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Las Vegas optic., 1914-10-06
Scotch Not to Blame.

The harp was the Highlander's IN
strument before the bagpipe. That
point was insisted upon by a Scotch
man of fifty years ago, the lord ad.
vocate Of the time, who was anxious
to dlsclaim his country's responsible.
ity for the bagpipes, and to show that
they were English, essentially Eng.
lish." He appealed to Shakespeare,
who often mentions the pipes. but not
once in Macbeth" his only Scottish
drama; 1t is in Lincolnshire and York.
shire that he localizes the instrument
James Tvs accounts contain an item
for "lnglis pyparis," while our Edward
l had his court pipers, and from his
time on to Elizabeth's mention of such
officials constantly recurs. Most Eng.
lishmen are thankful to have given
the pipes safe conduct across the Dor.
der.-London Chronicle.
Must Be In Love.
"Do you think his intentions are
seriousf"
"They must be. 1t cost him $6.75
taxi fare to bring me home from the
party the other night, and he asked
me If he couldn't call in."-Detroit
Free Press.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-10-06

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Las Vegas optic., 1914-10-06

No need to get mad now, tear
up the paper, or shout mon
sense, good coffee never hurt
anyone"
You know better than that,
for you can point out all around
you folks who are the worse
for coffee's slugging.
Think over a few coffee
drinking friends and casually
enquire if they are entirely and
perfectly we'll and just how cof-
fee treats them.
If it hurts others isn't it just
possible?
Catch the drift, don't you?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-25
MUNICIPAL LEAGUES
ANNUAL MEET FRIDAY
City Officials to Attend; Public
improvements Will Be
Discussed

The thirteenth annual meeting of
the Municipal League of Harrisburg
will be held on Friday evening, Novem-
ber 81, at SIS o'clock, in the rooms
of the Chamber of Commerce, ninth
floor of the Mechanics Trust Building,
Third and Market streets.
In addition to the usual election of
officers the report of the secretary,
J. Horace Mcfarland. will be given,
Illustrated with lantern slides made
to show the present condition of the
various improvements in which the
league has been interested, and also
TO indicate some directions in which
other god work for Harrisburg may
be done.
The Mayor and his councilmanic as
sociates, the City Planning Commits
sion and the Board of Public Works
have been invited to meet with the
league on this occasion, so that there
may be authoritative information
available as to the proposed public
comfort station, the shade tree law,
the parkway, the River Front work
and other improvements.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-25
Musical Feature
Thanksgiving Food Prices
Not So Exorbitant Today

Food prices for Thanksgiving Day
were quite reasonable in the local
markets and throughout the city to-
day. Turkeys were not any higher in
price than one year ago. The average
price for country dressed turkey was
33 cents a pound. Dauphin county
turkeys dressed. sold for 80 cents n
pound. Live turkeys sold at thirty
cents.
Large shipments of Philadelphia
dressed turkeys reached Harrisburg
yesterday. and sold for thirty cents a
pound. There was not a big rush for
turkeys to-day. Ducks, geese and
chickens were in greater demand
Ducks brought from seventy-five cents
to one dollar each; chickens sold for
twenty cents pound dressed.
Sucking pigs were in the markets
to-day and they were cheaper than
turkeys, from 50 to 81 each. Meats
were little cheaper than usual not
being much in demand to-day. Fruits
and nuts were plentiful and sold al
the same prices as one year ago. APP
Piles sold as low as 10 cents hall
peck.
Other Thanksgiving accessories
mincemeat, lettuce, celery, cranber.
ries, potatoes. sweet potatoes, toma.
toes, etc, were unchanged in prices
and 1t was estimated that the average
price per head for a Thanksgiving
dinner, to include turkey, would bt
about 60 cents.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-25
BY l4ssociated Press


Washington, d. c.. Nov. 25.-Gen-
eral Blanco left Mexico City at 8 a m.
yesterday and the forces of zapata
Immediately took possession of the
city.
The dispatches which were filed a
noon yesterday made no mention OF
any disturbances in the capital up to
that hour. t 'Hr-
Blanco, after repeated assurances to
the diplomatic corps that he would not
evacuate the city, withdrew and inn
mediately the zapata forces began
their entry.
These facts were reported to-day in
official kilograms received by the State
Department.
Although communication with Mex.
leo City is difficult, officials here were
able to get in touch with their repre-
sentatives in the capital and no dis
turbances have been officially reported
Blanco took away with him all rolling
stock that could be used in transport
ing troops Most of the wires connect
ing the capital with the outside world
have been cut.
General Villas troops are reported
a few miles north of Mexico City and
officials here think a joint occupation
of the capital with the Zapata forces
is likely, as there is a complete under
standing between the two factions.
The forces of Villa, according to
official kilograms. are closing in on
Tampico.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-25
PENROSE ACCOUNTS
FOR HIS EXPENSES
Report Filed at the Capitol Shows
That He Expended $7,138.4O
IN His Campaign
NO CONTRIBUTIONS FOR HIM
Frank McClain Files His Account
Showing Less Than $1,000
Spent in His Fight
NO CONTRIBUTIONS FOR HIM

Expense accounts for the recent
campaign were filed at the Capitol to,
day by Senator Boies Penrose and
Frank B. McClain. Lieutenant-Gov-
ernor elect. Senator Penrose certified
to spending S7,13S.40 and received no
contributions. He contributed, $500
TO the Republican state committee and
gives in detail expenditures in amounts
ABOVE S1O, among the items being
S141.44 for telephone charges, 1852. 05
Tor railroad fares, S240 for postage.
S4l7.S1 for cabs. fees to walters and
small charges; S217.30 for kilograms,
S416.50 to the American Press Asso-
lican Club of Harrisburg, 500 to the
State Firemen's Association and the
remainder for clerical services. hotel
| b1lls and other charges, which are
given according to cities, for himself
and those who Travelled with him.
Mr.. McClain received no contri-
buttons and spent $2,994.62, of which
$4,000 was contributed to the Repub-
Ilcan state committee and $500 to the
Lancaster county committee.
George K. Young, treasurer of the
Palmer Mccormick League of the
Thirty seventh ward. Philadelphia,
| certified to raising $145, of which he
received Sl1o from the Palmer McCor-
mick League city committee, The
election day expenses" of thirty
watchers are put down at $110. The
| rest went for hall rent. Jacob G. Fem
nemore accounted for 500 contributed
| oy the same city committee to a Pal
mer- Mccormick League in Philadel-
phia, OF which the locality is not given.
! he certifles that 500 was spent for
| watchers, postage, stationery, etc.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-25
Richard Croker, Former
Tammany Hall Leader,
to Wed at Age of II
Ru 4s,ncin,r6 Prc,s

New York, Nov. 25.-Interviewers
to day sought to see Miss Beulah Ben
ton Edmonson, descendant of Cher
okee Indian chieftain, to ascertain
from her the truth of published re-
ports that she was to become the
bride tomorrow of Richard Croker,
former leader of Tammany Hall.
Miss Edmonson denied herself to
callers. At the Studio Club, where she
has made her home for the last year,
a woman who represented herself as
Miss Edmonson's spokeman, an
nounced to callers that Miss Edmon-
son had nothing to say, "one way or
the other" 1t was reported that Miss
Edmonson, who has been studying
here for a year. met Mr.. Croker OF
the national Democratic convention
in Kansas City, where her father was
a delegate from Oklahoma. Miss Ed
monson was one of the leading figures
in the suffrage parade in this city in
May, 1918, when she appeared as q
squaw, in buckslxins, and with her long
black braids bound with red ribbon,
riding astride an Indian pony.
The wedding of Mr.. Croker is to be
solemnized tomorrow. He is II and
q widower.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-25
Governor Tener Names
Mothers Pension Boards

Governor Tener to-day made the
first reappointments of members of
boards of trustees of mothers pension
boards. The boards were named to
serve for one year shortly after the
organization of the system under the
act of 1913. The reappointments We're
as follows:
Allegheny County - Mrs Marcus
Spiro, Pittsburgh; Miss Name STRAIT
ton, McKeesport; Miss Helen Grimes,
Knoxville; Miss Cornelia Braclen-
ridge. Breckenridge; Mrs William
Macrum, Pittsburgh; Mrs. j. NJ. Mo-
lamphy. Pittsburgh.
Beaver County-ALrs. Edna B. Nc
Clure Beaver: Mrs. Amelia a. Solo
mon, Beaver Falls; Mrs. Charlotte S.
Moss, Rochester; Mrs. Mary Z. Eckles,
Beaver Falls; Mrs. NJ. Gertrude Cad
mus. Ambridge; Mrs. Eunice c. SUIT
ton, New Brighton; Mrs. jeanette n.
Allen, Monaco.
Luzerne County-Mrs. A. c. Camp
bell. Wilkes-Barre: Mrs. George Gal
Ind, Wilkes Barre; Miss Ella NJ.
Bowman, Dorranceton: Miss Anna c,
Halsey, White Haven; Mrs. II. L.
Whitney, Plymouth; Mrs. p. +. Joyce,
Pittston; Mrs. L. G. Lubrecht, Halle
ton.
Schuylkill County-AIrs. II. o. Bech-
tel. Pottsville; Mrs. Robert d. Heaton
Ashland; Mrs. Paul w. Houck. Shen-
andoah; Miss Helen F. Toole, Miners
VILE; Mrs. a. p. Seligman. Mahanoy
City: Mrs. c. NJ. Bordner, Shenan-
doah; Mrs. d. y. Holland, Mahanoy
(Nifs-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-25
Thousands to Offer
Thanks at Big Union
Meeting in Tabernacle

Union Thanksgiving Day services
have been arraaged for by large
majority of the Harrisburg churches.
The most important of these special
services is the one at the Slough taber-
nacle in which members of more than
fifty of the cooperating will worship
and give praise for the many blessings
of the year.
The service at the tabernacle is the
areatest THANKSGIVING one that the OBJ
servance ever planned in this city and
thousands of people will be present.
Special peace prayers will be offered
by DIR. Henry w. Slough the evange-
list
The members of the Lutheran
churches of the West End of the city
will meet in the Messiah Lutheran
Church. The Rev. z. E. Snyder, pas
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-25
NEW BATTERY FOR
SOUTH BETHLEHEM
Citizens of Steel Town Are Erect.
ing an Armory and Putting
Up Grounds and Horses
WILL GIVE FOUR BATTERIES
New Field Hospital to Be Erected
in Philadelphia; Winter In
spection of Guard On

Application of citizens of South
Bethlehem for the organization of a
battery of field artillery to be mus
been approved and II will be officially
designated as Battery A, taking a title
which has been vacant since shortly
after the Spanish War, when Battery
A. of Philadelphia, became a troop of
cavalry. 1t is planned to issue the
the battery within six weeks. Citizens
of South Bethlehem are erecting an
armory and have given assurance of
the use of thirty acres of ground for
drills and training of horses, the erec-
tion of stables and furnishing of twen-
ty-five horses, and requisition will be
made to the War Department for ma
terial, so that the guns will be on
hand when the armory is finished.
Captain Churchill, u. S. A, has made
an inquiry regarding the matter and
approved of it This will give the
State four batteries.
Under instructions from the Gov
ernor, Adjutant General Stewart will
issue orders for the muster into the
National Guard within the next two
weeks OF a Held noSp1Ial at TacOny
Philadelphia. This will be known as
Field Hospital No. 2 and will likely be
commanded by Captain Elmer e. Kei-
ser, Medical Corps, National Guard.
1t was announced at the office OF
the Adjutant General to-day that Ser
geant f. Clinton Hayward, of Bat.
terry C, Third Field Artillery had been
designated as instructor for the new
battery recently located at Williams
port.
The regular winter inspection of the
organizations of the National Guard
readiness for field service, will begir
soon after the new year. This Is sepa-
rate from the inspection by the officers
of the Guard. The cavalry inspection
will begin January and the infantry
inspections will be between January II
and February 10.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-25
General Beath, Noted
Veteran and Official.
Dies in PHILADELPHIA

Word reached the city to-day of
the death at Philadelphia of General
Robert B. Beath, an uncle of A. e.
Millar, secretary of the Public Service
Commission, and former State OFF,
cial. General Beath was born in Phil
adelphia, January 26, 1889. and served
in the Civil war, losing leg in bat
tie. .1..
Harrisburg people will recall him as
the last surveyor general of the State
and he was the last surviving State
official elected under the constitution
which was superseded by that of 1879.
He was a past commander in chief of
the g. A. r., one of the leading in
surance men of the State, active in
many patriotic movements. He serv-
ed as vice-president of the trustees of
the State Soldiers Home at Erie from
its organization until the death of
General Louis Wagner when he be-
came treasurer. His death leaves Adju-
tant General Stewart as the only sur
viving member of the original board
of trustees who were named in 1885.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-25
L. S. WILL KEEP OLD RIFLES
Discarded Arms Will Not Be Sold
While War Lasts
SPECIAL 70 Tie TeIcgrdfI

oFttsdE 70 ] ne j G4eGFufN
Washington, Nov. 25.-Krag-Jor-
genson rifles discarded by the United
States army when the new high-pow-
er Springfield rifles were developed at
the governments arsenals and sup
piled to all troops will not be sold
during the European war to any bid
der, no matter what country he may
represent Secretary Garrison an
nounced to-day he had made this re-
ply to several agents who had ap-
preached him on the subject at the
outbreak of the war. 1t was feared
the arms might actually be intended
for one of the belligerent powers, and
after conference with President
Wilson, who approved his decision,
directed that no bids whatever be
considered for the weapons until hos
tilities cease
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-25
Steals Stenographer's Ceat From
the Office of District Attorney
Deed Done While She Was Taking Dictation Similar Lar
ceny Case; Thief Caught; Cloak Still Gone

While District Attorney Michael E.
Stroup was debating a letter in his
office last evening, Ed Welsh, we'll
known to the police as panhandler and
drunk, calmly strolled into the ante
room adjoining the county prosecu-
tors office-and stole the stenograph-
er's coat.
Miss Clara Miller. clerk in the dis
trict attorneq's office, heard someone
moving about and the district attorney
went out to investigate. He thought
someone might have slipped into see
him. No one was in the room, how
ever. A little later when the letters
were finished Miss Miller prepared to
go home, she discovered the loss of
her coat.
District Attorney Stroup learned
from a special officer in the hall that
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-25
ZOUAVE HERO SAVES BRIDGE
FROM ENEMY BY GIVING LIFE

Paris. Nov. 27.--A note appended
to the official communique issued this
afternoon says:
"A few days ago in Belgium Ger
man column marched on the Dri
Grachter bridge. forcing before them a
group Of French zouaves whom they
had taken prisoners. The men in the
French trenches ceased firing when
the Germans forced their captives to
cry out Cease firing
When the zouaves were very near
the bridge one of the prisoners cried
out In a commanding voice. 'Faites
feu, nom de Dieu!' COpen fire, In the
name of GodD.
"The French trenches involuntarily
fired a Volley at the command, with
the result that every zouave was killed.
All the Germans were then finished off
with mitrailleuses. The name of the
zouave hero is unknown, because when
the French charged and took tho
bridge they could not tell his body
from the others which Uttered the
floor of the structure"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-25
SOLVAY PLANT ALONG
BRU GES CANAL IS
NOW MASS OF RUINS
By Associated Press

London, Nov. 20. - The destruction
of Germany's rudimentary naval base
at Zeebrugge by shell fire from British
and French warships, together with
Germany's grim preparations for her
renewed attempts to crush a way
Through the allied line to the French
coast, were the most significant fea-
lures in the news coming to hand to-
day from the western arena of the
war.
In the east the situation as regards
the Russian and German armies in
Poland remains a little obscure. The
Germans on the one hand are not de-
nying that the advance of General Won
Hindenburg has been checked. while
the Russian War Office, on the other
hand although not issuing an extended
statement, claims decisive victory.
The Solvay Company which oper-
ateS the plant along the Bruges canal,
owns and operates the Semet- -Solvay
plant ut Steclton, which is now sup
plying the Harrisburg Gas Company
with gas.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-25

with a girls coat over his arm and
had hustled downstairs. Mr.. Stroup
got in touch with police headquarters
and Welsh was caught in the ward
where he had sold the coat. Up until
a late hour to-day the coat hadn't
been recovered although Welsh is held
on a charge of larceny.
In the meantime Mr.. Stroup called
taxi, bundled the clerk into his
brand new balmacaan and the auto
cab and-Miss Miller departed.
Did the letter you were debating
perchance, deal with criminal court
sessions and robberies and things?
Mr.. Stroup was asked.
The letter l was debating, re-
piled Mr.. Stroup with dignity, refer
red to a larceny charge; yes, it was
about a man who had stolen a coat"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-25
Steamer Jason, Laden
With Toys, Is Met by
Flotilla of Warships
By associated Press

Davenport Eng, Nov. %, via Lon
don, 1926 p. m.-The steamer Jason,
laden with toys for children in the
belligerent countries from children in
the United States, arrived here to-day.
The Jason left New York November
IA.
y fiotilla of British torpedoboat
destroyers flying the American ensign
met the Christmas ship and escorted
her into the harbor. The docking was
delayed for some time on account OF
the dense fog. The Earl of Beau
champ and f. D. Aclaid, under secre-
tary of foreign affairs, together with
representatives of the London Board
of Trade, We're on hand to meet the
Jason.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-25
NATION To OFFER
THANKS FOR PEACE
City Will Join With Whole Country
in Praising God For
Many Blessings
TO BE A BIG DAY LOCALLY
Annual Football Game and-Oh!
Yes, That Dinner-Are Chief
Centers of Interest

For the Atlantic and the Pacific,
particularly. and for whole heap of
other things generally, Harrisburg
folks along with their fellow-citizens
throughout these United States will
give heartfelt thanks tomorrow.
They'll take a whole day and much of
the night to do it, too.
Thanksgiving Day. 1914, will have
especial signincance for all America,
the chances are that the morning pa
pers you may buy on your way home
from church Thanksgiving service may
be emblazoned with the story of an
other crash of the armies of Europe,
the sinking of a great battleship, the
spread of famine.
Take it from the average citizen
Uncle Sam is a mighty lucky gentle
man.
OF course there will be church SER
vices in many houses of worship in
the morning and a great union meet
ing in the tabernacle in the Eighth
ward in the afternoon.
Some Centers of Interest
In a secular way Harrisburg will OBJ
serve the day strenuously. There will
be any number of dances and small
parties and family reunions; the the
aters anticipate big day, and there
will be two great centers of interest
about which the major portion ot
iHarrisburg's thought will revolve. En-
! Why:
The Central-Tech high football
game on the island.
The dinner with the turkey and
fiXin's.
All that is asked is that the weather
man be nice about his stock in trade
| AS for other diversions-if you're {
motorist-there will be the economy
run of the Motor Club of Harrisburg
The Associated Charities by dis
| tributing baskets of food and othel
necessities will celebrate the day in it
usual way, and the public schools are
observing to-day as donation day
for the hospitals.
| General Holiday
| OF course there will be a general holi
day for Federal. State, county and cit!
offices, business houses and stores
Special holiday hours will be in orde
at the Post Office. The schools CLOSED
to-day until Monday following the OBJ
servance of appropriate programs il
the various rooms.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-25
GEN. zAPATA'S FORCES
OCCUPY MEXICO CITY
General BlancO Left Capital With
His Soldiers Early Yester-
day Morning
SERIOUS RIOTINC REPORTED
Police Were Powerless in Hands Of
Big Mob; Business Places
Are Looted
SERIOUS RIOTING REPORTED
Bv Associated Press

Washington, u. c., Nov. 25.--
The State Department has called
for q report from Consul Hostel
ter, at HermosiIlo, Mexico, on pri-
vate advices that 7. w. Carraway,
of Memphis, is threatened with
execution there. CarTaway, with
j. G. Wilson and y. II. McInery,
were arrested more than o month
ago, charged with completely in
dynamiting bridges in Sonora.
When the Americans were ar
rested the State Department took
the matter up with General villa.
who instructed the authorities mt
HermosilIo to release them If they
were innocent of the charges,
which was the report made by
the American consul at NogaleS,
who investigated the case.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-25
CARRANzA EXPECTED SOON
BY Associated Press

Vera Cruz, Nov. 25.-General Venus
tiano Carranza is expected to arrive
here to-day or tomorrow at the latest.
An official from Mexico City whose
duty, 1t is to look after the official resi-
dence in the capital has arrived here
to make preparations for the coming
of his. chief From this seaside capital
General Carranza will direct his cam
paign against General Villa.
General Candido Aguilar, who took
over Vera Cruz when the American
forces withdrew on Monday. has in
creased his garrison to perhaps 5000
men, who are occupying virtually the
same lines of outposts as did the
Americans. The cable lines to Mexico
City were restored yesterday afternoon,
There has been no disorder of any
consequence since the Americans
evacuated.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-25
NO NEW REVOLUTIONARY MOVE

Washington, d. c.. Nov. 25. - No new
revolutionary activities in the Domini-
can Republic have called the naval
transport Hancock and her marines
back to the island from Cuban waters,
according to State Department officials.
They said to-day the Hancock was
sailing from Cuba according to the pro-
gram to resume her patrol in Domini-
can waters after her 500 marines had
had shore leave.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-25
AUTOS CRASH

e. bartholomew Drum, groceryman,
1901 North Sixth street driving his
Chalmers car. had a narrow escape this
morning. when his machine collided
with an auto truck at Third and Pine
streets. Mr.. Drum tried to. get out Of
the way of the truck and his car skid
ded. hitting a trollev pole. The front
part OF the automobile was badly dam
aged and Mr.. Drum was thrown out, re-
Of the driver of the truck could not be
learned.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-25
s8.OOO,OOO IN WAR ORDERS

Worcester, Mass, Nov 25.-Nearly
$1,000, 600 in contracts for shoes and
scabbards for England, France and
Italy were placed with Worcester
county concerns to-day, with prospect
future.
one of the contracts, calling for
s1,S00,444 in shoes of a heavy quality,
was placed with the Corbin Shoe Com
pany. ~
The other large war order was given
to the Grafton & Knight Company for
'over 100000 scabbards, which will
amount in actual money to nearly
S1,000,000.