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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-06

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the next day. He wouldn't want job
like that.
Then is it your idea to continue the
present system at police headquarters!
If so, will Acting Chief Joseph z.
Thompson be retained as chief?
Yes, as far as l know the doctor
answered both questions together.
However, we've had no conference
on the subject or any other suOJect
and | don't know what the views Oh
the other councilmen may be. w nat
would like to see there is the establish
ment of a detective bureau with cap
tain or chief of detectives.
Chief of Detectives
The chief of police could have
charge OF patrolling the streets, the
kceplng of order and the enforcing OF
the citV ordinances. The detective bu-
reau could handle the detection of
crime. Both could cooperate, but the
Two wouldn't be under the chief OF
police as il is now. -Four plain clothes
men, / should think. should lie at
tached to the detective bureau.
What we've had during Mayor
Royals administration, apparently, was
too little co-operation; too much old
time 'sleuthing' If detective is after
q criminal he should stay on that JOB
until he gets him. Not work while
AT it, then go home and try to take it
up the next day. These things help to
make the head of the department look
like a fool. That seems to be what
happened.
'Joe Ibach came round here this
evening to see me about the statements
/ was quoted as having made in one
of the papers about the Bertillon and
the fingerprint system. I'm not OPP
posed to either. He's in charge Of that
work, I believe.
The Police Personnel
What DID say emphatically de-
clared the next Mayor, "is that l am
opposed to expending the funds appro-
priated for apprehension of criminals
in providing systems of this kind
which produce no results.
The officers of the department must
cooperate for the good of the depart
ment That's to be the keynote, and
the fellow who can't understand that
from the start-off must get out. That's
fiat.
Then, too, you might say" added
the Mayor with twinkling eyes, that
we'll have men on the police force who
are fitted for the job. physically and in
point of personal appearance, and with
good heads. That's the kind we want.
worn-out secretaries of political
in selecting his force from among the
Democrats. That's what l mean when
l say don't want any 'sore-toes' or
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-06
MAGNIFICENT Twin Houses

Stucco brick construction located in beautiful
Sixteenth and Foster The Walnut
add further to the atractveness of this locality.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-06
WILL INTRODUCE
UNIQUE CUSTOMS

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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-06
Pennsylvania Railroad Co.
Protecting Enola Reservoir
Special TO The Telegraph

Enola, Pa, Nov. 6.-Workmen of
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
are erecting a high wire fence to en-
close the reservoir back of the Enola
P. r. r. Y. M. c. A. where Norie
Horting was drowned during the
summer. Large trespass signs will be
! pIaced around the enclosure
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-06
RABBGT DEAD IN VINE
Special to The TcIcgrdbh

Duncannon, Pa, Nov. g. - Mrs.
George Reeder found a rabbit dead in
her garden one morning during the
week. Its front legs had become en-
tangled in a honeysuckle vine and 1t
had died in struggling to get away.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-06
MRS. KRETZINGER DIES
Special to The Telegraph

Duncannon, Pa, Nov. 6.-Mrs
Frank Kretzinger died at her home in
High street about 10 o'clock Thurs
day evening. She is survived by her
husband and two sons.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-30
GERMAN EXCHANGE
RATES TUMBLINC
Fall To New Low RecOrd-Still
Greater Break Here Is
Expected.
CREDITED TO NEW LOAN

The diop IN mark and kronen eN-
change to new low records furnished the
sensation Of the foreign exchange
market Yesterday. Marks declined 10
19ss for sight drafts and 1915 for cables.
while Austrian kronen sold down from
Saturdays closing price OF li.' y"
1895. Marks werc utictsi NJ tne ''oH''
uf iast week at sOA for sight drafts ana
SOas TO- cables. The parity OF marks u
about 90.
Foreign exchange experts say that tho
bottom PRICES for kroiien and mark en-
oiangp have by no means been 'eU'hed
and pr.-iict that a considerable add,-
tional decline In the rates on
the countries OF tie Teu:onic allies IL
about TO come. Some foreign exchange
men even went so far IA to estimate that
marks would sell rs low rs IS to-day.
Exchange on Great Britain and France
on the other hand continued TO advance.
One OF the reasons given for the drop
in marks was the report received here
from Berlin tina the German Govern
ment was preparing to bring out "A now
wrr loan OF 10000. Oct. 600 marks. or
about S2,5OO. OOO. 600. II is pointed out
that Germany's war loans are already
greatly In excess OF her total gold hold
ings and that she IL practically on a
paper basis. Then Germany Is pur-
NIl.lSlllG UetNilN lEV4l ~ itAAi ~ tu
tries Of Europe and Is loath to export
gold in payment of her purchases. al
though, exchange in these countries is
worry much against her. Mark exchange
Is ~, a 20 per cent. depreciation In Scan
dinavian countries and shows a loss OF
about 10 per cent hGre AZ the present
quotations.. In connection with the drop
in mariSs Zimmcrntaln \ ForShay, who
are offerings the last German war loan
IA.- a..NAl tho
follow ing statement last night.
"~Zimmermann & Forshay announce
thai owing to the further decline In Ger
, man and Austrian exchange rates they
| have reduced their quotations oil certain
Government Issues as indicated below:
Imperial German Government 8 per
cent. bonds last issue TO s2O2.aO per
mark 1000: Imperial German Govern
mcnt I per cent bonds cal1able In 1919
TO fls5.50 per mark 1000; Austrian Gov
IN jE per cent. bonds due 1890 10
S14175 per kronen 1000; Hungarian
Government 6 per cent bonds clilaole
1921 to 1852 per konen 1000
Sterling exchange closed AT 4.S9A for
demand and 4T0Ss for cables as com
pared with 4.69 9-1S for demand and
40 a-l6 for cables on saturday. Francs
advanced to J,s7 for checks and SIS for
cables. The previous close WIS $50 for
checks and 5.s9i4 for cables. Italian
hire declined To 6.J0ia from 6.i9if. while
rubles dropped from 32is TO S:A.
Frank a. Nsnd.rlip. head of the COM
mission of American bankers which has
just negotiated "A $4,000. 900 bankers
credit III this country for Great Britain.
announced yesterday four London banks
would receive "a credit here OF $500, 900
each II the remaining four 5000. 60o
each. The four banks which are to 20;
NH, - - "A nnn .AAl a.., 1n,lE
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-30
THE E MARKET.
Manufacturers Are SiII ActivelS
After Metal.

Manufacturers OF cars and other railroad
equipment continue actively In the market
for structural bars, shapes and castings for
shipment over the first half OF 1915, ship:
yards are also actively negotiating Tor steel
plates and forgings II IN estimated that
contracts for car building alone places!
DURING the current month have aggregated
SIC. 40 tons. and a much heavier tonnage was
under negotiation winch builders found in.
cxpedient to close, The tenders made to the
French Government on 10000 tons OF rails
about ten days ago have not yet resulted in
tho placing OF any contracts, so far as the
American mills are Informed
Three dOmesti" railroads are in the market
for rails for 1916. but thc tonnages are not
large. There Ia still an active demand from
domestic consumers for steel sheets, Tin plate
and bars. Most Of the mills are from ono
month to two months behind in making ship.
ments.
Sales Of foundry iron reported by Buffalo
and eastern Pennsylvania furnaces yesterday
amounted TO about 500 tom, ncluilng sew
eral Thousand tons additional for u manu-.
factu,rr of machine tools. Pipe works are
also understood to have closed for about
1000 tons OF low grade foundry iron With
eastern PennUiv snls furnsces.
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greater part. The note was taken over
by tine Billiard Company.
rs thai note paid or has n settlement
been eTectcdy'
NO was the reply.
will you tell why? ?" asked John w.
III. Grim, Mr.. Mellen's own counsel.
My counsel. Mr.. Grim, advised me
TO make no settlement pending this
litigation" was the answer.
AS q matter Of fact John L. Billiard
personally took this note and now holds
it?"
"He does"
Mr.. Mellcn said tina. at all times he
had Mfr. Billiard in his power. III my
directors mud ordered me to take a pound
OF flesh ! could have sent him away
bleeding" be said.
The cancelled eleven million dollar
check BY which the National City Hank
loan was paid was put in evidence along
with other cancelled checks used in
settlement with Mr.. Billiard.
The Billiard matters were laid aside
then, whether temporarily or perma-
nently no n knew. The defence up.
peared satisfied. declaring that the Gov
eminent had failed to prove that the
New Haven company owned the Billiard
stock. The Boston and Albany. Rut-
land and Grand Trunk acquisitions were
approached by the reading OF minutes OF
various kinds
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-30
BUYS SAVAGE ARMS PLANT.
DriHgs-scRbury 90. Gets Control III
lticR Concern.

The Driggs-Seabury Ordnance con-
pany has purchased control OF the Say
age Arms Company, a 81 600 ,uoO con
Germ, manufacturing rifles ana automatic
pistols and having the exclusive rights
in the Western Hemi-pher. for III,
manufacture of the Lewis machine gun,
which the Belgian army has used against
III. Germans. Officials OF the SavaEC
Arms Company refused yesterday e
CONFIRM the reports tina the sal. had
been completed. but admitted that nego
tiations had been going on for some
time. In circles which have been Keep
ing closely in touch with the company
II was said yesterday that the purchase
had been effected. II H. understood that
the stock OF the Savage Arms Company
WAS bought by the Driggs-Seabury Al
about $3.50 "A share.
Some time ago the Bradley CONSTITUTE
ton Company secured AN option to pur.
chase control of the Savage AIMS Com
pany at $3.50 a share. The option was
never exercised.
II is understood that the priggS-Sea-
bury officials plan TO increase the capita
stock Of the company. which is now
$4,000, 900, and give the present stock
holders preferential rights in purchas'
Inc tho new stock. OF the $4,000. 0oc
stock OF the Driggs-Seabury Ordnance
Company there an s~1ou, ooo frst pre-
ferred. $500. 600 second preferred and
So, 900. 900 common, The bonded lud.bt-
edness amounts to 81, 900. 600. Til. com
pauy was formed TO succeed m. briggs
Seabury Ordnance Corporation, II was
Incorporated Ia April of this year tC
engage In the manufacture Of iron and
steel shrapnel projectiles, cannOn shells
firearms and all other kinds of wal
munitions. The company IL said 10 have
received large war orders. John Steven.
son IL chairman of the board and
Adolpnc r.. Borie is president.
The Savage Arms Company Mas or
ranized In 1883 and Incorporated in 1897
In this State. The ~company's plant is
In Utica, y. V. 4 new factory was
recently equipped with machinery for the
manufacture of the Lewis machine gun
The capacity of the c~oInpany's r!ti, plant
is about 5000 rifles a week, That OF
the machine u plant 300 guns IA week
For the last few months the factories
have been running night and day, turn
ing out munitions for the Allies.
Dividends at the rate of d per cent
per annum have been paid quarterly
since 1903. In 1913 an extra stock
dividend of IS per cent, was paid from
accumulated earnings
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-30
KATHoDroN A CURB MYSTERY.
stool Advances From g to % since
Last August,

The sensational advance in Kathodion
Bronze Works. preferred stock, which
has featured the curl list In the past
few days and caused a good deal OF con-
fusion In the curb market. remains
somewhat OF a mystery to Wall Street.
Traders In this issue said there was
nothing new TO account for the sudden
Increase In value Of the stock aside from
the statement made public "a short time
ago by President +. =. Clark that the
company has received orders for So
100000 stems for automobile tires to be
delivered in the next five years. Ru-
mors to the effect that shorts were try
ing to cover was another reason for the
sharp rise.
The stock was issued OH August 10
at 81 IA share. ut which tigur" II lowered
Tor a month or more. when 1t went frac-
tiohally above !. ON November : II was
up to 10. II then advanced to 90. re-
acted to II n then began to climb
again. Last Saturday II closed at 3s
At the opening OF the market yesterday
the stock was sold at 40. In the carly
afternoon II was reported selling as
high AZ g.. easing of 1 or 3 points
o. ard the close.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-30
INTERNATIONAL STOCK PLAN.
Vanderbilt Tells How subscrip.
ttOus May He Made.

Frank A, Vanderlip, president OF the
National city Bank, has sent to the
stockholders of that institution "A civ
cula explaining how they may subscribe
to the stock of the recently organized
American International Corporation. on
ganized for the promotion of American
business and industry H. foreign couu-
tries.
The circular says that the %stockhold-
ers Of the bank may subscribe to the
common stock of the new corporation Ia
AN amount not exceeding their holdin2s
Of stock i'm the bank at the close of husi-
ness ON December |, 1919. provided that
the subscription Is made on or beforr
Decemher Is. Each subscription must
be accompanied by "a check to the order
Of the new concern equal to 10 per
cent. OF the amount subscribed. An
additional 10 per cent, viii be payable
on January IL, 1916. nd the
ton reserves the right to can for IA.
pay ment Of any portion Of the remainder
NJ the subscription price at any timc
upon thirty days previous written notice.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-30
FIRE IN SCHOOL HOUR.
5000 March Out Of No. - and
Principal 0urnches Blaze.

More than 3.oo0 pupils marched cut Of
Public School II. at a25 East Twenty
seventh street. yesterday after u fir. was
discovered Ia a wlstehisket IN an un-
occupied room on the fourth floor. Tho
exodus was made IN . minutes and so
seconds.
The principal. George IIentz. put out
the blaze With a bucket of water. None
o' the children knew OF tho fire. When
the engines arrived the pupils were re-
entering the building
The cause of the fire is unknown.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-30
-FORECLOSURE SAIEs.


SUPREME COURT. .cOtNrN 90 Nyv
YORK -wAtnEN cRuiksuANK. as s1s
sii,nn'Sd rrgi!Ts' e s'Ii t.sin'ig sr,id.
Defendants.
In pursuance OF IL judgment o.. .s..
closure and sale. duly made and cntr-ed ,-
tho 10th day of July. 49,. l.. tho 1n,s,
namsa, viii sen a, puOl,s suction " III.
street. in tho Borough of Mania -, -,
Of New york. OF the 7,h day Of b',.,,p,?
J5 e's 81 + + o pAY' R aSSn Ss ma a4.s
ises directed by said judgmen; 10 b. so's1
and therein described as follows:
land MLt viii, ina ,s ,e' balIa, nos. me- or pats.i ..
thereon erected. situate. lying and tsi".
IN the Borough OF Manhattan. In the CT
Of New York. being in Block Number IL,
map Of tho CITY OF Sew York ana b.lnis
and described AZ follows: Beelnnine a, q
street, distant ono hundred aud iNen;y.
Mn" tl9') feet more or less eastua-di,
from the southeast"riy corner Of Chus',
ard Lfspenard Sttectr, but At or opp,s,,
the westerly line OF ar Independent w.,
being the westerly Wall OF the hllIinc
erected on the promises herein Ge41,it.S
,h.ncc running south wardly ana n,
with church street. bat along 'ho wei
I'm" OF said indcp"ndcnt wall 80 ia- g. n.
nelrly parallel With Lspcntri So
twenty.three "a, foo, note Or 10. 10
tain party wall. thence and
again parallel With Church S'rs,' b., q,
aud through the centr. 'ine ~ f.ii 80
wall ninety -thr". tp3i feet ~. .rI on,
hair baD Inches to tho sOu'hsriv la. a,
Lispenard Street. aud thence RostWsrd,
along the south~tly Inc Of Lisp.usfI gt.s.,
tw.nty-thrrc i23) feet more O. iesp "a ~.
point or place OF beginning said premise,
being known by the street humble 81 IL.
pensrd Street.
Dated. New York. November is.h, -
FRANCIS w. POLLOCK, R.,a-.,
ORD. DAY 4 LORD. Attorneys ~ H. .-
IN. - Wal street. borough o, NJ.
haitian. CITY OF New York.
Tho following H. a diagram o. 'he ron
,r,v to be sold: It's street Number = 4,
Lispensrd street:
Lispenard street..
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-30
Cudnhy stocE DivIdend.

The directors OF the Cudahy Packing
Company have declared "A dividend Of
81 1000. 900 payable in common stock.
This increases the amount Of COMMON
stock outstanding from S3.i4g.5O0 Ia
S5.ii9.5O0 and reduces the profit and
loss surplus to s4,050,370. The report
of the company for the year ended Oc-
tober 81. 1915. shows sales amounting
to SIG, l62,l5G. a. compared with $l09,-
i21,44s in 1914. with -,et profits of S723.-
642. against $l.i02, 0l6. The surplus
after dividends is given as $685. 42. as
compared with xS2O.OI6 a year ago.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-30
TO SELL TYPEsETTING co.
special Master In International
Case Urges ForecIosur

Case Urges Foreclosure.
Henry Il. Slosson. special master in the
foreclosure suit against the International
Typesetting Company. of which the late
Herman Rldder was president. recon-
mended to the Federal District Court
yesterday that the first mortgage secur-
ing a ST. 900 issue OF the cornpnny's
gold bonds be foreclosed. The Guaranty
Trust Company IL trustee
The special master further recon-
mends that the property covered by the
mortgage be sold at auction and that
the proceeds be first applied To redeom-
| Ing the $3.50 900 worth Of certificates Is
| sued by the receiver in keeping the COM
| pany going. What II left, Mr.. Slosson
| suggests. should be devoted Ia claims of
b~ordholders.
The International T'ypesotting Machine
Company sold 20 per cent Of 's output
abroad. When the European war hogan
, this market was curtnilcd. on pecc'n-
her l.. iyii. the company was thrown
into the hands ~ a receiver. Then came
he foreclosure sui.
Joseph I,iddcr MAS v.c"-preSld"nt OF
the company. Victor T. Rlddcr wt,s Sec
| rotary ard the directors included Ber-
nnrd n. Eidder. Wilbur H. Scudder. Will
lam Zleg'er. Jr.. and q. Hungcrf"rd.
Herman RidJer died recently.
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tn. approximate amount o. IN. - o.
charge. to sat'"tv which m. shc". 4.
scribcI property is to be sod. 4 lE,-i
three thousand ana utncty -hp, a. 'V,
Dollars. with interest thereon iroi. TIC
day OF July. 1915, less tho cum - ,os
huudrcd Dollars paid on account at .l..
together with tho costs sni so.,r. .
amounting to Three hunIfed aisl'..
l6.i0O Dollars. With iutcrcst iron, ~,
18th. 1913, together with ths e0p.Is.s q
the SAFE. The approximate ahouat & N.
taxes. assessments and ~ato- r.'e,. Q
other liens. which arc to be allowed 20 n.
purchaser out OF the purchase m11ey. q
paid by the Referee. a. Two huuared IN.
enty.one II. 100 Dollars and in.ercs'.
The promises will 10 sold subject o.,
party wall agreement recorded In 'hs Oft.
Of the Register Of she County o. S,r YOU.
In L.lbei ga OF Co~uyeyances, rsgr .oi
Dated. New York November lvtl. 1877
FRANCIS W. POLLOCK. Rr.e--.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-30
FIRE SWEEPS CATALINA TOWN
Halt os Avalon Burned WITH Loss
Of at.OOO,OOO.

Los ANGELES. Nov. 2?.-A fir, es-
tima,ed to hav. done 81. O0O. ooo worth of
damage wiped ont NOR" han half OF
Avalon, "A town ON Santa Catalina
Island. to-day. The two principal hotels.
several business blocks. clubs, piers II
freight sheds were laid waste.
The Banning COMPANY, owner of
Santa Catalina Isla"d. Is the chief SUI
fcr,r.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-30
Record Deposits at city BANK.

An officer of the National City Bank
said yesterday that the deposits of that
institution might exceed all previous
records and total $55O.000, 900 or more.
This incresae from the previous record
Of s537. O00. 900 Is u to the payments
of 80 per cent, of the Anglo-French loan
by banks In response to the second
call for funds by the members of the
loan committee remaining here, The pay
mont will amount to about Sl4l,O00, 900.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-30
MELLEN STILL OWES
BILLIARD SS75,OOO
Admits at New Haven Trial
That His Note Hasn't
Been Paid.
WESTMINSTER TILT NEXT

Tho Government failed again yester-
day 20 prove by documentary evidence
that the New Haven owned the stock Of
the Billiard Company. Hour after hour
r L. Bats. special Assistant Attorney
General, who Is prosecuting tho former
railroad directors. tried to get his VI
dence In. Charles =. Mellen. his "
witness. having fepudiated the minutes
Of January 3. 1908. Mr.. Bats tried to get
In the s~tenoeraphic notes OF John n
Parker. secretary Of the directors. In
the meantime Mr.. Me1len had establlshed
that John l.. Billiard was very proiitably
engaged In helping out the company.
Seems to me Billiard used the New
Haven instead of the reverse said DE
Lancey Nicoll.
The Billiard Company a bought
$500. 900 Of notes from W. L. Haskell OF
che Boston HeroId, had lent j. X. Bolton
and Charles w. Pickett. newspaper men,
$4,000 and $4,000 respectively. and
finally had bought Mr.. Mellen's W de-
nand rote for $376. 900 from the New
l9nglapd Navigation Company. This
was done at the time Mr.. Meflen was
leaving the New Haven. He had incurred
obligations, personal n official. and
wanted matters cleared UP. This note
now owned by John l.. Billiard, has never
been paid.
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Mr.. Eats had Mr.. Farker's original
et~eiruSraphic notes and had Mr.. Mellen
identity the handwriting and signature.
Questioned az to Mr.. Parker's accuracy.
Mr.. Molleu said that no more accurate
man had come under his observation
This aline frankly. although there was a
question as TO the correctness of the
minutes and the value of Mr.. Mellen's
memory. The Government made a hard
erort To- get IN the fact that In, New
Haven controlled che Billiard npa
~ want,sl To show that the stock of the
company was In the possession of the
New Haven.
Il can explain what YOU are trying to
9et at Mr.. Mellcn said ~ last "In
the original settlement made with John
L. Billiard after the sale of the Boston
and Maine he received "a profit of 81
5000 0 of which $4,000 went for ex-
pelses Billiard Incorporated his COM
pAny n put In $1,000. 900 AS capital.
later there was Il strong protest against
-he settlement and a controversy arose.
Pending a INA settlement Billiard as
signed his stock In blank, gave il TO me
with other assets. This was al put in
IN envelope, marked and scaled by me
and deposited in a safe. II remained
there until May, 1918, just before ! re-
tired. when the settlement w;Gs effected
and Billiard got his stock back"
1t Nas apparent that I'll. Government
was not getting wirat II wanted, for Mr..
Eats raised his volce and shot rapid fire
questions At Mr.. Mellcn. In spite of it
all Mr.. IsLtts could not obtain an an
H~er which would Indicate that the New
Haven owned the Billard company stock.
amounting to $1,000. 900. Mr.. Mellen
DECLARED that he had never made any
statement to that effect
Ibid MIR. Morgan ever say ANYTHING 80