4
JURY PICKED FOR
ML OF SCOTI
CMtlnurd From First Pa«e. •
ond ward, Middletown, and Thomas
Spancake, laborer Susquehanna town
•hip.
Exactly forty-six of the seventy
two* veniremen were examined before
the Jury was selected. Eight jurors
were challenged "for cause" by the
Cominonwealth, either because they
have fixed opinions as to the guilt or
innrteence of the defendant or are con
eciedtioaisly opposed to death as the
penalty for first decree murder. Seven
jurors were challenged by the defense.
The Commonwealth challenged four
peremptorily and the defense dismissed
fourteen. One juror, Solomon Parmer,
of Jackson township, was excused with
out being examined, this being agreed
upon by counsel. Parmer said he is
needed next week by his employer, an
up-county lumlber dealer, and added
that he cannot well afford to be away
his work.
Dare Bead the Newspapers
John J. Newbaker, master mechanic
Of the Merchant mill, of the Pennsyl
vania Steel Company, was challenged
for the reason he said he feared he
would be prejudiced because he be
lieves "that within the last year there
have been flagrant abuses of police
powers.''
Richard L. Dare, a shoe manufactur
er, of the Ninth ward, city, had an
Opinion on the question of guilt or in
nocence, based alone upon what he had
read in the newspapers.
"We all know," he began, "that
not all is gospel in the newspapers but
1 am afraid I could not set my present
opinion aside unless the evidence to
be produced here would overbalance
the newj stories."
Besides, Dare said, he has conscien
tious scruples against capital punish
ment and the court honored the Com
monwealth's challenge.
Scott, when formally arraigned for
trial, entered a plea of "not guilty."
The patrolman's wife occupied a chair
at t.'be side of her husband during the
morning session, but she did not engage
in conversation with him until after
the jury had been selected.
Bluecoats Wish Scott Luck
When court adjourned for the morn
ing a dozen or more city patrolman
friends of tlie accused, filed up the
aisle, shook his hand and "wished him
good luck."
Judge McCarreli announced that the 1
trial will continue until 5 o'clock this!
afternoon and that it will be resumed I
on Monday morning, the opening day |
of the January common pleas court.
This case will get rig-lit of way over all
civil cases.' That the case wiil take up
three or four days is the belief of the
court officials.
The killing of Nathan Banks occur
red at the Banks home, 1119 Monroe
street, on the night of August 1, after,
it is alleged, the patrolman chased
Banks for half a block or more on Mon
roe street Remarks made by Banks,
while in company with o companion, it
is said, led to the chase.
Banks was standing in the doorway
of his home, it is charged, when the
policeman fired the fatal shot, the bul
let passing th'ough the neck.
COURT HOUSE
INCREASE IN RELIEF ORDERS |
Directors of Poor Called Upon to Aid'
Many Families
During the month of December,'
1914, th c Directors of the Poor issue 11
"temporary relief" orders to the
amount of $1,180,70. There were 397!
cases attended to, in addition to those j
persons regularly aided the year 'round.
In December, 1913, orders is-ued
amounted to $462.20. Just 214~c:ises
were handler. Of the relief afforde 1 j
during last December, 266 requests;
•were for coal. Jn 1913 there were 106 '
Grocery orders in 1914 numbered 97; I
in 1913, there were 79. Thc number of
requests for shoes in 1914 were 34; in
1913, there were 9.
During the half of January ending
to-day, the Directors of thc Poor issued
relief to 515 persons. The total cost!
of which was $1,170.50. Two hundred I
and fifteen persons asked for coal dur
ing the last fifteen days, eostinir
$050.50. There were 271 requests!
granted for groceries, the Associated!
Charities caring for about 100 others.:
Twenty-nine requests for shoes wero
granted.
Contractor Is Paid
The Maryland ('noualtv Company to-'
day was paid JL',120.96 by City Treas-1
urer Copelin, that monev representing
the majority of the work done on the ,
lax ton creek improvement job duriii"
the month of December 1914. '
Marriage Licenses
Charles E. Smith, Harrisburg, and''
Gladys Super, Perry county. i<
Uvi J. Kurkett and Mary E. Null !<
city. " ' i
Herbert A. Morrow, city, and Bes- '
sie Greenwood, Wormlevsburg. 1
Alien L. Miller and Mabel li. Adams, I
•llighspire. ' J
DR. DOWN'ES IS HONORED j
Invited to Preside at Superintendents' '
Meeting
City .Superintendent Dowries has',
been honored by the Department of
Superintendence of the National Educa-! /
tional Association He has been in- . j
vited to preside at the rouml table dis ]
cusmon for superintendents from cities T
25®007to a 2s°0 n OOS from | J
This meeting will he held in Cincin
nati February 21 to 26. This is gen
erally considered the most important
•branch of the national association ami
the attendance is usually about 2,000.
The meeting at which lir. Downes will
preside i»- usually the largest one.
Governor-eledfc Brumbaugh presided at.
one of tho round table meetincs last
year.
REHEARSALS DAILY
Daily rehenrsals are being held by
the east of "Papa's Daughters," the
new scintillating operetta which is to
be given at, the Majestic theatre on
I he nights of January 25 and 26 under
the auspices of the Ladies' Auxiliary
of the Polyclinic hospital Front anil
Harris streets. Everything in the
show js new rt'nd up to the minute.
New songs, new dances, new costumes,
new scenery, special light effects, new
ideas in construction broadly elaborat
ed. One hundred and twenty-five peo
ple in the production, sixteen principals,
thirty-one musical numbers, special
choruses. The characters are well
drawn and the comedy is clean and
wholesome.
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HARRISBURG STAR-INDEPENDENT, SATURDAY FVFVTNO, .TANTTARY 16. 1915.
G. 0. P. ELEPHANT
F FORM PARADE
Continued From Flrat Pace.
.s pleted all arrangements for the atten
i- dance of four companies of tho constab
ulary at the inaugural. They are now
•- stationed in Greengburg, Wyoming,
e Pottsville and Butler, and wili number
s 138 men with four captains and four
e lieutenants. The police will arrive in
y Harrisburg on the morning of the 19th.
r Tuesday, on speciaJ trains, and will
i- | leave at midnight. While here they
e will have quarters in the Stougli taber
n | nacle at State and Oowden streets, and
?. j all arrangements have been made for
r ; the care of the men and horses,
d The State Police, besides keeping in
r, order the gathering crowds, will take
i- part in the procession, and at night-*
d will have charge of the police arrange
s ments at the capitol during the gubcr
n uatoria] reception. Different arrange
d ments will be made from those of last
y inauguration when automobiles dashed
through the crowd at the capitol and
people were thrown down and trampled
c on>
l_ Roped-off Aisle for Visitors
d This year the public will be admitted
e to the capitol through the main en
■- trance, and will pass dowfi a roped-otf
e aisle to the right to the lower door of
e the House caucus room, where the re
| ception party will be stationed. Passing
•- j the reception party the public will pass
n out of an upper door into the hall and
. thence to the rotunda. All automobiles
1 will enter the State street gate and pass
up the hill to the entrance to the south
t wing where passengers will get out, the
t' autos going through the passage way
t between the capitol and library.
0 There will be no persons admitted at
e lower entrance except those who arrive
in tndiicles, and this will prevent a
. crush at the south door, where police
. will tie stationed. Inside of the build
. ing the police will keep the-crowd in
line and direct them where to go to
r meet the reception party and to direct
' them out of the room into the corridor.
r Congressman W. S. Vare, of Phila
y delphia, to-day sent in the names of his
3 staff, all Philadelphians, as follows:
r Thomas B. Smith, James
James N. Hazlett, George B. Clay, F. 11.
Starling, Abraham Weir, Albert H.
Ladner, Jr., Morris L .Peterson, Charles
W .Buehler and William W. Wright.
Route of the Parade
j The route of the procession will be
as follows: Form at Front and Market,
, out Market to Fourth, to Walnut, to
s j Third, up Third past the reviewing
j I stand at Third and State, continuing on
.I up Third to Hamilton, to Second, to
Market Square and dismiss.
j After the inaugural address, the Gov
) ernor with escort, the Governor's
, Troop, in command of Captain Jack,
will ride over the route, preceding the
parade. The Governor will then return
, to the grandstand and review the pa
rade at its beginning.
[ Formation' of the Parade
The formation of the parado is an
nounced as follows:
' First Division—Mounted State po
lice, Major John C. Groome; Mount
. Union band, General Edw. DeV. Mor
, rell, chief marshal; Dr. Henry M. Stine.
. chief of staff; aides to the chiet mar
shal, military organization, provisional
regiment, in command of Colonel Jos
eph B. Hutchison; battalion State Col-
I lege cadets.
Second Division—'William S. Vare. I
| marshal; chief of staff and aids, band,
Philadelphia Republican club, David
! Lane commanding, 700 men; baud,
j Chester county delegation, T. Larry
(Eyre, 160 men; Markelsburg band,
j Hunting clubs, Samuel Spyker, Hunt
ingdon; Ringgold band, Northeastern .
j h'cpuiilican League, Reading, D. S.
Becker, 65 men; band, Lackawanna
j county clubs, J. R. Sehlager, 150 men;
, J 'Steelton band, Harrisburg Republican
I Club, E. M. 'Householder, 100 men;
j Municipal band, West End Republican
Club, Harry R. Douglas, Comm., 200
men; Italian band, Independent Social
j Club, Jos. J. Pariolo, 60 men; llassett
1 Club, Steelton Silver Cornet band, Un
ion Republican Club, Steelton, Peter
Blackwell, 75 men; band, t\outh Phila
delphia Republican Club, E. S. Vare.
Comm.,*soo men.
Third Division—Bond, M. Harvey
j Taylor, marshal, and staff, band, Vigi
j lant Fire Company, Yo*k; York band,
j Friendship, No. i, Harrisburg, Daniel
{ Kiester; band, Hope, No. 2, A. H.
lireidler, band. Citizen, No. 3, Charles .
: P. Meek; band, Washington, No. 4. ,
[ George Kennedy; band, Mt. Vernon .
J Hook and Ladder Company, W. Tunis;
j band, Paxton, No. 6, Adam Rahobach; ,
[ band, Good Will, No. 7, John Williams; |
1 band, Mount Pleasant, No. 8, George
Mcllhenny; band. Susquehanna, No. 9. j
! George G. Young; band, Rgj.ly, Vo. 10,1
| Charles Stroll; band. Shamrock, No. 11. .
; Harry Dyblie; band, Allison, No. 12, !
E. Eisley; band, Camp Curtin, No. 13,
O. F. Ferree; band, Royal, No. 14. I !
John Hauck.
Aids to Chief Marshal
j The following special aids to Chief <
i Marshal Morrell are announced:
1 M. E. Stroup, Moses Cooper, George i
Sullivan, William I. Laubenetcin, |
! Charles Fry, Isaiah Reese, Jr., C. S.
! Gaut, C. H. Sauers, George Van Kirk, j
W. S. Seibert, Percy Moore, William 11.
Bickley, Harry Long, R. Jones Reiff, j
| Dr. John Gulp, John W. Reily, Dr. Wil- j
j Ham Hughes, Jacob Eckinger, William i
McCreath, William Bergner, Georga
Drake, E. C. Buchannan, P. R. Flurie, ]
J. C. Shumbergcr, H. S. Houck.
i The following, all from Harrisburg I
!or vicinity, are announced as aids on I
| the staff of Congressman Vare, marshal j
of the civic division:
! John A. Affleck, Harry 11. Bowman, I
1 Arthur Bailey, William A. 8011, H. M. j
! Bingaman. Harry A. Boyer, Charles S. j
8011, Arthur D. Bacon, J. William j
Bayles, J. William Bowman, Cameron 1
Baer, Edward Bailey, Howard W. Ba |
kcr, William M. Bates, Thornton A. i
Bell, William 11. Bennethum, Jr., Har-j
rv J. Berrier, John Black, B. F. Blough, |
David G. Bowman, John T. Brady, Da- |
vid A. Buehler, William E. Bogar, Dr. |
George L. Brown, Dr. Blecker, Harry |
F. Bowman, George V. Bolton, Harry j
C. Baum, John E. Barr, Thomas J. 8011, j
William M. Caldwell, Melvin B. Cum-1
bier.
Dr. W. P. Clark, W. Justin Carter,
Henry C. Claster, l)r. C. C. Cocklin,
John Conkling, Frank L. Cook, Joseph
Claster, 0. L. Culmerry, Charles C. Cum
bler, A. M. Clay, Samuel P. Dunkle, Dr.
J. E. Dickinson, W. M. Donaldson,
Benjamin W. Demming, Thomas J. De
vine, Edward Doehne, E. L. Daron, Carl
K. Deen, W. B. Denehey, Chartas A.
Di»brow, Morris S. Daniel, Dr. Bayard
T. Dlokison, James B. Deshong, 8. 8.
Eberts, John T. Ens.piinge.r, George E.
Etter, Charles T. Ensminger, Jacob
Eckinger, Simon L. Eppler, W. H.
Kge, A. L. Etter, John M. Poster, H. .M.
Fairchilds, Ijouis Pink, Charles Peidt.
J. R-owe Fletcher, Harry Fahnestock,
JR. V. Pox, Li. A. Faunce, A. Keeder Fer
riday, S. W. Fitzgerald, David Fleming
Charles S. Fohl, H. H. Freoburn, .1.
Clarence Punk, Arthur Pry, Edward J.
•Fisher, Jacob Farver, Preeman C.
Gerberich, Henderson Gilbert, John P.
Gohl, S. O. Goho, Joseph Goldsmith, D,
H. Grissinger, Thomas B. Gardner,
Joshua Gross, Charles 8. Grubb, E#jcl
E. Graeff, Dr. John C. Groome, Thomas
G. George, J. W. Gass, J. M. Heagy, Dr.
S. F. Ilassler, John A. Herman, 11. L.
Holmes, William T. Hildrup, Harry F.
Holler, A. Boyd Hamilton, Harry
Handshaw, »
Dr. W. 8. Hairlock, William M. Bar
gest, George Harry, George R. Heise.v,
Edwin S.' Herman, Daniel C. Herr, R-oss
A. Ilickok, I{. Wilson Hoffman, Edwin
M. Horstiek, Frank J. Harro, /A. M.
Hinds, Edward M. Householder, Dr.
M. L. Ilershey, W. Homer, E. M. Her
shey, W. W. Jennings, Walter A.
Kiester, George W. Karman.v, Dr. C. E.
L. Keene, Augustus H. Kreidler, John
L. L. Kulin, William 11. Killinger, Sam
uel Kunkle, G. M. Keefer, Dr. Paul G.
ICochenoiiT, Albert Koenig, C. A, Knoll,
J. Herman Knisely, B. F. S. Keen, Dan
iel L. Keister. Clarence M. Leiter,' Lew
is 11. Lickel, William J. Lescure, E. N.
Lebo, Dr. John H. Lehr, William H.
Lynch, F, Loudermilch.
James E. Lcntz, Theodore 11. Erbo,
W. H. Musser, Walter L. Montgomery,
William K. Meyers, Alex S. Millor, Ell
ward Marks, Dr. A. Leslie Marshall,
Charles 11. Maul;, Dr. E. S. Meals,
Philip T. Meredith, Charles A. Miller,
Luther Minter, Paul Moog, Mark A.
Muinma. Frank C. Neelv, Christian
■Nauss, John B. Nicholas, John C. Nis
slev, Thomas J. Nelly, B. Frank Ober,
Frank Oenslager, John T. Olmsted
Frederick M. Ott, 11. F. Ovcs, Dr. W. H.
Painter, Milton H. Plank, William
Pearson, Dr. C. H. Philips, E. R. Pierce
Charles W. Poulton, Joseph Pyne!
Charles E. Pass, William Pav'ord,
Thomas J. McEntee.
Dr. M. (). Putt, Augustus Ringland,
E. L. Rickenbach, Ross Rhoads, J. V.
\\. Reynders, Robert M. Rutherford,
George W. Reilv, Samuel B. Rainbo,
A. M. Rickert, C. Veruon Rettew,
Harry C. Ross, Frank J. Roth, .John 11.
Rudy, Isaiah Reese, Dr. Howard Ra'li
ter, W. Scott Stroh, J. C. Shumberger,
Harry Smith, Frank V. Sellers, Dr.
Harvey T. Smith, Benjamin Strouse,
Paul G. Smith, J. L. Shearer, Jr
Joshua W. Swartz. Frank P. Snodgrass,
Patrick Sweeny, S. H. Shlomberg, Jaco'b
Smith, Frank A. Smith, A. /Carson
Stainm, Dr. W. M. Shull, Dr. A. Lin
coln Sho>pe, George W. >Shreiner, H. B.
Shreiner, Mercer B. Tate, George D.
Thorn, David E. Tracey.
Montgomery Trace, A. B. Tack, Ed
win F. Tausig, E. Bruce Taylor, Daniel
A. Teats, Samuel C. Todd, J. 11. Troup
Albert A. Thumma, M. Harvev Taylor,
Ed C. Thompson, Ed C. Townsend, B. F
Umberger, E. B; VanNewkirk, Dr. H.
S. Vastine, Augustus Wildman, Samuel
Wittenmeyer, Frank G. Wickersham,
Lockwood Wordeu, Dr. 11. B. Walter,
John S. Weaver, Ralph West-brook,'
John C. Wensel, Harry G. Wilson 8.
Weston, Richard Williams, Charles
P. Walter, James T. Walters, George
<». Yoiin^.
SEIZING TfIIHPiCBOIL WELLS
Carranza Warned That Serious Conse
quences Might Follow If Threats
Are Carried Out
W asliington, Jan. 16.—Administra
tion officials were hopeful to-day that
the foreign owned oil well around
| Tamp!?o, Mex., would not be confiscat
ied by Carranza offiriais as they had
threatened. The chief of the consti
tutionalists has been warned by the
Washington government that serious
consequences might follow should
threats of confiscation be carried out.
Officials saw a solution of the problem
in a victory for tiie Villa forces in the
'battle, which is imminent, on ,ae out
skirts of Tampico, in view of previous
assurances' given by Villa-Gptierrez of
ficials in that district.
The American government realizes
fully the seriousness of the situation.
Not only does the British fleet depend
for much of its fuel on the Tampico
oil wells, but much of tho product is
shipped to Texas for railroad use.
Some American oil companies, it is
said, have already been compelled to
Shut down their plants because of a
decree by the Carranza government j
which makes It im ossible for them to
operate without the consent of the
Mexican authorities and forces them to !
pay a heavy tax.
Secretary Bryan's warning to the:
constitutionalists to retain from inter- j
fereuce with the oil producing plants |
near Tampico, Mex., caused a flutter in ,
the local Mexican agencies.
At Carranza headquarters it was con- '
tended that the foreign producers in j
thc Tampico district had ' involved |
themselves in trouble because about
two months ago they had withheld the
taxes on production they had been pay
ing to the Carranza government in the
belief that Villa would soon be in pos
session of the place.
JAPANESE SURGEONS AND RED CROSS NURSES WHO WILL AID WAR SUFFERERS IN EUROPE
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from the front, until the close of the conflict. Of the other two Red Cross units wWc'h Japan£ ISSi tlo • Miili i Zlt ? p ,' "'"? ?F 0,1(1 treatin * wounded soldiers sent back
headed by Dr. J. Sucnkl retired surgeon inspector of the Japanese Z»»L '""h 80(1 th .° ° thpr t0 PWp ' The Present party is
countr.v. at le-ast five of tbem beiiiK "veterans" of the conflict with China! X. Otstoka. nn Americanized .binaries'' wlm h»«' nL.i h *jrs. and comprises some of the most famous nurses of the
the expedition as Interpreter. The party left Yokohama on December 10. They stopped over at Honolulu for a dav and wnn. p!. t „,! t .!|!!'!i » a ° ,° r f u C i SHt 'wenty-three years. Is escorting
residents of the city. The same kind of a reception was tendered them upon their arriv;il"ln'"Sau Francisco'''" " l ' Uy a " d elltmalned at dlllui ' r b >" the Japanese Consul and other Japauw
ENOLA OBSERVES
i TENTH BIRTHDAY
Co*tlnnrd From Flrat Pap.
ing farm land that once was here, and
y taking his audience down throuigh the 1
con»tructi<ui of the yards and later to
'- the actual business done here. Classifi
'f cation of freight three big railroad"
s .divisions is accomplished in Euola.
n In the giving of the presents to the
[. ones who made the celebration a suc
f. cess, Judge MeCarrell was not forgot
'- ten. He received from the General
». j Committee a handsome silk umbrella.
I. j He expected no such honor and he was
n greatly pleased.
i- ! W. B. M( Caleb, superintendent of the
1.1 Philadelphia division of the Pcnnsyl-
I, i vauia railroad, of which Enola yards
- ! are a part, responded to Judge MeCar
j- roll's address, praising the employes for
. the way in which they aided the coin
.. pany. The Enola yards, he said, for ef
ficiency, far exceeded the expectations
i, of the officials of the company.
Conspicuous in the exercises were
- Charles H. Andrus, the popular mas
, | ter mechanic of tdie Ilarrisuurg and
i, I Enola shops; It. H. Barnes, thc retiring
I V. M. C. A. secretary, and S. G. Hep
. | ford, general secretary of the Y. M.
i | C. A.
| Musical Entertainment
', | A musical entertainment, which in
, i eluded two numbers for the audience to
. j take part in, was greatly enjoyed. The
« thousand voices joined in singing
', "America" and ''Auld Lang Syne,"
, the latter number closing the program.
, A number of singers from Harris
burg joined with Enola musicians in j
, the musical numbers. Tho Rev. M. S. |
. Sharp, pastor of the Enola Zion Lu-j
, theran church; the Rev. S. F. Rounds
, ley, pastor of the Enola Methodist
, church, and the Rev. D. M. Oyer, pastor
. of the First United Brethren church,
- took part in the ceremonies. The min
, isters were in great demand for making
. the presentation speeches when the
, various presents were given.
; TENER SIGNS HIS LAST PARDON
Governor About to Retire Grants Free
dom to Second Degree Murderer
. j Governor Tener to-day attached his
; signature to the last pardon he will is-
I as Governor. It was for Josef
j Banzner who was sentenced in October, j
| j 1908, in Bucks county, to serve twenty i
. j years in the Eastern penitentiary for j
. j murder in the second degree.
I j Last May a petition for pardon was |
, i filed, but a protest was at once enter-1
, J ed by the Bucks county authorities,
, j and the matter had been hanging fire
. ! for months after being argued before!
i | the l'ajilou Board. At the Board meet- j
. ing held in December the secretary of j
the Board was directed to obtain'cer
tain information bearing on the case,
, I and on receipt of this tho Board to-'
. j day recommended the pardon. The !
1 j papers were at once made out and sent I
| to Governor Tener, and he affixed his
■ j signature of approval. That was his
j last pardon.
With the disposition of the Banzner '
case the Board of Pardons has disposed
of every case before it, and when the
new Board comes iuto existence, next
week, it will begin on an entirely new
calendar.
RAIN €Ollll AO TO-MORROW
Fine Weather -to Disappear With Com
ing of Storm
After having delightful almost j
! springlike weather that even fooled the l
| spring birds in coming out in a spring j
song, the city is in for a rainy spell,'
according to the doleful information eb j
| tained at the local office of the Weather J
Bureau this morning. To be sure the
temperature will not tumble but rain,
scheduled to make its appearance late I
,to-night, will fall all day to-morrow. I
The river will have some trouble con
tinuing its falling "process for Weather!
Bureau officials expect the rain to start i
! a general rise in tbe river again. If
will not amount to as much as the two j
| previous rises have, however. A storm '
of no mean energy has moved in from
thc southwest and have given precipita-1
! tion generally over a large portion of
i the central valleys.
Paxton Company to Parade
The Paxton Fire Company at a meet- I
j ing last night prepared to take part
in the inaugural parade Tuesday. They
! will have the Berrysburg band. All
I members are to be at the engine house
I before noon Tuesday.
Halifax Woman Dies in lowa
Halifax, Jan. 16. —Mrs. Lydia
gle, 80 years'old, died last night at the '
home of her daughter, Mrs. C. B. \ i
Uioinis, in Des Moines, lowa.
CAPITOL HILL
ADOPT NEW RULES FOR THE
PRESERVATION OF HEALTH
J All Persons Suffering From Communi
cable Diseases Will Be Barred From
Working in Hotels, Restaurants and
Other Public Eating Places
The advisory board of the State De- j
partnient of Heailtli met with Dr. Sam-1
uel G. Dixon, State Health Commission
er, and adopted several rules and regu-:
lations which will become effective
throughout the Commonwealth as soon |
as they have been legally ftdvem«e^l.
These regulations provide that all'
■cooks, waitresses, chambermaids anu ,
kitchen help in the hotels, restaurants,
| dining cars and other public eating j
places throughout the Cominonwealtii
who are suffering rroin communicable j
diseases and lie nee are a menace to the
public shall be excluded from such serv :
ice.
A regulation was also passed pro-!
hibiting the exiposure on the sidewalk j
or pavement of vegetables or articles |
i of food which are eaten uncooked, un !
less they are projierly protected from 1
'lies and upon a stand elevated two'
feet above the sidewalk.
1 lie Board also provided for the re
porting of several additional diseases,!
a.moiiig these paratyphoid fever and uj
number of occupational diseases which 1
are as follows: Arsenic poisoning, brass i
poisoning, .carbon monoxide poisoning,
j lead poisonimg, mercury poisoning,'
natural gas poisoning, phosphorus pois i
oning, wood alcohol poisoning, naphtha i
poisoning, bisulphide of carbon poison
ing, dinitrobenzine poisoning, caisson
disease( compressed air illness), anthra-'
cosis (coal miners' disease).
Two More to Be Electrocuted
Governor Tener to-day named the
time for the electrocution of two mur
derers, as follows: Arthur Simons, Ti-I
oga, during the week of March 22;!
Roeco Tassone, Lancaster, during the'
week of March 8. One date for an
electrocution remains to be fixed, that |
of Nicolo Moudollo, Fayette, and that
will be disposed of on Monday.
LATE WAR NEWS SUMMARY
Continued From Flmt I'age.
; iieved in London to threaten the Ger- '
I man forces in Central Poland,
j The Russian general staff is con- !
| vinced that the Germans west and
i southwest of Warsaw have determined
on a general offensive movement. Fur- 1
i ther south German troops have rein-
I forced the AustVians for a drive at the ;
I Russians, designed to relieve Bukowina 1
and northern Hungary from danger of j
further invasion.
I Fighting during the last few days, j
j while violent at -times, has been of a
local character. The Austrian War
! Office reports that in a violent artillery
combat along the Dunajre river, in Ga
licia, several Russian batteries were si- ;
lenced.
On the western battlefields the allies ,
and the Germans are concentrating their '
I efforts in the Aisne region. Following ]
their defeat near Soissons, the French
have fallen back to new positions and 1
, are struggling to stay the German ad
1 vaiice. •
The Turkish military authorities are
reported to have decided to attempt an
invasion of Egypt. Such nn expedition
will be a most hazardous one, on ac- 1
; count of the stuidy wastes which the
invading army will have to cross.
British forces have again invaded
' German territory in Africa. They cap
! tured Swakopmund, German Southwest
l Africa.
I County Directors to Meet in Ilershey
Plans have been completed by Pro- ,
I fessor Frank E. Shambaugh, County
Superintendent of Schools, for the mid- 1
winter meeting of t.lie Dauphin County ; '
School Directors which will be held in j
Ilershey on February 12 anil 13. Among j '
I those who will address the meetings are ]
Professor D. M. Rapp, Superintendent j
of the Berks county schools; A. W. j •
Snavely, secretary cf the Derry town
ship schools, and Professor Reed B. i
Tietrieh, Deputy State Superintendent '
of Public Instruction.
Prominent New York Lawyer Dies
By Associated Press,
New York, Jan. 16.—John E. Par- /
sons, a prominent lawyer, who has at ]
different times been president of the (
City Club of New York and the Cooper
Union for the advancement of science i
and art, died at his home here to-day.
He was 86 yenrs old.
SIXTEEN VETERANS OF
POST 58 DIED IN YEAR
Annual Memorial Services Will Be Held
at G. A. E. Booms Next Friday
Evening, When Dr. L. C. Mudge
Will Speak
j I ost. 58, G. A. H., will bold its an
■ niial memorial services for comrades
| who died during the post year on Fri
-1 day evening of next week at the G. A.
18. hall, 2G North Third street. The
j names ot sixteen comrades who died
1 during 1914 will be read and sixteen
j vacant c'hairs will represent them.
The program will be opened by the I
Assembly, by Irene Wagner, followed
, by prayer, by tie Kev. Dr. Silas C.
owallow; a reading, by William Hug !
i gins, and music, by the ladies' quartet i
.ol Kpnorth .Methodist church The I
j address will be given by the Rev. Dr. |
, Lewis C. Mudge, pastor'of Pine .Street I
Presbyterian church. There will fol-!
low a solo, "The Vacant Chair," by
! Miss Heicher.; the culling of the roil
i of deceased members, by Adjutant N.
I A. Walmer; the strewing of roses, by
| Mabel Matilfair and Mae F. Pugh, ac
; compunied by a recitation, by" Miss
i Parthemore, and the singing of
''America.'' The Taps will be sounded
by Miss Wagner.
11. W. Newman is post commander
j and F. H. Hov, Sr., chairman memor
| ial committee, will preside. The meet
| ing will be open to the public, and
j friends and relatives of the deceased
j comrades are especially invited to be
| present.
The roll of the dead, with dates of
deatfh, follows-
I F. M. Cleudenniu, .January 2; Dan-|
! iel Ricgle, January 6; George Itetgos. I
! January 16; Rankin G. Potts, January
16; William 11. Crook, January 17;
John Olewine. March 9; William D.
Lucas, March 25; Robert Atkins, April
j3; Daniel Swcigard, April 9; Patrick
! Burns, August 11; llenrv Frickman,
• August 16; Henry Musser, August 26;
George M. Groff, August 29; Charles
| Palmer, August 30; George V. Corl, ,
I -November 4, and Dallas T. Peters, De- ,
| eember 20.
i There were Iwo other deaths In He- |
! cember after the record, had been made
! cut, and will be included in next year's
; list.
BOTH GUILTY IN
BADCHECK CASE
Conlinncil From First Pose.
! and "hounding" him. He insisted his 1
business transactions with* the Harris- j
burg banks and local merchants were ' :
legitimate and were undertaken with !
ig'ood intentions.
When asked to explain why he ! :
sought to hide bank and check books j
given to him in the Dauphin Deposit j
Trust Company where he deposited
one of Mie alleged bogus SI,OOO checks,
he said he had done so only after be-1*
Bruit's check was suspected of being j !
a bad one.
"1 then thought mine, too, prob- j'
ably was no good," he said.
Mercer admitted he threw the bank |
book and receipts given to him by j
merchants into a water tank in police !'
headquarters. The defendant displayed
a miniature auto wheel, which he said
he had had patented, and added that he
for some time had been selling stock
issued by "my company" which had j 1
intended manufacturing that type of '
wheel.
He and Leßrun each obtained a
SI,OOO pheck from Florida men, he;
said, to whom they had sold the rights j '
to sell the wheel in the Florida ter-! '
ritory. Mercer did not attempt to deny 1 1
that to the District Attorney he had j '
confessed to the forgery and false pre-1J
tense changes and later repudiated the i
confession, but he said while on the | .
stand that his original purpose to 1
plead guilty was to obtain means fori]
getting back to New' York where he j
wants to testify in a suit now said to I !
be pending against a New York law
yer. ! •
Mercer added that ho could not say !
whether Leßrun had intended to plead !
guilty, but he supplemented the remark
with the statement:
"1 had beeen advised that if Le- [
Hrun would not plead guilty, I was to
let him go to holl."
The last of the testimony was of- I
fered early this morning and Judge
Kunkel ended his charge at 11.30
o clock at which time the jurv retired, j
IT PAYS TO USE STAR
INDEPENDENT WANT ADS. !
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MISS BARnYIBORE CLEVER
IN A HOPELESS PLAY
I Her Art and That of Bruce Mcßae All
That Save "The Shadow" From Be
ing Utterly Disappointing—Piece
Holds a Brief for Home-Wreckers
Only the rare artistry of Miss Ethel
Harrvmore and Mr. Bruce Mcßae, aided
by five other capable performers, saved
"The Shadow," a new Frohman play by
Dario Niccodemi and Michael Morton,
from being a dismal failure in the Ma
jestic Theatre last night.
Miss Harrvmore had the hardest role,
j perhaps, that she ever attempted to
| till. She, by the way, has developed
I from the slightly young girl who ten
years ago delighted audiences as much
I by her youthful graces as by her bud-
I iliug-histrionic ability, into a more mn
j tured actress of infinitely more finished
• dramatic power. It must have been a
I terrific strain upon Miss Barrymore's
physical and intellectual powers to have
saved "The Shadow" from being a
hopelessly dull and uninteresting [day.
There can be little if any excuse for
the theme ifud at times the audience
would ha\e lost all interest iu it had
not Miss Harrvmore, aided by her com
petent support, saved it by sheer
streifgth of her personality and good
acting.
But "The Shadow" is not worth Miss
Barrymore's time. There is no reason
why an actress such ns she should tax
her strength almost to the breaking
point in an endeavor to keep such a
play out of the discard where it. is
destined very soon to go.
"The Shadow" carries no message.
The lines are heavy and almp.-t devoid
|of all humor. The piece is painfully,
| harrowinglv and unnecessarily depress
ing. Briefly stated the play holds the
! brief for home-wreckers by endeavoring
in some measure to excuse home-wreck
ing. There is nothing in "The Shadow"
lo appeal even to that class of calloused
theatre-goers who can become interested
in a play that is "off color," for it
oxen lacks the clever lines and funny
situations that are necessary to make
a morbid play presentable.
The crowd in the Majestic last night
filled every seat and many persons were
turned away at the box office. No one
could blame Miss Barrymore. Mr. Me.
Rae snid the rest of the company, nor
the of the Majestic, for
the disappointment that "The Shadow"
proved to be.
We doubt if any group of actors ever
tried more valiantly to make a piece
"go." Miss Barrymore was on the
stage almost all the time and put her
whole soul into her almost hopeless
task. The quality of her acting com
pelled close attention and won merited
appreciation of her efforts, as was
shown at the eloae of the second act
when she was called to the footlights
a dozen times to acknowledge applause.
It was simply a case in which the play
proved a failure despite the most en
thusiastic and expert treatment by the
performers. "The Shadow" simply was
'tried and found wanting and its failure
could not have been anticipated either
by Miss Barrymore or the management
of the Majestic.
DH. STOUGH UNABLE TO SPEAK
Miss Palmer Took His Place at Last
Night's Altoona Meeting
Altoona, Jan. 16.—The Rev. Dr.
Hfenry W. Stough, the evangelist, was
confined to his rooms by illness yester
day and was unable to attend the meet
ings held in the big tabernacle. This,
however, was not permitted to inter
fere with the work of the evangelistic
campaign now in progress in Hie city,
and last night after a most earnest and
eloquent discourse by Miss Sara S. Pal
mer, one of the menVbers of the Stougii
party, 109 persons hit the sawdust
trail.
Dr. Stough has Ijeen suffering with
a cold which affected his throat. 110
preached on Thursday evening under
tho greatest difficulty and yesterday
despite treatment by his physician, it
became apparent that he would not bu
able to attend the meetings, his phy
sician advising him not to go to Iha
tabernacle if he wished to be in con
dition to address the meeting for wom
en only this afternoon and for the task
of speaking at three meetings on Sun
day.
Chicago Grain Market Closing
Chicago, Jan. 16. —Close.
Wheat—i May, 141%; July, 125.
Corn—'May 1114; July, *78%.
Oats—'May, 55%; July,
Pork—January, 18.35; May, 18.97.
Lard—January, 10.05; May, 10.75.
Ribs—January, 9.85; May, 10.2 7.