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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-24

To-day the Regent Theater presents
forbidden Paths" The Japanese
screen star Ses-
Vivian Martin, I'm sue Hayakawa,
''FOrbiddcn Paths" and dainty Wv
Regent To-day ian Martin are
seen this time in
a play which deals with racial bar
riers. AS Sato, in whose guardianship
the young American girl Mildred
Thornton, has been left, Mr.. Haya-
kawa gives one of the most remark
able character portrayals in his highly
successful picture career
Mary Miles Minter has a new play
called melissa, of the Hills" and il
will be shown at the Regent to-mor-
row. In Melissa. of the Hills" she is
just the appealing. childlike character
which finds her at her best, and there
seems no reason to doubt that the
new drama will be one of Mary's most
popular offerings.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-24
Camp Curtin Firemen
to Vote on Acceptance
of New Apparatu

A special meeting OF the Camp Cur
tin Fire Company will be held thi
evening, at 1880 O'Clock. to vote oil
the acceptance of the new motorized
triple combination pumper which hai
been purchased by the city for th'
company.
The machine is being tested anC
soon will be put in service. 1t will
add to the hrelighting facilities in tn,
extreme upper end of the city, as th'
nearest engine before was at the GooC
VIII house at Sixth and Cumberlan'
Slrenta.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-24
PA%TANG
Vaudeville.

On Sunday don't set nabbergasted
IL you should pass a pretty girl and
upon turning the corner
HIS see a replica of the same.
bridaI They are the Warren Twins
Night and will appear in His
Bridal Night" at the Or
pheum on Monday evening. You can't
tell them apart Both are equally
pretty. equally graceful, equally tall
ented and they dress alike. And there
by hangs the tale of His Bridal
tell which is his wife and which isn't,
with the Warren Sisters to pick from.
His Bridal Night" is for lovers of
laughs, lingerie and music known as
Jlngllng. 1t is from the pen of Mar
garet Mayo, whose Twin Beds" made
the nations sides ache.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-24

THE Cabaret De Lux" heads the list
of attractions at the Majestic the last
half of this week This
The Bill at is a pretentious offer
the Majestic ing. carrying special
scenic equipment and
the eight people who make up the
personnel of the company introduce
some singing Of a high order. as well
| as dancing. The act winds up with
| Instrumental music supplied by a
| clever Jazz band. On the same bill is
| Hale Norcross and Company in the
comedy playlet. Love In the Suburbs" !"
| This is a breezy little one-act farce by
| Charles II. Dickson, the well-known
actor author of several stage sue
cesses. The act consumes nineteen
minutes. during which the laugh
ometer registers only one laugh, but
that one laugh consumes nineteen
minutes. Chappelle and Trihble, who
call themselves the dark clouds Of
joy" offer a breezy song and patter
sllit; the Tller Sisters have a budget
of up-to-date songs, while Jack and
Jessie Gibson furnish some singing,
dancing and bicycle work.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-24

Local theatergoers can prepare
themselves for n number of hearty
laughs and several
Al. II. Wilson hours of keen enjoy
ana Company ment at the Orpheum
when AL II. Wilson,
Americas celebrated dialect comedian
and singer and his company will pre-
sent new, stirring comedy song-play
The Irish Fifteenth" by Theodore
Burt Sayrc, which introduces i'm sue
cession scenes from the Emerald Isle
There is a heart story revealed i'm n
novel manner with the atmosphere
of the present war as n BACKGROUND
while comedy abounds plentifully To
lend additional interest to the per-
fo1mance.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-24
ANVIL SPARKS

Life is what we make it-a gar
den or n desert.
Are you classed as a radiator or
as a refrigerator?
He who would link arms with
happiness must first WOO useful
ness.
Words are either the handmaiden
OF thought or the confession of
foolishness.
Some church members expect
their pastor TO be a saint-let them
blaze the way for him. - The Chris
tan Herald.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-24

Among the various novelty acts
that are presented on the bill at the
PaXtang Park Theater
The BiII this week, none is quite
at Paxtang so inspiring as the night
of Jeane st. Anne. the
French soldier, in his service uniform
st. Anne is a singer who would be
classed with the best of vaudeville
acts even If he had not been wounded
on the firing line in France. But the
fact that he has won distinction and
captains commission in the great
world conflict arouses the enthusiasm
of the park audiences to the highest
pitch whenever st. Anne appears for
his part in the program
The balance of the park show is
made up of such acts as El Coto
known as the worlds greatest xylo-
phone player. Boutwell, Brown and
Company, in a spectacular daifcing Of
fering: George Moore, the celebrated
clown juggler, and the Cycling Nc
Nuts in a whirlwind of fun on
wheels.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-24
BLAMES BOOZE FOR
MURDER OF NIPPLE
tContinucd From First Page. !

he never would have pulled the
trigger and killed the city officer.
Il had nothing against the officer"
he said. land didn't know 1 had
killed anyone until 1 was arrested
for it. When the police got me l
didn't know what it was for.
Il came to Harrisburg from Steel
ton about o'clock that night (June
22) with three other men. We went
to Frys Hotel and there l met White.
(James White has been convicted of
second degree murder on the same
indictment with Wilson and is serv-
ing a twenty-year sentence at the
Eastern PenitentiaryO
Tells of Fight
White had been in a fight before
/ got to the hotel. About IL o'clock
we went back to Steelton, but came
to Harrisburg again. White and l
went to Cowden street. He was look
ing for the man he had been fighting
with. When we left there l saw the
officer. We went to Walnut street,
then to Court street, to Market street
and down to the subway.
Just before we got to the subway
the officer came up to us and asked
us where we lived. We told him.
He searched me. l guess he was look
ing for a gun. Then he reached over
to White. White passed me the re-
Oliver and just as l grabbed it l pulled
the trigger twice. l didn't know l
had shot the man, but l knew | had
shot at him. But l didn't intend TO
kill him. l had nothing against him.
If it wouldn't have been for whisky
l know l wouldn't have pulled the
trigger. l guess if l had grabbed the
barrel of the gun 1 wouldn't have
shot"
Exoneratcs White
When asked if White had fired
any shots, Wilson said he had not.
Il didn't know what l shot" Viii,
son continued. II ran through the
subway and saw motorman and
shot at the ground to scare him.
That was the only time l remember
shooting because l wanted to. White
got away and they told me they got
him up in the railroad yards.
Il ran on out Market street and
turned down to Steelton and went
home. l was asleep when the police
came and got me-"
In speaking of his sentence the
convicted man said:
It's a hard way to go, but l feel
prepared. l was baptized by the
Rev. Mr.. Greene (the Rev. A. j.
Greene, Second Baptist church,. We
all have to die. but putting a man
TO death is not like a natural death;
it's different sitting in a cell waiting
for the day until you die"
Has Wife and Mother Living
Wilson will be 26 years old Sep
tember Is. He has wife living in
Philadelphia, who came to see him
frequently until about two months
ago, when worry caused him to send
her away. His mother is residing in
DanVille, Va, and he has three broth
ers and three halfbrothers, none of
whom came to see him, he says.
He came to Harrisburg eraly in
April, 1916, and was living at 154
Ridge street, SteeltOh, at the time of
the shooting. Wilson said he had
never been imprisoned before. He
was registered for the draft on June 5
together with all the other prisoners
in the Jail. One of his last remarks
as the wardens took him back to the
cell after the confession was:
Il want all boys to take a lesson
from this, ana if they are going the
wrong way to change for the better
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-24
ORPHEUM

ORPHEI'M
Monday, night only. August 27-"His
Bridal Night"
COLONIAL
To-day and Saturday - Anita Stewart
:, IN The Message of the Mouse"
Monday - Enid Bennett in THE
Mother Instinct"
Tuesday only - Enid Bennett in
Happiness"
REGENT
To-day - Vivian Martin and Sessue
Hayakawa in Forbidden Paths"
Saturday-Mary Miles Minter in Me
lissa, of the Hills"
Monday, Tuesday Wednesday and
Thursday Geraldine Farrar in
Joan, the Woman"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-24
"CHEAP JOHN" HAD
90

Allentown, Pa.-When Undertaken
Deliker was preparing the body of
Isaac Suskind, aged 73, a jewelry
peddler known for years to every
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-24

MACHINE GUN CO.'S DANCE
a soldiers benefit dance, under the
auspices of Machine Gun Company
Eighth regiment, will be held at Fort
Washington Park next Tuesday.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-12-06
SAVINGS. STAMPS
IN GREAT DEMAND
In Many Cities throughout the
Country Available Supply
Proves insufficient.
THOUSANDS OF BUYERS.
stores. Cigar stands. Factories SCHOOLS
Etc.. Apply in Large Numbers for
Licenses ms selling Agents.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 3.--Demand for war
savings stamps exceeded the available
supply in many cities throughout the
country to-day at the opening of the
campaign by which the government ex-
meets to raise $4,000. 900. 900 before jan
nary l. 1919. Reports to the treasury
told of postoHces beseiged by thou
sands of purchasers who waited In long
lines.
Banks which had neglected stocking
M in advance sent hurry calls to fed
eral reserve banks for stamps to sup
ply their customers. and applications
Tor selling agencies came in thousands
from drug stores. cigar stands, FACTOR
les, schools and other eligibles. The
applications go first to local or state
directors of the campaign, or to FEDERAL
reserve banks, and are forwarded to
Secretary McAdoo, who will issue Ii
censes to those authorized to act as
agents.
Establishment Of these agencies for the
next week OF two will be the principal
work of the nationwide organization of
volunteer workers which has been built up
under the direction of Frank A. Vanderlip,
chairman of the national war savings
committee. In the absence OF regular
blanks, which are delayed by congestion
in the government printing office, applica-
tons will be accepted in ordinary letter
form although licenses may not be grant
ed until the prescribed forms have been
distributed.
No estimate of aggregate sales through
out the country on the opening day was
available tonight, but Geographic reports
indicated that hundreds of thousands of
dollars passed over counters to govern
ment credit. Many purchasers were cur
ious to see the little green engraved
stamps which promise to become such a
common household emblem in the next
year. and promoters of the campaign count
on the display and circulation of these
pioneer" stamps by early purchasers t.
have "a marked ELECTION on the sale later
Secretary McAdoo early this morning
bought the first stamps sold i'm Washing
ton and presented one to his two-year-olt
daughter. Ellen Wilson McAdoo.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-12-06
GOVERNORS DECISION
INCREASED ENLISTMENTS

Montpelier. Dec. 1.-The recent an
nouncement Of the decision reached by
Gov. II. F. Graham that all persons who
volunteer in the federal service from YER
mont are entitled to State pay has re-
suited in several applications in tho local
navy recruiting office since that report be-
came known. Six persons applied Friday
and four earlier in the week. The State
treasurer has been flooded with requests
for blanks, to which reply Is being given
that as fast as the blanks are received
they will be forwarded for the applicants
to MI out Charles w. Scott, Of the treas
urer's office, has visited the Burlington
recruiting station. where he obtained about
$50 names. He expected to he able to Sc
cure as many more from other recruiting
stations In the New England States. for II
IL known that many have enlisted in
Boston.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-12-06
Oversubscrbed Apportionment.

MGd'ebury, Dec. 2.-The Rev. @. NJ.
Moody Of the Middlebury Methodist
Church announces that tho followtnf
figures are available to date in the cam
paign to raise 100000 among the Metho,
dist Episcopal Churches Of the Troy con.
ference for a claimants endowment fund,
which came to an end this week. Tn.
results SO far as the Middlebury groul
Of churches were concerned are crafty.
Ing. The following are the figures: Mid.
dlebury apportionment. $l.loo; subscribed
$.l32. Vergennes and Ferrisbure appor.
tionment, $742; subscribed $1,000. LincolI
apportionment. $so3: subscribed Ss30
Weybridge apportionment $e07; subscribed
1856. West Salisbury apportionmsnt, secs
subscribed. $e75. East Middlebury appor-
tionment. $ls3: subscribed. $22s. The
Bristol canvass is not complete, and the
Panton and Wee, Addison canvass 10 de.
iayed. Monkton is without a pastor. sc
no canvass has been made there yet Rip
ton IL not asked to contribute The tots
amount oversubscribed by those churches
In the group was S407.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-12-06
DIR. C. w. HOWARD DIES.
Shoreham Physician Held Many OMces
-Represented Town In IONS.

shoreham Physician Held Many OMces
-Represented Town In IONS.
Middlebury. Dec. 2.--Dr. Charles Will
liam Howard died at his home In
Shoreham at Ave o'clock yesterday at
ternoon Of a complication of troubles.
He was II years Of ago and is sur
vived by a wife and ono daughter. Mrs.
Stowell whitehall. The FUNERAL will be
held at his late home Tuesday after
noon at / 30 o'clock. DR.. Howard was
born in windham. December 4. 1876. and
was the son of william and Sarah
(Page) Howard. He received his carly
education in that town and prepared
for college at Chester Academy. He
entered Middlebury College in 1868. and
was graduated from that institution in
the class OF 1872. He finished his edu-
cation at the medical department of the
University of Vermont. graduating in
1874, after which he studied medicine
In the office Of DR.. NJ. H. Eddy for a
year For sometime he was connected
with the Hartford City hospital at
Hartford, Conn.,. and in 1876 he To-
Gated in Shoreham. where he has been
ever since.
DIR. Howard was a charter member of
the Addison County Medical society
and a past president Of the same. and
was vice-president of the State medical
society.
From 1883 to 1887 he was superin-
tendent of schools and for three years
was a member of the county board of
education. He had been town clerk
from 1881 to the present time. In 1908
he represented the town Of Shoreham
In the Legislature. He was also a
member of the Delta Upsi1on frater-
nifty Of Middlebury College. In 1915.
DR.. Howard married Miss Charlotte N.
Douglas, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs
Edwin Douglas of Shoreham.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-12-06
FOUR.MINUTE SPEAKERS o.
TO ADDRESS CHANGERS

Montpelier, Dec. 3.-Mason S. Stone,
secretary of the public safety committee.
who has been looking after the four
minute speakers In Vermont has received
a favorable reply from w. n. Cady
master of the State Grange, and o. l..
Martin, lecturer OF the same organization.
relative to four-minute speakers address,
Ing the Grange meetings. There are 80
few movies in the State that results can
not be obtained, but II the oranges can be
used the four-minute addresses, which are
Of al educative nature. facts that can not
he published generally because of the Ger
he placed before the Grange members. The
plan now awaits the approval OF the fed
.ral authorities with whom Mr.. Stone has
taken up the matter
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-12-06
URGES COOPERATION
IN THRIFT CAMPAIGN

Montpelier. Dec. 3.-Frank Williams,
as State bank inspector. has prepared
circular to be sent to the different bank.
ing institutions In the State with the
purpose OF urging cooperation with the
federal government In tho thrift cam.
paign for war savings. Mr.. williams
feels that the banks can do a great serv-
ice II Vermont's quota is not too hiGh,
He places that at 100000 to }6,0o0,0oo
The printing Of the circular awaits the
endorsement OF tho board of control,
which is looked for at an early date.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-12-06
EDGAR H. WOOD, RUTLAND
G. A. r. VETERAN, DEAD

Rutland. Dec. 3.-Edgar IL. Wood. for
tho last 20 years pension attorney here and
prominent in the Grand Army of the Re-
public In tho State. died at his home in
this city this morning. aged 70 years. Mr..
Wood was knocked down last May by an
automobile. driven by Alderman John II.
Premier. suffering fracture Of the hip
and kidney trouble later developed.
MIR. Wood was born at Rockingham. He
enlisted In the LIST New Hampshire cav
airy and was IN ~ battles. being dis
charged for disabilities after ne had rid
den for three days on gun carriase. sui.
fering from fractured bones Mr.. Wood IL
survived by his wife and daughter, Mrs.
Louis W: Fuller Of Rutland.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-12-06
DEARTH OF TEACHERS.
Commissioner Hiilegas Finding Dim
Guilty i'm FILLING Places.

Montpelier. Dec. 2.-Commissioner of
Education NJ. r. Hillegas Is having his
troubles as we'll az those In other walks
Of life as result Of the war; experiencing
trouble in getting teachers. which he has
not had for years. Many of his teaching
staff have been called to other States
for service. while many Of his male in
structors have gone into the different
branches of military and other federal
service. He has sent a letter to the
union school superintendent asking them
to forward to him the name Of any per-
son or persons qualified or who can qualify
for teaching that the deficit In his stan
may be removed. Likewise. he Is asking
any person who has the qualification to
take up teaching and advise him Of their
consent in the matter.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-12-06
Wilson Succeeds Pollard.

Montpelier. Dec. 2.-Notice has been re-
ceived at Gov. ii. r.. Grahams office of
the appointment of John J. Wilson of
Bethel to succeed Park II. Pollard of
Cavendish as a member Of the local ex.
emption board in Windsor county. Mr..
Pollard was recently appointed director
of explosives for Vermont and therefore
resigned his Office in the exemption board.
The appointment was made by President
Wilson.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-12-06
Seeks Bids for DOrmitOry.

Montpelier. Dec. 3.-Commissioner of
Education NJ. B. Hillegas has mailed to
those who made bids the first time on the
new dormitory at Randolph Center the
specifications for the new bids and Mon
day afternoons papers carried advertise
ments of the bids that would be accepted
until December H. The old plans were
changed by the removal of wing The
original bids were $4,000 in excess of the
appropriation.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-12-06
State total. 1868, $50
$7.s65.ao

Basis: so per capita on population
as estimated by bureau Of census, July
l, 1911
A State organization will be completed
and announced in a few days to supple.
ment the work of the national war saw.
ings committee in Vermont. This will
reach to every corner of the State and
require patriotic service from many men,
women and children In every town. The
department Of education Of the State has
already begun the work of organizing the
schools. In England under similar war
savings system It has been found that
deposits in the savings banks were in
dressed as never before. and It Ia be-
lieved that the same result will follow
here. ...t
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-12-06
sRD INFANTRY DIVISION
FORMALLY CONSTITUTED


Washington. Nov. 3O.-The third infan-
try division Uegular) United States army
has been formally constituted at Char.
lotte, n. c.. where numerous regular
regiments have been assembled In win
ter quarters. Army ordo to-day show
the assignment Of officers to that divis-
ion, marking the beginning of the process
of organizing regular troops remaining
In the United States into divisional units.
1t In expected that Major-Gen. Joseph
T. Dickman Will be assigned to command
the new organisation. Troops composing
the third division were assembled from
various expansion posts to which the
regular regiments were sent at the out.
hrsot ~ tho
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-12-06
MAY RESTRICT SERVICES.
Fuel Administrators Gatherlng Data u
Regard to Saving Coal.

Montpelier. Dec. 2-RepresAntatives Of
the State fuel administrators office are
gathering data concerning the amount
of coal that can be saved by the holding Of
but one church service instead OF several
each Sunday morning. likewise In the eve
ming. In each town. II there are hve
churches In town ono of these will be
open the first Sunday. another the next,
and 80 on until the Ave have held service.
In the meantime the attendants of the
different churches will 90 to the one hav-
ing services Possibly a change In min
listers would help In the matter. The cost
Of heating one church would no saving
FOR the winter of four-hfths Of the coal
supply which must be conserved for next
" intAy,- a. wall thtA-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-12-06
EXTRA WORK FOR WOMEN

War conditions try the strength of
women. The overworked woman. In home,
office or factory. will find In Foley Kidney
Pills ready relief from kidney trouble,
backache. headache. rheumatic pains,
stiT joiffN. swollen muscles and that
awful tired feeling. They assist nature
In restoring strength and vitality. j. w.
O'Sullivan. 30 Church ST. Adv
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-12-06
MAY DEPORT CANALES.
Had Been Arrested ON Charge Of Hn~
Ing Avoided Registration.

Montpelier. Dec. 2.-Cesario Canales.
who Is alleged to have avoided regis
tration In the draft. is out on bail.
having been brought before Commits
sion II. c. Shurtleff on the charge and
having given bail for $500 to appear
when wanted. His actions have been
such that there is a possibility he will
be deported as an undesirable person.
He was originally resident Of North.
field. hut went to Georgia about the
time of registration. He did not reg
lister in that state. He was brought to
Burlington some days ago. an indict-
ment having been found against the
man in Georgia.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-12-06
CUT THIS OUTFIT IL WORTH MONEY

DON'T MISS THIS. Cut out this slip.
enclose with SC to Foley e. Co.. 1886 Shelf
field Ave. Chicago. H.. writing your
name and address clearly. You will re-
ceive in return II trial package containing
Foleys Honey and Tar Compound for
coughs. colds and Group: Foley Kidney
Pills and Foley Csthartic Tablets. J. w.
O'Suliivan. 30 Church st. ADV.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-12-06
CORKRAN GASSED.
Former Middlebury Boy Serving with
Canadian Regiment.

Canadian Regiment.
Middlebury. Nov. 30.-Word has been
received here from Ottawa that Victor
c. Corkran, son of the former pastor
Of the local Methodist Church, had been
''gasssd" In France. The report does
not say Corkran had died. Corkran,
whose sister Ii now In college here, was
serving in a Canadian regiment. He Ia
lance corporal Of tho 2O6th machine
gun battalion Of Hamilton. Ont. and en-
listed last winter.
Last March he married Ann Claghorn
Mclean OF Montreal. lie was graduated
from the Middlebury high school and was
well known here. Hts father was pastor
here for eight years. going last May to
Fort Edward, N. Y.