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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-20

El Paso, Texas, Feb. 20.-William
S. Benton, of Ell Paso, Scotchman, sub
ject of Great Britain. is dead. The
death OF the man is confirmed by
General Pancho Villa and was Off,
ciolly conveyed to the widow here by
United States Consul u. ID. Edwards,
OF JuareZ.
Mystery surrounds the report of
the death William Benton, cousin
OF the dead man, confirmed the re-
port.
Consul Edwards told Mrs. Benton,
he said, that her husband was dead
in Juarez. The Consul said Villa has
confirmed this, but said that VIVA
had asked him not to make public
the details except in official dispatches
OF his government.
Benton was executed Tuesday night
after trial by a military court in
JuareZ, of which Frederico Gonzales
Cara was the head, according to what
appears to be a correct version of the
anair. The charge against Benton was
that he was implicated in plot to
take Villas life.
Villa left for the south this morning
on n special train. Benton was last
seen alive in Juarez Tuesday morning
He was making his way to Villa $
home and said he was going to tell
Villa what he thought of him for
Los Remedio," in western Chihuahua,
]Ad been looted and raided by rebel
soldiers.
Instructions had been sent by the
State Department yesterday to Consul
Edwards, it is reported, to see that
no harm should come to Benton, the
Instructions being sent at the request
of the British Ambassador at Wash
jnston. The warning, it now appears,
came too late.
IT Is supposed that Villas defense
will be that the man was shot be-
cause he entered Villas office and
started to draw gun, although the
cousin says Benton did not go 10
Juarez armed. Benton had been in
Mexico for about twenty-five years
lie was about As years old.
Benton and villa have been ac-
uuaintances for many years. Benton
new him when as an outlaw, more OF
less accepted as a part of the Mexican
social fabric, the then bandit crossed
the Benton ranch.
Yesterday Villa, who had consist
emily denied that he had Benton In
custody told reporter that Benton
was armed when he made his visit.
Friends of the ranchman assert that
Benton, while of fiery temper and
ready to use fists, was of sober habit
and never known to carry gun
His great reason for going unarmed
was his own knowledge of his temper.
Consul Edwards was the first to
learn the true facts. He gave Mrs
Benton only a bare outline of the
case.
81 have telegraphed all details at my
command to Washington said the
Consul, land if made public it must be
from there. / pledged my word to
Villa not to make the details public
A..1r Il
of the body, Edwards replied:
II do not think it will be seen on
this side of the border
Villas sudden departure with his
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-20
BUTCH NJ M'DEWTT To
SPEND TWO DAYS WITH
RELY HOSE COMPANY
Millionaire of a Day Will Exhibit
Statue and Make Speeches
at Firemen's Fair
WILL ARRIVE HERE MONDAY
Plans Lecture Tour of the State
and Will Try His Voice
in This City
E WILL ARRIVE HERE MONDAY

Butch" McDevitt's star has not set.
He is coming to Harrisburg next
Monday for a two days stay, when
he will give a lecture twice each even
ing at the Reilly Hose Companys fair,
and, oh. yes. will exhibit his statue.
Butch known as the millionaire
FOR day" opens a tour of the State
In Harrisburg. He will arrive from
Wilkes Barre Monday afternoon and
will be met at the PENNSYLVANIA Rail
road station by the Reilly Hose boys in
full uniform and the West End band.
On Tuesday McDevitt is to be taken
about the city and will probably call
on Governor John K. Tener and other
State officials. McDevitt will leave for
home Wednesday morning.
The Reilly boys last night were Wis
tied by thirty members of the Citizen
company and received big cake from
tleir fellow -firemen.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-20
Continued on Page Fl
Consistory Buys Ground
to Build 100000
Cathedral This Year

Harrisburg Consistory of Scottish
Rite Masons has announced that it
has acquired title to the old Diven
property at North and Capital streets.
adjoining the site of the present brick
structure known as the cathedral and
are now ready to erect the new cathe-
dral for which plans have been laid
Every part of the corner needed to
carry out the proposed plans for a
new building had been secured before.
but the house at North and Capital
streets could not be obtained until re-
Gently.
The property is 100 feet in North
street and 1910 feet in Capital street.
The new building to be erected will be
worth about 100000. Plans are yet
in a tentative state, but it will be
large enough to give ample room for
the, q 600 members
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-20
.FOURFAST TRAINS ON
PENNSY MAY De TAKEN
. OFF To SAVE EXPENSE
No. 43, No. Al, No. 36, All Ex-
press, and a Night Local West
Go Under Retrenchment

With desire to further retrenoh ex-
penditures, the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company's passenger department Off
cials are contemplating the with
drawal of two fast trains between New
York and Pittsburgh; one train be-
tween Philadelphia and Harrisburg,
and one eastbound fast express be-
tween Pittsburgh and New York.
The through trains all have western
connections at Pittsburgh. They are
No. 43, known as Pittsburgh Day EX-
press, west, arriving in Harrisburg at
LAC p. m; No. AZ, Panhandle Express,
west, arriving at Harrisburg at 1926
p. M; and No. SO, Panhandle Express,
east, arriving in Harrisburg at 11.56
a. m. The local train is night eX-
press making stops at Coatesyille, Ian
caster and other points and leaves
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-20
"Ich Diem"

The motto II serve on the
feathered crest of the Prince of
Wales might well be taken as the
motto of good newspaper adver-
tising.
1t is the most faithful of pub
lie servants and the most gener-
Gus.
1t rewards the man who writes
and the man who reads.
1t brings buyers and sellers to-
gether in transactions of mu-
tual pleasure and profit.
1t keeps the wheels turning
and the pay envelope full.
1t saves time and saves money.
1t speaks directly and to the
point.
1t brings its message to the
home and the fireside.
Let the winged words OF the
worlds work as they appear
daily in the advertising columns
Of this newspaper SERVE you.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-20
3 Guesses on Weather;
So Take Your Choice

Three chances are open on the
weather tonight and Tomorrow ac-
cording to Local Weather Forecaster
Denain.
1t may snow; 1t may only be cloudy;
and II may be clear.
A storm which caused the rain of
yesterday is centered over South Caro-
lima to-day. All depends on what this
storm besides to do. If 1t goes out to
sea far enough. it will be clear here
if it decides to visit in the northeast
and slides up along the coast it may
be cloudy; but If 1t doesn't want to get
wet feet. and travels north by land
We'll have some more snow here to-
night
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-20
I1iI3K1I3EI1iI5E

For Harrisburg and vicinityi SNOW
to-nieht and Saturday, not much
change I'm temperature.
For Eastern Pennsylvania Snow
to-night and Saturday; high
northeast winds on the coast.
River
The SusauehanBa river and all it's
tributaries will remain about
stationary tonight and Saturday
with mo change in ice conditions.
Temper nature, 3 o. m, n. .r
sun; Rises, Gas a. M; sets, bt4f
d. m.
Moon: New moon, February "a, mt
River stage: 3.s feet above low
water mark.
Yesterdays Weather
HIGHEST temperature, RI.
Lowest temperature. 10.
Mean temperature, 81.
Normal temperature, 30.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Earnest S. Adair and Celia NJ. Show
ers, Madison township. Perry county.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-20
Administration Takes Up
Water Rights Question

Washington, Feb. 20.-Conservation
particularly as it affects the building
of water power project in the naviga-
BILE streams of the country-was add
ed to the chief administration policies
under discussion.
Conservation interests in and out
of Congress. learned in a preliminary
way the answer OF whether the fed
eral government or the States shall be
supreme in the matter of water rights
in navigable rivers. Secretary Garri-
son has written a letter on the subject
addressed to Chairman Adamson, of
the House commit zee on Interstate
and foreign commerce. Until he has
consulted Mr.. Adamson. Secretary
Garrison will withhold formal an
lnouncement of his views
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-20

EvHr get excited aud peevish be-
rHuse yoiS. souldn,t get that phone
NUMBER
Ever jiggle the receiver-hook, and
get sarcastic, and finally angry be-
ton?
Ever feel mad enough to cuss?
or. aye, did you ever even cuss?
Well. 1t doesn't matter whether you
admit it or not, the real question at
issue is how'd you feel If you got mad
and fumed and even swore at any OPP
orator as nifty to look at as this? And
she might be the girl that handles
your calls. Never mind who it is. She
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-20

You Never Can TELL You Know, What Pretty Ear Suffers
5 When You Jiggle the Receiver Hook

is oue Of the big group who works the
Rell Telephone Co. exchange and helps
handle as many as thirty-fve to forty
thousand calls that 60 through every
day.
An interesting lecture on the tele-
phone girl, her duties, her trials with
peevisl patrons, something of her
hours the nerve strain of the work,
all--that Is to be told tonight by
Shirley B. Watts, local Bell manager,
In an illustrated lecture at the Tech
nical High School auditorium. Ad-
mission will be by ticket which can
be had upon application at the man
ayers office. Indications up until now
have pointed to big attendance.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-20
.PEN|VA. STEEL CO. s
POLICY GIVING MEN
STEADY MPLOYMENT
Concentrating Energies on Build
ing Up Business Outside Of
Railroad Circles

Promise OF more regular and con-
stant work at the plant OF the Penn
sylvania Steel Company is given in a
new policy which is now said to be
directing the efforts of the company's
officers.
For years the business has been
confined practically to railroad sup
plies, and whenever there has been
stagnant condition in railroad extern
sion or improvements the steel com
pany has had to lay off men and shut
down. Gradually, however, the COM
mercial steel business is being de-
veloped by the company so that even
under the present slow sale of railroad
CONTINUED on Page 137
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-20
Spaniards Buried Alive Z
ss in Torreon Is Report

Madrid, Spain, Feb. 2O.-Stories OF
the shooting to death of seventy-five
Spaniards and the burial alive Of a
number of Others by Mexican rebels at
Torreon, are published at length in
most of the newspapers of Madrid and
the provinces to-day. The incidents
were narrated by passengers on board
the Spanish steamer Antonio Lopez,
which sailed from Vera Cruz on Jan
uary 27 and has arrived at Cadiz.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-20
Man Commits Suicide
While Riding in Taxi
With His Sweetheart
Bu dssociated Prcfs

Worcester, Mass. Feb. 20.--Harry
+. Lambert committed suicide by taxi
ing poison this morning while in a
taXicab with his sweetheart. Katharine
Laraia, because of a quarrel with the
young woman.
She refused to attend dance with
him last night but went with a rela-
tive. When she emerged, Lambert
was waiting for her. He called for a
taxicab, they both got in and the
chauffeur was told to drive to her
home.
The poison was taken in a glass
while on the ride to the girls home,
she told the police.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-20
Fear Ragpicker Put
End to Life on the 18th

1t is believed by the police that one
of Harrisburg's ragpickers ended his
troubles in the Susquehanna river on
February 13.
Since one week ago to-day rag
mans pushcart has been standing
along the edge of the Susquehanna
river bank, at Front and Boas streets
In the cart are four empty bags There
|is no name on the cart.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-20
TWO HAVE SMALLPOX

Mrs. d. c. Good and her 16-day-
old son, d. G. Good. of 1897 Market
street, wife and child Of D. c. Good
who was taken to the sanitary hospital
with smallpox ten days ago were dis
covered to have the disease this after
noon by John M. J. Raunick, health
officer. They were removed to the
sanitary hospital this afternoon.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-20
WILL TEST LABOR LAW
By Associated Press

New York, Feb. 20.-The constitu-
tionality of the new State labor law,
prohibiting the employment of women
in factories and mercantile establish
ments between the hours of 10 p. m.
and a. m, is to be tested in the
Court of Appeals in the case of Mrs.
Mary Cashel
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-20
DIVORCE BILL AMENDED

Chicago, IT., Feb. 2U.-The divorce
bill fled here by Nine. Ernestine o
opera singer, against William Ram.
Jr., of New York, was amended to.
day so as to carry statutory charge
against Rapp. TX. r.. Deane," was
the name given in the amendment as
that of the woman in the case Rapp
was alleged to have been acquainted
with her in New York in 1912 and
1912
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-20
AT WORK ON TREATIES
BY Associated Press

Washington, d. c., Feb. 20.-Exten-
sion of general arbitration treaties
with eight foreign nations still was be-
! fore the Senate to-day. Discussion
| centered upon an amendment by Sen
ator Chamberlain to exempt from ar
bitration the paramount issues in
volved in foreign relations of the gov
ernment at this time.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-20
WITH BEER BOTTLES
IN ARM, TINY TOTS
TODDLE ABOUT HOMES
Mothers Sit and Drink With
Children, Lawyer Tells
License Court
MANY SIGN REMONSTRANCE
Church Council Has Tip That Ger
tain Witnesses Have Com
mitted Perjury
MANY SIGN REMONSTRANCE

Small children go about their
homes carrying bottles OF beer in their
arms-bottles that are nearly as large
as the children.
Mothers get the beer and drink 1t
before and with their children.
Beer is taken into the houses by
the keg and the case and the men
! drink and drink until it is all gone.
Beer they will have; beer they
must have. That is and always has
been their custom"
On the witness stand in Dauphin
County License Court this morning
David p. Baker. who is asking for a
retail liquor license in the South Third
street foreign quarter, to-day told
President Judge Kunkel that these
were some of the evils that were due
to the lack of a licensed hotel in the
foreign section.
Because there is no bar near by at
which they can go and get their glass
of beer and drink it and go home
after the days work, the foreigners
buy the liquor in larger quantities,
form parties at their homes drink
until the keg or case is emptied. Then
the carousals that frequently give the
police so much trouble follow.
Baker Case Now On
Baker and John Shupp, another
Steelton applicant, were the only cases
which occupied President Judge
kunkei's attention this morning The
Ba ker case extended into the after
| noon. Shupp wants a license for Front
and Mohn streets. No testimony was
! heard, however, the application for
the license and remonstrance only be.
! ing filed.
| In addition to the SteeIton school
board. which objects to the South
! Third street hotel because Of the proX-
| unity TO one OF the school houses and
the moral effect on the children, a
| long list of Steelton citizens remon-
| strated against both applications.
Strenuous objection Is also being made
by the PENNSYLVANIA Steel Company.
Baker On stand
Baker hiuself was ON the stand
most of the morning. Most Of his
testimony was based on what he de.
clared Is a. need for the foreign sec
tlon. NO remonstrance against Baker 8
fitness as licensee was fled Baker
IS well known and liked in county and
| Courthouse circles. being connected
with the court as an interpreter.
The Rev. John IL. Daugherty, presi-
dent of the Civic Council of Federated
Churches of Harrisburg. declared this
afternoon that the executive commit
| tee meant to investigate with a view to
prosecuting for perjury several of the
witnesses who testified in one of yes.
terday's liquor application hearings.
We've reason to believe from what
| developed on the stand and from in
| formation we had before the hearing
| was held that some of these witnesses
for the applicants didn't tell the truth
| ana In TACT really perjured them
| selves declared the Rev. Mr.. Daugh.
erty. We mean to look into this and.
| II possible, to bring prosecutions"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-20
Late News Bulletins

CHAMBERLAIN AMENDMENT REJECTED
Washington, Eeb. 2OBy a in
children
questions involving
EXAMINE INSANE INMATES
Dr. d. Scbafner and Dr. G. Flowers
Of
action taken recently by Of
Charities
CHICK HARTLEY JOINS FEDERALS
Chicago, ILL.,, former
pitcher has signed with the
STEAMER TOWED INTO PORT
Queenstown Ireland Feb oil
ROTTERDAM
Amsterdam to New York.
NO DRY DOCK FOR ATLANTIC COAST
Washington, Feb
against building naval
and disposed
GIFT FOR FOREIGN MISSIONS
New York Feb 2OThe Board
dist episcopal Church
withheld
single GIT made to board
Wall Street Cosng-Amal Sugar 1887:
Achison sS Baltimore and Ohio, 921;
SS
waHkee ana 81 Pau 1o$ Iehgh Valley, Central
9Oh Northern Pacific 1181;
FacIbc 9612 Union Pacific ee
New York, Feb 20-Ihe cosed steady the
distinguishing
were I'm keeping with the ideness the mark - "
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-20
l, S, To INVESTIGATE
KILLING Of RANCHMAN
At JUAREZ, MEXICO
Mystery Surrounds Death of Ell
Paso Man; Subject of
Great Britain
HE HAD A MILITARY TRIAL
Indignation Meeting Is Talked of
Among Refugees Of For
eign Powers
HE HAD A MILITARY TRIAL
Bryan to Probe
Death of Benton

yAJ ID. c., Feb. 20.
w - Secretary Bryan after
Cabinet conference Or
dered an Immediate investigation
of the killing of w. S. Benton, the
English ranch owner, at Juarez.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-20

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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-20

MAHRtAUE LICENSEs
Earnest S. Adair and Celia NJ. Show
ers, Madison township. Perry county.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1914-02-18
Too Touchy

President Wilson is the thinnest
okinned man who has ever held
the job. He evidently believes no
one has the right to criticise his
actions at all. The grillings the
Grid Iron Club gives public men at
their dinners have been one of the
best features of public life at the
national capital for years. 1t in
sures every statesman of any prom
inence occasionally getting a
glimpse of the way he may appear
to a large portion of the public.
and is calculated to take the
swelling out of the head of anyone
who has symptoms of that disease.
Three dinners have been given by
that club since Mr.. wilson has
been president and on each occasion
he has been too sick to attend but
day. This taken with his refusal
to attend the Carraboa dinner and
disciplining the officers afterwards
makes a record which no former
president would have been guilty of
All have gone out and entoyed-or
at least put on the appearance of
enjoying the fun poked at them.
President Wilson is our first ma
tional "piker." No doubt he would
enjoy disciplining the members of
the Grid Iron Club, but he will
have to take it out on the army
and navy Carraboas.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1914-02-18
Too Much Swelled

A man in civilian clothes walk
ed near the forbidden guard lines
at Trinidad on Sunday night. NOW
we all know that congressman
is a dignified, handsome and COM
manding person, no matter what ne
looks like, or most of them think
they are. When rightfully chal-
leneed the gentleman swelled big
and refused to explain himself. Al
ter a time the boy in the UNIFORM
heard that the small man was
really a parsonage, a real i've
congressman investigating him and
everything else. so he apoios'zeo
Come to think OF 1t. wasn't 1t the
wrong person who apoloeizeo'-HA
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1914-02-18
Producing Mother" Jones

Governor AmmOns and General
Chase appear to be making ms
take in resisting a summons from
the congressional committee To pro
duce Mother" Jones as witness.
In the first place, it is not nkeiy
that the old lady has anything 10
tell that wall throw light upon the
subject being Investigated. In the
second place. the effect OF refusal
on the minds of the committeeman
will be bad, just as the effect OF
the witness is bad who refuses 10
testify because he may incriminaue
himself. In the third place, right
mere is the occasion Tor everybody to
the exact truth, no matter where II
tell their troubles. Let us know
hits. If these employers are bru-
tai explOiters of humankind, then
may be righted and the evil doors
pilloried. On the other hand, if the
..Iioeis OF the miners union have
started revolution among iSnor-
ant foreigners Tor bad purposes; IL
murder and assault are organized
and the property OF others Illegally
interfered with by conspiFators IN
the name OF union labor, then let
1t be known, that these may be
driven from the country and order
restored under the law
perhaps the state Officers know
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-12-02

Senator Neils Christensen OF
Beaufort was the author of the
resolution for the members OF
general assembly to accept 5000
per day for their services in lieu
of the salary $4,000 fixed by
law. and his brother senators
adopted his resolution almost
unanimously, but when it reach
ed the House the members OF
that body voted the resolution
down by large majority. The
$4,000 was paid to the members,
but now comes the Senator from
Beaufort with all of the publicity
such an act would probably get,
and returns to the treasury S55.
a kind of a conscience money he
returns. His check should be
photographed and distributed
among the electorate of the
State so that if Beaufort's sena'
tor becomes a candidate for a
State office he will be remember
ed as the man who thought it a
shame to take the money.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-12-02
Senator elect j. l.. Sherard of

Senator. elect j. L. Sherard of
Anderson, has given notice that
he will introduce a bill that will
break up the whiskey traffic. He
proposes to make those convict
ed serve on the cllaingang with
out the alternative of a fine. The
trouble with such a severe pun.
ishment is in getting convictions.
When municipalities are not per-
mitted to. accept fines they will
not be as alert in discovering
the violators: as it is, the fines
derived from the illicit liquor
selling class goes a long ways
towards paying the salaries of
those whose duty 1t is to run
down blind tigers. AS long as
the liquor is permitted shipped
into the State just so long will
there be violations of the law,
and the severer the punishment,
in our opinion, the less likely to
convict. Reasonable but fire.
quent fines or punishment, will
get the law enforced more effec,
tually.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-12-02

Had the bond issue gone
through the farmers of South
Carolina would have been IN a
position to have forced the man
ufacturers to give at least ten
cents per pound for cotton, but
it did not get to the voters IN
time for them to understand the
effect it would have, and the
same interests that fought the
bond issue are now doing what
they can to disparage the ware
house system, because, they see
if the cotton is warehoused, and
the growers are able to borrow
money at a low rate Of interest
as the Commissioner is endeav-
oring to arrange for.lt will mean
slow marketing and a greater
price for the staple.