111 SEEK BELIEF
IN DIVORCE COORT
Elderly Man Says Wife
Sold Farm Bought
With His Savings and
Went West
SAD TALES OF
POVERTY TOLD
Woman, Seeking Separation, Informs
the Court She Clothed Herself Out
of the Neighbors' Ash Barrels
—Children Close to Starvation
Forty complaining husbands or wives,
with their sympathising neighbors and
relatives, crowded the courts of Judges
Kunkel and McCarreU this morning to
explain why they have not been living
happily with their mates and to give
reasons why they believe the courts
should grant their requests for legal
separation.
These were the first sessions of di
vorce court held this year aud the com
plaints contained charges of desertion,
nialtr easement, infidelity and pitiful
stories of poverty.
When on the verge of retiriug aud
spending the rest of his days iu ease on
the farm, "Dell Crowder, a divorce
seeker, told Judge Kunkel that his wife,
luwdie Shannon Crowder, "sold me
out of house and home and went off to
Utah.''
Crowder, a traveling salesman, said
he had invested his savings of many
years in a farm in the upper end of
Ihe county and the wife, for no appar
ent reason, when seized with a desire to
return to the West where she was born
and raised, sold the home, the farm
stock and the growing crops and un
ceremoniously departed, accompanied
bv her mother, her son and a niece. Her
whereabouts now are not known to
t'rowder. he said.
Mrs. Marie Middlekauff told Judge
McCarreU that before her marriage to
Oliver G. Middlekauff, on October 13,
IS9S. she had some reason to believe
her prospective husband's "hobby"
was to gamble, but she loved him just
the same. After the marriage, she said,
he insisted on drawing money from her
$2,000 bank account and he resolved
that since he didn't work before the
wedding day 'he didn't think it would
be necessary to labor after he had
taken to himself a mate."
Got Clothes From Ash Barrel
Middlekauff deserted his wife on
October 3, 1911, the wife said, and
Mrs. Middlekauff made a thorough
search for him in this and other States,
hoping to induce him to return. Her
efforts were in vain, she said.
Neighbors said Middlekauff treated
his wife, "like a dog."
In another case. Catherine, the
pretty wife of Chester Rhinehart, a
printer, said of her husband that "he
ordered me to pack my trunk, get the
children, go home and stay there and
not to show my face to him again. And
•before [ could c#me home to my parents
in Harrisburg." the wife added, "J
was obliged to get clothing for myself
from my neighbors' ash barrels."
Mrs. Rhinehart said her troubles
were numerous. Chester wasn't satisfied
to work at (lis trade—that was not his
idea of an easy way to make ill on ev,
the wife said, and while the family was
living in Mechanicsburg, Cumberland
county, he give up a perfectly good po
sition to "go out on the roa'd and sell
soap and corn salve." Eventually he
returned to his former vocation, but
not until Mrs. Rhinehart pointed out
to him, she said, that the children were
badly in need of clothing ami that the
little family was "half starved."
'' e had been living in Paterson,
>. J., when he ordered me home," she
addod. While There he never once
spent an e\oninjj with me, alwavs say*
iug that he had work at the office,"
she added.
Witnesses for Fred Carlev, a Middle
town Car Company foreman, who is
snin «» his wife, Amelia, for a divorce,
were absolutely certain, they said, that
< arley treated his wife just as well as
any husband could have done and, even
though they could not account for her
leaving liini, all oftertsl to assure Judge
Kunkel that. the husband diti not mis
treat his wife.
Could Take Care of Herself
The Carleys, since their marriage
four or five years ago, and up until
i heir separation on August 15, 1911
iliad rooms in the Kline house, a Mid
dletown hotel. One of the other board
ers said he was sure Carlev did not ill
treat the wife "because Mrs. Carlev
could weJl take care of herself."
, , X Y W - 'on Klin. proprietor of the
hotel said "Mrs. ( arley is a big wom
an, but the Court wanted to knew
why the witness thought she could
take care of herself."
"Well, I'd hate to tackle her,"
< onklin replied.
The \ erv next day jiftt k r Barbara ami
I'osia Dube were married, Bosis got
angry at his briile and "beat her up "
so the wife told Judge McCarrel). She
went on to describe alleged acta of
cruelty) and in so doing dropped the
hint, that Dube's ideas of the proper
styles in Nothing differed from those of
his wfe and frequently were tihe cause
of family rows.
"While we were living in Berwick
my husband met a woman on the street
who was wearing a coat exactly like
mine. the wife said. '"He mistook
her for me and before he discovered his
error he had attacked her. That cost
Sum something like $36. and he had to
apologize besides."
Several Cases Postponed
Several divorce cases listed for hear
ing to-day were continued, including the
following: Martin vs. Lucy Jomnson:
George vs. Lizzie M. Gehrett; John vs
Kva Kind, and Mabel vs. Joseph B
J-illey. These case all were held over
until the April 19 divorce court. The
hearing in the cane of Harvey vs. Annie
M. Fetterhoff will be heard'next Mon
ilav.
Continuance of the suit of Oeorge vs.
Wjfiresa K. SaHsman was due to the
■filer that the is seeking a
Harrisbitrg Hospital
The Harrisburg Hospital is open
rlaily except Sunday, between 1 and 2
i) clock p. m. for dispensing medical
advice and prescriptions to those un
»ble to, pay for them.
CAPITOL HILL
PHYSICIANS' CERTIFICATES
FOR AUTOMOBILE LICENSES
Senator Wasbers' Bill, Introduced in
the State Senate. Would Inquire
Into Eyesight and Other Conditions
Before License Is Granted
Automobile owners and auto clubs
throughout the State are beginning to
sit up and notice a bill introduced iu
the Senate by Senator Wasbers, of
York, requiring applicants for automo
j bile licenses to present physician's cer
' j tifieates as to the condition of their
I eyesight in particular and their mental
| and physical condition in general. No
j license can be issued unless the appli
cation is accompanied by the piiy
- siciau's certificate to the effect that
, the eyesight of the applicant is good
or can be made normal by eyeglasses or
spectacles and that he has no physical
or mental defect that might impair his
ability to operate a motor car without
■ danger to the public.
List year the State issued 112.000
, licenses and tb» total this vear will
, reach at least 125,000. The fees lor
examining the eyes by opticians are
i from $5 to $25, but taking the sum of
$lO as the average, it would cost the
applicants $1,250,000 additional to get
licenses. The backers of the bill in
sist that the public is entitled to all of
the protection it can get from auto
drivers who are hampered by defective
vision or some other physical defect.
! Meet To-night
The Senate and House will meet to-
J night at 9 o ckv-k. when it is expected
I that another raft of bills will be intro
! duced. but not as many as heretofore,
j Committees may meet earlier in the
evening and report out some of the
bills. There are two bills on the House
calendar and live on first reading in the
Senate.
Public Service Commission
The Public Service Commission will
resume its sessions to-morrow at the
capitol, taking up a long list of app.i
--l cations for approvals of contracts and
charters for new service corporations.
' New Middletown Market
. An application for a charter for the
Midnletown Central Market Companv
■ is now in the hands of tiovernor Brum
baugh who is expected to approve it
this afternoon. The capital is SH 000
and the incorporators are John LandU,
Joseph Strickler, Eugene Uvertv, .1.
, K. Lpler and George C. Bowman.* It is
understood that the new companv will
take over the property of the Farmers'
Market Company which was recently
sold to .lohn I^andis.
Governor Home
ui •1°?!'"° r Hrumhaugh returned from I
I I hiladelphia at noon to-day, and it is
j understood will send some nominations
ito the Seuate this evening. It is said :
j that while in Philadelphia the Governor ]
consulted with a number of the Senate'
| Committee on Executive Nominations, j
ami that by his concession some of the '
j appointments sent in by Governor Ten
• er will be reported out'froin committee
I soon and confirmed.
--
Failed to Report
Banking Commissioner Smith an
| ncunces that about SOO building and,
loan associations do*og business in this i
| State have failed to report for 1914,
and, if they do not hurry, drastic meas
j ures will be taken to compel them to
' report.
Treasury Money
The close of January finds the bal- i
: arce in the State Treasury at $5,654,-
j 985.52, as against $6,755,580.01 at
the beginning of January. The re-j
eeipts for hist month were: General !
fund. $1,126,958.94; sinking fund.
$1,300.54. &f which nearly SSOO came
i from Sabbath-breaking fines; school |
i fund. $300.30. and motor vehicle li
! censes, $396,34 7. the aggregate of the!
j income being $1,825,576.78. The ex
penditures aggregated $2,926,171.07.1
| divided as follows: General fund, I
$2,694,664.94; school fund, $30.-
, 859.63, all of which was invested, and
$200,646.50 from the motor license
; fund. The balances are as follows:
General fund, $4,301,414.37: sinking
fund. $814,035.08; school fund. ■
$4,395.27; motor license fund, $535,-
141.
RULING ON WHITE SLAVE LAW
Woman in Case Can Also Be Indicted
Under Certain Conditions
By Associated Press,
Washington, Feb. 1. —The Federal"
i White Slave law was interpreted to-day j
|by the Supreme Court as authorizing
I the indictment of a woman, transported
j in violation of the law as a coconspira
! tor with the person who caused her to
be transported.
Justice Holmes, announcing the,
I court's opinion, intimated that a worn
■an could be indicted also if she on
! gaged in a conspiracy to have herself
! transported with a view to blackmail.]
Justice Lamar rendered a dissenting]
opinion in which Justice Hay concurred.
The dissenting justices contended
the majority decision had cut away the
constitutional support of the law*. Su-'
( preme Court lawyers, skilled in the ad
ministration of the act, were of the
. that the decision would have
the effect of making prosecutions very j
difficult.
Mrs. Rachel Hartman
Mrs. Rachel A. Hartman, wife of
John E. Hartman, 721 North Shippen
street, Lancaster, died suddenly on i
Saturday in St. Joseph's hospital." She |
frequently visited her sister, Mrs. Sam- j
uel B. Eckert, 90 North Eighteenth I
street, this city. She is survived by
two children, Grace and Florence, and j
the following brothers aud sisters: Sue '
and Sarah Kirkpatrick, of Lancaster; !
W. B. Kirkpatrick, of Chicago; John T. 1
Kirkpatrick, of Chicago; Mrs. Marga
ret Sutherland, of Woodstock, X. V., j
and Mrs. Grace Eckert, of Harrisburg.
The funeral will be held at Lancas
ter.
Jacob S. Roush
Jacob S. Roush, who died last Teus
day at Philadelphia, leaves his father,
W. B. Roush, 405 Reily street; his
widow .one son, one daughter, two i
grandchildren and two sisters.
Fire Destroys Grain Elevators
Bp Associated Press,
Buenos Aires, Argentine, Feb. I.—!
A dispatch received here from Rosario .
says that a group of grain elevators in j
that city lias been destroyed by fire.
STAR-INDEPENDENT, MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 1, 1915
SCHOOLS CLOSED THIS
AFTERNOON BY WEATHER
Continued From Firm I'agr.
thorities ordered that no session be
held this afternoon. This is the second
time this winter that schools have been
closed on this account.
The same weather conditions prevail
ing in Harrisburg are general through
out the greater part of the country.
East of the Rocky Mountains, the storm
responsible for the wide precipitation
having been central this morning about
St. Louis. As it travels eastward the
temperature will rise and there is little
likelihood that the precipitation will
turn to snow.
' j The storm is moving with unusual I
j slowness and will likely control the (
weather here until to-morrow night. K. l
R. Demsiu, local weather observer, this
"j morning issued the following forecast:
M "Rain to-night and probably Tues
' day with the lowest temperature about
j 4 0 degree.''
| The minimum temperature for last
i night was 28 degrees aud it was in that
11 temperature that the snow turned to!
I rain. A slight rise of the mercury be-1
I gan before 8 o'clock this morning and I
' | it will go tip steadily throughout the!
j night, in the opinion of the weather
] observer. This, with the fall of rain,
I i "lav have a tendency to remove much
! of the slush remaining ou sidewalks and
streets this afternoon.
River Expected to Rise
■ | There was heavy rain over the Sns
queha 11 lia water shed, following a light
I fall of snow, and there will be rapid.
but not dangerous rises iu the river and
i its tributaries, according to the weath
' er bureau. A rise of a foot is fore
casted for Harrisburg by S o'clock to
morrow morning. The "stage here this
morning was 4.S feet. The flood stage
j is 17 feet.
•j Since 8 o'clock this morning, when
observations were made here and at all
|of the up-river stations, tile rain has
increased in volume and from 8 o'clock
i until noon .65 of an inch had fa'len
1 here. In the twenty-four hours pre
vious to 8 o'clock this morning the to-1
tal was .66 of an inch. The snow be
fore 8 o'clock Sunday morning repre
sented precipitation of .14 of an inch,
i making a total precipitation for th'.s
| storm until noon to-day of 1.45 inches.
Trolley schedules were interrupted !
but little ou account of the storm, the
temperature not going low enough to
cause a general freezing, and the rain
was of such a character that the ice
| did not cling to the wires in heavy
I masses. Telegraph and telephone serv
iree ";d not suffer to any great extent.
But one accident as a result of the
icy sidewalks had been reported here
before noon. Daniel Sornberger, 60
years old, 144 Sylvan Terrace, fell on
Chestnut street at 10.45 o'clock lasi
night an,l his lett shoulder was dislo
cated. He went to the Harrisburg Hos
pital for treatment.
Three Drowned in Swollen Streams j
By Associated Press.
Pittsburgh, Pa., Feb. I.—A warm !
rain which began vesterday has melted ;
i the snow on the Allegheny and Motion- j
gaheia watersheds and small streams
i throughout Western Pennsylvania and j
! Northwest Virginia are pouring vol- I
j umes of water into those rivers. The
| Ohio is rising here at the rate of sev
! en inches an hour, but no flood warn
ing for down river points has been is
i sued by the Weather Bureau. Two '
] men were drowned in flooded Loyal-1
hanna creek at Latrobe, l'a.. and Mrs.!
j Michael Fisher was drowned at West |
| W heeling, W. Va.. when she fell into ;
the swollen waters of Boggs run.
Blizzard Paralyzes Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Feb. 1. —A blizzard of I
unusual proportions is sweeping!
j throughout Wisconsin, paralyzing traf
i fie of all kinds. There was scarcely an !
| outlet from Milwaukee by wire up to
! noon and steam and electric railroad
■ systems have been knocked out of all 1
i senrblance to regularity.
SECRETARY BRYAN'S DENIfIL
| Says No Government Has Protested
Against Bill Pending in Congress 1
for Purchase of Ships
lit/ Associated Prt ss,
Washington, Feb. 1. Secretary!
Bryan to-day formally denied that any ,
government had protested against the •
bill pending in Congress for the pur
chase of ships by the United Stataes.
Mr. Bryan issued this statement:
"No nation has protested against
the passage of the shipping bill and it
is not likely that any nation will or'
j would be since the bill does not neces- '
sarily raise any diplomatic questions. :
j It is not proper for the State Depart
' ment at this time to discuss the manner
j in which the authority conferred by the
! bil! or should be exercised. We assume
that the authority conferred upon the
President and those who will be asso
| ciated with him iu the matter will be
, exercised properly and with a due re
gard to the nation's welfare."
In administration sources close to
President Wilson it was reiterated to
day that it is not the intention of the
! administration to buy vessels under the
| shipping bill which will cause friction
! with belligerents in Europe.
President Wilson aud * Secretary
Bryan have taken the attitude that !
: the administration could be trusted not :
to do anything to involve the United i
states in international trouble. Friends I
iof the President stated to-day that it
could be taken for granted that no ships j
of belligerents would be bought unless
! satisfactory arrangements were made.
INVITED TO ADDRESS ALIENS
President Wilson May Talk to 4,(M)0
New U. S. Citizens
B<j Associated Press,
Washington. Feb. I.—President Wil-
I son to-dav was invited to speak in
March or April to 4,000 aliens who
will be admitted to citizenship in the.
Federal Court in Philadelphia.
A delegation of Philadolphians pre- :
sented a letter from Mayor Blauken-j,
•burg, saying every effort was to be!
made by the city to in spV the aliens
with respect for citizenship and the]
United States. The President said he:
would a. cept the invitation if possible. |
Adams County Case Postponed
Hearing on the mandamus suit
brought by the Adams County Commis
sioners against State Treasurer Rcbert |
K. Young was to-day postponed by the
court at the suggestion ol' interested
counsel. The suit is an action to com
pel the State to pay Adams county
money alleged to be due as reimburse
ment for primary election expenses.
The State has not yet filed its answer.
The court will later fix the time for
hearing.
COMBINED FLEETS OF U. S.
AND KAISER COULD CURB
BRITAIN, SAYS GERMAN
Minneapolis, Minn., Feb. I.—A sug
gestion that the combined fleets ol
Germany and the Uuited States could
curb Great Britain in her "arrogant
policy" of controlling the seas, was
made here to-day by Dr. Bernhard
Dernburg, former colonial secretary of
the German Empire, in an address at a
luncheon of the Civil Association.
Through a far-flung line of naval
stations Great Britain, he said, made
the world's shipping dependent upon
her will and through fortified points in
Canada and island possessions controll
ed the entrance to the harbors of the
United states.
"The marvellous chain of British
fortified coaling stations bis k up ab
solutely ihi- Gulf of Mexi\ and the
Panama Canal," he said. "It com
mences with Bermuda, just about oppo
site Charleston; the Bahimas, com
manding the straits between Key West
and Havana; Jamaica, the entrance to
the Caribbean Sea. And then you have
Barbados, Trinidad, etc.. that ships from
the United St.ites must pass on their
way to South America. And it is not
much better on the west side, where
the port of Vancouver and the whole
American west coast is skirted.
"While it may be said that the
world is doing now its open sea trade
on British tolerance, there is the cer
tainty that it can in future only do it
by British permission if the British
program of destroying Germany and
its fleet in a long struggle is realized."
DESPERATE FIGHTING
DN JHE VISTULA
Can tin tied-Frutn First Paget
tions of the enemy with perceptible ad
vantage to us. It demolished a German
out.post and some German field works,
| damaged certain German trenches, put
three machine guns out of action and
silenced some of the enemy's cannon.
"In the Carpathians: The fighting
continues along the frout between
Mount JHilda and Mount Wysckow.
Generally speaking our positions along
this front are secure. As to the left
wiug, the front between Nignai Poli
nnkn and l»otovisk we are progressing
satisfactory and every day we have
taken some prisoners.
"In Bukowiua there has been noth
ing more thi.n unimportant encounters
between advance guards."
Occupation of Tabriz
I'etrograd, Feb. 1. — The Russians of
ficially announce the cecupitioii of Ta
briz.. Persia, iu a communication from
the staff of the army in the Caucasus.
The official statement says:
"in the fighting below Tabriz the
Turks lost four tie d guns, provisions,
| munitions and many prisoners. Having
between cut off from Tabriz and s.f
--] i'ered heavy losses, tliev took to flight.
On January 30 we occupied Tabfir..
! Other fronts are without material
| change."
FEDERAL TRADE < OMMISSION
I Names Which Will Probably Be Sent
to Senate This Week
Washington, Feb. 1. — Nominations
i for the new federal trade commission,
! which President Wilson is expected to
j send in to the Senate this week, stood
J to-day on the White House slate as
i follows:
: Joseph K. Da vies, of Wisconsin; E. N.
I Hurley, Illinois; George L. Record, New
Jersey; Will 11. Parry, Washington
state, and William 11. Harris, Georgia.
It was said in official circles that
j only doubtful name on the list was
i Mr. Parry 's. Mr. Davies, Mr. Hurley
; and Mr. Harris are Democrats, Mr.
Record is a Progressive and Mr. Parry
! is classed at the White House as a
j Progressive Republican. Davies now
| is chief of the Bureau of Corporations,
Mr. Hurley is a business man and trade
expert; Harris is director of the
Census; Parry and Record are lawyers.
1.1(10 I'IIAIMED WITH BRIBERY
Trial of Alleged Election Crooks Starts
in Kenturky
By Associated Press,
Pikeville, Ky„ IVo. I.—The trial
of 1,100 voters who are charged with
bribery alleged to have been committe I
at the last November election was be
gun at a special term of the Oircuit
j Court here to-day.
Over 2,0u0 indictments were retnin
| ed in the various counties of Eastern
Kentucky against persons who are al
leged to have purchased and cast fraud
ulent votes, and to-day's trial was a
continuation of cases alreadv disposed
of.
New Postmaster for Hershey
A Washington di-pateh to-day sivs
President Wilson has sent to the Sen
ate for confirmation the name of George
Eppley as postmaster of Hershey, I>au
phiii county, to succeed H. A. Newton.
now is superintendent of the
Her.-hey Chocolate Company. Newton
was appointed pi stma;'er three or four
months tgo, succeeding Dr. M. L Her
she v.
I •
Highwayman Put Man in Hospital
David K. Sirouse. 313 South Duke
street, York, who says he was held up
and beaten Saturday evening near the
railway station in York while on his
way to Harrisburg, is much improved
at the Harrisburg Hospital to day. He
suffered n fractured nose and lacera
tions of the face and head.
Carranza Forces Export Tax
11} l Associated Presv.
New York, Feb. I.—The Standard
Oil Company steamer Perfection which '
airrived here to-day from Tampieo with
oil barges in tow was forced to pay an
ex,port tax on the cargo by the Car
ranza forces in possession of the city
before she was permitted to depart, a •-
cording to her commandter.
Opening of Panama-Pacific Fair
B>) Associated Press,
Washington. Feb. 1. — Formal open
ing of the San Francisco Exposition
February 20 probably \yill be cele-brat-'
cd with a ceremony in the rotunda of j
the Capital at which President Wilson :
is expected to make a brierf address and
give a signal for opening the fair.
Vaudeville at Elks' Club To-morrow
Harrisburg Lodge No. 12. B. P. O.
K., will hold a stag social aud progres-1
sive card party at the Klks' home,!
North Second street, to-morrow even- j
ing. Vaudeville will be one of the biz j
entertainment features and will be fol
lowed by a luncheon.
COURT
BUILDING RECORD LOW
I Few Improvements Made During the
Month Just Closed
Building operations fell oft' con Alt
era lily in Harrisburg during the mouth
of January, only seven permits having
been taken out for new houses and al
terations costing $7,575. In December
1914, six permits were issued for im
provement costing $17,100. Ct. and K.
1 liett got papers to remodel 225 North
I Second street to the extent of $2,000
j and Locic Friedman took out a permit
to build an addition to 14 Aberdeen
street costing SSOO.
Societies Seek Charters
The Harrisburg Hebrew Educational
Institute, a society organized some
months ago for the purpose of conduct
ing a school for educating and training
the Jewish youth in the Jewish history
and religion and the Hebrew language,
to-day announced that on February 23
it will make application to the Dauphin
county court for a charter of incorpora
tion. The papers in the case were filed
by Hubert Rosenberg who also an
nounces that on February 22 the Gover
nor wall be asked to jgraiit. a charter for
the incorporation of the Royal Bedding
Company. The incorporators are Bes
sie and Myer Batumi, Herman Ku>»hel
and Robert Rosenberg.
Suit Over Chickens
A suit to recover $106.50 alleged
to be due on the sale of eighty-seven
pairs of chickens to the defendant, to
day was begun by Minnie Landis
against Laiali Leaker.
Marriage License
John Felty and Edna llalmer, Camp
belltown.
POOR AIDED Ml RELIEF
I Many Women Are Getting Food and
Coal With Money Earned
by Sewing
'Many families of this city which
would ordinarily be asking for aid from
loca charities have been able to su; -
port themselves through the work which
the Home and War Relief committee is
giving to the women who can sew.
That fact has been brought out
forcibly by statements from many of
the sewing women, who told how' the
i tnonev tliev received for work was pur
chasing food and cull. Volunteers who
j are canvassing the city for more money
with which to continue this aid were
told by some of the families benefited,
I of the suffering from hunger and cold
that had been prevented by the money
| paid out to needy families.
At the rate of nearly $2 eacih, ninety
women received pay Friday for work
done during the week. The money tliev
: earned will assure them enough food
for nearly another week, and when it is
| definitely known how many are to be
eared for during the next two months
j and what amount of money is available
j for that purpose, the amount of work
I given each may be increased.
There was a big force of women vol
| unteers working at the supplies head
quarters last week, and they got out
• enough unsewn garments to supplv the
! Home Relief department orders for half
I a week. An aged lady from the soutihern
end of the city came into the 'Red Cross
division with a sample sock she had
knitted for her son. She wanted to
come up and pass an hour or two "for
a change" and would give her time
to the work done at headquarters. Her
"sample" proved to be one of the
finest exhibitions of knitting seen, ami
she received a cordial invitation to
come as frequently as she could.
MAWSON LECTURE DAY SOONER
Delegations From Colleges Will Come
to Hear Explorer Next Week
Instead of February 10, as had been
originally scheduled, Sir Douglas Maw
son. the Australian scientist and Ant
arctic explorer, will tell ot' his wonder
ful South Polar trip at the Majestic
on Tuesday. February 9.
Announcement of the change of date
was made to-day by the Natural His
tory Society, whose guest the Austral
ian will be. The advancing of the lec
ture date was arranged in order that
the Episcopalian missionary institute
celebration, fixed for Wedne'sdav night,
might not be interfered with.
W itliin a few days the distribution
of tickets will be made by the mem
bers of the society, the patroness lists
will be completed and the arrangements
closed for the setting up of the lantern.
Sir Mawson has probably the most com
plete collection of stereopticon pic
tures, including some moving picture
films, that has ever been brought from
the South Polar regions, and this in
itself will be n remarkable feature of
the lecture/
Special arrangements are being made
to provide accommodations for the
children of the city, as well as for dele
gations from colleges and universities
nearby. Lebanon Valley, Susquehanna,
Bucknell. Dickinson, Gettysburg. Frank
lin and Marshall, Wilson, Irving and a
number of the preparatory schools near
by are planning to send representations
of students.
Found Dead in Yard By Wife
Bowiuansville, Feb. I.—lsaac Wal
ters, 65 years old, one of the leading
business men of this section, was found
dead this morning by his wife in the
yard at their home. His death was
caused by hpart disease. He was a
trustee of the Reformed church and af
filiated with a number of organizations
here. His widow, several children and
a number of grandchildren survive.
Wilson for Two Warships This Year
By Associated Press.
Washington, Feb. I.—President Wil
son told Chairman Tillman, of the Sen
ate Naval Committee, to-day he be
lieved Congress should provide for two
battleships this year, and that he dis
agreed with Mr. Tillman's contention
none should be built this year, but that 1
four should be constructed next year !
on lessons of the I'Juropeari war.
Repairing Kescus Mission Hall
Adjutant Smith and his wife, head
officers in this city of the American-
Rescue Workers, announced to-dav that
their hall is closed temporarily because
the ceiling has to be - repaired. The
regular meetings will start again either
in the latter part of this month or earlv
in Mvch.
To Install Fire Extinguishers
For the protection of the big switch
board and the battery room at police
headquarters the central station for po
lice and fire alarm systems, three fire
extinguishers have been purchased.
RETIRED PENNSY MEN IN
THE SERVICE MANY YEARS
John A. C. Germer Was Assistant Fore
man of Car Inspectors in Local
Yards—Other Railroaders of City
on "Roll of Honor"
John \. C. Germer, 43" Harris
street, who was retired ns assistant
foreman of car inspectors in the Harris
'burg yards of the Pennsylvania Hail
fond, .lamiary 1, this year was em
ployed by the Peiinsv 17 years and 6
inontlis when ho left active serv ice jui f
shortly before his retirement was ten
dered a reception by the employes of
hi« department.
•Mr. dernier was a native of Brims
wick. Germany, and came to Haitian re
with his mother in IS4i». He served
in the 1 nited States Marine service lie
ing honorably discharged in Pbiiludel
phia in 1565.
John G. Hummel, who is also via the
"Roll of Honor," ends a service on the
Peuusv ot 15 years and two months,
lie began his career as MidiHe division
freight brake mail. MufiseipienMy he was
conductor and yard master ai Bridge
port and has been passenger conductor
'bet.ween Baltimore and Ilarrisburg
since 1887.
Other names on tihe roll are those of
Stephen B. Ix'go, 1526 Penn street;
■ loJin M. Kvans, tilo Mueuch street;
•Michael -I. Strawmier. 112 Fourteenth
avenue, .lunintia; John 11. fori. 334 Put -
| fer street, and George W. Geesey, Mar
ket street, Millersburg.
KILIBI STHR OX SUM' Hil l,
Fight Again Renewed in Senate To-day
After Truce of :I4 Hours
Hi/ Associated Press,
ushing'ton, I Vb. I.—When the Sen
ate met early today to resume eonsiti
eration of the government shi » pur
chase bill the truce in the historic leg
islative contest over the measure was
declared oil' and Democratic and Re
. üblican Senators alike, refreslusl after
a recess of thirty-four hours, were
ready t,> continue the light. The truce
began at midnight Saturday following
a continuous session lasting thirty-six
hours and was terminated when the
Senate reconvened to-dav.
The Democratic leaders have thrown
down the gauntlet to the Republican
minority party by announcing that the
shipping bill would be continuously
kept before the Senate from to-day on.
Hie Republicans promptly accepted the
challenge and declare thev are readv
to meet any plan of campaign the Deni
cratie leaders mav launch.
RUBH TO UNCLE SAM'S FOLD
Record-breaking Number of Foreigners
Will Seek Naturalization Here
Seventy aliens who are eager to
swear allegiauce to Uncle Sam and to
repudiate the rulers of their father
lands will appear before Judge Charles
B. Witmer in United States Court in
the Federal building here on Wednes
day and submit to the test for natural
izatiofn papers.
It is the largest elass of foreigners
seeking to become citizens of the
United States iliat ever made applica
tion to the Federal authorities in this
city. Officials here account for the
large class by the present European
war.
To-morrow Judge Witmer will be
here to hear argument in a number of
Federal cases.
j ZAPATA HAS SUBURBAN TOWNS
Monterey in Complete Possession of the
Villa Force?
Hii Associated Prt'HA,
Washington, Feb. 1. —Official dis
patches to the State Department from
Mexico to-day give Zapata forces hold
ing suburban towns south of Mexico
| City and Monterey in complete posses-
I sion of Villa forces under General
Angeles.
Dispatches to the Carranza agency
report an attack on Monterey under
way and Villa forces routed from Mon
' clova.
AMOS BONSALL, H5, DIES
j Last Survivor of Elisha Kent Kane
IH5;{ Arctic Expedition
By Associated Preys,
Philadelphia, Feb. I. Amos Bin
I sail, the Inst of the survivors of the
] Klisha Kent Kane Expedition to the
Arctic regions in 1 died at his
' home here to-dav. lie was So vears
old.
Mr. Bonsall went to the North with
Dr. Kane as master's mate of the Brig
| Advance and suffered great hardships
J during the two years the expedition was
in the Arctic regions.
Advance Harvester Anti-Trust Suit
Washington, Feb. I. —Solicitor Gen
eral Davis to-day asked the Supreme
Court to advance the government's
anti trust suit againsi the International
Harvester Company for argument dur
ing the present term. He suggested
| the (irst Monday in April and counsel
for the company concuryd in the mo
tion.
Resigns as Choirmaster
Stanley G. Backenstoss, for a number
of years the choirmaster of Covenant
Presbyterian church, announced to
day he has resigned that position to
take effect at once. Backenstoss said
he gave tip the position because of oth
er work. His successor has not yet
been named.
Dock Railway Plea Dismissed
Washington, Fet>. I.—The Inter
state Commerce Commission to-day dis
missed the plea of the Xew York dock
railway fur compulsory establishment
of through routes and joint rates be
tween it, the Baltimore and Ohio rail
road and other trunk line carriers.
Cupid Loafing in January
Cupid had a lean month in Harris-
Inirg in January, 1915, compared with
the average tor a month in 1914.
Only 99 couples obtained marriage li
censes in the last thirty-one days,
whereas the monthly average for last
year was 120.
Hotel Bellman Die,: at Hospital
I'ureell Ijdwis, coJored, 63C Briggs
street, a bellman at the Columbus Ho
tel, died at 7.110 o'clock this morning
at the Harriwbui-g hospital from gangre
nous condition of the appendix. He
was operated on Thursday night soon
after his admission to the institution.
—Police Detail Changes To-day
The police detail change*! at noon
to-day, the usual monthly change. Ser
geant Eiseivherger will be in charge of
the day force. Sergeant Drabenstadt
going on at night.
FINANCE
NEW LOW MINIMUM FOR U.S.
STEEL IN TO-DAY'S MARKET
j Soars Roebuck Another Feature of
Transactions When the Stock* Moves
' Forward to :MH; I -ii, a Gain of Al
j most Fourteen Points
%
/».'/ Assonated Pi run,
j New York, Feb. 1, (Wall Street).—
i I . S. Steel and Sears Roebuck wero
| features of interest in to-day's early
j stock market session. .Steel, on initial
sales ot 7,,>00 shares, sold oft' from ID
to .Is 1 2 and 3N, its new low minimum,
while Sear* Roebuck, in recognition of
tts ,i 0 per cent, stock dividend, moved
I forward to 209 1 a gain of almost
! 14 points, steel later recovered frotu
its minimum on fairly large dealings
to .IS ■ > S. Other active issuer* showed
some irregularity, I'liion Pacific, South
ern I'aciHc. St. Paul and Atchison niak
tug small recessions, while Reading and
Amalgamated Copper rose fractions,
both however, soon reacting. Healings
were on a moderate scale.
I lie entire list sold lower during the
tirst hour but recovered latter. Steel
common continued to hover a fraction
over its minimum and the preferred
shares, selling ex dividend of 1 3 4 per
cent., showed a loss of 3 4 of a point.
I aiuidian Pacific lost 2 points, with one
point declines in Northwestern, Atchi
son. New York Central and Missouri
I acittc. Heading was the most active
railway issue, rising and falling within
a two-point range. Coppers were uui
lormlv heavy and Bethlehem Steel also
tell back. Gains, aside from those nl
rcady mentioned, were mmstlv in unim
portant specialties. Bonds vwrc steady,
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
QUOTATIONS.
Furnished by H W. Snively, Broker.
Arcade Building. Wa'ajut and Court
Streets
New Yiirk, Keb. 1.
Open. Close.
Alaska Gold Mines ... 27% 28%
Amal Copper 54', 54%
Amer Beet Sugar .... 3S 1 . 3S"
American Can 27% 29
Am Car and Foundry Co 45', 45%
Am Cotton Oil 46 4 6
Am Ice Securities .... 24 2 1
I Amer Loco 23 22 1 ,
Amer Smelting SO'.. 61 : ,
American Sugar ..... 14)9% 1 10,
Amer Tel and Tel ... I.2o''* 120%
Anaconda 27 2 7',
Atchison 93% 94 %
Baltimore and Ohio ... 70 70 %
Bethlehem Steel ...... 4S' s 49 %
Brooklyn li T S7 S7 : *
California Petroleum .. IS 1s ; ,
| Canadian Pacific 159'., 159',
Central Leather 34 1 j 34%
Chesapeake and Ohio . . 4 4 44' r
Chi, Mil and St Paul.. 88 1 NS%
Chino Con Copper .... 35% 36%
Consol Gas US> K 118%
Krie 23% 23 %
I'lrie, Ist pfd 36 3 6
General Klectric C 0... 143 II!
General Motors 91 94
Goodrich B P 31' , 32
Goodrieh B F pfd ... 07'.. 97'4
Great Nor pfd 114', 115',
Great Nor Ore subs . 31', 31',
Guggenheim Kxplorntion 50% 51%
Interboro Met 53% 53',
Interboro Met pfd ... 12'1 12%
Kansas City 'So ...... 23 23
Ijphigh Yailev 136% 137
Mex Petroleum 73 7 4
!Mo Kan and Tex pfd.. 30% 30%
jMo Pacific 1 2'/, 12%
I N T ev Consol 'Copper ... 12% 12%
j New York Con 99'.. I*o'..■
NY, N H and 11.... 4 9 2"j
Norfolk and West. .... 103% 102%
I North Pacific 104 104%
I Penna R R 105% 106%
1 Press Steel Car 29 29%
1 Hay Con. Copper 1~% 17%
j Reading 146 147%
j Hepub. Iron and Steel . 19 19%
I do pfd 72 72%
j -Southern Pacific 85% x.">%
Southern Ry 16% 16%
j dk) pfd 60 60
I Tennessee Copper 30% 30'..
I Texas Company 135 135
Third Ave., 47% 47%
I Union Pacific 119% 120%
j l'. S. Rubber 57 57%
U. S. Steel 3K% 39%
do pfd 103% 103%
Utah Copper 53% 54%
j Western Maryland .... 19% 20%
IW. P. Telegraph 63% 64
Philadelphia Closing Prices
Philadelphia, Feb. I.—Stocks closed
lower:
Cambria Steel 42%
General Asphalt ...... (asked) 30
do pfd (asked) 66
l-ake Superior Cor (asked) 9
Lehigh Navigation 74%
Belligh Valley 68%
||P. K. R 53 1 16
I 'ha. Electric 23%
Pha. Rapid Transit ...(asked) 10
Reading 73%
Storage Battery 47%
Pnion Traction (asked) 39
U. G. I SI
U. S. Steel 39%
Chicago Closing Grain Prices
Chicago, Fell. I.—Close:
Wheat—May, 156V4; July, 137' ..
Corn—May, 82%; duly, 84%.
Oats —May, 61; July, 58%.
Pork—May, 19.30; July, 19.67.
Ijftrd—iMav, 11.27; July, 11.42.
Ribs—May, 10.45; July, 10.C5.
Rockefeller Plan Absurd, Says Mitchell
By Associated Press,
New York, Feb. 1. —John Mitchell,
former president of the United Mine
Workers of America, and now a mem
ber of the State Workmen's Compensa
tion Commission, to-day told the Fed
eral Industrial Relations Commission
that the Rockefeller plan of settling
labor troubles in Colorado was "simply
absurd."
Young Girl Dies at Hospital
Dorothy Eckman, 11 years old,
daughter of I). Frank Kckman, 632
North West street, Carlisle, died at
12.20 o clock at tile Ilarrisburg hos
pital of acute nephritis. She was ad
mitted to the hosipital at 8.20 o'clock
this morning. "" .
Supreme Court Recesses to February 2:1
Bif Associated Press,
Washington, Feb. I.—The Supreme
Court recessed to-day until February
23 to facilitate preparation of opin
ions.
The Ilarrisburg Polyclinic Dispensary
will be open daily except .Sunday at
3 j). in., at its new location, Front and
Harris streets, for the free treatment
of the \yortlu - uoox.
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