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PAVING WORK TO
START till TEN DAYS
May Raise South Front Street
Grade to Allow Erec
tion of Drain
After a month's delay Borough Sec
retary Charles P. Feidt late yesterday
afternoon was notified that the Har
risburg Railways Company would ac
cede to council's ultimatum that its
tracks in South Front street must be
moved to the center of the street. This
action will allow the contractors to
start at once paving operations in
this street and five other streets that
was held up pending the outcome of
the squabble between council and the
railways company.
This morning the borough secretary
notified the Standard Bitulithic Com
pany.' of New York, which has the
contract to pave these streets, to com
mence operations within ten days.
The company, it is understood, is anx
ious to start work. A plant for the
manufacture of warrenite. the ma
terial with which the streets will be
paved, will be brought here some time
next week, probably. This means that
after all South Front. Chambers, Hof
fer. Dupont, Washington and High
land streets, the streets which the
authorities yesterday believed would
not be paved this year, m«ry be com
pleted before cold weather.
As yet, however, the railways com
pany has not agreed to accede to
council's demand that its tracks in
Second street be placed in the
Wfcner of the street. Neither has it
its threat to stop work
there if its request is not granted.
The highway committee of coun
cils will meet this afternoon to dis- j
cuss the advisability of raising the
grade of South Front street sufficiently
to allow the erection of a larger drain
to carry off the water from Buser's
run, a stream that during every heavy
rain floods this street, causing great
damage.
Steelton Snapshots
Buys Dwelling.—Misko Sajtar yes
terday purchased the 2 H -story dwell
ing house at 822 South Second street
from E. H. Schell.
Water Board .Meets. The water
board met yesterday at the pumping
station to hear reports on the lavinK
of new water mains.
Has More Troubles. —.John Brajkovic,
loyal subject of Franz Josef, has more
trouble, a thousand dollars' worth
more. Now his former wife, Cilika :
Tomasic, has lodged suit against him
for that amount, claiming defamation
of her character. On Thursday John,
through an attorney, filed suit for
SIO,OOO against Spiridan Furcich, a
steamship agent, alleging alienation ot i
his wife's affections.
Swatara Directors Meet.—J. Frank '
Horstick resigned from the Swatara
school board Tuesday evening because
he is now in the newly chartered bor
ough of Paxtang. Samuel Strayer, of
the Fifth precinct, was elected to fill
his place. The board then elected the
following officers: President, William
J. Eshenour; vice-president, P. I.
Parthemore: secretary. John Erb;
treasurer, Robert Sheetz.
STEELTON CHVRCHES
St. Mark's Lutheran Church, the]
Rev. William B. Smith; 10 a. m., Sun- I
day school; 11 a. m.. theme, "Idol
atry;" 7.30 p. m.. theme. "How to Ob
tain True Christian Manhood." 7
p. m.. Wednesday, prayer meeting.
First Reformed Church, the Rev.
Charles A. Huyette. pastor. Morning
service and S. S. at 10 o'clock, sub
ject of sermon. "What We Owe God. ' ;
Evening service at 7.30, subject, "The
Difficulty of Being Saved." Prayer
service on Wednesday evening at 7.45.
First Presbyterian Church, the Rev.
J. Harold Wolf, of Dillsburg. will
preach at 11 a. m. in exchange with
the pastor. Sabbath school at 9.45
a. m.
Main Street Church of God. James
M. Waggoner, pastor, preaching at
10.30 a. m. and at 7.30 p. m. Sunday!
school at 9.30 a. m. C. E. at 6.30 p. m.
Midweek prayer service.
Grace U. E.. the Rev. J. M. ShuppJ
pastor. S. S., 9.15; morning service,
10.30; evening service, 7.30: K. L. C 11
E.. 6.45.
STEELTON rERSONALS
Miss Hettie M. Devlin, 421 Swatara.
street, is visiting friends in York.
David Powell and family, of West
Haverford. have gone to Bedford for
a visit after visiting Mr. and Mrs
.Samuel Prowell.
f M. F. Harlan and George I. Smith
are in Aberdeen. Md.
Mr. and Brs W. H. Fortney, South
Front street, have returned from a
visit to Gaylford. Mich.
Mrs. H. H. Harlan. South Front
street, is visiting in Philadelphia
W. F. McGinnls is a business visitor
in Lykens.
Squire T. V. Gardner is on a two
days' visit to Sunburv and Wilkes-
Barre with the Harrlsburg Elks base
ball team.
SERVIANS TO MEET
A mass meeting of Servian svtn
pathlzers will be held In Croatian Hall.
South Second street, to-morrow after
noon at 3 o'clock to hear a report
from the committee appointed last
Sunday to raise funds for the Red
Cross.
MRS. STROCK DIES
Mrs Fred H. Strock, aged 34 174
Lincoln street, died last evening
Funeral servicer will he held Mondav
afternoon, at 2 o'clock at the home
Th» Rev. M r will offtctafe
Burial will be made in the Baldwin
Cemetery.
SATURDAY EVENING
F. AND S. PTCN3C TO-DAY
The fourth annual exvursion of the
frog and switch deporrtment of the
Pennsylvania Steel Works is being
held at Willow Grove Park. Phila
delphia, to-day. At the Reading sta
tion it was announced that 1,050
tickets had been sokl for the special
j excursion trains thai left Union Sta
tion for Steelton and Mlddletown
! this morning. Manyimore people took
1 the regular trains to'the park. At the
| park there will be baseball games and
; special music by Victor Herbert's or
-1 chestra. as well as c*ther amusements
| to entertain the excursionists.
-HIGHSPHRE
HIGHSPIRF. CHURCHES
United Brethren Onurch, Highspire,
the Rey. H. F. RJinad. pastor. Morn
; ing service at 10.4 at Sunday school at
9 30 o'clock; Y. P. S. C. E. at 6 p. m.
! The three churchfcst of town will unite
in a service on th*\ grass plot in Mar
ket street at 6.30 p. m.
St. Peter's Lmthleran Church. High
spire. the Rev. Prank Edward Moyer,
pastor. Morning service at 10.30
I o'clock, subject of serrhon, "Thp Ful
! Killment of the Promise." Se<W>nd in
series. service at 6.30
o'clock. t T nion ( open-air service in
Market Square. Sunday school at 9.30
o'clock.
Mr. and Mns. W. S. Fisher and
children, of Washington, D. C., are
visiting the former's father, F. S.
Fisher, of Seconal street.
Mrs. Mary Tuft, of Philadelphia, is
in town visiting her sisters, Mrs. C. E.
Good, of East End. and Mrs. C. E.
Bricher. of Race street.
Mr. and Mrs. Augustus Putt spent
Sunday in Harrisburg visiting their
daughter. Mrs. John Attick.
Mrs. James Cummings and daugh
ter Clara, aftwr spending two weeks
in town with the former's daughter.
Sirs. R. J. Mathias, of Paxton street,
returned to their home in Ashland,
Ky„ on Tuesday morning.
Mrs. Holdera Schwalm and children,
Homer and TTllwyn, of Market street,
are spending a few weeks at her home
in Gratz.
Mr. and HErs. H. J. Roop and Sir.
and Mrs. P. I*. Kaufman are attending
campmeeting at Mount Gretna.
Mrs. Mary Mounts, of Penn and
Vine streets, and her grandson left
on Wednesday for Altoona to visit the
former's sister. They will be gone
for about tvro months.
Mrs. H. R. Durborow and sons.
Frank and John, spent Thursday at
the former's home in Falmouth, Lan
caster county.
The ladies' Bible class of the United
Brethren Sunday School, taught by
Joseph O. S. Poorman, superintend
ent of the school, picnicked at Reser
voir Park on Thursday.
Mrs. SUlton Buser, of Jurv street,
is ill.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Miller, of
Charles street, will leave on Saturday
for Live-rpool. Perry county, where
they win spend several weeks with
relatives and friends.
F. S. Fisher, of Second street, at
tended the Odd Fellows' reunion at
Pen-Mar on Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. E. i>. Ruth, of East
Second street, are confined to the
house with sickness.
Miss Kathleen Attick, of Harris
burg. k* in town spending some time
with her grandparents. Mr. and Mrs.
Augustus Putt.
Freeman Witmer and family, of
East End. have rented their home and
will move to Harrisburg. Mr. Witmer
is employed at Rutherford and desires
to be closer to his work.
To Confer With State's
President Relative to
College Extension Work
As won as the county's township
schools open this Fall. Professor Frank
E. Shamhausrh. county superintendent
of schools, will begrin his tour of the
schools of the county. After the tour
he will confer with President E E.
Sparks, of Pennsylvania State College
relative to the installation of State ex
tension experimental work in Dauphin
county.
Professor Shambausrh will use his
own automobile to sjet around the
county he said to-day. His headquar
ters have been removed from Wlconisco
to Lykens where he savs he has better
transportation advantages.
Superintendent Shamhaußl, conducted
examinations for half a dozen appli
cants for teachers certificates to-day
The exams were held in the superin
tendent's office in the courthouse.
To Ask For Transfer of
Doehne Brewery License
Application for the transfer of the
brewing license hold by Anna C
Doehne to George U and Charles A
Doehne will be made to the Dauphin
county court at 10 o'clock Monday
morning, August 18.
The brewery is located in Dewberry
between Strawberry and Chestnut
streets, and is one of the largest "brew
ing establishments of the kind in the
county.
Russian Torpedo Boat
Destroys German Cruiser
Paris, via London, Aug. 8, 12.35
P. M.—A dispatch published by »he
Petit Parisien says that the German
cruiser Augsburg, which bombarded
the Russian port of Übau, has been
sunk by a Russian torpedo boat.
The German cruiser Augsburg is a
protected cruiser of 4,280 tons dis
placement with a speed of twenty
se\cn knots. She carries a crew of
379 officers and men.
COI'NTY OFFICIALS
HACK FROM ERIE
President Isaac S. Hoffman, Samuel
S. Miller and .John H. Eby of the Board
of County Commissioners. D. Frank
Lebo. chief clerk, and County Controller
Henry W. Gough returned to-day from
a week's trip to Erie, Pa., where thev
reprefntefl r>auphln countv at the an
nual conxention ot the County Commis
sioners of Pennsylvania.
STATE'S FORESTS
TO BE EXHIBITED
State Museum Will Have Display
of the Trees of the Keystone
State Before Long
WILL BE IN THE FLAG ROOM
News of the Day Found About the
Departments of the State
Capitol Building
Pen nsylvania's
trees and the flow
ers of field and the
herbs of the mea
dowlands are to be
given space in the
State Museum
when changes now
contemplated are
made. The trans
fer of the battle
flags from the big
"flag room" has
iing ruom n H s
made -considerable space which will
be utilized during the coming winter
and in addition to affording: room for
new exhibits will enable the placing
of the State fossil coal collection now
on the first floor.
The museum is the former executive
building, built in 1894 to relieve the
overcrowded State House Since the
new Capitol was built this building has
been used as a museum, the rear being
the State Library. The ' flag room"
contains the famous painting of Get
tysburg and a number of other war
paintings and some relics of the Civil
war. They are to be retouched and
given a better display and under the
gallery there will be a forestry ex
hibit placed, specimens of every tree
indigenous to Pennsylvania being used.
The exhibition of herbs and flowers
will be placed in front of the trees,
everything being labelled and marked
for educational purposes. The remain
ing space will he used for display of
the coal exhibit.
Twelve New Trooper*.—Twelve men
were enlisted in the State police this
week to fill vacancies caused by regis
trations and with one exception the
new troopers are veterans of United
States army sen-ice. Nine of them
served in the cavalry, a number reach
ing sergeancles and several having
service out of the country to their
credit. The enlistment was the largest
made by the department for some
time.
Must File Tariffs. Public service
companies which have failed to pub
lish and to file their tariffs of charges
are liable to vigorous action on the
part of the State Public Service Com
mission. which has found that a num
ber of individuals, partnerships and
associations other than partnerships
have failed to comply with numer
ous notices given to them to publish
rates as well as companies. The pub
lic service company law gives the
commission authority to secure this
publication while most of the railroad,
trolley, electric and water companies
have filed their tariffs, some of the
smaller concerns and some suppliers
of service not Incorporated have not
done so. Under the provisions of the
public service act of 1913 not only
corporations, hut persons, partner
ships and associations are required to
publish tariffs if engaged In giving
service us railroads, canals, street rail
ways, cottages, express, baggage trans
fers, pipe lines .ferries, common car
riers. dining cars, parlor cars, tunnels,
turnpikes, bridges, wharves, inclined
planes, grain elevators, telegraphs,
telephones, gas, electricity, natural
gas, heat, water, water power, sewer
age and refrigeration.
Directors Warned—The State Board
of Education has announced in a bul
letin Just issued that it is apparent
from reports received that there are
"irregularities in the assessment and
collection of taxes in fourth class dis
tricts, due largely to misapprehension
of the law or disposition to follow
methods prior to the enactment of
the school code." Attention is called
to the requirements 6f the law in re
gard to assessment and collection and
it is said: "The law should be closely
followed: otherwise directors may
make themselves personally responsi
ble."
Going to Camp.—Adjutant General
Thomas J. Stewart will go to camp at
Mt. Gretna on Monday. He will re
main for several days.
N'o Board Meetings.—lt is improb
able that meetings of State boards will
be held next Tuesday, the day set.
Most of the State officials are on vaca
tion.
Increase Filed. —The Magee Carpet
Company, of Bloomsburg, has filed no
tice of an increase of its stock from
$420,000 to $470,000.
Meeting on August 18.—The Public
Service Commission wil hold its next
meeting on August 18. A number of
cases are scheduled for action at that
time.
Making Surveys.—Surveys are be
ing made upon a number of highways
in this section of the State In response
to petitions for State aid. The work
is being hurried and estimates will be
made to county commissioners soon.
Some of the surveys are in this coun
ty.
German-Americans Ask
For Just Treatment
By Associated I'ress
New York, Aug. B.—The United
German-American Alliance in resolu
tions made public to-day calls upon
the press of the country to accord "Im
partial and just treatment to all sides"
in the European conflict and condemns
what is styled as the "attitude of cer
tain portions of an English speaking
American press to spread impressions
which lead to hatred of Germany and
Germans."
The resolution absolves Emperor
William from responsibility for the
war and attributes it to "Trance's de
sire for revenge for the loss of Alsace-
Lorraine; Russia's unappeasable ap
petite for world power and England's
jealousy of Germany."
The alliance has formed an aid society
to give financial help to families of
German soldiers and will start a simi
lar movement among Germans
throughout the United States.
"We feel," says the resolution in
conclusion, "that shortly the world
ill be able to judge calmly as to the
real causes of the awful catastrophe
and that then Germany and its em
peror will be acquitted in a forum un
influenced by the clash of arms, by
racial hatred and national and dynas
tic interests: and we ask our friends
throughout our beloved republic and
the American lover of a square deal,
to accord the German cause unbiased
consideration ar.d to realize with us
that the liberty and peace-loving, in
dustrious. thrifty German, the lover of
his God, his home and fireside, is now
engaged in the same old struggle for
libertv and humanity, which so often
has found him in the breach for the
cause of civilization, and that the Slav
power power stands In this fight as it
lever did. for Imperialism, for conautst,
[autocracy and reaction." ,
Barrisburg BK6& telegraph
Facing the Crisis
q War is on, and all Europe faces a There's no telling when you may be
crisis. called upon to mobilize your forces to
. . meet a crisis in your life,
tj Every country involved is putting
forth efforts to provide for "safety first.' 1 And the way to prepare for it is to
form to-day the Triple Alliance of
q From the very outset of preparations Ambition, Determination and Saving,
the paramount necessity has been
money. The first two make possible the third
ji —and that prepares you to do battle,
q Chests at home and abroad have kt yQur cfisis CQme when j t may#
been drawn upon for all possible funds.
q Physical conditions beyond your
q And the world looks on in horror. CQntrol may bring you face tQ facewjth
q Yet only in its magnitude is this a crisis in private or business life 'most
present crisis more serious than those any day
that transpire daily in the lives of men. q sufe of p irst! >» Be
q Sooner or later there comes a time ambitious—earn money by your deter
in every man's life that propor ionately mination to succeed—and regularly put
is just as serious to him, individually, in our keeping a share of your earnings,
as the present war is to man collec- We will pay you interest thereon, and
tively. And always his first requisite when life's Declaration of War is made
is money. against you, it will find you fortified.
HARRISBURG TRUST CO.
Capital and Surplus SBOO,OOO HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
EDUCATIONAL PLANS
FOR RIILOOID MEN
Classes in Various Studies Will Be
Resumed on Tuesday,
September 1
Members of the Pennsylvania Rail
road Young Men's Christian Associa
tion, as well as railroad employes, will
again have the advantage of a series
of educational classes during the Fall
and winter. Plans were completed
yesterday for the resumption of
studies at the Railroad Y. M. C. A.,
starting Tuesday night, September 1.
These classes are under the direc
tion of C. H. Mendenhall, who last
season turned out a number of grad
uates with excellent reports. The
general secretary. F. H. Gregory, who
originally planned the classes, is anx
ious to show greater advancement this
year, and for this reason he requests
that enrollments be made at once.
On September 1 the advanced shop
arithmetic classes will start. There
will be classes in plain shop arith
metic, typewriting, stenography, Eng
lish and American history, drawing
and other branches. Classes will study
three nights each week. Complete
plans will be announced later.
Standing of the Crews
HABRISBI'RG SIDK
Philadelphia 1)1 vliilon—l 20 crew first
to go after 4 p. m.: 128. 112. 114. 102,
101, 107, 127. 106. 125. 109, 116. 117, 123.
Engineer for 112.
Firemen for 101. 102, 107, 114. 122.
Conductors for 102. 112, 116, 117.
Flagmen for 101, 109.
Brakemen for 101 (two). 111. 127
(two).
Engineers up: Earhart. Dennlson,
Davis. .Streeper, Leayman, McGulre,
Young, Snow, Long. Hubler, Madenford.
Firemen up: Penwell. Copeland,
Whirhello, Cover. Davidson. Kestreves,
Moulder. Behman, Blelrh. Houser. Ma
honey, Yentzer. Marfin. Rhoads, Myers.
Weaver, Buslie.v, Wilson, Naylor, Wag
ner. Kautz. Myers, E. C. Mulholm, Llb
hart. McCurdy, Huston, Collier, Hor
stick
Conductor up: Penwell.
Flagmen up: Sulivan, Clark.
Brakemen up: Hippie. Knupp, Bog
ner. Dearolf. Busser. Hubbard. Burk.
Brown, Baltozer, Jackson, Wlland, Fer
guson, Shultzberger.
Middle IJlvlhlob— 23 crew first to go
after 12:30 p m.: 24. 26, 16.
Engineers for 23. 16.
Firemen for 26, 16.
Brakeman for 24.
Engineers up: Briggles, Clouser,
Free, Willis. Kugler. Bennett, Mumma,
Moore
Firemon up: Stouffer, Sheesley, Zeid
ers. Fritz. Arnold. Kuntz. t«ook. Born
marn, Cox, Pottelger.
Conductors up: Frallck. Baskins.
Brakemen up: Boyle. Henderson,
Plack. Pipp, Birkert, Kerwin. Wenerick,
Schoffstall. MrHenry, Werner, Flec'.c,
Kieffer, Bolan.
Yard Crew*—'To go after 4 p. m.:
Engineers for 306, 1869, 707, 14, 1856,
90. 1820, 2393, 1368.
Firemen for 1869, 213, 707, 1831. 1758,
14. 90.
Engineers up: Stahl, Swab. Crist.
Harvey, Saltsman, Kuhn. Snyder, Pel
ton, Shaver. Beck. Harter. Biever. Blos
ser, Landis, Hoyler, Thomas, Rudy,
Meals.
Firemen up: Crow. Ulsh, Bostdorf,
Schiefer, Raucli. Weigle, Lackey,
Maeyer, Sholter, Snell. Bartolet, Gettvs,
Hart, Barkey, Sheets. Balr, Myers.
Boyle.
K.NOLA SIDE
Philadelphia Division—2l3 crew first
to go after 3:45 p. m : 223, 215, ?2« 206
204. 225. 251, 205, 224. 235, 245, 232. 231.
210, 229, 244. 242. 216.
Engineers for 202, 210, 315, 216, 235,
231.
Firemen for 205, 206.
Conductors for 2, 10, 15, 24, 53.
Flagmen for 25. 42.
Brakemen for 26, 29. 33, 44. 45.
Conductors up: Lingle, Wolfe.
Flagman up: Camp.
Brakemen up: Taylor. Lutz, Kochen
ouer. Decker. Welst, Goudy, Shaftner,
Musser, Baker, Hutton. Twigg, Boyd,
Wertz, Campbell, Harris, Carroll, Walt
man.
Middle Dlvlaion—229 crew first to go
after 2 p. in.: 232, 242, 233, 217, 108, 104,
118. 107.
Enigneer for 108.
Firemen for 108, 104.
Conductor for 107.
Brakeman for 118.
READING CHEWS
HarrlHburg l)l*l»ion West-bound,
No. 24 crew first to go after 12.30 p.
m.: 3, 8, 2, 11, .7. 15, 20, 12.
East-bound: No. 70 crew first to go
after to go after 10.15 a. m.: 57, 61,
53. 64, 56. 67, 68. 51, 60. 52.
Conductor up: German.
Engineers up: Wlreman, Fetrow,
Crawford, Woland. Bonawitz, Lape.
Firemen up: Boyer, Miller, Anspach,
Kelley, Fulton, Bowers. Bigaman,
Nye.
Brakemen up: Painter. Reesch, Ens
minger. Gardner. Cook, Fleagle, Maur-.
er, Carlin.
GEORGE W. BARNES
DIES m OF 80
[Continued From First Page]
Mrs. Hawthorne, daughters residing
in this city, and G. Edgar Barnes, Chi
cago, secretary and treasurer of the
lumber firm of Lockwood & Strick
land: a sister, Mrs. J. B. Slothower,
and a brother, Phillip, of Rossville,
York county; these grandchildren:
George N., ex-clerk to the Mayor;
Howard W., an inspector in the De
partment of Streets and Public Im
provements; Edgar, State Health De
partment, and Charles, all of whom
were sons of William Barnes, son of
the court crier and former representa
tive in the Legislature, who died fif
teen years ago; Thomas Proctor Haw
thorne and John Seifert Barnes, Chi
cago. and these great-grandchildren:
Harold Hawthorne. Jean Elizabeth
and Dorothy Jean, daughters of
George N. and Howard W. Rarnes.
Funeral .Monday Morning
Funeral services will be held at the
Hawthorne home Monday morning at
10 o'clock and the Rev. Dr. William
X. Yates, pastor of the Fourth Street
Church of God. of which Mr. Barnes
had been an elder for years, will offi
ciate. Private burial will be made In
the Harrisburg Cemetery.
Mr. Barnes was probably more
widely known throughout the county
than any other living court attache.
He was a great friend of the members
of the Dauphin county bar and of the
judges of Dauphin county's bench for
years and years. It Is significant of
the regard In which Mr. Barnes was
held that when h<' became too 111 to
longer voice the "Oyez! oyez!" that
announced the opening of court the
attorneys requested that Mr. Barnes
be kept in service as a court crier
even though he was unable to attend
his duties.
Prominent Mason
Mr. Barnes all his life had been a
staunch adherent and worker of the
Republican party and would have
been a veteran of the Civil War had
his country needed his services. He
enlisted and was ready to go to the
front, but his command was not need
ed. For many years Mr. Barnes has
been a member of Robert Burns
Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons.
Despite his age, the court crier re
tained his mental faculties to a won
derful degree and his memory for
names and incidents In the trial of
court cases of years and years ago
was one of his many remarkable char
acteristics. Genial and kind-hearted,
he always had hosts of friends ir. and
around the Courthouse and through.
L out the county. So, when be prepared
AUGUST 8, 1914.
to turn his face to the wall for the last
time, attorneys and even the judges
of the Dauphin bench called to see
or inquire for him. Durlns his Illness
one of Mr. Barnes' cherished recollec
tions was a visit from a white-haired
negro he never knew by name who
dropped in to inquire about him for
Dr. Thomas G. Fox, Hummelstown. a
former prothonotary of Dauphin
county, who died a few months ago.
Also Federal Crier
While Mr. Barnes was best known
perhaps as the crier for Dauphin
county's court, he also served In a
similar capacity for the Federal Court
for the Middle district. Attorneys who
did business In the Federal Court im
mediately after Judge Charles B. Wit
mer had been elevated to the bench
remember Mrs. Barnes' cryptic and
abbreviated but impromptu "cry" one
day in obedience to Judge Witmer's
smiling hint that the usual long
drawn "prayer" at the opening of
court be shortened. Judge Wltnier
suggested that Mr. Barnes simplify
this to the "court Is sitting" or words
to that effect.
"All right, your honor," nodded Mr.
Barnes gravely, and then to the
crowded courtroom: "Oyezzoyez! The
ct>urt sits!"
During later years Mr. Barnes be
came friends with President Judge
Kunkel and Additional Law Judge
McCarrell, both of whom were ad
mitted to the bar during Mr. Barnes'
regime. Ex-Judge Weiss, father of
ex-District Attorney John Fox Weiss,
was another particularly close friend
of the court crier.
Wouldn't Attend Execution
In all his years of service for the
county Mr. Barnes opened and closed
court upon many a famous trial, in
cluding scores of homicide cases. But
this was all in the day's work, the
court crier contended, and he never
would attend an execution. One of
the memorable cases through which
Mr. Barnes sat was the trial of Sidney
Ware, the Lykens miner, who served
twenty years in the penitentiary for
the murder of a companion and who
was pardoned just a few years ago.
When Ware came into court imme
diately prior to his release, the court
crier was one of the ttrst men to clasp
his hand. Twenty/years before Mr.
Barnes shook hands with Ware when
he said good-by.
While Mr. Barnes was best known,
perhaps, as court crier, he also served
for ten years at least as custodian of
the Courthouse—in the days when
caring for the tires meant carrying
every bucket of coal and every arm
ful of wood from the cellar. For a
few years he owned a bakeshop at 115
Locust street, which was managed by
his son William.
George Washington Barnes was
born in Rossvllle. York county, April
12,1834. He came to Harrlsbnrg when
a young man after he had learned his
trade as a tailor. Shortly after mak-
CRISPEN MOTOR CAR CO.
413-417 South Cameron Street
ing his home in this city he entered
the county's employ at the Court
house. Nearly sixty years ago he mar
ried Miss Sarah Ebersole, of Eliza
bethtown. She died about eleven
years ago.
City Pays $22,000
in Instalments For
Big Improvement Jobs
One very material evidence that work
on the river wall steps and dam. the
city's most important public Improve
ments, is progressing steadily was in
dicated to-day by two big warrants
cashed for contractors by City Treas
urer O. M. Copelin.
One was for $14,981.03 to Stucker
Brothers Construction Company, ah
estimate for work on the river wall
and steps; the other was for $7,789.83
to the Frank N. Skene company for
work to date on the river dam.
Danish Children-Taken
From Train and Shot
By Associated Press
Paris, Aug. B.—Count Albert Do
Mun, one of the conservative leaders
In the Chamber of Deputies, writes
over his signatures to a newspaper
here to-day:
"it was related to me by a friend
that twelve Danish children who were
on a German train going to the fron
tier carried away by the imprudence
of their youth and the ferver of their
youth hearts, shouted "Vive La
France!" They were immediately
dragged out of the train and four of
them were picked out and shot."
Naturalists on Outing
to Cove Mountain
Members of the Harrishurg Natural
History Society to the number of near
ly a score to-day are on an outing at
Cove Mountain. They left Market
Square for Marysville at 9 o'clock this
morning. They will return from Cove
this evening.
On August 22 the society will hold
an excursion to the Hummelstown
cave.
MAY EMIT PAPER MONEY
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, Aug. B.
The Brazilian cabinet met in council
to-day under the presidency of Presi
dent Hermes De Fonsera and decided
to ask congress to consent to the emis
sion of paper money in Brazil.
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