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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-24
StenOgrapher Plunges
Sixteen Stories to Street,
but Is Still Alive

Chicago, Jan. "a. - Miss Minnie B.
Werner. "a. a stenoSrapher employed
by the Railway Age Gazette. plunged
from the sixteenth floor of the Trans
portation building in Dearborn street
but still lives.
Her fall was broken by an automo-
bile truck laden with paper boxes but
her skull was fractured and she was
internally injured. Physicians at the
hospital to which she was hurried said
she probably would die. An eyewit-
ness told the police that he saw the
young woman raise the window and
climb onto the window ledge. The
police said they believed that she
jumped.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-24
Right Under Sleuth's
Window, Bold Burglar
Man Breaks in and Steals

Jimmying open a window directly
beneath the bedroom, of Detective I.
n. Durnbaush, eX-chief of police at
Steelton. thieves entered the cigar
store and poolroom of Haralambus
Bros. III North Main street, yester-
day morning. They made away with
about SIS in small change and a box
of 10-cent cigars.
DIrnbaugh is on the case.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-24
Hanisburgs Big "War Bride" Will Seek American Trade
Just as Soon as Gigantic Russian Contract Is Filled
Officials Announce; Great Shipments of ArmOred
Trucks Have Been Sent Across Atlantic by Local
Concern

With work. only partly finished on
a large foreign order for trucks and
tractors, and steady increase in busi-
ness, the Morton Truck and Tractor
plant will be kept running practically
FUN time for weeks to come, announce
officials Of the company.
Specializing on four-wheel drive
trucks, the company had just COM
pleted Installing equipment for their
manufacture, when a big Russian war
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-24
SWIM IN ICY WATERS
SPeeidI 10 me TcIcgrdfh

Dauphin, Pa, Jan. 24.--Ye Yesterday
afternoon. Edward Roth, Howard
Kreider and Jerry Nutter, pupils at
the Harrisburg Academy. came TO
Dauphin and during the stay took a
swim among the floating ice in the
Susquehanna river. The boys built
fire along the shore and warmed up
after the plunge.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-24
THE WEATHER

For Harrisburg and vicinity; Fair
Tonight and Tuesday with rising
temperature about freezing to-
night.
For Eastern Pennsylvania; Fair
Tonight and Tuesday with rising
temperature; moderate winds be-
coming southeast and south.
River
The Juniatn and the upper portions
of the North and West branches
will fall. The lower portions of
the North and West branches and
and fall Tuesday. 4 stage of
about rs feet Is Indicated for
Harrisburg Tuesday morning.
General Conditions
The storm that was central over
Ontario. Saturday morning, hnS
moved of nOrtheRstward and nm
area of high pressure now covers
with it's center along the South
ern New England coast. The
storm from the North Pacific
ocean has moved eastward with
decreasing strength, and now
covers the Middle Missouri and
Upper Mississippi valleys. A new
high pressure area In moving
down from the Far Northwest.
tke Rocky Mountains, with some
snow along the northwest bOr-
der. No precipitation hns occur
rcd east of the Rockies In the
last tyveRty-fOur hours, except
light rains In Florida.
It IL 10 81 degrees colder than on
Saturday morning generally east
of the Mississippi and In Oregon
and Washington and In the Vest
erB Canadian provinces.
Temperature; a. m, b.
sun: Rises. 7;21 "a. NJ; sets, 5iI2
%. m.
Moon; Last quarter. January ~,
5:35 u. m.
River Stages 90 feet above low
water mark.
Yesterdays :. Gather
HtghcSt temperature, ~.
EuNest temperature. 30.
Mean temperature. 30.
Normal temperature, 2S.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-24
LECTURE ON HOLY LAND

The Rev. Henry w. A. Hanson.
pastor of Messiah Lutheran Church
will give an illustrated lecture on "The
Holy Land" Thursday evening at 3
o'clock in the st. Matthew's Lutheran
Church. The Rev. Mr.. Hanson has
travelled over this territory twice and
will use large number of slides dur
ing his talk.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-24
Investigate Reports That
Siege Guns Foundations
Were Placed Around N. Y.

New York, Jan. "a. - Complaints
that concrete emplacements for siege
guns have been erected in more than
score of places threatening the de-
fenses of New York harbor, Long
Island sound or the Hudson river,
have been investigated by government
agents within the last six months. In
no instances We're the suspicious of
the complaints verified.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-24

order was received which to date has
consumed practically the entire out
put of the big plant, in this particular
line of machines.
The work and power of the big
trucks with four wheel drive equip
p1ent was carefully tested before the
monster machines were put on the
market. No sooner were they offered
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-24
ATTACKS
JAILER AND ESCAPES

Greensburg, Pa, Jan. 24.-Charles
Douglass, a negro held in the county
Jail here under sentence of death for
murder, attacked his guard early to-
day, and beat him into insensibilIty.
He then took the guards keys and
opened door. escaped with two other
prisoners
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-24
WILSON PREPARES
FOR SPEECH TRIP
Defense Expected TO Come to
Forefront in Congress as
Result of Campaign
By .Assoeia.ed Press

Washington, D. c.. Jan. 24.-Presi-
dent Wilson, apparently refreshed by
his two-day trip down the Potomac
aboard the naval yacht Mayflower, to-
day began the task OF clearing up all
pending routine business preparatory
to starting Thursday on speechmak-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-24
Sixteenth Child Is Born
to York County Couple;
Eight Boys and Eight Girls
SteeiaI 10 tLle T'eIeerath

Dnlsburg, Pa. Jan. 24.-Mr. and
Mrs. Peter Zinn, of Franklin town
ship, announce the birth of a son.
which is the sixteenth child, eight
girls and eight boys. all of whom are
living. - j. ..--.-..-.---..-. 49,.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-24
HEAVY DAMAGE IN
WESTERN FLOODS
Residents of Peoria, ILL.,, Flee
to Safety; Pacific Coast
States Inundated
By Associated Press

Peoria. ILL.,, Jan. 24.-with the Illi-
nois river still rising, residents along
the lowlands to-day were fleeing to
safety. Hundreds have been rescued
from their homes by boats. In many
places dikes have broken and valua BILE
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-24
FIFTEEN KILLED IN EXPLOSION

FIFTEEN KILLED IN EXPLOSION
Buffalo ~ Y Jan. 2+-Fifteen worzsnsn were killed
and IS many probably fatally injured an sxplosion
the plant OF the Kolksr Blower Company in Harrison
he-e this afternoon Without warning the boiler in
the plan. exploded with terr6c fore. and he threestosy
building aunblsd the ground burying the two score
worlnen in its ruins Few escaped uninjured and hes.
entered into HE work OF rsscung their less fortunate corn
ra1es fire broke the ruins alarms brought
the principal Err. sighting apparatus Of the city to the scene
The explosion broke every pane Of glass in school No 2e
across the street from the wrecked factory and threw the
several hundred pupils into panic The school fire alarm
sounded the children marched out without dis
order None hurt
INCOME TAX Law is UPHELD
Washington Jan, 24--The Supreme Court today up
held the a7asteltiouaIity Of the income tax law
VILLA PREPARING FOR CAMPAIGN
Fl Paso, Jan. 24-Arrivas from Madero, Chihuahua,
today reported General Villa was at Santa Ana on Barcor
ranch the Hearst property making preparations sx-
tensive campaign said that he had gathered 1000
men and had taken 500 colts from the ranch for
was killing ESQ head of cattle daily and drying the neshfoe
provisions.
SUGGESTS REsURvEYINa IN RUSH
Harrsburg.The county commissioners this afternoon
suggested that property in Rush township who dis
pue the township boundries petition the appoint
board of viewers OF make resurvey.
FIRE INcENDIARY
RoyaltonFire believed to be Of ncendary origin de
stroyed stable the Thomas estate early this
morning Eaf dozen families nearby compelled to
MARRIAGE LICENSES
John and Anna May Fields sceton
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Yesterdays Gather
HiEhcSt temperature, ~.
I.0west temperature. 30.
Mean Temperature. 80.
Normal temperature, -.
Evening star., 1916-09-03
Mr.. GARRETSON TO TAKE
LONG VACATION AT SEA
Brotherhood Chief Wants to Get
Away From All Railroad
Men.

With his fight for the eight-hour day
completed, a. 3. Garretson, who has
acted as leader for the brotherhood
men, last night planned a unique vaca-
ton. on which he will start as quickly
as possible.
Il have just figured out a plan" he
said. by which ! can rest in peace
without seeing a single railroad man
who knows me or receiving a message
or letter of any kind.
Il am going to find sturdy square
rigger. clearing probably from the
west coast and not equipped with wire
less, board her and sail just as long
as posanple without touching land. It
may BOthat method can be devised
a vessel, but / think that once on her
everybody.
1T is going to mean lot to me. be-
cause for almost a. quarter of a cen
tury it has been Impossible for me to
board q train without meeting some
one who wanted to talk shop"
When Mr.. Garretson accepted the
presidency of the Order of Railway
Conductors at their last annual meet
ing he had the understanding with the
membership that he should take a
years vacation following the fight lust
closed. He rose from a sick bed to
take part in the present negotiations
and has been in a weakened conditinn
throughout the struggle.
Evening star., 1916-09-03
EX-GOv. .PENNYPACKER DEAD.
Leading Figure in Pennsylvania
Affairs for Many Years.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. September q
Samuel w. Pennypacker, former Gov
ernor of Pennsylvania, died today Of
uremic poisoning at his home at
Schwencksville, Pa. He was seventy
three years old.
Gov. Pennypacker for many years had
been a foremost figure in Pennsylvania
affairs. Before the notable contest in
the republican party in 1903. which re-
suited in his election as governor. he
had served for many years as a judge
in Philadelphia For the past four
years he had been a member of the
state public service commission.
Gov. Pennypacker wrote many books
on legal and historical subjects He
was p. esident of the Historical Society
of Pennsylvania and trustee of the
University of Pennsylvania.
Evening star., 1916-09-03
SEBASTIAN QUITS AS MAYOR.
Los Angeles Executive Faced Many
Attacks: Now Ill.

LOS ANGELES. Cal, September g.
The resignation of Charles E. Sebas-
tian as mayor of Los Angeles was
formally received and accepted today
by the city council at a special legis-
lative session called for that purpose.
1t was said by councilmen that no def
mite action as to Sebastian's successor
would be taken for several days.
Mayor Sebastian announced last
night that he was retiring from public
life because of i'll health and on the
advice of his physician He has beer
the object of many political attacks
since he was elected mayor, June /,
1915
During his campaign for Office while
chief of police Sebastian was indicted
Jointly April 6, 1915, with Mrs. Lillian
Pratt of Los Angeles on charge of
contributing to the dependency of
Edith Serkin, a minor. They were sub
sequently acquitted. Sebastian charged
a Clique of politicians were trying to
drive him from political life.
Evening star., 1916-09-03

Of the citizens Of any other section in
their desire to pay tribute to the men,
ory OF Abraham Lincoln.
On the centenary of Lincoln's birth,
the beautiful granite memorial struc-
ture was laid by President Theodore
Roosevelt. November 2. 1911, the
memorial was dedicated by President
Taft.
Lincoln Memorial Hall.
Within the Lincoln Memorial Hall.
resting upon its original site, Is the
Lincoln cabin. Surrounding the cabin
Is a heavy bronze chain. for no one Is
allowed to enter Its portals.
The memorial building itself stands
at the head of broad fight of granite
steps that lead from an old spring.
Over the entrance to the building Is
inscribed the following:
Here. over the log cabin in which
Abraham Lincoln was born, destined
slave, grateful people have dedicated
this memorial to unity. peace and
brotherhood among these states"
Upon the walls of the interior are
cut the Gettysburg speech and the Lin
coin ancestry. Beneath the building is
a basement with arrangements for
keeping the records of the association
and its roll of membership, which in
cludes every contributor of 2o cents OF
more
The memorial building is about a mile
from the entrance gates, and is reached
by fine winding road. The custodian
of the farm lives in an old log farm
house, nearly as old as the Lincoln
cabin itself
The farm itself is divided by turn
pike which leads directly from the
square at Hodgenville. where the
pedestal of the Lincoln statue by Vein
| man points the way to Lincoln's birth
place. The road where IL passes
through the farm is fanked by an old
fashioned worm fence. made of rails
such as Lincoln himself split.
Evening star., 1916-09-03
NAVAL ACADEMY CHANGES.
Lieut.. Commander Downes and Com
mander Kearney Get Positions.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Nd. September 1.-Two
important changes in the staff officers
of the Naval Academy formally became
effective today. Lieut.. Commander John
Downes, who had been serving as an
assistant in the executive or discipline
department, assumed the duties as Of
fetal aid to Capt Edward w. Eberle,
superintendent of the academy, sue
ceeding Lieut.. Commander Thomas r.
Kurtz, ordered to sea duty as executive
officer of the battleship Illinois.
Commander Ralph Earle, for nearly
two years head of the department of
ordnance and gunnery, left for Indian
Head, Md, to become inspecting officer
and head of the naval proving grounds
there. Commander Earle has been sue
ceeded here by Commander Thomas J.
Kearney. The latter was fleet gun
merry officer under Rear Admiral Frank
w. Fletcher during the latter regime
as comma nder -in-c chief of the Atlantic
fleet.
Evening star., 1916-09-03
German Communication.
POPE PROTESTS SEIZURE
OF PALACE BY ITALIANS

BERLIN, September 2, by wireless to
Sayville, N Y.-Pope Benedict, accord
ing to the Vossische Zeitung, has form
ally protested against the seizure by
the Italian government of the ancient
palace of the republic of Venice. the
Palazzo di Venezia, in Rome. The pal
ace was being used by the Austro-
Hungarian ambassador accredited to
the holy see.
Austria Hungary, the newspaper says.
already has transmitted protest
through the Spanish embassy against
the seizure, declaring that Italy by the
convention of August "a, 1865, recog-
nized the inviolability of the palace.
and pointing out that the seizure in
addition infringes upon the right OF
the pontiff to maintain diplomatic rela-
tions with the foreign powers.
A decree issued by the Italian govern
menf August 81 said the palace was
contiscated as a measure of reprisal for
.abominable violations of international
law and devastation of monuments and
buildings in Venice without any mill
tary motives.
The palace was given by Pope Glenn
ent VIII to Venice and remained in
possession of the republic until its fall
when it passed to the emperor OF
Austria.
Evening star., 1916-09-03
HARRISON WINS HAYS SEAT.
Nominated for Congress By Demo-
Gratis Of Seventh Virginia District

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WINCHESTER, Va, September >
Thomas w. Harrison of Wincheste, y,,s a
today nominated by the democrats Of
the seventh Virginia district TO suc-
ceed Representative James Hay. who
recently resigned. Judge Harrison de-
feated States Senator Henry S. Dowo-
ing of Warren for the full term and
defeated State Senator Nat Il. Early ir
of Greene, for Hays unexpired term
Harrison's majority in the district be-
Harrison carried Winchester by 501
majority: Frederick, 1000; Clarke. 500.
Rockingham, 500; city of Harrisonbure'
33, and Rappahannock. 400. He also
claims Page. Madison and Albemarle.
Downing carried Warren by $50. Greene
is conceded to Early.
Evening star., 1916-09-03
VILLAS BAND GROWING.
GEN. BELL IS INFORMED
Reported Moving West From Chi
huahua in Rear of American
Troops.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
Ell PASO, Tex, September Brig.
Gen. George Bell today admitted that
Villas strength was growing more
rapidly than he had supposed. He said
that his information agents obtained
information that villa had 1000 men
and had captured a train in the vicinity
Of Santa Ysabel and was moving west
from Chihuahua in the direction of the
places evacuated by the American
troops.
A revolt among the Carranza troops
at Ascension and Madeira also is re-
ported by Gen. Gonzales.
Seeks Concealed Ammunition.
CHIHUAHUA CITY, Mexico. Septem-
Der 2.-Francisco Villa with his main
band is reported near the Mexico
Northwestern railway, about sixty
miles west of here. 1t is generally
believed he is attempting to make his
Galeana district,
Gen. Trevino reported today that he
had executed three bandits caught rob-
bing a ranch in the Laslna, Torreon,
district.
Gen. Laveaga today reported from
Santiago Papasquiaro, Durango. that
he engaged a small band of Villa
bandits in the Sierra del Casco yes
terday, killing two and capturing
twenty horses seven head of cattle
and a quantity of arms and equipment.
The bandits. commanded by Tiburcio
Cuevas, fled into the hills.
Reports to Gen. Pershing.
COLUMBUS. N. NJ, September 2.-'I
have received reports concerning Villa
and his followers moving from several
points in the direction of our lines but
have been unable to verify them." said
Brig. Gen. ]. J. Pershing, who Is here
inspecting base camp.
He declined to discuss the proposed
withdrawal of his forces.
Evening star., 1916-09-03
SIGNING ON SUNDAY LEGAL.
Senators Borah and Overman See No
Bar to Such Action on Bill.

The fact that the eight-hour-day bill
for railroad employees is to be signed
by the President on Sunday will raise
M ouestion as to the legality of the
act. in the opinion of members Of the
Sanata judiciary committee. Senator
Borah Of idaho and Senator Overman
oninion last night that there was no
nroyision of law which would make the
sipnature of a bill by the President on
Sunday an illegal act. and, in conse-
ouence. make the law SO approved IL
legal. Some question as to the legal
;tS Of such an act was raised yester-
Evening star., 1916-09-03
MRS. MARGARET WHITE DIES.
Wife of Former Diplomat Succumbs
in LenoX, Mass.

Mrs. Margaret Stuyvesant Ruther-
ford White, wife of Henry White,
former diplomat, of 1924 Crescent place
northwest, this city. died at Lenox,
Mass, yesterday. She was sixty-two
years old. Funeral services will be held
at the Trinity Episcopal Church, in
Lenox, tomorrow afternoon at o'clock
Mrs. White was native of New York.
and was married to Mr.. White in 1879
Mr.. White was United States ambassa-
dor to Italy from 1895 to 1907 and to
France from 1907 to 1909. Mr.. and Mrs.
White have made Washington their
home for several years.
Evening star., 1916-09-03
Reports to Gen. Pershing.
LIGHTNING DOWNS PITCHER.
Other Members of Ball Teams and
Spectators Are Stunned.

JACKSON. Miss. September Corp.
Charles Davis, while pitching a base
ball game this afternoon, was struck by
lightning and rendered unconscious for
thirty minutes F'irst-aid treatment by
his teammates saved his life.
-Four hundred spectators were stun
ned. as well as other members of the
team. The lightning struck the ground
between center and right fields 1t tore
up the earth from that spot to the
pitchers box. 1t is believed the spikes
on the pitchers shoes attracted the bolt.
The corporal Is a member of the 1st
Battalion and belongs to Company of
yickSburg
Evening star., 1916-09-03
NEWS RELIEVES BELGIUM.
Food Supply Would Be Menaced b%
Strike in United States

LONDON, September 2, 3:47 p.m.-The
prospect that railway strike in. the
United States will be- averted was
cheering news for the American com
mission for the relief of Belgium.
which imports more than 900. 900 tons
of foodstuffs monthly, of which at lea
two-thirds come from American ports.
At present only n fortnight's supply is
on hand for 100000 dependent per-
sons.
The industrial classes of Belgium
would be the first to suffer from inter
ference with the food supply. This is
especially true of the railway men of
Belgium. who have been on strike CON
stantiy since the war began. Not onIy
in Belgium. but in northern France
great distress would be caused by a
strike of only fortnight.
Evening star., 1916-09-03

than $4,000 day since the first
Of June.
I'VE understand. of course, that
the railroads have said they intend
to contest before the Supreme Court
the legality of Congress establish
ing an eight-hour day. 1t will be
some time before this gets as far as
the Supreme Court; meanwhile 1t
will be in operation, proving its
justification. OF course, they can
not take any action until after it is
in force, January 1. When they do
begin legal pr ocedure they will find
US or our attorneys very much on
the job.
we did not appeal to the gov
ernment for help. 1t was the rail-
roads that did. We were invited to
Washington. If the railroads are
satisfied with the three weeks we
have spent here we see no reason
why we should complain"
Evening star., 1916-09-03
TO HELP CARE FOR WOUNDED.
Miss Lippitt, Daughter of Rhode
Island Senator, Starts for France.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. September 3.-Miss
Frances F. Lippitt. daughter Of Henry
F. Lippitt, United States senator from
Rhode Island. accompanied by Miss
Katherine Door. sailed for France this
afternoon on the Rochambeau of the
French line to help in war relief work
They expect to specialize in the trans
portation Of wounded and for that pur-
pose are taking a large touring car.
Miss Lippitt said hat their plans
were somewhat undecided and would
depend largely upon conditions they
found on arrival
Evening star., 1916-09-03
CURTIS GOSNELL DIES.
Famous Race Driver Succumbs t,
Injuries Received on Track.

CLEVELAND, September Curtis
Gosnell of Muncie. Ind, famous race
driver on the grand circuit. died here
today from injuries received at North
Randall track last week.
Gosnell was thrown while working
out trotting mare, and never recov-
cred consciousness.
Evening star., 1916-09-03
Invitation From President.

The four brotherhood heads We're in
Nited to be present this morning -Then
President Wilson signs the bill Tine
President will use four pens in aftixlns
his signature. and each of the labor
leaders will be given one of them after
ward as souvenir. Secretary wilson
of the Labor Department went 10 tue
brotherhood mems hotel last night ana
completed arrangements for The GerH-
mony.
The legislative expedient to avert the
strike was passed in the Senate pE
vote of IS to @S-almoSt a strict party
vote-amid stirring scenes. after many
senators. democrats and republicans
had fought desperately to amend the
measure by provisions designed TO pre-
vent industrial disasters in the future
Some senators. thoroughly aroused
declared Congress was being coerced
into enactment of legislation that II did
not desire and that it knew would re-
turn to plague it in the future,
Evening star., 1916-09-03
HAPPY DAYS CLIMAX,
DECLARES PRESIDENT

LONG BRANCH, N. J.,
September 2.-When Presi-
dent Wilson was told to-
night that the eight-hour
bill was ready for his sig
nature. he said:
sit is the climax OF a very
happy day
Officials said it would be
legal for the President to
sign the bill Sunday.