• 1 ' •' Mato LWitfy ~ v: ' "?*' ■; 0 < . >;• ■ Harrisburg Pa Com mi f fee Beams Active Work on Selection of Cities For Federal Reserve Banks HARRISBURG lfii§i!tt TELEGRAPH LXXXIII— No. 42 APPOINTMENT WILL ' RAISE EFFICIENCY IN POLICE DEPARTMENT! JVlany Patrolmen Included in Reso- j lution List Are Tried and True GRANT FORRER SAYS GOOD-BY I Thanks the Boys and Girls; Fire- j men's Union Criticises Nam ing of Halbert City 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 sergeunts 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 Union last evening in adopting reso lutions on the subject. Among the new patrolmen who will ko into the city's police service March 1, if the Lynch resolution Is adopted nexf 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 [Continue*! on I "age 8 ] General Jose Hernandez Expects Revolution in Venezuela in April J9,v Associated Press New York. Feb. 18.—General Jose 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 and its candidate for the presidency of Venezuela. Ile| Is one of the best known of the fight- | lug men in Latin-America. At his hotel here to-day General I J [ernandcz expressed satisfaction with ' the condition of his party. Many of the principal military chiefs have come under his banner, he said, and he npoke 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, D. C., Feb. 18. —Presi- dent Wilson sent for Chairman Clark of the Interstate Commerce Commis slon to-day and they conferred for half an hour. Mr. Clark declined to say -what had been discussed, but it was said at the White House that the President expressed deep interest in :ui early decision on the application of the Eastern railroads for freight rate increases. TAILOR RELEASED OX BAIL h v Associated Press St. Petersburg, Teh. 18.—Telegrams from Kiev announce that Pashkoff, the Jewish tailor who was arrested and charged with the "ritual murder"' of the boy Yoshel Pashkoff, has been released on bail in consequence of discovery alive of the Christian boy Ta.ranthevitch, who was at first said to hsve been the victim of the crime. f 9 * Late News Bulletins NEW REGISTRARS APPOINTED Three new registrars wore appointed by the eounty commissioners this afternoon to All vacancies. They are Ray L. Hauer, first precinct. Thirteenth ward; Benjamin Canibell, 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 lie impossible for her to reconsider licr resignation on account of her health. Reno. Nov., Feb. 18.—An earthquake occurred hero at 10.18 a, in. ! Tho shock was violent and lasted about three seconds. The direction was front southeast to northwest. Washington, Feb. 18.—Publication of an official denial of a report that Miss Margaret Wilson, the President's eldest daughter, was en gaged to be married to Boyd Fisher, of Kansas City, Mo., was requested to-day by the Wlilto House. Glrard, Kan., Feb. 18.—No solution of the mystery that developed a month ago, when water In the city's wells rose to 120 degrees, was of fered In a report by C. A. Raskins. State engineer, made to city official* to-day. Mr. llasklns said he could Hud no -ausc for the heat, but pro nounced the wutcr 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 assured of his support for the Alaskan bill. Reports have recently been circulated that the President was opposed to it. Willianisport, Pa., Feb. 18.—Mrs. Margaret Mcteiroy, Lycoming county s oldest resident, died to-day at her home near Jersey Shore at the ago of 06. She was horn In Scotland. "®JJ' Vork. Feb. 18.—The lee blockade In the Hudson river be tween New York and Yonkcrs remnlned Intact this afternoon and fed eral authorities confessed themselves helpless to remedy the situation. A coal famine threatened Yonkers and 1100 men employed at the Fed eral Sugur Refinery there, faced the prospect of idleness. It was not considered advisable to use dynamite. New York, Feb. 18.—Tile market closed heavy. large selling or ders were executed In the final half hour and prices reacted from 1 to points. New Yoork Closing: Ainal.Copiier, 76: Atcliison, 08; Baltimore and Ohio, OS'/ij; Brooklyn Rapid Trans., 02%; Canadian Pacific, 214% ; Chesapeake and Ohio, 68%; Chicago, Mll.-St. Paul, 103 % ; I«hlgh Val ley, 151; New York Central. 89%; Northern PaeHlc, 116 %; Reading. P. R. It, 111%; Southern PaHfic, 06; Union Pacific, 162%; U. S. Steel, 65%. * [ ~ MEN WHO WILL BE APPOINTED IN FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS UNDER LYNCH RESOLUTION EDWARD GRANT EISENBERGER EMMANUEL B. SHAFFNER W. H. SHUMAN CLIFFORD A. PALMER Assistant Fire Chief Police Sergeant. Patrolman Chauffeur Patrolman GEORGE W. /rREAR JAMES WILSON JOHN S. GIBBONS CHARLES G. McFARLAND DANIEL H. GRAHAM Patrolman Patrolman Patrolman Patrolman Patrolman OBEDIENCE ONE OF ESSENTIALS OF TRUE WIFEUOOD-U'CIUIG But Lecturer Defines It So Not Even Most Militant Suffra gette Could Object Last night at the Fourth Reformed Church, Sixteenth and Market, late coiners were obliged to stand in order to hear Dr. J. Aspinall McCuaig when he 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 Meclianicsburg, on "The Native In- Kttnctß in the Child," 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: "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 third finds fulfillment and glory and crown in the fourth. God created the first woman with all the qualities of a wife —she was a wife by creation. [Continued on Page 6] HARRISBURG, PA., WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 18, 1914. COMMITTEE WORKS ON SELECTION OF CITIES FOR BUS 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 tho others was still regarded to-day as an open question. While the committee is working out that problem, its members will consult 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 to 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 Xlr. 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, 315 North Front street. He will preach his first sermon at Pine I street on Sunday morning. OFFICIALS SEIZE BAY IU.M Boston, Feb. 18.—Customs officials to-day seized a large quantity pf 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 IK ON MTlirPliS 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 [Continued on Page 5] J. A. Logan's Widow Takes Poison For Cold Remedy By Associated fyess Washington, D. C., Feb. 18. Mrs. John A. Logan, widow 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 ill 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 r lation of stock and bond issues by railroads and other corporations do ing interstate business. This measure IB 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 hero 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 DI'NAMITE 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 the American artist who was recently extradited to France in connection witli the kidnaping of ISarle's 8-year-old son from a school «n France, left here to-day lor Paris. DIVIO E TRACY IS NO LONGER ON CIHTS POGLIC WORKS DOARD 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 [Continued on Page 7] 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 Holt liner Veronese, suffered paralysiß 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 Human© 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. X or, chief weigher of the Western Fuei Company, who were charged vlth 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; hut In buy ing from this country South America ranked third with Asia next, followed by Oceania and Africa. STREET CAK STRIKE ENDS Montpeller, 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, Ills., Feb. 18.—A new trail from St. Nicholas Cemetery where Miss Theresa Hollander was clubbed to death Monday night led Chief of Police Mlchels 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 and 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 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. 1 Miss Hollander was not assaulted, a postmortem examination disclosed. Neither was she robbed. Mrs. Westbrook Goes to Reading to Be With Her Injured Daughter Miss Florence Westbrook, daughter of Dr. Cherrlck Westbrook, of Derry and Melrose streets, whose right arm was broken when a sleigh overturned 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 week-end at Galen' Hall, Wernersvllle. While returning to 'Reading in a sleigh. It was overturned in a drift and the young people were thrown out. Both Miss Westbrook and Miss Conuard 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 I,os Angeles, Cal., Feb. 18. Klve months after he was supposed to have fallen from the deck of a steamer and drowned, Luclen A. Qanahl, 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 believe that the condition of the wanderer was due to the effects of an operation he underwent. * POSTSCRIPT. 12 PAGES WHITE STAR LINE!) CELTIC AND STEAMER MADONNA COLLIDE Goth Ships Badly Damaged; Are Docked For Repairs HAD STARTED FOR NEW YORK Madonna Carried Emigrants For America; Other Boat Had Few Aboard By d.fsociatfd Press Napies, Feb. 18.—The WKittr 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 is be lieved to have been only slightly injured below water. She also was bound for New York. CtXTIC CARRIED FEW Hy Associated Press J New York, Feb. J B.—lt wu said at the 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 mostU immigrants. The agents 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 J. 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 where low mass for the dead was said by the Rev. James F. McGloln. No such funeral procession was ever seen here before. Every autorao* bile and cab in the city had been en gaged and nearby towns were drawn upon to help supply the demand. Long after the body had been car ried into the little church the funeral procession was still In the process ot formation at the hotel. The churoh was too small to accommodate even » small fraction of those who wished to attend. For Harrlsburg and vicinity l Cloady to-night and Thursday, probably ■now or rain) not much change la temperature. For Maalern Pennsylvania i Cloady to-night and Thursday, probably ■now; warmer to-night In north east portions variable winds be coming moderate east. River No material changes are likely to occur In river conditions. Temperature! 8 a. m., 24; 2 p. m., 83. Sum Rises, 6i53 a. M.i seta, 6i37 p. ni. Moon i I.nvi quarter, February 24. 7iOa a. in. River Stage: 2.5 feet above low water mark. Yesterday's Weather Highest temperature, 34. l.oweat temperature, 11. Mean temperature, 18. Normal temperature, 30. 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 bulness It Is doing But have you stopped to think how great 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 tills country that lias not been ninde familiar with what Undo Ham 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 aIBO 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. k —I
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