J M\ FIRST CAM HERE Local People to Aid in Welfare and Efficien cy Conference Next Week BIG EXHIBIT WILL BE HELD Harrisburg Co-operating in National Movement—Free Displays of Edu cational Films Arranged for "Bet ter Sale Than Sorry" "Safety First" will be impressed on the minds of Harrisburgers with a vim during next week, when a welfare and efficiency conference with a side issue a show in the Chestnut street halls, fea turing many safety devices. Details of the local celebration are being worked out bv a committee of Harrisburgers The show which lias been arranged by a committee of the Engineers' So ciety will be an impressive one. Eighty two of the biggest industrial firms in the country will be represented showing the people of this city the latest and best safety appliances, sanitary equip ment and the best devices for the more efficient and economical administration of the factory office and home. Paul Gendell, of the Pennsylvania Steel Com pany, is the director of exhibits* He lias worked untiringly to make it one of the best in the history of the con ference. N » Hl i PAUL GENDELL Next week people will wear "Safe ty First" badges nnd the trolley cars will do the hesitation with big warn ing signs 011 their fenders. The prin ciples of "Better safe than sorry - ' and "Look before you cross the street" as well as of "See that the safeguards are in place" will be instilled into the minds of the people, while most of the moving picture theatre owners of the eitv have arranged to give free displays of educational films for school children during the afternoon. The names of .these theatres will be announced Mon day. Commissioner of Labor and Indus try John Prico Ja'ksou has been ap pointed by the National Safety Coun cil as a member of the National Com mittee on Educational Safety. This ifi in recognition of the fact that he is a practical engineer, and can view the safety movement from this standpoint as well as from that of the educator. Ju co-operation with fhe Harrisburg Safety Council, the Chamber of Com merce, the Rotary Club, the i'olice De partment, the Public School Board and the Harrisburg Railways Company, the commissioner has arranged for the first step in such a campaign, which is to include a series of free exhibitions for the school children. The National Safe ty Council is sending on from Chicago 11. L. Brownell, of the Chicago Rail ways Company, with a scries of films tiiat he has been using in a two years' campaign before the school children of that city. These films will be presented in the Harrisburg campaign by Mr. Brownell in person, who will explain by means of these films the methods pur sued in Chicago in educating the school children in street safety. The Harrisburg Safety Council is also endeuvoriug to secure the serv ices of Mrs..Jessica McCall, who has had charge of the educational safety work among the school children of Brooklyn and New York. It is to be hoped that she will be able to present the Brooklyn Rapid Transit films that are among the films selected for exhi bition before the Harrisburg sehool children. Among the other films to be shown will lie those used by Mrs. Joseph R. Wilson in her carnival of safety re cently held in Philadelphia. It is to be hoped that Mrs. Wilson can also be persuaded to co-operate at the time. A recent circular issued by the Har risburg Safety Council announces that their regular November meeting will be held the first evening of the Pennsylva nia Welfare and Efficiency Conference, ;»t the State Capitol, Tuesday, Novem ber 17, at 8 p. m. At this time Robert W. Campbell, chairman of the Central Safety Committee of the Illinois Steel Company, and president of the Nation al Safety Council, will be present and preside over this meeting, at which also will be representative of the local safe y councils of Pennsylvania. This meet ng should be of paramount interest to ill those interested in safety. It is further contemplated at some nter date to engage William P. Eno, he traffic expert, and a man in inter tational reputation, to present a paper m standardised safety traffic regula ioiis before the local safety council, klr. Eno has devoted many years to the tudy of traffic conditions in all of the arge cities of this country, and has leen the originator of most of the up o date traffic regulations adopted by hose cities. Some years ago he wai ailed upon to straighten on the traffic onditions in Paris. This movement merits the heartiest support of all Harrisburg people, and I the committee in charge of the work j hopes tlfat all will do their part in making Safety First the leading Har risburg slogan. The Harrisburg Safety Council also announces the appointment of the fol lowing honorary vice presidents: Gcbrge 8. Comatock, F. Downes, Colonel Jo seph B. Hutchison, John Price J«ck | son, W. B. McCaleb, F. B. Musser. Hen derson Gilbert J. V. W. Reynders, F. Herbert Snow, E. J. Stackpole and E. Wallower. ELECTRIC DISPLAY PLANNED ' Light & Power Company Will Have Ex hibit at Welfare Conference Kvery form of incandescent e'ectrie, lamp from the small two candle-power I to the great 750 and 1,000-wat type j"C" high efficiency Mar, Jas will, fig ! urativelv and literally, be the high ! lights of the exhibition section of the ! Harrisburg Light & Power Company i in the annual Pennsylvania conference j on industrial welfare and efficiency in ' Chestnut street auditorium next week. They will be used to light the booth. Wiring for the electric company's demonstration is being done now and by Monday evening the company ex pects to have a remarkable exhibit. Es pecial attention, however, will he given the new type "C" Mazda lamp. In addition to the scores of incan deseents there will be another attrac tive feature—one designed to please Harrisburg's housewives. This will be the continuous demonstration of elec trical applicants of almost every de scription. One can see just how to operate an electric iron, use an electri cal toaster, run the vacuum cleaner, broil stake, cook coffee, heat water an 1' operate a percolator or a chaffing dish by the turn of an electric switch. INDICTED FOR BANK FRAUDS Former Pittsburgh Cashier Under Ar rest; ex-President a Fugitive Pittsburgh, Pa., Nov. 14.—Oscar L Telling, former president of the First- Second National bank, and (Francis H. Richards, former cashier of tflie same institution, wore indicted by the Fed eral Grand jury here vesfterday after noon on charges of embezzlement, mis application of funds and making false entries in the books of the bank and in the reports to the Ooirvpitroller of the Currency. A'bench warrant was issued for Rich ard's arrest and be was taken into cus torv last night. Xo warrant was issued for Telling, as the is a fugitive from justice. He is'believed to be in Europe. The old First-Second National bank ■failed July 7, 1913, and was closed ten months. The First and Second National 'banks were consolidated early iast year. WOULD BAR "HYLOCK Boston School Critics Protest Against "The Merchant of Venice" Boston, Nov. 14, —Shakespeare's "The 'Merchant of Venice'' may l be 'barre l from the public schools of' Bo ston. Hhe matter is under consideration •by the school committee. I'he use of the play has -beeti pro tested upon the ground that it con tains much objectionable material for the mind of young persons. It would bo far'better, say the critic s from school boards in other 'cities, tftat expurgated editions of Shakespeare be used in pub lic schools and "The Merchant of \enice" be takeu from the list. Russia Forbids Lumber Export Washington, D C!., Nov. 14.—Extc-or tiition of lumiber of all kinds has foeen forbidden by the Russian government. The embargo specifically mentions Cir cassian walnut, -much prized iby Ameri can furniture makers. Soldiers Save Blazing Steamer Rome, Nov. 14. —The steamer Citta di Savona, which sent out a wireless S. O. S. call, when 150 miles oflf Catania, Sicily, saying slho was on fire, has ar rived at Catania. The fire was extin guished bv soldiers on 'board. HOW A SOUTH AMERICAN CARTOONIST VIEWS THE GREAT EUROPEAN CONFLICT This picture is from 0 Malilo. of Rio de Janeiro, and, according to that .journal, means:—Germany, after smashing Belgium, advances to France, obliging President Poiecare to retire in haste to Bordeaux, taking with him France's treasure, together with a lem on given to him by Emperor William HARRTSBURG STAR-INDEPENDENT. HOW BRITISH FIOH7 GERMANS tNTEBIOJi. VKT9T BRITTSEC TRENCH. This drawing by D. Maepherson. special artist for this newspaper, the New York Herald and the London Sphere, shows how the British troops intrench themselves to fight the Germans. Through the loopholes at which the soldier* are stationed cau be seen on the skyline the barbed wire entanglements which have been erected to prevent suddoa rushes by the enemy. The trenches have been well described in an official statement from British headquarters, which states;—-"'jphe quarries and raves ;o which allusion h'.is already been made provide ample accommodation for whole bat talions, and most comfortable are Ihe shelters which have been constructed In tbeni. The northern slopes of the Aisne Valley are fortunately very ste?p. and this to a great extent protects us from the enemy's shells, many of which'pass harmlessly over otir heads to burst in the meadows below along the river bank. At all points subject to shell fire access to the firing line from behind !s provided by communication trenches. These are now so good that it is possible to cross in safety the fire swept zone to the advanced treuchesj from the billets iu village*, the bivouacs in quarries'or other places where the headquarters of units happen to be." CRAMPS T3 GET CONTRACT FOR DESTROYERS! Philadelphia, Nov. 14.—Two. pos sibly three, of the six giant torpedo boat destroyers, authorized by the last Congress, will lie built at the Cramp j shipyards in Philadelphia, at a total contract price of either. 51,694,000,! or $2,502,000. While the Navy I)e-i partment will not announce the awards! of the contracts until next week, it is stated with authority, that the low I estimate submitted by the Mare Island { Navy aid, will not eliminate all of the six private bidders. Two of the destroyers," whose size,! speed and equipment clearly show the I trend in naval construction towards! the' elimination of the cruiser and l armored cruiser types, will be built! at tiie Mare Island navy yard. Six pri-j vate firms submitted estimates in addi tion to those furnished by Mare Island and of the six, the bid of William Cramp & Sons, were the lowest— sß47,ooo each for two. anil $834,000 each for three of the destroyers. These boats will be the largest of' the destroyer types ever built for the United States, and will embodv mili-> tary characteristics, the worth of which, lias already been proved by experience i,n the-European war. Tliev will be equipped with anti-aircraft yuns in ad-] dition to their batteries of 4-inch rapid fire rifles and torpedo tubes. The speci- i fications call for a speed of 1-21 knots. l\ OF P. STI'DEXTS TO RAISE RELIEF FI ND FOR UKMiIAN.S Philadelphia, Nov. 14.—0n .Mondav students in all department of the Uni- versitv of Pennsylvania will begin a ten ilav campaign for the raisiug ol' a relief fund to 'be sent abroad to aiii while he thinks of "Revanche." King, Albert is seen crying over the de struction of Belgium. England,! France's ally, who has all the strategy! and who lias done almost all the work j that is done, calmly collars all trade,| | stamping at the same time oil his i 'august cousin's hands,, thus stopping! SATURDAY EVENING. NOVEMBER 14. 1914. Belgian refugees in England. Yesterday, Provost Smith called a meeting of all I the class presidents. He suggested that | committees be appointed and urged that ! every student do his share of the work. 1 Provost Smit'h y ester.iay received a letter from A. K. Shipley, Master of Christ's College, Cambridge, appealing) io I niversity of Pennsylvania students to aid the Hclgian sufferers. "I appeal to you as college men," the letter reads. "Send clothe* and inonev and still; move . lothes and money. I plead for a | people in beggary and a nation that is j stretching out its hands for food." Students will first be asked to con- j tribute money. Then, begiuning late -;exl -.-eel;, a canvass will be made of I the dormitories and student boarding! hou'-es lor old clothes. The eontribu-1 lions are to be sent to Lady Ma-Donell,! head of the Oxford relief committee. 1 CHAIN'S NOW USED TO DREDfiE FOR TEIIKIBLE SUBMARINES | London, .Nov'. 14, 1.50 A. M. —"By the novel means of dredging the chan nel bottom with chains to which were 'attached powerful explosives, it is be lieved the Herman submarine which ha 1 been attempting daring raids in the vicinity of Dover, has been blown tip,"| says the Dover correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph." "A heavy explosion under water mid the appearance of oil'on the surface, I seems to bear this out. Naval men be- 1 lieve the raider was hoarding her pow er by remaining on the channel bottom for lengthy periods. "Another German submarine whi eh has been particularly troublesome to s the ships of the Hottila engaged in thei bombardment of the Belgian coast, is i also reported to 'nave been shelled and I sunk.'' When a girl's shoes hurt her she! doesn't say they ait' too small. She s says thev don't fit. , hi in from advancing, and blocking up | liis navy in the Baltic. Russia, the col | ossal, advances like an avalanche,: tearing up everything in her way, leav ' : ing the impression of the boots on the | I German Emperor and the Austrian | king. The Queen of Holland is seen ! I declaring for peace, preparing in tl|e | RUSSIA WELL PREPARED TO FIGHT TURKEY JAYS SCRIBE l.oii.lon. Nov. 14,-4..43 A. AT. —The correspondent of the "Morning PoBt" at Petrograd comments on the fact that Russia, although occupied in operations against Austria and Germany, was so well prepared to fight Turkey that an army of invasion was set immediately in motion and that Kussian columns al ready are advancing-upon the key of the position. Erzerum, from three dif ferent quarters. He continues: "Successful attacks have brought them upon a practically open road to Erzerum but they have to meet still a most formidable obstacle, namely the Deve-Boyrun range of heights which were the scene of some of Russia's hardest and most thankless lighting in the war of 1&7 B. Every inof the difficult country, however, is well known to the Russian commanders. "Another big battle is developing on the Polish frontier, the Germans hav ing drawn forces from the East Prus sian front for these operations. The German object, in turning back from its retreat and again advancing on Poland is plainly an attempt to relieve the pressure on East Prussia. The failure of such diversion, however, is a fore gone conclusion." Daughter Can't Visit Leman Paris, Nov. 14.—The correspondent of the "Temps," at Copenhagen says General Leman, the heroic Belgian commander who defended Liege, now a prisoner at Magdeburg, asked permis sion for his daughter to come to see him. The German authorities refused to grant this permission on the ground that the Belgian population had com mitted atrocities against German troops and civilians. meanwhile for war. Norway, Denmark! j and Sweden pretend to be blind as to; ; what is going on, while the German j fleet is in their waters. Turkey and: .Greece, both equally afraid of each! other, dare not show fight. Italy calmly swallows Trieste flavored by her "ma-i | caroni." Spain thinks that there is' j TECH BAZAR WELL ATTENDED i Large Audience Applauds Shows Pre sented Last Night Tile halls ami auditorium o'f the ' Technical 'High school were 'orowded ] last night with patrons of the Tech , ioazar and vaudeville shows. The tiutn : l>er •present exceeded the wildest ex i pectations of the committee in charge. | Two shows were run during the even | ing, the house for the firgt being pack ed and a large crowd was present at ; the last performance. The two little j'Run'kle 'brothers started the show and j they 'were loudly applauded as soon as ' i'ney rea-hel the stage. A number of I clever acrobati.• acts which were heart ily appreciated by the audience 'were i run through by the young actors. Pohl's Harmonists, JSnow, the Million Dollar Artist; Kin Heard, be Van and I, 'Uibsou, all snared the applause. 1 To-night the same S'how will be pre • seated with the addition of two new i£ . ' On the third floor the African Dodger was taking the interest and was 'holding a crowd ail the time. DB. C. C. ABBOTT S HOME BURNED Naturalist Bisks Life in Attempt to Save Priceless Collection r ■enton, ,T., 'Nov. 14.—0r. Charles 0. At'boK, author, naturalist, and scien tist, risked his life yesterday in an almost vain attempt to save the treas ures of- a life time from a firo whitf-h totally destroyed his hisftofic Tiome, Threo Beeches. He succeeded in rescu ing somie of his possessions, but a rich collection of historical and scientific data, antiques and natural history spec imens was destroved. Three Beeches, built in 1804. was destroyed by a fire which was started by a spark from a locomotive on the old Camden and Amboy division of the Pennsylvania railroad. The flames swept over a hundred acres of woodland, a part of the tract that furnished ma terial "for Abbott s "A Naturalist's Ifambles About Home'' and numerous other writiugs. APOLOGIZING FOR TROTTER President Is Congratulated by Negroes for Rebuking Trotter Washington, Nov-. 14.—President Wilson received several letters yester day from colored men apologising for the manner iu 'which W. 11. Trotter, the Boston negro, acted at the White House Thursday, and congratulated him >i|)on having rebuked the delegation headed 'by Trotter. The episode caused a great deal of comment in political circles. Fear was expressed that as a result of the pub licity the entire race question may 'be reopened. Lebanon Man Drops Dead in Store Lebanon. Nov. 14.—Without any warning whatever. 'Michael W. Ging rich, of this city, dropped dead yester day in the store of .Tames Fairburn, of South Ninth street. Coroner John Light was sent lor and pronouueed death due to heart trouble. Gingrich was 4 7 '•rat* old and was a native of Oamp bellstown. (He is survived by a wife and son and these sisters and brothers: I Villiam, o" Harrisburg; Samuel, of [Middletown; Seth, of Palmyra; Harry, of Camp'bellstown; Isaac, of (Mas'torson ville; Mrs. Lizzie Wealand and Mrs. Kate B - owri and Alice Gingrich, of j.Harrisburg, and Maine Gingrich, of Dau phin couiity. Conclave to Nominate Officers There will be a regular meeting of Dauphin Conclave Improved Order of Ileptasophs, at 321 Market steret, next Monday evening, when the members of associate conclaves will be in at tendance. It will be the regular night for nomination of officers for the en suing year. Historical Sayings Teacher —What were Webster's last words? Pupil—l don't remember, ma'am, but they all began with Z. — Philadelphia Ledger. ! more sport in bull fighting than killing j Germans, Portugal clings for dear life jto the Union Jack for protection. : Final note: —Although Japan is not fishing for anvthiing in teurope, he trie* all the same to see if he can j fishing for anything in ISurope, he ' tal grin. CAUSES HUSBAND'S ARREST V '• ' ' -4Wr"J _zzzzzzz_ MIW. LAURA MAV While in Savannah, Ga.. lo see hiw wife. Mrs. Laura Ma.v. and eight vear old daughter. <\ H. May, a travelling salesmau, of Seneca, N. Y... was ar rested as a result of an action for ali mony and custody of the ohild, filed iu the Superior Court. Mrs. May ex. pressed the belief that he would leave the jurisdiction of the court unless re strained. The judge fixed his bowl at which Air. May gave. 31) TIFSTA VEB APPOINT EI) Thirteen Were Appointed for Common Pleas, to Open Monday Thirty tipstaves were named yester day to serve at the continued sessions of criminal and common pleas courts to be held this month. Thirteen were appointed for common pleas, to open Monday, and seventeen were appointed for the criminal court, to begin Novem ber 30. The appointments are: Common Pleas—John Pottorf, Rob ert W. Green, John Bryan, M. F. Gra ham, Charles Simington, Preston Qua in, "V G. West. John Arnold, George A. Knighton, \\ illiam Hiaey, Joshua Por ter, Elmer Dougherty and Albert Cain. Quarter Sessions John Pottorf, Robert AV. Green, M. F. Graham. Wil liam Anderson, John R. Kinsey. Bush rod MeCormiek, George W. Myers, Har ry B. Hanlen, Harry Fulchner, Joseph Bateman, Charles IMiller, William Lock ley, Robert Dougherty, Noah Dockens, Thomas McCord, Henry Chubb and Joshua Pouter. BIG BEQUESTS FOR CHARITY Woman Remembers Church and Man Gives to the Poor Elizabethtown, Nov. 14.—Miss Marv Ferry, late of Blizabet-htown, made the following bequests in her will: Mar'ble altar for St. Peter's Roman Catholic churcJh, not to cost more than $3,000, and SSOO for masses. She was one Of the oldest and faithful mem bers of the church and served as church oiganist for many years. John G. Nlsslev, of Rapho township, left $3,000 for maintenance of the poor of the Church of the River Brethren.' LMPLOYER CHARGES ROBBERY Causes Arrest of Pair as Thieves of Casta and Goods , , Shamokin, Pa.. Nov. 14.—Detectives from a- Philadelphia agency yesterdav arrested John Camp ton and Winfield Hodge in the Sanner hardware Btore here, whero they had been oinploveu several years. They wero held for Court, each being placed under $1,500 bail, charged with stealing several thousand dollars and goods from the establishment. Driver Killed in Runaway Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Nov. 14.—Jacob Glass, a driver in the employ of the Le high and Wilkes-Barre < oal Company, was killed yesterday when his horses ran away. Glass was waiting for the W'agon to be loaded with iron beams. He stepped out on the centre pole between the horses to rearrange the harness. The horses became frightened and sprang forward. Glass fell under the wagon and his skull was fractured. Senator Newlands Re-elected Carson City, Nov. Nov. 14.—Com plete returns from thirteen of the six teen counties in Nevada, and unofficial returns from the remaining three in dicate the re-election of United States Senator Francis G. Newlands, Demo crat, over Samuel Piatt, Republican. The oflicial canvass of the vote in thir reen counties gives Newlands a lead of 31. Miss Derick's Death an Accident Coroner Jacob Eckinger has com pleted his inquiry into the circum stances of the death of Miss May Der ick, 18 years old, 529 Vs Maclay street, and to-day announced she was a victim of an accident. Miss Derick, by mis take, took a bichloride of mercury tab let on November 4, last. Despite tiie fact that an operation was performed, she died on Thursday afternoon. Tliink Boy Is Kidnapped Potts ville, Pa., Nov. 14.—John Trough, 17 years old, son of 'Mrs. Jo seph Trough, of West Vorwegiau street, has beeu mysteriously missing for two days, and it is 'believed he has been kidnapped. Young Trough left liis home to take a walk, expecting to lie back in an hour. Killed by Colliery Cars Suainokiu, Pa., Nov. 14.—©enneville \M«ttern while at the Scott colliery yes terday was unloKsening a rope from a car w<hen he fell on the tracks. His coat caught a rail and as he strug gled to free 'himself more cars crashed into him, causing instant death. Child Burned to Death Mahauoy City, Pa., Nov. ll.—Tne 4-year-old son of August Hoffman was burned to death at Gilberton yester day when 'his clothes caught fire i'rom a bonfire. Uses of Silver The largest single use for silver, out sido of the manufacture of silver plat ed ware, is estimated to be in the manufacture of photographic plate*, films and paper. The manufacture of films for moving picture use has now become an enormous business, and it is probable that in the future this will bring the largest consumpton of sil ver. The silver is used in photography for making the light sensitive emulsion and is principally the bromide of silver. 9
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