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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-13
Cold Weather Claims
9 Victims in New York
By Associated Press


New York. Feb. 13.-The cold wave
claimed another victim here to-day
The death of Eric Nelson. an aged
tailor. frozen In the streets, brought
the total since the arrival of zero
weather Wednesday night to nine
The municipal lodging house and
other charitable organizations over
flowed with human derelicts and un-
fortunates. Prostrations reported by
the police are almost continuous.
The lowest dip in the mercury to-
day was at Z o'clock this morning.
when 1t stood at l below.
The local weather office prophesied
dubious relief in the form of a bliz-
zard and slightly increasing temper
ature. AT Ii o'clock the mercury
obeyed this forecast by climbing to 8
above.
All over the city water, gas and
other supply and feed pipes burst and
plumbers got little sleep during the
night.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-13
Il Do My House
Work in
Ten Minutes"
Work in

This is what q pretty and
prominent suffragist told the New
York newspapers. but she did not
go into details sufficiently to
show the average woman how to
do likewise.
This age of labor-s saving de.
vices has witnessed great adj.
vances when such things are pos.
sible
Wise women nowadays plan
their work with the skill of ef-
fciency engineers and they make
free use of the many modern In
ventions.
One of the greatest modern
labor savers Is advertising in the
live daily newspapers like the
Telegraph.
1t is the short cut to accurate
and thrifty buying. 1t tells
where to so and what to avoid,
'suolBloub leHIBm aul seAI3 II
1t tells what is new and useful.
Nowadays a woman who would
formerly spend half day ..shon-
ping. around" can run through
her favorite newspaper and make
up her mind as to Just where
she wants to go for the article
she desires.
A few minutes of real shopping
time is consumed instead of half
day.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-13
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S. Newcomer Kelly Is
Buried at Hagerstown

S. Newcomer Kelly. a prominent
young lawyer of Hagerstown. formerly
of Harrisburg, and son of MIR. and
Mrs. Richard Kelly. of this city, who
died on Wednesday,. was buried from
his Hagerstown home this afternoon
with full Masonic honors. The funeral
was in charge of st. Bernard Com
mandery, knights Templar, Mr.. Kelly
being generalissimo of the COM
mandery and member of all branches
OF the fraternity. The services were
conducted by Sir Knight Rev. DR.. C.
l.. Pate. pastor of st. Pauls Meth
odist Episcopal Church, of which Mr.
Kelly was a member. MIR. Kelly was
cashier and bookkeeper for the Wash
ington County Water Company. His
parents. sister, Mrs Nina Ritter, and
brother, William Kelly. all of this city,
attended the funeral at Hagerstown,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-13
FIFTY FIRES IN ONE
NIGHT SEND HUNDREDS
INTO ZERO WEATHER
No Lives Lost, But Many Persons
Are Suffering From
Exposure
BY Associated Press

New York. Feb. 13.-Fifty fires In
New York between the hours of 7
Ip. m. and a. m. drove hundreds of
persons into the zero weather and
gave firemen one of the busiest nights
in the history of the city No lives
were lost but hundreds are suffering
from exposure In many cases people
dashed out into the cold without wait
ing to dress cr to find out whether
there was any danger. A fire in a six
story apartment house containing a
Turkish bath establishment and thirty
families, drove two hundred scantily
clad tenants into the street. The fire
itself was trivial tt
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-13
Amendment Made to Bill
Halts Changes in Parcel
Post Without Authority
By Associated Press

Washington, d. c., Feb. 13.-With
the $310, 100000 Post Office appro-
priation bill the Senate committee re-
ported an amendment to-day to pre-
vent further changes in rates or ex-
tension of the parcel post without
congressional authority.
Postmaster General Burleson ex-
tended the weight limits and reduced
the rates recently. and 1t was devel-
oped that he had legal authority to
do so.
Maintaining that it has been impos-
sible to determine what it costs to
operate the parcel post, the commit
tee wants - check changes
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-13
Girl Killed by Train
Near Boiling Springs
Special to The T'cIecrabh

Carlisle, Pa, Feb. 13.--While going
TO work this morning to the stocking
factory at Boiling Springs, where she
is employed. Martha Hope, Is years
old, was struck by u freight train on
the Reading Railroad and instantly
killed Miss Hope, who is a daugh-
ter OF John Hope, farmer, lives two
miles east of Boiling Springs. The
body was found lying along the track
by the crew of an extra freight train
passing over the road at O'Clock this
morning. The coroner is conducting
an investigation.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-13
Cost Of St. Valentine $ Day Is
Gwen Jolt by the ParcelP Post
Ardent Swains Need Not Worry NoS-a-days Because 81
Mailing Prices; Big Rush On

half, and as it is an old saying, that
the bigger the valentine, the stronger
the love, the boys and girls are in
creasing the size of their remem-
brances.
While the increase in the size and
number Of large valentines is notable
there is the usual rush of post cards.
and according to individuals to-day
attaches of the local Post Office will
have a busy time during the next
|twenty-four hours. g
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-13
EMPLOY AN AMERICAN
By Associated Pres,

London, Feb. 13.-The Great East
ern Railway Company. of England.
has decided to employ an American
executive officer in order to bring its
system thoroughly up to date The
pontment of Henry W. Thornton.
general superintendent of the Long
Island Railroad, as general manager.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-13
Mule Team and Driver Go
Over Bank Near Marysville
Special to The Telegraph

MarysvilIe, Pa. Feb. 13.-This
morning as a team of mules, owned
by W. J. Jackson were being driven
into Marysville with a heavy load of
railroad ties, the whole outfit went
over twentyfoot embankment near
town. In climbing a hill having a
steep grade, and which was covered
with ice, the wagon started backward
and the mules not being roughshod
could not hold it. Wagon and load
went over the bank, carrying the
driver, Laurie Fitting, along. The
wagon was broken and the mules
badly cut and bruised. Laurie was
not injured
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-13
Figure Bearing Judges
Name Hanged to Pole
By Associated PRESS

Wellsburg, w. ", Feb. 15.-Efforts
of the West Virginia & Pittsburgh Coal
Company to eject striking miners
from the company's houses at Col
liers. w. Va, failed to-day in two
suits tried here. The jury disagreed
in one and verdict for the defen-
dant was rendered In the other.
i AT Follansbee, a mining town not
far from Golfers a stuffed figure bear
Ing the name of Judge A. G. DAYTON.
of the United States District Court
was hanged to q telegraph pole.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-13

The high cost of St Valentine Day
has been given a hard jolt by the par
Gel post system and this year finds q
large increase in the size of love
emblems that are now passing through
the mails.
Heretofore, due to the fact that
valentines went through the mails as
first class matter, the ardent lover
was obliged to cut down on the size
of his valentines because of the post
age, but now the cost is cut just one
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-13
CARLISLE CONDEMNS
. ACTION Of SELLS IN
DROPPING FRIEDMAN
Citizens Of Town May Call Public
Meeting to Defend
Superintendent
HIS SUSPENSION IS RESENTED
Bandmaster Stauffer Temporarily
Dropped For Furnishing
Student
Special to The Telegraph

Carlisle. Pa, Feb. 13.-The suspen>
sion of superintendent M. Friedman,
of the Carlisle Indian school, by Com
missioner of Indian Affairs Otto Sells,
has stirred up an active sentiment i'm
Carlisle In defense of the head of the
institution and a number of the lead
Ing men are considering the calling Of
public mass meeting to determine
the sincerity of the large majority of
people here in their defense of Mr..
Friedman. 1t is expected that COM
mittee of citizens will be appointed to-
day. r
When asked il he would mako a.
statement concerning the charges, Su-
perintendent Friedman declared that
he would probably make one tonight,
after consulting his counsel
Charges Against StaufYer
In dispatch from Washington last
night, 1t was said that Bandmaster
Claude M. Stauffer had been suspend
ed because he had punished a girl
with club, ''infiicting severe injur-
ies.'
1t developed here to-day that some
time ago there was a serious infrac-
| ton of discipline in the school, and
the matron asked that the girl be
spanked. The bandmaster was as
signed to the task. and In the pres
ence of the head rnatron, the school
principal and the outing manager the
punishment was administered. A pad
die was used and the punishment was
not unduly severe according to the
witnesses. Tn fact, the girl, 1t Is said.
wrote Mr.. Stauffer a letter after the
spanking, thanking him for what he
had done and declaring that she de-
served it.
Friedman Supporter
| Inquiries at the school made to-
lday point to the fact that the band
master has been loyal supporter of
| the Friedman administrati IN, and 1t is
suspected here that the real animus
against Stauffer is due to friction with
Inspector Linnen of the government
service, who is conducting, an investi-
cation here for Indian Commissioner
Sells. tt
Bandmaster Claude r. Stauffer, of
the Carlisle school, is married to a
Harrisburg girl, who was Miss Maude
Heagy, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
George w. Heagy, 1923 Derry street.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Stauffer are we'll
known In the social circles of this
city.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-13
INDEPENDENCE is ASKED
By associated Press

Manila, Feb. fs.-Resolutions ask
ing for the independence of the Philip
pines under the protectorate of the
United States were adopted to-day by
a meeting of the Progressive party,
which Is headed by Juan Sumulong, a
former member of the Philippines
Commission.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-13
Late News Bulletins

FILE LIQUOR CIRCUMSTANCES
Haefner House
minors intox
hotel Is
kunke George
which he charges violation the liquor laws against the
Sinond Berbek street.
Verbeke fled
SHOOTING CAUSES EXCITEMENT
13-Ihe
possible Amer1-
can color to-day
In a
declined federal
KimmeI 2fO
police
in the Of
H.
Houscher shocked which
death his
widow
Paris, Feb 1sAlphonse of
made
pomefc Police"
suffering ma
HARRISON n j. Feb lathe
found i'm
accidental investigation
Wall Street Closng-Ama
Pacific
kee and St Paul sss Lig Valley 1915 New York u;
Pacific, Pacific, 1884, 1''
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-13
ANOTHER TREATY SIGNED
By Associated Press

Washington. ID. c., Feb. 1s.-Secre.
tary Bryan and DIR. Paul Ritter. the
minister from Switzerland, to-day
signed treaty binding the United
States and Switzerland to submit to
investigation for at least one year all
questions between the two nations
which cannot be settled by diplomacy
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-13

Lochiel row is being burned to heat
its inhabitants.
Huddled together in the upper end
of the row, the destitute people who
live in the old brick tenement along
the railroad at the southern end of
the city are trying to keep themselves
from freezing to death by burning the
furniture and partitions of the houses
In the lower end of the row.
Every year when the cold snap
catches the dwellers there without
coal this process of demolition begins.
John p. Guyer, clerk to the Directors
of the Poor. and Director Boyer Wis
rCt,,xinu,d - iuc,o NJ
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-13
RESIGNATION ACCEPTED
By Associated Press

Peking. Feb. 1s. - A presidential
mandate was issued to-day accepting
the resignation of Hsiung Hsi-Ling,
the Chinese premier and appointing
Sun Pao-Chi as acting premier until
a definite nomination is made.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-13
LOCH|EL ROW IS
BURNED TO WARM
HUDDLED TENANTS
Destitute People Use Partition as
Fuel to Keep From Freezing
to Death
GOOD SKATING ON
LAKE AT WILDWOOD

Good skating at Wildwood Park
was reported to-day by v. Grant
Forrer, superintendent of city
parks. From three to six inches
of ice covers the entire park lake
and this afternoon thousands of
skaters were gliding over the
smooth pond.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-13
TO BUILD S3,000,000
| MILLS At STEELT0N
/ IS CURRENT RUM0R
Dismantling Of Old Open Hearth
Furnaces Leads to Report
in Borough

Orders have been issued from the
general offices of the Pennsylvania
Steel Company to rush the work of
dismantling the old Nos. l., and 4
open hearth furnaces at the Steelton
plant.
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-05
SUMMARY OF STATE FIREMENS
CONVENTION WEEK ACTIVITIES
! delerates and VISITING companies.

of delegates and visiting
Opening o Bolton House
Roundup tonight
Opening of Feraris Carnival on HILL
Firemens Convention Chestnut
Opening Association Tech Audi
a.
OF Visiting Fremen
OF 2 m
Cumberland p Visit
Delegates Firemen
Motorc p m.-ro o
q m.
ilary 10 and p.
p.
Chestnut Street Auditorium.
a m.
Masquerade Winterdae hail. p.
Seventy seveners" m.
Night-Loca o
TFfURSDAYWind-up convention business 10 a. m.
p. m.
Reception to visiting fremen all fire houses until IL
m.
Of fire compa
Firemens night at Carnival
o
of
ROUTE OF THURSDAYS PARADE
at
teenth Market Fourth Woodbne
Front to
Chestnut. to Second to Market Square and dismiss
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-05
MURPHY DISMISSAL
FREELY PREDICTED
IN CITY CIRCLES
Council Held Public Hearing on
Insubordination Charges
Against Patrolman

While it was generally predicted
in municipal circles that Council would
dismiss Patrolman Andrew f. Murphy
from the city police force after the
public hearing this afternoon on
charges of INSTRUMENTATION, conduct
unbecoming an officer. etc. it was un-
derstood that Mayor John X. Royals
suggestion for a successor would not
be considered. Jacob kinley was
named by the Mayor to succeed Muir
ply.
Just "who would be who as to the
presiding officer at the public hearing
afforded ample cause for widespread
discussion, too. in view of the Mayors
repeated declarations that he would
not preside. He has insisted that he
and Col. Joseph b. Hutchison had al
ready heard Murphy on several occa-
sions.
one of the commissioners was asked
to-day who would be called to the
chair provided the Mayor persisted in
his refusal to conduct the session and
he said he supposed that Commits
sioner w. II. Lynch would he the
choice.
While the meeting called for this
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-05
Love and Duty Clashed;
Latter Went to Smash

Roland, of Lancaster, abandoned the
automobile he was driving. while in this
city, yesterday, so that he would not
disappoint his sweetheart. with whom
he had made an engagement for n GER
tain hour last evening. The party ar
rived here yesterday afternoon and the
driver, after waiting until late in the
afternoon. hurried for train to Lam
caster.
The owner. upon returning with three
others. found the car empty and upon
inquiry found that his chauffeur had
left on an early train for Lancaster. He
hired Lewis McKKamey. an employe of
the City Auto Garage. who piloted the
machine to its destination. Mckinney
returned on a late train last evening
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-05
Annual Meeting of the
Commerce Chamber Tonight

Five new members of the board of
directors of the Chamber of Com
merce will be elected this evening at
the first annual meeting in the as
sembly room of the Harrisburg Club.
Annual reports of the work of the
Chamber of Commerce will be pre-.
sented by committee chairmen and
the president. George B. Tripp. Later
Alba B. Johnson, president of the
Baldwin Locomotive Works, of Phila-
delphia and vice-president of the
Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce,
will speak. Late in the evening a re-
ception will he held in honor of the
retiring president, George b. Tripp,
who will leave soon for New York
Afterward, it is expected that the di-
rectors willie elect a president. Just
who is being considered for the place
is not known.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-05
Decoration Offered to
First Aviator to Drop
Bombs on City of London
Special to The Telegraph

London, Oct. 5, $40 a. m. - The
Daily Call new London paper issued
to-day, prints a dispatch from its
Amsterdam correspondent, which says
that the German Emperor has prom
ised to confer a special decoration,
second class of the Order of the Red
Eagle, on the first German aviator to
drop explosives on London. Describ-
ing the daily life of the Emperor at
the front, the correspondent says that
when staying in France the Emperor
caused the chateau in which he lived
to be fortified against aerial attacks
by sacks of sand piled on the roof and
by a protective shield of metal work.
When the Emperor moves his head
quarters small army of military en-
gineers precedes him to carry out such
defensive measures as are necessary.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-05
The Opening Session
Late News Bulletins
EDDIE SAVOY GETS PROMOTION


Department
the civil of
eign diplomats about i'm of
Antwerp Belgium, y. NJ
of
o. wit change
Washington, ST Preside about to make
well with Review
White
President Wilson callers hoped
:
Washington 5-Count German namhassa
Bryan for When Of
inc ne" peace treaties between the United
proposed
tn third
made
reported his daylight
" ~ N's"'
Birmingham 81 men known he
injured in
Woodward
80
Washington Oct 5-The Comb
the Democratic of
Craftsmanship
fighter forfeited
ernment Is said
provided
JohnSons mother Is to he ma to pay ~
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-05
Left Wing of Allies
Continues to Battle,
But Without Result
By Associated Press

Paris. Oct. 5. $50 P. M.-The off,
cial communication was given out in
Paris this afternoon:
"On our left wing to the north Of
Oise the battle continues with great
violence. The result remains inde-
cisive. We have been obliged at GER
tain points to yield ground.
Along the remainder of the front
there has been no change.
I'm Russia, after n battle which
lasted ten days. the German army
which was operating between the
eastern Prussian front and the Me
man river has been driven back along
the entire line and made its retreat
abandoning a considerable quantity of
war material This army has evacu-
ated completely the territory of the
Russian provinces of Suwalki and
Lonja."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-05
Germans Gain Ground
at Several Points in
Western Theater Of War
Brief Announcement Made by French War Office This Aft
ernoon; Battle North of Disc Continues Without De-
cisive Result; Berlin Dispatches Make No Reference
to Turning Movement of Allies

The Allies have been obliged give ground points
the western side of the battle line This announced
ment issued by the French office at o'clock this afternoon
he announcement brief the additional
nation that the battle continues with
the Disc without decisive change
remainder of front ~
wireless dispatch direct from
man official statement which,
turn the German right wing northern France the Ger
man line OF communication to Belgium.
lhe German office declares that
forts Llerre Wahem and Kongshoykt opening
city proper.
As indicating the activity of censorship may
noted that to-day wireless the bring
try the German official claim that three forts
reduced lhe fact that such claim had been made betrayed
ny reference made to general the situation
from London last night showing that the German official
ment has been received London thought
reach the United States extualy.
DENY FALL OF FORTS
Belgian dena that any of their Ant
Wep by OF London yesterday and to-day official Bel
gn which through hands the British
Antwerp remains unchanged to-day. a.'t'
lhe German office that the Russian left
teaed after furious battle of days of the Nemen
There has been nothing official from Petrogad
recent reports officially the Russian capital
German and Austrian all the
Baltic to Hungry being checked driven back
The returns of the German imperial bank last
Berlin dispatch showing increase in specie of $40 100000
the last report. :
The German infantry have
kiaoChow China Toxic surprise night attack
by infantry from Tsnau but that the attack repscd
Fighting between the land and naval forces KaoChow
inues.
Servns claim to be able to capture Saraeo the capital
Of the Austrian province of Bosnia War headquarters an
that Sevan have approached Notifications the
city
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-05
DECORATORS WILL COMPLETE THEIR
WORK THROUGHOUT TOWN TONIGHT
Kill Big OK at New Cumberland For Roast Tomorrow at
Beech Club Along the YeIow Breeches; Tents Go Up
on Vacant Lots to House Visiting Thousands Hotels
Filling Up; Big Carnival Opens on "HiP"

$4,000 strangers will come to Harris
burg during the week. Members OF
the Firemen's Union completed all de-
tails for the big meet Saturday night.
Uniontown Company First Here
With the arrival of the Uniontown
Company from Uniontown, Pa, yes
terday the rush of visitors to Harris
burg started. Delegates began 10 ar
rive with the early morning trains.
Local firemen are meeting all trains
and escorting the visitors to the head
quarters of the city Firemen's Union,
420 Market street, where they regis
ter and receive badges.
Each local company has a special
reception committee for the guests
who are coming in a body. The State
Association officials will be entertained
by Howard O. Holstein, chairman of
the finance committee and chief mar
shall of the parade.
State President Arrives
George S. Kroll, president of the
State Firemen's Association, arrived
here to-day and opened his headquar-
ters on the second floor of the Bolton
House. At o'clock he was ready to
receive visitors and to talk over busi-
ness that will be brought before the
convention sessions which will be
opened in Chestnut street hall to-
morrow morning at 10 o'clock. Presi-
dent Croll was accompanied by large
delegation of York firemen. He will
head the York division in the parade
on Thursday.
The State Association secretary.
William w. Wunder, will have his
headquarters at the Hotel Columbus.
Mr.. Wunder is a busy man, for all
delegates must call on him to get their
credentials. The sessions will open at
10 O'Clock with an interesting pro-
gram. The State officers will be es-
corted to the convention hall by the
Firemen's Union. The men who had
hand in arranging the big gathering
will occupy the stage with the State
officers.
The Opening Session
Following prayer by the Rev Harry
; Nelson Bassler, chaplain of the Hope
Fire Company, addresses will be made
by Governor John K. Tener. If he is
in the city; Mayor John K. Royal, Col
! onel II. c. Demming, president of the
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