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Cilv Planning and Shade Tree Commissions fo Be Appointed by Council
HAIffitISBURG tSi&M TELEGRAPH
No. 19
LXXXIII—
DEPIORABLE STITE
OF STREETS BOOST
FOH RM PUNT
City Would Benefit by Erecting
Its Own Operating
Machinery
YARDS OF "PRIVATE" WORK
Yearly Report of Contractor
Walter Shows What
Was Done
One of the more important of the
big municipal improvements that will
bo made possible by the final passage
Tuesday of the $300,000 bond issue
ordinance will be the city asphalt re
pair plant. For this item $25,000 has
been voted.
The repair plant problem is doubly
important just now for two reasons —
practically the city's entire street area
is paved or to be paved, and the mis
erable condition of the citf's highways
so far as lack of repairing is con
cerned was a continual black eye to
Harrisburg throughout the adminis
tration of cx-Highway Commissioner
Elmer E. Fritchey.
That better things are in view for
the coming season since the advent of
Commissioner Lynch goes without
saying. Under his regime as High
way Commissioner the city's streets
were in splendid shape, and Mr.
Lynch, it is believed, will continue his
good work.
The city lias let the street repair
work to Charles P. Walter and has
set aside yearly an appropriation of
$15,500 for the work. The unsatis
factory condition of the city's streets
bas been such as to give ample
grounds for repeated inquiries by won
dering citizens as to why more atten
tion was not given to repairing.
The deplorable condition of the as
phalted highways, the holes, the open
• racks, etc., were sources of much dis
satisfaction, and the Telegraph showed
by n series of photographs the exist
ing conditions.
Much "I'm ate" Work
That Contractor Watter gave Con
siderable attention to "private" repair
work is shown by the annual report of
the street work for 1913 as filed in the
City Highway Department. In 1913
the contract work was begun May 14
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Howarad Loses Command
as Result of Dinner!
Special to The Teiepaph - J
Washington, I). C., Jan. 22. An;
echo of the Carabao banquet, at which i
the administration's Philippine policy
was ridiculed here last month, was
heard at the Navy Department to-day
when Secretary Daniels revoked an
order assigning Rear Admiral Thomas
B. Howard to command the Asiatic
fleet, succeeding Rear-Admiral Regi
nald F. Nicholson, Instead. Admiral
Howard will relieve Rear-Admiral W.
C. Cowips, commanding the American
squadron off the Pacific Mexican
coast, and Admiral Cowles will take
command of the Asiatic fleet.
Admiral Howard was chairman of
the Carabao dinner committee and
with the other members, high army
and navy officers, was reprimanded at
the direction of President Wilson after
an investigation of the travesties and
songs which featured the military so
ciety's banquet.
"Under the circumstances we did
not want to send Admiral Howard to
the Philippines.'' said Secretary Dan
lelds to-day. "But as we have every
confidence in him, we did not want to
give him a command that would in
any way appear to be a puirihment,
so we decided to send him to the Pa
cific Mexican squadron. This arrange
ment Is entirely satisfactory to Ad
miral Howard."
WAGNER WILL RETIRE
By Associated Fresi
Albany, .V V., .fan. 22.—Lieutnant
Governor Robert F. Wagner, who for
years was the Tammany leader on the
floor of the State Senate, announced
to-day that he will retire permanently
from politics at the close of his pres
ent term this year.
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Late News Bulletins
FOREIGNER SHOOTS NEGRESS
Miss Mary Jane Utiidon. aged 25. colored, of I I Lochiel How, house
keeper for Bert Williams, was shot In the hip by a foreigner named
Enoch late this afternoon. The woman was taken to the Harrlsburg
Hospital. Her condition is not considered serious. The police are
searching for the foreigner. It Is not known whether the shooting was
accidental or not.
The Campltolistown Street Railway Company and the Hununelstown
and Campbellstown Railways Company have merged, it was learned to
day and will hereafter be know n as the Hers hey Transit Company. Offi
cial notice of tlio merger was given Judge Kunkcl Uds morning.
New York, Jan. 22.—Henry Slegcl. head or a chain of dry goods en
terprises most of which failed recently, took the witness stand to-day
before a special master in the receivership proceedings and testilicd that
he was practically penniless. "I used to draw *I,OOO salary every month
from my stores," he said. "Now I liave no income. I tiaven't a cent."
New York. Jan. 22.—The 551.00.000 Issue or New York State 4%
per cent, bonds wldch were yesterday purchased by a Wall street syn
dicate highest bidders at 106.077. were to-day sold by the syndicate at
107.25 within one hour and a lialf after they were offered to the publi"
The syndicate's profit was about $550,000.
St. I.onls. Mo.. Jan. 22.—Suit to recover more than fourteen mil
lion dollars was filed in the United States District Court here to-day
against ten men who were directors of the St. Louis and San Francisco
Railroad in 1910.
Washington. Jan. 22.—Shelby M. Cullom, former senator from Illi
nols, and chairman of the Lincoln Memorial Commission, dangerously
ill at his home here, was more improved to-day thai, at anv time since
he took to his bed more than a week ago. Because of Mr. Culiom s
advanced age his physicians are doubtrul that he would live long
Ottawa, Ont., Jan. 22. —The Minneapolis, St. Paul and Saulte
Kalnte Marie train which left Montreal at 10.30 last night was wrecked
by the spreading of a rail at Meath, 10 miles east of Pembroke Ont
early to-day. One woman passenger was killed and about fifteen In
jured. seven seriously. The women killed was Mrs. J. J. Sammou of
Sudbury, Ont. '
\* r ashington. Jan. 22.—The nomination of 11. M. Plndell, of Peoria,
to be ambassador to Russia, was ordered ravorably reported to-dav liv
the Senate Foreign Relations COL mlttee.
Memphis, Tenn., Jan. 22.—About 4,000 bales or cotton were de
stroyed or damaged by fire which swept the warehouse of E. W Trout
and Company, here to-day.
New York. Jan. 22.—The market closed strong. The general up
ward movement became more pronounced when a block of 10.000 shares
or United States Steel was purdiased at 65. l>ater it went to 06
Breadth and activity or the market Intimidated shorts who covered lieav-'
iiy in all quarters.
f~ TREE BUTCHERY IN VARIOUS SECTIONS
V '
_ 1 " _., i .1 US I PA Tree lias i.eeii needed in Hi is city
"** '•**-• J " r "'. ltl H'yj£>jߥ~ v - iis shown by the group of etchings above. The photographs were taken dur
™s». ,<.«* *J> • V . . - fSj?'' i i"? the hist sevcrul years for J. Horace McFarland, member of the Park
<>'£■& 1 * 5 '4 i i ■»" ' Hoard and president of the American Civic Association, to show examples of
< |5 I •■; f ( ] . jh* ' s|jjj|| '■ - | trc butchery In Harrishtrrg and Its environs. In many Instances the trees
"/I rIPV. jfe?, ' jW>. have been butchered by telephone and lighting companies when tree
*Si. ,»J * *•"" . '**"»• branches interfered with their wires. In far too many Instances the trees
Vfgff were damaged by alleged "tree trimmers." who evidently know nothing of
§*'" \ ■ . The tipper middle etching shows an Oriental Plane, or European Syca
v . "- . -•>• • «.» -. more, used lor shade tree purposes in many cities of the country. This
c -ivi'i • > v ; tree has been suggested to the City Park Board for shade purposes in Kar
. "....J .W H _!• risburg.
MITT HITS SELF
AND COLLEAGUES
Resolutions by His Division Com
mitteemen Smite Humes
and Otheri. Hard
Democratic bosses in the division
comprising Blair, Cambria, Bedford,
Fulton. Somerset and other counties
in that section of the State, in at
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HARRISBURG, PA., THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 22. 1914.
JOHN S. LrHCH DIES,
HER RECORDER
Prominent in Republican Affairs;
Father of City Commissioner
Lynch
John S. Lynch, former recorder of
Dauphin county and for more than
fifty years a resident of Harrlsburg,
died early to-day at his residence. 224
North street, in his ninetieth year.
Mr. Lynch was for many years one
of the prominent figures in Repub
lican affairs in this county and had a
wid-i acquaintance. He was born in
Londonderry township on December
10, 1824, and spent practically all of
his life in the county. He took an
active part in business and in 1878 and
1881 was elected recorder.
Surviving Mr. Lynch are the follow
ing sons and daughters: William H.
Lynch, member of the City Council
and former Highway Commissioner;
Christian W. Lynch, former County
Treasurer: John C. Lynch, secretary
of the Young Men's Christian Asso
ciation at Wheeling, W. Va.; Mrs. J.
Hervey Patton, wife of a prominent
steel manufacturer, and the Misses
Catharine, Jennie and Elizabeth
Lynch.
Funeral services will be held Sat
urday afternoon at 3.30 o'clock from
Mr. Lynch's residence, 224 North
street.
Charles K. Hamilton,
Aviator, Dies Suddenly
By Associated Press
New York, Jan. 22. Charles K.
Hamilton, who gained fame as an avia
tor by flying frofn New York to Phila
delphia and return, died suddenly to
day at his home. In this city. His wife
was aroused by Hamilton's groaning,
and she hurriedly summoned a physi
cian. Hut the aviator was dead before
the doctor reached the house. The
cause of death was internal hemor
rhage. Hamilton was 28 years old.
During his career as an aviator he
had many accidents. His collarbone
was broken twice; two ribs were frac
tured; his left arm was dislocated; his
right knee cap fractured, both legs
dislocated and he suffered oth«y minor
hurts. He began first vyith flights on
kites and dirigible balloons, then took
>ip the aeroplane.
SUBMARINE A 7 LOCATED
Plymouth, England, Jan. 22.—Sal
vage operations were begun to-day on
the British submarine A 7, which sank
to the bottom of Wliitesand bay on i
Friday during maneuvers. The sub
inaiine was located about 200 feet un
der the. surface at a distance of four I
uiiies> from shore. 1
City Planning and Shade
Tree Commissions to Be
Appointed Next Tuesday
Park Board, It Is Understood, Will Be Named by Coun
cil; Personnel of Second Body Has Not Yet Been
Decided; to Serve Two -year Term Under Taylor
Harrisburg's lirst City Planning and
Shade Tree Commissions will likely
be appointed next Tuesday afternoon
Sy City Councils, according to Com
missioner of Parks and Public Prop
erty M. Harvey Taylor.
The City Planning Commission wiH
be composed, it is understood, of the
members of the present Park Board,/
West End People
Demand a Crossing
Over Pennsy Tracks
Plans for the erection of a bridge
over the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks
at Luoknow lane have been in existence
for some time, according to statements
made at the local offices of the com
pany this moT.ing. but no definite steps
toward tile buildlilg of the much needed
structure in the upper enil seem to have
been made or in prospect.
Citizens of the West End are de
manding some means of communication
between those sections on the west and
east sides of the Pennsylvania Rail
road tracks which are impassable be
cause of their extent. Riverside resi
dents have asked for a subway at Lewis
street, and the West End Improvement
League has asked for a bridge at Di
vison street.
STEAMSHIP COMPANIES AT WAR
By .•Issocialed Press
Paris, Jan. 2 2.—War was officially
declared to-day between the Ham
burg-American line r.nd the other
steamship companies. The delegates
to the North Atlantic shipping con
ference reorganized the combination
this morning, leaving out the Ham
burg-American. A notice excluding
that company and declaiing a state of
war was promptly issued.
ASSASSIN REACHES NEW YORK
New York, Jan 22. —Antonio Cuper
tino, an Italian emigrant who became
violently insane and shot and killed
Dr. Arrlgo Glonnone, an Italian gov
ernment emigration Inspector, while
the steamship Berlin was approaching
Gibraltar on January 12 last, was
brought Into court to-day in Irons
when the Berlin docked. The asaassin
will be deported.
as follows:
Charles A. Disbrow
•I. Horace MeFarland
William E. Bailey
John T. Brady
Henry E. Hertthey
The Shade Tree Commission will be
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Senate to Vote Today
on Government Owned
Railroad For Alaska
By Associated Press
Washington, Jan. 22.-—The project
for a government owned and operated
railway In Alaska was up for a vote in
the Senate to-day after nearly two
weeks of debate. By unanimous con
sent it has been agreed to begin the
roll call at 4 o'clock after Senators
Plttman and Dillingham concluded
their announced speeches on the bill,
and Senate leaders were confident It
would pass by an overwhelming non
partisan vote.
The subject is yet In the first stages
of debate in the House, where Dele
gate Wlckersham, of Alaska, has of
fered a measure virtually the same as
the Chamberlain bill. Several weeks
may elapse before the House acts.
The Chamberlain bill, as amended
in committe, would authorize the
President to construct about a thou
sand miles of railway at a cost not
to exceed $35,000,000 to connect some
point on the Pacific coast of .Alaska
with the interior of the territory.
TO RESCUE OLD SONGS
By Associated Press
Washington, D. C„ Jan. 22.—Con
vinced that many of the English and
Scottish popular ballads of olden times
which still survive In the United States
are threatened with extinction unless
steps are at once taken to recover
them, the Federal Bureau of Edu
cation announced to-day
instituted a nation-wide search for
versions of these old baJlads.
SCHWAB REPORTED
10 HAVE HIS EYE ON
SPARROW'S POINT
Rumored That He Would Like to
Have the Steel Plant at
Tidewater
Special to The Telegraph
Baltimore, Md., Jan. 22. There
have been well-defined rumors in the
local banking district for several days
that. Charles M. Schwab, president of
the Bethlehem Steel Company and one
of the fArenioht tttetU operatives In this
country, was a recent visitor to the
Maryland Steel Company's plant at
Sparrows Point. The report even fixes
his v it as having been made on last
Thursday and Friday when, It is fur
ther said, he made a full examination
of the vast works at the Point. Offi
cials of the company deny the truth of
the report.
It Is recalled that the Pennsylvania
Railroad, which ha.s, perhaps, a con
trol of the Pennsylvania Steel Com
pany, which in turn controls the
Maryland plant, will not be averse to
selling out these holdings if it can find
a purchaser at a satisfactory price.
No one knows of thiß determination
better than Mr. Schwab, it is said, and
no one is better posted than he con
cerning the value such a plant can be
made to his already extensive works
at Bethlehem.
It is said by those best informed on
this trade and its needs that it is
doubtful if Mr. Schwab would want
to take over the entire holdings of the
railroad company and become the
owner of the Pennsylvania Steel plant
at Steelton, near Harrisburg. As his
own plant is so contiguous to that and
Is already in such shape as to supply
the needs it may be called on to meet,
these persons argue that he would not
want the interior works, though per
fectly willing to take those situated
as near the coast as are those in Bal
timore,
Man Accused of Murder
Surrenders Himself
By Associated Press
New York, Jan. 22.—A young man
Riving the name of Harry Schaefer,
walked into a police station and said:
5 "I understand you are looking for
me in connection with the Martin
murder. I want to give myself up."
He was held on a technical charge
of homicide. On August 17, last the
police sent out a general alarm all
over the United States for the ar
rest of two men sought for the mur
der of William G. Martin, a milliner
, of Toronto, Canada, who came to New
York to buy stock and was found
strangled to death in a boarding
house. Circulars sent out at the time
; described the men sought as Harry
i i Schaefer, alias Schafer, alias Murray,
• 20 years old, a painter, iron worker or
1 1 bartender, and Michael Sirocco, alias
' i Sargo,
.I '
Man Runs Four Miles to
Save Neighbor's Life
By Associated Press
Passaic', N. J.. Jan. 22. Stanley
'! Ferra, of Lodl, ran a distance of four
' miles from Lodl to the mill of the Na
i tional Silk Dyeing Company, Dundee
I-dike, yesterday, to save the life of
Fred Godolen, an employe of the silk
. company. He succeeded.
Mrs. Godolen, In preparing her hus
-1 band's luncheon, poured his coftee in a
bottle that contained poison. When
she discovered her mistake, she ran to
the house of Ferra, next door, and
asked him to go to the mill and warn
her husband. Ferra would not rely on
the telephone so he ran all the way.
There was enough poison in the bottle,
Mrs. Godolen said, to kill ten people.
*30,000 IN BONDS FOK
CL.EVKIiANI> BAPTIST CHURCH
By Associated Press
Cleveland, Ohio, Jan. 22.—Mrs.
'John D. Rockefeller presented Euclid
Avenue Baptist Church with $30,000
In gold bon'ls of the Rockefeller
Foundation Fund bearing 6 per cent.
Interest at the congregation's annual
meeting last night. The bonds will
i provide an annual income of $1,500
which the donor requested devoted
to current expenses.
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MESSI9E TO 111
PRECEDED (TUCK
WE BY ENEMIES
Telegram, He Tells Delegates, Was
Signed by Organizer Wil
liam Ford
ASSAILANTS ESCAPE EASILY
White Says Assault Is Most Brutal
Act of Those Opposing
Union
flv Associattd Press
Indianapolis, Ind.. Jan. 22.—Light
on the attack of W. Rodda on the Bal
timore and Ohio train early Monday,
was given In the convention of the
United Mine Workers of America to
day. Rodda. who Is president of *
secret local union at Frostburg, Md.,
in a weak voice, told his story of the
attack.
Rodda said he received a telegram
signed by William Ford, who organ
ized the local, and was In Indianapolta
to represent the district, asking him
to bring the seal of the local and the
books containing the names of the
membership to Indianapolig. The
Maryland miner said when he bought
i his ticket he saw a man named SUvey,
a stranger in the local, also at the
station. Silvey said he was going to
Indiana also.
Rodda said Silvey asked him to take
a drink while on the train, but he re
fused. He did, however, engage In a
game of cards, saying he believed he
could watch Silvey better. While the
game proceeded, Rodda said, he was
grasped from behind and then was hit
over the head.
"My cries awoke the car, but my as
sailants escaped," said Rodda. "one
going out the rear door and the other
out the front. A preacher by the
name of Sheppley, of Sellersburg, Md..
tripped one of the men, but he got
away."
Delegate Ford denied that he had
sent the telegram to Rodda. He said
he was very much surprised to See
Rodda here.
President John T. White character
ized the assault as one of "the most
brutal acts of the Interests opposed to
the union,' and said that some ac
tion must be taken to bring the guilty
parties to justice.
The convention adopted a resolution
giving the international officers power
to proceed in any manner they find
possible to investigate the assault.
Bert Fritchey For
State Committeeman
Dr. C. Albert Fritchey. one of the
best known of the younger Cemocratß
In H&rrisburg and a delegate for
Woodrow Wilson to the Baltimore
convention, will bo a candidate for
member of the Democratic State com
mittee from Dauphin county at tlio
May primaries.
Dr. Fritchey's friends are preparing
to circulate his nominating peUtion.
which will be started as soon as the
time arrives under the act.
It is probable that Hart, Shelly, of
Steelton, will be a candidate for the
second place from this county. Under
the new primary act tho county is en
titled to two members.
For Harrlaburg and vicinity i Fair
to-night and Friday 1 not mock
change In tfrnpcraturei loweat
temperature to-nlglrt about 25
degreea.
For Eaatern PeMnrWaatei Fair to
night and Friday; m,iderat*
northeast winds becoming vari
able.
River
No Important changea will scene
In river condltlona.
General Condltlona
The atorm that v>aa central over
New York 9t»le, Wedneadar
morning, haa paaaed off north
eastward and the prraaqre haa
rlaen decidedly over the eaatern
half of the country. The atorm
caused anow In the laat twenty
four liourn over the eaatern half
of the country eaat of the Mta
alaslppl river, the fall being
moatly light, except In Northern
New England, where It nai
heavy.
Temperature! 8 a. m., 28j S p. a, 31.
Bum Rlaea, T:24 a. m.| aeta, 5118
p. m.
Moon i New moon, flrat quarter*
January 26, 1:1b a. m.
River Stage i 3.2 feet above low
water mark.
Yesterday's Weather
I Hlgheat temperature, 41.
l,oweat 'temperature, 31.
Mean temperature, 3A.
Normal temperature, 28.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
William Edgar Franklin and Gertrude
Elizabeth Maul, city.
Frank Papp and Etel Vali, Steelton.
Moving Up
the Ca*endar
Here Is January—and tho mer
hants are talking Spring.
Just run your eye over the ad
vertising in to-day's newspaper
and you see - news of white sales,
announcements of exhibitions of
spring cottons, and even hints
at tho secrets of the Spring
styles.
Merchandise used to moVe by
season. Now It moves by adver
tising. There are no dull sea
sons for the live retailer.
He is always ahead of the pub
lic—and the public, always eager
for the new things, is mighty
glad of it.
There Is no better example to
be found anywhere of the power
of persistent advertising, coupled
with good merchandising; than
the success of these January sales
which, all over North America,
are annorinced through news
paper advertising.
Advertising in always a little
bit ahead of the times. That
Is what makes It so interesting.