Trans-Atlantic Liners Uninjured in Collisi
HARRISBURG ifSSlft TELEGRAPH
LXXXIII—
INTERNATIONAL POLO
DRAWS THUS TO
MEADOWBRQQK CLUB
Long Line of Automobiles Sends
Up Dust in Form of Great
Yellow Fog
FIELD IN EXCELLENT SHAPE
American Ponies, Accustomed to
Midsummer Heat, Have
Slight Advantage
By Associated Press
Meadowbrook Club, Westbury, L.
1., June 13.—Society folk, sportsmen
and casual spectators, thousands all
told, crowded to the Meadowbrook
Club to-day for the opening games of
the international polo series.
Six matches have heretofore been
played for the trophy, and each na
tion has won three of them. Before
the game the Americans ruled favo
rites at odds of ten to six.
The players of both teams spent a
forenoon of rest after a quiet night.
Captain Cheape of the challengers
still suffered to some extent from his
injured nose and eye, struck last week
by a ball. On the American side in
terest centered on Rene La Montague,
the only new man on the team since
the breaking up of the "big four" by
the withdrawal of Harry Payne
Whitney. It is La Montague's first
international match and his friends
predicted that his aggressive playing
would prove a surprise.
Roads Congested
The day was clear and warm. A
slight breeze in the morning fluttered i
the British and American flags on the !
stands. The exodus to the Meadow- ;
brook Club began early. Long before '
noon the roads leading to Westbury I
and Hempstead were crowded with j
automobiles of various types and vin- ,
Hundreds of city taxicabs were
pressed into service. As the long lino
of cars approached the playing field I
the roads became congested with mo- S
tor cars and the dust stirred up by !
thousands of runner shod wheels hung
over the Hempstead plains like a
heavy yellow fog.
Railroads Contribute
To this assembling host the rail
roads contribute! long trainloads of
spectators as fast as the trip from
the city to the field and return could
be made.
At the playing field those in charge
were at work early. The great stretch
of velvet turf was mowed and wa
tered yesterday and heavy rollers
rumbled up and down the surface
throughout the morning. It was stated
that unless a heavy shower deadened
the field before bell time at 4 o'clock
it would be the fastest ever offered
for international polo play in this '
country.
Ponies Are Ready
The ponies of both teams were
walked over from their regular quar
ters to the paddocks early in order
to avoid the heat of the midday and
were reported ready for the hard i
struggle. The English players were j
inclined to believe that the heat and !
delay had taken the edge off several i
of their best mounts; but this could
not be avoided. m he American ponies, j
accustomed to American midsummer
heat, weathered the hot spell better |
than the imported mounts. This, it '
was said, gave the cup defenders a j
slight advantage.
The lineup:
England—No. 1, Captain H. A. Tom- I
kinson; No. 2, Captain L. St. G
Cheape; No. 3, Major F. W. Barrett;)
Back, Captain Vivian Lockett. Sub- !
stitutes—Eord Wimborne, John A
Traill.
American —No. 1, Rene I.a Mon
tague; No. 2. J. M. Waterbury; No
3. Pevereue Milburn; Back, Lawrence
Waterbury. Subtltutes—C. C. Rum- j
sey, Malcolm Stevenson, H. C. Phipps.
Referee—Louis Stoddard. Empires! I
Joshua Crane, Boston, and Keith B
Maskham, Cairo, Egypt. Goal um
pires, t>r. H. A. Souther and Prank
Forrester, for America, and Spencer
Fish and Frank S. Drake, for Eng
land. Official timer. W. Struther
Jones. •
CAVKXY MOVES
Alderman S. Brady Caveny, of 210
South Second street, will remove his
office this evening: to 256 South Second
street.
Late News Bulletins
PELKY KNOCKED OUT IN FOURTH
Melbourne, Australia, June 13.—Sam McYcy. of California, heavy
Hiainpion of Australia, knocked out Arthur Pelkv, heavyweight
of Chieopee falls, Mass.. in the fourth round of a fight here to-dav
The result was never In doubt.
WANT OLYMPIC GAMES AT ANTWERP
i
Paris, June 13.—A request that the Olympic names in 1920 be held
at Antwerp was to-day presented to the Olympic (James committee.
TROOP SHIP DESTROYED
On Board U. S. S. California. Mazatlan, Mexico. .June 12 fßv
Ulreless to San I>ie,jo. Cal.. June 13.—The Mexican troops shin Guer
rero destroyed the constitutionalist armed steamer Cullacan after a
battle near Guaymas last nljtht. according to information that reached
hero to-day., io re|iort of tlie casualties has been received.
REBELS DO NOT WANT PLACE
Saltillo Mexico. June 12.—(Via Laredo,Texas, June IS.)—After the
dispatch of General Carranz-a's note to the mediators at Niajrara Falls
It was said to-day authoritatively that the constitutionalists do not wish
to become provisional president under
mediation plans(providing taking such office can be construed In any
manner as legalizing any of Hucrta's acts.
ASHES CARRIED 16 MILES i
Redding Cal., June 13.—A lifth eruption of Blount fjassen. more
violent even than that of last night, which In turn was far greater
than any of those that preceded it, occurred to-day. For the first time
the smell of sulphur was In the air. Ashes fell at Mineral sixteen
miles from the peak.
NO MORE BEDBUGS AT
COUNTY ALMSHOUSE;
OLD BEOS MUST GO
i
Grand Jury Recommends That
Sanitary Metal Beds Be In
troduced There
SCRUBBERS WERE VERY BUSY
iSo Jurors Found Surface Clean,
But They Looked Beneath
the Quilts
No Bedbugs Where
Metal Beds Are Used
! would suggest, however,
VV that the present wooden
strip bed springs be removed and
| replaced by metal springs, or that
! all wooden beds be removed from
j this institution."
Extract from grand Jury report
| made to-day, suggestive of method
county poor authorities may take
to prevent bedbugs from annoying
! inmates of almshouse.
No more bedbugs in the county
almshouse!
That is. if the recommendations of
the grand jury are adopted by the j
county poor board.
Following the expose of conditions
at that institution, an army of brooms
and scrubbing brushes surged over,
the poorhouse yesterday in contem
plation of the quarterly grand jury's
visit and inspection, and the jurymen
found the smiling steward ready to
conduct them; over a building that
showed much evidence of the recent
application of soap and water. It was
indeed a "clean and orderly" place.
But the jurors were not content with
the superficial inspection and went be
neath the bedclothing.
What they found there led them to
; frame this paragraph in their report,
following the customary "pat on the
back" for the steward on the "cleanly
and orderly 'conditions" they found—
conditions that have always been well
| staged for the official visitors:
"We would suggest, however,
that the present wooden strip and
bed springs lie removed and re
pliu-ed by metal springs, or that
all wooden beds bo removed front
tliis institution."
No More Bedbugs
This means that the bedbugs that
tortured the Italian patient who had
to be removed to a Philadelphia hos
pital because of conditions at the
almshouse will have to hunt other
quarters.
The old wooden beds and springs
now in use at the poorhouse provide
splendid abiding places for vermin.
Iron beds, such as are used in all well
regulated institutions of the kind,
afford no place for the filthy little
pests to hide.
So the bugs at the county home—
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GEN. TAYLOR HERE
FOR TRANSFER OF
THE BATTLE FLAGS
One of the Bravest of Cavalry
Leaders in Civil War Will
Carry Standard
General John P. Taylor, of Reeds
vllle, Mifflin county, this State, one
of the most famous cavalry officers
of the Civil War, and who was desig
nated by General Sheridan as one of
the bravest officers under him, arrived
here this afternoon to take part in
the Flag Day ceremonies Monday on
Capitol Hill. He is the guest of Miss
Hanna Ross, No. 1 South Front street.
General Taylor recently passed his
eighthy-eighth birthday. Several times
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IIARRISBURG, PA., SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 13, 1914
VIEWS SHOWING PROGRESS OF WORK ON BIG PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT JOBS
CITY IMPROVEMENT
WORK NOW UNDER
WAY IN EARNEST
On River Wall, Dam, the Subways,
Spring Creek Drain, Derry St.
Paving and Dock St. Bridge
Harrisburg's public improvement
work for 1914 is on in earnest and in
various parts of the city hundreds of
men are busy pushing along the jobs
that will mean ultimately the expendi
ture of hundreds of thousands of dol-
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GIRL KILLED. HEB
SISTER INJURED IN
Mil! SKIP
Pipe Works Superintendent's
Daughters Victims of Col
lision at Steelton
Esther Scott, 12 years old, a daugh
ter of C. Linford Scott, 1720 State
street, was hurled from an automobile
owned and driven by her uncle. Dr.
Horace M. Cumbler, at Steelton, last
evening, and was so badly hurt that
she died two hours later at the Harris
burg Hospital. The little girl was
hurt when the Cumbler machine
crashed into a trolley car.
In the same car was her sister,
Leona, aged 14, who was also hurled
from the car, but who escaped with a
broken arm.
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CHUMEM ramiS OF MTO CRASH
J* c *•
/
. •? .«, Jfcy
KSTHER SCOTT LEONA SCOTT
Killed in Auto Crash at Steelton. Sister of Esther, who Escaped wl
iiroken Arm.
Upper left corner, steam shovel at work on excavations for new subway
at Mulberry and Front streets; right, shaft being sunk at River and Mul
berry streets in connection with construction of new sewer along Mul
berry street; in circle, workmen beginning work on the sinking of a shaft at
Second and Mulberry streets; on right, grading walk along river wall op
posite Iron alley; at bottom, concrete bed of Paxton creek below Sycamore
street.
REESE UNDER POLICE
SURVEILLANCE; DEATH
OF FRIEI UNSOLVED
Man Last Seen With Miss Winters
Says He Does Not Know How
She Got Into Water
By Associated Press
Baltimore, Md., June 13.—1n the
absence of a motive for the murder of
Ella G. Winter, the young sten
ographer whose body was found in
Curtis creek last Monday, the failure
of the second autopsy to reveal any
marks of violence that could cause
death and the failure of State's Attor
ney Green, of Anne Arundel county,
to obtain any conclusive-information or
possible murder, the case has re
solved itself to one of two theories:
That the girl jumped overboard in
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OUTLOOK !S HOPEFUL
FOR SETTLEMENT OF
MEXICAN TROUBLES
Former U. S. Senator Towne, of
New York, Is General
Huerta's Counsellor
By Associated Press
Washington, D. C., June 13.—While
i officials here to-day expressed great
| satisfaction over the signing of tho
I protocol in the Mexican peace negotia
tions at Niagara Falls, satisfied that it
I means the elimination of Huerta, it
i developed that General Huerta has
I engaged counsel to represent him here
' and that through this agency lie is
constantly in touch with the Washing
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Another Term For
Oves as Chairman;
Has No Opposition
The Republican city committee will
meet this evening at the headquarters
In the Wyeth building.
Harry F. Oves, city chairman, will
be re-elected for the coming year.
Mr. Oves has no opposition, his active
work in revising the city rules and his
attention to the local organization
having made him popular with the
committeemen who have asked him
to serve again.
Crowd Chases Thief Who
Robbed Cash Drawer
Arthur Moore, aged 25, of Fulton
street, walked into the ice cream store
of William A. Cartwright, 1323 Notth
Third street, this morning shortly be
fore 9 o'clock. Looking around, he
saw nobody and helped himself to the
contents of the cash drawer. He got
about $lO in charge.
As the sarnger was about to leave
a clerk walked into tho store in time
to notice the intruder. The clerk, to
gether with a score or more other
folk in Third street, gave chase to the
thief. Moore finally was caught by
John Johnson, of 273 Calder street.
He was taken to Alderman Landls'
office, 271 Calder street, who commit
ted him to jail for a hearing Monday
night.
ZEPPELIN AIRSHIP IS WRECKED
Diedenhoen, Germany, June 13.
Another of the Zeppelin airships of
the German army, the Z-l, was badly
wrecked near here to-day. While try
ing to effect an emergency landing the
air cruiser broke at right angles be
hind the rear gondola. A lieutenant
was injured.
COLONEL SILENT ON
POLITICS IN FRINGE,
ENGLAND AND 11. S.
"I Have Nothing to Say" Is Roose
velt's Reply to Bombardment
of Questions
By Associated Press
London, June 13.—Colonel Roose
velt arrived in London to-day from the
continent accompanied by Mrs. Nicho
las Longwortli and Philip J. Roose
velt, his cousin.
Ambassador Walter Hines Page was
awaiting at the station to meet the
former president. With him were the
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mlstrai
OF 1914 WILL OPEN
ON MONUY MORNING
New System of Registering Players
in Effect at Reservoir
Tennis Courts
If you're not one of Harrisburg's
small men or women of four to ten
summers you'll be extraordinarily un
lucky Monday morning. For at 9
o'clock the summer playground sea
son for 1914 will be formally and
auspiciously opened.
Instructors have been selected,
, equipment is now being placed around,
finishing touches to grading, cleaning,
etc., are being made to-day under the
busy eyes of Park Commissioner Tay
lor, Assistant Superintendent Iloffert
and Playground Instructor J. K. Sta
ples and a host of subordinates.
Two new playgrounds will be in
service, one at the Calder school
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Twenty-five Italians
Stabbed by Man Who
Went Mad on Liner
By Associated Press
Punta Del Gardo, Azores, June 13. •
Twenty-five steerage passengers on
board the White Star steamship Oano
pic were stabbed by an Italian fellow ;
passenger who suddenly went mad and
ran amuck while on the voyage from '
Boston. Five of the wounded men
are in a serious condition. The inci
dent happened shortly before the ar- I
rival here yesterday of the Canopic,
which is on her way to Napjes.
Vice Squad Critised
by Judge From Lebanon
Special to The Telcßraph
Philadelphia June 13.—Vice squad
policemen who make overtures to
to women on the street and then arrest
them were warned yesterday by Judge
Henry that such practices were illegal.
Judge Henry comes from Lebanon and '
is substituting in quarter sessions. I
"The police should not be the first '
to set the machinery in motion in this j
class of cases." he said. "They should
wait until they are approached and
not lead a girl into committing a vio
lation of the law and then arrest her."
The judge discharged on probation
three girls who had been senj to the
House of Correction after being ar
rested on the street.
Judge Henry Is well known in this
city, having occupied the Dauphin i
county bench on various occasions. j
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16 PAGES * POSTSCRIPT.
STEAMSHIP. SIPPED
BECAUSE QF FOG. IS
RIMMED BY MOTHER
Pretoria Strikes New York Glancing
Blow and Rips Side Open
Above Waterline
VESSELS RESUME JOURNEY
Shock So Slight That Many Pas
sengers on Board Liners
Were Not Awakened
H.v Associated I'rrss
On Board H. S. New York, by Wire,
less via Siasconset, Mass., June 13.
While the American liner New York,
westbound, was motionless in a heavy
fog 400 miles east ol' Ambrose light
ship early to-day, the Hamburg-Amer
ican liner Pretoria, bound east, ran
into her and ripped a hole 12 feet high
and 32 feet long in her port side.
The hole is flush with the main
deck and is tifteen feet above tUo
water line. So great was the force of
the collision that the Pretoria's anchor
was torn from her bow and left hang
ing insicie the gap that had been torn
in the New York. Practically all of
the passengers on both ships were
asleep.
Immediately after the collision the
engines of both ships were ordered
full speed astern and passengers came
hurrying to the decks. The passengers
of the New York were able to reach
over and touch the bow of the Pre
toria as she pulled away from her dan
gerous position. There was no panic.
Captain Roberts and Chief Officer
Turner were both on the bridge at the
time of the collision. They assured
the frightened passengers, many of
whom hurried to the starboard side
of the ship, anticipating a list to port,
that there was no danger. Members
of the crew also went among the pas
sengers and urged them to be calm.
Bulkhead* Closed
Upon the orders of Captain Roberts
the bulkheads of the New York were
closed at 12.52 o'clock this morning
because of the density of the fog. This
was about ten minutes before the col
lision. During this period the Pre
toria replied constantly to fog sirens
blown by the New York.
Captain Roberts blew two long
blasts repeated for five minutes prior
to the collision. These whisles indi
cated that the New Ybrk had stopped.
Suddenly there was a crash succeeded
by a sharp tearing sound as the steel
plates and woodwork of the New York
were shattered by the Pretoria's sharp
bow.
Jjittle Damage Done
Fortunately the. watch which occu
pied the quarters behind that part of
the ship which was crushed in was oil
duty in the stokehold. Had the collis
ion occurred while this watch was oft
duty a number of lives would probably
have been lost. The Pretoria was less
damaged by the collision than the New
York. Several of the plates at her
bow were sprung and twisted.
After the passengers had been as
sured that they were in no danger
they began to laugh and joke over the
queer costumes in which some of the
travelers appeared on deck. The pas
sengers refused to return to their
cabins until daylight. After it was
determined that no serious damage
had been done to either of the ships
they proceeded on their way.
ITHE WEATHER
For llarriahurg ami vicinity a Fair
tu-nlKlit and Sunday, allghtly
cooler to-night.
For KaMtern lViiitMylvnnla: Fair to
night, xomew hat cooler In Mouth
portion; Sunday fair; gentle to
moderate north to northwest
wind*.
tieneral i'ondltion*
The area of moderately high pren-
Miire over the Upper Mlmmlmmlpp<
Valley IN moving nlowly NOiith
eantward; It ha* caiiMcd n general
fall of 2 to l« degree* In tem
pera! lire from the l.ake region
eantward to the Atlantic coaat
and Mouth and ennt of the Ohio
river, except In the Florida penln-
Nula, where lt« effect wan not
felt.
It In Nomeuhat cooler over the
greater part of -the country weist
of the Itocky Mountain*. Between
the Itocky Mountain* and the
.Mlmnlmmlppl river temperature
change* have been alight with a
rifting tendency.
Temperature! S a. m., (IN; 2 p. m., 7fl.
Sun: Klmcn, 4:3(1 a. in.; netn, 7:34
p. m.
Moon: KIMCN, J I:3H p. m.
Illver Stage: a.'l feet above low
water mark. )
YeaterilayVf Weather
IflghcwJ temperature, 1N).
l.owcNt tempo rat ure. 721.
Mean temperature. HI.
.Normal temperature, 70.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Theodore 11. Allison. Huntingdon, anil
Anna Muurv. I^ewistown.
Zabo Sandor and Mary Kacavs, Steel
ton.
Joshua M. Witherow and Mary Filey
Middletown.
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The Insurance
Co-operation
The life insurance men have
caught tho spirit of co-operation.
They are preparing a country
wide advertising campaign to
preach the reasons why life in
surance is needed.
In this cnniiinlgn the <lnlly
newspapers will be the chief me
dium lined.
In each locality the men who
sell life insurance will be primed
to reap the harvest that will
follow.
They will follow up the adver
tising in a way that will return
a treasure of premiums.
What the life Insurance men
plnn to do ran be done by any
otlier great Interest.
National advertisers anxious to
broaden their markets are Invited
to communicate with the Burek't
of Advertising. American News
paper Publishers Association,
«orld Building, New York.