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69-NO. 115. HARRISBURG, WANTED TO SELL OWN DAUGHTER Ruth Payne Testifies in Court Against Mother TAKES FATHER'S SIDE IN SUIT Girl Goes on Witness Stand In Divorce and Declares That EfProceedings Were Made to Force Her Into forts Slavery- -Several Other HearWhite ings In Divorce Cases. A mother's attempt to coerce a 16- year-old girl into white slavery was told on the witness stand this morning at a divorce hearing before Judge McCarrell. She was a witness to strengthen her father's suit for separation.

The events related to-day three years ago when Sarah F. Payne deserted her husband, George F. Payne, a railroader living in Enola. She took her daughter, Ruth, then about 16 years old, along. "When I came home one Payne testified, "the house was deserted.

The furniture was gone, including lots of articles I cherished very much. They had been gifts from my mother. The only things left were my, trunk and a few personal belongings." His wife and daughter took up their residence at a Hebrew lodging house on State, street near Cowden, he said. That all the evidence the husband gave and his daughter, Ruth, was called to tell what Mrs. Payne did after leaving her husband.

This report would, be incomplete without a description of Ruth Payne. She is pretty, with an oval face almost Oriental contour; eyes and hair of the deepest, jet black and an almost seraphic smile. She wore a dark hat, something like a cheese box, that settled down snugly over her coiffure, and a dark dress also. Had to Sleep on Floor. "Just fella what urged W.

Justin Carter, counsel for Payne. The girl settled herself back more firmly in her chair, took a mental grip on herself, and did so. "She offered to sell me to different men. One, I remember in particular, offered her $3, but I refused." The I had bring in some money. She dark oyes flashed spitefully.

"'She said didn't seem to have much diffeulty in proeuring it. Every Saturday night she would entertain some one in our room and I'd have sleep all night on the hall floor. She wouldn't let me Gently urged on by Mr. Carter, the girl told her whole story. Her father rescued her from her evil surroundings.

They are living together now. Mrs. Payne, several witnesses testified, is keeping house for a Steelton man. Clara Walters and her sister, Mary, testified against Mrs. Payne also.

The Paynes were married March 6, 1890. Several other hearings were conducted to day. They were holdover cases from yesterday. Charles H. Gross asked for a divorce from his wife, Minnie Kaufman Gross, on the grounds of desertion.

They were married Janu18, 1886. They resided in Bismarek and other Lebanon county towns. Mr. come to Harrisburg and got employment but his wife wouldn't come. She preferred staying in Lebanon county.

Three witnesses were called to tell of her conduct during Gross' absence. The third person in the family once shot at Gross. The husband ran into a neighbor's house and saved himself. Tired Married Life. W.

C. Bell, Steelton, asked for a of permanent separation from Sophia Bell because -of desertion. His wife left him, he said, to go to her mother. She said she had tired of married life. 'The auditors' report of the Standard Building and Loan Association, an insolvent corporation, was confirmed by the court prior to the proceedings.

No exceptions were filed. Ninety-three per cent. will be paid the this, the first, accounting. John R. Geyer, of this city, and William A.

Miller, of York, are the auditors. The report is a voluminous one, covering 140 closely typewritten pages. EDWIN A. MOSELEY DEAD. An Authority on Labor and Commission Secretary.

By Associated Press. Washington, April A. Moseley, secretary of the Interstate Commerce Commission and the originator of much labor legislation, died here to-day after a continued illness, aged 63 years. THE KING'S NOSE. Tt Bothers Him and He Consults a Surgeon.

By Associated Press. Bordeaux, April Alfonso arrived here yesterday for the purpose of consulting Professor Moure, who has on several occasions performed operations on the King's nose. The King was closeted with the physician for two hours and it is reported that a polypus was removed from his nose. Afterward the took an automobile ride about the environs. STUCK TO HIS GUNS.

Although Threatened With Death Legislator Wouldn't Change Vote. By Associated Press. New York, April interesting echo of the recent Senatorial fight at Albany was heard last night during the dinner of St. Nicholas' Society at Delmonico's when William Church Osborn, legal adviser to Governor Dix, declared in an address that one of the Democratie legislators had been threatened with death unless he changed his vote. Mr.

Osborn did not name the legislator, remarking, however, that the man had, 'He "stuck told to his said Mr. Osborn, his conscience would not let him vote the other ADDITIONAL INSPECTOR FOR OF R. T. IS NAMED WILLIAM H. CONRAD.

He, in company with George T. Cunkle, will inspect all rooms available for of R. T. delegates, between the Pennsylvania railroad and Front street above Market street. RUSH FOR ROOMS IS ON FULL TILT Local Railroaders Will Have Hard Time Satisfying Demand In an effort to have all the rooms which will be used by delegates attending the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen inspected and listed before the end of the week, an additional inspectof was put to work this morning.

This was decided at a meeting of the reception committee last evening. William H. Conrad was selected. in company with George T. who has inspected the rooms on Allison Hill and in the lower end, started on an inspection tour of the territory between the Pennsylvania railroad and the river and above Market street.

The inspectors are working Front street and Second street and the cross streets between those streets first and they will gradually work over to the railroad. When their inspection is finished a report will be handed to the reception committee of the B. of R. T. and the rooms will be listed.

I The report of the inspector at last night's session was not very good. He met with many refusals and in Continued on Seventh Page. TO DISTRIBUTE SEEDS FOR GARDEN SCHOOLS Will Be Given Out Friday Afternoon and Schools Will be Opened Saturday Morning. Seeds that will be planted by the children of the city at the opening of the garden school at Fourth and Seneca streets Saturday morning at 10 o'clock will be distributed by a committee from the Civic Club, under whose direction these schools are maintained at the rooms of the Associated Charities, 5 North Market square, Thursday and Friday afternoons between the hours of 4 and 6 o'clock. These schools, which have proved so entertaining and beneficial to the children in past seasons, will be equally popular this year.

All species of garden seeds will be distributed and instructions in their cultivation will be given by Mr. Hoover, superintendent of the garden schools. There will be 250 garden plots laid out this year and the demand will be quite large, it is believed. opening of the school on Saturday morning will be featured with special exercises. J.

Horace McFarland, of this city, president of the American Civic Association, will be present and make an address. Mrs. Edwin S. Herman, Miss Anne McCormick, Mrs. George Etter, Miss Josephine Brady and Mrs.

Meade D. Detweiler will be present. The children will be instructed in planting and a large attendance is expected. The gardens on Allison Hill, located at Nineteenth and Chestnut streets, which will be for residents of Allison Hill, will be opened Saturday, April 30. UNCLE SAM INTENDS TO OPERATE A MINE Will Not Be Run for Profit But to Obtain Scientific Data Located Near Pittsburg.

By Associated Press. Washington, government operated mine to be run not for profit but to obtain scientific data, will begin operations about May 1 when the new experimental coal mining plant at Bruceton, near Pittsburg, is opened. Scientific men and mining experts will experiment under actual mining conditions to obtain for the United States Bureau of Mines information which they hope will be useful in the prevention of such terrible loss of life as occurred in the Pancoast mine at Throop, the Danner mine at Littleton, and the disaster at Cherry, Ill. The explosibility of coal dust in pure air, coal dust when mixed with fire damp and with natural gas will be determined and a study of explosions will be undertaken. Tests of all kinds of mining machinery will be to determine the relative production of inflammable dust by differlent types of machines in coal cutting.

To combat statements of coal operators that conditions surrounding the tests made in the exterior gallery of the Bureau of Mines' testing plant at Pittsburg were not the same as would occur in actual mining operations was one of the reasons for establishing this experimental mine. ACCUSE YOUTHS OF HOTEL ROBBERY Police Make Four Arrests in Connection With Moeslein Case George Frank, aged 16 years, 2249 Jefferson street; William Powley, aged 15 years, and Joseph Powley, aged 16 years, 1509 Logan street, were arrested early this morning by Detectives Ibach and Speece, Patrolman Minnig and Edward Wetzel, lieutenant of police, in connection with the robbery that occurred at the hotel of Fred Moeslein, Sixth and Verbeke streets, early Sunday morning. Clarence Puller, alias Clarence Williams, was taken into custody for receiving the loot that the boys are accused of taking from the hotel. Between 1 and! 2 o'clock Sunday morning a rear cellar door leading to the Moeslein hotel was broken open. Fred Moeslein, proprietor of the hotel, discovered the robbery the next morning and reported the loss of fifteen quart bottles of whiskey.

The intruders, not satisfied with the loot they obtained, became mischievous and turned on the spigots attached to several whiskey barrels, thus allowing their contents to run over the cellar. The loss is estimated at $50. Soon after the robbery was reported the case was turned over to Detective Ibach. With the assistance of Speece, Wetzel and Minnig and the information concerning the conduct of the boys Sunday morning by persons who saw them at this hour, led to their arrest Continued on Ninth Page, WANT $3.000 FOR MESSIAH HOME State Is Asked to Appropriate Money- -No Session To-Day Last night's session of the House lasted for two hours, although nothing except routine business was transacted. As soon as the decks were cleared the House adjourned until to-morrow out of respect to the memory of the late Assemblyman Meyer, of Centre.

No session will be held until to-morrow morning. To-day was the last day for the introduction of bills, but it 19 understood that the House to will give unanimous consent to allowing bills to be introduced then. A large number of measures came in last night, however, Dauphin and Cumberland getting into line with belated propositions. Mr. Ferguson, of Cumberland, introduced a bill affecting all boroughs, which regulates the appointment of borough policemen, placing all such officers under the control of the Burgess.

The Ferguson bill is an amendment to the act of 1893. An appropriation bill granting $500 to the to Provide Pure Milk for the Babies of Harrisburg was introduced by Mr. Tunis at the instigation of the organizers of this new movement. Mrs. John K.

Tener and Mrs. Marlin E. Olmsted are leading members of the SOciety and had the bill drawn up and presented to Mr. Tunis. Mr.

Keister introduced a bill providing that 10,000 copies of the annual report of the department be printed and distributed among the various State departments. Mr. Steese, of Cumberland, introduced an appropriation of $3,000 for the Messiah Home, of this city, and another of $21,000 for the Shippensburg Normal school. Mr. Maurer, the Berks Socialist, in- Continued on Sixth Page, FIRST HOLY COMMUNION FOR CATHOLIC CHILDREN Rectors and Sisters of Mercy of Local Churches Are Now Conducting Classes of Instruction.

Within the next few classes of children now under instruetion will receive their first Holy Communion in the Catholic churches of this city. The instructions are being conducted weekly by the rectors of the churches and the Sisters of Mercy. Next Sunday morning at the Church of Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament, Fifth and Maclay streets, a large class of children (will receive their first Holy Communion. This class has been under instruction and has been tutored by the rector of the church, the Rev. Martingle class Steffy.

will receive at a high mass which will be celebrated by Father Steffy at 8 o'clock. The children will meet at the school house proceed to the church in a body. During the mass last Sunday Father Steffy announced that parents and brothers and sisters of the first communicants could obtain a plenary indulgence by receiving communion with the children. Forty-seven girls and boys will receive at St. Patrick's cathedral Sunday, May 7.

This class is now being instructed by the Rev. T. B. Johnson. May 14 has been selected for the first communion Sunday at St.

Francis' church, Fifteenth and Market streets. There is a class of seventy under instruction at the church at present. The Rev. Peter S. Huegel, rector of St.

Lawrence's German Catholic church, will celebrate high mass at 7.30 o'clock Sunday morning for a class of sixty first communicants. The Rev. William F. Boyle, rector of the Sacred church, is instrueting a class of twenty children. The date for the first communion service has not yet been selected.

Senate Adjourns. The State Senate met at 2.30 o'clock this afternoon and adjourned till 8 o'clock to-night out of respect to the late J. Calvin Meyer, Representative from Centre county. PRESIDENT TAFT AND HIS CABINET MEET TO ACT ON THE MEXICAN SITUATION PRESIDENT AND HIS CABINET. CRISIS IN MEXICO INTERESTS CABINET The Situation Is Principal Subject Considered At Important Meeting of President, Taft's Advisers.

Associated Press. Washingtor, April The Mexican situation, which is fast approaching a crisis in its international aspect, was the principal subject of consideration at to-day's Cabinet meeting. With his advisers that no soldier the declaration by the President, and will cross the border line without the consent of Congress, the next move is anxiously awaited, especially by members of Congress. It seems almost certain that the problem soon will reach the Congress. Interest of official Washington in the situation is keyed to the highest pitch and the border developments brought officials of the State and War departments to their desks early to-day.

Every bit of information which has been received over night was rushed to the White House for the perusal of the President. BROTHERS-IN-LAW DIE ON THE SAME MORNING A Double Funeral Will Be Held for John Maulfair and Joseph Lentz- Died In Same House. Joseph F. Lentz and John Adam Maulfair, brothers-in-law, died within six hours of each other this morning at the home of Mrs. J.

F. Lentz, 6241 Verbeke street. The former died at 2 o'clock of a complication of diseases and the latter succumbed to pneumonia. Both had been in ill health for some time. Mr.

Lentz was 70 years old and his brother-in-law was 60 years old. Mrs. J. F. Lentz, with whom they lived is a sister of the former and a sister-in-law of the latter.

A double funeral will be held from their late residence Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Burial will be made in the East Harrisburg cemetery. CRUSHED TO DEATH IN FALL FROM AIRSHIP Captain Carron, of the French Army Aviation Corps, Falls From a Height of 250 Feet. By Associated Press. Versailles, France, April Carron, of the French army aviation corps, fell with his aeroplane from a height of 250 feet to-day and was crushed to death.

The aviator had left Orleans this morning for this city was midway between Villacoublay and Versailles when his machine plunged to earth, turning so over as it fell. Carron was caught under the wreckage. FIRE CAUSES PANIC. Hotel Guests Chased Out At An Early Hour. By Associated Press.

New York, April explosion and fire early to-day in a six-story loft building directly in the rear of the Broadway Central hotel caused a panic among the 200 hotel guests. The four upper stories of the loft building were burned out, causing a loss estimated at upwards of $50,000. Has Appendicitis. Charles B. Gebhart, 729 Fifth avenue, Juniata, a Pennsylvania railroad engineer, was admitted to the Harrisburg hospital this morning at 4 o'clock suffering with appendicitis.

He was operated upon at 10 o'clock this morning and is reported to be getting along nicely. Gebhart was taken ill in DE office and was removed to the hospital. The Mayor's Scrap Book. Mayor Meals is going to keep scrap book. Hiram McG.

Simmers, clerk to the Mayor, will keep it in shape so that His Honor may refer to it now and then. For some time the Mayor has been talking about keeping a scrap book, but that was all the farther his hobby got. Yesterday he chased, a book and to-day letters Simmers is at work arranging and interesting correspondence that the Mayor says he will like to refer to some day. Letters from the President and Vice President of the United States are included in the list. There is also one from United States Senator Boies Penrose.

AGUA PRIETA IS EVACUATED 5 01910 BY AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION; RETURNS HOME AFTER 12 YEARS McClure's Mother Never Had a Line From Him in That Time There is at least one home in Harrisburg where is joy unconfined. It is 127 Sayford street, where a mother and her son have been reunited after twelve years' separation. It all reads like a fairy tale, so improbable is it. Its ending has the genuine ring of the fairy tale, that part about living happy ever afterwards. There was a knock on the door of the Sayford street home last Saturday night.

Mrs. Florence Funston answered it. There was a sailor lad standing on the step, a tall, young fellow, sunburned by tropical winds and of athletic proportions. "Is mother in? Say, can you be sister Flossie! Hoo-ray! Home at last," and the lad lightly did a few steps of the horn pipe. "Are you little asked Mrs.

Funston. He was, SO they embraced. They went in to surprise Mrs. Katie Taggart, the mother. She recognized him immediately.

Ever since that its been a hard matter to keep the hatch battened down at Funston home. Last returned sailor's the friends got together and gave him an entertainment. McClure is home on a ten-day furlough from the U. S. S.

Virginia. He left his home in Harrisburg when 9 years old, after his father's death. He worked for a farmer in Cumberland county. Several times he tried to find the whereabouts of his mother, but as she had remarried he could not locate her. He went off and enlisted when 18 years old.

Last winter wrote to the police department here and a detective finally discovered that Mrs. Taggart was the boy's mother. DAUGHTERS MEET. Reports Submitted At the Big Session In Washington. By Associated Press.

Washington, April various general officers of the Daughters of the American Revolution submitted their reports to the twentieth convention of that body to-day. The session of the forenoon, which was nearly up by every these instance rewere presented in person by the officers. DIED FROM A BLOW. Boxer Succumbs to Injuries In the Roped Ring. By Associated Press.

Waterbury, April Luke, of this city, who took part in a boxing exhibition here last night, died this morning. His death was due, it is said, to injuries received during his fight with Joe Clancy, also a local man. KEYSTONE BREWERY WINS A GOLD MEDAL Makers of Fink Beer Awarded Handsome Prize By An International Ex- hibition. Not only tribute to Harrisburg products, but also most handsome work of art was the massive gold medal received this week by Milton H. Plank, manager of the Keystone brewery in this city.

which manufactures the Fink beer, and it came as first prize from the international exposition held in Brussels in 1910 under the auspices of the Belgian government. When Manager Plank received notice of the intention to hold the exposition and an invitation to place the Fink beer in competition with that made in European countries he promptly decided to enter the contest and to this end he sent an exhibit of what is known in commerce as "Purple Ribbon' beer, made exclusively at the Keystone brewery and famous as a beverage throughout the country. This was placed on exhibition and in competition at the exposition with hundreds of beers made in Europe and the United States, not so much for the purpose of getting Continued on Sixth Page, After Fierce All Day Battle Rebels Flee From City ARE NOW ON WAY TO JUAREZ Inhabitants of That Place Are In a Fever of Excitement Owing to Expected Insurrecto Attack--Taft Refuses to Let U. S. Troops Cross the Border.

THE MAN'S MURDEROUS FIT OF INSANITY A Youngstown Plumber Kills Wife, Four Children and Self By Associated Press. Youngstown, 0., April Rickert, aged 8, and Raymond Rickert, 7, died at 9.30 this morning from injuries inflicted last midnight by their father, Grant C. Rickert, making six lives the toll of his murderous fit of insanity. He committed suicide by shooting after killing his wife and daughters, Charlotte, aged 11, and Helen, aged 15. His son Edwin escaped from the father, who had struck him on the head with an axe, and will survive.

Rickert was a plumber and shortly after midnight attacked his wife and children with a gun killed his wife and two children and mortally wounded the other two children. He then shot and killed himself. Rickert feared he was going blind and that the eyesight of his children was impaired, neighbors say. Edwin ran out of the house and told neighbors that his father was killing his mother. The lad's pleas for help the police were telephone.

were not heeded immediately. to Instead When officers arrived they found the bodies in the rooms and furniture broken. The children ranged in years from 5 to 16. RECIPROCITY DEBATE WILL BE PROLONGED Chairman Underwood Receives So Many Appeals That Time For the Discussion Is Lengthened. By Associated Press.

Washington, D. April reciprocity again was the subject of debate in the House to-day, the third day of the discussion and originally planned to be the concluding day. It will not be, however, for, when the House convened, Chairman Underwood of the Means Committee, declared so many appeals for more time have been made to him that the debate must be prolonged at least another day. do not believe that we can conclude the debate before Thursday," said Mr. Underwood.

Mr. McCall, on the Republican side, to whom I have allotted five hours of my time, has not yet spoken nor have any of the Republican supporters of the bill. Their arguments alone will take up the greater part of a day and Mr. Dalzell has not yet spoken. There are others on both sides who wish to speak and I will close the debate.

I seee no chance of getting the bill to a vote before Thursday at the earliest." Mr. McCall, of Massachusetts, was ready to take up the debate to answer some of the arguments made against the bill by his party colleagues, Representatives Hinds, Fordney, Lenroot and Crumpacker. The Senate has adjourned until Thursday. BARGAIN COUNTER COIN. A Piece to Accommodate Women Shoppers.

Washington, April 18. Every American woman who loves the bargain counter and with joyful anticipation cents reads to "Reduced. three from and seventy one-half cents a yard' will be interested in a bill introduced in the House by Representative Sheppard, of Texas, providing for the coinage of a two and onehalf cent piece. Board Will Meet. The regular monthly meeting of the Bureau of Civic Affairs of the Board of Trade will be held the Board offices Wednesday evening 8 o'clock.

F. B. at Musser is the chairman of the Bureau. Met at Noon To-day. The regular monthly meeting of the board of governors of the Associated Charities of Harrisburg was held today at noon at the new headquarters, 5 North Market square.

Only routine business was transacted. By Associated Press. Agua Prieta, Mexico, April The rebel army, after almost eighteen hours of incessant fighting yesterday in defense of Agua Prieta, quietly evacuated the town during the night. It moved out silently and when day broke was nowhere to be seen. The Mexican National troops entered the city at dawn, encountering 110 resistance.

The Felerals approached the town from the south and east during the early hours, coming in slowly and cautiously lest they encounter an ambush. Great was surprise of the commanders of the government troops on finding when they reached the outer works of the rebel entrenchments that the trenches had been abandoned and no insurrectos were in sight. Expected a Surprise. The Federals continued to come in, still more slowly, presumably expecting at every moment to encounter a surprise, but they found no rebels anywhere. The latter had vanished as completely as the night.

There was no indication even of the direction they had taken. The reason for their evacuation the city after their all-day defense of it was not at first apparent. The most logical conclusion seemed to be that they had exhausted their ammunition. Badly Disrupted. Later developments showed the rebel army to be badly disrupted.

Its leaders gave up the fight and the men in the ranks appear to have fled in all directions of their own individual choosing. Colonel Medina, who had command of the rebels In Agua assumed. last night made his way to the American line before dawn and surrendered to the United States troops. He wag the Jefa Politior (Mayor) of the town. He was immediately placed under guard and held at the headquarters of the American cavalry at the ball park.

The victorious Federal force which occupied the town this morning numbared about 1,200 men. Lieutenant Colonel Reynaldo Diaz was in supreme command. Under him were Major Lus Medna Barron, of the Rurales, and Commandant Francisco Chipia, ly Prefect of the town of Montezuma. The government losses in yesterday's fighting may never be known. The Federals declined the assistance of the Red Cross to-day, stating that the army, would care for its own wounded.

During the fighting yesterday the Federals removed their dead and wounded to the rear. It is understood that those killed were buried on the field. None was brought into the bull ring at Agua Prieta today. Juarez Excited. By Associated Press.

El Paso, April firing which commenced shortly after 1 o'clock this morning and continued in diminishing frequency throughout the night has put the city of Juarez in a fever of excitement in the anticipation. It of was an thought insurrecto at first attack that to-day. the insurrectos were driving in the Federal outposts with the intention of an 1m- mediate assault upon the city, but as the night wore on the firing dwindled to a few scattered shots and it was apparent that the attackers had withdrawn, the sound of shots becoming fainter as the firing line moved westward. Juarez is ready for an attack. Troops and artillery are posted in readiness and the town is practically cleared of non-combatants, who have crossed El Paso.

Last night it became known authoritatively that between 1,600 and 2,000 insurrectos were at Bauche, seventeen miles south of Juarez, awaiting reinforcements. Ordered to Douglas. By Associated Press. Des Moines, April Sixth cavalry, Lieutenant Colonel Charles O'Connor in command, left Fort Des to for Douglas, Ariz. Although it was expected that the troopers would be on their way by noon, it appeared early to that it will be 4 o'clock before the final train leaves the city.

The troops are Continued on Sixth Page. PRICELESS WORKS BURNED Schaerbeek's City Hall Is Destroyed By Disastrous Fire. Brussels, April -The City hall at Schaerbeek, a suburb of the capital, together with its priceless works of art, including the notable paintings and goblins, was destroyed by fire last night. Two firemen were killed. It is believe that the fire was of incendiary origin.

THE INDEX Special departmental features tonight are as follows: Subject. Page. CAPITOL HILL, 7 CHURCHES, 2 EDITORIAL, 6 LIVE WIRES, 00 MARKET REPORTS, 11 OFFICE CHAT, 9 OLLA-PODRIDA, RAILROAD, SERIAL STORY, 10 SOCIAL, 3 SPORTS, STEELTON NEWS, THEATRES, 3, 12 TOWN TATTLE, 4 WEATHER, 9.