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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-04
CHIN CHIN Is
WELL RECEIVED
Charles Dillingham's Musical
Play Makes Big Hit; Ex-
cellent Cast

Charles Dillingham's musical fam
tasy. chin Chin" took Harrisburg by
storm last night, when it was pre-
sented at the Orpheum Theater. 1t is
one of the best plays which has ap-
peared here for some time and viii
long be remembered as such.
James Doyle and Harland Dixon,
taking leading parts in an excellent
cast, are the big factors in the enter
tainment The spirit of the play CEN
ters on these two. who never miss an
opportunity to do their part.
For the music lover Chin Chin"
oHers some of the finest lyrics OF re-
cent years. The songs and choruses,
some of them which had been known
TO Harrisburg playgoers, are full of
melodies and plenty of tuneful airs,
so popular that repeated encores were
given last night. The clown band. a
saXaphone seNtet, appearing in the
second act, made a big hit. "Good-By
Girls, I'm Through" and Temple
Bells" were two of the songs which
Were the most liked.
FOR comedy, Doyle and Dixon in
numerous parts, together with a num-
ber of songs and dances, brought al
most continuous laughter from the
audience, furnishing humorous turns
To describe the fantasy as it de-
serves is almost an impossibility.
when one sees it the impression cre-
music, the joyous comedy and the
oeautiful stage settings. Even these
are contrasted so remarkably well
that the attention is attracted to them.
The story is one of an American
girl and her father in search of Alad-
dins lamp. They visit a curiosity
apd toy shop. meet the owners and tell
| him of their quest. -
The remainder of the plot is a lit
tie romance interviewer between the
many musical numbers in most
pleasing manner. Roy Hoyer, as Alad-
din; Joseph Robson, as Abanazar,
owner of the toy bazar; Ed. Reader
and Grace Walsh, as the Americans,
and Doyle and Dixon, as slaves of the
| lamp, are among the leading ones in
the cast. Jeanne Mai. as Goddess of
the Lamp, deserves special praise for
| her excellent work; while Marie Cal
lahan. as Fan-Tan, pleased with her
splendid dancing. To support them a
last cast has been carefully selected
and is well balanced. The large
chorus is exceptionally fine and well
| trained.
Laugnable. musical and artistic in
a supreme degree, Chin Chin" GER
tainly should be assured of a hearty
welcome if it is returned again.
MAX ROBERTSON.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-04
BETS WHITE SOX
WILL WIN SERIES:
OTHER WAGERS

New York. Oct. Mooney to bet
on the worlds baseball champion
ship is coming into the Wall street
district in. somewhat greater volume.
although the amount at stake is thus
far short of that put up in previous
years. Betting commissioners, how
ever, anticipate lively betting from
now on.
To-day a well-known Wall street
put and call broker stated that he
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-04

has already placed $4,000 on the
White SoX to win the series. In ad-
dition to this Percy Guard, the curb
broker bet $4,000 even on the Giants.
He had several thousand dollars to
wager on Chicago, but wanted odds
of to 5.
Fl. j. Murphy, another curb brok-
er offered $4,000 even on the Giants
and had $500 to bet against $1,000
that they will win the opening game.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-04
Championship Tells

This match will decide the team
championship, as West Fairview and
harrisburg are tied with two
matches each. On the 5000 targets
shot by the two teams, West Fair
view leads by the small margin of
10 targets. This race will be worth
while.
Lancaster and York are also tied
up for third and fourth places in
the league, and each club will rep
resent with their best marksmen.
There will also be a special event.
a 25-target distance handicap, 16 to
nominal. One red target to each
squad and the fee will be returned
TO the shooter breaking it.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-04

serious theft. The detective" is at
tempting to get him to commit still
another by threatening to expose ths
first. Touched by her husbands ter
of his early crime, Eleanor resolves to
prevent his becoming a thief again by
obtaining the paper the detective"
wants for him, herself. From this
point the photoplay sweeps through a
series of unexpected and thrilling
situations.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-04
WORKMAN FALLS IN RIVER

Lewistown, Pa, Oct. 4.-Clair
Middlesworth aged "a, of Lewistown,
while working on the railroad bridge
here yesterday afternoon, fell thirty
feet into the river. receiving in
ternal injuries.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-04
l9aee&aN
Summd1u.
1s5
SCORES OF YESTERDAY

National League
New York. IL; Philadelphia, (frst
game).
New York. 6; Philadelphia o (sec-
ond game).
Boston. 8; Brooklyn. (first game).
Brooklyn. 3; Boston. l (second
game).
Other clubs not scheduled
American League
Philadelphia, 8; New York. l (first
Eame).t
New York. 8; Philadelphia, (sec-
ond game).
Washington, 6 Boston, 0.
Other clubs not scheduled.
WHERE THEY FINISH SEASON
National League
Boston ct Brooklyn (two games).
Other clubs not scheduled.
American League
Washington at Boston.
Other clubs not scheduled.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-04

y
II $1.75 to $500 per ton more than the
Pea coal.
Because of this difference of $500 many persons
purchased the smaller size and in some instances
it proved the cheaper fuel.
Since the present difference in the first cost is
but W cents the final results will show that the
coal with the slightly higher first cost will uti-
mately prove the more economical.
There are several reasons for this-frst the
large size is not so quickly consumed the fire lasts
longer taking less attention and requiring less coal
The amount of slate, bone and other impurities
in large coal is much less than in smaller sizes The
percentage of slate, bone etc, in Stove Coal is
about per cent, while the amount permitted in
Pea size is from Is per cent to 20 per cent Taking
the amount of impurities for basis, the Pea coal
produces less heat per ton of coal than Stove Egg
or Nut coal
The first cost of the coal should not be the most
important consideration-servce and low fuel bills
are what is desired
UNITED ICE & COAL CO.
HARRISBURG STEELTON
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-04
Hard Stove at $8.15
Often More Satisfactory
Than Hard Pea q S7.25

= EFORE the war, Stove coal cost from
, $l75 to $500 per ton more than the
~ Pea coal
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-04
WHERE THEY FINISH SEASON
National League

American League
Washington at Boston.
Other clubs not scheduled.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-30
HITS ADMIRALTY!
Lord NOrthcliffe Starts Shakeup
of British Navy.
Criticism for Failure to Com
bat U-BOat Warfare.

London. April 3o.-The British ad-
miralty was under a furnace blast of
heat of public clamor for rehabilita-
ton today.
Lord Northcliffe, the man who led
the crusade in 1915, which resulted in
the great shakeup of the war office
and Lloyd Georges appointment as
minister of munitions was behind to-
days movement for reorganization of
the naval branch. Press and public
appeared to agree with him in the
liveliest fashion.
The admiralty is under attack from
three directions. First. there is wide
spread criticism of its failure more
successfully to combat the German
submarine menace; second, the ad-
miralty is blamed for insufficient coast
protection, permitting a number of
German destroyer raids on sea coast
cities; third, and probably most i'm
portant, the public is reused over sup
preston of full facts as to the seri-
BUSINESS of the submarine campaign
and allied losses.
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PURPOSE OF THE WAR.

The League to Enforce Peace has
issued a call to all patriotic men and
women everywhere to rally to the
support of the president and to work
untiringly to accomplish the purpose
of the war which is in its essence
the program of the league.
By the entrance of our country
into the war, on the basis and for
the object declared by President Will
son in his war message, such a league
of nations to maintain tho peace of
the world as the League to Enforce
Peace advocates has become a reality.
1t remains now to insure its success
full continuance by committing the
citizens and the congress of the United
States to this high purpose of the war.
Our people must be made to see this
purpose so clearly that they will stand
solidly with the president in his re-
solve to join with other countries in
organizing. at the close of the war. a
permanent league of nations.
The enthusiasm and determination
as well as the men. of the nation
must be recruited. Moral prepared
ness is no less essential than military
preparedness. The function of the
league. by the logic OF events. has be.
come that of urging the most vigor.
Gus prosecution of this war to tbs
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tieth and twenty-first years also. He
remains n member of the first reserve
until the age of 25 is reached, when
he enters the second reserve for term
of seven years, and then passes into
the unorganized reserve, where he re-
mains until he is As. The plan is sim
plicity itself. Now, what will be the
benefits to the citizen soldier andto the
country at large?
The system means a national army
of 100000 trained, fully equipped de-
tenders; ultimately it will mean ma
ton of citizen soldiers, every man fit
and ready to fight for his country in
stantly, precisely and efficiently. 1t
gives democracy because it makes no
discrimination between rich and poor,
brave and indifferent; it gives relia-
bility because it furnishes America
with exact figures instead of haZy es-
Inmates; it gives efficiency because it
permits training and purchase of
equipment in time of peace; it gives
fitness because the service year takes
the chalk out of bones and the water
out of blood; it gives economy because
it does away with the need of a large
standing army
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-30
BERKSON'S OPENING
Topeka's New Fashionable Shop One
of Prettiest in West.

The formal opening of a fashionable
new shop was held Saturday. when
Berkson Brothers opened their doors
to the public for a view of their re-
Gently completed building and, their
newly installed stock of goods
The store, which has been in opera
ton in Topeka for several years, has
just erected and furnished a new
building with a floor space of $500
square feet. The deep entrance is
handsomely tiled, and the space is
devoted to show windows, effectively
arranged with a view to utilizing all
the space to the best advantage.
The interior is lighted with studio
skylights and is equipped with the
newest models of electroliers and side
lights The walls are paneled in
golden oak, in the plain surfaces of
substantial good taste. The floor is
covered with deep carpets of dull
olive green. The spacious lobby, in
stead of being cluttered up with dis
play tables and counters. is arranged
with chairs and along the walls are
built-in cases of solid oak. fronted
with long mirrors. In these cases are
hung the gowns, wraps and other
handles Many of the costumes are
imported, and the buyers for the store
are resident in the east and send out
the newest garments for the stores
demands. The shop has saleswomen
trained in Chicago's department
store schools.
Berkson's store is one of a chain OF
exclusive apparel shops in the west;
They have two houses in Kansas City,
Mo-, one in Kansas City. Kan, besides
the handsome new store in Topeka.
The store was opened to the people
unadorned, as it will be Cor the daily
trade.
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Police Believe She Disappeared
With Man Boarder.
TO MEET "HER FELLOW"
A Girl Companion Saw Her
Last in North Topeka.
One Person Saw Her With
Extremely Tall Man."

Gertrude Stone, pretty 16-year-oId
girl. left the Eagle shoe store. SIS
North Kansas avenue, where she is
employed, at noon Saturday and has
been missing since. Her mother, Mrs.
Clara Stone, a widow living at 1874
Clay street, appealed to the police de-
partment Sunday and officers have
been looking for the girl since without
success.
That she left Topeka with man
who was a boarder at the Stone home
is the theory upon which the police
are working. But they have been
unable to find any railway employe
who saw them leave Saturday after
noon or night.
The girl left the store at noon Sat
urday with Ethel Travis, who lives at
334 Van Buren, street. The Travis girl
told the police she had known the
Stone girl only three or four days and
did not know her habits. 1t was from
her. however. that they obtained the
first clue. She told them the Stone
girl told her she was going to meet
her fellow"
With u Tall Man.
Another person has been found who
claims to have seen the girl with an
extremely tall man. that afternoon.
According to the police the man sus-
pected is an extremely" tall man and
has left the Stone home. He told a
fellow boarder Friday, the police say,
that he was going to Atchison.
Desk Sergeant Walker. who worked
on the case all day Sunday. said today
| that the boarder had paid some atten-
ton to the girl and that Mrs. Stone
objected.
Gertrude Stone is about five feet
six inches tall, weighs $50 pounds, has
blue eyes, light hair, light complexion,
wore a long black and white checked
coat, patent leather pumps and white
| stockings when she disappeared
| Unless the girl is located it was
| planned by the police today to ask
the county attorney for a warrant
making charges against the man sus-
| pected of taking the girl away.
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While the government is preparing

&; While the government is preparing
TO put into effect the selective ofait
for the purpose of raising an army OF
fighters, it should not overlook the Id
bor situation If we are to build
fleet of wooden ships and man theh'
furnish equipment, arms and ammu-
milton for an army of million men
and meet the needs of our allies at the
same time. it may become necessary to
apply the principle of seleccVe dra1t
TO the raising of a labor army. Thou
sands of men are now employed in in
d1Istries which bear no relation to war
needs. Steps should be taken looking
to a transference of these workers to
other lines of production should such
action become necessary. Workers in
the automobile, picture machine ana
many other factories could easily be
spared for work of greater Importance
TO the business in hand, that of win
ming the war.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-30
BOB M'GONIGAL DEAD
Once Lived in Topeka and Was Widely
Known in Sixth District.

Oakley, Kan, April 3O.-R NJ
(Bob) McGoniga1. one of the most
widely known politicians in the Sixth
district, died today at his home in
Oakley. He had been active in Sixth
district affairs more than a quarter of
a century and was we'll known by pol
iticians IN the district and state. For
several years ne lived in Topeka. He
had beer in failing health during the
last several years.
McGoniga1 was 81 years old. He
was a member of the Salina Shrine
and at one time was grand chancellor
of the Knights of Pythias of Kansas.
Funeral services will be held We'd
nesday at Colby, in charge of Masonic
orders
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-30
Up TO STANDARD ENJOYS TO K. C.
All Kansas National Guard
Units Are Full Now.
EnlistmentS Far Beyond Peace
Strength, Martin Says.

Practically every Kansas national
guard unit in the state has enlistments
beyond peace strength of 100 men to
the company, according to records
compiled this afternoon in the office
of Charles 1. Martin, adjutant general
Officers of companies have in almost
every instance reported enlistments
of ten to forty or fifty men beyond
present peace footings.
Martin to Kansas City.
Many new companies are being or
ganized in various sections of the state.
These units will be placed with the
new regiments required under the
army bill passed by congress in 1916.
Orders for the mobilization of the
Kansas guards will probably come as
soon as the president signs the con-
scription bill now in conference. Ear
ly adoption of a conference report
may mean a call for the Kansas guards
in the next three or four days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-30
HELD ASSASSIN PLOT
Architect Had Wilson, Roosevelt and
Taft Marked for Death.

Trenton, N. J., April 30.-Assa ssin-
alton plots against President Wilson,
Theodore Roosevelt, william H. Taft
and Santor Tom Taggart of Indi-
ana, are believed to have been revealed
today thru the death of Charles G.
Mueller, indianapolis architect, who
dropped dead of heart disease last
night in a hotel lobby here.
Coroner Bray and United States
Marshal Snowden found in Mueller's
pocket a notebook in which were men,
oranda stating that Wilson. Roosevelt
and the others were picked for
death.
A loaded revolver was discovered
in Mueller's hip pocket
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-30
French War Commission Ac-
cepts Kansas City's Invitation.
Party to Include Gen. JOffre
and Former Premier.

Washington, April 30.-Kansas City
will have the honor of entertaining
Marshal Joffre and the French mis-
sion, which is now in America, with
a greeting from France.
Acceptance of the invitation from
Kansas City has been made known at
the State Department. 1t is expected
that the mission will reach Kansas
City some time next week. Definite
arrangements for the tour will not be
announced publicly until shortly be-
fore the ENJOYS leave Washington.
1t was also made known that not
only would the vice president of the
council of ministers, Mr.. Viviani, who
heads the mission, and Marshal Joffre
be in the party that would visit Kan
sas City, but that the entire mission
would be guests of Kansas City.
To Visit Many Cities.
Breckenridge Long, third assistant
secretary of state, will accompany the
party on their tour. Other secretaries
and representatives of the army ard
navy will accompany the party as a
compliment to Marshal Joffre and Ad-
miral Choceprat.
In order that no possible danger
could attend the trip to Marshal Jof-
bers of the party, little will be made
public in advance, except the cities
to be visited and the time of arrival.
1t has been specifically requested that
no mention be made of the routes
that will be taken. Upon their ar
rival in any city, which of course will
be made public in advance, they will
be guests of the city and the public
will be given the fullest opportunity
of greeting them.
1t is said that the trip will include
Kansas City, St. Louis, Chicago, New
York and Boston. Philadelphia, it has
already been announced, will be Wis
tied next week, where the Marquis
De Chambrun will ring the Liberty
Bell.
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PLAY A BIG SUCCESS
Fannie and Servant Problem Pro-
ceeds to tine Red Cross.

The Red Cross society at Washburn
is to receive another contribution from
the students. The proceeds of Fan
ME and the Servant Problem" given
Saturday night by the Washburn ORA
matte club, will be used in the work.
The actual proceeds had not been de-
termined this afternoon but Miss
Helen Griffith, who coached the play,
stated the play was a great success,
financially.
The whole play was staged in a way
unlike the usual amateur dramatic
production. Miss Majel Langhart, as
Fannie, showed remarkable skill in
handling a difficult role. Homer Goo
ing. as Martin Bennett, the butler. and
John Troxell, in the role of Lord Ban
stock, both starred in the perform
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-30
Robbers Tried to Break in Court
House "BOOZe ROOM"
Only a Little Staple Kept Them
From Coveted Prize.
S, H, HAYNES HAPPENED IN
$1,000 Worth of "Wet Goods
Was in Danger.
Big Haul Would Have Made
Small Army Drunk.

Just one little twisted staple stood
between some one and $1,000 worth
of drunks Saturday night when 3 H.
HAYNES went back to the court mouse
TO do some extra work. Five min
utes more and enough whisky would
have been set at liberty to have kept
the police patrol wagon ION high all
Saturday night and Sunday. Topeka
for a time would have been an oasis IN
the desert created by the bone dry
law.
Some one or two or three, or more
broke into the court house thru the
boiler room Saturday night between
6 and o'clock, forced the necessary
doors, found the necessary tools and
were at work on the doors to the
'booze room" when Haynes dropped
in.
When Mr.. Haynes entered on the
main floor he heard a noise in the
basement. He started down and heard
more noises, almost racket Down
stairs he saw things that sent him to
the telephone on the jump. He called
Things don't look just right over
here" he said land L think you'd
better come over"
Larimer Had a Hunch.
81 don't know why" said Larimer
today, but the first thing 1 thought
of was that some one had broken into
the liquor room and 1 made haste"
When Larimer reached the court
house he and Haynes made an in
vestigation. They found the big
wooden doors to the booze room" al
most open. Another good blow with
a crowbar would have divorced one
door from the other and the road
would have been clear to such a sup
ply of whisky as has not been seen
outside in Topeka for ages.
But there was no one else in the
building. They found where the per-
son or persons had gone out but there
was no clue. The whisky was re-
moved to another and safer place at
once and will remain there until the
county commissioners put steel doors
with combination locks on the old
"booze room"
whisky in the room. Some of it was
high class whisky and other bottles
were of bootlegger brands. There was
some beer and wine but that was not
taken into consideration in figuring
up the total value. There were also
several automobile tires taken by the
sheriff under attachment proceedings
and had the place been robbed he
Would have been loser by about $3.50.
Robbers Were Thirsty.
Someone was awfully thirsty. II
would take terrific thirst to drive a
man TO burglary W1Jnln ndiI a DlOck
of the county jail. two blocks of the
city Jail and right in the pile of stone
and brick walls that spells the law in
Shawnee county. And there would
| have been an awful drunk if that
, whisky had been removed from the
court house:
Half dozen fellows could be
stingy with it and keep a supply OF
liquor on hand the rest of their nat
ural lives. But if they had managed
| to get away with it and been good
fellows they might have left trail
of at least 1900 fairly we'll polluted
| onages-allowing a pint to the
parsonage.
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end that Prussian militarism may be
utterly discredited and league of
honor established after the war to
guarantee the future against sudden
and wanton aggression. This intensive
training of the national will is as i'm
portant, in the present emergency, as
is the work of the official boards
which have been created to aid the
government in the mobilization of our
shipping, our factories and our agri-
cultural resources.
The first half of. the task under
taken by the 1eague-securing the
support of the leading governments
for its programmes now been ac-
complished. Every first-rate power
has approved the proposal and Presi-
dent Wilson has made it a cardinal
policy of his administration. No 9TH
er statesman has more clearly defined
the ultimate purpose of the world war
than the president when he said, in
his speech before congress on April
., that America is going into the war
in order to help make the world safe
for democracy" and to establish "a
UNIVERSAL uOIIlIilIOn Oh TlBnl ny SUCH a
concert of free peoples as shall bring
peace and safety to all nations and
make the world itself at last free"
The allies, in response to the presi-
dents note of December IS, have de-
clared their whole-hearted agree
ment with the proposal to create a
league of nations which shall assure
peace and Justice turnout the world. -