HALF MILLION DOLLARS CHANGE HANDS AT HORSE RACE; ATHLETES WIN FOR ITALY Keystone State Is Slacker In Trapshooting Classic Considering its hunting advantages, the state of Pennsylvania is a back number in its participation in the Sand American trapshooting handt p. points out Peter P. Carneyi ' Illi nois of course, has an advantage in that it includes the huge city of Chi cago, but on the other hand Philadel phia is in the Keystone State, and the representation should be 60-60. Says Carney: "There was a feeling that with the country at war and so many trap shooters in the service that the entry list in the Grand American would be out in two—or, in other words, that there would not be more than,4oo en trants. But the fact that the country is at war has helped trapshooting. It is true that there were not so. many entries as in other years—but when one takes into consideration that 620 entered and 698 started—trupsliooting must be reckoned as the sport of the nation." "The -Learn to Shoot' slogan has been instilled Into young America and it was the young men that brought up the numbers in the Grand Ameri can this year. With traps in the can tonments. In the flying schools, behind the trenches in France, and with; trapshooting as one of the courses in which proficiency must be attained i to become an aviator, there will be i hundreds of thousands more trap- \ shooters when the war is over than < there are now. Trapshooting Chnmplon in Army "It was a pleasure to note in the . Grand American Handicap so many men in service uniforms. The cham pion of Indiana. G. R. Shuck, had a two days' leave to defend the honors he won In his state. R. H. Arvin, who was the runnerup in Indiana. Is in the Navy and he was o,n hand in the event that Shuck could not defend the HUGE BETTING AT LAUREL TRACK Owner of Billy Kelly Believed to Have Lost $50,000; Wa gering Far and Wide Track experts estimate that J. L. K. Ross, owner of Billy Kelly, the two year-old wh'. :h met such classic de feat at Laurel from Eternal, lost as much as $50,000 on his horse. It was the biggest betting affair in America since the days of international yacht racing. It is safe to say. that at the track and in New York alone half a million wouldn't cover the total. Every tow n and hamlet throughout the United States and Canada wherever there Is the slightest interest in horse racing was also interested in the outcome. Being a very rich man, Commander Ross did not turn an eyelash, t.s he is accustomed to wager $30,000 on his stable any time. Immediately after the tragedy he subscribed 'to $2,000,000 worth of Canadian Victory Bonds. Commander Ross to-day had no ex cuse for Billy Kelly's defeat, but he believes that with a route longer than B'M furlongs, he can reverse matters. It was reported at the track tJ-day that Commander Ross was willing to wager SIO,OOO that the pride of his stable can take the measure of his conqueror of yesterday at a mile. "As manager of race tracks I have seen many thrilling races in my time, but the one between Eternal and Billy Kelly was the greatest of all," fW Colnel Matt Winn, manager of thtW urel track. "Match races are bby, and I hope to give Marylani. s another one next Fall." Being a champion seems to entitle humans and animals alike to go into retirement. Now Eternal, the king of the 1918 two-year-olds, is through for the time being. With seven vic tories out of nine start?, including that over Commander Ross' champion, Eternal will ley off until the classic j Kentucky Derby next Spring, accord- j ing to Jim McClelland, tho Kentucky j horseman, who owns him On tcp j jt this apjears that Commander! lioss is n it going to have his desire | for a ret'in race gratified unless it j is next year when the two champions j may again do battle in the Derby, j McClelland can well afford to be grat- ! ifted at the return he has receiwd j from Eternal for he paid only 52.000 ! for the colt and picked the youngster i himself. Chauffeur's Head Crushed Between Autos in Collision It was reported at the Harrisburg i Hospital this morning that Harvey j Zlegler, the Annvllle chauffeur who | was seriously Injured when wedged 1 between the wheel of the automobile he had been driving, and the running board of a passing automobile, still ! is unconscious, and in a serious con- \ dition. Charles E. Koons, an automobile | leader of Camp Hill, who ran Into j Zlegler while the latter was repair- I ing a punctured tire, was released ; under SIOO ball, and will be given a j hearing on the charge of operating j a motor car under the Influence of liquor. It is said that Ziegler, with the Rev. Mr. Troup, of Annvllle, E. C. Miller, this city, and Merle Sechrlst, Ruther ford Heights, were returning from a funeral on the West Shore in Con gressman Krelder's car. Zetgler Is Mr. Kreider's chauffeur. As they were coming across the Market street bridge a tire on the rear wheels of the automobile blew out, an-1 Zlegler drove the car close to the curb to repair the puncture. Koons attempted to turn out at the last minute. It is said, but too late to avoid running Into Ziegler, whose head was squeezed between the running board of Koon's car and the wheel of his own machine. Automobile Storage WE HAVE A FEW SPACES "IN OUR NEW FIREPROOF GARAGE AT THIRD AND HAM ILTON STS. FOR RENT EVERY CONVENIENCE Accessory Connection "A Real Home For Your Car" Make Reservation Now. Brenner Motor Co. THIRD AND HAMILTON STS. (WEDNESDAY EVENING, title. There were dozens of others In khaki, including Walter Hofer. In structor in shooting at Scott Meld. Belleville, IU., who represented the aviation branch of the service iu the tournament. "In last year's Grand American. Louisiana, Maine, New Hampshire, Nevada, New Mexico and Rhode Island were not represented. These states were again without repuresentation. Idaho and Arizona were also without representation. "Forty-one states and Canada were represented In the Handicap. Bankers, farmers, clerks, mechanics, men and women of all walks of life mot and shot on euual terms. One could go down the list and And many names of prominence. There was ltemy, of the Remy magneto; Stutz, the builder of the Btutz car; Hedstrom, inventory of the Indian motorcycle, and many others of euual Importance in the business world. "Illinois led in the number Of en tries. as it has for the past Ave years. There were 204 entries from Illinois, about one-half of them being from Chicago. The entries from each state are herewith given: "Alabama, 6; Arkansas, 6; Cali fornia, 7; Colorado, 3; Canada, 7; Con necticut. 3; District of Columbia. 2; Delaware. 3; Florida. 2; Georgia, l; Illinois, 204; lowa. 60; Indiana 44; Kansas, 14; Kentucky, 3; Michigan. 30; Massachusetts, 1; Minnesota, 14; Mississippi. 4; Maryland, 1; Missouri, 19; Montana. 5; North Dakota, 3; New Jersey. 1; New York, 9: Nebraska. 9; North Carolina, 1; Oklahoma, 9; Ohio, 46; Oregon, 1: Pennsylvania. 2-; Sou Vl Dakota, 9; South Carolina, 4; Texas, i. Tennessee. 4; Utah, 2; Vermont, 1; Vir ginia, 1. West Virginia, 1; Washing ton ,1; Wyoming. 6; Wisconsin, 45. "Sunny Jim" Coffroth to Referee Bout Between Dempsey and Levinsky "Sunnv Jim" CoJtroth, promoter of many of the biggest events in the boxing world and the man who is in charge of the- sports program to raise tne $170,500,000 fund for the United War Work campaign, will referee the bo " t „_ b^l N , J®" "Jack" Dempsey and Battling Levinsky at the Olympia. in Phila delphia. on November 23. Jim agreed to be the third man in the ring yesterday. "Battling Jim" Johnson is one heavyweight who has all the te spect in the world for the punch ins ability of "Jack" Dempsey. The massive colored tighter helped train the coast boy for his session and absorbed so much pun ishment for two weeks that he now insists he never will assist Jack get in shape again. "He's the hardest hitter I ever met. and I've met some pretty good punchers in my time, astd the veteran Johnson. "I took plenty of his rib crashes for two weeks and I sure want no more of his game. But any time he goes into the ring my money's going to be on him, that's all, on him." Vs_ Ministerial Association Regrets Pastor's Death Fitting expressions of condolence were sent yesterday to Mrs. Edwin E. Curtis occasioned by the death of her husband, the late Rev. Edwin E. Curtis, pastor of the Westminster Church by members of the Harrisburg Ministerial Association. The letter follows: "The sorrow that has come to you j and yours is shared by those who were brother-laborers with your be loved husband and we desire at this time to give expression of our sym pathy with you and yours and as well to our own sorrow and loss. "Brother Edwin E. Curtis as pastor of the Westminster Presbyterian Church, fulfilled the ideal of a true minister not only to his own people, but to that larger community to which it was his privilege to minis ter. " Always preaching a simple and evangelistic gospel, standing for a reverent faith in the Old Book, cour- | ageous in every attack upon evil, foremost in every movement for good, ministering at every opportunity to the aged, afflicted and suffering, he has filled a large place In the spirit ual life of the community. Always , smiling and genial, strong in his faith in God and man. constant and | loyal in his friendships, gifted with i homely commonsense, he was a coun- I selor and friend to his brethren long to be remembered and loved. "As our tears mingle with yours, I we express to you and your daughter j our deepest sympathy and join our i prayers to'yours that the only Com- j forter who is adequate to comfort | in sorrow such as this, may speak,- speak peace to our troubled hearts. Very sincerely, E. A. PYLES, President. M. L. MEISENHELDER, | Secretary, j HARVEY KLAER. Harrisburg Citizen Leaves to Live in Old Cumberland Cumberland county has gained an- j other voter. By the same token Har- j rlsburg has lost one. William S. ; Meek, Associated Press operator for the Telegraph, yesterday gave up his residence here and join ed fortunes with the cross-ih rlver commuters. He began commut- 1 ing to-day. Mr. Meek and his family j I removed their earthly belongings j I from the city to Camp Hill. The j I "flitting" occurred yesterday. Mr. i j Meek offered to help "flit," but when j I he insisted on ltftlng things and rid- ! ' ing on the rear end of the furniture j | van his good wife shooed hi-m away ! and he was found at the Harrisburg 1 end of the big service wire as usual. 1 j After he concludes such minor de- ! j talis as paying war-time "flitting" ! fees, getting In the winter coal sup ! ply, looking after the preliminaries toward the upkeep of a flock of 34 Leghorn chickens, getting a slant on the Cumberland county landscape and a few other unmentionable trifles connected with moving he will be established as a .Cumberland county citizen. Meanwhile he Is busy tak j Ing war reports and diplomatic hap : pentngs at the old stand. Austrian Fleet Hurries to Fiume; Hungary Speaks By Associated Press j Paris, Oct. 80.—Tho Austrian fleet I has been hastily concentrated at Flume, according to a dispatch from I Rome to the Temps under date of 1 October 27. A few vessels remain at Pola, but all that were at Cattarq | have left It Is said the eoncentra i tlon was demanded by Hungary. SNOOD LES Slew's Window-Cleaning Job Was a Howling Success By It ACT-LADY H I NO Sift ! it's ■ |~THAT3 "ToOTSY ;J ~"T " "T XV/ / fii' ' Athletes of Italy Declared to Be Responsible For Piave Victory The victory of the Piave was a vic tory for sports and athletics in Italy, according to a sporting weekly issued in Milano. The troops which held back the enemy at that historic river were among the first whose -training included sports, tournaments and ath letics. Their victory proved that a handful of soldiers trained in sports— ready to help, run, spring, fence with a bayonet, was worth more than a company of willing and obedient men not educated in the school of dexter ity, agility and gymnastics. A movement to establish sports defi nitely in the curriculum of the schools AMERICANS HEAR j REPLY TO HUNS; KEEP DRIVING ON Discussion Among Fighters Quiet and Earnest; Bet on End of the War With tlio American Army North west of Verdun. Oct. 30. —Germany s reply to President Wilson's latest communication and the reports con- | eerning the Austrian note requesting a separate peace, last night had reached virtually the farthest ad vanced American troops throughout this sector. As was the c.ase with the pre- 1 vtous notes and the various political j developments of recent weeks ( the news was promptly communicated to ; the fighting line by telephone from j main headquarters through the i army corps divisions and down to the brigades where it was prac ticable. Behind the lipes where the news spread more rapidly the men have watched the developments with that keenness of intelligence that marks the citizen army. Satisfied With Leaders The rank and file do not hesitate to comment and speculate on' the final outcome of the negotiations, but in his long trips over the front and behind the lines the correspondent has found at each step that the dis position of the men is to speculate on the character of the next develop ment rather than to express an opin ion of what should be done. The b <k of the American army now has beeti soldering long enough and seen enough hard fighting to become imbued with the principle that it is the American's duty to fight if ordlred so to do and to ac- AROUND THE BASES NEW DOPE FOR PRIMARY • SCHOOLS See the Hun; the Hun can run. | Can the Hun run; the Hun <lo run; The son-of-a-guii, see him run, run run. H-l'-X spells Hun and Run. New York, ( Oct. 30. —The United J States government has entered the thoroughbred stallion Adamtr Ex ! press In the annual exhibition of the I National Horse Show Association, to I be held in Madison Square Garden i the week of November 11, it was | announced to-night. So far as is known, this is the first time the gov | ernment ever appeared in the role !,of a horse show exhibitor. Adams Express, which is regarded ! ' by experts as the most perfect speci i men of horseflesh in the army, will i be exhibited to show the type of l horse suitable for improving the I nation's cavalry stock. The other day In a certain head- I quarters town In France, a French I poilu proudly greeted an American | comrade with: , "You spik French?" "Nope," answered the American, "not yet." | The poilu smiled complacently. "Aye splk Engleesh," he said. '.Ye ■ American grinned and the French j man looked about for some means to i prove his boast. At that moment, a | French girl, very trim an/d shapely i in her peaked hat, long coat and, I high-laced boots, passed by. The; ! French nodded his head at her, looked knowingly at the American, and said triumphantly, "Chicken!" The American roared. "Shake, old pal," he said. "You don't speak English; that's Ameri can. , The East End Football Team Is desirous of obtaining a game for this Saturday afternoon on thejr horte grounds. The average weight of the team Is 126 pounds. Apply 1917 Derry street, Manngor Daniel bell. When tribute Is made to our Fighting men's pranks; Doc Davis should Mvc a front Place in tho ranks For he was the flint; we hand Him our thanks To tell the boob Knlsori "They're Coming—the Y'anks." Annapolis, Md„ Oct, 30. - The Searchlight of the station ship HAHJRJSBURG TELEGRAPH I In Italy has been begun and is rap i idly gaining favor. The schools are accused of having turned out in the past a superabundance of weak, physi ' cally incapable young men, whereas I the country needs men of strong ] physique and physically efficient. There is a plea for less Greek and j abstract science and more air. eaer \ cise, and physical education in *the ! schools. ' The value of sports has been recog i nized in Army training camps, and l the Commissioner of Education has I been urged to change the school pro grams so as to give to physicat edu cation the importance it deserves. Chicago Doctor Says Football Cheering Is Bad For Influenza By Associated Press Chicago, Oct. 30.—Football sched ules were again Upset yesterday by a ruling of the state and city health authorities that the ban on ath letic contests, because of influenza in Chicago and Southern Illinois, will not be lifted this week. Dr. C. St. Clair Drake, state director of public health, said the cheering and yelling caused the throats to be come raw and make the persons more susceptible to the disease. Theaters and moving picture are authorized to reopen to-mor row and political meetings will be permitted on Thursday. v ' cept without any question tho orders of his government upon whose re quest he entered the war and upon whose decision he is willing to abide. In other words, the general army viewpoint is that if the American government declares for an armis tice, then an armistice is what thg army will approve of. If not, well and good, the men will go on fight ing. The discussion of the situation mostly has been quiet and earnest, but there also has pervaded the typ ical American jocularity with weird bets being made as to when and how the war will end. Meanwhile the fighting goes on, men are landing at the bases and the great war machine moves forward as if peace never had been men tioned. EXPLOSION LOSS *20,000 The explosion of a twelve by eigh teen-foot tank last Monday night at 8.15 o'clock containing atnmonla at the Merchants Ice and Coal Com pany's plant at Lebanon caused dam age estimated at $20,000 according to officials there. The concern is/ af filiated with the United Ice and Coal Company of Ha"lsburg. Heina'Mercedes has been pressed in- . to service to furnish illumination for the Middies' football practice in I the late afternoons since the change of time went into effect. The foot-! balls used in practice have b^en j painted white as a further aid to ] visibility. Captain Ingram was on the field; to-day and seemingly in good condl- j tion, but the doctors may not let him go in against the Philadelphia j Marines next Saturday. Roberts, the old Colgate back, also was in the practice to-day, x and Ewen, who is recovering from lumbago expects! to get in to-morrow, Bill Butler, who plays j -half, will be out for a few days with an injured foot. London, Oct. 30. —Emperor Wil liam has no intention of abdicating, but is willing, if it is for the good of the people, to ordain that his rights shall be reframed and find him some useful employment. There is n Job would sure suit Bill, A chance where all might help to kill The Berlin Beast, who's due for fire— Make him a National League umpire! Sfroudsburg, Pa., Oct. 30. —The war has brought about a big falling off in the number of resident hun ters In Monroe County. To date only 1200 licenses have been issued, 1600 less than a year ago. In Lncka wanna County there Is also quite a falling off among the seekers of game. Mantua, N. J., Oct. 30.—Roger W. Keen paid Game, Warden Vvisr S2O and costs for a rabbit his dog killed while running at large. Keen ad mitted that the rabbit was killed by his dog, but that he did not know 1 the latter was loose. New York, Oct .30.—Jess Willard will give two boxing exhibitions for the United War Work campaign in Texas according to a telegram from the champion, received here to night by James Coffroth, manager of the boxing oommlttee of the cam paign. Wttlard added that his op ponent would be seleoted by the Texas committee of the United W&r Work campaign, Coffrotk had hoped to have Willard meet either Jack Dempsey or Frde Fulton In this city.. LEA VES FRIEND FOR DEAD ON BATTLEFIELD; TURNS UP IN GERMAN PRISON HOSPITAL Lieutenant Wallower, of Harrisburg, Writes of Strange Hap pening in France When Two-Thirds of His De tachment Was Wiped Out in Battle A few weeks after the disastrous retreat of the particular British army with which Lieut. Herbert Wallower, of this city, was serving last March, he sent to the home folks a graphic description of the events of the great German offens ive which for a time threatened a world catastrophe. His particular unit was driven back and back until the field was covered with dead men and his own comrades were falling all about him. He himself carried to a place of safety a wounded com rade, but was compelled to leave one of hie best friends, a Scotch lieutenant named Sinclair, to die, as , he supposed, from severe wounds. | But Sinclair did not die as it now ; happily turns out, but is now a pris- j oner in Germany. Under orders of a staff officer Sinclair and Wallower had gather ed together what men • they could ilnd and stragglers from other di -visions and endeavored to hold a section of the lino against the on rushing Huns. Shells were coming from all directions and the men i were compelled to drop on their ! faces every few feet to escape the ; flying death. Hit by Shell "We finally arrived at our posi- i tions," savs Wallower in his letter i following the battle, "I taking half j of our men and manning a sunken : i-oad, while Sinclair took the rest, who dug themselves in across the field. We were reinforced by strag glers coming back through the val ley." He then tells of the attack by the Germans and the effort of his unit to capture a machine gun which was doing much damage in front of them. He then goes on: "They gave us hell, and it was only a few minutes before what was left of our thin line wavered, broke and fell back. Just as we stopped I saw a shell land just be-' side Sinclair, which got him. I ran over to hm, rolled him into the shell-hole, and found that his leg had been smashed and also two bullets through his arm and shoul der. He attempted to get on my back, but was too weak, and I couldn't lift him myself after many frantic and vain attempts. He im plored me to leave him and save my own skin while I could for he was too far gone. Such bravery in a' man I had never seen before, and in addition to that Sinclair was the chap I liked best, for he was a won derful chap and 1 was very fond of him. It almost broke my heart to leave him there, but he insisted on it and I had just about strength enough left to crawl back myself. The rain of bullets was like walk ing into the face of a hailstorm, and how those of us who did get back to the sunken road made it without being hit and in safety is known only to the good God who watched over us that day. I went over the top with twenty-four men and came back with eight." Sent KfTocts Homo Subsequently there was sent to Mrs. Sinclair, in London, the per sonal belongings of her husband, who was reported dead after every effort had been made to recover his [ body or. to find some trace of what had become of him. Now comes ",000 REFUGEES LEAVE FLANDERS; WALKISO MILES Pathetic Incidents Mark Exit to Holland; Mother Loyal to End Amsterdam, Oct. 30.—When the j German retirement in Belgian Fland i ers began it was expected that 250,- 000 refugees would seek safety in, Hcdland. Up till Saturday night. ' however, only a small fraction of this number had arrived. At thai time about seven thousand had passed through the gates marking the Dutch- Belgian frontier. So far there has been two main streams some thirty miles apart. One point of entry is where the Dutch provinces of Brabant and Llmbourg meet and the other is across the Meuse river into Maastricht, the capi tal of Llmbourg province. At these points the fugitives are registered by the military authorities and must undergo a physical examination, a Sufferings Intense The sufferings of the old and In firm men, women and children on the 150-mile tramp were Intense. Most of the French civilians had been on the road a month: others six weeks or two months. The fatigues of the Journey were too much for sopie, The weaker ones died on the way and a few others suocumbed soon after reaching the hospitable soil of Holland. Many of the refugees are suffering from grip and bronchial affections, Carries Dead Babe Many pathetic incidents occurred during the march. Among the refu a letter from Lieutenant Wallower, as follows: "I had a letter from Mrs. Sin clair, the wife of the Scotchman whom I had to leave wounded on the battlefield. He was reported for months as killed, but her letter told me she had heard from him as a prisoner in Germany and seriously \Vounded. I will write her and tell her what gallant deeds her husband performed that day. I was very thankful to hear that he is alive for I Nvas very fond and proud of him. I don't often meet them like him. When 1 got back to head quarters after that battle where I "found what had been saved of our baggage, I packed up Sinclair's, ready to send to his wife, and in packing his tunic, I took one of his badges for a remembrance and lert a note in the pocket. The other badge is the one she is going to have a brooch made of. The one 1 have iss that of the Bth Argyll Highland ers, a true Scotch regiment, and worth their weight in gold." In German Prison Hospital Mrs. Sinclair's letter to Lieuten ant Wallower is as follows: "113 Grierson Koad, Honor Oak Park, London: ' ~ "Dear Mr. Wallower —In looking through my husband's returned kit I have found a delightful surprise— your tribute to him. It just makes me want to shea tears of pride over him. Joyful pride, too, as I have received today my first letter from him from Ger many. .. "The suspense through these two months of silence has been very ter rible. „ , "1 fear he is rather badly wound ed, as he says he is in plaster or paris from his ribs to his feet and it takes four men to move hint, but one just thanks God for sparing bini. He says the food is very good, but time hangs rather heavily. "Needless to say, it would be of great interest to me to know a little more of what happened on that "Good luck go with you and bring you safely through. I am "Yours sincerely, (Signed) '' F - c 'f ir t ' hp "I'll have a brooch made of the 0t >lany strange stories have come out of the war. but nothing more n terestlng as a romantic narrative than this real experience of two sol dl<Lieutenant Wallower, who is a son of E. Z. Wallower, sailed for overseas duty in July, 1917, w . the transport camion section in the French army. He was on the Aisne front from August 1 of last yeat until November 5. He received a commission January 8 as second lieutenant in the U. S. Re serve En gineer\ having studied at a Brit ish sound ranging school. He ar rived on the British front February 25th with the British Fifth Army be fore St. Quentin during the Gorman advance of March 21. He was sta tioned at General Headquarters un til May 19, and was then assigned to Company B, 29th U. 8. neers. He was located near St. Mt hiel until the American advance of September 12, and took part in that gees reaching the Dutch border was a young mother with the body of her six-nionth-old babe clasped to her breast. The babe had died four days previously but the mother refused to bury the body In soil held by the enemy. An old woman of Cambrai traveled for three weeks in a chair tied on a cart. Scarcely had she reached neutral soil when the cart overturned and the woman was killed. Gettysburg Murderers to Get First Hearing Charles C. Relnecker and Clarence J. Collins, Gettysburg youths who confessed to the murder of George J. Bushman, also of Gettysburg, are scheduled to receive a preliminary hearing before Alderman John H. Shaner this afternoon at 5 o'clock. Alderman- Shaner likely will dis charge the case on no Jurisdiction grounds, the murder having been committed in Cumberland or Adams countv, according to the confessions of the boys. Cumberland and Adams counties then will decide where the case is to be tried. The boys wi; remain In the Dauphin county Jail until those two counties decide which county has Jurisdiction. Gettysburg authorities were sched uled to arrive here in a motorcar this morning to take the confessed slay ers to the scene of their crime and determine whether or not they were over, the bordrllne into Adams county when the shots which kiled Bushman were fired. Local authorities remain firm in their opinion that the murder took place In Cumberland county. No word has been received here as to whether Adams county will ac cede to f he conditions ol an act of assembly 'of 1860 which is said to give any one of Douphin, Adams or Cumberland county Jurlsdfctlon. Cumberland county authorities are said to feel that the Adams county courts should try the case. CAN'CRLS SHIP'CONTRACT By Associated Press Washington. Oct. 80. —Contracts for construction. of a number of ships at a cost of $80,000,000 by the Bethlehem Union Shipyards at Alameda. Cal., have been cancel ed* by the shipping tyturd. , r OCTOBER 30,1913. v NEWS OF STEELTON FINE FOR THOSE NOT CLEANING UP Stringent Measures Taken to Insure Sanitary Borough Next Week To force the order to clean up all premises in Steelton this week the health board has pointed out that an amendment made to the rules and regulations of the health board at the last meeting of the borough council calls for fine as well as im prisonment of those parties falling to observe the sanitary codes of the borough. The penalty attached is ap plicable not only to the tenants of such properties but to the landlords as well. The ordinance reads: "No house refuse, offal, garbage, dead animals, decayed vegetable matter, dishwater or organic waste substances of any kind shall be thrown on any Btreet, ditch, gutter or public place within the limits of the borough, and no putrid or decayed or decaying vege table matter shall be kept in any house, cellar or adjoining buildings or grounds in any quantities or for such length of time as to become obnoxious or prejudical to the health of the immediate vicinity." Any person duly convicted of vio lating the above shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $5 nor more than SIOO together with the costs of suit, and upon failure to pay said fine, to be committed to the borough lockup for a period not to exceed five days or in the county jail for a period not to exceed thirty days, the amount of said fine to bo at the discretion of the convicting magistrate; and the owner of real estate in which privy vaults, cess pools, etc., are not kept in sanitary condition shall be subject to a like fine or imprisonment. If the above law Is carried out, and the police say it will, there will have to be a whole lot of cleaning done In Steelton. The throwing of dishwater into the street and on the pavements is a regular thing in many sections of the town, most no ticeably, however, on certain squares of South Third street and in Mohn street. In these sections sanitary con ditions are unknown. The order to clean up is in line with the plans of the state board of health for districts visited with the epidemic, and all districts not clean ed up by the officials of the district themselves, will probably be placed under martial law so that the clean ing may be done. HKSIGXB AS INSPECTOR To take up his duties oi special in spector at the new port at Hulifax, N S., J. Beck, British inspector at tlie Bethlehem Steel Company at Steelton for the past two years, has resigned the latter post. James Schultz, on behalf of the local ex aminers at the plant, presented Mr. Beck with a watch. He takes qp his new duties November 1. His succes sor has not been chosen. FRANK PAPP Frank Papp died last night of pneu monia at his home, rear of 613 South Front street, after an Illness of only a few Jays. He was a member of the St. John's Society. Burial will be made Thursday morning at 11 o'clock, in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Father Zuvich officiating. JOSEPH CUNAAC Joseph Cunaac, of 746 South Sec ond street, died yesterday afternoon of influenza. No funeral arrang ments have been made. Play Safe — Stick to KING OSCAR CIGARS because the quality is as good as ever it was. They will please and satisfy you. 7c—worth it JOHN C. HERMAN & OCX Makers TT i ~Ti run, —~"T i 11 9 g a-/*/ 6 - WHOLE FAMILY ILL WITH GRIP Father Dies Short Time After Taken to Emergency Hospital A sad case cajpe to light last night when Lieut. Brandt, the army phy sician at the emergency hospital was called to a home at 400 Mohn street, and found there Steve Hen asci and his wife, Julia Henasci, both seriously 111 with Influenza and their two children, a boy of about three years old, and a little girl of a little over a year, sorely neglected and badly in need of attention. The whole family was Immediately taken to the emergency hospital, where the father died this morning at 6.30. The mother while seriously ill, has a good chance to recover. The children have not had influenza but are weak from neglect. The case has been taken up by the charity board of the borough, and Mrs. Hob bins has made arrangements for their care. There are now only twenty-eight cases at the hospital and most of them are rapidly recovering. In ad dition to the hospital work Lieuten ant Brandt made over a score of visits to families at their homes yes terday. The same story prevailed in almost all cases, unsanitary condi tions, neglect and indifference. Lieut. Shelly, who has been in charge of the reserve militia at the hospital, has been transferred to Greensburg with three men to take charge of the emergency hospital there. This leaves only nine militia men at the hospital here. SHED BlinXS DOWN A small shed in Frederick street, near Trewlck, was burned down last night shortly after 11 o'clock. The building was used for storage pur poses, and the damage was slight. Circus Elephant on Spree Dies Front Exhaustion Bridgeport, Conn. —Pilot, the most valuable elephant of the Barnum & Bailey Circus herd, went on a wild Rampage and after three hours of struggle his keepers were able to subdue him, four hours after which he died of exhaustion. The beast, whidh weighed Ave 1 tons, was valued at $16,000 and was considered one of the finest speci mens in the country. He began his rampage by attacking a smaller ele phant and ended it when Harry J. Moopey, his keeper, succeeded with help in binding his rear legs with chains and throwing him. Mooney is suffering from lacerations and bruises on the body and a possible fracture of the right leg. Charles Lukens Jumps Into Fence From Moving Train Charles Lukens, who is said by hos pital authorities to live in Duncan non, is suffering body injuries as a result of an unusual accident at Dau phin early this morning. Lukens, it is said, was riding a fast freight, and decided to get off at Dauphin. He Jumped from the train while it was moving at a con siderable rate of speed, and landed with great violence against a picket fence. First reports said he was impaled on the fence. He wa3 brought to Harrisburg on a train, and sent to the hospital, where it was said this morning his injuries consist of lacerations of the body. His condi tion is not. serious. He is aged 26 I years.
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