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HARRISBURG SHiSSIi TELEGRAPH
LXXXIV— No. 87
WILL IfESTICITE
ID CI PRICES
Revenue Raising Conference Ends
in Decision to Have Legis
lature Probe Charges
RESOLUTIONS GO IN SOON
Legislature Is Facing Necessity of
Raising $5,000,000 Addi
tional Taxation
Legislative investigation of the al
legations that anthracite coal produc
ers and retailers have been making ex
tortionate charges for coal under the
guise of the State anthracite tax was
determined upon to-day at a confer
ence between Governor Brumbaugh,
members of the Republican platform
• •ominitte of the two Houses and the
chairmen of the appropriations com
mittees on the State revenue situation.
The primary object of the conference
was to secure an agreement on revenue
raising measures and it Is believed that
about $5,000,000 can be secured for
highway improvement by enactment
of proposed laws.
Resolutions calling for the investi
gation will be presented at an early
day and will go into the sales of coal
producers and retailers, which accord
ing to reports received here from time
to time have been made at prices far
In excess of what would be Justified bv
the State tax.
The conference determined not to
push the bills providing for a one mill
tax on the capital invested in iiianu
iacturlng and laundering in Pennsyl
vania and the four mill tax on bonds
and other evidences of debt at their
source and the suggested one mill tax
<>n realty for road purposes. The point
was made that in the present state of
business the corporations are under
heavy enough financial burdens.
It was decided to press the anthra
cite coal tax, which it is estimated will
raise $3,000,000 lor the State on a i
basis of CO per cent, to be retained by
the Commonwealth and fortv per cent,
to be returned to the districts produc
ing the coal. As eighty per cent, of
the anthracite is sold outside of Penn
sylvania the major portion of this tax
will be borne by people in other States.
The conference also favored the bill
providing that counties shall pay their
own primary election expenses, which
will save the State about SBOO,OOO a
year. The expenses were placed on
the State when the uniform primary
act was passed. The proposed stamp
tax of two cents on the hundred dol
lars oi value of stock transfers was
also favored, which will bring in S4OO,- j
000 and the conference likewise con- I
curred in regard to the bill to increase!
the lees for licensing of automobiles.
The conference was attended by the
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Sen
ator Sproul, chairman of the Senate
eommitte on finance; Senators Mc-
N'ichol, Vare and Crow, Representa
tives W. 11. Wilson, 11. 1. Wilson.
George W. Williams, Speaker Ambler
and Chairmen Buckman and Wood
ward, of the appropriation commit
tees.
House May Be Ready
to Adjourn on May 6,
Speaker Ambler Says
Speaker Ambler to-iiav expressed the
opinion thut the House was working
along In such a manner that adjourn
ment on May « was in sight. The iiues
tion of determining upon a date will be
considered to-day. The lloux.- has gone
on record in favor of May 6, but some
of the Senators incline to the view that
it will be May 13.
"The House is 'working to finish on
May 6," said the Speaker. "It looks
very much if we would finish on that
day. as the calendars are being cleaned
up in good shape, and late to-dav 200
appropriation bills will be reported out.
Next week will likely see the end of the
House consideration of the local option
public service, full crew repeal and
other bills for which special orders
have been asked."
Col Hutchison Undergoes
Very Delicate Operation
Colonel Joseph B. Hutchison under
wont an operation late this afternoon
at the hospital at Fountain Springs,
Schuylkill county, for a small growth
in the neck. It was performed by
Dr. Jonathan C. Biddle, the widelv
known National Guard surgeon. Dr.
J. Markwood Peters, of Steelton. who
is on the Eighth Regiment staff of
Colonel Hutchison, assisted.
Colonel Hutchison has been suffer
ing with throat trouble fop some
months. During a recent visit to
Fountain Springs an x-ray exami
nation was made. It was discovered
that the growth, which is as large as
a walnut, was pressing on the wind
pipe, and unless there was an op
eration. it was said, the growth would
close the windpipe entirely.
During the absence of Colonel
Hutchison the police department will
be in charge of Captain Joseph P.
Thompson. Arrangements have been
made to have the department notified
of the condition of Colonel Hutchison
following the operation as soon as it
is possible.
FLAGS AT HALF-MAST
.Flags on the federal buildings
throughout the country were placed
at half-mast all day In honor of the
death of President Lincoln fifty years
ago. The order was given by Presi
dent Wilson. The flags on the State
Capitol were at half-mast early this
morning, but were raised to full mast
shortly after 10 o'clock.
THE WEATHER
For Harrlaliurs and viclnlt.v: Fair
to-night and Friday.
For Kaatern Pennsylvania: Fair
tonlsht and Friday, not mueh
chance In temperature; light
froat In expoaed |>lacea to-nluht;
light to modera-te northerly
nlnda.
Temperatures 8 a. m„ 40.
Mam Rlaea, 5:28 n. m.j acta. o:4]
p. in.
Moon i moon, flrat quarter
April 23. tO:3l»a. m. '
River Stnisre: «,2 feet above low
water mark.
Yesterday'* Weather
Highest temperature, 57.
I .otveirt temperature. 37.
Mean temperature, 47.
formal temperature, 50.
FILES OF 'ls TELL
OF LIU'S DEATH
Great Celebration Planned by City
Postponed When New«
Is Learned
EXCITEMENT IS INTENSE
i
Whole Nation Aroused; Flags at
Half-mast; Attempt on
Seward's Life
April 15, 1866, had been named In
thus city as the day for one of the
biggest demonstrations ever held, in
celebration of the recent Union vic
tories in the War of the Rebellion.
At 7.30 o'clock on that morning it
was announced that President Lincoln
had died from a bullet wound inflicted
by John Wilkes Booth,-the night be
fore while the President was sitting in
his box in Ford's Theater. Below is
an account of the assassination taken
l^ on \ sss fi ' Ca 0t the Te '° Kraph °' April
Washington. April 15. 1.30 A M
Major General Dix:
This evening about 9.50 p in at
Ford's Theater, the President, while
sitting in his private box, with Mrs
Lincoln. Miss Harris and .Major Rath
burn. was shot by an assassin who
suddenly entered the box and ap
proached behind the President. j
The assassin then leaped upon the I
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12 MASKED MEN ROB
N.V. CENTUM
Bolted Silks Valued at $50,000
Carried Away in Auto
mobile Trucks
ENGINEER MAKES ESCAPE
Daring Hold-up Occurred at San
born, Fifteen Miles From
Buffalo
Buffalo. X. Y., April 15.—A dozen
bandits held up a New York Central
fast freight train at Sanborn, nine
miles east of North Tonawanda, early
to-day, stripped several cars of bolted
silk valued at $50,000 and sped away
in automobile trucks upon which they
had loaded their plunder. The ban
dits were urined with repeating rifles
and automatic pistols and fired several
shots at the crew. No one was in
jured.
A posse of detectives, mounted po
lice and patrolmen from this city, Nia
gara Falls and North Tonawanda were
at the scene after the holdup but up to
a late hour this forenoon no arrests
had been made. When last seen the
robbers were headed toward this city.
After forcing the engine crew to
uncouple the locomotive and run it a
short distance down the tracks, the
enginemon and the three other mem
bers of the train crew were lined up
against a box car and placed under
guard of a single bandit while the oth
ers looted the merchandise cars.
Engineer Goss, of Syracuse, escaped
the guard and running a fussilado of
shots reached his engine In safety. He
made a record run into Suspension
Bridge, eight miles away and gave
the alarm.
SURVEY OF HOUSING
COIITIK STARTS
Experts Will Make Reports of
Their Investigations at Big
Public Meeting
Inquiries into housing conditions in
Harrisburg were inaugurated to-day.
John Ihlder of New York, field secre
tary of the National Housing Associa
tion, with John Molitor, tflilef or the
State Bureau of Housing, and others
began a survey of the city at 10 o'clock
this morning. A complete report will
[be made by Mr. Ihlder to-morrow.
Mr. Ihlder's survey in Harrisburg,
is under the direction of committees
repreenting the Harrisburg Chamber
of Commerce, Civic club and Asso
ciated Charities. Health Officer J. M.
J. Kaunick accompanied the experts
over a route which he mapped out.
No section of the city will be over
looked.
"If Harrisburg is like rtfany other
cities," Mr. Ihlder said, "I will have
some startling facts to tell in my re
port. Housing la of vital Importance
to a community. Bad housing means
the unsanitary shack, the overcrowd
ed converted dwelling, that was once
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New Highway Head May
Arrive Here Late Today
Robert J. Cunningham, the new
State highway commissioner, may be
here late to-day to arrange to take
hold of his office. Mr. Cunningham
has submitted his resignation as coun
ty controller of- Allegheny county to
the board of judges nnd It is expected
that as soon as it is formally accepted
he will file his bond and present him
self at the office of the Secretary of
the Commonwealth to take the oath of
office.
Mr. Cunningham plans to familiar
ize himself with the work of the de
partment and it is not expected that
he will make any changes for the pres
ent. He will work with Chief Engi
neer Uhler on the plans for the main
tenance of the highways which are
now being repaired. ■
HARRISBURG. PA., THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 15, 1915.
PRETTY DAUGHTERS OF THE EARTH A
smJOUfM jl m& *•
' «S^epl^P^^P3KE^
The fields and meadows around the city are bright with Spring flowers —-and children.
PROPOSES REVISION
OF CONSTITUTION
Stern Puts in Bill to Create Com
mission With Convention
Before 1917
Creation of a commission on consti
tutional revision is proposed bv a bill
introduced into the House last night
by Mr. Stern, Philadelphia. The com
mission is to be composed of the At
torney General, who shall be ex officio
chairman, six citizens, to be appointed
by the Governor, two to be named by I
the President pro tem. of the Senate
and two to be named by the Speaker.
The bill contains a provision that
the commission meet within fifteen
days after selection and that if a con
stitutional convention be authorized to
be held before January, 1917, the
commission shall report to it, other
wise it is to report to the next legis
lature. The commission is empowered
to make investigations and its report
and recommendations to be accom
panied by literature, statistics and
other information. The members
other than the Attorney General, legis
lators or those holding public office
of profit who may be selected are to be
• An appropriation of
$50,000 is provided for expenses.
The bill has administration backing.
The constitutional convention bill is
in the House committee and will not
be taken up until next week by the
subcommittee in charge.
IIANGERorS SPY ARRESTED
Paris, April 15, 5.20 A. M.—An in
valided Belgian grenadier giving the
name of Pierre Baeyens has been ar
rested by the police of Paris on the
charge of wearing the uniform of the
French army and a French military
medal without authority. The man is
believed to be a dangerous spy. After
his arrest inquiries were made with
the result that the examining magis
trate altered the charge against him to
one of espionage.
TIFT ARRIVES FOB
HMTIfil
Whirled in Auto to Harrisburg
Academy; Addresses Legisla
ture; Lecture Tonight *
William Howard Taft, former presi
dent of the United States, arrived in
the city from New York this afternoon
at 3.30 o'clock for a fifteen hour stav,
during which he will deliver a public
lecture, address the legislature and
| be the guest of Governor Brumbaugh
at a dinner to be attended by men
| prominent in State government,
i As the ex-president mounted the
steps into the station a cheer broke
out from the throng which gathered
to greet him and the cheering con
tinued until he passed from the plaza
into an automobile occupied by Gov
ernor Brumbaugh, Headmaster Arthur
E. Brown, of the Harrisburg Academy,
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| Local Option Bill on
Second Reading Monday;
House Votes Tuesday
The House of Representatives to
day formally provided for consid
eration of the local option bill next
week. The hill, which passed first
reading to-day, was made a special
order on second reading for Monday
at 9 p. m. and on third reading for
Wednesday at 11 a. m.
The plan is to have the speeches on
the bill made on third reading, and
there will probably be four on each
side.
HOSPITAL TRAINS FOR GERMANS
By Associated Prtss
Frankfort on Main, via London,
April 15.—Three hospital trains, con
sisting of an automobile with two
trailers, have been presented to the
military commander here as a gift
"from friends of Germany in the
United States." They were obtained
through the activity of Mrs. Taylor, an
American resident here.
GOVERNOR WITHDRAWS
PUBLIC MICE BOARD
Gives No Explanation; His Letter i
Is Referred to the Senate
Committee
(iovettioi' HruinlMMigh to-day gave
the legislature the surprise of its
biennial session. Ho withdrew all
nominations of Public Service Com
missioners made by Governor Tener.
lie gave no explanation and efforts
to get any statement from him or at
his office were fruitless. He just ex
ercised his prerogative and wrote a
letter withdrawing the names.
Tine news caused Intense interest at
the Capitol and the fact that the Sen
ate did not act on tlie request, but
sent It to the committee in charge, was
freely commented upon. The
' Service Commissioner# are all away
tills week, informal hearings being
held iu three c'tles, and no statement
could be secured from the oflices.
The request of the Governor came
as a complete surprise to the mem
bers of the Senate. Sometime ago the
Governor asked the leaders of the
Senate to hold the confirmation of the
nominations of the Public Service
i Commissioners in the committee on
; executive nominations. It was un
| derstood that the Governor Intended to
recast the personnel of that body,
i All of the leaders of the Senate were
I In conference on legislation when the
i Governor's letter was received and
! Lieutenant-Governor McClain refer-
I red It to the executive nominations
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ICAPT. DELAIYDIES
AT AGE OF GB YEARS
Former State Factory Inspector
| Took Secret of Capitol Graft
With Him to the Grave
! Following a pro-
MHPPHHHHH longed illness, Cup-
l)e
iancy, former State
wH factory inspector
HHL X of P n
his
Chase, Washing-
D. C„ aged C 6
Captain Delaney
fnr man >' years
Hyrlfll was prominent in
public life and
I held many po
i s jtj onSi both in
federal and the State governments.
He was removed as factory inspector
by Governor Tener in 1913 after he
had announced that he had a confes
sion from John H. Sanderson, fur
nisher of the Capitol. Mrs. Delaney
said recently that from that time his
health failed steadily.
Several weeks ago Mr. Delaney an
nounced that the original confession,
Involving many persons in the Capitol
graft scandal, had been destroyed and
so far as known the secret died with
him.
Ho wns factory inspector for ten
years, having been appointed in 1903
and later reappointed despite stren
uous objections from labor leaders.
From 1895 to 1899 he was superin
tendent of public grounds and build
ings. #
Captain Delaney was one of the few
men to win the coveted congressional
medal for bravery. He enlisted in
the Union army when only 13 years of
age and was mustered out as captain
of his company of the One Hundred
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ELECT OFFICERS
Members of St. Matthew's Lutheran
Church met last night and elected the
following officers: G. A. Martz, elder;
W. H. Runk, trustee; A. E. Hurkholder,
G. J. Griffee. A. Householder, G. T.
.Mauk, deacons.
DECIDE TO CONTINUE
STEPS AT MARKET ST.
Board of Public Works and Com
missioner Lynch Agree Upon
Plan For Closing Gap
POPULAR MOVE, SAYS LYNCH 1
Appearance of Remainder of Fin
ished Water Front Has Enlisted i
People in Movement
The proposed plan to close the gap
in the wall at Market street by con
tinuing the construction of the line of
steps across the opening was agreed
upon, last evening by J. William How
man and Edwin C. Thompson, mem
bers of the Board of Public Works and
City Commissioner William H. Lynch,
superintendent of streets and public
improvements.
In announcing his hope to carry
the line of steps across the opening.
Commissioner Lynch in council Tues
day said he first wished to submit the
proposition to the Hoard of Public
Works, for its approval and at a spe
cial meeting last evening the plan was
put up to the board that has so judi
ciously expended so many thousands
of dollars in completing Harrisburg's
improvement scheme.
"We went over the whole question,"
said Commissioner Lynch this morn
ing. "and both Messrs. Thompson and
Bowman thought well of the plan and
approved of it. The approval of the
board was what I was anxious to have
and with this I feel we can now go
ahead.
"Our plan as I had outlined before,
is to proceed with the construction of
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RUSSIAN CHURCH IS
PURCHASED BY STATE
Four More Properties Are Taken
Over by the Capitol Exten
sion Commission
j The Capitol Park Extension Com
| mission announces the purchase of
| four more properties. Among them is
| the synagogue of the Chlsuk Kmuna
Bnol Russian congregation in Filbert
| street. The prrce paid for the church
I property was .$22,000.
| This removes another large block
from the unpurchased territory to be
taken over by the State and at a price
I that real estate men pronounce both
j fair to the congregation and advan
tageous to the State.
Speedometer to Tell
Progress of Campaign
For Church Memorial
The Camp Curtin Memorial Meth
odist Episcopal Church, located at
Sixth and Camp streets, will mark the
dally progress of its campaign for
J28.000 in eight days, April 19 to 27,
with an exact replica of a speed
ometer, electrically Illuminated and
seen for blocks. The hand which
points to the speed rer hour will Indi
cate the dollars raised each day: the
figures that show the total mileage
will indicate t.he total amount raised
to date. Never before in Harrisburg
has this style of publicity been used,
as the old style clock has been used
In campaigns in this city.
To-morrow night in the auditorium
of the present chapel a big rally of
the 100 men in the men's division! and
the 100 women in the women's division I
will be held. They will be coached |
and trained for the opening luncheon,
which will occur Monday night at 6
o'clock in the dining rooms of the
church, the 200 workers will
start the movement.
FUND FOR CANCER RESEARCH
Boston, April 15.—Gifts amounting
to $72,908 to be devoted to cancer re-!
search at the Harvard Medical school I
were announced at a meeting of the I
HaxvsLrd overseers to-day, I
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RUSSIANS' ATTEMPT TO
INVADE HUNGARY FAILS;
RUMANIA TO ENTER WAR
Operations Along Western Front Are Almost at a Stand
still; Dispatches From Petrograd Say Russ Have
Advanced at All Points Except Uzsok Pass; Signs
of Increasing Activity Noted in Belgium
Fnflur® of the Russian attempt to
Invade Hungary was announced to
day by the German war office. The
statement Is made that the effort of
the Russian army from Przemysl to
force the Lupkow and East Dukla
passes was not successful and that its
attacks at several points along this
front resulted in defeat with heavy
losses. In consequence, it is said, the
attacking power of the Russians has
lessened visibly.
Although official reports from Pet
rograd concede no such reverses they
indicate the Russian advance has been
brought virtually to a halt. The Rus
sian war office says "slight progress"
was made near Uzsok pass and a
counter attack at Ivozlowa by the Aus
tro-German forces failed. The Ger
man report speaking of the Koziowa
fight, asserts the Russians were re
pulsed with large losses. The Russian
report makes no claim to further prog
ress in the Carpathians, except at
Uzsok Pass.
Advices have been received in Rome,
from Saloniki that the intervention in
the war of Rumania appears to be Im
minent. It is said the Rumanian army
is well equipped and ready for instant
action.
Operations along the western front
once more are nearly at a standstill.
The vigorous counter offensive of the I
Germans in the Meuse-Moselle dis-1
trict apparently has checked the ]
French initiative. Signs of increasing'
activity in Belgium and northern
France which in conjunction with the
Meuse-Moselle battle, were regarded
as a possible prelude to the long dis
cussed general offensive are not longer
apparent.
French Make Four Attacks
Four attacks by the French are
mentioned in the Berlin war office
statement to-day and all are said to
have resulted in failure. The Paris
statement, however, asserts that in the
Ailly wood a section of ground 400
yards long and 100 yards deep was
won, and that In Alsace an advance
of nearly one mile was made.
British steamer Ptarmigan has been
| sunk by a German submarine In the
[ Xorth Sea. Eleven men of her crew
lof 22 were saved. Four steam traw
| iers flying the flag of Holland hav«
I Harrisburg —With a gunshot wound through the mouth,
\ the body of John Mayer, u.c.l 35, 5814 Fqmberton street,
i Philadelphia, was found in a clump of bushes in Wildwood
I Park, this aftcrr-ncot mployed at the
Division street transfer yards, who were searching for
i Spiing flowers. The man, according to Coroner Eckinger,
l had b A sawed off shotgun was
found I>ing ac.oss the nr '; ! y. Death must have been
' instantancot 4 N -u the c: c his head was blown out.
I Mayer was fairly well dre I but evidently had been out
of work. No ivioney . 011 the body. The grew
some find w ; tde . Miller, : iarvey Murray,
' George !er.
Harrisburg, Pa.—Govern: Brumbaugh this afternoon
signed the ' i boards tc t the returns
of pi.': c! ion .
Pa.—Gc . Brumbaugh this afternoon
d' lined to coii :• e:: r recallin Governor Tcn
-1 ' * c "-''ce ; As to t kv.ality of his
•" c tx* e • : 'T : "or the /\ttu. :ioy General."
BRUMBAUGH AN-D TAFT MEET FOR FIRST TIME
1 Harrisburg—' "We've met before haveivt we, Governor
| Brumbaugh?" said ex-President Taft when he arrived in
1 the city this afternoon. "No.we haven't," smiled the Gover-
I nor," but we're both teachers, and that ought to be a bond."
I Taft told the boys at the Harrisburg Academy that
studehts who go on strike, ought to be taken home and
spanked by their parents
| DELANEY FUNERAL SATURDAY
Harrisburg Funeral ?rvices for Captain John C.
Delaney will be held in A on on Saturday morning.
OBREGON ARMY SURROUNDED
I El Paso, Tex., April 15. Official reports that the
Obregon army at Celaya was being surrounded by Villa and
Zapata troops were confirmed to-day by private advices from
the south.
! New York, April 15. John Bunny, comedian of the
1 screen, was thought to be at death's door to-day of compli
| cation of kidney and heart ailments.
I
| HI ARM a GE
Michael Hummer nnd Eva Hitter, city. Anthony Malealch and
Johanna Kruaevec, Mteelton. Hobert M. Sutton and Helen Arnold, city.
I»r. Frank L. Nhenk, city, and Kvelyn I*. \ldln K er. Halnlyn. Merle White
Allen and Kllaaheth F. Stewart, city. Walter Kdivard Drown, city, and
Marf Beatrice Dull, New Cumberland
* POSTSCRIPT.
been seized by German warships and
taken into Cuxhaven.
It was announced In the House of
Commons to-day that the British
casualties from the beginning of tho
war to April 11 amounted to 139,347
men.
Rumor Says Germany Is
After Bethlehem Steel
Easton. April 15.—German capital
is reaching across the seas and in
fluencing the stock market in Beth
lehem Steel, according to inside in
formation that the owners of the plant
and Wall Street are said to possess.
This is given as another reason for the
wide fluctuations which have charac
terized the Schwab stock.
Germany, It is suggested, must have
some foreign source of munitions to
keep herself supplied. Experts, who
have followed the course of the war,
are said to believe that through the
banking institutions of this country
allied with Germany steps are belnj?
taken for Germany to make it possible
for war supplies to be made for her at
the Bethlehem plant.
LARGEST AQCEHCCT IV WORLD
IS NOW IX SERVICE IN ITALY
By Associated fress
Bari. Italy, April 15.—Tater from
the Apennines was distributed yester
day for the first time to the province
of Bari, Foggia anil l.eece through the
Apula aqueduct, the largest in the
world, which was begun in 1 905. More
than two million persons now are as
sured of a supply fresh from moun
tain streams, brought through 1,873
miles of pipe. Tho territory served
has suffered for centuries from lack
of an adequate supply.
CHEAPER COAL I'OR NAX Y
Washington. April 15.—Secretary
Daniels and other navy department
officials are manifesting keen inter
est over prospects, of obtaining cheaper
coal for the navy now that the route
of the Alaskan railway haa definitely
been decided upon.