4 LABOR nor JUNG CHILDREN Marked Improvement Shown as Compared With Conditions Ex isting 5 Years Ago TOTS WORKED IN SOUTHERN MILLS Two Haters, Six and Seven Years of Age, Found Spinning and Two Boys UwMr Twelve Had Hands Muti lated In Machinery 9y Asuciatcd Prcu. Washington Jan. 5. —-Reports of good work done during the past year throughout the country in behalf of working children were enthusiasticallv received here to-day at the opening session of the eleventh annual confer ence on child .»bor. As a genera! prop osition the reports showed there had a marked improvement of condi tions under which children are employed to-day as compared with those which existed iiTe years ago. but it was admit ted by several speakers that much re mained to be done. Speaking of the conditions which ex ist in the Southern States, Lewis W. Hine. staff photographer of the Na tional Child Labor Committee, said public opinion uad done much to reduce the number of under-aged children em ployed in the mills. Youngsters at Work In Mills '•I found there had been a marked Improvement in the general situation during the last five years," he said, •"but very young children are worked to-day in the North Carolina mills." He tald of two sisters. 6 and T years of MSff, he found spinning in one mill and *>f two boys, under 12 years, whose bands. be said, had been mutilated ia the machinery. "Pnblie- opinion is pretty much gen erally against children working in the mills.' 1 said Mr. Hine. ''One superin tendent in North Carolina boasted that ke had thirty children below the age limit," iHe added that in the Alabama mills the conditions >vere much im proved over those of North Carolina. Little Interest Shown by Public Miss Josephine Eschenbrenner. secre tary of the National Child Labor Com mittee, declared that only eight thou sand persons in tge fnited States •" have cared enou*tr about the working children to contribute to the work of the committee.'' Owen R. Love joy. of New Tork. gen eral secretary of 'the National Child •Labor Committee, said that one of the most interesting campaigns of the win ter promised to be in Illinois, where a flat 16-year limit for all ordinary kinds of work would be under consideration. '"We have not hitherto been actively promoting this higher standard."' he •aid. '"simply because we have felt that the plight of the 100.000 children un der 14 ia non-agricultural work was more urgent and. therefore, we are try lag to fight this winter a double battle, one for the Palmer-Owen bill designed to eliminate without further delay the young child from factories, mills and canneries, and another for improved laws in at least 15 States.'' Export* to Neutral Countries The •" Times'* supposes that the British government, in its reply, will draw attention to the enormous inc-ease In the export of contraband articles to •entral countries, all out of proportion to their normal demand and to the line of action highly favorable to neutrals taken by the British prize court in cer tain cases, and adds that by appoint ing two committee? to consider the un paid claims of venders jt cargoes and of pledgee or alien the British govern ment has shown a disposition never be fore exhibited by any belligerent to mitigate the harsnness of prize law. In conclusion the '"Times" believes j there exist all materials for compromise and a disposition to utilize them. Washington. Jan. s.—The notice to skippers, drawn by the State, Treasury and Commerce Departments, after be- ; ieg dispatched to Ambassador Page. : was being sent throughout the countrv to-dsy. "The government." says the notice, "looks with confidence for co-operation 1 from the American business pubtie to prevent such action on the pait of ship pers as adds unnecessarily to the diffi culties of business at this rime. When ever shirkers desire soch aid ia carrv ing on their foreign business the Treas ure Department will furnish upon ap- 1 plication to the customs collector at anv I port an officer to supervise the loading of cargoes to eertifv to the complete ness and accuracy of the manifest.'* RECEIVER FOR RIG CONCERN Bound Bale Press Company. Capital, $6,000,000, Goes to Wall New >ork, Jan. s.—The American Round Bale Press Company, a New j York corporation with $6,000,000 au- | thorized capital, filed to-day a volun- i tary petition in bankruptcy, in which! its liabilities were given as $934,000 i sod its assets as fifty-nine cotton gin plants in the South and presses, value 1 not estimate*. Paul Jones, a lawyer of this city, was appointed receiver un der $50,000 bond. The company is a reorganization ef fected in 1907 of the American Cotton' Company, in which former Governor! David R. Francis, of Missouri; the late Cornelius N. Bliss and James G. Can • ■on, a New York banker, were inter- ! ested. They, as far bark as 1901.! were members of a protective commit- | tee for the company's stock. REVIVAL AT ST PAUL'B Song Services Will Be Held Each Even lag for Two Weeks A two weeks' revival service will -begin this evening in St. Paul's Meth odist church. The first service will be in charge of the Bp-worth League and the Rev. Dr. Clayton Albert Srnucker, ■pastor of Stevens' Memorial church, j will speak. There will be special sons ! services between 7.30 and S o'clock eadi evening. SOLVING DISPUTES ON 0. S. CARGOES C*atlaae4 I'tm First rasa. presentation of the note from Washing j ton concerning British interference with American shipping Ambassador Page received to-day from Secretary Bryan a message out lining the circular to American shippers, the issuanee of which was deeidM upon yesterday at a conference in Washing ton by Secretaries Bryan and Redtleld and Acting Secretary Peters, of the Treasury Department. The circular urges that all manifests be made com plete and accurate as a protection against delays of American cargoes. It states that efforts to conceal the real nature of goods covered by the mani fests may result in great delay and work decided hardships to American shipping. The offer is made by the Treasury Department to furnish upon request of shippers* agents who will supervise the loading of c;»q|oes and furuish certificates as to ttie complete ness and aceurarv of the manifests. Compliance With British Request Ambassador Fage expected to trans mit Secretary Bryan's communication to the Foreign Office shortly. The note is regarded as an indication thnt the American government i» making an ef fort to eomplv with the suggestion of Great Britain as to governmental in spection of cargoes before they leave America for Europe. The adoption of a measure of this nature is regarded here as an action which will make it possible for Great Britain to relax the sea-ch ing and delaying of American cargoes as soon as the neutral countries of Eu rope indicate a similar willingness to guard against transhipment of prohibit ed goods ti> Germany, Austria and Tur key. Secretary Bryan's message makes it clear that inspection of American car goes by Treasury officials is not obli gatory. London Newspaper's Suggestions liondon. Jan. 5. 5.30 A. M.—The ••Times' 1 in a special article offering suggestions for the answer to the Amer ican note, thinks the diplomatic corre spondence incident to the note may bring an improvement in the • relations generally between neutrals and bellig erents and thus from the episode from which Great Britain's enemies sought to make capita!, may come permanent good. Proceeding to refer to the objeMious the House of Lords raised to an inter national prize court tiiat it would give inordinate power to states with small maritime interests, the "Times" sug gests that no such objection could be raised to the institution of a court of appeal for cases where the parties were i Great Britain and the United States' thereof. The court would j be composed of judges nominated by these countries, with possibly a provi- i sion for the introduction of an outside member. The 'Times'' thinks this would pave the way for a co :rt of ar- ! bitral justiee such' as has been pro- j posed. The Question of Contraband Other suggestions advanced are , that there should be better provision for rapid procedure and methods might be agreed upon whereby search might be waived on the production of a certifi cate by a consul or customs official. Further, it would be necessary to adopt some definite and permanent line as to contraband. The "Times" article, referring to the fact that the United States Con stitution bars a direct appeal from the highest United States tribunal to anv other, says this difficulty might be met I by the adoption of a proposal approved ; by the Senate on February 15. 1911, that there should be a right of resort to an international prize court in the form j of a claim for damages. LATE WAMEWS SUMMARY l"IJ pmiiH} arms by the end of this month, and a reserve is another million is being formed. Secret committees are being formed for the enlistment of volun teers. The plan for certification of Ameri can cargoes before they leave Ameri can porta decided upon in Washington yesterday has been communicated to the British government. It is expected in London to assist materially in solv ing the difficulties created by British interferences with American shipping. Further Russian successes in opera tions against the Austrians are describ ed in unofficial dispatches from Petro- i grad. According to these advices, the Russian troops which were said several days ago to have penetrated the passes of the Carpathian mountains and begun an invasion of Hungary in force have captured eight Hungarian towns and surrounded several divisions of Austrian troops in the mountains. There was no official confirmation of these state ments. however, and the latest official announcement from Vienna asserts that the Austrian forces in Galicia have captured strong positions and are pre paring for further operations Although it is admitted in Petrograd that the Germans occupied Russian positions at Boljimow, on the battle front before Warsaw, the Russian war office states that the invaders later were driven back again, abandoning six i machine guns. Except for the advance of the French into Alsace, there is little activ ity in the west. Both Sides apparently j' are content for the present to hold their entrenched positions, leaving the fight ing largely to artillery. SI'KVIVORS OF FOUR VESSELS j! SUNK BV HERMANS IX PORT; I»as Palnias. Canary Islands, Via 1 Paris. Jan. 5, 3 A. M. —The steamship j Otivi has here a hundred sailors'i transferred to her by the German auxil-, i iary eruiser Kronprinz Wilhelm, repre > i senting the crews of four French and i British vessels captured and sunk bv the warship. j, The craft which fell into the hands m »f the Germans were the French steajn I pr Mont Agel which was gunk Decern-'< her 4; the British steamer Bellevue sunk on the same day; the French sail ing vessel Annie Marie, sunk on {Sep tember 17 and the French ship Union, «unk on November 22. ; German Steamers on the Vistula London. Jan. 5.—4.55 A M.—A dis patch from Petrograd to Reuter's Tele gram Company states that small Ger man steamers" fitted with guns have been observed on the Vistula, between Wyzsosrod and Kempapolska. Wvzso grod is about thirty-five miles, follow fng the course of the river, from War saw. HARRISBURQ STAR-INDEPENDENT, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 5, 1915. GARIBALDI'S DEATH REVIVES SENTIMENT IN ITALY FOB Rome, vi* Paris, Jan. 5, 11.55 A. M. —The death on the French battlefield «rf Ututeuaat Brttua Garibaldi has mtused a revival h er year's business in the history o* the office, and consequently there was a larger net revenue to the coanty than in any preceding yew. The county's profits under Recorder Wickersham's management of the office for 1914 tot ad $3,730.82, which is greater by more than one hundred dol lars than in preceding years. The net profits to the eountv ranged from $!.- 592.51 in 1908 to $3,593.12 in 1913. The number of instruments recorded ranged from 4,058 in 1909 to 5,181 in 1913. The report shows further the total receipts of the office during the year were $15.541.63. exclusive of $2,- 709.50, collected for the State as taxes en instruments. This is a net gain of $397.7 4 from the previous year. EARNEST MADE AUDITOR Will Distribute Money Remaining in the Old Board of Trade Fund William H. Earnest this morning was appointed auditor to examine the ac counts of Henderson Gif'oert. trustee of the old Harrisburg Board of Trade. The trustee's account shows the balance in the Trade Board fund totals. $5,301.75, , which amount will be distributed | among the creditors and by the auditor. Deputy Controller Hera G. C. Graham, deputy county eon- I trolier, of Erie county, and who daring the 1913 session of the Legislature, was assistant to the sergtiant-at-arms. this morning called on County Control ler Henry W. Gough. Mr. Graham live* in the town of North East, which is about sixteen miles from the city ot Erie, in the northeastern section of the county of Erie, and in the north western corner of the State PLANM.Vt; COMFORT STATION Commissioner Lynch Says Sewers Are Being Arranged for It That the preliminaries are now being arranged incident to the construction of the proposed public comfort station in Market square was announced to the City Commissioners this afternoon when William K. Lynch. Commissioner of Highways, submitted his annual report. At his suggestion. Mr. Lynch said, the Pennsylvania Railroad Company/ low ered its Second street sewer six feet below the level contemplated in the company's original plans and this will connect with 12-inch sewer sections which are to be constructed in Market street ami the square in connection 1 with the comfort station. The Commissioner complained that the business section now is without ade quate ?ewera;;e fa iiitiei and said that the proposed new sewer sections will be put down at least fifteen feet below the street grade. This wiil protect tsore owners against the possible flooding of J basements, he said. The Lynch report is a resume of the work done by his department during 1914 and includes the construction of new bridges, new paving, street grad ing, sewers and bridge repair*. The Front and Mulberry street sulbway is completed, he says, with the exception of the superstructure, and the Second street subway is two- birds finished. DB. GRAVES TO BPEAK ON WAX Authority on Military Secrets Will Lec ture Here Next Week An unusual attraction is announced j for the Majestic Theatre next Tuesday ' niiyht, when Dr. Armgaerd Karl Graves. I for twelve years a member oi the Ger- I man Secret Service, and author of the I tremendously successful book "Secrets !of the Gernmn War Office,'' wiil lec ture upon "Secret Service" and the ; part it is playing in the present Euro ( pean struggle. Dr. Graves is considered the beet informed man on European [ military secrets, now in this country, 'and his talk will be based entirely on indisputable facts. Dr. Graves at the conclusion of hie addreess. will answer any questions, written or oral, whieh may be put to him -oncerning his statement*, or con cerning anv phase of the war. Adv. * INJURED OK 808 KT-Tm John Harris Fractures Arm in Coasting Accident Last Night John Harris, son of the >Rev. W. 8. Harris, Whitehall and Regina streets, received a fractured right arm last nigfrt when a bold tied upon which he anil five otter persons were riding, col lide,! with another on Regina street kill. He was taken to the office of Dr. R. EL (Holmes. Eighteenth and Utate streets, where his injured arm wag dressed. The other passengers escaped unhurt. v OLB SOHCS OH TBE SCREER APPEAL 10 THEATRE-GOERS Owttß aa* Seirtat Oonttibut* Muck to tki BUI at the Orphean TfcU Waafc—M. IntM in "On Ui School Playground " Wsmi the arrival of syncopating melodies which seem to please tke theatre-goers, '' Grandfather's Clock," "Little Brown Jug," " The Oyp»y'» Wsrarng,' 1 ami many other son hive almost bean foegotten, fcat it does not take hug to get the hang ««. never spoke to iue ou the subject of his possible retention as a patrolman and if be seys I ro«wle that remark, he it telling what is not true." The customary argument followed in whirh both tttaac4 Prom Flnt Pace. in legislation, and many State officials were present. The Senate Called to Order The Senate met at noon with lieu tenant Governor Reynolds in the chair, and after prayer by the chaplain, the Rev. Arthur C. James, of Ambler, Dep uty Secretary of the Commonwealth Hertzler was announced and presented the returns for the election of Senators j in November, including (those (or spe cial elections in the Cambria and North uiiHherland districts to AM vacancies caused by the deaths of s That Figure Is Reported To-day by Fi nance Commissioner Gorgas Ihe impossibility of following the pro\ isious of the ( lark Commission form ot government bill, which call for pre- at the first January meeting ot the City Commissioners of a com prehensive report detailing the city's li nun ial standing, was pointed out n't the Commissioners' meeting this »ltor noon when Commissioner Gorgas offered a statement which he referred to as an "excuse -for the report just to keep within the law." So Bbsurd is this provision of tiie law regarded t'hat an effort is to lip niado to ha\ e the Legislature repeal it. The city s fiscal year closed on Saturday and thut allowed the Commissioner 'hut two days to prepare a report which ordi narily cannot be compiled in less than ten days or two weeks. Mr. Gorgas' statement is a recast ills tu>u of the financial accounts showing general balances only. The general liiii auce in the treasury on January J was The actual surplus in the treasury cnunot possibly l>e ascertained tor a week or two. P. O. 8. OF A. INSTALLATION Camp No. 710 Holds Ceremonial Session at Their Hall The Patriotic Order, Sons of Ameri ca, Camp No. Tlti, last insfalled the new officers who were recentlv elect ed, as follows: Jesse Wells, president; W. J. Le*ri, vice president; George Wetzel, master of torms; «.'harles Roniic'h, conductor; George Berrier, inspe tor: William guard; Harry McGuire. trustee; 8. Q. ColTman, treasurer; (*. H. Kirk, financial secretary; John M. Shaffiier', corresponding secretary. No Boom for Smith in Asylum | Kdward O. Smith, indicted on a j charge ot murdering his grandfather. ! •'°"n K. Bush, in Inglenook, hut »ub- Isequently declared to lie a lunatic, will probably be taken to the State 110-*- jpital for the Insane in N orris town with in the next week or two. The institu- I tion is crowded now and Smith's re ; nioval from the Dauphin countv jail, | where he has been eonfinol for almost j a year, will be delayed until aecommo jdations can be obtained for him in tho r hospital. ! NEW STOBK STOOK EXCHANGE QUOTATIONS. Fvrnished by H. W. Suavely, Broker, Arcade Building, Walnut and Court i Streets New York, Jan. 5. ... „ . Open. Close, j Alaska bold Mines .. 26'/, 26% I Amal Copper 5314 531* j Ainer Beet Sugar 34.1.; 34 American Can 2tJ 23'-' do pfd 91 y 3 92 ' Am Car and Fouudry Co 45 45 lAm Cotton Oil ....... 40 43,1 • I Amer Smelting 59 59 1 American Sugar 103% 103% Amer Tel and Tel .... 116% 117 Ar.aconda 26 2.Vy Atchison 94% 94 Baltimore and Ohio .... 69'/, 69 Bethlehem Steel 4s 1.7 •!!;% do pfd So l /. 85'^ California Petroleum .. 16% 16% Canadian facitic j.x', Central Leather 38 !!&% Chi, Mil and St Paul .. 87% SB% Chino Con Copper .... 335/* 33-. Col Kuel and Iron .... 21% 21% Consol Gas IH% 111' Corn Products 8% X% | Krie 22'/, 22', | Krie, Ist pfd 34% 35% [ General Electric Co ... 1 10% 14l»% Goodrich B F 23% 25'. i Great Nor pfd 114 114 V* ' Great Nor Ore subs .. . 26% -7 1 i luter'boro Met pfd .... 50% 52'/, I/ehigh Valley 132',., 132% Louisville an