Harrisburg telegraph. (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, September 12, 1916, Image 1

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    HARRISBURG mmsM TELEGRAPH
T WW MR* 911 BY CARRIERS G CENTS A WEEK,
ISO. £LI SINGLE COPIES 2 CENTS.
FINAL RETURNS
SHOW SWEEPING
G.O. P. VICTORY
Place Plurality of Republican
Candidate For Governor of
Maine at 13,355
SOLDIERS GIVE GOOD VOTE
Solid Delegation Sent to Con
gress; Splendid Working Ma
jority in State Senate
By Associated Press
Portland, Me., Sept. 12. The
thoroughness of the Republican vic
tory at the polls yesterday was em
phasized as the returns from isolated
towns and plantations straggled in to
day.
Revised figures placed the plurality
of Governor-elect Carl E. Milllken,
Republican, over Governor Oakley O.
Curtis, at 13,355. Returns from the
border show that the members of the
Second Maine Infantry cast a total
vote of 470 of which Milliken received
300. Pluralities for the Republicans
who will send a solid delegation to
Congress were practically unchanged
from the figures of last night as were
the pluralities of Frederick Hale and
former Governor Bert M. Fernald,
who were elected to the United States
Senate. The Republicans who have
held a majority in the State Senate
will control both houses by a good
working majority. The revised vote
for Governor, United States Senators
and Congressmen follows:
Sweep KveryUiing
Governor: Milliken, Republican,
79,902; Curtis, Democrat, 66,547.
United States Senators: Hale, Re
publican, 78,044; Fernwald, Republi
can, 79,368; Johnson, Democrat, 68,-
273; Sills, Democrat, 66,832.
Congressmen: Goodall, Republican,
19,732; Stevens, Democrat, 16,103;
White Republican, 19,157; McGilli
cuddy. Democrat, 18,770; Peters. Re
publican, 21,820; Bunker, Democrat,
18,277; Horsey, Republican, 15,Ut>6;
Pierce, Democrat, 11,013.
National Issues to Front
Throughout the campaign in which
a great number of men from all parts
of the country, drawn trom Republi
cans, Democrats and Progressives,
participated, national issues were kept
to the front. The interest aroused, to
gether with perfect election weather,
brought out one of the biggest votes
ever cast in the State and possibly
greater than has been known before.
For the first time the two United
States Senators were elected by popu
lar vote. The Republicans made a
determined effort to win the one seat
in the Senate and the single seat in
the House of Representatives held by
Maine Democrats. The Democrats
had claimed the State by 3,000 and
the Republicans by 15,000.
The Legislature has been won by
the Republicans, v/ho now control the
Senate, the lower house being Demo
cratic. Figures ..how a Republican
gain of five seats in the House and two
in the Senate.
Frank J. Ham, of Augusta, the
chairman of the Republican State
Committee, claimed the State by 15,-
000, the election of a Governor, two
United States Senators and all four
Congressmen. Ho would concede but
two counties to the Democrats, Andro
scoggin and Knox. The real surprise
of the campaign was the defeat of
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Plunges Through Skylight
at Steel Works; Is Killed
Plunging through a skylight at
the Bridge Shop of the Bethlehem
Steel Company's plant at Steelton this
morning, John H. Keefer, a painter,
468 North Front street, Steelton.
struck the floor and was instantly
killed.
Keefer and a companion were work
ing on a scaffold over the light when
something gave way and the scaffold
broke through. Keefer dropped to the
floor many feet below but his com
panion caught the roof edge and was
saved. Keefer was 4 5 years old and
unmarried.
1100 M3NKRS STRIKE
By Associated Press
Hazleton, Pa., Sept. 12. The 1400
men at the Cranberry colliery of the
Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company
struck to-day because about 100 of
their number are back in payment of
their union dues. Operations are com
pletely tied up.
THE WEATHER
For Harrlsburg and viclnityi Fair
to-nlchti AN edneulny purtly
cloudy | not much change In tem
perature.
For Eastern Pennsylvania: Partly
overeast to-night and Wedncs
day; slightly warmer in uortii
portion to-nlKht; moderate cant
wind*.
- River
The Susquehanna river and Its
tributaries will fall slowly or re
main stationary. A staee of
about 8.25 (eet I* Indicated for
Harrlsburit Wednesday morning.
Temperaturei 8 a. iu„ 50.
Sum Hlhcn, 3i4S a. m.j acta. 6:21
p. m.
Moon I Lost quarter, September 10,
12i3fi a. m.
River Stage, 3.3 feet above low
water mark.
... . Yesterday's Weather
Highest temperature, 73.
Lowest temperature, G2.
Mean temperature, 02.
Normal temperature, 00.
DOES IT I>AY?
Laat Saturday Al. K. Thomas of
the East End Bank instructed the
advertising department of this pa
per to publish until further notice,
a small display advertisement con
cerning a Penbrook bungalow
which was for rent or sale.
The advertisement appeared for
the first time Saturday evening.
Saturday evening people began
calling Mr. Thomas. Monday
morning Mr. Thomas closed with
a tenant, and the advertising de
partment of the Telegraph was in
structed to discontinue the adver
tisement. Another testimonial to
the effectiveness of the advertis
ing columns of the Telegraph.
Three State Conventions Bring Sealers,
3 CONVENTIONS
WILL CONSIDER
MANY PROBLEMS
Questions Affecting Every Man,
Woman and Child in State
to Be Taken Up
BIG MEN ARE SPEAKERS
Sealers, Coroners and Post
masters Gather Here For
Annual Sessions
Three State conventions were open
ed in this city to-day which will have
an important bearing on the public
weal.
The three organizations which are
in convention are the Pennsylvania
Association of Sealers of Weights and
Measures, the State Coroners' Asso
ciation and the Pennsylvania Post
masters' Association.
The Postmasters' convention opened
at 11 o'clock this morning In the
Caucus Room of the House of Rep
resentatives. Sessions will continue
until to-morrow afternoon. Among
the subjects to be discussed by the
postmasters are rural mail service,
marketing by parcel post, retirement
of superannuated employes, postal
savings, and penny postage.
The State Sealers are meeting in
the Senate Chamber. Testing and
sealing of gasoline measuring pumps,
the benefits of public scales in city
markets, relations of merchants and
inspectors, honest merchandising and
kindred subjects will be discussed to
day, to-morrow and Thursday.
The Coroners are meeting at the
engineers Club and they will hear
their duties to-day and to-morrow.
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Pennypacker Leaves
Estate to His Family
By Associated Press
Philadelphia, Sept. 12.—The widow
and children of former Governor
Samuel W. Pennypacker, who died
September 2, will receive his estate,
estimated at $20,000 to $50,000. The
will, which was executed May 16 of
this year, was admitted to probate to
day at Norristown. In many respects
it fefiects the peculiar characteristics
of its author.
There is a clause bequeathing to
Josephine W. Pennypacker, a daugh
ter, a silver dollar which, it is ex
plained, was given the dead Governor
by his grandmother and which he
enrried in his pocket for fifty-five
years. "It is the one concrete thing
most closely associated with me per
sonally," the Governor wrote.
Deeoratio >s to Grandson
Mr. Pennypaeker's decoration as a
colonel in the G. A. R. t fashioned out
of a portion of captured cannon, and
several other decorations of other mili
tary organizations are awarded his
grandson, Samuel Whitaker Penny
packer, along with other personal
property.
His commissions as judge and Gov
ernor and other commissions and cer
tificates of membership in many so
cieties are given to his son, Bevan Au
brey Pennypacker, who will also re
ceive a Bible printed in 156 8, which
belonged to the grandfather of his
great-great-great-grandmother; the
Bible of his great-grandfather, Mat
tias Pennypacker; the Bible of his
great-grandfather, Samuel Adams; the
portrait of his great-grandfather,
Isaac Anderson; the oil portraits of his
grandfather and grandmother Whit
aker, the crayon portrait of his father,
the oil portrait of his mother, and the
oil portrait of himself; the silver lov
ing cup given to him by his military
staff also is left to his son.
To his daughters. Eliza Bromall
Pennypacker and Ann Maria Whit
aker the testator leaves the silver set
of 163 pieces ornamented with the
arms of the Pennypacker family given
to him by the heads of the depart
ments of the Commonwealth.
Want Home Preserved
The rest of his estate, real, personal
and mixed, is given to his widow for
life. Upon her death the executors
are directed to divide the estate into
four parts for the four children.
After empowering the executors to
sell the real estate, the testator de
clares: "It is my hope, but I do not
enjoin, that the home at Pennypack
ers Mills, with its appointments and
contents, be maintained and preserved
for my children."
The executors are the widow and
the son.
Twelve Miles of Soldiers
to Crowd Texas Roads in
Biggest Hike in 50 Years
San Antonio, Texas, Sept. 12. Au
tomobilists and others, who wish to
travel between San Antonio and Aus
tin on any of the eight days beginning
Saturday, September 16, would do well
to keep off the route selected by Gen
eral Funston for the big divisional
"hike," according to a warning sent
out from Southern Department head
quarters.
The marching National Guardsmen
and regulars will form a column 10 to
12 miles in length and vehicles will
have a hard time passing it.
Several features will distinguish the
"hike" from any other practice stunt
in American army history. It will be
the biggest on record with 663 officers,
13,410 enlisted men, and 5,750 animals
taking part. For the first time motor
transportation will ho used to supply
an army division. For the first time
since the Civil war a division will move
with complete divisional train equip
ment .
Five motor truck companies, a total
of 175 machines, will form the divi
sional trains. Two companies will
make up the supply train, two com
panies the ammunition train and one
company the engineer train. The sun
ply problem will be handled along the
lines worked out by the European
combatants. San Antonio will be the
base and throughout the 83-mlle
march to Austin, the three days' stay
there and the eight days' return trip,
the trucks will journey back to Sari
Antonio for all supplies except wood
water and hay.
HARRISBURG, PA., TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 12, 1916,
RUNAWAY CAR
JUMPS OFFRAILS;
2 DEAD, 13 HURT
Trolley Operated by Green
N. Y. Strike-Breaker Crashes
Into Two Jitneys
FOUR MORE MAY DIE
Intermittent Rioting During
Night; Surface Lines Com
pletely Tied Up
New York, Sept. 12. The first
serious accident of the street railway
strike in this city occurred early to
day when a trolley car of the Union
Railway Company in the Bronx,
operated by a "green" motorman, got
beyond control on a steep grade and
jumping the track at a curve, crashed
into two jitney buses, killing two per
sons and severely injuring 13 others
Four of the injured may die. The
car crew was arrested pending in
vestigation.
After a night of intermittent riot
ing, motormen on the Sixth and Ninth
avenues elevated roads reported to
the police that they had been fired
upon by strikers from roof tops.
Third avenue elevated trains were re
peatedly bombarded with bricks and
stones from buildings. One passenger,
a woman, was struck on the head and
seriously injured. Five arrests were
made.
The congestion on the subways and
elevated roads to-day was even more
pronounced that yesterday, duo to the
fact that, there was little or no service
on the surface lines of Manhattan and
the Bronx. Not a car wheel moved in
West Chester, cities of Yonkers, Mt.
Vernon and New Rochelle. Union
leaders claim hundreds of subway and
elevated employes have joined the
union within the last 24 hours. Trac
tion officials maintain that all of their
employes who signed the "master and
servant contract" remained loyal.
Hugh Frayne, State organizer of
the American Federation of Labor in
sisted to-day that a general walk-out
by all labor unions was not being con
sidered. He said the present plans
of the leaders contemplated calling
out the unions closely allied to the
striking railroad men.
John T. Riley, chairman of the
International Longshoremen's Union,
declared that the members of his
organization, numbering between 8,-
000 and 10,000 are voting on the ad
visability of declaring a sympathetic
strike.
Attack Strike-breakers
Violence continued as the day went
on. Strikers and sympathizers halted
surface cars and set upon the crews of
strike-breakers when the latter refused
to deser! their posts.
Nearly one hundred strike-breakers,
most of them from Chicago and Bos
ton, appealed to Mayor Mitchel and
the Public Service Commission, claim
ing that none of the promises made
when they were engaged had been
kept and that they were virtually pris
oners in car barns. They alleged that
alleged guards prevented them from
leaving and that wages due them were
not forthcoming. The mayor promised
them police protection in their efforts
to collect wages.
Maennerchor Members to
Get Tiny Iron Crosses
From Deutschland Cargo
From the stout iron bolts that com
prised a part of the ballast of the Ger
man uijdersea liner Deutschland, the
first submarine that ever carried a
cargo across the Atlantic to America's
shores, tiny souvenir "iron crosses"
will be wrought for the members of
the Harrisburg Maennerchor.
Edward Moeslein, a former city
councilman, and well known in Ger
man-American circles throughout the
city, a noted firm of junk dealers and
Captain Paul Koenig and his intrepid
crew will make this possible. Here's
the story:
When the Deutschland nosed into
Baltimore It bore a cargo of nuts,
bolts and similar products in ballast.
Klaff &■ Co., the Junk dealing firm,
bought the stuff. James G. Hatz, a
local attorney, is resident counsel for
the firm and one of the traveling rep
resentatives to-day called at Mr. Hatz's
office and presented him with three
bolts as souvenirs.
Mr. Moeslein to-day was given a
counle of the bolts to present as sou
venirs to the local singing society. And
he declared he will have the iron
molded into tiny iron crosses.
Y. M. C. A. Gymnasium Is
Closed For Repairs
C. W. Miller, the new physical direc
tor for the Young Men's Christian As
sociation, has closed the gymnasium
temporarily while the apparatus is be
ing carefully Rone over, examined and
renovated, in anticipation of a busy
winter season. Mr. Miller estimates
that two weeks will suffice for a thor
ough overhauling of rhe equipment
and the gymnasium will probably be
reopened about September 25.
Young men's and boys', as well as
the businessmen's classes will be
organized on October 2. Radical
changes are expected in the physical
department and the season will be
started on that date.
Says Germany Will Not
Unload Low-Priced Goods
on America After War
Berlin, Sept. 11, via London, Sept
12. —The prospect of a "war after the
war," as proposed by British news
papers and discussed at the economic
conference of the. Allies at Paris ap
parently is causing little anxiety in
Germany, where l*ie belief is expressed
that natural commercial tendencies
will soon overcome any artificial bar
riers which may he erected.
This view was voiced in a statement
to the Associated Press to-day by
Phillip Hcineken, director of the North
German Lloyd Line. Herr Heineken
discussed plans being made in Ger
many to resume international trade
after tho coming of peace and said
there was no basis for apprehension
lhat Germany might unload low-priced
goods on the American market.
WHAT TECH PADDLED )
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Wouldn't you like to be one of the eleven sturdy young athletes who had a
hand—or two hand—in the winning of this cup?
, trophy Presented to the crew of Technical High School, the winner
of the Kipon war canoe race with the Central and Steeitun high schools and
the Harrisburg Academy, September 4.
The Greater Harrisburg Navy is the donor and the cup must be won the
majority of times out of five to be permanently retained. President E J Stack
pole, last evening presented the cup to Captain Ellwood Mell. 'l7. at the Navy
meeting. .Paddling with Captain Mell were the following
feloyd Reese, 'l7. stroke; Oscar Sutch. 'l7; Kenneth Stark. 'l7; Fred Snoddy,
= kssig. 18; Ernest Bauchman, '18; Claude Stroup, 'if; Elmer Cook, 'l9-
Victor Snyder, 18, and Ernest Lambert, 'lB. "Dick" Rauch was coach.
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PLAN WINTER
ICE CARNIVAL
Harrisburg Navy Begins Plans
For Permanent Develop
ment of River
Winter Ice carnivals on the river or
Wildwood Lake, hockey matches
canoe "runs" to nearby towns up and
down the Susquehanna—these are a
few of the annual events which the
Greater Harrisburg Navy hopes to ar
range every year and it is possible that
the initial cold weather "stunt" will be
held this winter to be followed by the
first of the boat trips in the Spring.
The entertainment feature possibili
ties were discussed last evening at a
largely attended meeting at the Dlnta
man boat pavilion.
Then, too, the Navy got down to the
serious end of the program for which
it was primarily organized—the map
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ROB JEWELRY STORE
City detectives are running down
clues to the robbery which occurred
about 4 o'clock this morning at the
jewelry store of William Plack, 23
South Second street. The thieves
broke into the' store through a large
plate glass window and stole women's
and children's bracelets valued at
about $7. A box containing a large
bracelet was found by the authorities
near Troup's garage in Blackberry
alley.
BRITISH VIOLATE
U.S. NEUTRALITY
Vigorous Protest Will Be Made
on Holding Up of Steamer
in Philippine Waters
By Associated Press
Washington, Sept. 12. Violation
of American neutrality by a British
torpedo boat which held up and ex
amined the Phillipino Steamer Cebu
within the territorUt waters of the
Philippines was reported to the War
Department to-day by Governor Gen
eral Harrison. The dispatch imme
diately was transmitted to the State
Department and will bo made the
subject of a vigorous protest to Great
Britain.
The incident occurred yesterday
one mile and a half off Carabao is
land. According to the report of the
steamer's master, Lieut. Bailes, com
manding H. M. S. Destroyer No. 2,
boarded the Cebu, made inquiries
about her passengers and took both
the ship's manifest and her passenger
list. Apparently the officer was
searching for a man named Bady,
who was not found.
On releasing the Cebu, the lieuten
ant made this no'.p on her log:
"Boarded at 3:50 a. m., 9-11-16,
examined and passed."
There has been more than one com
plaint about the activity of the
British vessels around the Philippines
and while Governor General Harri
son's report furnishes the basis for a
specific protest it is probable that
Great Britain will be called upon to
restrict the operations of her patroll
ing squadron generally In and near
the territorial waters of the islands.
INVESTIGATING
SPAN COLLAPSE
Accounts of Survivors of Que
bec Disaster and Spectators
at Variance; 11 Deaths
By Associated Press
Quebec. Sept. 12.—The St. Lawrence
Rridge Company and the Quebec
Bridge Commission are conducting a
joint investigation to-day into the col
lapse of the central span of the Quebec
cantilever bridge over the St. Law
rence river while it was being hoisted
into position. The death list remains
at eleven.
Accounts of survivors of the disaster
and spectators are at hopeless vari
ance, some holding that the span Itself
buckled first and others that the hoist
ing supports did not work uniformly,
thereby throwing too much strain on
the supports.
Will Start Work Again Soon
Engineers in charge of the construc
tion work said to-day that as soon as
the cause of the accident is ascertained
the work of either reconstructing a
new span or raising the collapsed one
would be immediately undertaken. It
was estimated the work will cost
$1,000,000.
The opening of the bridge, scheduled
for next Spring, has been indefinitely
postponed. Quebec harbor officials, on
iinding that the fallen span did not
block the ship channel, permitted to
day the resumption of navigation by
ocean-going vessels.
WILSON REMAINS
NEAR SICK SISTER
Makes No Comment on Repub
ican Victory; to Receive
Border Commissioners
By Associated Press
New London, Conn., Sept. 12.
President Wilson to-day remained
near his sister, Mrs. Anne E. Howe, who
is critically ill here. His plans de
pended largely on the outcome of her
sickness. Early this morning it was
said that her condition was practically
unchanged.
The first news of the apparent Re
publican victory in Maine was received
by the President from the newspapers
this morning as members of his party
would not disturb him last night with
the word because of the illness of Mrs.
Howe. He would make no comment.
Arrangements were made for the
President to receive the members of
the American and Mexican joint com
mission on board the naval "yacht
Mayflower during the day. The May
flower, with Mr. Wilson on board was
anchored off Fort Trumbull, near
here, but launches carried hourly re
ports to the President regarding Mrs.
Howe's condition.
During the forenoon, the physicians
attending the President's sister Issued
the following bulletin:
"Mrs. Howe had a comfortable
night. Her condition remains about
the same."
This news was Immediately for
warded to the President on the May
flower. Soon afterwards, the Presi
dent and Mrs. Wilson came ashore and
went to Mrs. Howe's hotel. As they
walked through the main street of
New London, they were recognized by
many persons.
ALLIES EXERT
HEAVY PRESSURE
IN MACEDONIA
British Sweeping Along the
the Struma Northeast of
Saloniki
MAY BE GREAT DRIVE
Bulgarians in Flight After De
feat in Thirty-Six Hour
Battle
Reports from the Macedonian front
to-day point more strongly than ever
to the probability that the present
thrust of the entente forces may be
the long expected general offensive
movement from this base.
Of the armies of the five nations as
sembled on this front, reported from
some sources to number 600,000 men,
the British and French are known to
be exerting heavy pressure, the Brit
ish along the Struma front northeast
of Saloniki, and the French north
ward alons the Vardar on the Ser
bian border.
French troops also are co-operating
with the British in the more easterly
operation where like their allies they
have crossed the Struma, capturing the
village of Yenimah on the easterly
bank, within ten miles of Demir-His
sar. The British have seized addi
tional trenches across the river to the
southeast and according to a news
dispatch from Athens the Bulgarians
arc in retreat after a 36-hour battle
in which they suffered heavy losses.
West of the Vardar, near Majadag,
four miles south of Gievgeli, Paris re
ports a vigorous offensive by the
French and their allies, resulting in
the penetration of Bulgarian positions
to a depth of nearly half a mile on a
two-mile front.
Russians Advancing
The Russian campaign in the Car
pathians is making further progress,
according to Petrograd, which reports
the capture of Kapul mountain, near
the Bukowina border, and other
heights nearby. Berlin announces the
repulse of Russian attacks in this sec
tor.
In Macedonia the Bulgarians are
reported to have evacuated the forts
at Kavala which they occupied last
month, when they pushed their left
flank forward to the Aegean coast.
Guns of allied warships now domin
ate Kavala, rendering the forts use
less to the Bulgarians, who are said
to have turned thetn over to the
Greeks. London dispatches indicate
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PLAN RECEPTION TO NEW EISHOP 1
•At a meeting tO-nlght of Harrisburg Council, Knights T
of Columbus, plans will be discussed for the reception to I
Bishop Phillip R. McDevitt on Thursday, September 28. ?
The Knights of Columbus will act jointly with the Priests I
of the Harrisburg Diocese in making this a memorable *
event. f
HUGHES DEEPLY GRATIFIED
Plattsburg, N. Y., Sept. 12.—Charles E. Hughes spent I
T| to-day, the last day of his first presidential campaign trip
| in Plattsburg. He reached here shortly before 1. p. m., and <
f visited the military training camp. To-night he will speak |
f in a hall here. Mr. Hughes to-day made this statement )
9 concerning the Maine elections: "I am deeply gratified by 1
J the result in Maine. We shall ird with renewed
£ confidence." ®
1
i TRACKWALKER IS KILLED ,
1 Harrisburg.—Abraham L. Kramer, aged 47, of Ruther
i ford Heights, a trackwalker for the Pennsylvania Railroad. L
9 1 k
1 w*u struck by a facrt traia at the east end of the Rockville t
bridge this morning nnd instantly killed.
| PRESIDIO CAMP HIT BY STORM '
S 1 Presidio, Tex., Sept. I."!.—A heavy wind and hail storm ® ►
1 wrecked the army camp here to-day, a number of tcnta 1
s being blown down and the roofs of stables carried away. I *
1 Miner damage also was reported throughout this section.
T 22 KILLED IN MEXICAN WRECK ' ;
J El Paso, Tex., Sept. 12.—Twenty-two persons were
killed when a northbound passenger train on the National 1 *
P Railway of Mexico struck a spreading rail near Ortiz,
| Chihuahua, about 75 miles south of Chihuahua City, last *
Sunday, according to reports received in Juarez to-day.
/H ARRIACE UCENSES
Charlca William Nuabrldel, Maasllton, 0., and Alma Emily Fnhrmaa, 1
•city.
William Jacob Kuhn and Klorence May Null, city. I
12 PAGES CITY EDITION
COUNCIL TURNS
JITNEY PROBLEM
OVER TO VOTERS
Swift Si Co. Withdraw Plan to
Build Overhead Bridge;
C. of C. Victory
FIRST INITIATIVE PETITION
People to Decide at November
Polls; Packing Firm Fears
Legal Attack
By unanimous voice Council to-day
referred to the people of Harrisburgr
the question of whether or not the
present jitney ordinance shall be
changed.
The problem will be decided at the
polls at the Fall election, November
7.
The action followed the presentation
to the City Commissioners of the ini
tiative petition—the first measure of
its kind ever offered in any municipal
ity in Pennsylvania since the passage
of the Clark act —in which the city
authorities had been asked by 2914
voters to amend the present Jitney reg
ulation. Reduction of the bond from
$2,000 to a SI,OOO pool, to cut down
the license fees and the penalties for
violations were prayed for.
Behind the mov'ement were the
striking trolleymen and jitney drivers
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Schoolteacher Is Slain on
Way Home From Completing
Wedding Plans With Fiancee
Pottsville, Pa., Sept. 12. William
Paul, a schoolteacher of Kaska Wil
liam, was murdered last night- His
body, riddled wtih bullets, was found
this morning. Paul called on Miss
Nora Carroll, his sweetheart, last night
and left at 11 o'clock. Yesterday the
banns of marriage were announced In
St. Patrick's church of this city.
A bullet shattered Paul's right tem
ple and went through his brain. An
other entered the left breast and
pierced the heart. A third entered
the upper right arm. His pocketn
were truned inside out and the money
taken. His watch, torn from his body,
was found 30 feet away and his straw
hat was found lying in the bushes.
The murder was committed at the foot
of a hill, half a mile from Middleport,
in one of the loneliest sections of thia
region.