Premier Asquifh Accepts Resignation of Secretary For War in British Cabinet HARRISBURG SfiSSilS TELEGRAPH LXXXIII— No. 75 SAYS IT'S PITY GON CANNOT BE USED ON FLOWER DESTROYERS Physician Declares That Climbing Through Woods Is Best Spring Tonic DENUDING WETZEL'S SWAMP Vandals Have Been Tearing Rare Blooms Up by Roots Until They Are Disappearing "It's u swat pity a sun cannot l»o used in such lust's." In this trite way Dr. J. H. Fager, botanist, naturalist and out-of-door man, laments that those who tear up the tender flowers of Spring cannot be duly punished. Dr. Fager has written a letter to the Telegraph, in which he makes a stirring plea that folks refrain from rooting up the flowers when they are on hikes through the woods. Dr. Fager, who is one of the city's best known physicians, also offers the sug gestion that there would be a great deal less sickness in the world If people would spend more time in the fields and woods. He declares there Is no better tonic than climbing in the woods In searc hof birch, sassafras, slippery elm and so on. Dr. Fager's letter is as follows: Ti* the Editor of 7he Telegraph: The cartoon tn Saturday's Telegraph was enjoyed by my many friends as well as by myself, and it was nearer ♦he truth than you thought. Some times not only close examination is ■necessary, but often you take a slide in the mud, or a dip in the creek, or perhaps you are Impaled on the barbed wire fence in your efforts to find the lirst wild flowers. Old Wetzel's swamp was formerly the favorite hunting ground, but year by year its hills are being denuded and the search must be prosecuted in more secluded glens. Pew Resist Desire There are a few people who can re sist the desire to dig up everything in sight, who enjoy going year after year and seeing the wonderful displav without destroying the plants; but the greater number go with big baskets and greedily tear every flower and root from the earth. It's a great pity a gun cannot be used in such cases. f ast Friday a friend and mvself, hunting independently, found quanti ties of hepaticas, or liverwort, blood root, euxil'rage, toothwort and ane uivmy. The bees were working these early flowers. But still earlier the bees visit the simploearpus (thi.s sounds better than to tell its other name, skunk cabbage). Besides the awakened vegetation the air is full of life and the most conspicuous butter fly, and one seen the earliest, is the mourning cloak, purplish brown tn color, with yellow margins, edged with a row of blue spots. The mourning cloak hibernates in barns, tree stumps and wood plies and comes out early Lots of birds were seen and heard I mustn't forget to mention the patient fisherman with rod and line and also with dipnets making wonderful water hauls. As to Tonics I know of no better tonic for any person than a climb In the woods searching for something—birch, sassa fras, slippery elm, wild cherry, flowers birds, arrow heads, butterflies—any thing only so you are hunting for something with as much steam as you put into your work for bread and meat Go into the woods for a day and drink your fill from the many ex cellent springs, and if you must eat, live on what Nature has prepared - birch, sassafras buds, water cress and the different mints, digging un the bulbous roots of th* toothwort and the Indian cucumber, which reminds you of cucumbers. After such a day "if we carry nothing home in our bas kets, there Is ample gain in dilated lungs and stimulated blood." J- H. PAGER. I)R. SMITH ILL The Rev. J. Ritchie Smith, pastor of Market Square Presbyterian Church Is recovering from a severe cold which bad affected his vocal chords. frz Late News Bulletins TITO'MATTEI DEAD I.ondou, March 30.—Tito Mattel, the noted Italian pianist, (oiiiikimt ana conductor, died here to-day. Mattel was the composer of "Maria In Gand" and otlier operas. lie was pianist to the king of Italy, and wrote many popular ballets and songs. DR. EGBERT LEFEVRE DEAD New York, March 80.—I)r. Egbert TjeFevre, dean of the medical school of New York University since 1898, died to-day of scarlet fever. He was born in 1858. ORWIG FILES REPORT Samuel H. Orwlg, .special auditor, late this afternoon tiled liis re port approving the accounts of the county register of wills, county re corder and prothoiiotary. AMERICANS RELEASED Washington, March 30.—Charge O'Shauglmessy to-day reiiorted til;■ release of three Americana, Goldsclimldt, Donahue and Crossthwaitc held on charges of aldfng the rebels. Huerta freed them. NEWSPAPER OFFICE CLOSED Mexico City, March 30.—The offices of tlic newspaper "El Pals*' were closed last night, the police acting on orders of the Department of the Interior, hnt no reason «M given. "El Pals" was the only paper in Mexico City that did not announce yesterday morning that the rebels had been defeated at Torreon. It contented itself with saving that the Issue was in doubt. AN INQUIRY, NOT A PROTEST Washington. March 30—President Wilson to-day described the Ac cent Instructions to Ambassador (.cntrd at Ilcrlln, In connection with the German oil monopoly hill pending in tlic Kei.listag, as merely in the nature of an Inquiry and not a protest. He told callers that the ambas sador had been Instructed to ascertain If there were any dlscrimlna tlon against American industry and to report Ills findings to Washington. Wall Street Closing.—Chesapeake & Ohio. 53: Lehigh Valley M3«T. Northern Pacific, 111: Southern Pacific. SUV,; Union Pacific ir>'»- Chi eago. Milwaukee & St. Paul. »0 % ; P. 11. R„ tUUA : Ilea din jr 105'-." Canadian Pacific, 200%; Anial. Copper, 70: I". S. steel lllPi Vs J) PREMIER ACCEPTS THE RESIGNATION OF COLONEL JOHN SEELY Asquith Himself Has Decided to Take the Secretaryship of War FRENCH AND EWART QUIT Chief of Imperial General Staff and Adjutant General Defin itely Resign By Associated Press London, March 30.—Colonel John Seely, Secretary for War, resigned his portfolio in the British Cabinet to-day and his resignation was accepted by the Premier. Premier Asqulth himself decided to take the Secretaryship of AVar in place of Colonel Seely. Sir John French, chief of the Im perial general staff of the British army, and Sir John Ewart, adjutant general to the forces, definitely re signed from the service to-day. INJUNCTION HILTS SPECIAL ELECTION IN PHILIELPI Citizens of Quaker City Will Not Be Permitted to Vote Tomorrow By Associated Press Philadelphia, March 30.—The State Supreme Court to-day issued an in junction against the city of Philadel phia from holding the special election to-morrow on the proposed loan of $12,900,000 and also declared invalid tho election last November authoriz ing a loan of $8,600,000. All city and county officials having anything to do with tho matter are enjoined front holding the election and all officials having to do with the disbursing of Itie $8,000,000 loan authorized by the elec tion last November are enjoined. The decree of tho court was read from the bench by Justice Mestrezat. Justice Elkin dissented. Justice Mestrezat will file a written opinion later. Taxpayer Causes Action The action was brought by Fred erick T. McGuire, a taxpayer. The principal question was whether that part of the city's debt assumed by the Board of Education when it be came a separate body under the school code can be legally deducted from the municipal bonded indebtedness. It was held by the applicant for the in junction that when the $8,600,000 loan was created the borrowing capacity of the city was about $2,000,000, while at present the borrowing capacity is only $6,729,308, or much less than the amount of the proposed new loan. Counsel for the petitioner asserted that the debt of more than $6,000,000 contracted for school purposes and as sumed by the Board of Education, still was an obligation of the city. The city, it was declared, would be liable In the case of nonjudgment of the bonds at maturity and therefore this indebted ness must be included in the gross lia bilities of the citw. It was further argued that the proposed loan could not be made, taking Into consideration the unnegotiated $8,600,000 loan, which must be regarded in the present debts of the city. Michael J. Ryan, the city solicitor, opposed the Injunction when the case came up for argument last week, de claring both the authorized loan and the proposed new loan to be within the law. HARRISBURG; PA.,. MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 30, 1914. FLOOD DANGER OVER; WATER IS FALLING AT MODERATE RATE Will Have Little Effect on Rivar Wall, Say Engineers; Subway Fills Up MUST CLOSE OPEN HEARTH Landslide at Marysville Nearly Hits Western Express, It Is Reported All danger of flood is past, said E. R. Demain, weather forecaster, to day, in speaking of the present stage of the Susquehanna river. At 2 o'cock this afternoon the water stood at 5 7.7 feet and was fall ing: at the rate of a tenth of a foot per hour. According to the 'announce ment from the weather bureau, there is little likelihood of the rains of last night and to-day affecting the reces sion of the water. The river reached its crest at 10 [Continued on I "ape 10.] DECREASED EARNINGS DESCRIBED IN BRIEF GIVEN COMMISSION Figures Presented by Counsel For: When John, scion of the house of n _ _ . . n ; Eslinger, announced the other even r. K. R.I LOSS of 22 Per I '»g tit tea, that Jim, dean of the Es /-. • linger flock of water-fowl, had a. Lent. IS bhown j "Steady," vast surprise was expressed. I When that bomb-shell was followed with another to the effect that Mamie, the pretty little canvasback lady duck of Wildwood Lake, was Jim's choice, surprise changed to real amazement. In the Eslinger barnyard, the dis covery caused lowing, meowing, bark- By Associated f Washington, March 30. A decrease in net operating income of $51,026,935 or 21'.5 per cent, of the eastern rail roads, was described a statement sub mitted to the Interstate Commerce Commission to-day at the resumption ■ ini/-> nrAAlir of hearings in the advance rate case! I fjIJ 11 I 1111 l IJLLM 111 covering a period of seven months: I HKI I ll\|U Hr)ll ||r ended January 31, 1914, as compared ; I |||llLLlllU IILUUUL with the corresponding period >of lost I J2& of at re^a.r^ys Pr r; 3J[[LTON MUN .Stuart Patterson, general counsel for ■■ ' ■ ■W I IUII I ■ 111 l ■ the Pennsylvania Railroad who ad- J f" ■I I A Ift I'm niiir*n vised the commission that the figures 111 I M 1111 111 IJ 1111I111 I had been tabulated from reports made ; Ifl I I I 111 111 HIl/rH to the commission by the roads. I lILLU 111 I U IIIVLiII Decrease In Revenues The figures indicated a decrease in total freight revenues of $16,999,330; an increase in passenger revenues of $7,734,227, an increase off $2,269,-' 574 in other sources of Income and a decrease in total operating revenues of $6,995,529, or 1.5 per cent. The total operating expenses showed an increase of $39,210,233 or 6.3 per cent. A general increase also was shown In various phases of railroad transportation, the aggregate showing the decrease above stated in net op erating Income. Clifford Thomas, chairman of the lowa State Railroad Commission, rep resenting eight western States in op position to the proposed advance in rates, presented a synopsis of his re cent testimony before the commis sion. He maintained that the con test was one between the carriers and shippers and that any horizontal in crease in rates would be unju3tlfled. Gunmen Want Lives Spared Until Becker Trial Is Completed By Associated Press New York, March SO. —H. L. Krin gle, of counsel for the four gunmen who were found guilty of the murder of Herman Rosenthal, the gambler, left. New York for Albany to-day with a petition asking Governor Glyn to stay the execution of the death sen tence, set for April 13, until after the second trial of Charles Becker, the ex police lieutenant, whose conviction was set aside by the Court of Appeals. The petition Is signed by ten of the twelve jurors who convicted the gun men. Fifteen Charged With Causing Sheriff's Death By Associated Press Winchester, Ky., March 30. An other chapter in the history of Breathitt county feuds began here to day when a special term of the Circuit Court convened for the trial of fifteen men who are charged with the assas sination of ex-Sheriff Edward Calla han, of Beathitt county. Callahan was assassinated in 1912 and the cases of those accused have been dragging through the courts ever since. Two men have already been convicted. These two have filed motions for new trials, and it is probable that a de cision In the oases will be handed down during the special term of the court. Nearly all of the accused men are I under 30 years of age. It is said that the evidence in the cases was gathered by Mrs. Lillian Gross, a daughter of I Callahan. Unofficial Returns Give Kirby Lead of 8 Votes By Associated Press J kittle Kork, Ark., March 30. —Offl- ! oiul reports of the county central com i mittees, which will meet to-day to , canvass the vote cast in the Demo cratic primary election of last Wednes | day. are awaited to determlno whether United States Senator James P. Clarke has been renominated or will be suc ! ceeded by William K. Kirby, associate I justice of the Arkansas Supreme f'ourt. Keturns made unofficially yive I -Mr. Kirby a lead of eight votes. WHAT FLOOD IS DOING TO HARRISBURG BALL GROUNDS ON ISLAND PARK ' / -, s ■ ... ...• . ■ ■S*: J.f • ».• ' » >v ' ' " F'J-f. V> «('. . v *. ' •fj "'■•■ | flM': V- ■ --:■. ■;<■- . - '■-*>'■• r, \ »• ' •. •; ' - • "- ■ . V '■ ' ': ' , " V ■ < ' • • ..: ttTO. ' ■ , J *' * ' - }f , . •■•• " - - ,' . V r . ... ; ■>., ■ . .; t' ' .S ' '• • „ . ; s ' ■ ,/r . , ■:. x." ; ••• - ' •;■ :>:< K - ' . m • > - ' - V - >*'3. '■■> :- * > <♦ • • .. .... • : ' *t-* • : ." Several feet of water cow* most of Island Park to-day as a result of the Susquehanna flood. In the etch Ins Is seen a reflection of the grandstand and bleachers of the Harrisburg Athletic Club In the flood waters. Dean of Eslinger Water-fowl Falls For Debonair Widow She Is Small, Demure and Shy; Is a Flirt; Droops Her Wings in Slit-skirt Style—And So Can You Blame Him? Scores See Foreigner Fall From Boat and Comrade Plunge After Him Scores of people who lined the | banks of the swollen Susquehanna near the Francis street boat landing, Steelton, late yesterday afternoon saw ja thrilling rescue when John Bar j baric, 225 Myers street, Steelton, saved IJohn Marocic, 63 Conestoga street ! from drowning. ] Marocic had stepped out into the rear end of a small row boat .and with a long pole was attempting to gauge the depth of the water. A strong swirl caught the boat, rocking it vio lently. Marocic lost his balance and plunged into the river. Weighted down with the heavy overcoat he was ; wearing, Marocic sank from sight. A ! few seconds later his head reappeared | yards further down the stream. I From the crowd that lined the bank ; watching the swirling waters, there jcame a cry of warning as John Bar | baric, • steel worker, tlirew off his J coat and started for the river's edge. I The struggling man, carried far out i from the shore by the raging torrent, I sank from view the second time be j fore Barbaric entered the water, Run j ning out on a sand flat below the j drowning man the steelworker watch iod for Maroclc'a head to reappear. ! Up it came, fifty feet from shore. With a short run. Barbaric plunged into the waters. In a few seconds Barbaric reached the drowning man. Grasping him by J the collar he started on his struggle ! back to the shore. The strong off shore eddy taxed his strength to the ! utmost but he succeeded in dragging | Marocic to the shore, far below where Ihe fell in. Cheer after cheer went up | from the crowd as the rescuer with j his burden neared the shore. West End Republican Club Will Hold Sixth | Annual Banquet Tomorrow ! The West End Republican Club will j hold its sixth annual banquet at the clubhouse, 1410 North Third street, | to-morrow evening at 8.30 o'clock. : j Among the invited guests are Con j gressman Krelder, Senator Beidleman, | Representatives Dickinson and Wild man. President H. W. Douglas will intro- i ! duce William H. Ilargest, Assistant ; Attorney-General, who will be toast ; master. A number of well-known ! I Republicans are on the program for i , addresses. The club Is in a flourish ing condition. A number of new mem bers were admitted last week and sev eral applications are to be acted upon at the next meeting. . Man Upsets Oil Lamp; Bedding Catches Fire I Ed Taylor, colored, while ill, knocked over an oil lamp at the home of Ills i brother, George Taylor, 1208 Fulton street, early this morning. Flames set Are to the bedding. Neighbors were called in to get the sick man out. The firemen were called by un alarm from box No. 24. Sixth and CuuiDcrland i streets, at 3:56 o'clock. ing, whinnying, braying, gobbling, quacking, cackling consternation So much for the denouement. Here's a brief word of explanation. The Eslinger barnyard Is an important adjui -jt to the Eslinger farm. The Eslinger farm is adjacent to Wildwood Lake and Park, and Samuel Eslinger, the farmer, and his sons act as care takers of the city's big recreation stretch. Months ago, Jim, a hand [Contlnued on Page 3.] KUNKEL PETITIONS FROM VERY WIDELY SCATTERED POINTS Johnstown Sends Two; West moreland, Union, York and Lebanon Are Represented 1 Upward of a dozen petitions from as many parts of Pennsylvania were re ceived at the headquarters of the non partisan committee having In charge the campagin of President Judge George Kunkel for the Supreme Court bench in this morning's mail, pledging the signers to support him for the nomination. Most of them were from volunteers who have been impressed with the qualifications of Judge Kunkel for the high otflce to which he aspires. Many of those wtio have circulated petitions find that Judge Kunkel is best known throughout the Common wealth for the splendid manner in \ which he conducted the Capitol con spiracy cases, as a result of which the guilty persons were convicted and nearly two millions of stolen money recovered to the State. Among law yers he Is best known for the Impor tant decisions he has rendered in State tax cases, in every one of which he was upheld by the Supreme Court when appeals were taken to that final tribunal. Among the petitions arriving to-day were two from Johnstown and one each from the following: Shiremans town, Cumberland county: Auburn, Schuylkill county; New Kensington, Westmoreland county; New Berlin, Union county; East Hanover township, Lebanon county; Delta, York county, and Christiana, Pa. Students' Skin Will Be Grafted on Burned Woman by Associated Press Morgantown, W. Va„ March 30.—1n an effort to save the life of Mrs. Al bert O. Price, a leader among West Virginia clubwomen, physicians to-day began a grafting operation which they say will not be completed until to morrow. E. R. Sweatland and ten students of the West Virginia Univer sity volunteered to give the skin to make the operation successful, about 250 square inches. Mrs. Price was burned a month ago. Coffinmakers Will Demand Higher Wages By Associated Press New York, March 30.- —According to the organizers of the Cofflnmakers' Union, which was recently formed, the coffin making trade probably will be the next to suffer In the struggle be tween capitoi and labor. Samuel Sei del, organizer of the union, said to day that a referendum vote have been ordered on the question of a general strike to enforce demands for higher wages and better working conditions for 3,000 cofflnmakers in the city. WILL OBSERVE DISCOVERY By Associated Press New York, March 30.—Next Mon day, April 6, will be the fifth anniver sary of the discovery of the North Pole by Hear Admiral Robert E. Peary, U. S. N., retired, and the event will be celebrated with a dinner in his honor at which ills hosts will be the members of the Explorers' club. Ad miral Peary will be presented With u Kold medal by the club. TO PUCE THE STiTE tOlfT. ON STRICTLY EFFICICf BASIS Three Commissioners Named to Make Recommendations to Next Legislature Three commissioners who are to make a study of the methods em ployed jn the conduct of the business of the various branches of the State government on a business efficiency basis, and to report to the next Gen eral Assembly, were named to-day by Governor John K. Tener on the lir.es laid down in the resolution adopted by the last, legislature. Jacob Sofl'el. a businessman and ex-councilman of Pittsburgh; Henry f>. Jones. Montrose former cashier of the State Treasurj and former assistant chief clerk of the [Continued on Page 3.] Work Is Started on New Lincoln Memorial Washington, D. C., March 30.—Ac tual work of constructing the great white marble memorial the nation is to erect to Abraham Lincoln was be gun here to-day. In Potomac Park, ♦he site of the proposed memorial, a large force of workmen began ex cavating for the foundation of the structure. Ground was officially broken for the memorial, which is to cost $2,000,000, on February 12 last, the one hundred and iifth anniversary of Lincoln's birth. Convention Delegates Discuss Frank's Case Atlanta, Ga.. March 30.—The case of Leo M. Frank, the pencil factory superintendent, under sentence of death for the murder of 14-year-old Mary Phagan, was discussed here yes terday at the fortieth district conven tion of the Independent Order of B'nal B'rith. David R. Stern, of Greensboro, N. C., defending the convicted man, said: "When one can cry from the gates of death that 'the truth is on the march'; when I know that our leader has such ideals as his heart dictates, I have no crossings to and fro in niy mind as to the trend of justice in this country of ours." Since his conviction Frank has been re-elected head of the local H'nai B'rith lodge. Thieves Rob Safe in Byrem Tobacco Store Thieves gained an entrance Satur ' day night to the tobacco store of i Samuel Byrem, 701V6 North Third street, where they robbed the safe of ' small change. After boring holes on each side of Iron bars protecting a rear window | the entrance was an easy job. There ; are no marks on the safe to indicate that it was blown open. Byrem says ; he took his large bills out of the safe late Saturday night. He discovered the robbery yesterday morning. Mr. Byrem says he locked the safe and that only three persons knew the com bination. SOXG BY WIRKLESS PHONE Special to The Telegraph Paris, March 30. Communication by wirelesK telephone between Laeken, a suburb of Brussels, and Eiffel Tower, a distance of about 200 miles, was estab lished last n.i