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.
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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
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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.
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