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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-05
Livestock

Notwithstanding the fact that the live
stock OF the State 10 valued az $ls0 COO 900,
We are compelled 10 depend upon the
markets of other states for horses 70 do
our Work, ana for cattle. sheep, swine ana
poultry Tor our food supply. Pennsylga-
MA aa9nid furnish 4 aufplus Ia this line
aaa bz ahIe q export father than import
aniuaf- ana taeI valuable ana naasssars
psqepeie ana. g that end Ifs Institutions
SIC stIa edEsflaifaI sts7afs Sc
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-05
AHorney General

The Attorney Generals department has
rendered valuable services to the coni-
iaonWealth, not only IN advising the manl
departments Of State upon questions et
law concerning the powers, jurisdiction
ana administration OF the several depatt
nients, but has carried 10 successful os-
termination much Important litigation "a
tae INTERESTS of the Commonwealth.
eaite g numbar Of acfs 81 Assembly IA
.eiftis tne standardization 81 thc various
Asfzt tifarHis 81 the 14ata Government
Wefs from tins 3 llns alsaeksd Is uar
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-05
Forestry

The State owns 1,O01, ,226 acres of forest
land. purchased at an average price Of
$225 per acre, from which revenue Of
$S9,4O6.4i was derived to December /, 1911.
Six thousand miles of roads, trails and
fire lines have been built; the nurseries
contain over 100000 trees; 200 leases for
permanent camp sites have been ap-'
proved; and during the current year tenn,
porary camp permits were issued to more
than 1000 persons.
This department should be given suf-
ficient appropriation to improve its forest
fire-warden service and for the purchase.
of additional forest lands. and should be
permitted to furnish trees without cost
to municipalities for all kinds of munich
pal planting.
Worthy of mention is the gift to the
State of Childs Park, in Pike County, by
Mrs. Emma r. Chllds, in honor OF her
late husband, George w. Childs, of Phil
adelphia.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-05
Charities

pass bill that would be acceptable to
employer and employe alike.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-05

portant foods: the law requiring the de-
maturing OF spoiled eggs has protected
the consumer from the use In bakers
wares Of these deleterious ingredients;
and the cold storage law, which was In
tended 10 correct serious abuse, has
proven beneficial
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-30
ARTILLERY BATTERY
HERE POSSIBILITY
To Be Made Up of Young Men In
terested in Nations Pre-
paredness

There is a movement on foot
among several of the younger men of
the city to organize an independent
battery to be composed of those who
are interested in the expanding at
tempt to put the country on sound
basis of preparedness. The presence
in this city of an artillery organiza-
ton, we'll equipped and efficiently
managed, would be not only an op-
portunity for forming associations and
receiving disciplinary instruction and
training which cannot be gotten in
any other than a military organiza-
ton, but 1t would be a fine thing for
the, city and for the individuals who
will compose it. No definite plans
have as yet materialized, but it is ex-
pected that the organization will be
mad some time during the fall.
The student and business mems
camps at Plattsburg have done more
in two months to bring the people to
a realization of the necessity for ac-
tivity along the line of preparedness
than all the talk and Investigations of
months. A battery of the sort con-
templated in the minds of those men
who have been considering the matter
for some months would. in their judg-
ment, be very apropos at the present
time and a good thing for the city
and the State.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-30
HUNDRED PETITIONS
FILED IN W|ND-UP
TaylOr's Papers For Commissioner
in; Bowman and Lynch
to Follow
TOMORROW LAST |
DAY CENTRAL POWERS ACTIVE
Harry M. Riley Wants City Con-
troller Nomination; Ashton
Peace Possible Candidate

City Commissioner NJ. Harvey Tay-
lor, superintendent of parks and pub
lie property was the first of the COM
missioners to file his papers to-day for
denomination and reelection to
council. Mr.. Taylor filed only half a
dozen petitions containing about 200
names but additional papers contain
ing all told close to thousand sigma
lures were filled out.
City Commissioner Harry F. Bow
man, superintendent of public safety,
said he meant to file his petitions con-
tanning several hundred names late
to-day or early tomorrow prior TO
leaving for Reading to attend the
third class city league convention. He,
| too, withheld numerous petitions
which bear signatures to the number
of 600 or 700. Commissioner w. II.
Lynch, superintendent of streets and
public improvements will file his pa
pers tomorrow before leaving for
Reading.
City Treasurer O. NJ. Copelin said
he will file his papers to-day or to-
morrow.
Caldwell For Sheriff
The high water mark for signers
was recorded by the county commits
Continued on Page ~
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-30
TEUTONS EVVELOP|NC
RUSSIANS FROM SOUTH
Germans and Austrians Are En-
deavoring to Push Enemy
From Galicia
CENTRAL POWERS ACTIVE
London Anxiously Awaits Official
Reports of Heavy Fighting
in Dardanelles
By Associated Press

London, Aug. 80, 11.44 A. M.-Re-
ports from the various eastern fronts
indicating that the Austrians and Ger
mans are engaged in an effort to clear
the last corner of Galicia still held by
their opponents have excited great in
terest here. The Russian lines on the
upper Bug and Zlota Lpa have been
pierced, but ii is not yet clear how
serious resistance is being offered to
the vast enveloping movements from
the south.
Having lost BBest- -Litovsk, Grand
Duke Nicholas cannot afford to hold
the river positions in the south in the
race OF an important movement for to
do so would endanger his armies. The
opinion is ventured by some English
critics that this latest move may con-
clude for the present the great often
siVc effort against the Russians, which
has been in progress since May, and
that once Austrian soil is cleared of
the invaders new campaign may be
undertaken by the Teutonic forces.
this time in the near east. In support
OF this theory is cited the report that
the central powers are massing troops
near the Rumanian border.
The weekend witnessed violent and
almost continuous activity on the part
of the artillery of the allies all the
way from the North Sea to the Vosges.
There are no indications, however,
that this expenditure of big gun mu-
nitions is being followed by infantry
attacks.
London is again awaiting official re-
ports from the British or French au-
thCrities concerning the campaign at
the Dardanelles, where, according to
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-30
HIGH WATER MAY
HOLD UP FINISH
Of IMPROVEMENTS
River Stage Above Records Of
Years; Is Now at 4.9
EXTRA HEAVY RAINFALL
Susquehanna Not Likely to Fall
Much During Next Month.
Either
EXTRA HEAVY RAINFALL

The unusually heavy rains and the
unprecedented condition of the river,
which is higher at this time than 1t
has been for years at the correspond
ing period. render it doubtful as to
whether the Department of Public
Works will be able to complete the
closing of the gap in the Front Steps
of Harrisburg" at Market street be-
fore the big celebration. Moreover,
until the water recedes somewhat 1t
will be impossible to install the thou
sand feet or more of concrete slabs
in the breast of the dam. The river
stage this morning was 40 feet and
T. has seldom been below that during
the entire summer. The department
Is rushing the work along as fast as
posi- BILE. and with a cessation of rain
it may be possible for 10 to be finished
in time.
States Weather Bureau reveal an in
teresting comparison between con-
ditions this year and last. The highest
stage of the river in 1914 was 1872
feet, in March of that year, while the
maximum. in 1915. reached in Feb
ruary, was only 1850 feet. Last year
the water gradually receded from
~ lSSt III <Aplll " leSS IMAM OilS lpoI
in September remaining in the neigh
borhood of that stage during the three
hottest months. On September % 1t
had reached 7-10 Of a foot. This
summer. on the contrary, it has never
been lower than 20 feet which was
the temporary stage reached in June.
In July the lowest was feet, and the
average we'll above 4 feet During
the present month it has gone up as
high as rs feet and is now hoVering
around feet The cause of these
va iations is found in the following
compilation of the rainfall in inches
dHTnR seVen rnOnfhs
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-30
TO PUT 100000 FIRE
LOAN UP TO PEOPLE
Triple" Motor Apparatus VIII Be
Installed Says Commits
sioner Taylor

Triple motor fire apparatus will be
pI divided for Harrisburg in the pro-
posed motorizing of the city fire de-
pa rtment if the 100000 loan for that
pun pose is authorized by the people in
November, according to City Commits
sioner NJ. Harvey Taylor, supAintend-
ent of parks and public property.
The triple" machines include nee
essary equipment for pumping, chem
ical and nose carriage. How many
will be purchased, Mr.. Taylor wouldn't
say. The ordinance authorizing the
people to vote on the subject, which
was offered by Commissioner Taylor,
was one of a few read finally this
afternoon by Council. The commits
sioners held d brief session at o'clock,
as the whole Council will leave to-
morrow for Reading.
Other measures on the final reading
calendar were: Fixing the salaries of
the Mayor. City Commissioners and
City Controller for the next year at
$4,000 $4,000 and $500, respectively
(the Mayors and Commissioners be-
ing the same as at present.; authoriz-
ing the grading of Lexington and Reel
streets from Mahantongo to Division;
authorizing the placing of twenty OF
more arc lights and several incan-
descents in various parts of the city.
The bids for the supplying of cable
for the police and fire alarm system,
which were opened by Commissioner
Bowman a week ago. may be pre-
sented to Council to-day
Following the session of Council the
commissioners heard a number Of
complaining property owners who live
in the vicinity of State, Sixteenth and
Boas streets as to the unsatisfactory
condition of the sewers in that neigh
borhoo
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-30
'HATCHET F|END Q
ATTACKS HIS NURSE
SteeltOn Police Think They Have
Man Who Axed Seven
Women
HITS MISS MIRIAM ELDER
Strikes Hospital Trainer" in
Face When She Leans
Over His Cot
HTS MISS MIRIAM ELDER

Basing their claims on the similar
Miriam Elder, student nurse at the
Harrisburg Hospital by E. n. Haines,
a big West Indian negro, to those
made upon seven sleeping Steelton wo-
men within the last several months,
the authorities believe they have at
last got the much feared 'hatchet
f1end' within their grasp.
Haines was taken to the hospital on
Friday morning after he had been shot
through the leg by officer Booser of
the Philadelphia and Reading Rail-
way force while resisting arrest. 1t
was while the young nurse was lean
ing over his cot inquiring as to his
condition in the night, it is said. that
the negro, without a word of warning
brutally struck her in the face. He
then attempted to get out of a window
but was subdued by orderlies.
The Steelton police heard of the
brutal attack and asked for a descrip-
ton of the man. 1t tailed exactly
with that given them by a twelve
year-old Steelton girl, who saw a big
negro in her room one night when she
awcke. This girl will be brought to
the city late this afternoon by Chief
of Police Longnaker and Constable
Gibbs and taken to see Haines, who
was strait -jacketed to his cot after the
attack.
Upon the childs evidence will de-
pend whether or not the "hatchet
fiend" is ever brought to justice as
none of the seven women whom he
struck over the head with blunt in
struments while they slept ever saw
him.
Miss Elder the nurse whom. it is
said. Haines struck in the face with
his fist has been at the hospital but
a short while. She came here from
MELVILLE and is the niece of DIR. H.
NJ. Kirkpatrick, of 1872 Walnut street
and DR.. S. A. kirkpatrick, of New
Cumberland. The hospital author
tiles refuse to say how badly she was
injured.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-30
.ROMPER DAY PLANS
UP To WEATHER MAN
$500 Playground Youngsters Ex-
pect Him to Make It Big
Event at Reservoir
KUNKEL TO BE HOST AGAIN
Gigantic Luncheon to Be Spread
Under Trees; Princess of
Playberg" Feature

Now Mr.. Weatherman, take 1t from
a great many hundreds of Harris
burgs playground youngsters, it's GER
tainly up to you to be good to-mor-
row. Tomorrow is Romper Day.
The big feature of the day will be
the production of the Princess of
Playberg," in which the story of what
has been done on the Fairgrounds
will be told by some 500 small actors
and actresses Games of various
kinds, folk dances and so on will be
demonstrated in the play.
Reservoir Park will be the setting
and the forty foot stage with its
throne for the Princess" has already
been erected. More than 24OO young
sters will be entertained including the
500 children in the cast. At noon
the luncheon under the trees is TO
be served when Samuel Kunkel of the
Mechanics Trust company as usual
will be host.
The youngsters will be hauled to
Reservoir by special cars, a string of
trolleys having been supplied by the
Harrisburg Railways' Company. These
will be stationed as near as possible
to each playground and as soon as
the Romper Day folks are all aboard
the cars will swing Reservoir-ward.
The Princess and Her Attendants
The curtain on the Princes of
Playberg" will be turned back at 2
o'clock and the opening number will
be the grand entrance of the "Prin-
cess" Miss Evelyn Joyce and her at
tendants. The principals in addition
to Miss Joyce, include John Todd as
Prince Charles of Foto Philm," :"
Misses Ruth Arnold, Jennie Booth,
Mary Broxterman, Geneva Chubb,
Mary FoultZ, Helen Henderson, Anna
Herbert, Sue Herford, Eva Kline, Vio-
let Mitchell, Josephine RAIDER, Helen
Rapp, Catherine Young, Caroline
Sitter, attendants to the Princess; !;
the playground boys who camped OH
McCormick's island as Men of Prince
CONTINUED on Page ~
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-30
MRS. FREDERICK RAY
DIES FROM INJURIES
Fatally Hurt in Auto Accident Au-
gust II; Other Victims
Will Recover

Mrs Frederick E. Ray. aged 35, los
Boas street, who was injured in an
automobile accident near Hogestown
Monday afternoon, August 16, died in
the Harrisburg hospital at $40 O'Clock
this morning.
Three other women were injured In
the accident, two of whom are now in
the hospital recovering from injuries
which were thought might be fatal
Mrs. Oliver S. Shiras, 402 North
Second street, and Mrs. David J.
Reese, 237 Woodbine street, who are
in the hospital now are improving
rapidly it was reported to-day. Miss
Anna r. McClintock. 106 Boas street
the fourth party injured. has practi-
cally recovered at home under the
care of physician.
Oliver Acy, 1872 Liberty street, the
chauffeur for the party has recovered
from minor injuries. The accident
happened near Hogestown when the
four women were returning from
Carlisle. A blow out swerved the car
into a gutter turning turtle.
Mrs. Ray is survived by her hus-
band. Frederick Z. Ray, one of the
proprietors of the State printing office;
her mother. Mrs. Hannah Hughes. OF
Middletown; two sisters, Misses Mar
garet and Marian Hughes, of Middle
town: and three brothers, Frederick
of Middletown; John, of Birmingham
Ala, and Lloyd, of Clearfleld.
Private funeral services will be held
from the home Wednesday afternoon
at / o'clock, the Rev. T. c. McCarrelI
pastor of the First Presbyterian
church, Middletown. officiating
Burial will be made in the MiddIetowr
cemetery.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-30
Continued on Page ~
Squire Jacob c. Lehman
Dies at Boiling Springs
Special TO The TELEGRAPH

Boiling Springs. Pa, Aug. 30-Jacob
c. Lehman, aged 73, justice of the
peace of South Middleton township,
Cumberland county, for almost forty
years, died at his home Saturday
morning. Squire Lehman was for
merly proprietor of a store at this
place. He also Invested in ore land
which was later developed by the Pine
Grove and Crane Iron Companies. He
is survived by his wife and three sis
tors, Mrs. c. c. Kutz and Mrs. V. H.
Ritchey. of Carlisle, and Mrs. George
Brandt, who resides near Carlisle.
Funeral services will be held to-mor-
row morning at 9 o'clock from his
late home. Burial will be made in
the Mount Zion Cemetery.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-30
American Put to Death
by Bandits in Mexico
By .Attoeiated Prcss

Washington, Aug. 3O.-OfficiaI dis
patches from Vera Cruz to-day tell OF
the receipt of mali reports there on
the killing OF T.. +. Welles, an Ameri-
can auditor of the Tobasco Plantation
Company. No details were given, fur
ther than that WeIles was killed by
bandits who blew up train and shot
the passengers, of whom Welles was
one.
The State Department to-day ac.
knowledged receipts of General Ia
pata's acceptance of the PAM -Ameri-
can peace appeal. Favorable replies
now have been received from practi-
cally all chiefs outside the Carranza
forces
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-30
President Gives Up All
Idea of Another Vacation
By Associated Press

Washington, D. c., Aug. 30.-Presi-
dent Wilson had given up all idea to-
day of further extended vacation this
year. He had planned to spend the
whole month of September at Cornish,
n. H, but his plans now are not to
leave Washington until the situation
between the United States and Ger
many clears If he leaves at all.
The President already has received
assurances from official German
sources which he hopes will result in
solving the controversy with Germany
over her submarine warfare.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-30

Vacation season is at its height
Rest and recreation will not be
complete unless you have all the
news from home daily.
Your favorite newspaper, The
Harrisburg Telegraph, will fill the
gap.
The cost is the same as when
you are home, six cents a week.
Call The Circulation Depart
ment or drop a postal.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-30
California Policemen
Must Attend College
By .4Ssocintcd Prcst

Berkeley, Cal, Aug. 30.-Policemen
OF Berkeley are required to attend the
University of California. it was an
nounced to-day.
This. it is believed. is the first time
any city in the world has made prepa-
rations to have a college bred police
department"
The course of study is in the re-
lation of mental disease to criminology
The theory is that the policemen
will be enabled to size up" a man
arrested for a crime and ascertain
what other crimes he might have com
mitted.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-30
.GRANCERS' PICNIC
At WILLIAMS GROVE
Forty-Second Annual Exhibition
Opens Today; Big Program
For Week
Special to The Telegraph

Williams Grove, Pa, Aug. 80. - The
forty second annual Grangers' picnic
at Williams Grove, which opened to-
day promises to be the most interest
ing in the history of such shows here.
Twenty-four hours free from showers
will put the grove in good shape to
receive the big crowds who always at
tend.
Wednesday will be Peace Day. I'm
der the presidency of Mrs. Gertrude
B. Biddle, of Carlisle, head of the Wo-
mans Peace Society of Pennsylvania,
the Pennsylvania Peace and Arbitra-
ton Society will present DR.. Jenkin
Lloyd Jones, a Civil War veteran from
Chicago. A leading speaker will be
Mrs. Percy B. Pennybacker, president
of the National Federation of Wo-
mans Clubs, which includes more than
5000 women's organizations. Mrs.
Samuel Semple, president of the State
federation will speak.
On Thursday at IL o'clock, the
Prohibitionists will occupy the plat
form, and in the afternoon DR.. Anna
Howard Shaw will present the suffrage
cause.
The decision of the manufacturers
to again present heavy farm ma
chinery at Grangers' picnics has
thrown an immense lot of such ap-
pliances into Williams Grove.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-30
WILL NOT REEsTABLIsH CAMP
Bv 4ssocfdfed Prsss

Washington, Aug 80. - Secretary
Garrison today announced that the
War Department had determined not
to reestablish the divisional army
camp at Texas City, Texas, DESTROYED
by the recent storm. No decision has
yet been reached as to it's future To-
cation. Major General ]. Franklin
Bell, commanding the division recon-
mended the Texas City camp be aban-
doned.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-30
1000 Canadians Perish
When Ship Is TOrpedOed

Berlin. Saturday.. Aug 2s.-Pas-
sengers on the Holiand-American Line
steamship Ryndam arriving in AM
sterdam bring a report that a British
transport, with 1000 Canadian troops
on board, was torpedoed off the Sciiiy
Islands on August Is. 1t is said about
1000 men were saved
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-30

1t is clear from this that the Spring
and summer rains to date this year
are heavier than they We're last year
to the first of October. The normal
average of rainfall for the month of
September is 2.S5 inches, and if nor
NAL conditions prevail the river cannot
be expected to fall very materially
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-30
By Associated Press

Forest Hills. N. Y. Aug. 30.-The
opening round of the national lawn
tennis championship tournament.
scheduled for to-day. was postponed
until tomorrow owing to wet courts.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-30
Continued on Page o.
TRENCHES SERIOUSLY DAMAGED

IhENOHES SERIOUSLY DAMAGED
By associated Press
Paris. Aug. 80, 2.35 p. M.-Violent
artillery fighting took place yesterday
evening at many points in the Argonne
district, as a result of which the
trenches of the Germans were seri-
ously damaged, according to the
French official report of this after
noon.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-30
FACTORY WORKERS. RETURN
By Associated Press

Bridgeport, Conn, Aug 3o.-Many
hundreds of factory workers who had
been on strike recently, returned ID
their accustomed tasks today, their
differences with employers over hours
land compensation having been adj
justed.