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RAILKOA AS ins IIL CARRIERS Is Sound Business Proposition and Should Be Considered Accordingly, Say Carriers Special to Tht Telegraph r.vKn Ano 7. The ouestlon of who la in tne ngm controversy regarding vj railroad la handling tno iui Etlll on and far from a seiuemeui. principles which should govern no of Daylna the railroads for carrying the V. 4n A Hlfllfla mans are to aay set went by tha Railway Mall wm mittee, acting for the railways of the United States. The statement ib Iowb: "Carrying mall 13 a commercial vice.

The post onice is a comnioivji" department of the uovernmenu 11 private company ran there could De no inougni ui iu vidua! having that company ao a bci vlce for him at less tnan a iair rio, and there could be no thought or. tnat private company expecting railroads to transport the malls for other than office Is operated by the trovernmeru chiefly because of the economic gam which results from having the whole work done by a single organization. "In payinsr the expenses of the post offloe, the Government Is not distributing public funds, but it is paying one class of citizens for services rendered to another class. Should the Railroads, then, be expected to perform a service for tne people vmcij at a less rate than wouia oe exicieu for th same persons individually Sparrow's Point Road Sold to the Pennsy? chu.nKU Alio 7 Ppnnsvlvania officials declined yesterday to discuss the purchase by the railroad, through the Philadelphia, Baltimore and "Washington, of the Sparrow's Point Railroad, from tha Pennsylvania Steel Company. By way of explanation they pointed to a statement that the Pennsylvania Steel had sold the road in pursuance of its policy to get rid of its railroad RAILROAD NOTES Assistant' road foreman of engines, S.

G. Glassbieren, is on his vacation and has gone to Colorado. Records compiled recently show George W. Smith, of Chambersburg, the oldest employe in point of service, havinir served forty five years. Local Pennsylvania Railroad officials deny that a numcer ot passes win oe recalled.

They are only after those who have been abusing the pass privileges. William J. Rose, division passenger agent of the Pennsylvania Railroad Is on a trip through the cool reerions. Superintendent R. J.

Stackhouse of delphla and Reading, was in Reading yesterday. Aaccording to a new ruling the wives of freight engineers are to be furnished with annual passes similar to those of pessenger engineers who have been running ten years or over. W. H. Koons, one of the oldest conductors on the Perktomen road, suc ceeds Charles Eltz as passenger conductor on the East Penn and Lebanon Valley.

Mr. Eltz having succeeded Wil liam Kramer, retirea, oi tne Jtiar risburg express. Engine First Run 84 Years Ago Today TT nAln Tn Allcr 7 This thft 84th anniversary of the running of the first locomotive on tne American continent. The wonaenui piece oi machinery was named tne btourDriage Lion, and tne nistoricai occurrence Was Staged at nuutraunic, inci station on the Delaware ana nuason Railroad. i JU AUKUM iOfctf, iv.fr.u.u, turned out to see the steel monster speed over the rails at tne rate oi 10 miles an hour.

Beyond a general reference to the anniversary in uib usBiai'ciB was no ouservaiice ui lho uaj Standing ot the Crews HARRISBVRG SIDE Ttt. i niriuinn 109 PrflW to 11Q 110 go nrst alter p. wi, no, 110. Engineer for 110. Conductors for 110.

117, 122. D.nlAman fftl 1 ft 11A 9 Engineers up: Smeltzer, Mathews, Seitz. Brubaker, urasu Keane, aicuuire, Martin. Firemen up: Davidson, Neanhauser, Shive. Spring, Emigh, Farmer, bicKers.

uonauctor up: oiauutr. iare ow means comfort now and always. Those dull headaches show eye strain. Reading Glasses properly fitted will remedy the defects. The cost la small, the value great Dr.

J. McCarthy 109 North Second Street Ground Floor MACK'S PAINLESS DENTISTS 310 MARKET ST. Office Honrs 8 a. m. to 8 p.

m. OPEN EVERY ETEXIJfCi Roofless plates anchored firmly by three auctions. Full Set Teeth $5.00 Gold Crowns. $4, $5 Bridge $3, $4, $5 Is Guaranteed to be unequal for CORNS, CALLUSES and BUNIONS. Relieves almost instantly 25c.

GORGAS' REX AM, STORES 110 N. 8ro St. IVnui. R. R.

Station THURSDAY EVENINTV 0 NEWS Flagman up: Corrlgan. Brakemen up: HoNaughton, Bussex, Felg, Dengler, Bingham, Gilbert, Doir hower. Middle Division 19 creir to go ftret after 2 p. 22. 289, 219, 463, 245, 244.

Laid off: 17, 25. Brakeman for 19. Engineers up: Free, Kline, Buck waiter, Smith, Rensel, Webster, Mum ma, Tetterman, Wittle, Numer, German, Lackey, Havens, Hertsler. Firemen up: Murray, BelseL Bn alley. Conductor up: Muckler.

Brakemen up: Klick, Wright, Boyle, Miller, Durr, Harner. Yard Crews To go after 4 p. m. Engineers up: Brenneman, Rudy, Houser, Meals, Stahl, Swab, Silks, Crist, Harvey, Saltxman, Kuhn, Pel ton, Shaver, Landis, Hoyler, Beck, Har ter, Blever, Hohenshelt. Firemen up: Ulsh, Bostdorf, Schlefer, Rauch, Gipe, Weigle, Lackey, Cooker ley, Maeyer, Snell, Bartolet, Getty, Hart, Wilson, Crow, Revie.

Engineers for 707, 1864, 14, 1120. Firemen for 707, 1449. ENOLA SIDE Philadelphia Division 243 crew to go first after 3.45 p. 241, 242, 244, 227, 206, 214, 251, 231, 216, 218. Engineers for 204, 206, 216, 221, 144, iOi.

Firemen for 206, 224, 217, 144, 251. Conductors for 216, 231. Brakemen for 213, 223, 224, 2 S3. Conductor ud: Keller. Brakemen up: Heckard, Felker, Childs, Albright, Goudy, Fenstemacher, Hardy.

Middle Division 115 crew to go first after 4.80 p. m. 108, 122, 242, 226, 241, ZSJ, 240, ZJU. Engineer for 116. Conductor for 128.

Flagman for 122. Brakeman for 108. READING CREWS Conductor ud: Eshelman. Engineers up: Richwine, Fleagle, Martin, Sassaman. firemen ud: nd(rson: Duncan.

Hoover, Anspach, Hoffman, Mumma, norner, uemara, Jfulton, Kline. Brakemen up: Frethy, Resch, Mas ton. McOuade. Breach. Hinkle.

Dlnler cuawnecKer, jtiess, Barr, vvonner, rariinir. tiaraino uttie. Koons. Hern heisel. Woltz.

Swarts. Martin. Raish Wenk, Dyblie, Potts, Billow, Dover, nonman. P. H.

and P. Huntineton. After 9 a. zu, 3, II, 14, 18, 1Z, 10, IS Douna Pool after 10.30 a. So, 63, 63, 54, 57, 70, 68.

Conductors for 2, .3. Engineers for 54, 63, 70, 7, 16. frt HI KE CO 7A AM OA iv, vu, UU, UO, IU, if, llf, Brakemen for 61, 63, 65, 67, 68, 70, 3, IV, it. Dies From Injuries He Received 3 Years Ago FRANK GEISTWHITE From Injuries received three years ago, when he fell from an engine in the Altoona yards of the Pennsylvania railroad, Frank Geistwhite, of 917 North Sixth street, died at his home yesterday morning at 3 o'clock. He was 35 years of age.

Mr. Geistwhite was a fireman on the Middle division of the Pennsylvania railroad until he was injured. He was a member of the Robert Moore Lodge, No. 673. of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engine men, and also a member of St.

Peter's Lutheran Church, Middletown. Surviving are his wife, one son, Joseph, his mother, Mrs. Levina Geist whtie, of 2011 Logan street, three brothers and two sisters. Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Burial will be made in Wenrick's Cemetery Linglestown.

Say Federal Judges Were Investigated to Influence Action Washington, D. C. Auar. 7. The flat charge that Department of Justice agents had investigated Federal judges to influence their action in cases in which the government was interested, was made in the Senate to day by Senator Borah, and en dorsed, partially at least, by Senator isorr.

Senator Borah's charge was brought out by a report from Attorney General McReynolds, responding to a Senate resolution asking where Federal agents were investigating judges. The resolution reflected some sentiment aroused in the case of Federal Judge Speer, of Georgia, whose court had been and who had attacked the Department of Justice in a public speech. The Attorney Gen eral's reply to the Inquiry was that any report that the Federal Department of Justice was maintaining a system of espionage over Judges "was entirely without foundation." Mr. Borah responded with his charge. "1 know this is a very serious charge," said he, "but I am so reliably Informed that I make the statement that within the last four or Ave years special agents have carried on such investigations with a view to Influ encing Judges." SPEClAXi SHEET MTSIC Six copies for 10 cents.

See window display at Tohn 8 North Market Square, Adv. COLONEL CODY KILLED IN AERIAL ACCIDENT nevertheless, made successful flights witn some ot mem. He leaves a wife and son in Eng land. Evans was a member of the Indian Civil Service, who had obtained leave of absence to come to England to study aviation. The aeroplane was flying at an al titude of between 200 and 300, feet when It fell.

Members of the Koyal Flying Corps removed the bodies to the military mortuary and an Inquest is to be held to morrow. THE CLAVIOIiA Player piano Is indorsed by such prominent artists as Pauer, Broadfoot, Cisneros, Pascal and others. Tou can see ajid hear these players at Yohn 8 North Market Square. Adv. CHARGE EVEN 1 TRIGJO PR01 Jeannette Man Makes Complaint to Public Service Commission About Telephone Service B.

VET. Grant; ot Jeanne to, ao plains to tb Public Service Com mission that Bell Telephone sorlbers in that town art compelled to pay 10 cents for a call to Claridge, a distance of 2 miles, and that the charsre Is assessed even If the person called cannot be found. J. W. Yelsley, of Millmont, who Is a dealer in lodge supplies, tells the commission that a shipment from Jersey City, consigned to him, was carried to Reading and placed In storage.

He claims that the Philadelphia and Reading agent at Reading should have promptly notified him when the shipment arrived so that he would not be compelled to pay storage charges. The complainant wants to know by what rule or law he can be held up in this manner. Twenty gas consumers in the borough of Jersey Shore complain of the Inadequate servioe furnished by the Jersey Shore Gas Company. They allege that the gas is inferior in quality in every way and carries with it that which clogs the gas fixtures. The quantity never exceeds 75 per cent, of normal requirements and frequently becomes reduced to 25 per cent, of what the partons might reasonably expect Much damage and inconvenience are caused and the commission is requested to take action of some sort.

Heavy Woman Is Cause of Aviator's Death on Six Hundredth Trip By Associated Press Victoria, B. Aug. 7. The aeroplane in which John F. Bryant, a California aviator, had made 599 flights, faded him on the six hundredth and after a few moments of aerial acrobatics fell on the roof of a building near the heart of this city late yesterday.

Firemen who rushed up a ladder to his rescue found Bryant aeaa in tne wreckage. His back, neck and both legs had been broken. A stout, heavy woman who insisted on climbing into the seat last week to have her picture taken, is said by Bryant's friends to have been the indirect and unwitting cause of the accident. The fragile seat unaccustom ed to such weight, was damaged by tne weignt. Senator Warren Says Tariff Bill Is Hell By Associated Press Washington, D.

Aug. 7. According to the declaration of one of our great war leaders, "war is hell" said Senator Warren to day in a speech discussing the agriculture schedule of the' tariff bill. "This npvpr hns hoon riant a4 uwiiu, auu therefore I beg the liberty of saying "lo i mis mu is to oe indeed hell, so far as thft fflrmivr of tha nArthnm i r. u.

col 13 concerned. About pvprvthin Vi iu uao to sell, the use of his capital and his iauur, me proauce or both with but few exceptions, must meet the competition of the world with ite peon pauper labor, while everything he has to buy, barring certain occasional purchases, is taxed." Wild Man Is Captured After Exciting Chase By Associated Press Pittsburgh, Aug. 7. After a chase of several miles through the suburbs of the North Side, terminating in a desperate battle in the woods on Spring Hill, Patrolman Philip Mall to day captured a naked "wild man." The man, a powerful foreigner, had been annoying residents for several days, and repeated efforts were made to capture him. He was turned over to the Department of Charities for examination as to nis sanity.

TURKEY IS REQUESTED TO EVACUATE ADRIAXOPLE By Associated Press London, Aug. 7. The representatives of the powers took the first step at Constantinople to day to compel Turkey to evacuate the fortress of Adrianople which her troops reoccu pied after the war broke out between the former Balkan allies. The diplomatic body demanded that the Turkish government should respect the treaty 'signed in London between the former relligerents. EMERY OX STAND By Associated Press Washington, D.

Apg. 7. James A. Emery, principal Washington representative of the National Association of Manufacturers, continued to day to ten tne senate lobby committee of the steps that led to the formation in 1908 of the council of industrial 02 OUT OF 100 DISCHARGED By Associated Press Reading, Aug. 7.

The Reading Railway Company announced to day tnat or its iuo car repairers who went on strike at Wayne Junction on Mon day, 92 have been discharged. Eight have returned to work. The strike which was inaugurated in this city and elsewhere some weeks ago is no long er inconveniencing the company, the officials declare. VISITORS' DAY AT PLAYGROUND Visitors' day was on at the Sycamore and the Fourth street playgrounds, to day. With games and various sports the children entertained their parents and friends.

At the Sycamore grounds the children dressed up In odd costumes and gave interesting dances. New Record Set For Patrol Wagon Calls Police records for July show the total number of wagon and ambulance calls to be 314. The largest number of calls during1 a previous month was in March, when a total of 292 calls was recorded. During July there were 234 arrests, and fines collected amounted to $732.03. During March there were 237 arrests.

MSCUSS CAMPAIGN FUNDS By Associated Press New York, Aug. 7. Contributions to William Sulzer's campaign fund, while he was a candidate for Governor of New York, were the subject of further inquiry to day at the hands of the joint legislative investigating committee. StjnnsT7, tot. priced at $165.00.

Special August price TCSM MIDDLE HIGIISFIKE I SIM SHOVEL 110 (en Heavy Rains of Yesterday Much Damage to Steelton Property Do The Cumbler Stone quarries suffered heavily from the storm last evening, a large steam shovel value at $3, 000 being washed sixty feet down over the bank and was ruined. The shovel has only been in use three months. From the beginning of the storm last evening and up until a late hour this morning, Steelton was cut off from all telephonic communication with the outside world badly crippling all business in the borough. Although both the Bell and Lnited telephone companies had large forces of men at work repairing the damage it was nearly noon before a single wire was again In service. Front and Second streets were flooded with mud, washed down from the hills.

Manv cellers In South Front street are this morning full of water from the overflow of the old Pennsylvania canal, the waters of which rose to within two inches of the windows of the cellar of the Baldwin Hose House. The cellars of the Excelsior Steam Laundry, South Front street, were flooded, making It necessary to draw the fires In the boiler and shut down the wrk of the. laundry. Booser's run overflowed and flooded a number of cellars In the lower end of the borough and stopped traffic In Front street for a while. Street Commissioner Meshey this morning had a large force of, men busy repairing the damage.

WILL HOLD BLOCK SOCIAL Monumental African Methodist Church, Adams street, will hold a block festival and automobile ride for the benefit of the church fund Saturday evening. UNION PICNIC OF HIGHSPIRE SUNDAY SCHOOLS Members of the United Brethren, Lutheran and Church of God Sunday schools, of Highsplre, to the number of 500, left in a special train at 8 o'clock this morning for Mt. Gretna, where they will hold the annual union picnic. Practically all the stores in the town are closed and all business is at a standstill in the borough. STEELTON MERCHANTS WILL MEET TO ORGANIZE A meeting of the retail merchants of Steelton has been called for tomorrow evening for the purpose of organizing a merchant's association.

The merchants will meet in the rooms of the Steeltoi Band, South Front street. FUNERAL OF MRS. MARY ORT The funeral of Mrs. Mary Ort, who died at the home her daughter, Albert Given, 706 North Front street, following an operation for gall stones, will be held to morrow at 7.30, from the house. The body will be then taken to Goldsboro for burial.

FUNERAL OF ANNA KEPNIO The funeral of Anna Kepnlc, the 3 year old daughter of Mr. anl Mrs. Michael Kepnlc, South Front street, was held this morning from the St. Mary's Catholic Church. The Rev.

B. Sama officiated and burial was made in the Harrisburg Cemetery. PERSONALS Mrs. Chester Wilt and daughter Catherine, are home from a two weeks' visit to Shlppensburg. Mrs.

G. H. Roberts will entertain Mrs. Dr. Plank's class of the St.

Mark's Lutheran Sunday school at Mt, Gretna to day. Michael Czapp, of Northampton, Is visiting Carl Shelley, South Front street. Miss Bertha Smith, Main street, and Miss Louise Smith, North Third street, are spending a week's vacation in Atlantic City. PARTHEMORE RETIRES AFTER FORTY YEARS WITH STEEL CO. After forty years experience as a blacksmith for the Pennsylvania Steel Company, John L.

Parthemore, of En haut, has retired from active work. Mr. Parthemore went with the company In 1873 in the old frog shop. He worked there for ten years and then went to the merchant mill where he has been working for che past thirty years. He is a veteran of the Civil war, serving with Company Two Hundred and First Pennsylvania Volunteers.

CAN GET TICKETS Tickets for the frog and switch department picnic to Willow Grove Park Saturday can be secured from Harry A. Given, 936 North Front street. MIDDLETOWN PERSONALS Stern Detweiler is home from several days visit to Mt. Gretna. Mrs." John Geesey left yesterday for a visit to relatives In Allentown.

William Detweiler is spending several days In Mt. Gretna. E. L. Nuskey Is home from a fifteen days trip to Atlantic City.

George Cain, John Group and Elmer Murray are spending their vacations at Atlantic City. Miss Elizabeth Rhoades, of Philadelphia, is the guest of her brother, Dr. H. H. Rhodes.

Miss Ruth White, of Altoona, is the guest of Mrs. Maurice Hippie. Foster Whitman is visiting in Detroit, Mich. Mrs. Charles Kimmel, of Lebanon, spent Tuesday In town.

TO GIVE FREE CONCERT The next open air concert of the Steelton Band will be given Tuesday evening, August 12, tne lawn In the rear of the residence Bartram Shelley. BALDWIN WI3TS Due to the clever pitching of Fire Chief John Shupp and the home run clout of C. Books, the Baldwin Hose Company baseball team easily defeated the team from the Paxtang Hook and Ladder Company, by the score of 11 MAHOGANY BEDROOM SUITE, of Ave pieces, attractive Colonial 'design; Dresser 24x48 inches with French plate glass 31x40 inches; chiffonier 21x36 Inches with glass 18x27 inches; Bed with beautifully grained mahogany panels and posts cross band ve neered. This suite has glass knobs on all drawers, and is now displayed in one of our windows. Regular price $160.00.

August price DROP END COUCHES in Chase leather; regular $30 value. August price, $22,00. Same pattern CI 7 in green velour, $21.50 value pxi TAPESTRY BRUSSELS RUGS 9x12; only a limited stock; mostly all good patterns; regular CA $12.50 value. August price pv.Jv GENUINE BODY BRUSSELS RUGS fcOl fl 9x12, $32 value. August price TEN WIRE TAPESTRY RUGS 9x12 In Oriental floral designs, one of our leading sellers; R17 ft regular $22.00 value.

August price p.W fJ AXMINSTER RUGS 27x54 inches in various designs; regular $2.50 value. August AXMINSTER MATS Regular $1.60 values. QO. August price 7J INLAID LINOLEUM Regular $1.25 value. August per square yard.

89c ALL PRINTED LINOLEUMS Regular 75c and 80o values; new shipment Just received, per square Qf yard, this sale U7w Prices on Rugs, Carpets and Linoleums Include the laying. oecyaus Furniture Values That Are Extraordinary Because Oar Regular Prices Undersell August Furniture Prices at this store means the greatest possible furniture and carpet values that you can buy in Harrisburg or vicinity. You can readily see that our expenses are one third less in New Cumberland than they would be if our store was in the high rent district of the larger cities. Yet we have as complete a stock of the best medium and high gide Furniture and Floor Covering as can be found in most of the large city stores. Every piece has th'c original price ticket that was on before this sale and which will remain on after the August sale is onb.

Make your own comparison and judge by the values yoti tiay have seen elsewhere. $2.50 This Dinlngroom Chair, like cut, is of hand rubbed quartered oak with full box seat of genuine leather. Regular $3.75 value. Arm Chair to match S6.00. See These Specials to Appreciate Their Real Worth COLONIAL MAHOGANY DINING ROOM SUITE, of eight pieces, rich In its simplicity of antique reproduction.

Buffet 52 inches with French plate glass mirror; 44 lnch round extension table; 40 inch china'closet with mirror back on top shelf; 4 chairs of distinctive Colonial design, full box with genuine leather seat, and arm chair to match. This mahogany suite is regularly $105 $95 9 to 0, last evening on the Cottagre Hill field. The batteries were Shupp and Saul for the Baldwin Company and Butt and Hller for the Paxtang boys. TWO HURT WHEN AUTO AND MOTORCYCLE COLLIDE Dr. W.

H. Seibert received a number of painful body bruises and Theodore Sheetz sustained a badly scratched and bruished leg last evening when the motorcycle rode by Sheetz and the automobile' driven by Dr. Seibert collided at Second and Pine streets last evening. Both men were taken into the office of Dr. W.

H. Middleton where they were given medical attention and sent to their homes. lMIDDLETOWfr 1 TO CONFER, DEGREE Columbian Commandery, No. 132, Knights of Malta, will meet to night iff their rooms in the Odd Fellows' hall, Emaus street, to confer a degree on a class of candidates. GIVE BENEFIT SHOW A benefit vaudeville show and moving picture show will be given in the Realty theater, Union street, Thursday, August 14, for the benefit of the Firemen's Baseball league.

"LOCK OUT" ENDS The 60 moulders employed by the Wincroft stove works returned to their work yesterday after a six days' "lock out." The men were "locked out" by the management of the works because 14 of them remained away from work last Wednesday and Thursday without permission and that a few of them returned to work on Friday more or less intoxicated. The intoxicated men were ordered to go home. They attempted to hold an indignation meeting, and to avoid trouble Superintendent Genther sent the men home and closed the plant. hOBERLIN 1 BARREL FELL ON HIM Paul Rupp, of Chambers Hill, had several fingers of his left hand mashed yesterday when a barrel that he was unloading from a wagon fell on his hand. MOTORBOAT PARTY HAS NARROW ESCAPE IN RIVER Clarence Aungst and a party of friends from Oberlin had a narrow escape from drowning in the Susquehanna below Harrisburg Sunday when their motorboat struck a rock, ripped a hole in the bottom.

The boat rapidly filled but persons In a nearby boat rescued the party. OBERLIN PERSONALS Mrs. G. A. Btengle and Mrs.

Harry Eshenour left this morning to spend several days In Mount Gretna. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Paules and William Gerheart, of Rehersburg, Lebanon county, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.

H. W. Jones. Mrs. Sara Rhoads, of Paxtang, spent Sunday with Harry Eshenour's family.

Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Tyson, of Grantville, were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Eshenour.

Miss Florence Lebo spent Sunday 89c The regular price of this Porch Rocker, like cut, is $1.35. All other Poroh Rockers will be closed out at 20 to 25 per cent, below former prices. Motor Truck Delivery to All Parts of Harrisburg and Vicinity. Freight Charges Prepaid to All Points Within 100 Miles Fourth Bridge A. We Refund Your Carfare.

10 New Cumberland Penna. Open Evenings 3 in Williams Grove. Mr. and Mrs. Silas Jennings and daughter, Olivia, of Lemoyne, spent Sunday with Edward Castle.

George Bingaman, of near Good vllle, spent yesterday with M. G. Tobias. Miss Sadie Miller and Miss Florence Dunnie, of Williamstown, spent Sunday with Miss Miller's brother, John Miller, at Enhaut GIVE FAREWELL PARTY Mr. and Mrs.

Charles Greenawalt gave a farewell party at their home in Harrisburg street Tuesday evening In honor of their guest, Miss Minerva Miller, of Waynesboro. The house was decorated with white and gold colors and flowers. Raymond Lebo furnished music. A dainty buffet luncheon wait served. THOUSANDS SHED AT PAXTANG used the same track north and south bound, as the one track was washed shut.

lights Were Extinguished The street lights were out at various points over the city during the height of the storm and in some places the sewers were not large enough to carry off the drain water, making cellars lakes and the streets rivers. At the Colonial Theater the lights were extinguished for half an hour, lanterns being brought in for illumination. An automobile ran' into a hole In North Third street where a ditch had caved In. Later a colored man drove into the same hole, the horse sinking in to its stomach. It was uninjured.

Several tons of dirt were washed onto the tracks at Wormleysburg and i the track signals of the Valely Rail ways put out of commission. Guss Putt, of Main street. Camp Hill, who by lightning, was reported out of danger. Birds Flee From Storm Playground Instructor Staples said the storm almost drowned out the camp on McCormick's Island, but everything is "now all right. He remarked on the large number of birds, sparrows, blackbirds and other winged creatures that had taken refuge on the Island during the storm and were there this morning, evidently being caught in the storm on the rivers WHITMAN WILL NOT BOLT By Associated Press New York, Aug.

7. Parties to the fusion movement In opposition to Tammany at the coming mayoralty contest expected to day to have the situation as to their ticket cleared up in a harmonious Although no definite statement had come from District Attorney Charles S. Whitman, It was accepted as well understood that he had decided positively not to bolt the fusion ticket on which he was nominated. THE PRIDE OF OWNERSHIP Is never more keen than when the piano is a Chickering. Uprights $650 up.

Grands $625. up. J. H. Troup Music House, 15 South Market Square.

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