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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-07
THE READING

Harrisburg DIvisIOn-6 crew first to
go after 11:45 a. m: IA, TO- II, 10, 8, IS,
East-bound-5s crew first to go after
1:45 D. m: 6S
Engineers for %
Flremen for II. Is, %.
Brakemen for SO. 81 II. Is. 1s, %.
Engineers up: Martin. Fetrow.
Wood. Barnhart, Richwine, Upton,
Eortney. Sweeley, Lape, Pletz, Morne,
WYre Bonawitz
Firemen up: Dobins, Stephens. Kelly.
Bingaman, Grumbine. Fulton, Bowers
Conductor up: Sipes
Brakemen up: Epley, Kramer Max
ton, HoIbert, Gardner, Painter Page,
Slentz. Ensminger Laucks, Bingaman'
Ely, Ware. McHenry, Hickman,
Grimes, Maurer, Hoover
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-07
ENOLA SIDE

Philadelphia DivisiOn-210 crew first
to go after 4:15 p. m: 229, 224, 20s, 2O5,
PA. 2O3. 242. 209.
Engineers for 2O5. 214. 3o3, a42.
Fireman for 203
Conductor for 113.
Brakemen for 10, 40.
Conductors up: Steinouer, Logan,
Shirk
Flagman up: Corrigan.
Brakemen up: Long Shuler, Baker.
Wright, Vandling. Jacobs, Fair. Boyd.
Middle Divlsio1M10S crew first to go
Laid off: 119. 104 10s, IA.
Five crews laid off at Altoona
Brakeman for 103
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-07
Ex-SenatoI

Ex-senator Here. - Ex-senator
John J. Coyle, of Philadelphia. was
among the visitors to the State Capt.
toll
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-07
GOVERNOR GOES
ON FISHING TRIP
Starts For Philadelphia on His Way
to the PocOnos to Angle For
Trout Tomorrow
Governor Brum-

Governor BruIll-
baugh started to
go fishing to-day.
He left for Phila-
delphia by automo-
bile this afternoon
and tom o rr o w
IN ornin s, bright
and early. he will
go with a party of
friends to Pocono
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-04-03
ABOUT GERMAN ATROCITIES

The Philadelphia Ledger of date publishes lengthy defense of the German military forces against the charges o barbes alleged to have been perpead Belgium and elsewhere from the of James ODonne Bennett correspondent of the Chicago Tribune the war zone The article lengthy for reproduction these columns and best the result of the observations and investigations of but one man. Even after reading of this article hard to believe thai the varied of the actions of the military the conquered dis ricts could all have been suggested by Mr. ODonne especially when taken with the protesed military policy of Germany and the teachings of its military writer's While doubt the accounts the aeged atrocities have instances been ggeated only natural will take than the word of man. whose observations necessarily under the scrutiny ot Ger man oado refue the testimony of the thousands of unor refugees and the reputable and supposedly impartial writers who have preceded Mr. Bennett Granting all that has been said about the humane of the Germans naton there little doubt that the teachings of Nesch Bernar and others have had he effect on the German officer if the private soldier and the natural consequence make heous possible The eegraphc this week describing the sinking of ship and the loss of hundreds of ocombatan does tend create belief the nablty of Mr. Bennes conclusions However, the editorial the Ledger the subject much wisdom and well worth reproducing:
 of which fed the United States
 the early days of the could have been unless the Germans had been But they believed by people willing
 Dys of the modern Huns he called % ] W @ g ] S ana 3e n Uf oDoe Bnne s>g an m % n Bel letter Arthur rng his sweeping charges The kindness And reports he attempted tales of Bean combns he always told that the thing happened in the
 Mir Benne e may not convince the extreme a9 Germans but already begun punish the Tveyor of fe stories German brutality maleatd the Germans while circulation yarns certainly believing
 doubtless Indian and African soldiers who also brutal Women and children have been nal
 ofw We in to be keep group of arnie are M beasts and all he members of another group are nt
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-04-03
LARGEST DREADNAUGHTS
 BEING BUILT FOR BRITAIN

A London dispatch says that Great Brit ain is to amaze the world with several war ships of new type, as much above tie super dreadnought as that Is above the dreadnought Admiral Jelicoe will be abls to lay down a hand on the playing table
 the North sea next summer at which the
 ai:er's navy will stare in astonishment.
 These new ships are of the Queen Eliza beth class, not one of which is yet in com mission Details of them are carefully guarded and publication of facts concerning
 m in Great Britain probably would be followed by severe punishment. A man who recently visited the jealously- guarded Dev onport yard, however. gives a layman'S view of one of these giant craft. She was the Warspite, which will be ready for ac tion within three months.
 The Warspite will carry ten l5.5-inch guns What this means can be realized hen it Is remembered that the latest Amer can battleships carry only l4-inch guns Even more important is the wonderful tur- ret arrangement. The turrets rise above each other like boxes in a grandstand SC that it is possible to fire all of her 15 ) guns from her bow. This is an achievement of which naval construction would have despaired oniy yesterday.
 More wonderful still, this monster float ing fort is not unable to pursue swift cruis- CTS. She makes twenty-six knots, a speed greater than the fastest transatlantic liner Her bow is narrow at the water line and widens in such a way as to offer the least possible resistance to the seas.
 Another important feature is her armor It is said she will be able practically to defy any ordinary torpedo or mine, This is ac- complished by means of triple coating of armor below the water line. An external explosion can damage but not sink her. Of course she is oil il-driven. Her cost will be about S16,O00,000.
 There are six such ships building, which are expected to shake out their colors within three months. Construction is so perfectly organized that they can be built in eighteen months from the time they were started, 1t is estimated.
 It is impossible to learn whether all or only one of the new battleships will be able to fire all ten of its large guns from the bow. It is known, however, that be sides these six new battleships, the Devon port and Portsmouth dockyards alone are to produce light battle cruisers by next spring or early summer
 At Davenport 5000 men are employed, with about 5000 soldiers and marines al ways on guard
 Winston Churchill first lord of the ad- miralty, recently stated in the house of commons that Great Britain could lose a superdreadnought every month for twelve months without diminishing her relative su- periority over the German navy, even though the Germans kept all their ships in tact. From what is learned, this is no idle boast.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-04-03
MEMBER OF COMMISSION
 IS MOST OPTIMISTIC

Thomas Riggs, Jr addressed the Sour dough Club of the University of Washing ton recently end gave the students an idea of what Alaska will become within the next decade He said in part
 Millions in money are awaiting chance to go into Alaska The same kind of mil lions that opened the Rand in South Africa to wealth, in South America and Australia qnd made possible the fortunes in California, Colorado and Nevada mines, are clamorng for admittance into Alaska Alaska Is the last great undeveloped empire. Just as soon as capital is assured transportation,
 an investments will be made and develop ,nent get Its impetus We are going to brilI railroads in Alaska, and l lock for a healthy, steady and wonderful growth during the next decade. The gold mining industry is due for a richer life than 1t has ever had The placer miner of today m Alaska is different man from the placer miner of the old bonanza days He does not come home from a night Tn the dance ell now to start work the next morning in haphazard way; he reads the mining magazines and engineers reports and goes about the development of his properties Tn a scientific end systematic fashion" /"
 He urged the younger generation of Alaska. typifed in the university students -mnosing the Sourdough Club, to do what they could to dispel the pesslmism of the cd sourdoughs who bemoan the passing ot the "cld days" Cordova Alaskan.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-04-03
WAS FIRST TO FIND GOLD
 IN THE YUKON VALLEY
(DaWson News

In the address iven by the Right Rev. l. o. Stringer, bishop of Yukon, on the life of Archdeacon Mcdonald, occurred the fol lowing:
 "Two circumstances connected with the life of Archdeacon Mcdonald will be of spe- cial interest to the people in Yukon.
 "He was the first to discover gold, so far as we know, in the Yukon valley. In 1863, while visiting Indians on Birch creek, he saw gold on an exposed bedrock and col lected some of the yellow metal, using a spoon to gather it together He sent speci- mems of this to the British museum, with other collections of bones of the extinct horse and the like. The London Times pub lished an Grticle regarding this discovery of gold, and years afterward, when the Klondike gold discovery created such stir, the Times republshed this article regarding the discovery of gold by Mcdonald some thirty three years before. The discovery f the precious metal was interesting to the young missionary, but his work was not tha tof miner His whole aim and ob-
 ectSin life was to bear the unsearchable riches of Christ to those who were in need, Again, he was the first missionary, so ar as we know, to visit the klondike and to hold services in this region. About fifty wears ago he made his first journey up the Yukon, accompanied by man and a boy. He ascended the river by canoe from Fort Yukon, visiting the Indians canned alonr
 he way Wherever a human being was to be found the little birc hbark canoe stopped and the young missionary ministered to the spiritual and physical wants Thus the journey proceeded day after day, till Me ! Donald reached the 'Trohndik,' or klondike river and landed among the tribe of In dians at this place. few hours afterward the first Christian service was held where i the city of Dawson now stands. McDonal7 | hen continued up the Stewart river, visit ing the native camps along the way, and afterwards returning to Fort Yukon. Sev- eral journeys of this character were made 1 from Fort Yukon as the center"
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-04-03
METlAKAHTLA QUARREL
 LEADS TO ARREST FOR LIBEL
Lkatchikan PrngressiYe. Feb. 13l

The article which appeared in last weeks issue of the Progressive pUrpCrung to be he story of the trouble between Father Duncan of the Metlakahtla settlement and the natives, has added fuel to the contro- versy.
 In view of the fact that Mir. Duncan's side of the trouble had been broadly adver tised, the ralator referred to in the article being desirous that the natives side be told, made the statement published, to which MT Duncan took exception, with the result that the editor of the Progressive was arrested taken before the United States commissioner, the charge read, which was followed by long explanation by Mr. Dun can of his relations with the tribe from the beginning up to this day, and the editor was discharged
 It is only fair that Mir. Duncans state ment and refutation of the charges made by the native, Mark Hamilton, be also pub lished, to the end that justice may obtain
 According to Mir Duncan, the story as tcld by the native does not contain one truthful fact, and he denies absolutely every part of the statement therein made. That the $50000 which the native said had been given to MT Duncan is pure fabrication. That the only sum of money he ever received from outsiders was S11 900 from a private source, and that was bor rowed money with which the sawmill and cannery were constructed That when the loan was made he organized a company, with himself as manager, bookkeeper, etc, and proceeded to work, employing the na tives and paying them wages. After several years of devotion to the work and strict economy, he paid every cent of the bor rowed money back, besides 15 per cent per annum for the money so used That in no manner did he ever receive a cent from any religious association or otherwise, except his salary as secretary of the association that employed him while in Canada.
 Mir Duncan further explained that the natives never asked for the kind of school they are having now The school that they have prayed for was a boarding school, where the natives children might be cared for while the parents were away, such as when out hunting or fishing, etc.
 That whatever property there is at the Fettlement such as wharves, warehouses, water works, etc, IS the result of his in dustry, and that neither the government nor anyone else ever contributed a cent
 That the community through his ef- forts, was self-supporting. That during his administration more than one million dol lars passed through his hands, and every cent of which is accounted for, as his books will show.
 Mr Duncans deduction is that Mark Hamilton has deliberately and maliciously slandered him, and that no part of that statement contains a grain of truth.
 Such is in substance the statement made by MT. Duncan, which is published with the full belief in it's truth.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-04-03

Alaska Times, Cordova, Feb, POI This Winter the MiIdest Ever Known in
 Alaska
 The unseasonably mild weather which has prevailed throughout Alaska during the past three or four months is the subject of congratulaton and much speculation as to effect. The perfect days, when the sun is above the horizon for several hours are a delight, and the nights are less cold than in the favored states on the western coast this season of the year. Of course this mild weather was accompanied by some rainfall in this section but there have been no storms of any violence and compara- lively little snow.
 This record is considered most remark able even by those who have been resi- dents of Alaska for many years No one, so far as known, lays claim to having ex- perienced such weather conditions in this portion of Alaska before, and unlike the editor of the Whtehorse Star, we have not access to the records of the Indians to compare the present weather conditions with those of years and ages previous to the arrival of the whites. There Is, how ever, a striking contrast between the rec ords of this winter and those of 1913l4, although that was by no means a severe winter.
 As usual there are many theories ad- vanced to account for the unusual weather conditions, and probably the most ingeni ous is that of local business man, who affirms that the climatic changes are due
 the great European war-the firing of immense amounts of high explosives in that section of the world causing atmospheric disturbances which affect the climate even at this distance No one has yet come for ward to refute this theory authoritatively, and it will have to stand in the absence of any other.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-04-03
REPRESENTATIVE SNOW
 DESCRIBES TRAIL TRIP
(C. K. Snow in Ruby Record Citizen)

Seward, Feb 15, 1915
 arrived here Thursday, the 18th, after a never to be forgotten trip of eighteen days It was one continual outing from the time 1 left Ruby till arrived in Sew ard and 1 enjoyed every minute of it. The trail was a little heavy from Poorman to Ophir and for about seven miles over the summit, forty nine miles out from Seward. In all, I used the snowshoes about six hours There was about sixty miles on the South Fork of the Kuskokwim where there was absolutely no snow, and here the nig gerheads were quite bad and pretty hard on sled, but as soon as one is over Rainy pass there is plenty of snow.
 As far as knik the lay of the trail is fully as good as one could expect overland trail to be, but after leaving knik one en- counters about sixteen miles of bad trail around Turnagain arm, although they tell me the present route is much better than over the Crow pass, which trail was used up to two years ago. The railroad, which ever way it goes to the coal fields, will elim- mate this bad portion of the trail.
 I found good dog houses at every road house. and received the most courteous treatment at every stopping place. For about one hundred miles in the vicinity of Rainy pass meals are S2, hunks S1. At most other places the price of meals IS S1.25 to $50. The meals were excellent, with an abundance of wild meat. Along the South Fork of the kuskokwm and in the Rainy pass section there was plenty of mountain sheep in every cache, and you may be sure the mutton IS in great demand by all travellers Several roadhouse men asked me which I preferred moose, cari- bou, bear or mutton, rabbit, bird or fish. I thought that was going some.
 At Anderson's roadhouse, Rainy pass, there is register kept of all travellers, and I found that I was the ninety third tray eler who had passed this season, not count ing the mail carriers. I passed there on January 29.
 Taken all in all 1 cannot see any legiti- mate reason why this trail should receive the "black eye does by many who pass over it. I was undoubtedly lucky as far as weather conditions are concerned; but even so these weather conditions must af feet any overland trail, and for my part l believe this Seward Yukon trail has been too often unjustly condemned, often per haps by parties who do not know what to expect on an overland trail in Alaska. For scenic beauty it by far excels any other trail I have travelled in Alaska, and for this one feature alone I would not have missed this trip even though the trail were as bad as it is often reported to be- and much more expensive.
 If you love the grandeur of nature-its canyons, its mountains and its mightiness, and love to feel the thrill of their presence then take the trip by all means; you will not be disappointed But if you wish to travel On ''howery beds of ease" and wish to snooze and dream that you are special nroduct of higher civilization too finely ad- justed for this more strenuous life then ont But may God pity you for you will lose one thing worth living fer if you have he opportunity to make this trip and fail to do so.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-04-03
For General Express and Delivery of Wood in the City Leave Orders at Editarod Hotel
 DAN HARTNET
A MOVE" ANNIVERSARY

Torty-fve years ago a great crowd jammed the Academy of Music i'll Phlladel pLia to see the first. moving pictures and, crude though they were, the audience mar veled, cheered and marveled again. It was Henry H. HoyTs invention and he called 1t the "phasmatrcpe Hoyl turned a wheel and the audience saw a dancing figure, and a performer turning a somersault. It was great, and the mechanical world sat up with delightful anticipations of remarkable things to come, though few of the prophets if any. dared to dream of what we of today are seeing.
 None, perhaps, had the imagination to fcresee the vast field which this experi- menter was opening. It would have been bold indeed to have predicted that in 1915 the movie" would afford perhaps the great est single pastime of the wide world, that it would carry education into the remotest corners of the earth, and serve in that greatest of processes making the wide world kin.
 Hovl's pictures were taken one at time, with great patience. They were reprinted on thin glass These plates were fastened in a skeleton wheel with eighteen compart- ments A shaft of light, sent through the wheel flashed the pictures on screen. By turning the wheel the pictures were made to move" That was before the days of the electric and acetylene lights. An old-fash toned magic lantern was employed. Hoyps announcement thus described his invention:
 This is a recent scientific invention, de signed to give to various objects and figures upon the screen the most graceful and life like movements. Men are seen walking, running and performing various feats in most perfect imitation of real life This in strument is destined to become a most val uable auxiliary to the appliances for illus tration, and we have the pleasure of having the first opportunity of presenting its merits to an audience "-Tacoma News
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-04-03
MRS. LANG'S
 HOME BURNS

A fire starting in an overloaded stove in the laundry conducted by Mrs. Lang, on First avenue, caused the total loss of the the timely work of Idtarod's modern fire apparatus and the energetic work of the volunteer firemen stopped short of total de struction of the building. The loss will amount to several hundred dollars, on which there was no insurance.
 About o'clock on Tuesday evening ex- cited cries of Fire" startled the people in the business district of the city, and flames were seen pouring from the laundry. A terce northery gale was blowing at the time and anxiety was pictured on the faces ot all. Volunteer tiremen were numerous, and while some repaired to the ire station to bring forth the apparatus, others quickly secured fire eytlngulshcrs and rushed to the scene. It was soon apparent that the build ing was doomed, and the efforts of the fire fighters were directed to continlng the fire to the one structure The chemical and fire extinguishers in the hands of willing work CTS kept the fire in control until the fire rose was laid and the pump started at the fire station, and in about ten minutes from the time that Chief Byers was called from his dinner at the Merchants cafe by the alarm an effective stream Of water was be
 z poured on the flames, and it was the work of but few minutes to squelch the blaze
 Practically nothing of value was saved from the building except few trlnkets, which were reached from a window. The rlace was so completely fl led with smoke as to prevent entrance.
 An Unfortunate Delay
 Water was turned into the hose several minutes prior to this time, however, but owing to an unfortunate occurrence the full force of water was turned into one line of hose, and the result was that the hose burst and caused a delay while a new coupling was made The fire pump is intended to provide two streams of water, and it is GUS tomary to leave one outlet of the valve at the standppe open to carry off the excess water when only one line is in use. But someone had closed the valve and the ac- | ent was the result. Everything consid- cred, the first actual test of the fire appar- atus more than justified the purchase of he equipment and the town officials are greatly pleased with the demonstration. Had the fire of Tuesday evening gained much headway it must have resulted dis astrously, as the high wind would have carried the flames through the heart of the business portion of the city
 A Second Alarm
 Scarcely Lad the fire equipment been re- turned to the station and the crowds dis .ersed than there was a second alarm of | fire. this time from the Mcdonald hotel. It proved to be an inciplent blaze in an upstairs apartment, and was quickly smoth- cred without the use of the fire apparatus.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-04-03
A STRANGE COINCIDENCE

That the past winter most remarkable Interior Alaska generally commented upon and acknowledged But singular
 thing has developed with this and that thai description of peculiar weather conditions darod applies equally
 those prevailing the coast rate at Cordova In The Pioneer of January last there appeared wriep of local weather conditions under the capon Winter Is the d Eve; Known By strange coincidence there appeared leading editorial the Alaska Times Codova of February 2O under the heading, This Winter the Mdest Ever Known Alaska which shows that newspaper may sometimes hit the form of
 describing smar circumstances. At least this explanation The deadly parallel will make clear this phenomenon
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-04-03
EPlTApH FOR FAITHFUL DOG

A Chi:ina pioneer, whose faithful dog was poisoned, is the author of the following enitaph: , Here lies the body of my faithful dog Jack, In the tortures of hell hope and pray The fend that poisoned him will go and
 stay"
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-04-03
POOR MARKSMAMcHIP

LONDON March lS-A member of the crew of the Glasgow which was in the fght with the Leipzig and the Dresden off Chile. says the Germans scored orly seven hits out of thousand shells fired. UNCLE HEN MATCHES SOMETHING
 "Pa, I heard Uncle Henry say that he had matched out a scheme How could he do that?"
 He probably had his mind set on it. - Boston Transcript.