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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-28
To DISMISS CLARK'S
FERRY TOLL FIGHT
Ten-year-Old Application For Con-
demnation Proceedings to
Be Discontinued

Preliminary steps taken in 1905 by
Dauphin county to condemn as a toll
bridge the section of Clark's Ferry
viaduct. extending between the ferry
and Benvenue, will be formally discon-
tinued tomorrow, it is understood,
when the county's application for a
hearing on the subject is called up OH
the December argument court calen-
dar.
If the movement that had its incep-
ton nearly ten years ago had material
lied the structure would have been
taken over by the county and thrown
open as free bridge.
The Pennsylvania Canal Company
which secured from the State the privi-
lege to build bride for use in towing
the canal boats across the Susquehan-
ma at the Clark's Ferry dam, wanted
$1,000 for it, Application for the APP
pointment Of a board of viewers wa
made at the time, but the case never
got before the courts. as County Soil
citor William IL. Middleton held that
the canal company did not have au.
thority to turn over the bridge. The
corporation, he declared, obtained this
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-28
Presidents Fifty-eighth
Birthday Is Celebrated
Quietly at White House
BY .iSS0cidtcd Press

Washington, Dec. 2S.-President
Wilson was 5S years old to-day. There
was no special celebration marking
the occasion, the President spending
the day quietly surrounded by his
family. 1t was the first time Mr. Will
son had celebrated his birthday al
the White House Last year the event
was observed at Pass Christian, Miss.
President Wilson received numer-
GUS letters and kilograms of congratu-
lation TO-DAY. Some of them were
from personal friends in all parts of
the country while other were from the
rulers of the worlds nations. All
brought a feeling of happiness to the
President as he read them.
AS continuation of his plans to
get as much rest as possible during the
holidays, President Wilson contem-
plates seeing few callers during the
week. His plans call for a conference
with Representative Underwood, of
Alabama, the majority leader in the
House on the administrators legisla-
tive program and a reception to a
delegation of Sunday school pupils
from New Jersey.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-28
BRIGHT SPOTS ON
1915 BUSINESS SKY
Businessmen Differ as to When
Better Times Will Come, but
All Say They're Coming
TEXTILE MILLS RUNNING FULL
Steel Industry Is Expected to
Brighten as Result of Railway
Freight Increase
TEXTILE MILLS RUNNING FULL

With bright spots on the Industrial
horizon increasing each week, local
manufacturers see better things for
1916.
Opinions differ as to what the New
Year will bring. Some manufactur-
ers see good times ahead. while others
believe that forecasts cannot be made
with any accuracy until after the first
month of the new year has passed.
Henderson Gilbert, president Of the
Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce,
who with the secretary, e. l.. McCol-
gin. has been making inquiries as to
industrial conditions, says the new
year has good things in store for local
manufacturers.
81 cannot at this time make any
definite prediction said Mr.. Gilbert.
Local manufacturers see some bright
prospects ahead, but prefer to wait
until after the New Year is here be-
fore they talk definitely. Travelling
men tell me that next year business
will be all right Personally, l be-
lieve that prosperity is approaching
slowly but surely. One thing is GER
tain, Harrisburg industries will hold
their own with the best of them"
Textile Outlook Good
Officials of the Harrisburg Silk Mill
are of the opinion that the coming
year Will De SOOu one lot the textile
industries. Since last week additional
orders were received at the Paterson,
\. j., plant. where the main offices are
located. Girls are wanted at the local
plant to take care of the orders now
on the books. All indications point to
a prosperous new year.
At the Lalance-Grosjean tin plant,
nothing is known definitely in regard
to 1915 orders Reports from New
York have been encouraging, but moth
ing definite has been received regard
ing future orders.
The MoOrhead Knitting Company is
a busy plant these days and orders on
the books indicate a very satisfactory
new year. While the prospects do not
indicate that additional hands will he
employed, officials said to-day that
new year prospects are very bright.
Steel Conditions Improve
bright year for the steel industry
was forecasted last week in the Iron
age as a result of the per cent
freight increase. AT the plant of the
PENNSYLVANIA Steel Company, small
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-28
Pastor Says Jesse James"
Type of Literature Made
Bandit of Frank Hohl

That the wayward career Of Frank
Hohl the automobile bandit, was due
to reading bad literature of the Jesse
James" style, and bad companions was
the conclusion reached by the Rev
A. NJ. Stamets, pastor of the Augs-
burg Lutheran Church, in his SER
mon last evening.
The Rev. Mr.. Stamets is the pastor
of the church which the bandit at
tended in his youth and of which
he was a Sunday School member He
conducted the funeral services on Sat
urday.
The service last evening was the
first of a series Of meetings which will
be held during this week A visiting
pastor will have charge each evening
Friday evening the preparatory serv-
ice to the Holy Communion will be
observed and the sacrament of the
Holy Communion be administered on
Sunday. There will be a special class
of men admitted to membership.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-28
Handle 35O,OOO Parcel
Post Packages in 1914

Parcel post business during the year
ending Thursday, December 81. will
show an increase of fifty per cent.
over that of last year. Since the par
Gel post system was inaugurated, jan
uary 1. 1913, business in Harrisburg
has increased almost "A per cent.
Because of the fact that only at in
tervals during the year parcel post
packages are counted, and records
made of business handled. actual fig
ures for the year are not available at
this time. It is estimated that be-
tween $4,000 and 100000 parcel post
packages will be this years record.
Outside of the annual Christmas
rush, the number of parcel post sacks
handled at the local Post Office daily
is from 100 to 200. During the first
year for parcel post mail, the largest
number of packages handled in one
day was 700. During the present year
the best day showed a record of LOO
packages. There were many days on
which 500 packages and over were
handled.
A conservative estimate shows a
daily average of $50 parcel post pack
ages handled each day in Harrisburg.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-28
81 LIGHTS WILL Be
PLACED ALONG WALL
Ordinance Authorizing Purchase of
Electric Standards Early
in New Year
CONTRACT TO LOCAL COMPANY
Material For FIJI" Will Not Be
Bought From Pennsy
Freight Site

While provisions for the lighting OF
the River Front will will noa be includ
ed in the 1915 budget, City Commits
sioner NJ. Harvey Taylor, superinten-
dent of parks and public property, an
nounced to-day that it has been gem
orally agreed among the councilmen to
set aside sufficient funds from bal
ances and other sources of revenue to
buy at least fifty-four standard electric
lights for the purpose. An ordinance
to this effect will be offered early in
the new year.
These lamps will be similar to the
style now in service in the River Front
Park and the Reservoir. The wall stand
ards, however. will be detachable so
that they can be set up in the Spring
and removed in the Fall This is to
prevent possible damage from floods
and ice. I'll = will be placed at 20S foot
intervals The contract for supply
ing the lights and the current will be
awarded to the Harrisburg Light and
Power Company, the firm which sup
plies all the city electric service. This
company, too, will be awarded the
contract for furnishing the new
standards for the River Front Parl.
from Iron alley to Paxton street, Reilly
to Maclay and on the Twelfth street
Fairgrounds.
Commissioner Taylor said to-day
that the city will not buy the earth
that has been offered from the new
Pennsylvania freight station site be-
cause there is not sufficient money
available. The King Brown Construc-
ton Company offered the city at least
10000 yards of material at forty cents
per yard to be dumped over the bank
between "Hardscrabble" and Maclay
streets. This. Mr.. TAYLOR said, will
cost $4,000. The only available fund
suggested is the park loan. This 500,
600 voted for the development OF the
park Is. or will be. needed for the
completion of the parkway chain
purchase of Fairgrounds and other
specific purposes for which it was in
tended. Another scheme for treating
the bank has been agreed upon, how
ever. by which the 1000 yards of dirt
purchased from the grading operations
in Emerald street will be used This
earth will cost 20 cents load.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-28
Pittsburgh District
Gets Big Order For
High Carbonized Steel
BY associated Press

Pittsburgh, Dec. 2S.-Orders for
$1,000 tons of high carbonized steel
rounds appeared in the Pittsburgh
district today, $4,000 tons for France
and $4,000 tons for Russia. Re-
Gently 26,OOO tons Of this grade OF
steel used in making shrapnel shells,
were shipped to Europe. It is un-
derstood that Charels Mcknight
president of the Cabon Steel Com
pany, is now in Europe in connection
with orders for similar material. al.
thouSh number of other mills in
the district are turning out the steel
the purchasers insisting on prompt
delivery. 1t is estimated that fully
S6.OOO.0O0 worth of trenching tools
galvanized sheets, wire and projectile
steel have been bought in Pittsburgh
for the European belligerents in the
last two months.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-28
Scores Of Women Doing
Sewing For Relief Body

An almost continuous stream OF
women able to do plain sewing kept
the Home Relief Department of the
Home and War Relief Association
busy today at headquarters, South
Front street All were given work.
Activities in all departments were
resumed by the ladies in charge this
morning. Sufficient material to keen
full force of hundred women sew
ing for the week We're received from
Blough Brothers.
Contributions continue to be re-
ceived. One little miss of eight
turned over q dollar she had received
as a Christmas present. She wanted
to aid the sufferers, both at home
and in Europe. Assurance was given
her that the money would work both
ways.
All offices will observe these hours:
to IL; 2 to 3. They will close al
noon Saturday
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-28
Retires From Navy Service
After Forty Years

Announcement has been made that
John n. Speel. 124 Walnut street, pay
director of the United States Navy,
will retire July so. 1915, after forty
years of active service. At present he
is doing special work in Washington.
D. c., but has been in service in nearly
every part of the globe. Mr.. and
Mrs. Speel may come back to this
city to live.
Mr.. Speel was born in the Speel
home, North Market Square, the son
of John l.. Speel, for 40 years a hat
ter in this city Mr.. Speel received
an appointment in the navy when he
was 22 years old. Since then he has
visited many of the countries with
the United States battleships. 1t was
his ship that took the engineers to
Nicaragua to survey the proposed
canal site in that country. He mar
ried Miss Virginia White, a daughter
of Judge Harry White. formerly well
known in Pennsylvania politics.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-28
Miss Genevieve Clark's
Engagement Announced
.ShccfnI To TLc Tclccrnhh

Washington, d. c.. Dec. 2S - "rhe
Speaker of the House of Representa-
the engagement of their daughter. Miss
Genevieve Champ Clark. to James NJ.
Thomson, of New Orleans. The we'd
ding to take place in the early summer
at Bowling Green, Missouri"
The above brief announcement. given
out yesterday afternoon. was for the
greater part of Washington society the
first intimation tnat Miss Clark, who
made her debut on New Years Day,
1914. had become engaged to a we'll
known newspaper publisher. who has
been n friend of her fathers for a
number of years and Miss Clark's
suitor since his first meeting with her.
This meeting took place in Baltimore
at the national Democratic convention.
Mr.. Thomson, who is some fifteen
years the senior OF his iiance. is the
owner and publisher of the New Or
leans Item. He will take his bride to
that city to reside after n honeymoon
that VIII occupy all of next summer.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-28
To WELCOME 1915
ROUND C|TY'S TREE
Light on Municipal Pine to Flash
Welcome to Glad New
Year
BIG PARADE ON FRIDAY
Procession to Have 4 Divisions /;
Prizes Announced; Rules
Laid Down

Harrisburg's 1916 New Years cele-
bration will be the biggest in the
history of the city. A midnight revel
and a big parade Friday afternoon
both under direction of the Num-
mers' Association-will be the big
features.
The celebration will start New
Years Eve in Market street, between
Market Square and Front street.
Everybody is expected to bring along
a tin horn, cowbell, or some other
noise-making device.
Plans call for a gathering around
the municipal Christmas tree at 11:45
o'clock Thursday night. Ten minutes
later with two taps on the courthouse
bell, all lights will go out on the tree.
At two minutes before midnight,
buglers will play taps. on the stroke
of midnight the buglers will sound
The reveille, and the courthouse bell
will ring in 1-9-1-5. Then the lights
on the tree will flash and the big
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-28
10000 PEOPLE JOIN
1915 SAVINGS CLUBS
Thrifty Folk of City Begin Storing
Up Cash; Five Banks
Have Funds

Almost 10000 people of Harrisburg
and nearby towns have begun their
1913 Christmas savings funds in five
Harrisburg banks conducting these
clubs.
Several years ago the Christmas saw
ings idea was started and each year
the number of persons making pay
ments has increased until the total
has almost reached 10000.
In the 1914 club the Union Trust
Company paid out hundreds of thou
sand of dollars to more than 10000
people. The 1915 club will be even
larger, it is believed. Two new banks
to take up the idea this year are the
East End Bank, Thirteenth and How
ard streets, and the Citizens Bank,
Thirteenth and Derry streets.
Last year two of the banks began
clubs and each report successful year
with a much better one in view for
1875. One Of these, the Commercial,
had more than 400 members for the
opening year and expects to have at
least 1000 members for 1915. The
Security Trust Company, 36-3S North
Third street, announced that approx
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-28
Warmer Weather, but
Not Enough to Spoil
Skating, Is Coming

Moderating weather. but not enough
high temperature to spoil the skating
is the promise of the forecaster for to-
morrow The prediction for Tuesday is
slightly cloudy and a minimum tenn
perature of about twenty-five degrees,
which is considerably warmer than the
recent low level of the thermometer.
The temperature on Sunday morning,
one degree above zero. was the lowest
ever registered in December during the
twenty-seven years history of the Har-
risburg station.
The skating at Wildwood is good,
and is being indulged in by large
crowds every day. The river is not con-
sidered safe, although the ice is smooth
MANY plareS
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-28
FINED FOR CHEERING FILM
Canadian, Arrested in "NIOvie," Talks
of Appeal to Britain

Pittsburgh. Dec 2S - Declaring his
intention. Of taking his case 20 the
he reported to the State Department.
Paul Steurnagle, OF Sewicllley, a sub
urb, paid So fne IN Central police
court Yesterday morning
at 4 motion picture show when he be-
came enthusiastic, threw his haa into
the air and cheereG when a film show
inG' = Canadian reciment moncrvering
Jon Salisbury Plain. England. was
thrown on the screen. lie was warned
nv an usher. but continued his applause
lie said he recognized several persons
in one of the regiments with whom he
had gone to school in Canada.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-28
One Killed, 8 Hurt By
Bombs in Indian Church
Special TO The Telegrast

San Francisco, Cal. Dec. 2S. - When
service was in progress yesterday at
ternoon at the Vedante Temple, of a
Hindu cult, at 1868 Jackson street. and
Swami Triguniatia preaching. a young
man walked up the aisle. hiding some
bulky article with his hat. Stopping
in front of the platform, he dropped his
hat and bomb hidden underneath il.
Swami Triguniatia's legs were crush
ed. The bomb thrower, whose identity
has not been established, was blown
fifteen feet away and killed. Eight
members of the congregation were bad
ly injured.
The interior of the temple was
Wrecked.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-28
INTEREST IN SUFFRAGE

Washington, Dec. 2S.--The fight in
behalf of the adoption by Congress
of constitutional amendment to ex-
tend suffrage to women took on ad-
ditional interest with the arrival here
to-day of many prominent women suf-
fragists. They plan to he on hand
during the debate in the House on the
proposed amendment.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-28
POLICE TO GO TO SCHOOL
Bv Atsociatcd Prcts

New York. Dec 2S.-The Board of
Education, it became known to-day,
has under consideration the petition
of 240 New York policemen asking
that courses pertaining to their work
be offered in one of the evening high
schools. Course of study in charter
provisions, penal code, English, police
rules and regulations are being map
ped out and classes are expected to be
organized within a few weeks.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-28
AIRMEN CAUSE HEAVY
LOSS TO GERMAN NAVAL
STATION AT CUXHAVEN
Aerial Raids Across English Channel Are Center Of Inter-
est in England Today; Details of Damage Done Are
Still Lacking; Counter Attacks of Germans Check
Onslaughts of Allies in West; End Of Campaign in
Poland Is Believed to Be Near

The Russian forces which have been
attacking the Galician fortress of Cra-
COW have been driven back fifty miles,
and Cracow is now free from imme-
diate menace. 1t is asserted in Petro-
grad that the Russians have improved
their strategic position by falling back.
The capture of Cracow. however, long
has been sought by Russia, being re-
garded as an important step on the
way to an invasion across the Silesian
border.
Elsewhere in the east few changes
have occurred, the Germans having
relaxed for the present their assaults
on the Russian line west of Warsaw.
The French war office says to-day
that further progress has been made
by the allies, particularly in the Meuse
region. The admission is made, how
ever, that a trench south of Ypres
was lost to the Germans. The Berlin
communication states that Nieuport
has again been under bombardment
by British warships and that a few
civilians were killed or wounded. 1t
is asserted that attacks by the allies
have been unsuccessful.
Transporting Refugees
The American cruiser Tennessee is
transporting 500 refugees of various
nationalities from Jaffa, Syria to
ESNpt. captain Decker of the Tenn
essee reported to Washington that per-
mission to remove the refugees had
been granted by the Turkish authori-
ties.
The initiative N military operations
apparently has been left for the time
being to the airmen. Aerial raids
across the English Channel to the
lower Thames. over Freiburg, Nancy,
Metz and Sochaczew, Russian Pc md,
and on the German naval base at CuX-
haven inflicted considerable damage
in the aggregate. Details of the CuX-
haven expedition are still lacking and
although Berlin asserts that the Brit
ish aviators accomplished nothing, il
is said in Hamburg that some damage
was done 1t is evident, however, that
the heavy fog prevented the British
from carrying out fully their plans
Activity on land and sea apparently
| is diminishing. Even in Russian Po
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-28
OLD POLICE DOCKET FULL

With the arrests made tonight I
new docket book will go into service
at the local police department. The
present book was opened April s, 1908.
Since that date. up to noon to-day. a
total of 12,07S arrests were recorded
The new docket, which is similar in
design to the present book, includes
blank spaces for 4,440 arrests.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-28
THE WEATHER

For HarrIsbur., and Vicinity: Partly
cloudy Tonight and Tuesday;
warmer Tonight with lowest
Temperatures about - degrees.
cloudy Tonight and Tuesday:
somewhat warmer tonight; mod
crnte variable winds.
River
All streams of the Susauchanua
river system will remain general
~ icebOund and nearly station
airy.
General Conditions
Light rains have fallen In the last
dwenty-fOur hours In the South
Atlantic. Gulf aud south western
states and in Oregon. and there
were snow furries In Northern
New England, Western New York,
Minnesota, Utah and Idaho and
In the Canadian provinces of
Manitoba and British Columbia.
The temperature has moderated
decidedly over nearly all the
country since Saturday morning,
except in Florida aud n few To-
cnIities Of small area I'm the West,
where II IL somewhat colder.
Temperature; s n. m., 1S.
Suui Rises. 7;20 n. m.I sets. 4i48
n. m.
Mooni Full moon. January 20. 5.2O
O.. w.
HIver stage: "a feet above low
water mark.
Yesterday'H Weather
Highest temperature, Ia.
Lowest temperature. Z.
N~HB temperature. u.
Normal Temperature, II.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-28
BISHOP FOR 25 YEARS
By Assncfntcd Prcss

Duluth. Mimi. De-. 2S.-Archbshop
John Ireland will be among the Cath
olic clergy in Duluth this week to at
tend the anniversary services which
win celebrate a quarter of a century's
work by the Right Rev. James Me-
iGoldrick as bishop of the Duluth dio-
cese. The celebration begins to-day.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-28

land the fighting is becoming less Sc
we're, without a decision having been
reached. Vienna admits that the Aus
trians have been compelled to re-
treat before the Galician Carpathians,
and in Berlin it is said that the at
tempt to cross the Bzura river in the
advance on Warsaw has been aban-
doned.
In the west the onslaught of the al
lies would seem to have been checked
by the counter attack of the Germans
mans.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-28
Slough Chorus Will
Organize Permanently
at Meeting Tonight

The Slough tabernacle chorus will
meet at 7.30 o'clock tonight at the
Ridge Avenue Methodist Church to
discuss a permanent organization.
Professor Charles F. Clippinger, who
organized the choir and was second
in command to Professor Spooner dur
ing the services, will conduct the meet
ing tonight.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-28
TWO VESSELS COLLIDE
Bp Asfocfnted Prcts

Provincetown, Mass, Dec. 2S.-The
Ifive-masted schooner Dorothy Palmer,
and the United Fruit Company steamer
Limon were in collision near Peaked
Hill Bars off the end of Cape Cod early
to-day, but without serious damage to
either vessel or injury to those on
board.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-28
LABOR MEN IN SESSION
By Associntcd Prcss

compensation and Unemployment
were topics for discussion at the an
nual meetings here to-day of the
American Association For Labor Leg
islation and the National Conference
on Unemployment. Some sessions OF
the two conventions Will be held Joint
ly and many prominent men were on
the programs for addresses.