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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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-
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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
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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
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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,
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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.