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The Washington herald., 1914-02-13
WHAT A HURRY HE WAS IN.

He jumped into his motor car
And opened up the gas.
He hadn't journeyed ycTy far
Before he tried to pass
Some one who drove q bSzzins six.
And though at last he did.
He barely missed pile Of bricks
When ne began to skid.
He almost ran a woman down.
But faster still he few:
He struck the center Of the town
While doing thirty two"
A horse took fright and ran away
When he whizzed by his nose,
And everybody STOPPED to say:
See how that fellow goes.
"It must be life and death with him,
The way he tears along.
Suppose tire should jump the rim
Or something should 90 wrungl"
But in and ont he sluirmed and turned,
Still putting on the power,
And down the crowded street he churned
At forty miles an hour,
At forty miles an hour he SPED,
He seemed In dreadful haste,
As one, along the road he fed.
Who had no time to waste,
But with final whizz and whirl
He stopped before a fat,
And went to call upon his girl.
And there he sat and sat- n
The Washington herald., 1914-02-13
The Cafeteria Way.

I'm puzzled about this custom of cat
ing to music
''How's that?'
Il can't understand whether the food
is intended to keep your mind of the
music or the music is intended to keep
your mind off the food."-Muscian.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-13
Taking No Risks.

"And you say you never attend we'd
dings any more?" asked the sweet young
thing.
mo. 1 do not" replied the bachelor.
Wand why not, pray?'
why, don't you see what's happening
every day to innocent bystanders?'-
Yonkers Statesman.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-13
Probably Has To.

your former husband must still love
you"
"Why so?''
He tells me that he owes a great deal
to you"
Hes referring to the back alimony."-
Pittsburgh Post.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-13

The cause of woman suffrage has re-
ceived a jolt. The mayor OF a Cali
fornia town, where the women are al
lowed to vote. announces that he does
the family washing.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-13
Quite Reasonable.

$50 you don't call on Miss Butte any
more. Quarrelled?' well, l told her j
preferred to have her kiss me before and
not after she kissed her pet dog" And
what did she say?' 'She said / evil
IDENTIFY forgot that the dog might have his
preference, too.'-Bost6n Transcript
The Washington herald., 1914-02-13
Hit IL Right.

Polly Ito big sisters admirer:) Guess
WI at f,-ther said about you last night.
Adolphus: Oh, couldn't guess, weally.
Polly: III give you a peach II you can
guess"
Adolphus Caustered) oh, Polly, I
haven't an idea in the world.
Polly: Urr-you was listening-Sydney
Bulletin.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-13
Time for Caution.

Get me cop" painted the excited
stranger. Somebody stole my coat"
.'Sh-' cautioned the New Yorker, glanc-
ing fearfully about. do you want to
lose Your shirt t?''-CorneII Widow.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-13
A Giveaway.

After he had kissed her and pressed
her rosy cheek against his and patted
her soft. round chin. she drew back and
SEQ ::. Score; ! do ,, you shave lyonrsslfr'
Il thought So" she said. Your face
is the roughest 1 ever"
Then she stored; bu 1t was too late
and he went away with a cold. heavy
lump in his breast.-New York World.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-13

There was an earthquake in New
York State the other day, but it wasn't
a circumstance to the shaking up that
Messrs. Sulzer and Murphy have re-
ceived within the past year or so.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-13

Do brunettes talk more than blonds
asks a correspondent. If so, IT is be-
cause there are more of them.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-13

In other words, we want immigrants
who will be able to write back to their
relatives and friends and tell them
what fine country this is.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-13

The most sanguine of the unemployed
are probably looking forward to getting
job in league to fight the league Of
ganized to oppose the Federal League
organized to fight the National and
American leagues.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-13

Melancholy college days, the saddest
of the year; football season IS over
with. and baseball is not yet here.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-13

Demosthenes practiced afatory with
a pebble in his teeth. and maybe this
was the origin of verbal rock throwing.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-13

We don't suppose the professional
eyangelists are afraid of competition by
amateurs.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-13
4 Business Man.

What does your father do for lv-
ing?'' asked one little girl.
why replied the other, ''he takes
up the collections in church"-Chicago
News
The Washington herald., 1914-02-13

Don't get impatient. The vertebrae
of winter may have good deal of
strength yet.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-13

A Pennsylvania hired man. after
working on one farm FOR nine years,
has moved over to tie next township.
TIE wanderlust is a terrible thing.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-13

The best thing about the political
economy that the young ladies learn at
the seminary is that they soon forget It.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-13

1t appears that the Princeton Tiger
5,a, no love for the one in Tammany.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-13

1t may be possible to transmit
thoughts by wireless, as scientist
claims, but he will never dare do it
The Washington herald., 1914-02-13

Cablegram says 10000 Chinese SOL
diers are chasing one bandit If they
don't watch out he may surround them
The Washington herald., 1914-02-13
Morning Smiles.
His Mistake.

Gimme some candy, Tom:
Candy, / amt got no candy-thats
a toothache e"-Exchange.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-13
That's why.

He had been calling for some time and
she thought she would give him a gentle
hint. "It IL not good for man to live
alone" she said. That's why we have
clubs" he responded caimly.-Ka1sas
City Journal
The Washington herald., 1914-02-13
A Line o Cheer Each Day o
tn Year.
written expressly for The HeralCD
BY JOHN KENDRICK BANGS.
HOARDED CHEER.

Copyright, 1914
Gather cheer the while We may.
Store il carefully away;
Then when clouds above you loom
On some morrow full of gloom,
You can make your skies all clear
With your boarded stock of cheer.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-13
MERCANTILE TAX IS
LIKELY To be MADE
SAME As AT PRESENT
Maximum Rate Will Not Be Taken
Off, However, Say Com
missioners

One-fifth of mill per dollar on
the gross volume of business trans
acted-the present city mercantile
license tax rate--will likely be re-
tanned for the future In the proposed
new license tax ordinance.
The measure. which was introduced
few weeks ago in City Council and
upon which final action was postponed
pending a discussion of the different
provisions with the Chamber of Com
merce. the Rotary Club and other rep
resentative business organizations and
individuals, provided for an increase
of the rate to a full mill.
For the last several days City So
licitor D. S. Seitz and John T. Olmsted,
counsel for the Chamber of Com
merce and the other organizations,
have been comforting upon'the various
rates and 1t was announced to-day
that the present figure will likely re-
main as 1t now is. The 800 maximum
limit will not be taken off, however.
This concession had also been asked
by the merchants.
While the question of Just how much
the 1914 budget will provide is still
to be definitely settled, it is said that
about s509,000 will be needed. and
that the present rate of 91a mills will
be required to cover this sum.
In addition to the usual provision
for conducting the citys government
for the next nine months the budget
will also carry approximately $55, 900
for the payment of the Indebtedness
for paving in front of nonassessable
propertieS
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-13
GEO. WESTINGHOUSE
LEAVES BUSINESS IN
HANDS OF TRUSTEES
No Change Policy in Vast Concerns
Controlled by Great
Inventor
BY Associated Press

New York, March 13. - George
Westinghouse, the famous engineer
and inventor who died here yesterday
of heart disease, provided in his will
for the continuation of his large busi-
ness interests under a trusteeship.
It was officially stated to-day that
his death will not cause any change
of policy or operation in connection
with any of the Westinghouse indus
tries. plan which long ago he care
fully thought out for their continu-
ance and direction goes Immediately
into effect.
The men chosen to carry out this
work are his brother, Henry Herman
Westinghouse, who is president OF the
American Brake Company. and vice
president and general manager Of the
Wes' 'nghouse Airbrake Company
Charles A. Terry, vice-president of the
Westinghouse Electric and Manufac-
turing Company. and w. D. Updegraff,
director of the Westinghouse Airbrake
Company.
The individual wealth and holdings
of Mr.. Westinghouse have been es-
tiInated at more than $50,000,000.
His most prominent achievements
besides the Westinghouse airbrake in
cluded the development of railway sig
mailing, development of the alternating
current system for electric lighting
and power perfection of a device for
carrying, with safety and economy
natural gas over long distances, thus
making 1t possible to use it extensively
for domestic and industrial fuel; in
veption of air spring for motor We
hicIes of all kind, invention of geared
turbine system, propulsion of ships,
introduction in America of the Satur-
day half-holiday, an institution upon
which nearly every labor union to-day
insists.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-13
VILLA LIEUTENANT IS
ARRESTED AS SLAYER
OF BENTON, REPORTED
Major Fierro, 1t Is Said, May Be.
Made Goat For Crime Of
His Chief
RAUCH MURDERER LOCATED
He Also Said to Have Been Acting
Under Orders of Rebel
Chief

Ell Paso, Texas, March 13.-Uncon-
frmed reports received here from
Americans -rt1vIng from Chihuahue
that the commission appointed by
General Carranza. head of the Consti-
tutionalists, had caused the arrest of
Major Rudolfo Fferro, one of General
Villas subordinate officers, ais the
slayer of William s. Benton, a British
subject, were given credence to-day by
those interested in the case.
The reports stated that Major Fierro
Is being held on a blind charge for
the killing of two Mexican railroad
men In resort at Chihuahua. At the
time of Benton's execution 1t was re-
ported Fierro was in General Villas
office, said to have been the scene Of
the execution. 1t is known that the
Carranza commission began its inves-
tigation with information that Benton
had been killed by Fierro.
General Carranza's commission is
said to have gathered convincing evil
dence that Colonel Fidel Avila, COM
mander of the rebel garrison at Juarez,
ordered the execution of Gustav
Bauch, German American, who was
tried as a spy, but in whose case no
verdict was rendered. Denials that
Bauch was killed have been made re-
peatedly by rebel officers at Juarez
and Chihuahua.
Bauch was not executed until two
days after General Villa had left
Juarez, 1t is said. 1t is not known
whether Avila had orders for the ex-
ecution, but the commission is said
to have evidence indicating that he
directly ordered the execution of the
German American.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-13
BRUMBAUGH MAY
Be ONLY CANDIDATE
FOR NOMINATION
All Elements of the Republican
Party Are United For the
Philadelphia Man

Republicans of every way of think
ing appear to be uning up behind DR..
Martin G. Brumbaugh for the Repub-
Mcan nomination for Governor and 1t
is believed that the announcement of
his candidacy will find concerted
movement in his behalf all over the,
State, and that many Washington
party men and Democrats will quietly
lend their support to his election. The
most significant phase of the situation
is that no matter how Republicans
differ on the senatorship, they seem
TO be united in regard to the guberna-
torial nomination, the State ticket and
election of congressman and Iegisla-
tors.
Present indications are that the peo =
pie who are behind J. Benjamin Dim
mick for the senatorial nomination
Will support DR.. Brumbaugh with
hearty good will, several of them ad
mitting that he is the logical candi-
date.
In this connection it is interesting
to note this dispatch from Pittsburgh
According to statements made here
to-day by County Commissioner O'Neil
and Speaker Alter, of the House of
Representatives, DIR. Martin G.. Brum-
baugh, superintendent of the PhiIa-
delphia schools, will receive the Re
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-13
MOVING PICTURE
CAMERAS CLICK AS
FRENCH|MEN FIGHT
Sword Duel Ends in Slight Wound;
Wives Of Principals
Nearby
By Associated PYeSJ

Paris, March IA sword duel
fought to-day between jacques Richie
pin, son of Jean Richepin, the i'm,
mortal" and Pierre Frondaie, author
of a play now being performed in
Paris, resulted in the wounding of M.
Frcndaie.
The quarrel arose out of an incl
dent in the lobby of theater on We'd
nesday. Madame Frondaie, it is al
legged, made some cutting remarks to
jacques Richepin's wife, known as
Madame Cora Laparcerie, who is CO.
manager of the theater. M. Frondaie
took full responsibility for his wife's
comments and was thereupon chal-
lenged to fight by M. Richepin.
The encounter took place on the
lawn of a house in the suburb of
Neuilly. More than q hundred nota-
BILE literary and dramatic men watched
the combat from behind hedges and
windows while numerous reporters,
photographers and moving picture
operators occupied a loft overlooking
the lawn.
The wives of both principals ap-
peared on the scene, but were not al
lowed to watch the combat They
remained in the road outside in their
automobiles, where they were sur
rounded by crowds of women friends.
They could hear the sounds of the
clashing of swords from where they
sat.
During the second M. Richepin's
sword penetrated M. Frondale's fore
arm and the engagement was brought
to an end.
Jean Richepin then embraced his
son and his wife threw herself into
his arms, khile Madame F'rondaie
helped the surgeon to dresa her hus-
bands wound.
The combatants left the ground
without being reconciled.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-13
WATER COMPANY MEN
ARE ARRESTED WHEN
THEY DIG UP STREETS
Camp Hills Dispute Over Rates Is
Now in Hands Of
the Courts
PRISONERS SENT TO CARLISLE
Believed They Will Be Released
Pending Legal Decision
in Matter
PRISONERS SENT TO CARLISLE
BY q staff Correspondent

Camp Hill, Pa, March Is. The
Riverton Consolidated Water Com
peny. of Lemoyne, this morning took
the first step to get the present con-
troversy over rates between the COM
pany and the residents of Camp Hill
before the Cumberland county courts.
AS a result, the company's superin-
tendent Charles Saunders, another
employe, w. u. Zellers, H. W. John
son, who does ell of the contract work
for the company, and four men en-
ployed by him, Frank Whitmyer,
Charles Conte, John Francavilla and
Philip Carol, are under arrest and at
noon to-day were taken to the Cum
berland county prison at Carlisle in
the custody of Chief of Police Charles
K. Fox. The men waived a hearing
and refused to pay a fine. They will
post bail to-day, it was said.
The arrests are the probable begin
ming of what will be long drawnout
fight regarding the company's right to
turn off the supply of water of resi-
dents of the borough for failure to pay
CONTINUED on Page 1877
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-13
2,100 CLERKS ARE
THROWN0UT OF WORK
BY s|ECEL FAILURE
Many of Them Lose Their Savings
Which Are Tied Up in De-
funct Store Bank
By Associated Press

New York, March 13.-The Four
Crawford Company store. the manage
ment of which has resulted in the in
dictment of Henry Sigel and Frank b.
Vogel, charging violation of the State
banking laws and grand larceny, are
to be closed tomorrow night in ac-
cordance with the order of Judge
Hough, of the Federal Court.
After an inventory has been taken
the stock and fixtures of the two stores
and the equipment of the Merchants
Express Company are to be sold on
March "a for the benefit of creditors.
With the closing of the two stores,
which are among the largest in New
York, about 2,100 clerks and other
employees will be thrown out of work,
many of whom are said to have de-
posted their savings in the Siegel
bank, so they will be without funds
until they find other employment.
These employees were considered by
the court yesterday before the clos
ing order was signed. Judge Hough
was assured by william A. Marble,
counsel for the store managers under
the receivers, that clerks were in de-
mand by other department stores and
that virtually all of the 2,100 persons
would not be long without work.
1t is estimated that the total value
OF the stock In the two stores is about
81, 900, ,000.
The grand jury IS still in session
and Assistant District Attorney Ar
thur C. Train. in immediate charge of
the case, will present additional evil
dence on which it is said ne hopes to
obtain ten or twelve indictments
against Siegel and Vogel, in addition
to those on which they were held on
Wednesday and admitted to bail in
S25, 900 each.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-13
Office of Assistant
City Assessor to Be
Created by Council

In the preparation of the city bud
get for the coming year provision has
been made for the salary of an assist
ant city assessor who shall give all his
time to the work of the office, the
pay to be $1,000 year. Immediately
upon the approval of the appropria-
tion an ordinance will be presented
creating the office. Among the candi-
dates for the place, it is understood,
are George w. Liesman, a former city
assessor; II. F. Sheesley, S. H. Gar
land, c. w. Erb and Frank Nickles,
also a former assessor.
In the near future, it is said, the
plan to place the drivers of fire ap-
paratus under the direct control of
the superintendent of parks and pub
lie property will be put into operation.
The budget provides that drivers of
two horse fire vehicles be paid at the
rate of $50 per month, while those
who have charge of only one horse
will receive ten dollars less.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-13
Farmer and Producer
to Benefit by Market
Plan Of Gov. Glynn
BY Associated Press

Albany, N. Y, March 1S.-The es-
tablishment of a State food and mar
eket commission was recommended by
Governor Glynn to-day in a special
message to the legislature.
The governors idea is that the COM
mission should be authorized to assist
and encourage the establishment of To-
cal markets under the control of CO.
operative associations of producters
or consumers, and to help them in the
establishment of grades and standards
of farm food products. The proposed
system was worked out on the model
of system which has proved success
full in France. The plan is designed
to correct inequalities in the division
of profits between the producer and
intermediary seller.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-13
BY Mrs. Anna III. Wood

In all schools, as well as the
Special there are two kinds of
pupils among the good workers, those
who grasp readily only to later forget
and those who are slow to learn but
who retain the knowledge. Teachers
everywhere prefer the latter type of
child, for when examination day comes
he shows to far better advantage the
months of work and care expended
upon him.
1t is only natural for tests given by a
school supervisor to frighten or un-
nerve a school. To offset this the
teachers in charge of the exceptionally
bright children make it rule to give
them weekly tests on their various
studies so that the dreaded unexpected
visitor will find them prepared. Miss
A. May Title, of the Reilly building,
considers blackboard work the very
best method of trying out q pupil.
CONTINUED on Page 81
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-13
EH5z1;3zI1il3E|

For Harrisburg and vicinity, Fair
Tonight and Saturday, with ris-
Ing Temperatures; lowest tempera-
ture tonight about 70 degrees.
For Eastern Pennsylvania Fair
tonight and Saturday, slowly
rising temperature; light west
erly winds.
River
No material changes will occur I'm
river conditions.
Temperature: n. m., "a, 2 d. M. Il.
Sun; Rises, 6.1O a. M, sets, 6i14
Moon: Rises, S;1S D. m.
River Stages 81 feet above low
water mark.
Yesterdays Weather
Highest temperature, 81.
Lowest temperature. II.
Mean temperature, "a.
Normal temperature. 30. :.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-13
Unemployed and How
to Keep Them, Will
Be Conference Topic
Bv Assocfatsd p,ess

New York, March 13.-Plans for the
immediate remedying of the conditions
of the unemployed will be discussed
late to-day at meeting of the Re-
ligious Citizenship League, composed
of ministers of all denominations. AL
bert Turner, Frank Strawn Hamilton.
Joseph O'Carroll and other Industrial
Workers of the World leaders have
been invited to speak
Among the ministers at the meetins
will be the Rev. DR.. John Haynes
Holmes, the Rev. DIR. Newell Dwight
Hills, Rabbi Stephen Wise, the Rev.
Dir. Jonathan Day. the Rev. DR.. E. W.
Bliss, the Rev. DIR. Frank Oliver and
the Rev. Percy Stickney Grant.
DR.. Holmes said that the meeting
was the outcome of conference of
ministers ten days ago.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-13
The Double
Guarantee

When you buy a standard, ma
tionally advertised article from a
merchant of standing and charac-
ter you are buying with double
protection to yourself
You have double guarantee
to fall back on-that of the man
ufacturer and that of the man
who sells the goods.
You of course have to deal
only with the store from which
you buy; the store, in turn. looks
to the manufacturer to make
good for any deficiency.
1t is not often that anyone will
have need of the guarantee; for
when thing is sold by such
open and above board methods
1t is going to be as nearly right
as 1t can possibly be made.
There is a protection In buying
advertised goods that there Isn't
In buying those, which are not
advertised.
The best guide to reliable buy
ing Is the advertising in live
newspapers like the Telegraph.
More people are reading adver-
tising every day because 1t pays.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-13
Three Men Die During
Big Fire at Bridgeport
BY Associated Press

Bridgeport, Conn.,, March 13.-Three
men are dead and fourth is dying
as the result of having been overcome
by smoke in fire in a tenement in
the. Italian section of the city early
to-day. Fifty others We're asleep in
the building, but escaped with the aid
of policemen and firemen. The none
tary loss was not heavy.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-13
[Continued on Page Al
BACK TO OLD PARTY

A report received here to-day from
Huntington county shows that there
is big changing of voters from
Washington to Republican enrolment.
In the Fourth ward of HUNTINGTON
over forty persons changed. Hunting
don is the home county of DR.. Brum-
baugh.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-13
TOURING SHRINERS HOME
By associated Press

Seattle, Wash, March 13. - One
hundred and fifty Mobiles of the Mys-
tic Shrine, representing most of the
important temples in the United States
and Canada, are here to-day from
Manila, where they went under the
auspices of Nile Temple of Seattle, to
install $50 novices. The Shriners, who
left Seattle December 80, made the
longest pilgrimage in the history of
the order.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-13
'WILSON MESSAGE CLASSIC

London. March 13.-President VIII.
sons message on the Panama Canal,
considered purely from literary
standpoint, is regarded by Alfred g.
Gardiner, editor of the Daily News, as
"a classic, of which all English-speak.
ing people can be proud"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-13
CARDINAL TO VISIT POPE
BY associated Press

New Orleans, La, March 1S.-Car-
dinal Gibbons, who is in this city. will
sail in May for Italy to make a per-
sonal visit to the pope. according to
an announcement here last night Tt
was explained that 1914 is the year for
American prelates to visit the Vatican
and that about 100 will make personal
reports.