PLEA FOR LIFE OF PITTSBURGH MAN Asks Pardon Board to Commute First Murderer Sentenced to Mi Death by Electric Chair Sheriff George \V. Richards, of Alle gheny county, to-day sent to the State Board of Pardons a plea for the life of Andrew Mallnowski, of Pitts burgh, who is under sentence of death for murder anil who. if not commuted, will be the first person to suffer the death penalty by electrocution under the new law substituting the electric chair for the scaffold in Pennsylva nia. In behalf of Malinowski, Sheriff Richards presented to the Pardon ISoard a petition signed by every member of the Legislature from Alle gheny county. "My interest in this man is not ac tuated by the sympathy that Is sup posed to exist with regard to all hu man beings who are about to die," said Sheriff Richards, "but because I have been impressed with certain extenuat ing circumstances in this case that the ordinary man would not be familiar with, and because I consider myself a sufficient judge of human nature to know that this unfortunate young man is possessed of more good qualities than one-finds in confirmed criminals. Me is not of the latter type, and if for one minute I thought his act had been premeditated I should certainly not be here." Anions: other things that have im pressed the sheriff in the case of Ma linowski are the love of the young man for his children, his utter lack of feeling against his dead wife, and his diligent perusal of a prayer book. Chief Deputy Herbert H. Braun and Deputy Charles Melnerney hold the same view as the sheriff, and have not only signed with him the petition for commutation, but have come here per sonally to assist in the ease. Mallnowskl killed his wife In a fit of drunken rage on New Year's night, 1914. and then shot himself, but not fatally. He was convicted and sen tenced to death. Sheriff Richards and Deputies Braun and Melnerney took him to the new Western Penitentiary at Bellefonte, where all electrocutions are to take place. Malinowski said he was an Amer ican, having lived In Pittsburgh since he was three years old. He was mar ried at 19, his wife being 16. They got along harmoniously for several years, and had two children. Times got bad at Pittsburgh and Mallnowskl got work at Gary. Ind., as a bolt maker, which Is his trade. They had two boarders. The wife wanted two more. The husband objected, for rea sons which he says "are not necessary to state." Quarrels followed, and the young man returned to Pittsburgh. The wife followed and lived with her mother. She had the children and Mallnowskl was permitted to see them only occasionally. On New Year's night there was a ball. Malinowski and his wife attend ed but not together. There was drink ing afterward. "From that point," said Malinowski. "I really remember nothing until T woke up in a hospital and was told T had shot my wife and also had shot Wyself through the leg. They say 'people saw mc do it and T guess 1 must have done it. but I don't remember anything of it." The case was argued to the Pardon Board by Attorney Hiram Schoch, for merly a newspaperman in this city, and Representative A. C. Stein, the lat ter having volunteered his services. The board will give its decision later in the day. The hoard had three other commu tation cases, in one of which, that of Arthur Simons, It directed an alienist to examine the man. The three Dauphin county cases will come up later In the day. "Lobbying" Charge to Be Investigated by Special Committee From Senate By Associated Fress Washington. Feb. 17. —Formal In quiry into charges of "lobbying" against the administration ship pur chase bill, pending in the Senate, was begun to-day by the special Senate committee. Two witnesses who were on hand ready to testify when the hearing began were Bernard X. Ba ker. of Baltimore, former manager of the Atlantic Transport Line # and Sigmund Albert, of New York, repre senting German-American steamship companies. A number of the other witnesses will be summoned by the committee. It was expected that the letter of Secretary McAdoo addressed to Sen ator Fletcher and given out last night, in which the Secretary made emphatic denial of intimations that he had been negotiating for the pur chase of merchant ships of belligerent nations under the proposed shipping bill, would be laid before the commit tee by the Senator. Secretary Mc- Adoo's communication was in reply to a resolution introduced on Monday by Senator Burton. Murder Suspect Arrested in York Is Not Conti <""olonei Joseph B. Hutchison is of the oninion that tlie man arrested in York yesterday, supposed to be the <""arlo Conte wanted hero for murder, is not the fugitive The York man gave his name as Pete Merritbh. He was cap tured near Manchester. York county, and was unable to give a satisfactory recount of Ills presence in that locality. Colonel Hutchison said he had si>nt n picture to York, but had been told that the man arrested had no thumbs. <"onte had perfect hands, and the de scription sent out does not tallv with the Italian now in custodv of York authorities. Conte, who is wanted in Harrisburg for the shooting of John Ptilmoch. at 228 Cherry street, was formerly a resi dent of York, and has relative's in that city. SARAH BERNHARDT HAPPY Bordeaux. Paris, Feb. 17, 5.40 a. m. • —Sarah Berbardt, who Is In a hos pital here awaiting the amputation of her leg, necessitated by an injury to ner knee, continues to maintain her (strength and spirits. In answer to one of hundreds of inquiries, regarding her condition, she telegraphed that her leg would be amputated next Mon day and after that she should be quite happy. WEDNESDAY EVENING, MEN'S BROTHERHOOD ELECTS NEW OFFICERS I Covenant Presbyterian Organiza tion Completes Successful Year; Has Formed Bible Class The Men's Broth erhood of Coven ant Presbyterian Church ended Its first year Friday evening with the ."'l,* election of officers *" for the coming * year. Officers elect- JiflM President, S. P. wfeHi "ajßlljl Schraedley; secrc tary, C. Holland, ISKT and treasurer. D.A. Teats. President Eby appointed the following commit tees: Executive, officers and chairmen of the different committees. Devotional. D. A. Kauffninn, chairman; J. L. Wirt. G. W. Cook, A. W. Lutz. Entertain ment, S. H. Garland, William Smith, Albert Moyer, Herman Smiley W. J. Dunlap. S. G. Backenstoss an<l Ross K. Wirt. Social, S. R. Harris, J. B. Liv ingston. C. M. Brubaker, George A. Werner, J. J. Schriver and Richard McAllister. Membership. George R. Pritchard, J. M. Stewart. W. H. Hamp ton, Richard Crane. Clyde Miller, David Shirk. Oscar Smith. Ross Mc- Gann. R. R. Burd, A. R. Matthews. H. C. Baker and William Noll.. Publicity, Roy D. Beman, Rev. Harvey Klaer and D. A. Teats. The pastor, the Rev. Harvey Klaer. member ex-officio of all committees. At the present time they have en rolled as members a total of 93 and as a side issue have organized a Men's Bible class which meets each Sunday. The officers of the Bible class are as follows: President. D. A. Teats: vice-presi dent. D. A. Kauffman: secretary J. B. Livingston; treasurer, W. F. Schraed ley. The Bible class has an enrollment of 45 and is growing fast. Miss Maude Gamble is the teacher. Missionary to Speak. The Rev. Charles Brosius. a returned missionary from Africa and the Rev. Dr. J. M. Kranei will be among the speakers at Christ Lutheran Church midweek prayer service this evening. Chorus Will Sing. The Harrisourg Evangelistic Chorus, under the leader ship of Professor Charles F. Clippin ger. will sing to-morrow evening in the Church of the Brethren on Hum mel street. Returned Missionary to Speak.—. T-.e Rev. Dr. J. M. Francis, of Sun bury, and the Rev. Charles Brosius. a returned missionary from Africa, will speak to-night under the ausph-es of the Men's Missionary society of the Christ's Lutheran Church. Congregation Gives Public Reception For New Pastor The Ladies' Aid Society of the Olivet Presbyterian Church gave a reception last evening in the church for the Rev. and Mrs. William O. Yates, in honor of the Rev. Mr. Yates who was recently installed as pastor of the church. J. B. Brasseiman and James Mac- Donald were the speakers. The pas tor told some of his experiences while he was a missionary in China. Among those present were the following: H. G. Kendall. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin' Lyne. Mrs. Bertha Goodhart. Mr. and Mrs. P. Roland. John Harlacher. Miss Louisa Davidson, William Davidson. Charles Cox, Sr., Charles Cox. Jr.. Miss Julia Shatzer and Robert Walker. Prominent Men Speak at Hobab Bible Class Banquet Sixty-five members of the Hobab Bible Class of the Market Street Bap tist Church attended the annual ban quet given in the church last even ing. Jesse E. B. Cunningham, deputy at torney general; H. L. Carl, teacher of the Men's Bible class at Derry Street I'nited Brethren Church, the Rev. W. H. Dallman. pastor of the Market Street Church, and John C. N'issley, superintendent of the Sunday School, were the principal speakers. D. P. Jerauld was toastmaster. George F. Watt, one of the scheduled speakers, was culled away unexpectely. Clergy and Children to March in Solemn Parade The Rev. Fathers Stern and Segel. Reuemptorist3 from New York, will conduct a mission for one week be ginning February 21 in St. Patrick's Cathedral. Services will be held at 5.30, 6.30 and 8 o'clock in the morn ing and 7.45 in the evening. Forty Hours devotion will follow the mission, consisting of special de votions at all masses. On Tuesday evening a solemn procession will be held with the clergy and parish chil dren participating. CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR DOINGS Christian Endeavor societies of the city and county are making encourag ing reports concerning the attendance and interest In the big C. E. week ral lies. A number of delegates have ill ready made their reports to their in dividual societies. ; The topic for dieussion in the C. E. prayer meeting on next Sunday even -1 ing will be "Favorite Chapters of the I Bible, and Why." Ps. 23: 1-6. (A mem jory meeting.) ! The Harrisburg Christian Endeavor ; Choral Union held a well attended re hearsal in the Pine Street Presbyterian I Church on Mondav night. A sacred i cantata, entitled "The N'azarene," will 1 iie rendered in the Technical high i school on Friday, March 12. Fully ! one hundred and twenty-five voices | will take part on the platform. Pro fessor Frank A. MeCarrell will conduct the chorus. The west shore Christian Endeavor societies composed of Zion Lutheran. I Enola; St. Mark's Lutheran, West iFairview: United Brethren. Worm ileysburg: United Evangelical. Le moyne: Trinity Lutheran. Lemoyne. and Church of God, New Cumberland, are very active in general C. E. work. During C. E. week every society was represented at the rally held in Zion Lutheran Church. Enola. Ralph <""rowl. of Lemoyne, is the vice-president, of the district. He is hustling for more new societies and is stirring all of the societies in the interest of the State C. E. convention. Paul A. Strlckler delivered an ad dress on "The C. E. Thermometer," at a rally held under the auspices of the Reformed church at Shlppensburg. recently. Fully 400 endeavorers were In attendance and forty-one new mem bers were received Into the society. * Miss Emily Edwards, secretary of the Harrisburg C. E. Union, had the THRESHERMEN TALK MUTUAL INSURANCE Elect Officers at Morning Session; Nearly 400 Farmers in Attendance Officers for the ensuing year, elected i unanimously this morning by the Pennsylvania Threshermen's and ; Farmers' Protective Association in jconvention at the Chestnut Street hall, are as follows: President, A. H. Brubaker. Rohres town; vice-president. W. B. Crawford. Saltsburg: secretary.trcasurer, J. A. Rose, this city, and executive commit tee. Frank George. Indiana: George T. Sellers. Gap: P. M. Spangler, Cum berland: George A. Dechant, this , W. F. Hoverter, this city, and Ira M. | Hart. Meehanlcsburg. Mr. Hart is the retiring president. The roll call at the opening <jf the meeting showed delegates present from practically all counties in the State, one to six from each. Nearly four hundred farmers or threshermen were present to-day. The treasurer reported the finances of the organiza tion in good condition. A rising vote of thanks was given the retiring offi-! cers. Following the installation of the new officers at the closing meeting this afternoon, insurance questions were taken up, including a discussion | of the subject. "Shall We have a Mu- . tual Insurance Company to Insure] Threshing Machinery?" Want l.awa llr|>mlnl By the time last night's session of the convention was called to order there were 300 threshermen in the hall, half of whom were delegates from vari ous locals of the association through out the State. Mayor Royal made an address of welcome to which George A. Dechant. of the Case Manufacturing Company, responded. "Farmer" William T. Creasy, former master of the State Grange, advocated the repeal of certain features of the Jones law of 1913 which takes away some of the powers of the township road supervisors and vests them in the State Highway Department. Represen tative Robert S. Spangler, of York, an nounces he would father a bill, en dorsed by the association, to repeal that section of the automobile law of 1913 which places restrictions on trac tion engines aniL Introduce a measure imposing less rigid regulations. E. E. McCurdy, of I,ebanon. explained In de tail the legislation which Mr. Spangler said he intended to introduce. Congressman A. R. ltupley. of Car lisle, said he believes that the consti tutionality of the present law regu lating the operation of traction en gines on the highways could be suc cessfully attacked in the courts. Speeches were made by Representative S. M. McConnell, of Mercer county, and Representative Aaron R. Hess, of Lan caster, in which they promised to sup port th? legislation advocated by the association. SKELETON MYSTERY IS STILL UNSOLVED f Continued l'roiu First Pago.] All persons who tenanted the bouse since its erection have been located, excepting the family or families who lived in the house from 1902 when Dr. Ayres moved away, to the time when i Charles Ebersole entered about 1905. | John F. Mellish lived there in 1903. He was a draftsman, according to Boyd's city directory, and in 1904 lived at 2022 Brookwood street. After that date no record of him is found, and no definite information can be ob tained as to his place of employment in Harrisburg or his present where abouts. The tenants of the house af ter his removal have not been learn ed. Find Tooth Brush The last article to be found among the debris of the cellar grave was a [small size tooth brush such as might 'oe used by a child. Whether this was i buried with the body or whether it (was only part of the rubbish that 1 might be expected to accumulate on the surface of the cellar floor under the steps is not known. The mass of earth was in such a mixed up and muddy condition that the men who did the digging could not say definitely where any certain article had been located with respect to the bones of the skeleton. It is not likely that any further search will be made In the cellar, as all the earth In the Immediate vicinity of the grave has been thoroughly gone over and sifted for articles of identi fication. ST. PAI" 1/8 BAPTIST PI.AXS REimiON FOR MOW PASTOR Members of the St. Paul's Baptist Church will give a reception to their pastor, the Rev. E. Luther Cunning ham. to-morrow evening, at 8 o'clock. The committee on arrangements in cludes: W. H. Brightly, H. Harrod, S. Brady and W. A. Gillis. On the recep tion committee are the following: Mrs. M. Williams. Mrs. J!. H. Grannison, Mrs. W. A. Gillis and Mrs. J. Ed. Jen kins. Following a musical program a banuuet will be served. honor of entertaining the Uev. Dr. F. K. Clark ,ot' Boston, after his engnge mcnt iu this city, recently*. John McCuliough. chairman of the ushers' committee during the big rally in the Bethlehem Lutheran Church cn C. K. week is a livewire worker of Market Square Presbyterian society. He has attended a number of Stato conventions and is active in the city and county work. THRESHERMAN'S BILL INTRODUCED IN HOUSE [Continued from first Page.] regulations as to operation, drivers, cleats, etc. The first bill to be defeated in the House this session was the measure to permit judges to suspend jail sen tences of persons against whom judg ment was found in civil cases such as malicious trespass. Mr. Walter, Frank lin, declared the bill would set aside the procedure of over sixty years and couiu be invoked to set free persons who should be made to serve prison terms through failure to pay verdicts. Mr. Lipschutz. Philadelphia, sponsor of the bill, defended it. declaring the act left the release optional with the judge. The vote was 94 noes to 74 ayes. The House concurred In the reso lution to invite ex-President Taft to address the Legislature on April 15. Bills Presented Bills were presented as follows: Mr. Thomas, Luzerne—Permitting representatives of fraternal or chari table organizations to claim bodies of persons who have no known relations. Mr. Stern. Philadelphia—Amending anti-cigaret law by providing for sum mary conviction before magistrates. Mr. Blackburn. Bedford—Requiring applicants for marriage licenses to present certificates of freedom from certain transmissible diseases. Mr. Maurer. Berks—Regulating use of compressed air machinery and es tablishing safety provisions. Mr. McCaig. Allegheny—Providing method of connecting city highways with county roads and regulating con struction and maintenance. Mr. Rothenberger, Berks—Appro- HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH | The Twilight Sleep; Its ® Advantages and Dangers | i Hundreds of Healthy, Robust Babies Attest to Success of the 11 Experiments; Action of Scopolamin Enables Mothers to |) a Pass Through Ordeal Painlessly; Local Physician Gives It y His Hearty Endorsement | —i-inr==]Eir===iag==iat^^=]BC-==AiaL=s=ißi==jnu==jDl=asjß By Anna 11. Wood For nearly fifteen years past the medical profession lias understood the use of the combination of morphine with a drug known as scopolamin. Being difficult to obtain in a really pure condition and also lteinsr a drug which cannot be handled with impunity, its name has never become familiar to the laity. Dr. Von Steinbucliel, of Freiburg, Germany, was the first man to consider it of sufficient narcotic power to be used in obstetrical cases. He was the > tlrst to put it to a test. The results were so gratifying that subsequently I l)rs. I\ronlk and Gauss perfected a sys tem of dosage which has finally be come known all over the civilized world as the state of Twilight Sleep. Frei burg babies are becoming more com mon every year, little tots whose moth ers have had tile courage to visit the great German hospital, or. here in America, have of their own free will, put themselves under the same course of treatment. These women testify that, where once they looked forward with fear and horror to days of agony which for generations have been con sidered the natural cost of a new little life, they now know that it is un necessary. Without knowledge or memory of pain they pass through the ordeal without entirely losing cons ciousness at any time. There are some people to whom the idea of a period | of enforced mental suspension is very I repugnant. They have an unreasoning I fear of it. This is one way in which I the Freiburg stystein makes its appeal, j From beginning to end the patient Is! conscious and able to answer questions. : It can better be described as a sort of curious hypnotic state. It is the pa- i tient's memory which is destroyed, . After the second dose of scopolamin : is given, her power to remember ob- | ,lects is tested every few moments. She | is dosed accordingly. The danger lies in the effect upon the heart and general nervous system. There have been cases where a patient under scopolamin lias become so vlo- ! lent that it took tlie efforts of several j nurses to keep her in bed. Upon others the effect is directly the reverse, cessfully absolute quiet is necessary! Penbrook Mason Invents Joint Plow and Striker j K T. E. STEPHENSON' An adjustable joint plow and j striker, which is Intended to greatly facilitate the work of a brick layer has been invented by T. E. Stephenson of Penbrook. It is especially useful in raking out and striking joints, removing plaster material without smearing bricks and in many other ways. Stephenson, who is a former resi dent of the city, had charge of the brick work of the Y. W. C. A. building. He is a member of Bricklayers'. Ma son's and International Union, Local 71. . IXJI'RKD BY I HON" Seven stitches were required to close a gash in the left leg of Mike Mouscr, 1088 Vi Eolith Xinth street, after a piece of iron weighing 1200 i pounds fell upon it. He is employed j by the Central Iron and Steel com pany and was treated at the llarris burg Hospital. INDI ANS IN SPEC T TI3CH Fourteen students from the Carlisle j Tmlinn school visited the Technical I High school yesterday on a tour of in- j I spection. Professor Shambaugh, one of the instructors at Carlisle, accom-E I panied the students. o priating $1,500,000 to pay balance duel second class townships under town ship road act for 1914. Reorganizing Korean Mr. MeVlcar. Allegheny—Reorgan izing the Division of Distribution of I Public Documents, establishing the I working force and providing for dis- I posal of unused State publications. Mr. Heffcrnan, Philadelphia—Amend ing act relative to collection of col lateral inheritance tax so that the , register only shall employ and fix com j pensation of attorneys. The present act gives the Auditor General certain powers in regard to attorneys. Mr. Kretz, Hueks, introduced a bill to authorize municipalities to appro priate annually to public nonsectarian libraries an amount not exceeding one mill on the dollar of taxable prop erty when a gift or bequest exceed ing $20,000 has been made to es tablish a library on condition that It be maintained by the municipality. The appropriation bill for the East- : | ern Penitentiary was introduced by I Mr. Richards. Philadelphia. It calls ' for $234,840.83, including SIO,OOO for general repairs. The borough code was reported j from committee by Mr. McVicar, Alle | gheny. who stated that arrangements were being made for a hearing. The bill to provide civil service in police, (ire and otlier departments in third class cities was also reported from committee. i The House passed finally: Enabling first class townships to furnish water to adjoining municipali ties. Amending Philadelphia port acts to conform with federal laws affect ing ships going through the Panama canal. The bill to create the third judge in Dauphin county was postponed. The | optometry bills were recommitted for! hearings. The House adjourned at 11.10 a. m. I until March 1. FEVER REPORTED SPREADING By Associated Press Paris, Feb. 16, 11.10 p. m.—A Sofia dispatch to the Balkan agency says that an epidemic of typhus fever i which broke out among Serbian prls-1 oners of Bulgarian nationality sent to Sofia by the Austrian authorities has I spread to the civil population and Is j ravaging the regions around Sofia, i Dysentery also is said to be prevalent. { for hours or even days at a time. Sound proof walls, softly shaded lights and even padded footsteps of those in at tendance are required. It is well nam ed Twilight Sleep for in a soft drowsy dimness the women in the Freiburg hospital lay passive while they face tile supreme test of womanhood. When out of the eternal silence comes the first faint baby cry and the child Is laid in the mother's arms, she can scarcely believe it is really her's and that the most dread of all human suf | fering la past and forgotten, not as the Bible tells us "in joy that a man child j is born into the world," but because she | can actually remember nothing at all | concerning it. But there are times when the little cry is never heard and the mother awakes from the Twilight Sleep with empty arms. The powerful drug has been too severe for the delicate young organism to bear and her baby is another of the victims of the progress of science. It is true that the use of scopolamin in relation to obstetrics is passing through the process of evolution com mon to all new methods of treatment or surgery. The doctors of America are divided in theii opinions in the matter. Dr. Schwartz Advises It I)'r. Schwartz, of Harrlsburg, after a life time devoted to the practice of ob i stetries says that he heartily endorses j the Twilight Sleep method provided it I can be used by competent people and under the correct circumstances. These j being difficult to obtain, he cannot see at present a very rapid growth in its 1 development. As the constant services I of the surgeon are required at the bed j side for hours or even days, it is ask- I ing too much of any man whose living I depends upon his practice, unless, like Dr. Gauss, he has Ills own sanatorium | equipped for the purpose. I Next Monday. February 22, several ■ women who themselves "have passed through the Freiburg experience in ; child bearing will talk of their treat i ment, at the Majestic theater. Here j they will explain to the women of Mar. I risbtirg how and why thev consider the Twilight Sleep a great new blessing to tail womanhood of the future EVIL DOERS DREAD ROUNDSMAN Mil! Arrests During Year Fall Below Those of Previous One; "The Honor Roll" Figures in the annual report of Colonel Joseph B. Hutchison show Roundsman James McCann a terror to evil-doers. During the year this veteran officer made 74 arrests. Second for honors was Detective Joseph Ibach with 69. Paul Schelhas, motorcycle officer, is third with a record of 62. Those who are credited with thirty or more arrests are: Colonel Joseph B. Hutchison, 41; Harry C. White. 34; Alfred Brine, 41; Oscar Carson. 31; Joseph D. Coleman, 41; George W. Grear, 47; John F. Hicks, 31; John Murnane, 30; Edward Murphy, 33; William L. Romtch, 32; George J. Shoemaker. 39; Charles A. Thompson. 3S. There were 2,175 arrests in thirteen months, or 306 less arrests than the | year previous. Among this number were 1 8 bawdy houses and 58 inmates and frequenters; 130 for larceny; 16 for felonious entry and larceny; 3 gambling houses; 27 gamblers; 6 for burglary: 13 for forgery; 16 for felo nious assault and battery and 89 for traffic ordinance and numerous other minor crimes; 1,371 arrests were for drunk and disorderly conduct. All this shows that the department has worked with a determination to pun ish crime and keep the streets clean and protect the citizens. There were 101 juveniles arrested during the year, somewhat of a de crease from last year, and is a better showing for juvenile violators. GASHED IX ABDOMEN James Jackson. 541 Myers street, Steelton. was admitted to the Harris burg Hospital last night with a deep razor gash in his abdomen. He was almost prostrated when treated, but i 3 improved to-day. He said the lacer ation was accidental. PAY STITKKRS flti.ftOO The city this afternoon paid Stucker Brothers, contractors, $16,900 for work on the River Wall. j Overflow Services Held at Redeemer Lutheran It has been found necessary to hold weekly prayer meetings in the main auditorium at Redeemer Lutheran Church because of increased attend ance. The first will be held to-night. The senior catechetical class will meet with the pastor at 7 o'clock, as usual, and the prayer meeting will start at 7.C0. The Rev. E. Victor Ro land will continue his lectures in the course of religious instruction begun some weeks ago. The course will be extended through the Lenten season. The prayer meetings are leading up to two weeks' of special services at Redeemer church immediately preced ing Easter. Andrew J. Fickes Dies After Lengthy Illness Andrew J. Fickes, aged 67, died this morning at his h0me,567 Forrest street after an illness of one year. He was a member of Mock and Hartman, formerly Fickes and Sanderson, fertil izer and coal dealers. He also was a member of the Curtin Heights Church, and is survived by his wife. Funeral services will be held from the home Friday morning at 9 o'clock, the Rev. A. S.Williams, officiating. The body will be shipped to Newport by ndertaker C. H. Mauk, where furth er services will be held in the Metho dist Church. Burial will be made at j Newport. | Johnson Here to Direct Capital City Auto Show All the deal»rs who had Joined the fapital City Motor Dealers' Associa tion. met again last evening at the Plaza and voted to have Benjamin Johnson, of Baltimore, manage the j show to be held in the Kelker Street I Hall. Mr. Johnson was there, and ex plained his plans tn detail and to-day the hall was mapped out and lots will I he drawn this evening for nosttlon. Mr. Johnson had charge of Harrisburg's ! first two automobile shows and makes j a specialty of this line of work. FEBRUARY 17, 1015. P ormfl \ TfIAIIOAD OF BEEF UTILE FOB EUROPE Reading Railway Delivers Twenty four Carloads to Jersey City; Pass Through Harrisburg Beef cattle for the allies in Europe, six hundred head in all. passed through Harrisburg yesterday. This large ship ment went over the Philadelphia and Reading lines requiring a train of twenty-four cattle cars. The train was delivered to the Read ing Company at Slilppensburg.- The cattle came from Chicago and the des tination of the train was Jersey City, from which point the cattle will be shipped to Liverpool. England. The Reading Company tins been handling large shipments from the West of cattle, and food stuffs for Europe. This was one of the largest rattle trains that lias passed over the Reading lines in several weeks. Cattle ishipments are made every day via of the Reading lines, but the cars are attached to other trains. Freight Shows Decrease; Daily Tonnage Improves Daily records on the Pennsylvania Railroad lines show a still further de crease In freight shipments during the first two weeks of February. It also shows an Improvement In dally ton nage. The total number of ears haul ed In that period was, 298,022 During the same time in 1914. the movement was ."05,540 cars. The decrease is 7,- 527 cars. The dally average movement passing Lewistown Junction was 21.287 cars, a decrease of 536 cars, or 2.5 per cent. For the llrst week of February the daily average movement past this'junc tlon point decreased 218G cars and for the second week it increased 1097 cars. This denotes an improvement in tho daily tonnago for the first time in months. ItAII.ROAD NOTES The return trip of the Pennsylvania Railroad test trip yesterday was highly satisfactory. The big LIS locomotive hauled 120 empty cars to Altoona on schedule time. Not one mishap was re ported. Yesterday's trip was for the purpose of estimating the amount of coal consumed. F. S. Stevens of the .Mintenance of Way Department of the Philadelphia and Reading Railway Companv. Is on a tour of inspection. lie is inspecting track material. Standing of the Crews HARRISBURG SIDE I'litlndeliiliin IHYIMIOH— -122 crew first to go after 1:20 p. m.: 113. 120, 1 in. 104, 121. 109, 114. 101. 128. 121. 107, 1 OS. Engineers for 102. 109, 123, 128 Firemen for 108. 114. Conductors for llti, 122. 120. 128. Flagmen for 102. !"«. Brakemen for 102 itwo), 104. 107. 109. 12 J. Engineers tip: First, Sober, New comer. Bunk, Gilluins, Bissinger. Mc- Cauley, Gibbons, Sellers. Long. Ever etts, Brubaker. Manley, Stattler, Denni son, Welsh, Geesey, Crisswell, Ilimlman, Albright. Madenford. Kautz, Sparver, Young, fc'eltz. Kennedy, Snow, Downs. Firemen up: Everhart, Copeland, LanU. Cover. Penwell, Duvall. 1.. E. Wagner. Manning, i'entzer. Prove, Gel singer. Herman, Behman, Eibhart. Kelegman, Shire, Collier. McCurdy, Robinson. Brenner. Madenford, Hor stick, Kearney. Kreider. J. E. Wagner, MofHtt. Gilberg, Chronlster. McNeal, Whichello, Bleich, "Farmer, Balsbaugh. Conductor up: Ford. Flagmen up: Mellinger, Witmyer, F'rst. Brakemen up: Collins. C. M. Mumma. Pague. Allen. Garrett. McXdughton, Desch. Baltoser, Brownawell. File. Shultzberger. Dengler, Brown, Hivner, Mumma. Moore. Middle Division—lS crew first to go after 1:30 p. m.: 225. Preference: 3. I-aid off: 20. 26. Engineer for 18. Flagman for 3. Engineers up: Knisley. Moore, Free, Webster, Wissler. Havens. Smith. Firemen up: Davis, Wright, Ross, Reeder, Zeiders, Kuntz. Eiebau. Sea grist. Simmons. Fletcher, Pottiger, Fritz, fcrewett. Cox. Conductors up: Paul, Eberie, Huber, Keys. Gantt. Brakemen up: Roller. Myers. Fritz, Kohli, Kane. Kieffer, Peters. Kllgore, Baker. Kerwln, Pinp. Fleck. Schoffstall, Bickert. Kipp. Heck, Spahr, Stahl, Reese. Bolan. Tnril ( rmn—To go after 4 p. m.: Engineers for 22G0. 1 t. Firemen for 2200. 14. 1820. Engineers up: Thomas. Rudy, Houser. Stahl, Swab, Crist. Saltsman, ; Kuhn, Sr.yder, Pelton. Shaver, Eandis, I Beck, llarter, Biever, Blosser, Brenne | man. ; Firemen up: Bartolet. Getty. Barkey, Sheets. Evde. Ney, Myers. Boyle. Ship lev. Crow. Revie, Bostdorf, Sehiefer, Ranch. Weigle. Eackey, Cookerley, Maeyer. Shelter. Snell. K VOI. \ SIDE Phllnilelphln Division-—2ll crew first to go after 2:15 p. m.: 233, 218. 209. 23."). 228. 225. 228, 201. 213. 210. 224. 221, 214, 230. Engineers for 209, 211, 213, 216. Fireman for 211. conductor for 216. Flagmen for 213. 216. 223. 224. Brakemen for 213. 214, 216. 235. Conductors up: Shirk, Stouffer, Eo gnn, Flickinger. Flagmen up: Snvder. Doutrieh. Krow. Br"kemen n»: Myers. Campbell. Mnn lev, Knisht. Wertz. Arment, Deets, Mc pherson. Walkman. Melehoir. Mumma. Twgig. Keller. Shuler. Goudy, Weist. Shaffner, folio. Ml'idle Division ll3 crew first to go after 3:4S -. m.: 12". Tiid off: 117. lift. 11". Twelve erews lei-> off at Altoona. Brakeman for 113. THK HKAOIX4S The 20 erew first to go after 7 a. m.: 20. 4. 2. 16. 17, 19. 7. 11. 23. 10. !>, 6. Fast-bound: 57. 51. 59. 65, 63, 68. Engineers up: Wyre. Morne, Morri son. Plet?. Crawford. Massimore, Wood. Fetrow, Fortney, Middaugh, Bonawitz, Lane. Firemen up: Nve. Bingaman. Rum haiigh. Dobbins, Chronlster, Carl, Ful ton. elly. ing. Conductors up: Gingrich, Philebaum, Hilton, Oris. Brakemnn up: Shearer, Painter, Kohl, Holbert, Kapp, Ely. Stephens. Ware, Hoover, Wynn, Shader, Grimes. Novel "Movies" Will Be Shown With Telephone Talk Shirley P., Watts, local manager of the Bell Telephone Company, will give an illustrated lecture on "The Telephone Girl" in Market Square Presbyterian Church to-morrow even ing under the auspices of the men's Bible class, of which J. Henry Spicer is teacher. John Price Jackson, of the Department of Eabor and Indus try. will speak at the same time on "Mv Exnerlences in Germany at the Outbreak of War." After the lecture by Mr. Watts mo tion pictures of a telephone exchange In operation will he shown and also a reel showing the course of a message from a ranch in Colorado to a hotel in New York city. MKX TO ORGANIZE CIIORtJS Albert E. Burkholder was appointed to organise a chorus by the members of the Men's Brotherhood Society of the St. Matthew's Eutheran Church. Green and Seneca streets. The first rehearsal will take place Sunday. ASK 'HIRUBBLE' VIEWERS ON MONDAY City Solicitor Seitz May Petition Court For Board to Assess Benefits and Damages ' 1) )I' '' I Application for the appointment of _ benefits and dant ages incident to th« will likely lie made to the Dauphin County Court Monday morning by City Solicitor D. S. Seltz. The choice of the viewers must nec essarily He between the members of the standing list of viewers appointed by the court to serve in matters of this character. The viewers are re quired by law to hold their llrst sitting for organization, arrangement of in spection dates, etc.. in not less than twenty nor more than thirty days from the date of their appointment. The appointment of the viewers will not necessarily affect the property holders until after the viewers have completed their labors nnd then the city may give judgment for the amounts agreed upon. . Realty Transfers.—Realty transfers yesterday included the following: Car rie N. 801 l to John 11. Demming. Schuylkill street. s'.'oo; K. J. Cunkle to Catherine Mulcahey, 40.1 ilerr street, $1; Kandis Shaffer to W. S. Harris, 1317 Naudain street, sl. At the Register's Office.—Register of Wills Danner yesterday issued let ters of administration on the estate of Jacob Bitterman, Halifax, to Mary E. Bitterman. No Date for Auto Hearing.—No date has been tlxed for the hearing of the motion for a new trial in the suit brought against Clyde Myton for vio lating the auto regulations of Middle town. Judge Johnson, of the Union- Snvder district, was expected here yes terday to hear the argument, hut did not come. Schaefferstown Suicide Not Entangled in Affairs of Looted National Bank Special to The Telegraph Lebanon, Pa., Feb. 17. lnvest igation by the coroner of Lebanon county into the suicide yesterday of Frank Krumbine, a well-known Schaefferstown tobacco grower, brought the conclusion of a clear case of sui cide. as Krumbine left a note for his wife saying that he would kill himself and telling where his body would be found. Krumbine was not interested in the affairs of the Schaefferstown National Bank and had no notes in the hank. He was not a man of means and lately worried over finan cial matters, but it is said his troubles were largely imaginary. Some time ago his father-in-law, J. Henry Moyer, living near Richland, offered to give him charge of his farm if he would move from the one he was working near Schaefferstown. This was done with the idea of helping him along financially, but he declined the offer. Krumbine shot himself about 8 o'clock yesterday morning nnd his body was found some time afterward and tho coroner notified. About thirty-eight years ago a tra gedy was enacted on the farm ten anted by the Krumbine family, when, on April 2, 1877. Joseph Miller was murdered and robbed of several hun dred dollars while a tenant on tho place. The murder was never solved and it is to this day unknown who killed Miller. Administration Promises Statement of Supplies By Associated I'ress Washington, Feb. 17.—President Wilson declared to-day he believed an erroneous impression had grown up concerning the food supply in the United States. In a letter to Mayor Mitchel, of New York, replying to a suggestion that an embargo be placed by the Federal government on exports of wheat the President wrote that in tho near future the administration will give out a statement showing the ex act situation which, he thought, would reassure the country. C. E. SOCIETY HOLDS SOCIAL The Senior Christian Endeavor So ciety of the Pine Street Presbyterian Church gave a combination social last evening in the church. The evening was spent in playing games and sev eral of the members participated in a musical program as follows: Violin nolo, William Myers: flute solo, George Roberts: vocal solo. Earl Rhodes: Piano duet. Misses Helen Sloop and Helen Smiley; reading, by Miss Eliz abeth Workman. The room was deco rated with hearts and cupids. Re freshments were served to fifty mem bers and friends of the society. BREAD INQUIRY CONTINUES By Associated Press New York, Feb. 17.—With Henry Heinzer and A. 1. Russell, statisticians for the New York Produce Exchange as the principal witnesses to-day at the State inquiry to place the respon sibility for the increased cost of bread, Deputy Attorney General Alfred 1.. Becker, expected to obtain export opinion on the actual wheat conditions throughout the country. TREATIES ARE DISCUSSED By Associated Press Washington, Feb. 17.—Treaties with Colombia and Nicaragua awaiting ref erendum by the Senate, were discussed to-day by President Wilson and Sec retary Bryan, Thaddeus A. Thomson, minister to Colombia, and Arthur R. Thompson and Otto Schoenrich, mem bers of the N'lcaraguan nixed commis sion. GERMAN STKAMKK CARRIES ENG. i.isn By Associated Press Ruenos Aires. Argentine. Feb. 17. —< It la reported here to-day from cred ible sources that the German steamer Holger was sighted yesterday heading for Buenos Aires and having on board the crews of several English steamers sent to the bottom by some German warship, probably off the coast of Brazil. READING DECLARES DIVIDEND By Associated Press Philadelphia, Feb. 17.—The dlrec« tors of the Reading Company to-day declared the regular quarterly divi dend of 1 per cent, on the second pre ferred stock. READY TO REPORT BILL Washington, Feb. 17.—The fortifica tion bill carrying approximately 56,- 000,000 virtually was ready to be re ported to the House to-day from com mittee.. The measure Is tho last one of the annual supply bills, to conie be i fore the House. Only the general de ficlencyblll now remains in committee. 9
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