite meant his
wife. who Is now In Grand Rapids
Representatives of the district at
torneys office are searching for the
undertaken who embalmed the body o
Peck. Mr.. Swami declared Waite haC
told him that he had made an agree
ment with the undertaken that for &
consideration OF $4,000 the latter
would testify that he had used arsenic
in the fluid with which he embalmeC
Peck's body.
Earlier in the day Doctor Wait,
talked freely to his brother and Ray
mond c SCHNEIDER, the private detec
tive employed by the Peck family.