12 TO SEE NYMPHS TEETER ON BASIN Councilmen Think They Ought to Go to Hersliey to In spect Fountain City Council may take a trip to Hershey to look at the nymphs teeter-1 ing on the fountain basin in Gulseppe j Donato's "dance of eternal Spring." ' The question of the city's acceptance ; of M. S. Hershey's gift of the fountain j following the loss of the $25,000 as-j sumpsit which Dpnato brought against! him. will occupy the city commission- j ers' attention considerably to-mor- j row. The problem of where it is to j be placed is still being agitated, al- j though it is very likely that the slopes! of Reservoir park or the formal park entrance at Reservoir and Twenty first streets will be chosen. Council thinks Guiseppe Donato himself ought to have something to say as to the best location and it is probable that the commissioners will not determine definitely until the sculptor returns from Philadelphia. He is expected to-morrow or Wednes-1 day. Conncilmen From Missouri Some of the City Commissioners would like to have a look at the Statu ary. too: they admit it. "From what I've heard." smilingly remarked one councilman this morn ing. "this group is very classy, and I think Council ought to go down there anil look them —it—over." Aside from the statue, interest will probably center about the jitney or dinance and the measure authorizing! the preparation of plans and specifica tions for the new Walnut street bridge. Most of the Councilmen think the jit neys should be regulated but they are opposed to putting them out of busi ness entirely. Amendments provid ing for thorough regulation of the 'busses without making them quit business will probably be introduced. •Jitneys and the Bridge Data is being compiled to-day by the city engineers' office preparatory to introducing the bridge ordinance. If the measure can be got in shape in time it will be presented to-morrow by Commissioner Bowman. Before the whole matter can be submitted to the public service commission for approval plans and specifications will have to be prepared. This is all the Bowman measure will provide. That an ex pert will have to be employed Just as was necessary in designing the Mul berry street viaduct is conceded. "Whether Commissioner Lynch will authorize this himself or place the whole matter under the jurisdiction of a board of public works is a question. At best the preparation of plans and specifications will entail a cost to the city of at least SIO,OOO, according to city officials today. Following the passage of the Bow man ordinance, Council will have to adopt another measure authorizing the floating of the bonds, the setting aside of money for the sinking funds, State taxes, etc. If this is to be done next year the 1916 budget will have to in clude the sums necessary for the new sinking funds. Council has very little time to consider these matters as the preparation of the budget will he started within a few weeks. DEMOCRATS SPLIT AT THEIR CAUCUS [Continued From First Page.] members of both branches of congress have arrived here. Senator Kern, of Indiana, was re elected chairman of the Democratic Senate caucus and floor leader by unanimous vote to-day at the confer ence of Senate Democrats. Senator Pittman. of Nevada. was elected sec retary of the conference to succeed Senator Saulsbury, of Delaware, who wished to relinquish the office. Selec- | tion of a vice chairman, president pro tempore of the Senate, committee as signments and the report of the spe cial committee to revise the rules was postponed until Wednesday. Senator Kern .was authorized to name a new steering committee of eight members to be approved by the conference Wednesday. Chairman Owen, of the special com mittee to revise the rules, will submit I a report Wednesday, recommending modified form of cloture on debate. Upon that a division of opinion is ex pected and discussion may prolong the conference several days. Many Committee Vacancies The re-election of Senator Kern as majority leader; Senator Clarke of Arkansas, as president pro tempore, and Senator Lewis of Illinois as party "whip" was forecast. Important com mittee vacancies, mostly on the Re publican side, also are to be filled as well as committee places found for 1 new Democratic senators. House Democrats are confronted with a more difficult task because of the reduced Democratic and increased Republican membership. Not only are there many Democratic vacancies on most of the Important committees, hut the increased Republican member ship necessitates changing the party ratio on nearly all committees. There probably, however, will be few changes in chairmanship of important commit tees. Three Democratic vacancies on on the Ways and Means committee are to he filled and the Naval committee re organized in view of the defense pro gram. Five Democratic vacancies are to be filled owing to the retirement of three advocates and two opponents of naval Increases. PRINTING that pleases The Telegraph Printing Co. Printing— Binding—Designing Photo Engraving HARRISBURG PA. * \ MOTS I )A V EVENING, CENTRAL CLUB TO GO ON FRONT ST.? Reports That Kerr Residence Has Roen Optioned For Democrats Peter A. Yanderloo. a prominent member of the Central Democratic cli b, has taken an option on the prop erty of the Kerr estate, 25 South Front street, at a price said to be between SIS.OOO and $14,000. According to reports current the | property may become the clubhouse | of the Central Democrats, who for some time have, been looking about for ' a new home, their present quarters in j the llaldeman estate buldllng In Mar ket Square being too small. Mr. Vanderloo said to-day that he had not made up his mind what to do about the property as he might make it into apartments. The property contains a four-story brick residence, 26.3 feet in t ront i street with full depth of 210 feet to. River street. It was assessed at about $12,000. It was the residence of the late William M. Kerr, the banker, but has been unoccupied for several years. HEAR WITNESSES FOR AND AGAINST [Continued From First Page.] the Market street bridge. The road over the crossfng leads directly to the farms occupied by Mr. Brinton and 1 Mr. Keister. , These gentlemen said, that in the > event of the crossing being abolished ) and the road closed, they would be j obliged to make a long trip to Park avenue, near Washington Heights, and thence to the Carlisle pike, to and from their farms. Fred Hummel, burgess of Worm leysburg. said if the road and cross- ( ing are abolished, the only outlet tor residents of that end of the town will ! be closed. That during the floods In | 189 4 this road and crossing furnished j an avenue to safety. He also said town council had passed a resolution opposing the closing of the road and abolishment of the crossing. The board of viewers met in the arbitration room at the courthouse and will be in session until late this even ing. Less than half of the witnesses were heard up to the noon hour for adjournment. England Refuses to Believe Germans Have Won Serbian Campaign By Associated Press London. Nov. 29, 12.05 P. M.—The British public is not inclined to grant the German contention that the Ser bian campaign of the central powers has been brought to a successful con clusion. The hope is expressed here that the wintry weather will give time ! for reinforcing the Anglo-French j troops until they are strong enough to assume the offensive before the in- j vaders have consolidated their po sitions in Serbia. Russia also is counted on to play a part in these operations. in the meantime the only active military operations seem to be center ing around Monastir. the fate of which is obscure. The many contradictory reports on this subject vary from the assertion that the city is still In the hands of the Serbians to the claim that the Bulgarians, accompanied by de tachments of Austrians and Germans, have occupied the city. Farther to the north ,it is reported, the Serbian armies, divided into two sections, are retreating into Albania and Montenegro. It is not apparent whether Austro-German forces are to be sent against the Anglo-French lines north of Saloniki, but at the other extreme of the Balkan front the Montenegrins are expecting a heavy I attack from the Austrians. The entente ministers at Athens are said to have received the reply of Greece to their second note. Greece is reported to have promised to meet all demands which do not threaten to compromise her neutrality. An unmistakable lull prevails along the eastern front. From, the west coine official reports of a lively air and . sea skirmish off the Belgian coast. Monastir Evacuated by Civilian Population By Associated Press Athens, Greece, Nov. 28, via Paris, Nov. 29, 3:25 P. M.—Monastir has been evacuated by the civilian popu lation. There is a prospect that the Serbian town will be occupied by Bul garians as it seems likely, according to reports received here, that the Ser [ bians will not be able to resist long in the battle now in progress be tween Prilep and Monastir., The north ! ern Serbian army continues to retire | toward the Albanian town of Scutari. WHY STEVEXSOX FAILED | In the illuminating lecture on Stev [ enson as a writer of plays delivered by ! Sir Arthur Pinero in 1903 before the ; members of the Edinburgh Philo sophical Institution, the confessions I contained in "A Penny Plain and Two- I pence Coloured" are skilfully employed Ito explain Stevenson's fiat failure as a playwright. Many of his ardent ad mirers must have wondered why it was that he adventured four times 'lnto dramatic authorship only to un , dergo a fourfold shipwreck.—From "A J Moral from a Toy Theater," by Bran -1 der Matthews, in the Seribner. JEALOUS LOVER . ASSAULTED PAIR [Continued I Wini Flr>l Page.] occurred has not been learned posi- I tively. It was sometime after mid night before the police learned of the j assault. Rice told the police he was on his way home with Miss Kulp when the assault was made. A stranger canie from behind a tree and struck him several times. When ho ran to the railroad for assistance the stranger at tacked the girl. She was cut on the forehead. To-day a nurse stated that she attended Miss Kulp's injuries when she reached the asylum about 10 o'clock. Miss Kulp, refuses to give any Information. It Is the belief that a jealous lover i who found Miss Kulp In company with ! another, waited for the pair, and i made the assault. Laymen's Missionary Conference Here Planned Preliminary arrangements for a big j Laymen's Missionary conference, to be • held in this city next March, will be ; made this evening al a meeting in the . Young Men's Christian Association, at 1 which a large number of the city min isters are expected to iSe present. Lay members of the churches will be ' in attendance also, as the proposed eon- ' ference will be held for the purpose of ! arousing more interest among church members. The arrangements are being made by j officers of the laymen's Missionary 1 Movement, ami Harrlsburg Is one of i the seventy cities In the country in I which Conferences are to be held. Spec ial speakers will be provided for the ; sessions. W. E. Doughty, educational 1 secretary of the movement, is expected to be present to-night. WHEAT GOES UP AFTER SEIZURE [Continued From First Page.) were not verified, the extreme opening chunges being to 2 He. The market here opened excited with December delivery at $1.05 to sl.ot> as against $1.03>4 at the close Saturday and with May at $1.07 to $ I.OBVa as against $1.06a1.06H. Com mission houses and shorts were the most active buyers. Sellers were scat tered, although the largest firms bold ly took the position that the action of the Canadian government meant that Canada was to have preference in filling foreign requirements and that the result would be a falling off in ex port business from the United States . Reactions from the initial top fig ures quickly took place, and the mar ket became a broad geuerai one with feeling decidedly nervous. Bulls were to a large extent held in hceck by opin ions industriously circulated that the English government would probably do all or nearly all of the British, French and Italian business and that United States exporters would be vir tually put out of business, at least on any material advance of prices. XO OPTION MARKET By Associated Press Winnipeg, Man.. Nov. 29.—There will be no option market here to-day except for course grains. It was not yet decided at 10 o'clock this morning whether there would be a cash mar ket for wheat. HIGHER IX KANSAS CITY By Associated Press Kansas City, Nov. 29.—First sales for December wheat on Kansas City Board of Trade to-day were at 99c, a rise of 2%c over Saturday's close. | May sold at $1.03 Ha 1.03 %, a rise of ! 2 cents over the Saturday ending. Many sales were made in the first few minutes of trading. December, however, soon dTopped to 98c, while May drifted downward on liberal of ferings. WHEAT GOES UP By Associated Press Minneapolis, Minn., Nov. 29. Wheat took an upward turn here to day in consequence of the action of the Canadian government. December opened at $1.01,. 2 cents above Satur day's close. May opened at $1.03 >4 to $1.04, I\4 to above Saturday's close. ACTIVE IX XEW YORK By Associated Press New York, Nov. 29.—The wheat i market here opened active and some ! what excited to-day with prices from |l% to 2\i cents higher owing to the action of the Canadian government in ; commandeering all high grade wheat ! in elevators in the Dominion east of | Fort William. There was considera- I ble speculative buying but it was be | lieved in some quarters that the I "anadian government's action would eventually operate against prices on I American wheat. IT HAPPENS IN THE BEST REGULATED OF FAMILIES By BRIGGS * n B t (pear- '/ Joe imsrf. '3 V-tt&X *' 6HT To / . <C I A sgriou-S y 6U H ' M "y | ' ( MAT-rerc. i .—. *> 3\lWc:j> Y / l N£V/£R \ WANT TO TALK <&K) y> I FELT S VXMTH I L i 7 s ! A H T'H.NC T Towwd ( fey UssLr L T g'' J J • f~A HARRISBURG TELEGRAPK Man on Whom Fate of War in Balkans Depends KING or ' Wi RUMANIA* According to Into reports Rumania has closed the Danube to Russian j ships carrying supplies and ammuni tion to the Serbs and several Russian men of war which had fled into the harbor of Grula had been disarmed, and the crews, numbering 800, had been interned. This action is believed to mean sim ply that Rumania is insisting on a strict nuetrality pending the govern ment's final decision on the war issue. ' It is practically certain that the King ; favors the allies. Government Asked if It Considered Captain Boy-Ed a Conspirator By Associated Press New Vork, Nov. 29.—The govern ment was called on to-day to state whether it considered Captain Boy-Ed, German naval attache, in the light of a conspirator with Hamburg-Ameri can Line officials in dispatching relief ships to German cruisers at sea early in the war. The demand was made and repeated by William Rand. Jr., counsel for Dr. Karl Buenz and his three subordinate officials, in the course of their trial for alleged conspiracy in the United States district court here. "The government has taken no po sition in that matter,' replied Roger E. Wood, assistant United States dis trict attorney, in charge of the prose cution. when pressed by Mr. Rand for the third time for a reply. "We have brought nobody's name into this case unless it had to be brought in. All that the government has wanted to do is to submit all the facts in the case bearing on this indictment." Services Are Held For Mrs. Gertrude C. Fager Funeral services for Mrs. Gertrude C. Fager. wife of Martin W. Fager, who died at her home. 133 State street, last Wednesday evening were held Saturday afternoon, at 2 o'clock, at the | home, the Rev. Dr. Ellis N. Kremer, pastor of Reformed Salem Church, of ficiatine:. Prayer was made by the Rev- John T. Judd, of Burial was made in the Curzon plot in the Harrisburg Cemetery. Pallbearers were: L L,. Ivinnard. of Philadelphia; Dr. J. W. Park, Dr. V H j Fager, Charles E. Covert. Arthur' E~ Brown and Professor Howard M. Om wake. Mrs. Fager was prominent iu charitable work in the <itv, and was connected with the Associated Charities and the Children's Aid Society before the merger, and also took an active In terest in the work at the Children's In dustrial Home. GREECE IS READY TO MEET DEMANDS [Continued From First Page.] British, Salonlkl advices state. Win ter is setting: in unusually early In the Balkans. The Serbian forces that were at I Katchanik are now in retreat towa-rd Albania, according to a Salonlkl mes sage. Pressing their attack on Gorizla. the Italians have taken a mountain slope northwest of Oslavia and stormed strong trenches cast of hill No. 188, the war office at Rome reports. Fur ther advances on the Carso plateau also are claimed. The latest statement from Vienna declares that each sec tion In the Austrian lino penetrated by the Italians was retaken in counter attacks. Further successes have been gained I by the Franco-British forces in the German colony of the Kamerun, in West Africa, heavy losses having been indicted upo nthe Germans, It Is offi cially announced in London. Sinking of the French steamer Omara by a submarine in the Medi terranean with the probable loss of the crew of twenty men is announced in Paris. Fear Crew of Torpedoed Steamer Have Perished B\ Associated Press ! Marseilles, Nov. 2». 2:15 A. M—Tlio I French steamship Omara has been | sunk In the Mediterranean by a sub- I murine. No news has lieen received lof the twenty members of the crew | and It Is feared they have jtertsheil. There are no rtH-ords of the recent movements of the Omara. she was built in 1872 at l.a Seyne. Her gross tonnage was 135. Americans Will Attend Durable Peace Conference 1 By Associated Press Berne, Switzerland. Nov. 29, via Paris, 12:30 P. M. The executive , committee of the International Organ j ization for Durable Peace, will meet at ; j Berne shortly to make up a program ; for the congress, which the American , members suggest should be held in | April. I j It is said here that the American j delegation will Include Dr. David Starr Jordan, former president of Stanford University; Professor William Hull and Professor Batten. Contributions toward the expenses of the congress received thus far from American sources amount to about $3,000. Believe Time Ripe For Allies to Define Terms Nov. 29. 1:55 A. M.—Belief that the time has arrived for the allies to begin to define clear and definite terms of peace is expressed in the Post in an editorial on the ground that [■ 1 there then will be less chance of losing j in negotiations what has been gained i on the sea and the field. The Post contends that without - "selling the skin before killing the - bear.' it may be assumed victory for • the allies is assured If only because, f without undue strain, Great Britain " could maintain a naval blockade in f definitely and history has shown that f | such pressure alone would in the end j j secure victory. ■ Balgars Withdrawing i From Turkish Frontier ■ I London, Nov. 29.—"The Bulgarians 1 i arc wit)--irawing troops from the " | Turkish 1 ontier and are dispatching " them to other fronts in an antlcipa- tion of an attack from the side of " Rumania, or by the way of the Black ? Sea." says a Renter dispatch from ' I Saloniki. "while some of the German ' j forces in Serbia are proceeding to the " j support of the Bulgarians against a | prospective Russian invasion." "That a section of the Agrarians in ! Bulgaria is still opposed to the war Is i illustrated by the fact that a squad of f twenty-six, belonging to a Philip ] popolis regiment composed largely of Agrarians, voluntarily surrendered on ? \ Sunday to a British outpost on the j j Strumitsa front, the dispatch adds. J ! "South of Prilep the Serbians are e j maintaining their position and Colonel '• i Vassitch, who is still holding Monastlr, j declared his intention to defend it to j j the last." DIDN'T WANT ALMANCE f Tokio, Nov. 29. —Great Britain has .• informed Japan that the British Gov 'i eminent has not contemplated an al ii liance with China, as had been re s ported, the Japanese foreign office 8 formally announced in an official ® statement to-day, emphasizing pre- I vious informal declarations to this ef fect. NOVEMBER 29. 1015. ELECTRIC ERA IS JUST AT DAWN So Says General Electric Kx pert to/Rotary Club; J. S. Musser Reads r*qper It was electrical May at the Rotary Club luncheon in the Senate Hotel | to-day, and .John B. Christie, of the Baker-Vader Company, who presided, introduced N. J. Mauger. of Pittslield, Mass.. manager of the electric range department of the General Electric .Company, present by invitation of Mr. Kaltwasser. of the Harris burg Light and Power Co., who was the principal speaker. Mr. Mauger said that the electric range has now been made cheap enough and good enough for general usage and he predicted a sale of 150,000 in the I'nited States next year. • He demonstrated the new de vices reecntly developed which make general use of electricity for heating purposes possible. Mr. Mauger was followed by John S. Musser, of the Dauphin Electrical Sup ply company, who read a paper on "Just Supposin'" that commercial electricity should be blotted out over night. He said in part: "We take things so as a matter of course in this world, so by habit, that the miracles whicli are going on around us day by day don't mean any more to us than sunrise. We don't give them a thought: but for instance: "Suppose by some great catastrophe of nature all electricity should cease some night at the mystic hour of twelve, that the giant water wheels and steam engines should continue to whirl the huge generators, but not an ampere ofelectrlcity flowed along the miles and miles of transmission wires. "Just suppose such a thing to be. "Your efforts to turn on the electric lights in the morning would be a dark and dismal failure. You would shave by feel. The toaster on the breakfast table wouldn't work, and you would have to tap on a glass to call the maid because the buzzer was dead. "You would wait in vain for a street car to take you to the otfice because the cars could not move an inch. A hasty walk would take you over to your friend, Brown's, but his electric doorbell would not ring. By pound ing on the door you finally summon htm and asked to be taken down town in his auto. He is perfectly willing but the machine cannot be budged be cause the ignitor which depends upon an electric spark, will not work. "Then you try to telephone in to explain your delay, but to your aston ishment this will not respond. A cab summoned by a small boy takes you slowly down town and leaves you in front of a tall office building in a mob of people jostling each other as they hurry to their work—all of them late." Then he painted a picture of eleva tors idle, of electric fans that wouldn't whir, of no mails transported because the electrically operated signal sys tems of the railroad were at a stand still of police and fire alarms that wouldn't work in an emergency, of thousands of industries depending on electrical current idle, of compassless snips at sea, of commerce paralyzed, of coal mines nonproductive and living costs advanced hundreds of per cent. "How many," he a.sked in closing, "ap preciate what a constant slave electric ity has become to every man, woman and child? More Rioting Breaks Out in Up-State Strike By Associated Press Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Nov. 29. Riot ing broke out again in the strike here with the appearance of the first car on the Plymouth line to-day and the crew taking the places of striking employes were beaten so badly that medical at tention was necessary. When the car reached a railroad crossing after entering the borough the conductor alighted to see if the crossing was clear. A score of men boarded the car and attacked the crew. The motorman ran the car a few blocks as he battled with the mob and when the state police appeared the mob alighted and disappeared. The trolleymen were treated by a phy- I sician anil taken back in the car under guard. No arrests were made. DISTRICT ATTORNEY HOME District Attorney Michael E. Stroup has returned from a successful hunt ing trip through the central counties of the State. He shot a nice bunch of Pheasants. HIGH JUBILANT OVER VICTORY Widely Enthusiastic Pupils Hold Big Celebration; Many Speeches and Cheers More than eight hundred studen'.s. alumni and loyal supporters of Centra) High school gathered in the chapel at 11:20 this morning to participate in the celebration of the greatest victors Central ever scored over her old rival, ihe Maroon anu Gray. Everyone was jubilant and wildly enthusiastic. Prof. Dibble, principal ot the school called the assemoiage to order, and made a short speech in which he con gratulated the team and Captain Role, tor their splendid work on the grid iron this Fall. Following Mr. Dlbblc'ii address, Paul G. Smith, coach of the \ lctorious team, was called upon for a speech. He was greeted with cheers of "Pop" and "Kather" by the stu dents. Coach Srriith said "that al though no doubt he had something to do with the splendid showing' which the team made, his work was made possible by the excellent spirit of the players and the backing which the school gave the team." He also j said, "the team which fought for the i Blue and Gray this Kail was one of <the best, if not the best team which it j had ever been his privilege to coach." I Mr. Smith stated that he was over- I joyed that Central had won the Dicner | Trophy this year and that he sincerely | hoped the Blue and Gray would again win it next year. In conclusion he said jthat he was "proud to be the coach of the Harrisburg High school foot ball team." Addresses were also made by Leo Harris, assistant coach and Prof. Bertram W. Saul, athletic director. Peter G. Dlener the local jeweler, who presented the silver football, to the Harrisburg school district, also made the presentation speech to Harry Kote, captain of the Central eleven for the champion team. He expressed a hope that continued success would fol low football efforts at Central. Captain Kote responded and was given an ovation by the school. He praised the players who stood by hini this season and wished for the school and athletics continued success. Fol | lowing the addresses there were songs and cheers. Determined to Come Back Not much of a celebration was held J to-day at the Technical High school, i Tech lads found a little consolation in I the fact that the Reserves were able |to hand a beating to the Central j Scrubs by a 9 to 6 score. Football is | a thing of the past for this season ;it jTech. but down in the hearts of the j Tech lads there is a firm determination Ito "come back" in basketball, base ball and track sports. The picture of the entire football squad was taken this afternoon, and | suits were turned in to Manager I Evans. At the same time, Manager | Moltst of the basketball team distri j buted material to the basketball candi dates. There is a wealth of material lin the institution, and a good five i should result. The candidates will lie In charge of Prof. Percy E. Grubb, who has been coaching the team for the last five years. Six Attendants Held For Death of Insane Man' By Associated Press [ Sunbury, Pa.. Nov. 29.—Six attend jands at the Danville State Honpttal | For the Insane were to-day held re- I sponsible by a coroner's jury for the j death of William McNeils, of Indiana ! county, a patient at the institution, ■ who died Saturday from injuries al i leged to have been inflicted by the men | named by the jury. The coroner's jury exonerated the | management. The men held respon ; sible have not yet been prosecuted. I.IKTIRIS ON PSYCHOLOGY ! The first of a series of fifteen lectures ion "Psychology." to be given each ! Monday night in the Technical High .School Auditorium by Dr. G. C. Basset. , of the University of Pittsburgh, will be | given this evening. The lectures are I given for the teachers in the public schools of the city, and arrangements ! are being completed by Superintendent ' of Schools F. E. Downes. PROGRKSSING IN AFRICA London. Nov. 29, *2:40 P. M.—The ' new campaign of the Franco-British ! forces in the German colony of Kame- I run. Western Africa, has resulted in I further advances, following the cap i ture of Tibati. announced last week. An official statement of to-day says that the Puqe river has been reached | and that the French have taken Ma kondo.
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