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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-04
MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 4
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY

NE HUNDRED years ago Harris
burg had the pleasure of well
~ coming the Pennsylvania Legis-
lature to meet within it's limits
and tomorrow the 121st General AS
simply will organize at the Capitol. 1t
will elect its officers without any for
NAL recognition from the municipality
of Harrisburg, but the people of the
city will extend their good wishes for
will extend their good wishes for
progressive session and an enjoyable
stay on the banks of the Susque-
hanna.
This Legislature meets in less trou-
blesome times than its immediate
predecessor. When the lawmakers of
1913 gathered they were confronted
with all sorts of schemes, ideas,
theories and demands growing out of
a period Of political unrest and TAX
ing the form, in some cases, of legis-
1ation run wild. This condition caused
presentation of more bills than ever
known before, tremendously eXpen-
sive printing and an output Of laws
which cumber the statute books,
some of them showing the effect of
their hasty consideration. Fortu-
nately, excellent provision was made
through commissions for remedial
and humanitarian legislation which
the present Governor will be able to
transmit for the action of the Senate
and House and which will form more
pleasant reminders of the trials and
tribulaticns of 1913 than some other
things which might be mentioned.
The people spoke, as the orators
say, in November and the Republican
party dominates the Legislature. 1t
has pledged itself to do things and
the new Governor has publicly said
that pledges are pledges. There are
great problems confronting the law
makers and there is necessity for
hard work. The caucus meetings to-
night are only preliminary to the task
of making statutes and it is to be
hoped that all legislators will forget
such disappointments as may grow
out of them and bend energies to the
enactment of legislation for the good
of eight millions of people. For that
IS the way to serve Pennsylvania.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-04

~ OVERNOR-ELEC MARTIN G.
BRUMBAUGH will find many
~ hearty supporters for his pro-
gram of agricultural advance
ment at the meetings of the organi-
zation of the farmers, the dairymen,
the breeders, the poultrymen and
others to be held here late this month
and his appearance before the State
Board OF Agriculture will afford an
opportunity for a keynote speech on
his plan for betterment of life in the
country and the maintenance of our
food supply. These matters will
doubtless receive attention from the
new executive in his inaugural ad-
dress. but there will be details which
he will desire to set forth before the
assembled men from the country.
These organizations have taken
wise advantage of their biennial meet
ings here to suggest legislation and
this year the practice should be of
great assistance to the new Governor
who earnestly desires to help the
country folks, The men who depend
on the State or township roads for
getting anywhere off their own prop
erty will have some sound ideas on
the subject and the man who tills a
farm which has been in use for 100
years can give a side which is worth
noting. 1t is the same with men con-
nected with other lines. They can all
make known their wants and they
will have a sympathetic listener in
the new executive.
This year the new Holstein- Freislan
Cattle Association will be welcomed
to the series of meetings, but it is n.
matter of regret that those dominat-
ing the State Horticultural Society
will not have the annual meeting here
at the same time, as was the case for
years.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-04
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE

John f. Hennessey. of Reading,
has been reelected head of the Berks
County Agricultural Society.
Harvey ]. Wieand, connected with
the Lehigh prison for forty-five years,
mas been retired as warden.
j. ID. Gallery, president of the
Pittsburgh Railways Company, is plan
ming further improvements to the
company's lines.
Major S. d. Butler, of the ma
rines, has donated two cannon given
to him in Nicaragua to his native
town.
DIR. ]. Norman White, appointed
coroner of Lackawanna. county. was
former deputy to Senator w. NJ.
Lynch.
Wilmer Atkinson. of PHILADELPHIA.
SAYS the state should at once free ali
toll roads.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-04

highways of Pennsylvania now in pro-
cess. We only know that there lis
great work to be done, that it is not
being done as rapidly as we desire.
More articles like that quoted would
serve we'll in establishing merited con-
fidence in a department that has been
long misunderstood by thousands of
Pennsylvanians who have believed
what they have been told. in many
instances. by designing politicians be-
cause nobody told them otherwise.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-04
GATHER ON PUBLIC SERVICE
COMMISSION
TFrom the Pittsburgh Pressl

[From the Pittsburgh Pressl
Governor Teners appointment of
his secretary, Walter II. Gather, to
fill the vacancy on the State Public
Service Commission created by the
death of the late chairman of the
commission, Judge Ewing, puts Mr..
Gather in one of the most important
and responsible public Offices in the
Commonwealth. The Public Service
Commission deals with corporate in
terests of enormous extent and value
and the manner in which it deals
with them directly affects, moreover
not only these vast property interests
but public interests of like import
ance. Mr.. Gather, who is a graduate
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-04

be presumed that Secretary Gather
did not come into constant contact,
both in Washington and IIarrisburg
with men of affairs without sonfo'
profit in that such contact affords an
opportunity to learn of the needs of
Commonwealths and the responsible
ties resting upon all who undertake
to supply and satisfy those needs.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-04
An Authentic Test
of Advertising

In large city test was re-
Gently made between street car
and newspaper advertising.
A certain article attractively
priced was advertised in the
street cars for one month.
Seventy-nine snles were made.
The same article was then ad-
vertised once I'm one newspaper.
Two hundred sales were made
the next day.
If this little straw shows the
direction of the profit making
newspaper advertising.
The great merchants prefer the
newspapers to any other medium
because returns are better-and
costs less.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-04

from the reportorial staff of Pitts
burgh newspapers, dates his knowl-
edge of public affairs from the time
when, few years ago, he assumed
the duties of secretary OF Mr.. Tener
while the latter was yet Congress
man. On going from Washington to
Harrisburg the Governor took Mr..
Gather with him. 1t is naturally to
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-04
TELL ME WHY

There is something l can't hgure,
Matters not how hard l try,
And I'm wondering If you can
Tell to me the reason why
When about to leave the office
1t starts raining, and fellow
Finds that he has left at his home
Every bloomip' umbrella.
Or, we'll take it vice versa,
When for work he leaves his home
In the rain, without protection
To the office he must roam
Just because all his umbrellas,
Two or three, or maybe more,
Are still standing in the office,
Where they went some days before.
And the same is true of rubbers;
I own two or three good pairs,
But if it rains or gets slushy
On the busy thoroughfares
If at home. I'll find that they are
At the office, or in case
At the office they are needed
Then they're at the other place.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-04
Hood Cut or
sight Steamers
IN uARRI SBURC Fifty
YEARS AGO TODAY

[From the Telegraph of Jan. 4, 1851
Legislature In Session
Legislature is now in session. The
Governor has sent his annual message
to House and Senate.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-04
Firemen to Visit Here

The Good Will Fire Company, of
Philadelphia, will visit this city and
Washington when President Lincoln is
IN
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-04
NOBODY KNOWS

Where you can sell a long unneeded
piece of furniture, unless it is the
thousands of readers of the Teiegraph.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-04
NEWS s. TAi RseTSHEWS EWSAR

[From the Telegraph of Jan. 4, 1865. ]
Thomas On the March
Columbia, Tenn, Jan. 4. General
Thomas has given orders to his army
to march. The sick and wounded have
been sent to Nashville.
Hood Cut or
. Decatur Ala. Dec. 81. General
Steadman transferred his men to the
south bank, cutting off another chance
of Hoods retreat.
Sight Steamers
Fortress Monroe, Jan. g. - Several
steamers have been sighted near here.
Nationality is not known.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-04
Do YOU KNOW;

That Harrisburg is on the direct
road of hard and soft coal to the
seaboard?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-04

::.: 4 &: 4; 6: :: ": q:
Int,rn 20 r,,nnt rtit hin tic limit G
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-04

Joseph f. Shouler director of pub
lie safety of Wilkes Barre. well known
here, has arranged to give the anthra-
cite city complete paid fire depart
ment in place of a part paid system
He will also equip the city with motor
apparatus. The change will be
watched with interest by Reading and
other cities.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-04
OUR DAILY LAUGH

Mrs. Poster -
You're getting
adfully bald. Why
don't you wear q
wig?
Mr.. Poster - If
i wore d wig
everybody would
notice that I'm
bald.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-04

Published every evening (except Sun
day. at the Telegraph Building. 21t
Federal Square. Both phones.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-04

\ big gun on a special car passed
through the city yesterday and at
tracted much attention from the curl
Gus and fears for violation of neu-
trallty. The gun happened to be one
that was being shipped from Washing
ton.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-04
THE FARMERS, CHANCE

. ELECT MARTIN G.
BRUMBAUGH will find many
- hearty supporters for his pro-
AP
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-20

But II was with the difference that
while the effect of the Allies shells was
continually manifested In columns Of
smoke and dust that were signs of N"
damage they wrought 4 great number
of the encmN's shots fell into the sea
hundreds OF yards from the homharling
ships sending torrents of water tower
ing hnrmlrssly into the air
"Not that the successes of tie diN
have been won without cost saw
several ships, Frcncn aud British.
struck by shells that raised volumes of
white smoke aud one of the French
squadron is tolliug slowly home at this
moment down 10y the mead with list ia
port As far as one could MAX" out
with the glass several hoatloads of men
were taken from her Tho details Of
these things and tho facts about the
part taken 10y tho individual ships the
Dfiic,l accounts viii doubtless supply
ITO accompany ship into tho strait,
even in ones own craft Wa, absolutely
forbidden. 50 | had 20 be- content win
the position of a spectator from dtdr.
with glass a ship could clearly he
seen and recognized Even the build
mgs at Chauak were visible, tiny hut
We'll defined,
THE ships left their stations hctw"su
the Turkish Asiatic coast and Tcucdo>
early this morning and by II O'Clock
were stcamiug iu line mp In" DaIdan"llrs
from the entrance.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-20
HARRIS WENT TO McANENY.
WA. First 10 Learn OF Discrepancy
In state FinRnces.

1t has been known for some time that
Edwin :. Harris. special examiner and
,ppraiser Of canal lands in the stare
comptrolers office, was the man wh"
first called attention to the mistakes IN
GOV. Whitman's message pr'saging an
s1S.O0O,OO direct state tax Inc line
of communication whereby Mr. Harris
finally reached the public was revealed
lere yesterday.
on February %. the day after the
message went to tho Legislature, Mr.,
Harris telcphoned to George McAneny,
President of tho BOARD or Aldermen
The Aldermanic President laid Mr.,
Uarris's statement before Comptroller
Prendereast The two city Officers then
won, 20 Albany and called on Mr. Whit
man and accountants from MI Prondor-
CASTS office went to work on the state
Comptrollor's books
II ~ intimated that one OF the rea-
sons why Asscmhlyman Hinman intro
duced bill abolishing Mr.. iIarris's job
IL that he communicated with Mr.. Nc
Aneny rather than with the state
admin ration
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-20


LoNpoN. March - The Ddilv NoilN
correspondent on the Island of Tcnedos
tclesrtphing und"r date OF March -.
SAYS
From the high sleeps OF h'll on
Mount st Elias. at the northern cru
of Tcucdos. have been watching foi
i've hours severe cuga g'w"ut between
the Turkish forts and .he allied -hIp-
WITHIN tn" pardanellcs The hin is
about tfteen miles from the scene of the
battle. but II j. so excellent "a vantage
point thii IT can only be compared -
the throne ~ NcrN"s ON tn" mountain
that ovcrhaugs the sea At Sdam's
Below stretches away the blue floor
of the Egean, while the brown shores
of Asia run ont in front 70 the sharp
point Of Kun Kale. which hides for u
shor, distance the actual entrance 10
the pardauclles over the ridge OF
KUN Kalc YOU can plainly see, Ike a
great blue lake. the first reach Of tho
pardaneles to the narrnw neck be-
tween Chanall Kalissl aud kilid Rlhr
1T Vas up and down this stretch Of
water that the largest vessels of the
fleet steamed to-day, hurting with sn"ct-
o. oranI. flame from their heavy guns
a constant SUCCESSION Of SHELLS on tho
forts that guard the NarroWs at
Chanak, while tn" Turkish batteries,
with "A frequency that lessee ed Is TIA,
dav went on flashed back reply.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-20

The attack was delivered yesterday
morning because of successful work
done during the pas, ten days by the
trawlers in sweeping the channel clear
of mines. Rear Admiral John Michael
De Robecl; who IS in command Of the
JOINT fleet during the Illness Of Vice.
Admiral Garden, sent the Queen Eliza
beth and five Jattlcshps into the
strait first Four French ships fol-
| lowed and al one time the fui, force or
ten warshIps was directed against the
! group Of forts or the tsiatic soc.
while nearly the same number en-
gagged the dctences on the other side
! of the passageway.
The losses suffered will not inter
fere with the Dardaneles operations in
,he slightest and the attack will be
resumed at tho earliest opportunity.
| Two battloships are on their way to
! join the fee, now, having been sent 70
iii the gaps which were expected
! when the great combined attack was
made The French Minister of Marine
! has also despatched a battlesh!p 10 re-
place the Bouvct.
| 4 despatch from Fetrorrad SAYS It
Is officially announced there that the
Russian fleet is approachinr the north
ern end OF the BosporuS. P"trograd
also hears that pane is under way
in Constantinople.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-20
SUICIDE ATTEMPT OR DUEL'
Cotton Dealer Found Wounded On
savannah Golf Course.

SAvANSAH, March ~. Frederick
Stcelman Bain, formerly of Philadelphia.
den Bros, cotton dealers, Is At ogle-
thorpe Sanitarium suffering from se-
rlous wound either sclf-inflct"d or the
result Of a midnight duel fought over
"A Young woman of this city.
The shooting took place on the links
Of tb. Savannah Golf Club, There wer"
no witnesses, although George ", camp-
hell who had followed his friend Balm
from savannah, arrived on the s'eno
immcdia,ely thereafter and rendered
first aid,
I,ain said that he was ontlccd to the
club by an anonymous note ana that
the shooting was done 10y stranger,
Physicians say the wound might have
been self-inilicted.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-20
HAY on Law He's
Named to Enforce
Cotton Futures Commissioner
Here to Learn What SCOT
ton Futures Are"

The confessions" OF ex-Judse Au.
eustus w. Graham. recently appointed
Cotton Futures Commissioner by Sec.
retary McAd,o to see that the pro-
visions Of the Sm,th-Lever law are car.
lied out on the local Cotton Exchange
caused considerable amusement in finan.
c'al and cotton circles yesterday
The new appoint"e. who acknowl-
edged he was an ardent admlrer of
President Wilson and Secretary Me.
Adoo and that he was y delegate to the
Baltimore convention which nominated
President Wilson. admitted yesterday y
that he was bit hazy as to the law
the provisions Of which he Is to see
are carried out TO the letter He fui =
ther admitted that he did not know
such a law existed up to the time lie
was notified OF his appointment to the
office on February 90.
According to Mr.. Grahams own ad-
mission he has been IN New York
during the last few DAYS to find out
Just what cotton futures are" and what
he is expected 'to do TO them
Cotton Exchange men fear Mr.
Graham will meet with many puzzles
in spite OF the fact that they have
promised him their hearty cooperation
even though he is to have the assist.
ance of "A corps OF trained experts who
are TO he civil service appointees.
Mr.. Gtaham's feelings regarding his
new office and his appointment are best
told in his own words: MY appoint
ment came as great surprise, as
was not at all familiar with the terms
of the Smith-Lcver law. In fact, al
the time I was appointed did not know
such piece of legislation existed
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-20
GIRL
SLAIN WITH KNIFE
Found Dead i'm Pool of Blood
II Minutes After Going
on Errand.
FINGER PRINTS FOUND

Iepnoie Anna Cohn. bright, blue
eyed child. years old. was sent 10
the store for milk at o'clock last night
Fifteen minutes later her body was
found in pool Of blood In front OF
A neighbors apartment. The can OF
milk Was beside her and the fingers
OF her left hand tightly clut a
stick OF red and white candy, She
mad been slain with a knife.
Leonore lived with h'r uncle. Henry
Ecker Jr.. in an apartment at 35a Third
avenue. She attended tho Kindergarten
at public school II. Twenty-eighth
street and Second avenue.
At 7:l5 last night Miss Augusta John
son heard a light moan in front of he'
anartment on the second floor OF 352
Third avenue She opened III, door ana
saw the child lying there. NO one 'lSo
was in sight. Her screams hlnus u,
L.onore's uncle from his apa1tm"n'
on the floor above and the other u igh-
bors gathered Dr. Wolfe of HelIeNuo
came and pronounced The ch,lI d'td
Ieouor,'s mother is Mrs. Emma Conn
a nurse employed hy br. y H"rzIlrh
2so West Seventy-se 'oud street she
came down in In. Hor@,ich's touring
car.
Detectives are working on the case
but there is no clue to the murd"rers
unless it is a piece Of blood stained c"rd
with some gray hars sticking TO II tha'
was found on the hal floor.
About the throat they discovered derl
finger marks and scratches, which proh
ably came from finger nails both th'
girls wrists bore the impress or iinserS
Photographs will be aiken of the finger
marks and wounds. Both Capt. carey
and Assistant District Attorney MurnhN
believed that the girl had been stransled
Evidence of this they found not only li
the marks upon her throat hu' IN th'
fact that no outcry was heard until SUE
gasped her last breath.
The police and District ATTORNEY are
convinced that the crime is OF th'
"ripper" kind. the work of a maniac
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-20

standing high on the Asiatic side, re-
Ce.ycd i, couple OF shells At ! 40 ele nt
dcstroyers IN line steamed into the en-
trance of the STRAIT and a little later
te last Two hattleships Joined the
Dub. 20, pdtrolirG outside.
The destroye-s held course az full
succt up the strait, passing through
the Ines oi ,argcl ships Inc sun zen,
{ llow"d by the Bouvet. was nov steam
iug toward the entrance aud at > q. clock
% Brush ship emc' ged AZ the entrance.
The HI, Was now Stacker ~ = 40,
however. 20 m. ~ Striking effect was pro
du,rd nv D.. shell railing r'p Fort kid
BtN'. NbiDh evidently eNrodei another
mlgaIluv \ huge mass oi black smoke
Gruutil. arose tn o. lowered nigh
.,hp,c tho cliffs on tn" Eur petn and
Ns..tir Sides ard then Oallouued SONY
uut Ike the genii from III" iishcrmau's
b. tile. Fo- quarter uf an hour {
hung rs 'Ho most conspicuous thing IN
th' whole broad panorama of land and
std
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-20

The Admiralty statement of Yes
icrday, fighting. which will b" fol
lowed 10y other announcements a.
further details are received, follows.
The following is an account OF
the operations IN the pardanelles:
Mine sweeping having been in
progress for the last ten days in
side the strait, n general attack
was delivered by the British and
French fleets on the morning Of
March IS upon the fortresses IN
the narrOWs.
At 1915 tho Queen Elizabeth.
Infexible, Agamemnon and Lord
Nelson hombarded Forts J. l., T.
L and V. while the Triumph and
Prince George fired on batteries
t., r. and IL. \ heavy fire WAS
opened on the ships from howit-
zers and field guns. Al l2:22 a
French squadron consisting OF the
Suflren, GauloIs Charlemagne
and Bouvet advanced up the Dar-
danellcs and engaged the forts at
closer range, OTtS j, L, ana
F. replied vigorously, but their
fire was s!lenced by ten battle
ships inside the strait. all the
ships being hit several times dur
ing this part OF the action. BY
l:25 al the forts had ceased firing
The Vengeance, irresistible
Albion, Ocean, Swiftsure and Ma
icstic then advanced 10 relieve
the six hattlcships inside the
strait. As the French sqNadron,
which had attacked tn" forts in
tho most brilliant fashion. was
passing out the Bouvet was blown
up hy drifting mine and sank
in thirty-siN fathoms Of water,
north of Aren NIoi village, in less
than three minutes,
At > 81 the relief battleships
renewed the attacks on the forts,
which again opened fire. The at
tack on the forts was maintained
while the operations of the mime
sweepers continued
At 400 the Irresistible quit the
line. listing heavily and at h;b0
sank, having probably struck a
drifting mine At SOS the Ocean
also struck a mine, Both ships
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-20
BRYN MAWR FOR SOCIAL STUDY
New Research Department To BE
Named for u benefactress.

PHILApELPHIA. March l9-Bryn Nav
has decided TO enter into organized
study of social work by establishing a
graduate department OF social economy
and social research in honor of Miss
Garcia Woershoffer of New York. who
died in 1911. and who left about $780,
600 to the college, This announcement
was made to-day by the trustees
Or. NJ Carey Thomas. president or
the college said that at present one
fourth Of all Bryn Mawr graduates are
engaged in some kind of social work,
paid or unpaid. She pointed out that
social betterment as profession TO-
women has a great advantage and that
II can he continued after marriage
The trustees voted 10 call the new
department after Miss Noerishoher
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-20
Fine China Hurled
i'm Kitchen Battle
william /. Elkins's Maid and
Cook Use Costly Dishes
as Missiles.

PHILADELPHIA, March ls- Dresden
china and costly glassware played
prominent part In kitchen eaule h'
the william l.. Elkins place. hlNlhs
Park, to-day.
Emma Davis. cook, told Catharine
Mcfarland kitchen maid. to get "A
move on with the dishes and not he
gallivantn','
Miss Mcfarland then, il IL charged
,.aferred to an alleged undue familiarity
of tho cook with the cooking sherry
She received slap in the face from
the cook, who retired behind the pla'e
warmer under the MAIDS nre OF glass
ware and Sheffield plate, Making IA sor
tie she "blackened" her subordinate
eye. ..
The maid put on her going out clothes
and went to the ONCE or magistrate
Renhardt at Norrlstown. tie issued a
warrant for the arrest OF the COOK
At the hearing she was held IN $500
bail