" - * V • % ' ■ . • ■' -I'-. r • _ •; • - ... . _• •' ' *'» ' * ~ * .*T' -j' »• " •* .. , v :.:-/• ' : : v : o : '.• v, \ " ■' • ■'' • *-■ I--".. - ■ v ■• • " s v/**..--- ".•■•• . St&to Library Accountants Examine Books of""'Sme Treasurer Who Committed Suicide . HARRISBTJRG ifSgfSi. TELEGRAPH LXXXIII— No. 40 Will DECIDE UPm FIRMS OF POUCE CHIEF HUTCHISON And Today's the Day According to Buzz in Municipal Beehive COLONR NOT LIKE MR. BRYAN Chances Are That Grant Forrer Will Be Retained, General Opinion Municipal circles buzzed like a bee hive to-day over the report of a fur ther conference of the Slty Commis sioners upon the question of the dis missal of Colonel Joseph B. Huchlson •s Chief of Police and the appoint ment of ex-Alderman William L. Windsor, Jr., to succeed him. The proposed conference, it is said, was scheduled for late this afternoon or this evening. Additional color was given to-day to the rumor current on Saturday as to the dropping of Hutchison and the appointment of Windsor, by Commis sioner William H. Lynch and Alder man Windsor himself. "If Colonel Hutchison Is to be dis missed and Alderman Windsor Is to be appointed to succeed him, I sup pose the change will be submitted to Council at to-morrow's meeting," said Mr. Lynch. "That Is,' he added, "if this is to be done at ail." What Windsor Says And this from ex-Alderman Wind sor; "What do I know about the report of my appointment as Chief of Police'.' Well, I taw It in the paper on Satur day evening. 1 haven't had a talk with the Commissioners, and as a mat ter of fact, I had supposed that it was settled that there was to be no change, you understand me?" Is Being Considered. Says Windsor "Are you being considered by the City Commissioners for the place?" "Well, yes, I can say that. I be lieve that my name is being consid ered." Hutchison Is Ready "I am not like William Jennings Bryan and musn't be told three times I am not wanted," said Colonel Joseph B. Hutchison when asked what he had to say about his being displaced by Windsor. "I belong to the 'know nothing' cluss when it comes to telling anything about my position," continued the Col onel. "I believe Billy Windsor Is a capable man. I am ready to step down and out when they want me to do so. T am here to serve the people until a successor has been appointed and sworn in. Furthermore the de ponent saith not," he grinned in con clusion. Bowman Says Nothing Commissioner Bowman said be knew nothing of the proposed change except what he had seen In the papers. While It is understood that the much talked of dismissal of V. Grant [Continued on Page 7] Head of Westinghouse Firm Predicts Big Boom Special io The Telegraph Pittsburgh, Feb. 16.—President E. M. Herr, of the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company, con tributed largely to the general feeling of hopefulness in the Pittsburgh in dustrial district when he said, in the presence of newspaper men and others: "I can tell you that the business de pression which began last November Is fast vanishing and all the indi cations are for an improvement, not rapid, but steady and permanent, and it is better thus than to have one that Is spasmodic and then to suffer a slump." MEETING AT RIVERSIDE The monthly meeting of tho citizens of Riverside will be held at 7>4G In the Methodist church to-morrow even ing. Many subjects of interest to their growing suburb will be discussed. =========== Late News Bulletins , W. H. BOARDMAN DEAD Ridgelield, Conn., Feb. 16.—William llenry Hoard man, fop many years president of the Railroad Gazette, now the Hallway Age Ga zette, and for eight years its editor, died at his home here to-day, aged U7. LITERACY TEST STANDS Washington, Feb. 16,—Tho Burnett immigration bill a*> it 1 Missed the House with the literacy test would not be disturbed was asserted by Chairman Smith, after a meeting to-day. It was generally supposed I President Wilson was opposed to the test. SAY P. & R. FAVORED RETAILERS New York, Feb. 16.—Government counsel in the suit to dissolve the intimate relations between the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, tlie Central Railroad of New Jersey a'ul their coal mining subsidiaries nought to bring out at the hearing to-day that special favors were shown to certain retail coal dealers. KENNEDY'S ACCOUNTS BALANCE Albany, N. Y., Fob. 16.—Accountants from the (■omptroller's office to-day reported after examining the books of Slate Treasurer Kennedy that they were, in perfect condition. The examination to-day went hack only to last Monday, but at that time they were balanced by the same men who made the audit to-day and pronounced correct. A complete audit of the liooks from the time Mr. Kennedy took office op to the date of Ills death probably wiU follow. SENATOR'S DESK IS DRAPED Washington, Feb. 16.—Tho d«k of the late Senator Bacon, of I Georgia, was draped In mourning to-day. The funeral of former Sen ator Hanna was held in the Sena'j chamber February 17, 1904, ten years ago. Senator Bacon's will be held there to-morrow. TOM SHARKEY SENT TO JAIL New York, Feb. 16.—Tom Sharkey, once famous as a heavyweight pugilist, was sentenced to thirty diys In Jail and fined SSOO to-day for maintaining a disreputable resort in Fourteenth street. The manager ■f the place received the same jail sentence, but was not fined. New York, Feb. 16.—JThe market closed heavy. A sharp faU In the petroleum shares, In which Mexican lost nearly five jtoints, hjfcd an un settling effect. Prices returned to the lowest. Wall Street Closing—Ainal. Copp -r, 7594; Atchison, Baltimore and Ohio, 92%-. Brooklyn Rapid Transit, 82*4 ; Canadian Pacific 213% ; Chesapeake & Ohio, 64; C., M. & St. P., 102 M; JLehlgh Valley, 150%; New York Central, 89%: Northern Pacific, 115%; Reading, 166% ; Penn sylvania Railroad, 111%; Southern Pacific, 96 >4; Union Pacific, 161%; United States Steel, 65%. * —^ OBJECT TO LICENSE OF HOSTELRY NAMED IN POLICE REPORTS Remonstrance to Lancaster House Called Disorderly by Colonel Hutchison Fded Today 258 NAMES AGAINST MARCUS Keystone House, Halifax, Under Ban —Say Petitioners Are Unqualified Among the remonstrances against the granting of llQuor licenses filed to-day, the last day allowed »'or for mal objections, was a numerously signed protest against the licensing of the Lancaster House, Cowden, near Walnut street. Adolph Katxman is the proprietor and his place, according to the re monstrance has been of a disorderly character. Negroes frequent the place a great deal and the hotel was one of those pointed out by Colonel Joseph B. Hutchison, in his report to the Dauphin county court in January quarter sessions. Another license against whom pro test was field, is Peter Kohlman, who conducts the Jackson house at 1304-06 North Seventh street. He. according to the remonstrance, has been selling to drunken persons. Other late remonstrances presented [ConUnued on Page 5] 24-Mile-an-Hour Gale Drifts Shut Roads and Suburban Trolley Line More than two inches of snow of the lightest kind which fell last night and early this morning and a gale blowing twenty-four miles an hour filled the air with fine flying snow to-day, making walking unpleasant and drifting shut country roads and trolley lines. It was another phase of the real winter that took a belated slap at Harrisburg since the ground hog was | pooh-poohed into shelter two weeks | ago. By the time the wind has thrown i this snow about a little another cold I wave will be here, end to-night the i tomperature will be down to about I 6 degrees. Dauphin Directors Ask Increased Appropriation Special to The Telegraph Lykens, Pa., Feb. 16.—0n Saturday the convention of the Dauphin county schoc 1 directors closed after the adop tion of a resolution urging an increase in the State appropriation at the next meeting of the Legislature and an appeal to the representatives to work toward this end. Directors from prac tically all of the districts were pres ent at the sessions. The members of the resolution com mittee were Charles A. Hoff, chair man; Prof. Charles Davis, J. A. Lyter, J. C. Baker and C. C. Cumbler. Dr. Becht, secretary of the State Board of Education, and Prof. Albert of Bloomsburg: State Normal School, were the princlpul speakers. The ad dresses were followed by discussions by many directors. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year; President, Ira Hoover, Highspire; vice-president, A. F. Kramer, Susquehanna township; second vice-president, John M. Erb, , Swatara township; secretary, W. H. 'Horner, Swatara township (re-elect ed); and treasurer, J. A. Ebersole, of Penbrook. THROWN UNDER CARS j Chester Moyer, 12 years old, of Boil ing Springs, a brakeman on tho Phila delphia and Reading Railway, who | was seriously Injured in the Ruther ford yards last night when several cars passed over him, was better this morn ing. Moyer was thrown under tho cars when the engine started while he was repairing a lead in an air con nection. HARRISBURG, PA., MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 16, 1914. SPEED OF CABLEGRAM SAVES HOMESTEAD llil SUNNY ITALIAN VALE Steelton Foreigner's Savings Rushed to Wife in Record- Breaking Time GOT $1,280 IN 6 HOURS Mortgage Met on Time and Sheriff's Action Is Forestalled Speed on the port of F. E. Bailey, manager of the Postal Telegraph of fice at Steelton. Saturday, saved an old homestead In one the sunny val leys of faraway Italy from going un der the Sheriff's hammer. Early Saturday morning Iliga Bulet, of 626 South Third street, Steelton, re ceived a letter from his wife that bore unexpected news. The home of her father, the home that some day would belong to Iliga and his wife, Rata, was to be sold by the sheriff unless a certain sum was paid on a mortgage held by a rich land owner. Iliga didn't stop to ponder; he rush ed to the Postal Telegraph office, told Mr. Bailey his troubles; and asked If he could send his savings to Italy by cable before the sale took place. Mr. Bailey at once got in touch with the New York office, made arrangements to rush the cable money order and in just six hours' time $1,280 was deliver ed to Mrs. Bulet. This morning Iliga received word | that the money had been received, the i mortgage met, and the sale forestall i ed. Bulet will keep on working at the Pennsylvania Steel ' Company works until he has a bit more money saved when he will go home to live the remainder of his days on the homestead he saved from the sheriff's sale. NOVEL, THEATER, SEX IGNORANCEANDDANCE LEAD GIRLS TO SIN Says These Factors Are What Cause Young Women Into Shame and Incorrigibility Novel reading. Tile theater. Dancing. Sex ignorance. Carelessness of mothers. These are some of the grave dan gers that make up "the girl problem," the Rev. E. A. G. Bossier, pastor of State Street United Brethren Church, this morning declared In a paper read before the United Brethren Ministerial Association at the Y. M. C. A. build ing, locust and Second streets. The remedies proposed by the Rev. Mr. Bossier in hia paper are the re building the family altar; a better understanding between mother and daughter, an early acceptance of Jesus Christ. Hot Denunciations In his talk Mr. Bossier made a hot | denunciation of the dance, theater and ! novel reading, showing how these in fluences in his opinion, had a tend ency to develop the lower instincts in the girl at the same time that her education in sex knowledge through the proper sources was being neglect ed. In talking of the evils, he said nov els which show sin In an attractive way have a bad influence on the girl. The dance, and he pointed out that he meant the round dances such as the waltz and two-step, "appears to be especially contrived to arouse the low est passions In the young people." After reading these descriptions he said. I am convinced that very, very few Indeed, are able to participate ill the round dance and remain perfectly pure In thought and life. Let the sexes dance apart and at once the | bottom drops out of it. The dance [without the other sex is about the most insipid thing on earth. "The danger of the theater," he said, "lies in its extreme suggestive ness, its frovolous, worldly and unholy atmosphere. Its lowering of the moral I taste, and its blunting of the moral The Rev. R. W. Runyon, of Bt. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church, discussed local missionary work among the foreigners at a meeting of the Methodist preachers of the city this morning. The Rev. J. Long, who was to read a paper on "The In side of the Cup," could not be present. Two Babies Break Arms in Falls Off Their High-chairs I Two babies injured in the same way land In the same manner were treated (at the Harrisburg hospital this morn ilng. Both had broken left arms from ] falling out of their high chairs. | Mildred Donaldson, fifteen months I old, of 429 Broad street, fell from her high chair and broke her left fore arm, shortly after 9 o'clock. Paul Oastrock, 2 years old, of 436 Necta rine street, fell from his high chair his left wrist. TEN FIRES IN ALBANY, N. Y. By Associated Press i Albany, N. Y., Feb. 16. —Albany i firemen responded to ten alarms early to-day. The Albany Creamery Pack" ' ing Company's four-story plant was destroyed with a loss placed at $150,- ; 000. Twenty-five persons were forced 11- flee from • a nearby apartment ! house. livery piece of apparatus In the city was summoned. Two feet of snow and a temperature of six degrees I below zero ha npered the firemen. , HARRISBURG LODGES, KNIGHTS OF PYTH CELEBRATE ' - FIFTEENTH ANNIVERSARY O TO-MORROW Mustaches of Every Style Predominate in Court Today Duster, "Chest Protector," Eyebrow, Toothpick, and the , >s> . Three Days' Growth Among Those Present Mustaches predominated In court to-day. Most everything: was there in style and color; something new, something old, something unique and something bold. Of course there was the occasional "chest protector," the duster, the eye brow, the toothpick—that two or three hair arrangement that fits under the nose; the Van Dyke—near and en tirely; the drooping walrus effect, and Anally the Emperor William. That style, by the way, was most in evi dence. And of course there was that occasional scrubby, moth-eaten effect that goes with a three days' gTowth. In connection with the appearance of the mustaches were more than a hundred members of St. Nicholas' Ser vian Orthodox Church, Steelton, who FAMOUS JAPANESE DIPLOMAT IS DEAD Viscount Siuzo Aoki Was Formerly an Ambassador to United States Ry Associated Press Tokio, Feb. 16.—Viscount Siuzo Aoki, former Japanese ambassador to the United States, died to-day. The news that the famous diplomat was critically ill became publicly known only a few hours before his death occurred, though it was known he had been ailing for some time past. Viscount Aoki was the son of a vil lage doctor, born in 1844 and may be considered a self-made man. He was among the first of the Japanese to seek an education abroad, going to Germany for this purpose in 1&69. A few years later he was appointed secretary to the Japanese legation at Berlin, and thus he began a career which eventually led him to be consid ered the most experienced diplomat in Japan. He was twice minister for foreign affairs and besides his am bassadorship at Washington he sened his country at London and Berlinfl While In Berlin he married the Prussian Baroness Von Rahden, which was the first instance of a foreign wopian of rank and title becoming the wife of a Japanese. Viscount Aoki's daughter, Hannah, emulated the example of her distinguished fath er, marrying a German, Count Alex ander Von Hatzfeldt-Trachenburg, whil3 the latter was an attache of the German legation in Tokio in 1904. Viscount Aoki was ambassador to the United States in 1906 and in 1907. At the time of his death he held the post of privy councillor. THROWN FROM SEAT When the rear wheels of a large delivery wagon for the Fink Brewery Company skidded over the tracks at Second and Walnut- streets to-day, Edwin L. Coder, the driver, was thrown from his seat and fell be tween the horses. But for the timely assistance of the traffic officer, George Shoemaker, Coder would have been run over. DEAD NEGRO UNIDENTIFIED Coroner Ecklnger has not been able so far to learn the identity of the negro who was found dead on the dump near Herr street, opposite the Harrisburg Pipe and Pipe Bending Works yesterday morning. The negro died from exposure and fumes from burning ashes. were In court as witnesses in the equity proceeding instituted by the Rev. N. D. Vuchevich, the rector. The rector had been dismissed by the antl-Vuchevich faction of the church council, he contended, and he wanted to know why he can't be retained ac cording to his contract. President Judge Kunkel pointed out that the congregation cannot take the law into their own hands and advised that they get together and settle their differences lawfully. After a confer ence between counsel it was decided that a congregational meeting should be held and the question of dropping the rector should be settled then. In the meantime the rector Is to get back his job and the people of the church are to be allowed to worship. The case was continued to March 9. AMI J. MUSSED IS DEW. AGED 73 Retired Banker and Business Man;! Survived by Sons Residing in Harrisburg Columbia, Pa., Feb. 16. —Andrew J. Musser, formerly president of the Cen tral National Bank, fell dead at his home in this place this morning. Mr. Musser, who was one of the pioneer merchants and undertakers of this place, had been living a retired life for some years. He was apparently in Ills usual health to-day up to the time of his death. Mr. Musser is survived by liis wife and two sons. Frank B. Musser, head of the Harrisburg: Railways Company, and John S. Musser. president of the Dauphin Electrical Supplies Company, both of Harrisburg. He retired from the Central National bank presidency some years ago. but remained as a director of the Columbia Trust Com-, pany. He was a member of the Ma sons, the Odd Fellows, the Artisans and several other secret societies. Mr. Musser was one of the best known business men in Lancaster county and at one time proprietor of one of the largest stores of that place. The funeral arrangements have not been completed. Best Spenders Are Not Necessarily Best People, Says Kunkel Chancy Robinson, aged 17, was be fore the Dauphin County Court to day charged with larceny as clerk. His case had been continued from last week. Robinson was detected steal ing 10 cents from a local department store and afterward confessed to hav ing stolen $25. The fact that he be longed to an exclusive club, had be come mixed up with loan sharks, etc., were reasons given for his escapade. President Judge Kunkel called at tention to the fact that "traveling with the best people' at Robinson's counsel put it, didn't mean people that were the best spenders. George R. Lock wood pleaded to carrying concealed deadly weapons. Robinson was re- I leased under suspension and under i bond and Lockwood was sent to his t home in Trenton. N. J. DISMISS SCHOOL Several rooms in the Penn and Woodward school buildings were so cold this morning that the pupils had to be dismissed. It is expected that the rooms will be heated sufficiently ; for use by to-morrow. , 50TH BIRTHDAY OF PYTHI ODDER TO BE OBSERVED HERE Harrisburg Lodges Will Join in Celebration at Tech High Tomorrow Harrisburg lodges of the Knights of Pythias will Join to-morrow night In celebration of the fiftieth anniver | Continued on Page 7] SmSsT" GRUNT OF LICENSES 111 FRRNKLIH COUDRTY W. C. T. U. and Ministers Hold Prayer Meeting and March to Court Room Special to The Telegraph i Cliambersburg, Pa., Feb. 16. —Tho most interesting license court ever held In Chambersburg began this morning and will last all week. Of the thirty six applicants for licenses for old stands, thirty-four had charges filed against them, specifying improper certifiers, selling to minors or drunk ards. Five leading attorneys, headed by A. J. W. Hutton and D. lSdward ljons, represented the remonstrants, and the remainder of the Franklin county bar, almost without exception, was retained by the applicants. A schedule for the cases was made by Judge Glllan and Hotels Washing ton, Montgomery, National, McKipley and Wallace and Vanderaus cases weer heard to-day. Other cases are set for later dates. The Women's Chris tian Temperance Union and ministers held a union prayer meeting on Sun day afternoon and this morning met at a central church and marched across tho square to tho courtroom. The court was crowded to suffocation. The Hotel Washington case came first. It was shown that two of the certifiers had not paid taxes here. Then ten minors swore to getting drinks. Three witnesses, who will be used in nearly every case, are boys of 17 to 19, High School pupils, who went from bar to bar all over the county and bought whisky in bottles. The attempt to discredit these boys was stopped by Judge Glllan. At 11 a. m. the Vanderaus case was called. Wants Appropriation of SIO,OOO to Begin Work on Wiping Out Illiteracy By Associated Press Washington, D. C., Feb. 10.—Amer ica's adult illiteracy, described as a national disgrace, can be wiped out by the time the next Federal census is taken if the woork is undertaken at once, according to l)r. P. P. Clax ton. United States Commissioner of Education, in a statement to-day. This assertion is made In connection with an appeal by the commissioner for an appropriation by Cofigress of SIO,OOO with which to eradicate illiteracy in this country. "We now have,'' declared -Dr. Clax ton, "more than five million illiterate men and woman and many millions barely able to read and write. This illiteracy is a burden and a menace to state and nation. It costs the country at least half a billion dollars every year. An appropriation of $lO,- 000 would make Is possible to begin the work of wiping out this national disgrace, and the co-operation of the States, school officers, and educational association would he such that after 1920 we would be able to show prac tically a clean slate." Plate Glass Window Falls Six Stories, But Hits Nobody One of the large plate glass win dow frames at the Mechanics Hank Building. Third and Market streets, fell from the rear of the Sixth floor, Saturday afternoon. The glass was smashed to bits on the pavement. Fortunately no one was hit. , 12 PAGES * POSTSCRIPT. STATE TREASURER'S FRIENDS SHY INQUIRY WIS CRUSE OF SUICIDE Whitman Does Not Allow Death of Kennedy to Halt Investigation ACCOUNTANTS GO OVER BOOKS Successor to New York State Offi cial to Be Chosen by Legislature By Associated Press New fork, Feb. 16.—1n addition to the proposed legislative Investigation into the office of the State Treasurer, left vacant yesterday by the suicide at Buffalo of John J. Kennedy, State Treasurer, District Attorney Whitman resumed to-day the John Doe inves tigation into political graft before which Kennedy was to have been * witness. Friends of the latfc State Treasurer attributed his suicide in a measure to the prospect of public grilling at Mr. Whitman's hands. John A. Hennessy, who was Gover nor Sulzer's investigator of conditions in the State departments, said to-day that he could not believe Kennedy's suicide had been prompted by the in vestigations now under way. "As far as we could discover," Hen nessy said, "Kennedy was no more than a figurehead. He had no more to do with the matters now under inves tigation than one of his office boys." Mr. Whitman repeated to-day thai j he was greatly shocked at Kennedy's f Continued on Pago 7] Vacancies in the Wilson Cabinet Are Not Likely By Associated Press Washington. D. C., Feb. lfi.—presi dent Wilson to-day set at rest reports that Secretary Houston would bo made i a member of the federal reserve board and though he was not asked specific ally about Secretary McAtJoo and the United States senatorial race in Now York, the emphasis which the Presi dent put on his desire to keep his Cabinet intact was interpreted as an indication that his influence would be against drawing Atr. McAdoo into the New York situation. Recently the President asked Secretary Wilson to remain in the Cabinet rather than to run for the United States Senate in Pennsylvania. j BEMICVE TROUBLES AT AN IAD By Associated Press Berlin, Feb. 16.—1t was announced j to-day that the general managers of | the Hamburg-American and North i German Uoyd steamship lines, Albert Ballln and Phillip Helneken. met as guests of Emperor William at dinner at the imperial palace last evening. The announcement is regarded gen erally as putting a. final touch to the reconciliation between the companies. For Ilnrrlaburg and vicinity: Fair nnd slightly polder to-night, with | lon-eat temperature about (I de grees; Tueaday fair, continued •■old. | For liaatern Pennsylvania: Fair to night and Tuesday, not much chunßc in temperatures moderat* northweat winds. River No material changes trill occur la river rondltiona. (ienernl Condltlona The severe storm that waa central I on the New Jersey eoaat Satur day morning, hna pnaaed off to aea and the dlaturhancea of moderate energy from the West. now c cn- I trnl over the Susquehanna Val ley, haa caused light anon la the laat twenty-four houra generallv over the northern half of the country mat of the Mlaalaaippi I river. It la Bto 24 degreea colder I In the Atlantic States from New .leraey northward through the New England States Into Canada. Temperature) M a. m„ I!|| a p. m„ 38. I Sum Klaea, 0j.%3 a. tn.l acta. SiBH p. m. Mooni lUaea, ISIiOi a. in.; laat quarter, February 17. 4133 a , m , I 111ver Stage; 3.8 feet above low wale* mark. i Yesterday's Weather I Highest temperature, 23. | l.owent temperaturqe, 14. ! Menu temperature, IS. Normal temperature, 30. MARRIAGE LICENSES Leonard F. Bortner and Elisabeth Kraft, city. The Tango Has Changed The Dress Modes i Fashion is quick to catch the newest craze and translate it Into terms of material, or form, or I color. •lust now all the world is talk ing Tango and half the feet in ; I the universe are keeping step to II the newest .iingles. IKo fashion is appropriating the popular Tango which makes In teresting news. The tendency Is apparent In I the new shoes, the new dresses, the new ribbons, down the whole . roll call of attire. Artists are In terpreting the spirit of the dnnee In different ways. The most authentic news of these unusually interesting changes Is to be found In the advertising columns of live daily newspapers like the Telegraph. Advertising that tells about things of such human Interest as these is no dry reading. It is interesting as it Is instructive and profitable. Up-to-date people are those who keep posted on the news the advertising has to tell.