/$. Before an audience of more than "00 people the members of the Elliott-Fisher Glee Club Thursday In the Technical high school auditorium demonstrated ability to siiiK classical, sentimental and humorous selections. The program, consisting of two parts, was received with much applause. Included among the numbers were solos by Miss Sarah Lemer, violinist; voca! solos by Miss Flora Eshenower, a duet, quartet and piano solos by H. Trawltz. Above is shown the group of men who brought the laughs and tears last night: Back row, left to right, L. Hose, J. leader. D. McDonald. E. Pierce, A. Hagen. R. Dougherty, A. Lutz. T. Schaeffer. W. Collins, H. Baker, S. Neidhamer. E. A. Doepke, Jr., director; front row. left to right, H. Trawitz, pianist; O. Runtletz, W. White, F. Hartman, E. Houdeshell, T. Relnhard, R. Battorft, J. Lutz. C. Miller, A. Ross, W, Colling and S. Hose. SLOW FREIGHT TO CLOSE DOWN SUNDAY Expect Busy Day on Monday; Monthly Movement Shows increase in Spurts Slow Freight on the Pennsylvania railroad will shut down this evening at 6 o'clock, until midnight Sunday. Indications are that Monday will be a busy day. Trainmen will get no holi day. While freight business for May has been below normal, it is feared .that a shut down for two days may cause a congestion of slow freight at some terminals. Another argument against a Monday shut down, is, that it is the last day of May. Heads of freight de partment and clerks must file their monthly reports promptly and a com plete holiday on Monday would inter fere with this rule. Freight movement during May has shown a slight increase in spurts. Fig ures to date indicate that the total amount of business will not be far In advance of that during May, 1914. P. R. R. Employes Guests at Buffalo Reunion The annual reunion of the employes of the Buffalo and Allegheny Valley branch of the Pennsylvania railroad was held at Bnffalo to-day. Harrls burg was represented by Assistant Trainmaster R. G. Cunningham! Train Dispatcher George Ellinger, and Yard master H. G. Crane. C. B. Gray, fore man at Enola shops was also in at tendance. This evening a banquet will be held at the Ellicot club. Ruffalo. HARRISBURG SIDE rkllßdrlplila Division—ll6 crew first to go after 3:30 l>. m.: ltw, 111, 113, 132. 1 "7. 123, 109, 124. 104, 117, 115. Engineer for IJ.I. Firemen for 116. 123. 109. Conductors for 1 16, 132. 124. Flagmen for 116, 132. 124. BraKemen for 119, 132. 117. , Engineers up: McGuire. Brubaker, tlindnmn. Crisswell, Davis, Smeltzer, l«ong. Powell, Streeper, Barrlnger. day man, Albright. Ilubler, Kautz, Karliart, Seitz. Madenford, Wanbaugh. Wolfe, Snow, Welsh, Geesey, Newcomer. Firemen up: Brenner. Wagner, Reh man, Rhoads. Miller, Myers, Manning, Kreidcr, Chronlster, Collier, Bleicli, Weaver, Duvall, Herman. .Vloffatt, Arns berger. Lantz. Everhart, Shaffer, Wat son. Spring. Robinson. Conductors up: Fraelich, Fesler. Flagmen up: Wltmyer, Bruehl. Brakemen up: Ferguson. Bogner, (louse. Moore, Collins, Wolfe, Bryson, Felker. Boyd. Wiland, Allen, Campbell, Knupp, Malseed, Stehman, McNaugh ton. Middle Division —223 crew first to go after 2:30 p. m.: 2b6, 217, 221, 218, 222, 26. Flagman for 26. Engineers up: Wlssler. Moore, Hertz ler. Simonton. Firemen up: Boss, /Sliders, Mohler, Arnold. Brakemen up: Stalll. McHenry, Won crlck. lard Crews—To eo after I p. m.: Engineers for 6. third 8. second 24, 32. 3S. Firemen for 6, IS, second 21. 32, 54, 56. Engineers up: Blosser. Houser. Meals, Stahl. Crist, Harvey, Salt smaii, Kuhn, Snyder. Pelton, Shaver. Landis, Hoyler, Beck. Swab, Barter, Biever. Firemen up: lackey. Cookerley, Maeyer, Snell. Bartolet. Getty, Barkey, ENGLISH ROWING COACHES ADOPT AMERICAN METHODS, SAYS TITUS fi TITUS. J) -^ New York, May 29.—English rowing coaches, especially the more suc cessful ones ,are adopting American methods in training and In oarsman ship, according to Constance S. Titus, America's foremost amateur oarsman. Rumors that Guy Nickalls, Yale coach, was using English methods in teach- I ing the crew at New Haven this year proved groundless, said Mr. Titus, when the Blue crews won handily from Pennsylvania on the Schuylkill un der adverse conditions. J SATURDAY EVENING* HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH MAY 20, 1915. ELLIOTT-FISHER GLEE CLUB SINGS BEFORE BIG AUDIENCE . Sheets, Bair, Eyde, Ulsh, Schiefer, I Ram h; Weigrle. RXOI.A SIDE I'liilutlelplilH Division-—227 crew first I to go after 3:45 p. m.: 224, 221, 216, 230, 210. 241. 217, 236, 209, 242, 223, 203. 232. Engineers for 217, 36, 232. Firemen for 221. 203. Conductors for 15, 17, 24, 27. 32. Flagman for 42. I Brakerten for 5, 29, 42. j Conductors up: Eaton. Shirk, De wti>s, Logan, Pennell. Stenouer. | Flagmen up: Reitzel, Ford. I Brakemen up: Waltman, Jacobs, \ i Maker, Myers. Slimellng, Lutz, Rice, i Middle Division—2l6 crew first to go after 12:30 p. m.: 249, 251, 220, 104. Flagman for 104. Yard Crew*—To go after 4 p. m. Engineers for 1825, 112. Firemen for 1665. 1529, 166, first 108, 112, first 106,, second 102. Engineers up: Shellahamer, Sweger, Snyder. Famous. Rider. Firemen up: Hairren, Gingrich, Luti, Bruaw, Feass, C. L. Fortenbaugh, Ewing, McNalley. READ IN G CREWS Harrisburg Division. 22 first to go out after 12.45 p. m.: 18, 11, 24, 5, 2, 12. 51 first after 8.15 p. m.: 71, 64, 57, ( 62. 56, 67, 59. 60. Firmen: 62. 63. 5, .16 Conductors: 51, 56, 62. Brakemen: 67. 11. Engineers: Morrison. Woland, , Morne, Meikle, Sweeley, Ketterer, ' Lape, Crawford, Wood Pletz. | Firemen: Anders. Sullivan, Steph i ens, Lukoswki. Kelley, Lex. j Conductors: Orris, Sipes. German. Brakemen: Hoover. Hinkle, Haines. I Wynn, Ayers. Hobert Carlin, Kapp, I Taylor, Epley. i Lawson S. Laverty Wins Dickinson Valedictory H - Bf fl I l»W ||^ JH : mem I ■ I Laws on Schwartz Laverty, of 122 • jSylvan Terrace, with the highest mark iof scholarship at Dickinson College, ' ' was awarded valedictory honors at a meeting of the faculty, last night, lie i will be graduated with the degree of I Bachelor of Arts. I'UH K FOK BELGIANS Pittsburgh, Pa.. May 29.—Mayors • land burgesses of 28 towns In Western ! Pennsylvania at a dinner here last I night pledged 127,000 sacks of flour !to be sent at once to starving non -1 combatants in Belgium. !18 LIVES LOST IN j BIG STORM IN WEST Travel to West of Kansas City Seriously Handicapped by High Water WARNINGS BEING SENT OUT In Chicago Downpour Ceased For a Few Hours and Then Re sumed With Force Special to The Telegraph Chicago. May 29.—Rain and light ning storms, tioods and high winds which have swept over Kansas, West ern Missouri, Oklahoma. Arkansas and sections of Illinois and the Central States generally, have caused the loss of at least 18 lives and the destruc tion of an immense amount of prop erty. To-day with the downpour ceasing in some parts of this wider spread area, flood conditions were se rious and the submerged area was in creasing in proportions. Travel to the west of Kansas City is seriously handicapped and in many cases trains have been annulled. Levees along the Arkansas river continued to break to day with alarming frequency along a wide reach of territory, and the worst flood in its history was sweeping down the Arkansas valley. To the South Arkansas was perhaps the heaviest sufferer. There were many streams out of their banks and reported rising. People living in lowlands along all streams were forc ed to flee. At North.Platte, Neb., business has been suspended because of flooded streets. All along the Platte river the water was the highest in years and the crest was not yet in sight. Flood warnings have been sent out to residents along the Des Moines river and other streams in lowa. In Des Moines hundreds of people moved to higher ground for the night and to day awaited the passing of the flood. Throughout Illinois the rain of the past three or four days has broken all records. Approximately four inches of rain has fallen in the vicinity of Peoria and train schedules in that sec tion of the State were only partially maintained. In Chicago the rain which ceased for a few hours during the night, re sumed its demoralizing downpour this morning. The weather bureau report ed that the damp area was passing to the east and rain was reported as far in that direction as the Alleghenies. City Awaits Governor's Action on Bills Before Collecting License Fees Just what steps the city will take now relative to collecting license fees from Insurance agents and companies, in view of President Judge Kunkel's 1 decision yesterday in the William H. Busbnell appeal, will probably not be decided until after Governor Brum baugh acts upon legislation, recently passed by the State Assembly relative to the subject and which is now on the Governor's desk. By Judge Kunkel's decision the city may collect the fee, although the ap pellant contended in a test case, that an act of Assembly precluded the li censing of agents of this character by the city. The Court held that the Clark act. upon which the city's license tax ordinance was based, yas passed sub sequently to the Insurance act and that it Invalidated the special insurance tax act. The Court sustained John E. Dare's contention that the city may not levy a license tax upon owners of automo bile garage who erect such structures I for their own uses. Park Officer to Guard River Against Vandals; Name 10 Specials Today Vigorous measures to prevent van- I dalism along the River Front steps j will be taken by City Commissioner [ M. Harvey Taylor, superintendent of : parks, Monday, when an extra park ! policeman will be detailed to guard I the wall. Three officers will be on duty along the River Front. The park cops who will go on duty In uniform beginning Monday were an nounced to-day and include the fol lowing: Tobias Kreider. James E. Earp, I Michael Sheffer, William D. Rhoads. ' George A. Knighton, Philip Wynn, !H. A. Sears. Christian Germer, I George M. Hoffman and W. Scott ; Monroe. Further Conference on Detention House With Commissioners Wednesday Further conferences relative to the establishment of a proper detention ! bouse for the youngsters who figure In | Juvenile Court may be held Wednes ; day between the County Commission : ers and the committee of the Civic i Club. The committee consists of Mrs. Ly man D. Gilbert. Mrs. John W. Belly, Mrs. Francis Jordan Hall, Miss Anne McCormick and Miss Bachel Pollock, who conferred on the subject to-day with the Dauphin County Court. AGED RESIDENT DIES Funeral services for Charles Fred- | erlck Mueller, aged 91, one of the old est residents of this city, will be held j from his late home, 619 Boas street. I Monday afternoon, the Rev. Rheinholdt Schmidt, pastor of St. Michael's Ger man Lutheran Church, officiating. Burial will be made in the East Ilar risburg Cemetery. Mr. Mueller had' been a resident of this city for more than sixty years. He is survived by two sons, Charles F., Jr., and W A", and one daughter, Mrs. H. A. Walke meyer. LECTVRE ON CHINA AND JAPAN Miss Amelia Durbin last night de livered an interesting Illustrated lec ture on China and Japan in the audi torium of the Calder School building. •T. I/. Olmsted, president of the local Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, also gave an illustrated talk on "Kindnese to Domestic Anl -1 mala." SEVEN WILL PLEAD GUILTY ON TUESDAY Because of Memorial Day Ob servance No Court Will Be Held Monday Because of the J J■.) ), 111 general observance / 't —throughout county . jfo and city offices of a —general holiday Mon day there will be no session of court and - H'n'kly H motion and sentence »l fl lourt will be con »tt% £ l ucte d b >" Dauphin'd judges on Tuesday. Seven pleas of guilty will lie heard, one of which, Jacob C. Shank, is a charge of nonsupport The other defendants include Melvln Dorman, Herbert Humphries and Jacob Gunder. arraigned jointly on charges of felonious entry and larceny; Henry Mowers, larceny, two charges; Charles H. Mort, larceny, and Jacob Yeagley, larceny. Complete Two Sewers. —G. W. En sign, Inc., to-day completed the con struction of two new sewers, one in Florence, avenue and another in Mon roe and Nelson streets. At the Register's Office. —The wills 1 of John Mueller, Lykens, and T. K. Weller. this city, were probated to-day . and letters on the estates were granted s to Frederick T. and George Mucher and to Mary R. Weller, respectively. Sues Railways Oompuny. Suit in i trespass against the Harrisburg Rail ! ways Company was filed this morning by Frank Farvia, through his attorney, i Philip S. Moyer, for alleged injuries received in an accident. Take Exams. for McAllister I'ri-Aes. —William Jefferson, Steelton, and John Umholtz, this city, underwent ex ■ aminations to-day in the office of County Superintendent F. S. Sham baugh for the McAllister scholarship prize of Pennsylvania State College. fer^onaK^DSocifl Other Personals on Page 2.) Gifts For Traveling Bag of Miss Florence Reif Mrs. Frank L. Meek and Miss Mar garet Smith entertained last evening at the home of Mr?. Meek, in honor of Miss Florence Reif who leaves next week for an extended tour of the west. Gifts of handiwork suitable for tra veling were received by Miss Reif. Progressive croUinole formed the evening's entertainment. The decora tions were laurel and peonies. The guests included Marie Fisher, Helen Reynolds. Florence Reif. Louise P.easor, Florence Overhalser, Margaret Smith, Mrs. Paul AVallower, Mrs. Les ter Leader, Mrs. C. A. Smith, Mi's. F. J. Reif, Mrs. W. B. Hamilton and Mrs. Meek. HARRY BOWMAN'S GUESTS Harry Bowman of Bowman and Co motored to Benton Club near Wild Cat Falls to-day. His. guests included City Engineer M. B. Cowden, Vincent Stanford. Charles Whiteman, George W. Mcllhenriy and Prison Inspector W. W. Caldwell. Miss Issae S. Hoffman, who lives near Millersburg, wife of County Com missioner Hoffman, visited in this city yesterday. GI'ESTS AT IRVING Miss Mabel Wiest went to Mechan icsburg this afternoon to attend the commencement exercises at Irving College. She will be the guest of Miss Avis Lucretia Grove, daughter of the Rev. C. H. Grove, who graduates from the college department of music. R. F. O. M. Cl.l'B PICNIC Members of the R. F. O. M. Club of the Young Women's Christian As sociation. will picnic at Paxtang Park on Memorial Day instead of at Rob erts' Valley as planned. The wet weather has made the mountains too damp for romfort or pleasure. The girls are asked to meet at. Market Square at 10 o'clock in the morning. MISS KIKSTKR'S NEW POSITION Miss Helen Weikel Kiester. form erly of 214 North Second street, who has been for ten days at Old Point Comfort, Va., spent a few days in this city before leaving for Mt. Vernon. N. V., where she will make her future home. Miss Kiester has been appoint ed secretary to Samuel Hoog. the new ly elected supreme regent of the Royal Arcanum. JOSEPH Y. KIRK DIES AT HOSPITAL FROM NEPHRITIS Joseph Y. Kirk, aged 51, 26 South Tenth street, an employe of the Penn sylvania Railroad for more than twenty years, died this morning in the Harrisburg Hospital from nephritis. Mr. Kirk was a member of the Brotherhood of Baggagemen, Pennsyl vania Railroad Relief, Employes' Mu tual Benefit Association and Harris burg Musical Association. He is sur vived by the following sons and daugh | ters: Edgar Earl, Charles, John. Misses Esther and Florence Kirk. Funeral services will probably be held from the home of his mother, Mrs. Ann Kirk, 92 6 South Ninth street, Tuesday afternoon. Patriotic Mass Meeting at Wesley Zion Church I Miss May Cliilds Norney, of New York, general secretary of the National i Association for the Advancement of I Colored People, will address a Me- I mortal Day patriotic mass meeting un der the auspices of the local branch, at Wesley Union Zion Church, Mondav evening, at 8 o'clock. A special program in which David R. Stevens Post. Grand Army of the Republic, Colonel James M. Auter, com manding. will participate, has been ar ranged for the occasion. CAMP HIM. BACCALAUREATE j The baccalaureate sermon to the . graduates of Camp Hill High School , will be preached by the Rev. H. W. 1 | Horstick. pastor of the Methodist ■ Church at that place, at 10:30 o'clock i to-morow morning i IN MEMORIAM I u ================== =====^============== * 1 a turn of the leaf after finishing i m ■ Bthis week's chapter, and a vivid picture Z ™ ( oi holiday merry-making will meet our 5 QiUmra A Holiday! But dare we, in passing, ~ view but the festive scene that modern S H hand has sketched? ;j$ Z .tM< W* *1 our early school days we were told SS „ wh; of a great civil strife—a wonderful man "V whose supreme character we should re- g vere and imitate—the thousands of our J« "■ fathers who, by their own choice, re n sponded to his call and set forth, undis- S || * y mayed by the impending sacrifices, to 3 U preserve the free-birth and Liberty of a |J ■■■ nation. ~ <1 A nation that we take utmost pride in Z ® calling "The Land of The Free"; and E ZZ when in far countries, "home." S n If Cannot all, in the midst of our play || ful diversion, give heed to our Gover- ||| nor's request for a moment of grave js S thought? Z g <1 More precious than the most heauti- g Z fully inscribed and shapely granite, let as Z erect within oar minds, A Monument oi ■■ 1 Perpetual Memory to commemorate the | | === noble thoughts and courageous deeds of 2 those who have passed away let our y hearts issue the fullest measure of good g will to those remaining who continually g Z inspire our souls to a higher and true* V J*l Tonight at nine o'clock, our large || l| // st o r e family will commence a two-days ns. rest anc * recreation, and- not until Tuesday morning will the store again . Z g resume its busy activities. g 1 JSjoarmanZ ! ® (■ mm CALL Iftf>I—ANY"PHONE ' "• ' FOUNDED 1871 m —n m r+ m POLICE IFTER BULL POOL AGENTS BE Captain Thompson Says They're Running; Tener Scores Gamblers That baseball pool tickets are sold in Harrisburg was admitted to-day by Captain of Police Joseph P. Thomp son. Information has also reached the Police Department relating to the sale of subscriptions to a Wilkes-Barre sporting magazine which, it is said, includes chances in a baseball pool. An agent for the Wilkes-Barre maga zine was fined S2OO in Chicago yes terday. Captain Thompson said: "We have been unable to locate the men who sell the baseball pool tickets. They all come from outside of Harris burg. I am informed that agents come to Harrisburg and dispose of the tickets. You hear talk of these base ball pools, but ticket buyers are not doing the talking. "This department has been trying for some time to find the agents." Tener S'ores Pools The light against baseball pools is believed to be spreading. A dispatch from New York says: "President John K. Tener, of the National League, was outspoken in condemning pool betting. 'lt should all be wiped out,' he said, 'for it is a fast-growing menace to the community as well as to baseball Itself." Object to "Citizens' Club" Charter Because It Lacks Liquor Clause Objections to the granting of a| charter to the Citizens' Club, an or-j ganizution of negroes, on the ground i that the application does not state that the use of intoxicating liquors will be j prohibited, have been flled with the Dauphin county court. Attorney C. C. Stroh represents the objectors. Penbrook Postmaster Is Named by Wilson Washington, May 29.—President Wilson to-day made the following re cess appointments to Pennsylvania postmasterships: Edward J. Doggett, Freeland; James W. Mills, Jr., Kop pell; J. Bentley Candy, Jr., I>ang horne; John M. Raab. Midway; T. W. Lauver. Mllroy; Edward Weidenhaner, Milton; Robert M. Hoover, Penbrook; Simon E. Devlin, St. Clair. Mr. Hoover who conducts a general store at Penbrook, has not received an official notice of his appointment. The tlrst news came to him from The Telegraph. It is understood that he is to assume charge as soon as his papers arrive. Mr. Hoover has been a resident of Penbrook for nine years. He succeeds Edward HofTnagle, Re publican, who btis held the office for nearly four years. Poor Board Continues Inquiry Into Alleged Drug Act Violations Inquiry into alleged violations of the Federal drug prohibition act growing out of the condition of a woman who had been under the county's enre was continued from this morning to Tuesday, June 1, at 10 o'clock, by the Poor Directors. This woman, it is said, procured the drug on a physician's prescription. Among those who will be called in the case, it was announced at the offices of the Poor Board to-day, are Dr. W. L. Duff, a North Sixth street physician; Dr. George C. Potts, a druggist, and Miss Eleanor Williams, supervising nurse at the Almshouse. Dr. Duff said to-day that the woman in question assured him that she had been using the laudanum for years and years as an external remedy and that she meant to use that which he prescribed for the same purpose. MRS. PETERS GETS DIVORCE Mrs. Agnes D. Peters, daughter of the late George Doehne, the Chestnut street brewer, has been granted a di vorce from Thomas S. Peters, in a de cree by the Dauphin county courts. The case was heard before Associate Judge Samuel J. M. McCarrell. Mrs. j Peters was represented by James j Scarlet of Danville. Pa., ex-Senator | John E. Fox and John R. Guyer of] this city. Mr. Peters was not repre sented at the hearing and did not de fend the action. Mrs. Peters resides at 1916 North Second street and Mr. Peters at 9 South Second street. The couple have three children and have lived apart for over seven years. .MRS. EICKES DIES Mrs. Melissa Jane Fickes, aged 76, died last night at the home of her son-in-law, John H. Hoffman, 1737 North Sixth street. She is survived by the following daughters: Mrs. Jane Searfross, Mrs. J. H. Hoffman. Mrs. Frank Wase; one son, William C. Fickes, and one brother, J. M. Bird. Funeral services will be held at the home to-morrow afternoon at 6 o'clock, the Rev. G. W. llartman offi ciating. The body will be shipped to Newport Monday morning by C. H. Mauk, undertaker, for burial. MRS. BOYER DIES Mrs. Anna Laura Royer, aged 54, wife of Simon C. Boyer, died early this morning at her home, 27 South Seventeenth street. The survivors are her husband and two daughters, Anna and Edna. The funeral will take place Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the home. The Rev. W. H. Dallman, pastor of Market Street Baptist Church, will officiate. Burial will be made in East Harrisburg Cemetery. MAYOR NAMES DELEGATES Mayor John K. Royal this afternoon appointed F. E. Downes, superintend ent of public schools, and Harry A. Royer, president of the Harrisburg School Board, as delegates to the I American Educational and Vocational I Training Conferences, to be held in New i'ork, June 26 to July 6. MEETING FOR WOMEN A meeting for women will he held at Nagle Street Church of God to-morrow afternoon, at 2 o'clock Ravages of Nicotine on Man Are Described by Doctor 1 oltaeeo Toxaemia.," more com monly known as "tobacbo'* heart, was the subject of a lecture given last night to members of the Harrisburg Acad emy of Medicine in the Academy building, 319 North Front street, by Or. Frank N". Wtllson, of Philadel phia. Dr. Willson spoke on the evils of the tobacco habit, illustrating his talk with lantern slides, showing the effects of nicotine on the body, lie spoke in particular of the harm done to the muscles and nerves of the heart by to bacco. TELEGRAPH BIjDG. ABLOOM Fifty-two window garden boxes were placed in position to-day at the Har risburg Telegraph building in accord ance with the Telegraph's annual Memorial Day custom. A box was placed at each window. The -work to day was in charge of William E. Ham ilton, of the Berryhill Nursery Com pany. \ CABIRIA thr uomlrr picture of the axe. VICTORIA Tiliiraday. Friday and Saturday 1 Exclusive Optical Store 1 205 Locust St. Eyeß Examined. Lenses Oroand* Open Wednesday and Saturday Evenings until 9. Opposite Orpheum 11 N ■ lJ 11 d*l 3
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