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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-30
Sailor Gets Mansion 10 Boot;
Offered 100 Girls For
Red Scarf
TREAT PRETTY ONES FINE
Beauties Disport Selves in
Ocean and Lounge on Beach;
Ugly Duskies Whipped
.SteeiaI to Tie Telcrrnhh

Philadelphia. Nov. 80. - Having
given Um Cum Slum Kay Pogeas,
chlet OF the Opobos of West Africa, a
silk umbrella, which he had admired,
). w. Hickey, chief officer of the four
masted schooner Judge Boyce, which
arrived here yesterday. was given in
return eight Opobo slave girls, a pal
ace in which they might live until he
made return visit to their land and
a days feasting at the cLIefs own
castle with the latter's five hundred
wives.
The sailor also had a red silk scarf
in his possession, which Um Cum Slum
Kay Pogeas hinted he would like to
own. When Hickey held onto the
scarf the chief began bidding for it
and only stopped when he reached
one hundred slave girls. Hickey Kept
the scarf.
Snug in port. this is the story told
by the sailor yesterday after trip of
seVenty-six days. The schooner brought
a cargo of 262 casks of palm oil here
from Opobo and Calabar
Ugly Ones Work
from observation, Hickey declared,
II looked to him as though the gentle
men of Opobo couldn't be too kind to
their ladies, that is if they were pretty.
otherwise. he said. they seemed to
take delight in infiicting cruelties on
them. While the ugly ones worked
from early morning until late at night,
the beauties took four ocean dips daily.
rubbed themselves with palm oil and
| laid on the beach in the hot sun.
Every now and then they liked to be
diverted by watching one of their ugly
sisters get the whip.
Meal Lasted All Day
| Hickey had paid several previous
visits to Opobo and had heard strange
| rumors, but only by accident he saw
the opportunity of seeing for himself
how the natives live. he explained
Chief Um Cum Slum Kay Pogeas, ac.
companied by few dark-f faced noble;
of his kingdom. made visit one. day
to the Judge Boyce. The sun was sc
hot Hickey was standing under a sill
umbrella. The chief had seen many
an umbrella. but never before a sill
one. Only a hint of his desire and il
became his outright. The present o.
the slave girls followed. The mex
day the chief sent for Hickey to come
to feast in the palace and the sailor
half fearful, accompanied the roya
| soldiers. The meal was of fruit anC
vegetables, a com bination never giveI
the common people of Opobo. To aiC
his digestion some weird African
music was furnished. The meal LASTED
an entire day.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-30
Complete Half New c. V.
Bridge by This Evening

Concrete work on the first half of
the Cumberland Valley Railroad
bridge will be completed by o'clock
this evening. This is in accordance
with the contract held by the Robert
Grayce Construction Company, TO
have half of the work done by Decem-
Der 1. 1t is the first time this has
been accomplished on q large railroad
contract, according TO statements
made by officials to-day. If the fill
and other work can be completed.
trains are expected to be running by
February !.
Work on the second half of the con-
crete part of the bridge will start early
in April, or earlier, if weather per
mits.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-30
MkC 0TrCte That?

To-day is the first series of the third
week of the contest. There are two
weeks left, and the competition d
ma5iHe H..t R sTcr Tcng ma: .h been thought
OF sources until the contest in over.
when the list Will be printed i'm full.
Contestants are again reminded THAI
must be In by Wednesday evening of
this week.
Thc selections this week will be con-
fined to the following writerss William
Cullen Bryant, Browning. ChesterfeId,
Goldsmith, IkiplinE, Lowell, LOngfeIIoV.
Shakespeare, TennysOn, and Thackeray.
2e-"Truth crushed to earth shall rise
again
The eternal years of God are hers,
But Error, wounded, writhes with
pain,
And dies among his SvOrshippers."
21-"Ah! VnnItas VanItatum! which of
us Is happy I'm this vvorIdf which
of us has his desiref or, hayinu y
1t, In satisfledf-cOme. children.
let US shut up the box and the
puppets, for our play Is played
out"
2s-"Ecod. have got them. Here they
are. MY cousin Cons necklaces.
hobs and all. MY mother shau,f
cheat the poor souls out of their
fOrtin neither. o my genus, is
that you"
frenEieJ hours of waiting.
When the Earth and Skies were
dumb,
PeaIed nm awful voice debating
An intermtnable sum,
Changing to "A tangled story
what she said you said I saId'-
Till the moon arose In glory,
And 1 found her-in my head.
and evening star.
And one clear call for me.
And may there be no moaning at
the bar.
When 1 put out to sea.p
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-30
Germans Place Orders
For $40,OOO,OOO of Copper
By .4ssoeidtej Press

New York. Nov 80. - Orders for
copper aggregating about 200, 600, 600
pounds, nearly one-fifth the annual
production in the United States. have
been placed by German representatives
with copper concerns in this country,
It was reported to-day. As copper is
quoted at 20 cents a pound. the cost of
the German purchases amounts TO
S40,OOO,OO0. Instances where the con-
tracts have been filed. the metal has
been placed in storage under an agree
ment to ship it to Germany imme-
diately after the war.
The orders placed in America
amount to nearly four times the an
nual production of copper in Germany.
America produced LILO, ,062 900 pounds
OF copper in 1914. Within a few
months the German government has
been Communicating copper wherever
it could be found in the German en-
pire.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-30
TAFT DEPLORES
ISLAND POLICY
Exchanges Hot Shot With Sec
retary Garrison on Philip
pines Situation

Washington, D. c., Nov 80. - Ex-
President Taft and Secretary Garrison
of the War Department, locked horns
over government in the Philippine
Islands under the present administra-
ton.
Secretary Garrison in Washington
vigorously attacked the former Presi-
dent. charging him with giving his
support to statements mendacious in
character and mischievious in intent
in relation to present conditions in
our Far Eastern possession.
In his reply from New Haven Mr..
Taft fatfootedly denied that it was as
a Republican that he criticised the
administration. He hoped for a Re-
publican administration, he said, to
reverse the present policy, because ne
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-30
Casualties This Month We're
Nearly $4,000; Greece Is
Awaiting Reply From En-
tente PoWers to Her Pro-
pOsal; 4; Field Marshal Kitch-
ener Back From Near East
Strong Reinforcements For
AustriGns Are Thrown In
to the Zone of Fighting
Around Gorilla; Sir John
French OFF to London to
Confer With Premier As
quith

Total losses of the British in all
fields of war since tho beginning Of
hostilities total approximately 60O,-
600 The November lists showed
totals for the month of | 1,232 officers
and 45,1S4 noncommissioncu officers
and men.
Greece is awaiting reply from the
entente powers to her proposal that
the respective general staffs define tho
military features of the allies require
ments, according to an Athens dis
patch, the completion of negotiations
being thus delayed
Field Marshal Earl Kitchener, tho
British Secretary of State for war. IL
back in London from his extended
trip to the near East.
Strong reinforcements OF the Aus
trians are reported to have been
thrown into the zone of fighting
around Gorilla. Rome admits that
positions on the heights northwest OF
the city recently taken by the Italians
were penetrated in violent counter at
tacks but declares the Austriais were
afterwards elected.
Quiet has prevailed on the Franco
Belgian front according to Paris, the
war Office announcing that nothing
CONTINUED ON Page Ill
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-30
800 BURIED IN
MINE EXPLOSION:
rs MAY BE DEAD

Fayetteville W. Va Nov 30-An explosion
to-day mine No. of the Boomer Coal and Coke
Boomer w. Va Three hundred said
when the accident occurred known
escaped.
Boomer located twenty-five miles from Additional
said that three explosions had occurred Immediately
flash and the parties being organized from miners
neighboring workings relief also made
left o'clock for Boomer.
Telephone advices report that all but twenty-five miners
have of the mine officials indications
that these twenty-five alive and will be brought
as the smoke clears away.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-30

SERBS IN GOOD
ORDER RETIRING
FROM MONASTIR
Civil Population Has Fled and
City Is Deserted; Bulgar-
ians Moving In
PLANES SINK U-BOAT
British Fall Back to Tigris Be-
fore Superior Number of
Turks; Russians Gain
PLANES SINK U-BOAT
BY Associated Press

London, Nov. so, 12.2S p. NJ
Monastir. in Southwestern Serbia, has
been evacuated. Serbian troops, hav-
ing accomplished their purpose of de-
laying their enemy's advance until the
civil population of the town had time
TO escape. have now left the city. and.
according TO reports. are retiring in
good order. Bulgarian occupation of
the town is apparently a matter of
only a few hours
Though the Austrian. German and
bulgarian campaign against Serbia is
described by the central powers as fin
ished. and though practically the
whole of Serbia is in their possession,
they have not accomplished, according
to the general belief here. the more
important aim of entirely crushing
the Serbian army. Though defeated
and worn out in the conflict against
overwhelming odds, the Serbian forces
are said to be- still unbroken and
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-30
Residents of Wormleysburg
and Camp Hill Confident
Viewers Will Agree
NEW ROAD NECESSARY
Believed Railroad Companies
Will Have to Enlarge Sub
way at Walnut st.
BY ROBERT F. GoRMAN

Residents of Wormleysburg and
Camp Hill and the farmers who reside
between the two towns. are confident
that the members of the Board of
Viewers who yesterday heard testi-
mony on the closing of the grade
crossing at Ferry street. Wormleys-
burg, will recommend to the Cumber-
land county court that the road be
closed and that the Pennsylvania and
Northern Central Railroad companies
be instructed to enlarge the subway
at Walnut street. in the upper end
of the borough and open public road
CONTINUED on Page 6.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-30
ASSIGN MEMBERS
TO COMMITTEES
Will Require Several Days to
Work Out; Republicans Get
Representations
Br Assoeiated Press

Washington. d. c., Nov. 30.-Demo-
Gratis of the House Ways and Means
Committee met again to-day to assign
members to committees in continua-
ton of the work of organization for
the coming session of Congress. 1t
probably will take several Gays be-
fore the assignments can be worked
out.
The committee as result of
Minority Leader Mann's request for
larger Republican representation on
all committees in view of the in
creased minority membership has ten
tatively agreed to add one additional
Republican to the Ways and Means
Committee, Appropriations, Military,
Navy and Judiciary committees.
The Special Rules Committee of the
TConfiutIad ON Pape an
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-30
Lafayette Alumni Annual
Dinner at Harrisburg Club

Lafayette alumni of this section of
the state will have their annual dinner
at the Harrisburg Club on January i /
with Governor Brumbaugh as the
guest Of honor. Secretary of the Com
monwealth Cyrus e. Woods, Deputy
Attorney General Emerson Collins.
Herman /. Collins. the newspaper
writer. and others will be guests.
The committee in charge is COM
posed of John r. Fox, chairman:
Frank P. Snodgrass. secretary; Casper
Dull. w w. Davis. Dr. ]. George
Becht. ". II. Earnest. Charles X. Boas
and II. A. Godcharles.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-30
THE WEATHER

For Harrisburg and vicinIty: Fair,
continued cold tonight and We'd
nesdny; lowest temperature to-
night about 25 degrees.
For Eastern Pennsylvania Fair to-
night and Wednesday; somewhat
colder Tonight in northeast por-
ton; moderate west winds.
River
The Susquehanna river and all it's
tributaries will fail slowly. 4
stage of about 81 feet is indicnt-
ed for Harrisburg Wednesday
morning.
General Conditions
The storm that was central near
Lake Huron. Monday morning, is
moving slowly 1OTtheastward
down the St Lawrence Valley. 1t
caused light snow In the last
twenty-fOur hours for over the
and In the Ohio Valley and the
interior of New York State and
rain In New England.
IL Is to 20 degrees colder over
practically all the country east
of the Mississippi river and 10
n degrees warmer in the Plains
states and the Rocky Mountains.
Temperaturei q. m., 80.
sun' Rises 7;07 a. M; sets. 4;4O
MoOns New moon. December 9, :04
y. m.
River StaEe, At feet above low
water mark.
Yesterdays weather
Highest temperature, "a.
lowest temperature, IS.
Mean temperature, 43.
Normal temperature, 81.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-30
Continued on Page III
THE GAP is CLOSED

City Commissioner Lynch completed
the last foot in the river front work
at Market street yesterday and to-day
the Sucker Bros. Construction Com
pany was engaged in removing equip
ment. 1t is probable that the next
job of this sort will be the closing of
the gap in the Front Steps at Hard
crabble"-between Herr street and a
point south of Calder.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-30
Taft TO Lecture Here
on His Plan For Peace

Ex-President William II. Taft will
lecture in Harrisburg December 80 on
his plan for the prevention of war and
win at the same time answer the ques-
ton as to whether or not this country
is prepared to meet successfully an
invading army. He will come under
the auspices of the Society of Friends
and the Arbitration and Peace Society
of Pennsylvania. The lecture will be
delivered, probably, in the Technical
high school auditorium.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-30
CONTINUED on Page III
TONIGHT Will BE COLD

The coolest night is scheduled for
tonight. According to forecasts at the
local weather bureau the temperature
will drop to 25 degrees. At s o'clock
this morning the mercury showed 30
degrees. Previous cold days were No
vember Is and 23. when the temper
ature was % degrees. The cold
weather will continue tomorrow and
Thursday. Friday is expected to he
slightly warmer.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-30
HARRISBURG CLUB TO
HOLD ANNUAL MEETING

Next Monday evening the annual
meeting fthe Harrisburg Club will
be held for the election of three mem
bers of the Board of Governors and for
the other business of the year. The
business meeting will be followed by a
dinner at 80 o'clock.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-30
MAYOR URGES ALL
TO LIGHT CANDLES
ON CERISTMASEVE
City Executive Endorses Tele-
graphs Suggestion For
Front Windows
SPIRIT OF YULETID E
Tapers Should Glow at Stock
ing-Hanging Time, Follow
ing Old Custom

Lighting the candles in the VIM
dows of the homes of Harrisburg ON
Christmas eve would revive an ancient
but very beautiful custom, which 20
my mind. would help to bring about
a truer appreciation of the spirit of
Christmas
'Harrisburgs people would Ger
tainly do well to follow out the sug-
gestion. 1t is a very pretty sentiment
and I would certainly urge its gen.
eral adoption all over the city
Mayor John K. Royal the citys chief
executive, thus endorsed the Tele-
graphs suggestion for the revival of
the pretty old-time custom in the
homes of Harrisburg folks on Christ
mas eve.
When Old England Was "Merrie"
Long, long years ago when old
England was really "merrie' and the
clouds of war were not rolling across
the horizon. the people celebrated the
eve of the birthday by placing lighted
tapers in the windows. The hour was
lust about when the small folks of the
house had hung the stockings and
hustled off TO bed to await the COM
ing of the rotund and jolly old fellow
who even at this late day turns up
stub nose at automobiles because he
prefers reindeer.
Inc dQOpIlOn Oh the custom III faF-
rsburg lies of course with the people
themselves; the candles may be light
ed at dusk and kept burning for just
as long as father or mother prefers.
The chances are that the mysterious
World-old hour of stocking hanging
-ime-the hour that the church bells
might be calling to Christmas eve
services-will be the universal choice.
Let the Candles Point the Way
Incidentally such mere man-made
lights as gas and lamps and electricity
should be tabooed for the time where
ever this is practicable. The burning
andes alone should light the windows
and point The Way.
In urging the people of the city to
observe the quaint old custom Mayor
Royal said he didn't think a "procla-
nation" would be necessary or exactly
appropriate.
This is a matter that will rest en-
tirely with the individual and the re-
quest of the mayor in a proclamation
wouldn't, and shouldn't be the en-
tirely proper thing to my mind" said
the mayor. It's a very beautiful
sentiment as I've said before. and I
think everybody-at least so far as
they are able-would approve of il
and would carry out the suggestion.
Certainly it is a real sentiment of the
gladdest season of all the year
And concluded the mayor. II be-
lieve Harrisburg's people will think
The same way
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-30
Anonymous Note Warns
Central Principal to Keep
Rote Out of Basketball
Professor Dibble:
Il advise you to keep Harry
Rote out of basketball for his
own personal safety.
"A Resident of Lebanon"
Professor Dibble:

The above note was found this
morning scrawled on a small strip Of
paper lying under the door of the
Central High school by John Dough-
erty, janitor.
He handed il to Professor II. q.
Dibble, principal who said later that
he did not consider il a serious affair.
but a prank of one OF the students
The students OF the school also con-
slider it a joke of some one who wrote
the note to ridicule the attacks on
Rote by Lebanon High school sup
porters.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-30
TAKE IITNFuR,s L1cFNsE

Harrisburg - The State Highway Department to-day
took away the automobile license of D. ~ Houanstein
Penn street owner Of the iney driven by unlicensed
man. which struck G. S. Nsh, South Cameron street sew
eral weeks ago.
PRIsREND FALLS; 5000 SERBS CAPTURED
Berlin, Nov. ooPrsrend, close the Albanian border
and last Of the important Serbian the path Of the
invaders pushing the sebans westward has been captured
by t@ \Rulgarans. More than 5000 were taken pris
one and eight captured when the city fell
MRS. JONES SLATED FOR SECRETARY
Philadelphia, Nov. 90 - At the annual convention Of
the Pennsylvania State Suffrage Association here to-day
Mrs Mabel cronise Joaes Of Harrisburg, picked as
candidate for secretary Of the State organization The re
port Of Mrs Frank M Roessng showed that the recent cam
-paign had cost s66.ooo.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-12-24
THE MYSTERY OF CHRISTMAS
One Day Of the Year That All other
Days Are Learning 70 Envy
and initiate.

II seems 70 me that always. as the
24th OF December commenced to
shorten. the white. iieecy Snow began
to fall. says a writer in the crafts
man. When the street lamps flick.
cred up like candles on an altar. they
gazed on q world shat was white the
strife OF the city was muffied Caus
went by. but you had 10 peer au
through the blinds to knOw that they
we're passing they made no SOUND.
An atmosphere OF gentleness had de
scendod Everyone In the house went
about with stealth. as though planning
some secret kindness
And then the might and the trying
20 keep awake till Santa Claus should
come. And the waking up with tne
frost weaving patterns on the pahes
Somewhere far sway 3 harp vas be
ing played, and eornet was chailenK
ing the silence. Ths tune they PLAYED
was an accompaniment 10 tbs most
beautiful legend ~ the world A,
first. dreamiiy you tried 10 remember
why for once the darkness was Dot
frightening. and then. All. II q Christ
mas. "A you turned. your feet made
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-12-24
AN EXPENSIVE INSTITUTION

the paper crack. and nj thn end OF the
bed you were 100 content and happy
even To look ~ your presents Wht
was Il that next day everybody aud
everything was different? The air was
full Of bells singing Fiotousiy. Eyery
one. for this one day. ceased to think
OF hia own happiness ana FOUND hap
piness In bringing eheerfulness TO
others. The stern gulf which IL liked
between children and Rrown.upa had
yanlshed-there weren't any grown
ups. Somewhere In your childish
heart you wondered why every day
couldn't be made = day OF kindness
And that wonder OF n ehild.s haart
IL the Christmas message. Once =
year. by q divine conspiracy. all the
ships OF our hopes and fears turn back
from their yoyagings 20 the haFbor Of
tenderness. They are borne back on
the crest OF . white tide of mysticism
thai sweeps round the world. A truce
of God IL declared 10 all fiEhtinga. and
men and women walk 80 children
through a world that is kind. They
commence 10 give and cease 10 annex
they act IN the belief that God il IN
his heaven. The spirit Il one fremn
loua white day OF unaelilshnaas-- day
which gradually some other days In
the year aFe learning 20 envy and imi
tate.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-12-24

i am looking. said. TOR Christ
mas present for friend wife. l want
to get something that viii give her a
great amount OF pleasure and which
san use later on As pipe cleaner or a
pair OF suspendersi"
The pale Young woman tainted. SO
moved over
AZ another counter another s2unE
lady said to me Have sou been
waited ong"
NO" replied; 4 have been
stepped on. sat on and walked on. but
I have not yet been waited on
What do you wishy" inquired the
young woman.
4 am looking for Christmas pres
ent for friend wife" he said. Il want
TO buy her something that will bring
great Joy to her heart. and which |
might use afterward as pair of slip
pers or a shaving mug"
The young lady caught ufe with her
dreamy eyes and held me up against
the wall.
YOU" she screamed. you complete
total OF sS,4sS people who have been
in this department store today without
knowing what they are doing here,
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-12-24
But Cost of Christmas Pays Die Re-
turns In Joy and Happiness Of
Children.

Christmas IL a very costly lnstitu.
ton. It makes deep holes In millions
Of well.llled pockets. Fathers hand
reaches into his pocket more often
in the few weeks before Christmas
than during any other period OF equal
extent in the whole year. And lots Of
money goes for presents that. In the
hands Of happy children. last a very
short time. Nightfall OF Christmas
day sees many toys In mangled heaps
that bright and shining and new greet
ed the little folks as they hoped out
OF bed Christmas morning. And mil
lions and millions OF things are bought
that never would be. II II we're not for
Christmas But does ell this mean that
Christmas Ii not worth the money u
costs. that II would be better II the
world did not observe the anniversary
OF ChFlst's birth In the way Il doesl
Nobody In the whole wide Christian
part of the world will say that Christ.
mas does not pay for itself. that Il u
not worth all II costs. and that IL Ia
not a bargain AZ any price. Where can
be found a father and mother who
feel that they have been cheated by
Christmas. after they hear the CUR
Cling laughter OF their children. IN
ecstasy among their new toys. even II
there had TO be skimping and saving 81
pennies 10 buy the little presenta7-
Savannah News.