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
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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
•>
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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
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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
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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.