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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-09
Shoot the Dog That
Ate the Evidence of
Mary Cooper's Guilt

The dog that ate the evidence that
would have convicted Mary that stole
the sausage from Sam the butcher was
shot this morning by Patrolman Kelly.
The death of Rover was the loss of
the last link of evidence that the de-
tective department had built up and
mayhap the beginning of more links
that will convict other dogs for steal
ing other sausages.
The whole trouble started when Mrs.
Mary Cooper. his Hickory street stole
a sausage from Sam Stage. a Seventh
street butcher. When Mary and her
sausage were taken to the police sta
tion Mary was put in the dock and the
sausage was placed on a chair. 1t was
then that Rover, homeless doggie,
freed Mary and convicted himself by
boiling the sausage.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-09
MRS. ANNA WILLS DIES

Duncannon, Pa, Jan. 9. - Mrs.
Anna T.. Wills, widow of the late j.
Y. Wills, died at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Harry Wilson of Mar
ket street yesterday morning, of in
firmities due to age. She was aged
81 years and was one of the oldest
residents of Duncannon where she
lived during the greater part of her
life. She is survived by four children,
Samuel j. Wills, of South Bend, Ind. :
Mrs. Lee Thompson, of Watts town
ship; William Wills and Mrs. Harry
Wilson, of Duncannon. Funeral SER
vices will be held at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Harry Wilson. on
Thursday afternoon at o'clock. The
Rev. William Willis Sholl will offici-
ate, assisted by the Rev. Dr. George
II. Johnston. Burial will be made in
the Lutheran Cemetery.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-09
Gets Commission of =.
100000 Although Big
Deal Didn't Go Through

Mineola, N. Y, Jan. "a $40O, 900
commission for obtaining q war muni-
tlon contract calling for an eXpendi-
ture OF S5I, 100000 by the Russian
government was awarded by the Su-
preme Court to-day to Charles Fuller,
u New York City lawyer. The Brad
ley Construction Company was ordered
to pay the commission.
Russian agents entered into a con-
tract with the Bradley company, ac-
|cording to the evidence whereby Rus
sia was to purchase one billion cart
ridges at $3.50 a thousand. For var
ious reasons the arrangement did not
go through. Fuller claimed he was
nevertheless entitled to his fee for
making the bargain and the court sus-
tanned him.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-09
BIBI,E Study FOR WOMEN

Mrs John Fulton of the Bethesda
Mission, formerly the City Rescue
Mission, will conduct a Bible study
for women at the Mission, 1914 South
Second street every Wednesday after
noon at 2.30 o'clock This will be
followed by short social session and
discussion of the work and needs of
the Mission. MIS-. Fulton desires to
establish union service for women,
for the purpose of giving n working
knowledge of the Bible, deepening the
spiritual life, and fitting them for
more efficient service in their churches
and elsewhere.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-09
WOULD MAKE CAPITOL DRY

Washington, Jan. 9. - The greatest
crowd of recent years packed the SEN
ate galleries to-day for the debate and
vote on the bill to make the National
Capitol dry.
The first big fight was on the
amendment to submit the question to
the people of the District of Columbia
on a referendum which is supported
by the liquor interests and others.
The lineup on that point was so close
that while both sides claimed the votes
it was apparent that neither felt Sc
cure.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-09
''Pray For Me-" Girls
Last Words; Claims She
Was Forced to Suicide

Baltimore, Md, Jan. 3. - Pray
for me and kiss me good-by," were
the last words spoken by Esther An
uerson' 10 years olu- 10 ner II .lolleE. :
shortly before she died yesterday in
a hospital from the effects of poison
she declared she was forced to take
because of threats made by her IL
year-old sweetheart. Andrew Kuhn.
He is now i'll and under police guard
in the same hospital in which the
girl died.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-09
ICE GORGES REPORTEn

Ice gorges at Waterville. in Pine
creek, in the northern part of the
Gate, and at Columbia, were reported
to-day, but no trouble is expected at
either place. At this point, according to
Forecaster +. r. Demain. the river will
be free of floating ice by nightfall.
Fair weather with little change in tenn
erature. is predicted for Tomorrow.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-09
Want to Know Just What
Ambassador Gerard Said

Washington, ID. c.. Jan. 9. - The re-
port by the Overseas Agency that Am
bassador Gerard at a public welcome
back to Germany had said that, Never
since the beginning of the war have the
relations between the United States and
Germany been so cordial as now" We're
officially inquired into by the State De-
partment yesterday through a cable to
the Ambassador personally.
Officials, in making this announce
ment, refused to add any further COM
ment except that they wished to know
exactly what he had said.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-09
WAITE CAN MOTT COME

Henry NJ. Waite, the city manager
of Dayton, Ohio, who was invited to
address luncheon meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce regrets that it
Is impossible for him to come to Har-
risburg at the present time. 1t is
the hope of President Tracy that the
Dayton expert may be able to come
here later
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-09
MIR. WOODWARD HERE

James L. Woodward, who is to be
chairman of the appropriation COM
mittee of the House. was here to-day.
Mr.. Woodward is on his way to Phila-
delphia to meet with Republican lead
ers. He looks for most of the old
members of the committee to be re-
appointed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-09
THREE STEAMERS SUNK

three steamers of entente nationality,
two of them vessels of more than O.
500 tons. is announced by Lloyds
Shipping Agency. They are the French
steamer Alphonse Conseil, the Brit
ish steamer Lesbian and the Japanese
steamer Chinto Maru.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-09
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT

Murray was badly wounded to day
when the gun he was carrying was
discharged as he was about to enter
boat. The shot tore his left hand and
part of the discharge entered his right
leg. The injured man was taken to
the Harrisburg hospital.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-09
FIND WOMAN DEAD FOR
SEVERAL DAYS IN ROOM

Unable to account for the disap-
pearance of Martha Thomas, friends
broke into her small room Sunday
morning and found that she had been
dead for several days She had no
relatives or close friends in the city
and had rented a room at 945 North
Seventh street. The body was taken
to the funeral parlors of Walter ].
Hooper
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-09
MIR. STARKEN CONNAIEsCENr

W. F. Starkey, general superin-
tendent of the Harrisburg Pipe and
Pipe Bending Company, is rapidly re-
covering from an operation for appen-
dicitis. Mr. Starkey was taken sud
denly ill a day or two before Christmas
and an operation was at once decided
to be necessary. DR.. George Kunkel
was assisted by DIR. Bowman
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-09
POLICE BALL FEB. II

The annual police ball will be held
this year at Winterdale hall, February
21. The committee in charge includes,
Captain Joseph p. Thompson, William
Balthaser, George Wieseman, Herman
kautz. Fred Essig and Oscar Carson.
The proceeds of these annual events
are used for the Police Quick Charity
Fund
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-09
REMODELING FURNACE
Central Iron VIII Employ 200 AddI-
fiOuaI Men

With the completion of the remodel
ing OF an old blast furnace al the Cen
trail Iron and Steel Company's plant, be-
tween April 10 and May L. 200 addi-
tional men Will be given work.
Work has been started on this i'm
provement, which will include a new
concrete trestle, modern blowing en-
gines, renovating of furnaces and the
installation OF new stoves. 1t will have
a capacity of $500 tons of iron per
month
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-09
Thinks Mexico May
Embroil u. S. in War
With European Power

Washington, D. c., Jan. 9.-Possi-
bility that some European power
might claim indemnity from Mexico
for damages done it's citizens there
were pictured to the Senate Military
Committee to-day by DR.. David Jayne
Hill, president of the American De-
Tense Society and former ambassador
to Germany, as one of the arguments
for preparedness.
Il think the possibility of such de-
mand highly probable" DR.. Hill said.
I'VE might be called upon to permit
collection by that power through a
fleet sent to a Mexican port, to en-
force collection ourselves or pay the
indemnity ourselves"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-09
Cox Wants Investigation
of Campaign Expenses

Columbus, o.. Jan. "a legislative
investigation of the campaign expenses
in the recent election, was recommended
by Ohio's new governor. James NJ. Cox,
in his first message to the eighty
second general assembly of Ohio, to-
day
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-09
HAND SEVERELY INJURED

II. D. Delmotte. of North Second
street, had his right hand severely in
jured in a mattress factory machine
which he was inspecting last Saturday
He is able to be about, but has suf-
fered a great deal from the injury.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-09
CUNARDER RANENIED
Compelled to Abandon Trip TO United
States

New York, Jan. 9. - The Cunard
liner Laconia, scheduled to leave
Liverpool December 81, with pass
engers and mail for New York, was
rammed by a small mail boat lust
prior to her time of sailing and dam
aged to such an extent that she was
compelled to abandon the trip, accord
ing to passengers booked for the
Laconia who arrived here to-day on
the American Line steamship st. Paul
from Liverpool.
Among the arrivals of the ST. Paul
was Alfred Noyes. the English poet
who has returned to the United States
to resume his lectures at Princeton
University
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-09
GIVE GREECE ls HOURS

Piraeus, Greece, Jan. 9.-Ministers
OF the entente powers to-day handed
TO the Greek government an ultimatum
giving Greece As hours to comply with
the demands cor:lined in the note
drawn up by France. Great Britain
and Russia on December 81.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-09
TO GIVE T.ECTTrRE

The Rev. Roy A. Strock, president
of the Lutheran Church College in
Guntur, India, Will lecture in the St.
Matthew's Lutheran Church, Green
slad Seneca streets. this evening.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-09
MAY ADOPT ROY

MIR. and Mrs. Thompson L. HAM
maker, of Millersburg, were granted
permission by Judge McCarrell to
adopt Leo Franklin Liddick, a minor
child of the late Jerry I. and Joyce
Liddick.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-09

PAINTERS UNION TO INSTALL
Painters and Decorators Union No
All will meet tomorrow evening at
221 Market street. Installation of of
fcers and other important matters will
be taken up.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-04-21

The locomotive was getting under way
with vast complaints because of the
strain of the upgrade pull.
With a start Patria discovered that
the real car had been %uncoupled and
it's brakes thrown off. AS the train
moved uphill, it was moving downhill, 4
at first slowly under unassisted mo-
mentum, but ~momentarily gathering
way through the attraction of gravity.
1t was at most a mile from the
mills. By the time the car had COW
cred half that distance on that steep
grade it would be careering downhilI
at express speed. When it struck the
mill-yard gates it would cave them In
like eggshells.
Horrors frigid hand clutched az
Patria's heart as she realized that this
thing had come to pass through no ac-
cident but through deliberate and
fiendish design.
That freight car was loaded to its
with high-explosive. When the
crash came, the Claiming mills would
be wiped off the face of the earth.
NllllOuL SObSSlodo iiOoShL LIZ en-
released the brakes and swiftly coaKed
the motor to its utmost.
There was a pare chance that she
might save the mills and the many
loyal men who guarded it-including,
doubtless, her Donald.
About an eighth of a mile from the
yard gates the road crossed the raitS
,,o,1 +,, abe. sc che aa,,11 H,,t fnroctoJl
the freight car at that junction. e
She had half a mile to go the freight
car was moving at good speed before
her racer was even started. 1t was
gambling with death, but Patria could
not refuse the game because the stakes
were high. )
Miraculously, as it seemed to her
when she was permitted time for
retrospect, she mad 1t.
The freight car was a hundred yards
distant and bearing down like a Jug
g%ernaut gone mad, when she stalled
the motor-car on the rails, jumped,
and ran for dear life.
The ensuing explosion was like the
trumpet of Doom. Patria, lifted bodil&
from her feet, was flung to earth again
with stunning force.
When she came to her senses again
there was neither freight not motor
car to be ~seen-nothing but a great
gap in the tracks, a craterlike hole in
the ground.
But that was nothing: Donald Parr
was bending over her, lifting her in his
arms; and he was whole and I'M
harmed if pale with fright on her b.,
half. I1
And she was quite unhurt. With a
broken little laugh of happiness Patria
swung an arm around his neck.
(END OF SEVENTH EPISODE.)
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-04-21

brought the car to a full pause, that
she might spy out the situation De-
fore running on into possible peril.
She had brought with her, for just
such use, a pair of binoculars belong
ing to Donald. Now she unslung and
focused these.
Off to the right, at the bottom OF
the cup, stood the %unlovely huddle or
mill buildings. Her glasses showed the
yard gates closed and guarded by
armed sentries.
On her left the single-track railroad
spur issued from between hills n
sloped down a"crOss-country TO the
mills. On this she discovered a train
consisting of half a dozen cars n q.
locomotive, all strangely motionless-
strangely, since the cars were out
ward bound, the locomotive had steam
I'D, and no reasonable excuse was ap-
parent, for the stop in that particular
place.
The circumstances made Patria
wonder duly If, possibly, the railroad
people had Joined hands with her en-
ployees and declared a sympathetic
strike.
Diminishing this thought for the
nonce, she turned attention to the
town.
This last lay in the middle distance,
half concealed by an intervening rise
of wooded land. But the smoke of It's
burning buildings was billowing up In
the still morning air.
A stentorian putting called her inter-
est back to the train of freight cars
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-04-21
SYNOPSIS.

Baron Huroki, chief of the Japanese Sc
eret service, conspiring to embroil the
United States with Mexico, and desiring
control of the great Claiming munitions
plants owned by P~atria-last of the Flight
death of the latter, and substitute in her
place Elaine. a notorious dancer and Pa
tria's physical counterpart. AS it falls
out, 1t is Elaine who dies, Patria surviv-
ang accepted as Elaine by Huroki and hb
eonfederateS.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-04-21
THE CAST.

MRS. VERNON CASTLE as
Patria Charming.
MILTON STILLS as Donald Parr.
WARNER GLAND as Baron
Huroki.
DOROTHY GREEN as Fanny
Adair.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-04-21
SEVENTH EPISODE.
Red Dawn.
COUNTERPLOT

In q hand at once feminine and of
decided character, the envelope was
euperScribed:
The Snowflake herald., 1917-10-12
Old Settler Passes Away.

Mr.. Albert Minnerly, one of
the early settlers of this section,
died at his home in Taylor, Oct.
5, in his 81st year. Grandpa"
Minnerly was for many long
years a we'll known citizen of
Snowflake, Taylor and Navajo
county. Long years ago he was
the carpenter of this place. Later
he removed to Mexico, leaving
that country with other refugees,
he returned to his old home COM
munity and endeavored to start
life over. He homesteaded a
tract of land and just recently
proved up on it.
The funeral was held at Taylor
last Saturday, attended by a large
number of friends and acquaint-
anceS.
A sad feature of his taking
away is that he leaves an invalid
wife, and who has been an inva-
lid for many years.
There are no children.
The Snowflake herald., 1917-10-12
Prominent Notice by Auxiliary

The recent McGaffey ban
quet given in this city was
noted by the Publishers
Auxiliary, a trade journal
issued from thirty-seven diff
ferent cities, and circulates
thruout the U. S. and Cana
da. The Auxiliary said:
''In the response by A. B.
McGaffey some very compli-
mentary things were said of
Geo. A. Byus, the printer
editor of the Snowflake Her
aid, who was the author of
some splendid matter that
recently appeared in the pa
pers of the southwest boost
ing the Snowflake, Arizona,
section.
The Snowflake herald., 1917-10-12
Glue the Four Min
ute Men Four Hours

When we note the impa-
tience Of some because of
only four minutes being tax
en- from a picture show and
given to a patriotic speech
it makes us boil up so that
we feel like requesting our
government to change that
order from four minutes to
FOUR HOURS s! And hog
tie the impatient ones to
their Seats! And we want
to make this suggestion to
Pres. Smith, or the chair
man Of the Snowflake Four
Minute Men, that he arrange
to have the picture show
musician to open the shows
by playing "The Star Span
gled Banner" as the slides
of Washington, Wilson and
the American Flag are be-
ing screened, and that Man
ager Webb be requested to
see to it that the audience
rises and remain standing
during this music accompa-
nying the three named slides.
1t wont take any more time
and will help to educate a
patriotic sentiment and to
command a loyal respect.
The Snowflake herald., 1917-10-12
/" "Kut yer Komedy, a Bit"

This paper has been solicited
to speak a word about the way
children make noise at the picture
shows, especially when Jerry"
is cutting antics on the screen.
Of course a comedy is TO make
people laugh, especially children,
but there is a time to laugh. A
rip-snorting rough house is not
necessarily an evidenc of enjoy
able outburst Of laughter. Old
folks like to hear the clear spasms
Of childish laughter when there
is really something funny, but
just plain old yells at any old
thing can't be funny, not to old
heads at least. Can't we have a
bit better order at our shows?
The Snowflake herald., 1917-10-12
A Billy Coats Curiousity

There is very frisky billy
goat at the John Flake home.
He is very curious. The other
day his curiosity lead him to ex-
anime the bottom of the well.
Mrs. Flake heard the billy walls
but couldn't locate him. She ex-
amined the cellar, the barn, and
every place where a sensible
billy goat was likely to be found.
Finally she decided to investigate
the we'll, and there was the billy,
yelling and begging for his life.
Mrs. Flake let down a ladder and
went down and brot him out.
About the only thing wrong was
that billy had taken plunge IN
the source of drinking water, but
the goat was none the worse for
that.
The Snowflake herald., 1917-10-12
81 Pounds in one Squash.

Fair Commissioner w. j. Flake,
Jr., is collecting some fine speci-
mems of farm products for the
two big Arizona Fairs, Prescott
and Phoenix. He has made a
selection of squash, now on dis
play in the Flake Bros. show
window. Two of the squash he
raised himself, the other one
three in all-Was grown by Lo-
renzo Rogers. One Of the sam
pies grown by Mr.. Flake weighs
"a pounds. 1t is of the Jumbo
size, rich yellow color and smoothe
velvety surface. Marion tells a
story on an Englishman in con-
nection with this squash. He
says that an Englishman who
has just arrived from the old
country came into his store the
other day and wanted to know
what the big thing was. He was
told that it was a squash. The
Englishman then asked: Jaw,
what do you do with them?"
Make pies out of them,' Mari
on answered. Aw, and sure,
do yer make apple pies out OF
them?" Asked the new conner
Englishman.
The "a pound sample had to be
pulled from the vine to prevent
it squashing it's squash by its
own weight on the ground. If il
don't bring the blue ribbon home
we have missed our guess.
The Snowflake herald., 1917-10-12
''United We Stand;
DiUided We Fall. .

There is more in the prop
osition to unite the Snow
flake and Taylor school dis
tricts than you may think at
a passing glance. AS long
as we have two school dis
tricts just so long will there
be rivalry between the two
communities, a thing that
shouldn't be, but a thing
that always exists between
two nearby school districts.
To unite the two districts
will unite the two communi-
ties and there is nothing
more sure to keep them uni
ted than to have the two
districts united.
There should be no rivalry,
either for school or social
reasons between the two
communities. Our interests
are identical. The railroad
now building into this Sec
ton and passing thru Snow
flake and so near Taylor the
two towns will gradually be-
come one. The two will eX-
pand and reach out towards
each other till we become
one. Taylor will never lose
it's identity as a community,
but in a commercial way the
two will become one.
The two school districts
united will mean a larger
and better school building,
more and better support,
and be in a position at all
times to accommodate the
highest class Of teachers.
The Snowflake herald., 1917-10-12

We see-saw and polite
with road bond money. All
can't have a road next to
their property, but all can
have one or more good roads
thru Navajo county.
When the national govern
ment builds a road or con.
structs a reservoir dam they
are good and remain good
isn't that better in the long
run? Yes, we know that
the people pay for what they
get, but isn't it better to pay
for something and get it
than to pay for something
and not get it?
If we had gone to the ma
tional government with this
road bond money and said,
"Here, we have so much
money to put on a good road
and want your cooperation. :"
The national government
would have said, eve will
cooperate with you" The
result would have been a
good road thru Navajo coun-
ty for all time to come.
Would not that have been
the correct way?
We are talking about a
System" not individuals.
We hope for the best, but
fear the worst.
The Snowflake herald., 1917-10-12
We Need a Department Store.

Another big supply of mail
order house catalogs was receiv-
ed by the Snowflake post office
this week. The reason we men
tion this is that these catalogs
bring results, as evidenced by the
money order business of our post
office. A big department store
in Snowflake is badly needed. A
home institution would help pay
our taxes and support our home
institutions. People will have
what they need and want, even
if they have to send to Chicago
and get it.
The Snowflake herald., 1917-10-12
Fall to Investigate LaFollette


Washington, Oct. 6. Headed
by Senator Pomerene of Ohio,
the following members of the
senate privileges and elections
committee were appointed to-
day as the subcommittee to in
vestigate Senator La Follette's
St. Paul speech: Senators Walsh
of Montana and Jones of Ken,
democrats, and Dillingham; of
Vermont and Fall of New Mex
leo, republicans. The sub-com-
mittee will hold its first meeting
Monday.