Harrisburg telegraph. (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, February 25, 1914, Page 8, Image 9
8 H. D. W. ENGLISH TIKES SELF OUT OF 6SVERNORSHIP MCE Mayor Joseph Canffiel, of Johns town, Is Mentioned For 801 l Moose Nomination H. D. W. English, of Pittsburgh, took himself out of consideration as a candidate for the Washington party s nomination for Governor to-day, and Mayor Joseph Caufliel, of Johnstown, put himself in. The Bull Moose chief tains are meeting at the Common wealth Hotel this afternoon to arrange a slate for tho nominations to be made at the May primary, and things lo«k as though Dean William Draper Lewis, of Philadelphia, will be the choice for Governor. The conference is not nearly as well attended as the recent meeting when it was determined to make a slate. William Flinn is in Florida and the man ho backed, English, wired that because of pressure of business and inconvenient trains, he could not get here. State Treasurer Robert K. Young has declined to embark on any contest for the nomination and lias been discouraging use of his name, i Judge C. N. Brumm, of Pottsvllle, and his fellow townsman, William Wilhelm, are not boosting themselves, and Congressman M. Clyde Kelly has taken himself out. The men suggested for Governor will meet shortly before the big con ference and patch up differences, pro vided Ca«iffiel does not upset things. Cauffiel's friends took out nominating pau'ers to-day and are putting up lirintning rods industriously, but the imea. does not appear to take well. ' mr Gifford Pinchot arrived early and r- U happens that Boies Penrose is also here, but their paths did not meet. Pinchot asked if Penrose had an nounced himself, but made no com ment. Penrose did not appear inter ested in anything but the Mexican situation. State Chairman A. Xevin Detricli to day announced that the Progressives would have a full State ticket and ar ranged to get papers for all comers. Cauffiel's friends took out their own. The sentiment for Lewis seems strong among up-State men. and Is beins: boosted by Philadelphians. The Lieutenant-Governorship seems up in the air. Seven Chicago Women Nominated as Aldermen By Associated Press Chicago, 111., Feb. 25.—Compara tively few Illinois women yesterday took advantage of their first oppor tunity to vote under the provisions of the new State suffrage law. Returns tabulated here to-day indicated that more than two-thirds of the regis tered women remained away from the primary elections held in many cities and towns of the State. In Chicago the total number of women who voted was 47,529, or about 30 per cent, of the 158,524 who had qualified. The heaviest woman's vote in the State was at Galesburg, the scene of a "wet" and "dry" contest, where the women cast nearly one-half of the total vote. Seven Chicago women, who had no opposition, were nominated for alder men. CHOI'S NOT DAMAGED By Associated Press Los Angeles, Cal., Feb. 2 s.—Reports from the citrus belt show that the season's crop will not be shortened nor the quality of the oranges impaired by the recent storm, according to G. Har old Powell, general manager of the. California Fruit Growers' Exchange. He said that the only damage was from washouts in individual groves. J. WARREN LYTLE DIES Sfecial to The Telegraph Pittsburgh. Feb. 25. J. Warren Lytle, aged CO, educator and insuranc« man, died in his home here last night He was the first president of the Standard Life Insurance Company of America, of this city, and was the head of the Pittsburgh Academy, a widely known preparatory school, which he founded thirty-two years ago. SUFFRAGETTES GO TO JAIL By Associated Press London, Feb. 25.—Five prominent suffragettes were brought before the Bow street police court to-day charged with obstructing the police during last night's demonstration in Parliament Square, when they pro tested violently against Premier As quith's refusal to receive them. They were sent to jail. , MINISTER TO BE SENTENCED By Associated Press New York, Feb. 25.—The Rev. Francis C. Baker, formerly a Congre gational minister in AVaterbury, Conn., will be sentenced on Tuesday for grand larceny in connection with a loan swindle for which his partner, William Harney, was sentenced to ten months In prison. EX-ASSEMBLYMAN A SUICIDE By Associated Press Newark, N. J., Feb. 25.—Hay ward A. Harvey, 4 5 years old. formerly a State assemblyman, committed suicide in the Lackawanna railroad station at Orange early to-day, by shooting him self through the heart with a revol ver. His act was attributed to tem porary insanity resulting from ill health. OUCH! 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WEDNESDAY EVENING Will THRESH OUT NEW LICENSE TUX ■MICE F»¥ City Commissioners to Confer on Measure Covering Every Phase of Trade How much the butcher, the baker and the candlestick maker, the mov ing picture operator, the huckster, the peanut vendor, the insurance agent, the utilities corporations, the con tractor, the skating rink and circus manager, the liveryman and the broker will have to pay the city of Harris burg for the privilege of doing busi ness each year will be threshed out at a conference of the city councllmen Friday afternoon. The problem is embodied in Har risburg's iirst real license tax ordi nance, introduced yesterday in Coun- i cil by Commissioner W. L. Gorgas, superintendent of finance. The meas ure not only provides for the fees to be charged for conducting every line of business in the city and for the , method of levying and collecting of assessments, but for the appointment of the new municipal office of city license tax officer. The official's salary is fixed by the ordinance at SI,OOO and he te required to file a bond for the same amount. Old Law Obsolete Not since 1892 has the city adopted a license ordinance and the develop ment of new lines of industrial and commercial activities has made this measure more or less obsolete. Many changes in the fee schedule will be necessary before the measure is finally adopted. The Chamber of Commerce has asked for the privilege of a hearing on the ordinance and this will likely be granted within the next few weeks. Representatives of certain lines of business affected will also ask to be heard. The conference Friday after noon will be held at 3 o'clock and City Clerk Miller was authorized to day to call the commissioners to gether. Announcement was made that the meeting will be behind closed doors. In addition to considering the new license tax measure the commission ers will scan the 1914 budget measure, also offered in skeleton form at yes terday's session. City Clerk Miller is notifying the various departmental heads to send in their estimates. The principal problem of the license measure is the amount of the fees to be charged. Tentative Rates Tentative rates are as follows: Butchers, grocers, druggists, confec tioners, produce and merchandise ven dors, lumber and furniture dealers, saddle and harness merchants, sta tioners, jewelers and merchants of all other kinds, $2 annually, with an ad ditional mill per dollar on gross vol- | unie of business; maximum limit of fee, SIOO. Contractors and realty agents. $5, and half mill per dollar on gross vol ume of business. Fire and life insurance agents, $lO. Auctioneers. $lO. Hawkers, peddlers, without horse or cart, $10: with horse and cart. sl2: farmers selling own produce in street excepted. Instalment firms and companies, $25. Soliciting orders for goods from others not merchants, SIOO, excepting commercial travelers who take orders for firms which pay license. | Street booths, peanut and fruit! stands, whether by consent of abutting I property owner or not, S2O. Bowling alleys, pool tables, etc., $lO j per alley or table. Shooting galleries, $lO. Restaurant keepers, $5, with addi- | tlonal mill per dollar on gross volume; | maximum limit, SIOO. Brokers, pawnbrokers, market house | companies, express, telegraph, tele- ; phone, steam heating, gas, water or electric lighting companies, SIOO. Livery and boarding stables, $lO. Keepers of drays, hacks, automo biles or other vehicles for conveyance, ■ $5 per vehicle. Skating rinks, opera houses, cir- j cuses, menageries (except wherein i proceeds are for charitable, educa tional or religious purposes). SIOO. Moving picture theaters. SSO. The license taxes for 1914 are made payable June 1 and on April 1 an nually thereafter; 5 per cent, penalty will be added for delinquency after July 10 in 1914 and after May 10 thereafter. Fines and penalties of from $5 to SIOO or thirty days in jail will be imposed for failure to nay. The City Treasurer will be required to furnish tags inscribed with number and year. Failure to show tags will entail a penalty of $6 to $25 line or thirty days. The license tax officer will register and collect all licenses and the Board of Tax Revision will sit as a board of appeals. Shuman Investigation Behind Closed Doors on Friday Afternoon Behind closed doors the City Com missioners will meet as a committee of the whole Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock to investigate Mayor Royal's charges against AA\ H. Shuman, nam ed by the Lynch resolution to succeed Hiram AVagner as motor patrol chauf feur. On the floor of the Council yester day Mayor Royal bjected to the con firmation of Shuman, a former chauf feur, because of his conduct unbecom ing an officer and a policeman, and because of intemperance. The Councllmen promptly agreed to postpone action on Shuman's name pending an inquiry into the charges and the resolution was passed without it. Bowman Will Save City $3,000 a Year by New Coaling System More than $3,000 will be saved an nually for the city by Commissioner Harry F. Bowman, superintendent of the department of public safety, by the installation in the near future of a new system of coal consumption in the water department. For several days last week Commis sioner Bowman visited a number of plants, inspecting the new systems and was so highly gratified at the results that might be obtained that he has decided to introduce the systems in the water plant at North street and at the filter plant. The new method requires the use of grates under the boilers which will allow the use of ordinary river coal at $1 a ton instead of the special grade now required at $1.25 per ton. Reduction in the amount of coal and in the steam ser vice will be saved. "The installation ol' this system will cost from $2,800 to $3,000 said Mr. Bowman, to-do y, "but this can be more than paid for the first year from the saving. Annually each year thereafter tho saving will increase." . ( CUES ML y. M. C. 1. HEM) Elected President at Fifty-ninth Annual Meeting of Organization Interesting: reports of the year's work were made last evening at the fifty-ninth annual meeting; of the Young Men's Christian Association, at the as sociation building, Second and Locust streets. Officers and trustees for the coming year were elected. The Rev. Harry Nelson Bassler, pas tor of tho Second Reformed Church, made the opening prayer. Reports were made from the department heads under the supervision of the Central Association. These reports were made as follows: The treasurer. AV. Grant Rauch; ex ecutive committee, B. Nead; religious work committee, Robert A. Carl; lecture committee. F. J. Roth: physical depart ment. John Fox Weiss; membership committee, W. H. Davidson; social committee, D. D. Hammelbaugh; libra rian. F. J. Roth; ladies' advisory com mittee, Mrs. S. E. McCauley; P. R. R. department, F. H. Gregory. Officers for the ensuing year were elected as follows: Pres'dent, Charles A. Kunkel: vice-president, George W. Reilv; treasurer, W. Grant Rauch; re cording secretary, Wllmer Crow; libra rian, F. J. Roth. The following di rectors were elected for three-year terms: T. L Wallace, J. C. Harvey, W. A. Zollinger, Paul Johnston and W. H. Kautz. These six trustees were elected for five-year terms: Vance C. McCor mlck, Samuel Kunkel, E. Z. Gross, Roy G. Cox, Croll Keller and W. M. Ogelsby. AROUND THE WORLD TRIP IN A WEEK fContinued from First Page] "Zig Zag Journey" through Russia. It will be followed by Spain, from Gib ralter to the Pyrenees; Egypt, from Cairo to Khartoum; Ireland, from Blar ney Castle to the Giant's Causeway: Italy, from Vesuvius to the Alps; Africa, from Capetown to Cairo; France, from Paris to Monte Carlo; Scotland, from Edlnborough to John O'Uroats; London, from Windsor Castle to Whltechapel. Thousands of miles of travel and thousands of dollars of expenditure have been necessary to bring this greatest of all moving picture enter tainment to Harrisburg, The talks that accompany the pictures are graphic and interesting. Mr. Niblo has gone every where. with his camera constantly clicking away at snapshots, flashlights and motion pictures from life. High-class moving pictures of for eign lands always attract large audi ences in Harrisburg. Niblo's are far and away the best ever brought here, and the Telegraph has arranged to pre sent them to Harrlsburgers at a price that will enable everybody to enjoy at least one of the performances. EVANGELICALS MEET IX EI AZA BETH VI LLE CHURCH Elizabethville, Pa.. Feb. 25. — The board of exariiiners of the East Penn sylvania Conference of the Evangelical Association is in session here examin ing candidates tor the ministry prior to the session of the conference which opens on Thursday. The officers of the board are W. F. Teal, Reading; I. F. Bergstresser, Bangor; J. A. Wie gnnd, Lancaster: D. L. Romberger, Al lentown; E. B. McHose, Reading; J. E. Beam, Tamaqua. The classes'are: Applicants Harry Manovaal, Charles W. Horner; first year, Monroe Alumina, Wilbur W. Moyer, Ivan Warner, M. Herbert Messner, O. G. Martin, W. F. Adams; third year, J. Stanley Wentz, Paul V. Taylor, George Martin. SNOW AT NEW CHILEANS Washington, D. C., Feb. 25. —Snow to-day invaded sections of the South where It has not been seen before in fifteen or twenty years. In Savannah two inches of snow fell—the first in a score of years—while Augusta had a I like fall. New Orleans probably waaj the point farthest south to report snow—the first there since lit OS. An area of extremely cold air and a "disturbance" over the eastern part of the gulf of Mexico, were responsi ble, officials at the weather bureau stated to-day. More snow was fore cast in the East Gulf and South At lantic States to-night with clearing weather Tuesday. Unusual cold con tinued over the East. LUMBER YARD DESTROYED By Associated Press Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Feb. 25. —The Casterline Hershberger lumber yard, this city, was destroyed by fire this morning, loss $20,000. Deaths and Funerals KLNIuRAL, OF MRS. HAM ILL Funeral services for Mrs. Catherine Ann Hamill, widow of Samuel Hamiil, who died last evening at her home, 640 1 Boas street, will be held Saturday after noon, at 2 o'clock. The Rev. Henry W. A. Hanson, pastor of Messiah Lutheran i Church, of which Mrs. Hamill was a member, will officiate. Burial will be made In the East Harrisburg Ceme tery. She is survived by the following children: Harry E. Hamill. Andrew J. j Hamill and Mrs. John P. Smith. MRS. MARY U SCOTT Mrs. Mary L Scott, aged 46, widow of i the late Dr. William Scott, a former j resident of this city, died Monday even | ing at a Washington, D. C.. hospital. She Is survived by two daughters. The ! body was brought to this city, where I funeral services wece held this after- I noon, at 2:30 o'clock. In the funeral j chapel of Walter J. Hooper, 004 Fors ter street. The Rev. J. Francis Lee, pastor of the Wesley Union African Methodist Episcopal Church, officiated. Burial was made in the Lincoln Ceme tery. MRS. LOIISB M. HOLSER Mrs. Louise M. Houser, 43 years old, widow of the late William C. Houser, died this morning at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Spar row, 920 South Twenty-third fol lowing a lingering illness of more than a year. Beside the parents, one son, Charles, and one brother, George Spar row, survive. The funeral will be held Friday afternoon, at 2 o'clock. Ser vices will be conducted by the Rev. H. B. King, pastor of Calvary Presbyterian Church. Burial will be made In the Harrisburg Cemetery. MRS. SARAH KILLIXGER Mrs. Sarah A. Kllllnger. 71 years of age, widow of George Kllllnger, one of the older residents of South Harrisburg, died this morning, at 4 o'clock, at her home, 138 South Second street. Mrs. Kllllnger had been 111 Ave weeks. She Is survived by two children, George Kllllnger, Jr., and Robert Killinger. No i arrangements for the funeral have been made. MRS. LUCETTA H. HIHSHMAN Mrs. Lucetta R. Hlbshman. widow of J. Hlbshman, died yesterday morning at the home of her son-in-law, Park McCormlck, 12 North Eighteenth street. Funeral services will be held to-morrow afternoon, at 2 o'clock, from the St. Francis' Roman Catholic Church. Burial will be made In the Paxtang Cemetery. MICHAEL .NORTON Michael Norton, aged 85, died yester day morning, at 4:30 o'clock, at his home, at Heckton, Pft. Funeral ser vices will be held to-morrow afternoon, at 1:30 o'clock, from his late home, Burial will be private. BARRISBURG TELEGRAPH n CITIZEN MURDERED 111 MEXICO [Continued from First Page] and the character of its leaders. The Senators were particularly interested in Villa and the execution of Benton, j Senator Shlveiy, acting chairman, said he would issue a statement later. I Representative Alney, of Pennsyl-: vania. Republican, to-day Introduced, a resolution, directing the President, i if compatible with public Interest, to; transmit to the HOUBC "all information 1 that may be in his possession or in | possession of the State Department j regarding the treatment of citizens of; the United States and other countries in respect to their safety and the se curity of their property, and to inform the House what action, if any, has been taken for the protection of Amer ican citizens and other persons in Mexico." It was referred to the foreign af fairs committee. A'ilia's Proposal Accepted General Villa's proposal for an American examination of the body of W. S. Benton, the English ranchman he executed at Juarez, without permit ting its removal from Mexico, has been accepted by this government without waiving, however, any further move ment to demand Its delivery on Amer ican soli. British Consul Perceval, at Galves ton, was to-day ordered to proceed to El Paso, where he is expected to ar rive to-morrow to go to the grave In Juarez with a delegation of Ameri cans. Major General Scott, com manding the United States troops there, will detail an American army surgeon and any other officers to ac company the British Consul. A mem ber of Benton's family will be taken with the party. The course has been dcided upon pending the outcome of efforts to se cure the surrender of the body to Ben ton's family, which will not be abated in the least. An Immediate examina tion, even under limited conditions, has been decided upon in order that decomposition, which is very rapid in the Mexican climate, may not obliter ate the mute evidence of the wounds. Immediately upon the receipt of word from Consul Letcher at Chihua hua that Benton's body would be ex humed for the benetit of Benton's widow and relatives who could visit the cemetery with an American rep resentative. a second request went forth to Villa asking that the corpse be turned over to the widow on Amer ican territory. Villa's refusal to accede to the re quest for the body has not met with favor by officials here, who are seek ing now to impress upon him, through Consul Letcher, the importance the world generally will attach to such a refusal. ' General Carranza, chief of all the Constitutionalist forces, is expected in Juarez within a week. It is under stood here that he will take charge of an investigation of the Benton case upon his own account. Story Rests on Wounds Unon the character of the wounds rests proof of Villa's version of the killing. If the body is found riddled with rifle bullets, officials think the story of an execution after a court martial will be confirmed and atten tion then will be further directed to a point now carefully being investigated as to whether Benton had committed crimes as Villa charges, and was of a disposition to fight with fire arms. Indications were to-day that the in vestigation would last for several days with no final judgment until all the facts had been gathered. Officials re gard the delivery of the body as of first importance, however. Secretary Bryan visited the White House before going to his office to read over night dispatches. ' lie made no comment on the situation. White House officials after Secre tary Bryan had left, made this ex planation of the status of the inquiry for Benton's body: "Two dispatches were received yes terday, one from Consular Agent Carothers, saying Villa would not per mit a view of the body "at this time" but would do so later. That message came during the afternoon. Late last night a message was re ceived from Consul Letcher at Chi huahua, who had been in personal con ference with Villa. He reported Villa was willing to have the widow and relatives of Benton see the body, when it was exhumed, and that their visit would be permitted in the presence of representatives to be designated by the American government. The change in General \ ilia's atti tude as reflected in these two mes sages, It was said, was the result of representations by the United States that his attitude was not satisfactory. The United States will designate an army surgeon as one of its repre sentatives and an examination of the body will be made, according to White Hoiuse officials. While apparently satisfied that an opportunity for medical examination of the corpse has been made, the lat est representations to Villa request that after the examination, the body be delivered to the widow for burial wherever she may '.vish. The State Department is hopeful that through General Carranza, Villa's superior officer, it can succeed in get ting Benton's body. No answer has been received to-day to representa tions sent to Carranza yesterday at Nogales. The mail report of the pro ceedings of the court martial had not reached Washington. Secretary Bryan has communicated to the British the latest mes sages from Consul Letcher, announc ing Villa's willingness to permit the widow to view Benton's body but his refusal to allow Its removal. That, however, may not meet the demands of the British embassy. Secretary Bryan declined to-day to Intimate what he would do in the event that Villa persisted in his refusal and Car ranza could not be induced to inter vene. Discussing possibilities, some ofli cials here said there was really no legal obstacle to Brigadier General Bliss sending a force of American cavalrymen from the border |>atrol to recover Benton's body if It can be located.. That such would be an act of war, which must first be authorized by Congress was denied by officials. They |x>lnted to President Wilson's declaration tliat there is at present 110 government in Mexico. Such a condi tion, they say would justify such ac tion, somewhat similar to tliat taken in China during the Boxer uprising when a large international force en tered the country without any dec laration of war.. Such a course would ,>c one of Inst resort but Its legality was held to be beyond question. The 80 marines already on battle -1 ships in Mexican waters Willi be rein forced by 300 sailing from Pensacola, Fla., on the transport Prairie probably next Sunday. Secretary Daniels ex plained that the Prairie was being sent to Vfra Cruz solely to provide accom mod; Hons for marines on already overcrowded battleships. Secretary Daniels said to-ilay that no orders had been issued for the landing of a guard for the American embassy at Mexico City and that no request for such a force had been re ceived at the department. Secretary Bryan later conferred with the Senate foreign relations com mittee at the Capitol. He bad with him an armful of books and docu ments, some of them, 11 was salo, re lating to Mexico. Vergara Lured to His Death by Mexicans By Associated Press Laredo, Tex., Feb. 25.—Vergara. the American citizen, hanged by Mexicans, was' a citizen of Webb county, Texas, where he engaged in the ranching business. He used an island in the Rio Grande opposite his ranch at Palafox, Texas, as pasture for his horses. Vergara complained that Mexican Federals were stealing his horses and a small detachment of Texas rangers were sent to his ranch. On February 13 Mexicans appeared on the island and called to Vergara to come over, saying they would pay him for the horses. The rangers ad vised against compliance with the re quest, but the ranchman decided to B°. , When Vergara reached the island, according to reports, he was struck in the back of the head by the soldiers and made unconscious. He was then carried into the interior of Mexico. Lunnio HKEGIGCMSS [Continued from First Page.] the Laymen's Missionary Movement and has been approved by the General Synod of the Lutheran Church of the United States. Every Lutheran con gregation in the country has been ask ed to carry one on some time in March. Locally, March 8 lias been fixed for the canvass to be taken by each church of the district. The meeting last nigh was one of similar ones being held among the Lutherans of city and town of the East Penn sylvania Synod. A minister and lay speaker from some other town ad dresses these meetings. Last night the Rev. Martin L. Clare, of Spring Grove, and P. A. Elsesser, a prominent busi nessman of Yoork, Pa., talked before the meeting in Zion Church. As "The Seventy" Went The plan Is to have the missionary society of each Lutheran church se lect a group of from twenty to thirty canvassers, depending upon the size of the membership. On March 8 these men will go, two by two, to each home connected with the church, and will talk with the many families about the church work. Every Lutheran in this district will receive a letter during the week tell ing of the intended visit of the lay visitors. Each member of the church will be asked to be ready to receive the visitors. Nejft Friday night an other union meeting of the laymen and ministers will be held inZion Lutheran Church for the final discus sion of plans for the day. This is the first time in the history of Harrisburg that every church of a denomination lias joined in such a simultaneous canvass. A number of churches have carried on every-mem ber canvasses, but never has the sys tem been extended to every church. Choruses From Faust Sung by Orpheus Club The Orphelus Club, under the direc tion of Frederic C. Martin, last night gave their annual concert for the em ployes of the Mount Pleasant Press. The features of the program were the numbers from "The Damnation of Faust," by Berlioz. The club in these numbers was assited by rs. Bumbaugh as Margaret, George Sutton as Me phisto, and Ferd Lutz as Brander. The club sang five of the choruses froin the opera in a highly pleasing stylo, showing to excellent advantage the work that has been done during this season. The "Romance of Margaret," by Mrs. Bumbaugh, and the "Ro mance of Mephisto,' by George Sutton, weer done in an artistic manner. I Newell Albright accompanist of the club, played two studies from "Opus 25" by Chopin and two concert pieces by Poldini in his usual masterful style. Mrs. Bumbaugh sang the Cadman ver sion of "The Land of the Sky Blue Water." Hold Funeral Tomorrow of Woman Shot in Brawl Funeral services for Mrs. Margaret Snyder, who was shot by Herman Peters during a drunken brawl last Saturday night in a lodging house at 681 North Eleventh street, Philadelphia, will be held to-morrow afternoon, at 2 o'clock, from the home of her brother in-law, Abraham L Snyder, a black ; smith, of 1465 Market street, this city. , Burial will be made in the East Har- I risburg Cemetery. | The body will arrive In this city at j 7 o'clock this evening, and will be ac companied by William Blosser, her | brother. Mrs. Lillian Blosser, mother |of Mrs. Snyder, and Mrs. Louise Ida | Garman, who were also victims of the I shooting, are In the Philadelphia hos ' pltal in a serious condition. The three women lived at one time at 329 Belly street, this city. Tyrell Band Concert Will Draw Big Crowd Reports from the sale of tickets for the concert by the Tyrrell Military Band, of Lebanon, for the beenflt of the l Allison Hook and Ladder Company, No. 12, at Technical High School Auditorium I to-mborrow night, indicate a large au j dience. I In addition to a program of classio I and popular selections by the band, I there will be special features by solo -1 ists and a composition of the late Wil |liam Paris Chambers, a former Harris | burger, which will be played in his i memory. The concert will start I promptly at 8 o'clock. While in Har risburg the Tyrrell Band will be enter tained by the Allison Company at Cen tral Hotel. Unemployed to Clear Walks if Owners Fail Colonel Joseph B. Hutchison in his campaign for clean side walks, will be assisted by the county poor directors. This morning arrangements were made by which the poor directors will turn over to Colonel Hutchison all married men with families to support who have no work. These men will be sent to various parts of the city to clean sidewalks. They wil be paid by Colonel Hutchi son, who will collect the cost of clean ing the sidewalks from the property owners. WHAT THE MAYOR WANTS In making up his budget to cover | expenses of the police department from April 1, to December 31, Mayor John K. Royal will ask for only what money is necessary to continue con : ditions as they exist at present. While I the mayor wants ten more patrolmen, another ambulance, a motor cycle, a photographic plan, a lockup, and a few other things, he will not include the cost of these improvements in his budget. SIXTY CARRIED DOWN LADDERS DURING APARTMENT HOUSE EIRE By Associated Press Boston, Feb. 25.—Sixty persons were carried down ladders by the lire men in a fire which did about $25,000 damage to the fashionable Riverside View apartments on the early to-day. The temperature was below zero, causing much suffering. FEBRUARY 25, 1914. 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"Unfortunately, we are all in this ship, the value of which, as expressed in the conservative real estate estimates-made a year ugo relating to the Harrisburg park system, has increased to consid erably over a million dollars— there having resulted by the methods of the commission which Mr. Taylor has seen tit to criticise a clear cash prollt or gain to the city over the amount expended of $(>12,937.10 up to October 31, 1912. "The gain to humanity and in health and efficiency can be con sidered in connection with the more than eight million park visits which have occurred .to the Harrisburg park system under the stimulating work of the commis sion during the past eleven years. "I sincerely hope Mr. Taylor will rapidly and with as little ex pense to the city as possible ac quire park knowledge and park experience to lit him to handle this million-dollar system with the utmost efficiency and for the best results. In any case the city will have to pay again for knowledge and experience which it has al ready purchased once and paid for in the park organization that was forced out of existence by Mr. Taylor's action and charges yesterday." McFar land's Statement While neither Commissioners Tay lor nor Bowman would discuss the probable outcome of the Planning Commission ordinance, Mr. Bowman intimated that he believed it will be passed as it now is. "ltl certainly has its good points," he said. As to the possible appointees he smilingly de clined to talk. Bowman Would Spend More "To my mind Harrisburg has no right to spend any more money for expert service or advice In the conduct of the affairs of the parks or other departments of the city work. We've got men here in the city with enough brains to solve the park and other problems of the government without outlay of so much money to the city. City Commissioner H. F. Bowman, superintendent of the public safety, to-day thus outlined his position on the question of the resignation of War ren H. Manning as the city's park architectural expert. "Why the city has been going in so strong for expert assistance," went on Mr. Bowman, "as to even get men to teach the children to swim. I be lieve we could get men Just as ably qualified in the First or any other ward of the city for that matter who would answer the purpose as well." Mr. Manning informed Commis sioner M. Harvey Taylor, parks and public property, by wire that lie would withdraw from the pending c6ntract to further serve the city if V. Grant | l'orrer was dismissed as park superin tendent. Forrer was dismissed by the Lynch resolution yesterday. Park Board Resigns The Park Commission last night at a Hpecial meeting as a body tendered its resignation to Commisloner Taylor. A statement explaining this action was issued in conjunction with the resig nation. The Park Board said that 'he statement regarding V. Grant For rer In Council yesterday was a direct slap at its work of the last eleven years. What would be the next step In the Taylor-Forrer controversy and the probable action of Commissioner Tay lor in view of the resignation of the Park Commission last evening as an advisory board, the resignation of J. R. Hoffert as assistant and the dismissal of Forrer was a source of much dis cussion in city circles to-day. The probable attitude of the Park Board members should they be asked, as Commissioner Taylor has already de | clared his intention of doing, to serve as Harrishurg's first city planning commission was additional food for conjecture in municipal circles. The withdrawal of Mr. Manning and the restricted provisions of the city planning ordinance, it is said, may niter the willingness of the Park Com missioners to serve. Tt wns In order to nlve further consideration to this phase that led Commissioner Taylor vesterdav to nsk postponement of "ction on tho c(tv nlnnn'ng ordinance. Park Ilonrd'n letter The letter of the commissioners to Taylor Is as follows: I "The Harrisburg Park Commission i has met this evening upon special call I of its president to consider the state ment printed in the evening papers, purporting to have been made In the I Council meeting to-day. relating pri marily to a resolution dismissing the I Superintendent of Parks, but amount ing. in fact, to charges of incompe tence. loose conduct and malfeasance ! In office on the part of this Commls- I sion. "We sincerely regret that you have not found It convenient to meet with us on this occasion as earnestly requested by our president, in order that we might In persons go over with you these charges affecting our conduct of the work of the Harrisburg Park Commission dur ing the past eleven years. "We regret this the more In view of [the fact that at several previous meet- ings with you, when all of the matters covered in your statement were fully available for discussion, and when, in deed, several of the items you have brought forward were explained to your then apparent satisfaction, you made no criticisrli whatever, but instead expressed entire understanding of the situation. Surprising Situation "It is rather a matter of surprise to us that the statement purporting to sustain your action in dispensing with the Superintendent of Parks insteud in clude charges against the official ac tions of the commissioners, whom you have recently asked to serve as an ad visory body during your administra tion. All of the matters you have now publicly criticised in a long written statement, made without any request, for explanation, were fully known to you at previous meetings, and not then objec ted to. "The commission feels that Its record of accomplishment and administration, its history of the acquisition and de velopment of the Harrisburg Park Sys tem, its work in bringing about a unique and unequaled use of the parks and playgrounds, is the best answer to the public, to whom it is responsible, as to your insinuations. W hat Taylor Said "As to your one definite charge, not of incompetence or of inefficiency, but of neglect of duty on the part of Mr. l'orrer, we need only point out that en tirely within your knowledge he has recently spent four weeks in the Har risburg Hospital in consequence of an injury received In the performance of his duty. Indeed, to several of us you have during the time of Mr. Forrer's ill ness expressed not only sympathy but a belief in his efficiency as superinten dent, giving as the only possible reason for dispensing with his service a de sire to make a show of economy. "To your criticism of the financing' i wor ' t °f the commission, we re ply that no time has the commission been able to secure more than C 5 to 70 per cent, of the funds estimated as re quired to meet the demands of the peo ple upon the park system, and that wo have used the funds committed to us to the best of our ability. We have been constantly handicapped by unforseen conditions over which we have had no control, such, for instance, as Hood damage on the two Islands included in the system. You are of course fully ! aware that the City Controller and the I City Treasurer, acting jointly, have had I complete control of the expenditures of ! the commission, all of which have been made upon warrants granted only after approval of bills In a regular meeting of the commission. "You also realize, we trust, that the operations of this commission have been continuous for eleven years, and that we have therefore used such means as were within our reach to conduct properly our work from year to year, with varying appropriations, but with constantly increasing respon sibilities. Concerning Shrubbery "As to your charges in relation to the park nursery, we direct your attention to the accompanying letter from the Berryhlll Nursery Company, advising you further that the few trees and plants occasionally supplied for im proving incidental locations (not one item of which has ever related, except upon proper payment, to any member of this commission) have been surplus stock, needing to be removed from the nursery for the proper growth of the remainder, and which, If not thus given to help beautify the streets and park way approaches of the city, would have been destroyed. "In view of the unfortunate differences that have arisen we believe that you will be relieved of possible embarrass ment if the Park Commission severs the relation now existing between it and Council, and we have therefore this | day forwarded to Council our resigna | tlon from the office to which we were j elected on January 6 last. "Permit us, jn conclusion, to extend I to you, in all sincerity, our best wishes for a successful administration." | The letter was signed by all of the : members of the commission: Charles A. Dlsbrow, president: William 13. I Halley, John T. Brady, Henry E. Her | shey and J. Horace McFarland. Call Council's Attention to Division St. Crossing City Council will likely be asked at Its next meeting to consider the ques ■ tlon of better traffic conditions at the Division street crossing of the Penn sylvania railroad. In accordlnee with the action last evening of representa tives of the West End Improvement Association, Harrisburg Motor Club, Riverside r<Jsidents, and the Chamber of Commerce. Commissioner W. H. Lynch, streets and public improve ments attended the session. The plan Is to have Council ask City Solicitor V. S. Seitz for an opinion as to Council's possible line of action in the matter. SIR LIONEL GARDEN IS NOW ON ins WAY TO WASHINGTON By Associatid Prus Vera Cruz, Mex., Feb. 25. —Sir Lionel Carden, British minister to Mexico, arrived here from Mexico City to-day and was escorted by Rear Admiral Sir Christopher Cradock on board the British cruiser Essex. The British diplomat will leave on board that vessel for Galveston as soon as the weather permits her sailing. A terrific northern wind was blowing this morning. From Galveston Sir Lionel will travel to Washington. SINGLE TAX ADVOCATE DIES New York, Feb. 25.—John Sherwll Crosby, prominent as a single tax leader, died yesterday at his home In ♦his city. He was seventy-two yeara old. Hope is not the man for your banker, though he may do for a traveling companion.—Halibur- ton.