2 CENTRAL PENNSYLVAN BLIND MEN HELD UP ON HIGHWAY Two Musicians Beaten With Iron Bar in Attempted Bobbery Special to the Telegraph Wllliamstown, Pa., Feb. 14.—A bold attempt to hold up William James and his son Edward, two Wind men, after they had completed their regu lar round of playing; and singing. took place on Thursday evening between Tower City and Wllliamstown. It has been the custom of these men for several years to visit the nearby towns on pay nights and sing and play at the various public places, and then pass the hat. While on such a trip on Thursday night, they were accosted in a friendly manner by William Downs, of Tower City. Thinking of no harm, Mr. James and son walked to Sheridan, it being their last stop. After they hart played at one of the hotels, they were encountered by young Downs, who demanded their money or their lives. Mr. James, be ing totally blind, and Edward being nearly blind, they, could not defend themselves. They refused to give up their money, whereupon young Downs dealt each a blow over the head with a heavy piece of iron, lacer ating Mr. James' eye very badly and cutting a deep gash in the son's scalp and knocking him senseless. Mr. •James tried to arise in defense, but the robber kicked him in the left side, fracturing three ribs. He left them in their plight, because their cries had aroused the people nearby. He, how ever, secured no money. The two men were picked up by friends and their wounds dressed. They were placed on a car and sent to their home. Young Downs was captured and is being held for a hearing. PROF. F. E. SHAMBAVGH TALKS ON ORGANIZATION OF CORN CLUB Halifax, Pa., Feb. 14.—An address on the organization of corn clubs by Professor Frank E. Shambaugli, su perintendent of Dauphin county, schools, was a feature of the meeting at Halifax Grange Hall on Saturday afternoon. Professor Fred Weaver, of Pennsylvania State College, spoke on the organization of a farm bureau in Dauphin county. GIRL DRINKS POISON Ida Brunner, aged 13, of 120 North Tenth street, drank potassium per manganate yesterday by mistake. She was taken to the Harrisburg hospital where the poison was pumped from her stomach. She will recover. BELL-ANS Absolutely Removes Indigestion. One package proves it. 25c at all druggists. Now $1222 The Vanophone Thisnewest musical creation has cut down phonograph costs tremendously. Yet you get unique and novel fea tures of refinement. You get a volume and purity of tone unsurpassed by any other higher priced phonograph. All this extra price should right fully go into records. The Vano phone's low cost now makes this possible for you. A Musical Marvel The Vanophone is made of ■ bell alloy. That's the secret of its re markable clearness. The powerful motor is sure, smooth and absolutely noiseless. Has an exclusive automatic brake. Plays 10- and 12-inch disc records. You should see the Vanophone and you should hear it. Then its low price will amaze you. Call any time at the store and hear your favorite records played on it A Few Used Vanophones at Bargain Prices H. J. Formwalt 1807 N. 3rd St. DRY GOODS AND FURNISHINGS Mammoth Veins are thick layers of coal, 10 feet, 12 feet and thicker, from which it is possible to cut fuel that is dirtless and slate less. Kelley's coal burns so well and causes such little trouble because it is a mammoth vein product and nothing but the best quality of pure coal. Best for range or furnace. H. M. KELLEY & CO. 1 North Third Street Tenth and Stnte Street* MONDAY EVENING, WORK ON MIDLAND R. R. WILL SOON BE RESUMED I [Continued From First Page.] I trade were organized in the various towns to help along the project, de velopment farms were purchased and then the Lykens Valley Construction : Company and the Midland Pennsyl vania Railroad Company came into l being. At the same time a bonding | and surety company was formed to j secure funds to carry on the railroad work. Work was started on the railroad after the rights of way had been se cured from one end of the valley to the other, a distance of forty-four miles. The stretch from Millersburg to Gratz, a distance of fifteen miles, was graded, cuts and fills were made, bridges onstructed and culverts built, so that the bed was practically ready for the tracks. This was about three years ago, and then the finances are reported to have gotten so low that work had to be abandoned. New Proposition Made George A. Aldrichs, of Philadelphia, who is said, unofficially, to be asso t elated with (he Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, has made an offer to the railroad company to organize a new concern and that if a satisfactory agreement could be reached he would put in the necessary money to carry the work through. Mr. Aldrichs has asked that he be given time until April 1, this year, to examine all of the company's papers, maps, surveys, books and other property. On that date, it is expected, he will make his answer. Tf all is satisfactory, he will then reorganize the company. It is considered quite likely that the ma jority of the old directors will be re tained by Mr. Aldrichs. The agree ment made between Mr. Aldrichs and the old directors of the railroad com pany calls for the completion of the railroad to Gratz by April 1, 1917. The construction of a railroad i through the Lykens Valley will mean ! a great boom for the territory, for at the present time the towns through j out the valley are practically Isolated. I Gratz Is six miles from Loyalton, the j closest railroad station, and the roads ! between the two towns are almost im j passable. Berrysburg, four miles from here, is five miles from Elizabethvllle, I the closest railroad station. Other ; towns in the valley include Killinger, lleglns, Sacramento, Valley View and Gordon. Lykens Valley is a great agricultural community and with .the opening of 1 a railroad farmers would have a good outlet to the markets. Then, too, a railroad would be a great help toward developing the mines in the upper end of Dauphin county. At present coal is being taken I from the south side of the coal moun- | tains exclusively. A road through the j Lykens Valley would mean the open- | ing of collieries on the north side and the mines would prove a great indus trial development for the territory. At the present time all of the steam shovels, dump wagons, plows and other tools used in building the road bed from Millershurg to Gratz are stored just outside of this boroughj CONTINUATION SCHOOL OPENS Seventeen boys and sixteen girls turned out this morning for the open ing of the continuation school at 424 Forster street, by the school board. Thirty-six were on the roll, and' all were present but three. Work was started immediately at 8 o'clock and the school closed late in the after noon. H. K. Balsbaugh was in charge of the boys and Miss Nora M. Koons in charge of the girls. A special course has been mapped out by the school officials, including mechanical drawing, manual training for boys and decorative drawing and sewing for the girls. Almost 200 students are expected to be enrolled and report this week. Each day a different class is present, returning the same day of the following week. Deaths and Funerals JOHN FRANK KELLER Funeral services for John Frank Keller, aged 60, of 1502 North Fifth street, who died suddenly on Satur day at Downingtown will be held on Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home, the Rev. Harry Nelson Bassler, pastor of the Second Re formed church officiating. Burial will be made at the Paxtang cemetery. Mr. Keller was a conductor of the Philadelphia division of the Penn sylvania Railroad. MRS. PATTERSON - DIES Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Patterson, aged 54. died yesterday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Irene Hetrick, 1521 Mayflower street. She is sur vived by the following sons and daughters. Charles R.. James C., Harry, William A.. Walter R„ Mrs. Trained Minds Stand to Win But First —the mind to be properly trained needs the support of a well-nourished body. No food supplies in more splendid proportion, the rich nourishment of the field grains for both body and brain building than does Grape-Nuts Made of whole wheat and malted barley, this famous pure food includes the valuable mineral ele ments, lacking in many foods, but imperative for en ergizing and sustaining the mental and physical forces. Easy to Digest—Economical—Delicious. 'There's a Jleason" For Grape' Nuts , Sold by grocers everywhere. Recent Deaths in Central Pennsylvania Special to the Telegraph West Donegal.—Mrs. Fanny Shenk, aged 65, died Saturday evening from heart disease. One son survives. Coiicstoga Center. —Joseph L. Aston died Saturday evening In his eighty sixth year. He was a retired farmer. Four children survive. » Lykens.—Mrs. W. Weirlck died at the home of her son at Philadelphia on Saturday. She was the mother of William Weirlck. chief engineer of the Susquehanna Coal Company, Wilkes- Barre. Pen brook. —Funeral services of Ed ward Miller were held at his home, 2726 Elm street, on Saturday after noon. The Rev. Luther Henry, pastor of Zion Lutheran Church, officiated. Perry County Man and Girl Arrested at Pittsburgh Special to the Telegraph Loysvllle, Pa., Feb. 14. —IloWard D. Saylor, aged 42 years, and Stella May Ilarter, aged 16. have been held pend ing investigation at Pittsburgh. Saylor claimed to be the girl's father, but she admitted later that she was not his daughter. Police Commissioner Johns ton telegraphed to th- girl's father, John Harter, a lumberman. She will probably be brought home soon. The girl made her home with her grand mother. Mrs. Sarah Smith, here. It Is said she has known Saylor for about two years. MRS. T. G. SWETTZKK DIES Special to the Telegraph Dauphin. Pa., Feb, 14. —Mrs. Jen nie C. Updegrove Sweitzer, aged 65, wife of T. G. Sweitzer, died at her home here yesterday afternoon after a nervous breakdown. Mrs. Sweitzer was very well known in these parts. She was born at Rockville in 1851 and later moved to Dauphin. Before her marriage in 1870 she was Miss Jennie Updegrove, a member of one of the oldest families of this vicinity. Mrs. Sweitzer is survived by her hus band, three daughters, Mrs. W. F. Leaman, of Detroit, Mich.; Mrs. H. H. Young, of Atlantic City, and Mrs. W. A. Garman, of Brooklyn, N. Y., also one sister, Mrs. Julia Studebaker, of Atlantic City: eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Funeral serv ices will be held Thursday at 2 p. m. at the house. The Rev. Francis J. S. Morrow, assisted by the Rev. H. C. Lulz, will be in charge. Burial will be private. ENGINE DAMAGED BY FIRE Dauphin, Pa., Feb. 14.—While thaw ing out the frozen pipes of an engine owned by the Zartman Lumber Com pany and run by W r illiam Gailor, the woodwork of the engine caught fire yesterday morning. The men, not noticing the fire, left the engine, which was standing above town, and later when the fire was discovered the entire woodwork was burned. Although the engine is in bad condition, it can be repaired. Hetriek, Mrs. Lillian A. Watson and Mrs. Frank Hoover. Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, the Rev. A. E. IJangen. pastor of the Park Street United Evangelical church officiating. Burial will be made at the Paxtang ceme tery. Miss Weir Makes 3 Personal Bequests Which Total SII,OOO Personal bequests totaling SII,OOO were among the le'gacies provided for by the will of Weir. The will was probated to-day and a sister, Miss Sibyl M. Weir, was named as execu trix. The amount of the estate is not stated. The bequests include *5,000 to Anna Weir Hubbard, daughter of Thomas H. Hubbard, New York; $5,- 000 to Weir Stewart, a son of the Rev. Dr. George B. Stewart, of Auburn, N. Y., and a former pastor of Market Square Presbyterian Church. The money is to be held in trust by the boy's father as trustee until the lega tee is 21. To Edith Falinestock, a a student at Vassar, daughter of Wal lace Weir Fahnestock, a thousand dollars was bequeathed. The remainder of the estate, per sonal and real, is left to the wo man's sister, Sibyl Weir. First of Two City Tax Duplicates For 1916 Now Complete The first of the two city tax dupli cates for 1916 has been delivered to City Treasurer Harry F. Oves. The delivery breaks the record as here tofore the earliest date upon which these books were ready was the mid dle of March. HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH CONSIDER LEROY TRANSFER LATER Benjamin Strlplin's Applica tion Continued Until After License Court Application for JJ\) )( 111 the transfer of the' license of the Hotel Jg Beroy, Kit lit h ward —scheduled for hear *> county courts 'was continued until! Striplin, the pres ent licensee, has been compelled by the State to vacate | his properly at 523 State street and he has asked the court to permit him ' to transfer to TMS North Seventh street. The annual license court sessions! will be held Friday and in order to | guard against possible refusal of per- j mission to transfer Striplin has tiled j applications for relicensing at both '• the State street and the Seventh! street stands. To-morrow is the time i limit for tiling remonstrances. Heard Second ami Eleventh Ward | Appeals. Because Elmer P. Comp ton. the new Second ward county I assessor, had not had auHcient time to examine his books, appeals from I that ward were heard to-day by the county commissioners. The property I owners of the Eleventh also had op- I portunity to appeal to-day. Comp ton had only recently been appointed! to succeed Charles "Wolfe who was too i ill to serve. To Appoint Guardian of SIO,OOO Fund. Monday, April 2 was fixed to-day by the Dauphin county court I for hearing the application of Harriet! R. G. Allen, sister of Mary A. Gray, I ah inmate of the Warren Insane! Lunatic Hospital, for the appoint-1 nient of a guardian to assume charge j of Mary's estate. The girl has in herited approximately SIO,OOO from the estate of Mrs. Sarah J. MeCombs, of Chicago. I. \V. Dill Asks For New Trial. The Dauphin.county court this morn- j ing was asked to grant a new trial to 1 W. Dill, convicted a few days ago I of larceny as bailee. The case wasl ordered on the argument list. Constable l-'or Hummclstown. —D.! H. Reigie was appointed this morning! by the Dauphin county courts as con- | stable tor Hummclstown to succeed William H. Coppenhaver. Coppen-1 haver who was elected in November, I 1915 for a 4-year term has removed j from the borough. Estate Settled At the request of the Harrisburg Trust Company, as- [ signee for the estate of Redsecker' jLOiir Library Tabl^J Minutes wiTH Books u MAGAziNESiis^^^^SEiJ A Lice M. Fay, 22 years old, of New j York City, has written a poem of I eighty-three verses, entitled "My , | Country." Miss Fay is very earnest! .in her desire to make the American | people, her people, realize what a j ! great country is theirs, and in her, ; poem she has tried to bring home to the reader "not only the beauty and; I variety of American scenery, but the \ high place that America holds in llt -1 erature and history, the sublimity of her ideals, and above all the possi- I bilities of the coming American race." : Her own words are used purposely. In the opinion of the writer, Miss Fay has succeeded admirably. She is best in her descriptions of our coun- I I ry, over which she has evidently traveled, constantly alive to the beauty which we are so wont to overlook in our search for the more material things. Her powers of visualization: are good and her optimistic patriotism and buoyant youth are very likely to > carry one along with her when read ing her poem, dedicated to her coun ; try. Perhaps there is a lesson in it, written between the lines, for many of those whose patriotism may have been temporarily sidetracked in the light of passing events. Miss Fay is j to be commended upon her efforts. j "Sweep on, vast Tide of Commerce — j night and day— j Afar on steel-shod track or ocean trail. j Bearing the burdens for the world's advance. Linking tiie varied lands by sea and rail. Without thy aid what would our work avail? Civilization owes its spread to thee; I So serve the world, till man's long light is won. j When all our work on earth at last is done." 1 The above dedication to that vast, j immeasurable thing which we call Commerce, is the preference to a book jof poems, "Tides of Commerce," by I William Cary Sanger, Jr., (published by the Country Life Press), which are written in the hope that they might |do their part in calling attention to | the interest and romance in the de velopment of transportation and to the men whose lives are spent in the ! various departments of this work and i service. "A United Federation of the I World" is the poet's vision, and com -1 merce, industrial development and ! rapid transportation are to be the con ! Crete means, in the poet's mind, by which this end is to be accomplished. The Jews in tlie Kastcni War Zone. Published by the American Jewish ] Committee, Lois Louis Marshall, President. The persecution which history and 1 current publications from time to ! time have taught us is the lot of the r Russian Jew living in that huge mon -5 archy. is well known but there is a 1 curious sympathy which can be felt | for the sufferers in that war zone that only a detailed .study l of actual con ditions can bring. In this book on | the Jews in the Eastern War Zone ' the disabilities of the Jews not only ;in Russia in normal war times, but | also in other countries, in Austria -1 Hungary, in Rumania, in Palestine, etc., are set forth. The work is a very j live and presumably authoritative commentary upon conditions as they j exist for the Jews in the zone of fight | ing. The Aftermath <>f Battle.—By Ed ward D. Toland. (Published by the MacMillan Company, New York, Price, SI.OO. In the introduction to this book, Owen Wister writes: "Most of these 1 pages are, like the photographs which go with them, torn fresh and hot so ito speak, from the diary of a young | American, just as he jotted them down day by day in the war hospitals of Franco. He saw the wounded die. I he saw them get well, and he tells about them,- their suffering, their ! courage, their patience. . . As page succeeds page written without ! art. yet with tho effect of high art, with the effect (for example), of De- Foe's account of the Plague, the read- Icr ceases to be looking at a picture, |he is himself in the picture, Its ter -1 rifle realities surround him as If he were walking among ihem." Throughout this diaYy occur the 1 names of Americans who have wholly or in part dedicated themselves to 1 serving their fellow man in the great [ world conflict. "And this host, adds ■ ■ ' All Credit Checks Issued By the Quality Piano Co. 32 W. King St, Lancaster, Pa., can now be redeemed at the warerooms of the Winter Piano Co. 23 N. 4th St., v Harrisburg, Pa. These vouchers are perfectly good and those holding them are very fortunate as they can now receive benefit from them without the trouble of making the long journey to Lancaster. Arrangements have been completed whereby full value together with all other inducements can be obtained right here in our Harrisburg warerooms. If you hold one of these vouchers bring it here at once and get it redeemed. New pianos from I $lB7 up. STORE ORBIN INIGHTS WINTER PIANO CO. 23 N. 4th St. Harrisburg, Pa. Young's estate the balance remaining! after all the creditors have been satis- , tied was returned to the estate to- j 1 day by the Dauphin county court. | YOUTH DIES Harvey F. Selfert, aged 18, of 213 ! j Verbeke street, died suddenly at his ; home Saturday night. He is survived | by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Moses I ' K. Seifert. two brothers, Edward E. j and Alfred A., and one sister. Miss I Bertha A. Seifert. Funeral services j ! will be held at the home tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock, the Rev. S. j ; Edwin Rupp. pastor of the Otterbein ! United Brethren church officiating. | Burial will be made at the East Har- j risburg cemetery. Air. Wistor. helps to remove the stain ! which was east over all Americans ! when invited to be neutral in our opinions wiiile Democracy in Europe was being strangle d to death. ' The Aftermath of Battle" gives a j realistic impression of the war hos pital and leaves indelibly .stamped upon the mind the awful suffering that is being hourly undergone in the realm of lighting and death. Why We Punctuate; or Reason Ver sus Rule In the Use of Marks.—By William Livingstone Klein. (The Lancet Publishing Company, Minnea polis, Minn. How many times have you, Mr. | Businessman, written a sentence and I punctuated it, then looked at it and ; been dissatisfied, changed the punc- j tuation and been still more dissatis- | | fled and finally completely given upj trying to solve the problem, at least for the day? And yet, you sort of knew by instinct that you were right the llrst time. | There are lots and lots of opportun ities for slight mistakes in the matter of punctuation, which are not serious, but which, if corrected, add material ly to the excellence of the piece of writing, whatever it may be. One! ought to have some sort of book that-] will aid him in case he strikes a snag,' and William Livingstone Klein has written a book which should meet every need, if studied comprehensive- j ly. The author Includes a consider- > ation of those simple, fine and beau tiful sense relations in language that J constitute literary form, give added! charm to literary thought, and exhibit! the exact meanings that are indispen sable in business language. X GIRL'S COMPLEXION Very few girls get through their 'teens without eruptions or pimples showing on their faces. These may be due to indigestion result ing from improper diet. If so they will quickly disappear when the proper food is adhered to. If they are accompanied J by pallor and listlessiiess you must look to the condition of the blood. Because these eruptions on the faces of school girls are so common they seldom receive the attention from parents that they require. When they indicate thin : blood or anemia there is a ready remedy in Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. Thesetonic pills, free from harmful drugs, are pretty sure to help growing girls because they build up the blood at a time when the demand on it ia greatest. As the blood is made rich and red, fickle appetites be come normal, lassitude gives way to vigor, the cheeks and lips show the glow of health "and the whole system is toned ; up. The nervous system is invigorated and with proper attention to diet many dangers are averted. Your own druggist sells Dr. Williams' Pink Pills or they will be mailed, post- j paid, on receipt of price, 50 cents per! box, six boxes $2.50, by the Dr. Williams j Medicine Co., Schenectady, N. Y. The i pamphlet, "Building Up tlie Blood," is j tree on request. i KEEP LOOKING YOUNG It's Easy lf You Know Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets The secret of keeping young is to feel young—to do this you must watch i your liver and bowels—there's no need I of having a sallow complexion dark rings under your eyes—pimples—a bu llous look in your race—dull eyes with no sparkle. Your doctor will tell you ninety per cent, of all sickness comes from inactive bowels and liver. Dr. lidwards, a well-known physician in Ohio, perfected a vegetable com pound mixed witli olive oil to act 011 j the liver and bowels, which he gave to his patients for years. Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets, the sub stitute for calomel, are gentle in their action, yet always effective. They bring about that exuberance of spirit, that natural buoyancy which should be enjoyed by everyone, by ton ing up the liver and clearing the sys tem of impurities. You will know t)r. Kdwards' Olive Tablets by their olive color. 10c and 25c per box. All druggists. The Olive Tablet Company, Colum bus, Ohio, . FEBRUARY 14,-1910. ; ROBERT Ul RXS I.ODGIO IS FORTY-SIX YEARS 01.1> i j The forty-sixth anniversary of Rob i ert Burns Bodge, No. 464, Free and | Accepted Masons, will .be celebrated on , ! Wednesday evening, March 29. This i committee has been appointed to make | the arrangements: ! George F. Lumb, chairman; Charles j P. Busk, H. M. Gross, George A. Gorgas. John Flickinger. Andrew S. Bellinger, William H. Fisher, George C. Fager, I Isaac B. Nisley, Hubert D. Frazer, J. I Wilbert Storey, Morris B. Jacobson, George T. Baker, Ira C. Kindler, Samuel ' when you smoke Illlli RECRUITS. And J || lllll l||||| -. ~. . ■. . : '• 1 »^ The Miners Say—No Strike but the evidence points in the opposite direction. The miners also say they will continue to work until the differences between the operators and the officers of the Miners' Union are adjusted. History shows that very few mines have ever been able to operate pending a wage settlement. One thing is dead sure, the miners will be granted a, number of concessions which will increase mining ex penses. We are advising our customers to lay in an amply supply of coal to last them until next summer. As the time draws near for mining contracts to ex pire, every person will want to buy coal and it may be impossible to fill all orders with the kind of coal desired. 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Nlssley, Lewis G. Varney, William H. I Hampton, Edwin H. Hess, Clayton G. Miller, Andrew S. Patterson. John N. Kinnard, Harry H. Baker. John A. 1 Wltmyer, Howard D. Hertzler, Walter Keister, Eber Butler, Walter E. Diet rich, Francis C. Neely, R. Monroe Leon ard, H. Lloyd Myers, I. Birkitt Dickin son, Charles C. Schrlver, secretary. IIORSI£ POISONED Waynesboro, Pa., Feb. 14.—A valu able horse owned by Lee Spoonhour. , near Mt. Union, was found poisoned . In the stable.
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