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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-07

sonable limit. to the street cars. great
delay thereto would ensue at this
important throat of the downtown
districta
while the police officers are
handling this traffic in the dwontown
district with fair degree of prompt
ness and without evidences. of serious
discrimination in favor of street
vehicles (eXcept in some occasional
instances noted), it is apparent that
much more consideration should be
given TO the fact that street cars
justly require the right-of- in
downtown streets to the reasonable
extent especially at an important
intersection like Third and Walnut
streets. There is no comparison be-
tween the delay suffered at an in
tersection by light vehicles capable
of quick movement which can make
up for the delay by free running
along the thoroughfare, and the de-
lay which ensues to heavy railway
rolling stock, which can only operate
along given tracks and thus has
not the freedom of movement en-
1oyed by passenger vehicles.
1T is difficult to secure the proper
appreciation from the public of the
necessity for giving this rlght-of-
way for street cars: but this very
fact will be found in many railway
ordinances and traffic ordinances in
our cities, and the principle is justly
based upon the greatest good to the
greatest number. For the street
cars will be found to carry out of
the business district within the rush
hour perhaps 1000 times as many
people as these same street vehicles
which demand the same right. 1t
is suggested that proper representa- =
tions be made to the police depart
ment to effect a more thorough un-
derstanding of this police, and en-
courage a more intelligent handling
of the traffic at these important in
tersections.
AT the Market street crossings,
the traffic situation is quite reversed,
and the heaviest vehicle movement
is merely along Market street,
parallel with the street car traffic.
Nothing could indicate more
strongly than the accompanying
diagram the necessity for "a relief
of the Market street subway conges-
ton by reconstructing the same in
order to provide for independent
vehicles ways on either or one side
g.E lN.A IL.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-07
Will Plead Guilty to
Theft of Sc, 200 Which
He Threw Into Riv

Amos r. Shoemaker, clerk at
Harrisburg Pipe and Pipe Bend
Works, who confessed he had sto
$4,000 from the company will pl,
guilt yto a charge of larceny on MI
day in Dauphin county court. Sh
maker admitted he took the MOI
which was to have been used to
some of the company employees.
claimed he threw the roll into
river but divers were unsuccess
in their search for it.
Other pleas of guilty which
he heard on Monday follow: ID
Freed. George Brown and Jos|
Holecon, Juveniles charged W
stealing garden vegetables from d
clair McClenaghan: Charles b. JoI
larceny: William c. Schildt. nons
port; Joseph Eckert, nonsuppd
Henry Arlington, nonsupport; Eli
Carpenter, larceny; Charles V. HI
nonsupport; oFrd Maxwell. Jared
William Powley, larceny; Daisy Il
ley. aggravated assault and sbattd
John Murray. felonious entry
larceny of old coins; Henry WI
larceny.
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Relocation of Car Stops

Relocation of car stops forms an
important part of the report. On
this topic Mr.. Arnold says:
"In connection with the sugges-
tions made herein for the increasing
of the scheduled speed, the map (ac-
companying the Eeport), presents the
situation as it exists to-day; with
regard to the code of this map; it is
worked out TO indicate stops that are
less than $50 feet apart, those ESQ
TO 400 feet apart, and those over
400 feet apart. A number of double
stops are noted, both near side ana
far side in State street and in Third
street at markethouse. The far-side
stop in State street should be aban-
doned, also Third street at the mar
ket However, during market days
it is probable that the far-side stop
uight be advantageous.
There appear to be no stretches
of line on which stops are an ex-
cessively long distance apart. On
the, other hand, many districts have
indicated stops at intermediate
streets which are barely more than
alleys in their importance. This is
particularly the case in the Sixth,
Eleventh and Twelfth wards. In
this territory the main blocks ave-
rage about 500 feet. Further north
in the Tenth ward the blocks ave-
rage 500 feet long, and here cars
stop midway on signal, or 500 feet
apart. Thus from North street to
Maclay the indicated stops at pres
ent are only $50 feet apart.
Under normal conditions, 1t
would seem desirable to omit q large
number of these intermediate stops
between important streets, thus re-
during the number of stops to a 500
foot basis. However. in the present
situation, with the possibility of the
continuance of irresponsible jitney
competitions, it will probably be un-
wise to attempt to eliminate these
stops wholesale, although a closer
study of the individual lines might
reveal some which could be elimi-
mated at once. Some indication
might be obtained from the conduc-
tors on these north side routes who
would probably be familiar in gen.
eral with the streets where stops are
most in demand.
increase Schedule Speed
For the present 1t is believed that
effort should be made to Increase the
schedule speed of the lines by other
means suggested in this report, rath-
er than by an attempt to cut down
the stops. After all other means arc
exhausted, then the stops can be re-
vised, possibly with the assistance
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of the city authorities who are CO.
operating in the plan.
Stops indicated less than $50 feet
should largely be eliminated at once;
thus on the Sixth street line stops
should be eliminated at North alley.
York alley, Sayford street, Basin
Glley-all being stops within the
the Third street line inbound stops
could now be eliminated at Union
alley, Sayford and Liberty, South
street, Cranberry alley, etc. On the
Seventh street line, stops at York
alley. and Basin alley and Granite
street. In Market Square the Straw
berry street stop northbound should
also be eliminated. Other lines
throughout the city should be ana
lyzed in the same manner and all
possible unnecessary stops eliminat-
ad ~
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-07

Letter of Transmittal
Mr.. Arnold's letter of transmittal
which in full follows, discusses in q
brief but comprehensive way the
findings of his survey which he
treats at length in his report:
Mr.. f. b. Musser,
President,
Harrisburg Railways Company
Harrisburg, Pa.
Dear Sir:
In accordance with your letter OF
inquiry of February 18th. 1916
Quoted herein) and your subsequent
confirmation by telegram of March
Is, 1916, authorizing me to under
take the survey of local transporta-
tion conditions at Harrisburg, fol-
lowing our conference in Chicago,
Monday, March 18th, am pleased
to submit to you herewith my report
covering the various phases of the
questions raised in your letter and
our conference. While your authori-
zation is rather general in nature,
resulting I have no doubt from your
desire to secure the maximum i'm
provement of ali parts of your sys-
tenn, / have selected out of the var
lous matters arising for considera-
tion in the course of this investiga-
ton certain important matters which
] have deemed worthy of special
study, but indicating in a general
way the lines along which 1 would
deem it desirable for the members
of your operating force to direct
their attention in the future.
have made special effort, in
arriving at conclusions. to obtain
the opinions and suggestions from
every responsible source that could
have bearing on your own prob
lens, believing that by cooperating
with outside parties who are ia
miliar with Harrisburg, my recon-
mendations would really be of moge
benefit to you in the end than il
attempted to discuss your problems
largely from your own viewpoint.
From Outside Sources
In the above | have reference to
such sources as indicated by the fol-
lowing:
Messrs. Brunner & Manning, con-
sultants for the Capitol Park EXten-
sion Plan:
Third Street Businessmen's Asso-
citation;
Valley Railways Company
Pennsylvania Railroad Company;
City Planning Commission;
Municipal League OF Harrisburg:
City Engineer of Harrisburg.
This report also gives consider
ton to numerous suggestions and
complaints made through the me-
dunn of the local press, and through
the complaint department of your
company.
Although 1 have found it neces-
sary to disagree with the findings
OF some of these parties, 1 have en-
deavored to give you my reasons for
doing so. Particularly ] have re-
viewed in detail the recommenda-
tions made in my former report on
the Market Square Terminal and
Public Shelter" to the Municipal
League of Harrisburg submitted
June 21st, 1915, with the object of
ascertaining whether the changed
conditions of the present time
would lead me to a possible modifi-
cation of my recommendations
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-07
BOYS WORKING RESERVE is
READY FOR ENLISTME

The Boys Working Reserve is @
to-day for enlistments. The recr-
ing offices are at the Technical Fl
School, Central High, Steelton II
School, and, If the rush for enl
ment comes up to the expectation
the men who are in charge. other
cruiting offices will be opened in
city.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-07
Other Recommendations

Mr.. Arnold discusses a new route
to help the uptown situation, routing
cars in Sixth above Reilly by estab-
lIshing a new line via Sixth, Reilly,
Third Capitol, Third street loop 20
Market, and this is pronounced good
with the exception of the Capitol
street line, but until two-way cars
are operated in Third street the ex-
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Market Square

the manner previously mentioned.
Market Square
1T is understood that some repre-
sentations have been made to the
city and are insisted upon by certain
citizens and bodies of citizens, call
ing for the circular system of traf-
f1c movement at the intersection
of Market street and Second street
in Market Square. If the situation
were not complicated by the extreme
Importance of the railway terminal
at this point, it would be quite i'm
material whether monument or
other obstructing structure should
be erected at the center of this in
tersection or not. as the only effect
from traffic and the resulting small
delay. However, when 1t is considered
that all of this traffic must cross
street car tracks, and cross them at
such an important point, it is clear
that necessity demands the control
of u traffic officer and that the cross
ing be made If possible at the least
congested point.
ut is inconceivable that the We
hicle traffic in Market street across
the Market street bridge and down
the Cumberland Valley thoroughfare
will not increase rather than decrease
in the future. Therefore If the Mar
ket Square terminal system of two
part loops is properly laid out to
provide for sufficient loading berths
on each side of Market street, it is
clear that the simplest possible
crossing can be made directly
through the Square and not around
each end of the Square, for at these
points the traffic movement is far less
under the positive control of a traf-
tic officer than at the central point
where the movement can be intelli-
gently directed by signals. Therefore
in spite of the advantages of the cir
cular system in some locations, when
not complicated by street car traffic,
the positive recommendation is made
in this report, that the circular sys-
stem shall not be established in
Harrisburg at Market and Second
streets"
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COMPREHENSIVE TRACTION
ID DEVELOPMEN Mt PLANS
[Continued from First Page ]

Improvement of the Nineteenth street service to Steelton
routing of Third street. double tracks Market street
and Third street the elimination of short stops crossown
line through the Herr subway development of the Nine
eenh street Steelton and the widening of the Market
street subway among many of the points covered by the
survey
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Downtown Traffic

Regarding downtown traffic con-
ditions Mr.. Arnold says:
IAN analysis of several of. the
most congested corners in downtown
section indicate considerable unbal-
ancing of traffic at various points,
which requires special consideration
in relation to the handling of traf-
fic by the police squad. and the rela-
tive length of signals for traffic
movement Thus, at the intersec-
tion of Third street and Walnut
street the north and south vehicle
traffic during the rush hours is over
500 vehicles per hour in both dfrec-
tions as againsty200 vehicles per hour
east and west in Walnut street On
the other hand, the preponderating
street car traffic. is in the east and
west direction, totaling 70 cars per
hour, and only 80 cars per hour in
the north and south direction. It
is thus apparent that IL the cross
ing is regulated by the police with
out giving right-of-way, within rea-
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thereof by packed vehicles. Fur
ther, by the use of the narrower
equipment sight feet four inches. and
the use of u clearance strip between
cars fifteen inches in width, some
which could be increased at most
points by. setting back the curb in
the manner previously mentioned.' v
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-08-30

]. H. Hascall of Pilot Rock was in
the city Monday,
F. ]. Griffin of lone spent Sunday
evening in this city.
W. F. Kirk of Hamilton, spent a
few days in Heppner this week.
Ben o. Anderson of Eight Mile was
a Monday business visitor in Heppner.
Mrs. James Carly and children of
Lexington were visiting in Heppner
Monday.
Walter o. Hill, cashier OF the Lex
ington State Bank. was Monday
evening visitor in Heppner.
L. E. McBee, former Morrow coun-
ty stockman, is over from Pendleton
a few days this week on business.
haul baggage and passengers to
and from the depot to any part of the
city. Phone 555 or 1SS. Lee Can't
we'll.
John Sheridan, local sheepman,
left Tuesday for Sumpter to look af-
ter his sheep on summer range near
that place.
Miss Mary Stewart underwent an
operation at the Heppner Sanator-
ium Saturday. Her condition is
greatly improved.
w. T. Matlock, we'll known COM
mission merchant at the North Port
land stock yards, is spending few
days in Heppner on business.
DR.. Margaret Ingle of La Grande
passed through Heppner Tuesday by
auto with a party of friends bound
for Portland, and while in the city
spent few minutes visiting with DR.
L. R. Purkey. DR.. Purkey and Dr.
Ingle were classmates at college.
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Albert Bowker spent few days in
, Portland this week on business.
Glenn Ball, young farmer of the
lone section, was in the city Wednes-
day evening after harvest extras.
Geo. McDuffee and ]. j. Wells, well
known county officials went to Pen
dleton Wednesday on matters per
tanning to their offices.
Mrs. Ray Aubrey of The Dalles
visited last week at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Batty on Eight Mile and
also at the Richard Wells home in
this city.
Miss Alice Penrose of Portland has
arrived in the city to take position
with Mrs. F. Luper in the latter's mil
inery store. Miss Penrose is an ex-
pert trimmer.
Mrs. Clifford NJ. Sims has returned
to Eugene after spending the past
two months with relatives in Hepp-
ner. She will leave soon for North
Dakota to join Mr.. Sims, who is now
located there, having position in q
bank of thriving town in that sec
| tion.
]. D. Bauman, lower Willow creek
farmer, was in Heppner on business
| Tuesday. Mr.. Bauman, who is of Ger
man extraction, is a patriotic Amer
! ican citizen and has recently given
two of his boys to Uncle Sam. Clar-
ence has enlisted in the marines and
Harvey will leave soon to join the
new National army which is being
mobilized at American Lake.
Geo. M. Colladay, representative
of the Vitagraph Film Co., was in
Heppner this week making listings
with ]. B. Sparks of the Star theatre
for some high class films. Among
those which Mr. Sparks signed up are
"The Girl Phillipa" by Robert w
Chambers. Anita Stewart is fea
tured in this great play, which has
appeared in all the large cities of the
country. Two others are within
the Law" and "Womanhood, the
Glory of the Nation"
Frank S. Parker will arrive Sat
urday from Philomath, Benton cOun
ty, with his family and they will
again make their home in Heppner
Mr.. Parker has taken his old position
with the Heppner Light & Water Co
He has been living on his farm neal
Philomath during the past year, bu
recently traded it for property in Sa
lem The Parkers will be accom-
panied by Mrs. Parkers mother, Mrs
E, N. Crawford, who has been visit
ing at the Parker home during the
summer.
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Harvey McAlister of Lexington
was a business visitor in Heppner
this week.
T. ]. Humphreys and two children
returned home on Monday from an
outing of couple of weeks on Ditch
creek. They secured goodly supply
of huckleberries.
Fred ]. Lucas and family are
spending a few days at the Ditch
creek camping grounds. The family
of Orve Rasmus is also camped there
and picking berries.
Jason Biddle, who farms on Rhea
creek, made business visit to Hepp-
ner Tuesday. Mr.. Biddle is now har
vesting his grain with combine, and
says the yield is better than he had
anticipated.
The family of DR.. B. F. Butler has
arrived in Heppner from Dallas to
Join DR.. Butler, who has been here
for several months. DR.. Butler is
associated with DR.. r. J. Vaughan
in the practice of dentistry in the
Odd Fellows building.
Len Gillian and family are back
from an outing of couple OF weeks
in the mountains at the old Ditch
creek camping grounds. They were
accompanied by the Misses Laur-
rannah and Odele Groshens, and to-
gether these people gathered some 35
gallons of huckleberries.
]. T. Knappenberg, lone attorney,
who recently purchased the w. R. IT.
win residence property in this city, is
moving his household goods up from
lone this week. Mr. Knappenberg
and family will become permanent
residents of our city, where he will
become a member of the legal pro-
fession.
M DR.. Turner, the well known
WT eye specialist of Portland, will
be at the Palace hotel, Heppner, again
/. Thursday and Friday, Sept. 10, IA.
In lone Sept. II. In Lexington
Sept 70. Headaches relieved, cross
eyes Strengthened. Satisfaction guar
anteed. Consult him Don't forget
the date.
The three Izer brothers, who were
held in Jail last week after some
liquor had been found in trunk in
their room, have been given their
liberty. Will H. IZer, who seemed to
be the only one of the three knowing
anything about the trunk or its con-
tents, was fined $25 and the costs of
the court.
Andy Cook was displaying some
field corn this week which grew upon
some dry side hill land belonging to
Mr.. Cook Just south of town. The
ears are large and well filled and will
compare favorably with the same ia
nous vegetable that grows so prolif-
icly in Iowa and Missouri. The corn
was raised without irrigation, accord
ing to Mr.. Cook, with the exception
of what God has given it, and that has
been little enough, says Mr.. Cook.
Besides his excellent corn, Mr.. Cook
is of the opinion that he will have in
the neighborhood of $1,000 worth of
potatoes to sell this fall.
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The Government needs Farmers as
we'll as Fighters. Two million three
hundred thousand acres of Oregon &
California Railroad Co. Grant Lands.
Title revested in United States. To
be opened for homesteads and sale.
Containing some of best land left in
United States. Large Copyrighted
Map, showing land by sections and
description of soil, climate, rainfall,
elevations, temperature. etc., by
counties. Postpaid One Dollar.
Grant Lands Locating Co., Box $40,
Portland. Oregon.
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Glasses fitted satisfactorily by DR..
Winnard, or money refunded. His
prices are reasonable, and he Is where
you can always find him. No charge
for testing eyes. II.
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For Sale-A 5-passenger Studeba-
ker car; has run 5000 miles. Good
condition, good tires. See II. c.
Ashbaugh. u.
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Albany residence to trade for
Heppner real estate or auto. In
uuire CT. office. II.
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FOR SALE-A combination hay,
dairy and wheat farm; S1S acres.
A snap for somebody. Call on or
address Evans Bros, Lexington.
Oregon. u.
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FOR Shetland ponies. In
Quire of Josephine Woolery, lone.
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selves, but in the methods of selling. In |
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real virtue in limitations and Substitutes not alone in tn
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-08-30

that it is only new SLANT to the old game and that an
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In the end the people find out
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from the established principles of sound business dea
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-06-22
ENGLAND NOW CHEWING Gun,
FOREIGNERS Years q fused to Adopt
American Product, but Situation
Suddenly Has Changed.

For q great many years American
chewing gum manufacturers have en-
.deavored to teach foreign countries to
appreciate their product. The STUFF
that wags the American jaw has been
advertised assiduously in France, Eng
land and Germany, but with small
success. The non-American couldn't
understand it. He tried to swallow 1t,
and when he couldn't he gave it up
as incomprehensible nonsense. Over
in London, where it was called "Ameri-
can Chewing Candy" many shops
called attention to it, but the British
ers passed it by and went on buy
ing toffee and lollipops and Turkish
delight.
Suddenly, and without warning, the
situation has changed. Remarkable
figures recently published appear to in
dictate that England has incontinently
become a nation Of gum chewers.
Manufacturers report that within six
months they have increased their
monthly sales from 100000 to 2OOOO,-
600 sticks. And the English neWspa-
pers cannot understand it.
The explanation seems simple. 1t is
said that the largest amount of chew
ing gum is used in the army, and the
next largest amount in the navy. Dur
ing the last great advance, 1t was Is
sued as an army ration. Somehow or
other the soldiers discovered that 1t
stes died their nerves to have some
thing to chew on in time of stress
and of course it has the effect OF
keeping the parched throat moist. 1t
is more than probable that the Cana
dian soldier impaired this information
to the English Tommies-and expert
ence did the rest.-Cleveland Plain
Derler.