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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-20
ENLISTED MAN Is HELD
Faces Charges in Police Court and
Possible Dismissal From Guard

AS result of alleged insubordination
William Wonderly, an enlisted man in
Company G, Eighth regiment, N. G. p,
of Carlisle, faces a disorderly practice
charge in police court in this city and
the prospect of being dismissed from
the regiment for the good of the serv-
ice.
His company came to Harrisburg
yesterday as one of the provisional
regiments in the inaugural parade and
he got into a convivial mood, according
to the police, and disobeyed orders.
One of the officers of the company took
him to police headquarters and said he
would prefer civil charges against him
in police court and intimated that his
stay in the National Guard would be
short
Mayor Royal fined Wonderly So this
afternoon.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-20
WHITE HOUSE BABY NAMED
Presidents New Grandson VIII Be
Known. AS Francis
Bv Associated Press.

Washington, Jan. 20.-Francis will
be the name of President Wilson q
grandson, the child of Mr.. and Mrs
Francis B. Sayre, who was born at the
White House Sunday. The announce
ment was made to-day by Mr.. Sayre
Some of the family wanted to call the
baby Woodrow Wilson Sayre or Wood
row Sayre, but the President thought
the child should have an individuality
of his own.
No date has been set for the christ
ening, but it probably will be held il
the White House. President Wilson
probably will be the godfather. BOtf
Mrs. Sayre and the baby continued t.
progress favorably to-day.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-20
WOMAN BURNED TO DEATH
Coroner Believes Mrs Etter, in Fit Of
DespondencY. Set Clothes Afra

Coroner Eckinger said to,day he is
convinced that Mrs. Emma Etter, 90
years old, who was burned to death
yesterday morning in the bathroom of
her home, 1163 Derry street, applied
the match to her clothing with suicidal
intent in fit of dependency over a
lingering illness of rheumatism. There
was a strong odor of coal oil about
the room and it is believed by the
Coroner that she saturated her clothing.
Her husband, Samuel S. Etter, found
the body shortly after / clock and
after extinguishing the flames, which
had caught the carpet, he called in a
physician, who pronounced the woman
dead. Mrs. Etter leaves two daughters,
Ruth and Elizabeth. The funeral will
be held Friday afternoon at o'clock.
Burial will be in the Elizabethtown
cemetery.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-20
WALL STREET CLOSING

New York, Jan. 2O.-A feature Of
the last hour was the further rise in
numerous low-priced stocks and bonds,
especially the Gould group. Standard
stocks also bettered their position, st.
Paul and American Telephone gaining
points with many one point advances
in Others. The closing was strong.
Trading in stocks to-day was less ac-
tive but embraced a number of minor
or secondary, including Missouri Pacific,
which gained ~ points. The entire
list showed a higher tendency in the
final dealings.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-20
DR.. Raunick, in Annual
Report. Laments an
Increase of Only 38
in Visits of the Stork
is DEATH RATE
AT MINIMUM?
Head of Bureau Suggests That 1t May
Not Be Possible to Bring 1t Below
the Figure for the Last Year
Many Recommendations Are Made
URGED BY HEALTH BUREAU
Two additional sanitary officers.


Extension of the powers of the
Food Inspectors.
Legislation abolishing signs that
overhang sidewalks.
Relief for First and Second Ward
residents whose cellars become filed
with water when the Susquehanna
river is high.
Measure to abolish entirely dis
ease-breeding outdoor toilets.
Traction companies be compelled
to operate street sprinklers over
their lines in the city at regular in
tervals.
Flooding of city streets and sew
ers by the Highway Department, the
work to be done at night.
Cooperation of the City Commits
sioners with the County Commission
ers and the Dauphin county Direc-
tors of the Poor, with view to es-
tabishing a Municipal Hospital for
the care of patients suffering with
contagious diseases.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-20
Five Die While Seeking Mines

The Hague. Via London, Jan. 20.
9.55 A. M.-The Dutch naval patrol
boat Toitan, while searching for mines
off Nieuw Sluis, struck mine and dis
appeared under the waves. One officer
and four men were lost and only frag-
ments of their corpses were recovered.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-20
Maximum Stage of Twelve Feet Pre-
dicted by Tomorrow Morning

AS a result of recent rains in the
Susquehanna valley, the river is again
on the rise at this place, increasing
four feet in the twenty-four hours be.
fore O'Clock this morning, at which
time the stage here was 10.7 feet. A
further rise to IL feet is expected here
by tomorrow morning.
Since the ice moved off the river
it has been generally high, twice near
ing the 12-foot stage, and it is impos
sible as yet to tell if any damage has
been done to the municipal dam or the
Cumberland Valley pier workings.
Generally fair and colder weather
will continue, local Weather Bureau of
fcials forecasting a minimum tempera
ture of 90 degrees for tonight.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-20
Wilson Resigns From Police Force

Patr0Iman James Wilson, who about
year ago was appointed member of
the police force of Harrisburg, has re-
signed to take a position on Capitol
Hill The resignation was accepted by
the City Commissioners this afternoon
and will become effective this evening.
Harry Diekey, of the Seventh ward,
was named to succeed Wilson this aft
ernoon. At late hour the name had
not been acted on.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-20
OBRECON near mexico CITY
Vera Cruz Reports the General With
Large Force Ready to Occupy
Capital Immediately

Washington, Jan. 2O.-The Carranza
agency here to-day issued the following
statement:
"'Vera Cruz reports that General
Obregon with a large force is within
a short distance of the capital and is
ordered to occupy the place almost i'm
mediately."
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Washington, Jan. 20.-Secretary
Bryan said to-day the State Department
had been without information for two
days as to what had been happening
in Mexico City. He described the sit
uation as somewhat mixed.
The flight of General Gutierrez from
Mexico City has necessitated quick
change in the military plans of the con
vention force commanded by General
Villa. The expected attack on Tam
pico, it is not believed, will be delayed.
A general withdrawal of Villa garri-
sons from Southern Mexico is believed
to be in prospect.
Advices to the State Department
from Tampico to-day said that the pc
troleum companies had ceased develop
ing new projects, in accordance with
the terms of the Carranza decree. Many
Americans are out of employment.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-20

On Board u S. S. San Diego, La Paz,
Mex. Jan. 19.-(By Wireless Via San
Diego, Cal, Jan 20)-The Mexican
gunboat Curerro, which has caused con
siderable anxiety to Mexican shipping
recently, is disabled at Salina Cruz,
The office of the military paymaster
at Mazatland has been looted for the
second time but the amount stolen has
not been ascertained. The city OF La
Paz is quiet.
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Charles Ledowsky Tel
egraphs Undertaken
to Meet His Body on
Arrival at Chicago
w AS PRESIDENT
DISTILLlNG co.
Suicide Said to Have Issued Forged
Warehouse Receipts AS Collateral
For Loans, Plunging the Fox hiveI
Concern Into Bankruptcy
BU .lSSprilicd Press,

Chicago, Jan. 20.-Charlcs Ledow.
sky, president of the Fox River Dis
tilling Company, of Chicago, whose
name has been mentioned in connection
with the alleged forged warehouse re-
ceipts of r, +. Wathen y Company,
of Louisville, committed suicide by
shooting on "a railroad train entering
Chicago to-day.
Ledowsky was on Michigan Cen.
trad train from Syracuse, n. Y. lie
telegraphed ahead to an undertaken,
requesting him to meet the train and
take charge of his body as he intend
ed to kill himself.
An involuntary petition in bank
ruptcy was filed against Ledowsky s
company last Monday, scheduling assets
of $40, 900 against Liabilities of $780,
600 or 100000.
Attorney Sidney Stein, representing
Ledowsky's S creditors, stated that Led
owsky had confessed to him that he
had forged warehouse receipts fol-
whiskey valued at $250,000 or $780,
600 and disposed of them through
banks which he victimized
In the confession Ledowsky names a
business man of Chicago as being the
only person besides himself who knew
that the securities were fraudulent.
He discounted them by keeping for
himself about $4,000 and made me
sign accommodation notes for about
$30,000,' reads the confession.
Louisville, Ky, Jan. 20.-Ware.
house receipts for sos, ,000 purporting
to have been issued by the government
to h. +. Wathen y Co., Louisville, dis
tillers, were produced here to-day by
representative Of Chicago bank and
branded by Mr.. Wathen as forgeries.
In a statement to-day Mr. Wathen il-
dicated that the alleged forgeries may
total more than 100000.
The receipts, according to Mr..
Wathen s information, were posted
with Chicago banks as collateral for
loans negotiated largely by brokers
whose principal is said to have been
Charles Ledowsky, of Chicago, presi.
dent of the Fox River Distilling Com
pany. Recent attempts to secure fur
ther loans on warehouse liquor receipts
moved the Chicago bankers to verify
the genuineneSs of the collateral. Yes
terday representative of one of the
Chicago banks arrived in Louisville
with warehouse receipts on which loans
had been made. They were presented
to local distiilers in whose names they
had been issued and number of them
pronounced forgeries.
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SUSQUEHANNA AGAIN RISING

Continued on Sixth Page.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-03-28
HEXTHALON AT Y WEDNESDAY
Omaha Athletes to Compete in Big
gest Athletic Tournament Ever
Held in Country.
EVENT DELAYED OVER A WEEK

Some thirty athletes OF Omaha will
compete Wednesday evening at the Young
Mems Christian association for places in
what will be the biggest athletic tourna-
ment ever held in the United States and
Canada. The occasion Il the heXthalon
promoted by all OF the Young MEMS
Christian associations in the United States
and Canada.
The international athletic committee OF
the association is managing the big event
All OF the associations in the country
have held their events, but Omaha was
granted special permission TO delay here
because Of the indoor meet held a week
ago Friday at the Auditorium. March 20
was set as the last day and every 'Y" in
the Land had completed It's competition
by that time. Omaha was unable TO do
so, with the result a special arrangement
was made In it's case.
The events will be run off Wednesday
night and the results telegraphed 20 the
International committee. A meeting was
held at the ~" Friday night and the
plans for the competition consUmated
The hexthalon includes several events,
such as siSty-yard and 22O-yard potato
races. high jump, broad jump. pole vault
and underground shotput.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-03-28
Baker to Manage
Field Club Affairs

George f. Baker. new manager of the
Field club. has arrived and is in harness,
getting everything ready for the summer
season at the club. Mr.. Baker IL prac-
tical hotel and club house man, this hav-
ing been his business during a greater
portion of his life
At youngstown, o., Mr.. Baker was as
ISOLATED with his father in one OF the
leading hotels of the city. Later he
went to Portland, Ore, where he was
most successful In the conduct of the
affairs Of the Commercial club OF that
city. Subsequently, owing TO the illness
OF his father, he returned to Youngs-
town, and from there came to this city.
Upon his selection the vote of the Omaha
Field club was unanimous.
II Is the intention of Mr.. Baker 10
maintain the high standard of Field club
meals and try to make them a little
better than in the past. He has decided
upon prices that will be slightly lower
than last year. and one feature will BE-
the table dhote dinners Wednesdays and
Saturdays. These meals will be served
at 81 each. as against tl.3. heretofore.
Field club members are looking forward
to most successful season. The mem
bership shows scarcely any change from
last year, and there are a large number
of applications to be acted upon. The
grounds are being put in the best posi-
BILE condition and improvements are con-
stantly being made. Even this early q
number of important golf events are
being planned for the links and every
thing Is looking prosperous.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-03-28
BIG FIGHT GOES
OYER TO MONDAY
Johnson Willard Bout is Postponed
One Day at Request of President
Menocal of Cuba.
OBJECTS TO BATTLE ON EASTER

. HAVANA, March 27.--The fight
between Jack Johnson and Jess Will
lard, which has been scheduled to
take place here April for the heavy
weight championship of the world,
has been postponed until Monday,
April 8.
The postponement was due TO a request
made by President Menocal of Cuba. In
a letter to the fight promoters he said
that great objection had arisen in Cuba
and the United States to the fight taking
place Easter Sunday, a holy date, and he
requested that the event be postponed
until the day following meeting OF
the principals and promoters was at once
held and the request of President Menocal
was acceded to.
Surprise mt Cuban Opposition.
Americans here have been surprised at
the opposition in Cuba to holding the
fight on Easter Sunday. The promoters
were assured that at least 5000 more
people would attend any day other than
Easter. The date originally was set for
Saturday. April 3. but It was changed to
Sunday at the request Of several Havana
associations.
Both pugilists say the change will not
upset their training. as they have had
a full weeks notice. Light road work
the two camps.
1t Is probable that Monday. April s.
Will be made an unoffielaI holiday.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-03-28
Taking Chance Sometimes Leads Fort,u,e--Good
CHIEF DUNN STOPS
BIG WRESTLING GO
Declares he Heard Match Scheduled
Between Stecher and Wester-
gard Not on the Square.
MANAGERS PROTEST THE ACTION

Chief Of Police H. W. Dunn has is
sued orders prohibiting the wrestling
matN advertised between Jess West
ergaard and Joe stecher at the Audi
forum next Tuesday evening. The
chief said he heard that this match
was not on the square.
The sale Of tickets has been
stopped and arrangements are being
made to hold the match at South
Omaha or Lincoln.
superintendent of Police A. G.
Kugel made this statement:
During the last week have received
various complaints from men who de
clared that wrestling matches held here
recently were fakes, and asking me why
] stood for such affairs. told the chief
to stop fake matches or exhibitions of any
character. AS to this particular match,
l have no information. l would not BE-
able to distinguish a fake match II 1
witnessed one"
Manager ]. NJ. Gillian of the Auditorium
said; Ten days ago 1 was given TO un-
lions to this match. westergaard and
stecher are both on the square. and
would not allow a fake match in the
Auditorium. superintendent Kugel. when
] saw him today on this matter, referred
to his efforts to clean up the town.
Managers Are Wrnthy.
Joseph F. Hetmanek and Oscar Thor
son, managers of Stecher and Wester-
gard, respectively, are surprised and II,
dIgnant over what they believe is an UNI
warranted action on the part of the po-
lice officials They are unable to under
stand how the chief of police can pre-
Judge a match. and they further contend
that their men are absolutely clean wres-
tiers.
1T is the first time Stecher's integrity
ever has been questioned said Het-
manek. "Joe never has faxed a match in
his life, and the go between Westergaard
and Joe would have been absolutely on
the square,"
"westergaard has wrestled in over coo
matches" declared Thorson. "and has
never before been accused of taking. 1t
is an outrage the match Tuesday should
be stopped"
Omaha Crowd Lost Coin,
Stecher was winner of a match at Ere
mont last winter and at that time several
Omahans were reported 10 have lost
something like 5000 betting on the other
man. The other man was Adolph Ernst
and he was taken to Fremont by the
Omaha crowd under the cognomen of
Otto Carpenter. 1t was thought the
Stecher bunch would be caught unawares
but Stecher proved too fast for Ernst
The sports who had been trimmed by
the men they tried TO trim squealed lust.
lily upon their return to omaha,l and
Ernst was ordered to leave town BY the
police.
over year ago Yousiff Hussane wa
matched by the Omaha crowd with
Stecher under the name of Hassan. Hus
sane also was taken to a trimming by
Stecher and the Omaha crowd dropped
some money.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-03-28
PRAISE PEORIA TOURNEY
Local Bowlers Who Are Back from
Meet Are Loud in Praise of the
Treatment Received.
SOME PRIZES ARE FIGURED ON


The American Bowling congress tour
nament in Peoria is the much discussed
topic around the local headquarters
Omaha bowlers who have taken part in
the event say the alleys are in the best
of condition. They are loud In their
praise of the treatment accorded them
by Peoria bowlers and claim that this
seasons entertainment surpasses that of
previous tournaments. Scores are high,
one record already being broken by
Pierce Of Pueblo, who rolled III in the
singles, pins over the total rolled
by Tom Haley of Detroit in 1902 Some
of the best teams in the country are still
to roll and more records are liable TO
be smashed before play ends.
Omaha men are bowling today and Il
their work here and in other tournaments
can be taken as a criterion, they are sure
of landing high
The Burgess-Nash, South Omaha Jet
ter's Old Age and the storz are rolling
in the doubles and singles today, and to-
night the Omaha letters Old Age squad
will roll in the five-men event, finishing
their doubles and singles Monday.
After their return from Peoria the To-
cal bowlers will wind-up the season by
rolling in the state tournament, which
will be held in Lincoln, commencing
April 7.
This seasons annual event, which is
the first to be held, will be larger than
/ expected. About twenty teams were ex-
pected to enter, but the entries have al
ready passed this number and the tour
nament officials have set their mark at
forty.
Omaha will have an entry of sixteen
teams. Lincoln has already entered fif-
teen, Grand Island four and Friend,
Beatrice, Hastings. Kearney and PEN
der, one each. Columbus, Schuyler and
Fremont have not entered any teams yet,
but are good for one each before the
! entries close April /.
Strikes pnd Spares.
Only a few leagues are still rolling and
they only have two weeks to go.
The Booster and Commercial league
races are furnishing little excitement.
The Storz team has two men on the
hospital list Cochran and Ken" Sciple
being sick.
James A. Gilmore, the poorest bowler
In the standard OIL tournament won it
The Standard Oil bowlers have organ
lied base ball team and are on the
market for Saturday games.
The Krugs Luxus bowlers report fine
time and fine alleys at Peoria, but haven I
much to say about their scores.
Only III to beat in the singles at Peoria.
Ben Hull will have about twenty teams
in the Metropolitan tournament Twelve
have already entered. Entries close on
April /.
One by one the leagues are completing
their schedules The big Omaha league
finished last week with the Storz carry
ing off high honors, closely followed by
the Burgess-Nash. X. SciFle leads the
individuals, with Neale a good second,
Kafora, Rourke's new catcher, and also
one of sChicago's best bowlers. has been
appearing on local runways lately and
rolling good scores. He has just come
from Peoria, where he hung up some high
scores, which will win him some prize
money. f,ef
Omaha daily bee., 1915-03-28
MISS SUNDER GETS FINGER
IN WAY OF BOWLING BALL

Miss Maud sunder. stenographer in the
office OF Postmaster Wharton, is nursing
a bruised finger. Miss Synder Is a bowler.
while enjoying this pastime she was in
the act Of picking up one OF the wooden
spheres intending to launch II into the
midst OF the flock OF tenpins at the
other end OF the alley.
At this very instant a ball, returning
down the runway from the front and
flushed with the proud consciousness that
IL had Knocked down ten pins at one
swoop. yiciously bit the fair digit ana
bruised IT,
Omaha daily bee., 1915-03-28
Big Average Of
Horses at Detroit

DETROIT, Mich, March N.-An aver
age of nearly twenty-four horses to the
race, the largest the Detroit Driving club
has ever had, features the list Of entries
to the classics in the Blue Ribbon racing
meeting here July IS to 81.
Despite the fact that the Merchants
and Manufacturers $4,000 stake has been
lowered to zoo class, there are already
twenty-eight horses entered in the event
The Chamber Of Commerce 5000 stake
has been reduced from the 2:1S to the
2.07 class and twenty-six horses are en-
tered.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-03-28
PACIFIC COAST ROWING
TITLE WILL BE SETTLED

SAN FRANCISCO March a.-ApriI 10
has been chosen as the date for the three
eornered intercollegiate Pacific coast
rowing championships between California.
Washington and stanford Tidal condi-
lions will be suitable on this date. and 1t
was definitely decided to stage the annual
rowing classic in the morning. The Oak
land estuary mas been. selected as the
course over which the Fights viii con-
test.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-03-28
RED S0X DEPENDENT ON
GREGG AND WOOD TO SHOW

Launin freely admits 81 Hot Springs
his only concern for the club relates to
Joe Wood and Gregg III Joe and Gregg
come through shall DO satisfied that
wen have the best club in the American
league" said he. Il am optimistic about
Wood. Joe runs around and acts and
pegs as II his arm Is right. Gregg. too.
looks and acts good but fear 20 hope
strongly for good year for Vean. But
II he comes through for US l shall be de-
lighted"
Omaha daily bee., 1915-03-28
STREET CAR COMPANY
TEAM READY FOR GAMES

The street Railway team looks good
for 1915, Captain ,Quackenbush and Man
ager Turner say. Doyle, Baughman,
Mathus. Matchmaker and Lapttn the
vets. are I'm good condition, and Presi-
dent Garman OF the club also is pleased.
The players. practice every day at River
view park. For games address s. w.
Turner, Pierce Division Omaha &
Council Bluffs Street Railway Company.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-03-28
FEDS SLIP ONE OVER ON
HUGHlE JENNINGS TIGERS

lily Brewer was delighted the other day
when he received word that at last an
American league club had given way be-
fore Federal league club. The Detroit
team had date with the Gulfport, Miss,
club. but when .Hughey Jennings heard
that the Tip Tops were also scheduled 70
meet the Cotton States Ieaguers Ee-Yah
Immediately cancelled. Another big tri-
umph for the Feds. says Hy.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-03-28
Tennis Team Formed
and Looks for a Mix

The Crescent Tennis team. composed Of
four OF omahas youthful tennis cracks,
is looking for trouble Clayton Nichols.
manager Of the team. challenges any team
in Omaha for a series of matches. Nichols
has Russell Harmon. William Adams.
Ralph Powell and Cleary Hannighan on
his team and. while the four lads only
average about 10 years in age. they are
willing to take on anybody. Nichols says
the field is open. He can be found at
Harvey 2496.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-03-28
WASHINGTON AMERICANS
DEFEAT THE RICHMONDS

RICHMOND. Va, March H,-The
Washington Americans defeated the Rich
mond lnternationals today. Score:
R-H.E.
WASHINGTON ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 0
HiShIlonu ......s... OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Batteries: Washington, BOehling, Ayres
and Henry. Ainsmith: Richmond, Jar
man. Elnpling and Hasson.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-03-28
Cardinals Trim the
Browns at Home

ST LOUIS. March 2-Dick Niehaus
kept the Americans hits well scattered
in all but one inning. while his team
mates hit hard and timely. the Nationals
winning the first game Of the annual pre-
season series by % to 2. The teams
fielding was ragged. Score: R.H.E
Nationals ,........, 5042O20O0B Y
Batteries Niehaus and Snyder; Well
man. James. Hoch. LOudermilk. Leverenz
and Zevereid.