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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-24
PUBLIC WORKS To
BE HANDLED BY A
NEW STATE BOARD
Recommendation Likely to Be
Made by the Economy Com
mission During Autumn
RESULT OF THE PROBING
Any Recommendations on the Sub
ject Will Be Based on Facts
Says McDevitt

Statements made to-day by mem
bers of the State Economy and Etti-
cheney Commission, which has been
investigating the methods of the Com
monwealth in handling business mat
ters indicate that there is strong pos
sobility that the commission may rec
ommend the creation of a state de-
partment of public works to handle
the construction projects delegated to
commissions for many years. The cost
of various state hospitals and other
buildings and other operations ham
died by legislative commissions and
joint commissions for the last two
decades have been gone into and data
compiled is said to show that a change
should be considered.
Harry S. McDevitt, chairman of the
commission. said to-day that the COM
mission was not yet ready to make
public its recommendations. but that
the report on the construction propo-
sitions would be comprehensive and
backed up by figures. The commits
sion will make such recommendation
as can be substantiated," said he.
From the line of examination fol-
lowed 1t is believed that the members
will shortly formulate a report on the
future of some positions and divisions
of departments that will embody con-
siderable changes. Next week eXami-
Service Commission. Adiutant Gen
erals, Forestry. Attorney Generals
and Legislative Reference departments
and the Water Supply Commission.
Plans are being formulated whereby
Commissioner Soffel will devote part
of next month to state institutions near
Pittsburgh, Commissioner Fisher to
Central Pennsylvania and Commits
sioner McDevitt to Eastern Pennsyl-
yania institutions.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-24
PRESIDENT SORE
OVER FIRST DEFEAT
At SENATE'S HANDS
Harvester Trust Appointee With.
draws; Wilson Calls Treat
ment Unjust
OTHER NAMES SUGGESTED
Assurances Given That President
Will Insist on Warburg's
Confirmation
BY Associated Press

Washington. d. C.. July 24.-With
the bitter fight in the Senate over the
confirmation of Thomas d. Jones, of
Chicago, President Wilson's nominee
Tor the Federal Reserve Board, ended,
senators were to-day breathing a sigh
OF renef that the prolonged contest
was over and were preparing to settle
down to practically uninterrupted con-
slderatlon of the Administrations anti
trust program. Belief on the part of
President Wilson that the program
might be endangered If the fight con-
tlnued was responsible for the with
drawal of the nomination. The con-
test had delayed consideration of anti
trust legislation.
With the Jones case out of the way
democratic leaders in the Senate to-
day We're determined to press to con-
cluslon the antitrust program and
bring Congress to adjournment at the
earliest possible moment.
The names of Omar +. Hershey, of
Baltimore, and l. NJ. Fenton, the
choice of Senator Lewis, of Illinois.
were understood to be under consid-
Grafton to succeed Mr.. Jones. Belief
prevailed to-day that Assistant Secre-
tary Hamlin. of the Treasury Depart
ment, would now be made governor of
the Federal Reserve Board.
President Wilson's action in with
drawing the nomination of Mr.. Jones,
1t was stated at the White House to-
day. was not an indication that there
had been any change in his determi-
nation to insist upon the confirmation
Continued on Papa tR1
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-24
Temporary Receivers
File Temporary Report
BY associated Press

New York July 24.-The temporary
receivers for the H. B. Clafiin Com
pany, dry. goods merchants, declared
to-day in a preliminary report that
the total assets of the bankrupt firm,
exclusive of notes undiscounted, We're
S52,S76,354 and total liabilities, ex-
elusive of notes undiscounted of capi-
tai stock, $44.S42,253. The report
showed an excess of assets over liabili-
ties of SS,034,100.
The receivers report was presented
at a meeting of creditors called to
receive this information and to perfect
an organization for the protection of
their interests.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-24
Independent Phone Men
Will Meet at Columbia

Harrisburg will be well represented
at the fifth quarterly convention of
the Eastern Pennsylvania Independent
Telephone Association to be held in
Columbia next Tuesday and Wednes-
day, July 2S and 20. Those from this
city who will attend are: Cameron l..
Baer, G. s. Herbert, r. w. Miller. w.
o. Albright. Charles A. Carl and o. K.
Kines.
Between seventy-f1ve and one hun
dred telephone men from Altoona to
the eastern border of the State will
attend. No business session will be
held on Tuesday but plans will be laid
for a business session Wednesday,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-24
AUSTRIAN RESERV|STS
HELD IN READINESS TO
RETURN To REGIMENTS
Servia Must Comply With De-
mands Made by Austrian
Government
GERMANY APPROVES STEP
Stock Market Breaks Badly Under
Fear of European Com
plication
GERMANY APPROVES STEP
By Associated Press

Serlin, July 24.-Austrian reser twists
here were instructed to-day to hold
themselves in readiness to return to
Austria and join their regiments at
the shortest notice.
The grave possibilities connected
with the strong Austrian note to Ser
via, which virtually took the form of
an ultimatum demanding the sup
preston of the Pan-Servian move
ment and the punishment of those
concerned in the assassination of late
Archduke Francis Ferdinand, are
recognized in official circles here. 1t is
realized in these quarters that further
serious developments in Austro-
Servian relations are inevitable unless
Servia complies with the Austrian de-
mands.
1t is believed in authoritative quar-
ters that the Servians will yield unless
assured of support from outside. and
for this reason official eyes here to-
day are turned less toward Belgrade
than to st. Petersburg, where the
council of ministers is expected to
settle the question of peace or war.
Germany Not Consulted
It was stated to-day that Germany
had not been consulted regarding the
Austrian note to Servia before its de-
livery, but that she thoroughly ap-
proved the step taken and was pre-
pared for all the consequences that
might ensue from it..
1t was pointed out that should Rus
sia take part against Austria, Germany
was fully prepared to draw the sword
on behalf of her ally in accordance
with the terms of the triple alliance
between Germany Austria and Italy.
Comment in the German press to-
day strongly supports Austria. Radi-
cal organs, such as the Tageblatt and
the frankfort Gazette, which are in
close touch with the financial world
and are usually strongly pacific, find
the terms of the Austrian note amply
Justified. Newspapers such as the
Zeitung Am Mittag and the Vossische
Zeitung, which are quickly responsive
to the popular sentiment, also are pro-
Austrian and evidently still feel the
influence of the assassination of the
Archduke.
Market Breaks Badly
The stock market broke badly un-
der the fear of general European COM
plications. Solid bank stocks like
those of the Deutsche Bank broke over
points and other leading stocks from
to points until the banks inter-
vened to check further decentralization
of the market.
Securities in large amounts. how
ever. had been unloaded at the de-
clines and the breaks in Austrian and
Russian specialties assumed almost
panicky form. The Orient Railway
and Turkish Tobacco Reggie stocks fell
10 points. Russian Petroleums 16
points. and Russian Banks from to
il points. The weakness in Russian
and Austrian Government bonds also
indicated the seriousness of the situa-
ton.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-24
COMMERCE CHAMBER
IVVADES |NGLENOOK
FOR ANNUAL OUTING
$50 of Harrisburg's Business and
Professional Men Attend
Big Picnic

Members of the Harrisburg Cham
Der of Commerce who went to Ingle-
nook this afternoon for the annual
outing numbered $50. They filled two
coaches on the train leaving here for
the North at $50 o'clock this after
noon.
This outing promised to. be some
real event, although it was necessary
to go some in order to surpass pre-
vious outings. That is Just what hap
pened. Immediately on the arrival of
the big party at Inglenook the fun
commenced, and the program included
features that will keep everybody busy
until the train leaves for Harrisburg
at 1916 tonight.
The committee in charge of the ar
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-24
Shopmen Think of Nellie as
They Sing an Old Refrain
Where, Oh Where, Is My Little Dog Gone? Has Special
Significance at Pennsy Roundhouse

When the men at the Pennsy shops
of summers evening sing Where,
on, Where, Is My Little Dog Gomez"
there is deeper significance, aye, pa
thos, to it than mere desire to raise
their voices in song.
Somebody has given Nellie to the
dcgcatcher.
Nellie for years has been an impor-
tant part of the shop force Never
mind breed or pedigree certificate. If
you thought that possibly Nellie wasn't
much as to family, etc, you could
have very quickly discovered the mis-
take by trying to kick THAT Nellie
houn' dog around.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-24
FOUR CHILDREN BURNED TO
DEATH WHEN HOME BURNS
By Associated Press

Taylor. Wis, July 24.-Four chill
dren of Richard Roberts, a widower
o fthis town, are burned to death to-
day when the home caught fire while
the father was away. When the parent
arrived at the scene the home was en-
veloped in flames and desperate at
tempts to rescue the children failed,
villagers and Mr.. Roberts being pain
fully burned. The oldest child was a
years old.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-24
[Continued on Page 16.l
Fine and Prison Sentence
Imposed Upon Mrs. Winfield

fine of $50 and fifteen days i'm
prisonmeat in the Dauphin county jail
was the sentence imposed by Alder
man Murray upon Mrs. Bertha Win
field, a midwife, who was arrested YES
terday charged with not complying
with the law requiring that any dis
ease of the child when born must be
reported. The case was appealed from
the aldermans judgment.
The information was made by DR..
]. NJ. ]. Raunick, city health officer.
who alleges that the child Is suffering
with ophthalmia.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-24
Twenty Persons Hurt
During Panic in Car
When Fuse Blows Out
By Associated Press

York, Pa, July 24.-Panic, caused
by the blowing out of an overhead fuse
on an electric car crowded with pic
nickers. here to-day resulted in in
juries to at least score of women
and children, who jumped when they
saw the sparks fly. All are residents
of Red Lion, a suburb. Mrs Daniel
Dellinger aged 60 years, is in a local
hospital with a fractured skull and
will probably die. Four other women
and a girl are also seriously injured.
Trolley officials say no person would
have been hurt had the passengers re-
manned seated
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-24
COUNT ROMA DIES

Athens. Greece, July 24.-Count
Alexander Roma, who was leader of
the GaI1baldi legion during the last
Balkan war, in which he was wounded
died here to-day. He was a member
of the Chamber of Deputies of which
he was at one time speaker. He for
merly held the port folio of Minister.
of Education in the Greek Cabinet.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-24
WOMAN COMMITS SUICIDE

Williamsport, Pa, July 24-After
being missing three days the body of
Mrs. Stanley Papke, %. of Union
: wnship, Bradford county, who three
years ago became a bride, was found
to-day in an old we'll near her home. a
suicide. The girl, whose maiden name
was Helen Posig, married Papke at
her parents desire.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-24
CONTINUED on Page 141
6-Year Old StoicalIy
Sits by and Never Says
Couch" as Head Is Sewed

Arthur Olsen. aged years, full of
fun and grit too, toppled off a chair
in the kitchen of his home. 229 Lib
erty street, this morning and struck
his head against the chair rung. Ar
thur received several ugly gashes of
the scalp and they bled so profusely
t at the youngster was hustled to the
Harrisburg Hospital.
In the dispentary the wounds were
dressed, although three stitches were
necessary to pull the edges of one of
the clts together.
Arthur sat very still while the op-
Grafton was going on-and never even
said ouch"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-24

That's why the someone who
sneaked over to the Reilly street gate
as the dogcatcher approached, coaxed
Nellie overland then sold her out for
chew of tobacco or some such mess
of pottage.
Anyway, Nellie has gone to that
place of unlimited meaty bones and
plenty of cats and no tall trees-via
the asphyxiation tunnel of the dog
pound.
But the man who sold Nellie had
better keep his dark secret to him
self-or the Pennsy shopmen IL surely
get him if he doesn't watch out.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-24
HEARING ON ORDER OPENS
BY Associated Pyess

Boston, Mass, July 24.-Hearing
on order issued by Judge Braley to
show cause why a special master
should not be appointed as asked in
the suit brought against certain for
mer and present directors of the New
York, New Haven and Hartford Rail-
road by minority stockholders, seek
ing to recover funds alleged to have
been mis-used by the defendants was
begun in Supreme Court to-day.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-24
SALE OF NEAR-BEER LEGAL

Atlanta Ga, July 24.-The tenn
perance committee of Georgia State
Association voted to report adversely
a bill to legalize the manufacture and
sale within the state of beer containing
no moro than 4 per cent. of alcohol.
Temperance organizations The sale
of near-beer now is legal in Georgia.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-24
MARRIAGE LICENSEES
Summer Advertising

Sales naturally go down in
summer time because cheaper
things are used and there are
fewer wants to be satisfied.
But wise storekeepers realize
they can utilize the warm wealth
er to build business.
A customer who has a small
summer need we'll satisfied Is
apt to remember Ii and return
later when desires are more i'm
portant.
Up-to-date merchants go after
business in a definite, aggressive
way in the dull months"
Evidence of this progressive
spirit will be found in the adver-
tising in to-day's Telegraph.
The men whose names are
printed there want business and
they intend to make their adver-
tising pay by supplementing 1t
with good service.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-24
POLICE SUPPRESS RIOTS

st. Petersburg, July 24.-Stern
measures were taken by the authori-
ties to-day to suppress the strike riots
which have been in progress for some
days in the streets of the capital dur
ing which a large number of casual
ties have occurred in the conflicts be-
tween the police and cossacks on one
side and the striking workmen on the
other.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-24
TContinued on Page Al
COMMISSION IN NEW YORK
By Associated Press

Utica, \. Y. July 24.-The mem
bers of the Pennsylvania Canal Com
mission named by Governor Tener to
inspect the New York State Barge
Canal We're guests of State Engineer
Bensel in this city last night at din
ner They declared the New York
State canal the last word" in such
construction.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-24
ALL WE'LL ON SHAMROCK w

Cane Finistere. Spain, July "a
wireless dispatch received here to-day
from the steam yacht Erin, conveying
the Shamrock ", Sir Thomas Lipton's
challenger for the Americas cup, sasy:
"All well. The challenger made a run
of 222 miles in the last twenty-four
hours. The weather is beautiful"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-24
BIG FIRE AT DE GRAFT

Bellefontaine, o.. July 24.-Fire
practically wiped out the business sec
tion of De Graft, a village in Logan
county, west of here, early to-day,
causing a loss estimated at over $780,
900. Fifteen business houses and the
towns water and electric light plant
were destroyed. The origin of the fire
is not known
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-24
IMPORTERS MAKE ASSIGNMENT
BY Assoeinted Press

New York. July 24.-Boessneck,
Broessel and Company, importers and
dealers in dry goods, made a general
assignment to-day for the benefit of
creditors. Attorneys for the firm de-
clared that liabilities were approx
mately s1,250,000 and assets in excess
of that sum.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-24
GIDEONS OPEN SESSION
BY Atsocirtcf Prcss

Boston, July 24.-A praise and
prayer service formally opene dthe
fifteenth annual convention of the
Gideons. the religious association of
commercial travellers. to-day The
national president, A. r. T. Moore. of
Iowa. presided at the business session
which followed
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-24
ROOSEVELT REVIEWS
ATTACK ON BARNES;
READY TO PROCEED
Colonel in Fighting Mood Today
and Wants Suit Against
Him fastened
By ASSocidted Press

Oyster Bay, n. Y, July 24.-The re-
ply of Colonel Roosevelt to the $50, 900
libel suit of William Barnes, to-day
was a renewed attack on the Republi-
can State chairman and a promise to
help the suit forward. Colonel Roose-
welt said he would not be deferred
from attacking Mr.. Barnes by the suit,
but on the contrary would assail him
the harder. He expressed the hope
that he would have the opportunity
to take the stand against Mr.. Barnes
before election.
To make clear what he meant. the
eX-President, who was in fighting
-. n
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-24
CAN'T WILL SOON CLOSE

the conclusion to-day of the prize drill
contests. in which the teams entered
in class c will compete. the formal
activities of the international biennial
encampment of the Uniform Rank,
Knights of Pythias. will come to an
end.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-24
Going on a Vacation :?

Don't forget to have the TELEGRAPH
sent you while you are away
You will have plenty of time to
digest its happenings.
The cost is Just the same as when
you are home Six cents a week.
A postal addressed to the Circula-
tion Department will bring you the
next issue.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-24
GARRISON VISITS CAMP

Sea Girt, N. j., July 24.-Secretary
of War Lindley M. Garrison arrived at
Camp Fielder here to-day to inspect
the First and Fifth Regiments of the
National Guard of New Jersey. He
motored to the camp from his summer
home at Sea Bright.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-24
CALLED ON FIRST BAsEsrAN

Members of the Lucknow black
smith shop baseball club yesterday
visited their first baseman, John A.
Snyder, who is in the Harrisburg Hos
pital recovering from an operation for
appendicitis and presented him with
flowers, booLs and fruit.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-24
DEPRESSION ROBS
HARRISBURG BOND
HOLDERS Of CASH
Central Iron Co.'S. Defalcation of
Interest Directly Traceable
to Business Upheaval

Quite a number of Harrisburgers
are convinced that the business de-
preston now prevailing is not so
psychological" as President Wilson
would have them believe.
Holders of Central Iron and Steel
Company first mortgage bonds, matur-
ing in 1915. have been notified that
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-24
MAINE AT GIBRALTER
By Associated Press

Gibralter, July 24.-The American
battleship Maine arrived here to-day
on her way to Vile Franche, where
she is to take over on July 26 the crew
of the battleship Idaho, recently pur-
chased by Greece.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-24
THE WEATHER

For Harrisburg and vicinityI Part
~ cloudy Tonight and Saturday,
somewhat cooler tonight.
For Eastern Pennsylvania, Partly
cloudy tonight and Saturday, not
much change in temperaturei
light, variable winds.
River
The main river will continue to fall
slowly Tonight and Saturday. A
stage of about 1.8 feet In indicate
ed for Harrisburg Saturday morn
ing.
General Conditions
The center of the slight disturb
ance that was located over the
Lake region, Thursday morning,
has moved to the Maine coast.
1t caused showers generally from
the Great Lakes eastward to the
Atlantic coast in the last twenty
four hours.
II Is tn 10 degrees cooler in the
Lake region and In Southern New
England, Western Missouri, Okla
hOma, New Mexico and Western
North Dakota, and 4 to IL degrees
warmer In Central Pennsylvania,
District of Columbia and the In
terror of New York.
Temperature; n. M, so.
Suns Rises, 4i55 a. MI sets, 7i27
Moons First quarter. July 20, 6.51
y. IN.
River Stnge, 1T feet above low
water mark.
Yesterdays Weather
Highest temperature, 04.
Lowest temperature, OF.
Mean temperature, so.
Normal temperature, 75.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
John S. Losey, Harrisburg. and Cor,
\. Nye, Steelton.
Michael c. Zimmerman. Wiconisco
md Mary r. Hoffman, Lykens.
Leroy Colgate, Palmyra, and Esthe,
logan, Harrisburg.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-24

Looks Like a Husky Regular Baby
Doesn't He?
Harrisburg's first pulmotor baby will
celebrate his first birthday on Sun
day. He is Laird Weaver, a son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Weaver, 2031
Penn street.
Just year ago Laird was struggling
for life while a pulmotor pumped oxy-
gen into the almost lifeless body; to-
day he is as husky a looking young
ster as you will meet in a long walk.
Continued on Page A.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-24
General Conditions

Yesterdays Weather
Highest temperature, 04.
Lowest temperature, OF.
Mean temperature, so.
Normal temperature, as.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-24

Wall
1891; Northern
1855; U s. Steel NJ p
1901 New York Central S3; Canadian Pacific 1905.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-24

[Continued on Page 1911
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-24

The main river will continue to fall
slowly tonight and Saturday. A
stage of about 1.8 feet In indicate
ed for Harrisburg Saturday morn
ing.
Arizona republican., 1914-07-31

the Duke of Cornwell's regiment, which was about to embark ,or Hong Kong, has been detained
 The searchlight stations on the eastern coast, whose office is to guard against a surprise invasion, and which are usually manned by skeleton staffs are now fully manned, largely by territorials. The coast wise steamers reporc me lights along the coast being in operation all last right playing their shafts on every incoming and every outgoing vessel. None but the admiralty, which is in constant touch through wireless at Whitehall, knows the whereabouts of ,he first fleet, winch left Portsmouth yesterday, but it is a safe preSump tion that the fleet is in position close to the channel, where it can strike the North Sea in the event of hos tilities.
 A crisis could not have arisen at more convenient time for the navy. as the fleet has just been through a review on a war footing, which took place at maneuvers this year.
 Notice has been issued virtually closing Portsmouth harbot to pri vate craft, according to a Central News dispatch. and only certain an