' • I .. • • • • • • ...... , ■ ' Two Southern Negroes, Murderers of Patrol HARRISBURG %SmfSs> TELEGRAPH LXXXV— No. 287 UNITED HOTELS CO. TO OPERATE PENN-HARRIS Big Company Operating Most Successful Hotels in the United States NOTED AR C HIT EC T S W. L. Stoddart, New York, and Esenwein & Johnson, Buffalo, to Prepare the Plans Two important announcements were made by the Harrisburg Hotel Com pany to-day—one that the new mil lion-dollar Penn-Harris Hotel to be erected at Third and Walnut streets will be managed by the United Hotels Company of New York and that W. L. Stoddart of New York City and Esenwein Johnson ol' Buffalo, N. Y., will collaborate in the architectural and engineering work. These archi tects have had large experience in the erection of hotels and the design and detail plans will be worked out in harmony with the ideas ot the Har risburg Hotel Company and the chosen management. Much gratifica tion was expressed to-day when it was announced that the lease with the United Hotels Company had been executed and was 111 the hands ot the local Interests. It is now expected that work can be started on the new hotel early in the new year. Experienced Operators The announcement of the leasing of the new hotel is the most significant event that has taken place since the hotel company was organized. The directors of the Penn-Harris believe that they have leased the new hotel to the ablest and most experienced hotel operators in the countrv. No hotel In Pennsylvania, except, perhaps the Bellevue-Stratford, will be as well (Continned on Page 5) \ Some Stores Open Evenings This Week— Others Next Week Only —i——————/ The following stores will bo open evenings until Christinas, beginning to- night: Tlie Globe Doutrielis, Gcoree W. Bogar The Hub 11. Marks & Sons A. W. Holman Fred IJ. Harry Tlie Wonder Store Michael Strouse Kalkin's Department Store MeFalls Foray's J. I/. Shearer William Strouse & Co. J. Harry Messersmith Poulton. the Hatter B. Handler & Co. P. J. Caplan & Co. Henry Clnster Jacob Tansig's Sons C. Ross Boas P. G. Diener K. (J. 'Hoover Clias. Aronson Clias. Krauss & Co. Woolwortli 5 and 10 Cent Store The' following stores will In- open evenings THK WEE K BEFORE CHRISTMAS ONLY, in most eases starting with the evening of Tuesday, December 19: A st r I eli's Bowman & Co. Brown & Co. Burns & Co. Dives. Ponieroy & Stewart Tlie French Shot) Gately & Fit/.gerahl Jos. Goldsmith Kaufman's Underselling Store Kresge's 5 and 10 Cent Store l adies" Bazaar Miller & Hades Robinson & Co. Robinson's Woman Shop Rotliert Company Soulier's 25-Cent Store Witmer, Hair & Winner Woman's Excliangc Closed every evening, except Sat urday: Selilelsuer's THE WEATHER For Hnrrlxburc and vlelnltyi Light ruin or snow nml Homrwlmt narniff to-nlKlit, with loweHt trmiirrnturr about freezing;; Tui-Kilny partly cloudy and 4 colder. For Knntern Pennsylvania: Itnln or snow and warmer to-night) Tuesday partly cloudy, voider in the afternoon! moderate cunt to Mouth windii shifting to wenterly Tuesday. General Conditions A disturbance tlint appeared over the Southern Hocky Mountains, Saturday morning, hut. moved rantnuril with aoine Increase In energy and In now central over Eastern Missouri. Teniperature are 1! to IS degrees higher than on Saturday uiorn- Inic In tlie Ohio ntid >lisHiNNippl valleys, the tiulf Mates and over the southern part of the take Ite glun, and the.v have risen slight ly In Nome localities went of the Kooky Mountains. River The Susquehanna river and Its tributaries will prohal>ly fait slowly or remain nearly station ary, except the Upper North llraneh, which will rise slightly. A stage of about 4.1 feet Is Indi cated for llarrlshurg Tuesday morning. Temperature: 8 a. m., 28. Suni Hlses, 7(IS a. m.| sets, 4.30 p. m. Moom. Rises, 652 p. m. Illver Stiiaei 4.1 feet above low water mark. Yesterday'* Weather ttlarhest temperature. 41. I.oitest temperature, 27. ttean temperature, 34. Normal temperature, 34. 18 PAGES BREAKING IN SOME MUSTANGS FOR GOVERNOR'S TROOP ~~ ~~ " ~~ ~ ~~~~ /"I Just glance at these etchings and you can realize in a modest way perhaps, how exciting the life of a member of the Governor's Troop that was —Troop C, Pennsylvania division of the United States National Guard that is—suddenly develops when a fresh mount is needed for some luckless trooper. The views were snapped bp W. H. Peters, a son of Assistant City Engineer Joseph Peters, who is a member of the Troop's horse guard at El Paso. The group of stalwart troopers is the horse guard. Reading fromleft to right the troopers are: Sergeant W. H. Wyble, Saddler N. W. Moyer, Horseshoers F. E. Weber and W. G. Cunningham, and Orderlies \V. H. Peters and C. M. Peters. BREAKING RAW MUSTANGS PART OF TROOP LIFE Harrisburg Men Under Captain Jack Becoming Expert "Bronco Busters" (Special to The Telegraph) Camp Stewart, El Paso, Tex., Dec. 11. —lf you folks 'way ba'k home in Pennsylvania are imbued with the idea that the boys of Troop C—the Governor's Troop that was divide their time between drills, hikes, meals, sleep, and writing letters home, you j might glance at these accompanying I etchings. They are views of the meth ! o(|s by which horses are trained for I tlie cavalry service. j L'ncle Sam likes horses that are ac- I climated and accustomed to the coun j try for troopers' mounts. Naturally [Continued on Page IS] Only Ten New Jitneys Since Amendment Passed Only ten more jitney operators have I taken out licenses since the new jitney I amendments became effective making ! a total of thirty-six which are now j running daily. Chief of Police Wetzel said to-day j that he believes the reason that more i jitney men are not applying is because | of the ruling made by the public serv ! ice commission that jitney operators i must have not only a city license but a State certificate. Other applications have been re j ceived according to Chief Wetzel but ' fo far the operators have not return j ed to complete arrangements and the j city police official said that ho does j not expect a large increase in the i number of jitneys. i WEEKLY PAPERS' PRICE UP High Cost of Material Hits Country Publishers, Too | Woodbury, N. J., Dec. 11. South Jersey weekly newspapers, whose price for a year's subscription ranges | from $1 to- $2, have begun to feel the | high price of paper and printing mate- I rial and are tacking on from twenty live to fifty cents to rates. Like the metropolitan dailies, the subscription price does not pay for the real cost of the paper. In most of the country offices job printing is done, and materials in all j these branches have increased so that iit has been necessary to raise the | price of this kind of work. Help in | the average country printing office is just as scarce as on the farm and in ! other businesses, but the average own -1 er-editor plods along at the "case," the | press and at his desk about eighteen I hours of the twenty-four, and dreams j his editorials for the week "between i the sheets." j MIFFLIN PAPERS ADVANCE Print Stock Advance Boosts Subscrip tions Fifty Per Cent. | Miffiintown, Pa., Dec. 11. • Weekly ! newspaper publishers of Mifflin coun ty have announced an advance in sub l scription prices to $1.50 on January 1. ; They say that the Increase is made ! necessary by the great advance In the price of paper and other factors in | the producton of newspapers. I McC'ORIIICK WORSHIPS WITH WILSON AND JIIS WIFE ! Washington, D. C., Dec. 11. Presl- I dent and Mrs. Wilson were accompani ed to c.hurch yesterday morning t,y i Vance C. McCormick, chairman of the | Democratic national committee, who | has been a guest at the White House for the last four days. Mr. McCormick is expected to remain at the White House until the middle of the week. ALL-STEEL CARS IN SERVICE Two new all-steel cars have been put In service on the Hummelstown line of the Harrisburg Bailwavs Com pany. The cars are built over a new design similar to the 700-type used by the company, but with a number of improvements and increased seating capacity. HARRISBURG, PA.,MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 11, 1916. PREMIER IS ILL; OTHER MEMBERS RECEIVE SEALS Lloyd-George Forced to Re inaiii Indoors; Cabinet Tak ing Over Offices London, Dec. 11. Premier Lloyd George is ill. H was unable to go to Buckingham palace to-day with mem bers of his cabinet to receive the seals of office from King George. Official announcement was made that the premier was suffering from a severe chill and that on the advice of his physicians he was remaining in doors to-day. Andrew Bonar Law and the other members of the ministry are not re quired to seek re-election on assump tion of office and also the lords who [are co-operating with the new admin (Continued on Page 5) Negro's Throat Cut Ear to Ear at "Bucket of Blood" A trusty "rliazor" wielded bv Its master artist,a Southern negro, helped keep up the of the "Bucket of Blood," a negro apartment house, 1219 North Seventh street, when Wal ter Adams had his throat cut from ear to ear here Saturday night. Adams and his wife have rooms at that address and were entertaining a few friendly callers when several un desirables demanded admittance. Adams informed them that lie did not care for their company. Andrew i'on wav. 1209 North Seventh street, later returned and started a quarrel with Adams. Mrs. Adams ha<t been away during the encounter and on her re turn she found her husband lying on the doer In a pool of blood. He was taken to the hospital in an unconscious condition but afterward revived suffi ciently to identify Conway as the man who had wielded the razor. His con dition is critical. SAYS SHE WAS DRUGGED Atlantic City Girl Causes Arrest of New Found Friends at Shore Atlantic City, N. J., Dec. 11. Richard Reeves, of Philadelphia, is under arrest here under a dual charge —one of wife desertion, made by the Philadelphia police, and the other of being Involved in administering some "knockout" drops while in company of Helen Adams, 32, also of Philadel phia, to Dorothy Lunder, 22, of this city. The trio met Friday evening in the cafes and became fast friends. To wards midnight the Lunder girl says that she became dizzy and when she came to her senses was being driven in a taxi about the resort. Ordering the driver to take her to police head quarters she reported she had been relieved of her money and valuables. Beeves and his companion were found and a detective said that lie was wanted in Philadelphia for desertion. SEALER'S SAUERKRAUT PROBLEM SMELLS TO HIGH HEAVEN When you . purchase the modest sauerkraut should you fiot receive full measure, crushed solidly to the brim, ratlier than a meed of sprays sifted tenderly and delicately from the dis penser's fork like new hay from the mow ? That's quite a problem and it's one by the way, that has City Sealer Harry D. Keel his head in be wilderment. During: the last several weeks a number of more or less Indig nant lovers of the dish that noes with side-pork and mashed potatoes, have complained bitterly of the miserliness of the sauerkraut dealer. The question Is this; of late when negotiations for a quart of sauerkraut NEGRO GUNMAN BEGINS FIGHT TO ESCAPE CHAIR Elwood Wilson, One of Pair Accused of Shooting Patrol man Hippie Faces Jury Ehvood Wilson, charged along with James White, a fellow negrG, with the murder during the night of June 23 of Patrolman Lewis C. Hippie, to-day began his light in the Dauphin coun ty? courts to save himself from the electric chair. Seated with him at the counsel table was White whose trial will follow Wil son's. Both negroes were arraigned to gether, but J. BoKbin Bennett, attor ney for White, asked that his client [Continued on Page 11] "Clear-Cut" Violation of Pledges, State Department Says of Marina Tragedy Washington, D. C„ Doc. 11.— Announcement was made at tlie State Department to-day' that complete information now at hand covering the case of the British horse ship Marina, tor pedoed with a loss of six Ameri cans, makes it appear to be a "clear-cut" violation of Ger many's pledges to the United Slates. Full information in the case of (he Arabia will be awaited before the next move is made, which is expected to take the form of a new note intended to clear up what appear to be differ ences of interpretation on what Ger many's pledges in the Sussex case actually covered, especially with refer ence to armed ships. Gougler, Convicted of Enticement, Like to Be Sentenced This Week Absence of Senator E. E. Beidle man, of counsel for the defense, pre vented the calling for sentence this morning of Benjamin T. Gougler, the Pennsylvania Railroad conductor, who was convicted after ten minutes' de liberation by a Dauphin county jury of enticing pretty 13-year-old Jo sephine Crawford to the Crystal hotel. Gorigler it is expected will not be called until tlie Senator returns and Attorney A. 11. Hull, also of counsel for the defense, said he does not ex pect the senior attorney to return to the city to-day. In a sealed verdict this morning a jury acquitted Damjam Rakas and Juro Chucokuovic, Steelton, of con spiracy and arson. ZEMBO TEMPLE TO ELECT The annual election of officers of Zcmbo Temple of the Shriners will be held on Wednesday of this week. i 3 completed, the money Is paid over, and the eager buyer holds out his hand tor the kraut, lie sees the man behind the counter guyly stab a fork full of the byproduct of cabbage, deli cately sprinkle it into the tin measure and so till it up. In days of yore, the marketer soul fully recalled, one stood by with wat ering mouth and saw the tin measure stuffed and crammed to the top. "What's a man to do?" demanded Sealer's Reel stiffly. "What can 1 tell 'em? There's nothing in the State laws to determine whether kraut shall be bought and sold by a dry or liquid measure. It's a real one, is this sauer kraut problem. It smells, too, to high heavub. HARRISBURG TO BE BEAUTY SPOT OF PENNSYLVANIA Wonderful Possibilities in Capitol Park Extension De velopment Seen The first preliminary conference on the development and beautification of the Capitol Park extension zone was held this afternoon by A. W. Brun ner, the noted New York landscape architectural expert, and Warren H. Manning:, the city's landscape en gineer, who have been selected by the State to plan the new capitol I park. The two experts met enroute to Har | risburg on the train and put in the ! greater part of the afternoon with S. | 1,5. Itambo, superintendent of public I grounds and buildings. Mr. Brunner ■ expects to leave early this evening for i New York and Mr. Manning will stay on for a day to confer 011 some city I problems with the City Planning Com mission. Preliminary Conference Mr. Brunner said that to-day's con ference is largely of a preliminary character as the movement was still in a more or less formative state. The experts have gone over the extension zone, collected a lot of data so that another inspection trip to-day was not considered necessary. I.ate this afternoon the two experts attended a meeting of the Board of Public Grounds and Buildings at which the former presided. Mr. Brunner brought along I Antony Di Nardo, one of his draughts j men and Mr. Manning was accom panied by his son. The four with Mr. I Ttanibo put in a great deal of the aft- I ernoon scanning maps and plans. Mr. Brunner spoke enthusiastically of the park development possibilities and of the importance of heartiest co operation between the city and State [Continued 011 Page I(s] I SUES FORJIKH lOIPbOYER FOR SSOOO ON SLANDER CHARGE In beginning a SSOOO slander suit 1 to-day against James H. Brenner, ft shirtwaist manufacturer and her for mer employer, Marie Ilatlield declared ithat Brenner tried to injure her repu tation by statements to the effect that she had stolen "thirty to thirty-five dollars' worth of shirtwaists" while in his employ. The suit was filed to-day by O. o. Wiekersham as counsel for Miss Hat field. In Your Window on Christmas Eve Let a Christmas Candle burning from your window on Christmas Eve symbolize your Honor to Christ— and your Christmas Welcome to your neighbors. A time-honored custom revived last year by this city which will bo celebrated again this year. Single Copy, 2 Cents HARRISBURGER IS INDICTED IN GIANT SWINDLE A. H. Nissley, Manager of Elite Shoe Repair Shop, With I ~j)o Philadelphians, Charged With Conspiracy and Using the Mails to Defraud Investors Out of Hun dreds of Thousands of Dollars in Stock Scheme FARMERS OF DAUPHIN AND LANCASTER COUNTIES HAD MUCH INVESTED Defendants Alleged to Have Defrauded Hundreds in Cen tral Penna. by Using Stock Subscriptions to pay Back Dividends; Represented That Seven Subsidiaries of International Gas and Electric Company Were on Good Paying Basis Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. 11.—An in dictment charging conspiracy and using the mails to defraud investors out of hundreds of thousands of dollars has been brought by the Federal Grand Jury against Clawson Bach man and J. T. Hayden of this city, and A. H. Nissley of Steelton, Pa., comprising the firm of Baehman and] Company, investment brokers, which is now in the bankruptcy court. The I mon were secretly indicted .last Satur-. day but the action did not become: known until to-day. The whereabouts: of the men are known and they will j be arrested, postal authorities said. | Defrauded Hundreds It is charged that the defendants defrauded hundreds of persons through stock subscriptions in the In ternational Gas and Electric Com pany, a Delaware corporation, by rep resenting that seven subsidiaries were earning sufficient profits to en able the International Company, the holding concern, to pay six per cent. ;■ f DEUTSCHLAND COMPLETES SECOND TRIP ji '■ übmarine , > 1 Deut hland, complel rom the United 1 . outh of the t t ® ' > !Weser. This marks the successful completion of tho sec- 1 on i round tiip to the United States. She crossed in 19 days. ATTACKS JAP PASSPORT PACT ' ' W.: i;nr ?.on, Dec. 11.- An attack by Senator Works, of California, on the Senate committee, amendment to the ' ! immigration bill which would exclude from the measure any the port agreement • f be. ■: r.e United States and Japan, caused the Senate to er the subject behind cl rs, because 4 I treaty ;;hts are involved in the issues. -I" PETAIN TO SUCCEED JOFFRE Washington, Dec 11.—Private advices from Paris tell itu; 1 • the secret proceedings in ihe French Chamber of Deputic.- i-iring the 1. st week c .11 firms previous reports r <, that General Petain. the r erdun, is to succeed # ■ 11 the allied forces A t eilefonte. Pa.. Dec 11.—Joseph W. O'Brien, who f?v o L | m, a 12-year-old Phila- Y 9 delphi • -'V, ?t the White N'arviial V.-Iley Country grounds, I ." 1 t Ro( - view, to- 1 * * day ■na bi:r#<. —Peter V. Snope, Derry laborer; Joseph E A- mitna. West Hanover, 1 iborer. and Joseph P. Hoffer, ' South Hanover, farmer, were selected late this afternoon to : 1 complete the Elwood Wilson murder jury. Leroy Arms, the * * first witness, identified Wilson and James White as the lipple to arrest. \ ► In ?Jo room C. F. Bricker was placed on trial for entic in <)d Mary D;iu,;herty. • J , The condition of City S< iously ill at ' | 1 Overvi nnounced as unimproved late |> ; this fterfioon [ IF edfi-icl M. Ott. prominent !awyer, who has been ill t for eve:al week, is very much improved according to re- '; ' 5 port a' the Polyclinic Hospital where he is taking treat ment. ' ' MARRIAGE LICENSES'' Cnlvln Daniel l.inKle and Sarah Kathertne Supprl, cltjr. KrnrMt Schleicher and Bertha Katberlne Zook, city. V POSTSCRIPT dividends. It is further charged thai dividends were paid out of tlie stock subscriptions anil that in some in stances tlie defendants regained the dividends by inducing shareholders to re-invest in new stock. Reading Widow a Victoni _Thc subsidiaries of which the Inter national Company promoters are in terested according to postal inspectors, are the Concord Gas Company, Con- Icord, N. Georgetown Railway and , Light Company, Georgetown, S. C., j Syracuse Suburban Gas Company, East Syracuse, N. Y.; Gaston County Gae Company, Gastonia, N. C.; Georgetown (Gas and Electric Company, George town, S. C.; Newberne Gas Company, Newberne, N. C., and the Goldsboro Gas Company, Goldsboro, N. C. Baehman and Company did consid erable business in this State, particu~ larly among Mennonltes and Dunk ards In Lancaster and Dauphin coun ties, according to Postal Inspector Frank W. Smith. One of the alleged victims, the postal inspector said, was [Continued 011 Page 10]
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