12 FAIL TO IDENTIFY! SILK CLAD WOMAN SUICIDE PROBABLE 1 Muny Prsons.Wlio View Body,! l imbic lo Tell Who She Is By Associated fress ■ Englewood, X. J., Jan. 28,—Efforts I to identify the body of a young wom-'i an found Sunday, clad in expensive I furs and silks, at a desolate spot 011 i the Palisades near Tenafly, have j been fruitless up until early to-day. Although nearly 100 persons, among them many mothers, filed through . the morgue here yesterday, no iden tification was made. After a day spent in running down clues which indicated that the young woman might have been murdered, Bergen county police authorities announced they were convinced she bad committed suicide, employing an elaborately worked out plan to bring about a painless death. When the body was found, tlie head was swathed in bandages, beneath which was found a*" chloroform bottle, bound in place beneath the nostrils 1 with tape. DESERTED 21 TIMES IN 5 YEARS, SHE SAYS [Continued from First Page.] j in a serious condition. I went out there and found he was getting over a drunk. I have tried repeatedly to make a belter man of him and took him back over and over again." Mrs. LeSage continued. While she was testifying LeSage stood against the railing in front of j the jury seats to tHe right of Judge McCarrell, coughing every few see- j ■onds. Long nn Invalid "He has coughed that way ever since I knew him," Mrs. LeSage went ) on. "1 am his third wife, but t didn't j know it when I married him. I j thought he was a widower; that is] what he told me. I believed him, but ' found out differently afterward. "He had been living at Lemoyne -with a Mrs. Mowery," the woman | ! continued. "He wants a divorce from I . me, 1 guess. While ho was living j j •with me he deviled me to death to j hand over my money to him. He tried / to make me out no good, but couldn't | do it." j , ft was shown by Assistant District L Attorney Frank B. Wickersham thai | Mrs. Emma Mowery, of Lemoyne, had { | entered bail for LeSage. Judge Me- ; < Carrell fixed bail at 8300 for appear- j . ance at the March court sessions and i • for compliance with the order to pay | his wife 810 a month. LeSage pro- . 1 tested that lie couldn't get that. j<■ amount of bail because he couldn't I ' pay Mrs. LeSage $lO a month, as he j j only received $3O and his boarding L cost him 825. Judge McCarrell would s not change the order, however. GERMAN NEWSPAPER QUITS ] By Associated I'ress , Allcntown. Jan. 28.—The" Welt L Bote, one of the oldest German lan- | : giiago newspapers published in thel] United States and with a national!' circulation, ceased publication yes- M terday after 107 years of publication, i It leaves this former center of Ger-1 j man publications with only one pa- I tier published in this language. | • "IijBSER STAMQfI ; Jig SEALS & STENCILS IwMFSJYHBO.STENCILWOftKS® ■] 1 IB LOCUSTST. HBG.PA. It j1 Desirable Property For Sale or Rent - j! j' Two large modern ill* buildings. Both two- I' I story, ] j j i 100x85 and 100x50 j I ! The largest building contains 17,000 sq. ft. ' !! 1 I of space while the |ll ; ; smaller building covers 10,000 sq. ft. 1 ; This Is an exceptional opportunity for an ||l ideal factory location. You have plenty of I spacfe, excellent light ! ing and prompt ship- t ! ' ping facilities. Located i ' j I 1 j only one block from ! ] I railroad center. M l I I Or will rent all or part 1 : of building. 1 Cull or Write p 11. F. HOFFMAN, "th and Cnnip St*. Iluirlnburg, I'ti. Hell Ill's 188 BMwIMB MB* HgBgBR J|| m M A iiSi&SI mk . ■ , Br MB mm HON. WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN speaks at 7.45 to-night in Chestnut Street Audi tori tun - Ki'.H* COME • • • • V . ,'T : V _" r ? " • ; 1 \i y, •;" •*"•• .n -"• : * -I H , TUESDAY EVENING, Saiuusburg t££fe KLECora JANUARY -28, 1919. MARKETS j By Associated fress ! New tork, Jan. 28—Wall Street. — Shippings reflected, the irregular i trend of prices ut the quiet opening lof to-day's stock market, Atlantic i Gulf advancing a point, while Marine i pfd. lost 1% and Pacific Mall 2%. Tendencies elsewhere were of the | same uncertain character, oils and ! some of the minor rails easing frac | tionally. U. S. Steel, on which divl- I dend action is to be announced after ' Ihe close of to-day's session, opened ' at a slight reaction, which was soon ! recovered and tile gain lost before J the end of the first half-hour. NEW YORK STOCKS | Chandler Brothers and Company, - members of New York and Philadel phia Stock Exchanges—3 North Mar ket Square, Harrisburg; 336 Chestnut ■street, Philadelphia; 34 Pine street, New Y'ork—furnish the following quotations: Open. Noon. American Can 47 46 % Am Car and Foundry Co 88% 89'4 Amer Smelting .. . j ... 7014 70% Amer Woolens 46 46 Anaconda 58% 58% Baldwin Locomotive .... 69 69fti Bethlehem Steel (B) ... 69% 61 California Petroleum ... 23% 23% Central Leather 09 59 I Chesapeake and Ohio ... 55 55 Chino Con Copper 33% ''jj I '* Corn Products ' 47% 47% Crucible Steel 54% Great Northern Ore subs 37% 37% Hide and Leather 14% 14% HMe and Leather pfd .... 82% 82% inspiration Copper 44% 44% Kennecott 32% Maxwell Motors 27% 27% Merc Mar ctfs 22% 22% Merc Mar Ctfs pfd 97% 96% Nlex Petroleum 167 169% Midvalc Steel 42% 42% New York Central 72% 72% Northern Pacific 90% 90% Ray Con Copper 20% 20% Reading k Republic Iron and Steel . 73-* 73-* Southern Pacific 98% 98% Southern Ry 26-r 26% Studebaker 49% 49% U S I Alcohol 1921' m 192% U S Rubber 76% 76% U S Steel fllfv 92 Utah Copper 79% 79 Westinghouse Mfg 41% 41% Willys-Overland 24% 24 run.hki.l'iiia I'Kiinut.'K By Associated fress Philadelphia. Jan. 28. Wheat No. 1. oou, I tu, *3 -II; No. 2. ruu, 3.21 No. 3. soft rod. 82.24. Corn The market is firm; No. ~ yellow, as lo jjiaUc and locullou. 81.38® 1.45. Outs The market is steady; No. 2. white. 69% @79e; No. 3. white, 6S@6B%c. Dmn The market is steady; soft winter, pel ton, $40.59®47.09; spring, oi'i ...ii $44.0"@45.00. Butler The market is lower; western, creamery, firsts, 59c. nearby prints, fancy, 54@ 56c. I HvJiueo j-bui kui Kci steady, poll del id. B.4UC. eXU-M Hue gruaulut -1 i Tieose The market is lower: New >uil< and iViscoiisui. full m UK, 37@38e: do., new, ;'.s@U6c. Eggs—Market higher; Pennsylva nia and other nearby firsts, tree cases, $19.29 jier case; do., current leecipts, free cases, $18.99 per tUS. ...Stc.l. .-Mlu OltflS. ueu - $19.20 per case; do., firsts, tree cases, $15.60@18.90 per case; fancy, selected packed, 70@722c per dozen. Live ' Poultry Market lower; fowls, 30@39c; spring chickens, 30® :;2c; fowls, not leghorns,32@36c, white legnoi-us, .. I@ 31 c. young, s iflinuated roosters, 32@33c; old roosters, 21@22c; staggy. young roosters, 26 @ 28c; fcpl Ills CllitkulJA) HOC iL'ejllUl llti, xlV^lxSmS. white leghorns, 2D@3oc; broil ing chickens, fancy, 3Bc; roasting chiokeii> luck. k'ckuig. spring. 38®40c; (10., old, 10®35e; 3n diati Jtunners, 36®37e; spring ducks, l.ung Island, 34®3lic; turkeys, 34(y;3ic, geese, nearby. 32®36c; western, 32® 26c. Dressed Poultry Firm; turkeys, spring, choice to fancy, 44®4ac, do., western, choice to luncy, 43@44e. turkeys, fresh killed, fair to good, 38 @4'2c; turkeys, common. 30@35e; old. turkeys. 38@4Sc; fowls. fresh killed fowls, chaice, 34@34%c; do., smaller sizes, 28@30c; old roosters, 27c. oioiling eiiieKens, western, 42® He; roasting chickens, 35@36c; ducks, 49® 42c, western ducks, 88@40c, geese. 2G@3"c; dressed I'ekin ducks. 38@ 40c; old ducks, 30®32c; Indian Run ners, 3U@37c; spring ducks. Lung is,am!. ... ® 40c. Potatoes The market is weak; New Jersey, No. 1, So@9Uc pel nusiiei, no.. No. 2, 69@uuc per ouskel. no.. 109-lb. nags. No. 1. $2.50® 399 extra quulity; do.. No. 2. sL.sii® 2.25", Pennsylvania, No. 1 100 lbs.. $2.15@ 2.35; do., per 100 lbs., fancy, , NeW Jersey, No. i, laa Ills.. $2.15@2.00; do.. No. 2. 100 lbs.. $1.25@1.75; western, per 100 tbs., $2.00 @2.15; New York Stale, per 100 lb.. $1.90@ 2.10; Maine, per 100 lbs., $1.50® 1 su. UeiaWuiu ana .vlai y land, per I'ou bag, 90c®$t.f9 Michigan, per 103 lbs., $1.56@1.1; Florida, per barrel. 82.60® 2.90; Florida. per bushel, hamper. 75®850; Florida, per J6O-Ib. bugs. $1.50®3.00; North Carolina. p a r barrel, $1.5u®4.00; South Carolina, per barrel. $1.50@4.00; Nortolk. per bar rel, $3.25; Eastern Shore, per barrel, $2.00@2.75; fancy, Macungie, No. 1. pel bullet, $2.9u®J,10, Uo.. 2 pel- barrel. $1.25® 1.50. Flour —The market is weak; winter, straight, western. 810.25® 10.50 per barrel; do., nearby, $9.50@10.00 per barrel; Kansas straight, $10.75@10.65 ! GOVERNMENT TO i PREVENT STRIKE ON THE PENNSY Federal Representatives Will Meet Delegates of the Track wo r ke rs _ Hy Associated frets Pittsburgh, p u>( j a n. 28.—Repre sentatives ot the United States gov ernment will to-day meet delegates of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes and Shop Laborers, who ut a meeting Sunday voted to strike unless their demands were giunted. Thirty-five thousand track labor ers of the Pennsylvania lines are threatening to quit work. It was an nounced yesterday after a meeting of the brotherhood delegates that G. L. Hanger, of Washington, will send representatives here. Authority to dcclaie a strike was voted Sunday by the delegates to the grand president, A. E. Barker, ot Detroit. The men seek recognition of the union and better wages. STRIKE THROWS MANY OUT OF WORK [Continued from First Page.] virtually total darkness, the hospitals being the only places where lights can be shown without danger of at tacks by strikers. Everywhere else the dreplay of a light has caused either the stoning or the storming of the premises. In cases where such drastic action was not taken the peop'e were forced by threats (o screen their lights. Forfunately last night was snowy and wet by turns; otherwise, it is considered there might have been more trouble. This morning men in the various smaller industrial plants who had remained at work came out for safety's sake, the "picketing hav ing heroine more extensive. One of the morning newspupers was forced to suspend publication. The shipyard workers are opposed to the strike and are endeavoring to arrange a meeting for Wednesday. The main cause of tiie trouble lies j i In the fact that the workers in elec- ] I trie and gas plants have joined the! shipyard workers in demanding a! lorty-hour week. Things are in such a state of chaos that change must come soon. Grave diggers joined the strike on Monday. WHOLE FLOOR OF PENN-HARRIS [Continued from First Page.] the ballroom .is located. Xo meals will be served in the lounge dining room on Friday, because at U that morning the decorators take over the room. We have' found it impos sible to make reservations for sup per. because we were just simpl.v tlooded with hundred of requests. But we can promise that arrange ments have been made to care for all persons at the ball, and reservations will not be necessary." Manager C. Floyd Hopkins, of the Majestic and Orpheum theaters, to day with his corps of stage mechan ics, began preparations for the "sur prise" which is to feature the un hiasking at II o'clock Friday night. Mr. Hopkins, however, maintains the same careful silence that has featured Henderson Gilbert and other members of the committee. He refuses—absolutely, sir!—to dis cuss the mystery. Among the additional Harrisburg .and out-of-town people who have bought tickets for the Charity Ball are the following: Dr. and Mrs. George Preston Mains, Mr. and Mrs. Howard M Bingaman, Dr. J. Walter Park, Dan iel C. Herr, J. I#/. Appleby, T. W. Smallwood, Walter L. Montgomery, Jt . ' Haehnlen, Mrs. Amanda llaehnlen, Mr. and Mrs. A. Forten baugh, C. Ross Boas, S. W. Fleming Mrs w. P. Starkey, Mr. and Mrs. D! Bailey Brandt. Dr. and Mrs. E. M Green. P. D. Wagoner, Mr. and Mrs! Frank R, Leib, Mr. and Mrs. W. Sprv Huriock, James T. Hambay Mr anil Mrs. William H. Jennings. H A Gable. Ezra F. Hershey, Mr. and Mrs John 8. Rilling. Mrs. John A. Clem ent, Mr. and Mrs. J. K. White, Mr. and Mrs. F. A". Parkin, Dr. Samuel F. Hassler, Mrs. H'abriella C. Gilbert. Mr. and Mrs. FTancis J. Hall Mr and Mrs. Robert G. Goldsborough! Miss Helen F„ Espy, Mrs. Susan E Boas Prof G. X. C. Henschen. Mr! and Mrs. W. F'rank Witman, M. A Gumbler, Mrs. Helen Boas Roily I, S. Sadler, Mr. and Mrs. Wiiliam Strouse, Mr. and Mrs. George A Gorgas, James McCormick, Jr. Mr' and Mrs. Arthur H. Bailey, Dr. Da- T> UI S 'w U n k 'T^ lr ' and Mrs - An son P. F, 1 ? .) ' Denehey, John C. G.iede, Miss Mary Sachs, Mr. and Mrs. John \\. Reily, Mr. and Mrs. J. Horace i McFarland. Mr. and Mrs. George 1J Jeffers, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Crisoen I Mr. and Mrs. H. _H. Bowman. j per barrel; do., short, patent iTftsJ i @10.9 V per barrel; spr ng. hort dJ ents, $10.4610.65 per barrel? putent. BiO.4uKiiJO.66 pur barrel tirsls. clear, $9.20@9.75 per barrel ' Hay The market is u rm U||| '. h | No. 1. lurge aud small bales. $3/.oo@ 32.00 per ton; No. 2, small bales 829 00 ® 30.09 per ton; No. 3. $26.00®36.00 Der ton; sample. 812.50® 13.00 per ton uo grade. $7.60@11.60 per ton. Clover Light mixed. 829 0049 30.00; No. I. $37.00®28.00; No. 2. 826 00 @26.00. Tallow The market is weak prime, city, in tierces, 9@Joc; prime special, loose, 10c; prime country, BHe; dark, 7@7%e; edible in tierces' 12%@13c. , CHICAGO CATTI.K By Associated Press ChlonKu. -lan. 28. (U. S. Bureau of Markets). Hogs Receipts 66,000; market steady to 10c lower than yesterday's best time; light mix ed neglected. Bulk of sales, 817.35® 17.65; butchers, $1 7.50® 1 7.70; light, 816.60@17.50: packing, 816.50@17.35; throwouts. 815.7516.50; pigs, good to choice, 811-75@15.00. ' Cattle Receipts, 15,000; good to choice beef steers, bulls and calves steady to stt-ong; all other classes about Bteady. Beef cattle, good, choice and prime. 815.85@20.00; comtrwpi and medium. 89.25@15.85; butchers stock, cows and heifers, 07.T5® 14,00; runners and cutterlis. $5.75@7,ir>- stockers and feeders, good, choice and fancy, 810.50@14.25; inferior, common and medium, 87-75@10.60; veal calves good and choice, 813.75@14.2u \ Sheep Receipts. 15,000; ' mnrket I strong, mostly 16c to 25c higher ( . n killing classes; feeders firm. Lambs choice an.l prime, • 816.35@ 16.60; me dium and good, 815.25@16.35; culls SU:75@ 14.00; ewes, choice and prime" $10.66@12.00; medium and good, $9 s(i @10.65; culls, 85.00@8.00. CHICAGO BO A HI) OF Til AUK By Associattd fress Chicago, Jan. 28.—Board of Trade closing: Corn —May, 1.1#%: July, 1.16 'i Oats —May, 58%: July, 56. Pork —Junuary, 43.00; May, 37.60. Lard—Tannery ,22.97-; May, 22. 97' Ribs—January, 22.40; May, 20.95 Use McNeil's Cold Tablets. —. Adv. PROMINENT IN D. A. R. WORK MRS. A T,A N PUTNAM PEULF7Y MBS. GEORGE UAYNARD MINOR Honorary State Regent Vice President General D. A. R. WELCOMED TO HARRISBURG [Continued from First Page.] officers of the convention to the cap ital city of Pennsylvania. He en larged upon tho splendid work ot the organization and how much it has aided*. Pennsylvania. Mrs. Anthony AVayne Cook. State Regent responde-l in well-chosen words. Mrs. Ronald F. Gleason, president of the State Fed eration of Pennsylvania Women, brought greetings front the federa tion and told a pretty little, story about a man who though* he saw a little stick in the road. Suddenly it blossomed forth into a butterfly. "Many people have -proved them selves butterflies after we thought they were sticks." slie said. Sirs. George Thacher Guernsey, President General of the National Society of Daughters of the Ameri can Revolution, addressed the con ference, touching on business mat ters. "I am going to talk shop," she began. She revealed a number of interesting facts, in the Spanish- American War she declared the D. A.'R. stood out because it had charge of all Red Cross women nurses. The D. A. R. was the flrst organization to take up food con servation at the request of Mr. Hoover. Greetings from honorary State Re gents and Vice-Regents were re ceived during the morning session. Miss Cora Lee Snyder, Regent of the Harrisburg Chapter, and Mrs. An thony Wayne Cook, State Regent, were presented with beautiful bou quets of flowers. The state regent in the morning session paid her respects to (he wo men on the honor roll of the state body, now serving it* France. There! are now seventeen members on this] roll. It was at first suggested thiy' [ a service ling be purchased but latC ; it was decided to endow a scholar ship in the Marysville College in tie j mountains of Tennessee. Afternoon Session The report of the committee on j credentials was the opening nuitber I on the program of the afternoon ses-! sion, given by Mrs. Mabel Cibnise I Jones, vice-president. Follow.ng a! roll call reports of the state ffficbrs were given, the report of the audit- i ing committee was presentcdand an address was given by Mrs. Charles! I,ea, of the Department No. 3, Food Conservation and Production of the Council of National Deferbe. Other reports were given during the clos ing moments of the aftwnoon ses sion. This evening the UcVernor and Mrs. William C. Sproul will receive the conference, visitirtr Daughters and friends at the Exeoitive Mansion at 8.30 o'clock. At the reception' tl-night in the Executive Mansion Hiss Cora ! Snyder, regent of. .'he Ilarrisburg I chapter will introduce the guests to i the Governor and Jlrs. Sproul. Next! to Mrs. Sproul the state regent will stand. The presidint general will be next and others in the receiving line will include varilus state officers. HOUSE WllL PASS ' DRY RESOLUTIONi .1 [Continued from First Page.] one that sVoulcl be settled early in | the sessios. The altitude of the Delaware member w-as that the other business of the Legislature would be halted until tAe prohibition feature was dis posed of and for that reason wants it bfhind him as soon as possible. | Metnwhile, Mr. Yickerman and other "dry" leaders, were willing tha,t the] riported bill should be placed in : the hands of State Senator William lE. Crow and a speedy method for lis consideration in both brunches of the Legislature brought about in .that, manner, but Mr. Ramsey attacked that plan and then made his fore going argument abou't immediately reporting the resolution and getting a speedy disposition of it consum mated. The result was that Mr. Yickerman agreed to un amendment that the bill be given into the cus tody of Chairman Uungard. The attitude of tiie "drys" was thut of fairness and they were agree ing to a program that they consider ed would expedite the passage of the resolution. The meeting of the Law and Order Committee this morning was the "High Water Mark" of the liquor Miovement in Pennsylvania, uud from the hour of the reporting of the Yickerman resolution, liquor domination of Pennsylvania affairs began to recede. There were many surprised men here to-day when they learned that the Yickerman resolu tion had come out ofi committee without a dissenting vote. Maurcr Here to Object James 11. .Maurer, president of the Pennsylvania Federation of Labor, and a former member of the Legis lature, appeared before the commit tee and asked the committee to re fer the bill to the people as a refer endum as to whether they wanted prohibition or not. He said that prohibition was against all the thoughts of truo Democracy, but datd that Pennsylvania would hardly pay much attention to what he had to say, principally because the nec essary number of slates and more have ratified the amendment and that the American people were now thinking of other things. He said the American people liked to follow "the big noise," his characterization of apparent public sentiment. Dr. Charles F. Swift and other "dry'* leaders were here to-day. They are going to entertain William Jen nings Bryan and Ex-Governor Frank Willis and the newspaper correspon-' dents at dinner to-night. EVERYBODY JOINS \ IN BIG DRIVE [Continued frrtt I'li'st I'nge.] the fund and by tils evening it is ex pected the $3,6)0 mark will be passed. The girls of (he Harrisburg silk ] milt collected $ 00 for the fund and I turned it over to a member of the j committee. Almost every employe of the mill confibuted. These girls always give liierally and went over the top in a!/ the war drives. The Telegraph ertployes also gave gen erously, registering 100 per cent. | Auto .Valors Generous .. 1 Members >f the Automobile Dial r I ers' Association have given in all I about $3 71. Andrew Redmond, speaking Rfore the meeting of the I dealers las, evening, asked the mem bers for lOntributions and received $5O from individuals. The associa tion thenappropriated an additiqnal $5O form its treasury and turned it over to t,ie fund. This is in addition to preuotis contributions of the membetf totaling $175 or more. The iunshine Society, which for years ins been engaged in philan thropic work, added $25 to the Ro tary (ind. Rotary members who were inable to get out the past week orraciount of illness or absence from the cty, are making their rounds to day ind Frank B. Musser, chairman of tl£ committee, said to-dav he be lieve the entire $5,000 will be in I haul by the end of the week. OISTED POLICEMEN j j THREATEN EXPOSURE [Continued from First Page.] Uite charges with definite informa tion. He admitted that there must be a lew "had spots" in the force, as every bunch of seventy-five men contains a few black sheep, hut said that on the whole the force is good. He denied Magnelli's charges that there is a hidden motive behind last night's flare-up. Discredits Magnelli "There is nothing political back of my action," he said. "As far as my knowing about misconduct on the part of officers or officials, and not taking action, anyone who suys such is The case, lies. This is abso lutely the first case of graft that has been brought to my attention. Magnelli makes broad charges which he knows he can't prove." The Mayor said he would prepare the case of the dismissal of the two men and present it to Council next Tuesday. The case of Patrolman Victor H. Bihl, 1409 Itegine street, will be taken under consideration, and he will be punished for mis conduct. All the men were sus pended last night. Mayor Wants Xo Probe There will be no sweeping inves tigation of the police force to prove or disprove Magnelli's charges. "The force looks all right to me," he said, "I will investigate indivi dual charges, hut 1 don't think an investigation or 'shake-up' is nec essary." Charge Year Old According to Mr. Moyer's state ment and the explanation made at headquarters, about a year ago, Of ficer Schmehl found a horse wan dering on the streets near Twenty first and Derry. He met. Officer Magnelli when he reported from Box 71 at that corner and told hint of the find. Together they started to headquarters after making a futile effort to locate the owner. At Twentieth and Derry streets tho horse refused to go on and turn ed toward Brookwood street, stop ping in front of Mr. Moyer's stable. Mr. Moyer said after the horse was put in the stable he called the men into the house and gave them each a cup of coffee. While inside Moyer continued, Schmehl began brush ing his clothes and said it. would cost him $6 to have them cleaned. He explained he considered this a demand for a reward and gave each ; officer 30 cents which they accepted. lAM>k to Mayor Residents of the city are .looking ! to Mayor Keister to explain his com ] plete change of attitude ahoiit con j ditions in the city police depart t rnent. Two months ago about two I days after F'ederal and state autliorl i ties raided many alleged disorderly | houses In the city without consult ing city police, the Mayor said: j ' ,"J have no charges to bring against any officers on the force." i Now two officers are charged with graft, receiving 30 cents each froin , an ice dealer for returning a horse ! which had strayed away. The of fense, it would seem, is greater than lack of knowledge about any house of ill repute in the city,, for the Mayor has asked the two patrol men to resign and one of his state ments is: "A general cleanup will he start ed before very long, for t propose to adjust all inconsistencies in the de partment." The Start Everyone concerned admits the ex citement of last night was the final stirring up of a restless situation that has'existed among the numbers of tho police force for ' months. Patrol Bihl and • Schmehl had words, Magnelli was called as a wit ness, Noah S. Moyer, an ice mer chant living in Twentieth street, i near Brocfcwood whs called into the I affair and brought to light the ul- WILHELM HAS BIKTUDAY AmoronlCcii, J an - 28 - Keligtous services were held In the castle chapel here yesterday in honor of the birthday of William Hohenzol lern, the former German emperor. With this exception the former em peror and empress passed the day as usual. The former emperor is being gradually by every one. He receives practldhlly no visi tors and his formerly voluminous correspondence has become very small. His last recorded remark was made a few days ago when he i said that his "time at Amerongen I was nearly up." leged ease of petty Kraft that oc curred a year ugo. The mayor tells the following' story from information received at l the hearing: About a year ago Moyer was called i to his barn late at night, and foundi Patrolmen Mngnelli and Schmehl,l there, with the information that thcyj find recovered one of his horses! which they had found in the street.. While they were restoring it to the I barn, |t is saidl another horse of Moyer's escaped and Schmehl re covered it. Moyer invited them into the house, and declared that Schmehl said suggestively: Moyer's Story "Just look at the dirt I got on these clothes' It'll take five dollars, to get it cleaned." "They were just trying to pull my j leg for five dollars, "he exclaimed! at the hearing, "I gave them each | thirty cents, and they took It." Then I he told the mayor he thought the I policemen were paid for doing theiri duty and did not require extrul awards. Patrolman Hicks testified that his wife wakened him that night, and 'declared that she had heard a horse racing up and down Swatara streets during the night. He wont, to the window to investigate, and testified he saw two patrolmen riding one horse, but could not identify them. Residents stated they heard the horse racing all over the hill during the night. Moyer said it was] badly done up when returned. The suspicion that the men stole the horse for a ride was advanced. ] Cause l-'or Amusement Magnelli declared he found the | horse at Twenty-first and Derry [ streets, and was taking it to the mayor's office when he met Pntrol man Schmehl. When they came to Twentieth street, tho horse turned and found its way to the barn, Mag nelli said. Tho other horse escaped and Schmehl recovered it He said they went into the house, and Moyer offered them thirty cents, which Magnelli at first refused to tnke. He admitted Schmehl hud make the remark concerning the cost of re pairs to his uniform, but said it was not intended as a hint to Moyer. The affair caused considerable amusement around the police station for months, and then was forgotten until the unpleasantness of the past two or three months among a few members of the police force cul minated last week in a charge of horse theft against Schmehl, which resulted In the graft charges and the request for the dismissal. Potty Bickering- It is said Patrolman Zimmerman, who was included in Magnelli's list of the men who should be tried hy the Mayor for drinking while in uni form, and when tho Mayor said he had tried and reprimanded. Joking ly accused Schmehl of stealing a horse, referring to the long for gotten Incident of last year. Patrol man Bihl picked up the bickering and carried it to a point where It grew offensive to Schmehl, it is said. As a result they became enemies, and it is said, Bihl called Schmehl a "German spy" in public, and ac cused him of looking like Charlie Chaplan. Schmehl said he approach ed Bihl at the box from which they were reporting a couple of weeks ago, and when lie would talk it over, I Bihl walked away. He said he laid his hand on Bihl's arm to restrain hint, and Bihl drew his blackjack. The affair did not materialize Into a fight, but the great amount of 114 feeling that was prevalent crystalliz ed at evening roll call last week when, without apparent warning, one of the men whipped off his coat, and Bihl accused Schmehl of "horse stealing." When the matter was reported to the Mayor, he de clared such a charge should be in vestigated. Schmehl and Bihl were called before hint, the whole story was recited, Magnelli was called in as a witness, Moyer was summoned to bring information, and at the hearing last Friday the Mayor learn ed for the first time of the episode of the horse, which at the time And for months ufterwards was so com monly bruited about that a reference to "The Old Gray Mare," recalled the familiar facts of the evening's escapade to also anyone familiar with police affairs. So that the ori ginal cause of the hearing was shadowefP under the graft charges which grew out of it. The Mayor's Decision The Maybr held over his decision until yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock arid then informed the two patrol men, Magnelli and Schmehl, that he would appreciate their resignation, on the grounds of Moycr's charge that they took thirty cents each for the performance of their duty. Both men refused to resign. Then followed the sensational charges of Magnelli, which he repeated this morning, and to which he added his threat that other and more serious charges would follow. The whole affair is a result of the bickering contests between two of the offi cers which the Mayor at the time of his assumption of police reins declared hampered the efficiency of the department. Blackmail Charged Magnelli and his friends had a number of grievances which they told of to-day. Their principle one, supporting their claim that other members of the force receive money that constitutes Kraft, is directed against a Harrisburg detective. Whom they charge not only with graft, but also blackmail upon a Senator. It is said that the Senator came hero on a "spree," and his wife notified the police department. The detective found the Senator at a Market street hotei, it is said, and upon his own initiative took him to Chester, where it Is charged ho levied $4O automobile hire and a $2OO detective fee on the Senator. He reported to the captain of police f>y telephone and was reprimanded for taking the Senator to Chester, rather than taking him to the office of the police here as he should have done. It is (further charged then that a short time later the detective wrote to the Senator for $9O, threat ening to expose hlB actions in Har risburg if the money were not forth coming When the check was re ceived, it is said, * the Senator thought better of his decision and stopped payment. This story has circulated for a long time, but It was not until to-day that any of the policemen repeated it publicly. Force Disrupted Another contention of the Mag nelli camp is that the members of the day force carry on other occu pations Nat night, thereby earning much besides their regular salaries at occupations not in lino with their police work. Numerous bickerings of the past have occupied much of the time of the police, and the lust affair merely culminated Into the row which has Upset the police department, and which left mhny of the members to day wondering where they would be if the threats of Magnelli materi al lee. Magnelli was appointed under Mayor Meals. A few months ago he went to Pittsburgh in the Army, and returned to duty on the police force last month. t T "' Lll rty Bonds tb buy homes. Backenstoss Bros., Real Estate, Russ Wife Is Dead at Home; Husband in Hospital Mrs. H. S. Smeltzer, wife of the cashier of the Keystone Bank, died > this morning of influenza at her home, ] 1811 Park street. Smeltaer had been sick since last Wednesday. Her husband is seriously ill with the same diseuse at the Keystone Hos pital, where he was taken when overcome while on his way home. Mrs. Smellzer before marriage was Miss Mary Elizabeth Gish, a member of a prominent Elizabethtown fam ily. She taught school for two years and was very well known both in j her home town and in Harrisburg. i She Is survived by her husband and j ode child, 2 years old. The funeral arrangements have not been com pleted. MRS. ROSE A. pKKI'XER Mrs. Hose A. Heffner, aged 51 years, wife of Charles Heffner, died early this morning at her home, 1950 Swat ara street, from a complication of diseases. She is survived by her hus band, a son, Buckley J. Heffner; six brothers and a sister. Mrs. "Heffner was widely known in Harrisburg. j Funeral services will be held Friday morning at 9 o'clock at St Francis' | Catholic Church, the Rev. Father ; Murphy officiating. Burial will be j in the Mount Calvary cemetery. ; FREDERICK IV. JOHNSON Funeral services for Frederick W. ' Johnson, aged 28 years, who died on Sunday at his residence, 3211 North Sixth street, front pneumonia, will be held to-morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. Burial, will be in the Harrisburg cemetery. HARRY WHARTON Word has been received here of the deatli of Harry Wharton, a son of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Wharton, 554 Woodbine street, at Alliance, Ohio, He was aged 50 years and was a freight conductor for many years oil the Pennsylvania railroad. He ! was a member of the Masons, the | B. P. O. E. and the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. Funeral serv ices will lie held to-morrow at Al liance. . MRS. KITH C. YANDLINti ■ Following an attack of pneumonia, I Mrs. Ruth Crltchley Vandllng, aged I 27 years, died early yesterday ntorn- I ing at her home, 2745 Penn street, j I'enbrook, from pneumonia. She is survived by her husband, Walter G. Vandliyig, and a son, Francis Vand llng; her parents, two sisters and a brother. Mrs. Vandling lived in Steelton until a few years ago. She wan very well known there and had tr.any friends. JOHN J. HARRIS The death of John ,1. Harris, aged 46 years, occurred Sunday night at his home, 127 Columbia road, Enola. He is survived by his wife, Emma Harris; a son, William H. Harris; a daughter. Feme Harris; and two sis ters, Mrs. Benjamin Helem and Sirs, Joel Winters. He was an engineer on the Philadelphia division of the ' • IgMp gHH HHHH - l>< " f-'' ' * CvSJßf^ ■: - . . : N ', < .\f >•• MaiiiT IPI jj? -Jmt EX-GOVERNOR FRANK B. WILLIS, \vhj speaks to-niglvt at 7.45 in Chestnut Street Auditorium NO ADMISSION FEE. COME. r You Can Tell 1 hundreds of business men what you are best litted to do. . V Bear in mind that the problem of reconstruct i ing the working" forces of our business institu tions is having" the most careful consideration and that- now is the time for you to secure a better position. The quickest and best way for you to get in touch with those who are rebuilding their or ganizations is to put an advertisement in the "BETTER SITUATIONS WANTED" V •j column of the Harrisburg Telegraph Copyright, 1018 ' T~~ —'' ' ' - ' Pennsylvania railroad, a member the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fir men and Engineers and of the Pen sylvanla Railroad Veterans' Associ ion. He was widely known and hi many friends. Funeral services w be held at 1.30 o'clock Thursday af cinoon. The Rev. Mr. Allen, of Eno] officiating. Burial will be made the* East Harrisburg cemetery. Illf II Mil) L. BOTHWELL Richard Lee Bothwell, son of W liani Bothwell, 2109 Green strei died yesterday morning at New Co cord, Ohio, where he was attendii school. He was aged 21 years. F neral services will be held to-morrj afternoon at 3 o'clock at the home his uncle In Pittsburgh. IP' recent was discharged from the Navy a formerly took an active part in t Y. M. C. A. MICHAEL lII.YMIRE Michael Blymire, aged 45 yea died last evening at his homo, 19 Wood street, after a six weeks' .1 ness. Funeral services will held Friday afternoon at 1. o'clock, the Rev. Mr. Jones, of t Si.xth Street United Brethren Chuff officiating. Burial will be made the East Harrisburg cemetery. 5 Blymire is survived by his wi Marnnda Blymire, and the follow! ihildren: George Blymire, Helen HI ir.ire, Clarence Blymire, Walter B1 mire, Mabel Blymire, Oscar Blyml I and Mildred Blymire; two brothe ' George Blyinlje and Jacob Biymii i four sisters, Clara Blymire, Katlu | inc Blymire, Ora Blymire nnd Emi | Blymire, ami bis mother, Mrs. Ant j Blymire. He was a member of t I Brotherhood of Railway Carmen. ! JOHN P. FOLEY John I'. Foley, aged 47 years, di | Sunday afternoon of pneumonia I ltis home, 518 Maclny street. 1 I mother, Maria Foley; sister, Sus I Foley, and brothers, Mike Foley a ! James Foley, survive. Mr. Foley w I lerk at the Plaza Hotel. The R ; Father Daley will officiate at the I I neral services, to be held to-morr | morning at 9 o'clock. Burial will I made at Mount Calvary cemetery i DRY FEDERATION WILL NOT FIGHT TOBAC j "Statements made In opposition j cigarets tobacco were made the platform in our convention, I these statements merely iepvesen the individual views of those w made them," said Dr. John Ro Harris, superintendent of the St Dry Federation, in a statement mi public last night. The present s of the Federation is not to abolish bacco, but to enforce prohibition, said. / Our Facilities Are Open to You Unlisted New York Security Brok er will act as correspondent, broli I er for out-of-town dealers, on corr I mission or net basis. Corresponr enee invited. "LL" P. O. Box 37 City Hall Station, New York.
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