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HARRISBURG d£S& TELEGRAPH
LXXXIII— No. 42
APPOINTMEKT WILL
RAISE EFFICIENCY IN
POLICE DEPMENT
JVlany Patrolmen Included in Reso
lution List Are Tried
and True
GRANT FORRER SAYS GOOD-BY
Thanks the Boys and Girls; Fire-j
men's Union Criticises Nam
ing of Halbert
j
Cltv Council's action yesterday in i
considering and laying over for a week
the Lynch resolution providing for
dismissal of V. Grant Forrer. a* park
superintendent; Charles F. Splcer as
assistant fire chief to be succeeded by
Ed. Halbert, and the two sergeants
and a dozen patrolmen, was the chief
topic of discussion, of course, in mu
nicipal circles to-day.
Further food for discussion was fur
nished by the action of the Firemen's
Vnlon last evening in adopting reso
lutions on the subject.
Among the new patrolmen who will
go into the city's police service March
1, if the Lynch resolution Is adopted
next Tuesday, are some of the most
efficient patrolmen of previous admin
istrations.
The new assistant fire chief ap
pointee is a fireman of years of splen
did service and he has filled the posi
tion of assistant fire chief under Mayor
Steals' administration.
The new development in the park
superintendent and city planning sit
uation was the issue of a statement by
Mr. Forrer and the report that the
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General Jose Hernandez
Expects Revolution in
Venezuela in April
By Associated Press
New York. Feb. 18. —General .Juse
Hernandez, known as "El Mocha,"
who arrived yesterday from the West
Indies, where he had been conferring
with other Venezuelan revolutionary
chiefs, makes no secret of the fact that
Jie expects a revolution in Venezuela
in April.
General Hernandez is the leader of
the National party anil its candidate
for the presidency of Venezuela, lie
Is one of the best known of the fight
ing men in Latin-America.
At his hotel here to-day General
Hernandez expressed satisfaction with
the condition of his party. Many of
the principal military chiefs have come
under his banner, he said, and he
epoke of the unsatisfactory conditions
in Venezuela because of what he
termed the usurpation of the presi
dency by General Juan Vicente Go
mez. This action will be assailed, lie
said, by the National party when it
takes arms in April, unless an open
election is ordered before.
Wilson Wants an Early
Decision in Rate Case
By Associated Press
Washington, P. C„ Feb. 18. —Presi-
dent Wilson sent for Chairman Clark
of the Interstate Commerce Commis
sion to-day and they conferred for
half an hour. Mr. Clark declined to
say "what had been discussed, but it
was t>ald at the White House that the
President expressed deep interest in
an early decision on the application of
the Eastern railroads for freight rate
increases.
TAILOR RELEASED ON BAIL
bv Associated Press
St. Petersburg, Feb. 18. —Telegrams
from Kiev announce that Pashkoff,
the Jewish tailor who was arrested
and charged with the "ritual murder"'
of the boy Yoshol Pashkoff, has been
released on bail in consequence of
discovery alive of the Christian boy
Taranthevitch, who was at first said
to hsve been the victim of the crime.
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Late News Bulletins
NEW REGISTRARS APPOINTED
Three new registrars were appointed by the county commissioners
this afternoon to fill vacancies. They are Ray L. Hauer, first precinct.
Thirteenth ward: Benjamin Cambell, second precinct, Third ward;
H. A. Boyd, third precinct. Twelfth ward.
WILL NOT RECONSIDER
lu a letter made public to-day at Suffrage headquarters. Mrs. Frank
M. Roessing, Pittsburgh, who resigned last week as president of the
Pennsylvania Woman's .Suffrage Association Informs the executive com
mittee that it will lx* Impossible for her to reconsider her resignation
on account of her health.
Reno, Nov., Feb. 18.—An earthquake occurred here at 10.18 a. in. !
The shock was violent anil lasted about three seconds. The direction
was from southeast to northwest.
Washington, Feb. 18.—Publication of an ofli<ial denial of a report
that Miss Margaret Wilson, the President's eldest, daughter, was en
gaged to be mnrriod to Boyd Fisher, of Kansas City, Mo., was requested
to-da.v by the White House.
t.irard, Kan., Feb. 18.— So solution of the mystery that developed
n month ago, when water in the city's wells rose to 120 degrees, was of
fered in a report by C. A. Raskins. Slate engineer, made to city official*
to-day. Mr. Raskins said ho could Hud no 'Wise for the heat, but pro
nonnced the water pure. The water's temperature still Is 00 degrees.
Washington, Feb. 18.—President Wilson told Representative Un
derwood, the Democratic Rouse leader, to-day that members could bo
assnred of his support for the Alaskan bill. Reports have recently
been circulated that the President was opposed to It.
Williamsport, l*a., Feb. 18.—Mrs. Margaret McElroy, Lycoming
county's oldest resident, died to-day at her home near Jersey Shore at
Uie ago of 96. She was liorn in Scotland.
New York, Feb. 18.—The Ice blockade hi the Hudson river be
tween New York and Yonkcrs remained Intact this afternoon and fed
eral authorities confessed themselves helpless to remedy the situation.
A coal famine threatened Yonkcrs and 1100 men employed at the Fed
eral Sugar Refinery there, faced the prospect of idleness. It was not
considered advisable to use dynamite.
New York, Feb. 18.—The market closed heavy, large selling or
ders were executed In the final half hour and prices reacted from 1 to
I'A points.
New Yoork Closing: Amal.Copi>cr, 70: Atchison, 08; Baltimore
and Ohio, 98 '/a; Brooklyn Rapid Trans., 92 % : Canadian Pacific, 214% •
Chesapeake and Ohio, : Chicago. Mil.-St. Paul, 103'/,; l/clilgh Val
ley. 151; New York Central, 89%; Northern PaeHlc, 116V4; Reading,
167*4; P. R. R., 111%; Southern Paeifle, 90: Union Pacific. l«21i-
U. S. Steel, 05%.
\ 1 ~~ MEN WHO WILL BE APPOINTED IN FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS UNDER LYNCH RESOLUTION
EDWARD HALiJifciKT GRANT EIBENBERGER EMMANUEL, B. SHAFFNER W. H. SHUMAN CLIFFORD A. PALMER
Assistant Fire Chief Police Sergeant Patrolman Chauffeur Patrolman
GEORGE W. fxKEAR JAMES WILSON JOHN S. GIBBONS CHARLES G. McFARLAND DANIEL H. GRAHAM
Patrolman Patrolman Patrolman Patrolman Patrolman
OBEDIENCE 01 OF
ESSENTIALS OF TRUE
m-raiG
But Lecturer Defines It So Not
Even Most Militant Suffra
gette Could Object
Last night at the Fourth Reformed
Church, Sixteenth and Market, late
comers were obliged to stand in order
to hear Dr. J. Aspinall McCuaig when
lie spoke on "Bad Books, Bad Plays
and Bad Pictures.'' He will preach to
night in the same church, taking for
his theme "The Great Question." To
morrow afternoon he will lecture at
3.30 in Trinity Lutheran Church at
Mechanicsburg, on "The Native In
stincts in the Chiljd," and to-morrow
night at 7.45 he will be at the Baptist
Church, corner of East Market and
Fifteenth streets.
Long before the time for the lecture
:to women in Zion Church this after
' noon all of the seats were taken and
even the choir loft was occupied. The
subject of the lecture was "How Wives
Are Made," and the doctor said, in
part:
I "There are four phases of the rela
tionship of woman to man —daughter,
sister, wife and mother. The first two
are preparatory to the third; the
I third finds fulfillment and glory and
crown in the fourth. God created
the first woman with all the qualities
of 8 wife —she was a wifo by creation.
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HARRISBURG, PA., WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 18, 1914.
COMMITTEE WORKS
Oil SELECTION OF
CITIES FOR BANKS
Only 300 of 7,500 National Banks
in Country Not Under Fed
eral Reserve System
By Associated Press
Washington, D. C.. Feb. 18.—With
the return of the reserve bank organ
ization committee to-day active work
began upon the definition of the geo
graphical limits of the reserve dis
tricts and the selection of cities for
reserve banks.
Under the law, national banks, re
quired to enter the system or event
ually give up their charters, have until
February 2 to signify their intention
to become members.
Although only 300 national banks
of the 7,500 remained to-day on the
list of those which had not taken such
action, it was understood that the
committee would withhold announce
ment of cities and districts until the
time limit expires.
Although the committee's trip
through the country may have
changed its opinion of the proper lo
cation of several banks, it is not doubt
ed here that banks will be placed in
New York, Chicago and St. Louis,
central reserve cities in the present
national bank system. The location of
the others was still regarded to-day
as an open question.
While the committee is working out
that problem, its members
with President Wilson about the
make-up of the Federal Reserve
Board, the organization which is to
govern the new system.
The personnel of this board is of
great interest in banking circles, and
it is known that President Wilson has
examined all names suggested with
the closest scrutiny. Five persons are
to be chosen by the President before
the board is complete, but It is under
stood that all the names will be sent
Ito the Sonate for confirmation at the
i same time.
New Pastor of Pine
Street Church to Be
Installed Tomorrow
The Rev. Dr. Lewis Seymour Mudge
will arrive in this city from Lancaster
to-morrow afternoon for the ceremon
ies which will make him pastor of
Pine Street Presbyterian church.
A meeting of the Carlisle Presbytery
for the purpose of Receiving Dr.
Mudge into that organization will be
held at 7 o'clock in the lecture room
of the church. Installation services
will take place at 7:30 o'clock in the
church auditorium.
The Rev. Edwin H. Kellog, of Car
lisle, moderator of the Carlisle Pres
bytery, will preside at the installation.
The Rev. Dr. Lewis W. Mudge, of
Downington, father of the new pas
tor. will make the charge to him. The
Rev. Dr. J. Ritchie Smith, of Market
Square church, will preach the instal
lation sermon, and the Rev. Harry B.
King will make the prayer. The Rev.
Dr. Robert Mackenzie, of New York,
secretary of the college board of the
Presbyterian church, will charge the
people. Dr. Mudge will reside at the
new manse, 815 North Front street.
He will preach his first sermon at Pine
street on Sunday morning.
OFFICIALS SEIZE BAY RIM
Itoston, Feb. 18.—Customs officials
to-day seized a large quantity of bay
rum' in a raid on the fruit steamer
Sixaola. The raiding party was forced
to use clubs to overcome the resist
ance of the crew
COUNTY OFFICIALS
REFUSE TO TALK ON
COURTHOUSE PLANS
Bar Association at Banquet Springs
Idea That Arouses Widespread
Interest
While the plan for a new court
house as suggested by the Dauphin
County Bar Association at last even
ing's banquet was a subject of general
discussion in county and city circles
to-day, the County Commissioners de
clined to talk on the question at this
time.
"Well, the idea is a very pretty one,"
said County Controller H. W. Gough,
"but I really haven't given the matter
any serious thought as yet."
"Really, I've nothing to say as to
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J. A. Logan's Widow Takes
Poison For Cold Remedy
By Associated fyess
Washington, IJ. C., Feb. 18. Mrs.
John A. Logan, willow of the Civil War
hero, took a poisonous medicine at her
home, here, last night, thinking she
was taking; a cold remedy, and for
several hours was In a precarious con
dition. Physicians gave antidotes in
good time, and to-day she was reported
out of danger.
REGULATION OF STOCK AND
BOND ISSUE HEARING OPENS
By Associated Press
Washington, D. C., Feb. 18.—Hear
ings began to-day before the House
interstate commerce committee on the
proposed legislation for Federal regu
lation of stock and bond issues by
railroads and other corporations do
ing interstate business. This measure
Is to be one of the five bills adminis
tration's trust legislation program.
Numerous representatives of inter
ests that would be affected by such a
law have asked for hearing before
the committee, and it is probable that
the actual work of drafting the bill
will not begin for several weeks.
DR. ROBERT K. DUNCAN DIES
By Associated Press
Pittsburgh, Pa-, Feb. 18. —Dr. Rob
ert Kennedy Duncan, director of the
Mellon Institute of Industrial Re
search of the University, of Pittsburgh
died here to-day after an illness of
several weeks, aged 46. Dr. Duncan
was a member of the American Chem
ical Society, American Society for the
Advancement of Science, and widely
known as a writer on scientific ques
tions.
USE DYNAMITE ON RIVER
By Associated Press
New York, Feb. 18. —To avoid a
shutdown of the big sugar refineries
and other Industries at Yonkers, a
few miles north on the Hudson river,
the government to-day ordered the
revenue cutter service to open the
river from this city to Yonkers with
dynamite.
MISS HERMAN GOES TO PARIS
By Associated Press
Christiana, Norway, Feb. 18.—Miss
Charlotte Herman, of Rutherford, N.
J., the companion of Ferdinand Pln
ney Earle, the American artist who
was recently extradited to France in
connection with the kidnaping of
Karle's 8-year-old son from a school
«n France, left here to-day tor Paris.
DAVID E. TRACY IS
NO LONGER ON CITY'S
PUBLIC WORKS BOARD
President of Body Today Forwards
His Resignation to Com
missioner Lynch
Surprise was occasioned to-day by
the announcement that David E.
Tracy, general superintendent of the
Harrisburg Pipe and Pipe Bending
Company, had resigned as a member
and president of the Board of Public
Works. Mr. Tracy's resignation was
forwarded to William H. Lynch,super
intendent of streets and public work.
For more than eight years the re
tiring president has given to his duties
close personal attention at the expense
of his own private interests. He has
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Life Voyage on Board
Lamport and Holt Liner
By Associated Press
New York, Feb. 18. —The steamer
Byron, of the Lamport & Holt Line,
now In port, has on board a life voy
ager. He is Ernest Victor Hugo, a
relative of the famous French writer,
who, as first officer of the iAmport &
Holt liner Veronese, suffered paralysis
from the waist down as the result of
exposure and hardship when his ship
was wrecked on the Portuguese coast.
Later he developed insomnia, and he
cannot sleep unless soothed by the
rocking of a ship.
The line which he had served so
well undertook his care and since then
he has been traveling as its guest on
any vessel that he selected. He came
In yesterday on the Byron from South
American ports and, unless he changes
his mind before that vessel sails, he
will go back by her. He wears a
medal bestowed by the Royal Humane
Society for the rescue of thirty-two
lives at the time of the Veronese
disaster.
WESTERN FUEL COMPANY
MEN ARE FOUND GUILTY
By Associated Press
San Francisco, Feb. 18.—Verdicts
of guilty were returned here early to
day against J. B. Smith, vice-presi
dent and general manager; F. C.
Mills, superintendent;. E. H. V er,
chief weigher of the Western Fuel
Company, who were charged with de
frauding the government-by obtaining
illegal tariff rebates through false
weights. E. J. Smith, a checker and
brother of the general manager, was
acquitted.
FOREIGN TRADE WITH EUROPE
EXCEEDS OTHER COUNTRIES
By Associated Press
Washington. Feb. 18.—Foreign
trade of the /United States with Eu
rope in 1913 far exceeded that with
any other division of the world, the
Department of Commerce announced
to-day. Europe led both In selling to
and buying from the United States,
with North America a close second.
Asia; South America, Oceania and Af
rica followed in order named in sell
ing to the United States; but In buy
ing from this country South America
ranked third with Asia next, followed
by Oceania and Africa.
STREET CAR STRIKE: ENDS
Montpelier, Vt., Feb. 18.—The strike
of street railway men which has been
In progress here since February 6 was
settled to-day. An arbitration board
of thj-ee will adjust the differences be
tween the men and the company.
MURDER TRAIL LEADS
FROM CEMETERY IN
AURORA TO CHICAGO
Police Search For Man Whose
Name Was on Knife Found
Near Scene of Crime
Aurora, Ilia., Feb. 18. —A new trail
from St. Nicholas Cemetery where
Miss Theresa Hollander was clubbed
to death Monday night led Chief of
Police Michels out of Aurora territory.
The police refused to say where the
chief had gone but it is understood he
went to Chicago.
The girl's former sweetheart, An
thony Petras, a twenty-three year old
Austrian, is still held in jail. It is
said Chief Michels went to Chicago
to question a former Auroran whose
pocket knife was found a few feet
from the body of the girl. The name
of thp Auroran was on the knife
handle.
The police declare the report that
Walter Hickman, the negro who was
on the street car with Miss Hollander
land Petras about fifteen minutes be
fore the hour of the slaying is being
sought as a suspect is unfounded. He
was at his home last night and was at
work to-day in his usual place of em
ployment.
It was Hickman who told that Pet
ras got off the car a block beyond
where Miss Hollander left it and then
ran back to the corner where she
I alighted. Hickman said he got off the
with Petras. Petras denying Hick
man's story said that it was Hickman
who jumped off at the corner and
ran back to where Miss Hollander had
left the car.
Miss Hollander was not assaulted,
a postmortem examination disclosed.
Neither was she robbed.
; Mrs. Westbrook Goes to
Reading to Be With
Her Injured Daughter
i
j Miss Florence Westbrook, daughter
of Dr. Cherrick Westbrook, of Derry
and Melrpse streets, whose right arm
j was broken when a sleigh overturned
i near Reading on Sunday, is reported
as improved. Mrs. Westbrook went to
Reading yesterday, and will stay with
her daughter until she can come
home.
Miss Westbrook, who is the guest of
her cousins, Mr. and Mrs. Christian H.
Ruhl, of Reading, was in a party con
sisting of Mr. and Mrs. Ruhl and Miss
! Connard. of Reading, spending the
1 week-end at Galen' Hall, Wernersville.
j While returning to "Reading in a
sleigh, It was overturned in a drift
and the young people were thrown
1 out. Both Miss Westbrook and Miss
Connard were injured. Miss West
brook's engagement to Heber H.
Thompson, of Pottsville, was recently
announced. Miss Westbrook is popu
lar in Harrlsburg's younger set.
Californian Reported
Dead, Returns Alive
Los Angeles, Cal., Feb. 18.— Five
months after he was supposed to have
fallen from the deck of a steamer and
drowned, Lucien A. Oanahl, son of a
Los Angeles real estate man and lum
ber dealer, has returned to his- home in
this city.
A victim of aphasia, he wandered up
and down the coast and was found
two weeks ago in Arizona, according
to his brother, Gaston Ganahl.
Members of the family belle 'e that
the condition of the wanderer was
due to the effects of an operation he
underwent.
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WHITE STAR LINER
CELTIC ID STEAMER
MADONNA COLLIDE
Both Ships Badly Damaged; Are
Docked For
Repairs
HAD STARTED FOR NEW YORK
I ,
j Madonna Carried Emigrants For
America; Other Boat Had
Few Aboard
By Associated Press
Napies, Feb. 18.—The Whittr
Star Liner Celtic collided with
the Fabre Liner Madonna here
to-day and both vessels were seri
ously damaged.
The Madonna's anchor chain was
broken and she suffered consider
able injury. She was unable to
leave for New York for which
port she was to have departed to
day with a large number of emi
grants. She has been docked for
repairs.
The Celtic was seriously dam
aged on the counter but fs be
lieved to have been only slightly
injured below water. She also
was bound for New York.
Cl l/riC CARRIED raw
n.v Associated Press
J Now York, Feb. 18.—It wai said at
thr White Star offices here that be
cause of the slackness of westbound
travel at this season the Celtic prob
ably had few first-class passengers
aboard. No passenger list was avail
able here. The Madonna Is a com
paratively small ship and carried
mostly immigrants. The agent* here
said she had 1,400 aboard on this trip*
Funeral Services Held
in Buffalo For State
Treasurer of New York
By Associated Press
Buffalo, N. Y„ Feb. 18. —John .r.
Kennedy, state treasurer, who died by
his own hand Sunday, was buried to
day In the family plot at Holy Cross
Cemetery. All of official Buffalo, a
delegation of 100 from Albany, com
mittees from numerous fraternal or
ganizations and hundreds of personal
friends, followed the body from the
Markeen Hotel to the Church of the
Blessed Sacrament on Delaware ave
nue whore low mass for the dead was
said by the Rev. James F. McGloln.
No such funeral procession waa
ever seen here before. Every automo
bile and cab in the city had been en
gaged and nearby towns were drawn
upon to help supply the demand.
Iwong after the body had been car
ried Into the little church the funeral
procession was still in the process o£
formation at the hotel. The churoh
was too small to accommodate even a
small fraction of those who wished to
attend.
For Harrlsburg and vicinity l Cloudy
to-night and Thursday, probably
■now or rain; not much change la
temperature.
For Hasten Pennsylvania! Cloudy
to-night and Thursday, probably
■now; warmer 'to-night In north
ea«t portion: variable winds be
coming moderate east.
River
No material changes are likely te
occur In river conditions.
Temperature! 8 a. m., 24; 2 p. m-, 88.
I Sum Illsra, #is2 a. m.; seta. 6i87
I p. m.
Mooni l.o*i quarter, February 24.
I 7i02 a. m.
j River Stage: 2.5 feet above lew
water mark.
Yesterday's Weather
Highest temperature, 24.
lionest temperature, 11.
Mean temperature, 18.
Normal temperature, 30.
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The Success of
The Parcel Post
Every one realizes that the Par
cel Post is a big success—so far
as Is concerned the volume of
buiness it is doing
But have you stopped to think
how groat a part the newspapers
played in advertising the new
service? It was advertising that
the Government did not have to
pay for because it was legiti
mate news.
But It was none tlie less news
paper advertising.
There is not a nook or corner
of this country that lias not been
made familiar with what Undo
Sam Is doing and each day the
business of the Parcel Post Is In
creasing.
The express companies realize
that they must meet not onty
the competition of rates but also
the competition of advertising.
They are facing the situation as
practical business men should.
They are advertising their own
service.
They are using dally newspa
pers In various parts of the coun.
try to do this and In the end
will regain a great deal of busi
ness that they have allowed to
slip away from them In the first
rush of the new mall service.
The Bureau of Advertising,
American Newspaper Publish
ers Association World Building,
New York, wants to help gen
eral advertisers to use newspaper
advertising to better advantage.
Correspondence Is solicited.
Booklet on request.
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