Aduiral Dewey Laid to Rest With All the Honors a Grateful NM ■ Can Beslow HARRISBURG WmSm TELEGRAPH LXXXVI— No. 18 14 PAGES CITY MANAGER GOVERNMENT TO BE EXPLAINED Chamber of Commerce Ar ranges For Address by Day ton Councilman IN VI T E LEGISLATORS Representations From Other Cities Expected to Attend Meeting The city manager form of govern ment is to be made plain to the mem bers of the Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce, city and state officials and interested members of the Legislature, Chambers of Commerce, civic organ izations and representative citizens of other third class cities at a meeting of the Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce about the middle of February. The city manager form of govern ment will be explained in detail by James M. Switzer, a councilman of Dayton, Ohio, the 'largest city in the country that is operated by a citj management. Mr. Switzer is also an executive officer of the National Cash Register Company, of Dayton, and is said to be the best speaker on city manager form of government in the country. Mr. Switzer's address will be illus trated with an elaborate series of lan tern slides, which will lend great in terest to his words. To Make Surveys of Police Department and School Fimmce The Harrisburg Chamber of ?om merce, acting through its civic com mittee, will have surveys made .imme diately of the Police Department and the business and financial adminis tration of the Harrisburg school dis trict by the New York Bureau of Municipal Research, it is announced. The Mayor has given his hearty ap proval to the survey of the Police De partment in order that the citizens of Harrisburg may know what they should receive in the way of its police force and its administration, and the directors of the School Hoard have in vited the Chamber of Commerce to make a survey of its business and linancial work. believinK that it will point the way to complete modern izing of its work and enable many economies to be effected. The work of surveying these departments will be carried on in a thoroughly co-operative spirit. The Chamber of Commerce civic committee includes A. C. Stamm, chairman, Francis J. Hall. Robert McCormick, George A. Shreiner, John Sweeney, Robert A. Enders, Samuel Rambo, John Fox Weiss and W. M. Ogelsby. Advanced Cost of White Paper Forces Phila. Newspapers Up Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 20.—Follow ing the publication of a statement in Girard's column of the Philadelphia Public Ledger to-day, it became known than on January 29. all of the newspapers of Philadelphia will ad vance their prices to two cents a copy. At present the only two-cent news paper in Philadelphia is the Public Ledger. The high cost of white paper is given as the reason. Several of the papers have been operating at a heavy financial loss since the expira tion of their paper contracts and one or two of them would have been forced to the wall in a short time had the old price been continued. THE WEATHER Foreeant till H p. m.. Suudnv For llnrrlMlMiric ami vicinity) Fair *Wmk * . 6 iT a * * w 1 , 1 ' CHWMmi HOTfL %Wa lift \ | 06? TO- -1 GRATEFUL NATION < SIGNALLY HONORS ADMIRAL DEWEY I Wheels of Government Sus pend For Day; All Flags at Halfmast I Washington, D. C., Jan. 20.—Ad j miral Dewey was iaid to rest to-day i with all the honors a grateful nation can bestow. After funeral services conducted under the dome of the Capitol and at tended by President Wilson, the Cabi- I net, the Supreme Court, the diplomatic I corps and a notable the ad | miral's body was ta* Arlington I National Cemetery to rest with those |of naval heroes gone before. Two of Dewey,s commanders at the Battle of Manila Hay—Benjamin P. I.amberton, j the fleet captain, and Captain Joseph ! P. Coghlan, of the cruiser lialeigh— ! lie near by. Not far away on the wooded slopes rest Schley and Samp- I son. j Private services at the home were I attended by President Wilson, Secre j tary Daniels and a limited company. i The funeral party then moved to the I Capitol. All business of the govern ; inent was suspended for the day; all i private business in Washington stopped for an hour. On every Ameri can naval ship on the seven seas an ! ensign fluttered at half mast and an i admiral's salute of nineteen grins was j tired. The entire corps of midship men from Annapolis, who came, not j under orders, but as Admiral Dewey's i friends, as he had wished, escorted the i body to the rotunda of the Capitol, j where Chaplain J. B. Frazier, chaplain j of the Olympia at Manila Bay, con : ducted brief and simple funeral serv ices. Mrs. Dewey did not accompany j the funeral party to the Capitol, but I joined it on the way to Arlington. Body Placed Under Dome The private services at the home ' were begun promptly at 10 o'clock, j Soon thereafter a solemn procession j of midshipmen escorting the admiral's body moved along Massachusetts ave- I nue, over the plaza of the Capitol and t into the rotunda, where the body was ■ placed on a catafalque directly under I the great dome. Route Name as Homecoming While the services under the dome of the Capitol were proceeding the midshipmen, drawn up on the plaza. [Continued on Page 7] Council Holds Session of Sorrow on Death of Commissioner Bowman In special session this morning City j Council passed resolutions of regret ! because of the death of City Commis sioner Harry F. Bowman, ordered city offices closed at noon Monday in honor of the late city official and as a mark |of respect ordered that his desk in ! Council Chamber be draped in black i for thirty days. I Representatives of all bureaus 1 which were under the jurisdiction of Commissioner Bowman met in the j offices of the City Health Department I and passed similar resolutions of | regret. City Commissioners at Council paid glowing tributes to Mr. Bowman re -1 ferring to his record while holding ! other city offices and while in Coun ! cil. A brief resume of his career was ! included in the official resolution, a I copy of which was ordered forwarded I to the family and another copy spread 1 on the minutes of Council, i City officials will attend the fu- S neral services which will be held on | Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the ' home. HARRISBURG, PA., SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 20, 1917. fecUUxiot . • J CITY DISPOSAL PLANT THE SOLUTION 'TVHE TELEGRAPH is in receipt of the following letter from Labor's Open Forum, which is an organization before which working men, or men of any walk of life may appear in meetings, which are always open and public, for the discussion of any question or problem affecting labor or the people as a whole: Gentlemen: In view of the present deplorable condition and the wholly inadequate service furnished the city with reference to the collec tion of city refuse, etc., and in order that there may be found some basis for a permanent solution of the constantly recurring difficulties incident to and quite obvious the present management, and that the best interests and health of the city may be properly conserved; it is the desire of Babor'3 Open Forum, to suggest and secure, from each of our local papers an expression, editorial or otherwise, with respect to municipal ownership of the garbage disposal plant as a concrete measure and solution of this problem. Trusting you will give the suggestion ample consideration, and as suring you of our appreciation, I am Very truly yours, CHAS LIEBAU, Secretary. Ihe ash and garbage collection problem is one of the most serious now confronting the city' and Labor's Open Forum is 'doing a constructive piece of work in its effort to ascertain public opinion as to its solution. The I'orum, in the belief of the Telegraph, has hit upon the only feasible plan. There has been nothing but dissatisfaction with the contract system from the very start. On the other hand, the streets are being kept clean and in good repair by the city with its own force of workmen and we have cheap and pure water served by the city's own water department. It follows, then, that we may expect equally satisfactory results from a garbage and ash collection system controlled and operated by the city. l air wages, decent working conditions, proper hours, and the promise of continuous work would attract labor to a plant conducted by the city and prompt collections and satisfactory service would be thus assured. The Forum is on the right track. Its proposal for a city ash and garbage collecting plant will have the endorsement of every good-thinking citizen. WHEN GLOOM ENTERS GUARDSMEN HE KEEP WE Sitting in u dark, gloomy tent on a rainy day, thousands of miles away from home, and dreaming of the bride he left on his wedding day, to answer the call of his country, was too much for Jacob W. Wassler, of Company I, Eighth Pennsylvania Infantry, at Camp Stewart, El Paso, Texas. "Come on, Jake, what's the mat ter?" queried one of his comrades as several of the fellows looked over in the corner at the lonely soldier. "Well, fellows," Wassler confessed, this is vouched for by members of the ' SOLDIERS HONOR DEWEY El Paso, Texas, Jan. 20.—Under drab skies, thousands of soldiers on the Mexican border here to-day stood at attention while other thousands of civilians bared their heads and faced the east as military bands in the army camps played the dirge from "Saul" in memory of Admiral Dewey. second squad of Company I. "I got married last June just before we left." Further questioning bv Corporals James H. Barbridge and IS. M. Wclt mer.and Privates hYank R. S. McCord, IS. H. Bennett, Wilbur N. Potter and H. A. Staffer, who wrote to the Tele graph to tell of the marriage, brought forth the story. The wedding, ac cording to the boys of the second squad, was kept a secret. It was held at the home of the bride, Miss Helen Rupp, 8 North Ninth street, Wassler told his comrades. IIIGHPAPKR COST CAUSES INCREASE Carlisle. Pa., Jan. 20.—Because of the price of news print paper and supplies, the Mechanlccburg Journal has an nounced an advance In price to two cents,' effective on February 1. All newspapers published In Cumberland! county will sell at this figure. BROTHERHOOD MEN SAY LEE IS ON RIGHT TRACK Harrisburg Railroaders Gen erally Approve Trainmen Chief's Bill Railroad Brotherhood men in Har risburg are generally favorable to the passage of such a law as outlined in Washington yesterday by W. G. Lee, head or the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, providing for the creation of a board of eight to settle railroad labor disputes—roar members of the board to be practical railroad work ers, such as conductors, trainmen, firemen, or engineers, and four others operating railroad officials. Harrisburg railroad men are un alterably opposed to the Adamson bill for compulsory arbitration, but they believe that such a board as Mr. Lee has suggested would be generally acceptable. "It's all wrong to suppose that the brotherhoods are always looking lor trouble," said a local railroad man who talked freely on the subject but asked that his name not be used. "What the brotherhood men want is a quick and peaceful way of settling any differences that may arise. We are not. strong for strikes but we are all strong for a square deal and I believe that such a law as Lee sug [ Continued on Page 7] Germans Capture Nanesti in General Engagement Along Rumanian Line Bad weather conditions on the Ru manian front but nevertheless the Teutonic and Russian forces on both the western Moldavian frontier and along the Sereth to the southeast have been heavily engaged at some points. On the Sereth the Germans won the only pronounced success reported, capturing the town of Nanesti. The Rumanians have kept up their attacks ion the Suehitza valley region in ! Moldavia, but failed to advance and i suffered heavy losses including 400 j men in prisoners, according to Berlin. | Only reconnoitering and artillery ' activities are reported from the other I war areas to-day. "Egg King" Says He Made Million; Thanks His Foes Chicago, Jan. 20. James K. Wetz, one-time "Egg King," has abdicated. He announced to-day that he had withdrawn from the Chicago Butter and Egg Board, having made a little more than $1,000,000, and was going South for the rest of the winter with his family. In passing, "King" Wetz voted thanks to Alderman Pretzel, the Housewives' League of Chicago and many other persons and organizations that sought by proclamation of a boy cott to drive the price of eggs down. "They made folk 3 think it a sure sign of aristocracy to eat eggs," he said. "Everybody wanted to be aris tocratic. Everybody ate eggs. De mand jumped. Prices jumped. I made a million dollars. I ought to al low a generous commission to the originators of the boycott." FIVE COASTERS INJURED WHE.V Si. ED HITS ANOTHER Pittsburgh. Pa.. Jan. 20.—Five coast ers were Injured, two of tliem probably fatally, when their bobsled collided with an empty sled at McKeesport, about 10, o'clock Thursday night. NEW ISSUE IS APT TO ARISE OVER RAIDER II Americans Arc Removed as Prisoners Trouble Will Follow OPENS WHOLE QUESTION Six Yankees Known to Be Aboard the Yarrowdalc; l-Boals With Raider N'ew York, Jan. 20.—Three Americans were members of the crew of the British steamer Yar rowdalc captured by the German raider and taken into a German port by a prize crew, according to the records of the British con sulate here. Dispatches say that the Ynr rowdale landed at Swinemuende, Prussia, and brought 409 prison ers, crews from other captured ships, among them 101! subjects of neutral nations, but no mention was made of there being any Americans among them. If Americans believed to have been aboard ships captured by the German raider in the South At* 'antic, are interned as prisoners of war, as Berlin announces will be done, another new issue will be raised in the relations between the United States and Germany. [Continued on Pago 7] Billboard in Federal Square Not to Advertise Burlesque Performances Contrary to the story in circulation that the 24-sheet billboard on the post ottice lawn, Third and Walnut streets is to be used for burlesque advertise ments, and that the mall carriers will all Ket passes to the Thursday evening fiestas, the board in question is to be used in displaying the huge army posters calling for enlistments. Considerable comment has been aroused, however, among Harrisburg ers who believe in a "City Beautiful." The posterboard is not what might be called a work of art. ' 1 J DMI \ i ', RE AK , i" .j: •• nc person , were * in Nanticokc. srly to-day. Several of them were rc- j 1 >und and r< ' ► by workmen rc attra- ed by the :as odor in passing ' • J found fami)i< e homes unco . ious. Several phy- jl sicians were o the scene and the victims, who did not | > , lespond to f : were taken to the 'ate hospi.it] where I the phy all will recover. 1 40 K ) IN LONDON L XPLOSIOM 1* I * I London, J !o. —The explosion a munition factory 1 i; near London, ' night, involved ally all the < . < tory which was destroyed entirely The 1• 1 effects were fe reat di itance an I three rows of small a | I houses demolished. 13c 1 J tween 30 a odies have been recovered thus far and | | . about 100 p< ■ rt< injured seriously. I I I | ► ASK PEI NG WHEN HE WLL 13E READY II j sed through h<. askin ® > . when he marching tov. ft T boi o a reliable report. No formal order ha • J I been issued withdrawal of the punitive expeditioi ' it was said, bui ural Pershing's reply was expected to fix f a date; for th irawal. ! "ROM NK , > \ New Yoi i. Zo.—The British steamship Toftwood. '; I carrying a carg orth $750,000, was submarined and sunk j L !, on her voyage sitting from New York on Christmas Day, ' ' I • according to spatch received here by the French Line, 1 ► ! whi h• le ■jcl < WHIPP RETAINED FOR LEAK PROBE I Washir.: Jan. 20. —The House Rules Committee to- ' ji day foi ned Sherman L. Whipple, of Boston, as | j>. < ii , counsel in t! inquiry and decided to resume hearings l < at the New torn House at 10 a. m., next Tuesday | r ' morning. 1 ',l MARRIAGE .! William nlon Ulcbl nml I'ranrH F.llrn Walton, Hnrrlaburg. Dimilnlt'i, lllFrankii, StecKou, unit (rellln l''ranrtK Clark. tlnrrlaburg. Warren I. Miller, .MlllernburK, anil Narnh H. Heckert, Grata. H 1 Nlierlilan Jacob*, ■>■■■■> 11111, and Mae llyrem, Washington HelKhlM. ( I KrFdrrti'k Irnln anil llllth Almeila Drrdu, Heading. i ' llavld 'l'limnaa Wa.-htiuan and Kdnn Pearl Mhulta, Harrlabura. - Single Copy, 2 Cents POSTSCRIPT $4,000 FIXED AS BAIL FOR BOTH MILLER AND WIFE Mother of Humiuclslown Boy Also Accused of Permitting Invalid Boy to Die GET BOND Fol\ WOMAN Was Not Jailed; Placed in Care of Huinmclstown Pastor Over Night Mr. and Mrs. Ilarry Miller, Hum melstown, accused of permitting their invalid son, Clayton Miller, aged 21, lo starve to death, to-day were al lowed bail by the Dauphin county court following a habeas corpus pro ceeding instituted by their attorney, \V. 11. Karnest. Bail for both was lixed at $4,000. The Uev. 11. 11. Hofter and John C. lless, both of Derry township, went Mrs. Miller's bail, but Miller was re turned to prison pending the procur ing of bondsmen by Attorney Karnest. Wife Also Accused Miller's wife was dragged into the [Continued on Page !] Thirty Belgians Who Tried to Escape to Holland Are Ordered Put to Death Havre, Jan. 20. Thirty Belgians have been condemned to death by the German military government at. Biege because they sought, to reach Holland and join the Belgian army. Four others who have not yet reached the age of seventeen have been sentenced to fifteen years in prison. Notice of the sentence has j been posted broadcast throughout Bel , gium by order of Governor-General von Hissing. | News of this latest German out rage, which if carried out will rank I for sheer brutality with the murder of ' ICditli Cavell, came to the Belgian gov- I eminent through the most trust- I worthy channels. Escaping Belgians I bring accounts of untold sufferings ] undergone by many of the deported. According to these reports, the vic tims of the "slave raids" are forced to work in the German trenches, strengthening the fortifications anc supplementing the pioneer corps ol 'the German armies.