SWITCHING HUES
MUSI COME DOWN
Interstate Commissioners Order
Reduction in Local Changes;
Now in Effect
Lower rates for switching cars in
Harrisburg that are loaded with iron
fly wheels will be allowed by the Penn
sylvania Railroad in the future. The
Interstate Commerce Commission at
Washington has cut the rate from four
cents to two cents per hundred pounds.
Orders for the decrease came yester
day.
Sometime ago the Hamilton Ohio,
Machinery Manufacturing Company, re
ceived a large shipment of Iron fly
wheels. The consignment was switch
ed from the Reading Railroad to the
Pennsylvania Railroad at this point.
The Hamilton Company protested
against the rate and filed the protest
at Washington. D. C.
Testimony was taken In Harrisburg
by the Interstate representatives, and
witnesses have been at Washington
■where they furnished further reports
regarding switching rates charged in
Harrisburg. I,ocal officials. It was said
to-day, have been working under a re
duced rate for sometime on many
switching orders.
R ATI,ROAD NOTES
The bituminous coal tonnage of the
Reading for June was 1,230,022 tons
compared with 1,293,971 tons in June,
1913.
Lewis Nellson. secretary of the Penn
sylvania Railroad, who is abroad with
his family, has arrived In London and
expects to sail for home on the
Olympic, September 15.
The Pennsylvania Railroad will on
September 1 establish a new agency
station to be known as Villa Maria, on
the West Chester branch 0.7 miles west
of Frazier.
Because of better demand for freight
cars and Improved business, the Read
ing Railway to-day ordered its car
shops in Reading and several other
places along its system on fifty-five
hours a week instead of forty. Nearly
2,000 employes are affected.
The passenger department of the
Pennsylvania Railroad is now figuring
on the change in Fall and winter
schedules to go into effect about mid- '
GERMANS DEFEATED
FIVE RUSSIAN CORPS
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battles which have been in progress
for several days past are expected to
be decisive. Austrian troops are pur
suing; the Russians from Krasnik,
about 20 miles north of the (ialieian
frontier, in the direction of Lublin.
Austrian Invades Russia
There is no invadng army between
the River Bag and the River Wieprz.
(These rivers are affluents of the Vis
tula and embrace a territory located
to the east of Warsaw.)
Austria, according to this same au
thority has Invaded Russia and has
occupied the region in front of 54a
mose. Zamose is a strongly fortified
town of Russian Poland on the
Wieprz 4S miles southeast of Bublin.
The Austrians hold the regions to
the west, north and southeast of
Bcmberg, Galacta, and have advanced
toward the Dniester river against
etrong invading forces of the enemy.
No news was received here to-day
concerning the situation on the French
frontier beyond a special dispatch to
the Tages Zeitung declaring that the
British defeat at St. uentin was com
plete. The British losses were heavy
end the routed Hritish soldiers were
forced to accept battle by the German
cavalry who were in masses on their
Jine of retreat.
The location in the foregoing dis
patch of St. Quentin In the depart
ment of Aisne, France, as the point
where the British troops were forced
to retreat before the German attack
places the scene of this fighting con
siderably further within French ter
ritory than it has been set by previous
reports.
line has been described as extending
Up to the present time the British
from Cambrai to Becateau. St. Quen
tin is 20 miles south of Cambrai and
the same distance southwest of Beca
teau. It is within eight miles of the
boundary of the department of
Bomme, referred to in an official com
munication Issued by the French War
Department last night as follows:
"The situation on our front from the
department of Somme to the Vosges
remains the same to-day as yester
day."
William Is Directing
Fighting in Belgium
By Associated Press
Geneva, Switzerland, Aug. 25, by
way of Paris, Aug. 29, 1.30 p. «i.—
((Delayed in transmission). Em
peror William and the German gen
eral staff are making both Cologne
and Mainz their headquarters, ac
cording to intelligence reaching Basel
to-day.
The Emperor Is passing continu
ously between the two cities, person
ally directing the armies in the fight
ing In Belgium.
f
TO
High School
Pupils
We are going to hold our first
annual contest for the finest collec
tion of Insect Specimens gathered
during vacation.
They will be on display In our
windows for one week. The win
ner will receive one of our Seni-ea
Scout Cameras loaded and# roll
developed free.
All specimens must be entered
by Thursday. September 3rd, under
fictitious names.
Contest starts Friday, Sept. 4 th.
Forney's Drug Store,
426 Market Sjtreet
-
Too Late For Classification
DIED
GROFF On August 29, 1914, at 1:30
P. M., George M. GrofT, 266 North
street, in his Bfith year.
LOST
BOfiT Rabbit Hound. 1R Inches
high, white with large black spots nn
back: a large collar with large brass
knobs. Answers to Kupie. Reward if
returned to 1933 Derry street.
SATURDAY EVENING. fcAHRISBURG TELEGRAPH AUGUST 29, 1914.
way between September 16, the usual
time for the Fall schedule, and the mid
dle of November, when the winter
schedule was usually effective.
Standing of the Crews
HARRISBURG SIDE
Philadelphia Division —lX3 crew first
to go after 2 p. m.: 113, 108, 111, 120.
105, 115, 119, 110.
I" iremen for 105. 126.
Flagman for 115.
Brakemen for 105, 110, 115, 120, 126.
Engineers up: Lons, Henecke, Man
ley, McGulre, Madenford, Supplee, Ten
nant, Leyman, Heidman, Speace, Dennl-
Son. Oessey.
Firemen up: Weaver, Rhoads, Lib
hart, Duvall, Packer, Carr, Winters,
Huston, Laverty, Spring, McCurdy,
Arnsberger, Bussey, Robinson, Bren
ner, Wilson, Kestreves, Wagner,
Farmer.
Flagman up: Melllnger.
Rrakcmen up: Busser, Hippie, Cox,
Ferguson, Bogner, Hubbard, Collins,
Hivner.
Middle Division—2l7 crew first to go
after 1:30 p. m.: 227.
Three Altoona crews to come In.
Front end: 16.
Engineer for 227.
Brakeman for 16.
Engineers up: Smith. Havens.
Firemen up: Beacham. Seagrlst, Born
[man, Cox, Zeiders, Richards, Kunti,
Karstetter, Schreffler, Fritz, Fletcher,
Buyer.
Brakemen up: Schoffstall, Peters,
Stahl, Werner.
Ynrd frews—To go after 4 p. m.:
Engineers for 1886, 707, 322, 1171,
1831, 1758, 14, 1820, 1368.
Firemen for 707, 1831, 1758, 1856, 90,
118. 1820.
Engineers up: Harter, Blever, Blos
ser, Brenneman, Thomas, Rudy, Meals,
Stahl, Swab, Crist, Harvey, Saltsman,
Kuhn, Snyder, Pelton, Shaver, Landis.
Reck.
Firemen up: Boyle, Crow, Ulsh. Bost
dorf, Schlefer, Weigle, Cookerley,
Maeyer, Shelter, Snell, Bartolett, Getty,
Hart, Barkey, Sheets, Balr, Rauch,
Eyde, Ney, Myers.
ENOI.A SIDE
Philadelphia Division—22o crew first
to go after 4:15 p. m.: 220, 247. 212, 249,
227. 234, 216, 222. 221, 214, 248.
Engineers for 220, 221, 238.
Fireman for 220.
Conductors for 227. 238.
Flagman for 222.
Brakemen for 212, 232, 248, 249 (two).
Conductor up: Forney.
Flagmen up: Weitzel, Kraw, Comp.
Brakemen up: Schuller, Harris, Camp
bell, Kochenouer, Scheffer, Decker, Car
roll, Decker, Musser, Baker, Wolfe,
Wertz, Boyd, Hutton, Felker.
Middle Division—2l9 crew first to go
after 1:45 p. m.: 246. 249, 228, 216.
Four crews laid off at Altoona.
"Spartacious" at the
Colonial Next Week
Yielding to the request of thou
sands of moving picture "fans" in
this city, who desire their pictures
served without vaudeville trimmings,
the Colonnal Theater has eliminated
vaudeville l'or three days the early
half of next week, and booked the
wonderful successor to "Quo Vadis,"
entitled "Spartacus, or the Revolt of
the Gladiators."
This is the buggest picture and the
most costly to produce that has ever
been shown in Harrisburg except
"Quo Vadis" itself and the Annette
Kellerman picture now being shown
at the Majestic Theater. It ran for
some time in one of the New York
theaters, where a big dramatic show
was displaced for its engagement, and
prices of $1 a seat charged.
Wilmer, Vincent & Appell are In
touch wilh the makers of a wonder
ful series of moving picture master
pieces which can be brought to Har
risburg and played at the Colonial if
the city shows signs of desiring these
expensive pictures in preference to
the ordinary run of films and vaude
ville mixed. Vaudeville will be re
placed at the Colonial for the latter
three days of the week, three good
acts having been booked in. The
management will watch with interest
whether Ibis big picture without vau
deville the first half, or the vaude
ville and pictures the latter half,
seems to give the people the best sat
isfaction.
"Spartacus" was *[layed before the
camera by a company of over 5,000
players, and many lions were used in
some of the tense scenes. A thrilling
story is told of the revolt of the glad
iators when it came to a point of put
ting their chief to his death in the
arena of lions. The picture is made
by the George Kleine Company, pro
ducers of "Quo Vadis," and ranks well
with that picture.
The scene in the arena with the
lions is most powerful. Outside the
thousands clamor for the commence
ment of the spectacle! Ten hungry
lions leap from their cages into the
arena and stand blinking in the sun,
seeking their prey with ravenous
eyes. Spartacus hears the dull rum
blings in his cell, and, quickly sum
moning a captain of the guards, in
forms him of the new turn his affairs
have taken In an instant the captain
is off to obtain the aid of Narona and
the next second a trainer throws open
the doora and pushes Spartacus into
ithe arena.
A great hush pervades the multi
tude. The lions greedily eye the splen
did body of the gladiator, as he stands
impassively, arms folded, awaiting his
doom. Suddenly the shrill voice of a
woman rends the silence. It is Na
rona, screaming, "Save Spartacus! He
is innocent! Here stands my father's
murderer!" And then the voice of
Noricus is raised in pleading accents.
A moment more and Spartacus has
leaped into the box. seized Noricus and
hurled him bodily into the arena! A
hungry lion catches the body in his
great claws as it drops. And the Ro
man Populace had its holiday and saw
justice done as well.
Prince Gets Cross For
His Display of Bravery
London, Aug. 29, 11.48 a. m.—A di
spatch from St. Petersburg to the
Aeuter Telegram Company recites a
daring act credited to Prince Eristoff,
a colonel in the Russian horse artil
lery.
[ When the Germans were retreating
; from Stallupoehnen, a town of East
j Prusslo, the Prince ordered his men
' to unhitch their horses from their own
j guns, mount them, and gallop after
the Germans. Under a heavy fire the
Russian cavalrymen went forward.
I captured the Germans guns and
| brought them back to their lines,
j Emperor Nicholas has conferred the
Cross of St. Georgee upon Prince
I Eristoff.
I OUTING FOR POOR CHIIiDRKX
j The American Rescue Workers gave
ian outing to about seventy-five chil
; drcn on Independence Island yester
' 'lay. The start was made at 10 and
despite the rain the children had a
splendid time. Adjutant Lew Smith
and Mrs. Smith were in charge.
Business Locals
THINGS, THAT FLOAT
Are exceptionally fascinating to the
Juvenile mind. If you have to put a
rubber coat on your children to keep
them from getting wet, let them play
in the water occasionally. Our cellu
loid floats in the form of swans, ducks,
fishes, frogs, turtles, alligators, boats,
canoes and dolls are ideal for plavttme
sport. Marianne Kinder Markt", 220
Locust street.
SIIITE WILL GIVE
AWAY MANY FISH
Distribution Expected to Start at
the Hatcheries About the
Middle of Month
m Distribution of
» young fish will be
State's fish liatch
erles on Septem
|ftfaidvMpr'jgi to an announce
, JflaHaSv rn en t from the
* s, f ate Department
jS) day. Applications
are now being re
celved for hu n
oreds of thousands of young fish and
It is the pliyi to start shipment ot
trout, yellow perch, bluegllls, catfish
and frogs. These fish will be a year
old so that they will be able to take
care of theAiselves. The output of all
of the hatcheries has been larger than
usual.
Since the State has remodelled most
of the hatcheries a plan Is being con
sidered for the establishment of a
school for fish culture at Pleasant
Mount hatchery In Wayne county and
Commissioner N. R. Buller will ask
the next Legislature for an appropria
tion. He says that the department
has had much trouble in getting suit
able persons to take charge of the
rapidly expending fish culture work
and a school would enable men to be
trained in handling fish of every spe
cies "planted" in State waters.
Settling Taxes.—Settlements of State
taxes involving many thousands of
dollars are being made at the Capitol
daily and it is expected that sixty
days hence when the taxes are due
that there will be large receipts at the
State Treasury. Approximately 60,-
000 settlements are made by the fiscal
officials during a year and the num
ber made thus far at the Auditor Gen
eral's Department is larger than here
tofore. In the next month large ap
propriations for schools and hospitals
will be in order and efforts to make
collections of State taxes are under
way.
Granery Moth. —Dr. H. A. Surface,
the state Zoologist, has issued a warn
ing to farmers to be sure that barns
and grannerles are free from the grnn
ery moth before storing their wheat.
The moth has been reported from
Lancaster county.
Mr. Elliott In Charge.— Investiga
tion of the tracts of property offered
to the State for the auxiliary forest re
serves is now being carried on by For
estry Commissioner S. B. Elliott, of
Brookville, who was Instrumental In
getting the act creating the preserves
introduced. Under the statutes of 1913
lands may be placed under State con
trol while timber is growing and sev
eral dozen properties have been of
fered to the State for supervision
while reforestation is under way.
Steps are being taken to determine the
value of the properties and what work
would have to be done and also to
work out a system whereby the auxll
liary reserves can be administered and
the cost collected when the timber is
cut. It is expected that a large acre
age will he added to forests on wa
tersheds as a result of the auxiliary
reserves.
Coal in Feed.— A cattle feed found
to have been adulterated with t?n
per cent of coal dust has caused the
arrest of a dealer in farm supplies in
Armstrong county and officials of the
State Department of Agriculture la
boratory are wondering what caused
the manufacturer to use such a singu
lar means of adulteration. Analyses
of various cattle foods made at the
Capitol lately have disclosed the use
of seeds of various weeds, of chaff and
other plant materials used as adul
terants, but this Is the first time that
a mineral has been found. The feed
in question was for calves and was
thoroughly mixed with the meal.
Abandoned Farms. —Long investi
gation by officials of the Department
of Agriculture has shown that there
is no such thing in Pennsylvania as
an abandoned farm. Every farm re
ported as !n that class was investigat
ed and it showed that everyone had
an owner who was rather particular
about the title and who had pro
nounced ideas on taxation of unprofit
able land. The bureau of statistics of
the Department of Agriculture found
that there were 106 farms In all the
wide area of Pennsylvania on which
farming operations had been given up
and which could be bought at bar
gains. There were a number of othei
tracts of land found which were not
under cultivation and which had been
cleared and It was found that they
were not even being reforested. The
suggestion Is made by State officials
that such idle land be used for cattle
raising, which would be extremely
profitable in th's State if it could be
revived.
Repairing Roads. —Very rapid prog
ress on the repair of State main high
ways which are much traveled has
been made and officials of the depart
ment are commencing to get compli
ments where a few months ago they
were getting brickbats. The depart
ment has over 7,000 men at work
with a large amount of equipment and
the maintenance is leing pushed on
roads connecting county towns.
Rig Increase Filed.—The Curtis
Publishing company, of Philadelphia,
to-day field notice of increase of stock
from SIO,OOO to $25,000,000.
Investigating Outbreak. State
Health Department medical inspec
tors and engineers were hurried to
Luzerne county to-day to make an in
vestigation into an outbreak of epide
mic dysentery in Foster township,
Freeland, Upper Lehigh and Drifton.
Twenty-eight deaths have been report
ed in that district. The outbreak of
typhoid fever In Warren has been
found to be due to milk.
801 l Starting Home. —Attorney Gen
eral John C. Bell and his son will sail
from Rotterdam for home to-day.
Ponip Must Go Back. —The state de
partment to- day honored a requisi
tion from the governor of Alabama
for return to that state of Pomp Dick
erson, under arrest in Pittsburgh on
a charge of murder in the first degree.
Kush of Visitors.—This week broke
records for crowds at the capitol.
Every day there was a rush of visitors
and the guides were going all day long.
The Waynesboro excursion caused a
rush to-day.
Public Service Ijlst.—The Public
Service commission will begin its
first September meeting on Tuesday,
but it is not considered likely that any
action will be taken in rate cases of
the industrial railroad actions. A few
complaints about rates are scheduled
for Tuesday and on Wednesday eigh
teen contracts between public service
companies and municipalities includ
ing the Bell Telephone and Highspire
are scheduled to'be taken up with
half a dozen applications for charters
for electric companies in York county,
while the application of the Pennsyl
vania for approval of grade crossings
for sidings on 31st street, Snyder and
Swanson streets, Philadelphia, and of
the Easton Transit company will come
up. Thursday contracts between ele
ctric companies and Wllkes-Barre,
Lancaster and Scranton are to be heard
together with the petition of the York
Railways company for permission to
acquire companies in York county.
The Wllkes-Barre viaduct case will be
ENGINEER WILL GO
OVER BRIDGE PLANS
Proposals For Viaducts in County
Will Be Opened Monday
at Noon
In advertising tor proposals for the I
construction of a new bridge over the j
Swatara between Middletown and j
Hoyalton, over Keiffer's run, two miles
east of Milersburg, and over Wlco- [
nlsco creek, in Upper Paxton town- |
ship, near Mlllersburg, bids for which
will be opened at noon Wednesday,
September 23, County Controller Cough
has suggested a new scheme for bridge I
building for the county.
At noon the County Commissioners j
and the Controller will open the pro- i
posals for a steel girder bridge at j
Middletown, concrete bridge over the ;
Wiconisco and a concrete bridge over i
Kieffer's run. However, in connection I
with the Swatara creek bridge at Mid- |
dletown the bidders will be given the
privilege of submitting their own plans
and proposals .for constructing a rein
forced barrel arch bridge between
Middletown and Royalton. These
plans, however, must be given to the
Controller by 9 o'clock the morning of
September 2 3 so the County Engineer
can look them over and determine
whether or not they comply with
specifications. At 11 o'clock all the j
plans 111 be filed with the bids with
Mr. Gough.
The new scheme was hit upon after
a discussion as to the relative merits
of the various materials for bridge
building and the life of the viaducts.
Steel bridges, it was found, "live" or
dinarily for thirty-three and a third
years, while a stone or concrete bridge
will last for a century.
CARRY OUT COLLEGE
EXTENSION PROGRAM
[Continued from First Page.]
Shambaur' Is working out some
scheme for the college extension work
and in order to he fully informed as
to the requirements of the different
districts he will make a thorough in
spection of all the districts Imme
diately after the schools reopen.
The inspection trip will be for the
purpose of acquainting himself gen
erally with school conditions, the
needs, etc., but in course of his tour
he will give especial attention to the
extension work. Agricultural, min
ing and domestic science needs will
be among the matters tlyit will be
looked into and the subject of parent
and teachers' meeting, the training
of the delinquent child and so on, will
be other subjects that will be in
vestigated.
Universities to Help
The application of the college ex
tension idea—the arranging of a ser
ies of educational teachers' meetings
from time to time at which lectures
on subjects that will mean tho greater
development, educationally and other
ways of the community—is one of the
big plans Professor Shambaugh had in
mind upon being elected to the county
school superlntendency. The need of
local aid to bring this condition about,
has been a problem.
Dr. E. E. Sparks, president of State
[College, was asked for assistance by
I Mr. Shambaugh and the collegiate
head promised every assistance pos
sible. The University of Pittsburgh
also offered its help. Through these
mediums Professor Shambaugh has
already obtained the services of Dr.
Thomas S. Mairs, of the agricultural
college extension faculty of Pennsyl
vania State College, and he will lec
ture before the teachers' Institute.
Other well-known authorities on var
ious subjects are being negotiated
iwlth now.
In connection with the teachers' in
stitute there is always held the annual
session of the county school directors
and this means that both teachers and
directors will have ample opportunity
of learning just what the course means
and how it can be worked out. A
series of one lecture a month at least
could be arranged for, It Is believed.
Professor Shambaugh's old position
as supervisory principal of Wlconicso
township has been tilled by his cousin,
John E. Shambaugh.
Germans Routed After
Rushing at Trenches
Like Crowd of Wild Men
By Associated Press
London, Aug. 29. 2.40 A M.—Ser
geant Loftus writing to his brother In
England of the experiences of the
British in the battle of Mons, says:
"It came unexpectedly at a time
when we had given up hope of seeing
any Germans. Just after reveille our
cavalry pickets fell back, reporting
the approach of the enemy in force.
"We lay In trenches as our artillery
opened on them in fine style and soon
they returned the compliment. They
were a long time finding the range.
"After about half an hour their in
fantry came Into view. They were In
solid squares, standing out sharply
against the skyline. You couldn't help
hitting them.
| "We lay in our trenches without a
] sound an dthey crept nearer and
nearer. Then our officers gave the
word, a sheet of flame flickered along
the trenches and a stream of bullets
tore through the advancing mass. It
seemed to stagger like a drunken
man suddenly hit between the eyes
jand then they made a run at us. Half
way across the open another volley
tore through their ranks.
"By this time our artillery began
dropping shells among them and then
they broke into open formation, rush
ing like mad toward the trencheß. On
out" left the Germans fell back In con
fusion and lay down wherever cover
was available. We gave them no rest
and soon they were again in flight.
Boulogne Prepares
For Cavalry Attack
By Associated Press
London, Aug. 29 4.12 a. m.—The
correspondent of the Express at Boul
onge wires that preparations are being
made there in anticipation of a cavalry
.raid on the town. He says:
"The German troops are advancing
in north France and Boulogne is mak
ing preparations for a cavalry raid.
A notice was posted this morning on
the sub-prefectures and the head
quarters of the gendarmes stating
that the trops had been withdrawn
and calling on the Inhabitants to re
main calm, preserve order and make
any sacrifices for the good of their
country.
resumed and the East Penn Gas Light
merger Is to be considered.
Governor to Nnme. —The death of
James A. Gaynon, one of the Demo
cratic registration commissioners In
Philadelphia, leaves a place for Gover
nor Tener to fill. He will probably act
next month.
THREE ACCOUNTS TO
BE PRESENTED OCT. 1
Prothonotary Holler to Submit
Them to Court; Board of
Trade's Financial Standing
Fourth ami final
accounts of H. Wells Buser, commit
tee appointed to inquire report and
handle the estate of Peter M. Hum
mel, who is mentally unsound and
who has since died. Mr. Hummel lived
in Steelton.
The two other accounts Is the se
questrator's papers submitted by
George R. Barnett for John S. Rick
er, now dead, and the first and final
account of Henderson Gilbert, some
time president and later acting as li
quidating trustee of the Harrisburg
Board of Trade.
The report shows the total assets of
$11,832.41, liabilities of $6,030.66,
leaving a balance of $5,801.75. The
Board of Trade has been succeeded by
the Harrisburg Chamber of Com
merce.
Digging Drainage Trenches. —Work
on the digging of the drainage trench
es at the almshouse quarries prepara
tory to the installing of the stone
crusher was started to-day. Enough
stone lies within the bosom of Mother
Earth at that point, It is estimated, to
last ten years at the full capacity of
the crusher.
Miss Brpssler Resigns.—Miss Nellie
(5. Bressler, stenographer and clerk
for the Board of Public Works for sev
eral years, has resigned and will leave
the city's service on October 1.
May Build the Bridges. Permis
sion to construct the bridges over the
Swatara Creek between Middletown
and Royal, was granted the commis
sioners of Dauphin county yesterday
by the State Water Supply Commis
sion. Similar permission to construct
a bridge over Conewago creek on the
Aberdeen road near Aberdeen was also
given the supervisors of Conewago
township.
To Sell Share of Stock. —At a. public
sale to be held on the farm of David
Etter, now dead, about a mile and a
half northeast of Hanoverdale, on Sat
urday, September 5, a single share of
stock in the West Harrisburg market
house company will go under the auc
tioneer's hammer.
Receiver Chandler Filed Account.—
The fourth account of Percy M. Chan
dler. receiver for the Tradesmen's
Trust Company of Philadelphia, was
approved by Additional Law Judge
McCarrell and referred to Eugene
Snyder and Henry S. Borneman, the
auditors.
Auditor Cassel Absent. President
John W. Cassel, of the Board of
County Auditors, was not on duty to
day and It could not be learned
whether or not the head of the board
remained away because the County
Commissioners yesterday refused to
pay him a portion of his salary on
account. It Is said that a surcharge
against the commissioners for ex
onerations will be alleged by the
auditors.
Assignee's Sale.—The property 912
North Third street, belonging to the
estate of J. A. Kramer, was offered
late this afternoon for sale by J. H.
Seltzer, the assignee.
U.S.SOONER DR LATER
MUSI EH JAPAN
[Continued from First Page.]
many. With a defending force crip
pled In a great sea battle, German sol
diers could land In Connecticut and
on the North Jersey shore, flank the
land defenses at Sandy Hook and the
Narrows, take New York and march
upon Philadelphia.
These are the views of Brigadier
General Walter Howe, U. S. A., re
tired, of Washington, a visitor here,
who has believed for the last six years
that the United States must grapple
with Japan sooner or later, and who
now thinks the time Is not far distant.
Bitterness, inspired by commercial
rivalry, also has made of Germany, in
his estimation, an enemy to be reck
oned with —how soon no man can tell.
General Howe was retired In 1910
after an active career.
Conclusions Far-Fetched
"I do not hold with all of the views
of the more or less visionary general
of the German general staff," said
General Howe at the Hotel Dennis this
morning. "Some of his conclusions
are far fetched and amusing. For in
stance, the National Guard of the
United States Is not armed with muz
zle-loaders.
"But the condition of the National
Guard and the national militia of the
country is in nearly as bad shape foi
fighting a prepared nation like Ger
many, for It would take three months
at the best to beat our National Guard
into shape for effective fighting, and
nearly 6r quite a year to create a
great army capable of meeting Ger
man veterans on the firing line out of
the vast untrained militia of this coun
try. Many of us seem to have forgot
ten our experience early in the Span
ish-American war.
"So far as Germany is concerned,
our only safeguard lies In the navy,
which is inferior to that of Germany.
While we have been building three or
four ships, with a lot of foolish wise
acres fighting every naval expenditure,
they have built 30. The Kaiser could
land twice 200,000 troops upon our
shores so far as any effective defense
by our land forces is concerned.
"Few of our coast defenses have
any provision for resisting land attack.
We are prepared for war in no sense
I whatever. The men at the head of
jour army realize fully that the unpre
paredness of this country to resist just
such a plan of attack, as I have no
doubt the German general staff has
perfected, Is no idle dream.
"Japan could do the same thing on
the Pacific coast. No enemy could
hope to steam through the Golden
Gate, for the defense of San Fran-
CiCCO are superb, but there are a hun
dred places where after a preliminary
sea battle to dispose of the American
naval defense a Japanese army could
land without other resistance than
that of a handful ef California Na
tional Guardsmen.
MOTOR TO MOUNT GRGTN.t
AND ENJOY A CORNROAST
A merry party of young people went
to Mount Gretna yesterday by auto
mobile and were entertained by Mr.
and Mrs. George E. Runkle at their
cottage, the Melrose. Games, dancing
and a cornroast were enjoyed by Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Speece, Mr. and Mrs.
J. K. Runkle, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Keller, Mr.
and Mrs. J. E. Runkle. Misses Vera
and Ruth Runkle, Dennis Cocklin and
E .Keene.
rnn MiDixeTown cm®fwpm*<
OLD HUT BUILDER OF
MIDDLETM DIES
John Atkinson, Former Council
man and School Director,
Succumbs at Gretna
John Atkinson, a former Middletown
Councilman and School Director, and a
widely-known boat builder in the old
canal days, died at his summer home,
In Mt. Gretna, Thursday night. He was
In his O.Sth year, and had been in ill
health for six years, due to an Injury
reeclved when the old pipe mills were
dismantled. Uremic poisoning was the
direct cause of death.
Mr. Atkinson is survived by two
daughters, Mrs. A. V. Baumbach, nf
Norristown, and Mrs. E. W. Selders, of
Middletown, and the following sisters:
Mrs. Mary Harkins, Chester, Pa.; Mrs.
John Clouser, Middletown, and Mrs. E.
P. McCleary, Middletown, besides three
grandchildren—Lorene Baumbauch and
Helen and Isabel Selders, of Middle
town.
Born in l/ower Royalton, March 25,
1819, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph At
kinson, Mr. Atkinson came to Middle
town at an early age. In IS6S he be
gan to learn boat building, then a flour
ishing and remunerative trade, with
the old McCreary Company. Later,
when the canal days began to pass, he
entered the service of the Pennsylvania
Steel Company. Still later he became
an employe of the pipe mill. Starting
as a toolmaker he rapidly rose to the
position of foreman of the forging and
tapping departments.
From 1878 until 1 884 Mr. Atkinson
served as a School Director, and later
filled a ten-year term in the town Coun
cil. In 1893 and 190.1 he was presi
dent of Council, and it was during these
years that many public Improvement
measures were put through Council. He
was a member of the Knights of
Pythias, Knights of Malta and Red
Men, and an active member of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. '
The body was brought to the home
of E. W. Selders, at Mlddlotown, yes
terday afternoon. Funeral services
will be held Monday afternoon, at 2
o'clock. The. Rev. W. R. Riddlngton,
pastor of the Methodist Church, will of.
ficiate. and burial will be made in the
Middletown Cemetery.
STREI.TOIV CHURCHES
First Reformed Church The Rev.
Charles A. Huyette will preach at 10
o'clock Mod at 7:30: Sundav school com
bined with morning service.
St John Lutheran Church The Rev.
R. H. Rergstresser, of Altoona, will
preach both morning and evening.
First Methodist Church The Rev.
J. H. Royer, pastor. 10:30, "The Broth
erhood of Man;" 7:30, the Rev. Bertram
Shay, of Ridlev Park, will preach; Sun
day school. 9:30; Epworth League, 6:30;
prayer meeting, 7:45. Wednesday.
Mt. Zlon Methodist Church - The
Rev. J. H. Royer will preach at 3:30;
prayer meeting, Thursday. 8.
Grace United Evangelical Church
The Rev. J. M. Shoop, pastor. Morning
service. 10:30; evening service, 7:30;
Sunday school. 0:15; K. L C. E„ 15:45.
St. Mark's Lutheran Church The
Rev. William B. Smith, pastor. 10, Sun
day school: 11, theme, "The Chief im
portance of Preaching the Gospel:" 7:30,
theme, "The Oil of Kindness;" 7:30,
Wednesday, praver meeting.
Main Street Church of God James
M. Waggoner, nastor. Preaching. 10:30
by the Rev. Franklin Rroske, of En
haut; preaching, 7:30, by Harry Hoff
man: Sunday school. 9:15; Christian
Endeavor at (5:30; midweek prayer ser
vice.
MISSES GRIMES ENTERTAIN
The Misses* Carrie and Margie Grimes
entertained at five hundred last even
ing in honor of their guests, Miss Edna
Bowermaster, of Lebanon, and Miss
Edna Arnold, of Philadelphia, at their
home, 43 South Third street. The fol
lowing members of Ibe I. M. P. were
present: Miss Edna Bowmaster, Miss
Edna Arnold. Amy 'Wilson. Frances
Edds, Roth Wilson. Alma Yost, Mar
garet Wilson, of Harrisburg: Carrie
Grimes. Margie Grimes, Hazel Detweller
and Ruth Wolcott.
PItRATH
The Rev. R. H. Bergstresser. of Al
toona. will preach both morning and
evening at St. John's Lutheran Church,
Sunday. August 31.
Steelton Snapshots
' Women to I,ectlire. "Starve the
World, Feed America," Is the title of an
address to be given by Mrs, Teresa
Malklel. at Front and Locust streets,
Monday evening, at 8 o'clock.
Hull Mill Resumes. The rail mill
will resume operations Monday after
an idleness of three weeks. It will
start on nine-Inch rails.
School Starts Monday. Steelton's
small boys showed a gloom not alto
gether in keeping with the weather
this morning. Fishing rods, balls and
gloves and so on were regretfully put
aside and school books were resur
rected. Clothes were brushed up and
the shoes, scuffed in many a summer
excursion to woods and stream, were
polished. School opens Monda,v.
Charges Desertion.—Charles Rob
bertts was arraigned before Squire
Gardner last evening to answer
charges of nonsupport. In default of
ball he was sent to jail to await action
of the court.
"Durnle" Gets Ills Man.—Detective
Irvln Durnbaugh returned from Tre
verton. Pa., last evening with Kernan
Brennan. wanted here to answer
charges of desertion and nonsupport
preferred by his wife. Ellen. He will
be given a hearing before Squire Gard
ner this evening.
STEELTON PERSONALS
J. Russell Klugh and Fred W. Byrod
will leave this evening to spsnd a
week at Williams Grove.
Lieutenant Frank L. Horner will
leave to-morrow to .loin his command
at Manila. Philippine Islands.
Dr. Robert Parks and Mrs. Parks
left yesterday for Barcelona, Spain,
after visiting Mr. and Mrs. G. W.
Parks, South Front street.
POSTPONE FESTIVAL
Rain last evening interferred with
the festival of Cornplanter Tribe of
Red Men; the festival will take place
this evening If weather permits, and
if rain again Interferes will he held on
Monday evening.
COME TO THE
Washington
Banner
Next Tuesday Evening , Sept. Ist
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AND HEAR
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Ar/angements Completed Today
For Annual Star Course, An
nounces Mrs. Heagy
With the vacation season rapidly
drawing to a close the Steelton Civic
Cluii Is making Its plans for an active
fall and winter campaign. Mrs. J. M.
Heagy, president of the club, this
morning announced that arrange
ments have been completed for the
annual star course.
The course will open October 2 4
with the Morrow Brothers Company.
A lecture by Dr. Johnson comes next
on December 11. Then there is a rest
over the holidays until January 6,
when the Marion Ballou Fisk Com
pany will be an attraction. The same
month, on January 2fi, there will be a
lecture on the Panama canal by a
widely known lecturer. The course
closes February 10 with the Cecilian
Company as the attraction.
The Coit Lyceum Bureau, of Cleve
land, Ohio, one of the larger lyceum
bureaus, will supply this year's attrac
tions. This is the first year that this
bureau has supplied the course here.
Arrangements have been made to
have the season tickets on sale bv
September 14, the date of the first
meeting of the Civic Club following
the summer vacation.
-MIDDLETOWN - -
Final Awards at Big
Fair Are Announced
A steady downpour of rain yester
day made a dismal failure of the clos
ing day of the Middletown Fair.
The three events in the races were
called off about 2.30 o'clock when the
small crowd that huddled into th(4
grandstand dispersed. The midway
its sadden, dripping canvasses pre
sented a sorry spectacle and the fakirs
and showmen early began the work
of removing their stuff from the
grounds.
The final awards were announced
yesterday and are as follows.
Children's Work.-—Sara Croll, Ist
on painting in water colors; Mary
Becker, 2d. Katheryn Ulrlch, Ist on
punch work. Marian Ulrlch, Ist on
solid embroidery; Elizabeth Kenuard,
2d. Helen Croll, Ist on embroidery
chain stitch. Parmelia Rose, Ist on
embroidery outline and Ist on em
broidery cross stitch; Harriet Garver,
2d. Sara roll, Ist on hemstitching
and 2d on needlework; Estelle Brown,
Ist. Anna Shireman, Ist on sofa pil
low, outline. Harriet Condran, Ist on
sofa pillow, solid embroidery; Estelle
Brown, 2d. Mary J. Emminger, Ist on
towels; Katheryn Ulrlch, 2d. Eliza
beth Kennard, Ist on centerpiece, eye
let. Marian Ulrlch, Ist on centerpiece,
solid and eyelet.
Miscellaneous —Elva farmany, Ist
on foreign curiosities. A. J. Rose,
oldest piece china; Anna K. Chrlse
mer, 2d. Emma P. Allen, Ist on anti
que plate; Mrs. John Bard, 2d. Char
lene Fishel, Ist on antique cup and
•saucer; Emma D. Allen, 2d. Oscar J.
Miller, Ist on antique curiosity; Mrs.
Grace Peters, 2d.
Many Register
Anions; those who registered at the
I Telegraph tent yesterday were Miss
Mne Elder, John McNeal, John K.
Hendricks, Harrisburg; John Gatshall.
Philadelphia; Charles S. Oreenawalt,
Ware P. Srheffer, Russell C. Houser,
Harry Durbororow, Highspire; George
Durborrow, Highspire; A. E. Poor
man, Highspire; Sara Klawansky,
Philadelphia; Sara Singer, Reading;
Mary Mader, Harry Smith, Penbrook;
Mrs. William Freese, Boyd Freese,
Mrs. H. Germeyer, <*amp Hill; Lillian
Weisonberg, Washington, I">. C.; Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Heller, Steelton;
Raymond Arndt, Trenton, Neb.;
George W. Morklinda, Baltoeg, Md.;
Elmer B; l.oibenkniglit, York; M.
Spahr and brother, Halifax; Cora
Rlrhwine, Sarah Mark, Russell Kuntz,
Highspire; Melvln Snavely, Burlock;
Ware F. Schiefer, Middletown; John
I F. Gotshall, Middletown; Charles S.
IGreenawalt, First Lock; Russet C.
Houser, Middletown; Eber M. Noel,
Middletown; Mr. and Mrs. W. A.
Drawbaugh, Harrisburg: Elsie Grove,
Columbia: John B. Bowman, Middle
town; Harry Lewis. Birmingham,
Ala.; L G. Blngaman, Highspire;
Charles M. Veager, Highspire; Lillian
Rothrock. Middletown; Sirs. Violet
Tuptanoski, Steelton; Mrs. Ellen
Trlece, Steelton; Mrs. Caroline Roth
rock, Middletown; Harry Pump
handle, Bucklock; Lilly Singer, Steel
ton; Sarah Singer, Reading; L. Perrln,
Harrisburg; F Resh, Harrisburg; Mrs.
W. O. Machamer, Harrisburg; J. A.
Ebersole, Middletown.
State Policeman "Cures"
Arm of Poor "Cripple"
Just as William Gavin, who says he
Is from New Benton, Conn., had a
crowd of sympathizers Interested in
his tale of how he lost the use of his
right arm, and many of his listeners
had their hands in their pockets An
gering coin to give the man, at the
fair yesterday, Corporal Rhoads, of
the State Police, hove In sight. He
touched the crippled arm and It be
came well again. Corporal Rhoads
and Gavin walked over to Squire Rod
fong's office, where the "cripple" was
given an hour to get out of town.
MinniiETOWN NOTES
Plan Track Meet.—Middletown and
Highspire athletes are planning a
track meet to be held on the Middle
town fair grounds in the near future.
Get Orders to Move. —Tennants In
the houses to be razed to make room
for extensions to the Middletown Car
Works have received notice to vacate
their homes within fifteen days.
Attend Reunion.—A large delega
tion from Triune Lodge. 307, Inde
pendent Order of Odd Fellows, at
tended the reunion at Hershey to-day.
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