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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-28
ALPINE CLUB is TO
VISIT GIANT TREES
Clifford Pincho Will Be arty and Governor and State
Officials Are Invited to Make the Trip to Jacks
Mountain Virgin Forest Next Sunday

August "a, and so enraptured was
Colonel Shoemaker and the entire
party that this second visit was
Planned.
United States Senator Penrose and
Federal Judge Wilmer have made
recent pilgrimages to this matchlesS
gorge of virgin timber, and it is
agreed by all who have been enrap-
tured by this majestic splendor that
the tall trees should be preserved
for all time and that the best way
to do it is to have it set apart by
the State as a fitting memorial to
Governor Snyder. after whom the
county has been named, Hon. Ner
Middleworth and all of Snyder
county's soldier sons.
Want Forest Preserved
Owing to ravages of lumber mer-
chants, the presence of these large
trees was little known even among
Snyder countians until recently. 1t
was kept as much a secret as pos
sible to prevent devastation. Now
Colonel Shoemaker and Hon. Clifford
Pinchot, who are making a visit to
different parts of the State to inves-
tigate contracts for denuding State
forests, are on record for preserving
this one forever.
w. J. Barschat, of Troxelville, is
the State Forester in charge of this
particular tract. and has been guard
ing with n jealous eye this giant for
est. Some years ago. when Lieut..
Gardiner Conklin, son of Forest
Commissioner Conklin, was in charge
as Forest Warden. an appropriation
was secured and a good auto road
built to the very edge of the big
tree tract.
How State Got Title
Just how the State acquired such
a tract of marketable tim mber is told
by Mr.. Barchat, the present for
ester. Years ago. when the Pardees
were timbering off the lumb ber, work
had been progressing for many years
with the same foreman, and it Is
said the foreman tired of his job and
wanted to quit. and he reported to
his boss, the owner of the timber
that all had been taken off when the
Pardees sold the land to the State
including the tall hemlocks and the
pines, at the price of denuded forest
land.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-28
Farmer Dies Suddenly
of Apoplexy at Antrim

Greencastlc. Pa, Oct. 2S.-Henry
c. Barr, a well-known resident of
Antrim township, died very suddenly
Sunday morning. Mr.. Barr was ap-
parently in his usual health when he
arose, and attended to some duties
around his farm. About o'clock
he was stricken with apoplexy, and
death came two hours later.
Mr.. Barr had always been a man
of unusual strength and vigor, and
his death coming so suddenly was a
great shock to his family and friends.
He was born in Virginia and for
number of years lived on farm
near Harpers Ferry.
After he removed to Antrim town
ship he built a new home on the
farm he purchased about three miles
west of town, which he afterwards
sold to Henry Sword He then bought
a farm near Clay Hill, where he had
resided ever since.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-28
ISLAIN WHEN HIS
| GUN WOUNDS HIM
McKeesport Hunter Dies of
Injuries in Chambersburg
Hospital Yesterday

Chambersburg, Pa, Oct. U.s.
George Hassel, aged about 80 years.
of McKeesport, accidentally shot
himself yesterday morning while
hunting in the mountains near Har-
risonville, Fulton county. and died
at the Chambersburg Hospital in the
afternoon.
Hassel left his home on Sunday
and with DIR. Felley and another
hunting companion came to Harri-
sonVille, where they spent the night.
Early yesterday morning they started
out to shoot squirrels. Soon after
they arrival in the mountains Hassel
spied a squirrel, which he drove into
the ground. He at once started to
dig with the butt end of the gun.
Shot Through Abdomen
A companion attempted to call out
to him to stop when the gun went
off. The charge passed through his
abdomen. DR.. Felley quickly exam
ined the wound and found it of a
serious character.
1t was believed upon his arrival
here that Hassel was fatally shot,
although everything possible was
done to relieve his suffering. Ho
died without regaining consciousness.
Hassel was prominent resident OF
McKeesport and married. His father,
an iron and coal operator of that
place, was notified of the accident
and arrived here last night, coming
by automobile.
Mr.. Hassel was sales agent for the
Haines automobile and drove to Har-
risonville in new car. When lie
left home his father warned him not
to shoot himself or anybody else.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-28
Andrew Fetrow Dies at
New Cumberland, Aged IA

New Cumberland, Oct. 2S.-An-
drew Fetrow, aged "a. died at his
home on Eighth Street, on Mon
day morning, after an illness of al
most a year, of cancer of the
stomach.
Mr.. Fetrow was born in York
county, but had resided i'm New
Cumberland the past fourteen
years. He is survived by three
children, Lawrence Fetrow, con-
tractor, of this place; Clyde Fet-
row, of the Falls, York county, and
Mrs. Grant Keister, of Newberry.
Funeral services will be held We'd
nesday at o'clock from the home
of his son, Lawrence.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-28
POLICE SEEKING
GIRL FOR CRIME
Housekeeper For Trainman
Takes Automobile and
Then Abandons 1t

Sunbury, Pa. Oct. 28.-The po-
lice are looking for 20-year-old Mil
dred Thrush. better know0 as Shirley
Lockwood, housekeeper for Harry
Becker, Pennsylvania railroad en-
ploye, of Milton. Yesterday they
learned that an automobile brought
here last Thursday had been aban-
doned by the girl in front of the
Aldine Hotel, who then boarded a
train for parts unknown. Becker
came here to-day and got his car.
1t was discovered that the girl
had forged his name to a check for
$3.50, the police say. This was
cashed by F. Fl. Lewison, of Milton.
The girl Is unusually attractive,
has blue eyes and dark brown hair
and is five feet four inches in height.
Her home is said to be in Tidioute,
Pa, and warnings have been sent
to the police of northern Pennsyl-
vania towns to be on the lookout
for her.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-28
The Days News Cities and Towns of Central Pennsyvani
On Eve of Trial They
Tell of Fire in Barn

Lewistown, Pa. Oct. 2s. About
to be placed on trial on the charge
of arson, Gilbert Wilson and Harvey
Davis and District Attorney DurbIn
that Robson had accidentally sci
fire to the barn on the Hugh Mccoy
farm, at Granville, this county, or
the night of September 8. They had
gone to the barn to sleep and when
Robson lighted a match in an effort
to find a covering for the two the
straw ignited. The barn, with crops
implements and stock, was destroyed
The loss was estimated at $4,000
Robson told the sheriff and distric,
attorney he had not meant to fire
the building
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-28
Old Furnaceman Dies
of Stroke at Mont Alto

Waynesboro, Pa, Oct. 2S. -
Charles II. SINNERS, one of Mont
Altos oldest citizens, died yesterday
morning from a stroke of paralysis
which he sustained two weeks ago.
He was aged sc years.
Deceased was the son of John ana
Lena SINNERS who were among the
early Scotch pioneer settlers or TINS
section. He was born at Mont ALTO
and from early manhood followed
the work of keeping charcoal tur-
naces and was early sought after by
the different firms in southern Penn
sylvania and Maryland.
Among the old furnaces kept by
Mr.. SINNERS was the Mont Alto fur-
mace, Big Pond and Holly furnaces
in Cumberland county; Caleoonla
furnace. where he worked for the
old Commoner, Thaddeus Stevens
Pine Grove and the old Catoctln tur-
mace in Frederick county, Md.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-28
Governors Birthplace
Is Sold For $11,5O0

Quarryville, Oct. 28.-Among the
important sales in lower Lancaster
county was that of the Sproul farm
at Andrews Bridge, which was sold
by Mrs. Sproul, mother of Governor
Sproul, few days ago. 1t had been
in that family for many years, and
the Governor was born there.
TT is one of the most valuable
farms along the Octoraro and on it
has always been kept great deal
of stock. A great portion of it is
fertile meadow. Three years ago
the barn on the farm was burned,
and the one that was erected in its
place is one of the largest in that
section. The purchaser was Morris
Canann, the present merchant at
Stubville, who will move on it next
spring.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-28
Perry's Endeavorers
to Hold Convention

New Bloomfield, Pa, Oct. 2S.-
Preliminary plans are now being
made for the annual convention of
the Perry County Christian Endeavor
Union, which will be held in Zion
Reformed Church, Blain, on Thurs
day, November 13. Three sessions
will be held. The Rev. Robert
Helm, pastor of the Blain Lutheran
Church, will deliver the address OF
welcome. C. c. Clugston, of Dun
cannon, will respond. An interest
ing program has been arranged.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-28
Widow Dies Of Stroke
in Carlisle, Aged SO

Carlisle Pa, Oct. 2S.-Mrs. Me-
linda Richards, widow of William
Richards, died yesterday as the re-
suit of a stroke of paralysis sus-
tanned Thursday last. She was G9
years old and a lifelong citizen or
Carlisle. She is survived by the
following children: Mrs. Frank
Kelly, Mrs. Isreal Stringfellow and
Charles Richards, of Carlisle, and
Thomas Richards, of Pittsburgh;
also by her brother, Daniel stout,
of Chicago, and three sisters, Mrs.
Ella Germeyer ard Mrs. Catherine
Harlan, of Pittsburgh, and Mrs.
Luther Yeingst, of Carlisle. Flu
neral services will be held at the
Stringfellow home, ia East South
Street, Wednesday afternoon, at
1880; interment in the old grave
yard.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-28
Finds Car Stolen Two
Months Ago at Greensburg

Wayncsboro, Pa, Oct. 2Ss-Some
months ago a Buick touring car
owned by J. r. Frantz was stolen
from the garage on his premises
east of this city.
Yesterday Frantz received WORD
through two young men that they
had used what they thought was MS
car the entire summer, not knowing
whose it was as they came upon II
in an odd manner, and it could be
found at Greensburg, Pa.
To-day Mr.. Frantz and Garage
Owner omar Frick left for that place
to identify and get the car.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-28

Middleburgh, Pa, Oct. 2S.-Next
Sunday, November 2, is to be Il
notable day in Snyder county his
tory. The day has been set apart
by the Pennsylvania Alpine Club to
visit the tall trees in Jacks Noun
tain, near Troxelville, this county.
This is virgin timber and has been
pronounced by Col. Henry w. Shoe
maker, president of the club and one
of the Forestry Commissioners OF the
State, as "one of the grandest sights
east of the Mississippi" Hon. Gif-
ford Pinchot, another member of
the commission, will be one of the
guests. Henry F. Charles. aged 10,
of Port Trevorton, Civil War vet
eran, has been named commissary
general and will prepare bean
soup.
Officers of the Club
The other officers of the club are
George w. Wagenseller, editor of the
POST, and Register Edwin Charles,
potn or Middleburg, vice-presidents;
d. Herbert Walker, of Lewisburg,
secretary' William M. Schnure,
.teaSurer. The club will assemble in
tne square at Middleburg at 10 a. M.
and proceed by automobile to the
Forest, which, Colonel Shoemaker
says, VIII make the $1,0O0,OOO Cook
tract look like a bunch of brush"
Colonel Shoemaker proposes that
os ais tract snail be preserved forever
ana that 1t be made a State mark
named Snyder -Middleswarth State
a,ai. rark' In honor of her two distin-
gulshed sons, Governor Simon Snv-
der and Hon. Ner Middleswarth. for
So years big factor in the public
tIe me OF this section of the State. To
~ ;nis the Mlddleburg Post adds that
IL De dedicated not only to Governor
snyder and Hon. Ner Middleswarth,
put also to all Snyder county soldiers
VINO fought in all the wars of this
Governor Is Invited
Governor Sproul and other State
o,iit,ais GA nave been invited, as well
as the public in general, to ioin The
pilgrimage to this virgin forest
Which Is reputed to be the most ma
& Jes.ic lumber left standing on the
SOIL of this Commonwealth. The
PENNSYLVANIA Alpine Club visited
the gigantic hemlocks and pines on
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-28
Widow Tells Jury She
Was Robbed of 800

Lewistown, Pa, Oct. 2S.-Ferron
Price, well known young man of
this place, is being prosecuted for
embezzlement by Mrs. Homer CART
wright, of Altoona, here. The case
is before jury. The woman claims
she met Price in Lewistown and
that he urged her to give him the
money she had for investment. She
says she gave him money in sums
of from $40 to 5000 at time until
she entrusted n total of about $500
to him. The money, she says, was
part of death benefits she received
when her husband died.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-28
Albert w. Roth Dies
at Home in Wrightsville

Wrightsvillc, Pa, Oct. 2S.-Albert
w. Roth, one of the best known
residents of this place. died on Sun
day morning. He was IS years of
age and leaves his widow and the
following children: Mrs. Jacob
Becher, John and George, all OF
Wrightsville, and the Misses Anna
and Grace 1. Roth, at home. Two
sisters, Mrs. Sarah Wilhelm, Colum-
bia, and Mrs. George w. Shuktz, OF
this place, and two brothers, Will
liam H. Roth, York, and George
Roth, Wrightsville, also survive. The
funeral will be held tomorrow aft.
ernoon at 2 o'clock, the Rev. P. Y
Livingston officiating. Interment
will be made in Fairview cemetery
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-28
Boy Snatches Woman's
Purse and Gets AWAY

Carlisle, Pa, Oct. 2S.-a daring
robbery was committed Saturday
night when a colored boy snatched
la pocketbook from Mrs. Taylor
Miller, of East North street. Mrs.
Miller had just come from a meat
market and just after she turned
the corner at Hanover and North a
colored lad grabbed her purse.
There was something over $40 in
1t. The boy ran away. Mrs. Miller
told several soldiers of it and they
searched for the thief but were un-
successful in locating him.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-28
Lad Is Killed While
Playing With Revolver

Hagcrstown, Md, Oct. 2s.-While
playing with a revolver, David G.
Rubeck, aged years, was acciden-
tally shot and killed at the home
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Newton
Rubeck, near Clearspring. The boy
found the pistol, which belongs to
his father, in a drawer upstairs. Fol-
lowing the shooting, the boy was
taken to the hospital in this city,
where it was found that nothing
could be done to save his life. The
boy was shot in the head and died
later at his home.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-28
Juniata County Is to
Welcome Soldiers Nov. 3

Minlintown, Pa, Oct. 2S.-That
their soldier youths and the county
residents generally might enjoy the
first day of the hunting season, Juni-
alta county residents have postponed
their combined Welcome Home cele-
bration from November / to No
vember 8. Every district in the
county is joining in one big celebra-
ton to welcome home the youths of
each section of the county, instead
of having the individual communi-
ties stage celebrations
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-28
Fifteen Bands to Be
in Columbia's Parade

Columbia, Pa. Oct. 2S; ;|Ihe
Caledonia Scots Band, of Phllaoel-
phia, heading Cyrene comm@ndery, !.
No. 81, knights Templar, will be one On e
of the features of the welcome welcome
home parade for returned soldiers 0a9
next Saturday morning. Fourteeh
other bands will be in line with
nearly every civic and fraternal SO
ciety in the place. The service @ lnen
will parade separately In tne a aLte
noon and following the oenlonstta ~
state armory, served by the Colum-
bih chapter of the Red Cross. A
mardi gras in miniature form under
the the auspices of the More Light AS
sociation will precede the event on
Halloween, in which several hun
dred people are expected to partici-
pate.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-28
Lieutenant Governor
to Speak at Meeting
of Republican Club

Chambersburg, Pa, Oct 2S.-
Lieutenant Governor Edward E.
Beidleman will be the principal
speaker at Republican rally in the
Court House here this evening. The
rally is to be held under the auspices
of the recently organized Republi-
Can Club. After the rally the new
rooms of the club in the Chambers
burg Trust Building will be thrown
open and a smoker held. Lieuten-
ant Governor Beidleman will be the
guest of honor at the smoker.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-28
Portion of Mahon Estate
Has Been Sold For $55,873

Chambersburg, Pa. Oct. 2S.-Five
of the six tracts of land comprising
the real estate of the late Congress-
man Thaddeus M. Mahon were sold
at public sale here for $55,S73. Among
the tracts sold was that of the noted
country estate. "Battin-Moore," near
Scotland, which brought $17,35S.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-28
Named as Red Cross
Seal Leaders by Me- Crea

ChambersburG, Pa, Oct. 2S.-M. C.
Kennedy. resident vice president of
the Pennsylvania railroad at this
place. and Mrs. w. K. Sharpe, promi-
neent in civic work here, have been
named as members of the State Com
mittee sponsoring the sale of Red
Cross seals, by DIR. Thomas McCrea,
president of the Pennsylvania So
ciety for the Prevention of Tuber-
culosis.
(Othcr State News OH Page A.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-28
PHONE SERVICE GROWS

Marysvillc, NPa., Oct. 2S.-The
Perry County Telephone and Tele-
graph Company, connecting with the
Bell Telephone Company, is making
big plans of extension throughou;
Ferry county. A telephone exchange
is to be located in property of
Amos NJ. Fisher, formerly a barrier
shop, and lines will be extended
throughout the borough and in the
valley.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-28
MARRY AT GOLDsBORO

GoldsbOrO, Pa, Oct. 2S.-John
Darmer and Miss Mabel Miller, both
of ely, were married Saturday eve-
ming by the Rev. j. H. Schinith, pas
tor of the York Haven United
Brethren circuit. The ceremony
was performed at the brides home.
There were no attendants. They
will reside at civ.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-02-27
Legislatures First Duty

The first duty of the approach.
ing legislature is to reduce taxes
1t seems that many of the mem.
bers who have been giving their
views to the Times-Union have nv.
crooked this most important of
all matters demanding their at
tention. Wise measures to re.
duce taxation will be heartily an.
proved by every taxpayer of the
state, while schemes to add to the
tax burden will cause great, if not
general dissatisfaction.
In many counties and cities the
tax rate is exceedingly oppressive.
rms is true particularly of sever
al OF the counties along the lower
East Coast, amongst them Dade
and Palm Beach, and on this side
OF the peninsula a very heavy tax
rate prevails in Pinellas. Hills
borough, DeSoto and other coun-
ties. Cities and towns in those
counties are suffering under a
grievous burden.
Here in Punta Gorda, the total
town, county and state tax rate
amounts to nearly six per cent. of
course this is on a supposed basis
of one-third to one-half valuation
for assessment, but, no matter
what the basis, the total rate is
too much. The districts in which
the town is situated are carrying
bonded Indebtedness of 5000.
10000 and the town itself is bond
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-02-27

The chief happiness of Andrew
Carter appears to consist in max
ing sarcastic, ill-natured and Of
ten foolish remarks about the ed
ltor OF The Herald. Having been
dlscredited by his own people
when he ran for mayor of Area
dla, may account for Carter's sour
disposition; but it would seem
that ne would single out for his
ill-natured reflections those neigh
bors of his who repudiated him at
the polls. This would be more ex-
cusable than hitting an innocent
by-stander in the editor of The
Herald.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-02-27

The South Florida Fair held in
Tampa last week was a grand suc-
cess IN every particular, and those
who managed it deserve congratu-
latlons and great praise. We are
glad to know that the cash re-
celpts were enough to pay all ex-
penses and leave a surplus for the
next fair. Everybody who visited
the fair was delighted-and the
editors who were fortunate
enough to be at the Rotary Press
Breakfast are enthusiastic about
it. Those Tampa folks are eot,al
to any undertaking; and, as thew
are now talking about pulling
off" great exposition in celebra-
ton OF the centennial anniversary
OF Florida annexation to the
United States, we say by all
means give it to Tampa and let
the whole state help her to make
1t the superlative of all exposi-
tions.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-02-27

Here's job that The Herald
ought to do, but as a tussle with
a basketball of figures might
cause a disastrous riot in the edit
orial cerebellum, The Herald
passes it on to that great daily,
the Times-Union: Get a copy of
the State Treasurer's annual re.
port and give us an analysis of
the statistics on fire insurance in
Florida We are suffering under
the impression that the people of
Florida expend annually for fire
insurance about three million dol
lars and get back for losses about
thirty-twO thousand. If this i'm
preston IS anywhere near cor
rect, IT viii follow that the fire in
surance people are as big profit
GERS, not to say robbers as any in
America.