TO MANDAMUS CHURCH TO RECEIVE MEMBERS Question of Admission Before Dau phin Court; $22,500 For Israel Synagogue ? J J/jJ\ lj} the question of members should be ji—congre gntion of BBSsS3SSj Kesher Israel now (illfrn State streets Is WMMmJ for the proposed extension of the Capitol Park zone, was resumed before President Judge C. V. Henry, specially sitting for the Dauphin county court. The hearing is upon a writ of man damus brought by Meyer Gross, leader of one faction against the president and board of trustees to compel the admission of the thirty-three new members. David Goldberg who heads the faction that is protesting against the admission of these members is opposing the mandamus on the ground that the congregation some time ago had adopted a resolution providing that no new members would be taken in until after the deal with the State is closed. There are 110 members In the congregation now. The State, it is said, has offered $22,- 500 for the synagogue. Fell From Car: Want Damages.—■ Suit agatnst the Harrlsburg Railways Company was filed to-day by Mary and Mike Piisitz for injuries the for mer declares she received when she fell from a trolley car. The com pany Is blamed for negligence. No statement was filed and Attorney O. G. Wickersham said he couldn't say what amount would be asked. At the Register's Office.—The wills of Frederick S. Fisher, of Highsplre, and Mrs. Maria Apple, city, were pro bated to-day and letters were issued respectively to Warren S. Fisher and Mrs. Leah Pye. The latter is Mrs. Apple's daughter. Realty Transfers. — C . Ferree to M. S. Foreman. Lower Paxton. $10; Conewago B. and L. to A. L. Priteh ard. Williams township, $700; J. P. P.eeves to Luther Mlnter, 1237 Bailey street, $1,400: M. S. Foreman to Sa lome Ferree. Lower Paxton. $25; Commonwealth Trust Company to James E. Bomberger. Cloverly Heights. $525: R. L. Detweiler to J. T. Alter, trustee. Swatara. $1; F. D. Wagner to A. S. Rahn, Penbrook. f 2,100; Sarah M. Harner, et al, to <'harles E. Theurer, 129 South Four teenth street, $1: A. S. Rahn to George I.ampas. 30 North Summit street. $1,600: C. L I.ong to R. H. Stetler. "115 Green street. $lO. Move Polling Place.—The County Commissioners to-day authorised the removal of the polling place in Hali fax from the old Chubb residence to the borough schoolhouse a short dis tance away. SKELETONSOFF4'S VICTIMS ARE FOUND [Continued From First Page.] »ea. Of the crew of 22 men. who went *to their death when the F4 dived dur ing maneuvers in Honolulu harbor on March 25. only one body has positive ly been identified, that of George T. Ashcroft, of Los Angeles. gunners mate. It was estimated to-day that at least three days would be required to clear the interior of bodies and debris. The preliminary investigation into the cause of the sinking of the sub marine F4 has resulted in a report to the Navy Department which is noth ing short of sensational. Startling Information This report contains the startling information that all four of the sub marines of the F class have inherent faults, are difficult to keep in repair, that serious trouble was experienced with their propelling engines, electric motors and storage batteries, in short, that they were in a dangerous condi tion for use on long dives such as the one in the course of which the F4 met with an accident which wiped out the lives of its officers and crew. Probably the worst feature of the F4 was the fact that sea water had at times seeped into its storage batteries, causing the formation of chlorine gas. which is quickly destructive to human life. A comparatively small quantltv ofj?ea water can cause the liberation o; sufficient chlorine gas to asphyxiate the crew of such a submarine as the F4 while In a submerged condition. Many Tubers Rotting in Ground, Says Report The weather crop summary for the State of Pennsylvania for the week ending August 31, follows: "The week was cool, the tempera ture averaging about four degrees be low normal. There were scattered showers on the 2 sth and a general rain on the 28th, which continued to the 29th in the eastern counties. In many localities, especially in the central counties, the rains, were heavy ar.d retarded Fall plowing and thresh ing, and In Luzerne County flooded mines to some extent. But few pota toes have been dug as yet. and there is considerable complaint of the tubers rotting in the ground. About half of the peach crop has been gathered. Corn Is maturing slowly and will re quire from two to four weeks to be beyond danger of damage by frost. Warm dry and sunshiny weather is needed generally." Philadelphian Talks to Third Class City Men By Associated Prtss Reading, Pa., Sept. I. Before the convention of the League of Third Class Cities of this State to-day the feature was an address by Morris L. Cooke, director of Public Works of Philadelphia, who declared that the employment of experts even If they do come high is absolutely essential to tjt? efficient handling of civic and mu- Tft :ipal problems and that a city should be run on a home basis, as It is nothine more nor less than an aggregation of homes. This morning. Councilman George F. Eisenbrown. of this city, read a paper on "Reading's System of Ac counting," and Walter G. Steward spoke on "Municipal Assessments." This afternoon, Emll L. Neubling spoke on the "Water Supply of the City of Reading." Sixteen Miners Killed at Orenda by Explosion Johnstown. Pa., Sept. I.—Sixteen men were killed by an explosion of gas in the Orenda mine at Boswell. Another died on the way to the Me morial Hospital, bringing the death list te seventeen. Ten men were In jured. but not dangerously, according to the mine authorities. WEDNESDAY EVENING, news cr-ntfl \ L^RAlLg^l>S> PEISY HASN'T CARS ENOUGH FOR COAL Great Pilei of Fnel Rise Up All Along the Middle Division The Pennsylvania Railroad Com pany's supply of empty coal cars has been insufficient to meet the demands put upon it for the storage of bitumin ous coal in desired quantites along Its lines. When a few weexs ago the policy of creating large reserve supplies of soft coal along Its lines was announced, it was said that the company would ex tend its sidings whereever possible and use the surplus coal car for the accumu lation of Immense stocks, but it has developed that the empty coal carriers are not nearly adequate for the pur pose. Accordingly great piles of coal are being made at various points be tween Philadelphia and Harrlsburg. at Enola and at points on the Middle Di vision east or the soft coal region. Those heaps of fuel far surpass In sire anything of the kind ever seen be fore in Pennsylvania outside a very few of the larger anthracite storage yards. They resemble huge dumps of cinder and slag that accumulate near blast furnaces. Among the crests of those banks Is a standard guage rail road track on to which tbe coal trains are pushed and the cars dumped. It Is said that these supplies are In tended not so much as a source of sup ply in case of a strike as to hold over the heads of the mine workers when they make their demands for higher wages and shorter hours. Every day adds to the size of the piles and watchmen are employed to see to it that the fuel Is not fired or stolen. Pennsylvania Earnings Show Increase For July The statement of earnings of the Pennsylvania Railroad system for July made public this morning, shows that business with the railroad is steadily improving. Gross earnings of the sys tem for the month amounted to $33.- 197.016. an increase of $1,132,382. and net earnings were $9,797,177. an in crease of $1,905,035. In both gross and net these were the largest totals reported for any month of the present year. January gross earnings of the sys tem were a little over $24,000,000 to compare with the more than $33,000,- 000 reported for July and against the January net earnings of $1,909,000. July returned net earnings in excess of $9,797,000. For the seven months ended with July the system shows a decrease of $4,720,000 in gress earnings, but re ports an increase of $4,007,000 in net. lln this period of seven months, oper ating expenses were reduced more than $8,700,000. RAIT.ROAD NOTES Jacob P. Myers, local yard con ductor is on a two weeks' sojourn at Atlantic City. During the month of August the P. R. R. roll of honor list was increased by the addition of 46 pensioners. The total number on the roll up to to-dav is 44.479 With 26,000 loaded freight cars moved last Saturday the Baltimore A Ohio Railroad Company established its hest daily record since November, 1913. The amount of freight cars ordered and constructed in August, according to the American Metal Market, was 4260 .against 5675 in July and 29.- 564 in June. The total for the six months ended with June was 61.910 agninst 80,000 for the whole of last year. The total of Pennsylvania Railroad Company shareholders participating in the quarterly dividend payable yes terday was 93,786, the largest in "the history of the company. The amount of the dividend payable is $7,464,012 and applies to $499,265,700 stock out standing. Standing of the Crews harrisbihg side Philadelphia Division— l'J 1 crew first tn go after 1 p. m.: US. 113, 127, 106, 114. 107. 116. 115. 122, 117. Engineer for 115. Firemen for 107. 114. 127. Conductors for 107. 114. Flagmen for 107. 127. Brakemen for 127, 117. Engineers up: Manley, Smeltzer, Hennecke, Kautz. Burk. Wolfe, Young, Sober. Snow. Hubler, Crisswell, Seitz. Firemen » »•- ■ V n. Arnafewaer, [•>> 'T»».-sari.on, Huston. *7«. .TSt, Cope land. Brenner. Hnrstick. Cover, Miller, Manning, L E. Wagner. McN'eai, Bushey. Robinson, Krelder, Everhart, Sees. Duvall. Flagman up: Donohoe. Brakemen up: McGinnis. Sweikart, Brown. Sliultzberger, Baltoser, Felker, Knupp. Cox. Middle Division —234 crew first to go after 2:10 p. m.: 227, 246 226, 220, 231, 221. 214, 23. 22. 119. 21. Firemen for 119. 21. Engineers up: Wlssler. Mumma. Firemen up: Ross. P-.celger, Kar stetter. Brakemen up: Nearhood, Myers. Fritz. Thornton. Baker. Ynrri Cre wft— Engineers for fourth S. 16. second 22, second 24. third 24. 26, 32. Firemen for fourth S. 16, 18, 20. sec ond 22. second 24. third 24, 26, 32. 36. Engineers up: Pelton, Shaver, Landls, Berk. Harter. Biever. Blosser, M»als. Firemen up: Maever. Sholter. Barto !et. Getty. Barkey, Sheets. Eyde, Pord, Klerner. Crawford. Ulsh. Bostdorf. Schiefer. ENOLA SIDE Philadelphia Division— 229 crew first to go after 12:15 p. m.: 221, 225, 227, 224. 242. 21R. 214, 205. 226. 222. 204, 231, 223, 237. 233. 201. 219. 210, 239. Engineers for 205, 210. 214, 219, 223, 227. 291. Firemen for 205. 223. 224. 237. Conductors for 224. 225. 227. Brakemen for 214, 223. 224, 225. 226. 233. 237 239 ftwoi. Conductor up: Keller. Brakemen up: Wertz. Bryson, Goudy, Ri<-e. Schuler, Twigg. Long. Middle Division—2l9 crew first to zo after 1:30 p. m. 240, 239, 215, 228. 237, 244 233. 102. 11*. Five crews laid off at Altoona. Engineer for 102. Brakeman for 11 s . Yard Thews—To go after 4 p. m.: Engineer for 104. Firemen for first 124. second 124. first 106. Engineers up: Smiley. Famous. Mc- Corml ek. Firemen up: Kingsberry, Harren, Quigley. Balr. Feass. Hanlen. THE READING RarrlsbnrK Division —22 crew first to go after 1:45 p. m.: 18. 14. 7. 24. 4. East-bound—7o. 54. 67. 59. 64. Engineers for 67. 70. 7. Firemen for 54. 59. 70. 7, 18. Conductor for 18. Brakemen for 54. 59, 67. 4. 7, 14. 18, 22. Engineers up: Morne. Merkle. Kitt ner. Marfan, Barnhart, Pletz. Ftremet up: Carl. Bingaman. V <~ondur*or up: Wolfe. x Brakemenlup: Creager. ONI/V S* \3BASI RES CONDEMNED Of the 818 scales, weights and meas ures in Dauphin county that Inspector Harry A. Boyer tested during August only 38 had to be condemned. Thirty six had to be adjusted and 780 were sealed as correct. PRORATED WILL The will of Elizabeth Stvers, A>f thla city, was probated this Register C. R. Danner and ~«ferß were issued to Ida J. Wood. "W HXRRISBURO TELEGRAPH Monument to Conunemorate City's Fifteen Years' Stride Preparations For Big Improvement Celebration Progress ing Very Rapidly; Dollar Excursions to the City Plans for the dedication of a monu ment, commemorative and descriptive of the improvements made here in the last 15 years during the municipal celebration are being worked out by Benjamin M. Nead and J. Horace Mc- Farland. Preliminary plans call for the erection of a monument bearing a bronie tablet with the various im provements inscribed thereon, at some place in Harris Park. Henderson Gilbert, president of the Chamber of Commerce said that he has asked every committees fo'r a complete report of the work to date. "I want to know just where we stand." he said. Preparations are going along nicely and everything points to a splendid celebration." The reports will be turned over at a ! general meeting of committees in the ; GERMANY TO NOTIFY SHIPS BEFORE ATTACKS r Continued From First Page.] going statement It seems needlss to make any comment in regard to it, other than to say that It appears to be a recognition of the fundamental prin ciples for which we have contended." Wilson Gets Letter Count Von Bernstorff's letter was forwarded to President Wiison as soon as it was received at the State De partment No formal comment was made at the White House, but on every hand In official quarters there was evidence of gratification that the submarine crisis had passed, and that Germany had acknowledged the Justice of the principles for which President Wilson has been contending. Count BernstorfT's announcement that the policy had been decided upon before the sinking of the Arabic agrees with statements by officials in Berlin and with information upon which American officials had been depend ing. Soon after the dispatches of the last Lusitania note President Wilson understood there would not he an other such disaster. The sinking of the Arabic, therefore, came as a dou ble shock. Inasmuch as it seems to have been established that the submarine which sunk the Arabic has been destroyed by a British patrol boat, the exact cir cumstances may never be determined other than by testimony from British and American sources. The German government's state ment that before the sinking of the Arabic the submarine commanders had been ordered to sink no more passenger ships without warning may be taken as a disavowal of that act. Reparation Next Step The question of reparation for the Americans who lost their lives on the Lusltania. the Arabic and other ships which have been torpedoed, probably will be the next step in the proceed ing. Secretary Lansing has steadfast ly refused to discuss the Lusitanla case with the German ambassador, until the Arabic Incident was disposed of. Now, it is believed, the way has been opened for considering the Lusitania. Apparently the American govern ment has accepted the German dec laration as meeting its attitude to w-ard the treatment of all neutral shipping as well as passenger-carry ing vessels. Count Von Bernstorff, in his letter, referred to liners, and In German quarters that was construed as meaning all non-combatant passen ger ships. It is generally acknowledged that in making concessions to the United States, Germany expects President Wilson to renew his representations to Great Britain against interferences with neutral trade. The President has steadfastly declined to conduct one negotiation In a relation to the other, taking the position that the diploma tic negotiations of the United States with one belligerent could not he con ditioned on its relations with another. Page Reported Sinking of German Undersea Boat By Associated Press Washington. D. C.. Sept. I.—Bear | ing out reports that the German sub marine which sank the Arabic had herself been supk. State Department officials to-day reveled that a report was received from ..fnil'assador Page, at London, the day after sinking of the steamer indicating tfta-t a Ger man submarine had been destroyed near the scene of the Arabic disaster. The German U-boat that sai.K * he British liner Arabic, killing forty persons. Including a man and- S woman who were citizens of the United States, has been sunk, accord inc to Berlin advices. This incident to the activities of the British navy, while comparatively insignificant from a military viewpoint, probably will prove of marked importance in smoothing the way to a friendly settle ment of this phase of the controversy between the United States and Ger many. And everyone believes that, except as to minor details, the settle ment of the Arabic affair will reduce The sinking of the offending U-boat, portions. The sinknig of the offending U-boat, which is reported to have been accom panied by the loss of her commander ar.d crew, removes the one obstacle to the fulfillment of the pledge of the German Imperial ehaneelor, Dr. von Bethman-Holiweg. to give the United States "complete satisfaction" in case jit was proved that the Arabic was sunk by a German submarine without warning. This obstacle was the Im plied intention of showing Germany's good faith in disclaiming responsibiiitv Iby punishing under naval law the i commander immediately responsible for the destruction of the Arabic. War Veterans Opposed to Compulsory Army Service By Associated Press Scranton, Pa., Sept. 1. Tt was nearly noon when the balloting for officers of the Spanish-American war veterans began to-day, the delav be ing occasioned by late arrivals of the official ballots. The result will be announced this afternoon. The chances favor Congressman L. C. Dyer of Missouri, for commander in chief; Neil T. McDonald, of Massachusetts', for senior vice commander, and Ed ward R. Conley, of Scranton, for Junior vice commander. E. L. Toomey of Hawaii. William Johnson, of Porto Rico, and John Smith, of the Philip pines are not opposed 1 for deputy com manders-in-chief. The veterans this morning refused to approve of a resolution in favor of compulsory service in the United States army. , HI'RT BY FALLING STONE John Fleming, of Hummelstown, was operated upon to-day at the Harrlsburg Hospital, for injuries which he received when h» was struck by a large stone In/the Bnownstone quarries, late jasster «uy T ( Orpheum theater, to-morrow evening. Arrangements for Merchants' Night, September 23, under the direction of A. E. Buchanan are progressing. At a prearranged signal all the lights will flash on some of the greatest win dow displays ever seen in the city. "Dollar Day" Is another feature ex pected to prove popular. On the Friday of the celebration merchants will hold sales of goods, prices not to exceed a dollar. On this day the Pennsylvania railroad will run dollar excursions to the city from points within a radius of 80 miles. The ter ritory included In the special rate limit established by Division Passenger Aceht Buchanan contains a population of a million persons. A movement is on foot to have all the stores closed on Saturday night so that the clerks can i join In the Cabaret celebration. GOV. 'PHONES FROM 'FRISCO TO CAPITOL [Continued From First Page.] position, celebrating Pennsylvania week. The party at the Capitol occupied special chairs on which were special receivers. While making preliminary tests for the cross continent conver sation, local Bell Telephone officials got weather reports from Pittsburgh, Chicago, St. Louis. Denver, and San' Francisco which showed that tne weather did not vary eight degrees. Each office reported "Clear, sun shin ing bright." The Guests The invited guests included: Congressmen C. W. Beales, Gettys burg: W. H. Coleman. Pittsburgh; C. H: Rowland, Phillipsburg; Henry W. Watson, Langhorne. State Senators D. P. Gerberich. L«eb anon; John W. Hoke, Chambersburg: John G. Homsher, Strasburg: Plym outh W. Snyder. Hollidaysburg: Wil liam C. Sproul, Chester: Charles A. Snyder. Pottsville, and E. E. Beidle man. Harrisburg. Representatives William L. Adams, Beaver Rrook: Harvey Christ man, Lin field: John B. Coldsmith, Mount Pleas ant: John S. Eby, Newport; Joseph Evans. Jr., Nanticoke: Sigmund J. Gans, Philadelphia: Edward E. Jones, Harford; John C. Nisslev, Harrisburg; Clarence A. Rowell, Philadelphia; A. C. Stein. Pittsburgh I. K. Urlch, Ann vllle; William Walsh, Philadelphia; Asr. A. Weimer. Lebanon; Walter S. Young. Lykens, and James A. Dunn, Philadelphia. State officials —William D. R. Ainey, chairman of the Public Service Com mission; Robert S. Conklin, Commis sioner of Forestry; N. B. CfitChflald, Secretary of Agriculture: R. J. Cun ningham. State Highway Commis sioner: John P. Dohoney, investigator of accidents. Public Service Commis sion: James W. Gillespie, of the Pub lic Service Commission; William 51. Haigest. Second Deputy Attorney Gen eral; John Price Jackson, Commis sioner of Labor and Industry; Cole man J. Joyce, of the Public Service Commission: William H. Keller, First Deputy Attorney General; A. Nevin Pomeroy, Superintendent of Public Printing and Binding; Horace B. Pratt, electrical standard engineer. Public Service Commission; Samuel B. Ram bo, Superintendent of Public Grounds and Buildings; W. S. Seibert, assistant to secretary of the Public Service Com mission: William H. Smith, Commis sioner of Banking; Thomas J. Stew art, Adjutant General; Charles P. Swope. of the Public Service Commis sion; George A. Wood, of the Public Service Commission; Robert K. Young, State Treasurer; N. R. Buller, Com missioner of Fisheries: Dr. Samuel G. Dixon. Commissioner of Health; Cyrus E. Woods, Secretary of the Common wealth: J. F. Caskey, superintendent of telegraph. Lehigh Valley Railroad Company; Frederic W. Fleitz; H. A. Logue. Cumberland Valley Railroad Company. Prominent citizens—Edward Bailey, W. Harry Baker, Arthur E. Brown. A. E. Buchanan, G. Catherman. Charles E. Covert, Dr. John F. t'ulp, Edward R. Dasher, Dr. James E. Dickinson, C. E. Diehl. F. E. Downes, E. F. Dun lap, Robert A. Enders, G. W. Ensign. George E. Etter. Dr. V. Hummel Fager. John E. Fox. Farley Gannett, Paul Gendell, John R. Geyer. Hender son Gilbert, Spencer C. Gilbert. George A. Gorgas, John A. Herman. H. L. Hershey, C. Floyd Hopkins. Robert W. Hoy, Robert H. Irons, William Jen nings, Paul Johnston, J. N. Kinnard. C. A. Kunkel. Dr. George B. Kunkel Dr. J. B. McAlister. E. L McColgin, J. Horace McFarland, Dr. H. McGowan, J. W Milhouse, Herman P. Miller, f! B. Musser. Benjamin M. Nead. W. M. Ogelsby. Andrew S. Patterson, J. V. W. Reynders, W. M. Robison, W. J. Kose. Harry C. Ross, John K Royal, t>i : . Harvey F. Smith. Frank P. Suod gias.s. Charles C. Stroh, Mercer B. Tate: f- S. Williams, D. H. Witmer and F"ank E. Ziegier, all of this city. Division operators of the Pennsyl vania Railroad Company—C. K. Hage, WllliamsjK'rt; J. C. Mcran, Reading; W. F. Taj kr. Altoona: S. G. Gearhart, Sunbury, ami W. H. Balsley, Altoona. NewspaperniPn —C. X. Andrews, of the Free Press. Easton: Dean Hoff man. Patriot; C. B. Hoilinger. Daily New Era. Lancaster: J. P. McCnllough, Telegraph: T. F. >lcPher£on. Evening Sun. Hanover: Chafes Miller. Pa triot: Willis Geist Newhold, Writers' Service Bureau: T. O. Nissley, Press, Middletown: Boyd 3J. Ogelsby, Tele graph: D. A. Orr, VallOV Spirit, Cham bersburg; B. F. Parrott._ Evening Her ald. Shenandoah: John T- R. Schropp, Dally News, Lebanon; Elmer L. Schuyler. Gazette and Bulletin. Wtl liamsport; E. J. Starkpole,Telegraph; Robert H. Thomas, Jr.. Dail;, Journal, Mechanlcshurg; W. S. Worst} Patriot; F. R. Oyster. Telegraph: A. Boyd Hamilton. Associated Press. Officials of the Bell TelenhoneV°m pany of Pennsylvania—L. H. Kin nard, vice-president and general it'an ager, W.vnnewood: J. Heron man. general commercial agent. Phila delphia: Charles E. Booser, dlvisioi l auditor of receipts: H. W. Dean, traffic' supervisor: S. S. Eberts, district man ager: John T. Harris, traffic superin tendent: F. W. Jackson, district traffic chief. American Telephone and Tele crapli Company, all of Harrisburg; W. J. C. Jacobs, local manaeer, Waynesboro: H. C. Kunkel. plant su perintendent: George S. Reinoehl. di vision manager; S. B. Watts, local manager: H. F. Hope, plant super visor. all of Harrisburg, and P. C Staples, publicity manager, Philadel phia. Ladies Who "Listened In" The ladies who "listened in" to the conversation from the Bell companv's Walnut street office included Mrs. George S. Reinoehl, Mrs. Henry C. Kunflel. Mrs. Andrew Schultz, Mrs. F. W. Jackson. Mrs. Rexford M. Glas-iev. Mrs. Wm. H. Howard. Mrs. Seymour 8. Eberts. Mrs. John E. Sweeney. Mrs. William Haseltlne. Mr«. Charles E. Booser. Mrs. Paul W. England. Mrs. Harry F. Hone. Sirs. Wilbur F. Harris, Mrs. Samuel M. Palm. Mrs. Wayne A. Kirshner and Mrs. Edward Kllhafner. After the celebration the ladles were conducted through the company's bulldine. tea beine *«rved In the op erators' retiring room KIDNAPERS GOT THE WRONG IMlIf That's Opinion of Police in Case of Brutal Attack on Mrs. William DeVerter Kidnaping, and not robbery, is now believed by the police to have been tlie motive back of the attack on Mrs. William DeVerter. 305 South Front street, early yesterdav morning. The little woman, who was handled roughly by two men. oound and gagged and beaten over the head, was still In bed to-day. She is Improving slowly and to-day told more clearlv the storv of the attack to Detective Joseph Ibach. Mrs. DeVerter, who is known to many as "Aunt Mamie," and manu factures homemade candies, was working late Monday night on a rush order of sweets when she heard a noise in an adjoining room. Mrs. DeVerter says she called to her husband, but before she could make a second outcry the lights went out and Mrs. DeVerter was grabbed from behind by a man. Another man placed a gag In her mouth and tied her feet and she was dragged to the yard. Then, she says, one of the men remarked: "This is not the woman we want!" And that Is the last she re members. Detective Ibach, who is on the case, found a large piece of burlap. A pair of scissors which Mrs. DeVerter said she used to defend herself were picked up in the yard. Colonel Joseph B. Hutchison said to-day: "If it was the Intention to rob, robbers were taking big chances, as Mr. and Mrs. Charles Campbell have rooms on the lower floor. It is my opinion that the men intended to kidnap either Mrs. DeVerter or some one else in the house. The burlap found could have been used for no other purpose. It Is one of the most complicated cases that has ever come to my notice." One Death From Fire Crackers in Nine Years During the last nine years in this city only one death and 128 injuries have been due to accidents from fire .vorks on Independence Day according to figures compiled in the current is sue of the American Medical Associa tion Journal. Harrlsburg is classed with 84 cities of the country. The ta ble shows that in 1907 23 injuries were totaled. The only death occur red in 1908 when 71 injuries were re ported. The next highest record for injuries was July 4, 1909, when there were 22. Only seven injuries were reported for Independence Pav of this year. The total deaths in the 84 cities during nine years was 366 killed and 1 3,348 injured. On July 4 last the total was ten killed and" 806 in jured. METHODISTS' FOE ARRESTED Author of Printed Attack Caught Begging in Mount Vernon Mount Vernon, N. Y., Sept. I.—Ru j fus T. Cooper was arrested here last I night for begging a meal at a restaur ant. He was well dressed and pleaded | not gutlty to the charge of vagrancy. He had $2.50 In his pockets. He said he lived in Springfield, Mass.. and was a book agent, but that business was poor and he was seeking a job as chef. He admitted having been arrested in Minneapolis in 1912 for disorderly conduct at a Methodist conference and that he had been sentenced to ninety days in the workhouse. Judge Appell ordered him to leave the city. Cooper is the author of "Jesuitism in Methodism; or Politics of the Meth odist Episcopal Church Under the Limelight." which is an attack on the Methodist Board of Bishops, whom he calls "Would-be Popes." It con tains an account of his expulsion from the ministry and his experience in the Minneapolis workhouse, where he learned to cook. $10,000,000 IX NEW WAR ORDER Baldwin Locomotive Co. X'ow Hus $140,000,000 of Allies' Contracts Philadelphia. Pa., Sept. 1. New orders for munitions aggregating $40,- 000,000 have been closed by the Bald win Locomotive Works, making the total value of contracts received by the company from the allies approxi mately $140,000,000. For the first time since the com pany was reported to have received large munitions orders officials of the company to-day admitted the facts. Samuel M. Vauclaln, vice-president, said that the Baldwins are working on several large orders and that the latest contracts received were from the British Government. AID FOR ROOT IN 191« Washington. D. C.. Sept. I.—Elihu Root's speech before the Constitu tional Convention at Albany yester day was read here with keen Interest. It is a lonr time since a speech by a private oitisen has attracted as much I attention as this one in Washington. Many here believe that the speech would strengthen the sentinien' that has shown itself among Republicans in many sections of the country in favor of Mr. Root as Presidential nominee of the party. Democrats here declined to com ment on the speech for publication. MEMORIAL TO JOHN MILLER Memorial services in honor of John Miller, who died in I.inglestown, Au gust 29, 1909, wiil be held Sunday morning at 10:30 o clock in the Pro gress Church of Go.-: The Rev. Dr. S. G. Yahn. editor of the Church Ad vocate. will deliver the sermon. >lr. Miller left an estate of about $30,000, the income of which "is annuallv di vided among si* churches of Dauphin county. The Progress church is one of the six. Deaths and Funerals SERVICES FOR MARY CHANCE Funeral services for Mary Chance, aged 60, will be held to-morrow aft ernoon at 2 o'clock from the funeral parlors of Undertaker C. H. Mauk. Sixth and Kelker street. Burial will' be made in the East Harrisburg ceme tery. MRS. MARTHA FOX Funeral services for Mrs. Martha pCox. aged 69, 1440 Derry street, widow of Wilson Fox, will be held to-morrow aft *rnoon at 2 o'clock, the Rev. E. D. Wefcgle, of Camp Hill officiating. Hurisi will made in the East Har rishufK cemetery. >VKS. FREDERICK E. RAY Fun|f r ' 11 services for Mrs. Frederick E. Raj■ Boas street, who died from iJbJuries she received in an auto mobile ."cddent near Hogestown two weeks were held this afternoon from hl er ,ate home, the Rev. T. C. McCarrV ll officiating. Burial was made Middletown. SFRvt'LS FOR G. E. WATSON FunerJ' services for George E. Watson,/ aged SO, who died suddenly at his h««® to-day will be held Satur day aftew°°n at 2 o'clock, the Rev. A. S. WilliaB? 8 - pastor of Camp Curtin Memorial fdethodlit church officiating. Burial wil* he made In the Harrisburg cemetery Mr. Watson is survived by his wife*- SEPTEMBER 1, 1915. INo More Weak Kidneys, Backache, Rheumatism ■ New Specific Soon to be Brought to town. Says Letter: Dear Mr. Editor:—Just lately, I am told and beg to inform your readers, that the famous Dr. Pierce, of whoee medicines and Surgical Institution In Buffalo, New York, we have heard for years, has added to his popularity by assenting to put before the American people. "An-Uric." This prescription Is adapted especially for kidney com plaints and diseases arising from dis orders of the kidneys and bladder, such as backache, weak back, rheu matism. dropsy, congestion of the kidneys, inflammation of the blad der. scalding urine and urinary trou bles. The physicians and specialists at Dr. Pierce's great Institution have thoroughly tested this prescription and have been with one accord suc cessful In eradicating these troubles, and In most cases absolutely curing the diseased kidneys. Patients having once used "An- Uric" at the Institution have repeat edly sent back for more. Such a de mand has been created that Doctor Pierce has decided to put "An-Urlc" liESTiem Of LYNCHING ORDERED Frank Case Taken Up in Cobb County Court by Judge Patterson By Associated Fress Marietta, Ga., Sept. 1. The Cobb county grand jury assembled to-day to investigate the lynching of Leo M. Frank and take up its regular work. Judge Patterson in his charge to the jury said It was not a special grand jury and that while its members were not to feel they were secret service men, it was their duty to ferret out any crime alleged to have been com mitted within the county, "fearlesslyl and without hope of reward." The judge took occasion to defend Cobb county against attacks upon it grow ing out of the lynching. He charged the jury in part: "Your oaths bind you to honestly, fairly and impartially make an inves tigation of the lynching, but it is not your duty to assume the role of secret service men. n&r the role of detec tives. You were not selected in the capacity of private detectives, but as grand jurors of your county, and your work is that of grand Jurors and not ithe work of secret service men." GERMANS CARRY ON NEW PLAN IN RUSSIA [Continued From First Page.] Stripa they have not only turned at bay but have inflicted large losses on their opponents. For a period of Ave or six days on the western front a rain of shells from French guns has been poured on the German trenches. The object of this unusual artillery attack has not been disclosed, but it is not be lieved here that so much precious am munition would be used merely to dam age the German works, without some sort of concerted effort to occupy the shattered trencnes. The Ralkan problem is again to the fore. Emphasis is placed on reports that Rumania and Bulgaria are seek ing to arrive at an understanding with the entente powers, with some hopes of success. I Liverpool Hears Submarine Is Not Sunk but Captured By Associated Fress London, Sept. I.—The admiralty has given out no information concern ing the fate of the German submarine which sank the Arabic. Whether such information is in its possession ia un known. as It. is the policy of the ad miralty to withhold news of this char acter. Unofficial reports that the submarine has been sunk are being circulated widely. It is said that the craft at tempted to torpedo the Rrltlsh steamer Nicosian. which arrived at Liverpool from New Orleans on August 24, five days after the Arabic went down. According to this account, the Nlco | slan escaped and the submarine, while attempting to sink her. fell a victim to a patrol boat. In Liverpool the report Is current that the submarine has been captured and not sunk. Russians Claim to Have Captured 3,000 Prisoners By Associated Fress Petrograd, Aug. 31, via London, Sept. I.—Successful Russian counter attacks on a wide front In the strip | along a river district In Eastern Ga | llcla are reported In a Russian official I statement given out here to-night. ; Hie Russians claim to have captured ' -3,000 prisoners, 30 cannon and 34 ; machine guns. Balkan Situation Is Discussed at Length By Associated Press London, Sept. I.—The Balkan alt i nation Is discusaed at length in dla- I patches to the morning papers from ! Bucharest. Sofla, and Athens. Al though the correspondents generally | are optimistic, emphasis Is placed on | the difficulties which the diplomats of : the quadruple entente powers are en ! countering in their endeavors to ad j just the conflicting demands and dis | arm the mutual suspicions of the i Balkan nations. 315 REPORTED KILLED ! London, Sept. 1, 4.40 A. M. A Reuter dispatch from Athens saya it Is reported from reliable aourcea that in an encounter near Scutari. Albania, between partiaans of Eaaad Pasha, former president of Albania, and Mur dltes. the former were defeated, losing 21 r, in killed and wounded besides 500 prisoners. WILL COMPLY WITH REQUESTS Paris, Sept. I.—The Berbian gov ernment has informed Greece that it intends to comply with the requests of the quadruple entente concerning the concessions demanded by Bulgaria, siiys an Athens dispatch to the Matin. MARQUIS SERIOUSLY ILL Toklo, Japan. Sept. 1. Marquis Kaoru Inouye, one of the elder states men of Japan. Is critically 111 and his death IS believed to he Imminent. The marquis, who, is one of the moat In fluential figures in the Japanese finan cial world, is 80 years old. CASTOR IA F* Infants Md CMfdrwu /rf S/VTZX~ Tbo Kiril You Han Alwajs Bousdit <* In the drug store* of this country. In a ready-to-uae form. It will be their own fault If the public does not take advantage of this wonderful remedy. I know of one or two leading drug gists here who have managed to pro cure a supply of "An-Urlc for their anxious customers in and around this locality. Blmply ask for Doctor Pierce's An- Urlc Tablets. There can be no imi tation. Every package of An-Urlc is sure to be Dr. Pierce's. You will find the signature on the package just aa you do on Dr. Pierce's Favorite Pre scription, the ever-famous friend to ailing women, and Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, proven by fifty years' experience to be the greatest general tonic and reconstructor for any one. I have used "An Uric" and be lieve it to be the greatest of kidney medicines and I have tried many. A few doses will convince, I feel cer tain. I A FIRM BELIEVER. FIVE STRINGERS ON WILL GRP IN PLACE Footwall of River Front Steps Will Be Constructed While Coffer Dam Is Pumped Dry \ Five of the concrete "stringers" for the steps in the River Wall gap at Market street have been set In forms and as soon as the green material set tles sufficiently to permit the removal of the frames, the construction of the additional "stringers'" will be started In the second coffer dam beneath the Market street bridge. While the forms are being placed in the second coffer dam, the con struction of the foot wall for the "stringers" that are now settling, will be started. By building the coffer dam In sec tions Engineer E. W. Cowden figures that both time and money will be saved. While the concreting Is being pushed ahead on the "stringers" in one section, the pumps can clear the water from the next one. In spite of the unfavorable weather and the high water of the last few weeks, the Job is being pushed with all possible speed and the crops of men are tak ing advantage of the pleasant weather of to-day. The removal of the sloping wall that originally formed a part of the coal wharf is being gradually removed al ihough it may be necessary to rip this loose by small blasts. That the gap in the wall will be closed, so that there will be an unin terrupted stretch of steps from Maclay street to Iron alley >vith the excep tion of the K-ctlon at "Hardscrabble," is now considered certain. Finishing touches may not be added but it is expected that the steps and walk will be completed sufficiently to permit people to get across the gap conven iently. CITY UNDER-POLICED DECLARES HUTCHISON [Continue*! From First Page.] ter. 303 South Front street, was at tacked by two burglars, who gagged and bound her and left her insensible In the back yard. In addition to this an aged woman, Mrs. Ella Albright, was chocked to death while alone in her home in North Fifteenth street not so long ago. In all of these cases the police have been unable to appre hend the criminals. In the murder case the body of Mrs. Albright was not discovered until thirty-six hours after the crime had been committed. Although detectives ran down every clue, no traces were found of the murderer. Commenting on this case. Colonel Hutchison pointed out these facts and called attention tA the lack of any tangible clues. No suspicious char acters were seen in the neighborhood, |he pointed out. and no motive was ever discovered for the crime. Few Successful Robberies beries which have alarmed many resi dents of the city recently Chief Hutchi son said: "If you could look over our mail every day you would discover that Harrisburg Is fortunate in the small number of robberies pulled off suc cessfully. "We have less house robberies here, I believe, than in any other city of Harrisburg's size," he added. "There Is no question, however," the colonel declared in commenting on the size of the city's police department, "but that Harrisburg is under-policed. "The smallest ratio that can be used in determining the number of police for a city is about one to every 1,000 population. "Now we have sixty-five members In our entire department, and that in cludes the chauffeur and even the jani tor. We have forty-eight, patrolmen for both day and night duty. "In Reading, a city of about the same area, although of larger popu lation. there are 102 officers. Wllkes- Rerre with a population about the same as Harrisburg has ninety-eight 1 officers. This undoubtedly shows how badly we need more men here»" Referring to the efficiency of the present force. Chief Hutchison called attention to the growing number of automobile thefts in other cities and the relatively few here. "Here's a circular from Prosldence, Tc. T.," he commented as he picked up a paper from his desk. It. requests us to look out for three autos stolen there yesterday. And here's another from Detroit where three more were stolen. "In Detroit from one to three cars ore stolen every day. I don't know whether they steal them as fast as Henry Ford makes them or not," the colonel smilingly added, "but that's the ratio." That there are no profesalonal crooks In Harrisburg. Chief Hutchison declared, ia due to the comprehensive identification bureau maintained by the local department. "When a crook knowa we have him 'mugged' here and are able to lay our hands on his record at a moment's notice, he steers clear of Harrisburg,'" said he. CHOLERA OX STEAMER By Associated Press New York, Sept. 1. —The reaults of bacteriological examination to-day were awaited to determine the nature of the diaeaae which haa placed the Hnmburg-Amerlcan liner Prealdent Lincoln under strict quarantine. Fif teen persons aboard the steamship are ill and the health officers of the port have taken extraordinary precautions because the symptoms resemble those of Asiatic cholera. 9
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