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HARRISBURG &9KS TELEGRAPH
LXXXIV— No. 97
END OF NOT WUVE
NOIYETINStGHT
Abnormally High Temperatures
ThrougKoat East; Warmest
April Known
MAN KILLED DURING STORM
Heat Prostration Reported; Whole
City Suffering From
Humidity
With no Immediate prospect of re
lief from the abnormally high tem
perature In sight, Harrisburg nettled
back resignedly to-day to "take Its
medicine."
Evidently determined to give the
resident* of the city no reapite, Old
Man Weather ushered In the day with
a temperature of 71 degrrees this
morning at 8 o'clock. The sudden
burst of heat following closely on the
heels of a night that, if not quite cool,
was pleasant, made the burden seem
doubly hard to bear. At noon the
mercury hovered 'way up in the
eighties.
The morning's temperature of 71
degrees at this season of the year is
without parallel in the history of the
local bureau. Boston started the day
with 78 degrees and_New York with 72
degrees. These cities are In the very
heart of the low pressure area, which,
apparently. Is on fixed duty oft' lower
New England. Relief depends on its
actions. If it starts toward the in
terior the present weather is but a
foretaste of what will come. On the
other hand, it may be blown out to
sea. There is an excess of temper
ature for this city of nineteen decrees
for this date. The lowest temperature,
61 degrees, last night, is still ten de
grees above normal.
Monday was the hottest April 26
for Pittsburgh in twenty-nine years.
The temperature was 87 degrees. The
previous record was S6.
Storms Broutrht Relief
Scattered thunder showers brought
welcome relief to the inhabitants of a
few sections last night. The storm
which passed over this city gathered
along the Susquehanna, not many
miles away. Towanda and Harrisburg
were the only rh-er stations reporting
rainfall.
One heat prostration has been re
ported. Horace C. Ettlnger, an em
ploye of the Pennsylvania Railroad
at the Reily street shops, was taken
suddenly 111 late yesterday afternoon
after drinking ice water. He is under
the care of physicians and will re
cover.
Local thunderstorms are likely to
gather in the mountains surrounding
the city this evening and everv even
ing during the wave, Forecaster De
krnaln said to-iiaj:
Man and Two Horses
Killed During Storm
A man and two horses were killed
and a house at Paxtang struck by
lightning, during the electrical storm
which passed over this vicinity last
evening.
While driving a team of horses
along the pike near Hockersvllle. Har
ry Hoffer, aged 17 of Lebanon, was
struck by a bolt of lightning, which
resulted In his Instant death. Both
horses were killed outright and the
jwagon was reduced to a mass of splln-
Iters.
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$2,000,000
worth of confidence
IMr. C. Markliam, Presi
dent of the lUlnols Cen
tral Railroad Company,
Is preaching the "Buy-
It-NoW* gospel and
practicing what he
preaches.
He writes: "As an 11-
lustration of my co.
operation, we hare
closed contracts for SO
locomotive*, represent
ing nearly $1,000,000
and are considering ad
ditional equipment ag
gregating about as
much more."
M What are you doing to
■ , help?
I Buy-It-Now
This la the time of all time*
for the t. ft. A. to make tut
I strides. Let's all get busy.
|l£ WEATHER
B Harrisburg and rlctaltyt Fair
Wednesday probably
■ •honerti continued warm.
■»r Eastern Pennsylvania! Con
ditioned warm and probable fair
to-night and Wedneadayi
Blgbl, variable wlads.
■ River
Susquehanna river and all Its
will fall slowly pr re-
Hialii about stationary. A. utaae
about 8.7 feet Is Indicated for
Wednesday morn
■mnrnliiK.
H General Conditions
■fie pressure baa deereased over
■ the eastern half of the eonntrr
I aad In the northwest border
■ States during the laat twenty
■ foar hours i It hss Increased some
■ what over nearly all the rest of
■ the country. Scattered thunder
■fkowen have occurred In the
■t'P>«r Ohio Valley and In the
Atlantic and >ew England
and showers hare been
general la the Missouri snd In.
per Mississippi valleya.
Hrnperetur*! 8 a. na., TO.
■im Rises. H>l2 a. M.i sets, (lift*
■p. m.
■9om Fnll moon, April 29, Ptig
J/K.Xrr Stagei feet above low
*' water mark.
▼Saturday's Westher
Highest temperature, 00.
Lowest temperature, M.
Mean temperature, 74.
Normal temperature, 53.
P.R.R. TRANSFER STATION
TO BE GREATLY ENLARGED
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The large etching at the top i»aa bird's-eye view of the busy transfer yards of the Pennsvlvania Railroad
Company at Division street. The other picture at the top Is that of J. H. Wolf, one of the truckmen, who Is loading
a car. Wolf weighs 152 pounds but yesterday the camera caught him as he was pulling a truck loaded with six
big boxes which together weighed 1,600 pounds. The lower etching shows some of the transfer officials. From
left to right they are: J. B. Kautz, Jr., chief of the Harrlsburg Transfer station; J. H. Nixon, freight agent;
J. W. Dennis, agent Harrlsburg transfer; W. H. Fisher, assistant freight trainmaster; G. W. Mumma claim
agent, Harrisburg transfer.
GARDEN EXPERT IMS
PRAISE FOR CONTEST
Says It Will Develop Bigger and
More Beautiful Harrisburg;
Entries Close May 1
One who gets close to his gar
den, one who gets to know his
garden intimately I mean, soon
obtains a broader view of things
that only a friendship for flowers
can make possible.
That is one feature of the
Telegraph's "city beautiful" plan
that to my mind is making it.
one of the biggest movements
of the kind for the betterment
of Harrisburg that has ever been
attempted. That is why It will
be of such widespread benefit,
not only fo the youth but to the
grown-up of the city.
Furthermore it will develop
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CHILDREN'S HOME
IN ED OF HELP
I
Send Contributions to Telegraph
to Help Wire Building; Guard
Against Fire
Th| Children's Industrial Home
needs help.
Its management has asked the Tele
graph to set its case before the people
of Harrisburg.
Its scores of little ones had a narrow
escape from death by fire the other
day when a weak-minded little inmate
got hold of matches, and set the place
afire.
Besides its own little folks the In
dustrial Home is caring for the boys
and girls of the Nursery Home, which
was destroyed by fire some weeks ago.
The matron and the management live
in dread lest the fire be repeated. So
they are asking the people of Harris
burg to donate JSOO for the wiring of
the building and the instalment of an
electrical equipment.
The sum is not large. Send your
contributions to the Telegraph and
they will be properly acknowledged or
to Miss Agnes E. Felix, 10 North Sec
ond street, treasurer of the home.
Willard-Johnson Fight
Pictures May Be Shown
By Associated Press
Washington, April 27.—The De
partment of Justice is friendly to a
suit to test the law forbidding impor
tation of prize-fight films. Solicitor
General Davis recently assured attor
neys for the film companies that the
government would expedite such a
case.
Intense Heat Deranges
Mind of Travelingman
J. H. Penfleld, aged 42, of Cleveland,:
Ohio, a travelingman, was taken to
the Shope hospital this afternoon suf
fering from a nervous breakdown.
Physicians believe he was overcome by
the heat.
Yesterday Mr. Penfleld traveled over
the city on business. During the aft
ernoon he returned to the Hotel Plaza
and complained of being ill.
Later Penfleld was found in his room
in a demented condition und a physi
cian was called in. Following a re
quest on an Insurance card, found
among the man's effects, a local fra
terhal order was notified and arrange
ments made to-day to have him treat
ed at a hospital. In the meantime the
wife of the ?lck man was notified byj
Captain Joseph P. Thompson.
HARRISBURG. PA„ TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 27, 1915.
Rotary Club, Daring Official Visit to Division Street Plant,
Receives Welcome News That Additions Will Give
Work to ISO More Men; Now One of the Biggest in
the Country;; Big Boost For Harrishurg as "Heart of
Distribution"; Means Much to City
The Harri»biirß freight transfer sta
tion of the Pennsylvania Railroad at
Division street Is to be enlarged to In
crease lt.< capacity and working force
at least 20 per cent., at a cost of many
thousands of dollars.
This announcement was made yes
terday upon the occasion of the visit
of the Harrisburf? Rotary Club to the
station as the guests of John H. Nixon,
freight agent; George W. Mumma,
freight claim agent, and J. W. Dennis,
transfer station agent. The trip was
made in automobiles from the Metro
politan Hotel, where Mr. Dennis ad
dressed the club briefly on the station,
its work and Its growth. The Ro
tarians found a committee from the
general manager's office at the plant
going over its equipment and pre
paring a report and were pleased to
learn that, in the opinion of the ex
AIUAL ELECTIONS OF
COMPANY DIRECTORS
House Passes Bill Abolishing Gasi
fications and Other Measures
at Today's Sessions
I The House to-day passed without
I opposition the Lauer bill repealing
certain clauses of corporation acta so
that hereafter classifications of boards
of directors shall be abolished and ail
directors shall be elected annually.
The House also passed the bill pro
hibiting judges from reducing or set
ting aside verdicts in damage cases
where damages are unliquidated.
Other bills passed by the Hous« In
cluded:
Requiring counties havlni a popula
tion of 1,600,000 and cities therein to
establish a pension fund.
Regulating the sending up of bal
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Truck Sneaks Off and
Tries to Break Into
Home in Briggs St
An auto furniture delivery car, own
ed by Joseph Goldsmith, the Walnut
j street dealer, sneaked away from the
I driver this morning, and tried to break
! Into the home of Mrs. Kate McCor
mlck, 633 Briggs street. The runaway
caused some damage and considerable
excitement. No person was injured.
The car was standing on a slight
incline at East and Briggs streets.
While the driver was delivering goods
at a nearby house, the car, through
some unknown cause, started down
tho hill. One small tree was broken
off. The truck then tooic a diagonal
course across the street, crashing into
the McCormick house.
CnWtruck nnshrdl dar dar dar rora
"BLUE LAWS" STAND UNCHANGED
The bill to repeal so much of the
"blue laws" of 1794 as relates to the
sale or delivery of necessaries of life
on Sunday went down to defeat in the
Senate to-day. It mustered only five
votes, while thirty-two senators voted
against it.
IJONE SURVIVOR DIES
By Associated Prut
Washington, Pa , April 27.—Fred
Ellwanger, 42, sole survivor of the
Marlanna mine disaster of November
28, 1908, in which about 200 men were
killed, died yesterday at a local hospi
tal of diabetes. Ellwanger has 4 2
jfeces of coal and slate driven Into his
body by the fores of the explosion. He
was rescued about 12 hours after the
explosion occurred.
perts detailed to the work, the Harris
burg station is not only one of the
largest in the country, but is regarded
as a model of efficiency for the whole
system. - ——
The plant now has trackage and
sheds sufficient to accommodate 238
cars at one time and about 500 cars
are handled there every day. Involv
ing a transfer of about 3,000,000
pounds of freight every tweaty-fcur
hours. The transfer force is made up
of 305 workmen and clerks at present
and runs up as high as 328. This does
not include 22 car inspectors and 36
car repairmen who work exclusively in
connection with the transfer station.
Shipped Far and Wide
The Rotarlans learned that the
freight station was established at thiß
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REV. MAY ELECTED
GLASSIS PRESIDENT
Reformed Pastors Report Flour
ishing Conditions in All
Charges
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THE REV. HOMER 8. MAY
Elected President of Lancaster Classls.
The Rev. Homer S. May, pastor of
Fourth Reformed Church, last night
was elected president of the Lancaster
Classls of the Reformed Church by
the delegates attending the four-day
session held this
Other officers elected were the Rev.
Robert Lee Balr, of Lancaster, vice
president, and the Rev. William J.
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Ypres Reported to Be
Burning; Bombs Used
By Associated Press
London, April 27.—Tpres Is In
flames, the Germans having thrown a
hall of Incendiary bombs In the town."
Thus telegraphs the Morning Post's
correspondent In Northern France.
"The fighting continues hotly all
along this front," the correspondent
adds. "The Germans show extraor
dinary daring In bringing heavy artil
lery close to their front line, the guns
used being mostly 13-lnch Austrian
howluers on movable carriages."
CURDING OF DERRY
STREET COMPLETED
Only One or Two Sections Yet to
Be Put in Place by Central
Construction Co.
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TROLLEY CO. TO FOLLOW
Grading of Emerald Street Under
Way; Market Street to Park
Entrance Next in Order
With the exception of one or two
corner sections all the curbing for the
paving of Derry street from Twenty
third to the eastern city line has been
set by the Central Construction and
Supply Company. The remaining cor
ner pieces are on the way and will be
put into position as soon as they ar
rive.
Before the grading is started, how
ever, the Harrishurg Railway's Com
pany will make the changes necessary
for its tracks. This work is being held
baok lomewhat until the company fin
ishes a similar job In the Second street
STTtVWUV.
Grading and curbing of Emerald
street from Fifth to Front street is
well under way, too. The concreting
gangs will follow closely as the grading
is finished and it is yie construction
company's intention to finish this
stretch of paving as early as possible.
In addition to Emerald street the
section of Market from Nineteenth to
Twentv-flrst, Nineteenth street, Ethel
and Primrose will be next In order to
receive the attention of the contrac
tor. v
Market street when paved will offer
a complete stretch of improved high
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GOVERNOR ASKS FOR
FARM COMMISSION
Tells Legislature It Is Economical
and Will Add to Efficiency
of Department
Governor Brumbaugh to-day called
the attention of the Legislature to
the Whitaker bill creating the State
Agricultural Commission and urged
Its passage.
The Governor says:
"House Rill 839, introduced by Mr.
Whitaker. is a measure to simplify
the administration of the department
of agriculture and to Increase its effi
ciency to the farmers of Pennsylvania.
The measure Is In fulfillment of plat
form pledges and of the universally
recognized need of such a central gov
ernment in agriculture as to avoid du
plication of effort and of expense in
administration.
"It proposes to give a maximum ser
vice In the field with a minimum ex
pense for udministration. The bill Is
In harmony with modern business
methods. It legislates no one out of
office. It repeals no laws affecting
our agricultural Interests. It will
make a professional board of adminis
tration, composed of the commissioner
and the bureau heads. It will con
tinue to conduct demonstration work
under the ten demonstrators now pro
vided. It will remove all investiga
tions of a scientific character to the
State College, where such work be
longs, and make for our State an ad
ministrative agency of great power
and capacity.
"The bill should have the cordial
support of all friends of agriculture
In the State."
Former Telegraph Reporter
Suicide at Williamsport
By Associated Press
Williamsport, Pa., April 27.—George!
Morganrotli, 28 years of age, a maga
zine writer, committed suicide hv,
shooting himself through the heart In I
the woods near a Rose Valley form-'
house where he was staying in search |
of local color for his stories. 11l health I
was the cause.
George Morganroth was a reporter I
for the Harrlsburg Telegraph through-1
out last summer. He left Harrlsburg j
for Kane, Pa., early last October In,
search of better health.
He lived, while in this city, at 719 1
North Sixth street. While a member}
of the Telegraph staff, his stories werel
accepted by the Associated Sundays'
Magazine and by other, leading publl.i
cations.
His home la Shamokln, where he has!
a brother who 1* a prominent attor
ney 1
BELGIAN ARMY REPULSES
SUCCESSIVE ATTACKS OF
GERMANS IN FLANDERS
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Lizerne, Storm-center of Battle, Taken by Plucky Soldierc
From Kaiser's Forces; Austrians Are Claiming
Minor Victories in Carpathians; Land Fighting in
Progress in Connection With Allies' Attempt to Gab
Dardanelles
The little Belgian army, once more
in the midst of a furious struggle, is
reported to have repulsed three suc
cessive attacks of the Germans south
of Dlxmude. In the great battle now
under way in Flanders. A statement
to-day from the Belgian military au
thorities says there was activity yes
terday along the whole section of the
front held by the Belgians.
Announcement is made that the
town of I-.izerne, a storm center in the
battle, has been again taken from the
Germans. Capture of this town was
announced by the Belgians on Sunday,
and denied yesterday by, the Germans.
To-day's statement says the Belgians
lost L,lzerne again on Sunday but re
gained possession of it yesterday.
I>ondon Is speculating whether the
fierce German attack marks an at
tempt to force a way to the English
channel, or Is in reality a feint pre-1
paratory to striking a blow. Tt Is ad
mitted, however, that the Germans
have gained already a substantial suc
cess in this battle, the outcome of
which is awaited with anxiety by the
belligerent nations.
Austrian* Claim Victories
In the east there are no signs of a
recrudescence of fighting on such a
scale as that of last month. The Aus
trian war office continues to announce
victories In local ensagements In the
Carpathians?, reports from
Petroerad are so hare of detail as to
Kive little Idea of what is happening
It is assumed that land flehtlnK Is in
progress in connection with the new
attempt of the allies to srain the Dar
danelles and Constantinople. Nothings
Is known of the scope of details of
these operations beyond the official
British announcement that an army
was being landed on Galllpoll penin
sula.
The Swedish steamer Centric on her
way from Stockholm to Helslnghorg,
Sweden, was sunk by a mine off Al
land Isynds. The crew was saved.
GAS BOMBS OF TJTTI.K VAI.FE
Bv Associated Prist
Paris. April 27.—The first wounded
THI RMOMETER ASCENDS TO 32 1
leter ob top I
of*ti erature *f 92 j
I degree aon at 2.30 o'clock. This equal* the kttt |
0 * Sun at the lecal S
obst imperature of 92 degrees was also repart- I
ed from I phia. Jj
erder issued
Joordam, wilt eupoit the ves- J
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sel proce :r way to Rotterdam. The Noordam has
on ican women delegates to the International
, Women Congress at the Hague.
1 TRAWLER BLOW UP
sby trawler '
■ Recolc p in the N Some of the
memb; are in . <
1 Ttaliaa am
a' in have been I
i minister Sen- -j
nino. !
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r SAYS PRISONERS WERE SHOT
London, A 27, 5.22 P. M.—War Secretary Kitchener
• to-day told e of Lords that the i- prisoners had I
been insuite , maltreated and even shot down by their Ger- K
i man captors. A
SI 'EN KILLED IN EXPLOSION
N. Y., April 27. ;Han workmen
\ were killt e was a pre- •
; mature e •ch at the
( New Ken' I
1 U. I L DECLARES DIVIDEND
Corporation to- |
• day dec , regular quarterly dividend of 1 per Cent.
on the : ,ock. As in the case of the previous quar-
L ter, no , ken on the common stc k'dividend.
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» MARRIAGE LICENSES
I Fred At Harllng. Uuncannon, and Roberta Stvarii. Hty.
Homer L. Umholta, tirati, and Hannah P. Shade, SyrlnKlen fl
Kobert Keuiwtck Featenhy, Scranton, and Edna Marie Oall, dtr. <
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soldiers who have arrived In Peris
from the Yser speak with scorn of me
bombs used by the Germans. "Tb ir
famous bombs killed nobody," said ■•no
of the wounded Frenchmen. "Tliey
Just put to sleep those who breathed
the fumes. Then the Germans came
up and killed the sleepers. Fortunu'.c
ly help came and we finished by
smashing them."
"Uncle Joe" Cannon Not
Too Old to Dance Reel
By Associated Press
San Francisco, April 27.—Congress
man Joseph G. Cannon of Illinois, 1 ist
night fulfilled a promise made live
years ago by dancing a waltz in the
New York State building at the Pana
ma Pacific Exposition. The fort UT
speaker is a member of a congressio in I
party enroute to the Hawaiian is
lands.
The promise was given at the tine
San Francisco and New Orleans w in
fighting before congress for the ri ,-lit
to hold the exposition. Mr. Cannon,
then Speaker of the House, declared
that if San Francisco should be se
lected as the site lie would visit the
grounds and participate in a Virginia
reel.
Congressman Cannon will celebr-ito
his seventy-ninth birthday May 7.
SPAIN HAS ASPIRATIONS
By Associated Press
Paris, April 27. —Pubilc men "f
Spain are now beginning to discuss Ihe
possibility of that country realizing ,'s
territorial aspirations In view of the
probable reconstruction of Europe sif
ter the war. Senor Azcarate, first vice
president of the Spanish Chamber i>f
Deputies, In an address which 1
aroused wide comment, declared 1 s
country should take advantage of t'ie
present opportunity to complete t'»«•
Integrity of her territory by
the cession of Gibraltar - from Eng
land.