Harrisburg telegraph. (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, May 17, 1916, Image 1

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    tight Men Are Reported Lost From U. S. Cruiser Aground in Heavy Gate
HARRISBURG iflSfllS TELEGRAPH
LXXXV— No. 112
LATE RETURNS
POINT TO VICTORY
FOR PENROSE MEN
Rut Governor Brumbaugh's
Managers Claim Forty-one
Delegates For Him
COUNT IS VERY SLOW
Kephart and Snyder Win; Gov
ernor and Penrose Poll
Big Vote
Primary returns from less than half!
of the fi.S? 1 election districts in the
State of Pennsylvania were available
late this afternoon. Consequently
speculation was rife from one end of
the State to the other about how Gov- j
ernor Brumbaugh and Senator Pen
rose were going to fare in the election
of the twelve Republican delegates at
large. The two men were taken as the
leaders in the vote and the interest in
this fight dwarfed everything else.
Associated Press dispatches at a late
hour this afternoon indicated victory
for the Penrose forces in their cam
paign for national delegates and party
organization control.
Penrose claims were largely based
on the fact that in Philadelphia the
faitions shared alike in the twelve
high men for delegate at large, the
Penrose people saying that the rest of
the State would overwhelm their op
ponents. Partisans of the senator
claimed that his whole slate had gone
through with Snyder and Kephart for
the two State offices and frago. Gar
land. Scbe! and McLaughlin for con
gressmen at large.
From Penrose headquarters in
Philadelphia it was unofficially -stated
this afternoon that if t)ie Brumbaugh
forces elected fifteen of the seventy
six delegates in the state they would
be fortunate. It was also said that in
all likelihood Governor Brumbaugh
wii; be one of the delegates at large.
On the other hand. Paul X. Furman,
who had been directing the Governor's
campaign, said this afternoon that he
is compiling data for a statement
which will contain figures to show
that Brumbaugh delegates to the num
ber of forty-one out of seventy-six
have been elected. He backed up 'his
assertion by declaring that the Gov
ernor had won eight delegates in
Philadelphia and five in Allegheny. He
also said that the Governor had won
a delegate in Luzerne county, whsre
he had no expectations, and from the
Governor's office it was said that a
telfgram received from Congressman
Griest. the Lancaster leader, was to
the effect that the Governor, for dele
gate at large, had polled 7,000 out of
8,500 votes cast. From other sources
it was teamed that Senator Penrose
had polled about an equal number.
The Palmer Democrats won all over
the State over the Old Guard.
The I-atest Figures
Associated Press revised returns re
ceived at 3 p. m. show returns from
2,72S districts out of 6.591 in the State
including Philadelphia for Republican
i'ongress-at-large give: Lafean, 92,-
333: McLaughlin, 90.376: Sobel, 90,-
536: Scott, 112.994.
Returns from 1.446 districts of 5,609
outside of Philadelphia for national
committeeman give: Liebel, 15,842:
Palmer. 25,440.
Returns from 3,057 districts out of
1.891 in the State including Philadel
phia for Republican delVgates-at-large
give: Brumbaugh 106.903: Oliver,
94,740; Penrose, 106,547: Smith, 96,-
553.
Returns from 3,241 districts out of
in the State including Philadel
phia for Republican auditor general
give: Ambler, 111,352: Snyder. 126,-
4 S 3.
The latest figures from Allegheny
county are returns from 414 out of
791 for Republican delesates-at -large
which show: Brumbaugh. 13,338: Oli
ver. 18,362: Penrose, 17,792: Smith,
9.808.
fiovrrnor'n Comment
Governor Brumbaugh this afternoon
made the following comment on the
election :
"I believe in the right of the major
ity to control. It is to. be hoped that
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THE WEATHER-
For llarrtuharK «nd vicinity* Fnlr
nn«l cooler to-nl&ht, with lowest
temperature al>«»ut •#•"» (lenreenj
Thursday fair, continued cool.
For Eastern Pennsylvania* Fair to
nlffht, cooler In north nnd went
portion*; Thursday fair, continu
ed cool; dlnilnialiinic north weal
wind*.
River
The \orth and e»t Rrancliea will
rime nharply thl» afternoon, to
night and Thuradn?. except the
upper portion*, which will fall
Tltur*day. The Juniata and Ch«-
nmnc will rl*t> to-day and fall to
night and Thur*day. The main
river nlll rime nlowly to-nlKht and
more rapldl* Thuraday. A ntasre
of ahout 4.4 feet I* indicated for
llarrinhurjc Thur*day morning.
General Conditions
The Southern ntorm ha* moved
north along the Atlantic connt
from South Carolina to Southern
New England with Incrcanlng in
tensity and ha* apparently unit
ed with the disturbance that nai
central over l.ake Superior Tues
day morning.
A general fall of 2 to -2 degree*
ha* occurred In temperature ea*t
of the Mlanlnaippi rlur. It I* 3 t«»
'JO degree* warmer over mo*t of
the western half of the country,
but fro*t* aad freealng tempera
ture* were general thla morning
In Mlnne*ota.
Temperature; » a. m.. M.
Sun; Rlne*. 4.47 a. m.; aeta, 7;14
p. m.
Moon i Rlae* at H p. m.
River Stage; 4.1 feet above low
water mark.
\e*terday*« Weather
Hlghe*t temperature. **7.
I.oweat temperature,
Mean temperature, 03.
temperature, -A
in < \ riuf.h n texts \ « eek.
SIKGI.E COPIES S CENTS.
TO INVESTIGATE
FACTION STRIFE
IN CHURCH HERE
Lancaster Classis Appoints
Committee to Recommend
Disciplinary Measures
HEAR ANNUAL REPORT
Missions, Education and Tem
perance Discussed in To
day's Session
The sixty-fourth annual meetinc of
the Lancaster Classis of the Reformed
| Church, in session at the First Re- j
formed Church, Steelton, settled down
j to hard work this morning, when an
! nual reports of the various standing ,
: committees were read and recom-
I mendations made for the coming year's
; activities along all lines of church en
| deavor.
At last evening's session a committee
was appointed to Investigate factional !
j strife in the Fourth Reformed Church,
(Continued on Page 5.)
SB-Ton Coal Talk Is
Ridiculous Says Dealer
Walter Montgomery, president of
the Montgomery Coal Comapny. in
discussing stories appearing in Phila
delphia papers this morning to the ef
fect that anthracite coat would in
crease in price to $8 a ton, declared
that such a raise in price would be |
j unreasonable and uncalled for.
"Of course." he said, "there will be i
an incerase in the price on account
of the compensation act and the ad-
I vance cost in mining and labor, but
I consumers of this city need not fear
such an enormous increase."
P. 0. of A. Elects Altoona
Woman as President
! Delegates In attendance at the tliirty
third annual convention of the Patrio
' tic Order of Americans, discussed reso
lutions this afternoon favoring tlie en
i actuient of a law providing for an
American flag in every school room In
i the Stat» as suggested by Senator
' Beidleman.
I The election of officers was complet- ,
ed late this afternoon. These officers
! were elected and installed:
! President, Mrs. Atnber Strausser. j
•Camp No. 49. Altoona: assistant presi
dent. Milton D. Delp, Camp No. 10?,
I Philadelphia; vice-president. Mrs. Clara
Bergman. No. 21, Ashland; assistant
vice-president. John N. Nugent, No.
! IS6. Philadelphia; conductor, Theresa
Pearson, No. 14, Philadelphia: assistant
conductor. William H. Rodewig. Jr., No.
«6, York: guard, Mrs. Lottie Miller, No.
16, Annville: sentinel, Mrs. Cora Bos
nian,.lo7, Milton: trustee, Mrs. Ida Reist,
! 105, Shafferstown. _
Veteran Ferryboat
Grounded on Sands
' In the middle of the river, just oppo
i site Kelker street, rests quietly un
| moving the familiar bulk of the vet
i eran ferryboat that is accustomed to
, ply its way between the eastern and
western shores of the Susquehanna,
connecting Harrisburg by water with
West Fail-view and Enola.
All day long it has rested there, the
only sign of life on board being the
smoke that occasionally curls upward
j from its smokestack. Like a shipwreck
cast upon the shores of an island tiiat
has suddenly sprung up treacherously
in the middle of the sea, the old stand
by is sticking fast in the sand and coal
bank that but recently, when the Spring
freshets receded, rose from the basin
of the rlyer and took possession of
about 200 yards or more of the ferry
boat's watery route. The brisk winds
!of thin morning were probably re
sponsible for driving the ferryboat on
to the bank, where it still rests.
Amendment Would Allow
Candidates to Spend More
Washington. May 17. The Owen
bill to amend the corrupt practices act
i was reported to-day by the Senate
election committee with amendments
increasing the aggregate disburse
' ments permitted in presidential elec
tions from $230,000 for all political
parties to $400,000 for any party, and
restricting the total disbursements to
$300,000 for any candidate for presi
dent and 3f230,000 for a candidate for
vice-president. The bill puts a $5,000
limit on expenditures for a candidate
i for the Senate and $2,500 on a candi
date for the House.
WOMAN I* o\ THAU. OF
HAM)ITS TO SWE llt SHAMI
El Paso, Tex.. May 17.—Mrs. Jesse
Deemer, wife of the storekeeper who
was taken captive by Mexican raiders
at Deeniers. near Boquillas, in the Big
Bend country, arrived to-day from San
Diego. She is traveling by automobile
to Boquillas, where, she said, she will
herself take steps to rescue l.er hus
band. if he still lives, or avenge him if
he has been killed.
'•I shall engage scouts, who will lead
me to the bandits," she said. "I am
confident I can save mv husband's life
if he still lives. If not, I can shoot,
too."
Mrs. Deemer is accompanied by her
son. Dickinson Deemer, 26 years old.
They expect to reach Boquillas in two
days.
TRY TO FIRK TAILOR SHOP
An unsuccessful attempt was made
last night to set nre to the taiior shop
of Chester L. Shope. 115 South Thir
teenth street. Entrance was gained
;by forcing open the transom. Coal
oil was poured all over the tables,
: floor and on a cushion. The oil, ac
; cording to Fire Chief John D. Kindler
was of poor quality. The floor was
burned in two places. Mr. Shope dis
covered the broken transom and oil
when he opened his. shop this morn-
I ing.
IVTOB SMASH &LONG RIVER
Three occupants of a Hupmobile,
and the driver of a Ford had a nar
row escape last night in a side swipe
collision at Riverside. The accident
happened at 11:30 o'clock. O. L.
Goodman. 2010 North Fourth street,
a Pennsylvania railroad flagman, with
his Ford, was struck by the Hupmo
bile. The names of the driver and oc
cupants of the latter could not be
learned lioth cars were badly dam
aged. The occupants of the cars were
ijßhiLkeii uy but escaped injur}; t
HARRISBURG, PA., WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 17, 1916.
WINNERS OF PRIMARY IN DAUPHIN CO.
Complete returns from Harrisburg and incomplete returns from the country districts of Dauphin
county indicate that the following won out at the primary elections yesterday. The vote was light hut
the ballot was so complicated and voluminous that the election boards were late in computing the
results and exact totals may not be available before night and probably not before to-morrow.
REPUBLICAN
I'llited stales Senator Philander
C. Knox, Allegheny county.
state Treasurer Harmon M. Kep
hart, Fayette county.
Auditor General. Charles A.
Snyder, Schuylkill county.
Representatives in Congress -at -
Ijarge Thomas S. Crago. Greene
county; Mahlon M. Garland. Allegheny
county; Joseph McLaughlin. Phila
delphia county; lsador Sobel. Erie
county.
Mine Inspector, 7th District
Charles J. Price, Lykens.
l)pl«tates-at-l«rgr to National
Convention Joseph G. Armstrong,
Allegheny county; Edward V. Bab
cock, Allegheny county; W. llarry
Baker, Dauphin county; James Elver
son. Jr., Philadelphia county; David
L. Gillespie. Allegheny county; Alba
B. Johnson. Montgomery county; Guy
W. Moore, Luzerne county; George T.
Oliver. Allegheny county; Boies Pen
rose, Philadelphia county; William E.
Rice, Warren county; George R. Scull,
Somerset county; John Wanamaker,
Philadelphia county.
Alternate Delegates-at-I-argc to Na
tional Convention. John W. Ford,
Philadelphia county: Thomas H. Gar
vin. Delaware county; Henry P. Haas,
Allegheny county; Frank J. Lanalian,
Allegheny county; Charles Matthews,
Lawrence county; Gabriel H. Moyer,
Lebanon county; Joseph W. Pascoe.
Northampton county; Reese A. Phil
lips. Lackawanna county; William
Price, Allegheny county; Milton P.
Schlantz, Lehigh county: Edward H.
Swindell, Allegheny county; George
H. White. Philadelphia county.
Delegates to National Convention
(ISili District) B. Dawson Cole
man, Lebanon county and A. Carson
Stamm. Dauphin county.
Alternate Delegates to National
Convention (18tli District) A. R.
Allen. Cumberland county; William
J. Noll. Lebanon county.
Representative In Congress (18th
District) Aaron S. Kreider, Leb
anon county.
Senator in the General Assembly
(15t.1i District) Edward E. Beidle
man. Harrisburg.
Member of tlie State Committee
Abram L. Etter. Middletown; Frank
A. Smith, Harrisburg.
Representative in tlie General As
sembly (Ist District) Joshua W.
Swam and Augustus Wlldman.
Representative in the General As
sembly (2nd District) David J.
Bechtoll. of Steelton; Ira E. Ulsh,
Upper Paxton township.
TROOPERS ARRIVE
THIS AFTERNOON
Entrain For Harrisburg at
Pittsburgh at 7 This
Morning
Pittsburgh. May 17. —The Governor's
Troop of cavalry, in a special train on
the Pennsylvania railroad, left East
Pittsburgh at. 9.43 o'clock this morning
to return to Harrisburg after having
been on strike duty In the Turtle Creek
Valley for two weeks. Two weeks igo
this morning the Governor's Troop, an
swering the call for the militia to pre
serve order in the Westinghouse strike
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UNIVERSITY CLUB
FINDS QUARTERS
New Organization to Occupy
One Floor of Hershey Prop
erty at Front and Market
Representatives of the new Univer
sity «'lub of Harrisburg have entered'
into an agreement with E. M. Hersliey
whereby the club will lease the third j
floor of the property recently put-chas
ed by Mr. Hershey at Front and Mar
ket streets. Work will be begun im- i
mediately upon the construction of
the third story, which Mr. Hershey
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TENSION OVER
MEXICO EASES
Carrunza Is Convinced Thai U.
S. Has No Intention of
Intervention
Kill 6; Capture 75
Marathon, liny 17. Major l.anjr
horitc nml two troops of cavalry
Miirrounded the Xrxfrnn liaudlt*
uho raided IVleiin Spring* nhout I
ml lew from the border, killing mix
and capturing 7.1, according to a
truck driver arriving to-day from
Klo«|iilllaM. \rmy officer* here have
made no announcement regarding
the reported engagement.
Washington. D. C., May 17.—Genuine
relief over the Mexican situation was
evident in administration circles to
day. The principal cause was the as
surance conveyed to President Wilson
anil his Cabinet yesterday through tfec
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I.AI Xdl MGC.KST U-BOAT
Quincy, Mass., May 11.—The sub
marine 1,-11. (tin lust of seven vessels
of tliis class liuilt by the Fore River
ShipbuildinaCornoralion, was launched
here yesterday. She was christened l>y
.Miss Mary R. Luttiiner, daughter of!
Captain Julian 1,, l.attinier, T T nited |
States Navy. The submersible, which i
is 170 feet IOIIK. is one of the largest
underwriter boats in the United States I
navy. Slwill have a cruising radius '
y£ u.aOO wiles. ,
DEMOCRAT
Vnited States senator —Ellis L. Or
vis, Center county.
State Treasurer—Samuel B. Phi'.son,
Somerset county.
Auditor (Jencral—James B. Murrin,
Lackawanna county.
Representatives in Congrcss-at-Large
—Joseph T. Kinsley. Philadelphia
county; John J. Moore, Luzerne coun
ty; Thomas Ross. Bucks county, and
Jacob B. Waidellch. Lehigh county.
Member of the National Committee
—A. Mitchell Palmer. Monroe county.
Mine Inspector, Seventh District —
Charles J. Price. Lykens.
Delegates at large to National Con
vention Voris Auten, Northumber
land county: Jere S. Black. York
county; Hary J. Dumn, Berks county;
T. H. Given, Allegheny county; Wil
liam A. Glasgow, Jr., Philadelphia
county; W. Wayne Hindman, Clarion
county: Robert E. Lee, Schuylkill
county; John T. Lenahan, Luzerne
county; Edward j. Ly nett, Lacka
wanna county; Charles D. McAvoy,
Montgomery county; William Meln
tyre. Mercer county, and Roland S.
Morris, Philadelphia county.
Alternate Delegates at Large to Na
tional Convention—C. H. Akens, Law
rence county; Victor E. P. Barkman,
Bedford county; J. Harvey Burge,
Greene county; Jacob L. Butt, Adams
county; M. J. Clemons, Sullivan coun
ty; Edward A. De Putron. Philadel
phia county: A. V. Dively, Blair coun
ty; C. Bow Dougherty, Luzerne county;
S. L. Gilson, Erie county; R. M. Mat
son. Jefferson county: Norris B. Slnck,
Chester county, and John F. Stone,
Potter county.
Delegates to National Convention.
Eighteenth District—Edward M. Bid
die. Jr., Cumberland county; WilUam
L Gorgas, Dauphin county.
Alternate Delegates to National Con
vention, Eighteenth District—Oscar J.
Bogen. Dauphin county, artd Henry
Opperman, Dauphin county.
Representative in Congress.Eiglitcenth
District—Harry B. Saussaman, Dau
phin county.
Senator in the General Assembly,
Fifteenth District —George D. Herbert,
Harrisburg.
Member of tlie State Committee —
Howard W. Jones. Harrisburg. and
John K. Royal. Harrisburg.
Representative in the General As
sembly. First District —Ramsey Black
and George A. Werner.
EIGHT LOST FROM
CRUISER AGROUND
U. S. Ship San Francisco Runs
on Shoal During (laic;
Afloat Again
By Associated Press
Boston. May 17. —The United States
i cruiser San Francisco, serving as a
i minelaying ship, was aground on a
\ shoal in Nantucket sound for several
i hours early to-day in a gale, during
which it was reported she lost a whale
i boat containing eight members of her
crew. The San Francisco floated later
without assistance and was not greatly
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EXPECT CASEMENT
VERDICT TODAY
Will Decide Whether Sir Roger
and Companion Must
Stand Trial
By Associated Press
Dondon, May 17. The decision as
!to whether Sir Roger Casement and
j Daniel J. Bailey must stand trial for
'their lives in the high court of Justice
on a charge of high treason is expect-
Sed to be handed down late to-day by
. Sir John Dickinson, sitting as com
mitting magistrate in the Bow street
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HOWARD C. FRY
ROTARY HEAD
Engraved Gold Watch Present
ed to Retiring President
Arthur D. Bacon
Howard C. Fry was elected presi
dent of the Harrisburg Rotary Clun
at a dinner meeting of the organiza
tion held at the Colonial Country Club
I last evening. Mr. Fry Is one of the
| oldest members of the club and served
| several years as secretary. He suc
ceeds Arthur D. Bacon, under whose
administration the Rotarians have
' had the most prosperous and success
; fill year in their history. As a testi
! monial of the appreciation of the
members, the Rotarians presented Air.
' Ba"on with a beautifully engraved
i gold watch last night. Captain George j
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Suffragists Will Give
Away Matches to Win Votes
The lucky man who attends the
various county fairs throughout Penn
sylvania will get the message of the
suffragists this Fall in a more tactful
anil pleasing way, perhaps, than ever
before, according to the publicity de
partment of the Pennsylvania Woman I
Suffrage Association. Everv man will
be given a tiny packet of mati-hv* ind I
on the yellow paper wrapping will be;
this message: "The more light you get I
on woman suffrage, the better it
, looks."
WASHINGTON
I'nlted states Senator.—Mahlon 11.
Meyers, Cambria county.
State Treasurer. —J. V. Clark, Wash
ington county.
Auditor General. —Isaac B. Brown, ,
Krie county.
Representatives In Congress-at-I argc
—S. Jarvis Adams, Jr.. Allegheny j
county; Robert Bair, York county; j
Fred Brenckman, Carbon county: Ar- j
thur G. Graham, Philadelphia county, j
Dclcgates-at-l.arge to National Con- ;
vent ion.— Lewis Emery, Jr., McKean
county; H. D. W. English, Allegheny
county; William Flinn, Allegheny
county: William Draper Lewis. Phila
delphia county; Gifford Pinchot. Pike
county; Robert K. Young, Tioga
county.
Alternate Dclcgatcs-at-T,arge to Na
tional Convention.—A. Nevin Pet rich,
Franklin county; Arthur G. Graham,
Philadelphia county; Thomas A. 11.
Hay. Northampton county; Ernest A.
Hempstead, Crawford county; Dana
R. Stephens, Bradford county; Harry
Watson, Mercer county.
Delegates to National Convention,
18th District. —Harry ITertzler. Cum
berland county; Charles E. Landis,
Dauphin county.
Alternate Delegates to National Con
tention, 18th District.- Oscar J. Bo
gen, Dauphin county; Henry Opper
man, Dauphin county.
Representative in Congress. IKtli
Mistriet.—Arthur R. Rupley, Cumber
land county.
Senator In the General Assembly,
lotli District —William X. Yates, Har
risburg.
Member of the State Committee. —
Norman F. Swords, Ilarrisburg.
Representative In tlie General As
sembly, 2nd District. —Joseph B. Mar
tin. Middletown.
SEA FIGHT OFF
BELGIAN COAST
German and British War Craft
Clash; Verdun Infantry
Is Quiet
Another clash between German and
British war craft took place yesterday
oft the Belgian coast. British destroy
ers and monitors engaging German
destroyers. The British Admiralty re-
I ports that the Germans, after a brief
| engagement, withdrew to their ports,
i The British suffered no casualties, it Is
declared.
Although heavy cannonading Is be
ing kept up along the Verdun front
; there has been little infantry activity,
j according to the afternoon Paris bul
j letin. The failure of the German
| hand grenade attack on French posi-
I tions near Dead Man Hill is an
nounced.
| An Austrian air raid on Venice
j Monday night is reported in dispatches
] from that city to have caused little
damage owing to the efficiency of the
I antiaircraft batteries.
The Dutch steamer Batavier V of
1,500 tons has been Mown up in the
i North Sea with a loss of four mem
bers of her crew, a London dispatch
states.
Berlin in its account of the progress
of the Verdun lighting claims that a
French attack on the southern slope
of hill 304 was checked by the Ger
; man curtain of lire.
Tliere were 19 passengers on board!
the Austrian steamer Dttbrovnik when
she was torpedoed recently by a i
French submarine in the Adriatic ac- ;
cording to the note on the subject sent |
by the Austrian government to neu
tral powers. Several passengers were I
killed and others arc missing, it is de- '
clared in the note, which claims the |
attack was made without warning. j
Here's Your Chance to
Learn About Preparedness
The I larrisburg Chamber of Com
merce to-night will conduct a public
meeting at the Technical high school
auditorium when both sides of "Pre- j
paredness" question will be discussed i
by authorities of eminent reputation, i
Henry A. Wise Wood of New York,
one of the most noted inventors, man- ]
ufacturers and engineers in the coun
try will explain the very comprehen
sive plan of preparedness both civil '
and military that is being put under;
way by different associations in the 1
country organized for that purpose.!
Prof. Isaac Sharpless, of Haverford j
College will explain the attitude of the
pacificists towards "Preparedness,"
which, of course, is somewhat opposed
to those of men of Mr. Wood's type.
In a large display advertisement in
to-day's newspapers the officers and
committee of the I'hamber Invite the'
public to attend this meeting free* of!
< harge anil also ask the public to show !
its general interest in "Preparedness"!
by attending the meeting in large
numbers. The Chamber points out '
whereas 150,000 people marched all I
day Saturday in New York to evidence j
their personal interest in "Prepared- i
ness," the Chamber only requests 1,000 |
Harrisburgers to spend a couple of 1
hours in comfortable chairs hearing!
two noted men bring both sides of
"Preparedness" home to them.
The meeting is being held under the,
auspices of the National Defense com
mittee of the ''haniber which is head
ed by David E. Tracy, chairman, who
will preside to-night, and Edward
Bailey, George F. Watt, Spencer Gil
bert, William Jennings and John Mot
ter.
AMERICAN'S ON SI'MvKN SHI I'
By Associated Press
Washington, D. C„ May 17. The
American Consul at Ea Roehelle,
France, to-day reported to the State
Department that three American citi- !•
zens were aboard the Canadian steam
ship, Eretrla, which was sunk on Frl- 1
day, presumably by a mine. A dispatch
from Consul General Skinner, Eon
don. yesterday, said that Elovd's re- I
ports declared the steamer had been tor- I
Dedoeii. Both dispatches agree that the I
crew was uninjured.
I OCIIT HI NOMINATED
Special to the Telegraph
T.cwisburg. Pa.. May 17. Con
gressman R. K. Focht has been re
nominated by the Republicans of this
district by majorities in every county,
lie wiil have a total ranging from ,
1,500 to 2,000,
PENROSE SLA TE WINS
IN DAUPHIN COUNTY;
PALMER ON
W. Harry Baker Gets Big Vote For National Delegate;
Swartz and Wildman Win Out For Republican Legis
lative Places in City; Dapp Runs Close Third; Her
bert Looks Like Winner For Democratic Senatorial
Nomination
Governor Brumbaugh Polls Good Vote as Presidential
Choice; Bechtold and Ulsh High Men For Republican
Nominations in County; Snyder and Kephart Favor
ites Here; Democratic Reorganizers Victorious
The entire list of candidates favored
by Senator Boies Penrose won at the
Republican primaries in Dauphin
county, the Senator's partisans win
ning both in the city and in the coun- I
ty outside. The Palmer wing of the
Democracy swept the county. There;
were no contests in other parties.
Returns from all but nine of the 125 i
districts in Dauphin county, inclusive
of Harrisburg, show that W. Harry
Baker, of this city, one of the Penrose
candidates for delegate-at-large. led |
the field with 4.909. Senator Penrose i
received 3.7t>9 v otes and Governor i
Brumbaugh 2,371 voles for delegate- 1
at-large. The Governor received 3,710
votes in the presidential preferential
primary In the aunt districts. In Har
risburg Baker received 1,190, and, in
the county, 3,719. Penrose received!
S4l in the city and 2,928 in the county, j
The Governor received U7l in the
county and 1.700 in the city.
Philander C. Knox swept the coun
ly for senator to succeed George T.
Oliver. On the Democratic side Eu- j
Bonniwell polled 755 as
against 2.055 for Kllis B. Orvis. These,
ligures are for all but nine districts. '
in the city Bonniwell polled Ml and i
314 In the county: Orvis had 1,200 in
the city and Bf>s in tlie county.
Senator Snyder, a native of Dauphin j
county, ran away with the vote for |
the Republican nomination for audU i
tor KOI eral. having a total of 5,852 1
will nine districts to hear from asi
ompared with Ambler's total of 2,054.
In the city Ambler polled 1,48 l votes
and in the county 1,093. Snyder polled
2,923 In the city and 2,929 in the coun
ty.
Harmon Jt. Kephart ran close to
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XREIDER GETS BIG VOTE
Lc >n, Pr.., May 17 . 'enror-e slate of the Re
publicans has won out in. this district in every instance, but | '
by figures that are not yet obtainable. Congressman : '
Kreider has an overwhelming for renominatior. * [
The Palmerites on the Democratic ticket were nominated,
but the vote was very light. i »
PENROSE WINS IN CUMBERLAND
Carlisle, Pa., May 17.—With not half the districts in p
it appears that the Penrose candidates have swept this
county. Arthur Rupley got only a handful of votes as
opposed to Congressman Kreider for the Republican Con- *
gressional nomination, and Senator Frank Martin was re
nominated without opposition. ' 1
DUTCH SHIP SUNK; FOUR LOST
London, May 17.—A dispatch to Lloyd's from Great
Yarmouth ;ays the Dutch steamer Batavier V, 1500 tons has
in the North Sea. Four members of the crew a
the remainder landed at Great Yarmouth. The I
Batavier V was on her way to London from Rotterdam.
AMERICAN GOES DOWN WITH SHIP
London. May 17.—The Ame i an embassy was inform
ed to-day that Luigi Martini Mancini, an American citizen, *
was drowned when the steamship Batavier V was blown up.
Two other American citizens, who were on board the steam-
ship were saved.
? CASEMENT AND BAILEY COMMITTED
I London, May 17.—Sir Roger Casement and Daniel J. (
I • Bailey were committed for trial to-day for high treason.
BRUMBAUGH POLLS 68,836
| I Philadelphia, May 17.—Little is known of the Pre; .
dential preference vote in Pennsylvania at yesterday's elec
' ,
i tion because of the lack of returns and the failure in many
; districts where the vote was counted to make note of the
, Presidential preference. In Philadelphia, however, the Re- • ?
publican vote was counted as follows: Governor Brum
baugh, 68,836; Henry Ford, 3,124; Roosevelt; 2,026; Hughes, i »
< 1 509.
! Lancaster, Pa., May 17.—126 districts (complete for
S Republican Auditor General—Ambler 1511; Snyder 6712.
MARRIAGE ~~ ~
? Warren Allen Juiicm anil Delia May Shepley, clly.
1 l.lncoln Mitchell and Mary Alice Fits, city.
J Nolcn E. Miller, L,j krni loniiililp, nnal Jennie M. *chnnlm, Hubley Y
CW4"" M vfr »U yfrfi M.Vfr I II W. I.f
CITY EDITION
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| Snyder in his contest for Republican
j State Treasurer nomination.
Justice Walling received a fine vote
, on the nonpartisan ticket for Supreme
' Court.
A. Carson Stamm and B. Dawson
| Coleman, unopposed candidates for
! district Republican national delegate
on an uninstructed basis, received a
big vote as did W. L. Gorgas and E.
M. Riddle, Jr., for the similar Demo
, cratic honors.
In the Congress-at-large flght the
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POST 58 TO ATTKX I) tIH RCH
AT CAMP CIKTIX MEMORIAL
Church Memorial services for
Post 58. Grand Army of the Republic,
I will be held Sunday morning. May 2S,
! in the Camp Curtin Memorial Meth
odist Church. The address will lie
given by the Rev. A. S. Williams, pas
tor of the church.
| An appropriate program Is being
arranged for the church services and
I also for (he Memorial Pay observance,
Tuesday. May 30. Complete arrange
ments will be announced next week.
Plans are also being made for th>-
annual State encampment of the G.-and
Army, which will be held in this city
i June B. 7 and 8, when the fiftieth ar>ni
j versary of the organization of the
I Grand Army will be celebrated.
\K\Y WEST POINT SI'PT.
Washington. P. C„ May 17. Oolo.riH
John Kiddle. of the engineer corps, now
stationed at Baltimore, has been ap-
I pointed superintendent of the West
Point Military Acanemy to succeed
I Colonel Clarence P. Townsln".