BIG BUSINESSMEN
BACKING PLAN FOR
UNIVERSITY BRANCH
Prominent Manufacturers, Mer
chants and Financial Leaders
Say Idea Splendid One
Realizing the value of a University
of Pennsylvania branch school in this
city, members of the Harrisburg
Chamber of Commerce are now con
sidering the plan for bringing the pro
posed branch school here. The mat
ter was talked over in an informal
way to-day at a meeting of several
members of the commerce chamber's
board of directors.
The ■ directors had no quorum and
definite action in the matter was im
possible. Robert M. Wadsworth, sec
retary of the Chamber, said a meeting
will be held within the next ten days
to further consider the question. Rep
resentatives of the university who are
in this city will meet with the directors
at this time.
Considerable enthusiasm is being
shown In the movement throughout
Harrisburg. It is believed that plans
will be completed which will enable
the opening of the branch early in
September. Thomas Montgomery,
president of the alumni association
and State Librarian, said:
"There Is a possibility that we may
be able to induce the University of
Pennsylvania to open a branch of the
extension school here. This is a great
opportunity for Harrisburg and we
shall do all we can to bring the advan
tages of a college education to those
who cannot spend the time or afford
to go to Philadelphia for it."
"Professor Sheetz, Assistant State
Librarian, said: "Young business men
frequently come to the State Library
and ask for books on the various sub
jects which are taught in the Wharton
school of finance and accounts of the
University of Pennsylvania. This in
dicates to me very clearly that there
will he a great number of st'idents
who will immediately seize ui'ttp an
opportunity to get the university
training."
Men who spoke on the subject were
warm in praise of the idea. Among
those who talked were:
Charles S. 8011, president of the
Union Trust Company: "It's a won
derful idea. Such a school in Harris
burg should meet with instant suc
oess."
Donald McCormick, president of the
Dauphin Deposit Trust Company: "I
am delighted with the idea and believe
that the establishment of the school
•would be a splendid thing for Harris
burg."
William H. Metzger, secretary and
treasurer of the Commonwealth Trust
Company: "I am always In favor of
any type of educational institution
•which offers business training of a
high grade."
E. Z. Gross, former Mayor of Har
risburg: "I will lend my hearty co
operation toward any effort which
might be made to bring the school
•with its opportunities for young men
to Harrisburg."
Allen Donaldson, of the Donaldson
Paper Company and secretary of the
university alumni association: "The
establishing of such a school here in
Harrisburg would fill a long-felt need
and all loyal citizens should support
Buch a worthy cause."
W. H. Hildrup, president of the
Harrisburg Pipe and Pipe Bejiding
Company: "There is surely need for
a school such as is proposed to be es
tablished here."
David Tracy, also of the Harris
burg Pipe and Pipe Bending Company:
"Surelv there is need for such a school
In Harrlsburg. whose population, in
cluding that of the surrounding towns.
Is 100,000 or more people."
Administration Bill to
Create Bureau of War
Risk Is Introduced
By Associated Press
Washington, r>. C., Aug. 19. —The
Administration bill to create a gov
ernment bureau of war risk insurance
In the Treasury Department for Amer
ican ships was introduced in tho
House to-day by Representative Alex
ander, of Missouri, chairman of the
House merchant marine committee.
This bill would authorize the insur
ance of American cargoes or vessels
whenever the owners are unable to se
cure adequate protection equal to the
Insurance granted foreign ships by
countries dealing in war insurance.
The measure appropriates $5,000,-
000 to pay insurance losses and SIOO,-
000 for the administrative expenses.
It was agreed on at a White House
conference attended by Representa
tives Underwood and Alexander and
Senators Simmons and Clarke and ap
proved by the committee of business
men summoned to Washington last
week to confer as to emergencies aris
ing out of the European war.
The bill was immediately referred
to the merchant marine oommitt, e.
Chairman Alexander said the commit
tee would meet to-morrow. He ex
petes to hold brief hearings and ef
forts will be made to secure imme
diate consideration in the House when
the bill is reported.
The emergency bill was introduced
in the Senate by Senator Clarke and
referred to the committee on com
merce, of which he is chairman.
Woman Proud Her Four
Sons Died on Field
By Associated Press
Paris, Au». 19. 11:10 A. M. A
woman with four sons in the French
army, walked slowly down the steps of
one of the municipal offices, where
relatives are Informed officially of their
kin at the front. She was exceedingly
white, but her emotion was greater
than could be expressed In tears. A
friend came up quickly, and said:
"Have you good news? I am so glad
my Jean is safe."
"Yes they are all safe." was the re
?ly. "They are safe in the army of the
'ather. I am proud to give all to the
cause."
Issue of Paper Notes
Authorized in Italy
By Associated Press
Paris, Aug. 19, 11,16 A. M.—ln a
dispatch from Rome the correspon
dent of the Havas agency says an 1s-
Bue of new paper notes had been au
thorized by royal decree. The notes
are to be five and lire ($1 and $2)
to the amount of 350,000,000 lire
($70,000,000) entirely covered by sil
ver in the treasury. Bills of one and
two lire (20 and 40 cents )are also to
rbe Issued.
MAY BE HEISEY'S BODY
' Mrs. Grace E. Heisey, wife of Harry
,F. Heisey, who has been missing since
April 1, went to Conestoga, Lancaster
(County, near Safe Harbor, to-day to
'see if she could Identify s body taken
jfrom the river at that point as that of
I her husband, Harry F. Heisey, who
[Jumped from the Market street bridge
on the evening of April 1.
WEDNESDAY EVENING
REPUBLICANS ASSAIL
DEMOCRATS BOTH IN
STATE AND NATION
Platform in New York Attacks
Administration; in Ses
sion Today
By Associated Press
Saratoga. N. Y., Aug. 19.—The plat
form presented to the Republican
state convention to-day was devoted
largely to an arraignment of the
Democratic administrations in nation
and state. The platform says:
"We assert that the legislatfve pol
icy of the Democratic national admin
istration has been deliberately sec
tional as well as hostile to the great
industrial communities of the country
and particularly to the state of New
York. Its tariff legislation has been
framed in utter disregard of reason
able and fair protection to American
labor and American industries and in
reckless refusal to avail of the benefit
of expert information gathered by the
tariff board which was created by the
Republican Congress and abolished by
the Democratic Congress."
The new banking and currency act
is assailed as sectional in its intent,
"with an ill-concealed purpose to in
jure the state of New York and drive
capital to other states."
The income tax law likewise is de
nounced as a sectional measure, tend
ing to extract millions of dollars from
a few prosperous states in excess of
their just share.
The Democratic administration,"
reads the platform, "is now engaged
in an effort to force through Congress
legislation giving to the federal gov
ernment a vast, undefined and inquisi
terlal power over all the busipess ac
tivities of the country, destruction of
the fundamental principles of freedom
of labor and opportunity and that pro
tection of property to secure which
governments are established. If this
attitude of hostility to business and in
terference with private affairs is to
continue no enterprise will be able to
live in this country unless it carries
favors of politicians."
State Chairman Barnes, opposed by
two former Cabinet officers, George W.
Wickersham and Henry L. Stimson
procured the elimination of a sentence
in the platform which, he said, falsely
suggested a declaration that individual
and property rights conflict with the
general welfare. The platform then
was adopted.
Russia Feels Herself
Morally in the Right
By Associated Press
London, Aug. 19, 4.20 P. M. "It
is impossible to relate the amazing
things that have happened in Russia
during the last ten days," says a let
ter to the Daily Chronicle written in
St. Petersburg on August 12. It con
tinues:
"Russia is not recognizable, or rath
er th at haunting beauty of Russia
which those of us who live here grop
ingly and often sadly feel and love,
has suddenly shone forth radiantly
from out of the heavy clouds of failure
and defeat that have hidden it for
many years.
Russia Is full of moral energy. She
has never displayed it with the same
vigor as now at any period of her his
tory. Russia feels herself for once to
be morally in the right."
"Russia's internal condition was de
plorable, ' says the correspondent. The
Poles. Finns and .Jews were embitter
ed by the government policy of op
pression. The Drtma was divided and
helpless. Strikes were spreading.
There were serious riots in St. Peters
burg,"
The writer adds:
"Pew Russians wanted to fight for
the sake of Servia, but when it be
came clear that the Austrian move
was only the prelude to German at
tack on an apparently helpless and
demoralized Russia, the feeling chang
ed In an instant.
"The general mobilization made all
Russia realize the situation. The
peasants, the workmen and the strik
ers of the week before; clerks, stu
dents, teachers and lawyers—all
dropped their work without a murmur
and joined the ranks."
"The drink shops were closed and
all went soberly and sternly expecting
no easy victories and prepared for a
long and hard struggle.
Kor the first time In his reign the
Russian emperor is cut off now from
those German influences that egged
him on continually to ruinous reaction.
His Majesty came out on the balcony
of his palace to greet an immense
throng of his people.
"The Duma gave stirring expression
to the nation's feeling. The. fantasti
cal reactionary Pouriskevitch actually
shook hands with his bitter enemy, tho
Cadet leader Milioukov. Representa
tives of various nationalities, the
Poles, the Letts, the Libuanians, the
Russian Germans and, most striking
of all, the Jews, stood up and declared
whatever they had suffered they
would lay aside their grievances in
(this hour of great trial and fight side
b,y side with the Russian people. Many
deputies were moved to tears."
Says Americans Think
War Is a Kind of Play
By Associated Press
The Hague, Aug. 19, via London,
Aug. 19, 4.4 0 A. M.—Many Americans
are loath to leave the German capi
tal, according to a newspaper man
who has just reached this city from
Berlin after a long trip. In some in
stances they declare they are quite
comfortable.
"Everything foreign has been eradi
cated from Berlin during the last fort
night," says the newspaperman. "A
shop in Friedrlchstrassen which was
called the Prince of Wales, was well
nigh demolished by a mob. Every
where French signs were torn down.
A restaurant in Kurfeursten-Damm
was destroyed by a crowd after the
orchestra had played a Russian air.
No French Words are allowed to ap
pear anywhere, even on bills of fare.
"I asked the waiter in a restaurant
for a certain English sauce. He re
plied angrily: 'We no longer serve
that cursed English stuff.'
"Most Americans traveling in Ger
many have not yet come to realize the
real gravity of the situation. These
Americans are -a curious lot. They
seem to think the war a kind of play,
'great fun,' and cannot realize that
war in Germany is not like war in
Mexico."
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IT ALWAYS WORKED BEFORE;
September 24 Is Date
Fixed by Governor For
Execution of Fleming
Thursday, September 24, was fixed
to-day by Governor Tener for the
banging of Martin Fleming.
Steps will be taken immediately,
however, by "William L. Loeser and
George L. Reed, counsel for the de
fense, to place Fleming's case before
the Board of Pardons with a view to
having sentence commuted to life im
prisonment.
Should Pennsylvania's court of last
resort refuse the appeal, Fleming will
be the last murderer in Dauphin coun
ty to pay the penalty for the highest
crime against the State upon the
gallows. Fleming shot and killed his
mother-in-law more than a year ago
when she interfered, as the condemned
man said, when he tried to make a
midnight visit to his wife's room to
see and kiss his wife and baby. The
Flemings had separated some months
before that and Mrs. Fleming went
to her home.
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The cathedral at Antwerp which has bctn equipped with a rapid fire gun and a search light to tje used
in the bringing down German army aviators when they start their flight over the city. The insert picture is
Mme. Dutrleu, the Belgian woman aviator who has offered the use of her machine and her services to the Belgian
army. The woman may he assigned to scout duty but unless It becomes absolutely necessary she will not be
called to risk her life. The inhabitants of Namur are indignant over the ac tlvltles of German aviators who have
been dropping bombs into the city and woum 'ng many of the inhabitant s. They insist that Namur is not yet
in a state of siege and that Germany is violating international military law. Antwerp intends to run no risk
of endangering the lives of her citizens and her fine buildings. The search light la kept playing during the
inight to prevent surprise attacks of German aviators during the night.
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
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By Associated Press
Ottawa, Ont.f Aug. It). Canada's
women do not want their husliaads to
Ko to war and are wielding the veto
power beatowed upon them by the Gov
ernment with Nuch effect that in aome
instances volunteer reKiinrnt.t have
been thinned by 50 per cent. Thla far
exceeds the Government's eatlmate of
vetoes. A protest against their action
wan made to-day by Colonel Morrinon,
director of artillery.
Parla, AUK. 10. ii'2'2 P. M. A dls
pateli to the Parla Midi from HruNaelM,
dated to-day, anya cannonndluK wan
dlatinctly heard in Ilrussels at « o'clock
lb la mornlnK. The correspondent adda
It IN understood that a German army In
now marchinK upon Brussels by way
of Huy and Jodoignc.
Parla, Aug. in. lli4o A. w. A
further evidence of a return In Paris
to Nome of the condition* which pre
vailed before the mobilization, waa the
reappearance of flower girls in the city
atreeta. The fact -that they had freah
cut tlowera for Male nhowa that the
train service can be used for MometlilnK
elae than the movement of troops and
military supplies.
London, AUK. H). 12:120 P. HI, A
dispatch to the Reirter Telegram Com
pany from llrusscls says the German
advance posts covering* the region be
tween Gembloox and jodolgne, are be
Ing gradually pushed bark before the
Hilvnncf of the IlelKlan and French
forces, The ItelKiniis and French are
now in CIOMC Jmietlon and in confart
with the ndvance linen of the German
army.
Xew Vork, AUK. II). The steamer
Prin/ippi MoifciiWo, of (ho IJoyd Ital
lano, (he largest and fastest vessel of
the line plyliiK between Italy and South
American porta, has been withdrawn
from the South American aervlce and
will Mail to-mqrrow from Genoa for
New* York with 585 wlranded AmerlcanN,
according to aniiounecment made to
day.
Washington, D. AUK. 10. Al
ready Inquiries have been received by
the llureau ol' Navigation from several
atea ms hip companlcN askiuu informa
tion as to the admission of foreign ves
sels to American registry under the
provisions of the bill Just passed by
Congresa.
Quelle, Aug. 11). A't a special ses
sion of the Quebec Provincial Cabinet
to-day. It was decided to offer the Im
perial military authorities 1,000,000
pounds of Canadian cheese for the
armies.
London, AUK. 10. 3:05 P. M.
Twcnty-llv thousand Germans have
registered with the police of the Ijon
don district to date. Large mini hers of
Germans still remain In the provlncea.
The German relief committee Is KIVIUK
soup tickets to thoiiMands.
l.ondon, AUK. 10. 1:110 P. M. - The
Central News publishes a dispatch from
Rome sayinK the little German Kunboat
Ynterland has been forced to disarm at
>ankinK. China.
AUGUST 19, 1914.
SETTLEMENT WORK
AMONG NEGROES IS
PLANNED BY CHURCH
Wesley A. M. E. Zion Purposes
Teaching People Many
Useful Arts
If plans now under consideration
by the officials of Wesley Union A» M.
E. Zion Church are perfected, when
the new edifice of the congregation
now under course of construction is
completed this church will be the
center of social settlement work
among the colored population of Har
risburg and vicinity.
The Rev. J. Francis Lee this morn
ing telling of the proposed plans for
settlement work said:
"The church purposes to conduct
chair caining, domestic science, sew
ing, embroidery and horae nursing
classes and an emergency clinic.
"It is our purpose to keep the youth
of our race off the streets during the
evenings and at the same time teach
them some useful and profitable em
ployment. 1 will conduct in connec
tion with my church work, an employ
ment bureau In order to supply effi
cient help for the best white fami
lies of the city.
To Tench Housekeeping
"The green help placed will be
given a course in cooking and also in
the ordinary care of children, and in
the rudimentary duties of homekeep
ing.
"While the Capitol Park Commis
sion gave us a fair and equitable price
for our old church, old debts to be
paid, the present high cost of build
ing and the small congregation, nec
essitates an appeal to the public for
the completion for the work as out
lined. The contracted price for the
building is $19,700, not including win
dows. We rely upon God and a gen
erous public for our success," conclud
ed Mr. Lee.
The new church will be a substan
tial structure, modern in every respect.
The building is 4 5 by 108 feet with a
basement and auditorium. The base
ment was built with a view to utility,
as a meeting place for the classes in
the various lines of settlement work.
NEW APARTMENT FOR
DOWNTOWN DISTRICT
Old Weiss Home to Be Remodeled
After Y. W. C. A.'s
Removal
Another apartment
house is to he added
to the downtown dis
trict, and while not
an entirely new struc
ture, It will be one. of
the finest in the city
in its interior finish,
according to the
plans now made. The
new apartments will
be located at 208
North Third street.
18
in in imi 11 street,
in the building now occupied by the
Young Women's Christian Associa
tion.
It was expected thnt. the Young
Women's Christian Association would
leave the old location to occupy their
new building about September 1, but
while the removal may be consider
ably delayed, it is understood that the
work of transferring the old Weiss
mansion into an apartment house will
begin September 1, work being con
fined to the exterior of the house un
til the removal of the Y. W. C. A.
Mrs. John H. Weiss, of 325 North
Front street, is the owner of the
building.
CHANGES CLAYTON BILL
By Associated Press
Washington, D. C., Aug. 19. By a
vote of 38 to 14 the Senate to-day
struck from the Clayton trust bill, In
acot-dance with recommendations of the
judiciary committee, the House exemp
tion of consumers organizations from
the operations of the law.
AUTO HITS MUTE
A mute, whose name could not be
learned, was hit by an auto truck
owned by the Fink Brewing Company
at Third and Herr streets at 2 o'clock
this afternoon. The man was crossing
the street when struck. He is not
seriously Injured.
McCREATH A WINNER
15aglesmere, Pa., Aug 19.—William
(Billy) McCreath, city tennis cham
pion of Harrißburg, in the second
round of the tournament for the
championship of this place, yesterday,
defeated Thomas W. Smith.
How Times Have Changed! —By Heath
FOP SHE WAS CLOTHED IN PULL Afc^AY
TO WCWEN-QF TO-DAY? '
WILSON FAVORS PLAN
TO BUY VESSELS FOR
CARRYING FOODSTUFF
How to Provide $25,000,000 Foi
Purchase Has Not Been
Determined
By Assntialcd Press
Washington, Aug. 19.—President
Wilson to-day approved a plan to have
the government buy a number of ships
to be in taking American food
stuffs abroad.
The President conferred with Senate
and House leaders on the question of
developing and safeguarding the
American merchant marine and the
purchase of ships and passage of a bill
under which the government will un
dertake the insurance of war risks
were agreed upon. Bills carrying out
the plans will be introduced in both
houses of Congress immediately.
It was tentatively agreed that an ap
propriation of $25,000,000 would be
asked of Congress for the purchase of
the ships.
The question of how many ships will
be bought by the government is ex
pected to be left open until it is known
how many ships now under foreign
flags take advantage of the new law
extending registry.
How to provide the $25,000,000 for
the purchase of the ships has not been
fully determined. The decision to buy
the vessels may force the war tax
plans to early completion. Several
millions of unissued Panama Canal
bonds are available.
Think Former Steelton
Girl Eloped to Elkton
Announcement that a marriage li
cense had been granted to Charles
Lawrence, son of J. F. Lawrence, of
>1627 Penn street, and Miss Florence
A. Miller, daughter of Dr. C. R. Miller,
of Nineteenth and Market streets, at
Elkton, Maryland, was followed by the
return of Miss Meller and the meeting
of the couple at her father's home this
afternoon.
Miss Miller was a former Steelton
girl.
PAPA WANTS TO KNOW
WHETHER SHE DID OR
DIDN'T ELOPE TO MO.
So Doctor C. R. Miller Invites Sus
pected Son-in-Law Home
For Conference
diaries Lawrence, 21, and
Florence A. Miller, 18, Harris
burg, I'a.
The above announcement appearing
under an Elkton, Md., date line in the
Philadelphia North American, coupled
with the statement that this was one
of forty-six licenses granted at Elk
ton's Gretna Green, led to consider
able speculation among the friends
of the parties here.
At the home of Charles Lawrence,
14?27 Penn street, this morning, both
he and Mrs. J. F. Lawrence, his
mother, denied his having been out of
the city. Mrs. Lawrence said that the
notice couldn't have referred to
Charles because he was only 1!) years
old. Furthermore, he had not been
out of the city since he took a trip
to Washington with his mother two
weeks ago. Young Lawrence answered
an inquiry early this morning just
after having gotten out of bed and
denied that he had been married.
Meets Girl In Case
Nevertheless he was at the Pennsyl
vania station to meet the train from
Philadelphia arriving at 1.58 this aft
ernoon, and I>r. C. R. Miller, of Nine
teenth and Market streets, the girl's
father, was there, too. He invited
young Lawrence to go home with hira,
and when his daughter detrained the
three went together to Nineteenth and
Market streets.
Dr. Miller said ho had been an
noyed throughout the day with in
quiries as to whether his daughter had*
been married, but he refused either
to deny or to affirm It.
Florence Miller is a graduate of the
Central High School, class of 14, and
was one of the most popular girls In
her class. Young Lawrence was also
a student of the High School and It
was there that he met her. The
young people were often seen In com
pany with each other and it was long
rumored by their friends that they
were engaged.
Dr. Miller formerly lived In Steelton
and Miss Miller was widely known by
the younger set of the mill town.