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REPUBLICANS
ENDORSE TICKET
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time said he l»ad attended a meeting
of 106 manufacturers in Philadelphia
recently, one and all of whom ex
pressed the belief that the future pros
perity of their (lines lay entirely with
the feturn of the Republicans to
.JoweP and the* enactment of a pro
tective tariff la m.
W, Hawy Baker, member of the
committee on rules, presented a re
vised s«. of by-livws with the explan
ation thaf oients had been nec
essitated by" changes in election laws
of the State. The most important
change is that coi omitteemen hereaf
ter will be elected! for two years in
stead of one. Thse new rules were
adopted and will' be published and
distributed by the county committee.
The rples may be chatfiged either at a
meetinip.of the committee or by mail,
if fifteen mennbers of the committee
sign the amendments and
three-fourths of the committee vote
in favor thereof. Jhlr provision is to
avoid unnecessary me&ings of the
committee in case menAbers desire a
change.
William Homer Re-elected
William H. Horner, Swatara town
ship, was re-nominated fqr county
chairman by Dr. M. L. Hershey, of
Hershey, and seconded by Max
Himes. of Middle Paxton township.
He was elected by acclamia-tion and
e*corted to the chair by Dr.' Hershey
and Mr. Hlmes.
Charles Shope, of the Hailtfax Ga
zette, nominated James E. Lentz, of
Elizabethville, county recorcApr. and
a well known upper end leader! for re
election as vice county chairmam, and
W. E. Weaver named County Treas
urer Mark Mumma, of Steeltan, for
another term as vice chairman in the
lowetf end, where he is prominent.
Both were re-elected by acclamation.
John M. Brinton nominated C. C.
Cumbler, county commissioner, of
Highspire, for treasurer of the com
mittee, and Edwin M. Householder
named Al. S. Cooper, of Harrislmrg,
for secretary, a place he has held for
many years. Both were re-elected
without opposition. William T. Evans,
and Albert Shenk were also chosen
for two years more as assistant secre-i
taries with the unanimous support of!
their home communities and the com-'
mittee as a whole.
Flowers For Mayor Meals
On motion of Senator E. E. Beidle
man the committee sent to Mayor
Meals its regTets that he is ill and its
hopes for his recovery and the letter
will be accompanied by a huge bunch
of roses with the compliments of the
committeemen.
Resolutions strongly endorsing the
party's candidates and pledging the
efforts of the committee to the success
of the ticket at the coming elections
were presented by Committeeman
Harry Hocker, of the lower end, and
adopted with cheers.
The Resolutions
These resolutions follow:
"WHEREAS. The Republican party
has always stood for constructive
statesmanship; for a tariff to proper
ly regulate American industries and
adequately protect American working
men: for the practical Instead of an
experimental solution of governmental
problems: for unselfish patriotism; for
undiluted Americanism; for the safety
of her citizens; and for the honor of the
flag both at home and abroad; and
"WHEREAS. Under the administra
tion of the Democratic party during
the past four years, our people have
escaped a most terrible panic only
through the Intervention of war In
Europe, which has for the present
nullified the disastrous effects of the
iniquitous Underwood tariff law; we
have been brought to the brink of war
by the "watchful waiting" policy of
the President; our fair name has been
dragged in the dust of American men,
women and children have been mur
dered on the high seas and In Mexico
as a result of this spineless and un-
American policy; and
"WHEREAS. To correct these evils,
to restore the flag to its once proud
place among the standards of the na
tions, to enact a tariff law that will en
able American employers to maintain
a high wage scale and at the same time
compete with the cheap products of
Europe, to pass such legislation as will
place in the hands of the government
weapons on land and sea as will safe
guard this country from the fate of
Belgium and Poland, and to secure the
return of the party of Lincoln to the
helm of the nation at this crisis in
our afTairs, the Republican partv has
adopted a platform that admirablv
meets every demand of the situation
and in the nomination of Charles Evans
Hughes and Charles Warren Fairbanks
has given to the country candidates for
the Presidency and Vice-Presidency of
the highest type, whose probitv is" un
questioned. whose abilities have been
tried and proved in the hard school of
experience, and who represent the best
thought and the highest devotion 'of
American manhood: therefore. b» it
"RESOLVED. That the Republican
committee of Dauphin county records
its hearty endorsement of the Republi
can platform adopted and the Repub
lican candidates nominated by the Chi
cago convention and pledge to them
our unremitting efforts of untiring zeal
throughout the campaign; and, be It
further
That this committee
endorse and recommend to the voters
of all parties the State and county
candidates nominated by the ReDubll
can party at the May primaries: Phil
ander C. Knox for United States Sena
tor: Thomas H. Crago, John R K
v Ot V. J „'?!!£ h ycLauKnlln, and Mahlon
M. Garland for Congress-at-Large
Harmon M. Kephart for State Treasur
? 8 a s "s' (ser f°r Auditor Gen-
Aaron S. Kreider for Congress"
Edward E. Beidleman for State Seiia-
Swart* and Augustus
lldman for the Legislature in the
fra F T-UH C J : D ,t Vla r J - Becht °ld and
Tra F. Llsh for the Legislature in the
Second District; and Charles J. Price
for Mine Inspector.
Senator Beidleman Speaks
That closed the formal order of
business before the commit
tee and for more than an hour the
committeemen listened to and cheer
ed the addresses of many men prom
inent in the party, called upon by
County Chairman Horner. Senator
Beidleman. as the standard-bearer in
Dauphin county, led off with an elo
quent portrayal of the accomplish
ments of the Republican party in the
past, of its objects for the future and
the importance of electing in Novem
ber the candidates nominated at Chi
cago. He said that even bigger than
the so-called plea for preparedness,
which Americans of all parties be
lieve. is the necessity for preparing to
protect Americans after the Euro
peani war is over. He said that after
the Wilson administration had gotten
under way and before the war came to
, ' le e f ec t s of the Underwood
tariff from 50 to 75 men called at his
office daily seeking his aid in procur
ing work, and he predicted a return to
those conditions If after the war a pro
tective tariff is not re-enacted.
Senator Beidleman took up the can
didates on the ticket at length and
pronounced them one and all worthv
of the support of all men of all parties.
He predicted a sweeping victory In
Novemner.
Mr. Starkpole's Message
E. J. Stackpole, president of the
Telegraph Printing: Company, was
asked to give the committee a message
from Chicago, he hav« g attended the
national convention throughout its
sessions. He said he had sat in many
such ratherlng* but in none where the
splht was so evidently in favor of har
mony and the union of all the dele
gates on a ticket that would meet the
needs of the American people at this
time. The nomination of Justice
Hughe*, he said, represented the best
judgment of the delegates and as
serted that the leaders of the party
were led entirely by the wishes of the
majority. He said that Roosevelt
men and supporters of favorite sons
alike were agreed to do whatever the
SATURDAY EVENING.
REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE ELECTS
•i feyj?. - vHH
nUI
WM. H HORNER, HARRT S. OVES, AL. S. COOPER,
unanimously chosen by the county Unanimously re-elected recently as
committee to-day as Republican Chairman of the Republican Unanimously re-elected Secretary of
County Chairman. City Committee. the Republican County Committee
majority dictated and he predicted the
overwhelming election of Hughes and
Fairbanks in November.
Among others who addressed the
committee were J. W. Swartz, candi
date for the Legislature in the city
attorney general; William S. Tunis,
candidate for the Legislature in the
county district; W. M. Hargiest, deputy
attorney generaj; William S. Tunis,
former representative; James E.
Lentz county recorder; Charles E.
Pass, former poor director; Alonzo
Harris, John C. Nlssley, representa
tive; Arthur H. ttrull, A. E. KJtter, State
Committeeman; Arthur H. Bailey,
former county treasurer, and Henry
W. Gougli, county controller.
Congressman Kreider, who expected
to be present, was detained, and Au
gustus Wildman and Ira F. Ulsh were
unable to attend on account of sick
ness.
After accepting the resignation of
Charles Tress as county committee
man and the appointment of Milton C.
Whitney in his place the committee
(adjourned on motion of Dr. Hershey.
TROOP MOVE WILL
SIGNAL ATTACK
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precautionary steps toward mobilizing
the State troops were taken some time
ago, no new orders to that end have
gone out recently.
It was noted here that American
troops crossed into Mexico yesterday
near San Ignacio, Texas, without being
attacked. In fact Major Gray, com
manding ttie two troops which scoured
the south bank of the Rio-Grande for
some distance in search of bandits, re
ported he had received offers of co
operation from the Carranza com
manders in the vicinity.
Diplomatic officials were inclined to
believe that if General Trevino did in
fact serve a warning, it was done for
home consumption rather than as a
prelude to hostilities.
No word hai> come so far from
General Pershing himself, but even
before the arrival of General Fun
ston's message department officials
v.-ere Inclined to credit newspaper dis
patches telling of the Trevino warn
ing. Preparations have been made
for any eventuality and Pershing Is
ready to deal with any force that
may be sent against him. It is prob
able, however, that he will hold to his
present lines, and make no move to
precipitate hostilities.
General Funston reported also that
Major Gray, of the Fourteenth Cav
alry commanding the two troops at
tacked by Mexicans at San Ignacio,
Texas, recently, had returned from an
effort to pick up the trail of the
bandits. The cavalry rode some dis
tance down the American side of the
river, crossed to the Mexican side on
reports that a bandit mobilization was
in progress, turned north again on the
Mexican side for several miles and
rrcrossed into American territory
without having encountered any out
laws or finding a trail.
Two additional prisoners were cap
tured on the American side and the
body of another dead Mexican found
in the brush near the scene of the at
tack.
Major Gray reported he had re
ceived assurances of co-operation
I from Carranza military commanders
across the line. The Mexican officers
said they had captured twenty men
1 believed to have been engaged In the
! attack on the American camp.
The American commander said he
i believed the band had been broken
up and that no further activities were
|to be expected from that particular
force.
Practically all available regulars of
th? United States Army, including
many coast artillery mem already are
on the border, or in Mexico and the
National Guard of Texas, Arizona and
KiW Mexico are in service for patrol
duty. The guardsmen of other States
v/erc notified some weeks ago to be
prepared to respond if it should be
come necessary to call them out.
It was learned to-day that consider
able correspondence has been ex
changed between the department and
the governors and adjutant generals
of various States relative to the new
status given the guardsmen under the
Hay-Chamberlain army organization
bill which becomes effective July 1.
These messages are presumed to have
caused recurrent reports that the en
tire force of the National Guard was
being prepared for active service.
War Department officials after a
sludy of the enlistment requirements
of the various States have determined
that only the militiamen of one State,
Kansas, can continue under the Hay-
Chamberlain bill without the necessity
of re-enlistment. The new law re
quires a dual allegiance for guards
men who are to participate in the
militia pay and other federalization
features o fthe plan. With the excep
tion of the Kansas regiments the en
tire guard must be re-enlisted under
thh plan and.this situation has been
called to the attention of each State
affected, in order that there might be
nn delay in getting the reorganization
bill into effect.
Mexican embassy officials said they
had not been informed of any message
sent by Trevino and that examination
of what purported to be the text of
the warning published in some of the
morning papers was sufficient proof
that it either was a badly garbled
translation or a fabrication. They
were not disposed to doubt, however,
that some kind of a warning had been
sent.
Actions of Carranza's
Troops Carefully Followed
by Fanston and His Staff
San Antonio, Texas. June 17.
General Funston and his staff gave
careful attention to-day to the
activities of outlaw bands along the
Mexican border, but far greater inter
est was displayed in the attitude be
irg assumed by the troops of the de
facto government.
Genera! Parker at Brownsville,
Texas, made a brief report of the
latest manifestation of outlawry near
San Benito and General Mann re
ported the continuation of the search
for bandits that raided the cavalry
v..
jcamp at San Ignacia, but it was evi
dent al department headquarters that
greater significance was attached to
the action of Carranza s troops than
. to those of the bandit leaders.
General Rlcaut's warning that the
crossing of the International boundary
by any American troops tor any cause
| would be regarded as an overt act
and would be the cause for an attacx
jby the de f?cto government troops
did not distunb General Funston. The
I search for bandits, it was declared,
j will _ continue and whenever a "hot
; trail" is found leading into Mexico
j the Americans will not hesitate to
follow it. The officers in charge of
I troops on the border have orders to
cross into Mexico without waiting tor
: instructions.
__ General Funston's army of about
j 50,000 has been so disposed along the
Mexican border that swift punitive
| action could be taken if Invited by
any overt act of Carranza's army.
; General Jacinto Trevino's threat to
; attack General Pershing if the Amer
| ican troops move east or west or south
was regarded by army officers here as
little less than a declaration of
hostilities by the Mexicans. No fear
I Is felt, however, that General Pershing
will not be able to take care of him
; sell".
Precautions taken by General Bell
at El Paso last night in holding all
the American troops ready for action
were similar to those taken at every
point opposite which there was any
considerable number of Carranza
ttocps. The greatest activity was dis
played at Juarez because of the
marked activity of the military au
thorities in arming a portion of the
> civilian population and because of the
recent reinforcement of the Mexican
j garrison.
RAID FRUSTRATED
Laredo, Texas, June 17. Due
ptobably to the vigilance of Texas
rangers, and the military patrol, the
reported raid by Mexican bandits at
Islitas, 25 miles northwest of here,
early to-day, did not materialize, ac
i cording to reports to General Mann,
commanding the border patrol here.
Rangers and armed, civilians aided the
military in guarding that part of the
border where bandits were seen ap
i proaching last night.
A well-informed Mexican arriving
from the interior of Mexico confirms
| reports that more than five thousand
' Carranzza troops have passed Villald
nma, 110 miles south of Laredo, going
northward.
| No large bodies are in evidence at
i any particular point along the rail
! road lines, he says, the soldiers being
i spread out along the border, some
twenty miles inland in moderate
: si?.ed detachments.
To Deal With Bandits on
American Soil in Effort
to Wipe Out Outlawry
By Associated Press
Brownsville. Texas, June 17.—Re
j vival of bandit activity in the lower
j Rio Grande Valley last night resulted
| in vigorous action by the authorities,
1 which was interpreted to-day as
presaging a determined attempt to nip
in the bud the periodical recurrence
of outlawry by dealing with the ma
rauders on American soil.
Soon after reports were received
that bandits appeared near San Benito
several detachments of troops were
sent to deal with them. Motor cars
were commandeered in accordance
with prearranged plans and two com
panies of the Twenty-sixth Infantry
were dispatched from Harllngen" to
Olmito, ten miles north of Browns
ville, with orders to cut off the bandits'
retreat across the Rio Grande into
Mexico. Meanwhile another force of
two companies of infantry sent from
San Benito earlier in the night to in
vestigate reports that the ranch had
been attacked fount' their quarry ten
miles east of San Benito. A running
fight took place, in which, according
to meager reports available, three
Mexicans were killed, while the Ameri
can forces suffered no casualties.
Cavalry in Game, Too
In addition to these two forces a
troop of cavalry was thrown into the
game of hide and seek played by the
Mexican when reports came that an
other bandit force had appeared near
the Fresnos tract, fourteen miles north
of Brownsville and had robbed a Mexi
can farmer of his horses. The man
escaped unharmed and reported the
occurrence to Fort Brown, from which
place the cavalry was sent.
May Enter Mexico
Reports from the various detach
ments are awaited eagerly here and
at Fort Brown to-day.
Much interest was displayed con
cerning the question whether, if the
bandits eluded the soldiers on this
side of the Rio Grande and effected an
escape into Mexico, the Americans
would pursue a "hot trail" across the
international boundary or leave the
corrallng of the outlaws to the Car
ranza soldiers under General Ri<;aut,
who recently announced that he had
placed a sufficient force in this terri
tory to deal with ail outbreaks and
that any crossing by the Americans
would meet with armed resistance.
One of Two U. S. Consuls
Still in Mexico Reaches
Border Following Order
Laredo, Texas. Junt 17.—Philip C.
Hanna, United States consul general at
Monterey and one of the two remain
ing American const.!? in Mexico, ac
companied by half a dozen other
Americans, arrived here to-day. He
was reticent as to the obiect of his
visit.
Asked regarding conditions In Mex
ico and the probable length of his
stay, Consul Hanna replied:
"Everything Is quiet down the line.
I may remain two or three days."
Tt has been known for some time
that Consul Hanna was Instructed by
the State Department that he could
leave his post at any time at his own
discretion.
There Is an undercurrent of unrest,
according to reliable reports here!
among the Mexican civilians and sol
diers in the territory between Mon-
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
terey and Nuevo Laredo. It has be
come openly known that General Car
ranza has given orders that if Ameri
can soldiers enter these sections of
Mexican territory, not already occu
pied by Mexican troops, it would be
considered an act of war, and the Mex
| icans have orders tti give battle.
j San Antonio, Texas, June 17.—The
| arrival at Laredo to-day of Philip
| Hanna, consul general at Monterey,
i developed the fact that the State De
partment ordered both he and J. H.
; Silliman, consul at Saltillo, to the
I American side of the river,
j The withdrawal of these two con
; sular officers will leave the American
| government with no consular repre
: sentatives at Interior points in Mexico,
| except an agent at Mexico City.
P. R. R. ASKS MEN
TO STAY LOYAL
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vania Railroad Company:
"Your attention is called to the fact
that a conference which has been in
session in the city ot New York be
tween the general managers of the
railroads of the United States and the
presidents of the four trainmen's or
ganizations has resulted in disagree
ment.
A strike ballot is being taken by
the train employes of the Pennsylva
nia Railroad Company.
"The total cessation of train move
ment will result in stopping work in
all departments, with consequent loss
of earnings to all employes.
"We do not believe the contem
plated strike will be endorsed by any
of our loyal employes.
25,000 Trainmen
"This company employs 146,000
men. Of this number only 2 5,000 are
in the train service. It is not reason
able to expect that the wages of the
remaining 121,000 employes not in the
train service shall be jeopardized or
stopped by a strike of less than one
sixth of all the employes.
"Shall these men, in defiance of
right and justice, be permitted to stop
the operation of the railroad and de
prive it of the ability to serve the
public?
"Shall they also be permitted to de
prive others of the opportunity to earn
wages, producing suffering and dis
tress not only among our employes and
their families, but the public as well?
"The management, under the law,
is required to operate the railroad in
the interest of the public, and if a
strike eventuates it will be incumbent
upon all loyal employes to be faithful
to their duty and operate the railroad.
"For seventy years this company
has served the public. Many of its
men have served the company from
twenty-five to forty years or more and
are still in its emplo: ment. Shall they
be thrown out of work and be de
prived of a livelihood by reason of a
wage controversy among trainmen not
connected with their departments?
If this strike of trainmen is carried
on, our company will require engi
neers. firemen, conductors, passenger
and freight brakemen. The manage
ment calls the attention of all faithful
employes to the necessity that may
arise to meet such emergency.
Send Names to Superiors
"Those of you who feel and believe
with ttie management that the traffic
of the company must move, regardless
of any wage controversy, and who are
willing to volunteer fheir services to
assist the company in doing its duty to
the public, to the stockholders and to
loyal and faithful employes, will send
their names to their immediate su
perior officer, statins for what service
they volunteer.
"The management gives assurances
to those who may volunteer and whose
services are accepted that they will be
retained in the positions assigned them
and receive the same protection that
has alwavs been afforded during crises
of this nature."
Launch Transnort at Phila.
in Navy Day Celebration
By Associated Press
Philadelphia, June 17.—The launch
ing of the transport Henderson, the
first to be held at the Philadelphia
navv yard, was the principal feature
of the annual navy day celebration
here to-day. Members of the naval
committees of both branches of Con
gress. Admiral Benson, chief of op
erations of the United States Navy;
Major-General Oarnett, commandant
of the United States marine corps,
were among the notables present.
The Henderson is 481 feet long, 61
feet beam and 20 feet draught. She is
equipped with twin screws, which will
give her a speed of fourteen knots.
Her displacement is 10,000 tons. She
will carry eight 5-inch guns and two
3-pounders. The new vessel is capable
of carrying 2.000 troops and 32 horses.
A feature of the ship's construction is
a stabilizer to overcome excessive roll
ing at sea.
Exhibitions of submarine diving,
aeroplane maneuvers, drills and other
unique events were provided for the
entertainment of visitors to-day.
Fi E RAGES, FIREMEN* AWAY
Stroudsburg, Pa., June 17.—Fire
last night destroyed the buildings oc
cupied by the L. B. Sopher wholesale
store and the Ransberry Bowling al
leys and pool room In East Strouds
burg. The loss is SIOO,OOO. With the
majority of the East Stroudsburj fire
men away from home attending a
firemen's convention, response to the
alarm was slow and by the time the
fire companies from this town arrived
the flames were beyond control and
the firemen directed their efforts to
keeping the flames from spreading to
the post office and adjoining buildings.
FRENCH PLACE SHKI.I, ORDER
By Associated I'ress
Pittsburgh June 17.—The French
government has placed an order with
the Pressed Steel Car Company for
100.000 steel forglngs for 9.2-lnch
shells at a cost of $225 each, accord
ing to announcement made here
HUGHES PREPARES
FOR HIS CAMPAIGN
[Continued From Hrsl I'ag.o]
mer home before he starts on his first
real campaign trip. He received
some political callers and many per
sonal friends who dropped in to of
fer their congratulations.
Mr. Hughes was up early as is his
custom, and went for an automobile
ride, driving his car himself. His
first callers were the newspapermen
to whom he declared he had nothing
to say on political affairs, and de
clined to say whether he had seen
the statement made by George W.
Perkins, in New York last night re
garding negotiations for the restora
tion of good feeling between Progres
sives and Republicans.
Callers who had engagements in
cluded Representative W. D. Stephens,
of L,os Angeles, Cal., a Progressive
Republican; Senator John D. Works,
of California; Representative Austin,
of Tennessee; Former Stnator Marion
Butler, of North Carolina, and Rep
resentative M. B. Madden, of Chicago.
It is Mr. Hughes - intention to take his
family to a summer place somewhere
accessible to New York City but re
mote enough to be inconvenient for
curious sightseers.
Steps For Restoration of
Good Feeling Between Parties
Are Announced by Perkins
Special to the Telegraph
New York. June 17. George W.
Perkins, Progressive leader, after a
series of conferences yesterdav with
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt and -with
Governor Charles S. Whitman, an
nounced that negotiations were under
way looking to a "restoration of the
gcod feeling" between the Progres
-Bi\c and Republican parties.
Mr. Perkins saw Governor Whitman
just after the Governor had called
upon Charles E. Hughes. The Pro
gressive leader then returned to call
upon Colonel Roosevelt. He had long
talks with both.
W. Murray Crane, chairman of the
subcommittee of the Republican Na
tional Committee, which has authority
to select a manager fdr the Hughes
campaign, called on Colonel Roosevelt
at his hotel late yesterday. Both de
clined to discuss what was considered
at their conference.
Roosevelt Expressed Surprise
Colonel Roosevelt was asked re
garding the progress of negotiations
between the Republicans and Pro
gressives and was told of Mr. Perkins'
statement. He evinced surprise at
what Mr. Perkins had said.
"I know nothing whatever about
that," he declared. "I have nothing
to say. If I have anything to say 1
will say it under my own signature."
Others who called on the former
President were James R. Garfield and
Elon H. Hooker. Erwin A. Holt, a
delegate from North Carolina in the
Progressive National Convention,
visited him last night.
'I am open to conviction," said Mr.
Holt, "but I think too much of Col
onel Roosevelt to see him put up as
a target for defeat."
The Colonel was questioned earlier
in the day as to the political situation,
tut reiterated that he was "out of
politics."
"1 am a private citizen." he said,
"and wish to be treated as such. I
do not wish to be put in the position
o 1 * seeming to back down on what I
have said —that X am out of politics."
Cc' -iel Roosevelt's illness. It was
announced last night, is nothing more
serious than a slight attack of
pleurisy.
Senator Penrose to Hold
Conference With Hughes
Special to the Telegraph
Philadelphia. Pa., June 17. Sena
tor Penrose will go to New York on
Monday morning to confer with
Charles E. Hughes, Republican
nominee for the presidency, and to at
tenc a meeting of the national sub
committee on organization, of which
he is a member. W. Murray Crane,
of Massachusetts, Is chairman of the
subcommittee.
It is considered likely that a chair
man of the Republican National
Committee will be chosen to succeed
Charles D. Hilles. It is expected that
the- full membership of the subcom
mittee, which totals seven, will at
tend the conference.
I* Is also likely that the managers
of the Hughes campaign will be se
lected at the conference which will be
held in the Hotel Astor. The sub
committee is empowered to name the
chaii man and the Executive Com
mittee.
Leaders here, including Senator
Penrose refused to speculate as to
who the successor of Hilles may be.
Rumors were current in political
circles yesterday that George W.
Wickersham may be chosen to man
age the Hughes campaign, but nothing
resembling confirmation of this could
be obtained.
It is understood that Senator Pen
rose already is planning for a cam
paign in this State. He has discussed
the matter with leaders of the Pen
rose-McNichol faction. Senator Mc-
Nichol and City Solicitor Connelly
wire in conference with the Senator
yesterday, and it is understood this
was one of the matters discussed.
Hughes Picks Wickersham
For Political Adviser
Charles Evans Hughes has chosen as
his political guide, philosopher and
friend in his tight for the Presidency,
George W. Wickersham.
Whether Mr. Wickersham will be Mr.
Hughes' choice for chairman of the
Republican National Committee Is
problematical.
Mr. Wickersham was Attorney-Gen
eral in the Cabinet of William Howard
Taft. He gained the title of "trust
buster" by virtue of his onslaughts
upon the towing trust, the cash regis
ter monopoly and the bathtub combi
nation.
He was the floor leader In th«r Con
stitutional Convention of 1915. He
made a tremendous fight for the adop
tion by the people of the State of the
Root constitution. Ivater he came out
for Root for President, declaring that
the nomination of Hughes would give
to Mr. Brandeis too much power on the
Supreme Court bench when appointed.
A few weeks before the convention,
however, he deserted Mr. Root and de
clared himself in favor of the nomin
ation of Mr. Hughes.
Repeatedly he has, since the sinking
of the Lusitania, advocated the disso
lution of diplomatic relations with
German. He has been no less decided
In his declarations that the XJnltod
States should Intervene in Mexican af
fairs. His vigorous attacks upon
"hyphenated Americans" have been no
less strone than have been those of
Colonel Roosevelt.
Coal Dealers Convention
Will Be Here Next Week
At least 700 coal merchants from
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware
and Maryland will be In this city next
Tuesday, Wednes<"av and Thursday to
attend the twelfth annual convention
of the Pennsylvania Retail Coal
Merchants - Association to be held on the
second floor of the Emorson-Brantlng
ham Company Building. Tenth and
Market streets. Joint action of the
Chamber of Commerce and the Hvrris
burg Coal Exchange was responsible In
having the oesicn held here.
JUNE 17, 1916.
COLLINS LIKELY TO
GET FIRST PLACE
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resigned months before. Mr. Trlnkle j
remained in the service of the commis
sion at the request of Attorney General,
Brown, but declined to stay longer
than June 1. The position of counsel
pays $7,500.
Mr. Collins was talked of for the
vacancy created when John Mona- 1
Khan, one of the commissioners
named by the Governor last May, was
elevated to the Philadelphia bench,
but the pleas of friends that the place
should go to Philadelphia resulted in
the naming of James Alcorn, former
city solicitor of Philadelphia, whose
appointment was announced last night
when that of Mr. Monaghan to the
bench was given to the public. The
commission will contain two former
| city solicitors of Philadelphia when
Mr. Alcorn qualifies which is expected
to be on Monday.
Alcorn Big Man
Mr. Alcorn is well known here as
he was a frequent visitor to Harris
burg during the administration of Ed
win S. Stuart, who was a close per
sonal friend from boyhood days. He
was a candidate for Superior court and
also for Republican delegate -at-large
in the interest of the Governor last
month. Mr. Monaghan is regarded
here as one of the ablest of the public
service commissioners and was very
well liked at the Capitol.
The Governor's displacement of
Oliver men on the Pittsburgh Regis
tration commission which occurred
last night is regarded as likely to be
followed by changes on the Hill. Al
though James E. Roderick was re
appointed chief of mines recently it
is likely he will retire within a year
and there may he changes in the heads
of the printing and other departments.
Banking Commissioner William H.
Smith will not be disturbed. The ap
pointments of Insurance Commission
er, manager of the Insurance Fund
and fire marshal, are expected next
week and then changes among lesser
officials will rtart.
The Governor turned the Pittsburgh
registration commission inside out as
he did the Philadelphia commission on
the morning of the meeting of the Re
publican State committee and as he
did the Democratic end of the Scran
ton commission. L. R. Goshorn and
J. Scott Morgan were named as the
Republican members to succeed Wal
ter J. Christy and C. W. Wilbert and
W. L. McCullagh succeeded James
Campbell, Democrat. David L. Law
rence, Democrat, was the only one re
appointed.
Governor Wants Aid
Governor Brumbaugh left the city
yesterday about 3 o'clock to spend the
week-end in Philadelphia and the ap
pointments were announced at 6, af
ter he had reached Philadelphia. The
Governor has steadfastly refused to
discuss possible appointees, but said
that in making selections he
to have friends when the next Legis
lature came around. This is taken to
mean that the Governor looks for
trouble from the legislators who will
be elected and who will not be in
sympathy with him or his policies.
It is expected that selection of a
highway commissioner will be made
soon and the friends of J. Denny
O'Nell are becoming active as they
think that as the local option cause
has not been getting much recognition
lately the standard hearer of that
movement in Western Pennsylvania
should be recognized. Secretary of
Agriculture Patton, Chief Engineer W.
D. Uhler and Agricultural Commis
sioner Frank S. Black are also being
mentioned.
COMPLETE PLANS
FOR RIVER SLOPE
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had volunteered his service gratuitous
ly to the city as a consultant.
The plans as now prepared call for
the establishment of a uniform line
of the slope which will extend to the
inner edge of the granolithic walk
along the wall. This will eliminate
the 5-foot gutter which in accordance
with original plans, was to extend be
tween the inner edge of the walk and
the toe of the slope.
KsUiblisli Uniform Lino
The uniformity of line will be ob
tained by cutting or filling where ne
cessary and work, on the new job will
be completed by the department as
soon as possible. Park Commissioner
E. Z. Gross expects to devote the S2IOO
balance remaining in the fund appro
priated for the city audit, if this money
is available. This sum, it is figured,
would readily permit the completion
of the improvement this summer.
In addition to establishing a' uni
form line for the toe and top of the
slope, it is purposed to riprap the
slopes for a distance of five feet or
more from the walk. This would al
ways guard the toe of the slope from
reasonably high water and>would thus
give the planting a chance to grow
and hold back the ground.
The New Ramps
The construction of the additional
ramps will be worked into the pro
posed scheme, too, and these walk
ways will be so built into the slope as
to preserve the uniformity of line and
at thesame time give proper service.
Mr. Gannett found little fault with the
newly constructed ramps and it is
expected that these improvements will
be blended with the new scheme of
treatment.
The plans are now ready for pre
sentation to the State Water Supply
Commission and as soon as they are
approved, the park department will
be ready to go ahead if the money
is at hand.
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SHORT SESSIONS
FOR RAILROADERS
Local Lodges to Adjourn in
Time For Annual Memor
ial Services
In order that members of the rail*
road brotherhood lodKes may attend
the memorial services at Technical
High School auditorium to-morrow
afternoon, lodge sessions will be held
early and will be brief.
Members of William H. Morna
lodge. No. 673, Brotherhood of Loco
motive Firemen and Enginemen, will
meet at their hall. Thirteenth and
Derry streets at 12.30 to-morrow
ernoon and will adjourn in time for
.the memorial exercises.
For the first time in several years,
four of the lodges reporting no deaths
are Division No. 868, Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers; Lodge No. 782,
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
and Enginemen; Division No. 449.
Order of Railway Conductors, and
Lodge No. 574, Brotherhood of Rail
road Trainmen.
Ferari Shows Open Monday
and Continue All Week
The "boys" of the Royal Fire Com
pany No. 14 are busy with the final pre
| paratlons for the arrival of the Col.
Francis Ferari shows, the big carnival
train arrives sometime to-inorrow and
the shows will all be ready for the
week of good times by noon on Mon
day.
One of the interesting features is
the trained wild animal arena, with its
collection of Jungle beasts.
Ma'amselle Marie, Andrees, a French
girl, is one of the trainers in the ani
mal arena. She handles a group of
African lionesses, it is claimed, with a
skill and grace that wins admiration
from all. It is generally known that
the lioness is much more dangerous
than the male of the species, and for
that reason it is unusual to see a wo
man handle them, but Maria Andrees
knows no fear, she semes rather to en
joy her work, even when the big sav
age beasts claw and snap at her as
they obey her commands.
Captain Ricards exhibits a mixed
group of pumas, leopards, tigers and
jajuars, all of them jungle bred, yet.
trained to perfection in their perform
ance; he even dares a touch of unique
and pleasing comedy as an attractivu
finish to his act.
There are a number of other act:s
on the ist, and the arena in which
the animals perform is elevated so that
every move of both the trainers and
the jungle beasts Is easily visible from
every seat in the big tent.
The most noticeable thing about the
Col. Ferarl shows at a first glance is
the cleanliness of the outfit, the fresli
paint and varnish, and the big shining
wagon fronts of the various shows, all
of them always kept up to the mark
because that is the manager's rigid rule
and he always enforces it.
Coney Island's latest craze in riding
devices is also on hand, it is called the
whip, and is always sure of having its
full quota of riders, with a crowd lined
up awaiting a chance to try the new
sensation; this is the first time the
whip has been seen in Harrisburg, so
no doubt there will be the usual crowd
around it.
There's a mystifying illusion show
known as the Hindoo Mystic Temple
where A 1 Anderson performs many un
usually clever tricks which set the on
looker to wondering for some time to
come; he is assisted by some attrac
tive girls and a really funny come
dian.
Many and noval are the features
which will entertain and amuse the
public at the Itoyal Kire
carnival at Seventeenth and Chest
nut streets for the week beginning
Monday, June 19th.—Advertisement.
Effort to Intimidate Men
Brotherhood Head Says
New York, June 17.—"The state
ment is an effort to intimidate the
men," said A. B. Garretson, president
of the Brotherhood of Railroad Con
ductors when informed here to-day of
the Pennsylvania railroad's appeal to
its employees. "It will fail of its pur
pose. The railroads have resorted to
such tactics before but never so open
ly. Heretofore they have sought to
accomplish the same end in secrecy.
"The statement in my mind has no
especial significance and does not al
ter the situation which, as has already
been pointed out is not hopeless.
There is no danger of a general strike
unless the railroads refuse to nego
tiate with us after the strike vote is
taken. It must be remembered that
tho strike vote has yet to be taken.
MRS. ASTOR TO WED
New York, June 17. —The Brooklyn
Eagle to-day announces the engage
ment of Mrs. John Jaob Astor, widow
of Colonel J. J. Astor, who lost his
life on the steamer Titanic, to Wil
liam K. Dick, of Brooklyn. The wed
ding will take place at Bar Harbor,
Maine, on June 19. Mr. Dick is a
sugar refiner.
HANGS WITH APRON STRING
Gettysburg, Pa., June 17.—1n a fit
of despondency, Mrs. Louise Wisler.
aged 66, an inmate of the Adams
county home for feeble-minded, com
mitted suicide by hanging late last
night. She tied one end of her apron
string to the iron btrs across her bed
room window and placed the other
around her neck.