Harrisburg telegraph. (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, February 07, 1914, Page 9, Image 9

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California Republicans
Have Busy Day Looking
Over Political Situation
By Associated Press
San Francisco. Cal., Feb, 7.—This was
a busy day for Republicans in Cali
fornia. At Santa Barbara, in the south
gathered the old line Republican State
Central Committee deprived of legal
existence by process of law when the
Progressive swallowed the Republican
party machinery before the last na
tional election. At Stockton in the
north central part of the State these
Republicans who do not wish to be
considered as lining up with the so
called "old guard" but are not willing
to leave tile party met to look over the
political situation This meeting was
announced as one of Progressive lie
""candidates to run next Fall against
Governor Hiram W. Johnson, who will
again be a candidate were talKea over,
many of the committeemen affirming
that a man from the south would make
a successful campaign because or sec
tional feeling In the State. Governor
Johnson is from San Francisco.
Mystery Surrounds
Shooting of Woman
By Associated Press
Newark N. J.. Feb. 7.—Completely
marked by a heavy mourning veil,_ the
young woman caller, who last night
shot Mrs. Harriet Manning to death in
the parlor of her mother's bom" here,
has thus far succeeded in hiding lier
identity and escaping arrest.
After releasing from custody early
to-day Charles 1,. Manning, husband
of the murdered woman, and a young
woman arrested in Mount Clair, whom
Manning admitted he knew, the New
ark police declared they had no posi
tive clue tao the identity of the slayer.
Manning who had been separated
from bis wife since July, 1911, conducts
a garage at Verona, near here. After
their separation the wife went to the
home of her mother, Mrs. Harriet Cobb,
where sbe bad since lived with her
parent and a sister, Mrs. Mary Riley,
who also is separated from her hus
band. Several persons have been ac
customed to take their meals at the
house.
Mrs. Cobb said her daughter was
friendlv with several men who took
their meals at the house but she did
not know tliat any of these friendships
could have caused the shooting.
VANDKRBILT PARTY WtlllVEll
New York, Feb. 7. —Mr. and Mrs.
Frederick D. Vanderbilt and party, in
cluding the Duke and Duchess of
Manchester, reached New York to-day
on the United Fruit Company steamer
Almirento. from Colon and Kingston,
iinishing the trip necessitated by the
Vanderbilt yacht Warrior's grounding
off the coast of Colombia. According
1o last reports, the yacht was still
stranded and all but ten of the crew
were taken off.
Deaths and Funerals
MISS CHRISTY !>. KHKINKR
Miss Christy D. Krelner, aged 59, of
Philadelphia, died yesterday at the
Pennsylvania State Lunatic hospital.
She is survived by one sister. Mrs.
Annie Bough, of Philadelphia. Funeral
services were held this afternoon from
the funeral chapel of Undertaker S. S.
Speece, ISO South Second street. Burial
was made in the East Harrisburg Cem
etery.
DEATH OF INFANT
Miss Clara May Hoffman, two-year
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George
Hoffman, 628 Dauphin street, died last
evening at the home of the parents.
She is survived by her parents and one
sister. Funeral services will be held
Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The
Rev. Amos M. Stamets, pastor of the
Augsburg Lutheran Church, will of
ficiate. Burial will be made in the
East Harrisburg Cemetery.
JOHN C. CRAWKORD
John C. Crawford, aged 61, died yes
terday afternoon at the home of his
son John B. Crawford, SI6 Hamilton
street. He is survived by four sons.
The body was taken this morning by
Undertaker T. M. Mauk & Son to Port
Roval, Pa., where services will be held
Monday morning, and burial will be
made.
lIAHRY C. FHIT/,
Harry C. Fritz, aged 65„ died Thurs
day morning at his home, 908 Cowden
street. Funeral services will be held
to-morrow evening at 9 o'clock, at bis
home. The Rev. 15. E. Curtis, pastor
of the Westminster Presbyterian
Church, will officiate. The body will
be taken to New Bloomfield, Monday
morning, for burial.
FFNERAI. OF MISS RRIGGS
Funeral services for Miss Rachel
Tod Briggs, who died yesterday morn
ing at her home, 324 North Second
street, will be held Monday afternoon
nt 2 o'clock from the Market Souare
Presbyterian Church. The Rev. Pr. ,T.
Ritchie Smith, pastor of the church
assisted by the Rev. John P. Fox. pas
tor of the Grace Methodist Episcopal
Church, will officiate.
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|HE IASTE lELLS IHE I ALE.
SATURDAY EVENING,
"Mr. Howard Is 38"
Insists Mrs. Hartje
Los Angeles, Cal., Feb. 7. Mrs.
Mary Scott Hartje, divorced wife of
Augustus Hartje, Pittsburgh million
aire, who was quietly married to Stan
ley Howard, of New York city, in
Pasadena last Wednesday evening, to
day announced her plans for the
future and for the first time told of
her interesting romance which pre
ceded the wedding. While Mrs. How
ard talked her conversation was fre
quently interrupted by calls from the,
kitchen, where dinner for her husband
and children was in the course of
preparation.
While Mrs. Howard was relating the
events which preceded her marriage
her husband was negotiating a sale
of real estate in Pasadena. Before his
marriage Howard, who is the son of
a wealthy New York broker, had se
cured a position with a Pasadena real
estate firm.
"In the first place," said Mrs. How
ard, "I want it made plain concerning
the age of my husband. Mr. Howard
is 38 years old and lam 40. It has
been published that he, was 20 and it
has been made to appear that I mar
ried a man who was the chum of my
son Scott. This is not true.
"I have known Mr. Howard for a
number of years. His family in New
York have known my family for years.
I knew Mr. Howard before he entered
Princeton, but it was in Allentown,
Pa., that I knew him more intimately.
I had a summer home there and his
people also maintained a residence
there.
"My daughter, Mary Louise, will re
main here with us." said Mrs. How
ard. "My son has decided not to go
to college, and he, too. will go into
business here. My children are living
with us and they will continue to
do so."
British Tramp Steamer
Ashore Off Jersey Coast
Manasquan, N. J.. Feb. 7.—Off the
coast in a fog the British tramp
steamer Queen Louise went aground
early to-day about a quarter of a mile
off shore here and prospects were that
she would remain fast until high tide
late this afternoon. As a precaution
the Manasquan life savers shot a
breeches buoy line aboard and two
boys of the vessel's crew were brought
ashore.
Navy Tug Potomac
Lost in Ice Packs
Washington, D. C., Feb. 7.—Wire
less calls were sputtering out from the
big navy towers at Arlington to-dav
to the frozen wastes of the New
Foundland coast searching for the
navy tug Potomac, lost in the ice after
an unsuccessful attempt to rescue the
crews of the fishing schooners Hiram
Lowell and Francis Wlllard.
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS
L. S. Gillette, a Minneapolis manufac
turer, paid SIOO,OOO for 8,000 acres of
land in Wisconsin, and said he would
purchase 1,000 bead of Texas cattle and
raise them on the tract.
Twenty thousand unemployed obtain
ed permission to bold a meeting on
Boston Common to air their grievances.
The International Cuwtom Cutters, in
convention at Washington, delivered an
edict to the effect that the double
breasted frock coat must not be rele
gated to the background, since it was
worn by the highest official of this
nation.
President Wilson issued an order at
the request of Secretary Garrison, by
which Colonel George W. Goethals will
make appointments and fix salaries in
the Panama Canal zone when he be
comes Governor April 1.
In the course of a distfussidn in the
Senate on New Haven Railroad affairs
Senator Borah declared that some men
should be in penitentiaries if the reve
lations made by Commissioner Prouty
were true.
Another split occurred in the ranks
of the British militant suffragettes
Sylvia J*ankliurst breaking away from
the Woman's Social and Political
Union.
"LEFTY" lIUSHELL BOWLS;
HAS A CRACK TEAM
Hagerstown, Md„ Feb. 7. The
strong Diamond bowling- team of this
city, headed by Clarence ("Lefty")
Russell, the former $12,000 pitcher of
the Athletics, went to Chambersburg
last night and defeated the crack Ca
sino team of that place, markln 28
pins. The Casino team will come to
Hagerstown to play a return gamp
with "Lefty" Russell's bowlers next
Tuesday evening and bring with them
a delegation of rooters.
George Cockill Is a Busy Man;
Scouting For Future Greats
Mail Is Heavy Out of the Manager's Home Town; Con
tracts to Players
Reports from Lewlsburg state that
mail out of that town during the week
has been extremely heavy and that
Manager George Cockill who will
again lead Harrisburg's team to a
pennant is the cause. Every future
great who looks anything like a Tri-
State comer will be looked over by
George Cockill.
A letter to one of the local officials
from Manager Cockill states that he
has sent out 130 letters to applicants
for positions on the Harrisburg team.
Lancaster Shows Will
Be Held Monday Nights ; j
Big Bill Announced!
Until further notice all shows at the
Lancaster Athletic Club will be held
Monday nights instead of Thursday.
Manager Harry Hensel is anxious to
please a number of his patrons
it is understood that he will be a 'ne,
to get better talent by having the
fights earlier in the week.
The next show takes place on 1« eb
ruary 16. In addition to a return en
gagement between Johnny Greiner
and Fighting Bob, there will be bouts
between Kid Beebe and Young Rus
sell; Tony Burrs, Philadelphia, and
Tim Droney; and Young Morris, of
Columbia, and Harry White.
Manager Hensel will take a num
ber of young stars to McSherrystown
on February 23 when there will be a
i smoker at one of the prominent clubs
at that place. Lew Sturgis will meet
Young Russell; Harry White will go
up against Young McGinnis; arid lim
Droney will meet Young Stroop, of
Baltimore.
Williamstown Winner
in Pool Tournament
The pool tournament between the
Williamstown and Lykens pool teams
is increasing in interest. Williamstown
won the contest last night, played at
Stoke's rooms, Willilamstown. A re
turn game will be played next week.
The scores were as follows:
Lykens, Budd and Spinnick, 58;
Umholts and Row, 98; Jury and Mess
ner, 100; Furlong and Warnle, 100;
total 350. .
Williamstown, Williams and Mc-
Nutt, 100; Lake and Stokes, 100;
Raudenbush and Wen, 92; Budd and
> Blanning, 74; Jotal, 366.
PINE STREET HOWLERS
HAD LIVELY CONTEST
The H. B. McCormick class in the
Pine Street Presbyterian Silnday
School bowling league series, last
night won from the members of Mrs.
H. B. McCormick's class, margin 149
pins.
News Items From Points
in Central Pennsylvania
Sunbury—A. H. Fitzgerald, of Bos
♦r>ri m.iuu a eent for u confectionaiy
firm at* Lancaster, Pa., while boarding
ftfiseiKC train here for Shamokin,
slipped and fell, dislocating his should-
Cr Ml«..nt»«n-Mr S R. S. VoMtler and
three children, of near Kilmer, died
witliin three weeks of dlphtherila. A
uprinim eoldemic of the disease is in
th« east end of Turbett township and
the schools will be closed for the rest
°'suubnry— -Ruth Koble, eight p yeajs
phanage, l a m coaster, faUing off her'sled
Friday afternoop, broke Tier right leg
ab M.ffll»to«n-The post office at Pleas
ant View has been discontinued and
the patrons of that office are served
from the Spruce Hill rural route.
DlllnburK —On Thursday ntght Dis
trict Deputv Supreme Orchon I<. W.
of New Freedom Pa., Install
ed the newly-elected officers of
burg Conclave, No. 36. Improved Order
of S^ a o ß rHenry F. Ferber. chief of
the local Fire Department, ma.de his
first move in reorganizing the depart
mpnt ve«ilerday by rescinding the or
dor permitting firemen to attend church
Be wili e |»m. n port- y Cou n cll last night
elected John W. Miles, chief of the Fire
Department to succeed the late Frank
1 Mnhnnoy City— Blown from a roof
thirty feet to the ground, Charles Ben
ny a Glrardville carpenter, was per
haps fatfllly Injured.
I»«ttnvllle —Harry Haag, of Reading,
and Miss Stella Kershner of Tuscarora,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John w.
Kershner, were married by the Rev.
Howard W. Diller. ... ,
Ha/.leton —Although ninety years of
age Mrs. George Gardner, of Seyberts
vllle, is developing four new molars.
York —At the twenty-eighth annual
banquet of the York County Bar Asso
ciation last night the speakers were J.
Thompson Baker, Congressman from
New Jersey: Richard E. Cachran.
George S. Schmidt, Harvey A. XJross and
C w. A. Rochow, all of York. The
toastmaster was J. 13. Vandersloot,
president of the association.
BUILDING PKRMIT
J. A. Brandt to-day took out a per
mit to build an addition to 608 North
Front street. The alterations will cost
SI,OOO. The Dock estate took out a
permit yesterday afternoon to re
model 217 Market street, the Hotel
Essex, wlilrh Is to be occupied shortly
by ,T. W. Rodenliaver. The improve
ments will cost $1,700.
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
The players *>n the reserve list have
received contracts arid as soon as they
aro heard from Manager Cockill will
begin preparations for practice. Sev
eral promising young players recom
mended by Manager Connie Mack and
other friends of the Harrisburg leader
will be given a tryout. It is the in
tention to have several well-known
amateurs who have been playing in
this vicinity for some time practice
with the Harrisburg bunch.
Lebanon Tossers
Easy Proposition
Central High tossers last night!
strengthened their claim to the Cen
tral Pennsylvania scholastic cham
pionship by winning from Lebanon
High, score 61 to 23.
Central was too fast for the Leba
non tossers. In the first half the
Blue and Gray walked away from
their opponents by brilliant goal
shooting and excellent floorwork.
Yoder was the big man for Central,
with Rote close for honors. Lebanon
i took a brace In the second half, but
| could not get near enough to give
i them hope. The Central scrubs de
feated the All-Stars, score 41 to 12.
After the games everybody danced.
Tech Tosers Lost
to Lancaster Five
Tec-h lost to Lancaster High last
night, score 42 t.o 20. The game WHS
slow and uninteresting. Tech was
j without the services of Steward and
| the other players put up an indifferent
| game.
I The Tech scrubs won from the Cres
cents. This was also a one-sided
game.
LEBANON VALLEY TEAMS
PLAY INTEROLASS GAMES
Special to The Telegraph
AnnvlUe, Pa., Feb. 7. Before a
crowd of 350 students, two interclass
games of basketball were played at
Lebanon Valley College last night.
The seniors ran away with the preps
by the score of 38 to 19, while the
freshmen defeated the sophomores
37 to 10. Two of the latter's members
were unable to play, accounting for
the big score.
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Dr. John H. Lehr, Will Be
Legislative Candidate
Special to The Telegraph
Lykens, Pa., Feb. 7. —It was stated
upon good authority here that Dr.
John H. Lehr will annojince his candi
dacy for member of the Legislature,
at the directors convention which will
be held here on the thirteenth and
fourteenth of this month. Dr. Lehr
Is now president of the board of edu
cation and has been a manufacturer
for any years.
READY FOR ALBRIGHT
Harrisburg expected a hard proposi
tion in Albright College five to-night,
and for this reason practiced long last
night. With the Albright tossers will
be Charley Kelchner, the coach, and
major league scout. Albright defeat
ed Bucltnell last week. The game will
start at 8.15 and will be followed by
dancing.
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