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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-07
FALLING WATERS
SHOW FLOOD DID
WALL LITTLE HARM
Thursday Meeting Will Decide
When Work Will Likely Be
Started
WORK ON PARK REPAIRS
Efforts Will Be Put Forth to Put
Recreation Spots Into
Shape
WORK ON PARK REPAIRS

Now that the Susquehanna river Is
rapidly receding to its normal level
there is opportunity of investigating
the effect of the recent flood upon the
unfinished work along the river front.
There appears to have been little or
no damage done and the protection or
the wall when it shall have been
finally completed Is certain to be all
that the engineers contemplated.
A massive tree trunk has lodged
along the bank near the water plant,
but this can be easily removed.
Tons of ashes have accumulated at
the water works, but with the re-
sumption of sidewalk and other work
these cinders will probably soon DIS
appear. One of the most attractive
features of the river front has been
the beautiful planting around the
water works. Even inside the engine
rooms the windows are beautitullE
decorated with plants and vines, whcn
are much admired by all who walk
along the river, and these can pe num-
bered in the thousands.
II is expected that the parks VIII
soon be put in order and that the
damage done by wagons and carts at
several points will be repaired. one
of the worst spots in this respect IS
near State street, where the carts have
almost destroyed the fine sod.
Effects of Water
While the water has not fallen TO
the height of the foot wall along the
front steps of Harrisburg. IT mas
receded sufficiently to expose the nm
ished section of steps and the string
ers of the unfinished portion. Ana.
as had been expected by the engineers
of the Board of Public Works, the
water has done little. If any. damage.
Here and there some of the NIL
has been gouged out where eddles
swirled close to the shore; the string
ers themselves, are unharmed. on the
other hand, the water served to pack
more densely the cinder f1ll ana IN
crease the stability of the protecting
material for the interceptor.
Because of the high water 1t has
been impossible for the contractors to
go ahead with the work for the sum-
mer, but it is figured that within a
week the conditions will be in such
shape as to warrant a start. Definite
agreement between contractors and
the Board of Public Works Will be
reached at Thursdays meeting of the
board, ii is expected.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-07
Viscount Kigoura Is
; Unable to Organize
New Cabinet in Japan
Rp dskocinted Pre.,

Toxic, April THE Japanese en-
pire has been thrown into a condition
of utter political confusion by the in
ability of Viscount Keigo Kiyoura to
form a cabinet to replace that under
the premiership of Count Yamamotto.
The viscount to-day informed the en-
peror that he had been compelled to
give UP the task entrusted to him.
All the political groups as we'll as
the navy have virtually gone on
strike. The various progressive fac
tions declare that the constitution is
not being properly observed while the
navy demands immediate advances of
money for warship construction and
the appointment of sailor as minis
ter of marine.
The elder statesmen whom the
newspapers call still surviving rem
nant of the old Japan" were again
summoned to the imperial palace to
confer with the emperor to-day.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-07
GU|L[OT|NE WILL BE
USED IN MEXICO 10
END FEDERALS' LIVES.
General Gutierrez Has Examined
1t and Says ut Works
Splendidly"
REVENGE IS RESPONSIBLE
Women Are Reported to Have
Been Given to Federal Soldiers
by Officers
REVENGE IS RESPONSIBLE
BY associated Press

Juarez, Mex, April THE gnillo-
tine has made it's appearance in Mex
leo and new form of execution con-
fronts the enemies of the constitution
alists in San Luis Potosi is was learned
to-day. At Conception Del Orc, 8.
homemade guillotine has been erect
ed. 1t was built by rebel mechanics
in the corps commanded by General
Eulalio Gutierrez. who is now In this
city comforting with Carranza.
Already the new instrument has
been tested and as the general says,
lit works splendidly." The test was
made with a lamb as the victim.
Desire for revenge is responsible for
the appearance of the guillotine in
Mexico. General Guiterrez's brother
in-law, Jose Morales, was killed some
time ago in battle against the federals
near Saltillo. The family of Morales.
including an infant daughter and
Gutierrez's sister were living In Sal
tillo. The federal commander arrest
ed the relatives of Gutierrez, placed
them aboard a troop train and sent
them to San Luis Potosi. The baby
died of exposure on the way and moth
ing is known of the fate of other
members of the family.
Only One of Many
From stories told by rebels this is
only one of the many instances where
the women and children of rebel off -
GERS have been taken from Saltillo by
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Special 70 Tbs Telegrobh

Bethlehem. Pa. April 7.-Enthusi-
astic approval of the Harrisburg
Choral Society, which he characterizes
as great living organ, marked the
utterance of DR.. J. Fred Wolfe, its
leader, when seen at his home In
Bethlehem to-day. DR.. Wolfe also
paid remarkable tribute to his prede-
cessor. DIR. Gilchrist. of Philadeiphia-
DR.. Wolfe said:
When you ask me for an opinion
of the Harrisburg Choral Society and
Of the prospects of the Easter music
festival on April 1 4 you place me in a
somewhat delicate position. You must
remember that I am almost a stranger
in Harrisburg, but I have been
adopted by the choral society at least,
and / expect to do my part toward
making the festival a huge success.
But my part will be small one; with
a chorus of 265 added to an orchestra
of 40 and Il soloists, it is evident that
will represent only the one three
hundred d-and-seventeenth part of the
combination.
Big, Healthy Body
''The Harrisburg Choral Society Is
big, healthy body, a complete ma
chine of high potentially, but ma
chine whose component parts are liv-
ing. active human beings-a great or
gan, on which the leader plays at
will, an organ whose pipes are not of
wood and tin but of sensitive. respon-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-07
COUPLE MARRIED BY
TWOM|N|STERSWH0
MARRIED PARENTS
Miss Anna F. Musselman, of Le-
moyne, and J. H. Miller, Of
Shiremanstown, Welded
Speeid! to The Telegraph

Lemoyne, Pa, April Miss Anna
Florence Musselman, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. c. NJ. Musselman, of Le-
moyne. and Jacob H. Miller. son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson N Miller, of
Shiremanstown, were married at the
home of the brides parents at 10
o'clock this morning in the presence
of q number of relatives and friends
of the contracting parties.
The ceremony was performed by
the Rev. H. n. Fegley, pastor of ST.
burg, and the Rev. T. ]. Ferguson.
pastor of the Silver Springs Presby-
terian Church. Following the we'd
ding a late wedding breakfast was
served and early this afternoon the
young couple started on their honey
moon to the Eastern cities.
The bride wore a wedding gown of
embroidered white crepe yoile and
was attended by Miss Ina Surbaugh,
of Winchester, Va. Charles Miller,
of Shiremanstown, a cousin of the
bridegroom, was best man. A sister
of the bride, Miss Mabel Musselman,
played the wedding march from "Lo-
hengrin."
feature of the wedding was the
presence of the two ministers who
married the parents of both the bride
and bridegroom. Twenty-six years
ago the Rev. Mr.. Ferguson married
Mr.. and Mrs. Musselman. Thirty two
years ago Mr.. and Mrs. Miller were
married by the Rev. Mr.. Fegley.
Among the guests at the wedding
breakfast following the ceremony were
Miss Jennie Coble and Miss Nellie
Crow, of Newport; Miss Anna Walker
and Benton Wogleman, of Lebanon
the Rev. Mr.. and Mrs. 7. j. Ferguson,
Miss Belle Heck, Shiremanstown; Da-
vid lands, of Shiremanstown; Levi
Musselman, of Slate Hill: Mr. and
Mrs. Wilson n. Miller, of Shiremans-
town; the Rev. Mr.. and Mrs. Lantz, of
Shiremanstown.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-07
WILLIAM K. MEYERS
IS CANDIDATE FOR
CONCRESS-AT-LARCE
Wel-Known Democrat Announces
He Will Run For Place on
Democratic Ticket

William X. Meyers, one of the pro-
prietors of the Harrisburg Star-Inde-
pendent and well-known lawyer, to-
day announced that he would be a
candidate for nomination for congress
at-large on the Democratic ticket and
that petitions In his interest would be
circulated without delay. The an
nouncement of Mr.. Meyers candidacy,
which was suggested in dispatches
from Philadelphia last night, was re-
ceived with pleasure by many of his
friends who pledged him support.
Especially in the rural districts Of the
county did the candidacy of Mr. Mey-
ers arouse interest.
Mr.. Meyers is a. son of the veteran
Democratic leader, ex-Congressman
3. r. Meyers, who was formerly treas
urer of the Democratic State commit
! tee and who was for years power in
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-07
TO COMPLETE PLANS
FOR 100000 BOND
ISSUE BY TOMORROW
Corgas Suggests Disposing Of Sc
curities to Successful
Bidder
MAY FLOAT LARGER AMOUNT
Sinking Fund Commission Will
Consider Both Matters.
1t Is Reported
PLANS for Issuing at least S100,0 600

Plans for issuing at least 100000
worth of 1913 public Improvement
bonds will be completed by the city
sinking fund commissioners at meet
ing tomorrow evening.
The commissioners will likely con-
slider a suggestion by City Commis-
sioner w. l.. Gorgas, Superintendent
of Finance and Accounts, for what
will be q radical change in the method
of disposing of bonds.
In brief the finance superintendents
scheme Is to dispose of the bonds to
the successful bidder for any particu-
lar improvement contract instead of
cash, a plan now being followed pretty
generally by the city in paying for the
small sewers and paving jobs.
Legal advice as to whether this
procedure can be followed has been
asked of City Solicitor d. S. Seitz by
Mr.. Gorgas and it is expected that
the opinion will be ready by to-mor-
row evening.
The meeting of the sinking fund
commission, the first to be held under
the new Clark commission form of
government, will be held at 7.30
O'Clock in the offices of Mr.. Gorgas.
The commissioners consist of Mayor
John K Royal, chairman; Commits
sioner Gorgas and City Treasurer o.
NJ. Copelin. County Controller H. W.
Cough, ex-City Controller, has been
invited to attend the meeting because
of his familiarity with the previous
issues of city bonds.
What Ordinance Authorizes
The commission tomorrow evening
will decide on the amount of bonds to
be issued and probably will fix the
time for advertising for bids, provided
the old method Is followed The ordi-
nance passed several weeks ago au-
thorized the issue of 100000 worth of
the 100000 issue voted for by the peo-
pie last Fall The bonds are to be 4 per
cent. interest bearing, and the bidding
will be as usual for par and accrued
interest If the securities cannot be
sold at 4 per cent.--and the condition
of the money market 1t is held in mu-
nicipal circles, may preclude this-the
ordinance will have to be amended by
Council to provide an increase in the
, interest rate.
While the ordinance authorizes the
issue of 100000. the sinking fund
/ commission will determine whether
interest can be provided to insure the
sale of more than this sum. If this
can be done, possibly S125,000 or even
more may be fioated.
OF the amount that 1t was hoped to
use this summer, about $4,000 of the
$4,000 would be needed, 1t is esti-
mated for the Department of Streets
and Public Improvements for the con-
struction of sewers, and $4,000 for
the asphalt plant; about $4,000, it is
expected, would be necessary for the
Department of Parks and Public Prop
erty for park development, and prob
ably $4,000 for fire apparatus.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-07

Confessing that he was the Altoona
oank bandit, search for whom has
been carried on for several days,
Frank G. Hohl, alias Wilson, of Har-
risburg, to-day admitted that he had
taken s2,S00 from the Altoona bank
last month. after shooting Cashier Ru-
pert. Rupert will recover, it is said
to-day.
This information was received to-
day by Chief of Police Hutchison, and
1t followed hard on a letter received
by Chief Hutchison from James. n.
Ttlliard, Altoona's chief of police. in
which Tilliard said that the Harris
burg chiefs tip had brought about
Hollis arrest.
Hohl was brought back to Altoona
last night and has been identified by
q number of persons. The mans action
at Pittsburgh in trying to escape by
suddenly throwing a cup of coffee in
the face of his captor, served to
strengthen the conviction that the po-
lice really had the man who perpe-
trated the daylight robbery.
Commenting on the part played by
the Harrisburg police the Mirror, AL
toona, says in part
Chief Hutchison had been making
an effort to get a line on Hohl and
about the same time that the robbery
was committed learned that the man
had mailed a letter at Gallitzin, Pa,
to friend in Harrisburg. When Chief
Hutchison heard of the Altoona bank
robbery he at once got into communi-
cation with Tilliard and suggested that
there might be some connection be-
tween Hohl and the robber If they
We're not of the same same identity
The picture sent from Harrisburg of
IIohl while not positively identified at
first, was later recognized by restau-
rant employees where Hohl took his
meals. Information about Hohl going
TO Gallitzin, furnished by Colonel Hut
etSeon also proved correct, and he was
trailed from Gallitzin to Salem, Ohio"
When searched in jail last evening
two 500 bills, $40 bill and two fine
saws were found sewed in Hollis
clothes.
Butcher Shot by Hohl
A news dispatch from Pittsburgh to-
day says that Philip Steinmiller, a
butcher was held up and shot in his
crowded store here March Z, to-day
identified a photograph Of Frank j.
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THE WEATHER

For Harrisburg and vicinityi Unset
tied weather tonight and We'd
nesday, probably rain, colder
ror Eastern pennsylvania, Unset
tied tonight and Wednesday.
probably rain In south and rain
or snow in north portion; colder
wednesday, gentle shifting
breezes, becoming northwesteriy
and fresh Wednesday.
River
The rain and snow Indicated for the
Susauehanna Valley in the next
fwenty-fOur to thirty-slx hounrs
viii probably cause the Juniatss
west Branch and the upper p0r-
ftop of the North Branch to rise
slightly Tonight or Wednesday.
Unless the precipitation % should
this morning indicate the lower
portion of the North and West
branches will probably continue
to fall slowly.
General Conditions
Rains and SHOWS have occurred over
the greater part of the country
east of the Rocky Mountains. It
is to 1S degrees warmer over
the East.
Temperatures 8 a m, A., , p. M, so.
suns Rises. Sal n. M; sets, 6,35
d. m.
Moon, Full moon, April 10, S,2S
q. m.
River Stage: ia feet above low
water mark.
Yesterdays Weather
Highest temperature, "a.
Lowest temperature, 70.
Mean temperature, AZ.
Normal temperature, Al.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Alfred Harrison Lauver and Saral
Obergish city.
Jacob Heck Millar, Shiremanstowr
and Anna Florence Musselman, LIE
moyne.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-07
LContinued on Page III
Albert c. Boil, Well-Known
Businessman, Of York, Dies
.Shecinl To TIE Teleernhh

York, Pa, April 7.-Albert C. Boil,
one of the best known business men
of York, died yesterday morning after
an illness of several weeks. He was
81 years old. Mr.. Boil was promi-
nent in many lodges and clubs and in
the York volunteer fire department
He was State organizer of the Frater-
nal Order of Eagles and of the
knights of st. Paul and mmeber of
the Loyal Order OF Moose and Orioles.
He was an active member of the Vigil
liant Fire Company and prominent in
the work of the Ffremen's Relief As,
ISOLATION and the York Veteran Volun-
teer F'iremen's Association. Mr.. Boil
was proprietor of the A. C. Boil Cafe,
In South George street. He is sur
vived by his wife and one son, Charles
Boil.
Mr.. Boil was we'll known in Harris
burg, where he frequently visited many
friends. The funeral will take place
tomorrow.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-07
HEARINGS ON SIMS
REPEAL BILL WILL
Be OPENED APRIL 4
Fifteen Days Will Be Allowed For
Consideration of Measure
in Senate

Washington, April Fifteen DAYS
of public hearings beginning on April
8 on the Sims bill to repeal the PAN
anna tolls exemption, were decided
upon to-day by the Senate Canals
Committee.
Administration supporters pressing
for minimum of delay in getting the.
Sims bill out 70 committee professed
to be satisfied with the plan for fifteen
days of hearings provided added time
was not reserved for consideration of
the bill after hearings are over The
hearings will give opportunity for
threshing out various amendments.
principal among them one to, reaffirm
the sovereignty of the United States
over the canal zone and it's right un-
der the treaty to grant an exemption
to coastwise ships If 1t desired to do
so.
Works Makes Speech
The controversy continued to
eclipse interest in all other business
In the Senate chamber. Senator
Works, Republican, of California.
made lengthy speech analyzing the
treaty obligations of the United States,
"The granting of this exemption is
purely domestic matter" said he.
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-07
Temporary Structure
For Wellesley Students
By Associated Press

Wellesley, Mass, April IA tenn
porary wooden building for the COL
lege offices and class rooms was ready
for use when the students of Wellesley
College returned to-day to resume
their studies, interrupted by the fire
which destroyed College Hall on March
IT. The building, which was erected
in ten days, is long one-story struc.
ture, containing sixty-six rooms. The
trustees estimate that $1,800,000 will
be needed for the construction and
equipment of building to replace
College Hall.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-07
Baseball Magnates
Confer With Chamber
Of Commerce Head

The first step toward a big boos-
ter mass meeting and banquet in the
interest of Tri-State baseball in Har-
risburg was a conference held this
afternoon in the office of George b.
Tripp, president of the Harrisburg
Chamber of Commerce.
With Mr.. Tripp were Robert M.
Wadsworth, secretary Of the Harris
burg Chamber of Commerce; George
M. Graham, president of the Tri-State
League; w. Harry Baker, president of
the Pennsylvania Exhibition Com
pany; Mercer B. Tate, and Manager
George Cockill. 1t is probable that
the big event will take place at Chest
nut street auditorium Monday, May 1.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-07
Planning to
Investigate kidnapping
Ru Associnted Pre-,

Denver, Col, April 7.--An investiga-
ton into the kidnapping of the Rev.
Otis L. Spurgeon from his hotel in
Denver Sunday night, was instituted
to-day by the authorities of Adams
county, where he was beaten and re-
leased.
The Rev. Mr.. Spurgeon showed con-
siderable improvement to-day. DR..
c. o. Hansen, his physician. stated
that internal hemorrhages had ceased
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-07
DEATH OF MRS. EDWARD PLETz
Special to The Telegraph

Piketown. Pa, April Mrs. Ed
ward Pletz died at her home in FISH
ing Creek Valley on Sunday morning
after lingering illness of tuberculosis
She is survived by her husband and
two small sons. her father and several
vices will be held on Thursday morn
ing at 10 o'clocb
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-07
Bridgeworker Forgets
He Dies; Arises and
Leaves Morgue Hurriedly
By Associated Press

Hartford, Conn, April Half an
hour after his companions had car
ried him to an undertaker's morgue
as dead after touching a wire carry
ing 1890 volts. Carl Lundell sud-
denly sat up. rubbed his eyes and
when he saw where he was he got
down from the slab and hurried out
of the place. He carried no marks of
his experience except a burn on one
hand.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-07
Militant Sufragette
Ready to Undergo an
Appendicitis Operation
B. Associatsd Press

London, April MAY RICHARDSON,
the militant suffragette who was SEN
fenced to six months Imprisonment on
March IL for damaging Velasquezs
"Rokeby Venus in the National Cal
lery, was released from Holloway jail
to-day to undergo an operation Tor
Appendicitis. The operation had been
recommended by her own doctor last
autumn.
The authorities have granted her six
weeks In which to recover from the
operation, but will extend the period
if the patients condition should rem
der il necessary.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-07
To OPEN BIDS FOR
FRONT AND SECOND
ST.SUbWAYS APR. IS
Awarding Of Contract Will Mark
First Real Step in Downtown
Improvements

Bids for the construction of the
subways under the Cumberland Valley
tracks at Second and at Front streets
will be opened in the Philadelphia Of
fees of the Pennsylvania Railroad
April 10.
The awarding of the contract will
mark the first real definite step on the
proposed improvement of the Pennsy's
risburg and, incidentally, the begin
ming of the rearranging of a portion
of the Second and Third Ward maps.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-07
PLAN FLOATING HOSPITAL
Bv dsyoetdted Press

Pittsburgh. April Tine hygienic
section of the Academy Of Science and
Art to-day announced plans for
floating hospital for tuberculosis pa
tients. 1t will be manned by full
crew of doctors and nurses and will
be for patients while they are await
ing admission to the State or county
hospitals.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-07
Dress Up For Easter

No time left to delay for
Fashion says we must don our
new attire by Easter.
Save time by shopping with q
definite purpose. Shop through
the advertising columns of your
newspaper.
See what is being advertised
and where 1t is to be found.
Pick out the offers that seem to
suit your desires and buy oc-
cordingly.
Time is saved and like-as-
not money Is saved.
Certainly you have the satie-
faction of knowing you are deal
ing with a live. daylight man
when you patronize one who ad-
vertises.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-07
Grace Church to Aid
in Slough Campaign

At meeting of the official board
of Grace Methodist Church last night
1t was unanimously decided that the
church take an active part in the pro-
posed Slough revival to be carried on
this Fall and committee was named
to cooperate with the general cam
paign committee.
The committee from Grace Church
will consist of the Rev. Dr.. John ID.
Fox. John p. Melick and w. G.. Hean.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-07
HOUSING DELEGATES
ARE BUSY TODAY
FRAMING UP RULES
Governor Not Present; {. Phillips
Hill Tells How to Better
''the Other Half

A telegram from Governor John K.
Tener, who is in Philadelphia, that,
owing to slight indisposition of Mrs.
Tener, he would be unable to attend
the meeting OF the Pennsylvania Hous-
ing and Town Planning organization,
in the lecture room Of the Market
Square Presbyterian Church, some
what dampened the enthusiasm of the
CONTINUED on Page III
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STORE AND THEATER RuRN

Decatur, III, April 7.-Fire early
day destroyed the Linn and Scruggs
department store and the Powers
theater building, occupying a whole
block.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-07
Late News Bulletins
STILT KING GETS THERE

STlLT KING GELS THERE
April THE Harrisburg arrived
n a
WIFE VOTED DRY; MAN KILLED HER
Mrs John
husband
to go
SILT KING OFF FOR HAGERSTOWN
April with cheers
Harrisburg
FILLING
the
of
explosion off
April -Ptcke
Hazel Park
Lefhgh Traction Company lines had
sbureh Steinm butcher
crowded
Altoona Pa
Union Station
Greenvie, s. O. April E of
sachuset stricken with a
= - -
TAR
dealing from
lberg
p Ufo-f1o
in
His foot slipped as he turning log the carriage