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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-17
P. & R. DIVISION
ENGINEER MADE
SUPERINTENDENT
h. Boone Abbott, President of
the Engineers Society of Pa,
Goes Up Ladder
PROMO TION is RAPID
Got Training by Studying at
Night While Draughtsman
in Reading Office

Il. Boone Abbott. division engineer
of Philadelphia and Reading Railway
Company, with headquarters in Har-
risburg, and president of the
Engineers Society of Pennsyl-
vania, to-day was promoted to the su-
perintendency of the Shamol5in divi-
sion with headquarters at Tamaqua.
He went to Tamaqua to-day to take
up his new duties. lie succeeds ].
E. Turk, who was made general SUI
perintendent.
The appointment of Mr.. Abbott is a
recognition of hard and faithful SER
vice. He started as a clerk in the
draughting room of the division engi-
neer's at Reading and through his
own efforts has earned rapid promo
tions.
Mr.. Abbott is native of Phila-
delphia. He is S5 years old. He was
educated in the Pottsville public
schools and studied civil engineering
at night. He entered the services of
the Reading company in October,
1900. Two months later his first pro-
motion came and he became assistant
supervisor at Tamaqua. On January
6, 1905, Mr.. Abbott was made as
sistant supervisor at Reading. Early
in March of the same year he became
assistant supervisor at Harrisburg, a
position which he held until June,
when the place of supervisor at AL
lentown was. given him.
In March, 1906, Mr.. Abbott was
transferred to the New York division
with headquarters at Philadelphia
where he remained until April, 1909
when he was transferred to Pottsville
continuing until March, 1910. He
then became division engineer of the
Harrisburg division.
Mr.. Abbott was u member of the
Engineers Society of Pennsylvania
since April, 1910. He was treasurer
of the society for three years. and
last December was elected president
No successor to Mr.. Abbott in Har.
risburg has been announced.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-17
.STEELTON STORE
TO BE DIVORCED
FROM STEEL CO.?
General Mana ger Denie e S
Rumor; Based on Schwab'S
Attitude in Bethlehem

Persistent rumors that the Steel
ton Store Company, Limited, one of
the largest wholesale and retail estab-
lishments in Central Pennsylvania
would be separated from it's present
close Connection with the Pennsylvania
Steel Company, were declared to be
unfounded by W. l.. Abercrombie,
general manager and one of the in
corporators, this morning.
II have no knowledge of any change
being contemplated" declared Mr..
Abercrombie. ITO my knowledge this
talk of changes is merely gossip
General Manager Abercrombie also
denied the report which was current
this morning that the steel company
to-day discontinued to honor the
credit books of customers of the
store.
Reports that the management OF
the store company would be made in
dependent of the steel works were
started, it is said, by the fact that
Charles M. Schwab, chairman of the
board of directors of the Bethlehem
Steel Corporation which recently ac-
quired the Pennsylvania Steel Com
pany and its subsidiaries, was instru-
mental in placing all stores in South
Bethlehem on a cash basis following
the big strike there several years ago
While there have been many rumors
of similar action here, there has been
no intimation of such a plan from any
official quarters
The Steelton Store Company
Limited, is the largest single business
established in Steelton and one of the
largest in this section. 1t operates
both wholesale and retail departments
and is, one of the most .modernly
equipped stores in this vicinity. The
latest and best methods of merchan-
dising have been incorporated in its
management.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-17
BILL INCREASING
ARMY TO 100000
SIGNED BY WILSON
Approves Joint Congressional
Resolutions Authorizing
Increase to Full Strength
BY .Associdtcd Press

Washington, March H.-Presi-
dent Wilson to-day signed the
Joint congressional resolution au-
thorizing the increase of the
standing army to its full strength
Of approximately 10000 men.
Under a rule limiting general de-
bate to ten hours, the House to-day
began considering the army bill, the
most extensive proposal for increasing
the military establishment ever laid
before it in peace times. If possible
final vote will be reached to-mor-
row night.
Forty to Speak
Forty speakers have asked for time.
Republicans and Democrats We're
equally represented on the list and all
were expected to favor "A wide de-
gree of national preparedness what
ever their attitude might be on the
committee bill.
When the debate began no oppon-
ent of the general plan of prepared
ness had asked to be heard. Chair
man Hay of the military committee
and Representative Kahn, ranking
Republican member, apportioned the
ten hours equally. Speaker Clark
who will deliver an address in sup
port of the measure, surrendered the
chair to Representative Garret, of
Tennessee, at the beginning of the de-
bate.
Representative Gordon, Democrat
of Ohio, led off for the bill. He had
Continued on Page 13.l
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-17
PUBLIC LIBRARY'S
BOOKS ON BABIES

Bclcher-Clean Milk
CIOck-Our Baby
Comstock-MotheF
Davis-Mothcr and Child
Dcnnett-Healthy Baby
Grucnberg-Iour Child To-day
and Tomorrow
Kerley-Short Talks With Young
Mothers
Key-Century of the Child
Lippert & HoImes--When to Send
For the Doctor
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS For Mother
and Child
Ncwton-Mother and Baby
Rosenau--MiIk Question
Smith--AIl the Children of All the
People
TweddeII-How to Take Care of
the Baby
Wheeler-Before the Baby Comes
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-17
HEADQUARTERS TODAPP IS STRONG
BE OPENED HERE FOR LOCAL OPTION
mo Uncertainty as to Where
| Stand" He Says; Prom
inent as Fireman

Edward Dapp, candidate for the
Legislature in the city district on the
Republican ticket, came out to-day in
Il strong statement in favor of local
option. Mr.. Dapp, who was elected
Jury Commissioner as an independent
Republican in 1913 by a majority that
ran away ahead of his ticket, made
the following announcement as to his
views on the local option question,
which will be one of the principal
issues in the next Legislature:
Il have been asked by many of my
friends why have chosen to be a can
didate for the State Assembly on a
local option platform. They and the
voters whose support l am seeking are
entitled to a denite answer to this
question. There is undoubtedly very
strong sentiment in our community in
favor of local option as respects the
sale of intoxicating liquors and it is for
the purpose of getting an expression
of the sentiment of my fellow-c citizens
on this question that my own position
has been made so definite. l believe
in government by the people and that
the majority should rule the minority.
rather than the rule of the majority
by the minority. If elected, as ] hope
to be, there will be no uncertainty as
TO what shall be my duty to my con-
stituents Their desire will have a
true expression in my vote, and / am
willing to stand or fall according to
their will"
Mr. Dapp is we'll known in railroad
circles and as a volunteer fireman is
interested in getting the Legislature to
adopt an amendment whereby all of
the per cent. of the State tax on
foreign fire insurance will go to the
relief of sick and injured firemen, in
stead of l per cent, as at present. He
is also an advocate of the erection in
Capitol Park of a monument to the
fremen of the State who died in the
protection of lives and property from
fire
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-17
Missing Sunbury Boys
in MarysviIle Yesterday

Charles y. Bateman, Jr.. il, and
Thurman Miller. aged 10, two small
boys who disappeared from their
home in Sunbury recently, were in
Marysville yesterday when the Rev.
c. A. Parson, of that town, gave them
lunch at noon. The Rev. Mr.. Parson
did not know the boys, or that they
had ran away from home, but last
evening when he saw their pictures
and descriptions in the Telegraph he
reported the incident to the Harris
burg police. The railroad police had
been notified to watch for the boys, az
they told the minister that they were
on their way to Altoona.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-17
Brewers Secretary Is
Again Remanded to Jail
For Contempt of Court
By Associated Press

Pittsburgh, March 17.-Judge w. II.
5. Thompson, in the Federal District
Court here. to-day dismissed the writ
of habeas corpus on which Hugh r.
Fox, OF New York, secretary of the
United States Brewers Association,
was recently released from prison and
remanded him TO the Allegheny county
Jail for contempt of court. Fox had
refused TO answer questions put to him
by the grand jury investigating the
alleged political activity of the United
States and other brewery associations.
Counsel for Fox later secured a
writ of error and Fox was released on
bail pending an appeal from Judge
decision to the United
States Circit Court of Appeals.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-17
Swears Husband Called
Her "Belle of the Pigsty'
Special to the Teleerabh

New York. March 1.-THE trial of
the suit of Mrs. Augusta Palmer, of
West New York, for divorce from
Claude Palmer of Stroudsburg, Pa, a
cousin of former Congressman A
Mitchell Palmer, on the ground of
cruelty, was begun yesterday in Jer-
sey City.
Mrs. Palmer testified that her hus-
band was fond of calling her a
swamp angel" and "a belle of the
pigsty." Her husband denied the
cruelty charge and entered a cross
suit, alleging that his wife was untidy
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-17
Revolution in China Is
Reported to Be Spreading
By Associated Press

Philadelphia, March IT. General
HwanS Hsiang, first secretary of war
in the Chinese republic, who is tenn
porarily residing at Media, Pa, near
here, announced that he had received
to-day a cablegram from Changhai
that the revolution in China is advanc-
ing rapidly.
The province of Kwang ST declared
its independence. the general said the
cablegram stated, and has been added
to the list of provinces in rebellion.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-17
HOLLAND DEEPLY STIRRED
By .1ssoeiatcd Press

The Hague, March 1.-THE loss of
one of Hollands finest steamships has
stirred the country deeply. The sink
ing of the Tubantia, valued at s1,6OO.-
900 and insured for S1,240, 900. means
loss of valuable cargo space not easily
replaceable. The opinion accredited
to the captain that the Tubantia was
torpedoed adds to the feeling of re-
sentiment aroused by the disaster.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-17
COMPENSATION HEARING

The application of Margaret Smith
1l19 North Seventh street. against Mrs
Alice Heikes, 32S North street, for COM
pensation under the new act, was heard
before Referee Saylor to-day. Miss
while employed as a din
ingroom girl at a clearinghouse kept
by Mrs. Heikes. The opposing claim is
that the girl was employed as domes-
tic, that She was not seriously hurt and
was paid two weeks wages while suf-
fering from the injuries The case was
AI
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-17
NEW DU PoNT PLANT
By Associdtcd PresS

Wilmington, Del, March 17.-For-
NAL announcement is made to-day of
the acquisition by the Du Pont Com
pany of site for a new dynamite
plant of moderate capacity on the
York riversnear Yorktown, Va. This
site comprises about 5000 acres a few
miles northwest of Yorktown and
Williamsburg, and easily accessible
by water or rail. The new plant, it is
said, will be in no sense another Hope
we'll, as II will not have to do with
the hurry-up work of munitions
making.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-17
AMERICAN BANKERS TO
DEVELOP AFRICAN MINES
IN .4ssocfated Prcss

London, March II. = A group OF
American fnanciers. headed by Adolph
Lawisohn and Sons has arranged
with London capitalists to develop ex-
tenslve gold-bearing properties for the
Far Eastern Rand. South Africa. This
is the first time that American capital
has been sought for the exploitation of
the Rand mining industry.
The new American capital supplants
that of German hanks
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-17
TECH BOYS FORM GUN CLUB

Tech students are going 20 learn
how to shoot. At a meeting yesterday
afternoon, DIR. C. b. Eager, principal
and other faculty members of the
Technical High school. addressed the
students on the value of knowing how
to shoot, and recommended the or
ganization OF shooting club. DIR.
Eager issued a call and twenty-six
candidates signed up for the new or
Ranizations
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-17
CAIL FOR REV. BOOTH

The First Baptist Church of Green's
burg Pa. has extended a unanimous
call to the Rev. w. S. Booth, pastor
of the First Baptist Church of Harris
burg, TO become its pastor.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-17
FIVE HURT IN EXPLOSION
By Associated Prcss

Kenvi. n. J., March 1.-THE ex-
plosion of about 1000 pounds OF
smokeless powder at the plant of the
Hercules Powder Company here to-
day injured five employees. three OF
ing.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-17
THE WEATHER

For Harrisburg and vicinity. Fair
and slightly colder Tonight, with
lowest temperature about II de-
grees; saturday fair and warmer.
For Eastern PennsylvanIa; Fair and
slightly colder Tonight; Satur-
day fair, warmer; moderate
northwest to north winds.
River
No important changes will occur In
water stages or Ice conditions In
the Susquehanna river and its
branches. A stage of about 4.5
feet is indicated for Harrisburg
Saturday morning, with surface
nearly covered with floating Ice.
General Conditions
The storm over the northeastern
part of the United states has pro-
gresscd slowly nOrtheastNard
with increasing strength during
caused more snow in New Eng
land, and there have been light
falls of snow In the Upper hiO
Valley, along the southeast
shores of the GreBt Lakes and In
the Interior of New York state.
1t Is = TO is degrees colder this
morning In New England, the
Upper st. Lawrence Valley, over
nearly all the region of the Great
Lakes md In the Upper Mississip-
pi Valley and in extreme West
ern Canada.
Temperature; 3 n. M. is.
sun; Rises, 0;I2 n. M; sets, Gals
u. m.
Moon; Full moon, March 10, 1927
u. IN.
River StaEci ~ feet above low
water mark.
Yesterdays Weather
Highest temperature, %.
Lowest temperature, IL.
Nenn temperature, 20.
Normal temperature, IS.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-17

NEW YORK STEAMER SINKS AT SEA
NEW YORK, MARCH 17.--NEWs WAS FEcEIV-
ED IN THIS CRY TO-DAY THAT THE STEAMSHIP I
KANAWEEA BOUND FROM NEW YORK FOR RIO
JANETRO EY WAY OF NORFOLK VA. HAD SUNK
AT SEA a BoATLOAD OF SAILORS FROM THE
KNAWEA WAS PICKED UP BY THE STEAMER
; SANTA MARTA EIGHT MEMBERS OF THE CREW
ARE STILL MISSING.
AMERICANS IN MEXICO UNEASY
e. Paso Texas March l7-Rspidly growing uneasiness
among Arsroaas throughout Mexico especially in the
north and west was evidenced to-day reports from various
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-17

The poet Wordsworth was very fond
of children, but had he been fortunate
enough to have visited Harrisburg yes
terday afternoon and made a brief
sojourn on the fourth floor of Bow
mans store about 1880 in the after
noon, perhaps he would have been in
spired to even further beautiful
thoughts centered about the baby.
This is what he would have found:--
A large host of the prettiest, littlest,
heaviest, cutest, curliest-ha bluest-
eyed. blackest-eyed, tiniest-footed,
huskiest. shapeliest, altogether the
CONTINUED on Eagc IA
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-17
HARRISBURG BABIES PRETTY
AND HEALTHY AS ANY IN WORLD
Remarkable Shouting at ErbH; Books at Library That Tell
HoID to Keep Baby Wei

Our birth is but a sleeping and a
forgetting:
The soul that rises with us, our
life's star.
Hath had elsewhere its setting,
And cometh from afar.
49,. trailing clouds of glory, do we.
come
From God. who is our home:
Heaven lies about us in our in
fancy"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-17

[Continucd on Page 1871
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-29

now holding high and honorable Of
fee, from d member Of President
Wilson's cabinet on down the line,
some holding positions as secretary
and commissioners for coal operators
associations, and others holding state
and federal elective and appointiye
Offices.
The campaign Of 1902 referred to
by Mr., Cornwell was. insofar as the
United Mine Workers Of America
We're concerned, conducted on a high
plane. as Mr.. Cornwell, ! presume.
well knows, only his interest was
seemingly with the other fellow
Killing at Stamford.
The statewide miners strike Of
1902 was not inaugurated until ev-
cry iair conservative measure on the
part OF miners had been repeatedly
tried Invitations to joint confer
ence were repeatedly ignored and
turned down, and it was not until
every overture on the part Of miners
TO jointly confer on a wage scale was
ruthlessly ignored by the coal opera
TOYS, claiming they had nothing TO
conciiatc, nothing to arhitrate, then.
and not until then did the miners OF
West Virginia declare statewide
strike, which Mr.. Cornwell admitted
on Wednesday night, labor has the
legal and moral right to do. The
work OF vigorously prosecuting the
strike was conducted by the miners
through their union along sane fair
honest humane and legitimate law
and order lines Can Mir. Cornwell
say IS much for the other side? Yea
verify. the killing at Stamford Gess
than 100 miles from Charleston) il
let fresh in the memory of the miners
The writer knows from personal ey.
perlence that 1t was impossible for
any representa- tive Of the miners un.
ion, from morn till night, to walk q
single block in Clarksburg, Fairmont
Grafton and mining camps in general
in that large mining section. or ride
n train, or register at hotel without
being Swallowed, not by state, county
or city officials, but by the armed
forces Of the Watson interests, whlcf
many Of the representatives Of tho
United Mine Workers OF America
have much cause to we'll remember,
numerous beatings that took place
Of which the present Italian editor o.
the Mine Workers Journal, Joe Pog
giant, and many others can amply ties
tify. Such depredations have not ye
ceased and today, Clarksburg, Fair
mont and that section has its full
share Of private army men, Of which
We Orpguunp Mr. Corn ,pnlI tr uiItt
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-29
CORNWELL is THE FOE,
ROBINSON THE FRIEND

to know whereof he speaks when he
saws that the miners Of West Virgin
Ia and their union, United Mine
Workers OF America together with
their legal representative Samuel b.
MONTGOMERY had fun recognition al
Eccles and elsewhere where explos-
Ions have since occurred and were
treated with equal courtesy by the
mino department and the state ad-
mInistratlon as the coal companies,
which vas something new under the
SIM heransn such recognition had
never occurred before In the state of
wast yfrrini,
an, 49,, a ,,,,no,,+a.tu.,,.
ne Mtt.s, uoSs tl IiHs,'I - ,,s.,,
anu soIun."rllS SIX " IeIenu l"po.,
any esPec'a,lS UNION lNpoI as"Inss
wen ueIlseo mlSie"ulAs sVs%s'neNSs
ana unjust ATTACKS, ana wonlu spec
iailze on we Wililailson le'ter az
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-29

now.
The old and always present feeling
Of enmtty between the line and staff
of the navy is responsible for this
condition of affairs. When the pre-
liminary plans for the canal were
being worked out by the canal engi-
neers, the secretary OF the navy at
that time, who was Richard V. Met
calf, was called upon to get the view
of the experts as to how far the
width Of our battleships would go,
so that the width OF the canal could
be fixed upon accordingly.
Secretary Metcalf referred the mat
ter. however, and recommended 40
feet as the width of the canal. This
recommendation was approved by the
secretary.
Some time later it was published
that the navy department had recon-
mended that the canal be ITO feet
wide. This was brought to the at
tention Of the chief instructor, who
also went to the secretary and in
formed him that II was not only his
opinion, but the opinion OF other
construction experts. that they should
have been consulted in the matter.
The secretary. it is said, told him
that he thought the general board
had taken the matter up with the
chief constructor and therefore APP
proved the recommendation II was
too late then to change his approval.
Nothing was thought OF the matter
after that by any of the officers Of
the navy, except few constructors,
who realized that the time would
eventually come when they would
have 10 reach limit in the size of
American warships. That time is
drawing close. In preparing the
plans for the new battleships to be
constructed, that width was desired,
so that there could be more stability
and consequently more armament.
They had not gotten far In the
work of preparing tho plans before
they thought of the Panama canal.
Then they stopped.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-29
GRENADE
Throwing is Becoming a Popu.
lar Form Of Sport in the
City Of Paris.

PARIS, Oct, 2S.-Throwing the
grenade Is becoming a popular form
Of sport in France. A special chew
ron has recently been designated to
be worn on the arm of the best gren-
ade thrower In each company. Be
sides the army, the sporting clubs
have taken UP grenade throwing, and
grenade matches now take the place
of throwing the hammer. the discus,
etc,
1t is claimed that some of the
soldiers have thrown q grenade ass
feet, but this Is challenged by the
sporting experts on the ground that
the throw was not made before a
regular organization and was a free
arm throw, According to the regu-
lations. grenade cannot be thrown
straight from the shoulder, like a
baseball, but Is given swinging
overland throw, much as q cricket
ball is bowleds
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-29
PANAMA CANAL A
BAR TO BIGGER
BATTLESHIPS
Waterway Only ITO Feet Wide;
Present u. S. BattIeCraft
Nearly 100 Feet.

BROOKLYN, Oct. 2S.-The Eagle
says: The limit In the size Of tho
United States battleship has virtually
been reached.
1t was learned Today that the con-
structors or sie navy have at last
realized that they cannot go any fur
Their in the rapid strides which have
been made during the last few years
in the matter Of increasing the size of
our battleshlps, Behind this reall-
cation Is an interesting story.
The barrier which tho construc-
tors have run up against is the Pana-
man canal. The width of the canal
has told the constructors that they
must stop, The reason for this is
only 10 feet wide, Our battleshlps
are nearly 100 feet wide, and to
make them any wider would make
1t dangerous in passing through the
body Of water which unites the At
lantic and Pacific oceans. The very
largest width which the ship can
reach and then use the canal Is 1O6
feet. and our ships are close to that