hilson Delivers Last Address of National Preparedness Tour at Si. Louis HARRISBURG lfi3lßs TELEGRAPH LXXXV— No. 23 MOTHER FIGHTS TIGERISHLY TO KEEP HER BABY Frantic at Loss of Child in Habeas Corpus Hearing She Electrifies Court AN "UNDERWORLD" STORY Marvin Wertz, Divorced Hus band, Gels Daughter After Pitched Rattle Frantic at the prospect of losing her i S-year-old daughter Katherine, pretty' Mrs. Rose A. Wertz this morning le gaily—then physically—fought the Law in No. 1 courtroom to retain pos session of the child. The cries of the mother and child drowned the pounding of Additional . Law Judge McCarrell's gavel as Sheriff W. W. Caldwell and Deputy William; Hoffman struggled to separate the mother and child. Mrs. Wertz is the divorced wife of; Marvin G. C. Wertz. He declared the divorcee had lived in the "tenderloin" district and that she was unfit to' rear the child. To-day's legal battle \ was the hearing in a writ of habeas • orpus which Wertz instituted to get possession of Katherine. And after a dramatic recital of the iacts which led the youthful husband to attempt to recover his child. Addi tional Law Judge McCarrell turned the youngster over to the custodv of H'ertz's sister. Mrs. Mir.nie Dolbin, »'ife of George Dolbin, 2135 Jefferson j street. Mother Runs Front Courtroom Declaring wildly that she wouldn't *"ow Mrs. Dolbin or anyone else to ■ "lay a hand on her child." Mrs. Wertz j struggled in the grasp of Deputy Hoff man and raced blindly out 'of the > courthouse in her efforts to find Mrs. I Dolbin and the little girl. Luncheon-bound businessmen, sten ographers and clerks crowded about the courthouse while the despairing young mother desperately tried to find the little girl. The Battle Begin* That Mrs. Wertz was bitterly de-, termined not to confine her struggle to legal limits was indicated iust after the hearing began. Time, and again she conferred so audibly to her at torney. Robert Stucker. that Judge McCarrell bad to rap for order. The small Katherine hugged her mother tightly throughout the hear ing except when the latter took her place on the stand. In questioning the character of the (Continued on Page 7.) Schoolma'am Bride Travels From Far Colorado to Wed Front faraway Pueblo. Colorado, pretty Helen Margaret Heller, a school teacher, traveled to this city this aft ernoon to wed Lemuel Sliowall. The ; 'ride gave her age as 26: Sliowall is •111. Years ago he worked in Pueblo where he met the pretty schoolma'am. He came east however, and about twelve years ago he married. The courts of Baltimore a few days ago granted him a divorce. He promptly wired his school teacher sweetheart and upon her arrival to-day the ro mance of several years was culmin ated. Application for the license was made to Recorder Lentz and as the pair wanted to wed at once, the whole! party adjourned to the poor board's offices where 'Squire George W. lien-I >et, a clerk performed the ceremony. CONGRESSMAN HI'RT By Associated Press Washington, Feb. 3. Representa tive Isaac Bacharach. of Atlantic City X. J., was painfully but not seriously injured early to-day- in a motor car accident. The Congressman's car was struck by another machine and wrecked. I THE WEATHER -••r lltirrlnliurK and vicinity! Kiilp to-nlKht nii<l Friday) stluhtlv colder to-iilslit. „lth limi pnt tem lifrMtiire about 1.1 ilritrrm. I'cir linlprn I'enuNylvnniaj Fair to night and I'rlday. Mimrnlini •■older to-night I freah wnt wind*. Hlver The main river will rlac xliuhtlv to nisrht anil full nlonl) I'rlila.v. Ml the trlliutarlc* Mill fall. A at aire of altout 7.3 feet la Indicated f«,r llnrrlabtirK Friday morning. General Condition* TUe Southern «t<irm han moted northward nnil In now central ofT the .Southern New Knulnnil coa*t It cnuaed rain, aleet and anon j u the Atlantic state* In the laat twenty-four hour* from South ern Florida to .\ortltern Ncvr luulnnil. Snow una fnllin K | n the \»w ICnKland state*. ICaaterii \ew York. Haatera I'ennnyivnnln and New .leraey, and It wa* rnln- Inc on the >orth Atlantic coa»t at H a. m. to-dny. 'J'he temperature haa fnllen 2 to 34 deifreea in the Atlantic and Knat tinlf State* and In the Ohio Val ley and Kaat Tenneaaee; over nearly all the remainder of the eountry. Temperature: S a. m.. 24. Soni Itlaea, 7:12 a. n».; aeta, .">:2B p. m. Mooa: Klrat qaarler. February lu. ■"it2o p. m . Itlver stase: 7.1 feet above low water mark. Veaterday'a Weather Hlaheat temperature. 37. I.oweat temperature. 23. Mean temperature. 31. .Normal temperature, 2*i, STRANAHANS ARE INJURED IN PENNSY WRECK Wife of Former Deputy Attor ney General Carried From Train on Stretcher TELLS STORY OF CRASH ■A. MiM'm •>'*\ r •' fIMMBMfI fel a j|H mWB I JAMBS A. ST RAN AIIA X Traveling in the New York day ex press which was wrecked yesterday morning near Johnstown, were ex- Deputy Attorney General and Mrs. j James A. Stranahan, 303 North Second! street, this city. Both were injured, although Mrs. j Stranahan suffered the more serious-j Iy. She had to be removed last eve ning from the train on a stretcher. Several ugly cuts and bruises about the body and severe shock seem to be the extent of Mrs. Stranahan's in juries. according to "General" Strana han to-day: thus far. he said, there has been no evidence of internal in juries. Mr. and Mrs. Stranahan were re- j turning from a wedding in Pitts burgh. Seven or eight miles east of Johnstown the crash occurred. With his head bandaged "General" Stranahan appeared in court this | [Continued on Page ll.] Say Privation and Pestilence in Poland Exceed Darkest Picture By Associated Press Berlin, Feb. 3, via London. The darkest pictures drawn by privation i and pestilence in Poland have failed to portray (he extent of misery of the war sufferers there, it was said to-day by two Americans who have made a personal investigation. They are Frederick C. Walcott, European rep-' resentative of the Rockefeller Foun dation and Caspar Whitney, of the American Commission for Relief in Belgium. These men have just re turned from a fortnight's trip through Poland for investigation of the need of relief. They say there is virtually no food left, except, potatoes and a small amount of flour. Little fuel remains. Typhus and other diseases prevail. Thousands of persons whose homes' were destroyed during the Russian retreat are without shelter. Little livestock is left and accordingly there is no meat or fat food for the people, i The fact that they are living almost, exclusively on potatoes have resulted in stomach diseases. Black typhus has broken out. There are now 301 cases daily in Warsaw. The general i deathrate in Poland has risen from 19 j to 30 per 1.000. Many Passengers on Board Torpedoed Ship Killed Selves American Survivor Says By Associated I'ress London, Feb. 3.—Further details! regarding the sinking of the Italian steamer Brindisi on January 6 in the Adriatic sea have been .received from Athens, where Dr. Guru Gueha and j Miss Marie Lamos. survivors of the! Red Cross party on board the vessel, I have arrived. Miss Lamos describes the scene] following the disaster when many! passengers, she says, blew out their I brains. She adds that the 142 sur vivors who reached the shore were' bombarded by Austrian aeroplanes which killed about 10 persons. THIEF READS TESTAMENT WHILE NOT STEALING State. Policeman Clears Up Mystery of Thefts of Edibles in Edgcmont District The mystery of the disappenranee of edibles from the larders of the resi dents of Kdgemont and along the 'Jonestown road was solved this morn ing when Corporal Curtis A. Davics, of Troo|> C, Staff 1 police, arrested Henry 1 taker. 2?, years old, colored, of j this c ity. Baker confessed to Captain Lumb, of the State police, that he and a num ber ot, others, known as the "night HARRISBURG, PA„ THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 3, 1910 BRITISH EXPECT FIERCE TEUTONIC DRIVE ON CALAIS Believe Germans Arc Planning to Rlast Way Through to Channel Port NOW PLANNING CAMPAIGN Are Preparing to Hurl Large Masses of Artillery and Men Into Flanders By . Associated Press Although military operations on the western front, as well as in most of the other main theaters of war, are virtually at a halt, London apparently i is expecting a new move soon by the Germans in Northern France and Flanders. Present comment indicates a belief that an offensive movement on a large scale is in course of preparation, the Germans expecting by the use of masses of artillery and infantry to blast away to Calais on the English channel. Latest reports on the situatioii along this front, however, show little hut artillery firing, grenade fighting and similar minor operations. lilslroM in Poland Great distress in Poland is reported by representatives of American relief organizations who have reached Ber lin. The suffering is particularly from lack of shelter and fuel, while typhus and other diseases are prevalent. It is declared that 30 per cent, of the people are dependent upon relief. Artillery Active Intense artillery activity along the Franco-Belgian front, reported in to day's German official statement, may presage another important offensive movement in this field by one side or , the other. Ixmdon appears to hold the view that the initiative just now will be with the Germans, who may try to break through and gain Calais. I'-Boats Make Raid Paris records a German attack on j the French positions north of the Aisne near the village of Boos. The Germans are continuing their submarine activities in the North Sea. according to a dispatch from the Neth erlands recording the torpedoing of the Dutch motor vessel Artemis in these waters. The Artemis put Into the Hook of Holland leaking. From London comes announcement of the sinking- of the British steamer Belle of France, last reported at a port In India. Children Are Barred From Lykens Picture Theaters on Account of Measles Special to the Telegraph Lykens. Pa., Feb. 3. An epidemic of measles and pneumonia, which lias been raging in Wieonisco for some time, has now crossed over into Ly kens. The Board of Health has taken the matter in hand and issued an order prohibiting all children under 15 years of age from entering public places such as picture shows, etc. British Press Intimates Turk Prince Was Murdered By Associated Press London, Feb. 3. The report that the heir to the Turkish throne, Yussof Izzedin, committed suicide is received with general incredulity by the British press, althougn the report has been accompanied by circumstantial de tails. The British press draws attention to the fact that the prince's relations with Knver Pasha had long been strained to the breaking point, that the prince was anti-German and that his name had not been allowed to ap pear in Turkish dispatches for a long time. The Graphic says: "The story that he committed suicide may be true, but other explanations are at least possible. Enver Pasha has already shown lack of scruples in employing summary methods for the removal of opponents." Yussof Izzedin, who was born at Constantinople October 9, 1857, was a first cousin of the present Sultan. Vahid Idin, who is mentioned as the new heir apparent was born at Con stantinople January 12. 1861. and is the brother of the present Sultan. TOWN SAVED FROM BURNING BY IIKAVY FALL OF SNOW Williamsport. Pa.. Feb. 3. Fire destroyed the large Barnes block and the Moshannoti National Bank build ing at Phllipsburg, Clearfield county, early to-day. The heavy snowfall of yesterday saved the remainder of the town. The loss was $150,000. 01-D FRtSCH PROPERTY SOI.IJ The old Frascli property at 319 Wal nut street, has been sold by Samuel G. Fitzgerald. He would neither affirm or deny a report that it was purchased by Dives. Pomeroy and Stewart for a storage and stock house. | raiders." had been robbing the homes ' of residents on the outskirts of the city i for many months. The plunder thus I obtained which could not be eaten bv the thieves was disposed of to the ! poorer classes of the city at a sum low ' enough to insure a sale. Haker "arried with hiin a small : pocket edition of the Testament, which lie devoutly reads. He will be orralKned before Aldcr -1 manHoverter for a hearing, PRESIDENT WILSON BELI NAVY SHOULD BE MA | Fiend Throws Acid at Baby as She Sleeps in Carriage v. , 4 T"n— mi in 1,, nnmiiniiii in mil iifiiiiiiinwMiHiiHiww "I'll M JSAS tOMBA/ZD , New 1 ork, Feb. 3.—Detectives of the Third Branch Bureau to-dav are looking for an insane person who it is thought is endangering the lives of infants by attempting to throw carbolic add upon them. Mrs. Nina Lombard reported that she had found the pillow in her infant daughter's carriage wet with carbolic acid. The child, Rae Lom bard, one and a half years old, was unhurt. Following so closely upon the act of a maniac who last week threw lysol on Julius Clemens, three weeks old. while he slept in front of a candy store, the police are making every effort to catch the perpetrator. SCENES OF WILD FRIGHT FOLLOW ZEPPELIN RAIDS Woman Missionary With Bible in Her Hand Killed; Mother With Babe Cut Down BOMB KILLS • FAMILY Were Seated Around Fireside; Death Overtakes Bride Walk ing With Her Husband London, Feb. 3. —The removal by the government of most of the restrictions of the publication of news about the air raids has released a tlood of ac counts of the latest visit of the raiders. I A part of Staffordshire was the only place in which much material damage j was done. The towns iu this district | were fully lighted when the Zeppelins | approached and the light appears to ! have been of considerable use to the | visitors, but the electricity could not jbe shut off. The deaths and injuries ! in this district were in many cases at- I tended by harrowing circumstances, as for instance the killing of a woman missionary with a Bible in her hand; of a baby in its mother's arms as she was nursing it: of a whole family as it sat around the fireplace, and the cut- I tins off of a woman's legs in the street while she stood watching the airship, j Workmen's houses were blown to [Continued on Pago 9.] Kaiser, Healthy, Reported Be Visiting All Fronts flv .Associated t'ress Berlin, via Wireless. Feb. 3. in again denying the report published in various quarters that the German em- I peror has been treated by an Amor | lean physician for a cancerous condi tion of the larynx, the Overseas News Agency characterizes the report as a "malicious attempt to influence for eign public opinion falsely," and adds: "The Emperor is traveling from one 'line of battle to another, as only a ! healthy man can do." Aeroplane Hovers Over Du Pont Plant at Night Hy Associated Press Wilmington, Del.. Feb. .I.—An aero plane was seen hovering over the Du Pont powder works at Carney's : Point, X. J„ last Tuesday 'night, but ] whence it came and where it went has i not been established. This much was admitted to-day by an official representative of the I Du Pont company, who said that at i about 8.30 o'clock that evening some jof the company's men employed at ' Deep Water Point, at the southern end [ of Carney's Point and about opposite ! Xew Castle, Del., saw the airship, j which appeared to lie taking a circular ' flight, and it finally disappeared. GET GOODS. HUT NOT CROOKS ! Detectives of the city yesterday aft- ' ernoon recovered the cigars, candy, I chewing gum and other articles stolen i either Tuesday night or yesterday morning from the store of David Bow- j man, 1810 North Fourth street. They refused to tell where the goods were I found. Ther arc still working on the , 1 cuse to lirid the thieves. AGRICULTURAL STUDENTS GO j! TO INSTITUTE : Experts Discuss "Corn Cul ture," Poultry Raising, and Orcharding NEW DEPUTY SPEAKER ; | Proper Plowing of Fields Ex plained; Halifax Meeting Brings Crowds i Halifax. Pa., Feb. 3.—Residents of 3 Halifax and farmers living in the i vicinity are not dismayed by dismal ■ weather condition and this was proved . yesterday when the farmers' institute, r the second of a series of three sched i uled for Dauphin county, was opened t here. The first session was held yes j terday afternoon and speakers sent > ' here by the State Department of Agri j ' ulture addressed a trood-sized audi enoe. Last eveniner the attendance was much larger and to-day the grange s, hall was well tilled. The closing ses -5 | (Continued on Page 7.) ; Partial Eclipse of Sun ! Visible Through Dark Glass An eclipse of the sun which began > . shortly after 10 o'clock and ended I shortly after noon was visible through | smoked glasses, but was not noticeable otherwise. It was only a partial eclipse of the sun in (he United States. This ; is the only eclipse of the sun this year . ; visible in the United States. 'j Colder weather for the next few days is forecast for the city. To-night j and to-morrow will he fair and colder, i j with the mercury dropping to to de i ! grees. The storm of yesterday moved . j out to sea along the Atlantic coast. Suspected Murderer to See His Dying Sister Bv Associated Press '■ I Buffalo, X. Y., Feb. 3.—John Ed -11 ward Teipcr, who spent the night in | a cell at police headquarters after I attending the funeral of his mother and brother, may see the third vic . ; tlm of the Orchard Park tragedy, his ■ dying sister, Grace. j Teipcr clings to his original story j that the murders were the work of a strange man. and is said to have j expressed a willingness to p-o to his [{sister's bedside in the hope that his j presence may draw from her. during ij a possible moment of consciousness, ! some word to confirm his story. | Unsatisfactory results have thus far I been obtained in getting a picture of ( a bloody linger print on the handle of I the revolver found near the scene of the murder as the weapon had been j handled by several persons before It I reached the sheriff. Teiper has ad | mitted that this revolver belonged to j him. ! PI/AN MILITARY TK MINING IX SCHOOLS OF PITTSBURGH By Associated Press j Pittsburgh. Pa., Feb. 3. Dr. Wil- ! | liam X. Davidson, superintendent of j Public Instruction, announced to-day' that, he has prepared a plan for mili- Itary Instruction in the High Schools l ! of the city and will present it to the i board of education February 18, ■ i 16 PAGES CITY EDITION In Final Address of Preparedness Tour Wilson Declares Fleet Should Be the Greatest in World; Monster St. Louis Audience Widely Agrees With Him; Tells of Hundreds of Cargoes Bearing Bountiful Supplies From U. S. Ports That May Be the Point of Contact That Will Bring America Into the War For First Time Chief Executive Tells How One Set of Belligerents Is Cut Off; Says This Keeps Country From Helping as Much as It Would Like; Believes Conflict Will Hasten Time of General Peace; Wants Immediate Backing For National Defense Plans; As serts It Is Necessary to Mobolize Both Military and Economic Forces of Nation By Associated Press i St. Louis, Feb. 3. President Wil- 1 son told to-day an audience of 15,000 j which swayed with a tumult of cheer ing, that the United Slates should have the greatest navy in the world, j "I believe the navy of the United Stales should be unconquerable," he l stiid. "The greatest in the world." 'l'h * President declared that sub- j niiirine commanders abroad have in-1 structions which for the most part conform with international law. but that the act of one commander might i set the world afire, including America. "Upon the ocean there are hun dreds of cargoes of American goods," he said. "Cotton, grain and all the j bountiful supplies America, is sending out to the world—and any one of those j cargoes: any one of those ships may be the point of contact that will bring America into the war." For the first time djring the tour] the President told how one set of belligerents was cut off from the world. He said this kept the United States from helping them as it would like. He made the statement in try I Harrisburg. The State Workmen's Compensation Board to-day issued a ruling that all elective officers of the 1 commonwealth, counties or municipal divisions, men sum moned to act as jurors, witnesses and viewers and those £ who render occasional service to the public are not to be 9 considered as employes within the meaning of the compen # nation act. Appointive officers and subordinates who rcn f ■ ervice are to be considered as within the com | The ruling changes that issued some time K ago which held that jurors and witnesses should be con f sidered within the meaning of the act I DR. A. A. WINTER SUPERINTENDENT £ - Dr. A. A. Winter, for ten years presi- C dent <. College, Oregon, was elected superintendent & of the United Evangelical Home for the Aged and Chii-' £ Lewisburg at a meeting of the trustees here this » afternoon. The home will be dedicated next August. Dr. g Winter takes charge May 1. 1 Harrisburg.—Following a hearing before Additional # Law Judge S. J. M. McCarrell the license held by Walter C. % Baskins at the Fort Hunter Hotel was transferred to J. ■ Garfield Fackler, trustee. j New York, Feb. 3.—Tex Rickard, the California pro \ moter, announced here to-day that Jess Willard had signed W a contract at Chicago to meet Frank Moran here in a ten -1 round bout on March 17. Rickard has guaranteed $60,000 J for the match cf which Willard is to receive $40,000 and 1 Moran $20,000. I Harrisburg. Waking up in the Pennsylvania station 1 this morning, J. W. Miller, of Lewistown, ' missed $6.00 # which he had when he went to bed at 407 Filbert street; f hours earlier. He told the police he had been doped. Six # negroes were arrested but released when Miller failed to £ identify them. J Newport News, Va., Feb. 3.—Every one aboard the r Appam except the prize officer and members of the prize ■ crew will be permited to land whenever they desire, it was C decided late to-dav. I | MARRIAGE LICENSES 'I hfodorr linrnhnrt Kiihn, H Iconlnro, Hud Atvble Klleu \ erßcr, Lj kfni, I HWWMSI Irvln Mow and Mary June Harvey, city. # Willliim Henry Kinhrr nod DaUy Klanel, Specvevllle. | ins to show that the United States I was really neutral. He declared that he believed there would never be another war like the present and that the war will hasten the time of general peace. He spoke at a. breakfast of the St. Louis Business Men's League before ! going to the Coliseum for his main address. Governor Major, of Missouri, sat j next to the President. The room wa# I decorated with American flags. Kn | tlnisiastlc applause greeted the Presi dent as he rose to speak. "It's just as well to shed speeches jas you go." he said. "There arc many j things 1 would like to speak, but now 1 am talking of national defense. Not ; only is it necessary to mobilize the military forces of the nation but also the economic forces of (he nation. "1 am not looking forward to war but to times of peace. Peoples do not | liatc each other and therefore they | will do business again together." The President spoke of the neces sity of presenting the facts of biisi ; ness as (hey really are. He said tile ] facts and the truth are mightier than I any other force. Ready to Match Business "America has been shy at going out jin competition," he said. "I am ready [Continued oil Page ll.]
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