. . } - - . - -^*4^. > ' *— •- X , . • « > , ■ Huerfa Gefs Cargo of Ammunition Which Caused American Seizure of Vera Cruz HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH LXXXIII— No. 126 HOLD 4 HARRISBURG MEN ON CHARGE OF \ EXPRESSROBBERIES AQ WiD Plead Guilty; Thefts Cover Period of Three Years TWO OTHERS ARE ACCUSED Stole Merchandise From Packages and Later Took Whole Par cels, Say Police Six arrests, four of them made in Harrisburg during the last twenty-four hours, to-day brought about confes sions which clear up a series of Adams Kxpress Company robberies covering a period of three years. Goods valued at two thousand dol lars, it is said, was stolen during that time. Four of the men arrested live in this city; one is from Bellefonte, iind the sixth is a Pittsburgher. All six men gave bail for appearance in court and they will all plead guilty. Those arrested are: Clinrles Hare, 531 South Six teenth street. Roy E. Bitner, 152-7 Berry hill street. George K. Fritz, 2100 Derry street. John Dumni, Muench street near Fourth street. Wallace Rync, Bellefonte, Pa. Stewart U.' Esherlck, Pitts burgh, Pa. All men arrested were employed as express messengers running between Philadelphia, Harrisburg and Pitts burgh and had been in the employ of the Adams Express Company at inter vals during the past six years. Fritz has been working three years: Hare, two; Bitner and Dumm, each one year. At the homes of the Harrisburg em ployes goods amounting to S4OO was recovered. On Watch Two Years Special Agent Joseph Hagy, of the! Adams Express Company, of Phila delphia. was the man who brought about the arrests. He has been a busy person for two years, but clues which ctapufht about the solution to the roh '•wies were not certain until six months ago, following the disappear ance of a dozen or more packages from express ears. These packages contained various articles of merchan dise. Previous to that time, the thefts were confined mostly from one to six articles from numerous packages, which were opened and retied. Hare was arrested at Jiis home shortly after 10 o'clock this morning. He was at the breakfast table when Special Agent Hagy with two other officers called at his home. "1 thought it was coming," remark ed Hare. Bitner has not been at work for a week. He was at home last night when an otficial called. Fritz was called to the headquarters of the lo cal agent of the Adams Express Com pany yesterday, but was not placed tinder arrest until in the afternoon. Dumm made a full confession three days ago; the Pittsburgh man was ar rested on Monday, and the Bellefonte man Tuesday. The cases will be heard in the courts of each county where the arrests were made. When the investigation of these rob beries started three years ago, com tContinued on Page Hi] GET NOTICES IN EARLY Because Saturday is Memorial l>ay it is absolutely necessary to Insure publication, tliat the regu lar church notices be in the edi torial office of the Telegraph this week by Friday at noon. Notices received after this time will not be published. ' —— k Stores to Close Decoration Day Practically all Harrisburg stores will be closed Saturday next, Deco ration Day. They will, nowever, remain open Friday evening until the usual Saturday evening clos ing hours. Late News Bulletins OUIMET IS FRENCH "CHAMP" Versailles, May 28.—Francis Ouimet. American oiwii golf champion, became amateur champion of France to-day by defeating Henry J. Top pine of the Greenwich Country Club, Connecticut, by four up and three to play, in the final round of 30 holes. SEVERE EARTHQUAKE FELT Sydney, X. S. \V\. May 28.—The most severe earthquake shocks ever registered by Australian seismographs were recorded lit 12.30 this morn ing by the instruments at the government observatory at Rlverview. Indications were that the upheaval was in the neighborhood of the Friendly Islands in the Southern Pacific. MAY DISPOSE OF BATTLESHIPS Washington, May 23.—A plan for disposing of the battleships Idaho ami Mississippi to a foreign power for just what the United States paid for their construction was laid before the Senate Naval Affairs Com mittee to-day by Secretary Daniels. BOMB FOUND IN FREIGHT CAR Uindon. May 28. — V bomb filled witli gunpowder, gelatin and Iron bolts, was found to-day In the freight car of a train at Wellingborough The missile is believed by the authorities to have been placed there by suffragettes. Airs. Mary Alnau, aged 38, of Duiicannon, was brought to the llar risburg hospital this afternoon suffering with a fractured spine. She was struck by a heavy trace which broke while her husband was load ing hay. Herkimer, X. V.. May 28.—Jean (iianiui, the lfl-vcar-old bov charged with the murder of his school teacher, Lida Beecher, was ac quitted here on the ground of criminal imbecility. Portland, Me., May 28.—Mrs. Thomas lirackett Itecd. widow of the former speaker of the National House, died to-day after a brier illness. Mrs. Heed leaves a daughter. Mrs. Arthur Haicntync, of San Diego. Annapolis. Md., May 28.—William R. Howlus, the St. John's Col lege junior, who was shot by freshmen when he with other juniors went to the underclassmen's room on Monday night, died to-day. ' Wall Street Closing.—Union Pacific. 158: Chesapeake & Ohio, 5296 • tichigh Valley, 110: Northern Pacific . 111 %: Southern Pacific , III :y. ■ Cal nadian Pacific, fl»8 : »/, : C„ M. & St. P.. 101: P. R. R.. Ilf'fc: Reading 185% ; New York Central, ; Amnl. Copper, 72y„; U. S. steel 63 DONALDSON ELECTED GRAND TREASURER OF TEMPLARS IN PENNA. Former Commander Is Again Hon ored at Erie Conclave— Widely Known Mason ' ' V WILLTAM M. DONALDSON, Granrl Treasurer, Grand Commandery Knights Templar nf Pennsyl vania Special to The Telegraph Eric, Pa., May 28—William M. Don aldson, Harrisburg, was elected grand treasurer of the grand commandery Knights Templar of Pennsylvania at the dosing session of the sixty-first annual conclave in this city to-day. Mr. Donaldson, who is a prominent [Continued on Page 16] $6,000,000 Favored For State Highways Special to The Telegrnpli Stroudsburg, Pa., May 28.—An an nual appropriation of $6,000,000 by the State Legislature to he taken from general revenues, for the building and maintenance of State highways, is rec ommended in a report by " special committee suggested by Governor Tcner and appointed in January by the State Board of Agriculture. The report was submitted at the session of the Farmers' Annual Normal In stitute, delegates to which generally approved the report. The committee further recommend ed that State convict labor bo used wherever possible and tbat a strictly "pay-as-you-go" policy lie adopted. j Parents Are Urged to Tell Truths of Life By Associated Press Chicago, May 28.—Discussion of the report of the special committee on white slave traffic was the order to day at the general assembly of the Presbyterian church in the United States. The report emphasized, the slogan "no toleration; no regulation; no recognition." and urged that the evil be eradicated by strict enforce ment of municipal, State and federal laws. Doubt was expressed in the report of the advisability of teaching sex hy giene in the public schools and par ents were urged to inform their chil dren personally of the truths of life. "VETS'* TO VISIT SCHOOLS The following comrades of Post 116, G. A. R., have been detailed to visit the public schools Friday afternoon: J. K. Miller, Camp Curtin building; H. A. Swartz. Forney building; J. H. Santo, Cameron building: W. H. Moore and Jonas Sellers, Hamilton building; William T. Bishop, George L. Sellers, Z. T. Baltoser, Maelay building; Rob ert Dougherty, N. H. Carnman, Allison building. HARRISBURG, PA., THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 28, 1914. Lin SAYS MANY ATHLETES WERE PAID TO UIN IN SCHOOL Regular Salaries Given Famous Football Players to Hold Them in Carlisle FRIEDMAN AGAIN ACCUSED Ministers Are Said to Have Re ceived Money From Athl etic Treasury Special to The Telegraph Washington. D. C., May 28.—Inter est in the affairs of the Carlisle In dian School to-day centered about the charges made by E. B. Linnen, who made the recent investigation concern ing the conduct of the athletic affairs of the school and the manner in which the athletic fund was handled by Glenn S. "Warner, the famous coach of the equally famous Indian football team. Warner has not only denied the charges made by Linnen privately and emphatically, but has made formal official denial to the Department of Justice, which now has the whole mat ter under consideration. Extracts from the Charges Some of the charges made by Mr. Linnen against Warner are interesting. An extract from the report, indicating their nature, follows: "I have prepared a list comprising twenty-three typewritten pages of checks showing payments made out of this athletic fund from February 9. 1!>07, to date, to which your special attention is invited. This list of checks I shows hundreds of payments made to various football players, many pay ments made to ministers, many pay ments made to government employes who were receiving government sal aries. payments made to newspaper i correspondents, payments made to at- I torneys, press dipping bureaus, insur ance. hotel bills and club dues at the I mess for visiting persons; moneys paid [Continued on Page 1«1 Munsey Visits Oyster Bay to See Col. Roosevelt Py Associated Press Oyster Bay, N. Y., May 28.—Frank A. Munsey, one of the leaders of the Progressive campaign in 1912. came to Oyster Bay to-day to see Colonel Uoosevelt. It was Mr. Munsey who, after the campaign, launched a movement for amalgamation of the Progressive and Republican parties, which Colonel Kooscvelt would not approve. Mr. Munsey motored from New York with George W. Perkins. Colonel Roosevelt to-day had recov ered from the fatigue of his trip to Washington and apparently was as vigorous as ever. He said he expected several other political visitors later in the day. SCOTT WILL BE ELECTED By Associated_ Press New York, May 28.—Sixty thousand printers throughout the United States and Canada, associated with the In ternational Typographical Union, are balloting for international officials to day. It is expected that the result will be known approximately in two days. Marsden G. Scott, president of Typo graphical Union, No. 6, will be elected. Whitman Investigating Baseball Pools Which Are Thriving in East By Associated Press New York, May 28. A thriving business in New York and other East ern cities is said to have been disclosed in the investigation of alleged baseball pools by assistants and detectives in the office of District Attorney Charles S.'Whltman. That such an investiga tion was in progress became known to-day when some of the methods of the so-called "baseball news informa tion bureaus" were made public. The procedure, according to Assist ant District Attorney Colnon, is for the prospective subscriber to pay 25 cents for a sealed envelope containing a score card with blank boxes for every team in each of five leagues—forty teams in all —and for every day in the week except Sunday. On the back of the score card are the rules of the "subscription." Each score card was five teams punched as its particular combination for "premiums," for the largest numbers of runs scored by any combination in the week. Premiums are also quoted for the lowest number of runs. The real interest, it was pointed out, is not in the week-old re ports of baseball nor in the hour by hour news of the standing of teams which the bureaus furnish subscribers, but in the "premiums" to the winners. IXVHSTIGATORB TO EXAMINE BOOKS OF J. P. MORGAN & CO. By Associated Press New York, May 28. —Investigators of (he Interstate Commerce Commis sion to-day were prepared to begin an investigation of the books of J. P. Morgan & Co. as they relate to trans actions of the New York. New Haven and Hartford Railroad. Conditions under which the Morgan firm granted permission for an examination of these books were agreed to at a conference yesterday between Joseph W. Polk, counsel for the commission, and Fran cis Eynde Stetson, attorney for the firm. UN WRITTEN 1, \\V GETS MAN VERDICT OF SECOND DEGREE By Associated rress Chardon, Ohio, May 28.—Ernest O. Zimmcr WHS found guilty of murder in the second degree this morning in connection with the shooting to death of William Eggleston, a neighbor farmer. on January 17. Sentence has not yet been pronounced, dimmer's defense was the unwritten law and self-defense. Mrs. Ziriimer on the stand bared her relations with Egstles | ton in an effort to save her husband. PLAYGROIIi SEASON 1 TO OPEN FORMALLY ion. JUNE IS Seventy Applications Filed For Twenty-two Places That Must Be Filled STAPLES TO ARRIVE SOON Many Old Inslructors Want to Take Charge of Work Under Supervisor Harrisburg's playground season for 1914 will be formally launched Wed nesday, June 3, when J. K. Staples, the general supervisor, confers with the applicants lor boy and girl instructor ships and selects the staff. The opening of the playgrounds will probably not follow until a week or ten days later, perhaps not even until June 15, but the work will be organ ized, the details of the plans threshed out and the program completed at next Wednesday's conference. Seventy applications have been filed for the twenty-two places that must be filled. Fifty of the applicants are girls and twenty are boys. Some of the crack girl and boy athletes of the two high schools are among those who have asked for places. Many of the instructors of both sexes who served last summer applied again. These included Miss Mary E. Stewart, the sewing instruct ress; Misses Margaret Turner, Mary Elizabeth McCormick, Mary Braxton, Margaret Turner. V. Cordelia Brenne man, Helen S. Xeidig, Margaretta Q. Dougherty, Dorothy V. McCormick, Mary M. Johnson and Edith Hall; Merle Toomey, George W. Hill, Floyd Ebner, E. L,. Manning, Jesse Krall, Glennon Melville and Ueslie Hall. The positions to be filled include playground instructors and assistants, ! bathhouse keepers and assistants, raf | fia, sewing 'and cooking Instructors, jand assistants, folk dancing and camp instructors. Mr. Staples expects to leave Hous ton. Texas, bv Saturday and will be in this city probably Monday or Tues day. The park season will be opened Sat urday, Memorial Day, when eleven park cops will go on duty. Scenery Constructed For Religious Plays fly Associated Press New York, May 28. Churches throughout the country and societies' affiliated with tlicm are now able to produce religious plays written In proper dramatic form with stage di rections and properties, through the establishment in this city of the ex position department of Missionary Education movement. This new department, which is one of the most Interesting developments of modern church work, was organ ized last January. Announcement is made to-day that it is now able to offer a play, with scenery for its pro duction, to churches for use in illus trating in dramatic fjorm, its home and foreign missionary work. A store house here is now fully equipped with scenery and properties, together with costumes, household and other imple ments and everything needed to set a church play. The properties may all be rented for a nominal sum by the religious organizations for which they are intended. They cannot be had for I secular purposes at any price. Fifty Firemen Overcome by Smoke While Fighting Blaze in Detroit, Mich. fly Associated Press Detroit, Mich., May 28.—More than fifty firemen were overcome by smoke and ten partly conscious foreigners were dragged to safety from the flames which swept the basement of the Union Station here last night. The fire, one of the most stubborn in the history of Detroit, was not completely extln- j gulshed until early to-day. The cause has not been determined, but it started in a room in the basement where rec ords were kept. The loss is estimated at $30,000. The firemen confined the flames to the basement. The station is used by the Wabash, Pere Marquette and Canadian Pacific Railroads. The old Michigan Central station, a short distance away, re cently was destroyed by tire. Cooler Weather Coming; Heat Prostration Today Relief from the hot wave is prom ised to-night, when, according to Weather Forecaster Demain, it will probably be about ten degrees cooler than last night, and the cool weather will stay with us for about twenty four hours. After that more hot weather is due, although indications are that it will not be so extreme as (hat suffered yesterday. At 6 o'clock this morning the thermometer regis tered 74 degrees, which was six de grees cooler than yesterday 'at the same time; and the mercury was not So high to-day. Another case of heat prostration occurred .however, to-day, when John J. Zimmerman, who is Bfi years of age, was walking in the yard of his home at 157 Paxton street. He at once re ceived medical attention and his con dition Is reported as favorable toward recovery. Anti-trust Bill May Pass Before Next Week By Associated Press Washington, D. C., May 28.—Under the "five-minute rule" debate on tho Clayton omnibus anti-trust 1)111 was to be resumed in the House to-day. With a compromise already effected between the labor leaders and administration leaders on the labor provisions of the bill it WHS the confident hope of those in charge that the measure Would be passed either Friday or early next week. HONOR STUDENTS OF TECHN ARE NAKED BY PRINCIPAL CHARLES B. FAGER Br CH ESTER BUFFINGTON, Valedictor'un Honors 1*5% #fk I ill!! -imMHBMW LAWSON MATTER, Third Honorman All four of the honor men had averages t.bove 90 per cent. Buffington will receive the Tech Alumni Association prize of $25. Fleming Won't Be Shaved With Pascal Hall's Razor So Youthful Murderer Has Gone in For the Alternative; He's Raisin g a Beard Martin Fleming has grown a gener ous, luxuriant black beard, because he doesn't want to be shaved by the same razor that is used upon Pascal Hall. Fleming and Hall occupy adjoining cells on tier "S" of the Dauphin coun ty prison. That is the tier that is more generally called "murderers' row." Both Fleming and Hall have been convicted of murder. Fleming is awaiting argument on his appeal for a new I rial. Hail was to have been hanged Tuesday, but was reprieved un til June 24, when his case will He Lancaster Woman to Try Matrimony Third Time Despite Failures Twice divorcee, pretty Lillian Good, aged 33, Lancaster, to-day appeared in the Dauphin county marriage license bureau with Ross Stewart, a 36-year old widower of the same place, and got a license to try it again. The bride-elect's first divorce was granted about twelve years ago; her second was granted in December of 1912. The groom-elect's first wife died in November, 1908. Twenty-six Men Are Charged With Murder By Associated Press Canon City, Col., May 2 B.—Twenty six men are charged with murder and seventy-six with rioting in the report of the Fremont county grand jury, which yesterday returned sixteen true bills against 105 defendants on charges growing out of the tight at the Chandler mine on April 25 in which William King was killed. Twelve of those charged with mur der are under arrest, including Charles Battley, district organizer of the United Mine Workers of America; Thomas Gaston, president of the Rockvale local union; Felix Pogliano and Thomas Scott, union officials. F. C. Hedges, editor of the Fremont County Democrat, at Florence, is among those indicted. He is charged with inciting riot by means of articles published in his paper. Think Murdered Girl Will Never Be Avenged Special to The Telegraph Carlisle, Pa., May 28.—That Hazel Myers' murder will never be avenged is the general opinion prevailing throughout Cumberland county and near the home of the dead girl's father, Parker Myers, at York Springs. Authorities here will neither con firm nor deny reports concerning the disappearance of Salvaturl Cramacelli, the young Italian, who was the last person said to have been seen with the Myers girl Thursday night. Inquiries to-day at the Mt. Holly clay works brought the statement that Cramacelli had disappeared. The an nouncement yesterday that he had probably left the country Is believed to 1 be true by the father of the murdered I girl and by friends who have been showing considerable activity in the ,efforts to locate the murderer. l|j§* jj i * Hp ggf Hh ■ jMpP FORREST HEBERLIG, Salutatoriaa WL mm Ea ' 'Si '-J&r/Jm ~ ROBERT HOFFMAN, Fourth Honors Photos, Gaugltr Studio I submitted to tho Board of Pardons in an effort. to obtain a commutation of ■ sentence on the grounds of Insanity. W. L. lioeser, counsel for Fleming, says bis client bad gone in for hirsute |adornment of tlie kind, simply because be objects to the razor that serves for Hail, Jail officials say that Fleming has only objected to the use of the same blade that serves for Hall, but Flem ing, It is said, prefers not to be shaven with a safety-razor. .So, instead of .a shave several times a week. Fleming-just has his beard trimmed with the scissors. Editor Who Wrote About Funston's "Chinese Face" Leaves Mexican Capital .Sfecial to The Telegraph Vara Cruz, May ,28.-r-The editor of H.l Independiente, one of General Huerta's papers in Mexico City, which was among those that most flagrantly distorted the fact of the American landing here, is said to have passed I through Vera Cruz, taking ship for Europe a day or so ago. The editor |is reported to have felt certain that' lie would be executed if he remained lin the capital until the collapse of General Huerta. El Independiente recently published what purported to be a picture of Brigadier General Funston with a heading saying: This is the picture of the Amer ican General Funston, whose face is more like that of a Chinaman than that of a white man and who has constantly violated the armis tice. General Funston said, when ne heard the editor had departed, he would have found some pleasure in Interviewing him as he passed through. Tradesmen Advocate More Honest Dealing By Associated Press Washington, May 28.—Assurances by Secretaries Bryan and Kedfield to the National Foreign Trade Conven tion. in session here, that the Admin istration earnestly desires to increase American foreign commerce and to widen the Held of American enterprise through co-operation with the busi ness men of the country, was being discussed with keen Interest to-day by delegates to the convention. As prime essentials in this movement, Secre tary Bryan, Senator Burton, of Ohio, and other prominent speakers advo cated a spirit of peace and tfood will toward all foreign nations and a policy of honest business dealing. Clogging of Mail Chute Causes Delivery Delay Clogging of a letter chute, running from the fourth to the first floor of the south wing of the Capitol, it was found to-day. was responsible for tlie loss of mall and failure of delivery of postal matter issued from the offices in that wing. The chute was clogged for nearly two weeks, tn Some way a large pack age became jammed In tho chutfi near the second floor, and nothing could get uast it- I GES * POSTSCRIPT. 16 PA' HUERTJI RECEIVES, IRMS WHICH CAUSED SEIZUREJ F POHTi Ypiranga Lands Munitions Which Were Held Up by Ameri can Marines UNLOADED AT PUERTO, MEXICO Provisional President May Be Asked to Tell For What Use He Wants Them By Associated Press Washington, D. C., May 28.—Predic tions that a protocol would be signed by the lluerta and American delegates to the Niagara conference within the next week and reports that the Ham burg-American steamer Ypiranga hart delivered ammunition for the Federals at Puerta Mexico, were widely vary ing features in the Mexican situation that engaged the President and his advisers to-day. i While it would have been Impossi ble to have prevented the delivery of munitions for lluerta without viola tion of the truce between the Federals and the American government, yet the incident recalled that the Ypiranga'!* movements precipitated the occupa tion of Vera Cruz to balk the landing of the very war cargo that now will reach lluerta through the Tehuante peu railroad port. Has Xot Told of Use Whether the Federal dictator would attempt to make any explanation of the use to which ho intended to put the ammunition, as he explained the recent movement of his troops to meet I Constitutionalists west of Tamplco, was a topic of interest here to-day., ()fficial reports that lluerta had re [ i-eived an additional cargo from the Hamburg-American liner Bavaria, were borne out by statements from. Mexico City that two large shipments of munitions had been received in the last two weeks. Suggestions of the way they would be employed were conveyed in the statement that the Federals now were well supplied with, ammunition "to carry on their cam paign against the Constitutionalists." Continued optimistic news from. Niagara Palls encouraged administra tion chiefs to-day. It was declared [Continued on Page I#] Man Who Killed Rupp Is Seriously 111 Special to The Telegraph Carlisle, Pa., May 28.—John Bent, alias Morgannan, alias Morgenthal, charged with the murder of John llupp, .a farmer, of near Mechanics burg. was in a. critical condition last night. He is improved to-day. The bullet in Kent's arm has not been removed. The wound will not heal and yesterday Bent was a very sick man and it was feared he was suffering with blood poison. Medical aid was summoned and Bent im proved. Bent will waive a hearing for Sep tember court. Attorneys Edwin G. Barnitz and William A. Zerby, counsel for Bent, to-day announced that there would be no preliminary hearing. Dis trict Attorney Alexander will be as sisted by Attorney W. A. Clymer iu looking after the Commonwealth side. | I THE WEATHER For Hnrrlsliurg and vicinity: Fair to-night ami Friday; cooler to night. For Hastcrn Pennsylvaniai Partly cloudy weather to-night and Fri day, somewhat .lower tempera ture; light to moderate northwest winds. River The main river will rise slowly to night and Friday. A stage of nhont 3.2 feet Is Indicated for Rarrlshurg Friday morning;. The North llraneli will rise to-night and Frldny. except the upper portion will hegln to fall Friday. Only slight changes are Indtcnted for, the West Ilranch and the Juniata. General Conditions The northwestern high pressure area has Joined the southeast ern high and the united areas now cover n broad belt of coun try extending from the northern part of the CJreat Takes to the South Atlantic const. A new- dis turbance from the Far North west now covers the greater part of the territory between the ltocky Mountains and the Missis sippi river with Its center over Western Dakota. Temperature) 8 a. in., 74) 2 p. m., 86. Mum Rises, 4:41 a. m.; sets, 7:23 p. in. Moon: First quarter, June 3, liSO a. m. River Stage: Three feet above low water mark. Yesterday's Wen the® Highest temperature, 110. I .owe st temperature, 64. Mean temperature, 77. Normal temperature, 05, MARRIAGE I.IC'KNSF.S George D. Rowen and Nora Irene Wagner. Allentown. John Krospany and Lenka Meraszas. Steelton. Lillian Good and Ross Stewart, Lan caster. Trade Follows Value This is a merchandising axiom well borne out by experience. Value does not necessarily mean low prices. It may more likely mean superiority of ser vice or of quality. The advertisements in to-day's Telegraph are the weather-vanes of value. They show how the trade winds are blowing. Read them carefully before you do your shopping, for they may guide you to something bet ter than you expected. Kach day the advertisements have a new story to tell—a story that is as fresh and interesting as the llvest piece of news in the newspaper.