26 MRS.HALDEMAN'S DEATH SUDDEN Long Prominent in City's Church and Social Circles; Funeral Monday The death of Mrs. Margaretta Cameron Haldeman of 219 South Front street at 1 o'clock this morn ing, came as a shock to her many friends, although she has been in ill health for several months. Mrs. Haldeman was 78 years of age and is survived by one brother, J. Donald Cameron, a former United spates Senator, a sister, Mrs. Wayne MacVeagh, of Washington, D. C., a son, Richard C. Haldeman, and a (laughter, Mrs. William E. Wright, of (his city. Mrs. Haldeman, one of the most prominent women of the city in so cial and charity circles, was a daugh ter of the late General Simon Cam eron, a former United States Senator and Secretary of War under Abraham Lincoln, and his wife, Margaretta Brua Cameron. She was born and reared in this city and for a number of years has resided in the old his toric John Harris house at Front and .Washington streets. Her husband, the late Richard J. Haldeman, served two terms in Congress and while secretary of the United States Lega tion at Paris, under Mr. Mason, he ■was appointed to special missions at the cotirts of St. Petersburg and He was the editor and pro prietor of the Harrisburg Pat clot for several years and founded the Daily Patriot. Mrs. Haldeman was greatly inter jested in the work of the Pine Street Presbyterian church of which she ■was a life-long member and of numerous charity organizations. She was an active member of Harrisburg Chapter. Daughters of the American Revolution and a former Regent of the chapter. Funeral services will be held Mon day afternoon at 2 o'clock, at the home, 219 South Front street. The Rev. Dr. Lewis S. Mudge, pastor of Pine Street Presbyterian church, will officiate. Burial will be made in Har risburg cemetery. "POISON" WRITER CAUGHT AT LAST [Continued From First Page.] and First streets. New York." An effort had been made to obliterate the printed matter by criss-crossing it •with ink. The letter, minus unprintable phraser, reads: "Madame —I write to you at ran dom. being an entire stranger to you, but to put you wise to the fact that father of my twin babies, six months olil. He was fort_'ed to marry ine by the irate father with a shotgun. What his offense is, it is useless to relate. * « • "How can you claim others' prop erty? How he evidently had the cast iron nerve as posing to you as a single fellow 1 cannot understand. . So you better drop him at once, or I will be after you. He is very much married Indeed. "He left me at the time my twins ■were Worn, saying he was going on a trip West, and would return in six to light Greeks. I have never seen or heard anything of him since. It is only recently that I learned of his whereabouts, and will now make it hard for you and him both. • « • So if you know what is good for you j-o t ltMd bMtel- drop him at once or I wilt he after you. "Now please remember that he has a wife and babies. You should .tind a nii'.n out before taking such a serious stop as matrimony. "MRS. Ilcr Mother Died in Hospital The authorities say that the u?e of Blount Sinai Hospital stationery is an added circumstance pointing to the guilt of Miss Samuels. Her mother, Mrs. DoTa Samuels, died in the- hos pital a few weeks ago after a long ill ness. Miss Samuels frequently had visited her parents and had ample op portunity to take stationery from the private pavilion. "The great difficulty," said Assistant United States Attorney McDonald last »iight, "has been to get any of the "«vomen subjected to these communi cations to appear as complainants. But one victim was the wife of Assistant (District Attorney Claude A. Thompson, of this office, and she was sufficiently courageous in the cause of public good and decency to make the complaint on •which the present warrant was issued. "I shall, of course, use the names of the other victims in drawing up the Indictment to be presented lo the fed. fcral grand jury, it is deplorable that «any names should have to be used, but there is no other course open to me." High Society is Touched Mr. McDonald did not deny that tmoiiK those who received the "poison Sen" letters are members of families f wealth and prominence. Indeed, it is said two or three of the names are those of young: matrons of inter national social reputation. By the death of her mother Miss Eamuels became an orphan, her father, who was a manufacturer, hav ing dieid several years ago. Inspector puryea said last night that one of her ■brothers is in a sanatorium at Goshen. She is about 25 years old and, the (authorities say, has never been sus pected of being mentally deranged. But some passages in the letters now ■ittributed to her are so vile that ex perts who went over them weeks ago advanced the theory that they were Written by an inmate of an asylum for Pie insane. Red Cross Christmas Seals pay- Bar fare to the sanitoria for those too |poor to pay their own way.—Adver tisement. IVife of Premier Asquith Accused of Disloyalty By Associated Press London, Dec. 17, 12:1G P. M. Mrs. Herbert H. Asquith, wife <>f the Pre mier, appeared as a plaintiff in Chan cery Court to-day, demanding an or der to restrain The Globe from the pub lication of alleged libels. Mrs. Asquith's attorney said: "For a whole fortnight before the (Issue of this writ Mrs. Asquith lias (been deliberately pursued in the de fendant's newspaper with accusations «>f disloyalty and of association with (German prisoners at Donnington Hall. Hhe'has been described as a traitor and R. disgrace to her sex, and attacked in ffriost opporobrious terms. These at tacks were systematically and malevol ently maintained and were onlv NUS jpended after the writ had been issued." fjuest for a postponement, urging the The attorney opposed The Globe's re- Cotirt not to deprive the plaintiff of this opportunity to dear herself pub licly. BHOTHEII OF MRS. GAI.T ARRIVES FOR CEREMONY By Associated Press New York. Dec. I".—Kolfe IC. Moiling, ■brother of Mrs. Edith B. Gait, and his ■wife arrived here to-da.v from Panama ifnroute 'o Washington, where they will inttend the Wedding of President Wll ,"on and Mrs. On It. Mr. Moiling is in (tho banking business in Panama City. R«d Cross Clli'lHtmas Seals should wtecorate every Christinas package and Better. Buy 'ein and paste 'em. —Ad- yertisemanL FRIDAY EVENING, I |F«|g| WEWS or-mB \ (CHRISTMAS RUSH HAS EARLY START Pennsylvania and Reading ; Have All They Can Handle; College Students Here Beginning to-day extra cars and trains will run on the main line of the Pennsylvania Railroad, between Phila delphia and Pittsburgh, to take care of the holidav express and parcel post Business and incr*n«o* passenger traf fic. Through irams will run from Philadelphia to Harrisburwr. the first reach jug" here, to be used when needed. lyotal passenger officials anticipate a record holiday rush. According to statement made to-day, people are al ready on the so. They attribute this to the good times, and to the increased [desire on the part of many to spend the holidays away from home. The •*xit from college towns started to-day. uarjee crowds came from the Cumber land \ alley and other points. On the Heading lines two and three extra trains have been necessarv to haul the parcel post and express husi- The students from Gettysburg, Albright and Valley colleges SnW* holiday vacation to-day. This re»iuired extra passenger cars on all trains. At the Heading ticket of fice it was said the number ol' people going away for Christmas is the largest on record in years. RAILROAD XOTES Within the past ten days fourteen s£*!\. fr W ht crptt 's were added to the Middle Division pool. William B.' McCaleb, superintendent Of the Philadelphia Division.* of the 1 ennsylvania Railroad, yesterday made an inspection trip over the division. Women chaperones will have charge of the Baltimore and Ohio excursion parties where young women are in a majority. The Woman's Auxiliary, of the Penn sylvania Railroad Young Men'fe Chris tian Association, will have an all-day open house program for New Year's Day. On Monday night Sunbury cueists will play local pocket billiard stars at the Pennsylvania Railroad Young Men s Christian Association. This con test is part of the System elimination contests. The Boys' Bible Class at the Penn sylvania Railroad Young Men's Chris tian Association will meet to-night, at 7 o'clock. One hour later the adults' class will go in session. Standing of the Crews harkisbi'kc; sim: I'liilarielptilu DlvlNlon—l33 crew first to go after 4 p. m.: 112, 104, 107, 111, 122, 12!). Enginecj for 112. Firemen for 112. Conductor for 107. Brakemen for 129 (two). Kngineers up: Wenrick, Schwarz, Gable, May, Steffy, Maxwell, Howard, Dalbley, Statler. Firemen up: Cover, Steniler, Welsh, Zoll, Uroff, Haknes, Hoffman Mets, ivision—24l crew first to go after 3:50 p. m.: 214. Engineer up: Shirk. Firemen up: Bruker. Forsythe. Sny der, Beisel. Stephens, Gunderman, Ue bau, Stauffer. Brakemen up- Harris, Wright, Troy. Yar' l frewit— Kngineers for 14, 20, second 22, third 22, 32. 7. Firemen for third 8, 12, 14, 20, third 12. 36, 7, Kngineers up: Land is, Hoyler, Beck, Harter, Biever. Blosser, Malaby, Rodg ers, J. R. Snyder, Loy, Clelland. Firemen up: Hall, Brady. Cunning ham, R. J. Snyder. Desch. Graham, Fry, Dougherty, K. F. Eyde, Gleasmyer, Mc- Klllips. KIVOLA NIDI-: I'hllHileliihin Division—236 crew lirst to go after 3:45 p. m.: 239, 220, 244, 224. Engineers for 236, 220. Fireman for 220. Flagman for 38. Brakemen for 24. 36. Conductor up: Stouffer. Brakemen up: Clinton, gummy, Smith, Nallor, Shaffner, Brown, Blair, Grove, GiH'dHpr, Wilson. Mldill*- Division—22l crew tirst to go after 12:40 p. m.: 237, 245, 247, 248, 225, 246. Vnril Crews—To go after 4 p. m.: Engineers for second 124, 104. Firemen for second 108. 112, second 126. 130, third 126, 132. Engineers up: Neumyer, Rider, Moyer, Kllng, Smith, Miller, Turner, Reese. Firemen up: McDonald. Llddick. Hug gins, Smith. Sellers, Cumbler, L. C. Hall, Waller, C. H. Hall, Zliders, Detweiler, Mclntyre, Efchelberger. THE READING llarriNburg Division—23 crew first to go after 2 p. m.: 1, 12, 20, 8, 7, 14. East-bound—6B crew first to go after 2 p. m.: 65, 62, 63. Engineer for 62. Firemen for 63. 65, 1, 14, 20. Brakemen for 6, 2, 63, 7, 8, 12, 14, 23. Engineers up: Wyre. Bonawltz. Firemen up: Carl, Wowhower. Conductors up: Danner, Slpes. Brakemen up: Creager, Fleming, Fleagle, Stauffer, Darkln, Sheetz, Rit ter. West, Taylor, Jones, Wise, Holbert, Ely, Sullivan, Macliamer. Police Identify Victim of Trunk Murder Philadelphia. Dec. 17. The victim of the Frankfort trunk murder was identified yesterday as D. J. McNichol, a leather manufacturer of No. 866 North Twenty-second street, who dis appeared nearly two years ago. The body, which was found in a brass-bound trunk, filled with quick lime and encased in a packing box, in the cella. of No. 4062 Frankford ave nue, yesterday, was identified by Mc- Nichol's widow, who collapsed at sight of the clothing of her murdered hus band In the detective bureau at City Hall. The police said McXichol was a sec ond cousin of James P. McNichol, but this was denied by the wife of the State Senator. Before the identifica tion the police arrested Edward Kel ler, 45 .years old, of Madison street, near Frankford avenue, and held him for further examination. Keller work ed under McNlchol in the Keller Leather Works at Twelfth and Hamil ton streets, but is not related to the Keller who conducts* the plant. The arrest of a woman in connec tion with the case is expected to fol low shortly. Mrs. McNichol said her husband, who was 22 years old when he disap peared March 30, 1914, had known Keller. Two days after her husband hUd.disappeared, she said, Keller told her to abandon her search, as the missing man, he said, had written to him from New York asking him to send colthing. On his advice the po lice also abandoned the search. The autopsy hus not been completed. The head is in a physician's labora tory. There are no indentations on the skull to show a blow by a blunt instrument. Therfe are no bullet wounds. NO GPKAT - ffil WEALTH. s Tom: She |T Ilix dollar!. Xfl — OLD-FASHIONED CONTRACT ARRIAGE SUCCEEDS _____ JlIcS GERTRUDE HASSL.ER Chicago, Til., Dei-. IT. —Miss Gertrude Has-sler, formerly known as the "Vel vet Slipper Girl," is t<> have a real old-fashioned wedding', after her two years' experience with a "contract wedding. Several years ago Miss Hassler married Carl G. Fisher, of Indianapolis auto speedway fame. The marriage turned out badly and she sued him for $50u,000 and compromised for $25,000. Then she met Frederick A. Carpenter, a Chicago businessman, who pro posed marriage to her. Miss Hassler thought she loved Carpenter and thought that he loved her, but with her disastrous experience fresh in her mind, was a bit wary. She wanted a legal contract, and she got it. This is what Carpenter signed: "1. Frederick Carpenter, by this contract take ns my lawful wife Gertrude *W. Hassler. and I solemnly promise and agree to be true, faithful, in words atid thoughts and deeds, to protect and love and devote my life to her, to bring her the happiness and contentment she so well deserves." The document was signed before a regular judge in Kenosha, Wis., and no other ceremony was performed. Since then things have changed. The contract, now a regular ceremony is to be gone through fti the old-fashioned way. A marriage license has been issued at Elgin, 111. HARRY HOFFMAN 1916 APPRAISER County Commissioners Today Select President's Son as Mercantile Officer a y !■*] L J/] man, Halifax town a ship, a son of Isaac dent of the Hoard of County CommU "loners, was elected ilyi by that body to-day 'nlf IWPi ISIuSr 10 serve aH niercan -3BJIM yJgjfi tile appraiser dur iiiy: 1916. The choice was unanimous, as John H. Eby, minority commissioner, presented no nomination. Mr. Hoff man tilled the position of mercantile appraiser two years ago. It is worth about $1,200, although not more than three months' work is required. The appraiser will get his books to begin work by February 1 and he must finish the jod by April 30. Mr. Hoffman in a short time will appoint an assistant. County Reimbursed for Bounties. — The State to-day reimbursed the county to the extent of $902 which was paid during the year in claims for animal bounties. Treasurer Bailey Doesn't Know Whence Cnme sl.lO, —To-day County Treasurer A. H. Bailey turned into the county general fund $4.40, which was received from someone nearly a year ago. To date the treasurer has never learned the identity of the sender, and as he is soon to retired from office he wished to have the money disposed of. The $4.40 came to the treasurer's office in an envelope under date of December 31, 1914. With the excep tion of a single slip of paper which said "county tax" there was nothing in the envelope to indicate its purpose. City Has 12,010 I Vet of Billboard.— Harrisburg boasts of 42,910 square feet of billboard. This fact became officially known to-day when the Har risburg Poster and Advertising Com pany took out its permit for billboard space for the year ending June 1, 1916. The city charges a quarter of a cent a square foot for the billboard con struction, so that the permit netted $107.28. A permit was granted to P. Cohen to build an addition to 320 Herr street for $4 50. ACTUAL SIZE OF FRENCH AERO BOMBS These are the bombs which the aviators of the French army have dropped on German cities and trenches. The actual sisce of them may be seen in com parison with the aviator in the picture. It will be noticed that each, even the smallest, carries a peculiar far on the tall to make it swirl aa it drops on Germans. HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH ERSTWHILE SUSAN TO APPEAR HERE Dramatized Version of Helen R. Martin's Novel, Barna betta Mrs. Minnie Maddern Fiske, the well-known star, and wife of the suc cessful theatrical manager, Harrison Grey Fiske, will appear at the Orpheum Theater in this city Wed nesday, January sth in a new com edy entitled "Erstwhile Susan," based upon "Barnabetta," the popular novel recently written by Helen K. Martin of thjs city. Mrs. Martin's book, like others previously written by her, deals with the life and mannerisms of the Penn sylvania Germans. The dramatiza tion was made by Marlon de Forest, who achieved marked success and considerable prominence In her dramatization of Louise Olcott's "Little Women." Miss de Forest has adhered cjosely to Mrs. Martin's truthful characterization of the Penn sylvania Germans, and Mrs. Martin expects to be called to New York be fore the close of the present week to attend the final rehearsals by way of passing upon the portrayal of this type of people whom she knows so well. Mrs. Martin is naturally and ex cusably elated over the fact that a star of Mrs. Fiske's prominence and ability has been cast for the leading role in her play, and it is a token to the ability of the Harrisburg author that Mrs. Fiske accepted the part im mediately upon reading the manus cript. She saw marked possibilities for a polite comedy role in the part of "Susan Dreary," the step-mother of 'Barnabetta." Mrs. Martin says that in portraying this character Mrs. Fiske will represent a true person age, for "Mrs. Dreary" in the play was tßken from a woman in real life, although Mrs. Martin declines to say who this woman is. The Cory-Williams-Rltter Company of theatrical managers, under whom Mrs. Fiske will appear by arrange ment with her husband, thinks so well of this new field opened up by Mrs. Martin's writings on the Pennsylvania Germans, that they have commis sioned her to write more plays along ithe same line. EXTEND SIDINGS IN ENOLA YARDS Increased Traffic Makes Addi tional Car Space Abso lutely Necessary Because of the crowded condition and the congestion of freight traffic In the Enola yards of the Pennsylva nia Railroad Company, gangs of men are at work at the present time ex tending a number of sidings of the classification ladder for the accommo dation of more cars. When this work is completed the yard's capacity will be increased by 133 cars, a trivial im provement, officials say. The increased freight traffic during the past several months has tested the big yard's capacity and although, it is said, there would be no trouble in handling the present amount of freight in warm wather, much difficulty Is ex perienced in getting it over* the humps ,in cold weather. Because of the con | gestion, it is reported also, that some freight must be handled several times before .v. is sent on its way. May Move State Road Recently there was some talk of widening the lower end of the yards and adding two more tracks, making a tour-track system through West Fairview and Into Wormlevsburg. In addition to this, it is intimated, too. tbat the company is contemplating the widening of the big yards by the re moval of thousands of tons of earth on the west side of tho yards. In fact the reports go so far as to say that with the contemplated improvements, the present State road which runs along the west side of the yard, will have to be moved several hundred feet further west. The reported presence of a corps of Altoona engineers also seems to lend some credence to the rumor of the contemplated enlarge ment of the yards. These men are said to have taken measurements for the proposed enlargement of the yard which would extend to a point a very few feet in front of the Young Men's Christian Association building and through the athletic field which adjoins on the north. If the yards were to be widened to that extent then the improvement would necessitate the removal of a score of dwellings and stores along tho State road which face the present yards. Excavations similar to those made at the time the yards were built, would be on the pro gram. Almost the first dip of a steam shovel would touch the State road. The yards would necessarily have to be extended west, rather than east because there is very little space be tween the east side, of the yards and the river. No Obstacles in Way The progressive spirit of the Penn sylvania Railroad Company leads to the belief, too, that the strip touched inasmuch as it is said that the company would place no obstacle in the path of the Harrisburg City Plan ning Commission and Warren H. Man ning. the commission's expert if they made an effort to reopen the driveway along the river which was closed at the time the Enola yards were built. The reopening of that road for a shore drive is part - the commission's plan for the development of eWst Shore territory and because of the narrow ness of the strip and the small way in which it would relieve the conges tion in the yards, it is understood that the company will permit it to remain undisturbed, probably for future de velopment by the planning commis sion. Pastor Russell to Lecture at Orpheum Sunday Hl'fflftlll r T'? jppi PASTOR RUSSELL Will Lecture at Orpheum Theater Sunday Night Pastor Russell, author and lecturer, President of the International Bible Students' Association, and pastor of the New York City Temple congrega tion, will deliver a lecture Sunday night at the Orpheum Theater, start ing at-7.45 o'clock. His topic will be, "The Battle of Armageddon." The Brooklyn pastor comes at the invita tion of the Associated Bible Students ow this city. No admission will be charged( nor will any collection be lifted. TEXT OF ANCONA NOTE BEFORE CABINET [Continued From First Page.] may be said not to be in its final stage. Another note setting out why the United States cannot accept Austria's reply will go forward before the situa tion takes on a more settled aspect. Meanwhile there are some oppor tunity and hints of informal negotia tions which might smooth out the troubled situation. The frequent calls of Baron Zweldinek, the Austrian charge at the State Department, give some color to discussion along that line and those who expect that at the end the differences will be adjusted, count on the influence of Berlin to counsel Vienna fo avoid a break. Informal Negotiations Some time after the Cabinet meet ing Prince Hohenlohe. one of the em bassy attaches, called on Secretary Lansing and presented a communi cation. Both the prince and the sec retary's office refused to Indicate Its nature, but the presentation of an other communication lent strength to DECEMBER 17, 1915. AN IDEAL CHRISTMAS GIFT For Any American Between the Ages of Nine and Ninety Interesting! Inspiring! Informative! One of these volumes tells in detail the wonderful story of the operation of our mighty government, department by ! department. Before publication each chapter was read and ! approved by the head of the department to which it refers, jfrom the President down. 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IW -a. "H-I ■. ~'I.HI. n-uxs- the belief that some informal nego tiating was being done. Paris Thinks U. S. Should Withdraw Ambassador By Associated Press Paris, Dec. 17.—"We shall be very much astonished if the American gov ernment does not reply to the Aus trian note by simply instructing Am bassador Penfielu to ask for his pass . ports and by handing his passports to the Austrian charge at Washington," says the Figaro. Austria's answer is a barely dis guised refusal. The only satisfaction Austria gives the United States is that she does not Keep the United States waiting for it. President Wilson's longanimity has its limits and the dis missal of the Austrian charge at Washington and the recall of Ambas sador Penfield will show this Is not a question ot a fit of energy, but a care fully thought-out resolution" FUNERAL OF ROBT. CARRINGTON The funeral of Robert Oarrlngton, 1517 Derry street, will take place Mon day afternoon. Services will be held at 2 o'clock at the Second Baptist Church, North Cameron street. The pastor, the Kev. Albert J. Greene, will officiate. Burial will be made in the Lincoln Cemetery. Mr. Carrington's death occurred yesterday. He was 68 years of age and is survived by a daughter and two sons. C. K. PLACK PROMOTED Charles E. Plack. a son of Wilhelm Plack, jeweler, South Second street, has been appointed manager of the New York office of the New York Central Iron Works Company. Mr. Plack Is a graduate of Central high school and is 27 years old. He will spend his Christmas vacation in the city. * EDUCATIONAL School of Commerce' Fro up Building 15 So. Market Sq. Day and Night School 22d Year Commercial and Stenographic Course* Bell Phone 1946-J Harrisburg Business College Day and Night Bookkeeping. Shorthand, Civil Service Thirtieth-Year 329 Market St. Harrisburg, l'n. ~THE OFFICE TRAINING SCHOOL Kaufman Bldg. 4 S. Market S<|. 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