8
GERMANY WILLING TO
RECEDE FROM STIW
Count Bernstorff Presents Note
From His Government to
State Department
BRITISH STEAMERS ARMED
Ambassador Says Great Britain
Must Allow Food to Re Sent
Into Germany
By Associated Press
Washington. Feb. 15.—Count Bern
storff, the German ambassador, to-day
presented to the State Department a
note from his government announcing
that Germany stands ready to con
sider receding from its announced in
tention of attacking British merchant
men. if Great Britain will withdraw
its efforts to prevent foodstuffs from
going to Germany for the civilian
population.
The note declares that Germany's
plan to attack British merchantmen
was R retaliatory measure adopted be
cause of the alleged, violation of in
ternational law by Great Britain in
trying to starve the noncombatant
population of Germany and that the
latter government is ready to with
draw from its purpose as expressed In
the naval war none decree, as far as
it applies to merchant vessels, as soon
as Great Britain, either of its own
volition, or as a result of representa
tions from the neutrals, expresses her
willingness to return to the usual prac
tices of international law on the ques
tion of foodstuffs.
The German note adds that the
Berlin government has information
that English merchant vessels are be
ing armed and have orders to sail In
groups for protection and further that
they would try to sink submarines. It
declared that there was now no ques
tion of searching them but the result
would be that German ships would
fight them because they are now held
to be warships.
Will I'se Xeutrnl Flags
The note declares further that Great
Britain, according to the information
of Germany, intended to use neutral
flags and that, therefore neutral ship
ping would be in danger in the war
zone. It was urged, therefore that
meanwhile neutral shiplng observe the
request of Germany and go around th»
North of Scotland in the course which
had been declared outside the war
zone.
It was stated that the note was not
a reply to the recent American note
to Germany in regard to the war zone
decree. A more comprehensive and
detailed reply to that communication
is expected soon.
To-day's note from Germany, it was
pointed out. constitutes a sort of in
termediary reply, possibly to
this government because of the fact
that the date when the war zone de
cree goes into effect February 18, is
so close at hand.
HICKOK WORKS ARE
BOUGHT BY STATE
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cerned. The transfer includes N'o. 71"
North street, the northwest corner of
State and Poplar streets expending
clear through to North alley and the
large manufacturing plant site extend
ing from North street on the north to
State street on the south and from
Canal street on the east to Poplar
street on the west. There are sev
eral buildings on the site, including
the big four-story brick factory along
the Pennsylvania railroad. The prop
erty has been used by the Hickok in
terests for over half a century and
the products have gone all over the
world, helping to make Harrisburg
famous. The Hickok works manu
facture book binding and similar
machinery which has been developed
in the plant, the founder of the com
pany having been noted as an inven
tor. The plant is not only an old-es
tablished one even for this section of
the State, but the location was ideal
for manufacturing.
Some years ago the Hickok interests
secured a large property several blocks I
north of its present site and on the
east side of the railroad where a big
plant will be erected.
Acquisition to the Hickok plant
leaves only 100 properties to be bought
to complete Capitol Park Extension.
They include some churches, the
Fourth street market and the Cooper
works.
Bible Class Plans to
Boost Membership to 300
The following committees of the re
cently reorganized Men's Bible class
of Olivet Presbyterian Church have
been appointed by President J. W.
Craver:
Devotional committee. W. McKinnie.
James W. Mac Donald. J. Boob. J. C.
Ewing. A. A. Armstrong. P. Grundon,
F. R. Lear, M. D. Houek, George Brin
ser, H. F. Penniepacker, C. H. Cox and
John Hosfield.
Membership committee. Charles T.
Leas. A. B. Shartzer. A. R. Cleckner,
W. Shoffel, J. B. Mac Donald, P. R.
Walker. H. G. Kendall. H. Weidman.
J. C. Gates. J. Harlacker. C. D. Himes.
and A. U. Spotz.
Social committee, Rohert F. Web
ster. S. A. Howard. E. Askins, A. H.
Blough. * \ Werts. H. W. Shoemaker.
H. C. Weaver. E. L. Line. E. E. Bow
man. 4, Harry Steele. J. A. Pollock
and C. Barton.
chorister. M. D. Houck.
The aim of the officers and commit
tees is to bring the membership up to
100 by the first of June and 300 by
the end of the year. Another big
■social event is being planned for the
second Tuesday of next month.
NEWYILI.E COUPLE MARRIED
Specinl to The Telegraph
Newville. Pa., Feb. 15.—Thinking
Lincoln's birthday a good time to fool
his fellow employes in the First Na
tional bank, and other friends, Car
roll O. Getter, assistant teller in the
hank, and Miss Chloe Myers, slipped
quietly away to Hanover on Fridav
and were married by the Rev. George
N. Nicely, a former pastor of Zion
Lutheran Church of Newville. The
hride isJhe only daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Myers, and has a host of
friends. The groom, who Is a son
of Mr. and Mrs. St. Elmo Getter, is a
very popular young man.
STRIKING MINERS BARRED
By Astociated Prut
Hazleton, Pa., Feb. 15.—Ex-I'nited
States District Court Judge George
Gray, of Wilmington, Del., the new
umpire named by the anthracite mine
conciliation board to adjust grievances
between the operators snd their men
on whieh the peace body cannot agree,
to-day rendered a decision that bars
strikers from any standing before that
tribunal. The decision was in the
case of James Dillman. Albert Mc
cook. Earl Spears, John Renck. An
drew Angle and William Manbeck.
engineers of the Locust Mountain Coal
company. Schuylkill county, who
claim unjust discharge.
MONDAY EVENING,
COW TREASURERS
READY FOR BANQUET
Thirty-five Coffer Watchdogs
Coming For Business Session
and Dinner Tomorrow
I. 11l 111 "A ill I ' .1111" 11- lln t'li MS
The final plans will be discussed and
the program for the afternoon session
made at a meeting to-morrow morn
ing of the general committee consist
ing of <!»eorge S. Bliss. Wilkes-Barre.
president: Kred T. Mac Donald, Ches
ter. secretary: Arthur H. Bailey. Pax
tang. treasurer; \V. S. Westcott, Media,
John H. Hart, Lebanon, and H. E.
Schock. l>ancaster. Arrangements will
be completed for the appointment of
a committee to formally invite Gover
nor Brumbaugh.
In the afternoon the watchdogs of
the county treasuries will discuss any
legislative matters they may wish to
submit to the legislature and in the
evening everybody will forget it all.
and break bread and so forth at the
banquet board.
County Controller Does Some Side
line Work. —-County Controller H. W.
Gough announced to-day that as treas
urer of the Ked Cross Christmas seal
sale committee he had earned J2K.20
from interest on time certificates on
the money he deposited for the Red
Cross fund In 1913. A similar plan will
be followed out with the 1914 pro
ceeds.
\s.slstant Superintendent HofTert at
Itliaca.— J. R. Hoffert. assistant super
intendent of the park department is in
Ithaca on a vacation trip and inciden
tally, attending the national roads'
conference now being held at Cor
nell University, his alma mater.
Realt) Transfers.—Saturday's realty
transfers" included the following: Jane
F. Sanderson to S. M. Johnson, 2006
North Sixth street. $3,200; W. 1.. Gor
gas to H. M. F. Worden. et al. 2204
North Sixth. $4,000; C. E. Zarfos.
trustee to Capital City Building and
Loan. 627 Boas, $7,500: H. E. Hoff
man to Jerome Chub. Halifax town
ship. $1,100: A. Maza to Francesco Silll,
Steelton, $1,100: Annie Goldsmith to
C. L. Ferdi. Middletown. $1,125.
RUSTY RAZOR FOUND IN
GIRL'S CELLAR GRAVE
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them and continue to work if they
lead anywhere.'"
Find Itaujr Blade. Bones and Mutton
R. C. Cashman and his men, the
plumbers who made the discovery last
Friday, took four more wheelbarrow
loads of mud from the bole under the
cellar steps where the skeleton was
found and thoroughly washed it for
more bones, finding four or five verte
brae. several hand and foot bones,
part of the breastbone, a bit of skull,
a small wad of rag. a bit of hair, a
small white button such as is found on
underclothing and also six or eight
chicken feathers. Mr. Cashman also
found a rusty piece of steel that looks
like a razor blade.
'Hie finding of the chicken featliers
may In' a trine of Importance. It IK
thought, in view of the talk among
persons acquainted witli the neighbor
hood that the German family which
(xvupied tlic house several years after
1902 kept chicken* anil geese In the
cellar.
History of House of Mystery
The house 133 South I-'ourteenth
street, was built about 1892 by Mr.
Engle. who sold it soon after to Morris
Strohm, a contractor, who had worked
on the building. Mr. Strohm sold it
about 1893 to Milton Wagner, who
owned it until eight or ten years ago,
when Miss Minnie Burtner bought it.
She still is the owner. Mr. Wagner
moved to Lebanon several years after
purchasing it ana left the house in the
hands of B. F. Eby for renting.
According to Boyd's city directory,
the first occupant during 1893-94 was
Dixon G. Kitzmiller. now of 1145
Derrv street, an employe of the Phila
delphia and Reading Railway. Charles
E. Eberly, a Pennsylvania Railroad
conductor, now at 1323 Kittatinny
street, lived there from 1594 to 1900.
Dr. Charles B. E. Avres. now of
York, lived there In 1901-02. He was
a dentist of the firm of Koontz &
Ayres. with offices at 8 South Second
street.
Germans Had Odd TTaWts
Between Dr. Ayres" residence and
1905 the occupants have not been
Identified, but are said to have been a
German family of odd habits, one of
which was keeping chickens and geese
in the cellar. The man is said to have
worked in the brass polishing shop of
the 801 l manufacturing plant. Four
teenth and Howard streets. Inquiries
there this morning failed to identify
the man, the officials having no rec
ords of emploves.
Charles S. Ebersole, an electrician,
was the tenant from about 1905 to
1907, when Coleman Hoopes moved In
and remained until 1913. He now
lives at 2115 Bralnard street. Cleve
land. Ohio.
The house was unoccupied several
months in the fall of 1913 and under
went some repairs.
Regar. now of 542 South Sixteenth
street, occupied the house.
Since February. 1914. Elmer E.
Stoner and family have been tenants.
DAYTON CASE RESI'MKI)
Wheeling. W. Va., Feb. 15.—Direct
testimony that Federal Judge A. G.
Dayton, of the Northern district of
West Yirginia. had spoken derogatory
of the United Mine Workers of Amer
ica, was presented to the subcommit
tee of the House of Representatives
investigating the charges against
Judge Dayton, when the hearing
opened here to-day.
MARY ROSY HOLDS BENEFIT
For the benefit of the Maru Rosu,
a Rumanian cultural club an enter
tainment was given in White's hall.
Saturday evening. The proceeds will
be used to educate foreigners in read
ing. speaking and writing English.
Officers of the organization are:
George B. Kasadean. president: Teo
dore Macavel, secretary, and Lazar
Sumandan, treasurer.
SHIP DAMAGED BY MINE
Ix>ndon. Feb. 15. 2:25 p. m. —The
British steamer Wavelet. 1,918 tons.
Captain Cole, from Pensacola. .Fla.,
Jan. 5 via Newport News January 13.
encountered a mine In the English
Channel and was badly damaged. The
skipper, by prompt action succeeded
in beaching his steamer at Deal.
WHEAT GOES YP TO Sl.r.ni*
Chicago. Feb. 15. —Renewal of
European purchasing amounting to
millions of bushels ran up wheat prices
to-day. Before the session was half
over to-day more than five cents a
bushel had been added to the final
values of last week, May wheat rising
to 11.R9*. as against 154 V» at the
close oa Saturday,
HOME CHORES TO BE
CREDITED TO PUPILS
Superintendent Shambaugk Is
Advocating Plan For Novel
"Home Work School"
Inauguration of a "home * work
school' for the rural district of Dau
phin county is being planned by Pro
fessor K. K. Shambaugh, county su
perintendent of schools, and sufficient
appropriation to carry out the plan
that will be unique among Pennsyl
vania's country schools will l>c asked
in the near future of the Dauphin!
County Commissioners.
The plan in brief is to credit each
pupil with a certain number of marks
for the various chores he or she does
at home. This is to include thrlfti
ness, cleanliness, domestic science, ob
servance of health rules, etc. The or
ganization is to be known as the Home
Work Club and competition for admis
sion is open to all pupils. Compulsory
enrollment, however, is not required.
Tile Plan
Blank card folders will be provided
upon which the daily record of rec
ords may be kept and the end of the
month the filled out forms will be
submitted to the teachers after having
been passed upon by the parents or
guardians. Account of each week's
work is kept on a separate slip and
at the end of the month the pupil that
obtains 1,000 good marks is granted a
certificate of excellence. The diploma
admits the pupil to membership in the
club.
The plan is followed in some of the
Middle and Western states and tlie >
method that is now being successfully i
carried out in Illinois is that upon |
which Professor Shambaugh intends I
to model Dauphin county's scheme.
The schedule of credits covers the j
whole range of household and farm j
duties. For instance, one credit is'
given for the following:
How to Earn Credits
Building fire In morning, milking'
cow. gathering eggs, feeding and wa-1
tering thickens, feeding two cows,
sweeping one room, making bed. carry- I
ing day's roal supply, pumping and
carrying In two buckets of water,
driving cows or horses, cleaning a
lamp.
Two credits are allowed for the fol
lowing:
Cleaning a barn, currying horse,
feeding hogs, providing hay for team, ,
churning butter, polishing stove, mak
ing biscuits, placing table, dusting fur- |
nlture. washing and drying cream i
separator, baking pie or cake.
Wiping or drying the dishes will net |
one three credits, while four credits,
will be allowed for scrubbing the floor I
and keeping nails clean and splitting i
and carrying in day's wood supply.
Washing and drying- the dishes may j
net one six credits, while piano prac- I
tice and bathing are in the same class. |
To net ten points one must bake bread, i
mow the lawn or deposit a dollar in
the savings bank, while twenty credits!
are allowed for doing the family wash.
LEAVES SERVICE OF '
STATE TO PRACTICE
[Continued from First l'afto.]
JESSE E. B. CUNNINGHAM
will take offices in the Bergner build
ing formerly occupied by the late lay
man D. Gilbert and will devote him
self to the general pratice of law in
association with Charles H. Bergner.
Mr. Bergner is the solicitor of the
Pennsylvania Railroad in this district.
It is understood that Messrs. Bergner
and Cunningham will represent cer
tain large corporate interests the busi
ness of which centers in Harrisburg.
When the office of Assistant Deputy
Attorney General was created in 1907
Mr. Cunningham was appointed by
Governor Edwin S. Stuart, having been
recommended by M. Hampton Todd,
who was a native of Westmoreland
county and who knew Mr. Cunning
ham from boyhood. In conjunction
with James Scarlet Mr. Cunningham
was entrusted with the preparation of
the Capitol cases and handled many
of the details not only in the form
ative period but in the Dauphin county
courts. He took an active part in the
criminal cases and in the equity pro
ceeding when over a million dollars
was recovered for the Commonwealth.
• Mr. Cunningham was made first
, deputy on the retirement of Frederic
\V. Fieitz and reappointed by John K.
j Tener. He was prominently mentioned
| for Attorney General, Public Service
Commissioner and counsel to the com
mission and was asked by Governor
i Brumbaugh to remain in the place he
i has filled so conspicuously, even at an
Increase of salary, according to Capi
tol Hill rumors, but the opportunities
offered in private practice proved
more attractive and he will leave the
State service.
Mr. Cunningham's letter
Mr. Cunningham's letter of resigna
tion follows:
jHon. Martin G. Brumbaugh, Governor,
I Harrisburg. Pa.
My dear Governor: I hereby re
spectfully tender to you my resignation
| from th'e office of First Deputy Attor
i ne.v General, to take effect Alareh 1,
1915.
In this connection I desire to ex
press to you my sincere appreciation
of the honor you have done me in re
questing me to continue to" serve in
said office during your administration,
and to assure you that the sole reason
for. my resignation is a desire upon
my part to devote my entire time and
attention to the general practice of the
law In a private capacity.
Yours sincerely.
J. E. B. Cunningham.
Governor Brumbaugh replied as fol
lows:
Honorable Jesse E. B. Cunningham.
First Deputy. Attorney General.
Harrisburg. Pennsylvania.
My dear Sir: It is with regret that
1 acknowledge your letter of February
9th. resigning your position as First
Deputy Attorney General. Tour de
. clslon being final. 1 am obliged to ac-
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
THRESNERMEN AIM TO
WIPE OUT SECOND TIX
Association Will Open Its Annual
Convention Tomorrow at
Chestnut Street Hall
The second annual convention of
the Pennsylvania Threshermen's and
Farmers' Protective Association will
begin at 2 o'clock to-morrow after
noon in Chestnut Street Hall, with a
probable attendance of more than one
hundred delegates. Matters pertaining;
to legislation favored by the associa
tion, which now has local organiza
tions in fifty-three counties of the
State, will come up for discussion, and
other business important to the farm
ers and threshermen will be transact
ed.
The most important session will be
held beginning at 8 o'clock to-morrow
evening when Mayor John K. Royal
will make an address of welcome.
Among the speakers will be Congress
man A. R. Rupley, "Farmer" William
T. Creasy, Ira M. Hart, who is presi
dent of the association: E. E. Mc-
Curdy, a Lebanon lawyer; George A.
Dechant. of the J. L. Case Threshing
Machine Company; Representative D.
Spangler and C. M. McConnell, and J.
B. Parker, of the American Thresher
man.
Some of the speeches will have
bearing on the efforts the association
is making to have repealed that sec
tion of the automobile law of 1913
which places certain restrictions on the
use of traction engines on State high
ways. It is contended by the asso
ciation that the present law. which re
quires traction engine owners to pay
a license fee in addition to the tax re
quired bv a law of longer standing,
practically imposes a double taxation
on traction engines, and it is the hope
of the threshermen to have this scc
|ond tax wiped out. There are some
other requirements of the 1913 law
which the association regards as un
[just and which it is hopeful of hav
[ insr stricken from the statute books
especially in view of the fact that
some of the regulations have become
in.ipetative under the ruling of the
present State Highway Department.
The Tuesday afternoon meeting will
he taken up chiefly with addresses by
J. A. Rose, chairman of the executive
committee, who will discuss "What
Our Organization Has Done," and J.
B. Parker, who will talk on "What
Organization Has Done For the
Threshermen of the United States."
The Wednesday session will be de
moted to the reading of reports, elec
tion of officers, addresses by represen
tatives of farm machinery companies
land the discussion of various sub
jects including the insurance of
i threshing machinery. At various
times during the convention there will
|be music by the Farmers' Cornstalk
Quartet and Parson's Quartet.
cept it, much as It distresses me to do
so.
You know that in frequent confer
ences T have urged you to remain in
the service of the Commonwealth, and
have even made it plain that I would
gladly recognize your splendid public
service by any advancement in salary
or service at my command. Attorney
General Brown has also, as you know,
joined me in this appeal.
Your convincing: argument that this
is the opportune time for you to in
augurate your long-cherished plans to
take up for yourself the practice of
your profession has led us both even
tually to concur in the wisdom of your
action.
j You have had a most honorable and
creditable career in the Department of
Justice. You have with dignity, ability
and industry, discharged all your pub
lic duties. Your resignation is a dis
tinct loss to the people. I wish it might
not be. and yet f wish you, in your
'new field of effort, the greatest pos
sible success
I desire to add that my manv years
of association with you have endeared
you to me, and I frankly record my
gratitude in counting you among my
friends. This relation i hope shall al
ways continue.
Very truly yours.
Martin G. Brumbaugh.
Attorney General Brown s»nt the
following letter of regret to the Gov
ernor:
My dear Governor: 1 beg to add my
regret to yours in the resignation of
Mr. Cunningham.
I have held him in high regard as
lawyer and man. and had hoped that
he would continue his efficient service
for the Commonwealth.
He has my best wishes, and I have
no doubt that he will achieve the suc
cess in private practice which his abil
ity deserves. I remain.
Very sincerely yours.
Francis Shunk Brown,
i Hon. Martin G. Brumbaugh,
! Governor.
| The resignation of Mr. Cunningham
| will make two places of importance to
ibe filled in the Attorney General's De
| partment. Morris Wolf, the third
i deputy having resigned. The third
deputy's place carries $3,500. William
M. Hargest. of this city, is the second
deputy attorney general, having been
appointed in the Stuart administra
tion.
Spaces For Auto Show
Allotted This Afternoon
Ail the automobile dealers who have
reserved space for the Sixth Annual
Automobile Show, to be held at the
Arena-Hex Building again this year,
met at the Motor Club Iteaquarters this
.afternoon and drew numbers for their
! respective positions. This show will be
gin March 1" and continue to the 20th,
I Inclusive. Manager Myton reports
< ports all space sold and arrangements
(nearly all space sold and arrangements
j any previous effort by the llarrisburg
I Automobile Dealers' Association.
Harrisburg Auto Company was the
fortunate winner of first choice posl-
I Hon this year. A Saxton roadster will
|be the door prize this year. A greater
I number of out-of-town exhibits are
I listed this year than on any preced
ling year. Although the reservations
contracted for takes 9,000 of the 11,000
feet, the members of the association
I may And it necessary to sacrifice a
portion of their individual space al
j lotments to accommodate possible ap
■ plicants that may come in before the
| opening.
TAKEN' IV HMD
Charles Prater, colored, was held for
court this afternoon by Mayor John K.
Royal, on a charge of keeping a gamb
ling place. The rooms occupied by
Prater are located at 16 Cowden street.
In a raid Saturday night, the follow
ing persons were arrested, each of
whom were fined this afternoon: John
Bland. Alvln Harley. George Specks,
Joseph Washington. Roy Hughes, Irvin
Cress and Frank Chase.
CATCH RUNAWAY BOYS
! Oliver Zerner, a runaway boy from
Chambersburg, who was going West
on slfi. was picked up In Harrisburg hv
| Special Officer Grove, of the Pennsvl
i vanla Railroad. Saturday, and was sent
| home to-day. Two oth*r bovs. James
i Walls and Carter Smith, said to be
: from Reading, were found b<- Officer
Grey, of the Pennsylvania Railroad,
'and will be returned to Reading.
ASSISTANT CHIEF RECOVERING
Assistant Fire Chief Edward Halbert.
who was injured during the fire at the
John Black stone tutting department.
Saturday, is recovering. He was still at
home to-day. but hopes to *»• able to
•ee hi* friends to-morrow.
2 MEMS FOR
COAL WHARF MEASURE
Contract Tenure to Be Reduced
to 10 Years; to Provide For
Failure of Fuel Supply
Because of the introduction of im
portant amendments dealing with the
tenure of the contract and the alter
native provision should there be in
sufficient coal, the Bowman ordinance
authorizing the construction by the
Harrishurg Light and Power Company
of a coal hoist and wharf on the east
ern shore of llargest's island will be
laid over to-morrow by City Council
for ultimate passage, it is understood,
at the session Tuesday of next week.
If the Coal Supply Fails
Under the ordinance as introduced
the company is authorized to construct
and maintain a concrete coal wharf
and hoist on the island on a plot 100
by 100 feet for a period of fifteen
years, and in return is required to pro
vide the city with at least 1,200 tons
of river coal a'vear for use at the filter
plant.
By one amendment the tenure is
reduced to five years: by the other
amendment the city allows the com
pany its release upon a ninety day no
tice of the failure of the coal supply
in which time the company must re
move its plant from the island.
No BUI* For Apparatus
Neither M. Harvey Taylor nor W.
H. Lynch, superintendents, respective
ly, of parks and public property and
streets and public improvements, ex
pect to put in their recommendations
for the awarding of contracts for fire
apparatus or motor trucks to-morrow.
It is possible that Mr. Taylor may
name his candidate for city forester.
Mayor Royal It is hoped will submit
liis much-talked of plan for providing
work for the hundreds of unemployed
men on the various city improvement
jobs.
JAMES J. HHilj BUYS CATTLE
Hagerstown. Md„ Feb. 15.—A herd
of fourteen Dexter cattle has been
shipped from Montgomery county to
St. Paul, Minn., consigned to James
J. Hill, of the Great Northern Rail
way. who win distribute the cattle
among the farmers living along the
Great Northern for breeding pur
poses. The cattle were purchased by
Mr. Hill from Mrs. Clarence Moore,
and were imported from Ireland sev
eral years ago.
BERNHARDT UNDER KNIFE
Bordeaux. France, Feb. 15.—Sara
Bernhardt, after consulting a pro
fessor of the Faculty of Medicine
here, underwent an operation for an
affection of the knee to-day at Ihe
Hospital St. Augustine of Arcachon.
Mme. Bernhardt has been suffering
severely for many months, and it is
believed that the operation will effect
a cure.
TELLS MEN TO GEAR
RELIGION TO WORK
Zion Lutheran Organized Bible
Class Holds Annual Memorial
Service
"Gear your religion to your every
day job." Dr. E. E. Campbell told over
a hundred members of the Men's Or
ganized Bible class of Zion Lutheran
Church during his talk at yesterday's
session. Touching directly upon the
lesson of the day, he spoke of "God's
call to man to-day." and dwelt on the
willingness of man to obey the call as
well as on the practical value of
Christian character.
In the evening at Old Zion. the
Men's class held its annual memorial
service. A hundred members heard
the special sermon delivered by the
pastor, the Rev. S. W. Herman. Flow
ers were supplied by the class, and
were to-day distributed to public in
stitutions.
Because of increased demands from
unemployed men for work, the presi
dent of the class, E. K. Frazer. has
enlarged the employment committee
of the organization. This committee
has been active since the class was
formed five years ago. and has beet*
the means of securing work for many
applicants.
The members of the committee ap
pointed by the president are: Percy I.
Belts, William C. Beidleman. Marion
Verbeke, the Rev. S. W. Herman,
Paul Shartle. Luther M. Bowman,
WilMam Breitinger, J. W. Leonard, W.
F. Martin and Ralph L. Brown.
Washington's birthday next Monday
will be observed by the Men of Zion
Brotherhood. A meeting will be held
at 8 o'clock, to be addressed by Cap
tain George F. Lumb, deputy superin
tendent of State Police. The captain's
subject will be, "A True American,"
and facts of personal experience will
be touched upon. A patriotic pro
gram is being arranged.
HOBBKB TAKES $7,000 JEWELS
WITHOUT DISTURBING WOMAN
Special la The Telegraph
Media, Pa.. Feb. 15. Diamonds
valued at $7,000 were stolen from the
jewel box of Mrs. George F. Richards,
in Upper Providence, near Media,
early yesterday morning. Entrance
was made to the Richards home via
the pantry window on the first floor.
In the linen room, across the hall
from Mrs. Richards' apartment, there
is a safe, where the stolen jewels
were kept. This had been either left
by accident unlocked, or the burglar i
knew me combination, for the door
was swung open withtout noise i r
damage.
HR>RV S. WRITER DIES
Henry S. Writer, aged 27 years. 2550
Lexington street, a barber, died last
night after an illness of two months.
The funeral will take place Thursday
afternoon, at 2 o'clock. Services will
he conducted by the Rev. Peter H.
Balsbaugh, pastor of the Sixth Street
United Brethren Church. Burial will
be made In Knola Cemetery. The sur
vivors are the parents. Mr. and Mrs.
William R. Writer; two sisters. Mrs.
Kred Menker and Miss Catherine, Phila
delphia. and one brother, Frederick,
Uarrlsburg.
COLORED MAN STABBED
Sperial to Tkt Telegraph
Lebanon. Feb. 15.—Charles Bell, a
big colored man. was taken to the
Good Samaritan hospital in a dying
condition on Saturday night, suffering
from stab wounds all over his face and
body. He alleges that he was passing
an old stone quarry at Seventh and
Green streets, when he was waylaid by
several colored men and in the melee
that followed he was stabbed time
after time. The physicians have poor
hopes of saving his life.
MA!*T *RRK*TS
Thirty-two arrests were made by the
police Saturday and last night. Most
of the arrests were for disorderly prac
tice. ,
FEBRUARY 15, 1915. '
ALLIES WILL HAVE TO
PAY TEN BILLIONS
Great Britain Will Expend More
Money Than France or
Russia
flv Associated Frrss
London, Feb. 15. 3.53 P. M—ln a
statement explanatory of the arrange
ment made at the recent conference be
tween the' finance ministers of France
iind Russia anil himself in Paris, I>a\id
Lloyd Ueorge told the House of I'oni
mons this afternoon fliHt the expendi
tures of the allies on the war would be
two billion pounds sterling ($10,000.-
000,000) of which Great Hritian was
spending more money than were her
i two allies. The present war, Mr.
Lloyd George said, was the most ex
pensive In material, men and money
that had ever been waged.
Great Britain, the chancellor of the
exchequer told the Mouse of Commons.'
could finance tin- war for five years
out of the proceeds of her Investments
abroad. France was able to do so for
about two or three years with some
thing to spare. Russia. he said, al
though prodigiously rich In natural re
sources. was in a different position.
Mr. Lloyd George said that it was de
cided at the conference of the finance
ministers in Paris not to issue a joint
loan. I
AUSTRIANS BOMBARD
MONTENEGRIN PORT
[Continued from First I'nge.]
comment on the American notes, some
of them taking the stand that this
country's representations to Great
Britain are more vigorous than those
to Germany, it is asserted that the
fault is England's, on account of her
use of the American flag.
A Rome newspaper states that
Prince von Buelow. German ambas
sador to Italy, shortly will make pro
posals for the Intervention of Italy In
the war on the side of Germany in re
turn for territorial concessions.
German Note Received
The German Government, in a note
presented to-day to the State Depart
ment at Washington, announced its
willingness to consider receding from
its intention of attacking British mer
chantmen provided Great Britain
would desist from efforts to prevent
foodstuffs from reaching the civil
population of Germany. The German
plan, this note sets forth, is in retalia
tion for what is termed Great. Britain's
violation of international laws, by at
tempting to cut off the food supplies
of noneombatants.
David Lloyd George, British chan
cellor of the exchequer, estimated the
cost of the war to the allies this vear
at $10,000,000,000. He said Great
Britain could finance the war for five
years out of the proceeds of her in
vestments abroad.
tiermans Advancing
German troops are advancing rap
idly everywhere In East Prussia, the
Berlin war office says in its statement
to-day. In Northern Poland, also,
considerable gains are reported. Pet
rograd military commentators assert
that Russia will gain an advantage in
falling back to her own territory by
depriving Germany of the use of the
'railroads which she employed effec
tively in transporting troops along the
front when the fighting was on Ger
man soil.
In French Lorraine the Germans
achieved a local victory occupying po
sitions which the allies were able to
recover only in part by a counter at
tack. Trench warfare continues with
varying degrees of intensity elsewhere
along the front and both the French
and German war offices In to-day's
communications claim small victories.
WIVES, MOTHERS AND
SISTERS OBJECTORS
[Continued from First Page.]
cently had the privilege transferred
from John A. Haas.
The only other remonstrance that
will be filed so far as courthouse cir
cle gossip has it. will be that tiled
against the* granting of a license to
Harry Eckinger for the Paxtonia Inn.
This it is understood will be submitted
to-morrow.
The general remonstrances are
backed by the No-license League. For
the last several days the Rev. Alvord
Kelly, its representative, has been
carefully examining the lists of appli
cants and the signers. *
:J8» Women Are Signers
The Lenkerville bottling establish
ment is just across Wiconisco creek
from Millersburg. The remonstrants
include 273 men and 255 women of
Millersburg and 75 men and 3 4 women
of upper Paxton township. On the
general petition from Wiconisco there
are 119 voters' signatures.
Friday Irs "license court day" when
the applications for the granting of the
privileges for the sale and brewing and
bottling of alcoholic liquors in Dau
phin county will be heard. The law
allows the filing of remonstrances up
to within three days of license court.
Floods Cause Anxiety
in Many Parts of Italy
By Associated Press
Rome. Feb. 15, 2:55 A. M. ltaly,
having just passed through a period of
grave anxiety as a result of destruc
tive earthquakes, is now facing a new
peril in the form of floods. Everywhere
streams are out of their banks, due
lo heavy rain storms, which have con
tinued tor several days.
In the low lying quarters the people
have been driven from their homes or
are prisoners in the upoer stories of
their houses. The military authorities
have taken cognizance of the situation
and troops have been sent to aid In
rescue work and to provide food to suf
ferers cut off from supplies.
In Rome the River Tiber is more than
flftv feet out of its normal banks and
is rising at the rate of two inches an
hour. The one bright spot in the situa
i tlon is that the weather, early to-day,
showed signs of clearing, and this
gives hope that the water will soon re
cede.
To Build Row of 14
Modern Houses Uptown
Building operations will be resumed
at an early date by Contractor Mal
colm H. Gettys. As soon sis the
weather will permit, work will start
on the erection of fourteen new
houses on Emerald and Penn streets.
The houses will be modern in de
sign. three storieß in height and will
have porches, front and back. The
new homes will be placed on the mar
ket and will vary in prices from $2,800
to f3,500 each.
STEVENS MEMORIAL SUNDAY
SCHOOI, BREAKS RECORD
With an attendance of 97t in the
Stevens Memorial M. E. Sunday school
vesterday all previous records of at
tendance in this school were broken.
Despite the threatening weather the
membership of the school made It a
point to be present and took another
step forward in the campaign for 1.000.
PK>AI. UW DRAFT READY
Memh«r« of the State commission to
studv the penal laws presented the pre
liminary draft of their report to Gov
ernor Brumbaugh to-day and will have
a further conference when bills will be
, discussed.
COMPENSATION ACT
STATE NECESSITY
Dependents' Commission Strongly
Recommends Its Enactment in "
Its Big Report
WOULD CHANGE THE LAWS
~ '■
Constructive Legislation and a
System of General Dispensaries
Is Suggested
A workmen's compensation net is
declared to be a necessity for the State
of Pennsylvania in the comprehensive
report Hied by the State Dependents
Commission, which has been making
a study of the whole system of taking
care of the unfortunate for the last
eighteen months. The summary of
the report Issued last night strongly
urges the enactment of a compensa
tion law as a means of cutting down
many claims upon the bounty of the
State. Another important recommen
dation is for a series of general dis
pensaries.
The commission was composed of
Colonel P. C. Boyle, Oil t'ity; Judge
Isaac Johnson, Media: Thomas J.
Lynch, South Bethlehem, and Dr.
Samuel G. Dixon, State commissioner
of health; Dr. Frank Woodbury, the
State lunacy export co-operating with
them. The report is one of the best,
of the kind ever made in the country
and may he summarized as follows:,
The report of this body outlines a
constructive policy in many directions.
The Commission on Dependency,
created under the provisions of an act
of the 1913 Legislature, to make "in
vestigation of the care, education and
support by this Commonwealth of
those who are by accident, misfortune,
sickness or disease, dependent upon
the generosity of the citizens of Penn
sylvania,' has just finished its report.
The recommendations are intended
to put the charitable and correction-it
administration of the State upon tha
most modern and scientific basis. The
report deals with fundamental prin
ciples, which, if followed by the con
structive legislation proposed by the
commission, should place Pennsylvania
in the front rank of States in charita
ble and correctional work. The com
mission is a. unit regarding the promo
tion of that public spirited generosity
which has always characterized Penn
sylvania. It does not believe in the
subtle and dangerous encroachment of
the socialistic program of social re
construction upon the initiative of pri
vate philanthropy. Exclusive State aid
and control of charity is deprecated,
except in certain fields where experi
ence has already demonstrated the su
perior economy and efficiency of such
administration. Among such are the
care of the insane, the feeble-minded,
epileptic and inebriates.
The State's Wards
Perhaps the most important reform
urged by the commission is that the
State should take over the entire care
and control of the insane, feeble
minded and epileptic. There form :l
unit group of dependents requiring
specialized care, best attainable
through complete State control. At
present the State and county divide
these duties. State control, the com
mission believes, will "ensure equal
benefits to all patients; permit of a
better system of classification; facili
tate transfers, and generally promota
the most efficient methods of voca
tional treatment and medical anil
business administration." The com
mission does not make any criticism
of the present dual system, it simply
regards this as inadequate. It recom
mends State care as necessary in or
der that this group of dependents may
receive equal and adequate treatment,
no matter where any individual need
ing it may come from within the
State.
The poor law administration of the
State is declared in need of revision.
There are at present 1,100 laws on the
statute books, 800 of which are local
and special in their application. There
are 100 poor districts and eighty alms
houses in the sixty-seven counties of
the State. This tends towards a dupli
cation of agencies, heavy overhead
charges, and "a chaotic conglomeration
of legal confusion" which does not
make for scientific, economical el
even the humane treatment of the in
digent poor and aged within the State.
The commission urges that the county
be made the unit of administration:
fthe abolition of directors of the poor,
imposing their duties upon the county
commissioners; and expresses the hope
I that ultimately a system of district
almshouses, the districts to be com
posed of contiguous counties, be de
vised to deal with the dependent poor.
•Tails Condemned
"The present county jail system Is
an expensive and inadequate method
of dealing with the criminal class,"
says the commission, which urges that
lit be replaced by a system of district
industrial farms where prisoners
should be made to work at healthful
and profitable employment instead of
living in ignorance and idleness. TVto
i present county jail should be a place
of detention. In connection with this
[subject the commission strongly urges
jthe abolition of the so-called "short
: sentence,' and the substitution of an
indeterminate sentence, and the fur
ther extension of the principles of pro
bation and parole. At present many
short-term prisoners are only "com
muters."
The commission very strongly rec
ommends the placing of all dependent
and delinquent children under the
| control of the juvenile courts, which
should have greatly enlarged powers
of supervision over their care, educa
tion and treatment. The many excel
lent existing child-caring institutions
should be retained as auxiliaries of tlm
juvenile courts, but should act un
der their direction in the vast work of
dealing with this large and increasing
class, whose care and education is of
such vita) consequence to the future
welfare of the Commonwealth.
General Dispensaries
The most far-reaching recommen
dation which the commission makes
[with regard to the care of the sick i*
the extension of the dispensary work
now carried on bv the State Depart
ment of Health. At tiresent these dis
pensaries (of which there are 113) are
exclusively for the diagnosis and treat
ment of tubercular patients. The
commission urges that the dtapens.tr
ies be made to serve such dependent
persons as may wish to make use of
their expert aid In the diagnosis and
treatment of any disease whatsoever.
This would make the dispensaries
serve the whole State in a way thai
would complete the comprehensive
service which the Department of
Health is so splendidly rendering to
the people of the Commonwealth.
Central Penna. League to
Discuss Placing of Teams
An important meeting of the Cen
tral Pennsylvania I'.aseball T.eague
will be held Thursday night at th»
Paxtang Hook and Ladder company's
rooms. Steelton. Two towns will be
admitted to the league at this meet
ing.
There Is also a probability that Har
risburg will be admitted and the
(amet played at Island Park.