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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-04
COLOGNE TO PAY PRICE
FOR WANT0N DESTRUCTION
Allies to Demand Settlement for Wreck
ing of Many French


LONpON: October. 3.--Thc whole in
dustrial district of northern France.
with cities like Lille. RoubaiN. and
Iournai. making one great Urban area
with population about equal to that
OF chicago. is now imminentlS threat
ened with wanton destruction by fire
and high explosives.
runners army. in its circlinE move
mcnt Is approaching Journal. The
enemy is known 10 have mined Lille
the inhnbitants preparatory to war
that will perhaps within a few days
accomplish more material destruction.
IMAM the entire four years of conflict
on the whole western front.
Already the German general staff
has shown that its ruthless will to de-
siruction is unchanged. Within a week
sc prosperous cities of RoulerS Menin
timbrai and ST. Quentin have been de
lvercd 10 the flames. though the allies
trrupulously rcfraincd from Smelling
them.
Whatever Germany rciinquishes she
leaves in ashes.
| understand that serious considcra-
lion is being given to Il possible last
1l9ve by the allies to save some Of tho
The suggestion is that solemn. for.
1,nl~ notice be served by all the allies
= Germany that Cologne must pay
stone Tor stone for damage wantonly
conc to Lille outside the normal
'!cisstudes OF war. and that a similar
ernan has hccm chosen TO cxpiatc life
trr life the, destruction OF each of tho
'''"S hereafter ruined by the Ger
mans.
Is strongly urged that if this plan
were published aud made known in
Germany u would result, in such pres
cure on liindinbmrg from the impcrii-
el cities on tho Rhine and that others
Mhlch arc Known To have been given
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-04
OTHER ORGANIZATION TAKE
CHARGE OF WpItI, Tnp<y

Organizations selling to-day were
announced 1y Mrs. lIablston as col-
nsidc post office Womans Beneficial
y Association of Maccahco. Mrs. j ".
biuns. chairman. ~ tOhcu's James
Eycr Garden cab Mrs Thomas Jcf.
, IIifIES SNr"'r'n ,i, - T4aihimcrs, st.
l-ttr----t Miller x Rhoads Woman,s
EMch"nec, Ms j. X. Bowman. clair.
mhn a. M"sny's, Instructive Visiting
Nurses Association. Mrs. ". ". Morton
chairman. and ~ lourqurcuu x 'rcIu,
n.'' southern Association OF College
Women Mrs Robert Beverly. char.
Iud;s.
W.3'"en.s organizations selling oonds
IN IN" thcatrrS on Friday were an
ncunced by Mrs IIahliston' as foIIows.
"IIs A"N'iI"y OF ~, DAY Nurscy
~ ~" strand th" business WomaI.'s
iHb ann! ~" St"uogr:tpu.rs' Associn.
lioh ~ lhc NghdcHy u' Music: a special
,ninmitice 81 young women. az which
MlsA Iuiia Moore Is chairman. at The
l.Iil' ia tie afternoon aud the Equal
SuiiihS" l-eHgu, W Tho Lyric a, uirhi
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-04
Highlights Of Day in
Liberty Loan Drive

~ ::0-Omcers and directors OF NIL
hanks meet at Chamber of Conn
mcrcc auditorium.
1@-Bcth Ahnbah Choir sings mt
Second ana Broad Streets.
l:.:'U-Strcct feature at seventh
and Bronu Streets.
I-SinGing. talking and playing In
front of pOSt-Oflicc.
1-ftcN. Russell Cecil, ID. d.,
speaks to Rfchmond tdvcrtiscrs'
Club.
2-Parnde of all school children in
various sections OF city.
:-FfNr-minutc talks nt Academy,
Lyric and strand fheatcrs.
S:3o-fivc-m talks at Acuu-
cmE. Lyric and Strand rhcatcrs.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-04
LABONEltS-

THE FOUNDATION co.
OFFERS YOU a JOB AS
SKILLED OR UNSKILL-
ED LABORER.
War work for all men lcav-
ing nonessential industries.
The chance for inside men to
earn good wages at healthy
outside work and at the same
time help the boys Cover
There" to get ammunition to
lick the Hun.
An unusual opportunity to
work on the line of offense
at home at good wages, and
you can shortly increase
your earning capacity. This
offer extends to all kir ds of
men, both white and colorcd,
who are forced to seek en-
ployment in war essential
industries, or to other patri-
otto Americans who are will
ing to start at the bottom.
If you mean business, cut
out this ad, put on your old
clothes and present it to u.
S. Employment Office, $40
East Main Street, Richmond,
Va, OF at the U. S. Branch
Employment Office, Seven
Pines, Richmond, Va. EN-
perienced laborers, track
men, hoist runners, pipe
caulkers, metal workers; in
fact, almost any kind Of
skilled or unskilled labor.
This job is an ideal location,
furnished free transported
ton to and from Richmond.
Work seven days a week.
Apply only at the above
addresses.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-04
I. ID. WANTS
TIMES DISPATCH
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
Standardized and IndeXcd for Quick
Reference.

10c line Sunday.
Sc a line Daily.
gle 4 line for > consecutive insortfon,
see 4 line. Tor / consecutive insertions
Minimum Of lines is allowed
Minimum charge - cents.
the inch. ~
All ADVERTISEMENTS received uD to 10 p ~
- u. NJ. SaturdavSb tho day before pub
nncatlon. VIII receive proper CLASSIFIED ton.
Advertisements received after that hour
VIII be placed in tho Too Late to Class
TELEPHONE
Ielephonc your Want Ads to The Times
Disnatch. Esndoiph !. when YOU find II
be taken at office rates
- SUBSTAFlONS FOR It'd. WANTS
Times. Dispatch branch Offices are main
iaihed in nraStically every Drug, Store in
Want Ads are acccpicd by them at reEu-
SOUTH RICHMOND.
Branch OiUcc Times Dispatch 1904 Hull
g.. Telephone lsandvlph 5303.
PETERSBURG.
Times DISPATCH branch. All North Second
street: phone Petersburg Us.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-04
uEJ.p vANTEu-MAl.r,.
cr""erv specially salesman fv = large Toad
pr"ducts "onccru. Address ! IS. care 'rin,ea-
DlsDaIch.
MACHINE AND BENCH
MEN--Steady time at
good pay on government
work. Montague Manufac-
turing Company, Broad
Street and Belt Line.
MEN IN NONESSENTIAL
INDUSTRIES!

The street railway lines Of
this city are regarded by the
Government as very essen
tial in transporting war
workers to and from their
work.
Without men, the cars of
these railway lines are pow
arlcss to perform the service
required Of them as would
he military officers on the
battle fields without their
armies Of men.
YOU CAN GET INTO ES-
SENTIAL WAR WORK
TODAY!
Our company needs men,
and it needs them to-day!
The fact that you are mex
perienccd does not disqualify
YOU any more than it would
lisqualify you for field SER
vice. Experts will teach
you to serve in this branch
of essential work.
If you are not now en-
gagged in essential work, this
is your chance, and it will
pay YOU well.
Call on Mr.. II. i. Smith,
Superintendent, Reservoir
Terminal lend of Main
Street linc), or on Mr.. w. L.
Bryce, Superintendent, Sew
enth and Perry Terminal,
South Richmond, and talk it
over with him.
But, Do 1t To-Day!
VIRGINIA RAILWAY G.
POWER COMPANY.
-..---.-----------
MAN--Wan'ch To collect ard work In fur
nliure store Apvly 10? k.si M.ir .3:-sE:.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-04
>pEtI, f:HS CONTINUE: ACTIVE
IN MlSf.Ntt.\I PLACES

Vt the th"atcrs ia tnc city yesterday
afternoon and last night tho speakers
W"r. IL !. '"lvin ana Henry Schwarz-
SchllA at TIA" Academy OF Music. Rev.
9. H. iiauHiSan. J. G. Eas!cy and w
~ Adams at The Lyric, and y. G.
. ilahcrtN and Robert Alexander at
inc strand. women workers returned
10 the lighthouses ana made the can
NaSs of the audiences. obtaining numcr-
Gus subscriptions. Practically all pur-
glasses however. which have been
made ~ va" thcators have boon for
small amounts.
NoWtu.s organizations on Wcdncs-
day sold Lords aggrcgatinG $s3.25U. il
Was announced yesterday by Mrs w
ilabiisjon. chairman OF the com
rnittp". The leading organization Mas
~" II. Johns chapter Kings Daugh.
tiers. With Mrs Il H. Garcin as chair
man. This organization had charge Of
the booth IN Miller X RhOads and it's
"a les total,d $1,000
lh" ORGANIZATIONS selling i'm tho
ho";hs yesterday were the Highland
tart Womhm's Club at Cohcn's. Erbcc-
g! Assembly, ana pcgrc" OF rocahontas
~ ib"IhIMerS Colonial DANES at
Ailier y i:uoaGs. Barton Heights Wo.
man. 'lup at FourqUrcan q Temple.
"; g. \ at Mosbys and Woman's
Prohibition League at The postoiicc.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-04
SEN tTOR ONE:RnAN EXPLAINS
TIE ADMINISTRATIONS pLA

~ Ia presenting the bill To the SEN
s..atc. evidently after il had been ap-
= proved by the administration, Senator
1Orerman said:
:, nIons. VIC all hope. find tina, our enc.
=, n,y--Germany--and all Of the allies arc
=; !, cparing for what is 10 take place
after the war in the way Of recon
There has been resolution here
provide for committees on rcconstruc-
zion after the war I have had the hill.
switch ! now introduce. in preparation
-for some time looking To preparation
'tor peace reconstruction after the war
has ended. doubt that Congress
work. even II II desired to do it. which
is in contemplation under the rcsolu-
sttion Of the Senator from massachusetts.
Il believe that the question is an cXccu-
tive function. rather than Il Legislative
7. Il am going TO ask tina, tho bill go
10 the Committee on Judiciary, because
There arc some questions Of law in
VOWED. and hope that the resolution
I. have referred 10 will also So.to that
,YGomin,ttee' SO that we may work out
good Of the country.
u find that England has appointed
several committees with a view OF
= 1c&liNc with this matter in that coun-
Try after The war such as the royal
commission. tho industrial development,
committee. the Belgian trade commits
sion, the committee on trade relations
AFTER tho war. and the commission on
.induS'rial policy after the war Com
missions also have been appointed in
: france looking into the question OF
have prepared this bill with that end
in view
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-04

MECHANIC = Wanted, au-
tomobilc mechanic. Best
wages, steady work. APP
ply Richmond Engineering
Company.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-04
! SEEK BILL PROVIDING
!. FOR AFTER-WAR PERIOD
signed to Provide Federal
Commission.
80 HosTILE TINE Is THREATENED
% Bitter Partisan Contest Will Likely
:" Result When Legislation Is
brought Upon the Floor of Com
grcSS for Final Ratification.

=. WASHINGTON Oc.oLcr Am ad-
. Z. migislraiion bill for the creation Of "a E"
was introduced by senator Overman to-
day.
:, ~ shall be- be appointed 6y the PresdeHj
AS soon as II was read 1t provoked
cans and some Democrats the
ground that all reconstruction Work
: will OF necessity be a legislative func-
~ ton. and should he left i'll the hands
senator Weeks. of Massachusetts
s. started the movement that is likely TO
bring on Il bitter partisan fight by in
r Producing on September - concur
= rent resolution for the appointment OF
u u congressional committee on recon.
struction.
- Republicans in caucus Endorsed the
plan and appointed u committee OF Sen
ators Watson Cumnins and roindGN-
~ Ter 10 whip the measure into shape for
adoption by Congress. The activities
of the Republicans stirred up the Dem
~ ocra;s and especially members Of the
administration; who lons have had re-
construction plans under consideration,
z and Senator uvermau was called upon
Ito introduce the bill for the Federal
commission to hc appointed by the
~ President. The measure will he bitter
Is fought from start 10 finish. The Re
publicans not only expect TO defeat il.
a. with tho aid OF some Democrats. but. a
The same time put through measure
that will place ali reconstruction work
strictly under the guidance and SUI
pcrvision of Congress.
Il. The first thing We want to recon
: ato- Watson to-day. and put it back
in its proper place III the affairs of
1.-The government
Senator Smoot also said the Rcpub
licanS would DC a unit i'll insisting that
take over the work OF recon
S;ruction. He said: In Germany YOU
might expect reconstruction 10 hc done
by an imperial commissi ion. but in the
United States it is n@inl ~ mate, mater for
:" responsible 10 tho people.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-04

MEN AND rJyS-W NSrEp ~ our
SHIPPING n.:rAIiIMr'T r.ITii'S
y, W S,nhih w 7 1""i' -. GiNrtI.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-04

BOY--wantcd, stout boy 10 learn book bind
ing trade. Apply Mitchell 6 Hotchkiss.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-04

mans committee in the Fifth Federal
Reserve District. of which Mrs. George
j. Scay is chairman. show that the wo-
men are forging ahead in every county
and city. Every woman available has
enlisted her services for the three
weeks OF the loan and the States are
being well canNaSSed for Subscriptions
TO fa!l in this loan would he worse than
TO lose a great battle at the front. and
everywhere committees are organized
to combat the spirit OF too great op-
timiSm that prevails in many sections
OF the country. That the allies will
win * am assured thing. but they must
he backed M with every ounce Of
strength. every dollar and every man
thAt the nations can muStor.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-04
But, Do 1t To-Day!
VIRGINIA RAILWAY G.
POWER COMPANY.

MAN--Wan;ci. To collect ard work tn fur
-nlture at9rc Apviy lt9c East MaIn .s:-e-:.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-04
ANNOUNCEMENTS
DEATHS,

ANpREM S..'Fh" bolv Of JUSEPU LEO
IN ipkEMS arrived ~ III" homo Of Iii.
narcnts. Walter NJ ANA Rose Merry An
lrcWs; 1o3 Nicholson Street. THURSDAY even.
,nT unyra from ST patrick's church
FRIpAf EVENING at ; o'clock. intcrnicnt
III Mount -. " "
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-24
HolIinger Takes Lead
in the Letter Carriers
w. S. S. Prize Contest

Increasing his sales enormously
during the past week, G. A. Hol-
linger passed II. X. Fortna and took
first place in the William NJ. Donald
son War Savings Stamps prize con-
test for Harrisburg letter carriers
Fortna took. the lead almost at the
start of the contest and until now
has never been headed; Hollingep
sales until September 2l, total sly
1855. and Fortna's have reached the
s17,90l.I2 figure. The sales of the
various carriers are: ~
G. A. Hollinger, .$1S,15S.55; X; X
Fortna, S17.9O1.12; ]. 4: Getger, SlS,-
Gauit. s12.7i7.S4; G. L. Ebersoolee. So
SST.6S; 7. j. Carpenter, $9,669.S5; G
E. Rea. S9,5O1.77; C. A. Fortna., So
264.96; c. r. Pritchard, $S,25S;4O; "
L. Ehler, S7.6OO.SS; w. r.: Manley
S6,97S.44; J. A. Snyder .soISS SS.eSi:SS' sS WS
Wi Sisii Sun" f. SVt.0J5 & Jordan. s6,27S.s2; II. {
63S.36: Z. w. Walton, $5.0l9.SS; G. F
Satchell s4.76S.0S; w. II. Bond, Jr'
S4.62464; W. b. Berry; s4.6oS.42; j.
Haas: ST. 422,2I; 4: Ws9 w Wagner; 81. III, Il
Stover $3,S9S.S6; j. w. Noylar. SO
769 6S: d. p. Dougherty, SS'642:OS
]. G. Laverty, $S,6S40S; g. ". war
den. s3.560.S2: +. NJ. Reen, SS,SO !;54
]. III. Kurtz, S3,222.S9; W; z; SWiler
S?S5Sl7' T; ESs Bgatty' 3fa TSSGSiSffi 8uffington n
s2,77I.2S: w. S. Hackman, s1,627;62
A. c. Rineer, s1.O75.72; ]. 4. Christ
man. r. d. .. sS36.53; A. n. Ulrich
r d. 5, $3.50 40; G. L. T; Hoensehildtt
s419.S6; J; G; Popel' s29S:2S; w; !
sfS'iS: +. D. Kerchner. S74.O0;. J. r
Bates. s6o.0S; F. F. Bruker, No. 4
S5SS6; H. G. Dyblie, $54.9S.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-24
JEAN SOTHERN
AT MAJESTIC
Screen Favorite Entertains
Vaudeville Crowds With
Novel Program

Jean Sothern, popular screen ia
vorite, is the leading attraction on
the Majestic program for the first
half of the week, Offering to the
vaudeville crowds a novelty song list
which brought much applause.
House of Hate'-Adding Il pa
triotic twist to this serial "meller''
the writers close with the last scene
on a. battlefield in France.
Jack Wentworth and Dog-Jack
and his pet do some good tricks for
the folks and deserve more applause
for their efforts.
Keller and Nardon-Songs by these
maids are sure TO please many and
their program includes some good
comedy numbers.
'Spare Ribs of Love"-This orig
inal comedy sketch is laughahle be-
cause of the humorous situations
which develop The capable COM
pany presenting il includes Homer
Miles. Helen RAY. Helen Courtney.
Frederick Esane, Dorothy Cane,
Charles Hunt.
Jean Sothern-The only way 70
appreciate Jean is TO see her and
hear her songs. She was recalled for
encoreS on 'he evening programs,
giving q good patriotic number.
Ball Bros. " Co.-Old- fashioned
slapstick noisy comedy tumbles close
the program and the stunts of these
entertainers are SO amusing that few
leave until the last curtain.
MAX ROBERTSON.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-24
SPEEDY TRIALS
FOR OFFENDERS
CLEARS LISTS
Grand Jury Is Compelled to
Make Special Report to
Keep Judges Busy

So rapidly did the wheels of jus
tice move in the three criminal
courts to-day that at noon activities
were suspendede in judge McCar-
rells room for full half-hour be-
fore more cases We're reported by the
Grand Jury. Judge Kunkel and Judge
Johnson were sitting in the other
two rooms.
Just one hour prior to the time
when Judge McCarrell was compelled
to suspend activities, a special report
had Been required from the Grand
Jury because all cases in which the
Grand Jury yesterday had found true
bills, had been called for trial.
Many Petty Cases
All OF the dozen and more cases
acted upon this morning were OF a
petty nature. Joseph Robert Hall. a
Colored youth was convicted in Judge
McCarrell's court on two charges OF
pocket picking and one of larceny,
and he was given six months in the
county Jail. Hall robbed three men
at the Nerbeke street market several
weeks ago. John Williams. colored,
and John Eagle, an Indian. who had
been employed at Marsh Run, were
convicted of assaulting City Detec-
tive SpeeSe and resisting arrest and
sthey were sentenced TO serve six
months.
a large pistol taken from Williams
was described by witnesses as a
young cannon. 1t was wrested from
his hand as he pointed it ~ the de-
tective. II. NJ. Howl got four months
on a larceny charge and Arthur
Elsie was sentenced to serve three
months on a charge of felonious as
sault.
Many Jail Sentences
Joe Magares confessed to carrying
4 revover and was given six months.
Robert Robinson, got six months on
a felonious assault charge. In Judge
kunkerS court the trial jury couldn't
agree in the case of John Burrell,
charged with felonious entry and
larceny and the jury was discharged.
Another jury was out several hours
before il convicted Roy Martin OF
stealing a suit and oNercoat The
court wants TO know more about
Martins record, and therefore, olu
not impose sentence.
John Morgan got seven months Tor
carrying concealed deadly weapons.
and Willie White was given month
on a petty larceny charge. These
sentences were imposed in Judge
Johnson's court: James Lasbar, lar
ceny, three months: George Toad,
larceny, six months: Joseph Will
liams, revolver carrying, three
months; James Ferguson ,felonious
assault, six months; Samuel Wash
ington, larceny, two months. George
Johnson was convicted on two
charges of felonious entry and lar
ceny. but sentence has not yet been
imposed.
These bills of indictment were
ignored by the Grand Jury: John
TAYLOR, felonious assault; Anthony
Garguilo, carrying concealed deadly
weapons; Earl Jamerson, larceny.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-24
SOMERSET OUT TO
GREET SPROUL
Nominees. Receive Hearty
Welcome From People of
the 1nsurgent County

Senator William c. Sproul, Repub-
lican nominee for governor, and Sem
ator Edward Beidlemau, Republican
nominee for lieutenant governor,
toured Somerset county yesterday,
speaking at several small towns on
their way 10 Meyersdale. where the
big meeting of the afternoon was
held. Loyalty TO the nation. GOOD
roads and the proper expenditure
of the funds of the state formed the
keynotes of their addresses. John D
Miller, Republican candidate Tor
state Senate, and Paul ID. Gluten,
Republican candidate for the As
sembly, also spoke.
The trip o. the candidates wound
up for the cay with mass meeting
at Somerset last evening. somerset
county people turned out in thou-
sands to greet the candidates ana
the reception that followed the
meeting was the best ever held In
that town.
The candidates arrived in Johns
town this morning and will leave ut
once for n tour of northern Cambria
towns. returning to Johnstown in the
evening. y MONDAY reception is
scheduled for Ebensburg. arrange
ments having been made for dele
gates from Il number of points to
meet at the county seat. From Eo-
ensburg the party will so to Patton
and later TO Barnsboro.
A reception will be rendered Sem
atcr Sproul and the party at the Fort
Stanwix Hotel in the evening TO
which the citizens of Johnstown,
irrespective of party, are invited.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-24
Local Red Cross Chapter
First Collection Center

The Harrisburg Chapter, American
Red Cross, has been selected as the
first of eight collection centers for
the fruit pit and nut shell collection
now being held under the auspices
of the Red Cross, in the Pennsylva-
nia-Delaware division. This an
nouncement was made in a special
bulletin received at the chapter
headquarters in the Public Library
building this morning:
Other collection centers in the
Pennsylvania-De division are:
Wilkes Barre, Eastern Pennsylva-
mia Supply Company; Plttsburgh
Chapter, American Red Cross; Read
ing. Berks county chapter; Erie,
Lowell Manufacturing Company;
williamsport, the armory; Altoona
Blair county chapter; Wilmington
Delaware chapter.
The selection of the Harrisburg
Chapter as first in the list is high
compliment to the enterprise and pa
triotic service 'of local workers, 1t
is explained.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-24
JOHN H. WIEAND
LOSES LIFE ON RAIL
CONTINUED from First Page. ]

C,l
Brotherhood of Railroad Conductors.
the Jr. Q. u. a. NJ, and the Ridge
Avenue Methodist Church.
He was in charge of extra freight
1I1S, eastbound, which had stopped.
The conductor was crossing the
tracks evidently to go to a telephone
He was walking on No. eastbound
passenger track at a point 500 feet
east of the block station when a fast
train approached. He took the ad-
joining passenger track for safety
The roar of the passing express
drowned the noise of an oncoming
local, which was several minutes
late and running rapidly.
Wieand was struck and tossed
ahead of the engine. the train then
passing over him. When the local
was halted, the conductors lifeless
body was found along the rails. His
head and left arm were almost COM
pletely severed. His left leg was
broken and the body otherwise mu-
tilated. One shoe was in shreds, but
remained on the foot.
His body was placed on the train,
taken to the Pennsy morgue at AL
toona and later removed to the
Hickey & O'Neill undertaking estab-
lishment. Deputy Coroner C. C.
Rothrock was summoned and the
body was prepared for burial. The
coroner had not determined this aft
ernoon whether an inquest was nee
essary.
Wieand was widely known over the
Middle division. His train had left
Altoona about o'clock and he had
visited the local offices prior TO en-
barking on the eastern run.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-24
Get Permission to Fire
Courthouse Heat Plant

as a barn" and unhealthy. Instead
1t was warm as toast" to-day and
city and county officials and court
attaches found 1t necessary to open
the windows. When it was found
yesterday that a few electric heat
ers and oil stoves would not suffice
to heat the big court rooms and that
it would be too costly to provide
many such heaters the County Com
missioners laid the matter before
Ross A. Hickok. county fuel admins
traitor. Mr.. HickoS gave his approx
al to firing the boilers and the steam
heat plant was put into operation
late yesterday. The county prison
also is getting steam heat from the
courthouse system.