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"MEN A RE FOOLS," SAYS WIDOW
Then She Is Fined 91,000 for Trap
ping Mate Seekers
Kansas City, Kan., Jan. 25.—"Men
ere such fools," Belle W. Freeman, a
widow of 35 years, told Judge John C.
Pollock, Federal Judge. And then she
smiled sadly, as the court agreed with
her and without compunction fined her
*I.OOO.
It was not a husband she wanted, she
told the court, when she advertised for
a maite. It was the money "those fool
men" had. And it was easy to get. But
it was the way that Mrs. Freeman got
the money from prospective husbands
that made the trouble for her. She sent
out several ads for men who had matri
money as a purpose. Then when her ads
were answered she answered, asking for
carfare tha/t she might come to them.
Government officials found at least 20
men had sent "carfare." However,
Mrs. Freeman broke off correspondence
»s soon as the "carfare" arrived.
But Andrew J. Hurst, owner of a
sawmill at Swift, Mo., didn't mind be
ing fooled, but he did mind when it
cost him $25. Jesse Lee, of Mahaffey,
Pa., also took Uncle Sam into Ms con
fidence, and then came Qharles Thedal,
of Bremen, Col., with a call for help.
Mrs. Freeman was arrested and in
dicted by a Federal Grand Jury in
Wichita, Kan., last September. She
was released on $250 bond. She was
not heard from again until she waa ar
rested at Shawnee, Ok la., a short time
ago.
Judge Podlock fined her SSOO on one
count and $250 each on two other
counts of using the mails to defraud.
OLD CHURCH REDEDICATED
JTaber Reformed at Lebanon Improved
and Enlarged
iLebanon, Pa., Jan. 2's.—Services
■narking the rededication of the old
and consecration of the new portions
of Taber Reformed church here were
held yesterday in charge of the pastor,
»he Rev. Dr. W. D. Happel. The speak
ers on the occasion were the Rev. I>r.
3<ewis D. Robb, Wilkinsbnrg; the Rev.
33. E. Bromer, Greensburg, a former
fiastor of Taber church; the Rev. Dr. T.
ffj. Bickel, the Rev. Frank Lefler, the
3?ev. I. C. Fisher, the Rev. W. C. Hess
and the Rev. U. (Henry Heilman, all
local Reformed ministers, and Judge C.
!V. Henry, of this citv.
The original limestone church build
ing erected in 1792 is preserved in its
fintegrity and the new chapel is an in
tegral part of the original church
•building. The chapel has a. seating ca
ducity of 950 and is an up-to-date Sun
day school touilding and assembly room,
ninety .feet square. The improvement
of the old church and erection of the
new chapel cost $50,000.
I BOY BANDITS ARRESTED
Gang of Six Charged With Robbing
Grocery Store
Pittsburgh, Pa., Jan. 25.—Six boys,
(16 to 20, are under arrest in McKe'es
port, following a wild adventure in a
taxicab Saturday night, including an
attempt to ro'b the Dravosburg State
l>ank and the robbery of a Dravosburg
grocery.
Albert Von Arx, a Pittsburgh chauf
feur, was engaged by the six to drive
them to a point in the East End. Be
fore they had gone far he was com
•pelled, at the point of a revolver, to
relinquish the wheel and was gagged
and tied to a seat inside the taxicab.
The bandits reached the Dravosburg
"bank a few minutes after it had closed
fit 9 o'clock. Leaving there, the six
masked lads drove to the grocery of
Joseph McCune, nearby, held up a clerk
and robbed the cash register of SSO.
IMcCune telephoned the McKeesport po
lice, who captured the gang in that
«ity.
SISTER SEEKS LOST BROTHER
Twelve-Year-Old Lonesome for Only
Other Member of Family
Allentown, t'a., Jan. 25.—Tiding of
her only brother, Michael, aged 15, are
anxiously sought by Birdie Morrison,
12 years old, of No. 454 Union s/treet.
The boy was taken from Allentown last
April by a band of horse traders headed
by Joe Carrigan, and the last heard of
Shim was while the band was in Milton
August 20.
The sister is alone in the world, and
not only desired the companionship of
iher brother, but is haunted by the fear
that misfortune or tragedy may have
befallen him. She says the horse-trad
ing band is likely to be in Delaware,
over winter, but does not know whether I
the brother is still with. it. Michael I
has light brown hair, is tall and thin i
and has two large teeth in front.
EAGER FOE GROUND HOG DAY I
Every Other Prophecy of Early Spring
Making Good to Date
Woodbury, X. J., Jan. 25.—Farmers
are anticipating an exceedingly early
spring, hundreds of acres were plowed
last week and tree trimming and grape
\ ine pruning have been pushed along.
It has been a very open winter and
farmers have their heavier fertilizing
work all done. Only for a week have
the streams been frozen so that boats
eould not be operated, so that the
average farmer is away ahead with his
work.
The gooee-bone prophecy has held
good this winter, the supply of nuts
for squirrels was not large," and now
all that is awaited to make sure that
spring will be earlv is the antics of
the ground hog on February 2.
PREFER CATS TO BABIES
Toledo Humane Society Records Show
Astounding Conditions
-Toledo, Jan. 25.—Stray cats—-the
back alley, deserted tenement house
variety—are in greater demand in Tol
edo than ba.bies. Records of the Toledo
Humane Society show the battle-scarred
cat of nocturnal, back-fence habits,
can grab o tf a good home, live on ala
'•arte meals ami sleep in a comfortable
•bed, while deserted infants no bee 1
KUig.
In one month homes for eight cats
were found. The society placed iour
babies—not in homes, but in county
and religious institutions.
EMPLOYMENT FOR 500 MEN
Singer Machine Factory Opens Another
Department on Full Time
Elizabeth, N. J., Jan. 2's.—Five hun- j
dred men employed in the tool room of '
Singer's machine factory in this city
received word yesterday to report for |
work to-day.
They have 'been idle since last Sep-1
tember, and return to work on a full
time basiia. This is the second depart
ment to be effocted by improvement in
conditions.
HARRISBURG, JAN. 25th 1915
Concerning Your Grocer and
the Beech' Nut Delicacies
EVERYBODY in Harrisburg has heard always been animated with a deep-rooted
of the Beech-Nut Delicacies. So have desire for the best of everything,
the people of the whole state of Penn
sylvania and of every other state in the It Is Un-American for Any Man to
\i7*u Limits on the Aspirations
Wherever you go nowadays—in the big of the American People
cities, in the small towns or in obscure vil- Toward Better Living
lages, you find people familiar with the Beech- « . .. , .
Nut reputation and Beech-Nut methods Lven the workingmen of our land de-
You will not find a body of men any- bettCr g J e * te ? Y ariety of *
where who are more deeply convinced than feoiT ° f the t,tled of
the grocers of America that Beech-Nut Deli- .
cacies are as fine as human skill can make , \. or f V e wag f, ? a ™ ers of America are
them. leading the world in the amount of cash to
their credit. ,
The Public Appreciation of Beech-Nut They have loaned the savings banks
Delicacy and Flavor $4,727,403,950; to the savings departments
of national banks, trust companies and other
It is agreed by grocers and housekeepers banks, over $2,000,000,000 more—a total
alike, and conceded by everybody, that for of Seven Billion Dollars.
or delicacy and flavor, the products This .represents cash savings alone. It
o e Beech-Nut Company stand alone. is the greatest accumulation of savings
Whose fault is it then if there are some ever put together by a nation of wage
(people in this city who have been deprived earners and goes far to show why the
of a chance to taste the Beech-Nut Delicacies American people are the most discriminating
—to critically examine and compare them in the world. They can well afford to be.
with the ordinary products of commerce? _
For there are many Beech-Nut Delicacies G ° p a G °° d Grocer Who
besides Beech-Nut Bacon that you would like 'Desirefnr*tf P/JPT
to know about and be glad to try. Desire for the Best
You will be surprised to know that a cer - The trouble with the indifferent type of
tain class of grocer is to blame. And the grocer is that he allows his ideas of his cus
peculiar reason he gives for his pathetic and tomers to be bred in an atmosphere of dis-
I impractical mistake is, that Beech-Nut Deli- trust and fostered by a small coterie not at
cacies are too good for his trade. Taking it representative of the community,
for granted that their quality standards are You will find it quite otherwise with the
rixed on inferior goods, and that it is no use Beech-Nut Grocer. In all the good grocery
to otter them Beech-Nut. stores of this city you will find Beech-Nut
This, mind you, when we are living in an Delicacies displayed on counters, in show
age of advancement. When the tendency windows—oaf where everybody can see and
everywhere is rapidly and strongly towards examine them, and not held in reserve for a
a higher standard of quality, especially in few favorite customers.
those things which contribute to the comforts When a woman shows interest in Beech
and pleasures of life. Nut Delicacies the grocer does not say to her
that she is prompted by a too ambitious mo
• The Growing Store Should Progress tive and should cast it aside and be satisfied
with the Advanced Standards with something inferior.
of Public Taste It i s G f no consequence to the Beech-Nut
And where is there another nation in Grocer ? hethe * the cußlo PJ er I be a ,ear "? d
which there is a stronger desire among the ? a " unle if n f d Joman. He knows no dis
people for good food than here in the United Junction. .f, .j lp i . ? s as P°h te
States? to the judgment of everyone who
v , . ! , comes into the store. He provides his cus
j n ? ve ? . an American housewife tomers with the finest he can get. He never
accused of stinting her husband and children thinks the best is too good for them.
asanideafprovider. Shewsodiscriminating! f f®t cl ?' Nut . Grocers ha , ve ' he
so lavish in her expenditures for the things £ ull c ° l } fldence of their customers and they
)M J B^e P^ aces u P° n her table, that strangers who j/)
) have observed her generosity criticise her for And that is why we are determined never i i
\ spoiling her family. to offer for sale any article under the Beech- i
WM But the women of this country have been Nut label until we are satisfied that it «
M trained from infancy to appreciate the good better than any sxm,lar art,cle made ' I
Wm things of life. They are noted for the nicety BEECH-NUT PACKING COMPANY VOI
Vljffl and »upenority of their taste. They have CANAJOHARIE, N. Y.
AGED SCULPTOR DIES
Anna Whitney, Creator of Statues cf!
Patriots
Boston. Jan. 25.—Anna Whitney, |
said to have been the oldest sculptor in j
the country, died last night at the ai'e
of 93 years.
Statues of Samuel Adams and Lief
Erikson, in this city, and a busrt of
Charles {Summer, erected near Harvard
square, Cambridge, are among her prin
cipal works.
Mine Nearly Exhausted
Ha/Jeton, Jan. 25.—Kxtensiive bor
ing operations at Upper Lehigh have
failed to reveal any more coal measures
and the pillar robbing and other aban
donment methods in vogue at the col-
HARRISBURG ST A R-INDEP falN DENT, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 25, 1915
a
lierv are to be continued. The houses in !
the hamlet are being razed and the Up-'
per Lehigh Coal Company is nearing |
the end of its sixty years' life.
GARY BAIL MILL TO OPEN
1 ,■">00 Men to Be Added to Regular
Force of :t,ooo
Gary, Jnd., .lan. 25.—The Gary rail '
mill, which has -been elosed for three i
months, is to be o|>ened on February 8, j
and other departments of the Illinois!
Steel Company's plant will take on
more men wuthin a few weeks, accord
ing to an announcement made here last
week by the company.
The present working force of 3,000
will be increased by 1,500 men.
TWO PLANTS RESUME WORK
Need of Men for Employment Given As
Reason for Opening
Danville, Jan. 25. —The Danville
Stove ::nil Manufacturing Company and
the Montour Iron works of the Phila
delphia and Heading Iron Company,
will resume work this week.
11. T. Hccht, general manager for the
Reading corporation, said there was no
reason for the factory resuming at this
■time other than that the men needed
the work, as the iron trade conditions
are not good.
At'cording to Alexander Foster, gen
eral manager for the wtove concern, tho
same is true in that trade, and he does
not look for much improvement beforo
AJarvh.
AMERICA'S BIGGEST GUN
Throws 2,400-Pound Shell 21 Miles,
and Is for Use at Panama
■Boston, Jan. 25. —The army's big
gest gun, recently finished at Watervleit
arsenal for the defense of the Panama
canal, and which is capable of throw
ing a 2,40>0-pound shell twenty-one
miles, was brought to the Watertown
arsAal for its carriage last week.
The gun, which is iifty-six feet long,
required a specially constructed freight
car for transportation.
Teacher Drops Dead
Columbia, Pa., .lan. 25.—While on
hiis way to the school house in Wash
ington borough, where he was a teacher
for forty years, James Douglas, 71
years old, dropped dead from heart <1 is
ease.
SONG COVEBS JAIL ESCAPE
"Down By the Old Mill Stream"
Smothered Saw's Rasp
Ladyamith, Wis., Jan. 25.—While
fellow prisoners sang J'Down 'by the
Old Mill Stream" in honor of the ac
cession of a new Busk county Sheriff,
W. King, recently arrested |t Superior
and hold here on a robbery charge,
sawed his way to freedom.
The rasp of the saw harmonized with
the singing as an obligate and the es
cape was not discovered until long aft
er King had gone. He was charged
with burglarizing a general store and
the postoftice at Tony.
RICHEST IN GRANDPARENTS
Baby Is Known to Have Eleven, Pos- I
sibly Twelve
Maueh Chunk, Pa., Jan. 25. Alar- "
gu.ret Elizabeth, 18-months-old daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Bruch, of East
Maueh Chunk, probably has 11 living
grandparents—more, perhaps, than any
other little girl in this county.
Her great-grandmother is Mrs. Mary
Bruch, of Milton, aged 80 years; her
great-grandmother, Mrs. Sarah binder
man, of Shainokin, 75; her great-grand
mcvther, Mrs. Catherine Hascher, of
Packerton, 70; her great-grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. Moyer, of East Maueh
Chunk; her grandmother, Mrs. Henry
Hose her, of East Maueh Chunk; her
grandfather, Henry Hascher, of East
Maueh Chunk; her grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. David Fetterman, of Nan
ticoke, and her grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. Harvey Bruch, of Milton, Pa.
Her great-grandfather, J. Hascher
was last heard from in the West two'
years ago, and is not known to be
dead; so that if he is still living he
makes the twelfth. Her father is the
son of May Lindernian Bruch Fetter
man, of Nanticoke, Pa.
Her honor is undivided, for she is
the only living grandchild on either
side of the family.
VIRGINIA TO SUE MORGAN
Will Ask Supreme Court to Give It
Martha Washington's Will
Washington, I). C., Jan. 25.—The
State of Virginia will BUB J. P. Mor
gan, of New York, in the Supreme
Court to recover the will of Martha
Washington, which is said to have been
stolen from the files of the records of
Fairfax county in the Civil war. The
papers in the suit are ready and will
be filed in the Supreme Court within
a few days by Attorney General Pol
lard and John S. (Barbour, of Virginia,
the latter representing the supervisors
of Fairfax county.
The Martha Washington -will is now
among the papers of Morgan and was
purchased by the late J. Pierpont Mor
gan, his father. The authorities of
I'airfax county, upon discovering that
the elder Morgan had the will of the
wife of the first President of the United
v tates, naked him that he return it to
its rightful owners. IMorgan refused to
return the will to Fairfax county.
SLAYS HIS ENTIRE FAMILY
Victim of Religious Dementia Kills
Three Children, Wife and Self
Butler, Pa,, Jan. 25. Leaving a
note saying, "No one to blame but my
self; no religion," and asking that he
be buried in his best suit and that his
hair be parted in the middle, Harry H.
Woods, of Harmony, this county, yes
terday morning shot and killed his wife,
Alice, his three children and then put
a bullet into his own brain.
Woods, who was a telegraph opera
tor, did not report for duty yesterday.
Neighbors who investigated found the
bodies of the "five in the attic last even
ing. All had been shot in the head.
A neighbor heard shots at 5 o'clock a.
m., but suspected nothing. Mrs. Woods
had gone downstairs to prepare break
fast and was shot as she entered the
attic. Woods fell over her body when
he put a shot into his own head.
Woods had been acting strangely for
weeks. He was a man of some prop
erty and is said to have been partly in
sane over religion.
MADE GLASS EATER BY DRINK
Judge Is Merciful to Unusual Booze
Juggler in West
Milwaukee, Jan. 25.—Henry Jones,
alleged by Policeman Kelling to be a
glass eater, was arrested recently on
the charge of /being drunk. The otueer
found a water glass in the possession
of Jones.
According to Kelling, Jones was vis
iting downtown cafes and was giving
demonstrations of glass eating, his re
muneration being several drinks. He
was on his way to another cafe, the
patrolman said, when the arrest was
made.
"I am ashamed to admit that when
ever I become intoxicated I eat glass,"
Jones acknowledged to the Judge. Sen
tence was suspended.
TAXES MAKE MILLION MYTH
Baseball President Claims Only SM(H)
and Probe Begins
Chicago, Jan. 25.—"Yes, I ran a
shoestring into $l,O M,000," was one
of the favorite remarks of Charles
Webb Murphy when he was president of
the Chicago National League Baseball
Club. But that was before the tax
campaign started.
In his personal property assessment,
IMurphy docs not lay claims to vast
wealth. He admits approximately S6OO.
Statos Attorney Hovne is seeking the
answer.
With this end in view, Charles P.
Taft, of Cincinnati, reputed owner of
the 'baseball club has 'been subpoenaed
before the Grand Jury.
CATHOLICS BUY HOMESTEAD
Parochial School and Hall to Be Erect
ed on Property
Pottsville, Pa., Jan. 25.—The Rev.
Francis V. McGovern announced at the
morning services at St. Patrick's
Catholic church yesterday that the
Mudey mansion opposite the church on
Mahantongo street, had been purchas
ed for the congregation and that a com
modious parochial school and hall would
•be the latter for the use of the
young people of the parish. The paro
chial schools of this parish are over
crowded.
Cut Wedding Cake After 44 Years
Portland, Ore., Jan. 25.—Having
been kept in a sealed metal box ince
the wedding of his parents in Saginaw,
Mich, forty-four years ago, a largo,
elnboratelv iced and decorated wedding
cake made its second appearance at tho
marriage feast of Mr. and .Mrs. Ralph
lleald, both of Portland. The cake,
despite its journeyings and age, was as
good as the day it WHS made.
William D. Lewis Dies
Shenandoah, Pa., Jan. 25.—'William
D. Lewis, 61 years old, died last evon
ing of pneumonia. He was inside su
perintendent of Kohjnoor colliery here
and was with the Philadelphia and
Reading Coal and Iron Company forty
two years.
Retired Manufacturer Dies
Allentown, Pa., Jan. 25.—John C.
Pretz, aged 65, a retired manufacturer
and member of one of the oldest fami
lies in this city, died yesterday at the
Allentown hospital, following an oper
ation.