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.
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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."
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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
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"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
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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
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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.
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should do so entirely, and would
stay off the ship.
"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.