Fire Sweeps Whole Business Block in Lemoyne; Visiting Firemen Assisting HARRISBURG iSllllll TELEGRAPH LXXXIII — No. 237 Tener, Judge Kunkel and Mayor Royal Pay High Tributes to Volunteer Firemen of Pennsylvania Thirty-fifth Annual Conven-, tion of State Association Opens; 1,600 Delegates Attend; William S. Tunis Presides P1915 CONVENTION IS GOING A-BEGGING State, County and City Offi cials Commend Bravery and Splendid Courage of Firefighters; Miles Hum phreys Next President Enthusiastic greetings from state, I county and city officials, mingled with ' highest praise for the volunteer flre fightars. featured the opening exer- j cises of the thirty-fifth annual conven tion of the Pennsylvania State Fire men's Association in the Chestnut Street Auditorium this morning. When George S. Kroll, of York, president of the State association, | called the big gathering to order at | 11 o'clock a total of 1,600 delegates! had been enrolled. Many visiting fire men. their wives and daughters were present. Welcomes were extended from Gov ernor John K. Tener. President Judge George Kunkel, Mayor John K. Royal and William S. Tunis Never in the' history of the Pennsylvania State As- | soclati in was such a welcome ever extended by State, county and city officials In a single day. Each speaker was given distinct recognition in the way of applause. The reception ex tended to Governor John K. Tener was marked with prolonged cheering that lasted five minutes. Following a selection by the Tro quois Hand, of Palmyra. President Kroll rapped for order. Prayer was offered by the Rev. Harry" Nelson ' Bassler. pastor of the Second Re- I formed Church and chaplain of the Hope Steam Fire Engine Company. ! President Kroll announced that the I preliminary exercises would be In ! Charge ot the Firemen's Union of Har- I and introduced William—fe-J t"unis, president of the Mount Vernon I Hook and ladder Company, Harris burg, as the chairman. Tunis Welcomes Delegates T lJni ?J, n <® rhJed the c °nventlon that < olonel Henry C. Demming, presi dent of the Firemen's I'nion was unable to be present and In behalf of the union extended a welcome to the visiting tiremen and delegates Mr Tunis referred «o the hard work*on the part of the members of the union to make this convention a success and expressed a hope that when the' pro gram of the week was completed e\er>bodj would go home pleased. Mayor First Speaker Tn introducing the lirst sneaker R . v or John K. Itoyal, **hairm*in Timio referred to his Honor M a lon/and staunch friend of the volunteer Are men of Harrlsburg, Mayor Royal said, in part: One of the duties imposed upon me. not by law, but bv custom is tr* extend a glad hand to people who ™" e . to Harrlsburg. lam more than fo 11 welcome you as fellow-firemen to-da\. I am proud to sav that I ha\e been a member of the Hope Fire Company of Harrl.burg for twenty five years. While not active I am called upon at least once a vear and rfTnllv ~ 0 ' COUKh ~p- ' 1 most cor dially welcome you to Harrlsburg and hope your stay will not only be a Pleasant one but beneficial. J extend l°J° U feodom of the city and believe that, he in* pood firemen' von and thtt < v °"r 'pres ence In Harrlsburg will be so felt that when you depart we will be sorry to eee you ro. ' u,r) 10 Judgi Kunkel Praises Firemen r*. 1 !- 1 ® •? p ? aker President .fudge Geurpre Kunkel, was jriven a wJ.™ reception when he was Introduced ™- Chairman Tunis. ™ D 5 •fudge lilinkers Speech ♦r> ,L ha „ v ' ' ia f with Kreat interest iiavp (.vf' n, '! r^ 8 of tlle gentlemen who th extended to you a welcome from ritw ™ ren J*! I , s t-'nlon and from the citizen ot Harrlsburg," said Judge Late News Bulletins CONVENTION GOES ABEGGING Pnlcss some i-ity Is round this afternoon willing to take next year's convention of the Pennsylvania S ntc Hrpmeii's Vsgnclntimi, the meet" ing will go begging for a place. WILSON FAVORS PURCHASE Washington, Oct, o.—President Wilson favors the purchase by the government of Montlccllo. the former home of Thomas Jefferson, front Representative I,ev> of New York. It became known to-ijay. lie has not. however, committed lilmself to the suggestion of Mr. t.cvy that Montlccllo be »ised as n summer home for Presidents. PETITION IS REFUSED Jefferson City. Mo., Oct. ft.—The Missouri Public Service Commis sion to-day refused to grant the petition of the trunk line railroads for permission to Increase their Intrastate passenger rates to three cents a mile and their freight rates by from .->0 to 225 per cent. SITUATION IS FAVORABLE London, Oct. ft, 3.10 P. M.—An oflicial statement issued to-day at \ienna says that the situation in Russian Poland and (ialicia is favorable according to a Renter dispatch from the Austrian capital by way of Amsterdam. Atlanta. <»a., Oct. fl.—p„ was announced here 10-day that the Georgia Supreme Court lias designated October 2« for the presentation of arguments on the motion whereby l.eo M. Frank seeks to have set aside the verdict pronouncing him guilty of the murder of Mary I'lia gan. April 20. 1918 . Washington, t)et. o.—The Newport News. Vs . Shipbuilding com pany at $7,115,000 and the New York Shipbuilding company, at $7,- 175.000 were the two lowest bidden to-day for the construction of the two 32.000 tons battleships to be built for the navy this yfar. As each concern bid for one ship onlyt ea "h w ill receive a contract. Albany. V Y.. Oct. 6.—William Church Osltorn was unanimously re-elected chairman of the Democratic State committee. London. Oct. 6. 5,40 P. M.—The government has prohibited the exportation of raw wool from Kniland to any other country. \ •>»»*«♦• \Mp i | I I I 1 * tFBBI CTf lgß Kunkel. "I come to vou with a wel come no less friendly and generous, but with a broader, a more extensive welcome from the residents of the en tire County of Dauphin, which in cludes the generosity of the Firemen's Union and the hospitality of the capi tal city. "It is to me a pleasure as well as a distinct honor to meet this vast audi ence before me, composed as it is of my fellow citizens of this great Com monwealth, an assembly who consti tute in a marked degree the heroic and the unselfish part of our citizen ship. in these times, in these days, given over to the acquisition of wealth and the indulgence of self, and the. apparent disregard of the welfare and happiness of others, it is refreshing and a delight to contemplate and to commend your self-sacrificing service (Continued on Pago 10] Other Firemen Xcwn I'hk«« 12 aad 13 HARRISBURG, PA., TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 6, 1914 PROMINENT FIGURES IN THE STATE FIREMEN'S CONVENTION General R. H. Pratt in City on His Way to Carlisle Anniversary General R. H. Pratt, the founder of the Carlisle Indian School and its head for many years, was in the city a short time to-day en route to Carlisle to take part in the thirty-fifth anniver sary exercises of the school. General Pratt is now a resident of Washing ton. l>. ('., but lias lost none of his interest in the splendid institution with which he was so long identified. The exercises to-day included a re view of the troops this morning, ath letic exercises this afternoon and the anniversary program this evening. Since the recent controversy over the management of the school matters seem to have greatly improved and the institution is now proceeding along tne admirable lines of its founder. THE WEATHER For HfirriNburi* nml vicinity 1 Gen erally fair (o-nlfflrl nod Wednen «lny, mIIK mild temperature. For IliiNtern Peunnylvaulat Ciener nlly lair anil Wcdnen dayi iceiitle to moderate wind* mnntly northern*. River The main river will remalu about Htmlonnry Jo-nlKht nnd Wednen day. A at a are of between .7.". and .HO of a foot IN lurilented for liar ilnhuru; Wednendny mornlnjyt. Ciene 1 Condition* GflCVallj Houdv urather prevail* RIOIIK the Atlantic eoant thin morninK from \ew Knglond Nouthunrd and llscht rnlnn have fallen In \eu .lerney, Dlntrlc/ of t'oliimbin nnd Florldn In tltr lant twenty-four bourn. The weather In unnettled over the eentrnl part of the country and In the North went. IIKII-. 4 to moderate ralnn have fallen. The temperature contlnuen mild over nearly all the eantern half of Ihe eountry, except 111 New Fnicland and the St. I.awrenee Valley, where It In II to 20 deureen cooler, and In the Interior of New York nnd Pennsylvania. Temperature t S a. m., 57. Sunt Rlnen, 6:oft a. m.| netn. fft4t p. m. Moon 1 Hinen, fli22 p. m. River Stairei Klffht-tenthn off n foot above loir-uater mark. Yenter<fay*n Weather Hlnhent temperature. 77. l owest temperature. 57. Mean fempernture. «7. Normal temperature. The etching on the upper left, left to right, shows Irvin Hahne. finan cial ae>cretarT of the State association. Lock Haven; George Nalllnger, bat talion chief. Philadelphia, and William W. Wunder, secretary of the State association, Reading; the upper right, right to left, John E. Shupp. chief of the Steelton fire department, candidate for vice-president of the State asso ciation, and William Morgan, Philadelphia, clerk in State Fire • Marshal's department, a booster for Shurp: the lower left, left to right, "Jimmy, the Oil Doctor,'' or James Folles. Oil City, and E. F. Botwein. member of Hamp den "Millionaire'' company. Reading; lower right, left to right. Captain Ah ram Lacy, Engine Company No. 55. Philadelphia; Russel C. Crawford, Montgomery company, Norrlstown, one of the active State association mem bers; George Falrmount company, Norristown; George Solly, retired member of the Philadelphia department, who started as a volun teer. At the bottom Market street is shown as it looked when the lights were turned on last nighL Chamber of Commerce Takes First Step Toward Big Celebration in 1915 Resolution Adopted in Annual Meeting Providing For Big Carnival and Historic Pageant; to Herald the Event Throughout Country In the annual meeting of the Har risburg Chamber of Commerce last night at the Harrisburg Club, the first step toward a fitting celebration of the completion of the city's big im provement program in 1915 was taken. William Jennings, former head of the Board of Public Works, president of the Commonwealth Trust Com pany and long active in Board of Trade and Commerce Chamber work, pointed out just what the city has done in an improvement way during the last twelve years. He spoke of tho miles of paved streets that have bee'n laid and told of the wide park devel opment and the gigantic improve ments along the River Kront now nearing completion. After discussing THREAT OF BOODLE TO WIN VOTES FOR M'CORMICK IH CITY Big Corruption Fund of Mayoralty Campaign to Be Duplicated, Worker Hints "You may get your voters assessed and registered and otherwise qualified for election day, but we will get them when they go to the polls just as we got them when McCormick was elected Mayor." This was the boastful statement of a McCormick shouter who was flab bergasted over the largo registration of the Republicans. Other Demo cratic machine followers are likewise telling what they are going to do on election day nnd the intimation is strongly made that there is to be an Inordinate use of money In controlling the Harrisburg vote. This sort of talk indicates the des perate character of the machine Democracv, but it was declared to-day that any attempt to corrupt the voters would be met with prompt action un der the election la^ the remarkable development which the city has undergone, he introduced a resolution urging a proper celebra tion in 1915. The resolution is as follows: Whereas, The year 1915 will ii witness the practical completion of a scries of civic improvements notable for American cities, anil especially a community of this size. And Whereas. The benefits sained in I the way of happy and contented living conditions for those already here and the practical advantage such improvements }jl\o Harris burg in competition with other cities makes Its highly desirable that the entire citizenship of Har rlsburs' should be thoroughly ac fContinued on Page 14] , HEAD OF BALDWIN WORKS SAYS TARIFF ' CAUSES DEPRESSION r Alba B. Johnson Declares Radical Democratic Measure Is Largely Responsible For Conditions I Causes of the business depression 1 prevalent throughout the United States I vvere given last night by Alba B. John -5 son, president of the Baldwin Loconio -3 tlve Works, Philadelphia, and vice president of the Philadelphia Chamber j . of Commerce in an address before thej annual meeting of the Harrisburg - Chamber of Commerce at tho Harris i burg Club. Mr. Johnson spoke on "Trade Con ditions in the United States." The * things which he declared are directly i responsible for the business depres , sion are: I—Tho I" mocratlc tariff. 2—The -ale or living niain » tained by he American people. together «n < the millions of gold s|>cnt encn year by American tourists In fiurope. S—The hostility of the Inter ' state Commerce Commission to s the American railroads and the XContinued on Page 141 < 14 PAGES * POSTSCRIPT Fire Wipes Out Big Business Block in Cross River Town Visiting Firemen Rush to Help of Lemoyne Company; Gar age, Three Houses and Bakery Destroyed; Whole, Town Threatened Before Aid Comes • ■ ■ Fire in Lemoyne this afternoon swept a solid half block of resi dences, stores and barns, and before the arrival of apparatus from this city threatened to spread through the entire town. The fire which is of undetermined origin started in the Heiges garage and with frightful rapidity spread to adjoining dwelling houses. The buildings burned are: Garage of Irvin Heiges and nine automobiles. Home of Ivan Kinter. Double house occupied by Harvey Fortney and Frank Lighten berger. Rear of residence of Jonas A. Smith, part of store and barn. West Shore cake bakery. The rear of the homes of Wilson Slothower and C. M. Musselman were i also badly scorched by the flames. The former's barn and chtekenhouse were burned to the ground, Woman Sees Flame* It was shortly after noon that flames were seen Issuing from the garage by- Mrs. Ivan Kinter, who lives next door. She called the attention of her hus band to the flames and they sounded the alarm. Mr. Kinter then entered the garage and endeavored to remove the automobllea, but the fire communi cating to gasoline, enveloping the building, making it impossible. Allies Extend Left Wing in Effort to Envelop Germans ~ Official Silence Maintained For Past 12 Hours Broken by Official Statement From Paris; Emperor William Re ported to Have Dropped Field Marshal Von Moltke; Marshall Islands Occupied by Japanese Bluejackets Russian Army Advancing The official silence maintained for the past twelve hours over the operations of the allies in northeastern France was broken to day by the official statement from Paris. This set forth that the I left wing of the allied army was extending more and more widely; that strong forces of German cavalry had appeared in the vicinity of Lille, in the department of Nord; that between the Somme and the Oise there had been alternate advances and withdrawals and that a German attack near Lassigny had iiled. North to Soissons the allies have advanced. The rest of the front shows no change. Th£ disclosure that the operations on the western end of the great battle line have reached the vicinity of Lille, places the Ger mans'in strength at a point easily within ten miles of the Belgian frontier. Taking Lassigny as the elbow of the French battle line it now extends roughly for eighty miles due north and for consider ably over 100 miles from Lassigny to the eastward. In spite of the fact that the French yesterday were compelled to yield ground before the German attacks on their left wing, con fident in the ultimate success of this flanking movement in favor ot the allies is described in a Paris dispatch as undiminished. French military critics refuse to attach anv importance to the setback an nounced in Paris yesterday. Great Britain also is described as optimistic concerning the nature of the revelations when the cur tain of secrecy is drawn aside. REPORTS NOT CONFIRMED No confirmation has come from any German source of the re ported removal by Emperor William of Field' Marshal Von Moftke from the post of chief of the German staff and the succession by Major General Von Voights-Rhctz. This story was received in London last night from Amsterdam. General Von Voights-Rhetz, according to official announcement from Berlin last Saturday, was recently appointed quarter master general of German army in place of General Von Stein. who has been command of an army corps. The Japanese navy department, in explaining the occupation of the German island of Jaluit, one of the Marshall group in the South Pacific, declares the move was made for military purposes and not for permanent occupation. FRENCH WELL ESTABLISHED French troops are well established in Alsace, according to a news dispatch from Belfort, France, and the German forces before them are not numerous. Another newspaper correspondent tele graphs that the French are fortified in excellent positions in the Vosges. A second Russian army is now threatening the town of Huszt, in Eastern Hungary, according to a news dispatch from Rome. Huszt if forty miles from the boundary of Galicia, which is near the crest of the Carpathian mountains. The day so far has brought no news from the scene of operations in the eastern area of the war, along the German-Russian frontier, where a battle of vaster proportions than the one in northern France is said to be about to begin. Kniperor Nicholas is at the Russian front and the impending combat may become of supreme import ance. Twenty-four American nurses and six doctors, members of the Red Cross units assigned to Russia, are at Stockholm, Sweden, on their way to Petrograd. A force of ninety French architects and 3,000 workmen stand ready in Paris to go forth into the war zone to repair damages done by shell and flame. The house of the Lemoyne Fir® Company is directly across the street from the gara.?e but such was the rapidity of the flames that the build ing: was virtually burned to the ground before a stream was put on it. The garage was a story and a half frame. Men attracted by the flames succeeded In removing six of the fifteen auto mobiles. The remainder were burned. As soon as it. was seen that the flames had gotten beyond control a hurry up call was sent to this city for aid. Tn the Hope englnehouse the automobile of the La France Company [Continued on Page 10]
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