Thousands Crowd City Streets to Witness Inai. U Ceremonies HARRISBURG lfSllߧ TELEGRAPH LXXXIV— No. 14 GOVERNOR BRUMBAUGH TAKES OATH AMID G THOUSANDS CHEER FOR NEW EXECUTIVE Simplicity Marks Ceremo nies; Thousands Mass in Capitol Park to Hail New Chief INCOMING TRAINS BRING THOUSANDS Ex-Governor Tener Leaves For Chicago Following Inaugural; Plan Recep tion at Charleroi > \ Reception Tonight To-nlKlit. front S to 10, t.overnor Brumbaugh nill give n public re ception nt the Starte Capitol. The new tioveruor nn<l *omc of hla State ofllclnla nml frlruilx. together with legislators will receive In the House caucii* room. The public will be ad mitted nt the main entrance to the C'apltol nml the nnuth entrance will be for nuloinobllea. The public Nhould enter the park nt Third and North at recta and proceed 'to the Dr. Martin Grove Brumbaugh, of Philadelphia, became Governor of Pennsylvania shortly after noon to day, taking the oath of office in the presence of a great concourse of men, women and children gathered about the entrance to Capitol Park at State and Third streets. Frank B. Met'lain, of Lancaster, as sumed the lieutenant-governorship half an hour before in the Senate chamber. Both ceremonies were characterized Jt that simplicity which has become with inaugurations of the executive officers of the Keystone State and as if to open the new adminis tration auspiciously the skies cleared of rain clouds and enabled everything to be carried out as planned. Governor Brumbaugh was hailed when he appeared to take the oath and cheered along the route of the parade. Good wishes have been show ered upon him and one of the first to tender sincere congratulations was the retiring Governor, John K. Tener. who stood by the side of the new executive while he took the oath of office. Thousands of Visitors llcre Thousands of people. Harrisburgers and visitors, nearby folks and march ers. looked at the weather the first thing this morning and rejoiced that (he high winds had carried away the mists of early hours and that there was prospect of a fair day. All morn ing the city resounded with music and the Incoming trains and trolley cars brought their thousands. Before noon the streets were teeming with people. The Governor's Troop, in accord with custom, cantered to the Executive Mansion, where it took up the duties of escort to the Governor. With the soldiers in advance the carriages of the participants In the ceremony the 'wo Governors side by side, and the inaugural committee, moved to the Capitol. Then they formed in the ro tunda and lust before the bells rang for noon went to the great stand at the entrance to the park. Great Crowds Cheer The great crowds gathered in State and Third streets and massed in Capi tol Park cheered when the guberna torial party appeared. Just at noon Senator E. E. Beidleman, chairman of the inaugural committee, opened the exercises. He had come directly from home, where he had been ill, and was heartily greeted. Elder William J. Swigart, the new Governor's teacher in boyhood days and a member of his religious denomination, invoked the Divine blessing and Chief Justice ,T. Hay Brown advanced to administer the oath. The people on the stand re mained standing during this ceremony and after a few handshakes the new Governor moved to the railing and be gan his address, which will be found [■Continued on Pace 5] THE WEATHER For llarrlsburg and vicinityi Gen erally fair 10-ilKhi i.tiiT \\ odiiM dayi eolder to-night, «lth lowmt temperature about 28 degreed. for Bnitrrn Pennsylvania: Gen erally cloudy to-night nnd Wed nesday, probably snow In north portion i colder to-night; moder ate west win dm. HI ver The main river nill continue to rise to-night nnd \\ ednesda v. The upper portlonn of the \ortli nnd Went branched will probahlv hegin to full to-night nnd the loner portions Wednesday. The .lunlaln nlll fnll to-night and Wednesday. A xtage of about H.tl feet is Indicated for llarrls hurg Wednesday morning. General Conditions The center of the southern storm has moved froiu Alabama to the *(. I.nwrence Valley In the Inst twenty-four hoars, nnd the dis turbance -from Western Canada is now central over the I'poer Mississippi Valley. Precipitation In the form of rain and snow l as occurred generally east of the •tocky mountains in the Inst twenty-four hours, the rainfall being heaviest along the Atlan tic coast. Snow was falling this morning tn Fast Tennessee, West Pennsylvania. Missouri. lowa, Nebraska. Minnesota, Wisconsin nnd Wyoming. Tcinpcrnturei S a. m.. 4(. Sum nises, 7i24 a. M.i seta. 5:07 p. m. Ifoon i First quarter. January 23. 12:32 a. m. 111 ver Stage: <1.7 feet above low water-mark. Yesterday's Weather Highest temperature, IP. I.owes) temperature, to. Mean temperature. M. •Normal temperature, 28 ( GOVERNOR BRUMBAUGH TAKIN ' j T~~~ r " 7 " ~ Bt. J| ■yw i' Jg 1?"TL»- ■ ?. vBUI .i J s *-Kwr jjjjj^^^„. t J? ,fTP* iP ' jiml Hf JwL Ha.. '***' «TO GKsiV Jo Bmß** ]9Pt an ■■ High Point in Address \ of Governor Brumbaugh \ i 1 fFull text of (iovernor'n nddrcMM— l'jikc S.) J •J F** ©\ ERAOIL >1 VIITI \ G, BHI MB\l(ILI, in YIIM ImiuKurul nddrenn to-day, ■ % v 1 Pinphimlied every plunk of hi* own personal platform upon which i 1 he made III* campaign for election I ant Fall. The nddrcNN ivßn J ji ( linunuiilly hrlcf. lint forceful nnd cpiicriimmiitlc. Tlie teinperance forcex ■ j % *' lo ftate, i\ hich had lu ra imnitiiiu; wllh Interest the new Governor** i % nrmt utterance on the local option qucNtlon wince the election, learned that \ j■, the new executive I* "iinc<|iil\ocalily for eonnty local option." «nve ■ !•, aiolentn assurance to the people that I favored nucli a law." may* the ■ j S Governor. "Vour Governor now a*k* you to Join with him In It* enact- * \ ment. Kvery eoii*idcriitlon of moment favor* nucli n procedure. The ■, j■, nooncr we do *o the better." ; ■, Other important point* In the Governor** ine**aKe are: J % l.aricely increased appropriation* for liluli"a> eon*truction and repair: \ , J, the creation of a road »upervl*ory and repair system under the direction 'i ; =, of Nkllied roadhuilder*: the removal of the State lilKhway* from politic*; \ j S more money for State aided road* and the abolition of all toll road*. ! I rue* adoption of etflcK-nt mid practical civil nervier. \ ':■ Greatly enlarged permanent *chool fund nnd the development of 'i [ i vocational education in the public schools. i "i Placing of woman suflragc amendmeut before people at ae*t Fall's "i j i elections. ■ | S Careful supervision of State appropriations for eharitv. J I 1 Passage of worUnien'x coinpenaation nnd stringent child labor laws '< ( i and adoption of sanltnry housing system f<ir State. * ,■ Systematic adnilnlstration of all agricultural agencies. J t « Wider freedom In home government by cities of Stnte ' | J Conservation of natural resources and Increase of Stale forest re- J 1 .« serves. ~ :■ j .V.VAV.W.V--d%VAV«-«V.'.VAVA-.VAV.V.W.%V.V,%VW^ ONLY SIS GLUM ! AS PARADE PASSES > Thousands Line Streets and Cheer Pennsylvania's New Governor; Praise For Firemen ; Gray skies with only an occasional I patch of blue showing, nir that was j crisp and snappy despite the ever present hint of rain—this was tlie best j the weatherman could contribute to- i day toward the gaiety of a great State. I Hut, pshaw. It required more than j a pessimistic weatherman to dampen l the enthusiasm of thousands of Penn sylvanians who lined the streets of the Capital City to roar a welcome to the new Governor of the Keystone State, Martin G. Brumbaugh. From all over the State they came by train, and motor, and trolley, and carriage and a-foot in gala dress and they were all on hand in time to soe Governor Brumbaugh and his staff roll though the streets in the automo bile train Just before the parade! started. Incidentally, this was the' first time a Pennsylvania Governor! ever rode In an automobile at an in augural. For awhile this morning the wait ing thousands feared they were not on Page 5] HARRISBURG, PA., TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 19,^1915. icon sirs ens i| WILL STAY NEUTRH. | "Horses Are Kicking Each Other, but Donkeys Suffer," Quotes Representative Emphatically denying the truth of > j dispatches telling of the massing of I Bulgarian troops on the borders of jServia and Rumania, if. Stephen .Panaretoff. Bulgarian minister to the united States, declared in an interview .at Steelton to-day, that Bulgaria (would take drastic measures to niain ■taln her neutrality. M. Panaretoff came from AVash- last night to address the mem bers of the big Bulgarian colony in Steelton and to witness the ceremonies attending the observance of Epiphany, to-day. In reply to a question as to how Bulgaria viewed the Roumanian mo bilization, M. Panaretoff said: I have seen dispatches declaring that Bul garia has massed her troops on the I Servian and Rumanian frontiers. ,iou may say thai is a lie: Bulgaria lias not mobilized any troops." The minister further declared that he didn I believe dispatches asserting Roumania has mobilized 000,000 are true, saying, "Rumania cannot ino ( Continued on Page 7] Inauguration Told In Bulletin Form Vfc——j ] 11.45—Gubernatorial party reaches i Capitol escorted by Governor's Troop. [Governor's staff follows officials. ! 11.50—Stale College glee club sings , to cheer up crowd in chilly air. 11.51—Senators and members enter •stand. : 11.54—Gubernatorial party enters | stand. Dr. Brumbaugh wearing derby [ hut. Ex-Governor Pennypacker and 1 Ex-Attorney General Bell also in der ! bies. I 11.50—Dr. Brumbaugh waves hat to' crowd and is cheered. McClain also l cheered. 11.59 —Francis Shunk Brown, new .attorney general and Cyrus E. Woods, new secretary of Commonwealth, greet Tener. Xoon—Senator Beidleman starts ceremonies. 12.01—Invocation offered by Elder Swigart and sun conies out brilliant ly. 12.03—Prayer ended. '2.O4—H. M. Kephart, chief clerk jof Senate, reads certificate of election , of new governor. 12.05—Chief Justice Brown admin isters oath. 12.06'£ —Dr. Brumbaugh affirms and is proclaimed governor. Crowd cheers and band plays "America." 12.07—Tener congratulates succes sor. 12.08—Governor Brumbaugh signs oath of office and is congratulated bv i Senator Reidleinun. Dr. Brumbaugh very solemn and bows appreciation of crowd's cheers. . 12.09—Dr. Brumbaugh begins ad [Continued on Page 7.] Calmly Watches Physicians Make Incisions in His Body Earl W. Essig. 20 years old, 117 Ver beke street, was operated on at the Harrlsburg Hospital Friday for a (double hernia and chronic appendici tis. Essig did not take ether for the operation and calmly watched the doc tors ns they were performing It. A local anaesthetic in the form of a novocalne instil rat inn was used to deaden the nerves in the part of the body where the incision wns made. The patient's condition is reported im proved by the hospital authorities this morning. CITY HAS CI,KAN BUM; OF ' ' HEALTH MOHAIJLY, POLICE SAY W,hlle District Attorney Michael E. ! Stroup declined to-day to make pub lic th' results of the Investigation of I several troopors of the State made 'n the questionable sections of this city | several weeks ago. he admitted that the report had been filed. The investi gation was made at the district attor-| ney's suggestion and he said that th«| results showed that Harrisburg has a|: clean bill of health morally, IFIRE IMPERILS ILL I MARKET SQUIRE IS KIM'S BURNS I Big Department and Grocery Stores Are Destroyed at Loss of Nearly SIOO,OOO CURE LIGHTS SKY FOR MILES Ruins Smoulder and Fitfully Break Into Flames During the Day; Partial Insurance Ilarrisburg's first big fire of the new year, last nigiit Rutted the Kauf man Underselling' department store building, 4-8 South Market Square, | and the S. S. Pomeroy grocery store adjoining. The total loss is estimated !at betwen $75,000 and SIOO,OOO. It is partially covered by insurance. For I a time the entire block was threat- j ened. Considerable damage was done | to other properties by water. Injuries to a dozen firemen, caused j by broken glass; failure of the fire alarm to work on the general alarm; bursted hose, and other mishaps com- j blned to handicap the firefighters. It | was 4 o'clock this morning before the fire was believed to be under control. After several companies had be?n or dered home, the flames broke out again. Firemen were on duty all day. Those Iniured i Among the firefighters injured last , night were: Harry Corklc, 410 South River! street. Paxton, head bruised; treated I at hospital. Policeman George shoemaker. 121] North'street, Hope, Injuries to chest; j treated at hospital. William Smith, 1514 North Sixth' street, Good Will, lacerated left hand 1 and fingers; treated at hospital. Samuel IMoner, 2010 North Sixth j street, Camp Curtln, fell through sky- ! light, lacerated knee and overcome by ! smoke; In hospital. Cliares Klaim-r, 330 Keiker street. | Kelly 1 lose, lacerated fingers, left | I hand; treated at hospital. Robert Wilson, 1113 Wallace street.) Citizen, overcome h*' smoke; revived j at hospital. David Mdntyrc, 1328 Fulton street, j Good Will, lacerated fingers; treated i on scene. •Toseph O'l.cary, Allison, lacerated , foot. Wayne Desilvey, Good Will, over come by smoke; revived on scene. Harry Kndcrs, Good Will, overcome | by smoke: revived on scene. Ralph Young, Allison, overcome by ; stpoke; revived on scene. Watchman Discovers lire I The tire was discovered by Peter ' Benmiller, 1637 North Third street, a watchman at the Kaufman store, lie was making his rounds at 11 o'clock and had gone to the center of the building to turn out the sign lights. He says the flnmes were confined to a vault in the basement and the store was filled with smoke. An alarm was sent in from Second street and Market Square at 11:05. Five minutes later John C. Kindler, fire chief, sent In a general alarm. A i [Continued on Page 7.] LUG STILL BEING TON FROM RUINS ; Less Than 200 Persons Saved of Population of 2,000 in Paterno By Associated Press Tagiacozzn, via Home. Jan. 19.—Not less acute than the misery and suffer ing of the people of Avezzano is that of the inhabitants of the entire dis trict to the south in Pescina, San Bene detto. Olojit de Marsi and other towns. The loss of life and damage to prop erty in these places is equally as great, but the needs of the sufferers have received fur less attention. Soldiers have arrived at several of these places to aid in the work of rescue, but there is a lamentable scarcity of food for both troops and the people. The temporary shelters provided are also inadequate to pro tect the people from the increasinglv cold weather. Paterno. high up on the mountain side, has suffered probably more than any other town in the whole earth quake region. Eess than 200 persons have been saved out of a population of 2,000 and not a single house remains standing. All are shapeless ruins. Along the main road from Paterno to Pescina traffic has ceased except for [Continued on Pace 7.] Second Degree Verdict For Ex-Patrolman Scott Ex-Patrolman Robert F. Scott, con victed by a January quarter sessions Jury last night of murder in the sec- I ond degree for the shooting of Nathan Banks in Sibletown August 1, 1914, will not be called for sentence for at least ten days, probably not until the second week in February. District at torney Michael E. Stroup said to-day "Ten days were allowed W. J. Cart er and H. B. Sausatnan. counsel for > the defense, in which to file reasons for ! a new trial. The jury deliberated fori five hours on the case und returned the verdict nt 9.52 o'clock. It is said that two of the jury were for acquit tal, five for tlrst and Ave for second de gree murder. ! Catholics in England May Eat Meat Fridays By Associated Press London. Jan. 19, 3 A. M.—Cardinal! Bourne has granted dispensation to' the Catholics of England to eat meat I |on Fridays and fast days. Tn a pas tcral letter he say this step la neces-j sary because of the high price of fish land the usual substitutes for flesh. j 12 PAGES BRITISH MOVING FRESH TROOPS TO YPRES; RUSS CAPTURE MOUNTAIN PASS Plight of Turkish Army Corps Is Described as Pitiable;] 900 Soldiers Found Frozen to Death; Germans Be gin Another Offensive Movement, According to Dis patches From Holland The Germans have begun another offensive movement, according to un official advices to-day from Holland. It is said the German heavy urtillery went into action yesterday and that a battle is in progress for possession of pres. The British are moving in fresh troops to defend this town, around which occurred some of the [ heaviest lighting of the war at the (time the Germans were attempting I their way to the Knglish channel. The [assault on Ypres, following the victory j of the Germans at Soissons and their | attack at Albert, marks the third I movement of the kind within a week. I Petrograd dispatches say Russian | forces are moving rapidly westward [through Pennsylvania which forms the | eastern portion of Hungary, adjoining Rumania. The Russians now have ; possession of a mountain pass which gives them easy access to Hungary, ac cording to these advices, which state that the Austria Hungarians were not prepared for victories said to have been won recently by the Russians. The plight of the Turkish army corps which gave battle to Russians j near Kara-Ur<an, in the Caucasian | region, is described in Petrograd re | ports as pitiable. Those who escaped | alive from the battle are. said to be i fleeing toward Krzerum, but owing to I capture by Russians of their food sup ! plies are confronted with the alterna tive of starvation or surrender. It is ;stated that ill one place 900 soldiers | were found frozen to death, and doubt | is expressed that any of the Turks will | be able to reach Erzerum. HIUTISII TROOPS AT FRONT By Associated Press j Amsterdam, via London, Jan. 19, j 9.29 A. M. —"Heavy artillery lighting ] has been heard since early Monday around Ypres, where the Germans i have taken an active offensive," says the Sluis correspondent of llie Tele grnaf. "Their efforts to occupy Ypres have thus far been unsuccessful. Many fresh British troops have arrived at this front." ATTORN KY GENERAL RESIGNS Adelaide. Austria, via London, Jan. DLD UP DACIA " i - ton, Jan. 19. The British government will i n ! to allow the steamer Dacia, recently transferred ( 0 . i-~ ■' .. .Ny to Ameiican regis - cry to proceed' to Rotter afe conduct with her cargo of cotton, the State 1 •> rom London. DAD COMPANY an. 19.—The Federal District C iy £ M rnpany, the lowa corporatoin f . sold at public auction two weeks The jt receiver's bond was fixed at $75,000, g KUMELY COMPANY RECEIVER / n ipolis, Ind., Jan. 19.—Petition for a receiver foi C the'M. Rumely Company, the $30,000,000 agricultural ma- ■ 1 chinery manufacturing concern, was filed in the United & I States District Court here to-day. Rumors that an effoit % would be > ade to place the corporation in the; hands of re C cei cans to reorganize, have been current for some C tin company has a branch in Harrisburg. # GRAFTON BANK CLOSED ton, W. Va., Jan. 19.—The Grafton Bank, a state institution, failed to open for business to-day, following a run. It will be reopened. The bank has a capit 000 and deposits of approximately $500,000. NO AUTHORITY PGR EMBARGO . \V . ion, Jan. 19.—President Wilson has no author laic an embargo on the exportation of wheat and | other food stuffs he told callers to-day, discussing recent ( increases in food prices in the United States. Such authority » must co: e from Congress, he said. I Paris, Jan. 19.—The ministry of Marine was informed , [ by foreign newspapers this afternoon that the French sub- j I marine Saphir was sunk in the Dardanelles by Turkish ar | tillery. Berlin says a mine caused its destruction, k Ror; evelt, N. J., Jan. 19. —Fourteen men were shot, M k four of them being mortally wounded in a pitched battle be- ¥ | tween 250 striking laborers and fifty deputy sheriffs at the k plant of the A Agricultural Chemical Company here # | MARRIAGE LICENSES I | Oli«rlp« llrnnakle nnd Mary Komru, \\ illlnmxtovi n. P • POSTSCRIPT 19. 10.35 A. M.—Hermann Homburgj attorney general of South Australia since 1909. haa resigned his .position because of the anti-German feeling existing among the tviblir. PROTEST AGAINST GERMANY By .Associated Press Copenhagen, via London, Jan. 19, 6.-5 A. M.—The conference of Social ists of neutral countries, which began here Sunday, adopted resolutions to day protesting against Germany's vio lation of Belgian rights and calling upon all Socialist parties to work iix order to bring the war to a speedy conclusion. YANKEE STEAM hit AWAITS PILOT London, Jan. 19, 10.53 A. M.—An Amsterdam dispatch to the Central News states that the American steamer Pathfinder, with u cargo of cotton from America for Germany, has ar rived at Ymuldan, Holland, and is awaiting a pilot to proceed to Bremen. Married at Capitol Just Before Inaugural Ceremony Just before Governor Brumbaugh i was inaugurated to-day Howard Saxer , and Miss Ethel Eberlln, of Dti shore, were married in the ladies' ro- I ceptlon room of the Capitol. The | ceremony was performed by the Rev. ' W. 11. Fehr. of Dushore. and was wit nessed by Chief of Guides Frederick \Y. Schaffer. Sergeant F. Rohm, Guides Harry S. Mahon and John Cau i Held, Policemen William Hoffman and | Thomas Cook, ('barman Zack Ki-im, Mrs. Mary Moore, matron, and Miss Annie Moore and Mrs. Eltle.v. The Rev. Mr. Fehr was formerly pastor of Holy Communion Lutheran Church. Harrisburg. •MRS. TENEH IJEMOHTED In a dispatch from Philadelphia. Mrs. John K. Tener. when welcomed by a number of friends, expressed herself ns being "delighted with her return to private life."
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