6 POSSES HUNTING FEVER VICTIM Young Man 111 With Typhoid Jumps From Window and Escapes to Mountain Special to the Te!t[rafh Lewistown. Pa., Aug. 35. —For two days men have been searching the woods of Shade mountain in the neighborhood of McClure. in an effort to find Armor Hollenbach. who at a late hour Tuesday night leaped from a second-story window at the Swineford home on a farm near McClure. while ill with typhoid fever. The young man who is about 21 years old had been employed on the farm. He was taken ill about one week ago. Hollen bach from all appearances escaped In jury in his jump from the window and made his way about a mile to McClure. where he stayed about town over an hour. The family did not miss him for several hours. No trace of the young man has been found. He was but scantily attired. Revenue Agent Fatally Wounded in Fight With Blockade Runners Lynchburg. Va., Aug. 25. ln a battle yesterday eight miles from Stuart. Va., just across the North Carolina boundary, B. H. Mays, a rev enue agent, was shot and probably ftally wounded. William Smith, one of the alleged blockaders was also shot while James and Fletcher Smith, his nephews, escaped unhurt. The officers trailed a wagon load of liquor to the home of William Smith and when ordered to surrender he opened fire. Mexican Commissioners to Leave For U. S. on Sunday Mexico City Aug. 25.—Members of the Mexican commission to the con ference of Representatives of the United States and Mexico for the set tlement of international differences here tentatively agreed to leave for the United States on Sunday. Accord ing to their present plans. Luis Ca brera. president of the Mexican com mission. will proceed by the way of Vera Cru2 in company with James Linn Rodgers. the American repre sentative to the Carranza government, and his secretary. From Vera Cruz they will continue either by steamer to Havana or on the United States tender Dixie. Pays Tribute to Men on Wrecked U. S. Destroyer Who Struck to Their Posts 3y AjSOdJtei Press Washington. Aug. 25. The Navy Department to-day paid tribute to the valor of the fire and engine room crews of the destroyer Terry who braved death to save their ship when she struck a reef on the Dominican coast several months ago. The Terry finally went down in shoal water, but will be raised and brought to Norfolk yard for repair. 1 Secretary Daniels has written letter* of commendation to John J. Kenny and Frank E. Shute, chief machinist mates. Michael Grimes, chief water tender, and Curt McAvoy, fireman. Kenny and Shute were in charge of the engines and with the water rising to their waist stayed at their posts as long as there was steam to turn over the engines. Grimes and McAvoy were in the fire room, cut off from their comrades, when the hatches were battered down. "They remained at their posts." the statement says, "maintaining a full pressure of steam under urgent de mands of the until the water rose over the burned lines, when they still stayed in the fire room to secure the boilers and prevented a possible serious explosion." HIT BY TRAIN While walking along the tracks of the Pennsylvania railroad near Marsh Run. yesterday afternoon. Frank Fa honkovitch. aged 56. 55S South Tenth street, employed by the railroad com pany was struck by a passing train, and received injuries from which may prove fatal. He was placed aboard a car and rushed to the aHrrisburg hos pital where it was learned that he had received a fractured skull, several fractured ribs, a punctured lung and lacerations of the body. PINE STREET CHURCH TO CLOSE All departments of the Pine Street Presbyterian Sunday school including the Senior and Junior Departments and the Bethany branch, at Bethany and Division streets, will omit their sessions for four Sundays ending Sep tember 17. The close of the school is in compliance to the order of the State Health Department. issued Thursday night to prevent the spread of infantile paralysis. "Old Man of the Mountain" Is Losing His Forehead ™ i By Associated Press Concord, N. H-, Aug. 25.—The "old n\ar. of the mountain." as the profile j rock in Franconia Notch has been' known for years, is losing its head and Governor Rolland H. Spaulding and his council were encaged to-day in considering means of repairing the loss. Through Rev. Guy Roberts of' Whitefield, the Governor's attention was called to the fact that Winter storms had moved the stone which forms the forehead of the "great stone face." the name by which the rock was immortaJized by Nathaniel Haw thorne. The great stone, which is in danger of toppling over, would carry with It the rock masse* forming the nose and chin. A return of the forehead stone to its original position, and the construc tion of a buckle arrangement to bind it firmly to the head is proposed. SERVICES FOR MRS. PARK Funeral services for Mrs. Ellen Theresa Park, aged 69. who died last night at her home. 832 Race street will be held Monday morning at » o'clock in the Sacred Heart Church, of which she was a member for a number of years. She is survived by the following children: Mrs. William Kauffold, Mrs. Daniel Brenneman, Miss Mary A. Park and Miss Ger trude Park, John H.. Jr., Frank and two grandsons. Harry and William Leidy. She was a well known resident of South Harrlsburg for over fifty years. • LAY CONCRETE OONDtTTS The construction work on layers of concrete conduits to carry the Penn sylvania Railroad wire* underground betwee* Division street and the Penn sylvania Railroad station, nas reached Mac lay street. Six 3-inch fibre con duits will all be underground by Jan uaty 1". FRIDAY EVENING, FRENCH RETAIN HOLD ON VILLAGE [Continued From First Pace] to-day admit* the capture of Maure pas en the Somme front by the French. The British on the Somme front have pushed further along the Long uevai-Bapaumc road, advancing their lines several hundred yard* each side of that highway. This gain, effected northwest of Guillemont, serves still further to hem in that town, which the Germans are stubbornly holding. On the Austran frontier In the Dolomite region the Italians are con tinuing their offensive despite bad weather, and report progress in the Fasca Alps, on the slopes of Monte C&uriol. War Is Not Near End; Discussing Arming of Allied Forces in 1917-1 & By Ajtaciated Press London. Aug. 25.—The Times mili tary expert In an optimistic review of the military situation points out his reasons for believing that the war is not near its end and discusses the arming of the allied armies for 1917 and 191$. "Our superiority in the field. 1 says the writer, "is not yet adequate, since It does not give us that annihilating preponderance necessary for victory. . Next Spring, having completed our own supplies, we can set to work to arm Russia with a will. We can fit out the armies for 1917 and 1918, which must In the end crush the most frantic efTorts of the central powers. "The Allies will end the war as such formidable military powers and ! so superabundantly supplied with vst- ! erans and material that, falling some i gross negligence on the part of our * own governments during the peace! parleys, Germany will never be able to : face a war again in our time." 1 Island Legislature Urges Speedy Transfer to U. S. St. Thomas, D. W. 1.. Aug. 24 (de layed!.—ln resolution* adopted to-day' the local legislature urged upon the Danish government the expediting of the negotiations for the sale of the Danish West Indies to the United States. The transfer of the islands to the United States as speedily as possible, to end the uncertainty of the present situation, is "earnestly re quested" of the mother country. Grand Sheriff of Mecca Breaks Away From Young Turks Who Favor Germany By Assactt'ti Press London, Aug. 25.—The grand sherif of Mecca, chief magistrate of the holy - city, who announced his independence of Ottoman rule in June, and, sup-' ported by Arab tribes, captured the Turkish garrisons of Mecca and sev eral other cities, has proclaimed a definite rupture between Orthodox Mohammed and those represented by the Committee of Union and Progress, ! which is now in power in Turkey. In his proclamation as forwarded from Cairo by Reuter's correspondent the grand sherif denounces Enver Pasha. Talaat Bey and Djemal Pasha, Young Turk leader*, staunch support- 1 ers of Germany and among the most, powerful figures in Turkey. Djemal Pasha is commander of the Turkish forces in Syria and is reported to have , adopted severe measures to crush the revolution. Praises For Japanese Stars; Factors in Tennis Battles Sfeeial to the Telegraph .New Tork. Aug. 25. —Leading American tennis cracks lauded prow ess and sportsmanship of the visit ing Japanese tennis players, Ichlya Kumagae and Hashishiro Mikami. at a luncheon given by the Japanese Society in their honor, here yesterday. "They have won," said George T. Adee. "the respect and affection of ithe tennis players of America." Colonel Robert M. Thompson, mem ber of the Japanese Order of the Ris ing Sun. the former president of the American Olympic Committee, pre sided. He said the Japanese had ac complished much in popularizing Oc cidental sports In the Orient. Mikami. replying, said that friendly athletic rivalry between nations went far toward maintaining friendly rotations. Ghastly Work on Both Flanks in Somme Region With the British army in France via London, Aug. 25.—There has been ghastly work on both flanks in the Somme region, where, with every stage of the British progress, the fighting seems to become more bitter ,ind the artillery fire hotter. On the 'eft the Germans hold Thiepval and on the right still cling to Guillemont which, of all the ruined villages. Is most completely raked by shell fire. The repulse Wednesday night of % a Gorman attempt to drive the British out of the edge of Guillemont and the neighboring stone quarry was one of the most sanguine since the war began. Last night the British made further progress east of Delvllle wood and of Ginchy and Guillemont. Yesterday they pressed forward another lap towards Thiepval and observers witnessed artil lery fire which utterly silenced the German machine guns as the British charge picked lis way among shell craters for four hundred yards up a I hillside, entered the German trench and |s'nt back t'ae usual group of German i prisoners. Advanced Lines of Allies Are Now Within Two Miles of Combles Along Somme Paris. Aug.2s. The complete oc cupation of Maurepas brings the French and the English advanced lines on the Somme within two miles of Combles, the advance on which is greatly aided by this forward movement. Maurepas formed one of the principal supporting points between the Somme and the highway from Albert to Bapaume and also was sn important strategic base by reason of its situation on a plateau i dominating the region toward the | south. The Germans have placed on the line against the French between Hardecourt and Clery the fifth division of Bavar ian Reserves and the first division of Prussian Guards. This ruard division is commanded by Prince Eltei Frederich second son of the German Emperor. ARRAIGN MILK DEALERS Six milk dealfers charged with sell ing products below standard were re quired to pay the costs of prosecution last night by Alderman Hilton, when they were arraigned by city health officials. Other warrants have been is sued for the same offense. NEGOTIATIONS IN R. R. STRIKE UP IN AIR [Continued From First Page] even two days when he works only ten or twelve hours will be eliminated. Sticking: to Plan The brotherhood heads declared they were standing; on President Wil son's plan and had not changed their attitude a particle. Stand For Arbitration As the conferences among the rail-' road executives processed it was said the presidents' were standing more i closely together for arbitration than, at any time since they nad assembled here and that some of those who at first were for accepting President 1 Wilson's plan had been brought over 1 to a majority which was described as standing "backs to the wall." It was indicated that the communi cation being prepared for President Wilson would contain a further ln elstance on arbitration. The four brotherhood heads said on entering the White House that they did not know why they had been call ed by the rPesident. It was under stood President Wilson wanted to get their view on legislation under con sideration to prevent such a contro versy in the future. Holds Vp Cabinet The four brotherhood heads re mained with the rPesident an hour and a half, but would make no state ment on leaving. The President kept the Cabinet waiting for an hour to continue his conference with the rail road men. "The situation insofar as we are concerned." A. B. Garretson, spokes man for the employes later said, "Is absolutely unchanged. No complete concrete proposition to which the railroads will agree has been tendered us. Onr position Is exactly the same as It was when we accepted the Pres ident's plan. We have deviated from It in no way whatsoever." Propaganda Against Plan Tho brotherhood leaders went from the White House to report to a meet ing of the men. but insisted they had nothing; particular to communicate. W. G. Lee of the trainmen gave out copies of an order, which he said had been 6ent by the Northern Pacific to station agents directing them to get local interests to send telegraphic protests to President Wilson against settling the controversy by other means than arbitration. The telegrams. Mr. Lee declared, were to be prepared by the railroad and were evident of what the men characterize as a propaganda against the president's plan. Many Objections Railway president were confronted with a number of objections to their tentative plan for meeting the u®on brotherhoods' demands by granting the eight-hour day on conditions that freight rate increases and public In vestigation of future wag' disputes be assured. They arranged another meeting shortly before noon to consid er their special committee's proposal, and It appeared possible that a final conclusion would be postponed until next week. Chances Against Increase These conditions weighed against the chances of a rate increase: There is no means of assuring what aetlon the Interstate Commerce Commission might take, particularly inasmuch as previously it has indicated unwilling ness to consider wage standards in dealing with proposed rate increases: strong influence of big shippers prob ably would be thrown against higher rates: President Wilson's stand for an Increase would amount to little If he should fail for re-election: regardless of other hazards, new rates could not be put Into effect before next March. Object to Eight-Hcmr Day The greatest element of uncertain ty regarding the proposed legislation I for creating a federal body to lnvesti- ! gate labor demands before a strike might be allowed, was the probable hostility of labor to the plan. Continued hostility of many presi dents to the eight-hour day under any circumstances complicated the situ ation further. Commissioner Cham bers of the Federal Mediation Board held a brief conference with the Presi dent early to-day. Afterwards he would make no comment on his visit. Women Will Have Charge of Their Own Campaign By Associated Press New York. Aug 25.—The Repub lican national committee plans to es tablish a precedent in the presidential campaign this year by permitting women to have charge of their own political affairs. Chairman William R. Willcox announced last night. A women's Republican national com mittee is to be organized and its work will be to win the votes of women in the western suffrage states. The new committee will make Its own plans and carry on It* own campaign In co operation with the Republican na tional committee, but it will not inter fere with the work of other women's alliances already organized. Hughes' Trip Across Nation Will End Sept 11 Laramie. Wyo., Aug. 25.—Charles E. Hughes' trip across the continent and back will end September 11 at Syracuse. N. T. where he will speak at the State fair, according to plans tentative jly adopted to-day. Mr. Hughes will take a rest for two or three days at Bridge hampton. N. Y. and then start on his second trip. The itinerary of this trip has not been completed, but It is known Mr. Hughes is desirous of going to Texas, and makng a number of speeches along the border and through the south. Austrian* Getting Shells by Trains and Barges London. Aug. 25.—Three Austrian trains are arriving daily at Orsova (a Hungarian town on the Danube near the Serbian and Rumanian borders) with ammunition which Is being con veyed in barges to Bulgarian ports lower down the Danube river, says an Odessa dispatch to the Daily Mall. A great quantity of explosive* and med ical supplies are being concentrated at Toplecs. near Orsova, In which neigh borhood the work of entrenching and preparing wire entanglements it pro ceeding energetically. Two German generals with staff officers have arrived at Orsova, says the dispatch, for the purpose of In-" spectlng defenses on the Rumanian frontier. Oermany ha* made urgent offers to the Rumanian export committee for a purchase of a portion of the new har vest. The committee has deferred its decision until monday. STOP MORRIS-MOBAN" FIGHT By Associated Press Oklahoma City, Okla., Aug. 25. Attorney General Freeling to-day is sued Instructions to the Sheriff, Coun ty Attorney, and Mayor of Tulsa not to allow the Morrla-Moran fight scheduled for Labor Day to take place. According to the Attorney General, the staging of the fight -would be In direct violation of State laws. TCJRRISBURG gSsiftl TELEGRAPH READY FOR HUNT IN "SEA FIGHT" "Battle" Raging Between "Red" and "Blues"; Hospitals to Re- I • ceive Mythical Wounded By Associated Press Washington, D. C.. Aug. 25.—Navai officers to-day looked for news that & battle had occurred between the two fleets participating In a war game In the Atlantic and that a number of casualties had occurred. Anticipating that mythical dead and wounded were being hurried to land from Rear Ad miral Helm's "blue" defending fleet, naval hospitals at New York, Boston. Newport. Philadelphia and Norfolk w-ere advised to make preparations for receiving and treating patients. The location of the theoretical battle with Admiral Mayo s "red" attacking fleet would determine which hospital sta tion was to be taxed most severely. Navy officers explained to-day that hypotheUcal disasters, »uch as the de struction of storage oil tanks at gansett yesterday and of supply stores at Sewall Point. Hampton Roads. on Wednesday, are decreed by the Navy Department for its own tactical exer cise. Movements of the two fleets were not disclosed to-day. but the positions of the scoats indicate a battle cannot be long delayed. Sends Decoy Message Naval officials were inclined to-day to believe that the intercepted message picked up yesterday saying the invad ing transports had been sighted was a decoy sent out by Admiral Helm, com manding the defenders. In hope of mis leading Admiral Mayo. Nothing tend ing to conflrm the reported sighting of the transports was found in la.ter mes sages reaching the department. Admiral Helm also has called for ammunition, including torpedoes and supplies, to be delivered within a given time from the various stations and depot* along the Atlantic coast The officers in charge of these depots must find actual facilities for the transpor tation of the supplies and report prog gress to the department. At the conclusion of the war game the Atlantic fleet will go to the south ern drill grounds for the regular Sep tember target practice. The reserve ships composing the defenders will accompany the active fleet in order that the naval militiamen and volun ters may watch the AtlanU* fleet at battle practice. Health Officers Inspect Milk Depots in Search • For Typhoid Sources Tw6 new cases of typhoid fever were reported to-day to the City Health Bureas. During the morning Dr. J. M. J. Raunlck. city health officer, and the food inspectors of the bureau made a thorough Inspection tour of the milk depots in the Hill district. This investi gation is to be continued until every one in the city has been visited. Ice cream manufactories are to be in cluded in the inspection and every effort will be made to learn whether the source of contagion exists in the city or comes from outside places. Twenty-four cases have been re ported this month and Dr. Raunick stated late yesterday that so far he be lieves that the disease was picked up while the victims were out of the city, as most of the reports show. Investi gation of the milk tests for the last two months has also been started In connection with the lnpectlon tour of the city. Germany Ready Now For Coming Great Trade War Copenhagen, Aug. 25. -r- Germany is ready now for the competition on the sea which will take place after the war, declares Phillip Heineken. direc tor of the North German Lloyd Steam ship line, in an interview in the Poli tiken to-day. Every ship destroyed during the war has been replaced, he said, and the North German Lloyd line has built four new passenger steamers named the Zeppelin, Hin denburg, Kolumbus and Muenchen, respectively. The company, he added, also intends to build a large number of 4.000-ton steamers of a uniform type in order, when the war is over, to en able it to send out a swarm of steam ers with great rapidity. The submarines D eutschland and Bremen, said Herr Heineken, would not be used after the war, as the cost of their operation is too great. Enjoy Strawride to Mount Holly Springs A merry party of young folks en-1 joyed a strawride to Mount Holly; Springs last evening, chaperoned by! Mr. and Mrs. William C. W'anbaugh. The young people spent a pleasant evening in Mount Holly with dancing, music and refreshments. The crowd 1 stafted from the home of Miss Jo- j sephine Hubler, 267 PefTer street, in 1 the party were: Miss Josephine Hubler. Miss Anna] Hammelbaugh, Miss Katherine Eve ler. Miss Rachael Llghtner, Miss Irene Yoder, Miss Helen Yocum. Miss Kath erine Nissley. Miss Helen Hoffman, Miss Mildred Rupley, Miss Alverda Blessing. Miss Frances Mace, Kenneth , Stark. Robert Freeburn, Clarence Bit- 1 ner, Edward Scharadin. Fred Rudy.; Herbert Myers, Charles Mowery, John i Morgan, George Stark. John Scott, ■ Joe Todd and Daniel Hammelbaugh. AGED MAN BLED . OF FIVE MILLIONS [Continued From First Page] two-story home in which it was thought he had concealed vast sums of money, revealed $11.7} in cash and a bunch of old paper*, cancelled checks and notes. Find $150,000 in Notes In one packet almost one hundred promissory notes, written in various i hands, but unsigned, and which to* tailed something over $160,000 were found. Investigation into the affairs of Mor rison has shown that James R. Ward, counsel for the aged man. is holding more than $2,000,000 worth of prop erty conveyed to him by Morrison. I Subpenas have been issued for the I appearance in court of the two Burn- I stein girls. Margaret and Alice, whom , Morrison recently adopted, and of I whom their reputed father. Joseph 1 Burnstein. a junk dealer. declares : Morrison is the real father. | Under the terms of the will left by j Morrison's father, James M. Morrison, i the entire estate would go to the city of Chicago if the son died childless. WAR CAXOE ARRIVES The war canoe for Tech high school arrived to-day. It has been placed at the Dintaman boathouse. Candidates for the Tech crew are requested to re port at Dintaman's to-morrow even ing at 6.30 o'clock. "Dick" Rauch will be coach and a regular crew numbering ten, to participate in the Kipona events, will be picked next week. HHHThe New Store of Wm. StrouseBBBBMBBBBBi Open Friday Till 10 P. M.; Closed 1 P. M. Saturday \ You've Got a River —Enjoy It— Get out into the River—splash around—enjoy Summertime and the lA\ \ River while you may. A new lot of Men's Bathing Suits have just \ arrived at The New Store; come down and pick yours out. The popular Life Guard Style—White Jersey, Blue Flannel Trunks \ 1 and White Belts at $2.50 complete. All sizes up to 46's. Saturday Winds Up Our Furnishings Sale Men have been taking advantage of the wonderful price reduc- / f \ tions in Our Men's Furnishings Department but the sale ends J \ \ Saturday. / / . \\ The season's most handsome silk neckwear, shirts for business / (- r ~' or dress, (silks included), underwear, socks—everything has been —-l_L.fi reduced. Straw Hats that formerly sold at $2.00 and $3.00 now selling at SI.OO, but to-morrow is the end of these economy prices. —— — The New Store of WM. STROUSE H übhhwmM SWIFT ACTION WAS ILLEGAL [Continued From First Page] presslve erf his views on the matter. , Mr. Hall said: "I feel that of course the interests | of the manufacturers should be con sidered and everythlngVposslble done to help and encourage \hem. How ever the function of the Planning Commission is to consider what is best for the city as a whole. If Harris burg had, as I hope some day there may be developed, a section devoted entirely to manufacturing purposes and set aside for such with no thor oughfares for general traffic, a bridge such as is proposed with proper safe guard as to its character and limita tions. might not be objectionable. But with no such district it is certainly es tablishing a precedent which in itself is dangerous and one which is liable to come back to plague us in the future. Laying aside entirely the question of the aesthetic point of view and treat ing it upon Its merits as an economic proposition only, with this precedent already established I cannot see how this privilege can be denied to any who seeks it, and our streets be bridged over anywhere and every# where. "Another feature of the danger of j this precedent is the fact that every two years our government changes. It Is entirely possible that the succeed ing council may view matters of this kind in an entirely different way from the present council and some then might be denied the same privilege that any and. all may obtain now for the asking. The reasons given for the Impracticability of a tunnel were not at all conclusive or adequate, only that a bridge would be more convenient and less costly. One of the fundamental principles which have guided the Planning Com mission in its consideration of the laying out of streets, plots and build ing lines has been to so plan as to secure the greatest amount of light and air possible, to better the living conditions, and not to take away from the light and air which we have, which structures of this kind do. I cannot help but feel that this permission was granted without sufficient study on the part of Council as to its needs, alter natives possible, and the future effects and complications. And in granting it. it seems to me that Council has acted contrary to the best interests of the city and that a serious mistake has been made." Invasion of Public Rights George W. Relly, another member of the commission, writes as follows: "To my mind the most important consideration is a general objection to I giving any private rights in the public ; highways. The building of this bridge 1 under the authority of Council would establish a precedent which if carried to its logical conclusion would result in the defacement of the streets, for a similar right could not be consistently denied to other applicants without necessitating discrimination between i individuals. In this particular instance I the neecssity was not apparent. It would be a convenience, of course, but : in the future it might seriously retard ] traffic, and it would certainly result In | the defacement'Of the street and de tract from the beauty of the Capitol Park extension, which is would over i look." President Edwin S. Herman, of the Planning Commission, has all along been strongly of the opinion that no district should be made to depend on the whims of one administration, and that the private right of one Individual is as nothing compared with the best interests of a thousand people. To the statement that the law relating to the subject of overhead bridges and the like was broad and that Just as much right existed for the placing of such a bridge as for the existence of overhead signs. Mr. Herman replied tersely that "Two blacks do not make a white." B. F. Umberger and George A. Shrelner, the two remaining members of the commission, were out of town to-day and could not be reached. WHEN THIS GIRI. PROPOSED SHE SAIDi "And I have tried to make It clear to you in every way I knew. I've asked you to this house, time* without num ber. I've played tennis with you. and walked and talked with you, and ridden vour rounds with you in your bumpy old milk wagon. I've simply thrown myself at your head, day after day. But vou—vou wouldn't understand. You wouldn't look at me. Nor listen. You mooned about, and moped your ridicu lous heart out. Because you thought I was such a bltnd. silly fool. I couldn't look past your poverty and your ill luck. and see how splendid you really are Because you thought I was suen a stuck-up simpleton I'd not want to marry you, because you were a milk man. When I'd drive your milk cart. I'd chase the cows for you. If you want ed me to."—September Woman's Home Companion. Try Telegraph Want Ads i ~ AUGUST 25,1916. JITNEY MEASURE UPTO COUNCIL [Continued From First Page] were needed to complete the required total to bring the jitney amendments before Council for action. The re quired number is 1.751; at noon, 1,708, had signed. The remaining number was obtained early in the afternoon, but the striking street carmen kept, up their canvass in the .city, and are now working to get as many names as possible to show City Council the pub lic sentiment. To-night from 7 to 11 o'clock the City Clerk's office wi'.l remain open ! so that voters working during the day will have an opportunity to sign. The petition will be in the office until August 31, after which City Clerk Miller will have ten days to go over the list and see that each signer is a registered voter at the address given. After this has been completed, the petition with the amendments will go before Council for action. Should the city officials reject it, the people will be given an opportunity at a spe cial election to vote on the measure. Strike leaders and labor organizers were pleased to-day with the results, as only five of the ten days for sign ing the petition .have elapsed. AD JITNEY PETIT The total number of signatures yesterday afternoon when the office closed for the third day, was 1,290. The signers for the day numbered 321, most of them coming in in the afternoon. A number of city and county officials stopped in the City Clerk's office during the day to watch the steady procession of registered voters, sign the petition then take the oath. Miller Must Stay Th State law which provides that during the ten days the petition is open for signing, that it must be done in the presence of the City Clerk, will prevent City Clerk Miller from attend the annual convention of the Munici pal League of Third Class Cities to be held in Johnstown. On Tuesday ; he also received word that his aunt had died In Philadelphia and that the funeral will be held on Saturday. He will not be able to attend, as the Clark act makes no provision for his delegating the power of City Clerk to an assistant. Got 345 Yesterday Steady work by the strikers brought results again yesterday and the canvass of the wards and on the streets, netted 345 more signers for the petition, bringing the total to 1,585. Free jit ney service proved a big help, and now the strike leaders and union or ganizers are planning to get as many signatures as possible to show Coun cil the sentiment of the public toward the jitney ordinance as It now stands. YOUNG COUPLE QUIETLY MARRIED AT HAGERSTOWN Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Whiteman of 2208 North Third street, announce the marriage of their daughter, Miss Jane Elizabeth Whiteman, to Prank Galbralth Gramm, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Gramm. of 2201 North Second street, Thursday, August 24 The ceremony was performed by the Rev. J E. K. Thomas, pastor of the Lutheran Church of Hagerstown, Md., at the church parsonage. The young bride I was a student at the Central high I school. Mr. and Mrs. Gramm are both popular In the younger set of the I city and have a wide circle of friends. AMCSEMEXTS AMUSEMENTS * CARNIVAL WEEK —Everybody Is Going— FUN FOR EVERYONE Sibley's Super for the Benefit Fund of I United Spanish-American War Veterans Camp No. 8 Entire Week of August 28th .TENTH AND STATE STREETS Extra Feature Miss Margaret Offer, World's Heavy, weight Swimmer and Diver. Weight, 317 pounds. Sibley's 16-piece Military Band will play daily. f —\ TRAVELETTE By NIKSAH ASTRAKHAN < > Astrakhan is known to use chiefly because it gives its name to a fur which does nat come from Astrakhan and is not a fur at all. The city is not often visited by Americans, or by travelers from the west or Europe, for that matter. It stands on the great Volga river, that rises in high water until from the steepe of some church in Astrakhan you can loog westward over the spreading waters and the view is like a view over the sea. Eastward the treeless steppe rolls in wave after gen tle wave, a second sea of almost vir gin soil. The Russians have improved As trakhan in a characteristically Ru»- sian way. They have planted many trees along the streets and induced the mto grow, though trees in the steppe country are a rarity. The ave nues are pleasantly cool and shady, but the mud underfoot is often inches i deep, and the people throw all manner oi things that they have no use for in to the publichighway. The citadel in the cente of the city fits well with the surrounding landscape. It is a form less, half-barbaric structure, with tow ers and fretted battlements, ornate but not beautiful, impressive but not strong. The people of Astrakhan are a motley crowd. Persians from over the Cas pian, Tartars from the southward, Kalmucks and Kirghiz of the steppes, Bokharans with their dark faces sharply set off under white turbans, swaggering Caucasians from the mountains with black sheepskin hau and cartridge loops scattered profuse ly over their jackets;—all these flow and mingle in the streets under the half-scornful eyes of the true Rus sians from the northern provinces. Astrakhan is half a city of waters. Aimless branches of the great Volga twist through the outlying sections, flecked with white sails and dotted with row-boats. The big river steam ers come almost into the heart of the city. This is the naval base of Rus sia's Caspian fleet. Between the city and the inland sea the waters spread and widen until the lower villages are often made up chiefly of anchored barges and house ?boats. NOTICE All the Departments of the Pine Street Presbyterian Sunday Schools including the Senior Department, Junior Department, Bethany and Division Street will omit their ses sion for the four Sundays com mencing the coming Sunday, Au gust 27th. and ending September 17th. This action has been taken in accordance with the order of ! our State Board of Health dated August 24th, being a precautionary measure against the spread of in fantile paralysis. '*■ J
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