GOVERNOR GOES TO BETHLEHEM Will Make Lincoln Day Speech in That Borough—Returns on Monday Governor and Mrs. Martin G. Brum baugh. who returned yesterday after noon from their honeymoon at Pine hurst, X. C., left this morning for Philadelphia, whence the Governor will go to Bethlehem to speak at the Lincoln Day dinner, one of the big events of the year in that section. The Governor's wife will visit in Philadel phia and they will return here to-mor row or Monday morning. Governor Brumbaugh declined to discuss rumors that he had selected David J. Smith to be judge in place of the litfe Judge Robert Kalston. of Philadelphia, and said that he had nothing to announce regardingappoint nients. Rumors have been in circu lation here that he would name a Philadelphlan for tire marshal and that Philadelphia would also get the general managership of the State In surance Fund. .. Capitol Hill gave the Governor a reception such as he has not had in many months yesterday afternoon when he appeared at his department. Heads of every department and all the attaches trooped to the Executive offices to extend congratulations and the Governor was kept busy shaking hands for over an hour, "I don't know anything that I ap preciated more amid all the greetings extended to me than the informal re ception at the Capitol," said the Gov ernor. After this informal reception the Governor went to the Mansion, where Attorney General Brown and a num ber of friends called to pay their respects. 3 DIE SUDDENLY; ONE POISONED ? [Continued From First Page.] morning from a heart attack at the Downingtown block tower. The last of the three deaths was that of Bendel Krestoff, a Bulgarian of Steelton. who fell over while at work in the Pennsylvania Steel Works. The police have ordered a post mortem, believing the man may have been poisoned. Was Bulgarian Poisoned By Rival For Hand of Pretty Little Foreign Girl? Whether the sudden death last eve ning of Bendel KrestolT. a Bulgarian who boarded at 472 Main street. Steel ton, was caused by heart trouble or by some potent poison, is a Question which mystified the authorities and lriends of the dead man this morning. Krestoff, a husky Bulgar, aged 27, was seemingly in the best of health when he went to his work at one of the blast furnaces at the. Pennsylvania Steel plant last evening. While shovel ing ore into one of the stacks with a sang of workmen, he suddenly drop ped his shovel and toppled over dead. This morning a party of Bulgarians from the West Side came into the H. Wilt's. Sons' undertaking establish ment where the body was taken to be prepared for burial, and in a vague, mysterious way, demanded a post mortem examination. Pressed for reasons they merely shrugged their shoulders, shook their heads and said "there be much trouble." Pressed still harder they are said to have declared that Krestoff had a rival for the affections of a pretty little foreign girl in the Steelton colony and insinuated that perhaps ihe rival had something to do with the death. Coroner Jacob Eokinger, who in vestigated the case this morning, is satisfied, however, that death was due to heart trouble and declined to order an autopsy unless the friends agreed to pay for it. Krestoff is married and has a wife and child in the old country. Pennsy Conductor Dies Suddenly at Downingtown John Frank Keller, aged 60 years, of 1502 North Fifth street, conductor on the Philadelphia division of the Pennsylvania Bailroad, died suddenly early this morning, while transacting business in the block tower at Down ingtown. Death was due to heart failure. Conductor Keller, a few moments previous, had signed an order, and was reaching for a chair when he fell over. The body was brought to Harrisburg this afternoon. The survivors arc his wife, Rosa, two daughters, Miss Edith and Mrs. Joseph Miller, and one grandchild. The funeral will take place Monday afternoon. Services to be held at 2 o'clock at the home, wtll be con ducted by the Rev. Itarry Nelson Bassier, pastor of Second Reformed <hurch. Burial will be made in Pax tang cemetery. Conductor Keller was in the serv ice of'the railroad company for near ly 40 years. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, Knights of Golden Eagle, and Knights; of Malta. Charles H, Border, Electro Union Officer, Dies < 'liarles H. Border, an employe of the Mt. Pleasant Press for almost 25 1 years, treasurer of the Electrotypers' > and Stereotypers' Union since its' organization, active in Masonic circles died suddenly late yesterday at his home, 1715 Market street from heart You've a Clear Track Ahead TO Railroad Men's Meeting To-morrow at 2 P. M. AT Derry Street Bible Class FIFTEENTH AND DERRY STREETS Bang-up Orchestra Ringing Gospel Songs Special .Music Talk by H. L. Carl "The Man With the Steam" SATURDAY EVENING, HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH FEBRUARY 12, 1916 ALL THE NEWS OF THE RAILROADS ELECTRIC SIGNAL STOPS FAST TRAIN Prevents More Serious Results When Wreck Occurs at Fyde I Automatic electric signals prevented ' a serious mlx-up at Ryde when the | eastbound freight was wrecked Tues day afternoon. Train No. 15, west bound, with 400 passengers, was west of McVeytown when the wreck oc curred. When the cars piled up over four tracks the electric signal wires were broken, throwing the danger sig nal against all trains east tind west. Had not the automatic signal worked properly, the passenger train would have crashed Into the wreckage. Offi cials are much pleased with the new system, as it has not shown the least failure since inaugurated two years ago. The wreck was caused by a broken arch iron on a castlron truck j frame on the seventh car from the en gine. The break showed an old flaw, but it was closely knitted, making it im possible for car inspectors to see it and remove the truck. January Anthracite Traffic Shows Further Increase The,shipments of anthracite in Jan uary, as reported to the Anthracite Bureau of Information, were 5,884,350 tons, as against 4.833,599 tons in Jan uary last year, an increase of 1.050,761 i ions. but. 452.069 tons less than the record for this month made in 1913. i The amount of coal on hand at tide water decreased 145,788 tons from 599,460 tons on December 31 to 413.072 tons at the close of January. The Philadelphia and Reading led in tonnage for the month with | 1,106,899 tons; the Lehigh Valley was I second with 1,018.098 tons, and the 1 Delaware, I>ackawanna and Western was third with 860.230 tons. The Erie I carried 666.994 tons, the Pennsylvania j 640.90S tons, the Delaware and Hud son 626,959 tons, the Jersey Central I 623,860 tons, the New York, Ontario land Western 175.020 tons, and the Le j high and New England 165,382 tons. Boiler Shop Teams Win in Tug-of-War Contests \ Tug-of-war matches between three ; Boiler Shop teams and picked teams ; from the Lucknow shops, aroused much interest last night in railroad circles. | The contests took place at the rest room at Maclay street shop. The re sults follow: Heavyweight, first pull won by Boiler Shop by 15% inches; second, won bv Lucknow Shop by seven-eighths inch; third, won by Boiler Shop by five eighth inch. Middleweight, first pull won by Luck j now Shop by 4 % inches; second, won ! by Lucknow Shop by 2% inches. [ Lightweight, first pull won by Boiler Shop by 10 >4 inches; second, won by Boiler Shop by 2% inches. Lucknow teams outweighed the i Boiler Shop teams. The latter lined up as follows: Heavyweight, Gamby, Heiser, Ben j nett, Bowermaster. Case, Shaeffer and Hepperle as anchorman; middleweigrh. Workman, Tippet. Troup, Straining. Pearl and Gutshall as anchorman; lightweight, Etnoyer, Swenson, Young. Bartch and Hemminger as anchorman. Quick Express Service Over Third Rail System Special to the Telegraph | Hazleton, Pa.. Feb. 12.—Ten new all-steel 560-horsepower cars bought by the Wilkes-Barre and Hazleton Railway for the third-rail system con necting the two towns will make a bid for the Philadelphia-Wilkes-Barre passenger, express and mail traffic, ac cording to announcement of General Manager and Vice-President Charles i B. 1-louck. When the Pennsylvania reaches Ha zleton it has a two-hour run ahead of it before it gets to Wilkes-Barre. The third-rail cars will meet Pennsylvania trains and take passengers and express to Wilkes-Barre in forty-five minutes by the short line across the mountains. failure, two weeks after Charles M. Orth, 206 Harris street, with whom he had worked for many years, died in the same manner. Mr. Border and Mr. Orth. who was president of the Electrotypers' and Stereotypers' Union, worked side by side for many years at the Mt. Pleas ant Press and at the State Printery. Mr. Border became 111 while at work yesterday morning and died later when he was taken to his home. He was 58 years old. Surviving arc his wife and one son, Charles R. Border. He was an active Mason, a member of Perseverance Lodge. No. 21. F. and A. M„ Harris burg Consistory, Scottish Rite Masons, Zemho Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S., Cornplanter Tribe, No. 61, X. O. Red Men. Funeral services will be held at the home Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock, with the Rev. J. Stockton Roddy, former pastor of Olivet Pres byterian church, now of Oliphant, Pa., officiating. Burial will be made at the Harrisburg cemetery. The Red Men and Masonic order will have charge of the funeral, and a delega tion from the Mt. Pleasant Press will be present at the services. DIES AT AGE OF 96 Mrs. Susan Bowman, one of the oldest residents of Cumberland coun- Tail Lights and Signals Figure in Decorations For Derry St. Railroad Event The rooms committee of the Men's Bible Class of Derry Street United Brethren Church, Fifteenth and Derry street*, was busy all day getting the Bible class room in readiness for "rail road men's day" to-morrow, the first of a series of special events in a nine weeks' campaign to boost the mem bership to the 500 mark. Railroad signals, tail lights, and so on, will figure in the general schema of deco ration so that the railroad men will feel right at home. H. L. Carl will address the men ex pected from the Pennsylvania, Read ing, Harrisburg Railways and Valley Railways lines on a subject of peculiar interest to the men of track and train. The orchestra, under the leadership of Earle E. Renn, will play special rail road selecUons and other special music will be provided by the chorister, John Henry. Letters of special imitation were sent to the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Rutherford Toung Men's Christian Associations by O. K. Kines, the presi dent, and large delegations represent ing these two organizations are ex pected. Standing of the Crews HARRISBURG SIDE I'hllailrlpbia Division— llo crew first | to go after 4 p. m.: 128, 122. 107, 127. ! 105. 120, 119. 115, 114, 117. Engineer for 122. Conductors for 107, 120, 115, 117. Flagman for 120. t Brakemen for 110, 128, 114 (two). 117. Engineers up; Simmons, Bissinger, I Sober, Gehr, Grass, Hogentogler, Lav : man. Grove. Shooff, J, Gable. I. Gable, Ryan, Houseal, Clark, Evans, Binkley, Kautz, Wolfe. ! Firemen up: Zoll, Mailey, Arney, ; Swarr, Cable, Good, Smith, Shandler, : Swartz, Hlner, Klinefelter, Kelley, Pet • ers, Hamm, Hayes. Hartz, Hepner, Her man. Flagman up: Seltz. Brakemen up: Penner. Garrett. Smith, Desilvay. Ashenfelter, Houdeshel, Hinnekamp, Stone, Kirk, Lloyd, Shearer, Welsh, Flssell, Klmberling. McNeal, , Preston. Mlddlp Division—226 crew first to go after 1:40 p. m.: 215, 241. Marysvllle: 242. j Preference: 1, 8. Firemen for 8, 242. Brakeman for 242. Engineer up: Albright. Firemen up: Hoffman. Sholley, Mas terson, Rumberger, Rexroth. Hunter, j Brakemen up: Farleman, Kistler, Mc | Naight. Raisner. Yard Crews— Engineers for second 22, third 24, fifth 18. Three extras. Firemen for first 8. second 8. 18. 26, ' 2S, 36, 48, 52. fifth 8. Three extras. Engineers up: Watts. Clelland, Good man, Harling. Sayford, Matson, Beck wit h. Firemen up: Warner. Myers, Steele, Albright, Hardy, Wilhelm. Moyer, Walters. Bruaw, Bogner, Zeigler, Smith, ; Deseh, Graham, Fry, Dougherty. Eyde, j McKillips. Ewlng. Reeder, Berrier, 1 Fleisher, Hitz, Peiffer, Snell, Jr. ENOLA SIDE Philadelphia Division—lll crew first to go after 3:45 p. m.t 223, 227, 221, 232, 249. 229. Fireman for 221. Flagman for 58. Brakemen for 21, 27, 29, 32 (two), 58. i Conductor up: Hasson. Brakemen up: Malseed, Mummi. Middle Dlvlsloa—237 crew first to go after 2:05 p. m.: 234, 220. 253, 233, Yard Crews—To go after 4 p. in.; Engineers for first 124, 134, second ! 106. Firemen for 132, second 102, third 102. Engineers up: Miller. Turner, Reese, ! Kepford, Passmore. Firemen up: Brown, C. H. Hall, Bick- I hart, Eichelberger, Kline, Linn,-Tost, Waller, Sellers, Gelling. Shearer, L. C. j Hall. New Jersey Trackmen Quit When Demand Is Refused Special to the Telegraph Jersey City, N. J., Feb. 12. —Be. | tween 2,000 and 3,000 trackmen and repair workers on the Central Rail road of New Jersey struck yesterday for an increase in wages from $1.75 to $2 a day anil a reduction In working hours from ten to eight. The strike affects the Central system from this I city to the Pennsylvania line. [ty, died to-day at her home In Le moyne. She was 96 years old. Mrs. i Bowman lived for many years on a farm back of West Fairview, but has been a resident of Lemoyne for the past ten years. Funeral services will be held at the home in Herman a%'e nue. Lemoyne. the Rev. Melvin Menges officiating. Further services will be held in the Lemoyne Church of Christ followed by burial in the Enola cemetery. 25 BODIES ARE TAKEN FROM MINE [Continued From First Page.] twenty-five and engineers from the Pittsburgh station of the Bureau of Mines conductihg the search, ex pressed the belief that no more bodies would be found. The men were burled under masses of earth and coal blown down by the explosion near the face of the en tries. It was said that explorations at that part of the mtne affected by the explosion had been completed. Shortly arter the explosion occurred rescue teams from neighboring mines were dispatched to the scene and the work of searching the debris. Be cause of th/ condition of the mine, however, t>is work progressed slow ly. A number of rescuers were over come by gas, the condition of one, James McGuire, being serious, it was necessary to bring him to a local hospital. The Kovernment mine res cue car from the Pittsburgh station in charge H. M. Wolflin arrived here early to-day. Soon after the arrival of the Bu reau of Mines Rescue car a report spread that three men were still alive in the mine and efforts were redoubled to reach the section where they were believed to be Imprisoned, but re sulted in bringing to light another man who had been killed. The work ings ahead of the rescue crews were found to be filled with afterdamp, and all hope of further rescue was aban doned. although the crew continued their work. Inquiry into the cause of the explosion was commenced to-day by Coroner H. B. Buterbaugh and of ficials of the company. Later in the day the bodies were brought here for interment. niLIAYY'V WIST AII DIES By Associated Press Philadelphia, Feb. 12. Diliwvn Wistar, head of one of Philadelphia's oldest and most distinguished families, died to-day after an illness of two years. He was 72 years old. Mr. Wis tar was a descendant of Caspar Wis tarr. who came to this country from Heidelberg, Germany, in 1686 and founded the Wistar family in Phila delphia. MAY USE JITNEYS IN OTHER YARDS Tcsls Show Motor Driven Equipment to Be Expense Saved; Engines Scarce Tests made yesterday of the Pennsy's first jitney proved successful. It is probable that additional motor-driven equipment will be installed within the next six months. Estimates made yesterday in run ning the new motor pick-up engine and car in the local yards shows a decrease in expenses over that of a locomotive and one car. It is said five Jitneys can be used in Harrisburg yards, one at Marysvllle and two at Enola. They are capable of carrying thirty men at one time. For some time motive power has been scarce on the main line of the Pennsylvania railroad. Part of the order for larger freight engines has been completed. One new engine ar rives every ten days. Some of the yard engines now In service, it is said, will be relegated to the scrap pile and en gines running over the division sub stituted. The new engines will do the road work. Railroad Notes Clarence W. Eckard, switchman at the Rutherford yards of the Phila delphia and Reading Railway, who has been on the sick list, is again on dftty. President V'oorhees, of the Philadel phia and Reading Reading, who un derwent an operation at the Rochester, Minn., Hospital, will return home about February 26. Edward C. Washington has been ap pointed assistant to President Willard, of the Baltimore and Ohio, with head quarters in New York city. The largest monthly bituminous rec ord on the Reading in four years was recorded during December. The total tonnage was 1,828,889. W. E. Ebright, sealed of weights j and measures for the Pennsylvania Railroad, is on an inspection trip over | the Middle division. Track No. 5 between Lewistown Junction and Grantville has been closed to regular traffic and will be used for storage, purposes until further notice. James Conley, aged 75 years, died yesterday at the home of C. B. Mathiot, Columbia. Two daughters survive. He was a veteran engineer and was re tired five years ago. He was a mem ber of the Philadelphia Division Vet eran Employes Association. Another new freight record was es tablished yesterday at Denhoim, on the Middle division of the Pennsylva nia railroad. A total of 7,932 passed that point in twenty-four hours. The Philadelphia and Reading Rail way Company pay car is distributing the semimonthly pay for the last half of January. Lloyd Zeigler. assistant baggage agent at York, has been transferred to Glen Rock, to take the place of W. T. Snyder, who is ill. , Harry C. Minter, 2320 North Sixth street, passenger engineer on the Mid dle Division of the Pennsylvania Rail road, who has been ill, is improving. F. I. Ivipler, fireman on the Baltimore Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad, is off duty on account of illness. Passenger engine No. 3369. of the K-t superheater type, was to-day trans ferred from Wllliamsport to the Balti more Division. This locomotive was sent South on train No. 2, at 1:10 this afternoon, and was the first engine of this elasß to pass over the new Cum berland Valley Railroad bridge. En gines used on the Baltimore Division are smaller and of the E-5 type. Baldwin Plant Earnings Show Record Production The annual report of the Baldwin Locomotive Works for the calendar year 1915 shows a total production of locomotives and other usual products of the works amounting to $19,339,934 and of other work resulting from the war amounting to $2,743,077, making a total of $22,083,011. ASK GRAIN REHEARING By Associated Press Washington, D. C„ Feb. 12. Rail road represenatives to-day asked the Interstate Commerce Commission for a rehearing of the export grain rate in crease case. REAL ESTATE Serbian Church Sells House to Help Raise Funds For New Hall Chief among the realty transactions recorded to-day was the recent sale of a double frame dwelling adjoining the St. Nicholas Serbian Orthodox Church, South Third street, Steelton. to L. Cunjak. The consideration was $2,850. The purpose of the sale was to raise funds for the erection of a new hall which will be used for fraternal or ders, parochial schools and other pur poses in St. Nicholas parish. Other realty transfers recorded to-day include: Catherine Shell to Joseph L'p- Williams township. $100; Home Building and Loan Association to M. R. Alleman, Penbrook, $1; G. A. Shrelner to William Bailey, Sixteenth near Briggs. $1; P. Driscoll to State, 525 North Fourth street, for Capitol Bark extension purposes, $7,000; Wil liam Wert to Joseph E. Sherk. Sus quehanna township. S3OO. MINISTER BUYS U239 NORTH SECOND The property known as 2239 North Sei'Ond street has been taken over by the Rev. John M. Warden, pastor of the Bethany Presbyterian Church. The transfer was effected'through the Har risburg Trust Company. COMPLETE NEW BRIDGE The bridge spanning the Pennsyl vania Railroad and connecting the main plant of the Central Iron and Steel Company with the old blast fur naces has been repaired and will be thrown open for service within a few days. Officials deny the still persist ent rumor that the blast furnaees are to be "blown in" again and that work on a larger scale is to be resumed In the near future. CITV THIRD IN REAITV BOOM Harrisburg ranked third in the list of more than a hundred of the princi pal cities of the country whose build ing records have been tabulated. The report shows that January, 1916, did vastly better than Januarv, 1915. All told there was a gain of 1,043 during thf past month which, during the sim ilar month of the previous jf-ar Allentown ranked first and Milwaukee second. BANANAS SCARCE HERE Bananas were a scarce article to day in local markets. Only two bunches were seen In three markets. They sold for 80 cents a dozen. Deal ers say there are none In the city. Poor crop, lack of vessels to bring bananas to America and the trust flßht., 1s said to be back of the scarcity. PRESIDENT MAY PICK WAR CHIEF [Continued From First Page.] continental army plan he stood for a big standing army and an army re serve and for compulsory military ser vice, and his withdrawal • from the Cabinet because of "Irreconcilable dif ferences" of opinion with the Presi dent has served to raise the question whether Mr. Wilson sincerely and un alterably is committed to a genuine and adequate development of national I defense. The President says he intends to use all his influence to procure an ade -1 quate army and a volunteer force com -1 posed of the National Guard organi zations under Federal control and su pervision. Democratic leaders in the i House, however, are confident that the i President will not insist upon com i plete Federalization of the National ; Guard. The resignation of Mr. Garrison, recognized as one of the ablest mem bers of the Cabinet, following the re signation of Mr. Bryan, who repre sents a powerful body of Democratic opinion, is widely regarded as accen tuating the lack of unity and definite purpose In the administration of pub lic affairs by the Democratic party made conspicuous by the President's changes of fronts on important ques tions. Republicans Take Heart These developments following close ly upon the revelations of Democratic disorganization in Congress have caused the Republicans to take heart. On the eve of the presidential cam paign, in which further dissension ! might weaken his party disastrously, Mr. Wilson will endeavor to repair [ the breaches and restore unity, j The antipreparedness contingent does not attempt to conceal its dissat isfaction with a situation which I forced Garrison from the Cahinet." Those Senators and Representatives ; who favor little or no increase In the ] strength of the land forces believe the incidentsuiflcientevidence that the j President is not really committed to ithe creation of adequate defense. Whatever the 'delusion of Secretary | Garrison concerning the continental ; army scheme, he was a consistent ad ' vocate of a measure of preparedness scarcely transcended by the extremists 'in the national defense movement. ( The other extreme is represented by \ such leaders as Chairman Hay, of the | House Military Affairs committee. When the President decided to 'stand with Hay instead of with Garri son he furnished ground for the asser tion that he had surrendered to the advocates of inadequate preparedness. ;So exultant are Hay and his followers [over the downfall of Garrison that j there is danger of a reaction in their 1 favor in the consideration of the army land navy bills by Congress. Hay is 1 opposed to either an adequate army or a completely Federalized National Guard, and he is so encouraged by j the attitude of the President that he j believes he wilt succeed in writing his j ideas into legislation. Stronger Army Kill Expected ! The indications are that' the influ i ence of Senator Chamberlain, chair man of the Senate Military Affairs | committee will produce a stronger army bill in the upper chamber than lis passed by the House. In that pros | pect the national defense leaders ' repose the most hope. ; There are two divergent views held ihere of the correspondence between Ithe rPesident and Secretary Garrison 'lading up to the resignation of the | Secretary of War. Some students of Ithe letters contend that Mr. Garrison shows himself therein concerned not !so much for the adoption of the con- I tinental army plan as for the crea tion of a citizen soldiery under imme-, 'diate national control and that the {President is disclosed as having no 'definite ideas on the subject. ; These commentators observe that Mr. Wilson's frequent changes of front j on national defense and his contradic tory and vague statements in his re j cent stump speeches in the West are | only what might be expected of a Pres..!ent, innately a pacificist, nat 'urally a nonreslstant and "too proud Ito fight," who launches his campaign j for re-election with an effort to con- I vince the public that he is an entire ly different sort of person. The other view is that Mr. Garrison ! gave no just ground for his resignation land left only the impression that he :ought to have gone on fighting for his convictions and helped the President | to obtain the utmost from Congress in |the line of adequate national de | fense. ! It is contended that the President | was right in refusing to commit him self to the continental or any other ! precise army plan, or to force his ideas upon Congress, as urged by Mr. Gar rison. Couldn't Endure Humiliation The truth seems to be that Mr. Gar rison could not endure the humiliation of defeat at the hands of Chairman ! Hay, and the ignominy of "being left to hold the bag" by the President in the case of the continental army. Mr. Garrison was at war with poli | ticians through his service. He stood !like a stonewall against the efforts of (Hay and his associates to get rid of ( General Wood. He opposed the army ! "pork grabbers" at every turn. He was cordially hated by the army poli ticians. But when the President de jserted hint and went over to Hay, bag and baggage, he threw up the I sponge. , As a result of his first two years' ex jperience Mr. Garrison became com i mitted to a much larger standing ! army and an army reserve. He was j working out a plan for creating a re serve of 500,000 men or more by pass ing recruits through the regular army with six months' training. President Wilson specifically reject led this suggestion in his message to j Congress in December, 1914, in which he announced his opposition to a regu j lar army reserve, and said the nation jmust rely upon "a citizenry trained and accustomed to arms. - ' Then Secretary Garrison advised ithe President that the militia never would produce a citizenry sufficiently trained in the handling of arms and proposed the continental plan. The President embraced the idea enthusi astically, and Mr. Garrison devoted himself assiduously to supporting the scheme, not because he preferred it to i a regular army reserve, but because |he believed it would carry out the I President's idea most effectively. The President presented the plan to Con igress, and Mr. Garrison proceeded to map out a campaign to put it through. Then suddenly, Mr. Wilson cooled to ward the idea and embraced Mr. Hay's proposals. This Mr. Garrison "holding the flag" so far a~ the con tinental army was concerned and he quit in high dudgeon. Germany Sees Opposition to Defense in Resignation By Associated Press Berlin, Feb. 12, via London.—Al though American press dispatches give no details In regard to the cir cumstances of Secretary Garrison's resignation the Lokal Anzeiger sees an Indication that a majority of Con gress is opposed to the "new form of militarization, by proclaiming which President Wilson expected to take the wind out of the sails of his Republi can opponents and above all, the sa ber-rattling Roosevelt." This news paper expresses the opinion that Con gress undoubtedly represents the majority sentiment In America In opposing the abandonment of old orincißles, . SHUMAN OUT OF SHADOW OF CHAIR [Continued From First Page.] have ben Inflicted by Shuman was responsible for the girl's death. Dr. John F. Culp, Dr. If. R. Welner and Dr. George R. MofTltt, the city bacteriologist, were the physicians called to substantiate the defense's contention that not pneumo-thorax, but diphtheria germs, brought about death. Dr. Swartz Moves His ('hair The only little ripple that broke tbe monotony of an otherwise more or less uneventful morrting occurred when Dr. J. R. Swartz moved over to the coun sel table and took a seat behind Attor ney Moyer. District Attorney Strpup thought the witness was sitting too close to the jury box. The railing was only a few feet away. "Now I don't want to be captious, your Honor." suddenly declared Mr. Stroup, "but T would suggest that the witness for the defense is sitting just within two feet of the jurors." Dr. Swartz apologized for his unin tentional proximity to the jury and moved his chair. The principal feature about the medical testimony was the direct state ment of Dr. Moffitt, city bacteriologist, that he "thought Dr. Miller, the Com monwealth's physician, must have been mistaken" in stating that pneumo thorax caused the death of Margaret Shuman. Dr. Culp left the stand shortly after court convened this morning. He dis cussed the finding of evidences of diphtliuretlc conditions in the lungs and throat of the dead girl. In answer to a question he said that he believed pneumo-thorax could be produced by an obstruction in the bronchial tubes. Dr. H. R. W : lener was recalled to tell of having taken cultures from the throat and lungs of .Margaret Shuman and of having left the cultures with Dr. George R. Moffitt, the city bacteri ologist, for incubation. Dr. Moffitt followed. Although Dis trict Attorney Stroup admitted the bacteriologist's qualifications, Attorney Hull insisted upon getting the for mer's statement of his professional training and experience before the Jury. The bacteriologist said examination showed germs of diphtheria only. Presence of pneumo-thorax, he de clared, would be readily evident by the bulging of the chest immediately over the cavity. Furthermore, he differed from the statement of Dr. J. Harvey Miller, the State's expert, who said yesterday that the crowding of escap ing air from the ruptured lung would press so forcibly upon the heart as to cause .death. Disagreed With Dr. Miller "The air pressure couldn't stop the heart action," said he. "What Dr. Miller said- can't be true." "People die' of pneumo-thorax?" questioned Mr. Stroup on cross-exami nation. "I have heard so," said Dr. Moffitt. "You've examined other cultures'.*" "About three thousand." "Isn't it a fact that the presence of diphtheria germs is often found in other persons who are not suffering from the disease?" Dr. Moffitt admitted this to be true, but said that such cases were uncom mon. "The blood clot in the nose would offer foundation for the development and growth of diphtheria germs?" Wouldn't Strike Out Testimony "The condition of the body which would lead to this condition might be favorable to development," replied the bacteriologist. He added that he is not sure that diphtheria would cause pneumo-thorax. although it could pro duce a collapse of the lungs. After Dr. Moffitt left the stand the defense asked that the testimony of Colonel Joseph B. Hutchison, ex-chief of police, Detective John Murnane, Adam Hentchman, William Heickes, Amos and Edward Stiles be Stricken from the records because their state ments referred to the trouble in the Shuman home on August 27. The State had amended its indictment to show that Shuman kicked or struck his daughter on August 30. District Attorney Stroup objected to this be cause, he said, these witnesses all told of conditions that would tend to show the ill-feeling that existed between Shuman and his daughter. The court refused to permit this tes timony to be stricken out. "We'll over rule your motion," said President Judge Kunkel, "but allow you 'an ex ception." "Very well," said Attorney Hull, "the defense rests." The Colored Maid Again The first witness to be called by the State in rebuttal was Kva Budd, the colored maid of the Sliumans. She had said yesterday that Margaret Sliu man's injuries were caused by a fall from her bed. The maid said she went to work at the Shuman home on Monday, Au gust 30, and that she remained throughout the rest of the week. Shu man came home every evening. Dis trict Attorney Stroup called the girl to remove any doubt In the jury's tnlnd as to whether or not the accused man was in the house on the night the kicks and blows were inflicted. Out From the Chair's Shadow Dr. Miller was called again, but failed to respond, and the trial was delayed for a few minutes while an effort was made to find him. When at 11.20 o'clock the physician had not turned up. District Atorney Stroup waited no longer. "The Commonwealth closes!" sud denly announced the county prose cutor. Just before Philip S. Moyer. of coun sel for the defense, began his closing address to the jury District Attorney Stroup formally admitted that the State had not made out a case that would warrant a verdict of murder in the first degree. •Yimt Before Dawn How Margaret E. Shuman, just be fore dawn, of September 4, struggled desperately for breath as she slowly strangled to death, was told to the jury yesterday afternoon liy the one person who saw her die. This was Mrs. Carrie Gilbert. s nurse, the first wit ness for the defense. "Tbe girl's father," Mrs. Gilbert said, "called for me to nurse Margaret sometime during the evening of Sep tember 3. Whsn I got to tbe Shuman home the patient was delirious. Some time toward dawn, 'round 4 o'clock I suppose, Margaret's curious breathing attracted my attention. She seemed to lie having an awful time of It. She fought deaperately one convulsion paroxysm after another • followed. Tlir l'ntmlntc of Margaret Shaman "After the third," went on the nurse, and her low evenly modulated voice could have been heard In the court house rotunda so quiet was the big crowded courtroom, "she lay quiet. After awhile only the muscles of the throat moved. And soon even this movement ceased." In the nurse's opinion Margaret Shuman strangled to death. Mrs. Gilbert added that during the previous night Shuman had obtained the services of a minister for his daughter. The Wltsea* For the Other witnesses called by the de fense before the day's adjournment wore Dr. John F. Culp, a nose and throat specialist: E. Clark Cowden, an engineer who prepared a plan of the Shuman flat; and Eva Budd, a colored maid In the Shuman home. Dr. Culp declared that the girl's death was due in his opinion, not to the blows and kicks as charged by the State, but to a combination of nasal and laryngeal diphtheria. Unless a nhyslclan Is specially trained in treating this dis ease. he added. It Is extremely difficult to discover it often until after it is too late, she must have been suffer ing, Dr. Culp said, for several days. The defense contended, through Miss Budd. the maid, that the numerous in juries that were found on the dead girl's body were due to a fall she sus tained when she tried to get out of bed August 30, and fell to the floor. ENTENTE ADVERSE TO REMOVING GUNS OFF MERCHANTMEN Unwilling to Comply With IT.l T . S. Memorandum Regarding Ships Entering U. S. Ports REPLIES ARE ON WAY Intention to Treat Armed Ves sels of Allies as Warships Also Coming By Associated Press Washington, Feb. 12. —DiplomaUa representatives of the entente allies have made oral representations to Secretary Lansing regarding the Am erican memorandum to their govern ments' suggesting the disarming of merchant, ships and suggesting that armed merchantmen entering Ameri can ports might be regarded as war* ships. Although the State Depart ment declined to disclose the nature of the representations it is believed Secretary Lansing was informed that the entente governments were unwill ing to adopt the suggestion. Formal replies to the memorandum j are expected. It is considered doubt ful that the exact position of the United States will be defined until after they had been received. The texts of the ! notes from Germany and Austria which have been handed to Ambas sadors Gerard and Pentield setting forth the intention of those govern ments to treat armed merchant ships lof the allies as warships after the last of this month also are being awaited. So far it was said, the re presentations ot' the entente represen tatives had to do solely with the Am erican memorandum. A high official to-day declared it waa not fair to say at this time that the views of Jtlie United States on armed J merchant vessels were absolutely in | accord with the views of Germany land Austria. Officials will make no decision until the official texts have been received from Berlin and Vienna. Until they arrive State Department of ficials will reserve comment. There are strong indications, how ever, that various high officials con sider the position of the central pow ers well founded In view of the changed conditions of sea warfare. Berlin Expects U. S. to Issue Merchantmen Warning By .Associated Press Berlin, via London, Feb. 12, 9.30 ;a. m.—'The Berlin newspapers ptib j lish dispatches from the United States | announcing that it is expected that jthe Washington administration will [soon issue a warning to Americans not Ito travel on merchantmen which are j armed. The newspapers say that this an- J nouncement come at a timely moment | to confirm the hopes entertained in Germany that the new policy enun ciated in the German memorandum which declares that armed merchant men will be treated by Germany after February 29 as warships, would be found to conform to the revised ideas of the American Department of State I on the conduct of submarine war faro | and hence tend to simplify in the fu- Iture the situation between Germany I and America on this issue. Official | circles felt but little apprehension re | garding the'reception of the memor andum by the American government lof the possibility that it would coin- I plicate the settlement of the Lusltanla | Issues. W. M. Ogelsby to Talk at Annual Meeting of Group 5, State Bankers More than 300 representatives from eleven counties, forming Group 5 of the Pennsylvania State Bankers' Asso ciation, are expected to be present at I the annual meeting of the group at the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel, Philadel phia, February 22. All of the banks in this city are members of the association and repre sentatives from euch of the banks here are expected to be present. W. M. Ogelsby, vice-president of tliei Commonwealth Trust Company, will be one of the speakers, and Donald McCormick, president of the Daupliln ! Deposit Trust, chairman of the group, j will preside at the sessions. The meeting will open at 11 o'clock ! in the morning and luncheon will lie ; served at 1.30 o'clock. Banks in the following counties will be represented: Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Frank j lin, Fulton. Juniata, Lancaster, Leb anon, Mifflin, Perry and York. Cars Now Run to Eastern Line of Paxtang Borough Granting a request contained in a pe tition signed by almost every resident of the borough of Paxtang. cars on tlio Paxtang line of the Harrlsburg Rail ways Company, were run to-day to the eastern limits of the borough instead of Into Paxtang Park. Residents of the borough residing east of Paxtang avenue, the entrance to the park, have been compelled to rely on the Hum melstown cars to get them into the city or to their homes or else they would have to walk. Inasmuch as all cars marked "Paxtang" did not run beyond Paxtang avenue. For the past week a petition has been circulated by resi dents of tbe eastern section of the town and the railways company has granted the request It contained. Tim change means that residents of the eastern section -of Paxtang will have four cars Instead of two every hour. WANT AMERICANS TO SEE RIJSS PRISON C'AMPS By Associated Press Washington, D. C., Feb. 12.—Ameri can Ambassador Marye. at Petrograd, lias recommended, at the request of German authorities, that an additional corps of American relief adminis trators be sent to Russia and Western Siberia to inspect prison camps of German and Austrian soldiers there. This recommendation has been taken up by the State Department and Red Cross officials. It was learned to-day, but no definite plan or decision liasi been reached. ALASKA RAILROAD LABORERS GO ON STRIKE! Seward. Alaska, Feb. 9, via Valdess, Alaska, Feb. 11. —A general strike of all laborers employed by the govern ment on the construction of the new Alaska railroad was called to-day by the Federal Labor Union, which was organized at a mass meeting of labor ers at Anchorage last night. Six hun dred men already have signed the union roll. FEED WIRE SNAPS r Trolleys using the Walnut street loop were held up this afternoon when a heavy feed wire at Second and Walnut snapped under the strain of frozen rain. 7
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