5 PLEAD CM
10 HOI LOOTING
Boys Accused of Whole
sale Robberies Make
Clean Breast of It in
Criminal Court
PROMINENT MEN
ARE WITNESSES
Spencer C. Gilbert, Henderson Gilbert,
Francis J. HaU and D. D. Hamrnel
baugh Testify as to Losses of Val
uables
Details of wholesale robberies iu
volving the looting of the homes of i
»io*eu or more prominent Harrisburgers
were related to Judge George Kunkel
at the morning session of the Janus:v
t-riaiinal court, which opened to-day.
Five boys, none of whom is out of iiis
teens, were called as defendants iu con
nection with sixteen separate charges
of felonious entry and larceny, one
charge of jobbery and one charge of
larceny. Kight youths were accused in
connection with* the robberies. Two
have evaded the police and one boy will
t>e tried in juvenile court.
Pleas ot guilty were entered in all
< ases bv Paul Schubauer, Joseph Os
borne, Milton Sehreffler, Weston Ashen
felter aud George Dare. Sentence was
deferred until the afternoon session in
order to g\ e counsel for the youthful
offenders an opportunity to offer a num
ber of character witnesses. The rob
beries dated back to early in Septem
ber. last. The loot consisted chiefly of
.jewelry, clothing, bathing suits and
some provisions, the total \alue of
which is estimated at SI,OOO.
Heirlooms, timepieces, each valued at
anywhere from SSO to $65; rinits and
other valuable articles, which the own
ers said had sentimental value, were ta
ken. The most of the plunder was re
covered.
Prominent Men as Witnesses
Spencer C. Gilbert, a member of the
Capitol Park Extension Commission,
and his son. Henderson Gilbert, presi
dent of the Harrisburg Chamber o«
Commerce, who suffered losses at the
hands of the youthful thieves, were
• ailed as witnesses, as also were Francis
J. Hall, Oliver Sensening. P. P. Hani
melbaugh, secretary of the Harrisburg
School Board, and William McPadden.
The witnesses confined their testi
mony to telling, in so far as they knew,
how entry was gained to their homes
and what articles were stolen. No oue
witness attempted to accuse auv indi
vidual defendant, but the five bovs all
made confessions.
Spencer C. Gilbert said jewelry val
ued at S2OO was taken from his home.
William McFadden lost watches and
jewelry valued at $200: Ward Jacobs,
sue pair of gloves, $1.5.0; Nathan Co
tton. shoes and wearing apparel: A. G&r
lier, clothing; Martin J. O Tonic, candy
an I cigars; D. P. Hammetbaugh.
■ anned fruit and other provisions; Miss
Fannie Ebv. bank containing $3: liar
• .sburg Park Commission. 174 bathing
►alts aud rain coat from bath house at
Beaeea street; 8. Riler. revolvers and
other hardware: Henderson Gilbert,
mandolin and jewelry; Francis J. Hall,
tvatches and jewelry. $150; Oliver H.
Sen MO ing, eggs and potato 'lips; Pa
\id Greenfield, $3 4 0 motorcycle;
•'arcs Ensminger. athletic goods;
S , :isK <hi b athletic goods.
Confesses Half a Dozen Bobberies
Osborne* pleaded guilty to being a
•arty to more than half a dozen of the
oi'cries. At the September criminal
sO'sht.s he pleaded guilty to stealing a
4-pou" i box of apricots, and w.<s to
been sentenced on October 14, but
1' failed to appea- in court ana evaded
r:>: ' re unti' " few weeks ago.
Stewart Palmer pleaded sui'.ty to day ,
.'through a trolley ear window, saving
, that he did so txva.;se he had been
eje : ~ -row the car. Judge Kunkel
sen: •to jail for sixty days and im
tK>sc 1 rhe regular $3 fine and costs.
Pain. - frequently lias been in jail, he
said, a'! because. "I get liquored up
and cannot navigate."
Stuart Acquitted of Assault
John E. Stuart was acqirtted of a
••iiarg' i • assault and battery. Hi-,
'■• other was the prosecutor. A .irv in
Judge McCarrell's court set Start
fre\ Immediately thereafter Joseph
Salinger was put on trial charged with
soliciting insurance without having a
license.
Five bi. - were ignored b.v the Grand
Jury, a- follows: Philip Fleck, false
pretense; ' -on F. Maibley. felonious,
entry; Macgliet S ilivan, Harry X. |
Warner and S-rouder N. Fiel l«. lar
ceny.
During court organi.-.ation. John M.
Brinton. of the Fifth ward. Steelton,
aas made foren-.an of the Grand Jury.
Two members of that body were ex
cused as follow-: Bertram Bush. Fourth
ward. city, and William H. Coleman.
Penbrook.
These petit ju-ors were excused:
Thomas Ely. Lyke:;s; Harry A. Footho
ap. First ward, city; Henrv X. Hum
mer. East Hanove- township; George
\. Hatman, Twelfth ward, citv, and
s-imnei S. Stro;t.p. W Kiainstown'. Ri h
a.-.l Zigier. West Hanover township.
wa« the only juro- not previousJv e\
.-used, who did not res;>on i at roll call.
One case was continued. It is that
Of Alburttis 1,. Keitzel. charged with
false pretense. Attorneys in the case;
announce"! that a settlement is likeiv
to be male.
MEETING AT REDEEMER CHURCH
Congregation Will Hear Reports and
Elect Officers To-night
At Redeemer IjUtheran i-hurch the
.ii.nual rongregatioua! meeting -.vi'l (u
'eld to-night at S o'clo- k. T-easurer
Krb and the pastor, the- Rpv. K. Victor
Roland, will make the r -eport*. Mem
bers will be elected to the ,-fiur h coun
eii.
The attendance was un .sualiv large
a: all services of the day at Redeemer
church yesterday. Holy Communion
was observed morning and evening an i
i.ew member, admitted to church fel
lowship. Children were baptized in
the afternoon.
Coasting Accident Fatal
Kane. Pa.. Jan. 11. —Joshua h»in
bridge, the 7-year-old sou v.' Mr. nii-1
M-s. Charles Bainbridge. died last night
from injuries received while coasting - '
RUMANIA IS READY
WITBJOO.OOO MEN
CMtlaned From First r«f*
massi's of men to within easy reach of
various point* on hw long lighting line.
The levies of 1914, amounting to 100,-
000 men are just leaving the training
camps, which will be occupied inline- j
I liatelv by the 1915 levies now called ;
i out. Germany's newest levy, just an-
I nouneed, amounts to 600.000 men of
the age of 19. and her masses of re
serves already under arms enable her
; to rush heavv reinforcements wherever
! required without withdrawing troops
' alrrti.lv engaged at the front, in either
1 the eastern or the western fighting
, .ones. This was shown a few days ago
i in Alsa.e, when the Germans assembled
i a force sufficient to recapture Burn
haujit from which point the French ■
! were threatening Muelhausen.
In the Western Field
For the moment the center of inter
est in the western field is Perthes, on
account of the railroads in that region
uli -h are of .great importance to both
the Germans and the French. Should
either site gain possession of the rail
wad now held by the other, the lines
of communication wouM be cut and '.t
be necessary to evacuate trench
es for a considerable distance. The
Germans retUized that danger, when the
French captured Perthes and brought j
up large forces in an attempt to regain
the lost territory. The lighting in Po
land recently has been purely of a 19v.1l I
character. The Germans are said to be
contemplating an attack at a ne«
\»oint. Apparently the Russians are
content for the present to maintain
their straight line north and south I
without attempting to push westward.
Germans' Objective Hungary?
Doubt is expressed in some quarters
whether the Germans who are reportei
to have gone so.fth. supposedly to a*s -t
Austria in the campaign against Servia,
are actually destined for that service,
i It is suggested that their objective is
; Hungary which is represented as much
upset> by the Russian advance against
Transylvania and the activities ot
Rumania.
Hope is expressed on ail sides here
that Sir Edward Grey 's reply to the
American shipping note will prove ac
ceptable to the United States. There is
some disposition to regard the statis
tic in the reply as an indication that
the British government has beeen dere
lict •• its duty iu permitting large
| quant ties of commodities required bv
j the beligerents to reach hostile na
tions.
FRENCH CAIN 200 YARDS
OF TRENCHES IN FIERCE
FICHTING WITH GERMANS
Paris. Jan. 11. 2.40 P. M. —The
, statement given out by the l":eiu :i War
Officer t is afternoon - iuws a continua
, tion at certain points of intermittent
eannotiading. :>;n these artillery duels
io not a. ; ear yesterday to have brought
any uiportant results. in addition .
there was some trench tightiug with
reu a gains, according to toe an
: nouncenient, which is as follows:
•• From the sea to the Lys there was
.venter*!#*-an-intermittent aud not v«ry
utense cannonading. In the region of
pres our artillery responded etnea-i
• iousW to artillery of the enemy and i
seut well pla ed s.iots against the Ger
man trenches.
"From the Lys to the Oise in the
region of Boissclle, our troops took
possession of a treueh of die eneuiv j
alter a violent To The northeast •
'i Soissons. on Spur 132, they yester
day repulsed a German attack." Follow
j ing this they attacked and occupied two i
,iine« of the enemy's trenches along a
front of aibout 500 yards, thus ex- |
; ten liug toward the ea'st the trenches j
captured January 3. and assuring com j
plete possession of 'spur 132.'
"Or. the Aisne and in Champagne as
far ;>s Rhei-ns there have beeu artillerv
ex.-hanges. From Kiieims to tiie Ar
gonne oil' artillery bombarded the first
!in>» tren les of the enemy and the shel
ters of the reserves. To the north of
Perthes, alter having driven back the '
ounter attacks referred to iu last
niguit's ommunieatiou, we made prog
ress and gained two huudred \ar.ls of
trenches.
"To the north Beaasejour the enemv
made a desperate effort to recapture the
irtle fort which he had previously lost,
:ii- ounter attacks were delivered with
energy. In each of them two battalions
were engaged, the second advancing in
close formation. Each attack was ?ar
j r.e.l on with determination, but ea.-h
, was revised.
'ln the Argonne there were some
--mall engagements and our front was
maintained. Between The Meuse and the
Moselle tae ray passed calmlv. i u t he
Vosges there was a heavv fall 0 f snow
Some shells fell in Oi l Thaun and on i
hill 4 25."
German Aeroplane Pilot Killed
Pari#, Jan. 11, 3 P. M.—A German
■leropiane flying over Amiens ha* been
brought to the around by a French ma
hine. The Frem-h airman went aloft
the mcroient the German was seen ap
proaching. He opened fire on his an
tagonist with the result that the Ger
man machine fejl within the French
line*. One of the German pilots was
killed.
Belgian Relief Steamer Floated
Norfolk, Va„ Jan. 11. —The steam
er John Pariiie, carrying Maryland's
. ontribution for the' Belgians, was
floated to-day apparently unJamapetl
after having been aground in B.i<k
river since Saturday. Her hull will b--
examined be>fore she proceeds for Rot
terdam.
HAUERSTOWN WEUIH.\«S
Penn-ylvania Couples Recently Married
in Maryland City
Hagerstown. Md., Jan. 11.—The fol- i
lowing Pennsylvania couples were mar-;
ried here:
Miss Caroline Brewer and Baldwin
Grover James, of Timber Ridge, by the
Rev. K. K. Thomas.
Miss Kha J. Mussleman, of this
city, aud Frank B. Lesher. a prominent
b,.sines> man of ( hambersburg by the
Rev. Dr. C. L. I'ate.
Mis« Mary Misaras and George John
sou, both of Mont Alto, at St. Mary's
Catholic parsonage by the Rev. J. H.
Kckenrode.
Miss Carrie E. Ebv, of Penbrook.
and Ceorge W. Uraham, of Harri-l»urg.
by the R ; >v. E. K. Thoma".
Mis* Nora M. Junv, of Liverpool,
and Charle3 H. Ixiucks. of Pine Urove.
b.v the Rev. tieorge B. Townsend, at i
tiie parsonage of the First Christian j
church. !
lIARRISIU Kt; SiWlv-IXDKI'KNHKN l\ MONDAY KYKXIXn. JANUARY 11. 191,".
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■ First to present the new Chin Chin sailors CA
iiT isbms — hvey uen JSxnvm&nZ
* HASB«BU»af POPULAB DIPARTmMT STOWI POPULAR MPARTIUN^TSIC
* The Fust Mid-Winter Clearance Reductions
i Boml B The 0n Fur Coats - F ir Sets and
; New Year Separate Furs
Before the noisy street to i ,
► the New Year hail ceased, or to /»« • w-v g # a •
; r "'rr ta r. I Offering Remarkable Savings
little babv girl was presented to t i • j w-\
Xlr and MrW. R Oyster. ft 27 , (Jfj {jOOU (JUaUtV FUrS
Kelly street, to whom we pre- x; %/ v
* sent the prize for the first baby
► born in the New Year, as per Kvcrv fur coat, fur set, liuift' aii(l scarf has been lowered iii price for inniiediate tliisnosal
► our offer. We would like to 1
y have had a Fairy present this Besides the very low prices offered, you also have the benefit of wearing these garments for the
token, that she might bestow , , _
upon tiny Miss Oyster a Gift of greater part of the winter. . . ■
y Happiness for every New Year
to Some Are Marked at Half, And Even
: Just Unpacked A Third ofthc Reg
: The Daintiest Fur Sets / J
► TT J /** ox 513.08, formerly up to $20.1X1. / \
► Ul U IlUor VJ Black Syrian Fox Bets. 10.00, ormerly up to .^'iO.OO.
► . -rj\ Black Wolf Sets. $12.00 and 515.00, formerly up to $20.00.
► mentS ror lllC Hudson Seal Sets. $25.00 to $30.00, formerly up to $50.00. /
► TTyX. O 1 815.00 to $30.00, formerly up to $50.0(1. j cMi;
*■ iN illte wcLl6 Natural Wolf Sets. $12.00, formerly up to SIB.OO. u} - ~J=i
► These in addition to our already French Coney Sets, trimmed with Fitch, $12.00, formerly up to T j
► large assortment of hamlsoiue nuts- * Natural Raccoon Sots, $15.00, formerly up to $'25.00. \ 'V ; ' :•' 'rpr fy A
y linwear, present an une«nialed tlis- (Jcnuine Civet tat Sots. $30.00, formerly up to $50.00. \ /. hium.., f
v f"; 1 of vasf | ln P°. p tanee are the UluUoa Soal alld Mole Sets . formerlv up to $75.1 e ?i n' /
splendid price values m the last re- tty L r- ywdi
► ceivement. Included are: Kolinsky Sets. $lo.OO, formerly up to s£>.oo. al
y Dainty Corset Covers of batiste with Splendid reductions on all Mink and Sable Sets. Jf7'
y wide ribbon-ruu beading front and bm-k: JKK^gSmBBnML <
* Styles at oOc are pretty ami varied. Fur Coats
y All-over ombroidory stylos, ribbon drawn . 1 v,
•it top: also sheer nainsook covers with 00-ilK'h 1 ony ( oats. formerly .7.>0,00.
*■ wide embroidery insertion and lace. An- Near Seal Coats. 830.00, formerly $(>0.00. !
y other is enibroiderv trimmed, with laee , ah . -
Myitis, and manv are the styles of em- Pony Coat, new short model, formerly $:io.00.
► broidery beadinp Vun with dainty ribbon Marmot Mink Coats, goovi for motoriiiß, $25.00, formerlv $50.00. I
* Handsome Gowns at 83c—one is a pood .„ , , , , , // I I
value; made in Empire style with i Iwo Near Seal Coats', short models; not the latest styles but splendid // /«/ // /
► voke Of Wide embroidery. r„n with wide f C r driving. SB.OO and SIO.OO, formfrlv $20.00 and $:J0.00. / / ///
y nbboo. lull length aud low cut neck. * f/ I / f l
Two models feature the high and V-ueck i If j /I If *
with vokes of tin\ cluster tucks and e:n- o c / ' // / /
. broidery, while of soft nainsook is an f // /
other style cut extra large, showing a Carac-ul Neck Pieces. 48<s formerly $2.00. ' '/
youc ot tiny tucks and embroidered bands. j . , , 111
► Gowns at T."c—low, round neck styles; ! Near Seal Muns, St>l.4», formerly Vi.00., / / l
trimmed at yoke and sleeves with emb'roid- ].' ox JiutTS, $4.95, formerly SIO.OO. / /
ery. rim with neat ribbon. ' . / / 5
► Gowns at 98c-—Empire style with low. i French Cone) Muffs, SpJ.tls, formerly SIO.OO.
, t,ri, " n ' oll with wlde Srfis9 !' Odd lot of Neck Pieces at $1.98, formerly .up to $12.00.
► Second Floor —BOWMAN'S. j Second FIoor—BOWMAN'S.
: Of The Latest Henderson Corset Modes, We j IMPORTANT
Invite Your Inspection Wa tch to-momm-.
»• There is uo part of woman's attire that deserves more careful consideration than the corset—the announcement of the
* foundation of perfect fitting garments. great
* Henderson Corsets are unsurpassed for style, beauty and comfort, as well as for workmanship and
They merit the universal approbation that is extended to them by thousands of women who arc
January Silk j
y acquainted with their excellent qualities. j ' O 1
y You may be interested in a detailed description of several good models, and of the moderate I wcLlO
► Fine brocade model Elastic Reducing Corsets for the slight and medium which Starts
for the average tig- even distribution of surplus flesh, figures, ami features U/ j j I tt
* UIV ' futures a low comes in low and medium bust mod- free hip boning, J3nU3rV 13
► J isf bust, long skirt, and els with long hips for average or full Another model of JlMj- i
► f V the free hip. Wide figures. Elastic gores front and back. double strength, luts
J elastic gores at bot- Price is $3.00. graduated clasp, and JL W BLVV HcUX SwltcllCS
i /r"' l tom ' a " d he 2 v . y h . os ! Several Models at $2.00. Fea- excellent for medium \ ,
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k ? ! si\ with elastic gores in skirt that ad- bust and longJlOW \ \ _ J
; Also at this nrice just the body perfectly to every po- skirt; heavy hose sup-'/i . ; •>! I : ; ll '' llll^ la . val,K \ .tehes of 1
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y Ji -| fliivA Wlth ,ow !)Ust a,ul Coutil Corsets for the average fig- in? Corset with hi<'h. V • '-I V present mode of liairdressing. To- J
[ . Mong skirt. Has ven- I ure. with sott top and reinforced and medil f m <U' | H# morrow only. \
f ~ \Mm tllated tHll , gUe P ro " c a>P ' low bust and long skirt), come j.ips also comes at ' i (We will make your own combi.lgs J
" A tet '. ,or undep , trollt SI.OO. iiilLJ ' n, ° f > switch at the special price of J
► lacing vest, hlastic Henderson Corsets at sl.oo—one j second Floor— IllTylii $1.25.) 1
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STOUGH FLATFOM DROPPED
Section of Choir Loft at Aitoona Taber
nacle Collapsed at Men's Meet
ing Yesterday
Aitoona, Jan 11. —The Sunday aft
ernoon meeting at the Sto>igh taber- '
uacle, which was for men only, was)
replete with thrills, being characterized
: by sensational attacks by Dr. Stougn ,
upon County Detective .lames U.
Spangler and clubs which maintain side
boards, and with the collapse of a por
tion of the platform upon which the
city clergymen and members of the
chorus sit. No one was injured and the
event did not interfere with the serv
ices.
Dr. Stough had just begun his ad
dress when the joists which held up;
several tiers of the seats gave way and
the setts and their occupants sank to
the floor with i» crash. Shortly before,
the lady members of the chorus had left j
the tabernacle and the seats had been
tilled with men who had been standing
at the tear end of the tabernacle. Dr.
Stough had spoken but a few moments
when there was a loud report and a
crash of timbers tod the men found |
themselves sitting with their seats rest- 1
ing upon the floor. There was 110 out- j
cry, for nobody had been hurt, and
there were calls for Dr. Stough to pro
ceed.
I'rofessor I). '•*. Spooner, the musical
director, jumped ution the platform and
gave out a hymn, so that in the singiug
a panic might lie averted. But there
! v.as no panic. Everybody remained iu
I rheir seats ami an examination of the
conditions revealed that there was no
further danger. Some of the men took
>eats elsewhere and Dr. Stougli pro
ceeded with his address on "Winds anil
Whirlwinds."
PLAN FIGHT IN TIE
SI.OOO CHECK CASE
Continued l-'roin Firm Pace.
here from New York against the pair.
The local police say they have
learned a good deal of the history of
Mercer since Ins arrest. Two months
ago, when a New V'ork detective came
to Harrisburg for requisition papers,
he made a request to see Mercer, think
ing he would recognize him. After see
: ing Mercer be told the local police
Mercer has been known as an "ambu
lance chaser" in New York City and
while engaged in thai work forged an
order of court, an alleged crime for
which he was taken back to New York
I from Los Angeles. California.
Mercer would get damage cases for
attorneys, the New York detective said,
i and during this work he was said to
have forged the name of a New York
' .Judge, permitting a case to be settled
! out of court. With this instrument,
' the police say, he collected $4,000 dam
ages and left New York. He was re
turned to New York on that charge,
the police learned, anil while in the
Tombs made statements that were re
sponsible for a nutirtjer of prison em
ployes being discharged and a young
. lawyer being disbarred. During this
time, it is said, District Attorney Je
; roine became interested in Mercer and
i iie obtained a suspension of sentence in
I that case.
Mercer'n Brother Here
This story was iu the main confirmed,
| according to the local police, by a New
I York nian who came to Harrisburg last
Friday and who will likely be at the
trial and a witness if need bo. That
Mereei did not confine his "ambulance
chasing' to New York City is proved to
I the satisfaction of the Harrisburg po
j lice by a bit of conversation between
; Police Captain .Thompson and Mercer
j while the latter was being "mugged."
I Captain Thompson told 'Mercer that
his face seemed familiar and he be
lieved he had seen him somewhere be
| fore.
"That may be true," Mercer is
quoted as replying. "I have been in
Harrisburg several times and have been
| in your hospital and got some good
, damage eases. Your attorneys here are
i slow. T got one good case that took
j only four weeks to settle."
One of Mercer's brothers came to
I Harrisburg last week to aid in his do
! fense. It was said around police head
i quarters this morning that a New York
| attorney will he brought on to Ifarris-
I burg to aid Mercer and Leßrun in
the case.
Mercer and Le Brun, who wore fur
coats and other costly apparel, are said
to have started for Harrisburg from
New York in an automobile, which
broke down near Trenton, N. J„ the
rest of the journey to this city being
completed ...bv rail. In the party also
were Mrs. f.eßrun. a chauffeur 'and a
maid. The auto is said to have been
I shipped to Chicago after the break
down. The chauffeur left Harrisburg
i before the police knew of his presence
j here, but the niai<l was sent back to
j .New York on a charity ticket obtained
1 for her by the police. Tne inen were
| going under names other than Mercer:
j and Leßrun, using the assumed names |
| on the checks they cashed here, aceord
j ing to the police.
DR. SWALLOW AT 6KTTYSBLRG j
Spoke to College Students at Meet
ings There Yesterday
Three addresses were made yesterday
by l>r. .Silas C. Swallow at Gettysburg.
! He addressed the Brotherhood of Christ !
Lutheran church, composed of Penusyl- i
vania College students, at 10 o'clock in j
; the morning; the Methodist Sunday j
school at 11 o'clock and a men's mass |
meeting iu the college chapel at 3 j
| o'clock in the afternoon under the I
i auspices of the college Y M. C. A.
There is a well developed religious
| spirit at the college, and the students
| turned out iu good numbers to hear I
: Dr. Swallow's talks.
COLORED PEOPLE'S MEETING
, Social Branch Will Hold Session at i
Baptist Church Friday
Th<> next quarterly meeting of the
' Harrisburg branch of the National As-,
| sociation for the Advancement of Col- i
ored People will be held Friday oven-1
ting at 8 o'clock sharp, at St. Paul's!
| Kaptist church, Eleventh and State'
streets.
Members are urged' to attend this!
meeting and hear the branch re|>ort and)
become familiar with branch activities.
1 FEW PRISONERS l\'s. C. PEN
Governor Blease Has Granted Pardons
to 1,074 During His Term
By Associated Press.
Columbia, S. Jan. 11.— Less tha.ii
! 125 prisoners ar c now in the State
penitentiary here as the result of tiia
large number recently pardoned or pa
j roled by Governor Blease, it was ma ton
i known to-day. Approximately 2,0 twj
1 men remain in the country couvitft
squads while there are 155 iii the Statw
I reformatory.
The Governor's action Saturday in
j granting full pardons to a.bout 1,000
paroled convicts was for the purjose
lof restoring their citizenship. Avail
j able records indicate that the Governor
! lias granted clemency to 1,674 prison
ers since he was. inaugurated near v
, tour years ago. lie will retire on Jaii-
I uary 19.
BEHEABSING FOB CONCERT
Kolouial Kids Start With Feea of
Frankfurters and Oranges
The Kolouial Kills yesterday started
1 special rehearsals for tlier concert to
1 be announced later with a feed of hot.
frankfurters and oranges. If this e<
■ ert is played with the same vim the
hot dogs were devoured, llarrisuurg*. ,
will have a chance to hear an even bel
ter performance than they did last
spring when they scored sudh a hit.
The band now numbers about forty,
but considering the inducements offer
ed, the capital city should have an or
ganization numbering near the hundred
mark.—Adv.*
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