Passengers on Board Hesperian Agree V W mint HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH LXXXIV— No. 207 KICKS DUEH TO DEATH. IS CHARGE AGAINST EX-COP "Bill" Shuman, Former Policeman, Held Without Bail; Girl Dies From Injuries ADMITS HE WAS "ROUGH" To Dress Victim in Suit She "Wanted to Be Buried in" For Funeral ' "SJ? ' ! JX W. H. SHUMAN Former Policeman Charged With Kicking Daughter, Causing Injuries That Resulted in Her Death. Further action on the charges that William H. Shuman, former police chauffeur, kicked and beat his daugh ter, Margaret E. Shuman, aged 22, so viciously, that she died from the in- juries will not be taken until after the coroner's jury holds an inquest and reaches a verdict. Shuman is now being held in the Dauphin county jail without bail on charges of felonious assault v with in tent to kill. The inquest will be held to-morrow cr Wednesday night. Cor oner Eckinger is now busv empaneling a. jury. Arter that the case will be placed in the hands of District At torney Stroup. Efforts are now being made by friends of Shuman to secure his release so that he can attend the funeral of his daughter which will he held to morrow. Girl Has Premonition of Death That Miss Shuman had a premoni tion of her death is the belief of. friends 'to whom she exclaimed a month ago while making a pretty gray dress, "I want to be burled in this, it is so nice." The girl has worn the dress once and several weeks ago pressed it and laid it away. While completing the funeral ar rangements this morning, Mrs. Shu man, who is also a dressmaker, (Continued on Page 7.) Submarine Fl, 2 and 3 May Be Dropped by U. S. By Associated Press Honolulu, Sept. G.—As a result of a collision yesterday of the United States steamer Supply, with the sub marines Fl, F2 and F3, putting the little divers completely out of com mission, naval officers were discussing to-day the probability of the with drawal of all three vessels from ser vice. After the loss last March of the F4, with her crew of 22 men. the F type of submarine was made the sub ject of a strict Investigation and the findings of the board of inquiry point ed out serious weaknesses. William J. Bryan Talks to Friends of Peace By Associated Press Chicago, Sept. 6.—The report of the resolutions committee at this morn ing's meeting and an address by Wil liam J. Bryan late this afternoon, were the chief events scheduled for to day's session of the Friends of Peace, the report o fthe resolutions commit the report o fthe resolutions commit tee would ignore the embargo on war munitions for the use of European belligerents, J. J. Tobias, Chicago, peace delegate had announced his in tention to bring before the convention a resolution declaring for an embargo. Tobias said he would present the res oluti n from the floor if necessary. GERMANS MOST STOP TALKING By Associated Press Berlin, Sept. 6, via London, 10.52 a. 0k m.—Official warning has been issued to the people of Germany not to an swer questions about the status of German industries which may be ask ed by foreigners until the war min ister has passed upon the propriety of the inquiries. THE WEATHER For Hnrrlnhurg and vicinityi Part ly cloudy, with probably local ■boircra to-day t Tuesday prob ably fair. For Eaatern Pennsylvania: Rain to-day; partly cloudy Hi-morrow. Temperaturei A a. m., 85. Sum Biaea, Siß6 a, m.| aeta, fli.ll P- m, Mooni >'cw moon, September 0, a. m. Rlvea Staste! s.B feet above low water mark. Yeaterday'a Weather Hlßhcnt temperature. 811. I.owext temperature, flfl. Mean temperature, 79. \ormal temperature, 68, .. , 18 GAY FLOATS ARE ASSURED TO DATE IN BIG RIVER CARNIVAL Tentative List Announced by Chairman Hoffert Subject to Change; More Expected DOES THE LINE-UP SUIT ? Negotiations For Races by 4-oared Shells Under Way—Plan Prizes Tonight Eighteen floats are practically as- \ sured to date for Harrlsburg's big; decorated boat parade that is to fea ture the water carnival during the municipal celebration, September 23- 24-26. The list announced to-day is not definite. Chairman J. R. Hoffert ex plained. but the entrants have prac tically declared their Intention to par ticipate. Others are expected this week and before the closing of the entry list it is expected that between thirty and forty craft of this character will be in line. Following is the ten tative line-up as announced by Chair man Hoffert: Dives, Pomcroy and Stewart. Bowman and Company. Kaufman's Vnderselling Stores. Twenty-five Cent Store. Bernard Schmidt. Dontrich and Company. The Globe. Weaver and Stewart, contractors. Burns and Company. Rothert Company. Robinson and Company. John H. Herman Company. Harry .J. ("Mayor") Rcrrler, boat pavilion. Theater (C. Floyd Hopkins). The Telegraph. Department of Parks. Department of Streets and Public Improvements. Department of Public Safety. Does the list look good to you? When you've finished looking over the entrants just stop -a moment and [Continued on Page 11] Police Wouldn't Let Man Be Hauled in 'Barrow After He Walked 61 Miles Dr. J. H. Fager has a rival. Out In Bailey street lives another man who can walk sixty-one miles in day. He did it—hiked to Newville and back yesterday, starting early in the morning and returning to his home shortly before 8 o'clock. An argument between Oscar Farner and B. Harrison Farner, brothers, was the start of the hike. Harrison claim ed that Oscar couldn't equal Dr. Pag er's hiking stunt and Oscar said that he could and proved it by his tramp yesterday. He was promised a nice wheelbarrow ride by his orother on his return but the police refused to let the wheelbarrow ride go on Sun day, so Oscar had to walk home after he reached the city. Harrison left early to-day for an extended trip through the AVest. Friends of the brothers are now wondering whether Oscar will ever gA his wheelbarrow ride. 12 PASSENGERS ON I SHIP MAY BE LOST 16 Members of Hesperian's Crew Have Not Been Ac counted For The Allan Line steamer Hesperian sank near Queenstown to-day. As she went down in deep water it probably will be impossible to make an ex amination to determine whether she was torpedoed or struck a mine. Various passengers seen by the Am erican Consul at Queenstown declare no warning was given. No survivor, i apparently saw a submarine or tor-1 pedo. Queenstown messages say that 338 of the Hesperian's passengers have i been accounted for. It has been i stated that the liner carried a total j of 350 passengers. Allan Line officials! express confidence that all were saved. | Two passengers are reported to ha ve I died after being rescued. Of the 286 members of the crew all l but IK have been definitely accounted! for. Six members of the crew of the Birtish tank steamer Cyfbeline were killed and six wounded when the tanker, a 4505 ton 'vessel was sunk apparently in the zone of German sub- I marines. Thirty-one men were saved. Continuation of the violent artillery | battle on the western front is reported from Paris. Frank Morrison Endorses Report of Commission By Associated Press Blooming-ton, HI., Sept. 6. Secre tary Frank Morrison, of the American Federation of Labor, in a Labor Day speech here to-day endorsed the recent so-called staff report of the Indus trial Relations Commission with Its i drastic findings on Industrial and social conditions. "That report," said he, "states that a I condition exists in this country, which j must, in your opinion, appear as a i menace to our country. "A contented and efficient citizen ship calls for a minimum wage that will support wage-earners in genuine comfort. "In discussing militarism and pre paredness, let It be understood that the labor movement is not in favor of peace at any price. Our strikes indicate there Is a point in the lives of trade unionists where they gird their loins for battle rather than longer accept un bearable conditions. Strikes indicate life, visor and strength." HARRISBURG, PA„ MONDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 6, 1915. f —. Murder Case Takes Unepected Tarn by Negroes' Reppadiation of Confession Mjfcs ; \ f c.ra*NKw>* 1 If mohj4 I m m JaKD HEK.TWO | JUL 11 CHIJLISRLEH* I ffi li i fl I MB / ■ " f / bIP J, I { 1 m I , 'p I i fl fl lk> 1 i >--<-■ flB Vj mffllMBBBT'"" • • • •"n 'mn tii it iimnnm—in nr i i " ' ~k7 T . <r : -. -■ Mrs. Elizabeth Tiffany Mohr and her children, Charles, aged ten, and Virginia, seven. rov dence, K. 1., Sept. 6.—The Mohr murder tragedy haa_Xaken an unexpected turn by the repudiation by the three ?i CS J r «» r . s murder, of their confession in plicatlng Mrs. Mohr, who was held as the instigator of the snooting of Dr. Mohr in his automobile on the road from Providence to Newport. The three negroes In a statement issued Saturday say that they made no confession and that they had no knowledge of the killing. DEMOCRATIC SCHEME TO CONTROL COUNCIL Sheesley, Royal, Gorgas, Copelin and Gross Backed by Demo cratic Machine The woods is full of candidates for the various city and county offices and It is a question where most of the interest of the voters centers. Those who are familiar with the situ ation in Harrisburg are watching the efforts of the Democratic faction in charge of the local Democratic ma chine to put over a combination ticket for Mayor and the City Council. An active Republican worker said to day: "There isn't any secret about the Democratic line-up. The McCormick 1 influence will be thrown In the scales j in behalf of Sheesley for Mayor and I Royal. Gorgas, Copelin and Gross for I City Council. This will be called a [Continued on Page 11.] MOTHER AND 2 GIRLS! I HURLED FROM WAGON I ! i Auto Crashes Into Market Wagon on River Road; Escape Serious Injury Returning from market late Satur day night, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Tyson and children, Ethel, aged 7, and I Ruth, aged 17 months, of Manada Gap | were hurled rrom the market wagon lin which they were riding when an automobile crashed into them near I Lucknow on Riverside Drive, over continued on Page 11.] Robbers Take $9.75 From Sleeping Man's Pocket The home of E. S. Bitner, a car in spector, of 1627 Berryhill street was entered last night. When Mr. Bitner awoke this morning he found $9,75 missing from a trouser pocket. , DR. lIRSHRELIW IN THE LIMELIGHT State Veterinarian Is Mentioned For the Secretaryship of New Agricultural Board Dr. C. J. Marshall, of Philadelphia, State Veterinarian and executive offi cer of the State Livestock Sanitary Board, is being strongly urged for the place of Secretary of the new State Commission of Agriculture. The sec retary will be the executive officer of the commission and have charge of i the department and its various I bureaus. For months • Governor Brumbaugh i has been considering various men for ' the important place of secretary and I Dr. Marshall is understood to be one. ! The State veterinarian, who is a for- I mer president of the State and na- j tional association of veterinary men, ; [Continued on Page 11.] MUST JITNEYS HAVE ~ ! STATE CERTIFICATE ? i Question Put Squarely Up to Pub lic Service Commission by Scranton Railway Co. The much discussed question whether the jitneys can be operated without certificates of public conve nience fro mthe Public Service Com mission, such as other transportation facilities must possess, was raised be [ Continued 011 Page 11.] Tramps Now Delivered to Have Attacked Woman New evidence in the attack on Mrs. i William DeVerter of 305 South Front street early last Tuesday morning was given to the police Saturday night. It is now believed that two tramps, known a« "bread and butter hoboes," who received food at. the DeVerter home last week, made the assault , KAUFMAN STORE TO HOLD 'OPEN HOUSE' To Celebrate Opening of New Store in Market Square To morrow Evening THi. i-SiiVv KAUFMAN BUIuVUIG To-morrow evening from 7:15 to 9:30 the new Kaufman Underselling Store In Market Square will hold open house to the public of Harrisburg and vicinity. The event has been planned wholly for celebrating the opening of the new store, and no goods Will be sold on this occasion. On a big bandstand in front of the store the Commonwealth and Munici pal Bands will render a continuous concert during the evening, one band starting a new selection immediately after the other has finished playing. Floral decorations and hundreds of for the occasion, and as a memento interior of the store In festive attire [Continued on Page •!.] OUTLOOK STILL UNCERTAIN By Associated Press London, Sept. 6, 1:20 p. m.—Am erican exchange continues to fluctuate feverishly, and in the opinion or financiers here the outlook Is still very uncertain. Publication of the names ot the French and British commis-i sloners to the United States and the presumption that they will soon sub mit a plan for settlement of the prob lem were well received. 12 PAGES SHIP 808 GOLD FROM GREIT BRITAIN SIIOTO BE OVERDUE Anglo-French Financial Commis sion Are Said to Be on Board Vessel CENSORSHIP IS SEVERE Nothing Permitted to Pass Con-j cerning Battleship Carry ing Shipment By Associated Press Vanceboro, Me., Sept. 6—Reliable in formation received here is that the battleship bringing the expected gold shipment from London had not arrived at Halifax this morning. It is sup posed that the ship also has on board the Anglo-French financial commis sioners. The Admiralty at Halifax is maintaining the closest secrecy and the censorship which is severe, prob ably will not permit anything regard ing the arrival of the vessel to be transmitted by telegraph. Motor Club to Consider the Placing of Lincoln Highway "Feeder" Signs J. Clyde Myton, secretary of the Motor Club of Harrisburg, announced to-day that one of the important mat ters which will be taken up at the regular meeting of the Motor Club to morrow evening will be the posting of markers for the Lincoln Highway feeders from Harrisburg to Lancaster and also to Gettysburg. The actual \\ork is being held up until Mr. Myton hears from H. B. Joy, president of the Lincoln Highway Association, as to the details of the work, how many and where the markers / shall be placed. The Telegraph printed last week a cut o-f the marker as it will be when posted, and also the correspondence between this paper and Mr. Joy and other officials. Mr. Myton, with his accustomed energy, with the co-op eration of the signs committee, com posed of H. H. Hefkln, Howard W. Baker and D. M. Dull is determined that the work shall be completed with out delay. lini M »w|/v <» ■> n^|fci#| a •;;]' ■ ■■« t r:.- - " .:'■' • ■>• 1 ■;;■■:• | ' • f ' I > .... , X ■ ! s I . i } & irig he torpedoi.-t the Hesperian ■ hat detail' ■-t [ , l ' -rvioing. ; i * i i' I A j» f i <» CANNO' « , ept. 6.—There will I * 'all is the Schuj, ikli : £ ' 7 9 J, !of ending a content for mine inspector in Columbia county 1 [ if th decision is ;=<>hfcld. 1 * > ? «' 1 ' : coal under the tracks of the Reading R «ay Company on | < 1 * 1 f | < • There were 8,000 payee of typewritten . .umony. I I Washington, Sept. 6. American control of Haitien A j I customs has been extended to • Jeremie T i ! port to be taken over. Only three' remain undei I < I Haitien control. Six companies of marines And a navy pay T , —— F ;, MARRIAGE LICENSES v | Hrlnrtcli Haunch and Margaretta W?ln, steelton. I ] I.uthcr Domry Lynn, Baltimore, and Ida Gllubetk train, CoatesvtUe. I ! John S. Shuey and Mary V. Ulrhl, Mlddletonn. C CWtlUwii </!»»« mm o/Ikwm l n * POSTSCRIPT HESPERISIK PASSENGERS SHY NO WARNING WIS GIN BYSMJIin Allan Line Steamer, Torpe doed After Germans Gave Solemn Promise, May Lead to Another Crisis Is Belief of Many VESSEL WENT DOWN CLOSE TO QUEENSTOWN ! American Embassy Official Gets Into Communication With Survivors; Captain and Members of Crew Are Safe By Associated Press london. Sept. 0, 12:47 p. m. The Allan l.ine steamer Hesperian sank at 6:45 o'clock this morning within a few miles of Queenstown, after Cap tain Main and a volunteer rescue crew of 25 had made a bravo tight to bring the crippled ship into poit. During the night the Hesperian settled gradu ally by the head. Daylight showed tlio [Continued on Page 11.] American Bankers in Session at Seattle By Associated Press Seattle, Wash., Sept. 6.—With the arrival to-day of several special trains approximately 1,000 delegates had ar rived for the 42nd annual convention of the American Bankers' Association whose sesf'ons for this week beginning to-day will deal with pressing prob lems involving the dominant part now being taken by the United States in world-wide finance as a result of Eu ropean war conditions. Other ques tions of paramount importance, such as the expansion of foreign trade and the workings and results of the fed eral reserve banking system, also will be considered.
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