Lawson Springs . " ' in Leak Probe of Peace Note
HARRISBURG WSBSS> TELEGRAPH
LXXXVI— No. 14 14 PAGES
THREE MEMBERS OF COUNTERFEITING
GANG NABBED DY SECRET SERVICE
Joseph D. Ferry, Proprietor
South Cameron Street Gar
age, Alvin M. Hornberger,
Mohnton, and Calvin Bal
mer, Reading, Accused of
Making and Putting Bogus
Federal Reserve Notes Into
Circulation
lARRISBURGER RAN
"MINT" IS CHARGE
Ferry Secured Quarters and
Had Plates in His Posses
sion, Officers Say; Others
Shoved "Queer"; Money
Made in Old Building in
South Cameron Street
Joseph D. Ferry, proprietor o£ a
arage and auto repair shop at 125
Jouth Cameron street, and Alvin M.
Hornberger, of Mohnton, a suburb of
Iteading, were held under SIO,OOO ball
each this morning by U. S. Commis
sioner Leßoy J. Wolfe charged with
making and passing counterfeit Fed
eral Reserve Bank notes. Accord
ing to the secret service agents, who
made the arrests, about $ 15,000 in
bogus notes were printed, but only
about $1,200 or that amount got into
circulation.
Ferry is accused of financing the
proposition, securing quarters in
which to "make" the money and hav
ing the plates in his possession.
Hornberger, according to the federal
agents, printed the money and help
ed to get it in circulation.
Has "Money" on Him
Calvin Balmer, of Reading, another
of those implicated, was arrested at
Ridley Park, Pa., this morning and
at tho time of the arrest he had sl,-
200 worth of the bogus bills in his
possessiion. He will likely be brought
here and committed for a hearing with
Ferry and Hornberger. The Com
missioiner will hold the hearing Mon
day afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Hornberger was arrested at Wern
ersville last night by the Federal
agents. He had a ticket to carry
him from Reading to this city and the
Federal agents, who had been trail
ing him took him off the train at
Wernersville and later brought him
here. Ferry was arrested about 11
o'clock.
Ferry will likely secure bail before
the afternoon is over but Hornberger
preferred to sit in jail until after
the hearing Monday. Then, he said,
he will ask his father to go on his
bail bond.
Money Made Here
All of the money which the three
men are accused of making and pass
ing was produced in Harrisburg.
Ferry, so the Federal agents say,
rented an old building at Cameron
and Paxton streets near the
Ferry garage, and had the second
floor of the place fitted up as a
"studio." Big windows, which serv
ed the purpose of skylights, were in
stalled so that sufficient light for
printing could be secured. Horn
berger was employed by Ferry, so
the agents say, to do the printing
and for a period of four months
he_worked in the place at a salary of
$25 per week. While t here he room
ed in an apartment house near Second
and Chestnut streets and traveled
under the name of George Campbell
Hornberger is said to have printed
xbout $15,000 worth of the money
and he and Balmer are said to have
passed $1,200 worth of it in Reading
Philadelphia, New York and this city
During its period of circulation, how-
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THE WEATHER
Foreon.it* till H p. m., Wednesday—
For HarrUburg and vlclnlt> : Fair
to-niKht and WedneMday; con
tinued cold. lowest temperature
to-night about HI decree*.
For Fax tern l'eiin y|\ aula: Fair
to-itiglit and Wednesday; not
niueli chniiße in temperature*
moderate north wind*.
niver
The Lower Xorth llraneh and the
main river will rlwe Momehai|
other Mtreamn of the Hytem will
fall alowly or remain nearly *ta
tionnry, except local HMCM may
occur where the ehunnei become*
closed with Ice. A Mtnice of
about 0.0 feet l indicated for
llarrlaburg \\ edneiiday mornintc.
General Condition*
Tfce preaaure continue* exception
ally hlKh over pructtcally all the
country represented on the mup,
except the extreme South wot,
where there IN II ileprcxnion. np
parcntly central over I.oner Cali
fornia. Barometer rcadliiK* at
the center of the hi K h prcanure
*>atem, tvhlch In located over the
I.?"" 1 s,, ""'IPPl and Middle
Slinnourl vitlle>*, approximate 31
ineheM. Snow liax fallen uener
"i l> M 1,1,1 ,e Atlantic State*,
the Ohio Valley, Middle Plain*
Mate* and Hock.v .Mountain*, and
"leet and rain In the
Southern State*.
Temperature chanKe* have been
Komenhat Irregular, but not de
elded, except over a few limited
area*. They continue much he
low the neoNonnl overate, except
over the Florida I'enln.iula. The
lovveat reported thl* morniiiK nu
•JO degree* below icro at .Moor
head.
Temperature i 8 a. m„ 20.
Sun: Ki*e*. 7i25 a. m.j et, .1)05
p. m.
Mooni New moon, January 23, 2MO
a. in.
River Staler! 8.8 feet above low
water mark.
Yeateritay'a Weather
HlKheat temperature, 10,
lovveat temperature. 12.
Menu temperature, 10.
Kormal temperature, 20.
WHO SAYS RDEAMS DON'T COME TRUE ?
News Item.—Congress proposes to raise the pay of the letter carriers.
PUBLIC COMFORT
STATION MATTER
IS REVIVIFIED
Ordinance Introduced Authori
zes Making of Plans; Appro
priates §I,OOO to Cover Work
Council Summary
Ordinances introduced In Council
this morning were:
Authorizing Superintendent of
Streets and Public Improvements
to have necessary plans and speci
fication* made for one or more pub
lie comfort stations and footwalk in
Market Square.
Appropriation annually of $2,000
to Uie Harrislmrg Hospital for the
maintenance of ambulance service
for the city.
Appropriation annually of 5250
for use of Polyclinic Hospital.
Authorizing payment of SBIO an
nually to fire apparatus drivers, an
increase of 810 per month.
Changes in water rate to manu
facturers.
Authorizing purchase of auto
truck for city use not to cost more
than $3,000.
Council approved: Appointment
by Mayor E. S. Meals, or Stewart
C. Foultz and Charles J. Davis as
police officers.
Bonds filed by City Solicitor John
E. Fox, who was sworn into office.
Annual reports ol" Department of
Accounts and Finance and City
Sealer Harry D. lteel, received.
Commissioner Gross introduced a
motion, which was passed, to re
open the Kivcrsidc annexation uuns
; lion.
>
i City Commissioners this morning re
vivified the Market Square public com
! fort station matter.
An ordinance was introduced by
I Commissioner W. H. Lynch, authoriz
j ing him to have necessary plans and
j .specifications made for one or more
| public comfort stations and safety isles
in Market Square. Action will be
| taken next week on the plan.
The ordinance authorized the em
: ployment of a competent architect to
make plans and present them with an
estimated cost of the work to Council,
and appropriates SI,OOO to cover the
cost of preparing these plf^ns.
Council also passed a motion by
Commissioner Gross to reopen the
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Would Make July Fourth
Midsummer Christmas
New York. Jan. 16.—1f the toymakers
of the United States, who are In annual
convention here can put their plana
Into effect, the Fourth of July will be
made a sort of midsummer Christmas
with Uncle Sam the patron saint, in
stead of Santa Claus.
All agree that the Fourth should
continue as a festive occasion. The
plan Is to substitute for tire crackers
and other explosives American-made
toys with plenty of action and plenty
of noise but harmless,
r The manufacturers report that the
toy industry in this countrv has ex
panded 300 per cent since 1914.
URGE CITY MANAGER PI, AN
Altoona, Pa., Jan. 16.—The Altoona
Chamber of Commerce, through its
board of directors and membership
committee, to-day pledged itself to
work for the adoption of the city man
ager plan of government for Altoona,
in place of the present commission
j plan. This Is the first definite action
; taken by any body to change the pres
ent system of government.
HARRISBURG, PA., TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 16, 1917.
'VeXcotru!
HURRAH! They're marching home again, the boys we sent away
With teardim eyes and trembling hearts that solemn summer
day.
They're coming back to waiting arms, to tender homely joys;
To be just simple Tom and Dick and Harry. Welcome, Boys!
1 hey're coming back, the lucky ones, some still must stay to serve.
But, oh, the stories these can tell of pluck, of grit and nerve!
All thru the weary waiting time we watched official word
\\ ith bated breath but now we know a city's prayers were heard.
They re coming back ! The flag we love waves proudly o'er each head.
Ihe ranks are full. It might have been the other way instead!
Thank God the war cloud lifted and the brighter days'havc come
For the ones who stayed behind and for our boys, so—Welcome
Home!
HEAVY COUNTER
DRIVES LAUNCHED
BY RUSS FORCES
Deliver Attacks in Strong Force
Against Germans With
out Success
The Russo-Rumanlan defense of
the Sereth line in northern Rumania
has turned to the form of heavy
counter attacks, which are being de
livered both along the Moldavian fron
tier and between Foksliani and the
Danube. Berlin to-day announces two
such attacks, each delivered in strong
force und each without permanent ad
vantage. It is admitted that In as
saults between the Kasino and Suchit
sea valleys in the Moldavian moun
tains, tlie Rumanians penetrated the
German position at one point but this
success is declared to have been but
temporary, a counter attack expelling
the entente forces.
The most ambitious attempt to push
back the Teutonic front was made
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Sets Fire to College So
He Can Gain Time to
Plug For Examinations
Cornwells, Pa., Jan. 16. Joseph
Bashbuaki, 19 years old. of Philadel
phia, has confessed that he had twice
set fire to the Holy Ghost Apostolic
College at this place, the police said to
day, because he desired a vacation In
order that he might study and prepare
for his examination, which he feared
he would not be able to pass. Hashbuskl
Is a fourth-year student and was pre
paring to be a Christian Brother. He
will be given a hearing late to-day.
The first fire at the college occurred
December 15 and caused a loss of about
$40,000. The second fire, on January 9.
caused about SI,OOO damage.
Bashbuski, the police say, told them
he had crawled into the basement and
set Are to a wastepaper box. After the
occupants of the building had fled he
ran to the third floor and set Are to a
mattress.
LICE ADDRESS POSTPONED
Ivy L. Lee. of New York city, promi
nent in the publicity work of the
Rockefeller interests and steel corpo
rations and railroads, who was to ad
dress a membership luncheon of the
Chamber of Commerce on February 8,
has had to take a vacation and his
date in Harrisburg will be postponed
several weeks.
—ANNA HAMILTON WOOD.
Written For the Harrisburg Telegraph,
CIRCULAR TRAFFIC
IN SQUARE 'ROUND
ISLE OF SAFETY
Railways Officials, Municipal
League Directors, Lynch and
Planners Confer
At a conference this afternoon be
tween officials of the Harrisburg Rail
ways Company the executive commit
tee of the Municipal League and City
tee o fthe Municipal League, City
Commissioner Lynch and the Planning
Commission, the question of handling
traffic in Market Square in connec
tion with the proposed comfort sta
tion and isle of safety was discussed.
It was agreed that some form of
circular traffic would be necessary to
insure safety of life and limb to the
pedestrians.
This morning in Council City Com
missioner Lynch introduced an ordi
nance which, when passed, will au
thorize him to employ an architect to
draw plans for one or more public
comfort stations in the Square, with
isles of safety, and to present these
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Fire That Threatens
All Goldsboro Makes
Families Homeless
Goldsboro, Pa., Jan. 16. Fire
swept through a row of frame houses
|in Goldsboro shortly after noon to
day and for a time threatened the
whole town. A tire company from
York which was hurried to town and
pumped water from the river prevent
ed a spread of the flames, confining
them to Ave houses and several small
buildings.
Thoso who were rendered homeless
were James Wilt, a shoemaker, in
whose shop the flre started while the
occupant was absent; George Zeigler !
Raymond Fisher, Claj-k Bell. James
Brubaker and Mrs. Rfdder, a widow.
Four of the houses are beyond repair.
The loss cannot be estimated at this
time. The buildings were owned by
E. K. Frazer of Lemoyne.
The house in which the flre started
is near the center of the square. Wells
were the only handy source of water
supply and bucket brigades and
chemical engines from York and York
Haven fought the flames. Great ex
citement prevailed for a time and
exaggerated reports were circulated.
TROOP C SHOULD
BE HOME TONIGHT
SAY P. R. R. MEN
On Fourth Section Which Is
Expected in Pittsburgh This
Afternoon
HAD ENGINE TROUBLE !
Housing Welcome Home No
Matter What Time of Night
They Arrive
"Latest advice from Altoona
Is that Governor's Troop Is on the
Fourth Section; expected in
Pittsburgh shortly after noon
to-day. This should bring them
to Harrisburg to-night."
The above Information regarding
the movement of the Harrisburg
guardsmen was given the Telegraph I
at noon to-day by A. E. Buchanan, j
Division Passenger Agent of the
Pennsylvania Railroad.
The officials are unable to tell the
exact time of the arrival of the Troop.
Chairman Henderson Gilbert of the
Chamber of Commerce committee,
said, the people of Harrisburg will
be notified when the train bringing
the troopers to Harrisburg is three
hours out of Harrisburg."
Railroad officials were at sea this
morning regarding the movements of
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Room For You Bob, and
All Other Lads, Too, in
Happy Hunting Grounds
Denver, Jan. 16.—The editor of the
Denver Times received the following
letter this morning:
Mr. Buffalo Bill. Denver, Col.
Dear Sir: My grandpa told me this
morning you were ready to start for
the Happy Hunting Grounds. He said
a long time ago they had perhaps
given you the end of a golden string
and told you to wind It into a ball,
and you had it most all winded up
and it had led you to the Happy Hunt
ing Grounds, and after you got there
| they would lock the gate and throw the
key away, as you were the last one
they had been waiting for.
Mr. Buffalo Bill, 1 want to go to the
Happy Hunting Grounds too. It looks
to me like a nicer place than just
heaven, where they have only gold
streets and harps and angels and
things.
Mr. Buffalo Bill, will you please take
the key and hold the gate and make
room for just me. I am a little fel
lewand don't take much room nohow,
and I will come as soon as I get
through here. Then they can lock the
gate and throw the key away forever
and ever.
ROBERT CURTISS TALBOTT,
No. 4500 West Willow Street, Gate
wood, Seattle, Wash.
P. S.: Mr. Buffalo Bill, my grandpa
says you may have left, so I send this
l>*ter to a man who works on a big
paper and lives there, and if you have
started he may know best where to
find you. 808.
Grantham Pickling and
Smith Noodle Interests
Sold to Unied Grocers
Interests in the Grantham Preserv
ing and Pickling Company and the S.
R. Smith Company, of Grantham.
Cumberland county, have been sold
to the United Grocers' Corporation of
Toledo, Ohio. Both companies were
founded by the late S. R. Smith, a
former resident of Harrisburg. The
S. R. Smith Company which manufac
tures macaroni and noodles, was at
one time-located in this city. <
The new owner of this company is
one of the largest consolidations and
amalgamations of food manufacturers,
packers and canners in the United
States, and operates factories in three
other States. Contracts have been let
for the erection of additional buildings
lat both plants. Additional machinecy
will be installed in both plants which
will greatly increase the production.
Admiral Dewey Worse,
Physicians Believe He
Can Not Live Out Day
Washington, D. C., Jan. 16.—Ad
miral Dewey's condition at 8.3 0 o'clock
this morning was said by his doctors
to be "distinctly worse" and it was
feared he would not live through tlrtf
day. v
Doctor Fauntleroy issued this bulle
tin:
"Admiral Dewey has slowly declined
during the night and early morning.
His lungs are beginning to become
affected. Temperature (by Axilla),
102; pure, 120; respiration, 32. His
breathing Is more labored and his kid
neys depressed. Swallowing is very
difficult and his general condition Is
distinctly worse."
Another statement Issued by Dr i
Fauntleroy at noon said:
"The Admiral Is slightly worse than
j at the time the first statement was
issued to-day."
Rather Than Pay Support
to Wife He Takes Poison
Declaring he would rather take
poison than pay money to his wife, <
who had sued him for support, John
Bender, of Lemoyne, made good his
[assertion by taking three bl-chlorlde
of mercury tablets lato yesterday af
ternoon.
Bender and his wife had not been
getting along very amicably and yes
terday his wife sued him for non
support. Bender and his wife were
discussing the situation pro and con
as they walked though Wormleys
burg yesterday and telling his wife
his stand on the subject, Bender drew
the pills from his pocket and swal
lowed them. He was later taken to
the Harrisburg hospital. It Is believed
he will recover.
LAWSON RESULIES
SENSATIONAL ATTACK
AT LEAK HEARING
McAdoo, Tumulty, Chairman Henry, of Investigating Com'
mittee, and Several Bankers Implicated by Witness;
They Promptly Issue Denials
"A GERMAN AMBASSADOR" SAID TO
HAVE MADE MILLIONS IN SLUMP
Mysterious Senator "0" Also Mentioned; Lawson Tells of
His Interviews With Publishers After Hearing of Leak
on Peace Note
Washington, Jan. 16.—With administration officials, banker)
and other well-known men waiting to testify on Thomas W. Law
son's testimony that he had heard they were connected with a stock
market leak on President Wilson's peace note, the House Rules
Committee to-day resumed its hearings with Lawson on the stand.
Secretary McAdoo, who Lawson said he was given to under
stand was the mysterious cabinet member involved in his state
ments; Secretary Tumulty, who Lawson said one of his informants
told him was connected with the alleged leak; Paul M. Warburg,
of the Federal Reserve Board, who Lawson said had knowledge
j of the leak machinery and half a dozen other well-known men were
waiting to testify under subpena or had come before the commit
tee voluntarily.
J. P. Morgan Subpenaed
Before Lawson had been on the stand an hour to-day the scope
|©f the investigation broadened to take in some nationally known
| names not heretofore mentioned. On motion of Representative Har
i rison, Democrat, the committee subpenaed J. P. Morgan, J. S. Bache,
Henry P. Davison, Frank A. Vanderlip, Arthur Lipper and Sol C.
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I
I
I COMMITTEE TO SECURE HARMONY \f
New Yoik, Jan. 16.—Progressive members of the Re- -| 3
publican National Campaign Committee were to-day invited ] 1
iu join with a committee of the Re pub lit an National Com- 1 M
mittee in the fomjation of a supplementary committee lor !
the purpose of bringing harmony btw id f
Progressives in the maiuiycnicn% of the Republican party. I ! |
KILLING DOES OUT 01' SEASON i J
; Harrisburg.—The State Game Coi nission today re '
JI ceive i word from Franklin county that m n had been killing |
!does antl giving as an excuse that they had been informed J
by an attorney that there was no closed season on does and
that they could be killed any time. On advice of the Attorney 1 ;
General, Secretary Kalbfus ordered eve • . use pushed and
the story about the at; ;; be tigated. '
I PITTSBURGH AT 3 i
Harrisburg. According to advice- received by A. L. !
Buchanan, division passenger agent of the I'. R. R. the ( ,
j .
T
o'clock this afternoon | . ived from th 1 k
< ars at the Pitts' fed and watered.
The troop expect r< h at 6 o'cloc'.: ® m
this evening. This will bring them irit Harisburg early : 1 \
to-morow morning. *
f i PROGRESSIVES WANT MEETING i
? New York, Jan. 10.—George W. 1 •ms and Everett | ►
i Colby,
J r cs, demand a meeting of the entire R publican National
J Comm ng the acti ' *
T taken yesterday by the Republican Ex< utive Committee.
I PROMOTIONS FOR HARRISBURGERS
' IC. Kalbfus, son of Dr. J Kalbfus and ® *
1 Hairy 1.. Bruiser, son of Christian L. Bruiser, both of '
{ Harrisburg now lieutenant commanders in the U. S. Navy >
j have been recommended for promotion to the rank of com- I
< l mander. Kalbfus and Brinser were both members of the |J"
| naval auuiciny class of 1899, but were commissioned at the ;
< | outbreak of the Spanish-American wai and served through
out that conflict. ' ' |
'' MARRIAGE !
William Arthur Majfr and Carrie Stiitxinnii. city.
1 I Mailer Thomaa Cook and Irene Edith Nye, city.
j I Coleman UeuDMure and I.llllan May Cuff, city. I I
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