lounded Mexicans Seek Aid on American HARRISBURG nHgUI TELEGRAPH f- * [Dollar Gas, New Year Gift |>f Harrisburg Co. to People of the City New Rate Starts Today: Was Heretofore sl.lO Per 1,000 Cubic Feet; Cut Applies to Thousands of Consumers in City and County; Under Schedule Bills Must Be Paid Within Ten Days to Realize the Rebate; No Change Allowed to Large Consumers. ■ A substantial new year's gift was presented *o the people of Harrisburg ; morn. •» by the Hafrr'shurg Gas j Company in on announcement i mM T at a reduction of rates. Oil and after 1 » to-day we shall have dollar gap. Here- ! p C '( tofore It has been sl.lO per cubic foot, f I' • About a year ago there was a reduc- c ' * T tlon to largo consumers when there ■ was considerable con fi int by the •flf jj thousands of small consumers. It is J ! stated by the. company, however, that | t ' [ It was not possible to m;.ke a reduc- j I tif, .• tlon all along the line a year ago. | i I although the reduction which takes i I effect to-day was cortfn.plated when | i ... I the drop was allowed to the larger t i' / consumers. , t In the schedule announced to-day r j there is no change in the rate allowed < I to the large consumers of a year ago. j hut the cut now applies to thousands i :V In the city and county districts. De- \ : tails are printed in an official an- c nouncement elsewhere In this paper. A meeting of the directors of the tompany was held late yesterday aft- i '• ernoon and it was agroeil that on and < after to-day all consumers of gas up r I 1 to 10,000 feet should charged $1 1 4 per 1,000 cubic feet; for the next' t I'l JO.ooo feet. 00 cents: for the next s f IHAf YEAR'S if 15 f SANDWICHED 'TWIXT :} I BIG USES HEBE m Mummers' Parade This Afternoon I Adds Color to City's Wel ■ come to 1914 ■ New \ ear s Da- ««•< poi" of sand- I ■ Klebtl between two big noises. The H bigger slice was on the bottom—last ■ night was the loudest celebration the town has ever seen. This afternoon the mummers' parade added color to tho noise. ■ Th< day Was celebrated as a holi ■ day in most sections of the city. Many ■ officer., shops and storis were closed, ■ as well as banks, schools and public ■ offices. W Many clubs and organizations have made this day the day for.open house, i , All have planned receptions of some sort. The Pennsylvania Railroad ■ Voting Men's Christian Association, r*k the Young Men's <'hristlm Association. Elks, Moose and other organizations rContinued on I'ntfe !>] United States Minister Henry P. Fletcher Returns To His Post in Chile :i Sfc. M to The Tt (graph "1 Chairiberaburg. Pa., Jan. 1. Henrv Prattler Fletcher. of Greencastle and ,"M Chambers burg, sails in a few .lavs to - I resume his initios as t'nlted States ij, ( Minister to Chile. He is a former Rough l t; Rider and a Republican.->.' he Balkan war. The queen's request, coupled with that of many Americans there, rfays thousands arc homeless, shelterless starv ■ Europe Rin ~ln unusl " | Uy cold winter weather that lias swept MUTINY ENDS AT GUAYMAS Itnv ", er .'. nos ®® c - il - — V| a N'osales. Ariz., Jan. I.)— The mu j among themselves, to-day ended abruptly, ft was said the at Gua>inas° r W internal strife, tiad decided to stay together NEW YEAR'S GIFTS FOR CHARITY. f MHumipolte, Minn., Jan. I.—Twelve <-olleges, hospitals and cliurit. L- fw!LnI ,S V ,, v° ns Minnesota, nine of them in Minneapolis, are the re m. IwHf* J. iJi" le " r s sift* aggregating *230.000 -from David D. Stew- Bh ; \' bans - M .f" M,l ° Inherited Hie estate of tlie late Levi M. rt of Minneapolis, a pioneer, who died here two years ago ~ "T~ 20,000 feet, 80 cents, and all over I SO,OOO feet 70 cents. Tills applies to [ all city consumers. In the county i districts the rates will be $1.05 per 1,000 cubic feet up to 10,000 feet; 95 cents for the next 20,000, 85 cents for the next 20,000 and 75 cents for all over 50,000 feet. The Minimum Charge There will be a minimum charge of SO cents per ineier per month, owing to the fact that over 5,000 consumers burn less than 30 cents' worth a month. This chargn is made as low as could be consistently done and maintain the service. Elsewhere tlie minimum charge is about 50 cents a month, and in some cases sl. Moat electric companeis have a minimum charge of $1 per month. It is provided under the new sched ule that the new rate must be paid within ten days afler the presentation of the hill; otherwise the old rate would prevail Between eight and nine thousand prepayment meters will have to he changed in order to register the new rate. This will take considerable time, but. all consumers who pay the old rate will be rebated tinder the new schedule. EUGENICS 111 FIIIS TO PIT I CMP 1 MARRIAGE DURING 'l3 1439 Marriage Licenses Were Issued During Twelve Months Just Passed I "When Dan Cupid closed his ledger fur the year and waved good-by to ! 1913 he might have smiled a cheerful ; smile; all iu all D. didn't do so badly. | When one compares the number of j marriage licenses issued and the num ber of divorce proceedings heard, listed tor hearing, instituted or closed, there is room for cheer and for gloom. I'heer for the optimistic folks yvho believe the world isn't playing in such tough luck after all for those who be ; lieve in one of Mr. Roosevelt's pet the ories anent the race suicide problem. For to date 1.439 marriage licenses j have been issued 'since' January 1, 1913—and 221 divorce aetions have been heard, listed for hearing, decided : or preliminary proceedings instituted | during 1913. During 1912, 1.410 li ! censes were issued. The monthly aver age was 121 and 11? respectively. The complete report will not be 1 Continued on Page 9] "General" Jones and Her Army on 175-mile March PASSFR Thousands of folks who have en joyed free transportation privileges on i railroad .and trolley lines, found it necessary to pay tiieir fares to-day.! i The loss of the annual courtesies came |as a result of the recent act of the. j Legislature. Railroad men themselves lose no privileges, but they cannot al-! low the passes to be used by their) wives within the border lines of the i i State. s\\\ BODY l\ RIVER? Trainmen and passengers on Cum-! berland Valley train due in Harris-j burg at 9.10 this morning reported a ! ! | body, apparently that of a man, float-; I ins down the river near the Cumber- i I land shore. Colonel Hutchison was ■ notified and sent word to towns along I the Susquehanna to be on the lookout! •jfor the body. j TREE COMES DOWN TO-MORROW j | The municipal Christmas tree will! Ibe illuminated to-night for the last | J time and will be taken down to-mor- j row following the removal of the; [lights and wires. I | ; WIFE OF SENATOR DIES I By Associated Press ■ j Washington. I>. C., Jan. J. —Mrs. il Carroll Smalley Page, wife of Senator , | Page, of Vermont, died suddenly late | | last night of heart failure at her i [home. Hyde Park, Vermont. News of I her death was received here to-day. >— • Looking Backward In looking back over the year Telegraph cannot refrain fr preelation to its readers and generous support which has business growth during the p Advertising More local advertising, niot s more ilasslfied advertis i Telegraph during 1913 than raries. The patronage acco to distance Its nearest comp half million lines of advertisi over 1912 greater than the c v two papers. Circulation The sworn daily average cit during 1913 was 21,577. 1 than that which follows the risburg paper, evidences th constant efforts put forth to risburg and vicinity a new present the happenings of t and entertaining way, but s the development of a bigger, At the Threshold of 1! Tt is pledged to a continuant 1 public uplift and helpfulne tinned good will of readers j | We Thank You For whatever part you have ' our achievements of 1913 we we extend best wishes for u prosperity, not only during 1 to come. Jv KIDNAPED YOUTH AND MOTHER UNITED «- j\ : —i ! i ————~l MRS. WILLIAM HUGHES AND SON. JOHN J. HURLEY "PHTOM BANDITS" FIRE SHOTS THROUGH Wllll ESCAPE Visitors Appear in Suburbs of Cannes and Then Mysteriously Disappear Sy .Associated Puss ! ('anues, France, Jan. 1. —A further ■ daring attempt at assassination was i made early to-day by the criminals i known as the "phantom bandits," who i are infecting the country districts (around I'annos. They fired two shots ! through a window of a large villa In ! the suburb of Ranguin, belonging to a prominent Parisian banker and the 'bullets Just missed two ladies seated at a table. 1 The bandits then disappeared and no further trace of theni was discov j ered although the district swarmed ' with detectives specially detailed from j Paris and Marseilles. The terror inspired by these mya . teaJons niK''t .c.rjminuls .has atMamed (■ucn proportions that nothing will in duce the peasants to leave their houses after dark. Doors and windows have been heavily barricaded everywhere In the vicinity and the prevailing fear Is spreading even among foreign visitors 1 at this winter resort. The police authorities believe the j bandits are part of a gang which ter rorized the district for years and whose operations were stopped a year ago by the arrest of several of their ! leaders who are awaiting trial. High Cost of Auto Tires Attacked in Convention hy Associated Press Atlanta, Ga„ .fan. t. —Educators, en | tomolists, chemists, botanists and psy chologists were among those for whom i the program of to-day's session of the 1 American Society for the advancement of Science was prepared. The speak i ers included Br. Charles U Parsons, ! chief chemist of the United States i Bureau of Mines, general secretary of i the American Chemical Society and ; Kohert K. Duncan, University of Pitts ! burgh, known for the industrial fel i lowships he originated. An attack on j the coast of automobile tires was out j lined by Charles P. Fox, of Akron, | Ohio, who discussed the possibility of 1 holly furnishing a substitute for rub | ber. Another possible use for cotton seed, that of a food for mankind was ! Ihc subject of an address by C. A. | Wells, of Experiment, Ga. EXTENSION OF WORK URGED fiy Associated Press Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 1. —Exten- jsion of mission study work in State j universities and higher educational in stitutions under government control, | was urged in the report of the execu- I live committee presented at to-day's I session of the student volunteej con tention by Dr. John U. Mott, its chair man. ~"~N rlfliu the management of the rom expressing a word of ap advertisfng patrons for the contributed to its gratifying past twelve months. re foreign advertising and sing was carried by the n by either of its contempo orded it enabled the Telegraph petitor by approximately a ?ing and resulted in a growth combined growth of the other rculation of the Telegraph This army of readers, greater standard of any other TJar he public's appreciation of the provide for the homes of Har vspaper that shall not only the day in a clean, dependable shall do its utmost to aid In r, better Harrisburg. 914 ce of effort along the lines of ess, that it may merit the con and advertisers alike. e played in making possible e thank you. To you and to all unmeasured huppjness and 1914, but throughout all timo 'REBELS KGI THEIR JTTIOX Oil FEDERALS E : HIHEIIO LAREDO .! i 1 Homes on American Side of Border in Line of Fire Hurriedly Deserted By Associate J Press i "j Laredo. Texas. Jan. I.—Mexican j 11 rebels renewed tticir skirmishing on s i the outskirts of Nuevo an hour >! before dawn. Several hundred shots were fired. Preliminary fighting for i possession of Ihe town, now garri i ; soii(*l by about 2,000 federa-ls, had | : begun soon after midnight. Lulls In | t'ie tiring were frequent. ' | Soon after the beginning of hostili- Ijties homes on the American side of the border that might be within line' 11 of lire were deserted. ! Wounded Mexicans Plead jj With American Soldiers Fly Associated Press , | Presidio, Texas, Jan. I.—The battle ! I of O.iinaga, Mexico, between the north- Jen) division of the federal army and , j rebels, continued this morning after having been in progress all night. Five . i or six hundred federals had already I I [Continued on Page 11] Wilson May Meet John Lind on Board Cruiser By Associated Press | Pass Christian, Hiss., Jan. I.—-John I Kind, personal representative of Presi dent Wilson in Mexico, en route here | from Vera Cruz on the scout cruiser ' ; Chester, had not arrived nt 3 o'clock -1 this morning. The President, imme -1 diately after breakfast was informed ■ [ that the Chester had not yet anchored ' at Ship island, eight miles south of ■ here, where the revenue cuter Winona • | was to meet Mr. Lind. 5 The weather was perfect to-day and ' r | the President decide that he might go i 1 to sea on the Winona and meet his ' j envoy. While awaiting news of the 1 | Chester's arrival the President read , scores of telegrams containing New ' I Year greetings. j Americans Congratulate S Sir Ernest Shackleton By Associated Press ! New York, Jan. I.—Messages con igatulating Sir Ernest Shackleton and Indorsing the route selected by lilm for I 11is proposed dawh across the great body j of land between South America and the South Pole, yesterday were sent to Lon '■ don newspapers by officers of the Peary ■ Arctic Club, the American Geographical , Society and tlie American Museum of . Natural History. Supplementing these , messages, several officials expressed regret that American explorers had " made no plans for such an expedition. Dr. Mudge to Come to t Pine St. Church Soon MHH m mm 4 1 THE KBV. LEWIS S. MITtJQE, 13. D. 1 Who Will Become Pastor "ad Pine Street Presbyterian Chtrreh Within Several Weeks. The Rev. Lewis S. Mudfce, D. 1 j of Lancaster, will become pastor of Pine Street Presbyterian Church within ; several weeks. Soon after Dr. Mudge'sl arrival in this otty a reception will i be given in his honor. ' , j Dr. Mudge Is one of /the , foremost i men of the Presbyterian Church. | , / . " JM ' 12 PAGES. * POSTSCRIPT. PUBLIC LIBW FOllliy OPENED TO CITY'S PEOPLE Governor Tener, Mayor Royal and President Boyer Participate in Exercises ■ - —— " MRS. HALY'S BENEFACTIONS j Tribute Paid to Her Civic Spirit—• j Thousands Visit New Public Building I : Harrisburg's newest public building, ! the Library erected through the l>»- j quests of Mrs. Sara J. Haldenian-Hal.v i and occupying a portion nt the prop- I erty which was her residence, wns j formally opened to the people of this | < lty and vicinity to-day. Hxerolstfl : lasting half an hour took place in thu j beautiful main library room and then I the building was declared open bv j Jasper Dull, president, of tho Boarrt of Trustees. It was visited by thou | sands of people. The Library will remain open until | late to-night and to-morrow will bo I an inspection day for those unable tg visit it to-ilay and for young |i«opn and children, for whom there will biv special hours from 11 to 7 o'clock. Saturday the free book service will be gin. The only requirement necessary i to obtain books is to register name anil address. Hundreds of names were en jtered up to an early hour this after- I noon. Governor John K. Tener. Stat« I Librarian Thomas Lynch Montgomery, I Mayor John K. Royal. President Har ry A. Boyer, of the .School Board, B. M. Mead, who made the historical ad i dross to-day, and lion. B. F. Meyers, heading tho registration list. Many I prominent men and women of tho State's Capital City, and its suburbs entered their names. Tho exercises were attended bv peo ple of all walks of life In Harrisbuig and popular appreciation of the bene factions by Mrs. Haly to the associa tion established years ago was express ed by every speaker Just beside. the speakers stand was placed a portrait! by Sully of Mrs. Haly, showing her ail I the beautiful young brldo of WillianJ [ Continued on Page 1J ] A j Secretary and Mrs. Bryan A Entertain Diplomsl By Astociattd Press Washington, I"). C\, Jan. 1. —,\e\« \ears Day IJI the capital pressed oven without a White House reception for tiie first time in more than a century —for the llrst time since the day <>'f President. Monroe. In the absence of President Wilson, taking n holiday vacation In the Hbuth, a breakfast to tho diplomatic fvirps by Secretary and Mrs. Bryan was tho principal social function of the&lay. More than 300 guests gathered Mvitli tho Secretary of State at hln hr.inc. I Practically all the ambassadors, min isters and members of the embassv and legation staffs, with the womem of their families, were present. The breakfast was given In buffet style. Pineapple and grape iulce punches were served and there were no wines. MINERS NOT SA PEGir ARDED By Associated Prtss Seattle, Wash., Jan. I.—Eight hun jdred and forty miners employed In th« Black Diamond mines of the Paclfta Coast foal Company refused to go to work yesterday alleging that they w«p» lngs ProPe safeguarded in the work* llllilgMMSHU For llarrisburg Hi>d vicinity. Part, ly rloudyi Friday .-loiiuj aß( | warmer; moderate wind*. For Eastern Pennsylvania. IJnaet t led to-night and Friday) no* in neb chHiige In temperature! moderate variable nlnda. Hirer No material rhnngri vrllj emn river staves or lee conditions. Gen ""»l '"ondltloaa l, "' n *">"al rise of 3 to IN degrees In temperature >»»r ..early nil the eonntry the Mississippi river. It In ft Ikj 12 degrees eolder In the InTd" " Northern New En^H Temperaturei 8 a. in.. 38. Hun. Rises, 7.38 a.m., sets. 4. Moon. New moon, first January 4. River Stage. 2.fl frrt ahova water mark. W >wher In your hands. '] To b» specific. tprn over to ths I pages that contain the advertls- I ing. i;i»nre-th;-ough y. If It 4M84 I not interest .you; dont read IfeSfes ■ But begin the habit flow I start'yourself on the road to liew ■ and better things. " J ■ This advertising Is the u«Ws of H the world's progress and your In- ■ vltation to cogie and share In It. ■ •lust resolve that yon are not ■ i gotug to let any good things ■ escape you In the year 1914. 11 I* 1 i" '■