Harrisburg telegraph. (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, March 04, 1916, Page 16, Image 16

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\ - These Artistic M«es are located in tie restricted resStotfiai section, miKk of Brings
I street, oa Seventeenth st. ©pea for inspection at an time. See them at your convenience,
! GEORGE Ao SHREIffEIL SEVENTEENTH aid FORSTER STREETS
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101 INDICTMENTS
AGAINST BREWERS
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timated, can be collected if convic
tions fire obtained. No individuals are
mentioned in the indictments.
Immediately after returning the in
dictments, the grand Jury, which is
the one which indicted Josiah V.
Thompson, the Uniontown banker and
lias been In steady session for about I
six weeks, was discharged.
The indictments came up in four
presentments attacking the different
browing companies separately, as they
were members either of the United
States or the Pennsylvania Brewers'
Association, the two which 1 he grand
jury has been probing.
An indictment was returned against
Camp Hill
The Suburb of Natural Beauty;
go out with us and inspect our new
addition, "Cooper Heights,' with
its concrete walk, electric lights,
water and gas with its fine build
ings and bungalow sites. We will
help you select a lot and build you |
a home. One hundred bungalow j
designs and plans to select from. !
West Shore Realty Co.
Baer & Rice
Lemoyne Trust Co. Building
Lemoyne, Pa. Bell Phouc 3198-J
For Sale
No. 206 Walnut Street
Fronting 32 feet 9 inches, ex
tending through the same width to -
I ocust street.
Applications For Renting
first floor and basement may be '
considered. Floor area about 5,272
square feet, including show win
dows.
APPLY TO
Commonwealth Trust Co.
222 Market Street
N
Act Promptly
ioo will have n chnnrr In Mcourr
one of the following propertleM:
lfltH Green St. 3-story brick
house, 9 rooms and bath, nil im
provements. fide entrance, front
porch, splendid condition, excellent
location. Can be seen by appoint
ment.
to:M> Green St. .l-story brick
house. 9 rooms and bath, steam heat,
side entrance, front porch; good as
a new house.
1031 Green St. 3-story brick
dwelling house, 9 rooms and bath,
front porch, steam boat, side en
trance, all improvements. You will
not be disappointed If you buy this
one.
714 Capital St. .l-story hri'k
bouse. 9 rooms and bath, liot and
cold water, furnace, bay window,
good location, newly papered.
224 Mnelny St. 3-story brick
dwelling. 4 rooms first floor, :l
looms third floor, steam heat, all
improvements, lot 26x90, house IS
ft. front, Ift feet between adjoining
property. See ine about price.
248 Mnelny {t«. 2'£-story brick
dwelling, gas and electric light, hot
water heat, front porch, corner
property. 8 rooms and both, size of
lot 19.2x97 feet. See me about price.
235 Maria y St. 3-story brick
house, 9 rooms and bath, outkitchen.
electricity, gas, cemented cellar with
laundry and hot and cold water,
front porch, balcony, side and front
bay windows, gas range, size of lot
21x93 ft., corner property. Price,
94.800.
IS South loth St. Cor. Zarker
St. B-story brick dwelling. 9 j
rooms ami hath, all Improvements.
If yott want one of this Rood kind
see me about this one.
1433 Wnluiit St. 3-storv brick
anil frame bouse. 9 rooms and bath,
steam heat, front porch. Corner
property. See me about price.
23 South Klicliteeiith St. 3-
story brick bouse. 9 rooms and bath,
steam heat, front porch. All con
veniences.
M. A. Fought
272 NORTH ST.
SATURDAY "EVENING, HARRIBBURG Q6WQO. TELEGRAPH MARCH 4, 1016
I he I'nited States Brewers' Association
but not the Pennsylvania Brewers* As
sociation, because the first is a cor
poration and the other is not.
Fifty-eight brewing companies,
members of the Pennsylvania Brew
era' Association, and forty-two brew
ing companies, members of I he United
States Brewers' Association, with (lie
brewery association itself, are indicted.
Three big brewing companies of
Pittsburgh, the Pittsburgh, the In
dependent (Jim Mulvihiil's concern)
and the Fort Pitt Brewing Company,
are Indincted.
Others are distributed among the
larger centers throughout the com
monwealth, as follows:
Philadelphia: American Brewing
Company, J. & P. Halt'/. Brewing Com
pany, Louts Bergdoll Brewing Com
pany; Bergner & Engel Brewing Com
pany, Class Nachod Brewing Com
pany, Consumers' Brewing Company,
Fred Feil Brewing Company, Theodor
Finkenauer Brewing Company, Leib
ert A- Obert Brewing Company, Phila
delphia Brewing Company, Premier
Brewing Company, Rieger &- Gretz
Brewing Company, Peter Scliemm &
Son. branch brewing company, C.
Schmidt & Sons Brewing Company.
Robert Smith Ale Brewing Company,
Weissbrod A Hess Brewing Company.
F. A. Poth & Sons, Inc., Prospect
Brewing Company.
Altoonn Brewing Company, Altoona.
Anchor Brewing Company, Brack
en ridge.
Bartels Brewing Company, Ed
wardsville.
Brownsville Brewing Company,
Brownsville.
Clearfield Brewing Company, Clear
field.
Columbia Brewing Company, Shen
andoah.
Crescent Brewing Company, Irwin.
Emmerling Brewing Company,
Johnstown.
Erie Brewing Company, Erie.
Fayette Brewing Company, Union
town.
Fink Brewing Company, Harris
burg.
Flock Brewing Company, Williams
port.
Fuhrman & Schmidt Brewing Com
pany, Inc., Shamoktn.
Keystone Brewing Company, Dun
more.
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
Kensington Street—Nos. 2020 ami
2022: 2 Vi-story frame. 6 rooms, wa
ter. porch, side entrance. Rent, $ 10.50
each. Price. $1,350 each.
Disbrow Street—No. 75; corner;
two-story brick dwelling with 7 rooms
and bath. An attractive little home
for $2,400.
Boas Street—No. 1822: new two
story brick dwelling, 7 rooms and
bath, furnace, electric light, first floor
finished in chestnut. A cozy home for
$2,350. Payments to suit you.
Howard Street—No. 1332: 3-story
frame, 8 rooms and bath, porch, wide
paved strret. Near the business dis
trict of Thirteenth and Market. A
well-located horn® for $2,800.
Eighteenth Street—No. lis N: 3-
story brick with all modern improve
ments, porch and paved street. A
very desirable home, well located. Re
duced to $3,000.
Market Street—No. 1620: modern
3-story, 9-room brick house, modern
in every respect. In first class condi
tion. open for inspection to prospec
tive buyers. Price, $4,000.
Market Street—No. 1(138: new,
modern brick business property: now
occupied as dwelling and retail meat
shop. This is a rare opportunity for
the right party. Inspection arrangod
for by appointment. Price, $0,500.
J. E. Gipple
Bell Phone 1251 MARKET ST.
SMALL FARM FOR SALE
one mile south of Grantham Sta
tion on the I*. & R. Railway. 100
grape vines, 1«0 pear, 60 sour
cherry, 30 sweet cherry, 50 quince,
200 plum, 50 peach, 160 apple
trees; gooseberries, currants, red
and black raspberry patch, straw
berry patch, flowers and fine lawn.
Good buildings and never-failing
well of water. Would make an
ideal summer home. For particu
lars, see
J. B. Mac Donald
Real Esta;c Broker
1319 Market St.
1 Prospect Hill Cemetery {
SMARKRT AMI 28T1I STREETS 1
This cemetery is soon to be en-»
!larged and bcautitied under plans}
prepared by Warren 11. Manning. f
Lots will be sold with the per- f
petual care provision. J
[Prospect Hill Cemetery Co.t
| Heriiinii I*. Miller, I'rrolilrnt *
T LOCUST AND COURT STREETS !
| BEIiL PHONE 1505
Kittanning Brewing Company, Kit
tan ning.
Koch Brewing Company, Williams
port.
Masontown Brewing Company, Ma
son town.
Meadville Brewing Company, Mead
vine.
Mercer Brewing Company, South
Sharon.
I. & A. Moeschlin. Inc., Sunbury.
New Lebanon Brewing Company,
Lebanon.
H. Ortlieb Brewing Company,
Maucli chunk.
Pennsylvania Central Brewing Com
pany, Scranton.
Phillipsburg Brewing Company,
Pliillipsburg.
Pilsener Brewing Company, Ilazle
ton.
Beading Brewing Company, Read
j '*»£•
F. A. Rieker Brewing Company,
Lancaster.
Adam Scheldt Brewing Company,
'■ Norristown.
Schwarzenbach Brewing Company,
Galeton.
Standard Brewing Company, Scran
lon.
Star Brewing Company. Greens
burg.
Stegmaier Brewing Company, Wil
kes-Bar re.
Susquehanna Brewing Company,
j Nanticoke.
Fnion Brewing Company. Sharon.
Victor Brewing Company, Jean
nette.
Windber Brewing Company, Wind
be r.
Yough Brewing Company, Con
| nellsvillc.
Indicted in V. S. Association
As members of the United States
Brewers' Association, the following
Pennsylvania brewing companies are
indicted.
Pittsburgh Brewing Company, Tn
, dependent Brewing Company. Erie
1 Brewing Company, Daeufer Brewing
; Company, Horlacher Brewing Com
! pany, Lieberman Brewing Company,
South Bethlehem Brewing Company,
I'hl Brewing Company, Anchor Brew
ing Company, Brownsville Brewing
Company. Keystone Brewing Com
pany, Seitz Brewing Company, Arn
old-Sclionegg-Harmony Brewing Com
pany, Kchwarzenbach Brewing Com
pany, Fink Brewing Company, Sus
quehanna Brewing Company, Adam
j Scheldt Brewing Company. North
ampton Brewing Company. American
Brewing Company, J. and P. Baltz
Brewing Company, Louis Bergdoll
1 Brewing Company. Bergner and Engel
Brewing Company, Class and Nachod
Brewing Company, Consumers Brew
ing Company, Continental Brewing
j Company, Fred Feil Brewing Com
i pany, Liebert and Obert Brewing
Company, Philadelfiliia Brewing Com
pany, Premier Brewing Company,
Prospect Brewing Company, Proto
, Brewing Company. Rising Sun Brew
ing Company, C. Schmidt AL- Sons
Brewing Company, Robert Smith Ale
Brewing Company, Reading Brewing
I Company, Rockwood Brewing Com
pany. Sayre Brewing Company, West
moreland Brewing Company, Bartels
Brewing Company, Stegmaier Brewing
Company, Flock Brewery Company
, and Koch Brewing Company.
Charges Against Brewers
In the charge against brewing com
panies, these specific offenses are set
out:
That the brewing companies con
spired to make money contributions
; to the election of November 3, 1914,
: a State election.
i That the Independent Brewing
i Company, of Pittsburgh, on May 7,
1914 paid $7,331.82 in a check drawn
!on the German National Bank of
Pittsburgh, and paid to the United
, States Brewers' Association, for politi
cal use; (hat this check was indorsed
over to the Northwestern National
Bank, of Philadelphia, by Treasurer
G. W. Lembeck of the United States
j Brewers' Association.
That the Independent Brewing
j Company of Pittsburgh, on March 20.
1914, paid $5,101.30 to the United
1 States Brewers' Association, to the
order of Hugh F. Fox, secretary, which
amount, a check, later was indorsed
over to the Lincoln National Bank by
! Fox, and, it is alleged the money put
to political use.
That the Independent Brewing
Company paid $6,564.61 to the Penn
sylvania Brewers' Association, on a
check made payable to Edwin A.
Schmidt, treasurer, and drawn on the
First-Second National Bank, of
i Pittsburgh, dated August 2. 1914; the
amount, it is alleged, constituting a
political contribution.
That the Pittsburgh Browing Com
pany on September 21, 1914, paid s(>,-
774.75 to the Pennsylvania Brewers'
i Association, on a check drawn on the
; Lincoln National Bank, of Pittsburgh.
|an amount declared subsequently to
have been diverted to political uses.
Evidence of Conspiracy
These were all the specific offenses
set out. but the government is declared !
to liave massed evidence of a com- j
! plete case of conspiracy, at least as j
lit affect* the brewing companies.
REAL ESTATE
FEBRUARY 1916
! BREAKS RECORD
Nearly $5,000,000 Increase in
Building and Engineering
Operations
Building anil engineering contracts
awarded during the month just pass-1
ed for Eastern Pennsylvania, Southern
jXew Jersey. Maryland. Delaware, Dis-:
'trict of Columbia and Virginia
!amounted to nearly $5,000,000 more]
| than the business authorized during
the same month of 19X5, according to
j the comparative statistics compiled by
I the F. W. Dodge company. February,
1916, in fact was the biggest month
j since the short of 1912.
I During the past month the con
tracts awarded totaled $11,869,000;
in February. 1915, they amounted to
$6,950,000; in 1914, $7,245,000; in
1913, $6,685,000; 1912. $10,454,000;
1911, $7,172,500; 1910, $6,275,500.
What is true of this section was
equally true on a larger scale in prac
tically the whole northern half of the
| United States. The Dodge company
t comparisons show an increase in con-j
| tracts for February, 1916, over Feb
ruary of 1915 of nearly $20,000,000 in
j the section comprising the New Eng
, land States, New York. New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware,
S2IOO to SB9OO I
The following is a list of a few of the many desirable prop- ,
erties which we have on our books. If you do not find what
you, want among them come and see us, or telephone. We
surely can suit you. And this is certainly the time to buy:
1537 Berryhlll St. —3-story brick 1884 Iteglna St. 3-story brlok
8 rooms bath furnace
gas. Lot 14x104 ft. Price, $3,100 electricity cemented cellar.
1030 Boa* St. 2^-story frame Price $4,000
i 7 rooms 2O ft. rear alley. Plot 074 Schuylkill St. —2-story frame
! 80x110 ft. Price $3,000 house 6 rooms bath 17.8x75
1104 South Cameron St. 2H- ft \.«J! r,C £ ' V i" iti o
story brick 7 rooms bath l3 ®' Second St.
furnace gas and electricity. brick b rooms—water In kitchen
Price $2,700 —gas. Lot 12.6x75 ft.
540 Camp St. f-«tory brick 1917 v . second St. 3-story
9 rooms—bath. Lot 16x180. Price, brlck _ n roo ms bath steam
$3,300 heat cemented cellar. Price,
111 Chestnut St. 3-story brick su,Boo
nnd frame house—lo rooms bath "SIS X Second St 2'4-story
77 city steam vapor heat. .Lot 20x brlck an 'd 'stucco 9 rooms
1 5.9. Price $7,500 bath pantry—steam heat. Price,
2300 Derry St. —2%-story frame $7,200
6 rooms hath steam heat 703 X. Sixth St. 3-story brick
gas and electricity. Price, lO rooms bath furnace
$3,104) gas and electric lights s7,r>oo
23 X. Eighteenth St. 3-story 1010 X. Sixth St. 3-story brick
brick 9 rooms bath st.eain lO rooms bath outkitchen
heat. Lot 18x81.6. Price, $4,000 gas furnace coal and gas
1007 Forater St. — brick ranges cemented cellar side
and stucco 8 rooms bath anrl hack porches. Lot 39',4x106 ft.
furnace gas cemented ceilar. Price $0,500
Lot 25x120 ft. Price $3,000 01S X. Sixteenth St. —2 % -story
2144 (ireen St. 3-story brick— brick ll rooms - bath—steam
i 8 rooms bath steam heat heat gas and electricity. Lot '
gas and electricity cemented 25x100 ft. Price $3,300
cellar front porch. Lot 21x86. 1719 State St. 3-story brick—
Price $1,200 8 rooms lmth furnace gas
1100 Green St. 3-story brick and electricity. Price $4,300
stono trimmings Colonial 1730 SuMquchunnn St. 3-story
brlek gas and electricity S brick 9 rooms bath fur
rooms bath steam heat—ce- nace gas. Lot 15x65 ft. Price,
mented cellar. Price $4,030 $2,250
403 Herr St. 3-storv bric.k 2OlO IV. Third St —3-story brick
9 rooms gas and electricity. 9 rooms 2 haths —steam heat
Lot 13x90 ft. Price $3,200 —gas and electricity. Price, $7,000
222 Mnelay St. 3-story brick 2108 X. Third St. 3-story brick
lO rooms bath steam heat 9 rooms bath reception
gas and electricity cemented hall gas and electricity steam
cellar with hot and cold water. heat. Price SO,OOO
Lot 26%x90 ft. Price $7,000 2014 X. Third St. —3-story brick
142 a Market St. —3-storv brown- 9 rooms bath furnace—ce
stone and brick—9 rooms—bath— mented ceilar front porch bay
furnace gas and cemented eel- window on second floor. Lot 17x I
lar. Price $3,330 162 ft. Price $4,800
Market and Trrenty-aeeond Sts. 40 X. Twelfth St. 2 H -story
2V4-story stone and shingle concrete house 9 rooms bath
house 9 rooms 2 baths —com- pantry gas and electricity
blnation rang.v electric lights— steam heat. Lot 37x108 ft. Price,
delightful breakfast room sec- $5,000
ond floor woodwork in white 283 Union Are. 8 rooms
enamel finish bathroom In white house in good condition. Lot 14.5 x
enamel, floor and sides of tile 66 ft. Price $2,100
laundry lit cellar porches. Lot 1425 Walnat St. 3-story brick
ft. Price SB,OOO 8 rooms bath coal range
1414 Xniiduln St. 3-story cemented cellar with hot and
brick 8 rooms bath fur- cold water -r- front porch fur
nace gas cemented cellar. nace gas. Lot 15x112 ft. to
Price $2,400 Sthoop street. Price $3,000
Miller Brothers & Co.
Locust and Court Sts. Bell Phone, 1595
District of Columbia, Virginia, Ohio, j
West Virginia, Illinois, Indiana. lowa, \
Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota,
North and South Dakota, and sections
of Missouri and Eastern Kansas. The
comparison shows that in February.
1916, the total was $66,280,500, while
February, 1915, showed an outlay of
$48,827,400. In 1913, however, the
(total went considerably above $70,-
11 064,500 being the sum expended.
First Two Months
Realty Business Is
Record in 5 Years
"More deeds, mortgages, transfers |
I and other business pertaining to the
! recorder'*, ottice have been handled
1 i for the first two months of 1916 than
j the same period during any of the live
I years of my connection, at least, with
j office." declared Deputy Recorder
| Nissley t'. Mumma to-day. "This
! week was especially heavy."
Among to-day's realty transactions
i was the recent transfer of the Cum
. berland Valley Telephone company's
trustees of the company's property to
the newly re-organized company for
$750,000. Other transfers included:
W. J. Davidson to John T. Shirley,
2120 Chestnut street, $1; George J. 1
Orth to Florence Stambaugh, 1322 '
Green street, $1; J. H. Riest to W. H.
Musser, Steelton. $1; Philip Nate to
P. XV. Goodley, Upper Paxton, $1,600;
Rebecca M. Holmes to Mary F. Ro
shon, sl.
SVI.A'AX HBK4IITS PERMIT (tf.'.OOO
The first building permit to be is
sued this month was granted yesterday
I afternoon by Building Inspector .1. H.
Grove for the remodeling of Sylvan
| Heights Orphanage which was badly
: destroyed by tire several months ago, j
i The floors of the Institution will be
relald in concrete and the whole struc
ture will be made modern and fire
proof. The cost of the changes will;
total $35,000.
Morgan E. Gable, Noted
Newspaperman, Dead
Many liarrisburgerg were grieved
to-day to learn of the sudden death of
Morgan K. (Sable, Pittsburgh's fore
most newspaperman and well known '
to men in business ml polities
throughout Pennsylvania. Mr. Cable !
i was a frequent visitor to llarrisburg
and bad a grasp of State affairs pos-|
I sensed by few men. Ho had been ill
] only a few weeks and bis death fol- 1
j lowed an effort to resume his work. j
Mr. Gable was born on Cood Friday. ;
! April 13, 1 s-!2, at Strasburg, J
I county. He was the son of Professor!
j William Henry and Sarah Morgan
j Cable, both bis parents being edu- '
cators. At 'he age of 14 he quit school
to learn the printing trade in the
office of the Courier, in Tamaqua. Pa.,
to which town bis parents had re
moved. He learned his trade thor-|
[ oughly, including job work and steam i
j press running. When only 19 years ot"
j age. without previous experience in
I daily newspaper work, he was made
j managing editor of the Reading (Pa.)
Herald, which place he retained until
November 12, 1887, when he went to
j Pittsburgh and became connected with
: - J WWLHL- J'B ■ 111.
SUBURBAN CITY
llome in Camp Hill and when A beautiful Colonial house, in
we sa> llome, we mean every 11 arris burg; remodeled, modern
word of it. Reception hall, open
stairway, parlor, fireplace, din- and roomy. Steam heat, open
inKioom, kitchen, three bed- fireplace; in delightful location,
rooms, bathroom, attic, hot wa
ter heat, poultryhou.se, fruit. Inquire for appointment.
Lot 50x150, one minute walk to ... .
ear line. We have a number of new
Canip Hill Investment houses for sale at very attrac
tive prices, also several proper-
Double house, two and one- .. ... ... ,
half story frame, in good condi- wh,eh ar « A ~ No ' 1 invos '-
tion. Rents, S2B per month. ments. A few new houses lor
Price $8,200 rent.
RETTEW & BUSHNELL
1000 X. TIIIKD ST. Bell I'lione 2590; United 555-X
lnsurance Real Estate Steamship Tickets
Two ol' the Best l*>eiited Lots in Hellevue Park.
REAL 1916 HOMES
la Heart of Residential Section, i6th and Forster Streets
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Exclusive design; perfect workmanship; best grade of ma
terials ; hardwood floors, and every feature that you would
anticipate in a modern home.
Twenty-foot driveway in rear; space for garage. Sample
j house open for inspection, day or evening.
BURTON VAN DYKE
BUILDER and OWNER
900 North Sixteenth Street
the Pittsburgh Commercial Gazetti
Connections with other papers fol
lowed and at one time he directed th
two papers of the late Senator C. 1
.Magee, winning a national reputatio
by his journalistic feats. When Sen
ator Oliver consolidated as Gazett
and Tinier he became chief editorii
writer, in which place he added to hi
laurels.
Mr. Gable was a member of variou
committees and boards and was on
of the Panama-Pacific Expositio
Commission. His laM visit here wu
several months ago.
SOON TIRED.
VrA back from tha
fOp> J Yes, she could
frr-i not anybody
\RU foresting or
—I mantle to nurse.