8 COMMITTEE TO PROBE REALTY CONDITIONS HERE Lack of Building Program Said to Bo Responsible For High Bents Mayor Keisfer's investigation into the big increases in rental pries against which tenants mad s coin- j plaints resulted in the passage of a resolution by the Harrisburg Heal Estate Board in special session last nisht. authorizing the appointment ; of a committee of six. three real es tate men and three to be named by the mayor, to make a complete study of the situation and report at a meeting of the board May 13. Presi dent J. E. Gipple. Herman P. Miller and A. O. Young will represent the board. Mayor Keister has not an nounced his appointments. The session last evening developed j into a general discussion of the real i estate situation in tHe city, the short BROTHERS / G h B h t x truck-builder / Builder attached to a Ford The United Cigar Stores Com pany is only one of hundreds of big users. You can profit by the experience of these national corporations, who oper ate truck fleets- * It is easy to buy—easy to operate— easy to maintain. It is good-looking too. Above all, the sturdy construction is what holds customers and brings re peat order after repeat order. The unexcelled quality of the Graham Brothers Truck-Builder supplements the dependability of the Ford chassis. Prices —F. O. B. Factory 1-TON UNIT S4OO 2-TON UNIT $585 Immediate Delivery Miller Auto Co., Inc. ( 58-68 South Cameron St. Mechanicsburg Branch Lebanon Branch C. Guy Myers, Manager H. Harkens. Manager Jig# aSP aßgj iiiintiiimiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiHiHiniiiiHiiii DUPLEX 4-WHEEL DRIVE TRUCKS F° r the Pay-in, Pay-out Grind of Contractors' Work Contractors demand dependable equipment. They would not > expect their teams to haul capacity loads if their horses' front legs were mounted on castored platforms and the animals were forced to obtain their motive power from their hind legs alone. : Uf '3 M nfl now contractors and other business men are applying- the same line of reasoning to their motor trucks. h 11th YEAR The Duplex makes use of its "front legs." In the Duplex, both front wheels exert a constant, smooth and continuous pull, while , both back wheels at the same time exert a constant and continuous push. Only with the motive power transmitted to all four wheels is maximum traction pull made possible. Because the Duplex utilizes all its motor .power as a hauling force, it is daily accomplishing out-of-ordinarv haulage feats giv ing dependable, economical service. The Duplex requires even less power than other trucks of 3*4 tons capacity because the 4-wheel drive principle eliminates power wastage, and at the same time makes use of all energv generated bv the motor. . HARRISBURG AUTOMOBILE CO. 4th & Kelker Sts. Cleveland and Beeman Tractors Reo Hurlburt Trucks DUPLEX TRUCK COMP ANY ♦ ... & SATURDAY EVENING. age of rental houses, the big in creases in costs of materials . and labor for repairs, and tax raises. A striking feature of the entire meeting was the statement by Mr. Miiicr that the reason for the pres ent situation in Harrisburg is that a fev years ago men who had money I for investrueift thought the real es tate market was not as good as ' other places and did not build j houses. He also declared that the shortage in the city is bound to in ; crease- rents and will eventually re su.t in the erection of more houses , for residential use. President Gipple also mentioned the serious housing I conditions which may develop. Mt.yor Keister attended the meet ing and remained until the board had taken action on the disposition of the numerous complaints which he had received. Letters *rom tenants were read and the charge.? dis | cussed by all the memberi One of the dealers who had been mentioned i by some of the tenants wjs called upon to present his side of the case. HJ explained the conditions existing at the places in question, told of the ; labor and material costs for repairs, and denied the charge that "he ren tai increase was an attempt to "House | the renter and take advantage of •he , present shortage of homes in the I city." Mayor Keister told all the niem berp he would not tolerate any at tempt to take advantage of residents of Harrisburg and would mike in vestigations whenever such cases wore called to his notice. His state ment was sanctioned by the incr.i bers. . ■ That the tux increases by the city _ I and county and the revision of as ' sossmcnts is not concerning the ! realtor as much as the present cost * iof repairs was evident from the re : ! marks last night. Many of the mem " . hers took the lloor and cited one ln -! stance after another in which ivall * papering, plumbing, carpenter work 3 j and other "general repairs had ad ? | vanced from forty to eighty per cent. .in the last year or two. A number .i of the dealers said they had been I compelled to advance the rents, as f some of the owners requested it. j They also said in every case, with J but one or two exceptions, the ten _ ! ants made no,complaints and were ' still occupying the properties, j The members also approved the J suggestion that advances should not ' be made unless absolutely necessary j when houses were occupied by wld i ows or by families of men in Army | service. | Rad tenants who do not take care I of houses also canie in for a share j of the discussion, Mr. Miller stating | that the percentage of good tenants j is about ninety. >vhile the other ten per cent, cause much trouble for the property owners. He also said that from discussions with other dealers and his own observation of building conditions in the country It would cost at the present time from $4,000 to $5,000 to huild a house whlcn but a few years ago could have been I erected for $3,000. It was at this I point that he criticised the men who I failed to invest money in lots and j build hmes, but predicted the shcrt j age would be almost certain to bring : about more building in the fur.ire. j President Gipple was called upon i at the close of the meeting tc speak, i He declared there was les-i profltsT j ing in the real estate and rental [ business than in any other commodi | ty. He suggested a comparison of i prices in proof of the statement an I I said he agreed with statement* made by many of the members. He ad vised a careful Investigation of the I question and said he felt sine evtry member of the board intended to be absolutely fair and would be glad to co-operate in any manner possible with their tenants. One of the problems c -nfronting some of the men is ho v to handle offers from persons who say they will pay a higher rental than is be ing charged for a dwelling in older to get possession of it. The dealers who spoke of this phase of the I vsl ness said they invaritbly refused such offers in fairness to tne persons occupying the properties. | The complaints whi.'h have bten received will be investigate! by •iiel ; special committee an.l its report w'll I : be read and acted upon at the j . meeting of the board. Lincoln's White House Goat Browsed on Lawn The pasturing of sixteen sheep on the White House lawns, described in a Washington dispatch to the Tele graph, recalls how President Lin coln's nanny goat browsed there in Civil War days. Lincoln has left a following letter: "Washington, Aug. 8, 1563. "My Dear Wife: "All sis weil as usual, and no par ticular trouble anyway. I put the money into the Treasury at five per cent., with the privilege of with drawing it any time upon thirty days' notice. I suppose you are glad to learn I this. Tell dear Tad that poor 'Nanny Goat" is lost and Mrs. Cuthbert and I are in distress about | it. The day you left 'Nanny' was ! found resting herself and chewing | her little cud on the middle of Tad's j bed, but how she's gone! The gar ■ dener kept complaining that she de j stroyed the flowers, till it was con | eluded to bring her down to the 1 White House. This was done, and the second day she disappeared and has not been heard of since. This is the last we know of poor Nanny."" t EAK WSBURG TFI ECnxra 88 NAMES ON U.S. CASUALTY LIST; 26 DEAD Two Lieutenants Die as Re- suit of Accident; An other Missing Washington. May 4—The casualty list yesterday contained eighty eight names, as follows: Killed in action, eighteen: died of wounds, one; died of accident, two: died of disease, rive: wounded severely, two; wounded slightly, fifty-eight; missing in action, two. Lieutenants Thomas F. Mooney. of San Antonio, Texas, and Dinsmore Ely. of Chicago, died as a result of aceldeiff and Lieutenant Louis M. Edens, of Cabool, Mo., is reported missing in action. The list Included the following; Killed in action. Corporals Elwood D. Berger, Xew Haven. Conn.: Horn er A. Porter, West Haven, Conn.; Privates Timothy Driscoll. Bristol, Conn.; Arthur W. Burns, South Bos ton. Mass.: Charles W. Darrow, Guilford, Conn.; Charles K. Haven port, South Xorwalk, Conn.; The.ron Davis. Walden. X. Y.; Joseph Dun bar. Medford. Mass.: John D. Fitz patrlek, Xew Haven. Conn.: William H. Gordon, Ansonla, Conn.: Alfred J. Hanley, Xew Haven. Conn.; Elmer <l. Linden, Bristol, Conn.; Albert H. MacDonnld. Readville. Mass.; Frank J. Mendillo, Xew Haven. Conn.; it Ham O'Sullivan. Forestville, Conn.; George B. Preston, Dover. Mass.; William J. Schaefer. Bristol. Conn.; Joseph Tomalonis, Jr., Tar iffville. Conn. I Died of disease. Cook Brvan J. i Hire. Lint:!. Ohio: Privates Levi 1!. | Hixon, Dillev, Oregon: Frank M. i Hall, R. F. D., Xo. 1. Xorthville. I Mich.: James McKinley Latimer, Wapakoneta, Ohio; Thurlow- Weed femith. South Bend. Ind. * Died of accident. Lieutenants Thomas F. Mooney, San Antonio, Texas; Dinsmore Ely, Chicago. Died of wounds. Private Aposto- X. Makris, Thessaly, Greece. \\ ounded severely, Sergt. Eugene ; Sharkey, Ansonia, Conn.; Private W. Stewart, Hudson, Conn. Wounded slightly. Sergeants Wai ter C. Hushes. Haverhill. Mass.: Henry Rinhotte, Claremont, X. H.; t orporals James J. Coogan, Xew Haven: George F. Houlihan. Xew Haven: Clayton 'S. Squires. Monto wese, Conn.; James R. Thornlev, Fall River, Mass.; John M. Walker. New Haven. Conn.; Privates Harry L. Avery, Buzzards Bay, Mass.: i Adolph Bluis. Fall River, Mass.:' George Bontiglio, Boston; Henry A. Bouchard. Bridgewater, Mass.; Fred H. Brown. Riverview. R. I. ; Leroy Builey. Davidson. Maine; Christopher F. Cody, Hartford, Conn.: John Con-! tiolly, Roxbury, Mass.: James Coun- ] Ue. Johnston. R. I.; Arthur W. Der.yße. Pelham, Mass.; Alexander L. Devio, Peterboro. X. H.; Edward 1.. Dion, Hartford. Conn.: Albert Downing, East Boston, Mass.; Clif ton r. Gibbons, Xew Haven, Conn.; Henry Goldsmith, South Boston, Mass.: David C. Griggs, East Hamp ton, Conn.; Edward A. Hansen. Bloomfleld. Conn.; Earl C. llarri mart, Xorth Swansea, Mass.; Henry D. Huni, Xew Haven, Conn.: Edward Jacques, Xew Haven, Conn.; James T. Kelly, Xew Haven, Conn.; Thom as J. Kevey, ("harlestown, Mass.; Philiodore A. Lefebvre, Providence, R. I.; Thomas Lynch, Xew Haven, Conn.; William C. Marshall. Provi dence. R. I.; Lyman Michaels, Bris tol, Conn.; John Xiemiec, Thomp sonville. Conn.; John F. O'Brien. Xew Haven. Conn.; Frank Ramonda, Ardmore, Pa.: George T. Osgood, East Hiram, Me.; Robert B. Pope, Middletown, Conn.; John B. Revie. Providence. R. I.: Michael J. Ryan. Xew Haven, Conn.; Josef Shrzesko ski, Xew Haven. Conn.; Howard L. Smith. Wallingford. Conn.; Charles M. Snell, East Providence, R. I.; Jadson H. Smith, Edgewood, R. I.; Henry E. Sorenson, East Hampton. Conn.: Ernesto Sposi, Bristol, Conn..- Thomas F. Sullivan, New Haven, Conn.; Edward J. Sweeter, Xew Haven, Conn.; Leo J. Tetu, Augusta. Maine; Felix Weizbicki, Terryville. Conn.; Henry L. Wilson, Provi dence, R. X. Missing in action. Lieut. I.ouis M. Edens. Cabool, Mo.; Horseshoer Archie J. Comeau, Haverhill, Mass. Two Brothers Home From Camp on Furloughs Harvey Kuhn and frank Kuhn, sons of Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Kuhn. have returned to camp, after spending a "short furlough at their home. 2208 North Fifth street. Harvey Kuhn, on the right, was a contractor and road builder of Minnesota before his en listment. He is a member of the Fifty-sixth Engineers, of Washing ton. D. C. FranK, younger brother, is a member of Company A. Three Hun dred and Third Battalion, Signal Corps. Camp Dix, N. J. Before enlist men he was a chauffeur at Rex Gar age. Both are well known in the west end of the city. Heavy Supplies of All Foods Are Held in Warehouse Heavy supplies of all foodstuffs are reported by wholesale dealers in to-day, according o the weekly food census of thtf prin cipal commodities made by the D.iu phln County Food Administration. As much more is in the hands of re tall dealers. In detail the survey shows: Flour. 733,000 pounds; corn meal and ?lou;\ 134.040 pounds; oat meal and rolled oats, 91,000 pounds; beans, 167,000 pounds; rice, 83,000 pounds; canned goods and dried fruit, 635,000 pounds; sugar, 209,000 pounds: meat. 1.032.000 pounds, and Uir.l and lard substitutes, 39,000 pounds. 'LAST MAN'SCOPE OF NATION'S HELP TO DEFEAT HUNS Daniels Decries Effort to Set Definite Limit to Amer ica's Fighters Philadelphia, May 3.—"The full strength of America to the last man," is the only possible measure of our contribution to the war, Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels declared while here yesterday. He denounced efforts to set a dell nite limit in numbers on the men who shall be drafted and sent abroad, saying that the only limit that should be recognized Is the number of men necessary to win the war. , He turned his visit into a Liberty Loan boosting drive, making six speeches before he left for Xew York at 3 o'clock, pounding home the need for sacrifice at home, buy ing a bond himself and urging oth ers to buy. To the Navy he paid this tribute. "There is no rank in sacrifice. 1 should say that there are no longer any common sailors in our Navy. They are all uncommon heroes, not one has failed." The Secretary told how he had named a destroyer after a gunner's mate of the second class, saying: "It has long been the custom to name ships or destroyers after admi rals, but I have established a prece dent. One of the latest destroyers launched 1 have named the Ingram, after Oswald Ingram a gunner's' mate of the second class, who djed that if this happened the destroyer bear the name of a man who is not a hero. * X'ot so very long ago a submarine launched a torpedo against -x i*?-! I stroyer. Ingram, with his eye oni the I'-boat. saw the silvery wake! and estimated that the deadly mis-' sle would strike the how where~Tliej high explosives were kept. He knew i that if this happened the detsroyerj would be blown to bits. He dashed] across the deck and before the 'or-1 pedo had struck he had tlirownl overboaAl the high explosives, but in so doing he lost his own life.! Therefore, I have named a destroy-! er alter Oswald Ingram, gunner's! mate, second class, who died a hero." ' dairymen to mkkt Dairymen who are members of the ' Daifymen's League of Pauphin and j Cumberland counties, will meet in the annex of the Franklin Hotel. Meehan- ] Icsburg. next Tuesday evening.. Mat-' ters of importance will be discussed, i officials say. Deaths and Funerals MRS. MARGARET MOOREHOISE j Mrs. Margaret Moorehouse, wife of' George H. Moorehouse. died at the ' Harrisburg Hospital yesterday after-1 noon. Funeral services will be held] tc-morrow morning, at 10 o'clock, at! the funeral chapel of C. H. Mauk, un- i dertaker. Sixth and ICelker streets, i The body will be taken to Philadel- ! phia on the J2:U! train, ar.d further! services and burial will be in that ! city. JOSEPH MINXICH Joseph Minnich. aged 72. died yes- i terday morning at his late residence, 1835 North Seventh street. Funeral | services will be held Monday after- i noon, at 2 o'clock, the Rev. W. S. Houck, pastpr of the Maclay Street ; Church of God, officiating. Burial ; will be in the East Harrisburg Ceme- ; tery. Mr. Minnich was a veteran employe' of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com- j pany. serving with them for many i years. He was retired about seven' years ago. He was a veteran of the ! Civil War. serving in Company F, Fifty-fourth r.egiment. P. V. I. H<- was a member of the Knights of Pythias, and the Pennsylvania Rail road Relief organization. He is sur-j vived by his wife, and a son. John J. Minnich, of this city. 11 Word 365 ® SDays Every Year. igg It has been the foundation of our business. : !i You can profit by it. by having: us do your B work - !! II Touring Car, Roadster, and Closed Car || Tops Refinished and Retrimmed. o r d e r Commer ||i cial Bodies of all kinds and size. njj|l Wrecked Auto Bodies' and Fenders Re- ! | 111 paired and Rebuilt. f|| Woodworking and Blacksmithing I C. A. FAIR Carriage and Auto Works | FOURTH WOMAN ENTERS MYSTERY OF ALIEN SLAYER Two Deaths Attributed to Hclmuth Schmidt; Police Looking For Others By Associated Frtss Detroit, Mich., May 3.—Still an other woman has entered the mys tery surrounding the matrimonial affairs or Helmuth Schmidt, self slayer, beneath whose former home here tho police yesterday excavated and discovered the remains of Irma Pnllatinus, his housekeeper, who ap parently had been strangled. She is "Mrs. Helmuth Schmidt," of Chica go. who asked the authorities for a picture of the man, who she believes is the same to whom she was mar ried in 1910 and who, she alleges, robbed her of $2,000 and deserted her. With appearance in the case of the Chicago woman (hero are four women, not including the 17-year old daughter, who may claim the estate of Schmidt, said to be more than $15,000.* One of these, the widow, Mrs. Tietz-Schmldt, was held by the police at the time of her husband's arrest and later released. A third is Mrs. Adele Ulrich Braun, who came from Xew York to claim Part of the estate, alleging that Schmidt to whom she was married in t-akewood, X. J., where Schmidt was known as Braun, robbed her of $3,- 500 and deserted her. The other is Mrs. John Switt, of New York. With the identification of the body of the Pallatinus woman late yesterday the police now attribute two deaths to Schmidt, Augusta Stein bach, whose body he confessed to having dismembered and burned, having swallowed poison when he re fused to marry her. Renewed serach is being made for Margaret Darsch and Mrs. Anita Schmidt, two others said to have married the man In Xew Jersey and who suddenly dis appeared. Tell Truth and Speed Up War, Says Colonel Ronton, May 3. Tell th.e truth and speed up the war." declared Col onel Theodore Koosevelt in a speech delivered last evening under the au spices of the Boston chamber of com merce and the Pilgrim Publicity As sociation. Addressing the big mass meeting at the Mechanics Building. Colonel Roosevelt said that America had waited until the eleventh hour to get into the war and in meeting the great attack of the Germans she lias played only a small part. OBJECT TO t. S. AS TEXAXT OF ANTI-WAIt MINISTER I.am-uxter. p a „ May 3.—Citizens of Manheim have filed a protest with Congressman nreist against the ac tion of the postmaster at Manheim >n leasing a building owned by the Rev. Aaron H. Wenger, a Mennonite min ister, who has refused to buy a Liberty Bond. When it was learned the post office would be moved into W'enger's place, an indignation meeting of Liberty Loan workers was called and the matter reported to headquarters in this city. The citizens propose to follow it up with drastic action if the government does nothing. Don't Worry About anything when you take a pleasure spin up tho river road. STAHLER Keep* nil Kinds of Auto Accessories, Tires nnd Tube*—Atlantic Gasoline'. Oils and Grease. Everything Guaranteed. Stahler's Auto Repair Shop Ft. Hunter, Pa. DIAL PHONE MAY 4, 1018. v Wm. Evans Found Guilty of first Degree Murder William Evans, colored, wai n>o second .of i the four defendants charged with murder to bs convietei In the Hrst degree, the jury return ing a verdict when court convemrt at S o'clock last nlglit. Four c'liys ha\#> been allowed by Judge A. W. Johnson In which attorneys IN Evans may tile a motian for a new trial. The trial of Andrew Cary. color*d, also charged with murder. I* the not uti.' which District Attorney Michael K Stroup will start this week. MR. GEORGE B. ZECH ANNOUNCES THAT HE HAS OPENED A BUICK SERVICE STATION AT THE CORNER OF RIVER AND BLACKBERRY STS. REAR OF 15 S. FRONT ST. WHERE HE WILL MAKE ALL KINDS OF ADJUST MENTS AND REPAIRS TO BUICK CARS. j i Save 25 %in the Price | 50% in Upkeep j il THIS %-TON REO "Speed Wagon" [is the jj result of Reo manufacturing facilities—Reo |{|| efficiency—Reo experience—so the price is 25 f I|;j per cent less than that of other trucks of similar quality. <|j I I DIDN'T SAY the same quality—we jj| I said similar. FOR WE WON'T ADMIT that any other truck jj; of same rated capacity is quite as good a3 ij Reo. S, WE KNOW OF NONE that will carry the ; i same loads over the same routes day after i | day; or the same overloads when occasion demands; and stand up under the strain as this Reo does. jj $ j AND THAT BRINGS US back to the fact that this Reo "Hurry Up Wagon" is also Reo de signed. I a j REO ENGINEERING is sound engineering; j | the oldest, therefore the ripest in the industry. AND COST OF UPKEEP is determined, first J f in the design and then in the manufacture. j THIS %-TON REO has proved to be lower in upkeep than any other truck of same capacity —regardless of price. I ! NOW, OBVIOUSLY a truck that costs 25% to 100% fhore in the first place should cost less j for upkeep. THAT IS THE THEORY on which the buyfcr I pays the higher price. j AND IT DOESN'T HOLD—any Reo rep re- .1 sentative can show you figures galore on that point—and Reo always leads. IF YOU DESIRE the dependability and low upkeep—and of course those are the very Ij qualities you most need in a commercial I vehicle—decide on this Reo and have, back of your own judgment, that of thousands of |H satisfied, delighted, enthusiastic owners. ,** 1 HARRISBURG AUTO CO. U Fourtli and iic'ker Streets. Duplex 4 Hurlburt Trucks Cleveland and Beeman Tractors Reo Motor Car Company, Lansing, Mich. Pricm U F. O. B. Lamina and Ikm special Ffdmrmt tax mm at km tttfdmd ■ is I IS *& M . :. ssit * 6-Passenger Touring CQ£P* Car iDOCa 3-Passenger Clover-Leaf tfocg Roudster wOOD Ensminger Motor Co. TIUKI> ami CUMUEKLAKD STS. Itcll Phone 3515
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