THE GLOBE
THE CURTAIN
iff AS BEEN
The hell rang on straws and the I
curtain has heen raised reveal-
Jjgalfe nig the most beautiful styles in
Y Fall Hats. The crowns are
A T'ligher than ever—the color com-
Tbinations are striking—Autumn's
blues, greens and browns
/$2 AND $3
SteW. $3.50
Velours Just In—
We just received a shipment of genuine Austrian Velours —
real snappy hats—all colors—they're
SWEATERS Are Warm Companions -
Prepared for the chills? We've had some cool days—
there'll be many more, too—it's sweater time right now.
Domestic and Imported—Rope Weaves, Cardigans, Shaker
Knits and Angoras—they're all here in Shawl, Byron and
Convertible collar styles—all prices.
An Exceptional Value at $5.00
Shaker Knits with Shawl collars and loose inverted pockets
—all pure worsted yarns—in white, blue, maroon and oxford.
Save $1.05 on These--
Men here's a real saving for you—'Shaker Knit Sweaters—
in all colors—have heavy shawl collars—perfect in every
respect—are worth $4.00 of any man's money— Q C?
special at
GLOVES! GLOVES!
Has Autumn's chillness prompted the
1/ thought of hand coverings? Lightweight
ll buckskins, kids, capes, chamois, reindeer
IjjX and mochas are here—the best too —such
as Fownes, Dents, Adler and Updegraff
,/L 1 makes $1.50 to $2.50
Manhattan Shirts Satisfy—
Think of all the shirt goodness you've ever wanted, then
come here and buy MANHATTANS—they satisfy in every
respect. Soft and laundered cuffs—soft cuffs will be more
■r popular than ever before —they save laundry bills. Fall pat
terns are handsomer than ever—beautiful broad stripes in
all colors $1.50 to $5
THE GLOBE
Command of Fleet | Plans For Motorcycle
Is Given Fletcher Run Are Completed
New York, Sept. 17. —Rear Admiral All arrangements have been com-
Charles J. Badger to-day turned over ~io , o h th«, _
the command of the North Atlantic P l et ® f ?T th ? Tri -S tate endurance run
fleet of the United States Navy to ° Keystone Motorcycle Club on
Rear Admiral Frank P? Fletcher, who Saturday from Ilarrisburicr to Staun
was commander of the fleet at Vera ton, Va., and return, covering a total
Cruz at the time of the American ~ „ , .
occupation of the city last spring. distance of 4.3 miles. Prizes have
The ceremony of transfer was been collected by the committee and
staged on the quarterdeck of the bat- arc now on display at 1200 North
tleship Wyoming. Rear Admiral Bad- Third <itreet
ger's flagship, at the Brooklyn navy _ . .
yard, in the presence of naval officers ' wenty-two entrants have been re
and the Wyoming's crew standing at ceived to this date, but it is expected
attention. Rear Admiral Badger 'by the referee, Arthur Noffsinger,
stepped forward and read the order of that more entrants will be heard froni
the Navy Department instructing him at the meeting of the club to-morrow
to relinquish command. evening.
GBEATER II fSTOI
Mtk JAllentownpWW
/ Sept. 22, 23, 24, 25 \
/ The One Big Event of the Year Yon Can't Afford to Mitt. \
r Record Attendance 225.000 \
f FOUR DAYS TROTTING and PACING RACES |
[ $30,000 in Purses & Premiums 1
■ NEW *20,000 COOLING OUT SHED. NEW GRANDSTAND. SEATS 10,000 I
10 MARVKLOI'g AND DEATH-DEFYING ATTRACTIONS. I
THE BEST EVER! SEEN IN EUROPE AND AMERICA.
The Orrat fiw. The "Thriller" at Madlttn Square this jnr. I
I Lmpi the loop on trapeze. Poth * Original Auto I'ola Act. 4-Car Game. I
I Mlrano Bros.. Heart-breaking Spiral Art. The World's Greatest Acrobats. M
1 By special arrangement with Col. Hyatt, of the Cheater Military Srhool, ff
ft a equail of lfl hoys will give an eihlbltlon of fanry riding, tandem and M
1 Roman (.landing snd dai>h rare*. Buildings filled with the Greatest I
I ( ollertlon of World ProdiirtK Erer Seen. m
m I.ARGEST POULTRY EXHIBITION IN THE WOULD. M
I TRANSIT SERVICE UNSURPASSED /
All Roads I,ead to Allentown—Accomodations The Bent M
I Fair can offer better trav- II
I el accommodations to Its pa-
LT tron* than this Gigantic Ex- X (JT
hlbltlon. Rpeclal train* and re- / JtSA
Bf| • 7 yty \ duced rate* on all railroads— / MT\ Mil V
f |\ i/ 1 The Reading. I/ehlg:h Valley, »ler- I 1
I' U J 1 sey Central. The Valley J 1
I I TrßT>|l| ' t will run limited If
I tj/fcw W-\ '—>v-l trains direct to the iroundu Vft 7 M VHf I
\ '•Jf from Rlxty-nlnth street and ÜBa I
kH . Chestnut 11 11 1 . Philadelphia |kw
I B * BCHALL ' Beeretary.
I Dodge Coal Trouble This Year I
Don't start oft the first thing this Fall with a repetition of your M
coal troubles of former years. Keep your peace of mind and insure %
body comfort by using Judgment 1 your coal buying. Montgomery M
coal coats no more than inferior grades, and insures maximum heat, S
even consumption, and lower coal bills. Dust and dirt Is removed be- (
fore you get your coal from a
J. B. MONTGOMERY )
THURSDAY EVENING,
REIK'S PROFITS
SHOW i DECREUSE
Reports Come in New Form; In
come For the Year In
creased ; the Figures
Special to The Telegraph
Phialdelphia, Sept. 17.—With gov
ernment suits now In the federal
court awaiting decision, such suits be
ing: directed to break the corporate
ties of the Reading system of' com
panies Edward T. Stotesbury, as presi
dent of the holding company, makes
his first annual report in new form.
There is one report for the Reading
company. There is a separate one
for the Philadelphia and Reading
Railway Company, signed by Theodore
Voorhees, as president.
The Reading company reports in
creased Income, and shows 12.17 per
cent, earned on Its $70,000,000 com
mon stock for the fiscal year ended
June 30. For the previous year when
the accounts of the railway and coal
companies were combined with that
of the Reading company, the earning
for the common stock equaled 17.59
per cent. The Reading company for
the latest fiscal year had the profit
on sales of its Interest in the Temple
Iron Company and a special dividend
of $500,000 from the owned Reading
Iron Company.
From the Philadelphia and Read
ing Railway Company a dividend of
20 per cent, or $5.49fc,340, came to
the Reading company. Gross and net
earnings of the railway property both
decreased. It reports a clear income
from operations, of $15,820,470, which
was $4,546,605 less than for the pre
vious year. Betterments received $2,-
024.783 from income. Upon the new
freight line through Wayne Junction
to I.<ogan there had been expended up
to June 30, $1,119,233. The company
expended in all $6,924,114 on the work
of elevating the Ninth street line and
that beyond the Nicetowne and the
Richmond branch line.
Railroad Case Is I T p.—All seven
members of the Interstate Commerce
Commission at Washington, D. C., yes
terday begai. consideration of the'pe
tltlon of the eastern railroads for the
reopening of the advance rate case.
Only four of the commissioners are
In Washington, but the roads' appeal
was forwarded to the other three,
who on their vacations, so the case
might be disposed of without waiting
several weeks for the full commission
to assemble h^re.
Under the act to regulate commerce,
the commission may reject the appeal
or reopen the rate case in full or in
part. However, as to whether the or
iginal order could be modified with
out a hearing, the commisloners them
selves, it is said, will have to decide.
There were indications that if the
commission permitted a reopening the
roads would confine their arguments
almost entirely to new conditions
which they contend have arisen since
their original appeal for a general in
crease in rates of five per cent, was
denied.
Standing of the Crews
HARRISBURG SIDE
Philadelphia Division —l2s crew first
to go after 4 p. m.: 115, 107, 128, 110,
109. 106.
Knglneer for 110.
Firemen for 107. 109.
Conductors for 107, 109.
Flagman for 125.
Brakemen for 128 (two), 109 (two).
Engineers up: Supplee, McGuire, Kel
ley, Kautz, Young. Streeper, Downs,
Smith, Hubler, Albright. Davis, Sober,
Crisswell, Tennant.
Firemen up: Moulder, Gilbcrg, Coover,
Behman, Arnsberger, Collier, Duvall,
Winters, Wilson, Myers, Packer, Martin,
Penwell, Spring. Robinson, Kegleman,
McCurdy, Yentzer, Dunlevy, Kestreves,
Rhoads, Brenner, Werner, I>antz.
Conductors up: Rapp, Houdeshel.
Flagmen up: First, Bruehl, Sullivan,
Kochenour, Clark.
Brakemen up: Gouse, Allen, Shultz
berger, Mclntyre.
Middle Division —24B crew first to go
after 2:30 p. m.: 216, 16, 101, 26. 17.
Engineers up: Simonton, Smith, Ben
nett, Moore, Welcomer, Free, Webster,
Willis, Garman.
Firemen up: Arnold. Kuntz, Born
man, Seagrlst, Richards. Cox. Fritz,
Davis, Simmons, Schreffler, Fletcher,
Buyer.
Conductors tip: Byrnes, Gantt, Bas
klns.
Flagman up: Preston.
Brakemen up: Putt. Kipp, Bickert,
Peters, McHenry. Plack, Mathias,
Strouser, Frank, Kerwin, Spahr, Wer
ner, Kllgore, Roller.
Yard Crews— To go after 4 p. m.:
Engineers for 707, 1758, 1856, 1368.
Firemen for 707. 90.
Engineers up: Snyder, Pelton, Shaver,
Dandls, Hoyler, Bronneman, Thomas,
Rudy, Houser. Meals. Stahl, Swab,
Silks. Crist, Saltsman, Kuhn.
Firemen up: Ney, Myers, Boyle, Ship
ley. I'lsh. Bostdorf, Rchiefer, Ranch,
Dackey, Maeyer, Sholter, Snell, Barto
let, Getty, Hart, Barkey, Sheets, Bair,
Eyde.
ENOI,A SIDE
Philadelphia Division —2sl rrew first
to go after 3:45 p. m.: 223. 212, 244, 233,
245, 227, 224, 252. 209, 249.
Engineers for 205, 231, 252.
Fireman for 250-
Flagmen for 5. 52.
Brakemen for 9, 34, 35, 44, 49,
Conductor up: L,ingle.
Flagman up: Peck.
Brakemen up: Goudy, Musser. Boyd.
Jacobs, Carroll, Shaffner, Myers, Werts,
Fair. Albright. Hatton, Malseed, Rice,
Summey, Campbell, Deets.
Middle Division —2l7 crew first to go
after 12:30 p. m.: 232, 228, 229, 233.
Three Altoona crews to come in.
Four crews laid off at Altoona.
THE READING
Harrlshurg Division —2l crew first to
go after 10:30 a. m.: 18, 17, 4, 1, 24. 2.
23. 3, 14, 15, 12, 7.
East-bound: 57, 65. 51, 60.-52, 93, 64,
70. 67.
Engineers up: Lape, Crawford, Fort
ney. Martin.
Firemen up: Zukoswkl. Longenecker,
Chronister, King, Kelley, Dowhower,
Anders, Snade, Fulton.
Brakemen up: Strain, Creager,
Shader, Black. Spatz, Epley, Dunkle.
Conductors up: PhllSbaurn, German,
Kline, Slpes, McCullough.
General Von Hindenbarg
Called to Western Field
Copenhagen, via London, Sept. 17.
2:30 A. M. General Von Hindenburg,
who has been directing the German
forces In East Prussia, has been urgent
ly summoned from East Prussia to
take command of a division in the
western area, according to a message
reeclved here from Stockholm.
Cured His RUPTURE
I was badly ruptured while lifting a
trunk several years ago. Doctors said
my only hope of cure was an oper
ation. Trusses did me no good. Final
ly I got hold of something that quickly
and completely cured me. Years have
passed and the rupture has never re
turned, although I am doing hard work
as a carpenter. There was no oper
ation, no lost time, no trouble, r have
nothing to sell, but will give full In
formation about how you may find a
complete cure without operation, if you
write to me. Eugene M. Pullen, Car
penter, 311 A Mareellus Avenue. Manas
quan. N. .1. Better cut out this notice
and show It to any others who are
ruptured—you may save a life or at
least stop the misery of rupture and
i the worry and danger of an operation.
1 Advertisement,
HXRRISBURG TELEGRAPH
NEW POLYCLINC LO
BE READY SOON
[Continued From First Page]
be supported by private and public
contributions and appropriations from
the State.
At the recent meeting at which the
purchase of the property of the late
Judge Thdmas Capp was- considered
the board of directors decided to lease
the Capp mansion nt Front and Har
ris streets until January 1, with an
option to purchase outright at the
expiration of the lease. This action
was followed with immediate work to
install medical and surgical appli
ances and to remodel the Capp prop
erty to meet the needs of an up-to
dato hospital.
To Do Charity Work
All classes of charity pallents will
he treated at the Polyclinic. The de
partments will include surgery, med
ical, women's diseases, children's dis
eases, skin diseases, eye, ear, none and
throat cases and a special department
for maternity cases.
The Harrisburg Polyclinic Hospital
was organized and chartered five years
ago. Since that time many hundred
cases have been looked after. The
hospital has occupied houses Ln vari
ous parts of the city from time to
time, awaiting the opportunity to se
cure an ideal location. Two appro
priations have been received from the
State. The needs for a hospital of
this kind were fully expressed in a
series of resolutions adopted by the
Harrisburg Republican Club at the
time the Polyclinic Hospital project
was first taken up.
Support of I /ante Staff
So that the Harrisburg Polyclinic)
Hospital will meet every requirement,
the institution will at all times hitve
the support of a large staff of Harris
burg's most successful physicians and
medical men. Daily clinics will he
provided without charge to the pa
tient and the worthy poor will receive
prompt attention. Outside patients
will also be looked after by members
of the hospital staff. In referring to
the needs for closer attention to ma
ternity caseß Dr. Samuel 55. Shope, one
of (he staunchest supporters of the
new Polyclinic Hospital, said to-day:
"A whole floor by all means should
be devoted to the care of maternity
cases only. That the maternity cases
are important factors in hospital work
no one will deny. To take care of the
ever-growing demand for hospital at
tention. an institution must be prop
erly built and scientifically equipped.
It means no small outlay of money to
handle such a proposition; but. after
all. isn't it worth while when the
sacredness of the cause is consid
ered ?
Maternity Treatment
"Time was when the expectant
mother was given about as much kind
and scientific attention as the gentle
old family cow. Is that comparison
too crude for your refined senses? Do
not let it shock you, for it remains
true nevertheless. Is that statement
true in the light of present-day ad
vancement? in many—too many, in
fact—instances, yes! It is too true
that even to-day the expectant mother
often must plod along, guided only by
the free and confidential wagging of
older and more experienced tongues.
But the times are changing the meth
ods. Experience has been a severe
teacher of maternity work the world
over. Scientific investigation has
brought us face to face with stern
facts and we must not ignore them.
New Light is Dawning
"Someone may ask, 'Why does it
seem so important to have maternity
hospitals and maternity departments
now when years ago, and even to-day,
thousands of babies were born whose
mothers never heard of such a place?'
Probably one good reason is that the
event of childbirth was not consid
ered to be of much importance. Listen
while is cited you some statistics,
kind reader, and then think, and
think, and think, of what this really
means.
"Seven per cent, of the deaths of
women between the ages of 20 and 40
years are due to so-called blood poi
son. Just think of it! Do you know
of some motherless babe whose
mother was one of the unfortunate
seven ?
"Thousands of women enter our
hospitals each year for the repair of
Injuries acquired during child bear
ing Proper attention in a scien
tifically equipped hospital would prac
tically wipe out such a record.
"Nearly one-third of the blind peo
ple in the world have lost the light of
day because of the ignorance or the
carelessness of the attendants at time
of birth."
Dr. Shope limits his practice to the
eye, ear, nose and throat, hence has
no interest in the maternity cases ex
cept that of a broad-minded, public
spirited physician.
Men back of the new institution
who are Riving their best efforts to
make it a success and Rive the people
of Harrlsburg a hospital long needed
President. William R. Houser, su
perintendent of the International Cor
respondence Schools, of Scranton,
Central Pennsylvania division; vice
president, the Rev. William S. Harris;
secretary. Harry T>. Delmotte, division
superintendent, International Corre
spondence Schools, of Scranton: treas
urer, Charles F. Hoover, furniture
dealer; board of directors, James H.
Glngerich. superintendent of the Pos
tal Telegraph; A. S. Miller, real es
tate; H. W. Miller. State Highway De--
partment; Dr. Melancthon M. Ritchie,
Dr. Herbert F. Gross. Dr. W. Tyler
Douglass, Dr. Robert E. Holmes, L.
Frank Bass, manager, Stleff piano
house: Dr. George H. Widder, Charles
C. Schriver, secretary Harrlsburg
Consistory; Dr. Samuel 55. Shope, Rert
F. Blough, treasurer-general manager,
the Blough Manufacturing Company,
and the Rev. R. H. Hart, pastor of
the Fifth Street Methodist Episcopal
Church.
Deaths and Funerals
MRS. BELINDA KEEKER DIES
Mrs. Belinda Keefcr. aged 56 years,
died nt her home, 1837 Rudy street,
last night at 1 o'clock. She is sur
vived by her husband and three sons.
Funeral services will be held Saturday
morning at 10 o'clock. Burial will be
made in the Prospect Hill Cemetery.
MRS. M. YODER DIES
Mrs. Julia M. Yoder, aged 21 years,
wife of Leon P. Yoder, a grocer, of
633 Harris street, died at the home
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
M. Templar, 11 South Eighteenth
street, last evening after a brief ill
ness. She is survived by her husband,
her parents, two sisters and one
brother. Her father. Frank M. Tem
plar. is chief clerk in the department
of public safety. Funeral services
will he held from the home of her
parents Saturday afternoon at 2
o'clock. The Rev. John H. Dough
erty. pastor of the Ridge Avenue
Methodist Church, Sixth and Herr
streets, and the Rev. flayton A.
Smucker. pastor of the Stevens Me
morial Methodist <''hurch. Thirteenth
and Vernon streets. will officiate. Pri
vate burial will be made In the East
Harrlsburg Cemetery,
rnn rcJiDDLetoven
With Broom Woman Leads
Women's "Utensil" Band
Leader Is Arrested and Haled Before Squire; But He
Lets Her Go
Alexander's famous "ragtime band"
lias nothing on an impromptu little
band that "entertained" residents in
Chambers street yesterday afternoon.
But some-how-or-otlier the "concert"
wasn't appreciated and an unkind con
stable was just mean enough to break
up the band by arresting the leader.
Mrs. Mary Radocap, of No. 8 Cham
bers street, was the leader and her
band consisted of about a score of
neighbor Vomen. The band was
HIGH COUNCIL
ID CONSIDER LIGHTS
Borough Fathers Will Discuss New
System of Electric Illumiation
Tomorrow Night
Highsplre's borougli council will
meet ln special session to-morrow
evening to consider the proposed plan
for lighting the streets of the town
with a modern system of electric illu
mination.
For several weeks the matter has
been discussed among the borough
officials and townspeople and it Is ex
pected that at to-morrow evening's
meeting, it will be definitely deter
mined whether or not Highspire shall
go in for a new ,and up-to-date system
of street lighting.
The general plan that bad been
suggested Is to follow the Interurban
type of light that is now being in
stalled at Penbrook and which ha?
been helping to turn night into day on
the streets of Dauphin for the last
few months. Should the borough de
cide to go in for the electric lights the
current will be furnished by the Har
risburg Light and Power Company and
it is expected a representative of the
Harrisburg company attend the ses
sion of the borough fathers to-morrow
night to submit the city company's
proposition.
Steel Slump Continues,
Reports the Iron Age
Steel production during the first
half of this month is far below Au
gust's record, the poorest of the year,
says the Iron Age in its review of the
steel situation. It further predicts
that so far as the steel trades is con
cerned the beneficial effects of the
European war will be slow in being
here.
The Review says:
"The unvarying report from iron
and steel centers Is that the first half
of September has been the quietest
period of the year. Manufacturing
consumers of steel products have late
ly made such curtailments that' speci
fications on existing contracts with the
mills have fallen off, so that in some
forms of steel production is now less
than in August.
"The indications are now plainer
that the favorable effects of the war
upon American steel trade will de
velop slowly and that for a longer or
shorter period before they appear the
industry must submit to some further
readjustments.
"The straits of the railroads and
the stringent policy of banking inter
ests continue to dominate the domestic
situation. Some reason for hope has
been found In the spreading convic
tion in high places that the railroads
must have relief. Until It comes, rail
and plate mills will have but precari
ous operation and producers in other
lines must face shorter running time."
STEELTON SNAPSHOPS
Have Narrow Escape.— When he
lost control of an automobile which
he was driving on the steep Oonestoga
street hill yesterday afternoon, J. VV.
Warricks and two companions bad a
narrow escapo from serious injury.
The car plunged down the hill and
crashed Into a telephone pole The
machine is wrecked.
Professor Bennett here. All the
grade teachers in the grades conferred
with Professor Bennett, of Pittsburgh,
yesterday and received instructions in
teaching the Bennett system of penn
manship, adoipted here last year.
Hold Dance To-night.—St. James'
Tennis Club will hold a danCe and fes
tival in the Benton Catholic Club hall
this evening.
Go to Bethlehem Prep.—Charles
Chambers and James McGovern, for
mer Steelton high school athletes, left
this morning for the Bethlehem pre
paratory school. Both hoys are ex
pected to take a prominent part In
the athletic activities there.
TRYING FOR SECOND PI,ACE
Steelton baseball fans are greatly In
terested in the game to be played Sat
urday afternoon between the locals and
Mlddletown. leaders of the Central
Pennsylvania league. The locals are
now in third place, gained by de
feating Hlghspire last Saturday. Man
nger Gardner has hopes of finishing
the season in second place.
HIGHSPTRE PERSONAI/S
Reuben Ehling, of Harrisburg,' was
the guest of friends on Tuesday.
Miss Catharine Robinson is visiting
her aunt, of Dauphin.
The ladles Bible class No. 2 of the
United Brethren Church are holding a
chicken corn soup supper as well as A
market in the restaurant room of the
Bodmer House on Saturday evening,
not being able to secure the town
hall.
Mrs. John Bard spent Sunday in
Lancaster county.
Report of Indian
Cavalry Unconfirmed
1
By Associated Press
Paris, Sept. 17, 7.46 A. M.—There
Is still no confirmation of the report
that the Indian cavalry have landed
in France and are ready for action.
Paris Is filled with rumors of the imt
nent co-operation of these troops as
well as of the Russians, but the re
ports are without definite foundation.
In -a dispatch reporting the rout of
3,000 German cavalry between Floog
ledeand Poperinfche, Belgium, the
name of the cavalry forces operating
against them Is censored. This com
bat was violent and many automobiles
with quick firers and ammunition and
provisions were captured though the
Germans were aaid to outnumber their
I opponents ft to i.
SEPTEMBER 17, 1914.
equipped with dishpans and wash
boilers for drums; cake pans in lieu
of cymbals and the leader carried a
broom instead of a baton. A varied
assortment of kitchen utensils com
pleted the equipment.
Constable John Glbb made the ar
rest.
This morning Mrs. Kadocap plead
guilty before Squire Gardner to
"creating a disturbance," and plead
for lenlienc.v. The squire remitted her
fine and left her go.
■SPIRE BUSINESS
Ml IS BURIED
Nephews Carry Body of
Solomon Zimmerman to
the Grave
With six nephews- acting as pall
bearers, the funeral of Solomon Zim
merman, who died Monday, was held
from his late home. Second street,
Highsplre, this afternoon.
Simple services were held at the
house and were in charge of the Rev.
Fred. E. Moyer, pastor of Christ Lu
theran Church, Highsplre. Burial
was made In the Zimmerman mauso
leum at the Oberlln Cemetery, where.
Mr. Zimmerman's wife and daughter
are buried.
The pallbeares were H. Ray Wolf,
Mervin Hocker, Ivan Hocker, Walter
Hooker, George Hocker and Jacob
Hocker, all nephews of the deceased.
Among the mourners were the late
Mr. Zimmerman's brothers, M. H.
Zimmerman, of Xenia, Ohio, and H.
It. Zimmerman, of Pittsburgh. The
casket was heaped high with many
handsome floral tributes received from
friends and relatives.
Mr. Zimmerman was one at the
most widely known men In the lower
end of Dauphin county. He had ex
tensive business interests and was a
stockholder in numerous Harrisburg
and Steelton corporations.
MERCHANTS' OUTING TONIGHT
Arrangements have been completed
for the first outing of the Steelton
Merchants' Association to be held at
Linglestown this evening. About sixty
members, their wives and friends wlil
attend. A special car will leave the
offices of the Harrisburg Light and
Power Company, North Front street,
at 6.40 o'clock. The "doings"' at Lin
giestown will be informal and every
one is assured a good time. The com
mittee in charge of the affair includes
|M. J. Kane, chairman; W. A. Jones,
W. F. McGlnnis and Ben F. McNear,
Jr.
SERVIAN FROM EUROPE HERE
After an exciting trip through the
European war zone, V. Dekitch, a Ser
vian, arrived in Steelton yesterday.
Dckitch left Galveston, Texas, shortly
I before the outbreak of hostilities and
went to Bremen, Germany. Here he
was arrested as a Russian spy and
held in a German jail for fifteen days
until he convinced his captors that he
was not a Russian. Then he was re
leased and allowed to make his way
into Holland, where he was able to
secure passage to this country.
T/ODGEMEN PALLBEARERS
Pallbearers at the funeral of Joseph
B. Hummel to-morrow afternoon will
be the charter members of Washing
ton Camp, 102, Patriotic Order Sons
of America, assisted by other members
of the camp, of which Mr. Hummel
was a member. Members of Washing
ton Camp are requested to meet at
the hall before 2 o'clock.
STEELTON PERSONALS
Charles T. Lehr, assistant borough
secretary, is on his vacation.
Mrs. Randolph Nauss, Pine street,
jls visiting In Watsontown.
Henry Maurer attended the Gratz
fair to-day.
Prisoners Given I abor
of Many Kinds in Russia
Petrograd, via London, Sept. 17,
5,58 A. M. —The Bourse, Gazette states
that up to a few days ago the Rus
sians held 200,000 prisoners who are
being rapidly distributed to many dis
tant districts. Most of them are be
ing given labor of one kind or another
and thousands being used on railways
and others helping In the harvest and
plowing while still others are lum
bering and road making. Many of
them have been sent to Turkestan for
work on the drainage system. Efforts
are being made so that this influx of
labor will not lnterfer with regular
wage earners.
The Bourse Gazette also says:
"It is believed the Austrian and
German general staffs are undertak
ing s new concentration, probably in
Croacow. of between 1,000,000 and 2,-
000,000 men."
Tells of Sinking of
Trans-Atlantic Liner
London, Sept. 17. 4:20 A. M. An
officer of the British cruiser Hlghflver
has given the following account of the
sinking of the North GGerman Lloyd
trans-Atlatlc liner. Kaiser Wllhelm
Der Grosse. off the coast of Africa In
the latter part of August by the cruis
ers:
"While we were coaling at Las Pal
mas, Canary Islands, we heard that
two colliers had left for Rio De Oro,
Weßt Africa. We followed and sighted
the Kaiser Wllhelm Der Grosse within
twenty miles of Rio De Oro, with col
liers alongside. AVe opened fire at 3:10
I o'clock and finished at 4:25. The Kaiser
Wllhelm sank at R:10. Our lyddite sells
soon settled things. Our ship was
struck ten times." •
Investigator Tells of
Acts of German Forces
Paris, Sept. 17. 3:40 A. M. Leon
Bourgeois, former Premier and Sena
tor from Marne, who has just returned
from a tour of the district recently oc
cupied by the Germans, has made a
detailed report of his observations, a
copy of which has been given to the
American Ambassador, Myron T. Her- i
rick, for transmission to the Govern-'
ment at Washington. The report de-I
dares thta most of the communities
through which the Germans passed
were annihilated by tire and sword.
Several mayors were shot and where
the mayors were absent substlttues >
were shot In their places. The arrival
of the Germans at Chalons, the report
says, was preceded by a short bombard
ment in which shells fell on the hos
pital and the children's asvlum It Is
also charged In the report that the Ger
mans pillaged the stores and that later
an orgie H>ok place In the wine cellar."
of the tow-n, during
BOYER RE-ELECTED
BY STATE SEALERS
Harrisburg Man's Suggestions Are
Commended in the Close
of the Convention
m State sealers of
jl weights and
I measures ad'
third annual con-
Capitol at noon
course of general
suggestions for a
s>Ktem of uniform marks and voicing
opposition to any radical changes in
the laws. The proposition to urge
sale by weight of all commodities was
also approved.
Election of officers were made
unanimously, as follows: President,
Harry A. Boyer, Dauphin county, re
elected: vice-presidents, W. 1,. Jans
sen. Seranton, and W. B. McGrady,
Pittsburgh; secretary, James Sweeney,
chief of standards; treasurer, J. B.
Hershey, Allegheny county; sergeant
at-arni-s. C. Keating. Erie.
Chief Sweeney will represent the
association at the annual meeting o£
the national association.
■ members congratulated Presl-,
dent Moyer and all of his suggestions
received hearty approval.
Jackson Coming Homo.—A cable
gram was received to-day at the De
partment of Labor and Industry that
Commissioner John Price Jackson,
who has been marooned In Europe by l
the war, would sail for Montreal on
Saturday. While In Germany Dr.
Jackson assisted the American Amhas-i
sador in efforts to care for Americans.
Republicans In I,ca<l.—Reports re-t
ceived by men on t'apitol Hill from:
their home cities show that in every
place the' Republicans led in the reg'->
istration this week and that the disin
tegration of the Washington partv has
been rapid. The Republicans' got,
most of the Washington strength In!
almost every, case.
Justice Named. Samuel A. Nagle,
of Abbottstown, was appointed a Jus
tice to-day.
Scalers Photographed.—State seal
ers of weights and measures were
photographed in front of the Capitol
at noon to-day. Several pigeons got
Into the picture.
Powell's Kwroi'd.—Auditor General
Powell to-day looked at the record oft
settlements of State taxes for Septem-'
her 14 with a good bit of pleasure.
The total was 34,018 settlements, rep
resenting $13,000,000 of State tax.'
Steps to get in the money are being
taken.
One Withdraws. G. H. Plantaai
to-day withdrew as a Prohibition can
didate for the House in Clearfield
county.
May Include White House Twins.—>
According to word received at the
Capitol to-day, the proposed Inquiry
into campaign expenditures In Penn
sylvania and Illinois will be so framed
as to include- both Palmer and Mc-
Cormlck, as well as Penrose and Pin
chot.
No Successor Named. Auditor
General Powell said to-day that he
had not yet named a successor to
Deputy Auditor General J. V. Mur
ray, the State tax expert, but when he
got through the business accumulated
during his absence in the west ho
would consider It.
On a Tour. flighway Commis
sioner Bigelow has been inspecting
roads in Lewisburg, Mauch Chunk and
other boroughs up the State. Im
provements are contemplated.
Dr. Hunt Returns. —Dr. C. J." Hunt,
associate chief medical inspector, re
turned to-day from Luzerne county,
where he made the Inspection of the
sources of the dysentery outbreak,
Quakers Must Wait. —Philadelphia;
school authorities will have to wait un
til the State Treasury balance Is in a
more plethoric condition before get
ing their share of the State school ap
propriation. A request for payment
was made this week at the Capitol,
but the fiscal officials held that as
funds were low and Philadelphia
could borrow and the State could not,
the emergency might be met. Thus
far about 775 districts have received
their share of State school money, al
though at the Department of Public.
Instruction it Is stated that more than
that number of districts have been
approved for payment and sent to the
Auditor General. The reason assigned
in the fiscal department Is that the
drafts on the State funds for charities,
highway repairs and other objects
have been very heavy.
Members Here. —Representative T.
F. McNichol, of Philadelphia, and ex-
Representative H. S. Lydick, of Pitts*
burgh, were at the Capitol yesterday.
So was Senator Charles A. Snyder, of
Pottsville.
THE G
ALLENTOWN
FAIR
i
Reduced
Septenber 22 t« 25
Tickets good to return until
September 26, 1914, inclusive.
Additional Train, Thursday,
Sept. 24, leaves Harrisburg
7.45 a. m.; Lebanon 8.27 a. m.;
Wernersville 8.55 a. m.; Read
ing 9.17 a. m. Allentown ar
rive 10.20 a. m. Returning,
leave Allentown 7.20 p. m., for
Harrisburg, stop only at Read
ing, Wernersville and Lebanon.',
a. mi i*
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