City Prepares to Give Thanks For Peace and the Hum of lis Many Industries HARRISBURG Sflllfllll TELEGRAPH LXXXIV— No. 276 REAL REASON FOR THANKSGIVING AS INDUSTRIES HERE RUSH ON ORDERS Increases of From 15 to 100 Per Cent. Over Business of Last Year; Factories and Mills Will Be Kept at Top Notch Speed For Months GREAT INCREASES IN THE PAYROLLS Domestic and Export Trade Business Booms; Many Hundreds More Than in 'l4; Dye Situation Is Troubling Textile Manu facturers With practically every industrial plant in the city and vicinity running full time in almost evcrv department, and with an increase of from 15 to 100 per rent, in the number of employes In the plants over last year at this time, Harrlsburg is now in the midst of a big business boom, and has rea son indeed to give thanks for mate rial things. The employers in most plants an nounce that, owing to the big amount of rush orders to be filled the places will be kept going at top-notch rate for months to come. The increase In the payrolls, too, is tremendous, but not even approxi mate figures can be obtained as an estimate of the increase in money be ing paid employes in this city. That it is Bii increase of many thousands of dollars each month over Inst, year's figures is conceded by the manufac turing concerns located here. While some of the firms are sup plying goods fur export trade, others have more domestic orders than can easily be handled and ore working the employes full time to fill them. Broken Records in Sight A number of manufacturers report that from present indications a record will be made this year in their plants In the output of supplies. The increase in industrial business means much to Harrlsburg and its people, who not more than a year ago in many Instances faced serious prob lems because of lack of work. No such trouble exists at present, according to the big firms. Dye Shortage Only Trouble With but one important exception, the industrial interests are not suf fering from the present war in Eu rope to any groat extent. A shortage in dyes for clothing is worrying manu facturers of these goods because each day it assumes a more serious aspect. At the Central Iron and Steel Com pany plant, about 800 are employed in the various departments, a twenty five per cent, increase in the number of employes at this time last year. Prospects for plenty of work during (Continued on Pace 16.) Mr. Turkey Roosts Too High For Many Stretching Purses of City's Housewives Among the thousands of housewives who pushed and jostled through Har risburg s market houses this morning, preparing for the feasting that will be n part of to-morrow's Thanksgiving celebration, were many who cast long ing eyes upon th • long rows of turkeys that festooned the various market stalls. For king bird that he may be to morrow. Mr. Turkey roosted too high for many eagerly, stretching purses of Harrisburg housewives to-dav. Fresh picked, prime* birds sold in tlie public markets for thirty-eight and forty cents a pound. while at private markets in the center of the city they were sold at 32 cents. I-ive ' birds brought twenty-five cents the pound. As usual many farmers sold their birds only for lump sums—plg-in-the poke style, as it were—to protesting customers who wanted to know the weight of what, they were buying. — NO PAPER TO-MORROW In accordance with a long es tablished custom, there will he no issue of the Telegraph to-morrow. Thanksgiving I»ay. * THE WEATHER For Ilarrisburg nnd vicinity: Fair to-ulght anil Thursday; not ranch change In temperature) lonrat temperature to-night about 35 degree*. For Fastprn Penim.rlvanlfli Fair to night H nil Thursday; not much change In temperntnrei light, i nrlahle wind*. River The Snxiaehanna river and all It* tributaries will fall slowly or re main nearly stationary. A stnge of about 4.7 feet 1s Indicated for Harrisburg Thursday morning. General Conditions An area of low pressure from the Northwest has overspread nearly all the western half of the coun try and la now central near Den ver. It has caused general rains In the Pacific States from San Francisco northward and scatter ed rains, mostly light. In Nevada, 1 tab and Montana. The temperature has risen 2 to 1* degreea over nearly nil the coun try east of the Rocky Mountains and In the Southwest, the most derided rises occurring In the Plains Stntes. Temperaturei n a. m.. *«. »uni Rises. 7iol a. M.i seta, 4i43 p. m. Moon! Rises, fli42 p. ni. Illver Stagei 4.S feet above low water mark. Yesterday's Weather Highest temperature. ,W. I.owest temperature. 27. Mean temperature, 32. Aormal temperature, Sl». WITH SUCH SMILING CHEER LEADERS AS THESE, CEN DO SOMETHING TOMORROW TOWARD R * — / MISS HELEN ROTE MISS JUNE BEARD MISS MART KINZER MISS HELEN BATURIN Allow us to introduce to you. Mr. and Mrs. Harrlsburg, the four girls who to-morrow will lead the cheering of the Central rah-rah hosts at Island Park, where Tech and the Blue and Gray will meet for their annual struggle for the city championship. Last year, after long, long striving, the manual training school lads walloped the eleven from the older institution. This year the odds are in favor of Central. But the 7,000 enthusiasts who wtll cheer from the stands and side lines haven't forgotten that this year "the dope" has been all wrong and that it's just as likely to be wrong at Island Park as at Princeton, N. J. ARMY OF 2,000,000 AT LEAST NEEDED -CHAMBERLAIN In Addition Reserve Force of Citizen Soldiery Should Be Built l'p WHA CK S "PACIFICISTS" I'rges Military Training in Schools and Colleges; Peril of War Real "We need an army of 200.000 men at least and in addition a. reserve force of citizen soldiery which could mass about the regulars In case of emergency. We need an adequate navy. We need military training not only in our colleges but in our public schools. And I am not an advocate of militarism when I say that. What wo want in this country is not a culti vation of the military spirit, but a cultivation of the martial spirit." This in brief was the text of a rous ing speech by United States Senator Chamberlain on "Preparedness" be fore the largest and most enthusiastic noon luncheon ever held by the Har risburg Chamber of Commerce. "If the teachings of Andrew Carne gie and certain other pacificists of his kind had prevailed in 1776, there never I would have been a Revolution: we [Continued on Page S.] Tells How Supplies Were' Taken to German Raiders, During Conspiracy Trial By Associated Press New York. Nov. 24. How the Hamburg-American line succeeded in reaching German warships in the At lantic, in August and September, 1914, with 2,000 tons of coal and large amounts of foodstuffs by means of the steamer Rerwind, an American boat under the American tlag, was told to-day on the witness stand by the Berwind's captain, Fritz Edward Falk enberg. Captain Falkenberg was a govern ment witness in the trial of Dr. Karl Buenz. George Kotter, Adolph Hoch nioister and Joseph Poppinghaus. u'.l officials of the Hamburg-American line, on trial on charges of conspiring to deceive and defraud the Fnited States. He told how the Berwind sailed from New York harbor at 9:SO at night, August 5, ostensibly for Buenos Aires, with Poppinghaus HS supercargo and in charge and said that the boat discharged forty tons of many kinds of foodstuffs and much of her coal to a fleet, of five German boats. The government charged t.hat the Berwind was the only one of the six teen boats chartered by the defend ants at a coat. of $2,000,000 to relieve German cruisers, which succeeded in her errand. The others It is believed, were all captured before they reached the Germans. Captain Falkenberg said George Kotter, superintendent of the Ham burg-American t<lne, made htm a present of SSOO In return for his ser vices when the Berwind got back to New Tork. jl—lo6 IS A JjUCKY COMBINATION FOR "CHARLIE" There was crief in the heart of little "Charlie" Dougherty, messenger boy, No. 11, of the local Postal Telegraph force. "There was grief" Is the proper expression, for that grief ha* turned to thanksgiving. "Charlie," with visions of turkey with all the flxin's for his Thanksgiv ing dinner, had worked pretty hard last week and his reward of sfi (a Ave and a one-dollar bill) was in his pay envelope. But. alas, while delivering a message, the coveted six dollars slip ped from his pocket. "Charlie's" grief was sad to witness—and then he remembered the T.ost and Found col umn of the Telegraph. The balance of the story is soon told. Walter Klingler. of 1 808 North Sixth street., motorman, No. 406, on the Reservoir line, found the missing six a»i«1 promptly turned It over to "Charlie," yoa there's going to be turkey In the Dougherty home to-morrow. "CharMe" says so. Anil he further nay*' "BT\e me. Mister, the Tele's SOME payer " HARRISBURG, PA., j|| "^fuLhkQ<jCoiKy g gy! Thankful, Lord? 5= We live in a land where the poor are fed ) By the chance to work for their daily bread ! Wc weathered the storms of a bloody year In the old world's record, yet we steered clear ! We gathered our harvests from fertile lands! We opened our factories to idle hands! g We have cause, indeed, to be thankful. g • Thankful, Lord? 3 We live in a land where the skies are blue! § I \'o smoke of battle obscures their view. ft | The surging beat of the cannon's roar v| Dies out in echo upon our shore y< And Old Glory floats, serene, above, # • While ours is the chance to live and love! fa We have cause, indeed, to be thankful. B m —ANNA H. WOOD. | _ _J "WE'LL PAY OUR BILLS," SNAPS BASEBALL HEAD "Ridiculous" He Calls Stories That International League Is Without Funds Emphatic denial Is made by Frank lie Wan. president of the Harrisburg International League club, that the league is without funds. Mr. DeAVan wrote a length.v letter to the secretary, William R. Douglass, taking excep tions 1o r»cent publications regarding unpaid bills. He says: "You should certainly deny the statement that the international I.eague Is without funds. Such a thing is ridiculous. The Harrisburg club Is without funds just now, but tvill have money in the treasury within q short time, and 1 wili then proceed'to pay. up all outstanding bills. The Harris burg club will meet every obligation in Harrisburg, no matter operates next season. I have dent Barrows word for this. "You know that the club lost money in Harrisburg. The league hart to ad-V vance me 52.000 to pay salaries with at the close of the season. The losses at Harrisburg were about $3,500 on the season. This, with the money ad vanced by President Barrow to pay back salaries to the players when the club was transferred, makes about )8,500 the league is "stuck' for on ac (Continued on Pago Ifl.) DEFENSE PROBLEM MESSAGE FEATURE Missive Approved by Cabinet Will Treat All Important Questions Washington, D. C.. Nov. 24.—Presi dent Wilson's annual message to Con gress approved unanimously by the cabinet, was nearing completion to [Contlnued on Page B.] EVEN RATE OF SUICIDES IS MOUNTING HIGHER New York. Nov. 24.—The propor tion of suicides to th<> population in 100 cities in this country last year was higher than for any year since 1009, according to V. 1,. Hoffman, statistician for the Prudential Insur ance Company. Mr. Hoffman's report shows that 4.982 persons killed them selves This is at the rate of 20.3 for e.ich 100,000 of population. Three linK-s as many men as women com mit suicide the figures show. I WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 24, 1915. ALL WEST SHORE FAVORS BODY TO BOOST DISTRICT See Possibilities of New Indus tries, Community High School, Free Bridge, Playgrounds By ROBKRT F. GOKMAN Cross river folks are to-day discuss ing with much interest the interviews published in the Telegraph last even ing regarding the proposed formation of organizations to bring about im provements in the territory in which the six West Shore towns are located. Although nothing has yet been dono in the way of effecting an organiza tion. the agitation ts so strong that within the next few weeks it is qulto likely that those interested in civic betterment will meet and decide on their future course. The present plan of those interested In the movement is to call a meeting of the men who favor the improve ment plan and then map out some kind of organization. In the beginning thfero may be Just one big organization, later, out of this, local organiza tions may be formed. Business Increase Expected The project has me) with general approval everywhere and Harrlsburg, too. Is showing a keen interest. Har risburg businessmen believe that with the development of the West Shore territory will come the building, of [Continued on Page 13.] COLUMBIA READY FOR BIG PARADE Order to March Will Be Given at 2.30 O'clock Tomor row Afternoon Columbia, Pa.. Nov. 24.—Columbia la ready for the great firemen's pa rade to-morrow and if the weather man favors the celebration the old town will be thronged with visitors. In the afternoon parade more than -.000 men will be In line and In the fantastical parade in the evening, there will be approximately 4,500 men, women and children. Businessmen along the main streets are decorating to-day and by the time [Continued on Pase 6.1 FAIR TO-MORROW FORECAST Fair to-morrow with scarcely any chtvncc for rain or snow was the fore cast given to-day by th» local weather bureau men, for Thanksgiving Day. The temperature will remain about the same as it was to-day Is the pre diction. WHILE ARMIES ON FAR FIELDS CLASH j IN HATE OF KINGS! Harrisburg Is Ready to (Jive! Thanks in Its Same Old- Fashioned Way " I HOLIDAY AND TURK E Y Church, the Rig Game, Family Reunions, Social Doings on Program The bulletin hoards may be scanned to-morrow, but the nhanees are that the football ecores will get more atten tion than the regular war news: the mutual regard of the American eagle and the dove of peace will be remem bered. of course, in church services and In prayers at many a table; but it's more than probable that the proper distribution of the "white" and the "dark" meat of the other national bird will receive more prolonged consid eration; the clash of arms on distant fluhting fronts may be a topic of more or less desultory conversations, but clash of arms—and legs—in the an nual Island battle will furnish food for I real and general discussion. For to morrow is "the day we give thanks." Harrisburg is ready to observe a modest Thanksgiving Day—not with parade and pomp, perhaps, but in the usual homey, eomfv sort of a way that [■Continued on Page 2] , Japan Willing to Send Strong Army to Europe If Need Arises, Baron Says Paris, Xnv. 24. 5:25 A. M.—Japan Is willing to send a strong army In Knnipc. if the need arises, the Petit I'nri.sien says. A statement to this effect is credited to Baron Ishil, Jap anese foreign minister, by G. I>e<'har tier, Tokio correspondent of this news l«a|ier. He quotes Haron Ishli as fol ! I.'.ws: | "Thus far we I ave not considered I the eventuality of :■ending an army to 1 Kurope, but if there is o<x«sloii there | for Japan to do so, she will ini j mediately send one expedition army. Japan does not Intend to risk a ! ••lieek." Tn regard to the supplying of arms Tor Russia by ,lapan. the foreign min ister is said to have remarked: "Russia doesn't need men as only oi»r-tlUrd of flic men mobilized have I>een armed. By the end of the month Japan will have (lone much toward ai ining completely the other two* thirds." Watchman and Burglar Locked in Each Other's Arms Dead in Shaft New York, Nov. 24. Locked in each others arms the bodies of Robert Green, a negro elevator man and watchman, and a man believed to be a burglar, were found to-day at the bottom of an elevator shaft in a ten story loft building in the shopping sec tion of the city. Green had apparently found burg lars at work on the tenth story of the building and while struggling with one*of the men both had fallen intc the 6pen elevator shaft. A pile of silk and other goods were in the | elevator evidently placed there by the burglar*. Governor Principal Speaker at School Dedication Governor Martin G. Brumbaugh was the principal speaker this after noon at the dedication ceremonies of the new L.. S. Shimmell public school building at Seventeenth and Catherine streets. The dedicatory address was I made by President Harry A. Boyer, of i the city school board. Other speakers | were Professor Robert ,\f. McNeal, [State Department of Public Instruc tion. Jesse K. B. Cunningham, former State Deputy Attorney General, R. W. Woods past State councilor of the Order Independent Americans and the Rev. Dr. William N. Yates. The Rev. Thomas Reisch. pastor of Christ Luth eran church made the prayer and .benediction. I MERE HANDFUL OF MEN ARE HOLDING GERMAN ADVANCE Main Serbian Army Is Grouped on Plain of Kossovo; May Attempt to Join French WILL FIGHT TO THE END Monastir to He Determinedly Contested For; Closing in On Pristina The main Serbian army is grouped on the plain of Kossovo. only a thin screen of troops opposing the Austro- IG.ernian advance toward the plain, ac cording to a Saloniki dispatch dated Monday, received In Paris. It is said to be possible that the Ser bians will attempt the bold coup of a drive against the Bulgarians toward Cskup and Veles in an effort to join hands with the French, but the prob abilities are held to be against this. Austrian troops in the Ibar Valley are within four miles of Mitrovitza, the former capital, while the Germans are only a tew hours' march from Pris tina. the latest statement from Vienna declares. Monastir is not to be given up with-I out a determined fight, according to i advices from the Serbian front by way j of Salonikl and Paris. The Serbians are strongly reinforcing the Monastir! army and guns and munitions are be ing forwarded from Salonlki. Presentation to Premier Skouloudis by the entente ministers of a collective' note demanding that Greece at I once define her attitude was followed by a meeting of the Greek Cabinet, members of which afterward declared that the situation had been cleared ac cording to an Athens message. The demands of the allies disclosed by the note, were not as exacting as had been expected, it was said Greece, it was added, never had re fused guarantees for the safety of the allied troops. Mine lighting in the Argonne in which the French had the advantage is reported by Paris. A German at [Continued oi Page B.] HANS SCHMIDT \VII,I, ISE ELECTROCUTED WEEK JAN. 10 Albany. N. Y.. Nov. 24. The Court of Appeals to-day fixed the TVeek be ginning January 10 as the time for the electrocution of Hans Schmidt, the unfrocked priest convicted of slaying Anna Aumuller in New York In 1913. wv www « ■ « « J CRUISER SENT TO MEXICO ( M Washington. Nov. 24.—Admiral Winslow, commanding ■ the Pa< ific fleet was ordered from San Francisco to Topplo- J Mexico, to-day with his flagship, the cruiser San , M ional ma: 9 land to protect Americans and other foreigners. 1 TO BRING PAINTINGS HERE m Harrisburg. The Board of Public Grounds and Build m >-day arranged to have all paintings and art works | J and furniture in the Pennsylvania building at San Francisco . J shipped to this city, the plan being to utilze as' much of it as j ■ can be employed at the Capitol. The pain' e plact | 3 in the State House. M I SUFFRAGE RUNS BEHIND I # Harrisburg. The official vote of Allegheny county M S was received to-day, showing the vote of the State on the '•« v womafi suffrage amendment outside of Philadelphia to C ■ 1 een: For, 308,101; against, 31 m J . VIOLENT FIGHTING ON GALLIPOLI I J Constantinople, Nov. 24, via London, 2.42 P. M. —Vio- J m lent fighting near Seddul Bahr, at the tip of Gallipoli' ■ P peninsula, is reported in an official communication from the w war office. \ 1 TWO SERB TOWNS FALL * 1 « Berlin, Nov. 24, via London, ,3.5 P. M.—The Serbian I J town6.of. Mitrovitza and Pristina have been captured, the 1 M war office announced to-day. % 1 MAYOR-ELECT SMITH. OF PHILADELPHIA. HERE ( # Harrisburg. Mayor-elect Thomas B. Smith is spend- S M' ing the afternoon in Harrisburg, but he has declined to say * M what he is here. for. It is supposed at the Capitol that he is % # here to call on the Governor. Mr. Smiths coming was not « # announced and there was considerable surprise at the Capi- 9 tol. .He spent some time at the Highway, Department visit- % K ing W. D. Uhler, the chief engineer of the department, who C was formerly with the Philadelphia City Bureau of High- W K a&'aya. # ) MARRIAGE LICENSES I 4 Clarence Monroe Kchl, New CiiaH»erlan<l. hihl Knna Hebecca H«;ler, J 9 Walter Caldwell Ho\«ry. Altnonn, and Alma Mary Sloaith, dttf. % Frank Ron F.ntienoar, fenlirook, nnd Carrie K. Rlllett, city. f 1 l<M llotcentoKler and C. Mae Arinma. cMj-. g. < tiarle* 11. Iloaaer, Mlddletown, and Alloe (Juki, city. 1 | Clifford Irwin taton, city, and Kmma Mary Owen, New BloomfleM. £ POSTSCRIPT— FINAL 16 PAGES WANTED TO FIRE CAPTAIN BECAUSE HE DIDN'T WHINE "I AM SORRY" Council Refuses to Dismiss Chief, but Fines Him $29.16; Royal Says It Can't Be Done; Passed by 3 to 2 Vote $5,000 BOND FOR JITNEYS REQUIRED Penalties of $lO to SIOO For Violations of Ordinance; 1 Measure to Become Effec tive 5 Days After January 1, 1916 City Council this a ru-rrvQfln fined Captain Joseph P. Thoing chief of police, seven $29.16. Mayor John K, I'iojor ;ihe acting chief's for insubordination had "followed precedent In the release from jail of without first consulting Mayor" was refused by a vote of 3 toL'. Mayor Royal wanted Acting Chief Thompson dismissed because the offi cer had neglected to tell the chief executive that he "was sorry." Mayor Royal and Mr. Oorgas voted against the resolution offered by Mr. Lynch whereby the fine was imposed. , In his resolution Mr. Lynch pointed out that the offense was not com- J niitted with any desire to lie insubordi- I nate: that the officer had only fol lowed precedent in numerous in stances. and that he lia'd had an ex cellent record of almost eleven years of continuous police service. Mayor Koyal admitted that Captain Thomposn was and always had been, a good offlcer. TVio ~viavor said he was very much surprised that Thomp son had acted as he did. "Not Even Sorry" "Why." declared the Mayor, "he never even said he was sorry." "Didn't he say that he believed ho had no intention of being insubordi [Continued on Page I.]
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