w 1 - ' " • • • - ™~ • . :• - "' •> * "'•* ■''■ v ;'v- ■* Leaders of Four Political Parties Meet HARRISBURG IffSfiill TELEGRAPH LXXXIII — No. 131 Republicans Cheer Two Stirring Speeches Calling Them to Line of Battle State Chairman William E. Crow and Secretary W. Harry Baker Re-elected For Coming Year PLATFORM WILL BE ADOPTED JULY 15 Meeting to Be Held in Phila delphia ; Session Marked by Enthusiasm W. HARRY BAKER He-elected State Secretary Stalwart Republicans of Pennsylva nia were called to the battle line to day to return the Keystone State to the Republican column in two stirring -peedies at the meeting for organ ization of the Republican state rum ■ litter. It was the first meeting of the committee after a state-wide pri mary and men were here from every • • tinty, although it had been an nounced that because of the short time ■lapsing since the nomination of the candidates and election of state com n'itteiMii"n that the adoption of the party's declaration of principles in the coming campaign would be deferred until a later date. The Republican ba'ders of the state, however, came here to show that they were keenly interested in everv move and heartily applauded every reference to the coin ing struggle. State Chairman William K. ('row. of Vniontovn. was re-elected after the committee had been enthused to re peated cheering by a speech by ex-Congressman Josiah I). Hicks and then the committee, after providing for a committee of eleven to meet with the state chairman and the state candidates, adjourned to meet in I-fsiladelphia on July 15. For a meeting which, it was ex pected, would be purely formal the session was one of the liveliest held in a long, long time. Men who have not been active in politics turned up and there were few proxies. The whole roll was called, the State officials hav ing been able to certify to the election of about four-fifths and the remaining names being supplied by chairmen. Many of the old-timers responded to their names and there was a craning of necks as names were called. Ex-Senator John S. Fisher, of In diana. the man who headed the legis lative commission which investigated the Capitol frauds, was elected as tem porary chairman arid W. Harry Baker as secretary. The lormer senator, who is a power in Western Pennsylvania politics, was heartily greeted when he took the platform and his congratu lations upon the fine turn out of stal wart Republicans started things going. He said he was glad to look into the faces of veterans who had weath ered many storms and were now ready to go out again in the cause of stal wart Republicanism. Failure of Theorists Mr. Hicks was then recognized and nominated Chairman Crow for an other term in a speech that fairly snapped, and was .stopped time and [Continued on Page 12] Late News Bulletins APPOINTED ROYALTON BURGESS Henry s. (.ranger, a councilman of Royalton. late this afternoon wa» appointed b> the Dauphin count) court as burgess of Royalton to till the unexpired term of John W. Youghter. who died several weeks ago. Frank B. l'ronk was appointed an assessor at Royalton. KIDNAPERS UNDER ARREST Pottsville. Pa.. Julie 3.—Charged with kidnaping Isaltcl Berry. 10, and Katherine l'orsythc. 20. of Sunlmry. three New York State men were arrested here last night while driving their automobile in front of the |H>lice station. They gave their name- a- 11. F. Sutton, Syra cii-e. son of wealthy garage owner: Edward Cnughllii, Albany,, and .John Tilis, Syracuse. JAUCH HELD FOR GRAND JURY Washington. June 3.—Daniel Y. Jaueli, who confessed to the police that he planted four sticks of dynamite in the Department of Agricul ture yesterday that he might discover them and win a promotion for heroism, was held for the grand jury to-day in default of hall on a charge of attempting to dynamite a building. TWO MORE AMERICANS EXECUTED Washington June 3.—The killing of Weston Burwell, or this citv, and a companion, supposed to liave also been ail Amcri<-an, by Mexi cans in the Tamplco district about two weeks ago, was confirmed to day In dispatches to the State Department. It was announced that the death of the two men had been "practically continued by an investi gation undertaken under the direction of the State Department at Ozuluama." Search now Is being made for the Itodles. . WOMAN IS INDICTED WiUlamsport, Pa.. June 3.—Mrs. Alene Troxel, charged with shoot ing her husliand, Harry G. Troxel. widely known lawyer and former Slate assemblyman. In their home on Cliristmus night, was to-day In dicted on a charge of assault and liattery with Intent to kill bv the grand jury. Her defense w ill In- that she thought her husband was a burglar. New York Closing: Chesapeake and Ohio. 51 5 4; Lehigh Yalley 135: Northern Pacific. 110: Southern Pacific. ni-X: I'nion Pacific 15l«-4- Chicago. MIL-St. Paul, »9: P. R. R.. Ill'*,: Reading. 161*4; »w' York Central. Canadian Pacific. i»l%: Amal. COPIK-I- 7!>-..• i* s Steel. «t»V„ SENATOR WILLIAM E. CROW • Re-elected State Chairman mm MECCA of j HHISBIK CHURCH PEOPLE TOMORROW Members of Working Committee to Be Selected Next Monday Evening | I tazleton will ho the Mecca to-nior i row of many of Harrisburg's leading churchmen. While all reservations for the trip i are not. yet in the hands of E. F. j Weaver, secretary of the Harrisburg Stotißlt evangelistic campaign commit tee. present indications are that fully I] 50 men and women from thirty j churches will make the trip to hear ! nr. Henry W. Stough and to see Just •how the". Stoush party conducts its . campaigns. j Among the chut-ch people who will l hoard the "Stough Special." to leave the Pennsylvania Raalroad station to | morrow morning at 7.50 o'clock, will I be: Wilbur S. Barker. Walter S. Fishel. Ralph R. Thompson. R. K. Bergstres ser. H. G. l'odlow. John Pine. John Allen. John E. l.ipple, the Rev. Br. J. A. Lvter. E. S. Xlssley. K. C. Finken ; hinder." Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Weaver. 11. A. Slicrk. O. li. Kines. 11. L. Carl. Mrs. W. Starry. E. Z. Wallower, |R. M. McXeal, J. R. Rote, the Rev. [Continued on Page 12] Pope Pius Celebrates Seventy-ninth Birthday Special to The Telegraph I Rome. June 3. —Pope Pius X cele brated the 7»th anniversary of his ! birth yesterday, receiving felicitations ; from all parts of the world. Cardinal i Begin, of Quebec; Cardinal Bourne, of j London, and Cardinal Gasquet. head lof the Benedictines in England, con jveyed the 'special greetings of the Sa cred College to his Holiness. The pon i tiff is enjoying excellent health again. He was born near Venice in 1835 and was elected to the papacy on August j♦, 1903. Before his elevation he was I Cardinal Sarto, patriarch of Venice. TOLLS BILL IN FINAL STAGE By Associated Press | Washington. June 3.—The final ; stage of the fight to pass the tolls ex iemption repeal bill was expected to b« : i reached in the Senate to-day when Senator O'Gorman planned to demand • | that this measure be kept constantly j before that body to the exclusion of I all other business until a vote has been taken. HARRISBURG, PA.. WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 3, 1914. PARK EXPERT MAKES SUGGESTIONS AS TO CAPITOL EXTENSION Manning Thinks Harrisburg Plan ning Commission Should Have Voice in Matter WOULD CONTINUE HIGHWAYS Thinks Subway Should Be Built at State Street and Amphi theater Erected An amphitheater spacious enough to seat S.llOil or I,l*oo people: a sub way Instead of a bridge at state street; continuance of the dtj highways almiK present linen: maintenance of a ••er tain uniformity of eorniee and arclii tectural design for abutting buildings —these art- a few of the problems Park Expert Warren 11. Manning Ite ll« ves should lie considered In the de velopment of the Capitol Park exten sion. Furthermore, the city landscape architectural authority thinks Harrls hurg's City Planning Commission should have a voice in the jurisdiction and laying out of the great grounds surrounding Pennsylvania's Capitol buildings. After a busy two days with the planning commission, Park Commis sioner M. Harvey Taylor, Assistant Superintendent Hoffert and Play ground Supervisor J. K. Staples. Mr. Manning returned to Boston last night. Crossing to Cameron Parkway Burlng his visit here he put in much time conferring with the property owners along the proposed extension of the parkway chain in the vicinity of Derry street, Paxtang Cemetery and in the southern end of the city. "Ne gotiations haven't been closed as yet," said one of the commissioners yester day, "but we are making progress.'' Considerable time was put in by the park expert and Mr. Taylor in the southern section of town with a view to determining a course from the pres ent limit of the river front park to connect with the Cameron parkway. Across the upper portion of the Cen tral Iron and Steel Company's grounds and thence to connect in some way with the banks of Paxton creek is one of the plans. The most serious prob lem is to devise means of getting across the Pennsylvania Railroad [Continued on Page I I] Republicans Can See Nothing in Sight But Great Victory Next Fall This city has been the scene of ! many political gatherings, but in all i the years of its history as a political ' center it has never happened that j three political parties held important I conferences here on the same day. ! Republicans, Democrats and Progres i sives and Prohibitionists are repre sented by their regularly constituted bodies to-day for the purpose of elect ing chairmen of the three State com | mittees and enunciating platforms j for the consideration of the voters ; ths year. To-morrow the Washington I party committee will have a session I in this city for the same purpose. A significant feature of the gather ; ings to-day was the unmistakable har | mony manifest in the conferences of I Republican district leaders. All the bickerings of recent years seem to ! have disappeared in the determina- GENERAL MEDIATION! I PROPOSITION IS NOW | UP TO REBEL LEADER Constitutionalist Agent in Wash ington Takes Up Question i With His Chief By Associated Press ! Washington. D. C., Juno 3.—Rafael ! Zubaran. Carranza's agent in "Wash ington. was to take up with his chief lin distant Durango to-day the note 'from the mediators which asked, in I i effect, whether the Constitutionalists h now were willing to discuss the do | mestic as well as the international ■ phase of the Mexican problem, and to 'declare o tru<e with Huerta. On that tj reply would hinge, it was believed, the [Continued on Page 0] ' Candidates Will Draw Lots For Places Friday I At noon Friday candidates for the various party committees who tied at the primaries will draw lots for places ion the ticket. The ties will be decided before the County Commissioners. Following are the candidates who will draw lots: Derry township, Second precinct. Republican, Harry Dowhower and John Balsbaugh; Mlddletown, First precinct. Third ward, A. B. Crow and M. B. Sheaffer; Rush township, John Hassler and Charles Minnich; Hlghspire, Washington, M. Reeves, N. ! B. Blngaman, H. M. Daniels and Harry | Whitman: Wieonisco. First precinct, Democratic, Adam Palmer and Ed. Minnich. CELEBRATING ANNIVERSARY Special to The Telegraph Marietta, Pa., June 3.—Justice of ; the Peace George Mable and Mrs. • Mable to-day are celebrating their I thirty-seventh wedding anniversary at I their home in the eastern end of town. HARRISBURG ROTARY OFFICERS SSI mm W. RI'FFS McCORD, Vice-President RESIGNATION CLIMAX TO "NIGHT OF IT" ON PRESIDENRS YACHT Women Aboard Mayflower Given as Cause of Big Navy Scandal Xew York. June 3.—The earnest de sire of President Woodrow Wilson and the most extraordinary efforts of Sec retary of the Navy Josephus Daniels have been unavailing to suppress the scandal involved in the resignation of one officer attached to the presidential yacht Mayflower "for the good of the service" and the sudden transfer of [Continued on Page 14] tion of the earnest men who met here to submerge all differences for the good of the party generally and the people as a whole. This was more conspicuous by reason of the under current of bitterness and division which worried the Democratic bosses. There was little effort made to hide the serious differences which are cer tain to defeat the plans of the reor ganization clique that took over the Democracy a year or two ago. Wherever two or more Republicans met they exhibited confidence in the outcome of the campaign and reported an increased sentiment among Re publicans all over the State favorable to a getting together of all the ele ments for an old-fashioned victory next November. [Continued on Page 11] HMWISBURG GIRL MURDERED HAZEL MVERS.SAYS "BUM" Police Get Letter Saying That Cora Dayton "Had Grudge" at Victim Special to The Telegraph Carlisle, Pa.. June 3.—Cora Dayton, the Harrisburg girl arrested here sev eral months ago on a vagrancy charge, the Carlisle police have reasons to be lieve. may know something about how Hazel Myers, who was murdered two weeks ago, met her death. The Dayton girl. It will be remem bered, with a male companion was ar rested here for vagrancy, the police believing her to be a man. She was dressed in male attire. It was later found that the prisoner was a woman. [Continued on Page 12] Watchman Confesses He Placed Dynamite Under Agricultural Building By Associated Press Washington, D. C., June .I.—Admit ting that he had "planted" four sticks of dynamite with fuses attached, which were found yesterday under the office of Secretary Houston, in the Depart ment of Agriculture, and had then re ported his supposed "discovery" of them In the hope of getting promotion, Daniel H. Jauch, a watchman, was ar rested here to-day on a charge of at tempting to destroy public property and locked up. His home is in Cin cinnati, where he says he has an in valid mother to support. Jauch, who formerly was a private in the army, is said to have been un der treatment for onrvous trouble re oently at the National Soldiers' Home hospital. The four sticks of dynamite wore taken away in a bucket of water. WM. S. ESSICK, President IH I|HHh m aHm mrnm wP m ' WlvirTiii iiriWr^ jm i I" JOHX S. MCSSER, Retiring President FRILLS MI HILLS FOR CIRL STUDENTS 111 COOKING SCHOOL Directors Friday to Consider Com mittee Recommendation to In clude Course This Fall Cooking, baking, sewing and all the] other housekeeping duties that are in- [ eluded in the home economies course for the girls of the Central high school will be taught this Fall If the School Board at its meeting Friday evening adopts the recommendations of the special committee. And the study of domestic science at the high school will not be without its thrills and frills. The cooking, baking and similar lessons will fur nish the thrills; the frills will be supplied in the shape of dainty lacy caps and aprons for the girl students. For these, according to President Harry A. Boyer, of the board, are to be recommended for the fair students and will likely be furnished by the School Board. Dr. Yates, it is understood, may sub mit a minority report opposing the institution of the course this Fall. The committee recently visited the Read ing high school and got a lot of in formation there. That there will be a scrappy session at Friday evening' board meeting is pretty generally predicted. The rec ommendation to establish domestic science in the high school this year will likely start something and some more fun is due to fly when the special committee to investigate a better method of handling and collecting the school funds reports. Directors Werner, Yates and Ken nedy constitute this committee. In addition to reporting on the tax collec tion method it is understood that refer ence will be made to the question of George W. Mcllhenny's fitness to serve as school treasurer. Mr. Mcllhenny had been charged with serving as a book and furniture agent while acting as treasurer. This, it is said, cannot be substantiated by the committee. Three Women Injured When Auto Overturns Special to The Telegraph Reading, Pa., June 3.—Mrs. Gilbert S. Jones, wife of the vice-president of the Reading Printing Company; Mrs. Charles E. Gray, wife of a Philadel phia newspaperman, of Wilmington, Dei., and Mrs. Homer C. Simmons, wife of a Wilmington contractor, were injured in an automobile accident on one of the mountain roads back of Wernersville, near here, yesterday. Mrs. Jones was at the wheel and in attempting to turn the car the brakes refused to work. The car backed down a hill and turned turtle, throwing the occupants to the ground. The ma chine caught Are and mad badly dam aged. COLORED SOLDIERS SENTENCED By Associated Press Honolulu, June 3.—Twelve soldiers of the Twenty-fifth Infantry (colored) were sentenced yesterday to ten years' imprisonment in • the military prison at Fort Leavenworth. Kansas. They were court-martialed and found guilty of "conspiring to run amuck" in Hon loliilu, among civilians and white sol diers. ' v ; '■ | 11 lyfSllll1* i® i ■a. HOWARD C. FRY, Secretary mm ELECT WILLIAM S. ESSICK AS NEW PRESIDENT Howard C. Fry Again Secretary; Outing and Dinner at Hershey Park Tomorrow Tho Harrisburg Rotary Club last - evening closed tho most successful year j in its history. President John S. Mus- ; ser retiring nnd William S. Essick be- j ing elected to lead the club during the! i-ominK twelve months. The meeting j was held following supper at Menger's j Cafe, nnd while the "campaigning" I was spirited, the best of Rood feeling j prevailed and the vote for the sue-' cessful candidates was made unanl- j mous on motion of tho defeated mem-! bers. The other officers elected were: W. Uufuß McCord, vice-president; How ard C. Fry, secretary: w. Grant Ranch, treasurer; John H. Monger,, sergeant-at-arms; - Gus M. Steinmctz, associate editor the Rotarian; George j [Continue*! on Page 12] Suffragettes, Armed With Horsewhips, Beat Jail's Medical Officer! By dissociated Press London, June 3. —The suffragettes j to-day again turned their attention to Dr. Francis Edward Forward, medical officer of Halloway jail. Two women ! armed with horsewhips sprang onto the doctor as he left the prison and were punishing him severely when a policeman arrested his assailants. The women declared their action was a ''protest against the forcible feeding for which this beast is respon sible." An arson squad of suffragettes early to-day burned a large cricket pavilion at Earlstield, southwest of London. Another arson squad sot fire to a country residence near Belfast, but the blaze was extinguished with small damage. Tar Will Stop Meetings of I. W. W. at Tarry town By Associated Press Tarrytown, N. Y., June 3. —Besides increasing the police force by the fifty members to guard against a threat ened invasion by Industrial Workers of the World, the town authorities here to-day began paving Fountain Square, where gathering have been held, with a soft tar-like preparation. Whether this was done by chance or by design, it eliminates the square as a rendezvous for several days to come. Industrial Workers of the World have held demonstrations here as a protest against the attitude of the Rockefellers in the Colorado mine strike. ! Roosevelt Will Be Shown Every Courtesy in France By Associated Press Paris, June 3.—President Poineare Jis desirous of showinK Colonel Theo idore Roosevelt eevry courtesy during | his forthcoming visit to France and I to-day gave orders to have tho special presidential railroad car in readiness lor the colonel on his arrival at Cher bourg. The car is to be attached to tho special boat train for Paris. it is understood Colonel Roosevelt will be received by the President at the Palace of the Elysee Saturday. Tho visitor, it is understood, will be Well guarded by detectives. ! Burglar Shot Dead by Birdsboro Policeman By Associated Press Reading, Pa., June 3.—Shortly be fore 4 o'clock this morning policeman William Lloyd, of the Birdsboro police force shot and killed' an unknown man whom he detected trying to get | Into the hardware store of Focht & Lacey by way of the second story. Two hours before a thief was disturbed In his operations at the same place, but escaped. Officer Lloyd kept on the watch and saw the burglar leaning out of the window at 4 a. m. with a gun in his hand. Ho fired at the officer but ' missed. Lloyd then sent a bullet into I his heart and the man dropped to the ground dead. He had a large of loot pacjsed ready to decamp. Ho was about 30 veafs old. He had not yet .'been identified. 14 PAGES. * POSTSCRIPT. DEMOCRATS MEET WITH OLD-FASHIONED FAMILY ROW BREWINQ Local Option Clause Cause of Dis sension ; Flag of Truce Waved TRY HARD FOR HARMONY Machine Bosses Try to Put Their; Program Through on . Greased Planks The Democratic State eominitee be<- Kan its meeting at the Board of Trado hall with every prospect of a Rood old family row at 2.20 o'clock this after noon. All morniiiK long the adherent* of the two wings were flapping and to ' complicate matters a movement wan | started by AV. J. Brennan, of Pitts j burgh, to upset the Palmer-McCor ! Mick plan for a local option plank in | the platform. Brennan was backed | by the Philadelphians and some upi I State people. The machine seemed to be in conJ trol when the meeting began and I rumors of a. peace parley were in tho I air as Congressman Palmer and Eu ! nene C. Bonniwell had been seen talk ing together. A number of postmas ters and prospective postmasters wero also talking peace, but whenever MeOormick or any of his particular partisans came along all talk of har j mony dissolved. Michael J. Ryan may i have declared for the ticket, but soma of his followers have not. "Psychological" Moment I At the "psychological" moment I State Chairman Morris called tho | meeting to order and the roll call had hardly started when Palmer and Bon niwell came in together, followed by ! Dan Hart, of Luzerne, whom tho [Continued <m Page 11. Devereaux Players at Academy This Evening I The Devereaux Players, who are to I appear at the Harrisburg Academy to j night at 8.1« o'clock in the open-air production of "Twelfth Night," by William Shakespeare, arrived here to day from Mercersburg. | Their Itinerary after leaving Har | risburg includes Chambersburg, Col legeviile and Philadelphia. Tickets ! can be procured at tho Academy I offices. AVIATOR IS DROWNED By Associated Press Sesto Calende, Italy. June 3.—Th« | Italian aviator Ccvasco was drowned | in Lake Mnggiore yesterday as the re- |suit, of the bursting of the engine of a j hydroaeroplane in which he was mak | ing a flight. Last year Cevasco mado a flight from Milan to Rome, a dis tance of 410 miles, in a little more than six hours. NEW ERA FOR TURKISH WOMEN" By Associated Press New York, June 3. —A new era ill high education for women in Turkey | was marked to-day by the dedication of the five new buildings on the prop erty of Constantinople College at Ar- I nautkeuy on the European shores of ! the Bosphorus. The five buildings, j dedicated to-day represent an invest ! ment of $750,000. . 1 THE WEATHER For Harrlsburg and vicinity! Fair mid slightly warmer to-night i Thursday partly cloudy and warmer. For Eastern Pennsylvania i Fa Is anil warmer to-night; Thursday partly cloudy and warmeri gentle to moderate south winds. River The Susquehanna river and all Ita tributaries will continue to fall slowly until rain occurs, A stage of 2.2 feet Is Indlcnted for H arris hurt Thursday morning. General Conditions i Pressure Is high over the eastern I half of the country and low over the western half, except along the Northern Pacific coast, where an area of high pressure Is mov ing In from the Pacific ocean. Showers have continued In the Southern Plains States and in the Kocky Mountain and Plateau regions. A general rise of 2 to 14 degrees In temperature has occurred east of the Rocky Mountains, except along the Atlantic coast from Northern Sew England to South Carolina, where It Is slightly cooler. Temperature! 8 a. iu., 60; 2 p. m„ SO. Sum Rises, 4i38 a. in.; sets, 7i27 p. in. Mooni Full moon, June 8, 12il8 p. m. River Stagei 2.4 feet above loir water mark. Yesterday's Weather Highest temperature, 74. I.owest temperature, 58. Mean temperature, 60. Normal temperature, 67. MARRIAGE LICENSES Walter Arnold and Katharino R. Smith, city. William Gohring, city, and Pearl M. Habbyshaw, Hummelstown. John A. I'Yee, city, and Mary Martin, Hununelstown. 1 , Reducing The Rent Mr. Storekeeper, did you ever figure out that you can utilixo 1 advertising to reduce your fixed i charge for rent? How? By the very greatly increased 1 business it will bring you. Just figure your advertising cost as part of the rent and flg ure your new percentage on tho I greater volume. If it doeß not work out you i have not given tho public what they want, i The results of advertising In a good newspaper like the Tele graph are ns certain as anything : can be if you have voiced your appeal properly.
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