10 WOULD YOU PARI WITH I FINGER FOR SI .000? That's What Peter Sokac Charges Steel Company in Trespass Action fingers worth sl,- on three of the dlg its of his right hand I trespass for $3,000 p'anv through his counsel. Recorder O. G. Wickersham. No statement has been filed as yet but according to counsel Sokac claims $3,000 for the three fingers that were crushed when he caught bis hand be tween a belt and a drum while at work in the company's bridge shops. The belt and drum were not properly pro tected according to the provisions of the act of 1905, Sokac's attorney says, and as the loss of three fingers is not to be considered lightly, Sokac thinks he ought to have at least $3,000 for the damage—or SI,OOO per finger. Recorder Speaks to Club. —Recor- der O. G. Wickersham last evening was the speaker of the evening at the meeting of the men's club of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Second near Emer ald streets. He talked on "Makers of History." Boys Taken to tilen Mills. Three small boys who had been sentenced to Glen Mills during the session of Janu ary juvenile eourt were taken to that | institution at noon to-day by Sheriff, li. C. Wells. Before the trio boarded] tht train the sheriff provided each j With a bag of sandwiches. Hindus Who Were Barred From Canada, Sentenced to Death in Calcutta By Associated I'ress Calcutta. Feb. 3.—The judge at j Pirozpur, in the Punjab, has sentenced . to death seven £>;khs who had been' convicted of killing two police officials at Calcutta last October In the rioting ; which followed the arrival of the • steamer Komagata Maru at that port i from Vancouver. The Hindus who mutinied at Cal-1 cutta last year were the men who for several months resisted the Canadian ' government's orders of deportation but! who finally were compelled to return ; from Vancouver on the same steamer j which brought them out. The riot- ; ing at Calcutta was suppressed by \ troops who flred on the Sikhs. Chamber of Commerce of United States Is in Session in Washington Washington. Feb. 3.—The Chamber j of Commerce of the United States be- ' gan its third annual convention here ( to-day with about six hundred dele- ; gates present. President Wilson and , Secretary Bryan were on the program j for addresses at the afternoon session. j At the opening session reports of the special committee on uniform food and drug regulation and of the regu-j lar committee on statistics and stand ards were presented. The special committee proposed aj series of recommendations designed to' promote greater efficiency in both federal and State regulation of food and drugs. Its principal reeommen-1 dations include the enactment of the following: A federal poison law. tini-! form State narcotic and drug sanita-i tlon laws: a federal cold storage law; i a uniform State food sanitation law; . amendment of the federal food anil drugs act to expressly provide for an appeal to the courts from administra tive acts relating to ilmportatton of foods and drugs and the enactment of a uniform advertising law to prohibit # false and fraudulent advertising of i foods and «;ugs. The report declares] that "a disttnet obligation rests upon the great commercial interests of this nation engaged in manufacturing and distributing our food and drug sup plies to promote and co-operate cor- 1 dially and completely in the perl'ec-1 tion of proper food and drug regula tion." ]>R. C. M. KHORKS BUYS SECOND STREET PROPERTY j Dr. C. M. Rhodes. 236 North Second street, has purchased the property at 800 North Second street, from the estate of Mrs. M. E. Schaffer, and will remodel it as a residence and office for himself. A small addition will be built at the rear and an office door will be placed on the Boas street side. Dr. Rhodes expects to occupy the new quarters about April 1. CITY COUNCIL. FORCED TO ACT I'ottsville Citizen Secures Appointment l of Planning Commission Pottaville, Pa., Feb. 3.—Threatened ' with impeachment proceedings by C.l F. Foley, for failure to appoint a City Planning Commission, Pottaville city council last night appointed the com mission as demanded by Foley, who claims that the commission was in tended as an additional executive de partment to hold council in check on granting of franchises or opening of new streets. BOROUGHS TO OBJECT Representatives of boroughs along j the Schuylkill river, including Norris- i town and Pottstown, which operate ! under special acts dating from a long ! time ago, will likely ask to be heard j before the Legislature takes action on | the proposed borough code. It is un- J derstood that some of the Montgom- ) ery county boroughs are not entirely I satisfied with the provisions of the «;ode which would make changes in methods and powers .they have had for many years. BOTTEE WORKS OX EI"EE TIME Kane, Pa., Feb. 3.—The plant of j the Sheffield Glass Bottle Company, at Sheffield, started operations in full this! morning. For the last two months the! plant has been operating on a small I scale only. About 100 additional men started to work to-day. EX-GOVERNOR NAMED IX SUIT San Francisco, Fob. 3.—Richard D. Yates, ex-Governor of Illinois, is nam ed in a divorce complaint filed here to day by Edward R. Freeman, a photog rapher of Eureka, California, against Emma R. Freeman. Th« complaint alleges that Mrs. Freeman and Yates traveled together from Eureka to San Francisco In Julv, '1913. SAYS RAILROADS ARE IMPROVING Washington. Feb. 3.—President E. B. Thomas, of the Lehigh Valley Rail road, told President Wilson to-day business conditions showed an im-- provement and that the railroads were gaining from an increase in traffic. They needed less regulation, he tol.l the President ,to better their condi tions. WEDNESDAY EVENING, ! ELLIOTT-FISHER CO. i GRADUATES FIFTEEN Second Course in Salesmanship School Will Open March 1; Many Applicants ! The school of salesmanship conducted by the Elllott-Flsher Company to in struct and train men to sell their pro ! duct has graduated its first class. The ! students were instructed at the general j office of the Elliott-Fisher Company in | Harrisburg during January, Fifteen young men were graduated, and they have all been assigned terrl- I torles with the exception of two, who ere continuing a course of study on mechanical construction at the factory. I The young men have been assigned as i follows: ; R. Parvin and U 11. Crapenshoft, Chi- I i ago: A. C. Lackey. C. O. I-iippy. 11. B. ; Oilman, A. J. Handler and C. E. King, I New York: A. Owen, Cincinnati; O. K. | Evans, Indianapolis; R. K. Eechthaler, ! Philadelphia; G. H. Windsor, Pitts burgh; I>. 1">. Gray, Rock Island; N. \\_. ! Squire, Toronto; 11. D. Ettla and G. W. [ M. Group remain at the factory to take j the course In mechanical construction. School a Succesm I This first session of the salesman's | school has been a decided success both 1 from the viewpoint of the company and the graduates. The men who completed ! the course have received a training I which could not have been secured in any other way. W. R. Busoli has been in charge of I the school. Every member of the ex ecutive staff of the company has lec -1 Hired upon some branch of the routine •>f the business that affects the sales. ! An exhaustive analysis was made by I Mr. C. 11. Hunter, assistant general i manager, of the positive qualities that make for success and the ethics of salesmanship was deeply gone into. With the mental qualities that are pro | uuctlve of success and the relation of ethics to selling as a foundation to build on, the class was carefully in structed in the detail that is necessary to successfully sell the office appli ances made by the Elliott-Fisher Com pany, such as the bookkeeping ma chine. the crossfooter. the billing ma chine. the book recording machine, the railroad billing machine. Starting Second t la*» Encouraged at finding so much goo a material in their borne city, the Elliott- Fisher Company has decided to con duct another class, which will be open ed March 1 and will continue four weeks. It is the purpose of the com pany to create an opening for the young men in Central Pennsylvania, who are looking for a real opportunity to es tablish themselves in a profitable busi ness. STEAMER SIGHTS WARSHIP fly Associated Press New York, Feb. 3.—A four-fun neled cruiser thought at the time to be either German warship Karlsruhe or the British cruiser Suffolk, spoke the steamer Isabella on the night of January 15 in West Indian waters, ac cording to declarations made to-day by the Isabella's officers upon the ar rival of the steamer here. Close Formation Again Being Used by Germans London, Feb. 3, 12.30 P. AI. —Brit- ish military experts are unable to ex plain the sudden and violent offensive movements begun by the Germans to the westof Warsaw, in Russian Po land. and inthe vicinity of I>a Hassec, on the northwestern end of the battle line in France. In both these regions there lias been a return to the old style of Ger man battering, the men being hurled forward in close formation at great sacrifice with, British reports say, lit tle permanent gains. In Russian Poland the Germans ar.; holding some ground in front of War saw which these attacks netted, but the recent German onslaughts on the western battlefront. military oflicials assert, almost invariably have result ed in failure to consolidate positions gained. Scranton Sends Check For Catcher Miller Late this afternoon a check was re ceived from the Scranton baseball club of the New York State league, for Charles Miller, the Harrisburg catcher. Miller was sold by Harris burg to Scranton two months ago. Finton ("Red") Whalen, last sea son's Harrisburg shortstop, was in Harrisburg to-day. He has been sold to the Omaha team of the Western Association. Whalen says he has ac cepted terms. Friends of Colonial Club Invited to Card Party Cards and refreshments will be en joyed by members and friends of the Calonial Country Club, Tuesday even ing February 9. at 8 o'clock. At least 200 are expected to be pres ent and the evening will be spent in playing five hundred, followed by a buffet luncheon. The rooms will be gayly decorated and everything pos sible is being done to make the enter tainment successful. AMERICAN POUCY APPROVED RY LEADING RI'SS PAPERS Petrograd, Feb. 3. via London. 1.4•"» P- M.—The attitude of the United States toward the warring nations is the subject of discussion to-day in the leading Russian daily newspapers which are unanimous in their appro val of the American policy. The Novoe Vremya says: "There is no law, Americanor inter national, which prevents private per sons from exporting even ammunition at their own risk. On the other hand the American government is not ob liged to protect American grain ex porters on the high seas against Great Britain." GIRL WOUNDED IN FOOT IN NINETEENTH BATTLE Moscow, via Petrograd, Feb. 3, and London, Feb. 3. 5 P. M.—Among the wounded who have arrived In Mos cow from the front Is Olga Kraslllnoff. a girl of 19 years. After taking part in nieteen battles in Poland she was wounded in the foot. The girl enlisted under a man's name and this deception has just been discovered. The cross of St. George, fourth degree, has been awarded to her. "PEERING TOM" IN CLUTCHES OF POLICE Thomas Duggish. a foreigner, was fined by Mayor John K. Royal this afternoon for playing "Peeping Thomas." Witnesses said the man walked along Ninth street last night and peeped in the windows. Harry J. Wawker, who says he lives in Maryland, is held pending an inves tigation on a charge of keeping a dis orderly house. It was testified that Oawker harbored young girls at his room, in South Second street. To Sing at Mechaiiicsburg.—A dele gation of 400 members of the Har risburg evangelistic chorus, under the leadership of Charles F. Clippinger. will attend the tabernacle service at Mechanicsburg to-morrow evening, leaving Market Square at 6.30 o'clock jin special cars. The Harrishurgers will take the leading part in the singing. M'CORMfICK REFUSES TO DISCUSS HOTELS Whisht! Sure and Delicate Ques tion, He's Believin', It AU Is "What do you think of Harrisburg as a city of fine hotels'" was asked !n an intervl.-v- to-day at noon with John McCorrnack, tile famous Irish tenor who is to sing this evening at j Chestnut Street Auditorium, i "Good Lord!" came the answer in it he finest Irish brogue ever heard be tween New York and San Francisco, I "how can I tell you that; if you peo jple in Ilarusburg haven't an opin ion of your own hotels, what good can my brief opinion do you?" i At the lirst shock of surprise at such a question. Mr. McCorrnack Ifaintlngly leaned against his compan ion. Donald Mcßcath, the violinist, and looked appeallngl.v at his wife who stood smiling nearby. Then he laughed heartily and said he couldn't talk on such a delicate subject. "No doubt you get tired of having fool questions asked you, Mr. McCor rnack, but here is another for you. Do you think there are many people who have possibilities of becoming tine singers through proper training?" "Well," he said, "there are plenty who are trying and training—and they all help the music teachers, who must live, of course: but you know you can c ount the really great singers on your fingers, and I think it will al ways be so, no matter how much training there may be. Becoming a great singer is not a matter of train ing alone." John McCorrnack has a face as fine as his voice, which is rich and full of expres sion in the slightest were. He does not like to be bothered by foolish questions, but his sympathetic nature soon overcomes his first irritation, and he talks with an intimate interest that still has the far-away look of the dreamer anil artist. Caroian Not the l.a«t of the Bards Those who hear McCorrnack sing at Chentnut street hall to-night, and there are indications that the audi ence will be of record-breaking pro portions. will hear not only a great singer, but an artist who at the same time embraces all of the qualities that made famous the old Irish bards and minstrels. For many years the poets have been telling us that Carolan was the last of the great Celtic bards, but they were wrong, for there is one great bard yet alive in Ireland, and his name is John McCorrnack. He is a bard in a true sense, for through the medium of music he delivers a mes sage that reaches the innermost depths of the human heart. He hits been richly endowed, like the bards of okl. with the power of pull ing the heart strings, of reaching those who love music for its own sake and who delight to hear in spoUen tones the longings, the desires, the sound melodies that must forever remain si lent within them. Unlike many of the. concert singers heard to-day he in dulges in no theatricals. Play acting lias no part in his concert and there is no apparent effort to impress his per sonality upon his hearers. He takes them seriously and tries to play no tricks on them outside the realm of true artistry. The announcement of the manage ment that it has arranged for 200 ad ditional seats at $1 and 200 more at $1.50 each stimulated sales greatly during the day and there are indica tions that the big hall will be filled to overflowing. The concert opens at B.l> and Mr McCorrnack will be assisted by Donald Mcßeath. noted violinist. ATTACKS MADE BY FRENCU UEPDI/SED BY GERMAN FORCE Berlin, Feb. 3, by wireless to Say vjile.—German army headquarters to day save out a report on the progress of'the fighting which reads as follows: "The attacks made by the French in German positions near Perthes have been repulsed.. On the remainder of the western battlefront there was yes terday nothing more than artillery ex changes. "In Poland, north of the \ istula cavalry onslaughts by the Russians have been repulsed." RIGID QUARANTINE DESIRED Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 3.—Quaran tine, not only of stock, but of men, women, children, doss and eats on all farms where the infection Is found is the only way to eradicate the foot and mouth "disease, according to speakers before the Missouri Valley Veterinary Association in session here to-day. NEW DEPOSIT BILL It is understood at the Capitol that Attorney General Francis Shunk Brown is about to draw an act which will require all banks and trust com panies under state authority to report to the Auditor General at the close of each vear unclaimed bank deposits and interest on trust funds. The idea would be to make the money escheat to the state without heavy fees being paid as are paid in escheated estates. Drastic penalties for failure to report would be provided. YOUNG ANSWERS State Treasurer Young has filed an answer in the Adams county man damus case in which he asks that the bill be dismissed, as the county has failed to make payments. MORTON TRUCKMAY BE USED BY ALLIES [Continued from First Page.] representatives in London. While there Mr. Morton will also be asso ciated with Percy Owen, sales man ager for the Chalmers Motor Com pany, of Detroit, and assist him in the placing of orders for chassis and standard models for use by officers and ambulance work. Through foreign representation the Morton Truck and Tractor Company have been assured that coneto.nt or ders for commercial purposes will be forthcoming, but the government or ders that are pending will require special representation and demon stration and will mean a big thing for the growing local concern. S. A. Morton will accompany Rob ert L. Morton as efficiency expert on the four-wheel drive, which is re ceiving special consideration, and will demonstrate the mechanical merits of the Morton trucks and tractors. A large number of these pre necessary for heavy duty work on the great bat tlefields. These war orders have been pend ing for some time and during the New York automobile show conferences and groups of dinner parties repre senting the biggest men in the motor car industry arranged details and closed contracts that mean millions of dollars to factories making motor ears. Walter S. Morton, general man ager of the local motor truck estab lishment. has spent the greater part of his time recently in touch with some of the biggest men of this coun try and Europe and negotiations are pending which give promise of plac ing this concern among Harrisburg's leading industries. Robert L. Morton will be in London for siv to eight weeks and during his absence C. R. Morton will be asso ciated with C. H. Rarner In looking after the sales interests of the Key stone Motor Car Company. . HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH SCHOOL SECRETARIES IN tIIiUJIL MEETING Forty Delegates From All Parts of State Here; Discuss Vital Educational Topics D. D. Hammclbaugh, secretary of the Harrisbufg School Board, made the address of welcome this morning at the opening session of the second annual convention of the Association of School Board Secretaries of Penn sylvania. which was held in Technical high school auditorium. About forty members registered. The session was devoted to a discus sion of subjects relating to public schools. R. E. Peifer. of Kaston. spoke on "Our Association and Its Work;" TV. j. Flynn, of Krie. on "The Secretary-Business Manager and the Advantages of a Smaller Number ol' School Board Committees:" G. W. Oerwlg, Pittsburgh, on "Public Schools and Public Service;" J. Robert Clark, of Greensburg. on "The Duties of the Secretary in the Smaller Districts;" F. L. Bensinger, of Franklin, on [ "School Finances," and A. W. Moss. |of Wilkes-Barre. on the "Insurance Problem." After the election of officers and reading of reports by committee chair men Charles H. Meyer, of Johnstown; William Dick, of Philadelphia; Jo seph Rovinskey, of Jeanette; Wil liam T. Norton, of McKeesport; F. Reisgen. of Ford City; C. M. Piper, of Altoona; R. F. Davies. of Ed wardsville; K. D. Fellows, of Scran ton. and David Crider. of York, made addresses. A general discussion will be held to-niglit. The following officers were elected this afternoon: W. J. Flynn, Erie, president; Charles H. Meyers, Johns town, vice-president; D. D. Hammel baugh. Harrisburg, secretary, and William T. Morton, McKeesport, treasurer. NINE MEN BURNED TO DEATH IN KANE FIRE [Continued from First Page.] house was heated by gas, and it is believed, increased pressure in the mains caused an explosion which, fired the building. The nearest town. Shef field, is eighteen miles away, and med ical aid was hours in reaching the in jured. Only one occupant of the build ing escaped uninjured. The identified dead are Henri Stran islaur and Bertini Marrsin. both Mace donians, and the identified injured Lu dovic Martilli and Henri Marsan. Phy sicians expressed the belief that two of the injured would die. House Votes to Abolish Naval "Plucking Board" By .Associated Press Washington. Fob. 3.—The House had before it again to-day the naval appropriation bill, consideration of which has been completed with the ex ception of the building program. Ad vocates of a larger navy were prepar ed to urge an increase in the program. The House was in session until a late hour last night in considering the bill. The provision to abolish the so called "plucking board," and authoriz ing the President-to restore to the ser vice all officers who have been retired by the board was adopted. The House had before it to-day the report «f a special board of naval officers attacking the Hobson amend ment which would forbid the purchase of 12 or 14 inch armor piercing shells until it had been demonstrated that they could pierce ten inch armor at 12,000 yards. SECOND JURY DISAGREES Albany, N. Y.. Feb. 3. The jury in tlie trial of Malcolm Gifford, Jr., of Hudson, N. Y„ charged with the mur der of Frank J. Clute. a chauffeur, dis agreed to-day and was discharged. It had been out about twenty hours. This was Gifford's second trial. The first jury also disagreed. There i B b ome ? THEN THIS ADVERfrSEMENT MEANS A GREAT DEAL TO YOU. Two years ago the Woman's Home Companion established: One Read what One Mother Wrote to the Better its Better Babies Bureau, a service department for every mother Mother's Babies Bureau: or mother-to-be. 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OR THE » ; ; • The Telegraph's great offer is made possible by a special arrange- American Magazine Or Both I mcnt e Publishing Company, publishers of the I " Woman s Home Companion and lhe American Magazine. To Fm Ml(y « Itm cttU * m»ntk mtrt thm ta j ce a( j vantagc Q f i t you must act quickly, for the number of the regal* eest •/ the Telegraph elone , . . x \ A 1 v 1 • i- •. i , . ccwn MA MrDr , v u/niTr subscriptions that can be taken IS limited. You pay nothing in ™ advance: merely pay the collector at the end of the month. Act i ELEPHONE THE TELEGRAPH OFFICE now; telephone or write the Telegraph office. Rotarians Prepare For Trip to Philadelphia A well attended and lively meeting of the Harrisburg Rotary club was held at the sporting goods and toy store of George W. Bogar in Market Square lust evening at which prepara tions were made for a trip to Phila delphia on February 23, for the pur pose of attending the annual meet ing of the Eastern Division of Rotary clubs in that city. Provision will be made for the entertainment of the members' wives during the conference and program, which will be an all day affair concluding with a dinner in the evening at the Manufacturers' club. W. Rufus McCord, vice-president, presided last night in the absence of President W. S. Essick, who is sick and to whom the club extended a vote of sympathy. The club heard reports from the Home and, Foreign Relief j committee on the expenditure of near ly SSOO raised by the club by its bene fit week at the Orpheum and the mat ter of co-operating with the Chamber of Commerce looking toward the ierection of a hotel in Harrisburg was referred to the public affairs com mittee, of which Henderson Gilbert, president of the Chamber of Com merce, is chairman. KILLED FOR STEALING BREAD Cleveland. Ohio, Feb. 3.—Joseph Findura. grocer, was arrested to-day, charged with the murder of Dominic Margold, 16. shot and killed while breaking into a breadbox left in the doorway of Findura's store by a baker. Findura told the police his bread had been stolen every morning for several weeks and that he "laid in wait for the thief." COMMITTEE OF 50 PLANS TRADE TRIP [Continued from first Page.] iniston. P. G. Diener. J. A. Donaldson, i Geo. T. Eldridge, P. G. Farquharson, George A. Goixns. H. L. Gritfln, Henry M. Gross. E. D. HUleary, A. W. Hol i man. E. G. Hoover, C. W. Irwin, Sam uel Kades, C. M. Kaltwasser, Edwin Iveister, Joseph S. Klincdinst, James IT. I,lit*. Donald McCormick. Charles C. McXaughton. John P. Melick. Her man P. Miller, Walter L. Montgomery, R. W. Moorhead, Fred Morgenthaler, A. W. Moul. F. B. Musser. J. S.Musser, Jos. Nachman. Martin R. Nissly, John O'Conncll. W. M. ogeisbv, W. E. Orth, [ F. R. Oyster, A. S. Patterson. D. L. M. I Raker, George S. Reinoehl, Ira P. Romiierger, W. J. Rose. Samuel R. Safterthwaite, <•. S. Schaup, J. Grant Schwann. Sr.. John T. Shirley. S. W. Shoemaker, Frederick R. Smith, F. i Herbert Snow, W. G. Starry, James L. Stewart, Benjamin Strouse. Herman iTausig. D. E. Tracy, F. M. Tritle, [ Brook Trout. Russell W. Weaver, i Richard M. H. Wharfon. George E. | Whitney. Augun<us Wildman. Sr., Da . vid H. Witmer, Flavin L. Wright. John I G. Young. Joseph F. Yungel, and | George E. Zehers. The subcommittees ! are: Judges J. William Bowman, l Harry Lowengard, Felix M. Davis. | Concessions— Stnnle.v G. Jean, W. H. Bennefbum. Jr., W. R. Blough, H. i 11. Bowman. i Amusements —J. If. Nixon. Joseph ! 11. Wallace. Robert W. Hoy. J. P. Mc i Cullough. John Musser. General Trade Excursion Coinmit i tee—Charles W. Burtnett, A. E. Buch anan. Carl W. Davis, J. A. Greisha ber. Stanley Jean, Joseph Klinedlnst, | Brook Trout. Arranging Chautauqua The Spring t«-«.ee excursion of the Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce will embrace greater mileage and i reach larger cities than any trade ex cursion previously made. The route will be to Sunbury. Bloomsburg, Wilkes-Barre. Hazleton. Reading and several intermediate cities. Intense interest Is being displayed by the membership of the Chamber in the forthcoming excursion and indi ! cations point to a record-breaking number participating. President Gilbert has appointed a committee of twenty business men to take charge of the business Chautau qua to be given February 19, 23 and 25. Chairman A. W. Moul has called a meeting of this committee for 4 o'clock to-morrow afternoon. FEBRUARY 3, 1915. Former Californian's Son Heir to $500,000 By Associated Press LonJon. Keb. 3. 11:45 A. M. The probate court decided to-day that the son of Charles It. Sllngsby is the legiti mate heir to the $500,000 Baronial property of the Sllngsby family In Yorkshire. The ease has been before the courts for nearly two years. Charles It. Sllngsby, formerly a lieu tenant In the British navy, and a for mer resident of San Francisco, is in possession of the property which was dcvised to his offspring. When he ask ed the court to conllrm the succession, a younger brother protested on the ground that the child was not a legiti mate son. but an infant substituted by the lieutenant's wife when her own child died. Since the case has been on trial evi dence has been taken in California and records produced there to prove the child the legitimate son and heir of the Slingsbys. OI.I) INDIAN FIGHTER DIES By Associated Press Dresden. Kansas. Feb. 3.—Eliphalet Johnson. 98 years old. widely-known as an Indian fighter in the frontier days in the Middle West, died at his home here to-day. He was born in New York and followed the frontier 'through Ohio, lowa and Illinois into Kansas. FAI.I.S FROM MACHIMC George Sowers. 1078 South Ninth street, an engineer employed by the Hoffman and Wilson stone quarries, fell off the engine on which he was working this morning and received a probable fracture of thigh bone He was taken to the hospital. LIQUOR MEN INVEST AT OWN RISK—KUNKEL [Continued from First Page.] the Dauphin County Courts, yesterday afternoon thus summed up the court's position in declining to consider the remonstrance against the transfer of the liquor license held .by John A. Haas at 239-241 Ann street, Middle • town, to Harry White. The transfer was accordingly per mitted. although it is understood that the relicensrnif to White for 1915 will be bitterly opposed by the same re monstrants at license umirt, Febru ary 19. Question of Necessity Only Attorney H. B. Sausaman repre sented i lie No-License League, the churches of Middletown and some other citizens who objected to tlve transfer. Mr. White was represented by Fox & Geyer. The remonstrance was based only on the question of the necessity for the conduct of the Ann street hotel. Attorney Sausaman con tending that the lack of such need was obvious from the fact that Haas had been unable to make ends meet at the business and that the fixtures of his bar had to be sold bv the sheriff. It was on the question of necessity that the court made Its ruling. Both Judges Kunkel and McCarrell took the same stand —that the question of the necessity for the hotel for n year had been settled at the session of i liconse court in February. 1914, and that this must stand for a. year. | Whether or not the conditions have so i changed as to make further conduct of the hotel unnecessary, the judges | contended, could be brought up at (1915 license court. Both judges in answering the argument of Attorney Sausaman pointed out that if the mat ter was reopened now when the mat ter had been settled for a rear, the precedent would be established al ways for reopening the question of law any time during the year for which license was granted. Old Remonstrance to stand All the remonstrances which had been filed against the transfer will stand against White when his request for relicense is before the court at February license court. When Mr. Sausaman asked whether this would be permitted President Judge Kunkel promptly granted thfc request. "Surely." said the president judge as he glanced down at John R. Geyer, "surely there can be no objection to that "Then, your Honor," and Mr. Geyer smiled as he readily took the tip, "then we certainly shall raise none!" [NEW MISSION PLANS TO AID ALL CLASSES ! $2,501 Pledged at Meetings Ad dressed by Melvin E. Trotter, National Organizer The $2501 in cash and subscrlp itions raised at two meetings addressed by Melvin Trotter at the Chestnut I Street auditorium yesterday will lie used to defray the running expenses of the local mission at No. 3 North | Fifth street. No fee or commission was given Mr. Trotter. An effort will be made shortly by .the local sponsors of the work to bring; | the total to $3,000 by further requests jto businessmen. It is estimated that it.his amount will be necessary to run ! ] the mission one year. Aside from the nalarj of *SO a month to the superin : tendent, Griffith Jones, and the rent . |of the mission room, the only items j i.l' expense are small sums Riven to ; worthy persons to help them with I food or a night's lodging. No soup kitchen or rooming house !is conducted in connection with the 'mission, the prime motive of which is jto implant the gospel in the hearts of the down-and-out, placing them on the path of self help. The preaching is nonsectarian and is merely an ad junct of the regular church work planned to reach persons out of touch with the church. The mission will work in sympathy I with the police department. Chief , Hutchison last night at the dinner in honor of Mr. Trotter said he will try Ito help the mission in every way pos sible, and intimated that every police station applicant for lodging will be sent to the mission where he is to at- I tend the evening meeting, obtain a | card from the superintendent and then return to the lock-up for a bed and breakfast. Will Care For "Hobos", Too The mission work will endeavor to relieve citizens of the backdoor beg gar nuisance. It will also be a prac tical laboratory for church workers and local societies to get experience in social work and charity. The banquet in honor of Mr. Trot ter at the Commonwealth hotel yes terday evening was attended by "the . following. Mayor John K. Royal, i Chief of Police Joseph B. Hutchison, i J. W. Bowman. Al. K. Thomas, John ; Affleck, Hay Shoemaker, Louis Hou i seal, G. W. Reily, .T. E. Gipple, Paul i Gendel. O. P. Beckley, W. G. Starry, 11. L. Carl, J. W. Barker, Luther Mln ter, Fred Kelker, W. G. Ilean. Philip Heed. E. F. Weaver, S. P. Eby, R. !•'. i j Webster, Griffith Jones, E. S. Schilling, : | Harvey Buck and Joseph Weatherlv. II si»perintendent of the Rescue Mission ! in Scranton. Pupils of J. Edmund Skiff Present Splendid Concert Pupils of the J. Edmund Skiff vocal 1 studios, 23 North Third street, gave a • concert last evening at the Mount ' Pleaaant Press, at 8.30 o'clock. Nine : teen selections were given by the stu | dents including several from operas. The complete program follows: "The | Rose and the Lily," and "Rapture," by Miss Ruth S. Krayblll; "Her Rose." ' and "Isthar," by Robert K. Millard; "The Call" and "Come BelovedJC 1 ' from "Atalanta," by Mrs. O. E. Good: ; "For All Eternity." by S. N. Kawell; . "Because." by Miss Emma Graupner: "Dance of the Swords," by Dr. Byron S. Behney; "A Birthday Song," and a "Spray of Roses," by Miss Marguerite F. Wildman; "Italian Boatman's Song," by Ellis Lawrence; "The • l Danza," by Miss Kraybill; "Excerpts ; i from Faust," by Miss R. Flora Weil and Dr. Behney; "In the Time of ' Roses." and "A Night in Venice," a ; duet by Mrs. Good and Mr. Millard: ' "Loved by Thee," hy Miss Wildman; "On the Road to Mandalay," by Mr. ! Millard, and "Sunlight," by Mrs. Good. 1 DIRS FROM PARALYSIS Mrs. Ella Foster, aged 39, 1223 Wal lace street, died this morning at the , TTarrisburg Hospital from paralysis. She was admitted January 23.
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