Kmg Constantine Summons Leaders of All Parlies to Confer on Critical Situation
HARRISBURG ifiiiik TELEGRAPH
LXXXIV— No. 260
NEW COURTHOUSE
AND CITY HALL IS
URGED BY WELLS
New Minority County Commis
sioner, Says Time Is Ripe
to Build
CENTRALIZE BUSINESS
Says 6-Story Structure, Modern
and Fire Proof, Should
Be Erected
The first intimation thai a move
ment may be started early in the new
year for tho erection of a combined
county courthouse and municipal hall
on the site of the present building
was voiced this morning by Sheriff
Harry C. Wells, the new minority
county commissioner-elect.
Sheriff Wells said that election
Wednesday of two commissioners from
the city clearly indicated to him that
the people of Dauphin county be
lieve the time is ripe for the build- j
ing of a new county-city administra- j
lion structure that can house all the
offices and centralize the county and j
city business in a more convenient
way for the people.
Stx-Story Buildin
A building of at least six stories in
height, modern and fireprof in every j
respect and equipped with electric!
elevators in such a way as to bring all
the offices as close as possible to the
street should be constructed. Sheriff
Wells declared.
The expense will have to be born
by the county and the city, he added:
the county is in sufficient financial
shape to permit its share of the ex
penditure, but the city, he believes
will likely have to float a loan for tho
purpose. The cost might be divided
proportionately, he thinks, but the
fact that the present site is owned by
Ihe county by gift ot' John Harris,
should be considered in the sharing
of the expense.
Three Court Rooms, Too
Such a building as he has in mind
Mr. Wells said, should provide ac
commodations for at least three court
rooms on the top floor. The police
headquarters, mayor's office, etc., and
other city departments and such
qHbunty departments that the people
must use with the most frequency,
should in Mr. Wells' opinion, be placed
on the first floor. The other offices
with which the general public does
not have so much daily business could
be placed on the floors atiove.
Accommodations for confinement of
police prisoners and for the detention
of juveniles could also be provided for
in the proposed building and the long
asked for "bridge of sighs" to the Ja.ll
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Beethoven's Life Makes
Very Fascinating Reading;
May Win a Prize, Too
Ludwig Van Beethoven, one of the
greatest of musical composers, was
born in Bonn, Germany, in 1770 and
died In Vienna in 1827. The story of
his life reveals a struggle against
mercenary necessity and the draw
backs of relatives of a mediocre type.
In spite of this, and the great sad
ness' of his life which his impaired
hearing caused him, he worked long
and strenuously, giving unsparingly of
the might of his intellect for the last
ing delight of millions of people all
over the world. Beethoven touched
instrumental music and it became a
living soul. The interesting episodes
••onnected with the composition of
some of his more remarkable works,
as the Moonlight Sonata, and the
Fifth Symphony gave an insight info
the tender nature of his genius that
reveals him as a living, human being
as well as the symboiization of some
thing great and wonderful in the field
of music.
The Telegraph offers ten dollars in
gold for the best 300 word essay on
"The Life and Works of Beethoven,"
and a second prize of five dollars <ll
gold for the second best essay. In
addition the two winners will receive
each a pair of seats for the concert
of the New York Symphony Orchestra
at the Chestnut Street Auditorium
next Thursday evening. All essavs
must be in tho hands of the Music
Editor of the Telegraph not later than
Rix o'clock on Monday evening.
KING RECOVERING SLOWLY
By Associated Press
London, Nov. 5. 11:06 A. M.—King
George is recovering slowly front the
c;feets or the fall from his horse ;n
France last week.
THE WEATHER,
For Hnrrlnbarfc nnil vicinity: Fair
tu-ul|rlit nnil ; Mllglitlr
cooler to-night.
For Knatfrn I'ennnylvanlu t Fair,
■ lightly cooler to-night; Natnrrtnv
anil Sunday fair) dlmlnlnhnic
north rat ntnila.
River
llie SiiMquehanria river and all
It* trlhutnrlea will fall hloivlt. \
stag* of about 3.8 feet la Indlcat-
W "• for Hnrrlahurg Saturday
morning.
General Conditions
The disturbance that nan central
over the western portion of the
l,ak<- Region Thursday morning
hns moved rapidly eastward to
the Southern sfen England coaat.
attended by light rain and anon
over most of the territory ront-
Ina under Ita influence; elsewhere
fair weather has prevailed.
It Is J to 14 degreea warmer thla
morning In the Atlantic Stntea
■■f ' n the Lower Mlaslsaippl
J alley and Tenneaaee and in
"'•tern Mlnneaota, the Dakotna
and Montana and 2 to IS degrees
cooler In the Lake Region.
Temperature: 8 a. m„ 48.
*nn: Rlaea, «t4T a m.; aeta, 4t51
p. m.
Moon i New moon, November T. 2i53
a. in.
River Stage; 3.8 feet above lovr
wuter mark.
Yesterday 1 * Weather
Highest temprmtiire, 13.
Lowest temperature. 35.
Mean temperature, .'lO.
Normal temperature. lU.
AMERICA'S MIGHTIEST BATTLESHIP PREPARES FOR OFFICIAL TESTS J
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AUUttfl4
THE NEVADA, ARRIVING AT BROOKLYN NAVY TARD FOR OFFICIAL TUIALS
New York, Nov. s.—The U. S. S. Nevada, the latest and largest addition to Uncle Sam's seu fighting forces now in commission, and the largest and
most powerful fighting vessel afloat, has arrived at the Brooklyn navy yards, from the Fore River shipyards at Boston where she was completed.
She will soon start on her official trials, when tests for speed and efficiency will be given her.
The Nevada is a ship of 27,500 tons. 500 more than either the New York or Texas, and is 583 feet long. Her armaments consist of ten 14-inch guns
and twenty-one 5-inch guns. The Queen Elizabeth, England's superdreadn aught, carries eight 15-inch guns. The armor belt of the Nevada is 13»/.
inches thick.
BRYAN SQUARELY
AGAINST WILSON'S
DEFENSE PUNS
In Statement He Says He Read
President's Address With
Sorrow
"MENACE TO OUR PEACE"
Former Secretary Declares
Executive's Views Are Re
versal of Nation's Policy
By Associated Press
\\ ashlngton, D. C., Nov. s.—William
J. Bryan, former Secretary of State,
came out squarely against President
Wilson's national defense plan to-day
in u formal statement in which he took
issue wi»'n the President's views as ex
pressed last night before the Manhat
tan Club in New York.
"A departure from our traditions; a
rexersal of our national policy; a men
ace to our peace and safety, and a
challenge to the spirit of Christianity
which teaches us to influence others
by example rather than by exciting
fear." is Mr. Bryan's view of the na
tional defense plans.
The former Secretary of State's
statement, which reiterates views he
has previously expressed on the sub
[ ject of preparedness for war, was re
garded as the opening gun in the tight
| which administration leaders expect in
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Self Government Process
of Education Declares
Miss Margaret Wilson
By Associated Press
Milwaukee, Wis., Nov. 5.- —Miss Mar
garet Wilson, daughter of President
Wilson, told the Wisconsin State
Teachers' convention here to-day that
the majority of voters cast their bal
lots with "as little forethought as they
j give to buying a suit." and proposed
as p. remedy the use of school build
ings as meeting places for citizens
and as voting booths and the employ
ment of school principals as election
clerks. She said the people should be
organized according to the voting pre
cincts with 'he school buildings as
their centers.
"Let us make the vote mean some
thing- -all of us men and women to
gether," said Miss Wilson. "It Is dis
graceful the way the majority of voters
jvote. lam told that when a man gets
a suit he gets what the tailor tells him
to wear. That is what most voters do
in the primaries. They vote for the
man who "they say' is the man—'they'
being in this case the political bosses.
We know this, but have done little so
far except talk about it."
Miss Wilson said it "surely is Amer
ica's opportunity before all other na
tions to prove that the ideal of
democracy is more than a dream, that
it Is a principle that works." She
added that self-government "is nothing
more or less than a process of edu
cation."
Many Masons to Attend
Consistory Celebration
There Is much interest In Masonic
circles over the fiftieth anniversary of
the constitution of the llarrisburg
Consistory and the regular Fall re
union of the Scottish Rite bodies next
week.
The program will cover the entire
week from Monday until Friday in
clusive and hundreds of Masons will
be here from other points In Central
Pennsylvania.
SUFF CRY: NO VOTE, NO RABY
A Motherhood Strike is Urged by Mrs.
Sara Bard Field
Chicago, 111., Nov. 5.—A "mother
hood strike" has been begun by some
women of nonsulTrage States and may
be adopted by others until they are
given the franchise by their voting
brothers. If a suggestion of Mrs. Sara
Bard Field made to-day after her ar- I
rival In Chicago en route from San
Francisco to Washington Is further
acted upon.
HARRISBURG, PA., FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 5, 1915
TELEPHONE CO.
BOUGHT IN BY
BONDHOLDERS
Cumberland Valley Organiza
tion Goes Under Hammer
at Trustees Sale
The Cumberland Valley Telephone
Company which went tinder the ham
mer at. a trustees sale at the court
house to-day was bought in by tho
Bondholders Protective Committee for
the stockholders. The sale was purely
formal and the property will be im
mediately reorganized.
The sale of the property of the
Cumberland Valley Telephone Com
pany marks the beginning of a new
era in the history of this organiza-'
tion. Since June 1, 1910 the affairs of
the company have been managed ny
receivers, first by Charles West and
Frank D. Houck, as receivers of the
old American Union Telephone Co.,
which held leases on a large number
ol' independent telephone companies
in Pennsylvania and Maryland. Then
by the late Marlin E. Olmsted and
Henry M. Tracy. The latter was the
active receiver and under his carelul
supervision the business grew until a
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TWO MORE OX DEATH LIST
By Associated Press
Wilmington, Del., Nov. 5. Two
more men have been added to the
dead in the explosion at the Carney
Point, N. J., plant of the Du Pont
Powder Company on Tuesday, bring
ing the total to five. John Harrlgan,
22, who came from Ireland less than
two months ago, died to-day, while
William McQuigan, 31, Wilmington,
died last evening.
PRESIDENT URGES
PREPAREDNESS
In Address in New York He
Tells of Plans of Ad
ministration
New York, Nov. s.—President Wil
son opened the Administration cam
paign for its national defense pro
gram in a comprehensive and care
fully prepared address delivered here
last night at the Manhattan Club ban
quet. He declared solemnly that the
United States had no aggressive pur
poses, but must be prepared to defend
itself to assume "full liberty and self
development." Significantly, he said
that "with ourselves in this treat mat
ter we associate all the peoples of our
own hemisphere," adding that "we
wish not only for the United States,
but for them the fullest freedom of
independent growth of action."
Anxiety Over U. S. Force
"Within a year." said the President,
"we have witnessed what we did not
think possible, a great European .con
flict involving many of the greatest
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Spanking Good Remedy For
Striking Students—Taft
New York, Nov. 4.—Former Presi
dent William H. Taft addressing a
gathering of school boys here told
them that they "ought to thank God
every day" that they lived in the
United States and had the opportuni
ties of Americans.
"You are not sufficiently grateful to
be Americans and live in this country,"
he said. "You think you are patriotic
and in a way you are: but patriotism
is stronger when it Is based on rea
son. There is too much of a tendency
to-day to despise and criticise citizens
and to speak of an atmosphere of In
justice In the country. This Is not
justified. Conditions are better than
certain people are trying to make
them."
For "silly boys" who would go on
strike because they don't like their
teacher, principal or method of in
struction, Mr. Taft said he had a
remedy—"a spanking, administered
in the lap of the parent." The pupiiM
applauded this statement vigorously. I
CITY MAY HAVE
NO MAYOR FROM
DEC. 6 TO JAN. 1
May Have to Divide Work
Among Other Four Com
missioners
Will John K. Royal's term as
mayor of I-larrisburg expire Monday,
December 6, a month before Dr.
Ezra S. Meals, his successor, can be
•worn into office?
Will the same situation apply as to
City Treasurer O. M. Copelin, should
the question of expiration of office
tenure raised in the mayor's case,
hold good?
Municipal circles were, stirred to
their depths to-day when these possi
bilities developed, and City Solicitor D.
S. Seitz was busy most of the day try
ing to solve the problems for the
benefit of the city commissioners.
For if these questions admit of a
legal answer in the affirmative, City
Council for one month would con
sist of four, instead of five members.
The work of the Department of Pub
lic Affairs now being held by the
Mayor would have to be apporUoned
among the other four members, and
Mayor Royal would be without a pub
lic job.
The problem, of course, is another
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NEW ORDER ISSUED
By Associated Press
Washington, D. C., Nov. 5, —An ex
ecutive order was issued to-day sus
pending the operation of the safety at
sea provisions of the new seaman's
law so far as they would affect for
eign-built ships admitted to registry
under the foreign registry act of 1914.
IBOOSTS NATURAL
i SCENERY OF U. S.
Famous World Traveler Says
it Is Superb; Will Show Yel
lowstone Park Tonight
America first:
Frank R. Uoi>err>on, world-wide
traveler, explorer and artist-photog
rapher, after having visited every land
under the sun and seen everything
worth 3eel>i&, is a staunch supporter
of the railroads time-worn , slogan,
"S«e your own land first." And the
famous traveler, who is appearing in
| a series ot travelogues under auspice*
of the Telegraph at the Chestnut
street Auditorium, goes the railroads
one better and ads, "There is nothing
I hat compares with it in the whole
\\ orld."
".In natural scenery America easily
surpasses," Mr. ltol>erson says, "The
Alps of Europe, while spectacular in
their beauty, are hardly more so than
our own Rockies. And when it conies
to places likeVellowstonePark and the
Grand Canyon of Arizona we see na
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Wilson Spends Day With
Mrs. Gait in New York
By Associated Press
New York. Nov. s.—President Wil
son planned to spend the better part
of to-day with Mrs. Norman (Jalt, his
fiancee, and relatives who are now in
New York.
Despite the late hour at which the
President left the Manhattan Club
banquet last night, he arose early to
day at the home of Colonel E. M.
House, where he spent the night, and
called upon Mrs. Gait at her hotel
about 9 o'clock. Later they were to
attend a luncheon given in their honor
by Cleveland H. Dodge.
President Wilson had planned to
leave for Washington late this after
noon.
RESISTANCE IS DETERMINED
Paris, Nov. 6, 12.40 P. M.—Reports
from the Serbian front Indicates that
delermined resistance is still being
offered to the Bulgarian fbrces which
invaded the southern part of the
country.
HARD TIMES AT
END OF THE WAR
SEEN BY EXPERT
University Professor Tells
Wharton Students Industries
Must Be. Protected
RUIN FROM FREE TRADE
Europe Will Dump Goods Here
at Any Price Declares
J. Russell Smith
In an address before the elective
class in economics of the Harrisburg
extension of the Wharton school of the
University of Pennsylvania, J. Russell
Smith, professor of industry, declared
that, the United States is facing a
period of great industrial demoraliza
tion at the close of the war unless
measures are soon taken to protect the
nation's industries by the national
Congress.
Professor Smith compares the United
States to England at the close of the
Napoleonic wars, when Great Britain,
a free trade country, suffered from
the worst hard times ever known. The
university industrial expert declared
that the close of the European war
will find Germany and other countries
ready to dump into America all the
accumulated stocks of goods which
have been held off the market at any
price they can get, resulting in catas
trophe for American manufacturers.
Economics, Not Politics
The economies course has been of
fered to the Wharton students in this
city through the courtesy of A. H.
Williams, instructor in industrial man
agement. No charge is carried with
the elective and the discussions are
quite informal. The economic lectures
are given Monday nights, .when Mr.
Williams is in the city, after the close
of the industrial management class.
The lecture course on this subject will
cover such economic problems as the
tariff, labor troubles, the war and so
on. The subjects are being consid
ered solely from Ihe economic and not
from the political viewpoint.
During the winter debates on the
various subjects discussed will be held.
The elective is open to men in the
second year class onlv.
Methodist Episcopal
Union Will Be Formed to
Advance Church Work
To organize a Methodist Episcopal
Union, representatives of all the
churches In the city and surrounding
towns will meet at Grace Methodic
church this evening at 7:30 o'clock.
Dr. John D. Fox will preside and t1..»
speakers will be the Rev. Dr. A. S.
Faslck, district superintendent and
Dr. Frederick 11. Wright, superintend
ent of Italian work of the Methodist
church in New York.
While the primary function of the
new organization will be to bring
about concerted action toward the
furtherance of Methodist work In the
city and suburbs, it will also take up
welfare and educational project*.
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22 PAGES POSTSCRIPT— FINAL
LEADERS OF ALL
GREEK PARTIES
DISCUSS CRISIS
Speedy Ending of Ministerial
Troubles Is Expected
in Athens
BULGARIANS NEAR NISH
British Legation Announces
Allies Are Approaching
Bulgars* Front
Leaders of all She Greek parties
have been summoned by King Con
stantine for a conference on Ihe sit
uation created by the overthrow of
the Zaimis cabinet. A speedy ending
of the ministerial crisis is expected,
an Athens dispatch states.
The course of events in Greece is
[ being followed with evident concern in .
j the capitals of alt the belligerent pow-
I era. There appears to be few expecta-
I tions, however, so far as the dis
| patches from London and Paris show,
it hat M. Venizelos, who favors Greek
intervention in favor of Serbia, will
|be returned to power. The Berlin
i press seems confident that the neu
trality policy of King Constantine will
be maintained.
Bulgarian troops, advancing north
east of Nish, were within two hours'
march of the city on Wednesday, ac
cording to a Salonlki dispatch, and
their artillery was violently bombard
ing the outer defenses.
in Southern Serbia the Bulgarians
| are being held back in their push
toward Monastir by Serbian resistance
|in Babuna puss, near Prilip, Paris
hears through Saloniki.
Two British divisions are approach
!ing the Bulgarian front and other
i units are following, the British lega
tion at Athens lias announced, a dis
patch from that city ntates.
FIRK OX BRITISH STEAMKK
IS NOT BKLIKVED KEKIOUS
By Associated Press
New York. Nov. s.—No word con
cerning the British steamer Rio Lages,
reported on fire 300 miles south of
I Halifax, N. S.. had been received here
| to-daj by the steamer's local agents,
Sampson, Spence & Young. The agents
expressed the belief that the fire was
not sc-rious, as the Rio Lages appar
ently did not request the Frederick
VTIT. which sighted the distressed
steamer to stand by, but merely to
notify Halifax by radio.
GERMANS RECAPTURE TRENCH
Berlin, Nov. 5. By Wireless to Sayville. Recapture
of a trench northeast of Le Mesnil in the Champagne dis
trict which the French had held since October 24 -was of
ficially announced by German army' headquarters.
REPORT ADVANCES AT ALL POI'NTS
Berlin, Nov. s. —By Wireless to Sayville. —Advances all
along the line by the Teutonic forces invading Serbia are an
nounced in to-day's official statemert by Germany army
headquarters. The capture of 2,700 Serbians is reported.
Philadelphia, Nov. 5. Judge W. Wilkins Carr in a
charge to the grand jury here to-day directed that the jurors
investigate the alleged illegal uses of the police at'last Tues
days election by the present administration.
Berlin, Nov. s.—By Wireless to Tuckerton. A new
movement to cut off the retreat of the Serbian army is re
ported by the Overseas News Agency. The Austrians are
said to have begun an attack along the western border of
ontenegro in which country the Serbian force are expected
to seek refuge.
Philadelphia, Nov. s.—Edgar A. Law, prominent in
fire insurance circles in this city, died at his - home here
to-day.
London, Nov. 5, 5.29 P. M.—Official denial was made
to-day of a report Earl Kitchener, Secretary of Wc~
had resigned.
Clebeland, 0., Nov. 5.—A sensation was created to-day
when a teamster for the Forest City Foundry
found near the plant of that concern, nineteen sticks oi
dynamite with a fuse attached which had been lighted and
gone out.
Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Nov. s.—More rioting in the street
car strike occurred here to-day when the Wilkes-Barre
Traction Company resumed its operation of cars on two
lines. State police and mounted city police rode into the
crowds and dispersed it. Four arrests were made.
Chicago, .Nov. s.—The new Board of Directors of the
Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company to-day
elected John G. Shedd chairman of the board, and chose
Nathan L. Amster chairman of the Executive Committee.
MARRIAGE UCENSES
Mlddletown, and (ioldlr Itarnmn, fcll»ohe<hvlile.
Manic} Henry shrllrr, Ittrrltun. and Mary Kllru Smith, elly.
A ISf. J M,llr " ,,d MJrtle M. Britten. city,
r rank A. ilrodnlck and Cello Kempf, Mtreltoa.
LOCAL ITALIAN
SLAIN BY IRATE
HUSBAND, BELIEF
Joseph Bellini Found in New
York State With 30 Stub
Wounds in Body
RUN OFF WITH WIFE
JOSEPH BIOM.INI
Joseph Bellini, found dead party
yesterday morning at Beacon City, N.
Y., with his body covered with stab
wounds, was a resident of Harrisburg.
Ho was under S2OO bail for his ap
pearance in court in January on sev
eral charges of larceny. It is the be
lief that the young Italian was killed
by the husband of a woman with
whom he eloped froni New York city
six weeks ago. The woman and a
child were here for a short time, re
cently.
The dead body of Bellini was found
early yesterday morning back of the
on l"ag<' 12.]
HI It ROBKRT I.AIDIA)\V DIES
By Associated I'ress
Pittsburgh, Pa., Nov. 5. H. J.
Heinz received a telegram to-dav
from London announcing the death
yesterday of Sir Hobert JLuidlaw, a
59, president of the World's Sunday
School Association. Mr. Heinz is ,j
member of the executive committer
of the association as was Sir Robert.