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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-11
6 KILLED, THOUSANDS
F. Of DOLLARS LOST IN
LAST NIGHTS STORM
Inch and a Quarter of Rain Falls
Here; Picnic Parties Stranded;
Cars Held-up
3 DROWNED In CLOUDBURST
Crops Damaged; Barns Burned;
Wires Down; Hundreds of
Birds Killed
DROWNED In CLOUDBURST

Rain that fell in sheets, while light
ming struck close to earth, was Har-
risburg's share last night of storm
general in Central Pennsylvania that
caused loss of life and great property
damage in sections near here.
Several trees blown down and slight
injuries to properties and the striking
of chimney at the home of John E.
Dare, Nineteenth and Regina streets,
was the extent of the storms damage
here aside from the usual effects on
trolley, telegraph and telephone lines.
The lightning played close over the
city, but the crash at the Dare home,
where the whole front of the chimney
was smashed in. is the only one re-
ported. There were no fires.
Six Persons Killed
But UP around Scranton and in the
lower anthracite regions the storm was
much more severe. Six persons killed
and property damage estimated at
hundreds of thousands was the toll in
the Lebanon Valley and the hard coal
regions.
Three were drowned in Scranton in
a flood that followed a Cloudburst; one
man was killed by lightning at Wilkes
Barre, and two met death at Leb-
anon. one when he stepped on a live
wire. the other when hit by lightning.
Two washouts on the Moosic Lake
line marooned 500 eXcursionists. Two
hundred miners We're caught at Arch
bald. near Scranton. when dam burst
and flooded the workings. All escaped
after wading in water up to their
shoulders.
1.21 Inches of Rain Fell
The rain began at o'clock and
lasted nearly an hour. And after in
: >termittent showers during the gref.ter
part of the night 1.21 inches had
fallen.
Yesterday was the first mercantile
half-holiday and there We're scores of
picnics and excursions. including the
big Moorhead Knitting Company trip
to Hershey and the Bowman depart
ment store picnic at Good Hope Mill
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Burglars Couldn't Get
Safe Open Containing
One Thousand Dollars

the combination, the burglars feasted
on cakes and sweetmeats. They then
went to the second floor of the store,
climbed out of a window to an adjoin-
ing roof and entered the Gaugler pho
tograph studio, next to the Woolworth
store.
At the picture place the burglars
cut two call bell wires. which, it is
believed, they mistook for burglar
alarm wires. Next they loosened the
latch on the door leading from the
Gougler office to the hallway leading
to Market street. The burglars did
not go out in Market street. however,
but returned to the picture gallery and
climbed out of another window to a
small roof Here they found ladder,
which let them down TO the yard in
the rear of the Diener jewerly store.
The yard leads to Strawberry street,
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THE WEATHER

For Harrisburg and vicinity, I'm
settled weather, probably show
ers Tonight Orssunday; not much
change in temperature.
For Eastern Pennsylvania Partly
cloudy Tonight and Sunday; not
much change In temperature,
light to moderate variable winds.
The lower portion of the North
Branch will rise this afternoon
and Tonight and begin to fall
Sunday: The upper portion of
tonight and continue to RISE sun
day. A stage of about 1T feet is
Indicated for Harrisburg Sunday
morning. where the total rise
hanna basin during the last
twenty-fOur hours will be about
one foot by Monday morning.
General Conditions
Showers occurred In the Middle.
SOHth Atlantic and Gulf States,
the heaviest rains falling along
the Middle Gulf coast and in the
SusquebannR Valley.
Temperatures 3 n. M, so.
Sun, Rises, 4;46 a. M, sets, 7i35
Moons Rises, 1902 p. m.
River Stages Ia feet above low
water mark.
Yesterdays Weather
Highest temperature, so.
Lowest temperature. 80.
Mean temperature. IS.
Normal temperature, II.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Sima Papovic and Zena Zsurzs, city.
Joseph Gutman and Teresa Howartf
Steelton
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NEW BATTLESH|P
WILL USE TURBINE
ENGINES AND OIL
Nevada, Sister Ship Of Oklahoma,
Launched at Quincy, Mass,
Today

Quincy, Mass. July 11.-Turbine
engines and oil fuel will furnish the
motive power of the 27,5O0-ton battle
ship Nevada launched at the yards of
the Fore River Shipbuilding Company
to-day. This latest addition TO the
United States navy is sister ship of
the Oklahoma, launched at Camden,
\. j., last March 1t is expected that
she will he placed in commission next
January. The Nevada has a length
over all of 5S3 feet, beam 95 feet and
mean draft of 2S12 feet and her es-
timated speed is " knots an hour.
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HARRISBURG IS VERY
FORTUNATE CITY, SAYS
COMMERCIAL VISITOR
Public and Corporations Improve
ments Give Work to Hundreds
Otherwise Idle Men

Harrisburg is one of the most for
tunate cities in the country" said, a
well-known travelling man in town to-
day after a tour of the East and Cen
trail West
You have in a large measure es-
capped the Wilson slump that has sent
business to the bow-wows almost
everywhere l have gone. 1 attribute
this to the extensive public and cor
poration improvements now under
way here and in Steelton. This work
has given employment to hundreds of
men who would be idle otherwise and
in want"
While other cities have suffered IN
tensely in this respect, Harrisburg has
managed to keep most of its labor at
least partly employed. 1t is true that
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Woman Planned Murder
and Suicide 18 Months
Ago, Attorney Declares
By Associated Press

Portland. Ore. July II. - Mrs. EIoise
Nelms-Dennis, who disappeared after
writing her mother in Atlanta, Ga, that
she had killed her sister and intended
to kill sher brother. talked about such
a plan with Victor f. Innes, former as.
sistant United States district attorney
of Nevada, as long as year and a hall
ago, Innes said here to-day
He asserted that she told him on one
occasion she had tried to shoot her
self but when the revolver missed fire
three times she rather lost her nerve =
Innes was her council in a success
ful suit for divorce which she brought
in Reno eighteen months ago. He is
now resident of this city
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-11
Lightning Hits Lawn
Mower Held by Woman;
She Loses Her Hearing

lightning struck a lawn mower that
Mrs. Frank Handschuh. .1713 North
Third street, was holding in the yard
of her home last evening, and Mrs.
was knocked unconscious
Her hearing was lost until noon to-
day. but is gradually returning Two
physicians succeeded in restoring her
to consciousness after working a long
time, and she will recover
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WALE CONTRACTORS
To FILL ALL GAPS
BELOW MACLAY ST.
Pending Outcome of Interceptor
Question Work Northward
Will Not Be Rushed
$6S,OOO STILL ON HAND
Bond Issue of $4,000 Remain
ing May Be Floated This
Fall

Before work is begun on the con-
struction of the river wall north of
Maclay street, the unfinished stretches
between that point and Iron alley on
the south, will likely be completed by
Strucker Brothers Construction Com
pany, the contractors.
The Board of Public Works, it is
understood, have withheld the lines
and stakes for the continuance of the
work on the wall above Maclay street
pending the outcome of the contro-
versy now being arbitrated between
the city and the William Opperman
Company. the river front interceptor
contractor, over the sum charged for
extras on the big drain.
Until this question is settled the city
will not know definitely just how much
will he available for the completion of
the whole river wall job and the Pax
ton creek improvement of the sum
voted for in 1910 for the purpose.
And it is understood that Sucker
Brothers who are now rushing work
with much speed on the wall, will take
advantage of the fact that continuance
above Maclay street will he impos-
sible. and will finish as much of the
improvement to Maclay street as pos
sible.
Money Available
Approximately S6S.000 dollars is
now available for the continuance of
the creek and the river wall work,
from the sum raised by issuing the
last portion of the 1910 improvement
bonds. of this loan, however. S132,-
900 remain and it may be necessary
in October to float these bonds in or
der to provide for the completion of
the wall and creek jobs.
Some of this sum. however, is in
oupstion pending the outcome of the
interceptor. controversy, for the
amount that city will have to pay TO
the Opperman company-should the
latter. win out--will have to be paid
for this loan. Just how much this
will reduce the 1892, 900 cannot be de-
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Surgeons Provide Man
With an Iron Backbone
Srccial to Tic r,eleernhh

Binghamton, n. Y, July IL. - AS
able surgical operations here Frank
Harrington. aged 80. of Vestal. near
here, will hereafter be known as the
jointed to make it as nearly as nos,
sihle like the vertebrae of the spinal
column, replaces twenty of the verte-
from a scaffold.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-11
RATES ARE HELD UNJUST
By Associated Press

Washington, d. c.. July 11.-Class
rates on freight from Minneapolis ana
st. Paul to points as far as coo miles
distant on the transcontinental line of
the Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paul
ailway in North and South Dakota
were pronounced unjust and unrea
sonahle to-day by the Interstate Com
merce Commission.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-11
Who Is Getting
The Money?

This is directed to the eye of
local retailers.
When nationally made products
are advertised In the columns of
the Telegraph demand Is cre-
ated right here.
1t is among people who are
either your customers or would
like to be.
The dealers who are alert to
let the public know they have
these goods. who display them
In their windows, who advertise
the fact~b bring this business their
way.
And more important than max
ing sales Is the fact. that these
dealers are also making custom
ers.
They are adding to their asset
of good will.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-11
WILL LIVE WITH PRISONERS
3y Associated Press

New York. July f1.-Commissioner
of Corrections Katherine B. Davis. to-
day decided that she would live among
the prisoners on Blackwe1fs Island. un-
til order was restored. She accordingly
moved her office temporarily to the
island. where. she said. she would re-
main while there was any possibility
of repetition of the recent outbreak.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-11
BARN BURNS
.Shecial 10 The TfIeerahh

Special to The Telegraph
New Bloomfield, Pa, Jul 11y.-Last
evening about o'clock the large barn
on the farm of George Eckerd. three
miles south of this place, was struck
by lightning and burned to the ground
with all its contents.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-11
AMENDMENT WILL
BAR REBEL LEADERS
FROM PRESIDENCY
Caranza, Villa and Angeles Not
Eligible to Head Mexican
Government
By Associated Press

Torreon, Mex, July 11.-At the con-
ference between Carranza aand Villa
representatives. here, the plan of
Guadalupe. under which the present
revolution has been operating, was
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URGE COMBINATIONS

Washington f1TeIgTams
of Paul NJ Warhug d.
Banking
individual org '
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MRS. CARMAN GOES OVER EVIDENCE

Y. II Conki
the
Bailey
the
suffered the morning
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-11
BIG BUSINESS AT WHITE HOUSE

Washington, f1.-Presdent
the with business men of
Mednesda In the delegation Charles
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-11
GERMAN POET DIES

Berlin July 1f.Prof Julius Rodenberg, poet
author. died here to-day i'm his Sith
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-11
Arizona and Pennsylvania
Largest EUer Constructed
By Associated Press

Washington, July 11.-Battleship
No. 80, christened the Orizona by Sec
Daniels and her sister ship, the
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Late News Bulletins
ENGLAND WINS AT TENNIS
[COntinued on Page Il

Wimbledon 1-EngIand
Dwight t.
beating Ct -
The Washington herald., 1914-03-10
FUND FOR PAGEANT
PASSES $4,000 MARK
R. P. Andrews. of Finance Committee,
Brings in Subscriptions
Totalins $500.
FIRST STEP TO SELECT SITE
Greek Pageant Drama Fund.

The guarantee fund being raised Tor
the production of the Greek pageant
drama. The Fire Regained." exceeded
$4,000 yesterday as a result of the activi-
ties of r. p. Andrews.
Myer Fellheimer, chairman of the
finance committee. has adopted the plan
of asking one member of his COMMITTEES
each day to devote an hour to the raising
OF the fund. Mr.. Andrews took his turn
yesterday and secured subscriptions to
the total of $500. While the total of the
fund called for is $1,000. 1t is expected
that 1t will aggregate about s2000o. In
the event of a loss. which is considered
entirely unlikely. the pro rata share OF
each of the guarantors would be very
small
Formative steps were taken yesterday
for the staging of the pageant. Men,
bers OF the committee OF arrangements
engineer officer in charge of public build
ings and grounds, and discussed with
him the use of the Ellipse or a space IN
the Monument Grounds for the produc-
ton. Since the net proceeds of the
weeks performance of THE Fire Re
gained are TO go to charity. it is not
thought that there will be any objection
to the use of one or the other of these
spaces.
grounds, though. OF course. a charge will
be made for the use OF the seats in the
stands which will be erected.
While the date for the production has
not as yet been definitely determined
Saturday, May l6. is being considered as
the date for the opening performance
1t is hoped that the pageant will attract
thousands of visitors to Washington and
that II will be the means Of adding tc
the Emergency Hospital Fund or some
other worthy local charity of a nonsec.
tartan nature.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-10
DEATH RECORD.
WHITE

WHITE
Edward VI. Dawson 70 years, Ei6 ST. nv.
Susan p Keech. 81. "a East Capitol st.
Clara J. smith. q. t0 stb st. ne.
Charles II. Sergeant, 50. 2is llth st. s.
Michael Keating n. soldiers Home.
Robert Knox. 6. Soldiers Homo.
Maria ID. Thompson. 81. al It. y.
Edward Loughrey. "a. 5a Caroline st. nv.
William B. Chapin ., 1871 Columbia road nv.
Infant Of Carl and LoreIe Gallman, days. l1
st. ".
Infant Of Carl VI. and Olive s. Woodward. ISIS
Park road NV.
COLORED
Annie I. Mcrten Is years. lsil L ST. nv.
George Mcdonald %. tuberculosis Hospt.
Samuel E Tatum. IS. If23 W It. nv.
Noble E. Washington. s els L st. nv.
Clarence Bryant, ., Washington Asylum Hospt
John Patterson, IL. l5e 9th st. NV.
Ollie c. Dade s. SIG st. nv.
Jefferson johnson. 90. Washington Asylum Hospt.
George Willis e. Freedmen's Hospt.
John Flasg g. Sc Brooks court.
Arthur Smith, Is. oi Half It. sw. =
Agnes Blackburn, g. II Virginia sw.
RAraia. Isnk.na monihs lkis s>snnd al - Z
The Washington herald., 1914-03-10
SENATE BARS WEED"
AT uncle BENS" PLEA
Solons Will Enjoy Cigars No Longer
During Executive Sessions, Bill
Passing Unanimously.
ARE TOLD WHY THEY die

Senator Benjamin r. Tillman of South
Carolina, broke into the Senate debate OF
Mexico yesterday afternoon long enough
to secure the adoption of a resolution tC
amend the rules and prevent smoking In
the executive session of the Senate TIL.
Senator made a brief speech, at times
! humorous and at others pathetic, in sup
port of his resolution. in which he ad.
vised Senators to look after their health
and in the course Of which he recalled
| that in four years, since he was para
lyzed and has been struggling to restore
himself to health, twenty-five Senators
and Vice President Sherman have died.
The Senator reminded his colleagues
that he had read his own obituary in
the newspapers, a privilege that had moi
! been enjoyed by many men. The Sena-
tor introduced into the Congressional
Record letters to him from Senators or
the merits Of his resolution. One was
from Elihu Root, who wrote that he
| would be glad to forego the privilege OF
his cigar in the executive session il II
would make Mr.. Tillmah more comfort
able.
When Senator TilIman's resolution was
put to a vote there was no demand for
a roll call. II passed viva voce. and
there was not a voice raised in opposi-
ton.
Vice President Marshall, who enjoys a
cigar almost as much as former Speaker
Cannon, leaned back in his chair and
laughed heartily as Senator Tillman pro-
ceeded to castigate the smokers in the
Senate.
Senator Tillman described the effects
of tobacco smoke or himself when the
doors were closed for an executive ses-
sion.
..I Ala not mind tohacco smoke
formerly" said the Senator. but since
1 was paralyzed. four years ago, IL
nauseates me. 1 do not remain during
executive sessions any more than / can
help Ny Democratic colleagues are so
intent on gratifying their feverish desire
to smoke that they light cigars in the
caucus. I have almost had to leave, for
my life depends upon the full supply
of pure air. So I am beset with the danger
of being driven out of my party and out
of the Senate by tobacco"
Recounting the many who have died
since he was stricken four years ago and
has been fighting for his life, Senator
Tillman said:
"As / look around the chamber and see
the changes that have come, and miss
the old familiar faces. I feel as though
/ were serving with ghosts as well as
living men. This great mortality among
us is due to the way we live in WASH
irgton. There is a continuous succession
of banquets. dinners, and receptions AU-
tomobiles and street cars are used by
Senator'S instead Of walking, and pure air
and sunshine are things Of which we
get too little. We eat too much and
too irregularly. A fitting epitaph for
most of the Senators who have died in
service would be. He lived not wisely,
but too well. and killed himself eating /"
The Washington herald., 1914-03-10
PLAZA BIDDERS
AWAIT SANCTION
Mr.. Wilson Expected to APP
prove All Awards for
Union Station.
WAITING FOR THEIR CASH
Contract to B. & o. Probably Will Be
Approved by President-Flas
to Wave in Front.
WAITING FOR THEIR CASH

II was rumored at the Department OF
Justice yesterday that President Wilson
had decided to approve all Of the Union
Station awards including the claim oil
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad CON-
pany. The rumor could not be verified.
but il was positively stated at the White
House that the Executive had not affixed
his signature to any of these claims.
| A few days ago the President asked
Attorney General McReynolds for legal
opinion as to whether he might arrange
at once for the payment of all claims
except that OF the Baltimore and Ohio In
order to tide the claimants over financial
embarrassment caused by the govern
ment's delay in this matter.
He wished for an extension Of time
to further investigate the railroads
claim, which is the biggest. Whether
the Attorney General has complied
could not be ascsrtained, but 1t is said
| that he has.
To Re Approved Soon.
II the awards are not already ap-
proved, 1t is believed the President will
nut the awards in shape for payment
within a day or two. The total amount
involved is slightly over SS,000,o0o.
Many persons are in financial extremes
owing TO the long wait for their cash.
Engineer Commissioner Harding yes
! terday issued instructions for the I'M
provement of the Union Station plaza.
The unsightly expanse of cinders now
| adjoining the plaza is to be removed and
replaced with lawn. The plaza covers
an area of 5000 square feet. 5000 OF which
is TO be sown in grass seed. Brick or
cement pavements will cover the remain
der.
c. b. Hunt, engineer of highways, and
Trueman Lanhsm, superintendent OF
trees and parking. have been ordered to
take charge of the work, which 1t Is ex-
pected will be finished by April Is.
VIII Display United states Flag.
The Sons Of Veterans. II was an
onunced last night. have been dele
gated by the Commissioners to ar
rang. for the display of an American
flag from the center hagpole in front
of tie station.
Congress failed to make an appro-
priation for this purpose, but when the
Sons of Veterans recently approached
the Commissioners with the suggestion
to add this patriotic feature, their re-
quest was readily granted. The COM
mittee in charge of this feature is COM
posed of the following:
Gustave Z. Bcckman. chairman: Maj.
z. r. Campbell. past commander-in-
chief of Camp No. %, Sons Of Veterans;
Gunnon R. Scott, past commander: Will
| lam C. Robinson, DIR. J. X. Gleason. and
| II. B. Schneider. of the G. A r.
The honorary members are Senator
William S. Kenyon and Wesley l. Jones.
and Representatives John R. Farr. OF
Pennsylvania, and Frank B. Willis, OF
Ohio.
! Senator Kenyon will introduce a Joint
resolution in the Senate today authoriz-
ing Secretary of War Garrison to give
the flag to the Sons of Veterans.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-10
Obe Down Grier

The Chamber Of Commerce will hold
its monthly meeting tonight at
o'clock.
GottlIeb Link. fifteen years old, al
though sought for by the police, is
still missing from his home in Capitol
Heights. He disappeared March ..
Rudolph Bailey, thirty years old
was reported 10 the police yesterday
as missing from his home, 6lS Pick
ford street northeast, since last Thurs
day.
Franklin jackson and Miss stone
braker, pianists, and Miss whitaker
will give the program for the enter
tainment for the blind at the Library
OF Congress tonight.
Jo.eph Crouch, alleged to he man.
arer of the Eastern Club" in Eighth
street southeast. demanded jury trial
in Police Court yesterday when ar
raigned on a charge of permitting
gaming.
Tbonas Grady, thIrteen- 915 Fourth
street northeast. while getting on a
delivery wagon at Fifth and X streets
northeast yesterday. fell beneath the
wheels, and, although the vehicle
passed over his left leg, his injuries
were slight.
Mrs. Clara Berwick CoIIy will lee
ture at the New Ebbitt this morning
at 1O:45 o'clock and at 4:45 o'clock this
afternoon on Mysticism in Literature.
By request, interpretive readings Will
be given at the same hours at the Ed
bitt the following Tuesdays In March.
Edward VI. Dawson, formeo chief
clerk of the Interior Department, who
died Sunday at his home, lIf6 street
northwest, following brief Illness
from penumonia, was buried yester-
day. Funeral services were conducted
by the Rev. C. II. Rees..
william Basil. q Greek. giving his
home as Norristowns Pa. was arrested
i'm York, Pa, yesterday, and turned
over to Detective W. o. Embrey. of
Washington. Basil is charged with
obtaining ST from Gust Thomas. OF
ST. II street northeast, by false pre-
lenses.
Freeman II. Smith, of North Haven,
Me, registered at the Raleigh. was
ana hnOChcu uo"h SSStSioos
at Seventh street and Pennsylvania
avenue northwest by bicycle ridden
by George Collins, % Seventeenth
street northeast. Smith only was
slightly hurt.
Henry Kasson, sIxty-ninc years old,
of the Fairfax, 1900 East Capitol street,
died suddenly yesterday afternoon
while sitting in a moving picture thea
ter In Ninth street northwest. An am
bulance was summoned from Emer-
gency Hospital. DR.. Arthur Zinkhan.
who responded to the call, pronounced
him dead. Heart disease Is given as
the cause of his death.
Roland Clifton, twenty years old,
1221h Connecticut avenue northwest,
was arrested by Detectives Stringfei-
low and Boyle on a charge OF using
property without consent of the own
er, 1t being alleged he took the auto
mobile Of Mrs. Elizabeth Slater, OF 1873
Eighteenth street northwest. out OF
the garage without her knowledge.
81. Dominiess branch of the Holy
Mama soeisty held its March msatinz