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Herriflburg Pa * Great Britain, Germany and France May Ask Subjects to Leave Mexico HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH LXXXIII — No. 49 BRUMBAUGH MUCH TO THE FRONT FOR TICKETS LEADER Philadelphia Educator the Man Most Talked About For Re publican Nomination PAPERS TAKEN OUT FOR HIM Lewis Nomination Fails to Arouse Enthusiasm—Fuss Started Over Smith - Nominating petitions for l)r. Martin Grove Brumbaugli. superintendent of the schools of Philadelphia, for the Hepubtlcan nomination for Governor have been put into circulation by some of his friends in Montgomery, Chester and other eastern counties and it be gins to look as though the noted edu cator would be generally supported for the gubernatorial nomination. A statement from him is expected at Philadelphia, as he has been urged by prominent Republicans all over the State to stand for Governor. In this city the mention of Dr. Brumbaugh's name evokes much fa vorable comment. Governor John K. Tener being among the men who favor the Phlladelphian for the nomination. The Governor said last night, when asked whom he would like to see nominated for the office which he holds: "I bjii for Dr. Brumbaugh. J con sider him a splendid man." The Governor knows Dr. Brum baugh well und has several times spoken of the excellent work he has done in the cause of education. He named him as a member of the State Board of Education when that body was created. Will Be Supported Here If Dr. Brumbaugh announces his candidacy he will be strongly sup ported by independents as well as Re publicans in this community. Many people here know the educator weli, ;"s he comes from Huntingdon county | and lias been in Harrrisburg at numer- | ous meetings. The movement in his behalf has been watched with interest and men who were for Edwin S. Stuart | have decided, since the ex-Governor i •will not be a candidate, that Dr. Brum baugh fills the bill. It is probable that petitions in Dr. I Brumbaugh's behalf will be put into i circulation here within a short time and the committees in various coun ties which have been active In hiss behalf will get busy la this direction The designation of "William Draper Lewis for the Washington partv nomi nation for Governor last night failed to interest people who had voted for Rooßevelt in 1912. and while thev ap preciated the intellectual strength or the professor they were inclined to think Brumbaugh a more experienced man. Fuss Over Smith The conference which made up the Bull Moosers' slate last night had barely adjourned before trouble start ed, the main point of objection being Percy F. Smith, of Pittsburgh, who was listed for Lieutenant-Governor Smith was put on the tic ket as a sop to Flinn, who wanted English, and found that he could not put him across and arouse any enthusiasm. The sug gestion for Smith came from Wallace Powell, Burns. Moore and other Pitts burghers close to Flinn who favored the Allegheny jury commissioner largely on personal grounds. E. A. Hempstead, the Crawford county end of the Bull Moose ma chine, informed Congressman A. R ' Rupley last that he would op pose Smith and proceeded to start a fire that was burning to-day. The nomination of Dr." Swift for Congress : at-large caused friends of Vance C. McCormick to look down their noses today. The Anti-Saloon league recently came out for McCor mick because of his local option stand and it was much exploited. Dr. Swift is probably the ablest of the field staff of the Anti-Saloon League and a cam paigner of strength. He is known all over the State and his presence on the Bull Moose ticket will cause comment in view of what has gone before. The flght for the Democratic nomi nation for Governor is something that lias not been equaled since the Patti son-Harrity flght in 1890 and is far jnore bitter' because of the exchange of personalities. /r Late News Bulletins TWO AMERICANS CAPTURED Vienna, Feb. 26.—Continuation or the capture in Albania of two American citizens believed to be of Albanian extraction, has been re celTed by the Aus tro-Hungarian Foreign Office. The dispatch does not give any definite information as to where tliey were taken prisoners, but the affair is attributed to intrigues between the various factions In Albania. BLACK HANDER MURDERED Beaver Falls, Pa., Feb. 26.—After firing three ballets Into the body of an unidentified man, killing him instantly. Dominick Prlncepatti, a railroad trackman, who was to have l)eon married to-day, surrendered to officers at New Galilee and was brought to jail here. Recently Prlnce patti received tlireatening letters demanding money and to-day he claims he shot the man who made the demand. PERCIVAL TRIP POSTPONED Washington, Feb. 26.—At a conference to-day between Secretary Bryan and Ambassador Spring-Rice it was decided that British Con sul Perceval will not proceed inU Mexico for the examination of Wil liam S. Benton's body until "better arrangement* can be made."' VANDERBILT RACERS START Santa Monica, Cal., Feb. 26.—With a course record of 78.72 miles an hour to beat, sixteen Cars piloted by some of the best known motor drivers in the country, started at 10 o'clock to-day in the llrst Vandcr btlt cup race run on the Pacific codst. The best time heretofore made in a Vanderbilt event was 74.07 miles an hour. DISPOSAL OF STOCK APPROVED Washington. Feb. 26.—Plans b> which the American Telephone and Telegraph Company will dispose of Its $29,000,000 of Western Union Telegraph stock through Kuhn. Loel) & Company, o! New York, acting as underwriters, have lieen approved by the De|»artmeiit of Jus tice, and according to Information here, the stock will be transferred within a short time. New York, Feb. 26.—The market closed steady. Speculation flat tened out toward the end. Pressure against Northern Pacific depressed it over u point; but otherwise the movement was trivial. V>all Street Closing.—Amal. Copjjor 7:5 1 i; American Sugar. 100' Atchison, #6%* Italtimore & Ohio. 01V,: Bt odklyn R. T.. t)2" k • Ca nadian Pacific, 212 %; Chesapeake & Ohio, 611: C.. >l. & St. I\, 101 % ■ Lehigh Valley. t49%; New York Central, : Northern Pacific. Reading, l«l*i: P. R. K„ 111%: Southern Pacific. 95%; Union Pacific' ' 100%; U. S. Steel, 64%. "" * \ BIG SECTION OF STEELTON TO BE WIPED OFF MAP BY PENNSYL " RIVER IS EXPECTED 10 REMAIN CLOSED FOR SEVERAL WEEKS Temperature Fell to Zero Last Night, Freezing Stream Tight as a Drum With the temperature at zero last night and the mercury well within the ten-degree zone this morning, the river remains closed from shore to shore opposite the city. It looks as if it will remain closed for several weeks' under the present weather con ditions. When the river once closes, records for the past forty-four years show, it takes several days of high tempera ture to break the ice. From these records, a winter in which the river does not freeze is rather mild. Only thirteen winters have passed since IS7O in which the river has not been closed. One of these times was last winter. Way b«*k in the days when they say they went sleighing across the ice in winter time, the river had a habit of staying closed for months. One time, in 1878. the river was closed for seventy-two days, from December 26 to March 8. And periods of two months are not unusual In the records of thirty years ago. In 1886 the river closed as late as March 3, but was open again in two days. Domain Gets Feet Wet While measuring the thickness of the ice on .the river this morning, E. R. Demain, the local forecaster, broke through. He was near the shore where the water was only about six inches deep. He is none the worse for the experience. The river stage was 5.7 feet this [Continued on Page B.] HARRISBURG, PA., THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 26, 1914. Photographs taken by a Telegraph photographer show various sections of the lower "West Side" of Steelton that will lie razed by the Penn sylvania Steel Company to make way for extensive improvements at the plant in the near future. Fifty-one properties below Trewlck street wift be torn down, the residents of the properties having been given notice to vacate the premises within thirty days. . 25.000 PEOPLE HAVE USED PRIVILEGE OF STOPPING OVER HERE A. E. Buchanan, Who Just Com pleted First Year in City, Gives Statistics Nearly 25.000 people have visited Harrisburg in less than a year as a result of the stop-over privilege grant ed by the Pennsylvania Railroad Com pany, secured through the efforts of A. E. Buchanan, division passenger agent for the company at the sugges tion of the Telegraph last June. To-day marked the first anniversary of Mr. Buchanan's coming to Harris burg, and a summing up of the year's business shows that during the last month Harrisburg has gained much prominence and is on the railroad map as one of the most important railroad centers in the United States. At the local ticket office of the Pennsylvania railroad, figures show that to date 3,000 travelers from the Pacific coast and other far western [Continued oil Page B.] Discuss Probable Make-up of Proposed Planning Commission In connection with the prevalent opinion in municipal circles that the members of the old park board will neither be asked nor willing to serve now as members of the proposed City Planning Commission, discussion was general to-day as to the probable make-up of the commission. Several names of men, well known In the civic and business life of the city, have been mentioned. Official confirmation 011 the probable personnel is lacking, however. Chief among the names spoken of i are Samuel W. Fleming, assistant | postmaster; Henderson Gilbert, W. S. Snyder, George B. Triv president of the Chamber of Commerce; William B. McCaleb, superintendent of the Philadelphia division, Pennsylvania Railroad; Farley Gannett, State Water Supply Commissioner; A. Carson Stamm, Theodore G. Calder, William Jennings, Robert C. Neal, F. Herbert Snow, chief sanitary engineer for the State Health Department; Karl Stew ard and Ross A. Hickok. William R. Denehey, chief clerk to Mr. McCaleb, has been spoken of as a candidate for engineer of the commission. Petitions asking for his appointment are to be placed in circulation It was said about the court house to-day. "BUND STAGGERS" FOUGHT BY DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE By Associated Press Washington, D. C., Feb. 26.—Be cause of the widespread prevalence of "blind staggers," a disease which Is causing the death of thousands of horses, the Department of Agriculture to-day issued a statement outlining methods for combating the malady. Urgent appeals for- assistance have been received by the department from no less than sixteen States showing the universality of the disease. A total change of feed and forage is urged. HARMONY MEETING IN OHIO By Associated Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 26.—Delega tions from all sections of Ohio ar rived to-day to attend the Republi can State "harmony" meeting which will be held this afternoon with a view of solidifying the Republican and Pro gressive ranks In th« corning cam paign. Many delegations were accom panied by brass bands. MAX BLOWN THIRTY FEET AND LANDS IN SNOWDRIFT Pittsburgh, Pa., Feb. 26. Blown out of the second story of his house into a snow drift thirty Teet away, Wolfgang Clilmmel was latally injured -early to-day. Mrs. Chimmei and a young son were also asleep when the house was torn to pieces by the nat ural gas explosion, but escaped with slight bruises. 4 Demolishing 51 Steelton Properties Will Wipe Out Entire Third Ward Precinct With the exception of possibly fifty voters, the razing of fifty-one proper ties owned by the Pennsylvania Steel Company in the Lower West Side of Steelton will wipe out the entire third precinct of the Third ward. This will probably cause the con solidation of the remaining portion of this prf»cinct with some other pre cinct or with another ward. With just what ward or precinct is a problem that will have to be solved by the bor ough authorities within a Rhort time. The Third ward is now the largest ward in the borough. The nearest precinct to the one to be destroyed is the second. In this precinct there are now nearly 600 registered voters. In speaking of the situation created by the Steel Company's' order, this morning, a prominent politician ex pressed the belief that the remaining U. S. SENATOR BORAH ASSAILS BEVERIDGE AND GJ. PERKINS Monopoly, He Declares, Is Ten Thousand Times Worse Than Black Slavery By Associated Press Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 26.—Qpen war on monopoly was advocated by United States Senator Borah, of Idaho, in an address here to-day before the Re publicans of Ohio, at a "get together" luncheon. The time, he said, had come for "remedies not palliatives" in dealing with industrial monopolies, and ho urged a vigorous policy on the part of the Republican party in this regard. At the same time he as sailed the attitude on this issue of such leaders of the Progressive party as former Senator Beveridge, of In diana, and George W. Perkins, of New- York, who he said, maintained that [Continued on Page 10] Putnam Griswold Dies Following Operation By Associated Press New York, Feb. 26. —Putnam Gris wold, American basso and. member of the Metropolitan Opera Company, died tp-day in a private sanatorium here. He was operated on 'for appendicitis on February 10. Complications de veloped. Mr. Griswold was born In Minne apolis in 1876. He made his first ap pearance as an operatic star in Lon don in 1901. He was a great favorite in Berlin and was twice decorated by the Kaiser, before whom he had sung at the palace. His death came at a time when he was considered at the height of his operatic career. Hij made his last appearance in New York on February 8. He leaves a widow. Survivors of Danish Steamship Are Landed By Associated Frees Coruna, Spain, Feb. 26.—The Ger man steamship Wlldenfels to-day landed fourteen survivors of the Dan ish steamship Ekliptlka, which foun dered in the Bay of Biscay during a storm on February 23. The rescue of the shipwrecked sailors occurred amid enormous seas. Boats were lowered from the Wilden fels, but were unable to get alongside the Ekllptlka. Everybody on the Ekliptlka jumped into the water and fifteen were picked | up, but the'captain of the Danish ves- | sel wan fatally injured and died after' lie had been dragged Into the lifeboat. Seven of the crew were drowned. portion of the Third precinct would be sonsolidated with the Fifth »ward, which touches the precinct to be wiped out and Is the only ward In the bor ough having only one precinct. The large number of voters now In the Second precinct of the Third ward precludes the joining with that ward, In the opinion of this man. Wipe Out Old District The district to be wiped out by the Steel Company to make room for im provements is one of the oldest parts of the borough. It was formerly the village of Ewlngton, so named in hon or of the man who laid out the dis trict while it was yet farm land. Ewlngton was annexed to the bor ough of Steelton on March 25, 1882, on the pttition of a number of "free continued on Page B.] lIEGRIiIRii" NIBLO TRAVEL TALKS HERE FORONE WEEK Come to Chestnut Street Auditor ium; Coupon and Dime Buy Ticket An announcement that is bound to create interest and attract wide atten tion is the engagement of the Niblo Travel Talks that come to the Chest nut Street Auditorium next week un der the auspices of the Telegraph. This series, wide In Its scope and having a complete repertoire of nine separate and distinct offerings, repre sents an original outlay of $52,000 in the cost of the expense, travel and ma terial in obtaining the same. There are hundreds of wonderful colored views, many feature motion pictures and several panoramic scenes that afford an opportunity to the stay at-home tourist to see the world, Its beauties, its wonders and Its mysteries [Continued on Page 10] Prisoners Fight Fire in West Chester Prison By Associated Press I West Chester, Pa., Feb. 26.—A dozen : prisoners in the Chester county prison | here extinguished a fire to-day which threatened serious damage to the building. During the half hour's bat tle with the flames not a prisoner was aware of the fire except those sum moned to flglit it. _»The fire originated in a cell used as i a storage place for waste from the | carpet factory. The warden and . guards fought the flames for a time 1 with chemicals, but made no head | way. Then a dozen "trusties" were ; called from their cells and formed a bucket brigade. Former President Taft to Be Heard on Reform By Associated Press Washington, Feb. 26.—Ex-Presider.t Taft, as president of the American Bar Association, will be heard to-mor row by the House Committee on Judi ciary In reference to the proposed re form and slmpllcatlon of procedure in the United States Federal Courts. Mr. Taft will be accompanied by a number of well-known lawyers Interested in the reform of federal court procedure, Including Judge Alton B. Parker, Sen ator Root, Eouls Brandeis, Dean Ros coe Pound, of Harvard: Frank H. Kel logg, Judge Henry Wade Rogers, late dean of Yale University, and Thomas W. Shelton, chairman of the Uniform Judicial Procedure Committee of the American Bar Association. i J. HAMPTON MOORE ASKS FOR NAVIGABLE j SUSQUEHANNA RIVER Quotes Portion of Farley Gannett'* Speech Before Engineers' Society By Associated Press Washington, D. C., Feb. 26.—An ap peal for Federal Improvement of the Susquehanna river was made Jn the House to-day by Representative J. Hampton Moore, of Pennsylvania, who spoke In support of measures he has Introduced which would revoke the War Department's ruling that the river is a navigable stream only below the Maryland line. "In New York State, bordering the branches of the Susquehanna," said Mr. Moore, "are such cities as Elmlra, Binghamton and Osweg%! and in Pennsylvania, important centers of population like Athens, Sayre, To wanda, Tunkhannock, Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, Bloomsburg, Danville, Willlamsport, Lock Haven, Empo rium, Columbia, Wrlghtsville, Harris burg, Sunbury, Lewisburg, Lancaster, Marietta and York; and on the beau tiful Juniata, a branch of the Susque hanna, which entered into the plans for Western transportation anterior to [Continued on Page B.] NEW YORK LOSES BEFOKE KING By Associated Press London, Feb. 26.—Three hearty American cheers and a tiger were given by the baseball teams to King George on his arrival to-day on the Chelsea football ground to witness the game between the New York and Chi cago teams. The result of the game was: Chicago, 6-10-1; New York, 4-8-0. BODY OF LEOPOLD II REMOVED By Associated Press Rome, Feb. 26.—The tomb of Leo pold 11, the last Grand Duke of Tus cany, who was burled in the Church of the Holy Apostles here In Febru ary, 1870, was opened to-day. The body is to be transported to Vienna and placed in the Imperial vault. COMMANDER'S I,EG BROKEN By Associated Press Philadelphia, Feb. 26.—Lieutenant, Commander Walter S. Hunt, aid to Commandant Benson, of the Philadel phia Navy Yard, was taken to the i Naval Hospital to-day -With a leg | broken In three places. He was bob sledding at Buck Hill Falls, Monroe county, Pa., several days ago when the accident occurred. MAN FOUND FROZEN TO DEATH By Associated Press Poughkeepsle, N. Y„ Feb. 26. Frank Casey, a chauffeur, who wa gered that he could walk three miles in an hour through the deep snow, from his home to Vincent Astor's villa at Rhlnebeck, was found frozen to death last night in a snow drift. He had gone only half the distance when he was overcome by the Intense cold. FIRE IN PENITENTIARY By Associated Press Montreal, Feb. 26. —Fire broke out early to-day in the St. Vincent de Paul Penitentiary Just outside the city. The blaze started at the entrance to the institution, but from what oause was not known. SIX KILLED BY EXPLOSION By Associated Press Berlin, Feb. 26.—At least six men were killed a.nd four others fatally In jured to-day In an explosion which destroyed an extensive aniline dye fac tory in Rummelsburg, a suburb. SOLDIERS IN FATAL DUEL By Associated Press ■ Metz, Germany, Feb. 26.—Lieut. Haage, of the Ninth Infantry Regi ment, stationed here, waf. killed to-day in a duel with Lieutenant Von La Va i letto Saint George, a comrade of the latmi! regiment. 12 PAGES PRESIDENT DIES HE WANTED MARINES IN MEXICAN CAPITAL Huerta Says He Was Asked to Allow 2,000 Americans in Mexico Gty O'SHAUGHNESSY IS SILENT Foreign Countries May Urge Their Subjects to Flee From Mexico By Associated Prest Mexico City, Feb. 26.— Provisional President Huerta to-day refused par mission to the United States govern ment to send 2,000 American marines as a guard for the legation here. This information came direct from General- Huerta himself. General Huerta says he was asked by Washington to agree to the dis patch in addition to the Americans of 1.000 more men made up of Germans English and French. To all of this he returned a negative reply, on the ground that there was no need for such precautions. Nelson o'Bhaughnessj\ American charge de' Affairs, refuses either t« confirm or deny the information. President Says U. S. Never Asked Permission to Send 2,000 Marines By Associated Prtts Washington, Feb. 26.— Word came direct from President Wilson himself to-day that the United States had never requested permission to send marines to Mexico City and had not discussed nor taken up the subject in any way with Mexican officials. For several days there has been considerable discussion in official cir cles about the sending of a legation guard to Mexico City similar to those sent by Great Britain and Germany and while it is admitted that the Washington administration had been considering the advisability of such stop. It was positively stated that no decision in the matter had been reach ed. It also has been reported hero for some time that the Huerta govern f Continued on Pujro 10] DEAN* ACCEPTS PRESIDENCY By Associated Press New Haven, Conn., Feb. 26. fessor A. L. Dean, of the Sheffield Sci entific School, Yale, lias accepted the presidency of the College of Hawaii, at Honolulu, it is announced here to day. CAR HITS ICE WAGON • A New Cumberland car due in Mar ket Square at 6.18 o'clock this morn ing struck an Ice wagon belonging to the United Ice and Coal Company at Market street, breaking a rear wheel and turning the wagon, filled with Ice, on its side. No one was injured. For Harrlsburg and vicinityi Paly to-night and Frldayi not cold to-night, lowest temperature about 10 degrees. For Eaitern Pennsylvania! Fair to-night and Friday, not M cold to-night In north and west por tions) light, variable irladi. River No important changea will •ccur la river conditions. General Conditions The disturbance that «vas neutral over the East Gulf region, Wed nesday morning, has moved northeastward off the comet of the Carolines pin connection with the cold air from the strong high pressure area to the northward It has caused aleet, anow and cold rain In the East Gulf and South Atlantic Statea which had, how ever, ceased at the time «f ob servation this morn In g, except la the Interior of North Carolina, where snow was still falling. Temperaturei 8 a. m„ 4 degrees above seroi 3 p. m., 30 degree* above sero. Sunt Rises, ffi39 a. m.| seta, sii7 p. m. Moon: lf«w moon, first foaitcr, March S, 13>03 a. ra. River Stage i R. 7 feet ab«ve lew water mark. Yesterday's Weather Highest temperature, 33. liOwest temperature, 4. Mean temperature, 14. Normal temperature, 83. Character Reading Reading character from hand writing 1B an old endeavor. But the reading of business character from a study of adver tising is far more Interesting and . profitable. Just glance over in this news paper the advertisements of the merchants whose places you know. Does not the merchant write ) his store character Into hia ad vertising? Is it not possible to form a pretty good idea of the j store from the manner In which it makes its announcements in the newspapers? Merchants are coming to rea lize more and more that when they write an- advertisement they are painting a business portrait of themselves lndlcatlng/thelr business character. They are more careful In their stat€>ment». 'more modest in their language, and pay more atten tion to typography and illustra tion. Advertising will be prepared ttilß year even more carefullv than ever before and there will be ntfbre of it. And by the same token it is going to be more Interesting and profitable to the readers. * POSTSCRIPT.