Harrisburg telegraph. (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, October 01, 1915, Image 1
• - 1 ■n x m- - ~w ■ yr ' , ! > j * ■ • Hurricane Which Swept New Orleans Causes Score of Deaths and Many injur?'? HARRISBURG TET/RGRAPH LXXXIV— No. 230 * STATE AND CITY SHOULD PROPER DEVELOPMENT ' EXTENSION, SAYS GO Believes Expert of National Reputation Should Be Em ployed to Make a Survey of the Tract and Submit Plans For Its Improvement Along Lines That Would Fit Into the Park Treatment of Harrishurg as a Whol» Suggests Possibility of Union Station Fronting on the Plot; Capitol Must Be Extended or More State Build ngs Erected For Housing of Over-Crowded Depart nts; Depression of Trolley Lines Through Park Is Recommended GOVERNOR MARTIN G. BRUMBAUGH, who deeply inter ested in everytl i that concerns Pennsylvania, in an inter view with a representative of the Telegraph to-day amplified his views concerning the ( >itol Park Extension zone as expressed in a speech at the Chestnu treet auditorium last week. Governor Brumh. ;h in his celebration address displayed a knowledge of local con ions that surprised and delighted his hearers and his pledge to do v tever Uy in his power for the improvement of Harrisburg during Irs residence here was received with en thusiasm. His intervi indicates that he looks upon the develop ment of the Capitol Pa:L area as one of the important features of his administration. Importance of the Project Looking into the fiture of the city and the state the Governor said: "With the distinct uiderstanding that I speak only for myself and not for my distinguished iplleagues on the Board of Public Grounds and Buildings, I venture to suKest: "First That when die extension of the Capitol Park has been made by purchase, its developmait Is of the utmost importance both to the peo ple of Harrisburg and to to people ol the Commonwealth at large. "Second I think it vould be desirable and attainable to have this park developed in definite relation to the whole parking system of the city of Harrisburg, and to that end I think it quite possible to have some one national in reputation and capacity to make a study of this particular park and its relation to th • whole developlnent of Harrisburg, in order that the Board of Public GftxntJa *nd Buildings might see their problem through the eyes of am ex. r" who sees the problem in its relation to the whole city's development Aait Ci i-operation of the City "Third I think t t outi be an excellent idea for the people of Har- through their PKOJ-.T temmittee to confer in the near future with the Board of Public Groui 4if and Buildings with a view to a mutual in terchange of thought ant ojiron as to what in their combined Judgment ■would he the wise thing lo lo in the treatment of this ground. "Fourth lt woulet s to me that this ground cannot be properly treated without having In nlnd the fact that it is part of the entire Capitol Park and that the old -.f.rt nuet be taken into consideration for treatment In conjunction the neu and both as a unit in conjunction with the •work planned and carried in by the city Itself. "Fifth Almost equ»! in importance with the proper treatment of the park itself is the treatitent of the buildings that front upon it, and to this considerable thought should be given, particularly because of the fact that the State will be obligtl in the near future either to extend its present Capitol or to construct sort! additional building or buildings properly to care for the growing udmir.strative departments of the State government. "Sixth I should lik- to see fill the surface trolleys depressed through this park with priper artistic and economic treatment in order that the surface of the pork may be entirely free from all traction service, and I believe that the Har isburg Railways Company, if this matter is pre sented in a fair and free w. to them, would see the wisdom of co-operat- ' Ins with the government aid the city authorities in securing this desirable result. Union Depot Is Suggested "Seventh lt might !>e possible, if the matter were handled in the right way, to bring a union lepot of all the railroads centering in Harris hurg to a point immediately east of the new extension to Capitol Park, in order that the people coming to Harrisburg; by train would receive their first impression of the city of the State Capitol as soon as they step lrom the depot. It would at onie impress visitors of the dignity and im- I.ortance and beauty of our State and of our city. "Eighth lt is a question \vh«>thor or not it would be wise and desir able to erect upon this new park any additional State buildings or whether it would be better to reserve ii purely for decorative treatment as a suit able setting for the Capitol building, to. be adorned with shrubbery and shade, flowers and fountains, 1 statuary and memorials. I take It ail this would arise and receive proper consideration once a complete study of the problem is made. i/ooliiiii; Toward the Future "Finally —Tt should b- borne in mind that the government lives much longer than individuals live, and that whatever plan is adopted now should project itself far Into the future, in order that subsequent gener t atlons may approve as fully the condition of the park then as our people would now were the park aileri lately and artistically developed. "I have in mind the grr Harrisburg of the future and the greater Capitol of the years to conu; d these two interests should be so wrought out as to give to this city a: o this Commonwealth the very finest set ting for the Capitol buildint -id the most delightful park for the enjoy ment. and enlightenment of tl.v people who reside here and who from time to time come here." Adhesive Plaster, Not Dynamite, Found ou Pier Bv Associated Press New York, Oct. 1. —The sticks of supposed dynamite found' ,n the Brooklyn pier of the Stcula-Ar :1 ., a Line steamer San Gugllelmo j>t be fore she sailed with 1.700 Itaan re servists last Monday night, m-. really eight packages of adhesive plaj«, ac cording to announcement mae Inst night by Louis Costa, treaster of Pierce Brothers, agents of the he. Itp:weathi~r N. For Harrlaburg and vicinity: nln thin afternoon and to-ulghtr at nrday parti* cloudy; not kick rhaave In temperature. Fur Kaatnn Pennsylvania! nln to-ulghti Saturday partly «4«dyi strong nurtlicaat wlndr h»,m- I- Ins west Saturday. River IV Suaguehiinn* river <l4 Ita principal branch** will prohiljr rise to-night and Saturday A stage of about S.S feet la In4at. Ed for Harrlahurg Saturday nro- IBK- General Conditions The Gulf storm la' now cea-al over East Tenneaaee, m<> hk northeastward. It has caicd general rains In the laat t««r four hours east of the Mlsslsapl river and south of the Glat lakes. the heavleat ralofalU'c ported occurring in Keatikjr and Tennessee. T Temperaturei 8 a. m., K2. Sum Rises, a.Ol a. m.l sets, IM p. m. Moon: Nw moon. August 8, 1 Hirer Stugei 8.4 feet nbore I water mark. Yesterday's Weather Highest temperature, (17. lowest tcmperuture. 43. Mean temperature, 88. KormaJ temperature, «► Allies Battering Their Way to City of Lille By Associated Press London, Oct. I.—The struggle on the German right wing in France and Belgium has resolved itself clearly into a hattle for Lens, in Pas de Calais, nine miles northeast of Arras. The capture of this town, with its three railways, would bring into the fore ground the possibility of retaking Lille. Both north and south of Lens the Allies hold high ground dominating the town—the British on Mill No. 70, the French on Hill No. 140, the high crest between Souchez and Vlnjy. The French War Office has merely said that this crest lias been reached, so thai presumable a terrific counter-at tack is raging there to-day, with final mastery of this important position at strike. Richard W. Williams, Iron Age Editor, Dies By Associated Press New York. Oct. I.—Richard W. Wil liams, widely.known in the Iron and hardware trade as editor of the Iron Age since 1883. died yesterday in his home at Glen Ridge, N. J., after a long illness. r Superior Court Returns Returns of last week's primsry elections hnve beejn filed at tbe < npltol by thirty-six counties, fl Kurea from Cambria, Chester. Fay ette, l.ackawannn, Lebanon. Mon tour. I'otter, Wayne anil Wyoming counties having been received to day. The vote for Superior Court .lud*e In thlrty-alx counties lai Head. IMMMIIi Huaelton, 7f».r,2K ■ i Orlady, 134.05K: Palmer, 82,N70i Wal lace, SUJR| Williams, 122„"Mlfl. HARRISBURG, PA., FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 1, 1915 [ President Reviewing Veterans in Monster Parade ] " —-prir '**s? <>< '»w s S- •"•< f>#e.s/oeNr W/ISOH « &£* Ar/i.£s" #£we*/mG "&*Aoe. r«,, Th , e P,CtUre BhOWB Preslde " t Wilson, and General Nelson A Miles In the reviewing stand watching.the 20,000 Civil War veterans march hv in the vwo- Parade the cbl.f feature of the forthy-nlnth Z a A- 2 PreJrt r B , tand was erected on the exact spot, where fifty years before marched bj 0 "' r6VleWed VlCt ° r '° US Unlon as they COMMERCE HEAD SUGGESTS FOUR ANNUAL EVENTS Gilbert Favors Mummers' Pa rade, Regatta, School Pa geant, Fireworks Four permanent annual events for Harrisburg were to-day recommended by Henderson Gilbert, president of the Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce. They are: Welcome to the New Year by the Harrisburg Mummers' Association, to 'include a cabaret program similar to that of last Saturday night, and the New Year's Day parade. Annual parade of the pupils 06 the Harrisburg public schools, the first to be a boost for a new high school building. Display of fireworks along the river front on the night of July 4. Annual regatta on the river on Labor Day. The head of the Harrisburg Cham ber of Commerce is preparing his re port to be presented at the annual (Continued on Pnsc J7.) DRAWS MAP FOR GUIDE TO COURT Constable Wasn't Going to Take Chances on Location of Sign Boards Two signboards are needed on ono of the highways leading out of Dau phin .and Constable John Gruber, of Middle PRXton townphip. didn't want to risk any chance that the Dauphin County Court might misunderstand just where .hey ought to be placed when he made his quarterly return to September quarter sessions. But he finally hit upon a satisfactory method pf explaining to the indge: Constable Gruber drew a little map of the road. The return of the Middle Paxton township offlclaj, was one of a dozen [Continued on Pugc 13.] 3 Tech B.oys Disappear; Have No Trace of Them The mysterious disappearance of three boys, prominent In Boy Bcouf. circles and students at the Technical High school. Is causing their parents I much anxiety. The boys are Boyd J. Paul, aged 20 years, 2304 North street, a Tech senior; Charles Fry, 17 yeans, 588 Curtln street, of the Sophomorfi class, and David Wirt, 16 years, 410 Woodbine, a freshman. These hoys left home Monday night without telling their parents where they were going. On Tuesday morn ing nottiH were found in each of Uie homes telling the parents not to worry. Inquiry' at Technical High school fail ed to bring any clue aa to the boys' i whereabouts. J VON PAPEN MAY BE COMPELLED TO LEAVE POST State Department Describes Various Letters Taken From Archibald By Associated Press Washington, D. C„ Oct.' I\—Unless Captain von Papon, the. German mili tary attache, is voluntarily withdrawn by his government, indications to-day were that within a short time the Untted States would request his recall. All the papers carried by James F. J. Archibald, the American corre spondent Involved in the case of Dr. Dumba, have now been placed before State Department officials, and while final decision will await the return of Secretary Lansing, it became known (o-day that the documents disclose a transgression of diplomatic proprieties on Von Papen's put such as had caused the recall of the Austrian am bassador. In the list of documents now In the (Continued on Page 18.) REV. DR HILL IS READY TO FIGHT Hint of Action Against Woman Alleging Breach of Promise : , Spefial to Till Telegraph New York, Oct. I.—The Rev. Dr. John Wesley 11111, president of the In ternational Peace Forum and'former pastor of the Metropolitan Temple, returned yesterday to New York to meet the >harges made against him on Wednesday by Miss Lucille Covington, formerly manager of his lecture bu- j reau. The summons in the case was aerved ju»t before Dr. Hill left for Detroit on ! a lecture trip, and an he believed that it was only a claim for money due he I turned the paper over to his attorney, rContinued on Page 9] Operation Fails to Make Bad Boy Good, Special to The Telegraph Philadelphia, Oct. 1. John Gorman 16 years old. of 2923 Hurley street, who was believed to have been transformed into a good boy by an operation for ar depression of the skull. Is back at Ills old tricks again, and is llkeiy to be sent by the Juvenile Court to the reform school at Glen Mills. John had been sent so many times to the House of Detention that In the summer of 1914 it was decided that his wayward disposition was due to a pres sure on the brain. This was relieved by an operation at the Philadelphia Hos pital, but the b<>y, after many trials, was reported apparently as wayward as over. He was rearrested In Norria town on Wednesday. , 65 DEAD AND 200 INJURED IN BIG STORM IN SOUTH Damage in and Near New Or leans Will Total Several Million Dollars DEATH LIST GROWING Fears Felt For Safety of Resi dents Living Along River South of New Orleans By Associated Press Baton Rouge, La., Oct. 1. The death list resulting from the hurricane, which swept New Orleans, Its vicinity I and the Mississippi gulf coast Wed nesday now is expected to reach sixty five or seventy. Property damage from latest estimates will mount into the millions. The losses so far as known are distributed as follows: New Orleans: Nineteen dead, 200 in jured; property loss more than $2,- 000,000. Mississippi coast: Thirteen dead, scores injured or missing, property loss estimated at $2,000,000. Frenier, La.: Twenty-five. dead, about 20 injured, damage to railroads. Automobillsts arriving here from New Orleans early to-day reported I that the work of restoring order in ! the city was progressing rapidly. | Streets are being cleared of debris. Buildings left in a dangerous condi tion are being torn down. Railroad traffic from the west Into the city has been partially resumed, and telegraph and telephone companies are working day and night to restore wire com munication to the outside world. It was stated no outside aid would be asked for New Orleans. Reports from the Louisiana coast south of New Orleans to-day are meager but indications are that the loss of life is not heavy. By Associated Press New Orleans, La., Sept. 30, 5.30 F. M. (by courier to Baton Rouge, La., | Oct. 1). —Nineteen known dead, prob ably 200 injured and damage to build ings, wire circuits, railroads, shipping and other property in New Orleans and vicinity estimated at several mil lion dollars was the toll exacted by a hurricane which swept the city Wednesday and was conceded to have been the worst ever experienced in this section. These figures were com [Continued on Page 13.J Harrisburg Banks to Handle Slices of Half Billion Loan At least two Harrisburg banks, the Mechanics Trust Company and the Union Trust Company, will handle large slices of the $480,000,000 which the American underwriting syndicate is to furnish Great Britain and France as a credit to stabilize foreign ex change. Two other institutions, the Harris burg Trust and the Security Trust Companies, are considering subscrib ing, but have not yet reached a defi nite conclusion. "The bonds are very popular," said C. A. Kunkel. president of the Me chanics Trust, this afternoon, "and will be oversubscribed within a short time." The Mechanics Trust will handle its share in denominations of SSOO and SI,OOO. It is believed the other banks will handle bonds in similar amounts. The lean is being negotiated through J. P. Morgan & Co., in New York. Wail street this morning estimated that $430,000,000 of the half-billion was on the books of the syndicate members within twenty-four hours nfter the first announcement was made. Philadelphia as a center Is esti mated tohave subscribed to $25,000,000 Pittsburgh to $20,000,000 and New York to $300,000,000. Philadeiphians Subscribe to Anglo-French Loan Special to The Telegraph Philadelphia. Oct. 1. At least six of largest banking institutions in Philadelphia will subscribe $1,000,000 each to the $f,00,000.000 Ansrlo-Frencli loan, it was learned yesterday. The GH-ard Tri.st Company and the Phila delphia National Bank each took SI,OOO . 000 of the loan according to officials of these iiutUutions, but head.i of other banks, which subscribed in like amount were chary of being credited with the sum ut their subscriptions. slcarcs of local banks and tru«t com panies will invest In sums of SIO,OOO or more, and Indications last night were that In addition to the half dozen large individual subscriptions. Institutional Investments would be between $4 000 - 000 and $5,000,000. This would bring the Philadelphia subscriptions well above $10,000,000. This estimate does not Include the large additional amount which will be subcrlbed by Investment houses and brokers scheduled to share in the un derwriting, nor the offers which prob ably will be made by insurance com panies, educational institutions and private investors. Only rough guesses can be made as to the total of the Philadelphia subscription to the big loan. 13 AMERICANS DECORATED Ntsh, Oct. 1. Forty-three Amer ican physicians and sanitary engineers have been decorated by Crown Prince Alexander of Serbia In recognition of tlielr services in stopping the epi demics in the little kingdom shortly after the war began. AUTO HUNS INTO HOUSE To prevent a collision with another automobile at Fourteenth anrl Vernon streets, yesterday, Edward F. Doehne Betlevue Park, ran the large touring car. which he was driving, Into the curb The car plunged across the street into the frame house at 1351 Vernon street No one was injured, but Mr. Doehne's machine was damaged to the extent of about S2O. SOIJD ROCK ENCOUNTERED By Associated Press Wllkes-Barre. Pa., Oct. 1. Solid rock encountered by the rescuers in blasting through from chute 23 to chute 24 In the Forster tunnel of the Kehlgh Coal and Navigation Company, at Coaldale where nine men have heen entombed since Monday morning caused delay to-day and the officials say they cannot reach the miners be fore to-night. 20 PAGES POSTSCRIPT—FinaI FRENCH SOLDIERS STEADILY MOVING ON CITY OF LENS Success in Vicinity Won by Means of Hand Grenade Attacks CHECK GERMANS IN EAST Bulgarians Entrenching All Along Serbian Frontier, Says Official Reports Pressing of the general offensive movement by the entente allies on the western front has resulted in further progress for them in the Artois region in northern France. Successes in this sector, where the tight for the im portant town of Lens with its radiating railways is being waged, were won by means of hand grenade attacks ac cording to to-day's statement by the Paris War Office. In the Champagne district where the French have made notable ad vances since last Saturday when the great forward movement began, Ger man counter attacks was near Maisons de Champagne, the official statement from the French War Office an nounces. Violent bombardment of French trenches north of the Alsne near Soupir, is reported, the Germans how ever, making no infantry attack. Teutons Checked On the eastern front the Teutonic progress is slower in most sectors and has been checked altogether In others, according to the latest reports from Petrograd. Field Marshal Von Hin donburg's forces have made little headway against Dvinsk. In Velhynia, the Russians are fighting hard, but so far unsuccessfully, to regain posses sion of the fortress of Lutsk. Reports have been received in Italy that the Bulgarians are entrenching all along, the Serbian irontier, protect ing the entencbmenU with barbed wire [ConUnued on Page 13] CHOLERA RAGES IX GALICIA By Associated Press Amsterdam, Oct. 1, via London, 9.23 A. M. —Cholera is raging in Galicia, the Telegraph says and according to the home office 300 cases have been reported. I $1 000.000 DAMAGE AT GULFPORT ' Gulfport, Miss., Oct. I.—The West Indian hurricane, appar- ently reached its »re -st intensity in this section yesu ;day ' and caused an estrr-itcd damage of more than $1 ,00■ ' mostly on the beach front. Three lives are reported losi and more thr.v. twenty fishermen from Biloxi have not L < • > I heard from. STORMS MOVING NORTHEASTWARD , ' Washington, Oct 1. —The tropical storm to-dav vn. | . » ' sweeping through the upper Ohio Valley in a nort; . i ward course and a secondary storm had developed ou southeastern Virginia, which also was moving northcast ' ward. COMPLAINT AGAINST HILL FILED New York, Oct. 1. Miss Lucille,Covington, through | her attorney, to-day in the county clerk's office the com ■ plaint in her SIOO,OOO suit against the Rev. John Wesley Hill. The complaint alleges that on July 12, 1910, Dr Hill I proposed marriage to Miss Covington at Chicago and at I "divers places and on divers occasions thereafter." I I ROB PHILADELPHIA JEWELRY STORE I Philadelphia, Oc-t. i.—ln full vi. vof hundreds of person* ' at one of the busiest street corners in the shopping district ' two men to-day smashed the window of a jewelry store con k ' ' ' taining $13,000 worth of valuables and one of them escaped | with goods valued at SB,OOO. Nathan Heller was arrested. Washington, Oct. I.—Elias R. Monfort, of Cincinnati, O., was to-day elected commander-in-chief of the Grand ( Army of the Republic. George H. Slaybaugh of Washing ! ton, D. C., a Treasury Department employe, was elected senior vice-commander-in-chief. The army nurses of the , Civil War elected Mrs. Alice C. Risley, of Jefferson City, I Mo., as its president. Colonel Ambrose E. B. Stephens, of I Cincinnati, was installed as commander-iu-chief of the Sens of Veterans. ! Vvashington, Oct. I.—Charles C. Glover, president of ( the Riggs National Bank: William J. Flather, vice-pfesvJent, i and H. H. Flather, cashier were indicted to-day for perju.. I in connection with the bank's recent suit against Secretary I McAdoo and Comptroller Williams. * MARRIAGE LICENSES | . . ;.. . " • ■ ' Israel Hnrtniim Kins and Kdltb V. Hltner, city. WARNS AGAINST TRASHY BOOKS IN V SUNDAY SCHOOLS U. B. Preachers Urged to Young People of Harm 1 Done by Liquor NEED TRAINED TEACHERSj Ministers Should Study an Theological Seminaries /I Conference Is Told ' 1 Warning Sunday school librarians against adding trashy books to their lists because of the evil effects on the young people and asserting the urgent need of efficient and trained officers and teachers in Sunday schools, were the features in the report of the Rev. Dr. C. A. Funk of Halifax, on Sab bath school work, thi» morning in the sessions of the llfith annual confer ence of the United Brethren Churches of the Eastern Pennsylvania district. The Rev. Dr. Funk, urged a method of systematic instruction to the young : people of the Sunday school against the physical harmfulness of intoxi i cants and narcotics. He said in his report that the importance of the Suri |day school wan evident because of the imany classes of humanity receiving j instruction there that ofttlmes are not reached by the church proper and its work. 'He also asked for "systematic donations for the work as he closed his report. Sunday School Important The Rev. Dr. W. O. Fries, of Dayton, editor-in-chief of Sunday school lit (Continued on Page 18.) TEX LOSE LIVES IX FIRE By Associated Press Berne, Sept. 80, via Paris, Oct. I. Ten workmen were killed, several are missing and fifteen were seriously in jured as the result of the destruction by Are of a large comb factory at MuemUswyl, in the canton of Soleure. The fire started from an explosion of celluloid dust. GAME: CALLED OFF On advice of Connie Mack, manager lof the Athletics, the game with tho Harrisburg All-Stars scheduled for this afternoon was called off at noon to-day. Eddie Zimmerman and Lew Ritter wera ready to get into the game. Other local players reported for work. The Phila delphia team left for the Quaker City at 1 o'clock.