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PASSENGERS TELL
OF LONDON RAID
Story Prohibited by Censor
Told When Steamer Orduna
Reaches New York
By vsoctoted Press
New York, Sept. 20.—A handful of
persons from the millions fcho saw the
first Zeppelin raid over the heart of
London on the night of September S
reached New York to-day aboard the
steamship Orduna with thrilling stories
ot the fight in the sky between the
invaders and British aircraft and other
details of the damage inflicted which
had hitherto been suppressed by the
British censor.
There were satd to be three Zeppe
lins in the fleet, although those who
told the story to-day had seen but one.
They circled over the theater and
hotel district of London, dropping ex
plosive and incendiary bombs. One
of the latter, it was said, destroyed
by fire an entire block of warehouses
within five minutes' walk of St. Paul's
Church. An explosive bomb ripped
through a six-story tenement in the
center of the city, shattering the build
ing from top to bottom and killing a
dozen or more men, women and chil
dren as they slept.
Several bombs, according to the eye
witnesses. fell near three hospitals,
in a cluster, the central one of which
was the Opthalmic Hospital, full of
wounded soldiers. All three buildings
were rocked to their foundations and
not a pane of glass was left intact.
The patients had to be moved into the
street, where they lay for hours on
their cots, while the damage was re
paired.
Bursting: shells from anti-aircraft
puns, lighting: the sky like meteors,
shattered into sudden fire all around
the Zeppelin. The spits of flame
seemed to be finding: their target.
Meantime the Zeppelin maneuvered
over the Holborn section of London,
circling at least twice. These ma
neuvers ended when a shell burst al
most directly under the aircraft's bow.
A swerve, a sudden dip and the
searchlights lost the Zeppelin. They
were on her a moment after and It
was seen that she appeared to be go
ing down by the head. For a few
second she hovered as if uncertain
vbat to do, then righted herself, point
ed her nose slightly upward and as
cended so rapidly that within a min
ute or two the searchlights could find
her -no more. There were no further
bomb explosions thereafter.
London went to bed that night with
hot wrath, but not in fear, these pas
sengers said. They passed by recruit
ing stations which had been empty
the day before. On this morning
there were long lines of men waiting
outside eager to join the army.
How the American ambassador,
■Walter H. Page, and his family
watched the Zeppelin from the steps
of the embassy in Grosvenor Square
was told by Frank C. Page, the am
bassador's son. The airship was about
S.OOO feet up, Mr. Page said, and
looked like a silver cigar as it floated
in the night sky outlined by the!
searchlights.
RUSSIANSTNCIRCLED ;
BIG BATTLE IS NEAR
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burg's cavalry has penetrated so deep
ly into hostile country as to create a
salient open to sudden attack, if the
Russians shoutd be able to'crtmihand
reinforcements at the proper time and
place, but it is not believed here that
his opponents are in a position to deal
such a blow effectively. There is a
great deal of speculation as to the Ger
man objective.
ATTACKS NEAR AX AF ART A
By Associated Press
Constantinople, via London, Sept.
20.—A statement issued by the Turk
ish war office says: "Our reconnoiter
ing parttes near Anafarta on Saturday
night drove away similar parties of
the enemy and successfully threw
bombs into the enemy's trenches.''
FIGHTTXG IX LAKE REGIOX
By Associated Press
Petrograd. Sept. 19. via London,
Sept. 20, 3.55 A. M.—The official com
munication issued by the war depart
ment to-day says: "West of Dvlnsk
and in the region of the lakes stub
l orn fightlns continues. Violent enemy
attacks In the region of lllukst were
repulsed and the enemy was thrown
back on his ircnches with heavy
losses."
EXPECT SUCCESSFUL RETREAT
By Associated Press
London, Sept. 20. Undiminished
confidence in military circles that the
Russians will make a successful re
treat from Vilna Is reported by the
Petrograd correspondent of the Times.
EVACCATIOX PROCEEDING
By Associated Press
Petrograd. Sept. 20 (noon), via
London, 1:40 p. m. —A dispatch from
Kiev to the Bourse Gazette quotes the
director of the South Western Rail
ways as saying that the evacuation of
that town was "proceeding normally,
an' that there were on hand suffi
cient cars for this purpose."
HEAD ALMOST SEVERED
By Associated Press
Williamsport, Pa.. Sept. 20.—Gar
field Larson, 25 years old. member of
the firm of Larson- Brothers, lumber
and coal dealers of Renovo, was in
stantly killed to-day when a sharp
pointed plank was hurled from a saw
in the Larson mill and penetrated his
neck. His head was nearly severed.
YEAR HAS BEEN FAVORABLE
Denver, Col.. Sept. 20.—From the
standpoint of the investment banker
and the Investment Bankers' Associa
tion of America, the year just closed
has been very propitious, according to
the report of Secretary Frederick R.
Fenton, presented to the fourth an
nual convention of the organization
which opened here to-day.
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HOTEL I 5
| THIRTY FOURTH STREET !
AT PARK AVENUE
\ The most
conveniently situated hotel
in New York
At the j
Thirty-third Street Subway |
WALTON H. MARSHALL | j
Managtr
MONDAY EVENING, BiUUUSBURG &SS& TELEGRAPH SEPTEMBER 20, 1915.
DR. SWALLOW WRITES OF GRAND ARMY OF
STEVENS MEMORIAL METHODIST CHURCH
Veteran Minister Tells of Reunion of the Veterans of Allison
Hill Plrtce of Worship; Was Delightful Occasion x
By DR. S. C. SWALLOW
Stevens Memorial church, at Thir
teenth and Vernon streets, Harrisburg,
has. under the wise direction of its
efficient pastor, the Rev. Dr. Smucker,
many organizations, all bent on giv
j ing every man. woman and child
j member something to do, and an in
centive and guardianship in the doing.
Among the many is "The Grand
I Army," of the Rev. B. F. Stevens Me
| mortal church, organized in 1912.
| Now the living patron saint of
| Army is that vigorous active youns
man, Warren Van Dyke, who is secre
tary of the Pennsylvania State Demo
cratic committee, also chief deputy
collector in the Lancaster Internal
Revenue Department. Mr. Van Dyke
i has a large class of young ladies in
j Stevens Memorial. He has used that
j class to organize, to help, to entertain,
j and in every way possible to render
comfortable in life, give consolation in
affliction, and an honored grave in
death the more than fifty members of
that church who have passed their
seventieth milestone in the journey
of life. This army has its reunions,
its banquets, its socials, its literary en
tertainments. its automobile outings,
its picnics, etc., while thts Van Dyke
class headed by its teacher, and sec
onded by Pastor Smucker chaperons
the whole outfit, and aided by many
other youngsters, applaud to the echo
the activities and passivities of this
Grand Army of Oldsters.
Endorses the Idea
Does anyone anywhere know of any- !
thing more fitting, more generous, more i
philanthropic or in fact more Christ- ]
like than this appreciation of the fath- !
ers and mothers who have "borne the!
heat apd burden of the day" and are
now "in the sear and yellow leaf." j
It was the high privilege of Mrs. !
Swallow and myself, accompanied by !
our old friend, the Rev. W. W. Reese !
to be guests of this "Grand Army" at
their annual fete day on Saturday
last. Mr. Van Dyke and his class were
at the church greeting the veterans as
they arrived in automobiles at 10
o'clock. A twenty-mile automobile
AMuseofleyrel 1
ORPHEI'M
Thursday matinee and night, Sept. i
23.—Hughy Bernard's "Americans."
Friday and Saturday with daily mat
inees, Sept. 23 and 24. Lyman H.
Howe's Travel Festival.
HOWE HERE FOR CELEBRATION '
Lyman H. Howe's Travel Festival, |
which is a regular visitor to the Or- i
pheum every season, always playing I
two engagements, one in the Fall and j
the other during the Spring, hearing
of the big celebration to be held the
latter part of this week, and although
not booked to appear here until No
verrtber, immediately made arrange
ments with the Wilmer and Vincent
Theater Company for the presentation
of his new program next Friday and
Saturday with special matinees" both
days in order to accommodate the big
crowds and be part of the city's im- j
provement program. Howe will take
Harrisburgers as well as all the out
side visitors with him on a trip
through the Panama Canal to the Cal
ifornia Exposition and also the San
Diego exposition besides showing many!
other new and exclusive features.
Seats will go on sale Wednesday morn
ing.—Adv. -
"THE DICTATOR" AT THE REGENT
John Barry more, whose every ap
pearance on the screen insures a car
nival of mirth attains a genuine laugh
triumph in a thrilling humorous
photo-adaptation of the popular stage
success, "The Dictator," by the cele
brated author, Richard Harding Davis,
which will be shown at the Regent
to-day and to-morrow.
The central character of this fa
mous comedy-drama is Brooke Trav
ers, a young American, who is forced
by existing and exciting circumstaiy es
to become temporarily the dictator of
a small republic in South America, and
who in doing so becomes the hero of
many momentous situations, some
comic, and some very serious indeed,
from all of which he emerges the vic
tor. through the aid of his clever wit
and never-failing audacity, and is fin
ally rescued from his predicament by
a kindly fate in the substantial guise
of an American battleship.
Produced in Cuba, the film,version
of "The Dictator" adheres in' atmos
pheric detail to al the requirements
of the unusual story, while John Bar
rymore's personal success cannot be
exaggerated.
Wednesday and Thursday "Betty
In Search of a Thrill" with Elsie Janis.
Elsie Janis is here depicted in a coin
eflv written by herself and in her own
vi%-acious manner drives home the pit
falls into which any inexperienced girl
is apt to stray.—Adv.
Vote for David Hoffman, of Dauphin,
Pa., for Director of the Poor.—Adv.
ARCHIBALD BACK IN U. S.
CANE TAKEN FROM HIM
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situation here. If there is any con
templated prosecution of me, it i£ per
fectly unjust.
"I took the letter which caused the
trouble from Ambassador Dumba
without knowledge of its contents and
entirely unwittinr'y. That is all I care
to say at present."
Archibald then said he would issue
a loneer statement after landing. As
he walked down the gangplank, how
ever. he met a man he described as
Ms secretary. The man said he was
Charles Mercer. Archibald and Mer- I
cer held a short conference and Archl- |
l>ald then announced he would defer I
[ the Issuing of an additional statement.
He said he expected to go to Washing
ton soon, but other than that had no
plans.
Archibald Will Be Given
Opportunity to Explain
By Associated Press
Washington, Sept. 20. —Whatever
the government's action toward James
F. J. Archibald, the American corre
spondent involved in the case of Dr.
Dumba. the Austrian Ambassador, it
wIU not be taken for several days, and
not until Archibald has had opportun-.
ity to make explanations to officials
here.
No further word 'of the Austrian
Government's intention to recall Dr.
Dumhk had been received at the State
Department to-day. The only action
the department will take on Dr.
Dumba's letter, published yesterday,
will be to formally acknowledge its
receipt.
TO ADDRESS ENGINEERS «
Members of the Engineers' Society
will be addressed this evening by C.
F. Drayer. secretary of the Cleveland
I Engineers' Society. Afterward a spe
cial meeting will be held.
ride was finished by noon. Chicken
and waes ami all the accoutrements
as provided by the class were sung
over by the veterans to the tune or
Duke street or some other, and blessed
by Dr. Reese and then presto change,
they- disappeared. A motion tor a
vote of appreciation to our benefactors
from pastor to chauffeurs was passed
unanimously with a shout.
I After retiring to the ample churcn
11 parlor, that veteran local preacher,
; long connected with the State Agrlcul
j tural Department and known as Cap-
I i tain W'm. Swartz was called to the
' j chair and Major Kinley I. Thomas to
'the secretary's table and then the two
: hours' fun began. Ttfo minute ad
' J reminiscence ancedotes. stories
songv, interruptions, splendid recita
tions by Mrs. Fogg, repartee, rejoihd
ers and lots of laughter, mingled with
| joyful tears made the hours fly all too
i fast. The veteran, John H. Sheesley,
•j presented Mr. Swartz with a cane, not
j to be used till- he reaches the hun
i! dredth milestone, the writer exacted
; a promise from the chairman that
| when he had reached one hundred and
' I ten he should make him in his will the
| bequest of that cane.
Then came a group picture by
| Roshon of the Army assembled on the
i j front steps, and the automobiles did
: the rest. As we journeyed homeward
i evefy veteran of both sexes and of all
ages from 70 to 90 smacked their lips
and clapped their hands and patted
II their neighbors on the shoulder and
j exclaimed the best ever, the very best
ever."
! The Army has Its roster, its officers,
| its badges, its literature, Its church
field day once a year, which occurs for
! this year next Sabbath, and is alto
| gethef- the most completed unique af
; fair known to the writer. Others who
; have traveled more may be wiser. If
| they have knowledge of anything bet
' ter provided for the Christian veterans
of any church, will they kindly publish
it that we may improve on what we
have. In closing permit me to add
that Mrs. Carl Fogg is among the most
entertaining elocutionists to which we
have ever listened.
S. C. SWALLOW.
'COL HUTCHISON SLAMS
MEALS IN INTERVIEW
[Continued From First Page.]
even though he might be outvoted in
the next Council I will not be in the
way to open the houses of prostitution
under police surveillance and system
atizing. as he is quoted as saying he
was in favor of. and then have the
I audacity to call on the Church to sup
i port him.
Has Done His Duty
"I will retire with no regrets with
the full sense that 1 have tried with
all my ability to do my duty to ray
oath and the city which paid me. My
friends as well as the decent citisens
know me and respect jne for what I
have done and that amply repays me
for what my enemies and those who
desire an open town say about me.'
"To them I have no apology to
offer, for what that class of people
think or say cannot hurt me. But if
I have hurt any good citizens in the
: nischarge of my duty, I am sorry
for it. The bad ones I care not for.
"The attack he made on myself and
the department is too ridiculous to
reply to. The court records will speak
for themselves and show that we con
■ | \icted and sent to prison more colored
women for robbing white men than
his police force did. We have also
caught and convicted our good share
of men criminals, some noted through
, out the country, and we have also
helped to make the city a very nice
city in which to live.
"I have served with pride under
Mayor Royal, a good, clean public offi
\ cial. whose administration accom
! pllshed a great deal of good for the
whole city. I am satisfied to let the
, good people of the city compare the
: work with what was done bv Dr.
Meals.
Cltj Cleaner Now
[ "If he is elected it will not prove
i that he had the best administration
t for the good of the community; it
I will only show that a majority of the
f voters want the kind of public service
» that he gave them, and the kind it
, was is very generally known.
"I can say without fear of contra
t diction that the city to-day is cleaner,
~ morally, than it ever was.
, "The election will be by the people,
, end whoever they decide on by a ma
j jority will be the will of the people,
( | and I will submit without a murmur. I
. j will also submit to any criticism by
, | decent people as to my official conduct
I without a word. That class has a
,i light to criticise.
"I closing I want to sav that If the
. Christian people of this citv rally to
the support of Dr. E. S. Meals' for
;( Mayor of this city after he tells them
j in his interview- what he intends to do,
|thfn thev will have to take what thov
! | vote for."
FIRE ON STEAMER AT
SEA COSTS ONE LIFE
[Continued From First Page.]
[ J freighter Tuscania. which had re
i sponded to the Athinai's wireless call
I for assistance. Captain McLean's flr«t
j message said that flre had broken out
|ln the forward hold of the steamer
j and that he was standing by pre
pared to convoy her to this port.
, j Apparently the spread of the flames
, was rapid, for a short time afterward
j another brief message from the
, Tuscania. relayed through the Cape
Race wireless station said the
I Atliinai had been abandoned,
i j The Tuscania is bound from Glas
! * ow f°r New York, but it was thought
I possible she would bring the ship
i wrecked men to this port before pro
| ceeding to her destination,
j Message Sent This Morning
I The message from the Tuscania was
dated at 7 a. m. to-day and was the
first official word received from the
liner since the wireless report last
night that the Athinal was afire and
I the Tuscania had rescued the pas
j sengers. The message read:
"Heard distress call at 8:30 a. m.
yesterday. Arrived on spot at noon
and sent line across to help them
Transferred passengers about 4 p. m
Athinai was abandoned about B>3o p[
m. We rescued 408 passengers and
crew, and the Rumanian Prince res-
I cued 61. There was only one life
lost, that of a man who jumped over
board. We left the wreck burning
fiercely In No. 1 and 2 holds at 10-30
p. m. Position latitude 40.54 north
longitude 57.47 west."
The Athinal sailed- from New York
last Thursday for Greece. The cargo
consisted of considerable quantities of
flour, coffee, cotton, rice and lubricat
ing oil.
ATTEMPTS TO SETTLE STRIKE
By Associated Press
New York. Sept. 20.—Richard J.
Butler, president of the New York
district council- of the International
Longshoremen's Association began to
day an effort to settle the strike of
freight handlers at the terminals of
j .several railroad and steamship lines
here
SOCIETY WOMAN BURNED TO DEATH
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Mrs. Philip Rhinelander, one of the best-known women in New York
and Newport society, was burned to death in her home when she was curl
ing her hair.
A small alcohol lamp she was using exploded. Mrs. Rhinelander was
a granddaughter of Mayor Grady of New York.
Rotarians Will Meet at
A. H. Holman's New Store
The Harrisburg Rotary Club will
meet to-morrow evening at the new
clothing store of Arthur H. Holman,
228 Market street. Mr. Holman has
been long a popular member of the
club and the Rotarians will turn out
in large numbers to give him a proper
"housewarming." Refreshments will
be served.
Miss Breese to Be Bride on
Same Day Brother Is Wed
BA££S£.
MISS FRANCES T. BREESE
New York, Sept. 20.—Miss Frances
T. Bresse, daughter of' Mr. and Mrs.
James L. Breeae, will be married, it
has been announced, on Saturday,
October 9, to Lawrence McKeever
Miller, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hoffman
Miller, at the summer home of Mr.
and Mrs. Brfeese. The Orchard, South
ampton, L. I. Miss Breese is orie of
the most popular members of the so
cial set at the Long Island colony.
On the same day at noon in St.
Andrew's Dune Church in South
ampton, Miss Breese's brother, Robert
Breese, will marry Mis Beatsrice Claf
lin. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
B. Claflin.
After the two different ceremonies,
a joint wedding reception will be held
at, The Orchard.
HOLD C. OF C. ANNUAL
MEETING OCTOBER 4
The annual meeting of the Harris
burg Chamber of Commerce will be
held October 4. The time and place
will be announced later. Five new
directors will be elected.
Ball Player Hit on Head
Unconscious in Hospital
i
j Struck on the head by a pitched bull
i jin a baseball game at Marysvllle on
i Saturday afternoon between Marys
' | ville and Dauphin in the Dauphln
i Perry League, Russell Kistler. aged 29,
lof Marysvllle, was admitted to the
! Harrisburg hospital to-day in an un
[ conscious condition suffering from a
- fractured skull. Kistler suddenly be
! came unconscious Saturday night. His
j condition is serious.
Advocates Reserve Army
of 100,000 Men to Cost
$60,000,000 Annually
By Associated Press
| 'Danville, 111., Sept. 20. Address-
I ing several hundred veterans of the
' Spanish American War at a reunion
I yesterday Congressman J. G. Cannon
advocated a reserve army of 100,000
men to cost the nation sixty million
1 dollars a year. His plan is to send
; the first two year volunteers to camp
j for a month each year. These men
then will go into the first reserves
and two years later into the third
reserves.
The salary of the soldiers, Mr. Can
non proposed, should be $250 a year.
- The only drilling would be during the
1 month at camp.
Von Bernstorff Given
Power to Satisfy U. S.
By Associated Press
Berlin. Sept. 20. A full settlement
j of the submarine problem can prob
ably be arranged by negotiations in
' Washington. Count Von Bernstorff,
! German ambassador to the United 1
' States, is in possession of complete in
formation regarding the wishes and
j policy of Germany and has been given
' power to negotiate terms of settlement
| with the United States, subject only
to final revision and approval by the
I home government.
! A long report on the submarine
situation was received here from
j Count Von Bernstorff Thursday and an
I equally long message of instruction
went forward to the ambassador this
: morning. Both dispatches were of a
! nature which seems to make officials
j confident that the whole submarine
problem can be speedily and satisfac
j torlly settled.
; NOT SERIOUSLY HURT IN
FALL FROM BALCONY
i Charles Krauss. well-known jeweler
jof the city, of 215 Briggs street, who
i crashed to the pavement at the rear
l of his home Saturday evening when
I the balcony gave way under him, was
I able to go to his office to-day at 411
! Market street. It was thought at first
| that Mr. Krauss was seriously injured
jin the fall. Physicians found that no
bones were broken but that he was
suffering from shock. It is not be
lieved that he received internal in
juries. Mr. Krauss had just stepped
I out on the balcony when the supports
I gave wav, he and the porch fell into
the yard below. Mr. Krauss was
picked up unconscious but recovered
later in the evening.
MRS. FIRMAN RESTS WELL
Mrs. A. R. Furman, who was
I knocked down Saturday morning on
North Third street by a jitney, and
seriously injured, was resting well to
dav. She is in the Harrisburg Hos
pital. An investigation of the acci
dent is being made by Colonel Joseph
i B. Hutchison. There is not likely to
be anv public hearing. Mrs. Furman
who is sixty-five years of age is the
I mother of Paul H. Furman, chief of
■ I the Bureau of Statistics in the Depart
i ment of Labor and Industry.
ANNOUNCE WEDDING DATE
Cards announcing the marriage of
Miss Lois Daphne Leonard to Thomas
B. Kennedy. Jr., at Los Angeles, Cali
fornia, Thursday, October 14, at 4
o'clock in the afternoon have been
received by friends in this city. Mr.
; Kennedy is the son of Moorehead C.
Kennedy, president of the Cumberland
Valley Railroad. and is very well
j known in this city.
ROCKEFELLER IX COLORADO
By Associated Press
( Trinidad, Colo., Sept. 20. John D.
Rockefeller, Jr., arrived here to-day
. for an inspection of the properties of
! the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company.
> Mr. Rockefeller and his party prob
r ably will spend two or three weeks In
Colorado-
1,600 RAILROAD
MEN STORM CITY
Here to See Championship
Game Between Williams
port and Phila. Teams
Underwriting Syndicate
Will Be Largest Known!
By Associated Press
New York, Sept. 20. The largest j
underwriting syndicate the western j
world has ever known was In process
of formation to-day to handle the pro
posed credit loan to Great Britain and
France which has now shrunk, it was
reported from one billion dollars to a
sum, yet to be determined, between
$600,000,000 and $800,000,000.
This mammoth syndicate, according
to tentative arrangements said to have
been agreed upon, will be nation-wide
In its character andjW'lll comprise na
tional and State banks and trust com
panies from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
A number of so-called pro-German
fianciers, it was reported, will join the
syndicate if it be finally agreed that
the proceeds of the big loan shall be
available only for commodity exports
and not for munitions of war.
Add 311 More Names
to Register's Books;
Total in City 14,136
Eleventh-hour efforts of unregis-1
tered electors to have their names j
placed on the registration books in I
order to vote at to-morrow's pri- :
maries kept the clerks in the County
Commissioners' office on the jump all
day and by noon 311 petitions for
registration had been received. These
late filers, of course, failed to get on
the books at the regular registration
days because of illness or unavoidable
f bsence from the city. To-day is the
last day, howover; the clerks declared
that none would be received to-mor
row-. as the books must be sent out
to the polling places. With the late
petitions received to-day the whole
city registration totals 14,136.
Some vacancies on election boards
had to he filled to-day by the court.
Among these were John Burns, judge
®f election. Sixth precinct, Seventh
ward, vice Charles M. McGlnnes: Gor
don W. Ford, judge. Fourth precinct,
Seventh ward, vice Henry M. Yocum;
James H. Long, judge. Second pre-'
cinct. Seventh ward, vice William P.
Alexander: A. Dennee Bibb, majority
inspector, same district, vice J. Lee
Miles, removed.
t
New Merchants' Ice
Plant in Operation
The new plant of the Merchants' j
Ice Company, Berryhill street, near |
Cameron, was put in operation to-day. j
Twenty-five hundred pounds of am- j
monia were compressed Into the pipes |
and within sixty hours the plant can j
be operated with an output of fifty |
tons a day.
An oil engine of 275 horsepower is
used to drive the condensers and to
generate clectrcuy for the auxiliary
machinery and pumps.
Filtered-city water will be used to
manufacture the ice and artesian well j
water for condensing purposes. The I
storage capacity is 1,000 tons of Ice.
A large oil tank holding hundreds
of gallons and a cistern containing
enough water to run the plant 2H
hours without being refilled have been
installed. Eight hundred ice molds
are also included in the equipment of
the building which makes it one of
the best in the county, as only mod
ern machinery has been used to equip
the plant.
Famous Old Printery
Will Be Torn Down
The sale of the building at 21 South
Second street occupied by the Theo
dore F. Scheffer estate. Saturday
marks the passage of one of the oldest;
and most historical buildings in the
city.
The Scheffer printing house was es
tablished before the war by Gustavus
S. Peters, who came to this city from
Germany early in the nineteenth cen
tury.' Theodore F. Scheffer came here
later and became an apprentice.
Peters was a genius and some time
after starting in business conceived (he
Idea of printing in colors from blocks.
He became famous and printed books
of religious subjects, nursery rythmes
and posters in colors. Scheffer was
also an inventor and made a unique
line of printing inks. A dryer, he!
made is still in use in all the large
printing plants of the country. To
gether they established a wonderful
business and later founded a station
ery and hook store. Mr. Scheffer died
in 1883 leaving a "amlly of five sons
who conducted the estate. Mr. Peters
preceded him in death.
The property will be vacated in
about six weeks and torn down. Ald
inger & Co., who now own it will erect I
a three-story modern structure for
a furniture storehouse and other busi
ness purposes.
CENTRAL SENIORS ELECT
At noon to-day the senior class pf
Central high school held a business
meeting in the chapel and elected
these class officers: Arthur Zweifel,
president; Lucile Smucker, secretary.
One hundred and thirty members of
the class voted. The question of class
dues was put to a vote with the result
that It was decided that 25 cents for
the year should comprise the dues.
BIG TURNOUT OF CLUB
Edward B. Whiten, president of the
Harrisburg Colored Republican Club,
to-day returned his thanks to all who
helped make the big meeting held at.
SOl South Tenth street Saturday night
a big success. The largest turnout of
members in the history of the club
was recorded. Included among the
speakers were Senator Edward E.
rseidleman, Commissioners William H.
Lynch. Harry F. Bowman and M. Har
\ey Taylor and Dr. Henry M. Stlno
and Dr. C. E. L. Keene.
LKGAIj NOTICES LEGAIi NOTICES
Pennsylvania State Highway Department, Harrtsburg. Pa. Sealed prr>V~
posals will be received at said office until 10 a. m., September 30, 1915, when
bids will be publicly opened and scheduled, and contract awarded as soon
thereafter as possible, for the construction of the following bridges:
i County Township. Route Station Material. Span.
I Center 57 1196 Steel 70 in.
Beaver Raccoon 115 2325 Concrete 32 '.a.
I Sullivan Davidson 19 1375 Steel 50 In,
Monroe.: Hamilton 1«4 1316 Concrete 16 In.
Monroe Polk .\.164 742 ) Concrete 14 In.
Monroe Stroud 168 43 & 191 Concrete 8 In. & Bin
Monroe Pocono 168 308 & 421 Concrete 4 in. & 8 in.
Monroe Pocono 16S 502 Concrete 25 In.
Monrce Paradise 169 711 Concrete 26 In.
Pike Dlngman & Mlllford. .. 7 2169 & 2196 Concrete Ifiln. & Sin.
Wyoming baton 13 207 & 215 Concrete 20 In. &2B In.
Wyoming Falls 232 557 Concrete 24 in.
Cameron.. Shlppen . 99 1264 Steel 50 In
Cameron Shlppen 99 1323 Steel 50 In.
Susuehanna Brooklyn ; fl 1148 & 1692 Concrete 20 In. & 5 in.
Susquehanna Great Bend ... 10 507 & 562 Concrete 10 In. &10 In.
Susquehanna.... Gibson ...227 1304 Concrete 20 In
Susquehanna. .. .Clifford . .r: 296 641 Concrete 30 in.
Plans' and specifications may be seen at office of State Highway Depart
ment. Harrlsburg, 1001 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, and 903 Hnrtje Building,
Pittsburgh. Full particulars and Information 011 application to Robert J.
Cunningham. State Highway Commissioner.
«
COURT TO DECIDE
ON CUP'S PATENT
Partners Who Bought Gordon
Factory Raise Question in
$2,250 Note Deal
Whether or nof
Jhi h 111 \ the type of sanitary
y/j^/r~ ü b/k drinking cup manu
factured by Francis
—H. Gordon was rfro
tected by a patent
will be left to the
Dauphin C ount y
UTI RaVHwul Courts to decide.
iHffi tPinrf case K°' * nto
I Hill ifftl 1 courts through
the alleged refusal
of Isaiah Scheelin
rnd partner to satisfy notes for $2,2 50
which they Rave to Gordon when they
bought out his business. Gordon, they
contend, sold not only his stock, busi
ness, etc., but the patented right on
the article he manufactured. They
admit that they gave him the notes in
payment, but declare that they have
since discovered*that the cup was not
patented as represented and that they
therefore are not liable for the paper.
Gordon*in the meantime, had assigned
these to Edward Moeleln, and the
latter brought the action against
Scheelin and his partner to recover the
amounts.
Curtln 'Heights Changes Xante.
Permission was given by the Dauphin
County Court to-day to change the
name of the Curtln Heights Methodist.
Church to the Camp Curtln Memorial
I Methodist Church.
Rebuild Bridge Over Muddy Creek.
| —The Dauphfn County Court to-day
j cppolnted C. R. McDowell, Spring
! boro: A. G. Richmond. Meadvilte; R.
j R. Philp, Oil City, and George Y. No
lan and Arthur H. Hull, this city, to
serve as a board of viewers to report
upon the advisability of rebuilding the
bridge over Muddy creek, Crawford
county. This was washed away dur
ing a recent floor. The commission
will report to the court October 25.
Two Transfers: One Permit. —Only
two realty transfers and a single
small permit were recorded to-day.
Gettys & Gettys deeded 2254 North
Third street to Jacob W. Dechant for
$1 and 238 Emerald street to Ellz
aheth Tatnal for sl. The building
nermit was given to D. M. David for
the construction of a $350 garage in
the rear of his residence, 1512 North
street.
TO TEI,L OP PyPFRTEVOES
IX GERMAN WAR ZONE
Professor Sherman A. Allen, of the
Harrisburg Academy, will speak to
the members of the Zion Lutheran
Church Brotherhood next Monday
j evening on his experiences in Germany
at the outbreak of the present Euro
pean war. The lecture will be Illus
trated and will be followed by a short
talk on Syria, where Professor Allen
has spent several years. It was plan-
I ned to have Professor Allen speak
j this evening but arrangements were
j not completed and the lecture was
i postponed for one week.
j MRS. MALT)WIN DRIMMOXD DIES
B,y Associated Press
Southampton, Sept 20, 1 p. m.—
Mrs. Maid win Drummond who died on
i Saturday continued almost to the
personal supervision of the Red CrosiP
Hospital into which, at the outbreak
of the war, her home was converted.
Mrs. Drummond, who formerly was
Mrs. Marshall Field, Jr., of Chicago,
gave her time to nursing hundreds
jof wounded men back to health. Her
I death occurred after a painful illness.
"FIGHTTXG PARSOX" RESIGNS
Bv Associated Press
Seattle, Wash., Sept. 20.—The Rev.
Arthur P. S. Hyde, who during three
years of missionary and church work
has maintained his rank as a captain
of artillery In the United States army,
announced, it was made public to
day, his resignation as pastor of St.
Clement's Episcopal Church here so
that he might return to full dutv as
an army officer.
COXSCRIPTTOX DISCUSSED
By Associated Press
Vancouver, B. C„ Sept. 20.—The
possibility of conscription in Canada
probably will be given attention by the
. Canadian trades union congress which
convened here to-day. H. M. Draper,
secretary of the congress, said that
while the question was not on the set
program, it probably will be consid
ered along with other questions in
which labor might be affected by the
European war.
LEGAL NOTICES
ADMINISTRATORS' SALE of Real
Estate of Agnes A. Irwin, deceased, late
of Dauphin, Pa.
In pursuance to an order of the Or
phans' Court of Dauphin county, Pa ,
| the undersigned will sell at public sale,
.October 9th,: 1915, at 2 o'clock p. m.. on
[ the premises, the following described,
valuable real estate:
All that certain lot or piece of ground
situated in the Borough of Dauphin,
county of Dauphin, and State of Penn
sylvania, bounded and described as fol
lows, to wit:
Beginning: at a point on the land of
! John W. Patton, now land of TVilliam J.
j Robinson, deceased, estate, and a lot of
'George W. Urban: thence south 54 1 *
I degrees west, 41 foot, to the Sunburv
road, or Erie street: thence along said
street north 54'4 degrees west. 34 feet,
to a three-feet wide alley: thence along
said alley north 52',6 degrees east. 20
feet arid three inches to the said Rob
inson land: thence along .said land south
57Vi degrees east, to the place of be
ginning.
Having thereon erected a two and
one-half story frame dwelling house.
Terms of Sale: Ten per centum of
the purchase price on the day of sale
at the time the property is stricken
off to the highest bidder, the remainder
of the purchase price upon the confir
mation of the sale by the court and the
delivery of the de-"»d for premises. Deed
therefore to be made at the expense of
the purchaser.
WILLIAM IRWIN,
JOHN IRWIN,
Executors.
Harvey E. KNUPP, Attorney.
EXECITRirS NOTICE
NOTICE is hereby given that letters
testamentary on the estate of Ann
Elizabeth Styers, late of the City of
Harrisburg, deceased, have been grant
ed to the undersigned. All persons
indebted to said estate pre requested to
make payment and those having claims
or demands will make known the same
without delay to
IDA J. WOOD. Executrix.
Wernersvllle. Pa.