Automobile Trip Through Eastern Cities Is Being Planned by the Carmans SfiSSfik TELEGRAPH LXXXIII— No. 169 HOME IE CRISIS APPROACHING FAST AUTHORITIES SAY King George Making Great Efforts to Bring About Peaceful Settlement DELAYS TRIP TO SPITHEAD Well-Informed English Papers Say Trouble Will Soon Be Brought to an End By Associated Press London. July 18.—King George, who has been making great efforts to bring about a settlement of the Irish Home Rule crisis, decided this morning to postpone until later in the day his pro posed visit to the great British fleet now lying at Spithead. This he did so that he might be on hand in Ixmdon to receive early reports of develop ments in the conferences going on be tween the various party leaders. It is understood that when the opportune moment arrives his majesty will throw his great Influence toward the side looking for an amicable settlement. The belief prevails that such a set tlement is not far off and the Liver pool Post, one of the best informed newspapers on the government side, goes so far as to say: "There Is really an arranged set tlement of the Irish question. Details have yet to be adjusted, but the broad facts can be regarded as fixed." Other authorities do not go quite so far. but satisfy themselves with the statement 'there is a near approach to a settlement." May Exclude Tyrone The government Is believed to have offered the Unionists, in case they agree to abandon their demand for a "clean cut" of the province of Ulster out of the operations of the Irish Home Rule bill, to arrange that the whole of Ulster, with the exception of the county of Tyrone, which has a great Catholic majority, should vote as a si-ngle entity on the question of ex clusion from the Home Rule govern ment. The Unionists demand that Ty rone shall be included in this arrange ment and this has been the cause of the deadlock. Premier Asquith and Augustine Bir rell. Secretary of State for Ireland, wlro are carrying on the negotiations on behalf of the Cabinet, have re-, mained in town for the week-end. The Premier to-day had another audience with the King. The rest of the Cab- J inet ministers scattered over the coun- \ try for their weekly holldav. Former Harrisburger Ends Life With Gun Special to The Telegraph »iagerstown. Md„ July IS. —Sitting on a nail keg in the attic at his home in Bellevue avenue, in this city, yes terday. John T.evanture. aged 2fi. a fireman on the Western Maryland rail road, who formerly lived In Harris- ! burg, pressed the muzzle of a single-; barreled shotgun to his left breast. 1 touched the trigger with the toe of his bare foot and sent the load of shot 1 into his heart. He died almost in stantly. 11l health is believed to have been the cause of Levanture's act. He was born at Oberlin, Pa., and came here from Harrishurg three years ago He is survived by his widow, whose home is in Harrishurg. and two small i children here. He also leaves a father and mother and two sisters living in Oberlin. Levanture was a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire men. Many Fracture Cases at City Hospital This Week Acording to figures furnished at the Harrishurg hospital to-day more cases of fractures were treated during the past week at that institution than dur ing any week for the past two years. Since last Monday ten cases were treated at the hospital. Early this morning Mrs. George Blymire. of 411 Delaware street, was treated at the Harrishurg hospital for a fractured left arm. She fell from a chair upon which she was standing while washing a window. Late News Bulletins "POISON SQUADS" TO RESCUE Albany, X. V., July 18.—"Poison squads" totaling more than a hun dred men will he sent to tight the grasshopper anil army norm inva sion In different parts of the State, the I><-partment of Agriculture an nounced to-day. The grasshopper pest appears to he spreading an scores of letters on this suhjeet are pouring Into the department from all parts of the State. Speelal Inspectors nre now In the counties af flicted and as far as new complaints are received men will he sent to the Infested districts. WILL NOT SEND TROOPS Columbus, Ohio. July 18—/ That the situation In the mine strike zone of Ftelmont county is not such as would justify the sending of State troops to that vicinity was the substance or an official report made to-day to (Governor Cox. Paris, July 18.—Mine. Calllaux, wife of the former French Pre mier and Minister of Finances, will he taken to-morrow from the St. Lazarre prison to the Coniicrgerle adjoining the Palace of Justice to await her trial lieginning Monday fir killing Caston Calmcttc, editor of the Figaro on March lis. Douglas. Ariz... July 18.—Constitutionalists under (ieneral Alvardo occupied Uuaytliu at daybreak to-day. according to unoflii lai advices received here. They received an ovation. Monterey, Mex.. July I".—seven thousand constitutionalists troops were to-day ordered to inarch toward Mexico City to be ready to pre serve order there in case of an outbreak. Washington, July 18. —Final effort to bring about a dissolution of the New Haven railroad system without suit In court will l>e made at a conference at the Department of Justice Monday between a com mittee of New Haven directors. Attorney Oeiieral Mcßcynolds and T. YV. fJregory, special assistant In charge of the case. Washington. July 18.—Opposition to « conference among Senate Democrats on the nomination of Tliomas D. Jones, or Chicago? for the Federal Reserve Hoard developed to-day when It became generally known that one had lieen suggested hy administration senators. That no conference would he held to-day was asserted by Senator' Kern chairman or the Democratic caucus. Whether one' would be called later he would not Indicate. St. Ixmis, Mo.. July 18.—Felix F. Anderson, assistant to the presi dent or the St. I.ouis Terminal Railroad Association, was shot to-day by a man who entered his office and demanded to see President McChes ney. CREASY DEALS A HARD BACKHANDER INTO THE MACHINE Candidate For Lieutenant Governor Admits That the Cost of Liv ing Is Away Up SAYS FARMER ISN'T AT FAULT Demands Expense Accounting When Palmer-McCormick Com mittees Are Delinquents "Farmer" William T. Creasy. Demo cratic candidate for Lieutenant-Gov ernor and worthy master of the State Grange, undertook to flail some or ganizations which are not in sympathy with him last night and instead hit the Palmer-McCormick machine a whack that set it jingling in every cog and bolt and joint. This performance took place about an hour after the Columbia county professional-politico granger had given out an Interview via Democratic State headquarters In which he admitted that the cost of living was high in spite of Democratic tariff tinkering and business blunder ing, but insisted that the tiller of the sell was not to blame. It was the "Farmer's" night. He cime here to attend a meeting of the legislative committee of the State Grange and to prepare a platform that would harmonize with that of the Pal mer-McCormick machine, except on woman suffrage. He naturally went to the Democratic windmill In Market Square and had "an address" to be de livered to the legislative committee atoresaid written and copies made so that all who went by could obtain a specimen for future generations. The [Continued on Page 2] Washingtonboro Roads Flooded During Storm Special to The Telegraph Washingtonboro. Pa., July IS.—An other serious thunderstorm vjsited this section last evening, flooding the roads and washing away some of the work that had been done during the day. Mann's run resembled a raging river for several hoin-s and many people along the water's edge ran from their homes. A large barn was saved from being struck by lightning on account ol rods, as the bolt hit the lighttiing rod at the top and ran to the ground. All the season's crops were in the barn. Mr.ny men are at work to-day repair ing the tracks of the Port Deposit railroad, which were washed away. UNIFORMITY OF LI 11 WALL FILL IS BEING CONSIDERED Taylor to Open Bids For Hauling 20,000 Yards of Earth on Monday Uniformity of line for the filling In of the river embankments east of the 14-foot walk along the wall will be adhered to as closely as possible by a general plan that has been jointly con sidered by the engineers of the Board of Public Works and the city's park department. The scheme will be put Into effect as soon as satisfactory ar [ Continued on Page 7] Aged Men's Neck May Have Been Broken in Fall William Daugherty, aged 70. for years a watchman at the Harrisburg pipe and pipe bending works, was hroueht to the Harrishurg Hospital suffering with a suspected broken , neck. Daugherty fell down a flight of steps at his home. HARRISBURG, PA., SATURDAY EVENING, JULV 18, 1914. IS THE ARMY WORM A SNOB? HE PASSES UP CITY PARK GRASS Invader Prefers Exclusive Vege tation of Private Lawns, Don't You Know HOPE HE REMAINS ARISTOCRAT City Officials Keeping Sharp Look out For Onslaught of the Pest Is the army worm a snob? The city 1 park authorities hope so—hut time I alone will tell. The question has been a much mooted one in the park offices ever since Pennsylvania's capital was in ; eluded in the line of march. Will the | invader continue to prefer the exclu- I sive grass of the private lawn or back jyard? Or will he switch his politics I and go in for the puhiic grass in the gteat stretches of park turf? The park authorities want him to remain a snobbish aristocrat. They don't even want him to he-nonpartisan. To date the army worm seems to be plodding along with perfect aban don in the yards and lawns, however; I eservoir Park, the Cameron parkway, j the River Front parks. Wildwood— ! thus far the tiny foragers have not I even considered them. Keep Careful Watch "We're keeping careful watch for ] I the appearance of the army worm in i the city's parks," said Assistant Super- I lntendent J. R. Hoffert this morning. ] I "but up to date none have made their j appearance. "Wildwood Park probably won't ap | peal to them. The grasses there are 1 not in the close, well-trimmed turflike stretches that would be possible in a [Continued on Cage 7] Dr. Shaw Says Wilson Will Favor Suffrage By Associated Press New York. July 18.—Dr. Anna Shaw, the suffragist leader, now that Wil liam J. Bryan has come out in favor of votes for women, believes that President Wilson will not be long after his Secretary of State in assum ing the same position. "X,am sure," she said yesterday in the cdurfce of the jubilee at national headquarters over the Bryan state ment. "when the question comes up next year in the legislature of Presi dent Wilson's own state he will follow the example of Mr. Bryan." MOTHER His SOU ~ IS FOURTH VICTIM AFTER TWO WEEKS Paul Erb Terribly Burned When Sparkler Ignites His Clothing PAUL ERR Although July 4 passed without any serious accident In town this year. Its celebration on the farm of Mrs. John Alblt, at Enterllne, six miles back of Halifax. nearby proved fatal to Paul Sidney Erb, 13-year-old son of .Mr. and Mrs. J. Myers Erb. of 236 Charles street. The boy was a visitor at the farm, [Continued on Page 7] No Prosecution in Case of Stolen Boat Allegations that two men had em ployed him to steal a canoe belonging to E. T. Rowland, at West Kalrview, and a promise of the parties involved to return the craft, led to the withdrawal of the charge against John 1/onig. of this < ity. when the care waa heard be fore Squire Matter, at Went Fairvlew, yesterday afternoon. MAKING THE DIRT FLY Pretty Altoona Girl Loses Seaside Dreams and Appendix Will Spend Vacation Days in Harrishurg Hospital Instead Tangoing on the Beach at Atlantic City No beach tangoing at Atlantic City for Miss Margaret Darr, aged 18. of 2427 Tenth avenue, Altoona, next week —after all. After all is used because that's ex actly what Miss Margaret had intend ed to do all next week. That and many other things, such as watch the wild waves waving and the sea gulls gulling and the strong, sun-burned swimmers swimming and so on. But no. Miss Margaret will none of these. Instead she will lay on a neat LEWIS DECLARES HE f WILL NOT RETIRE IN M'CORMICK'S Fill Flinn Says He Does Not Want to Be I Quoted as Favoring Fusion With Democrats By Associated Press Philadelphia. July 18.—William Dra per Lewis, candidate for Governor on the Washington party ticket, prior to the meeting here to-day of Progressive 1 loaders, when asked alioul fusion with the Democrats, said: "Nonsense; there is nothing doing." The reported fusion plan was for Mr. Lewis to retire in favor of Vance C. McCormick. the Democratic candi date for Governor. William Klinn. of Pittsburgh, had this to say about fusion: "I am of an open mind as respects the proposition. 1 do not wish to be quoted, however, as favoring fusion. [Continued on Page 9] Harrisburg Chauffeur Is Released From Lebanon Jail Under Heavy Bail Gilbert Stewart. the Harrisburg | chauffeur who is charged with causing • the death last Sunday morning of Claude Witters, of Palmyra, in an auto , accident at West Annville yesterday, was released from the Lebanon Jail in SI,OOO bail. Leßoy StaufTer, of ] Palmyra, who owned and drove the ( wrecked car, continues unconscious i and In a critical condition In a Leb- i anon hospital, where Paul Zimmer- i man and Chester Bruce, the other In- • jured occupants of the smashed car, < are rapidly recovering. , W. Justin Carter, attorney, of this l city, appeared before Judge Hendy yes- ' •terday morning and obtained a reduc- i tion of the ball from $2,000 tft SI,OOO. | little cot in the Harrishurg Hospital and if she were not a lady she would softly, ever so softly, cuss at 'her luck. For yesterday while enroute to the seash