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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-10
Call ISSUED FOR men TO
help erect tabernacle
Hasty Action Taken by Slough Work
ers When Request Was Made to
Remove Banner Is Termed ''Stu-
pid Piece of Business

The following call for volunteers i'll
the building of the Slough tabernacle
appears in "Stough Campaign Bulle-
tin No. A. to be distributed to-mor-
row in the cooperating churches:
Men Wanted-Wanted, five hun
dred men to work exclusively for Al
mighty God for one day of nine hours,
next Saturday, October II, starting at
Z a. IN. No wages will be paid, but
each worker will be provided with one
square (hot) meal in the middle of the
day. Experience unnecessary. Phis is
open to able bodied men, whether
church members or not, saved or un-
saved. -
The "Bulletin has this to say re-
garding the misunderstanding which
recently arose when the executive com
mittee was requested to remove the
Slough banner from Market street:
Prior to the 6remen 8 convention
held in our city last week. the execu-
tive committee was requested to re-
move one of the advertising banners
from Market street on the ground
'hdt II, anu UiHtIS VI Il llhe
detracted from the effect of the decora
tions provided by the Chamber of Com
merce. This was perfectly reasonable
request and we, of course, complied.
We regret to say that the above
circumstances were, in some unaccount
able way, so distorted that it became
matter of considerable talk in town
that an injustice had been done our
campaign committee, and Mayor Roy
al s name was connected with the mis-
statements in manner prejudicial to
the chief executive of the city.
d" There are some things it is better
to ignore, and we do not wish to at
tach over much Importance to this stu
pid piece of business, but we do wish
in the most official manner possible to
say that any reference to the mayor
preludicial to him or to his high ster-
ling Christian character is as untrue
as it is ridiculous.
Mayor Royal and the Slough cam
paign both stand on the same platform
for cleaner and better Harris
burg
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-10
Members of State Edu.
cational Council De-
eide to Frame Bill
for Legislature
STEELE ELECTED
AS SECRETARY
Resolution Calls on Teachers Associ-
alton to Appropriate $1,000 for
Necessary Expenses in Seeking Pas
sage of Law

The State Educational Council met
to-day to discuss one subject,-a
teachers pension bill. The matter was
debated at length the entire porning,
as the subject presents more Difficult
ties in this State than in any other.
The Attorney General s Department
holds that teachers pension bill will
be unconstitutional, but some members
of the Council felt that the difficulty
might be met in the same manner as
the pension for retired judges. The
bill providing for the retirement of
judges, after certain age and after
a certain amount of judicial service,
provides a salary for them, but the
judges are to be considered liable at
any time to be called back to service
and the money given them is looked
upon as salary not as a pension.
Many members of the Council held
that teachers pension could be ar
ranged along the same lines as the
Judges bill. The mothers pension bill
has never as yet been tested in the
courts, but many lawyers hold that it
is plainly unconstitutional although
probably no one may test it in the
courts.
The second point debated was the
manner Of raising the pension money.
Some members of tine Council advo-
Gated raising certain per cent. as is
done in Harrisburg, by a compulsory
assessment of 'he teachers, the State
supplying the balance of the money
needed. Another plan proposed was that
the state itself provide all of the
money needed for pensions. The Coun-
ell finally agreed upon the following
resolution which will be presented 20
the State Board of Education at its
meeting III December:
resolved that the president of the
Council be authorized to appoint a com
mittee of five persons TO draw a pen
sion bill involving the principles of a
retirement fund made no of equal con
trlbutions from teachers and State, this
committee to include the president of
the Council and two other members. an
expert on teachers pensions. and Ie
gal expert; and that the executive COM
mlttec of the Association be asked to
appropriate a sum of money from the
treasury not TO exceed one thousand
dollars for their necessary expenses
And further that this report shall be
presented to the State Teachers Asso
citation in December for consideration
and discussion.
The Educational Council of the State
Teachers Association favors a law for
the retirement of teachers on age or
disability. 1t believes that such a law
should provide for retirement fund
TO be made up from equal contribu-
tions by the teachers and the State.
The election of officers of the Edu-
cational Council was held this morning.
DR.. George Becht being elected presi.
dent and DR.. w. 5. Steele, of the Har-
risburg High school, secretary.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-10
Glacier National Park

Glacier National Park is in northern
Montana and Is bounded on the north
by the Canadian line, on the east bv
the Blackfoot Indian reservation and
on the south and west by Flathead
river. 1t has an area of about 915, 900
acres and derives its name from many
glaciers, which are scattered throughout
its area. There are about eighty gla-
clers, between five square miles and a
few acres in area. The park is a
rugged mountainous region and contains
over $50 lakes, which are surrounded
by steep and beautifully noun
tains or precipitous rock walls. The
methods of transportation in the park
are by automobile, horse stage, launches
on the lakes and saddle and pack
horses.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-10
MANY Gifts FOR Y.W.C.A.
Assembly Hall Of Building Will Be a
Memorial to the Late John
Y. Boyd

The building committee of the Y. w.
Z. A. today announced that the assem-
bly, hall, gift of Mrs. John Y. Boyd
and daughter, will be called "The j John
Y. Boyd Hall in memory of the man
who so largely gave of his time, knowl-
edge and experience in the preliminary
construction of the building.
The committee also appreciates the
generous offers to furnish rooms in the
new building. The furniture has been
placed In the rooms and is of silver
gray tone, in harmony with the interior
woodwork of the building. An appro-
pirate tablet will be placed on the door
of the room, bearing the donor s name
or the name of the person in whose
memory the gift is made.
Mrs. John W. Rely, president, or
Miss NJ. Caroline Weiss, chairman of
the building committee, will give any
information desired. Sixty dollars pays
for the complete furnishing of a room.
Following is list of donors to date
Mrs. Frank R. Leib, Mrs. Martina
Moeslein, Dives, Pomeroy 4 Stewart,
Miss Caroline Pearson, Mrs. Elizabeth
G. kunkel, in memory of her mother.
Mrs. Rutherford; Mrs. Clute and the
Misses Clute, the Rev. William s. Har-
ris, Mrs. Edward F. Dunlap, in mem
ory of her mother, Mrs. Grice; Major
Lane s. Hart, in memory of his wife,
Mrs. Martha H. Hart; w. NJ. Ogelsby,
in memory of his wife, Mrs Eva DEN
ney Ogelsby; Mrs. Mary j. Coder, of
MechanicsbuTg, a memorial clock for
the lobby; the Hickok family, the home
department sitting room, in memory of
Mrs. William o. Hickok, ST.; j. H..
Troup, $3.50 piano, and Mrs. Charles
Baker, Miss Carrie Fetterhoff and Mrs.
j. K. Smith, 100 hymn books. Addi-
tional donations will be published later.
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ours in F. L. & T.,
RELIGION AROUND THE WORLD
Minister, Back From Abroad, Starts a
Series of Sermons Tomorrow

Beginning tomorrow evening, the
Sunday night services at the Market
Square Presbyterian church for several
weeks will have as their general subject
- Religion Around the World. The
minister in charge, the Rev. William
b. Cooke, returned last month from a
journey which completed the circuit of
the globe. For over three years he was
the minister of the First Presbyterian
church in Manila, Philippine Islands,
and so had many favorable opportuni-
ties to observe conditions in the Far
East.
While on the way out he saw our
western country and on the way home
he visited India, Egypt, Palestine and
Europe. The service tomorrow night
at 7.30 will be devoted to the subject,
90 The Great West and next Sunday
night, "Hawaii and Japan
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-10
EXPOSED FORTS HAVE NOSHOW
AGAINST MODERN ARTILLERY

London, Oct 10, 5.O4 A. M.-The
( Times " military correspondent, in
commenting on the situation at Ant
werp, says:
Permanent forts in an exposed sit
uation stand no chance against modern
artillery. If the German force holds
Antwerp later and we attack it, the
result will be the same.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-10
TENNIS CLUB ORGANIZED
The Membership Charter Will Remain
Open Until November 1

A number of Harrisburg tennis
players met at the Office of Park Com
missioner Taylor last evening and
formed an organization, which it is
planned shall be made perpetual. Can
didates for membership will be entitled
to submit their applications to one of
the society up until November 1.
At the tennis club quarters in Re
servOir Park, there are 12S lockers
for men and rs for ladies. These will
be apportioned this fall as will also
additional plans for the 1915 tennis
season.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-10
American Official and
His Family Flee From
Antwerp During the
Bombardment
SPEND NIGHT
IN BASEMENT
Consul General Says He Had Most Hor-
rible Experience of His Life as
Family Crouched All Night and
Heard Havoc Caused by Shells

London, Oct. 10 $40 A. M.-Hen.
ry w. Diedrich, American Consul Gen.
eral at Antwerp, who escaped from that
city with his family in an automobile,
gave the following account of the bonn
bardmeat to the Ghent correspondent
of the Chronicle:"
For days we heard the sound of
heavy gun fire and were told of the
fall one after another of our forts.\ 1t
soon became apparent that nothing
could avail against the great German
cannon and, in conjunction with other
neutrals, we endeavored to mediate
with the Germans to spare, at anv rate,
some of the most valuable buildings of
worldwide interest. but the negotia.
tons failed to lead to a successful re.
suit.
Consul's Awful Experience
II had intended to remain in Ant
werp throughout the bombardment. l
was told, however, too, for Gods sake
clear out of the city, as its destruct tion
is inevitable, but did not realize un.
I'll 1t was almost too late. At II
o'clock at night we were going to bed,
when we were aroused by frightful
noise, reminding us of previous visits
of Zeppelins. Soon we realized that the
oombardment had commenced, and then
had the most horrible experience of
my whole life. | went with my family
to the basement and we crouched there
all night Shells falling every few
minutes came with dreadful whistling
sound, followed by thunderclap and
the collapse of some building.
Havoc of German Shells
Opposite the consulate is the home
for old people, the front of which was
torn out by shell and the debris scat,
tered over MY house. More debris fell
on the twostory building adjoining,
crumpling IT up entirely and setting it
on fire. After this another shell blew
out the facad, Of a house lower down
on our street. As dawn came we were
wearied out and my family was utterly
collapsed from fright and strain, so we
decided to leave the city. succeeded
in communicating with my chauffeur
and got car, but did not know where
to go, being left without anything but
what we had on ant exposed every mo-
ment to exploding SMELLS.
Flight From the City
"With my wife, daughter, two serv-
ants and refugee and child, | crossed
the pontoon bridge ever the Sche!dt.
1t took us four hours to do this, the
streets being a seething mass of every
kind of vehicle and dense crowds of
fugitives. The scene was indescribably
dreadful, everybody being moved by
the same desire to get away from the
awful horror
After crossing the Scheldt we heard
a report that the bridge was destroyed
by shell, thus bottling up the inhab
itants. AS we left we saw vast vol
umes of smoke arising in Antwerp from
the burning buildings and blazing pc
troleum tanks.''
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-10
AT DERRY STREET U. B.
Chestnut Social and Chestnut Outing
Planned for Next Week

Special music by the Mems Biole
class will be a feature of the service
at 7.30 clock at Derry Street United
Brethren church. The occasion is the
annual Rally day.
The Young Men S Bible class of the
church will hold a chestnut social on
Tuesday evening at 8 O'Clock. Re,
freshments will be served On Thurs,
day evening the annual chestnut outing
will be held at Indiana Gap.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-10
GYMNASIUM IN RUINS
Disastrous Fire Occurs in Columbia Uni
versity Building

New York, Oct. 10.-The Columbia
University gymnasium building, two,
story brown stone structure 75x175
feet, designed by the late Stanford
White and built twelve years ago, was
charred, watersoaked ruin to-day with
all but the walls and the electric power
plant in the basement destroyed by a
fire which gained swift headway this
morning.
If heat and water have weakened
the walls the loss will be heavy; if they
stand strong as ever it is believed that
100000 will be sufficient to renapili.
tate the building.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-10
YINGST ON "HARDSCRARBLE"
Old Resident of District Appends His
Views to Check for Taxes

John Yingst, resident and property
owner in the Hardscrabble district
recently sent a check to the CITY
Treasurer in settlement for tax claim
and to it he appended note telling of
the passing of Hardscrabble. - This
is what he said:
Hardscrabbe Must Go
Selling Out to Close Business.
Anything from a needle to a hay-
stack (nclusive). No reasonable offer
refused. Come and buy yourself rich
and oblige.
Yours in F. L. & T..
John Yingst.
T. S.-We still hold the Fort and
are likely to for bout seben or eleben
years more, unless very gently per
suaded to do otherwise. i. e., vaca:e,
vamoose, absquatulate. Get up ami
git. Y.
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Miss Nancy Studebaker

The funeral of Miss Nancy Stude.
baker, who died of a paralytic stroke
at her home, 261 Briggs street, Wed,
nesday, was held yesterday afternoon
from the residence. The Rev. J. B.
pastor of the Bethlehem Lu.
thern church, oficiated. She is sur.
vived by the following brothers and
sister: Clement, Jacob and Mrs. Eiz-
abeth Flickinger, all Of Harrisburg.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-10
TERRIBLE DESTRUCTION IN
THE BOMBARDMENT OF ARRAS

London, Oct. 10, 4.05 A. M.-The
correspondent of the Daily MALI in
France telegraphs that he learns from
refugees that the German bombardment
has worked terrible destruction at Ar
ras, large part of which has been re-
duced to ashes
Thousands of destitute inhabitants
have taken refuge in neighboring vii
lagos.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-10
An Unworthy Connection

Waverly had just returned from an
extended eastern trip.
'Were you in many of the old New
England towns9' asked Marcelia
"Nearly all of them of any size
"And did you see Plymouth rock7"
Had my picture taken standing on
it'
"What did you think of the rock''
"Oh, It's all' very well in its way,
nut why on earth do they have it in
such dinky little town? Youngs.
town Telegram.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-10
One Posi- BILE Mfxture

'' You can t say you saw her voice,
can you7'
"No.'
@ And you can t say you heard her
sharp look9'
No, not exactly"
And YOU can t say that you felt
the odor of bay rum?'
Perhaps not, but please step In
here, where we can t be seen. Here
comes Ethelbert Glue. He's a chronic
borrower, and, in spite of your strict
notions about the use of words, m
going to be invisible to the touch. -
New York Evening Sun.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-10
Institute Schools

Hundreds of institute schols have
been held this summer and early fall
in Pennsylvania. The last ones are
now closing. These schools lasted four
days. Two days were divided between
horticulture and poultry interests and
the other two days were given entirely
to matters relating to dairies. In the
model institutes one session related to
the dairy barn, its ventilation, equip
ment lighting, etc. These sessions
were held wherever possible in a dairy
barn. Much practical work was done
at these institutes, which are a compar-
atively new thing in this State. For
instance, under horticulture were con
sidered how to start an orchard. its care
and management, pruning, spraying
and marketing effect of root pruning,
root injury, trunks and branches, their
function, buds, etc. At least one even
ing session was devoted to home eco
nomics and the farmers wives turned
out in large numbers to hear this sub
ject discussed by expert women.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-10
Several Candidates Withdraw

Withdrawals of candidates filed with
the Secretary of the Commonwealth to-
day are: David l.. Hemmerly, Key
stone party, Twenty fifth Representa-
tive district, Philadelphia; John A.
Iiegenfuss, Prohibition, General Assem-
bly,, Carbon county.
Oliver F. Peasnall was nominated
as Prohibition candidate for Congress
in the Tenth district in place of John
R. Thomas, withdrawn
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congressman in Bitter Tilt


Washington, Oct. 10.-A bitter ex-
change in the House to-day between
Republican Leader Mann and Repre-
sentative Hefin, of Alabama, culmi-
mated in the Alabama Representative
denouncing Mr.. Mann as unworthy of
his seat and demanding that the House
take up his charge for consideration.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-10
FOOD EXHIBIT OPENS MONDAY
Manufacturers Will Show Their Prod
ucts in the Making

The Manufacturers Pure Food Ex-
hibit will open on Monday in. the
Chestnut street auditorium, to contin-
ne throughout the week Exhibitors
have contracted for all space available.
and in some instances they will install
machinery to show their products in
the making.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-10
Shaw s Criticism

Gilbert K Chesterton, the 300-pound
English journalist, lately wrote farce,
Magic which had short run in
London and then died quietly. One of
the features of the London theatrical
season was play called Fanny >
First Play
G. Bernard Shaw was prevailed on
to attend one of the performances of
Magic" and at the end of the show
left the house murmuring quizzically.
90 Fatty S First Play.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-10
Lawrence A. Hepsmith

The funeral services for Lawrence
A. Hepsmith, who served in Company
H of the Regular Army as a private
and died at Vera Cruz. Mexico, on
September 6, will be held at St Law.
rence church on Monday morning at 8
o clock. Burial will be in Mt. Calvary
cemetery.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-10
Amateur Spectators Here

The matter of selling tickets for the
World s series games in series of three
made few amateur ticket speculators
IN harrisburg, as many of the pur-
chasers could see but one game and the
purchasers were compelled to get rid
of the other two. Tn most all cases the
pasteboards did not sell at advanced
prices.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-10
Appeals Trust Company Case

Appeals from the decision of the re.
ceiver who is in charge of the affairs
of the Tradesmen Trust Company,
have been filed by Franklin S. Edwards
and Charles, /. Cronin, and the matter
will be taken to the State Supreme
Court. The Prothonotary to-day certi.
ned the county court records to the
Supreme Court Prothonotary.
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badly as also has the quarter around
the Museum. The Palace of Justice
has been partly destroyed and there
is ring of fire around the cathe-
dral."
Belgium's Last and Strongest Citadel
London, Oct. 10, 1890 A. NJ
Antwerp, the last and the strongest
citadel of Belgium, has fallen before
the rain of huge shells which the Ger
mans began throwing into the city at
midnight of last Wednesday The civil
ian population of the city has in large
part fed, the seat of the Belgian gov
ernment has been moved to Ostend and
the Germans are in occupation.
Because of the chaotic conditions
during the past few days in the be-
leagured city and the interruption of
telegraphic communication there has
been much delay in the transmission
of news from Antwerp to England.
Nevertheless England has been ex-
,pecting and anticipating the fall of
the Belgian position and newspapers
are specializing on what strategic use
the Germans will make of it now that
~ 10 III tHtlE HdnuS.
Hopes of Allies Blasted
The battle line in France is now so
long-forming as it does a rough curve
of $50 miles-from Lorraine to the
Belgian fronter-that the battle of
the Aisne and the operations before
Antwerp had become so closely knit as
to be, from the military point of view,
inseparable.
The hope of the allies to deliver a
crushing blow against the German
army in France before the occupation
of Antwerp by the enemy, is now of
course, thing of the past. The Ger
man right wing under General Won
Kluck apparently is still intact and
the official communication out in Paris
last night recorded no change in the
situation merely emphasizing that
there was sharp fighting in the region
of Roye, nearly 100 miles south of
the northern extremity of the fighting
line where opposing bodies of cavalry
were clashing almost within sight of
the North Sea.
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Gain in Building Work

Figures Just announced by the Amer
lean Contractor show gains in building
operations in Harrisburg, both this
year over last and September, 1914,
over the same month a year ago.
The monthly gain is 26 per cent.
while the gain from January to Octo-
ber, 1914, over the same period of
1913, is IL per cent
Scranton is another nearby city
which has gained, its monthly increase
being 3S9 per cent.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-10
COURT HOUSE
AUTO STRUCK BY TROLLEY
Owner Files Court Action to Recover
Alleged Damages

A claim for 5000 damages is made
in a suit filed with the Prothonotary
this morning by Frank R. Downey
against the Valley Railways Company.
The plaintiff CLAIMS that amount for
damages which he alleges was done
his auto when the machine was struck
by one of the defendant company IS
trolley cars. The accident is alleged
to have occurred at Second and Wal
nut streets on September IL. H. A.
Seselbaumn represents the plaintiff.
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Small Boy Injured Under Wagon

Charles Aerie, 8 years old, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Henry Aerie, 914
Sarah street, was knocked down and run
over by wagon at Sixth and Forster
streets this morning. His left leg was
fractured above the knee. He was nd,
mitted to the Harrisburg hospital for
treatment
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Mexican Mutineers on Rampage
By Associated Pres,

On Board U. s. s. West Virginia,
Mazatlan, Oct. 8, via Wireless to San
Diego, Cal, delayed in Transmission)
.Constitutionalist mutineers at Santa
Rosalia have shot Major Aguayo, the
military commander there, looted the
customs house, seized the Mexican
steamer Korrigan III, and put to sea.
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Charles E. Zigner

Charles f. Iigner, aged 76 wears,
died at his late home in Goldsboro at 1
o'clock Wednesday afternoon. Funeral
services will be held on Mon nlay morn
ing at 10 O'Clock at his late residence.
lnterment will be in Paddletown ceme-
terry.