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II Jimmy Says "Mall Tour Valentines Early" In Today News Highway Patrol Plana Safety Campaign, Page 16. Council Expected to Take Action on New Fire House Soon Page 10. The Newspaper That Covers Central Pennsylvania ALTOONA, SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 5, 1927-SIXTEEN PAGES p. 16,450 nnnni da iyj is is isiiu llv nnnnnnMH wIUJuyjUaI in) soma mm WARLIKE SCENES AS BRITISH MARINES DEPART Today if A Billion? He Laughed5 Who is the Richest? When Gabriel Blows-Atlanta Tried It. Bj ABTHCB BBISBAXE Mr.

Hawkins, once chief Ford salesman, says Mr. Dupont told him that nan-oval rvmlfl never beat the penry Ford" Company." Ford says knybody can beat tne coraiKnj lr mii pll a better car for the tame price or as good a car for a (mailer price. It is ms Dusmess ee that no one does either. "Big" Americans are bashful about he title "billionaire." There is sup-)osed to be a prejudice against the nan with a billion, although It Is oolislr if the billion has been earned jonestly in a manner useful to the public. Recently the head man in Horn-lower Weeks showed that one merican could be a billionaire it ne onfort in hnd twice offered lenry Ford a billion dollars for his vhit wenrv Vord "had iust faughed," and his son, Edsel B.

Ford, iad replied, Nothing aoing. Many prefer an interesting business to a lot of money. A Pittsburg fcteel man said, "I once offered Mr. Mellon, Bow Secretary of the Treasury, seventy million dollars, cash, for tone of his properties. His reply was, it's a good price, but I don't care to be bothered reinvesting seventy million dollars.

No thanks." I Who is richest among the men that have piled up millions in this fcountry? Is it Mr. Rockefeller, with fcllllons of barrels of oil under ground f-he has no idea how many and the (world's most wonderful business or- Jrafrizanon above grouna. k. nrFord. with his mil- nil xr.Ky, -v im 1 IIP mmmm Photo shows British marines marching down to the docks at Portsmouth, pngland, to for Shanghai, China amid scenes reminiscent the World war.

ISOTWILL NEW TYPE ENGINE IS PLANNED HERE I year profit, gigantic plants and full of industrial ideas, or is it fae little man, of whom has TWO CENTS RAIL WORKER FOUND BEATEN Wife Leaves for Maryland to See Mate In Maryland Hospital Believed to have been slugged hf bandits, Clinton A. Per-sun, 413 Seventh avenue, Juniata, today is in a hospital at Salisbury; in a serious condition, according to word received at his home early yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Persun left immediately after receiving a telegram that told of the mishap that had befallen her hus- band. Mr.

Persun was found early yesterday morning by railroad employes lying on a platform near the depot at Cape Charles, Md. He was severely beaten and was unconscious. The message to Mrs. Persun carried few details. A.

W. Eprlght, superintendent of the scales department, last night made efforts to get further news over the long distance telephone wires, but to no avail. Mrs. Persun said before leaving for Maryland that her husband forlthe last week has been working on the Dela- ware division of he Pennsylvania railroad and was enroute to his home at the time he was assaulted. He is not believed to have had a large amount of money with him, but she is inclined to believe that robbery was the motive for the attack.

Mr. Persun is well known in Juniata and has for many years been employed by the Pennsylvania railroad in the scales department. Mystery Death Man Identified; Funeral To Be Held Today Reading of his puzzling death In the "house of mystery" Thursday, In the Altoona Tribune, relatives of. Curven Gearheart went early yesterday to the funeral parlors of Laf-ferty Tobias on Broad avenue, and identified the body as that, of the father and brother of residents of this city. One son, Victor P.

Gearheart, Of 51 Sixth avenue, and one daughter, Mrs. Mignon Gayman, and a brother, Alton Gearheart, of Altoona are the only surviving relatives of this city. They made the identification at the funeral home. The deceased man was born in Philipsburg March 13, 1861 and had been a resident of this city for 10 years. He had followed the building trades throughout his life and was usually engaged in doing concrete work.

His wife, Mrs. Rose Gearheart, died in June, 1921, since, when he has been living with his children or in rooms which he had rented, depending upon the circumstances of his employment. Besides the son and daughter and one brother in Altoona, he Is survived by two sons, Clarence F. Gear-heart, of Philipsburg, and Alexander of Philadelphia, and two daugh- ters, Mrs. Lulu McCarthy, of Philadelphia, and Miss Jessie Gearheart.

of Daytnn Beach, Florida, and one sister, Mrs. Fanny Pyicc. of Pittsburg. He had been a membtr of the Methodist church since early boyhood. His body will be taken to Philipsburg where burial will be made In the family plot today at 2 p.

with funeral services at the grave. PROMINENT RANKER DIES NEW YORK, Feb. 4. (A.P.) William C. Knox, president of the Bowery Savings Bank and former president of the American Association of Bankers, committed suicide in his office in the Forty second street branch of his bank this afternoon.

He ended his life with a bullet. OurWeatherMan Eastern Pennsylvania: Increasing cloudiness and warmer followed by rain Saturday and probaDiy sunoay. Western Pennsylvania: Rain Saturday and probably Sunday; warmer Saturday. Get Tear DOXIXO Records at HEAVER'S, elt Ktfe Sb UNCONSCIOUS RIBuNE STORY HINES WILL BE V. F.

W. BANQUET SPEAKER HERE Director General of Veterans' Bureau Visits Altoona February 23 Word was received here yesterday by officials of James L. Noble post, No. 3, Veterans of Foieign Wars, from Gen. Frank T.

Hir.es, director general of the Bureau at Washington, that he will be present at the annual post banquet February 2.1. Col. Robert C. Woo-lslde, three times national commander of ttie A'eteiVs of Foreign Wars, said that he will also be on hand. Col.

Wood-side is a former sheriff ot Allegheny county and has lately been ap pointed disbursing deputy in tne ot-fice of the state auditor general by Governor John S. Fisher. He is said to be no stranger to Altoona boys lor he numbers many of them among his close personal friends. as he is familiarly called always Is among those present at the Noble post At present he is rcrvlng with General Pershing on tne American Battle Monument commission and in company with General Pershing has recently concluded a survey of the battlefields of France which will ter minate in the proper marking of the feats of valor of American men In arms. Tours Regional Oflices Gen.

Hines is now on a tour of regional offices of the Veterans Bureau and has so aranged his route that he will be in Akoona Feb ruary 23. He has made these ar rangements because of the work being done for the disabled men of this city -and their dependants, by- the service bureau of the Noble post, it is- He ejcprewes- hims elf as being much surprised 'that one service man's organization can successfully handle so many cases of claims at one time and secure results. Gen. Hines, who- is a regular delegate', to the national encampment of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, is said to be interested sincerely in the welfare of the disabled men. Congressman J.

Banks Kurtz, who has personally interviewed Gen. Hinas on his proposed visit to Altoona and has informed him of the service bureau maintained by the Altoona veterans, will also be a guest. Congressman Kurtz ha3 always cooperated with the post in the service bureau on Washington office affairs. Represent State Department Harpur M. Tobln, department commander, and Howard Myeis, department adjutant, will be the state department representatives and will have the latest state racor-ls pertaining to the organisation.

Reservations for tickets have been coming in to the V. F. W. Home fast hut is now necessary to know definitely just how many to provide for it is announced Adjutknt Burke has designated the following members to assist him in the distribution of the tickets: Tom G. Peoples, William Harris, James E.

Van Znndt, Frank Duncan and Arthur J. Kls-er. FARM RELIEF BATTLE RENEWED IN SENATE WASHINGTON, Feb. 4. (A The legislative battle over farm relief was renewed today In the Senate with Chairman McNary of the agriculture committee, explaining his proposal to levy an equalization fee to dispose surplus crops.

He Immediately drew fire from the opposition camp, led by Senator Fess, Republican, Ohio, who declared the measure would ave to provide for price fixing, if the government was to be protected from loss by operation of the equalization fee. OTED ATTORNEY DEAD PHOEXIXVILLE. Feb. 4. (A.P.) Colonel Henry H.

Gilkyson, prominent member of the Chester county bar, died at his home here today. He was in his 79th year. He was the founder of the Phoenixvllle Republican, a daily newspaper which he continued to direct up until a few months ago when his health failed him. Gilkyson was a delegate to the Republican National convention in 1904. MILK-CREAM BILL PASSED WASHINGTON.

Feb. 4. (A. The House bill to regulate the Im- nortatlon of milk and cream was pass ed today by the Senate with amendments. 'Bitterly contested by some Democratic senators, the bill was ap proved 51 to 2 after a motion by ben- ator Walsh.

Democrat. Massachusetts to return it to committee, lost 31 to 48. measurements can be taken as small as hundredths of an inch. Moisture in the air is recorded by a dry and wet bulb. A thermometer te attached to each bulb and mercury contained therein is effectecj the same as in an ordinary thermometer.

Weather forecasting is not done by local chemists, but the weather readings are sent certified weather and the future is predicted, according to the readings of the kr SUFFERS SKULL FRACTURE WHEN STRUCK BY CAR Northwood Believed To Be In Serious Condition; Highway Patrol Conducts Probe Tyrone police early today started on a chase for a hit and run automobile driver who sjjick and injured a 10-year-old son of Gwin' Decker, North-wood, yesterday near the boy's home. The boy is believed to have suffered a fractured skull. The driver of the car, without stopping to Investigate, drove the car in the direction ot Tyrone and has not been seen since, although members of the Tyrone police force and the highway patrol have made efforts to apprehend him it was said. The accident occurred when a large truck of the Vance Transfer company of this city pulled to the side of the road in order to ignite the lights which are of the carbide variety. The driver says that the truck was off of the highway when the coupe struck the rear of the big machine and careening, struck the lad, rendering him unconscious.

The man then drove off despite the cries of those who had witnessed the accident, calling to him to stop. The boy was taken to the office of Dr. C. C. Bradln where it was found he was suffering from a severe concussion of the brain and numerous lacerations of the head and body.

His condition is regarded by the physician as serious. Members of the highway patrol, Stationed at Garden Heights, made a Search of the garages, of, Tyrone late last nljrht In an effort to And the man who is responsible for the accident. It is thought that the car Is hidden in the vicinity of Tyrone. Republicans Smother Efforts For Senate to Declare Legislation WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.

(A.P.) Lining up together on a political question for the first time in years, Republican regulars and, Insurgents today smothered the Democratic effort to have the Senate declare for tax reduction legislation at this session of Congress. They put through 46 to 33, a resolution sponsored by Norris, of Nebraska, foremost among the leaders of the insurgents, declaring the sense of the Senate that the surplus now in the treasury should be applied, to the re duction of the public debt. Substitute Measure This measure was a substitute for the resolution of Senator Harrison, Democrat, Mississippi, which would have expressed the sense of the Sen ate that there should be tax reduction at this session to absorb the surplus. One Democrat, Blease, South Caro lina, joined with the Republican regulars and insurgents in support of the Norris proposal, while six others voted fpr the Harrison resolution as "perfected" by the Norris substitute. They were: Ashurst, Bruce, Glass, Smith, Walsh, of Montana, and Wheeler THREE BROTHERS FOUND GUILTY OF, MAIL ROBBERY WELCH.

W. Feb. 4. (A.P.) Three youths, one aged 13 years and the others aged 15, appeared in crimi nal court here today and were sentenc ed to long prison terms for capital offenses. Adam Burress, 15, and Marion Mil ler, 15, were sentenced to serve twenty years each.

They were tried for criminal assaults on small girls. Robert Harris. 13, was sentenced to spend the next seven years in a reform school In connection with the killing of a playmate. ROBBERS GET $15,000 CHICAGO. Feb.

4. (A. Binding four persons, six robbers blew a safe in the offices of Lyon and Healy Music Company, and escaped early today with $15,000. overlooking in securities. STEEL MAGNATE DIES ST.

PETERSBURG. Feb. 4. (A. Powell Stackhouse, aged steel magnate of Philadelphia, died here today.

He had been ill for some time and came here last month with his family. went on a five per cent dividend basis. Wheeling and Lake Erie, selling for $27 a share a few weeks ago closed recently above 68. Nice chances for profitable investment here in the United States, but don't gamble. That will ruin anybody -but the Insider, and he never gambles.

Better Shoes fail Be Sola For K. CHARLEY MARKS, 1102 lltk SU DEMOCRAT'S TAX REDUCTION BEATEN WILL ADDRESS V. F. W. GEN.

FRANK T. HINES EN Fierce Battle Rages Between Chinese Forces Hospitals Overflow WASHINGTON. Feb. 4. (A.P.' Withdrawal of American women and children from the interior to Shanghai, "while lines of communication in the district remain open and safe," has been advised by Cvsul General Clarence E.

Gauss, at Shanghai. A message from Gauss today to the state department said that the movement of women and children from the interior into Shanghai was proceeding gradually. All Americans in the district had been cautioned, the message added, to be prepared to fall back without delay preferably to Shanghai, "or to ports where they may be protected, or, if necessary, evacuated." LONDON, Feb. 4. (A.P.) Although the Cantonese government has expressed objection to the landing of large British forces at Shanghai, there were no signs developing from today's cabinet councils of any modification of the disposition of the Shanghai defense force of 12,000 men, which is continuing Its course to that city.

SHANGHAI. Feb. 3. (A.P.) Five hundred wounded reached Hangchow today from the army of Marshal Sun Chuan-fang, at lenchow, where he has taken his stand along the river to stop the conquering march of the Cantonese toward Shanghai, 160 miles away. The wounded overflowed the native hospitals of Hangchow and were received into the southern Presbyterian mission hospital at Kashing, where mission workers, despite the recent hostility of Chinese toward foreigners, remained to minister to their injuries.

THREE YOUTHS SENTENCED TO LONG PRISON TERMS QUINCT, Feb, (AP) Carl, Earl and Bernie three southern Illinois gang leaders, were found guilty of robbing a mail mes senger of $15,000 at Collins ville, by a jury in federal covrt here to The chief testimony against them was that of Charles Birger, head of a rival gang faction in Wil liamson county. Their attorneys immediately filed a motion for a new trial with Federal Judge Louie Fitz-henry, who will hear arguments on it Saturday morning. The defendants and their wives were in the courtroom when the Jury returned from its five hours of deliberation and heard the verdict without display of emotion. NO PADLOCK FOR EAGLES' HOME. PITTSBURG, Feb.

4. A. Federal Judge S. Thomson re fused to issue a padlock for the Pittsburg Eagles' lodge. No.

76. today on the grounds that defendants named In the case have not been found guilty of maintaining a nuisance. The government sought aj jnjunctlon against the lodge on The basis of an affidavit by D. W. Fisher, a prohibition agent.

who charged he purchased liquor in the clubroom on November 6 and 19. Attorneys for the defendants have contended the rait and seizures were illegal. ELECTRICAL STORM REPORTED WATXESBURG. teo. 4 (A- nina'a Tjinrlinp- 11 tnilpx from here, was visited by a severe electri cal storm today.

Lightning struck a pole of the West Penn Electrlo follnn-tul tlio 'ir Intn hp home of Orvin Craft. A visitor there. Mrs. Samuel Cochran, was stunnea. RAZING "OLD MAIS NEW WILMINGTON Feb.

4. AP) Work of razing the. walls of "Old Main, of Westminster College, destroyed by fire recently, began today. A new building is to be constructed soon. WHITBREDS FLORISTS Ererythlsc for the Lawn ana Gar aVa.

Faaeral wprk a specialty. IMal Mist. Cth At S0( St I mil WOM LEAVING SHANGHAI SMqiHl 9f.A Auto On Cressottfioad Dies liri Hospital Funeral services, for Marajfet McCabe, who 'died in tlie Mercy hospital yesterday art 22 a.m., following; an autonjoblle accident on the Cresson road laist Monday, will be held "Monday at 10 a. High Mass in the Cathedral chapel. The body wilj'be taken to.

Coupon where Interment will be made 'In the family plot-In Saint Joseph's cemetery. She was born in Pitcairn, February 12, 1908, daughter of James and Margaret Chlrdon McCabe. She has lived in Altoona practically all her life. She was graduated from Saint John's Parochial school and later attended the Catholic High school. She was a member of Saint John's Catholic church.

She is survived by seven sisters, Mrs. Thomas Bason, of 2209 Bealo avenue; Co'therlne, Matilda, Pauline, Anns Cecilia and Betty, at home, and four brothers, Lawrence, 314 West Plank Road; Paul, West Altoona: Rudolph, 1224 Sixteenth avenue, and Albert, of San Francisco, California. She lost consciousness Thursday-after battling against deajth for four days, and only members of her immediate family were permitted at the bedside. The last rites of the Catholic church were administered Wednesday and an assistant of the Cathedral Rectory was at her bedside. He was called at 9:30 p.

Thursday. Members of the family were at the hospital at the time of her death. Fidelis Sarvis, 21, of 611 Twenty-first street, who was killed instantly in the mishap In. which Miss McCabe was injured, was buried Thursday following funeral services that were held at 10 a. reqi'iem mass in the Sacred Heart Catholic church.

Interment was made in-: Calvary cemetery. i PHILADELPHIA ELECTION OFFICIALS INDICTED PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 4. (A.P.) Indictments charging fraud at the general election last November were returned by the grand jury today against the election boards of the 18th division of the third ward, 34th division, of the 39th ward and 22nd division of the 45th ward. Arrest of the five members of each board, who were released In ball, followed investigations by the Committee of Seventy, which made an inquiry into the vote cast by Senator-elect William S.

Vare. Members of the committee said the Investigation had revealed that the boards' official returns showed more votes polled than there were names on the registration list. PITTSBUROEB BOBBED. PITTSBURG. Feb.

4. (A. Joseph Rosenbaum, Atlantic City, N. reported 'to police today he was robbed of $900 by pickpockets Experimental Boiler. Being De Employe W.iF.

mechanical engineer of the Altoona Works, 'the Penn sylvania railroad, announced yesterday that plans for an experimental hlgrh pressure have been started. A new type boiler will be constructed so as to retain 450 pound Steam pressure. The present boilers on the l-l type ot locomotives nom only 250 pounds of steam. The coal consumption on new locomotives will be about the same as on the present ones, thereby more steam can be carried and utilized for the same amount of coal. The new engines, will.

have what is called the "water tube fire-box." According to present plans, the engine will not be ready for trial until late this foil. If the plan works out satisfactorily, all new engines will be DUilt according to this plan. MAYOR, POLICE CHIEF AND DETECTIVES ARE CONVICTED NEW YORK. Feb. 4.

(A. Mayor Henry Wissell, of Edgewater, his chief of police, and two de tectives and ten others were convicted tonight of conspiracy to conceal and distribute contraband merchandise In connection with the rum nning ac tivities of the steamer John J. Lowery, sergeant of the marine division of the New lorK police and Henry Gert-ner, were ound not guilty. The charge was one of three counts In the indictment. SHOOTS POLICE MAS'S SOX.

PHILADELPHIA, P'eb. 4. (A. A policeman's son, mistaken for a suspected burgle was shot and probably fatally wounded by a fellow officer today. The wounded boy, Elmer W.

Dilmore, 21, is the son of Policeman William Dilmore and was shot by James Quinn, a plain clothes man attached to the same station as the wounded boy's father. BOXD SALES3TAX RELEASED. PITTSBURG, Feb. 4. (A.

After having been confined in the Allegheny county jail for three, months, Charles E. Knapp, a bond salesman, was released on $35,000 ball today to await trial on charges growing out of an alleged $320,000 bond swindle involving funds of the closed Brother hood Savings Trust company, of Pittsburg. AGED TEACHER EXPIRES. EASTON, Feb. 4.

(A. Samuel J. Meyers, former postmaster of Pen. Argyl and a teacher in the schools of Northampton county for al most 61 years, died toda yin the Eas-ton hospital. He took an active part in Democratic politics and was twice a candidate for sheriff.

He was 6S years TURNED OUT FEET TURNS OWNER IN LANCASTER, Feb. Everybody in- Lebanon coun'ty, knows Wiloon Detwetler and his leet. They turn out. So do his footprints. Carl Leh is a state- trooper attached to.

the Man helm station. He investigated two chicken, JbeftB taw the peculiar' footprints; "land' aniT'eW eluded they- belonged to Detweiler. Ten minutes later Leh wa at the of Detweiler on Main street. He found his quarry boiling, a. Fifteen niinutes later ha-d the alleged confession and tomorrow the court will get the case.

SPORTSMEN LAY FOXHUNT PLANS Blair County Association Votes On Bills Now Before Assembly Members of the Blair County Fish, Game and Forestry association met last night in the city hall and -voted on many bills Uiat were brought to their attention by tate legislature. Plans were also completed for the annual fox hunt of the association, which will be held February 22. This year, the association will hunt in squada in different parts, of the In the near future, squad captains and-the location in which they will hunt will be assigned. Persons who desire to go on this- hunt are asked to communicate with A. C.

Ackerman, 1217 Eleventh' street. The association voted "opposed" to the following bills Possession and license of fire arms, and the changing of the bag limit and season of several kinds of game. Eighteen new members and 141-renewals were taken into' the club. Reports on the establishing of fish ponds and fish troughs to raise federal, fish, were very favorable, and the location, of these ponds will be 'made within' the next week. Monday morning, the fawn found last year near.

Tyrone by C. Bren-necke, which has been mounted, will be presented to the Junior High school at chapel services. W. N. COFFEY SENTENCED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT LANCASTER, Feb.

4. (A. Exactly two weeks after his arrest, William N. Coffey, former Madison bond salesman, and welfare worker, tonight began serving a life imprisonment sentence in the state prison at Waupun for the murder of Mrs. Hattie Hales Coffey, S3, the wife he took, in bigamy.

The SI year old slayer and father of three children, entered the Wisconsin penitentiary a few hours after he pleaded guilty before Judge Sher-4ian E. Smalley in the Grant county ircalt court. work enters into the process. The atmosphere pressure is recorded by a tube, about 24 inche in length, in which is contained mercury. When the atmosphere rises, the mercury ak-o rise and a small portion of the mercury will remain at the highest point, so the reading may be taken, without watching the tube continuously.

When the atmosphere drops, the process of recording is the The rain or nowfall is recorded In 4 vu tsaru, f.o be worth more than all the automobiles and all ths oil? I Mr. Sinclair Lewis, author of several books, once from a Western pul-feit, challenged God to strike him dead Iwith lightning. Divine Providence, (perhaps having more Important things ko attend to, ignored the challenge. I Now Mr. Lewis, writing a novel to rexpose" and attack clergymen, reminds you of the little boy who, 'didn't say my prayers last night, or bast night, ain't going to say them tonight, and then, if nothing happens '11 never say them." 1 Mr.

Lewis's novel about the Rev. ftr. Gantry begins "Elmer Gantry (rwas drunk." If Mr. Lewis isn't struck by light-Ling this tfme, he may conclude that providence is afraid of him. Then, what a surprise when Gabriel's horn blows and, "Everybody get up!" rings fever the earth.

I Albert Grossman, New York legislator, wants the State to employ a lltrat class advertising agent to advertise the State and individual Iclties, Wide-awake cities have done It. In Atlanta citizens in four days 'subscribed $1,000,000 to let the world 'know that Atlanta has everything iany other city has and many things 'besides. In 1826 Atlanta subscribed for advertising, which brought new payrolls amounting to $7,000,600 a year and ten thousand fnew citizens to Atlanta. Lst year's subscription of a million dollars brought from outside (States 169 new business concerns, with payrolls amounting to S.000,000 1, nO nntinnnllv yfKii. inuii vw known concerns manuiaciure ana attribute in and from Atlanta.

If anv city wants Information about Atlanta's experience, write to Ivan Allen, chairman of the Forward Atlanta Commission. The South doesn't propose to be discouraged or injured by the drop in cotton. Professor Sauerbrucht tells German doctors that forty per cent of consumptives are cured entirely and another forty per cent returned to use-arnrk hv surorical ODerations on the lungs, cutting out lung patches infected by tuberculosis. I The idee, in not new. Several years ago this writer saw such an opera- tion performed by Dr.

Carrel, the great French surgeon, at the Rockefeller Institute, in the presence of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. The operation was performed on a dog. Air under high pressure was pumped into the lungs of the dog to prevent collapse of the lung cells, which naturally would be caused by atmospheric pressure on opening the lung cavity. The operation was perfectly successful, the dog never knew what happened, felt no pain.

Dr. Carrel, so far as known, ha3 not yet decided to perform the operation on human beings. It appeared to be simple, took only two or three minutes and less than an ounce of blood was lost. That well advertised "slump" in Wall Street and prosperity does not materialise. Optimists recently bought nearly 3.000,000 shares.

Common stock of the Rock Island road, once as valuable as cigar store coupons. I Hat Cap te Fit Every Face. WAXTtB H. SMITH, 110 11th Atc How Rain and Snow Fall Are Gauged Here a cylindrical vessel. 24 inches in height by nine inches in diameter.

A sleeve fits inrH? of the. outer covering, which a funnel is attached, to prevent the water from evaporating. In winter, when the snowfall Is measured, the snow Is collected and melted and then measured. These cylinders are so granulated that (On Port Office) CMBBELLAS How are temperatures, rainfall and snowfall recorded in Altoona? This was explained to a reiwrterof The Tribune yesterday by William H. Thomas, assistant general foreman or chemists at the teat plant of the Pennsylvania Railroad company, located at Seventeenth street, near Margaret avenue.

It was found that the method fa scientific and no element of guees Town's Finest Stock Talentlne Casey. ASTOSElXrS, Cor. 12 Ave. at 11 9t.