• -■ I 5| 7? -' Italy's Decision For or Against V/ar HARRISBURG SfiSitiii TELEGRAPH LXXXIV— No. 91 EOCIE OPTION COMES TO TEST TOMORROW Special Order Gives Measure Right of Way at 11 O'clock; Expect Vote in Afternoon GOVERNOR SATISFIED WITH THE OUTLOOK Severely Criticises Organiza tions Which Worked For Brumbaugh's Opponent and Neglected the Legis lators Local option will come to the su preme test In the House of Represen tatives to-morrow. A special order has been made giving the right of way at 11 o'clock and it is expected that a vote will be reached about the middle of the afternoon. The vote on this bill is being watch ed with interest by more people throughout Pennsylvania than on any piece of legislation in the last genera tion. A wonderful campaign, courage ously conducted by Governor Brum baugh. has been waged and men in all walks of life have rallied and exerted their influence on members in behalf of a proposition that is State-wide in its significance. Kxpects Bill to Pass "T am satisfied with the outlook. 1 expect local option to pass," said Gov ernor Brumbaugh this afternoon. "Things are working out and I am confident. The people of the State are aroused and members of the legisla ture are telling me that they are for local option because it is 'real home rule." The Governor's confidence was re flected among the members who have been working for local option and by the men who have been whcelhorses in the >/reat campaign. Why Wrong: Men Slipped In Now that the final bolts have been shot and the bill is up to the Legisla ture, friends who have been review ing the campaign leading up to its present stage are by no means satis fled with the work that has been done in its behalf by some of the organiza tions that should have been most active in its behalf. They point out that whatsoever its fate, Governor I Brumbaugh has fulfilled his pledge tol the people. Last Fall when the local j option organizations should have been ' bending their efforts toward the elec tion of legislators who could be de-1 pended upon fo support their measure, I they were busy with a campaign for the election of l>r. Brumbaugh's op ponent, regardless of the fact that it wai not the Governor but the legis lators who must pass upon the bill. In many cases they let the legislative fight go by default entirely and thus lost opportunity to make votes for the temperance cause. To this extent they are to blame should the bill fail of a majority to-morrow, say those on the llill who have been lined up back of the local option movement. Williams to Open Debate Arrangements were made to-day for the consideration of the local option bill in the House to-morrow. The [Continued 011 Page I.] Have Confidence If all the people stop buying everything.there will l«> no business—tin market for goods, crops or services. If half tlic people stop buying everything, busi ness will he cut in half and everybody suffer. If all the people buy one-half tlieir custom ary purchases, business slumps to half. If all the people post pone for thirty days buying half their needs the country's prosperity drops oue-half for that length of time. Buy now the things you will need soon and you'll help speed up the wheels of industry, commerce, farming and labor. Buy-It-Now This In the time of hII times for the l". S. A. to imike vn«( stride*. Let'» all get htiay. THE WEATHER] For HarrlabnrK and vicinity: Fair and cooler to-night an:3» a. m. Hlver staite: 4.5 feet above low mater mark. Yesterday's Weather Highest temperature, SI. I.oweat temperature. SO. Mean temperature, US. Aornial tempera tore, 52. IS CONCERTS PUNNED FOB RESERVOIR PARK Season to Open Memorial Day; $1,500 Will Be Needed; Solicit Funds For the Purpose When You Can Hear the Band at Reservoir Park MAY Monday. .Vny «M. >l«>niorlnl nay— afternoon anil fveniiiK. Ji \u l-'rldny, June 4, 11, IS and rvrn fiiKß only. Jl is\ Monday, July —nfteriinon nnd eren in nr. Prldnya, July Id, and 30—evening* only. \l (Jl ST Prfdaya, Aiifttnat «, 13. -O and 27 evenings only. SKITKMIIK'K Monday. September 11. I.nlior Day— afternoon and rvcuiiiK. Fifteen band concerts, including afternoon programs on Memorial Day, Fourth of July and I.abor Day have been planned for the coming summer at Reservoir Park by the Harrisburg Hand Concert Association. The or ganization for soliciting public sub scription for the necessary fund was perfected ai a meeting last evening. The season will be formally opened on May 31, Memorial Day, with after noon and evening concerts and will close on Labor Day with similar pro grams. Friday evening will be "con cert evening" during practically each week of tlte summer months. The principal bands that will feature [Continued on Page 11.] Ready to Drop Charge of Arson Against Swoboda By Associated rrcss Paris. April 20—French military au>- thorities have decided to drop the charge of setting tire to the steamer La Touraine which was preferred against the man known as Raymonu Swoboda, says the Petit Parisien. Cap tain Bouchardon, the officer appointed to investigate the case, is credited with having expressed the opinion that there is not sufficient evidence against the prisoner to obtain a conviction on this charge, lie still faces an accusa tion of espionage, however. WILSON AT A. I>. BANQUET Washington. D. C„ April 20.—Pres ident Wilson left here at 8 a. m. to day for New York to attend the annual luncheon of the Associated Press. The President will return to night. OPEN GiHS FOR FRESU 1 PUPILS Youngsters to Raise Vegetables and Flowers; Civic Club Provides Seeds Small tubercular sufferers who at tend the West End open-air school to-day celebrated the open .iff of their flower and vegetable garden with a program in which city commissioners, members of the Civic Club and others participated. The garden plot at Fifth and Seneca streets has been made possible for the children through the joint efforts of the Civic Club. Commissioners Tay lor and Lynch and City Forester H. J. Mueller. It was graded, by Com missioner Lynch and the planting will be done under the supervision of Com missioner Taylor and City Forester Mueller. Flower and vegetable seeds were given the pupils this afternoon by the Civic Club. Mrs. H. Lindley Hosford presided at the meeting. "Why We Are Here" was the subject of a brief talk by Mrs. Mabel Cronise Jones. Mrs. William Henderson, president of the Civic Club, extended greetings. Rrief re marks were made by Harry Boyer, William H. Lynch and M. Harvey Tay lor. Several songs were sung by the pupils and the program concluded with an address by Dr. Frederick E. Downes, superintendent of public schools. BEIDLEMI WINS FOR MINEWORKERS Senate Adopts Amendments Bring ing Coal Diggers Under Pro posed Compensation Law The anthracite mine workers won a victory in the State Senate to-day when that body adopted amendments to the present hard coal mining code bringing the coal diggers under the proposed workmen's compensation law. The fight on the bill has been In progress since the day it was intro duced, on February 8. It had almost the solid opposition of coal companies and was championed by the United Mine Workers of America. Several weeks ago there was a sharp contest [Continued on Page 4.] President Will Review Atlantic Fleet May 17 By Associated Press Washington, D. C., April 20. —With May 17 selected as the date for the review of the Atlantic fleet in New York harbor by President Wilson, Navy Department officials to-day were i working out . Roth of the Allen Candy Manufacturing Company, Weatherly. After the meeting a statement was handed to the Governor as embody ing the views of the entire delegation, which will form the basis of the manu facturers' contentions at the hearing [Continued on Page 4.] Railroaders Preparing to Retaliate If Full Crew Law Is Repealed Railroaders who would be affected by the repeal of the full crew law are preparing to make an effort to re taliate in the event the full crew act is woped off the statute books. Senator Burke, ot Allegheny, to-day Introduced in the Senate a bill limit ing the length of freight trains. The bill provides: "It shall be unlawful for any rail road company to run a freight train of more than one-half mile in length exclusive of engines and caboose and to run a passenger train consisting of more than ten passenger, mail, ex press or baggage cars exclusive of the engine. "Any employe or passenger who shall be injured by reason of the operation of any train contrary to the provisions of this act shall in no case be held to have assumed a risk thereby occasioned in any suit insti tuted to recover damages for such injuries." MAY RECALL MEN AT FRONT Special to The Telegraph London, April 20.—The government has made an arrangement under which skilled workmen now at the front fighting can be recalled to Eng land to work in the factories produc ing munitions of war. MAKE ATTACK OX FRONTIER London. April 20.—"1t is reported here." says the Times' Bucharest cor respondent. "that the Austrlajis at tempted on the night of April IS a vigorous attack on the frontier of Bessarabia, southwest Russia. but that they were repulsed with heavy losses after a violent struggle." RAISE 20 PER CENT FOR CAMP CURTIN MEMORIAL JOHN A. HAAS MRS. E. I. BOOKS, General Chairman. Chairman Women's Division. fjjj ■ E W. McCLAIN MRS. A. LEE KNIGIIT Vice-Chairman. Team Captain. Nearly 20 per cent, of the $38,000 to be raised in the eight-dav cam paign ot the Lamp Curtln .Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church for the the erection of a new edifice as a monument to old Camp Curtin, was ° , a ' !' lc °Pening luncheon night from the workers themselves. The Ladies Aid Society of the church gave *I,OOO. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Kreamer started the personal subscriptions with SSOO. Other large subscriptions were as follows: S4OO, Men's Bible class; S3OO, D. W. Cotter ell's Ladles Bible class: S2OO. J. A.Haas, B. F. Moses. Mrs. E. I. Brook's class. Mrs. Mary A. Marsh. F. J. Relf: $l5O, the Rev. A. S. Williams, Pri mary Department. Mrs. Emma Smith's class: SIOO, a friend, Mr Adam Mart* A. C. Benner, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. MeClain. Mr. and Mrs. 11. F. Faust. Mrs. i lara B. Lackeys class, Sam Meckley, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Halt and daughter, Mrs. E. 1. Book, Mr. and Mb, W. W. Cresswell, Sr. Epworth League. WILLI! FUi NOW BUYING GOLD MINES "Bull Mooser" Discovers Deposits Are of Little Value and Wants Option Money Back By Associated Press San Francisco, Cal., April 20.—Trial of a suit brought by William Fllnn, of Pittsburgh. Fa., against the Twenty One Mining Company for the recovery of $25,000 was begun in the Superior Court here yesterday. An agreement to purchase a gold mine, located at Allegheny, Sierra county, Cal., for $2 50,000 was entered into by Flinn June 27, 1913, according to the testimony. An option, it is al leged, was taken after a favorable re port on the mine had been made by an expert. Later, Flinn alleges, an other examination was made and it was not favorable. l-'linn then began the suit for the return of the $2 5,000 option money and asked that the agreement be set aside. SIR THOMAS S. CLOI'STON DIES / By Associated Press Edinburgh, Pa., April 20. feir Thomas Smith Clouston, well known as an authority on mental diseases, died yesterday. He was born in 1840 and married Harriet Storer, daughter of AVUliam Storer. of New Haven, Connecticut. | School Children Will Celebrate Arbor Day by Planting 5,000 Trees Harrisburg's greatest Arb#r Day celebration will take place Friday aft ernoon. Wildwood will be the scene of the memorable event. The partici pants will include at least 5,000 school children and city and school officials. Details were completed this afternoon at a conference between Superinten dent of Public Schools F. E. Downes, Commissioner of Parks M.Harvey Tay lor, City Forester Harry J. Mueller and school supervisors. The program will include the plant ing of 5,000 trees. One tree will be assigned to each pupil. If it is de cided to have more than 5,000 school children out other duties will be given to pupils, including the digging of holes, and distribution of trees. At the conference this afternoon, ar rangements were also made for cars to take the school children to and from Wildwood park. The trees were received yesterday. There are 2,000 white pine, 2,000 red pine and 1,000 Norway spruce. Mark ers will be placed throughout Wild wood to-day and to-morrow, showing where the trees will be planted. Ex-President Taft Will Address Businessmen Ex-President* Taft has been invited to make an address at the annual ban quet of the United Business Men's As sociation of Philadelphia, which is comprised of seventy-two trade and neighborhood bodVs of that city. The invitation was forwarded to-day by State Senator Daix. of Philadel phia, at the request of the association. Governor Brumbaugh and Mayor Blankenburg have also been invited to be present. PEACE IN EUROPE IS NEAD. ROME'S BELIEF Persistent Reports Arise in City Which Make People Hopeful By Associated Press Home. April 20.—Within the past 24 hours there hav<» arisen in Rome persistent reports that the grave inter national questions confronting Italy may be solved in the near future by what at first sight seems almost In credible, the conclusion of F~ general i peace in Europe at a not distant date. | While these reports are intangible land cannot at present be ascribed to a definite source, they nevertheless are reflected in high quarters and they are given heed by careful observers of international politics. Among other reasons in support of this arguirtcnt is offered that Rome is an excellent field for the conduct of negotiations of this nature; Prince Von Buelow, one of the ablest of Gor man diplomats is in Rome as ambas sador to Italy; and the official rela tions between Italy and Germany as well as between Italy and the powers of the Triple Entente, are cordial. VKNIZEI.OS AT ALEXANDRIA London, April 20.—An Alexandria ' news agency company says former [Premier Venizelos arrived there this I morning and was greeted at the quay by a widely enthusiastic crowd. PLAN FOR MOD IMV IS AUTHORIZED Commissioner Taylor Notified That West End Traffic Way Over Pennsy Is Assured City Commissioner M. Harvey Tay lor, superintendent of parks and pub lic property, was notified by the Penn sylvania Railroad Company to-day that the one big improvement the park superintendent had planned for the West End as well as for the people from other parts of the city who frequent Wildwood, had been officially authorized by contracting to continue the Division street traffic way across the Pennsy tracks into Wild wood Park. The company had originally planned to build the way over but twenty-five tracks In order to provide a walk for the employes to the transfer station. Mr, Taylor, seeing a chance to get at least a footway for people into Wild wood via Division street, urged the company to carry this footbridge over [Continued on Page 4.] XKED GARDEN" TOOLS About ten rakes and hoes are need ed by some of the families working the garden plots of the llarrisburg Benevolent. Association. Any person j desiring to donate tools Is requested to write or telephone the office of the| county poor directors, and the imple- I .meats will be called for. TURKISH TORPEDO BOAT DESTROYERS SUNK NEAR ENTRANCE TO BOSPHORUS- British Expeditionary Force Which Attempted to Invade German East Africa Defeated and Driven Away With Loss of 700 Men; British Submarine Sunk, Accord ing to London War Office; Italy Expected to Make Decision Soon The Russian fleet which has been attacking the Bosphorus Is reported to have caused the destruction of two Turkish torpedoboat destroyers. A dispatch from Salonlki says the Rus sians mined the entrance to the Bos phorus while the Turkish fleet was cruising the Black Sea and that the Turkish vessels on returning ran into the mine field. Advices have been received in Ber lin that a British expeditionary force which attempted to invade German East Africa was defeated and driven away with the loss of 700 men. The British force, is said to have landed from cruisers and transports. The German losses are given as fifty-six. The only intimation of a British ex pedition to East Africa was given at the time of the sinking of the British steamer Falaba by a German sub marine. At that time it was said that among the passengers who lost their lives were a number of British officers who wera on the way to Africa. Italy's Decision Soon Italy's decision for or against war Is believed in Rome to be imminent. The Rome correspondent, of a Paris newspaper telegraphs that to-day marks the expiration of the time limit fixed by Italy for presentation of pro posals by Austria. It is generally understood that Austria haR declined to make territorial concessions satis factory to Italy and according to this report the German and Austrian am bassadors at Rome are preparing to leave the country. Greece also is endeavoring to arrive at a fixed policy in regard to the sit uation brought about by the war. A representative of King Constant Ine is on his way to Vienna and Berlin, probably on a political mission. No intimation has been given as to the purpose of the mission, although it is known that King Constantine, who Is a brother-in-law of Emperor William, I is opposed to war and has set himself I against the party which favors inter vention on the side of the allies. | SWISS StARDS ARK READY Rome, April 9, via Paris, April 20. r 1 Harrisburg —The famous rattle: the Re . J i lution, wille State by a res stmorelanc & f ity, was formally presented to delegation ol 1 I Westmoreland people. They were to Stat* 1 P Librarian Montgomery by Jesse E. ham, former j | 1 deputy attorney general and a West mty » • State Librarian Thomas Lynch Mot iccepted the " . flag which is in splendid condition and which adds im- i l I mensely to the collection of flags mad< the Capitol. SAYS RIVERTON COMPANY INATES i irrisburg—George B. Walker, oyne, 1 r before the Public Service Commission .t the Riverton j 'Consolidated Water Company disc.: -cause it re > 1 fuses to extend its facilities to prope: Washing- I T Syracuse, N. Y., April 20. Th Roosevelt late f | Say went upon the witness stand t limself in the K | suit for alleged libel brought ' against by William -1* I Barnes. J BOER LEADER IN CO N AND f jL Cape Towns, Union of South Afi prU 20.—Forces V lof the Union of South Africa have oc ied Keetaanshop, I the most important town in German S Africa next I J fr to Windhoek, the capital. It is an i: , . tant railroad junc- jjT P tion and gives General Botha the Boer leader command of ; > J the railroad to Windhoek. S PETITION FOR RECEIVER " f Chicago, April 20.—Petition for a re< eiver for the Chi- I cago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company was filed ® ► in the United States District Court 1 re to-day by tht ! ' American Steel Foundries Company. H. U. Mudge,- pret>i- • J dent of the railway company, and J. M. Dickinson, former 1 secretary of war, were appointed receivers. I » 1 TRANSPORT SINKS TORPEDO BOAT ' j Constantinople, via London, April 20, 2.45 P. M.—Th< t ![ attack of a Turkish torpedo boat on the British transport, ' * Manitou, off the coast of Chios last Saturday and the sub- ! sequent destruction of the torpedo beat . ere reported in an ' * Q-icial statement issued to-day at t!u lice. MARRIAGE 1 Mnrk I.FvnnUoimkl, l.uniilnK, Mich., anal Klritll <;iunkl, city i ♦ POSTSCRIPT. 14 PAGES Ulrlch Wllle, commander of the Swim army, 1b quoted In an Interview In the Trlbuna. as declaring his oountry'a military forces must he kept mobilis ed. Although no other power at pres ent threatens Switzerland, he said, ar\ incident might occur on the frontier at any time which would compel the Swiss to enforce their rights and their neutrality. ANOTHER RAID FEARED By Associated Press London, April 20.—Owing to a ru mor that there would be a Zeppelin raid, many towns in northeastern Eng land, Including Darlington, Leeds and New Castle, were plunged In darkness last night as a precautionary measure. There is no confirmation that a raid took place. irvo WAR VESSELS SUNK By Associated Press Paris, April 20.—Two Turkish tor pedoboat destroyers were blown up, says a Salonikl dispatch, while pass ing through a mine belt which Rus sian ships had succeeded In laying across the entrance to the Bosphorus while the Turkish fleet was cruising in the Black Sea. MANY ANXIOUS TO ENLIST By Associated Press Rome. April 19, via Paris. April 20. Although members of the Papal Guards and the higher lay officials of the Vatican are exempted from service In the Italian army, many of them have asked permission to enlist, including Marquis Montoro. standard bearer of the church, one of the high est offices held by a layman. HEAD OF BANKING FIRM DIES New Y®rk, April 20.—George D. Eu stl», head of the banking and broker age firm of George Eustls and Com pany, of Cincinnati, It was learned to day. died In Roosevelt Hospital hera late last night.