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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-11
SHUMAN MURDER
TRIAL LIKELY TO
BEGIN TOMORROW
Will Likely Be Only Capital
Case Called During
January Session

Selection OF the twelve of Dauphin's
good men and true who will try Will
liam III. Shuman, eX-police motor
ambulance and patrol chauffeur, for
the murder of his daughter, Margaret
Shuman, will begin late tomorrow .
afternoon or early Thursday morn
ing.
Suman's case, from present indica-
tions, will be the only murder trial of
January criminal sessions. The Sep
tember grand jury returned a true
bill against Shuman and his case is
listed for tomorrow afternoon.
The January grand jury yesterday
found true bill against Thomas,
alias Country" Smith, charged with
the murder of aged Mrs. Ella AL
bright The case will in all likeli-
hood not be tried until March quarter
sessions.
Stole Bicycle, Charge
Peter Cows trial occupied most OF
to-day's session in No. 1 courtroom.
Young Mr., Cow, according to Dis
trict Attorney Stroup, broke into a
bicycle store and stole a machine just
three years ago to-day. Since then
the police have been searching for
him. Two other charges of felonious
entry were lodged against him. Cow
was caught with a lot of copper wire
in his possession, which, it was al
legged, had been stolen from a local
plant. He said he bought the wire
and pleaded guilty to receiving stolen
goods.
other cases disposed of in No. 1
court included:
Ray Stonesifer convicted of steal
ing watch from II. F. Garner, a
boarder, was sent to the Huntingdon
Reformatory; Hattie Weaver, adultery,
five months and SIS fine; Mason Fit
| ting. convicted with Mrs. Weaver,
500 fine.
| The Weaver-Fitting case began late
| Yesterday afternoon. In many day
| the courtroom has not been so thrill
! ed with accounts of family clashes in
which beer bottles figured occasion
ally as weapons, as when the Fitting
/ Weaver case was told. The man and
woman, 1t was charged had been liV-
ing together for fourteen years. Their
| family consists of three children.
Larry Sipe and Ethan Kreider who
were convicted late yesterday of
robbing Burgess Henry Granger's
candy store in Royalton, will be call
/ ed for sentence January "a.
! Albert Dorsey was tried before Ad-
ditional Law Judge McCarrell charged
with robbing Dick Lonovich, a for
! eigner, of S6.75. The jury acquitted
! Lizzie Bennett of charge of robbng
John Carrigan of $40.
TalIest Defendant Ever
| The tallest defendant that ever ap-
/ peared in a Dauphin county court
! was on trial during most of the morn
! ing in No. 2 court. incidentally he
was acquitted and the costs were
placed on the prosecutor. He is John
| Hamilton, a stable hostler, and a for
mer employe of o. II. Beck. Beck
| is Hamilton's father-in-law and the
pair disagreed over some work
Hamilton was discharged and when
| he went to his room to pack his
clothes. Beck punched him. They
spared quite awhile and Beck finally
crawled away on his hands and knees
where did you hit him % demand
ed Assistant District Attorney Fox.
! "Oh, / just don't remember-Fm
not quite sure whether it was under
the left eye or on the point o. tho
Ijaw!"
Hamilton is six feet, three and q.
| half inches tall.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-11
BRITISH RELIEF
EXPEDITION HALTED

CONTINUED From First PaGc.1
they had taken. except that they still
hold with difficulty a small reCtangle
west of Champagne.
German Losses Heavy
Very large losses We're sustained by
the three German divisions or more
that took part in the attack, the Paris
statement claims.
The Berlin war office records the
shooting down in Belgium of a French
battle aeroplane and British biplane.
Paris admits the loss of one aeroplane,
but declares two German machines
were brought down.
The Austrians are succeeding in
making important inroads upon Monte
negrin territory despite desperate re-
sistance by the forces of King
Nicholas.
The Montenegrin war office admits
the evacuation of Berane an impor-
tant town on the river Lin, the east
bank of which 10 the north has been
cleared of Montenegrins, according to
Vienna.
On the western frontier of Monte
negro Austrian forces finally are win
ming successes against the defenders of
Mount Lovcen, an important height
near Cattaro. The Cettinje govern
ment comedies occupation of two po-
sitions by the Teutonic forces in this
sector Fire from warships in the
base of Cattaro. which the Austrians
have been using as a base for naval
raids. assisted in pushing the Monte
negrins back.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-11
ADMITS ROBBING
AGED FATHER
Continued From First Page I

/. Continued From First Page.1
police chief, said that he found his
father lying unconscious beside a hay
wagon I'm the rear of the stable. Glib
honey said that he searched his faith
er's pockets, removing $13 in cash and
his pocketllnife. His father had been
drinking, he said, and must have in
Jured his head when he fell against
the wagon.
The young man promised to return
the money. According to the police,
who were working on the case, two
witnesses had been found who would
have testified that Wilbur had taken
the money from his father, and had
the young man not made his con-
fession, warrant for his arrest would
have been served on him, shortly.
The Allen brothers, however, now
proved innocent of the Gibboney rob-
berry, are being held until it is learned
definitely by the police, how they got
possession of a watch which they
pawned recently. The men claim that
they found 1t in the Pennsylvania
House, but Special officer Windsor
said that upon obtaining sufficient evil
dence against the men he will charge
them with the larceny of the watch
The watch does not belong to John
Gibboney, as was first thought by the
police, and it believed now that it was
stolen from some one else.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-11
NEGRO SLASHES
BILLMEYER MAN
w. Scott Longenecker Fires at
ASsailant After He Falls
to Ground
Special to The Telegrath


Marietta, Pa. Jan. 11.-W. Scott
Longenecker, aged so, manager OF
the j. l.. Baker Quarry at Billmeyer,
three miles west of here. is in the
Columbia Hospital in critical con-
dition as the result of being slashed
across the throat with a razor by n
negro at $3.50 o'clock this morning.
Ihe negro, whose name has not
been learned. made his escape and
mas not yet been captured. Longe-
necker, falling to the ground. after
the assault, whipped a revolver from
his pocket and fired three shots at his
Heeing assallant, but they missed their
mark. Other men at the quarry
found the wounded official and
hurried him to the Columbia Hospital
on shifter. Prior to his removal to
Columbia. DR.. Samuel Stiever, of
cambridge, temporarily dressed the
wound. DR.. Bacon, of York, a throat
specialist, was summoned to the
Columbia hospital and with DR..
Reeser and DR.. Kennedy, of Columbia
is working to save the mans life.
The negro, according to the inror-
nation obtainable, reached Billmeyer
from the south three weeks ago and
went 10 work in the quarry. This
morning he decided to quit and went
to Longenecleer for his money. The
official is said to have told the negro
that he would give him the money
this afternoon. but the man wanted
it Immediately. When he was re-
fused, he is said to have drawn the
razor across the managers throat
Police authorities in neighboring
towns and cities have been notified
of the attack and an arrest is expected
within the next "a hours.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-11
See Adoption of Tariff as
Means Of Combating German
Trade in Mobilization MoUe

London, Jan. 1.-THE protectionist
organs among the London morning
newspaper derive special comfort from
the debate in the House of Commons
yesterday on William Albert Samuel
Hewins resolution for mobilizing the
entire economic strength of the en-
pire in cooperation with Great Bri-
tain to fight Germanys system of
trade.
They see in it drift toward the in
evitable adoption of a tariff as a
means of combating German trade.
The mere fact that such debate was
permitted in war time is regarded as
significant.
Some of the newspapers, the Daily
Express for example, interpret the
speech of Walter Runclmen, president
of the board of trade, as proving a par
tial conversion from his former strong
free trade principles.
The free trade organs, while admit
ting that Mr.. Runcimen did not alto
gether rule out the idea of zollverein,
contend that n zollverein is inappli-
cable to the case under discussion.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-11
WILSON DODGES
TWO TERM PLANK
Maintains Stand Taken in Pal
mer Letter Three Years Ago;
Not Bound, He Says
Special to The Telegraph

Washington, ID. c., Jan. 11.-Presi-
and in doing so will abide by his views
of the one-term plank in the Balti-
more platform. as expressed by him in
letter to A. Mitchell Palmer in Feb
ruary, 1913. His position then and
now is that he would abide by public
opinion and the action of his party.
In word. he held that the plank was
not binding unless the Federal Gonsti-
tuition had been amended to that effect.
This letter to Mr.. Palmer was writ
ten while the Senate had before it a
resolution to limit the tenure of the
President to one term. in accordance
with the Baltimore platform. The
resolution was inspired by the Bryan
followers, as was the plank in the
platform. The amendment passed the
Senate and was allowed to sleep in the
House judiciary committee after Mr.
Palmer had laid before the committee
the views of the President, as con-
tanned in the letter which was made
public by Secretary Tumulty.
The Bryan faction, opposing the ad-
ministration on its preparedness pro-
gram and calling attention to the fact
that the President proposed to ignore
the one-term plank of the Baltimore
platform. has caused the admins
tidllOH EEGdJ unSdSlneSS. II was Will
the hope of setting forth the Presi-
dents views long in advance of his
election that the administration gave
out his letter. which induced the
Democratic House TO drop the reso-
luton limiting a President to one term.
term.
In this letter the President says:
Il can approach the question from
perfectly impersonal point of view,
because / shall most cheerfully abide
by the judgment of my party and the
public as to whether l shall be n can
didate for the presidency again in
1916. / absolutely pledge myself to
resort TO nothing but public opinion
to decide that question.
The President ought to be abso-
lutely deprived of every other means
of deciding it. lie can be. l shall
use TO the utmost every proper in
fluence within my reach to see that he
is before the term to which | have
been elected is out. That side OF the
matter need disturb no one"
He says he is not bound by the
Baltimore plank and would not be
unless by statute or constitutional
amendment
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-11
Widely Known Men Urge
Wilson to Appoint Taft
to Supreme Court Vacancy
BY Associated Press

New York, Jan. IA letter signed
by seven men who have been presi-
dents of the American Bar Association.
four of whom are Democrats and
three Republicans, has been sent to
President Wilson urging him to ap-
point eX-President Taft to succeed the
late Justice Lamar on the United
States Supreme Court bench. The let
ter was also signed by widely known
lawyers from fourteen states
Some of the more prominent signers
of the letter are eX-Secretary of War
J. NJ. Dickinson, of Chicago: EXAM
bassador to Great Britain Joseph III.
Choate; Alton b. Parker. Democratic
candidate for President in 1904:
ex-senator Elihu Root. of New York :;
Everett P. Wheeler. of New York !:
John T. Richards. of Chicago: Peter
W. Meldrim. of Savannah, and WEI
liam p. Bynum. of North Carolina.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-11
ROOSEVELT SENDS
HIS GEETINGS

Continued From First Page.l
world crisis in which for the last IS
months this nation has fallen far short
of its duty both to its own people and
| to the lava biding and justice-loving
nations of mankind.
There is a crying need that we shall
cast aside oil purely partisan consider
ations and disregard all but the vital
| Issues affecting the national life and
shall strive whole heartedly for a
sound Americanism which shall insist
that every man who is within our bor-
ders shall be an American and moth
ing else.
Must Do Justice
I'VE must do justice to our people at
home; we must insist that they have
justice when abroad.
I'VE must insist upon the most thor
ough- going preparedness to protect
our rights against all possible attacks
! by any aggreSsors. Such preparedness
! is the best guarantee of any honorable
peace.
We must ever remember that there
cannot be such preparedness in things
material unless there is also that pre-
/ paredness of soul and spirit which
alone renders q nation fit to perform
its high and difficult duties in ma
tional and international life
Chicago Looks Good
Every state in the Union with the
exception of Arizona and Mississippi
was represented at the meeting
The session this morning was infor-
NAL and open. Discussion of the time
and place for holding the national con-
vention of the party developed prac-
tically unanimous opinion that it
should be convened in Chicago. There
was some difference of opinion, how
| ever. as to the date. William Allen
White, of Kansas. favored June Z,
which would make the convention
coincident with the Republican ma
tional convention here, and several
others supported that view. Others
proposed June IA or later and a few
thought the party should meet before
the Republicans. The question will be
settled at an executive session of the
national committee late to-day.
George w. Perkins presided this
morning and John w. McGrath, of
New York. acted as secretary.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-11
GORGAS SAYS TAX
RATE CAN BE CUT
Water Department, Nearly
Out of Debt, Could Help
Pay City's Bills

In his annual report of the. city..s
finances submitted to Councll IhlS
afternoon, Commissioner w. l.. Gorgas
superintendent of finance ana ac-
counts, suggests way to reduce tne tne
CITY tax rate for 1917 by at least one
mill a.,
Commissioner Gorgas holds that the
estimated earnings of the water de-
partment during the ensuing year VIII
be more than $50,000 above the re-
manning bonded indebtedness OF the
department. ..
this extra money to general mainten-
ance of the government than the reVe-
nues upon which the mill rate viii De
based. will be increased by some SoO,-
900. This is equivalent to one mil:
In discussing the bonded debt Mr.. Cor
gas says:
THE city bonded debt. less Sinking
Fund money was $l,57S, ,2S1.57 at the
end of the last year.
.'The bonded debt of the Water De-
partment, less Sinking Fund money
cash on hand and investments appA-
cable to the reduction of the deot was
SS,249.3S at the beginning of this year
As the department'S earnings Tor tle
past six years have been not less thall
$1,000 a year, this debt will be wiped
out this year. If the law is that no
earnings from this department can pe
applied to the running of the govern
ment oe the city until the Department
is free from debt, when next December
the budget is adopted by this Councll,
the earnings of 1917 can be computed
ana the tax rate fixed accordingly
The City's Funds
The city's cash on hand January -
1915, according to the report, was
S699.115.24. The receipts from all
sources were $93S,370.04, making a
total of s1,637,3S5.2S. The eXpendi-
lures were S1,27O,SSS.13. leaving q
cash balance January 3, 1916, of
$366,602.15.
G,The summary of the city general
and water general funds as explained
by Commissioner Gorgas show the fol-
lowing:
city general, cash balance January
4. 1915, S21,215.03; receipts So4S,-
429.22; transfers. s3,717.35: total
S674,361. GO cash expended. $5l4,SI 4.Ol;
reserves. sS,519.05; transfers, Sl43,-
1I7.42, a total expenditure of $685.
51O4S This leaves an actual cash bal
ance in the city general fund at the
beginning of the year of S7,S51.12.
The status of the water general FUND
is as follows:
Cash balance. January 4, 1915,
$S2.S16.64: receipts, S163. .552.S6; trans
rers. SS7,9S2.SS: expenditures, cash en-
pended, S91,267.44; transfers, Sis
Oa5.33 reserves, S1,1TS.49; total,
$210,541.26. This leaves n cash bal
auce as S73.S10.62.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-11
Standing of the Crews
HARRISBURG SIDE


Philadelphia DivisiOn-10G crew first
to go after $3.50 p. M: 124, 119.
Conductor for 12i.
brakeman for 106.
Engineers up: Baer. Wenrick, Kitch.
Wiker Brubaker, Bickel Mcclure,
Shocker, Binkley.
Firemen up Hoover. Stecker Dohner,
Shive, Eyerhart, Messersmith. Hartz,
nich Reeder, Hess, Shandler. Wright,
Cribblc.
Conductor up: Myers.
FlaSman up; Nophsker
Brakeman up: Sipe.
Middle Division-l5 crew first TO so
20. --''
Preference: l.
Firemen for 19, 23, l.
Conductors for 80, '15, 10, 25, %.
flagmen for 10, so.
Brakemen for "a, %
Engineers up: Snyder. Blizzard. Har-
riS.
Firemen up: Rumberger, Kepner,
Burns, Trimble. Malone.
Brakemen up: Gardner, Heck. Kohler.
ShiVely, Farleman, Powell. Prosser, Pal
mer. Doyle. Jr., Myers, Yost. McNaight,
Musser, Reed.
Yard Crews
Engineers for second s, -, Il, 20, %,
%. 62. Two extras.
Firemen for third s. 90 second %.
third %, &c. Two extras.
Engineers up: Lieby, Fulton, McAIor-
ris, Mcdonnell Runkle. Wise. Watts,
Clelland, Goodman, Harling, Sayford,
Matson. Beckwith.
Warner, Steele, Albright, Smith. Myers,
Meyer, Walters, Wilhelm, Zeigler,
Hardy Bruaw, Mccartney. Pensyl,
Waltz, Hall. Brady, Cunningham, Sny-
Glassmyer, Ewing, Berrier. Hit. Peif-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-11
Northampton Controller
Continues to Hold Office

Easton, Pa, Jan. 11.-George f. p.
Young, of Easton, remains county con-
troller of Northampton county for two
more years, according to an opinion
handed down to-day by Judge Stewart,
of the local courts. DIR. r. d. Walter.
elected to the Office last November, is
thereby ousted.
Argument in the case was heard
last Friday before Judge Stewart. The
costs in the case are placed on DR..
Walter. The opinion is based mainly
on the unconstitutionality of the later
act of the Pennsylvania Assembly
which tried to end Young's term this
year. The State constitution had pre-
viously made it four-year term.
DR.. Walter will appeal the case to the
Superior court.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-11
Every Dentist Must
Register Each Year

In an opinion given to the Board of
State Dental Examiners to-day Deputy
there is nothing in the dental regulation
act of 1915 which eXempts any one from
the annual registration requirement. 1t
nit the widow of dentist to carry on
the business.
Deputy Attorney General largest
holds in an opinion TO Secretary OF Az
riculture Patton that fertilizer manu-
facturers and dealers cannot change
the trademark or brand by simply add
ing 1916.
General Keller decides that a State
highway engineer or superintendent
who does not own a motor vehicle must
take out a drivers license to operate
car owned by the State.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-11
GRIP "GETs" LECTURER

DIR. C. G. Bassett, a member of the
faculty of the University of Pittsburgh,
who is delivering series of lectures
on applied psychology to the teachers
of the Harrisburg public schools, is
one of the latest victims OF the grip
epidemic. After an intermission of
two weeks because of the holiday sea-
son DR.. Bassett was to have continued
his lectures last evening on the subject
Education Through Habit Forma-
ton The speaker reached the city
on scheduled time, but was taken with
chills at his hotel and was forced to
postpone his lecture until next week.
Many of the local teachers gathered in
the auditorium of the Technical high
school before they learned of DR.. Bas-
sett's misfortune.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-11
RANRQADMNS
EFFICIENT MEN
WORK FOR PR. R.
n. a. Smith, Superintendent OF
Middle Division, Com
mends Employees

In his monthly discipline report for
December n. A. Smith. superintend-
ent of the Middle division of the Penn
sylvania Railroad, commends the en-
ployes for their good work. He urges
them to continue close attention to all
rules and expresses his wish for hearty
cooperation in keeping up the good
record of the division.
During the month the company
made 20.6S3 tests. There were but 1S
failures. Tests numbering 191 were
made and failed. All were for fail
ing TO have signal lights burning on
locomotives. The number of observa-
tions was 2O,672, and of these only
Is were failures. Two enginemen were
reprlmanded for failure TO conform to
the speed regulations, 2 enginemen
We're reprimanded for having head
lights burning in daylight unneces-
sarllN, enginemen were reprimanded
Tor failing TO call in fagmen In all
observations as to obedience to rules
the enginemen, trainmen and others
attained perfect record.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-11
IRON HITS MANS EYE

Sylvester Stevens, aged 81, 145
Adams street, steelton. is in the Har-
risburg Hospital suffering from a
serious injury of the left eve, which
he sustained while at work at the
PENNSYLVANIA Steel Company plant.
Stevens said that while breaking
some spiegel iron. a piece struck him.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-11
RAILROAD NOTES

T. A. Slower, of Altoona, who was in
charge of the steel passenger car en-
hibit of the Pennsylvania Railroad at
the Panama-Pacifc Exposition, has re-
turned home.
William r. Hamm, an engineer on
the Philadelphia and Reading railway,
is nursing several bad cuts on his head.
lie was struck by bridge near Wyo-
missing on Sunday.
The mines of the Reading Coal Com
pany have resumed work for the week.
cars have been ordered to the mines
for large shipments east.
announcement has been made bv
superintendent Ennes, of the Western
MARYLAND Railroad, that the contract
has been let to the Claiborne-John
company. of Baltimore, for the con-
struction of a track between Blue
Mountain and Edgemont, on which
work will be started early in the
Spring.
Special club service is the latest fea-
ture to be introduced by the Chicago
and Northwestern Railway Company
Tor the convenience of patrons on their
dining cars. A wide choice of COM
plete club service menus is provided
for breakfast, luncheon and dinner,
each menu including a liberal number
of attractive and appetizing specialties.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-11
ENoI.A SIDE

TO go after 3:45 p. M: 246, 214. 2i2, 2Os,
26l. 21S. 232, 234. 236, 260.
Engineers for 20S. 232, 2S4.
Conductors for ia. %. 81. "a. Sc, 60.
Flagmen for IA. 81. 46.
Brakemen for 13, 10, 22, S6, 46. 81, so.
Conductor up: Sturgeon
Flagman up: Cooper.
Brakemen up: Ickelberger, Cloudy,
Shirk. Cole. Dick, McNaughton.
Middle DivIsiOn-110 crew first to go
after 2:45 p. M: 10, 12o. ia. 234, 239,
227. 237.
Engineer for 100
Conductors for 120, 1t4.
Yard Crews-To go after p. m:
Engineers for 112, second 124, second
102.
Firemen for 1870. fourth 1876
Engineers up: Rider Hill, Boyer,
King, Smith, Kaufman.
Firemen up: Sellers, Brown, LidCfick,
Shearer Eichelberger. Mcdonald.