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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-19
Penrose Begins War
on Farm-Loan Plan

Washington, Dec. 19-Senator Pen
rose, ranking Republican member of
the Senate Finance Committee, has
served notice on the floor of the SEN
ate that if any member expected to
railroad into law the Hollis amend
ment to the Federal farm-loan act
authorizing the Secretary of the
Treasury to purchase bonds from
farm-loan banks, he would find HIM
self badly mistaken.
The bill provides that the Secre-
tary of the Treasury shall be author
ized to purchase during the fiscal
years ending 1918 and 1919 bonds
not exceeding 500, 100000 in either
fiscal year.
When Senator Hollis asked imms-
diate consideration of the bill Sem
ator Penrose jumped to his feet and
objected. He charged that the farm
loan banks have been permitted to
drift into a virtual state of bank
ruptcy. He declared the Admins
tration was responsible for this, and
that If any one attempted to push
the bill through without further
| consideration there would be trouble
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-19
STATE POLICE
ARREST GERMAN
Charged With Being Alien
Enemy John Alexander
Is Placed in Custody

Hanover. Pa, Dec. 1s.-John Alex
ander. a native German. was placed
under arrest to-day at Bittengers
Station, five miles west of here,
charged with being an alien enemy
and taken to Harrisburg by two
members of the state police. Alex
ander will probably be interned until
after the war in accordance with n
recent proclamation by the Presi-
dent. On various occasions, while
under the influence of drink, Alex
ander has expressed himself rather
freely as to where his sympathies lay
in the war.
Alexander has had a checkered ca
reer, according to his own story,
often told when he was mellowed by
drink. He claimed to have an Amer
lean wife, who is now in Germany.
The story he told was that he came
to America about eighteen years ago,
got married and returned to his ma
tive land. 1t was while there, he al
ways intimated, that he committed
some crime and fed the country, re-
turning to America by way of Asia.
This, he claimed, was five years ago,
and that he came directly to Bitten
gers, where he secured employment
at the stone quarries. where he has
been employed since.
Several weeks ago n hundred
pounds of dynamite were stolen from
the quarries, which was never re-
turned. Residents of this section
have since been fearful as a result
and the assistance of the state police
was requested. One of their number
came here and under guise of being
friendly to Alexander, became his
confidante. This led to his arrest
yesterday. Alexander is about so
years old
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-19
Center Family Does
More Than Its "Bit"

Bellefonte, Pa. Dec. 10. = Center
county has made a notable contribu-
ition to the cause of democracy in the
services of Captain Theodore Davis
Boal. of .Boalsburg, and his son, Cap
tain Pierre de Legarde Boal. The
former equipped the Boalsburg Ma
chine Gun Company, which he COM
manded when the Pennsylvania troops
were on the Mexican Border last year.
He was appointed aid to General c. NJ.
Clement. former division commander,
last summer, and accompanied his
chief on tour of observation to
France early in the present fall.
His son. Captain Pierre de Legarde
Boal, a member of the United States
Signal Corps, is now in France train
ing young Americans to fly. He is
not yet 2l years old and has seen
plenty of service in the world war.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-19

sponsible to keep fire escapes free
of distractions of any kind and es-
pecially from snow and ice at this
season of the year. If catastrophe
should occur from fire and 1t could
be shown that the fire escapes were
impossible owing to q blocking of
any kind, the owner would be liable
to criminal prosecution. But even
beyond that feature. fire escapes
should be kept open from a hu-
manitarian standpoint. They should
always be kept free for immediate
use.
The most efficient fire escape for
this time of the year is one which
has covering supported by an ex-
tension of the vertical rods of the
ratings. Many theaters of the state
have installed five escapes of this
kind and it is cnly during excep-
tionally heavy blizzards that a COW
cred fire escape may be blocked by
snow.
every fire escape owner should
Immediately clear the snow and ice
from the fire escapes of his build
ing and every inspector of this de-
partment is instructed to see that
the fire escapes and surrounding
ground level are cleared"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-19
Combined Glee Clubs to
Sing Christmas Carols

Hummelstown, Pa, Dec. 19.-On
Christmas Eve the combined glee
clubs of the Hummelstown High
school will sing selections of English
and French carols. The old favorites
will be given, together with a num-
Der less widely known, but none the
less beautiful. The singers will fol-
low approximately the following
route: Starting at the square they
will go out West Main to Railroad,
up North Railroad to Second, out
West Second to Lands and up Ian
dis to Main, then continuing out
Main to the Middletown railroad, up
the railroad to High street, out High
to the Quarry road. down the Quarry
road to West Main, continuing to
the west end of town and return,
ending at the square.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-19

When the war broke out in 1914 he at
once went to France and rendered his
services to the country of his mothers
birth. He fought over two years and
for a time was in the trenches. He
was then given a furlough and came
back home. When the United States
Joined the conflict he secured a dis
charge from the French Army and at
once entered the American service as
an aviator. He has since been engag-
ed in training American airmen
'somewhere in France"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-19
ENLARGING POWER PLANT

Hagerstown, Nd. Dec. 10. - The
Hagerstown and Frederick Railway
Company, which recently absorbed
the electric railway line connecting
Greencastle, Waynesboro and Cham
bersburg in Pennsylvania, is enlarg-
ing the power plant at Security, this
county, and will install new equip
ment which will double the output
of current. The enlarged capacity of
the plant will enable the company
to operate all of its allied lines and
to care for the new business along
the recently acquired lines in Penn
sylvania.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-19
YANKEES SUFFER
IN FRANCE FOR
GOOD TOBACCO
With Supply Exhausted the
Americans Must Depend
Upon'French Charity
Some sigh for this and that,
My wishes don't go far;
The world may wag at will,
So / have nv cigar.

Lucky Tom Hood. Sure he had no
cause to sigh, what with his fine
Havana giving forth incense divine,
and probably an old meerschaum pipe
all loaded and ready to follow the
cigar. If Tom had been living in
London to-day with the Hun balloons
dumping tons of nitroglycerine down
he would not have been disturbed.
Smoking would do the trick. for hon
est authorities tell us that when the
bombs begin to drop in London,
everybody-men and women-take to
putting cigarets. as they conduce self
control
And in England they have plenty
of cigarets. But think Of the Ameri-
can Sans over in France. Nothing to
smoke but low-down German Gig
arets, if yesterdays dispatches are
correct. The French kind O. put one
over on the Sans. but they did it
from the best of motives. Seeing that
the American tobacco was entirely
exhausted, they did the best they
could-gave the Yanks a big supply
of cigarets which the French had
captured from the Germans. "Boche
smokes" they call them. They were
made in Berlin, but even the Kaiser
with supreme assistance could not
discover what they are made of.
And, just think! maybe the old
heather has had this tobacco poi
soned with the very object of wiping
out the whole American Army
Well, don't think of that, on second
thought. Think what you are going
to do with that loose 25-cent, piece
that you are jingiing in your pocket.
And don't think long. Shoot it along,
if it's all you have, and help to keep
our brave soldiers from being forced
to smoke Hun tobacco.
The following contributions have
been received by the Telegraph To-
bacco Fund:
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-19
p. o. S. OF A. NOMINATIONS

Halifax, Pa, Dec. Iy.-At a meet
ing of Washington Camp No. SIS, p.
o. S. of A., the following were nom
mated as officers: Past president, s.
L. Brubaker; president, Charles c.
Westfall; vice-president, Ira B. Zim-
Zimerman; recording secretary, II. S.
Potter; financial secretary, p. C. Fox;
treasurer, w. ID. Straw; conductor,
John II. Chubb; inspector, Myles
Matter; guard. F. G. Pottiger; trus-
tee, John G. Miller.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-19
CURTAILING CANDY GIFTS

Gettysburg, Pa, Dec. 19.-Sunday
schools of Gettysburg will try to
break away, for this year at least,
from the usua custom of treating
at Christmas. The primary depart
ments will be remembered, but the
money usually spent to treat the
grownups, will be given to one of the
many causes for which funds are be-
ing solicited. No one cause has been
selected, but each Sunday school will
send its money where 1t thinks best
TROLL-RUDY WEDDING
Marietta, Pa, Dec. 19.-Miss Ethel
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-19
HOMIE FOR HOLDAYs

New Bloomfield, Pa. Dec. 10
Misses Grace Adams, Annabelle
Shearer and Edith Bernheisel, of
Green Park, are home on their va
cations. They are teachers at Cam
den, N. J.. and on account of the
shortage of coal the schools closed
a week earlier for Christmas vaca-
tions.
Mrs. Sara Raffensberger returned
home on Saturday from a visit to
Washington, d. c.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-19
Total
JOHN LANDS DIES IN CHURCH

Marietta, Pa. Dec. 19.-John n.
Lands, a prominent farmer, OF East
Lampeter, while attending church
services Sunday night with his son,
Jason Lands, who is at home on a
visit, died suddenly from heart trou-
BILE. He had been in the best of health
and shortly after entering the Men
MONTE church, of which he was a
member, he died. He was 50 years
old, and besides his wife, is survived
by six children three sisters and a
number of grandchildren and great
grandchildren.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-19
ANNOUNCE BIRTH

Halifax. Pa. Dec. 1s.-Mr. and
Mrs. william Rhoades. of Armstrong
street, announce the birth Of a
daughter. Monday, December II,
1917. Mrs. Rhoadesbefore marriages
was Miss Olive Dillmar, of LIVERPOOL.
Perry county. -
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-19
MRS. DAVID sWEEGER BURIED

New Blomtield, Pa, Dec. 19.-Mrs.
David Sweeper died on Sunday from
a paralytic stroke at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. John Dickel, in
her S1st year. Mrs. Sweeper was
married twice. first to David Adams
and later to David Sweeper. Three
children survive, Peter Adams, of
Mechanicsburg; Harry Sweeper, of
Wiconisco. and Mrs. John Dickel, of
New Bloomfield. Funeral services
were held at the home of John
Dickel to-day, the Rev. Roy Zeigler
officiating.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-19

B. Rudy, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Martin Rudy, of Lancaster. was mar
ried yesterday to Conrad Troll, of
the Adjutant Generals Department,
at Governors Island. New York. The
Rev. DR.. II. A. Gerdsen. of the Mora
Wan Church, officiated. The couple
was attended by Miss Fay Diffen-
baugh and Copeland Gates.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-19
HUNDELsToWN COMMITTEES

Hummelstown, Pa, Dec. 19.-Men
of the Red Cross Association held a
meeting for the purpose of arrang-
ing for the 1000 new member drive
this week. The town was districted
and captains of teams appointed. The
following captains were named for
the various sections of town: DR..
Nile Crist, the Rev. A. S. Lehman,
George Hoffer, Morris Engle, Prof.
T. o. Mitman. Joseph Hershey, DIR.
NJ. l.. Nissley, r. J. Walton, w. A.
Geesey, DR.. w. c. Baker, Clarence
A. Conrad, r. Watson Strunk, p. w.
Hartwell. Norman Helff, Robert L.
Fox, Clinton Hershey.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-19
BREssLER-WERT WEDDING

Bressler and Miss Helen Vert were
married yesterday afternoon at the
home of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Vert, in Second street, the cere-
mony being performed by the Rev.
II. B. Slider, pastor of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church. The newly
weds left Halifax for visit at the
home of the formers brother. Ray
mond Bressler, at Austin, Texas,
They will be at home to their friends
in Halifax. February 1. Mr.. Bressler
is son of Mr.. and Mrs Ryand A.
Bressler and is associated with his
father in the livery business.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-19
To Cure n Cold IN One Dev

Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE
Tablets. Druggists refund money if it
fails to cure. T.. w. GROVES sigma
ture is on each box. 30c.-Advertise-
ment
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-30
REAL ESTATE.
REAL ESTATE.
Fine Investments

OOacre farm 70 in cultivation balance in pasture;
35 40 of this farm second bottom and good
soil there is in Oklahoma 557 feet deep has three
railroad station Katy four miles west of Sand Springs;
splendid stock farm. We have price of $40 per
l6Oacres within mile of good town. in the oil district;
good productions this farm has WE'LL royalty about
$40 to $50 per month"; part in cultivation, with good
crop and more drilling will be done on this place. and
the future is as good you will find in any oil field
which is hard to tell-the farm is worth the money.
Price SIS per acre.
We have some splendid close in tracts for subdivision
five and tenacre tracts for homes; 1l2 to miles,
also some splendid trackage on Frisco railroad
Elli@G0 Lamd C@mw&uny
1926 Robinson Arcade Phones Office 293 residence 1896
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-30
CWmSid@P These amid Act
Pr0Hus]p0ly
NORTHSIDE.

NORTH ELWOOD-5 rooms modern; splendid locaon lawn
$500; $1,000 cash. balance, $50 monthly.
HASKELL G. ELWOOD-5 rooms modern; just being COM
peted; hardwood floors in rooms; buitn features
$4,000; $3.50 cash.. balance $50 monthly.
NORTH CHEYENNE rooms front garage and
wants quarters 4500; $500 cash, balance arranged.
EAST INDEPENDENCE rooms south front modern; $500;
$500 cash. balance easy.
NORTH DENVER rooms, modern attractive home in
respect; $3.50; 81 800 cash, balance, $50 monthly.
NORTH ELWOOD-5 and sleeping porch basemen east
front good home delightful Locations So 25O 1925 cash.
balance monthly
NORTH CHEYENNE-e rooms, new, up-todae home; $4,000
$4,000 cash. balance arranged.
NORTH DENVER and sleeping porch story; base
garage, lawn hardwood floors white enamel finish;
strictly good value $1,000 sl5OO cash. balance arranged
NORTH NAM and sleeping porch bath just being
pleted; $1,000; terms.
NORTH CHEYENNE rooms front; hardwood floors; fin
shed in ivory six coats Usage feplaces garage
and laundry well worth all of $4,000 spe
cial price, $500; $4,000 cash, balance arranged
sOUTHsIDE
SOUTH GHRIE9 rooms baths rooms down and five
lot 7Ox1OO suitably arranged for renting upstairs
upstairs rented for 800 per advantageous
buy $600O assumption of $3.50 mortgage; cash
SOUTH block rooms BATH sleep
ing porch hardwood floors two feplace basement nicely
decorated; $S000 $1,000 cash. balance arranged
SOUTH ELWOODS hardwood floors basement garage and
servants quarters spenddy arranged home $780,
SOUTH ROCKFORD $5OO; $500 cash. balance monthly
QUAKER AND TWEFTH-5 rooms; east front; $780, $500
cash; balance monthly.
SOUTH VICTOR6 modern good we'll $37 7OO $500 cash
balance. $50 monthly
NORTH ZUNIS-5 rooms, modern front; $780, S7OO
cash; balance $50 monthly
NORTH ZUNSs and two sleeping poches 'front.' oak
floors downstairs good cstern basement the best
residential property for the money about $4 700
$1,000 cash. balance monthly will for 800 month act
quick this
NORTH LEWIS rooms MODERN east front $1,000 $500 cash
balance monthly.
Rwssell & Abb@0Q
Suite 23s 24O.242 Robinson Bldg Phone STA
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-30
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-13
Ell PASO MAYOR WRITES
JUAREZ OFFICIAL ON BRIDGE

Mayor Charles Davis. Of FL Paso.
wrote personal letter Saturday
morning 10 mayor Melchor Herrera OF
JuareZ. informing the chief executive
OK the Mexican city that the United
states congress had passed a bill en-
abling FL Paso TO construct a bridge
over the Rio Grande.
After asking what progress had
been made as concerns the Mexican
federal government. mayor Davis in
vited further discussion Of plans Tor
the bridge. which would be toll free
Inasmuch as the bill passed in con-
gress made no appropriation. the
bridge VIII have 10 be financed To-
cally, and this phase Of the matter
is what mayor Davis desires TO take
Up with the Juarez official
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-13
ONE AGENT At
4 TINE IS BEST.
G. B. Stevens Advocates
Realty Owners Prohibiting
Rival Agents Signs.

] Owners Of real estate should pro-
hibit more than one For sale or For
Rent sign being placed on their
T property" said Charles p. Stevens
while discussing real estate PROB
lens. The prospective purchaser or
renter is apt to become suspicious If
he sees several signs on a piece Of
property. He wonders If there is not
something the matter with the place,
If il takes so much effort to rent IT,
or he thinks that the price must be
very high, in order 10 allow for COM
missions TO all the agents who are
handling the property
If the sign Is properly located the
result is usually soon seen. A single
sign in a front window, behind the
glass, is one OF the plans approved
by most successful renting agents. n
neat, simple sign viii often rent q
home where q huge bill board Will
not Besides initiating against the
sale or rental Of the property, actual
damage is done the building by the
large nails and tacks used, which
are often Of wire, and make rust
spots and sometimes yellow streaks
down the front Of the structure II
house has many marks of signs hay
ing been nailed upon IL, IL is natural
that the buyer should imagine that
IL Aa4 DtEn 4ln6 on LLe market anu
that it was Of an undesirable charac-
ter or IL would not have remained
vacant so long.
should Have Exclusive Right
If a real estate agent is not given
exclusive sign rights 10 a house he
should decline TO list it, said Mr..
stevens The owner should turn the
keys Of the building over TO the
agent and give him the authority TO
keep the property in condition. when
he places IL with the agency. The
agent VIII then feel confident that
all his agreements with the tenant
VIII be carried out and this viii help
him in transaction Of business. This
faith in the agent is TO the interest
OF the property owner as we'll as the
agent as the agent can get better
results. No real estate agent desires
TO put any considerable amount OF
money in placing a piece of prop
e-ty before the public and then have
the prospective buyer look over the
premises, see the sign Of a rival
agent, and make the deal through
him.
Little things count in real estate
business, as in any other business.
and if the owner and agent make q
point OF considering all the little
things in connection with their work
more effective results in selling and
renting the property would be not
iced sooner
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-13
EXPECT CHIEF TO BE NAMED
BY MAYOR MONDAY MORNING

There seems TO be no doubt re-
naming around the city hail that
corporation court judge Charles F..
Pollock viii be appointed chief OF po-
lice, and former police chief Ben +.
Jenkins viii succeed judge Pollock in
the corporation court The appoint
meut, it is expected. viii be made by
mayor Charles Davis Monday morn
ingi and Immediately confirmed by
the members OF the council
Mayor Davis received Messrs. Pol
lock and Jenkins in his private office
az the city hall Saturday morning and
discussed the matter. At the close
Of this meeting. it was said that an
other Conference would be held Mon
day morning TO complete discussion
OF every phase OF the question. The
appointments are expected to be made
puDllc lmmediateIv after this session.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-13

The Highland Park Improvement
league is in favor Of the proposed
$1,000 bond issue TO provide a fund
for paving street intersections, and
has its mind open yet on the two
other bond issues, each for the same
amount, one for waterworks improve
ments and the other for school extern
sion The election on the bonds will
be held October 81.
a special committee. Of which A.
r Webb was chairman, had been
instructed to get up data on the bond
issues and made its report Friday
night, when 45 mem bers Of the league
gathered at the Highland Park fire
station The same committee was
asked TO appear at the school board
meeting next Tuesday evening and
find out what the school bonds were
needed for 1t was reported to the
league that the plans Of the board in
Guided selling Franklin school and
building another.
Where's @RcvOlvinE- Fund.-
As TO she waterworks bonds. more
Information was desired. also. Spe-
ciIlcallT, the committee is TO ask the
city council what has become Of the
revolving paving fund 1t was re-
ported that the water level on the
mesa north Of Fort Bliss has been
lowered 40 feet and that the proposed
plant near Austin Terrace is to take
water from the same strata.
According TO Mr.. Webbs commit
tee. the waterWOrks is producing a
yearly surplus OF SAB, 600. He .Tyas
instructed also. TO ascertain from the
council what part of the purchase
price Of the system is still unpaid by
the city 10 she old waterworks com
pany-
Grading Begins Monday.
The g4aa-lE committee reported
that alderman r c. SemDle would
begin wOrkmen grading the streets
about the Highland Park school
grounds Monday The committee TO
secure funds for the purchase Of a
Liberty loan bond for the league re-
ported progress
D. F. White. who presided. and
Che other speakers urged all residents
OF precincts Is and Is TO pay their
Doll taxes at once. Other speakers
were T. y. Pierce. A. r. Webb. George
W Snider. L. F. Campbell. b H Bow
er. Rov H. Walker, Harry Doweu,
Jack Burton, A V. Lee and Henry
n Walker