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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-29
Spaniel Trial Delayed
by Summoning of Another
Witness; Nearing End

San Angelo. Tex, Jan. 20. - The trial
of Harry J. Spanell charged with kill
ing his wife and Lieutenant Co onel M
G. Butler, U. S. A., at Alpine. x, last
July, was delayed to-day, when the
State announced it had subj ,naed an
other witness Mrs. b. f. Jenkins, of
tonight.
The District Court ordered an ad-
Journment until 1880 o'clock tonight
after attorneys for the defense declar-
ed they did not want to proceed until
after. hearing the testimony of Mrs
Jenkins.
Two witnesses had been examined
this morning when the State gave no.
ttce that it expected another witness
Counsel on both sides expressed the be-
lief that all testimony will be COM
pleted tomorrow. j. II. Youree a
veterinarian of the. Sixth Cavalry, Lieu
Colonel Buffers regiment, was
the first to take the stand to-day. He
said Butler never drank intoxicants, but
always soda pop" He said he never
heard the officer called bull" and that
his reputation regarding women was
good. w. @. Henson, an Alpine gar
age man, said that several days before
the killing he saw Spaniel and Butler
talking, and thought he heard Butler
say: II am surprised at that, for Mrs.
SPANIEL always acted the perfect lady"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-29
Desire to Free Italians
Now Living Under Austrian
Tyranny Reply to Talk

Rome, Sunday, Jan. 2S.--via Paris,
Jan. 29.-"Italy wishes once for all to
free the Italians who are still living
under Austrian tyranny" said Fran
cesco Ruffini, minister of public in
structor, in a statement to-day to the
Associated Press in regard to Presi-
dent Wilson's address to the Senate.
Part of the Presidents message re-
garding the possibility of seeking guar
antees for future peace is supported in
it's fundamental ideas by the entente
which in it's note set forth the same
aspirations for a stable settlement in
Europe.
The aims of Italy are indispensable
conditions of peace. Italy, having la
boriously emerged from bondage by
driving out the Austrians. has among
her war aims the attainment of COM
plete unity. This is justified histori-
cally and it's completion will be
proper act. because Italy does not wish
to live by the grace of others. She
has already been able to constitute her
national solidarity and is working to-
day to settle finally the question of her
unity.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-29
Curse of Meroz" Is on
This Nation 7. R. Charges
Denouncing Wilson

oyster Bay. L. J.. Jan. 20. = Discuss
ing President Wilson's remarks on uni
Versal military service. made to the
Maryland Preparedness delegation last
Thursday Colonel Roosevelt said in his
nome, at Sycamore Hill. last night:
President Wilson has announced
himself in favor of peace without VIC
tory, and now he has declared himself
against universal service-that is,
against all efficient preparedness by the
United States.
when fear of the German subma
rine next moves Mr.. Wilson to declare
for peace with victory between the
tortured Belgians and their cruel on
pressors and taskmasters; when such
fear next moves him to utter the shame
full untruth that each side is fighting
for the same things and to declare for
neutrality between wrong and right; let
him think of the Prophecies Deborah, /,
the children of Israel with his chariots
of iron, and when the people of Meroz
stood neutral between the oppressed and
the oppressor, sang of them:
Course ye. Meroz. said the angel
of the Lord, curse ye bitterly the in
habitants thereof because they came
not to the help of the Lord. to the help
of the Lord against the mighty
president Wilson has earned for this
nation the curse of Meroz. for he has
not dared to stand on the side of the
Lord against the wrongdoing of the
mighty"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-29
Supreme Court Recess
Arouses Speculation as
to Disposition of r. r. LGlu

Washington, Jan. 20. IA recess of
the Supreme Court for four weeks
from February to March to pre-
pare opinions, was announced to-
day. The Harvester and Steel cases.
and other important cases assigned
for February 26 were reassigned for
hearing op March 6.
The unusually long recess gave rise
to speculation regarding prospects for
a decision in the Adamson eight hour
law case. 1t was suggested in some
quarters that, few opinions having
been given to-day, the Adamson law
decision might be in process of prep
aration for announcement next Mon
day. If the case is not decided then,
no decision would be possible until
after Congress adourns, as the next
regular "opinion day" will be March
6, two days after the adjournment.
The same situation applies in the
contempt case against United States
Attorney Marshall. of New York. who
is asking a habeas corpus writ to
prevent him being brought before the
bar of the House of Representatives.
The power of the present House to in
fiict contempt punishment expires
with adjournment of Congress-.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-29
PEACE BY SWORD
KASER'S MESSAGE
Tells of Determination to Press
War in Birthday An
nouncement

London, Jan. 20. In reply to
birthday congratulations, Emperor
William Saturday sent from German
great headquarters to the Berlin Aca-
DENY of Science the following mes
sage:
The unshakable will to victory
of the German people, who are
prepared for every sacrifice of
blood and treasure, will, l trust
God, preserve the Fatherland
from the ruin contemplated by its
enemies and will force by the
sword the peace necessary for the
blessed development of the peo-
pie.
The Emperor's message comes in
the face of expectations in certain
quarters in Germany and in some of
the Entente capitals that he would
make notable peace move in an adj
dress at meeting of Teutonic State
military and naval leaders assembled
at German headquarters to celebrate
his birthday.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-29
POLES CONGRATULATE KAISER

Berlin, Jan. 20. (By Wireless) - A
congratulatory message sent by the
Polish council of state to Emperor
William on his birthday is quoted by
the Overseas News Agency as follows:
I'VE beg Your Majesty to accept the
expression of our deepest gratitude for
the proclamation and promises of No.
vember in which Your Majesty's
wisdom recognized the promotion of
humanity as war aim and by which,
together with your exalted ally, you
guaranteed the establishment of the
Polish state"
The city councils of Warsaw, Plot
rokw and Lublin, adds the announce
ment have sent messages to the Polish
state council greeting it as the high
est Polish authority.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-29
Famous Won Frantzius
Brokerage House Fails

Chicago, Jan. 20. = A petition in
bankruptcy and for a receiver against
Won Frantzius and Company, stock
brokerage house of Chicago, was filed
to-day by creditors who allege that
liabilities of $2,750,000 exceed the as
sets of $1,750,000. Won Frantzius and
Company was partnership, the
other partner being Benjamin Marcuz.
Fritz Won Frantzius, founder of the
house died recently. He attained wide
notoriety two years ago by his mar
riage to Saharet, the dancer. He was
divorced from his wife and fell in love
with painting of the dancer long be-
fore he knew her personally.
They lived together only few days
when she deserted him. Later he di-
vorced her, naming her dancing part
ner as co-respondent.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-29
VICTORY SEEN BY
'ANTIRUM FIGHTERS
Out-of- Town Speakers During
Field Day Exercises Conf
dent of Early Success

A spirit of cordial cooperation on
the part of the churches of Harris
burg in the fight against the liquor
traffic which is being carried on with
increasing vigor by the State Anti
Sloon League, was manifested yester-
day when representatives of the lea
que spoke from forty pulpits of the
city and vicinity. 1t was field day"
for the Harrisburg district and the
great temperance issue was expound-
ed by men who are giving their time
and talents exclusively to the cause.
Large audiences in nearly all of the
Protestant churches greeted the
speakers. At Market Square Pres
byterian Church Superintendent
Swift, of the State league, talked to
capacity congregation. The Rev. +.
T.. Holsopple, superintendent of the
Harrisburg district, occupied the pull
pit in Grace Methodist Episcopal
Church and had one of the biggest
intendents Hartman, Scott, Tope, Ben
netts and Brandt also spoke to large
congregations.
Sees Victory
The Reverends Carpenter, Hutchi-
son, Chalfant, French, Moore, Miller,
Stanford and Stone, all prominent
league workers, were here to assist
in the work. Prof. Albert and Nye
and ]. Bay Brownlee, attorney for the
league, contributed to the success of
the day.
Superintendent Holsopple expressed
himself this morning as highly ap-
preciative, of the loyal spirit of the
local ministers and church boards in
helping to make what he termed "the
greatest field day rally ever held in
Pennsylvania" And this spirit of
cooperation" continued the speaker,
"is spreading all over the State"
"All this gives 1917 a hopeful out
loow. Twenty-three States have
adopted prohibition and six or eight
are on the verge of doing so. A con-
stitutional amendment has a major
ity of supporters in the Senate and
House at Washington. A dry Dis
trict of Columbia is an almost imme-
diate possibility, the Supreme Court
of the United States having affirmed
the constitutionality of the Kenyon
Webb-Sheppard bill, the greatest VIC
tory of tn temperance cause to date.
OF 2543 counties in the nation all but
305 outlawed the liquor traffic and
saloons are closing by tens of thou !
sands each year.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-29
U. S. Spent $2,OOO,OOO
on Unfit Guardsmen

New York, Jan. 80. = Acceptance of
physically unfit National Guardsmen.
made necessary by last summers mo-
bilization, cost the Federal Government
not less than $4,000. 600, according to a
report last night of the executive COM
mittee of Mayor Mitchells committee on
national defense.
The lowest estimate of the physically
unfit among the ia, 900 officers and men
subject to the Presidents call was
placed at 20 per cent. or 2S,500, in spite
the report states, of the relatively low
rejection rates in Massachusetts, New
York, Pennsylvania. and a few other
States. New York had gone much
further. the committee found, than
most of the other States toward main
tanning proper physical standards
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-29
News at a Glance

PITTSBURGH. - L.. NJ. Herr, pres
ident of the Westinghouse Electric and
Manufacturing Company, announced
to-day that the company had decided
TO build a plant to cost from $5,000,-
900 to $7,000,000 at Essington, Pa,
near Philadelphia, and work would be
started as soon as construction plans
could be prepared. The site, recently
acquired by the company, has a
frontage on Delaware bay of 1900
feet.
PITTSBURGH. - Contracts for the
season of 1917 was mailed to-day by
the Pittsburgh baseball club to play
ers living at a distance in order that
they might be received before Febru-
airy /, the limit provided by the rules.
Some contracts contain material re-
ductions from the salaries paid last
year, but this is by no means general,
and some players will be offered the
amount they formerly received.
PHILADELPHIA. - The State
Banking Department has issued a call
for a statement of trust companies as
of January 26.
gates were arriving here to-day for
the missionary convention of the Unit
ed Presbyterian denomination which
will open tomorrow night.
BERLIN. - The Overseas News
Agency says the executive committee
OF lne lndlan Natlonal party mas sent
to President Wilson a cablegram eX-
pressing gratitude ''in the name of
315.000,000 oppressed persons in In
dia," for the Presidents address to the
Senate.
PHILADELPHIA. announcement
was made to-day that Nathaniel w.
Jones, of Reading, formerly inspector
of transportation, has been appointed
superintendent of the Philadelphia,
Reading and Pottsville Telegraph
Company. He succeeds the late C. NJ.
Lewis,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-29
Legal Notices

PROPOSAL FOR BUILDING BRIDGE
Office of Board of Commissioners OF
Public Grounds and Buildings. State
Capitol Building. Harrisburg, Pa,
SEALED PROPOSALS will be receiv-
ed by the Deputy Superintendent of
Public Grounds and Buildings 1T his
office. in the Capitol Building, Harris
burg, Pa. until. 2 o'clock p. M, Tues
day, February 13. 1917. for furnishing
all labor and materials to build bridge
over the Cowanesque River on the Lit
tie Marsh Road near the village OF
knoxville, Deerfield Township, Tioga
County, Pa, as indicated fully in the
plans and specifications prepared by q.
A. Fink, Consulting Engineer for the
Board of Commissioners of Public
Grounds and Buildings of the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania.
Plans. Specifications and bidding
blanks will be furnished prospective
bidders by applying to the Deputy Su-
perintendent of Public Grounds and
Buildings, Capitol Building, Harris
burg, Pa.
Proposals must be marked "PROPO-
SAL KNOXVILLE BRIDGE" on out
side cover.
JAMES c. PATTERSON
Deputy superintendent
l.. w. MITCHELL.
Secretary.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-29
SIX MURDER TRIALS
! COST COUNTY $1,751.O6
CONTINUED From FIRST Pagcl

are pending are $2.024.63, and with
the court costs added for the cases
listed for next week this total will
probably pass the $4,000 mark.
AS all prisoners held for murder are
not released on bail and must be kept
in jail until their cases have been
tried, the county has the additional
cost of maintenance which has not
been included in the totals
Kotur Tried Twice
To acquit Harvey w. Shuman, in
1915 cost approximately $238.S7; the
trial of William Jackson, convicted
and sentenced to serve from eighteen
and one-ha If to twenty years, cost
$240.22; Nickolo Kotur tried twice on
a charge of killing Joseph Backic in a
fight in Steelton. was convicted of
charges of murder in the first degree
at both trials, and to get these verdicts
resulted in an expenditure of $593.43
Kotur was sentenced recently to be
electrocuted.
Cornelius Sheppard, charged with
numbering companion was convicted
at cost of $154.21, and was also
sentenced to pay for the crime with
his life. The case against Thomas
Smith was dropped but costs totaling
$141.3S resulted before he was re-
leased.
Convicting Elwood Wilson, accused
of shooting officer Lewis G. Nipple
and preliminary hearing for James
White. indicted with him, cost $S82.95.
Preliminary hearings for John o.
Christley, John Miske, Vlada Yocono-
vic, James Frazer, Frederick Rich
creek, John Robinson, Eddie Marshall
alias Monroe, Mary e. Washington and
Warren Gladen, totaled $273.57 in
costs for magistrates officers and
witness and miscellaneous fees. These
cases are listed for trial next week at
the special session of criminal court.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-29
FORMER PASTORS
AT COVENANT
DR.. Erdman breaches Rededi-
eaton; Sermon; Services
All Week

A weeks observance of the fiftieth
anniversary of the founding of the
Covenant Presbyterian Church, Fifth
and PETER streets, began yesterday
morning with the preaching of the re-
dedication sermon by the Rev. Charles
r. Erdman, ID. D., of Princeton, NJ.
Many prominent church workers of
the city and state were present at the
services yesterday and will take part
in the exercises which will be held
each evening during the week.
After the afternoon session yester-
day several local ministers made ad-
dresses, including the Rev. A. M
Stamets, pastor of Augsburg Lutheran
Church; the Rev. e. A. Pyles, of the
Fifth Street Methodist Church: the
Rev. G. w. Hartman. of st. Johns Re
formed Church; the Rev. A. s. Will
liams, of the Camp Curtin Memorial
Church; the Rev. Floyd Appleton, of
st. Paul's Episcopal Church. and the
Rev. Joseph Daugherty, pastor of the
Sixth Street United Brethren Church.
Three former pastors of the church,
the Rev. |. P. Hays, of New Bloom
held; the Rev. G. o. Bosserman, of
Cape May, and the Rev. j. N. Wagon
hurst, of Washington, n. j., will speak
at the meeting tonight. Tomorrow
Will be Presbyterian night" and the
meeting will include informal talks by
%. u: Gross, DR.. r. f. l.. Ridgway and
the Rev. S. B. Segelken. The pastor
Will deliver an address on Church
history" at the prayer service Wednes-
day evening.
At the morning service yesterday
Mrs. Bassler, of Freeburg. Pa, sang
20 Divine Redeemer" in place of Mrs.
Harris, and in the evening rendered
the solo Heavenly Song" The at
tendance was large at each of the
three services yesterday.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-29
Program of Legislation
on Railroad Laws Is
Announced by Trumbuu

Philadelphia, Jan. 20. - Reiterat-
ing with emphasis his outline of the
legislation desired by the railways of
the nation, as announced recently by
him in n speech at Louisville, Frank
Trumbull made an address last night
before the American Academy of
Social and Political Science on Rail-
ways and Railway Labor as Affected
by the Eight-Hour Law" Mr.. Trum-
bull is chairman of the Railway Exc
cutives' Advisory Committee and
chairman of the board of directors
of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Company.
THE committee of which I am
chairman" said Mr.. Trumbull, rep
resenting about ninety per cent of the
railway mileage of the United States,
advocates the following program in
the belief that such a platform, en-
acted into law, will greatly improve
and more adequately meet the needs
of commerce.:
Federal supervision of railroad
securities.
Federal incorporation of inter-
state carriers.
Exclusive Federal regulation of
all rates. Wages and service arc
not divided by State lines.
n regional and functional d.
vision of the work of the Inter-
state Commerce Commission.
Regional commissions under uni
fled authority would keep rcgu-
lation as we'll as management
close to the people, and it ought
to be.
Restriction of rate suspensions
to not more than sixty days.
Giving the Interstate Com
mcrce Commission power to pre-
scribe minimum as well as max
imum rates.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-29
Titanic Struggle at Sea
Believed Certain Soon;
Britain Makes Ready

London, Jan. 20. - A development of
the week that tends to justify confidence
in the Ministry was the getting together
of the allied navies, which in the past
are signs of an intense if unadvertised
activity at the Admiralty that fits into
the generally accepted theory of an i'm
pending trial of strength between Brit
tain and Germany that will test the
comparative resources of the two coun-
tries on and particularly under the sea-
The visibility of preparations was-not
needed to give warning to any conflict
that may prove the last phase of this
war. The deadliest sea attack ever
offered by one great country and the
most resolute defense ever made by an
other seem to be staged for a future so
near that it may be only tomorrow.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-29
PROBE BILL WILL
GET AMENDMENT
CONTINUED From First Pagcl

CONTINUED From First Pagc1
vote to pass it in case any opposition
develops.
Governor Brumbaugh is expected
to send nominations of the board of
bituminous mine examiners and some
minor appointments to the Senate to-
night, but whether he will name a
judge for Schuylkill county or send in
the name of d. E. Long to be Su-
perintendent of Public Printing and
Binding could not be learned. Under
a recent ruling it is expected that ap-
pointment of county treasurers and
other officers will be sent to the Sem
ate.
The Senate will probably adjourn
tomorrow for the week, but the
House will likely have a Wednesday
session. The committees will organize
tonight or tomorrow and start con-
sidering the sixty bills in hand. Many
more are expected tonight, including
the woman suffrage amendment.
Thus far there has been no actic''
taken regarding items for the conduc.
of the State government, the policy in
regard to charities or the Governors
salary or expense funds.
Considering Appropriations
Chairman James F. Woodward, of
the House appropriations comnaittee,
said to-day that his committee would
organize Immediately and get to work
upon the deficiency bill presented last
week to provide nearly n million do
lars for the conduct of the State gov
ernment for the remainder of the fis-
cal year. The plan is to start hearing
of department heads tomorrow.
When Governor Brumbaugh sent the
information regarding the sums esti-
mated by chiefs as needed to conduct
their work for the rest of the official
year he suggested that there might be
chances to trim the amounts.
Mr.. Woodward said in talking
about the matter, "The people of
Pennsylvania are expecting a business
like consideration of all bills, espe-
cially appropriations and we will en-
deavor to have everything explained
and accounted for. Everything pos
sible will be done to get to the bottom
of these fast-growing deficiencies.
There will be no factionalism or any
thing like that in these hearings. We
will simply ask reasons and we will
cut off what we think is not needed.
We will demand to be shown and be
impartial"
The various departments and sub
divisions of the State government who
have items in the general deficiency
bill which was introduced in the
House last Tuesday will have to Ego
on the carpet before the House ap-
preparations committee and do some
tall explaining. The aggregate of the
deficiencies is about S725,000 and
Chairman James +. Woodward, of the
appropriations committee said this
morning that it would be the aim of
the committee to cut that deficiency
to the bone and save the greatest
amount possible to the State
1t is not the intention to bullyrag
or threaten officers of the govern
ment but they will have some strong
questions to answer From the stand
point of party responsibility the Re-
publicans are determined to save every
cent possible~to the people and the
pruning knife will likely work over
time on the deficiency bill.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-29
Harrisburg Youth at Cornell
Jailed For Failure to
Pay Damage Judgment

Syracuse, N. Y. Jan. 90 = w. Ken
meth Patterson, 20S South Thirteenth
street, of Harrisburg, Pa. sophomore
in the Cornell College of Mechanical
Engineering, was taken into custody by
a body execution, alleging failure to
pay the sum of $293.7O, which includes
the Judgment and costs of a verdict re-
in % peeember. 'S TO Mary ' GOSH aged SGgp eigbt
years, who was run down and injured
by Patterson's motorcycle in Lower
West State street, several months ago.
Patterson was placed in the county
Jail. His counsel. Aaron G. Mintz, will
arrange for a bond, whereby he will be
allowed to remain at liberty within the
legal Jail limits
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-29
Camp Curtin Memorial
to Hold Evangeistic
Service Feb. 18-March A

Evangelistic services will be held at
Camp Curtin Memorial Methodist
Episcopal Church from February IS
to March 4, it was announced by the
Rev. A. S. Williams, pastor.
DR.. E. E. Hyde, of West Consho-
hocken, will be the evangelist. Pro-
fessor C. A. Ellenberger will direct an
augmented chorus
Charles Norton Hunt will lecture
on Yellowstone Park tomorrow night.
The lecture will be illustrated and free
to the public.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-29
Report on News Print
Investigation to Be Given
Congress Late in Week

Washington, D. c., Jan. %. - The
Federal Trade Commissions report on
its news print paper investigation prob
ably will be made to Congress late this
week
Final agreement on legislation to be
recommended and a report of the Cana
dian situation, it was learned to-day,
are all that stands in the way of it's
completion. Commissioner Parry will
return from ottawa tonight with in
formation on measures contemplated by
Canadian officials. The commissions s
law board will put before it approval
shortly recommendations for legisla-
tion designed to prevent a similar paper
shortage situation in the future.