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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-18

proved style, viz: the entire palace
camarilla combined to persuade the
Emperor that it was his all-graci-
GUS will and command to present
the Kaiserin, on the occasion of her
birthday, with three certain robes
de hambre." the price of which eX-
ceeded his chancellor's annual SAL
ary. -----...-- ......-..... ..-......
Many readers will think Kaiser
William too proud and self-asser-
tive a parsonage to be wheeled. Let
those doubters consider the court
recipe for such acts of gentle in
veiglement and own themselves sold.
1t runs somewhat after the fashion
of Genesis, chapter w, verse IS:
"And Trad begat Mehujael: and
Mehujael begat Methusael and
Methusael begat Lamech," etc. Herr
Won der Knesebeck told Baron Mir
bach, Baron Birbach told the Kai-
ser's court marshal, the court mar
shall told the master of ceremonies,
the master of. ceremonies told the
royal house marshal, the royal house
marshal told the vice-grand-master
of ceremonies, the vice-grand-mas-
ter of ceremonies told the seneschal,
the seneschal told the chief of cabi-
net, the chief of cabinet told the
chief of the Maison Militaire, the
chief of the Maison Militaire told
the imperial adjutants, and the
whole set dinned it into the all-high-
est ears until the Emperor thought
it his own most gracious" idea, and
consequently little short of divine
inspiration.
The three dressing gowns were
yanked into the royal palace-one
literally came off the Kaiserin's back
and found immediate favor with
William, who was just then contem-
plating his order of cabinet. creating
the half-rococo, half-savage Prus-
sian court dress. His Majesty or
dered the bill paid without looking
at 1t, and Augustc Victoria and hcr
court marshal brcathed easy once
more.
The winters round of festivities
usually left the Empress exchequer
| in more than the ordinary state ot
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-18
Building Prospects Are
Encouraging All Over u. S.

Ilthough building construction
work is steadily increasing through
out the country 1t has not reached
the normal level maintained a few
years ago according to the American
Contractor in its monthly review
of operations during February. The
increase in work is encouraging
however, for the last month, 153
cities reporting new projects which
will cost $S2,05S,62S to complete, as
compared with 1,6S0,314 in the
same month in 1918, or 4S per cent.
more. In the two previous years
operations in clightly more than 100
cities totalled more than S50,000,0 900
each February.
Harrisburg is third in the amount
of construction work started last
month in the list of third class
cities reporting in this State. In
Reading "a permits were issued for
operations with an estimated value
of $14S,375; Erie, 60 permits, $71,-
S33; Harrisburg, 25 permits, $44,-
$50. Last year, however, in Feb
ruary only three permits were is
sued in Reading for work costing
s125; 25 in Erie, SCOOPS; and in
Harrisburg, $1S1,900.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-18

cision caused Bedlin shop-keepers
to regard q royal command to send
goods on approval in anything but
a joyful spirit; and small wonder,
for nine times out of ten their good
ofnces, expense. and loss of time are
thrown away.
Thus, to mention only one in
stance, the Empress ordered four or
five metropolitan business houses,
making speciality of infants ware
and furniture. to dispatch to the pail
ace a variety of cradles and small
brass bedsteads suitable for the
child she expected. AS may be i'm
agined. the firms so honored fairly
outdid themselves IN the race to fur
nish the finest and latest on hand.
Twelve hours after the royal COM
mand had been. given out, success.
sion of furniture vans rolled into our
courtyard, and a bazar, filled with
lovely creations in the layette line
as the salespeople uniformly put
twas soon esta blished in one of
the big halls.
Among these treasures Her Ma
jesty wandered for q week or ten
days, selecting this or that one min
ute and rejecting it an hour later.
The embarrass de richees bewilder-
ed her, and, though knowing full
well that she had only five hundred
marks to spend, the very costliest
offerings, exceeding her modest sti-
pend twice or even three times over,
engaged her fancy to the exclusion
of all others.
The shop-keepers who had denud-
ed their warerooms and show win
dows of chefs d 'aeuvre to please the
Empress, got tired after waiting a
week, and demonstrated with the
court marshal, petitioning for the
return of their goods. That gentle
man explained to Her Majesty that
she must decide without further de-
lay; but it was not until the Ber-
liners had actually begun to remove
their property, u fortnight after
sending the things on approval, that
Auguste Victoria chose among the
remainder.
Almost Bankrupt the Exchequcr
One day Grand-master Won Mir
bach received the Vienna tailor's and
milliner's bill with it's four noughts,
and form at that! 1.-The poor
Baron" says an eyewitness, was
nearly knocked silly when he read
the figures. 'Woher nehmen und
nicht stehlen?'" CHOW can / pay
this without resorting to thievery?'D
he cried, after partly recovering his
composure; our treasury is as empty
as a cornet's who spends his allow
ance in advance; hardly know how
to pay Her Majesty's laundry bills
for the ensuing three months
"Kammerherr Won der Knesebacl'
spoke up at this juncture. The Kai-
SER he said, remarked this morning
that he was quite unable to decide
on a birthday present for Hel
Majesty. Why not propose that III
assume payment of this bill? i
will save His Majesty the trouble o
choosing among a hundred and one
offerings by the different purveyor
and right Your Excellencys budget
which is, after all, the main thing.
OF course, Herr Won Mirbacf
jumped at this chance, and the bal
| was set rolling after tho old-ap
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-18
west highways which are to consti-


tenn. The cost of this system WI,
be met entirely by the State. from
the sale of bonds authorized at last
NoSember's election. It's construc-
ton will give Pennsv1vania net
''In order that not only the State
at large, but its thousands of COM
munities may reap the benefit that
will come from good roads 1T is
necessary that there be secondary
system of roads-dove-tailing with
the primary system. To secure TINS
secondary system it is necessary that
every Pennsylvania county cooper
ate with the Commonwealth.
Each PENNSYLVANIA county is en-
titled to a portion of what is called
the State-aid fund. The State
shares with the several counties on
a $3.50 basis. The counties arrange
their portion of the $3.50 expendi-
ture as they see fit, insofar as the
division between county and town
ship Is concerned. The State Will
follow preferences indicated by
County Commissioners as to the
thoroughfares on which work will be
done on the State-aid plan.
But the total represented by
spend on State-aid roads does not
truly represent the total that will
and should be spent on the construc-
ton of secondary highways. The
State Highway Department takes
the position that because the State
alone is paying for the main or
primary highway system the count
les themselves should be willing to
put into the construction of second
ary routes the money they would
have spent had they been called to
struction of the primary system.
"In other words, a county's share
of the State-aid fund for the two
year period covered by the legisla-
tive appropriation may not be suf-
ficient to do extensive construction
on the secondary system. The Com
missioners of that county have au-
thority to borrow money or issue
bonds, in the manner provided by
law, and spend that money as they
see fit. If they use 1t to construct
permanent roads on State highway
routes then, upon completion of the
thoroughfare, the State assumes the
maintenance and repair.
Several counties have already is
sued bonds for road work, dozen
counties have bond issues in pros
pect, and many others Will II neces-
sary borrow money with which to
aid in the construction of permanent
sections of secondary highways. AL
most every county in the State has
indicated that it will avail itself OF
the State-aid apportioned to it
under the law.
1.-The State Highway Department
urges that counties enter into the
work of constructing roads with all
the vigor and energy of which they
are capable.
"The Commonwealth has mapped
out the most comprehensive pro-
gram ever undertaken in America.
"If we are Joined by the. counties
themselves-if the counties will lay
out their own highway systems, and
follow n definite year-by-year pro-
gram of construction, the result will
be q revelation not only to our
selves, but to the entire United
States.
"The State is paying all the cost
of building the primary road system.
It is paying several millions Of dol
lars during the next two years to-
ward building the secondary system.
and it asks that each county in
Pennsylvania do as much for itself
as the State is doing for it."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-18

exhaustion, and Her Majesty's noble
resolve never to don a gown more
than twice would certainly have to
be amended in the summer months
by some such proviso as state of
finances permitting" IL 1t was not
for the Grand Turk.
Sultan Sends Her Gifts
AS usual. precious porcelains,
turned out by the Royal Berlin
works. had found their way by New
Year into the-sp1endid harem on the
bosom of the sweet waters, and the
fat sultans and kadyns returned the
compliment by selecting for the
Frankish Empress the very choicest
of Oriental cloths, linens, gauZes and
fat sultan a and kadyns returned the
heated term. These presents to Her
Majesty arrived regularly in April,
or the beginning of May, each year,
and there being whole bales of the
various textures and shades, Auguste
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-18
HARRISBURG
THIN PEOPLE

Phosphate should give you o
small. steady increase of Arm. heal
thy flesh each day. 1t supplies an
essential substance to the brain and
nerves in the active form in which
1t normally occurs in the living
cells of the body. Bitro-Phosphaa.
replaces nerve waste and creates
new strength ana energy. Sold By
druggists under definite guarantos
of results or money back.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-18
SADLER TALKS
OF ROAD PLANS
Asks Counties to Cooperate
to a Greater Extent With
the State Department

Harrisburg, March 1s. - County
authorities in Pennsylvania were to-
day called upon by Highway Com
missioner Lewis S. Sadler for great
er efforts in construction of second
airy highways. Numerous delega-
tions have been to interview him
and millions of dollars pledged.
The Commissioner said in his
statement: .'-'
within q few days Governor
Sproul will announce the trans
Pennsylvania north-south and east
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-18

Victoria was very happy womA2
in consequence.
ITO Be Continued To-morrow.J
The Big Sandy news., 1919-08-01
rAE sruRaELL TRIAL.

Louisville, Ky.-After fiery argu-
ments by counsel for the accused and
the trial Judge Advocate the case Of
Or. George NJ. Sturgell, OF Ashland,
charged with theft of thousands OF
dollars worth OF drugs. linen and other
Government property was given into
the hands of the court, whose decision
will not be made public until after the
reviewing authority has examined the
record
In the final argument Charles Hig-
gins. Of Ashland, civilian counsel for
Or. Sturgell, declared that Mai VIII
liam Nafis, witness for the Govern
ment, had testified to reading medical
books which books never existed Mr..
Higgins said that he submitted bogus
names to the witness. Mr.. Higgins
also said that two members OF the
board which tested DR.. Sturgell's SAN
ity are not acquainted with insanity.
Lieut.. r. NJ. Bridgforth, SturgelPs
military counsel, said the prosecution
failed utterly 10 prove larceny, but had
only established that the physician had
the goods in his possession.
DIR. Sturgell had nothing to say and
| did not take the stand.
The whole defense of the trial dur
ing its hearing last week was to prove
the insanity of the accused. The
prosecution offered in rebuttal the re-
port Of board of medical officers who
examined DIR. Sturgell and pronounced
him sane.
| Frank Uhles, of Kermit, w. Va, o
the Insurance Bureau OF the Modern
| woodmen in that place, was the firs
witness. He testified that DR., Sturgel
had been employed by the Insurance.
bureau as medical examiner, but tina
he had been released two years ag'
because of incompetency. He addet
that Sturgell had been his persona
physician. but that during the pas
three years he had been afraid to TAX
any of the medicine prescribed by Dr
Sturgell.--Louisville Times.
The Big Sandy news., 1919-08-01
OPEN MOONLIGHT
SCHOOLS AUG. A

Frankfort, Ky-The opening of the
moonlight schools August A will be
the great step in the campaign now
waged by the Kentucky Illiteracy
Commission in the hope of eradicatings
illiteracy from the State by 1920.
The report of Nat b. Sewell, StatR
Inspector and Examiner, rendered ira
December, 1918, shows that approxi-
mately 100000 illiteeates were taughc
to read and write through the work.
of the commission and that similar
number yet remained to be taught
during the existence of the llliteracy-
Commission.
The organization is perfected, anG
il is the aim of the commission to-
reach the remaining 100000 before
the 1920 census
Many teachers are beginning their
fourth or fifth year of volunteer serv-
ice in the counties of the State and
all are confident of wiping illiteraey
out OF their districts during the cam
paign.
The sessions which open August 2
will be followed by successive ses-
sions in other counties of the State,
the moonlight school openings followed
closed upon the beginning of the day
school terms.
During the six weeks session adult
illiterates who are unable to attend
the moonlight schools viii be taken
care of in their homes 50 that by the
end of the term, 1t Is hoped, all resi-
dents will be able to read and write
and the ban of illiteracy will be lifted
The Big Sandy news., 1919-08-01
SMALL Pox ON TROOP SHIP;
1888 WAR BRIDES ISOLATED

New York.-The first case OF small
pox discovered on a returning troop
ship held up the transport Mobile from
Brest on her arrival here today, re-
sulting in the quarantining of the
nearly 5000 officers and men on their
arrival at Camp Mills and the segre-
CATION OF 1873 war brides under care
OF the Red Cross after they were land
ed at Hoboken.
A Filipino mess boy was found to
nave developed a mild case OF the dis
case after the vessel left France, and
he was auarantined with his three
Filipino companions In the ships
hospital. Then all persons on board
were vaccinated.
The Mobile brought the first of the
Fourth division to return home. m
ciuding the 93 officers and S,lbl men
of the 47th infantry, and Il colonies
and lieutenant- -colonels and 20 enlisted
men OF the third army corps head
Quarters detachment.
The Fourth division, nicknamed by
Hts members the Forgotten Fourth
because of It's lack OF publicity, fought
| in the Aisne, Marne. st. Mihiel and
Argonne offensives, suffering 2.74s
casualties of a total of $3.50 officers
and men engaged in action. OF l6t
officers originally, there were 1OS cas-
Qualities at the end of the war
Gene, son OF X. r. Bolt, OF TIM
place, and Linus Hewlett, son of Rev
In. b. Hewlett are members of th'
| Fourth Division.
The Big Sandy news., 1919-08-01
JACK DEMPSEY.

Jack Dempsey, conquefer OF Jess
Willard, and by virtue of the fact
champion heavyweight pugilist of the
world, is likely to appear in Hunting
ington in four or six-round sparring
exhibition in the near future. Negotia
tions to this effect are now in progress
between Dempseys manager and the
Tri-State Athletic club. If Dempsey
appears in Huntington he will spar
four rounds with big Bill Tates, his
sparring partner, and perhaps two
rounds with Pat Canepa, champion
middleweight of West Virginia.
There is indeed strong hope of bring
ing Dempsey to Huntington. During
the champions engagement in Gin
cinnati during the week after his
whirlwind victory over Willard. he
promised some old friends from Logan
that he would come to Huntington
soon in order to meet relatives and
acquaintances in Logan and Mingo
counties. Both by Dempsey's own
statement and by numerous other
means ii has been definitely established
that he is descended from well known
families of southern West Virginia and
keeps in touch with relatives in Logan
and Mingo,
About the time OF the 1918 flood he
returned to Logan county and worked
in the mines at Gay and Shamrock.
If this arrangement is carried out
motion pictures will be taken of the
sparring event and attendant features
and the films exhibited far and near.
The Big Sandy news., 1919-08-01
WILL STOP AMERICANS
MARRYING GERMANS

Coblenz.-Reports of marriages be-
tween American soldiers and German
girls have been received at headquar-
ters from various parts of the occupied
area during the last few days, but as
yet no charges have been filed against
any of the, men as it is believed most
OF the marriages were due to misun-
derstanding regarding the anti-frat-
ernization regulations.
A week before the treaty was signed
several of the chaplains through a
misunderstanding informed the soldiers
that marriages were permissible as
soon as the Germans accepted the
peace terms. Officers say that a num-
ber of marriages took place before
this belief was corrected by special
order from headquarter calling the
attention of officers and men to the
fact that until the United States rati-
fies the treaty Germany and America
technically were at war and the regu-
Iation prohibiting determination was
still in force.
At headquarters it is said that even
after the United States ratified the
treaty marriages with German girls
will be prohibited by an army order.
The Big Sandy news., 1919-08-01
WEST VA. MAN
FOR PRESIDENT

c,i..,on w Va West Virginia
,.'',,'.,,s .,''sa a,raady have been assured
- '' nc s,,nnort Of some OF the most
:. ,In.,,t w leaders OF the party In
re- statas FOR the boom which Is to
sli'e. a,,ad within n few weeks,
- a,1,', ~ :, c,arhsburr or washing
-, ~ hahaif of the candidacy OF, John
~ w. IA y s,s ia amhassador 10 Great Brit
~, a. ,he pemocratic Presidential
,,n,,, n,n ,na,,on M
nor.' ,r,',a q, ,,nr,na,,on was received from
an's .,a @ NOS, nrominent OF the Davis
, ons ~ anv q, the tts state' who declared that
Doo'se ~ eo,nrn,ttae which is to launch the
w s,,on.yiae eo nubIicity campaign would
ta .,s,U, orsanized al an early date. 1t will
% ~, q, least three other states
s,@'s' sv,sectad 70 be represented.
arT T,'a eSss s,e,es in question are said to be
N,ars,a,d virginia and Kentucky. At
,aass ma one nne Of the leading Democrats of
each OF these state already has been
eacn =, 'uuoS sersonally and Il is the be-
vonsu,'su ~ nav,s hoosters in this state
~, ,,.h. :. n,hao @ ire boom actually is launch
"a e'"s :, w,,, % he with at least four states
The Big Sandy news., 1919-08-01
MR. LITTLEJoHN GOING WEST.

Says the Ironton Register: John D.
Littlejohn, formerly of Grayson for
some years editor of the Wellston Sem
tinel, has resigned his chair, and on
August list, will go to Mattoon, H.,
where he will assume charge of the
editorial work on the COMMERCIAL
Star of that city. We are mighty
sorry to see John go so far away from
home, but we know he feels it is for
the best He is a splendid newspaper
man, fine writer, and the Commercial
Star will take on a new lease of life
when he begins to direct it's policy. We
will miss him more than we care to-
confess. He was to have been one OF
our banquet guests at the new Hotel
Marting but may not get to attend
now. Editor Funk, Littlejohn and
Harry Taylor were the Big Three in
this territory. The former died last
winter and now Littlejohn is going
west. Taylor must take on some new
acquaintances but he does this smooth
ly and it will not be long until he is
throwing bricks and bouquets at the
editor of the South Webster Blade or
Otway Digger.
We wish John Littjejohn all the sue
cess in his new field that he deserves
Need we say more?
The Big Sandy news., 1919-08-01
W C. I. U. MEETING.

At the NJ. Il. Church South on We'd
nesday evening meeting was held in
reference to the coming state wide
prohibition election in November.
There were two speakers Mrs.
Beauchamp, state president of the w.
@. T. u. presented Miss Esther Elfreth
who is the president of the New Jer
sey w. c. t. U.
Miss Elfreth spoke interestingly of
the work which had been accomplished
by the organization which she repre-
sented Mrs. Beauchamp then talked
directly of the coming prohibition
election and the need for the securing
every vote possible in favor of the
amendment. She asked that an or
ganization be perfected, in the county,
which would see that information is
placed in the hands of the voters con-
cerning the prohibition election. This
organization is to help in any way
necessary and legitimate to secure the
passage of the prohibition measure,
| A county organization will be effect
| ed at an early date.
The Big Sandy news., 1919-08-01
MAN
CRUSHED TO DEATH
BENEATH TRACTOR

A sad accident occurred near Buch-
anan Monday morning OF this week
when Charles Hatch, "a. of Hunting
ton, W. Va, was crushed to death
beneath the wheels Of tractor which
he was demonstrating.
A log rolled from the truck striking
him and knocking him from his seat.
His leg caught In one OF the wheels,
forcing his body under the tractor and
his chest was SO badly crushed that he
died on the way to Catlettsburg. He
was salesman for an automobile dealer
in Huntington and left home at six
o'clock that morning.
John Kirk, whom Hatch was teach
ing to operate the tractor. was unable
TO stop the machine when the peril
OF the situation became imminent, Jim
Peterman, who was passing near the
field where the accident occurred. ran
to proffer assistance and with frenzied
exertion lifted the truck from the
PROSTATE victim.
Kirk and Peterman stated that
Hatch remained conscious for Several
minutes, ana directed them to inform
his relatives of the accident.
Mr.. Hatch was popular young man
In Huntington, One day before en-
listing in the Signal corps OF the army
ne married Miss Goldie Smith, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Smith, of
sixth avenue. This was early in De-
cember, 1917. The next day he left for
Columbus Barracks, Ohio, where he
was later transferred to Camp Grant,
Rockford. III. Subsequently he was
sent to Newport News. Va, in the
aviation corps. He was discharged in
April. and returned to Huntington,
having served with honor in the time
OF national peril, and retained on home
soil only because of invaluable work
here as an instructor
Beside the mother, Mrs. Irene Hatch
he leaves two sisters, Miss Janet and
Miss Josephine Hatch. and one broth
er, James, who is now employed with
coal corporation and who formerly
held a position as teller in the Hunt
| ington National Bank.
The Big Sandy news., 1919-08-01
ASHLAND MAN ELEcTRocUTED.

Coming in contact with 2,200 vol
tage wire, while at work from tele-
phone pole on 14th street and Greenup
avenue, shortly after seven o'clock
Saturday morning Frank Carroll. line
man, and an employee of the Boyd
County Electric Co, was electrocuted
and died few minutes after the ac-
cident occurred.
Carroll. a man about 27 years old,
while repairing wire accidentally let
his leg come in contact with the high
voltage wire which resulted in his
death before he could be reached by
II, T.. Francis fellow lineman. He
leaves a wife and children.