davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Colorado statesman., 1919-01-11

For several months the house
of representatives struggled win
water power and water conserva-
tion bills. Bitter controversies arose
over the subject. Finally it was found
necessary to appoint special COM
mittee composed of leading members
of the committees on interstate ana
foreign commerce., agriculture ana
public lands, in order that they might
agree upon bill. Then Dill was
sent in by the administration ana
after n long and tedious debate 1t was
passed. Another emergency water
power bill was brought up and again
after the consumption of much time
it was passed.
What has become of those bills!
They went to sleep safely and calm
ly in choice pigeonholes somewhere
in the senate wing of the capitol.
Month after month the senate dawdled
along, holding sessions of few hours
and adjourning two or three days AT
a time, but there never seemed to be
any pressure to bring out these water
power conservation bills. AS mat
ter of fact there was enough dynamite
in those bills TO have caused discus
sion in the senate lasting year or
two The house seems to have 1elt
that it performed its duty when II
sent the bills 10 the senate. and ms
the measures were passed the mem
bers thought that it was good rid
dance These conservation bills which
have been before congress for so mnnH
years might well be under the heading
1f wasted efforts in congress.
The Colorado statesman., 1919-01-11

Although it is generally believed
nv the .drys" that the legislatures
which will meet this coming WIN
ter will ratify the pending con
stitutional amendment providing for
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-11
SteeHon NeWS
TELLS OF QUIET
ON FRONT LINES
Captain Kistler Describes the
Ending of Hostilities on
Morning of Nov. II

The strange quiet that prevailed
along the battle front on the memoir
able morning of November II, when
hostilities ceased, and the question
ing that was in the minds of the SOL
diers as they wondered what was
in store for them, whether they
would march into Germany, or on to
the gang plank OF an bound
steamer are detailed in letters from
Captain Howard NJ. Kistler, Three
Hundred and Twelfth Machine Gun
Battalion, Seventy-ninth division,
France, to his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. H. Kistler, 1s6 South Second
street, Steelton.
This is a funny war;" he says,
writing after the armistice was sign
ed. You cannot imagine how unreal
it seems to be up on the front-to
have been here for two months and
to hear constantly and incessantly
the fire of the guns-big ones. ma
chine, all kinds-near and far, to
become accustomed to it all. and then
to have it stop short as suddnely as 1t
has. I have slept quietly and peace
fully with artillery booming away all
around me, and yet now when every
thing is quiet, do not sleep so we'll.
Il am wondering what celebrations
were held around Harrisburg last
Monday. Did everyone stop work.
ing and wander up and down the
streets acting like a bunch of kids on
Christmas? l imagine the most quiet
places in the world were those along
the front line. Except for the yell
ing Immediately after IL o'clock,
and the rockets and flares which
were sent up at night by both sides,
the line was uncannily quiet
I'VE are still holding our positions
ready for the next move and wonder
ing what 1t will be. OF course several
months of the winter spent in Ger
many would be adventurous, would
contain plenty of occurrences Sand
events worth remembering, and If
they send us on, of course / will
be glad. On the other hand, as soon
as everything is definitely settled We
are ready to tramp up the gangplank
again and say, Home, James,
Captain Kistler saw some real
fighting previous to the signing of
the armistice. Here are some ex-
cerpts from his descriptions of it:
Since the fifth of November we
have been very busy fighting and
shooting every day. We have been
pushing forward, showing Fritz off
land he has been occupying for
years, and l tell you the last week
has been an experience"
He tells of the last two hours of
fighting before the war ended, as fol-
lows:
Early on the morning of the elev-
enth l marched three companies of
machine guns up on a hill within
three hundred yards of the Germans
and then at o'clock all those guns
laid a barrage on them that made
them keep their heads down. We
kept at them for an hour then their
artillery located us, and you should
have seen the shells drop. Fortunately
we had selected position over some
dugouts and every one got in and
we had no casualties.
Then at IL o'clock all noise
stopped. 1t seemed unusual. Down
in that dugout We found a package
sent to a German officer. They had
left hurriedly only the day before
and we had a feast"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-11
Four Walnut Street Homes
Bought by Businessmen

Sale of the properties at 601-O5- W
09 Walnut street, owned by saran q
Judd, to Carl X. Deem and samuel II.
Coover was announced with the ming
OF a deed transferring the houses
which are three-story brick strue.
lures. No consideration was mace
public. but mortgage for s1l.oo0
has been flied against the houses,
with the Harrisburg Trust Company
as mortgagee. The assessed value OF
the houses is $3.50. with frontage
of sixty-one feet in Walnut street
and Sc feet in depth. No announce
ment was made as to whether the
buildings will be used in extending
the Witman-Schwarz warehouses OF
which Deem and Coover are the heads.
Other sales follow: Alfred Sleber
to Bernard , Schmidt, three.story
brick on plot 81 by 90 feet. so North
Thirteenth street, assessed value value
$3.50; George c. Bowen to Lawrence
V. Fritz, three-story brick, 1S43 Mar
ket. on lot 81 by 160 feet assessed
value. s4.790; c. W. Gelbaugh to Earl
NJ. Myers. 3475 North Sixth street.
consideration $2,S00.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-11
COUNTY BAR TO
PLAN MEMORIAL
FOR ATTORNEYS
Men Who Served With Army
and Navy to Be Re-
membered

Plans for the preparation OF a
suitable record as a memorial to the
members of the Dauphin County Bar
who were in army service during the
war, were made last night at reg
ular meeting of the Bar Association.
A committee including Harry B.
Saussaman, 3. NJ. Mead and A. c.
Stamm. was appointed to have
charge of the memorial plans.
1t is believed by attorneys in the
city that Harrisburg and Dauphin
county had more lawyers, members
of the county bar in army and navy
service, in percentage than other
counties of the state. 1t is likely that
a ceremony may be held ins court
as part of che memorial.
officers were nominated last night
and will be elected at the annual
meeting February Z. Those named
follow: Charles C. Stroh, president,
for a third term; John r. Geyer,
Vice-president; w. Harry Musser,
treasurer; Job ]. Conklin, secretary; |;
all members of board of directors
renominated; and all members of
board of censors also. Frank b.
Wickersham was named to succeed
the late Lieutenant Colonel Frank
l.. Ziegler. The board of censors will
include this year Arthur II. Hull,
John Fox Weiss, Frank B. Wicker
sham and B. Frank Mead.
Disbarment proceedings will be
instituted by a committee of the as
sociation against j. r. Bennett, a
colored attorney charged with en-
bezzlement. who is fugitive from
justice. 1t is likely the petition for q
rule on Bennett will be presented
on Monday. on the committee to
conduct the case are Frank B. Wick
ersham, 3. Frank Mead and Harry
b. Saussaman.
Two charges were made against
him in the report of the board of
censors to the Bar Association. In
one case it is charged he misap-
propriated $3.50 paid to him by Rob-
ert Brown. of Steelton. to be used
as the first payment on a property
which was to be sold to Mr.. Brown.
Bennett, it is alleged also, received
about S39S from members of the
Progressive Wage Farmers Build
ing and Loan Association, as rent
and payments of interest. He kept
the money for his own use it is
charged and then gave checks for
the amounts in his name, but these
were returned marked mo funds"
He is accused, too, of being a fugi-
tive from justice.
Because of the war last year the
association did not hold a banquet.
but at the meeting last night it was
planned to have one at an early
date, to be fixed by the committee
which includes c. H. Bergner,
Charles c. Stroh and John T. Brady.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-11
Evangelistic Services to
Open in Churches Sunday

A number of the local churches
have announced revival and evan
gelistic services to be started to-
morrow evening. The Rev. Herbert
A. Snyder announces a series of
eangelistic services for the First
Methodist Church. beginning with to-
morrow evening and continuing until
January 70, excluding Saturdays.
Similar services will be held in the
Main street Church of God by the
pastor. the Rev. ]. f. Strine' and
will continue indefinitely. The Rev.
Joseph Daugherty, of the United
Brethren Church, will hold evangel-
istic services every night next week.
except Saturday. The general them q
of his services will be Prayer in
Soul Winning"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-11
Loyal Order Of Moose
Organize Military Band;
Plan Public Rehearsals

At a meeting at the Moose Home
last night a new military band was
organized with fifty pieces. Officers
elected were:
President, NJ. Hoffman; vice-pres-
ident. r. A. Shuler; secretary, A. c.
Blair; treasurer, Victor Myers; man
ager, j. l.. Springer; trustees, c. j.
Heckert, w. o. Williams and q. d.
Brubaker; librarian, NJ. L. Fighter;
director, ]. L. Springer; assistant
director, Harvey E. Fetterhoff; pub
licity committee, E. d. Brubaker.
]. L. Springer and Boyd S. Fowler.
1t is planned that a bandstand
with a capacity of 100 musicians
will be erected at Susquehanna and
Boas streets and the city will be
asked to close Boas street from
Green to Third on Monday evenings
during the summer while concerts
are held.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-11
With Choir and OrgdniSt

The musical event of the coming
week is certain to be the Heinroth
organ recital at Messiah Lutheran
church, Sixth and Forster streets.
The eminent organist. Charles Helm
roth, will be at the keys of the fine
instrument and will give q program
that is sure to prove inspiring and
profitable to the large audience that
Is bound to be attracted. One of the
numbers Mr.. Heinroth is to play is
the prelude to Thomas "Mignon."
The captivating gavotte, known to
nearly every organ student of ad-
vanced grades, will be heard in this
prelude as we'll as other melodies
from the opera. Another number
on the program received by Alfred
c. Kuschwa will be Largo" from
Dvorak's New World Symphony"
This, too. will be a stellar offering.
Many of the city organists, as well
as those from surrounding cities and
towns, will be among the listeners.
Trinity Episcopal church, Steelton,
is planning to install a pipe organ
in its place of worship in Pine street
in that town. The rector. the Rev.
William c. Heilman, has announced
his intention of pushing the installa-
ton to early consummation and has
placed himself in communication
with a number of the foremost Or
gan builders of the country. There
is considerable talent in the Steelton
parish and the Rev. Mr.. Heilman is
certain sufficient interest will develop
to heighten the movement begun for
a more pretentious musical atmos-
phere at Trinity.
Two numbers of especial merit
will be sung at st. Stephens Episco-
pal church tomorrow morning. The
first will be J. Christopher Marks
'Te Deum" and the second Dece-
wees "Jubilate Deo." In the evening
the offertory anthem is to be Blair's
"Ascribe Unto the Lord"
One of the most beautiful of the
Mendelssohn arias unquestionably is
the assuring setting of But the Lord
Is Mindful of His Own," which oc-
ours in the great composers oratorio,
est. Paul" Serious church soloists
employ 1t frequently and with ex-
cellent judgment. 1t will be sung in
Bethlehem Lutheran church to-
morrow by the contralto soloist, Mrs.
Hertzler, whose voice is sure to bring
out its finer ideals.
There is to be a wedding out of
the riff-raff from the church hymnals
If so harsh term may be employed
in this connection. Ministers and
choirmasters agree that there is
much in the hymnal that does not
appeal to the worshiper who goes to
the sanctuary for the express pur-
pose of engaging in devotional SER
vice. 1t is not uplifting, for instance,
to hear the reverent poems, the crea-
ton of mighty minds, sung to the
tunes employed on Southern planta-
tions. There may be method in the
madness of those who sing sacred
words to "Suwanee River" and
Marching Through Georgia." but
there certainly is only a small mea-
sure of dignity to be attached to
such combinations. 1t is quite absurd
to hear an organist play love song
in opening the church service or to
give some we'll known ditty rendi-
ton while the congregation is wor-
Shipping with it's offering. Not long
ago a congregation heard the organ
peal out in the music of Last Night
the Nightingale Woke Me-" a love
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-11
80 Billion Cigarets
Produced in u. S. in 1918
By Associated Prctt

Washington, Jan. 1.-Thirty-nine
billion cigarets were produced in the
United States last year-and, so far
as the Department of Agriculture
has been able to ascertain, practi-
caliy all will be used in this coun-
try as few will be exported. This
represents. the department report
ed, four times as many cigarets as
were produced seven years ago.
Consumption of tobacco in other
forms decreased slightly last year,
due largely to higher prices. Last
year 625,000,000 pounds of leaf to-
bacco were used in manufacturing,
compared with 65S,000,0O0 in 1917,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-11

ooihpiled by the State Game Com
mission officers from reports of the
game protectors throughout Penn
sylvania. The statement has been
awaited with interest because of the
number of persons, many of them
inexperienced, who were in the
WOODS the last season.
Ine report shows there were 10
Iatal and 4S non-fatal accidents
against 26 fatal and IT'S non-fatal
IN 1871, 80 fatal and 102 non-fatal in
1910 and 20 fatal and 119 non-fatal
IN 1915. This is considered remark
aoie IN view of the fact that there
were 2s4,711 resident hunters Ii
censes reported as issued up to jan
uary Z, with a number of counties
10 near from, against 315,474 issued
IN 1917. The issue in 1916 was 2sO.
az, and in 1915, 263,355. Non-resi-
Gent hunters licenses fell to 3S6 in
ls1e. drop of 200 as compared with
recent previous years.
Dr.. Joseph Kalbfus, secretary OF
the State Game Commission. saws
that the kill of game for 19iS
amounted to 3,631,1S9 pounds. or
a contribution to the food supply of
Ra,ennsylvania aggregating 1916 tons.
thls is up to the supply of the last
rev years in spite of accidents.
The detail of the statement of
game killed by DR.. Kalbfus is:
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-11
Aggregate
Kind

~ 10 SSliudteQ tnat Inere were also
1910 shore birds killed.
New ScheduleS.-The West Penn
Railways Company has filed with
the Public Service Commission q new
tariff OF passenger rates, baggage
and express rates, to become effec-
tive January 27' The Susquehanna
Silk Mill Company, Jersey Shore, has
complained against the increased
rates of the Jersey Shore Water
company effective January 10
The following companies have FL
ed notice of advanced rates: Apollo
Gas Company, natural gas; Allie
gheny Valley Street Railway Com
pany, Allegheny and Westmoreland
counties; Wrightsville Water Supply
Company, Wrightsville; Tarentum,
Breckenridge and Butler Street
Railway Company, Tarentum and
vicinity; Mexican Natural Gas Com
pany natural gas, Sharon and vicin-
ity.
In Supreme Court.-The -consti-
tutionality of escheat act will be ar
gued in the Supreme Court at Phila-
delphia Monday. Deputy Attorney
General largest will represent the
Commonwealth. Mr.. largest has
just won two important suits for the
Dairy and Food Division in the Su-
preme Court. e.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-11
Roosevelt Will Gives
100000 Trust Fund to
Children; Bulk to Widow

Mineola, N. Y, Jan. 1.-THE will
of Theodore Roosevelt, filed to-day,
divides trust fund of $4,000 into
equal shares for each of his chill
dren, bequeathes wedding presents
given at the marriage of hiss first
wife to his daughter Alice and the
residue of his estate to the executors
of the will intrust.
The executors are directed to ap-
ply the income of the estate to the
use of his widow, and the will au-
thorizes Mrs. Roosevelt to dispose
of the principal of the trust to his
children 'in such shares and por-
tions and either absolutely or upon
any trust or limitation respectively,
as she shall declare"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-11
Music in the Churches
BETHLEHEM LUTHERAN

MISUNDERSTANDING. PROFESSIONAL u
Dubois; anthem. "Give Ear to My
Words, o Lord" Rogers; contralto
solo. But the Lord Is. Mindful OF
His Own est. PauD (Mendelssohn)
Mrs Hugh HertzIer; offertory, "Pre-
lude." Lemaigre; postlude, grand
choeur, "Salome."
Evening-Prelude, 'Humoresque,'
Grieg; anthem. 20 Be Joyful in the
Lord" Nevin; quartet, Savior
Again to Thy Dear Name" Llewel-
lyn; offertory, Elevation" Batiste;
postlude, "Cappelen." Mrs. ". K
Bumbaugh, directress; ]. Stewart
Black, organist.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-11
Steamship Castalia Sends
Word She Is Sinking; Left
Quebec on Trip to.Halifax
By AsSncinted Press

Halifax, n. S., Jan. 1.-THE steam
ship Castalia reported by wireless
this morning that she was sinking
fast sixty-five miles south of Canso
and called for immediate assistance.
She is believed to be the American
steamship Castalia. 3.092 tons gross.
operated by the Shipping Board.
There is a British steamship Castalia
of 6,396 tons.
The steamships Bergensfjord and
War Figian reported they were rush
ing to the Castalia's assistance, the
Bergensfjord being 10 miles away.
The latter is an eighteen-knot boat.
The Marine and Fisheries Depart
ment dispatched the steamship Lady
Laurier from Sidney to the Castalia's
assistance and local shippingmen also
arranged to send help.
Quebec, Jan. 1.-THE Great Lakes
American steamship Castalia left
Quebec about a month ago for Hall
fax. To bring her from the Great
Lakes through the canals, she was
cut in two sections. which were re-
fitted here. She left Sydney Janu-
ary 8. 1t is believed she may have
been weakened by the ice and sprung
a leak at sea.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-11
Two tate Aces Named
in Harbord Cablegram

Washington, Jan. H. Captain
Elliott w. Springs, of Lancaster, Pa.
with nine victories to his credit, and
First Lieutenant Clayton L. Bissell
Kane, Pa, with six, are mentioned
as American flying aces in a cable
yesterday from General Harbord
stating that the American air service
is credited with sixty-three aces.
Captain Edward V. Rickenbacker
of Columbus. Ohio, was awarded thu
title of leading American ace. Th,
former automobile racer and chauf
feur for General Pershing led al
American flyers in France in tn.
number of enemy planes downed
having conquered twenty-six.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-11
HRS. HONOR CONNER

Mrs. Honor Conner, of Everett Red
ford county. died this morning at the
Whittle. 1924 North Third street
aged as years. She is survived by
two daughters. Mrs. George ]. Whit,
tie, of this city. and Mrs. Matilda
Sparks. of Everett. and three sons.
Daniel ConneS. Funeral services viii
be held from the home of Mrs. Whit
tie on Tuesday afternoon. at 1 O'clock.
conducted by the Rev. II. r. Bender
of the Ridge Avenue Methodist
Church. The body will be taken to
Everett for further services on Wed.
nesday .and burial will be made there.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-11
ENHAUT p. o. 8. OF A.
ELECTS NEW OFFTCWUI

The following officers were in@
stalled at the meeting of washingtou
Camp No. 522, P. o. s. of A.. aA
Enhaut, last night, by District Press
ident Elmer Duncan. of Highspires
Past president, James Fl. stflfa
president, Norman Houdeshell; vice.
president, Samuel McCahan; masteR
of forms, H. c. Keiter; recording
secretary, Elmer Livingstone; treass
urer, d. w. Schaffner; financial Sec
retary, H. E. Zorger. conductor, Da>s
vid Bowers; inspector. Roy Beisbs
line. guard, Milton ID. Baker; truss
tee, James McCanan. The presiden4
appointed the following officers:
Chaplain, I. E. Holmes; assistant
recording secretary, Edward Keiterk
right sentinel, Charles Keiter; left
sentinel, Ralph Wagner.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-11
ZION LUTHERAN

Morning-Organ prelude, "Ber-
ceuse in A." Pullein; quartet, TN
cline Your Ear" (Rogers), Mrs. Dec
evee. Miss Bennett, Mr.. Seifert, Mr.
Smith; offertory, Moderate grazioso
in G minor" Campbell;. anthem
"Cantate Domino" Buck; organ
postlude. "Festal March," Kroeger.
Evening-Organ prelude. AN
dante in c." Mendelssohn; quartet
Cast Thy Burden on. the Lord"
Mendelssohn: offertory, Cradle
Song" Weber; organ prelude, "Bour-
rec in c minor" Bach; soprano solo
Come Unto Me" (Calven, Mrs. Dec
evee. The Rev. S. w. Herman, pas
tor; Mrs. E. J. Decevee, chorister;
William Bretz, organist.
[Other Church News on Page 14.l
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-11
St. Mary's Defeats OberIin
Ex-High in Good Basketball

The basketball team of St. Mary's
Catholic Club last night defeated
the Oberlin Ex-High school team by
the score of "a to 20. The game was
staged last night on the Orpheum
floor and was well attended. 1t was
marked by several spectacular plays.
both Bartels and Miller starring for
st. Mary's. Bartels scored twelve
fouls out of the thirteen allowed.
Cassel of the Oberlin team scored
one foul out of five allowed.
ST. MARYIS
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-11
BERNARD SCHMIDT BUYS
BIG SHREINER HOME,

The residence of George A. Shrein-
er at Seventeenth and Forster streets
has been purchased by Bernard
Schmidt. Thirteenth street baker.
who. 1t is understood, will move into
his new home in the early spring.
The consideration was not made pub
lice. Mr.. Shreiner is Superintendent :
of Public Grounds and Buildings.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-11
MESSIAH LUTHERAN

Morning-Prelude, Largo Canta-
bile" Haydn; offertory, '"Andante
Religioso." Loret; anthem, "The God
of Abraham Praise, Buck; postlude,
"Gavotte." Silas.
Evening-Prelude ALLEGRO con
grazia." Tsch2kowslSy; Pilgrims
Chorus" Wagner; soprano solo,
Hear Ye, Israel" (Mendelssohn)
Mrs. Ley; offertory, "Cantilene,"
Shelley; anthem, "Son of My Soul,'
Forman; postlude, "Postlude in c."
Gounod. Mrs. Emma Hoffman, or
ganist; A. w. Hartman, director.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-11
ADDITIONAL ENRoLLMENrs

AdditIOnaI enroIIments have been
made at the evening commercial
classes being held in the Central
High School three nights each week
special activities. announced. 1t was
decided to exclude all nonresident
applicants and pupils now attending
high school. making the present en-
rollment about 170, Professor Bick-
ley said.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-11

serenade pure and simple, and the
playing caused a litter among those
in the pews who knew better, while
1t shocked others who had heard
bands and orchestras, victrolas and
player pianos play it numerous times
and on other occasions.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-11
MARKET SO. PRESBYTERIAN

Morning-Prelude, "Chorale and
Prayer" Boellmann; anthem, "The
King of Love My Shepherd Is" Shell
ley; offertory, "Elfes." Bonnet; post
lude, March in B flat major, Silas.
Evening-Prelude, Theme in A
major, Hird; anthem, THE Sab
BATH" Abt; offertory, 'Impromptu."
Leschetizky; postlude, 'Marche Mil
itaire" (from the "C:Ase-Noisette"
Suite), Tschaikowsky.