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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-13
ROCKEFELLERS ARE
SPEEDING NORTHWARD
Funeral Plans VIII Be Arranged
When They Reach Home
Tonight

Tarrytown, n. Y, March 13.-Plans
for the funeral of Mrs. John d. Rookie
feller who died at her home here yes
terday morning, were held in abey-
ance to await the arrival of Mr..
Rockefeller and his son, who were
speeding north in a special train from
Ormonde, Fla. They were due to
reach here late this afternoon or this
evening.
In the absence of definite plans.
however, it was regarded as probable
that funeral services would be held
here tomorrow afternoon and that
Mrs. Rockefeller would be buried at
Cleveland, Ohio, where she grew to
womanhood and where she spent
much of her time in recent years
Only one member of the Rockefeller
family. 1t was Thought. would be un-
able to attend the funeral This is
Mrs. Harold Fowler Mccormick of
Chicago. Mrs. Rockefeller's daughter.
who is now in Switzerland recovering
from an Illness. Mrs. F. Parmalee
Prentice. the other daughter, and Miss
Lucy M. Spelman, Mrs. RockefeIler's
sister, were both at the Rockefeller
home here to-day. The arrival of Mr..
Rockefeller and his son will complete
the family circle, with this single ex-
ception. Mr.. Mccormick, who was to
have sailed to-day to join his wife in
Switzerland, is also at Pocantico Hills.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-13
Learns Fox Trot at
First Hand in Forest;
Earns $2S Studying, Too

Take this from Brooke Potteiger.
East Hanover II you're disgusted AT
the financial and industrial depression.
hunt yourself a gray fox or two.
Not only is following the chase lu-
crative nowadays since the county
commissioners. pay bounties for slay-
ing certain animals, but there is ever
the zest of the hunt to stir ones blood.
Potteiger who for years has loved
10 near the music of the baying of the
hounds. makes it a paying Job, too.
Among the lot of claims for bounties
settled yesterday by the Dauphin
county commissioners was one from
Potteiger for 81. That represented
two fox heads. All told he holds the
record for being the foxiest huntsman
in Dauphin. He has produced evil
dence to prove that he has out-trot-
red fourteen OF the gray swift feet
Each one is worth 50, and we'll. four
teen times 50, totals-count for YOUR
self
Besides that Potteiger has learned
the fox trot.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-13
VETERANS WILL SHOW
THE SOLDIERS DREAM
Plan Benefit to Defray Expenses
to National Encampment at
Washington in September

Many friends of the city will accom-
pany members of Post So, Grand Army
o6s the Republic on their trip to tho
lftieth national encampment. to be
held at Washington in September. The
post met last evening and in response
to many petitions decided to take a
citizens corps with them on the trip.
One of the features of this encamp-
ment will be the march over the route
covered in 1865 when the Army of the
Potomac and the Army of the West
were reviewed by Generals Grant and
Sherman before being mustered out.
Many of the veterans from nearby
posts have gratefully accepted the in
vitation of the Harrisburg post to ac-
company its members on the trip.
'The Soldiers Dream"
Post 5S will hold an entertainment
in the Chestnut Street Auditorium to
help defray the expenses to Wash
ington. One of the features of this
concert will be THE Soldiers Dream, -
in which one Of the old veterans will
dream of the scenes during the enlist
ment, the camp life and the dis
missal from service in '65. Sons OF
veterans and other local talent will be
used in presenting these scenes OF
camp life as it was during the Civil
War. F.... Efar
Other features of the entertainment
will be vocal and instrumental music
and recitations. The committee OF
arrangements have almost completed
the program. On the committee are
the following: Frank II. Hoy Sr.,
chairman, A. J. Pugh, f. B. Hoffman
n. A. Walmer, secretary, and F. L
Thomas. treasurer. .sr8 s. ,.
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COL. ". H. CROOK
DIES IN WASHINGTON
Was LincOln's BOdyguard and
Knew All Presidents
Since 1860
BY Assoeiated Prc,t

Washington. March 13.-Colonel
w. III. Crook, disbursing officer of the
White House, who was President Lin
coins bodyguard and who has been
intimately acquainted with, every
President since 1850, died to-day at
his home here. He had been sick with
pneumonia for more than week.
President Wilson expressed deep re-
gret when informed of Colonel Crook s
death. Last JANUARY the Colonel cele-
brated his fiftieth anniversary as an
attache of the White House.
Colonel Crook was survived by his
mother, Mrs. Mary A. Carton, who is
96 years old
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-13
.HARDSCRABBLE VIEW
WILL BEGIN MONDAY
Paul G. Smith, J. D. SALESMAN and
Karl Steward Will Meet to
Look Over Problem
HEARINGS SET FOR TUESDAY
Question of Assessing Benefits and
Damages Will Cover Several
Months Work
HEARINGS SET FOR TUESDAY

Official viewing of "Hardscrabble"
for the purpose of assessing benefits
incident to the condemnation of the
property on the west side of Front
street between Herr and Calder streets
and the opening of Front street to
low water line of the Susquehanna will
be formally started by the city Mon
day. when the board of viewers re-
Gently appointed by the Dauphin
County Court meets on the ground.
The viewers, j. d. SALESMAN. Karl
Steward and Attorney Paul G. Smith.
expect to put in most of the day in
that section, inspecting the premises,
discussing the property question with
residents and in other ways obtaining
as much data as possible upon which
to work.
Tuesday morning the viewers will
meet in the Council chamber to or
ganize and arrange their schedule of
dates for hearings for the convenience
OF the interested property owners.
From then on the viewers will sit until
all the testimony has been thoroughly
looked into.
The settlement of the "Hardscrab-
Die problem. it is believed. will un-
cover several months, al
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Order Auto Show Places
Investigated Upon Order
of States Authorities

Inspection OF Kelker street hall and
the Arena building on North Third
street by City Building Inspector J. Fl.
Grove and Fire Chief John C. Kind
ler with a view to determining wheth-
er or not the city's requirement rela-
tive to safety first" have been COM
piled with for the auto shows was or
sloner Harry r. Bowman, superinten-
dent of public safety.
The question had been put up to the
State department of labor and indus
try and these ofncials notified Com
missioner Bowman.
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ITALIAN GOVERNMENT SILENT
By Associated Prets

Rome. via Paris, March 1S, 4.30
tinues to maintain an impenetrable
silence regarding negotiations reported
to be under way with Austria concern
ing territorial concessions. Nothing
has been added to the semiofficial an
nouncement that Italy has instituted
no negotiations, but simply has lis
tened TO proposals emanating from
Germany through that country's am
bassador. Prince Won Buelow.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-13

Harrisburg was given boost as one
of the foremost third class cities of the
State at the first annual meeting of
the Pennsylvania Housing and Town
Planning association held yesterday
at Pittsburgh. DIR. ]. M. j. Raunick,
a director of the association, gave O
talk at the afternoon session on the
Necessity of State Building, Code"
William Jennings. of Harrisburg was
e-elected treasurer of the association.
In an address on City Planning for
Third Glass Cities Albert Kelsey of
Philadelphia, the architect who plan
ned the bridge entrance to Harrisburg
at Front and Market streets, described
the natural advantages of Harris burgl
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TEACHERS ARE URGED !.
TO READ SCRIPTURES
DR.. Nathan C. Schaeffer Endorses
Suffrage at Institute; Lament
Death Of Prof. Steele

IF the pages of our Bibles were
lined with one and five dollar bills,
what a searching of the Scriptures
there would be-" exclaimed DIR. Ma
than G. Schaeffer, State Superintend-
ent of Public Instruction. to public
school teachers of this city at their
final institute this morning in the
auditorium of Central high school.
"And yet" he added. "it contains treas
ures of wisdom and truths more val
able than any Klondike."
DR.. Schaeffer addressed the teachers
on Bible Reading in the Public
Schools and said that the Legislature
had made Bible reading in the schools
obligatory for the purpose of the
moral uplift which 1t would bring to
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COnsistory Plans to
Enlarge Its Quarters

Enlarged quarters for the Harris
burg Consistory are being planned. A
committee appointed at n meeting of
the consistory last night will take up
the plans early next week.
1t was announced that the present
building is too small 1t is under
stood that additional facilities for on
cial departments and a larger audi
torium are part of the new plans. p
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WILL INVESTIGATE
HOUSING CONDITIONS
Social Betterment Organizations
VIII Bring New York
Expert Here

Housing conditions in Harrisburg
will be investigated during April by
one of the leading experts in the
United States.
The Harrisburg Chamber of Com
merce has joined with the Associated
Charities of Harrisburg and the Civic
Club in extending the invitation to
John Ihlder, field secretary of the Ma
tional Housing Association, New York.
1t is purposed to have him make a
brief SURVEY of housing conditions,
confer with the officers and directors
of the above bodies as to methods OF
securing better housing and give a
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-13

DESTROYERS
ACCOMPANY LINER ARABIC
Bv 6ssociatsd Pyfss

New York, March 13.-The White
Star liner Arabic, flying the British
flag, reached New York to-day from
Liverpool with 537 passengers and
S,264 sacks of mail, said to be the
largest consignment ever sent from
England to America. Passengers said
torpedoboat destroyers accompanied
the vessel from the mouth of the Mer-
sey far out to sea to protect them
from attack by German submarines
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PARIS INTERESTED IN FRYE
Rp A,tocinLcd Prce.

Paris, March 10. 4.45 A. M.-Keen
interest is manifested here in the sink
ing of the American sailing ship Will
liam p. Frye by the German auxiliary
cruiser Prinz Eitel Friedrich. The
newspapers all give prominence to the
incident and express the opinion that
II will still further open the eyes of
Americans to German naval war
methods.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-13
BRITISH CREW LANDED

Valparaiso, March 1S.-The crew
of the British bark Conway Castle.
sunk by the German cruiser Dresden
off Corral "a seaport Of Chile) on her
way to Liverpool with cargo of bar
ley. was landed here to-day bv the
Peruvian ship Larton.
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BERNSTORFF DEFENDS
TH|ER|CHSEN'S ACTION
German Ambassador, However,
Sidesteps Real Question
at Issue
CAPTAIN OF FRYE REPORTS
Cruiser of Unknown Nationality
Reported II Miles Off
Atlantic Coast
CAPTAIN OF FRYE REPORTS

Washington, March 13. Count
Bernstorff, German ambassador, in dis
cussing with State Department officials
to-day the sinking OF the American
ship William P. Frye defended the
action OF Captain Thierichsen of the
German auxiliary cruiser Prinz Eitel
Friedrich, contending that he acted
under the declaration of London, which
was the only guide he had as to dis
position of prizes.
Count Bernstein did not present any
note to the State Department and said
he received no instruction from his
government. He said he called to dis
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-13
SIR GEORGE TURNER DIES

London, March 13, 40 A. M.-The
death at Colyton. Devon, of Sir George
Turner is announced. Death was
caused by leprosy, contracted during
research work to discover a. cure for
the disease.
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ONLY FEW OPPOSE WOMEN
By SeeeiaI correseondenee

New York. March 13.-Reports re-
ceived here from the various Presby-
teries of the Presbyterian Church
show that only three of the 145 Pres
byteries which have voted on the
overture sent out LAST year oppose the
ess. 1t was sLatad kre- that the inno-
vation VI AXE efft44. after the meet
ing of the next general assembly in
Rochester, n. T., in May.
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Y. NJ. C. a. IN WAR ZONE

Berlin. via London, March 13. 1890
A. MA. c. Harte, representing the
international Y. NJ. c. A, has OBJ
tanned permission from the foreign
office to establish branches of the
Y. M. G. A. for religious work among
war prisoners in Germany.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-13
THE WEATHER

For Harrisburg and vicinity; Fair
weather Tonight and SUNDAY.
with little change I'm temperature'
For Eastern PennsyIyaufat Fair
weather Tonight and SUNDAY.
with little change in tempera-
turne.
River
Inc river observers report clear
weather generally with a slight
rail- throughout the system. A
ing.
General Conditions
Fair and pleasant weather con-
IInues In the eastern portion of
the country this morning. From
7he Pacific coast to the MiHaIssiuDi
river the weather conditions are
partly cloudy to cloudy gener-
nIly. There has been a steady
increase In pressure throughout
fhe East and an area of high
pressure extends from the Mis-
TEMPERATURE n. M. 70.
suns Hises, 0I15 n. m; sets, s:O6
Hoon' New moon, March 10, 2.42
y. m.
River Stage, 40 feet above low
Uater mark.
Yesterdays Weather
Highest temperature, 30.
Lowest temperature, 20.
Mean temperature. ~.
Normal temperature, 80.
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Ru 1ttocintad Pr.,,

Ayre. via London. March 10, 422
A. M.-Most of the survivors Of the
auxiliary cruiser Bayano, torpedoed
off the coast OF Scotland. left for Ports
mouth by train last night. In clothing
contributed by sympathi1ers and still
suffering from their experiences, they
were grateful to fiavs escaped death.
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BREAD RIOT IN SPAIN
BY Associated Press

Dy [fS5oCfdf6u ffeSS
Madrid. via Paris. March 13, 4.40
A. M.-Serious bread riots occurred
yesterday at Jenont. where a mob Of
women and children attacked the
bakeries. The police were obliged to
restored.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-13

Yesterdays Weather
Highest temperature, 30.
Lowest temperature, 26.
Mean temperature. ~.
Normal temperature, 80.
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SURVIVORS GIVEN CLOTHING

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c. Y. NE WS
ARREST Girls WHO make
Dates With THE Indians
Police Declare Government Wards
Are Furnished Intoxicating Liquors
by Women With Whom They Con-
gregate-To Fight Evil

Carlisle, May with scores of
meetings scheduled nightly in the vi,
einity of the lower-end industrial
plants and the railroad junction of the
Cumberland Valley and G. and H.
lines, solicitation of Indian students by
girls and women of the town has reach
ed such an alarming situation that local
police officers, in cooperation with of
ficials of the Indian school and Indian
department, have begun a crusade
against the evil.
r As result of the police activity
two girls, II years and Is years of age
respectively, have been arrested. Girls
scarcely in their teens, with Others
considerably older and even some mar
ried womeh, are in the custom of max
ing dates with the wards of the
government, according TO information
which local officers have received.
Whiskey is carried by them, it is al
legged, and the affairs end in drunken
revels continuing for hours.
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UNCLE HARRY EXPLAINS AIR-SHIPS IN THE WAR

- care. flying machines being used in
the wari" asked Jimmy,
81 should say they srep' said Uncle
Harry emphatically. ''They have been
used from the very outbreak of hos
'tilities, last August, and they will be
used until peace is declared
'.Have the flying machines made
this war different from other warss"
inquired Joe.
Decidedly" said Uncle Harry. "In
fact, the flying machine has played
such prominent part in the war that
there is no telling what different re-
suits there would have been without
this wonderful invention.
''The German flying machines have
been flying oyer England and drop
ping bombs and the allies flying ma
chimes have been dropping bombs on
the part of France and Belgium oe
eupied by the Germans, haven t
they = said Jimmy.
eyes, that's right said Uncle
Harry, "but before we go any further
i want to explain the two principal
kinds OF flying machines. The aero
plane is 'heavierthan-air' machine.
1t has planes-whieh are like box
kites, and it also has gasoline engine
which drives propeller. 1t is the
same as gasoline launch except
that instead of the propeller driving
the e-sf-through the water, it drives
it through the air. When you fly a
box kite you pull it as you run along
the ground; an aeroplane is pushed
through the air, but it goes up just
the same as box kite.
1.-THE second kind of flying machine
that is being used in the war-snd
this is the kind that Germany is using
in her raids on England, is the
dirigible sirship. But this kind of
a flying machine isn't really flying
machine because it doesn't hy. 1t is
balloon, made of rubber, shaped
like big cigar and filed with gas
The oldfsshioned balloon was shaped
like pear and the passengers rode in
a small basket under the gas bag.
The gas and the weight of the bal
loon, together, were lighter than air,
and so the big gas bsg-for that is
about all there is TO balloon. rose
from the ground as soon as the anchor
ropes were united 1t travelled wher,
ever the wind blew it. The men in
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| the basket came down by letting out
the gas.
but the dirigible has hight metal
ear under the eigar-shaped gas bag,
and gasoline engine and propeller
just as the aeroplane, With the
engine to drive the propeller the dirig-
ihle ea1 go wherever it is steered. In
fact, that is what the word dirigible'
means-capable of being steered,"
HAre the aeroplanes and dirgibles
used only to drop bombsi" asked
Jimmy,
''No, indeed" said Uncle Harry
quickly. "the most important work
done by the airships is scouting
Cavalry and soldiers ON foot, who
knew the country well, used to be the
scouts in the old-time wars. But every
army in Europe to-day has its corps
of aeroplsnes and the German gem
erals also use the dirigibles invented
by the famous Count Zeppelin. When
you see anything in the newspapers
about the 'Zeppelins' it means the
dirigibles invented by Count Zeppelin.
AS an army marches through a
country an aeroplane flies just ahead
of the soldiers and looks for the
enemy, and when the soldiers are
fighting, aeroplanes are constantly fly
ing back and forth over the battle
field. The soldiers riding in the aero
plane has signals which he uses in
sending messages to the army officers
who generally travel in automobiles
in the rear of the soldiers. When
the German army marched into Belgium
an aeroplane was at the head of the
procession, and then came soldiers on
motorcycles and automobiles. So you
see, boys this war is different in most
every way from any other war;
''Do the airships carry guns'"
asked Joe.
"Yes, they are equipped with small,
quick firing guns and there have been
several fights between German aero
planes and dirigibles and aeroplanes
of the allies, said Uncle Harry. ''The
armies also have specially made guns
for firing up in the air at the airships.
No class of men who are engaged in
the war are taking such risks as the
aviators-the soldiers who 60 up in
the aeroplsnes and the diriyibtes.
Copyright, 1915, by The NC Syndi-
cate.
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Civic Club Elects oficers

Waynesboro, May 4.-The regular
monthly meeting of the Civic Club was
held yesterday afternoon in the G. A.
R. room, presided over by the president,
Mrs. ]. c. Criswell. The following Of
ieers were elected:
President, Mrs. P. D. Hoover; first
vice president, Mrs. A. Barr Snively;
second vice president, Mrs. H. II. Wal
pole; recording secretary, Mrs. J. B.
Geiser; corresponding secretary, Mrs.
I. MaeWest; treasurer, Mrs. Watson r.
Snively; chairman of municipal com
mittee, Mrs. j. c. Criswell; chairman of
educational committee, Mrs. Joseph E.
Guy; chairman of sewing school, Mrs.
7. 4. MeAfee; chairman of play
ground, Mrs. A. r. Warner; chairman
of league. of good citizenship. Mrs. Carl
Westerblad. The hospitality committee
served refreshments.
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Horse Thief Goes to Pen

gettysburg, May 4.-Claude Croft
was given a penitentiary sentence by
the Adams county court, of not less
than one year or more than three years
on the charge of the larceny of a
horse, buggy and harness from his
step-father. The court pointed out
that he was placed on parole in JAN
uary, 1914, and that he regarded the
prisoner as dangerous man.
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Northumberland slayers Sentenced

Sunbury, May 4.-Joseph Garan-
kofsky, of fShamokin, was sentenced by
Judge Cummings in the Northumber-
land county court here yesterday TO
serve fourteen years in the Eastern
penitentiary. He was convicted of sec
ond degree murder for killing Frank
Jerofsky. Antonio Lacrotch, guilty in
the second degree of numbering Mich
olas Gedro, at Mount Carmel, was
given ten years by Judge Moser.
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Jealous Slayer Escapes Chair

Wilkes-Barre, May 4.-From six to
eight years in the Eastern penitentiary
was the sentence imposed yesterday by
Judge S. j. Strauss upon Frank
Charles, of jenkins township, who en-.
tered plea of voluntary manslaughter
for the murder of Charles Corlett, a
boarder in his home, on November 6
last. Jealousy was responsible for the
crime.
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CADETS VISIT GETTYSBURG
Senior Glass OF West Point Academy In
spects Historic Field

Gettysburg, Pa, May 4.-In order
20 make study of the movements Of
the two armies and the tactics used by
them in the battle of Gettysburg the
senior class of West Point is spending
two days on the battlefield.
All points of the field are visited
end lectures given at different places
explaining the reasons shy certain
movements were made, the whole end
ing with a general lecture on the bat
tie at the Eigh-wate- mark. This year S
class is one of the largest that has ever
visited this place, numbering 154.
The party is in charge of Colonel Ffe-
beger.
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Died Following Operation

Carlisle, May AFTER an extended
illness. Miss Mary VI. Bentz, South
Pitt street, one of the best known resi-
dents of the town, died on Saturday
night at 11.45 O'Clock at the Todd
hospital as the result of complications
which followed an operation at that in
sutulon. She, was 81 years old.
Surviving her are her mother, Mrs.
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Jane NJ. Bentz, who recently eelebrat-
ell her ninty-ffth birthday and the fol-
lowing brothers and sisters: Mrs.
Elizabeth BroomaIl, Philadelphia; Alb
ner ". Bentz, Washington, d. c.; Jo-
seph Z. Bentz, York; George C. Bentz,
Nevada; DR.. John NJ. and Samuel,
both of Carlisle.