Wheat For Allies Destroyed at Erie When Two P. R 0 R. Elevators Burn HARRISBURG tSlSllll TELEGRAPH I.XXXIV—, No. 28') COUNCILMANS COMMITTEE ON IMPROVEMENTS FOR CAMP HILL Carl K. Deen, G. L. Naylor and John C. Orr Named by President Keim to Help Along Agitation For Civic Organization on West Shore BOROUGH'S LAWMAKERS SHOW ACTIVE INTEREST Robert L. Myers and Mr. Deen Talk For Passage of Mo tion to Appoint West Shore Improvement Committee of Camp Hill Council IS> ROBERT I . GORMAN Ca in p Hill borough council last evening took the initiative step toward the formation' of a West Shore im provement organization when a mo tion. introduced by Carl K. Deen, ask ing: for the appointment of a commit tee of three to confer with other Went Shore citizens and help the agitation along in every way possible, was passed without a dissenting vote. War ren B. Keim, president pro tem., this morning named the committee, as fol lows: Carl K. Deen, chairman, U. L. Naylor and John C. Orr. Members of the council are greatly interested in the proposed organization and the improvements which have been discussed by West Shore resi dents. especially the planned road be tween Wormleysburg and Camp Hill via the now private subway at the upper end of Wormleysburg. Mr. Deen and Robert L. Myers were members of a committee appointed some time ago to confer with the 1-larrisburg City Planning Commission relative to the renaming of a number of streets between the river and the . western limits cf the borough of Camp • Hill. Mr. Deen. who was chairman '>f the committee, at last night's meet .ng asked that that committee be dis bursed and that a committee, to be made up of three members, to be known tt's"W»e "WeW'Shore improve ment committee of council, be ap pointed in its stead. Mr. Myers, the >ther member of the committee, fa vored the move and then President Keiin called for the vote, which unani mously favored the resolution. Mr. Myers retires as a member of council January 1, 1916. In introducing his motion Mr. Deen iaid: "Since our last meeting there has ..een considerable agitation on the part Df West Shore citizens for improve ments and a Harrisburg newspaper lias helped along the cause by publish ing interviews with various citizens. I think the movement is a very com mendable one and we should help along this agitation. Co-operation and organization must result in some good. The present agitation for a back road between Wormleysburg and Camp Hill Is a good thing and we need it in the future development o( Camp Hill. 1 believe this council should help along tilt present movement in every way and I move that a committee of three be appointed to confer with commit tees from other sections of the West Shore, the committee to be known as the West Shore improvement commit tee of Camp Hill council." Mr. Myers also spoke on the motion and asked for its passage, saying: "It Is creditable for Camp Hill to start the movement for an organization and nothing but good can result. This committee can meet with similar com mittees of other councils or with citi zens. Washington Heights, a grow ing community, and Enola are not or ganized ns boroughs and their citizens would have to represent them." The proposed road between Camp Hill and Wormleysburg Is of more than ordinary interest to Camp Hill and the eounrilnten for a time dis cussed the plans which Warren H. Manning, the Boston landscape de signer, has mapped out for the de velopment of the territory between the two towns and also the opening of the proposed road. While eouncilmen were busy dis cussing the new organization other men on the West Shore Interested In the development, of the surrounding territory also talked over plans. James W. Milhouse. burgess of Camp Hill and a member of the la'w firm of Olm sted & Stamm, in an interview had this to say: "The Telegraph's notion of a league *or civic improvement among the West [Continued on Page 23.] THE WE ATHER For Hariiflburir nnd vicinity: Fair, rontlmuMl cold to-nij*lit with low cal temperature al>«»ut 25 degree*; Saturday lucn-anlnn cloii. with strong winds along the coast from llattcras northward. It Is a to 12 «legrres colder over the «'n*tcru part of the conntry and 2 to US degrees colder In the Hocky Mountains and thence westward. Temperature; S a. m., 20. *un i Rises. 7iltt a. m.; sets. 4:311 p. m. tloont First quarter, December IS, ftsftft a. m. \ Itlver Stage: 3.8 feet above low water mark, Yesterday's Weather II IK bent temperature, IW. I.owest tcm pern fare, 511. Mean temperature. 33. Aoraial temperature, J4« , STONE MORTAR US ACCEPTED B Y HISTO Indian Grinding Stone Presented to the Dauphin County Historical So ciety by A. B. Shenk. of Hockersvill®. How many Indian squaws used the | large stone mortar in front of the i Dauphin County Historical Society; headquarters, 9 South Front street, | and just how many generations of ; dusky braves ate bread, cakes and j other dishes cooked from the meal' ground in the stone, is problematical. ■ Last night Dr. Harvey R. Bashore, ] of West Falrview, accepted the relic • for the society and gave a short ac count of Its use, and its known his-1 tory. At present the mortar may be; seen on the ground in front of the so- i ciety headquarters. The mortars of the Indians were j used for grinding; corn into meal, and ! crushing roots, acorns, etc. The size' varied, probably according 'to the! family. The mortar, which is made of j red sandstone, presented to the his torical society is about two. feet in! diameter, and about IS inches high j and weighs almost SOO pounds. In! the top, the Indians chipped out a bowl shaped cavity, 14 inches across: and S inches deep. The corn, or other materials was; placed in this, and ground and pound ed with a stone pestle, until the proper j degree of fineness was obtained. The! women Invariably did the ork. be-! cause the craves thought it beneath} their dignity to do manual labor. History of the Grinding Stone The Indians, on leaving this section I MAGIC POWDER ROOM TOWN IS HEAP OF ASHES Fire Burns Hopewell as Bare as Field in Which It Was Built Year Ago By Associated Press llopewell. Va., Dec. 10. —The town of Hopewell, swept by fire yesterday and last night was almost as bare to day as the cornfield in which its first buildings were put up a year ago. Four hundred houses, most of them wood, constructed in feverish haste, to care for the Influx of the people by the activities of the DuPont explo sives plant were licked by the flames. In the main part of the town of twen [Continued on Page 25.] ALLIES TARGET OF NEW ATTACK BY BULGARIANS Assault iu Macedonia Ap proaching Climax of Inten sity; Fear For British London, Dec. 10. The Bulgarians, heavily reinforced and well support ed by artillery, are renewing violent ly their attack upon the Franco- British forces in Macedonia. Their assault has gone through all the pre liminary stages and is now approach ing the climax of intensity. Although pursuit of the Serbians still continues, it is apparent from the proportions which the Macedonian [Continual on Page 25.] IN VESTIGATIXG A M/EGED \TTKMPT TO FIHF PLANT By Associated Press Minneapolis, Minn., Dec. 10.—Police to-day are investigating an ailegod at tempt made last night to set fire to the plant of the Minneapolis Steel and Machinery Company, which recently announced that it is making shell cas ings for the entente allies. Several let ters threatening destruction of the plant have been received by the offi cials of the company and placed in the hands of postal inspectors at St. Paul. Tausig Christmas IK you knon of a worthy pour family In II Mrrl»biir|c nlioar home i« likely to lark ChrlatmaM cheer this year. All out tlie blank below am" forward It In the Telrurapti. The Arm of Jacob Tnunlft'a Sona Jeweler*. 420 Market afreet, han it I veil the Telegraph (.KH) viHh which to purehnae t'hrialmna haxketa for 200 fauilllea. The Aasoelated f'harltlea wilt InveMlnate the naniea aent to It "nd Mill deliver the bimketa the day before I'lirlßtinax. l<"lll out below. Follow inc l» Ihe uanir nnd aililreon of a worthy poor family I atißKeat aa worthy of » TaiiaiK Chrlatmna banket i N ii in '. Street nildrea* Slffned HARRISBURG, PA., FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 10, 1915 of the country about 1754, presented the mortar to white settlers near Deodate. In 1770 it came into the possession of the Shenk family, then living near Hockersville. For several generations it was treasured until it was given to A. B. Shenk of Hockersville. Mr. Shenk appreciating the value and historical interest in the relic offered it to the Historical Society, and it was ipi mediately accepted to bo added to the already large exhibition of Indian relics. The mortar will be placed in the In dian room or the society shortly where it will find a proper setting surround ed by the many things of the past, found there. Other mortars, less pre tentious in size, pestles, one of them 18 inches long; hundreds of arrow heads, spears. axes, tomahawks, hatchets and net sinkers are included in the big display which is probably the finest in chis section, because the relics were found in this vicinity. One of the interesting exhibits is a large soapstone bowl, with a capacity of almost two quarts. This was used to cook the meal and other food. Queer ceremonial objects, pitted stones, the evolution of the hoe, hatchet and ax are found in profusion together with chisels, and scrapers, all made of stone. Even moccasins, powder horns, belts and beads are dis played. , ELEVATORS WITH 500,000 BUSHELS OF WHEAT BURN Grain From Canada Consigned lo Allies Destroyed bj r Big Fire at Erie By Associated Press Erie, Pa., Dec. 10. Two of the three Anchor Line grain elevators owned by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company here were destroyed by fire early to-day with their contents, about 500.000 bushels of wheat. The loss Is estimated at $750,000. A third ele vator, holding 325,000 bushels of wheat was saved by firemen. The wheat came from Canada and awaited [Continued on I'age 25.] AUTO DEALERS UP IN ARMS AT PROPOSED TAXES Leaders in Industry Here Say Wilson's Scheme Is Prepos terous Imposition The announcement In President Wil son's recent message to Congress that he recommends as one means of in creasing the government revenue a tax of 50 cents per horsepower on all automobiles and a 1 cent per gallon lax on gasoline has acted upon auto mobile manufacturers and dealers all over the country as a spark in inflam mable material. The idea has appeared to many as "preposterous," "unfair discrimination" [Continued on Page 25.] PROPOSE TO CONDUCT 151* HAL CHURCH SURVEYS By Associated Press Columbus, 0., Dec. 10. —Preliminary plans for conducting rural church sur veys in nearly every State were dis cussed at the national conference of the Commission on Church and Coun try Life during Its closing session here to-day. President Wilson was to be the principal speaker before the con ference to-night. • MOBOLIZATION OF RESOURCES URGED AS DEFENSE STEP President Wilson Tells Busi nessmen to Prepare in Ad dress at Columbus NEED OF MORE SHIPS Admits Number Is Inadequate; Opposes Injection of Poli tics Into Business By Issocioted Press Columbus. 0., Dec. 10.—Prepared ness by businessmen to mobilize the resources of the nation as a measure of national defense was urged by President Wilson here to-uay in a ringing address before the Columbus Chamber of Commerce, llis words were given added significance by the disputes pending between the United States and Austria and Germany. The President's address was ap plauded by a nonpartisan audience of 1100 men, including many of the lead ing officials and businessmen of Ohio. While he had not written It out in ad vance he had thought It over care fully. His theme was the statesman ship of industry. The President told the businessmen that it was impossible to separate business and life. He declared that the two were inseparable. The his tory of business in the United States he said, was tied up with the history of the nation. The need of ships to carry the com merce of the nation was dwelt on. Since the war of 1812, he declared, the United States has purposely at tended first to internal affairs. Some businessmen, he declared, sought for eign trade but many disregarded it. The banking and currency law pass ed during the present administration was lauded by the President as a great aim to foreign commerce. He criticised the policy of protec tion. Business, he declared, should be efficient but It should not be or ganized In order to secure monopolies. "1, for my part," he said, "look for ward to the future of American busi ness with confidence because It has changed its point of view." He opposed the injection of politics into business. He described himself as a "militant Democrat." and added •that the Democratic, party wanted to help business. FRENCH FIRE AT AMERICAN BOAT Six Shols Hurled During Hold iug-up of Coamo and Re moval of (lermans , By Associated Press San Juan, Porto Rico. Dec. 10.— Four blank shots and two solid shots were fired by the French cruiser. Descartes in holding up the American steamship Coamo, yesterday. A French lieutenant who boarded the Coamo said orders had been given to take all subjects of Germany and her allies from ships' crews, beginning December 8 and to take all such per sons from among the passengers after December 18. After the six shots had been fired and the Coamo had stopped, a small boat put out from the cruiser, with the lieutenant and his men. On boarding the Coamo the lieutenant proceeded to Captain Barbour's cabin and demanded that the captain pro duce the passengers and crew. The passengers were alarmed and ran from the staterooms in their night clothes. Captain Barbour asked why the Des cartes had not waited until morning to stop the Coamo so a3 to avoid alarming the passengers. The lieu tenant replied he feared the ship would have reached port. Captain Protect* The captain protested against, the action of the lieutenant in taking off the four German firemen, saying his vessel never had been boarded before. The lieutenant then Informed him of the orders he said had been issued. The German firemen were paid off before being taken from the Coamo and the passengers gathered on the deck to wish them good luck. The American steamship Carolina sailed from this port on Wednesday afternoon and is due in New York on Monday. It was not known here that Chief Stewart Schaade. of the Caro lina, had been taken off until the ar rival of the Coamo. Serious Consequences May Follow Firing by French on U. S. Ships Washington, K>. C., Dec. )o.—The State Department to-day still was without official report of the action of the French cruiser Descates in holding up the American steamships Coamo and Carolna. It was said that if the Coamo was fired upon, the gravity of the situation was materially increased. Inquiries for details have been dispatched to Europe and Porto Rico. The action of holding up the Coamo is contrary to principles for which the United States has contended and If official reports corroborate press re ports the entire matter probably will become the subject of diplomatic pro test. The United States will base Its action upon the celebrated case of Mason and Slldell, the Confederate commissioners, who were removed from a British ship during the Civil War. News dispatches were taken in offi cial circle* to mean that Great Britain and France hart engaged Upon a policy of clearing; the seas of every enemy subject. The recent seizure of thd steamship President Mitre lends weisrhl to this belief. The quoted state ment of a French lieutenant reKardin»r The present and future policy of Franc« wiui read with interest. TAFT ASKS LOCAL COMMERCE BODY FOR PEACE AID Ex-President Requests Harris burg Chamber to Co-operate in World-Wide Plan LEAGUE OF P C) W E R S * \ || ■ ■ JIMHj B z3t ■ mgmy^B E| mk ■a WH ' <&' jillHl^Fjfl " -* JjjBSwS fiHBHsl MBKr> ' jH EX-PR ESI DENT TAFT Ex-President Taft has written to the President of tlie Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce, asking' him and the other members of his organ ization to co-operate in an effort to create sentiment among; businessmen in favor of a rational plan for world peace, to be worked out through in ternational agreement after peace has been declared in Europe. Arguing that the recurrence of such a conflict as now rages li> Europe ought if possible, to be prevented, Mr. Taft, in his letter urges the members of the organization to co-operate in [Continued on Page 10.] Mr. Taft to Lecture Here Mr. Taft will lecture in Harrisburg in the Technical High school on the evening of December 30 under the auspices of the local Society of Friends and the Pennsylvania Peace and Arbi tration Society. During his visit Mr. Taft will be entertained at dinner at the Harrisburg club. There is already much interest in his coming and in order to insure all a seat who wish to hear him the charge for tickets has been placed at 50 cents for gen eral admission. A few reserved seats will be sold at SI.OO each. His sub ject will be world's peace and he will also talk on the matter of national | defense. Non-Socialist Parties of Germany Also Wish to Bring War to End By Associated Press Berlin, Dec. 9, via I-ondon, Dec. 10. —After Dr. Von Bethmann-llollweg had spoken on peace in the Reichstag yesterday. Dr. Peter Spahn, vice president of the Reichstag and loader of the Centre party, read in the name of all the non Socialist parties the fol lowing declaration: "We, too, wish to end this war, forced upon us. We look with admira tion and gratitude upon the uninter rupted, victorious progress of all our troops who. with our brave Austro ! Hungarian, Bulgarian and Turkish al lies, are marching from success to suc cess. have carried our glorious j banners far into the enemy's lands and have just destroyed the Serbian army. We rely upon the unshakable positon of our armies in the East and in the West, defying all attacks by our | enemies which guarantees us and our allies complete success in the war. We look lo the unshakable economic and financial might of our nation and coun ] try which has assured us our food and armament sufficiently. "May our enemies swear themselves j anew, to persistence in the war, we await in complete unity, with calm de termination and confidence In Ood the hour which will make possible peace negotiations whereby the mlilitary eco nomic, financial and political interests of Germany will be permanently as sured in the most complete extent and by all measures, including such exten sions of territory as are necessary for this purpose. Is Charles E. Pass Mayor-Elect Meals' City Treasurer Choice? When asked as to his views on the city treasurership. Mayor-elect E. S. Meals sprung a new candidate In the field: "What's the matter." demanded His Honor, "with Charley Pass for the job?" Tin- Mayor-elect wouldn't talk very much as to views on the question of either f'ommlssloner M. Harvey Tay lor, Harry F. Oves or William S. Tunis. Nor did he care to go into de tail as to the probable oounollinanie action when the new jdy organizes. "What we ought to do though Is to break up this 'S to 2' combination," said he. The Mayor last evening attended a brief session of the commissioners who threshed out some of the phases* of the Jitney ordinance and the child labor measure. The latter will likely lay over until the attorney general's department can be heard from. The jitney measure will be changed about considerably. Taxicabs. It is under stood, will not be entirely exempted and a subwtuntlal although not bur densome bond and tine will likely be i iixed. BREAK WITH AUSTRIA IS THREA TENED Diplomatic Relations May Be Severed Unless Urgent De mands of American Ancona Note Be Complied With; United States Insists on Quick Action Washington, B. C., Dec. 10. Diplomatic relations with Austria-Hungary are in danger of being broken off by the United States unless the urgent demands of the American note to Vienna for a disavowal of the sinking of the An cona and reparation are complied with. lurthermo\\ it was stated to-day upon good aut'.uritv. the United State:, expects a prompt reply to its communication " Aus tria's delay in furnishing answers to the questions submitted to Haron lWirian, minister of foreign affairs, by American Ambassador I'enfieid, a few clays aftei the Ancona went down has not served to e:ise the situation. I he foreign office, however, did inform Ambassador Penfield it desired more time to answer the i nquiry. but American officials are unable to clearly understand why it is* impossible for the Austrb- Hungarian government to secure the information desired. Christmas Basket Offer Brings in Many Replies Just how popular the offer of Jacob Tausig's Sons, the jewelers, to provide SSOO for Christmas baskets for as many needy families Is proving to be Is Indicated daily every time the mail boy brings in the day's letters and things to the offices of the Telegraph. The big jewelry firm is using the Telegraph as a sort of "sub" to Santa Claus and the Telegraph in turn Is enlisting the services of the Associated Aid Society for investigation. When a worthy family is found the name and address is liled for reference. Inci dentally the Telegraph helps to find out the needy families by printing a coupon. This can be cut out, filled in and mailed to the Telegraph. The Telegraph, the Associated Aid and Santa Claus —agents for Tausigß—will do the rest. FIRE THROWS 1400 OUT OF WORK Montreal, Dec. 10. —Fire broke out in the shops of the Grand Trunk Railway at Point St. Charles to-day. The flames were discovered in the tool shops and spread rapidly to the blacksmith and erecting shops. Grand Trunk officials said the fire appeared to be of a serious nature. The fire was under control at 1.30. Fourteen hundred men will be thrown out of work. MARKET CLOSES HEAVY New York, Dec. 10.—Wall Street. Lowest quotations were made in the last hour, Canadian Pacific showing marked weakness. The closing was heavy. Speculative pressure and further foreign selling were again effective in depressing prices to-day. BUMPER COTTON CROP Washington, Dec. 10.—This year's cotton crop finally esti mated to-day is 11,161,000 equivalent 500-pound bales exclu sive of linterSj the Department of Agriculture announced. HEART TROUBLE FATAL TO MRS. BUSER Hummelstown. Mrs. Sarah E. Buser, wife of formei Sheriff H. Wells Buser was found dead in her bed this morn ing. Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon. Death was due to heart trouble. She is survived by her husband and five children, one sister and one brother. UNFILLED TONNAGE INCREASES New York, Dec. 10. The unfilled tonnage of the United States Steel Corporation on November 30 totalled 7,189,489 tons, an increase of 1,024,037 tons over October. The figures mark the greatest increase ever announced by the United States Steel Corporation and the total unfilled ton nage is, with one exception the largest ever reported. WANT GOVERNMENT ARMOR PLANT Washington, Dec. 10. Bills for an eleven-million-dollar government armor plate factory were introduced in both Houses of Congress to-day by Chairman Tillman, of the Senate Naval Committee and Representative Tavenner, of Illionis. THE DAY IN CONGRESS Senate met at noon. House met at noon. Remained in session twenty minutes and then adjourned until noon next Tuesday to give more time for committee organi zation. MARRIAGE UCENSES Forrest J.e* Alcorn, eltjr. unit Jltry KHsabeth Itoycr, W llllamtpert... lioilfrry Hoke ami Minnie Mordorf. elty. 28 PAGES POSTSCRIPT —FINAL Attention Merchants! <5 In view of the heavy advertis ing period from now until Chrint mus, advertisers are requested to co-operate with this newspaper in efficiently handling the business, by supplying copy the day before pub lication. in sure the best service, and the catch ing of all editions. CI Phone for the ad muii the day before. "ABIE" COHEN TO PLIIAD GUII.TY "Abie" Cohen, baseball "fan," manoo Olen Mills time-server, and youthf burglar, will P.kely plead guilty in tl }>auj>)iin county sontence court Momtr l