DEPm MEN
TO WITCH BILLS
Governor and Attorney General
. Ask For Their Views on All
Pending Legislation
V Every head of a
department of the
i State government
has been put on the
JwEV 1 PvSv lookout for legisla-
Kk tion affecting his
i branch by a letter
I JwffWWWfcdO fl '°m the Governor.
m letter directs
*tS "''fc&the heads of dc
j£33 to keep
■*■ss—^2s3an eye on bills af
fecting his department or division or
commission and to secure copies and
make comments thereon. These com
ments are to be sent to the attorney
general for the information of the
Governor and the law officer.
This action is the first of the kind
ever taken and will result in closer
supervision of legislation.
The State Legislative Reference bu
reau is preparing a large amount of
legislation for the members of the two
houses to present in March. Many of
the bills are appropriation measures,
but there are others of a general char
acter.
The heads of departments of the
State government are furnishing their
estimates of the money needed to con
duct their branches for two years to
the appropriations committee of the
House and It Is expected that the gen
eral bill will be more nearly complete
than usual when presented next Mon
day.
Docs Not Need to Act.—Governor
Brumbaugh does not have to act on
the resolution of the legislature call
ing on the President and Congress to
repeal the present tariff law in the
opinion of the attorney general. The ]
resolution says that it is the sense of!
the general assembly and the Gover- j
nor will he advised that it does not
require his action.
Spoke at Banquet.—Governor Brum- !
baugh spoke last night at the Rotary I
clubs* banquet. The night before lie I
spoke at the banquet of the alumni i
of the University of Pennsylvania.
Police Bound Up Thieves. State |
policemen from the Greensburg troop
have arrested the men who broke in
to stores in Westmoreland county. In
addition they have tuken men who
were robbing hotels in that region.
Few Members Here. - Few mem
bers of the Legislature are here for
the recess. Most of them have gone
home to look after personal matters
and when they return will be eager for
a spgedy adjournment.
Public Service.—C. A. Sisk, of Fac
toryvllle, Wyoming county, complains
to the Public Service Commission that
the Abington Electric Company re
fuses to furnish him service unless he
pays exorbitant and discriminatory
rates. Charles W. Bucher. of Gettys
burg, who is connected with the White
Run Rural Telephone Company, filed
a complaint against the Cumberland
Valley Telephone Company, alleging a !
violation of contract to the extent that
the Rural company has lost consid
erable business.
Argument at Willianisport. The
Superior Court has listed the Tioga
county license appeals for argument
at the Williamsport sitting.
Sat at Pittsburgh. —The Public Serv
ice Commission sat at Pittsburgh yes
terday to hear the Beaver Valley water
case.
Movie Men Busy. —The movement
bv (he moving picture men to secure
-< peal of the censorship law began
to-day in Philadelphia. Tt is con
tended that the national provides
all the censorship needed.
New Directories Issued. —The new
legislative directories giving the names
of all officers and attaches and the
committees were issued at the Capitol
to-day.
May Reduce Heps.—A hill is being
prepared for reduction of the fees the
State receives for inspection of mov
ing picture films. It will be backed by
the State censors.
Board l>id Not Meet. —Owing to the
absence of the Governor, the Slats
Livestock Sanitary Board did not meet
to-day. It will meet to-morrow and
a strong quarantine will lie establish
ed against New Jersey because of foot
and mouth disease.
Governor Returning. Governor
Brumbaugh will return to the city this
evening. lie has been considering
action on bills and appointments while
in Philadelphia. The livestock appro
priation bill is to be acted upon to
night or to-morrow.
Trust Companies Pay.—Several of
the States largest trust companies
to-day made their payments of State
tax to .the Treasury. It is expected
that this tax will bring in a million
dollars.
Discuss Code.—The State Industrial
Board held a hearing in the House
caucus room on the canning code to
day and a number of suggestions were
made.
Kuller Gels Results. —Sonimissioner
N. R. Ruller. of the Department of
Fisheries, has been getting good re
sults in his efforts to stop pollution of
streams and to-day Warden Albert
brought to his ollle? models of the fil
tration system that have been success
fully installed at tanneries and refiner
ies. These are Mr. Albert's own con
trivances and have been the means not
only of halting pollution but of s*ing
much to manufacturers. They permit
ot utilization of waste products and
enable tish to live in the waters which
were formerly so filled with poisons
that nothing could exist in them.
German Government Will
Not Take Steamer's Cargo
liomlnn, Feb. 21. 2:5(1 P. M. W L
■Brooking, a member of the firm of W.
I-. Green and Company, commission
merchants of St. Louis, owners or the
cargo on board the American ship Wll
helmina. reached London to-day from
Berlin, halving in his possession a dec
laration from the German Foreign
Office signed Gottlipb Von .lagow
the Foreign Minister, and attested bv
James W. Gerard, the American Ambas
sador to Germany, which pledges the
German Government not to assume con
trol of the largo of the Wilhelmina,
nor of any other vessels arriving from
America. This declaration savs that
such earjroes nlay be sold on the open
market and that they will not be used
by the army or the navy.
Ellen Terry Undergoes
Operation on Right Eye
New York, Feb. ;4.—Ellen Tern*,
the actress, who underwent an opera
tion yesterday for the removal of a
cataract from her right eye, was re
ported to be improving rapidly to-dav
and it was expected that she would be
able to leave the hospital in two weeks.
Miss Terry is 67 years old, two years
younger than Mme. Sarah Bernhardt,
who on Monday, lost her right leg by
amputation.
AMERICAN CAlttlO DETAINED
London. Feb. 24. 1:24 P. M. The.
Norwegian steamer Vttalia. 72.1 tons
from New York, February ?> for Rotter
dam with a cargo of paeking products
from Chicago, loaded under the super
vision of the British Consul-General at
New York, has been detained bv the
British authorities at Falmouth' pend
ing an investigation. It seems that the
British Government wants to determine
who are the Rotterdam consignees of
the Yitalia's cargo.
WEDNESDAY EVENING,
<?-rpp.i TOn CPiDDLetovcn vCDiefispm^
COMMITTEE TO ACT
I ON BURGESS' PLAN
. i
Wigfield's Measure Aims to in
crease Efficiency of Police Force
Without Extra Expense
Burgess Freil Wigfield's efficiency
police plan will be acted upon by the
police committee of council at a meet
ing called for Friday evening at 7.30
o'clock in the council chamber.
The police committee consists of T.
J. Nelly, chairman, E. C. Henderson
and Albert Sellers. It is in the hands
of these three men to decide whether
or not the burgess' plan for increasing
the efficiency of the police force shall
ever be put into effect.
Just what action the police com
mittee will take on the plan i 3 a mat
ter of conjecture. Their meeting Fri
day evening, however, is significant in
view of recent developments.
The plan was placed in the hands
of the committee at the January meet
ing of council, but the committee so
far has taken no action. On Sunday
members of the borough fire patrol
held a meeting in the Baldwin hose-,
house, and while the firemen decline
to say anything for publication, it is
known that the police matter was dis
cussed. Just what significance is in
the resulting prompt action of the po
lice committee in calling a meeting is
problematical.
By the Wlgfield plan members of
the fire patrol will be made special
borough police and will fill any vacan
cies occurring in the regular force.
This, the burgess asserts, will give the
borough better police protection at
practically no additional cost.
Horse's Mad Dash Ends
When It Strikes Auto
Pedestrians in Front street last
evening were given a few thrills when
a horse owned by County Auditor
John Tassel, drawing a light carriage,
dashed madly down Front street.
The horse, which was tied outside
the Steelton Transfer Company's office
while the county ayditor was transactr
ing some business, became frightened
at a piece of paper and ran away.
The runaway was checked when the
carraige crashed into an automobile
owned by the Pennsylvania Steel
Company at Front and Swatara
streets. The carriage was demolished
and the automobile slightly damaged.
STEELTON~SNAPSHOTS
Buys Scig Place. T. R. Vernon, of
Lomoyne. has purchased the old Seig
printery, formerly known as the Steel
ton Reporter. The new plant will be
known as the Steelton Press. Mr.
Vernon was formerly proprietor of the
Vernon press, l,emoyne.
l.iquor Case (iocs to Court. Nick
Fejencic was held for court following
a hearing before Squire Gardner last
evpning. He is charged with selling
liquor to foreign minors.
Foot Crushed. —John F. Eberley, of
Enhaut, had his foot crushed while at
work in the frog and swltcjj depart
ment of the Pennsylvania Steel Com
pany yesterday.
PETER GRASS BURIED
Funeral services for Peter Grass
were held from his late home. 607
North Front street, and St. Mark's
Lutheran Church, this morning. The
Rev. William B. Smith, pastor of St.
Mark's Church, officiated. Members
of Steelton Lodge. 184, Independent
Order of "dd Fellows, acted as pall
bearers. Burial was made in Baldwin
Cemetery.
MIIS. ANX A B. JOHNSON'
Funeral services for Mrs. Anna B.
Johnson were held yesterday morning
from her late home, 556 North Sec
ond street. The Rev. G. N. I,auffer,
pastor of St. John's Lutheran Church,
officiated. Burial was made at Trin
clle Springs. The pallbearers were
CJ. M. Long. Charles Brunhouse, M.
R. Alleman and William Gelger.
SELLS NEWS STAND
t'harles Yeager has sold the High
spire news agency to Walter Diffen
derfer, of Highspire. Mr. Diffenderfer
will take charge of the agency March
1. The location will be unchanged.
$25,000 Unit Orchestra
Arrives in Harrisburg
The $25,000 Wurlitzer unit orches
tra, to be installed at the Victoria
theater. Market street, arrived to-day.
It will be ready about March 15, at
which time there will be a grand open
ing.
This new instrument is a complete
orchestra, and is similar to the big
organ which is a feature at the Pana
ma Exposition. Its weight is 15,000
pounds. It will be operated by a pat
ent blower, driven by a three-horse
power motor, furnishing 450 cubic feet
of air a minute. W. F. Schneider,
manager of the Philadelphia office ->f
the Wurlitzer company is here super
intending the construction of the new
instrument.
SWINDLER GETS HIVE YEARS
By Associated Press
. N«w York, Feb. 24.—Richard J.
Hartman, former theater ticket broker,
wo was convicted recently of swindl
ing Mrs. Charlotte MacKenzie out of
$133,000 left her by her husband, was
sentenced to serve not less than five
years nor mere than nine years ami
seven months in Sing Sing prison. This
is the maximum penalty.
WILL INVESTIGATE CONDITIONS
By Associated Press
Washington, Feb. 24. Secretary
Bryan to-day announced that a com
mission headed by ex-Governor Fort,
of New Jersey, will sail from New
York Saturday for Port Au Prince,
Haitti. to make a general investiga
tion of conditions in that country long
disturbed by resolutions.
STATUE OF WAR NURSE
By Associated Press
London, Feb. 24. 5.15 P. M.—A sta
tue of Florence Nightingale was un
veiled here to-day. It Is the first in
stance in which a statue of a woman,
aside from royalty, has been erected
publicly in London. On account of
the war there were no ceremonies in
connection with the unveiling of the
statue of the f|\moos war nurse.
FLIES OVER SfllSN I.ANDS
Ry Associated Press
Geneva. Feb. 24. via Puiis. 11:2R A. M.
—Another Herman aviator (lew over
Swiss territory to-day. Swiss infantry
men fired at him as he was over the
village of Beurnevealn, near Bonfol.
French troops «t Pfetterhausen
fired at the airman. The aviator re
turned to Muelhuusen apparently un
injured.
'■EFFORT TO END
LIFE IS SUCCESSFUL
Husband Finds Body of Wife
Swaying From Rafters on Attic;
Dead Several Hours
Unsuccessful in two former at
tempts to end" her life, Mrs. Ambrose
Nltrauer. 44 years old, was found
hanging from the rafters of the garret
in her home at Deodate. about five
and a half miles from Middletown, by
her husband last evening.
The husband made his gruesome
find about 7.30, last evening. The
woman had apparently been dead sev
eral hours. Mrs. Nitrnuer had been
In ill health for some time and this Is
believed to have been the cause for
her act.
She is survived by her husband and
one daughter, Mrs. Elain Baker. Five
brothers, Abraham Winters, Samuel
Winters. Andrew Winters, Daniel Win
ters and Martin Winters, and one sis
ter, Mrs. William Buck, also survive.
Funeral services will be held Saturday
morning at 9 o'clock at the house and
at Ober's Church at 10 o'clock. Burial
will be made in Ober's Cemetery.
CHILDREN* WILL GIVE
MUSIC ALE FOR CHURCH
A musical entertainment for the
benefit of Grace United Evangelical
Church will be held under the auspices
of the primary department of the
day school, to-morrow evening. A sil
ver offering trill be taken. The pro«
gram follows:
Piano soio, Harry Travitz; vocal
solo. Miss Rebecca Miller; reading.
Miss Catharine Barringer; piano solo,
Miss Florence Finger; vocal solo, Mrs.
Ralph Mumma; quartet, Mrs. Hoch,
Mrs. Harlacher, Mr. Reigart, and Mr.
Sheetz; reading, Miss Catharine Schil
linger: vocal solo, Irvln Hoffmaster;
duet. Mrs. Thompson and Mr. West
brook; piano solo, Ralph Westbrook;
vocal solo, Mrs. reading,
.Miss Mildred Shoop: piano trio. Mrs.
Roe, Mrs. Stutzinan and Mrs. Thomp
son.
ATH LI7IIC CLJJB ELECTS
Directors of the Highspire Athletic
Club elected officers at a mesting last
evening. The new manager will be
Elmer Waltenmeyer: president. Lyman
G. Bingainan: treasurer, Ivan Meffert;
secretary. Arthur Poorman. The direc
tors formulated plans for placing a
fast team In the Central Pennsylvania
League race this year.
-OBERLIN - - - - I
CONTINUE REVIVAL
Revival services in Neidig Memo
rial United Brethren Church, which
have been in session for seven weeks,
will be continued during the present
week. The Rev. C. E. Boughter. the
pastor, is in charge. Thirty-five con
versions have been made.
LOGA X—H ARLACHER
John A. Logan, of Harrisburg. and
Miss Edith R. Harlacker. of Enhaut,
were married in the parsonage of
Salem Lutheran Church yesterday
afternoon by the Rev. D. E. Rupley,
pastor. Miss Harlacher Is a graduate
of the Swatara township high school.
SALEM LUTHERAN* ACTIVITIES
*
The Rev. D. E. Rupley, pastor of
Salem Lutheran Church, has planned
a ijumber of activities for this week.
The Lutheran Brotherhood will hold
a special meeting Friday evening at
7.45. The presence of every mem
ber has been requested. The Women's
Home and Foreign Missionary Society
will meet at the home of Mrs. Joseph
Janson, Sr.. Saturday afternoon. On
February 4, the Rev. Fuller Berg
stressed. of Middletown. will deliver
his lecture, 'The Vinegar Peddler,"
under the auspices of Mrs. John Ben
net's class. The missionary services
Sunday were well attended and the
collections were large.
OBERLIN PERSONALS
John Peck is ill.
David Kemmerer, a student at Sus
quehanna University. Selinsgrove, is
visiting his parents.
G. A. Stengle and family motored
to Dauphin, Sunday.
Miss Olivia Stengel spent Sunday
with her sister, Mrs. John R. Yetter,
in York.
Albert Bishop, whose foot was
crushed recently, is getting better.
M. G. Tobias, postmaster, has re
turned from Lebanon.
Mr. and Mrs. John Reed and son,
Earl, are guests of Mrs. Heed's aunt,
Mrs. Daniel Metz, Harrisburg.
Washington Believes
Crew of Evelyn Safe
By .lisociatcd Press
Washington, D. C.. Feb. 2t. No re
port bad come to-day of the missing
boat load of men from the American
steamer Evelyn. Thick weather in the
North Sea is believed to be,one cause
for the lack of information, but officials
here feel that the chances are good
that If the second mate and his men
alreadv have not landed on the Holland
coast at some'point remote from tele
graph communication, they have been
picked up by one of the many trawl
ers, which frequent the waters off the
mouth of the Kibe.
PROHIBITION BILL PASSED
By /Issocialed Press .
Des Moines. la., Feb. 24.—The bill
for constitutional prohibition which
came from the Senate, was passed by
the House of the lowa Legislature yes
terday. The bill provides for submis
sion to the people of the question of
constitutional prohibition if it is suc
cessful In the Legislature to convene
two years hence.
BERXHARDT'S CONDITION GOOD
Bordeaux, Feb. 24, via Paris. 11.10
A. M.—The bulletin issued to-day on
the condition of Mme. Sarah Bern
hardt. whose leg was amputated a few
days ago. says that she passed a good
night and thatVthe general state of her
health continues satisfactory.
ANOTHER STK.tMKR MISSING
London. Feb. 24. I:IS A. M. A
dispatch to the Dally News from
Copenhagen, says it is feared there
that the steamer Speeln. of Stockholm,
has struck a mine and foundered. The
steamer left Liverpool January .11.
BONE LODGES IX THROAT
Mrs. George Mimes, of York Springs,
swallowed a chicken bone while eating
her supper last evening. The hone
lodged In her throat. It was removed
at the Harrisburg Hospital.
MAV HAVE TYPHOID
Mrs. George Velgh, 400 Mohn street.
Steelton. was admitted to the Harris
burg Hospital to-day suffering from
a probable case of typhoid fever.
VAKRISBURG TELEGRAPH
Local Lad Stands High
in Ranks of Boy Scouts
' BhHK'' .all
Photo by Roshon.
LIFE, STAR AND EAGLE SCOUT
J. Boyd Paul. 2304 North Sixth
street, a life, star and eagle scout, has
passed the Red Cross examinations for
first aid and has taken twenty-two
merit badges, which has been com
mented upon by members of the na
tional headquarters at New York. Mr.
Paul has successfully passed all the
requirements of a Boy Scout.
Berlin Tells of Sinking
of British Transport
By Associated Press
Berlin, by wireless to London, Feb.
24, 9.35 A. M.—Official announcement
was made last night that the British
transport No. 192 was sunk by a Ger
man submarine off Beachy Head at
4.45 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
A dispatch last night from New Ha
ven, England, stated that eighteen
members of thecrew of the Cardiff
steamer Branksome Chine, a govern
ment collier had landed there and an
nounced the sinking of their vessel
either by a mine or a torpedo in the
English Channel twenty-three miles
southeast of Beach Head, about two
o'clock yesterday afternoon. This prob
ably is the vessel to which the Berlin
announcement refers.
Masons Are Holding
Ceremonial Session
Shriners from all the counties that
border on Dauphin with Harrisburg
ers of Zembo Temple. Nobles of the
Mystic Shrine—probably 800 of them
altogether—are in session in Chestnut
Street auditorium this afteroon to ini
tiate a- number of novices.
Special cfecorations cover the hall,
and the banquet tables are set in the
small hall for the oyster supper at
5.30 o'clock. The evening meeting in
the Temple will be given over to en
tertainment, selections by Zembo
band, vaudeville by Shriner talent and
several acts of real vaudeville by com
panies from the Orpheum and' Colo
nial theaters. Potentate George W.
Mcllhenny has prepared the program
and has charge of the ceremonies.
Erection of P. 0. Addition
Is Indefinitely Postponed
Delay in the construction of the
Post Office addition caused by the re
cent failure and J. E. & A. L. Pennock,
the Philadelphia contractors, by whom
the work was being done, will con
tinue until a new contract is awarded
by the architect of the Treasury De
partment at Washington, who has the
construction in charge. It was not
known at the local Post Office this
morning how long this might be. The
contractors went into the hands of
receivers several weeks ago.
Four Hundred Mutineers
Put to Death at Singapore
By Associated Press
Manila, Feb. 24. Four hundred
members of the mutinous Indian regi
ment which revolted at Singapore on
February 15. have been killed as well
as seven German prisoners from the
detention camp who joined the natives
when offered their freedom, according
to reports ot the uprising brought here
by passengers from Singapore. The
mutineers are said to have killed all
their officers save The colonel, and
then attacked civilians, several ot
whom were Killed, including one wo
man.
OFFICER DIES OF WOUNDS
By Associated Press
Fairmont. W. Va., Reb. 2 4.—Con
stable W. R. Riggs, wounded in the
rioting between a sheriff's posse and
striking miners at Farinington, W. Va.,
last Saturday, died in a hospital here
to-day. Thomas Buckley, a deputy
sheriff shot in the same fight, suffered
a relapse during the .light, and was
said to be in a dying condition.
SWKIT/iKH GETS NOMINATION
fly Associated Press
Chicago. 111.. Feb. 24. With four
precincts missing, revised figures of
yesterday's primaries show that Carter '
11. Harrison, who is serving bis fifth
term as Mayor, was defeated for the
Democratic nomination by Robert M
Sweitzsr, county clerk, by a majority
LAWYER'S BODY IN RIVER
"" By Associated Press
Washington. D. C., Feb. 24. The
body of James W. King, a Philadelphia
lawyer, was found floating in the Po
tomac river to-day. So far as the au
thorities could determine there were
no marks of violence. King was last
seen on January (i. and thereafter a
wide search was conducted for him.
MANEUVERS ARE PI.ANNED
By Associated Press
Washington. D. C., Feb. 24. Plans
for combined army and navy maneuvers
on a "lgantlc scale, with New Vork City
as the prize of contending forces, are
undei sonsideration by Secretarv Dan
iels, altlyjugh t*ne project has not pro
gressed to the point where It is assured
t they will be held.
ILL LIQUOR DEALERS
BUT THREE LICENSED
Dauphiu Court to Decide Contested
Requests For 1915 Privileges
Before Saturday
for liquor licenses
njnl| quests for privileges
■ I nil? V!HVXmH at " lr st - Lawrence
the Ann Street Ho
iv " i tel.
Paxtonla Inn. Decisions in these lat
ter two cases are expected within the
next few days, as the 1914 license
limit expires with the closing of the
bars at midnight Saturday. The court
has fixed Monday, March 1, for the
hearing of the objections to the re
granting of the license to the Berrys
burg hostelry.
The licenses handed down to-day
included 139 retail, 25 wholesale, 5
brewers, 5 bottlers and 1 distiller.. Jo
seph Gul3ti, proprietor of the Victor
Hotel, facing Union Station plaza, was
the first to take out his license.
Road Sujwrvisors to Meet To-mor
row. —The Dauphin County Road Su
pervisors' Association will meet in the
Courthouse to-morrow and Joseph W.
Hunter, of the State Highway Depart
ment, will be among the speakers.
At the Register's Office. —The will of
Katherlne Craig was probated to-day
and letters on her estate were granted
to Clark E. Dlehl.
Two Building: Permits Issued.—
Building permits were taken out to
day by Samuel Witmeyer for a 2 hi
story house at 2401 North Second
street, to cost $3,500, and by Mrs. M.
J. Mulcahey for remodeling 405 Hen
street, cost SIOO.
Rcaltj_yransfers.— Realty transfers
yesterday included the following: Jo
seph S. Strieker to Lizzie Conrad.
Hummelstown, $400; A. C. Young to
Arthur S. Zcrby, Susquehanna town
ship. $340; John K. Keim to M. J.
Earp. Bressler, $1,200; C. L. Ixmg to
Charles E. Herr, 2124 Green street, sl.
To Argue Interceptor Case.—While
a Dauphin county Common Pleas jury
yesterday returned a verdict against
William H. Opperman Company, de
fendant In an action begun by the
Commonwealth Insurance Agency to
recover a year's premium on a bond
for the construction of the River
Front interceptor, the court allowed
I a point of law to be reserved by the
defendant so that the question may
be argued before the matter is finally
settled. The amount Involved is
about SSOO.
! Hebrew Educational Institute Cliar
| tered. The Dauphin county court
yesterday granted the Hebrew Educa
tional Institute, of this city, a charter
in accordance with its application of
several weeks ago. Robert Rosen
berg represented the applicants.
Want Viewers For New Koad at
Boyd's.—Application for a board of
viewers to report upon the advisabil
ity of opening a new road between
the Chambers Hill and the Hummels
town pikes, about half a mile east of
Boyd Station, has been made to the
Dauphin county court.
Announce Appointments of
Pennsylvania Postmasters
Special to The Telegraph
Washington, Feb. 24.—The follow
ing changes have been made in Penn
sylvania postmasters: James E.
Greenawalt. McKeansburg, Schuylkill
county: Albert VV. Gundry, Maryd,
Schuylkill county; John W. Adams,
Outwood, Schuylkill county: Charles
B. Forney, Sanitarium, Franklin coun
ty: Elmer S. Jacobs, Walsingham,
Perry county; George C. Adams. Ad
amsdale, Schuylkill county; Daniel L.
Weller, Broad Mountain. Schuylkill
county; Elijah J. Rickard, Grafton,
Huntingdon county: Mary F. Carey,
Malianov Place, Schuylkill county;
Henry P. McLaughlin, Mason and
Dixon, Franklin county; Grant Piper,
Petersburg, Huntingdon county: Geo.
C. Kirlln. Port Clinton. Schuylkill
county; William R. Adamson, Saint
Nicholas, Schuylkill county; Elson G.
Lower, Table Rock, Adams county.
SIX MONTHS' RESIDENCE
DIVORCE BILL IS PASSED
By Associated rress
Carson City, Nev., Nev. 2 4.—The six
months' residence divorce bill passed
by the present legislature, was signed
by Governor Doyle yesterday, thus re
storing the law relating to divorce as
it was one year ago.
For the last two years a residence
of at least one year was necessary
before any person could apply for a
divorce in this State, but prior to
that time only six months' residence
was required.
POLITICAL SITUATION SERIOUS
By Associated Press
The Hague, Feb. 24. via London,
12.05 P. M.—There is good reason to
believe that the political situation in
Holland at the presenf time is such
that most interesting developments
might he expected at any moment.
There have been recently numerous
meetings between the diplomatic rep
resentatives of various countries at
The Hague, but the subjects discussed
at these conferences have been kept
strictly secret.
SAY FOOD IS NOT SCARCE
By Associated Press
London, Feb. 24. 4.42 A. M.—A dis
patch to the Post from Berne says:
"All Germany's war bread regu
lations, war cookery schools and other
arrangements are not due to anj- real
scarcity of food, but are a pretext to
induce charitable Americans to feed
the Belgians and the French to feed
their people in the portion of France
occupied by Germany."
ELECTED TO ARCHBISHOPRIC
By Associated Press
St. Johns. N. F, Feb. 24. —Mon-
signor Edward Patrick Roche, rector
of the Roman Catholic Cathedral
here and administrator of the New
Foundland diocese since the death of
Archbishop Hawley last October, was
notified to-day of his election to the
archbishopric by Pope Benedict.
Monsignor Roche is" 40 years old.
SUES FOR I/OSS OF REST
Special to The Telegraph
Lancaster, Pa., Feb. 24.—Conrad
fichaefer to-day entered suit against
Henry M. Todd and Charles E. Hall
man to recover damages for "loss of
rest." Todd owns a stable adjoining
the plaintiff's house and Todd rents it.
Schaefer alleges that the noise made
by the horses a* night prevents him
sleeping.
THIISVISS STKAI, CI.OTHINO
AMI GROCERIES FROM STORK
The store of R. Remmer. 1220 North
Cameron street, was entered last night
and goods valued at SSO stolen. En
trance was gained by breaking a panel
in the store door. Several suits of
overalls, canned goods, cigars, tobacco
,and other merchandise were taken. i
'FEBRUARY 24, 1015.
/ v
Frank Jewel Raymond
will deliver the last talk on
"Making Good In Business"
IN THE
Technical High School Auditorium
8 P. M.
Thursday, Febr
ROOM POR ALU
The most interesting and helpful of the three talks.
TICKETS
may be procured at the Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce
Office, Kunkel Building, Bell Phone 3641, until 5 p. m., Thurs
day. After 7 p. m., Thursday, tickets will be on sale at the
box office.
PRICES:
25 cents to members and their employes. 50 cents to non
members of the Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce.
Written Question Answered
Mr. Raymond will be pleased to answer written ques
tions on Thursday evening. Question blanks should be se
cured by all ticket holders from the
Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce
R. R. TRAINMEN MUST
REPORT ROUGH RIDING
Instructions Call For Close Atten
tion to Unnecessary Jolting
on Trains
In order to prevent accidents, passen
ger trainman on tlie Pennsylvania
Railroad have been made Inspectors.
They have been Instructed to report
all roughness in handling trains, air
brake failures and other needed re
pairs.
Should the passengers be thrown
about roughly by reason of failure of
the airbrake to work properly, or a
coupling pull out. notice must be given
at ones to the enginemaa. They are
also to report conditions lis they find
them in walking frpm one car to an
other. If the vestibules are not prop
erly closed, or protected, report must
be made. It is proposed to put an end
to the unnecessary jolting of cars. It
is the belief of passenger trainmasters
that these annoyances can be eliminat
ed by a hearty co-operation on the part
of trainmen.
Prominent Physician
Dies Suddenly on Train
Dr. Robert T. Farnham, aged 73
years, of Washington, D. C.. died sud
denly yesterday while enroute east
from Chicago. Dr. Farnham was a pas.
scnger on Pennsylvania limited, due in
Harrisburg at 1 :B5 p. m . and was taken
111 with heart trouble west of Altoona.
He was accompanied by S. T. Nathar,
assistant secretary in the Department
of Interior at Washington, D. C.
The train was held at Altoona until
a physician arived. but assistance came
too late. The body was taken on to
Washington.
John Mackey Bartley
Dies Suddenly at Altoona
John Mackey P»artley, aged 75 years,
a retired Pennsylvania railroad em
ploye, dTed suddenly at his home in
Altoona yesterday. He was well-known
in Harrisburg.
John M. Bart ley was liorn in Lan
caster county, January 14. 1 840, and.
was employed by the Pennsy as a
blacksmith for forty-eight years, be
ins retired in 1909. He served three
months in Company C, One Hundred
and Twenty-fifth regiment, at the be
ginning of the Civil "war.
Passenger Men Elect
New Officers For Term
Tn accordance with the recent juris
diction decision of the Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen. Herculean
Lodge No. 57 4, of this city, is now a
strictly passenger lodge. The follow
ing officers have been elected for the
ensuing year: President, Charles S.
Fisher: vice-president, W. O. Downs;
treasurer, H. D. Beigh; secretary,
John T. Bretz.
This lodge has over 300 members
and is one of the "livewire" lodges of
the Brotherhood. It's meetings are
held on the second Monday at 8.00
o'clock, and the fourth Friday at 1.50
of each month at their hall, 321 Mar
ket street.
Correspondence immune,
Says Supreme Court
Special to The Telegraph
Washington. D. C. f Feb. 24.—Corre
spondence of interstate railroad com
panies is not subject to inspectlbn by
the Interstate Commerce Commission,
according to a decision yesterday by
the Supreme Court in a contest be
tween the Commission and the Louis
ville and Nashville Railroad Company.
The ruling leaves the Commission
with power to Inspect all accounts,
records and memoranda, and resolves
in favor of the Commission the much
disputed points as to whether It can
inspect such records made before the
passage of the Hepburn rate laW au
thorizing the inspection.
The Commission attempted to in
spect the correspondence of the Louis
ville and Nashville In carrying out an
investigation ordered by the Senate
into alleged political activity of the
railroad in Tennessee. The company
officials excluded the Commission's In-j
spectors from its files and the govern-i
mcnt asked the Federal Courts In!
Kentucky for a mandamus.
RAII.ROAD NOTES
I The mines of the Reading Coal and!
Iron Company resumed operations j
yesterday.
William DeVester, night clerk at
Rutherford yards, who has been on
a month's vacation, will return to duty
Monday. Mr. DeVester spent two
weeks in Florida.
General Manager A. T. Dice, of tho
Philadelphia and Reading Railway, is
inspecting the main line and branches.
The 5 per cent, increase In freight
rates is now in full force in Pennsyl
vania, the thirty-day inspection fol-1
lowing the filing of the new rates ex- I
acted by the Pennsylvania Public Ser- '
vice Commission having expired Mon- I
day.
The Juniata P. B. R. V. M. C. A.
haa decided to purchase the Fair City
Hotel building, in East Altoona for a.
social annex to the general quarters
in that place. H. T. Batemann, as
sistant trainmaster of the Pittsburgn
division, is a member of the commit
tee in charge of making the pur
chase.
Statements of the Lehigh Valley and
Baltimore and Ohio Railroads for
January, issued yesterday, showed a
slight turn for the better. These roads
are among the first to issue monthly
reports, and there is a general hope in
railroad and financial circles that the
improvement shown by them in Janu
ary revenues will extend to other car
riers.
Standing of the Crews
HARRISBURG SIDE
Philadelphia Division—lls ciew first
to go after MO p. m.: 118, 110, 129, 119,
132, 130, 131, 111, 106, 112, 133, 117, 102,
124. 134.
Engineers for 102, 110, 124, 129.
Fireman for 133.
Conductors for 110, 111. 115, 12(1.
Flagmen for 102.-106. 131, 132, 133.
Brakemen for 102, US, 129, 130, 131.
Engineers up: Bisslnger, Smeltzer,
Wolfe, Leayman, Everts, Earhart,
First, Hubler, Sober, Smith, Buck. Gil
lums, McCaUley, Gibbons, Relsinger,
! Kautz, Sellers, Davis, Dennison,
Welsh, Geesey.
Firemen up: Packer. Shaffer, Spring,
Arnsberger, Duvall, Bushey, Libliart,
| Kegleman, Yentzer, .I>antz, Manning,
Wagner, Hartz. Dodd. Myers, Behman,
Wagner, Kreider, Collier.
Conductor up: Mehaffle.
Flagman up: Mellinger.
Brajtemen up: Busser. Hivner, Cole
man, Crosby, Desch. Koclienour, Col
lins, C. Mumma, Pagne, Allen, Garrett,
McNaughton, Shultzberger, File.
Middle Division —2l6 crew first to gl
after 1:40 p. in.: 235, 238, 239, 233.
Preference: 2. 3. 7.
Laid off: 20, 26, 11 7, 24, 25.
Conductors for 2. 3, 7.
Engineers up: Hertzlar, Wissler,
Havens. Smith, Bennett, Simonton,
Moore.
Firemen up:. Zeiders, Kuntz, Sea
grist. Liebau, Fritz, Sheesley, StoulTer,
Wright.
Conductors up: Byrnes, Patrick, Bas-
Uins, Paul.
Brakemen up: Bell, Wenerlck, Lau
ver. Roller, Myers, Fritz, Kohll, Kane,
Kipp, Kerwin. Peters, Kieffer. Kll
gore, Baker, Pipp, Fleck, Schoffstall,
Bickert, Putt, Heck, Spahr, Stahl,
Reese.
Yard Crew* —To go after 4 p. m.:
Engineers for 2260, 322.
Firemen for 2260. 1255, 885, 1820. 2393.
Engineers up: Rudy, Houser t Meals,
Stahl, Swab. Harvey. Snyder, Pelton,
Shaver, Landis, Hoyler, Beck. Landis,
Biever, Blosser, Brenneman, Thomas.
Firemen up: Bartolet, Getty, Barkev,
Sheets, Balr, Eyde, Myers. Boyle, Crow,
Revie, Ulsh. Bostdorf. Schiefer, Rauch,
Weigle, Lackey, Cookerley, Maeyer,
Sholter, Snell.
EN OLA SIDR i
Philadelphia Division—2l4 crew firsts.
to go after 4:30 p. m.: 223, 224. 209, 211,1
201, 226. 242, 213, 221, 216, 229.
Engineers for 201, 223, 228, 209.
Firemen for 209. 207, 213, 223, 242. t
Brakemen for 13. 14. 29.
Conductors up: Miller, Logan, Eaton,
Fllckinger, Keller, Steinouer.
Flagmen up: Reltzel, Snyder, Kroh.
Brakemen up: Deets, McPherson,
Waltman. Twigg, Felker, Mumma, Shu
ler, Musser, Goudy, Shaffner, Klmes,
Taylor, Eutz, Jacobs. Wolfe. Fair.
Middle Division—234 crew first t»
go after 12:01 p. m.: 242, 223, 250, 246.,
225. 217.
Eald oft: 112, 118, 114, 120, 115, 107,:
109.
THE READING
Harrlaliurg Division—24 crew first
to go after 11:15 a. m.: 19, 5, 28, 16, 7,
8. fi. 12. 10, 9.
East-bound 67 crew first to *(V
after 11:15 a. m.: 68, 59, 71, 65, 62.
Engineer for 6.
Conductor for 19.
Brakemen for 16. 19. 24. '
Engineers up: Middaugh. Rlchwlna,
Martin, Wyre. Wireman, Tipton, Morn®,
Morrison, Crawford. Glass. Masslmore,
Barnhart, Fetrow. Wood. Kettner,|
Sweeley. Pletz, Lloyd, Shearer,
Firemen up: Anspach, Longeneeker,
Chronlster. Sullivan. Nye, Fulton,
Bover, Sorl, Lex, King.
Conductors up: Orris, Glngher, Phlla
baum.
Brakemen up: Hoover, Halhert,
Maurer. Miller. Shearer, Duncan, Vare,
Kohl, Miles. Shader, Epley, Slentß, Hog
entogler, Hinkle, Grimes, Page, Kopp,
Smith.
How Much
Lumber
do you need?
What sort of lum
ber is required?
Is it for inside finish
or where it will he ex
posed to the weather?
Tell us your require
ments and we will he
glad to advise you the
right kind to huy.
United Ice & Coal Co.
Forater and Ctndn Sta.
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