Wilson and Huerl a Discuss Sf rained HARRISBURG lfS§l|l TELEGRAPH LXXXIII— No. 90 BLOCK AND TOiSEI GET ASSESSOR AND LICENSE TAX JOBS New Official* Will Be Sworn Into Office Within Several Days MAYOR WAILS AS USUAL Royal Makes. His Regular Weekly Speech About Spirit of the Clark Act HOWARD C. TOWNSEND First Assistant City Assessor From a list of ten candidates. City Council yesterday afternoon elected Howard C. Townsend, 2127 North Fourth street, and William D.. Block, 130 Evergreen street, to he 'Harris burg's first assistant city assessor and opecial license tax officer, respectively. The new officials will be sworn into office within a day or two and will map out the plans for their duties under the supervision of City Commis sioner W. L. Gorgas, superintendent of finance and accounts in whoso depart ment they will be. Block's salary will be $1,200 a year. Townsend's Is to be SI,OOO. Mr. Townsend's duties will be to nssis. City Assessor W. H. Bickly in completing the assessments, making necessary revisions, transcriptions, etc. Mr. Block will have to make lists of all the business and mercan tile men that will come under the new license tax ordinance provisions, make the assessments, hear com plaints, direct the issues of license tags and so forth. Both men are con sidered amply qualified for the posi tions. Mr. Townsend Is a well-known West End man, a printer, a native of the city; Mr. Block, an Allison Hill man, has assisted City Clerk Miller in the license tax work prior to the or ganization of the new government; has served in many official capacities, and up until a few months ago was a city sanitary officer. Both Messrs. Townsend and Block were elected by a vote of 3to 2. Com missioner Gorgas placed in nomina f Continued on Page 8] University Professors Charged With Cruelty By Atsociated Press Philadelphia, April 16.—The trial of Dr. Joshua E. Sweet, a member of the faculty of the medical school of the University of Pennsylvania, charg ed with cruelty to dogs after vivisec tion operations, was continued in Quarter Sessions Court today. The prosecution was brought at the in stance of the Woman's Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. In lddition to Dr. Sweet five other phy sicians who are members of the fac ulty are under indictment. <r t I Late News Bulletins HERMAN ASTRICH VERY SICK A dispatch received In Harrlshurg late this ufternoon from Pitts tmrgli announced tlie critical Illness or Herman A. Astrlch. A brother, who was in llarrisburg, was tailed to Pittsburgh at once. Mr. Astricli, who has a store In Pittsburgh, was taken ill three weeks ago. LOUISIANA OFF Xew York. April 16.—The battleship Louisiana steamed out of the liarbor this afternoon bound for the naval rendezvous at Tampieo. LABOR LEADERS' SENTENCE STAYED Washington, April I«.—President Wilson was asked by a delegation from the Senate and House to-day to request Attorney General Mcßey nolds to obtain from the Circuit Court of Appeals at Chicago, a stay of execution for the twenty-seven labor leaders sentenced to Fort Leav enworth for complicity In the dynamite conspiracy. PRISON FOR SALE OF MORPHINE New York, April 16. —Dr. John J. Van Horn, 52, a practicing phv edclan for more than fifteen years, received to-dav the muximum penalty of one year In the penitentiary and a Hue of SSOO for the promiscuous sale of morphine. "WHITE WOLFS" GANG BEATEN Peking, China, April 16.—Regular troops to-day severely defeated "White Wolf" and his brigands, several hundred of whom were killed The troops encountered the bandit army at Li Cliunn-Hslcn northwest of Slan-Fu. After a sharp engagement the brigands fled to' a position twenty miles from Kien-Chowr, further northwest. "MOTHER" JONES RELEASED Denver, Colo April 16.—"Mother" Mary Jones, held as a military prisoner in the Walsenhurg Jail, was released to-dav, according to an nouncement by Governor Amnions. A writ of habeas corpus issued bv the Colorado Supreme Court was returnable April 18. New York, April 16.—The market closed strong. The upward movement continued in a spasmodic fashion with Canudlan Pacilic and the metal shares making the most headway. Pull recoveries were made in many instances. Wall Street Closing.—Chesapeake & Ohio, 52%: I/ehi-h Vallev 140<4: Northern Pacific, 110: Southern Pacific. 111 .V. ; I nlon Pacific' 154%; C.. M. *- St. P.. 24 J*; P. li. R., 110; Reading. J #3*; Now York Central. 87";: Canadian Pacific. 2110' : \mal. CopixT 74-' (' s Steel ' F. & M. ABANDONS NEWFANGLED IDEAS AFTER A TRY-OUT Men of Big Foundry Said to Be Pleased With New Day Wage Order SCHEME IS BITTERLY OPPOSED Mechanics Objected to Expert's Standing Over Them With Stop Watch Efficiency tactics undertaken six months ago at the Harrisburg Foun drv and Machine Works have been abandoned and S. D. Osborne, of Philadelphia, who has had charge of the work as an efficiency expert, has given up the demonstration. The efficiency idea was advanced a few years ago and taken up by a num ber of industries, witn varying results. According to the theory, the average workman does not produce all the work of which he is capable, but loses much time in useless movements while doing a job, and also does not care to speed up to the limit of his capacity. The plan also includes a readjustment of general producing plans in most shops so as to conserve the time re quired to transfer operations from one department to another or from one workman to another. In some plants whole processes have been revised with a marked increase in the output and a saving in cost by the con servation of time. As applied to the individual the efficiency tactics aim to standardize his productive capacity, and this is done by watching his job, noting how long j it takes and how short a time it could take. The efficiency engineer watches his man, notes his movements and then does some figuring, by which a certain length of time is assigned as the proper one for the completion of the work. The efficiency engineer strives to eliminate all useless motions in completing the task. How Plan Works Out For instance, if a man is feeding machine, and after reaching for his material draws it several inches toward him before putting it in the .nachine, the efficiency expert will point out that he has lost so many minutes per hour by not eliminating the wasted motion of drawing the object toward him in f Continued on Page 12] Youth Whose Sentence of Death Was Commuted to Life, Wants to Die By Associated Press Uniontowft, Pa., April 16. —"I'd rather go to the gallows with Wells; I don't want to see my pal die," said Luigl Deleo, a young Italian boy yes terday when informed the State Par don Board had commuted a sentence of death to life imprisonment because of his youth. When Frank Wells was told he must die he collapsed. "Cargo" of Live Models to Visit Lake Cities By Associated Press Chicago, 111., April 16.—A "cargo" of live models, gowned in the latest creations designed by Chicago dress makers, will be exhibited this summer at the principal points in Great according to an announcement to-day by the Chicago Dressmakers' Club. The dressmakers and designers who will participate In the fashion trip plan to charter a lake steamer, and to stop at all of the lake resort cities. Tentative plans provide that the cruise start about July 1. WOMAN SHOT TO DEATH By Associated Press Erie, Pa., April 16.—Mrs. Nora Mc- Bain waa shot and killed here early to-day at Maccabee Hall. Her hus band and Samuel Stanton were arrest ed. According to the police all were guests at a party in the hall and the shooting was the outcome of a quarrel 'over another woman. HARRISBURG, PA. S THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 16, 1914. (( wjZf ""W ---<Tw jrr DEMOCRATS TRIED TO SELL POSTMASTER JOB TO C. I.IiTTERN Snyder County Man Declined to Pay For Eeavertown Office WAS THEN TURNED DOWN Assured He Could Have Place if He Paid; Dershem in Mix-up A new story of attempted "maclng" of a candidate for a post office ap pointment for the benefit of the Dem ocratic State machine comes to-day from Snyder county. It is the same story as has been told in the Schuyl kill and York-Adams congressional districts, and Congressman Frank L. Dershein, conspicuous cog in the ma chine, is accused of having knowledge of at least some part of the transac tion, because he is also accused of having tried to quiet the scandal. It will be recalled how a few weeks ago the Philadelphia Public Ledger, one of the biggest newspapers of the countrya nd one which has, if anything, favored the Palmer-McCormick ma chine, printed stories of the calls upon candidates for post offices and post masters for "contributions" for the support of the machine, and how Wil son Bailey, called "collector" by some and "bagman" by others, according to their viewpoint on Democratic fac- [Continued on Page 12] Crisis Expected in Fight Which Grew Out of Racing at Tulsa By Associated Press Tulsa, Okla., April IG.—A crista is expected In the tight between the State authorities and the Tulsa Jockey Club at the Tulsa race course this after noon. With the course under martial law by order of Governor Cruce, and in face of threats by Adjutant General Canton that he will shoot horses if racing Is attempted, officials of the club to-day made preparations to con tinue racing as if nothing had hap pened. At the race track every entrance was guarded by soldiers and none save horsemen wore permitted to enter the grounds and these were all searched for firearms. It Is stated that attorneys for the Jockey Club are seeking Supreme Court Intervention at Oklahoma City to block Governor Cruce's program of enforcing the State antl-gambling laws. The governor declared at Okla homa City last night that while there was no law against racing horses, the only way he could prohibit gambling on the races proscribed by law was to prevent the racing, which he Intended to do. •MEXICAN STORE RURNED By Associated Press Mexico City, April 16.—The big de partment store El Palncio de Sierro, the property of Tron Brothers, of Pnrls and Maxlco City, was destroyed by fire last night It wn* a five-story steel building. The loss Is estimated at one million pesos, gold. DROWNING HIS PROTESTS JLL BtIT ONE MEMBER OF SCHOONER'S CHEW LOSE LIVES IN STORM Rescued Man Is Twisted Up in Breeches Buoy Line and Was Dragged Ashore SHOULDERS AND LEG BROKEN Wife of Captain Was on Board 111-Fated Vessel and She Also Drowned fly Associated Press New York, April 16. —The Identity of the schooner which went ashore in a northeast gale near Long Hraneh, N. J., last night was established by life savers at daybreak to-day as the Charles K. Buckley, from Jackson ville, Fla., for New York. The schooner is a total loss and Captain Hardy, his wife and all members of the crew ex cept one seaman, Emll Martinson, were lost while attempting to launch a lifeboat. Martinson, wli<j remained on deck, was rescued soon after midnight by being virtually lassooed by a line shot across the bow of the schooner from shore. Martinson got t.wisted up in the breeches buoy line and was dragged from the deck into the seeth ing sea. Life savers on shore then ran with the line, dragging him u*»on the beach more dead than alive. He was rushed to the Monmouth Hospital in the automobile of a wealthy shore resident. Both of his shoulders and one leg were broken. He is not ex pected to live. Besides Captain Hardy and his wife eight men, members of the crew, went down when the lifeboat failed to weather the waves. Became Vnmanaeeahle . The Charles K. Buckley was heavily laden with lumber. She was a three masted schooner of 430 tons. Her home port was Newark, N. J. The schooner became unmanageable early last night. She first struck the beach near Seabrlght, N. J. Then the wind caught her and swept her down j the coast, where she appeared to [ break in two. Her car;?o of lumber kept her afloat, though a great mass I of it was swept away. Life savers rigged up searchlights on the beach and shot line after line toward the vessel. Because of the breakers it was Impossible to launch a boat. A great crowd stood on the bench watching the spectable. Several lines fell athwart the schooner, but those on board were helpless or drowned, and with the exception of the lone survivor made no attempt to seize them. The lost number ten —Captain H. G. Hardy, his wife and eight, men. The critically Injured survivor is Emil Mar tinson. Coxey's Army Again on March Massilon. Ohio, April 16.—Headed by "General" and Mrs. Jacob S. Cox ey, in an old phaeton, drawn by a mule, the second "army" of the com mon weal, 200 strong, assembled at the call of a bugle in Massiion's business section to-day. ANOTHER RESIDENCE BURNED By Associated Press Londonderry, Ireland, April 16.—A suffragette arson squad burned a largo residence here to-day. "Apply for damages to Sir Edward Carson" was one of the placards the}* left behind them. DOVE OF PEACE IS FLUTTEMIG OVER FIMEIIIICE MORE "Stand Pat" Policy of Friendship President Brings Promise * of Concession NOW BUSY ON ADJUSTMENT Kiester s Demands Will Be Backed by His Company at Meeting Next Monday Night Harmony again reigns supreme throughout volunteer firemen circles In Harrisburg. The dove of peace is once more flying between the head quarters of the firemen's Union and I 1 riendship Kire Company and every body is making an effort to make the celebration next October, the greatest ever. The harmonizing stuff comes after the "unconditional surrender" policy of Daniel L. Kiester, president of the Friendship company, who announced that he would stand pat on the Frien dship's demand that their Immemorial and time honored right of heading off the show, owing to age and prestige find numbers be accorded as of yore. A request had been received from the York division to head the proces sion because it numbers as a member C. A. Krall, president of the State association. It develops, however, ow ing to the fact that a new president is elected at the preceding business meeting that the York man will not hold this office at the time of the I parade. Hence the demands of the ] Friendship company can be met with out disrespect to the new president i nor to the York fire company. Tt was announced to-day that a ■ meeting of the Friendship Fire Com pany would be held Monday night. At I this meeting a resolution will be pass ed endorsing the stand taken by Presi dent Kiester, and a committee wilt be appointed to convey the action of the company to the union. Fire Chief Kindler and other mem bers of the union made the state ment that everything possible would bo done to bring about harmonious action, and that from present indica- I turns all differences would be amicably 'adjusted. | The Friendship company will have ins its guest the Brandywine company |of Coatesville. | Confesses to Drowning Wife in Lehigh Canal Special to The Telegraph ! Mauch Chunk, Pa., April 16—Oscar i Fritzinger who confessed to the police jauthorities of Norfolk, Va., on Nov- I ember 12. 1913. that he drownded his .wife in the Lehigh Canal at Weissport on the night of April 12. 1906, pleaded guilty to-day in court to the charge jof voluntary manslaughter and was I sentenced to the Eastern State Peni tentiary for not more than twelve years and not less than six. Fritzinger admits that he and his wife walked along the towpath of the Lehigh Canal at Weissport when she asked him if she should jump into the water. He told her not to, after which she grabbed him and pushed him to wards the water. He then grabbed her and pulled her into the canal I with him. He got out but his wife sank. As there was not sufficient evi dence to convict of murder the Dist rict Attorney accepted the manslaugh ter pleas. Stilt King Walks 200 Miles Since April 1 Johnstown, Pa., April 16. —F. A. Wilvert, stilt, king, arrived in Johns town last night. He reported an uneventful day and an easy descent down the valley from Altoona, Wilvert. since his departure fifteen Any a ago, has covered 200 miles. Huerta Promises to Salute "Old Glory" But Seeks Acknowledgment Mexico's Provisional President, Unless He Changes His Mind, Will Publicly Apologize to United States For Arrest of American Bluejackets at Tampico Within Next Few Hours; European Powers Urge Him to Ac cede to Demands of American Government; Giant Sea Fighters May Be Ordered to Turn Back Washington, D. C., April 16. Huerta haa promised Cliarge O'Shaughnessy to salute the American dug in apology for the arrest of Amer ican bluejackets at Tampico. i The only condition attached was that the American ships lire a salute in acknowledgment. Of ficials close to the President said ■ this was In accordance with nnval I practice of nations and according | to precedent. Officials pointed out that on occa sions when the American navy had saluted the flag of other nations as a result of difficulties at sea a salute In response had been fired. ' The only question involved in Huerta's condition was whether a sa lute of response would constitute rec ognition, but it was pointed out that the Washington government considers recognition a matter of Intent in each case and would not so regard an ac knowledgment of Huerta's salute. Some officials declared that ques tions of recognition were no more in volved in the demand by the United States for a salute from Huerta than In acknowledging a salute from him. Slay Increase Force The disposition of the adminis j tratlon is understood to b" to increase ' | the naval forces in Mexican waters j somewhat, even after the salute is | tired, so that in such an event only | part of the ships now steaming south j would be turned back. The news was received at the White House to-day just as Secretary ' Bryan and Acting Chairman Shlvely, lof the Senate foreign relations com | mlttee, went Into conference with j I*resldcnt Wilson. j Unless Huerta changes his mind, | the crisis promises to pass over within j the next twenty-four hours. With smiling faces Senator SlUvely and Secretary Bryan came from the White House conference. "Tlie I'resident has some very inter esting news." said Senator Shlvely. "The situation is highly enconrag | Ing," saitl Secretary Bryan. Then it was made known that dis patches from Charge n'Shaughuessv | had described his conference with ! Huerta las! night as "very cordial and satisfactory" and officials said they were convinced that unless the charge had misinterpreted Huerta's Intentions I there was no doubt that compliance j with the American demands for apoi . og.v would be forthcoming within tlie ' next few hours anil that the crisis | would lie passed. The text of the dispatches wa*> not ! made public nor was any fonnal state . nieiit made describing tlicm. No orders were Issued to the ships ' already steaming toward Mexico, nor ! was there any change in the plans for • enforcing President Wilson's demand, i Sonic ollicials gave It as their personal 'view that after Huerta hail compiled i with the demand for apology and sa luted the American fiag, some of the 1 ships now under way might be turned | iMck, but certainly not before. (•ratified by News j It was pointed out that all admin- I istration officials were gratified by the news that Huerta was about to yield, but that therS was no disposition to temporize or delay further, and that all the plans for action would go i they lie until all cause for action had been removed. Other dispatches from Charge O'Shaughnessy were expected to-day, but both President Wilson and Secre tary Bryan were convinced by the dis patches already at hand that Huerta had yielded to the pressure from I Washington and the dispatch of the j fleet on .both coasts to back up the demands. Diplomatic representatives In Mex ico City under orders from their home foreign offices, anxious to avert a I break, had pressed Huerta to yield, i and Mexicans in the United States I had advised him that to apologize i would be the best thing for Mexico, j About the time Mr. O'Shaugnnessy's I dispatches were being laid before the President, Charge Algara, represent - IngHuerta here, was advised that some dispatches had been received but was not fully informed of their nature. He was given to understand that they brought "favorable news." Wilson Sustained Word of the promised rift In the storm clouds spread quickly to the Capitol where the 1 ouse foreign af fairs committee had Just adopted a resolution sustaining President Wilson in his attitude. Several resolutions were proposed but one voting to sus tain the President was adopted unani imously. The resolution will not be 12 PAGES. * POSTSCRIPT. taken before the House unless t.ha crisis should not clear up finally, and Mr. Wilson should find It necessary to lay the situation before Congress. In the Senate and House generally there was a mingled feeling of grati fication and relief. Some officials, because of their long familiarity with tne evasiveness of Huerta, were not Inclined to be too sanguine over the dispatches from Charge O'Shaughnessy. Privately they said they would be convinced when tho salute actually was fired. Others who knew of the great pressure brought upon Huerta, did not question that the dictator had seen the wisdom of yielding. Force Would Bo Used Those officials who know the lang uage of the communication Charge O'Shaughnessy has been presenting were sure Huerta had been convinced that if he did not yield the American government would compel him to do so by force. The last vestige of any suspicion ho may have had that the United States was bluffing was said to have been re moved by messages from his repre sentatives in Washington telling him that President Wilson was thoroughly aroused and meant to force the issuo to the end. It became known that General Hu erta had been led to believe that his 6\vn statement of apology last Satur day was ample redress; but when President Wilson was apprised of the situation he was not satisfied and de- I mandod a salute. International Custom Senator Shlvely said that It was the international custom to return such a j salute as is demanded from the Huerta government. . "If Huerta yields," said Senator Shlvely. "and should fire the salute to 'the flag, that salute of course would I call for a return salute from tho I American fleet. Such return salute could in no way be considered as a recognition of the Huerta regime. The Huerta government Is a de facto ! government and' it is the de facto | government which has been asked by the United States to salute tho [American colors. It is International, | custom to return such salutes." Officials pointed out that last week a proposal to salute the Dolphin with the condition that the Dolphin return the salute was rejected. It was explained that the proposal to salute the Dolphin was merely iri tha | form of an Inquiry from an under js' retary of the Mexican foreign off ice, that it. proposed merely a ship's salute and not a salute to the Amer ican colors as is demanded. Leading English Paper Contrasts Murder With - Huerta's Impoliteness By Associated Press London, April 16.—Contrasting tlia ! notion of President Wilson in connec tion with the arrest of American blub | jackets at Tampico with what wast I done when William S. Benton, tha [Continued on Page 10.] I THE WEATHER | For Harrlnhurg and Tlclnltyi Fair nnil nllglitly warmer to-night and Friday, 1 For F-nntern Pennnylvnnlai Cloudy to-nighti Friday fulri allghtlr «firmer; moderate northerly winds. Hirer The .lunlata and the upper portion or tlie Went llranch will begin to fall to-night. Tlie North llraneh mid the loner portion of th« i \Ve*t llrnncli will rln* steadily thin afternoon. The main river will rlne to-night and Friday and | begin to fall Friday night. A. i gauge reading of about K8 feet In Inillcnted for llarrlaburv Friday morning. General Conditions l The southern atorm ban moved slowly northenatward and la now eentral off the New Jeraey roast. It ban caused general rain* In the last twent;-four bourn from Ten nessee and North Car illna north ward with mime naow In West ern New York uud Northern New England. The temperature has fallen decid edly In the Northwestern State* under the Influence of an area of high pressure along the Oregon eoant. It In warmer In the Plain* State*. Temperature) N a. m„ 4(1 ( 2 p. m., 4ft. Sum Itlnen, r>:2N a. m. t acts, fli4H p. m. Mooni New moon, April 25, 0i22 a. m. Rlvrtr Stage i o.l* feet above low water mark. Yesterday's Weather Hlghent temperature, IS. Lowest temperature, 40. Mean temperiiture. 44. Normnl tempernture, 51, ' ; \ Pus ness History | When the future historian I wants to trace the business de velopment of this community ho i will naturally turn to tho ad vertising columns of the flies of I the newspapers of to-day for in formation. Each day this advertising la recording the story of progress. It is telling of the developments of trade. It is recording the progress of the men and firms who are do ing things, who are making hla | tory from day to day. Advertising Is not transient. | K Is n permanent factor In our i buiness und social U£e. Tho man or woman who wants I to bu up-to-date must study th« , advertising columns. iV.
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