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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-05
Detective Bureau Feels Posi-
tive Pittsburgher's Suicide
Solves Mystery Surround
ing Staying of Maizie Col
bert
WORE DEAD GIRLS SHIRT
WHEN HE ENDED HIS LIFE
School Teachers Still Believe
Him Innocent; Remark
able Chain of Circumstan-
tial Evidence Built Around
Suspected Man

Philadelphia, Jan. 5. - Detectives
at police headquarters here announced
to-day that the suicide of Bernard w.
Lewis, of Pittsburgh, in Atlantic City
last night when he was trapped by
the authorities of that city. solved the
mystery surrounding the murder of
Maizie Colbert whose body, clad in
violet silk pajamas, was found in her
apartment here late last Saturday
night. The only thing that remains
to be done. they said, was to find the
motive for the crime.
$50 far as the detective department.
is concerned" said Captain of Detec-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-05
PEACE EFFORTS FUTHE

London, Jan. 5.-PubIicatiOn of Ger
man peace conditions would be useless
in view of the attitude of the British
and French press. according to, the
Berlin Lokal AnZeiger, as quoted in an
Amsterdam dispatch to Reuters. The
Anzeiger bases its opinion on the reso-
luton in the French senate that
France could make no peace with an
enemy who occupied French territory
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-05
NEW HALT-DoLLARs HERE
Goddess of Liberty, Rising Sun, Eagle
and l. u. u.

New half-dollars, mintage of 1917,
have reached Harrisburg. The First
National Bank, one of the first local
institutions TO get new money. yes
terday received $500 worth of the
latest silver half-dollar, On account
of limited coinage. the local supply
will be short.
The new half-dollar has on one side
the Goddess of Liberty and the rising
sun; on the reverse side is a large
eagle with the inscription "E Pluribus
Unuu"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-05
DIvoRCFD. HE KILLS sELF

Honolulu. Jan. Arthur A. Wilder.
former associate justice of the Terri
torial Supreme Court here and promi-
nent socially and politically. was found
dead in his home here to-day His
wife, said to be i'm San Francisco, di-
vorced him recently, and. according to
his friends, he had been brooding over
this
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-05
SOCIALISTS SPLIT

London, Jan. 5. - According to the
Cologne Gazette, copy of which has
been received here, the German So
cialist minority and the 'Spartacus
group propose to separate entirely
from the Socialist party at a meeting
to be held January Z. Advices re-
ceived from Amsterdam say that the
trouble is due to the peace question.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-05
TO RESPECT SWITZERLAND

Berne, Jan, 8, via Paris The
Bund prints not from the German
legation with the object of dispelling
fears aroused in Switzerland by rum
ors that Germany intended to strike
at France and Italy through this
country, The note says:
I'VE may once more declare that,
as all Swiss know, Germany Is form
ally resolved to strictly respect Switz-
erland's neutrality"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-05
BALANCE IN TREASURY

Halifax. Pa. Jan. 5. - meeting
of the Halifax borough council was
held Wednesday evening and routine
business transacted. Bills amounting
to s244.66 were paid, leaving a ball
ance in the treasury of S1729.
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[Continued on Page 81
Two Young Girls Held
on Charge of Theft

Nell Christ and Gertrude Wolford,
two young girls, were charged this
morning by Luther Diller with having
stolen forty or fifty dollars.
The girls were seen coming from the
Philadelphia Quick Lunch and later
accosting Diller. Some time afterward
Diller rushed up to officer Carson and
said that he had been robbed of the
money while in a restaurant at South
Fourth street. The officer found the
girls there and arrested them.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-05
f.. II. sOTHERN IMPROVED

Chicago, ILL.,, Jan. 5.-The condition
of +, II. Sothern, the actor, who is
seriously I'll with stones in the kidney,
was slightly improved to-day, accord
ing to attending physicians,
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CONTINUED on Page Al
THINKS HE MAY BE ANARCHIST

Chicago, Jan. &. - The clerk of
the United States Court in Chicago is
waiting to-day for John Burrows Col
lings-Woods, formerly of Hartlepool,
England, to determine whether or not
he is an anarchist. Mr.. Ceilings Woods
expressed desire to declare his in.
tention to become an American citi-
zen, but handed back the blank form
after reading it.
IL don't know whether I'm an an
archist or not" he said. "I'll go home
and think over the matter and if l
decide L am an anarchist Ill not come
back"
The form supplied in such cases
asks: Are you an anarchist, bigam-
list, or a polygamist?"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-05
GIRL SHOT IN TAXTCAR

Brookline, Mass, Jan. 5.-Miss Mil
dred Melzian, who was shot while
riding in taXicab with James ]. Riley
last night, was reported by physicians
at the hospital to which she was taken
as resting comfortably to-day. The
doctors said her wounds were not con-
sidered dangerous. Riley was more
severely wounded but physicians said
to-day that there is chance for his
recovery. He is under police guard,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-05
THE WEATHER

For Harrisburg and vicinity. Rain
this afternoon; fair Tonight, with
lowest temperature about 36 de-
grees; Saturday fair and much
colder
For Eastern Pennsylvania Rain
this afternoon and probably to-
nightI Saturday fair and much
colder; sOutherly shifting 90
westerly gales.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-05
WANT SUNDAY FISHING

The conference fish legislation late this afternoon
determined to include the prohibition of Sunday fishing
in the proposed fish code Instead it will be placed in
separate bill unless found that the be pass
ed without it in which it will be made a separate
section This action taken after expressions opinion
that there demand for be allowed to fish on
Sunday because pleasure motoring, golf and not
prevented nowadays
SENATE TO CONSIDER PEACE
Washington jan 5-By strict party Al to o. the
Senate to-day agreed motion of Senator Hitchcock
proceed with formal consideration of his resolution en-
dorsing President Wilson's peace note.
FIFTEEN DEAD IN TORNADO
Muskogee, Okla Jan 5--Death caused by the tornado
in southeastern Oklahoma yesterday were increased to
fifteen by the death to-day of four pupils of the Wire
ton county school which blown pieces by wind
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NINfr
Rnin md high Iemnernturs

Rain and high temperature to-day
will probably cause the West
Branch to rise sufficiently to start
the ice gorge above NViIIiamspOrt.
Ice conditions in the North
Branch and the Chenung will
probably not change materially
unless the rainfall to-day should
he much heavier than is antici-
pated. NO important changes are
expected In the main river with
In the next thirty-six hours, 4
stage of about as feet is indicate
eel for Harrisburg Saturday
morning,
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General Conditions

The southwest storm has moved
rapidly nOrtheastward with in
creasing strength and now covers
practically NIL the eastern hnIf
of the country, with Its center
near Lake Ontario. II has caus-
ed rain generally east of the Mis-
stsSippi river, except along the
south Atlantic coast and In New
England, and n general rise of
90 ID degrees In temperature
from the Great Lakes and Ohio
river eastward TO the Atlantic,
Temperatures have faIItn to 20
degrees over nearly all the comm
try west of the Mississippi river,
except In California.
Temperaturei = n. M, 80.
Sun; Rises, 1880 a. MT sets, 4:53
ID. m.
MoOni Full moon, January s, 2.4e
n. m.
River Stage; 81 feet above low
water mark.
Yesterdays Weather
Highest temperature, ~.
Lowest Temperatures. 81.
Mean temperature, ~.
AnrmaI feInnernfure- IN
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The Jasper news., 1917-11-08

S1.00 bushel this is quite a loss to the
farmers, and they wish to announce
that if it occurs again some names are
likely to appear in print,
Yves Malone spent Sunday evening
with Adam Malone and family.
Mrs. Thompson spent Monday eve
ming with Mrs. Hickman.
Frank Killy and wife visited at Jake
Kaderly's Monday.
Mrs. Halterman and son Tacoma
were Lamar visitors Saturday.
Mrs. Bradford and son Glenn and
Homer Guliclx spent Thursday at DR..
Nortons.
Mr.. Heck athorn and wife and MIR.
Mills and wife from near Carthage
called on L. H. Brown and wife Sum
day evening.
Mr. Halterman and wife entertained
friends from Springfield Sunday night.
The Jasper news., 1917-11-08

Ella Mikesell is staying with Mrs.
Halterman while Mr.. Halterman and
son are at Alba loading out walnut
logs.
Mr.. Wash and Mr.. NIcIntire of Joplin
were guests of U. II. Brown Tuesday.
DR.. Norton made business trip to
Neck City Thursday.
Mr.. Palmer and family of Lamar
spent Monday night at Mr.. Halter
mans on their way to Arkansas.
The automobile is great thing
these days. Parties are even using
them after night to come out and
gather the farmers corn while they
are asleep. Several fields in this dis
trict were visited Friday night and
from the appearance of the shucks
along the roadside good many BUSH
els were taken. With corn selling at a
The Jasper news., 1917-11-08
LEBANON.
Miss ZoAH ANDREWS.

Willis Wash and wife of Webb
City visited last week with his
cousins. Mrs. Geo. earns.
Frank Thacker and family spent
Sunday at John Lees.
Beulah Stansberry visited Sat-
urday night and Sunday at her
uncle's, Fred Rex, in Jasper.
Ernest Rex spent Friday at
Frank Thacker's.
Jeff Stansberry and family spent
Sunday at Jack Stansberry's.
Mrs. Frank Thacker called on
Mrs. Fred Winter Saturday even
ing.
Misses Minnie Corder of Jasper,
The Jasper news., 1917-11-08
BLUE STAR.
Mrs. MYRTLE COINER.

Mrs. MYRTLE COIEER.
Mr.. Willis Wash and wife of Webb
City and Miss Essie Wright spent Fri
day night with U. Fl. Brown and
family.
Mrs. Halterman spent Tuesday after
noon with Mrs. Coiner.
Mrs. Minnie Malane called on Mrs.
VIM. Thompson Saturday morning.
Mrs. Vera Bunnell and son Paul
have returned after a short visit with
her parents.
Mrs. ]. f. Hull visited at Jake Kad-
erly's Friday.
Miss Edna Owen returned to Car
thage Saturday evening after week
visit with her sister, Myrtle Coiner.
U. H. Brown and family, Willis
Wash and wife, and Misses Essie and
leila Wright were guests Of Adam Ma
lone and family Saturday evening.
Chas. Bradshaw and John Gaddis
called on Mr.. Myers Friday.
Constable HArve Stith and wife were
calling in this nelghborhood Friday on
business.
John and Elder FrAkes called on II.
E. Coiner Friday.
Miss Helen Hickman spent Satur-
day and Sunday with homo folks.
DIR. Norton and wife spent Sunday
evening with Mrs. Beall.
Jake KAderly and family visited at
Frank Killy's Sunday.
U. H. Brown and family and Miss
leila Wright spent Sunday 1t II. E.
CoineT'a.
The Jasper news., 1917-11-08

Zoah and Ocie Andrews and Ernest
Ellington and Joe Howard of
Golden City drove to Lamar Sun
day afternoon.
Miss Ocie Andrews spent Satur-
day night with Miss Margaret Hill
of Jasper.
Fred Rex and family spent Sun
day evening at Jack Stansberry's.
Mrs. Virgil Dinwiddie helped
the Andrews girls cook for broom
corn threshers Friday.
Mary Winter spent Tuesday with
her aunt, Mrs. Fred Winter.
Miss MINER Corder of Jasper
spent Saturday night and Sunday
with Zoah Andrsws.
Allen Summerville spent Satur.
day night and Sunday at Fred
Winters.
Fred Campbell called at c. S.
Andrews Sunday morning
Mrs. Dinwiddie called on Mrs.
Fred Winter Saturday evening.
Mrs. Bub Beatty helped the
An dtews' girls cook for broom corn
balers Saturday.
Ernest Rex spent Thursday
night at Fred Winters.
Miss Pearl Lilly of Jasper spent
last Wednesday night with Maude
Miller.
Alonzo Lyman spent Saturday
night at Fred Winters
The Jasper news., 1917-11-08
The Jasp.r Commercial Club.

The Jasper Commercial Club did
good years work last year on the JEFF
ferson Highway and several smaller
road jobs hereabouts. All during the
year when the efforts Of the club were
concentrated on the Jefferson High
way there were frequent requests for
work on the west road, and number
OF business and professional men
seemed anxious to see something STIR
ring tout west" and made very liberal
offers Of help. The work is now going
on, and the club is struggling to provide
ways and means to pay for the work,
and it needs all the help it can get to
build this five miles west and the one
mile north of town. Right now is the
time for some OF those liberal gentle
men Qast year, to step up to the Sec
retary's Office and make good" 1t
will cost around $500 mile for the west
road and considerable more for the job
north of town.
Following is list Of members Of the
club and the amounts they pay
monthly:
Connecticut western news., 1917-11-15
West Cornwall

The Cornwall Rod and Gun Club will hold their third annual game supper at Grange Hall. Friday. Nov. 18th. This is social event and all members and their wives are expected to be there.
 Housatonic Valley Pomona meets at the same place, Wednesday, Nov. 2lst. The principal business will be the election and installation of officers.
 Mrs. Heddon is enjoying a visit from her daughter and husband, MT. and Mrs. Ferry.
 Francis Cole has received his call to join the aviation corps.
 James Thompson, of Norfolk, was visiting ln Ccrpwsll, last week.
 The following pupils had perfect attendance in October. Harold Bailey, John Davison, Francis Dean, Edwin Shurtleff, Arlington Yutzler, Charlotte Dean, Harriet Monroe, Esther Rogers, Gladys Seamon, and Doris Shurtleff. The attendance of the school for the month was 95 per cent.
Connecticut western news., 1917-11-15
Lime Rock

A number of our local sportsmen spent last week at Rocky Dell camp.
 Homer Batlerick and Miss Cuba Walch motored to Pine Plains Sunday. Hugh Cummings is able to sit up a while every day.
 Eggs are selling for 68 cents dczen and still soaring.
 J. T. Connor of New Milford spent Monday afternoon in this vicinity.
 Miss Julia Cummings who has been home for several weeks helping to care for her brother, Hugh, resumed work in Hartford Monday.
 A number from here attended the rally in Roberts Hall, Lakeville, Saturday night.
 MT. Patterson of Hartford was in town Saturday, with twin six Packard runabout.
 Lester Storm of Taconic has been spending few days with his mother, Mrs. Eugene Frink 1T Mrs Robert Huut and children oi Amesville, spent Sunday at George Doty's.
 Walter s. Fuller was around few days ago bidding all his friends good bye with the expectation of joining tht U. $. Marines in the near future.
Connecticut western news., 1917-11-15
East Canaan

Everyone welcome to the East Ca- naan Grange supper Friday evening, Nov. 23. The bill of fare will be baked beans, scalloped potatoes, rye and brown bread, Johnny cake, cabbage salad, apple and pumpkin pie, pickles, cheese and coffee. Election of officers at the next regu- lar meeting of the Grange, Nov. 26.
 MT and Mrs. Charles Bailey ate dinner with their sister. Miss Ella Bailey, at Stevens Farm Sunday. They came in their autos from New Britain.
 Mrs. M. J. B. Fuller is spending week with her parents in Vermont. Mrs. Garfield and Alonzo have gone to her brothers for the winter in Massachusetts.
 The Glover Club will meet Friday evening with Mrs Chas. Goodwin. Any who are interested in knitting for the Red Cross Work will be cordially welcomed.
 Eighteen from here attended the Christian Endeavor Convention in Goshen last Friday night.
 E. s. Roberts has been on the sick list for a week but is better,
 Mrs. G. s. Cunning was Tn Norfolk part of the week
 The ladies of the W. c. T. U. will meet Saturday at p. m. with Mrs. Stella Spencer. Reports will be given of the convention held in Middletown.
 Clinton Miller was at B. J. Stevens over Sunday.
 Miss M. F. Briggs was in Ashley Falls part of last week.
 Mss Bessie Gaylord has been with Mrs. Geo. Parsons at Canaan for a week.
 The date set for the annual Ladies Aid sale and supper is December 9th, more later.
 Miss Augusta Colligan of Cornwall Hollow spent Sunday at her home here.
 Miss Mary Tierney and William Wallace spent Sunday at Pine Bush, N. Y.
 Miss Grace Ryer of New Jersey spent few days last week with Miss Mary Tierney.
 The Misses Mary and Nellie Ivory, Nellie Casey and Addle kimball have secured employment at the Hosiery at Norfolk.
 Harry Carley of Maybrook, N. Y. spent few days last week at his home here.
 John Goggin was thrown from a wagon Tuesday morning while driving to Canaan near the crossing. He landed on his head, and the horse ran dis. tance of a half mile. He was fortu. nately stopped, and held until the driver got there. When John fell, he held to the reins as long as possible, but at last was forced to give up. The horse was so heightened he plunged down the road galloping John was very fortunate that he was not seriously injured.
Connecticut western news., 1917-11-15
Cornwall

W. B. Hubbard has raised the rear part of his house story higher and is making other alterations.
 George B. Farnam was appointed manager of the membership drive of the Red Cross society on Sunday, and is expected to see to thorough canvas of the town before Christmas.
 Ramsey Hall and the Kent ''chool played tie game here on Friday, in which two Rumsey boys were knocked out and Kent boy was penalized for holding in the fine,
 The Y. M. O A is out for subscrip- tions this week under the management of J. E. Calhoun.
 Last week the recreation fund for our soldiers was the object for which we subscribed at the solicitation of members of the Home Guard.
 The First church ladies have just shipped barrel of clothing to the Lin. colp Memorial school in Georgia.
 The Misses Emily and Margaret Whitney who were seriously hurt last week in an automobile accident had been summer residents here for several seasons not long ago.
 The engagement is announced of MT. Louis H. Schutte, headmaster of the Rumsey Hall school to Miss Anna Metcalf, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Wm. H. Metcalf of New Haven and Cornwall.
Connecticut western news., 1917-11-15
Salisbury

Amos and Willard Sanford of Win sted spent Sunday in town
 It is reported that William Ostrander and William Lamson have arrived safely in France.
 Miss Clara Bishop spent the week end in Windsor.
 Norman Hicks and family of Canaan visited at William Conklin's on Sun. day.
 Miss Katherine Finnegan who has been on the sick list for the past three weeks is able to be out of doors.
 G A. Selleck was in Canaan and Winsted Saturday on business.
 Mrs. Williams of East Haven who has been visiting her sister, Mrs Jennie Hubbard, has returned to her home.
 Miss Florence Hortie went to Pitts. field, Mass. Saturday evening to visit her friend, Miss Julia Mowry who is about to go to France as Red Cross nurse. Ten nurses whom Miss Hortie knew have been called to the colors.
 Mrs. Ida McArthur is visiting with friends in Philadelphia for a few weeks.
 Richmond Lapdon who recently un- derwent an operation at hospital in New Haven is reported as doing nicely.
Connecticut western news., 1917-11-15
RED CROSS REPORT.

A report of what the Sharon Auxil iary of the Red Cross Society has ac complished since it was formed Aug 20th will doubtless De nf interest to all who have contributed in one way or another to the work of the organiza- tion. In the period of little over two months, there has been sent to Litch. field the following articles, Al sweaters, 32 muflers, 23 pairsA of wristlets, 12 pair of socks, 4 helnets, 65 bed shirts, 73 sponges and S2 wash cloths. In addition to the above, there are also several articles on hand which have not yet been sent on ans a number of unfinished pieces still in the hand of the workers. Tn contributions of money, there has been received in all $411.97 of which $257.0O was the gift of the Red Cross Bridge Club. Expen- ditures ofthe auxiliary have amounted to $265.24. Of this amount $217. 54 has been spent on wool alone and $19.25 on knitting needles. It will be seen from these last figures that knit. ting materials are expensive and that i in order to meet the demands of the coming winter months, it will be necessary to add to the treasury that the work which grows in importance every day, may go on uninterrupted. Early contributions are solicited. Any amount, however small, will be vel come and may be sent to Miss Garter.
 Volunteers, too are wanted, particu larly in the work of cutting cut gar ments and in packing the articles tc be sent away. Any one interested vii find an opportunity to do both kinds O work at the home of Mrs. Carter. Nov that the busy days of summer ant early autumn are over, let us unite t
 make the record of the next tw' months even better than that of tn
 two months already past.
 J. A. Gay. Secretary.
Connecticut western news., 1917-11-15
Norfolk

Leo Bryon of Canaan spent Sunday at his home here.
 The hosiery mill opened on Monday morning.
 Miss Freida Johnson of Winsted spent the week end with Miss Alice Hollister.
 Perry Silvernail was home from Waterbury over Sunday.
 James Shantry of Bristol has been spending few days in town.
 MT. and Mrs. Douglas Stearns are spending few days at The Cross Roads.
 Miss Dixon spent the weekend at her home in Thomaston.
 Hugh Black has entered the employ of Mrs. H. H. Jenkins.
 The annual meeting of the Norfolk Glee club was held at the Norfolk club last l thursday evening The following officers were elected: President A. 1 Burton Collar; vice-president, Rev. J. Robert Halmshaw; secretary. Harry H. Cook; librarian, Harold W. Higgins conductor Dr Arthur Mees; directors, Dr. l. l.. Hamant, Daniel G. Bush, Miss Helen J. Kendall, Mrs. G. O. Scoville, Miss Katherine F. Kane. After election a social hour was en- joyed and refreshments served.
 Miss Marion Curtiss of the New Britain Normal school was home for the week k-end.
 Miss Nora Whalen of Terryville is nome for awhile.
 A new hedge is being placed along the railroad side of the library. Douglas Stearns has twice been dis. appointed when about to sail fer France. first by the transfer of all United States ambulance work abroad from the American field service to the government and again as he was about to enlist in the national army to be associated with a medical unit. He is still hoping to secure an opportunity for relief service at home or abroad.
 Some are giving thousands to Y. M. O. A. war work. Perhaps you can't do that. Thousands are giving some. Are you? Don't think you'll be overlooked this week. The town has been very carefully apportioned amongst the solicitors. Have your amount all ready.
 The Ladies Home Missionary society of the Congregational church met with the Misses Eldridge last Tuesday when box valued at $280 was packed to be shipped to MT. Beggs and his family, who are missionaries in Ancadia, Neb.
 The committee which canvassed the town last week in the interest of the food conservation pledges reports 257 signers. The towns quota was 250.
 The coal shortage is being severely felt in Norfolk. None of the dealers have any egg coal and they can deliver only 800 pounds of stove size to a cus- toner at time.
 A. s. G. Taylor is spending a few days in New York city.
 The Tiffany and Pickert Go. of Winsted have bought the large pine trees at Stone hose, West Norfolk and are moving them to Winsted, hy auto truck
 Mrs. John Barstow and daughter Harriett are in Boston to attend the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Woman's Board of Missions to be held in that city this week