Prohibition in Wesl Virginia and Local Opt
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
LXXXIV— No. SO
CONGRESS ADJOURNS
WITHOUT PASSING BIG
APPROPRIATION BILLS
Indian and Postal Measures Laid
Aside at Last Minute For
Another Year
SESSION ENDED AT NOON
Both Houses in Session All Night
in Effort to Finish
Business
By Associated Press
Washington, D. C., March 4. —Con-
gress adjourned to-day sine die. The
Senate adjourned at 12.04 p. m. and
the House after turning back the
bands of the clock adjourned at 12.18
p. m.
The total appropriations for the ses
sion were approximately $1,120,-
484,324, several millions under the
record of previous congresses.
Two appropriation bills failed. Cur
rent appropriations for the postal
service and the Indian office were ex
tended for another year.
In the closing hours President Wil
son signed the seamen's bill, the neu
trality resolution empowering him to
prevent ships leaving American ports
with supplies for belligerent warships,
promoted Colonel Goethals to be a
major-general for his services as
builder of the Panama canal and gave
promotions to other officers associated
■with the work.
The administration ship bill, the
Philippine bill, the conservation bills,
the rural credits provision of the agri
cultural bill and ratification of the
treaties with Colombia and Nicaragua
—all hard-pressed administration
measures—fell by the wayside.
In the Senate several members long
prominent national figures—among
them Senators Root and Burton —
stepped back into private life as the
curtain fell. In the House Demo
cratic Leader Underwood salt} good-by
to sit in the next Senate and three
score or more members retired.
Lull In Senate
For many minutes before adjourn
ment there was a lull In the Senate.
Absolutely no business was transacted.
Senator Simmons paid a tribute to
Senator Perkins, of California, who re
tired at noon. Senator Perkins sat'for
,\ moment in contemplation of the
Then he slowly half rose
from his seat, feebly waved his hand
toward the North Carolina senator
and his colleagues in a gesture of fare
well and then took his seat again, toa!
overcome with emotion to speak.
Senator Gallinger offered a reso- j
lution of thanks to Vice-President
Marshall for his services as presiding
officer of the Senate.
President Wilson went to the Capi
tol at 10 o'clock and promptly began
signing the accumulation of bills and
resolutions. All hope of passing the
ship bill, the Philippine bill or the
conservation measures had been aban
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U. S. Creates Strong
Impression in France
By Associated Press
Paris, March 4, 5.05 A. M.—The
quiet and dignified manner in which
the American press and public re
ceived the Franco-British declaration
of proposed naval reprisals against
Germany has made a strong impres
sion In France. Writers in the leading
newspapers point out that a nation so
devoted to business interests as the
United States scarcely could be ex
pected to remain unmoved at the pro
posal of closing the sea routes to a
country with which it does an annual
business of $500,000,000.
"We can prevent loss to neutrals."
says the Matin, "by purchasing inter
cepted cargoes of which we desire to
deprive Germany. We should, per
haps, lose on those purchases which
we neither could use nor resell until
later, but the loss would be a mere
drop in the ocean of enormous war ex
penses and very little in comparison to
the extra blood It would have been
necessary to shed for having neglected
this necessary means to hasten the
enemy's capitulation by economic
strangulation."
TURKS UNCONCERNED OVER
ATTACK ON DARDANELLES
Berlin, via March 4, 11.30
A. M.—Attaches of the Turkish em
bassy here profess to be unconcerned
regarding the bombardment of the
Dardanelles forts by the great allied
fleet. They declare the fortifications
are impregnable, that the landing of
troops at the entrance to the straits is
Impossible and that any attempt to
land a force at some point along the
shore of the Gulf of Saros would re
quire more men than the allies can
concentrate, leaving out of consid
eration the strong Turkish forces sta
tioned at all threatened points.
THEWEATHER
For narrlwhurg nnil vlelnltr: Fair
wealher to-night < Friday Ificrra*-
Ing cloudlne** nnil warmer,
I'nr Enttrn I'ciiliNJ 11 nnln : Fair to
night) Friday Incrraaliig cloudl
ne** nnil warmer.
lllver
from all atatlon* river observers
report tnlllng condition* till*
morning. V ntage of about ,"i.H
feet In Indicated for Ilnrrlnbiirir
by Friday morning.
General ConilK'lona
High pre**iire continue* over the
iiortbeaHtern portion of the
eoimtry anil an a result fnlr
weather continue* with tempera,
ture below the Heaaonable aver*
■Be.
The Golf dlatnrbanee will prohahlv
move Northeast and unnettteil
condition* may lie expected Fri
day. with rlKlng temperature in
till* locality Friday.
Temperature t 8 a. m., 20.
Sunt RINCM, (1:20 a. m.; net*, SiSS
p. m.
Moon i ftlnea, Dili p. m.
Itlver Statce: <l.l feet above low
water mark.
Yesterday'* Wenther
Itlsrheat temperature, at!.
I.oweat temperature. 21.
Mean temperntnre. 28.
Xornial temperature. 33.
2,000 EXPECTED TO
GO TO LANCASTER TO
HEAR DOCTOR STOUGH
Big Excursion to Hear Evangelist
Under Direction of Harrisburg
Evangelistic Chorus
TO SING OLD SONGS AGAIN
Trip to Be Made Evening of March
16; Steel Train Special to
Carry Local Hosts
Two thousand people from this city
and nearby towns are expected to bo
on a big excursion to Lancaster Tues
day evening, March 16, to hear
Dr. Stough, the evangelist, who will
begin a six weeks' campaign in that
city this coming Sunday.
Plans for the trip were announced
this morning by Charles F. Clippinger,
director of the Harrisburg evangelistic
chorus, under whose direction the ex
cursion is to be held.
The local evangelistic chorus, which
numbers 1,100 voices, will sing in the
Lancaster tabernacle on the night of
the trip and Dr. Stough will preach
the sermon. During the big campaign
in this city the local chorus was de
clared one of the best ever organized
for evangelistic purposes and It is the
desire of the Lancaster campaign peo
ple to hear the Harrisburg singers.
Members of the Stough campaign
committee In this city will bo among
the number to go on the excursion.
Pass privileges will be recognized
on the steel train special which will
carry the Harrisburg hosts to the city
of Lancaster.
A special rate has been obtained
for the excursion party of $1.50 for
the round trip for adults and 73 cents
for children.
The special train will steam out of
the Pennsy station at 0 o'clock sharp
on the evening of the 16th. arriving at
Lancaster at 6.50; returning the
special train will leave Lancaster at
10.30, arriving in Harrisburg at 11.30.
The big orchestra, under the direc
tion of Charles A. Stouffer, which
played at the local tabernacle during
the Stough campaign will accompany
the chorus and will play the song ac
companiments.
Indentification checks, which will be
accepted in lieu of tickets on the ex
cursion special, can be purchased at
tho Central Book Store, Cotterel's book
store, Schell's seed stor#. Thirteenth
and Market streets, the grocery stores
of G. E. Runkle, State and Lynn
streets; G. H. Harris, 1927 North Sixth!
street; S. T. Kinsinger, Fourth and
Woodbine streets, and the McCurdy j
drug store, Steelton.
LOCAL OPHO¥ DAY
FOR IHE GOVERNOR
Legislators Invited to Call and Talk
Over the Williams Bill With
Him Today
This is local option day in the Gov
ernor's office. The Governor Is de
voting It to discussing his local option
bill with members of the House who
have been invited to call on him and
talk over the measure. The first call
ers were waiting for the Governor
when he reached the "Hill" and the
expected to keep on Interviewing legis
lators until he leaves for Lancaster to
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135.000 ORDER FOR !
DIAMONDS IS PLACED'
i
Agent Tells Diners That City Is
One of Largest Distributing
Centers in United States
Interesting information of a sur-j
prising character, regarding the j
prominence of Harrisburg as a dia- i
mond distributing center, came to-d iy i
at a dinner party, at the John W.
Reily cabin near Dauphin. Harry Oil- |
ver, of New York city, better known as
the "Diamond King," told the glad
news about Harrisburg.
The party and dinner was given In !
honor of Mr. Oliver, who has been |
coining to Harrisburg as a traveling j
salesman for thirty years. Mr. Oli- i
ver made a speech during the dinner. |
He said:
"llarrlsburK is one of, the best and i
largest distribution points in the!
United States. I ought to know. Dia-•
mouds are my stock in trade and to- j
day in less than one hour T placed an
order with one man, for $35,000, and
there is more to come."
No traveling salesman comes to Har-j
risburg who is more popular than Mr. !
Oliver. The party to-day was a big
surprise to the New Yorker. The din
ner took place at 4 o'clock. Other
out-of-town guests were: William
Gardner, Pittsburgh, and Emory
Flelsher, Pittsburgh. Among the Har
risburg guests were:
John W. Kelly, William Hollis, J.
Rowe Fletcher, William Rates, Arthur
Nelson, M. S. and J. H. Butterworth,
Robert S. Magee Charles F. Ktter,
William Marks, Harry C. Wells, Harry
Gross and Bethel Boude.
ASSOCIATED CHARITIES TO
IIOI.D MEGETINU IN OCTOBER
The annual meeting of the Associat
ed Charities, formerly held March 1, i
will not held until October 1, ac- i
cording: to a recent decision by the I
board of governors. The change was ]
made because of the better business
arrangement of having the fiscal year
end at a light season rather than In
winter, when the work,of the Charities I
Is heaviest. t
HARRISBURG. PA., THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 4, 1915.
LOCAL OPTION AND
PROHIBITION CLOSE:
BIG BREWERS' BANK
German National, of Pittsburgh,
Fails to Open Its Doors For
Business Today
PAID 12 PER CENT. DIVIDEND
i West Virginia Laws and Extension
of Local Option in Ohio Lead
to Failure
I
By Associated Press
\ Pittsburgh, Pa., March 4.—The Ger
| man National Hank of Pittsburgh did
| not open its doors for business at 9
i o'clock this morning. A notice on the
| door said it bad been closed by order
of the Controller of the Currency.
Officers and directors of the German
National are prominently Identified
with the Pittsburgh Brewing Com
pany, whose securities recently have
suffered heavily on the Pittsburgh
Stock Exchange because it was said,
the enactment of prohibition laws in
West Virginia, and the extension of lo
cal option In eastern Ohio territory in
which the brewing company formerly
did a large business.
The German National was organ
lied In 1901 with a capital of $500,-
000, and on December 31 last reported
deposits of $5,024,923. Its surplus
and undivided profits on that date
were $594,265. Its dividend rate was
12 per cent, annually.
Officers lii lire wins: Company
A. A. Krauenhelm, vice-president of
the bank, is a director in the Pitts
burgh Brewing Company, and E. J.
Vllsack, a director In the bank, is vice
president of the brewing company.
The German National was one of
the member banks of the Pittsburgh
Clearing House Association.
Little excitement attended the clos
ing of the institution, although a large
crowd gathered in front of the bank
ing house soon after the notice was
posted.
The State of Pennsylvania has $140,-
000 on deposit in the bank. At the
State Treasury it was stated this
morning that the State was protected
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"SO IMPORTANT ACTION"
By Associated Press
Petrograd, March 4.—The following
communication from the staff of the
army of the Caucasus, covering March
2, was issued last night: "On the en
tiro front no important action took
place."
0. M. COPE LIN LEARNS BY MAIL
WHY BROTHER
Ocean Traveler En Route to Brazil Via British Liner Laconically
Explains That Silence Is Golden Even on High Seas
Somewhere in the waters down
around the Barbadoes, so far as is
known, are those fieet German cruis
ers, the Karlsruhe and Kaiser Wll
lielin 11. (Their commanders respec
tively are full of that same spirit of
devilment that characterized the cap
tain of the Emden so much harried
English skippers contend.)
Somewhere south of the Barbadoes.
steaming toward Para, Brazil, is the
Booth liner Stevens, ft carries inci
dentally the English "I'nlon Jack,"
and I. W. Copelln, brother of Captain
O. M. Copelln, city treasurer, several
hundred other passengers Brazllward
bound, and a very capable long-dis
tance wireless. Which is the reason
! PROF. STEELE COM!
! BACK AFTER EASIER
j
Rumors That Central High Princi
pal Would Never Resume His
Duties Are Denied
Rumors afloat in the city that Pro
| feasor W. S. Steele, principal of the
i Central High school, will not be back
| because of illness, to take charge of
jhis duties are untrue, according to an
i announcement made this morning. He
j is expected to assume full charge after
'the Easter holidays.
I At present Professor Steele la out |
I of the city, in order to get a complete;
! rest and have no worry about school
I affairs brought before him. He writes
j quite often to members of the faculty!
land to his home and says that he will
j be back at school within the next few
months.
Professor Steele has not been at
j high school since November, but re
■ mained at his home until a few weeks
| ago. Reports received from his phy-
Islclans say he is recuperatingly rapid
ly. Ills loca-.ion Is carefully being
| kept concealed.
I At the high school. Miss Anna M.
■ Saul is taking charge during Mr.
I Steele's absence. She said this morn
ing that she Is expecting him back Im
mediately after the Easter vacation.
SENATE SUPPORTS AMENDMENT
Washington, March 4.—The Senate
early to-day agreed to the House
amendment to the Cummins bill mak
ing it possible for shippers to recover
the full actual value of shipments lost
irrespective of provisions in bills of
lading limiting the loss for rate maU
lg purposes.
CARNEGIE MAKES COMMENT
Washington, March 4. —Senator Till
man last night read to the Senate a
letter he had received from Andrew
' Carnegie saying that for the United
j States "to build a great navy or in
i crease the army, would in my apin
(lon, be folly only oqually by one!
who declined to walk outside without i
a lightning rod down his back because
jonce there was a man struck by light-1
• nlng." 1
COLUMN BRULEE; ITS FALL IS BELIEVED
TO MARK FALL OF
> —/
i i„ ■ », i -
Constantinople, Turkey. March 4. —The photograph snows the column
Brulee in a public square here. The Turk believes that as long sis this col
umn stands Intact, the Ottoman empire is safe, that its fall foreshadows
the disintegration of the Sultan's realm, in view of the approach of the
allied warships through the Dardanelles, the Moslems are watching the
column closely. A shot from a warship might upset It and Uien there
would be rage and dismay In Constantinople.
for this story.
When Mr. Copelln sailed, the cap
tain asked him to keep his relatives
in Harrisburg posted by wireless as t">
his health, whereabouts, etc. Until
to-day Captain Copelin had received
no message of any sort; this morning
he got a letter dated from Barbadoes.
The sea-l'arlng traveler explained
that tho boat was'racing along at full
speed with all lights covered, and he
concluded with a laconic reason as to
his failure to wireless.
"We're not talking." ' simply said
Mr. Copelin, "we're—listening."
The captain of the Stevens remem
bers the quaint sense of humor of the
captain of the Emden.
COMMERCE CHAMBER
SECRETARIES COMING
, Delegates From Two Score Prin
cipal Pennsylvania Cities Will
Convene Tomorrow
The Pennsylvania Commercial Sec
retaries' Association, comnosed of the
secretaries of Chambers of Commerce,
Board of Trade, Manufacturers' Asso
ciations and kindred organizations will
hold its annual meeting in the rooms
of the Harrisburg Chamber of Com
merce to-inorrow and Saturday.
It will be purely a professional
j meeting of secretaries, for the purpose
lof discussing secretarial work and not
(the general affairs of the cities repre-i
sen ted.
The delegates attending will have
their annual dinner at the Harrisburg
club to-morrow evening. Jt' the
weather permits an automobile trip
over Harr*itr.>urg will be taken by the
secretaries in order to study what Har-i
rlsburg has done In a civic improve
ment way. Following is a list of those
who will attend and the cities in
which they act as secretaries.
George L. Dobie, Bradford; Sherrard
Ewing, Heading; It. W. Ferrel, Wilkes-
Barro; B. E. Greenland, Bellwood; E.
K. Hibschman, Harrismirg; A. M.
Howes, Erie; H. It. Knapp, Pottsville;
11. I. Koch, Allentown; Charles M.
Ketchum, Washington; Moses Kings
ley, New York; 10. L. McCoigln, Har
risburg; W. S. Milliner, Wllliamsport;
George H. Mosser, Altoona; Charles
Newbold, Lancaster; K. G. Potter,
Waynesboro; Wilfred 11. Schoff, Phila
delphia; I. L. Smith, Newcastle; W. C.
Truxal, Somerset; R. C. Weller, Erie;
Samuel Wilson, Johnstown; Alfred A.
Woods, But\er; Luc-lus E. Wilson, New
York; Richard B. Watrous, Washing
ton, D. C.; Eugene F. Weiser, York.
READY TO CLOSE THEATER
Berlin, March 3, via Amsterdam to
London, March 4, 4.55 A. M. The
IVossiche Zeitung says it learns that
I the government has decided to close
all the Berlin theaters from April 1.
Protests from several quarters already
have been lodged.
FIRE DESTROYS 3
STEELTON HOOSES
High Wind Drives Burning Brands
Toward Gas Company
Plant
Fire, the origin of which has not
been determined, completely gutted
three residences in Franklin street,
Steelton, this morning. The loss will
reach $4,100, partly covered by insur
ance.
The houses burned are:
307 Franklin street, three-story
frame owned by G. B. Heist, 327 South
Front street, Harrisburg, and occupied
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curs FIRST JOB
FOR 1915 STARTED
Contractor Opperman Begins Ex
cavations on Twentieth
Street Sewer
Work on the city's improvement
program for 1915 was begun to-day
when William Opperman started ex
cavations for laying of the ten-inch
sewer in Twentieth street from Mar
ket to Bellevue road. This will even
tually connect with the Market street
drain.
The Opperman job is probably the
first of the new contracts to be started
this year and it is understood that the
j work will be pushed as rapidly as the
I weather permits; incidentally, Com
missioner W. II Lynch, department of
streets and public improvements, will
order other sewer, and grading con
tracts under way as early as the con
ditions will allow. Several hundred
l men applied for pick and shovel duty
at the Twentieth street sewer to-day
and Mr. Opperman put on all for
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Lincoln Inaugurated
Just 50 Years Ago
Fifty years ago to-day, Abraham
Lincoln was inaugurated as president
of the United States. Andrew Johnson
of Tennessee, was Inaugurated as vice
president. This inauguration ceremony
took place on the eastern front of the
Capitol before a vast concourse of peo
ple. The address was the greatest of
Mr. Lincoln's rhetorical compositions
and combined those memorable pas
sages of eloquence and exalted appeal
so often quoted: "Both (belligerents)
read the same Bible and pray to the
same God, and each invokes his aid
against the other,' and "With malice
toward none, with charity for all, with i
firmness in the right, as God gives usi
to see the right, let us strive on to lln
ish the work we arc in. * * • to
do all which may achieve and cherish :
a just and lasting peace among our-1
selves and with all nations." i
ONLY TWO DARDANELLES
FORTS REMAIN INTACT
SAYS FLEET OFFICER
Bombardment of Inner Strongholds Resumed This Morn
ing by Ten Large Warships; British Admiralty De
tains American-German Tanker; French Take Kai
ser's Trench in Champagne
A British officer of the allied fleet
which Is bombarding the Dardanelles
Is quoted in a dispatch from Athens as
saying that only two l'orts now remain
intact. The homlMtrdment of the lat
ter forts was resumed this morning,
ten large warships entering the straits
for this purpose.
The American tanker Platuria has
been detained at Kirkwall, Scotland,
by order of the British admiralty.
The Platuria was formerly a German
vessel, transferred to American regis
try after the outbreak of the war.
The German military authorities ad
mit the recapture of Prasenysz, North
ern Poland, by the Russians, but as
sert the Russians suffered so severely
during the attack that they were un
able to desist further the orderly re
treat of the Germans. This account is
at variance wtih Russian reports of a
few days ago, which stated that the
German retreat was the most disor
derly and precipitate of any In that
area of military activities. The Ger
man sta;emcnt says, however, that
large numbers of wounded were left
behind in neighboring villages.
The French war office has given a
more definite Idea of the extent of tho
battle now in progress in Champagne.
The attacking front is about four
miles in length and it is asserted that
the allies now hold German positions
to the depth of about two-thirds of a
mile.
BOWLES NOT ENLIGHTENED
By Associated Press
London, March 4, 11:36 a. m.—
Thomas Gibson Bowles, former mem
ber of Parliament, and a writer on
naval matters, in an address before
the Institute of Ship Brokers in Lon
don expressed with much <'inphasis his
inability to understand the policy of
reprisals against Germany outlined by
Premier Asquith in his speech in the
House of Commons.
TRAMP STEAMER AGROUND
By Associated Press
Beaufort, N. C., March 4.—The Brit
ish tramp steamer Overdale, 2,240
tons, from Savannah, to Havre with
THIS E BODIES RECOVERED
Hinton, March 4. —The rescue parties in the Layland M
mine, near heie, made rapid progress to-day. At noon it g
was ai bodies ecov< jr
ASQU -i ll SILENT ON MEASI }
London, March 4, 3.45 P. M. —Premier Asquith de #
clineJ to-day throw further light on the nature of the ?
measures to be a iopted by Great Britain arid her allies in »
! pursuance of their announced intention of cutting off trade f
to and from Germany. „ f
Washington, March 4. —Colonel George W. Goethals, ft
was nominated to be a major general to-day in recognition of «
I his services in building the Panama Canal. Four other C
nominations for promotions of officers associated with C
I Colonel Goethals were presented and confirmed as follows: I
I Brigadier Get i William C. Gorgas to be major general, C
1 medical department; Colonel H. F. Hodges and Lieutenant €
1 Colonel William L. Sibert to be brigadier generals of the I
I line, and Commander H. H. Rousseau. U. S. N., to be rear •
J admiral. \
OIL STEAMER RELEASED 1
New York, March 4. The Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey, announced to-day that it had received a cable
1 saying that its tank steamer Platuria detained at Kirkwall,
Scotland, by the Uritish Admiralty, had been released and
iwas now on its way to its destination.
Chicago, March 4.—Wheal prices made a sudden down
ward plunj iy in the last fifteen minutes of trading. ,
| Reports were cui. ent that millions of dollars' worth of orders
| for war supplies, mostly arms and ammunition, had been (
| cancelled in the last forty-eight hours. Although confirma- i
b tion'of the reports was lacking, the market broke to a point ft
■ 7 1 / i cents a bushel under last night, the May delivery touch- I
1 ing $1.37 to-day as against for the same option C
g twenty-four hours previous. ft
• Washington, March 4.—The official text of the German ft
) government's reply to the American note that C
I Germany and Great Biitain on a plan to lessen danger %
1 to neutral shipping in the war zone, was made public here C
I -to-day. %
MARRIAGE LICENSES - I
| T. Itloli mid BUI,. . Mrrtfle, Altuonn. F
l'aul nruilrl I'lililnrll, Tyrone, and Hnrnarrt Ilelle N|»eneer, Sprue* %
Creek. /
I thrum 1.. /.lmnieriunii, Camp Hill, mill Minnie I. ('line, New Cumber- %
lanil.
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cotton Is aground near Cape Lookout
shoals but In no danger. Captain.
White and his crew of 23 have de
clined to leave the ship.
German Movement Due to
Effort to Get Potatoes
By Associated Press
Petrograd. March 4.—A semioffi
cial communication issued here last
'night regarding the progress of the
military operations, says:
"'On the battlefront near the Narew
the Russians came Into possession of
a German army order imperatively di
recting the soldiers to take prisoners
at whatever cost with a view to thin
ning the Russian forces concentrating
in that district. In this connection tho
laying of traps such as ditches ami
sunken fences is recommended. The
Gorman troops are ordered also to
seize all the supplies possible, even raw
materials, and send them to the com
missariat. Certain German maneuv
ers are explained as being due to an
effort to obtain a supply of potatoes.
EXPLOSION' COSTS ONE LIFE
Alicante, Spain, via London, March
4, 10:40 a. m. —An explosion of pe
troleum yesterday under tho forpcastlo
of (he Belgian tank steamer Tiflis,
from New York, caused the death of
one member of the crew while six
others were severely burned.
Bernhardt's Condition
Causes Much Anxiety
fly Associated Press
I Bordeaux, via Paris, March 4, 5.10
i A. M.—Sarah Bernhardt, whose conili
'tion was considered excellent for sev
eral days after the amputation of her
right leg on February 22, recently has
felt a reaction and her condition for
[the Inst forty-eight hours has caused
her friends some anxiety. It was an-
I nounced by her physicians last night
however, that she was sonijewhat bet
ter.