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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-07
William c. Ball, Former
Contractor, Dies at His
Home Near Linglestown

William G. Ball. aged 81, formerly
one of the most prominent contractors
in Central Pennsylvania, died last
night at his home. "The willows" Lin
glestown. Mr.. Ball had charge of the
construction of the State Public Lii
brary. the Forster Street High school,
the Board of Trade and the Burns
building, as we'll as buildings in other
cities.
After the completion of the Burns
building Mr. Ball retired from active
construction work. He then moved
from his residence at 215 Pine street
to the farm at Linglestown. During
late years he has been i'll with COM
plication of diseases.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Emma S; one daughter, Wilhelmina
two sons. Gilbert and Joseph his faith
er, Joseph Ball, a former contractor
residing at 127 Pine street, and one
sister, Mrs. Joseph Weaver, of the same
address.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-07
Courthouse Notes

Makes Quarterly. Payment.-Pro-
thonotary Henry F. Holler to-day
made the first quarterly payment for
1917 to County Treasurer Mark Num-
ma. A total of s3,406.33 was turned
in derived from the following
sources: Costs, $2.1S2.33; fines, ST.
100: jury fees, $64.
divorce Granted, - Margaret A.
Smullen was granted a divorce To-Day
hv tbe county court from Thomas c
Smullen. .
Parent-teachers' Meetings.-County
Sunerintendent F. f. Shambaugh and
Assistant w. r. Zimmerman Will hold
parent-teachers' meetings as follows:
AnriI II, Coble's school, April Is,
Geyer's school, Londonderry township,
Extra Force Onto handle the big
rush for marriage licenses, County
Recorder James e. Lentz had extra
clerks IN that department to-day.
Fifteen certificates were issued this
morning.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-07
OPERA STAR TO
SING FOR BLIND
Native of America Yet She Has
Appeared Here Only
Short Time Ago

Perhaps the most artistic feature of
the elaborate benefit entertainment at
the Orpheum Theater on Friday, April
13, for the A. B. f. b. Permanent
Blind Relief War Fund will be the
musical selections of Nine. Alys Lar
reyne, the talented European Grand
Opera soprano. 1t will be Nine. Lar
reyne's first appearance here.
Nine. Larreyne, who is a member
companies is an American by birth.
She sang before the late King Edward
of England, and many other European
royalties and nobilities. She has ap-
peared in Grand Opera not only in
London, Paris and the Hague, but also
in Vienna, Brussels, st. Petersburg,
and many other foreign capitals. She
studied her art under Massenet, the
famous French composer. Her operat-
ic career began six years ago.
Tours Country For Blinded
Nine. Larreyne made her New York
debut at Carnegie hall two months
ago at the great benefit of the A. B. f.
B. Permanent Blind Relief War Fund.
| Touched by the plight of the many
blinded soldiers and sailors of Great
| Britain, France and Belgium, she is
now touring the United States for the
| funds benefit.
! The A. B. F. B. entertainment is
being arranged by Mrs. Lyman d. Gill
bert and Miss Anna Mccormick. The
| patronesses include: Miss Anna Nc
Cormick, Mrs. Lyman d. Gilbert, Mrs.
Martin G. Brumbaugh, Mrs. NJ. E.
| Olmsted. Mrs. Harry NJ. Stine, Mrs.
John Fox Weiss. Mrs. Carl B. Ely,
Miss Pearson, Miss Mary Pearson,
Mrs. VIM. E. Bailey.
Every seat in the theater will un-
| doubtedly be taken according to
present indications. The entire
proceeds will be applied in aid
of the Fund. The purpose of which
is to enable the many blinded, help
| less soldiers and sailors of Great
Britain, France and Belgium to be
taught trades not requiring sight, and
to be otherwise rendered happy and
useful in spite of the terrible mis-
fortune which has come to them.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-07
Two Railroaders' Widows
Get Large Federal Awards

Altoona, Pa, April 7.-Representa-
tives of a New York law firm yester-
day delivered checks of $4,000 to
Mrs. Elizabeth Groton, of Juniata, and
Mrs. Aubrey Frick, of Conemaugh,
widows of Julian H. Groton and
Franklin A. Fry, respectively, Penn
sylvania employees, who were killed
November last at Newport Junction
when a runaway freight train crashed
into four locomotives standing at the
station.
The widows brought suit for dam
ages under the Federal employers
liability law in the United States Dis
trict Court, in New York, and the
cases were scheduled for trial last
month. Before they were called,
however the railroad company offered
each widow $4,000, which was ac-
cepted.
Under the State workmen's conf
pensation law the widows and their
children would not have received
more than $4,000 or $4,000.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-07
Chamber of Commerce
Praises Work of Police
in Handling Crowds

officials of the Chamber of Commerce
are more than pleased with the assist
ance given by Chief of Police Wetzel
and his force during the patriotic DEM
onstration of Thursday. The officers
were on the job every minute and met
in every way the expectations of the
committee in charge of the big demon
stration.
Chief Wetzel and his lieutenants
have also Deen earning the good opin-
ion of the community by the recent
activity of the force in compelling oh
servance of traffic regulations, espe-
cially by reckless and Indifferent auto =
bile drivers and owners. 1t has been
suggested that the use of the cut
out can be still further eliminated by
few more arrests of those who are
Indifferent to police regulations. Mo-
torcycle fiends are also on Chief Wet
zels list and the habit of running up
and down the streets at night like
wild Indians will be stopped.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-07
US. ASKS RUSSIA
TO STICK TO ITS
NEW DEMOCRACY
Lansing Declares America Re-
joices in Overthrow of
Autocracy
By Assoeiaied Press

Washington, April 7.-oficial an
nounceilent of the entry of the United
States into the war has been trans
mitted to the new Russian government
with an appeal to the awakened Russia
for peace and concord within its bor-
ders so the newest democracy may
realize the obligation due from it
to mankind" in the great world strug-
gle to vanquish autocracy.
The announcement. sent by Secre-
tary Lansing. and conveyed by AM
bassador Francis, follows
Say to the minister that this coun-
try arrays itself in opposition to the
greatest enemy of and menace to DEM
ocracy in the world, confident of the
final victory of those principles of lib
erty and Justice upheld by it for nearly
150 years and in conservation to which
by all of the civilized countries rests
the expectation of universal peace.
Filled with Rejoicing
please also inform the minister that
the government and people OF this
country are filled with rejoicing that
the people of the great Russian nation
have merged with the mighty democra-
cies engaged in the struggle in oppo-
sition to autocracy and desire to de-
clare to Russia their honest. ratifica-
tion that thus a new tie of amity is
united with those which have so long
led together the people of the two ma
tions.
1T is the ardent hope and anticipa-
tion of the government of the United
States that the Russian nation ami
mated by these great ideals will rea-
lize more than ever before the obli-
cation due from it to mankind and the
need for the preservation of Internal
concord so that as a patriotic and
united country it may vanquish the
despotic power which by violence and
machination menaces the democracy
which the people of Russia have pro-
ri NJ
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-07
Blazing Crosses Vividly
Portray Suffering of Christ

The tragedy of the Cross was WV
idly impressed on the hearts of many
people in the downtown section of the
city last night as they beheld the great
illuminated crosses standing out
against the blackness of the night
Many persons seeing the crosses at a
distance, producing a striking effect,
stopped for a moment and gazed in
silence upon the sacred emblem of the
Christian faith
The emblaZoned crosses were seen
on the Bell Telephone Building. the
Kunkel Building and the HARRIS
BURG TELEGRAPH Building.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-07

Flat edge scrim and marquisette, plain center
with satin border: yard ..,. CSC to soc
Fancy centers in marqusette and scrim, dot
ted, figured and checked patterns, heavy flat
hemstitched edge; yard ........... 39c TO o0c
Tapestry cretonne in heavy dark colorings;
sc inches wide; yard ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Csc
Light cretonne in dainty patterns in pink or
blue for bedrooms, box coverings and pillows;
yard .................. 25c SOC and soc
Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart-Third Floor.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-07
ABANDON TRAINING CAMPS
8p Associated Pret,

By HsSocfdtcd Press
Chicago, April There will be no
citizens military training camps this
summer, it was announced at army
headquarters here to-day. General
Barry, commanding the Central De-
partment said all arrangements for
the camps had been suspended and
that persons who had expected to at
tend could best further the interests
of the government by enlisting.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-07
UNSETTLED WEATHER AHEAD
By Associated Press

Washington. April Weather pre-
dictions for the week beginning Sun
day, April s, issued by the Weather
Bureau to-day. are: Middle Atlantic
States Unsettled and probably rains
Monday and Tuesday. followed by gem
orally fair until about Friday, when
rains are probable. Cool first half of
week; latter halt considerably warmer.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-07
FRANK ID. wICKERSHAM TO
ADDRESS ROTARY LUNCHEON

Frank B. Wickersham will address
the Harrisburg Rotary Club on Mon
day at the weekly luncheon at the
Elks Club, North Second street Mr..
Wickersham is a well-known lawyer
and public speaker.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-07
PATRIOTIC SERVICES AT ron. M

The Peoples Forum will meet to
morrow afternoon at o'clock in tn
Wesley A. M. E. Church. The service
will be of a patriotic nature and will
include a piano solo by Mrs. Snow an,
a soprano solo by Mrs. Maud Miller
The Palm Beach orchestra will furnisl
music.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-07

Dainty nets in ecru and white, dotted and
scroll patterns for doors, transoms and win
dows; AZ inches wide; yard csc, 75c to S1OO
New stripe bobbinet; AZ inches wide yd., soc
Fine flet net As inches wide; ecru and white;
yard soS " %A'"O
Large patterns on fllet net with lace trimmed
edge cream and white; yard. .75c, Soc to Sl2o
English net in striped and checked patterns,
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Scotch madras, cream grounds with PINK,
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-07
CANPHOROLE! AT ONCE
RELIEVES COLDS
It easily Loosens Congestion
and Drives out that Cold In
the Head, Throat or Chest

If you have a sore, tight chest, cold
in the head or a raw, sore throat, get
a jar of Camphorole from the nearest
drug store, and watch how it will
loosen up that cough. cold and con-
gestion in chest.
Do not treat your colds lightly; this
is pneumonia season. The remark
able success of Camphorole is entirely
due to wintergreen, Menthol and
Camphor, prepared in synthetic way
to give results.
Physicians recommend Camphorole
for Bronchitis. Sore Throat. Group,
whooping Cough, Tonsilitis, Pleurisy,
Neuralgia, Asthma, Stiff Neck. Useful
in Pneumonia.
At all druggists. 25c and SOC jars.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-04-06
~DREAMlAND THEATRE.

Mrs. Vernon Castle, famous Throughout
he world, every week for fifteen week
{ the Dreamland. This l. the promise o
arrangements with Pathc for a booking o
Patria," the big serial produced for In
irrational, in which the society favorit
$ starred.
simultaneously the story of .'Patria
nil be published in the Herald probabl
ach Monday.
"Patria'' i the first society serial o
omance and preparedness. Many scene
ere taken in Newport, Americas great
st millionaire resort. and nj private show
lgs in the grand ballroom of the Rit,
'arlton hotel. New York. and in sue
laces IN other large cities, "Patria" ha
cen enthusiastically greeted by the hi
igures of society whose lead everyone els
: anxious To follow.
Mrs. Vernon Castle. the best know
yoman in America. j. one of the mos
harming stars ever seen on the screen.
avs Manager Young who has been give
n opportunity To Judge. 'She j. prett
and attractive and delightfully."- feminin,
The idol of society. every one has near
of her though comparatively few have bee
given an opportunity To see her and thos
have. paid two dollars a seat. W
are going To give our patrons a chanc
to see her act-and she really does act
at motion picture prices"
"Patria" i by Louis Joseph Vance. tn
famous author of a score Of best seller
including 1.-THE Brass Bowl" THE Bronz
Bell etc. The story tells of Patria Chan
ming, a beautiful young society girl. lei
sole heir to Americas largest munitio
works. and her splendid struggle again,
Baron I%iuroqi. a willy foreigner who
e~ndeavoring Ia gain control of Claiming
and the 800, 600 900 trust fund left (
Patria by her father. She j. aided b
Capt. Donald Parr Of the L. :. seer,
service. with whom she i in love.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-04-06
Valley Towns

MERCEDES. Tex. Apr. 6.-The meetin
called for Tuesday night for the purpoS
of nominating candidates for school tru-
tees was well attended. The meeting wa
presided over by +. T.. IIadden and IN
following were selected to run for the fou
trustee~hip~: Nj. &. West, &. A.. Garrison
+. |. Fixes. +. Bennett, W. j. Meredith. "
fleisch and Fred Lance. 1t was decided I
have Il separate ballot box for the pus
pose To decide ii the school auditorium
shall be used for dancing and other pur
poses or not.
Tomorrow Alton Smith and Pickerin
Burgess will journey to Edinburg 10 repre-
sent the local schools in the spelling con
test to be held in that town.
Henry Linemann and Mr.. Ellen Vera
were married Thursday in Edinburg. TIL
bridegroom j. a local progressive farme
from Illinois, where the romance had il
inception.
Fred Warren, who ha~ the contract fu
the concrete work on the Diamond looI
announces that the road west Of this plac
leading To Llano Grandc will he openc,
for public traffic Sunday n the bridg
west of the city limits will be by that tim
completed which j. two hundred long an
sixteen feet wide.
Captain J.. Il. Davis of the SixtcentI
United States cavalry left yesterday 70
Brownsville, to which city ie has bee,
transferred.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-04-06
Amuselnents
QUEEN THEATRE.

The ug-awaited motion picture show
ing Of 'The Girl Philippa" is at hand. This
Robert w. Chambers story, superbly stag
ed under the supervision of Albert +.
Smith, president Of Greater Nitagraph,
and with dainty Anita Stewart starred in
the title role, is all ready. 1t will open
here for a run today and tomorrow AT the
Queen theatre.
A special musical score has been writ
ten for .The Girl Philippa'' by Samuel L.
Rothapfel, the presiding genius of the Ri
alto. theatre, New York. who i recognized
as a master hand of motion picture pre-
sentation.
The furore created by "The Girl Philip
pa" when ii ran, a short time ago. n !;
serial story in the Cosmopolitan magazine
is fresh in the memory of all. To every
one Of the millions Of readers Of the Cos
mopolitan. the stirring adventures of the
wistful Philippa became a household topic
This story has now been absorbingly
developed, through the eloquent magic OF
the screen, by Greater Nitagraph. To il i
devoted a wealth Of picturesque costumes
faithful and beautiful scenery. a star cast
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-04-06
BELL.ANS
Absolutely Removes
Indigestion. One package
proves it. 25cat all druggists.

led by the incompatible Anita Stcwar
herself, and the masterful direction OF S
Rankin Drew. The result is an eight-ree
motion picture classic.
The plot Is fundamentally fascinating
Phillpa, a girl of aristocratic mold, i dis
covered "a the serving maid in IN obscur
cafe somewhere in France. She sparkles
a Jewel against a background Of infinit
world tragedy-at once battling an,
piquant.
A burly animal Of a taskmaster. the hos
If the tavern, Wildresse, holds the key I.
Ter past, and To her future. Into thi
'eething environments from the capital
Il the earth, after which the plot spin
lizzlly about the irail central figure of tn
.irl herself.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-04-06
COULDN'T Walk ABOUT
HOUSE WITHOUT HELP
Texas Man Took Electric ard AntitOxin
Treatment for rheumatism Without
ReIief-Gain 20 Pounds or Tanlac.

IL had dropped down in weight from one
hundred and seventy pounds TO II hundred
and twcnty-Sevcn and had little hope of
ever getting well, but | have gained 40
east twenty pounds in the past sixty day,
md my wonderful recovery makes me want
o tell everybody what Tanlac has done for
ne" This remarkable statement was
made by A. W. Bruce. S25 Avenue q. Gal
teston, Texas, a few days ago.
ION the seventeenth day of last June
ie continued, Il was stricken with rheuma-
ism in my left foot. | distinctly remcm-
er it was the seventeenth because | was
king to 20 To a double header baseball
anne at Houston the next day. Well,
vas taken Town and the trouble was pro-
ounced 4 very stubborn ease of inflama-
DRY rheumatism.
81 can't tell you in words how much !
Uttered, but my wife can tell YOU what !
vent through and what she went through
lursing me. ! tried electrical treatment
ut it did no good. ! took the a~ntltoXin
treatment for rheumatism. and did every
hing elese, but nothing helped me and i'm
lily | was told there was nothing more
hat could be lone for me-.
IL suffered 80 day and night that |
ouldn't sleep or move myself and my wife
ct - worn-out she had 10 get her sister
nd her sisters husband To come and lit
IN. Texas, and had to be carried down
nd put in an automobile and on the train.
md when the started with me never cN-
'ected To come back alive. | stayed there
hree weeks and took the full course of
treatment and baths. | believe | did get
little relief from this, but it was hardly
noticeable.
''Whcn | came home | Just could manage
0 hobble around a little on crutches. On
nee days, Will the help of my wife and
he crutches, | could get from my room to
he porch. ] had no appetite al all. what
forced myself to eat did me harm in
Ilace of good, and it was alarming the
iay ! was losing weight.
"Just about this time Il friend told my
wife about Tanlac and | had taken 80
many different kinds of medicines thai |
Iad no faith in anything and il irritated
nc for anybody 10 suggest another. But
ny wife insisted on me trying Tanlac, 20
We telephoned the drug store and had them
end out a bottle. | took this bottle and
mother without feeling any benefit and !
ell YOU | dwas absolutely discouraged and
wanted to give il up. But we got d third
bottle and one this one began to Get bet
er and when | finished 1t was - much
letter was able 10 walk to the dru. store
myself and get a fourth. | have now tax
N six bottles and | am n happy man. All
ny rheumatic pam l. gone. my appetite j.
.plendid, and ! am resting fine every night
have already gained at last twenty
pounds and ! am building up in weight and
strength right along. Ny recovery from
my awful suffering l. enough 10 make me
praise Tanlac and ! am glad ia tel every
Dodv what il has done for me-
Tanlac l. sold in Brownsville bv The
Eagle Pharmacy. IN Raymondvillc bN Ben
;. Duiiield, in San Bcnito ny Symond'-
Pharmacy, and in Rio Grande City by the
Rio Grandc Drug Store.
advertisement
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-04-06
M1i&9&Ml


The Parent Teachers association of tn,
Brownsville public schools Thursday elect
ed officers for the year.
Mrs. ii. NJ. Shelton returned To the of
flee of president for a second term b,
unanimous vote. Mrs. SHELTON has fol
some time been president of the associatio,
following the resignation of Mrs. Il. X
Goodrich. Mrs. Shelton was vice-presi
dent and on the presidents Withdrawal
succeeded to the chair. \
Mrs. Gussie Scott CLANCY was mad
vice-president. Miss Virginia Mullen wi
be secretary treasurer.
The association will sell sandwiches, IL
cream, peanuts, popcorn, honeyboy an
candy at the coming track meets ut IN
Brownsville high school, the country trac
and field meet April Il and II, and tn
district meet April 20 and u. Proceed
SO to increase the clubs treasury constant
~ depleted by purchases and expenditure
made for the good of the public school.
The Bible class of the First Baptis
church will be the guests Friday night /;
eight O'Clock of Mr.. and Mrs. 5. c. Tuck
or in their West Brownsville home.
3
Miss Resale Roy will lead her Sunda
school class from the First Method.
church to some likely place around III
West Brownsville lake where the rabb
may have left Easter eggs. The egg hunt
ers vii 60 out to the lake Saturday after
noon. After the eggs have been counte.
and the one who has the most has cheere
himself enough, and the little boys ha,
cracked all the eggs they have found-th
little girls of course will save theirs-thel
will be a picnic lunch. Some of those VIII
will go are: Nancy Roy, Irma Wake
Anna Louise Manahan, Martha Taggar
Elizabeth Jones, Gladys Barbour, Mitche
D~eBardeleben, Paul Alexander and Nerr.
Conrad.
Art needle work and unusual DELEGATES
sen and dainties for the Easter Sunday tn
bic will be sold at the Hat Shop, Eliza
beth street near Twelfth, all day Satur-
day by the Ladies Aid society of the First
Presbyterian church. Easter eggs for the
convenience Oh those VINO lave not mdut
the proper arrangements with the rabbit
will also be on sale.
D.
The Friday Bridge tournament will b.
played Mt the post pavilion Saturday af-
t. moon this week, being moved from Good
Friday. Because of the passing of HOLY
Week the semi formal fixture at Fort
Brown, the Saturday night weekly hop, j.
to be dispensed with this week.
Mrs. William r. Jones went Thursday
afternoon to Houston where she will visil
friends until the return of Judge Jone
from Carthage, Texas, where he has gonl
as counsel in q trial.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alonzo b. Walker OF
Thursday went to San Antonio to pas
Easter with their son who is at West Texa-
Mi tary Academy.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-04-06
RAILROAD SCHEDULE
GULF COAST LINES.
Houston and Brownsville

GULF COAST LINES.
Houston and Brownsville
NJ. =. ~. $50 u. a..
Ne. 4. ". 400 .. m.
M. :. ar. 1850 a. ~.
NJ. l.. ar. 1885 y. ~.
sam Fordyce and Brownsville
No. q. ar. GahJ h. ga.
M. ~. N. 9.Il a. IA.
Mission and Brownsville
NJ. =. ar. 1o25 n. IA.
No. :. ". I:;., n. ~.
RIO GRANDE RAILROAD.
Brownsvillc~ Point Isabel
~. 900 q. m Ar. II :tn h. m-
Ar. 30 y. ~. Lv. $50 y. m.
/. VI. Crosby OF New Orleans i IN
Brownsville for Il few days.
A.. +. Chavez, county clerk of llldalgo
county. and W. H.. Montgomery. attorney.
both of Edinburg are visitors III Browns
vile for Il few days.