Real Estate Men of City Report Fewest HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH LXXXIIfy- No. 77 DULLEST MOVING MY IHfIEKSV CITY REALTY DEALQIS I Scarcity of Houses Said to Be Cliief Cause For Low Record ' sToday CHANGES Dairy Lunch Sold by Mrs. Simonetti to Former Proprietor estate fcwners reported to-day dullest "moving day" experienced years, April of dealers fay, is chief reason for the falling off in number oft annual Spring flitting:', years removals was a lo\\ this jlear the record is b^low iropoNtoit Changes wero re tins 'morning. Several husi houses scheduled for removals at their old .stands either of -the Inclemency of the or because their new places were not jet ready for important change was the of the Court Dairy 1 .imoh, and Strawberry streets, to John a former pro|irleiur, b> Mrs. S. Slinonettl. * Other removals were as follows: Brothers and Xeefc. —J. Price apartments: Arthur Hull 1109 North Second street io 2183 Second atriet; J. W. Sheperdson Johnstown. Pa., to 2220 North street; C. GaeUi, 225 South JHMHeet to 204 Locust: street: Mrs. TW ~ Nomina. Marsh, liillshurg to 11011 North i Second street; W. T. Hildrup, North and Front streets to 15 North Front, street; William R. Main. 1024 South Eighteenth streot to North and Cap ' ital streets; Mrs. Huldu Appell, 1103 I North Second street to 104 Boas street; A. L. Roumfort. 210.S North 1 Third street to Camp Hill: .1. H< Ar mour, Middletown to 21 OS North i Third itreet; John M. Mahon, Arcade i building to 1-103 North Front Street. Ilarvey L. Smith.—Mrs. Carrie | Peter?, SlO Crescent to 1650 .Market; I Willliam Hammerman, 1842 North I Seventh street l the T: ;t Kiulf Jolin L #" r S3»S r *° 13© liowaru" ireot_ |fcW "Famuel CSteE from lt;3d Parklstreet ■So 27 Evergreen street ■ ¥ Georgo Elberti, 119 South Thir ■ #teenth street t<> 319 Burchfield.' F Great Line of American Elms in North Front St. All the American elm trees- which stand as sentinels at regular intervals along the east side of Front si eet the entire distance between llarrN street and the city boundary at Division I have been planted with the ex-option of two or tree stretches and these will I be planted in a few days, possibly this ' week. Most of the planting was done late last Fall and freezing weather and the street paving stopped the work In a few eases, hut it is : Caught under a fall of stone at noon to-day, Pletro Shiuvone and Giuseppe Medici were instantly crushed to death at the. Bradley stone quarries, near Swatara. , The heavy rains of the past several days had loosened a- great mass of stone and it came down on the two workmen who were caught and crush ed under it. Other workmen fled in time to avoid a similar fate. The bodiep were dug from the big stone after an hour. Women Willing to Die, • Says Militant Suffragette By Associated Press New York. April 1. ''All the wo men are willlnf, to die. We are fighting with our lives." These statements characterized the defense of militant suffrage methods in England by Miss Dorothy Pethlck, sister of Mrs. Pethick-Ijawrence and follower of Mrs. Einmellne Pankhurst, at a meeting yesterday of tho Equal Franchise Society. In answer t'o a question as to what the British Gov ernment could do to the women whom they imprisoned. Miss Pethick replied: "I.et them die." Then she added that she was never so happy in her life as when she thought she had been so re duced by forcible feeding that the end appeared near. AMERICAN POSTURE LEAGUE INCORPORATED AT ALBANY By Associated Press New York, April 1. ■*- The American Posture League, wh'ose object is to make people stand and sit properly, was incorporated yesterday in Albany. The league is working to have proper seats put in schools, shops and other places where present seats are condu cive to unhealthy attitudes. Seats in tho new Brooklyn Rapid Transit sub way cars are being constructed in ac cordance with its recommendations. REFUSE STATE*AID Lewlstown, Pa., April I.—There has been a hot old fight on between the members of the Council here over the paving of South Main street. This street is nt the west end of the State highway Job, completed by the State over a year ago. The question was whether'to accept State aid or not and Council has voted against accepting assistance. HARRISBURG, PA., WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 1, 1914. in FIST 1 FILE JUDICIAL NOMINATING PAPER The Superior Court Judge Appoint ed by Governor Tener Has No Opposition PROMINENT MEN SIGNERS Petition First to Be Entered For Any State-wide Office to Be Filled in May JUDGBFRANK M. TREXLER Nominating petitions signed by judges, lawyers, professional and busi ness men of all parties were Hied at the Capitol to-day for the nomination of .Judge Frank M. Trexler, of Allen town, for the full term as a member of the Superior Court, to which he was appointed by Governor Tenor upon the death of General James A. Beaver. Under the act of 1913 all judicial nominations are for tho . nonpartisan ballotrfind the petitions tiled in-lnshalf of the Lehlpli jWwt heWrmany u«tues prominent in the State. Although but 800 names are re quired to present a candidate for a State-wide nomination at the primary, the law demanding 100 from each of live counties, over 800 names are on the eight petitions. They come from Lehigh county, where 172 prominent men in all walks of life and of all parties signed; Northampton county, led off by Judges Stewart and Scott and signed by almost every member of the bar; York county, and slgnea by almost every lawyer; Berks county, with Judges Wagner and Bushoug and practically every attorney; Lancaster and Franklin counties, where tnany lawyers and prominent men signed, and from Lawrence, where most of the lawyers signed in behalf of the judge. Other petitions are In circu lation by attorneys, who asked to be permitted to secure signers in other counties, and a petition Is also in cir culation here. Except by men "suggested" by the Prohibitionists and Socialists, Judge Trexler is unopposed for the nomi nation. He is well known here be cause of his service as president Judge of Lehigh county and Ills prominence in child welfare and charitable asso ciations, having been president of the Juvenile Court Association, of which many well-known Pennsylvanians are members. He Is president of the Allentown Young Men's Christian As sociation and has attended State meet ings here and has been active in Pres byterian Church affairs, being a ruling elder In the First Church at Allen town. To Name Important New Streets After Nation's Presidents llarrisburg's city ofllclal map may some day boast of a Lincoln, Jackson, Madison. McKinley, Cleveland, aye, even a Roosevelt street. If City Engi neer Cowden's plan for naming the broader, more important highways of the future can be carried out. That's why the Engineer carefully avoided choosing the name of a Presi dent of the United States in naming the scores of streets and alleys pro vided for by the ordinances offered in City Council yesterday afternoon by William H. Lynch. Commissioner of Streets and Public Improvements. "Names like Lincoln and so on should be reserved for one of our most Importani streets, one that may in the future be opened, should any new section of adjacent territory be developed and taken into th*> city," said the Engineer. "For the same reason all the names of Presidents, except possibly those few streets that have long since been called after a former head of the nation, ought to be held in reserve. But the selection of street names Is some job, believe mo." smiled Mr. Cowden. Prior to the introduction of the street-naming measure yesterday Com missioner Lynch and Engineer Cow den discussed the ordinance. "I no tice," said Mr. Lynch, ''that a letter may have been dropped In one of the names, and that Instead of 'lce' you probably meant It to be " "What?" " 'Nice,' " said Mr. Lynch. SCALDED BRAKKMAN RECOVERS Aaron Bourbeer, of 1227 Bailey street, a brakeman on the Philadel phia and Reading railroad, who was severely scalded about the face and neck when a coffee pot exploded In the yards at Heading, several days ago, is rapidly recovering. OFF COME TRAINS The second supplemental schedule on the Pennsylvania railroad main line went into effect to-day. Twenty six trains are taken off the original schedule due to retreachmeut orders. TOLLS FIGHT NOW ON 1 IN SENATE WILL BE ! OF LONG DURATION Contest Promises to Be Most Pro tracted and Complicated Body Ever Has Faced PASSAGE AGAIN PREDICTED Senator O'Gorman Will Lead Op position; Plans Immediate Con sideration of Measure { i . , '■ By Associated Press Washington, D. 0., April 1. —Grati- fied over the success of the Panama tolls exemption repeal in the House, President Wilson and his supporters turned their attention 10-day to the Senate. Tho latest poll brought to the White House by an administration Senator, who canvassed his colleagues and ex cluded from his count those he con sidered doubtful; indicated that the President's contention would have a majority of at least sixteen —Repub- licans as well as Democrats. Senator Owen, the administration leader in the canal's committee, where the measure now is pending, was at the White House early conferring with Secretary Tumulty. Asked about the procedure in the Senate and length of time for discussion, the Oklahoma Senator said: "It is natural to assume that if the committee does not report promptly, a motion will be made to discharge the measure from consideration of the committee. There is to be no effort at forcing unnecessarily, but we want no dilatory tactics. The committee stands, I should say, against the Presl [Continued on Pago 9.] FEDERALS OFFER TO . SURRENDER lORREON IF SPARED LIVES Villa Will ProbtrttfyHecepf Offer- Rebels Occupy Gomez Pal^cio and Lerado I By Associated Press I Chihuahua, April I.—An official 1 statement given out at rebel military I headquarters ut 10 a. m. to-day said | the rebels occupy Gomez Palacia, Le ! rado and some of the outskirts of ' Torre till. The federals have fortified I themselves in some of the strongest j buildings in the last city, the report I adds. I A truce was granted, it is under stood, and the federal commanders of fered to turn over the <.'lty with nil military stores if the lives of ail of ; ficers and men were guaranteed. It Is also understood that Villa at first demurred, saying that many of the garrison, including General Orozco, who is said to be in Torreon were traitors and must be executed. It is said another armistice was ar [ ranged for to-day. however, when , Villa would probably accept the of fer of the federal commander. j To Divide City Schools Into Five Districts i From a dozen to fifteen more teach ; ers, principals for five grammar j grades and four new supervisors will be elected by the school board at its I meeting May 1. Thfe necessary au i thority to provide for the supervisors | was recommended by fhe teachers' icommittee last evening and will be 1 acted upon by the school Taoard, how ' ever, Friday eveiiing. The teachers' commitee decided to recommend that tho city be divided into five instead of two supervisor districts. Dr. L. S. Shimmell's place as super visor will have to in addition to the three new places. If the usual custom is followed, principals of four of the schools will be advanced to fill these jobs. This will leave that many principalships to be provided for. Salaries for the year will be fixed lat the May meeting, too, and it is I likely that Dr. F. E. Downes will bo re-elected school superintendent at the samo time. Thousands Petition For Renomination of Uncle Henry Secretary of Internal Affairs Henry Hou'ck, who is a candidate for re election. to-day received his petitions from .Schuylkill county. Secretary I Hbuck's popularity In that county is | attested by the fact thut friends cir culated no less than thirty-four blank ! petitions and obtained the names of ! »,808 voters wlio want to see "Uncle I Henry" renominated.- If a like pro portion were iftalntained in all of the 'other counties the re-election of the venerable secretary would be guar anteed even before tho primaries. As it. Is there are Indications that he will again lead his -ticket by thousands of votes. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., Enters Chicago Campaign Chicago, 111., April •. —The alder mnnic campaign In Chicago is to be enlivened to-night, when Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., will toss his hat into the ring and make a speech in favor of Hugo Krause, Progressive candi date for alderman in the Twertty-flrst ward. Young Roosevelt arrived in Chicago several days ago on a business trip and professedly with no intention of taking a hand In the municipal cam paign, but he became interested In the hot contest being waged and will have a few words to say at to-night's mass meeting in North Side Turner 'Hall. , if '' V 4 STILT KING STARTS ON HIKE TO 'FRISCO MIMJ'II A*j-r V ,fT> '( V. | ».. mm i, - * f -^ r«k «■! ■ Ipl mM "*lll II HIB Sit ■^V^pJ^S^ws^Hßi^lSi^SfQw^HS^ Hundreds Brave April Show ers to See Wilvert Leave For Continent-Wide Journey With three gigantic strides. F. A.' Wilvert, Harrisburg stiltwalker who Is to cross the continent with a mes sage from the Harrisburg Telegraph to the Panama-Pacific ISxposition, clear d a quarter of a block at 12.55 to-day and headed toward Third street. A throng of humanity surged in his wake as the human skyscraper swung off on his 3,500 mile hike to the blue waters of the Pacific, and followed him to Third street, and thence to Market. From Market Wil vert proceeded to the bridge and 50,000 COAL MINERS IN OHIO FORGED INTO INDEFINITE IDLENESS Unless Old Agreement Is Renewed Men May Be Out of Work For Long Time Special to The Telegraph Chicago, 111., April 1. Nearly 50,000 Ohio bituminous coal miners wore forced Into indelinite idleness to day and 38,000 Pennsylvania miners may be thrown out of employment Friday. Pending negotiations for a new agreement coal miners In Indiana, Il linois and lowa will continue at work. Most of the mines in the-Ohio dis trict suspended operations last id night in accordance with orders is sued Monday by the operators. The operators in the Central Pennsylvania district announced last night that un less the old agreement is renewed be fore Friday all of the mines In that district will be closed and work sus pended indefinitely. 20,000 Miners Observe Anniversary in Indiana By Associated Press Terre Haute, Ind.. April I.—Nearly twenty thousand miners in the Elev enth district bituminous coal field ob served a holiday to-day In celebration of the anniversary of the enactment of the eight-hour-day law. Freight Rate Raise May Be Granted Much Earlier Than Planned By Associated Press Washington, D. C., April 1. —A de cision by the Interstate Commerce Commission on the freight rate in crease asked by the Eastern railroads is expected much earlier than Tiad been plEtnned. It may be handed down within a month. Recent developments have impelled the commission to put aside collateral issues and extraneous questions and devote practically Its entire time to the rate situation. Counsel for the railroads already have indicated that they may alve their right to argue the case orally and submit it on briefs. They have In some Instances expressed their will ingness to stand on the evidence ad duced. Block Off Traffic on Dock St Bridge to Begin Building Traffic over the Dock street bridge was cut off yesterday when the ap proaches were boarded up prepara tory to starting the construction of the new viaduct. The bridge which will be a modern structure of steel and concrete will replace the present steel truss viaduct that has spanned the Pennsylvania railroad tracks for years. The Central Construction and Sup ply Company, the successful bidders, will push the erection work as rapidly its possible and it is expected that by the middle of June the new bridge will be open for service. 4 crossed it on his way to Mechanics burg. Although a drizzling rain was fall ing. the crowd stayed on and watched Wilvert prepare for the trip. From an elevated position. .Inst- 130 inches from the sidewalk, the stiltwalker ad justed tin- arrangement of his garb, and grasping his elg'.it-foot reed staff in hand, was ready for the remarkable feat. Just before the departure, post cards showing Wllvert and a Tele graph reporter were placed on sale which found a ready market among the crowd. "Speech: Speech!" yelled the crowd, as Wilvert stood ready to make his departure. But the elevated pedes trian had no words himself, and an other spoke for the ten-foot Mercury in language that spoke of his remark able feat. And somebody yelled: "Aw, it isn't his feet. It's his laigs!" FATHER KOHL DIES: WAS FORMER RECTOR OF ST. PATRICK'S T & In Charge of Harrisburg Parish Prior to Appointment of the Rt. Rev. M. M. Hassett joow* m I I THE REV. GERM ANUS KOHL Former Rector at St. Patrick's Pro- Cathedral. Who Died Last Night at Edge Grove. The Re\. Germanus Kohl. aged 59 years, for six years rector of St. Pat rick's Pro-Cathedral, State street, died last night at Edge Grove, Adams county, following un illness of seven weeks. The funeral will take place Friday morning at 10 o'clock and will be In charge of the Rev. James Huber, of Hanover, dean of the Adams county district. Father Kohl's death was due to an illness which started from a cold con tracted early in November. News of the serious illness of the former Har rlsburg rector reached Harrisburg two weeks ago and a number of his former parishioners visited the sick priest. The Rev. Germanus Kohl was born March 17, 1855, in Berks county. His [Continued on I'ugo 10.] . .. A good many substantial April April Showers Showers of Sunshine—the sunshine of Sunshine of real dollars—are going to come to advertisers this month. This is because they are shrewd enough to advertise in the modern way —through the newspapers—frequently with direct co-operation between manufacturer and mer chant. Results can almost be forecast—for this kind of adver tising is going directly into the homes when the people are in a mood for buying. i And this that business will come to the men who are going after it. Any manufacturer or merchant interesed in newspaper advertising is invited to address the American Newspaper Publishers Association, Bureau of Advertising, World* Building, New York. Booklet on request. A 12 PAGES. * POSTSCRIPT. PLAYING POLITICS ATTHE EXPENSE OF SCHSOF IDLE MEN Mayor Royal, Head of Sinking Fund Commission, Has Taken No Steps to Issue Bonds NEEDED IMPROVEMENTS, TOO Copelin's Absence Blamed—Delay May Hold Back Work Until Midsummer Mayor John IC. Royal is head of tho Sinking Fund Commission of the city, but appears to have been so busy play ing politics in tho City Council that ho has overlooked tho Important duty of arranging for an Issue of bonds to cover the public work -authorized by the people last November. Notwithstanding the fact that tho ordinance was passod on January 27 and became effective February 6, practically' two months ago, not a single step has been taken to raiso money to cover the items of the loan measure savo tho usual item In tho annual budget for the sinking fund on the loan. These improvement items are as follows: For sewers, SIOO,OOO. For bridges, $25,000. For isle of safety and public com fort station In Market Square, $25,000. For modern apparatus for Are de partment, $25,000. For a municipal paving repair plant, $25,000. For parks and playgrounds, SIOO,OOO. It will require several weeks to pre pare the bonds and dispose of them so that tho work authorized by people con be started. Meanwhile tho hundreds of idle men who should have been given employment on the con struction of sewers, the building of bridges and tho other work embraced in the last'loan proposition must wait until the officials who havo been asleep at the switch shall havo performed (heir duty. It has been intimated that City Treasurer Copelin's long absence in the South Is responsible for the tie-up of this work, but a majority of the Sinking- Fund Commission were here, and Mayor Royal Is tfelng se verely vejisured In municipal circles for failure t« attend to his duty iff the premisses. Those who are familiar with his weekly controversies with his Repub lican colleagues In the City Council declare that his mind has been so tilled with political moves that he has entirely overlooked the welfare of tho community. Demands Immediate Attention Aside from all the other Items in the loan measure, that providing for necessary sewers demands immediate attention, arid any delay in this public work must be attributed to the failure of the Sinking Fund Commission to provide the necessary funds as should have been done weeks ago. "With scores and hundreds of men seeking; employment there is certain to be a [Continued on Page 10.] THE WEATHER For llarrlsburg and vlelnltyt Rain to-iiluht, warmer) Thursday fair. For Hastern Pennsylvania) Rain to-night, warmer In south por tion) Thursday (air, wmewhat colder In north portion) icentle to ■Moderate south breeses shift ing to west. River Haln IN Indicated (or the Snsqne linnnn Valley thla afternoon and to-night, hirt the river and ita principal branches will probably continue to (all except the Juni ata, upper portion of the West Branch and possibly the upper portion at the North Branch, which nre likely to rise If heavy or moderately heavy ralna occur, General Conditions A disturbance of moderate energy, central over I,nke Michigan, la causing unsettled weather over the eastern half o( the conirtry, with rain In nil districts, except the Mouth Atlantic ami Hast Golf States and New Englund, where the weather has been (air since last report. Temperatures 8 a. m., 38) 'J p. a,, 48. Sum Illses, 5)51. li. m.j sets, 6>20 p. m. Mooni First quarter, April 3, 2)41 p. m. Itlver Slaife: 13.T (eet above low water mark. 1 esterday's Weather Highest temperature, 50. Lowest temperature, 38. Mean temperature, 47. Normal temperature, 44.