mucky Mob Threatens to Lynch ( J' * For Continuance of Murder T-rMfr HARRISBURG t®aRS> TELEGRAPH LXXXVI— No. 10 18 PAGES GOVERNOR GIVES THREATENING HOB CHANCE TO KILL HIM Kentucky's Chief Executive Leaves Capitol to Take Charge of Situation in Outlying District Growing From Threats to Lynch Circuit Judge and Commonwealth Attorney After Murder Trial ANGRY BECAUSE CONTINUANCE IS GRANTED NEGRO ACCUSED OF KILLING WHITE MAN Open Warnings Made That Attempts to Remove Jurists From Place of Besiegement or Prevention of Trial Would Place Life of Chief Executive inDanger; Howl and Jeers Greet Verdict Murray, Ky., Jan. 11.—In line with his announced intention to give the mob "a chance to lynch the governor of Kentucky first" Governor A. O. .Stanley arrived here early to-day and took charge of the situation growing out of the threats made yesterday by a mob against the lives of Circuit Judge Charles Bush and Commonwealth Attorney Denny Smith. Murray, Ky., Jan. 11.—In line with his announced intention to give the mob "a chance to lynch the governor of Kentucky first," Governor A. O. Stanley arrived here early to-day and took charge of the situation growing out of the threats made yesterday by a mob against the lives of Circuit Judge Charles Bush and Common wealth Attorney Denny Smith. To Protect Court With Body "I have come here to uphold law and order and to protect this court, with my own body, if necessary," was the declaration with which Governor A. O. Stanley faced a crowd which filled every available space of the cir cuit court room of the Callaway county courthouse. With almost every available mem ber of the Kentucky National Guard mobilized on the Mexican border, he was forced to rely on those of the forces he could summon to his aid after his arrival here for the main tenance of order. Deputizes Citizens His first move after his arrival in Murray was to deputize seventy-live citizens and order them to prevent at all costs any outbreak. His next move was to make an address to the crowd which filled the courtroom when court convened. For more than half an hour Governor Stanley explained his pur pose in coming to Murray. The negro to whom they referred, I,ube Martin, is now in the city jail at Paducah, Ky., and will not be brought to Murray, it was announced, until Governor Stanley himself gives orders to that effect. After Governor Stanley concluded his address it was announced that the time and place for the trial of Martin would be made public late in the day. The greater part of the [Continued on Page 10] IDLE PLANT RESUMES Pa., Jan. 11.—After an idleness of ten years the Penn Iron Company'will resume operations on February 1. The plant has been sold to New York parties and will be used in the rolling of steel and iron bars. The next few weeks will be used in making necessary repairs. BOY SCOI'T STOPS RUNAWAY Paul McDonald, member of Troop No. 4, Boy Scouts, has received a let ter of thanks from Edward Putnam of Beaver Station. On Monday night when Mr. Putnam left his horse and carriage standing in Sixteenth street, the horse was frightened and ran away. Mrs. Putnam and child were in the carriage. The runaway was stop ped in front of the New Idea Hosiery Company plant by McDonald. No serious damago occurred. THE WEATHER For llarrlshuric nnd vicinity: Fair mill collier ta-nlulit, with lonrat temperature uliout deicrcesl Fri day, fair, continued cold. For lOastern I'ennsylvanla i Fair and colder to-nlKht; Friday fair, con tinued cold) KtrouK northwest winds. Illver The Susquehanna river and all Itn branches will continue to full slowly, except local rises will probably occur due to Ice. Ice will Increase rapidly and the streams will become fror.en In many places by Friday morning. A stave of about 3.5 feet is Indlcnted for HiirrlKhurg Friday morning. General Conditions The storm that Mas central over Western New lork Stole. Wed nesday mornlnK. has moved east ward off the Atlantic const, at tended by precipitation in the Ohio Valley and from the l.nke IleKlon to the Atlnntic ocean, and a cold wave from Canada him overspread most of the country enst of the Hocky Mountains, ex cept Northern New Fniclun.l and Southern Florida. Temperature falls of 20 to 3O. l.owest temperature, 114. Mean temperature, 42. Normal temperature, 20. WAYNE MACVEAGH FORMER CABINET MEMBER IS DEAD Married Daughter of Simon Cameron and Resided in Har risburg Many Years Ago Washington, Jan. 11.—Wayne Mac- Veagh, attorney general in the cabinet of President Garfield and brother of Franklin MacVeagli, former secretary of the treasury, died here early to day. Mr. MacVeagh served in the Union army during the Civil War and entered public life in 1870 as minister to Tur key. Six years later President Hayes sent him to Louisiana as head of a commission to straighten out the electoral dispute in that State which grew out of the celebrated Hayes- Tilden contest. President Garfield took him into the cabinet as Attorney General but he re signed when President Arthur suc ceeded to office. He supported Grover Cleveland in the next election and was appointed ambassador to Italy, later becoming chief counsel for the United States, at The Hague in the Venezuela boundary arbitration. His summer home was at Bryn Mawr, Pa. He was born near Phoenix ville, Pa., in 1833. Mr. MacVeagh died at his winter home here after a gen eral decline of several months. He leaves a widow, Virginia Cameron MacVeagh. and three children, one of whom was by his first wife. Wayne MacVeagh was a resident of Harrisburg for a period of ten years about forty years ago. Mrs. MacVeagh was before marriage Miss Mary Cam eron, daughter of Simon Cameron and sister of J. Donald Cameron. The fContlnuctl on Page 17] "If Truth Were Known About Belgium Neutrals Would Not Hold to Words" Paris, Jan. 11.—Cardinal Mercler in a private letter printed in La Croix, the official church organ, declares that if the truth was known about Belgium neutral nations would not confine themselves to words. The Belgian car dinal declares that Belgium is now suffering as never before. He writes: "We are all prisoners here, but if the neutrals knew of the treatment in flicted on us I do not believe that they would confine themeslves to verbal remonstrances. If they did. we should have to despair of fraternal charity and humanity." The cardinal adds in a postscript that although the Belgians are de pressed, they are by no means dis couraged, and few want peace with out victory. FIVE DIE IX FIRE Montreal, Jan: 11.—Four children and a maid of the family of Dr. J. H. Leblane, a dentist, were burned to death early to-day in a fire which de stroyed their apartment above a mov ing picture theater. The children's ages ranged from 2 to 11 years. Their parents were visiting friends and left them In the care of the maid. THY OUT MONSTER AIRSHIP Geneva, Jan. 10, via Paris.—A new monster Zeppelin, the L-40, made its first trial flight over Friedrichshafen and Lake Constance yesterday. It is equipped with specially designed pro pellers, which make virtually no noise. There is a machine on board the craft which when put Into operation quickly covers the airship with smoke resem bling a cloud, so that the aircraft can not be seen from below. A gun of larger caliber than those previously used on Zeppelins Is mounted on top of the L-40. SHOOTS WOMAN; K11.1.S SEI.F Lancaster, Pa.. Jan. 11.—Samuel Ream, 40 years old, a chauffeur em ployed at the Masonic Home, at ICllza tiethtown. yesterday afternoon shot Mtss Ida Kautz. 28 years old, who was employed In the laundry at the home, and then killed himself. HARRISBURG, PA., THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 11, 1917. To the Readers of the This is a little heart-to-heart talk with the readers of this newspaper. Some fifteen years ago the subscription price of the Telegraph was reduced by its present management from two to one cent per copy and from ten to six cents per week. Conditions at that time were entirely different from those which con front the newspaper industry to-day. Publishers were then able to produce a newspaper at the reduced rate. For a number of years it was possible to continue the low subscription price and maintain the quality of the Telegraph with all its interesting features. By reason of the unprecedented increase in the cost of the paper upon which this newspaper is printed, and all other materials entering into its production —in addition to higher wages made necessary by the increased cost of living, the pub lishers of the Telegraph are compelled to make an advance in subscription prices, following a course that already has been forced upon newspapers everywhere, save those still operating for a limited time under unexpired print paper contracts. For months publishers generally have hoped against hope that the steady upward trend of cost of materials would be checked, but this relief does not ap pear to be in sight and one after another newspaper publishers have been com pelled to ask their readers to bear a part of the heavy burden thrust upon them. Already Allentown, Lancaster, Altoona, York, Hanover, McKeesport, Scranton, Erie, Pittsburgh, Reading, Williamsport, Johnstown, Wilkes-Barre and other cities in Pennsylvania alone are on the two-cent basis. The day of the one-cent newspaper is practically at an end. For these reasons, which we trust every reader of the Telegraph will appre ciate, on and after Monday, January 15, the Telegraph will be sold at two cents a copy and delivered to the home by carrier at 10 cents per week; by mail, $5.00 per year, in advance. HARRYK. THAW CUTS T Philadelphia, Jan. 11.—Harry K. Thaw cut his wrists and throat in a private house on Walnut street west of 52nd street here to-day and was taken to St. Mary's hospital, according to Captain of De tectives Tate, who has been searching for him. Early reports did not indicate whether Thaw was dead or dying. According to Captain Tate, Thaw's whereabouts were learned early to-day and the house was surrounded. When detectives en tered the place, according to Tate they found that Thaw had cut his wrists and throat. Thaw, Tate says, asked that Dr. Elwood Kirby, a well-known physician of this city, be send for. When the doctor arrived he ordered Thaw removed to St. Mary's hospital, where Dr. Kirby is head physician. St. Mary's Hospital is in the extreme northeastern part of the city, several miles from the house where he was found. Captain Tate later said, he had been informed that Thaw was expected to die. What Thaw cut himself with, Tate said he did not know. The house where Thaw was found Is within a short distance from the | street where Thaw was in an automo bile accident last May. It was a dam age suit instituted against his mother, ; the owner of the machine, that brought Thaw here last Monday to defend the action. How the detectives learned that Thaw was In West Philadelphia, they do not say. When they were asked by the New York authorities to appre hend him on a warrant charging him with assaulting Frederick Gump, Jr., of Kansas City, they made a search of the city and were convinced that he had left the city. BRITISH TROOPS PUSH FORWARD TO PALESTINE Start From Suez Canal and Take 1,600 Prisoners and Guns British troops pushing northeast ward from the Suez canal region on the Sinai peninsula have carried their advance to the border of Palestine. They have captured there the de fensive entrenchments of Hafa, thirty miles northeast of El Arish on the Mediterranean, taken by the British last month, and about seventy miles southwest of Jerusalem. The attack was carried out by Aus tralian troops and a camel corps and was followed by the defeat of a Turk ish relief force four miles east of the Hafa position. In the operation 1,600 unwounded prisoners and four moun tain guns were taken, according to the British official report. The campaign of Field Marshal von Mackensen In northern Rumania con tinues to be pressed with force and nearly all along the line from the Danube to Fokshanl the Russians have been pushed back to the Sereth river. North of Fokshanl the Russians have been making a stand on the river Putna, protecting the main Sereth po sition, and are fighting to retain the railroad junction at Marestl, where the lateral line joining the two north ( rrnnllnnnl on Pairc 101 EXPECTED TO DIE Lieutenant Scanlon, of the detective bureau, said that Thaw was found in the house shortly before 2 o'clock. Sean lon said that he had learned that while Thaw was unconscious he was expected to live. Surprise was expressed that Thaw should be taken so far away when there were nearly a dozen hospitals nearer the West Philadelphia house where he was found. Detective headquarters were not ad vised In their early reports whether Thaw was taken to the hospital in an automobile patrol or the doctor's auto- I mobile. COLDEST NIGHT OF WINTER TO HIT HARRISBURG Mercury Will Fall to 5 Degrees, Forecast; River to Close Again The coldest weather of the season will reach Harrisburg to-night send ing the mercury down to 5 degrees and closing the Susquehanna river again. This forecast was made to-day at I the local weather bureau office by (Government Forecaster K. It. Deipain. Since yesterday temperature drops | ranging from 20 to 35 degrees have been reported in practically every sec tion of the country from the Middle West to the Atlantic seaboard. With a big drop in temperature to night there will probably be skating to-morrow at Wildwood. The Susque hanna will become icebound again at many points, it was predicted. The cold wave reached here late last evening tumbling the mercury to 14 degrees where it remained until this morning. Strong northwest winds will accompany the cold weather which will continue for several days. Weath er forecasters are not positive whether a storm over Saskatchewan,or another cold wave west of the Kocky moun tains will follow the one now settling over the eastern part of the country. At Chicago. Detroit and Bingham ton at 8 o'clock this morning the offi cial thermometers registered 4 de grees. Zero weather was reported at Des Moines while in some of the southern cities the mercury dropped below freenins'. MAYOR HOLDS OUT FOR ROAT; GROSS TO REOPEN CASE Records of Greene County Courts Show That Case There Is Still Pending "If Koat is a fugitive and the Greene county aullioritics want him we'll help them to get him unil if he is taken out there aiul convicted his place will he re iillcd. Otherwise his appointment as a patrolman will remain as it was continued by Council."— Mayor 10. S. Meals. "Not only will the matter he re opened hut reconsideration of Council of the apiioiiitmciit with a view to dropping Koat will be made in Council Tuesday if my efforts mean anything." Park Commissioner K. Z. Gross. "For my part I prefer not to he quoted. I acted, like Mr. Gross, on the recommendation of an other departmental head as I had no reason to question it."—City Commissioner W. 11. Lynch. These in brief are to-day's develop ments In the case growing out of Council's action on Tuesday in con llrming as a city patrolman Mayor 13. S. Meals' appointment of Abe Koat, Jr., in the face of general opposition of officers and men of the department, [Continued on Page 13] j FALLS INTO ICY WATERS OF I'AXTON CREEK Joseph liedman, 1215 Swatara street, an engineer on the Philadel phia Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad, was taken from Paxton creek almost frozen early this morn ing. He fell into the creek late last night and was unable to climb to safely. The timely discovery by Patrolman Bush, who pulled him out saved his life. . ' ALLIED REPLY DOES NOT CLOSE DOOR TO PEACE Answer While Not Made Pub lic, Shows Further Steps Are Possible Washington, .Tan. 11. The entente reply to President Wilson's peace note begun arriving this morning at the State Department. As fast as it was decoded It was laid before President Wilson and Secretary Lansing. The utmost secrecy was maintained at the State Department but the im pression prevailed that while the en tente has been perfectly clear in stat ing its position the door to peace had not been utterly barred. In some quarters it was pointed out that whether President Wilson will take a further step depends not alone on the actual terms of the note Itself, but also on his personal estimate of the situation and confidential advices to him from abroad. The note, it was thought, had been drawn to meet a wide variety of viewpoints as it is ad dressed not only to the President for his own future guidance but as well [Continued on Page -I] R AII,ROAD HKAD WARNED New York, Jan. 11.—Unless the New York Central Railroad Company pro hibits within a week, the sale of liquor on trains, or restricts It to "wet" ter ritory, the Antl-Saloon League of New York will ask for the arrest of Alfred H. Smith, president of the road, it was announced hero. HUIIMELSTOWN MAN HELD AS MURDERER OF HIS INVAUD SON County Authorities Charge Harry Miller With Having Starved Boy to Death Because He Was Hopeless Cripple Boy Not Fed For Some Time, It Is Alleged EXAMINATION OF STOMACH ORDERED BY THE CORONER; TO BE USED AS BASIS OF EVIDENCE Young Man Weighed Less Than 40 Pounds; Bedfast tor Five Years; Mother Declares He Had Partaken of Hearty Meal Late as Monday • Harry Miller, of near llummelstown, was arrested this morning by County Detective James 1. Walters, charged with the murder ol I his son, Clayton Miller, aged 21, a hopeless invalid, who was starved j to death, county authorities claim. Young Miller died on Tuesday. Coroner Ecklnger was notified and or dered an investigation at once. Yes terday an autopsy was held and the stomach of the invalid was removed. Tiie organ was thoroughly examined by Drs. K. 1... Perkins and J. 11. Miller to determine whether death was due to neglect and whether young Miller received enough nourishing food. A lengthy investigation has been started and it is understood that the report of the physicians will be the most important part of the case which the authorities are working out against the youth's father. Invalid Hecrast Five Years According to information obtained through the district attorney's office, it was learned that young Miller had been bedfast for more than five years. The body weighs less than forty pounds, according to \V. Karmany & 1 RESTORATION OF REE K GD< MS ASI 1 T London, Jan. 11. —It le ! I Press that the entente rep to President Wilson < 1 f I < * 5 I j i I A j nationalities and the full lib ty and 1 i e * 1 f T - v ' he i | A restitution of territories previously severed from allied * •; I nations by force or contrai to the wi hes of their popu- I I lations. This is considei ' :learly • fet to j i 1 k '■ and the i DETRIGH DEC: i ES APPOINTMENT h Harrisburg—Before ' , L Inoor, Governor Brumba • :•. =<• . • • iti.in < • .iper- j intendent of public printing to A. Nevin Detrich, former 1 I Bull Moose leader; but Mi*. Dctrich declined the appoint- II ment. !! {Commission met this afternoon at the Capitol and wound | up business. Of the $227,000 appropriated, the sum of Jl $5,051 is still in the State T To this will be added , ! SI,BOO in cash which the < mmi < I * realized from the sale of material from the Pennsylvania j I building at the exposition : 'uria! • ."'.n:, vaj..:ed $lO,- I ' 000 were brought back ar. 1 in the Capitol" ' -■ Harrisburg. The d jury this afternoon found J I twenty-eight true bills a r.st Lewis H. Faust, on charges of burglary. , M Harrisburg.— Loomi; * 'ichael ua fined SSO. and John \ I Knisely $25 and costs thi fternoon by Judge Kunkel, for , short-weighting. Two c! rges . were brought against ' ; Michael. . ||| MARRIAGE LICENSES •wn. , " rry * y,ve,,,er Hlsrhoplrc, and Kntbr>n Ella Itablonon, Middle- 1 !vm. Kd ".!r l Kl .*AIIIervllle, inl l.rlin Alter Dromitold. Illalnr K-,V " rd Krn,,k< e,,y ' n,,d A " c ' CiouT llunieU- Single Copy, 2 Cents POSTSCRIPT Son, undertakers, of IJummelstown, and is little more than three feet in length. The legs and arms were drawn into unnatural positions and could not be straightened. Burial was made this afternoon. County authorities in investigating the case are endeavoring to learn whether the youth received proper medical treatment during tlie last two years. When the stomach was re moved from the body it was empty, they claim. Young Miller's mother told the authorities that the youth had partaken of a hearty meal on Monday, the day before his death. Miller, father of the invalid, was brought to the Dauphin county jail by County Detective Walters and will be held for a hearing pending the re sult of the investigation. He is father [Continued on l'agc 13] ,