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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-15
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Due Tea,

Due Tea.
J The annual Due Tea was held yes.
iterday afternoon by the Home Mission.
airy Society of the Diamond Street NJ.
e. church, at the home of the presi.
dent, Mrs. E. NJ. Cox. There was a
large attendance Of the members and
invited guests Present were: Mrs.
Nicholas Powers, Mrs. Ellsworth Swish.
or, Mrs. Mary Brown, Mrs. Musgravc
and Mrs Dumire. The devotional ser
vices were conducted by Mrs. Cox. aft.
er which articles on Missions" were
read by Mrs, Reid. Mrs. Cora Morrow
and Mrs. John L. Leech. A piano solo
by Mrs. Bailey Thompson was an en-.
1oyable feature. Tho next meeting Of
the society will be held In April at the
home of Mrs. Reid.
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INDUSTRIAL
FAIRMONT

A four passenger Packard roadster
belonging to Mrs. L. N. Foster was
sent to clarksburs to feature in the
auto show which began there today.
This car Is unique and Is the only
one OF this model Ia the state. The
garage was unable to get shipments
of cars from the factories In time for
the show and a number Of motor car
owners who had purchased through
the garage kindly permitted their cars
to be exhibited.
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Grain and Produce.

CHICAGO, March 15.-Raiiroad no.
tees OF freight refusal on account Of
the threatened strike smashed the
wheat market yesterday after prices
mad been greatly unsettled by the &C.
ton OF German submarine IN sinking
the American food laden steamship
Algonquin. Quotations which az one
time showed an extreme break OF s
cents bushel. closed nervous 1905
cents not lower, with May at s1.76&
@l,77 and July at $1.52Ss a1.o2is. 9th.
er commodities, too, all finished at a
loss-corn down 1,s@1ss cents, oats,
cent to 1908 cents and provisions
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county, the Bruee Oil ana Gas com.
pany completed and shot . test on the
Roscoe Lineicorhe farm. II is located
800 feet northeast Of production and Is
dry and abandoned. IN Elk township,
In the same county, J. ". Bernier had
the same kind OF lueR when be drilled
his No. on the Pullman farm through
the Germantown sand.
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31.s.16.22
NOTICE OF JUDICIAL SALE.

HSllNE VT JSGtSlAL oALG'
Pursuant to a decree OF the Circuit
Court Of Marion county, West vir.
ginla, entered on the 2itn day OF Jan
uary, 1917, in that certain Chancery
cause therein pending, wherein Theo.
dore McElfresh is plaintiff and
Charles L. Tai ct ale are defendants,
the undersigned Special Commission.
ef will on Saturday, April 9TH, 1917,
at one o'clock p. M, at the front door
OF the Court House OF sad county, at
Public Auction, sell to the highest bid
der that certain parcel of land situate
in Winfield district, in said county,
bounded as follows:
Beginning at a stake, corner to
lands Of James Bowman, thence S. 81
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LANCE & Crist Box and Lumber
Company of Clarksburg. to deal in
lumber and manufacture boxes. etc,
with authorized capital, 100000, was
incorporated yesterday. The incorpor.
ators are Paul W. LANCE and Margaret
Lange OF Fairmont, Clyde NJ. Crist aud
Myrtle Irene Crtst and Philip p. steep.
toe OF Clarksburs.
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Doctors Must Have Los. Prestige.

The Zulus are greatly given to su-
perstition, and we are told that when
the English first came there, their
witch doctors sprinkled them with
foue eoneoct1on, and told them that
this would make them proof against
III bullets.
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MoNEY-To loan in sums Of SIS "a
$50 to anyone h=ying steasy WORK
Can be paid in small monthly "a 4.
ments. No reference or endorSeneni.
required. STRIFE. confidential, Al.
dress Box Ss5, CIarkSbug, ". VA
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Nero flddled whila Rome burned"
II don't believe IL. No r1oliniE. would
consent to appear Oh the same pro-
gram with . psroteeaaIe display"
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Purehased PronertY.

J. R. Miller, of Market street. has
purchased Joseph Cade's residence on
State street.
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Mrs. Virginia Dodd is entertaining
few friends at quilting today at her
home on Diamond street.
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Accented Position.

Vance Harrington, of Stevens street.
has accepted position in Isemans
store.
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euyansotte Club eoHee, cornbIns.
ton OF the finest eeffees srewn.--Advt.
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Rev. Brown Underwent Operation.
Rev. John Brown, pastor Of the Pala-
tine Baptist church, underwent an
operation for appendicitis this morning
at Cook hospital
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LANDSEEKERS

Splendid opportunity for farm rent.
ers and wage carriers to get farm
homes. Small or largo tracts suitable
for general farming, stock, dairying,
poultry, vegetables. fruit. Located in
Michigan's best counties. near towns.
schools. good markets. Prices Sl5 TO
$40 an acre. Sc to 800 down, balance
small monthly or yearly payments.
Write for literature and full inform.
alton free. ] want to tell you all about
this country. owner George w swig-
art. II l245 First Nat Bank Bldg.. Chi
cGSo, III. 3.5.12t No 1892
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WANTEp-A farm hand. CAN 7lOl.R.2
Bell or address Box 20l6 care West
3.12.4t No. 2O16
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FARM FoR sALE-SG acres, good
land. y good fruit and stock farm.
A bargain, for particulars write TO
J. NJ. figg, Vincent, Ohio, R. ID. No
/, Box &c. 3.12.6t 40 20l4
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MONEY TO LOAN

THE BUCKEYE SAVING AMP LoAN
company CT Bellaire, o., has naoney
70 loan on desirable real estate. See
Paul @. Armstrong. Attorney. Sl.l2
Trust Bldg, 9TH Floor, Faifmoat, Nv.
We,
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l41 ACRE STOCK FARM--Fruit, poul.
try and grass farm; fish and oysters.
Good land and buildings. Price S4..ys.
L. L. Steltzes, Marion Station, Somer-
set county. Nd 3.l5.3t No. POPS
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SALE OR EXCElANGE-57 acres. Z
room house and out buildings, good
orchard. free gas, acres coal, III
miles street car line, in Harrison Coun.
~. For sale or exchange for geenral
store located IN good business section.
Stout and Alexander Real Estate Co,
701 COZ Bldg. Clarksburg, w. Va.
no. ZOOS
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FOR RENT-Seyen room house quit
able for two families. Near Owens
plant. Bell s0s.W. 3-3.12t No. 1887
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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
ONE CENT WORD CASH WITH oRpER.
HELp WANTEp-MA1.p

MEN WANTED Steady employment
Helmick Foundry Machine Co.
3.2.tf No. 1852
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WANTED
HELP WANTED--rEDfArE
CASH WITH oRpER

WANTED-A white woman "a Lam.
dress Apply at 5 P. NJ. $50 Fsii,
S.s.tI No. 2OOs
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FINANCIAL
FINANCIAL

CHARTER NO. 7545 RESERVE DISTRICT NO. S
CONDITION OF FIRST MoNoN.
IN THE STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA. eUsI.
s.,
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RooMs-FURNIsEED

FOR RENT-Room nicely f,fnisnedI
suitable for two young ladies. Ar,
ply at lOl0 Center St. Locust avenue
3.12.tf No. 2Qis
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POULTRY AND suppIrFs

FOR sA1E-Ancona esss ~ ~,
setting. ], j. Thorn, towesyine
w. va. 2.?6.26t No. 49,
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HOUSES For RENT

FOR RENT broom mouse, ogden
avenue. Inquire Il. NJ. Murphy.
Phone 733-Y Consol. 1.25.tf No lS4l
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-09
NO MORE CATARRH
4 Guaranteed Treatment That Has
stood the Test of Time

Catarrh cures come and catarrh
cures go, but Hyomei continues TO
heal catarrh and abolish its disgust
ing symptoms wherever CIVILIZATION
exists.
Every year the. already enormous
sales of this really scientific treat
ment for catarrh grow greater ana
the present year should show all rec
ords broken. >,
If you breathe Hyomei daily as di-
rected it will end your catarrh. or IL
won't cost you a cent.
If you have a hard rubber Hyomel
inhaler somewhere around the house
get it out and start il at once to for
ever rid yourself of catarrh.
H. c. Kennedy or any other good
druggist, will sell you a bottle OF
Hyomei 0iquid), start to breathe it
and notice how quickly it clears out
the air passages and makes the entire
head feel fine.
Hyomei used regularly will end ca
tarrh. coughs. colds. bronchitis or
asthma. A complete outfit, including
a hard rubber pocket inhaler and bot
tie of Hyomei costs but little. No
stomach dosing; just breathe it,. 1t
kills the germs, soothes and heals
the inflamed NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ment.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-09

Efficiency brought promotion to
another Philadelphia division official
yesterday. George fl. Brown, for ten
years division engineer, was made
acting principal assistant engineer,
with headquarters at Altoona. lie
will be in charge of the entire East
ern division, and under General Su-
perintendent r. V. Massey. This and
other changes were announced yes
terday afternoon by General Super
intendent Massey. 1t is understood
that these promotions are temporary
and that other changes will he an
nounced in the near future.
Elmer Irving, division engineer at
Trenton, succeeds Mr.. Brown as divi-
sion engineer on the Philadelphia
division. Mr.. Brown came here in
1907, coming from Altoona where he
was head engineer of the Middle di-
vision. Mr.. Irving was formerly su-
pervising engineer at Lancaster, be-
fore being transferred to Trenton.
These and following other changes
were effective to-day:
More Promotions
Andrew Keiser superintendent of
the Conemaugh division. has been
granted an indefinite leave of alb
sence from the service. No reason is
assigned, but it is said Mr.. Keiser
has been in poor health lately.
Frank w. Smith, Jr., superinten-
dent of the Cresson division. who
was promoted to that position only
recently, when, during a former
shakeup in officials, Superintendent
Cleave of the Cresson division was
promoted, is made acting superin-
tendent of the Conemaugh division.
A. B. Cuthbert, principal assistant
engineer, with offices in this city, un-
der General superintendent Massey,
is made acting superintendent of the
Cresson division, to succeed Mr..
Smith
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-09
"OH my, Butt WAS
MISERABLE" i" SHE CRIES
Was So Weak and Pain -Wracl<cd
She Could Not Walk
Upstairs

Il can't think of enough good
things to say in praise of Tanlac, "
says Mrs. Leah Stoudt, of 315 Cherry
street, Reading, Pa, for it has GER
tainly proved a blessing to me.
oh, my but l was miserable! I
was all run down and in constant
agony with rheumatism that l con-
tracted when had my market stand.
My ankles and knees lacked what the
doctors call synovial fluid and they
would get stiff and swollen and so
painful l could hardly move.
"A friend of mine. Sallie Riegel,
urged me to try Tanlac and [ am
so very glad l took her advice for
| began to get better right away. 1
could feel my strength coming back
and the pain all stopped after / be-
gan rubbing the sore joints with
Kimosan Oil
Now | feel so good I can hardly
realize that j am the same person
that used to have to go upstairs on
her hands and knees
The wonderful Tanlac medicines
have done it all, and l am glad to
recommend them to all who are af-
ficted with rheumatism for / know
relief will follow their use.
Tanlac. the famous reconstructive
tonic, is now being introduced here
at Gorgas' Drug Store who have Sc
cured the exclusive sale of this mas
ter medicine.
Tanlac is also sold at the Gorgas
Drug store in the P. r. r. Station;
in Carlisle at w. G. Stephens Pbar-
macy; Elizabethtown, Albert W
Cain: Greencastle. Charles b. Carl;
Middletown, Colin S. Few's Phar-
macy; Waynesboro, Clarence Croft's
Pharmacy; Mechanicsburg. II. +
Brunhouse.- ADV.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-09

Andrew S, Patterson, president of
the Union Trust Company. will be
the next president of the Harrisburg
Chamber of Commerce, according to
indications.
The directors will meet late this
afternoon to elect a successor to
President David l.. Tracy, and it was
said that a majority of them had eX-
pressed themselves as favorable to
Mr.. Patterson, and that his might be
the only name before the meeting.
Mr.. Patterson is a graduate of the
Harrisburg High School and a former
member of the school board. He has
been connected with the Union Trust
Company since its inception and for
several years has been its president.
He is one of the city's best known
young businessmen and well known
in banking circles throughout the
state. He has served on the board
of directors of the chamber and has
been identified with many movements
of public interest and civic better
ment.
Mr.. Tracy, whom he will succeed,
has made a splendid record in the
chamber and has fathered all those
patriotic movements having to do
with the entrance of the country into
the war and its prosecution.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-09
BaniShes
Nervousness
Puts Vigor and Ambition Into
Rundown, Tired Out
People

If you feel tired out. out of sorts.
despondent. mentally or physically
depressed. and lack the desire to ac-
complish things, get so cent box of
Wendells Ambition Pills at Fl. c.
Eennedy's to-day and your troubles
will be over.
II you drink too much, smoke too
much, or are nervous because OF
overwork of any kind, Wendell's Am
bition Pills will make you feel bet
ter In three days or money back
from IL. c. Kennedy on the first box
purchased.
For all affections of the nervous
system, constipation, loss of appe-
tite, lack of confidence, trembling.
kidney or liver complaints sleepless-
ress, exhausted vitality or weakness
OF any kind get a box of Wendelrs
Ambition Pills to-day on the money
back plan.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-09
West Fairview Auxiliary
Sends Red Cross Supplies

West Fairview, Pa, Nov. 9.-Miss
Martin, secretary of the local Red
Cross auxiliary to-day issued a revis-
ed report of the amount of work
turned out by this body since it's or
ganization. The West Fairview Red
Cross auxiliary has made and turned
the following articles: Seventeen
pairs of mittens; six pairs of stock
ings; seven pairs of wristlets; four
helmets; twenty-four washcloths; 05
total knitted articles.
In addition to the above mention
ed articles the West Fairview auNi-
liary had made thirty-five com Tort
kits and has furnished one emer-
gency cot with complete equipment
for use in an emergency hospital IN
France and also made one knitted
slumber robe for cot; hospital gar
ments consisting of bothrobes, night
ingales, ether caps, doctors caps and
bed socks.
Totaled the number of completed
materials are: 1,S40 surgical dress
ings; sixty hospital garments; 1OS
knitted articles; thirty-fve COM
fort kits. This makes total OF 2,O4O
articles.
The auxiliary will hold a social this
evening in the firehouse. The pro-
ceeds will be used in purchasing sup
plies.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-09
Vets Claim Victory
in Close Ohio Contest
Rr Li1Socintcd PrckS

Cincinnati Nov. 9.-The wet and
dry situation in Ohio early to-day re-
manned virtually unchanged with
the state in doubt as to whether pro-
hibition had carried or not in the
election last Tuesday. This doubt
has dissolved in the minds of the
vets, who based their assumption of
certain victory on their having main
tanned lead of more than 5000 for
the last twelve hours, according to
tabulated returns. The tabulation in
cluded official reports from sixty
eight counties and unofficial but COM
plete reports from the remaining
twenty. Leaders of the prohibition
forces are making open accusations
of fraud. These accusations are di-
rected toward Cincinnati where the
prohibition men rolled up Il
majority of $1,000 by the unofficial
count.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-09
Reading Officials Talk
on Car Situation

THE Car Situation" was the topic
of a lengthy discussion among the
Reading railway officials and prin-
cipal agents of the Reading, Harris
burg, Shamokin and Wilmington and
Columbia divisions yesterday. 1t was
held at the p. and II. Y. NJ. c. A. at
Reading. General Superintendent w.
Fl. Keffer presided. The shortage of
cars has become serious question,
due to the enormous traffic that is
being handled, and to meet this con-
dition, it is the purpose to adopt the
very best methods that can be sug-
9eSted.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-09
Mrs. HANNAH OATS

Word has just been received here
of the death of Mrs. Hannah Gal
raith Oats at her home in West
Philadelphia, Saturday evening. She
is the wife of Charles w. Oats, and
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. w.
Galbraith, 621 Calder street, this
city. She is survived by four sisters
and three brothers: Mrs. M. G..
Stoner, Harrisburg; Mrs. Bellair,
Mrs. Eppsack and Miss Emma Gal
braith, West Philadelphia; Samuel,
James and William Galbraith, Har-
riSburg. Burial was made Wednesday
afternoon in Arlington Cemetery,
Philadelphia.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-09

Athletic classes and physical train
ing at the local Y. NJ. c. A. will be in
full blast next week. All sports will
be showing activity, and a busy
winter season is looked for. General
Secretary Frank II. Gregory yester-
day announced the appointment of
Frank Peters as acting physical di-
rector. He assumes the duties looked
after by Physical Director Horace
Geisel, who is with Troop c at Camp
Hancock.
Training Glasses
Gymnasium training classes are al
ready in operation. Physical Director
Peters has at present a large class, in
cluding railroad officials, clerks and
road and shop employees. He has won
much praise for his good work. The
new director is a well-known athlete
and is clerk in the Merchants Ma
tfonal Bank. He has been identified
with gymnasium work and athletics
for some time.
Boys classes are being organized
and will be in operation next week.
Bowling has been in progress and
plans are under consideration for
basketball and other sports.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-09
PENNSYLVANIA WOMEN
SHOULD READ THIS

The reflections of a married wom-
an are not pleasant if she is delicate,
rundown, or over-worked. She
feels played out" Her smile and
her good spirits have taken fight.
1t worries her husband as we'll as
herself
This is the time to build up her
strength and cure those weaknesses
or ailments which are the seat of
her trouble. DIR. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription regulates and promotes
the proper functions of womanhood,
enriches the blood, dispels aches and
pains, melancholy and nervousness.
brings refreshing sleep, and restores
health and strength. 1t cures those
disorders and arrangements incident
to womanhood.
1t is now put UP in tablet form.
Write confidentially about your case
or send 10c for trial pkg. of "Fa-
vorite Prescription Tablets to DIR.
Pierce, President Invalids' Hotel,
Buffalo. n. y.
BURNHAM, PA.-"Several years
ago had a general break down. A
friend advised me to take DIR. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription. l took three
bottles, then / felt that l was per-
fectly cured and have been enjoying
the best of he,, since My stom-
dCH lS III lile Sildpe, MY NERVES are
all right, and l am feeling better
than i have for many years. 'Fa-
vorite Prescription is a wonderful
tonic, and l am pleased to give this"
MRS. WILLIAM SWICHER, Box
227.
PITTSBURGH, n. S., PA.-"Some
few years ago / began to go down in
health | was nervous and very
weak-could not sleep or eat. l be-
came so bad that | was very much
discouraged. 1t was all caused by
motherhood. l did not get along
well. Instead of growing strong,
grew weaker. l began taking DR.
Pierce's Favorite Prescription; it
gave me strength, built me up, and
l could eat and sleep well. In fact
/ was in better health every way than
had been for some time. 1t is a
perfectly wonderful tonic for women
who are ailing. MRS. II. A. ES-
TEP, 1105 Sherman Ave.-Adv.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-09
Half of Men Who
Took Votes Filed

Hardly half of the commissioners
named to take the votes of the Penn
sylVania soldiers in the camps and
cantonments have filed their duph-
cate returns and poll books hero.
Most of the commissioners are eX-
pected to file within few days. The
comm issioners sent their official re-
turns TO the proper counties and
have brought the duplicates and poll
books here with their expense ac-
counts, which are being audited.
The fact that some of the commits
sioners filed supplemental returns
and books, which are called sec
ond polls" attracted some attention
here to-day.
Commissioners coming here to-
day said that. they had forwarded
their official returns direct from
camps to prothonotaries so that they
could be put into official counts
starting yesterday.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-09
Nine Million Housewives
Sign Food Pledge Cards
By AsSoeiatcd PrcSS

Washington. Nov. 9.-The food ad-
ministration has come within 'ess
than a million of its ten million ~oal
for food pledge cards. The total
pledges signed by American house
wives stood early to-day at 9,119,-
AT.
F. Pennsylvania reported 205.S5S new
signatures. which brings her total up
to 10000 This puts Pennsylvania
into the lead in the total number of
pelge cards signed in any one state.
On this basis Iowa is second with
$4,000 pledges and Missouri third
with 100000.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-09
Railroad Notes

Reading hauled 1900 cars on We'd
nesday over the Reading Division.
This included 1900 cars of anthracite
coal.
F. T.. Slack, assistant trainmaster
at Philadelphia for the Reading Rail-
way Company, has resigned.
The semimonthly pay for Baltimore
Division employees of the Pennsy will
be distributed next week
A carload of gypsies, en- route from
the west to Steelton, reached Harris
burg to-day. They were taken to
Steelton in a large motortruck.
A baggage car jumped a switch at
the Pennsylvania Railroad Station
this morning. The car turned over on
its side and blocked traffic for an
hour
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-09
Engineer Matson Is
in Critical Condition

Harry Il. Matson, Pennsy engineer
6S4 Hamilton street, is in a critical
condition at the Harrisburg Hospital
He has a fractured skull Engineer
Matson tripped over a piece of car
pet at his home yesterday and fell
down the stairway head first. He has
been in an unconscious condition
ever since.
Engineer Matson is 33 years of age
and u popular employe of the Penn
sylvania railroad. He is prominent in
brotherhood circles and a member
of the Pennsylvania Railroad Relief
Department. The accident happened
yesterday morning. Later in the day
Mr.. Matson's injuries became serious
and he was taken to the Harrisburg
Hospital.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-09
IAEoLLETTE ASKS s1OO.0o

Madison, WIS, NOV. 2. = Suit Tor
500, 900 damages was filed to-day on
behalf of Senator LaFollette against
the Democrat Printing Company and
o. ID. Brandenburg, president and edi-
tor. The action is based on alleged
libels contained in editorial utter
ances, news dispatches, quotations
from other newspapers and magazines
and condemnatory resolutions pub
lished in The Democrat and intended
to show that the Senator was giving
aid and comfort to the enemy.