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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-27
MASONIC LODGE IS
NOW 1875 YEARS OLD
Event Will Be Appropriately CeIe-
brated Next Tuesday Night
at the Temple

One of the biggest events in Harris
burg Masonry this year will be the
celebration of the one hundred and
thirty-ffth anniversary of the founding
of Perseverance Lodge, No. 81, Free
and Accepted Masons, Tuesday of next
week.
w. Harry Musser, worshipful mas
ter OF the lodge, this morning an
nounced the speakers of the occasion.
They will be Edgar Fahs Smith, pro-
vost of the University of Pennsylva-
MIA, who will talk on Some Thoughts
on Freemasonry' j. Henry Williams.
grand master, of Philadelphia: Jesse
E. B. Cunningham, Some Corner
stones of Freemasonry," and James
Nj. Yeager, Masonry in the Twentieth
Century"
f. E. Downes. city superintendent of
schools, will make the address of well
come at the annual banquet in the
Masonic Temple, Third and State
streets Covers will be laid for sew
eral hundred.
Committee in Charge
The committee in charge of the
event includes w. Harry Musser,
Charles L. Shaeffer, John N. Peregoy,
Henry c. Orth. John X. Royal, w. Lu-
ther Gorgas, Spencer C. Gilbert,
George w. Rhoads, James NJ. Lam
herton, Harry c. Ross, Clark E. Diehl,
n. Frank Matter, Anson S. Devout,
George e. Whitney, Charles II. Hoff-
man, John Nj. j. Raunick. Samuel c.
Grissinger, Walter e. Chick, Robert
w. Hoy, Clyde p. Love, Lewis II. Ty-
son, Charles II. Smith, James E. Beat
ty, Albert NJ. Hamer, Charles f.
Hench, Charles e. Albright, Dean +.
Walker Henderson Gilbert, Harry IL.
Howard, John \. f. Hall, John c.
Johnson, Charles f. Bare, Charles
Hitz. William w. Ney, Edgar w. Wal
ton, Stanley c. Smith. Mayor John X.
Royal is secretary.
Visitors Enjoy Trip
Yesterday afternoon and evening
forty-seven of the aged Masons from
the Elizabethtown Home were the
guests of Perseverance Lodge. The
veterans arrived in the afternoon on
the $50 train and were taken by auto
mile around the inner circle of the
Harrisburg park system. The visitors
were especially delighted with the
River Front improvement scheme now
under way. Supper was served to $50
at the Masonic Temple at o'clock
and a lodge meeting with Masonic
work" followed. The party returned
to Elizabethtown on the 9.23 express.
In charge of the aged Masons was the
home steward, n. Franklin Heckler,
former steward of the Union League,
Philadelphia.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-27
Mummers Urge Nearby
Towns to Join in Big
New Year Celebration

The board of directors of the Num-
mers Association, arranging for
mammoth spectacle New Years Day,
met last evening in the Mayors office
and went over the bylaws and con-
stitution, which will be presented to
the full membership of the associa-
ton at a meeting tomorrow evening
The directors also passed a resolution
directing the publicity committee of
the association to communicate with
the burgesses in towns within a radius
of twenty-five miles of Harrisburg,
asking them to issue proclamations
urging clubs in their towns to take
part in the mummers parade and in
viting their townspeople to come to
Harrisburg on New Years Day to wit
ness the pageant.
At the meeting of the association
tomorrow evening representatives of
the Chamber of Commerce. the Ro-
tary Club and the City Council will be
present to hear the plans of the organ
ization and give whatever assistance
possible.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-27
Most Powerful Zeppelin
Has Just Been Launched

London, Oct %. A. MA dis
patch from Geneva. Switzerland, to
the Express gives this account of the
launching of a new Zeppelin:
The most powerful Zeppelin yet
made has Just been launched at
Freiderichhaven on Lake Constance.
without preliminary trials 1t flew
away northwards at great speed.
cheered by the soldiers who shouted
ITO Londoni" Count Zeppelin was
present at the launching.
THE airship has a special armored
compartment for bombs near her pro-
pellers and her gun is mounted in
front to destroy aeroplanes. A second
airship of a similar type will be ready
by the end of October.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-27
CAPTAIN OF STATE
ELEVEN AND CLASS
PRESIDENT INJURED
Both Men May Lose Eyesight as
Result Of Explosion Dur
ing Celebration
Special TO The Telegraph

State College, Pa, Oct. 27.-Captain
f. w. Tobin, of State College football
eleven, and G. ]. Saurhoff, of Haddon
Heights, \. j., president of the sopho-
more class. were terribly burned last
night by the explosion of five barrels
of gasoline that was poured over a
gigantic pile of firewook to celebrate
the return of the team from Cam
bridge. where 1t played the Harvard
eleven to a tie last Saturday. Both
men. 1t is feared, will lose their eye
sight, They are in the Bellefonte Hos
pital.
So great was the force of the ex-
plosion that residences in all parts of
the village were wrecked, windows OF
college buildings and fraternity houses
were shattered and plaster fell from
walls of houses, including that of DIR.
f. e. Sparks, president of the college.
Hundreds of spectators who circled
the bonfire fifty feet away were
knocked down. Many suffered injury
from the flying debris and in the stam-
pede that followed.
Tobin and Saurhoff were standing
side by side, twenty-five feet from
the pile. Under Saurhoff's direction
Tobin lighted Il torch and threw 1t
into the woodpile. Instantly there fol-
lowed the ignition of the fumes from
lilS nNC bdi CTS vi SuoOiAAiS "AAASh AAeAN
been poured literally over the mass
of timber.
$500 Panic Stricken
Thirty-five hundred persons, assem-
bled on the drillgrounds near the
armory. franticaily struggled to escape
from the heat and flames that spread
over the ground and leaped high into
the air.
Telegraph poles. wagons, small build
ings. boardwalks and fences were
piled together all day long by more
than 1000 students, members of the
freshman and sophomore classes. BY
nightfall their wood pile was larger
than a three-story building. Late at
night, after the wind had died down.
the crowd collected for the ceremony
and to Captain Tobin was accorded
the honor of applying the torch.
Windows were broken in the new
Carnegie Library. the electrical en-
gineering building and the armory.
The beautiful memorial window in the
Beta Theta fraternity house was de-
stroyed The flames were seen many
miles from State College.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-27
VERY IMPORTANT
SIDE To ELECTION
Choice of Supreme Court Judge
Involves Interests of Every
Resident of State

There is an interesting side TO the
election of next Tuesday that has not
been given the public attention its inn
portance warrants. The voters at
that time will be called upon to elect
State Supreme Court Judge, who
VIII serve for the term OF twenty one
years, or practically through the next
generation. He, with his six asso-
clates. will have power to say the last
word in declaring laws constitutional
interpreting laws as written. and defin-
ms the rights and liabilities of all the
people of Pennsylvania.
Long after the administration of the
next Governor has passed into history
and the terms of the other officials to
be elected have expired, this Supreme
Court judge will be deciding appeals
involving lives, liberty and property
He will serve, in all probability, long
after many now alive have passed
away, and when those who are now
children have grown to manhood and
womanhood.
1t is therefore of Importance that
the voters choose man for the place
VINO is at once able, honest, fearless,
beyond the reach of influence and of
an age that will reasonably insure
active work during the full period of
his long career.
Such a man. unquestionably, is
Judge George Kunkel, of Dauphin
county. That he is able is shown by
the fact that he has been reversed by
the Supreme Court only three times
in forty-siX appeals That he is honest
in shown by the fact that last year
after serving for ten years as Judge
on the Dauphin county bench, he was
reelected without dissenting vote
That he is fearless is shown by the
manner in which he conducted the
Capitol graft cases, Notwithstanding
the influences of wealth and legal
talent that were brought 30 bear for
those under indictment. That he is
beyond the reach of any influence is
shown by his records in the Dauphin
county courts in his decisions relating
to the taxation of corporations, where
in he has decided cases involving mil
lions upon millions of dollars for cor
porations for State revenue. And
finally, he is in the prime of life and
will in all likelihood remain actively
on the bench throughout the full term
to which his friends are confident he
will be elected next Tuesday
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-27
OliUet Church Elects
ReU. Laird's Successor

Olivet Presbyterian Church last
evening elected the Rev. w. O. Yates,
Pittsburgh, as pastor to succeed the
Rev. Francis II. Laird, resigned.
The Rev. Mr.. Yates preached before
the Olivet members October IS and
was we'll received. He is expected to
come TO the city at once and assume
charge of Olivet's work. The new pas
tor is a Princeton University man and
is now studying in a special course in
the Western Theological Seminary.
The Rev. Mr.. Yates spent four years in
Siam as a missionary. At last even
ing's meeting the Rev. Harry B. King,
pastor of Paxtang Church, served as
moderator
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-27
Bombardment, Fire and
Earthquake For Shabats
By Associated Press

London. Oct. 27. 5.15 A. MA dis
patch to the Times from Shabats, Ser
via, says:
This city presents a desolate specta-
Gle. Two hundred and fifty of it's
buildings were destroyed by lombard
ment. This was followed by fire, do
ing more damage and then came an
earthquake, shaking the city so severe
ly that the houses which remain are
almost falling to pieces.
Finally the deserted town was vis-
tied by a band of expert thieves who
Systematically looted every house from
cellar to roof. The contents of the
shops We're thrown into the streets, all
safes were opened in a highly profess
sional manner and the contents of
houses smashed, pictures were slashed
and the furniture was splintered in
an orgy of destruction.
Before the Austrians left they de-
stroyed the principal local church.
Large numbers Of Serb hostages in
Guiding the principal residents. we're
taken to Austria as prisoners Hun
dreds of the local populace. who were
killed by bayonet thrusts for various
alleged misdeeds were buried by the
Austrians in the local church yard.
The senseless bombardment still
continues although this town is de-
serted except for the sentries. On
Thursday the Serbs succeeded in lay
ing mines which sank an Austrian
monitor"
Shabats is an active trading town
of Servia, located on the Save 40 miles
west of Belgrade. 1t had a population
of about 5000 -ersons.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-27
Three Local Charities
Present Their Requests

The State Board of Public Charities
to-day began its hearings for Central
Pennsylvania charities which desire
recommendations for State appropri-
ations and will be here for a couple
of days. Practically the whole central
part of the State is affected and men
active in charities are here to present
their claims. The board will hardly
recommend any buildings. except for
State institutions. and the other chari-
ties will have to be content with rec
omm mendations for maintenance, judg-
ing from the way things look about
the Capitol.
DR.. H. L Orth to-day presented the
State hospital requests, which aggre-
gate $4,000, including purchase of
land and extension of buildings. The
Harrisburg Hospital will present its
claims for $50. 500 this afternoon and
the Polytechnic will ask for s63,5OO.
The Harrisburg Hospital asks for sums
to complete laboratories and other
matters. while the Polytechnic desires
to pay debts and to extend buildings.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-27
2,5OO SAVED FROM
FRENCH STEAMER
Amiral Canteaume Blown Up by
Mine Off Boulogne; War
ships to Rescue
By associated Press

London, oct. 26, 11.3O p. Mt Is
officially announced that the channel
steiner Queen rescued $500 passengers
from the French steamer Amiral Gan
teaume, blown up by a mine off Bou-
logne. An appeal has been made for
help for the distressed people. When
the steamer Queen left the scene of
the accident the Amiral Ganteaume
was still afioat and British destroyers
were standing by.
The mail boat Queen left Boulogne
for Folkstone Monday afternoon.
When still in sight of the French coast
her captain saw volumes of smoke
and the water spout up where imme-
diately before was an oncoming
French vessel.
A passenger on the Queen told the
following story:
I'VE made as speedily as possible to
the damaged ship, which then ap-
peared to be going down by the bows
The refugees on board were terribly
excited, swarming to the deck. climb
ing into the rigging and shouting in n
piteous manner. They attempted to
lower a boat. but the vessel was at
such an acute angle that 1t swamped
as soon as 1t touched the water.
Rcscuers at Work
"A neighboring fishing smack came
to the rescue and later two French
torpedoboats came up. The Queen
attempted to lower a boat, but, seeing
the enormous number of people to be
rescued. concluded that this course
was useless, BY carefully maneuver-
ing she got alongside and by strenuous
eNertionS assisted In passing the
refugees across to her own deck. The
sea was choppy and both vessels were
heaving, making the work extremely
difficult.
Some of the returning members Of
the British Red Cross were aboard the
Queen and rendered valuable assist
ance. The whole of the refugees were
transferred in forty mintueS. A num-
ber accidents occurred during this
process, thirty men and women being
drowned or crushed between the ships.
"One man was cut in half. another
had a foot cut off and third had
both arms severed. Children We're
thrown wildly across by their agonized
parents. Some were safely caught,
but others missed and fell into the sea
and were drowned. Many men jumped
into the sea and were rescued by the
smack and the torpedoboats.
Feared Capsizing
The effect of having $500 more
souls on the Queen caused fears of
overwhelming the ship and capsizing
her. so the rescued were forced below
in such masses that 1t was impossible
to get to the sufferers with medical
aid.
The rescued were so pleased at
their escape that they threw their
arms around their rescuers and kissed
them. One hundred and fifty Belgian
soldiers were among the saved.
"All the crew of the Ganteaume
stuck to their ship and were doing all
they possibly could to keep her afloat
when the Queen left for Folkstone.
where the injured were taken ashore.
The rest remained aboard the Queen.
All the passengers on the Ganteaume.
except a few soldiers. were refugees
from Lille and Arras."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-27


erning the enroll
ment the figures
should all be submitted by not later
than November 1. On that date the
county commissioners all over Pennsyl-
wanna are required to return to the off,
ce of the adjutant general of the Ma
t1onal Guard complete accounting
OF all men between the ages of twen-
ty-one and forty-tive who are eligible
and qualified to answer a sudden call
20 arms by Uncle Sam.
While November l is the final day
FOR returning the rolls, as a rule the
lists are rarely completed before the
middle OF December, and II is doubted
whether any better record can be
made this year
Cards calling the attention TO the
importance of completing and return
ing the military rolls as early as pos
sible have been sent out however, to
the various assessors.
Open Sewer Bids.-Bids for the
construction of sewers in Mifflin street
and Reservoir Park will be opened by
City Commissioner W. H. Lynch, su-
perintendent of streets and public i'm
provements, at noon Thursday, No
vember 3.
Bowman Sells Junk. - More than
fourteen tons of Scrp iron, including
odds and ends of machinery, pipe,
etc. were sold yesterday by City Com
missioner Fl. f. Bowman, superinten-
dent of public safety. to Williams and
Freedman, dealers. The sale was con-
Quoted at the pipe line shop.
Postpone Will Hearing. Further
hearing in the Martha Adams will
contest case, involving the question of
the alleged clairvoyancy and power
selling ability OF Harrison Seiferd, was
postponed until tomorrow by Register
of Wills Roy c. Danner.
New Tenant for Island. - John
Machen, for twenty odd years farmer
on the different islands of the Sus-
quehanna. has been accepted by City
Commissioner NJ. Harvey Taylor, SUI
perintendent of parks and public prop
erty. as a tenant for the farm on
McCormick's Island. Mr.. MaChen will
begin his tenancy about December l.
Escorts Boys to Huntingdon. - De-
putty Sheriff ]. Edward Wetzel has
gone TO Huntingdon with Leon Coslow
and Blair Welker. who were sentenced
at September quarter sessions to the
State Reformatory.
Answers State Suit.-In an answer
filed to-day to State Highway Com
missioner Bigelow's suit requiring il to
tear up a section of tracks between
Penbrook and Progress because it
failed to obtain official permission to
change the grade. the Harrisburg Rail-
ways Company declares that il only
went ahead with the work without
awaiting the necessary permit because
the grade was such as to cause a
flooding of its tracks and much danger
to the equipment.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-27
German Forces Are
Reported Retreating

Lon Ion, Oct. 81. AIS a. ma Pet
rograd dispatch to Reuters Telegram
Company says:
THE army messenger" in summing
up the operations on the Russian front
says that the German forces in the
region of Elawa and Nitzlavsk dis
quieted by the situation on the front
at Thorn and Cracow have retreated
in the direction of East Prussia where
the population has been ordered to
retire into the interior"
on the Galician front the entire
lStry valley southwark from the river
and the railway tracks from the Stry
to DrohobycZ, are congested with Aus
trian corpses. Between last Thursday
and Saturday and during the pursuit
of the enemy the Russians captured
seventeen officers, $4,000 men, eleven
machine guns, % guns, 2S caissons
and masses of other war material"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-27
Face Paint Tabooed;
RemoUe Skin Instead

"A few years ago only one class OF
women painted their faces says Dolly
Madison in Chicago News. 1T was "A
sign of social ostracism and was ta-
booed In refined circles. The custom
has become so universal we must ad-
nit IL Is to be deplored and to be
shelved as soon as possible"
How foolish to seek artificial
beauty" of this sort, obnoxious from
artistic and moral standpoints. when IL
Is so easy to obtain truly natura'
complexion by the use of ordinary me.
colized wax, which may be had at a,.y
drug store in original one-ounce pack
age. This mercolized wax is so effec-
tive, harmless and Inexpensive no ons
need think of using anything else for
the purpose. Applied like cold cream
at night. and washed off in the morn
Ing. ii at once begins to show its re-
markable rejuvenating effects. 1t
gently absorbs the lifeless surface skin
in tiny particles, gradually showing the
fresher, livelier. beautiful underskin.
Naturally 1t takes with it all surface
defects, like freckles, pimples, moth
patches and liver spots.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-27
Wars Effect Is Shown
in Statistical Report

Washington, Oct. 27.-War's con-
tinued effect on American commerce
"a tremendous increase in the sale of
food stuffs for foreign armies and
marked slump in expectation of cot
in manufacturing-was shown in de-
tail to-day by statistics compiled by
the Department of Commerce.
Exports of grain and meats jumped
to practically unprecedented quanti-
ties in September resulting in a great
improvement over August trade and a
substantial export balance, but the de-
crease in the sale abroad of cotton and
manufactures result in a loss, COM
pared with September, 1918, of $61,-
902,66S
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-27
BLANCHE CATHERINE COLEMAN

Blanche Catherine Coleman. aged
81. 36 Summit street. died Sunday
night. She is survived by a daughter,
Lillian; her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Daniel Coleman; sisters. Lily and Eliz-
abeth, and brothers, Joseph. William,
Edward and David. Funeral services
will be held Thursday afternoon at
2 o'clock. with the Rev. c. A. Smucker,
pastor of Stevens Memorial Methodist
Episcopal Church. officiating. Burial
will he made in the Baldwin Cemetery
SteeIton.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-27
GOOD WILL MEMBER DIES

Frederic J. Cupples. aged % years.
919 Grand avenue, died this morning at
his home. He is survived by his pa
rents. wife and one child one brother
and six sisters. all Of this city. Funeral
urday afternoon. the Rev. John II.
Daugherty officiating. Burial will be
made in the East Harrisburg Ceme1
terry Mr.. Cupples was an active mem
ber of the Good Will Fire Company.
and members of that company will act
as guard and escort to the body oil
Saturday.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-27
Gets "Sore" at Wife When
She Can't Get Wages Raised
When Weaker Vessel COudnt Produce Any Faster Hubby
Up and Left 'er

So far as she knows, Joseph Kov-
sach really had no reason to desert
his wife, except for a little tiff she
had had with him about her wages.
Anna Kovsach, the wife. thus ex-
planned the circumstances to Judge
McCarrell at the closing session of
October divorce court to-day.
Anna, prior to her marriage, worked
in the cigar factory. As soon as con-
venient after the honeymoon she went
back to her old job and Joe quit his
And she and Joe lived happily there
after until Joe became too pressing in
his demands for funds. Then because
she just couldn't supply him with
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-27
Shop Sanitation Is
Discussed by BARRIERS

Harry Poulson, barber, of this city,
has returned from indianapolis, where
he spent the past fifteen days as dele
gate to the National Barbers' conven-
tion. More than 700 BARRIERS, repre-
senting every city in the United States,
were present. All the modern de-
vices and methods for advancing the
tonsorial art were fully studied, chief
among which were the present day
sanitary requirements. Mr.. Poulson
is one of the leading BARRIERS of the
Royal shop, IL North Third street.
conducted by Messrs. Smith & Bower.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-27

more than her entire wages-and
couldn't get a ''raise'-Joe got sore. -
And he packed his grip and left.
That was more than two years ago
and she has not seen him since. True,
she did hear from him at times, when
he wrote for money, but finally he
ceased to do this
over in President Judge Kunkel's
court Vesta Leathery's application for
separation from John p. Leathery was
heard. Leathery figured in Federal
Court not so long ago. when he was
sentenced with Virginia Douglas for
using Uncle Sans mails to defraud.
Virginia was named in the divorce Pc
tttion as the correspondent.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-27
Germans EUacuating
Important Positions
Rn fssncintcd prcsS

London. Oct 81. 2:O5 a. m.-The
Daily Telegraph's Dieppe correspond
ent says the Germans have evacuated
several important positions near Arras
and also along the center and at
Rheims.
The correspondent declares that
many villages in which there has been
fighting, including Givenchy, Eromel-
les, Warneton and Radinghem, have
been partly burned. At Beilechappelle,
he says, there was a furious encounter
in the cemetery between the French
and the Germans during which the
church tower was destroyed and the
walls of the edifice were wrecked. In
Richeborg not a single house is left
standing, according to the correspond
ent