Superintendent of Carlisle Indian School Says He Will Welcome Investigation HARRISBURG f£SSfSs> TELEGRAPH LXXXIII — No. 21 Start Fight to Wipe Saloons Off City Map at Meeting on Tuesday Strongly Organized No-License League to Oppose Liquor Traffic in Harrisburg and Dauphin County; Sabbath School Association, W. C. T. U. Church Council and League to Be Lined Up in the Battle Jjlquor Interests in Dauphin count?' *ill have to face a strongly organized no-Hcense league after Tuesday. A meeting of temperance workers has been called by tlie Dauphin Coun ty Sabbath School Association for the purpose of effecting an organization of llie Dauphin County No-license League. The meeting will be held In the office of James W. Darker, in the Masonic Temple, at 4.30 Tuesday afternoon. .T. Gilbert Aldlnger, of 429 Maclay street, superintendent of llio temper pneo department of the Sabbath School Association, has Issued the call f< the meeting. These organizations will he represented at the meeting: Dauphin County Sabbath School Association. llarrlsburg Woman's Christian Temperance Union. Anti-Saloon League. WREN BY SCORE BRNVE WET WEATHER TO n LiestoY To Number of 120 They Hear Stories and Rival in Heroic Poetry So many children have appeared at the Harrishurg Public Library for the children's story hour on Saturday mornings that Miss Eaton, the librar ian, has arranged to double that por tion of library activity and to-day Miss Fair, in charge of the story telling, had two groups. The tlrst group con sisted of fifty-five youngsters and the second of sixty-five. It Is expected that when the weather improves that the attendance will be considerably larger. In order to handle the children ar rangements have been made whereby all children attending the story hour are given tickets, those receiving one color being ill the first group, which hears stories commencing at 10 and the other color entitling the young sters to the second group later in the morning. To-day for the first time Miss Eaton began an hour of reading of poetry for older children. Heroic poetry was taken up to-day and twenty-five were present. This poetry reading will be a regular feature of the Saturday mornings at the Library. The registration at the Library is away beyond all expectations and the book service very heavy. Friedman Confers With Indian Commissioner Special to The Telegraph Washington, Jan. 24. —Moses Fried man, superintendent of the Carlisle Indian School, charged with incompe tence, Insubordination and alleged by the Indian Rights Association to be unable to cope with the moral side of the institution, came here and discuss ed the charges with Indian Commis sioner Sells. After the interview Commissioner Sells said he could not discuss the charges until the inquiry had been completed. Superintendent Fried man promised to issue a statement later, after he had fully acquainted himself with the charges, and returned to Carlisle. f Late News Bulletins BATTLESHIP OHIO OFF FOR MEXICO Philadelphia, Jan 24. —The battleship Ohio lert tlic Philadelphia navy yard to-day for Vera Cruz. The sliip lias been under assignment to go to Mexican waters for some time, but was delayed because of the outbreak of smallpox among the crew on the rewnt cruise to Europe. CULLOM'S CONDITION SERIOUS Washington, Jan. 24.—Former Senator Shelby M. Culloni was very low again to-day and lids family was prepared for the end at any hour A rally after a sinking spell yesterday renewed hope that life might be prolong**!, but he grew weaker during the night. POST OFFICE BILL IS PASSED Washington, Jan. 24.—* The post office appropriation bill, carrying a record- breaking' total of $305,000,000 was passed to-day by the Mouse It Includes an amendment which extends to post office clerks, letter car riers, rural free delivery carriers, mounted letter carriers and post office messengers, for Injuries received on duty, full salary for one year, after injury, with an additional half salary for another year if necessary an da $2.00 lump sunt payment in case of death LOSES LIFE IN FIRE Richester, V. Y., Jan. 24.—Mrs. Bert Hitter, of Varlclt, lert her two little girls, aged 5 and 11, playing on the kitchen floor, while she went to the barn. Upon returning the mother found the kitchen on Are and the charred body of the oldest child on the floor. The llttie victim had held the baby in a high chair and prevented her coming in contact with the Are nntil she was overcome. STRIKE RESOLUTIONS REPORTED Washington, Jan. 24.—Resolutions authorizing Congressional in vestigation of the Colorado and Michigan strikes were reported to-dav by the louse Rules Committee in acc-ordance with the recommenda tions of the Democratic caucus. SUFFRAGISTS AGAIN DEFEATED Washington, Jan. 21.—Woman suffragists met another defeat to day when tJio House Rules Committee, by tie vote, four to four failed mittee° rt * rrwo,uUon for the appointment of a standing suffrage com- U. OF P. STUDENT COMMITS SUICIDE Philadelphia, Jan. 24.—The third student of the University of Pennsylvania to die from unnatural causes within the last eight davs was found dead to-day front asphyxiation. He was Raymond F, l'cld man, of Tunkhannoek, Pa, and was found sitting in a chair in a cass fllled room at his boarding house. The police pronounced It a case of snldde. Civic Council of Harrisburg Churches. In addition to these organizations, others who have been asked to attend the meeting are the Rev. J. Ritchie Smith, D. IJ., the Rev. John t>. Fox, D. D., the Rev. William N. Tates, D. D.. the Rev. John H. Daugherty, the Rov. W. H. Dallman and a num ber of laymen who have expressed tlicir interest in the movement. The Rev. W. G. Nyce. of the Chester County No-license league, will attend the meeting. He will tell the Harris burg people how the Chester county campaign has been conducted, and how to organize a league here. Following Mr. Nyce's talk a tem porary organization will be formed and any organization or individual caring to join the movement will be .Invited to attend the permanent or ganization meeting. MLS WILL NOT ACCEPT PUCE IN PHIiyU—MITCHEL Mayor Believes Distinguished Of ficer Will Head New York Police By Associated Press New York, Jan. 24. lf Colonel George W. Goethals should be offered the position of Governor of the Canal zone by President Wilson, he will not accept. This is the interpretation Mayor John Purroy Mitchel placed to-day on Colo nel Goothn IK' present attitude toward the police commissionershlp of this city, which lias been tendered him. "If language means anything." said the Mayor, "Colonel Goethals will i 1 become police commissioner of Now York City, provided two conditions which he imposes are fulfilled. I ex pect these conditions to be realized." The Mayor added that if occasion de manded, he would go 'to Washington to see President Wilson In the matter, and that he expected at any rate to get In touch with the President shortly, lie had no official knowledge, he said, of any intention on the part of the Presi dent to offer Colonel Goethals the Gov ernorship of the Canal zone, but he did' expect that the President would grant the Colonel's proposed request for re tirement from the army. This, he inti mated, would be the subject to be taken up with the President. Tivo Conditions The two conditions imposed by Colo nel Goethals are his retirement from the army and the enactment of legisla tion which will give the police com missioner power to remove subordi nates without court review. "I have not asked the President to retire Colonel Goethals as yet," said the Mayor in reply to a question, "but I ex pect to get in> touch with him shortly. 1 am willing to wait several months for the Colonel. 1 certainly never ex pected him to take the position until lie has finished his duties in the Canal zone." Mayor Mltchel was in conference with counsel to-day preparing a bill to be submitted to the State legislature giv ing the police commissioner the power Coonel Goethals desires. He called Lieutenant Governor Wagner into con ference and received assurances from him that the bill would have the sup port of the administration at Albany. HARRISBURG, PA., SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 24, 1914. FRIEDMAN SAYS HE WILL WELCOME ANY PROBE OF METHODS "More Thorough Investigation of Indian School Better I Will Be Pleased," He Asserts WHEELOCK GIVES HIS VIEWS Former Band Leader Laughs at Report of General Pratt Being Back of Move Special to The Telegraph Carlisle, Pa.. Jan. 24.—"1 will wel come any fair investigation, and the more thorough it is the better. The record of the school speaks for itself." Thtis spoke Superintendent Moses Friedman, of the Carlisle Indian School, this morning upon his- return from Washington when asked for a statement regarding the recent charges brought against him and the. school. Continuing, Mr. Friedman statep that he would have a further statement to issue to the public, probably next week. According to some citizens in Car lisle who have been defending the superintendent, Mr. Friedman will not tolerate incompetency about the school and it is said that during the past year quite a number of employes who have been under civil service have been dropped for cause and that they are back of the investigation. Friends Defend Friedman Mr. Friedman claims the record made by the school since he has been in charge speaks for itself, and resi dents of this borough who favor his retention say that he has vigorously prosecuted charges of Illegal sale of liquor to Indian students. It Is said, too, that Mr. Friedman devotes all of his time to the school and that ho has raised the standard of the athletic and academic courses. Wheelock Says Easy .For Indian Students to Get Out Nights James Riley Wheelock, leader of the Enola Pennsylvania Railroad Young Men's Christian Association hand and « former student at the Carlisle Indian School, said to-day that he would like to see a most thor ough investigation of the affairs at the school and laughted at a report [Continued on Page 7] Cramp Saves $10,000; Sleeps Through Hold-up Special to The Telegraph Chicago, 111., Jan. 24.—Cortland D. Cramp, of the William Cramp & Sons' Ship and Engine Building Company, Philadelphia, was one of the passen gers on the Michigan Central train that was held up early yesterday near Jackson, Mich;, by a lone bandit, who got away with S3OO. "I saved ?10,000 or more because II always sleep on my right side," said j Mr. Cramp, when he reached Chicago. "I am a little deaf in my left ear and always sleep on the right side. I' understand a man across the aisle lost $l5O. T did not hear a sound and knew nothing of it until later. If T had awakened, I probably would have been robbed also." Just as the robbers reached the berth occupied by Mr. Cramp, a porter in thf next car saw what was going on. He locked the door of that ear and yanked on the emergency brake. When the air set, the robber was about to tap Mr. Cramp on the shoulder. As the air sounded through the pipes the bandit suddenly turned and backed to ward the door. "Just keep still and every one will be safe," he said, as he held his re volver In one hand. When the train had almost stopped ho Jumped to the ground and fled. O'Gorman Will Assist District Attorney Special to The Telegraph New York, Jan. 24.—District Attor ney Whitman and Senator James A. O'Gorman conferred for two hours yesterday. It is believed that the Dis trict Attorney received assurances that the sworn testimony of William Sulzer before the grand jury will be corroborated by Senator O'Gorman. Mr. Sulzer will be recalled to cor- Irect his testimony as to a meeting be | tween Senator O'Gorman and Charles F. Murphy. The meeting described to Mr. Sulzer by Senator O'Gorman was a. meeting between James C. Stewart and Charles F. Murphy. Except for this detail the account of the meeting given by Sulzer will be corroborated. Tammany men realize that the sub stantiation of Sulzer's story will shake the organization to its foundations and compel the ousting of those re sponsible for the conditions brought to light, through tlio John Doo in quiry. | Steel Orders Are in Excess of Shipments Special to The Telegraph New York, Jan. 24.—Orders at the moment, according to steel manufac turers, are running somewhat in ex cess of shipments, which remain at about 55 to 60 per cent, of capacity. The Steel Corporation, it is expected, will show an increase in unfilled ton nage this month, although orders probably will not average more than 25,000 or 35,000 tons per day. The railroads are still holding off fro mthe market as a rule, but manu facturers are inclined to take a more optimistic view of conditions. Until the Interstate Commerce Commission has given its decision on increased freight rates steel interests will not be able to get a definite line on opera tions for the current year, as the rail roads constitute the largest buying class in the trade. IF CENTRAL DOESN'T WIN WITH THIS TEAM—WELL '' '• '■ • Not a bad looking: team, eh? And they can play the same Just as well as they smile, —and, decide for your self If they can do that or no. Last evening the Central High girls played a rattling game and the laughing las sies just ran away from Downingtown, their opponents. The score was .17-0 when the final whistle blew. From left to right the nifty athletic girls are "Peg" Vellder, "Bee" Hlnkle, Helen Rauch, captain; "Billy" Shaffer, Lil lian Kainsky, Cla.udine Melville. Ghost of County's First Treasurer Wears a Big Grin Peering Over Shoulder ol Clerk, He Spies the Book He Kept So Long Ago If Dauphin county's lirst treasurer this morning could have stepped from out of the shadows of more than a hundred years, and peeped over the shoulder of J. E. Rutherford, cleric to County Treasurer Bailey—he's doubt less have grinned a broad reminiscent grin. Mr. Rutherford had found, and dusted off, and was curiously leafing over the first cash ever kept In Dauphin county. The book was one of several old HISTORIC CHURCH IS BOUGHT OY STATE Wesley Union A. M. E. Zion Is Second Property of Kind Ac quired by Commonwealth Members of the Capitol Park Ex tension Commission to-day took over for the Commonwealth the church property of the Wesley Union Afro- Methodist Episcopal Zion Church at South and Tanner streets and it will be vacated within the next year. This is the second church property to be taken over by the commission within six months the Bethel Afro- Methodist Episcopal Church at State and West streets having been acquired some time ago. Three religious prop erties remain to be secured for the State in the park extension area. The Wesley Union Church, as it is familiarly known, was built in IS9O, and is one of the best of the smaller churches of the dity.. It is a brick building with handsome stained glass windows and is well arranged. While few know it, this church stands upon a property acquired by the congrega tion as far back as the thirties. The [church was organized about 1829 and ten years later secured the property which it has just conveyed to the State. HEAT SCHOOL WITH ELECTRICITY Washington, Jan. 24. —The heating of the new high school at Rupert, Idaho, by electricity is the lirst case on record whore large buildings have been licatcd entirely by such means, announce the federal bureau of edu cation to-day. Addresses Letter to Person Who Will Be Akron's Mayor in 2014 R y Associated Press Akron, Ohio, Jan. 24.—Mayor Rockkell wrote a letter yesterday to the person who will be mayor of Ak ron. 100 years hence. The epistle tells the future mayor of the present debt, the. names of all city ofT.clals, the problems confronting the municipality and the political situation in Akron in 1914. The letter will be sealed, addressed to "His Honor, Mayor of Akron, 2014" marked with instructions not to be molested or opened until that year and placed in a bank deposit vault to ! lie for a centur". The salutation in the letter will fit either a man or a woman mayor. Boston Man Loses His Life Dancing Tango Special to The Telegraph Boston, Jan. 24.—William H. Brown lost his life as a result of dancing the tango, Judge Ely ruled in the Police Court to-day. Miss Ollie Thompson, testifying at a hearing on a charge of manslaughter brought against Daniel Spencer for having caused Brown's death, said that Brown was "Tangoing" with her when he struck his head against a door, knocking a panel out. Spencer was discharged. . sheepskin bound volumes, tattered, yellowed with age; the tirst book is dated 1785 and was kept by John Thome, the first county treasurer. A portion of Lebanon county was then included in the Dauphin county boun daries. Mr. Rutherford was clearing out the shelves beneath the counter—the shelves by the way, which will likely be replaced with a more serviceable' [Continued on Page 7] COLLEGE E9UMS IT HI! 111 JUNE Headmaster Brown Today An nounces Dates For Harvard, Yale, Princeton and Board Headmaster Brown of the Harrls burg Academy announces that en trance examinations for Harvard, Yale and Princeton universities as woll as the College Entrance Board examina tions will be held at the Harrisburg Academy next June as follows, the dates being Inclusive: Princeton, June 17 to 20; Board, June 15 to 20; Harvard, June 15, To 20; Yale. June 17 to 20. The Academy will have two or more candidates for each of these exami nations and has arranged to start new classes the iirst of February to accom modate new pupils wishing to enter at that time for the purpose of pre paring for these examinations. Re view classes also will be organized a little later In the school year thereby enabling a pupil to have a thorough review in any or all of the subjects in which he expects to be examined. The records of the Academy stu dents in the past constitute a strong proof of the efficiency of the Academy in preparing young men for college and university work. The institution is becoming better known each year as a high-gradu i college preparatory institution. Three Sisters, Overcome by Gas, Die on Way to Hospital in New York By Associated I'ress New .York, Jan. 24. —'Daniel Sura han, a plasterer, and his live daugh ters, ranging in age from live to six teen years, were found unconscious this morning tn their home at Corona, L. T. All had been overcome by gas. Three of the girls, Katherlne, Grace .and Mabel died without regaining con sciousness. The father and the two others were rushed to a. hospital. OM> HOUSE EM PI A) YE DIES Washington, Jan. 24.—Captain John T. Chencey, for fifty years a special employe of the House of Representa tives and holder of the longest con tinuous service record at. the Capitol, died here to-day at the age of 84. Prisoner Boards Car and Starts For Jail Summit, N. J., Jan. 24.—The record for model prisoners In this section ! has been broken. A patrolman placed ! a man on a trolley car yesterday, gave him carfare and told him to get off at the county Jail in Elizabeth. He was further instructed to tell the war den he had ben committed for 20 days in default of a fine of $5. Michael Hanlon, the prisoner, charged with being disorderly, did as he was told by Patrolman Daniel J. McNamara and arrived at the jail on schedule time and presented himself for admission. DETECTIVES SEARCH FOR TRAIN ROBBERS Bloodhounds Being Used to Trail Men Who Looted Mail and Express Cars TRAIN STARTS ON WILD RUN Engine Runs Nineteen Miles to Larkinville, Ala., Without Guiding Hand Bv Associated Press Facklers, Ala., Jan. 24.—Kallroail de tectives and deputy sheriffs early to day with bloodhounds began search for three men who looted the mail and express cars of a southern railway passenger train near here and after starting the locomotive and the two cars on a wild run disappeared on horses. The train rail without a guid ing hand at the throttle to Ijarksville, Ala., nineteen miles away, where it stopped when the locomotive went dead. The two passenger coaches of the train were picked up early to-day by a train from Chattanooga, Tenn., which brought the officers and dogs. The robbers obtained a sum estimated at SIOO by blowing the express car 1 safe. Their search through the mail ] car failed to produce anything as only , second class matter was in the pouches. No attempt was made to mo- _ lest passengers. Those who ventured out when the train was halted were ' sent back by a patter of bullets. i The bandits did their work in a lone ly spot. The locomotive and ail and - express cars flrst were detached from the passenger coaches and run down the track a hundred yards. One of the robbers guarded the engine crew and mail and express clerks while the oth er two robbed the cars. Miners Want Immigration Halted Until Laborers in U. S. Are Cared For By Associated Press Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 24.—Laws to prohibit further Immigration until all surplus laborers in the United States are fully employed were favored by a resolution adopted at the convention of the United Mint 4 Workers of Amer ica to-day. The resolution was Intro duced by the Roslyn, Washington, union. Another resolution expressing sym pathy for the striking copper miners in Michigan was adopted without de bate. RETURN WASHINGTON PAPERS Special to The Telegraph Washington, D. C., Jan. 24.—Valu able family records of George Wash ington have been returned to Fairfax county Courthouse, it was said to-da.v. The papers Include the will of Hannah Washington, which disappeared at the same time as the Martha Washington will, now said to be in the possession of J, P. Morgan, of New York, was stolen. I James Grove Talked of as Moeslein's Successor Building Inspector E. Moeslein, one of Mayor Royal's appointees under the old form of city government, will ten der his resignation, to take effect Feb- . ruary 15. City Council, it was generally re-1 ported In municipal circles to-day, | may onslder his successor at Tuesday's j meeting, ames Grove, a carpenter, of] the Tenth ward, is said to be his suc cessor. HOME GROWN POTATOES CAN NOW BE IMPORTED . By Associated Press Washington, Jan. 24.—Regulations issued recently prohibiting the impor tation of potatoes from Canada and Europe to guard against the introduc tion of potatoe diseases, were modi fled to-day. The pr vlous order, which J would have required countries not af jfected by the quarantine, including Bermuda, to take extensive quarantine action against all other countries un der quarantine by the United States is changed so that thev are given the alternative of forbidding the importa tion to this country of potatoes noti [home grown. j 14 PAGES. . * POSTSCRIPT. WEST END CITIZENS WANT EXTENSION OF CLUSTER LIGHTING Petition Commissioner Bowman For Conference on Plan For Third Street TO MAKE TRIP OVER TOWN Superintendent of Public Safety to Go Over City; Other Sec tions Want It, Too West End citizens have petitioned Commissioner Harry F. Bowman, su perintendent. of public safety, for an extension of the ornamental street lighting by cluster standards on up North Third street. Announcement by Commissioner Bowman some, weeks ago that lie meant to confer with officials of the Harrlsburg Light, and Power Company relative to the extension of the cluster light system to include standards on the four corners of the cross-sections of Third and Maclay. Sixth and Ma clay, Thirteenth and Derry, Third and Verbeke streets, met with such gen eral approval that business men and residents in other -sections have taken th« matter up. The residents of the upper end of the city want the cluster lights ex tended from the proposed clusters at. Third and Verbeke to Maclay. Others in Verbeke street want the system to be carried on out from Third to Front. Ask For Conference _____ That they may bring their wishes more delinitely to the attention of the commissioner of public safety the pe titioners have asked for a conference with that city official. It Is under stood that they have a plan to suggest in connection with the proposed ex tension, should the move* be decided upon. , Commissioner Bowman expects to make a trip over the city with an offi cial of the electric light company in the near future with a view to inspect ing possible locations for additional cluster lights. He is now awaiting data on the subject. Ever since the cluster and standard lights superseded the overhead arcs in the business dis trict Harrlsburg's citizens have dis cussed the possibilities of extensions In other parts of the city. Third street from Walnut to State, Second from Walnut to State and Lo cust street from Third to Second are among the other sections which have been spoken of for the possible ex tension jsone. Asserts Her Husband Is Strathcona's Son Boston, Jan. 24.—James H. Smith, of Strathmore road, Brookline, was to day declared by his wife to be the son of Lord Strathcona, who died at London on Tuesday last. Mrs. Smith said that her husband would put in a claim for the vast estate left by the Canadian empire builder. Mr. Smith, who is an invalid, is be ing kept in the background by his wife, but lie has engaged an attorney and will shortly make a public state ment, in which he will set forth his claims. Mrs. Smith declared her husband to be a full brother of Mrs. R. J. Bliss- Howard, who has always been consid ered the only child of Lord Strathcona. Lady Strathcona was Isabella Hardisty, whom Lord Strathcona, when he was Donald Smith, married nearly 70 years ago. Lady Strathcona died in London a few months ago. For tinrrlsburg an