12 BRUNNER HAS DONE BIG WORK M ill Qualified to Talk on llar risburg's Architectural Problems Arnold W. Brunner, the distin guished architect, who will be the guest of honor at the noonday luncheon meeting of the Chamber of Commerce to-morrow, has done some remarkable work in making over Albany. Before •undertaking liis studies there which resulted in some comprehensive plans that are now being worked out in actual construction it was necessary for Mr. Brunner to give consideration to the fact that the water front had already been monopolized for commer cial and traffic uses. Notwithstanding he has been most successful in over coming conditions and making even the freight houses and other buildings on the Hudson conform to the general scheme of Improvement. The interest in Mr. Brunner's com ing to Harrisburg is emphasized by the fact that he has done so admirably at Albany and is in position to discuss intelligently the problems which are still before this city. Frederick C. llowc, in his "European Cities at Work," referring to Germany, says "that provision had to be made for the mill and the factory, for the railway and for terminals. The art of town planning had its birth in these necessi ties. It was a protest against threat ened destruction of the old towns and the speculative building of the new." in a comparatively short time, says Mr. Howe. Germany has built indus trial communities as beautiful as Washington. Albany has restored its •water front through the order and completeness of its designer. Harris "burg has preserved its water front through planning of a comprehensive character. Mr. Brunner's subject will be "Architecture and the City." REPUBLICANS MAKE NO FIGHT AGAINST DEFENSE [Continued From First I'agc.] ministration plans," said Senator Gal linger at the White House, "but 1 have •not studied all the details yet. The Republicans will not treat this matter in a partisan manner and I so told the President. We will honestly co-oper ate with the party in power in working out defense plans which will be ade quate and sane. But he will not agree to have the Democrats form their plans in caucus and then ask us to ap prove them. The question of prepar ing for the defense of the nation is not a party one and the Republicans are ready to meet, the demands hall' way if the majority party is really willing to discuss this question on a non-partisan basis." Disagrees on Merchant Marine Senator Gallinger disagreed with the President on his plan for a merchant marine and for raising the money nec essary for preparedness. When the administration shipping bill is intro duced. Senator Gallinger said he would offer a substitute. The Republicans, however, he added, "favored using the merchant marine as naval auxiliaries. Senator Gallinger advocated a bond issue and opposed President Wilson's program of internal taxation. He particularly objected to a tax on au tomobiles and gasoline. He said, howovcr, that lie favored lowering the income tax minimum and he believed •a tax on bank checks would do no harm. Ho opposed a tax on iron and steel. Representative Mann. Republican leader of the House, will discuss the national defense plans with the Presi dent to-morrow. In a conference to-day Chairmen Chamberlain and Hay, of the military committees, decided not to introduce bills they have prepared at this tlmo but to submit them informally to the committee for deliberation. "If we should introduce them now they might be construed as partisan meas ures," Senator Chamberlain said. Democratic Committee Entertained by Wilson By Associated Press Washington, De<\ B.—The mem bers of the Democratic National Com mittee werctlio guests of President Wilson ai luncheon to-day. The Pres ident was seated between Chairman McCombs and iee-heairman Homer Cummings of Connecticut. The committee has finished its work hero hut Chairman McCombs expected to remain probably till to-morrow to arrange further details for the con vention with James E. Smith, chair man of the St. Louis delegations. The subcommittee on arrangements for the convention will meet in New York December 20. The big delegation of St. Louis Dem ocrats who accompanied Mr. Smith here were planning to-day to return home and surrender their places to Re publicans who will aid Mr. Smith in his fight to obtain the Republican con vention for St. Louis. It is understood that St. Louis is ready to pay another SIOO,OOO for the Republican conven tion. Railroad Program Will Be Pushed in Congress By Associated Press Washington, D. C„ Dec. B.—Presi dent Wilson's railroad program, out lined in his address, will soon be intro duced in Congress and pushed by ad ministration leaders. Senator Under wood, who first suggested the subject to the President, said, after calling at the White House to-day, that he would embody the suggestions in a bill of someone else did not. do it first. Rate making powers of the Interstate Com merce Commission should be broad ened. Senator Underwood thought, and the railroads protected from conflict ing state and federa.l legislation. "In my opinion, this subject is one of the greatest before the country to day," Senator Underwood said. Urge Waterways For New Transportation System By Associated Press Washington, D. C„ Dec. B.—The National Rivers and Harbors Congress opened its twelfth annual convention here to-day. Secretary of Commerce William C. Redfleld made the opening address. The annual report of Senator Ransdell. of Louisiana, president of the congress, was read at the morning session. Secretary Redfleld urged a greater transportation system for the United States, pointing out that one way to achieve that object, was to extend the waterways of the country. STRUCK BY TROLLEY Alonzo Domenlk, aged 45, 118 Dock street, sustained a severe laceration of the scalp late yesterday when he was struck by a trolley car In Steelton. He was treated at the Harrisburg Hos uitj> U WEDNESDAY EVENING, HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH DECEMBER A,1015, GIVES $1,000,000 FOR CONVALESCENT HOSPITAL MRS. ISAAC U RICE New York —One million dollars Will be given by Mrs. Isaac li. Rice, and her children, of this city, for establishment of a hospital for convalescents. It will be a memorial to the late Mr. Rice, and will be known as the Isaac L. Rice Hospital For Convalescents. The location selected is withheld until land purchases are completed. pital for convalescents will be affiliated, said that thirty acres have been bought contiguous to New York, City. Isaac L. Rice made $2,500,000 in electric boat stock, three months before his death on November I'. He was a rich and famous man before that, how ever. Teacher, corporation lawyer and businessman, he was most widely known for his knowledge of the game of chess. Mrs. Rice is the founder of the Society for Suppression of Unnecessary Noises. This organization has established zones of quiet in the neighborhood of hospitals, curbed steamboat and train whistles and contributed to less dan gerous Fourth of July celeliration. East End Republicans to Have Large Marching Club; Members to Carry Rifles "Everyone Get One" is the slogan I adopled by the East End Republican Club and they expect to double the j membership enrollment. The last j regular meeting of the club was so filled with other matters of importance! that the nomination of officers for the! ensuing year had to be post poned j until the coming Wednesday eve ning. This week's meeting will he another rouser with lunch, entertain ment and fun for the members and their friends. The organization of the marching body is assuming form and the com mittee are now considering an unique! and attractive uniform. It is pro-1 posed that an auxiliary organization of the young Republicans of Allison Hill shall be formed to augment the, Marching Club and many of the young men who are desirous of hav ing the advantage of the healthful exercise afforded in the drilling and military training together with the ad vantages afforded by the elubrooms, have signified their intention of join ing. The marchers will carry rifles. Republican employes of the State, residing cast of the creek, including those who hold voting residences else where, have been invited to join the club, which is social as welt as politi cal. The membership committee are assuring these men that they ought to show their colors wherever they are, and that the expense of a mem bership in this organization is practi cally negligible and affords an excel lent opportunity for sociability. All persons contemplating mem bership in the club arc urged to be present at the clubrooms, Swab Building. Thirteenth and Market streets 011 Wednesday evening, De cember Bth. Newsies Turn Prize Money Over to War Sufferers Nine members of the Harrisburg Newsboys' Association at the meeting of the boys last evening received $1 prizes for reciting "Tf," by Rudyard Kipling, without making a mistake. The judges were the Rev. E. P. Robin son and Leon Lowengard. After the boys received the money they turned it over to the found for European War Sufferers. Those who were awarded prizes were: Wagner Hoffman, presi dent of the association; D. Assenowitz, Bernard Koplovitz, James Bloom, M. Swimmer. Samuel Bloom, I. Cohen, J. Davidson and J. Friedman. President Hoffman has offered three prizes for the three best Christmas stories handed in before February the first and-a prize is offered for the best four-act drama handed in. The newsboys' badges required by the new child labor law will be distributed to the boys by the association. Samuel E. Painter was elected associate member of the organization. War Munitions Not Subject to Embargo on Steel , By Associated Press New York. Dec. B.—Railroad offi cials here say that war munitions and other freight consigned for export to foreign governments are not subject to the embargo on iron and steel articles Imposed by the Lehigh Valley railroad and on all export freight by the Cen tral Railroad of New Jersey. The products of ammunition factor ies, the officials say will go through New York as usual because it is not. the war munitions that are causing the freight congestion here and at other Atlantic ports. Deplores Decline of Rural Churches in U. S. Special to The Telegraph Columbus, 0., Dec. B.—Decline of the rural churches was deplored by Governor Frank B. Willis here to-day in an address of welcome before the opening session of the conference of the commission on Church and Coun try Life. The session was attended by delegates to the convention of the j Federal council of churches of Christ in America. The Governor expressed I the hope that sectarian influences i would not prevent the movement to I federate country churches. ALDINGER NEW HOTEL MANAGER? Sells His Plaza Interest; May Build Hostelry Himself, Ho Announces Work on the proposed new hotel at Fourth and Chestnut streets, to be erected on the Doehne property, is ex pected to start early in January. The ruins of the recent fire are being rapidly cleared away, it is said, so the contractor is ready to go ahead. It is understood that Fred B. Aldinger. of the Plaza Hotel, who yes terday sold out to John W. Schrotli of Pittsburgh, and Walter T. Keiner, present manager of the Plaza, will be the manager of the new hotel in Chestnut street. Plans have been completed for a large fireproof build ing with all modern conveniences. It was stated to-day by Mr. Aldinger t hat he is seriously considering plans for the erection of a la-story, fire proof, 400-room hotel at Walnut and River streets. The property is now occupied by the City Garage. Mr. Aldinger owns the property, but there is an option held on It by an out-of town resident, which expires on De cember 16. Mr. Aldinger said: "In the event of the option not be- ! ing exercised a hotel may be erected I on this site. It is an ideal location. T have asked an architect to prepare plans. The new proprietors of the Plaza will take charge as soon as the license is transferred. Walter T. Keiner, now manager, has been in Harrisburg for two years, and is well known to the general traveling public, having been identified with the Normandy in Phila delphia, Gotham, New York and other big hotels. Mr. Schrotli has for twelve years been identified with a large restaurant at Pittsburgh. He will come here with his wife and daughter before January 1. No changes will be. made in the working forces at the Plaza. "Billy" Wolfinger the day clerk who was previously identified with Hotel Russ, and later, the Plaza, will continue in his position. Applica tion for the transfer of the license was made to-day. The hearing will take place December 20. Cook Is Drowned When British Steamer Sinks By Associated Press London, Dee. B.—The admiralty an nounces that the British steamer. Commodore, has been sunk. All the members of the crew, excepting the cook, were saved. London, Dec. 8, 7:48 A. M. The ! British steamer Commodore, which | the admiralty announced had been I sunk was owned by the Charente I Steamship Company, Ltd., of Liver- I pool. It appears from the latest ad | vices. There are several steamships iof this name, but the ownership of |tlie vessel which was sunk was not | made clear before. | Unidentified Man Dies in Harrisburg Hospital | An unidentified man died early this I morning in the Harrisburg hospital. I less than 12 hours after he was ad . mitted in an unconscious condition. ! He is about 60 years old and died from ! heart failure the physicians believe. The man was brought to the hos pital last night from the Lingle Farm, north of Middletown, and near the ■lednota orphanage. Neighbors in the • vicinity said that they believed that |he was a tramp. Seeing that he was j ill they brought him to Harrisburg. A post mortem was held late to-day I to determine the cause of the death. I . Jif^ HER ° pinion - Are you fond ' \ bridge? Well, it beats dishes KEEP YOUR EYES ON MAN AHEAD Watch Him and Step Into His Shoes Advice of Bank President Keep your eye on the man head. When he goes forward and you don't, there's something the matter. Tf you don't step into his shoes when the switch comes there's something wrong.—Frank O. Wetniore. Chicago, Dec. B.—Frank O. Wet more, vice-president of the First Na tional Batik of Chicago, who is slated to succeed the retiring president, James B. Forgan on January 1, re turned from New York "the most sur prised banket- in Chicago." as he him self expressed it. "I sat across the table at break fast from Rush C. Butler of the As sociation of rommercc,' said Mr. Wetniore. "and, believe me, I had no idea what he was talking about when he offered congratulations. "The first inkling I had that I was to succeed Mr. Forgan was when Mr. Butler showed me the morning paper. I was interested, of course, but still a trifle in doubt. "When I walked into the bank my mother was waiting at the telephone to talk to me. I received her con gratulations, also. Ts "Kxcusahly Proud"' "Of course, I am delighted and proud. It i§ an honor of which any mail might excusably be proud. There will be more work, of course, but I am not afraid of work. Work is the first essential to happiness. I had far rather be over busy than ever idle. "I don't know what to say to the people who want to know how 1 gain ed my success. It all seems so simple —so elemental. It is all just working hard at the job, keeping your eye on the next hole and hitting straight. But the big word is 'work'—constant, unremitting attention to business. 1 have worked in every department of this bank and have worked hard in all of them. "I am glad my mother was among the first to congratulate me. It is tine to have heard her voice on the wire telling me that she is proud of me." The slightly gray vice-president, who is only 45 years old and who plays an astonishing game of golf, ac cording to men who have played against him. smiled at the telephone near his elbow. "Wonderful invention, eh?" he re marked. "There aren't many radical changes in an institution of this kind," said Mr. Wetmore. "The man behind is always in training to take the place of the man ahead—and that's the way It goes. "That has been my philosophy in business. Keep your eye on the man ahead. When he goes forward and you don't, there's something the mat ter. If you don't step into his shoes when the switch comes there's some thing wrong. "Mr. Symonds—Henry R. Symonds —who was cashier in 1886, gave me my first job in this bank. I was a messenger. It. would not be profitable to go into all the details of my career with the bank. It is enough to say that I always had my eye on the man ahead and I kept climbing as fast as I could. Started as Messenger Boy "I have been successively mes senger, bookkeeper, assistant cashier, cashier and vice-president. It has been a fairly long road, but a pleas ant. one. I have lived along the way and enjoyed the journey. The new position has its anxieties, btit I have my faith and my ability to work. What more could any man ask?" Here's an object lesson for the bud ding financier. James B. Forgan has to confess, in announcing his retirement from the presidency of the First National Bank at the age of 63, that he can't read a Btock ticker. "The way to get rich is by saving small sums," said Mr. Forgan, "not by plunging Into speculation. What money I have was built on my early savings. 1 never speculated in my life. I know nothing whatever of gambling. I will confess that to-day I cannot read the broker's ticker in telligently."—Chicago Journal. SERVANTS OF I*. A. >l. WIDENER GET .$ 100,1)00 OF ESTATE Special to The Telegraph Philadelphia. Dec. B.—One hundred thousand dollars lias been distributed anions the servants and employes of P. A. B. Widener, millionaire traction magnate and art I'ollector, who died last month. This was confirmed yes terday by beneficiaries who had re ceived amounts ranging from SIOO to $25,000. In the neighborhood of $75,000 was divided among sixty or more servants at E.vnnwood Hall, the Elkins Park mansion or Mr. Widener, and the re mainder of the SIOO,OOO went to em ployes of the Land Title Building, which is owned by the Widener estate. Protests Against Smoot's Holding Seat in Senate •> .'■4-.' Ijjjjl! ■ str/v» rate- KEzo s/~ro or Washington. D. C., Dec. 8. —Regis- tered letters protesting against Sena tor lteed Smoot, of Utah, holding his j seat in the Senate because, il is aliened he represents the Idaho and Utah I Sugar Company, have been received by : every United States Senator in Wash ington. The letters were signed by C. G. Patterson, of Salt. Bake City. INFECTED FAE REMOVED Mrs. Rebecca Reamer, of Newport, had her rißht eye removed at the Har risburg Hospital this afternoon. Ac cording to physicians, the eye had be come infected and sight could not be restored. NEW HEAD OF AMATEUR GEORGE J. TURNER George J. Turner, of Baltimore, is the new president of tlie Amateur Athletic Union. He was born in Baltimore, 1873; was educated at Alt. St. Alary's College. Kmniitsburg, M d.: while at college he competed active ly in all branches of athletic sports; became a member of the oriel Rowing Club in 1890. and from that time until 1895 rowed and won numerous races throughout the. country, including the national four-oared cham pionship, August. 1892, at Saratoga. N. Y.; joined the Baltimore Athletic Club in 1892; captained and coached the famous Baltimore Athletic Club eight-oared shell crew, which had the distinction of never being beaten, winning numerous races, including the senior eight-oared championship, August, 1896, at Saratoga, N. Y. In 1903 he was one of the organizers of the Fifth Regiment Athletic Association and has continued as its treasurer up to the present time; has always been very active in promoting all branches of athletics, and has acted in an official capacity for the past twenty years in almost, every branch of athletic sports, officiating numerous times as referee in rowing regattas. GERMAN FORCES CONCENTRATING fContinued From First Page.] Karian armies evidently are confronted with a harder task on the Montenegrin frontier than elsewhere. The Monte negrins com in up to offer spirited re sistance and io check the invaders wherever possible hy sharp counter attacks. In Albania the Serbians, who had been compelled to leave behind quantities of war materials, appear Incapable of organized resistance. Kven an orderly retreat is made diffi cult, as the Serbians are encumbered with large numbers of civilians and prisoners, and, according to some re ports. have been set upon by Alba nians. llnlgars I>ose Heavily The latest dispatches state that the French are bringing heavy guns into action in the Strumitsa section, caus ing the Bulgarians to retire with heavy losses. A battle of large proportions between the Bulgarian and Franco- British troops appears to be pending. Further victories for the Bulgarians over the Serbians are reported In a delayed official communication from Sofia. Apparently the Serbians who retreated from Monastir offered resist ance to the Bulgarian advance, but they are declared to have been driven back everywhere. War Council Meets The presence of German troops in southern Serbia near the Greek fron tier is announced In Athens advices. The position of the French forces, which recently were said to have been falling back along the Vardar, south western Serbia, is declared to be favor able. and the British are reported to be holding fast along the Strumitsa line. Military and diplomatic representa tives of the entente allies are continu liik their war Council session* ill Paris. New I'liampajme Drive The Germans, who are reported to have been heavily reinforced recently on the western front, are making de termined drives at positions in the Champagne district which were taken by the French in the September of fensive. Capture of a French defensive line some 500 yards in length in hill 193, north of Souain, is announced by the Berlin War office. The captured position was held against counter attacks, it is declared, and attempts by the French to regain ground near Auberive, the loss of which was reported yesterday, were frustrated. Paris declares fighting continues for the positions occupied by the Germans in the Souain region and that progress was made in ousting the Germans from the Auberive trench. In the Balkan operations, Berlin reports the capture of more than 2,- 000 additional prisoners. With the fall of lpek, in Eastern Montenegro previously announced, more than eighty cannon were taken and much material captured. British Get Aid A Bulgarian attack on December 5 on the French bridgehead at Demir- Uapou, on the Vardar river in South ern Serbia, was repulsed, Paris de clares. The French since have been reported by Berlin to be retiring along the Vardar and from the Cerna river front. Reinforcements for the British army In Mesopotamia were sent be fore the battle of Ctesiphon, near Bagdad and they already are arriving at the front, it was officially an nounced in London to-day. The British retreated after the battle to Kut-el-Amara.. Through German channels coines the regport that Montenegro recently expressed to the entente powers a de sire for a separate peace but that the proposal was discouraged by the allies who threatened to withdraw from all relations with Montenegro. Chancellor Confers With Kaiser on Forthcoming Speech Before Reichstag By Associated Press Amsterdam, via l.ondon, Dec. B. Dispatches from Berlin state that Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg, the German Imperial chancellor, hits gone to con fer with Emperor William at army headquarters. It is said that the pur pose of his visit is to discuss with the emperor the details of the chancellor's coming speech in the rclchstag, which is awaited with feverish interest by the public. Seldom has there been such a de mand for seats in the galleries of the reichstag aud the coming statement is the subject of universal speculation. Germany's intentions regarding the Balkans and the possibilities of peace are the chief topics upon which tlie chancellor is expected to Rive light. Believes There Will Be No Peace Until Enemies of Germany Are Defeated By Associated Press Berlin, Dec. 8. —By Wireless to ttny vilie.—ln an address before a conven tion of the Progressive People's Party, the president. Frledrlch Von Payer, a member of the Iteichstag, raised the question whether Germany "being the stronger and having won the victory, ought to bold out her hand for peace. Here Von Payer replied to Ills own question by asserting that tills would be possible only when the enemies of Germany realized that they had been defeated, as they had not thus far. Says It Is Human Duty • to Make Peace at Once By Associated Press Amsterdam, Doc. 8, via London. 7.40 A. M. —A long speech delivered by Count Julius Andrassy, former pre mier of Hungary, at the latest session of the Hungarian chamber dealt mainly with tho possibility of peace, according to a dispatch from Buda pest. This message quotes Count An drassy as follows: "It Is the human duty (o make peace at Ihe earliest possible moment. I am completely convinced that we shall lie able to conquer Ihe most extreme re sistance of our enemies and continue the war until our adversaries are forced to ask for peace, but it would be a blessing if it were possible to conclude peace before the last, moment comes." "Little Wonder We Are Hated"—German Editor By Associated Press Amsterdam, Dec. 8, via London. 9.l'> A. M.—A vigorous protest against at tacks made in Germany against America and Americans appears in ail article by Maximilian Harden, editor of Ihe Berlin newspaper Die Znkunft in the last issue of that paper. Herr Harden states that at a recent meeting of a great corporation one of the directors referred to the American people as "that pack of scoundrels in America." He adds that nobody pro tested and the chairman did not rule the remark out. "Such proceedings," says Ilerr Har den, "disgust every right-thinking Ger man and disgrace us before the whole world and before our own conscience. It is little wonder that we are hated." Demands Strengthening of German Power Along All Lines Before Peace By Associated Press Berlin, Dec. 8, via London, 2:40 P. M. —At a caucus to-day of the Free Conservative members of the Reich stag resolutions were adopted "de manding as tho object of peace a Ger many strengthening in its position of power and importantly enlarged and recompensed for its expenditures through the retention to the uttermost extent possible of all districts now occupied." Freedom of the seas also is de manded. The party expresses regret for the increase in prices of neces saries, but declares the cost of living is lower in this country than in the countries with which Germany is at war. It is said there is sufficient food for the people, if distributed properly and used economically. The resolu tion declares the war must he con tinued "until a decisive victory has been won." A LAST REF- , His Wife: Nev- Hr\»7 ffc>A er mind. If you /V - ~ should lose every- ( iWt thing you will fern'// •till have me. /'/ ]!W/ iM■ D'Edbroque: IJ jUW !"*■ That's so. I never f j ; f I thought of it. I - ,Ytfr* : '] can put every- 'j'/j/l 3p —j| thing in your j/ jn PJI name and defy iho credUaw. vuf ROT ARIANS MEET IN SHOE FACTORY Urge Earlier Closing of Christ mas Savings Clubs; Want New Ambulance The Harrisburg Rotary Club was en jtertained last evening at the Devlne land Yungel Shoe factory on Allison ! i j I lill, and during the course of the j evening considered such matters as a | new and adequate ambulance for the jolty or the Harrisburg hospital, the j advancing of the date for breaking U|> I the Christmas Savings Clubs from j December to November, preparations lor the club's Christmas celebration | and the reception of new members, i President Bacon said in his address | that the club had some experience I with the vehicle now used jointly as | a patrol wagon and ambulance anil that it was very unsatisfactory. He I urged the purchase of an automobile j especially designed for ambulance i purposes and to be used for that ex | clusively, | The club will hold its next meeting at the Public Library, where ther<> | will be a Christmas tree with due j trimmings. Each member will donate a present, and .Santa Claus will dis j tribute the gifts as he sees fit. In ad dition each member will bring with I him a basket of Christmas cheer — ieach basket to cost at least $2.50 —and | these will be distributed by members among the poor of the city on Christ - mas morning. The date of changing the Christmas savings clubs from December to No vember was brought up by Ed. H. Black, who said that the Christmas "shop early" movement would be furthered thereby and the merchants would be given a longer holiday sea son. No definite action was taken. To Organize York Club committee of twelve was appoint ed to take up the subject of organizing ja Rotary club at York and the follow ing were named as chairmen of com l mittees on school visitation: Brooke ! Trout, Ralph W. Dowdell. W. R. Me lt'ord, T. P. Carey, C. R. Hoffert, R. K. I Splcer, D. L. M. Raker. The new members presented in cluded Dr. F. E. Downes, city superin tendent of schools; Edson J. Hocken bury, J. B. Cannon. Walter E. Davis and John C. Herman. Each made a short address and speeches were made also by George W. Muse, formerly a member of the Harrisburg Rotary club now an attorney in New Castle and ex-president of the New Castle club: Thomas Gilkey, consulting engi neer of New Castle, and by Thomas J. Devine and J. P. Yungel, of the shoe company. After the meeting the fac tory was inspected and refreshments were served. The club voted to change the end of its fiscal year to May 31 to conform with the CUStOtll of Rotary clubs else where. FEAR FOR SAFETY OF AMERICAN STEAMER [Continued From I'irst Page.] ceived indicate that, she was of an unusually large size. The activity of submarines in the Mediterranean lias caused Inquiries to be made regarding the American schooner Albania, which sailed from liaiiinoii on Friday with supplies foi* Albania. The schooner is reported to have reached an Albanian port. On board her were William Howard, an American and Colonel Herbert an Englishman, who has been retired II from active service in the army, is now occupied with relief work. Government Officials Left in Suspense by Conflicting Reports By Associate,! Press Washington, 1). C„ Dec. B.—Conflict ing dispatches from Rome and I.on ; don as to the American tank steamer | t'ommunipaw, one reporting her sunk off Toburk, Tripoli, and the other an- Inouncing her arrival at Alexandria, I Egypt, left otlioials here in suspense. official advices from Ambassador Page at Rome, reporting thai an Am erican ship "held to have been the Standard oil tanker Communlpaw," had been torpedoed apd sunk, were I received during the forenoon by the | State Department. Ambassador I Page's source of 'information was not ' j divulged in his message but it was thought likely that ho had received the same report as that transmitted jin press dispatches last niglit from | Rome and that .the message received | from him to-day might simply have .been delayed in transmit. More details as io the Communipaw jas well as the Standard Oil tanker, ! Petrolite, reported attacked by a sub j marine in the Mediterranean last | Sunday are awaited. Expect 100 Organizations to Parade With Mummers Further details for the mummers' parade will be worked out at the meet ing of the association to-night. In or der to accommodate the larKe mem bership, the business session will be held in the basement at the police station. Additional floats will he entered to night. it is also understood that the list of organizations participating this i year will reach 100. The chief mar shal. F. If. Hoy, Jr., will name twenty more aids and hopes to be able to an nounce the number of divisions for . the line of procession. : The committee in charge of finances has been busy each day. Since the en ■ dorsement by the Chamber of Com merce the. solicitors are meeting with much encouragement. Chances for I raising the necessary SI,OOO, It Is said, i are good. THINKS SHE'S ONLY 21; FINDS HER AGE IS 22 [Continued From First Page.] county grand jury and twlcS-he was 1 exonerated of blame. In time Miss Swails was able to walk about on crutches, and during . the last few months she has been ahle i to lay these aside. An action in tres pass was talked of: the \ alley Com pany it was declared, had been negli gent. in that the motorman did not. sound a gong or whistle or otherwise notify the oncoming auto that the trollev car was approaching the cross ing. This, by the way, is one of the allegations set forth in the suit which Attornev W. U I-oeser begart to-day in the Dauphin county courts for Miss Swails. The reason for waiting all this | time was explained by Mr. I/oeser. The parents of Miss Swails didn't 1 wish to brine Ihc suit; she couldn't in j her own right until she was of age. All along she had been under the ini | presslon that she was twenty and that, j she votild be twenty-one to-day. . And to-day her mother told her that she is really—twenty-.wo.
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