FIREARMS BILLS
MUCH DISCUSSED
Likelihood of Hearings Being
Held on the Thomas and
Neary Measures
Some opposition has developed
throughout the State to the Thomas
and Neary firearm bills introduced
earlier in the session and now in the
judictary local committee of the House
of Representatives. The opposition
emanates from private citizens appar
ently who desire the privilege, under
unusual conditions, to protect them
selves in the ordinary routine of their
lives. The chief objection to the bills
is that they would give the criminal all
kinds of leeway but put the bars up
strongly against the citizen being in
shape to withstand successfully the
attack of the highwayman and the
thug. They are being held in the
committee and will likely remain
there for some time.
Both members who have introduced
these measures are sincere in their at
titude to prohibit the indiscriminate
carrying of firearms. Mr. Thomas
comes from Wilkes-Barre in the an
thracite country and Mr. Neary from
Philadelphia. Mr. Thomas says there
is too much shootin, especially among
foreigners and he wants to curtail
that.
Those who are opposing his bill and
Ne&ry's declare they sire in sympathy
with the thought of the bills but stren
ously doubt their practicability. They
claim that no law will interfere with
thieves getting weapons and that it
would make an all-year round open
season for "stick ups" and burglary
for the thieves to know that the law
made it almost impossible for the pri
vate citizen to be permitted to carry
a weapon for self protection and as
self preservation is the first law to
the majority that many would be
driven to breaking the law, and carry
weapons regardless of the statutes.
Mr. Thomas' bill makes it necessary
for one seeking to carry a "gun" to
procure a permit from the sheriff, su
perintendent of police or other offi
cials in authority and that before the
gunstore merchant can sell a revolver
that the permit must be shown. Good
and convincing reasons, must be given
and then the official has diecretion to
approve or refuse the permit for a
revolver. Mr. Nearv's bill proposes a
license tax in addition to other things.
A hearing on the bills will be grant
ed by Chairman Goodwin, of the judi
ciary local committee, if desired. The
greatest strength that the bills have is
the popularity of their sponsers.
Railroad Men Come to
Aid of Deserted Mother
Deserted, penniless, and hundreds
o£ miles from home, pretty Mrs. Viola
Grant, aged 23, with her five little
children, arrived in Harrisburg oii
Tuesday evening, from Prescott.
Without funds, and no friends, the
young woman slept over night in the
Philadelphia and Reading railway ter
minal.
Awakened yesterday morning by the
cries of her hungry children Mrs.
Grant finally appealed to railroad em
ployes, and between sobs told her
story.
Only two days before her husband.
Thomas Grant, gave her one dollar
and left for parts unknown, she said.
Her husband's relatives at Prescott.
with whom they were staying, turned
her out, according to her story. She
then started on a long trip to Akron,
Ohio, to her relatives.
Reading station men contributed
$21.50 and gave it to the woman. The
Associated Aid Societies furnished
funds for a ticket to Akron, after re
ceiving a telegram from that place,
recommending that aid be given her.
Mrs. Grant has been married for
six years. Two of the children are
twins, only three months old.
Lehigh's New President
Known in Railroad Circles
Edward E. Loomls, who was yester
day elected president of the Lehigh
Valley Railroad, is wel! known in Har
risburg. and throughout railroad circles.
He is under 50 years of age and has
been Identified with the larger sys
tems since ISSM, when he became super
intendent of the Tioga division of the
Erie Railroad. In IS9S he was made
general superintendent of tlie New
York, Susquehanna and Western Rail
road and of the Wilkes-Barre and East
ern Railroad. A year later he went
with the D.. L and W„ assuming active
management of the vast coal interests
of the company.
Three years later Mr. Loomls was
elected by the board of managers of
the Lackawanna Railroad its senior
vice president, in charge not only of
its coal interests—mining, transport
ing and selling—but also, under Mr.
Truesdale, and acting for him in his
absence, of all the activities of the
railroad company.
Mr. Loomis' activities have not been
confined to railroad and coal mining
business. He is a trustee of the Ameri
can Surety Company, director of the
Liberty National Bank, the Chatham
and Phenix Bank and the Coal and Iron
National Banks of New Tork.
Sell Gould Rail Interests;
New Yory Men Purchasers
St. Louis, Feb. 22.—The Missouri Pa
cific Railroad and the St. Louis, Iron
Mountain & Southern Railroad were
sold under foreclosure here yesterday
to R. H. Nelson, representing the re
organization committee, and Duncan A.
Holmes, of New York, representing
Kuhn, Loeb & Co.
The sale, it was stated in railway
circles, marked the passage cf the Gould
interests from control of the Missouri
Pacific system. The Kansas & Colorado
Pacific will be sold at foreclosure at
Topeka* Kan., Friday.
While the lines have been operated
as one system several years, the Mis
souri Pacific and the Iron Mountain
had separate directorates. The Missouri
Pacific was sold for $16,150,000. The
Iron Mountain brought $23,500,000. Re
organization plans have already been
approved by the Missouri Public Serv
ice Commission. United States Circuit
Judge Hook, of Leavenworth, Kan., is
expected to confirm the sale next month.
I'ESJfSV LIFTS EMBARGOES
Pittsburgh. Feb. 22.—Announcement
was made to-day at the general offices
of the Pennsylvania lines that the first
of the many embargoes against East
ern freight through Pittsburgh west
had been lifted, and beginning this
morning agents had been Instructed to
accept for forwarding through to Chi
cago over the Pan Handle Railroad,
carload shipments of commodities from
affiliated lines in the district This will
permit of the acceptance of large quan
tities of freight brought in from the
East and accumulated here, together,
with the vast anpjunt of steel products
which have been held at the mills.
THURSDAY EVENING,
MEASURING PUMP
INSPECTION NEXT
Chief of Standard Directed to
Have a State-Wide Test
Made of All Devices
James Sweeney, State chief of stan
, dards, is advised in an opinion by
Deputy Attorney General Horace W.
[ Davis to have a state-wide test made
of all measuring: pumps used in Penn
sylvania for selling gasoline, oil and
similar liquids and upon their ap
proval to "have the adjusting nut at
the top of the plunger rod so sealed
as to be conspicuous." He is also ad
vised that when sealers of weights and
measures iind the measure short upon
test to confiscate the pump and prose
cute the dealer operating it.
This advico is given in reply to a
query from the chief as to his powers
of inspection of such apparatus, ex
tensively used in the State. The opin
ion says, "This appears to be drastic
action, but in our opinion is warranted
under the circumstances."
The chief is also advised to require
all jobbers and manufacturers in this
class of measures to give him notice
upon sale of. any pumps, giving name
of purchaser and location, so that the
sealer in the territry shall have op
portunity to inspect the pump prior to
its operation. It is suggested that
manufacturers will be glad to co-oper
ate in maintaining correctness of the
measuring devices. * In the event of
any difficulty Mr. Davis suggests that
the chief refer the matter to the at
torney general's department for action
which may be necessary.
ITREMEN TO ATTEND FUNERAL
Funeral services of John F. Zolling
er, the well-known blacksmith, who
did on Sunday, were held at the home,
602 North street, this afternoon at 2
o'clock.
Mr. Zollinger was one of the oldest
members of the Citizen Fire Company,
and the members attended the fu
neral in a body.
recollec mother's pies?
Couldn't be beat, could they! That takes months and months. O' course, it
. can be hurried along by artificial means just
q Once in a while, o course, she had her troubles like ageing a human being< But it doesn > t
gettin just the right amount of flour and p a y p U t the squeeze on nature —an old
shortenin and such - maybe the stove got man at 70 is a better old man than an old
balky and wouldn t draw right but, say man a |. 59
when she got everything just right, and
the old oven turned in and helped her out Well > we watched that tobacco crop get
— by golly, will you EVER forget THOSE im /eady, just like we used to hang around
pies? waitin' for mother's pies to cool off.
Well, when it comes to mixin' up the weather /° r C{ua^t y. KING
to make good tobacco crops, old Mother OSCAR CIGARS - been crammin em just
Nature is up against just about the same as years as we could,
troubles. And when we saw what Mother Nature did
gn o , , . , , . in 1914, we just went out and fairly bought
sometimes she gets in too much rain, some- heads off -
times not enough Old Sol may get stub
born and burn things up but, back in 1914 Now we're puttin' that record-makin' to
the two of 'em just got shoulder to shoulder bacco-quality of 1914 into KING OSCARS
and turned out the best tobacco crop ever. makin' them better than we ever made
'em before.
q Never was a better one Connecticut, Cuba, *n r 1 1* . . ~r
Pennsylvania, all over the world it just sim- J 1 ment, we a S ree and if
ply beat everything in the way of tobacco Ma Nature hadn t turned out better
that Ma Nature ever turned out. in 1914 > we couldn 1 back 11U P'
grr A , ... .11 . rll .1 . *? If you've any doubt about it, chance a nickel
q And ever since .t was gathered in, folks that at the nearest store _ sa "KING OSCAR"
know how, have been puttin it through a _ and youVe got the coolest, mellowest,
curing process to make it right for smokm. most satisfying smokefest ahead of you you
<1 Got to do that, you know. First it must hang ever la<^'
a spell, then it's piled up and allowed to And, get this! We bought enough of that 1914
sweat, and after that still other things must crop to last during 1917 some happy
be done before it's ready for the smoker. New Year for you, eh?
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Joh C. Co.
Harrisburg,
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HXRRISBURG <&&&> TELEGRXPEF
PROXIMITY DOES
NOT MAKE RATES
Interesting Decision Given To
day by Commissioner Brecht
in Potter Case
The Public Service Commission in
an opinion by Commissioner Milton J.
Brecht has dismissed a complaint of
residents of Shingle House, Potter
county, against an increase in the
minimum rate ot the Potter gas com
pany in which he holds that proximity
of a town to natural gas fields does
not necessarily lessen the cost of fur
nishing the product.
The gas company gave notice of in
tention to increase its minimum rate
from 50 cents to SI.IQ with a ten cents
rebate if paid within ten days from
rendering of the bill. The complaint
set forth that the town was in the
midst of the gas district and that fifty
cents would be a sufficient minimum
rate.
The opinion says that the company
furnishes was which is supplied through
general distribution mains and not
through short service pipes leading di
rectly from gas wells. "Figures were
given by the respondent to show that
if it were to operate a plant exclusively
for the borough of Shingle House new
pipes and a now compressor station
being necessary for the purpose, the
cost of service would be considerably
higher than under its present system
of supplying that service" says the
decision.
SUIT AGAIN ST LEHIGH VALLEY
Philadelphia, Feb. 22.—Suit to rocov
or $1,602, the alleged value of 115
carboys of nitric acid that was de
stroyed by fire in the yard of the
Lehigh Valley Railroad, Perth Amboy,
N. J„ on September 6 last, was filed in
the Common Pleas Court yesterday by
Harrison Brothers & Co., Incorporated,
against the Lehigh Valley Corporation.
It is charged that the fire was caused
by the rough handling of the acid and
that the railroad was negligent In not
informing the plaintiff that the ship
ment was in the yard for more than a
week unclaimed by the consignee.
West End Cycle Company
Celebrates Indian Day
Once more February 22, Washing
ton's Birthday, has been selected by
the Hendee Manufacturing Company.
Sprlngtlcld, Muss., makers of tlio in
! ternationally famed Indian Motorcycle
j and Indian bicycle, as Indian Day.
Indian Day has become extremely
! popular throughout this country and
i marks the formal opening of the
motorcycle season. It lias become
an annual feature in motorcydedom,
which is looked forward to with great
anticipation by the vast army of mo
torcycle enthusiasts,
i The West End Electric and Cycle
[Company, local distributers of Indian
• products, will observe Indian Day
j with open house and will have on ex
hibition the 1S1" motorcycle sensation.
; the Indian Big Twin with Powerplus
j motor. The new Indian Light Twin
with its opposed motor, which was
; the center of attraction at both the
; Chicago and New York Motorcycle
shows, will undoubtedly be viewed
| with great interest, as the opposed
I type of motor has never been used in
I this country until brought out by the
1 Hendee Manufacturing Company in
| their new Light Twin. The famous
j line of Indian bicycles will also be
shown.
Extensive plans have been perfect
ed to entertain all those interested in
the high mechanical devfelopment of
the motorcycle, for the Indian Moto
i cycle i epresents the greatest perfec
tion in motorcycle engineering. The
Indian Motocycle with Powerplus mo
tor represents the final achievement
of the Hendee Manufacturing Com
: puny, the pioneer manufacturers of
; motorcycles.
The public is cordially invited to
! drop in and examine these finished
i products. Those fascinated by the al
i lurement of this most healthy of all
out-of-doors sports will tlnd much to
I interest and entertain them by joining
| the throng at the store at? Green and
| Maclay street. Ilarrisburg. on Febru
! ary 22, Washington's Birthday.
PHII.I.IES HKIjD.VSK DKSDF.B
! Philadelphia, Feb. 21.—The Philadel
phia National Baseball League club an
nounced today that Charles A. (Chief)
I Bender, the Indian pitcher, had been
! given his unconditional release. Ben
der, it is said, has offers from the Co
ilumbus, Indianapolis and Kansas City
| clubs of the American Association.
PARDON BOARD IS
MERCIFUL TO ONE
Clemency Denied Nelson and
Callery After Prolonged
Discussion of Cases
Members of the State Board of Par
dons last evening declined to change
their method of considering homicide
cases upon their merits in spite of the
suggestion that in view of pending leg
islation to abolish the death penalty
all murder cases should bo deferred
for the present. Lieutenant Governor
McClaln in a statement made last
night said that the Board would ad
here to its policy nnd not change be
cause of possibilities in legislation.
The board declined to recommend
commutation for John Nelson, the Wy
[oming county murderer and he will be
executed in the week of March 12 un
less granted a respite. It also refused
a new hearing to Patrick Callery,
Northampton, who is sentenced to bo
electrocuted the same yeck. Callery's
sister attended the hearing and an ear
nest plea for tlio man on the ground
of Insanity was made. The board rec
ommended commutation for Junius
Alston, Chester, refused once before.
This was a very close case nnd the
trial judge said that the verdict could
have been either llrst or second de
gree.
Befusal was also meted out to
Bruno Pizzimenti, of this county, who
violated his parole. This was the case
in which Lieutenant Governor McClaln
and Secretary of the Commonwealth
Woods declared themselves in favor of
the man staying in jail and Attorney
General Brown canfe out for release
during the hearing.
The decisions were announced last
night as follows:
Recommended-—Louis Llberta, rape.
Fayette: H. E. Martin, larceny by
bailee, York; Alexander Ciarlini, sec
ond degree murder, Luzerne; Junius
Alston, murder, Chester; Elisha Cole,
larceny. Chester.
Kefused —John Nelson, murder, Wy-
FEBRUARY 22, 1917. .
Suffered the Agony
Of a Doze
allium' Prominent Farmer in Canada
Describes His Escape from
f " the Operating Table
I >■•,jyj? In a letter to his friends at Saska
toon, Mr. F. Oifford, of the Ball Rock
W Farm, Maymont, Saskatchewan, Can
fj £}i ada, says: "Thanks to Frullola luul
V I MIIH ' Tv Traxo lam alive. I lay on my back
- <7 for sixteen days, Buffering the uffouteH
p jllffilN's.? :i*f' of a dozen deaths. I began taking
Fruitola and was relieved of a great
sufferer's intense relief. One dose is
MR. F. GIFFORI) usually sufficient to indicate its effi
cacy. Traxo is a tonic-alterative that
Is most effective to rebuild and restore the weakened rundown systom.
A booklet of special interest to those who suffer from stomach trouble can
be obtained by writing to the Pinus Laboratories, Monticello, Illinois.
oniing; Ilruno Pizzimenti, second de
gree murder, Dauphin; Thomas Vasil,
assault, Armstrong; Ilnrry Dear, car
breaking, Allegheny; Mike Jovanozi,
burglary and escape, Crawford; C. C.
Meredith, abortion, Allegheny.
Reliearlngs granted—J. E. Foye,
embezzlement, Philadelphia; Andrew
Bobantc, perjury,' Allegheny.
Itehearings refused—Patrick Gal
lery, murder, Northampton; James
McCullough, larceny, Philadelphia.
RBCAIIDIJir. mixes
Cards on all letter boxes on posts and
in public buildings in the city will be
replaced within the next few days. Post
master Frank C. Sites announced. A
force of men will be sent to each dis
trict. Many of the cards, on which
are printed the time of collections, are
badly mutilated.
Lebanon Valley Glee
Club to Give Concert
The Men's Gleo Club of Lebanon
Valley College to-morrow evening will
give a concert in the Technical High
school auditorium, under the direction
of Star of America Comraandery,
Knights of Malta, On former appear
ances in Harrisburg the club has al
ways given concerts of the highest or
der. varied and full of life and humor.
Many of the members of the club
are from Harrlsburg and vicinity and
the promoters of the concert are pre
paring to handle a big crowd.
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