PIECE OF RED GLASS
MAKES SAFE SIGNAL
Used on Railroad Crossing Gates
to Warn Autoists; Lehigh
Valley Invention
A small piece of red glass, used on
/crossing signals and gates, auto driv
ers and railroad engineers and train
onen believe to be a safe and certain
|£lgn&l. The new "safety first" device
•la in use on the Lehigh Valley Railroad
crossings.
It has never been possible to have
fi red light on railroad crossing gates
est the red light should mislead en
gineers. The simple device worked out
first on the Lehigh Railroad and was
tested at Bethlehem with good results.
The ordinary crossing gate has a
white light hung to the bar. which at
night indicates by its position alone
whether the track is clear. But by
this device a piece of red glass set in
a roundel, as in a frame, is fastened
to the bar so that the white light
|Bwings behind it and shows red when
'the gate is down.
When the gate Is up, as the roundel
;1b stationary and the light swings, the
jllght comes out from behind the red
'glass and shows white again. i
At no time is the red light visible ]
jfrom the track, and tralfic on the rail
road Is not interfered with, but the
.safety of motorists and the drivers
l-of other vehicles Is Increased.
DECREASE IN IDLE CARS i
AMOUNTS OVER 27.000
The fortnightly bulletin of the
American Railway Association shows
that on September 15 there was a
net surplus of idle cars on the lines of
the United States and Canada of 136,-
049, compared with 163.326 on Sep
tember 1, a decrease of 27,277. The
gross surplus was 138,108, against
165,244. while the gross shortage to
taled 2,059, compared with 1,918.
During the two weeks the net sur
plus of box cars decreased from 7 4,-
922 to 65,985, and the surplus of coal
cars from 46,075 to 39,367. There was
an increase in the fiat car surplus, the
total of 8,387 comparing with 7,233
September 1.
Railroad Earnings Decrease—-Earn
ings of the railroads of the United
States, in August, as indicated by pre
liminary terms, will make a poorer ex
hibition than in the preceding month.
•Forty roads whose estimated gross
earnings for August are available, cov
ering about one-third of the mileage
of the country, show a decrease in
that item of 4.3 per cent.
HAND CRUSHED
Frank Jackson, aged 24 years, an
employe of the Pennsylvania Rail- j
road, had his hand crushed yesterday
afternoon when boxes loaded with
iron fell on him while at work in the j
Division street transfer. He was ad
mitted to the Harrisburg Hospital.
Jhinl
Former Harrisburg Man Was Gen
eral Manager of Railway Co.
in Lackawanna Co.
Frank Cautn, general manager of the |
Scranton Railway Company, a former J
Harrlsburger, died last night at the 1
State Hospital, Scranton. following an |
operation for appendicitis. Mr. Caum Is j
survived by his wife, who, before her :
marriage, was Miss Louise 'Crane, |
daughter of the late Irvin J. Crane, 527 j
Muench street; one son, Norman, a ,
student at Mercersburg Academy, and !
two brothers, John, of the United States
navy, stationed at Washington, I). C..
and Lenoard H., of 1703 North Sec
ond street, chief fire marshal for the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company.
The funeral will take place Saturday
afternoon, at 2:30, from the home, at
Scranton. The body will be placed in
the receiving vault in Dunmoru Ceme
tery, Scranton. until permanent ar
rangements are made. When they are,
burial will be made in Harrisburg.
Frank Caum was a son of the late
Edward L. Caum, for many years a
master mechanic for the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company. After completing a
course at the Harrisburg High School,
he learned the trade of machinist at the
Pennsylvania Railroad shops. He enter
ed the street railway business early in
llf© and in IS9O went to Hartford,
Conn., as superintendent for the Hart
ford Street Railway Company, a sub
sidiary of the New York. New Haven
and Hartford Railroad. He remafhed i
with that road ten years, during which
time he was made manager as well as
superintendent. In 1906 he came to
Scranton to .succeed Frank Sllilman as
general manager of the electric lines at
Scranton.
In eight years of his work at Scran
ton the entire system has been rebuilt.
Practically all the tracks of the com- '
pany from Pittston to Forest City have
been relald. The old cars have been
replaced by modern ones, with the ex
ception of a few that have been re
built. Several of the lines have been
extended and the antiquated power
plant that was here ten years ago has
been replaced by one of the most mod
ern In the country. The company has
also taken over the Mooslc Lake Rail
road, that was built as a steam road,
but (s now operated by electricity with
cars running Into the central city.
SPECIAL EXCURSION
—TO—
ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN
Glrard Are. Clint Street),
Philadelphia
SATURDAY, OCT. 3, 1914
f ROUND THIP TICKETS, Rood
only on trnlnn noted below, will be
■old at raten annexed.
SPECIAL TRAIN
Spec'l
l.v.
FROM Fare A. M.
Harrisburg s2.oft 6.20
Hummelstown 1.75 fi.36
Brownstone 1.75 6.39
■iwatara 1.75 «.4:s
Hershey 1.75 6.46
Palmyra .. 1.75 6.53
Annville 1.75 7.02
Lebanon 1.75 7.12
Myerstown 1.65 7.24
Richland 1.65 7.29
Sheridan 1.65 7.33
Womelsdorf .... 1.60 7.38
Robesonla 1.60 7.43
WernersvUle 1.60 7.49
Sinking Spring 1.60 7.55
Glrard Ave. (31st St.) ar 10.00
Admission to Garden Additional)
ADULTS lOei CHILDREN Be
Children between 5 and 12 vears
of age half fare.
RETURNING. Special' Train will
leave Glrard Avenue (31st St.) 5.50
p. m., for above stations.
THURSDAY EVENING, HAKRISBURG TELEGRAPH SEPTEMBER 24, 1914.
FALLS OFF TANK
John Zimmerman, aged 42 years, of
Fort Washington, a iiagman on the
Philadelphia division of the Pennsyl
vania Kailroad, was admitted to the
Harrisburg Hospital at 4.30 yesterday
afternoon, suffering from a fracture
of the left arm. Zimmerman fell oft'
a water tank in the Enola yards. The
accident occurred on Zimmerman's
first trip on the road since April 1,
he having been unable to work on ac
count of former injuries.
Standing of the Crews
HARIIISBUnO SIDE
Philadelphia Division— l 22 crew first
to go after 4 p. m.: 111, 106, 108, 109,
124, 102, 121. 123.
Knginers for 102, 103, 123.
Firemen for 102, 106, 109, 111.
Flagman for 106.
Brakemen for 102, 109.
Kngineers up: Hlndman, Brubaker,
Crisswell. First. Smith, Smeltzer,
Kautz.
Firemen up: Mulholm, Bushey, Phlve,
Copeland, Wagner, Kochenour, Huston,
Reno, Carr, Gllberg, Robinson, Rhoads,
Myers, Moulder, Wilson. Yentzer, Man
ning. Hartz. Packer, Cover. Brenner,
Collins, Wagner, Belman, Whlchello,
Harner.
Conductors up: Houdeshell. Hoar.
Flagmen up: Melllnger, Banks, First.
Brakemen up: Brown. Shtfltzberger,
Bogner, Busser, Gouse. Jackson.
Middle Division —223 crew first to go
after 1 p. m.: 240. 16.
Engineers up: Wissler, Brlggles, Kug
ler, Hertzler, Pimonton, Smith, Ben
nett, Free. Welcomer.
Firemen up: Simmons, Davis, Schreff
ler, Gross. Buyer, Fletcher, Stouffer,
Drewett, Liebau. Reeder, Seagrist.
Conductors up: Gant. Huber.
Flagmen up: Cain, Jacobs.
Brakemen up: Harris. Henderson,
Kerwln, Bolan, Myers, Spahr, Kane.
Kilgore, Roller. Fipp, Boyle, Baker,
Schoffstall.
Yard Crews—To go after 4 p. m.:
Engineers for 707, 1758. 2393.
Firemen for 707. 322, 90, 954.
Engineers up: Hoyler, Thomas, Rudy,
Houser, Meals. Swab. Silks, Crist, Sny
der, Pelton, Shaver. Landis, Stahl.
Firemen up: Esig, Ney, Myers. Boyle,
Shipley, Crnut, Rive, Ulsh, Bostdorf,
Schleffer, Fauch, l>ackey. Cookerley,
Ma ever. Snell, Getty. Hart, Eyde,
Sheets.
ENOLA SIDE
Philadelphia Division —226 crew first
to gonfter 3:45 p. m.: 207, 219, 253, 230.
Engineer for 243.
Fireman for 226.
Conductors up: Penwell, Lingle,
Stelnouer. Wolfe, Stauffer. •
Flagman up: Peck.
Brakemen up: Vandling. Shaffer,
Taylor. Baker, Balr, Shuler, Knight,
Harris. Jacobr. Goudy. Boyd
Middle Division— 2ls crew first to go
after 2:15 p. m.: 224, 239. 235. 251, 236,
241. 231.
Five crews laid off at Altoona.
One crew to come in.
THF. READING
Ilnrrlshnrg Division 1 crew first to
go after 8:30 a. m.: 3. 24. 5. 15, 23, 16,
14, 12. 9. 7. 22, 6, 19. 10.
East-bound: 53, 52, 63, 62, 58, 51. 67.
57. 71, 68. 60. 54. 65.
Engineers up: Martin. Wlreman.
Class, Fetrow, Wyre, Wood, Crawford,
Rich wine.
Firemen up: Palm, Chronlster. Long
ene-'ker. Bingaman. Kelley. Bover, Zu
koswkl, Grumbine, Nye, Dobbins, Bow
ers, Rumhaugh.
Brakemen up: Strain, Fleagle, Page,
Troy, freaker. Hoover, Kapp.
Conductors up: Pipes, Phllabaum,
Kline.
WANTS TO RE-SELL
DIVIDED PROPERTY
Dauphin Court Is Asked Permission
to Permit Another Auction
of Hess Houses
court upon petition of Attorney Hom
er H. Matter, counsel for Laura Ar
nold, one of the Hess heirs.
There are twelve or more properties
which were recently sold in partition
proceedings and the petitioners
tend that the price received-—516,100
—was less than the appraised value.
Another purchaser has been secured
who will pay SIB,OOO the petition sets
forth and the court is accordingly ask
ed to allow the disposal of the proper
ties at private sale.
.Jurors Wlin Won't Answer Roll Call.
I—At least four of the talesmen drawn
for jury duty next week will not ans
wer to their names. John C. Groff,
Derry Church, and David Brandt, of
Middletown, petit jurors, are dead;
John Bohan, Lykens, is dear! and John
W. Hoover, Twelfth Ward, city, has
| removed. They are traverse jurors,
j September sheriff's Sales. Nine
I properties were placed under the
j sheriff's hammer at the regular Sep
tember term of real estate sales this
I afternoon in No. 1 courtroom. Two
of the eleven originally posted, were
i stayed.
Auditor to Sit Oct. 8. Attorney
John E. Patterson, the auditor ap
pointed by the Dauphin county court
to distribute the balance of the estate
of Mary Heinzman will sit for that
purpose at 2 o'clock Thursday after
noon, October 8, in his office in the
Commonwealth Trust building.
Viewers Fix Meeting Dates.—E.
Clarke Cowden, Paul G. Smith and
Karl Steward, the board of viewers
recently named by the Dauphin coun
ty court to appraise damages and
benefits that may accrue incident to
the opening and widening of Second
street from Commerce to an alley in
the rear. Highspire, will meet at 10
o'clock Thursday, October 8, and then
adjourn to the council chamber to
meet on October 12.
I Probate Meyers' Will. —The will of
Peter B. Meyers was admitted to pro
' bate yesterday by Register of Wills
j Danner and letters on the estate were
I granted to George W. Mac Williams.
! To Decide on liuyalton-Mlddletown
i Bridge.—At to-morrow's meeting of
the county commissioners It will be
[definitely decided whether a concrete
or a steel girder bridge will be erected
across the Swatara creek between
Royalton and Middletown, after which
the contract will be let. The low bid
der on the steel brtdge is the G. W.
Ensign Inc., $19,958.50 and the low
bidder for the concrete type is the
Kerro-Concrete Company whose bid
was t 1fi,54 5.
Teachers Get Their Pay.—The citv
school teachers were paid off vesterdav
by City Treasurer O. M. Copelin and
checks totaling more than J19.000
were paid out for the first half
month's work of the year.
I/OSES APPENDIX
Harold Foulstone, aged 3 2 yearß,
1403 North Cameron street, employed
at Lucknow by the Pennsylvania Rait
road, underwent an operation for ap
pendicitis p f the Harpisburg Hospital
yesterday. /
PEANUTS Mi
111 ACUTTLE FEED
Ground-up Hulls Are Discovered in
Twenty-five Per Cent. Quan
tity in Sample Taken
jl ered as the worst
instance of adul
a sample of a food
was found to con
tain 25 per cent, of ground up peanut
hulls. The sample was a bushel bag
and the analysis was very carefully
checked up.
Some time ago 10 per cent, of coal
dust was found in a cattle feed bought
in a western county, and the latest
analysis Is to be followed up by vigor
ous sampling. Arrests will be made
at once.
Shooting Squirrels. A dozen ar
rests have been made in eastern coun
ties by game wardens this week in an
effort to break up the shooting of
squirrels out of season. The squirrel
season does not start until October
16, but gunners have been shooting
them in a number of places. Hunt
ers who shoot out of season will not
only be fined, but may lose their
hunters' licenses.
Justices Named. —-J. S. Craig, of
Amberson Valley, was to-day appoint
ed justice of Fannett township, Frank
lin county, and T. M. Boull for Derry,
Westmoreland county.
Paid Coal Jax.—The third payment
of anthra<Tf« coal tax was made to-day
by Carney & Brown, Dunmore, Lack
awanna county. It amounted to
$378.83. Other producers have ap
pealed to court
Adjusting Loss, —State military of
ficers have begun adjusting the dam
ages done at the armories In Oil City
and Lock Haven. A considerable
amount of State property was de
stroyed. but is covered by insurance.
Shlppenshurg Pa.lcl. —Shlppensburg
school district was to-day paid $4,-
363.64 as school appropriation.
Completed Hearings.— The Econ
omy and Efficiency Commission com
pleted its hearings for the week to
day. There will be more next month.
The fiscal departments have been
completed.
Put I'p Station.- —The Lehigh Val
ley Railroad Company has advised the
Public Service Commission that a
freight station will be installed at
Skinner's Eddy.
Told to Dig Well. —J. C. Larmore
complains to the commission that the
West Grove Water Company, Ches
ter county, has failed to furnish wa
ter from four to six weeks at a time
and that when he remonstrated was
told if he was not satisfied with the
service to dig a well.
Contract Let. —The contract for the
new armory at Williamsport has been
let to the James V. Bennett Company,
of Williamsport. at $22,131.45 and it
is to fee completed In May.
Ask Milk Supplies.—The dairy and
food division agents have caused nine
arrests in Union county because of
adulteration and lack of the proper
amount of butter fats.
HEAKP OX THE "HTLL"
—Deputy Attornel General Cunning
ham has returned from Philadelphia,
where he argued the optometry case.
—Delegations from Troy. Bradford
and Greenville were given hearings
by Commissioner Dixon in regard to
sewer permits.
—Damage to forest reserves by
fires has not been heavy this year.
—General A. J. Logan, of Pitts
burgh, was here yesterday.
—Commissioner Bigelow is in Ches
ter county.
—The Forestry Commission will
i meet October 2.
—John W. Blake, of Altoona. to
day filed a petition to be candidate
for Congress in the Nineteenth Dis
trict. on the Pennsylvania Blacksmith
ticket.
—Albert Miller, Prohibition candi
date for the Legislature in Lycoming
county, withdrew. Albertus G. Wood
ward was substituted on the Clearfield
Prohibition ticket for G. H. Plantan,
who withdrew.
CITY SHUTGIVES
HOUSEWIVES ft IIP
[Continued H-rom First Pa«e]
sider it quite a favor if the license
number of the vendor is noted and
reported to the office of weights and
measures.
"Our advice is," said Mr. Reel, "that
the housewife will do well by refus
ing to purchase from any vendor or
huckster who will not tell what he is
selling or In what quantities."
"Every bushel of potatoes must
weigh sixty pounds," went on Mr.
Reel," and the fact that the dealer
has a sealed measure doesn't neces
sarily excuse him, as the law fixes
a certain standard. The dealer him
self, when purchasing his commodi
ties, will Insist upon getting sixty
pounds to the bushel by weight, but
some of them, for some reason or
other, refuse to sell to the consumer
this way.
"Apples, too, should be watched
The housewife should get a full fifty
pounds to the bushel in buying the
fruit."
"Now," concluded the city sealer,
"just this one last tip. Do not be
afraid to ask your dealers for the
weight or measure of the article which'
you buy. This Is only a courtesy due
you and cannot hurt the dealer."
Town at War Over
Roosters or Sleep
Boston, Mass., Sept. 24.—Incensed
at their Inability to sleep nights owing
to noise made by crowing roosters,
Medford citizens complained to the
board of health, which has announced
a public hearing on the matter to be
held at the city hall September 23.
This hearing will determine what ac
tion thv-. board of health will take.
One long-suffering citizen declares:
"These roosters seem to have no ade
quate idea of the proper time to crow.
Just when people get into a sound
sleep these onerous chanticleers start
hurling defies at each other. Their
frantic 'cock-a-doodle-doos' sound like
a bedlam. It is a nuisance that men
aces the health of the community and
should be stopped."
German Forces Are Said
to Be Weak in Cavalry
London, Sept. 24, A. M.—A dis
patch to Reuter's Telegram Company
from Warsaw, dated Wednesday, sa vs:
"The Germans in the northwest of
Poland are weak In cavalry and thus
unable to do much reconnoitering.
They are strongly fortifying the Czen
stochoff-Kalisch line and also portions
of the country farther north, at the
same time acting entirely on the de
fensive."
REIMS FOR PARDON
OF FLEIM GIVEN
Board Takes Position That Condi
tions Were Such as to Un
balance His Mind
Reasons for granting commutation
of the death sentence to Martin Flem
ing were made public at the Capitol
to-day, the board taking the position
that the animosity of Fleming's
mother-in-law and his deprivation,
througti her actions, of the pleasure
of seeing his child produced a con
dition which, added to his mental
state, led to the crime. .
The reasons recite that there were
set forth an Inharmonious family sit
uation. alleged improper conduct on
the part of the wife, alleged inter
ference between husband and wife by
the mother-in-law, coupled with al
leged unbalanced mentality on the
part of the husband.
Fleming, it is stated, was obsessed
with longing for the child, the en
forced separation creating resentment
which was easily accounted for. It Is
recalled that the mother-in-law pre
vented communication by letters and
that Fleming carried a pistol, which,
he said, was to protect himself from
his wife's brothers.
The conclusion is as follows:
I While the evidence on the part of
the defendant adduced at the trial
might not have been sufficient under
the law to preclude the finding of the
Jury as returned, or even to have war
ranted under the rigid rules of law the
finding of a lower degree of guilt,
we are impressed with the belief, in
view of what was brought to our at
tention at this hearing, that the find
ing of such a lower degree would not
have been a flagrant violation of the
principles of substantial justice. At
all events, we feel that the circum
stances of this case Justify us In en
dorsing the appeal for executive clem
ency to the extent of relieving the
defendant from the death penalty.
GENERALS VILLA ID
CARUZA SPLIT
[Continued From First Pago]
scribed In official reports. It would
not be surprising if President Wilson
ordered the evacuation of Vera Vruz
to be delayed Indefinitely,
Although the latest quarrel between
Villa and Oarranza Is attributed by
Carranza to Villa's detention of Obre
gon and failure to explain that act,
well-informed officials believe the rup
ture was the culmination of weeks of
political maneuverlnß on the part of
both Villa and Carranza, in which
each endeavored to control the na
tional convention called for October 1
to designate a provisional president.
Efforts Being Made to
Patch Up Differences
Mexico City, Sept. 24.—Efforts are
being made here to patch up the
break between Carranza and Villa, it
was announced to-day.
Efforts were made to conceal the
break, but news of It leaked out in
certain circles, causing a sensation
amone military njen. It was regarded
as most serious. General Pablo Gon
zales. chief of the army of the east,
has telegraphed Villa an appeal which
gives eight reasons why Villa should
reconsider his action and remain
friendly to Carranza.
Villa Ready to Rash
Strong Force South
El Paso, Texas, Sept. 24.—1f Gen.
eral Villa's revolt against the Car
ranza government results In armed
revolution, the first battle probably
will occur at the old battlegrounds of
either Torreon or Zacatres. General
Villa forced to abandon his expedition
In assistance of the Maytorena revolt
in Sonora to-day prepared to rush his
troops south from Juarez and Chihua
hua City to meet what was reported
to be a strong force of Carranza sol
diers moving north from Aguas Call
entes and Zacatecas. All was astir in
Chihuahua, the State which for four
years and in almost as many revolu
tions has furnished the greatest and
most efficient force of fighting men.
Wilson Says Leaders
Must Settle Trouble
Without Interference
Washington, Sept. 24.—1t was offi
cially stated at the White House to
day that the latest troubles between
General Carranza and General Villa
would not alter the plans of the
United States as to withdrawing troops
from Vera Cruz or the status of the
embargo on arms. No date has been
fixed for moving the troops.
President Wilson is understood to
take the position that Carranza and
Villa must settle their differences
without interference from the United
States and that the presence of Ameri
can troops at Vera Cruz would not
solve the difficulty.
According to official information
here Villa Is willing to have Carranza
become provisional president or resign
now and run for the presidency later.
They have been Informed that Villa
objects to Carranza doing both.
More "Watchful Waiting"
As outlined In official circles to-day,
President Wilson continuea to persue
the watchful waiting policy and allow
the Mexicans to work out their own
destiny, providing that rights of for
eigners are not transgressed.
Official advices to-day ga\-e details
of the break between Carranza and
Villa, but indicated that a physical
clash between the two forces would
not be immediate, official dispatches
say:
"Governor Maytorena, of Sonora, j
has left Nogales for Cananea with
3,500 men and a Red Cross train.
Constitutionalist forces under Generals
Benjamin Hill and Juan Cabralare,
are east of Cananea, but are expected
to fall back and not give battle he- |
cause of the superiority in number of
the forces of Maytorena who is friend
ly to Villa.
"Five thousand tnen under Gener&l
Felipe Angeles have been dispatched ]
by General Villa to Sonora, but the
situation there is no unsettled that I
the exact alignment of the various 1
factions Is not kno\Vn. Prospects of i
peace in Sonora, however, appear to I
have vanished.
"General Obregon, the . Carranza
commander who has been held es
pecially as a hostage by Villa. Is due
In El Paso late to-day or- to-morrow
where he will confer with George F.
Carrothers, American agent at the
border.
AXGEMJS, PLAYER.PIANOS
Are Incomparable. Hear others If
you will, but hear the Angelus before
you decide. Only at the J. H. Troup
Music House. 15 South Market Square
—Advertisement.
OT£*£fcl mn MIDDLeTOVen
STEEL TRADE WORSE
DECLARES IRON AGE
Says End of Depression Is Not in
Sight; Many Blast Furnaces
Go on the Idle List
Conditions In the steel trade are
growing worse instead of better, ac
cording to the Iron Age of this date. It
likens the present situation to that of
eighteen years ago, and says in part:
"Conditions In the steel trade have
not improved; rather they have grown
worse. The extension of the financial
embargo Is a reminder, in some aspects,
of the memorable situation of eighteen
years ago. But the present halt looks
to no definite date for its ending, as
was the case in 1896. Railroad financ
ing supposed to have been done before
the war, and that meant contracts for
steel mills, practically stands as at first,
with no market for bonds.
"Consumers of steel have-quite well
provided for their wants for the re
maining quarter of the year. Lately
they have been slow to specify, and
the expected cancellation of unspecified
balances on October 1 has been no
stimulant. The falling off In the op
erations of manufacturing consumers of
iron and sieel in all lines Is still the
outstanding fact to which steel works
running schedules are being adjusted.
"The rapid addition of blast fur
naces to the idle list tells the story of
still further contraction In pig-iron
consumption. Three stacks have gone
out in Eastern Pennsylvania and New
Jersey, two in Virginia, one at Cleve
land and one at Chicago, and more are
to be blown out soon. Foundaries are
melting less and less iron. Chicago re
ports that malleable foundries which
depend on the railroads and agricul
tural works, are running at 25 per
cent, of capacity and gray Iron foun
dries at 40 per cent."
STEELTON SNAPSHOPS
Will Build Houhi. J. Wilson
Walch. Trewick and Main streets, has
let a contract for the erection of a row
of seven two-and-one-half-story frame
houses In Frederick street, near the
filter plant.
Chnrgea \nni»tir>port. Roy Plsle
will he given a hearing: before Squire
I Gardner on charges of nonsupport, pre
ferred by his wife. Flsle was arrested
at Danville.
Announce Blr<b. Mr. and Mrs. S. C.
Roden. 231 North Harrisburg street,
announce the birth of a daughter,
Pauline Marie, Sunday, September 20.
Hold Spelling Bee. Steelton Lodge,
411, Knights of Pythias, will hold a
spelling "bee" this evening Professor
C. S. RtaulTer will be In charge.
Held on Xonsupport Charsre. —After
a hearing before Squire Gardner this
morning Walter Pisle, of 369 Myers
street, was held for court Jo answer
charges of nonsupport brought by his
wife. Elsie. Plsle was arrested in Dan
ville by Constable James Haines.
WtU Piny Football. The nberlln
Athletic Club will play the Bellmont
Athletic Cluh at Hsrrisburg on Sat
urday.
I.HM'OR MA* WAIVES HEARING
Andrew Schutzenbach. proprietor of
I a wholesale liquor store at Fourth and
Walnut streets. Harrishurg. who is un
der arrest for alleged selling of liquor
to minors, last evening waived a hear
ing before Squire Gardner and furnish
ed bail for court.
HI'BT AT FAIR
When a race horse, driven hv O. P
Green, of Hlghsplre. was pushed Into
the fence in the first hent of the 2.19
pace, at the Carlisle fair, yesterday
afternoon. Green was thrown to the
track and knocked unconscious. His
Injuries, however, are not believed to
he serious.
STEEI/TOX PERSONAM
Mrs. Rohert Geesey, 349 Swatara
street. Is in Lancaster.
William Attlcks left for a visit to
Philadelphia to-day.
hMIDDLETOW/N- - • 1
GERBERICHS ENTERTAIV
Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Gerberich enter
tained a number of guests at their
home. In East Main street, Tuesday
I evening, in honor of the Rev. and Mrs.
!' M. L. Ditzler, tutor and matron at the
Emaus Orphans" Home. Among the
guests were: The Rev. Mr. and Mrs.
Fuller Rergstresser. Mr. and Mrs, S. C.
Peters, Mr. and Mrs. I. O. Nisaley and
| their guest, Miss Rothrock. of Phlladel-
I phia; Mr. and Mrs. John Few, Jr., Mr.
and Mrs. Martin Gingrich, Mr, and Mrs.
Eugene Mr. and Mrs. Ammon
Kreider. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur King, Dr.
and Mrs. D. P. Deatrick, Mr. and Mrs,
M. L. Ditzler and Mr. and Mrs. E. S.
Gerberich and family. Refreshments
were served.
KNTERTAINS FOR GUESTS
Mrs. A. L. Etter entertained Tuesday
afternoon in honor of her guests, Miss
Emily Palmer, Philadelphia: Miss Lu
cetta Reclitoldt. Harrishurg; Mrs. K'hel
hert Miller and Miss Grace Brand:, of
] Marietta. Among the guests were:
I Mrs. D. P. Deatrick. Mrs. E. S. Gerher-
Ich, Mrs. I. H. Doutrich. Mrs. John R.
Geyer, Mrs. W. D. Matheson. Mrs. T. R.
Boyd. Mrs. John W. Few. Mrs. I. O.
I Nisslev, Mlddletown: Mrs. M. B. Cumb-
I ler. Highapire: Mrs. Richard Reeser,
! Columbia, and Miss Catharine Roth
| rock, Philadelphia.
AT AI.I.ENTOWN FAIR
! A party of Mlddletown business men
! motored to Allentown yesterday, where
| they will spend two darn at the Allen
i town fair. In the party were: E. S.
Gerberich, S. C. Peters. A. 1,. Etter. Ed.
Shlreman, H. H. Shellenberger. W. D.
Matheson. S. Cameron Young. Ben.lamln
F. Brandt, Thomas Boyd, F. E. Steh
man.
MIDDI.ETOWN PERSONALS
J. H. Schradely spent yesterday In
Allentown.
Edward C. Lutz visited friends in
Carlisle yesterday.
Mr and Mrs. John Dupes were In Al
lentown yesterday.
C. Ober has moved from Pine to
I Emaus street.
I Mrs. Mary F. Jenkins, Philadelphia,
I is visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Horner,
East Main street.
Paul Fornwalt, of Philadelphia. is
I the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Forn
l .wait. Main street.
| Council and Chamber
of Commerce Men
Will Meet Tuesday
Council and a special committee
from the Chamber of Commerce will
meet in the Council chamber Tuesday
afternoon at 3 o'clock to discuss plans
for reproducing moving pictures of
Harrish/irg's industries for exhibition
at the Panama-Pacific exposition.
The committee consists of Arthur
|H. Bailey, chairman: the Rev, Dr.
James F. Bullitt, Howard C. Fry,
Walter Leslie Montgomery and John
G. Young.
PAYMENT IS DEFERRED
New York, Sept. 2*.—The Inter
national Mercantile Marine controlling
the White Star, Red Star, American
and Atlantic Transport Lines to-day
announced that It had decided to de
fer for the present payment of the
semiannual interest on its 4*4 per
ent. bonds One October 1. Loss of
business because of the war In Europe
wa* riven as the reason.
POSITION OF BURGESS
111 POLICE SQUABBLE
UPHELD Bf SOLICITOR
Councilman Nelly Is Rapped For
Refusing to Report Case
to Council
Borough Solicitor Frank B. Wick
ersham has rendered an opinion on
the law as Involved in the recent dis
pute between the police committee of
council and Burgess Fred Wlglield as
to which has control of the borough
police.
According to law as quoted by the
borough solicitor, "the policemen are
under the control and direction of the
chief burgess." He may direct as to
the time during which they may work,
the place where they must work and
the manner in which they shall per
form their duties.
The power to appoint the police
men, according to the law as quoted
by the borough solicitor, rests with
the borough council, as does the power
to pay the policemen, "It must neces
sarily follow," explains Solicitor Wlck
ersham, "that the appointive power
must necessarily be the dismissing
power: otherwise it may happen that
as often as the town council appoints
policemen the chief burgess could dis
miss them, and -thus leave the town
without protection."
Burgess Fred Wigfleld this morning
commented on the opinion and ex
pressed himself as pleased that the
borough solicitor went intA so much
detail. "The opinion completely vin
dicates my recent action in recom
mending the dismissal of Patrolman
Jones," he asserted, "and shows that
I did not exceed my authority as was
charged by Councilman Nelly.
"And I think the law is clear on
the point that Nelly was acting with
out any authority when he refused to
report his actions to council," con
tinued the burgess. "It seems to me
that the law plainly states that coun
cil and not any committee shall act In
such cases," he added.
Enhaut Boys Held For
Robbing Summer Home
Clair Aungst, aged 13 vears, George
Derbler, 14, and William Ptraub, 14.
all of Enhaut, were held under hail
for Juvenile court at a hearing before
Alderman Charles E. Murray In his
office, 3 2 North Court street, last
night. The hoys were charged with
entering the summer home of Judge
Nervln Warner, of York county, and
taking one pair of field glasses, fish
ing reels, cooking utensils, gum hoots
land bed clothing, all amounting to
SIOO. The summer home is situated
on Beach Island, opposite Highshlre.
HIS WIFE'S GONE
Until late this morning John Slovi-
Tiac, a wealthy West Side business
man. was able to find no traces of his
: wife, who disappeared yesterday.
Slovinac has caused the arrest of
Nick Ferenclc on a statutory charge
and asserts that this has something
to do with his wife's absence from
home. Ferencic was arrested by Con
stable John Gibh yesterday. He fur
nished bail for a hearing before Squire
Gardner this evening.
TO HOI/I) SUPPER
Class No. 4 of Grace United Evan
gelical Church will hold a sauerkraut
supper and homemade, sale In the
markethouee Thursday evening, Oc
tober 15,
RECEIVE NEW MEMBERS
Elaborate plans have been made
for the reception this evening In honor
of the new members of Centenary
United Berthren Church. There will
be sixty-two members as guests and a
varied prrgram has been prepared for
| their entertainment.
; Charters Issued at
the State Capitol
The following state charters have
been granted:
Clay MeKelvy Uumber Company,
Pittsburgh, capital $50,000; Mayer-
Blair Construction Company, Erie,
capital $10,000: G. W. Kern Company,
merchandise, Oil City, capital $5,000;
Dilltown Smokeless Coal Company,
Brookville. capital $50,000; Crosslev
Uead and Machine Company, Erie,
capital $15,000: Andrew Benson Com
pany, automobiles. Pittsburgh, capital
$10,000; A. A. Prlntz Company, mer
chandise, Warren, capital $50,000; B.
B. Kaufman Company, merchandise,
Pittsburgh, capital $40,000; Valverde
Fixtures Company, Scranton, capital
$50,000; Industrial Requirements
Company, Philadelphia, capital $lO,-
000; The International Company, mer
chandise. Philadelphia, capital $lO,-
000; Schuylkill Valley Vitrified Prod
ucts Company, Norristown, capital
$5,000; Simplex Vacuum Manufactur
ing Company, Philadelphia., capital
$50,000; Tutelman. Faggan Company,
apparel, Philadelphia, capital SIOO,OOO.
Cardinal Gibbons and
.Cardinal o'Cornell
Home From Conclave
By Associated Press
Boston, Sept. 24.—Cardinal Gib
bons, of Baltimore, and Cardinal O'-
Connell, of Boston, returning from
Rome, whither they had hastened to
attend the papal conclave, arrived to
day on the Canopic. The steamer
brought about 800 passengers, mostly
American tourists.
. "I would congratulate the American
people that they are enjoying peace
while other nations are in the awful
throes of war." said Cardinal Gib
bons, "and I would also congratulate
and praise the American government
on its maintenance of peace, notwith
standing great temptation."
When informed of the reported de
struction of the cathedral at Rhelms,
Cardinal Gibbons said:
"It is a great pity and a loss that
can never be replaced."
The cardinal said the war undoubt
edly had shortened the life, if It had
not directly caused the death of Pope
Plus X. "I am sure the present Holy
Father will do his utmoststo bring
about peace," he added.
"Pope Benedict XV the new pon
tiff has a great love for America and
Americans, looking up to out govern
ment as a model to all and an example
of the best on this earth." said Cardi
nal O'Connell. "The Holy Father gent
p message of sincere good will to the
people of this land," he added.
Among other passengers were Cap
tain F. T. Hines, U. S. A., who has
been in -charge of the work of assist
ing American refugees in Rome and
the Rev. B. D. Caw. of Washington.
Cheap Railroad Tickets to the
Far West and
Northwest
I want to tell you about the' Bpe
clally reduced price tickets to nearly
every place In the West and North
west.
I want to tell you Just how much of
the Great West and Northwest you
can include in one trip, and which U
the beet way for you to go.
I want to tell you how to gave
money and travel In comfortable ex
cursion sleeping cars.
That's what I'm paid for. Why not
make use of me? Just call at my
office or write. I'll gladly give you
maps and pictures of the country with
out cost and make all arrangements
for your trip. Do It to-day, as these
tickets are on sale for a limited tlmo
only.
Wm. Austin, Oen. Agent, Pass. Dept.,
C., B. & y. R. It. Co., 836 Chestnut
street, Philadelphia, Pa.—Adv.
TO FINISH STRETCH
OF WILL TO MICUr
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rocl: upon which the stringers must
rest. This work has proceeded slow
ly for some time.
Unless storms interfere there "feeems
to be little doubt that the work will
be entirely completed as far as Ma
clay street during the present season.
There has been some interruption of
the undertaking in the neighborhood
of South street where one of the sub
contractors ceased operations some
time ago. This seems to be a Jonah
section inasmuch as the concrete work
was stopped at this particular point
last Fall.
Sewer Outlets Installed
Most of the sewer outlets in the wall
have been Installed and It Is expected
that these will all be finished before
any rise of the river interferes. Not
much headway has been made In the
removal of the deposits along the low
shore line outside the wall and unless
more energy is put into this part of
the work, It is probable that It will
not be cleared up during the present
season. The river Is now down to
the low stage and It was expected
that this dirt would be removed be
fore cold weather.
Sufficient progress has now been
made that the average citizen'can un
derstand what the plan contemplates
and there has been general commen
dation of the work from one end of
the city to the other. Park Com
missioner Taylor Is following up the
completion of the steps In the south
ern part of the city with the grad
ing of the slope to the depressed sec
tion of the park along the wide grano
lithic walk. No start hos yet been
made on the walk north of Market
Square.
German Cruiser Opens
Fire on City of Madras
By Associated Press
Calcutta, Sept. 24, via London.
Sept. 24, 10 A. M.—The papers pub
lish an official dispatch stating that
the German cruiser Kmden while
passing Madras fired a few .shells, but
that the damage to the city was slight.
Madras is a seaport of British India,
the seat of government and headquar
ters of the Madras army. It is the
third seaport of India, rar\Jdng after
Bombay and Calcutta.
London, Sept. 24, 10.52 A. M.—A
Madras dispatch to Renter's Telegram
Company, dated Wednesday, describes
the attack of the German cruiser
Emden on that port. It says:
"The German cruiser Emden ap
peared off Madras Tuesday evening
and shelled the city. Two oil tanks
were set alight and are still burning.
The telegraph office and some houses
on our harbor were also hit, but the
damage generally is slight.
"On our guns replying the cruiser
ceased tiring, extinguished her lights
and disappeared. The whole engage-,
ment lasted fifteen minutes. There
was little or no excitement and only
three Indians were killed."
Russians Took Twenty
Cannon at Jaroslaa '
By Associated Press
Petrograd, Sept. 24, via Paris, 7.45
A. M.—An official communication Is
sued by the general staff to-day says:
"On September 21 the Russian
troops took by storm the fortifica
tions of Jeroslau. on the right bank
of the river San. They took twenty
cannon even though the enemy offered
heavy resistance and blew up the
bridge over the. San. Two days pre
vious the Russians had occupied
Staromiasto. Przeworsk and Lancut
(to the north and west of Jaroslau).
The Russian cavalry Is pursuing the
retreating Austrian rear guard and
Inflicting heavy losses."
Lieut. Gen. Steinmetz
Killed by Shrapnel
By Associated Press
Berlin, Sept. 24, via The Harue and
London, 11.07 A. M.—The German
general staff, referring to the deßth
of Lieutenant-General Stelnmetx, says
he was killed by a fragment of shrap
nel, which severed his jugular vein.
General Steinmetz directed the fire of
the 42.5-centimeter pieces during the
sleegs of Ijlege, Namur and Maubeuge.
Later he was placed in command of a
division of cavalry.
STRUCK BY AUTOMOBILE
Walter Anderson, aged 19, 146
South Third street, employed by the
City Transfer Company, was treated
at the Harrisburg Hospital at 3.50
o'clock this morning for lacerations
on the left leg and left arm received
when he was thrown off a cab struck
by an automobile.
A New, Harmless Way
to Banish Hairy Growths
(Beauty Topics)
By following this suggestion any
woman can, in the privacy of her own
home, remove every trace of hair or
fuzz from her face: With powdered
delatone and water mix enough paste
to cover the not wanted hairs: apply
and in 2 or '3 minutes rub off and
wash the skin. This method Is unfail
ing. harmless and quick in results, but
care should be employed to get genu
ine delatone.—Advertisement.
[ S. S. SPEECE
FUNERAL DIRECTOR
Has Removed From
130 S. Second Street to
200 CHESTNUT STREET
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