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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-06-13
Blizzard.

Charles T. Blizzard died Friday,
June 6, aged IA years. He is sur
vived by four children, Harry c.
Blizzard, B. W. Blizzard, B. B. Biz
zard and Mrs. William b. Taylor; and
one brother, John Blizzard. Funeral
services in charge Of Rev. N. G.
Clough were held Sunday, June at
Finksburg Methodist Protestant
church at 4 ID. m, and interment made
in adjoining cemetery. The pail
bearers were E. l.. Skinner, w. H.
buckingham, Ivan H. Sayers, Will
liam III. Saylor, William B. Gist and
Harry G. Frick F. A. Sharrer &
Son, funeral directors.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-06-13

Upton Prugh died at his residence,
Gambler, Friday, June 6, aged 81
years, months and Is days. He
leaves a widow, Mrs. Martha j..
Prugh and one son, Em1het B. Prugh.
His remains were taken to the home
of his SON. Funeral w services we're
held at Providence Methodist Pro-
testant church, Sunday, June s, at II a.
m, and interment was made i'm ad-
joining cemetery. Services were in
charge Of Rev. ". @. Clough. The
pallbearers were Calvin L. Jordan,
Joseph r. Parrish, Jesse vi. Patter-
son, Talbert Buckingham, William '$.
Shauck and Clinton Shipley. F. A.
Sharrer & Son funeral directors.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-06-13
Rraden.

Mrs Martha r. Braden, SO years
oud, widow of Robert T. Braden, died
at her home, 1908 East Monument
street, Baltimore, late Tuesday night
from heart disease. She is survived
by one son, Fayette 3. Braden, and
one daughter, Mrs. William Walking,
OF Westminster, and five grandchild-
rem The funeral took place from her
home this afternoon at 3 o'clock.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-06-13
Miller.

Mrs. Barbara Miller, wife of Geo.
J. Miller, Hanover, Pa, died at a.
m. Tuesday, June 8, from heart
failure, aged 81 years, months and
IA days. She was in failing health
for several years, but was able to be
about the house.
Mrs. Miller was a. daughter Of the
late Ephraim and Susanna Ware
helm and was born in Carroll coun-
ty Mrs. Carroll LaMotte, Hamp-
stead, is a daughter, and Mrs.
Thomas Shaffer, of near Manchester
is sister. Funeral, Saturday morn
ing.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-06-13
Lindsay.

John d. Lindsay died at Mt AIRY,
June l of paralysis, aged a. He
leaves widow and three sons, Jack
Lindsay, of near Mt. Airy; J. Lind
sey, OF near Mt Airy, and Raymond
Lindsey, of Central, and one dangh-
ter, Mrs. Gus Brashears, OF near Mt.
Airy He was. buried at Unionville
June at noon.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-06-13

solos at each service. In the evening"
the college choir sang two beautiful
anthems, 10 Worship the Lord, Watt
son and Infammatus'' Rossini
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-06-13


Wednesday morning the victory
commencement exercises were neld
and a. customary, the trustees mem
bers Of the faculty and graduates took
their places on the stage to the pro-
cessional, - Mighty Fortress" Rev.
II. X. Warner, ID. ID, president OF the
Maryland annual conference offered
prayer and Gauls orchestra, Balti-
more rendered a number of delight
full musical selections during the
program The commencement p1rts,
assigned according to excellence An
and expression during
the Junior and Senior years were
ably rendered by the following
graduates: Third, Whatsoever
Things Are True" Elizabeth Ray
Lewis; second, Culture and Eff
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-28
HALLOWEEN MUST
BE CONFINED TO
ONE CELEBRATION
Police Instructed to Arrest
Those Who Turn Fun
to Rowdyism

Hallween celebrations must be con-
fined to Halloween Friday No cele-
brations of pancake" and tick
tack" nights may be staged on Wed
nesday and Thursday evenings.
So declared Chief of Police wetzel
ir warning to city youths and 9TH
ers. Celebrations extending two
three and four days before and after
Halloween are absolutely tabooed
the chief says, and police have been
instructed to make arrests.
Some reports have already been re-
ceived of number of premature cele-
brations by the youngsters. Refuse
of various sorts is said to have been
thrown on porches of residents in
certain sections while some other
nuisances have been reported. Per-
sens who fail to heed the warning to
corfine their activities to the one
evening. will lay themselves open to
prosecution. the chief warns.
Chief Wetzel elaborated on his
warning to explain that masks may
be worn on the city streets on Friday
evening. Mummers may hold in full
force on that evening but are required
to keep their activities within that
one day, the chief insists
Some allowance will be granted in
the celebration on Friday. Rowdy-
ism. however. will not be tolerated
and prosecutions will be made where
persons responsible for carrying
away steps, shutters, etc. can be
located. Throwing of flour will not
be permitted, nor will the use of
"ticklers" be tolerated, he adds.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-28
THINKS COUNCIL
SHOULD ENACT
DAYLIGHT LAW
Chairman of City Planning
Committee Gives Views
on Extra Hour

Harrisburg should adopt the day
light saving idea and make it a per-
manent proposition, said E. S. Her
man, chairman of the City Planning
Committee, to-day. Although Con-
gress has passed up the idea,
Harrisburg should follow the ex-
ample of New York and Pniladel phia
and make it a city ordnance, he
thinks.
Granting that the fundamental
principle which states that what is
sood for the greater number should
be do.e, IS an accepted fact" said
Mr.. Herman, Il see no reason in the
wOr d why we should not adopt the
daylight saving. And in the second
place, The fact that The great num-
ber of people will be benefited in
CTcry way and that onty "a small
numhcr Will suffer any hardships,
which can be remedied easily
enough, should be enough to make
every fair-minded citizen realize
that the extra hour must come. Look
at the possibilities: When a man
might be indoors on a simmer even
ing instead of outside enjoying the
wonderful weather in games or talk
irg care OF It's little ga, dcn, is there
Snyone who will say ti,nt an extra
-Four of daylight is not good for us p
Il am of the opinion that we
must leave II Up to the people, and
when they consider all sides of it
and see that they are benefitting in
every possible way from it, l have
no doubt but that our City Council
will pass it. Another hour of day
light in our city parks is a pleasure
not to be denied"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-28
DEMOCRATIC
PLACE-HOLDERS
SORE ASBOILS
Angered by Demands For
Cash While Local Machine
Is Allowed to Go to Sticks

The Democratic National Commit
tee Is applying the lash to Demo-
cratic Federal officeholders every
where and Dauphin county Demo-
Gratis are sore.
Not that they object to being
asked to give. oh, no, that is an
old story with them. But they do
object to being assessed at a time
when the local Democratic machine
is being deserted by those who
should be its leaders and left to drift
for itself.
The letters local office holders
have received are sent out by w. D.
Jameson, director of finance" and
in case they do not receive prompt
attention they are followed by 9TH
ers of a more peremptory charac-
ter.
Il don't object to giving for party
purposes" said one of them to-day,
who had with him a copy of his
letter, containing full instructions
how to give and how to register,
name, address, worth about how
much" income how much" and
other personal information, but if
we are to give our money it does
seem to me that the men who ought
to be leaders in our own home dis
trict should be doing something for
the ticket
That is the general attitude. The
Democrats have been left in the
lurch. Their mayoralty candidate
has an active press agent who is
putting him before the public, but
Alderman Hoverter, the Republican
candidate, had such a lead at the
primaries and is at present so far
ahead that the Hartman vote next
Tuesday will not be as large as the
Hoverter majority, the ward workers
say.
Outside of this there is little
show of activity. The Democratic
organization is all shot to pieces and
the pitiful vote at the primaries is
an indication of what may be eX-
pected at the general elections.
The demands for money to meet
national needs when the local or
ganization has gone to sticks are
what is causing the crouch among
the Federal officeholders, many of
whom are already threatening to re-
taliate by staying away from the
polls next week.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-28
NEW TROLLEY LINE
TO HILL WILL OPEN
RESIDENT DISTRICT
Harrisburg Railways Company Agrees to Extend System Out
Herr Street. Through Uptown Subway; City Line Is
Ultimate Destination of Road

this portion of the street may be
paved by the city, and that it will CO.
operate with you in having the city
and property holders authorize and
undertake this paving. and that it
will then extend it's line on Herr
street from Fourteenth street to
Eighteenth street or Eighteenth and
oHe-Half, present city line, arrang-
ing for the necessary transfer points
to reach the uptown section of the
city, in addition to the ordinary trans
fers in the Square and present trans
feI places.
LAS stated to you, we do not believe
that a cross-town line on the Hill is
at present needed. and that the ex-
pense, both of construction and oper-
ating the same, would be such as to
make it impossible under present con-
ditions.
I'm order to handle the traffic cre-
ated by this extension, and operate
cars with sufficient frequency to
make the service worth while, it will
be necessary to obtain from the city
the right to double track Seventh
street between North and Herr streets,
as well as to OBTAIN the consent need
ed for the extension through the sub
way and out Herr street. In this, of
course, it is understood that we will
have our cooperation"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-28
STEPS TAKEN TO
OPEN STREETS IN
PARK DISTRICT
City Solicitor Instructed to
Draw Up the Proper
Legislation
NEED NEW STREET LINES
Highways Put on Map in 1872
Were Never Opened
in Fact
NEED NEW STREET LINES

First official action to bring about
the proposed Italian park improvement
and the extension and widening of
streets through the Fourteenth ward,
was decided upon this morning at a
joint conference OF the City Planning
Commission, City Councilmen. City
Engineer NJ. b. Cowden and T.. Clark
Cowden, engineer for the planning
body.
After discussing for an hour the pro-
posed street changes it was agreed that
City Solicitor John l.. Fox should pre-
pare necessary ordinances including the
provisions to carry out the plans of
the Mckee Graham estate and the plan
ming commission for the development of
the park and establishing wider streets.
To Consider Damages
When these ordinances IRE presented
they will be discussed fully before final
passage, city councilmen said, so that
they will know definitely any damages
which will be caused by opening the
streets. and what development will be
necessary for the Italian park tract.
Mr.. Cowden, the planning commission
engineer, explained to the city officials
that none of the streets which it IS
planned TO vacate, have ever been laid
out ard opened. While they were IIaced
on city official map in 1872 by a com
mission appointed for that purpose, they
do not conform with the curve in the
river at Division street. and would not
be practicable. Streets in the vicinity
of Division street, which is the boundary
line between the Tenth and Fourteenth
wards. which are to be vacated include
Juniata, Shamolin, Second, Third, Fifth,
and Jefferson.
Lines Arc Crooked
1t was brought out during the dis
cussior that the present Sixth street
road above Division street, is not within
the lines of the Sixth street. plotted
by the street commission in 1872. The
new lines of Sixth street, would extend
north through the Hoffman's woods
tract and connect with Elizabeth street
IN Riverside. The Sixth street" road
would remain open and in use, Mr..
Cowden explained.
1t was suggested that in addition to
carrying out the provisions of the tent
atIve agreement with the executors of
the Mckee Graham estate, Katrina
street should be widened from 80 to
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-28

The long ralked-of trolley line out
Herr street, from Seventh to Four
teenth, with double tracks as far as
Cameron, will be built in the near
future, according to a statement filed
with the Public Service Commission
to-day by Frank B. Musser, president
OF the Harrisburg Railways Com
pany.
Complaint filed by owen NJ. Copelin
and others against the, Railway Com
pany over the demand for a line on
Herr street was withdrawn by
Charles c. Stroh. counsel for the COM
plainants, and with the withdrawal
was filed the statement that the COM
peny had agreed to build the line. The
statemen was accompanied by this
letter from President Musser, ad-
dressed to owen NJ. Copelin, Warren
Van Dyke, Frank D. Leedy, Burton
Van Dyke and Harry A. Sherk:
The Harrisburg Railways Company
will, subject to the consent and ap-
rroval of the necessary public au-
thorities, build as soon as possible, a
double track on Herr street from Sew
enth street to Cameron street, going
through the Herr street subway.
That it will lay it's tracks from
Cameron street to Fourteenth street
on Herr street at the same time as
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-28
Girl Shot Through Cheek
by Brother Who Didn't
Know Gun Was Loaded

Struck by a bullet from a small
caliber rifle which was being han
died by brother who did not know
it was loaded. Miss Irma Taylor, II
years old, daughter of Thomas Tay-
lor, 22S North Fourteenth street, is
in the Harrisburg Hospital.
The accident occurred this morn
ing at the home of relative at
Beaver Station, where Miss Taylor
was assisting in making sauerkraut.
The rifle, unused for some time, was
standing nearby. The brother pick
ed it up and in his handling of it
caused its discharge.
The bullet penetrated the girls
left cheek. She was taken to the
Harrisburg Hospital where prelimi-
nary treatment was given. The bull
let has not yet been removed. Miss
Taylor's condition is described as
being good.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-28
Act Will Be
Brought to
Close
CLEARSUPM MANY
LOOSE ANGLES
Peace Treaty Must
Be Ratified FIrStIS
Announcement
By Associated Press

Washington, Oct. 2S.-Wartime
prohibition will be brought to an
end by Presidential proclamation
Immediately after the Senate rati-
fies the Germany Peace Treaty, it
was said to-day at the White
House.
Officials explained that the war
time act provided that it should be
annulled by the President when
peace had been declared and when
the Army and Navy had been de-
modified. Congress was informed
yesterday by the President in his
message vetoing the prohibition en-
forcement bill that demobilization
of the Army and Navy had been
completed.
The White House announcement
clears up any doubt as to whether
the war would be ended legally with
the ratification of the German
Treaty. Some officials had expressed
the opinion that the war emergency
would not pass until the Treaty with
Austria had been acted upon by the
Senate.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-28
BELGIAN KING
PAYS HOMAGE TO
AMERICAN ARMY
Albert Describes L. S. Arms as
Decisive Factor in Ad-
dress in House

Washington, Oct. 2S.-King AL
bert of the Belgians, paid homage
in the House of Representatives to-
day to the American Army, which he
described as the decisive factor in
determining the victory"
In an address to the Senate few
minutes earlier, he had asserted that
nothing could better characterize
the reign of universal democracy"
than the friendship between his
country and the United States.
The addresses of His Majesty to-
day were the longest and most i'm
portant he has made in America.
They were intended as messages to
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-28
MANY DIE WHEN
SHIP IS THROWN
INTOPER WALL
Lake Vessel Is Caught by Gil
gantic Wave and Reduced
to Mass of Wreckage

MuSkcgOn, Mich, Oct. 2S.-Caught
py a gigantic wave as she was trying
to make this harbor after riding out a
terrific gale on Lake Michigan last
night he Crosby steamer City of Musk
eSon crashed into the south pier at
Muskegon channel this morning ana
sank in less than ten minutes carrying
to death at least II of her passengers
and crew. The exact number of dead
has not been determined but may
reach 20.
The bodies of four men and three wo-
men have been washed ashore, and the
Leach for miles is being patrolled for
additional victims.
The crash came without warning,
most of the passengers being caught
in their state rooms. The lights went
out and the scores of women passengers
added to the confusion. Then followed
the scramble for safety. Most of the
passengers escaped by jumping from
the decks to the pier
Buffcted BY Storm
The City of MusEegon left Milwaukee
at o'clock last night and was severely
buffeted by the storm during the night
run across the lake. Just as the steam
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-28
SECOND WHITE
WOMAN CHARGES
NEGRO OFFICER
Two Witnesses Partially Con-
firm Allegations Made
by Waitress
TO GO BEFORE COUNCIL
Patrolman Jackson Denies the
Statements Made in Hear
ing Before the Mayor
TO GO BEFORE COUNCIL

Addltlonal charges may be brought
against Patrolman Frank o. Jack
son, colored, before City Council
Mayor Daniel l.. Keister intimated
this morning before the Councilmen
went into session. Another young
woman has made complaint that
jackson approached her in a res
taurant in South Third street, below
Chestnut, and asked her to go out
with him after he received his pay.
jackson also has denied this charge.
The woman who made the state
ment to Mayor Keister is Catharine
Bates, who was employed at the
restaurant during September. The
Mayor investigated the case and
held a hearing in his office last eve-
ming. Miss Bates and Jackson were
present.
According to Miss Bates state
ment Jackson cdme into the restau-
rant and asked her to "go out for
a good time" after he was paid.
When the patrolman left she said she
called two men from the Friend
ship Firecompany and told them
what had happened. These men
testified before the Mayor and said
they had been called by Miss Bates.
When they saw her she appeared to
be nervous and excited, they said,
and told them what had happened.
Mayor Keister said to-day he has
not decided definitely what action he
will take i'm the two cases in which
complaints were made against jack
son.
The first case was called to the
Mayors attention when Florence
Smith, a waitress in a Market street
restaurant, made complaint that
Jackson had endeavored to entice
her to State street residence. Jack
son claimed that he had merely
been endeavoring to secure help for
a man" who was about to start a
restaurant and that he wanted the
girl to change her employment.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-28

If the soft coal miners quit at the
close of working hours Friday. rail-
roads hope to be able to keep going
on the supply now being stored. 1t
is said there is q larger quantity of
coal mined that will keep the rail-
road busy for some time after the
mines close down.
Getting It to Storage Points
Just now there is considerable
activity on the part of the Penn
sylvania Railroad and the Philadel-
phia and Reading Railway in order
to get a large quantity of soft coal
stored away. Local officials be-
lieve there Will be no cause for i'm
mediate alarm. The railroads in the
east have been storing coal for the
past five months. How much of
this will go to industries is u ques-
ton.
Reading Is Busy
On the Reading system all crews
have been pooled and are running
on the first in first out system, in
order to keep the traffic going to
and from the soft coal districts.
Trainmen, engineers and firemen are
allowed only what rest is necessary.
and at that some crews are working
on short hour rests. Empty cars
that cannot be used for hauling coal
are being sent to side tracks. while
every car available for coal traffic
is in service. AS fast as q train load
of soft coal is reported at n ter
minal point, forces of men are put
to, work unloading. 1t is in the a bill
ity to keep supplying the mines with
cars that will enable railroads to
store a large quantity of coal.
On Saturday and Sunday the
Reading alone handled nearly as
600 cars. Just now the READING
while not losing any part of its bie
merchandise and other shipments
is moving on an average of 5000
cars of coal a dav from soft coal
regions. The soft coal from the
Clearheld region is coming from
Williamsport to Reading. The coal
is unloaded as rapidly as possible
and the empty cars returned. The
Reading is also doing a big business
in anthracite.
own interest and putting an average
of 1000 cars of soft coal away
each day. 1t is the plan to store at
least 100000 tons between Altoona
and Harrisburg, and as much 40
possible along the line of the Phila-
delph'a division. The Pennsy has
been Obliged at times to confscafe
coal enroute to other companies h,.4
It is the belief that If tieup of in
dustries come il will not be at Iaas
for several weeks.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-28
WIFE OBJECTED
TO MOTHERS KISS

Because he kissed his mother
after he had kissed his wife when
he was leaving the house was one
of the reasons that Mrs. Helen
M. Crook left him, Earl b. Crook
testified in divorce court to-day
during the hearing of his appli-
cation for separation decree.
He said they were married in
1918 and she left him in 1915.
Mr.. Crook told the court that his
wife objected to the times that
he kissed his mother.
Ten other cases were heard
during the morning by President
Judge George Kunkel in court
room No. /, and about forty cases
remain to be heard. The court
to-day signed a divorce decree in
the case of Edna P. Yochum VS..
George c. Yochum. The hearing
was held several months ago.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-28

the sale of hard" liquors again the
price will average $5 a quart or
more. The holders are banking on
big demand just before january 16.
Provisions of the enforcement bill
which may be forced through over
the veto are not generally known
and expression of opinions as to Just
what the act means were wide and
of many shadings. The general be-
lief among men who have studied
the act is that the bill, If 1t becomes
law. really will do but little except
make the sale of 2.75 per cent. beer
illegal. If the President should
raise the wartime prohibition act the
enforcement act automatically falls.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-28
BIG PRICE FOR WHISKY
IF WAR BAN is REMOVED
Saloonmen Are Jubant Over Wilson's Declaration That
Will Lift Prohibition Before Winter

Word that President Wilson is de-
termined to raise the wartime pro-
hibition ban before the country goes
bone dry January 16, under the con-
stitutional amendment was received
with glee to-day by saloonkeepers
and dealers who still hope to make
killing" on stocks held over from
former days.
The Police Department which has
been free of its worse work since
July and the county prison officials
who have had little to do for months
were not quite so pleased.
Men who are in position to know
say that If the President authorizes
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-28
Loot Taken From Store
Recovered in Altoona

large portion of the loot taken
from the store of McFalI K Son,
Third and Market streets, last week,
when a robber bored a hole through
the floor of the Lochiel Hotel, has
been recovered in Altoona. Railroad
police have located the greater por-
ton of the goods, valued at several
thousand dollars, according to dis
patch form that city.