' % • • N ". ." * - ..<• . -—• 1 ' - .""-J- Stato Library Philadelphia PoliceßWWe Little Warre HARRISBURG ifisifk TELEGRAPH LXXXIII— No. 67 WARREN M'CARRICK BELIEVED 10 HAVE LOST LIFE IN RIVER Detectives, However, Are Working on Other Theories by Which They Hope to Find Boy REWARDS NOW REACH $6,000 Downtown Residents Accompany Their Children to and From Schools in District Special to The Telegraph Philadelphia, March 20.—Moved by the alarm caused among parents since the mysterious disappearance, a week ago yesterday, of 7-year-old Warren McCarrick from near his home, 619 South Nineteenth street, both branches of Councils yesterday unani mously adopted a resolution request ing and directing Mayor Blankcnburg to offer a municipal reward of $5,000 for the recovery of the lad and the arrest of his supposed abductors. Immediately following the adoption of the measure a resolution appropri ating the money was drafted, read and turned over to the finance com mittee of Councils for approval. Mayor Blankenburg had previously expressed willingness to co-operate in the movement by affixing his signature to the ordinance, ao there seems to be no question that those who recover the boy will be rewarded by the city. Not since the famous Charlie Ross rase, when detectives and police of the entire country endeavored In vain to eolve the kidnaping mystery, has tho city offered a reward for a lost child. .In many respects the vanishing of the McCarrick boy is more baffling than the disappearance of Charlie Ross. Ross' Abductors Unknown Kidnapers of young Ross carried him and his brother away in a wagon and left the brother at Richmond ptreet and Columbia avenue. A good description of the abductors and their vehicle was obtained from several sources, but no trace of either has ever been found. The disappearance of Warren Mc- Carrick constitutes a deeper mystery, In that not the slightest trace of ill* Jad or any one who talked to him has been found after a night and day search since March 13 by some of the best detectives in the city's service. Every clue thus far produced has ■been nothing more than a theory. Dozens of persons have declared that they saw boys answering Warren's description in company with sus picious-looking men, but in each In stance the Identities of the children and their companions were learned. Detectives confess that they have absolutely nothing that might serve as a guide in their investigation. Down town residents are so wrought up over the supposed kidnaping that parents escort their children to school and meet them after the session. Realizing that unless a trace of the lad is soon found, the case may go down as a second Charlie Ross kid naping. Select Councilman Crawford, of the Thirtieth Ward, a close friend of the child's parents, framed the 3-esolution unanimously adopted by Councils yesterday. Almost every member of the cham bers expected that, such a measure •would be introduced and had previous ly expressed a desire to support it. Little Warren is known to have had a fondness for water and it is the belief of many persons now that he wandered to the river and /as drowned. However, some of the de tectives are not inclined to believe this theory and are working on other ••lews. Reward Mounts Up The reward to- the recovery of War ren now amounts to $6,000. Last Sunday City Treasurer William Mc- Coach, a friend of the child's father offered a personal reward of $1 000 for the return, alive, of the missing boy. The City Treasurer's offer does not call for the arrest of his supposed abductors. Two new clues loomed up to oc cupy the attention of investigators yesterday. Charles Wallace, proprie fContinued on Page 10] Late News Bulletins McCARRICK BOY IN ELMIRA Elmira, N. Y., March 20.—Warren McCarrick. the Philadelphia boy, who disappeared from Philadelphia, was. without doubt. In this city Wednesday In the company of a man and woman. The child was taken to a barber shop and his golden hair cut. The barber later saw the boy's picture and is positive that l.e Is the missing boy. The man and woman went west on the Lackawannn train Wednesday afternoon, buying tickets to Buffalo. Buffalo police lia\e been notified. New York, March 20.—The market closed strong. Speculation be came buoyant toward the end. with general advances of i to 2 points. MEXICANS KIDNAP AMERICAN Austin, Texas, March 20.—Charles Ballard, an American, was kid naped by Mexicans Wednesday from Carrizo Springs. Texas, and escaped by diving into the Rio Grande ri\or, according to dispatches to-day to Governor O. B. Coquitt. ANOTHER RESOLUTION PRESENTED Washington, March 20.—Woman suffrage came to the fore in the Senate again to-day and a new resolution for a constitutional amend ment was proposed by Senator Sbafroth, to take the place of that de feated yesterday. It would requiie States to decide the suffrage ques tion for themselves whenever 5 per cent, of the voters petitioned for it KILLS WIFE, DAUGHTERS AND HIMSELF Oak Park, Ga., March 20. J. A. Kubunks. a farmer living near this place early to-day killed his wife and two daughters as they slept, set fire to his home and several farm buildings, and then fired a bullet through his forehead, dying later. ROBBERS GET SIB,OOO FROM BANK Nashville, Tenn., March 20.—Robbers early to-day blew open the vault In the 1-lrst National Bank at Gallatin, Tenn.. 3. r ," miles northwest ■of Nashville, secured SIB,OOO and escaped. The explosion created a fire In the vault which passersby discovered. Meanwhile the robbers had fled. St. Lou is. Mo., March 20.—A debt of more than $3,000,000 which the St. Louis and Sam Francisco Railroad owed Albert T. Perkins, as syn didate trustee, was cancelled by the terms of an agreement filed with United States Circuit Judge Sanborn to-day. Two of the subsidiaries of the railroad revert to the syndicate promoting them. Judge Sanborn was expected to pass on the agreement this afternoon. Wall Street Closing.—Chesapeake and Ohio, 51 U ; Ix-high Vallev 147*6; Northern Pa< illc, 113%: Southern Pacific, 26%; Union Pad lie' l'«0'/2! Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul, 100; P. R. K., 112'4; Readimr' 166; Canadian Pacific, 208; Amal Oopper. 70%; V. S. Steel, 65. MUf RAISED WILL NOT HELP PREACHERS GET BETTER CHARGES Bishop Declares Episcopal Prerog ative Will Not Be Used For Such Reasons HEAR INSTITUTIONAL MEN Better Financing and Centralization Urged in Educational Work To-morrow's Program MOn^rnG—Tlrvotlon*. mntloetnl by Hl* hop Cranston; conference >es nlon. AFTERNOON —Miitnal Brneflolnl AnKoclntioii mertlnit lecture room; Hiiulversary Women's F'oreljcn MinNlonHry Societyl ilevotlonal ser vice, the Itev. 11. C. I'Hriloe, D. D.: reports of the J'cnri Conference see rel»r>, Mrs, T. H. l'urdyt superin tendent off youuic people. Miss \lck crsont Conference treasurer, Mrs. I). A. Slontniuni solo, Mrs. Bnillj- C. Miller) address, Mrs. I. T. lleadlnmli collection: benedictions executive meetinK Immediately following this meeting In the cliureh parlor; Drew Aloinul \ssoclatlon >»nn«|uet, ftlrige Avenue Methodist Kplscopal Church. F.VKVING The Itev. H. 11. Men der, 1). I>., presiding lecture hy the Her. S, Parke Cadmnn, O. 0., "Three lirent Oiford headers—Wycllffe, Wesley and John H. Newman." I Bishop Earl Cranston this morning declared in the corporate session of the Central Pennsylvania Conference of the Methodist Episcopal church that the appointment of no man would be based upon the amount of money he or his church may have raised for Ooucher College or other benevolences. He declared. that the Episcopal prerogative would not be exorcised in any such a way and his [Continued on Page 7] Plan Daily Aeroplane Service Between Two Cities in California By Associated Press San Prancisco, Cal., March £O.—A regular hydroaeroplane service be tween this city and Oakland will be inaugurated soon and the State Board of Harbor Commissioners approved to day the establishment of a terminal station here for this service. The land ing platform will be constructed by Aviators Welden Cooke and h. Y. Lekas, who announced that they would make half-hourly trips between this city and Oakland during the day. The hydroaeroplanes, each of which is capable of carrying three passengers, are on their way here from the east and the service Is expected to begin within a month. Only 157 Members of Kelly's Army Remain By Associated Press Sacramento. Cal., March 20.—1n the camp of the unemployed, north of Sac ramento. there are to-day but 1&7 men, the remnant of the army of 1,500 unemployed which invaded Sacramento nearly two weeks ago. There has been no trouble and none is threatened. Four special deputies keep watch over them. They assured the officials they would obey the laws and assist in preserving order. They also informed the district attorney that they had money to pay for food without foraging. WANTS CABINET IMPEACHED By Associated Press Tokio, March 20.—The Impeachment of the Japanese cabinet on account of the recent naval scandals in connec tion with the receipt of illicit commis sions by naval officers was asked to day in an address to the throne intro duced In the chamber of deputies by the opposition parties. HARRISBURG, PA„ FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 20, 1914. OISPOSE OF 10 MURDER CASES AT ij PRESENT SESSION John Thomas Faces Jury This Aft ernoon—Hans Solbrig Due Tomorrow I EDWARD SMITH IN JUNE i Judge Henry Assists—Killing of George Strothers Occured in Fight i _____ Two of the three murder cases listed ! for March term of quarter sessions ! will bo tried before court finally ad j Journs to-morrow, unless there be a | hitch In the present plans of District | Attorney Michael E. Stroup. John Thomas, charged with the i murder of Charles Cook, alias Georgw | Strothers, was placed on trtal this aft i ernoon.- Hans Solbrig, charged with the j murder of J. Walukis, an inmate i of the State Insane Hospital, will face ! a jury in the morning, according to ! Mr. Stroup. Edward G. Smith, the youth who is | now in the Dauphin county prison : awaiting trial for the murder of his ; aged grandparent, John Bush, near i lnglenook, will not be tried until June. | With the exception of the murder I cases the list lor March court has been j pretty well cleared. The grand Jury I finished consideration of cases to-day 1 and to-morrow will make its quarterly I report of conditions in the almshouse, r j jail and other county institutions. Judge Henry Assists '! President Judge Kunkel to-day was 1 j assisted in Xo. " room by President i Judge Henry, of Lebanon county. Judge Henry helped out to-day in the absence of" Judge Albert Johnson, of the Union-Snyder district, who had to return to Lewisburg to-day to conduct license court. He will come back to -1 morrow, it is expected, when the trial of Dr. John T. Ensminger, Jr., and i Martha Austin, a trained nurse, : charged with adultery and the lesser j offense, respectively, will be resumed. The trial of Thomas this afternoon | was taken up after some sentences I had been disposed of. Thomas and Cook, or Strothers, as I he was more generally known in this section, had quarreled In an Eighth | ward hotel. Strothers, It appears, was j known to have had a reputation as a j "bad" man and the report in the ward j was to the effect that he was a fugitive from North Carolina, whence he fled |to escape punishment for killing a j man. During the quarrel at the Eighth wiyd hotel Thomas, it is charged, j picked up a bread knife and plunged jif into Strother?' stomach. His death j was a result of the wounds. It is said. Whether or not a first degree verdict j will be asked by the State Is questlon ; | able. Progressives Opposed to Wilson's Repeal Plan By Associated Press Washington, D. C., March 20. j Representative Victor Murdock, of | Kansas, leader of the Progressives in '! the House, in a statement Issued to- I day announced that Progressives In j Congress are substantially a unit ! against President Wilson's plan of re j pealing the exemption of coastwise ■shipping from Panama canal tolls. "The Progressives in Congress," de i elated Mr. Murdock, "are substan tially a unit against the proposition to repeal »he toll exemption clause in the Panama Canal act. Both Dem ocrats and Republicans are hopelessly divided. A little over one year ago all three parties covenanted with the people to exempt coastwise traffic. To-day the Republicans and Demo crats as parties are breaking their pledge. The Progressive party, free from the Influence of sectional or selfish interest, but actuated by prin ciple and united by mutual convlc • tion, is standing by the contract it made with the peoDle. Identifier of "Edgar" Dies in Subway Train By Associated Press New York, March 20.—An elderly man, believed from papers he carried j to be Perrin H. Sumner, who was once i known to the police as "the great i American identifier," died of heart dls ! ease in a subway train late last night. Sumner won the title in the late | nineties by identifying unclaimed bod j ies of suicides as a mythical English ' man named Edgar. The identifications 1 always proved false, and what he wanted of a dead Englishman named Edgar always remained a mystery. 1 Sumner was Involved in many diffi culties in this and other cities through his financial operations and served a j term in Sing Sing for grand larceny. PERFUME, AND NOT CIGARS, WILL BE USED IX CAMPAIGN By Associated Press Chicago, 111., March 20.—1n an ef | fort to get women voters to attend a t campaign meetings to-morrow night, | members of the Twenty-fifth Ward Democratic Club announced to-day. that botles of perfume will be distrib uted as souvenirs instead of custo mary campaign cigars. They also an nounced that lace curtains will adorn the windows In the club rooms as a special mark of courtesy to the women. EX A MIXERS QUARANTINED Albany. N. Y., March 20.—Pour ex ! amlners from the State Department of Ffficiency who went to the State hos i pital at Willard to make an investi ij gatlon of the accounts of the Insti- I ttition were to-day quarantined by the II nospital authorities because they had ! been exposed to smallpox in a nearby I village. The examiners will probably ■ be detained at the institution for thret I weeks. r- I.IFT Ul ARAXTIJiB Quarantine on half of the eighty homes in the West End, quarantined by the Board of Health to prevent the spread of scarlet fever, was lifted to- I day. Work on the new Post Office addition in the Locust street side of Federal Square Is being rushed by the contractors. Nearly all of the excava ting has been already done and soon the work on the foundations will be started. DIMMICK ENDORSES ! BRUMBAUGH AND HIS i PLATFORM PLEDGES Republicans of State Will Be United in His Support For Governor J..Benjamin Dlmmlck, candidate for .Sra*eir BenfttOF, Inst night rie- 1 clured in Philadelphia tliat he con siders Dr. Martin 6. Brumbaugh as j "clearly of gubernatorial timber." •This statement coming so soon after i the expressions of approval of por tions of f)r. Brumbaugh's statement jby Speak