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Return Salute Will Be Fired For Mexico and Not For Huerfa, Say Naval Officials
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
LXXXIII — No. 91
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MOWLY ESCAPES
DEATH Bf SHOT OF
WOULD-BE ISSISSIN
ullet Meant For Him Strikes
and Seriously Wounds
Frank Polk, Corporation
Counsel
SSAILANT NAMED
DAVID ROSE, AGED 70
pparently Mentally Unbal
anced; Shooting Occurred
in Front of City Hall
By Associated Press
New York. April 17.—An as
ssin's bullet aimed at Mayor
itchel, as he was leaving the
ty Hall in an automobile to
y for luncheon, missed its mark
t badly wounded Frank Polk,
rporation counsel. The man
10 fired the shot was instantly
erpowered. His name is David
>se; his age nearly 70, and he
ve evidences of being mentally
balanced.
The bullet crashed through
r. Polk's jaw, knocking out
arly all his front teeth and in
cting a serious, though not
cessarily fatal wound. He was
sisted into the City Hall, then
moved to a hospital.
''Mr. Polk was hit by the bul
, but the bullet was undoubted
intended for me," was the
ivor's comment.
Attaches at the City Hall said
at Rose had called to see the
ayor several times lately but
cause o' his queer actions had
t been permitted to see him.
While an ambulance surgeon
is dressing Mr. Polk's wound,
jse was questioned by the
ivor and a score of detectives,
e refused to answer any ques
>ns about himself. Two letters
dressed to Mayor Mitchel were
jnd in his clothing.
The shooting occurred at the
irk Row entrance to the City
ill plaza, shortly after 1 o'clock,
that time of the day Park Row
congested with hundreds of
;n and women on their way to
d from luncheon.
Tlio Hiooting
Vfayor Mitchel. Police Comml?-
ner Arthur Woods and Mr. Polk
f? left the Mayor's office in the
y Hall to go to a downtown res
irant for luncheon. The three
>ssed the plaza toward Park Row
ere stood the Mayor's automobile,
ven by Detective George Neun.
The Mayor got in first. Mr. Polk and
tnmissioner Woods following in the
ler named. As the Mayor sat down
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HISBANDS SHOOTS WIFE
By Associated Press
?ellatre, Ohio, April 1". Angry be
ise his wife refused to pay half the
>td of a divorce action he had instl
ed against her, John Luggi early to
r shot her four times, inflicting
ibably fatal wounds. He then killed
iself. Two of their young children
Inessed the tragedy.
Late News Bulletins
HAMMERSTEIN HIT BY COURT
XPIT York. April 17.—Oscar Hamnierstetn and his 6on Arthur are
restrained from producing either comic or grand opera In Boston or
New York until April 28, 1920. according to a decision of the appellate
division of the Supreme Court to-day.
REPORTED DEADLOCK IN PERU
Lima. Pern, April 17.—Matters are at a deadlock between the politi
cal parties in Peru In connection with the presidential election to choose
a successor to the exiled President, Hlllinghurst.. The followers of Ro
berto E. Leguia. former vice-president, to-day rejected the proposals ad
vanced by the Plerola party as a solution of the difficulties.
MANY WOMEN APPEAR IN COURT
Opelonsas, lowa, April 17.—Scores of women were waiting to-day at
the doors of the St Landry Parish Courthouse where the State will at
tempt to forge the last link In its chain of evidence against \V. C. Wal
ters, on trial on the charge of kidnaping Robert Dunbar, live years old,
and claimed by two women as their son.
New York, April 17.—The market closed weak. Demoralization of
Lehigh Valley, which dropped seven points in all to 131, caused a rapid
fall In other securities. Can fell thre*' points and Reading and Amal
gamated one.
"Wall Street Closing.—Lehigh Valley, 135: Northern Pacific, 109 %:
Southern Pacltic, 95 %; Cnion Pacilic, 154: St. Paul. P. R R
109*4: Reading, 162*4; N*®w York Central, S7%\ Amalgamated COD-'
per, 78*4; U. S. Steel, 58*4- 1
MAYOR MITCHELTWCET FOR MANIAC
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MAY Oil MITCH EL IN TKNN'IS CO^STC^NIE
BUILDERS AIMING
TO MEET DEMAND
[OR CHEAPER HOMES
Architects and Contractors Say
Well Euilt, But Not Expen
sive Houses Needed
A revolution in building tactics and
Inn impetus toward providing for the
I demand for cheaper houses in Harris
! burg is promised 6oon in connection
I with construction operations in this
| city. Prominent architects and con
; tractors interviewed this morning said
! that it had long been apparent that
| the need to-day In Harrisburg is not
Iso much for expensive, as for cheap
! but well-built houses that can be
i bought by the artisan and working
i man. It is said that a well-known
'contractor is planning an extensive
operation along these lines, under a
plan to build many houses and sell at
a close margin of profit on each one,
rather than build a few expensive
i dwellings and have them hang on his
i hand for several months or longer.
Real estate agents coincided in this
| opinion and said that the newcomer
| here could find plenty of houses that
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100 Express Horses
Dife in Chicago Fire
By Associated Press
i Chicago, 111., April 17.—More than
100 families were driven from their
homes to-day by an early morning fire
which damaged the stable of the Unit
}ed States Express Company and flat
i buildings in the vicinity to the extent
of more than $200,000. The fire start
led in the Express Company's stables
and 100 horses were burned to death
before firemen reached the building.
FIRE INQUIRY OPENS
Boston. Mass., April 71.—Ten wit
nesses were summoned to appear at
the inquest begun to-day by Deputy
Chief Neal. of the State police, into
the fire in the Melvin Apartment House
last Tuesday, which cost eight lives.
Those called upon for evidence in
cluded the janitor, occupants of ad
joining houses, firemen and telephone
' employes.
HARRISBURG, PA., FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 17, 1914.
HOUCK'S RE-ELECTION
PRESAGED BY LONG
LIST OF PETITIONS
Venerable Secretary of Internal
Affairs Honored by Friends
All Over State
DR. HENRY HOUCK
Dr. Henry Houck vlll, on Monday
next, file with the Secretary of the
Commonwealth one of the largest and
most representative nominating peti
tions of ail the candidates in the field,
to be voted for at the general primar
ies in May.
Dr. Ilouck's petition will contain
14.438 signatures. from forty-six
counties of the State, as follows: Bed
ford, 160; Blair, 397; Berks. 281;
Cameron, 112; t'enter, 107; Carbon.
112; Chester, 289; Cambria, 353;
Crawford, 351; Clinton, 112; Clear
field, 331; Cumberland, 387; Colum
bia, 37; Delaware. 627; Dauphin, 562;
Erie, 311; Franklin, 224. Fayette. 445;
Fulton, 112; Greene, 222; Huntingdon,
224; Indiana, 112; Jefferson. 112;
Lackawanna ,550; Lebanon, 1,080;
Lawrence, 199; Lancaster, 336; Lu-<
zerne ,167; Lehigh, 112; McKean, 112;
Mercer, 239; Mifflin, 73; Montgomery.
112; Northumberland, 197; Northamp
ton, 330; Perry, 336; Somerset, 336;
Susquehanna, 189; Schuylkill, 3.080;
Snyder, 111; Tioga, 112; Union, 112;
Venango, 224; Warren, 11?: Wash
ingt .-i, 224; York, 112.
There could be no higher estima
tion of the popularity of Dr. Houck
and the high esteem in which he is
held by the people than is evidenced
by this petition. The signers are all
registered Republicans, verified to
'by affidavit and were secured entirely
by the voluntary personal efforts of
Dr. Houck's friends in the different
counties of the State.
Schuylkill county has . especially
shown its appreciation of Dr. Houck
by sending to him thirty petitions,
| wi*h 3,080 signatures.
Considering that Dr. Houck will
have no opposition at the primary
j election, the interest taken in his
i nominating petition is something truly
i remarkable and but presages the
[sweeping victory which no doubt
I awaits him at the general election in
November.
McClnln Files To-day
Mayor Frank B. McClain, of Lan
i caster, to-day filed nominating petl
| tions for Republican nomination for
! lieutenant governor. Petitions were
| filed from Chester. Allegheny. Lancas
ter, Delaware, York, Bradford, Jeffer
son, Dauphin, Berks, Indiana. Lehigh.
Luzerne and Lebanon counties, con
taining about 2,000 signatures. Mr.
McClain stated that additional peti
tions would be filed on Monday from
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1 SPRING MUSIC THRILLS YORK
Special to The Telegraph
York, Pa., April 17.—The York Ora-
I torio Society in its eleventh annual
Spring festival rendered the musical
legend, "Christoforous," by Joseph
i Rheinberger. The 150 voices In the
i chorus were heard to splendid effect.
! The concert was a personal triumph
| for Dr. J. Fred Wolle, of Bethlehem,
I who conducted. The Russian Sym
phony Orchestra, of Now York, opened
the day's program with a symphony
concert in the afternoon in the York
High School auditorium.
RIVERSIDE FOLK TO !
TAKE UP ANNEXATION!
QUESTION TUESDAY;
Opponents of Plan Say Measure
Will Be Squashed at
Town Meeting
WARM FIGHT IS PROMISED
Vast Territory Will Be Added if
Petition Carries and Council
Grants Admission
Agitation in regard to annexing
Riverside, Lucknow, and the built-up
portion of Susquehanna township, will
reach a climax next Tuesday when a
town meeting in the Methodist church
at Riverside will be held to decide the
question.
Should it be decided at this meeting
that the proposed annexation plan
ought to be carried out, a petition to
be presented to Hrrrisburg council
will have to be circulated. Then, if
backers of the annexation plan carry
three-fourths of the voters on their
project, the petition v ill be presented
to city council. Council, it is under
stood. is willing to bring this section
•j.to the city.
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iTAYLOR TAKES STEPS !
110 OBTAIN LAND FOR
WILDWOOO ENTRANCE
City Planners Will Meet For Or
ganization Early Next
Week
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Detinito steps to-wards acquiring
for the city the stretch of ground now j
owned by the Pennsylvania State in- i
sane asylum for the proposed new en
trance to Wildwood Park were taken J
this afternoon by M. Harvey Taylor, :
commissioner of parks and public j
property, when lie conferred with Dr.
H. L. Orth {superintendent of the in
sane hospital.
The stretch of ground in question
is Immediately adjacent to Wildwood
and Mr. Taylor is desirous of securing
the State institution's consent to tak
ing it for the city. The benefits to the
asylum would be large in view of the
fact that the building of a new wide
roadway will be a big improvement
to the institution.
Other summer plans are being put I
into shape for presentation to the j
new Planning Commission as soon is)
possible after its organization. The;
necessary ground that is desired for!
the completion of the parkway to the j
east of the city's line will be one of i
the first problems that will come be
fore the commission.
Planning; to Organize
The city planners have not yet
fixed a date for the organization meet
ing but it is understood' that Monday
'or Tuesday evening will be chosen.!
jA president and secretary will be j
'elected and -the time of meeting fixed.
.Ed, S. Herman, the five year term
: member has been generally spoken of
for the presidency and it is definitely I
; understood that Miss Anna Cubisou, 1
| clerk to commissioner Taylor will be
i the secretary. The commission Willi
i likely meet once each week until the |
| work is well organized and then prob
ably two or three times each month.
One of the big jobs that Park
Commissioner Taylor is now plan-1
ning for is the construction of the j
construction of the new road and en
trance to Reservoir park. This will j
[wind in through the park at twenty-i
| first and Market streets. In conneet
|ion with this work the city planning
commission will take up the question
of acquiring the Mitchell tract Justj
west of the proposed entrance. .
She Smokes Pipe Because It
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Helps Pass Away the Time
Sells Buttermilk and Refuses
to Bite Penny to Make the
Change For a Pint
"Buttermilk? Yes'm, it's real thick
and good. Oh. yes, good bit different |
than the kind you kin buy. It's j
5 cents a ciuart. Xope; I don't have
any Jars. What's that? Only a pint
jar with you? Well, I'll sell you
pint for 3 cents. I can't bite a penny j
in half, can I?"
An aged woman, on whose face j
lingers a perennial smile, was selling j
her goods to a prospective purchaser
in the Chestnut street market when
the Telegraph camera man hap-1
pened along. It was Mrs. Jefferson I
Martin, long a familiar figure of the
market, who thus parleyed with the I
buttermilk victim, and when the sale |
was completed and "Granny," as she
is known, had dropped the bits of
copper into a wooden box she was
asked to pose for her picture.
"Oh, everybody knows me," she ob
jected. but at last, after much cajol
ing, she consented to appear In the
Telegraph's gallery of immortals.
Mrs. Martin, who lives near Sld
dor.sburg, York county, and drives the
sixteen miles to Harrlsburg every mar
ket day in the summer. Is "going on
seventy," as she herself explained. For
years she has smoked a briar pipe.
"Yes, I light up before and after the
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HUERTA NOW DEMANDS SALUTE
TO U. S. FLAG
SIMULTANEOUSLY GUN FOR G UN
MAN WHO MUST MAKE MEXICO SALUTE FLAG
Admiral C. S. Badger, commanding the great fleet ordered to Mexican
waters, Is here shown when not in a fighting mood.
TRADE EXTENSION
TRIP PLANNED By
COMMERCE BODY
Secretary of Chamber Now Mak
ing Arrangements at Stop
ping Points
Plans for a trade extension trip by
the Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce
will be completed early next week.
The trip will be made in automobiles
and will include York, Lancaster and
Lebanon
Two days will be reaulred to visit
these cities. About 150 members of
the Chamber will participate.
Tentative arrangements are now be
ing made for the trip, which in all
probability will start on May 5 and
end the following day. While in Leb
anon to-day looking after accommo
dations for the party the secretary of
the Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce,
Robert N. Wadsworth, received an in
vitation from the Lebanon Chamber
of Commerce to be the guest of the
latter while in that city.
On the return of Secretary Wads
worth plans will be taken up by the
board of directors of the Harrisburg
Chamber of Commerce and definite
arrangements will then be announced.
The visits by the Harrisburg Chamber
of Commerce will be for the purpose
of boosting trade relations and to look
over methods followed in other cities
for improvements, housing facilities
and the caring for industries.
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11 VICTIMS IS TOIL
Fire Which Started in Basement
Quickly Filled Stairways
With Smoke
By Associated Prist
New York, April 17.—A fire that
j swept through a fire-story apartment
[ house at 741 Eighth avenue early to
day claimed eleven victims and re
sulted in the serious injury of many
others.
Only five of the eleven bodies taken
from a theatrical boardinghouse that
occupied half of the building could be
identified, the others beiug charred
beyond recognition. The identified \
dead are: William Wallace, 46 years
I old; Mrs. Nellie Wallace, his wife; I
Mrs.- Nellie Spencer, a cloak model; I
Muriel Davis. 3 years old, and Mrs. ]
j George C. Davis.
Among the injured are Joseph Mes
| ser, Martin Welch and Charles Burke.
I Others are less seriously injured.
| The fire started in a pile of waste
i in the basement of a 5 and 10 cent
I store which occupies the ground floor
lof the building. It spread rapidly up
I stairways and shut off escape by them.
I There were no fire escapes in the front
of the building and the large number :
of dead and injured was due to the |
refusal of the panic-stricken people to
remain in the front windows, where j
many were rescued by firemen. All
of the dead and injured were taken
from the rear rooms and halls, where
they were caught while attempting to
reaching the roof and fire escapes.
Thrilling Rescues
One man was killed In trying to
escape over roofs. The fire was un
der control in less than an hour, but
in that time many thrilling rescues
j were made by the firemen working
from ladders in front and from win
dows of a nearby tenement building.
Captain Smith, who was suspended
by his feet from a window, prevented
Lois Boyland from being dashed to
death when a ladder broke on which
he was crawling from the burning
tenement. Captain Smith seized Boy
land and held on to him until both j
could be dragged to safety.
The proprietor of the rooming {
house, a negro janitor and several
of the rescued occupants of rooms in
the building were summoned to ap- |
pear to-day before Coroner Timothy |
Healy, who instituted an investigation. i
Ferro Manganese to Be
Made From American Ores
By Associated Press
Pittsburgh, Pa., April 17.—An an-1
nouncement of unusual Importance in i
the iron and steel trade was made
here to-day when it became known j
that a company had' been organized!
to manufacture ferro manganese from
American ores. Heretofore ferro man- j
ganese has been imported from Eng- '
land and Germany, with the exception 1
of small quantities manufactured by !
the largest interests for their own ■
use. Edward E. Marshal is president
and R. L. Wister, of Philadelphia, one 1
of the most important stockholders of'
the corporation, which will be capl-1
talized at $12,000,000. The plant will
be located at Dunbar, Pa., It was
stated.
VOTE ON WEEKLY WAGE
By Associated Press
Boston, Mass., April 17. Freight
handlers employed by the New Haven
Railroad voted to-day to insist upon
a minimum weekly wage of slo
[throughout the year. About 2,500
I men are affected.
20 PAGES. * POSTSCRIPT.
Latest Hitch in Situation,
When Officials Believed
Incidents Was Almost
Closed, Disclosed in Dis
patches From Charge
O'Shaughnessy; Accept
ance of Proposition Is Not
Likely
INTENTION OF RECALLING
SHIPS NOW ABANDONED
Officials Declare Huerta's
Latest Move Was Made to
Preserve His Own Dignity
Before Mexicans in Section
of Country Controlled by
Federals
Full Salute or
Nothing, U. S. Demand
Washington, D. C., April 17.
Secretary Bryan instructed
Charge O'Shaughnessy to
finally inform Huerta that the
United States will accept
nothing less than a salute of
twenty-one guns, and that the
American ships will reply after
the salute has been fired.
By Associated I'ress
Washington. I). C., April 17.
Huerta lias parleyed aunin. lie de
mands tliat his salute to the United
States Hat; shall he returned simulta
neously. sun for £uu. This President
Wilson is practically certain not to
j accept.
This latest* liitch at the eleventh
| hour, when otliclals here expected the
| situation was as good as closed up, was
! disclosed In dispatches from Charge
: O'Shaughnessy. President Wilson dis
cussed it with the Cabinet. Adminis
tration oflicers say privately Huerta's
counter proposition would not be ac
i cepted.
The development confirmed tho
' Tears of those officials who expected
| Huerta would equivocate again. Anv
j Intention of recalling any ships of tho
1 llect now bound to Tampico was aban-
I doned and those close to the adminis
j tration expected to see President WIN
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j JUDGE SCORES VIVISECTION
By Associated Press
Philadelphia, April 17.—The prac-
I tice of vivisection for scientific pur.
| poses received a hard blow In court
here to-day when Judge Bregy, In
charging the Jury in the case of Dr.
Joshua E. Sweet, professor of surgical
research in the University of Pennsyl
vania, on trial for wanton cruel treat
ing of dogs after vivisection opera
tions, declared that such treatment of
animals was a crime.
I THE WEATHER
For Harrlshurg and vicinity I Pair
. to-night and Saturday} warmev
Saturday.
For Ftastcrn Pennsylvania I Fair
to-night, nnrmer In north por
tion) Saturday, Increasing cloudi
ness and warmer) moderate shift
ing winds becoming east and
southeast.
Temperature! 8 a. m., 48.
Sum Rises, 5i2S a. m.) sets, 6)4S
p. m.
Moon i New moon, April 23, (>23
a. m.
River Stage) 7.8 feet above low
water mark.
Vesterday's Weather
Highest temperature, 47.
I.owest temperature, 40.
Menu temperature. 44.
Normal temperature, 81.
!MARRIAGFJ I.ICKNSKS
Ouiseppi Pucci, Palmyra, and Annie
D. Auria, Hershey.
William H. Rennard, Enola, and
Mary Dletz, Mechanicsburg.
Byron Stehl Behney, city, and Re
beccah Irene Cumbler, city.
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A Woman's Dollar Is
Bigger
Tho average woman gets more
! for her money than the average
man does her dollar has a
| greater purchasing power.
Women are the best readers
of advertising we have.
Is there not a direct connecr
tjon of cause and effect between
i these two facts?
Woman lias proved for her
self that It pays to know what
is being offered before she buys. ,
yhe knows what hor dollar is
I worth and she means to get the
most for it.
She finds the advertising one
of the most Interesting and help
ful features of her dally news
paper.