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HARRISBURG W&mm TELEGRAPH
LXXXIV— No. 252
GREAT DEVELOPMENT
PARKS AND PLA
UNDER M. HARVEY TAYLOR
Straightening of Treacherous
Kink in Road Along Wild
wood Bluff Marks Comple
tion of Summer's Program
Mapped Out by Commis
sioner; Park Head Did
Great Things in Permanent
Development Projects Dar
ing Last Two Years; Re
claimed Thousands of
Yards of River Bank and
Made Beautiful Park
Stretches Out of Waste;
Planted Shrubbery From
Iron Alley to Maclay Street
and Placed Many Splendid
Elms; Put 54 Light Stand
ards on River Wall
BEGAN MOVE FOR
MOTOR APPARATUS
Pushed Along Cameron Park
way Project; Opened
Playgrounds For Colored
Children and For Young
sters in Upper and Lower
Ends of City; Built New
Formal Entrance to Reser
voir Park; Constructed
Modern Golf and Tennis
Clubhouses; Big Improve
ments at Wildwood
The straightening of the treacher
ous kink in the road along the bluff
overlooking Wildwood lake and the
construction of a concrete culvert and
filling in of the deep gully just around
the first turn north of the creek, will
complete the summer's program of
improvements mapped out by Cltv
Commissioner M. Harvey Taylor, su
perintendent of parks and public
property.
The road at present climbs the bluff
just west of the Hepford farm and
th'n make a sharp, dangerous curve
as it pauses over the guilty. The crev
asse at present is spanned by a plank
bridge. Heavy rains constantly
threaten the embankments and Com
missioner Taylor fears that a more or
less serious washout may cause the
bridge to settle.
To Fill in Gully
After crossing the bridge the road
way makes another sharp turn on the
very edge of the bluff before turning to
enter the chestnut grove and it is
this "S" that Mr. Taylor will
straighten. The roadway will be cut
directly through the elbow and the
earth from the grading will be used to
fill in the gully.
With the completion of this work
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Post Office Robberies
Cause Loss of $200,000
By Associated Press
Washington. D. C„ Oct. 27.—Enor
mous losses due to post office robberies
were responsible for orders from the
post office department to-day to post
masters throughout the country to
keep on hand a smaller number of
stamps and other valuable papers and
to guard them more carefully than
heretofore. Losses last year amounted
to nearly two hundred thousand dol
lars. The order excepts postmasters
cf the first class.
REDUC*" ->N IX SELLING PRICE
ciy Associated Press
London, Oct. 27, 10:55 A. M. A re
duction in the selling price of treasury
bills over the counter was announced
to-day by the Bank of England. Three
months bills now yield 494 per cent
six months bills 4%. and nine and
twelve months bills 5 per cent., as
compared with the previous rate of
THE WEATHER
For Harrisburg and vicinity: Fair
to-night and Thursday, not much
change In temperature.
For Kastern I'ennaylvnnlat Fair
to-nlabt, slightly cooler In rant
portion Thursday fair gentle
soatbwest wluila becoming vari
able.
Hirer
The Susquehanna river and all Ita
hranchr* will fall slowly or re
main nearly atatlonar.v. A atage
of about 4.1 feet la Indicated for
Harrlahurir Thursday morning.
(General Conditions
The storm that nan central north
of lake Superior, Tuesday morn-
Ins, has paMHed off northeast
ward. It caused ahowera, attend
ed In some localities by thunder
storms. a long the northern border
from Michigan eastward and In
the Middle and North Atlantic
States.
It la cooler In the Ohio Vallev nnd
In the interior of New "York
State and slightly cooler over the
Southeastern siatea In the Upper
Mississippi Valley.
Temperature: K a. m.. <tfl.
Son: Rlsea, «:JI) a. m. seta, 5:00
p. m.
Moon I New moon, November 7,
2:!t2 a. m.
River Stagei 4.2 fee« above low
water mark.
Vesterday'a Weeathrr
Hiaheat temperature. 70.
I.oweat temperature, 14.
Mean temperature, 57.
Normal temperature, 50.
New Cameron Parkway Bridge and Commissioner Taylor j
Among: th* many important improvements accomplished br M. Harvev
Taylor, as Superintendent of Parks and Public Property, was the construction
of a splendid concrete span bridge across Spring; Creek in the Cameron Park
way. This not only made possible the removal of a frame structure and the
substitution of a modern viaduct, but it permitted the straightening of a
dangerous "kink" in the roadway. The accompanying etching shows the old
and the new bridges and Commissioner Taylor.
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Nights.
And now in this matter-of-fact day
and age when miracles and magic rugs
and giants and goblins have been
pushed into the mysterious past comes
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all its own. It is to be found down in
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have to do is take it, with a dime, to
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Germany.
For to-morrow night starts the Tele
graph's travel festival, and Harris
burg people are lo be given the privi
lege of seeing all the wonder places
of the world without stirring a foot
cutside the bounds of their own home
town. Instead of Harrisburg seeking
the world for knowledge and beautiful
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Teutonic Allies Lose
5,000,000, Report Says
By Associated Press
Amsterdam, Oct. 27.—The Nieuwe
Rotterdamsche Courant Rives the fol
lowing estimate of Teutonic losses:
German casualties, October 11 to
20, 57,424; Prussian losses since war
began, 2,000,000; Total losses of Ger
many, Austria and Turkey. 5,000,000.
The last casualty lists give the names
of 77 airmen killed and 75 wounded;
four generals killed and two wounded.
Among the latest casualties are many
killed by poison gas. The losses of
telephone and telegraph battalions in
the trenches are very heavy.
There have been issued 228 Bavar
ian, 1209 Saxon. 286 Wurtemberg and
58 naval casualty lists.
AXOTHER SPY PUT TO DEATH
By Associated Press
London, Oct. 27. 1.54 P. M.—Official
announcement was made to-day that
another spy had been put to death.
The announcement says the prisoner,
charged with espionage, was tried re
cently by the general court-martial,
found guilty ami sentenced to death.
Tills sentence was confirmed and was
carried out this morning.
MASSACRE PLANS FAIL/
By Associated Press
San Francisco, Cal., Oct. 27.—An
uprising of Indian troops which had
for its object the massacre of all - *-tte
Inhabitants of Hongkong, China, as
they came out of the churches, was
stopped only a few hours before it was
to break by the arrest of forty-two
Indians, according to statements made
here to-day by passengers arriving on
the steamer Nippon Maru from Hong
kong.
REPORTS NOT BORNE Ol'T
By Associated Press
London, Oct. 27, 12.46 P. M. Re
ports published recently in conscrlp
tlonlst newspapers concerning the
flight of Britons to escape compulsory
service are not borne out by official
figures presented to parliament to-day
by Walter Runclman, president of the
I.oard of Trade, at the request of Cap
tain Amoy Therin
HARRISBURG, PA., WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 27, 1<)15
JOYRIDE ENDS IN
WOMAN'S DEATH
Auto Leaves Road and Over
turns in Spring Creek, Cam
eron Parkway
Miss Emma Stewart, 12X7 North
Seventh street, died at 4:35 o'clock
this morning, in the Harrisburg Hos
pital, from injuries she received when
the automobile in which she and three
companions were riding, plunged into
Spring Creek, in Cameron Park.
Physicians at the Harrisburg Hos
pital could not find any serious body
injuries after an examination when
she was admitted early this morning,
and believe that she died from shock.
A postmortem was held late this aft
ernoon by Coroner Eckinger, and it is
probable that an inquest will be held.
According to the police, Frank B.
Sherman, of 13X7 Cowden street,
a chauffeur late last night took
the machine out of the garage
without the permission of the owner.
Later in the evening, the authorities
say, Sherman picked up Carter Rob
inson. 12X7 North Seventh street: Miss
Stewart and Miss Eva Johnson. Mon
roe street, and went for a joyride in
Cameron Park. At a sharp turn in
the road Sherman, instead of turning,
ran the car straight ahead at full
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Italian King Flies
Over Austrian Lines
By Associated Press
London, Oct. 27.—A dispatch to the
Daily Telegraph from Rome says;
"The King of Italy has Just made
another flight over the Isonzo battle
front in a military aeroplane. His Ma
jesty was photographed in the ma
chine by a representative of the lUus
trazlone. who states the King traveled
so far over the enemy's lines that he
was able to look into the city of
Trieste."
GAS WAR ENRICHES STANDARD
Company Said to Have Made $«»,-
000.000 Since I<ast May
By Associated Press
St. Louis, Oct. 27.—Following the
announcement to-day of another in
crease of one cent a gallon in the re
tail price of gasolene, local independ
ent jobbers declared that the fight
between the Standard Oil Company of
Indiana and the independents in this
territory since last May has netted the
Standard nearly $90,000,000.
• DOPE DEALER ARRESTED
Federal Officers Endeavoring to Hrcak
Up Illegal Traffic in Scranton
Scranton, Pa., Oct. 27. —Promiscu-
ous sale of habit-forming drugs among
habitues of the tenderloin to-day caus
ed the arrest of one person, the swear
ing out of warrants for others and the
recovery of a quantity of heroin fol
lowing the arrival of Colonel W. K.
Beech of Philadelphia, special investi
gator.
With the arrest of Edward Moran,
several bottles of dope were found',
and evidence which was obtained, Col
onel Beech declares will lead to the
apprehension of the higher-ups who
have been procuring the "dope."
REV. W. O. YATES TO RESIGN?
The Rev. W. O. Yates will resign .is
pastor of Olivet Presbyterian Church
within the next few weeks, according
to rumor this morning. The Rev. Mr. I
Yates when asked to verify the rumor I
said: "No final action has been taken, i
end may not be taken for several
months."
IMAX BREITUNC
OFFERS HIMSELF
TO U.S. OFFICERS
Fifth Man Named in Con
spiracy Against Govern
ment Surrenders
HELD UNDER $25,000 BAIL
New Developments in Case
May Be Expected at Any
Time, Is Report
By .Associated Press
New York, Oct. 27. Max Breitung,
the fifth man named in the conspiracy
which federal detectives alleged was
formed for the purpose of destroying
ships laden with war munitions for
the allies, surrendered to-day to the
authorities. He appeared before
United States Commissioner Hough
ton, accompanied by counsel, and after
the government's complaint had been
read to him he was held in $25,000
bail for further hearing next week.
Breitung who is a relative of Ed
w&rd N. Breitung the banker of this
city and Marquette, Mich., furnished
the necessary bond and was released.
He came here directly from Chicago,
he said, as soon as he heard of the
proceedings in order to give himself
up.
Lieut. Robert Kay, Walter L. Scholz,
Paul Daeche and Dr. Herbert Kienzle.
charged with being co-conspirators
with Breitung were still held in jail to
day. Their hearing is also set for next
week.
Government detectives are busily
engaged in an investigation of the al
leged plot and it was said that new
i developments might be expected at
any time.
It was reported to-day that after
Breitung had been taken into custody
i of the federal authorities they would
i make further disclosures indicating
I that the conspiracy was the most ser
ious plot uncovered in this country
since the war began.
Not After Men "Higher Up"
None of the federal officials would
admit that any persons higher up in
the conspiracy were sought, despite
reports that Fay and Walter Scholz
were acting under the direction of su
periors. Paul Sieb who has been liv
ing in New York under the name of
Karl F. Opegaarde since last Feb
j ruary and who acted as a broker in
i the sale of some of the explosive In-
I gredients sold 1o Fay is quoted to-day
as saying that two months ago Max
| Breitung asked him to buy 360 pounds
lof potasiuni chlorate. Sieb said he
j sold the chemical to Breitung for
I sllO. Two weeks ago, he said. Dr.
Herbert Kienzle asked him to buy 100
pounds of trinitrotoluol tor Fay and
that Dr. Kienzle introduced him to
Fay. He said that he obtained 25
pounds of the chemical and sold it to
Fay.
"Fay admitted he wanted to blow
up something with the T. N. T., but
he did not mention destroying ships at
sea. He said he wanted to blow up the
main chemical plant in this country
I which was supplying a certain acid to
: the manufacturers of high explosive
shells. He said they would go to this
I plant at night when no one would be
.there and so that no lives would be
j lost. I know now that it was a fake
story told for my benefit."
j The plot became known to the au
| thorities when the man from whom
I .Sieb bought his chemicals reported the
1 purchases of explosives to the French
. naval attache here and he in turn noti
fied the police.
Was Gross' Attack
Prompted by Interest
in Morton Tractor Co ?
"Isn't ex-Mayor E. Z. Gross closely
identified with the Morton Truck an.'l
Tractor Company?" was the general
land properly curious question that
i was asked in the streets to-day when
'a morning paper printed a statement
iof Mr. Gross in which he attacked;
Commissioners Lynch, Bowman and i
| Taylor for insisting upon the award
|of the contract for motor apparatus j
to the lowest bidder instead of to the 1
: Morton Company.
That Mr. Gross' son-in-law. John i
Campbell is treasurer, is generally!
known: that his son is a draughtsman 1
for the motor company Is also gener
ally known, and the prevailing ini-
I pression in the streets to-day was that
! Mr. Gross is either a stockholder or
director in the same concern. Mr
Gross denied that he was either.
Warrants Sworn Out
For Another Trio
in Election Cases
Warrants were sworn out this after
noon against three more alleged
violators of the election laws. John
P. Guyer, agent for the mysterious
'Dauphin County Law and Order
League" who laid information against
four yesterday afternoon, instituted
the proceedings to-day. The men will
be heard before Alderman A. M. Lan
dis. Sixth Ward, at 7. o'clock Monday
evening along with the quartet ar
rested yesterday.
The arrests to-day were:
Raymond Bell, first precinct. First
ward, making false affidavit for as-!
sistunce; E. R. Swartz, first precinct.!
Second ward, and Ross Swartz, first 1
precinct, First ward, making fals->
affidavits to the effect that they could
not read the ballots.
ATTACKED FOR FAILURE TO
MARRY
By Associated Press
Milan. Italy, via Paris, Oct. 27.
Prince Leopold, of Coburg. who was
burned with acid and wounded with
a revolver in the hands of Kamilla
Rybicka last week was attacked by
Frauleln Rybicka according to the
"Secolo" because he had not carried
out his promise to marry her. The
"Secolo" says thai the "Jena Zeltung"
possesses an autograph letter from
the Prince, dated Paris, July 1, X9j4 t
In which he promised to marry the
girl.
SERBIANS MENACE
BULGAR FORCES
Austrians Report Substantial
Progress in Northwestern
Part of Serbia
TAKE STRONG POSITIONS
Hard Fighting Continues in
Various Sections of Austro-
Italian Front
Franco-Serbian successes in South
ern Serbia probably have rendered
untenable the Kumanovo-Vranya line
of the Bulgarians alonK the Nish-
Salontkl road, according to a Saloniki
dispatch. The Bulgarians in this sec
tor are declared to be menaced by
Serbian attacks from both sides.
In Northwestern Serbia the Aus
trians report substantial progress.
They have seized strong positions
south of Oberenovac and their forces
of occupation are nearing Valjevo,
from which Austrian cavalry already
has driven the Serbians. From Vise
grad, in Bosnia, the Serbians have
been driven back to the Serbian bor
der. Vienna declares the mountain
ous country in the bend of the Danube
east of the Kllssura narrows has
virtually been cleared of hostile forces.
Despatch of munitions from Austria
to Constantinople is likely to be begun
within a few days across the north
east corner of Serbia, where 4he con
tact between Bulgarian and Austro-
German forces seems on the point of
being accomplished according to ad
vices from Bucharest. Rumania.
In the Champagne district in France
I ■
l the Germans again have attacked the
position at La Courtlne. portions of
I which the French claimed to have
I held after its capture recently. Paris
j declares the latest attack was com
pletely repulsed.
Hard lighting continues in the
various sectors of the Austro-Italian
front, where the Italians are driving
their offensive movement for Gorizia
and the approaches to Trent. Vienna
declares the invaders have failed to
make progress. Some slackening of
it he force of the attack on the Doberdo
[plateau is reported.
Vienna asserts that the Austrian
aerial raid on Venice was in reprisal
for an Italian air attack on Trieste.
Material damage to military property
was inflicted, it is indicated.
Asquith Will Be Asked
Whether Peace Plans
Have Been Discovered
Jy Associated Press
London. Oct. 27, 10.20 A. M.—When
Premier Asquith returns to the house
jof commons to-morrow he will be
I asked by Annan Bryce whether un
official exchanges of views have been
carried on between Berlin and London
with the possible object of the con
clusion of an early peace and whether
inquiries of similar nature have been
made by official representatives of any
power. Mr. Asquith also will he asked
whether he still adheres to the decla
ration In his Guild Hall speech that
Great Britain should not sheath her
sword until "the freedom of Europe
was secured."
Six Victims of Box
Factory Fire Buried
By Associated Press
Pittsburgh, Pa., Oct. 27.—Six girls,
victims of the tire which Monday aft
ernoon destroyed the factory of the
Union Paper Box Company, with the
loss of thirteen lives, were buried to
day, and the remaining bodies will be
interred to-morrow. The body of
Peter Vallon, the Italian porter, was
removed from the morgue during the
night and will be buried by his coun
trymen in McKees Rocks, a suburb.
CRUDE OIL PRICE RAISED
By Associated Press
. Pittsburgh. Pa.. Oct. 27.—Another
five cents a barrel was added to the
price of Pennsylvania crude oil at the
opening of the market here to-day,
bringing it to SI.BO. Other new prices
announced were: Mercer Black, New
Castle and Corning. $1.39; Cabell,
$1.35; Somerset. $1.22. Ragland re
mained unchanged at 65 cents.
DECISION' FAVORS ALIENS
By Associated Press
Washington. D. C., Oct. 27.—Immi
gration officials were to-day shorn hy
the supreme court of the power of ex
cluding aliens because in their opinion
commercial depression at the place of
destination might cause the aliens to
become public charges. Some Rus
sian immigrants destined to Portland,
Ore., were ordered released from cus
tody In which they were held for de
portation.
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CHEAPER WATER,
BIG SURPLUSES
UNDER BOWMAN
Reduced Rates to Consumers
From $6 to |5; Got Coal and
Oil at a Big Saving
\ ,
ROYAL'S WHINES AMUSING
Mayors Misrepresentations Is
Evidence of "Sour Grapes"
in His Mouth
Mayor Royal, through his news
paper apologist, continues to misrep
resent Ills colleagues in council, choos
ing for his attack to-day Harry F,
Bowman, whose splendid conduct of
the water department since his elec
tion two years ago has given the peo
ple of the city cheaper water and has
earned for them handsome surpluses.
In view of the miserable showing
made by Royal at the primaries as
compared with that of .Mr. P.owman,
Royal's twisting of figures in a way he
must know to be unjustified is taken
only as another evidence of "sour
grapes" and the foretaste of defeat
next Tuesday.
Smiling as he puzzled over Royal's
maze of contradictory figures Mr. Bow
man said that all he could say is that
it might be well for the taxpayer to
considei the following facts relating
to savings in the water department
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ISE ANCIENT WEAPON'S
By Associated Press
Toronto. Oct. 27. British troops
fighting in Flanders have adopted the
weapon of the ancient, cavemen for
hand to hand fighting in the trenches,
according to a letter received by the
Rev. A. T.ogan Oegglc. The weapon Is
a wooden affair similar to a police
man's trunc" eon. weighted with lead
and very liberally studded with boot
tacks. It is for hot hand to hand af
fairs in a narrow trench.
OFF TO DAIRY MEET
Dr. John M. J. Raunick, city health
officer, and Dr. George R. Moffitt, city
bacteriologi"t, left this afternoon to
attend a three day convention of the
International Association of Dairy and
Milk Inspectors in Washington. All of
the addresses will be devoted to sub
jects relating to milk and milk pro
ducts.
Reading, Pa., Oct. 27.—Mrs. Ellen Frances, wife of Gen
eral D. McM. Gregg, the latter one of the few surviv.
great commanders of the Civil War and formerly Auditor
General of Pennsylvania, died here to-day. Mrs. Gregg was
77 years of age. 'She was a descendant of Frederick A
Muhlenberg, speaker of the First United States Congress
and great granddaughter of Joseph Hiester, at one time gov
ernor of Pennsylvania..
SCHWAB MAKES ANOTHER BID?
Allentown, Pa., Oct. 27. At a meeting of the stock
holders of the Thomas Iron Company, called to consider a
bid of $3,000,000 made for the company's plants by a New
York syndicate, believed to be operating for Charles M.
Schwabf it was announced that the syndicate's offer had been
increased $500,000. It is probable the offer will be accepted.
GUILTY OF CONSPIRACY
San Francisco, Oct. 27. Ralph K. Blair and Dr.
Thomas Addis were found guilty to-day of conspiring to
hire :nsn in the United States for British military service.
170 KILLED IN TYPHOON
Manila, Oct. 27. —The typhoon in Southern Luzon
killed at least 170 persons and injured nearly &00. Damage
to property and to the hemp and rice crops is estimated at
$1,000,000. A heavy landslide involved a portion of the vol
cano of Mayon.
SHELLS EXPLODED NEAR KING
Paris, Oct. 27, 5.40 P. M.—Four shells exploded only
200 yards / from King George of England and President
Poincare of France, during their visit to the front yesterday,
according to a Temps correspondent back of the firing line.
DIRECTORATE CUT TO FIFTEEN
New Haven, Conn., Oct." 27. The directorate of the
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Compa.."
was cut to fifteen members at the annual meeting of stock
holders to-day. The existing board of fifteen was re-elected.
H. K. McHarg and F. F. Brewster resigned as directors
yesterday.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Ray Pouter Brady unit Rather M. f.lnncrlch, Mlddletowa.
I.ewlw lairnett anil I.urn 1.. Coatra, steelfon.
Chrldt G. I'rtrn, city, nnil I'f flr Katrla Harnrr, Liverpool.
John W. l/canr, city, and Ida J. Lehman, Peabrook.
ROBBERS HOLD UP
TRAIN AND LOOT
3 EXPRESS CARS
Company Refuses to Tell Value
of Articles Taken Early
Today
PLANS WERE WELL LAID
Bandits Made No Effort to
Molest Mails or Pas
sengers
fiv Associate ! Press
Oklahoma City, i 9 la., Oct. 27.—K
band of ten robbers held up Missouri,
Kansas and Texas passenger train. No.
9, southbound from Chicago to Saa
Antonio, near Onapa, about 2 a. m.,
to-day, tied up the crew with ropes,
placed a guard over the passengers
and looted three express cars. They
held the train two hours and went
about their work with military pre
cision. They sent back a detachment
which stopped a freight train coming
up behind and placed the freight crew
under guard to prevent Interference.
Express officials refused to tell the
amount of loot taken by the robbers
who escaped Into the woods and
marshes and were to-day being pur
sued by peace officers of a dozen coun
ties and hundreds of citizens organized
into posses. The train robbed often
carries large amounts of money and
securities. Despite the robbers' meth
odical work, their plans went awry
and they took away the contents of
only one safe. Three others defied
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$18,000,000 FORD DIVIDEND
Canadian Motor Company to Cut flOfl
Per Cent. Stock Melon
Walkervtlle, Ont., Oct. 27. —Distri-
bution of a 600 per cent, stock divi
dend to shareholders of tlio Ford
Motor Company of Canada, equivalent
at the present, price of the stock to
$18,000,000, was recommended by the
company's stockholders to-day.
This action follows payment of a
50 per cent, cash dividend to its stock
holders within the last two weeks.
The stock dividend Is recommended
as part of the plan approved by the
stockholders for Increasing the "com
pany's capital stock from $1,000,00fl
to $16,000,000.
Thert ate only about 150 stockhold
ers !n the company.