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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-12
ERROR WRIT DENIED
IN lockwood CASE
States Highest Tribunal Acts Again IN
Famous Plvtng Contract Suit.

Tho West Virginia supreme court nr
appeals Yesterday refused 4 writ OF
error IN relation TO the suit OF the At
lantiC Bithulithic company against the
town OF Edge wood.
Tho application for the writ was
mad" in an effort 10 reopen the case IN
which officials nj the town Of Edgcwood
w"r" held 20 he in contempt OF court
for violating an Injunction issued by
JmdE" l.. NJ. Addlcman. Through this
litigation IL was sought 10 ascertain If
tn" t.dg"wood officials could soil bonds
and pcrinli ihe Atlantic R!thuli;hic com
many I" proceed with a contract for Oi-
thulirhiC paving.
Judg" AdGlcman hold in the contempt
proceedings against Mayor Criswcll and
tho EdgrwOod council, III rGTccI. that il
thr paving ~ 10 H." don" The Atlantic
Eilhulithic company must be- allowed IL
fulfil its contract. II" held. however.
that thu Injunction. which was upheld
in I'll" supreme court, was not broad
enough 10 compel III" r:dgcwoud council
&" proceed with the sale OF bonds.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-12
Socialists Wrangle
Over War Position

ST. LOUIS. Mo-. April 1.-THE So
cialist national convention spent al
mos, all OF today's sessions i'll debating
the three reports submitted by tRe rcso-
buttons committee as TO the attitude th:
party should take as ~ the var be-
tween the United States and Germany
The debate ran far into the night.
The majority report condemned ne
entrance Of the United States into tAe
European war, and said that the ncti"tl
of this country rad been lrStiGatcI b.
predatory capitalists.
4 minority report. signed by John
Spargo, praised the patience shown hE
the. american government. bat urged
tha, this country could make The iacG-
est contribution to the defeat Of Ger
MANY by mobilizinS its economic r.
sources and placing the greatest pos
sfble amount of munitions and i"o'i
st,nnIies a, the 6is3osai OF France and
Belgium. rather than hE sending m
army TO Europe.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-12
FIVE MEN To BOSS TIE RAILROADS
0F THE UNITED STATES HA|}|EE NAMED


{ ., NASHlNH pN. NI'I' A. I.,,f,.,f
y The pr!nclpAI rai!f"2hS III 'lt '''''
states. meeting mere !"u"; -
ol inc Iv"h'iI - ,,''.,'' ,i;,.,
"H.''eu d "i',i" - ,,,..,4,.o., ,,il.,al ,
, , ,"r "iL H.. ,i.,r
''''"e"'"' ''' .,..,.
Members ~ 80. ''"IEd ar. ran - ,
! Harrison. q! IN" H"u'h'.i'' ''''l' ''''''' .
! Howard Elliott. 80 lh' NV
Samuel lt"ii "t M i''hS' '','','' ,t,,,,.
. Holden Of IN" hhFlhi-'"' 1"i I.
/ \ruttSChnIli. at ii"' S'N'n''h ''''''
1t MAS ANNOUNCED hat In" ihri"'' %
h" board Will h'' I" CIV ~" 80
mont III" "Nt l'S.~ '"'' ,.,,Ii,..,y.
IN tinHSlu'I'hS ''"ii" '''' .,s
supplies h"i ~ h"'lH''"S
saIN r"ii;mMIi'E, e.. I..;-
! Daniel Willard. l'ir~n'"' '' g.
iiinurc a. ono, anal rhhi'''ih ~, 49,.
fcnsc cuunrl!'S ;ut,i>"'N r''I'' 49,.
will he an "N-"il icI" t',"'"' ,.,'',,
board IN" ~, lh''Ir'I' .', nm
Commission viii b" ASKED 80 H'''' 80
OTHER. , ......,,t,.. ,.,,f,,-
mitt"c ~ i; il cnlI"d m an "nM"','''.
mrnl by TN" d,l"nS'' '"HI'il' III
ate through Il Sp"''!hi r"'!lh't'' '' w. Nv
ti"nal d"i"nS" nam" H',', ,i,,f,,n Ar.
nv American Railway AS&'"''h :''''' ", =
Harrison. chajrnaH ais ~ 'n,, ,,,'"-
miItr". Announced i"GH! us HI''''I
+ ship would l." ln'frH"'" ~ 49,. ..,.b IN
into SIN $uh-c"nn'l'''"$' "a,. ,I,,.
the ~iN military departments "' III
country. Th""r S"A-'"'oti'n,'r, cHr,-
deal directly WIN "' i' ,.,
mandcrS and VITA th' 'lh"l ~ .',i'tior's
departments. IN" iA''"Hi .'-,',, ~ :,
car serve" '"f'!h!Ss''" wa
general Nuo-'n''ihH' ,;,.,,S, All mat
I TIL railroad board VIII n''' 80, ,i N
tors Of general IaliE"h" p":,, ',,,',,t,Ir
some respects IT'S o"ihS W., .,,.d ,,.ri,,h
thnS,. Of tn" l;ritE:f rHiii'"'H wa, IA
j. operating Tor me- gov: 'l,'''.' ,,y.H,.rr
I,u,t. I'm Tho l'mii"d states Hp"'\'' i
Ihc rail systems will "I'"rht" IN -
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-12
SEEKING RELIEF

.GLAItkSH ItG. ". Va. .tprI! li--.tt
, II. special mrc;in" today ut the Clarks-
burr board at rad. Il telegram was or
d"r"i >rTl 10 y. W. Thompson Of BAL
Time. president OF the Baltimore
x ohio T;aiIruad. asking him tn art i'm
iucGinirlS In rciiC." an Embargo i'm
posed two days az" on freight between
ClarksburS aud N"w York. II was votci
that unless 81 I;tv"rahl" r"ply is rCcetv-
cd. q mass lu""tinr OF tho city's bust
ness mon will be held to formulate q
bill OF complaint tn be Forwarded TO
inc lMtcrslaln Cnmmcrce Cnmmissio ion.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-12
WHEELINGITES.i IN
BIG REALTY DEAL

SUrr'5! n.Sp4trh t. I'll" Intelligence.
Srf.t BE.NNli.IE.' -. April il.--The
biggest zeal "Stai" speculation deal ever
ajtcnpi"d In this vicinity Is now prnl-
ing. Pittsburgh. Wheeling and Washing
ton. Pa. cHpi;uiISlS are back of the
deal. which has for its aim tn" local ing
IF another residence SECTION Tor Stcuh-
"myillc. John q. Brrmuun. of i'itlS-
burgh. representing tn" capitalists. was
in the cit! "Wednesday looking over the
situation. hat refused :" max" any com
.nrnt on liz" rIcai. Will" her" he paid
a visit I" tl"l!.da!'S ''uVc. whore Il lie
sirabl. site for building dwellings, has
been npliuncd. Mr.. Brennan stated that
there * ~ excellent opportunity here
for such an enterprise. as Stcubrnville
X So rumrHGjIE hu!lt that there is 10
more availt.b" ground within the city
proper COR building purposes. This be-
ing true. il Sill u: necessary Tor the
coming generation IL seek homes outside
L." CiiL rrOlnr.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-12
Rev, and Mrs. Schuette
Receive Congregation
Delightful Event Is Held at Parsonage
Of St. James Lutheran Church.

Rev. and Mrs. Walter f. Schuette ten
dered a delightful reception yesterday
afternoon ana evening 10 the members
OF s.. James Evangelical Lutheran con
greeation. TWO receptions were held n
the parsonage. No. 80 Fifteenth street.
Nearly four hundred uetabe-S of the
congregation attended.
The hours were from t~o 20 1--we in
the afternoon and from seven 20 ten
last evening The parsonage was pref
tily decorated in white. Lilies anu
spiraea were used 10 good effect.
Mr.. Otto Schenk. as president Of 81.
James Lutheran congregation. was
present both afternoon and evening.
Miss charlotte Schenk. Miss Lor"nA
Schenk, Miss Irna Naas and Mrs. Carl
Ritter delighted ,he guests with musical
selections. Fruit punch and cake We're
served.
Rev. and Mrs. Schuette and family
have been in the city since March l. ut
which time Rev. Schuett" assumed the
pastorate OF ST. James church. About
a month ago the congregation gave re-
ception for them at the church. ana the
response to the invitation from ths pas
tor and his wife 10 attend IN" affair al
their home was equally as cordial as
the reception given them by their con-
creation.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-12
FREEDOM FOR JEWS

WASHINGTON. April li-Ail "oubt
;hat may have existed ~ /" IN" Flth'
-: American jews. either native or ha.
tiunnlfZcd. freely /" WISH kuSSlh vas
removed today by III" rCC'it' AZ w,
Russian embassy Of nu'Iii"liipn from
~. TrIrourad foreign office Z! The "N-
ar, terms Of tn" deere "mancirhiihs
the Jews o. Russia from ali 81 In" on
crnuS restrictions under winch 'h"H
have lived for 50 long. Tn" "ii'r'h no,
iirjcatinn makes plain III" anri"AlI"I
.nr ,hc decree Ia Jews II Foreign nation
ulitA innludlns A.mrricln, dow.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-12
S1O,OOO,OOO for Flood
Control is Provided

WASHINGTON. April ii. - An
amendment inserted il the sundrE
civil bill BY the senate provides SIoD.-
600 for the construction OF two coast
and geodetic survey vessels for chart
ing rho Pacific coast and S1o3np.OOO
for food control work on the MisSis-
sippi and Sacramento rivers.
Senator Hiram Johnson made his
maiden speech announcing 10 The sen
ate the action of the California legiS-
lature in approprating $500 600 for
the Sacramento 10 meet a :;ilnilar
amount 10 DO allotted thar river BY the
federal government
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-12
Country Banks Lead
Largely in Reserves

WASHINGTON. April ll.-AnayNl.'
az ihn distribution of s2.64@ .nU0.ur" r"-
s.r"eS held by national banks March =.
tn, dat" "f tnc last bank call shows tn.
comptroller If tn" currency announced
TONIGHT. ,ha: country banks hay" n
Tar greater excess of reserves than hos
in central reserve or other r.s"rr" cit
les Heaviest reserves arr shown in tn"
western states.
Banks in central rrScr": cities held
rcrcryos Of Sst1 .nnn 900 or s1"n.nn0. nn"
lnrrc than rrpuirah 10y law. the comp
-rntt.,. said
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-12
Falling Off in Number
Of Submarine Victims

LONDON. April II (S:10 p, m.)-
During The week ending April s, scv-
cnteeD British merchant vessels Of
more than 1900 tons were sunk. Two
vessels Of less than 1000 ions were
sent down This was officially an
nounced tonight. (The current re-
port shows II slight decrease from
that Of last week in losses of large
vessels and marked falling off in
the number Of smaller merchant craft
destroyed There were eighteen Of
the former class sunk during the
week ended April |, and thirteen of
the latter. The highest figure in ships
'0i more than 1900 tons sunk was
nineteen. during the fourth week coy
cred by the reports in their present
form and Tho smallest thirteen. dur
ing the second wrek.)'
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-12
DENTISTS MEETING

Sirc.ai D!i.arch tn the Intelligence
FAlRMpNT. W. Va. April IA about
on. hundred and fifty dentists are here
from different parts Of the state for
the eleventh annual convention Of the
West Virginia Dental society. which
"I,rnvd today al the FaIrmunt Armory.
Tn" president. Dr. j. =. Stone. OF
Llarks burg. gave an address AT the
opening session. which was presided
over by DIR. O. w. Burdntts. OF Wheel
ing Several important clinics Will b"
given tomorrow by prominent dentists.
IL tn" evening Il banquet viii TAX.
nj
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-12
MONEY

NEW YORK. April -AI"!"anti!''
paper iW4l.c. Sterling 6G day hll Is
$t.-": Cummcrr'inl 60 day bills I'm hanks
Si.Ta; commercial 60 dag bills S4.7ii. !:
demand $4.76; cables $'.7G".. Francs,
demand $5.69a. cables $5.GS@4. GuIldcrs,
d. nrand 4n".c; cables f4ie. I-res. dc
mand S7.l5: cables $7.li. Euhlcs. do.
mand 29a4c: cuhi"s 2HT>C. iiAr silver
7a5:c Mexican dollars 10 -" Gctcrh-
ru"nt bonds irregular: railroad holds IT.
regular.
Time loans lirmcr: 90 days 81 q +c: M
tiays %at a &c: six months AZ ~ l1.r.
cali money steady: high 2i.": low &C:
ruling rate ga c; last loan 2l.": c'osinE
lid %: offered az 2i.c.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-12
WORE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

NEW DI}I,EANS. April il.-tullSctNA-
NON and rducalior formed features ~
~. discussion at the session Of the hi:l-
n ril '' council meeting Of the General
federation Of Wonnn,S clubs hcrr '% .',,d
Miss Mary +. Parker ar E'cFc!anu;
chairman Of the Federation cdu'a , !",,a d
,,t.sGs nf the country. urging more pup
iIr School ana increased support for
them in cities and rural districts. MrS;
Inhn dickinson Sherman. "f chicago. led
L.. diSr1Is SinN Of CnmSerNal ION
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-12
EXTEND LOCAL OPTION

Of 81 10 IS tho assembly late today
passed the IIili-WhecIer bill to extend
local option privileges to cities. The
measure was passed only after spir-
it"H debate.
The advocates Of the measure claim
they have sufficient strength TO pnss
'hi bill in tho senate wher" II probably
will be considered early next week. OPP
pnnrnts have not given ND hope. how
oyer. Of defeating tho bill in the upper
house.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-12
WRESTLING MATCH
Coming Bout Between William Deme-
trail aud Charles Clayton VIII Draw
BIZ crowd.

N.h.r William T,-m"Ira'. ia" creek
d,,nnu and Charles clayton. Michigan
wr%s,icr. meet IN tic Mnr>"; audi
forum Monday nlsh'. April !S. wr"Si-
!iug fans uf Wheeling ar" c"juS L" sec
one Of The SnapricSi b"H'N ever ~
rL i'm This CITY. The fame "i ipcmHtral
and clayton IS not unknown I" local
cans. and they already have H"ll"
number ri admirers.
Thu. rundit ions IL the bout, M"nhr'r
Euriou of Canton announces will u" rs
,,iyrrIisrd. '''ro finish regardless OF
tine. Two falls nut Of lhr'" I" WIN.
rim falls only 20 count and tn" strange
h,.LI harrrl. "
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-12
CONFERENCE
Between Management and Employees
Committee Of West Virginia Trac-
ticu and Electric Co. Held.

~ - conference" yesterday att"ru""1
l'.; wrcn Ii"it-ral Manager i. -. Nhitia-
NOR. and III executive commit toe repro
s"nting th,. ;;.nt"riu"u and conductors ri
IN. Nest Virginia Traction and Electric
corpan: tn" company submitted Il wag"
'prnpositi"a which will. hc taken under
unsid.ra:inn by III" mon. Following Il
!u"rtinS nf III. "nrl"y"S. another con-
ference will hr h.id with the manage
mcnt
Tho proposition includes an in"r"as"
for th& low seal" ru"u. Roth sides an
iIripatn an early agreement without any
, ,.,,,,i,i. Nf nny
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-12
TO RACE AT CINCINNATI

CINCINNATI. ohio. April - ne
uu1nm0bilr racing championships 70!
1917 will start at the Sharnnvi'I" tThSh
ON decoration DAY, May ~. 2r'"rIin u, ;
-, u.ord r,,niynd ioduy hy President
iI.,rrv Icwyuuu, rf thu cincinnati
Snenjwav from Secretary h"nncrdrit ~
,b, AmGrican Automobile. Association
Cc,r.,arv Kcnncrdrll "a his comnum',
cation to President t."yu,an stated ~
tins would hc the only rae" run III ' '',I
CONN in the award Tor thr annual
chanpiOnS hip.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-12
ELECTS TRUSTEES
CONGREGATION OF First Presbyterian
Church Holds Annual Meet
Ing Last Night,

I NJ. Scott AND ". II. Ptarr wcr"
.,iartr,i trustees Of the First Frcshyter-
,:i, church =. tho. annual meeting Of the
congregation held Last nj Eht. They
.,.i..~nd N.cSSrS. J. T. Reid and George
Eairh. wuo>" term had expired. and can.
10, bc &c elected.
E.nrrts Of maHf committees showed
thar t,.c past year was The most site
ccssitil IN the history OF the congrcSa-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-12
PLEADS GUILTY

Spc,'ln DESPATCH ~ The InicINsrnccT.
EAST LIVERPOOL. -. April Ill
Grover Potts. 81. pottery worker. who
shot and killed Mrs. Anna Lowers. a.
here on November last. pleaded guilty
20 second irsrc" murder when his cas"
was called in common pleas court ~,
Lisbon this afternoon. Sentence will b"
passed later. lif" Imprisonment; in tn"
pCniLrnliary. jealousy is said Ia have
prompted FOtts' crime. lie shot himself
with suicidal intent after killing Mrs.
Lowers
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-12
STOCKADE FOR THE
INTERNED ALIENS

NEW YORK. April u.--'nnsr ru,' ion
"f - wiz" slo"kad" for tn" intcrnuriu
Of alien enemies was begun today on
Ellis island. and it was announced That
- hcav: guard of United StDlr* rrgu-
lars would br chartered on tn" island ut
ali times hnGinninE tnmnrrnW
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-12
SIMON bEHR DEAD

Simon Behr died u. his home on I'm
ion street. ECllEire. at an early hour
This morning after brief illness: He
WAS Il well known Eeilairc business
;':'. conducting " DR.: goods and MILF
merry business. II" leaves Il wife and
".r .:ru. Funeral Arrangements have
moi been made
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-12
FIVE BODIES RECOVERED

ERNIE. f. G.. April ll---Five bodies
were recovered today from Mine No.
nj coal Greek. IL which thirty four
Miners w'.r.. rnlOmbe; last week as the
result 0r' an explosion. Four bodies
wer" recovered M. FIRST day after the
disaster
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-12
SPRAINED ANKLE
Squire Dobbs Injuries Self at Play In
Y. M. c. A. Gym

While at play III the y. VI. ., y. gym
naSilIn al noon. Suuir" Lee p p"hbs
fell. .sprainiuT his ankle. Til" &pr:tIn Is
not Il serious one. il is thought but $
very painful. Thu popular ruAiCc ~
one Of III" most proficient members uc
one Of The mems gym classes.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-12
no pT.aY AT CHURCH

The student volunteer bhnd IRON
Rethany college will pla% - rAIi%
next Sunday morning n the 'TiHn"
CHRISTIAN church. Rev. L. X. Van m
klc will preach on The Coronation ~
Jesus"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-12

LITTLETON BOY DIES

Russell. The SeTcntccn- ycar-olG son
~ Mrs. Vuic Xix. OF LittIei"n. died ut
the rI!cndalo hospital Wednesday, after
u"nn. arrc" UNDERGOING serious oD-
Grafton for appendicitis ahn''' 'hrv@
weeks ag
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-12
pEcowMErnEp az REED

Srrria! p,spatcl 10 tie nriliSGIcer
WASHINGTON. u. g.. April ll-Con-
grrsSmau stuart +. Reed toda; recon-.
Ll.udrd FOR appointment TO the United
states Military Academy Ralph FL.
Hall. OF Harrisvillc. and. French Miles,
III Ruckhannun.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-12
COFFEE

NEW YORK, APRIL IL 'nifee RIO
80 : 1nr. Futures easy; May SSH:
Iuly SS.@i.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-12
HIGH! P&ICE:, FEORE

Totals -...... 80 -" -. -
Tar!y!.l. S:au.l:rlis - runiin.ni"l
- = l.: =. - Tral!"rs
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1917-07-13

MIS-. -EuWlu bIuSWduS0T dlU Cllll-
dren, 215 S. Grotto street, returned
Tuesday from visit in Duluth While
there they were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
l.. Loeb.
Miss Helen Silk of St. Louis, Mo-,
who visited Mrs. Dave Aberle, Fair
mount avenue, left for the East, We'd
nesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Guiterman, 986
Summit avenue, and their son, Elson,
will leave Sunday, July 18TH to spend
the summer at Elberon, N. Y
Miss Ruth Deutsch of Chicago, ILL.,,
who visited her sister, Mrs. Harold
Goodkind Heather Place for the last
few weeks, has returned home.
Mrs. Daniel Aberle of the Angus, left
Tuesday, July 10th, for Charlevoix,
Mich, to spend the summer.
Mr. and Mrs Louis Becker of Grand
avenue and their daughter, Sylvia, have
returned from motor trip to Ashland
Wis.
Mr.. and Mrs. B.. L. Goodkind,
Heather Place, will leave Friday,
July 18th, for the East. Mrs. Good
kind will be the guest of her daughter,
Mrs. Leasing Rosenwald, in Chicago, un-
til Mr.. Goodkind returns from New
York.
Miss Norma Leavitt, Phillips, Wiscon-
sin, arrived last Friday, to be the guest
for several weeks of Miss Belle Myers,
harrington avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Goldberg, Ed
monitor, Alberta, left last Sunday even
in hoir h VIII vic toJ
relatives for several weeks.
Miss Rachel Bernstein, sos Dayton
avenue, left last Monday for Nashville,
Tennessee, to visit relatives. She was
accompanied by her grandfather, Mr.
Morris Levy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Altschuler of
Aurora, ILL.,, and their children are
visitors at the home of their sister and
Brother, Mr.. and Mrs. Mort Dittenhofer,
81 North Oxford street.
Mrs. j. H. Bisno and children of
Memphis, Tenn, who have been visit
ing their mother, Mrs. M. Segel of St.
Paul are the guests of Mrs. Segel's sis
ter, Mrs Samuel Wegofsky Gillian
SegeD of Kiester, MINI. Mrs. M. Segel
and son, Louis, are also visiting Mrs.
Samuel Wegofsky.
The Misses Edith Bisno of Memphis,
Tenn, and Ruth Liberman of St. Paul,
who have spent the week end at the
home of Mrs. S. Wegofsky at HESTER
Mimi, have returned to the city.
DR.. 1. L. Rypins attended the Rabbini-
cal Conference in Buffalo, N. Y, and is
now visiting relatives and friends in
New York City.
Mr.. Ben Kafka and daughter, Miss
Sylma, 1O48 Linwood Place, left for
Amery, Wis, to spend few weeks.
Mrs. Kafka, who accompanied them has
returned home
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-04
COUNTY TOPAY A
Big PROPORTION
Washington Sets an Example
For the Rest of the
State

\ delegation of good roads en-
thusiasts motored over from Wash
ington county to-day to meet State
Highway Commissioner Black, in the
interests of the improvement of a
portion of State Highway Route 26S,
from Centerville, on the National
Pike, through Fredericktown to
AIillsboro, a distance of 14,400 feet.
ID Rufus Mariner. attorney for East
Llthlehem township. through which
the proposed improvement passes,
presented a signed and executed
agreement, whereby the local author
tiles contract to pay three-fourths of
the cost of the proposed construction
to the State Highway Department.
The delegation received every as
surance of cooperation from State
Highway Commissioner Black but
definite arrangements could not be
made until the amount to be appro-
priated by the Legislature for these
purposes is known.
In addition to Mr.. Mariner. the
delegation was composed of w. s.
Bower and Is. Bertanzetti, township
commissioners; p. +. Hileman, town
ship clerk: r. II. Moredock, town.
ship treasurer and +. j. Zwick. ]. F.
Boyd and w. c. Linton, all of East
Bethlehem township.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-04
Standing of the Crews
HARRISBURG SIDE

HARRISBURG SIDE
Philadelphia DiVisiOn-The 1O3 crew
hrst to go after l o'clock; LOG, 10,
l07, 1870. 102, lis.
Engineers for l03. 1O6. 115.
Firemen for 102. 107, 10, lis.
Conductor for los.
Flagmen for 1O6. 107.
Brakemen for 1O3 (2), 115, 11S. 100.
Engineers up: Gray, Keane. Schwartz,
Albright, Speas, Baer Lefever, :. *.
Steffy, Brooke. II. X. Steffy. Gehr,
Wenrick, Newcomer, Black, Shocker.
Firemen up: Zoll, Bryan, Baker,
Stambaush. Willard, Norman, Tatem.
Conductor up: Thomas.
Brakemen up: Blanchdeld. Kersey,
Dougherty, Evans, Dressler, Hoover.
Middle DivisiOn-The 23l crew FIRST
to go after sos o'clock; 25, 2S. 100,
81. "a.
Laid off until 1901 a. m. June 6:
), 4, l, 10, Q.
Engineer for 81.
Firemen for 120, 81.
Conductors for 120.
Flagman for 25.
Brakeman for 12O.
Engineers up: Brink, Peightal. Biz
zard, Albright. Burris, Tettermer, Sny-
der. Leopard, Ford.
Firemen up: Johnsonbach, Kenady,
Mitchell.
Conductors up: Klotz,
Brakemen up: Durham. Atkins,
knight, Neff. Graft, Reynolds, Cam
eron.
Yard BOard-Engineers up: D. *.
Hlnkle, Holland, Seal, j. Hinkle,
Sheaffer, Bretz, Flickinger, Shuey.
Firemen up: McMeen. Deane-, Hol-
singer, Moss, Webb, Mcconnell, A. w.
Wagner, Wolf Snyder
Engineers for lS9, End 126.
Fireman for l29.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-04
Patrolman Magnelli
Is Again Accused of
Beating Prisoner

Jesse Thompson, of Sherman's S
row. given a hearing Saturday after
noon on a charge of resisting an off,
Ger, swore that Patrolman T. Mag
nelli had attacked and beaten him
without cause. This is the second
time within two months that Mag
nelli has thus been charged. Some
weeks ago Fred Shickley swore that
Magnelli beat him into insensibility
and dragged him from a restaurant
to the city prison. Shickley, charged
with resisting, was discharged, but
Magnelli was not disciplined.
Il was sitting on my steps" said
Jesse Thompson at Saturdays hear
ing, when MaGnelli came along.
He had been chasing another prison
err lie asked me what had become
of him, l told him l didn't know;
and then he cursed me. When | OBJ
jected to this he hit me with his
club and then called everybody in
sight to help him make the arrest.
Thompson was fined 50.