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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-18
Will Protect Men From
Willy Matrimonial Crowd
Using Mails to Defraud

Indianapolis.-"we must protect
our SEX" Judge A. B. Ander, IN, OF
the U. S. District Court here. said,
when he passed sentence on Bates
Potter. his wife and stepdaughter.
Bessie Whiteford, of Vincennes'
charged with using the mails TO de-
fraud men seeking wives. The Pot
ters liz ed in a ramshackle house In
the edge of Vincennes. They were
said to have cleared $4,000 ny means
of their correspondence with men.
whose names they obtained from
matrimonial paper.
Were they preying on unsusrect-
ing males?" Judge Anderson asked.
Yes" Mr.. Mangus said, who thelr
told the Court the scheme the Pot
ters worked was to indicate they
were willing to become tho wife
of any man who would send money
for railroad fare and a wedding
dress. In telling of the way they
worked, Mrs. Potter said:
THAT marriage paper that we got
the names from just took the men
as minerun." She said that her
niece became acquainted with her
first husband in that way "and he
was no good"
"The pictures we sent the men
were just out of movie magazine
and pasted on a card, and. IL the
men had been smart they wouldn't
have fell for u.s." Mrs. Potter said.
Yes, but we are not smart when
it comes to that" remarked Judge
Anderson.
Potter was sentenced to Jail for
five months. his wife for four months
and Bessie Whiteford for one day
All three had pleaded guilty.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-18
FAT TALON SURE.
HASCHARMEDLFE
"Spitfire" of the Boys of st.
Johns Has Faced Death
on Many Occasions

Patrick Talon, of 446 Main street,
Paterson. n. j., sits propped up in
bed. smokes his flag" and smiles at
death. His friends are sure he bears
a charmed life. He has been wounded
six times. gassed twice and downed
by high explosive she'll conclusion.
Talon. as a private in the famous
Black Watch. saw service in france
and in Mesopotamia. In the hghtlns
along the Tigris river the Black
Watch went in with 500 men and
came out with eighteen, nearly all
Wounded. Talon was decorated and
discharged. and sent back from the
Persian Gulf. Now he is recovering
from three new wounds. suffered in
a duel with railroad thieves at the
CroNton yards of the Erie Railroad.
Talon had worked as railroad
detective but a few days when he
stepped out of shanty into fusll-
Iade from a gang of silk thieves at
tempting to rob car. Shot once
through the abdomen and twice
through an ankle, he fell as he
sprang in pursuit. He was carried on
a locomotive pilot to st. Francis Hos
pital, New Jersey. There the doc
tors despaired of his life. priest
anointed him and a captain of detec-
tives told him he could not survive
the night Next morning he stretched
and asked for his clothes and rode
home alone.
Patersonians remember Talon as
the rugged little chap who was the
"spitfire" of the st. Johns schoolooys
years ago. He disappeared from Fat
erson. and reappeared with a Glas-
gov bride. His parents lived in Pat
erson.
On his way back after his dis
transports which brought over the
first of Pershing's men, conveyed by
a battleship squadron.
on the French front. where the
new Black Watch went after the
first was wiped out, Talon was
wounded several times by shEapnel.
when l was hit on the knee. /
rubbed a little mud on it and made
it look bad and got trip to olishty'
he confesses.
In Mesopotama, fighting Turks,
Arabs and a scattering of Germans
his left arm was shattered by soft
nosed lead bullet which left "splat-
tering" wound. The arm is shriveled
and misshapen. The sleeve of his
left arm, during his last encounter
with the railroad thieves, was pierced
by six bulletsholes. but not scratch
showed on his arm.
Il know the gang. he said.
'.there are three Italians and one
Eank. They're bad, but not so tough
that they can't be got I'm going to
give it another GO
Erie railroad police work is no
sinecure. 4 Paterson pugilist, Bernie
Hughes. a game fighter in the ring,
quit the job after working on it just
i've minutes. AS he left the shanty
lhree clubs banged against freight
car behind him. He looked toward
saloon nearby and saw half dozen
heads peeping out.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-18
Govt. Railroad Control
Fails to Bring Relief,
Miners Are Informed
BY .4SSocfntcd Prcss

indianapolis, Jan. 1S.-A telegram
from Samuel B. Montgomery, commits
sloner of labor for West Virginia, to
the convention of the United Mine
workers of America, stating that on
wednesday Ill out of 1872 mines in
the kanawha district were idle,
throwing out Of employment $500
men. and in the ClarksburE- Fleming
district 1O7 mines out of 143 were
shut down, making 7,447 men idle,
was received and read to-day by
FRANK j. Hayes, president of the mine
workers, at the opening of to-day's
session. Tho telegram stated the loss
OF production amounted to 1O4,S0O
tons due to car shortage.
This continues daily" the message
said. There has not been the slight
est Improvement since the Govern
ment took over control of the rail-
roads. Food prices mount higher and
great unrest exists in the coalfields as
men who want work and can't get it
see their ability to purchase needed
food for their families reduced one
half. This is the most serious mat
ter confronting the United Mine
workers convention.
Mr.. Hayes said to the delegates:
This is one answer we have to make
to our critics who hold miners re-
sponsible for the coal famine"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-18
High Heels Are Doomed
During Great Conflict
Washington, Jan. 11.-High heels

Washington, Jan. 11.-High heels
must go! High shoes also!
They are going by government
government request in the United
States. They have gone in England
By common consent.
Thus will women be brought down
to mans level in the war to make
the world safe for democracy. BY
demanding low shoes with low heels
from their dealers they will get
them. Maryland women do.
And the idea of it all is to save
leather for the lads who are larrup-
ing the Hun.
There will be less leather in shoes
generally, too. That goes for Eng
land, France, Italy and the United
States. England has drastic law
regulating the height of footgear.
The commercial economies board of
the Council of National Defense is
trying to eliminate high shoes in
America, particularly milady's high
laced boots.
On this subject an editorial trans
lated from lie Matin, Paris, by the
Womens Foreign News Bureau of
the council eXclaimS at the dispro-
portion between the heights of boots
Tor French women, ana the scarcity
of leather for military purposes.
The writer complains even more
sharply, however, of the height of
the heels, declaring that this is no
time to deliberately undermine
health and usefulness by such a
fashion. If, he says, it were a
fashion to carry the nose several
inches further forward, he would
have nothing to say, though it would
be as unlovely to look at were it
raised to this unnatural angle. But
seven out of ten feet subjected to
high heels are tortured by being
thrown out of balance, the toes are
turned, the heels are treacherously
thrown out of line and soon worn
over. And when one thinks that
two centimeters less of heeling
would end all this and restore nor
mality, one is obliged to reflect
like feet, like head"
A few days after the editorial ap-
peared, the writer admitted that he
had received many letters from wo-
men saying that they would gladly
wear better shoes, but they must
buy whatever there are in the stores
and that those who make the styles
should be scolded, not they. Supply
is regulated by demand, and de-
mand is largely guided by education.
Manufacturers will cooperate with
women who demonstrate patriotism
by continually asking for conserva-
tive styles which save leather for
military uses.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-18
MAJORITY OF US ARE BoREs
Many People Give Preference to Dis
cusion of Own Affairs

The Irish World gives the first test
OF a bore, presumably for readers to
try on themselves. in these words:
DO You monopoliZe the converse =
tlon Wherever you go with breath
less accounts of your own affairs?
II let alone long enough the ma
Jority of us do. Our own affairs are
SO much more interesting than the
other persons. 1t takes some wis
dom and considerable culture to
subordinate the self.
Under this definition, the baby is
sometimes BORE but we forgive him
for we know that he has neither the
wisdom nor the culture to set his
little self to one side. 1t should not
be expected of him.
But there is about the baby none
of the subtle deceitfulness of the
old, practiced bore who deftly turns
the conversation to his own exploits
and affairs. Baby simply takes of
the muffier from his personal self.
The entire households attention
turns at once to his affairs. He
monopolizes the conversation with
his breathless account of his hunger
or of his connection with the open
safety pin-and that is all there is
to it.
The growing child frankly finds
himself the most interesting person
in the world, and we forgive him to
some extent and attempt to show
him that he must conceal his per
sonal liking for himself. Some of
us may recall the story of the little
boy who had been a delighted listen
er while his mother Ca real bore)
told the 'neighbors of his cute little
manners and ways. When she
branched off to some other subject.
the little boy listened a while in
manifest uneasiness till the CONVEX
sation Jagged the merest trifie. Then
he broke in with his perfectly nat
ural request:
Say Ma, let's talk some more
about mel"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-18
RAILROADS
OFFICIALS HELP
BREAK BLOCKADE
Reading President With De-
partment Heads Move
Coal Trains

Philadelphia and Reading Railway
Company officials are doing their
best to start the anthracite coal NOV
ing. Yesterday they were on the job
"a hours at Shamokin, and to-day
continued their efforts to break the
coal blockade.
The work is being directed per-
sonally by Agnew 7. Dice, president,
assisted by T.. Nj. Falck, general man.
ager and w. FL. Keffer, general su-
perintendent. Engines and crews
have been ordered to Shamokin.
There is a probability that special
coal trains will be run over the
Schuylkill and Susquehanna branch
to Rockville and delivered at that
point for western points, and also to
this city.
Forty Miles of Coal
Between Shamokin and Mahanoy
CITY, distance of 40 miles, it is
said that every siding is blocked
with cars loaded with anthracite.
Due to the unprecedented conges-
ton collieries in this section of the
hard coal region worked but half
time and it is feared by mine Off
cials that this schedule will have to
be continued unless the railroad con-
Sestlon is relieved Immediately.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-18
FEW VISIT INLAND TURKEY
Americans Arc Not Acquainted With
Thriving City of Kaisariyeh

thriving Nlty Oh haiSdTIyen
OF the real Turkey few Americans
have a clear picture. Constantinople
and Smyrna, a few seaports-thou-
sands of Americans have seen those.
Very few Americans have made the
inland voyage. Behold, then, the city
of Kaisariyeh, halfway between the
Mediterranean and the Black sea,
served by no railroad, yet thriving
place of $4,000 people, playing some
thing like the role of a Chicago to
Constantinople's New York, writes
correspondent.
Approaching Kaisariyeh of
morning one sees it haloed by a
haze of light blue smoke. 1t rises
from the fumes from the charcoal
braziers, which are set out on the
roofs until they are we'll alight, for
these first fumes from the slowly
burning charcoal, odorless and
scarcely visible, are fatal in the in
closed air of a room. Later the
clear sunlight bathes the housetops
and the towering form of Mount
Argaeus rises like a snow-capped
sentinel behind the city. The streets
are full of a motley crowd, gray
bearded sheiks of the old regime
pausing to exchange the elaborate
bows and greetings ordained by for
mality, and young officers of the
Young Turks party riding by on
restless horses.
At sunrise, noon and sunset. the
boom of single cannon thuds out
from the roof of the old palace.
rms cannon serves as the town
clock, and as all the ritual of prayer
and fasting commanded by the
prophet for the different feasts is
regulated by its thunder, the old
man who serves it is one of the most
important local functionaries.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-18
Train Service Still Bad;
Western Traffic Held Up

Railroads were still up against
serious traffic propositions to-day.
Passenger trains were off schedule
and trains from thet west on the
Pennsy were from four to eight hours
late. Travel from the east is i'm
proving slowly. Heavy travel south
has caused periodical congestions. To
make matters worse a wreck on the
Middle Division caused a further de-
Altoona.
On the Reading heavy coal traffic
is holding up passenger travel at in
tervals. Preference is being given the
movement of all freight, and pass
engers must wait. Trains from the
north were also back due to the con-
gestions north of Renova.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-18
Choate Dubious On
Immortal Soul But
Strong On Wealth

The late Joseph Fl. Chaate had
ooupts all his long life a1out in
mortality of the soul and existence
after death, but he had no doubts
about the advisability of piling up
treasures where his heirs could get
them. He was a great lawyer and
of no particular faith and yet some
time before he died he said: "I am
about to go and solve the mystery of
beyond the grave. / believe the soul
lives on" For years he did not
put much faith in such survival, but
AS he got over 80 the belief came
back to him survival of his child
hood days. His fortune was all
made at the law.
He was a shrewd and careful in
vestor. The appraisal of his estate
discloses only five instances among
nearly 200 investments where Mr..
Choate's judgment was at fault. He
left $4,629,S79 net out of a total
estate of $4,S67,S79.
The dean of the American bar
and the former Ambassador to the
Court of st. James held stock or
bonds in 196 different concerns.
Many of these holdings are worth
much more than their previously es-
timated market value.
Mr.. Choate also held S51.3S2
worth of Standard Oil Company
California;, $4,000 worth of the
New Jersey issue. SALTS of the New
York and $500 of the Ohio sub
sidiary. He also held $64,32O worth
of stock of the United Fruit Com
pany.
Among the s2.700 worth of rare
old wines in Mr.. Choates cellars in
his town house were three bottles
of port of the vintage of 1s15-more
than 100 years old; one bottle of
cognac of 1924 brand and TWENTY
three bottles of madeira of 1896.
There were many bottles of cham
payne of such recent vintages as
1870 and 1874.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-18
MRS. ELIZABETH VI. KEFFER
DIES AE"rER LONG ILLNESS


Mrs. Elizabeth Marshall Keffer. 20,
died yesterday afternoon at her home,
1882 North Second street. She was
the widow of John ]. Keffer. a mem
Der of the firm of Smith & Keffer,
wholesale tobacconists. She was a
by the following children: John j.
keffer, Jr., Edward r. Refer, and
Donald Keffer. \ sister, Mrs. Harry
Rear Admiral w. A. Marshall, United
State Navy, also survive.
she was an active worker at st.
Paufs Episcopal Church for many
years, and was prominent in civic
and social circles of the city.
Funeral services will be held Mon
day afternoon at 1.30 from her late
home, 1882 North Second street, and
from Saint Pauls Episcopal Church.
Second and Emerald streets, at .
o'clock. The Rev. DIR. Floyd II. APP
pleton, rector of st. Paurs Church,
will officiate and burial will be in the
Harrisburg Cemetery.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-18
Grace M. E. Epworth
League Elects Officers

The annual election of officers of
Grace Methodist Epworth League was
held last evening in the lectureroom
of the church. The election resulted
as follows: Charles w. Coll, presi-
dent; Carl b. Stoner, first vice -presi-
dent Robert w. Crist, second vice
president; Virginia Downes, third
vice president; Marion II. Towsen,
fourth vice-president; Margaret
Bacon, secretary; Henry B. Young,
treasurer. Mrs. John +. Laird is the
pianist.
After the election the members went
to Roses, where refreshments were
served
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-18
Local Tossers Play Altoona
in Championship Game

Manager Charles j. Householder
with his Motive Power Athletic AS
soclation basketball team left at noon
To-day for Altoona. The local five
will meet the Middle Division five in
the System championship series. AL
toona won last Saturday night in
this city by a big margin. If the
Mountaineers win tonight they win
the championship for this season.
With the exception of Gordon Ford
the lineup for the Harrisburg team
Will be the same as in the first
game.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-18
"SEDITTON SLAMMIN<" TOUR
is GETTING RESULTS

Ex-senator Ernest L. Tustin. of
philadelphia, and Captain Hector Mac
Ouarrie, of the British Army, who
came here to see the Governor. declar-
ed that the "sedition slamming' tour
they are making of the state is get
ting results. I'VE have had big
crowds at Carlisle and other places
and have been pointing out the Ger
man game said Senator Tustin. To-
night they speak at Lewistown and
next night at Midleburg. Next week
they will be in Reading. Lancaster
and Harrisburg, coming here Wednes-
day.
Use McNeirs Pain EXterminator-Ad.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-18
LAWRENCE MORNINGsTAR

LaWrence Morningstar, %, died on
Wednesday at the Harrisburg Hospi-
tai after an illness extending over
several years. lie was employed for
long period by the Harrisburg
Railways Company. He is survived
by his wife. his son, Charles; one
brother, +. l.. Morningstar of Balti-
more; two sisters, Mrs. +. Shipley
and Mrs. n. Cramblitt, of ElIicot
City, Maryland. The funeral services
will be conducted tomorrow after
ker street, by the Rev. DR.. ]. A.
Letter. pastor Of Derry Street United
Brethren Church. Burial will be in
the Harrisburg Cemetery.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-18
DIR. WILLIAM III. AUTER

Funeral serVices Tor DR.. William IT
Auter. will be held Monday at 1890
o'clock from the residence of his
be made in the Lincoln Cemetery.
The Rev. DR.. B. Ward nastor of the
Capital street Presbyterian Church.
will officiate at the service. Dr.
High School. class of 1889. and the
Hull Medical College at Washington.
He is survived by wife, three sisters
and one brother. His father is James
II. Auter, messenger to the Governor.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-18
MRS. CARRIE o. homes

Mrs. Carrie Osborne Jones. sister of
Mrs. W. j. Perrin. of Harrisburg, died
Thursday after a long illness in the
Paradise Hospital. Elmira, New York,
She is survived by her husband, 5. +,
Jones. superintendent of the city fill
tration plant; her father, Henry B.
Osborne, four sisters and two broth
ers. Funeral services will be held
at Elmira, Saturday afternoon.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-18
Standing of the Crews
HARRISBURG SIDE


Philadelphia DivIsIon-The 103 crew
first to go after l o'clock; 101, los,
Ill, 102, 1872, 1S1, 107, 116, 1872, 1870.
Engineers for 122, 1872.
Fireman for 122.
Conductors for 101, 106, 15l.
Flagman for 107
Brakemen for 1O1, 102, 107, 131.
Engineers up: Gehr Lambert
Brown.
Firemen up: Cassett, Mood, Quigley,
Graybill. limerick, Ramsey, New
conner. Plum, Garter. Pacific, Hoff-
man, King, Briggs, Kntz, Fry, Delhi,
Shaffer, Morrison. Hayden.
Brakemen up: Krow, Rooms, Helm,
Heagy.
Middle DivisIon-The 2S9 crew first
to go after o'clock; 10. 20. is, %, 5,
80, ., 5, 16. 25, 80, S5, 10, p, &C. 34'
s, 33, 80.
Engineer for 81.
Firemen for IS. 3, 90, 50. 26, so.
Conductors for is ,22, 25, s, So.
Flagmen for %. s, Is, &c, 8.
Brakemen for %, 3, %, >, %, 50, s.
Engineers up: Mortz, Burris, Rem
sci, Brink, Snyder.
Firemen up: Rudy, Mellinger Bro
cious. Primm. Tippery, Roddy, Kertz,
keiter.
Conductor up: I(lotz.
Brakemen up: Walters, Ulsh, John
ston, GLENN, Hughes, Lantz, thinner
man.
Yard Board-Engineers for &C, 4th
&c, 32C.
Firemen for &C, 1st &c. 4th 15C.
Engineers up: Bostdorf, Weigle,
Lackey, Cookerley, Maeyer, Shade,
McCord, Heffleman, Burlington.
Firemen up: Chorpenning, Welsh,
Sweigle, Rupley, Crook, Shoemaker,
Leopard, Heck, Sauerwine, Vosler,
Bowman, Bailey.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-18
STORY OF REFORMATION
HELD UP BY COAL ORDER

STORY of Reformation" which was
to have been presented by the I.uth-
eran congregations of the city in the
Chestnut Street auditorium on Mon
day and Tuesday evenings, will be
given on Tuesday only on account of
the now fuel orders.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-18
LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE

LETTERS TESTAMENTARY in the
Estate of Mamie G. Herr, late of Har-
risburg, Daupnin County. Pa, having
persons owing the said Estate are re-
quested to make settlement immedi
ately and those having claims will
present them without delay TO
DANIEL G. HERR and
HARRISBURG TRUST COMPANY.
Executors,
Harrisburg. Pa
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-18
QUARANTINED IN CAMp

SoIdlers OF the One Hundred and
Twelfth Infantry, at Camp Hancock.
are quarantined because of the prev
alence of measles. Conditions are not
serious. No person is allowed in or
out of the camp and orders have been
issued not to permit any mail to leave
the camp until further orders. A
says, there is no cause for alarm.
and friends of soldiers in HARRISBURG
should not worry because of the mail !"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-18
MRS. NJ. A. GROVE

Mrs. NJ. a. Grove. wife of Profess
at Central High School for many
years, died in Philadelphia last night
She was a sister of W. l.. FoTrv
Harrisburg. Funeral services will be
Henry Forty, at Hanover.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-18
CHICAGO CATTLE

Chicago. Jan. is. - Cattle - Re-
celpts. 5000; firm. Native beef steers,
sS'd0G n 1850; stockers and feeders,
400 a 1890; cows and heifers, 36.O06
ll:9o; calves, SS.75@1625.
Sheep = Receipts, 1000: firm.
Wethers' S9.S5@13.40; lambs. s14.50@
Hogs = Receipts. 1000: strong.
Bulk of sales, $16.50q16.SO: light,
Sl6,O0Q 1915; mixed, s16.2O@1G9O:
heavy. $500 1890. rough, s16.?00
1885; pigs. $12.75@15.5O.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-18
EXECUTORS NoTICE
Estate of Charles n. George. lata q,

Estate of Charles It. George, late of
Harrisburg, Pa. deceased
LETTERS rESTAMENTARY upon
the said estate have been granted fo
the undersigned. All persons having
claims or demands against said estate
will make known the same, and All
persons indebted to said decedent will
make payment. without delay, to
RAYMOND II. REED
No. 1906 North Third Street.
Harrisburg. Pa
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-18
WANTED:
A RESPONSIBLE
LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE

We desrous of securing the partial services of
responsible to act Resident Financial Cores
pondents in the counties of Dauphin, Lebanon, Ian
caster, York. Adams, Cumberland, Perry and Junata
We prefer men established in Insurance Real Estate
lines or men already of banking experence-men of
quantance character and ambition to enter the financial
field highly profitable basis.
No particular experience in financial matters is neces-
sary to qualify for this position An extensive acquan
tance with local conditions and people is essential.
G We do not necessarily want of middle age Ap-
plications from younger who qualify will have
serious consideration
g This position offers most unusual opportunity
enter the financial field without technical experience.
of application will be held in strict confidence Full
of the proposition and preliminary application form
mailed all enquiries An early conference will be
arranged with those making formal application.
FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT
G. C. HYNSON s. co.
INCORPORATED
l49 BROADWAY NEW YORK