Harrisburg telegraph. (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, September 02, 1916, Page 11, Image 11

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The above shows the Hupmoblle car that is to v«3it every State and capital city. The car reached Harrisburg
Tuesday, having: come from Washington. D. C., and Annapolis. Md. From here it went to Dover, Del., and Trenton,
w V* 5, ro VS to Hartford. Conn., and the New England States. The car was checked out of Washington,
,7 J 1 • E - J-dwards of the American Automobile Association as a stock car. The party consists of J. S. Patterson,
in e Itt 0, a A * Kro n# A * eature o* the trip is a moving picture record of the capitol buildings
STATE SURVEY OF
RIVERS IS URGED
Water Supply Commission
Issues Reasons For the
Complete Study
The State Water Supply Commis
sion In a statement issued to-day.on
the policy which should be adopted by
the commonwealth of Pennsylvania
for control of its streams urges that
there be made a general survey of the
river systems of the State and that se
rious study be given to framing of
laws which will conserve the water
supply and supervise the construction
and operation of works for that pur
pose. It is likewise recommended
that the topographic survey of the
State, which is about one third com
pleted, be finished in conjunction with
the United States government and be
used as a basis for engineering prob
lems.
It is estimated that to cover the en
tire State in a survey of water sys
tems, developing possibilities for flood
control. Water supply and water pow
er on each river system in Pennsyl
vania, would be done in less than five
years and at a cost of SBOO,OOO. It is
pointed out in the statement that in
some regions, notably on the Beaver
river, industries have been forced to
move because of limited water supply
and that in other regions repeated
floods have restricted growth of indus
tries and towns when experience in
other States and in Europe has shown
that the water can be conserved and
floods controlled.
"An adequate policy for the con
trol and regulation of the watters of
the State can not be formulated, ex
cept Insofar as present and probably
existing conditions are known and un
derstood," says the report. "The con
ditions which are necessary for the
development of such a policy are:
First, a thorough knowledge of the
streams of the State, so that the prob
lems of control may be known; sec
ond, general plans for solving those
problems and third", an orderly legal
code, which will make practicable the
execution of plans when developed and
\ will insure control and supervision
over constructions affecting the river
systems."
WORK ON FLOATS
IN GLOW OF LIGHTS
[Continued From First Page]
planned by the Jovian League for the
evening program of the first annual
Kipona to be held Monday, under the
direction of the Greater Harrisburg
Navy.
Just what the results of these ef
forts is to be, is a Jovian secret—to be
flashed on "oh-ing" and "ah-ing"
thousands who will line the city's
front steps, the parks, the bridges or
who will see from the hundreds of
canoes and other river craft.
The Secret
I* you were lucky enough to be
promenading 'round about 10 o'clock
along tlio river, however, you would
have done a little admiring while at
least one of the tests was being made.
If you were so fortunate, keep to
yourself what you saw of the spec
tacle. There may be another test to
night and to-morrow night, as the
long lines of firehose that extend from
the city across the bridges, the bun
dles of wires, etc., and other para
phernalia have been left in position.
While the electric light companv
men are putting the finishing touches
to tl;e Jovian fleets, corps of decora
tors; of Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, D.
Kaufman stores and other business
and commercial houses were prepar
ing their exhibits.
The Lighting of Flouts
The >lne of floats which will be
lighted by current swung from the
Walnut street bridge will be aligned
from the bridge piers northward at a
point fifty feet west of the outer line
of the afternoon race courses.
Here and there on the surface of
the river from a point opposite the
pumping station to the Market street
bridge, tiny red buoys, topped with
little American flags, marked the
courses. These buoys are airtight tin
cylinders with a small flag socket
They were planned by James Shope,
one of the park department draughts
men. During yesterday afternoon the
We Had
1,000 of These
12K Gold Filled
Eyeglass Mountings
at SI.OO each
In 12 sizes. At the present time we
Save less than 250 and they are going
fast. They cannot be duplicated for
ess than $2.00 each after these are
•old- If you need a good mounting
low or think you will in the future it
*ill pay you to buy now. Your lenses
:an be put In now or later free of
sharge.
The price docs not Include lenses.
302 Market St.," with H. C. Cluster
SATURDAY EVENING,
UPMOBILE ALL-S
buoys were placed under the supervi
sion of V. Grant Forrer and G. M.
Oves, of the executive committee.
The most northern buoy is opposite
the waterhouse and marks the start
of the half-mile "war" canoe race.
Delay In the arrival of the Oldtown
canoes has caused some apprehension
among the students of the Central and
Steelton High Schools who will man
the craft while a similar situation has
developed so far as the Kennebec
canoe for the Academy team is con
cerned.
The courses will be the same for
all the races and a line of buoys mark
the outer limit which is on a direct
line from the third pier of the Market
street bridge. The quarter-mile buoy
will be opposite South street and the
finish for all the events will be in the
deep water about forty feet north of
the Market street bridge. The outer
line of the course will be about 150
yards from the river wall so that the
thousands that crowd on the city's
natural grandstand can readily see all
the events. Water of ample depth
extends throughout the swimming
courses.
I The specialty events will probably
I all be run off in the water between
the Market and Walnut street bridges
or just above the latter viaduct. On
the finish line float, a big sign will be
erected bearing the number of the
event that is to be held much after
the flash letter program of a vaude
ville show. These numerals will be
large enough to be seen from the
shore. The first event will be run off
at 1:30 o'clock.
The outer line of the course will be
marked with flats and ropes and a
motor policeboat will be on the job to
see that none other than contestants
or officials are permitted in the
course.
The decorated boat parade will be
| gin at independence Island and every
canoeist and motorboatman on the.
river has been urged to have his craft
adorned with lanterns or other deco
ration for the occasion. The proces
sion, because of the water conditions,
probably will not move further north
than Vcrbeke street and will wind
down to below the Market street
bridge.
Red fire will help add a brilliant
effect and hundreds of sticks of this
type of pyrotechnic was purchased
yesterday by Mr. Forrer for distribu
tion among the canoeists. Just 800
Japanese lanterns and some 400 light
wire frames, all provided by the com
mittee gratuitously for the benefit of
canoeists who can't or den't care to
go to the expense of decoration them
selves, can be had by this evening at
any of the boat liveries.
A feature of the afternoon event
will be the aqua-planning by prgtty
Misses Jane Agnes Krouse and Reba
Whiteman, two High School girl ath
| letes of Williamsport. The former is
.the daughter of President Charles C.
Krouse, of the Williamsport Board of
Trade, and the latter promised to ac
company his daughter and her chum
for Monday's event. The arrangements
I were completed last evening by V.
| Grant Forrer, secretary of the execu
tive committee, by long distance tele
phone.
Officials for the Kipona have been
, selected as follows:
i Referee—V. Grant Forrer; judges,
A. J. Simms, C. B. Fager, Jr., A
[Heeder Ferriday. F. E. Langenheiru,
,A. S. Haman, T. M. Jones, J. Mont
gomery Trace. H. F. Oves A D
! Bacon. W. O. Hickok. 111, Ross
Hickok, the Rev. T. B. Johnson, E. L.
McColgin, E. J. Stackpole. George \V.
Reily, E. S. Herman, Robert McCor
mick, Harvey F. Smith, A. S, Patter
son, George Bogar; timers, C. S. Davis.
H. G. Dibble, Arthur E. Brown, H. W.
Stone, W. A. Neale, B. W. Saul, R. d!
Beman, R. Boone Abbott, Farley Gan
nett, Paul Smith, W. K. Mvers, Carey
Williams, C. M. Kaltwasser, E. Z.
Gross, William Bailey; starters, R. G
Cox, A. H. Hull, J. k: Jackson; clerk
of course, Gilbert M. Oves; assistant
of course, Thomas M. Kelker, !
Ira. C. Kindler; announcers, M b'
Tate, Horace G. Geisel, Walter John
son, Ralph Kirk. Scott S. Leiby; mar
sUa!'. E - C. Eneminger; assistant mar
shals, M. M. Keet, W. C. Fisher; of
ticia.l measurers, James K. Shope and
Alan Paget; inspectors, C. H. Spicer
Ray M. Steward, John Harder. A p'
Dintaman, H. J. Berrier, George K.
i ,a Wj'uns: official recorders,
W. O. Jones, Elmer Kirkpatrick, Rob
ert I ree, Harry Lowengard and Chas
G. Miller.
SHOTGUN BLOCKS
LOVE OF 78 AND 92
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Williams, who looked more like a
railroad accident than a romantic
Lothario, hoisted the white flag, after
the father dragged his blushing
daughter, who was with him weeping
bitterly, home with him.
The elopement was arranged on the
conventional 1840 model. Caleb had
been aware that Williams was trying
to win his daughter and he frowned
on the match. However, love laughs
at locksmiths, so why should it fear
a second-story window. It was
through one of these that Cynthia
climbed to be caught in the ardent
embrace of the aged Lochinvar.
He had his conveyance, an aged
horse and an old-fashioned buggy, and
In this they drove to the city. ' The
father, reaching home soon after
hitched up his old mule and pursued
the elopers. He arrived at the Re
corder's offlce as the swain was giving
the details essential to obtain a li
cense in a shy and diffident manner,
while his sweetheart stood coyly in a
corner, blushing like a debutante at
her first proposal.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAG DAY
Final arrangements for "tag' day
along the West Shore, on Monday have
been made under the direction of
George Wilson, chairman of the com
mittee from the West Shore Firemen's
Union, that has charge of the cam
paign. The tag* have been distributed
among the different committeemen In
the seven districts and they in turn
will give them to committees of high
school girls who will "tag" residents
This is the first time that the West
Shore Firemen's Union has asked aid
from residents, and In this case each
contributor will receive just reward
for the piece of coin he may donate.
CAMPAIGN OPENS
AT MARYSVULE
Republican Club Holds Rous
ing Get-Together Meeting to
Outline Work in County
Marysville, Pa.. Sept. 2. —Last even
ing the Marysville Republican Club
held a rousing get-together meeting In
its club rooms in the flatlron building.
Republican politicians, both district
and county, out-o£.-town and local
members swelled the size of the meet
ing.
The keynote of all the talks was op
timism of a sweeping Republican vic
tory at the polls in November. Plans
were made to have all Republicans of
Marysville assessed and properly regis
tered In time to vote this Fall. The
local club Is the leading Republican
organization in Perry county, and as
such is planning to have this cam
paign conducted throughout the entire
county, besides attending to its im
mediate district.
Senator J. Franklin Martin, of West
Falrview, candidate for re-election in
the Cumberland-Perry, Juniata-Mifflin
district, addressed the club. He briefly
outlined his reasons for his objection
to the hunters' license bill and some
bills, now in operation or planned, to
regulate fishing. Other out-of-town
members present including R. Jones
Rife, of Duncannon, county chairman;
Samuel B. Sheller, of Duncannon, ex
assemblyman and State committeeman
from Perry county; George Pennell,
Charles Mager, George Dunkle. Linn
Shull, C. E. Johnston and George
Wahl, all of Duncannon.
AWARD PRIZES
TO GAROENERERS
[Continued From First Page]
second, Lewi? Giddens, 111! Calder
street; third. Walter Difckey, 1729
North Seventh street.
Garden No. 3—First prize, D. A.
Hamaker, 1815 Berryhill street; sec
ond, Mrs. Emma Franklin, 3 Haehnlen
avenue; third, Tony Gragro, 1432 Ver
non street.
The presentation was made by John
Yates, general secretary of the Asso
ciated Aid Societies. Gun-metal case
Swiss movement watches were given
the owners of the three b»st gardens,
while graduated lists of garden tools
were the prizes for the second and
third best gardens, numbering, re
spectively three and four each.
The three gardens, totaling 140 lots,
one at Thirteenth and Hemlock, an
other at Seventeenth and Brookwood
and the third at Twelfth and Calder
streets, have been cultivated by fami
lies whose supporting members have
either been without work or incapaci
tated for regular employment through
sickness or accident. The ground was
plowed by the association, which also
furnished tomato and cabbage plants.
Seeds were furnished those families
ur.able to secure them at planting time.
The cultivation and planting was done
by the workers, assisted by John 1,.
Price and Leroy Howard, who actgd
as instructors.
Practically every lot showed decided
improvement over that of 1915, when
230 families availed themselves of the
or portunity to secure fresh vegetables
during the summer and at the same
time enjoy active work outdoors.
German Court Will Hear
Coleman Will Testimony
Lebanon, Pa., Sept. 2. Judge
Henry, of the Lebanon county court,
yesterday made a supplemental order
in the suit of Dr. Guldo Hinkel, of
Freiburg, Germany, to break the will
of his mother, the late Rosalie Parant
Coleman, of Paris. She disinherited
him on account of the war, in which
he elected to serve the kaiser. This
order was made by Judge Henry be
cause the German government does
not permit the taking of testimony be
fore foreign consular officials in Ger
many.
The original order, to have Dr. Hin
kel's aged father, Prince Guido Henc
kel von Donnersmark, of Berlin, testi
fy before the American consul general
there as tothe identity of the contest
ant. Dr. Hinkel, Is changed to conform
to the German government's ruling,
and Prince Donnersmark is to testifv
in the German court. Control of a
$12,000,000 estate is the issue in the
suit.
CORNELIUS BASKINS BURIED
Special to the Telegraph
Duncannon, Pa.. Sept. 2. —Funeral
services over the body of Cornelius A.
Baskins were held nt the home in
North High street this morning:, con
ducted by the Rev. George H. John
ston, pastor of the Presbyterian
Church.
Mr. Baskin was 68 years old and was
a grandson of Mitchel Baskins, one of
the early settlers of Duncannon.
North Duncannon bore the name of
Baskinsvllle. until that part of town
was taken into the borough several
years ago. He was born here where he
lived the greater part of his life. The
surviving members of his family are
his wiffe, five daughters and two sons.
Mrs. Thomas Whitmyer, of Marysville-
Mrs. Even MciCullough, of Allentown;
Mrs. T. W. Bassett. of Newport; Mrs.
D. W. Cohlck. of Marysville; MM. J. N.
Gaffney, of Harrisburg; Harvey and
Thomas at home, also one brother
John Baskins. of Philadelphia; 21
grandchildren and two great-grand
children.
THE nrcv. MR. KREWKR Hf PUI.PIT
The Reformed Salem Church will be
open to-morrow for the first time in
three weeks. The Rev. Kills N. Krem«r,
who has been on his vacation, will
preach at both services
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
The New Eight-Cylinder Cadillac j^F
When the Cadillac factory an- . —the 125-inch wheelbase is the re
nounced the Type 55 Cadillac, it laid suit of an effort to give even easier driv
emphasis on one outstanv'->g fact: ing control and more luxurious com
—the Cadillac "Eight" e* upon fort,
its third successive. season v h no . # I
i radical change in the basic priii*. 'les . i ncrease( l valve area gives
of its design. slightly more power and a little more 1 11 |jj
speed to the already marvelous ac-
This is perhaps the first time such celeration. p,
a thing has happened in motor-car f , .
development, and you will quickly * e been impro\ed by
see its significance as applied to the more flowing lines, made possible by the
Cadillac. The absence of radical somewhat longer wheelbase. The
change means that the principle of ?' hole «PP«- work * swung slightly
Cadillac V-type eight-cylinder con- lower than bcfore ' 5 '
struction has been proven fundamentally , .. ~ .. , ' . : I
* i .I , 01 n * —even such a detail as the change of I|;
sound by the performance of the 31,000 , , , , ~
. standard color to the rich Cadillac ll!
cars which are now in use. ~ . . ~ ~ -,, .. ~
blue is indicative of the attention to
Yet quite properly the question has detail which, has made this improved I j 11L
been asked, "Wherein does this new car possible. I I
Type 55 differ from its predecessor?" 11l I
The new car is now on exhibit in '||| I
—and the answer comes immediate- our showrooms. The most advan- I
ly: "In the refinement and develop- tageous way to gain a correct idea of II III:
ment born of unremitting research and the new Cadillac is to personally see
scientific betterment in a score of de- it in our salesroom or arrange by | 1111 j
tails." phone for a demonstration.
Price of open-body models, $2,080. * lilli ' r
CRISPEN MOTOR CAR CO..
—3-417 S. CameroniStreet I .
D J Harrisburg, Pa. : I I
REAL ESTATE
REAL ESTATE MEN ~
HAVE GOOD WEEK
Predict Big Sales-of City Prop
erty During Present
Month
A marked recovery in the local real
estate market is reported by Harris
burg brokers for the week just closed.
Since early last Spring when realty
sales approached the boom stage, there
has not been such a large number of
WK'YE been congratulated upon the success of the Harris- T">VERY Reo owner Is a Reo Booster, a walking—driving—
burg Auto Co., for its success as distributors for Reo cars. talking—advertisement for Reo.
t
WJS'VE attained an enviable success, that's true, but this sue- rr\HE man who bought a 1914 Reo The Fifth looks very much
cess is not due to any unusual business ability on our part. I tv ,„ „„„ „.v,„ v ~ „ r>
All credit for whatever success we've had is due to Reo. J- > lk « Ihe man " ho bou e ht a 1917 Ke ° The fifth. They're
Undoubtedly we've contributed to that success through our un- both still in style. AVe don t want Reo owners to change
varying Service to Reo owners, but it was the satisfied Reo cars every year or so. They don't have to change cars until
drivers' ever-sounding praise of Reo and Reo performance that they've driven 100,000 miles or more—and then they don't have
has built up our successful business. to change unless they want to.
WHEN a dealer gives good service, with a good car, he has
an ideal proposition and cannot help but be successful.
That's why we're still Reo dealers—and always will be!
Harrisburg Auto Co.
Third and Hamilton Sts.
inquiries for local property as at pres
ent, the dealers say.
I In the week just closed some large
I deals were consummated. They includ
ed transfer of several large tracts in
North Front street for building pur-
I poses, a tract near Maclay street and
j several plots on the Hill. The number
|of dwellings transferred during the
] week was higher than for several
| weeks past.
1 Real estate men predict a rapid in-
I crease in the amount of buslness'dur
j ing the present month and hope to see
! one of the best Fall seasons in years
j this year.
Sells Farm. Calvin G. Stone has
; purchased, through Miller Bros. & Co.,
an 18-aere farm near Mechanicsburg.
from William F. Lenta. The tract lies
about two miles from Mechanicsburg
and close to trolley lines. It is one of
the finest small farms in the Cumber
land valley.
CI.KARIXUS OF A BII.LION
New York, Sept. 'Z. To-day's clear
ings at the New York Clearing House
SEPTEMBER 2, 1916.
totalled $1,058,926,600, surpassing all
previous records. The increase Is at
| tributed to payment in full on Friday
of the $250,000,000 British loan and first
of the month requirements. The for
mer high record was $868,176,506 on
November 1 last.
TO PREACH LABOR SERMON
The Rev. A. R Williams, pastor of
Camp Curtin Memorial Methodist
Chi.rch, announces that he will preach
a special Labor Day sermon to-mor
row evening at 7.30 o'clock. "The
Erotherhood of Man" Is the subject of
the sermon, which will deal with the
principles of the Methodist Church
with relation to the questions of the
lauor problem. There will be a gen- i
era- class meeting of Sunday school i
teachers to-morrow morning at 9.4 5.
when the teachers will report their i
monthly missionary moneys. i
PROFESSOR ,McUIN.\ISS
Professor L. E. McGinnes, superinten
dent of the Steelton schools, will speak '
at the evening services of the Immanuel 1
j Presbyterian Church.
MILESTONES
B,x JANE MoIJEAN
And while we work and pray and look
above.
Has drawn us closer 'ere he passed
us by.
Then comes the hours we spend with
stern-eyed Pain
That leave us spent and weak, and
then the last
Is watching Death together, and the
gain
Of love enduring through the crisis
passed.
SUES PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
Altoona, Pa., Sept. 2. Robert C.
Handy, of Philadelphia, entered suit
in the Blair county court yesterday
against the Pennsylvania Railroad for
$3,000 damages. In his bill he says
that on August 20 he went to the Al
toona station, that the gateman
punched his mileage book and asked
him where he was going, that he re
plied "none of your business," and that
the gateman called a policeman and
had him arrested.
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