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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.
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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.
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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