Detectives qf Country Search For Principals HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH T YYYV \T„ 5 2 nv rAHRIEH fl CENTS A WEEK. LAAA V l\ O. SINGLE COPIES it CENTS. TAKE HARDSCRABBLE OVER MAY 1; WATER RATE CUT A DOLLAR GROSS SETS MAY 1 FOR TAKING OVER OF HARDSCRABBLE Council Thinks Time Trifle Short; Definite Action Post poned For Week BONDS DOUBLE DAMAGES Owners Will Be Given Notices to Vacate and Razing of Houses Will Follow .May 1, 1916, was the time limit for the taking over of "Hardscrabble" in a resolution offered this morning in City Council by Park Commissioner E. Z. Gross. Council thought the time was a trifle too short, aud upon the sugges tion of Commissioner Harry F. Bow man definite action was postponed for a week. Mr. Gross offerer! his resolution at the request of City Solicitor D. S. Sett* in accordance with the latter's letter on the subject. Suggests June 30 or July I Xo probable time was stated by Mr. Bowman in moving for postpone ment of action, although he said after the meeting that he believed June 30 or July 1 would be more satisfactory. By extending the time to this date, he said, not only would more opportunity be allowed for the citizens in (hat sec tion to find other quarters, but the city would probable be in better position to bear the financial burden of interest payment on the bonds. Fellow-coun cilrnen were also of the opinion that more time should be allowed and Mr. Cross offered no objection to Mr. Bow man's motion. "We'll all have to get together on this matter before we de- dde on the time definitely," said Mayor Meals. This attitude was echoed by Commissioner Lynch. The amount of bonds that would have to be filed will be double the amount of the damages to be awarded. Approximately this will be $214,000 or $215,000. Mr. Scit/.'s Views In calling Council's attention to the fact that twenty-one of the property owners in the "Hardscrabble" district had filed exceptions and appeals to the viewers' report Mr. Seitz says: "It will probably take a year at least to reach a final determination by the fppellate courts of the questions raised on test cases that may be selected. In the meantime the improvement may be proceeded with by furnishing the parties in interest with sufllcient se curity for the properties taken, injured or destroyed. "If. in your judgment, the physical opening of the street should be con summated as speedily as possible, 1 re spectfully suggest that you adopt the enclosed resolution, directing the un | Continued on Page 3.] Raunick Tells Council of City's Health Needs Progressive recommendations for the city's general health and welfare were made to City Council this morning in the sixth annual report of the bu reau of health and sanitation. The report as submitted for the past year by Dr. J. M. J. Raunick, the director of the bureau and city health officer, was adopted yesterday after noon at a special meeting of the health board held for the purpose. The report covers some twenty-five typewritten pages and deals with a dozen or more important subjects, in cluding the erection of a municipal hospital, the remodeling of the present sanitary hospital for the accommoda tion of all contagious diseases of both •'ity and county, municipal garbage collection, the screening of foodstuffs in the markets, revision of the build ing codes, the abolition of the smoke [Continued on Page 3.] ! THE WEATHER for HnrrldbnrK and vicinity: Pair and warmer tn-nlebt ami Wed uoHdnyt Idnrm temperature <o nlctit nltout 1.1 degree*. For Enwtern Pennsylvania: Fair weather anil rlnliiK temperature tii-nlKht and Wednesday; moder ate north lvlndn becoming vari able. River The Siinqiiehnnna river and all KM liraiivhea will fall slowly or re main nearly xtatlonary except local rlaea may occur where the channel become* clogged with tee. A atage of about 4.8 feet IN Indl- cated for Hnrrlmhurg Mednendav P morning. tienerul Condition* PrenNiire I* above normal over prae tlcally all the country thl* morn ing and fair weather ha* prevail ed 111 nil dlatrlct*. the only Mo tion* reporting precipitation be ing Hnttera* and Parry Sound, - where *mnll amount* of *now fell. The colde*t weather lant night oc curred In the t'pper SUMquchannn Valley, Blngliamton, IV, V., nnd Towanda, Pa., both reporting a temperature reading it degree* below «ero. It la colder In the Nouth Atlantic State*, the line of frccalng temperature extending Into Northern Florida. Temperature i 8 a. m.. 8. Hun: nine*, fliBS a. m.: net*, 3:40 p. m. Moon: Full moon, February 18, t» istt» p. m. Illvcr Stage: 4.0 feet above law water mark, Yenterday'n Weather IllgbrMt temperature. IS. I.oweMt temperature. 5. Mean temperature. 10. Korraal temperature, 30. ANOTHER CUT OF $1 IN DOMESTIC WATER MINIMUM Rates Reduced From $5 to $4; Second Made Possible by Commissioner Bowman WIPE OUT DEBT ALSO Bonded Obligation Will Be More Than Cleared in 1916; Balance, Too One dollar reduction in the mini mum charge for domestic water rates during 1916, was announced to-day by Citj' Commissioner Harry F. Bow. The drop—the second one dollar re- The drop—the second one dollar de- i duction made possible by Commission- j er Bowman since assuming otflce— brings the minimum charge to $4. In recommending the change to Council, Commissioner Bowman this morning explained how readily the people could be given the advantage of the generous earnings of the water department, and how even with the big decrease in the year's income that would result from the change in rates, the department will show u large earned balance at the close of the present year. Wipe Out Water l»ebt Furthermore the city water depart ment debt this year will be entirely wiped out. The new rates are already in effect, having become operative January 1. Harrisburg's citizens will get the bene fit of the change when they receive their first quarterly bills. April 1. Following his recommendations to Council Commissioner Bowman intro duced an ordinance authorizing the establishing of the new rates. To be come effective the ordinance must be passed and approved before March 1. The welcome decrease was announc ed in the 28th annual report of the water department, the second report to be presented by Mr. Bowman. It covers all the departmental operations for the year ending December 31, 1913. Earnings $03,309.20. The gross earnings for the year were shown to be $176,671.97. After all the operating expenses, sinking fiund and Interest. apportionments, [Continued on Page 7. ] 'Chicken' Flotilla Armed With Powder Puffs Is Blockaded at Phila. Port Philadelphia. Feb. 15.—Saucy femi nine craft, decked In war paint, that bear down on the Jack Tars at the League Island Navy Yard with the avowed intention of taking the jolly man-o'-war'smen prisoners, will have to veer away and tack anew, for Lieut. Commander L. P. Davis has declared war against this type of cruiser, known as the "chicken" flotilla. Not satisfied with abolishing spoon ing on the gundecks and other forms of love ashore for the fellow who has been afloat, this enemy of Cupid has raised an edict against other types, which went into force yesterday. Craft that come to League Island stripped for action with lipsticks and vanity bags, powder puffs and per oxide turrets will be repelled at the gate. Commander Davis has issued orders to the sergeants and their corps to the sergeants and their corps of guards to look every girl over that : tries to get in. If she shows checks that have been .touched with the carmine of the rouge I chamois, if her eyes show where the black pencil has supplied an aid that nature denied, out they go. "Chick ens" are taboo, and, while the naval city is open for inspection of the fair ones, the one whose real complexion is submerged will not get a berth in side the gates. HARD QUAKE LASTS HOUR By Associated Press Washington, Feb. 15. A very severe earthquake was recorded this morning on the seismographs of Georgetown University here. It lasted more than an liour. The heaviest shock took place between 7.01 and 7.03 o'clock. It was approximately between 4500 and 4600 miles from Washington. i TO THE PEOPLE OF HARRISBURG Beginning to-day, February 15, the price of single copies of the Tele graph purchased from news hoys and newsdealers will be two cents each. The price of the Telegraph delivered to the home by Telegraph office carriers will continue to be 6c PER WEEK HARRISBURG, PA., TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 15, 1916 FIND FATAL ACID HIDDEN AT HOME » OF BOY SUSPECT . Unearth Enough Potassium Cyanide to Kill 10f(. Seek ing Clues to Girl's Death j MORE ARRESTS EXPECTED Friends Say Marian Lambert Ilad No Cause For Fear Special to the Telegraph Chicago, Feb. 15. —Four startling I i developments in the investigation of the fatal poisoning of Marian Lam bert, the Lake Forest High School , j girl, are: The purchase of a drug bottle by William H. Orpet. the University of Wisconsin collegian accused of the murder, just before he left Madison to keep the death tryst with the girl. A handful of potassium cyanide— enough to kill 100 men—was found in an ash heap back of the Orpet home i on the Cyrus McCormick estate, where Orpet's father is custodian. Further arrests, for apparent at • tempts to conceal this evidence of [ crime, were darlared probable by [ | States Attorney Dady. A brown jug containing sulphuric acid was found In the basement of a j greenhouse on the McCormick estate.] i The burns on the Lambert girl's face have been ascribed to an acid. [Continued on I'age 9.] "THOU FAT PIG? WORD THAT MAY LEAD TO CHAIR? Slate's Chief Witness Says Ugliest Epithet Caused Fatal Quarrel KOTUR FIGHTS FOR LIFE Case of Foreigner Charged With Slaying Josep Backic Is Closing ! "Thou—fat—pig!" | The ugliest word a fighting Bosnian •: can hurl at a fellow countryman led to the deadly quarrel in the Steelton : foreign quarter the night of December ' i 22 in which Joseph Backic's life was | stamped out by Nikolo Kotur. So, at least Mike Novokovic, the State's chief witness in its trial of Nikolo Kotur, told the Dauphin county | criminal jury to-day. | Novokovic.it is understood.is the only . I witness that actually saw Kotur strike • Backic down and it is believed that Assistant District Attorney Frank B. [Continued on I'ago 11] Middle Western Man Will Probably Be New War Chief Wasliipgton, Feb. 15. President Wilson to-day went over a list of ■ names of several prominent Middle i Western lawyers in his search for a i new Secretary of War. Judson Har i mon, former Governor of Ohio, was , among them. It was said at the White House to-day that the President had I reached no decision, but was inclined ! to appoint a Middle Western man. TWO DEAD IN CRASH I By Associated Press • West. Chester, Pa., Fob. 15. ln a collision of two trolley cars to-day on the Downlngtown Branch, Myers Moore, motorman, was killed and Samuel Dunn, another motorman, was injured. The brakes refused to work. Six Are Killed in Third Aerial Raid on Italian Cities Within Two Weeks By Associated Press London, Keb. 15. —Reuter's corre ; spondent at Vicenza, Italy, says hos- I tile aeroplanes bombarded the Italian town of Schio, 15 miles from Vicenza, yesterday, killing six persons and wounding many others. This is the third attack of the week. CAKLISI.F, WOMAN BURNED Special to the Telegraph \ Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 18.-x-Mrs. Mary Corbett, aged 60, was probably fatally : burned at her home in East Locust avenue, shortly before noon to-day, when her clothing caught fire while she was preparing dinner. Mrs. Cor -1 bett lives alone, but neighbors heard her screams and rushed in to find her clothing almost burned from her j body and the room in flames. Re cently a sister of Mrs. Corbett was I burned to death in Philadelphia in j the same manner. 1 $5,000 FIRE AT SHIPPEXSBURG Special to the Telegraph Shlppensburg, Pa.. Feb. 13.—Fire I discovered at t o'clock this morning iin a brick building in East, yucen street, occupied by Harry Burke, a | grocer, and Dr. J. W. Mcßride, caused : $.">,000 damage, partly covered by in , surance. The firemen who responded had difficulty in extinguishing the! i blaze, as flic water in many of the mains bud frozen, the thermometer ■ j registering four degrees below zero. POISON VICTIM, LOVER ACCUSED OF GIVING HER DEATH POTION, AND "THE OTHER GIRL" s, ___. J (*rrr. r,t.r~r ,3*/ civ/fie. O-RPAT.., MARIAN LAMBERT, (Victim of Poison); WILLIAM IT. ORPET. (Her Lover), CELESTIA YOUKER. ("The Other Girl.") Chicago. Feb. 15. Miss Marian Lambert, a Deerfield High School girl's body was found in Helm's Woods, Lake Forest, after she had taken or had been given poison. William H. Orpet, 20-year-old University of Wisconsin student has been taken into custody pending an investigation by the authorities. One theory is that Orpet met the girl in the woods and induced her to take the poison in a suicide pact, after ho had refused to marry her and told her of his engagement to Miss Celcstia Youkcr, a nor mal school teacher of Dc Kalb, 111. Orpet and Marian had been sweethearts for more than three years. Orpet claims the girl took the poison with suicidal intent and died at his feet in the woods. Make Harrisburg Beautiful Wll.l. you help make llurrlnhtirK beautiful wlfh fcrovtiuß- pliuit* and uinilou hoIC.N Nununcr? The Tolcrrnph ha* a plan whereby tlila CITY may he made as beautiful in thi* respect an In Dayton or llurnilngham or any one of the other citieM of the lulled Stale* noted for their floral decoration*. Furthermore, a method in being- worked out whereby a uell-known authority on flower* will attaint this newspaper In tl»e work, to tlie end that window botes wlil not only be provided at IlKiires far below any thing ever offered In llarrishurfc heretofore, but there will he also In structive articles on planting and eare of the same. Illustrated with dia grams aud pictures of what has beea done elsewhere. This Is uo flower-selling scheme. It will cost the Telegraph a large sum for Its part In the clty-wlde endeavor to make Harrisburg one great flower garden next summer and every summer thereafter. Watch for announcement of detuilN. GRATZ WILL SOON BE GIVEN WATER AND ELECTRICITY Borough Council Grants Fran chise to a Harrisburg Con struction Company FINISH WORK THIS YEAR Town Will Also Have Fire Pro | tection as Result of Rorough Fathers' Action Special to the Telegraph j Gratz, Pa., Feb. 14. Before the I end of the present year, Gratz will ! undergo two big improvements which will prove quite beneficial to the town. By the action taken at a re cent meeting of the borough council, ; electric lights and water will come [Continued on Page 2] Twenty-One Believed to I Have Perished in Mine Fire 1,200 Feet in Earth By .Associated Press Itulto. Mont.. Feb. 15.—Twenty-one men have probably perished, accord ing to the rescue workers at tbo Penn sylvania mine of tlie Anaconda Copper Company in a fire which broke ont In one of (lie levels while 220 miners were at. work last night. Nino ixxlieH had been raised from the mine lx'foro noon and twelve wore ; I unaccounted for. The tire at the ' 1,200-foot level of the shaft at noon! was under control. Shoulder Strap Slipped and Big Audience Gasped Special to the Telegraph New York, Feb. 15. —Erma Zarska was one of the singers at the evening performance at the Metropolitan opera house, and she not only furnished good music, but also two sensations. The 11 rat sensation was caused by her dress, which was some creation, I direct from Paris, and the only way i to describe it Is to say that the audi- I ence saw a great deal of Krma. t Be that as It may. Just as the lady 1 was about to sing and all the lorgnel- 1 tes. opera glasses and eyes in the j audience were fastened on her, some- i thing happened. Mile. Zarska said i later that her shoulder strap slipped. ' \ Anyhow, some unfeeling person in the I upper gallery .softly blew a police i whistle. After a time all was furuiven the i ' singer, she sang so well. STEELTON TO VOTE SBO,OOO LOAN IN MAY For Street Paving, Motorized Fire Department and Gar bage Collection System ITEMS STAND SEPARATELY . Will Make Steelton Best Paved Rorough in the United States A movement to float a loan of SBO,. , 000 for additional street paving, ' motorization of the borough tire de ' j partment and for the establishment 11 of a motorized system of garbage col :! lection, was inaugurated by Steelton's borough council at a meeting last evening. The loan will be voted upon ' at the Presidential primaries in May. The loan will likely be divided into [Continued on Page 11.J Report Plot to Blow Up Battleship at Vera Cruz to Force Intervention By Associated Press Washington. D. C., Feb. 15.—Car ranza officials have informed the State Department they have heard re ports of a plot to blow up the battle ship Kentucky in Vera Cruz harbor in which Consul Canada is alleged to be involved, the object being to force American Intervention. Meinself Und Der Kaiser Only Men Wilson Fear; Der Grosse T. R. Says So Special to the Telegraph Washington, D. C., Feb. IB.—"Me and the Kaiser" are the only two men President Wilson fears, according to Theodore Roosevelt, us quoted by Representative "Sam" Soils, one of the two Tennessee Republicans In Congress. Mr. Sells paid a visit to Oyster Bay on Friday. "When a friend and T reached Oys ter Bay we found the Colonel giving a cord of oak wood the time of its life. In the course of conversation he said: 'I am for anybody to beat Wilson. Tho American conscience has, been dulled by that man. A few years ago the entire nation would bo up in ! arms at the thought of the killing of 1 Americans in Mexico, but nowadays ! we read of twenty Americans killed in 1 Mexico at one time and turn the news paper page without a thought. There are only two people on earth that Wilson Tears, and they are me and Kaiser Wilhelm." j 16 PAGES CITY EDITION AFTER LEADERS IN VAST PLOT TO KILL AND BURN Detectives Make Discovery During Investigation of Poisoning AIMED AT CLERGYMEN Believed Responsible For Church Fires; May Have Been ] Back of Plot to Kill King By Associated Press Chicago, ill., Feb. 15.—Search was started to-day for the principals in what is believed by the police to have been a plot to destroy buildings and kill members of the clergy, bankers 1 and others in a dozen cities in various i sections of the United States. Discov | ery of the alleged plot, according to I the police, resulted from the exami nation of the personal effects of John Allegrlni. coniidant of Jean (.'rones, who is charged by the authorities with putting poison in soup at the banquet | given Archbishop George W. Mundelin at the University Club Thursday night ; and causing the illness of a hundred i ol the guests. j Chief of Police Healey, Chief of [Continued on Page 11.] Sulphuric Acid Tanks Explode During Fire in Phila. Munitions Plant By Associated Press Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 15. Fire threatened to wipe out the Chemical works of Harrison Brothers to-day | after completely destroying building Xo. 78, in which the blaze started. Frame structures connecting this > building with other buildings in flie , plant caught fire and two sulphuric acid tanks exploded, j The frame buildings housed many i sulphuric acid tanks and to prevent | the blaze from spreading among these was the principal effort of the fire men. The building which was de stroyed was a three-story frame i structure on the Schuylkill river front i and was only recently erected. OPTIONS? circles this afternoon lie Ch; rch congregation 1 lies at Nos 110 and 114 • of Miss Jeanne Pratti be confirmed. \4hN-K IPLIES | I *y Lansing said after mal replies had been re- ( ding the American sug i. It waa indicated that : United States decides he warning of eGrmany hips will be sunk with- LS TWO 1 Indianapolis, Feb. 15.—Harley Gray, 21, and Melvin Hubble. 27, both of Coal iCty, Ind., were shot and killed! ■ , herf to day by Porter pßnd, 35, also of Coal City, who went 1 ' ; suddenly ; inc. ( i 11 UNITED STATES AMBASSADOR TO RUSSIA ILL I Washington, Feb. 15.—George T. Marye, American j I is understood to be in poor health as a result of hard work and probably Will retire, j CANADIAN RAILWAY OFFICES BURNING ' ! | Quebec, Feb. 15.—Firemen were called out at 2 p. m. to-day by a double alarm for a fire which had broken out Jl in the Quebec Central Railway offices. It is said the blazel had gained considerable headway. ' , $40,000 PAINTING DESTROYED , * Pb 1 . Feb. 1 —A celebrated portrait in oil of | • Miss Melthorp, valued at $40,000, was destroyed by fire to- C day at the home of John H. McFadden, a wealthy resident I of this city. 5 Washington, Feb. 15.^-Prohibition amendments to the . constitution but not woman suffrage amendments will be 'J | considered at this session of Congress. The House Judi^iar^ Committee to-day postponed considering the Su3an B. t I Anthony amendment until next December. Proposals td —;■> ifr», ;< til V.v.ti. ~ UAHtUA GE > | IVM Sliank anil KUua Irene Miller, Wayneaboro, J M. Milton Kcllcy and Minnie Anna Wert, city. i .Inmea Hro<lben«l Taylor and Mary < hrl*Jlnna I'laUrr. Lyken*. | 6 "Walter (irant <;il»Mon ( vlly, and llhodu May Koarnbertfer, Bella Vista. GERMANS MARE GAINS IN ARTOIS AND CHAMPAGNE French Declare Actions Arc Not Worthy of the Price That lias to Be Paid BELFORT IS DAMAGED Artillery Pounds French Fort ress; New Air Raids on Raly Interest In active operations in the i European struggle continues to center in the fighting along the western front where the Germans have recently been j driving heavily at the French linea in several sectors, notably in the ! Artois and the Champagne, with suc ! cesses at various points In these i regions. It is announced semi-officlally in Paris that despite the seeming great activity, the German attacks in ques tion are in reality only local actions without gains of significance. It is [Contiiiiu'il on l'nar ll.] King George Pleads For Annihilation of Enemies in Parliament Speech By Associated Press London, Feb. 15. Parliament re- I assembled to-day. King George's speech from the throne follows: "My Lords and Gentlemen: It has | been my duty to summon you after I a short recess to renew your delibera tions. , "With a proud and grateful confl- I dence I look to the courage, tenacity j and resource of my navy and army, I on whom we depend worthily to per- I form our pari in the attainment of I the goal. "Gentlemen of the House of Com ! tnons, you will be asked to make due | tinaricial provision for the conduct of j the war. My lords and gentlemen, I the only measures which will be sub- I mitted »to you are such as, in the | opinion of my advisers, tend to the attainment of our common object. T i confidently commend them to your | patriotism and loyalty and T pray that I the Almighty will give His blessing to your counsels."
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