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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-20
Arrested For Writing
Threatening Letters to
Harrisburg Physician
Special to The Telegraph

Philadelphia, Jan. 20. - Charged
with mailing threatening letters to
DR.. Frank D. Kilgore, of Harrisburg,
George Fl. Bruder, a former resident
of this city, was arrested yesterday
and arraigned before United States
Commissioner Edmunds by govern
ment officials. Bruder, it Is alleged,
used the mails to defraud by writing
letters containing a semi-veiled in
uendo and demanding money. He
will be given a further hearing on
Friday.
DR.. Frank d. Kilgore, of 2011 North
Sixth street, when asked about the
charge against Bruder, admitted that
he had received threatening letters
from such a man. but had never heard
of him before. He said he had turn
ed them over to postal authorities.
The last letter he said came on Fri
day. He would not say anything
about the contents.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-20
Continued on Page 141
G. Frederick Hoffman,
Elizabethville, to Be
Deputy County Controller

G. Frederick Hoffman, of Eliza
bethville, will be Dauphin countys
deputy controller
Announcement to this effect was
made to-day by County Controller
III. w. Cough, and Mr.. Hoffman was
on the job looking over the work and
getting his hand in. The new ap-
pointment will go into effect about
February l.
Mr.. Coughs assistant is one of the
younger upper end men and is widely
known as a bookkeeper. He was one
of the first applicants for the POSI-
tion. For the last two years he has
filled the position of bookkeeper with
the Swab Wagon Works of Elizabeth
Vile, and prior to that he served as
bookkeeper in the offices of S. l.. Allen
& Co., l.. A. Shatz & Co., and III. EN-
norman & Co., all of Philadelphia.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-20
General Wood Reports
on Gettysburg Camp

General Leonard Wood, chief of
staff of the United States Army, in his
annual report to the Secretary of War,
refers to the great camp of the vet
Grams of the Civil War at Gettysburg
last July and compliments the officers
in charge upon the creditable sanitary
conditions. the quality of the food
and the absence of sickness and dis
ability among so many old men.
Major ]. e. Normoyle, who had
charge of the laying out of the Get
tysburg camp, is also praised for his
great work as head of the relief army
in Ohio during the flood period last
year.
Considerable attention is also given
in the report to the students mill
tary camp, which seems to have been
beneficial in many ways, especially in
the fostering of a patriotic spirit,
without which nation loses its viril-
ity and falls into decay"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-20
Lady Perry Is First
Titled Woman to
Fly Upside Down
Special to The Teieprath

London. Jan. 20. = Lady Victoria
Perry, daughter of the Earl of Limerick,
earned the distinction of being the first
titled woman to fly upside down. AS a
passenger with Gustave Hamel. in his
monoplane. at Hendon, she looped the
loop five times In twenty minutes
1T was quite the most thrilling ex-
perience l ever had," she said after
ward "I have enjoyed many flights
by aeroplane, but looping the loop is
something beyond all in comparison
was wonderful. / did not feel the least
bit nervous, but when descending my
hands were so benumbed by the cold
that ! could not unclasp my fingers
from the straps"
Hamel was the first British aviator
to duplicate the feat of the French
aviator. Pegoud. In looping the loop
with an aeroplane.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-20
Late News Bulletins
NO PASS PROTESTS ENTERED

a of RAISED
If
at
children
the of
shippers in
continu
Washin 2O-"The pIan inaIea
Of
is
in
2O-Edward Kremp off
of
w. Craig, chief States
20-Dearing
early this - "
States
Louis, Mo, 20-Ihe
resumed to-day
night testimony witnesses
washington, 2O-That
conditions"
throughout the country which poured
New York, JAM 20The market
of
nearly all decline
President Vais
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-20
"Moulting Time"
in the Stores

January is the season when the
stores go through the process of
cleaning stocks a natural and
healthy business transaction.
They plan to get out all the
Winter merchandise they can and
get ready for Spring.
Believing in the adage that
Trade follows the price" they
act accordingly. What the adj
vertising at this season of the
year may lack in literary quality
1t more than makes up in pocket
book appeal.
Glance through the ADVERTISING
in to-day's Telegraph and yod
will see the passing of the sea-
sons.
The new goods are Knocking
at the doors and you fin6 tho
whispers of Spring creeping in
with the passing OF Winter.
AS they take stocks'' most of
the merchants are making their
business plans for 1914. If Won
asked them what the most Inn
portant part of these next years
plans were, they would tell you:
Provision for advertising in the
newspapers!
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-20
Robbers Took Everything
Even Unto a Bit of
Leftover Sausage

Robbers entered the home of T. ].
Eisenhart near Hainton along the
Linglestown road last night and
emptied the cupboards, refrigerator
and shelves Of all eatables, even taking
a small piece of fried sausage which
had been left in pan from last even
ing's meal.
The thieves entered through a rear
window. They ransacked every room
on the lower floor. So thoroughly
did the robbers do their work that
there was not bite to eat when Mr..
Eisenhart and his family awakened
this morning.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-20

behalf of railroadmen's organizations.
declared that prohibition of passes
to employees and their families was not
contemplated by himself and collea-
gues In the last legislature. He con-
tended that the employees of a rail-
road and his family were identical in
the eyes of the public and that tho
issuance of passes to employees was
intended as favor to it's employees so
as to save them money in transporta-
ton.
Mr.. Alter declared that the consti-
tuition does not prevent by Implication
issuance of passes to the wife of q.
conductor or his dependent children.
He read from the debates in the con-
stitutional convention showing that
the prohibition of passes was intended
to prevent indiscriminate issues, but
CONTINUED on Page 81
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-20
ORDER RESTORED IN
! PRISON WHERE SEVEN
WERE SHOT TO DEATH
Battle Between Guards and Con-
victs Causes Tragic End
to Days Work
INVESTIGATION TO BE MADE
Men Who Made Break For Lib
erty Among Those Whp
Were Killed :.
By Associated Press

McAlester, okla, Jan. 20. - Quiet
prevailed to-day at the State peniten-
tiary, where last night seven persons
lost their lives during a battle be-
tween guards and three convicts VINO
attempted to escape. Bodies of the
three prison employees shot down
while at their posts of duty and OF
three convicts were at the penitentiary
morgue, while in the city, few miles
distant, the body of Judge John b,
Thomas, of Muskogee, visitor at the
prison, killed by q convicts bullet
awaited final preparation for ship
n1ent to relatives.
In the prison hospital suffering from
bullet wounds were Miss Mary Fos-
ter, telephone operator at the prison;
John Martin, turnkey, and e. L.
Wood, guard.
The bodies of III. II. Droyer. head OF
the Bertilion department; Patrick
Oates. assistant department warden
and +. c.. Godfrey. a guard, Will be
held for word from relatives as tc
their disposition which was expected
to come to-day.
Pistols, smuggled into the prison
and reaching the hands of Charles
Koontz, China Reed and Tom Lane
the convicts who gave up their lives
in their dash for liberty were the
CONTINUED on Page 81
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-20
Roof Garden Planned
For New Y. w. {. Al

The building committee of the
Young Women's Christian Association
decided at meeting yesterday to have
roof garden on the new ediflce now
in course of erection at Fourth and
Walnut streets.
The garden will be great addi-
ton to the building and will be used
for open air meetings, rest and recrea-
ton in the summer, and for various
other purposes. 1t will cover the en-
tire building.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-20
|II3[,I3!I1iI3E

For Harrisburg and vicinity, Rain
Tonight and probably Wednes-
day; colder Wednesdays lowest
temperature Tonight about 35
degrees.
For Eastern Pennsylvania. Rain n,
south, rain or snow in north nor
tion tonight and probably We'd
nesdayi colder Wednesday, mod
crate, variable winds, becoming
north.
The river and its tributaries viii
probably rise slightly and fha
quantity of Ice will diminish.
General Conditions
Snow was falling this mornins, tr
the Upper Missouri and Upper
Mfssissippf valleys, and slight
snow and rain have occurred I'm
me Lake region and the Upuer
ohio Valley and thence eastward
TO the Atlantic coast.
Temperatures a. m, 86, D. m. M.
SUM Rises, 7i25 n. M, sets. b,11
p. m.
Moon, New moon, January 40, l,sz
a. m.
Rive. vst., stage. Z, Three feet above low
Yesterdays Weather
Highest temperature, "a.
Lowest temperature, 26. ti
Mean temperature, 40.
Normal temperature, 2S.
MARRIAGE LICENSE
Marx Nj. Frank and Pearl M. Mechen
,ity. o''o''
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-20
Williamsport Council
Votes For Policewoman

Wiuiamsport, Pa, Jan. 20. - City
Council last night passed an ordinance
for the employment of a policewoman,
the first one in the history of the city.
AS the mayor voted with the other
councilmen. he is certain to approve
the bill.
While part of her duty is to be that
of police matron, the bill provides that
she shall have the same power as any
other police officer and may be called
upon for any duty.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-20
RANKIN G. POTTS DIES;
WAS ILL SHORT TIME

Rankin c. Potts, a farmer and fruit
grower, of near Lewisberry. who has
many relatives and friends in this city,
died Friday afternoon following q
short illness. Mr.. Potts took trip to
Florida two weeks ago, but was forced
to return soon after he had reached
the South.
Mr. Potts was member of Post 5s,
Grand Army of the Republic, and
Company K, One Hundred and Thir-
tieth Pennsylvania Volunteers. Sur
living him are two brothers and two
sisters. Funeral services will be held
Wednesday morning at 10 O'Clock
from his home. Burial will be made
in st. Johns Church Cemetery. Lewis
berry.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-20
THREE MENTIONED TO FILL
PLACE LEFT BY WILLIAMS

washington, D. c., Jan. 20.-Con-
siderable speculation is being indulged
in here in congressional and. depart
mental circles as to who will succ eed
John Shelton Williams, the new Comp
troller of the Currency, as Assistant
Secretary Of the Treasury. Among
those mentioned are Byron r. New
ton, Charles S. Hamlin and George
w. Norris. Norris is backed by Rep
resentative A. Mitchell Palmer.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-20
FIRST BUSINESS EFFICIENCY
EXPERT COMMITS SUICIDE
BY Associated Press

New York. Jan. 20.-Stephen r.
Williams, known as the first business
efficiency expert and who reorganized
more than four hundred of the largest
business concerns in the country, COM
mitted suicide last night in his home
here by shooting himself In the head.
Mr. Williams was 60 years old. II
is understood that in recent years he
had suffered heavy financial losses and
had been Ill.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-20
William F. Troup, Man
Who Found the Runaways

William F. Troup, of the Troup
Brothers piano house, in South Third
street, and not J. II. Troup, of the
J. II. Troup Music House, in Market
Square, as stated in the Telegraph of
last evening, was the man who found
Sarah Coble and Alma Shearer, the
two girls who ran away from home,
in a boarding house at Carlisle. The
error occurred in long-distance tele-
phone transmission.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-20
~Autagonism Between Busi-
ness and Government Is
Over; Rec o m m ends
Friendly Cooperation
PUNISH INDIVIDUALS
AND NOT THE BUSINESS
Outlines Plan For Restraint
Of Monopolies and Crea-
ton Of Interstate Trade
Commission
By Associated Press

Washington, D. c.. Jan. 20.-Presi-
dent Wilson personally laid before a
Joint session of Congress to-day the
fundamental principles of the Demo-
cratic administrations program for
dealing with trusts and "big business" !"
The President presented the case, he
said, "as it lies in the thought of the
country reiterating that private
monopoly is indefensible and intoler-
able" and declaring that conscientious
business men throughout the nation
would not be satisfied until practices
now deprecated by public opinion as
restraints of trade and commerce
were corrected.
I'VE are now about to write the
additional articles OF our constitution
of peace" said the President, "the
peace that is honor and freedom and
prosperity
ocSluSS SuSSCSllhS Ilio SNoPN ~
legislation the President made a per-
sonal appeal for an atmosphere of
friendliness and cooperation in Con-
gress while handling the problem.
Antagonism Is Over
"The antagonism,' he said. "be-
tween business and government is
over. We are now about to give ex-
preston to the best judgment of
America, to what we know to be the
business conscience and honor of the
land. The government and business
men are ready to meet each other
half way in a common effort to square
business methods with both public
opinion and law"
The chief points which the Presi-
dent singled out as a basis for legis-
lation were:
t-EffectuaI prohibition of the
interIocldng of directorates of
great corporations - banks: rail-
CONTINUED on Page 81
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-20
HEALTH REPORT IS
SUBMITTED To CITY
COUNCIL BY BOWMAN
DR.. Raunick Asks For Social Serv-
ice and Contagious Dis
ease Nurses
Edward III. SchelI, one year.
Oliver p. Keller. two years.
DIR. James B. McAlister. three years
James III. Lehr. four years.
DIR. George III. Widder, five years.

James III. Lehr. four years.
DIR. George III. Widder, five years.
Harrisburgs Board of Health under
the new commission form of govern
ment was appointed to-day in that or
der. in accordance with a resolution
offered in City Council by Commits
sioner Harry r. Bowman, superin-
tendent of the Department of Public
Safety.
The personnel is the same that has
served so efficiently under the old sys-
tenn of government and the board will
continue to serve in an advisory ca
pacity to Mr.. Bowman. The superin-
tendent of public safety recently had
their terms of office and the method
of their election provided for in an
ordinance.
Under the old system of govern
ment the terms of the members would
have expired as follows: President
Widder, 1917; Mr.. Lehr. 1915; Mr..
Schell, 1914; DIR. McAlister, 1915; Mr..
Keller. 1918.
DR.. John M. J. Raunick is retained,
of course, as secretary of the board
and city health officer.
In connection with the resolution
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-20
Stock Exchange Seats
Take Jump Of $4,000

m New York York tn jan aomstCch ooa ;,n, Es-
terday. Two sold at $4,000. The
previous sale was on December "a at
$4,000. Since then there has been
large expansion In activity on the
exchange and the feeling Is of renewed
confidence. ,-'he low record for Stock
Exchange seats was $37, 1000 last sum-
mer.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-20
BOXING PROHIBITED
By Associated Pyess

Indianapolis, Jan. 2O.-Boxing
matches before clubs used solely for
the purpose of holding such events
will not be permitted in Indianapolis
again. Superintendent of Police Per-
rott to-day announced that he isued
an order forbidding the issuance of
permits to such organizations.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-20
COMMERCE. DIRECTORS TO MEET

Ofhcers OF the Harrisburg Cham
ber of Commerce will be elected at a
meeting of the board of directors of
the new organization this evening at
the Harrisburg Club. Among those
spoken of for president are George b.
Tripp. David Kaufman, Henderson
Gilbert and j. W. Bowman.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-08-12
ALErrER FOR YOU?

List of letters remaining unclaimed in Juneau postofIlce on Aug. 8, 1914 Parties claiming same should say lad vertised" and give date of same:
 Jess Amthen, Sigur Andersen, Jno Byman, Elmurza Bejolofr, E. L. Crun NJ. Corleton, Wm. Crooker, Phillipe Dzaleaff, Rjerchov Danilson, Kjarskar Danielson, Henning Erickson, B. Elan, gan. Giuseppe Firenze, E. T. Gooch J. Gustufson, Ed Grabbe, Jno. Graham Ivar Gross, Paul Gillet, Mikota Gar. zyk, Chas. H. Goodman, Win. Hihnala, Jno. Hendry, R. R. Joscelyn, Archie Jackson, Carrie Jacobson, Edward Jacobson. Ragna Jackson, Charley Johnson, Vildar Johnson, Albert John. son, Jakob Jakobsen, Carrie Jakobsen, J. B. Kelly, Jack Kunan, Harry Kings bury, Andrew Krogh, Geo. List, Simon Liljeroth, Thos. Leary, Peter Leon. esia, Capt. A. Lauridson, Ivan A. D. Mikanovic K. J. Martiainen, Albert Martin, Tugvald Martin, Shiron Mar. gellon, Billy Murphy, Andrew Meehan, Radoje Nikcervich, Billy Newell, Mrs. T. R. Needham, Tngvard Olsen, D. H. Olsen, Sam Pharr Pero Prkow, Her. bert Riley, Andrew Reddig, Pedra Rodrigues, Harry Ray, Mato Tomass- Vich, Hjalmer Tralne3, Hans Tarvund, Ole Torkelsen, Erie Verbeck, Wm. II Wahbey, Geo. Williams, Sem ZiliEch.
 E. L. HUNTER, P. M.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-08-12
FATE SHOWS UP JINGoIsTs.

the way has any stopped to think about how this ali D fair Europe is showing up the Jingoists It IS e o
 f mess that is the natural outgrowth of jingoistc pal aver.
 Just short time ago lot of American politicians and news papers biz and little ngosts-men with purpose and ther mtators-wer bechg birthstone because Pres ent Wilson and Secretary of State Bryan preferred peace to threshing Mexico and right rather than Dollar Diplomacy Those of their kidney Austria got that country into war w little Sera The result that the most highly developed or the continents is peopled by bowling mobs of humankierS
 Really fate has dealt harshy than circumstances ourd with the Aces who few short weeks ago pretend ed to know so much about govermenrunnng than the President and his Cabinet knew This harvest ot the whwno was not necessary convince the great majority o thnhg peope that Hearst and his little mmc were makebeeve pa ot and that Humphrey and the other gades were playing desperate cards Thinking and women have been support ing the President all the time and the Omteo otaeS mas
 + m ;t daveonoent when thinking people in control
 Yet the war Europe natural result of the just such osoned seed as that which American ngoss try to SOW when serves purpose appeal to the worst rather than the hest in men The minimizing see a that fate has shown up the ngo breed just those who think it all the time
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-08-12
CALL FOR DEMOCRATIC
 DIVISIONAL CONVENTION


 By virtue of the authority vested ID us by the Territorial Democratic Con yention held at Skagway, Alaska, Aug 8, 1914, a call is hereby issued for a primary election for the purpose oi electing delegates to Divisional Con ventlon, to be held at Juneau, Alaska September 7th, 1914. Said convention to be for the purpose of nominating a Territorial Legislative ticket, the naming of Divisional Committee and for such other business as may come before 1t.
 The number of delegates to said convention are apportioned as fol lows. towlt: Juneau, 12; Douglas, $; Treadwell, 8; Haines, l; Chilkat 1; Sulzer, l; Wrangell, 8; Silver Bow Ba sin, |; Killisnoo, 1; skagway, 8; Ket chlkan, 2; Sitka, 2; Gypsum, l; Pet Yakatak, l; Tenakee, l; Charcoal Point, 1; Sheep Creek. 1; Craig, 1; ersburg, 1; Chichagofr, l; Jualin, l; Kasaan, 1; Hadley, 1; Loring, l.
 Primary elections for the purposes mentioned should be held on or before August 2S, 1914.
 Credentials of delegates selected fol said convention must be in the hands of the Territorial Committeeman or or before September 6, 1914.
 Dated at Juneau, Alaska, this 7tt day of August, 1914.
 J. F. MCDONALD,
 D. NOLL,
 Territorial Committeeman for First Division.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-08-12
NOT CORRECT.

A EYER two days caucusing the Territorial Demo
 "A cratic convention at its last night session adopt
 ed a platform in greatly amended form from
 that in which it presented by the committee
 Skagway Alaskan.
 No that is not There few amendments to the platform after from the committee and none that confced in the with the spirit of the instrument reSo- tion was adopted of with the general tenor of the proceedings that did meet with the approval platform committee but it of little importance Otherwise thing in the platform resolutions that did have the unanimous sanction of the committee.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-08-12
NoN.PARTIsAN MASS
 MEETING SATURDAY NIGHT

A mass convention is scheduled to be held in the council chambers of Jul neau Saturday night of this week for the purpose of electing delegates to the non.partisan divisional convention called by the Mayors of different Southeastern Alaska towns to name candidates for the Territorial legls- lature.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-08-12

Electric Irons, guaranteed for five years, $500 and $9.25 - none better. Vanadium steel hammers (something new). "Test the bite" Gastineau
 Hardware 6 Machinery Co. s-6-tf
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-08-12

The war in Europe presented problem at Wash ington American imports from Europe have been so greatly reduced that believed that they will not yield the reven es necessary to meet the governments running How ever there is balance in the treasury approxmang 15OOOO OOO and is believed that this be used in such way as to make unnecessary the issuance of bonds
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-08-12
JUDGE MOORE FOR CONGRESS.

WILLIAM HICKMAN MOORE former Superior Judge, form State Senator former Mayor and late President of the
 Charter Commission, whose charter not accepted by the people of Seattle has filed his declaration candidate for the Democratic nomination Congress in the Seattle district Judge Moore has always been getteS Seattle In the election there he received 1000 votes than in the district for Will E. Humphrey whom the Times characerzes the gad in the last election Seattle could further and do than to select Judge Moore for Congress- In fact it could not very well do better Judge is able lawyer and progressive He has held cal position in which he has not made good.
 And thanks solely Secretary Bryan many paragrapher is able to spell Chatauqua without stopping to thnkEx change
 Apparently one who is not able to spell "Chauta- qua" correctly
 Confessng that his ideas of the vice question have been wrong Mayor Carter Harrison of Chicago Segregation farce. It protected vice and the corruption of off ca and provides the procurer with market place for his victims.
 Socialist leader says "War is he'll If the rulers want hell give it to them Unfortunately prescription applies the ruled as well as to the rulers
 Evidently those Alaska Socialists are not going to permit any other political party to have anything them They to have their factions.
 We should worry About only army that troubles Amer jeans the and Prof Houston says goat
 One thing at least has been demonstrated You can't tell anything about Frenchmens fighting abilities by their dues
 Spain watches proceedings from comfortable seat in the grandsand It different in the good old days
 The Interstate Commerce Commission might help matters little if it would mobilize it's freight-rate decision
 Probably that dove of peace moung suffering of the pip. At least it is not on the job.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-08-12
ST. GEORGE HOUSE.

Everything new. oeod light and well ventilated rooms. Baths, electric fight. Good board.
 Reasonable rates by the day, week >r month. 4-1s.tf
 MRS. A. D. vEsTAL.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-08-12

Those MeScans doing their best to get into fast pany stuff but they had well make with each other Their show will attract little interest long as the powers of Europe producing the legitimate article