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CENTRAL PENNSYLVAN
Talented Chicago Girls on
Program at Lykens Church
Special to the Telegraph
Lykens. Pa., April 27.—An excellent
musical entertainment was given at the
Reformed church on Tuesday evening
to raise money to pay for a commun
ion set recently purchased. Several
piano solos were rendered by Miss Mar
tha Herbert, of Chicago, and violin
solos were played by William Knauff,
of Tower City. Duets were sung by
Melba Heckler and Dean Kissinger and
solos by Miss Ruth Sharp and Mor
gan Moore. The feature of the evening
was readings by Miss Helen Hubert, of
Chicago. The Hubert girls are the
nieces of Mrs. W. H. Cooper, whom they
are visiting.
DRINK
HABIT
RELIABLE HOME TREATMENT
The ORRINE treatment for the
Drink Habit can be used with absolute
confidence. It destroys all desire for
whiskey, beer or other alcoholic stim
ulants. Thousands have successfully
used it and have been restored to lives
of sobriety and usefulness. Can be
given secretly. Costs only SI.OO per
box. If you fail to get results from
ORRINE after a trial, your money will
be refunded. Ask for free booklet tell
ing all about ORRINE.
Geo. A. Gorgas, 16 North Third
street, Harrisburg; John A. McCurdy,
Steelton; H. F. Brunhouse, Mechanics
burg. Advertisement.
PETERSON'S OINTMENT
BEST FOR ECZEMA
I Know It'a the llent Remedy In the
World fur Eczema, Salt Rheum,
Old Sore* and Piles
"Live and let live is my motto," says 1
Peterson. "Druggists all over America :
sell PETER SONS OINTMENT for 25
cents a large box and I say to these
druggists. If anyone buya my ointment
for any of the diseases or ailments for ]
which I recommend It and are not bene- .
flted. give them their money back."
"I've got a safe full of thankful let
ters testifying to the mighty healing !
power of Peterson's Ointment for old
and running sores, eczema, salt rheum,
ulcers, sore nipples, broken breast, itch
ing scalp and skin, blind, bleeding and
Itching piles."
"i used Peterson's Ointment about
two years ago. It healed tip a running
sore on my leg."—J. A. Southern, Ham
ilton, Ont.
"Peterson's Ointment is very success
ful in treatment of Salt Rheum."—B.
Svhaley, Emporium, Pa. —Advertise-
ment.
New England Remedy
For Coughs and Colds
\\ 111 Slop n Rail rough, or Money Baek,
Soya U. A. Uorsaa
At this season of the year most any
one is apt to take cold very easily, and
people cannot be too careful. Always
take prompt treatment for a cough, for
if neglected there is no telling what it
may lead to. Hut while there are cough
drops, cough syrups and cough medi
cines almost without number, there is
only one we know of sold on a positive
guarantee that it will break up and
stop a cough or money back. This is
the unusual and liberal plan on which
G. A. Gorgas Drug Co. and other lead
iug druggists in this city and vicinity
are selling the New England throat and
lung remedy. Oxidaze, and its prompt
use on this protection to purchaser
plan has without doubt not only stopped
hundreds of persistent coughs, but. bet
ter yet, prevented them from finally
weakening the lungs or bringing on
Pneumonia. Nothing better, we be
lieve. has ever been discovered for the
treatment of throat, lung and bronchial
affections, asthma and threatened
tuberculosis. Ordinary simple coughs
can often be stopped over night while
a complete package (ninety tablets) Is
guaranteed to stop the cough or money
back. Get a bottle from your druggist
to-day on this guarantee; let one of
the tablets slowly dissolve in your
mouth every two hours and see for
yourself how quickly the cough that
may have been hanging on for weeks
will vanish. They are pleasant to take,
not expensive, and contain no danger
ous or habit-forming drugs.—Advertise
ment.
MORE RHEUMATISM
THAN EVER BEFORE
Clergymen. Lawyers, Brokers, Me
chanics mid Merchants Stricken
. Our old friend Rheumatiz is having
his inning this year, and a few words
of caution from one who knows all
about it may not be amiss.
Wear rubbers In damp weather;
keep your feet dry; drink plenty of
lemonade, and avoid strong alcoholic
drinks
If rheumatism gets you, or sciatica,
and you have sharp twinges, gnawing
pain or swollen joints or muscles, you
can get rid of ail agony in Just a few
days by taking one-half teaspoonful
of .Rheuma once a day.
All druggists know about Rheuma;
it's harmless, yet powerful; cheap,
yet sure, and a 50-cent bottle will
last a long time. Ask H. C. Kennedy
or any druggist.
An Easy Way to
Increase Weight
Good Advice For Thin Folks
The trouble with most thin folks who
wish to gain weight Is thHt they insist
on drugging their stomach or stuffing
ll with greasy foods; rubbing on use
less 'flesh creams" or following some
—f«olish physical culture stunt while the
leal cause of thinness goes untouched.
You cannot get fat until your digestive
tract assimilates the food you eat.
There is a preparation known to re
liable druggists almost everywhere
which seemingly embodies the mlßslng
elements needed by the digestive or
gans to help them convert food Into
rich, fat-laden blood. This modern
treatment is called tfargol and has been
termed the greatest of flesh-buildcrs.
f-'argol alms through regeneration, re
construction powers to coax the stom
ach and intestines to literally soak up
the fattening elements of your food and
pass them into the blond, where they
are carried to the starved, broken-down
cells and tissues of your bodv. You can
readily plotnre what result 'this amaz
ing transformation should produce as
with Increased weight Hie cheeks All
out. hollows about neck shoulders and
bust disappear and from 10 to 20 pounds
of solid, healthy flesh is added to the
body. Kargol Is absolutely harmless, in
expensive. -fficient. G. A. Gorgas and
other leading druggists of this vicinity
have it and will refund your inonev
if you .ire not satisfied, as per the
guarantee found in every package.
NOTE: —Snrgol is recommended only
as a flesh builder and while excellent
results In cases of nervous Indigestion,
etc., nave been reported care should be
I" ken about using It unless a gain of
, weight is desired.
THURSDAY EVENING,
Dr. G. W. H. Frew Made
Deputy Coroner of Lancaster
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DR. G. W. H. FREW
Special to the Telegraph
Marietta. Pa., April 27.—Dr. O. W. H.
Frew, of Paradise township, has been
appointed deputy coroner of that sec
tion, of county, succeeding
| (he late Amos L. Eshelman. The ap-
Ipointment was made by Coroner E. R.
j Miller, of Eplirata.
"RAIN OF TOADS"
Special to the Telegraph
New Germantown, Pa., April 27. —One
morning recently after several thunder
gusts during the night, the yard and
porch at the residence of Russel Watts,
who lives on the Mllo N. Willhtde farm,
one mile south of town, was full of
small toads, thousands of them. They
climbed the porch In front of the house
and then climbed up the sides of the
windows. This Is vouched for by both
Mr. and Mrs. Watts and also by Mr.
Wlllhlde, who was present the next
morning. Where they came from is a
mystery.
JOINT CONSISTORY MEETING
Special to the Telegraph
Blain, Pa., prll 27. —On Saturday the
annual joint consistory meeting of the
Blaln /Clou's Reformed cliafge will be
held In the Trinity Reformed Church
at Sandy Hill.
DISGRACEFUL PEACE IS
WORSE THAN WAR
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of the city were assembled at dinner
in the Gold Room of the Adelplila
Hotel, and were thrilled by the earn
estness of General Wood in his plea
for national preparedness.
Major General George Barnett,
Commandant of the United States
Marine Corps, also voiced strong
sentiments in favor of the growth be
yond Philadelphia of the citizens' army
idea in an address following General
Wood.
A. J. Drexel Biddle, chairman of the
Campaign Committee, presided. The
other addresses were made by William
R. Nicholson, chairman of the Exec
utive Campaign; Dr. Clement Biddle,
U. S. N. (retired, and) Edward Jahies
Cattell, the city statistician. The Rev.
Dr. W. 11. Roberts offered the invoca
tion. Amid scenes of enthusiasm to
tal reports aggregating $13,359, au
spiciously to inaugurate the effort for
the half a million dollars, which is the
goal, were announced.
Interest centered In the appearance
of General Wood, who as former Chief
of Staff of the United States Army
and the patron of the Plattsburg train
ing encampments, has taken a great
part in the development of the Citizen
Army idea.
Applaud General Wood
General Wood at one point of his
address aroused much applause when
he related the story concerning the
Apostle Paul, of whom the Centurion
said to those who were about to lash
the disciple—"Be careful of that man,
he is a Roman."
"Let us make the opinion prevail
broadcast throughout the world, 'be
careful of this man for he is an Amer
ican!' " he said. During the course of
his address he said:
"This work impresses me as being
work in the right direction in arous
ing the interest of the people In the
great question of that kind of organi
zation, that type of preparation, which
are above everything else an insurance
for peace in that through these or
ganizations and the work of kindred
organizations, will come an interest
in the great problem of preparedness
for defense, which cannot fail to have
a far-reaching effect.
Citizen Soldiery Important
"In a country such as ours, with a
small standing army and a small Na
tional Guard, it is most, important that
our people should realize that the Na
tion's main reliance in case of a great
war must be upon Its citizen soldiery,
trained to arms and under some sys
tem similar to the Australian or Swiss,
Interfering not at all with the educa
tion or careers, yet giving them the
training essential to make them rea
sonably effective soldiers.
"In a democracy, or representative
government, there must be, if that
government is to stand the shock and
strain of a real war, an appreciation
by each and every one that with the
privilege and opportunities of citizen
ship go its obligations, not only in
peace, but in war.
Publishers of State Hear
Speech on Preparedness
Philadelphia, April 27. Prepared-
advice was given to editors of
Pennsylvania in various ways yester
day at the Hotel Walton, at the forty
fourth annual business meeting of the
State Editorial Association. The Penn
sylvania Associated Dailies Society and
the Association of Weekly Newspa
pers met in joint session with the
State Editorial Association.
Major General Wood made « war
preparedness address at a luncheon
at the hotel.
A citizen army of 1,500,000 men.
and the Federalization of the National
Guard were suggested by General
Wood.
"The need of realizing the necessity
of preparedness is great," said the gen
eral. "We have made the mistake of
teaching the children in the public
schools that the United States has
been a successful nation along mili
tary lines . But wo have ne"Ver met
a first-class Power in war.
■ it win Take Time"
"It will take time to develop train
ed men. Money and good will are well
in their place, but It requires time for
men and arms, artillery and ammuni
tion. An army and navy do not make
war, but they get the nation out or
trouble. We all believe in arbitration,
but peace cannot be secured without
preparation for war.
"We hope that we may continue to
remain out of the sphere of war, but
we have no right to assume our ability
to do so. The simple question in front
of us Is, have we anything worth de
fendinfi, and can we defend it against
Just as good people as we are?"
These officers were elected for the
Weekly Newspaper Association: Pres
ident, John G. Zook, Tjititz Express;
vice-president, J. F. Treseher, Jean
ette; secretary-treasurer, C. H. Bress
ler. Lock Haven Times.
Following the banquet, a joint ses
sion of the dally and weekly newspa
per editors was held. These officers of
the Pennsylvania Editorial Association
were elected: President, W. L. Bind
er, Pottstown News; vice-president.
C. H. Bressler, Lock Haven Times;
secretary-treasurer, R. P. Habgood,
Bradford Star-Record.
News Items of Interest
in Central Pennsylvania
Special to the Telegraph
. .Hazloton. Joseph Preflto, of Ha
zleton Heights, was fined SSO in the
police court here for carrying a revol
ver equipped with a Maxim silencer.
Birdsboro. At a special election
the voters approved a $50,000 school
loan, by a vote of 330 for to 83 against.
Hazlcton, Andrew Wurisko, of
Jeddo, fell seventy feet down a strip
ping near his home, out escaped with
| a few bruises. Men who went into the
excavation to bring him out dead met
him coming up alive.
Motuitvillc. Cyrus Witmer, aped
60, committed suicide by shooting
himself in the head on the poi-ch of the
j Mountville post office, dying shortly
afterward.
PETITIONS FOR COMMITTEEMEN
Special to the Telegraph
Mechanlcsburg. Pa., April 27.—Among
those from Mechanlcsburg and vicinity
who filed petitions at Carlisle on Tues
day for county committeemen are:
Mechanicsburg. J. 1,. Fisher. Second
ward: Lafayette N. Wood, Third ward;
J. P. Brindle, Fifth ward: Monroe, J. A.
Coover; Silver Spring, H. C. Sadler;
Lemoyne, J. W. Keeser; Shlrenians
town. R. J. Strong; Lower Allen. W. S.
Guistwhlte: New Cumberland, Hugh L.
Hertzler, Republicans. Sliver Spring, F.
M. Bowers; Lower Allen, James G. Ken
dig, Democrats.
UNIFORMS FOR PIONEERS
Special to the Telegraph
Annville, Pa., April 27.—Preparations
are being made to obtain uniforms for
the Pioneer Boys' Club of this town in
readiness for the O. A. R. parade on
May the 30th. Bach member will con
tribute and the businessmen of the
town will be asked to help the T>oys
raise the amount. Eighty uniforms will
be purchased.
LBCTIHE ON "HI'MAN WRECKAGE"
Special to Ihe Telegraph
Mechanicsburg, Pa„ April 27. To
morrow evening a lecture will be given
in Columbia Hall. Irving College, by
Dr. Samuel C. Sclimueker, of West Ches
ter State Normal School on, "Human
Wreckage." It will be a sociological
study by Thomas Mott Osborne and his
honor system at Auburn prison. Dr.
Schmucker lias recently had experi
ence In working with Mr. Osborne and
is well qualified to speak on the sub
ject. The lecture will be given under
the auspices of the Magazine Club.
LENKER-I.EBO WEDDING
Special to the Telegraph
Millersburg, Ta.. April 27. Norman
M. Lenker, of Millersburg. and Miss
Elizabeth A. I.*bo, of Halifax, were
married on Tuesday evening, the Rev.
A. L. Haeseler, of Millersburg. per
forming the cermony. The wedding
took place at the newly furnished
home of the young couple on the Lenk
er farm midway between Mitycrsburg
and Halifax, where they will live and
where the groom will engage in farm
ing.
MARRIED IX CALIFORNIA
Sunbury, Pa., April 27. Miss Lysle
K. Chetnutt, formerly of Sunbury,
and John Flesher, both of San Jose,
Cal., were married there to-day by the
Rev. John Boyer. The bride went
West three years ago.
HARDSCRABBLE
REPORT ATTACKED
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were pretty nearly of one opinion that
the attorneys had gone out of their
way to find points upon which to base
exceptions was indicated from time to
time when Mr. Seitz expressed his in
ability to grasp the meaning of some
of the stated reasons.
"As to this exception," said Mr. Seitz j
on one occasion as he read and reread j
one of the statements, "I'll confess I I
don't comprehend what is meant."
"No." mused President Judge I
Kunkel, "we don't quite get that j
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HARRISBURG ffljjflg TELEGRAPH!
High Points in City's
"Hardscrabble" Answer
If it is contended that the
"Hardscrabble" condemnation ordi
nance does not provide how or by
whom the damages for the im
provement shall be paid, then the
exceptants have wholly miscon
ceived and misconstrued the
proper, loglcaf and legal import of
the ordinance.
Under the act of 1891, when a
street is opened, if compensation
for damages or benefits has not
been agreed upon, the court shall
appoint viewers, and the viewers
shall estimate and determine the
damages and benefits, and they
shall, with the approval of the
court, assess said damages in whole
or in part, upon the properties
benefited, and the balance, if any,
upon the city. The report of the
viewers shows that this was done
in this proceeding.
The plan shows this street to be
of irregular width as laid out by
the commissioners of 1871 and any
one interested can see from said
plan what the width is at their re
spective properties.
The proposition that the city
cannot avail itself of the provisions
of the act of January 2, 1871, be
cause buildings and other improve
ments had been regularly taxed,
etc., is untenable because the pub
lic authorities cannot barter away
or surrender the rights and fran
chises of the people granted them
by the sovereign. Land within the
limits of an unopened streets is
taxable.
Exception Is taken to the validity
of the proceedings because bonds
have not been filed to secure dam
ages. \ iewers, according to pro
vision of act of Assembly, may be
appointed before taking the prop
f j citj ' m *y tender its
bonds at any time before the tak
ing, but it cannot proceed with the
improvement until such bond is ac
cepted or approved by the court.
r,r ° ha ® not yet taken the
propert>. When it does, proper
security will be provided.
Exceptants raise the question of
j«7l a " ty ° f the aCts of 1869
nr» hatl i up< ?" which proceedings
are based and declare that the un
constitiuionamy haa been
elded by the appellate courts. We
find such decisions.
either."
And again, in referring to the evl
ntegilll^'of' a 'n "If, 6 tlle question of
f, ~ ' ~ an ordinance passed bv
t. IV ... oUn r n 1,1 !874—which accepted
1811 m ou' ~le coni missioneis of
18.1— Air. Seitz asked if it were the
nance S intentlon 10 set » s 'le the ordi-
Won't Sejjifh for Objections
cours e. If your Honors are liunt
ln*f for reasons —he began tentatively.
v ■ President Judge
Kunkel, from the number of excep
tions. I don't see how we could find
any more. You can rest assured liiat
we do not mean fo search for any."
Mr. Seitz talked nearly all afternoon
and the entire history of "Hard
scrabble was recalled from 'way back
in the days when thai section was just
being considered as a little suburb
down to the sittings of the viewers.
Wants All Information
President Judge Kunkel intimated
from the beginning of the argument
I hat the court wanted all possible in
formation on the subject. "We might
as well know all about this," com
mented the president judge when he
asked for a copy of the ordinance ac
cepting the 1871 layout. While Mr.
Seitz succinctly aimed legal Willard
swings at the exceptions, some In
teresting phases of the whole question
were developed in the discussions be
tween counsel and the Judges. Judge
Gillan's decision several years ago in
the John Q. Denny case was cited as a
precedent. For instance, on the ques
tion of agreement between the city and
property owners. Judge Kunkel asked:
"Does the ordinance authorizing the
opening of this section direct that you
make an effort to agree with the prop
erty owners on the subject of bene
fits?"
Mr. Seitz explained that this was so
The .City's Efforts
"Was such an effort made?"
"Certainly, your Honor. The prop
erty owners were asked to submit their
figures."
"Was there any response?"
"None."
On the question of whether or not
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the city should pay all the damages
incurred there was another little dis
cussion. Mr. Seitz argued that point
thus:
Who Pays for Improvement?
"If the city is improving and bene
fiting these abutting properties from
50 to 75 per cent., why shouldn't the
owners pay for it ? The assessments
were made according to law."
The question as to the legality of the
act of 1871. which approved the layout
of city streets as recommended by the
commission of 18f>9, was threshed out.
.too. B. Frank Nead, of counsel for
the exceptants, argued that the city
hadn't accepted the plan by ordinance
in 1871. This ordinance revealed the
fact that Council in this late day isn't
exactly original in letting matters
drift; the city fathers of old Harris
burg never passed an ordinance ac
cepting the plan until 1874. Mr. Nead,
however, persisted that no mention ol
the 1871 act had been made at the
sittings of the viewers. Tie hadn't seen
nor heard of the act before, he said.
•Mr. Xead Gets Into It
"Did you look it up afterward?" de
manded Judge Kunkel.
"Oh. yes, I did."
"Did you appear before the viewers
with this objection then?"
Mr. Nead admitted that he hadn't
raised the point, but added that no op
portunity had been offered.
"Ah," interjected Mr. Seitz warmly,
"that's all silly twaddle. He was re
quired to do what the law requires him
to do in appearing before the board of
viewers." Mr. Nead still insisted that
ho hadn't heard any reference before
the viewers of the act of 1871. He
hadn't heard that it was offered, he
said.
"Silly Twaddle"
"Do you say it wasn't?" demanded
Mr. Seitz impatiently.
"Certainly I do."
"Then you're saying something you
don't know anything about."
Whereupon both judges commented
on the fact that, the viewers must have
known something of the act because
mention of the date of its approval is
specifically set forth in the report.
AP-RTT; 27, 1016.
Judge Kunkel and Mr. Seitz dis
cussed at some length the provisions
of the old law which prohibited any
allowance for damages for improve
! ments after 1871. Judge Kunkel asked
if "the law didn't seem hard
that would deprive an owner of prop
erty from the enjoyment of it." Mr.
Seitz pointed out that this was the law,
however, which had been sustained by
the appellate courts.
The Problem of Damages
"Suppose the house falls down over
his head?" asked the Judge.
"We've allowed for that, sir," an
swered the solicitor, 'when he gave
full and fair market value where there
was even a suggestion of a foundation
upon which any improvement had been
j made. The question resolves itself en
tirely to one of 'unearned increment'."
"How many," counterquestioned Mr.
Seitz, "have let their properties lie
i until sold for the accumulation of
jtaxes, then buy in the properties and
[ make fortunes of them? Why s.iould
j the public, the other taxpayers of the
city, your Honor, be made to pay for
this? Why should you and I go down
into our pockets for this purpose?
Tile City's Disposition
"There is no disposition on the part
of the city to deprive these people of
'Hardscrabble' of a single dollar of
what is due them.
"Why is the proceeding under which
this view was made illegal? Why
should these people say some other
proceeding could have been followed
which would enable them to put hand
some values on their properties? To
my mind such an action amounts in a
measure to confiscation of public
money."
The question was also threshed out
as to whether or not the city admitted
that the section of Front street in ques
tion had been officially opened to its
present width when the municipality
assessed abutting owners for paving.
This was one point upon which the ex
ceptants ha 4 centered their guns.
The Paving Question
"Was Front street never opened be
fore?" inquired Judge Kunkel.
"Never."
"How did you pave it?"
"It was paved as the old turnpike, I
suppose."
"How did the city proceed?"
"By ordinance of Council . It was
paved Just like any other section of
street may bo paved—upon petition of
the property owners because the people
wanted it paved," answered Mr. Seitz.
Then the Park Bugaboo
.Another point, upon which the ex
ceptants had based a lot of their
strength—that the city's purpose in
opening the street to low water mark
was not to widen the street at all, but
to secure "Hardscrabble" for park
purposes—was argued between Court
and city solicitor.
"Wasn't it suggested that the city
began this proceeding to acquire this
| ground for park purposes?" asked
Judge Kunkel.
"Where is there pny evidence of
that, your Honor? Nothing of the kind
| was Submitted before the viewers.
| That question was never raised until a
I short time ago, when City Clerk
Charles Miller mentioned thai the
I property above and below 'Hard
scrabble' is now used by the city for
j park purposes. And that statement,
i was made when depositions were
taken.
The Ancient City liimits
"And," pursued Mr. Seitz, "what is
there to prevent the city from devot
ing a portion of a street for other pur
poses except traffic alone? Wherever
the entire width is not necessary for
the traveling public, the city is per
mitted by law to set apart -what it %
deems necessary for grass plots, for
park purposes, and so on. We did so
in State street and in many other sec
tions. But, even so, doesn't the
abutting property owner benefit?"
The presentation of the plan of 1871
showed conclusively what, had been
designated as the line of Front street.
i The street extended from the eastern
lin to low water mark of the Susque
hanna for a mile above and a mile
below "the then city limits."
"What were 'the then city limits'?"
| inquired Judge Kunkel.
"Spring creek on the south—and
Maclay street on the north," answered '
I Mr. Seitz.