THE GLOBE Open 'Till 5.30 P. M. THE GLOBE
"Keep Your Eye on the Clock" —
A N "m our THOUSAND
JLJ Jy| SUIT CAMPAIGN swings
fhj J along. It is a profit-shar-
B/ ing event that is not only original
8® but interestingly unique—i sale
that is so widespread in its char
acter as to attract the attention of
Ifl , almost every section of the state.
0 Today the clock registers 694
Men's and Young Men's Suits, Worth to $12.50 Now, tJQ
Men's and Young Men's Suits, Worth to $16.50 Now, JjJJQ 50
Men's and Young Men's Suits, Worth to $18.50 Now, 50
Men's and Young Men's Suits, Worth to $20.00 Now,
Men's and Young Men's Suits, Worth to $22.50 Now, 50
Any of our Sup;rb Palm Beach QC
Suits that Sold at $7.50 Are Now
Wev'e Just Finished Inventory—
Like every other big store we are not immune from the ac
cumulation of odds and ends—
But "unlike most stores" we allow them to remain with us
but a short time.
Here's a list of interesting items for thrifty buyers:
27 Young Men's Norfolk Suits at . . prf
Elegant quality Homespuns—Tweeds—Cheviots
and Flannels—ideal suits for NOW—for school—for 'V
every purpose —sizes 32 to 38. Values to $15.00 ™
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Alterations Free
A Special Lot of Boys' Suits at . . .
Splendid Boys' Suits in the new Norfolk model — W
Gray, Brown and Tan Mixtures —just the thing for
school wear all sizes to 17 years—originally values
to $3.95.
A Ciean-Up Sale of Ladies' Coats at £j" r
Any Ladies' Coat in the store (except Chinchillas
and Tweeds) —formerly priced to $28.50 —all go at
one price
THE GLOBE 'The Big Friendly Store"
Heavy Storm Strikes
Delaware Fruit Belt
By Associated Press
Laurel, Del., Aug. 10.—This section
■was visited by a severe thunderstorm
Inst night. Fruit orchards were
stripped of fruit and many trees up
rooted. In the town the electric light
service was stopped by wires and poles
blowing down and at the moving pic
ture show a panic was averted only
by hard work.
At Seaford several houses were
struck by lightning, but no loss of life
or personal Injury Is reported any
where.
Hiram Maxim Has Device
to Raise Deadly Fumes
By Associated Press
Paris, Aug. 10, 5:05 a. m.—Hiram
Maxim is credited by the London cor
respondent of the Petit Parislen of
having invented a simple and inex
pensive contrivance to protect soldiers
from the effects of deadly gases em
ployed in battle. This device is de
signed to cause the gases to rise and
pass over the heads of the men
against whom they are directed.
SHORT STORY WRITER DEAD
By Associated Press
Philadelphia, Aug. 10.—Charles
Heber Clark, who wrote under the
name of Max Adeler, died to-day at
Eaglesmere, Pa. He was widely
known as a writer of humorous books
and short stories. He was also known
as a tariff expert. Mr. Clark was a
manufacturer In Conshohocken, near
here, where he lived. He was 75 years
old.
SUBSTITUTE BEING USED
By Associated Press 1
London. Aug. 10. —Details of a new
process developed by German chemists
foi the utilization of wood pulp as a
substitute for cotton in the manufac
ture of explosives are given by the
Chronicle, which says the substitute
already is being used successfully at
three large factories In Mannheim.
GRANDCHILD FOR PROF. TAFT
Bar Harbor, Maine, Aug. 10.—An
nouncement of the arrival of ex-Presl
dent Taft's first grandchild was made
last night. The child, a boy, was born
to Mrs. Robert Taft at her summer
home here last Saturday.
SIOO Reward, SIOO
The readers of tl J paper will be pleased to
learn that there Is at feast one dreaded disease
that science has been able to cure In all lt«
stages, and that Is Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure
Is the only positive cure now known to the med
ical fraternitv. Catarrh being a constitutional
disease, requires a constitutional treatment.
Halla Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of
the system, thereby destroying the foundation
of the disease, and giving the patient strength
by building up the constitution snd assisting na
ture In doing lta work. The proprietors have
so much faith in lta curative powers that they
offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that it
zalla to cure. Send for list of testimonials.
Address F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
Bold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Hall's Fsmlly Pills for constipation.
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HEADQUARTERS FOR
SHIRTS
SIDES & SIDES
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TUESDAY EVENING.
Stanley H. Rose to
Address City C. of C.
There will be a luncheon meeting
of the members of the Harrisburg
Chamber of Commerce at the Harris
burg Club at noon Thursday, August
12. The speaker will be Commercial
Agent Stanley H. Rose, of the United
States Department of Commerce.
Mr. Rose will explain the latest gov
ernment plans to aid American busi
nessmen to capture world markets
heretofore controlled by Europe.
In an announcement mailed to its
members to-day the Harrisburg Cham
ber of Commerce callS attention to the
fact "that every time such Harrisburg
industries as the Elliott-Fisher Com
pany, the Harrisburg Pine and Pipe
Bending Works, the Morton Truck and
Tractor Company, the Hickok com
pany and the steel companies work up
an export order it means just that
much more money will be spent with
local merchants, and therefore export
business is of as much interest to Har
risburg as crop conditions are in the
Lebanon valley."
GFT CHILDREN' VACCINATED
Dr. Raunlck Points Out Need of Hav
ing It Done Soon
Parents who have children whom
they wish to start in the public schools
In September are advised by Dr. J. M.
J. Raunlck, city health officer, to have
the boys and girls vaccinated several
weeks before school opens so that the
physician can issue a certificate.
In the monthly health bulletin issued
by the city health department the re
portable diseases for the month of
July this year were 4 less than for the
some period of 1914. Eighteen of the
73 cases reported, however, were
typhoid fever patients. Births for the
six months ending July 31 this year
decreased 18 compared with the fig
ures for 1914 for the six months end
ing July 31. Nine more deaths are re
ported for July this year, Bright's dis
ease causing 12 and heart disease 11
of the total. No deaths resulted from
the 18 cases of typhoid.
YOUNGEST SOLDIER DIES
Ellwood City, Pa.. Aug. 10. —Henry
Parker, aged 68, claimed t.o have been
the youngest enlisted soldier from
Pennsylvania and one of the young
est from any part of the Union to
serve during the Civil War. is dead at
his home here. He was 13 years and
eight months old when he enlisted.
He was wounded five times, once ser
iously.
STORM CAUSES $250,000 LOSS
Tulsa, Okla., Aug. 10.—A severe
electrical storm yesterday caused a
loss of more than $250,000 in the oil
fields near Tulsa. The sky was illumi
nated for miles by burning oil tanks.
The Gulf Pipe Line Company lost
two 55,000 barrel tanks and six 1,600
barrel tanks.
Many other losses were reported by
oil companies.
HEAT WAVE CAUSES DEATHS
Madrid, Spain. Aug. 10, via Paris,
6.45 P. M.—Several deaths have been
caused at various points In Spain by a
heat wave of unusual intensity. The
temperature rose to 133 degrees
Fahrenheit in the sun at Seville and
108 at Madrid.
UNFILLED TONNAGE INCREASES
New York, Aug. 10.—The unfilled
tonnage of the United States Steel
Corporation on July 31 totaled
4,928,640 tons, an Increase of 250,344
tons over June.
SUMMER SCHOOLS'
CLOSE THIS WEEK
State Will Hold An Examination
For Its Prospective Vocational
School Teachers
' The State's sum-
S. \\ ff //J mer schools at
Vv\\ which candidates
for places as teach-
T ers in the continu
atlon schools to be
JgCaKMIJIMM opened during the
IWjfgQQOQK coming winter have
II tielHWHtowf hpen receiving spe-
c,al instruction will
close this week.
B3- - J About 400 applica
■3MßS3N tions, men and wo
i men, enrolled and they have been
i given Instruction In civic affairs, In
dustrial education and-various other
special lines which will come In handy
[when the schools are opened.
The schools were opened under the
direction of the State Board of Edu
\ cation, Prof. M. B. Klntr having
j charge <jf the preliminaries. It Is the
I plan to have an examination held in
j November and the nnmes of those
passing the test will be certified for
service In the special schools when
they are opened under the child labor
law- provisions.
A Score of Arrests Over a score of
prosecutions have been brought by the
State Moving Picture Censorship au
thorities since the first of July. In
[ practically every case they were for
I showing pictures which had been
ordered cut out by the State officials.
, The branches of the State Board In
Philadelphia and Pittsburgh are now
in operation.
Attending Convention—Dr. J. Geo.
Becht, secretary of the State Board of
Education. R. B. Tietrlck, deputy sup
erintendent of public and
Thomas S. March, State high school
inspector, have gone to San Francisco
to attend the National Educational
Association. They represent the
State's end of educational work.
Gilday 011 Job. Patrick Gilday,
chief of the Bureau of Mediation, Is
trying his hand at composing the dif
ferences between the builders and
plasterers In Pittsburgh. The strike
has been on a week or so.
Russian Visitor. Maximlllian
Groten, engineer of maintenance of
Russian Imperial railways, was at the
Capitol yesterday to get information
for the Russian government regarding
road construction and treatment ot
highway surfaces In Pennsylvania.
Ninth to Parade. The Ninth Regi
ment is to participate as a unit in the
Spanish War Veterans' celebration
at Scranton the last of the month. The
whole rfgiment. Including the bicycle
corps, is to march.
Asking Bkls. The trusteet of the
State Institution for the Criminal In
sane at Farvlew are asking for bids
for supplies fo rthe Institution. They
follow a special schedule.
Attending Meeting. Commissioner
Conklin and other officials of the De
partment of Forestry are at Galeton
attending the meeting of the State for
esters. The meeting will last until
Thursday and Important work will be
outlined." The State forests and nurs
eries are to be Inspected and the work
explained.
To Attend Meeting. Commission
er Cunningham will' go to Columbia
on August 19 to attend the meeting
for organization of the campaign to
free turnpikes in Lancaster county.
He said to-day that he would help It
along all he could.
Foundry Hearing. Foundrymen
of the State will gather here to-mor
row to discuss proposed code for
safety and sanitation of foundry plants
throughout Pennsylvania. This code,
which is one of the most comprehen
sive made under auspices of the State
Industrial Board, has been drafted by
committees of the employers and em
ployes and State experts.
Roads Damaged.—Judging from re
ports received at the Capitol the last
few days considerable damage has
been done to State Highways In many
parts of the State, especially In Erie,
York and other counties where rains
have been severe. The rainfall was so
great In instances that streams got
out of banks and washed away sec
tions of Improved highway. Those
which had been treated with oil stood
the pressure of the waters best of all.
The "Bag Worm."—State Zoologist
H. A. Surface has called attention of
fruit growers and others *o the dan
gers of what are called the "bag
worm." This pest attacks apple, pear,
quince and other trees ana is espe
cially voracious. The big gets its
peculiar name from the fact that it
carries Its tent or cocoon about with
it. The eggs remain In the tent all
winter and should be destroyed as
soon as found. This worm Is also a
native of China where It has been very
destructive. How it got Into Pennsyl
vania has not been discovered.
Two Cases Now.—The discovery of
smallpox yesterday on a dairy farm
near Skippack In Montgomery county,
makes the second case Inside of a
week to be taken hold of by the State.
There had been no smallpox for weeks
until the case appeared at Quincy last
week. It was traced from West Vir
ginia.
Four Judges File. Four of the
judges appointed to fill vacancies on
common pleas court benches in the
last year to-day filed petitions to be
candidates for renomination. They
are R. W. Irwin. Washington, appoint
ed by Governor Tener, and R. S. Gaw
throp, Chester: W. H. Shoemaker,
Philadelphia, and E. H. Reppert, Fay
ette, appointed by Governor Brum
baugh.
No Protests Made. The Public
Service Commission to-day heard ap
plications for charters for eighteen
electric companies Including several to
operate in Delaware county. No pro
tests were made. The commission be
gan hearings this afternoon and will
be in session until Friday night.
Charge Automobile Tlicft, Re
quisition was made on New York to
day for return to Montgomery coun
ty of Fred Copperfleld. who Is charged
with stealing an automobile at Elklns
Parle and escaping to Cayuga county,
New York. Requisitions from New
Jersey were honored for Oscar L.
Armstrong and C. W. Craig, arrested
in Philadelphia, on a charge of rob
bing a drug store at Atlantic City.
Among the booty they are alleged to
have taken were 1,000 morphine tab
let 8.
Trying to Get Acceptances. Ef
fects are being made by State officials
to obtain acceptances of appropria
tions made by the legislature for per
manent improvements at charitable
and educational institutions. Under
the law unless this Is filed within sixty
days the appropriations lapse.
fiupervisinir Work. Commissioner
Buller is at Pleasant Mount supervis
ing the construction of the new fish
hatchery at that point. The work is
being rushe<J.
Ex-Member Here. Ex-Represen
tative C. E. Carothers, of Washington,
is at the Capitol to-day.
Home From Vacation. Berne H.
Evans, assistant counsel of the Public
Service Commission, returned to-day
from his vacation. He assisted Com
missioner Alney at a hearing at Mont
rose yesterday.
Piled Increase. —• The Unit Con
struction Company of Philadelphia,
which was recently chartered, filed no
tice of an increase or stock from $5,-
000 to $60,000.
[ Mr. Lcinin&er Returns. Joseph
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10 DECIDE FATEOF
PATROLMAN JONES
Sharp Session of Council; Mem
bers Call Each Other
Names
Whether or not Clinton Jones, the
patrolman over whom there has been
much controversy in Steelton's coun
cil recently, shall be retained as a
member ot the police force, will in ail
probability be definitely decided this
evening when the police committee of
council will meet to investigate ad
ditional charges of mlsconuuct againsi
the officer.
These new charges against Patrol
man Jones were preferred at last eve
ning's meeting ot council, u'liey con
sist of two amdavlts signed Dy Benja
min F. Lapp, a special officer employed
by the Pennsylvania Steel Company
and Steve Pop, a watchman at ino. t>
watch box ot the Steel Works. The
affidavits corroborate each otner
and make the specific charge that
Patrolman Jones, on the night of
August 6 and the morning of August
7, just two days ago, was seen in a
visibly intoxicated condition while on
duty, and that he spent a greater part
of that night sleeping on a porch op
posite No. o watch box near the Mer
chant Mill of the Pennsylvania Steel
Company.
The production of these affidavits
by Mr. Wagenbach, the councilman
from the Tnird Ward, In which, by
the way, the officer lives, started one
of the bitterest clashes ever seen on
the floor of Steelton's council. Only
six members of council a bare
quorum—were present and time and
again Mr. Nelley or Mr. Wagenbach
left their place at the council table,
breaking the quorum.
Bitter Words Pass
Bitter words passed between Messrs.
Wagenbach and Nelley and Messrs.
Reisch and Sellers and the direct
charge was made by Mr. Wagenbach
that politics and not the merits of the
case were being considered in the re
tention of Patrolman Jonc», who lias
come unscathed through two investi
gations and an involuntary resignation.
The counter charge that politics had
something to do with the cnarges was
flashed back by Mr. Nelley. In a trice
both men were on their feet hurling
bitter personalities across the council
table at each other.
That something out of the ordinary
was scheduled, was made evident
shortly after council convened. As
the meeting came to order, Messrs.
Reisch and Wagenbach handed two
affidavits to Charles R. Holton, assist
ant secretary to council, in a few sec
onds there was a buzz around the
council table and some or tne mem
bers were noticeably not paying much
attention to the routine business.
Affidavits Passed
The affidavits were passed around to
the councilmen who knew nothing of
the charges. A few second later Mr.
Nelley, chairman of the police com
mittee left his chair and slipped down
stairs to the police headquarters. This
broke the quorum but business went
on Just the same and a number of Im
portant questions were discussed, A
few minutes later the police commit
tee chairman returned and engaged in
a. whispered consultation with Acting
President Sellers at the head of the
table. Business lagged ana tne coun
cilmen sat Idly around the table.
Suddenly the few spectators and
newspapermen sat up wltn a Jerk. Ad
Mr. Reisch, councilman from the Fifth
Ward rose to his feet, they realized
that a fight was on.
"Mr. President,' inquired the Fifth
W r ard man, "what is the deiay? Why
don't we go on with our business?
Can three members of this council tie
up everything Let's go ahead."
"Yes, Mr. President," added Mr.
Wagenbach with fine sarcasm, "I don't
think this whispering here is in order.
We are all representatives of the peo
ple and have a right to know what is
going on."
"Why we are just having a little
recess," answered Mr. Sellers rroni the
chair.
"But this is out of order,' insisted
Mr. Wagenbach, "there should be no
whispering in council."
"Perhaps this doesn't concern you,"
angrily returned Mr. Sellers.
"Yes It does," shot back Mr. Reisch,
"We are all representing the people
and everything here shoud be above
board."
As the debate was waxing personal,
it was ended abruptly by Mr. Hender
son, chairman of the Highway com
mittee, who asked that he be permit
ted to go ahead with his committee
report. For forty-five minutes Mr.
Henderson spoke and the otner mem
bers of council regained tneir com
posure.
While the highway commtttee chair
man delivered his report, tne quorum
was repeatedly broken. Mr. Nelley
again left the room to visit tne police
headquarters. Returning he whisper
ed with Borougii Secretary Charles P.
Feldt who then slipped out of the room
and returned with a note which ne
handed to Mr. Henderson while he
was speaking-
John A. Parthemore, chairman of
the Clover Club committee, was then
given the privilege of the floor to ask
that his committee be exonerated from
paying a license fee for its carnival
which is exhibiting this week. While
Mr. Parthemore spoke Secretary Feldt
again tip-toed out of the room, re
turned in a few seconds and held a
whispered consultation wltn Mr. Nel
ley. Then a salesman wan permitted
to" speak. But no one heard what he
was saying. The tension of the im
pending fight was growing acute.
As someone moved to refer the
salesman's offer to a committee to
clear the decks for action a telephone
tinkled in a far corner of the room.
Borough Secretary Feldt answered it
with muffled voice. Then he glided
over to Mr. Nelley and whispered some
more. Again Nelley went out.
As the police committee chairman
left the room dense quiet ensued. For
a few minutes no one spoke and the
tension became acute. Councilmen
squirfned in their chairs, toyed with
books on the table In front of them
Lclninger, of the Department of State
has returned to the office after a short
illness.
Mr. Jones Here. Representative
E. E. Jones, of Susquehanna county,
was at the Capitol to-day on business
connected with his district.
A Hundred Contacts. A serious
condition seems to have arisen in the
Skippack smallpox case. Dairyman
Ludwlg had been serving milk to a ho
tel which is much patronized by auto
mobile parties. Over 100 persons are
believed to have come Into contact.
Revoked License. State Highway
Commissioner Cunningham to-day re
voked the automobile license of Dick
Stiles, of Strongstown, Pa. Informa
tion had been received by the State
Highway Department that Stiles had
been fined SIOO for operating a car
while intoxicated. He failed to ap
pear at the Department when notified
and sent no explanation, in conse
quence of which the State Highway
i Commissioner revoked the license.
and otherwise showed their nervous
ness.
Then someone coughed.
The tension was broken. A second
later Mr. Wagenbach rose to his feet
and the battle opened anew.
"While things are at a standstill,"
slowly began the Fifth Ward man In
his strongly accented tones, "I would
like to know something about the
legality of the reinstatement or reap
pointment of Patrolman Jones."
A lengthy discussion, a forerunner to
the bitterness which followed, ensued
and ended In a resolution asking
Borough Solicitor F. B. Wlckersham
for another opinion on the status of
Mr. Joneß in regard to council's action
last month, when he was placed back
on the force by Mr. Sellers, acting
president, casting a votu breaking a
tie. The solicitor has already ruled
that the action was legal.
At tho close of this discussion Mr.
Nelley resumed his seat. In a few
seconds he was In the dlbcusslon with
Mr. Wagenbach, who mauo tne sug
gestion that "we had better euro our
ordinance books if that action was
legal."
The affidavits were then read at the
suggestion of Mr. Nelley. As Assist
ant Secretary Holton completed read
ing of the documents, Mr. Nelley
moved that they be referred to the
police committee for an investigation.
The debate then opened.
Wagenbach vs. Nelley
Mr. Wagenbach sprang to his feet
before Mr. Nelley's motion was second
ed. He demanded that Officer Jones
be dismissed immediately nua uncon
ditionally.
"This council," shouted he, "has
been smuggling with this case for a
year and eight months. We are here
to do the best for the people of this
town. Are we doing it We have to
pay that man for doing hlB duty. Is
he doing it?"
Here the Third Ward councilman
swung Into the best oratorical effort
heard in Steelton's council chamber
since P. S. Blackwell's famous "swan
song."
At the height of his speech he
shouted: "This Jones' retention Is a
dirty political scheme."
In a flash Mr. Nell.ey • was on his
feet to defend tho actions or ills com
mittee.
He bitterly scored Mr. Wagenbach
for forming his conclusions without
Investigation and demanded to know
whether or not he had any further
evidence. Mr. Wagenbacn admitted
that he had not and that he had not
conducted any investigation of the cir
cumstances surrounding the making
of the affidavits.
Then raising his voice the police
committee chairman countercharged
to Mr. Wagenbach: "But It is a politi
cal matter with you."
Springing to his feet and leaning
far across the table, the Third Ward
member shouted directly Into the face
of Mr. Kelley, "It Is not."
"It Is!" thundered Mr. Nelley.
"It isn't!" shrieked Mr. Wagen
bach.
Then the two men 6tood facing
each other across the narrow table,
pounded the wood with their fists and
glared at each other. For an instant
it looked as though blows would pass.
Another pause broke the tension
then:
"Well my veracity is a« good as
yours," belligerently shouted Nelley.
"And mine as yours,' returned Wag
enbach.
"I want you to understand,' retorted
Mr. Nelley as he steadily thumped tho
table with his fist, "that these prior
charges were tried before me police
committee, and politics or no politics,
the case was judged solely upon the
evidence that came in here."
Further personalities were cut short
by Mr. Henderson who obtained tne
floor and in a quiet speech, restored
order. He carefully reviewed the en
tire Jones Incident and declared that
if the new charges can be sustained he
will vote to dismiss the officer. Mr.
Henderson cautioned sober, calm ac
tion and cut matters short Dy second
ing the motion to have a special meet
ing of the police committer and urged
that it be held this evening.
Have to Go After Wagenbach
After some further deDaie during
which Mr. Sellers turned over the
chair to Mr. Nelley and too* the floor
himself the question was n.nally put
and carried. As the question carried
Mr. Wagenbaugh who voted for im
mediate action, left his chair angrily
and started to leave the room. This
broke the quorum—and no bills had
been paid. He was persuaded to re
turn by Mr. Henderson until the ses
sion ended. He hurried matters along
so fast, however, that several im
portant matters were left not acted
Bills to the amount of $2,272.09 were
ordered paid. The borough solicitor
was Instructed to draw a petition for
the adoption of a street In the Buser
plot Into the borough. A contract to
repair the houses at 268-70 Mam street
was let to J. G. Keller and B. C.
Bloser. Little else was done on ac
count of the police Incident.
Early in the meeting the finance
committee w*as authorized to borrow
$lO 000 "as it may be needed to carry
on the affairs of the borough."
STEELTON WOMAN
IS LATEST VICTIM
[Continued From First Page-1
months has been terrorizing Steelton
and South Harrisburg.
This time, while three men slept
soundly in an adjoining room and an
8-year-old child slumbered peacefully
a few feet away, the grim nocturnal
visitor gained entrance to the bed
chamber of pretty Mrs. John Patter
son of 401 Francis street. Steelton.
And while the entire household slept
the intruder flitted from room to room
ransacking trunks, bureau drawers
and trouser pockets as he went.
Hits Victim With Ax
Then, In that strange, gruesome
manner by which he marks all of his
midnight raids, the "Hatchet Fiend"
seized a long-handled, heavy pole ax
and brought it down with a dull thud
upon the head of the sleeping Mrs.
Patterson. Before she could utter
even a groan, the frenzied fiend swung
the ax again. Not satisfied with his
work, he struck Several more blows.
Mrs. Patterson is in the Harrisburg
Hospital with deep lacerations of the
scalp, possible fractured skull and
concussion of the brain.
Then, as quietly and as mysteriously
as he came, the grim visitor left.
Moving noiselessly and deliberately,
he removed a long, light ladder from
the balcony, over which he had gained
entrance to the woman's room, car
ried it across the street and placed It
In a narrow alleyway alongside the
home of Walter Smith, of 417 Chris
tian street, where it was found by the
police this morning.
This undertaking Completed, the po
lice think, the mysterious flend walked
across to the home of (Jharles Hoff
man, of 403 Francis street, the other
side of the double frame dwelling in
which the attack upon Mrs. Patterson
was made. Anyway the midnight
raider, in some noiseless way. removed
the screen from a window of the
Hoffman home and gained entrance.
Again he flitted from room to room
over the entire second floor. Al
though a number of persons were
sleeping in the house none were awak
ened and none were disturbed.
Money and Jewels Gone
This morning when they awoke,
however, they found their sleeping
quarters In disorder. Everything bad
AUGUST 40,1915.
been ransacked. A number of rings
and $1.19, everything of value In the
house, had been stolen from Mrs.
Charles Hoffman and a number of
trinkets of value were taken from her
husband. Frank Froh. a boarder, lost
a small sum of money and some rings.
Some time shortly after 3 o'clock
this morning, Milan Putnlc, John Put
nlc and Martin Fesney, three men
who board with Mrs. Patterson, were
awakened by loud groans. Dressing
they went to their bedroom door,
crossed the hall and attempted to en
ter the room from which the sounds
came. The door was locked. After
pounding loudly they awoke 8-year
old Jennie Bowman, a ward of Mrs.
Patterson. The child opened the door.
Inside the men found Mrs. Patter
son laying with her head upon blood
reddened pillows. Her hair was mat
ted and little streams of red trickled
to the floor. She was unconscious.
Dr. B. T. Dickinson was called and
Immediately ordered the woman taken
to the hospital.
Husbnnd "Somewhere In Franco"
The police were notified and Chief
H. P. Longnaker, Constable John
Gib and Detective I. N. Durnbaugh.
ex-chief of police, were early on the
Job. They learned that John Patter
son, the injured woman's husband, is
now "somewhere In France" fighting
for the Fatherland. Some eighteen
months ago the Pattersons learned
that they had fallen heir to ft small
fortune In Germany. The husand sailed
to claim the legacy. Before his ship
touched the soli of the Fatherland
war clouds sprung up and the Euro
pean conflict was on. As Mr. Patter
son was young and not yet outside the
Kaiser's laws, he was pressed Into
service. Now he's In France, accord
ing to the last letter to his young wife.
Nearly Dozen Victims
Last night's attack runs the
"Hatchet Fiend's" list of victims up
to near the doaen mark and the peo
ple of Rteelton and South Harrlsburg
are much excited over the strange visi
tor's work.
Hundreds were attracted to the
scene of last night's crime to-day. Talk
or forming: vigilance committees was
heard and it is likely that the State
police will be asked to aid in running
down the fiend. Detective I. N. Durn
baugh, who has been working on the
ca ®.® we **ks 1® following out a clue
and hopes to make an arrest.
The list of victims so far Includes
. '. i? hn Yosolowitz, Chambers
street, Steelton, hit on the head with
some blunt weapon; pretty Marie
\Vlen, belle of the German colony in
Mohn street, hit on the head with a
hatchet; two foreign women In Cham
bers street, struck with an axe; Miss
Kathryn Awatch, 903 South Ninth
u* 6 , 1, Harrtsburgr, stabbed in the
cheek; Sara Robenfinger, of 528 Mohn
street, struck with an ax and several
cases in which the women were not
seriously injured.
In each case the victims are young
women considered pretty, and every
attack has been made while the vic
tims were asleep.
Two Band Concerts Daily
by Clover Club's Band
Daily band concerts will be a fea
ture of the Clover Club carnival open
ed last evening at Front and Franklin
streets, It was announced by John A.
Parthemore, chairman of the commit
tee in charge, this morning.
The concerts will be given by the
Royal Italian Band under the direc
tion of Philip Esposito, leader. The
first concert will be given at Second
and Locust streets at 3 o'clock and
the second concert will be held at the
same place at 7 o'clock.
STEKLTOXSXAP SHOTS
Celebrates Birthday. Mrs. Mar
grette Qundon celebrated her 90th
birthday anniversary in a quiet way
at the home of her daughter. Mrs. J
W. Bricker, 13 North Third street, to
day.
Aged Colored Couple
Leave Court to "Make Up"
at Judge's Suggestion
When Edward Rouser was called this
morning to answer to President Judge
Kunkel as to why he didn't support
his wife, an aged negro, silvery-haired
and bent, slowly made his way to the
bar.
His wife. also gray-haired and walk
ing with a crutch, snapped out her
story of how one Saturday night "Ed "
put on his best suit and left the house.
He aln t come back ylt," she finished,
td, it appeared gave no reasons for
his abrupt departure. He was "jes
mad," Mrs. Rouser declared. This, she
added, 'made her mad."
"Are you mad now?" Inquired Judge
Kunkel of Rouser.
Rouser glanced at a stalwart deputy
nearby and at the prisoners' cage he
had just left.
"No, sah," he grinned, "not now.
san.
"Are you mad now?" continued the
court turning to Mrs. Rouser.
"No. sah. Ah ain't mad now," agreed
Mrs. Rouser.
"Then." suggested the court, "sup
pose you go home and make up."
And they left the courtroom to
gether.
RAILROAD NOTES
M. L. Munroe, an employe of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Motive Power
Department has gone to Atlantic City
for a two weeks' sojourn.
H L. Burrls a Pennsylvania Railroad
hostler, residing at 2812 JefTerson
street, with his family, left to-da.' for
Dayton, Ohio, to be gone two weeks
The general committee In charge' of
arrangements for the annual reunion
of the Philadelphia Division Veteran
Employes' Association, to be held in
Harrisburg. August 2R. will meet
Thursday afternoon in the office of Su
perintendent William B. McCaleb.
John Fitzgerald, employed at the lo
cal shops of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Is wearing a big watch, presented to
htm by his friends yesterday. The
watch has a picture of a locomotive
on Its hack.
At least fifty employes of the Motive
Power Department of the Pennsylvania
Railroad, will accompany the team to
New York, on Saturday.
W. S. Slote, an engineer on the Mid
dle Division of the Pennsylvania Rail
road, left to-day for New York and
Coney Island.
I USE CHARCOAL FOR
SUMMER COOKING
Makes a Quick, Hot Fire
fcooks a Meal Without Heating the
Kitchen Uncomfortably
No Ashes—No Smell—N'o Dirt—No Danger
Can be used same as coal and without trouble In any range.
100 the Bag at Your Grocers
If your grocer docs not have It, phone
[COAL] McCreath Bros. ( CEMENT )
667 RACE STREET
SIIITE BONUS GOES
TO IE IMPS
State Highway Department Send*
ing Oat Many Thousands of Dol
lars to the Districts j
As fast as accounts are certified to
the auditor general, the Bureau ol
Township Highways of the Stat*
Highways Department Is sending oul
to the township supervisors the
amount due them from the State as a
bonus on the cash tax basis. Accom
panying the remittance to the super*
visors is a letter from Joseph W.
Hunter, first deputy State Hlghwaj
Commissioner, In charge of the Bu
reau of Township Highways, In which
he informs the supervisors what usei
may be made of this money. The
amount sent to each board of super
visors through their treasurer, is foi
thirty per cent, of the total amount
due the townships during the years
1913 and 1914 and the treasurers are
told that they can depend upon ap
proximately the same amount next
year if the annual report agreement
and certified copy of treasurers' bond
are filed, as required by law. Thi»
money Is paid out under them
terms of act of Assembly No. 440, ap
proved July 22, 1913.
Mr. Hunter, In his letter, told the
supervisors that they can use thll
money for the following purposes:
Buying and installing concrete, cast
Iron or corrugated culvert pipe, In
cluding concrete or stone masonry
head walls.
For construction of concrete cul
verts and bridges built according to
the standard of the Bureau of Town
ship Highways or from plans ap
proved by the bureau.
For construction of steel bridges,
plans for which have been made or
approved by the Bureau of Township
Highways.
For permanent improvement of
alignment of road.
For permanent improvement ol
grade of road.
For permanently widening the road.
For construction of concrete roads.
For construction of water bound
macadam roads.
For construction of bituminous ma
cadam roads.
For construction of slag roads.
For construction of gravel roads.
For construction of flint roads.
For construction of concrete and
stone masonry retaining walls to sup
port roads.
For townships' share of State-aid
roads.
Mr. Hunter explains to the super
visors that in the construction of watei
bound macadam, slag, gravel and flinl
roads, it must be understood that the
construction does not mean the patch
ing of holes in existing roads ot
spreading the material at disconnect
ed points along the roads, but the
building of uniform roads to conform
with approved plans in continuous
stretches, even If these stretches are
only a few hundred feet In length.
With "Mystery Man"
Three Men Steal $200,000
From Express Company
By Associated Press
Chicago, 111.. Aug. 10.—With three
men under arrest here to-day, one of
whom is said to have confessed, de
tectives for the Wells Fargo Express
Company claim to have uncovered a
system of thefts through which the
company has been robbed of mer
chandise totaling nearly $200,000
within the last twelve years.
The men under arrest are Frank
Wilson, who is alleged to have dis
posed of the stolen goods; Benjamin
Watkins, an employe of the express
company, and a man known to the
police only as the "mysterious man,"
who is said to have traveled under as
many as twenty aliases.
Watkins was employed by the United
States Express Company, which was
absorbed by the Wells Fargo more
than a year ago. For eleven years
previous to that time, detectives said,
the United States company had been
losing an average of $2,000 worth ot
goods a month. Watkins remained in
the service when the United States
company was absorbed.
Packages containing valuables would
bt; wrapped Into one large parcel by
Watkins, It Is charged, and addressed
t > the "mysterious man" at some sub.
urb of Chicago, where it would ba
claimed by him under the alias which
happened to be on the label.
Philadelphia Man Is
Found Guilty of Forgery
By Associated Press
Santa Cruz, Cal., Aug. 10.—L. M.
Morgan, of Philadelphia, pleaded
guilty to a charge of forgery. He will
be sentenced later.
Morgan Is accused of victimizing
merchants here to the extent of sev
eral hundred dollars by means of
forged checks. According to the po
lice. Morgan's arrest followed a trip
during which he passed forged checks
of the Panama-Pacific Tours Corpo
ration.
MRS. WILLIAM CRULL
Ijons Member of Bethlehem Lutheran
Church
Mrs. William Crull, aged 73. died
yesterday at her home, 263 Cumber
land street, following a short illness.
Mrs. Crull was a member of the Beth
lehem Lutheran Church of this city
and was well known among the oldei
residents of the city. She is survived
hy her husband, two daughters, Mrs.
Johnson, of Philadelphia and Mlsi
Margaret Crull, of this city, and a son,
Charles, of this city. Funeral services
Thursday morning at 10.30 o'clock,
conducted by the Rev. J. Bradley
Markward. pastor of the Bethlehem
Lutheran Church. Burial will be made
In the Harrlsburg Cemetery.
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