12
VICTORY SEEN BY
ANTIRUM FIGHTERS
Out-of-Town Speakers During
Field Day Exercises Confi
dent of Early Success
I A spirit of cordial co-operation on
1 the part of the churches of Harris
burg in the fight against the liquor
traffic which is being carried on with
increasing vigor by the State Anti-
Sloon league, was manifested yester
day when representatives of the lea
gue spoke from forty pulpits of the
city and vicinity. It was "Held day"
for the Harrisburg district and the
great temperance issue was expound
ed by men who are giving their time
and talents exclusively to the cause.
I-arge audiences in nearly all of the
Protestant churches greeted the
speakers. At Market Square Pres
byterian Church Superintendent
Swift, of the State league, talked to a
capacity congregation. The Itev. F.
F. Holsopple, superintendent of the
Harrisburg district, occupied the pul-
P't In Grace Methodist Episcopal
Church and had one of the biggest
crowds ot the day. District Super
intendents Hartman, Scott, Tope, Ben
netts and Brandt also spoke to large
congregations.
.Sees Victory
The Reverends Carpenter, Hutchi
son, Chalfant, French, Moore, Miller,
Stanford and Stone, all prominent
league workers, were here to assist
in the work. Prof. Albert and Nye
and J. Bay Brownlee, attorney for the
league, contributed to the success of
the day.
Superintendent Holsopple expressed
himself this morning as highly ap
preciative! of the loyal spirit of the
local ministers and church boards in
helping to make what he termed "the
greatest Held day rally ever held in
Pennsylvania." "And this spirit of
co-operation," continued the speaker,
"is spreading all over the State."
"All this gives 1917 a hopeful out
loow. Twenty-three States have
adopted prohibition and six or eight
are on the verge of doing so. A con
stitutional amendment has a major
ity of supporters in the Senate and
House at Washington. A dry Dis
trict of Columbia is an almost imme
diate possibility, the Supreme Court
of the United States having affirmed
the constitutionality of the Kenyon
"Wcbb-Sheppard bill, the greatest vic
tory of th etemperance cause to date.
Of 2543 counties in the nation all but
305 outlawed the liquor traffic and
saloons are closing by tens of thou- J
sands each year."
I News at a Glance
PITTSBURGH. E. M. llcrr, pres
ident of the Westinghouse Electric ani
Manufacturing' Company, announced
to-day that the company had decided
1o build a plant to cost from $5,000,-
000 to $7,000,000 at Essington. Pa.,
near Philadelphia, and work would be
started as soon as construction plans
could be prepared. The site, recently
acquired by the company, has a
frontage on Delaware bay of 1,800
feet.
PITTSBURGH. Contracts for Uic
season of 1917 was mailed to-day by
the Pittsburgh baseball club to play
ers living at a distance in order that
they might be received before Febru
ary 1, the limit provided by the rules.
Home contracts contain material re
ductions from the salaries paid last
year, but this is by no means general,
end some players will be offered the
amount thev formerly received.
PHILADELPHIA. The State
Banking Department has issued a call
lor a statement of trust companies as
of January 26.
PITTSBURGH. Scores of dele
gates were arriving here to-day for
Hie missionary convention of the Unit
ed Presbyterian denomination which
will open to-morrow night.
BERLIN. The Overseas News
Agency says the executive committee
of the Tndian National party has sent
to President Wilson a cablegram ex
pressing gratitude "in the name of
.'i15.000.000 oppressed persons In In
dia." for the President's address to the
Senate.
PHILADELPHIA. —Announcement
was made to-day that Nathaniel W.
Jones, of Heading, formerly inspector
of transportation, has been appointed
superintendent of the Philadelphia,
Reading and Pottsville Telegraph
Company. He succeeds the late C. M.
Lewis.
Desire to Free Italians
Now Living Under Austrian
Tyranny Reply to Talk
Home, Sunday, Jan. 28.—via Paris,
Jan. 29.—"Italy wishes once for all to
tree the Italians who are still living
under Austrian tyranny," said Fran
cesco Rufllni, minister of public in
structor, in a statement to-day to the
Associated Press in regard to Presi
dent Wilson's address to the Senate.
"Part of the President's message re
garding the possibility of seeking guar
antees for future peace is supported in
its fundamental ideas by the entente
Which in its note set forth the same
aspirations for a stable settlement in
Europe.
The aims of Italy are indispensable
conditions of peace. Italy, having la
boriously emerged from bondage by
driving out the Austrians, has among
her war aims the attainment of com
plete unity. This is Justified histori
cally and its completion will be a
proper act, because Italy does not wish
to live by the grace of others. She
lias already been able to constitute her
national solidarity and is working to
day to settle finally the question of her
unity.
GIVEN TRATEHHACK REPLY
Berlin, Jan. 29.—8y Wireless.—The
German government to-day handed to
United States Ambassador Gerard its
answer In the case of the British steam
er Traterrack, says an Overland News
Agency announcement. The reply is as
follows:
"The steamer was stopped by a Ger
man submarine on November 16 last.
The crew left upon signal, without fur
ther complications with the ship, and
sailed away from the stframer in the
boats. The ship was then searched
and sunk as a hostile vessel."
The foregoing evidently refers to the
British steamer Trevarrack reported
Bunk In a Lloyd's Shipping Agency
announcement of November 17 last.
The Trevarrack was a vessel of 2,098
tons gross, built in 1912 and owned in
St. Ives.
FOUR KII.I.GD IN WRECK
Memphis, Tenn., Jan. 28.—Four per
sons were killed and more than a
score Injured in a collision last night
between a St. Ix>uis Southwestern
Railroad engine and Rock Island pas
senger train No. 604, eastbound from
Little Rock, Ark., at Mounds, Ark. near
here.
TO PUT BRITAIN ON RATIONS
' London, Jan. 29. William C.
Anderson, Labor member of Parlia
ment, speaking to-day at Leicester,
Bald he was giving away no secret in
stating that the population of the
United Kingdom would at a very early i
date be put under a ration system, s
MONDAY EVENING,
BUT THIS IS HOW HE DID IT
PLEASE DON'T TFkNK I'M A REGULAR BOM OUST
BECAUSE W, POWN ANP OUY-> tVHY,
> ONLY A FKW \BMSS AGO I PRftCtt&EP MEDICINE AND
BUT"TIII6 16 HOVM! KID IT
TfR.- 3QNE& '
SUPERfLVIOUS |
Report on News Print
Investigation to Be Given
Congress Late in Week
Washington, D. C., Jan. 29. The
Federal Trade Commission's report on
its news print paper investigation prob
ably will be made to Congress late this
week.
Final agreement on legislation to be
recommended and a report of the Cana
dian situation, it was learned to-day.
are all that stands in the Way of its
completion. Commissioner Parry will
return from Ottawa to-night with in
formation on measures contemplated by
Canadian officials. The commission's
law board will put before it approval
shortly recommendations for legisla
tion designed to prevent a similar paper
shortage situation in the future.
PROBE BILL WILL
GET AMENDMENT
[Continued I 'mm First Page]
vote to pass it in case any opposition
develops.
Governor Brumbaugh is expected
to send nominations of the board of
bituminous mine examiners and some
minor appointments to the Senate to
night, but whether he will name a
Judge for Schuylkill county or send in
the name of D. E. Long to be Su
perintendent of Public Printing and
Binding could not be learned. Under
a recent ruling it is expected that ap
pointment of county treasurers and
other officers will be sent to the Sen
ate.
The Senate will probably adjourn
to-morrow for the week, but the
House will likely have a Wednesday
session. The committees will organize
to-night or to-morrow and start con
sidering the sixty bills in hand. Many
more are expected to-night, including
the woman suffrage amendment.
Thus far there has been no actie~>
taken regarding items for the conduce
of the State government, the policy in
regard to charities or the Governor's
salary or expense funds.
Considering Appropriations
Chairman James F. Woodward, of
the House appropriations committee,
said to-day that, his committee would
organize immediately and get to work
upon the deficiency bill presented lust
week to provide nearly a million do'-
lars for the conduct of the State gov
ernment for the remainder of the fis
cal year. The plan is to start hearing
of department heads to-morrow.
When Governor Brumbaugh sent the
information regarding the sums esti
mated by chiefs as needed to conduct
their work for the rest of the official
year he suggested that there might be
chances to trim the amounts.
Mr. Woodward said in talking
about the matter, "The people of
Pennsylvania are expecting a business
like consideration of all bills, espe
cially appropriations and we will en
deavor to have everything explained
and accounted for. Everything pos
sible will be done to get to the bottom
of these fast-growing deficiencies.
There will be no factionalism or any
thing like that in these hearings. We
will simply ask reasons and we will
cut off what we think is not needed.
We -will demand to be shown and be
impartial."
The various departments and sub
divisions of the State government who
have items in the general deficiency
bill which was introduced in the
House last Tuesday will have to "go
on the carpet" before the House ap
propriations committee and do some
tall explaining. The aggregate of the
deficiencies is about $725,000 and
Chairman James F. Woodward, of the
appropriations committee said this
morning that it would be the aim of
the committee to cut that deficiency
to the bone and save the greatest
amount possible to the State.
It is not the intention to bullyrag
or threaten officers of the govern
ment but they will have some strong
questions to answer. From the stand
point of party responsibility, the Re
publicans are determined to save every
cent possible to the people and the
pruning knife will likely work over
time on the deficiency bill.
BANKER, ONE OF TRIO,
DENIES CHARGES
[Continued From First Page]
bed by telephone. Lawson also said
he had heard Fisk was connected with
the peace note "leak."
After deny that his firm had ever
received from the Treasury department
"any advantages which any other
Wall street firm might not have re-*
ccived." Pliny Fisk admitted that the
Federal Reserve Bank had leased
offices in a building owned by his firm
after he had suggested to Secretary
McAdoo that the offices were "the
best adapted of any In the street."
CHEMICAL Wl )I(KS BURNS
Amsterdam, via London, Jan. 29.—■
The Dusseldorf General Anzeiger re
ports that a fire in a chemical works
near Cologne on Saturday caused the
explosion of a great quantity of ex
plosives. Two persons were killed, two
severely injured and several slightly
hurt, while considerable material dam
age was done.
BRITISH STEAMtR SUNK
London, Jan. 29. —Lloyds announces
that the British steamer Jevington,
2,747 tons, has been sunk.
Camp Curtin Memorial
to Hold Evangelistic
Service Feb. 18-March 4
Evangelistic services will be held at
| Camp Curtin Memorial Methodist
| Episcopal Church from February 18
|to March 4, it was announced by the
j Rev. A. S. Williams, pastor.
Dr. E. E. Hyde, of West Consho
j hocken, will be the evangelist. Pro
; lessor C. A. EUenberger will direct an
augmented chorus.
Charles Norton Hunt will lecture
on Yellowstone Park to-morrow night.
The lecture will be illustrated and free
to the public.
Famous Von Frantzius
Brokerage House Fails
j Chicago, Jan. 29. A petition in
j bankruptcy and for a receiver against
| Von Frantzius and Company, a stock
j brokerage house of Chicago, was filed
j to-day by creditors who allege that
i liabilities of $2,750,000 exceed the as
! sets of $1,750,000. Von Frantzius and
Company was a copartnership, the
J other partner being Benjamin Marcuz.
! Fritz Von Frantzius, founder of the
: house dieO recently. He attained wide
notoriety two years ago by his mar
j riage to Saharet, the dancer. He was
divorced from his wife and fell in love
I with a painting of the dancer long be
fore he knew her personally,
j They lived together only a few days
) when she deserted him. Later he di
vorced her, naming her dancing part
i ner as co-respondent.
MRS. SAMUEL CANT'/.
Mrs. Samuel Cantz, aged 66 years,
died yesterday at her home. Poplar
| avenue, HummeUtown. Funeral on
I Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Burial will be made in Harrisburg
Cemetery. Mrs. Cantz was a member
of the United Brethren Church, Hum
melstown, and the auixiliary to the
Brotherhood of locomotive Engineers.
MAY PROCEED WITH SPIT
Washington, Jan. 29. Heirs of
George N. Gardiner, of New York, by
a Supreme Court ruling to-day, are
I allowed to proceed with a suit against
T. Coleman DuPont, the Wilmington,
Del., powder manufacturer for $200,-
000 for alleged breach of contract. The
suit is based upon commissions al
leged to be due Gardiner in negotia
ting the Equitable Building site at
New York.
SIX MURDER TRIALS
COST COUNTY $1,751.06
[Continued Front First Page]
are "pending are $2,024.63, and with
the court costs added for the cases
listed for next week this total will
j probably pass the $.1,000 mark.
I As all prisoners held for murder are
not released on bail and must be kept
in jail until their cases have been
tried, the county has the additional
cost of maintenance which has not
been included in the totals.
Kotur Tried Twice
To acquit Harvey W. Sl.uman, in
1915 cost approximately $238.87; the
| trial of William Jackson, convicted
, and sentenced to serve from eighteen
and one-half to twenty years, cost
$240.22; Nickolo Kotur, tried twice on
a charge of killing Joseph Backic in a
fight in Steelton, was convicted of
charges of murder in the first degree
at both trials, and to get these verdicts
resulted in an expenditure of $593.43.
Kotur was sentenced recently to be
electrocuted.
Cornelius Sheppard, charged with
murdering a companion was convicted
at a cojt of $154.21, and was also
sentenced to pay for the crime with
his life. The case against Thomas
Smith was dropped but costs totaling
$141.38 resulted before he was re
leased.
Convicting Elwood Wilson, accused
of shooting Officer Lewis C. Hippie,
and preliminary hearing for Jumes
White, indicted with him, cost $382.95.
Preliminary hearings for John O.
Christley, John Miske. Vlada Yocono
vlc, James Frazer, Frederick Rich
creek, John Robinson, Kddle Marshall
alias Monroe. Mary E. Washington and
Warren Gladen, totaled $273.57 in
costs for magistrates, officers and
witness and miscellaneous fees. These
cases are listed for trial next week at
the special session of criminal court.
U. 5. Spent $2,000,000
on Unfit Guardsmen
New York. Jan. 29. Acceptance of
physically unfit National Guardsmen,
made necessary by last summer's mo
bilization, cost the Federal Government
not less than $2,000,000, according to a
report last night of the executive com
mittee of Mayor Mitchell's committee on
national defense.
The lowest estimate of the physically
unfit among the 114,000 officers and men
subject to the President's call was
placed at 25 per cent., or 28,500, in spite,
the report states, of the relatively low
rejection rates In Massachusetts, New
York, Pennsylvania, and a few other
States. New York had gone much
further, the committee round, than
most of the other States toward main
taining proper physical standards.
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH:
PEACE BY SWORD
KAISER'S MESSAGE
Tells of Determination to Press
War in Birthday An
nouncement
London, Jan. 29. ln reply to
birthday congratulations. Emperor
William Saturday sent from German
great headquarters to the Berlin Aca
demy of Science the following mes
sage:
Tlie unshakable will to victory
of tlie (icrniun people, who urn
prepared for every sacrifice of
blood niul treasure, will, I trust
God, preserve the Fatherland
from the ruin contemplated by its
enemies and will force by the
sword the peace necessary for the
blessed development of the peo
ple.
The Emperor's message comes in
the face of expectations in certain
quarters In Germany and in some of
the Entente capitals that he would
make a notable peace move in an ad
dress at a meeting of Teutonic State,
military and naval leaders assembled
at German headquarters to celebrate
Ills birthday.
Titanic Struggle at Sea
Believed Certain Soon;
Britain Makes Ready
I>ondon, .Tan. 29. A development of
the week that tends to justify confidence
in the Ministry was tlio getting together
of the allied navies, which in the past
have lacked co-ordination, and there
are signs of an intense if unadvertised
activity at the Admiralty that fits into
the generally accepted theory of an Im
pending trial of strength between Brit
tain and Germany that will tost the
comparative resources of the two coun
tries on and particularly under the sea.
The visibility of preparations was not
needed to give warning to any conflict
that may prove the last phase of this
war. The deadliest sea attack ever
offered by one great country and the
most resolute defense ever made by an
other seem to be staged for a future so
near that it may be only to-morrow.
POLES CONGRATULATE KAISER
Berlin, Jan. 29. (By Wireless) A
congratulatory message sent by the
Polish council of state to Emperor
William on his birthday is quoted by
the Overseas News Agency as follows:
"We beg Your Majesty to accept the
expression of our deepest gratitude for
the proclamation and promises of No
vember 5 in which Your Majesty's
wisdom recognized the promotion of
humanity as a war aim and by which,
together with your exalted ally, you
guaranteed the re-establishment of the
Polish state."
The city councils of Warsaw, Piot
rokw and Lublin, adds the announce
ment have sent messages to the Polish
state council greeting it as the high
est Polish authority.
IDOUBT IF RAILROAD
LAWS WILL PASS
[Continued From First Page]
await House action on Representative
Adamson's new railroad bill. The
corrupt practices or mineral lands
leasing measures might be called up
in that case and general sentiment to
ward them determined.
Determination of some Republican
senators to force debate on President
Wilson's peace address also threatened
to disarrange further the legislative
program.
President Wijson planned to go to
the Capitol again to-day to confer with
senators and representatives, and it
was said he was prepared to insists
upon passage of railroad legislation
along the lines of l}is recommenda
tions.
Program of Legislation
on Railroad Laws Is
Announced by Tramball
Philadelphia, Jan. 29. Reiterat
ing with emphasis his outline of the
legislation desired by the railways of
the nation, as announced recently by
him in a speech at Louisville, Frank
Trumbull mafle an address last night
; before the American Academy of
' Social and Political Science on Rail
ways and Railway Labor as Affected
by the Eight-Hour Law." Mr. Trum
bull is chairman of the Railway Exe
cutives' Advisory Committee and
chairman of the board of directors
of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Company.
"The committee of which I am
chairman," said Mr. Trumbull, "rep
resenting about ninety per cent of the
railway mileage of the United States,
!advocates the following program in
, the belief that such a platform, en
| acted into law, will greatly improve
land more adequately meet the needs
| of commerce:
Federal supervision of railroad
1 securities.
Federal incorporation or inter
. Mate carriers.
! Exclusive Federal regulation of
! nil rates. Wages and service are
| not divided by State lines.
A regional and functional di
vision of the work of the Intcr
stale Commerce Commission.
Regional commissions under iint
ll<hl authority would keep rcgu-
I lation as well as management
■ dose to the people, and it ought
to be.
Rest rid ion of rate suspensions
| to not more than sixty days.
Giving the Interstate Com
mercc Commission ttowcr to pre
i scribe minimum ns well as max-
I Iniuin rates.
Supreme Court Recess
Arouses Speculation as
to Disposition of R. R. Law
Washington, Jan. 29. —•' A recess of
the Supreme Court for four weeks
from February 5 to March 5 to pre-
I pare opinions, was announced to
| day. The Harvester and Steel cases,
i and other important oases assigned
for February 26 were reassigned for
hearing op March 6.
The unusually long recess gave rise
to speculation regarding prospects for
a decision in the Adamson eight-hour
law case. It was suggested in some
quarters that, few opinions having
been given to-day, the Adamson law
decision might be in process of prep
aration for announcement next Mon
day. If the case is not decided then,
no decision would be possible until
after Congress adourns, as the next
regular "opinion day" will be March
6, two days after the adjournment.
The same situation applies in the
contempt case against United States
Attorney Marshall, of New York, who
is asking a habeas corpus writ to
prevent him being brought before the
bar of the House of Representatives.
The power of the present House to in
flict contempt punishment expires
with adjournment of Congress.
KILLED IN FALL
George W. Baer, 4 9 years old, trip
ped at the top of the stairway at his
home, 541 Woodbine street, yester
day morning and fell to the bottom
fracturing his skull. He died several I
hours later. Coroner Eckinger who
Investigated the death, stated that the
death was accidental. Mr. Baer Is
survived by hie widow
Firt Photo of Girls Who Named Lewis in Model Murder
| mjjk
V: JHHj ■>
MISSES JMAB£I> AND ETJ-JEL KYX-fv'
the te t hat dete'ctlvea traced* I 'wis' toAuintta Z U ™"°3"*
life just in time to avoid arrest The girls wen
young Pittsburgher on the night before MazleYgne™oibeVt nr l'ri™ u^li,' y
as she was professionally known, was lain. They have since £
selves as sorry that they were Instrumental .earch for ' thS?
Police Survey Expert to
Confer With Officials
of Commerce Chamber
Clement J. Discoll, authority on
police administration tor the New
\ ork Bureau of Municipal Research,
who will survey the Harrisburg police
department under the auspices of the
civic committee of the Harrisburg
Chambers of Commerce, will meet the
board of directors and the civic com
mittee of the Chamber at 10 o'clock
to-morrow morning. Mr. Driscoll will
arrive in the city this evening.
The "get together meeting" has
been arranged to enable olfleials of
the Chamber to meet Mr. Driscoll, who
will outline his work. Mr. Driscoll is
former first deputy police commission
er of New York. Before that he was
a newspaper man.
A luncheon meeting with Mayor
Meals and members of City Council
to meet Mr. Driscoll was to have been
held to-morrow at the Harrisburg
Club. It has been postponed because
the. Mayor is confined to bis home
with a severe cold. Russel H. Allen,
of the same bureau, who will survey
the business department of the
schools, will begin work here on Feb
ruary 8.
Spanell Trial Delayed
by Summoning of Another
Witness; Nearing End
.San Angelo, Tex., Jan. 29. The trial
of Harry J. Spanell, charged with kill
ing his wife and Lieutenant-Cn mel M
C. Butler, U.\S. A., at Alpine, last
July, was delayed to-day, when the
State announced it had sub| maed an
other witness, Mrs. B. F. Jenkins, of
El Paso, not reach here until
to-night.
The District Court ordered an ad
journment until 7:30 o'clock to-night,
after attorneys for the defense declar
ed they did not want to proceed until
after hearing the testimony' of Mrs.
Jenkins.
Two witnesses -had been examined
this morning when the State gave no
tice that it expected another witness,
Counsel on both sides expressed the be
lief that all testimony will be com
pleted to-morrow. J. H. Youree, a
| vetei narian of the Sixth Cavalry, Lieu-
I tenant-Colonel Butler's regiment, was
i the first to take the staml to-dav. Me
I said Butler never drank intoxicants, but
| always "soda pop." He said he never
heard the officer called "bull," and that
liis reputation regarding women was
| good. W. U. Henson, an Alpine gur
j age man. said that several daws before
the killing he saw Spanell and Hutler
1 talking, and thought he heard Butler
j say: "1 am surprised at that, for Mrs.
Spanell always acted tlie perfect lady."
Harrisburg Youth at Cornell
Jailed For Failure to
Pay Damage Judgment
Syracuse, N. Y., .lan. 29. W. Ken
neth Patterson, 208 South Thirteenth
street, of Harrisburg, I'a., a sophomore
in the Cornell College of Mechanical
Engineering, was taken into custody by
Under-Sheriff Lyman H. Gallagher oh
a body execution, alleging failure to
I fray the sum of $293.70, which includes
the judgment and costs of a verdict re-
I turned by a jury in the Supreme Court
in December, to Mary, Gosh, aged eight
years, who was run down and Injured
by Patterson's motorcycle in Ix>wer
West State street, several months ami.
Patterson was placed in the county
jail. His counsel, Aaron G. Mintz, will
arrange for a bond, whereby he will be
Rllowed to remain at liberty within the
legal Jail limits.
general dankl hktiiu<:i>
Amsterdam, via Ix>ndon, Jan. 29. —
The Herlln Vosslsche Zeltung reports
the retirement of General Dunk), one
of the best known commanders in the
Austrian army, from Held service.
Emperor Charles lias written to Gen
eral Dankl regretting that the com
mander's 111 health prevents his re
maining In active service and appoint
ing him captain of the Imperial body
guard. The emperor also has accepted
the resignation of General Count Heck,
who was adjutant general to Emperor
Francis Joseph.
General Dankl was In command of
the Austrian forces on the Eemberg
front at the time of the great Russian
drive in 1914. It was reported that
he quarreled with Field Marshal von
Hlndenburg and the following year he
was transferred to the Italian front
and promoted to colonel-general.
DUFFY LEWIS HOLDS OUT
San Francisco, Cal.. Jan. 29.—Duffy
Ecwis, outfielder for the Hoston
American baseball club, has returned
unsigned the contract offered him by
the Hoston management. The figures,
he said to-day, were the same as in
the two-year contract which expired
at the close of the last season and he
felt he was entitled to an Increase.
Lewis denied that any contemplated
action of the Baseball Players' Fra
ternity was responsible for his action.
"I have writtten the Boston manage
ment a nice letter," he said, "and am
sure the matter will be adjusted satis
factorily."
DOG RACE HALF OVER
Fargo, N. D., Jan. 29.—Before day
light to-day the eight dog teams which
remnlii in the 522-mile Wlnnipeg-to-
St. Paul race swung out of their night
controls well on the way to halfway
mark of the race, the leaders deter
mined to reach St. Paul before Sat
urday, the last day of the annual out
door sports carnival.
GISTS I'URMIT
A building permit was issued to-day
to Samuel Skolmk to build an addition
to a two-and-one-half-story frame
house at 60t Boas street. The Improve
ments will Include remodeling and
making a three-story structure of the
l Jiouee.
JANUARY 29, 1917.
"Curse of Meroz" Is on
This Nation T. R. Charges
Denouncing Wilson
Oyster Bay, I*. I. f Jan. 29. Discuss
ing President Wilson's remarks on uni
versal military service, made to the
Maryland Preparedness delegation last
Thursday, Colonel Roosevelt said in his
home, at Sagamore Hill, last night:
"President Wilson has announced
himself in favor of peace without vic
tory, and now he has declared himself
against universal service—that is,
against all efficient preparedness by the
United States.
"When fear of the German subma
rine next moves Mr. Wilson to declare
for 'peace with victory' between the
tortured Belgians and their cruel op
pressors and taskmasters; when such
fear next moves him to utter the shame
ful untruth that each side is fighting
for the same things and to declare for
neutrality between wrong and right" let
him think of the Prophetess-Deborah,
who, when Sisera mightily oppressed
the children of Israel with his chariots
of iron, and when the people of Meroz
stood neutral between the oppressed and
the oppressor, sang of them:
" 'Curse ye, Meroz, said the angel
of .the Lord, curse ye bitterly the in
habitants thereof, because they came
not to the help of the Lord, to the help
of the against the mighty.'
"President Wilson has earned for this
nation the curse of Meroz, for he has
not dared to stand on the side of the
Lord against the wrongdoing of the
mighty."
Sick Woman in Danger
When Oil Stove Explodes
Lemoyne, Pa., Jan. 29. Mrs.
James Erb, of Clinton street, marvel
ously escaped serious burns of the
body yesterday when an oil stove in
her room where she was in bed ser
iously ill, was upset by one of her
children. The stove exploded and set
fire to the bed clothes. The flames
caught her hair and were extinguished
by her small son. James, Jr., who an
swered his mother's call for assist
ance.
It was necessary for neighbors who
answered the alarm to remove Mrs.
Erb over the second story porch roof
and down a ladder to the ground as
the flames caused by the bed clothing
burning lilled the doorway. The fire
was extinguished by a bucket brigade
after doing about SSO damage.
EX-Ct' XCI I .MEN TO MEET
The annual meeting of the City
Council manic Association will be held
this evening in Courtroom No. 2. A
vice-president will be elected and
plans made for the annual banquet
of the organization.
LAW COMMITTEE COMING
The law committee of the Third-
Class City League will meet to-mor
row morning in the City Council
chamber to act on proposed amend
ments to the Clark act.
TO IIOi.D ANNUAL liAXQL'ET
The annual banquet of Pennsylvania
Corset Salesmen will lie held in the
Adelphia Hotel, Philadelphia, Satur
day evening announces Jack llogan,
Fort Pitt, ilotel, Pittsburgh.
TWO CARS CItAKH
A score or more of passengers nar
rowly escaped serious injury Satur
day night. A Capital street car col
lided with a North Sixth street car at
Sixth and North streets. Passengers
were hurled from their seats. Both
cars were badly damaged.
Legal Notices
NOTICE
CLAIM OP RKWARD By reason
of the apprehension and conviction of
Charles Savercool, charged with the
larceny of one horse, the property of
Milton Kline, of Harrisburg, Pa., to No.
35 January Sessions, 1917, 1 will pre
sent my petition to the Court of Quar
ter Sessions of Dauphin County, Pa., on
the 12th day of February. A. D. 1917,
claim the reward allowed by law.
OEORGK W. CHARTKRS,
Constable Second Ward.
Look at This
Real Estate
Bargain
!Vo. 1501 Herryhlll Street O-rooni
brick HOIIM? bath hot and cold
Itntor furuace porobr* vide
buy window room tor garaare
good corner fur bimlncaa purpoaem.
Come to my office und let's swap
opinions as to its value, then we
can got at the price.
M. A. FOUGHT
272 NORTH ST.
————■——
*
For Rent or Sale
FROM MAY 1, 1917
Warehouse on Paxton Street,
now occupied by Bell Telephone
Company; 15,000 square feet;
sprinkler fire protection; sidings
from Pennsylvania and Heading
Railroads. Apply to
Dauphin Deposit Trust
Company
FORMER PASTORS
AT COVENANT
Dr. Erdman Preaches Rededi
cuton; Sermon; Services
All Week
A week's observance of the fiftieth
anniversary of the founding of the
Covenant Presbyterian Church, Fifth
and Peffer streets, began yesterday
morning with the preaching of the re
dedication sermon by the Rev. Charles *
R. Erdman, D. D., of Princeton, N. J.
Many prominent church workers of
the city and state were present at the
services yesterday 'and will take pari
in the exercises which will be held
each evening during the week.
After the afternoon session yester
day several local ministers made ad
dresses, including the Rev. A. M.
Stamets, pastor of Augsburg Lutheran
Church; the Rev. E. A. Pyles, of the
Fifth Street Methodist Church; the
Rev. G. W. Hartman, of St. John's Re
formed Church; the Rev. A. S. Wil
liams, of the Camp Curtin Memorial
Church; the Rev. Floyd Appleton, of
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, and the
Rev. Joseph Daugherty, pastor of the I
Sixth Street United Brethren Church. '
Three former pastors of the church,
the Rev. I. P. Hays, of New Bloom
field; the Rev. C. O. Bossernian, of
Cape May, and the Rev. J. N. Wagen
hurst, of Washington, N. J., will speak
at the meeting to-night. To-morrow
will be "Presbyterian night" and the
meeting will include informal talhfi by
E. Z. Gross, Dr. R. F. L. Ridgway anil
the Rev. S. B. Segelken. The pastor
will deliver an address on "Church
History" at the prayer service Wednes
day evening.
At the morning service yesterday
Mrs. Bassler, of Freeburg. Pa., sang
"O Divine Redeemer" in place of Mrs.
Harris, and in the evening rendered
the solo "Heavenly Song." The at
tendance was large at each of the
three services yesterday.
Legal Notices
PROPOSAL FOR BUILDING BRIDGK
Office of Board of Commissioners of
Public Grounds and Buildings. State
Capitol Building. Harrisburg, Pa.
SEALED PROPOSALS will be receiv
ed by the Deputy Superintendent of t
Public Grounds and Buildings his
office, in the Capitol Building. Harris
burg, Pa., until e o'clock P. M„ Tues
day, February 13, 1917, for furnishing
all labor and materials to build bridge
over tile Cowanesque River on the Lit
tle Marsh Road near the village of
Knoxville, Deertleld Township, Tioga
County, Pa., as indicated fully in the
plans and specifications prepared by G.
A. Flink, Consulting Engineer for the
Board of Commissioners of Public
Grounds and Buildings of the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania.
Plans, Specifications and bidding
blanks will be furnished prospective
bidders by applying to the Deputy Su
perintendent of Public Grounds and
Buildings, Capitol Building, Harris
burg. Pa.
Proposals must be marked "PROPO
SAL KNOXVILLE BRIDGE." on out
side cover.
JAMES C. PATTERSON,
Deputy Superintendent.
L. W. MITCH liLL,
Secretary.
In the Court of Common Pleas. Dau
phin County, Pennsylvania No. 75,
September Term, 1915 ln the Mat
ter of the Estate of Henrietta Eaton,
a Weak-minded Person.
AUDITOR'S NOTICE
NOTICE is hereby given that the un
dersigned Auditor, appointed by the
Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin
County, Pennsylvania, to distribute
among those legally entitled thereto
the balance of the funds in the hands
of the Harrlsburg Trust Company,
Guardian of Henrietta Eaton, a weak
minded person, as shown by its first
account, will sit for the purpose of his
appointment in Room No. 409 Common
wealth Trust Building, 222 Market
Street, Harrisburg, Pa., on Tuesday.
February 6, 1917, at 10 o'clock A. M„
when and where all parties interested
may attend and be heard, if they see fl*„
THOMAS C. McCARRELL, JR.,
Auditor.
CHARTER NOTICE
In the Court of Common Pleas of Dau
phin County, No. 65, March Term,
1917.
NOTICE is hereby given that an ap
plication will be made to the Court of
Common Pleas of Dauphin County on
[Monday, the 12th day of February,
I 1917, at 10 o'clock A. M„ under the pro
visions of the Corporation Act of 1871
| and the supplements thereto, for a
charter of an intended corporation to
be called THE HARRISBURG RIFLE
CLUB, the character and object of
| which is the maintenance of facilities
i for rifle and pistil practice and trap
] shooting by its members, including a
club for such purpose; and for inis
! purpose to have and possess a-nd en-
I joy ail the rights, benefits and privi
leges of the said Act. of Assembly and
its supplements.
The proposed chatter Is now on file
in the Prothonotary's Office.
DOUGLASS I). STOREY,
HOWARD M. BINGAMAN,
Solicitors.
AUDITOR S NOTICE
NOTICE is hereby given that the.-'n
derslgned Auditor, appointed on Janu
ary 18, 1917, to distribute the balance
in the hands of John A. Conrad, as
signee in trust for the benefit of the
creditors of Theodore G. Garman, of
Susquehanna Township, Dauphin Coun
tv. Pa., among those entitled to the
same, will sit for the purpose of his
appointment at the Law Library, Court
House, Harrlsburg.' Pa., on Monday.
February 19, 1917, at 10 o'clock A. M.,
when and where all persons Interested
may attend if thev see oroper so to do.
WALTER R. SOHN,
Auditor.
MY WIFE, Mrs. P. F. Cunkle, having
left mv bed and board without just
cause, *1 hereby notify all persons not to
harbor nor trust her on my account, as
I will not pay any debts contracted by
hCr " (Signed) P. F. CUNKLE.
I WILL not be responsible for any
bills contracted by my wife, Luella
McA '?Signed) THOMAS McALPIN.
FRANK R LEIB]
& SON
I Real Estate and Insurance
j Office, No. 18 North Third St,
Harrisburg, Pa.
FOR SALE
Store and dwelling, corner Sixth
and Caldr streets, 3-story brick
building; all Improvements.
1415 and 1417 Shdop St, ZV,-
story frame dwellings. Price right
to quick buyer.
1010 N. Third St., 3-story brick
store and apartment building, store
room 63x15 and a 3-room apart
ment on first floor. Two apart
ments, 3 rooms each or one 6-room
and bath apartment, second floor
3-room and bath apartment on
third floor. Electric light, city
steam, on lot 2<>xl6s, Myrtle ave
nue, in rear.
1001 N. 2nd St., brick dwelling
on corner; suitable for apartments;
price right.