8 ANTI-TRIISI Sill 111 BASEBALL IS ON Federal League's At tacks on National and ' American Magnates Begun in Chicago COMMISSIONS POWER SCORED Attorney For Federals in Opening Ad dress Attacks the National Agree ment and Its Relations With the Minor Leagues of Country Hy Associated Press. Chicago, J an. 20. —Before a crowd of baseball fans that tilled the U. 8. Dis trict Court, the Federal League to-day opened its anti-trust suit against the three highest bodies of organized base ball. The principal points of attack in the opening address of Keene H. Add ington was the power of the National Commission, and which the Federal League attorney described as judicial, executive and legislative, and the rules of the National aigreement under the American and National Leagues and the National Commission maintain rela tions with the minor leagues were cited to show the extent of that power. Grouped about the table of counsel for the defendant were the three nieni- Oiers of the National Commission, Chair onau Herrmann. President Tener and President Johnson. Nearby were club owners in both major and minor leagues, managers and players. At the table of the Federal League lawyers were President Gilmore, Charles Weghanan and others. Addington declared the national agreement provided a series of weapons lor use against the "enemies of organ ized baseball" among whom it placed, Hie said, any persons who were against its rules. The first weapon, he said, was the (National agreement itself, used to keep in line the parties to it; the second, was the rule regarding territorial rights which wis intended mainly for use against those enemies operating from within, though it was used also against the Federal League; the third was lound in the rules regarding contracts; the fourth in the alleged "black list," and the fifth styling as "outlaws" and "contract jumpers" its opponents. The National agreement's rule that it is indissoluble, except by unanimous vote, admits of one fair deduction, ac cording to Addinigton, first, that it pro vies aguinst competition from within; second, that players may be held as they come and go, and third, that the supply of players may be controlled. Because the agreement gives the Na tional Commission the right to penalize violators of its rules; gives it the power to change or add rales, and also the Tight to judge differences between clubs and players, or leagues, Addington de clared, it possessed legislative, judicial and executive functions. CEMETERY OFFICIALS CHOSEN John H. Mcllhenny Elected President ■ of East Harrisburg Company The annual meeting of the East Harris/burg Cemetery Company held yesterday afternoon resulted in the election of the following directors: John H. Mcllhenny, S. S. Miller, John J. Harggst, Clinton M. Hershey, D. W. Swope and Ed M. Knupp. Mr. Mcllhenny was chosen president, Mr. Knupp, superintendent; Joseph J. Miller, secretary and treasurer, and J. 'H. Hurling, assistant superintendent. The beard declined to add $6,000 to the fund for the permanent upkeep of the cemetery, and adopted a plan for the upkeep of individual lots. A new section at Twenty-first street has been ndded and the roads in the cemetery will be made 0 f macadam. The ceme tery is within the corporate limits of Penbrook. Verbeke to Remain as Jury Clerk Jury Commissioners Edward Dapp and Samuel M. Taylor, with Sheriff Harry C. Wells, to-morrow will select from the jury wheel the sixty jurors who will serve at the session of Com mon Pleas t ourt to be held during the week beginning February 22. Marion A erbeke, clerk to the Commissioners, who twice threatened to resign and once actually sent in his quit notice, to-day assured the Commissioners that he will serve to-morrow and throughout the year. Sabbath School Board Meets At. a meeting of the executive board of the Dauphin County Sabbath School yesterday a committee was appointed to prepare for association field work, and the Rev. Albert J. Greene was ap pointed third vice president of the as sociation to succeed the Rev. .1. Fran cis Lee. Coal Mines Suspend Operations Aftaociatrd Press. Reading, Pa., Jan. 20.—Because of the mild weather and slow sale of an thracite the mines of the Reading Coal and Iron Company will close down this evening for the balance of the week They will resume on Monday morning! The mines have been working but three and lour days a week for some time. Extra Coaches Yesterday On the Pennsylvania railroad vester day, there were run twenty-five ' extra d«v coaches and ten additional parlor and sleeping cars. It is estimated that more than 10,000 persons were trans ported to this city especially for the inauguration. 8300,000 Fire in Toledo Hit Associated Press. Toledo, Ohio, Jan. 20. -A five*story Ibuilding occupied by the A. S. Hickok Drygoods Company," was burned earlv this morning. The loss is placed at $300,000. The loss on stock alone is said to total $200,000, with but little insurance. Guests of Philadelphia Doctors Dr. John A. Slierger, 1809 North Sixth street, and Dr Samuel Z. Shope. 610 North Third street, have returned from Philadelphia, where they were Suests at the annual banquet of tne ledical Club, of tha' city. " 1 1 HARRISBURG STAR-INDEPENDENT, WEDNESDAY KVFMTNn. .TANT T AT?Y 20. 1915. ADAMS CO. GOES TO COURT Judge Kuokt! Fixes Time for Treasur er Young to Show Why State Should Not Pay $2,033 Alleging that State Treasurer Rob ert K. Young has lefused to honor a warrant for $2,032.62 drawn on the State to cover the cost of the primary election held in Adams county in the fall ot' 1013, the Adams County Com missioners, in court here to-day, ob tained a writ of alternative mandamus against the State official, commanding lum to show why payment should not be made. Judge Kunkel granted the writ and fixed February 1, at 10 o'clock, as the time for hearing. The Adpms Countv Commissioners are N. R. Beamer, S. sm. Keagy and S. M. Eicholtz. As couns3l they ha\e re tained former Judge Jacobs, of this city, and John I). Keith and J. Donald Swope, of Gettysburg. The claim for the election money is made under the "uniform primaries | act," which provides that the State shall bear the expenses incident to the primaries elections. So far as the County Commissioners know, the State Treasurer's refusa'. to honor the war rant was based on the State's claim that charges against several townships of Adams county for State aid in road building offset the amount of the elec tion expense claim. The county proper, it Is contended l«y the Commissioners, owes the State not a cent. Auditor General Powell, it was asserted, lias passed favorably on the Adams county claim. MRS. \Y. M. WHITMYER DIES Body Will Be Taken to Duncannou Where Burial Will Be Made ' The funeral of Mrs. Margaret Whit myer, 64 years old, wife of William M. Whitmver, who died Monday at the Harrisburg hospital, will be held from the home, 2120 Jefferson street, to liighat at 6.30 o'clock, the Rev. B. H. flart, pastor of the Fifth Street Meth odist ehurph, officiating. Tomorrow morning Undertaker Charles 11. Mauk will take the body to Duncannou where I further services will be held in the j I'nited Brethren church and burial made. Mrs. Whitmver is survived by her husband and two sons, thomas, of Duncannou, and Wesley, of this city. George M. Finney The funeral of George M. Finney, 65 years old, who died yesterday aft ernoon at the home of his son, John Finney, 138 Indian avenue, will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock, the Rev. J. A. Staub, pastor of the Nagle Street Church of God, officiating. Burial will be in Prospect Hill ceme tery. Mr. Finney is survived bv three sons, Elmer, John and Luther; two nrothers, John and Jacob, and a step brother, George Brown, also one sister, Mrs. E. Beck. Steven Furdek The Rev. Steven Furdek, 59 years old, founder of the Jednota Orphanage and printer)" near Middletown, died suddenly at Cleveland, Ohio, according to wore! received here yesterday. Fa ther Furdek, besides being the founder of lhe Orphanage and printery, was the organizer of the First Catholic i l.eague of which he was the national j president. He aided in the organiza tion of the First Catholic Slovak Union which met at Steelton last September. PARSONAGES TRANSFERRED Grace and Zion Congregations For mally Obtain Titles to Property The realty transactions concerning the Grace Methodist Episcopal church and the Zion Evangelical Lutheran church, whereby the Lutheran congre gation took over the plot, 212 Pine street, from the Methodist church for the consideration of $12,000, and. the Grace church constructed a parsonage at State street and Willow avenue, to day were confirmed by a court' order made by Judge S. J. M. McCarrell. The agreements incident to the trans fers of the real estate were entered into by the trustees several months ago and the court order to-day simply was a confirmation of the trustees' action, made necessary by the fact that the churches are incorporated. GAITHER ASSUMES NEW DUTIES Attends His First Meeting To-day As a Public Service Commissioner The Public Service Commission met this morning with full membership for the first time in months, Walter 11. Gaither, of Allegheny, taking his seat as a member. A great basket of floyv ers decorated Commissioner Gaither's desk, the tribute of former Governor Tener and the attaches of the Execu tive Department. Commissioner Penny packer, recently appointed chairman of the body, as sumed the chair when the commission met. The Philadelphia Electric Light and Power case, a protest auainst high rates and alleged poor service, occupied the entire morning session. TROLLEY CREW STOP FIRE See Smoke Coming From Cellar Window and Use Hand Extinguisher A barrel burning late yesterday aft ernoon in the cellar of 2126 North Sec ond street, the home of W. C. Morton, sent smoke from tho cellar window at the front and attracted the attention of a trolley crew, who entered the cellar through a window and extinguished the blaze with the hand extinguisher from the car. No person was home at the time. An alarm was turned in from Second and Mac lay streets, but the firemen did not go into service. The loss will not exceed $3. Three in Family Get Appendicitis Miss Jennie Guist, daughter of Charles Guist, of Williamstown, is the third member of her family to be stricken with appendicitis. She'was ad mitted to the Harrisburg hospital for an operation this morning. Her two i brothers have both successfully under-1 gone appendicitis operations" in the Harrisburg hospital. Griffins Get SaP,y Sentences Bit Associated Press. New York, .Jan. 20. —Francis H Griffin and his wife, Clara, who plead ed guilty recently to using the mails to defraud their wealthy acquaintances of approximately $3 00,000. were sert tenccd to-day in the Federal Court. Griffin was given a 7-vear term and his wife was sentenced to serve six years. LAWYERS' PAPER BOOKS Printed al this office in best style, at lowest prices and on short notice. I KAUFMAN AND POMEROY TO REBUILD ON OLD SITES Caatlnued From First Pag*> to be able to handle staple groceries by Friday morning. Mr. Pomeroy t had SB,OOO insurance on the stock, $1,200 on the fixtures and' SB,OOO on the build ing. This will not cover the loss, he said. Mr. Pomeroy will start rebuilding on the old site as soon as possible. Fire Chief John C. Kindler made his official investigation with the insurance adjusters this morniug. Th-e fire is be- I lieved to have started in the basement | near the front of the building, No. 6, j in what was called the "vault." There j the electric wires ran, but the cause of i the fire is not known as yet. At the I other side of this, the central building jof the group, was the elevator shaft which ran to the roof. The Kaufman store buildings were practically one, the large 4-story struc ture having been connected inside by passageways with the smaller building oil each side, for the convenience of the shoppers. The spread of the fire to the basement of the Pomeroy store was through openings between joists on the first tloor, tlie same joists supporting the floors of the two buildings. All last night and this morniug pumps, operated by gas engines, were used in emptying the cellars of tho builil'ings in the block along Market street, between the square and River street, to permit an estimate of the loss to the contents of the cellars to be made. Solomon Kuhn & Co., place their loss from water at between $2,500 and $3,000; Roberts & Meek, SI,OOO, prin cipally from smoke which damaged stock on the third floor, and E. B. Black, SSOO from water. Other losers in this block are E. Z. Gross and Andrew 8. McCreath & Son. Their losses are one chiefly to water in the cellars. No estimate of the Gross loss can be made until the stock of drugs can be thoroughly examined, while for McCreath & Son electricians will have to examine dynamos and oth er valuable machinery in the flooded basement. "PLUMS" DISTRIBUTED IN THE HoUsE THIS MORNING Continued From Firait Page. L. Anderson; Allegheny, T. J. Casey; Philadelphia, George Sommers; Susque hanna, Jerome Shannan; Lebanon, George S. Trafford; Schuylkill, David Thomas. Postmaster, Allegheny, Charles Hil legas; assistant postmaster, Philadel phia, Harry Murray; messenger, Phila delphia, Samuel Curran; assistants to messenger, Lawrence, James A. Stickle; Allegheny, Harry Robertson; Somerset, W. J. T. Rae. Doorkeeper. Philadelphia, J. Ramsey McGarter; assistants to doorkeeper, Beaver, Howard Irwin; Philadelphia, Henry Gregg; Allegheny, Wukkuan Sharrah; Berks, Lewis A. Rickert; Phil adelphia, Harry Green; Philadelphia, John O. Neil; Blair, Herbert E. Burch field; Allegheny, W. T. Bell, Joseph A. Gibson, William Gawles. Superintendent folding room, Tioga, Theo. Van Ness; pasters and folders, Burks, Lewis Beihn; Lancaster, Charles E. Ross; Lackawanna, William Reese; Schuylkill, Alexander Klimas; North umberland, John E. Thursby; Cumber land, J. R. Needhamer; Mckean, C. M. Rice; Washington, Charles Bitner; Armstrong, Alex. H. Taylor; Warren, James W. Wiggins. Chaplain, Montgomery, The Rev. F. W. Staley; day watchman, Philadel phia, Edward Braceland; night watch man, Dauphin, Edward H. Fisher; over seer heat and ventilation, Philadelphia, Samuel Watson; clerks to committees, Delaware, Thomas Rudolph; Bradford, Fred. E. Mather; Lycoming, M. S. Kiess; Allegheny, I. R. Sommeinan; Clearfield, H. B. Cleary; Westmoreland, George Dawson; Allegheny, Samuel Thompson; Philadelphia, Harry V. J. Logan, Belmont Patterson; A. F. Brenner; Mercer, Thamos J. Price; Philadelphia, Theo. Flynu; Dau phin, A. L. W-agner. Custodians of committee rooms, Alle gheny, Edward Simon; Philadelphia, Succa Marchiano. Philadelphia, William McFadden; Allegheny, James M. Matthews. Elevator operator, Chester, Timothy Reardon; assistant elevator operator, Allegheny, J'aekson Houston; custodians of wash room, Fayette, John Bird; 1 hiladelphia, Lewis Shick; custodians cloak room, Luzerne, John Williams; Philadelphia, I nomas L<. Jennings* custodians to basement, Franklin *B'. Smith; assistants to custodian of base ment, Allegheny, George J. Anderson; Philadelphia, John 11 anna; chief page, Dauphin, Clarence Seller; pages, York Henry Rcachard; McKean, Paul'Denni son; Jefferson, Walter Rothennund; Philadelphia. William Stver- Geroulds Bloom; Allegheny, George Birmingham; Allegheny, Herman Ma"r witz; Clearfield, Charles Rogers; Alle gheny, Edward Heim; Dauphin, Paul R. Gressinger, William A. Reichert Raymond Keover, Francis Powers C'' Stewart Snoddy, Albert Crai<r Roy Evans, Park Beekley, Joseph Garner- Fayette, Charles A. Parker, Edward Collins. SENATE ADJOURNS AFTER BRIEF MORNING SESSION The Senate's first business this morn ing was the passage of a resolution providing for adjournment to-day until Monday evening next. President Pro Tem. Kline announced his standing committees for the session. Chief Clerk Kephart announced the ap pointment of the Senate minor officers as prepared by the Slate Committee. A message was received from Gov ernor Brumbaugh announcing the ap pointment of a number of notaries pub lic. 1 Lieutenant Governor McClain an nounced the appointment of Miss Alma K. Boyd, of Lancaster, as secretary to the Lieutenant Governor. The Senate adjourned until Monday night at 9 o'clock. Infant Dies at Hospital Paul Hain, 5-month-old son of Adam J. Huin, 518 South Sixteenth street, died from bronchitis this morning at 3.30 o'clock, at the Harrisburg hos pital. ilk had been on Janu ary 18 for a cleft palate. HELP WANTED—MALE. LARGE EASTERN FACTORY - want* reliable party to manage distribution, exceptional patented utility selling everywhere; big income assured. Pro tection given. References required. Write Troxell, Hotel Commonwealth. GERMANS AND RUSSIANS IN DESPERATE FIGHT FOR LEFT BANK OF VISTULA Petrograd, Jan. 20, Via London, 3.34 P. M.—Along a 60-mile front from Ciechanow, to the south of Miaw la, to Dobrzyn, on the Vistula 12 miles below Plock, the Germans are on tho defensive against the Russian advance towards East Prussia. During the last three days heavy artillery engagements have occurred at various points along this line. -Meanwhile the struggle is 111 prog- I ress for possession of the left bank I ot' the Vistula from its junction with the Bzura anil Wiszogrod westward to Dobryzn, a distance of approximately 4") miles. Possession by the Russians of Wiszogrod and their footing on the left bank of the B/.ura in that vicinity affords them 0 base for their opera tions against the Germans, who are in : force to the west of that position. 111 endeavoring to retake trenches captured by the Russians immediately west of Wiszogrod the Germans are re ported to have lost 300 men. South ward, in tile vicinity ot Tarnow, Ga licia, the Austrians have employed for the first time the faaous German 42- centimeter guns in an effort to dislodge the Russians from their positions along the Duna.jee river. According to re ports here, they have been unsuccessful, having been forced to retreat to the northwest, leaving the Russian posi tions intact. Russian army officers are of the opinion that the heavy German guns are an impediment rather than an aid to the Austrians, on account of the bad roads and the long distance it is necessary to transport the guns. AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL HAS BEEN CHANCED TO SYDNEY Melbourne, Australia, Via London. Jan. "0, 9.45 A. M.—The seat of the Commonwealth government has been transferred temporarily from Melbourne to Sydney. Minister of Defense Pierce has de clared that there is 110 limit to the number of troops the Australian Com monwealth will send to the front. A German lieutenant has been ar rested at Cloncurry on a charge of es pionage. Plans of wireless plants and maps of various parts of Australia were.found in his possession. London, Jan 20, 1 2.40 P. M. —The announcement from Melbourne of the transfer of the seat of the Common wealth government from Melbourne to Svdnev finds no explanation in London. The High Commissioner of Australia in London, Sii George 11. Reid, says he is unable to throw any light on the move, unless it be connected with the question of defense. Sydney is the main center of the naval and military forces o'f the Commonwealth. Preparing for Fall of Cracow? Geneva, Via Paris, Jan. 20, 5.30 A. M. —Dispatches from Budapest state that the governor of Cracow has or dered the partial evacuation of women, children and men unfit for military service. They have been given 48 hours to leave. The hanks have been transferred to Vienna. Prince of Waies Visits Front Belfort, France, Via Paris, Jan. 20. 1.55 A. M.—The Prince *>f Wales, trav eling incognito, has just fnatle a trip to the front in upper Alsace, despite the storm which has been raging. He also inspected the military workshops in Belfort. Sees Equal Advantages From War New York, Jan. 20. —K. 11. Gary, chairman of the U. S. Steel Corporation and head of the Mayor's committee 011 unemployment, asserted in a speech de livered at a luncheon of the Merchants' Association to-day that the pecuniary advantages to this country resulting from the war are now equal to the dis advantages, so far as he coit'ld judge. KNMiHTS OF MALTA ENTERTAIN Order Will Attend Church Services Next Sunday Night An entertaining program was ren dered last evening in Star of America Commandery Hall before an a,udicnce of several hundred. The address of wel come by Sir Wilmer Crow was respond ed to by Sir H. M. Askin, Grand Senior Warden of Pennsylvania; prayer bv Dr. J. T. S>pangler, of Memorial U. B. church; addresses by H. 8. Bicklc, sec retary of P. R. R. *Y .M. .C. A., Potts ville, and J. S. Reihle, of Milton, were followed by an illustrated lecture on "Yellowstone Park," by Granville E. Wood, which was greatly appreciated. A social hour followed when refresh ments were served. Next Sunday evening the Maltas throughout the city and Steelton will attend church services at the Second Reformed church, Second an i Green streets, when the Rev. H. N. Bas-der will preach a special sermon. Members of the order will meet at 26 North Third street, Sunday evening at 6.45 and go to the church in a body preceded by the Uniformed Division. Tuesday evening, January 26, the Malta De gress will be conferred in the hall of Star of America Commandery. MINER BURNED TO DEATH Gunpowder Explodes and Ignites Five Barrels of Oil By Associated Press. Johnstown, Pa., Jan. 20.—Matt Stra ber, aged 35, a miner, was burned to denth; Clyde Shaner, aged 30, will die and Nelson Swanson escaped with seri ous burns when a quantity of gunpow der exploded and set fire to five barrels of oil in the supply house of the Miller Coal Company at Portage early to-day. An electric light globe was broken and falling into an open keg of powder touched it uit. Wnforturiate Nimur. From the tenth century to 1421 Na uiur was [lie capital of n dukedom, but was merged 111 the Netherlands In 1421 It wan captured tn 1«J»2 by Marshal Vntiban In the Netherlands war and three years later by William of Orange. Again Iti 174r, the French General Clermont took It.. Mnrt It was taken from the French hy Joseph 11. tn 17W4 but restored again later. In 181 ft It war detended with great bravery tn tbe Waterloo campaign-London Answers Artistic Printing at Star-Independent. CAPITOL NEW OFFICIALS NOW "ON THE JOB" AT THE CAPITOL Attorney General Brown Gets to His Department Early and Holds Con ference With His Deputies—Gov ernor Brumbaugh Gets to Work The first member of the new admin istration to "get on the job ' to-day was Attorney General Brown, who was at his department early and had a con ference with his deputies on various matters. Secretary of the Woods was next and took up the work ou his desk, but the many telegrams and letters of congratulation consumed much of his time. He had a conference with Deputy Secretary Hertzler and the chief clerk, and the new regime started smoothly. Lieutenant Governor McClain came late and went to his office, the hand somest in the Capitol, and was soon ready for his duty as presiding officer. Governor Brumbaugh had a hard day's work yesterday and was much fatigued at its close. After the lunch eon at the mansion yesterday he re tired for a while, but was up in time to perform the various functions on the official program. With Secretary lliatt, who preceded him at the Executive De partment, Governor Brumbaugh took up the urgent business on his desk, and afterwards met a number of legis lators and other personal friends. It was announced that there would be no appointments making marked changes this week. New Chaplain of Senate The Rev. Dr. Thomas Davis, the new chaplain of the Senate, is pastor of the Abigail Vare Memorial Methodist Epis copal church, of Philadelphia, and is a native of Dauphin county having been born in Lykens, where his father was connected with the mines. Dr. Davis is a graduate of Dickinson College and is well known in collegiate circles. He is the chaplain of three camps of the Travelers' Protective Union in Phila delphia, and a clerical member of the Union League. He is exceedingly fond of athletics, especially baseball, anil is known as the chaplain of the former champion Athletic team of the Amer ican League, being a particular friend of Connie Mack, ue was at one time the champion bowler of his city. Yes terday Chaplain Davis paraded with the South Philadelphia Republican Club in the inaugural parade. • —. Dunn Gets Clerkship Cassius A. Dunn, of Charleroi, who for the past few years has been private stenographer to Governor Tener, has been appointed to a clerkship in the Bureau of Statistics in the Department of Labor and Industry. Mr. Dunn will remain in Harrisburg, where he made many friends during the Tener administration. Hunters' License Tax A conference is being held to-day by committees representing the various Sportsman's Associations on the sab jeet of legislation to be introduced soon. One bill will specifically appropriate the hunters' license tax to the State Game Commission. It now amounts to about $600,000 and it will be used for the propagation and protection of game. A uniform open season for all small game will be asked for the order not to conflict with the deer hunting season, thus lessening the risk of hunt ing accidents. McClain's Secretary Miss Alma K. Boyd, of Lancaster, who was this mornimg announced as ap pointed secretary to Lieutenant Govern- I or tMoClain, has been Mr. McClain's secretary for a number of years, before J he was elected Mayor of Lancaster and during his term as Mayor, and is said to be an exceedingly competent secre tary, knowing every detail in connec tion with the position. She is the first woman that ever occupied a position under a Lieutenant Governor. Retired Voluntarily William S. Nason, of Erie, who retir ed as Journal clerk of the Senate, this morning, the first time any occupant of that important clerkship ever retired voluntarily, did so because of press of private interests at home. Mr. Nason is interested in large baking companies in Harrisburg, Krie and elsewhere, and will devote his time to them. During his incumbency of the Journal clerkship he was regarded as one of the most competent officials the Senate has ever had in that position, and his refusal to again take the place was heard of with genuine regret by many Senators, lie will return to Erie at once. NOT A POCKET WAS PICKED Police Do Not Have a Report of Any Loss in Big Crowd Although the city entertained thou sands of visitors, which is always an attraction for pickpockets and others with criminal intent, there was not a report made to the police of any pock etbooks being lifted. The day before the inauguration the police here received information that two "mobs" of pickpockets were on their way to Harrisburg on an accom modation train and would likely get off at Middletown and come here by trolley. The leaders of both "mobs'' were known by the imported detectives, who kept a close watch, but saw noth ing of them A pocketbook containing SSO was lost in the washroom at the Commonwealth hotel, but this was uot the work of a pickpocket. BOY READY WITH ANSWER Puts Earthquake Ahead of War in Re plying to Professor's Query When Professor John P. Ferguson of the Forney school building asked* his class the other day what greatest trouble was in Europe, intending to bring out some points about the war, he was rather surprised at the answer: "Keeping the earth quiet," which came from a hopeful pupil. He has since been wondering whether an earthquake is more appealing to a school boy's spirit of adventure than a war. Investigate "Oklahoma" Oar The Harrisburg Chamber of Com merce has requested information nlbout the men and scheme back of the demon stration car "Oklahoma," which has been on the siding opposite the Rend ing railwtaiy station, from the Ownmer ciai Club at McAlester, Okla„ in which place lots were sold. It says that the Commercial Club is not 'back of the demonstration car and Is uot familiar with the proposition. F USANCE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE QUOTATIONS. Furnished by H. W. Snavely, Broker. Arcade Building, Walnut and Court Streets New York, Jau. 20. Open. Close. Alaska Gold Mines ... 29 29% Amal Copper 57% 57% Amer Beet Sugar .... 35% 35'/, American Can 30% 30'/, do pfd 96 % 96 Am Car ami Foundry Co 47% 4 8 Am Ice Securities .... 24% 24% Amer Loco 27% 27'/;, Amer Smelting 62% 63 Amer Tel and Tel .... 119% 120% Anaconda 28 27% Atchison 94% 95% Baltimore and Ohio . . 73 73% Bethlehem Steel 52 1 , 52 do pfd 101% 102% Brooklyn RT 88 88 California Petroleum .. 17 17% Canadian Pacific 165% 167% Central Leather 34% 35 Chesapeake and Ohio . . 4 4'.j 44 Chi. Mil and St Paul.. 90% 92% Chino Con Copper .. , 35% 36% Col Fuel and Iron ... 26 26 Consol Gas 120% 120% Corn Products 10 ',4 10 ' /4 Distilling Securities .. 12 12 Erie 2'2% 23 Krie Ist pfd 36% 36% General Electric Co ... 144 : % 144% Goodrich B F 30 31 % Goodrich B F pfd 96% 96%. Great Nor pfd 116% 116% Gt Nor Ore subs 30 33 Illinois Central 108 108 Interboro Met 11 < 4 11% lnterhoro Met pfd ... 49% 49% Lehigh Valley 137% 137% Louis and Nash 119 119 Mex Petroleum t>o% 61% Mo, Kail and Texas pf.l 29% 32 Mo Pacific 13',\ 14% Nev Consol Copper ... 13% 13% New York Central .... 89<4 89% NV, NII and H..... . 55% 55% North Pacific 102% 102% Pacific Mail 22 22 Penna R R 106% 106% Pittsburgh) Coal 17% 17% Press Steel Car 35% 34 Ray. Con. Copper 17% 17% Reading 151 151% R«pub. Iron and Steel . 21% 21% do pfd 77% 77% Southern Pacific 86 56% Southern Ry 16% 16% do pfd .'. . 60% 60 Tennessee Copper .... 31% 31% Texas Company 134% 134'/, Union Pacific 110% 110% IJ. S. Rubber 57 571.' U. S. Steel .." 52% 52% ITt d ° P fd 108% 108% Utah Copper 53% 54% Vir.Carolina Cheni., ... 22 22 W. U. Telegraph 62% 63 Westinghouso Mfg .. . . 70% 71% People's Gas and Coke, ex-div. 2 per cent. Philadelphia Closing Prices By Associated Press, Philadelphia, Jan. 20.—Stocks closed steady. American Railways 36 Cambria 431/ General Asphalt (asked) 32 '* '•o Pfd 67 Lake Superior Corpor. . (asked) 9 Lehigh Navigation 74 1 L v 6gl^ Penna R R 53 5-16 Phila Electric 23' t Phila Company (asked) 33 do pfd (asked) 34 Pbila Rapid Transit ..(asked) 10 Reading • 7 5 %, Storage Battery 48% Union Traction (asked) 36 United Gas Imp 82 IT S Steel 52'/ u Warwick Iron and Steel 9'/, Chicago Closing Grain Prices By Associated Press. Chicago, .lan. 20. —Close: Wheat —May, 143; July, I 2■' Corn—May, 78%; July, 79y 3 , Oats—May, 55%; July, 53%. Pork —Jan., 18.35; May, 18.97 Lard —May, 10.SO; July, 10.95 Ribs— May, 10.35; Jnlv, 10.50. BRAWfsi f NORWEGIANS. They Are the Longest Lived People In the World Today. The fine stature und unique physical qualities of the athletic Norsemen rr.v thus described by Price Collier In an article on "Norway and the Norwe gians, From au American Point of View," in Scribner's Magazine: "The so called bonder, or agricul tural peasantry, form the very back bone of (he nation in Norway. Each, is proprietor of his own farm, aud they occupy the country from the shore of the sea to the foot of the hlils and up every glen or valley as far as corn will grow. They are. as a rule, tine looking, athletic men. as their properties are not so large as to exempt them from work, but large enough lo supply them and their families with wholesome food, lu the old days they built their own houses, made their own furniture, plows, carts, harness, ironwork, wood work and basketwork. Probably there are no communities anywhere else in the world so self eflylent, so inde[>end ent and so comfortable. "Indeed, their size and wholesome aspect prove this, for they are the fair est. tallest, broadest chested and long est lived people in the world today. "In the streets of the towns, at tbe farms, ou the roads, une seldom sees a fat man or one who looks unwieldy. They are sturdily, sometimes heavily, built, but they are lean in the flank, broad of shoulder and thick through, and. though they do not always carry themselves lightly or gracefully, they look to have plenty of room for the working machinery of llviug. for heart and lungs and digestive apparatus. Wherever you go in Norway, from Christiansand to the North cape, you cannot go far without going up and down hill, nor can you go far without inhaling the champagne-like mountain air. It is not impossible that the plain food—a necessity in a poor country— the physical training In the schools, the obligatory military training, the sen sible temperauce legislation, the up and down hill exercise, the almost entire lack of luxury and the fact that tbey are not hard workers—not laxy, per haps, but certainly leisurely In their toil, seldom making any undue demand upon their nervous energy—have pro duced what no artificial legislation can copy." AFRICA FOR BICELQW POST? fiumor That Huntingdon Man Will Be Appointed Head of State High way Department Rumor on Capitol Hill to-day was to the effect that Governor Brumbaugh and State Highway Commissioner Bige loiw are to have a conference which will settle whether Commissioner Bigelow is to remain at the head of the Highway Department. It is said, —but the source of the statement cannot be learned,—that Commissioner Bigelow will tender his resignation before the close of the week, to take effe't at. once. In connection with this story it is said that .1 Murray Africa, of Hunting don, a prominent engineer, is to be made State Commissioner of Highways, by appointment of Governor Brum baugh. Mr. Africa and Governor are old friends, both coming from the same county. When the people of Hunting don county and the Juniata Valley in general gave an old neighbor's recep tion to Governor Brumbaugh, Mr. Afri ca was at tiie head of the Committee of Arrangements. He also conducted Dr. Brumbaugh's primary contest in Hunt ingdon county and was active for Dr. Brumbaugh during the last campaign. James Murray Africa is the 'second son of J. Simpson Africa, who was Secretary of Internal Affairs oi Penn sylvania and president of Union Trust, Company, Philadelphia, and was born April 11, 1863. in Huntingdon. He studied at Juniata College, and was graduated from Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute, June 13, 1.888, in civil e ii gineering. in the same year lie de signed water works for the cities of Palmyra and Riverton, New Jersey, and in ISB9 was made chief engineer of tho Chautauqua Lake Railroad. In 1894 he was elected chief engineer of the Pennsylvania Midland Railroad, and is now city engineer of Hunting don, Pa. He designed the sewerage sys tems of the cities of Danville, Lewis town, Mount Union and Huntingdon, and was in charge of the construction of additions to the Standard Steel plant of the Baldwin Locomotive Works at Burn ham." He designed and superintended the roads, sewers and water works of the Pennsylvania Masonic Home at. Eliza bethtown, and the filter plants for thu Pennsylvania Industrial Reformatory and Huntingdon and Broad Top Raii road. He has surveyed large tracts ot' land in thirty-seven counties of the IState. He is Past Eminent Commander of Huntingdon Commaodery, Knights Templar. GERMAN CIVIL COURTS. Mod* of Procedure Whora Commaroial Caias Are Triad. The "tiaudeisgerlcbt,'' or commercial court. is presldod over by oue judgo and two laymen known as "hnndeln rlcbter"- -commercial judges uominat ed by commercial bodies and appoint ed by the government. Any German is eligible who la registered as a mer chant. thirty yeHrs old. and otherwise qualitied as specially provided by law. Only commercial cases are sent to this department upon motion of either par ty i witnessed a trial between mer chants and WHS niucb pleased wit ft the speedy method of determining Ilia case. Instead of siihtustrlits techoical busi ness question* to a jury, who In all probnhilit.v never heard of the like be fore. and tlleu offering Ihe testimony of experts ou eaeli siiie of lUe case, wtilcti often lias a tendency 10 cou fuse tile Jury rather than to enlighten them, the German commercial judge* possess personal experience In busi ness and skill In affairs of commerce of the greatest value In arriving at correct conclusions. Besides, the pro cedure, as a rule, is brief and to tba point and causes little delay to the litigants So far as I could observe, this system worked very satisfactorily. -I'red H. Peterson In Case and Com ment THE MAN WHO LAUGHS. Tho Reason He Does So From the Physical Point of View. Laughter is au involuntary response of certain muscles to a communication from nerves controlling their action. We laugh Ik-cause we receive an Im pression through our sensory nerves that causes a demonstration from the muscles which express mirth. The vigor 01 heartiness of In lighter depend* upon the susceptibility or the liraln til what is received through the sensory ner\ es Tbe.v get the impression In three ways- from something we see, feel ot hear—aud send it tilong to the nerve center From there it is scut along otber uerves connected wltb certain muscles or glands aud eicites them to activity. 'J'be nerves are like so many electric wires, Jl ml tU« sensory nerves act as a battery, by means of which the elec tric currents of life are transmitted. The muscles hnve the power to ex press the state of gladness. Indicated by laughter, according to the positive ness of the impressions passed along the nerves which operate them Yoll laugb less heartily the second time you bear a funny story because tbe impression Is lens positive. Rocky Mountain New* Languages of India. One bundled and fifty different lan guages are spoken In India, most ot them unwritten, and this fact fre quently leads lo trouble In the court* of Hint oriental country. Strangely enough. Indians frequently drift Into that capital who can tltid no one alilu to understand their vernacular. Nei ther the court nor the court Interpret ers understand some of the litigants and witnesses In legal cases. Obnoxious Presumption. "Why did your sister drop her web fare work?" "While she was out trying to uplift tbe children of other people anothet welfare worker caiue along and tried to uplift her cbildreu." Lou Isvill* Courier Journal. In conversation confidence has ireater share thau w It.- l(o< hefouenn
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