I ll' 1 "* - • • >,T V *' '"'H»™w>-.*.w-«,,!i i I.^upqpp Two Big Automobile Exhibitions Wilt Be ;, s HARRISBURG {ohl TELEGRAPH LXXXIV— No. 59 NAY K, «is ACQUITTED BT JURY Other Four Defendants in Con spiracy Case Are Also Discharged THAW IN SHERIFFS CHARGE Lawyers Move to Have Their Client Returned to State of New Hampshire By Associated Press New York. March 13.—Harry K. Thaw was acquitted to-day of con spiracy in escaping from the Mattea wan Asylum August 17, 1913, the charge upon which he was brought back to New York from New Hamp shire. Roger Thompson. Richard J. Butier, Eugene Duffy and Thomas Flood, the four men who assisted htm in his spectacular flight by automo bile from Matteawan to Canada like wise were acquitted. The Jury which acquitted Thaw had labored all night and until 12.20 o'clock this afternoon in an effort to reach a verdict. As soon as the verdict was an nounced Thaw was given into the cus tody of Sheriff Grifenhagen, of New York county. The four co-defendants were dis- : charged. A motion to have Thaw committed to Matteawan Asylum as an insane person was made by Deputy Attorney General Cook immediately after the jury had rendered its verdict. This' motion was combatted by Thaw's i counsel who announced that inasmuch i as Thaw was brought here on the 1 conspiracy charge and found not guil- ; ty, he should be returned to the State j of New Hampshire as a sane man. j Formal motion that he he so return-| ed was then made by Thaw's lawyers. . Justice Page announced that he! would hear arguments on this motion, next Monday afternoon. March 15. In j the meantime, Thaw was remanded! to the Tombs. Prisoners on Friedrich in Statement Complain of Treatment Given Them! By Associated Press New York. March 13.—Crews of j four ships sunk by the Prinz Eitel i Friedrich here to-day waiting for transportation to France agreed that 1 while the Germans had not treated j them badly, the conditions surround- ; ing the prisoners aboard the German I < onvorted cruiser might have been better. The captajns and twenty-five! • •fficers of these ships signed a written statement, which read: "The officers and crews of the cap tured vessels were not treated harshly, ! but they have not been shown any < onsideration on the part of the Ger- 1 mans. The food, was detestable and ' insufficient. The supply of water was ■ short and salty. The lie<hy were ! compelled to live with the sick In a | ' lose, ill-ventilated hold. This is treat- ; ment for prisoners of war, perhaps, j but it is not 'royal.' "In the tropics we were kept below and refused iresh air and water and all tho hatches except one were kept closed. in the northern latitudes everything was thrown open and as we had no stoves we nearly froze to death." Learns Fox Trot at First Hand in Forest; Earns S2B Studying, Too Take this from Brooke Potteiger. East Hanover, if you're disgusted at lhe financial and Industrial depression, hunt yourself a gray fox or two. Not only is following the chase lu crative nowadays since the countv commissioners pay bounties for slay ing certain animals, but there is ever the zest of the hunt to stir one's blood. Potteiger who for years has loveii to hear the music of the having of the hounds, makes it a paying job, too. Among the lot of claims for bounties settled yesterday by the Dauphin county commissioners was one from Potteiger for $4. That represented two fox heads. All told he holds the record for being the foxiest huntsman in Dauphin. He has produced evi dence to prove that he has out-trot red fourteen of the gray swift feet Each one is worth $2, and well, four teen times $2, totals— count for vour self. Besides that Potteiger has learned ■the fox trot. T. M. C. A. IX WAR ZO.\E Berlin, via London, March 13, 10.30 A. M. -A. C. Harte, representing the International Y. M. C. A., has ob tained permission from the foreign office to establish branches of the V M. C. A. for religious work among war prisoners in Germany. THE WEATHER, For llarrlshurjt and Tlclnltyi Fair ™S»2» to-n'ght »n.l Sunday, with IK tic rhanxf In temperature. For Raatern Pcnnaylvanlai Fnlr weather to-night and Sundav, with little change In tempera tnrne. Hirer Hver obaervera report clear weather generally with a alight fall throughout the nywtevn. A atajte of about 4.6 feet U Indlcat «*d for Ilarrlaburg Sunday morn ing. General Conditions Fair and pleasant nrathrr con tinues In the eastern portion of the country this morning. From lhe Pacific coast to the Mlsalaslppl river the nrather conditions are partly cloudy to cloudy gener ally. There haa been a ateady Increase In pressure throughout the Kast and an area of high pressure extends from the Mis souri to lhe Ohio Valley. Temperatnrei 8 a. m.. 20. Sum nines, 6iir> a. m.: seta, 11:0(5 p. nrt. Moon: New moon. March 13, 2:43 P. m. lilt cr S>iagei 4.0 feet above lon nater mark. Yeaterday's Weather niarhest temperature, 3D. l.owest temperature, -it. Mean temperature. 32. Normal temperature, 30. ■SCRABBLE VIEW WILL BEGIN MONDir Paul G. Smith, J. D. Saltsman inj Karl Steward Will Meet to Look Over Problem HEARINGS SET FOR TUESDAY Question of Assessing Benefits and Damages Will Cover Several Months' Work Official viewing of "Hardscrabble" for the purpose of assessing benefits Incident to the condemnation of the property on the west side of Front street between Herr and Calder streets and the opening of Front street to low water line of the Susquehanna will be formally started by the city Mon day. when the board of viewers re cently Appointed by the Dauphin County Court meets on the ground. The viewers, J. D. Saltsman. Karl Steward and Attorney Paul G. Smith, expect to put in most of the day in that section, inspecting the premises, discussing the property question with residents and in other ways obtaining as much data as possible upon which to work. Tuesday morning the viewers will meet in the Council chamber to or ganize and arrange their schedule of dates for hearings for the convenience of the interested property owners. From then on the viewers will sit until all the testimony has been thoroughly looked into. The settlement of the "Hurdscrab ble" problem, it is believed, will un questionably cover several months, al [Continued on Page 7.] OESPDNDEIIIT CRIPPLE ENDS LIFE WITH GUN Jacob Bordner, of Enhaut, Sent Bullet Through Brain at His Home at Noon Today Despondent, it is said, because of his physical condition, Jacob Bordner, of Enhaut, went into a room next to where his wife was cooking dinner and shot himself through the head with a .revolver. Ills wife dropped her cooking and ryshed to him when she heard the shot, but Bordner was dead. They were alone in the huii3e. He was 50 years old. Bordner, who was a moulder at the Pennsylvania steel plant at Steelton, [ returned from work in good spirits. Iso far as could be learned. He greeted i his wife in his customary manner, i then passed into the next room, closed the door and killed himself. The bul | let entered the right side of his head | just back of the ear. Afflicted Witli Rheumatism I Friends say Bordner had suffered from rheumatism for several years and that he had also been injured at the steel works, which necessitated the use of a cane. His physical condition, however, did not incapacitate him for work. He had lived at Enhaut for more than twenty years. His widow and one married son. Wil liam, of Steelton. survive. Residents of the Oberlin United Brethren Church had planned to hold a prayer meeting at the Bordner home this evening. Undertaker Wilt, of Steelton, who is a deputy coroner, is investigating the shooting in the absence of Coroner Eckinger, who is ill. BRITISH CREW LANDED Valparaiso. March 13.—The crew of the British bark Conway Castle, sunk by the German cruiser Dresden off Corral (a seaport of Chile) on her way to Liverpool with a cargo of bar ley, was landed here to-day by the Peruvian ship Larton. SIR GEORGE TURNER DIES London. March 13, 4.10 A. M.—.The death at Colyton. Devon, of Sir George Turner is announced. Death was caused by leprosy, contracted during research work to discover a. cure for the disease. ROCKEFELLERS IRE SPEEDING NORTHWARD Funeral Plans Will Be Arranged When They Reach Home Tonight Tarrytown. N. Y„ March 13.—Plans for the funeral of Mrs. John D. Rocke feller who died at her home here yes terday morning, were held in abey ance to await the arrival of Mr. Rockefeller and his son, who were speeding north in a special train from Ormonde, Fla. They were due to reach here late this afternoon or this evening. In the absence of definite plans, however, it was regarded as probable that funeral services would be held here to-morrow afternoon and that Mrs. Rockefeller would be purled at Cleveland, Ohio, where she grew to womanhood and where she spent much of her time in recent years. Only one member of the Rockefeller family. It was thou£Ht, would be un able to attend the funeral. This Is Mrs. Harold Fowler McCormick of Chicago. Mrs. Rockefeller's daughter, who is now in Switzerland recovering from an Illness. Mrs. E. Parmalee Prentice, the other daughter, and Miss Lucy M. Spelman. Mrs. Rockefeller's sister, were both at the Rockefeller home here to-day. The arrival of Mr. Rockefeller and his son will complete the family circle, with this single ex ception. Mr. McCormick, who was to have sailed to-day to Join his wife in Switzerland, is alio at Pocantlco Hills. HARRISBURG. PA., SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 13,1915.- HONK! HONK! ALL KBOKRD FOR THE | "i f V - •'.*■*•'■' *!* :W*¥&&^ h ' * : ?®S ■-. r - v ■' "' a »t°moblle show's open this evening in Harrisburg for a week's exhibition of the latest things in motor vehicles. The Telegraph sets aside fourteen pages of to-day's issue to tell all about them. !« WILL SEND OUT LARGEST CLASS : Headmaster Brown Will Give Diplomas to 31; Planning | Commencement Exercises The largest class In the history oi the Harrlsburg Academy will be grad uated this. Prominent won .oi ■ the city will , imrtiuloat# •in the com mencement exercises. Headmaster Ar i thur K. Brown has started work on tho ' program. Russell A. Hoke was an nounced as \ aledictorian and William A. Smiley, salutatoiian. Tho class ha* thirty-one members. Commencement in June Commencement exercises will be held in the Majestic Theater, Thurs day, June 3, at 10 o'clock, in the morn ing. The diplomas will be presented by Vance C. McCormick, president of the board of trustees of the Acadomy. The Rev. Dr. John D. Fox, pastor of (srace Methodist Church, will preach the baccalaureate sermon, Sunday evening. May 80. Members of the I graduating class follow: Waller W. White, Donald M. Wie land, Jesse L. 3Krall, John S. Sense man, William -X. Smiley, Paul William Orth, DeForest- Lescure, Thomas S. Hargest, Joseph 11. Stroiise, William C. Rimer, J. Mifton Strouse, Russell A. Hoke. William -C. Fisher, Claude M. Stroup, Arthur W. Snyder, Charles K. Salteman, Richard G. Mumma, Albert H. Stackpole, Robert W. Seitz, Carl K. Harlacher, Ross S. Jennings, Charles S. Horton, Arthur F. Holler, Raymond M. Holmes, Daniel D. Gurnett, Edwin Edmunds, William Burgess Broad hurst. Maynard P. Noyes, William B. Albright, William H. Noel and Joseph H. Duron. ITALIAN" GOVERNMENT SILENT By Associated Press Rome, via Paris, March 13, 4.30 A. M.—The Italian government con tinues to maintain an impenetrable silence regarding negotiations reported to be under way with Austria concern ing territorial concessions. Nothing has been added to the semiofficial an nouncement that Italy has Instituted no negotiations, but simply has lis tened to proposals emanating from Germany through that country's am bassador, Prince von Buelow. COL. W. I. CROOK DIES IN WASHINGTON Was Lincoln's Bodyguard and Knew All Presidents Since 1860 Ry Associated Press Washington. .March 13. —Colonel W. H. Crook, disbursing officer of the White House, who was President Lin coln's bodyguard and who has been Intimately acquainted with every President since iB6O, died to-day at his home here. He had been sick with pneumonia for more than a week. President Wilson expressed deep re gret when informed of Colonel Crook's death. Last January the Colonel cele brated his fiftieth anniversary as an attache of the White House. Colonel Crook was survived by his mother, Mrs. Mary A. Carton, who is 96 years old. Consistory Plans to Enlarge Its Quarters Enlarged quarters for the Harris burg Consistory are being planned. A committee appointed at a meeting of the consistory last night will take up the plans early next week. It was announced that the present building is too small. It is under stood that additional facilities for offi cial departments and a larger audi torium are part of thfe dew plans. HOUSING CONFERENCE i: BOOSTS IRISSiG ! ' i e Delegates Laud City as One of the ; Foremost and Most Progressive in Pennsylvania 99 ii • I d ■B m I B 1 y I ° •- -jMh jiH !• H j ■ sa n j WILLIAM JENNINGS • ! -1 Harrisburg was given a boost as one i, of the foremost third class cities of the (State at tho first annual meeting: of j the Pennsylvania Housing and Town Planning association held yesterday at Pittsburgh. Dr. J. M. J. Uaunick, a director of the association, gave a , talk at the afternoon session on the j "Necessity of a State Puilding- rode." William Jennintw. of Harrisburg was , j re-elected treasurer of the association. In an address on "City Planning for ' r Third Class Cities," Albert Kelsey of | ; Philadelphia, the architect, who plan- I j ned the bridge entrance to HarHshtirg at Front and Market streets, described | i the natural advantages of Harrisburg\ [Continued on Page 7,]. r TEACHERS ARE URGED! 10 READ SCRIPTURES Dr. Nathan C. Schaeffer Endorses Suffrage at Institute; Lament Death of Prof. Steele "If the pages of our Bibles were lined with one and five dollar bills, 1 what a searching of the Scriptures i there would be," exclaimed Dr. Na- ; than C. Schaeffer, State Superintend ent of Public Instruction, to public school teachers of this city at their i final Institute this morning in the ( auditorium of Central high school. ( "And yet," he added, "It contains treas ures of wlHdom and truths more val- 1 able than any Klondike." t Dr. Schaeffer addressed the teachers on "Bible Heading in the Public j 1 Schools" and said that the Legislature < i had made Bible reading in the schools < obligatory for the purpose of the 8 moral uplift which It would bring to [Continued on Page 7.] PARIS INTERESTED IN FBYE By Associated Press Paris, March 13. 4.45 A. M.—Keen c interest Is manifested here In the sink- t Ing of the American sailing ship Wll- s Ham P. Krye by the German auxiliary b cruiser Prlnz Eltel Fried rich. The o newspapers nil give prominence to the ft Incident and express the opinion that c It will still further open the eyes of v Americans to German naval war it methods. fi iVETERMS WILL SHOW THE SOLDIER'S DREDM Plan Benefit to Defray Expenses to National Encampment at Washington in September Many friends of the city will accom pany members of Post 58, Grand Army [ofi.t'b* Republic, on th#lr trip to U»o .JlQleth national encampment, to be Tim st Washington In September. The t post met last evening and in response to many petitions decided to take a eitisens' corps with them on the trip. One of the features of this encamp ment will be the march over the route covered in 1865 when the Army of the Potomac and the Army of the West were reviewed by Generals Grant and Sherman before being mustered out. Many of the veterans from nearby posts have gratefully accepted the in vitation of the Harrlsburg post to ac company its members on the trip. "The Soldier's Dream" Post 58 will hold an entertainment In the Chestnut Street Auditorium to help defray the expenses to Wash ington. One of the features of this concert will be "The Soldier's Dream," in which one of the old veterans will dream of the scenes during the enlist ment. the camp life and the dis missal from service In '65. Sons of veterans and other local talent will be used in presenting these scenes of camp life as it was during the Civil War. Other features of the entertainment will be vocal and instrumental music and recitations. The committee of arrangements have almost completed the urogram. On the committee are the 'following: Frank H. Hoy. Sr., chairman. A. J. Pugh. E. B. Hoffman, N. A. Walmer, secretary, and P. T. Thomas, treasurer. BREAD RIOT IN SPAIN By Associated Prtss Madrid, via Paris, March IS. 4.40 A. M.—Serious bread riots occurred yesterday nt Jenont. where a mob of women and children attacked the bakeries. The nolice were obliged to charge several times before order was restored. Will INVESTIGATE HOUSING CONDITIONS Social Betterment Organizations Will Bring New York Expert Here Housing conditions in Harrisburg will be Investigated during April by one of the leading experts in the United States. The Harrisburg Chamber of Com merce has joined with the Associated Charities of Harrisburg and the Civic Club in extending the invitation to John Ihlder, field secretary of the Na tional Housing Association, Ne& York. It is purposed to have him make a brief survey of housing conditions, confer with the officers and directors j of the above bodies as to methods of securing better housing and give a [Continued on Page 7.] ONLY FEW OPPOSE WOMEN fly Special Correspondence New York. March 13.—Report* re ceived here from the various Presby teries of the Presbyterian Church ahow that only three of the 145 Pres byteries which haVe voted on the 1 overture sent output year oppose the sstablishment <j> 1H ofYloe of d*ax;on- | nss. It was the inno i-ation em%*. after the meet.- I ng of general assembly in Rochester,*"N.' T., in May. BERNSTBRFE DEFENDS THIEBICHSEN'S ACTION German Ambassador, However, Sidesteps Real Question at Issue CAPTAIN OF FRYE REPORTS Cruiser of Unknown Nationality Reported 12 Miles Off Atlantic Coast By Associated Press Washington, March 13. —Count Bernstorff, German ambassador, in dis cussing with State Department officials to-day the sinking of the American ship William P. Frye defended the action of Captain Thlerlchsen of the German auxiliary cruiser Prinz Eitel Friedrich, contending that he acted under the declaration of Dondon, which was the only guide he had as to dis poslUon of prl7.es. Count Bernstoff did not present any note to the State Department and said he received no instruction from his government. He said he called to dis [ Continued on Page ".] TORPEDOBOAT DESTROYERS ACCOMPANY DINER ARABIC By Associated Press New York, March 13.—The White Star liner Arabic, flying the British flag, reached New York to-day from Liverpool with 537 passengers and 8,264 sacks of mail, said to be the largest consignment ever sent from England to America. Passengers said torpedoboat destroyers accompanied the vessel from the mouth of the Mer sey far out to sea to protect them from attack by German submarines. Order Auto Show Places Investigated Upon Order of State's Authorities Inspection of Kelker street hall and the Arena building on North Third street by City Building Inspector J. H. Grove and Fire Chief John C. Kind ler with a view to determining wheth er or not the city's requirement rela tive to "safety first" hare been com plied with for the auto shows, was or dered this afternoon by City Commis sioner Harry F. Bowman, superinten dent of public safety. The question had been put up to the State department of labor and Indus try and these officials notified Com missioner Bowman. LANCAST 1 ' " >[TENC ■ "> DIE 1 Tony Vjl 1 ), a fru. : - I .ienten )URT 1 •iiia Raii.oa.l 1 y to court the; ners deny it roads for per itate traffic. :sh steamer 1 east coast of aibers of her 9 crew were killed by the » Tiflis, Transcaucas ;rad, 12.0 J 1f..1.1., and Lot; > ' A - on the part of .enia- to drive ward alon tl e shore of the Black S Battim 1 let with defeat. ' ! r fraudulently i obtained*pOK:>er-:>ion c! :! : lie's Puncture; Romance," from a P;'. Mowing at the ' : • to show ■ at : : c Victoria cd, ' and Athens O ' a preliminary injuncti train M. . from producing the pic Harrisburg—The c • dition of John S. Weaver, confec j xeet, was ri worse thi i afternoon. Mr. Weaver several day ago. Pneumonia developed a d physiciar :gard,hUcondi- g tion as serious. He is .reet. W e governnv Jr has official information to the effect thj e second Jap- g ancse squadron, conveying two divisions of approximately / 30,000 soldiers has sailed for China. The forwarding of # these troops will the number of Japanese, soldiers • in the garrisons in China to nearly 50,000. £ MAKKLATIB LICENSES F .John J. Sn.vder and Ida Rar «>lrlrk, clly. K Joaepli Vlk and Sophia Tot, Streltoa. % 24 PAGES * POSTSCRIPT. SUCCESS OF ALLIES'" WARSHIPS OVERRATED Damage to Turkish Forts Not as Great as Previously Reported DISPATCHES ARE CONFLICTING Attacks Are Still Being Made on Fortifications at Dardanelles Entrance An announcement from the French ministry of marine states that th® bombardment of the Dardanelles was continued yesterday, but leaves in doubt the amount of damage inflicted on the Turkish fortifications. Th® statement refers to an attack on bat teries commanding the Bay of Morto, at the entrance to the Dardanelles, and to mine sweeping operations in . the first mine field. Previous official I reports Kave the Impression that th® [ forts at the entrance of the straits had been badly damaged, if not de stroyed. that the defense works at th® narrowest part of the passage wer® under attack and that one-third of th® straits had been cleared of mines. Oerrntn Advance Checked The German movement in Northern Poland is developing rapidly. Is strain ing the resources of the Russians to prevent a further advance and the i penetration of their fortified line. Th® Russian war office reports that the German advance on Prazasnysz, said by Berlin yesterday •to have been pushed within two and one-half miles of the city, had been checked. The Germans are bringing in new forces and attempting flanking movements. The Turkish armies in Turkish Ar menia, along (he Black Sea and in Northwestern Persia have sustained further defeats. In Armenia the Rus sians captured the entire Turkish bat tery and in Persia the Turks wer® again compelled to fall back. It Is reported in Rome that Austria has refused to discuss the cession of Trieste to Italy and is willing to yield only a small part of the province of Trent. Italy, it. is said, has com [Contlnued on Page 7.] smVTVORS GIVEN CLOTHING F)y Associated Prtst Ayre. via London, March I*, 4.22 A. M.—Most of the nurvlvors of the auxiliary cruiser Bayano, torpedoed off the coast of Scotland, left for Ports mouth by train last nt*ht. In clothing contributed by sympathisers and still j Buffering from their experience* thev were rrateful to have escaped death.
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