TRIBUTE TO LATE
JOHN Y. BOYD
Memorial Hall Finally Dedi
cated With Impressive
Ceremonies
John Y. Boyd as a public-spirited
citizen, as a Christian, as a friend,
, . as a man's man and a boy's miin were
m' the main thoughts brought to the
minds of the congregation and mem
bers of the Pine Street Presbyterian
. '"hurch at the dedicatory exercises of
the newly-finished Boyd Memorial
I lall In South street last evening. The
Rev. Dr. Marcus A. Brownson. of
Philadelphia, and the Rev. Dr. John
Timothy Stone, of Chicago, the two
speakers, talked in glowing terms of
-Mr. Boyd and his generous gift to
the church and Sunday School.
The exercises were featured by the
presence of tile American portrait
painter, William M. Chase, whose
painting of the donor was unveiled
during the exercises. Following the
unveiling by James Boyd. Mr. Chase
made a short address In which he told
how closely he had studied the life
and personality of Mr. Boyd before
undertaking to reproduce him on can
vas.
\ Friend's Tribute
Dr. Brownson. for years a warm
personal friend of Mr. Boyd, spoke of
his friendship with the donor and
characterized him in these vigorous
terms:
"in the seventeen years that I
knew Mr. Boyd he was a close per
sonal acquaintance, a sane counsel,
a pleasure, with afi inspiring strength
of purpose, virile strength, a master
ful man In sports, business life, public
life, his home and in the church. He
was a man's man, a boy's man, strong
in his adherents to every activity. He
possessed a fine sense of humor, a
conviction of duty, a gentleness of
manner and led a clean Christian life.
There were two great causes of his
noble character and high-mindedness.
First, what lie received by heredity
and was bestowed by God, and second,
what he himself deliberately chose to
put into his life."
Dr. Stone, who spoke on "The Gift,"
advised careful planning with respect
to the future of the splendid social
and recreation center which has been
erected. "Expect testing," said he.
"Some things you will start to do and
then there may be mistakes. Expect
and extend voluntary co-operation.
Get the big men into it, not to make
out a check only, but to get into the
work with their own hands. Avoid
Hie 'has beens.' Avoid abuses. Get
Ilie boys interested, but rememher
that this is a supplement to the
home."
Building; Now Open
The hall was opened this morning
at 11 o'clock for the use of the men
and boys of Pine Street Church and
its branches. Schedules will be put
into force as soon as possible and
many social activities will shortly be
planned.
Paxtang Borough Is
Healthy Place to Live;
Councilmen in Session
Special to the Telegraph
Paxtang, Pa.. Jan. 2. The P|ix
% tang borough council last evening
passed finally an ordinance requiring
property owners to lay granolithic
sidewalks at all places where they
it re deemed necessary. An ordinance
requiring the payment of a tax to
solicit or peddle in the borough was
also introduced and passed first read
ing. Council recommended the plac
ing of two additional lights in the
borough, one at Swan and Sharon
streets and the other at Derry street
and Township Road.
Two vacancies on the Board of
Health were confirmed by council.
The new members are John H. Attlcks
and John Y. Mosey. The health
board's report for the year showed
that very little sickness prevailed.]
There was one case of typhoid fever,
another of diphtheria, one of mumps
and three of whooping cough. Twelve
births and two deaths were also rec
orded in the borough.
Council recommended that the
salaries of the borough secretary, 11.
W. Crouse, and the borough solicitor,
W. H. Ernest, be raised to SSO per
year. They had been receiving $25.
At the conclusion of the meeting
President J. Q. A. Rutherford an
nounced the following committees for
the year: Finance, Fred M. Gilbert,
and C. M. Forney; Lights and Water,
John H. Fought and D. W. Crouse;
Street Committee, T. R. Lyme and S.
H. Rutherford; Printing, Messrs.
Fought and Crouse; Ordinance,
Messrs. Forney and Gilbert.
Trial of Mrs. Mohr Is
Now Under Full Swing
By Associated Press
Providence, R. 1.. Jan. 12. The
State to-day plunged directly into its
task of attempting to prove that Dr.
<'. Frankljn Mohr, widely known as
a physician in this city and Newport,
was killed by two negroes who had
been hired by his wife, Mrs. Eliza
beth F. Mohr, to commit the crime.
The woman and the negroes, Cecil V.
Brown, and Henry Spellman are be
ing jointly tried for murder.
Much of the prosecution's case, ac
cording to those who have watched
the proceedings, has been built around
the confession of a third negro,
George Healls, driver, of the car «n
which Dr. Mohr was shot on August
31 last, while motoring to Newport
with Miss Emily G. Burger.
THE "ENDLESS OMIT
DANGER OF CITM
S.S.S. the Proper Safeguard
•A
Catarrh is a "cold" in its chronic
form. The air is filled with bacteria
which is taken Into the mouth and nose
through the process of breathing. When
the body is in a healthy condition no
harm results. But with our modern
methods of indoor living and sedentary
occupations. the mucous membranes :.re
usually not able to "throw-off" this
harmful bacteria, making catarrh a
v-u\v common ailment. These germs
brr»?d and multiply, causing inflamma
tion. the tiiood rushes to the mem
branes to fight off the bacilli. When
tin blood is in a vigorous condition its
"defensive" efforts are ■nicciMsful
1 -therwlse the cold "hangs on" turns
into catarrh.
Catarrh is a chronic inflammation of
the mucous membranes. Mucoti mem-
I,lanes nr<- the lining on a!' the Inter
nal cavities of tiie body. Get that --
A LI. cavities! There Is tile "endless
clisin" element of danger.
The only way to ireat catarrh Is to
imrify tho blood. The surest way to
purify the blood is to take .< s s
Write us for special ad' Ice. Swift Spe
' vititt Co.. AUauia, Georgia.
WEDNESDAY EVENING,
URGES INTERVENTION
OF U. S. IN MEXICO
[Continued from /Hrst Page.] •
tees for the Uvea and safety of for
eigners.
More information BUS sought from
all the State Department's sources.
Ellseo Arredondo, General Carrania's
ambassador here, received official
confirmation of the killings and asked
his government for more details.
While the White House and the
State Department gave evidence of
action toward the punishment of the
Villa bandits who executed the Amer
icans, there was no outward evidence
of any change in the Mexican policy.
The usual talk of intervention was
aroused hi Congress, and in official
circles, hut tliere was no indication
tlmt the Administration, at this stage
at least, plans to do more than look to
General Carranza to put down the
outlaws.
Satisfaction From Carranza
Secretary only announce
ment on the case was that the United
State would look to Qeneral Carranza
"lor satisfaction." The question of
what steps the United States will take
depends upon development of the
facts.
President Wilson was in communi
cation early to-day with Secretary Gar
rison and Secretary Lansing and issued
instructions to send to the White
House all facts as rapidly as they were
received. Advices that at least sixteen
Americans were killed were received
by Major-General Scott, chief of staff
of the army, and also by the State De
partment.
At the White House it was declared
that while something undoubtedly
would be done, what steps the govern
ment will take have not been decided.
.Many Americans Remain
At the State Department officials re
ferred to the fact that Americans had
been warned since the United States
decided to recognize General Carranza
to leave the States of Sonora and Chi
huahua, which were then regarded as
Villa strongholds. They said that In
spite of the official warning more than
600 Americans still remain In the dis
trict. including 200 Mormons at Casas
Grandes.
An official list of the dead received
by the State Department agrees with
the list oontalned In the news dis
patches with the exception that it does
not contain the name of Murray Cros
sett. of San Antonio.
Execution Confirmed
Washington, D. C., Jan. 12.—Eliseo
Arredondo, General Carranza's ambas
sador here, received confirmation from
Carranza sources of the execution of
the Americans and has asked for fur
ther details. His advices are the first
confirmation from Mexican sources.
Both Senate and House
Shocked by News of
Killing of Americans
By Associated Press
Washington, D. C., Jan. 12.—Ad
ministration senators said they were
shocked over the killing of Americans,
hut were inclined to discourage hasty
utterances or action. Chairman Stone,
of the foreign relations committee, said
he thought senators should wait until
official reports had been received.
"It appears that the slaughter of
American citizens was the deed of
bandits '' said Senator Stone. '"Such
outlawry might occur in any country.
What can be done, I do not know. 1
think that members of Congress should
set all the facts available regarding
this crime before discussing it."
Sherman's Resolution
"Be it resolved." says the text of 1
Senator Sherman's resolution, "That it j
is the sense of the Senate, the House 1
concurring, that the government de- I
mand of Carranza, who has been re
cently recognized as the head of an
established government in Mexico, th&t
he protect and save harmless lives and
property of Americans and other aliens |
In that country, and
"That the other governments in the
Western Hemisphere that lately joined
in such recognition be Invited to unite
in that demand, and that in the event
of failure of Carranza promptly to fur
nish such protection, that the Presi
dent be and he is hereby requested to
Invite the co-operation of such govern
ments heretofore joining with us in
intervening for the restoration of
peace and good order and the protec
tion of the lives and property not only
of American citizens but Other aliens
and of peaceable citizens, and that
when such order is restored and a gov
ernment adequate to continue and sus
tain such protection is established,
that the United States withdraw from
that country; and
Abandon "Watchful Waiting"
"It Is further resolved to be the sole j
and only purpose of this governmnet i
to enter the territory of Mexico for
the purposes indicated."
When the House met a storm broke
there. Representative Dyer, of Mis
souri, presented a resolution asking
the President to inform Congress if he
did not think the time had arrived
to abandon the "watchful waiting"
policy and Invade Mexico and to sub
mit to the House the,fullest details
regarding the dealings of this govern
ment with Carranza.
Every Step Will Be
Taken to Bring Bandits
to Justice, Lansing Says
Washington, D. C., Jan 12. —Secre-
tary Lansing issued a statement in
which he said the State Department
"feels that it took every possible pre
caution to prevent Americans from
exposing their lives In a region where
guerilla warfare Is in progress," and
that ,'lt is to be deplored that its ad
vice was not followed.
"Every step will be taken to see
that the perpetrators of this das
tardly crime are apprehended and
punished," he said.
Secretary Lansing's statement fol
lows:
"In October the department sent
the strongest kind of instructions to
the consuls in the States of Chihuahua
and Sonora. calling upon them to use
every means in their power to per
suade Americans to leave immediately
for United States territory and these
consuls were instructed to employ
special riders to carry this message
to Americans located in Isolated sec
tions. A few came out. Some, re
gardless of the disturbed conditions
existing in Mexico, did not heed the
warning.
"It was only two or three week* j
ago that Villa detained thirty Amer
icans in the very district In which the
unfortunate Americans now reported
killed, met their death. Great alarm
was felt for the safety of these thirty
Americans. Recently the Villistas are
said to have stated that they would
kill Americans in Chihuahua territory,
in order to force American interven
tion.
"Within the past week or ten days,
three employes of the Hearst ranch
In I'hlhuahua near the place where
Americans are now reported slain,
were reported to have been executed.
Two of these three employes made
their appearance at El Paso some
days ugo hut the third appears to
have been killed.
"The department feels that it took
every possible precaution to prevent
Americans from exposing their lives
In a region where guerilla warfare Is
in progress. It Is to lie deplored that
i its advice was not followed.
Senator Declares Time
For "Watchful Waiting"
in Mexico Is Past
N By Associated Prus
Washington, D. C., Jan. 12. Al
though the Introduction of Senator
Sherman's resolution In the Senate
passed without debate the speech
making broke out later when Senator
Galllnger the Republican leader, de
clared the time for watchful waiting
had passed and that the United States
now must take some steps to protect
the lives of Americans in Mexico.
Chairman Stone of the Foreign
Relations Committee, declared he
was in sympathy with the general
Idea expressed by Senator Galllger.
"Every one will agree," said Sena
tor Stone, "that some kind of punish
ment will be meted out to the
assassins who committed this crime.
The senator from New Hampshire
says he thinks the time has come
when some permanent step should be
taken to protect the lives of Amer
icans in Mexico. Would the Senator
object to informing the Senate and
the country just what he thinks our
government should do?"
"My record during this controversy
will show," returned Senator Galliger,
"that I have carefully refrained from
criticizing the government or from
making special pleas to protect life
and property in Mexico. I have
realized the difficulty confronting the
administration and have no disposi
tion to envbarrass it slmfriy because it
is not of my own party. But here is
a very serious matter confronting us.
"We are told that 17 American
citizens are stripped naked and stood
up and shot. A little while ago the
country was shocked almost Into con
vulsions by the fact that one Amer
ican had lost his life by a torpedo
striking a ship, and there was serious
talk of demanding reparation.
"That death has been multiplied
seventeen times. If I were President I
would demand protection for Ameri
can citizens of Mr. Carranza and if he
were unable to give it I would ask
Congress what my further duty was."
Senator Borah took the floor, dis
claiming as did Senator Galllnger that
he spoke for his party.
"There Is no reason at this time why
the American people should not let
the sentiment on this question be
known," he declared. "The Mexican
people expected to see this country, in
harmony with its tradition, enter upon
an aggressive policy for the protec
tion of American citizens. They brac
ed themselves against that attitude.
But, Mr. President, then began side
stepping. pri»crastinating, apologetic,
un-American policy, that Is not end
ed yet.
"To-day we are told seventeen
citizens have been shot to death.
Fortunately it was impossible to
smother this incident. It is only part
of the story, for much of what has
happened south of the border has
been smothered.
"If the lid was just taken off at the
State Department and the Amrelcans
could see the reports of the Brazilian
minister on the killing of American
citizens and the insult to the Amer
ican flag, it would not take them long
to decide what they wanted to do.
Shall we wait longer? For one. I
would demand protection for Ameri
cans of Carranza and if he did not
give assurance of protection in a way
that would leave no doubt as to Its
being carried out. I would Intervene."
Hershey Engineer Will
Address Local Council
The fourth of a series of illustrated
lectures under the auspices of Capital
City Council No. 2, Amerfcan Order
of Steam Engineers, will be given in
Odd Fellows Hall. 321 Market street
this evening at 8 p. in. by Ira B.
Smith, of Hershey.
He will talk on "OH Engines. The
lecture is one of the educational
features of the order, all englneerss
and employers are invited to attend.
LIBEL CASE SETTLED
The liftel suit brought ( by Robert
Nelson against Alonzo Harris and W.
H. Craighead, editorial writers and
owners of the "Pennsylvania Post,"
has been settled according to at
torneys for the defense to-day.
CONTINUE SESSION FEBRUARY 7
A continued term of Dauphin coun
ty criminal court will be held com
mencing February 7. At this session
AVilllam Shuman and Thomas "Coun
try" Smith, both charged with mur
der, will be placed on trial.
IT'S A SAD, SAD WORLD : : :::::::::: By BRIGGS
LtSTEI- W RKRT - *X)IT \ 1 / OCLL O JtS | / ' \ 1;
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
MEANING OF "DIG"
FULLY EXPLAINED
I Ex-Justice Gardner Gives the
Court Definition in
Two Words
I .ate this afternoon tlie Jury re
turned a verdict of guilty against
Wolts.
Two words were all that ex-Justice
of the Peace T. V. Gardner, Steelton,
needed to-day to fully explain to a
January criminal Jury what he did
when Maurice Woltz, youthful "gun
man," poked a loaded revolver to
within a few.inches of his stomach.
December 9, 1916, all Steelton was
agitated when Woltz and Gardner par
ticipated in a running "gun fight" on
the streets of-the West Side.
Woltas, it appeared, came here from
to warn a former chum to
"keep away from Mrs. Woltz." The
story of the light that followed, of
Woltz's display of firearms, of the
chase through the West Side streets
with Gardner In the lead of the pre
mature posse, is a month-old news
paper story.
Woltz .Makes a Suggestion
Gardner on the stand to-day ex
plained his own part in the fray, lie
spied Woltz standing on the street
with a loaded revolver and grabbed for
the gun. Woltz turned to run and
bumped Gardner into the street. As
the former magistrate lay in the high
way Woltz fired twice at him; then
he stepped over to the fallen man,
poked the gun within a few inches of
his stomach and distinctly said:
"Now, you dig! DIG!"
Gardner didn't need to explain that
he fully understood "dig" t*o mean the
making of hasty exit from the scene;
District Attorney Stroup, the court and
the Jury seemed to understand per
fectly. too. "What did you do?" de
manded the district attorney. Where
upon Gardner gave the briefest ex
planation ever made.
Gardner "Dug"
"I 'dug'!" said he.
When Woltz was finally lodged in
the borough lockup he "kicked up"
some more, Gardner explained. The
prisoner had to be beaten before he
could be subdued. Even then he tried
to get out of a cell. Gardner had to
i threaten him with a shovel, where
i upon Woltz bitterly "invited" the
i magistrate "to take off his coat and
| settle it like a man."
"Well, what did you do?" persisted
the district attorney.
"I declined the invitation." promptly
replied Gardner.
The case was given to the jury just
before court adjourned for the noon
recess.
"Pen' ' No Reformation
Place Defendant Tells
Court; Gets 2 Years
If you want to reform a man don't
send him to the "epn" acocrding to
George Robinson, convicted in Janu
ary criminal court this morning for
stealing an overcoat. Robinson had
entered an uptown house while deliv
ering some wood. He got from one to
two years in State's prison. On the
way out of the courthouse turned to
heed President Judge Kunkel's part
ing words:
"We're tired of sending you to jail,"
said the court In referring to Robin
son's previous jail terms, "now we'll
see what the penitentiary may do."
"That ain't no place to reform a
man. I'll tell you that, Judge," declared
the prisoner.
Jewett Howland, who broke into an
apartment house, was sentenced to the
penitentiary to serve from eighteen
months to three years. Otis C. Young
who burglarized Louis Lehrman's
store, was sentenced to the same place
for from fifteen months to three years.
Hezlkiah Warner and Charles Scott
weer tried before Additional Law
Judge McCarrell on charwges of rob
bing a foreigner. Roundsman James
McCann and Patrolman A 1 Brine saw
the robbery. The victim who was em
ployed on the new Cumberland Valley
bridge, never appeared to prosecute
the case.
Among the true bills found by the
grand Jury to-day was the libel action
brought by James B. Deshong against
William H. Myers. Bills ignored in
cluded Andrew Schlosser, malicious
mischief; Samuel Lipshitz, assault and
battery; Lena and Benjamin Sobel. as
sault and battery.
HIT IX BACK BY SHELL
While working this afternoon in
the shell department of the Harris
burg Pipe and Pipe Bending Works,
Earl Potteiger, 542 Camp street, was
struck on the back by a shell which
slipped from the hands of another
employe. He was hurried to the Har
risburg hospital.
LOSS OF LOVCEN IS
BLOW TO THE ALLIES
[Continued From First l*age.]
fire which took a terrible toll.
From the eastern front it is re
ported that a comparative lull at
present prevails". Special dispatches
affirm that the Russians have been
so successful in consolidating their
new positions that the Austro-Ger
muns have begun to remove tlie sup
plies from the basis which they had
established in preparation for the
advance which they Intended to make
in the coming Spring.
British Sorties Repulsed
The British forces under General |
Towusend have made several sorties j
front Kut-El-Amara, on the Tigris, |
each time being repulsed with losses, !
according to the current statement by I
the Turkish war office. The official
communication makes the definite as- j
sertion that this force is surrounded.
It was announced in London yester- |
day that the British relief for/ce com
ing up the Tigris was at a standstill i
more than twenty miles down the'
river. The Britsh declare they have j
the belter of the situation and that,
the halt of General Aylmer's relief!
column Is because of weather con- '
dilions.
Naval Battle On
A long-range naval battle In the
Black Sea between the Turkish war
ship Sultan Selim, formerly the Ger
man cruiser Goeben, and the Russian
battleship Empress Maria is reported
by Constantinople. The latter was hit
by the Turkish vessel's fire, but the
Sultan Selim was undamaged, it is de
clared.
Constantinople claims that consid
erable losses were suffered by the en
tente forces in their evacuation of the
tip of the Galllpoli peninsula. The
German offensive in the Champagne
on Sunday was preceded by a twenty
four-hour bombardment. A prompt
counterattack gave thrf Germans no
time to organize the positions they
carried and negatived their effort, the
dispatch adds.
Asserts German Food
Supply Is Ample, but
People Must Economize
By Associated Preis
Berlin. Jan. It. via Lonaon. Jan. 12.
—Count VVeslarp, on behalf of a com
mittee. reported to the Reichstag to
day that the committee had carefully
examined statistical material on the
food problem and had reached the
conviction that the existing supplies
were ample to support the population
however long the war continues. The
report said especially that there was
no lack of the most common necessi
ties, like bread, potatoes and meat.
Nevertheless the committee was con
vinced that economy in consumption
was necessary and that the people
!could not live as In times of peace.
The presupposition for an ultimate
German victory, the committee re
ported. is economy in all directions
and the conscientious observance by
the people of the government's meas
ures for conserving supplies.
Eight Frenchmen Are
Arrested as Reprisal
By Associated Press
Atiiens, Jan. 11, via Paris, Jan. 12.
—The American ambassador at Con
stantinople, Henry Morganthau, has
advised the American legation here of
the arrest of eight Frenchmen at Con
stantinople as reprisal for the arrest
by the entente allies of the consuls of
the Teutonic allies at Saloniki.
The German minister at Athens has
Informed American Minister Droppers
that Germany does not agree to the
American consulate at Saloniki being
charged with German interests there
on the ground that Saloniki Is Greek
territory and the Greeks must protect
foreigners and foreign interest. John
E. Kehl, American consul at Saloniki,
has been instructed accordingly.
Belgians to Protest New
War Tax to Neutrals
By Associated Press
Paris, Jan. 12.—The Havre corre
spondent of the Petit Journal tele
graphs that the Belgian government
is about to lodge a protest with neutral
governments against tlie new German
war levy of 40,000.000 francs month
ly, in addition to last year's tax of 480,-
000.000 francs.
The Belgian protest, the correspon
dent says, will out that under the
provisions of The 'Hague convention
war taxes levied in occupied territory
are limited to amounts necessary to
meet needs of the army of occupation
or to pay for the administration of the
territory in question. The new Belgian
JANUARY 12,
tax is said to be far in excess of the
amount needed for these purposes.
British Repulse Twelve
Zeppelin Air Raids
By .issocinted Press
New York, Jan. 12.—Twelve at
tempted raids on London by Zeppe
lins during December were repulsed
by the British, chiefly through large
fleets of aeroplanes and three of the
German aircraft were destroyed or
captured, according to Dr. W. 11. Vln- j
cent, of the Colonial Medical Corps,
who arrived to-day on the American
liner Philadelphia.
"The real reason why Zeppelins
have not been able to bombard Lon
don or its suburbs since October 14 I
last," said Dr. Vincent, "is because I
the British have established an elabo-|
tiate and efficient defense against the
German air raiders.
Kaiser's Crack Men Were
Used in Champagne Drive
By Associated Press
Chalons-Sur-Marne, France, Jan. 11.
via Paris. The fact that regiments
of the imperial guard were among the
sixty thousand ment that attacked the
French lines in Champagne on Sunday
indicates how carefully the Germans
selected their troops for theis great as
sault. A considerable number of pris
oners taken by the French belonged to
the famous guards.
The attack followed one of the
heaviest bombardments the Germans
have yet inflicted upon the French po
sitions. It lasted twenty-four hours.
The promptness of the French reply
with concentrated fire from their
three-inch guns stopped the first waves
of the attack on the parapets of the
German trenches. Only at the fourth
attempt did the Germans, after heavy
'losses, get up to the French trenches,
j The surprising promptness of the
French counter attack caught the Ger
| mans before they could organize their
| positions they had won. Many were
j obliged to surrender and only a few
got back to their own lines.
TO CONSIDER GRIEVANCES
Paris, Jan. 11. An Athens dis
patch to the I lavas Agency says that
at a cabinet meeting Premier Skoul
oudis announced that, the entente pow
ers have promised to take into con
sideration the Greek grievances con
cerning the allies' control of supplies.
He added that the allies would give
necessary instructions to the commit
tee supervising experts to neutral coun
tries.
j Strikers Resume Work in
Nearly All Departments
of Youngstown Plant
Youngstown. Ohio, Jan. 12.—With
the ending by vote of the men, of the
strike at the tube works of the
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
'here last night and the resumption of
| work in nearly all departments of the
j big plant here this morning, meetings
between representatives of strikers at
!the Republic Iron and Steel Company
and company where to be
continued this forenoon. Long meet
ings of strikers were held last night at
which a basis of agreement, was out
lined, which it is hoped will prove
'acceptable to both sides.
I MI ST TREAT WHITE AND
BLACK PATRONS ALIKE
Managers of theaters and other
places of amusement, may provide
separate seats for white and black
patrons, is the decision of the Superior
I Court announced. The court rules,
| however, that the accommodations
' must be equal. This decision was
aVirmed yesterday by the supreme
court in Philadelphia: in the appeal
of the Commonweait hvs. Athens
George of Harrisburs. Some time
ago the superior court in its decision
reversed the Dauphin county court.
ELBERTI WILL FILED
The will of Philip C. Elberti was
filed for probate to-day. The estate
of the deceased is to be divided among
seven heirs. The date the will was
drawn is May 23. 1910, and the ex
ecutor is George W. Elberti, a son.
MRS. ISABELLE MARKLEV
Mrs. Isabelle Markley died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Adam
Houtz, 1629 North Sixth street, last
evening after a lingering illness, aged
83 years.
BETTER WAY TO
RISE IS PLANNED
Commissioners May Install
New Elevator in Court
house
J/V )<lll witll reepmmenda-
d! t,ons of inspector*
of the Department
dus tr y , Dauphin
county's new board
of c o m in issioners
Ih wl " e 'fher repair
MmlbKlhl]|UHK the present front
| elevator or install a
new one. They will
also ciear away inflammable material in
the belfry and in the cellar and make
some other minor changes for the
safety of the county building. The in
spection was asked for by the new
board with a view to obtaining the
opinion of the State's authorities on
these problems. The report was tiled
to-day. The commissioners will gel.
estimates on repairs to the front ro
tunda hoist as well as on the cost of
installing a new one. The service tliar.
will be the most efficient as Well as
the most economical will be installed.
Build Four Houses in Naiidaiu St.—
,C. 11. Lyter to-day got a permit to
biiild four modern brick dwellings at.
1510-lli Naudain street at a. cost of
SB,OOO. These houses will occupy the
site of the houses that caved in a few
years ago wlien a big sewer main was
flooded. Building Inspector James H.
Grove ordered the contractor to put In
concrete foundations.
Constables Must File Exact I tills.—
The county commissioners this after
noon decided to require all constubles
to file in detail the costs for which
they charge tlie county for making in
spections of liquor stores and saloons.
By law the constables are allowed 25
cents apiece for this work. Their bills
range from $1 to $5. The commis
sioners are not sure that the officials
are making thorough Inspections, how
ever, and l hey want to be shown be
fore O K-ing the bills.
WILLIAM H. BALL THE
GOVERNOR'S SECRETARY
[Continued From First l*agc.]
Lynch, of Bethlehem, when he re
signed several years ago.
Governor Brumbaugh in announc
ing the appointment to-day paid :i
high tribute to Mr. Deininger's work
and said that he had been a most
trusty aid to him. He said that Mr.
Ball's experience in Philadelphia
would make him a capable official
here.
William Henry Ball was born in
Philadelphia, January 5, 1869. and
educated in Philadelphia schools. In
18S3 he went with the Pennsylvania
[Company for Insurance on Lives and
Granting Annuities as an office boy
[ and became confidential clerk to the
: president, ultimately rising to tho
i head of the real estate department.
Mayor Blankenburg selected him as
chief of the bureau of city property
because of his practical experience
and knowledge of real estate, the city
of Philadelphia having 4,000 prop
erties with a value of $50,000,000. lie
I took charge November 1. 1912 and re
organized the bureau.
I Perhaps Mr. Bail's best known
I work was in handling the Liberty
Bell of which he was custodian. lie
I had charge of its transportation to
and from the Panama-Pacific exposi
tion during whioii no hjii-w t»
the Bell. He resigned January 3 to
go into business.
Mr. Ball has always been active in
religious work and was president of
the Philadelphia Christian Kndeavor
Union and of the International council
of the Brotherhood of Andrew end
Philip, having charge of the arrange
ments for the big Kndeavor conven
tion in Philadelphia in 1900.
The new secretary is a member of
the Manufacturers, Economic and City
clubs of Philadelphia and the Mu
nicipal Engineers' Society, Philadel
phia Real Estate Board of which he
was a vice-president and the Greater
Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce.
In politics he is a Republican and
lives in the Twenty-second ward, Ger
mantown.
HUMMERS MEET TONIGHT
Members of the ■Harrlsburg Mum
mers' Association will meet to-night
at the Mayor's office when final re
ports for the year will be presented.
A committee will be named to ar
range for the annual banquet.
W. B. MEETCH RE-APPOINTED
The Dauphin county court to-day
reappointed William B. Meetch prison
inspector for another term of three
years.
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