*, J District Attorney Presents His Case Against Mrs. Edwin Carman to Grand Jury HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH LXXXIII— No. 161 HEW OBSTRUCTION PUNS OF POWELL ' YOUNG UNDER WAV Supreme Court to Be Asked to Grant Supersedeas to Prevent Spending Money WOULD BLOCK ROAD WORK Judge McCarrell Points Out a Way to Get the Highways of State Fixed Up Xotwithstanding an opinion ren- i 3ered last night by Judge S. J. At. ] McCarrell that the safety of the pub- ' lie on the State highways was of vastly ■ greater importance to the people of the State than legal quibbling over an appropriation clause in the motor ve hicle act plans no fear of the terrors of the Todd act j of I9ft9 If they comply with the in-1 junction of the court and allow the j t [Continued on Page 12] ero Club Denies Ocean Flight Is Called Oft By Associated Press A'ew York, July 9.—Officers of the ; Aero Club deny emphatically to-day I the rumors that mechanical iniper- j fections had been encountered in the j construction of the America which would make the trans-Atlantic flight j an impossibility until a more reliable ! hydroaeroplane had been built. Henry Woodhnuse. a prominent mem- j ber of the \ero Club, who is rec- ' ognized as an authority on flying craft, ! Issued a statement in regard to the' matter. '"lf by any chance." he said, "it i should be necessary to give up the j America and construct a new aero- I plane, that would be no reflection on the America. It would still stand as a j remarkable achievement, marking in j reality the advent of the aeroyacht. AI.TITVDE RECORD MADE | By Associated Press Johannisthal, Germany, July 9.—A world's altitude record for an aero- i plane carrying only the aviator was made here to-day by the Herman air- t man, otto Linnekogel, who attained, a height of 6,600 metres or approxi-i mately 21,654 feet in his monoplane. ! RATES HKLI) l"N REASONABLE By Associated Press Washington. D. C.. July 9.—Rates or. pig iron from Virginia furnaces to I destinations in the New England and Middle Atlantic States were held un reasonable to-day by the Interstate Commerce Commission. It was or dered that the rate per ton should not exceed $2.25 to Baltimore. $2.75 to Philadelphia, $3 to New York and j HOI.DIT MAX HANGED By Associated Press ' \ Winnipeg, Man.. July 9. John ' Krafrhenko was lmnged here to-day 1 for the murder of H. M. Arnold, man- i i iger of the Bank <>t Montreal at Plum . Coulee, Man., on December 3, 1913, j I whom he shot in a holdup. i Late News Bulletins FARMERS' BANK REOPENED Rethalto, 111., July 9.—The Farmers' Bank of Bethalto, one of the chain of Munday banks that closed alter the failure of the En Salle Street Trust and Savings Bank, of Chicago, reopened to-day in charge of a representative of tlie State Banking Department. HELD FOR POISONING WELL Rochester, N. V.. July 9.—Joseph Tanner, of Canandaigua. an aged farmer, charged with putting |>olson In the well of Andre Mc trallles on the night of July 3, has been held for tlie October grand jury. Bail was lixed at $2,500. Alton, 111., July 9.—The Alton Steel Company, capitalized at sl.- 000.000. was placed In the hands of receivers to-day on the order of the Madison county circuit court. The steel plant had been closed for i week. Inability to get u fair price for Its products Is given as the ■cause for the receivership. Quebec. July ft.—The Itnardnalk oil Dufferln Terrace. Quebec's fam ous thoroughfare overlooking the St. I.a wrence river, caught fire to-day nnd Is threatening the Chateau Erontenac Hotel. I,ate tills afternoon the lire was getting beyond the control of the llremen. Rome, July ft.—The second wife of tlie distinguished Italian sculp tor, Eilippo rifariclio, was burned to death to-day through the explo sion of a lamp. Washington, July ft.—Acting In accord with State Department rec ommendations, tlie House Foreign Affairs Committee to-day voted to unfavorably report tlie Kalin resolution calling for in forma tion of al leged oflicia! assurances that Mexican constitiitlonaliHts might import arms rrom the Ctiltcd states by way of Cuba without interference. Chicago. July ft.—Ered A. Busse. former mayor of Cldcago, and for years a well-known Republican politician, died to-day at his home. Ho had liecn sick for many weeks and was taken to his home from Mercy Hospital yesterday. \ era Cruz. Mcx July ft.—Brigadier General Eunston to-day made a trip to tlie gap in the railroad where lie conferred bricflv with Eieuten ant Colonel Izunza. commander of the Mexican federal troops. On Ills return the American general said nothing tni|M>rtant had been discussed hut that he bad thanked Colonel Izunza for several recent courtesies ex tended to Americans. Wall Street ( losing,—Chesapeake & Ohio. 17% ; Ix-high Vallcv 138- Northern Pacific. 110%; Southern Pacific. »7U; Union Pacific ' KXTzI V. S. Steel. 61H; r.. M. & St. P.. ftlf,: P. R. R., US; Reading.' V Y. Central, ftl; Canadian Pacific, 1R3%. READING MURDERER GOES TO DEATH ON ' GALLOWS SMILING » "What Do I Care About Death," He Moans, "But-But My Children SHOT HIS WIFE YEAR AGO Application For New Trial Was Made Against His Protest and Refused By Associated Press ! Reading, Pa.. July 9.—Frank F. ■ Schnabel was hanged here at 10:06 !a. m. to-day for wife murder. He | I was pronounced dead at 10:15 by j i strangulation. He went to the gal-1 ; lows smiling. I The crime for which Schnabel was l hanged was the brutal murder of hisl wife a year ago. The couple, a middle | aged pair, had been separated fori some weeks. Schnabel's crime was I i carefully planned. He bought a re- j j volver, filled himself with liquor, laid j 'in wait for his wife in the streets and | shot her without warning. He tried j !to end his own life, but failed. He; I showed no particular interest in hisl i case at his trial and was quickly eon i victed. A new trial was applied for ] against his protest. This was refused | I by the court. Two weeks ago Schnabel j called in a spiritual adviser and made I preparations for his funeral, j Only last night, his last on earth, he said: "Let the hereafter take care of it self, I am not worried.',' j Continuing, he said, "What do I care j about death, but—but, my children." It has right along been apparent that the time for his execution was of ; little concern to Schnabel. He was a ! carpenter by trade and a first class | mechanic. NEGRO SAVED FROM MOB By Associated Press Bay Springs. Miss., July 9.—A mob i which last night attempted to lynch I Mose Johnson, a negro, arrested for 'murder was baffled by Sheriff Jones, 'who summoned thirty citizens to rein | force his posse of thirteen deputies, 'and announced he would protect the ! prisoner at all hazards. The negro will be taken to Jackson, Miss., for safe keeping. I SAD AND SORROWFUL IS LIFE OF CITY'S NEW HOUND CATCHER Bitten Three Times, Chased Four Blocks and Stoned All in Six Hours Ilarrisburg's official dogcatcher, Wil- | liam H. Layton. went on duty at 6 o'clock this morning. Here is what ] 1 happened up to noon to-day: He captured eleven dogs. :, Was bitten three times. Went to the hospital. Threatened with annihilation by j angry woman. r Another tried to bluff hint with a 1 1913 tax receipt. Captured the Mount Pleasant Fire \ J [Continued on Page ".] INSCRGENTS CAPTURE TOWN* By Associated Press Athens, Greece, July 9.—Conflrma- 1 tion of the Capture of the important I town of Koritsa in Southern Albania, j by Albanian Mussulman insurgents, was received here to-day. The fight- j ing lasted three days after which the 1 Albanian government troops took to j flight and the Dutch officers in com-i' inand proceeded to Avlona. 1 HARRISBURG, PA., THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 9, 1914. MRS. EDWIN CARMAN BREAKS DOWN IN DER ij CELL IN COUNTY JAIL ' Sedatives Had to Be Administered to Her After Husband Left Mineola Prison > SHE REFUSES TO GO TO BED 5 Case to Be Given Grand Jury Said to Be So Weak That Indictment May Not Be Returned By Associated Press Mineola, July 9.—Meyer Newman. ; alias Duke Pe I,eon, was locked up . j here to- par ticular business and was arrested on suspicion. Mineola. L. 1.. July 9.—lt is not at all certain that there will be enough evidence for a grand jury indictment against Mrs. Florence Carman, charged with the murder of Mrs. I,ouise Bailey and yesterday committed to the county Jail awaiting an examination on the charge. This was the opinion that Assistant District Attorney Weeks ex pressed to-day. Mrs. Carman's case was expected to ccme tip before the grand Jury late to-day. but according to Mr. Weeks there was little likelihood of an Indict ment. The number of witnesses to be examined would preclude this possi bility to-day. "It is not* unlikely," said the assist ant district attorney, "that when Mrs. Carman appears on Monday before Coroner Norton, who will then be act ing in the capacity of justice of the peace, she will be discharged." At that time Mrs. Carman's attorney will have a right to cross-examine the [Continued on Page 10] WARBURG TO MPT IIOMITM IF HE CI ESCAPE INQUIRY New York Banker Notifies Presi dent He Has Reconsidered His Decision By Associated Press Washington. July 9.—Paul Warburg, < the New Vork banker, has reconsider- ' ed his request that President Wilson 1 I withdraw his nomination as a mem- 1 j ber of the Federal Reserve Board on ' the condition that be will not consent to appear before the Senate banking < j committee to be cross-examined 1 After receipt of a telegram from ' Mr. Warburg to-day It was said bv otfi- s I cials close to the President that an - (active fight would be made for the * | confirmation. It was declared that should the banking committee fail to • [Continued on Page 7] Washington Officials I Await Rebels' Attitude By Associated Press Washington. July 9.—That the i Washington government would give , within a few. days some manifestation!, of the policy it intends to pursue v to meet any new developments in the < Mexican situation, was the belief ex- | pressed to-day in many quarters. President Wilson and his advisers still ' awaited official information of the ' Constitutionalists' attitude toward a < proposed peace conference with Hu- , jcrta's envoys. They declined to com ment on border reports, partially con- ; | firmed in Washington to the effect j t hat the revolutionary leader would P not agree to a parley. 1291 Vessels Built in U. S. During Past Year < By Associated Press I Washington. D. C., July 9. That f j American marine men actively are pre- f i paring for the opening of the Panama i I Canal was indicated to-day in reports jof the Department of Commerce show- | ing that seven of the principal iner- 1 chant ships built in the United States in the fiscal year ending June 30 were for the Isthmian trade. Each steamer averages more than fi,ooo gross tons During the year 1,291 vessels were constructed. Of that number 917 are | steamers. .119 unrigged and 55 sailing v ships. They total 311,578 gross tons, r In the year t previous 1,648 ships were i built v t STRIKE BREAKERS IMPORTED I By Associated Press t Pittsburgh. July 9. —Several thou- ? sand strikers hurried to the Westing housr factories In East Pittsburgh early to-day when it was reported that >. three cars loaded with workmen from Detroit f.nd Philadelphia were com- t ing. Tbe train had arrived earlier. a however, and later these men were ( Joined by ..thers sa'd to have been! u employed in Pittsburgh. • n SPEAKING OF UNREPORTED CAMP GIJUITT WJITER MAINS IN CENTRAL SECTION TD BETTER SERVICE Would Equip Business District With Superior Pressure Be fore Cold Weather Harrisburg's business district will be equipped with K much needed supeK ior water pressure service before Kali if the present plans of City Commis sioner Harry F. Bowman, department of public safety, can be materialized. Initial steps to assure this were taken to-day when Mr. Bowman ad vertised for sealed proposals for lay ins new giant water mains in Front street from the pumping station at North street to Paxton and in Market street from Front to the subway. The bids will be opened at 3 o'clock Monday, July 20, and the public safety [Continued on Page 7.] McClain's Plan For Open Parks Defeated Special to The Telegraph Lancaster, Pa., July 9.—The plan! of Mayor Frank B. McClain to have "open" parks for Lancaster on Sun day, providing places for Sunday base ball, tennis and other sports, received another jolt at a meeting held by the wat?r committee of the City Coun-. cils, which has charge of the Fast End park. The park has five tennis courts, and the Mayor, who is ex-of ficio chairman of the committee, pre sented a petition handed him by some young women, who said they repre sented other young women whose oc cupation prevented them from enjoy ing athletic sports during the week. Clarence V. Lichty, the only member of the committee who supported the Mayor, presented a resolution to throw open the park for Sunday ath letics. hut the committee promptly de feated It. The question of an "open" Sunday in the city parks is becom ing quite acute here. Pittsburgh Gallows Converted Into Bower Special to The Telegraph Pittsburgh. July 9.—New use has been given the grim old steel gallows which for many years played a leading part In the punishment of wrong-doers in the Allegheny county Jail. Pre viously its purpose was one of destruc tion. but a transformation has taken place. With the idea of covering up all traces of the structure's use before Pennsylvania adopted a law making the electric chair the punishment for murder. Warden Edward Lewis con verted the gallows into a balcony lead ing into the Inner courtyards. Then he planted around about it ferns and palms, green growing things and many flower-bearing plants. Now the old gibbet has blossomed forth in unusual beauty and Its cheerful ap pearance is pointed to with pride COMPLETE PLANS ED USE SUBWAYS DIRT EOII RIVER "FILE" Work of Hauling Earth Northward Should Be Under Way by August 1 Plans for obtaining 20,000 or more cubic yards of earth from the Second and Front street subways for "till" along the river front from Calder street to the northern limits of the city were completed last evening by City Commissioner M. Harvey Taylor, su perintendent of parks and public prop erty. Early solution of the river front "fill'' problem is further assured by the action of the park head to-day in ask ing for sealed proposals for hauling the tons of excavations to the northern water front. The bids will be opened at noon Monday, July 20, and if the figures are satisfactory the awards, with the park superintendent's recom mendation. will be submitted to Coun cil the following day for approval.. [Continued on Page 10] 34,000 Persons Used Passes on Two Roads By Associated Press Washington, July 9V—Characteriz ing the distribution of free transpor tation by railroads as "a menace to the institutions of a free people" the Inter-state Commerce Commission to day reported to the Senate the results of its investigations under Senator Leas' resolution directed against the Louisville and Nashville, and the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis railroads. The report says that during 1913 the two roads distributed free passes representing more than 11,000,000 miles of travel, valued at 5340.2R0.61 to more than 34,000 individuals in every walk of life. Pastor Arrested on White Slavery Charge Special In The Telegraph May's Landing, N. J., July 9.—Th.e Rev. Wesley Turner, pastor of the Church of God and Saints of Christ, of Pleasantville, who has been ar rested several times upon the charge of white slavery, got his freedom for a short time to-day. only to be rear rested by County Detective Harrlgan. Before Judge Cole this morning ex /udge Crandall made application for a writ of habeas corpus, upon the grounds that the commitment of the pastor was faulty. The accused was arrested upon the charge of accept ing money from Lucinda Ove and In ducing her to live an immoral life. The court granted application of counsel for accused, and before he could leave the jurisdiction of the courthouse he was rearrested upon another warrant on the same charge. He was given a hearing before Mag istrate Weeks and held In SI,OOO bail for court. He furnished bail and was released. j IMIIER HIT CROP WILL IT CRUSE BIG DROP 111 PRICE HERE Yield in World Outside of U. S. Is Not Above Average, Say Officials By Associated Press Washington, July 9. —Despite a wheat crop estimate this year of 930,- 000,000 bushels, the largest on record, no hope is held out by the Depart ment of Agriculture for greatly re duced prices. Such a large crop would augur very lower prices, ac cording to a statement to-day, were it not that the world crops of wheat and competing grains do not promise more than the average of recent years. Besides more than the usual diversion of wheat from its use as food to the use of feed for live stock may be ex pected because of the present rela tively short supply of corn in sections where there, Is a promise of abun dant wheat. . ; With corn selling in Kansas for about seven cents more per bushel than wheat, it is not surprising, of ficials say, that much wheat should [Continued on Page 7.] Lord Mersey Will Read Finding of Commission By Associated Press Quebec, Can., July 9.—The finding of the Empress of Ireland wreck com mission has been decided upon by Lord Mersey and his co-commissioners and was typed to-day in preparation for its delivery on Saturday. The document Is upwards of 11,000 words In length. Dord "Mersey will person ally read the finding. It will be signed by three commissioners and In the margin the four nautical assessors will sign: "We concur." NEW HAVEN DIRECTORS FILE BRIEF WITH COMMISSION Washington. D. C., July 9. —Attor- neys for Charles F. Rrooker and Wil liam S. Skinner, director of the New Haven Railroad, filed briefs to-day with the Interstate Commerce Com mission supplementing testimony given at the investigation of the road's finan cial affairs. The two directors re- Iterated that President Mellen's policy of expansion was well known to all the stockholders; they denied that the late J. P. Morsan dominated the board and declared that the dividends always were paid from net earnings. WHEAT NEAR CORN'S PRICE By Associated Press Washington, D. C., July 9.-—Wheat was only 1.4 cents a bushel more than corn on July 1, according to the aver age of prices for all the States an nounced by the Department of Agricul ture. In Kansas corn wan selling for 7 cents more i a bushel than wheat. This was due to the failure of the Kan sas corn crop last year and the extra- I ordinarily fine prospect of the wheat 11 crop there this year. 12 PAGES * POSTSCRIPT. vwiEV nurs co. PUHS BIG CUB 111 CENTER OF CITY Additional Track in Square and Two in Market Second to Front TERMINAL STATION, TOO Reported That Board of Trade Building Is Now Property of Company Important changes of its tracks and the establishment of terminal facilities in Market street between Second and Front streets is proposed by the Valley Railways Company. In this connection it is also said that the \ alley Railways Company is the real owner of the old Board of Trade building, at Market and River streets,' which was bid in at public sale last winter by the Commonwealth Trust * ompany, the officers of which have steadfastly declined to say what was back of the purchase. While no pub -Ik' announcement has been made con- Cfrning this, It Is reported that this building is to be changed into a public waiting room with offices for the Val ley company. It is also reported, al though not confirmed, that the Valley Railways Company Is also hack of the transfer of the garage building of Napoleon K. Oyster, bounded by Wal nut, River and Strawberry streets, and running almost up to the rear of the Board of Trade building, to John C. Wensell. The garage building and the Board of Trade's old home are on op posite sides of River street, but to gether they run the full length of that thoroughfare from Walnut to Market streets. Track Chnneeg ' >n July 22 the Harrishurg and Me cha nicsburg Electric Railway Com pany, a subsidiary of the Valley com pany, will ask the State Public Service Commission for permission to amend its charter so as to give it the right to ask City Council to extend its lines in Market Square anrl Market street. The Valley company now has a franchise in the city In Walnut street to Second and down Second as far as Strawberry, directly In front of the Union Trust building. The Valley cars now run into Market Square over the tracks of the Harrishurg Railways Company. The growth of traffic has been so g; - eat in recent years that it is with difficulty that the large, number of cars necessary to haul the 'cross river traffic aro gotten in and out of the city without [Continued 011 T»a«e 10] Revenue Cutter Goes to Rescue Survivors of Wrecked Karluk Ry Associated Press Seattle, Wash., July o.—-The revenue cutter Bear with Captain Robert A. Bartlett, late of the Stefansson explor ing ship Karluk, will sail from Nome, according to advices received to-day probably within a week, from Wrangeil Island, off the coast of Alaska, to take off eighteen white men and four Eskimos, one of them a woman, who have been on the island since March 10., they arrived from the wreck oG the Karluk. The Karluk was crushe<|| by the ice January 10, north of Herald Island. The men took all the pro visions off the ship and placed them on the ice, also everything else of value on the boat, which sank the next day. Herald Island was in sight to the south and two parties set out for it but were unable to land. THE WEATHER For llarrlshurg and vlrlnltyi Part, ly eloudy to-night iind Frldayi not much change In temperature. For Eaatern I'rnnnyl vnnla i Partly cloudy to-night and Friday| light to moderate variable wlnda. River The main river will remain prac tically atatlonary to-night and Friday. A irtoge of 1.4 feet la In dicated for Harrlaburg Friday morning. General Condition* No material changes In general weather conditions have occur red during the taut twenty-four hour* In the territory repreaented on the map. Fair weather haa prevailed over the F.aatern part of the country except on the Northern New England coaat, the coant of North Carollnn and the Florida Gulf coaat, where local ahowrra have fallen. Temperaturei 8 a. m., 72. Muni nines, 4t4r> a. m.| aeta, 7i,15 p. m. Moon i lllaea. Oil Ap. m. River Stngei 1.4 feet above low water mark. Yeaterdny'a Weather Highest temperature, NS, Lowest temperature, 62. Menn temperature, 74. Normal temperature, 74. __ . _ GOING ON A VACATION* Don't forget to have the Telecrmph aent you while you are away. You will have plenty of time to digest Its happenings. The coat la Just the aame aa when you are home. Six cents a week. A Poatal addressed to the Circula tion Department will bring you the next laaue. * Jf A New Fact Each Day One new fact stored away each day builds a treasure house of knowledge in the mind. The worlds rewards come to those who know now to receive them. A good newspaper like the Telegraph is an educator. It brings each day Its quota of the world's work. Not to read the advertising la to miss part of the day's possi bilities.