WIDOW OF FORMER Ml WILSON DIES Funeral Services to Be Held in This City Monday Morning The funeral of the lato Mrs. Au- Kuata Kamercr Wilson, widow of the late Simon Cameron Wilson, former Mayor of Harrisburg, who (lied ifl Philadelphia yesterday, will take place In Harrisburg Monday morning. The body will bn brought to Harrigburg Monday evening on the train arriving, at 11:45 o'clock, and burial will be niado in the Wilson family plot at the Harrisburg Cemetery. Services will be conducted by the Rev. Harry Nel son Bassler, pastor of the Second Re formed church, Mrs. Wilson Mas 73 years old at the time of her death. She is survived by one son, Edward Wilson, a clerk in the office of Receiver of Taxes in Philadelphia, for ten years, with whom Mrs. Wilson lived at 3725 Barries street. Death was due to pa ralysis. Colonel Joseph B. Hutehlson, llarrlsburg's chief of police, is a nephew of Mrs. Wilson and A. W. Nunemacher, pharmacist, Third and North streets, is a brother-in-law. Mrs. Wilson was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Honry Kamercr, early settlers in Harrisburg. The father of Mrs. Wilson was known for many years as Harrisburg's strong man. He was employed at the Pcnn •sylvanla railroad shops and frequently would lift a pair of car wheels and axle and carry it from one shop to another. Mr. Kamerer was six feel four inches tall. Following the death of the lato Mayor S. C. Wilson, the widow took up her residence with her son in Philadelphia. Firemen Called From Ball to Fight Flames By Associatetl Press Boston, Feb. 13.—Firemen were called away from their annual ball early to-day to fight a series of stub born tires, most of them caused by overheated furnaces. The tempera ture was five below zero and the fire ' men suffered severely. The most ser ious fire destroyed the tannery of the Dorchester Leather Company in .South Boston with a loss of ?lUO,OOO. At Framingham, forty girls were routed from their beds when fire de stroyed Normal Hall, a three-story dormitory at the State Normal School, i There were also serious llres during! the night in Arlington and Somervlile, Mass., in Lewlston, Maine, and in Manchester, N. H. WARRANTS FOR EMPLOYES By Associated Press London, Feb. 13. —Sharp action was taken to-day by the police in connec tion with the British army canteen scandals. Warrants were issued for the arrest of James Ness, formerly manager of Lipton Limited, at Malta, and of Archibald Minto, another em- , ploye of Llpton Limited, neither of whom appeared to answer the sum mons sent to them when the case opened. Ness is believed to be in Canada and Mlnto is said to be in France. Una returned from the Jew York dlaploy uf l'nrls iimxlclk and the j NEW MATERIALS AND STYLES ARE HERE A beautiful stock of tlie most I 111 exclusive imported fabrics, : jU and novelty weaves as well as j the trimmings such as comprised the exhibit of Paris models by Barnct. Worth and Paquin, are here for your inspection £]\ A personal selection of the choicest of the many hand □l some weaves, such as I could not buy even in the wholesale or retail stores of a big city like New 1 \ork. These materials must ho seen In order to appreciate the ex cluslveness of the patterns and i quality. Crepe silks. Honeycomb weaves and everything that Is new I for Spring and Summer suitings are Included. MIT Copies of the leading Imported modes wore also made while there and sketches of these will ' be submitted to suit individual i tastes and figures. An early call will be to our mutual advantage. j $lO to S2O SAVED ON ALL ORDERS PLACED BEFORE MARCH 15TH #IT 9 r f>er now and suit will be 1 delivered on any date desired. -U No deposit required until every thing is satisfactory. Two fittings same day to out of town patrons if desired. Correct Style. Perfect Fit. Artistic Workmanship. 621 N. Second St. BELOW NORTH MARK OF Aklmß KVISRV ttAI.ITV CAHMKNT "That Young Woman" HER Wages, HER Independence, HER Sphere of Influence" will be discussed in The Ridge Ave. Methodist Episcopal Church t ■ =s This Evening at BY Rev. John H. Daugherty, the pastor. Every young woman in Harrisburg, especially those who are wage earners should hear this address. Mr. Frank M. Waring will sing and lead the chorus. . . _ ■ ~ ™ ~ - ' " " ... i 1..1W FRIDAY EVENING, HARRJSBURG TELEGRAPH . FEBRUARY 13,1914. MORE HONOR MEN XT TECH HIGH 111 111 HISTORY OF SCHOOL Excellent Records Made in Mid . winter Examinations, Says Dr. Fager More students at tbe Technical high school are classed among the honor men as result of the midwinter exami nations than in any other year in the history of the scliool. In tbe report made public this morning by Dr. C. B. Fager, Jr., principal of the school, 119 among tho 311 students in the school have averages higher than 80 per , cent., which puts the students In the | second honor class. Seventeen of these ! are above 90 per cent. | The senior class shows the best averages. There are twenty boys in the class, and only seven of these are below SO per cent., eight of the boys are first honor men and five second honor. The freshmen class has a good record, too. Of tho 137 boys, sixty three are in the honor class and only two failures are reported. Tho sopho mores have no first honor men, but twenty-seven of the ninety-six mem bers are recorded as second honor men. The honor men are as follows: Seniors First Honors Chester Buifington, John Gaugler, Robert Hoffman, Mor ton Kay, William Lippman, Lawson Matter, Basil Tittle, Luther Zimmer man. Second honor: Albert Hart wick, Forrest Ileberlig, Lester Nesbit, Louis Scheffer, Ross Willis. Juniors First Honors Jesse Bernlieisel, j Charles Chayne, Franklin Metzler, j William Scheffer, Norman Stiteler. Second honors: Harold Cobaugh, James Evans, Milton Garland, Charles Kutz, Cornelius Menger, Harry Rees er, Ryall Ryder, Earl Shuey, John Todd, Casper Wohlfarth, Venus Zim merman. Sophomores Second Honors Blairo Albright. 1 Philip Beck, Ralph Evans, Rudolph | Flanegan, Joseph Garner, Glenn Kll-I ' linger, Herman Leisman, Karl Lisse. ] Herman Marks, Charles Mehrlng, Boyd' Paul, Edwin Rife, Paul Strickler, i Harry Barmont, Clarence Bell, Valen \ tine Fager, Robert Fleck. Charles Ger berick, George Landis, Harry Liddick, Russel Lowry. Russel Matthew, Waldo Myers. Fulmer Relf, Steward Snoddy, John Wachtman, Moses Williams. Freshmen First Honors—Stewart Blair, Ches ter Bufflngton, Frank Gipple, Lester Zimmerman. Second honors: Addi son Armstrong, Edward Bastian, Ray mond Baxter, Paul Bratten, Ephraim | Brenner, Charles W. Britseh, Hudson Bucher, William Crist, Jacob Darrow, John Demmlng, Paul Eshleman, Re leigh Evans, Homer Evltts, Harry Ey ster. Robert Fager, Oscar Fisher, Frank Gerloek, Roger llarman, Henry Heist, Harry Houck, Dwight Jerauld, Sidney Kay, John Keller, Charles Kennedy, John Knouse. Harry Lapkin, Ira Layton, John McFarland, John McCann, Raymond Mehrlng, Paul Melehior, Musser Miller, Harry Nell, John Parthemore, John Paul, Forrest Phllippelli, Charles Pollock, Lloyd Reeves, Eugene Sanderson, |Harvey Selfert, Samuel Sherman, Albert Siple, Charles Six, Victor Snyder, Emory Sourbeer, Kenneth Stark, Gilbert Stew art, Joseph Todd, AVilllam Trullinger, Herman Wagner, Percy Walker, Les ter Wolf, Gooddelle Stroup, Norman Todd, Earl Unger, Howard Wagner, Paul Worcester, Donald Wright. SCHOOL BUILDING DESTROYED lloboken, N. J., Feb. 13. —A boiler explosion In tho basement of a public school building here late last night started a fire which destroyed the school and three other buildings, with a loss of over $150,000. IF CHILD IS CROSS, , FEVERISH AND SICK Look, Mother! If tongue is coated give "California" Syrup of Figs." Children love this "fruit laxative," I and nothing else cleanses the tender stomach, liver and bowels so nicely. A child simply will not stop playing to empty the bowels, and the result is, they become tightly clogged with waste, liver gets sluggish, st )mach sours, then your little one becomes cross, half-sick, feverish, don't eat, sleep or act naturally, breath is bad, system full of cold, has sore throat, stomachache or diarrhoea. Listen, Mother! See if tongue is coated, then give a teaspoonful of "California Syrup of Figs," and in a few hours ■ail the constipated waste, sour bile and undigested food passes out of the system, and you have a well, playful child again. Millions of mothers give "California Syrup of Figs" because it is perfectly harmless; children love it, and It never fails to act on the stomach, liver and bowels. Ask your druggist for a 50-cent bot tle of "California Syrup of Figs," which has full directions for babies, children of all ages and for grown ups plainly printed on the bottle. Be ware of counterfeits sold here. Get the genuine, made by "California Fig Syrup Company." Refuse any other kind with contempt.—Advertisement. AGED TUNER SAVES PIANOS DESPITE THE DARKNESS OF YEARS Edward Decker, Composer and In strumental Genius to Rescue in Music House Through the darkness of more than three score years Edward Decker, a I tuner for Troup Brothers, South Third street piano dealers, heard the steady | drip, drip of a leaking pipe in tbe ■ warerooin during the wee sma' hours this morning. What might happen to the splendid instruments If they were not moved out of the way of the water was the first thought that flashed across Deck er's mind. He was quick to act. The darkness of the night didn't bother hint; he's long been accustomed to a more impenetrable curtain than night. 1 First he gave the alarm and then got busy moving tbe great pianos out of danger. By the time assistance arrived the piano tuner had many of j the instruments out of the trouble j zone. So now that Mr. Decker is already In the limelight, here's some- j thing about him. For more than a year of his sixty- : four years Mr. Decker has tuned pianos and organs for the Troup Brothers. Small of stature, silvery I haired, low voiced, grammatically per fect in his use of English, Mr. Decker 1 is one of the most popular attaches of the music house. lie Is a Genius Born in Cumberland county mu sical parents, he has followed the practice of tuning pianos for more than forty-four years. That he is a i genius is more than evidenced by his j ability to take apart, piece by piece, j the hundreds of sections of an organ or piano and put them together again. .• Educated in the famous Philadelphia I institute conducted for those of his' affliction, Mr. Decker perfected his knowledge of music and the whys and wherefores of the instruments which j provide him his livelihood. The aged piano tuner is a composer I of some note, too, and his "Waltzes of j ' the Susquehanna" is of the dreamy | kind that the pld-time dances only suggest and the modern "hesitation" ! I emphasizes. But that isn't all Mr. Decker has 1 written. His more widely known com- , position is "Beauty's Eyes." And Edward Decker has been to- j tally blind since his birth. Bucket Brigade When Weather Man Fails The weatherman doesn't seem to be working much in harmony with the Orpheutn's call for a million gallons of water. Manager Hopkins was really expecting that some tir.»e before Monday morning there would be enough precipitation to fill the mam moth tank that is carried for the six diving nymphs, and as nymphs enjoy and in fact must have the pure clear watcT, he made a special effort to gratify their desires. Ho had a great trough built all along the side of the Orpheum Theater building, and if wc would have had an inch of rainfall this week, all would have been lovely. The vaudeville man figured that the roof of the Orpheum Theater, which measures about a hundred feet square, would have yielded the required amount, had we had an inch of rain fall. But up to the present that scheme failed, and now the bucket brigade looks inevitable. | So if you should happen to be in [the vicinity of Locust street on Mon ! day morning, you're apt to see the t bucket brigade at work. And since 20,000 gallons of water are required to fill the tank, that parade is apt to be pretty continuous all morning. The route of the parade will be from the Orpheum down Locust street to the River Front, fill the bucket, counter march and then back to the theater. Earl's Six Diving Nymphs have the biggest swimming tank carried by any aquatic act In vaudeville, and they must have pure, clear water or they won't dive, that's all. —Advertisement. Lumbermen to Protect West Virginia Timber By Associated Press Elkins, W. Va., Feb. 13.—The Cen tral West Virginia Protective Associa tion was organized here last night by lumbermen, the object being to pro tect the timber land of West Virginia from fire. The government has ap propriated $5,000 and the State a like amount, and it was decided to tax the members of the association ono cent an acre annually. This will bring about SIO,OOO additional to the work. Lookout stations will be maintained on the highest mountains and the federal system of fighting forest fireg* adopted. BOSCHELLI MAY PLEAD GUILTY Angelo Boschelll, former proprie tor of the Menger Hotel and Rosegar den, will follow the action of Jacob Eckert, proprietor of the Hotel Essex, it is understood, and plead guilty in the Dauphin County Court to the charges of furnishing liquor contrary to the laws of the State. CHANGE LECTURE PLACE On account of the large crowd ex pected to hear Theodore E. Seeley, as sistant engineer at the Water Supply" Commission, who will lecture to-night on "The Failure of the Stony River Dam in West Virginia," the lecture will take place at the Board of Trade Hall instead of at the Engineers' Club. Last Call of All Winter Garments for Man, Wnma or Child Must Go—Our Spring Stock Is Arriving j|||f §H^g|"A\iiKr|casy;: h «s |yf 10 !?!« of LADIES'SUITS About 50 Winter SUITS ■in our window Lad i es ' Suits r/V ' #MEN '. S You want to come f I nnn fnafc HL wB) UVBrCOatl early to pick your u Luuy tud/i Choioe A Fin $40.00 SuttfTandCoataare „ Sample Suits S& s3 °" Your Overcoafs 1 . A AT too Different. Styles of Suits and S"v 'fli 50 Styles Hljii $25 V,., 0 ;;. a/) t_ JHrfa«\\ MB -Jy This Sale. *j) W m (JhJ_L r Br® ach Choice, %JW W II LIVINGSTON'S II id' 'FREE 8 SOUTH MARKET SQUARE ——l^— i————.__——____ PARK BOARD WANTS HOFFERT AND FORRER [Continued from First Page.] to all the city councllmen. The reso lutions follow: "February 7, 1914. "To the Council of the City of Har risburg: "In view of the action of your hon orable body taken January C, 1914, and by us accepted January 12, 1914, continuing the Harrisburg Park Com mission in an advisory relation; and in view further of the pending reso lution in your files dismissing on March 1 all the employes of the Har risburg Park Department as well us other employes of the city, wo deem it our advisory duty to present to you the following memoranda and recom mendation: "1. Since its organization in 1902 the Harrisburg Park Commission has been in effect a continuing body, with no changes in its working force save those made for efficiency. "2. The work of the department, in obtaining, developing and maintaining : the Harrisburg park system, has grown rapidly in quantity and com plexity, and it has proceeded success fully because there has been constant use of expert help and of the experi. enee gained by its employes. "3. There is now awaiting action in. the department work of more impor tance and extent than at any time aince 1906, in the use of thel9l3 park loan for selecting and purchasing playgrounds, for completing the parkway, for ar ranging the new Market street en trance to Reservoir Park, for develop ing access to Wildwood Park and in making that great area useful to the people of the city, for improving McCormick's Island Park, and for a general advance in the facilities and service provided In the parks. "4. It is the opinion of this coin mission that the best efforts of the Superintendent of Parks and Public Property will be needed, with such assistance as the commission can give in the more important parts of this work, including the acquiring of prop erty and the necessary development work. It Is our belief that he can •save money for the city in effecting purchases, and in reducing to a mini mum the otlierwkise large expense of having the landscape engineer, Mr. Manning, make repeated visits. "5. The existing superintending force of the department has acquired much knowledge and skill in the-'high ly technical work of administering the parks and playgrounds. This valu able experience, obtained at the cost of the city, ought to be fully at the sorvice of your Superintendent of Parks and Public Property, who ob viously cannot give his whole time to the work of administration with out seriously interfering with the great work of completing the system and of serving the city as actual di rector and Councilman. "6. It is for the above reasons, the deliberate conclusion of this commis sion, and In consequence of its twelve years of experience in creating and developinfl the Harrisburg park sys tem, that your honorable body is war ranted in giving to the Superintendent of Parks and Public Property the ad vantages of experienced and capable help in the detail work of managing the city's parks and playgrounds. As our first advisory act <we do not hesi tate to say that in our opinion it would be a great misfortune for the city and an Injustice to the thousands of men, womeir and children who used the oarks and playgrounds, to be deprived of the efficient service of the park or ganization built up since the inception of the commission in 1902. "7. We therefore respectfully but urgently recommend the retention in the employment of the city at their present salaries, V. Grant Forrer, Su perintendent, and J. Raymond Hoft ert, Assistant Superintendent, to as sist the Superintendent of Parks and Public Property, and in order to avoid confusion In titles, we suggest that the example of Wiikcs-Barre be followed In designating these officials, super- visor and assistant supervisor. Respectfully submitted, CHARLES A. DISBROW. J. HORACE.M'FARLAND, JOHN T. BRADY, WM. E. BAILEY." LITTLE DEMAND FOR LABOR CAUSED INCREASE IDLENESS By Associated Press Albany, N. Y., Feb. 13. —A lessened demand for labor was responsible for an increase in the percentage of idle ness among organized workers during 1913, the State Labor Department re ported to-day. The percentage of idleness in New York State last year was 25.3 as against 17.3 in 1912. At tho close of the year, idleness had reached a percentage of 38.8, a rec ord figure. The percentage was rela tively greater in New York city than In the remainder of the State. INSTITUTE AT HUMMELSTOWN Special to Tlie Telegraph Hummelstown, Pa., Feb. 13. —On February 20-21 the annual institute of the Derry and Hummelstown districts will be held in the Hummelstown high school. The principal speakers will bo Dr. William A. Granville, president of Pennsylvania College, Gettysburg, and County Superintendent Garver. The teachers who will address the insti tute are Miss Edith McCall, S. M. Stauffer, Miss Clara Sheesley, Paul D. Miller. O. P. Butterwiek, F. M. Nalston, E. Z. Etter and Norman A. Yeaney. JUMPS THREE STORIES; UNHURT By Associated Press Ilion, N. Y., Feb. 13. —Nine, persons were rescued with difficulty when fire destroyed tho Hotallng Block hero early to-day. One man jumped from a third story window to the pavement without injury. Firemen worked in relays with the thermometer at 32 below- zero. An overheated furnace started the fire. February Furniture Sale OF UNMATCHABLE VALUES It is not a theory, but a fact well known in the trade, and proved by experience, that the store which sells the greatest quantity of the finest furniture is the best and safest store in which to buy medium and low-priced furniture. Similarly, the men who make the finest fur niture are best able to make medium and low-priced furniture. Most of our medium and low priced furniture comes from a factory which is conceded to be one of the best equipped in the world. For this reason our first half of this month's sale has been very gratifying. We have eclipsed any sale we ever held. Come in our store and see the many values that await you here. A few of the many values: The Living Room is the heart of the home. Let. 9x12 body Brussels rug, $28.50; this sale, $23.00. us make it so comfortable that entering it we shall 8 .3xx10.6 Wilton rug, $38.00; this sale, $20.00. feel its kindly invitation to resttul ease. See our windows for exceptional values in living room fur- We have many other low prices on living room niture. furniture. A three-piece fumed oak suite consisting of 1 Some exceedingly low orices on bed room furnl settee 78 inches, 1 large chair and 1 large rocker. t Mm > exceedingly low prices oil oed room lurnt- All upholstered in brown Spanish leather. Former t are - To close out a number of suites —Princess price $150.00. This sale SIIO.OO Dressers, Chiffoniers and Dressers. Note the price. Three-piece Mocha Brown Reed Suite, consisting of oa^ P if,u ß ° a ,Vf 00®' rhi«°«ii hi •R I fi» $50 i°2i 1 settee, 1 chair and 1 rocker; all upholstered in 2®*,?v t,» *1 os of, thi« i„ s «i n 2ZZ sal > * n . . Bpanißh . ! eathe . r : . F ™ . i,r . ,Ce . ,s g's jjjj S suite, $126.00 ;this s^, $ w6?Sb. * * * •p» 3-piece mahogany suite, $75.00; this sale, SOO.OO, Fumed oak Library Table $21.00, this sale $17.00. Quartered oak dresser, $16.00; this sale, $12.00. Fumed oak bookcase, 4 sections, top and base, $17.00; .... , this sale $15.00. Fumed oak desk, $16.50; this sale. n „ V- I Z i tH'nn .wi" ? s "' e - * lO - 00 - $11.00.. Fumed oak desk chair, $4.25; this sale, Q u « irler « d oak dre.sers, $11.00; this sale $»„>0. $3.50. Reading or drawing table $10.50; this sale, 1 white enamel chiffonier, $25*00; this sale $15.00. SB.OO. * . 1 mahogany chiffonier, $26.50; this sale, SIO.OO. This is your opportunity to secure high-grade furniture and rugs at unusual low prices. These are only a few of the many values we have in store for you. By making a reasonable deposit we will hold purchases until April Ist. TMPKI FP'Q 13th and Derry Streets T O, HARRISBURG, PA. TO BUILD £3.000.01)0 MILLS AT STEELTI [Continued l'roin First Page, j On the ground made available by the dismantling of these furnaces a new rolling mill and plate mill will be erected, it is rumored, about tho works here. The new rolling mill, it is un derstood, will be about 150 feet long and ono of the most modern mills In tho country, it will cost, It is said, about $3,000,000. At the Steelton office of the com pany this morning it was announced that the order for rushing the removal of the furnaces had been issued, but the erection of tho new rolling mill on this ground could not bo con firmed. "A new mill will be erected," it was announced, "but we couldn't say what it will cost and we don't know whether It will be built on the ground made available by the removal of the open hearths or not." Federal Reserve Bank Committee in Atlanta Atlanta, Ga„ Feb. 13. —The com plete personnel of tho organization committee of the Federal reserve cur rency system was brought together for the first time at the regltional bank hearing here to-day. John Skeltqn Williams, recently ap pointed comptroller of currency, ar rived in Atlanta early to-day to take his place as a member of the com mittee. His arrival preceded by sev eral hours that of Secretaries Mc- Adoo and Houston, his colleagues, who aoncluded a hearing in New Or leans yesterday. TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS Suit« against six railroads, to test tho constitutionality of the Nebraska two cent faro and freight rate laws, wer« dismissed in the United States Court at Lincoln, upon motion of the State, th« railroads having' put the required laws into effect. Governor AValsh, of Massachusetts, in his first message! to the Legislature, recommended consolidation of depart ments caring' for the defectives, de pendents*nn<i delinquents of the State. Tnqulries by tho I'iiblic Ledger, Phila delphia, elicited response from all parts of the country denouncing the $25,000,- 000 good roads bill as an unqualified political "grab." James li. Ciarlleld, of Cleveland, Sec retary of the Interior under ex-Presi dent ltoosevelt, proclaimed himself n candidate for the Progressive nomina tion for Governor at a banquet in Lima, Ohio, which opened tho Progressive State campaign. Mrs. Minnie E. Bond, suing Senator- Thomas P. Goro for sr>o,ooo for alleged attack, testified of tho affair in the trial at Oklahoma City. Other wit nesses, on cross-examination, admitted political intrigue in connection with the case. Tho labor leaders planned a mobiliza tion of Detroit's unemployed to warn laboring men against going to that city to seek work, and when 8,000 men be gan to gather in front of an employ ment office, the police interfered, with resultant rioting. Suffragettes burned a Carnegie li brary near Birmingham, England. Mexican rebels cut tho water supply of Tampico to force the Federals from tho city's defense for a battle in the open country. Too Late For Classification Lost LOST ln Kresge's or Cook's stores, or on Market street, between Colonial Theater and Fourth street, n. $lO bill. Reward if returned to this office. J/)ST Blue poctethook from- S, P. Pomeroy's to Enola car, containing $1 bill and change, pearl Rosary beads, and owner's card. Keep money, but re< turn pocketbook tind beads to S. S, Pomeroy's. 7
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