4
The upper-etching- shows general outline of the Big Q Society's camp
at the Isle of Que, where Colonel Charles E. Covert yesterday entertained a
party of his friends from Harrisburg, in addition to the Zembo Patrol and
Band members, who are his guests for the week. The camp is now five years
old and each year grows in size and popularity. The lower picture shows one
camper, disguised as an organ-grinder, with another dressed as a monkey,
demonstrating that grown men can be boys again if they care to try. Inci
dentally, it may be remarked that all of the Covert campers are boys for this
week at least.
COLONEL COVERT ENTERTAINS HIS
FRIENDS AT BIG
Harri&burgers Partake of Hospitality of Host Who Is Entertaining
Zembo Patrol and Band at Isle of Que
Colonel Charles E. Covert entertain-|
ed a large party of his friends at the j
Big Q camp on the Isle of Que near
Selinsgrove yesterday. It was visl-!
tors' day at the camp and even rain |
could not mar the festivities of the j
occasion.
The Big Q society is made up of
members of Zembo Shrine and Pa-1
trol, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, and i
every year for five years Col. Covert
has had th« entire membership—or so
many as found it possible to go to
camp—as his guests. The expenses
are borne by the host. All the guest
has to provide are a bathing suit, a
few extra B. V. D. uniforms and a
cheerful disposition. One may even
get along without the two former, but
the col&nel insists on the pleasant
smile.
The big camp is laid out with all the
order and precision of a military en
campment. The commissary is equip- i
ped with a canvas covered kitchen
that would do credit to a hotel and the
field is lighted by gas. Members of the
Zembo band make music for the en
tertainment of the campers at times
and at others to keep them awake.
There are fireworks displays in the
SET DYNAMITE BOMB
FOR BROADWAY LIMITED
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by investigations now being made, the
attempt to wreck the train was the
most daring that has been made on
the Pennsy in years.
The pipe was packed with enough
dynamite to wreck half a dozen trains
and had the engine of the limited
struck the pipe the entire train would
likely have been thrown over the bank
with a terrific loss of life and property.
Train's Close Call
No. 29 is the fastest express on the
Penney lines, making the run from
New York to Chicago in nineteen
hours. The train is due in Altoona
at 9:42 p. m. and at Vineyard about
8:20 p. m.
According to the story told by West
brook, he had been visiting some
friends above Vineyard and was re
turning to his father's home. He was
walking along the tracks when he saw
the piece of pipe lying across the rail
at No. 4 track. He at once investi
gated and was terror-stricken to find
that the pipe was packed tightly with
dynamite. The pipe was eighteen
inches long and about six Inches in
diameter.
The missile was found west of Vine
yard and Just below the site of the
new powder works. Westbrook took
the pipe from the tracks and had
scarcely deposited the thing gingerlv
on the embankment at a place of
safety when the fast express thunder
ed by, on the same track from which
the explosive was taken.
Westbrook carried the explosive to
the tower at Vineyard, and turned it
over to the operator there. The oper
ator at once lashed the word to this
city and within a few moments Cap
tain of Police G. Chal Port and several
officers were on their way to the scene
of the near disaster. The officers spent
the greater part of the night at work
on the case.
Flyer Left Harrisburg
With an Altoona Crew
Broadway Limited left Harrisburg
last evening at 6.60. The train wa*
in charge of an Altoona crew. The
conductor was E. S. Lytle; brakeman,
W. J. Crawford, and flagman, W. C.
Bwope. The attempt to wreck the
train was not reported to Captain Bar
clay, of the local police department of
the Pennsylvania Railroad, until to
day.
FRIDAY EVENING, \ HARRISBtTRG TELEGRAPH JULY 16, 1915.
AT THE BIG CAMP ON THE ISLE OF QUE
evening and volley ball contests at any
time anybody cares to play. Col.
Covert reserves the right at all times
to captain the most likely looking
team. Usually It loses, Wt through
no fault of his.
Yesterday the campers were rein
forced by a big- delegation of visitors
who were s escorted to camp in auto- 1
mobiles by "Major" Frank A. Smith.
The machines mobilized in Selins
grove and paraded to the camp where
a luncheon was served to the entire
party of more than 100 people. Cap
tain Hoy is in charge of the dining
room and almost everthing else
about the camp. The afternoon was
rainy but the guests played ball, went
fishing, swimming, bathing and boat
ing and otherwise amused themselves
as they saw fit, for one of the rules
of the Covert camp is that everybody
shall do as he pleases. A roast beef
dinner brought the day to a close. The
camp will continue until the end of
the week.
"Next year," said the colonel in
parting, "I'm going to have even a big
ger and better camp. I have a num
ber of surprises up my sleeve that will
make the boys sit up and take notice."
But that's a story for next summer.
I-ENHAUT - - - - |
SCHOOL BOARD ELECTS
The Swatara Township School board
has elected the following orflcers for
a term of one year: Secretary, Dr. D.
W. Schaffner; treasurer, William T.
Eshenhaur; tax collector, O. C. Bish
op. They also elected the following
janitors: Oberlin, H. G. Kshenaur;
Enhaut, Henry Aungst; Bressler, Sam
uel Shuey. The Public schools will
opten for an eight-months term, ex
cepting the high school, which has
nine months, on Monday, August 30.
TO BUILD FIREHOUSE
The Good Will Fire Company Is
planning to build a new firehouse on
the site of the present schoolhouse
which is used to house the apparatus.
ENTERTAINS CLUB
Mrs. William Stephens entertained
the H. O. A. Club at her home Tues
day evening. Those present were Mrs.
Elmer Livingston, Mrs. Rodman Kelm,
Mrs. Emma McAllister, Mrs. Maggie
Hager and Mrs. William Stephens.
ENHAUT PERSONALS
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Aungst an
nounce the birth of a son, Sundays
Julym.
James Shimmel has returned to his
homo In Philadelphia after visiting
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Beshore.
Mrs. A. H. Ellenberger, of Harrls
burg, spent Thursday with relatives
here.
.. Mrs. Harry Bufflngton, of Lykens, Is
the guest o fher daughters, Mrs. Roy
Wolf and Mrs. Kate Corenltz.
Miss Esther Marklewlutz, of Phila
delphia, has returned from a visit
with friends here.
Mr. and Mrs. Morris Livingston, Jr.,
of New Castle, are guest* of relatives
in Enhaut.
MANY WILL NOT RESIGN
By Associattd Frtst
Ban Francisco. Cal., July 18.—Denial
of the report that George T. Marye,
ambassador to Russia, Is to resign was
made to-day by Mrs. Marye, who re
turned from Petrograd to her home
here recently to gain relaxation front
iho strain of war condition* In Europe.
BUILDING STEM*
lit BIS MILL 101;
I
35 Permits Issued So Far This
Year; Big Increase
Over 1914
Building: operations during recent
months in Steelton have broken all rec
ords for a similar period In years. With
several largo buildings under construc
tion and with the month only about
half over, more permits have been is
sued this month than during the en
tire first three months of the year.
The record for this year is as fol
lows: January, none; February, 6:
March, 2; April. 9: May, 25; June o.
and July, to date, 14. Last year's rec
ord for a similar period follows: Janu
ary, 1; February, 2; March, 18; April,
13; May, 7; June, 7, and. July, none.
This gives the present year two per
mits more than last year and the month
is not over.
During May, June and July, so far,
this year thirty-five permits have been
issued. In the corresponding period last
year only fourteen permits were taken
out.
The latest permits to be Issued were
five to-day to Jonas K. Reist, who will
build three new dwellings in Front
street and two in Jefferson street.
Some of the largest . building oper
ations now under way are the new Fry
building-. Front and Pine streets; a row
of seventeen houses in Christian
street, the five dwellings for which
permits were issued this morning and
a number of new dwellings on Cottage
Hill being built by Brightbill and
Wright.
Steelton Snapshots
To Remodel Fiirnnee.—The Pennsyl
vanla Steel Company will remodel Its
No. 3 blast furnace when No. 5 furnace,
now In course of construction, Is com
pleted.- The furnace will be raised and
will be equipped with a skip hoist for
charging-.
Picnic at Puxtang. The Ladles' Aid
Society of St. John's Lutheran Church
held a picnic at Paxtangr Park yester
day.
Star* 'Win. The Frederick Street
"Stars" defeated the Myers Street Club
bers in a seven-inning game last even
ing, Score, IS to 4.
New Cumberland Here. Steelton
will play the New Cumberland team
of the Central Pennsylvania League
on Cottage Hill to-morrow.
Let Contract.—The contract for In
stalling a new pipe organ in the First
Presbyterian church has been let to
the Austin Organ Company, Hartford,
Conn. Miss Sylvia Whitman, the pres
ent organist, will play the new instru
ment.
MRS. MARY AW ROBERTS
lIIKS AT AGE OF 80
Sirs. Mary Ann Roberts, widow of the
late Thomas Roberts, a prominent West
Side businessman, and mother of
George H. Roberts, president of the
Steelton Water Board, died at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. H. C. Graham, at
Enola, last evening. She was 86 years
old and death was due to her advanced
age.
Mrs. Roberts is survived by the fol
lowing children: George H. Roberts,
master mechanic at the Steel Works
and president of the Steelton Water
Board; Charles Hoberts, a foreman ma
chinist at the Steel Works, and Mrs.
Rose Roberts Graham, Enola. The body
will be brought to Steelton to-day by
H. Wilt's Sons, undertakers, and funer
al services will be held Monday. Ser
vices will be held from the home of
Charles Roberts at 2 o'clock in the af
ternoon. The Rev. C. B. Segelkin, pas
tor of the First Presbyterian Church,
will officiate and burial will be made
in Baldwin cemtery.
MRS. GROSS ENTERTAINS
In honor of Miss Corine Brandt,
Middletown, Mrs. Jane Gross enter
tained a number of friends at her
home, 147 North Front street, Wed
nesday evening. Among: the guests
were Mrs. Harry Brandt and daugh
ters, Corine and Gcraldlne, Miss Hoff
man. Middletown: Miss Jane Stevick,
Miss Carrie Weirich, Mrs. Jennie
Wolfe, Miss Mae Fleisher, Miss Mary
Gross. Ernest Swisher, Walter Lang,
Angnew Patterson, Mr. Roebaugh,
Irvin Wolfe, Clarence Hartranft, Al
bert Gross and sons, Harvey, Lester
and George.
STEELTON PERSONALS
Miss Mary Campbell, of Shamokln,
is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Weld
man, Franklin street.
Miss Marie Murphy, of Midland, )■
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Nor
rls, North Second street.
John Messemer, a former resident,
now In the Government service, is vis.
iting in the borough.
Mr. and Mrs. John Murname, of Pitts
burgh, are guests of friends here.
MRS. MARY BRUMBAUGH
Mrs. Mary Brumbaugh, 73 years old,
died at the Pennsylvania State Hospl
tal, at 5 o clock last evenliuf from a
complication of diseases. The body
will be taken to Shlppensburg this af
ternoon by H. Wilt's Sons, undertak
ers, where burial lyill be made.
-MIDDLETOm^"
Dr. Rutherford Weds
Miss Andrews of Lebanon
Announcement was made here this
morning of the wedding yesterday in
Philadelphia of Dr. F. Allen Ruther
ford, of Royalton, and Miss Helen An
drews, of Lebanon. The ceremony
was performed by the Rev. E. P.
Pfatteleher, paator of the Church of
the Holy Communion Evangelical
Lutheran denomination with only a
few close friends present.
Dr. Rutherford Is the eon of Squire
and Mrs. John M. Rutherford, Royal
ton, and Is an alumnuß of Lebanon
Valley College and the University of
Pennsylvania Medical school. His
bride is a gradate of the Lebanon
I High school, olass of 1907,
ROBINSON'S JULY
Third and Broad Streets Jr Opposite Market House
§ Clearance of all Summer Dresses WHite Canvas Pumps
$1.5010 $2.50 Dresses in the Clearance
Striped voiles and lawns, beautifully trimmed with Th ,.„ o D „- lrl iv. „ v i„ n * „.vi,„
la™ or pmhrnMprv .n ~,.in r„ r\ n Three. moat attractive st>les of white footwear pro
L^T 5 i -in . 98c on ".a"* tomorrow at reduced prices; plain pumps, low
fancj stripes and figures, all sizes he®l; Mary Jana Pumps and rubber sole d» 1 /*Q
$5.00 to $8.50 Dresses Oxfords; all slees; $2 and $2.50 values u» 1 •01/
Among the many models in this sale is a group SI.OO Canvas Colonials, medium TO
of fancy voiles made with bolero *9 Q« »eel. nearly all sizes '»C
Jackets; a so tissues and linens <P£..VO $1.25 Children's Canvas »7Q _
iml . ... . . d Oxfords, elkliide sole . #S#C
A most attractive lot of whit© dresses— QQ
voiles and rice cloth <5'*.170 ' .. > ni • . || n .
Every Dress In tlie store included—none reserved IVlen S OUIaS bargain
o\r"n \Tf i>R , i('V' r Cont ln ,hp store shi"with" Basement
reduced ONL-HAM 1 RICE. large variety of pat- $ 1.50 Aluminum Pre-
—— ' terns, clean, fresh stock serving Kettle, full 10-
f \ \ / x 3fle qt. capacity, extra
$2.50 to $&,50 "5c Sport Shirts, all heavy pure metal.."Oc.
SI.OO Waists $1.25 Waists Waists sizes for men and boys 50c white and white
White and Fancy voile. Silk creoo de "in" ni""ov "1, enamel Berlin Kettles
.. _ * ' OM j c crepe de 50 c Blue Chambray and Sauce Pots, 6-qt.
the new Seco silk and chenes, or- Work Shirts with soft capacity 2»e
shades of crepes, made gannies and collar 29c 22c Jelly Glasses, per
crepes and up ln a va . marquesettes dozen 180
voiles, all ,1 - and Jap silks, 60e Mesh Union Suits 50c Gray Enamel
sizes in this riety 01 all shades; a (all sizes) S9c Preserving: Kettle, 12-
sale models very large as- SI.OO "Olus" Athletic qt. capacity 350
sortment to Union Suits; all sizes 50c Bovs' Khaki
, // - 50 f* 69 r Pick from Affe Bloomers, all sizes. 3»e
LA d» * TJJM 25c Shirts; large sizes 50c Sheets; 81x90
If «Pl. IO 0 „l y Iffo 2flr
WHITE HEADS NEW
STATE COMMISSION
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College to the development of agri
culture and its allied branches of Penn
sylvania should be thoroughly studied,
and plans worked out for discussion at
frequent conferences, which, the Gov
ernor said, he would attend.
The commission elected IF. V. White,
of Bloomsburg, as chairman, but the
Governor said that he was not ready to
announce immediately the Secretary of
Agriculture, who is to be the execu
tive officer of the commission. He has
several men in view, he said, but con
sidered the study of the agricultural
situation more important than appoint
ments. The new commission is com
posed of Frank S. Black, Somerset
county; Marvin E. Bushong, Lancaster
county; Alba J. Gilflllan, McKean
county; Henry T. Moon, Bucks county;
Maurice T. Phillips, Chester county; L.
B. Sexton, Bradford county, and Mr.
White.
After leaving the Governor's office
the new commissioners went to the De
partment of Agriculture, where they
met Secretary Critchfleld, and spent
the rest of the day meeting diyision
heads and discussing the operation of
the department. They will spend sev
eral davs here and arrange for visits
to State College and to agricultural
districts, returning here later in the
month for consultation with the Gov
ernor.
Governor Brumbaugh said after the
meeting: "I suggested to the commis
sioners the importance of the survey
of agriculture. The commissioners are
to-day visiting the divisions and study
ing the organization. X suggested that
they go slow about reorganization and
make no radical changes. I consider
It important that the commission listen
to what the people want and learn how
the bureaus of the department were
created In response to demands, then
working out the details of their rela
tion to each other and how they can
bo more valuable to the state at large.
Before any constructive work Is under
taken the relation of State College
must also be considered.
"I intend to sit with the commission
and to tell them what I have learned
in travels about the state and to tell
them my ideas on working out the
plans just as I have been doing with
the Highway Department. I consider
that there is a great field for this com
mission, but it must work out the
problems and then get together and
discuss concrete propositions for build
ing up agriculture."
The Governor gave no Intimation as
to whom he would name for secretary
01 when he would announce his selec
tion. Secretary Critchfteld will act for
the present, but as there is preliminary
work to be done not much in the way
of appointments can be expected this
month at least.
The divisions of the department
were visited during the afternoon and
general discussions will be the order of
the day for%. while.
HERMAN KNISELY IS
NAMED TO POSITION
[Continued from First Page.]
cipal statistics and information work
of the bureau of statistics and infor
tlon of the State department of Labor
and Industry.
The appointment was announced by
Commissioner John Price Jackson and
Mr. Knisely took charge of his work
thisafternoon. The recent legislature
created a system of municipal infor
mation in the department and Mr.
Knisely was named because of bis fa
miliarity with that branch of work.
For years there has been a demand
from the cities for such data.
William Z. Mahon, Carlisle, was ap
pointed to a clerkship in the statistics
division and W. A. Riddle, Lancaster,
to a clerkship in the department. Mr.
Riddle has been in the executive de
partment as a stenographer for sev
eral months and Is a capable man.
E. S. Bayard, of Pittsburgh, was to
day reappointed a trustee of State
college, a place he has held for sev
eral years.
Bernard Manion was appointed Jus
tice of the peace for Phoenixville. The
Governor also appointed these mem
bers of the Commission to Expend
State Appropriation to the National
Convention of United Spanish War
Veterans, at Scranton: E. B. Jermyn,
L. O. Watres. F. M. V&ndltng. Thomas
H. McLaughlin and David J. Davis,
all of Scranton.
FRENCH ARE WINNING
IN ARGONNE REGION
[ Continued from First Page.]
succeeded In forcing; the passage of the
Dniester at some places.
On the Austro-Itallan front Pome
reports success In forcing the Aus
trians out of positions In the moun
tain regions where fighting la In
progress.
Further advances by the entente
allies on the GalUpoU peninsula are re
ported by way of Athens.
The German submarine V-M, noted
for its long voyage from German
waters to Constantinople, is reported
sunk In the Black Sea by Russian war,
•hip* •» I
BURTON TELLS OF
5. JL OPPORTUNITY
Tells Harrisburg Commerce Cham
ber of Big Chance in Neigh
boring Republics
Urging such modification of the'
national laws as will permit small
manufacturers and producers of this
country to band together and establish
agencies iti South America to compete
for trade, and advising local business
men to form a close union so as to be
in a position to take advantage of tho
trade expansion era,. Senator Theodore
E. Burton, of Ohio, at noon addressed
the Chamber of Commerce at a lunch
con in the Harrisburg club.
Senator Burton who recently re
turned from South America after a
three months' visit spoke on trade pos
sibilities in South America by special
request.
Better results with South America
are but a part of our new position
with the nations of the South" said
Senator Burtton. "We have main
tained peace when more than half the
nations of the earth are at war, and
to assume the leadership in tho
world's progress now belongs to the
United States. Our success in this
regard will be measured by the degree
in which we succeed in rising above
the tendency which makes for nar
rowness and Isolation and meeting our
new responsibilities in a manner
worthy of this republic."
"The Latin American States need
our Capital, the leadership of our ex
perts, our expanding industries in their
markets and they, in turn for their
development and better enjoyment of
the comforts and facilities of life, re
quire the commodities made by us."
"In the last twenty years we have
entered upon a new era" continued the
speaker. "Formerly we exported agri
cultural products predominately. What
is most needed is an expansion of ex
ports of minor articles, hardware,
leather, wood, certain textiles, in fact
all the varied articles made in Ameri
can mills. From this standpoint Har
risburg is especially interested because
of thii varied character of its indus
tries."
Immediately afterward Senator Bur
ton was taken over the city, through
the residential and business sections
and tho parks and suburbs ifi an auto
mobile. He left the city at 3:15
o'clock.
10 FEET OF WATER
ON CANTON ISLAND
[Continued from First Page.]
Changshau was not affected by the
floods.
Americans Live on Shameen
The majority of Americans and
foreigners of Canton live on the
Island of Shameen. Here the foreign
consulates are established along with
hotels and other public buildings. To
what extent they were damaged has
not. yet been indicated although ad
vices say that no American lives were
lost.
The Presbyterian Board of Foreign
Missions has property valued at more
than $150,000 in the vicinity of Can
ton. It is considered the most im
portant of the board's foreign mis
sions. Between fifty and sixty mis
sionaries, doctors and teachers are
conducting the work.
Institutions In Jeopardy
In jeopardy from the flood are three
kindergartens. ninety-flve primary
schools, five high schools, one theologi
cal school and others of various
natures, making 105 in all. Several
hospitals. Including one for the insane,
said to be the only one of its kind,
are in the district.
Among other organizations having
mission and hospital property exposed
to the flood are the American Bible
Society, Foreign Mission Board of the
Southern Baptist church, Seventh Day
Adventlst Mission Board, Foreign Mis
sions Society of United Brethren in
Christ. Wesleyan Methodist Society
and the Foreign Department of the In
ternational committee of the T. M. C.
A. of North America.
Butter "Pats" Must Show
Weight of the Contents
Many of the farmers who bring but
ter to the city markets are not follow
ing out the law's provisions requiring
the stamping of the "pat" with the
number of ounces it contains and City
Sealer Heel declared to-day that he
will make some special tests of butter
weights in the course of a few days.
TIE-UP ALMOST COMPLETE
By Associated Press
Providence, R. I„ July 16. The
tie-up of the trolley lines In thiß city
and throughout the state resulting
from the strike of employes of the
Rhode Island Company yesterday was
almost complete to-day. A few cam
were put In operation early to-day,
but the number of nonunion men re
porting for work was sipaller than yee- i
i tarda* i
COUNTY WILL KNUR
2 STEELTDH BRIDGES
Commissioners Plan Inspection of
Conestoga and Trewick Street
Viaducts Across Canal
Inspection of two
bridges In Steelton
% will be made by the
sioners with a view
to making some
nee( ied repairs In
ffl accordance with a
ill ref J ,lest of the bor
t&K Both Conestoga
■"■mmhhJ and Trew'ck street
viaducts need attention, according to
the borough fathers, and the county
commissioners at to-day's session de
cided to visit the town after Wednes
day's meeting.
Joseph Carpenter CJets First Tag.—
The first tag or badge which Junk
dealers and similar vendors are re
quired to wear while doing business
in the city, was issued to-day by City
Treaurer O. M. Copelin to Joseph Car
penter. The purpose of the badge
is to give the housewife a chance to
determine with whom she is doing
business as each tag or badge Is regis
tered and numbered. Huckster's tag
No. 1 was taken out by John S. Arndt,
1205 Monroe street.
To-day's Building Permits.—Build
ing permits to-day included the fol
lowing: Louis Silver, four-story apart
ment building and store room south
west corner Sixth and Kelker streets,
i $19,000; C. M. Umholtz, garage rear
[of 2125 Jefferson street, $1100; H. M.
iYingst, garage rear of 1423 North
Third street, SIOO.
Must Change Polling Place. The
county commissioners were notified
to-day by M. P. Johnson that in view
of the fact' that Paxtonia Inn has
been changed into a private resident,
the polling place for Lower Paxtonia.
township cannot be held there any
longer and the commissioners were re
quested to select a new place.
83 Newsboys See the
Game on Island as
Guest of Beidleman
At about 1:15 this afternoon 83
members of the Harrisburg Newsboys
Association left their headquarters on
Second street and marched to "the
Telegraph Building where they gave
several cheers and then proceeded over
the Walnut street bridge to the base
ball grounds where they saw Harris
burg meet Toronto in a double-header
as the guests of Senator E. E. Beidle
man. This is part of the celebration
which mark the observance of their
holiday. Later in the evening a din
ner will be given the boys at the head
quarters by Representative Wildman.
Ice Fund Cash Comes
in Rather Slowly
With the soaring of the mercury to
day contributions received by the Tele
graph on behalf of the Associated
Charities free ice fund were increased
by $8.30.
They were as follows:
The Misses Pearson $5.00
Cash 30
Cash 1.00
| Mrs. T. E. Munce, Camp Hill ... 1.00
i Hiram Hellerinan 1.00
EFFORT TO SETTLE STRIKE
By Associated Press
New York, July 16fi. —A conference
of representatives of the Amalgamated
Clothing Workers of America and of
the New York Clothing Manufacturers'
Association, composing a committee
of adjustment, was called to-day to
endeavor to settle the tailors' strike
' here. The committee was instructed
tj agree on terms on which the strik
ers would return to work. In all about
21,000 tailors are now on strike.
REV. F. E. CLARK IMPROVING
By Associated Press
Boston, Mass., July 16.—Favorable
reports from the Rev. Francis E. Clark,
founder of the Christian Endeavor So
ciety, who is ill with typhoid fever at
his summer home at Sagamore Beach,
were received at the headquarters of
the society to-day. It was said that
the improvement in the patient's con
dition was continuing, although It was
slight.
PRFSTDEXT FREES MAN
By Associated Press
Washington, D- C., July 18.—Presi
dent Wilson to-day commuted to ex
pire. at once the Jail term of Robert E.
Hicks, the New York man who after
twelve years' successful elusion of im
prisonment for a violation of the pos
tal code gave up a prosperous business
and surrendered himself.
TO SELL OSTBICU
FIRM IT PB
To Dispose of Property in Effort to
Liquidate $32,000
Debt
In accordance with the agreement
reached by counsel yesterday the plot
of ground near Paxtang occupied by
the African Ostrich Farm and Feather
Company will be sold. This property
will be skirted by the proposed new
driveway of the city's park system.
The local ostrich farm property, to
gether with the holdings at Blooms
burg, will he disposed of in an* effort
to liquidate the $32,000 indebtedness
against the company.
Ex-Judge L. S. Walter, Mount Car
mel, temporary receiver for the com
pany, has been agreed upon as perma
nent receiver, subject, of course, to the
approval of Federal Judge Charles B.
Witmer. The receivership proceedings
were begun against the company and
William H. Hile, its president. Hile
opposed the petition.
The receiver is to continue in charge
three months and then if no poss(UMe
outlook for success is shown in tnat
time the court will be asked for an
order to close up the corporation's af
fairs. Judge Witmer is expected to
make a decree covering this phase of
the tangle to-morrow.
The petitioners will amend their bill
of particulars, dropping all allegations
of faud, waste and mismanagement,
and the company will withdraw a
petition' it made for the appoint
ment of a receiver in bankruptcy.
Only Three in Thousand
Have Chance to Advance
Chautauqua, N. Y„ July 16.—"The
Prussian system of autocracy is not
confined to Europe, but is found In \
splendid state of preservation in the
American public school system and in
the American industrial corporation,"
said Professor Scott Nearing in an'ad
dress here.
"Our modern putblic schools are
drilling pupils into servants instead of
into the competent leaders which we
need to solve our social and political
pioblems," he continued. "The rigid
discipline crushes out personality. The
many-sided curriculum leaves the
average youth no chance to develop
initiative or personal interests.
"Our history and civics teach the
principles of freedom and personal in
dependence and the need for thinking
and action. The average public school
child, however, is chucked Into an in
dustrial world which demands abso
lute and unquestioning obedience.
This crushes out personality hv Its
mechanical routine. That is why we
lack leaders."
Professor Nearing said that the
American motto, "There is plenty of
room at the top," is no longer true on
account of the fact that in every great
industry only three out of every 1,000
employes have a chance to rise to
the top.
St. Swithin Knocks
Out Home Run on
First Day of the 40
The old tradition that rain on St.
Swithin's Day will be followed by
"falling weather" for forty days start
ed to uphold its reputation in regular
style this morning when light rain fell
for fifteen minutes.
St. Swithin's Day weather, accord
ing to tradition, foretells more ac
curately the climatic prospects than
does that of the old reliable Ground
hog Day of February, so you might as
well cultivate a companionable feeling
for a raincoat and umbrella.
Probate Will of Former
City Water Superintendent
The will of George G. Kennedy, for
more than twenty years superintend
ent of the city water department prior
to the changing of the city govern- k
ment to the commission form, waJ
probated to-day by County Register
Roy C. Danner.
Mr. Kennedy bequeaths his whole
property, including life insurance poli
cies. to his widow, Flora Van Ormer
Kennedy, with the exception of a note
held against his sister and SIOO to
Sarah Kennedy. The note Mr. Ken
nedy requests be torn up. Mrs. Ken
nedy is named as the executrix.
Germany Making Peace
Proposals Through U. S. ?
By Associated Press
LONDON. JULY 18.—THE FINAN.
CIAL NEWS TO-DAY DISPLAYS
WITH GREAT PROMINENCE RE.
PORTS "FROM QUARTERS IN
CLOSE TOUCH WITH GERMAN
SOURCES OF (INFORMATION'
THAT GERMANY IS MAKING TEN
TATIVE PEACE PROPOSALS
THROUGH THE UNITED STATES.