POOR WOMEN SIT
UP NIGHTS SEWING
Relief Work Giving Dozens Oppor
. tunity to Earn an Honest
Penny
The worth of the work which the
Home and War Relief Association,
7 South Front street, is giving to needy
women of the city was emphasized
yesterday by one woman who brought
back her quota of finished garments.
"I sat up half the night to finish
them," she explained when Miss Mary
Reily, who was on duty during the
morning period at the Home Relief
headquarters, questioned her. "I
needed the money."
"You'll have it for Christmas?"
queried Miss Reily, but the woman
shook her head "no."
"I need that money for my bare
living," the worker answered as she
gathered up the new lot of unsewn
garments issued her.
Others of the workers told of their
haste to finish their work early that
I hey might secure the much-needed
money. One woman, whose husband
is in .iail, and who has five small chil
dren to "support, took home enough
work to allow her to make ends meet
for this week, at least, when finished,
according to Mrs. R. C. Williams, of
ihe Home Relief division. Still others
had stories of desertion or death back
Of their requests, but didn't tell all
their stories.
Nurses from the Harrlsburg Hos
pital have volunteered to devote two
days' time each week to rolling ban
dages and making other supplies for
Avar victims. The Red Cross division
received a check for sll from the
Tadpoles, a class of boys from the
Pine Street Presbyterian Sunday
School. Mercer B. Tate, Jr.'s, name
was signed to the check, which he
delivered in person.
The Camp Fire Girls from Camp
Hill and Al. K. Thomas gave the Home
Relief division enough flour, canned
goods, potatoes and clothing, to say
nothing of toys, to give the workers a
busy siege of it handing out the sup
plies to the needy women workers.
Mercer 13. Tate, Jr., president of the
Tadpoles, of Pine Street Church,
brought a check for sll, representing
part of a Christmas treat the boys
gave up to buy milk for starving Bel
gian babies.
Headquarters close this evening at
5 until Monday morning at 9 o'clock
for the Christmas holiday.
Former Carlisle Indian
School Student Arrested
For Robbing Sick Woman
Special to The Telegraph
Carlisle, Pa., Dec. 23. Thomas
Twin, a former student at the Carlisle
School, was to-day identified as
one of the men who brutally assaulted
aged Mrs. Lydia Lewis on Monday
night at her home in North Pitt street.
Twin left the Indian School about
live years ago. He came here from
Harrlsburg, where it was reported ho
had hit the trail at a Stough evangel
istic meeting. He said he had received
S2OO from a brother in Nebraska and
would return to the West after the
< 'hristmas holidays. He has been seen
about town daily for the past two
weeks.
At noon to-day Mrs. Lewis' condi
tion was reported to have improved,
and Twin was taken before licr. The
woman said he was one of the men
who entered her room Monday night.
Mrs. Lewis has been ill in bed and on
Monday night three men entered her
room. One man, said to be an Indian,
placed a revolver at her head and de
manded the key to her trunk, in which
the money was kept. After opening
the trunk the men took S2O and de
parted.
Twin was in Harrlsburg ten days
ago. He come to this city three weeks
ago, and was drinking heavily. He
fold friends that he was on his way
to Washington, D. C„ to get a title to
farmland in Nebraska. He had con
. siderable money in his clothes. When
his money was all gone he fell into
the hands of Pat Neilsen, of the Sal
vation Army, who took Twin to the
Stough meetings, where he hit the
trail. Twin was cared for by friends
until a brother sent him S2OO, when
he left for Carlisle, saying he would
return West after Christmas.
DETECTIVES KNEW ROMP, WAS
PLACED ON FRENCH LINER
By Associated Press
New York. Dec. 23.—The existence
of an alleged conspiracy in New Or
leans to blow up a French Line pas
senger ship on the. sea by placing an
infernal machine in her cargo before
she should sail from New York was
known twelve days ago to Paul Fa
f guet, genoral agent of the French
Line, according to an announcement
made here to-day.
A small army of detectives was em
ployed to prevent the success of the
scheme, every bit of baggage and
cargo going into the French Line ship
was closely examined and the proper
authorities, Mr. Faguet said, were
promptly notified. It was said here
that It was this notification which re
sulted in the arrest of the four men in
New Orleans last night.
FIND DOPE FIEND DEAD
Harry Chambers, aged 40 years,
known to the police as a dope fiend,
was found dead last night by Police
men Parson and Murphy on a doorstep
at. Short and Angle streets. His body
was taken to York tills afternoon by
Undertaker Spicer, where burial will
l»e made Saturday.
50 RASKETS FOR POOR
Final arrangements were completed
morning for Ihe distribution of
fifty or more baskets filled with food
to the poor of Harrlsburg, by the
American Rescue Workers. Several
members of the Associated Charities
will be present to direct the distribu
tion at the Yerbeke street market hall.
OPERATK ON TWO AT POLYCLINIC
Joseph Gillett. 1616 Wallace street,
and Ross K. Bldaman, 300U Rolly
street, were operated on at the Poly
clinic Hospital yesterday. Both patients
were In good condition this afternoon.
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%-exjNESDAY EVENING, BARRISBURG tiSffSb TELEGRAPH DECEMBER 23, 1914.
MEADE MEMORIAL
BILL GOES THROUGH
Congressman Kreider Gets Meas
ure Passed Providing For
Erection of Statue
The bill providing a site for the
erection of a memorial statue in honor
ajid to the memory of the late Major
General George Gordon Meade, for
which purpose the Legislature of
Pennsylvania had appropriated $30,-
! 000, has been passed by CongTess.
There was considerable delay in the
passage of this bill caused by a dis
position on the part of the member
ship of the House of Representatives
not to appropriate sites in the city
of Washington, and especially when
the bill does not contain a clause nam
ing and specifying the exact place
where said statue shall erected.
Through the activities of Congress
man Kreider at the solicitation of Col
onel John B. Patrick, of Ilarrisburg, a
member of the Meade Memorial Com
mission. tills commission was enabled
to secure a hearing before the Fine
Arts Commission of the city of Wash
ington and at the suggestion of Con
gressman Kreider a very desirable lo
cation was secured near the corner of
Third street and Pennsylvania avenue,
N. W., in closfe proximity to the statue
of General Grant. The bill, through
the influence of Congressman Krelfler,
was amended specifying this locatton
and was passed by the House.
Mr. Kreider has again proved him
self to be the true friend of the sol
diers and his ability to do things in
Congress. The members of the Grand
Army of the Republic appreciate his
assistance and iniluencc in securing
the location and the passage of the
bill without which the probabilities
are that the bill would not have passed
at this session of Congress.
Changes Made in Staff
of County Poor Physicians
The county poor board to-day au
thorized several important changes in
the poor physicians staff. They are as
follows:
Dr. S, F. Earnest appointed to suc
ceed Dr. W. M. ShuU at Hummels
town, a former physician at the county
almshouse. Poor Director Manning
opposed Ihe change. Others Included:
Dr. C. L. Carter appointed to suc
ceed Dr. A. Leslie Marshall as colored
physician; Dr. F. F. Romberger was
named to succeed C. S. .Martin, Eliz
abethvilie, and Dr. C. I. Trullinger was
appointed in the place made vacant by
the resignation of Dr. E. E. Darling
ton, who quit the county's service a3
poor physician in the Tenth and
Twelfth wards of the city because of
his growing practice.
The poor board will meet on Jan
uary t), 1915, for reorganization for
the year.
FIREMEN ELECT OFFICERS
Officers for the ensuing year were
elected last evening at the annual
meeting of the Pleasant View Fire
Company No. 15. The new officers are
as follows: President, L. G. Orr; vice
president, Arthur H. Kapp; recording
secretary, Roy C. Danner: financial
secretary, William R. Danner; treas
urer, W. F. Keiser; trustees, John H.
Frantz, three years, Harry Fox, two
years, and Levi Dettling, one year;
foreman, Fronk K. Ellis; assistant
foremen. C. M. Rauch and George F.
Lumb; house directors, Amos Rlack,
Richard Rutherford, Jacob Uricli,
Jacob Urich, Jr., C. M. Rauch, Levi
Dettling and Amos Henry.
WATER COMPANY WINS Sl'IT
Special to The Telegraph
Carlisle, Pa.. Dec. 23.—Judge Seibert
of Perry county, specially sitting in
Cumberland court to-day handed down
an opinion in the equity case of citi
zens of Camp Hill against the River
ton Water Company, dismissing the
petition and deciding in favor of the
water company. The action was
brought by residents of the borough
of Camp Hill about five months ago
to prevent an increase in M-ater rates.
Costs of the suit were placed on the
petitioners.
BAILEY PAYS CHRISTMAS
CHECKS IN NEW MONEY
All the county employes got their
Christmas pay to-day in brand new
currency. County Treasurer Arthur
H. Bailey made a special effort to
work this end of the Christmas spirit
into the pay checks and he got about
$2,000 from the banks for the pur
pose.
The money was in single dollars,
fives and tens.
Roof Garden For Workers
ELSIE DE WOLFE
New York, Dec. 23.—T0 afford a
place of harmless amusement for the
young workers of New York city a new
project is beln£ launched by Miss Anno
Morgan, Miss Elsie De Wolfe and
Mrs. W. Iv. Vanderbilt. They plan to
acquire the roof top of one of the
large theaters and outfit it as a model
dance hall and moving picture thea
ter, where young couples of the work
ing classes may spend an enjoyable
evening at trifling cost.
CASHTOWN DEER HUNTING CLUB BRINGS DOWN 8 FINE STAGS
CASHTOWN DEER CLUB
CAMPS 23RD TIME
Hunters Bring Down Many a Fine
Buck in Mountain Near
Gettysburg
For twenty-three years the Cash
town Deer Hunting Club, shown in the
photo above, has camped along the
Pittsburgh pike midway between Get
tysburg and Chamhersburg. This club
has the strongest membership of any
hunting club in the mountains of
Pennsylvania and this year was more
fortunate than usual, bringing down
eight line specimens tof the Pennsyl
vania stag.
The tents have been pitched on the
same spot for sixteen years, on a tract
owned by a member of the club, al
though the State forest reservation ex
tends around the plot on three sides.
Over sixty feet of canvas, made up of
three large tents, one leading into the
other, makes up the quarters of the
hunters; the one tent being used as a
kitchen and dining room and the othei
two tents used for sleeping quarters.
Each tent is comfortably heated by a
large wood stove and the appoint
ments throughout serve to supply the
substantial and necessary requirements
of a life in the woods.
The hunting crews are well organ- |
ized and both drivers and standers
captained by old and reliable deer
hunters. Once a buck is found be
tween the two lines of this club, his
chances for escape are slight.
The club membership is made up
very largely of Adams county people,
residing in Gettysburg, MeKnights
town, Cashtown and the surrounding
country. For many years President
Judge S. Mac Swope, of Gettysburg,
has been a member, the president of
the club being Geore Schwartz, of
Cashtown. who is president of the Citi
zen's Trust Company of Gettysburg.
Milton D. Plank is the only Harrlsburg
member of the club. The club is regu- |
larly organized and meetings are held I
ta stated periods throughout the year
at Cashtown, where the equipment is
kept.
In the district where this camp is
located and ranging over a territory
not more than sixteen miles are some
fifteen established camps of deer clubs,
covering the locality from Pinegrove
Furnace southwest to Mont Alto. The
number of deer killed this year at
these different camps is said to be
close on to half a hundred. This life
itself is looked forward to by the
members of the different clubs as an
outing of fifteen days conducive to j
(tood health and enjoyment.
Mexicans Send Engine
Running Uncontrolled
Into Carranza's Train
Special to The Telegraph
Washington, D. C., Dec. 23. The
trip of General Carranza >from Vera
Cruz to the Isthmus of Tehauntepec,
said by his opponets to be a llight, was
interrupted by Zapata forces, who cap
tured Soledad and from there sent a
locomotive running uncontrolled into
his approaching train. Neither Car
ranza nor any of his party was in
jured.
These facts were reported last night
In a private dispatch from a point on
the railroad on which Carranza was
traveling. Officials of the Washington
Government placed full credence in
the report, but declined to comment on
It beyond saying that they bad con
sular advices telling of Carranza's de
parture for the isthmus.
General Carranza, according to the
private dispatch, returned to Vera
Cruz after the incident at Soledad and
has now gone to Cordoba to inspect his
troops. From Cordoba, some of his of
ficers say, he will continue his journey
to the isthmus, after which he will go
to Merida, in the State of Yucatan.
Carranza officials here deny em
phatically suggestions which have been
current In Mexico City that Carranza
Intended to flee to a Central American
country. They say the first chief
planned his trip to the Isthmus shortly
after the railway to that part of
Mexico was taken over by the Carranza
faction.
"Sawdust Cough" New
Disease in This City
A number of cases of a new form of
a throat irritation that has been chris
tened the "Sawdust cough" have been
noticed in the city lately. The ailment
is supposed to be a result i»f the fine
particles raised from the sawdust on
the tloor of the Stough tabernacle and
has been noticed particularly among
the regular attendants at the services.
Dr. John F. Culp, noted throat spe
cialist, when asked about the cough,
said ho had not treated any cases, but
thought such a trouble might be easily
attributed to bre&thing sawdust-laden
air.
MAY HOLD CONFERENCE TO-DAY
By Associated Press
Naco, Ariz., Dec. 23—The postponed
peace conference between Brigadier
General Hugh L. Scott, chief ol' staff
of the United States army, and Gen
eral Benjamin Hill, commanding the
Carranza garrison defending Naco.,
Sonora, against the siege of Governor
Mn.vtorena, the Villa leader, probably
will be held to-day.
VMERICAN PROPERTY OCCUPIED
Washington, Dec. 23.—An official
ilspatch to the State Department, to
lay from Vera Cruz said Carranza
forces had taken possesion of an
\merlcan plantation, Monte Blanco,
\ear Cordoba. Representations have
been made for the recovery of the
property.
NEW REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE FIRM
I), E. Bright bill Joe Kline Harry E. Koug'li
A triple alliance of special signify than is possible individually. The
cance in local real estate and insurance three young men are all well known
circles is the announcement of Kough, in local business circles, with the ad-
Brightbill and Kline. This partnership vantage of years of experience in real
consisting of Harry E. Kough, D. E. estate and insurance affairs. The offl-
Brightbill and Joe Kline, has been ces will be located at Sixth and Relly
formed to conduct an insurance and streets. Their announcement appears
real estate business on a greater scale elsewhere in the issue of this paper.
Kid Actors and Kid
Audience at Orpheum
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Clever Juvenile Comedian in "The
Cream Pirates"
Miss Flo Bert is one ot' the stunning
"pirates" of the "Dream Pirates," the
delightful juvenile • musical comedy
that is appearing at the Orplieum as
a special holiday offering. This spe
cial feature along with the irresistible
troupe of comedy dogs and monkeys
that run their own town and plenty of
other choice talent, is delighting pat
rons of the Orpheum immensely.
Also the children of Harrisburg's
charitable institutions, almost two
hundred of them, who attended the
theater yesterday as the guests of
the Orpheum management, seemed to
be having the treat of their lives all
during the performance. The chil
dren occupied especially reserved seats
and sat in a body in the central part
of the orchestra circle. Advertise
ment.
Girls Cause Arrest
of Father's Slayers
Special to The Telegraph
Los Angeles, Cal., Dec. 23. William
Montrose Alexander, a retired attorney,
and a millionaire, was shot and killed
early yesterday by one of two burglars
whom he discovered in his home. W.
M. Alexander, Jr., endeavoring to aid
his father, was shot in the breast.
Alexander's two daughters, Penelope
and Anna, rushed to their brother's aid
and battered the burglars on the heads
with silver-backed hairbrushes with
such telling effect that the men lied,
leaving their hats, shoes and socks on
the lawn.
Glenn Witt and Kthelbert Oxman.
who were seen by a woman to enter a
house for medical attention for severe
scalp wounds, were arrested and are
said by the police to have confessed.
Oxman, It Vas said, told that he shot
and killed Alexander,
Wants SI,OOO Because
She Couldn't Have Crops
An action in trespass for SI,OOO wafe
begun to-day by Mrs. Susan Wplfe
against Henry M. Shade and Jacob
Shade growing out of an attempt to
sell nineteen acres of growing wheat
and one acre of growing rye in the
field. The farm in the case is in lik
ens township.
Mrs. Wolfe held a $1,600 note
against her husband, John H„ and she
bought out the "crops in the ground"
after execution had been issued and
the personal property of her husband
had been offered at sheriffs sale-
Henry M. Shade several months lat
er had the Wolfe farm sold out for
$2,500 indebtedness and he refused
to permit Mrs. Shade to have the
wheat and rye. Incidentally she con
tends, Shade's son Jacob had threat
ened her, and she accordingly filed the
damage claim.
PHALEN TO INVESTIGATE
By Associated Press
Washinton, Dec. 23.—James D. Pha
len, senator-elect from California, re
ceived his appointment to-day as a
spocial commissioner to investigate
charges against American Minister
Sullivan in the Dominican republic.
LLOYDS INSURE AGAINST WAR
By Associated Press
London, Dec. 23, 2.25 P. M.—Lloyds
is charging thirty guineas per cent, to
insure against war between Italy and
Germany, Austria and Turkey within
one month and fifty guineas per cent,
that was between those countries will
not be declared within six months.
Five guineas per cent, is asked to in
surance against war breaking out be
tween Great Britain and Norway with
in twelve months.
DECLARE 1 PER CENT. DIVIDEND
By Associated Press
Philadelphia, Dec. 23.—The Penn
vania Company, the parent company
of the Pennsylvania Railroad's lines
west of Pittsburgh, to-day declared a
semiannual dividend of one per cent,
making four per cent, for the year, a
reduction of 3 per cent, compared with
previous years.
WILL WITHDRAW TROOPS
By Associated Press
Washington, Dec. 23. Arrange
ments for beginning the withdrawal
of federal troops from the Colorado
| strike district within the next ten days
I were made to-day at a conference be
tween President Wilson, Governor Am
| inons, of Colorado; Governor-elect
Carlson and Senator Shafrotb.
The Saltan of Turkey
The sultan of Turkey hns been
driven into the war asainst the allies
by the advisers about him who are
friendly to Germany. He is not be
lieved to be much of a force in the
Bovernment and it is not thought that
he had much to say about the decision
of Turkey tc join with Austria nnd
Germany.
$3,500 MORE WANTED
BY POOR DIRECTORS
County Board Makes Requisition
For Additional Funds to
Close Year
Dauphin county's Board of Poor Di
rectors needs $3,500 more than the
1914 annual allowance for main
tenance and care of the county's poor
and indigent in order to wind up the
accounts for the present year.
Application for the additional requi
sition was made to-day to the County
Commissioners and that body took the
request under consideration this after
noon. During the last two years, 1913
and 1914, the county poor board got
along very nicely on $«0,000 a year.
In asking for the additional requi
sition of $3,500, however, the poor
board complains that the money Is
sadly needed —necessary, in fact, to I
get through the present month.
Incidentally the board points out'
that it expended something like $12,500
for repairs renovations, etc., at the
almshouse. This Included the in
stallation of new flooring, a new heat
ing system, and so on. The main
tenance and care of children was,
and is, according to the poor directors,
an ever-growing expense. Only last
week fourteen new youngsters had to
be cared for, the directors say. All
these children requiring attention are
confined at the Children's Industrial
Home, Day Nursery and other in
stitutions, and the county has to pay
for their keep at the rate of $1.75 per
week per capita. The treatment of in
sane is another big item. Outdoor
relief expenses were unusually heavy
this winter, too, the directors explain.
While the additional requisition will
mean that $<J3,500 will have been ex
pended for the care and maintenance
of the county's poor and indigent dur
ing 1914, It was explained at the poor
directors' office that the appropriation
asked for 1915 will be approximately
SB,OOO less than this year's request.
The total that will likely be asked for
next year will be $55,000 or $56,000.
The poor board explains that the
new heating system, flooring, roofing,
etc., at the almshouse were recom
mended by the grand jury.
American Girl to Wed
Nephew of the Kaiser
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MISS ELIZABETH REIP ROGERS
AND PRINCE CHRISTIAN OF
HESSE
New York; Dec. 23. —The engage
ment of Miss Elizabeth Reid Rogers,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard H.
Rogers of New York and Washington,
to Prinpe Christian of Hesse, nephew
of the Kaiser, was not at all a sur
prise to her friends in New York.
She had hinted, it is said, in letters to
girl friends here that the announce
ment was soon to be made. Prince
Christian and Miss Rogers met for the
first time about a year ago in Cairo.
TWO III'RT IN F.UiLS
Two men are suffering from frac
tures caused by falls on the lee this
morning. George Peters, 133K Ful
tpn street, was treated at the Harris
burg Hospital for a fractured left
wrist and Charles Moller, 903 North
Third street, was treated for a frac
tured left arm.
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WtTCHFMTING
REDUCES DllilEß COST
Late Buyers Got Turkeys and
Other Fowl at Low
Prices
Buyers in the local markets- to-day
who followed the "watchful walttnfc"
policy were able to cut the cost of their
Christmas dinner. Turkeys and all
other kinds of fowls were a glut on tho
market. High prices prevailed at tho
opening of the markets i'or Christmas
meats, but they took a tumble about
9 o'clock, and even with the decrease
in prices, many fowls went back to
the farms or into coid storage.
Early / liuyers paid 35 cents a pound
for dressed turkeys and 24 cents for
live weight. Between 8 and 9 o'clock
dressed turkeys sold for 28 and 30
cents a pound, and as low at 21 cents
a pound live weight.
There is little loss in taking live tur
keys back to the farm, but the stalls
[were tilled with thousands of dressed
fowls, ipany of which were not sold.
I They were offered in the streets a t
reduced prices and to hotel and res
taurant owners at big losses.
) Next to turkeys, geese and ducks
w-ere in demand. They could be bought
I from $1 to $2. When the prices
! dropped ducks were sold as low at
!BO and 75 cents each, and geese as
i low as $1.50. Chickens brought from
50 to 90 cents each at the opening o£
the market, and later 35 to 75 cents.
Guineas sold for 50 and 60 cents.
Itß CASKS OF MI'HTHNIUA
By Associated Press
Hoboken, N. J., Dec. 23.—The diph
theria epidemic which has been pre-,
valent in this city for several weeks
reached a total of 118 cases to-day.
Nine deaths have occurred. The clos
ing of the public schools yesterday as
a measure of precaution against tho
spread of the disease was followed to.-
day by the closing the public library.
BOTH HOUSES ADJOURN
Washington, *>ec. 23.—80 th houses
of Congress adjourned to-day until De
cember 29 for a Christmas holiday
cess.
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stage. Of course
some millionaires
go to hospitals,
but most of them
go to the musical
comedies.
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