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
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»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
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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
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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.
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