\ , TV 'yr : ";^m jGerman Officers of Rank Must Salute Plain Yankee Lieutenant, General Dickman ers fa HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH i ®bc Star-Micpcn&ent. * . • ,■ LX XXVIII NO. 55 18 PAGES Dal £ a erTt £."% c^Ta d t a^aSu d r lB " HARRISBURG, PA. THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 6,'1919. 6B c c^s E3 HOME EDITIOl( FOUR LOCAL RAILROAD MEN KILLED, TWO HURT IN DOUBLE FREIGHT WRECK; MURDERS WOMAN AND COMMITS SUICIDE FIRE ADDS TO HORROR OF ONE OF WO RSI SMASH-UPS IN YEARS ON PENNSYLINE Third Train Crashes Into Wreckage of Two Fast Freights That Had Been Derailed in Collision ENOLA SUFFERS HEAVY LOSS IN CRASH; BRIDGE IS DESTROYED BY BLAZING CARS One Harrisburg and three Enola men were killed and two Enola men were badly injured in one of the most serious wrecks in years on the Pennsylvania Railroad this morning on the Trenton cut-off at Heaton, between Morrisville and Whitemarsh Junction. Three freight trains were involved in this wreck, which occurred at 5.40 o'clock. 1 An eastbound freight train had stopped to take water at the Davisville bridge and a second eastbound train crashed into it. A third freight train, moving westward about that time at the bridge, crashed into the wreckage. The Dead and Injured The dead men are: William M. Gingrich, flagman, 427 Kelker street. Ilarrisburg. I S. B. Donache. engineer, Enola. Clyde Campbell, brakeman, Enola. A. T. Waltman, brakeman, Enola. The two seriously injured men are: William J. Enola. I). 11. Miller, flagnftm, Fire Adds to Horror Eighteen freight cars were derailed in this triple crash, and the wreckage was set afire by the two engines which hit the freight cars. Much valuable material contained in the cars was lost. The overhead Davisville bridge was completely destroyed bv the i flames. The four dead men were riding in the caboose of the first train, an extra freight moving eastward, when the crash came, and are believed to have been instantly killed. They had been in charge of the freight train, which was drawn by engine 3275,1 but after being on duty for the sixteen hours allowed by law.! they had been relieved by another crew and were ' deadheading''! to West Morrisville in the caboose ofO the second train. . Has Narrow Escape Flora was the conductor on the same crew and miraculously escaped j instant death when the crash came.! As it was he suffered fractures of both legs and of-one arm. and may I hove received internal injuries and suffered severe burns before mem bers of the several crews and other j railroaders who were soon on the j scene, could release him from the . , wreckage. I ' Miller is the flagman of the sec-] ond train, which was drawn by en- Sine number 15tifi. He suffered a fracture of one of the legs, presum ably from the sudden stop of his I train. Officials in the local offices of ( the Philadelphia division were un- , able to confirm the report that he j suffered from burns. Both Flora and r Miller wore taken to the Albington j Hospital. Philadelphia. , The third train, extra 1414 mov- 1 ing westward, was in charge of Engi- f neer D. L. Black and .Conductor J. t W. Hiekey. No members of this crew c were injured. Officials here have thus far receiv- t ed no details as to what may have 1 been the possible cause of the acci- 8 dent. A preliminary investigation is now being conducted to determine 11 the responsibility. !l Aid Hushed to Scene 11 Immediately on receipt of news of the accident, relief trains with doctors and nurses were sent out. 0 from Philadelphia and Morrisville to! render every possible assistance.' They were on the scene within al. comparatively short time after thelj receipt of the news and performed) valiant service in relieving the se [Continucd on Pago 17.] HILARY A. HERBERT DIES Bv Assoctc leu Press. Tampa. Fla., March 6.—Hilary A. r Herbert. Secretary of the Navy dur- 6 ing Grover Cleveland's second term, 8 died here to-day at the uge of 85 ; years. THE WEATHERI i . s For Ilnrrlsburg and vicinity: Fulr to-night, with lowest tempera- a ture nliout 25 degrees; Friday ] generally cloudy, probably fol lowed by rain or snow by Fri day night. For Fnstern Pennsylvania; Fair to-night) Friday cloudy, prob ably followed by rain or snow by Friday night) strong north and northeast wlnda. niver The mala river will fall slowly) the principal tributaries will rise slightly o# remain nenrly stationary, except the upper portions, which will begin to fall slowly this afternoon or to night, A stage of about 5.(1 feet Is Indicated for Harrlsburg Fridny morning. ROAD BOOSTERS j OF COUNTY SEE HIGHWAY CHIEF Seek to Improve Route Con necting Millersburg and Pottsville A delegation of road ' enthusiasts j from towns in Upper Dauphin county i to-day saw Highway Commissioner Sad- I ler relative to the improvement of route 199, connecting Millersburg and Pottsville. They were glad to learn that this route is part of the primary 1 highway system planned by Governor I Sproul, and were assured that construe- | tion will begin on the Millersburg ond of the route this year. The Commissioner urged the visitors I to see to it that all sewers, gas and wa- | ter mains are laid under their borough j streets at as early a date as possible, j because, he said, the Department will ! not construct a foot of road until pipes j and pipe connections have been put down. Boroughs to Aid Relative to construction through bor oughs. the Commissioners said boroughs [Continued on Page 17.] Five Transports Bringing Yankees Sail From Brest; Fennsylvanians on Board By Associated Press. j j t\ iiMbington. March 6. Five trans-' ports, bringing home 242 officers and! (5,61b men, sailed from Brest, Mar seilles and Bordeaux Monday for New' York. The ships are the Franceses,! Italia. Hollandia, Agamemnon and Awa Marti. Casual companies Included among the troops are: On the Franceses,' Pennsylvania and Connecticut: on thel Italia, Pennsylvania and Massachu setts: Agamemnon, Pennsylvania; Awa Slaru, Massachusetts. Boy of 5 Run Down by Truck That Does Not Stop Thomas Partolet, aged five years, i was seriously' injured last evening ■ when a motortruck ran Into him as I he was crossing the street at Thir teenth and Thompson streets on the way to his home. 115 South Thir teenth street. The identity of the truck driver was not learned. The child was brought to the Harris burg Hospital, where an investiga tion disclosed that he is suffering injuries to his hand, head and pos sible internal injuries. BABY SHOT BY BROTHER,AGED 6, NEAR DEATH Boy Can Give No Account of How lie Got the Revolver (leorge Stogovic, aged .1 years, is at the point of death in the ltarris burg Hospital as the result of a bul let wound inflicted by his 6-year-old brother this morning. ■ It is thought that the shot was | accidentally tired, us the brother, j Rudolph Stogovie, was unable to give |an account of the accident. The j child was too dazed to make intel- I ligent replies when questioned. The shooting happened at 8.15 I o'clock this morning. The boys, the | sons of John Stogovie, were playing j in the cellar of their home at 1304 South Cameron street. Their moth er was upstairs washing. She said ! she heard no quarreling or loud j talking. The first intimation of the shooting came with the sound of the shot, when she ran down to the cel lar and found the child with the bullet wound in his stomach. She could not account for the child's coming into possession of the re volver. The hospital ambulance was sum- I nioned. In the meantime, news of I the shooting spread around the I neighborhood and a workman from the J.ocliiel 'furnace called up the : police department. The police pa ! trol was sent to the scene, but the ! hospital ambulance arrived first. At the hospital this afternoon phy | sicians said that death was a mo mentary probability, and held no | hope for the child's recovery. Fighting in Berlin at at End by Negotiation P.V d 5: c riatt'l Press, Copenhagen. March 6.—Fighting j between the Spartacans and govern ment troops finally has ended bv no- i gotiation, according to a Berlin dis patch to the Politiken. 13oth the] I Spartacans and government forces' lost a large number of killed in lighting Wednesday before police headquarters in the Alexanderplatz. A Berlin dispatch also stated con- 1 slderable lighting had taken place j since darkness began last night in I the vicinity of police headquarters, i which is held by the government j forces. Colored Soldiers Expected to Reach City at 6.40 The returned colored soldiers who served in France with the Three Hundred and Sixthy-eighth Infantry and the Three Hundred and Fifty first Field Artillery, who were dis charged to-day at t'amp Meade, Md., will return home this evenirtg. arriving at 0.40 o'clock. They will be met at tlie station, after which the big parade and reception will take place as announced yesterday. Quite a few of the colored soldiers arrived singly to-day. They brought souvenirs of the war with them und were the heroes of their race. CIRCUS TO EXHIBIT HERE OX ICIiV I The circus is coming to town! An advance agent was in Harris burg to-day and made arrangements for an exhibition ltere on July * of Ihe combined Uingllng Brothers and Barnum and Bailey circuses. The affair will take place at Twenty tirst and Greenwood streets. With Our Special European Correspondents R=l /CfsM ) "TIJJ Mm i 'lllJfelfK ' • 1 W^FII ®*-UL 1 '•' : ; : BEFORE BEI^O. What the Hermans Would Have lis lielieve. f) cJ - I Wluit We Really Find SUPPORT OF COMMERCE BODY ~ GIVEN IMPROVEMENT PLANS Housing Problem Is to Get Attention of Organization PROGRAM IS CONSTRUCTIVE Directors of the Chamber of Com merce have given their approval to a great constructive program to ward the accomplishment of which the various bureaus und committees of the Chamber will work. Tlie Chamber intends to devote considerable effort toward the prob lems of reconstruction and readjust ment. especially the re-employment of soldiers, the reduction of costs while maintaining a standard wage; interesting employers in the mat ter of facilities for recreation; the compilation of a history of Har risburg's part in the war and pro vision for a soldier's memorial for the city, tlie choice to be left largely U> the decision of the people as ex pressed in a public meeting to be called for the purpose. Housing ami Toll Bridges Housing occupies the lirst place in the plank dealing with municipal im provements and a serious effort will he made to provide additional homes at reasonable rentals or sale prices for those desiring to buy. Another paragraph deals with the city hall and courthouse project. Freeing of the toll bridges across the river at [Continued on Page 14.] Ford Has Plans For Cheaper Automobile i/os Angeles, Cal.. March 6. Henry Ford has left for his home in Detroit after announcing that on his arrival there lie would perfect plaps for the manufacture, by a new corporation, of a cheaper auto mobile than any now extensively marketed. Mr. Ford said he had designed the ear while "testing" at Altadena, near here. Chamber of Commerce Has Big Program of Work For 1919-20 THIS program is the result of letters of inquiry sent to the members of the Harrisburg' Chamber of Commerce and con ferences with leading business, professional and wage-earning men of the community. It is an expression of the most urgent and obvious needs of our city at this time. In the natural course of events, other projects unforeseen will present themselves for immediate and decisive action of the Chamber. The working out of the many projects suggested herein will depend upon the in telligent leadership on the part of the officers and directors and enthusiastic co-operation on the part of the membership. The program presents a broad and comprehensive field for organized community endeavor. , PLANK ONE—RECONSTRUCTION AND READ JUSTMENT (A) EMPLOYMENT FOR SOLDIERS, SAILORS AND DISCHARGED WAR WORKERS. Co-operate with other organizations in Harrisburg in extending to the returned service men a hearty welcome, opening oppor tunities to enable them to again take their proper places in the civil lifo of the community. 1. AH a community agency, urge upon the Government that definite plans be made for the employment and welfare of soldiers and others. 2. Take such measures as are necessary to show the returned service men what sacrifices were made by the army at homo to provide the fighter with ammunition and proper food and entertainment. (ID THE ECONOMIC AND HITMAN PROBLEMS. Make an effort to bring about greater industrial efficiency, thereby reducing costs while maintaining a high standard of wage, which in turn will mean increased production throuifh lower selling price and in consequence employment foi a greater number of people. 1. Erge employers of industrial workers and others tp maintain for their employes a fair scale of wages, reasonable working hours and facili ties for recreation, both mental and physical. 2. Assist on the natiohui effort to develop and extend our trade. (C) HISTORY NF HARRISBURG'S PART IN THE WORLD WAR. Prepare an authentic account of Harrisburg's part in the world war, both at home and through its men in the service. (D) SOLDIERS' MEMORIAL. Promote the construction of a suitable memorial to the soldiers and sailors from Harrisburg who served the nation during the world war. PLANK TWO—MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENTS Plan to make Harrisburg a better place in which to live and do business by developing a greater community interest in the solution of problems af fecting the public welfare. (A) HOUSING. Develop a plan for the solution of Harrisburg's most serious and most, difficult problem. (B) NEW OFFICE BUILDINGS. Encourage the building of new, up- Continued on I'agc ll.] FIRES FOUR SHOTS AT WOMAN IN FIT I OF JEALOUS Turns Gun on Himself and Sends Bullei Crashing Into His Brain After a Quarrel With Sweetheart Enraged because she would not secure a divorce and marry Roy A. Forner. of Huntingdon, shot and instantly killed Mrs, Corine Marshall at the home of a friend, 313 Cherry street, at <j o'clock this morning. Forner then turned the gun on himself and sent a bullet crash'* ing into his brain. Both were dead when the police battered down the door. Mrs. Marshall is said to have been very pretty and at tractive. l-'our Shots Fired Four shots were tired. Three were turned upop the woman by the in sanely jealous Forner, and the fourth he sent into the side of his head, piercing the brain. They were clasp ed in each other's arms when the policemen battered in the door and entered the blood-splashed room. Cora Cline was in the front room, adjoining the death chamber, when the screams which preceded the shooting aroused her. Only a few minutes before the shots broke the morning stillness, the Marshall woman had conversed with Mrs. ("line, sitting on the side of her bed. She intimated nothing of the impending tragedy. The door was locked on the in side, apparently by Forner before jf i RADE COMMISSION W \PWS ad -/: ?s j T n—fht Federal?- •" • *. o-day S | A ordered 159 officers a ad members of thte wholesale sad- .41 I es idlery association and two retail 1 u -to L ■ T s top t practice*, which the S I <P tilted conspiracy in restraint of trade. dp I X SPARTACANS REPULS X Berlin—The volunteer marin or. ,jfj 4* of the republican militia which h A 9 J? vernment have gone over T I 4* tempt bv the Spartacbns to stor 4 I ternoon was repul A 1 T TO MEET GERMAN TRUCE T I JA' i"r- iriter-.illicd A t l td arrange new armistice terms be f ■ T the Poles cft to-day to meet the Gc I IX from Berlin to arrange conditio? X IT MRS. MARY SAYLO: r jej, Ilarrisburg—Mrs. Mary S • 'dxth 35-iij I A street, died this morning. J REDS HOPED FOR ALLIED \ A i N J j X Washington—Raymond Robins, former ' the A I lAinen an Red Cross mis-ion • • • '.•! t the Senate committee investifc -• ida SB A. ilshe- i-t ( I Tory, .• denounce the B Asumc th- w."i igainst German'- s.iu mfwß XG n would 1 2] I Tsairi he w.b convinced no help could m- JRjSjfl 4 red the All Russian Soviet to rat : ith I J Germany. i|j| \ RAILWAYS ( ' T karri sburg —The board of director! 'A I Ahuig Railways Company met laf ' -r- i or- '3a, for the ensuing year by re 'noting llow- .jra| Aing officers: President, .Frank P. rr; u of- A I A t he board, Edwird Bailey; secretary 1 • iohn jTj rc u : assistant secretary and tr . urcr, able jlij "•'Spickler. " A fl | MARRIAGE LICENSES | J 1 ho turned the contents of his .3 8 cali* her revolver upon his sweetheart. Mrs. Clino tried to batter in the door while the fusillade of shots and the woman's screunf* told of tha terrible scene being enacted within* Woman Separated From Husband The dead woman had been mar* ried about two years. She was sepa rated form her husband, who is In the military service in St. Louis. It is said that the amount she re ceived from him toward her support, kept her from securing a divorce. Jt is said by Mrs. Cline that For* nor gave the Marshall woman moneti with which to secure a divorce and) marry him. She said that Mrs. Mar shall, after taking the money, de* ! ' [Continued on l'agc I",]
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