BOTH SIDES LOSE
SHIPS IN "FIGHT"
Red and Blue Fleets at It Ham
mer and Tongs Off Sandy
Hook
Washington, Aug. 26.—The red and
blue fleets have oeen engaged in battle
the culmination of the navy war game
since 5 o'clock this morning, off Scot
land Lightship, Sandy Hook.
• Up to noon, by the umpires' de
cision, the battleships Nevada and
Texas and the destroyers Wadsworth
and Tucker of the enemy fleet, the
scout cruiser Birmingham and the
destroyers Benham, Fanning, Balch,
Drayton and several others of the blue
defending fleet, had been lost in
action.
Many other vessels may have beer
constructively lest, but orders to the
commanders of the two fleets were
that' ships regarded as sunk shoulc
proceed to port immediately and their
arrival should not be reported.
Using Snuill Guns
The battle is being fought with
every man of each ship'.s company at
his proper station, but the tiring is
done with the small caliber batteries,
employed in training turret crews
They are one-pounder guns mounted
upon the twelve and fourteen inch
weapons of the main batteries, so ar
ranged that the sighting is done
through the use of the mechanism of
the big guns. Umpires stationed or
each ship judge the firing conditions
and determine when the vessel has
been put out of commission by the fire
of her opponents.
War Game Results Please
"What ever the outcome." declared
Rear Admiral Benson, chief of naval
operations to-day, "it has been an
excellent maneuver. The department
is well satisfied s:o far as its informa
tion now goes with the way its plana
have worked out and with the hand
ling of the fleet." The red transports
with the invading army which Ad
miral Mayo, commanding the hostile
fleet, apparently was seeking the land
In the. vicinity of New York, was re
ported as laying off Ambroise light
near Sandy Hook. Whether the ships
could proceed or would be compelled
to flee for safety depended on the
outcome of the fight.
Penrose Declares Germany
Would Have BeenßeatenNow
but For Protective Tariff
Washington. D. C, Aug. 26. —How the
Democratic party has completely fail
ed in Industrial preparedness for the
period after the end of the war, while
all the nations of Europe are taking
steps to protect their own markets, is
clearly shown in the speech of Sena
tor Penrose as it apears In the Con
gressional Record.
Senator Penrose revealed the futility
of the so-called antidumping law and
outlined the great industrial changes
which are taking place in Europe and
which. under President Wilson's
regime, no efforts are being made to
meet. The Pennsylvania Senator point
ed out that we were drifting to a sys
tem of heavy direct taxes at a time
when every other great nation of the
world is doing exactly the opposite.
"Before the outbreak of the war in
Europe." said Senator Penrose, "every
nation in Europe, except England, had
a protective tariff. Bismark openly de
clared. In urging a protective tariff for
Germany, that the wonderful recupera
tion of the United States after what
had, up to that time, been the greatest
war in history, our Civil War, was due
to our protective tariff legislation. If
Germany had not had a protective tariff
♦find been able to meet a large part of
her requirements from protected home
industries and agriculture, the war
would have been over long ago, as far
as Germany was concerned. And there
is every reason to believe that with the
close of the war new trade alliances
and treaties will be made which will
make it more imperative than ever that
the United States should get ready for
industrial preparedness.
Daring Convicts Escape
During Thunderstorm
By Associated Press
Jefferson City. Mo., Aug. 26—The most
daring escape in years from the State
penitentiary here became known to
day when prison officials learned that
four convicts, one of them serving a
life term for murder, sawed their way
out of their cells last night and dur
ing « severe thunderstorm scaled the
prison walls. Bloodhounds immediately
were put on the trail.
All the cells in the tier in which the
convicts were confined lock with a
sliding steel bar and this was cut with
saws. They eluded three night guards
and gained the outside cell building
where they entered a long unused tun
nel that connected with the power
plant. A ladder found in the tunnel
enabled them to scale the stockade
walls.
MRS. McADOO HAS FEVER
Spring Lake, X. J., Aug. 26.—Fol
lowing the consultation botween Dr.
Cary T. Grayson and Colonel WUlam
G. Schaufflcur. the attending physi
cians. it was announced last night
that Mrs. William G. McAdoo, daugh
ter of President Wilson and wife of
the Secretary of the Treasury, is suf
fering from a slight attack of typhoid
fever.
Secretary McAdoo arrived and has
canceled all engagements.
The McAdoos have been at Spring
Lake all summer except last week,
when they went to Washington. Upon
their return here last Saturday Mrs.
McAdoo complained of not feeling
well. It was thought that she was ex
periencing a recurrence of the malaria
fever which attached her while in
South America several months ago.
FAMILY' WEIGHS A TON
Vineland, X. J., Aug. 26. Sur
rounded by nine of their 16 children,
the Rev. and Mrs. William S. Schenck
celebrated the golden anniversary of
their wedding yesterday. The title
of "big'" family was easily sustained
by the party, because their total
weight figures up more than a ton.
Mr. Schenck's weight is 223 and that
of his wife 222 pounds. One daugh
ter weighs 315 and the other range
from 201 down to 101 pounds. Mr.
Schenck has preached 46 years in
South Jersey towns, coming here in
1888.
MURDERED WITH HATCHET
Wilmington. Del., 26. The dead
body of a white man was found near
Ihe causeway in South Wilmington
Ithls morning, with the head crushed
and cut. as though by an ax or hatchet.
Some cards in his pockets bore the
name of Alex Swansen, and a time
card of the Maryland Steel Company
also was found. His coat bore the
mark of a Baltimore tailor. Xo money
or valuables were found about him
and it is supposed was murdered and
robbed. The police are investigating.
RODGERS TO TAKE PART
IX BORDER COXFEItEXCES
By Associated Press
Washington. Aug. 26. Special
Agent Rodgers at Mexico City has
been recalled by Secretary Lansing to
advise with the American members of
the Joint International commission
during the negotiations for settlement
of the border troubles. When the
commission concludes Its work, Henry
Prather Fletcher, ambassador desig
nate to Mexico, will present his cre
dentials to the de facto government.
SATURDAY EVENING,
MARKETS
HIGHER LEVELS
FEATURE WEEK
Activity Increases, Nearly Five
Million Shares Changing
Hands
New York, Aug. 26.—Increased ac
[ tivity at higher price levels was the
; distinguished feature of the stock
| market week, sales in the five full
j days, with two sessions of 1,000,000
to 1,300,000 shares approximating 4,-
800,000 shares. Of this total. United
| States Steel contributed almost 20 per
cent on its advance to the new record
| of 99%.
Steel's strength, more than any
other factor, furnished the .motive
power for the upswing, which at times
was reminiscent of last year's boom
in "war brides." ' Buying of steel was
evidently of a confident character and
seemed to be based in part on some
thing more than the state of that
industry.
Other industrials, as well as cop
pers, rose to best quotations of recent
months, the movement in metals
being accompanied by highly favor
able trade reports and Increased divi
dends, actual or in prospect. It is
understood in metal circles that the
largest producers of copper have con
tracted for foreign sales running into
the middle of 1917.
Munitions and equipments were
again responsive to speculative condi
tions, which indicated a further shift
ing to other specialties and the auto- |
mobile group was under restraint, j
partly in consequence of the new j
financing announced by the Willys- 1
Overland Company. Semi-war descrip- j
tions were irregular, though higher j
in the main.
Rails were held back by the railway
labor controversy, the outcome of
which, on the surface, at least, seemed
less promising at the close of yes
terday's business.
In the broad domain of finance
notable developments of the week in
cluded the consummation of another
French credit and the public offer
ing of the new British note issue, with
indications of a large over sub
scription.
Extreme caution characterized the
week-end session on the Stock Ex
change, the greater tension in the rail-
I way labor dispute causing increased
I apprehension in speculative circles.
Initial quotations were decidedly lower,
j extending to a p.oint in leading rails
and other investment issues, while
coppers, minor industrials, Mexicans,
Motors and related specialties wera
affetted in like manner. United States
Steel yielded almost a point, but made
full recovery, with a general harden
ing of prices on the final operations.
Trading was desultory at best, how
! ever, lacking all outside interest or
i participation. The closing'was steady.
! Bonds were irregular.
NEW YORK STOCKS
Chandler Bros. & Co.. members New
York and Philadelphia Stock Ex
changes, 3 North Market Square, Har
risburg; 1338 Chestnut street, Phila
delphia; 34 Pine street. New York,
furnish the following quotations:
New York, Aug. 26.
Open. Clos.
Amer Beet Sugar 88% 89
American Can 69 % 60
Am Car and Foundry Co 62 62
Am Ice Securities 29 29
Amer Loco 76% 77
Amer Smelting 98% 99%
Amer Tel and Tel 131% 131% I
Anaconda ... 85% 86
Atchison 103% 103%
Baldwin Locomotive .... 79% 80%
Baltimore and Ohio .... 87 87
Bethlehem Steel 47 6 489
B F Goodrich 72 72
Butte Cop '. 67% 66%
Canadian Pacific 177% 177%
Central Leather 57% 57
Chesapeake and 0hi0... 61% 61%
Chi Mil and St Paul 9 4 9< %
Chicago R I and Pacific 17% 17%
Ohino Con Copper 53% 53
I Col Fuel and Iron 48% 48%
jConsol Gas 135% 135%
{Crucible Steel 78 77
j Distilling Securities 45% 45%
Erie 37% 37%
| General Electric Co 171|% 171%
General Motors 578 575
! Great Northern pfd .... 117% 117%
j Great Northern Ore subs 38% 38%
{lnspiration Copper 55% 56%
Kennecott Cop 50% 50 %
{Lackawanna Steel 76% 76%
Lehigh-Valley SO% 80%
[Maxwell Motors 83% 83%
I Merc Mar ctfs 37% 38%
I Merc Mar ctfs pfd 98% 99%
Mex Petroleum 103% 104
j Miami Copper 35% 35%
j Missouri Pacific 4% 4^
National Lead 65% 65%
{New York Central 104% 104%
|NYNHH 59% 59%
jNortolk and Western. .. . 129% 129%
Northern Pacific 110% 110 hi
Pacific -Mail 26 26
Pennsylvania Railroad.. 55% 55%
Pittsburgh Coal 29 29
Press Steel Car 53 531^
Railway Steel Spg 4 7 46%
Ray Con Copper 25% 25%
Reading 105 106%
Republic Iron aiyl Steel. 53% 53%
Southern Pacific 98% 98%
Southern Ry 23% 23%
Studebaker 125% 127
Tennessee Copper 27% 27%
Union Pacific
U S I Alcohol 11l % 113 "
U S Rubber 56 % 57
U S Steel 96% 9714
US Steel pfd 11774, 11S
Utah Copper 82 83
Virginia-Carolina Chem. 41% 41%
West Union Telegraph.. 95% 95%
Westinghouse Mfg 59% 60
NEW YORK IIA\K STATEJIEST
of V = or » k ' u,? - ?. B ,- , The statement
of the actual condition of Clearing
House Banks and Trust Companies for
,Y ft eek *how ß that they hold $125,-
..90.360 reserve in excess of legal re
«AA,?i!S e J lts- This is a decrease of $' -
202,560 from last week.
The statement follows:
Actual Condition
Loans, discounts, etc., $3,243,902,000;
increase, $11,190,000.
„ fl ? e f erve in own vaults fB) $456,33u
-000; increase, $5,402,000.
~?, e J« rv * ln Federal Reserve Bank,
$16.,8 i 1,000; decrease. $1,210,000.
in other depositories, $54,-
287.000: Increase. $1,231,000.
Net demand deposit, $3,312,144,000;
increase. $40,5»2,000.
Net time deposits. $179,576,000; de
crease. $29,919,000.
SB3 000 Ulati ° n ' * 31 > 319.000; decrease,
(B) Of which $385,249,000 is specie
Aggregate reserve, $678,488,000
,o^'So S / n reserve . $125,390,360; decrease.
Ji.-0i.860.
Summary of State Banks and Trust
Companies in Greater New York, nov
Included in Clearing House state
ment:
Loans, discounts, etc.. $713,888,500;
increase, $1,710,200.
Specie, $59,508,400; decrease, $26 100
s6 te^ 1 " tender - $8,772,000; increase.'
.„ T 2!. a ,L? epo!ilts ' $874,882,200; decrease
$3.1 3D.900.
cash reserve in vault. $11,881,-
Trugt Compares' cash reserve in
vault, $06. 350,000.
CHICAGO CATTLE
Chicago 111.. Aug. 26. Cattle R b .
ceipts, iOO: dull. Beeves, $6.50®i0 80'
cows and heifers. $3.20©8.90; stockera
and feeders, $4.75®7.66; calves, $8.50®
Sheep Receipts, 1.000; weak. Sheen
Hogs—Receipts, 12,000; strong. Bulk
?{ »»)«». sll-40® 11.00; light, $10.50®
i J j* sl° 15® 1110; heavv,
sloo.oo® 11.05; rough, slo.oo® 10''S
pigs, $7.40®9.50.
RAILROAD RUMBLES
OFFICIAL HEADS ATTEND BIG PICNIC
GEORGE W. BROWN
President Mutual Beneficial Associa
tion.
The annual picnic of Assemblies No.
4 and 20 of the Mutual Beneficial As
sociation of Pennsylvania Railroad
employes, was to-day held at Hershey
(Park. One special train carried 600
i pleasure seekers to the popular resort
: , l tl s morning, going over the
I Philadelphia and Reading Railway.
|The special leaving this afternoon at
- o clock had 250 passengers,
j A committee of fifty under the dl-
Standing of the Crews
HARRISBIRG SIDE
Philadelphia Division— 116 crew first
126 5 123. m. 10 P 4. m : 106 ' 109> U0 ' ltt *
Fireman for lio.
Conductors for 106. 109. 110, 121 117
Flagmen for 116, 109, 126
Brakemen for 106. 126. 117, 10*.
o»*H n ?i n^er ? U P ; Smeltzer, Gray How-
Sin H °Eentogler, Wolfe. Glass, Gable,
' man 'D! en " ant ' La >' nian . Esllie
iSn. H ' BJssinger, Yeater, May
Downs, Wenrick.
i- i £T rer £?V Ip: i>ugle, Brown, Flnnegan
pi«h n^ er u w 1 r { Peters. SwanK,
Condifctor He,"man
lie,- N?ph s n ker P: Cmholt2 ' Q"ent a .
I Hl™^ e «£ n .. U £ : Looker . Gillett, Potter,
Hlvner, fahultzberger, Busser
Middle Division —l 9 crew first to Bu
124 17 P ' m ' : ? °i U7, 21 ' ISI 16>
Engineer for 19. »
Firemen for 19, 117, 8, 25
: Conductors for 117, 21 25'
Brakemen for 117, 24.'
TeUemer' 8 " P; Grove ' Bri Sgles, Ulsh.
Firemen up: Kepner, Beisel.
Conductor up: Fagan.
Brakemen up: Humphreys, C. H. Mv
wards Hummer. Doyle] Ed-
Yard Crews—
thM'Ys' \°S third 8 ' "• "cond 2-'.
Firemen for 6, second 8. 20. 26
Engineers up: Malaby, Rodgers Sny
der. Loy. Lei by, Fulton y
r>ili. r v. em^ n u Up: *£ ail ' Brady. Snydei,
McKillips y ' Dou Sherty, Eyde.
E.VOLA SIDE
Philndelphiit Division-— 209 crew first '
203 ' 237 ' 207 - 222,
211. __4, -43, .12, 22i, 217, 225.
Engineers for 211. 217
Firemen for 222, 227 *>2s
for 212, 214, 218, 227, 230,
Flagmen for 214. 211, 237 238
Brakemen for 209, 211 217"
Conductors up: Sherk, Lehman, Stauf
*er, Smedley.
: Flagman up: Snyder,
i t«T up: Hastings. Marks
' im, S J" nK c n ; Hevel, Felker, Hoopea,
I Snyder, Seabold, Shad, Nelson, Rire Mc
i Dermott. '
Middle DlviMion—ls crew first to go
I after 3:0 o p. m .: 120, 107, 119 116
Engineer for 120.
Firemen for 15, 119.
Vnrd Crew*—»
[thPrd g io2 eIS f ° r 122 ' 128 ' 134 ' th,rd 12b
132^'second'"02. 134, third 126 '
Engineers up: Troup. Anthony, Rider.
Hill. Boyar, Kling, Smith. Branyon
Firemen up: Smith. Bickhart, Eich
elberger. L. C. Hall, Brown, Liddick, Mc-
Intyre, C. H. Hall, Bruaw, Hinklp.
PIIII.ADELPIII * I'lttllH'Cl!
Philadelphia, Aug. 26. Wheat
Steady: No. 2. red, spot and Au
so ® ' - So - 2, red, Southern,
$1.49®1.02.
a 7 5,°!?, Steady; N'o. 2. yellow, local,
97 vrj ßo steamer. No. 2, yellow, local, at
(0) 97 c.
Oats Firm and higher; No. 2, white
s%c; No 3, white, 50%®51%c.
Bran The market is tirmi
city mills, winter, t ,er ton, $26.U0; west
ern. wintiT ;.~r ton »2i, .•> _,, u - i r .• r
F? r 25.50; Spring, per ton
♦Jo no f(i,
Refined Sugars—No market.
Butter The market is firm'
western, creamery, extras. 33©
« ne *rby prints, fancy, 36c.
n i The . is Arm;
i i niih>lvania and other nearby , rsu
flee cases. SB. 70® 9.00; do., current
receipts, free cases, $7.80®8.40; west
ern extras, firsts. free cases, $8.70®
Si ?A^ C o f ,, caseai do - flr st«i. free cases.
*e. lO'fi'n.4o,
Live Poultry The market is steady:
fowls, 17 19c; roosters, 14® 15c,
ofr- 1 "? chickens, 18®24c; do., broilers.
30@38c; ducks, 14 ®l6c; geese, 14@15c
~o5 r .£> s , s , ed Poultry—Steady: fowls, fancy
-<ffa*3tic; do., good to choice, 22®22}4c;
' , s I sizes, 19®21c; old roost
s'.,?. in'oiling chickens. nearby,
26@j2c; do., western, 22@26c; roasting
chickens, western, clioicu to fancy. 22«
34c; do., fair to good. 15@lt»c: SprltiK
ducks, nearby. 19@20c.
Potatoes The market is steady;
Kusiri ti abore, No. , p..,
$2.20@2.75; No. 2. do.. $1.00@1.25; du„
culls, do., $1 IIO; Norfolk. No L, uor
barrel. $2.0002.25; do.. No. 2, do.. SI.OO
'' l 25: Jersey, per basket. 55®60c.
Flour The market is quiet;
winter, clear, $6.00@6.50; do., straights
sb.no@7.oo; do., patents, $7.00@7.25;
Spring, firsts, clear, $6.50® 7.40; do.,
patents, $7.50@8.25; do., favorite brana,
$8.50®9.]0.
Hay—Firm* old timothy. No. 1, large
bales, $20.00® 21.00; No. 1, medium
bales, $20.00®21.u0; No. 2. do.. sl7.ou<ui
18.00; No. 3, do., $15.0@16.00; no grade.
slo.oo® 11.00; old clover mixed, light
mixed. $17.50@18.50; No. 1. do., $16.00®
17.00; No. 2. do.. $14.00® 15.00.
CIIICAtJO HOARD OF TRADE
By Associated l*ress
Chicago. 111.. Aug. 26 Board of
Trade closing:
Wheat September, 1.51 H; De
cember, 153?4.
__Corn September, S6; December,
Oats September, 46%; Decem
ber. 493£.
Pork September. 27.05; Decem
ber. 23.25.
— September, 14.15; October.
— September, 14.40; October,
PHILADELPHIA STOCKS
By Associated Press
Philadelphia, Aug. 26.—Stocks closed
steady.
General Asphalt . . 32
General Asphalt. Pfd 69\;
Lake Superior Corporation 1074
Lehigh Navigation 75
Lehigh Valley 80^4
Pennsylvania Railroad fiR?:
Philadelphia Electric iju
Philadelphia Company In
Philadelphia Co.. Pfd 36
Philadelphia Rapid Transit 20
Reading 106 „
Storage Battery gg u,
Union Traction
United Gas Improvement ! SS'i
United States Steel 9714
WTHERAX SUNDAY SCHOOL
\\ill close according to law. Dr.
Campbell will talk to men in upstairs
room at 10 o'clock. Advertisement.
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
N. F. DOUGHERTY
Editor of Mutual Magazine, For Rail
road Men.
rection of Chairman Isaiah Reese, Jr.,
had charge of a program that in
cluded dancing, ball game, swimming
contests and other interesting fea
tures. Many prominent mutual mem
bers from Philadelphia, Trenton and
Wilmington were also present, includ
ing George W. Brown, president; N.
K Daugherty, editor of the Mutual
Magazine, and James K. Linn, sec
retary. One feature was a target shoot
between railroad employes.
TWO ESCAPE WHEN
TRAIN HITS TEAM
Mule Killed and Wagon De
molished in Fishing Creek
Grade Crossing Accident
Mrs. A. M. Hinds, wife of Justice
of the Peace Hinds of Middle Paxton
township, and Charles Fisher, a hired
boy, had a miraculous escape from
death this morning when a fast freight
train, south bound, hit a market wagon
in which they were riding. Mrs. Hinds
was on her way to the Verbeke street
market. The accident happened at
Fishing creek crossing, said to be one
of the most dangerous places between
here and Dauphin.
The wagon was broken, one mule
killed, and the marketing scattered
over the tracks. The occupants, how
ever, were not thrown out. They were
not even scratched. The crew in
charge-of the train included Engineer
Baskin and Conductor Weitzel.
Collins Co. Opens New
Store at 34 N. 2nd
I. N. MeCLANAHAN
Yesterday the new store of Collins
Co., opened their doors at 34 N. Sec
ond street, just acrotts the street from
their old location, which they occu
pied for the past ten years. The new
storeroom has been attractively decor
ated in gray, white and mahogany,
and an indirect lighting system.
I. N. McClanahan, the present
manager has been the resident local
manager for Collins Co., for the past
year. In addition he has charge of
the York and Lancaster stores, which
managership he assumed after six
years as the district manager for the
same company in Illinois and Indiana.
Kaiser to Send Agent to
Ascertain Rumanian Stand
Paris, Aug. 26. According to in
formation from diplomatic sources,
says a wireless dispatch from Berne,
Emperor William of Germany wrote
to King Ferdinand of fliimania that
he intended to send Duke Albrecht of
Mecklenburg on a special mission to
him with regard to the oosition of
Rumania.
King Ferdinand replied, adds the
dispatch, that the mission would be
inopportune because as a constitu
tional monarch he would be obliged to
refer the envoy to his ministers and in
the circumstances he preferred that
any communication from the German
government should he received
through ordinary diplomatic channels.
Dr. Dixon to Confer With
Philadelphia Authorities
Dr. Samujl G. Dixon, State Health
Commissioner, went to Philadelphia
to-day to confer with local health au
thorities regarding the outbreak of in
fantile paralysis In this State. Ho will
return early next week and will then
go to Pittsburgh for a conference
there. The department has no infor
mation regarding the spread of the
disease since yesterday, when it was
reported that since July 1 there have
been 633 cases in the State with 165
deaths.
The otfice of the commissioner is
flooded with telegrams and letters usk-
Ing him for more Information concern
ing the school and amusement regula
tions and commending him for the ac
tion taken. Among the messages was
one from E. R. Barclay, superinten
dent of the public schools in Potts
vtlle, who was reported to have de
cided to disregard the order postpon
ing the opening of schools. He
wired: ".Misquoted; will meet your
order to the letter." ,
MOVIES CLOSED
TO ALL CHILDREN
Paralysis Quarantine Bars
Everyone Under 16 From
Amusement Places
All children under sixteen years of
age will be barred from movies, en
tertainments and all other public
amusements in the city until Septem
ber 18, as State Health Commissioner
Dixon yesterday issued orders supple
menting the ones closing schools until
that date.
Children will not be permitted to
attend league baseball games at Island
Park, the Harrisburg Public Library
will not issue books to children under
sixteen during the period schools are
closed. One new case of infantile
paralysis developed in the city yester-
T}le v 'ctim is Benjamin Rifkin,
401 Verbeke street.
City health officials have established
rigid quarantine from Third to Sixth
and Cumberland to Calder streets.
William M. Condon, superintendent of
the Harrisburg Hospital, also issued
orders yesterday, prohibiting children
from visiting patients in the institution
Borden Arctic Expedition
Rescued From Island After
Ship Dashes to Pieces
On Board U. S. Coast Guard Cutter
McCulloch, Aug. 24, via wireless to
Seattle. The power schooner Great
Bear, carrying the Arctic expedition
headed by John Borden of Chicago,
and Captain Louts Lane of Seattle,
was wrecked on a pinnacle rock in
Bering Sea August 20. The vessel was
a total loss, but the entire party land
ed safely on St. Mathews Island where
they were found yesterday by the
McCulloch.
The members of the party aboard
the Great Bear were able to land tents
and provision on St. Mathews Island
and lived comfortably fifteen days un
til the McCulloch, which had been sent
from Nome to search for the vessel,
found them yesterday. Mr. Borden
and his entire party were taken
aboard the McCulloch, which started
back to Nome last night.
Seattle, Wash., Aug. 26. The new
power schooner Great Bear left here
July 26 for an extended cruise into the
Arctic. When the vessel left here
Mr. Borden, Captain Lane and Norris
Blokum of Chicago, and a crew of
20 men were aboard. Others went by
mail steamer to Nome, where they ex
pected to join the expedition.
The Great Bear was especially con
structed to withstand the pressure of
the Arctic ice floes and it was Cap
tain Lane's intention to pentrate as
tain Lane's intention to penetrate as
to meet Vilhpalmur Stefansson, the
Canadian Arctic explorer, for whom
he carried supplies.
Until the wireless message was re
ceived to-day nothing had been heard
from the Great Bear since August 16,
when she was reported leaving Una
lftska for Nome. The trip across Ber
ing Sea should not have required more
than a week and when she failed to
arrive at Nome, great anxiety was felt
for those on board, and the McCulloch
was dispatched to search among the
islands.
To Bury Dr. Fritchey
Monday Afternoon
The funeral of Dr. John A. Fritchey,
who died early yesterday morning at
the Presbyterian Hospital, Philadel
phia, will be conducted at the home,
911 North Second street, by the Rev.
S. Winfield Herman, pastor of Zion
Lutheran Church. Burial will be
made in the Harrisburg cemetery.
At a meeting last night of the Cen
tral Democratic Club, resolutions of
sympathy were adopted. Telegrams
expressing sympathy and regrets from
prominent medical and political
friends and acquaintances from over
the State were to-day sent to the fam
ily of the deceased.
PLAGUE KPIDKMIC WANING
By Associated Press
New York, Aug. 266.—The number
of new cases of infantile paralysis
continues to decrease. In the opinion
of loc£tl health authorities the epi
demic is on the wane and may be
entirely extinguished by the time
schools are reopened in mid-Septem
ber. Dr. Charles E. Banks, senior
surgeon of the United States Public
Health Service, said to-day the disease
has reached Its highest point and pre
dicted that from now on there will
be a marked decrease. During the 24
hours ended at 10 a. m. to-day, there
were only 91 cases, the lowest in a
month, and 25 deaths. Yesterday
there were 94 new cases and 2 2 deaths,
deaths.
SENDS OUT SCHOOL ORDER
Professor W. R. Zimmerman, assist
ant county superintendent of Dauphin
county schools sent out notices to-day
to the secretaries of all the school
boards of Dauphin, the city. Steelton
j and Middletown excepted, calling at
tention to State Health Commissioner
Dixon's order to not open schools this
year before September 18, because of
the infantile paralysis quarantine.
Professor Frank E. Shambaugh, the
county school superintendent, is out of
the county taking up special studies.
ADVERTISE IXJR RIDS
The county commissioners are ad
vertising for bids for paving the road
way of the bridge, over Wiconisco
creek, in Millersburß, with vitrified
brick. The bids will be opened and
the contract awarded at noon on Sep
tember 1. Mlllersburg will pave Mar
ket street in that borough to the
bridge approach and the State will
pave the pike on the south side of the
bridge. The work is to be finished
before the end of the summer.
TO REMODEI, STORE
I. H. Doutrich & Company obtained
a building permit to remodel the firm's
store building, 304-6 Market street, the
improvement to cost $1,200. Luther
Mlnter got papers this morning to
build a one-story garage and ware
house at the rear of 608 North Second
street, costing SI,OOO.
FINK REUNION IIS' YORK COUNTY
The eleventh annual reunion of Mrs.
DavUl Fink's sons was held Sunday.
The place where the reunion was held
Is located about one mile from York on
the old Hake homestead. Mr*. Fink
lived on the place for nearly nineteen
years. Jeremiah F. Fink, of Highaplre.
Is a son. The party was taken to York
in the large motor truck of Mr. Wil
liam Kbersole. The day was spent very
pleasantly. There were about eight
five present. •
MRS. WILLIAM 11. OSSMAN
Word was received here yesterday
of the death of Mrs. William H. Oss
man, aged 60, which occurred Thurs
dav morning, at her residence, 5525
Vine street, Philadelphia. Mrs. Oss
man was a former resident of Harris
burg and Is a sister of Mrs. C.. M.
Arnold, Sixth and Harrio streets. She
is survived by three sons, John, Har
vey and Harry, and one daughter.
Alia. The body will be brought to
Steelton on the train arriving at 11:25
to-morrow morning, and the burial
will be made inttthe Baldwin Cenie-
AUGUST 26, 1916.
COMMISSIONERS
DEFEND ACTION
Bowman Says Granting Per
mission For Bridge Was
Carefully Considered
In defense of their position on the
matter of granUng permission to
Swift & Company to erect an overhead,
bridge on Seventh street, and for the
purpose of giving their reasons for so
doing contrary to the recommendation
of the City Planning Commission, sev
eral of the members of Council this
morning gave their views to a reporter
for the Telegraph. Mayor Meals
could not be reached, and William
Lynch, superintendent of highways,
declined to be interviewed.
Commissioner Harry F. Bowman
declared that he believed in support
ing manufacturing places, that
Se.venth street is wholly a manufac
turing street in that particular section
where the bridge is to be erected, that
the authorities have done the same
thing in Philadelphia and therefore
should be able to do it here, and that
as far as he is concerned the matter
is dropped. He does believe, however,
that such bridges should be confined to
places of business of that kind.
"I don't feel that Council has made
a mistake, in view of the way that
street is being used," said Mr. Bow
man. "The manufacturing concern
in quantities was unable to buy ground
on tho side of the street where its
plant is located and was forced to go
across. We want to keep the indus
try In Harrisburg and felt justified in
granting the permission."
Commissioner W. L. Gorgas con
fessed that he did not know whether
Council's action is legal or not. He
said that is up to the legal department
but none of the commissioners inter
viewed seemed to know whether the
matter would be submitted to the so
licitor for an opinion. Commissioner
E. Z. Gross thinks the law covering
this matter is Inroad and that it can be
broadly interpreted and that Coun
cil's action is as justifiable in this in
stance as it is to permit the existence
of overhead signs, etc.
Council will not meet next Tuesday
on account of the convention of third
class cities at Johnstown and conse
quently any reconsideration, if con
templated, will have to be put off till
September 5.
Crisis With Greece Grows
More Acute as Bulgarians
Make Attack on Kavala
I-iondon, Aug. 26. The Bulgarians,
driving deeper into Eastern Macedo
nia, have attacked the Greek port of
Kavala and the town of Drama. Thus
the Issue between Sofia and Athens has
come to a crisis.
Aroused by the struggle between the
invader and the Greek garrison at
Seres, the Greeks will dispute fiercely
efforts to seize two of their most im
portant towns In Macedonia.
Kavala long has been a bone of con
tention between the Greek and the
Bulgars. After the first Balkan war
Sofia contended that this Aegean port
should be hers because of her victory
over the Turk. But Athens refused to
give It up.
Berlin and Sofia have given assur
ances to Athens that the occupation of
the Macedonian towns was merely
part of a defensive-offensive and
would not be retained. This promise
last May appeased the Greek govern
ment and enabled King Constantlne to
keep the country neutral.
Suspicion of Greeks
But the new advance of the Bulgar
is viewed with grave suspicion. Sofia,
Athens knows, is determined to gain
as her share of the spoils Kavala.
Once she wins It, she will not relin
quish It without a struggle.
Volunteers continue to flock to the
colors. The commander at Seres,
who, according to last reports, was de
fying the order of his superiors and
resisting staunchly the advance of the
Bulgars, has received many recruits.
The continued march of the Invader
doubtless will bring many more troops
to the Greek leaders.
Apparently from the French state-
I ment the allied troops do not plan an
j advance on the right wing as British
i cavalry detachments are reported to
j have destroyed bridges over the An
gista river. On the left wing Paris
reports "appreciable" progress for the
Serbians, and the capture of several
hundred prisoners. In the center,
where the main effort of the allies Is
expected, heavy artillery action is tak
ing place, but there is no report of in
fantry operations.
CLASS TO GRADUATE
The Teachers' Training Class of the
Neidig Memorial United Brethren Sun
day School will h<? ( ld its commence
ment exercises to-morrow evening at
7:30 o'clock In the auditorium of the
church. The class contains nine mem
bers. They are Esther Stauffer, Eva
LaVanture, Claire Stewart, Mabel
Stroup, Mrs. Crawford, Elmer Living
stone, Mllard O'Neal, Franklin Paul
and Roy Osman. The following pro
gram will be presented: Opening,
song; invocation, the Rev. H. H. Keif
fer; address of welcome, Elmer Liv
ingstone; "the Geat Teacher," Eva
LaVanture; essay, Franklin Paul:
music; "the Four Pillars of Gospel
History," Claire Stewart; essay, Mil
lard O'Neal; "Is Life Worth Living,"
Mabel Stroup; Vlass history, Esther
Stauffer; class prophecy, Roy Osman;
address, Professor F. E. Stengle; pres
entation of diplomas, \V. H. Hoerner;
song; benediction.
PRIKST JUMPS TO DEATH
By Associated Press
Chicago, Aug. 26.—The Rev. Igna
tius Tamazlon, seventy years old, who
resigned his pastorate of a church In
Albany, Minn., a month ago after his
parishioners are alleged to nave at
tacked and beaten him, Jumped to his
death from the sixth floor of a hotel
here to-day, According to hot» 1 em
ployes the priest has been acting
strangely since coming to Chicago.
Miss Martha McCluskey, for sixteen
years housekeeper of the aged priest,
said she believed he had committed
suicide while brooding over his church
affairs.
BRUSHARDT IS HELD
Joseph Brushardt was held for
court under SSOO ball at a hearing be
for Alderman Nicholas last night on
a charge brought by J. E. Eshelman,
Bachmansville, Dauphin county, who
alleges that Brushardt sold him an
automobile, which was afterwards
taken by J. N. Koons, Llnglestown,
the owner. Eshelman charged Brush
ardt with an attempt to defraud.
ENGINE KICKS; ARM BROKEN
When the engine backfired as Carl
Fuget, aged 21, of 968 South Twenty
first street, attempted to crank an au
tomobile this morning, his right arm
was fractured. The accident occurred I
in the garage of H. D. Garmun, 1306,
Fulton street. Fuget was treated at !
the Harrlsburg Hospital.
SEVENTY-TWO NEW CASKS
Trenton. N. J., Aug. 26.—Seventy
two new cases of infantile paralytrfs !
were reported to the State Department I
of Health to-day, making a total of f
2,340 cases In the state. Newark re- I
ported eleven cases.
PENNSYLVANIA
IS PROSPEROUS
Savings and Banking Institu
tions Beport Very Large De
posits and Surpluses
State Banking
\\\ Commissioner Smith
wvyv to-day made public
i tlle following sum
mary of the results
complied from the
rijnDQCjQV; reports to the State
JrPitSwlffltiW Banking Depart
£ j@Hln 0 O u!III. ment of condition
> of u n state flnan
i cial institutions as
The total resources of the State
banks, trust companies and savings
inUitutlons of Pennsylvania on June
30. 1916, were $1,462,000,000, an in
crease as compared with June 23, 1915,
of $150,000,000.
Cash, specie and notes on June 30.
131 C, amounted to $35,000,000, an in
crease as compared with June 23,
1915, of $2,000,000.
Hie amount due from approved re
serve agents amounted to $133,000,000.
an. increase as compared with June
23, 1915, of $33,000,000.
The total deposits, including the
an.cunt due to banks and bankers,
amounted to $1,112,000,000, an in
crease as compared with June 23,
191 f., of $142,000,000.
Bills payable and rediscounts on
June 30, 1916, were $6,000,000, a de
crease as compared with June 23, 1915,
of 52,500,000.
Loans and discounts on June 30,
1910, amounted to $473,000,000, an in
crease as compared with June 23, 1915,
of $45,000,000.
Bonds and stocks, other than legal
securities held for reserve, owned by
State institutions on June 30, 1916,
amounted to $564,000,000, an increase
since June 23, 1915. of $52,000,000.
Mortgages and judgment of rec
ord, amounting to $134,000,000, show
an increase of $4,000,000 since June
23, 1915.
On June 30, 1916, the trust funds
held by State banks and trust com
panies amounted to $1,253,000,000. an
increase since June 23, 1915, of $76,-
000,000.
Deeds of trust or mortgages exe
cuted by corporations to State institu
tions as trustee to secure issues of
bonds amounted to $3,715,000,00 on
June 30, 1916, a decrease of $2,000,-
000 since June 23, 1915.
The total amount of securities de
posited by corporations with State in
stitutions as trustee to secure issues of
collateral trust bonds was $897,000,000
!on June 30, 1916, a decrease since
June 23, 1915, of $37,000,000.
Complaint I'iled.—Complaint was
received by the Public Service Com
mission this morning from Augustus J.
Cadwallader, of Yardley, vs. the New
Jersey and Pennsylvania Traction
Company and the Trenton, New Hopo
ant'. Lainbertville Street Railway Com
pany. The charge is that high-tension
wires of the defendants are dangerous
to pedestrians.
\ otc Opinion Soon.—lt is believed
that the opinion from the Attorney
General on the proper method of pro
cedure with regard to the voting of
the troops on the border will ba
handed down shortly and that as a
result the Governor will appoint a
commission to go to the border and
handle the voting of the Pennsylvania
troops in camp there. It is probable
that one man will be assigned to each
regiment.
O'Neil On Vacation.—State Insur
ance Commissioner J. Denny O'Neil Is
on his vacation and will return after a
trip through the Great Lakes about
September 5.
Report on Johnstown Wreck—Fail
ure of brakes to hold Is given by John
P. Dohoney as the cause of the ac
cident on the Southern Cambria Rail
way near Johnstown August 12, when
26 persons were killed and 70 injured,
and he recommends in his report as
investigator of accidents to the Pub
lic Service Commission that close at
tention be given to brakes on cars of
this line which operate over heavy
heavy grades, and that they be fe
quently Inspected. Chairman Alney,
of the Public Service Commission,
anonuneod that the bureau of engi
neering has been instructed to make
a thorough examination of the tracks,
grades, safety device, etc., in use and
the condition of the cars and prop
erty of the company with a view of
determining what further orders or
recommendations should be made to
provide a maximum of safety.
Will Ask Appropriation —The State
Forestry Commission will ask the
next Legislature for an appropriation
to be used In making a survey of
State streams to ascertain in what
measure property adjoining has been
endangered by artificial tills along
the banks. The commission has au
thority to order the removal of fills
where they are likely to cause over
flows in flood times and efforts will
he made to clear the rivers and creeks
of obstructions of that kind.
GIRLS JOIN STRIKERS
Shamokin, Pa., Aug. 26. Follow
ing the refusal yesterday of a number
of employes of the Eagle Brothers
at Kulpmont and Trevorton to remain,
at work under the existing wage
schedule, a group of girls at the
throwing plant of the main mill here
to-day joined the strike, which leaders
are trying to make complete. A spe
cial police guard is on duty at the
mills.
For the Grangers picnic at Williams
Grove. August. 28 to September 2. trains
will leave Harrisburg via Cumberland
Valley Railroad as follows: 7.10, 7.52.
11.53 a. m., 2.17, 3.27, 5.37 and 6.30 p. m.
dally. Additional trains at 1.00 and
4.00 p. m., daily except Mondav and
Saturday and at 9.48 a. m. and 7.40
p. m. dally except Saturday.
Round trip tickets good to return
until September 2. will be on sale the
entire week at rate of 50 cents.—Adv.
"A Different Sort of
Optical Department"
—that's the word we use to de
scribe our new Optical Depart
ment. And the large number
of glasses we have sold already
proves that the public has abso
lute faith In the printed as well
as the spoken word of "The
Different Kind of Jewelry
Store."
Our Optical Department will
only sell the very best make
mountings and lenses. Every
purchase will be backed up by
the P. H. Caplan Co. Money-
Back Guarantee.
The prices will be as low
and lower than elsewhere.
The P. H. Caplan Co.
Market Street Store
200 Market St.
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