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mp THE EVENING ENTERPRISE . PHONE 1300— ^1301 . JOBPRINTING THE ENTERPRISE JOB PRINTING DEPT. 283 MAIN STBHHT U.NITED P R E S S FU L L LEASED W IRE PO U G H K E E P S IE, H. Y. FR ID A Y , JU N E 16, 1017. TW O CERTS A COPY IBERTY LOAN OVER SUBSCRIBED lEW THEATRE HERE 0 COST $80,000 lidicate of Local Men Will Build It at North east Comer of Liberty and Cannon Streets. W VAUDEVILLE AND MOVIE HOUSE WILL BE RIEADY ABOUT NOVEMBER 1 and ill Seat 1,400 People—^Plans Ground Will * Be Broken Later Than July 1. Drawn N6t * fcuglikeepsie ’is i 1-liouse. It will n,e-VI conventiently located, will be rest the rooms for both women and .men. heast corner where Liberty street i ladies dressing room will be provided into Oannon streat by a syndi- I of Ponghheepsians. Jb e hew theatre will cost approx- Itely $8'0,000. It will be modern in xy particular, will seat 1,400 peo- , SOO on the first floor and 500 in s balcony. on the orchestra floor and a gentie.- men’s smoking room below. W ill Be T h o r o u g h ly M o d e rn The heating and ventilating schemes will be right uj> to the min ute. The radiation will be of the mushroom type and the ventilation plans have been df>wn and ground 1 '''’ill be by direct air constantly wash- ‘ { . . . provided by two large fans. “'Convience and comfort” ,aaid Mr. Elting, “is to be our aim. To those who will honor us with their patrofi- age we are providing very handsome ly uhpolstered chairs that will be of ample width to allow those occupy ing them a maximum- of^comfort”. “When the theatre Is completed”, continued Mr. Elting, “we propose to offer to the Poughkeepsie * public a house of theatre perfection”. Asme from erecting a modern house, the local syndicate plans that can be secured. I he broken not later than July 1. theatre will be completed not |;er than November 1. Buy Nelson Property I The new theatre will he erected on plot long owned by the Nelson |.mily at the northeast corner of Lib- rty and Camion streets. The local indicate had completed the purchase I f the land and next week workmen Irill begin the demolition of the prss- fn t structure to make was^ for the playhouse. In an interview with a representa- Itive of the Evening Enterprise today Ely Elting, the Main street clothing Bmerchant and one of the prime' mov- le r s in the formation of the local syn- I flicate, gave an idea of the beauty and J comforts that Avill be afforded the I patrons of the new theatre. “Tbe theatre will cost approximate ly ^80,000”, said Mr. Elting, “and I when completed will be one of the | most attractiv# theatres in New York' I ^Btate outside Neiv York city. The I'plans have alrecdy been submitted by IB \well know.’!. archite.;;t and bids will I be* awarded shortly. To Have Double Entrance The theatre, according to tbe plaits, I will have a double entrance in Libec- J ty street and 24 feet will be devoted , l a o six doors leading to the lobby ini Kenyon, director of I \Cannon street. MilMary Census tabulation a t 2: 20 The exterior will be executed in today gave out the total figures for terra cotta and tapestry brief. The the first four days as 34,900 in lobby will be through a tiled floor Dutchess 'iCounty. The estimated __ tVio of- numfier is 52,500 so that tihe work WMSHOP FOR HUNG CENSUS DATA READY Experts With Modem Machinery Will Have Charge of Huge Task in New York. CORPORATIONS LEND THEIR AIDS Albany, June 15— The tabulation andl assembling of data made avail able as a result of the state census and inventory of military resources now being taken will be done at what is’called the “workshop, which occu- ,pies 18, square feet of floor space in one of the New York city buildings at 49 Lafayette street, electrical handling, sorting and punching chines of the very latest type will be Not onlt will the work of taking foe census of 5, 600,OOP males and fe males between the ages of sixteen and fifty years, inclusive, be done with out cost to the state, but under a r rangements completed by 'Captain G. G. 'Henry, director of the census, the tremendous task of compiling the re turns will 'be done practically free of When the state, census law was passed. Governor Whitman Ipt It bp known that he wanted the best possible ’done for the least possible' money. Captain Henry volunteered his services os director of the census, and he secured Arthur Hnniter, actu ary for the New York Life Insur- 34,900 HAVE R^TERED Hyde Park Town Is Complete—^Census Job in Dutchess Co. Over Half Finished. ■ for the patrons. The lighting arrangements -uill be vestibule, which will contain the of- „ .flee for the manager and box office more than hall done. ^ I The couffty ‘total yesterday was 6,471 of which 3,.850 names were from 'Poughkeepsie. Bight hun- Jaxdistinct feature, a system, of very (jj-ed namels were from Beacon and ■'original nature, being so arranged as 1,821 from the townslhips. I to permit any color scheme desired Hyde Park town has been com- I for the varied performances that may pleted. This is the firsib town in the I V. too-o/T county to file co.mplete returns and I he stag Q. itr-n today sent in its total as 1,623. Two handsome wide staircases wJ! _________________ [lead to the balcony and in the rear, ssc.-SPEClAL FOR SATURDAY-35C, Why fuss—(Buy of us—'A layer cake. Miller’s Bakery, 526 Main street. Tel. 1557-J. It. M'ADOO'S s t a t e m e n t . ,Secrej;ary McAdoo said to- “The Liberty Loan has been over-subscribed. It is impos sible to state the amount of over-subscription a t the mo- m6nt. but exact figures will be given out as rapidly as the retu r n s are received at the Treasury Department. The success of this loan is a genuine triumph for democ racy. It is the unmistakeable expression of America’s de termination to carry this war for the protection of American rights and the re-estahlish- ment of peace and liberty throughout the -world to a swift and successful conclu- 'T am deeply igruteful to the Bankers, the .business men, the women of America, the patriotic organizations and the people in , general without whose coffdial co-operation and enthusiastic support suc cess could not have been wonr It has been an inspiring cam paign and it has had-a glorl- > ont finish.” giving the best vaudeville and mavies ance Company and president of tbe Acturial Society of America, to plan the work of Compilation. L. H. McCall, purchasing agent of the New York Life, gave hlis services free a s ' manager of “workshop\. F. D. Mack, consulting engineer, serves as chief lieutenant to Captain Henry w i^ no compensation. Other im- pbrtant men who gave their services to the ^ a te for the census work were H. B. Tolen, assistant cashier of the New York Life, who is general mana-- ger of the census headquarters office at Albany; Thomas Pranciis Woods, an attorney, who 4s in charge of all correspondence with 'Home Defense committees and county directors of the ce&sus; J. J. Rudolph, syndicate clerk of William Salomon and Co, Captain ‘Henry’s brokerage firm, who is in charage of uniform correspon dence with counties and who has charge of keeping lists and records covering the conuiTss. Only experts could be usedl in work ing the expensive electrical 'apparat us used in the card punching, count ing and sorting system, andl as there was not time enough In wlfch to train a suMcl^nt number of them, the big corporations of New York were asked to designate some of their men for this work. Again the volunteer response was prompt, and the “wor- shop” has 1.0(H) employees working at full speed, few of whom get salaries from the state. The first corpora tions to volunteer were the New York Life, th e ’ MetropoliTan 'Life, (Burns 'Brothers Coal Company, 'Otis Elevator Company, Citizens National Bank, ■william Salomon & 'Co., Bums Brothers Ice Company, and the Ing- ersoll-Rand (Company. Others fol lowed, in short order and with very little difficulty tiie “worlcsliop?’ staff was organized so that the state’s work would interfere as little as iios- sible with the necessary work of the corporations loaning their employees. The system worked out by Mi*. Hunter is considered perfect. ' He •has had many years of experience In the use of perforated card systems and tabulating ma-chiRery in connec tion with the researches of the Actu arial Society of vital statistics. Fully lOO punching machines.are to be us ed, to say nothing of scores of other electrical machines that will enable the State to learn speedily what Its military strength Is and where it lies. In three or four months the sta:;e will have a card file of the qualifi cations of its people. On short no tice the authorities will be able to as certain definitely the location and number of perpons acjqualnted with aviation, garment making, ammuni tion mainiifacjt.u»s, engineorinjf, and other activities, how many own and 4re able to motor vehicles; IF YOUR SHOES NEED REPAIRING' phone 168. Goodyear Shoe Repairing Company, 229 Main St. J QUALITY. ^ Notnin^ tmt all wool, 100 per cent, can got in. our clothes. The style, ^ the fit and workmanship are all guaranteed. Prices moderate. Meara, the Tailor, 20 Washington St. ^ LAWN MbWERS SHARPENED ^ Called for and delivered, $1.00. \t\ Bicycle Shop. Call 343-J. tl 4- 9x12 ft. Congoleum tRugs, $9; 6x9 ft 4 size H; Matting 35c. yd.; Grass Rugs 4 S5c. up. BURGOER’S, 407 Main street.^ TAXr, 1442 Good cabs; satisfaction guaranteed. C. Morehouse, 42 “ ' W. Phone 1442. Market St.’ ml4-Jel4 >■ 50-P. Dinner Sets, $7.50; lOO-P. 4- Dinner 'S'ets, $18.50; Dining Tables 4\ £13.50. 50c. weekly. BHKGHR13, 407 *F Main street. 11 &15 4^ ------------------- ^ ------ 4 ACADEMY MARKET. 4- Fresh fruits and vegetables, fancy 4- groceries, meats, etc. at reduced ■f jprices. Free delivery.' Phone 1918. + + 4- 4' .3-5 Academy St, ' ' Itl pile the result* of 8,000 cards #ho * telej^aph or yi^Ire^ ho^. IS A wm $1,434,750 Subscribed With Quota $1,000,- 000, Putting Us High Among 3Q,000 Cities. Poughkeepsie leii for cities of its size or is at- least well up among the leaders -with $1,43,2,950 subscribed' to the (Liberty Loan bonds here. This was taken up through the following agencies: Farmers and Manufacturers Bank .................................... $'2ll,5C0 Merchants Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . 194,450 'Pallkill (Bank ................................ 261,150 Trust C o m p a n y ............... 251,250 First National B a n k ........... 21'2,500 Atwater, Foote & Sherrill .. 106,600 Savings Bank ........................ 148,000 In addition there were subscribed by Poughkeepslans but reported through New York and Chicago the following: •DeLavai Separator Company $2,2S5 ■Phoenix Horseshoe Works .. 6,050 C. B. Halsey & Co ..................... 45,000 This makes a grand total of $1,434, T60. The quota for this city was $1,000,000 not $1,800,000 as had been' rumored about town. Thus the city went nearly 50 per cent, over its quota ranking well with the whole ■country. LUNGMOTOR SAVES LIFE Barney Oldbeld, Cable Splicer, Near Death From Gas in Manhole. 'Barney Oldfield, a cable splicer in the employ of the (New York Tele phone Company was overcome by gas while working In a manhole at the corner of Main and Market streets shortly after 9 o’clock this morning. He was rushed to the of fices of th:5 'Central 'Hudson Gas & Electric Company where the lung- motor was applied and the p a ti y t soon revived. -He was attended by NOTICE—MILITARY CENSUS. Registrations at the Polling B90ths will continue all day nd evening, SATURDAY, at the foll<?wing\ EMERGENCY STATIONS; ■ ■ 'NEW HIGH SCHOOL. ST. PETER’S CHURCH, ELLSWORTH SCHOOL (two stations). RESCUE MISSION. ■ Y . M. C. A. ^ BOOTH HOSE HOUSE. All other statjons will be closed. If you find one Polling Booth crowded, pass on to the next nearest. (Signed) GRACE N. KIMBALL, County Director of Census and Enrollment Officer. No Registration Will Be Taken on Sunday. DIROLL ISO IN VASSAR CENSUS Finish Work of Regis tration at College Last Evening. Despite the Commencement rush at Vassar College, and thanks to the co-operation of many assistants, the census work at the college was com pleted last night by Miss -Alice D. Snyder, of the English Department of the college, assistant supervisor of the census for Vassar College, and Miss Jeanette Griffith, supervisor of the Good Fellowship Clubhouse, the [census head in the Good Fellowship Clubhouse. Some ten members of the faculty, students and members of the Good Fellowship Club helped as agents, clerks and interpreters. There were something more than 130 enrollments for Dutchess County, and $2,500 VERDICT AGWHOTE Justice Platt Denies Mo tion for Ntew Trial and Setting Aside of Ver dict. Frank -B. Down as attorney for the Hotel Astor Company of New York City, today went before Justice Platt in the supreme court and made a motion to have the $2,500 verdict, brought in by the jury last night in the case of Mrs.’ (Sadie Dlsbrow Hurd, wife of (Robert C. Hurd of Pawling, against the hotel, set aside and a new trial granted the defendants. The motion was denied. The suit, w-hich took most of yes terday to try, created considerable interest, and most of the day the court room was filled . with ’ eager listeners. Mrs. Hurd took the stand treasurer of the college, witnessed their signatures. Tbie agents were Miss Alice D. Sny- Dr. John A. Card and later removed ; ^igg Dorothy Stimp’son; the en- to his home on Gray street. His rollments clerks were Miss Marji*' 'Pillsbpry, Miss Ruth E. Smith Miss 'Elizabeth Cowley, Miss Margaret Norton and 'Miss 'MIzabeth Amen of tbe Vassar faculty, and i Miss Ruth (Lamb, Mias Cooley Eiasley and Miss, Katherine McAfe6 of the student body, with several members of the Good ‘Feilowship Club, two of whom acted as interpreters. over 60 residents of other counties and told of the- alleged discourtesy who could not reach home in time ; her, and reflfection upon her char- to enroll in their own districts ■w’ere j acter, while a guest In the hotel last registered here. Herbert R. Gurney, j August. Other witnesses, Including condition is not thought to be serl- Harry Galbraith, traffic officer duty at the corner.of Main and (Mar ket streets, was attracted by peculiar sounds coming from the manhole in which Oldfield was working. Upon Investigation he found. that the man was in an unconscious condition and that blood was Issuing from his mouth. Galbraith gave the alarm and with assistance the injured man was brought to the surface. He was rushed to the office of th$ Central (Hudson Gas & Electric Company-in the automobile/of the (Board of Pub lic Works. The use of the lungmotor soon re stored him to consciousness, and to its effectiveness he doubtless owes his life. Britain Has Taken 76,067 Prisoners •London, June -1(5—iSince the war started, England has captured 76,067 prisoners and since Jjily, 15a6, ha? retaken 6-00 souare miles of territory from the enemy and captured, on the west front alon^'I34 guns, according estimates re»a in the House of Cgmmons today by tJ. I. MaciPherson, M. P. He said of the prisoners listed 10,900 alone had been taken In (Mes opotamia since July I'SFlfi. Saturday Specials: T H E S E V E X iiETA /BILB S W O U iL D B E lEUlNB * For your Sunday tdinner. iBuy them Saturday. YouTl be ‘pleased. Fresh ibunch turnips, asparagus, string beans, bunch beets and tiimips, cu cumbers, celery, cabbage, egg plant, lettuce, mushrooms, peppera, green /peas, radishes, spinach, ■ beet tops, squash, mint. Carpenter & Park- hill. 3'90*Main Street. Itl less Instrument, and so on. Each item of Information on the question blanks is coded by means of a nuihber symbol, and then passed on to the punch machine operated by a girl. In eight hours one girl can punch I.OOIK cards. These can be sorted at the rate of 10,0000 an hour, and thrown in.to so-called pockets ac cording to the classes of information they bear. From these pockets they to the tabulating machine, pass ing one by one over a battery of needles, controlled by spring tensloii, which go through the holes -punched in the card and then an electric con tact operated the counting mechan ism. -One such machine can com- Mr. Hurd, were called and verified her story. , The defense tried to show that Hurd and his wife had had a quar rel and that employees of the hotel had approached them concerning the noise. They further tried to show' that no discourteous remarks had been made against Mrs. Hurd. The verdict came within two hours, (Morschauser & Mack represented the plaintiff, the trial being, conducted by John E. Mack. Frank ©. Lown con ducted the defense, with John B. Grubb and C. C. Hupfel of New York of counsel. IT NOON NATION HAD WON F(GHT The $2,000,000,000 Desired Was Then in Handj With Prospects That Half a Billion Miore Could Be Sold if Desired Today. A BLOCK SELLS^A BIT OVER PAR THEN THE PRICE GOES JUST BELOW PAR| New York District Alone Subscribes to a l^lfioit| Dollars Worth of Bonds — Chicago District Has $300,000,000 Reccurd. N. Y .D i s t r i c t T a k e s $1,000,000,000 ■New York, June 15—^At noon east ern time today official figures from Washington gave the to-'tal subscrip tions tbe -liiberty JLoan at that time counted at $2,000,OiOOjOOO of which the New York district alone took $1,000,- •000,000. Late Chicago Figure $300,000,000 '(Chicago, -June 15—^The Chicago Federal Reserve district has sub scribed approximately $300,000,000 to the Liberty 'Loan, according to a statement made by W.. A. Death, chairman of the Reserve Bank, short ly after noon today. The districts assessment , was $200,000,0'OO. Of this^amount, It is estimated that Michigan - subscribed $66',000,009.- When the Issue closed, long lines of men, woman and children, were still stan'ding before the banks In various parts of the city. Some Bonds Sell Above Par New York, June 15—The 'first Lib erty bonds sold bn the New York Stock Exchange today sold above par. A block of $'10,000 worth of tbe bonds sold at 1-^0 of one per cent, above -par, equivalent to $100.2. A few minutes later another block of $250,000 sold at par. Trading In the bonds was opened on the exchange at noon. A few minutes later the local Lib erty Loan headquarters announced the subscriptions reported for that 'New York district totalled $970,00'0,000| at 11 o’clock. New York has set oufej to subscribe $1,'000,000,000 or half thej loan, and success is now certain. The total reported for the coojitryl at that hour was $1,900,000,000. Shortly before 1 o’clock a $28,000 < block’ 'sold below par at 99 99-5 or. $99.98. Washington, June 15—H'eavy oveis- suibscription of- the $2,000>,000,000< Liberty iLoa-n is assured. Telegrams received here from all' Federal -Reserve Ban^g today showed' millions of dollars more than asked have been subscribed. The over-subscription, aiccorddng to Robert Wooley, • director of publicity for tile loan “probably would reach a billion dollars”. MARKET PRODUCE COMPANY. : Sweet Oranges • .......................... 25o 3 1-2 lbs. Sugar ............................. 29o Strictly Fresh Eggs, doz .................. 41c Grape fruit, strawfberrles, lettuce, fancy groceries. Gee. A; Geires, S7 MarKet -St. iFHoiie iSflT. Free fleiiyery. ERES-Hl -FRiOrm E r o m c . & P. iMuskmelons, watermelons, or anges, lemons, fresh Umes, red and yellow henanas, county strawberries, apples, etc. ■Oarpenter & Parkhill, 890 Main Street. Itl I. WURtZEL, 25 Catharine St. Phone 605-W. Free Delivery. iC?ream of the West ipiour, 1-8 sk.$1.99 Dry Lima Beans, lb .......................... 17c Granulated Sugar, 3 1-2 lbs............30c Fancy Head Rice, 3 lbs .................... 29c Best Mixed Tea, lb............................3*90 Fancy -New 'Potatoes, pk .................. 95c Dutchess Co, S-plnach, pk.............19c Dutchess Co. (Lettuce, extra large head ................................................ 5c ■Bermuda Onions, 6 Ihs .................. .25c Ne-ff CaJbbage, large head ...lO c, 15c Dutchess Co. Asparagus; bu ............ 25c Also 'Strawberries, Gj*een and Yel low Bean*, FrMh Fea*, 'Radishes, NORTHOIFE IN WASHINGTON Washington, June 15—Lord North- cllffe reached here today and expect ed .soon to call upon diplomatic and military authorities. To date, the State Department had taken no official recognizance of hia presence in this country, but it is as sumed that he will tell Secretary Lansing what big purposes are -and bespeak the co-operation of the dip lomatic .l>ranch.. Uortli'CltfEe. It is anticipated, will offer suggestlong by way of aiding tbe American leaders to avoid the mistakes England made at the outset. Saturday Specials: DUTCHESS CO. SPRING LAMB. For Saturday we hare choice Dutchess 'Co. 'Broilers, Duchess Co. Spring Lamb, Long Island Yresh killed Ducks, Fowls, -Roasting 'Chick ens, Prime Rib Roast and extra fine Weal. F. iH. Pierson’s Market, 449 Main St. Phone 1949. Itl JUST LIKE HIOME MADE Are the 'Home made cakes, cookies, pies, etc. ,whlch we carry fresh every day. We take orders for making up special layer cakes. Carpenter & Parkhill, 399 Main S treet ' Itl OLD POTATOES. Car just released, $4 a -bushel, thh.Wir, N. Y. Central tracks,.tomor- row. MoW«n Co. $ 1000,000 , BALM SUIT m Miss H o n o r a M a y O'Brien, 28, Appears Against Rich John B. Manning, 85. . New York, June T5—Crowds flock-id to Long Island City today to hear the testimony In one of the most unusual Telegrams pouring Into the Liberty Loan Bureau just before noon today were eloquent in their terseness. These messages from New York, Baltimore, Richmond and other Fed-i eral Reseiwe districts pictured glow ingly 16ng lines of persons standing; before bank windows in every sec tion of the country, awaiting anxious ly their chance to do their ifiqfanclal bit in “driving the golden naAl int® autocracy’s coffin. The largest average aount fbr sub-J ■ s',,^-'tion in other warring countries' a*^~/-jnted to less than $900. ■ . Secretary MciAdoo has announced that no over subscriptions or^ late subscriptions will (be accepted in this loan. No definite step has been takea with regard to.holding the subscrip tions for the next loan which will ba for $3;000,000,000 to loan to the al-- lies. ' Only fwo districts are expected ta fall short .of their allotment. ; The reason for the large subscrip--| tion from New York is attributed tew the fact that uch of the money com-1 ing from New York is earned in other*, parts of the nation by railroads,’ tele-f graph companies end other larg©( corporations. ise cases. There a young woman of 28 seeking $1,900,000 from e n old man of 85. 'But that $1,900,990 for which MLss Honora May O^Brien is suing John B. Manning, is balm for shattered nerves —not the wrench of heart. Miss O’Brien said so herself in the co i tinuation of her croes-examina'tioii of the hands of Mannihg’.s attorney be fore -Justice Cropsey. It was “re spect” and admiration foy. Manning’s piety, the 'pretty golden haired plain- tiff 'insisted, that led lier to accept b e r a g e d ■w e o er’s a r d e n t -conr-tshii>, not love. “I have had the mortification of ha-vlng my name dragged through the newspapers and being pointed out the result of his refusal to marry m-3, che continued, explaining exactly ■vyere the $J,990,'009 might aid in re compense. Manning, wrinkled of face and with palsied hands •constantly twitching, watched his former fiancee, rosy and stylishly dressed, closely. Behind sat his six children. The plaintiff’s trump card was played in -production of a statement- from ‘Oardinal.-Farley, detailing how arrangements had been made for the wedding that never occurred. Iron Beds, $4.59; Springs $4; Mat tresses, $4.59; Folding - Couch Beds, $•^9. No deposits—59c. weekly. BUiRlGEiR’S, 497 Main street. 11 & 15. DR. THO.S. jOEO MAHONEY Hk* moved his office end residence testimony in one oi tne most unusual Q^e Federal Reserve centre de-’ of N’ew York's many breach of prom-J.serves more credit than another In,' proportion to their ability,” said] Wooley. “They have all done all that! men can be expected to do.” The loan would have been even-s more heavily over-subscribed, W ooley said, if it had been possible to de liver the bonds when purchased. When the campaign was announced, there were only 399,900 bond buyers in the country, and it was necessary to educate the people to understand the meaning of e bond. Thousands of people have refused buy until they could get th e ir honfls, preferring to wait (until tho next issue. ■Wooley announced today that the small -buyer will -be given preference in alloting the (bonds when it comes to confining the subscription to the $2,099,999 total. The loan closes at noon—standard time—InG each district, so the P a cific Coast will have no definite an nouncement until late. New York Near a Billion New York, June 15—The local committee announced during the morning that at 10 a. m. the New-. York district's total subscriptions] were $952,990,009. This was regarded as making it certain that the billion mark would be reached by noon. Chicago Figure $265,000,000 • 'Caiicagp, June 15~The total XJharty Loan subscription in the Chicago fed eral district a t 9:46 today and reached $265,990,099, or $5,000,009 more than;
