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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-23
Mountains Save City
From Fate of Towns
in Nearby Valleys

While Harrisburg and its surround
ing towns suffered heavily from the
tropical storm. Saturday night, the
great as in York county. The noun
tains protected the city from the high
wind and most of the damage was
caused by the heavy fall of rain.
Many signs and awnings were
blown down in the city and in some
instances windows exposed to the full
force of the wind were blown in with
the result thai the rain ruined cur
tains, carpets and furniture. The fall
of nearly four and a half inches of
rain within the short period filled
the sewers to overflowing and the
water backed up to depth of three
and four feet near inlets. The water
in the Market street subway rose a
foot over the sidewalk. record depth
which necessitated the running of the
Hill and suburban cars over the State
street bridge. Cars were run until
after I o'clock yesterday morning to
accommodate those unable to reach
their homes. Two cars were derailed
by mud washing over the tracks. No
one was injured. The Valley Trac-
ton Company suffered heavily. Sig
nails were blown down and several cars
were disabled near Carlisle. Another
piled into the mud near the car barn
and was derailed. Cross river resi-
dents experienced much trouble in
reaching home.
Cellars Filled With Water
Hundreds of cellars in the city were
filled with several feet of water. Resi-
dences in Derry street between Thir-
teenth and Fourteenth and in the
West End suffered heaviest. Paxton
Creek overfiowed its banks, the first
time since it was concreted, but did
very little damage. A strip of as
phalt in State street, was torn up by
the rushing waters and a gaping hole
washed in the street. The ash walk
in State street near Thirteenth
was washed away and mud, bricks
and stones Uttered the streets in that
vicinity this morning
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-23

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urged, it was needful to prepare for
an honorable peace.
Chancellor Won Bethmann-H -HolIweg,
according to the same report, declared
that the difficulties of the empire were
increasing and advised his hearers to
use their influence to soften down
bellicose inclinations and expansion
policy in the Reichstag and the coun-
try and to carefully prepare peace
proposals which would be acceptable
to the four members of the entente.
DR.. Barnhard Dernburg's report of
the failure of his mission in the United
States and other neutral countries, the
Telegram says, made a strong impress
sion on the conference.
General Won Moltke, chief of the
general staff, declared that he fully
agreed with the chancellor and added
that only those not fully informed on
the situation could hope for the pos
sibility of complete Russian defeat
Despite these declarations, the
story concludes, the meeting refused
to adopt a resolution advocating mod
GRAFTON in the Rechstag, whereupon
the chancellor declared that If a
majority in the Reichstag should show
an irreconcilably chauvinistic attitude
he would be obliged to resign as he
could not accept responsibility for
Germany's disaster.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-23
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STATISTICS UNFAIR
ENGINEERS CLAIM
Official Brotherhood Organ Takes
Exception to Railway Bureau
Methods

Washington, D. c., Aug. 2S-Charg-
ing that the publicity of the railroads
have attempted to create the impress
sion that the arch enemies OF the
railroads themselves are their organ
lied employees, the Locomotive En-
gineers' journal for August calls the
Bureau of Railway News and Statis-
tics in Chicago, which is conducted by
Slason Thompson, Sharply 10 account
for it's statistical methods
1t seems that in Mr.. thompson
annual publication a diagram was
printed purporting to show what pro-
portion of each dollar OF railroad
revenue is absorbed by payments 10
railroad employees and what proper
tionroes to capital. The diagram for
1918. for example, showed that out
of each dollar received by the rail-
roads, only 1904 cents went to pay
interest on funded debt 4.92 cents 10
pay dividends, while. 44.O5 cents went
to railroad labor. The Engineers
Journal does not object to the method
by which the diagram was prepared
but to the uses to which 1t has been
put and to what 1t claims is an
"erroneous and unjust impression
created by it's publicity and dlsseml-
nation. '.'
The actual labor cost in railroads,
the journal asserts, have increased
more slowly than in other enterprises
Wage cost of engine crews, for in
stance on "a leading Western. roads
for hauling 1000 tons one mile was
33 cents less in 1913 than In !ssO.
THE method fargument based on
the analysis of the Bureau Of Rail
way News and Statistics" says the
Journal, 'is not only fallacious. mis-
leading and unfair to railroad en-
ployes, but it is shortsighted business
policy. The real facts will become
known -
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-23

over Trust Company. the department
store OF the n. D. Carver & Sons
Company, composing some of the
largest buildings in Hanover, all vir-
tually were ruined.
Hundreds of homes went down in
the general destruction. The hand
some new residence of David Meg.
Newcomer, a cigar manufacturer, was
left a shapeless heap of bricks. In
the poorer section, which suffered
heaviest. the frame houses were but
playthings for the wind.
To add to the general confusion
and fright. the city was in complete
darkness until dawn. Following the
cyclone men went about with lanterns
and electric flashlights trying to ascer-
tain the damage and rescuing people
caught in their homes. Mrs. Martin
Whistler and three small children were
trapped in their cellar for five hours
before being rescued.
Numerous like cases occurred, cries
for help being unheard in the melee
of excitement. Before morning every
store handling electrical equipment in
the city was sold out of everything
capable of making light. Even then
hundreds stayed helpless in the dark
until morning.
Mayor Henry NJ. Stokes has taken
personal charge of the cleaning up
work and by noon the many thor
oughfares were cleared sufficiently to
permit the passage of traffic and the
operation of a few street cars. In
automobiles, wagons and in every i'm
aginable conveyance people from the
surrounding country flocked to Han
over by the hundreds. crowding the
streets and getting in the way of
workers. Extra policemen were sworn
in to prevent pillaging and keep the
curious away from dangerous build
ings.
Announcement was made to-day
that no change will take place in
plans FOR centennial celebration dur
ing the week of September 12. but
that 1t will be further observed as a
Thanksgiving for the miraculous es-
cape OF so many of the towns citizens
from death. The court of honor
erected in the public square for this
event was destroyed by the wind, but
will be restored. All of the indus
trial plants which were wrecked will
be rebuilt
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-23
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S Jn:epnAurS
M|DDLETOWN FAIR
OPENS TOMORROW
Begin Placing Exhibits on Midway;
Get Race Track Ready For
Big Events

With larger and finer exhibits, faster
races and a more attractive Midway
than ever before, the sixteenth annual
exhibition of the Middletown Fair AS
ISOLATION will open tomorrow for a
three-day. exhibition.
Early this morning workmen began
placing the various exhibits, erecting
the small tented city that will cover
the Midway and getting the race
track in readiness for the events of
the next three days.
The Liberty Show carnival will be
the feature of the Midway with their
seven shows, numerous stands and
Ferris wheel. There will be fireworks
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
evenings.
They will have the largest exhibits
in fancy work, dogs, poultry, animals
and vegetables ever known in Middle
town.
They have good acrobatic stunts
billed as free performance in front
of the grandstand between each race.
The exhibit of State college in agri-
culture and horticulture will be one of
the finest ever shown in Middietown.
They will occupy a large space in
the exhibit building and are fully
equipped to show some very fine spcci-
mems. Their space is 100 feet.
Another feature of the fair will be
Safety First exhibit of the Depart
ment of Labor and Industry.
There will be no jockey races this
year, but other races and amusements
to take the place of jockeys have been
arranged.
A professor from State college will
be here with the exhibit to demon
strate and we'll trained man will &C
company the Department of Labor
and Industrys exhibit.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-23
STEELTO|V MAY GET
MOTORCYCLE OFFICER
Recommendation Made by Burgess
Wigfield Year Ago May Be
Carried Out

Plans for adding motorcycle off,
Ger to Steelton's police force to re-
place Clinton Jones, the patrolman
dismissed last week. are being con-
sidered by members OF the borough
council, it was learned this morning.
About a year ago Burgess Fred
Wigheld recommended to council that
such an officer be added to the local
force to look after traffic violators
and to handle emergency calls. At
that time, while councilmen declared
they favored the Burgess recommen-
dation, no officer was employed on
account of a lack of funds.
Now that there is a vacancy in the
force, it has been suggested that in
stead of employing another patrolman
council could hire a motorcycle ott1-
GER. Such an officer, it has been
pointed out, would bring greater effi-
cheney to the force than would a
patrolman. The added expense would
not be very great, it is said. ....
When asked this morning whether
or not he would again recommend to
council that a motorcycle officer be en-
ployed, Burgess Fred Wigfeld said:
IF you will recall, 1t was about a
year ago that 1 told council the eff
cheney of our police force could be
greatly increased by the addition OF
another officer who could ride q
motorcycle. This matter now is up to
the police committee. You know they
were instructed to employ an officer
to replace Mr.. Jones'"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-23
Steelton Snapshots

Held For Vagrancy-Jere Dono-
van, arrested by Patrolman Pearson,
Saturday night, will be given hear
ing before Squire Gardner on a va
grancy charge this evening.
Making PIatcs.-The local plant of
the Pennsylvania Steel Company is
making a number of breastplates, such
as are worn by soldiers in European
battlefields. They weigh IA pounds.
To Hold Festival.-Reeds group of
the First Methodist Church will hold
an ice cream festival In the social
room at the church on Friday even
ing.
w. G. T. U. Meets.-The Steelton
Womens Christian Temperance Union
will meet at the home of Mrs. Edward
Stowdt, of Pine street, this evening
Minister Away.-The Rev. w. H.
Sanderson, pastor of the First Metho-
dist Church, is spending a vacation in
Philadelphia and Ocean Grove. Next
Sunday. Walter Hoffsommer, a for
mer secretary of the Y. NJ. C. A.,
later a missionary in Japan, will
preach at both the'morning and even
ing services.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-23
$1OO, 900 PROPERTY LOSS
In LEBANON VALLEY
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a minute property ana crop damage
estimated at 100000 was caused.
The storm entered this county at
Campbellstown in the southwestern
part and swept everything before it.
Everywhere along its path, homes,
business places and other buildings
were destroyed or damaged. Count
less trees were snapped off. Not a
building in Queen street escaped dam
age. The heaviest loser is H. w. Mil
ler the roof of whose hardware store
was blown off and his 100000 stock
drenched by the torrential rain which
followed.
The recently completed Church of
the Brethren was badly damaged and
all the buildings ruined. The entire
front of the home of Zach A. Bow
man, former postmaster, was blown
out and his wife and daughter mar
rowly escaped serious injury. His
furniture was ruined. The brick
garage of Congressman A. S. Kreider
was unroofed and the barn of Joseph
Kreider, Immediately in the rear was
overturned. Christ Reformed Church
was struck by the debris and flying
log penetrated 1t. The roof of Old
Bethel church was shattered and a
school building in Mannheim street
wrecked. The buildings of Lebanon
Valley College escaped damage.
A bolt of lightning and the storm
combined to totally destroy the home
of Oliver Henry. Twenty families
were forced to flee from their homes
to those of friends and neighbors.
sKreidcr Factories Closed
Congressman Kreider to-day closed
all his factories so that his employees
could repair the damage to their
homes. H. w. Miller rolled barrels
of nails to the sidewalk in front of his
demolished store and everybody
helped themselves. Yesterday church
men with their pastors used hammer
and saw. The Swatara Creek rose to
fourteen feet and swept out the dam
at Lickdale.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-23
Dying Mans Will Made
Valid by His Smile
By ASsoerdted Press

New York, Aug. 23.-When Thomas
Meagher Durkin, New York lawyer.
smiled, just before he died, at Mount
Washington, Md, where he was visit
ing his wife's relatives, on March %,
1912, he expressed his approval of the
will as prepared and which he was too
weak to sign, which bequeathed about
$26, 900 to his wife, Mrs. Mary Il.
Durkin, now a resident of Mount
Washington.
Surrogate Cohalan has so decided,
but the lawyers sister, Mrs. Mary
Town, of Little Falls, N. Y, who re-
ceived only $1,000 under the will, has
started a suit in the Supreme Court to
set aside the decree of Surrogate Cola
han in admitting the instrument to
probate. Mrs. Town asserts that the
will was improperly executed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-23
State Sanitary Engineers
Inspect Flood Districts

Commissioner of Health Dixon to-
day detailed sanitary engineers to
make immediate inspections in Han
over, York, Palmyra, Hershey, Mount
Holly Springs and Annville, which suf-
fered from floods on Saturday night.
The engineers will pay special atten-
ton to the condition of the water sup
ply and examine wells or individual
sources which might have been af-
ected by the high water.
Engineers were also detailed to go
to Pittston to investigate an outbreak
of typhoid fever.
The heavy rain on Saturday night
did much damage to paper and print
ed matter in the basement of the Cap
itol. The sewers proved inadequate
to carry off the rainfall and the water
backed into storerooms. Examinations
to-day showed that few records were
damaged. but that considerable de-
partmenta printing was ruined.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-23
@MIDDLETOWN.
MIDDLEToWN PERSONALS


The Rev. and Mrs. Calhoun of Har-
risburg, were the guests of her aunt,
Mrs. Klugh on Saturday.
Maxwell Brandt of Woodside, is vis-
iting his parents in Race street.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. j. Brown of Har-
risburg, and family visited with c. T.
Erb Pine street.
William Erb of Mechanicsburg, Wis.,
tied his son, C. T. Erb, Pine street.
Paul Daily left to-day for a weeks
visit to Pittsburgh.
Miss Mary Schadt and Miss Mar
garet Shirk of Elizabethtown, left
to-day to stay a week in Altoona.
Miss Helen Yentzer, of Columbia, is
the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Schadt,
of Wood street.
Mrs. T. f. Mayer left yesterday for
Narberth, where she will be met by
her mother, daughter and brother.
They expect to spend a week at At
lantic City
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-23
HANOVER LOSES
QUARTER MILLION
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killed, although scores were injured by
flying pieces of glass, bricks and de-
bris. A steady downpour of rain for
fifteen minutes before the cyclone
broke cleared the crowded Saturday
night streets and proved the salvation
of many.
Great Trees Uprooted
Buildings were like children's block
houses in the path of the storm, which
cut a quarter of mile swath through
Hanover and for FIVE miles out Abb
bottstown pike through a prosperous
farming section. Electric wires were
snapped like threads. poles dropped
like so many sticks and great trees,
the pride of the town, were uprooted
as though by giant hand and twisted
and torn into firewood. This morning
the greater part of the town was a
mass of debris.
The wind came with a hiss and roar
as of the escaping of a large volume
Of steam and as it passed was intensi-
fed by the tattoo of flying bricks, the
thud of falling timbers. the creaking
of splitting trees, the splintering of
glass and the crash of flying metal
Freaks of the storm were without
number. Here a building was wrecked
anu next 10 II IL STRUCTURE passed un-
scathed Flying objects landed in all
manner of strange places and things
were mixed generally so that belong
ings were almost impossible of identi-
fication.
Street cars. deserted by passengers
and crews when the storm broke,
stood stalled in the streets. Wires,
limbs, bricks and shattered wood COW
cred pavements. Communication with
the outside world was impossible until
a late hour.
Panic in Theater
The damage was confined princi-
pally to the region about Central
Square and in the northeast section
Entire buildings were shaken down,
people taking to the cellars to escape
falling mortar and bricks.
The Hanover Theater, in Baltimore
street was crowded when the storm
broke. With a crash the ceiling sup
ports and roof came down upon the
audience. Someone shouted Fire"
and a panic followed. Women and
children were trampled as the crowd
surRed for the doors. The Hanover
glove factory, off Baltimore street,
was razed. Gloves were later found
a half mile away.
The roof of the Penn Flour Milling
Company plant, one of the largest
DO ilLNCu dllu
two blocks over the roofs of resi-
dences In Penn street five blocks of
houses were demolished. not one es-
Gaping.
The Shues Veterinary Hospital, a
large brick establishment, collapsed
like an eggshell. The heating plant of
the Hanover Light. Heat and Power
Company was totally destroyed, only
an iron smokestack being left stand
ing.
Big Buildings in Ruins
The John F. Rohrbaugh & Co. mill,
Office building and warehouses were
wrecked. The Fitz Wheel Company,
Hanover Cordage Company, the Elks'
Home, Farmers State Bank, the Han
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-23
TWO HURT IN TUNfBLEs

Tumbles caused two men painful
injuries to-day while working in diff
ferent parts of the city. Both were
treated at the Harrisburg Hospital.
r. S. Smith, a salesman of the City
Auto Supply Company, tripped and
fell this morning, fracturing his right
thumb. - Harry Hippensteei, 11O1
South Ninth street. a leverman at the
Central ron and Steel Company plant.
received a deep laceration of the
scalp when he slipped and fell, cut
ting himself on the edge of one Of the
shop cupboards.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-23
READING CREWS

The 10 crew first to go after HOO
a. East nii; bound .; n 5s. g. g. g. So. 5s, Il.
Engineers for 5S. 81, 10. /.
Firemen for 81. So, 8, s, Is.
Conductor for 81.
Engineers up: Fetrow, Sweeley,
Lape, Glass, Kettner. Crawford. Wier-
man. Wood. Merkle. Massimore.
Firemen up: Bowers, Sullivan, King.
Brown.
Conductor up: Philabaum.
Brakemen up: Hughes. BlnEaman.
Guntlin, Miller, Machmer, Grimes.
Reich, Laubauch. Holbert. LAWYER.
Hlnkle, Kohl Eby, Dunkle.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-23
Standing of the Crews
HARRISBURG SIDE


Philadelphia Division = III crew TO
60 first after p. M: ll6, 129, ll3, lo5'
lis, los, l1S, -124, 107.
Engineers for 129. 11S, 1oS.
Fireman for lis.
Conductor for 124.
Brakeman for 113.
Engineers up: Hennecke, Smeltzer,
Crisswen. Hindman, Huber, CABLE
Fireinen up: Shive, Rhoads, ShatIer'
Horstick. Cover, Whichello, kreider'
Sees, Mulholm, Martin Arnsberger,
Dunlevy, Miller, Lantz.
Conductor up. Fraelich.
Flagman up: Witmyer.
Brakeman up: Ferguson.
Middle Division % crew to go
first after 1925 p. m: Is, 232.
Preference: 2, Z. 9, 3, s, 3, 10, l, L.
6.
Engineers for 2, 8.
Fireman for %.
Flagman for 10.
Brakeman for 2.
Engineers up: Kugler, Garman,
Wissler.
Fireman up: Richards.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-23
WANT LIQUOR LAW REPEALED
Bv Associdted PrcSs

tons were circulated in Parkersburg
and a number of other cities in the
state to-day calling on Governor Henry
d. Hatfield to convene the legislature
in special session for the purpose of
repeating the Yost liquor prohibitory
law. which became operative last year.
Two special sessions of this legislature
already have been held.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-23
WOULD BUILD HOME FOR AGED

Delegates to the national convention
of Croatian societies at Cleveland, Sep
tember 13, will endeavor to have a
new home for aged and disabled mem
bers of the order, which 1t is proposed
to erect soon, placed somewhere in
this vicinity. K. Pozega, a prominent
a member of the Board of Trustees;
Ivan Trulac and Lawrence Rudmail,
delegates, will inspect several farms
in Lancaster and Lebanon counties
Wednesday and Thursday to urge that
one of the farms in these localities be
purchased.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-23
ARcHDUKEs ARMY MAKES GAINS

Vienna, Aug. %. via London, Aug.
23. = The following official war state
ment was given out here Tonight:
THE troops under, General Koeyess,
again have repulsed the enemy from
several positions across the railway on
the line of Brest-Litovsk- Bielsk. The
army of Archduke Joseph Ferdinand
in renewed fighting near Wysoka-Lit-
ovsk gained ground. Here and west
of Brest-Litovsk and Cladova the ad-
vance of the allies Is meeting with
severe resistance"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-23
THREE MORE TEACHERS

Three additional teachers for the
Steelton schools were elected at a spe-
ciaf meeting of the school board on
Miss Helen Hahn, of Marys-
Vile, a graduate of the Shippensburg
Normal school, will teach the A and
E primary grades in the High school
building; Miss Nellie Morley. gradu-
ate of Slippery Rock Normal school,
will teach a mixed primary school in
the West Side, and Miss Margaret r..
Gaffney will teach the mixed primary
school in the Fothergill building. The
election of these new teachers was
made necessary by the closing of st.
Peters parochial school which threw
100 more pupils into the public
schools The school was closed be-
cause all the teachers, who are Sisters
of Mercy, left to nurse the wounded
soldiers from European battlefelds.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-23
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THIEVES STEAL WATCH

Thieves early yesterday broke into
II. r. Durborrows store, in Second
street, Highspire, and stole number
of watches. The robbers entered the
store by breaking front window An
attempt was made to rob the home of
George Lutz, early yesterday, but were
frightened away
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-23
sTEEIToN PERSONALS

Mr.. and Mrs. Emanuel Grimes and
family, of 43 South Third street, are
visiting in Pine Grove Furnace, Cum
berland county.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. L. Porr, of North
Front street, spent yesterday in
Marysville.
II. r. Rupp and family, of Pine
street, are visiting in Mannheim.
Joseph Watson spent Sunday in
Shippensburg with his mother.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-23
JITNEY BUS HITS AND
INJURIES MOTORCYCLES

When C. E. Webbs Harrisburg and
Steelton jitney bus collided with a
motorcycle ridden by Arthur W. Noff-
singer, of 1862 Juniper street, in
Front street, Steelton, near the Mer-
chant Mill bridge this morning, Noff-
singer was thrown to the pavement
and injured. His machine was a
wreck. ...t
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-23
MRS. WHITEBREAD

Funeral services for Mrs. Lillian B.
whitehead, who died Friday, were
held from her late home, 26 North
Fourth street. this afternoon at 1
o'clock. The Rev. DR.. NJ. P. Hooker
of Middletown, and the Rev. G. N.
Lauffer, pastor of st. Johns Lutheran
Church, officiated. Burial was made
in Baldwin Cemetery.