MemiersKS Mea HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH T VVYV LAAA V—- INO. SINGLE COPIES 2 CENTS. GIRL CHIEF OF * BIG ROBBER BAND TELLS OF HOLDUP Makes Damaging Admissions About Murder Under Pressure of Third Degree FOUR OF GANG ARRESTED Charged With Holding Up Pay Auto of Wealthy New Jersey Grower Philadelphia, Oct. 6.—Subjected to the third degree at detective head quarters for hours, Mille De Marco, the alleged 19-year-old girl, chief of a band of robbers, who yesterday held up the automobile of A. J. Rider, president of the New Jersey Cranberry Growers' Association, at Atsion, N. J., a desolate hamlet, ten miles from Hammonton, N. J., wounded him, his daughter and another man, and killed his brother, Henry D. Rider, of Ho well, Mich., made damaging admis sions at noon to-day, according to Captain Tate, of the detective bureau. The girl admitted that she and three men companions had motored from this city and were at Atsion, N. J., at the time of the shooting. She admit ted she had heard several shots after the chauffeur of the automobile had stopped his car not far from the spot where a number of men said to have been masked, held up Rider's car in an attempt to steal the payroll of $5,000 being taken to the 300 employes at Rider's cranberry bogs. All Have Police Records Guiseppe Russo, an intimate friend of the De Marco girl, police say; Frank Vessela, the chauffeur, and Frank La dona, the three other prisoners, held here in connection with the crime, were similarly grilled to-day and ad mitted they had taken an early morn ing ride from this city to Hammonton. They also admitted they had been at the spot indicated by the De Marco girl. The girl and Ladona both have po lice records, Captain Tate said to-day. Two other strange Italians from this city were In the automobile, it dei'el oped to-day. License Tag Betrays Them The circumstances of the tracing and capture in this city read like fic tion. Following the holdup the ban dits disappeared into the woods where they are said to have hidden their [Continued on Page 18] f THE WEATHER, For Harrlftburg and vicinity: Fair, slightly cooler to-night and Sat urday. For Eastern Pennsylvaniai Fair, somewhat cooler to-night and Saturday) gentle west and north west winds. River The Susquehanna river and all Its branches will continue to fall slowly. A stage or about 3.7 feci Is indicated for Harrlsburg Sat urday morning. General Conditions Th* weather continues cloudy Along the Atlantic coast from New Jer sey southward and rain has fallen on and near the coast from tape Hattcras southward and on the Middle Gulf coast. it Is 2 to 1(1 degrees cooler In the I,ake Region, Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri valleys and In Oklahoma and the interior of Texas and slightly cooler In Southwest Virginia, the C'aro liaas and the interior of Georgia) elsewhere there has been a gen eral rise of 2 to 20 degres in tem perature In the last twenty-four hours. Temperature: S a. m., 02. Sun: Rises, (1:07 a. in.; sets, 5:30 p. m. Moon: Full moon, October 11, 2:Oi a. m. River Stage: 3.8 feet above low water mark. Yesterday's Weather Highest temperature, 70 Lowest temperature, 40. Mean temperature, 02. Normal temperature, 58. Following stores will close during day Saturday next —open in evening. Owing to a sacred Jewish holi day, the following business places will be closed during the day Sat urday next, October 7. until 6 o'clock and be open Saturday even ing from C until 9 o'clock. Kaufman's C. Aronson Lou Baum J. S. Belsinger B. Bloom J. H. Brenner M. Brenner & Sons P. H. Caplan Co. Capital Optical Co. H. C. Claster Jos. Claster City Loan Office Cohen's J. Copllnsky Empire Clothing Co. Factory Outlet Shoe Co. S. Finkelstine The Globe Goldsmith Furniture Store Goldstein's Goodman's J. Gordon Goodman's B. Handler Hbg. Window Cleaning Co. The Hub A. J. Katzman Kohner Co. Chas. Krause & Co. Kuhn Clothing Co. Sol. Kuhn & Co. Ladles' Bazaar LaPerle Shop The Louvre Miller & Kades H. Marks & Son National Watch and Diamond Co. New York Merchandise Co. Robinson's Woman Shop Rubin & Rubin Sal kins Wm. B. Schlelsner A. J. Slmms Stern's Shoe Store Union Clothing Co. Wm. Strouse & Company Wonder Shop D. Schlff Hbg. Harness & Supply Co. f CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE LET NO STONE UNTURNED, KC/tf CAN SEE THAT! | 1 BWNftS 1 -mrr >J ; v * /•' THE BIGGEST WEN I <c* £""\ EACM TRyiNO TO Cr£t MINI ~= KEEPING HAR(SISBc& = ON . X f "X A T ■wenvap ° v teww SPECIAL COMNUTTEe. WO 1 ""■[ THEY USED ALL SORTS OP BRINGING HOVSE THE BACON . THENN. METHODS TO GET M\E/WGERS RESISTANCE OF BULGARS WEAKENS UNDER PRESSURE British Occupy Nevelyen; Both Allied Flanks' Take Aggres sive in Macedonia While the entente forces holding the center of the Macedonian front remaining Inert, both flanks continue vigorously on the agressive. To-day's reports indicate a weak ening of the Bulgarian resistance to the British pressure oft ttie eastern end of the line, beyond the Struma. Here the Bulgarians have evacuated Nevolyen which has been occupied by the British and are reported on the retreat. Previous offensive movements by the British east of the Struma have not been lollowed up vigorously. In the present operation, however, the British forces have withstood numer ous Bulgarian counterattacks, and [Continued on Page 4) Extend Wharton School Registration Date to Oct. 16 To give businessmen and women of the city and of Central Pennsylvania further opportunity to take advantage of the business education offered by the University of Pennsylvania Whar ton School, the school faculty has decided to extend the period during which registrations will be accepted from October 9 to October 16. It is believed that many possible students are just on the verge of de ciding to take the course and the new Dean, Dr. William McClellan wants to give them ample time to think the matter over. School will open as scheduled on Monday evening, October 9, at the Technical High school but the freshman roll will not be closed until the following Monday night. Registrations will lie received at either the Chamber of Commerce offices in the Kunkel Building or in the rooms of the Wharton Study Club, 213 Wal nut street. The Wharton Study Club to-night win hold a smoker in the clubrooms when the six teams who have been campaigning for students will report the results of their work. Already two score freshmen have been enrolled and a big increase is expected within the next several days. Refuses to Take SIOO,OOO Uncle Left Her in His Will San Francisco. Cal.. Oct. 6.—Con vinced that William B. McGorry, her uncle, acted unjustly in leaving his SIOO,OOO fortune to her and cutting ofT his wife and 7-year-old daughter. Miss Anna Mallen, 19, will waive her calim, she Mid to-day. None of McGerry's relatives ever heard of any marital discord and he apparently was on the best of terms with his family. BIG FLOUR MILLS BURN Wilmlnßton, Del., Oct. 6.—Cooch's flour mills, near Newark. Del., owned and operated by J. Irvln Dayett, were almost entirely destroyed by fire this morning with about 8,000 bushels of wheat. Incendiarism Is suspected. Other contents were destroyed or dam aged and the loss will be about $50,000, only partially covered by Insurance. GUARDSMAN MURDERED Laredo, Tex., Oct. 6. Corporal Leopold L. Lovell, of Company P., Second Maine infantry, stationed here was shot and killed last night as he walked from a store. Investigation to-day had not developed w"ho fired the shot. Lovell was from Farming ton, Maine, where the body will be shipped to-day. HARRISBURG, PA., FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 6, 1916 HALF A MILLION CHRISTMAS SEALS IS SALES SLOGAN Red Cross Committee Reor ganizes For 1916 Crusade; Dr. Phillips Chairman Half a million Red Cross Christmas seals will be sold befor the Sreat Birthday in Harrisburg and surround ing towns if plans for the 1916 cam paign as discussed last evening, can be successfully carried out. The program for the coming cam paign was mapped out at the meeting of the reorganized general committee at the home of Mrs. William Hender- [Continued on Page IS] Guardsman Who Strayed Across Border Hanged and Body Riddled by Mexicans Woodland, Cal., Oct. 6. Charles Call, a member of the ambulance corps, National Guard of California, while on border patrol duty recently strayed across the International line and was caught and hanged by Mexi cans, according to a letter received here yesterday. The letter was written to a friend where Call lived by Tito Zunlga, a California guardsman on duty at the border. When Call was missed, the letter said, a searching party of United States regulars started out. A man's body, which Zunlgo says later was Identified as Call's, was found hanging to a tree, riddled with bullets. Call was 33 years old and was a member of a prominent family. Reports That Bandits Had Appeared Along Rio Grande Causes General Alarm Brownsville, Tex., Oct. 6.—Reports that Mexican bandits nae appeared again In the lower Rio Grande valley caused a general tightening last night and to-day of the armed forces pro tecting this section. While no dis turbances have been reported early to day, the unusual precautions were not relaxed and strong guards are being maintained along the railroad from this city to Harllngen. A detachment of Oklahoma in fantrymen was sent out last night from San Benito In pursuit of men believed to be Mexican outlaws but no word had some early to-day as to the result of the chase. Army headquarters at Fort Brown also Is without confirma tion of a rumor that an American sol dier had been killed by bandits at Barreda. "Butch" McDevitt Statue Is Going Back, Much Mutilated Atlantic City, N. J., Oct. 6.—The memorial statue of "Butch" McDevitt, aspirant for the presidential chair, mil lionaire for a day and press agent pre mier for Wllkes-Barre, Pa.. Is en route for home. McDevitt will doubtless bo grieved on learning of the little ceremony ob served at Its shipment. He has, how ever, one remaining admirer here, th* city hall carpenter, who not only care fully packed this charming work of art, but labeled the box, "Valuable, handle with care." Before "Butch" can use the statue repairs will be necessary. One arm la missing, an eye lost, one of the legs bent and possibly thirty other nicks are in evidence. MEN OF EVERY WALK IN LIFE BACK MOVE FOR GREATER CITY Letters showing the spirit back of Harrisburg's New Era are pouring Into the Chamber of Commerce wholly unsolicited from men prominent in the city's business, professional and Industrial life. Scores of these men assure the Commerce Chamber of their willing ness and desire to co-operate in every way possible to make Harrisburg a bigger, better city. Included in the STAGE IS SET FOR CLASSIC OPENING Attendance at First Game of World's Series Expected to Break All Becords Boston, Oct. 6. Activities attend ant upon the opening here to-morrow of the world series between the Brooklyns, champions of the National League and the Boston American League title holders and present world champions, multiplied to-day. The Red Sox players at Braves Field for further and sharper prac tice, took part in a conference which Manager Carrigan had ordered last [Continued on Page 12] VOTE AGAINST CHURCH UNION Eldership Decides Not to Ac cept Invitation of Baptist Conference Upon recommendation of the stand ing committee of the Eastern Penn sylvania Eldership of the Church of God, delegates by an almost unani mous vote decided not to accept the Invitation extended by the Pennsyl vania Baptist Conference, soliciting closer relations with the Church of God. Dr. S. G. Yahn, this city, and editor of the Church Advocate, one of the publications of the Church of God, is chairman of the standing committee which recommended that the invita tion should not be accepted. The prln- [Continued on Page 20] Mongolian Pheasant Roosts in Heart of City Sometime during last night a ring neck pleasant of the Mongolian type wandered Into the city and roosted near the home of J. H. Peters, 513 Race street. The bird was of good size but in a half-starved condition. Mr. Peters caught the bird and took It to the oiflce of Dr. Joseph Kalbfus, Secretary of the Game Commission. The bird was placed in a box and will be fed for a few days and then taken to the country and liberated. Dr. Kalbfus Is of the opinion that the bird in flying over the city became bewildered and struck a wire. At the home of Mr. Peters it tried to fly but was too weak. list who have given assurance of their determination to back movements for industrial and civic growth are chemists, lawyers, merchants, heads of industrial plants, druggists, en gineers, manufacturers, city, State and county officials, educators, insurance men, sales managers, advertising men —in fact every field of activity is rep [Continued on Paffe 13] ROOT SAYS BIG ISSUE IS TARIFF Free Trade Measure Invitation to Buin; Bitterly Denounces Administration New York, Oct. 6. Elihu Root, speaking at the Republican Club's mass meeting at Carnegie Hall last night, bitterly condemned President Wilson's foreign policy, referred to his handling of the Mexican situation as "ghastly," asserted that forced pas sage on an eight-hour bill through Congress exposed the American peo ple to public blackmail and sounded [Continued on Page 5] TOMORROW FINAL DAY TO REGISTER Last Chance For Voters to Get Names Upon Registration Books If you haven't yet registered, and expect to vote at the Presidential elec tion, November 7, you must do so to morrow. It is the last day. Political workers throughout the city to-day mapped out their plans to insist upon a complete turnout of pros pective electors who have forgotten or neglected to register prior to this time. From 7 o'clock to-morrow morning until noon, from 1 o'clock in the af- [ Continued on Pago 18] Smothers Baby Rather Than Suffer Disgrace, Then Keeps Body So She Can See It Daily Madison. Wis., Oct. 6.—How she had smothered the baby she loved by hold ing her hand over his mouth, then had kept the body in her room for a week while she went about her dally work as a stenographer, was told to-day by Mies Helen Grlep, who is held on a charge of first degree murder. "God, how I loved my boy," she moaned. "After I had killed him be cause I knew his presence wculd bring shame and disgrace to me I could not say good-by, even to his little body, and I hid it In my room where I could look at him when I came home from work." Walter J. Burch. son of her em ployer, has been arrested on Miss Gricp's accusation. 830 MEMBERS FOR CHAMBER, RESULT OF BIG CAMPAIGN Commerce Body Committee to Be Continued to Help New Hotel Work HIGHWATEB MARK PASSED Former Membership Only 400; Bethlehem Steel Comes in With Fifty Eight hundred and thirty members for the Harrlsburg Chamber of Com merce. This gives the Chamber at least $20,750 to spend each year. That is the result of the four days' membership campaign waged by a committee of one hundred volunteers for the work, embracing many of the most prominent men of the city. The high water mark set by Presi dent J. William Bowman was 800 and it was exceeded by thirty, with pros pects of at least a hundred more within the coming week. The former membership was 400, The rroorts of the final day's work were msule at a luncheon of the com mitteemen at the Harrisburg Club at noon. Enthusiasm ran h'.gh and there was much hilarity when it became known that the standard fixed had been ex [Continued on Page 20] Canal Through Finland to Gulf of Bothnia Is Planned London, Oct. 6. American en gineers have drawn up details of a plan to dig a canal from the Arctic ocean through Russia and Finland to the gulf of Bothnia, according to a Stockholm dispatch to the Morning Post. The dispatch says that the pro ject is strongly supported in Russia. The proposed canal would run from Kandalaska on the White Sea to Tornea near the Swedisn frontier and would cost 300,000 rubles. The dis tance is about 250 miles. KAISER'S JEWELS GO TO AID W \R Paris, Oct. 6.—Emperor William of Germany has turned over all the royal gold plate and part of the crown jewels to the Imperial treasury to he converted into funds to aid in the prosecution of the war, according to Information reaching here. b it r •! 1 ! i' ! 1 v ' 1 i ' 1; Ice!,- ,n ~ 1 > , B. • IV- ■ . • , rol ' I "■ 1 ! I ' ! 1 '! i ! 1 ■ :nt ' ' • Wilsbn- a' request that the Pre,-,cnt uv; id MARRIAGE UCENSES Paul Lena Horn and Vlrsrle Mae ItelMlnver v Vorkanna. a janow—. 22 PAGES CITY EDfTION FEVER PATIENTS MAY CONVALESCE IN CAPITOL ZONE Council Appoints Committees to Look Up Site For Emer gency Typhoid Hospital IN PARK EXTENSION Action Follows Conference With Local Medical Au thorities; Free Typhoid Vaccine at City Hospitals Typhoid vaccine will be provided for free Inoculation by the city health authorities and the Poly clinic Hospital will likely be se lected as the distribution point Up until an early hour this after noon, the City Bureau of Health received reports of nineteen new cases of typhoid in Harrisburg. Since October 1, seventy-two cases have Ix'en reported in the city. Complete reports of the cases In the county will not be received at the State Health Department be fore the end of the week, as the township and borough Ixiards or health report to the medical inspec tor, but present indications are that the lirst week of October* will show a total of more than 000 in city and county. At 2 o'clock this afternoon the special committee appointed by City Council to confer with the State authorities relative to converting a suitable building In • the Capitol l'ark Extension zone into a typhoid convalescent hospital, met with Samuel B. Ram bo, State Superin tendent of Public Grounds and Buildings. City council this morning took prompt steps toward relieving the typhoid fever situation by appointing a committee consisting of Spencer C. Gilbert, of the Harrisburg Hospital Board, Dr. J. M. J. Raunlck, city health officer, City Commissioner E. Z. Gross and Mrs. Lyman D. Gilbert, of the Visiting Nurse Association, to [Continued oil Pace 41
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