Harrisburg telegraph. (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, March 03, 1915, Image 1

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    Rescue Parlies Work in Relays fo Recover Bodies of Mine Explosion Victims
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
No. 50
LXXXIV—
BANK CLEARANCES
TOTAL $82,185,869
Harrisbarg Association Asks All
Institutions to Gose From Sat
urday Noon Until Monday
IS BULWARK OF SAFETY
Now Clears For Twenty-five
Houses in This Vicinity; Has
Deposits of $ 17,000,000
Total bank clearings of $82,185,-
569.19 for Harrisburg for the year
ending March 1 was shown by the
report of the secretary, Al. K. Thomas,
at the ninth annual meeting of the
Harrisburg Clearing House Association
yesterday afternoon.
A new policy of having all banks
which have" done business on Saturday
nights to remain closed from Saturday
noon to Monday morning, to go into!
effect July 3, 1915, was decided on as
an amendment to the constitution and
by-laws.
The following officers were re
elected:
Donald MeCorinkk, president of the j
Dauphin Deposit Trust Company. J
chairman; Robert M. Rutherford.:
president ot" the Steelton National i
Bank, vice-chairman, and Al. K. i
Thomas, cashier of the East End
Hank, secretary. Clearing house com
mittee. Donald McCormlck. chairman,
James Brady. William Jennings, Goo.
W. Reil.v and A. S. Patterson. The
First National Bank was chosen man- j
ager for the ensuing year, beginning
April 1, 1915.
Bulwark of Safety
The membership of the association
consists of nine trust companies, four
national banks and live state banks.
At the time of organization the mem
bership was twelve, the eighteen mem
bers now clear for twenty-live banks
in and about Harrisburg, expediting
the collection of checks on these
towns. Its functions have grown and
its usefulness lias been shown in so j
many ways that it has become a bul- i
work of safety to local banking inter- i
ests. The capital invested at the time
of its organization, March 1, 1906, was i
"$2,210,000 and deposits of $11,954,000, j
while now these figures have grown to '
J2,771,650 capital and $17,000,000 de-'
posits.
Healthy Growth
The clearings for the first year were '
500.236,161.53 and for the year closing
March 1, 1915, $82,185,869.19. The
largest day's clearings during the Inst
year was September 3, 1914, there' be
ing $553,933.40.
Nine Battleships Take
Part in Bombardment
of Dardanelles Forts
By Associated Press
Athens. March 3, via Paris, March
3, .">.30 A. M.—Nine battleships took
part in yesterday's bombardment of
the forts in the Dardanelles. Six of
them were British and three French.
The squadron advanced to within two
mies of Ohanak Kalesi, at the narrow
est point in the
Detachments of the allies' troops,
which were landed at Kum Kaleh, on
the Asiatic side, met the Turkish gar
rison. which was scattered easilv. The
telegraph station on Besika Island,
near the entrance to the straits, has
been demolished.
A dispatch from Athens received
Tuesday said the allied fleet had de
stroyed the batteries at Chanak Kalesi
(Fort Sultanie).
Turkish Positions Fired
Upon by Ships of Allies
By Associated Press
Paris, March 3, 9.10 A. M.—The
bombardment of the Dardanelles forts
was resumed yesterday, says an Athens
dispatch to the Matin when an allied
fleet steamed ir.to the straits. Four
battleships are reported to have bom
barded positions of the Turkish army
along the Gulf of Saros. which is sepa
rated from the Dardanelles by the
Gallipoli peninsula. The funds and
books of the Ottoman bank and the
German bank, it is said, have been
taken from Constantinople to Konieh,
a city of Asia Minor.
Mountain Fire Raping in
Young Timber Near Lykens
Special to The Telegraph
Lykens. Pa., March 3.—A mountain
fire is raging on the mountain south
east of Lykens, about a mile from the
town. A strong wind from the north
west is fanning the flames and enor
mous damage Is being done to the
young timber. It is not known how
the fire started.
THE WEATHER
For HnrrlMhurir «n<! vicinity; Fair
to-nfulit and Thiirmluy. ulth not
much change in temperature.
For Fimtrru I'cnnxylvitnin: Fair
"ea<lier fo-nl|clit mnl ThurNiJa.v;
moderate to north
Itlver
From all «tatinni river ohaerver*
report falling: condition*! till*
mornlnic. A Ntnge of about «..*S
feet I* Indicated for llarrlnburtf
bv Thuraday mornlnic.
General < ondMlona
An area of hlirli prcanure ha» mov
ed nlctulr rant ward along tfcc
Canadian Nortbnmt order to
l.ake Superior during the paat
tnf»l>-f»nr boura anil hint hrrn
- reeded bj a icenernl fall In tem
perature over the northeastern
portion of the cuiretr}*,
Temperature! 8 a. na., 22.
Sum It I *en, dial a. ni.; aeta, 3:54
p. m.
Moon: Klf*ea, 8x23 p ni,
niver Stave: tt.7 feet above low
water mark.
Yraterday'a Weather
TllKheat temperature.
l.oweat temperature. 30.
Mean temperature. :W.
formal temperature. 3,1.
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This map shows tlie operations of the German mines ami submarines since the decree of the "war zone" about the Kritish Isles went into
effect at midnight, February 18. In all there have been sunk twelve vessels, some by submarines and some by mines. The two American vessels to
suffer, tlie Evelyn and the C'arib, went down off German harbors as the result of contact with mines, so no very serious international questions
were raised. But some other neutral ships have been sunk by submarines. The Germans have given no assurance that they will not sink American
vessels (lying the American flag without close investigation, nevertheless, the fact remains that for the first nine days of the operations in the war
zone by their submarines they had sunk no ships flying the American flag, though they had not so highly regarded the flags of weaker neutral
nations.
TAYLOR REGRETS THE
MAKING 'CHALLENGE'
Says He's Sorry Views of Park
Expert Didn't Coincide With
Patriot's on Coal Wharf
In discussing the "challenge" of
Park Expert Warren H. Manning's en
dorsement of the Island coal wharf by
the president of the Patriot company
this morning, City Commissioner M.
Harvey Taylor, superintendent of
parks and public property, said It is
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PLOT TO OVERTHROW
GOVERNOR UNEARTHED
Sailors on Two Battleships Among
Those Involved in Brazilian .
Troubles
By Associated Press
Rio Janeiro, March 3. —Discovery
of a plot which is said to have had as
its object the ousting of Nile Pecanlia
sis governor of the State of Rio Ja
neiro. has resulted in several arrests.
Among those involved are sailors on
battleships Minas Geraes and Sao
Paulo. A rigid Inquiry Is being con
ducted and it is believed the move
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TECH AND CENTRAL
AT SWORDS'EDGES
Dispute Over Selection of Officials
May Result in Cancellation of
Basketball Game
Athletic relations between the Tech
nical and Central High Schools are
considerably strained at present, and
it may result In the calling off of the
basketball game to be played Friday
[Continued on Page
8 Collieries Closed;
12,000 Employes Idle
Wilkes-Bnrre. Pa., March 3. —No-
tices were posted at all the Delaware
and Hudson collieries of this section
to-day to the effect that operations
have been Indefinitely suspended. No
reason is given for the suspension in
the notices, but company officials say
that there Is no big market for coal at
the present time and that the com
pany has sufficient coal In storage to
meet all demands of consumers.
Fight collieries in the. Wyoming Val
ley are affected by the order and about
12,000 men and boys are thrown out
of employment. While the suspension
Is on needed repairs will be made
about all collieries.
HARRISBURG. FA., WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 3, 1915.
HIGHER COST OF MARRIAGE IS
DEFEA TED B YS T A TE LEG I SLA TURE
Sponsor of Bill to Boost Price of License to $2 Spends Uncomfortable
Half Hour When Colleagues Open Fire On Him
The Pennsylvania House of Repre
sentatives went on record to-day
against the higher cost of marriago,
defeating the bill to increase the fee
for marriage licenses from $1 to $2 by
97 noes to 45 ayes.
When the bill came up. Mr. Crane,
of Allegheny, objected to it, saying the
Legislature should encourage marriage
and Mr. Walter, Franklin, asked Leo
Smith, Fayette, sponsor of the bill, if
he was married or single.
"I'm single," replied Smith.
"Has the gentleman ever been jilt
ed?" asked Mr. Weaver, Westmoro
ANARCHISTS MAY BE
GIVEN LONG TERMS
Likely to Be Indicted Under Sec
tion of Penal Code Which Pro
vides for 25-year Sentence
By Associated Press
New York, March 3.—ln presenting
to the grand jury to-day the cases of
Frank Abarno and John f'arbone who
are accused of placing bombs in St.
Patrick's Cathedra! yesterday, District
Attorney Perkins will ask for their in
dictment under a section of the penal
code designating as a felony the acts
of persons who attempt to explode ex
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RESCUERS AT WORK
111 ILL-FITED Mil
Bodies of Dead Taken From Shaft
and Placed in Hurriedly
Bnilt Morgue
By Associated Press
! Minton, W. Va„ March 3.—Rescue
I parties worked In relays throughout
.the night in a feverish effort to pene
trate the depths of the Laylaiul mines
, of the New Klver and Pocahontas Con
solidated Coal Company, seven miles
from Quinnimont where 182 miners
I were entombed by an explosion yester
day. Ten men have so far been taken
out alive while thirteen bodies have
been brought to the surface but owing
to the wrecked condition of the mine,
rescuo work is teUious and it may be
days before the workings have been
explored.
James W. Paul, chief mining engi
neer and his assistant H. D. Mason, Jr.,
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RI'XIKF BTKAMKR ASHORE
Norfolk. Va.. March a.—The British
steamer St. Helena, carrying supplies
from Charleston. 8. C., to Rotterdam
for Helgian relief, is ashore off Curri
tuck life saving station on the North
Carolina coast, according to advices
here to-day.- »
land.
"The chair says 1 need not incrimi
nate myself," answered Mr. Smith.
"Is the gentleman in danger of mar
riage?" inquired W. H. Wilson, Phila
delphia.
"I decline to answer," replied Mr.
Smith.
Mr. Smith said the object of the bill
was to remunerate officials issuing li
censes for the increased work made
necessary by the act of 1913.
Motions to postpone were lost and
the bill defeated amid considerable
hilarity.
BRUMBAUGH CHILD
LIBOR BILL GOES 111
Prohibits Employment Under 14,
Except During Vacations;
Limit Then Is 12
The child labor bill embodying: the
ideas of Governor Brumbaugh was in
troduced into the Mouse to-day by
Mr. Cox, Philadelphia, chairman of the
House committee on manufactures,
who stated that it had been given to
him by the Governor and that it and
other child labor bills would be given
a hearing by the Senate and House
committees in charge on March 17.
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MOTOR CLUB PLANS
BIG PUBLICITY RUN
Will Touch Many Eastern Penna.
Cities and Nearly All N. J.
Seashore Towns
!
A three-day "Publicity Automobile
Run" to be held May 10. 11 and 12
wa» planned at the meeting of the
Motor Club of Harrlsburg last night-.
Each one completing the run will
be awarded sonic trophy. Almost one
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Students to Debate Evils
and Benefits of Income Tax
Arrangements for the third annual
debate between the Greeks and Ro
mans at the Harrlsburg Academy were
completed to-day. On the night of Fri
day. March 2U. the following question
will be debated:
"Resolved, That the benefits result
ing from a Federal Income tax are
greater than the evils."
The Greeks will take the affirmative
side and will be represented by Ray
mond Holmes. Burgess Broadhurst and
Robert W. Seitz, captain. The alternate
is Walter White.
On the negative side, the Romans
will be represented by William H.
Smiley. John Wallace and Mcrir-r R.
Tate, Jr. Alternate, Onefre Castell. •
OFFICIALS PRESENT
VIEWS OF GREW LAW
Associated Railroads' Representa
tive Will Meet Engineer in Public
Debate at Jersey City
Arguments for and against the
repeal of the full crew law
camwe from many sources to
day. The Associated Railroads,
through R. L. O'Donnell, chairman of
the Executive Committee, tells ,of a
debate at Jersey City, for Tuesday
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RISE OF RIVER AIDS
SLOPE TREATMENT
Commissioner Taylor Says Recent
Freshet Helped Instead of
Hindered Embankments
Not only did the recent high
water do practically no damage to
the newly "illled" River Front, em
bankment to the north of "Hard
scrabble." but we have found,
after proper investigation, that it
proved to be actually a benefit, as
it served to wash a certain amount
of the earth from the slone to the
base stones. This work would
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'MEDICAL MEN WANT
MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL
Send Resolutions to County and
City Commissioners; Discuss
State Inspection
Resolutions urging the county and
city commissioners to provide a muni
cipal hospital for contagious diseases,
were passed unanimously by members
of the Dauphin County Medical so
ciety at their meeting last evening in
the Harrisburg Academy of Medicine.
A copy of the resolutions will be
sent to the commissioners and Mayor
Royal.
Dr. B. F. Royer, chief medical in
spector of the State Department of
Health, spoke to the members last
evening and gave an illustrated his
tory ol' preventive medicine in this
State. Dr. Rover said that Pennsylva
nia was the llrst State to pass laws'
along medical lines. He also stated l '
that nearly all legislation regarding!
medicine, has been passed only after j
serious outbreaks of diseases.
The Board of Governors of the Har
risburg Academy of Medicine will hold
their regular monthly, meeting, Friday
evening In the Academy building, Gib
North Second street.
12 PAGES
SUBMARINES LEAVE NAVAL
EASE AT POLA TO BEGIN
ATTACK ON ALLIED FLEET
Nine French and British Battleships Advance to Narrow
est Part of Dardanelles, Bombarding Forts and
Troops and Landing Soldiers; Italy Continues Her
Military Preparations, All Classes Being Asked to
Join the Army
An Ausitro-tJermun submarine squad
ron, composed of six submarines and a
number of torpedoboats, has left the
Austrian naval base of Pola, on the
Adriatic, presumably to strike at the
Anglo-French fleet at the Dardanelles.
Athens dlspatenes state that nine bat
tleships of the allied fleet have ad
vanced to the narrowest part of the
Dardanelles, bombarding Turkish for
mications and troops, and landing a
force which scattered a Turkish gar
rison. It is probable, however, that
these dispatches refer to operations on
Monday, before the attack on the Dar
danelles was interrupted by a storm,
a. was announced by the British ad
miralty.
Italy continues military preparations,
having takcn'up in parliament legis
lation for increasing the strength of
the army. The minister of war an- i
nounced that all the classes were ask
ing to enter the army.
A German correspondent on the
Galieia front telegraphs to Berlin that
the Russians have not won a single
complete success in their efforts to re
gain their lost positions on the crest i
of the Carpathians. Heavy lighting
continues in the snow, the Russians
making desperate efforts to ward off
the danger of an encircling movement.
German opinion, as reflected In the
Berlin press, is divided in regard to
the. American note to Germany and
Great Britain. Some newspapers share
the view of the government that the
note is an indication of the disinter
ested friendliness of the country.
Other commentators, however, suggest
that the note was Insoired by regard
for American business interests.
linss Victory Recorded
A Russian victory of importance in
the war with Turkey is made known
in a dispatch from Tiflis, Transcauca
sia. Russian army advanced from Ba
tum, on the Black Sea to Turkish ter
ritory, cut off the Turkish army's com
munications route to Constantinople
and isolated large districts of Turkish
territory. The Turkish troops opposed
the advancing army stubbornly but
J DIES AT AUTO WHEEL ,
C Benjamin F. Crane, aged 50, engineer on the Penns>
r vania rE-.iiroad, residing at 161754 North Third street, fell
k over dead at the driving wheel of his automobile to-day at i
K noon jus arted from the rear of his home on a pleas-
K ure trip. The machine crashed into a fence after it had
» almost knocked over his wife who was standing near by. |
C The man was carried into the home of Fred H. Young, 1614 (
C North Fourth street, but 'died as he was being taken into
C the home by neighbors who were called to the scene. I
€ SCOTT SEEKS PEACE WITH INDIANS j
Washington, March 3.—Brigadier General Scott, chief ,
!of staff of t irmy, left here to-day for Utah, to attempt a I
the recalcitrant Piute Indians.
New York, March 3. —Norvin R. Lindheim, attorney |
> of the American steamship I
•Wilhelmina, now detained at Falmouth, England, announc- i
i ed to-day that he had received word from his representa- <
\ tive abroad that a writ had been issued and served, placing '
the cargo in a prize court. ,
!TWO RUSS PORTS DEMOLISHED 1
Berlin, March 3, via London,- 5.20 P. M.—Two of the
Russian forts at Ossowitz, in Russian Poland, have been de- S
molished and their guns silenced, according to a dispatch ■
printed to-day in the Cologne Gazette. j
MONTENEGRIN SEAPORT BOMBARDEIJ)
London, March 3, 3.51 P. M.—Austrian warships have
been bombarding Antivari, th seaport of Montenegro. They
inflicted considerable damage.
I London, March 3, 2.33 P. M.—Telegrams received to-day
<by diplomats in London confirm the report that the Ottoman
Bank and the German Bank of Constantinople are transfer- m
I ring their effects to Konish, Asia Minor and that the archives t
I of the Turkish government already have been removed to £
that point. M
1 Warsaw, Russian Poland, March 3, via Petrograd, 11.15 /
iA. M., and London 1.45 P. M.—A German aviator to-day C
' bombarded Warsaw. Mpst of the bombs fell in the resi- m
' dential districts. Many windows were shattered but there C
I were no casualties. „ €
, MARRIAGE f
Harry D. tlrarknry, I'ltlnbursh, anil -Anna May Hplrirl, dtr.
| John Campbell Braon and Hmlly 11. BuiMirl. city. &
* rank IS. William* and Mary Kllrn (iKrnan>lt, Dauphin. j
"< —rfiurM i
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* POSTSCRIPT.
the Russians, who had the assistance
of warships, are saiil to have driven
them back step by step.
Russia's campaign in the north has
developed no new features. Although
Petrpgrad states that the Russians ate
everywhere on the offensive, this
movement apparently is not being
pressed with vigor, except in a few dis
tricts. To-day's report from the Ger
man war ollice says that several at
tempts of the Russians to advance
were repelled.
Active Operations Few
Active operations in France are still
confined principally to the strip o£
the front in the Champagne region.
The French War Ollice announces that
a long stretch of German lirst linw
positions is now under control of the
allies, but the Berlin military chief*
repeat their assertion that the French
have been repulsed and compelled to
retire to their own positions. At one
point in the Vosgcs, Berlin announce--,
the. Germans have made an advance of
five miles iii tbc last lew days.
The Montenegrin minister at Lon
don was .advised that an Austrian
squadron hud bombarded the Monte
negrin port of Antivari, inflicting con
siderable damage.
Russians Isolate Section
of Turkey, Cutting Off
Food and Reinforcements
Tillis, Transcaucasia. March 3, via
Petrograd, 11.15 A. M., and London,
1.45 P. M.—The Russian army off the
Caucasus, driving the Turkish forces
before it, has reached the river Kho
pachas, the estuary of the Tclioruk. in
Armenia. This advance by the Rus
sians cuts the route of Turkish rein
forcements and supplies from Con
stantinople to the Caucasian frontier
through Khopa, Turkish Armenia,
and Isolates the large section of Turk
ish territory.
The isolated seetion includes tho
districts of Ardanuch, Ardahan, Oltl
and Sari Kamysh.