Blockade Question and Attitude of Labor Toward Compulsion Confronts Britain
HARRISBURG SfilSllsl TELEGRAPH
LXXXV— No. 17
GOVERNOR MEETS
HIS FRIENDS FOR
"CONVERSATIONS"
Men From Almost Every Con
gressional District Here to •
Talk Over Politics •
SOME CANDIDATES HERE
Snyder Enters Race For Audi
tor General—Governor May
State His Position
Signs that the lines are being drawn
for a contest for contvol of the Penn
sylvania delegation to the Republican
national convention and of the Repub
lican state committee were abundant
at the State Capitol to-day and it was
intimated that Governor Martin G.
Brumbaugh, who was in conference
with men from all parts of the State,
contemplated issuing a statement set
ting forth his position. The Gov
ernor's office, however, did not inti
mate what might occur during the day
and tlie Governor was too busy seeing
callers to talk.
Speaker Charles A. Ambler, of the
House of Representatives, who has
been mentioned as a possible candidate
for Auditor General, refused to talk
about the announcement of Senator
Charles A. Snyder, of Pottsville, that
he was a candidate for the Repub
lican nomination for that office and re
fused to say anything ai all about him
self. Harmon M. Kephart, chief clerk
of the Senate, much in the news as a
possible candidate for State Treasurer,
who was also here to-day, smiled and
said: "All 1 have to say is that my
tirst name Is Hartnon-y."
Governor Brumbaugh had a distin
guished lis! of callers anil there may
be more before night. In the list were
ex-Lieutenant Governor L. A. AYatres.
of Scranton: State Chairman William
K. Crow, of Union town, who refused
to talk: Tf. B. McDowell. Sharon:
Charles H. Young, referee in compen
sation, Xew Castle: Representative C.
B. Rich. I,ock Haven; Representative
John W. Vickerman. Bellevue; John
A. Scott and James W. Leech, of the
State Compensation Board, and others.
Men from practically every congres
sional district in the State outside of
Philadelphia are expected either to
day or to-morrow for "conversations"
with the Governor. One and all de
cline to make statements after leavin*
the Governor's office.
Congressman W. W. Griest. of Lan
caster, and Judge Isaac Johnson, of
Media, saw the Governor last evening,
when Congressmen D. F. Lafean, of
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Death of Wife Leads
to Arrest of Swindler
Who Secured SIOO,OOO
By Associeteil Fress
New York, Jan. 26.—The death of
his wife was to-day learned to have
led directly to the arrest here of
George A. Gray, on a warrant signed
by the Governor of Massachusetts,
charging him with larceny of cash and
securities valued at SIOO,OOO from
]->ea Kensel. of Chicago, and "other
persons living in Massachusetts." A
detective arrived here from Boston to
day to take him back for trial.
Gray was arrested last night after
having been followed by police from
b n undertaking shop to the cemetery
where Mrs. Gray was burled earlier in
the day, and back to the undertaker's,
lie is said to have taken his arrest
calmly and to have told the police
that the matter was a "family affair
involving no larceny" and would
quickly be adjusted.
Gray was indicted in Boston,
charged with larceny of SIO,OOO and
"ten pieces of paper valued at 1,000
each" from Kensel, and $40,000 and
• forty pieces of paper valued at SI,OOO
each," from another person whose
name has never been made public, but
who is said to have been a wealthy
woman living at Swamscott, Mass. He
is -45 years old and formerly was a
lawyer.
BABY SCAI.DK!>
While playing in the kitchen of his
home this morning. Adam Wagner,
19-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs.
Adam Wagner, 1410 Wallace street,
climbed up on a chair beside the stove
and pulled over a kettle of boiling
water. The child was badly scalded
about the left arm and left leg. He
was treated at the Harrisburg Hos
pital.
I THE WEATHER
For HnrrUhnrc anil vlilnltv:
4 loiidy «»-nlKh< ami TtitirxilnV.
iirohnbly llulit rain Tliurmlnvi
warmer to-uIRUt. nltt lowest
Irmprrnlurr alioat SO ilcKrerx.
For lOantrrn I'mnnvlvniilo: (loiiilv
to-nlKht and ThurHilay, proliahly
local ralnx Thtimdayi warmer to
ll IKh I In woiitbrreMt portion; mod.
erate aoutb nlnda.
River
The Si!»<|iiehnnnn river and nil Ita
tributaries will full slowly or re
main nearly stationary, A wtaxe
of about (l.'J feet Is Indicated for
llnrrlsliurK Thursday morula*.
fienernl Conditions
Tk» weather disturbance, now i-en
trnl over Southwestern Colorado
with Its front reaching; northeast
ward Into the lake reislon, has re
tarded the eastwardly movement
area In the Northwest and Is
enuslnK unsettled weather «en
••rally over the country, except the
South Atlantic States.
It Is 2 to 2!i dejtrees colder ceneral
ly west of the Rocky Mountains.
Temperature: 8 a. m., 40.
Moon: New moon. February 3, 11 :(W
a. m.
River stage: 6.0 feet nliove low
water mark.
Yesterday's Weather
Illehe«t temperature. SO.
I owest temperature, 35.
Mean temperature, 42.
Aoriaat temperature, 28.
PENNSYLVANIA AGRICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOLS DOING MUCH FOR BOYS OF RURAL DISTRICTS \
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The work done in the advancement of vocational education in agricul
ture is shown by the pictures above taken in Pennsylvania agricultural high
schools.
<>n the left is shown the boys of the Pennsylvania agricultural high
schools making a study of soils, laboratory experiments are also included
in this work. On the left is a class in the agricultural department of the Troy
High School, killing and dressing poultry for market. Practical as well as
theoretical work is carried on, and in many instances the boys kilt and dress
the poultry, then turn it over to the girls in the Homemaking class to cook
and serve. The picture was taken in the Mt. Pleasant Township High School,
Westmoreland county.
Below are representatives from the many poultry associations in the
State, who were here yesterday attending a meeting of the Pennsylvania State
Poultry Association. Top row, left to right: A. P. Ingram, West Chester;
Robert J. Light, Lebanon; J. G. Werner, Mohnton; Roy G. Sones, Hughes
ville; second row, left to right: Edgar A. Weimer, president, of Lebanon;
H. Demmy, of Lancaster; Charles T. Cornman, of Carlisle; E. W. Garber,
of Mt. Joy; front row, left to right: Frank E. Krause, of Lebanon; Morris
G. Temple, Pocopson; Frank McGrann, secretary, of Lancaster; A. D. Heald,
of West Chester.
WAR MATTERS OF
PRIME INTEREST
BEFORE BRITISH
Discussing Attitude of Labor
Toward Compulsion and
German Blockade
ALBANIAN PORT FALLS
San Giovanni di Nedua Cap
tured by Austrians; Monte
negrin Drive Continues
The position of the British govern
ment on two matters of prime impor
tance in the conduct of the war is to
be determined as a result of proceed
ings tinder way to-day. The attitude
of labor toward compulsory military
service will be decided at the great
conference meeting to-day in Bristol.
The debate on the question of a block
ade of Germany is before the house of
commons.
The Bristol conference is the most I
important of this kind ever held in i
England. representing more than i
2.000,000 members of trades unions. I
The compulsory military service bill !
having passed the house of commons ,
and encountered little opposition in I
the house of lords, the outcome of the
long campaign on this issue will de
pend largely on the attitude of organ
ized labor. Although great opposition
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Wellesley Is Stirred Up
by Her Plea For a Man
Special to the Telegraph
Wellesley, Mass.. Jan. 26.—Welles
ley College girls are very much dis
turbed over the verses of a senior,
whose name Miss Miriam Yidder, ed
itor of the College News, refuses to
divulge, but who in last week's issue
called loudly in poetry for a man. Two
verses are:
"I'd give my month s allowance for a
man.
Or, having spent it, I'll give up what
« I can.
For what is prom without a young
recruit,
A tall Apollo in a full dress suit.
To pilot down the receiving line.
While your proprietary smile says
'He's mine'?
"And yet I've reached the end of my
resources; \
I cannot tind a man by human forces.
O you who have a c orner on the brand
That's known as Homo Sapiens, my
demand
Must move your stony heart until it
grants
A single man—no need for 'sapiens' if
he dance!"
"The verses cast suspicion on all of 1
us," said one senior, who has a flock
of young men in her train.
"Bud." Alaskan Collie,
Has a Regular Funeral
No longer will the children of the
families residing in the vicinity of
Swatara and Crescent streets romp and
play with the neighborhood pet,
"Bud." the sleek-coated white and tan
Alaska collie, that for years ha.s been
their pride.
"Bud." owned by Mr. and Mrs.
James E. Dick. 418 Crescent street, is
dead. Also he has been buried—that's
why this is written. '"Bud" had a
regular funeral.
In a coffin lined with soft ribbons
and carnations the body of "Bud" was
placed. All his equipment, i-ollars, etc..
went with him. Then, while sad-eyed,
almost tearful, youths of the neighbor
hood watched by a draped motor truck
drove up to the Dick home Sunday and
(he coffin was placed aboard. Amid
the sobs of the children the cortege
moved away.
At the home of George Schadt. Mid
dletown, the truck stopped and the
pallbearers bore the "body" to the
burial ground, which was in front of
the Schadt home. The pallbearers In
cluded William Reel, James Dick.
George Schadt and Michael Frank, of
Middletown.
Peace, Prohibition and
Petticoats, Party Slogan
Washington, D. C.. Jan. 26.—Mem
bers of Congress are interested in a
movement now being organized for a
third party in the United States. The
promoters of the new proposition will
have for their slogan "Peace. Prohibi
tion and Petticoats." The forces com
posing the party will come from the
peace-at-any-prlce. prohibition and
woman suffrage advocates.
Henry Ford. William J. Bryan, Jane
Addams. Miss /\lice Paul. Miss Lucy
■ urns and other peace, anti-liquor and
equal suffrage leaders will be at the
head of the tri-party organization.
HARRISBURG, PA., WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 26, 1916.
STATE HIGHWAYS
ARE HARD HIT BY
MOTOR VEHICLES
State Board of Agriculture
Gets Report on the Road
Situation Today
WOODWARD SPEAKS OUT
Important Session Opened at
the Capitol; Noted Speakers
For Tonight
It is the duty of the State through
its Highway Department to work out
the problem of securing roads which
will stand the ever increasing strain
of motor vehicles and all concerned
"should push, not kick" declared Col.
John A. Woodward, of Howard, in re
porting on the highway situation in
Pennsylvania at the opening of the
thirty-ninth annual session of the
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U. S. Steel Stock Record
Breaking Earnings Make
Market Almost Buoyant
Py Associated Press
New York. Jan. 26.—Stocks were al
most buoyant at to-day's opening in
recognition of the United States Steel
.common dividend and that corpora
tion's record-breaking bank earnings.
Steel opened with one lot of 15,000
shares at SG to 85%. compared with
jyesterday's closing price of 84^.
Gains of 1 to 2 points were made by
numerous other industrials and spe
cialties. including American Smelting,
Crucible Steel. Republic Iron and Steel,
New York Airbrake, Westinghouse,
Baldwin and American Locomotive
and Mexican Petroleum.
Railway shares of the standard class
were higher by substantial fractions to
a full point and the entire list mani
fested renewed energy.
House-to House Canvass
For Jewish War Relief
To-morrow will be Jewish war relief
day.
Throughout the city and the towns
in this vicinity the Jewish people as
well as many Gentiles will answer the
appeal of the Jewish relief committee
| to subscribe to the fund to be used in
aiding the thousands of struggling
Jews on Europe's war fronts.
Forty or more of the younger Jew
ish people will serve as volunteer so
licitors and they will make a house-to
house canvass to-inorrow.
David Kaufmnn is chairman and
Morris K. Jacobson ;s treasurer of the
local committee and both will gladly
receive contributions by check or in
cash. Personal calls by phone by con
tributors wil lreceive a ready response.
Governor Brumbaugh to-day called
upon the people of Harrisburg and vi
cinity to remember that to-morrow Is
Jewish Relief Day. The Governor's
appeal was a supplement to his pro
clamation of last week and was di
rected especially to the people of this
part of the State.
"I hope the people of this part of
the State and indeed, of the whole
State, will remember the suffering peo
ple across the seas," said the Governor.
"To-morrow is the relief day and we
should help. It is the cry of our own
brethren and It calls for help in a
| big commanding way. Let's all help."i
MINERS ENDORSE
NONSUSPENSION
POLICY OF WHITE
But Slight Opposition to Ques
tion of Remaining at Work
After Contract Expires
SCALE COMMITTEE MEETS
Pennsylvanian Helping Frame
Demands Which Are Over
10 Per Cent.
By Associated Press
Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 26.—The
United Mine Workers of America in
convention to-day decided not to sus
pend work, after the contracts have
expired so long as negotiations for
new agreements are pending. A rising
vote taken after a iong debate, showed
that 1,000 of the 1,300 delegates fa
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State Rests in Trial of
Mrs. Mohr For Murder
By Associated Press
! Providence. R. 1., Jan. 26. The
; State rested to-day in the trial of Mrs.
Klizabeth F. Mohr and two negroes,
Cecil Brown and Henry Spellman,
charged with the murder of the wom
an's husband. Dr. C. Franklin F. Mohr.
on August 31 last.
By the testimony of more than fifty
witnesses, including George W. Healis,
Dr. Mohr's chauffeur, who turned
state's evidence, the prosecution had
attempted to prove that the negroes
shot the physician at the instigation
of Mrs. Mohr. Mrs. Mohr will testifv
in her own behalf.
! Man and Wife Arrested
For Robbery and Murder
By Associated Press
Chicago. Jan. 26. —Frank Pace and
a woman said to be his wife are in
custody to-day in connection with the
robbery of the Cook Tourist Agency
and the murder of B. A. Johnson, a
policeman, last Friday.
At the rooming house where the
two were arrested the police found
three wigs, one of them answering the
description of the color of the hair of
the woman accomplice in the murder
and robbery. A hat similar to that
worn by the woman was also found.
At the police station the woman said
that she ant". Pace were married in
Canada last September and that they
since had been at Pace's home in Kan
sas, coming from there the day before
the Johnson murder.
Pennsy to Build Million
Dollar Hotel Near Big
New York City Terminal
It was learned this morning at the
offices of the Pennsylvania Railroad
that the Pennsylvania Railroad is plan
ning to build a hotel in New York
[city which is destined to become one
of the landmarks of Manhattan.
The new hotel will be called "The
Pennsylvania" and will cost $1,000,000
It will be built on the Seventh avenue
block opposite the big terminal from I
Thirty-second to Thirty-third streets. I
It will be twelve stories high. Ten- !
tative plans are under way by McKim,'
Mead & White, architects. It is under-1
stood that the railroad will conduct
the hostelry through the company's
.commissary organization without try
ing to procure a lessee.
STATE ROAD TO !
MILLERSBURG IS
NEARING REALITY
Cunningham and Railroad Of-i
ficials Get Nearer an Under- [
standing at Hearing Today J
"NARROWS" DANGEROUS i
Several Serious Accidents Have
Occurred; To Use Old
Towpath
State Highway Commissioner Cun
ningham and Chief Engineer Uhler
had a conference to-day with officials
of the Northern Central Railway Com
pany regarding the narrow highway
between this city and Sunbury, which
skirts the right of way of the railroad
lines, especially that section between
Dauphin and the Clark's Ferry bridge.
It is understood that the railroad com
pany is desirous of increasing its
trackage and to do so It will be neces
sary to make some arrangements re
garding the present line of the high
way.
Already this voad is a menace to
j travel and positively dangerous owing
ito its proximity to the railroad and
I the narrow width of the highway. The
! road runs along a shelf and there have
been several accidents because of the
abandoned basin of the old canal west
of the roadway.
New Highway Only Remedy
Highway Commissioner Cunningham
and engineers of the department have
made a close study of the situation and
are strongly of the opinion that the
only remedy is the building of a new
highway from Dauphin to Clark's
! Ferry ulong the line of the old tow-
I path. This change would remedy
; present unfortunate conditions and
jalso eliminate three dangerous grade
crossings.
Outlook Is Bright
j At the conclusion of the hearing this
| afternoon it was apparent that the
State and the railroad company are
nearer a solution of the problem now
than ever before.
Some time ago the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company asked the Highway
Department for permission to extend
its tracks between Speeceville and Mll
lersburg through the Narrows. The
department found that the road is only
about twelve to fourteen feet wide
there now and to grant further conces
sions would be to block the highway
i entirely. Therefore the permits were
| held up.
To-day H. P. I.incoln. superlntend
i ent, and E. Brinser, engineer, of
hl>e Willlamsport division, appeared
j before Commissioner Cunningham to
j discuss the matter. The commissioner
'said that after a thorough examina
tion of the records he found that in
I 1 809 a charter had been granted for
!a turnpike company to construct, a
1 road from Harrisburg to Pittsburgh
jby way of Lewistown and Hunttng-
I don and that this charter conferred
| upon the company all ol' the corpor
| ate rights of the turnpike company
I operatin gon the southern route which
! included a road width of fifty feet.
Therefore, he held, the new road
company had a right to a fifty-foot
highway. In 1821 this North Route
road was split up and all of the
charter rights conveyed to the Har
risburg and Millersburg pike, which
includes the stretch of highway in
question, that were formerly held by
j the parent company. The highway
i width remained at 50 feet. . A few
I years later this company went out of
I business and the charter rights re
verted to the township, with the ex
, ception of that giving the privilege
of collecting toll. Thus the township
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Hold Conference Over
Unsatisfactory Reply in
Lusitania Negotiations
Washington, Jan. 2G. Count Von
Bernstorff. the German ambassador.
| had another conference to-day with
Secretary Lansing over the Lusitania
negotiations, the result of which was
not divulged.
It was made known in official quar
ters before the conference took place
tha tthe last German proposals were
unsatisfactory and that the United
States was pressing for a full dis
avowal of the sinking of the liner with
the loss of 110 American lives.
It was understood that such changes
as the United Stales wants made in
the proposed agreement were set out
in a document the ambassador pre
pared to-dav. It. now awaits the ap
proval of the German government.
The next step in the negotiations Is not
expected to be taken before a week at
least and in the meantime the ambas
sador will hear from his government.
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CANT RIDE UPON
ME, CRIES COP AS
HE QUITS FORCE;
Hurls Budge and Equipment atj
Chief's Feet and Storms
From Office
ALL BECAUSE OF CAP
Patrolman Grear Thinks Re
quired Purchase of $3.50
Hat Unreasonable
Officer George W. Gear, of the city
police force, strode into Chief of
Police J. Thomas Zeil's office this
morning, threw down ills badge and
other equipment and resigned.
Chief of Police %eil when asked
about the resignation atimitced with
reluctance that Officer Grear had quit,
but declared thai he had done so
without giving reasons.
Other officers on the force, however,
said that later in the morning Pa
trolman Grear told them that he quit
because of the new regulations which
require each officer to buy a new cap
costing $3.50 as part of his uniform.
Chief of Police JSeil went on to say
that he told Officer Grear to tender
his resignation to Mayor E. S. Meals.
According to the story which other
officers of the force told, Officer Grear
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Mix-Up in City's Fire
Alarm System Causes
Trouble Throughout Day
A mix-up in the city fire alarm sys
tem this morning caused trouble ail
day In all sections of the city.
The trouble originated at Box 51,
Cameron and Herr streets, when the
box was put out of service by a short
circuit. Box 82, an auxiliary, was sub
stituted, and then a broken under
ground wire in Korster street between
Second and Myrtle streets started
more trouble. This is on the direct
line from Box 51. While workmen
were repairing it taps came in on indi
cators in all of the fire engine houses
in the city. No box had been pulled
and the companies each received a
different alarm. in the day the
same thing happened.
Electricians worked rapidly and
practically the entire system was In
shape for service this afternoon.
' GOVERNOR'S ATTITUDE 1
Harri burg. Late this afternoon a rumor persisted on 1
uld j
Penn- J
National Convention.
>r an untra ielegation which will
act for the I interests of the State and the Republican
regard to any personal or dif
f The Dauphin county court to-day order J
ed Dr. Horace C. Cun Iton dentist, to return J
; former wife, Mrs. Rebecca Irene »
i instituted Habeas Corpus proceedings f
against bin:. f
sburg. Emil Swenson, Pittsburgh civil engi- f
neer in cha - of the construction of the new Shenago river £
I brid stle, appeared as his own lawyer in the M
I $3,892 /
for -.vor'.: ':i o.;e bridge. 9
Harrisburg. —H. B. Herman, 1214 North Cameron 1
' street, i afternoon thrown i '
1 from his v agon and injured when his horse ran away.
Philadelphia, Jan. 26. The Pennsylvania Railroad
Company to-day declared the usual quarterly dividend of , 1
l J / 2 per cent interest in to-day's meeting
I of the directors because of . a report circulated in financial ,
circles that the dividend woujd be increased. '
' Seattle, Wash., Jan. 25.—Six persons lost their lives 4
I here to-day in a fire which destroyed the interior of the five- C
story Talbot Walker building. \
Washington, Jan. 26. —The Rivers and Harbors Com- %
' niittee voted to-day to include no new projects in its forth- %
coming bill but to confine appropriations solely to projects w
already authorized, thus limiting the total to approximately f
1 $44,000,000. J
Bristol Eng., Jan. 26. The British labor conference J
adopted to-day by a vote of 1,847,000 against 206,000, a reso- 1
lustion entirely approving the action of the parliamentary i
labor pary in co-operating with other political parties in the '
. national recruiting camDaign. '
f MARRIAGE LICENSES ',
| Herman H. Hon and l<la BefcoffHtnll Urndlt-k, Wllllamntuwa. I
* EDITION
WILSON TALKS
WITH LEADERS
ON LEGISLATION
Shipping Bill, Tariff Commis
sion and Philippine Amend
ment Are Discussed
LEARNS THEIR ATTITUDE
New Measure Will Provide
That U. S. Buy Ships, Then
Lease or Sell
By Associated Press
Washington, D. Jan. 2K.—Presi
dent Wilson summoned lo 1 lie White
House to-day lenders of the Seriate and
House to learn their attitude toward
the shipping bill, a tariff commission
and the Philippines. He indicated to
them that in addition to the prepared
ness program and revenue bills those
three measures would be the principal
ones backed by the administration.
Most of the leaders with whom
President Wilson talked to-day op
posed the shipping- bill in the last Con
gress and he desired to know their
position toward the new bill. He saw
Majority Leader Kitchin. of the House,
Chairman Fitzgerald, of the appro
priations committee. Chairman Clarke,
of the Senate commerce committee.
Chairman Simmons, of the Senate
finance committee. and Senator
Fletcher, who led the light for the
ship bill in the Senate in the last Con
gress.
As a result of the conferences to-day
details of the shipping bill which will
be supported by the administration be
came known for the first time. It does
not include the failure of the old bill
providing for continued operation of
ships by the government. Instead if.
provides that the government shall
purchase or build ships and then lease
or sell them to corporations or private
individuals. Only in case no one offers
to lease or buy (he ships does the bill
allow the government to operate them.
Provides for HOIMI Issue
The government could buy back the
ships at a reasonable price for naval
auxiliaries in time of war. A bond
issue of $50,000,000 for the purchase
or construction of ships would be pro-
Aided in the hill, which also includes a
shipping board to control shipping
rates.
Senator Clarke led the filibuster
which finally prevented the passage of
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