ELOPERS FOILED WHEN GIRL SLEEPS Fails to Awaken When Sweet heart Calls in Auto; Father Does, but Forgives Special to the Telegraph Norrlstown, Pa., Sept. 6. Cupid slept at the switch In Norrlstown this morning- As a result, night owls saw an irate father, his bathrobe flapping In the morning breeze, clinging to a speeding automobile, when by all the rules of elopements, he should have been sleeping soundly, awaiting the notification telegram. Olive Irene Burns is 17. At 1", love, perhaps, is not of that flery Intensity which causes insomnia. Anyway, ■when George Engle, who is a chauffeur, and 18. tooted his automo bile horn three times before the home of Olive, at 2 o'clock this morning, to notify her that it was time to ac company him to a minister's home, Olive failed to heed the summons. So when Engle again tooted his auto horn before the Burns home a little later ,and Olive awakened from her beauty sleep, stole softly down the stairs and out to her waiting sweetheart, Mr. Burns, who Is a stone cutter, and who was clad as is fitting at that time of the morning, was close behind her. But George Engle, besides being a successful woer, is an expert automo bile driver. He had his engine turn ing in a second, and in another second was speeding along the highway, with the girl snuggled beside him. Then he heard a gasp, and looked up to see the man he desired as a father-in-law, clinging to the side of the car. Burns finally persuaded the young man it would be best to stop the ma chine. Then he had Engle, William J. Hayes, Albert Coulston and Heard C. Hughes arrested. The father took his weeping daugh ter home, and there was a family con sultation. A little later Burns return ed to city hall, withdrew the charges against Engle, and allowed the pair to get a license and marry. Lancaster Co. Prisoners Start Work on Highways Special to the Telegraph Lancaster, Pa.. Sept. 6. The county prison authorities yesterday be pan the experiment of working con victs on public roads In overalls as required by law, which forbids work ing them in prison garb. A dozen of them have been loaned to Manheim township, which gives the prisoners 25 cents a day apiece. Says Laugh Over Joke Was Cause of Girl's Death Special to the Telegraph Pottsville, Pa., Sept. 6. An in vestigation by the coroner to-day showed that Mary Bofano. 16, who dropped dead in South Center street, Sunday, laughed herself to death when her companion told her a joke. A heart paroxysm followed, with al most instant death. She had several attacks similar to this on previous oc casions when she laughed unusually hearty. Piatt Gets Nomination For Senator From Nevada By Associated Press Keno, Nev., Sept. 6.—Samuel Piatt, of Reno, was nominated for United States senator yesterday by the Re publican state convention over A. H. Howe, of Goldfield. Congressman E. E. Roberts was renominated without opposition. Senator Key Pitman was again given the nomination at the Democratic con vention and E. E. Caine named for congressman. The Socaliist convention named A. Grant Miller for the senatorial candi date and Martin Scanlan for Congress. The three conventions were held in conformity to the new primary law, which abolished the direct vote. CAPTAIN HUDSON IS DEAD By Associated Press New Orleans, La., Sept. 6,.—Captain Edward M. Hudson, minister to Prus sia for the Confederate States of America during the early part of the Civil War. and for many years a lead ing lawyer of the South, died here last night, aged 79 years. He was a native of Richmond, Va. When the war be tween the States started Captain Hud son was secretary of the American legation in Prussia. He offered his services to the Confederacy and was appointed by President Jefferson Da vis as minister to Prussia. He re turned to Virginia soon afterward and served as captain of a company in the Army of Northern Virginia until peace was declared. DECKLOAD SUNK SHIP By Associated Press New Orleans, La_. Sept. 6. Wil fred Robinson, who was third engi neer of the steamer Admiral Clark, wrecked in the Caribbean during the August hurricane with the loss of Cap tain Daniels and 19 of the crew, in a statement on file to-day with the United States inspector of steam ves sels charged that the loading of 300 barrels of fuel oil on the steamer's deck caused the wreck. Robinson was one of the six survivors. AGAIN SIGN'S 8-HOUR BILL Special to the Telegraph Washington, Sept. 6. To make certain of the legality of the eight hour bill for railroad employes signed last Sunday In order to avert the threatened railroad strike President Wilson last night signed the measure for the second time. He went through this unusual pro cedure because there was fear that railroads in attacking the constitu tionality of the law might make the claim that it was not effective be cause it was signed on Sunday. LEAVES $25,000 TO HOME York. Pa., Sept. 6.—By the will of Barah Lydia Bailey, Tork township, probated yesterday, the York Chil dren's Home receives $25,000. the York Hospital SI,OOO, Boards of Homo and Foreign Missions of the Presby £?l urch each Sso °- The income of $2,000 will go to the Monaghan Presbyterian Church at Dlilsburg, the Board of Disabled Ministers of the Presbyterian Church gets SIOO and the Howard Hospital, Philadelphia, $25. CASTORIA For Infants and Children In Use For Over 30 Years Alvays bears y) _ o< WEDNESDAY EVENING, 11 I^ ——. ..>■ -H. I -.1 ! 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X l es new standards of use- new Twin-six and ride in it 1 fulness and luxury. to realize what these de- 118 1 g To better the best Pack- velopments mean for you. g | Bard —has been the aim— Now, let us give you a dem- M 111 and the inspiration—of the onstration. Prices—s2,B6s 1 I day's work. and $3,265, f. o. b. Detroit. 1 II i|l 1 II g B Ask the man who owns one 0 B §1 I H HI Today—'phone or see the Packard Motor Car Co. of Phila- 3 || | delphia, Harrisburg Branch, 101 Market St. Harrisburg I PACKARD MOTOR CAR CO. - i M OF PHILADELPHIA HI 101 Market Street, Harrisburg, Pa. B |j Bell Phone 2694 g HELD AS AUTO THIEF John Cain, colored, who was arrested in Sunbury for the local authorities on a charge of stealing an automobile from C. M. Dubbs several weeks a£o, was brought to this city yesterday afternoon by Detective Schelhas. He held for a hearing to-day. SUPER-ZEPPELIN OX TRIAL Zurich, Switzerland, Seut, 6. A jjuper-Zeppelin, 800 feet loos and with four gondolas, made a trial flight over Lake Constance on Sunday, according to tho Neue Zuricher Zeitung. NAME INSTITUTE SPEAKERS Dr. O. L. Warren, of Elmira, N. Y.. and Dr. A. L. Shurie, of the University of Pennsylvania, will be the speakers at the first sessions of the twenty-first annual institute for city school teach ers, to be held In the Central high school, Friday, evening aad Saturday HARJUSBURG TELEGRAPH morning. Dr. Warren will talk on "The Spelling; Problem" and "How Shall I Secure Interest?" and Dr. Shurie will speak on "Sources of Pro fessional Literature For Teachers" and "Rational Elimination." WOMAN DRINKS POISON Mrs. George Johnson. 1747 North Twelfth street, drank a quantity of poison last night with suicidal Intent. : according to the police. The woman was found by her husband, who noti fied the police, but she would not go to the hospital, according to the officers. Her condition is serious, but she is ex pected to recover. SENTENCE BOYS TO DEATH lirookvllle, Pa., Sept. 6.—Judge Cor bet refused new trials to Henry Ward Mottorn and Ernest Haines and sen tenced them to death. Mottorn and Haines, who are 16 and 18 years old. SEPTEMBER 6, 1916. were convicted of murder In the first degree at the August term of court for the murder of William Haines, father of Ernest, at Spankler's Mills last March. ArTO HITS POLE; ONE DEAD Aharon, Pa., Sept. 6. John M. Brown, aged 20 years, was killed and several other persons seriously injured when an automobile ran Into a tele phone pole near Greenville. The most seriously hurt are George Kane, Clar ence Dumbacher, Bernard Colllna and Stanley Callahan. The car was driven by Brown, who was thrown against the pole. His head was crushed. .There were eleven others In the car. The most seriously Injured were taken to the Greenville Hospital. Use Telegraph Want Ads 5
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