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Herrisburg Pa 6riaands Sack Cttifiese Citv, Slaying Missionary and Wounding Foreigners HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH LXXXIII — No. 59 MURPHY IS DROPPED FROM CLUB BECAUSE HE DID NOT PAY DUES Tammany Hall Leader and Several, of His Followers Ousted Last Night PARTY INTERESTS AT STAKE Twenty New Members Were Elect ed to National Democratic Club ' By Associated Press New York, March 11.—The ousting of Charles F. Murphy, leader of Tam many Hall, and severa» of his follow ers, from membership In the National Democratic Club, created a stir in po litical circles to-day. The ostensible reason given during the heated debate of the matter at the club last night was that Murphy was behind in his dues. Judge Edward F. O'Dwyer, presi dent of the club, who has been leading the fight against Murphy, Introduced a resolution calling for the elimination o f the Tammany leader and the others, but this reason was not formally adopted as the point was raised and uphold by the presiding otfieer that under the rules the men were automa tically dropped as they had not paid dues for two months. Thomas F. Smith, secretary of Tam many Hall, appealed against the rul ing and tendered a chock for the money due. When the check was re fused he asked for a vote. Seventeen members of the board of governors were present and they decided against the appeal 10 to 7. In the course of the debate, Smith said the men named would not submit | to such humiliation. May Be Restored "The names were picked out for an obvious purpose," he said, "and we will have them restored to the roll 3." Judge O'Dwyer replied that he could give a very good reason for the club's action. "They were dropped,'' he said, "for the best interests of the club and the Democratic party." Besides Murphy, James E. Gaffney, Thomas F. Foley, Thomas H. Darling ton and George W. Plunkitt were drop ped. Twenty new members were elect ed to the club, including Governor Glynn, Dudley Field Malone, collector of the port of New York, and Thomas) Tumulty, brother of the secretary to President Wilson. FORMER FOOTBALL STAR GETS URUGUAY MISSION Special to The Telegraph "Washington, D. C., March 11. —John L. De Saulles, of South Bethlehem, Pa., was nominated by President Wilson for Minister to Uruguay. Mr. De Saulles Is practicing law in New York, although credited to Pennsylvania in the nomination. He is a noted Yale football player, having been famous as one of the great quarterbacks of gridiron history. South Bethlehem is in the congressional district of Repre sentative A. Mitchell Palmer, but it was said to-day that Mr. Palmer was not responsible for the selection of Mr. De Saulles. The appointment Is cred ited to President Wilson personally. SENDS RICH MAN TO ROCK PILE Special to The Telegraph Portland, Ore., March 11. Five days at hard labor on the city rock pile was the sentence for speeding given to W. C. Barker, a rich club member, by Judge J. H. Stevenson in the Municipal Court here yesterday. Expecting to be let off with a fine, Barker pleaded guilty to speeding with his automobile fifty miles an hour within the city limits. POSSE KILLS MANIAC Special to The Telegraph Bellefontaine, Ohio, March 11. Samuel Godwin, aged 60 years, an in sane man, was shot and killed by a posse late yesterday after he had shot and probably fatally wounded Sheriff Robert Cook, of Logan county, and barricaded himself In his shanty in I he woods near this city. ff Late News Bulletins SIEGELS ARE INDICTED New York, March ll.—Henr.v Slegel, head of department store en terprises in New York, Boston and Chicago, and Frank E. Vogel, liis partner, were indicted by the grand jury to-day for grand larceny and violations of the hanking laws in connection with the management of the Henry Siogel and Com}NUty private bank. J. P. MORGAN RESIGNS New York, March 11.— J. P. Morgan resigned from the board of j i directors of the Western Union Telegraph Company to-day. Edwin G. Merrill, president of the Union Trust Company of New York, was elected to the board to fill a vacancy created by the resignation of William H. Moore. RECORDS REPORTED SAFE Washington, March 11.—Minister Ewing at Tegucigalpa, Honduras, cabled the State Department to-day that although the American consu late was destroyed In the great fire at Ceiba, most of the records were saved. Mr. Ewing says the lire loss Is estimated at $1,000,000 gold. BRYAN GOES TO ANNAPOLIS Washington, March 11.—Secretary Bryan went to Annapolis to-day to address the Maryland Legislature on the initiative and referendum. COMMITTEE'S REPORT FAVORABLE Washington, March 11.—The Senate Foreign Relations Committee to-day, ordering favorable report on extending the general arbitration treaty with Paraguay, adopted a policy not to permit treaties of that na ture to expire before giving consideration to their renewal. New \ork, March 11. The market closed irregular Popular sliares sagged to the lowest before the session ended. Steel Issues were affected by tin; unfavorable resume of conditions in trudc journals. New York Closing—Amal. Copper. 7;! r '„: American Sugar, »8: Bal timore and Ohio, 88 : Brooklyn Rapid Transit, »2%; Canadian Pa cific, 20%; Chicago, Mil.-St. Paul. »B'%: Chesa|>eake-Ohio, 51%: i,e lilgli Valley. U4%; New York Central, B»}<j; Northern Pacific, 111*;; Reading, 103; P. R. It., 110%: Southern Pacific, OS"'!; U. S. Steel, 61%. WEST ENOERS GIVE ENDORSEMENT TO BIG CANDIDATES Senator Penrose Receives Strong; Support by the Up-town Republican Club KUNKEL FOR HIGHEST BENCH! Brumbaugh, Houck and Kreiderj Endorsed in Ringing Resolutions ' Last Night i The West End Republican Club last night gave the Republican campaign a mighty boost at one of the largest meetings held by the organization in years and not only were arrangements made for a couple of notable gather ings, but ringing endorsements were given to Senator Boies Penrose for renomination and re-election to the United States Senate and a splendid tribute paid to President Judge George Kunkel as the best fitted man for the Supreme Court nomination. The endorsements were given after an address by William 51. Hargest, Deputy Attorney General, on the coming campaign in which he put for ward the candidacy of Judge Kunkel. Resolutions were then presented by Karl Steward and C. G. Sellers en dorsing the Senator and the Judge and carried with cheers. Endorse ments were also given to Dr. Martin G. Brumbaugh for the nomination for; Governor; to Secretary Henry Houck, a rime favorite in this city, for re nomination for Secretary of Internal Affairs, and to Congressman Aaron S. Kreider for another term. The Con gressman's work for the district was lauded in the resolutions and Dr. Brumbaugh's splendid qualifications were referred to by several speakers. The club arranged for its sixth an nual banquet on Tuesday, March 31,1 at which many prominent men will be speakers and named a committee to work for the success of the proposed Republican meeting here on April 17. Philadelphia Charity Worker to Address the Annual Session Here Plans for the annual meeting of the Associated Charities to be held Thurs day, March 26, in the Board of Trade Building are nearlng completion and within a week or ten days the pro gram will be finished. The principal speaker will be Riley M. Little, secre tary of the Charities' Organization of Philadelphia and one of the \nost widely known charity workers in the State. The announcement of the speaker and the date was made yes terdav at the monthly meeting of the Associated Charities' board of gov ernors. During February the Charities handled 264 cases, including 186 old and 78 new ones. There were 273 office interviews and 219 visits to homes. All told 138 orders for relief were provided for, while employment was given 11 and medical aid was provided for 19. Marie Dressier Accused Under White Slave Act Special to The Telegraph San Francisco, Cal., March 11.—An investigation under the Mann white slave act, in which Marie Dressier and her manager, J. H. Dalton, are In volved, was instituted to-day by United States District Attorney Preston at the behest of the Gaiety Theater man agement. A formal complaint was made to the Department of Justice. "There is absolutely nothing to this case but blackmail and spite work," said Miss Dressier. "The Gaiety "hea ter manager is just doing this to be little and besmirch my reputation and also that of Mr. Dalton." Miss Marie Dressier was born in Camden in 1869. She is, therefore, 45 years old. HARRISBURG, PA., WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 11, 1914. RIVERTON COMPANY FAILS TO DIG UP CAMP HILL STREETS Chief of Police Fox on Lookout For Violations of Borough Ordinances PRESIDENT RUSS IS SORRY Superintendent Saunders to Pro ceed Notwithstanding Per mits Are Refused 1 Special to The Telegraph Camp Hill, Pa.. March 11. The Rlverton Consolidated Water Com pany failed to make further attempts t to open the streets of this borough to- j day for the purpose of shutting off ( the water supply of residents of the! town who have failed to pay the com pany the increased rates. Superinten- , dent Charles Saunders stated this morning that because of the condition of the ground nothing would be at tempted to-day. Residents of the bor ough, however, are Inclined to believe that the company does not want to face the suits of trespass and charges of violating borough ordinances which would result if the streets are opened without permission. Chief of Police Charles E. Fox had a watchful eye In all parts of the bor ough to-day and said he was ready to arrest the first water company em ploye who would sink a pick Into the j streets for the purpose of digging a ■ ditch which would permit the water j to be turned off. • Wolfe Refuses Permit Highway Commissioner Isaac Wolfe ; this morning signified his determlna- j [Continued on Page 5] Thirteen Balloons to Participate in Great Race From Kansas City By Associated Press New York, March 11. —Thirteen | balloons are to race from Kansas City i on October ti next fofr the Coupe In-! ternationale des Aeronautes, counting j an additional entry just received by i the Aero Club of America from Bel-1 gium. The challengers for the inter national trophy are France and Ger- I many, with three ballons each, and 1 Belgium and Austria, with two each, j America will defend with three bal loons—the full number permitted un der the rules to contest. The additional entry from Belgium arrived In a letter sent to the Aero Club from Brussels. It named as the additional pilot Ernest De Muyter, who holds a certificate of the Interna | tional Aeronautic Federation. Both I De Muyter and Levi Gerard, the pilot named in the first Belgian entry, took | part in last year's contest, starting i from Paris, and made creditable per formances, ending sixth and ninth, re- I spectively. | Not Likely to Decide on Shimmell's Successor Before Next September Official denial of the report that H. H. Jacobs, principal of the Cameron building, was to succeed Dr. L. S. Shimmell as city supervisor, was made this morning at the offices of the School Board. "The question has not been taken up at all," said a well-known School Board , official, "and probably will not be for a while. If the question of seniority in prlnclpalshlpß Is considered, the choice could not be Mr. Jacobs, because there are four principals ahead of him on the list—S. P. Stambaugh, George S. Machen. William H. Thomas and W. C. Heiges. Demolish Strikers Tent Colony, Says Dispatch By Associated Press Washington, D. C., March 11. —Chair- man Foster, of the House mines com mittee. which investigated the Colorado ! coal mine strike, to-day received the following telegram from officers of the United Mine Workers' Union in Colo- I rado: "Twenty-three militiamen, under orders of Adjutant-General John Chase, this morning demolished strikers' tent colony, at Forbes, Colo. Men, women and children are homeless In a blinding snow storm. Inhabitants of the upper tent colony ordered by militiamen to | leave their homes within forty-eight j hours or be deported." Man Held on Charge of Furnishing Liquor to Minors I At a hearing before Alderman Mur | ray last evening Hermit Stokes, of 510 Cowden street, was held for court, I charged with furnishing liquor to ' minors. He was committed to jail in | default of bail. The Information was made by John ! E. Stewart, of 725 North Seventh i street. Stewart testified at the hearing. ! last evening that Stokes furnished j liquor to his brother, Charles Stewart, I who is only 19 years of age. Stewart | also accused Stokes of furnishing liquor to several other boys who were under i age. c USE BIG LOCK AS DRYDOCK By Associated Press Washington, D. C., March 11. —A novel use has been found for one of the big locks of the Panamu Canal at Gatun, which has temporarily been converted into a regular drydock for the overhauling of five of the naval submarines, CI to C 5, which have been stationed at the Atlantic entrance of the canal since December 21 last. MANY SCHOOLS ENTERED By Associated Press Philadelphia, March 11.—More than seventy high schools in various sec tions of the country have already en tered teams for the annual relay car nival of the University of Pennsylvania on April 11 5. The managers of the games anticipate at least 100 entries in the high school classes before the lists are closed. j RUINS OF SIOO,OOO FIRE AT DALLASTOWN YESTERDAY MORNING LOOKING UP WALNUT STREET TO MAIN Dallastown, Pa., March 11. —Thedestructive fire which occurred here yesterday morning extended between the two large buildings shown in the picture a distance of seventy-five feet, carrying with it the front portion of i the Hose box factory. The building on the right is part of the Hose building, in which the Dallas Cigar Company ' worked. The other large edifice is the Ness building, used for lodge and other purposes. Both these structures es caped serious damage, due to the good work of the Red Lion department, which was called to the scene to assist | the Dallastown company. Pennsylvania Steel Co. Organizes New Firm to Handle Building Work Heavy Demands in Construction Business Leads to Organ ization of New Company; Offices at Steelton; Char tered Under Laws of Delaware So heavy has the building and con struction work of 'the Pennsylvania Steel Company become during th« last several years that it has been found necessary by the management to or ganize a new company, which will take complete control of this part of the company's business. The new corporation which will take charge of the future construction con tract work of the Pennsylvania Steel Company is chartered under the laws of Delaware with a capital stock of SIOO,OOO. The charter was granted yesterday at Dover, Del. The terms of SUFFRAGE WORKERS "DECLARE" THEY SHOULD HAVE VOTE Paraphrase of "Declaration of In dependence" Is Adopted by Leaders At the conference of the division leaders and chairmen of the Woman Suffrage party of Pennsylvania and presidents of allied associations, being held in the Young Men's Christian Association Building, Second and Lo cust streets, to-day, a "Declaration of Principles" which will guide the party In its fight to pass the referendum in favor of suffrage in this State was adopted. Instructions were given the party leaders from all parts of the State In methods'of campaigning, and detailed plans were laid for reaching every voter in the State with a plea for votes for women. Endorsement of their cause was received in letters from sev eral candidates for Governor and United States {-Senator, including Vance C. McCormick, William Draper Lewis, A Mitchell Palmer, J. Benjamin Dlm mick and Gifford Pinchot. The prin ciples adopted are as follows: "Declaration of Principle* When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for [Continues on Page 10J Traded Old Blind Horse For Chickens Negroes Tell Judge Trio of Harrisburg Colored Men Later Confess That They Nabbed the Pullets Near Campbelltown Special to The Telegraph Lebanon, Pa., March 11.—William and John Green, and Robert Calloway, a trio of Harrlsburg colored m6n, who were arrested In this city last week with a wagonloftd of chickens, at a hearing before Alderman Siegrist con fessed to having stolen the fowls. The men all along persisted In the story that they were on a begging expedi tion to gather funds for artificial arms for John Greeii) who lost his limbs .several years ago in an accident. They I the charter give the incorporators the right to manufacture iron, steel and other products and to engage in the general construction and contracting business. Headquarters for the new company will be at Steelton. The officers of the new corporate body are: J. V. W. Reynders, president; Thomas Earle, vice-president, and Carl B. Ely, secretary. The stock of the new company is owned by the Pennsylvania Steel Com [Contlnued on Page 10] MAY HAVE DRAWN NAME OF DEAD MAN AS APRIL TALESMAN i Sheriff Trying to Learn if "Harry j Lynch" Is Miner Killed at Williamstown Whether or not the Jury Commis sioners to-day drew the name of one of the victims of the Williamstown mine explosion will be developed when Sheriff Harry C. Wells discovers defi nitely if "Harry Lynch," a miner, Wil- j llamstown, is the Harry F. Lynch who j was one of the men killed yesterday afternoon. Lynch's name was one of the sixty talesmen drawn this morning who will serve at the special Spring term of Common Pleas, April 13. Commissioner Dapp and Taylor, as soon as the name was called, remem [Continued on Page 10] SUFFRAGETTES BURN PROPERTY By Associated Press Nottingham, Eng., March 11.-—A suffrugette arson squad early to-day set fire to and destroyed all the build ings belonging to the town corpora tion at Bulcote, six miles northeast of this city. The loss Is many thou sands of dollars. Suffrage literature was found strewn about the vicinity. said that they had traded ail old blind horse for the chickens. The State Police, who made the ar rest, were entirely without any evi dence against the men, as tho own ers of the chickens could not be lo cated, but at the hearing the ques tioning was so skilful and sharp that the prisoners finally admitted that they had secured the birds at a farm near Campbelltown, and they volun teered to go before the court and con fess their guilt. They will be sentenced next Monday. ADVERTISING DOES NOT INCREASE SALES COST, SAYS MM Celebrated Expert Talks Today at Noon-day Luncheon of Cham ber of Commerce That advertising not only does not increase the cost of sales, but on the other hand, renders more efficient the sales force and Increases the business and profits of any firm properly em ploying it, was the substance of a re markably forceful, entertaining and in structive talk delivered at the second noon-day luncheon of the Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce to-day by John Lee Mahin, of Chicago, one of the most celebrated advertising men in the country. Mr. Mahin came here as the per sonal guest of Charles P. Watt, head of the Elliott-Fisher Typewriter Com pany, and upon his earnest solicitation. His speech was heard by considerably more than a hundred of the city's most prominent business men, includ- | ing the sales forces and publicity man- 1 agers of many of the large industries j of Harrisburg and Steelton. His talk made a distinct impression and he j was tendered a vote of thanks and an Informal reception at its close. Mr. Mahin laid particular stress on j the value of local advertising. Dur- i jing the course of his remarks he said: j I"I do not know your situation in j Harrisburg, but I am ready to stand j jby the assertion that each family I i reached by one of your daily news- j papers I can buy twenty-four pages of reading matter for five cents. That nickel, so spent, I believe, would be equal in service to twenty calls by : | any salesman, and I would like to hire i the man who can make twenty calls ifor the expenditure of so small o sum." Prosperity and Salesmanship Mr. Mahin said he believed that j salesmanship is the greatest construe- j tlve force in the country to-day and that upon the shoulders of the sales I people who realize that salesmanship' i and service go hand in hand, who are ; I able to create legitimate markets and j widen the scope of selling, depends to ! [Continued on Page 51 Refusal to Pay For Chicken Pie Costs Him Night in Jail Refusal to pay 15 cents for a chicken pie, part of which he had eaten, cost M. Alberts of New York a night in jail, and a one-dollar line. Alberts, while waiting for an east bound train Monday night, went to the Perrine restaurant near the Penn sylvania Railroad station, and ordered a chicken pie. After eating half of the pie Alberts said the pie was bad and ordered a steak. He paid for the second order and left the place. The proprietor, A. J. Perrine, requested the young man to pay for the pie. Al berts refused. His arrest followed. Former Harrisburg Pastor Asked to Resign at York Because He Is "Too Old" Special to The Telegraph York, Pa., March 11.—A request for the resignation of the Rev. Thomas T. Everett, pastor of Zlon Lutheran Church, this city, by certain members of his congregation, has caused a split in one of the most influential churches In York county. Dr. Everett, who was a former Har rlsburger, has been asked to resign because of his age, he having been pastor of the Zion church for twenty five years. Dr. Everett came to York from Harrisburg, where he was pastor of the Messiah Lutheran church in that city. He was at one time private secretary to Governor Robert E. Pat tiaoc . i 12 PAGES * POSTSCRIPT. BRIGANDS SACK AND BURN CITY AND THEN MURDER MISSIONARY Several Other Foreigners Were Wounded When Force In vades Lao Ho-Kow IMPORTANT MISSION STATION American Buildings Destroyed by Flames During Attack Today By Associated Press Peking, March 11.—Brigands to-day sacked and burned the city of Lao 1 Ho-Kow, killed Dr. T. Froyland, a i Norwegian missionary, and wounded several other foreigners, including the Rev. O. M. Sama, another Norwegian. A force of 500 brigands obtained en trance to the city by means of treach ery from within. They immediately plied torch and sword all round. They burned down the Asiatic Petroleum and the Singer buildings, and looted the British and American Tobacco Company's premises. Afterward they proceeded to the arsenal, where they secured 700 rifles, several field guns and much ammuni tion. Two thousand coolies were Im pressed by the brigands to carry off their loot. Lao Ho-Kow, which Is a river port on the Han Kiang, is an Important mission station in the province of Hu- Peh. Three missionary societies have rep resentatives there. One of them is Ihe Norwegian Lutheran China Mis sion Association, with headquarters In Norway, which had a staff of, three men, two of them with their wives, , and three other women. Dr. T. Froy land, who was killed by the brigands, and the Rev. O. M. Sama, who was . wounded, represented this society. | Another society Is the China Inland I Mission, whose headquarters are In London, England, and which has a staff in Lao Ho-Kow of one mission ary and his wife, and three other women. The third society is also British—■ "Christian Missions in Many Lands." It has a staff in Lao Ho-Kok of two 1 missionaries and their wives. KVBSIA WILL EXHIBIT I St. Petersburg, March 11.—Russia | to-day announced that It had decided i (o accept the invitation of the United Slates to participate in the naval re view In Hampton Roads in 1915 in celebration of the opening of tho Panama canal. For Hnrrlsburg and vicinity: Snow thin afternoon; cloudy to-night, Thursday fairi not much chungc In temperature; lowest tempera ture about 2K degrees. For Eaatnn Pennsylvania: Cloudy to-night, probably Knon In south portion) Thursday (air; moderate northerly winds. River No material changes In water stages or lee conditions In the Susquehanna river and Its tribu taries during the next two or three daya. General Condition* A weak dlntnrbance from the Southwest haa moved northeast ward und now appears aa a trough of low barometer extend ing from the Texas coast Into Tennessee. It has caused rain In Texus and the Lower Mississippi I Valley and snow In the Ohio Valley, over the southern and eastern portions of the Lake re glou nud In Weatera New York, Pennsylvania and District of Co- I lumbla. I A strong high pressure area cov ers the greater part of the west ern half of the country, with Its center over Eastern South Da kota; It has caused a general faU of 3 to XI degrees In temperature from the Rocky Mountains to the Mississippi river. It Is warmer In the Fast Galf and South Atlantic States and the temperature Is rising again In the Northwest na iler the Influence of a disturbance over Northwestern Canada. ! Temperature; Ra. m., 26: 2p. m., If. Sun; Hlses, <1:10 a. m.; sets, A.20 p. ill. Moon: Full moon enter eclipse 9:41 p. m.: leaves 13:44 a, m. Yesterday's Weather I Highest temperature, 38. Lowest temperature, 20. Mean temperature, 82. Normal temperature, 30. MARRIAGE LICENSES j Ernest Charles Knoll and Emelld i Louise Pfeifter, city, j Max W. Allison and Josephine Mc | Carthy, city. f > The Public Is Quick Learn A travel Ins man, discussing a certain branded ware made by a rival of his concern, said: "It Is really remarkable, but It Is a fact that nine people out of ten who go Into a store and pick up a piece of this ware ask if It Is 'B." The name he mentioned was that of his own concern one that has been made known by advertising for 100 years. The advertising of his con cern's ware has been backed up with unusual merit. The ware Is as good as It is well known. Yet others are making ware which Is probably as merltorlou« —but which the public Is chary about buying. Purchasers have to bo convinced of Its merits. Advertising lias made the oth er ware the standard of Its kind —the public has come to think of the trademark V connection with the article. The Bureau of Advertising, American Newspaper Publishers Association, World Building, New York, wants to help general ad vertisers to use newspaper ad vertising to better advantage. Correspondence is solicited. Booklet on request. ■