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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-17
MORE VAUDEVILLE
At COLONIAL
Busy Corner Playhouse to Have
Four Keith Acts Here
after

Wilmer and Vincent have announced
a change of policy at the Colonial
Theater which advances the popular
Busy Corner playhouse a long step
ahead in the matter of its vaudeville
standard. Beginning next week there
will be three shows of vaudeville daily
at the Colonial. each show to consist
of four acts of vaudeville and two
moving pictures. The vaudeville show
will start at 2:30 and 8 and the regu-
lar morning and later afternoon pic
ture shows will be given as at pres
ent
The vaudeville at the Colonial will
be booked out of the Keith Booking
superior to those which have been pre-
sented at the Colonial during the past.
The early half of next week the bill
consists of the Bell Boys and Bells" a
miniature musical comedy with pretty
girls and special scenery; Lear and
Fields, in comedy songs and dances:
Miller and Tempest, in a variety sing
ing, dancing and acrobatic skit, and Al
Edwards a blackface comedian. There
Will be complete change of bill on
Thursday. made up as follows: The
Three Musical Ellisons. a delightful
musical novelty never before seen in
Harrisburg; James Kennedy and Co. in
rip-roaring, comedy playlet, entitled,
fremont. novelty singing and dane
ing act, called "At the Department
Store" and the Aerial Barber.
In spite of the presentation of vau-
deville bills that cost more than double
what the vaudeville has cost at the
Colonial. there will be no change in
prices.-Advertisem
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-17
900 ARE WRITING
FOR EDISON PRIZES
Central Girls Get Gym; Children's S
Industrial Wants Several
Teachers

In verbal report to the School
Board last evening President Harry
A. Boyer, chairman of the special
committee recently appointed to ar
range for the city-wide grammar
school essay contest on Wednesday,
Edison Day." explained to the direc-
tors how the competition is progress
ing. More than 500 boys and girls
of the ninth grade are writing essays
on the life and works of Thomas A.
Edison. the electrical scientist and in
ventor.
Data on the subject is being fur
nished by the Harrisburg Light and
Power Company gratuitously and to
date more than thousand copies of
the little booklets and other matter
have been distributed to the scholars
through teachers and parents. The
youngsters are competing for cash
prizes totaling, $25, divided into six
prizes-$1O, IS, and four of $3.50
each, offered by the electric company.
Girls of the Central High School
were granted the use of the old church
annex at Sixth and Forster streets as
gymnasium. The board last even
ing granted the fairer students re-
quest and they will pay for the neces-
sary alterations, including the laying
of a new floor and the placing of wire
window screens. The gym" will be
used for basketball and other games.
A bazar will be held in the building
by st. Augustine's Episcopal Church,
Investigation into the question of
providing a couple of teachers for
the Children's Industrial Home to in
struct the sixty-two youngsters there
will be made by DR.. f. E. Downes,
school superintendent, in accordance
with a request to that effect from. Mrs.
Nj. B. Tate, secretary of the board of
| managers. The jurisdiction of the
school authorities under the circum-
stances caused some discussion. Miss
Edith Walmer and DR.. f. L. Downes
were authorized to visit the schools OF
Washington and the national conven-
tion of school superintendents at Gin
cinati, respectively.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-17

The greatest political "rooters" of the
age is coming to Harrisburg next
week This loquatfous. enthusiastic
and fire-spitting politician is one of
the few who will root" for whoever
gives him the most money, and the
beauty of il is that he's frank in admit
ting it. When he comes to Harrisburg
next week, he'll take the stump for
any political party, for a party not yet
established, yes, even for the suffrage
cites - as long as he gets the ma
The political "rooter" gives take
off of the obqutous Teddy" the
TEDDY" Don QuiXote charging the
windmlls of predatory wealth. the
famous founder of the 'Ananias Club"
and the wielders of the big club" and
he appears at the Orpheum next week
vicariously in the person of Lew Dock
stader. that joyous minstrel comedian.
wearing familiar spectacles and the
grinning teeth and the celebrated
black faced Lew gives n burlesque on
certain third term candidate" which
is one of the most uproarously. side
splitting funny acts that ever appeared
in vaudeville
At Keiths Philadelphia theater, this
week. Dockstader proceeded to explain
the famous "polices and he scored
such a tremendous hit that Manager
Hopkins went after him ''hot-foot," and
succeeded in booking him for the Or
pheum next week The booking of Mr..
Dockstader on such short notice will
explain the absence of Dir. Cook for
next week. who will probably appear
later in the season.-Advertiseme
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-17
ROBERT A: TAFT AND
MISS BOWERS WED
Son of Former President Married
to Daughter of Late Soil
citor General

Washington, Oct. 1.-THE wedding
today of Robert A, Taft son of former
President and Mrs. William Howard
Taft and Miss Martha A Bowers,
daughter of the late Lloyd W. Bowers,
solicitor general during a part of the
Taft administration was of absorbing
interest to official and diplomatic
society.
The former President and Mrs. Taft
had arrived in Washington for the
marriage, with Mr.. and Mrs. Henry w.
Taft, Horace Taft, Miss Louise Taft,
Charles P. Taft Jr., and Mrs. Hays
Hammond.
The ceremony was to be performed
at st Johns Episcopal Church at
noon, Rev. Roland Cotton Smith Of
ficiating license had been obtained
by young Mr.. Taft in person.
The marriage today is the culmina-
ton of a romance dating back several
years. Miss Bowers and Miss Helen
Taft became intimate friends during
the Taft administration. An attach
ment soon sprung up between the
former and young Robert Taft and
they were seen frequently in each
others company.
Flowers Fill Room
When the former President and
Mrs Taft reached their room at a
leading hotel they found them filled
with flowers from the White House
Conservatives and personal friends.
President Wilson sent American
with greeting to Mrs. Taft. Mr.. and
Mrs. Taft will be in Washington until
next Friday.
II was Mrs. Taft's first visit to
Washington since her departure from
the White House at the end of Mr..
Taft's term
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-17
WIFE Of MOVIE MAN
ATTACKS TICKET GIRL
Mrs. J. M. Lenny in Jail Awaiting
Hearing Monday
Night

Following an alleged assault last
night on Mrs. Freda Johnson, ticket
seller at the Lenny moving picture
theater, 1434 Derry street, Mrs. j. NJ.
Lenny, wife of the proprietor of the
theater, was committed to Jail by s.
Brady Caveny, alderman of the Second
Ward on a charge of assault and bat
terry.
Mrs. Lenny will be given hearing
at the alderman's Office Monday night
Alderman Caveny said he had been
told the appointment of a commission
in lunacy on Mrs. Lenny will be re-
quested.
Mrs. johnson, the victim of the al
legged attack. was said to be confined
to her home. 1435 Derry street, to-
day as a result of the assault. Pro-
prietor Lenny was not at his home
or any of his theaters and the report
that a commission In lunacy would be
asked could not be verified.
Mrs. Lenny is awaiting friends to
go her bail. Constable George Char
ters said this was the third time he
has been called in to stop disturbances
started by Mrs. Lenny, and that Mr..
Lenny has always refused to take ae-
ton against his wife. Mrs. Lennt told
Charters her husband employs people
without consulting her.
The Lennys came to Harrisburg
from Middletown, where Mr.. Lenny
was engaged in the photograph busi-
ness. Mr.. Lenny erected the picture
theater at South Thirteenth street
four years ago. Recently he opened
the new movie" in Derry street.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-17
Must Spend Sunday
in Jail Instead of
Hunting Chestnuts

Wilson Potteiger had a date to go
chestnut hunting tomorrow, but to-
day he had to regretfNlly call it all of.
Potteiger will be the guest of Dau-
phin county via Warden w. w. Cald-
wei and the Jail until Monday morn
ing.
The sudden change in his social
program for the morrow aroused some
bitterness in Potteiger's breast this
morning on his way to prison and he
expressed himself with some profanity
to Deputy Sheriff Edward Wetzel on
his way from the courtroom to the
Jail
Potteiger was on the suspended sem
tence list and failed to answer when
called yesterday afternoon. A capias
was issued and the youth, much flus-
tered, worried and somewhat dirty
in his working clothes-he had been
taken right off the job-appeared be-
fore President Judge KunkeI this
morning. Judge Kunkel decided to
dispose of the case Monday and re-
turned Potteiger to the sheriff S
custody.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-17
Allies Gain Ground in
Vicinity of St. MihieI
By Associated Press

Paris. Oct. II, $50 p. m.-The Off
cial statement given out at the French
War Office this afternoon is as follows:
I'm Belgium the German troops oc-
cupyins Western Belgium have not
crossed the line running from Ostend
to Thourout to Roulers to Menin.
There is relative quiet along the
greater part of the front.
"On our left wing there has been no
change. In the region of Ypres, on
the right bank of the Lye, the allied
troops have occupied Flourbaix, as
well as the immediate approaches to
Armentieres. In the region of Arras
and also in the vicinity of st. Mihiel
we have continued to gain ground.
'In the Russian field of operations
there has been no change of import
ance on the front in East Prussia.
Along the middle reaches of the Wis
tula river. the Austro-German armies
have been driven to the defensive
along the entire front. To the south
of Przemysl the fighting continues and
the Russians have taken 500 pris-
oners."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-17
IETTERSTOTHE:EDITOR
MCORNICK'S SANDERS
the Editor "a the TcIegrafh

To the Editor of the Telegraph:
l went to hear Vance c. Mccormick,
the Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor, talk in a Harrisburg church last
Sunday, with dim hope that possibly
he might have something to- say by
way of apology regarding the assaults
he has made on some of the church
members of Harrisburg who are con-
nected with departments at the Capt.
tol. Mr.. Mccormick has persistently
declared that these good people who
serve God and obey his commapd-
ments are thieves and looters,' and
when he is made Governor-which
God forbid-he will drive them from
the Capitol as the Nazarene drove the
money changers from the Temple.
Remonstrances have been made to Mr..
Mccormick by people who know of
the clean lives these Capitol Hill en-
ployes lead, and it was supposed that
at the first opportunity he would
apologize. Did he do so? - Not So
that 1t could be noticed. Instead, he
wandered off into a hysterical rig1na-
role on the theme of being his broth
er's keeper Never once did he offer
to make amends to the members of his
own church whom he has stigmatized
as thieves and looters.'
Honestly. | felt ashamed of that
man. And he my neighbor, too. A
few days after Mccormick made that
dudItSS III tnuIGll Ilt SDOhC III an III
terror town, and in the course of his
speech he said. speaking of thesCapi1I
tol. When the jobholders pour on
at noon there is no room for the squir-
rels and they scamper to the trees!"
Here again he refers to men and
women who are members of Chris
tian churches and he endeavors to-
create the impression that they are
given dishonest jobs in such large
number that they overrun the Capitol
Park
wonder If Mccormick ever saw the
clean-cut and intelligent people who
are employed at the Capitol? I'll
wager he never did. l would syenture
a big bet, that is, II I were a0betting
character. that Vance C. Mccormick
in the past ten years has never been
where he could see the department.
employees leave the Capitol at noon.
And he dare not deny that assertion.
And with his pitiful lack of knowledge|
regarding them he calls them "thieves
and looters." II doesn't seem possible
that such a hypocrite can reside inl
the FOURTH WARD.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-17
Gene Carr Locks Life
of Stage Behind Her
For Wedding Bells

Using all the Seven Keys to Bald
pate" to lock the stage door behind
her forever. Miss Gene Carr, who plays
Mary, Norton in the George Cohan
comedy at the Majestic to-day, will
tonight retire from the glare of the
footlights, preparatory to her mar
riage in the near future to a promi-
nent young Philadelphia lawyer. A
large party of Miss Carr's friends
came from Philadelphia this afternoon
to attend her farewell performance
at the Majestic Theater tonight
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-17

istration registers the loftiest heights
of self satisfaction. Indeed here they
even seem to surprise themselves with
their own prowess and utterances
which they make regarding this neu-
trality ring with the thought we
didn't thinl, we could do it
"Of course, the fact that there is
no conceivable way. short of our gross
misconduct by which we could have
conflict is overlooked in these self sat
isfying contemplations in which the
administration indulges."
"Our positive action has at times
approached dangerously near to open
partisanship. At the outbreak of the
war we took as to certain German ves-
sci station, an attitude unequaled for
under the rules and principal of in
ternational law. We practically sealed
up the German wireless station and
incidentally the cables connecting
Germany and the L. S. were clapped.
Thus was Germany isolated while the
allies had complete and perfect lines
of communication between America
and Europe. 1t is true that the ad-
ministration clustered about control
ling cables of the allies and imposing
upon them the same restrictions
which it had opposed upon Ger
man communication yet every tele-
graph messenger boy of any intelli-
gence knows of the great cables run
ming from Nova Scotia to. Europe, the
American terminals of which can be
reached from the L. s. by telegraph
telephone and mails, over which the
executive has neither power nor con-
troll. I am unwilling to believe that
this was intended as a partisan act in
favor of the allies as against Germany
and yet unfortunately for us, there is
much in the situation that gives
ground for such a charge upon the
part of the German government and
the German people,"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-17
Mrs. MARTIN dies

Mrs Emma T. Martin, aged Ga years,
wife of Alonzo Martin, died yesterday
street. She is survived by her husband
three children. Mrs. Harry b. Newpher'
Alonzo r. and Howard d. Martin: one
grandchild, Lester s. Martin, and the
following sisters and brothers: Mrs.
Charles SPOTS, of S. Herpitage: Mrs.
John Carpenter. Reading and Mr. John
Amnlon, of this city. The Rev A. NJ
Stamets will ois ciate at funeral SER
vices Monday afternoon at . O'clock.
Burial will be made in the Harrisburg
cemetery.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-17
Germans Are Occupying
Valuable Military Port

London, oct. II, a. ma Daily
News dispatch from Rotterdam timed
Thursday at midnight says THE
Germans to-day entered Zeebrugge.
from q military point of view the most
valuable port on the Belgian coast.
To the southwest communication with
Dunkirk. France, has been cut. The
German flag has been hoisted all along
the Dutch frontier"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-17
"a GIRL OF THE MOUNTAINS,

With a plot that is unique, style
that is graceful and clever. a love
story of enduring beauty, background
of brilliant color. is, the new version
of Lem B. Parker's four-act society
drama, "A Girl of the Mountains -
which comes to the Majestic Thursday,
matinee and night.--Advertiseme
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-17
INCREASED WORKING
FORCE NEEDED To
CLEAN RIVER FRONT
Some Progress Made, but I'm
favorable Weather Possibilities
Cause Grave Concern

Some progress has been made in the
| cleaning up of the river front outside
of the concrete steps and wall, but
! there are still great quantities of silt
and gravel and rocks and stumps to
be removed. The weather has been
remarkably favorable for the con-
tractors but 1t is feared, unless larger
forces are employed at once. that the
rains of the Fall and the increase of
the water level will make impossible
the completion of this important and
necessary feature of the undertaking.
Enormous quantities of material are
necessary to fill in the space behind
and between the steps north of the
pumping station at North street and
every inch of material south of that
point will be needed. Small gangs
were at work to-day. and unless these
forces are Immediately increased the
approach of cold weather will make
the work still more difficult
Should Act Without Delay
1t is the general comment of all
who have watched the developments
on this important undertaking that If
the contractors are not responsible for
and other debris between the wall and
the main current of the river, then
advantage should be taken of the low
stage of the water by the Board of
Public Works without delay.
steam shovel vigorously operated
would probably clean out the deposits
outside the wall south of the present
point of operations near the pumping
station within q week or two. but at
the present rate of progress 1t is GER
tain the work cannot be finished be-
fore cold weather.
Cannot Close the Dam
Owing to the fact that this work has
not been done. 1t will not be possible
for the contractor on the dam to close
up the gaps and complete his work
this year. 1t is said. however, that If
the wall had been finished and the
materials removed along the water
line, the dam could easily have been
finished before the end of October.
Inasmuch as hundreds of men are
idle, there Is some surprise that so
few are employed in rushing this work
so as to avoid the cold weather and
the rising river. Considerable energy
was shown last week, but the same
ginger has not been displayed recently.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-17
MAJESTIC

This evening-"Seven Keys to Bald
pate"
Monday, afternoon and evening-"The
Dingbat Family"
Thursday afternoon and evening-"A
Girl of the Mountains"
Saturday, afternoon and evening -
VogeIs Minstrels.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-17
"THE DINGBAT FAMILY,

Reports reach Harrisburg of the
wonderful reception everywhere given
The Dingbat Family" and the record
breaking business that it is doing all
along it's route. This latest of laugh
provokers, adapted from Herriman's
famous newspaper series. will make its
local bow here at the Majestic, Monday,
matinee and night.-Advertiseme
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-17

Judge kunkel yesterday afternoon
provided quarters for Burns in the
Dauphin county jail for the next ten
months.
Burns had been charged by. the Rev.
Father Whalen with having obtained
financial aid of him on the preteusN@
that he, Burns, was an efficiency maif7
for the Pennsylvania Steel Company.
Burns calmly refused offers of an
appointed attorney to handle his de-
Tense. He examined and cross-exam-
ined the witnesses-and the jury con-
sidered the case in less than an hour.
When Gertie Richardson was SEN
fenced to six months in jail she
couldn't conceal her joy. Gertie had
expressed the fear to police and to
her friends that she would get a
couple o years down the road, When
President Judge Kunkel said six
months. Gertie almost courtesied:
"Ah thanks yo' honah," said Gertie.
Big Wad For Creek Contractor
The city treasurer to-day paid the
Maryland Casualty Company $12,-
27S.08 on the estimate for work done
on the improvement of Paxton creek
by the West Construction Company.
At the Registers OfIice.-Letters of
administration on the estate of John
Slower, Derry township, were issued
to-day to NJ. F. Shoemaker. The will
of Rebecca Bowman was probated and
letters were granted to William B.
Bowman of Jackson township
To Remove Detention Place NOvem-
ber AFTER November l the house
of detention for the Incarceration or
Juvenile Court culprits will not be
maintained at the almshouse. The
poor directors, county commissioners
and Judge McCarrell of the Juvenile
Court have agreed on the plan to do
away with the detention place there
and so notified the school board last
evening. In the meantime suita-blel
quarters will be looked up.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-17
JOHN ELsCHILD HAS TYPHOID

John Elchild, former captain of the
Technical high football team. who has
been playing in the backfield for Get
tysburg college. is i'll with typhoid
fever at his home, f3 North Fifth street,
this city. Elchild will not play again
this season.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-17
STONE PILE FOR PANHANDLERs

Walter Moran, said 70 be a panhand-
ler was this afternoon sentenced to
the stone pile for thirty days by Mayor
John K. Royal Moran poses as an UNI
thebrella nender. He was arrested
eleven times during the last six
months. r..
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-17
CHRISTOPHER BALK DIES

Christopher Balk, 81 years, died at
the Harrisburg Hospital last night.
Funeral services will be held from
his home, 1902 Cameron street, Mon
day afternoon at o'clock. Burial
will be made in the Harrisburg Gene
terry.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-17
LUTHERAN PREACHERS TO MEET

The Lutheran Ministerial Associa-
ton will meet at the Young Mems
Christian Association Monday after
noon. at o'clock The Rev. E. E.
Snyder. pastor of the ST. Matthew's
Church, will give a short talk on
causes Of the Reformation"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-17
and Pictures.
"sEVEN KEYS TO BALDPATE-

George NJ. Cohan's steadily advance
ing stagecraft is very markedly illus
trated in Seven Keys to Baldpate," to
be presented at the Majestic this even
ng.-Advertisement
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-17
ORPHEUM
COLONIAL

Every afternoon and evening-High-
Glass Vaudeville.