The star-independent. (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, January 12, 1915, Page 4, Image 4
4 1011914 FIRE IKS SIMM Chief Kindler's Annual Report Shows Great* er Damage Done Than in the Year Before FALSE ALARMS STILL ANNOY Thirteen Were Turned in During tha Year—City Appropriated $35,825 to Department—Special Bond Issue Covered Cost of New Auto Engines The tire loss in Harrisburg during 19!4\ was. $1 17,878.17, according to the annual report of fire Chief John C. Kindler, made public to-"toy. The total during 1913 was $74,000. The total insurance on the buildings destroyed or partly destroyed was $684,32 5. while the actual loss on buildings, most of which were not en tirely destroyed, amounted to $26,- 423.70. In only a few cases were there leases not covered by insurance. The insurance on contents of buil ,ings Attacked by fire amounted to $498,- 650 while the io?s to the contents was $91.4. r «4.47. included in the total loss of $117,878. The report, deals mainly with the ac tual money loss during the year and the expenses incurred in the depart ment. While the number of fires and the kinds of alarms sent in were in cluded, the report did not go into de tail as to the location o<f the buildings nor the character of the contents de stroyed. The city appropriations to Iho Department totaled $35,525, all ex cept SI,OOO of which was spent. Biggest Loss in Month of April The greatest loss in any singlo month in 1914 was in April when there were but three box alarms and thirteen tele phone calls. The building loss was SII,OOO and the loss to contents was $74,100, according to the Chief's fig ures. The property insurance on the buildings partly destroyed was $87,500 while the contents insurance was but $73,850, or $1,230 less than the value of the contents destroyed. The next highest month was Feb ruary when the property loss totaled $4,736.95 and the contents loss $4,500. January was a close third with a prop erty loss of $4,300 and contents loss of $4,225. September was an unusually quite month in the fire department, the total loss being $lO, while in June the total was but S7O. The total loss to buildings for the year was $26,423.70 while the con tents loss was $91,454.47, making the total loss $117,878.17. The total in surance on the property and contents involved was $1,182,975. Despite the fact that a reward of SIOO is provided in tile general con tingent fundi for the arrest and convic tion of any person sending in a false alarm, the department responded to thirteen false alarms during the year. In October false alarms were more fre quent, than at any other time, four be ing sent in. Ninety-five box alarms were responded to, January and March leading with fourteen each. There were 137 telephone calls, the greatest number occurring in the month just closed, December. Aid Given Outside the City The department was called upon fourj times during the year to render as-1 distance outside the city, as follows: | In September, to Penbrook, Wolf's bakery, and White Hill, Stouffer'sj thick farm; October 7, to Lemoyne, Heijjes' garage and nearby buildings,! and November 9, to Camp Hill, home of Prank Cooper. The appropriation for the year for the department was $35,825,43, of which all but SI,OOO was expended. Tin- greatest item covered the salaries of the drivers which amounted to sll,- 850. This does not include the salary of S9OO, of the chief engineer; the sal-j arv of the assistant engineer, $225, or • the salary for tile tillerman on the Mt.! Vernon hook and lad'ler truck, $675. j The contingent expenses of the de-j partment was $4,659, of which the jnirchase of new hose was the greatest; single item of expense, amounting to! $2,928. The two new automobiles of' the department were purchased out of, money obtained from a bond issue, rati-j tied bv the electors of the city. The money did not come from the moneys regularly appropriated to the depart- j went. Expenses of the Companies During the year SI,OOO was appro-j priated for a new boiler for the Pax j ton steam tire engine. This was not! expended but is represented by the $ 1! 000 remaining of the appropriation. The amounts spent by the various com-1 pan i Win the eitv follow: Friendship, $937.50; Hope, $757.50;! Citizen. $757.50; Washington. $585; I Mount Vernon Hook and Ladder, $675; j Paxton, $757; flood Will, $765; Mount Pleasant, $757; Susquehanna, $937.50; Keilv Hose, $757; Shamrock Hose, $585; Allison Hook and Ladder, $739.50; Camp Curtin, $300; Royal. S3OO. WHY GO TO HELL? The Rev. John H. Daugherty Will Preach Evangelistic Sermon To-night "Why Men and Women Persist in) Going to Hellt" will be the subject of! the Rev. John H. Daugherty's sermon at the Ridge Avenue 'Methodist Epis copal church this evening at 7.45 o 'clock. No services were held in the ehurch l last evening, but the members spent the time in calling upon non-ohurch goiug people in an attempt to interest them in their soul's salvation. To night there will be a rally of all these workers and the people whom they have induced to come with them. There will be services each night during the remainder of the week, with the excep tion of Saturday night. A large chorus cihoir will take the lead in sing, with Harvey E. Knupp acting as chorister «nd Mrs. Guv Kinch, organist. Wilson Hints at Veto By Associated Press, Washington, Jan. 12.—President Wilson intimated to-day that he will veto the immigration biM because ot the literacy test. SPECIAL ROLE FOR WOMAN SUFFRAGE Cuftaard Prom Pint Pa**. Ity invoked that doctrine in favor of ; human slavery in other days. I "The President, as the leader of his j party, when he charges the opposition wi-th not having a new idea in thirty I years, should at leasrt find some buffer for everything new that is propose I, besides the doctrine of states sovercigu [ty that surrendered at Appomnttox | half a century ago.'' As Representative Campbell was speaking disorder on the floor and in the galleries, called forth a rebuke from Senator Clark. Threatens to Clear Galleries "The gentleman on the floor must, preserve order." he said. "The spec tators in the gallery are here by the courtesy of the House aJid it is in decorous for them to talk so loudly that their conversation con be heard on the floor. The Speaker intends to enforce order here to-day. If this dis turbance does not stop I will oi'iii>r the galleries cleared." Progressive party support was voiced bv Representative Kelly, of Pennsyl vania. "There is no reason," he said, "why the woman suffrage problem should bo met piecemeal and fractionally. There is no reason why it should be de cided in forty-eight different places-. It should be decided once and for nil here in Washington. The blackguard, the thief, the unconvicted scoundrel of every kind wakes up and casts his bal lot, but the American woman must stand aside." Representative Hobson argued that the resolution did not take any power from the States. Support for the rule but opposition to the submission of the amendment wag expressed by iiepresentative Leu root., Republican, of Wisconsin. Representative 'M'urdock, Progressive, of Kansas, supported the resolution. "I am against the American woman dragging her skirts through the mire of partisan politics," he said, "and for that reason 1 favor woman suffrage as a means of cleaning the mire of party politics.'' Representative Hulings, of Pennsyl vania. and Lindbergh, of (Minnesota, made brief speeches favoring the reso lution. Vote on Rule Not an Indicator The overwhelming vote in favor of the rule was by no means indicative of the sentiment on the resolution itself. •Many who voted for the rule to bring the question up for a yes and no vote announced their intention of voting against the resolution itself, Anti-Buffragists claimed the suf fragists would not muster the necessarv two-thirds vote; the suffragists did not predict more than that the 'House would register a majority in favor of the proposition. The debate on the rule had ibeen spir ited, bringing support and opposition Irom ail parties. The real debate, which began at 1 o'clock, with six 'hours to run, brought out the heavv ai tiliery of 'both sides, and promised a vote some time after 7 o'clock this evening. * To the applause and cheers of sup porters of 'both sides of the question packed in opposite galleries the 'House plunged into a debate fullv as spec tacular as that which attended the vote on the prohibition amendment some time ago. Webb Opposes Amendment Representative Webb, chairman of the Judiciary committee, led off the de late in opposition to the amendment. He believed if the question were voted on by women more than eighty per cent, would vote against suffrage. Debate on the special rule had been concluded by the floor leaders of the Republican and Democratic sides, Rep resentative Mann supporting the amendment and Representative Under wood opposing it. "The tendency of the world every where is toward enlarging the grant of power to those who shall control the destinies of the nations," said Mr. Alann. "We may stay the course for a moment, but civilization's progress demands the granting of thre franchise to those who have the power and knowledge to use it." The rights of the States to control the rights of the franchise was en dorsed by Mr. Underwood. Woman Suffrage a Fad, Says Webb "This question," he said, "is the gravest one this body has had to con sider. I deny that the exercise of'the franchise is a universal right. You do not believe it .is a right. Many of those who will vote for this amendment here to-day are from States which would deny this right to other races because yon believe it would destroy your civilization." Mr. Webb charged that woman suf frage was more or. less a fad. "Those advocating woman suffrage want some thing to agitate about and if they should find nothing to agitate about they would be disappointed," said he. "If they can get it they don't want it; if they can]t get it they'll carry on agitation for it." Representative Taylor, of Colorado, supported the amendment, saying the opposition spoke from prejudice and misinformation. CREW BATTLE WITH FLAMES Steamer Perugia Has Narrow Escape From Destruction at Sea By Associated Press. New York, Jan. 12.—The Anchor line steamer Perugia, in to-day from Mediterranean ports, had a narrow escape from serious injury by fire when west of the Azores. Smoke was discov ered among bales of hemp in No. 3 hold and when the hatches wore opened a black cloud rolled up from the smolder ing cargo. A gale was blowing at the time. The crew fought the fire by hauling out as much of the hemp as possible and flooding the hold. For a time the fire seemed to be spreading and the captain turned the ship l>aek on its course Seeking to reach the Azores. A wireless message was sent reporting the fire. After a fight of four hours, however, the blaze was brought under control. The captain again changed the direction of the ship and proceeded on his way west. James G. M. Bay Has Pneumonia James G. M. Bay, one of the city's oldest residents, is reported seriously ill with pneumonia. Mr. Bay was taken ill just after Christmas. Mr. Stackpole's Health Improving Mr. K. J. Stackpole, former postmas ter, who has been confined to his home on North Front street with pleuro pneumonia for many weeks, is reported to be improving, but is still very weak and cannot sit up. HARRISBURO STAR-INDEPENDENT, TUESDAY EVENING. JANUARY 12, 1915. HOBOES ARE NEITHER TRAMPS NOR BUMS; THE DICTIONARY IS WRONG, DECLARES THEIR KING AND HIS COMMITTEE IN NEW YORK RESTAURANT -JEFF" DAVIS, "KING OP THE HOBOES." n-nin* „, V A professional tramp; one who spends his life travellln* from place to place, esp. by stealing ride* on trains, and beting for a living."-Webster's Dictionary. -Jeff L)«vlh president of the InteraaMona II Workers' Union, Iloboes y f America, and known as the king of bis clan, says the lexJcoßra,,herta ffld wSST"I in ri?oin,,^H 8 f ayß ' tbe dlct, ' ,nar,M flr « changed and the libel on a worthy class of wen Is removed " Davis k fwenty-niue years ngo. is the man who *cek» to establish In New York a Hotel de i Ink to afford a ? d a buKe of "Pt'mtlons to the honest homeless men now In the metropolis. He pleads for his system that T° C W ° rk " cha,lce to eHt keep himself warm without report to ml t hatltaverts notth. lit U " d , t I r ? ted 88 such a. our organic, lon understands bin"' he said S ... i b ?, , , l r e r, tbat H^i et 1 y owes I b,m a "viug, but he does believe that society owes him a chance to care for himself" Latin iMlenn 11 P humorously as he added:—v Why, the word 'hobo" means 'good man • Consult your i mea m D TI un boous mpa,la pood - That '" tllo ancestry of the word. A hobo is u good man " ot st ® al Mnd . h ® *' i!l not bp R except to ward off starvation. Sometimes he is forced by circumstances into iv'i flif mc i He UeVer WBorts tut L "m floni believes In God. in and n bis cou s f,u E- Uis is the rule of reason, not the rule of treason. * u uls tou " SPEED DEMONS ENTERED FOR THE VANDERBILT CUP Racs Will Be Run Over Novel Course on Exposition Grounds at Ban Fran cisco on Washington's Birthday— De Palnu Has Twice Won Trophy The Vander"bilt cup race on Wash ington 'h birthday starts the ten months of thrills and of wonderful spectacles in the sport world, scheduled in con nection with the Pauama-Pacific Inter national Exposition. The world's most noted speed demons will cut lightning like turns in and out among the two miles of vast exhibit palaces, gardens aud pavilions of the thirty-eight par ticipating nations and forty-one States anil territories, on the most remarkable and spectacular course ever laid out for suc'h an event. 'il-ost of the entrants, including Bar ney Oldlield, Earl Cocper, Eddie Ricken backer, Gil Anderson and a host of oth er dare-devils will participate in the Yanderbilt race and also in the Grand Prix, -which will be run off live days later over the same course. Entries made to date indicate the biggest field of drivers e\"?r seen at a cup race. Two of the three long projectiles, 'bearing the brand of "Maxwell, will be piloted by Barney Oldfield and "Dare devil" Carson. The tthird man has not yet been announced. Riekenbacker will "guide one of the two famous Peugots, entered from across the Atlantic, ac cording to a telegram just received from Fred J. Wagner, to Chairman W. ti. Hughson, of the exposition's racing committee. The Stutz Company lias entered three Ptutz raving machines, ■with the noted drivers, Gil Anderson and Earl Cooper, at t'he wheel. Among other entries are two Duzemburgs and three Sunbeams. Just how many Mer cers will face the starters has not 'been announced, although at least* one is as sured. And this is tout the 'beginning. For the first time in their history these two international races will t>e held where hundreds of thousands will 'be certain to witness every part of the course. While t'he course is the finest ever laid out, it will have features which will furnish thrills every mo ment, with tihe minimum danger of ac cident. iFor example, the asphalt road way throughout the exposition grounds, which is 200 feet wide, will be so di vided that one-half of it will be given over to the racers going east and the other half to the speed-demons rushing westward. The division line will be a nine foot barricade of baled straw, burlap and pads, all secured firmly by anchored cables. The driver who may skid into tihis barrier will run little risk of capsizing. This barricade will ibe erected all through the center of the Plaze, at the "Ilairpin" turn, ami at the two right angle 'turns. One full lap of the course, which utilizes t'he exposition's mile race track, is a frac tion less thau four miles. The big Vandertrilt cup race cov ers a distance of approximately 300 miles, w'hicih means about seventy-live times around the novel course. The Grand Prix is 100 miles longer. It will cover 100 laps. Barney Oldfield, the first entrant in the race, went over t'iie course last week and pronounced it the finest ever given over to these two races. Excepting the graded dirt track, every foot of it is asphalt. 'Horatio Anasagasti, the millionaire commissioner-general from Argentina, and himself an automobile manufac turer, will have a racing entry, which will be his country's first venture into the dissipation, iwhile Ralph do Palma, twice winner of the Vanderbilt cup, de clares that "he will take part in the race to take away the cup for the third »n,l final time. Credit Expert Delayed The expert who will establish the re tail credit rating ibureau for the Har risburg ('hamber erf Commerce has been delayed in Providence, R. 1., where he is engaged in similar work. It is an nounced by the chamber that the worn will be completed in a week after his arrival. The bureau will serve the mem bers of the chamber who give credit for retail sales. Lineman Injured In 25-foot Fall S. L. Wfimer, 49 years old, of Port Royal, a lineman for the Western Un ion Telegraph Company, fractured his left ankle in a fall of twenty-five feet from a tree in Annville last evening while aiding in stretching wire. He was taken to the Harrisburg hospital, where the fracture was reduced. MYTHICAL KARLSRUHE IS AGAIN SUNK. STORY FROM THE BRITISH WEST INDIES j Montreal, Jan. 12.—A detailed de i scription of a naval battle off Grenada, ! British West Indies, i s given in a let j ter received here to-day from an eye ] witness, who asserts that, in hi.-; opinion, i the German cruiser Karlsruhe took part nnd was sunk. The letter was made | public 'by the Montreal "Gazette" and I was received by a member of the "Ga ! zetto" staff from one of his friends ; at Grenada. The letter was dated Grenada, De j ceniber 3, and the writer asserts that j after the battle a life buov came ashore ' marked "11. M. 8. Karlsruhe," together | with wreckage and barrels and food -1 stuffs, lie further writes that fisher ' men had brought the news that they | had met dead bodies floating in the vi- I cinity of the battle, numbers of candles ! marked "Kaiser Light;' boots with . feet in them, helmets and other wreck age. The letter reads as follows: "It may interest you to know that on Wednesday evening the 25th ulto., while at my house, situated on a ridge overlooking the sea to the north of Grenada, 1 witnessed a naval engagc i incut which was undoubtedly carried on : between more than tvtfo warships. The action lasted, as far as I observed, | from 7 o'clock p. m. to 11 p. in. and ; appeared to be on the very horizon to | the north and northwest of the island, j As the darkness increased it was quite ■ apparent when broadsides of projectiles I exploded within seconds of each other on either side within range of four to six miles. "I did not hear the explosion, of the i shells, as the tigiht was too far away. but as the flight went on the position of ! the combatants veered round to the ! north and east and increased inseverity. ! Nobody in St. Patrick's appeared to have noticed what had happened and j though I made diligent inquiries 1 j could not get my theory of a fight suip | ported. Whether the government knew j-of the engagement, or not, they cer j tainlv censored all Dews as regards it. "Six days afterwards I was confirm |ed in mv opinion by the fact that ] Sauters fishermen fishing in the Carria i con channel "brought in the news that | they had met dead bodies floating on the water together qith numberless | candles, marked 'Kaiser liigiht.' (A ! sample of which 1 send you as a Christ ! mas card), also boots w.tli feet in them, j helmets, pieces of wreckage, etc. "On my portion of an island called j Isle of Rhondre, a lifebuoy came ashore | marked 'II. M. >S. Karlsruhe' and be [ sides wreckage and barrels of food j stuffs. I am the lucky possessor of an l officer's sword which came ashore wrap ; ped up carefully in oil cloth. "All this confirms my conviction that not only did an engagement occur, Tout that the dreaded Karlsruhe has been sunk. I also got a quantity of wreckage. I hope to send the life buoy to frame as a memento but for the present the government has com mandeered it.'' The Karlsruhe last was definitely heard from on October 26 when she captured the steamer Vandy-ck. The Yandyck was the seventeenth vessel thait had beeu caught by the German cruiser. The British admiralty has made no announcement concerning the reported sinking of the Karlsruhe. Heretofore the admiralty has been prompt to an nounce 'any disaster to German war ships. Czar's Brother-in-Law Not Dead Petrograd, Jan. 1-2. —The reported death of Grand Duke Alexander Mich aelovitch, brother-in-law of Emperor Nicholas, while fighting in Persia, was officially denied in Petrograd to-day. BOWLED THIRTY SIX HOURS Remarkable Endurance Feat of Darrell Hamlet at Bioux City By Associated Press. Sioux City, la., Jan. 12.—Darrell Hamlet, created a record here last night, •finishing a thirty-six hour continuous performance on the bowling alleys. Hamlet began his endurance feat at* 9 o'clock Sunday morning and rolled up to 9 o'clock last night without stopping for food or sleep, although he ate an occasional sandwich during the period. He rolled a total of 194 games or an average of 5 7-18 games per honr. His top score was made in his 153 d game when a total of 256 wa« scored. DUAL MONARCHY TO INVADE SERVIA WITH GREAT ARRIY Petrograd, .lan. 12, Via Ijondon, 3.45 P. M.—News reaching here of a proposed expedition by the Germans and Austrian* -gainst Servia, it being said that the Teutonic allies are ron - temulating tlio dispatch of eleven army coqis to that country to avenge the recent Austrian reverses, is looked upon in Russian military circles as a trans parent ruse on the part of the Germans to distract Russia's attention from the Polish campaign and to divert this gov ernment from further reinforcing the Russian armies in Poland. The number of German troops in Russian Poland has not diminished but is continually being increased on the Bzura and Niemen rivers, on the latter waterway as far as Tilsit. The Russian general staff has ascer tained, army officers say, thait the Ger mans are preparing for an offensive campaign from the extreme northern frontier down to the river Pilica, where the Austrians likewise have not dimin ish-ed their forces. Russians Report Capture of Turks Petrograd, Jan. 12.—The folio wine communication from the general staff of the Russian army in the Caucasus was issued last night: "The action in the region of Kara- Urgan is progressing. On January 10 our troops caiptured two pieces of moun tain artillery and also made prisoners of two companies of Turks, with their officers. There is nothing to report from the other fronts.' CAPITOLHILL Board to Meet The Board of Pu'blic Grounds and Buildings, of which Governor Tener is a mem'ber, will hold its last meeting to morrow to finish up business before he retires from office, and leaves a clean board for Governor Brumbaugh. Chartered The Kramer Auto and Carriage Com pany, of Lancaster, was chartered to day with a capital of $5,000. New Capitol Park Lights Preparations are being made by Su perintendent Ram'bo to replace t'he'pres ent arc lights in Capitol Park with incandescent nitrogen 500 watts lamps, which are said to give a powerful lig'ht, and can foe used on standards, thus doing away with t»he overhead lights. The niim'ber of lights will be increased from twenty-four to thirty, or six more than at present, it ibeing realized that there are some pretty dark spots in the park that ought to 'be made less dan gerous at night. One will be placed at tJlie north wing of file Capitol, another at the green house and others where there is at present feeble illumination. Clerk Appointed Governor Tener to-day appointed William R. Bailey to be clerk of the courts of Allegheny, county, vice Wil liam 'H. Coleman, elected to Congress, who has resigned, the resignation and appointment to take effect at the con firmation by the Senate, which will prevent there 'being any vacancy at any time in the place. HIES FROM HEART TROIBLE Attack Fatal to Widow of Samuel L. Matchett Mrs. Emma J. Matchett, widow of ■Samuel L. Matchett, died yesterday morning at her home, 1624 Wallace street, of heart trouble. She leaves one son, J. B. Matchett, and two daugh ters, Mrs. Mowery and Mrs. Wil'letts, all of Harris<burg. Funeral services will be held Friday at 10 o'clock, the Rev. Floyd Apple ton, rector of St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal church, officiating. Burial will be made at Williamsport. Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Dougherty Neely Mrs. Mary Blizaibeth Dougherty Nee ly, wife of Dr. Edgar C. Neely, 1011 North Second street, died yesterday morning at 11 o'clock. She leaves one sister, Miss Alberta Dougherty, with whom she lived and two brothers, Frank H. Dougherty, of this city, and Harry L. Dougherty, of Altoona. The funeral arrangements have not yet been com pleted. LAWYERS' PAPER BOOKS Printed at this office tn best style, at | lowest prices and on short notice. OPTIMISTIC TONE AT BANK MEETINGS Ctatlnofd From Flrat Pag» M. A. Cumbler, J. V. W. Reynders, Charles C. Cumbler. Edward Bailey and Harry L. Dress. The directors will or ganise Monday at 11 o'clock. Railways Cos. Elect Officers Carlisle, Jan. 12.—Officers and di rectors for the Cumberland Railway and, the Carlisle and Mount Holly railway were chosen at a meeting of the stocl> holders held yesterday. W. H. ! Mr- Crae, of N'ewville, is president and the other officers are: Vice president a*ul secretary, E. J. Kitzmiller; treasuj-er and manager, George Plough; directors, John Graham, W. H. MeCrae, D. H. Heller. George A. Plough, W. P. Paacoe, John Hoefeld, C. 'W. 'Harman, J, Kitzmiiler and S. >M. Kitzmiller Traction 00. Boards Re-elected Tile annual meeting of the stock holders of t>he Harriwburg Railways Company will be held March 2. Formal meeting's of the stockholders 0 f the Kast 'Harritfburg Passenger (Railway Company and the Citizens' Passenger Railway Company, both of Which are operated toy the Harris'burs Railways Company, were held vest«r«lay. All of the old members of t'he 'boards of di rectors were re-e fluted: ' FITO Martut 00. Dincton Chosen 'At a meeting of the wtocStlholders ef the Farmers' Market <>>tapany held t'bis morning five directors were elect ed as follows: D. M. Dull, (D. H. Kaker, W. M. 'Hoerner, A. A. Paorcake and m! 0. 'Potts. ROADS OBJECT TO DECISION Anthracite Carrie* Appeal to Dau phin County Court on Reduction of Freight Rate on Coal The anthravite coal carryingi railroads entering Philadelphia, which were re cently ordered by the Pennsylvania Public Service Convmitsion to reduce their freight raite on hard coal forty cents a tou from the mines to Philadel phia, to-day took an appetal from the Commission's decision to the Dauphin county court under the provisions ot the act creating the cojnanission. According to the announcement, the effect of the reduction will oe to di minish the net revenues o«f the Penn sylvania Railroad Company by approxi mately $1,500.0'00 a year.; the Phila delphia and Reading railway approxi mately $2,000,000 and other'companies by several hundred thousand dollars. "The importance to the State of Pennsylvania and to the city of Phila delphia of adequately conserving the revenue of the carriers," the statement says, "demands that immediate action shall be taken to protect their revenue from such a widespread destruction us is involved under this order of the Pennsylvania Public Service Commis sion." ALLEGED DYNAMITER TAKEN King Brown Applies to Railroad Po liceman for Food and Is Placed Under Arrest King Brown, 04 years old, the negro suspected of dynamiting the home of his brother-in-law, G. W. Wood, at \ork, yesterday morning at 12.20 o clock, wae arrested last evening at Lemoyne when he became hungry and applied at the home of a railroad po liceman for food. The officer, H. O. Schauer, recognized Brown from the de scription sent out from York and after feeding the man brought him to police headquarters in this city. Sergeant Myers and Detectives Meech and Mitzel, of the York depart ment, who had 'been following Brown's trail, arrived at headquarters here a few minutes after the arrival of the railroad policeman and his prisoner. Brown was bundled into the automobile and taken back to York by the York policemen. Brown, who said he has lived for a month at 433 South street, this city, confessed to dynamiting the York house, according to the police. He said he saw his wife and another man in the house and, being angered because she would not Jive with him, planted the dynamite, which he had secured from a man near Lemoyne, aud touched it off. He said he escaped as far as Ijemoyne on a freight train. KUNKEL ON SUNDAY SCHOOLS Judge Criticises Teaching Methods When Sentencing Young Offenders Just before sending to the Hunting don Reformatory four of five boys who confessed to almost a score of ro>M>er ies in this city, Judge Kunkel last even ing dropped a word of criticism regard ing the methods of teaching in the Sunday schools. The 'boys seut to the reformatory are Paul Schubauer, Jo seph Osborne, Milton Schrcffler and George Dare. Sentence was suspended in the case of Weston Ashenfelter. The boys all set up an appeal for leniency, among other tthings saying t)hat they have for years attended Sun day schools regularly. "That's not saying very much," be gan the Judge, "if you attended Sun day school and broke into other peo ple's homes during the week." The Court then suggested it may t>e possible that some boys go to Sunday school because it is a mandatory rule laid down by their parents and that when they do get. there possibly they do not become interested or the teaching is confined to a distant subject not deal ing with the children's own welfare. "It seems," said Judge Kunkel, "to be regarded as more important to-day to teach the children how far it is from Jerico to Jerusalem, than 'Thou shalt not steal.' " Breaks Gold Tooth at Profit South Norwnlk, Conn., Jan. 12. P. J. Ham, of New York, broke a gold tooth crown on a pearl in a raw oyster at the Royal James Inn here yester day. Mr. Ham was indignant until a jeweler told him the pearl was worth about SSO. Mr. Ham says he is willing to break some more $lO gold crowns on SSO pearls at a profit of S4O each. IT PAYS TO USE STAB INDEPENDENT WANT ADS. DROP A PART QF FRONT ST. PLAN Cnllaicd Front Flrat Vmge. ago and through eminent domain pro ceedings, undertook to get title to the /round on the w«:t aide of Front street, Between Bouth street and a point 6>> tfeet north of Liberty street, the Oitv 'Commissioners passed on first reading to-day a measure introduced by Com ■ ■missioner Lynch providing for the re peal of the original street opening ordi nance. Taylor's Annual Report Several of fhe owners of the ground in question had said they are -willing to give, free, tthe ground for park pur poses, 'but if it is to toe utilized for street purposes they want the full mar ket value. To take t r ne ground for street purposes, the Commissioners fig ure. it would cost the City well on to $50,000 or possibly more. The annual repovt of Commissioner Taylor was presented, it toeing a re sume of the work done in the park, 'playground and fire dejxirtnients during tho last year. After praising the Park Department and pointing to the fa-t the park area has been steadily grow ing since 1902 , the Commissioner points out the changes made under Ins administration in 1914. He refers to the changing of his quarters from the Union Trust Com pany building to t/he Calder building on Market square; his new auto, the Reservoir Park .pavilion and flhe golf club bouse, the new entrant* to Reser voir (Park at Twenty-first and Market, streets; plans for lighting the Twelfth street playground and the Front street park; completion of the fill along the river between Iron avenue and Pax ton street; planting of many trees along the river front, in tne parks ami along City street*; widening and rebuilding of a part oi the Cameron Parkway near the almshouse, and plans for the new bridge over Spring creek at Cameron street. He further sets out that permaueut improvements cofting $8,600 were made during the year and i aid for out. of the park maintenance fund, while additional 'improvements were made at h cost of $17,341.2-0, these paid for out of the SIOO,OOO nark loan. Taylor Shows a Balance The ( ommissioner's departmental surplus at the close of 1914 totale I $2,127.38, but lie to-day offered an or dinunce providing for the use of $1,83 I of that money to pa v the cost of pac ing fifteen light «*aiidurde i»i Fro n r street park, between Iron avenue an t Paxton street, and sixteen additional standards on the Twedfth street play ground. This would leave a surtiljs of $293.38. Ordinance-i passed finally to-dav in cluded the measures fixing tho sa'.arie ; of the officers of police departmen* anld 1 the clerk to the Commissioner oi' I* inanee, Commissioner Eowmun intro duced an ordinance providing for tht» city s paying the paving assessments levied against fit. Andrew's Protectant. Episcopal church and the Epworth XI. K. church. In the former case the as sessment amounted to $392.27 while iu the latter it was sl9 7. The ordinance making an appropri ation to cover the cost of constructing a now fire house for the Royal l'ire Coin pany also was passed finally. Rv re o lutioii introduced by Commissioner Lynch the Commissioners deei.'.ed t i hold their next weekly meetin- oi Wednesday, January 20, at 3 o'clock, instead of Tuesday, January 19. the date of the inauguration of Dr. Brum baugh as Governor oif the State Hairy D. Reel, City Sealer of Weights and Measures, submitted hi i quarterly report showing that he mad * 918 inspections, sealed 750 weights and measures, condemned 168 and at tended city markets on 68 occasions. FINANCE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE QUOTATIONS. Furnished by H. W. Suavely, Broker. Arcade Building, Walnut and Court Streets Xevv York, Jan. 12.. Open. High. Low. Close. Alaska Gold 27% 27% 27% 27% Amal Cop. 55% 58% 54% 54% Am Bt Sug. 35% 36% 35'/. 35% Anier Can . 30% SO 1 /- 39% 39% do pfd .. 94% . . 94a Am Car, F'y 47% 47% 47", 47". Am Cot Oil 44% 44% 43% 43% Am Toe Sec 21% 22% 21% 22% Amer Smelt 60% fit)'* do pfd .. 28V4 28% 27% 28', Amer Sug. 106% 107'/, 106% 107', Am Tel. Tel 118% . . .'. .. . HB% Anaconda . 26% 267, 26% 26% Atchison . . 94% 94% 9 4'/* 94' ■« Bait, Ohio. 68% 67% 68% 68% Beth Steel. 52 53% 51% 52 BBT 86 86 85% 85% Cal Petrol. 15% 15% 15 15 Can Pacific. 156% 157 "1 j6 157 Cont Leath. 35% 35% $5 35 Ches, Ohio. 42 42% 42 42%' Chi, M, St P BS% 88% 88% 88% Ch (,'on Cop 33% 34% 33 34' , Col, Fuel, ir 25% 25'., Consol Gas. 117% 117% 117'% 117% Corn Prod. . . 9% 10% 9% 9%' Erie .... 22% 22% 22% .... Intibor Metll% 11% 11 .... Gen file? C.14 4% 144% 14 4% 144% Good'h BF 27 27% 27 27'/, Gt No pfd.114% 114%" 114% 114% do Ore subs 28% 28% 28% .... Illinois <Jen.,loß . ... . ..." 108 Infcbor Met. 11% 11% 11 do pfd . . »0 50 Lehigh Va1.134% 134 iM'ex Pet . 51% 51% 51% 51% 'Mo (Par .. 7% 7% 6% 6% Nev C Cop. 13 13 N Y Cen.. 88-% 89% 88% 88% NY,N«H 53% 54 53% 53% N and W. 101% 101% 101% 101% Nor Pno ..102% 102% 102 102% Pac iMail .. 20% 21% 2'0% 21% I'enna RK. 105 105% 104% 104% Peoples G CI 19 % 119% Pgh Goal. 17% 17% 17% 17% Press S. C. . 38% 38%. 38 38% Ray Con. C. 16% 15% 16% 16% Reading ...147% 148% 147% ...' R. I. and 8., 20% 20% 20% .. . South. Ry . 16% 15% Tcnn. Cop. 32% 32% 32% 32% Tex. Co., .135% 135% 135 135 Union Pa. .119% 119% 118% 118% U 8 Rubber 57% 57% 56% 57 U « Steel . 52 52% 51% 51% do pfd ..108% 108% 108% 108% Utah Cop. 51 5'2 51, 51% Vir.-Car. C. 17% .. .. 17% W. Mary. .12 14% 12 13% W. U. T. . 59% 59% 59% 59% West. Mfg. 73% 74 73% 73M Wooiworth 91 . .. 91 Chicago Grain Market Closing Chicago, Jan. 12—Close: Wheat—l May, 138%; July, 124%. Corn—/ May, 75; Judy, 76. Oats—May 55%; July, 53. Pork—January, 18.45; May, 18.95. bard—Janary, 10.65; 'May, 10.92. Ribs—January, 9.90; 'May, 10.25.