Harrisburg telegraph., August 30, 1915, Page 9, Image 9

JOHNSON WANTS TO
GET OUT OF PRISON
Negro Whom Captain Lumb Fired
at Will Ask Court Tomorrow
For Writ of Habeas Corpus
■MMMMHa An effort to obtain
lAI i 111 his release from
jail will be made
& to-morrow morn
son - t ' le negro who
was captured and
Frank Lumb, assls
9'fi tan ' superintendent
while Johnson was
trying to make his
escape from the
home of a neighbor of the police offi
cial in State street a few weeks ago.
Johnson through Attorney J. R. Ben
nett will ask Judge C. V. Henry, Leb
anon, who will preside for Dauphin's
judges to-morrow morning, for a writ
of habeas corpus. Johnson is In jail
charged with attempting a criminal
assault upon a colored maid and with
resisting an officer.
Other matters that will occupy
Judge Henry's attention will be the
continued hearing of the Kersher Is
rael mandamus proceeding; the con
tinued hearing of Eugene Dewalt, non
support; and perhaps the report of
the viewers recently appointed to de
cide upon the question of erecting a
new bridge over Wyalusing creek in
Bradford county. The viewers rec
ommend the construction of a steel
bridge.
City Pays More Than SO.OOO. —City-
Treasurer O. M. Copelin to-day paid
the city policemen and the city gar
bage collection bill. The warrants
were for $3500 and $2635 respectively.
Lebo In Altoona. —D. Frank Lebo.
chief clerk to the county commis
sioners, is in Altoona attending the
funeral of his sister, Mrs. Ira L. Wal
eott
Controller Cough Returns From j
Erlo— County Controller Henry \V. |
Gough returned to his desk to-day j
after a week's absence at Krie where ]
he attended the annual convention of
the State Asociation of Elks. He was
re-elected treasurer.
Realty Transfers.—H. C. Claster to
Catherine Shaner. Middletown, $1; G.
C. Feeser to James Kipp, Swatara
township: $1: J. K. Kipp to G. C.
Feeser. 1540-42 Xorth Sixth street, $1;
G. C. Feeser to William S. Harris
1101-03 Xorth Sixth street. $1; James
M. Rehuck to John A. Coffman. 1921
Brookwood. $1700; A. Robert's execu
tors to A. H. Roberts. 302 South Sec
ond street, 801-15 East street. $1; A.
Roberts to Harrisburg Trust Com
pany, 1322-34 Maple. 2245-47 Jefferson
SI; A. Roberts to Geo.
Roberts to George Roberts. ROS-12
Emerald, $1: M. M„ and John S. Mc-
Cartney to R. Shipp, 1303 Wallace
street, sl.
Pay Stncker Brothers $5,000.
Stucker Brothers Construction Com
pany, contractors on the River Wall,
pot a check for $5,000 from the city
Saturday on account of the construc
tion work on the big job.
Want Charter For Robinson and
Co. —Attorney Charles C. Stroh will
State September 17 for a char
ter for the I. E. Robinson and Com
pany, a new clothing store.
Hear Grade-Crossing Application.—
September 8 has been fixed by the*
Public Service Commission for hear
ing the application of the Philadel
phia and Reading railroad for per
mission to build a elding track across
Tenth street just south of Market in
accordance with oouncilmanic provi
sion.
Building Permits For
Month Below Average
Building permits for the month of
August issued by City Building In
spector James H. Grove, are far be
low those issued during August. 1914.
Last year 41 permits were issued dur
ing the month for the erection of
butldings with an estimated valuation
of 1101.275. To date this month only
2 4 permits have been issued for build
ings with a total valuation of $33,375.
None of the permits have been taken
out for large structures, the highest
value given on a permit being $6,000.
M UKKTIC V VI DFAIIXe
It must, indeed, have been gratify
ing to the management of the Majestic
Theater, the manner in which Harris
burg theatergoers turned out this af
ternoon to grem the first performance
of the new three-a-day policy of Keith
vaudeville that is to he vogue there
this season. From the time patrons en
tered the first lobby only compliments
■were to be heard on all sides. Attrac
tiveness Is the keynote of the newly
renovated playhouse. It looks quite
different from what It did last season,
is well adapted, and in fa<'t unusually
beautiful for a vaudeville theater. And
aside from the attractiveness of the new
home of Keith vaudeville, the large au
dience was enthusiastic in the recep
tions they accorded the various turns.
Especially was this true of the Avon
Comedy Four, old favorites here, whose
harmony and irresistible comedy kept
the house In the best sort of humor
every minute they were on view. Also
Marian Weeks, the pleasinsr little prima
donna, offering a new list of song hits,
scored immensely. Miss Week's songs
are the catchy kind, and they art* sure
to be whistled about the streets before
her engagement expires. The bill
throughout Is replete with comedy and
there are some pretty girl*, too. Two
performances of this same bill will be
(riven to-night. The curtain rises on
the first performance at 7:30 and then
the second will follow Immediately,
which will be about 9 o'clock. Patrons
who enter some time during the first
performance will be prlvileßed to re
main over into the second show until
♦hey have seen the entire bill.—Adver
tisement.
ATTEMPT TO FORCE WAR
By Associated Press
London. Aug. 30, 3:25 a. m. The
Times' Balkan correspondent at
Bucharest, Rumania, sends the follow
ing dispatch: "Germany and Austria
are doing everything in their power
to bring about war between Bulgaria
and her neighbors."
H>ip of all your janina^pan
MONDAY EVENING,
MEOICIL OFFICERS
PISS EXMITK
Thirty-Nine Graduate in Special
Military Course Prescribed
For N. G. P.
Thirty-nine of the medical officers
of the National Guard have been re
ported to Adjutant General Thomas J.
Stewart as passing the medical ex
amination under the course prescribed
by Major Louis T. Hess. United States
Army, who was in charge of inspection
and instruction of the medical officers
of the Guard. Ten officers failed to
complete the basic course by not tak
ing the rating examination and seven
did not take the basic course. One
raudlcal officer was excused, two were
on leave and nine were commissioned
too late to take the basic course.
This course -was the first to be given
and the second will be opened in No
vember. when those who did not take
It will have another opportunity.
The ratings above 90 given were:
Majors—William E. Keller, Scran
ton; Benedict S. Ralston, Pittsburgh:
J. Markwood Peters. Harrisburg;
Charles S. Turnbull, Henry H. Doan,
Bristol: William C. Hogan, Bradford;
Frederick O. Waage, Philadelphia, and
Robert 8. McKee, Connellsville.
Captains—Edward M. Hand, Cora
o polls.
First Lieutenants—E. D. S. Mulll
son. Phoenixville; Joseph A. Wagner,
Scranton: Fred B. Shaffer, Somerset;
Scott M. Huff. Bellefonte; Raymond
A. Thompson. Butler; Laurence M.
Thompson. Dorrnnceton: John L. Mil
ler. Alllqulppa; Charles H. Furnec.
Klttanning; William C. LeCompte,
Bristol; Edward W. Bixby, Wilkes
Barre.
Lieutenant Bixby led with 96.67.
with Major Ralston leading the majors
with 96.58.
Washington Reports Frost
in Many Parts of U. S.
By Associated Press
Washington. D. C„ Aug. 30.—Ab
normally low temperatures prevailed
to-day over the upper Mississippi and
lower Missouri river valleys and the
upper Lake region. In some places,
the Weather Bureau reported to-day.
tilt thermometer showed temperatures
which made records for the month of
August. Frosts were reported in many
places. In some instances they were
heavy and caused considerable dam
age to crops. Over almost all of the
sections mentioned temperatures were
from 10 to 2 3 degrees lielow the sea
sonal average. The cold came down
from the Canadian Northwest and will
spread to-night northeastward, reach
ing the Atlantic States to-morrow.
Frost was predicted as probable to
night in Michigan and Northern and
Central Indiana and Ohio.
P. R. R. Operators Win
in Exposition Contest
R. C. Bartley and G. W. Smith, Jr.,
terlcraph operators of the Pennsyl
vania Railroad Company, are the win
ners. respectively, in the sending and
receiving contests In the champion
ship tournament at San Francisco,
held under the auspices of the Pana
ma-Pacific Exposition.
The contest was open to telegraph
ers of the world and the competitors
included the best-known experts. Mr.
Bartley and Mr. Smith are operators
In "PO" the general office at Broad
Street Station, Philadelphia, which is
the principal one on the Pennsylvania
Railroad.
TEUTONS ENVELOPING
RUSSIANS FROM SOUTH
(Continued From Paste 1.)
Constantinople, heavy fig-hting is under
way.
Grunrio Now Objective
Grodno, last of the great fortresses
in Poland held by the Russians now
seems to be the objective of a Ger
man drive. Berlin to-day reports the
capture by storm of the town of Lipsk,
about 20 miles to the west of the fort
ress, the Russians being compelled to
surrender.
General Von Eichhorn has defeated
the Russians in a battle east of the
Niemen. northeast of the fortress of
Olita, recently taken by the Ger
mans, capturing 1600 prisoners and
seven cannon, the German official
statement announces.
Record Increase Made
in American Shipping
Washington. D. C., Aug. 30. —The
American flag now floats over more
ships in the foreign trade than at any
other time since 1863 and the United
States is pressing close on France and
Norway as a maritime nation.
Figures made public to-day by the
Department of Commerce show a rec
ord Increase in American shipping for
the year ended June 30. On that date
there were registered in the foreign
trade 2.768 ships, totaling 1,813,775
gross tons, an increase of 363 ships
and 737,623 tons for the year.
HAVEN'T CLAIMED BODY
The body of Elmer Garner, an af
tache of the Hunter Carnival Com
pany, who died at the Polyclinic Hos
pital last week, is still awaiting
claim. The body is in charge of Un
dertakers Hoover and Son. Unless
claimed by friends, burial will be
made tomorrow or Wednesday.
47 DEGREES IN CHICAGO
Chicago, Aug. 30— Only twice be
fore In the history of the local weather
bureau has the mercury dropped so
low in August as it was to-day. It
registered 47 degrees. This record
was equalled Ip 1872 and again in
1887.
BH£r-MEWS CTTK{| ' \
BUCHANAN GIVES
CREDIT TO VETERANS
Says Theirs Is the Glory For
Pennsy's Success; Talks
About War
Claiming that "we are looking too
eagerly for the almighty dollar
through business now derived from
the war" and that "our duty is to be
brave and peaceful until the murder
ous struggle abroad Is ended, then to
join hands in one big brotherhood in
an effort to help those who have suf
fered from the wasi administer to
their wants, heal their wounds and
prove that we are a Christian nation,"
A. E. Buchanan addressed members
of the Philadelphia Division Veterans'
Association, Saturday night.
"Knowing that it was because you
were faithful in your duties as em
ployes of the Pennsylvania Railroad
that the great system has become a
power. I desire to refer to other
duties," continued the speaker in
seeking pardon for his digression from
the line of thought followed by the
other honor guests. "Some of you
have won your reward. Others are
still doing duty looking forward to the
time when you too will join the honor
roll. It is but right that you give at
tention to duties as good citizens."
Speakers at the banquet which
concluded the eleventh annual meet
ing were Superintendent William B.
McCaleb, president of the association.
Mayor John K. Royal. Washington M.
Hambrlglit. of Lancaster; J. B. Duke,
secretary of the Baltimore Division
Veterans' Association and A. B. Bald
win.
The reunion of Philadelphia divi
sion veterans In Harrisburg, was a
record success.
The committee will meet in the near
future to close up minor details and
make a final report. It is understood
that the committee to prepare for next
year will be announced early, In order
to give the workers plenty of time
to plan a big program for the basket
picnic at Mt. Gretna.
Officials Deny Reports
That Men Are Needed
Middle division Pennsylvania offi
cials, Including Road Foreman of En
gines L. C Clemson and an official of
the freight trainmaster's office who
were in Harrisburg Saturday said re
ports of large numbers of men being
re-emploved on the division and in the
yards, indicating a big Increase in the
freight business, were much exagger
ated.
Orders have been issued for the em.
plovment of sixteen firemen in the Al
toona yards, men previously fur
loughed being taken back. No engine
men or firemen however, are being
taken back on the road crews, and
the taking back of the sixteen in the
yard is partly due to a slight increase
in traffic and largely due to the fact
that, with the hunting season com
ing on. many of the regular men want
their vacations and men have to be
provided to fill their places while they
are off.
Among the trainmen on the Middle
division, five men have been re-em
ployed at Altoona and five at Harris
burg, these being the only Increases.
The sixteen firemen re-employed in
the yards are out of a total of 135
laid off during the depression.
RAILROAD NOTES
All furloughed men are back at
work at the P. R. R. shops at Al
toona.
The next big railroad reunion in
Harrisburg will be in June 1916. The
Middle division veterans will hold
their annual reunion here.
The construction of a new railroad
line in Switzerland, six and a half
miles in length, cost $650,00/1.
The Pennsylvania Company is con
sidering the issuance of six-year four
and a half per cent, notes to provide
funds to take up Its 394 per cent,
bonds which were sold in France, and
issued in francs to the amount of
250,000,000 or $48,000,000.
Standing of the Crews
HVRRISBI Bfi SIDE
Phlltirielphln Division— llß crew first
to go after 2 p. m.: 127. 115, 117, li 2,
124. 105. 101, 120, 110, 103.
Engineers for 103, 110, 115.
Firemen for 115, 127.
Conductor for 110.
Fiauman for 110.
Brakemen for 103 (two), 105, 117, 118.
120 (two), 127, Edg., No. 2.
Engineers up: Kautz, Smeltzer, Sober,
Gable, Snow, Young, Hubler. Maden
ford, MeCauley, Brubaker, Long.
Firemen up: Robinson, Kreider, Sees.
Shive, Madenford, Spring, Weaver,
Lantz. McCurdy, Dunlevy, Hamaker,
Mulholm. Collier, Whit-hello, Gelsinger.
Conductor up: Looker.
Brakemen up: Campbell, Knupp,
Shultzerberger, Brown.
tllddle Division —247 crew first to go
after 12:50 p. m.: 221, 214, 21, 18.
Preference: 2, 3, 9, 5, 8, 7, 10, 1, 4, 6.
Engineers for 3, 21.
Firemen for 10, 21.
Conductors for 7, 10.
Flagman for 21.
BraKeman for 5.
Firemen up: Potteiger, Zeiders, Stauf
fer. Kuntz.
Conductor up: Baskins.
Flagman up: Smith.
Brakemen up: Thornton, Wenrick,
Marlin, Werner. Kilgore, Kieffer, Bo
lan.
Vurd Crews-
Engineers for second 22, 38.
Firemen for 6, 16, 18, 20, second 22,
first 24.
Engineers up: Crist. Harvey, Salts
man, Kuhn, Snyder, Pelton, Shaver,
Landls. Hoyler, Beck. Harter.
Firemen up: Cookerley, Maeyer, Shol
ter. Snell, Bartolet, Getty, Barkey,
Sheets, Eyde, Keever, Ford.
BNOLA SIDE
Philadelphia Division— 233 crew first
to go after 1:15 p. m.: 21S, 201, 223, 4.
31, 26. 36, 22, 19, 10, 32, 7. 6.
Engineers for 210, 219, 223, 238, 239.
Fireman for 201.
Conductor for 238.
Flagman for 225.
Brakemen for 201, 206, 207, 218, 223,
25, 226, 239. (
Flagman up l : Reitzel.
Brakemen up: Twigg, MUsser, Rice.
Middle Division —237 crew first to go
after 1:50 p. m.: 231, 114, 107, 117.
Two Altoona crews to come in.
Engineer for 114.
Fireman for 114.
Conductor for 107.
Brakemen for 114. 117.
Ynrd Crews —To go after 4 p. m.:
Kngineers for fi»st 126, second 124.
134. 130, 104, second 106.
Firemen for 112, second 126, first 124,
second 124. first 106. second 102.
Engineers up: Rider. McCormlck,
Shellnamer, Sweger,
Firemen up: Hanlen, McNallv, Lutz
Gingrich, Ewlng, Bruaw, G. L. Forten
baugh, Fenicle.
THE HEADING
Harrisburg; Division —7 crew first to
go after 12:30 oclock: 14, 15, 24.
Engineers for 66. 68. 70, 7, 24.
Firemen for 59. 70. 7.
Conductor for 56.
Brakemen for 10, 65, 7, 15.
Engineers up: Morne, Fetrow, Bona
w(tz, Wireman, Martin. Wood. Fortney
Barnhart, Pletz, Massimore. Lape, Mld
daugh.
Firemen up: Anspach, Kelley, Blnga
man. Brown. Keefer, Fulton, Chronls
ter.
Conductors up: Markley, Renecker.
Snyder.
Brakemen up: Grimes, Shipe, Ely
Creager, Kapp, Helster, Smith. Plt
tinger, Epley, Miles, Faxtori, Tllghman.
HARRISBITRG TEX.EGRAPH
BIDS FOD PAVING
STREETS ARE OPENED
Recommendations Will Be Made
by Commissioner Lynch at
Next Council Session
Fids for paving and curbing half a
dozen or more sections of city streets
with sheet asphalt and for paving sev
eral streets in Bellevue Park with
bituminous concrete were opened at
noon to-day by City Commissioner
W .H. Lynch, superintendent of streets
and public improvements. Commis
sioner Lynch said he would be unable
to make recommendations to Council
for awarding the contract until next
Tuesday's session.
Only three contractors bid, the Cen
tral Construction and Supply Com
pany, Alderman Charles P. Walter
and the Union Paving Company of
Schenectady, N. Y. On granite curb
ing the Central bid 90 cents per foot,
Walter bid 80 cents and the Union
company bid 95 cents. The Union
company bid $1.95 per yard for as
phalt paving and $1.65 for the bitu
minous concrete on the Bellevuo
streets. The Central bid $1.37 for
the Bellevue streets and Walter bid
$1.39. No curbing Is required for
these highways. These streets are
Chestnut. Twenty-first to the city line;
Twenty-first. Market to Hillside; Hill
side road. Twenty-first to Holly; Holly,
Hillside to park entrance.
On the other streets the Central
and Walter bid on both Atlantic Lake
and Mexican material per yard, re
spectively. as follows:
Centra 1 Const met ion—Cumberland,
Fourteenth to Fifteenth, $1.90 and
$1.75; Brown, Seventeenth to
Eighteenth. $1.95 and SI.BO Atlas,
Woodbine to Emerald, $1.90 and $1.75;
SKUI. Howard to Groninger, $1.98 and
$1.83; Second. Seneca to Schuylkill,
$1.85 and $1.70; Zarker, Eighteenth
to Nineteenth. $1.90 and $1.75; Clover
alley. Howard to Groninger, $1.98 and
$1.83.
Alderman Walter Cumberland.
Fourteenth to Fifteenth, $1.68 and
J].so; Brown. Seventeenth to
Eighteenth, $1.68 and $1.50; Atlas,
Wbodbine to Emerald. $1.68 and
$1.50; Saul. Howard to Groninger,
$1.68 and $1.50; Second, Seneca to
Schuylkill, $1.68 and $1.50; Zarkor.
Eighteenth to Nineteenth, $1.68 and
$1.50; Clover alley. Howard to Gron
inger, $1,68 and $1.50.
Railway Nonpartisan
Political Association
Planning Big Meeting
The United Railway Brotherhoods
Nonpartisan Political Association has
completed arrangements for a "Get-
Together" meeting, to be held at Board
of Trade Hall next Sunday, at 1:30 p. m.
All members of the Brotherhood of
locomotive Engineers, Brotherhood of
locomotive Knginemen and Firemen,
Order of Railway Conductors, Brother
hood of Railroad Trainmen and Order
of Railway Telegraphers are invited to
be present. The plan of the co-opera
tive movement will be discussed and
the object of the nonpartisan political
association will be fully explained.
Grand lodge officers of the several
organizations have been Invited to be
present and efforts are being made to
make the meeting as successful as those
held In other cities throughout the
State during the past month.
Big Gold Shipment Has
No Effect on Markets
New York. Aug. 30.—Forty-two tons
of gold, worth nearly $20,000,000, and
securities valued closed to $25,000,000
were in the vaults of the United States
subtreasurv here to-day to help pay
foi Great Britain's huge purchases of
war munitions. The gold and securi
ties arrived yesterday from London
wlfi Halifax, consigned to J. P. Mor
gan & Co.. purchasing agent for the
British government.
The gold was American gold which
has been shipped to England in years
of trade indebtedness by this country
to England and the securities were all
American issues. This shipment, it is
estimated, brings the grand total of
gold and collateral sent here lip to
.*172,000,000 since the beginning of
the war.
The shipment of gold and securities
produced virtually no effect whatever
to-day on foreign exchange rates.
Pounds sterling were quoted at $4.62,
th»' lowest value ever recorded here.
Francs also were weaker, to-day's
quotation of Sfi being cent lower
than Saturday's close.
OPENS CABLE BIDS
Bids for about 16,000 feet of elec
jtrical wiring to be placed in conduits
las a part of the city fire and police
telephone service were opened by
Commissioner Bowman this after
noon. The Hazard Manufacturing
Company's bid of $4 524.65 was low
and it was awarded the contract.
Other bidders were: Western Elec
tric. $5,009.75: Bishop Gutta Percha,
$5732: National Indian Rubber Co.,
$4,797.95: B. F. Goodrich, $5,920.24,
and Vulcanized Co. $5,779.40 and
$5,504.44.
SUBMARINE F! RAISED
By Associated Press
Honolulu, Aug. 30. The United
States submarine F4, submerged out
side the harbor heer since March 26
last, was refloated late last night and
towed to the quarantine station in
Honolulu Bay. The actual raising
operation occupied two hours, the
plans of the engineers working out
without a hitch.
TRIED TO ENTER STUDIO
William Shields, who was caught
Saturday night trying to get into the
Musser Photograph studlon In North
Third street, was before Mayor John
K. Royal this afternoon. Patrolman
Kautz, who made the arrest, was in
formed that Shields was acting very
queerly In North Second street earlier
in the evening. The police believe
Shtelds was suffering with delirium.
He was sent back to jail this after
noon.
LEO LENTZ IS IN FIELD
FOR CITY CONTROLLER
One more candidate for the office
of city controller filed his papers
early this afternoon. This is Leo Lentz,
a clerk, residing at 707 South Second
street. He filed a nonpartisan petition
containing twenty r nine signatures.
BRITISH STEAMER SINK
By Associated Press
London, Aug. 30, 1.50 P. M.—The
British steamer Sir William Stephen
son. of New Castle, 1,514 tons gross,
has been sunk.
MASONS IN SESSION
By Associated Press
San Francisco. Cal., Ang. 30.—Ma
sons from all parts of the United
States were here to-day to attend the
twe Masonic conventions that are to
bs held this week.
*25,000 FIRE AT RUPERT
By Associated Press
Jiloomsburg, Pa., Aug. 30. —Fire of
undetermined origin to-day destroyed
Brightsides. the home of L. H. Boody,
a retired farmer, at Rupert, near here.
.Loss, $25,000,
BRITISH DECIDE TO
GRANT CONCESSIONS
Ambassador Says When Order
Causes Undue Hardship, Con
sideration Will Be Given
By .Associated Press
Washington. D. C., Aug. 30.—Conces
sions in the enforcement against
American commerce of the British 1
Order in Council were announced to
day as a result of informal negotia
tions just completed by the Foreign
Trade Advisers of the State Depart
ment.
The British Arnbassodar, Sir" Cecil
Spring-Rice, assured the trade advisers
that their informal representations in
cases where the British orders have
caused "undue hardships" to American
commerce will receive special consid
eration.
Before June 15 the British authori
ties declined to enter into informal ne
gotiations with the trade advisers In
any cases. The Britisli note dealing
with the detention of the American
steamer Neches, however, sent on July
31. set forth that In cases where "hard
ship may be inflicted on citizens of neu
tral countries." the British Govern
ment would examine the facts In a
spirit of consideration for the interest
of neutrals.
Jiew Syiitem Adopted *
The Ambassador called at the State
Department personally to explain the
extent of the British concessions, which
are especially intended to meet the
growing complaint of American import
ers that their Christmas trade is threat
ened by failure to obtain goods made
in Germany and Austria, for which they
had contracted.
Generally speaking. It Is the inten
tion of the British Government to per
mit the passage through the blockade
lines of goods for which the American
importers have entered Into contract
with German and Austrian firms. Here
tofore, it has been required that the
money shall have actually been paid
for the goods. Now. It will be sufficient
to show that they were regularly con
tracted for and that the American im
porter is really the person responsible
tor them and title rests with him.
Goods valued at many millions of dol
lars have accumulated at Rotterdam
and await transportation to the United
States.
Aviator Who Escaped
From Switzerland Is
Returned by France
By .Associated Press
Paris. Aug. 30, 3:35 p. m.—Eugene
Gilbert, the French aviator, whose re
turn to Switzerland after his escape
from interment in that country, was
ordered by the French government,
arrived in that country, was ordered
by the French government, arrived in
Berne yesterday, escorted by Captain
Dufour of the Swiss army, according
to a Havas News Agency dispatch to
day from Berne. The aviator whose
recent escape was said to have been
effected after he had withdrawn his
promise not to try to get away, was
received by the Swiss staff and in
formed that he was considered as an
officer interned without having given
his word of honor. Gilbert arrived
this morning at the village of Hospen
thal where he was interned anew.
All thfc Swiss papers, the dispatch
[states, declare that a most excellent
impression has been created in
Switzerland by the return of Gilbert.
Boyd Memorial Building
Nearing Completion
Work on the John T. Boyd Me
morial building for men and boys, is
progressing rapidly and according to
the contractors now pushing work on
the structure, it will probably be com
pleted by October 15 this year. Im
mediately after the finishing touches
have been completed the equipment
will be put in and the building opened
for use with proper ceremonies. Fur
ther plans have not been made by the
committee in charge and It is not
known how soon the building will be
ready so that Charles B. Thompson,
director of the building, can take
charge. Hundreds of men and boys
of the city are expected to take ad
vantage of the social center and place
of clean sport and recreation offered
when the memorial building is opened.
Shortage of Dyestuffs
Will Be investigated
By Associated Press
New Tork, Aug. 30.—The shortage
of dysstuffs in this country, resuting
from the blockade on the exportation
of the German product, will be in
vestigated here this week by Thomas
H. Norton, the commercial agent ap
pointed by Dr. E. E. Pratt, chief of
the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic
Commerce. Mr. Norton was expected
here to-day with a staff of assistants.
Leading manufacturers in lines af
fected by the scarcity of dyestuffs will
testify. The results of the investi
gation will be embodied in a report
made to Secretary Redfleld, of the De
partment of Commerce.
Dead Man May Be Son
of George W. Arnold
Fearing that the "Harry Arnold, of
Harrisburg," who was found dead along
the New York Central tracks near Con
neaut, Ohio, Friday night, was his son,
George W. Arnold, 73 North Sixteenth
street, spent to-day among men at the
Rutherford yards, the boy was
employed, the last he heard of him.
No trace of the young man was found
up to a late hour this afternoon by the
father and he now believes that It was
his boly who was found dead.
WOUNDED REACH MONTREAL
By Associated Press
Montreal. Aug. 30.—Fourteen offi
cers. and wounded men of
Canadian regiments arrived here to
day on the steamer Missanabie from
England. They were accompanied by
physicians and nurses, who spoke
highly of the spirit displayed by
wounded Canadians. One of the ar
rivals. Corporal Stewart, of the Fifth
Battalion, received twenty-seven shrap
nel wounds.
Taft Will Give Series
of Talks in California
By Associated Press
San Francisco, Cal., Aug. 30.—"The
Presidency: Its Powers. Duties and
Responsibilities" was the general sub
ject announced to-day for a series of
three lectures to be given by William
Howard Taft at the University of Cali
fornia at Berkeley, Cal. The first lec
ture to-day was on the "Powers of the
Presidency." Mr. Taft to-day said
that the subject of his address at the
Panama-Pacific Exposition Thursday,
September 2, "Taft day," will be "Nec
essary Steps to Preparedness, Includ
ing Taxation,"
60,000 CHILDREN IX SCHOOLS
By Associated Press
Pittsburgh, Aug. 30. The Pitts
burgh public schools reopened to-day
following the summer vacation. Wil
liam A. Davidson, superintendent of
public education, said he expected
60,000 children would report this year
the, first day.
AUGUST 30, 1915.
THIEVES PISS UP
PENNIES FDR SILVER
Take $5 in Change From Home of
County Controller, but Don't
Disturb Coppers
Thieves who entered and ransacked
(he home of County Controller Henry
W. Cough, 1401 South Cameron street,
sometime between Friday morning
and last evening, didn't care for mere
pennies.
Four or five dollars in silver was
carefully purloined—and 134 pennies
were just as carefully left behind.
The controller reached home from
his Erie trip, Friday and joined his
wife, daughter, Mary and sons, Bailey
and Edwin, on a week-end trip to
Atlantic City. They returned last
night to find the front do6r locked as
usual, the rear screen door of the
kitchen open and the rear kitchen
door closed but unlocked. AVhlch led
the controller to suspect that the en
trance had been made with a skeleton
key. Bureau drawers and cupboards
all over the house had been turned
topsey turvey and a Colt's revolver
which had been taken from its place
in Edwin Gough's room had been
carefully taken apart and hidden be
neath a rug. Watches and other
jewelry were not touched. The burg
lars confined their attention solely to
the savings banks and—the Sunday
school collection.
From a small bank belonging to
Mrs. Gough, the dimes, nickels, quar
ters and half dollars wore taken —and
ninety cents in pennies was left. A
dime bank containing sl.lO In the
boys' room was broken and robbed.
And when Mr. Gough, who as treas
urer of the Calvary Presbyterian Sun
day school looked to see what had
been done with the $3.02 of Sunday's
collection, he discovered that S2.GO
in nickels, dimes, quarters and other
silver had been stolen—and forty-two
pennies were left In the envelope.
State Police Believe
Boys Responsible For
Riverside Robberies
Robbers entered the home of Frank
Oenslager, 3217 Riverside drive Satur
day or last night, and ransacked it
from top to bottom but did not take
anything. It was the seventh robbery
at Riverside in two weeks. State
police were busy to-day searching for
a clue. They believe that small boys
have been doing the work at River
side.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Oenslager re
turned this afternoon from an auto
mobile trip to Atlantic City and Dela
ware Water Gap. They found their
home all topsy turvey. Desks, side
hoards, bureaus, dressers and closets
were ransacked and the contents scat
tered over the floors.
The robbers who gained an entrance
through a side window, were evident
ly frightened away before they could
collect any booty. When they de
parted the robbers left lights burning
on every floor. An employe of the
United Ice and Coal Company noticed
them burning yesterday morning and
notified E. L. Melliorn .a neighbor.
Relatives of Mr. Oenslager weie called
by telephone and sent a watchman to
guard the place until the family re
turned this afternoon.
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Tongue" Will Wed
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MISS VIOLET ASQUITH
Miss Violet Asquith, daughter of
the premier of Great Britain, "The
Woman With the Serpent's Tongue,"
has Just announced her engagement
to Maurice Bonham Carter, sec
retary to her father. And it is be
lieved, despite the war, that the wed
ding will be an important function.
When William Watson wrote his
poem "The Woman With the Ser
pent's Tongue," six years ago, it did
not take persons familiar with Lon
don society long to determine he had
in mind Mrs. Asquith and her step
daughter. But the poet would not
admit it until he visited the United
States shortly after the publication
of the poem. Then he wrote this for(
a newspaper:
" 'The Woman With the Serpent's
Tongue' is a composite photograph
of Mrs. Asquith and her step
daughter, Violet. The poem is a
portrait of the physical character
istics of Mrs. Asquith and the men
tality of Violet Asquith. The latter
is the voice of the family, and rules
them all. Violet Is the real official
voice speaking with authority."
The first stanza of the poem is as
follows:
She is not old, she is not young,
The woman with the serpent's tongue,
The haggard cheek, the hungering eye,
The poisoned words that wildly fly.
The famished face, the fevered hand—
Who slights the worthiest in the land,
Sneers at the just, contemns the brave,
And blackens goodness in Its grave.
.Many explanations of the poet's
purpose In writing this have been
offered. None were wholly accept
able to those he shocked.
JAP CRUIKER NEAR PORT
By Associated Press
San Francisco. Cal., Aug. 80.—The
disabled Japanese cruiser Asama,
which went ashore near Turtle Bay,
Lower California, early In February,
waf. expected to arrive here to-day.
The Asama is being convoyed by a
Japanese naval repair ship.
VOLUNTEERS TO HELP
i DEVELOP RIVER BUSH
Farley Gannett Offers Services of
His Firm of Consulting Engi
neers, Gratuitously
Farley Gannett, consulting: engineer,
and formerly chief engineer of the
State Water Supply Commission, has
offered his services as a consultant
gratuitously to the city in the pro
posed development of the river
basin.
Mr. Gannett in a letter to City Com
missioner M. Harvey Taylor, superin
tendent of parks and public property,
volunteered the assistance and advlca
of himself and firm because as he ex
plained, he has always been interested
in the development and improvement
of the city.
Mr. Gannett, while at the head of
the State Water Supply Commission,
was of invaluable assistance to War
ren H. Manning, the park expert, in
furnishing data and it was Mr. Gan
nett's suggestion that boat channels
be blasted through the Maclay street
riffles to insure better and more
convenient uoating facilities between
the deep water between Independence
Island and stretch below Maclay
street.
"We shall be glad to accept Sir.
Gannett's kind offer," said Mr. Tay
lor to-day," and his help will be in
valuable in the proposed development
of the basin. These are the kind of
offers that certainly count and which
all Harrisburg will appreciate."
In offering his services Mr. Gannett
suggests that ho will be glad to act
with Mr. Manning. "As a citizen of
Harrisburg wJio has always be Inter
ested in improvement work, that has
been going on here for a number of
years and who has been connected
with tho construction of the earlier
works." wrote Mr. Gannett to Mr.
Taylor, "I should like to offer the
services of our -firm without charge
to you as a consultant with Mr. Man
ning In connection with the river basin
improvement."
Three Companies of
Militia Guard Negro
By .4ssociatcd Press
Murphysboro, 111., Aug. 30. —To pre
vent the carrying out of threats of
lynching made against Joe Deberry, a
negro charged with the murder of
Mrs. James Martin, three companies
of the state militia stood guard around
the Jail nnd courthouse here to-day,
the day set for the opening of the
Deberry trial. A mob of several hun
dred persons who surrounded the Har
risburg, 111., jail last night intent on
lynching the negro was foiled when
officials smuggled the negro out of tho
jail and hurried him here in an auto
mobile under escort of state troops.
Deberry is alleged to have con
fessed to the murder of Mrs. Martin,
who was the wife of an attorney. He
was a servant in the Martin home.
Threats of lynching were made at tho
time of the murder and feeling was
intensified when, several weeks later,
Mrs. Martin's husband died of an ill
ness induced by the shock of his wife's
death.
Testimony Is Taken
Behind Closed Doors
By Associated Press
Denver, Col., Aug. 30. —The military
court of inquiry appointed by Gov
ernor Carlson to investigate charges
against Adjutant General John Chase
and other officers of the National
Guard of Colorado resumed taking of
testimony behind closed doors to-day.
The appointment of the court, was
the result of charges against the ad
jutant general and other officers of
the militia, growing largely out of the
military administration during the
strike of coal miners. Saturday night
the court of inquiry seized in a de
tective agency's office letters which,
according to members of the court,
indicated that the agency had been
employed by the United Mine Work
ers of America to discourage enlist
ments in the National Guard and for
other secret purposes connected with
the prosecutions growing out of the
coal strike. Officers of the United
Mine Workers denied they had em
ployed detectives to prevent militia
enlistments.
Several Hundred Veterans
From City and Vicinity
to Attend Encampment
Members of the posts of the Grand
Army of the Republic, of this city,
within a few weeks will romplete plans
for their trip to Washington to the na
tional encampment of the Grand Army
veterans. September 27 to Octoher 3.
Several hundred old soldiers from the
city and vicinity expect to attend. Post
5S several months ago issued an invi
tation to the smaller posts in outlying
districts asking their members to com
bine with Post 58 for the trip. Tills
will probably be the last one the vet
erans will ever hold, and they are plan
ning for a big tournout for the fiftieth
anniversary parade of the Grand Re
view of '65.
DISORDERS IX CAPE HAITIEX
By Associated Press
Washington. D. C., Aug. 30.—Small
disorders in Cape Haitien last Satur
day were reported to-day to Rear Ad
miral Caperton. He gave no- details,
but said otherwise order prevailed in
all places under American control.
The gunboat Sacramento will join Ad
miral Caperton's squadron within a
day or two.
CROP BELOW NORMAL
By Associated Press
Washington, D. C., Aug. 30.—The
condition of the growing cotton crop
on August 25 was 69.2 per cent, of a
normal, it was announced to-day by
th» Department of Agriculture."
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