davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
New-York tribune., 1918-06-29
International Leas,,e

1nte5natlonAl League
At Buffalo
ssiis's ss'asa:n'" .'.:::::s ssssdass5ss;
Higsins and Fisher ondrach.k and M.v.,.
At Toronto
ssIs;%s.,; ssien.s ssiIes;n%.ss.,;.,..:..::..:ssssssss!!-ls + =
ri.n austsn and Fisher: Mason. cnnice. Dunn .nt
At Rochsstsr-- Rochester vs. Newark tr,,u,.
At syracuse-syracuse vs Jersey City min,
American Association
81 FAul, =; louisville. item inn:nrx)
Columbus. s; Kansas CITY
Toledo. 4: Milwaukee. 8
Southern Association
New-York tribune., 1918-06-29
Aoueduct Entries

ST RAcE-Gnr.e-y.ar-o -olds and upward handi-
New-York tribune., 1918-06-29

Totals ...aol7 24llll Totals ...2s 3 5 q
New-York tribune., 1918-06-29

ssApPsvntacs ellOwancs clalnsd-
Yineludss . penalty Of Hve SOUNDS.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-20
IN POLICE COURT
-Four Men Fncc Justice CrutchfieId n,
charges Of Violating Pruhi-
biiion Laws.

-Four men We're arraiGned in Police
Court yesterday on charges Of bring
i M. Illegal quantities Of liquor into
Virginia. John Dawson was turned
over 10 the United states District Cour,
Tor trial, while c. Wcndnngcr's case
was continued until January . Israel
Gerson VIII bc tried on january .
while similar charge against Wi
lam Goode WAS dismissed.
Goodc was fined 500 ana costs ror
Carrying concealed weapons
George Mitchc!. Z soldier vas turn
"a over to government authorities by
Justice CrutChncld Mitchell v,.
charged with stealing clothing from,
John Durham, ll2 Mitchell street.
Jerry Martin was sentenced to tail
Tor iHieen days after beng found gull
~ oil stealing Il suit cas-. ana hanJi,i.
from the American Express Compauy
i"e o'sEa@e was valued at $50
Ioh" 'us"r cHa'God wta stealing
81 from !. stewart. was held foy
.h. January s.auG jury.
IaN. Moon was sentenced L. thirty
Gays n gan for stealing S3i from {
NJ. smith The charge Of larceny
against Aaron Mcknight, accused %
E.t1tlME Jay" OF eggs ana Il aatcho
from the Ghosapeakc and OHIO RAIL
Hu. Was dismissed
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-20
LITIGATION OVER REWARD
Colored Man Clnim. Entire sum for
bringing About capture OF
.-huTdercr

Court action will be necessary in de-
termin!ng the prope- distribution Of
the reward o. $3.50 which was offered
for the capture and conviction Of the
SLAYER OF James II. Bowman. killed by
a negro burglar ~ the Great Atlantic
am Pac:iic Tea Company store. Iiar-
rison AND Leigh streets, on September
I. Joe Wolcotr alias Sharkcy. was
sentenced TO ;he pouitentiary Tor lie
for the murder OF Bowman
Bowmans employers offered $1,000
reward, while. The Masonic lodges OF
Richmond added $50 u is under
stood that JEFF stokes, co)ored. has en-
ticHed an attoInsy 10 collect all Of
the reward 1t was stokes who went
to police authorities and told them
where they could find Wolcott, claim
irs that ne waS The slayer Of Row
man. Several days before t!,is Chicr
Sh,erry MO re.eeIIIed word from an aged
Wolco;; was tho slayer. but the man
could not be located
II Is tho opinion of some members
Of the Police Department tina, Inc re-,
ward should IL diviied among half a
dozen persons wno aided in the in
VcstiSatiCn
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-20
WRIGHT JURY DISAGREES;
RETRIAl IN JANUARY
Man Indicted for Staying Rosa Farmer
VIII Have to Face Court
Second Time.
ISpcclal 10 Thc Times. Di.pateM.l

Especial to The Times DiSpatci.l
LY:CUBrRC;. VA. December Ia
After four hours dclibcration. the jury
Tonight failed TO reach AN agreement
i'll the case OF Mabon T. Wright. sol
der son OF u prominent Campbell Coun-
" family. who is charged with III"
brutal killing Of Rosa Farmer. Il neigh
Dor girl. The jury had been out -four
hours when II reported disagreement,
ana was discharged hy the judge of the
circuit Court at Rustburg.
Vigorous efforts of the defense in at
tempting - account for the where
abouts OF Wright on the night OF the
murder. thus establishing an alibi.
marked the clos. OF the case.
The case went 10 the jury at o'Clocl;
thiS afternoon, after one of the warm :
est !c"al battles in the history of the
county. tho prosecution making strcnu-
Gus Efforts 10 attach. without question.
the Grim" 10 young Wright The de :
PENDANT WAS home on u furlouEh at
TIL. time OF ;hc death OF the girl but
disappeared shortly after tn. discovery
of her mutilatcd body in the woods
near her home. The defense explained
NrightS disappearance by claiming
mat he bccam" frightened by repor,
that Ii" was suspected OF the Grim.
lie was known as a sutton Of RoS,.
Farmers. The girl left her home lat q
one DAY TO attend TO some traps in d.
woods nearby. When She failed TO re-
turn her family supposed she was STAY
ing with friends. but search next
morning revealed tho fact that she had
met Il violent death.
WTightS case is expected 20 come uu
again during the regular January tern,
of court at TsuStburg
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-20
Mail Holiday Cards
Before Next Week


Postcards mailed here Monday or
Tuesday have not a ghost OF :, chance
OF being delivered to Richmond ad-
dresses on christmas Day. declare local
post officials. On Christmas Eve and
the day before il j. the habit OF pco-
pie to mail these cards. and such is
their faith in the post-oiiicc system
that they really think that these cards
Will hc delivered Christmas morning
bUt with the avalanche of more i'm
portaut mail matter this is impoSsi bic
II may surprise the public. but o;H-
Gals state that ii - a fact that some
times several hundred thousand post
cards get NUHG up i'm The local Office
one Christmas trouuG cards accumu-
lated here. So the best way 10 remedy
the situation IS 10 mail YOUR post cards
for Richmond people now. Above ALI.
DO not mail an important post card
during the christmas rush. /, stands
every chance OF being buried under
tn. holiday miSSiyos.
IL YOU are expecting an important
letter ON christmas Day. sunday or
any other holiday, do not ask the local
pOsj-oicc people 10 send i; ou: Pro
vide for the situation by telling Your
correspondent 10 put a special dcliv-
cry Ntamp on the letter. Then II viii
ne delivered whether The day is
holiday ur not
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-20
GUARDIAN Is CONVINCED
PRESIDENT MEANS BUSINESS
believes THAT Definite Understanding
Must he RcnrhrG with Premier
Lloyd George.

MANCHESTER. ENGLAND. December
iM.-ln comm@ntine editorially upon
now in immediate prospect. the Guar
dian to-day regards it as signifying
that the president means business
which the l"isurcly arrangements pre-
TioNslI contemplated hardly seemed
to imply
Il, is unnecessary to speculate" con-
tinucS the new spapcr. upon the pre-
els" causes Of this sudden change or
plans. but obviously the circumstances
o! the moment are not such "a TO brook
Delay. The news from Germany shows
that two things are essential If order
Is 10 be kept and stable government
Inaintal ncd-thc population must be
FED and the industries started by the
returning soldiers and munition work
crS thrown out Of employment. and yet
We hear Of nothing effective being
done.
'Mr. Hoover has been here nearly
a fortnight He has, a vast task to
perform. Has he all the resources
and all the authority he needs? He
has immense experience and energy.
but no man can make bricks with
out straw. ANA we are not so sure
about the straw.
The Guardian refers to the impos-
sibility OF au indefinite stay by Prcsi-
dent Wilson. "ho mad come with de-
Unite principles and policies. il says.
which the allies had formally ana de
hDtclN accepted, but the President
could not have been long in Paris
il adds. without discovering what Il
.ailS TIE strange discrepancies be
tween "this profcssed acceptance aud
demands put forward by various coun-
tries, not excluding our own"
The Guardian believes that Prcm.cr
Lloyd George desires to act with Prcsi-
dent Wilson. but that explanations ana
the r"achiug Of a definite agreement
are needed.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-20
ASK FOR PROTECTION
reports Tint HuSsinn Bol.hc,i.ts iIuyc
Raised Army of :!.0OO,HOn Are
Discrcdiicd In London


LONDON. December i9.-Thc E.s-
thonian provisional government. con-
rolling the territory covered By The
former linssian Baltic Province Of Es-
th"nin, has placed the republic "un-
der tho common protection OF tho en-
t%nte powers pcndim. tho decision Of
tn" peace conference"
The ES;h"n!an Premier announced
IhiS action in n telegram which
reached london last night in which
ne chilled attention to tho difficulty
~" t.sihonian troops were experience
my IN witESiandiug tho I:olshcviki
"h' arc aiLackint: the territory o:
inc republic from tn" east
reports thar the Russian EolShcvikj
nave raised a.: army q! 3.O0O.o0o men
tr" diScrcdit"d by Spccia! corrcspo.-
h"nc" to tho Daily Chronicle 1t IL
shid "a" most reliable Information puts
mo number OF hnlsleviN iroops "a,
i""hi $4,000 scattered over mos, az
NC former RUSSIAN empire. !, l..
rniri"d oHi. However that i, is prnL
anlc an "Hnrt viii ho made TO in
'I'hS" inns force for tho purpose ~
marching westward toward o;crmnny
"h"i" tho E"lshcviki have carricd ON
III "Nt"naiN" propaganda campaign for
IN" laat wear
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-20
MAKING PLANS TO FLOAT
ANOTHER GREAT LOAN
Through Richmond Reserve BnnI>, tnr-
ter Glass -\unoUnccs Necessity
tor Fifth Issue.

Th,ough. Governor George J Scay. of
gin" FIftn Federal Reserve District the
Gary ui thc Treasury Garter Glass an
A-un'ln4 the necessity ior the NTH
Liberty loan. Was made public In Rich-
The Tr gsury anus, issue another
lhrr. .onn before the end OF the !iscal
gear. aud ! am entirely in accord with
u short mt-u.itics !; is vitality inn
portant that he Treasury should con-
t1Uue IN most energetic way the sal.
10, war savings stamps and ccrtircntcs
Among TIC valuable and much
L"'Grd lessons We have partly learned
,,E2m The var that OF Thrift and in
ieais"nt expenditure. Thrift helped
lake tu.i advantage OF victorious
n."st tR@retor" imperative that
W. a" Eoi relax into old habits OF
W"S;". D. expenditure and Imperative
.Eai ~" "'pst OF reasonable living on
~ pr; gi those 81 both large and
SNAIL means 50 easily acquired dtIrinp.
HE NAL period he continued
--i" no DOUBT that there is
.-ao-. ne country a :ecling OF re-
- ;Hy work already performed and 4
strong ana not unreasonable call 10
L@h@ - once more individual ana bust
ness ni"rcS,s and activities. The or
-ai!zations were prepared for the task
WH.ta would have confronted them had
:..s War continued throughout Tho YEAR
.ti+ or longer. and am confident that
despite their hauGicaps they viii NOT
..rew relax ,heir e;for; ana leave the
=. = unfinished
Victory has come to US carrier
,a": We might reasonable have
expected DIT victory viii no; cause
y 70 neglect The completion of
'Hai wHTk which made victory posi-
pc pGr men on tIe other side still
nave ihe!r work before them and SO
6"Nt We IAey viii not leave until the
50 iGl.E accomplished. nor shall
W. am sure then that the Treas
!erart!neni can with confidence
,.rF another Liberty loan. and con
..':4r Ne sa." OF Mar savings ccrtiii-
HnoWiHg that The ORGANIZATIONS
" u. fc>pPnl "nce more TO the cal! for
serve ana ".l! Al once prepare the
-rgIhu ana 90" the seed so that tho
AaFNrS- may Dt abuMdantly fruitful "
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-20
LIST OF WORkEtS At
MEMBERSHIP RUOTIfS ,ro-D>,

To-day's workers n, the membership
booths viii be as follows
Miller X Ehoads Colonial Danes.
Mrs Thomas Cary Johnson general
chairman; Mrs. l.. Il. IIambcrlin.
Cohcns storr-Mrs Sam cohen. gen
e'al ohairmam; Mrs Irving StrLus
Mechanics and Merchants Bank
south Etchmond-- I:ist Miss
Walker.
First National Bank-Richmond An
iituhcrcuIoSis Association. Miss Eliza
beth Knox. Miss Martha Chambers
lost-cihc- - Richmond Antilubcrcu-
lcsis Association. Miss Lucy Byrd Mar
tin. Miss Martha Purcell
Kerr &; Schaaf's store. Church uil!-
Mrs. r. u. Gavciu chairman.
MurDhy's liotel-Ecd Cross Catholic
Auxiliary.
Hundreds OF memberships are being
taken nightly in the theaters, where
the Red Cross story is being told brief
- TO the audiences by four-miuute
speaEerS, canvasScrs in the ,heatcrs
Tonight. Tomorrow night ana Monday
night viii hc members o. the Red
Cross Cantccn Committee.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-20
GERMANY IS RUINED
such IL Declaration Of DR.. Walter
ituthcnaU tn Bcriin Newspaper
tDrrc~pundrnt

LONDON. December l." "Gcrmany
is ruined for generations. politically
ludustrinlly and cconomically' IN
walter RathcuuU. urcsdcu' 81 tho Ger
man General Electric Company. is
quoted as declaring 10 the Berlin cor
r"s poud"ut oi tue Daily tNpr,ss Il;
ig thc greatest calamity tha' las hap
r"u.d 10 any country TN NOR" than
1000 years. added Or Eath"unu. who
is one OF the largest employers OF
labor in Germany. If tho indcmni.
tics ar" Nigh V" shall have nothing
with which 20 expand Our Industries
and there VII bc a great tide of emf
grafton. probably. to South h'ncricu
he Far East aud certainly to Russia
The result will be the RaIhanizati"n 90
I.mronc.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-20
DENTISTRY RECOGNIZED
AS IMPORTANT SCIENCE
DIR. Harry Bear TEL, RiChnund Snrl-
cty That Profession ita>
Come Into own.
Contrasts Present Ethics and iaSt
Quackcry-pr. Richard L.. simpson
* Elected President for Ensuing
NCar.

rho profession of demtisus Us last
coming into its own declared pr
HARRY lscar rcurius prcsidcu' of the
H,,amond Dental Society. at the am
nual meeting ana banquet held last
night. ,,,,
We must 1.-Two up u il. We ln d'h'iSl. )
49, noon narasscd OLA tho one hand
ny tne ndiere9g,s and ind, iS T am, ab Ti
~ ,h.n and ON tho other hand
Sy a lack Of APPRECIATION on the part OF
- large percentage OF ne pro'y$S-
sion itself regarding our duty TO 'h'
public" rs
ms; found out tn. hearing Of TN" 2ooG
condition OF the mouth on .hy SSN.r".
health 90 The body, ANA adIissd in ii5
mo time was at hand when u was the
dutv of the dentist To dismiss no pa
'ent without 'horG4sh , yN+t MN. ~"
mashed uy u. George i. ks"sc".
i'residcnt emeritus Of tn" Soeie'Z; W inc.
referred 20 dentstly as on" "i i"'
n '.r,p,llr..i SU,.lNltlTS.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-20
TWELVE. RICHMOND DENTISTS
\RE SERVING. toLbhS

or. Bear pointed out that for army
and navy service, Richmond dentists
made gl0 examinations aHd PERFORMED
4 $50 free operations, IN which an den
lists white and colored. assisted tn"
Preparedness League oil American Den
lists made l52 pvV examinations. 2'".""'
irsc operations.
OF the entire league. there We're 5000
men in the dental corps 5000 OF whom
were in active service Richmond
Dental Society furnished twelve men
Drs T. +. Allen. l.. y. Bowman j. ;.
'Shill : .. Gates. Guy NJ iiarriSo
T. u. Hughes ". l.. MASSEY - y.
Pearson Z : pusey. +. \ THler g. G..
Vaughan ana !. Williams
Df. Bear stated that There were dtty-
four members IN the society. During
ihc last wear oH. pr w W Wood,
died. OF the membership twanty-on-
were pTeseu, last night.
Or, Douglas : Freeman addressed
tho dentists H. pointed oU; ih- pros
ross of the protesSiou and SPOKE a. the
ADVANTAGES lt tho present ethical prac-
tice Of it a ,omuareG with tile quach
e-E that once Prevailed with many.
For the ensuing var. b-. Richard l..
Sim pscD was elected president. Or.
Thomas = scales. vice. president ans
a o. WrgS.t secrets ~ -rea> u-.r.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-20
ht1NG ROLL CALI. MESSAGE
TO ATTENTION pI. an

The Red Cross Christmas roll call
ptdh' expressed III few words. is to
see lnat every man and woman il,
Richmond * asked facc-to-fact. by
some oth"! man OF woman to ioin Tho
iSed cross or to renew his or her mem
hcrSh!DS. said Campaign Director II
=, b@Nhin last night. The special
day morning. will cover fields contain
ing thousands OF people who would not
otherwise have the roll call message
brought to their notice personally. The
ron call committee expects Il generous
response TO the invitation. which will
he extended by to-day'S solicitors 70
all with 4 hear, ANA a dollar to en-
roll for 1919
To Facilitate tn" enrolment OF South
klchmonders before the close OF the
r"!! call next Monday, an additional
membership booth will lie opened al
the Manchester National Bank to-mor-
row. Those in charge in the morning
VIII be Miss Kathleen Prcntiss and
Mrs Richard Bacon. and in the after
noon Miss >Eosa Walthall ana Miss
Fool
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-20

Peace Will in no way Interfere with
tn" construction here of the plant of
to informat ion given *. r crawlcy
agricultural and industrial agent of
the chesapeake and Ohio Railroad.
who was Instrumental in bringing tho
plant to Richmond
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-20

More than $50 quarts Of whisky and
an automobile were Conliscatcd by tho
police yesterday morning when James
y. chriswold giving his home as
Washington. n. - was arrested.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-20

y dounle funeral viii talk" place this
afternoon from the sixth Mount Zion
his son John l.. Scott colorcd lvill
he taken TO their last resting place.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-20

Lieutenant Richard sal. I.ef;oicl
vino has been i'll at his home in Cum
h.vl1nd. has returned to Richmonu
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-20
Richmond Events
in Paragraph Form
Current Local Nc1Cs Told
Briefly tor Benefit Of
Busy Readers.

Major \. II. croSbic. commondant
AT the Wcsthampiou hospital, stated
yesterday that the government h:td
ni:tuc an arrs-nt.cmcn, whereby u sum
OF money SuincI"nt TO meet their tenn
porary needs Will IN the future. be
advanced TO patients without funds.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-20

Soldiers ana sailors Will be tn
guests OF thr Woman's Auxiliary
Richmond llowit2crs. at Yulctid
celebration and dance to be given a
the Blues Armory on Saturday night
December IS Men in uniform will b.
admitted free
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-20

The soldiers. Sailors and Marines
club. conducted by the brotherhood Of
st Andrew. will keep open house"
from Christmas Eve through December
- TO! the entertainment OF men in
uniform
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-20
MAY SUCCEED M'AD0O
Director -trmrrnI Of halfway Systcm. III
France Has rendered his
RcSiEnntiOn.

WNSiilNGTpN. December 10 :. VI
FELTON,. director general OF military
railways. Who directed tn" vast sSv-
'm Of American railways in Franco,
las icndcrcd Dia resignation. effective
December 81.
Whiic 1T Is announced here TO-DAY
that Mr.. FELTON, VIII return 10 his place
49, president OF the Chicago Great
western lihi'Nd} ~ Is understood th,t
his name has br'u suggested To tho
rrcsidcn, AS suc"ossoi to Director
cral Mc.tdoo.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-20

pr. and Mrs Lazarus Earp. OF 81.
West Grace street, returned 10 Rich
nond last night from Philadelphia.
where they attended the American
Jewish Congress.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-20

Officers viii II" elected at the quar-
tcrly meeting OF the Richrond How
tiers Association, to loo held At $50
o'clock tomorrow night at the How
tiers Armory.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-20

Rev George Wesley Jones. u. d
new pastor OF Monument Methods;
Church. arrived in Richmond yestcr-
day and will I'll his pulpit on Sunday.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-20

Nhnouncemcnt WAS made last night
that 500 was received tor the soldiers
tobacco iund as Il result Of the dance
given AT the GrayS' Armovy for the
benefit OF the wounded veterans at
Nesthampton Hospital The number OF
llthctS SOLD a. tur ustlvv MS I.u3..
Thc committee in charge of the ANA IL
included John ilirSchucre. ". l.. Ed
dins. Jack Boston, &. &. Lamb and l..
Nj. thcatham.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-20

Mrs. W. II. Glen. of Raycna. y Y
writes to Postmaster Hay T. Thorn, on
inpuirtnE concerning the Whereabouts
Oh Mrs Matilda stewart who is thought
mat MIS-. Stewards son is dead OF in
nucuHa.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-20

81, nc \"iN"t Kind is what YOU need
NH5. ""d y"t yours out with speed
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-20

John Dawson. colorcd. was yesterday
arrested by forces Of the United States
HliFShai Dawson MAS caught trans
porting thirteen quarts OF ".,Jlid,ty
Goods, the Ji!iccrS Saiu.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-20

Fnat aunlity implantcJ -, ,,y
larry plaut.---hdv. ON
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-20

-, Thr Velvet t>ind.
The family familiar Kind. ADV.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-11

Jacob Koons, of 2O1 Hummel street,
died yesterday at his home after a
brief illness in his ninety-fifth year.
He had been in comparatively good
health until he contracted cold
within the past week. The funeral
will be held Monday with services
at his late residence at 1.30 o'clock,
conducted by the Rev. DIR. Thomas
Reisch. pastor of Christ Lutheran
Church, of which Mr.. Rooms was a
charter member and for many years
the oldest communicate. ]. Grant
Koons. recently commissioned a lieu
tenant, is now in an officers school at
Fort Niagara. For many years he
was a member of the Governors s
Troop.
Mr. Koons came from a long-lived
family. His grandfather, George
Kuntz Gas the name was then spell
ed), came to this country from AL
sace-Lorraine in the year 1927 and
landed at Philadelphia in company
with John Snyder, whose daughter
Catherine. a niece of Ex-Governor
Snyder. became his wife. Their fam
lily consisted of Catherine. who died
without marriage; Mary, married to
Jacob Estford; Elizabeth. married to
John Frank; George. married to Miss
Swiler; Jacob, the father of Mr..
Koons, who married Miss Susanna
| Fessler; Barbara, who married Henry
| Esfford; Eve, who married Michael
Boyer. and John, who died a bach
elor. From these unions there has
sprung up a widely scattered family
of numerous membership.
Mr.. Koons was born in June, 1924,
and was married to Miss Mary Bea-
| lor on March 81, 194S.
He is survived by the following
children: Catherine e. Koons. Dessa
A Koons. Mrs Margret E. Goodman
Mrs. Anna A. Alleman, Mrs. Quilla
K. Zimmerman, George w. Koons, j
Grant Koons; grandchildren: Mrs. S
l. Cadwallader, Charles E. Koons
Mary C. Koons. Elmer E. Koons, Her.
aid K. Goodman, Jay Grant Koons
Jr.; great grandchildren: Marian S
Cadwal1ader, Alma L. Calwallader
Virginia Koons and Robert H. Good
| man.
Mr.. Koons was born near West
Fairview and until 1885 he resided ir
Cumberland county. AS a resident
of Harrisburg since then he has beer
prominently identified with the de.
velopment of the Allison Hill district
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-11
ADD DEANS
George L. Lands Is
Pneumonia Victim at
Wallingford, Penna.

A message was received in the
city to-day of the death at Walling'
ford, Pa, of George l.. Lands, who
had been a travelling auditor for the
New York Hotel Syndicate Com
pany and later engaged in special
Government work. Mr.. Landis died
at his home in Wallingford of pneu-
monia on Wednesday. He was ~
years old and the son of Mrs. Sarah
Lands, 1926 Montgomery street,
this city. The dead man is survived
by his wife; Mrs. Sarah lands, ms
mother; one brother, Roger l.. Ian
dis, and two sisters. Mrs. Walter
Randell and Miss Carrie Landis' al,
of this city. Funeral services VIII
be held on Sunday afternoon at wal
lingford, the service add burial being
private,