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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-03
Kaufman's to Start Big
Sales Event on Friday

Kaufman'S UnderSelllng stores
announce with two pages in this
paper the opening of their semi
annual Clean Sweep Sale, begin
ming Friday morning at $50.
This afternoon at $50 the store
was closed and the corps of en-
ployes devoted the balance of the
day to rearranging stocks and get
ting everything in readiness for the
opening of the doors Friday morn
ing.
Every department of the store
contributes its share of offerings in
this merchandising event. AS its
name implies, it is an occasion de-
signed to reduce to a minimum all
stocks of seasonable merchandise, to
make room for new goods which will
be arriving in the next few weeks.
The broom, as in previous events, Will
be featured in connection with the
present sale. Full particulars re-
garding merchandise and prices may
be had by reference to the adver-
tlsements published elsewhere in
this paper.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-03
CAR SERVICE in
CITY TO BE Big
ENOUGH FOR DAY
Harrisburg Railways Com
pany Effects Plans For
Carrying Thousands

Additional service on many of the
lines of the Harrisburg Railways
Company for tomorrow was an
nounced at the office of the company
to-day to take care of the thousands
of persons who will ride during the
day. On some other lines service,
during the parade hours. will be
necessarily interrupted and on a Sec
ton OF the Second street and River
side lines service will be stopped en-
tirely during the hours of the pa
rade. Among the lines on which
there will be additional service are
the following:
Middletown, every ten minutes aft
er a. M; Highspire, every twenty
minutes after 7.30 a. m.; Steelton,
every five minutes after a. m, and
every two and one-half minutes aft
er 7.S0 a. m; Humm elstown, every
fifteen minutes after Z a. M; Pax
tang, every eight minutes after a.
m; Linglestown, every twenty -four
minutes after a. m.
Observe Parade Hours
The last car on the Second street
line until after the parade will leave
Market Square at 9.24 a. m. and the
last car for the Square will leave
Riverside at 9.1S a. m. While the
parade is moving, Riverside cars will
run from Riverside to Maclay street
only. After 9 a. m, Rockville cars
will use the Fourth and Sixth street
route instead of running on Second
street.
Announcement was also made at
the company's offices that no special
cars will be furnished individual or
ganiZations during the day because
of the need for every car to handle
the regular traffic.
New Cars in Service
Beginning tomorrow, too, four of
the new cars recently received by the
company will be placed in regular
service on the Progress line. At the
same time three big cars of the type
used on the Rockville line will be
placed in service to Oberlin. On the
Steelton via Nineteenth street line
cars now being run to Oberlin will
be used.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-03
Band Concerts Begin
at 2.45 in Afternoon;
7.3O in the Evening

Charles C. Stroh, chairman of the
committee on speakers for the
Fourth of July celebration, an
nounced the following program:
Addresses to be made between third
and fourth selections by the various
bands: concerts to start at 2.45 in
the afternoon and 7.30 in the even
ing: speakers assigned as follows:
Reservoir Park, Senator e. e.
Beidleman, speaker, afternoon and
eN ening, band concerts by the Gaskin
Band of Sunbury: Harris Park,
County Solicitor Philip S. Meyer,
speaker, afternoon and evening; con-
certs by the Municipal Band of Hunt
ingdon; Twelfth street park, w. JUS
tin Carter, speaker, afternoon and
evening, concert by Citizens Band of
Montgomery in the afternoon, and
colored knights of Pythias Band in
the evening; Capitol Park. State
street entrance, George Ross Hull,
speaker, afternoon and evening, con-
cert by the Hamburg Band in the
afternoon and Commonwealth Band
of Harrisburg in the evening; Union
Square, Prothonotary Charles r.
Pass speaker. afternoon and even
ing, concert by Our Band, of Sha-
mokin: Front and Forster, j. F.. b.
Cunningham, speaker Iroquois Band
of York, afternoon, concert arrange
ment by the Moose; Market Square,
City Solicitor John f. Fox, after
noon. Municipal Band of Harrisburg;
Front and Locust, afternoon, Repasz
Band of Williamsport, evening, Mu-
nicipal Band of Harrisburg; Third
and Boas, evening. ]. E. B. Cunning
ham, speaker. concert by the 1ro-
ouois Band of Lancaster; Fifth and
Seneca streets. concert by Citizens
Band of Montgomery, evening This
last concert was arranged by the
Loyal Order of Moose.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-03

is constitution, to obey it's laws, to
respect its flag and to defend it
against all enemies:
The lineup of the parade as COM
pleted at . o'clock this afternoon
will be as follows:
Platoon of Police
Allied Flags
Municipal Band, Harrisburg
Chief Marshal Daniel l.. Keister
Chief of Staff, Francis II. Hoy. Jr.
Mounted Aids-Lieut. Samuel
Fitting. Sergeant. Richard Coovei
Chief Marshars Aids
Mercer b. Tate. Chief
FIRST DIVISION
tSouth Front Street, right resting
on Market.
Edward Moeslein, Marshal
(and aids)
Sons of Italy Band
Sons of Italy, 700
Bainbridge Band
Roman Legion, 500
Unassigned Italians
Newport Band
Jewish Churches and Societies, 500
Citizens Band of York
croatians, 400
Greeks, IS
Slovenian Band
Slovenians 2S0
Rumanians, $50
Citizens Band of Millersburg
Serbians, 400
Lititz Band
Germans and Austrians, 500
Bulgarian Band
Bulgarians, $50
SECOND DIVISION
Second street, right resting on
Walnut)
Capt. j. j. Hartman, Marshal
Commonwealth Band
Mounted Aids, Lieut.. c. l. Tullinger
and Lieut.. John Good
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-03
SEVENTH DIVISION


(East side of Sixth street, right rest
ing on Muef1ch)
Charles r. Pass, Marshal and Aids
Gaskin's Band of Sunbury
The Elks. 200
I. O. r. NJ. 200
Knights of Columbus. $50
Knights of st. George and Cadets
Troquois Band, Lancaster
The Moose, 1900
Uniontown Band
Odd Fellows, 500
Harm ony Commandery. X. of G. E.
Harrisburg Camp, Woodmen of
America
The Eagles
Perseverance Band of Lebanon
Koraz Temple, Knights of Korrassan
and Knights of Pythias, 25O
Perseverance Band. colored
Colored Lodges of X. of +.
Colored Elks
Colored Masons
Colored Odd Fellows
knights of Malta Band. New Holland
Carpenters Union
Bricklayers' Union
All Organized Labor
Typographical Union
EIGHTH DIVISION
(SiXth street, right resting on
Woodbine)
Col. H. C. Demming, Marshal, and
Aids
Honorary Marshals, John c. Kinder
and Marion Verbeke
Harrisburg and Visiting Fire De-
partments
The following additional aids have
been announced by Francis Fl. Hoy,
Jr, chief of staff, being aids to the
chief marshall:
James l.. Baker, Pierce Bradley, c.
D. Backenstoss, Thomas ]. Devine,
Edward A. FaIter, Allen II. Fritz. Ed
ward C. First. Earl f. Graeff, H. c.
Cough. William A. Gernert, James Fl.
Grove, Harry S. Gross, Frank S Hes
ser, Harry II. Hess, A. l.. Holler, John
Houck, NJ. II. James, William H. Kill
linger Leon Lowengard. Larue Metz
gar, Harry G. Morton. Charles G. Mil
ler, George b. Nebnger, David l..
Miller, Albert Millar, ]. w. Morgan,
C. Vernon Rettew, C. Howard Reel,
John X. Royal. Frank P. Ray, James
Sweeney, Frank A. Sohmer, John
Sweeney, Ray Shoemaker, Samuel A.
Schreckengost, Linwood B. Wanbaugh,
Richard NJ. II. Wharton.
Aids ANNOUNCED by Edward Noes
lein, marshal of the first division,
are:
N. Acri, William Beiser. Gus Bran
ca, George ]. Coloviras, D. Cordas, G..
Dianta, T. Dundoff, Nathan Gross,
Fred Heimerdinger, NJ. Koyganic,
Marko Kofalt, Peter niagara, D. Min
haloff, D. Mnoff. S. Michlovitz,
Charles OFT, Peter Patrick, ]. j.
Pariola, f. Petrasic, Joe ROLES,
George B. Rasadean, f. Robaric. L.
Rudman. w. Schubauer, V. Salerno, l..
Shumandan, Rabbi Romanoff, Charles
Sallai, j.. Trulac, NJ. Tarbuk, Joseph
Tuljas, E. w. Weise.
The following additional aids have
been appointed by Marshal Colonel
H. C. Demming, of the Firemen's
Division:
Lewis II. Lickel, John D. Hudgins
Dewitt Franklin, John e. Halde-
man, George C. McCahan, c. w
Cless, Richard Reeser, David Leedy
William r. Wenrich. Harry Lutz
Charles Price. w. E. Vallerchamp
John II. Snyder, Elmer Whitmoyer
Harry B. Long, Elmer Heiney, John
Pagan, George w. LutZ, Harry Bow
man, r. S. Wallace.
Use McNeiPs Cold Tablets. - Adv.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-03
EVERY DETAIL is
READY FOR PARADE
CONTINUED from First Pagc.1
THEY NAILED
A GERMAN LIE

TIME story was current on the
streets yesterday that the
Central Iron and Steel Com
pany had notified it's men that
those who failed to appear in to-
morrow's parade would be sub
ject to a deduction of SO from
each of their pay envelopes.
1t was also said that the Dives,
Pomeroy e. Stewart store had
served notice on employees that
those who did not appear in the
parade would be fired"
IT'S a damned lie,'' said Robert
II. Irons, of Central Iron and
Steel, this morning. Kindly put
that in the paper the way | said
1t. It's damned lie!'
There is absolutely nothing in
the story; it's a lie," said j. II.
llillegas, of the d. p. & S. store.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-03
Police Chief Warns Against
Thieves During Parade

Chef of Police Wetzel this morning
issued warnings to householders to
take measures to protect their prop
erty during the Fourth OF July cele-
brations tomorrow, when thousands
OF strangers will be in the city. He
advised householders when leaving
their houses to lock the doors and
windows securely. Spectators were
urged by the chief to be on their
guard against pickpockets.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-03
Use PosIam-
Take No Chances
With Your Skin

If you have skin trouble that is
distressing you, do not let another
day pass without using Poslam.
1t possesses healing energy in the
most active and most concentrated
form. 1t is the direct remedy for,
itching skin affections particularly
stubborn and virulent cases of
Eczema. 1t acts like pacifying balm,
bringing grateful and lasting relief.
Sold everywhere. For free sample
write to Emergency Laboratories, 243
West 47th ST., New York City
Urge your skin to become fresher,
clearer. better by the daily use of
Poslam Soap, medcated with Poslam.
Advertisement
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-03
Fairbanks at
Regent To-day

There are pretty girls and catchy
'music at PaXtang Park. The Krivit
Musical Comedy Company
PnNtanE in I'm Cured" is the at
Park traction. The show is
Theater one of the best one-act
musical comedies the
town has had this season.
Several up-to- the minute musical
numbers. especially written by A. Sey-
mour Brown for TN Cured" are
making a great hit with the park
audiences. Mr.. Krivit is more than
fortunate in having in Mr.. Brown
both a capable comedian and song
writer with an international reputa-
tion. There is hardly show that the
Krivit Company produces that Mr..
Browns genius does not furnish with
some new musical novelty. This week S
song hits at the park are "Jazztown
Jubilee" and "The Old Woman Who
Lived in a Shoe"
Tomorrow three performances will
be given at the park theater, viz: a
matinee at $3.50 and two shows in the
evening, one at 1880 and one at 8
o'clock
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-03

Pathe presents Gladys Hulette and
Creighton Hale in For Sale" in the
screen adaptation from the
At the play by Fred Jackson di-
NictOri rected by Fred Wright and
produced by Astra. at the
Victoria Theater.
There is a remarkable sympathetic
appeal in the new Pathe feature, For
Sale" thta will find ready response
from all who see this photoplay, in
which Gladys Hulette and Creighton
Hale play the principal roles.
The story is woven with simple ma
tCralness, and there is a powerful
tenseness, a feeling of insurgent emo
tionalism running through it from
the beginning to the end, which, by
the way. is an unusual one.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-03
sI IAMUSEl ElfSSI MENIS;lSE

,t MAJ ESTlC
High Class Vaudeville.
COLONIAL
Whip"
saturday only - Viola Dana in The
Only Road"
REGENT
To-day = Douglas Fairbanks in Say,
Young Fellow"
Tomorrow and Friday Wallace
Reid in The Firefly of France"
Saturday. - Margarita Fischer in The
Primitive Woman" and Charlie
Chaplin in "a Night out"
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday -
George NJ. Cohan in Hit the Trail.
Holiday"
VICTORIA
o-day = Gladys Hulette and Creigh-
ton Hale in For Sale" and The
Eagles Eye"
Tomorrow - Dorothy Phillips in
Pay Me- and Woman and the
Web"
Friday and Saturday Tom Mix in
Ace High" and Marie Dressler in
Fired" Also Pathe Government
War Pictures.
PAXTANG PARK THEATER
Musical Comedy and Vaudeville.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-03
Boys Band of Lebanon
II, j. Heinz, 1G

Boys Band of Lebanon
H. j. Heinz, 1e
Elizabethtown Band
Paxtang Borough. $50
Penbrook Borough. $50
U. r. K. of p Band, Hanover
Chamber of Commerce
Rotary Club
Travelling Mems Association
(All unattached individually
SIXTH DIVISION
Cast side Sixth, right resting on
Hamilton)
\ Pottstown Band
Mrs. John w. Riley, Marshal and
Aids
The Lady Order of Owls
Degree of Pocohontas, Steelton
Hebrew Ladies' Aid and Benevolent
Society
Girls Military Reserves of New
Cumberland
Girl Scouts, Ridge Avenue Metho-
dist Church
War Aid, 500
ID. A. r.. 25
Singer Band, Mechanicsburg
Harrisburg Chapter of American Red
Cross. 500
Lemoyne Red Cross, so
Women's War Relief. P. r. r., 100
Overseas Committee. Emergency Aid,
100
Highspire Band
Patriotic Order America, Camp %,
rs (foat)
Union Temple. 40. Ladies of Golden
Eagle, rs
Herculean Temple No. 165. Golden
Eagle, 80 (foaD
Ladies' Auxiliary. Camp Calder Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Is
Mt. Vernon Council, Daughters of
Liberty
Women's Benefit Auxiliary, Macca-
bees. rs. (foaD
Degree of Pocohontas
Girl Scouts
Y. NJ. H. A. Girls
Susquehanna Camp Fire Girls
Sunshine Society
Y. w. C. A.
Boys Band of Lebanon
Reservoir Domestic Science Glass. $50
Central Penna. Suffrage Association.
100 (f1oaD
Domestic Science Kitchen
Capital City Court of Calanthe
r. r. r. Women Car Cleaners, 80
Girl Scouts, Fifth st. NJ. E. Church
Girl Scouts, Augsburg Lutheran
Church
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-03

Say, Young Fellow" which has
been showing to crowded houses for
the last two days
Fairbanks at at the Regent, will
Regent To-day have it's final pre-
sentation to-day. In
this splendid picture Mr.. Fairbanks
scales walls and houses, vaults over
flowerbeds and fences like a deer,
battles fiercely against heavy odds
with some factory employees and with
the aid of the girl" overcomes the
Vaccinations of "the villain
The management has booked a
timely subject. THE Fireny of
France" for the attraction July 4th.
This production. which stars Wallace
Reid, will also be shown on Friday.
1t concerns German spy, whose plot
against the allies is frustrated by
daring young American, who saves
important papers obtained by the
Firefly, an aviator with the French
army. A dainty love story relieves
the strain of the constant suspense
and thrill.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-03
PAXTANG PARK THEATER
Musical Comedy and Vaudeville.

With the exception of Bessie Wynn,
who will change her entire repertoire
of songs, the bill
Holiday Program at the Majestic
at the Majestic Theater will be
changed to-mor-
row y splendid show has been book
ed around Miss Wynn, making an eN-
cellent holiday attraction. The Ma
Jestic tomorrow will run continu-
ously from in the afternoon to II at
night. Pleasure seekers are invited
to enter any time and remain as long
as they like. Manager Hopkins an
nounced this afternoon that If the
Human Spider, who will attempt to
climb the new hotel building succeeds
in getting the flag on the staff, he
VIII book him alor~ with the rest of
the show at the Majestic.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-03
A Single Application Will
Danish Objectionable Hairs
(Aids to Beauty

Here is a home treatment for re-
moving hairs that is quick, painless
and inexpensive: With some powder
ed delatone and water make enough
paste to thickly cover the objection
able hairs, apply and after or
minutes rub off, wash the skin and it
will be left soft, clear and hairless.
This treatment will not mar the skin,
but to avoid disappointment, be
careful to get real delatone.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-03
OFFICERS NOT
XErT nVyEICUAIU.X NAMUrn

CONFIRMATION OF the appointment of
Charles II. Tunis, 440 North street, as
city sanitary officer. succeeding the
late David IT. Ellinger has been de-
layed pending conference of mem
bers of Council. Commissioner Hass-
Ter was about to have the appoint
ment approved at the meeting this
week, but at the request of one of
the other members withheld his mo-
tiOn.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-03
GIRLS IN SUMMER CAMP

Camp Hill, July S.-Chaperoned
by Miss Dorothy Jenkins and Miss
Ruth M. Baker, two teachers. of the
Camp Hill schools. a crowd of Camp
Hill girls are spending their summer
camp at a cottage in Dauphin.
Among those in the party are: Miss
Jean Dodge, Miss Mary Bowman,
Miss jeanne Myers, Miss Virginia
Breen, Miss Thelma Breen, Miss
Kathryn Smith and Miss Baker.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-03
STRINGING NEW WIRES

Marysville, Pa, July "a large
force of worlSmen are to-day engag-
ed in stringing the necessary wires
t oprovide four sections of line on
the Middle division between this
place and Altoona. An additional sec
ton has been made necessary by rea-
son of the amount of increased
traffic
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-03
QUIET 4TH AT MARYsvILLE

Marysville, Pa, July 3.-The l4zo
anniversary of the signing of the
Declaration of Independence will be
a quiet day in Marysville tomorrow,
no program of any kind having been
The town will send many persons
to Harrisburg to witness the monster
patriotic pageant in the morning and
the remainder of the days events.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-03
RED MEN EOR PANAMA

The Improved Order of Red Men
expect to turn out in full force to-
morrow and to-day, orders were given
for every member to be at the re-
spective wigwams at s.15 sharp. Mem
bers not attached to local tribes are
to meet at Warrior Eagle Wigwam.
Broad and Fulton streets-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-03
Majestic Theater
Here Is What NE Haze Done

Iere Is What We Haze Done
We have booked Bill Strothers, the
Human Spider who will scale the walls of
the Penn-Harris Hotel tomorrow and hang
the first flag from the top Of the big pole
that towers over the new hotel roof
If you see him climb the Penn-Ha after
the parade, see him at the Majestic Vaude-
vile show at the matinee or night show.
Majestic Vaudeville will run continuously
tomorrow from in the afternoon to ii at
night. Come anytime-the earlier the
better.
All acts changed tomorrow except Bessie
Wynn and she will have new songs and new
gowns.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-03
LALANCE-GRosJEAN

The Lalance- -Grosjean Company's
contingent will assemble for to-mor-
rows parade at the hall at PETER and
Wood streets, at 8 o'clock
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-02-15
RUSSIAN DRIVE
BYGERMAN HORDE
NOW ISPROSPEC7

COPENHAGEN. Feb. l6-Mystery
envelops the situation on the east.
ern front Confusing rumors have
reached here from Russian and Ger.
man sources during the past forty.
eight hours which makes it difficult
to foretelI what the outcome will be.
The unconfrmed report that the
Bolshevik government had rescinded
the order OF rehabilitation was fol.
lowed by a rumor from Berlin that
Germany is preparing to renew hos.
tilities on the front between Nulhynia
and the Baltic sea and also against
Roumania, unless the Roumanian gov.
eminent consents TO conclude peace.
Despite these reports, however, the
opinion is generally prevalent that
there will be no serious operations on
the Russian front. and II Germany
makes any wsT-lille move at all IL will
be in the nature OF demonstration
to try to awe the Bolsheviki into ac
Ceptance Of the terms Of the central
powers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-02-15
CHANGERS OPPOSE
BORLAND 8-HOUR
DAYFOR CLERKS

Another attack on the Borlsnd
eight-hour day for clerks in the De-
partment of Agriculture came today
from BeItsviIle. Md. Members OF the
Patrons OF Husbandry of Beltsville
Grange. No. 1T9, are on record as I'M
qualifiedly opposing the Borland
measure now before the Senate, and
have requested Senator John Walter
Smith. Democrat. and Senator JOS
eph Irwin France, Republican. to use
every means in their power to defeat
the amendment.
The resolution adopted contains the
following expressions against meas
ure they describe as "pernicious.
1T is unnecessary and unjust, and
has not been asked for by the Secre-
taries OF the various executive de-
partments.
III more work is required OF the
Government employees they will cheer
fully do IL voluntarily.
ut is a direct insult to the patrio-
ism OF all Government employees.
at Is an indisputable fact that the
Government clerks are shamefully
underpaid Except those recently
taken on in emergency positions), and
IN the race OF tne unJuslllltu lHCItNSe
in the price OF the necessities OF life.
this unreasonable amendment would
add enormously to their present heavy
burden.
That this extra hour of proposed
enforced labor would do more to win
the war were it used in recreation
and gardening as would be the case
il the amendment is defeated.
"The Government employees have
subscribed most literally to the LIB
erty loans and Red Cross funds, and
have volunteered their services in
various ways TO assist the Govern
ment in its time OF need, and they
should, therefore. not be picked out
as At subjects upon which to vent
the hatred of one Congressman
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-02-15
MYSTERY IN DEATH
OF WOMAN in N. Y.

NEW YORK, FEB. II Tie police
today werc unable to determine a
motive for the murder some time yes
tcrday OF Mrs. Helen HammeII. found
dead on a couch in her home. with
a napkin saturated in blood hnotted
tightly about her throat. \ physician
stated the woman had been dead four
teen hours when her body WAS found.
NeiGhbors said they heard screams
at the Hamm'Il house. but there is
nothing. the police claim. to give a
clue or suggest possible motive The
woman. fOrtv-eiCht years old. was the
wife OF n shipyaTd employc.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-02-15
$4,000 IN JEWELS,
LEFT IN ROOM BY
WOMAN, STOLEN

Washington detectives today are
searching for sneak thief who stole
diamond rings, valued at more than
$4,000. from q room occupied by Mrs.
Joseph Creighton and Mira. John Fat
ton, OF Pittsburgh. at . fashionable
downtown hotel The gems are the
property OF Mrs. Creighton. or the
loot taken by the thief was an imita-
tion pearl necklace belonging 10 Mrs.
Patton.
Mrs. Creighton and Ms. Tatton
were at breakfast yesterday when the
jewelry disappeared from 4 bureau in
the room they occupied. The matter
was reported to the hotel manager.
and the detectives were called in. 1t
is believed the thief gained entrance
into the room by means II n dL2Ii-
cate key.
One Of the rings stolen was set with
two hve-caret diamonds. fist value being
placed by Mrs. Creighton at 1000 A
lady's solitaire dinner ring. valued at
800. horse shoe pin. set with thirty
small diamonds. and a pair Of earrings,
valued at about Sl,0OO, are also missing.
Detectives Baur, Berman, and Sweeney
are working on the case.
Mrs. Ross Schultz. 5l4 Seward square
southeast. reported 10 the police that
her home had been entered and jewelry,
valued at SlST. was stolen. She stated
entrance to the house was gained by a
duplicate key.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-02-15

Let the children buy
the stamps themselves.
They can safely do so
at any one of our 81
stores. No long trips;
a store n ear every
home.