Harrisburg telegraph. (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, October 01, 1915, Image 1

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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 ]
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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.