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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
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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,
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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
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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.
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Murder Case Takes Unepected Tarn by Negroes' Reppadiation of Confession
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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
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MOTHER AND 2 GIRLS!
I HURLED FROM WAGON
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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
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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, ;
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MUST JITNEYS HAVE ~
! STATE CERTIFICATE ?
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.