Harrisburg Telegraph from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania • Page 1

Members Are Arming For Opening of legislature Tomorrow at fcr Sneaker of the House Five candidates the Republican no of the Horse of Representatives, which will be settled in caucus tonight at the Capitol at 8 o'clock. John Continued on Page 7 I THE WEATHER For Harrlxhiiric and vicinity: Fair In night and Tlinilayi slightly Marnirr Tveaday; Ion en temper. tarr to alcht about drgreea. For Eastern Pennsylvania Partly Hoiidy to nlKhtt Tueaday fair, Mllchtly warmer; gentle eMt In da. River Xo material changes will ocenr In rlver conditions.

General Conditions The pressure Ik above normal over nearly all the Eastern half of the country with two centers of highest, one located over the St. Ijitt rcnce Valley and the vlber over the Iflurr Ohio Valley and Tennessee. The temperature baa risen at a majority of the stations, the risen being most derided In Minnesota. South Dakota and Manitoba, where It la 1 4e SH degree warmer than an Saturday morn lag. It Is somewhat colder In Xortbeastern district.

Temperature: a. 28. Sum Klsrs. sets, p. m.

Moon: Rises, 8:10 p. nr. River tage: 2.7 feet above low natrr mark. Yesterday'a Weather Highest temperature. 2S.

lowest temperature. Mean temperature. 24. Aurmal tempera tare, 30. Mme.

Falcouz Thanks Mrs. Lemer For Contributions Sent by Harrisbarg People For French Soldiers; Money Badly Needed Several months ago when Miss May I emer. of this city, who has been a resident of France for several years, wrote home for contributions for one of the large hospital auxiliaries in Paris, her friends here made a most jKenerous response. Through Mrs. I.ei ue Lemer and Miss Ksther Leib a large of bandages were made and a lot ot hospital supplies purchased at wholesale anil sent on to Mme.

Faleouz, who is in charge of are in the iie.d for jthhal. emiinution Speaker nust thankfully received. lowin letter from fely and was as tne fol Mine. l'alooiiz shows: Paris. December 11.

Thanks. many thanks, dear Madame Lemer, M. Flynn. of F.Ik, is the only Demo for the package of chirursical sup ratio candidate mentioned on the part plies which arrived this morning in of the minority. Paris.

will you tell all your The Republican caucus nomination friends who were so kind, how trratt cans election ami me man seiecieuitul am lor tneir Kinoness. jvery the 1JI Republicans wiil be chosen 'thins is so dear here, and so difticu'U his rivals will line up for him.jtoeet. The Denim rats number only 41 and! "We ail are so unhappy. My hos thcre echoes. of the factional fitrht last fall ninonu ther.K Contlnned on Page 7 i.

naries ii. ivime. oi i uis buih. has the inside track for the HORSE STOLEX AT REP HILL Man Who Took Animal Left It at Harrisliurg Stable Dauphin. Jan.

4. On Wednesday John Robins, a farmhand employed by William Nye, stole from J. H. Snyder, of Red Hill, a valuable horse and took it to Harrisburg. Robins tried to sell the horse Cooper's exchange stable there, but Cooper's suspicions being aroused, he could not rind a customer.

Leaving the horse there, Robins skipped out. A warrant was issued for Robins' ar rest by Squire Richard Steckly. The last heard was a telephone message from Halifax, saying that Robins had been found there and asking if there was any reward offered. OIL PRICES IVCREASKP Pittsburgh, Jan. 4.

An advance of 5 cents a barrel in the principal grades was announced here today at the opening of the market by the West Penn Oil Company, making prices as follows: Pennss lvania crude, $1.50: Mercer Black and Xew Castle, Cabell, Somerset. 90 cents; Ragland, 70 cents. Corning was advanced 10 cents to 95 cents. GARRISON WILL XOT INTERFERE By Associated Press Washington, D. C.

Jan. 4. Secre tary Garrison, it was announced today, has declined to interfere with the tract work of the War Department at Schorield barracks. Hawaii, on th; srrotind that he is without authority to do so in the absence of law on the Bubjec UNION CES FEXXES DE FRANCE OIRtCTION IT ADMINISTRATION tend that they are required to make the 1914 audit by the decision of the Dauphin County Court of last year which held that the board has a legal right to serve until the expiration of the terms of the auditors in 1916. Whether or not the County Commissioners will give up the books or let the case be threshed out again in the courts in problematical, but it is be lieved that no objection will be raised scale and under restrictions is taken "tf iT't frhJ "ecause all the balances, tabu lation of the warrants and bills and all the other details which heretofore required so much of the auditors' time have been completed by County Controller Gough and County Treasurer Bailey.

County Officials Close Year The county officials closed the officii! year to day. County Controller Gnueh ami Trpasnror Rnilov ill hal. i building. An early date will be set and some prominent speaker decided on to be invited to make the dedicatory 'address. HOPITAL AUXILIAIRE 117 108.

Rue la Pompa i IV li Here is corner of a hospital In where supplies sent by Har rlsburgrers have been received. Below is part of a letter of tfianks. sent by the hospital superintendent. By Associated Press Montgomery, Jan. 4.

Two negroes, Ed. and Will Smith, were taken from tM eWetumpka jail early to day and lynched by a mob. They had been accused of implication in the murder of R. A. Stillwell, an Elmore county farmer.

Soon after reports reached the gov ernor's office that a mob had overpow ered the. jail attaches at W'etumpka and removed the negroes, Montgom ery militiamen hurried toward the scene in automobiles. However, they were too late to prevent the lynching. Stillwell was shot several days ago while guarding his barns against thieves. Bloodhounds led directly, it was declared, to the cabin of the Smith negroes, who were arrested.

Re appoint Ed. H. Schell to City Health Bureau ance their books to dav and iret in ratified unanimously. work on the annual state mtnts. The County Commissioners reorgan ized by re electing Isaac A.

Hoffman president and retaining the same staff or clerks and other Courthouse at taches. Only one increase in salary was granted. Harry A. Bover. eountv inspector of weights and measures, being given $100 a year more.

This makes his salary i 1,100, Recorder O. G. AVickersham is at work on his annual statement of receipts and expenditures for the year. Lumber Co. Horses to Fall Asleep Soon i vu uawuuai irau The two hundred dollars' worth of sawdust which was an attractive feature of the Stough evangelistic campaign is being shoveled from the tabernacle floor, packed Into gunny sacks and taken to the stables of the Bogar Lumber Company, where it will make warm winter beds for the horses and mules.

To Plan Dedication of New Y. W. C. A. Building at January Meeting The first annua! meeting of the Young Women's Christian Association to be held in the new building will bs held during the third week of January when arrangements will be employment of Japanese labor on con made for the formal dedication of the Captain Ed.

II. Schell, regimental quartermaster Of the Eighth infantry of the National Guard, will be named for reappointment as a member of the city bureau of health and sanitation at to morrow's session of coun cil by Commissioner H. F. Bowman, superintendent of public safety, and it is expected that the choice will be be for five years. The term will Commissioner Bowman will also pected.

recommend me reappuwiiiiieni ui James H. Lutz and Curtis A. Fisher as plumbing examiners if that action be necessary to morrow. Property Owners Warned to Remove Snow and Ice the ice and snow from sidewalks. will be sent to all delinquents to remove the ice and snow withi.r twenty four hours, or.

suffer the penalty. PLANS BEING MADE FOR RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYED IN NEW YORK By Associated Press New York, Jan. 4. Three proposals for the immediate relief of the unem ployed are up for consideration at the meeting to day of the general execu tive committee of the mayor's com mittee on unemployment. These three proposals, as outlined by Henry Bruere, are, first, to appeal to all city departments to undertake every prac ticable form of publie work at this time Instead of later; second, to appeal to the employers to keep as many men and women at work as possible, and case of a drastic need to re trench, to work all employes on part GeorRe A.

Heardsley. president of the company, personally attended the annual meetinif of tin Plate's sales Continued on Page 7 RFPmUCAXS IN CONTROL OF ROTH HOlFS IN OHIO fly Associated rrcss Columbus, Ohio, Jan. 4. The Ohio Iesislature convened to day in its eiKhty iirst seion. The message of tJovernor James M.

Cox dealt almost inltocether with state problems. The workmen's compensation law, one of (the accomplishments of the present state administration, was lauded and the governor that attempts to weaken it through amendment be I promptly defeated, Republicans con It rol both branches of the legislature. Charles D. Coniver. ot I rbana, was elected speaker of the House.

I 'KFNCH WANT 8.000 ITCH FN By Associated Press Louisville, Ky Jan. 4. Work on S.000 portable kitchen wagons for the Great Value to the State, Says Dr. Esler Over S41.000 of 1,017,212 State publications of various kinds were distributed or sold for waste paper by the new State Division of Distribution of Documents according to the operations for the first year. The divi sion is in charge of James M.

Esler and the report shows that of the $20, 000 appropriation $8,354.37 was expended. The books received were sent to the division office prior to July 1 and comprised reports, legislative handbooks, bulletins and other publications. Of this number 824,219 were distributed as directed by departments and 19,982 were sold for waste paper. There were on hand when the report was made 173,011, some of which it is said may never be called for. 'The division in addition to selling many books for waste paper disposed of forty eight tons of paper from the Senate a.nd House of Rep resentatives at the close of the ses sion.

This comprised calendars, bills and other printed matter not SECOND CHILI) SUCCUMBS By Associated Press New York, Jan. A. The slow poison administered six days ago by Mrs. Ida Rogers to her two babies and herself resulted to day in the death of the older child, John, aged 2. Lorida, eight months old, died last Wednesday.

The mother's death was ex TO ELECT OFFICERS Officers will be nominated at the regular meeting of the board of governors of the Motor Club of Harrisburg to morrow. ORGANIZE BIG CHOIR Following instructions rrom colonel preparation for a three weeks' Joseph B. Hutchison, chief of police, evangelistic serv ice which will be held patrolmen to day made a list of prop the Fourth Street Church of God erty, owners who. have failed to clean bv the Rev. Dr.

N. Yates, begin ning next Sunday, a choir of a hun dred voices was organized Sunday afternoon. Ira J. Behney will lead the choir and William F. S.

Yates will be pianist. Dr. Yates was elected president of the choir, and Miss Floy Sunday secretary. i UNIQUE DOUBLE WEDDING Pennsylvania Couples Married at Ifa gcrstowTi at Same Time Special to The Telegraph Jan. 4.

Two Pennsylvania couples were the princi pals in a unique double wedding: ceremony performed on New Year's Eve at the parsonage of Zion Reformed Church in this city by the Rev. Dr. J. Spangler Kieffer. The couples were Miss Elaine Coffman and James Mar tin and Miss Kirn ma earoaugh and Benjamin Sprow, all of New Baltimore.

Pa. Both couples were mar riAri at th same time. Tile vnim tlme rather man suaaeniy dismissing people are intimate frielnds and de some into an already congested labor market; third, to call for money or a central emergency loan fund to be made available at once for loans to clerks out of work, union members and others who might feel averse to ask for aid. but who would accept a loan. cided to be married together by the same minister.

i Miss Mary E. Alleman and Ralph Bistllne, both of Hummelstown. were married on" New Year's Eve at the parsonage of the First Baptist. Church in this city by the Rev. E.

K. Thomas. I vance in this direction Is said to have ueen repulsed with larse losses. A remarkable rihrht lmttlo nn ilii mitted to troH the river unmolested lnu uicu wre aiiacxeu wun bayonets, IvuuioiiT nnny a shot. It is asserted tnat several nundrsd Germans were killed and the remaindei surrendered.

In the other campaigns on Europe's battlefields no essential changes are reported. In the trans Caucausian region the Turks and Russians are engaged in fierce struggles, but reports from Petrograd and Constantinople concerning the outcome are at complete variance. In France and Belgium tho attacks of the allies have failed to develop inlo another great battle and it is believed in London that the attempt to expel the Germans from their conquered territory may be deterred for several months. Siclnbach Capturvri The capture by the French of Stein bach, a small Alsatian town near Thahn. is admitted in to day's statement from the Berlin War Office.

The advance of the French was preceded by an artillery bombardment which the German statement describes as French army will be begun here to overwhelming', day ne value oi tne oruer is piaceu at $250,000. Announcement of the contract was made last night by the president of a Louisville wagon manufacturing comnany. Tho French government specified that the wagons be In three months. and which enabled (he French to occupy trenches near Sennhelm, as well as the town of Steinbach. These trenches later were recaptured, the German statement Says.

Except. for this, fighting along the Noon HARitilSBURG TELEGRAPH LXXX1V Xo. HARRISI1URG. MONDAY EVEXIXd. fAXUAUV 4, 11.

14 PAGES POSTSCRIPT CANDIDATES HOSPITAL SUPPLIES SENT FROM HERE REACH FRANCE iSURE 1915 BUSINESS GERMAN OFFENSIVE TOWARD WARSAW IS REPULSED BY RUSS BE a I Contest Will Be Settled in Caucus of Republican Members This Evening Sales Force of Beardsley's Sons Report Good Outlook at Annual Meeting rr.f FOB SPEAKERSHIP WIL WIPROVED AMBLER IS VERY CONFIDENT Very Well Satisfied With Pros pects;" Others in Race to End iff I 77. CI I. MILKS AilBLER rv R. i' 'V CROIX HOfGE FVAN'CAISK BOOST VOLUME TO 300,000 Germans Cross Bzura Unmolested But on Bank They Were To Ship Products Into Pennsylvania by Carloads From New Factory Relieving that business during 1915 will lie Improved, plans were V. I Ill II 1 ihitk Attacked With Bayonets and Many Were Killed; in France and Belgium Assaults of Allies Have Failed to Develop; Fighting Is Violent on Eastern Front iiihmv Hi int milium unnm.

twii. rt 'o desperate hand to hand cn IVnnsvlvanla ton of J. Reardsley'a Sons, maniuacturer the "red brand of food prod uets. to boost its business In tins Mate to the mark during ihe next twelve months. The Hcardslcva are now doing a Violent Is in proKiess alons eastern end of the hattlefmnt there 1 the eastern battlefrop.l.

leading H111" activity, tho German counter at counters. otluial Russian ment Knows Hint, after capturing Rolliuow. tne attemptevl to piifh on to the northeast, in the di iacKs o. ar havlnir halted ef lectually the forward movement which, the allies attempted last month. lew unimportant talnn are chron Hclcd in the French otllclal statement which says that nn uttempt to captur rcctlon of Warsaw, about thirty miles! The German Vtalement failed.

makes ni 7.i (Kill but movement marKea tno re ero iiKnuuK eusi, re or Z'VZ ood newa. of German offensive toward fty the Russian military an that the sale, force P.anninK to In the Po.ish capital, after a period ot JLIT tftVaVr! crease the volume of business i at omnarat ve ina.tivliv l.nt hir 9iM.M.iin. least I KKXCH AOMIT Ri: bank of tlin y. i force In the Ca.der hut.din morn tho Russian cmnunichm whTch 1 sZu ha yU VL, Zf' inc iTrnf fi.nun iii i I I' nil i. i inai ticrman nn ero iil If lilliLOlOi EXCHANGE IS Mi TO BEGIN MISTAKEN FROM ITONS OF BOOKS IN havn eleven members md have no se lected their man.

The Legislature, to which all of this is preliminary, will meet to morrow at noon. The members will be sworn in. tin: presiding otlieers and principal officials will le chosen, resolutions authorising the inaugural preparations will be passed and after preliminary business the farewell message of Governor John K. Tener. summing up the line record of his administration and making suggestions as to what re mains to be done, as the result of legislative commissions, will be read.

The Legislature will adjourn to morrow afternoon until Monday night, January IS. the night before inauguration, to permit the committees to be made up and other business to be worked out. Ambler Confident Tlvis afternoon will tell the tale whether there will be much of a contest in the Repubican House caucus. Charles A. Ambler, of Abington, Montgomery county, backed by Governor elect Martin G.

Brumbaugh and many of the potential Republican leaders Penrose declared in Philadelphia Saturday, says "I am very well satisfied with the prospects. As it stands now 1 have votes to snare." Richard .1. Raldwin, Chadd's Ford. Delaware county: Henry I. W'ilson, of Try Run.

Jefferson county; George W. Williams. Wellsboro, Tioga eountv, and Robert P. Uabgood. Bradford.

OPENED FOR BUSINESS 1B14 AUDIT JArJ. IB PRISON AND LYNCHED THE NEW BUREAU National Anthem Sung by Rather Smaller Attendance Than Usual London. Jan. 4, 12:05 p. m.

The London Stock Excnangc reopened for business to day after having been closed on account of the war since July 30. Severe restrictions were placed upon trading in order to prevent anything approaching panic selling or the unloading of securities by hostile countries French members were absent on ac nnd the man for whom Senator Boies coun cf the war while the exclusion of aliens who were not able to satisfy the committee they had severed all connection with foreign countries reduced somewhat the foreign attendance. The single fact that business has been resumed and then on a limited ta the history of the ha, been ri nning and intended to stav. MY negotiated through the com They got together yesterday and I med of tne anJ the last night and again this morning, Stok Exchange committee issuing the same statement each time Tne nouse "decorated saying that they believed the raem the Prolonged recess and toners of the House should select Presented a cheerful appear Speaker. and elect "a speaker who ance Several English members a will make for harmony during the Peared in khaki.

There were no shout s. ssion." They said that thev were in of bids across the house and busi of the same mind and would continue ness was a in the fight. Thev were visited committee decided to allow all deal many men during this morning and between the. hours of eleven and were busy on telephones, discussing 'three inside or outside of the Stock phases of the fight, but they all in Exchange. 2 Board Will Formally Demand Books and Accounts of County on Wednesday After a brief conference this morning County Auditors John W.

Cassel, Francis W. Keigle and Frederick W. Huston to day decided to demand the 1 1 4 books and accounts of the various county departments so they can btgin the annual audit by Monday. January 18. secretary Huston will make formal The session onened with a round of application for the books at the meet rineinsr cheers and to the strains of'inS of tlle County Commissioners on the national anthem, heartily sung by a rather smaller attendance than usual.

A number of British and Wednesday. The board of auditors con Two Men Had Been Accused of! Economy in Handling Has Been of Murdering an Alabama Fanner 11 Associated Press Paris, Jan. 4, 2.45 p. m. The offi cial statement given out in Paris this afternoon shows that the artlllerv lighting along the front is proceeding intermittently and at some point with particular violence.

There seems to have been few infantry attacks recently. The French admit failure in an effort to occupy a German position in the Meuse country. They claim, however, further progress in Steinbach. TlRKS CUT UK HISSIAXS Caucasian Army Continue Its Advance. Says Constantinople Dispatch Hy Associated Press London, Jan.

4. 3:26 a. m. An official communication given out. by Turkish headquarters is contained in a Constantinople dispatch to neuter's Telegram Company.

It says: "Our Caucasian army continues its victorious advance. Our troops, which reached Sari Kamysh, 36 miles southwest of Kara, won a final victory, after a severe battle. "In the past ten days we have captured 2,000 Russians, eight cannon, thirteen quick fircrs and a great quan titv of ammunition and war mate rial." ALLEGHENY MEMBERS IN "CAUCUS The Allegheny members, twenty four Republicans, have been called to caucus on the speakership at 4 o'clock to day. The Philadelphia "members ill have a conference tonight after the caucus is held This conference has been called by Chairman David H. Lane.

LA VETA' MURDER CASE ON Pueblo, Jan. Trial of the La Veta murder case, so called, an outgrowth of the Colorado coal strike and in which nine members cf the United Mine Workers of America stand charged with killing three mine guards and a chauffeur and wounding a mine oTicial bejjari in the Dis trict Court to day. The alleged murder took place nesr La Veta on November 8, 1913. i New York, Jan. 4.

Work of the American Red Cross hospital unit in Servia. under direction cf Br. Edward of Scranton, has saved many lives in and around Belgrade according to Miss Emily Simmonds, a British Red Cross nurse who ax rived here to day on the steamer St. Paul APPOINTED RECEIVER John H. Klinman, of Halifax was appointed receiver, for the Halifax Water Company, late this afternoon.

LEAVES $1,200,000 ENDOWMENTS New York, Jan. 4. Miss Grace. Hodley Dodge, the philanthropist, who died in this 'city December 27, left more than $1,200,000 to public religious institutions, under her will filed to day for probate. TRY TO BLOW UP CHURCH Trenton, Jan.

4. An attempt to blow up St. Joachim's Catholic Chuich here to day wzs frustrated by the failure of a fuse to inite twenty six cunces of dynamite, in a can, found in the vestibule of the church by the janitor. The fuse had been ignited but was extinguished before it had burned its full length. MONSIGNOR CONNOLLY DIES Phillipsburg, N.

Jan. 4. Monsignor Rev." Patrick F. Connelly, rector of St. Phillips' and St.

James' Catholic Church, of this place, died to day of aged 71 years. MARRIAGE LICENSES Jinn A. Taylor, Brdroae. Primr Edward lalaad. aad Ivea.

rtty. A atony Mr art aad Jraale Reese I.ykeaa..