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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-24


against high water and ice floods. The
other fifty-four lights that will be
needed to provide continuous chain
at intervals OF 104 feet will be in
cluded in the 1915 budget ordinance.
Twenty eight 100-candlepower Mazda
lamps on ornamental standards are
provided by the Bowman ordinance
for Second street at a cost of 81 ,S03.45.
Mayor Royal Heard From
Mayor Royal, while voting for the
adoption of the measures. said he
didn't like the action of the company
in providing materials and preparing
the preliminaries. to proceed with the
work before the ordinance was passed.
This. 1t had been repeatedly pointed
out, however, had been done by the
company at its own risk to take ad-
vantage of every possible minute of
time that the new lighting might be
installed before the celebration, Sep
similar view.
BY another ordinance offered by Mr.
Bowman arc lights are authorized to
be placed as follows: Fifth and
strawberry; Ninth and Market; Nee
tarine and Kittatinny; Fifteenth and
Market; Seventeenth and Dock Sew
enteenth and Revere; Twentieth and
Half and Brookwood: Twenty first
and Berryhill; Twenty-second and a
HAIR between Derry and Philadelphia
and Reading; Twenty-seventh and
Derry; Twenty-fourth and Ellerslie
Eighteenth and Herr; Fifteenth be-
tween Briggs and Herr; Seventeenth
and Walnut; Royal Terrace: Eliza
beth and Swab; Second and Reel
GfraafGs nj Al. 81. Il Il.
power incandescents were authorized
to be placed at Market and Cowden
Drummond near Fifteenth rear OF
l412 Market Dare and Miller, Glover
and Brensinger and Chayne and Crab
apple.
Mayor Royal offered an ordinance
hNing the salaries of the mayor and
city commissioners at $4,000 and $2,-
o0O respectively, and the city con-
troller's salary at $500 per year.
Sewers Authorized
Commissioner Lynch offered ordi-
nances authorizing the grading oi
Reel and Lexington streets from Ma
hantongo to Division streets.
Residents of Boas, Sixteenth an6
state streets complained of the unsat.
isfacCory sewer conditions by a mum.
erously signed petition and upon Mr.
Lynch's motion the affected property
owners were invited to meet with
council at the next meeting. Because
the commissioners will attend ThirC
Glass City League convention at Read
ing Tuesday, the next meeting will bt
held on Monday afternoon at o'clock
Attorney j. e. B. Cunningham repre-
senting the Chamber of Commerce
asked council to arrange conference
| on the insurance rates and Septembel
I was fixed for this purpose.
| Commissioner Lynch's ordinance!
which seek to relieve the unsatisfac
tory drainage conditions in various
parts of the city were passed finally
IThese call for the construction o
Istorm sewers in Green street from
Granite to Kelker, Dauphin to PETER
and from point 40 feet north of PEI
fer to 40 feet south of Maclay: in Mar
ket street from Fifteenth to Seven
teenth; in Mahantongo from Seventh
to Jefferson; and in Derry from Car
| liSla m SaNanfaapth
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-24
French Aviator Used
Disguise to Escape
By Associated Press

Paris, Aug "a, 1920 a. m.-Eugene
Gilbert, the French aviator, brought
down five German aeroplanes before
he was compelled by an accident TO
his motor to land on Swiss territory
last June. Since his escape from
Switzerland and his arrival in Paris
on Sunday he has been treated as a
popular hero.
When first interned in Switzerland,
Gilbert gave his word not to escape.
The enforced idleness prayed on his
mind. however, and he took back his
promise and seized the first oppor-
tunity to get away. With the assist
ance of a friend who provided a dis
guise. he made his way to Lucerne
and Geneva, and thence to Annemasse
in France.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-24
Premier and Minister
Report Plans to Emperor

Toxic, Aug. "a. - Premier Okuma
and Minister of War Okla have paid
a visit to Nikko to report to the en-
peror their plans for Increasing the
supply of munitions in accordance
with the decision recently reached to
employ all available resources, both
governmental and private, for swell
ing the nations output in aid of
Japan's allies in the war. Afterwards
the premier and war minister con-
ferred at length with the ambassad dors
of the allied powers.
Orders have been dispatched to the
foundries and factories of the empire
that are engaged in the production OF
munitions to rush their work.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-24
Employees of Bethlehem
Steel Plant Out on Strike
By Associated Press

South Bethlehem. Pa, Aug. "a
Fully one-half of the employees of the
Bethlehem Steel Company at it's new
fuse plant at Redington walked out
this morning and many more followed
at noon. so that very few of the 1900
working force at the plant remained.
Yesterday was semimonthly pay day
at the plant, but the expected 10 per
cent. increase which was to become
effective on August 1 was not included
in the pay roll. Quite a number of
girls are employed at the plant. many
of whom also walked out. The officials
up to this afternoon have not made
any statement
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-24
Clerks Favor Union
of All BrotherhOods
Sercial TO The Telegraph

Detroit, Mich, Aug. 24.-Among the
questions which are expected to at
tract considerable attention at the Ma
tional Convention OF the Grand Lodge
which opened yesterday, is a proposed
movement to organize all transpor-
tation unions into one large federation.
Wade Shurtleff. delegate from Cleve-
land. is one of the leading advocates
in favor OF the movement.
Resolutions already prepared state
that the old plan of dealing with, rail-
way managers. as INDIVIDUAL crafts, has
alton has been only a partial success.
Mr.. Shurtleff claims that the reason
the Illinois Central strike has dragged
along nineteen months, without the
union men winning their battle, is that
two of the crafts have refused to leave
their work
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-24
Gilday Will Attempt to
Settle Garments Strike
Bp Astoeiatcd Prctt

Pittsburgh, Aug. 24.-Patrick Gill
day, chief of the Pennsylvania Bureau
of Mediation and Cancellation, arrived
here to-day at the'request of the Anal
gamated Association of Street and
Electric Railway Employees to endeav-
or to settle the strike of carmen on
the Natrona- -Aspinwall division of
the West Penn Railways which has in
convenienced some $4,000 residents of
the lower Allegheny valley since last
week. There was no disorder during
last night but cars operated to-day
We're generally without passengers.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-24
STORM DAMAGES BANANA CROP
By Associated Press

New York, \. Y, Aug "a. - The
hurricane which recently swept over
the West Indies DESTROYED 90 ner
cent. of the banana trees on the north
side of the island of Jamaica accord
1ng to officers of the steamer Commo-
dore Rollins, which arrived to-day
The steamer brought a large cargo
or bananas which were cut from the
trees felled by the hurricane.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-24
City Will Insist on
Full IndemniGcation in
Tractor Company Case

City Council this afternoon unani-
mously supported Commissioner Nj.
Harvey Taylor's attitude in insisting
upon obtaining a full indemnification
from the Front Drive Motor Company,
for any damages that may result TO
the city from the patent infringems snt
suit brought against the motor COM
pany by John w. Moakler.
The city has bought two tractors
from the Front Drive Company for
$1,000. One has been delivered and
paid for; the other is ready for de-
livery but Mr.. Taylor wouldn't accept
it until he had been assured that the
city would be fully Undermined for
the cost of both pieces of appartus.
He placed this matter before Coun-
Gil this afternoon and to a man the
members supported him.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-24
Chancellor Refuses to
Interfere With Picture
Birth of a Nation"
By Associated Press

Trenton, N. j., Aug. 24.-Chancellor
Walker to-day granted a permanent
Injunction restraining the authorities
of Atlantic City from interfering with
the production of the motion picture
play THE Birth of a Nation" The
chancellor about two weeks ago grant
ed a temporary injunction when the
Atlantic City authorities took steps to
prevent the production of the play on
the ground that it stirred the colored
people of Atlantic City and disorder
was threatened The chancellor to-
day said the law did not make him
censor of motion pictures.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-24
TEACHERS INSTITUTE FRIDAY

The first teachers institute of the
1855 school term will be held Fri
day evening and Saturday morning,
September 10 and II in the Central
High school. Speakers will be DIR. A.
E. Winship, of Boston. editor and
proprietor of the School Journal, and
James L. Allison, superintendent of
the Williamsburg schools. The insti-
tute sessions this year will be held
Friday evening and Saturday morn
ing instead of Saturday morning and
afternoon. many of the teachers pre-
ferring the former arrangement.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-24
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR AMERICANS

New York. Aug. 24.-Soldiers of
the French army have arranged for
the establishment in Paris of three
scholarships for Americans. to be en-
dowed and perpetuated as monument
of gratitude for the sympathy which
America has shown to France during
the war and as an evidence of their
appreciation of the work of the
Lafayette fund.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-24
WANT SHIP MEASUREMENTS
By associated Press

Washington, d. c., Aug. 24.-Appli-
cation was made to-day to the Bureau
OF Navigation of the Department of
Commerce for the measurements of
the North German Lloyd and Ham
burg g-American Line ships now held in
Hawaiian ports by the European war.
The measurements were requested to
qualify the ships for using the Panama
canal
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-24
CARRANzA FORCES DEFEATED

Washington, d. c., Aug. "a. - The
Villa agency here issued a statement
to-day saying it had received details
of the fighting recently at Icamole
which show the Carranza forces SUI
fered a severe defeat and sustained
heavy losses. The railroad between
Laredo and Monterey had been cut,
the statement added.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-24
DETAIN STEAMER HELLIG oLAv
By Associated PYess

New York, Aug. 24.-The steamship
Hellig Olav, with passengers and cargo
from Copenhagen, arrived here to-day
officers Of the ship said they were
held up by British cruisers in the
North Sea on three different occasions
during the trip. but were allowed to
proceed after Identification was es-
tablished. Among the passengers was
Fl. W. Zimmerman. American vice
consul at Rostov, Russia
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-24
woRKdAN's FOOT BURNED

James Porter, Swatara township,
employed by the Central Iron and
Steel Company. while working this
morning had his right foot badly burn
ed when piece of red hot steel fell on
it. He was treated at the Harrisburg
hospital.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-24
PUBLISH SECRET DOCUMENT
Ra Asrnrtntcd prnrs

Berlin. Aug. "a (by wireless to Say
ville) The Norddeutsche Allegemeine
Zeitung to-day publishes further ex-
tracts from secret documents found
by the Germans on taking possession
of Brussels. The latest instalment
deals with the period of the Balkan
wars.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-24
WAGON GOES OVER HIM

Arthur Brown, 1888 Swatara street,
received severe bruises on right foot
when a wagon wheel passed over it
this morning near Mechanicsburg
where he was working. Brown was
treated at the Harrisburg hospital
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-24
MEMORIAL FOR DIR. HOLMES

Pittsburgh, Pa, Aug. 24--A me-
mortal is to be erected here to the
late DR.. Joseph A. Holmes, who was
director of the United States Bureau
of Mines. Luson Stone, engineer in
charge of the Pittsburgh bureau, an
nouhas1 last night that he had ap-
pointed a committee composed of Ave
men connected with the local bureau
to make plans
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-24
Deaths and Funerals
DIES AFTER LINGERING u.LNI

Mrs. Annie Earlesaged rs, died this
morning at the nome of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. b. +. Flickinger. 1881 James
street. after a lingering illness. She
was a member of the German Baptist
Church, and is survived by the follow
ing children: Mrs. Poag, Mrs. Hub
bard, James, Ira, Ausby and Henry
Earles, all of Virginia, and Mrs. Flick
niger of this city. Funeral services
will be held from her late home Fri
day morning at 10 o'clock.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-24
PRINT SECRET INFORMATION
By associated Press

Berlin. Aug. "a (by wireless to Say
ville) 1.-THE Vossische Zeitung pub
fishes what purports to be the steno-
graphic report of a secret meeting of
the finance committee of the Russian
imperial council at which the financial
status of the empire and the outlook
were considered, the Overseas News
Agency says to-day.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-24
POOR DIRECTOR MANNING FILES

Poor Director Thomas s. Manning,
a Republican from Londonderry
township to-day formally entered the
field for reelection to the poor direc-
torate when he filed his petition with
the county commissioners. His petit
.tions contained 500 names
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-24
FAIR WEATHER PREDICTED
By Associated Press

Washington, D. c., Aug. 24.-The
weather predictions for the week be-
ginning tomorrow for various parts
of the country were announced to-day
by the Weather Bureau as follows:
Middle Atlantic States: With the
exception of local showers wednes-
day over northern portion of the dis
frict, generally fair weather viii pre-
vail throughout the week. Cooler
"wednesday night and Thursday.
Moderate temperatures thereafter.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-24
CHURCH ANNIVERSARY

oPttIuI 70 7 Nc tIegFdPH
Columbia, Pa, Aug. "a. - Grace
United Evangelical Church will OBJ
serve the twenty-frst anniversary of
its organization by having a weeks
special service to commemorate the
event. Former pastors will attend the
service.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-24
PASSED FAIRLY GOOD NIGHT
By Associated Pre-

Montreal Aug. 24.-Sir William Van
Herne, famous for his activity in the
development of Canada's transcontin-
entail railway, passed a fairly good
night at the Royal Victoria Hospital,
wehre he had been lying i'll for several
days, following an operation. Sir Will
liam is 7S years old.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-24
wIILIAM p. HOUsEHOLDER

Funeral services for William P
Householder. aged 81 years, who died
Sunday afternoon at the Harrisburg
Hospital were held this afternoon, at
2 o'clock from the Hawkins Estate
funeral chapel. Burial was made in
the Harrisburg Cemetery.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-24
FIRE LOSS rs SMALL
By Associated Press

Seattle. Wash, Aug. 24.-The direc-
tors of the State Forest Fire Associa-
tion announced to-day that the total
loss by forest fires in Washington in
the season now ending will be less
than in any year during the history OF
the State. The Government forests
have escaped altogether.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-24

E4H 81 with aldermen and
HSkR3ET justices of the peace,
- County Controller
~ ~&ZA Henry w. Cough
5&@sasSS has opened a new
MI kNHI IEGE book, in which the
f1,dtH E iEI g record of all the
DASlHEi MHlhEA cases, the names of
witnesses, the fees,
the aldermen's and
ccEstables costs and the record of the
receipted payment are arranged in
order. Deputy Controller Fred Holtz-
man is bringing the book up to date
new from January 1, 1915. With the
new book the controller will be able
at a glance to tell just what the total
costs that may he due on an alder
mans case will amount to.
Realty Transfers.-Realty transfers
recorded to-day included d. Kaufman
to A. E. Shirey, Second street near
Kelker, S735; NJ. NJ. Strohm to Will
liam T. Douglass, 1884 Derry street,
$40: Clara J.. Raymond to St. Peters
Lutheran Church. Middletown, a lot
adjoining the church property for
S4.05O; Dorothy Ogden to William AL
len, 16 South Sixteenth street, S2,600.
Building Permits.-To-day's build
ing permits included; Christian Crone,
two-story garage rear 1889 Fulton
street $500; G. W. Bickel frame shop
rear of 500 South Front street, SIS.
COURTHOUSE NOTES
To Make Pipe Connections.-Own-
ers of property abutting in Clover
alley, from Brensinger to Howard al
leys have been notified by City En-
gineer NJ. B. Cowden to make all the
necessary sewer, gas, water and heat
ing pipe changes incident to the paw
ing of that section of highway within
the next sixty days.
10 Levy Derry Street Paving Assess
ment.-Friday, September 3 has been
liked by City Engineer NJ. B. Cowden
as the date for hearing property own
ers residing in Derry street from
Twenty to the eastern city line
relative to assessment levied against
each resident for the cost of paving
the highway
CONTROLLER Cough at Erie.-County
controller Henry w. Cough is spend
ing few days a Erie attending the
citation of Elks. Mr.. Cough is treasurer
of the organization.
Justin Leaves For Buffalo. - ]. D.
Justin, formerly principal assistant en-
gineer of the Board of Public Works
and the engineer who had been in COM
plete charge of all the public improve
family preparatory to leaving for
Northwestern Wisconsin, where he will
take charge of a big hydro-electric
May. Ask State Aid For Derry Road.
While County Solicitor F. NJ OFT is
considering the preparation of the
answer for the County Commissioners
to the mandamus action begun yester-
day by the Derry township supervisors,
to COMPEL the repairing of the high
way east of Hummelstown, IL is not i'm
probable that an effort to obtain State
aid In the construction of a section
of. State highway may be made. To
county would necessarily have to join
in petttioning the State.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-24
LANES REED

Funeral services for James Reed. aged
So. who died Sunday morning at the
home of his daughter Mrs. William
Winn, 1911 Susquehanna street. were
held from his late residence this after
noon, at 2 o'clock, the Rev. Edwin A.
Pyles officiating. Burial was made in
the Heckton Cemetery.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-24
MRS. NfARTHA CRAIG

Mrs. Martha Craig died Sunday m orn-
ing at the home of her daughter. Mrs
Amanda Spencer, 1919 North Cameron
street Funeral services will be held
from her late home Wednesday after
noon. at o'clock. Burial in the Lin
coin Cemetery.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-24
oRGANIsT AT MoRAyIAN CHURCH.

Marietta Aug. 24.-Rlchard Stock=
ton. for number of years organist
at the First Presbyterian Church, at
Tanca ster. has resigned and will take
charge of the organ and choir of the
Moravian church, at Lititz, on Sep
tember /, succeeding Professor Paul
Reck. who was recently appointed by
Governor Brumbaugh to the position
of superintendent of music and art in
connection with the State public
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-24
THREE MEN LOSE LIVES
BY Associated Press

London, Aug "a, 1883 a. m. =
Three men lost their lives by the
sinking of a trawler from Hull, it was
announced to-day. The other nine
members of the crew were rescued.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-24
NRs. LANE. .GREEN

The funeral of Mrs. Jane Green. aged
63, who died Saturday night at her
home, 10 Hannah street was held this
afternoon, at 2 o'clock. from her late
home. the Rev. J. A. Staum officiating.
Burial was made at Enola.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-24
LIGHTS ALONG WALL
FOR BIG CELEBRATION

[Continued From First Page. ]
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-24
CONTROLLER COUGH
OPENS A NEW BOOK
County Guardian of Finances
Facilitates Handling of Bills of
Aldermen and Justices

To further facili-
tate the handling of
the county accounts
with aldermen and
justices of the peace,
County Controller
Henry w. Cough
has opened a new
book. in which the
record of all the
cases, the names of
witnesses, the fees,
the aldermen's s and
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-06-12

than that he should make his
predecessors unfinished program
his own and determine to carry
on and perfect the good work in
augurated by him. The new Met
ropolitan brings to this task ripe
scholarship, mature judgment, I'M
bounded zeal and enthusiasm for
his work and a determination to
make the most Of the opportunities
afforded him to extend the infu7
ence of Catholicity not alone in
the Archdiocese of San Francisco
but throughout the great State of
California. During his residence
on the Pacific Coast he has won
the love and confidence of his
Catholic people, both clergy and
laity, and the esteem of all citi-
zens, irrespective of creed. Under
his wise direction the future of
the Church in California will be
not unworthy of it's past greatness.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-06-12
MOST SACRED RELICS
RELICS OF THE PASSION IN DIFF
FERENT PARTS OF THE
WORLD.

Tradition has placed the following
relics of the Passion in various parts
of the world as follows:
a The Wood of the Cross. The larg-
est portions are i'm the basiIica of the
Holy Cross of Jerusalem at Rome, and
in the Cathedral of Paris.
The Title of the Cross. The tablet
on which is the well-known inscrip-
zion, |. N. r. |. (Jesus Nazarenus,, Rex
Judaeorum-Jesus of Nazareth, King
of the jews, is preserved in the basil
lea of the Holy Cross of Jerusalem at
Rome.
The Crown of Thorns. 1t farms
part of the treasure of Our Lady of
Paris, but is devoid of thorns, which
have been granted to a great many
churches. This relic, with the frag-
ments of the cross, is borne in triumph
by twelve canons or cures of Paris in
the solemn procession which is held
at 8 o'clock Good Friday night in
Notre Dame. The Church of st. Ser
min, in Toulouse, has fragment of
the crown, which was given it by St
Louis, through his brother Alphonso,
Count of Toulouse.
The Nails. One, history relates
was thrown by st. Helena into the
Adriatic to calm a storm; the second
is in the famous iron crown of the
ancient Lombard kings FUSED by Ma
poleon ] in his coronations); the third
is in the Church of Notre Dame in
Paris. At Mona, near Milan, is a nail
whose authenticity Benedictine XIV
is said to have established.
The Sponge. 1t. is at Rome in the
basilica of st. John Lateran.
The Lance. The point is at Paris
and the rest at Rome.
The Robe. 1t was given to the
Church of Treves by st. Helena. 1t
is known as the Holy Coat.
The Tunic. Charlemagne gave it to
the monastery of Argenteuil, near
Paris, where his sister was nun.
The Church of Argenteuil has the
relic to this day.
The different pieces Of the Winding
sheet. The largest is at Turin. The
Church of Cadonin, Department of
Dordogne, France, has the cloth in
which the head was wrapped.
Rome has the linen with which Yer
onica wiped Christ's face.
The upper part of the pillar of the
scourging is at Rome in the Church
of st. Praxedes since 1923. The other
part is at Jerusalem in the Church Of
the Holy Sepulchre.