10 NOT BUCKET SHOP DEMURS BIG FIRM, | Pittsburgh Stock and Produce j Exchange Answers State's Demand For Charter JJ\j )( Jjj State's action in de- j jd mantling: the for- j feitnre of the char- Pittsburgh Consoli- Produce Kxchange 'TJ, uas questioned to day in a demurrer j tiled by the Pittsburgh concern to the' recent quo warranto proceedings be- j nun in the Dauphin county courts, j That the exchange has not been vio- j latins: Its charter privileges, that no J reasonable cause for forfeiture has i bpen shown and that the court has no jurisdiction in the matter are the prin- j cipal reasons upon which the Smoky I City firm demurs. Xo date for the hearing has been fixed. Appointed Tro*tr. East precinct, Wtcontaco; Melvin I (J. ISalthnser, Seventh precinct. Ninth ward: Simon W. Goodyear, Fourth j precinct. Tenth ward: Thomas J. De vine, Ninth precinct. Ninth ward: j Democrats. Charles 11. Baker, Second precinct. Thirteenth ward. City com mitteemen. Republican, Harry I". Bow man. Pat J. Sweeney and Warren F. Warlow. Ninth precinct. Ninth ward; James H. Smith, Second precinct, Sixth ward. »id< for Truck and Sweeper.—Bids for a new motor truck and for a street sweeper and a combination sweeper- j sprinkler were opened to-day by City ' Commissioner W. 11. I.ynch. The Har risburg Auto Company put in the low est bdi of $2.0011. Si xothers- includ ing. the Morion Truck and Tractor and Ihe Mack. International Motor Com pany. bid. The Mack truck bid was s2.r>oo and may lie recommended. The i Morton Company bid $2,.150. Low bid j for the sweeper was by the Stude- ! baker Company at $194 and the low i figure on combination equipment was : $2lO, by the Good Roads Machinery Company. Two other concerns also J bid. DECRIES BARTERING OP HEM.TH \M> PROSPERITY In a vigorous sermon in Stevens ! Memorial Methodist Church yesterday, j the Rev. Dr. Albert A. Smucker, the pastor, scored the present-day prac tice of living beyond one's means and 1 "bartering away health" to satisfy j luxurious and expensive cravings. "There are Ksaus," he said, "who ! barter away a birthright of thrift for i the present gratification of a few ex- I pensive tastes. Hardly a man that j does not have it within his power to live within his income and by so do ing become thrifty and prosperous. ; Another birthright that is carelessly j bartered away Is health. In spite of repeated warnings, the cry of the auc- j tioneer is heard, 'birthrights for sale, j Give me a night nf Revelry. I.et mc enjoy the pleasures of appetite and 1 passion.' " | HIKES 10 MILES WITH ONE I.EG I.ack of a leg doesn't bother Morris Greeg. Dickinson law student, when he wants to take a little stroll of nine teen miles or thereabouts. He proved that yesterday. Greeg and Ralph Vmsted, a fellow student, set out from Carlisle on Saturday evening to walk to Harrisburg. Greeg has but one leg ! and had to travel per crutches. But that didn't worry him a bit. Dusty, a \ little tired, 'tis true, but not other- i wise the worse for their jaunt the pair, led by Greeg. gaily strolled into the j City about 2: SO yesterday morning. Dl{. REISCH BEGINS SPECIAL SERMON SERIES ON CHRIST The Rev. Dr. Thomas Reisch. pastor of Christ Lutheran Church. Thirteenth and Thompson streets, last night be- ! gan a special series of sermons on ; "Passion of Christ." preaching to an j overflow congregation. Special selec- i tions by the choir were features of the j service. Dr. Reisch preached last night on "An Old Love Story." WATCHMAN STRICKEN. DRAGS HIMSELF TO TELEPHONE William G. Cupples, of 1228 Wal lace street, watchman at the Moorhead Knitting Company plant. In North Cameron street, while at work last 1 night suffered an attack of paralysis j of the legs. Cupples dragged himself | to the phone and called an ambulance; and was take nto the Harrisburg Hos pital. REAL ESTATE ISSVE PKR>IITS TO Hfll.l) TWO ADDITIONS: COST Sl.ooo Permits to build additions to two! Allison Hill dwellings were issued to-, day by Building Inspector Grove. Curtis Fry obtained permission to ; add an extension to the rear of the I storeroom at 1114 Market street at a Cost of SSOO. The addition will be 4ti by 19 feet. Clarence Meyers obtained a permit to build an addition to his two-story dwelling at 150,", Derry street i at a cost of SSOO. TO-DAY'S KEAI.TY TH VN'SFF.HS To-day realty transfers included the ! followings. S. D. Fishburn et al to Lester Shoop, Progress. s:.4u; T. T Bttf lington it al to c. W. lenders. Coper: Paxton, S:>.ii(lO- J. J. Kaer < t al to Man i M. Baer, Steelton. $1,125: C. A. Kunkel et al to Ilarry .T. Cramer, S6OO. Lives of Many Small Newspapers Threatened by Famine; To Investigate By Associated Press Washington. D. C„ March 27. A ; resolution for an investigation of the I news -rlnt paper situation by the De partment of Commerce was introduced in the House to-day by Hepresentatove Copley, of Illinois. Much of the supply of raw material for print paper that came from Ger many. Norway R.nd Sweden WHS cut off by the war, and o titer material is being shipped from this conutry to Europe for use in the manufacture of muni tions. the resolution says. An opinion I sasked on the advisability of plaeinn an embargo on raw material. According to Mr. Copley the price of paper has advanced so far that the lives of many small newspapers are threatened. At'NT or < \l'T\t\ lIKtIRCK C. J ACK DIKS \T I. \XCASTER Mrs. Lydia Jack, widow of William j P. Jack, died yesterdav afternoon in; SI. Joseph's Hospital. Trfincaster. She was M years old. Mrs. Jack was an i , mint of Captain George C. .lack, of | Ibis city. Funeral services will lie held to-mosrow morning at St. Patrick's • 'uthedral. at 9 o'clock. Burial will be made al thu Harrisburg Cemetery, MONDAY EVENING, HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH MARCH 27, 1916. Wis your Baby prettier than^these?^^^' Ijf Of course YOU think so! And so do all your relatives and friends! £ w Then why not start baby off in life with a ds3Bs RUDOLF PIANOI Every baby in Harrisburg and vicinity up to four years of age Contest is now open. All entries must be received at our store ky ' ' & has an equal chance to get this magnificent gift. Simply enter ■ 1 ■ H |5 - f|i * not later than Saturday morning, April Ist, at 11 o'clock. No yyour child in our Free Baby Contest. Then get your friends to B yT~ baby will be admitted to the contest after that. All voting ) I vote for it. Every adult in Harrisburg and vicinity is entitled to Hi ■ 1 will positively close at 9 o'clock on Saturday evening, April 15th! ft Z 2,1 deposit one ballot absolutely without any charge whatever. Just ■ ■ J J J J All the votes must be in the ballot box before that hour. Winner J come to our store, register, receive a ballot and vote it for your will be announced at our store at 8 o'clock Tuesday evening, A. J choice. April 18th. * Jfc fTI) Get Busy To-day For Your Baby! Don't Delay! CVy nvlte Your FRIENDStoVOTE! Every purchaser of a Piano U- » c. ». it nr u -«. * during this Contest will be en- K." J Star ear, y' Ti )t pe^f' e " fllKHMaj titled to cast J worker wins the PRICE! W!X I tr\ \ r , , ? } fU Just think of what you are 100 V OTES 15Si r£%. getting! It is something SS 1 f , . f . . , . r / L well worth working for! a °" , baby of his choice. Every (_ «§ V "jqPII E purchaser of a Player-Piano will V.* ¥ TTTTTT7" DO WE DO jM9|i! be entitled to cast f?% WIII THIS? BMP 200 VOTES W** *■/ To direct the attention of Harrisburg citizens RUDOLF Go to work rightnowfor VOtestO ft * J y to the great opportunities in our [The $385 Prize Piano HELP YOUR BABY WIN Mammoth Factory Sale of the famous Winter Pianos and Winter Player Pianos. More than Don't delay? This is a chance of a lifetime! Just think of it! You make, by buying 100,000 in daily use in the United States. One of the finest pianos in the now ' an actual savin g of to sl(M> LESS THAN RETAIL PRICE. ~ vTISyrW S . country, made in one of the largest factories in the world. You run no You nevet ! have s " ch an opportunity again. Act to-day! Come and listen to \ _• i_ • l„, r .i a Tlloro ,■ i these magnificent pianos. You will be charmed with the beauty of their tone and the •'ft Vj, I risk in buying at this sale. These pianos are guaranteed. Our represen- case of their action. Easy terms if you desire. Come in and see. At any rate, come in « tation in this community stands for the equare deal. and vote for vour favorite baby m - ' I ft WINTER PI ANOCOMPANY « S 23 N. Fourth Street, Harrisburg, Pa. D' ) 1 i 1 , § Fill i'» with Baby's name, age. parents' names and residence, "DRIZEWINNERS of last r -%Cbi Baby Contest a, and bring to WINTER PIANO COMPANY, 23 N. FOURTH A week « s Bab Contest \n k W . has no connection © ST., HARRISBURG, PA., before 11 o'clock Saturday, April Ist. cannot be announced to-day JL whatever with the con- BABY'S NAME as the judges havc not reach test now running in the AGE ed a decision. Names may New York American. PARENTS' NAMES be had at store and will be CLAPP PRAISES COLORED FOLKS Points Out Progress of Last Fifty Years as Inspira tion For Work "Colored people of the I'nited ' States have every reason to feel proud of their record in the military history of this country, and deserve credit for i their efforts toward the uplift of the ! colored race." said Senator Moses E. Clapp, of Minnesota, statesman and 1 lawmaker, who was principal speaker I at a meeting of the "People's Forum'* j yesterday in Technical High School | auditorium, attended by 1.000 people. The subject of the Senator's address I was "Opportunity For the Colored ] People." lie spoke about the many ; opportunities limited to only a few, and told of a number of instances where obstacle after obstacle had been overcome by colored people not only in bettering their condition, but in the uplifting of their race. He reefrred to Napoleon, Lincoln and Grant as examples of men who had ! accomplished much by hard work. Senator Clapp urged colored people l to fight bard, be faithful to all duties, I and "look forward to the time when j race prejudice shall cease and men |be regarded for their merits. Con ; tinuing be urged closer attention to civic righteousness, purity of life, temperance and a desire tor higher motives." Previous to the address by I'nited States Senator Clapp, Dr. Charles H. Crampton, president of the Forum, | made a breif address and introduced j the speaker of the day. W. Justin I Carter, a prominent colored attorney, , also spoke. Mrs. Sornelia B. Jenkins sang a solo, and the united choirs of the colored churches of Harrisburg and Steelton, under the direction of Prof. Albert E. Duffan sang several I selections. BELIEVED THAT ALL AMERICANS ESCAPED [Continued From First Page.] | ing any definite statement go out with | the sanction of being official but there was no concealing that every where the new situation was regarded as very delicate. Two American women passengers on the Sussex, it is understood, are ' quoted in official dispatches to the State Department saying they saw the wake of a torpedo, just before the \ u.\plosion on the Sussex ocurred. Men i tion of that was contained in dis | putt-bet- made public at the depart | ntenl. Firing Between Alcantara and German Raider Greif Was Practically Point Blank By Associated Press l.ondon, March 27.—The German | Raider Greif, which it was announced I Saturday, was sunk in the North Sea on February 29 by the British armed | merchantman Alcantara, the latter herself being destroyed by a torpedo : tired at the last moment by the van quished raider, was a vessel of about ' 10,000 tons and was armed with 6-inch I guns. according to a statement made by an officer of the Alcantara. It was easy for the Greil to tor ' pedo the Alcantara, lie declared, as I the latter's rudder had been shattered j iby a shell. A few shots from a Brit- j j ish light cruiser on the horizon hast- - ! ened the sinking of the Greif. | The fight occurred between Scot j land and the Faroes, which lie about | 170 miles northwest of the Shetland ! Islands, the censorship prohibiting a ] closer description of the locality. A British patrol had sent word that a doubtful craft was about, but when j the Greif appeared she did not answer! , the description given by the patrol as I she had evidently changed her dfs j guise completely up in the North sea. She flew the Norwegian Hag and an swered satsifactorily all signals of the i commander of the Alcantara. A boat ! was putting off from the latter to ex amine the strange vessel's documents i when suddenly the Greifs false sides '! dropped away, her guns were uncov ered and a shell whizzed close to the | boarding party. Point Blank Fire I "It was full daylight and a clear at , mosphere." the Alcantara's officer j.said, "and the vessels were so close that the firing was practically point blank. The German tried to stand off. but the Britisher out maneuvered him and the ships came so close that our blood was tingling at the prospect of actually boarding the enemy and • having some hand-to-hand fighting of the old Nelson days. "All our shots found their mark and the German's decks were soon a perfect shambles. Strange as it may seem, the gunnery of the German was literally hopeless, shots missing and those which hit inflicting little dam ' age. We were contemplating our easy 1 victory when a wild shell shattered our | rudder and we drifted unmanageable. I an easy prey for the torpedo which j | the Greif launched as she was sinking. i|A» the Greif was going down several! shots passed over us from a British 1 light cruiser on the horizon, which I with with some torpedo boats, picked us up." Three British and a French Vessel Are Sent to Bottom By Associated Press London, March 27.—The French steamship Hebe, 1494 tons, the Brit ish steamship Cerne and the British . fish carrier Khartoum of Hull have | been sunk. Two members of the I crew of the Khartoum have been saved but it is feared the remaining nine were drowned. Lloyds reports that the British steamer St. Cecelia, the sinking ol which was announced yesterday was blown up by a mine. She had a gen eral cargo from Portland, Me. All Injured Americans on Road to Recovery By Associated Press l.ondon, March a 7. —Of the three American survivors of the Sussex who are in a hospital at Dover, only one. George Crocker, of Fitehburg, Mass.. is in a serious condition. His skull was fractured by a failing mast. He regained consciousness this morning and his physicians believe he will recover. Joshua D. Armitage, of New York, and Wilder Henfield, of Hudson, Wis., are suffering from shock and bruises but are not seriously in jured. German Topedohoat Missing After Sea Fight Following Air Raid By Associated Press I London. March 27.—A German tor pedo bout is uiiasius since Uie ecu. fighting; which followed the British air rnifi on Sn«_nrda)i morning on German '..ens in northern Schleswig l.uisiein, according to an official Ger man statement received here by wire ! less. The statement is as follows: The English naval aeroplane attack on the north Frisian coast failed com pletely. Two armed fishing steamers on outpost service fell victims to Eng lish vessels. Our naval aeroplanes at tacked the English naval fighting forces and succeeded in securing a number of hits and in seriously dam aging a torpedo boat destroyed. Of the naval fighting force which we sent immediately, only 11 few torpedo boats come in touch with the reatreating enedy during the night of March 20-2(1. i One of tiles.* torpedo boats has not .vet returned." EVIDENCES OK TORPEDO Washington. O. C\, March 2 7.—Con sular Agent Whitman, at Boulogne, i reported today that he was informed by French officials that a piece of bronze resembling a part of a torpedo had been found on the channel liner • Sustex. FRENC HTKAXSPORT SUXkC Berlin, March 27 (by wireless).— Reports have been received from Ath ens that a French transport with ; troops on board from Saloniki had ■ struck a mine and sunk, seventy-three persons being rescued, s.vas the Over seas News Agency. EI,EVEN ARE KIIXEI) London, March 27, Noon.—lt is an nounced that eleven persons were filled when the British steamship Min neapolis. formerly in the New York l.ondon service, was sunk last week In ! the Mediterranean. OM.Y ONE "BKOMO