4 CAPITOL HILL BUT ONE SENATOR REMAINS WHO SERVED IN OLD CAPITOL William C. Sproal, of Delaware. Was Filling His First Term in Senate When Historic Building Was De stroyed in 1807 Of the fifty members of the State Senate who were serving eighteen years ago when the old Capitol burned but one remains in service, Senator William " . • <*■■■ T?' * r ~ 7 ~~ gfcm SENATOR WILLIAM C. SPROUL C. Sproul, of Delaware, who was then in point of age, a young man, the youngest Senator in that body. Senator Sproul had been elected to the -Senate in the fall of 1896 and was serving his term. Mis experience in his first term was not a very pleas ant one, as in that term the Capitol burned and the legislative session last ed until July and the weather was exceedingly hot. Senator* Sproul has been re-elected ait every election for Senator in his county, and in 1903 was president pro tern, of the Senate. IHe is a newspaper publisher and connected with a number of public utility companies in the State, notably the Valley Traction Com pany. To Meet the Governor The legislative committee created by resolution of Senator IMcNiohol to confer with Governor Brumbaugh on tihe framing of the legislation em bodied in his "personal platform," met with the Governor this afternoon for that purpose. The committee con sists of Senators Mc.Vicliol, Crow and Sproul and President Pro Tetn. Kline; Representatives Williams, Wilson, Phil adelphia; Wilson, Jefferson, and. Speak er Ambler. The bills projtosed to carry out the Governor's platform have not yet been drafted by Attorney General Brown, and it is not expected that tJiev will be ready before next week, but they are said to be sufficiently far ad vanced to give an idea of their more important provisions, aud these were gone over this afternoon. Governor's Appointments Governor Brumbaugh has made the following appointments, which are now in the hands of the Senate Committee on Executive Nominations: Members of the State Board of Edu cation—James M. Coughlin, Wilkes- Barre; William C. Jacobs, Philadelphia. Members of the College and Univer sity Council—Samuel Hamilton, Brad dock; William H. Crawford, MeadviMe. Commissioner of Valley Forge—Wil liam U. Hensel, Lancaster. After '' Gettysburgs'' The bill introduced in the Senate to-day by Senator Sproul ta reprint the book of the fiftieth anniversary of the 'battle of Gettysburg book, appropriat ing $1 0,000 lor that purpose, meets a great demand for the \olume from all over the country. Union aud Confeder ate soldiers in every State have sent requests for the book, but the edition was so limited that they could not be supplied. Conferred on Roads State Highway Commissioner !Bige low had a conference on road matters to-day with Governor Brumbaugh, and it is understood that the new road leg islation will be framed as soon a-s the Governor can get the data and sug gestions he has asked from all persons in the State who have any to make. Motor Fire Apparatus BUI Passes The measures authorizing awarding contracts for the purchase bv the City of an auto truck for the Highway De partment and motor-driven fire appara tus —two combination wagons and three tractors—were passed finally to day by the City Commissioners, as was also the bill providing for payment of fees for special counsel retained to de fend the City in the New Vork Con tinental Jewell Filtration Company suit. No Mere Piles Simple Home Remedy Easily Applied Gives Quick Relief—and Costs Nothing to Try The Pyramid Smile from a Single Trial. Pyramid Pile Kemedy gives quick re lief, stops itching, bleeding or protrud ing piles, hemorrhoids and all rectal troubles, in the privacy of your own home. Pyramid Pile Kemedy is for salo at all druggists. 50c a box. A single box often cures. A trial treatment will be mailed free for the asking. Pyramid Drug Co., 517 Pyramid Bldg., Marshall, Mich.—Adv. y;■■ ■ - 1 ■ ■ ••- " '• " ''' - ' ' - / ' ••''' ' HARRISBURG STAR-INDEPENDENT. TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 2, 1915. ' OPENS WAY FOR A FREEJRIDCE HERE Cntlainl From Flrat Pate. free it is not to be thought of that the other would also be purchased by the State. This bill provides that the State shall bear the entire expense aud make the purchase outright. ."There arc, as I understand, two toll bridges between Harrisburg and Cum berland county. Why should not oue of them be freef We are making the toll roads free, why not make the toll bridges free? The State can purchase either one of the Harrisburg bridges un der this bill and it would be free. If the other wajits to charge toll after the first one has been made free, that is its own concern. 1 propose to push the bill to a linal passage.'' Demand Here for Free Bridge Farmers who have occasion to bring their products from Cumberland, York or (rther 'cross river counties, to the markets in this city, 8s well as auto mobi lists and others who use the Har risburg bridges extensively, have long felt the need of a free bridge connect ling Dauphin and Cumberland counties. There is strong sentiment in favor of a free bridge flam Harrisburg and the a Ivant ages have otten been pointed oat. The bill of Senator McConnell, whether or not it provides the best plan for obtaining a free bridge to the Cumberland shore, has been the subject of much discussion in this, and adjoin ing counties since the fact of its intro duction was published in th<e newspa pers this morning. It was recalled that the State originally intended that the first viaduct across the river from this city should be a free bridge. 1 he first 'ilarrisburg wagon and foot bridge constructed over the Susque hanna river was authorized by an act passed in 1809. The act incorporated a company, known as the Susquehanna Bridge Company, with a capital of $400,000, but the names of the original incorporators cannot be found. The first directors, however, were Thomas Elder, Jacob 11. Haldeman, John Ritscher, George Brcnizer, Samuel C. Wiestling, John Howard, William Bry son, George Hoyer, Jacob Boas, 11arrv Baader, Michael Krehl and John My tinger. Intended for a Free Bridge The capital was divided into 20,000 shares at S2O a share. The Commis sioners were empowered to reserve 3,000 shnres to be used for the pur pose of vesting therein the monies to be applied for a sinking fund to free the bridge. It was stipulated that the bridge should be erected in fifteen years, but that its construction should begin within'five years. The property was directed to be vested in a bond for thirty years after the bridge was com pleted. In 1811 the Governor was au thorized to subscribe, in behalf of the State, for $90,000 of the stock of the company. The rest of the money for the construction of the bridge seems to have been obtained by private subscrip tion. The contract for constructing the bridge, according to the report of John Downey, the treasurer, was let to Theodore Burr for the sum of SIBO,OOO. The first, foundation stones were placed December 2. 1812. Contractor Burr was to take $35,000 of stock and the balance of the contract price was to be paid to him as the work progressed. He wa.s to furnish all of the materials and to have the bridge completed on December 1, 1815. There must have been some dissatis faction over the fixing of the site of the bridge at its present location, Front and Market streets, but Mr. Downey said in his report on July 30, 1813, that this displeasure had almost sub sided. The bridge was eompleted in 1817 at a cost of $193,138. Its total length was two-tliirds of a mile. It was 4 0 feet wide and had an elevation of 50 feet. The first toll taken was on October 10, 1816, some time pre vious to the actual completion of the bridge and the toll-nouses. In the original act it was provided that "When the tolls shall exceed 15 per cent, net annual profits the excess shall compose a fund for the redemp tion of the said bridge so as to render it free, save that there shall always be a small toll or other revenue for the keeping of it in repair; this excess shall be laid out in bridge stock, or some other productive funds, and the divi dends for annual product shall also be added to this fund; and all private"do nations for freeing saift bridge shall likewise be received and invested in like manner." There is no record of the tolls ex ceeding 15 per cent, net annual profits for the establishment of a fund to make the bridge free. The State in 1817 paid its last installment on the $90,000 stock that it had subscribed, amounting to $22,500. At the same time the State raised the rate of toll for vehicles from 32 cents to 37'/ 3 cents, and for single horse and riders from 18% cents to 23 cents. Evidently the State did not find the bridge investment a paying one, and some years later it decided to dispose of its holdings in turnpikes, canals and bridge and railroad properties. When the stock of the Harrisburg Bridge Company, .the latter name, by the way, having been given to it in 1832, was put up for sale, the $90,- 000 worth of shares owned by the State were sold to James McCormick and Jacob M. Haldeman for $9,000. Senator McConnell last night also in troduced a bill for a bridge across the Susquehanna river from Port Tre vert on to Herndon and making an appropri ation of $250,000 to pay for it. PLAY FOR DEMOCRATIC CLUB First of Winter Functions to Be Held at Board of Trade To-morrow A play, "'Rehearsal at Ten," will be given by the 'Mooreiliead Entertain ment Company at the Board of Trade to-morrow night under tilio auspices of tho Central Democratic Olub. Arrange ments were completed at a joint meet ing last night of committees of both organizations, ami everything will be in readiness to begin the show at 8 o'clock. The doors will open at 7.30 o'clock and there will be no seats re served. A dance will follow immediately aft er tho performance. This will be the first of a series of functions to be heild by the Central Democratic Club this winter for the members, their families and friends. $2,(1*25 for Collecting Garbage The Pennsylvania IRe duct ion Com pany to-day was paid $2,625 for the collection of garbage and ashes in twelve of the thirteen city wards. To Treat Bombarding As Piracy Petrograd, via London, Feb. 2, 4.54 A. M.—The government has decided in future to treat the bombardment of un fortified towns as an act of piracv. NO SHADOW FRIGHTENS GROUNDHOG BACK TO-DAY Spring Is Nigh For Little Animal, Tra dition Says, Forecasts Six Weeks of Bright Weather Because of His Early Arrival The groundhog had no chance to see his shadow to-day in Harrisburg nor any part of the Hast for that mat ter, for a depression that has held sway here since early Sunday morning was" still the predominating weather in fluence and kept the sun's ravs well away from the slush covered earth. According to tradition this ineJns that six weeks of bright weather will follow and the ravages of a hard winter are over.- If Br'er Groundhog had a taste for slush and a mean drizz.le, he had some time to-iiay 011 his appearance after a winter's nap and he will not be compelled to re-enter his burrow to take forty winks more sleep and let the word to six weeks more winter. This city has not seen the last of tlui I storm either, for a complication has set i in and for at least another whole day ! the weather will continue with little ■ change. The threatened rise in tem p'efature did not occur last night ibe cause of a high pressure area cominfZ from the north and the lowest tempera ture of last night whs 32 degrees. This temperature alone kept the Susquehan na from reaching a flood stage, accord ing to E. R. Demain, local weather ob server this morning. Precipitation was unusually heavy , over the entire water shed but the teni j perature being at the freezing point, ; kept it in the form of snow in the eoun- I try districts and it did not flow off | lreelv. Slight rises have occurred, liow- I ever, but there is no danger of flood I stages 'being reached on account of the j weather. The statue hare to-morrow morning is forecasted at 8.5 feet. The river rose slightly over a foot in twen j ty-four hours, the stage here this morn ing being 5.9 feet. Hemmed in this morning both north east and itorthwest by fair weather, the storm continued slowly eastward with diminishing strength. It still covers a wide area and will cause rain or sleet to-night and to-morrow and be accom panied by a stiff east wind—not alto gether a pleasant prospect. RUSSIANSTN ROUT CLOSHO WARSAW Continued From First Page. occupied by him, inflicting upon him enormous losses. "Simultaneously with this attack on j Borjimow, the Germans delivered a | series of ferocious assaults against our; front between the villages of Goumino,' Bourgade and Mogholy. These attacks i were supported by very heavy artillery fire. Up to midday of January 31 every one of these assaults were driven back by us some by our rifle fire and some with the bayonet. But between mid day and 2 p. m. of January 31, the Germans were successful in occupying a part of our trenches. In this they were helped largely by an energetic and sus- i tained artillery fire. A little after 2 o'clock we undertook a general counter ; attack. This was successful anil as a re-1 suit of it the enemy, the evening of j January 31, retained but a little por- [ tion of our first line trenches, together with a certain chateau in the country, j German Victory Insignificant j "It can be said that the successes of the Germans the day of January 31 in the vicinity of Borjimow, were "rela tively insignificant compared to the losses we inflicted on the enemy with our artillery fire, our counter attack and our bayonet charges. According to reports from our military chiefs the i Russian artillery inflicted immense dam age on the Germans. Our guns dispers-1 ed dense gatherings of German infan-j try and it reduced tlieir batteries to j silence; this made it possible for us to j resist their fierce attack. "The lighting in the Carpathians' continues. In spite of the reported par-1 ticipation of fresh Austrian troops j which up to the present time have not! actually appeared on our front, we were I sccessful in repelling every endeavor i of the enemy to assume the offensive j in the vicinity of Mount Boskid and 1 Mount Wvszokow and we are continu-j ing to advance with success along the front from Nijnia Polianka to Loud eviski. "It should be related that during the night of January 30-31 at a point near Moljmow, a Russian detachment advanced upon the enemy and dislodg ed them from certain positions whiiTh threatened the heads of our trenches. In this encounter our men used the bay onet freely and we captured some ma chine guns. Estimate German Dead at 0,000 "Local inhabitants relate that the enemy after the Lipno-Dobrzyn fight j used sixty wagons to remove their! wounded. German prisoners captured in the region of Borjimow are authority fo r the statement that between Janu ary 24 and January 30, the Germans on a front near Borjimow one and one half versts long (a little less than one! mile) lost over 6,000 men in killed. • The wounded were numerous. ''ln the Carpathians between Janu ary 26 and January 29, on the front between Nijnia Polanka and Loudo viski, we captured 78 officers, 4,0 65 soldiers, four pieces of artillery and ten machine guns." TURKS LEFT 1,000 DEAD IN* THEIR FLIGHT FROM TABRIZ Tabriz, Persia, Feb. 2, via London, 2.25 P. M. —Since the reoccupation of Tabriz bv the Russian troops, perfect order and tranquillity have prevailed. The people of the city are now extend ing hospitality to the Russian soldiers. The Turks left 1,000 dead and all their artillery in their flight from Tab riz. The Russian consulate building was burned but as a result of the ef forts made by Gordon Paddock, the American consul, much property ami many shops were saved from destruc tion and pillage at the hands of the Kurds. ONLY WANTED TO BORROW But Tim O'Leary Was Locked Up on Disorderly Charge Tiin O Leary didn't do much, accord ing to his own belief, but Policeman Blair, seeing him making efforts to get into 333 Hummel street at 11 o'clock this morning in a manner as to frighten those in the house, sent him to headquarters. Tim said all he wanted to do was borrow fifty cents. He was locked up ou a disorderly practice charge. AUTHORIZED TO ASK FOR "HARDSCRABBIE" VIEWERS City Solicitor Seitz Will In a Few Days Ask Court to Name Board to Put Values On Properties in Settlement That Is ta Be Raced Authority to asfk the Dauphin county court to appoint a board of three road viewers who shall "determine the dam ages and benefits resulting from the opening of North Front street, from Herr to Calder," .for the wiping out of the " llardscrabble " district, was given to City Solicitor D. S. Seitz this afternoon in a resolution adopted by the City Commissioners. The measure i was offered by Commissioner Lynch. Mr. Seitz said he will prepare the court petition within the next fe,w days and have the viewers named.as quickly as possible. It is estimated that the j viewers will not have a complete report I ready for presentation to the court for | six or seven months. Immediately be- I fore the Commissioners adopted the i resolution their legal adviser sent in a letter detailing the necessary procedure incident to the street opening. Mr. Seitz said in part: "The viewers who must determine in the first instance the damages and 'benefits resulting from said opening, after the city has failed to agree with the property owners, may be appointed before or at any time after the taking and appropriation of said properties. This will enable the city to have all the damages determined in each case by the viewers before disturbing the possession of the owners, who may re tain the use of their properties in the meantime free of interest charges on the part of the ci'tv. "If the findings of the viewers would be unsatisfactory and appeals be taken by either side, it would be legally permissible to agree with the owners for them to continue in the use of said properties until the final de termination of the damages by a ver dict of the jury in each case. In this way .the owners would have the unin terrupted use of their properties until the actual payment of their compensa tion, and the city would save all inter est charges until that time. If an ap peal should be taken to a higher court, the agreement for the owners to con tinue in possession until final decision in heu of interest may bo arranged, this plan would cause the least incon venience to the owners and the least expense to the city. "On the other hand, if the city de sires to remove the buildings at any time before the final adjudication of the damages, it can file its bond and take possession immediately thereafter and interest at six per cent, would be gin to run from the date of the ac ceptance or approval of the bond in each case. 1 I pon offering the resolution suggest ing tihe appointment of the viewers Commissioner Lynch said: "I ain in favor of opening of Front street, but 1 think those people up there should know when they are ex pected to vacate their homes. ' I am not in favor of giving them bonds, as se curity, until their claims are satisfied lo me it seems unfair. I think judg ment 111 their favor should be confessed iigMinst the City and that woulU permit them to occupy their In mes until the deputed questions of hom e values are settled and until the city is ready to go 011 with the street opening." WIFE'TARCENO YEARS. SHE SATS Continued From Kint I'age. in the January criminal court accused .ST .countryman of stealing the coat of his wedding suit while I'asaic's nodding was bein K celebrated on April * » 1.14, asked Judge Kunkel tor a divorce*. Mrs. I'asaic was Katie Capin. The husband said they lived together but three months after the wedding, or un til he destroyed the photo of a man who, prior to Ihe wedding, was a friend of the woman. That angered mv wife," Pasaic said, "and she told me that she would not again live with me. She said she would live with the man whom she loved before I met her.'' The treatment that it was alleged (•eorge W. Kelly administered to his wife, Rose, was so severe that, her brother said, her health was affected. The brother said to Judge Kunkel, in Mrs. Kelly's suit for divorce: "If my sister would have pinned her ears close to the side of her head she could have slid through a paling fence.'' 6 Objected to -'Beer Parties" Mrs. Kelly said her husband delight ed in entertaining men at "beer'' par ties on fifty of the fifty-two Sundays of the year, "and then would compel me to cook for theni N .'' She also said that he would not work and that the food was obtained through her working in a factory. Elizabeth Pagner was named as co respondent in tlie divorce suit brought by Mrs. Rmnm Feezy against Augustus Feezy. the hearing in which Judge Mc- Carrell conducted this morning. The Feezys were married in 1888 and tbev have not been living together for more than eight years, so the wife said. Feezy, the wife added, delighted in showering the Pagner woman with gifts of money, jewelry, flowers and can dy. The husband did not appear to defend the suit. Bishop Dubs Is Sinking Bishop Rudolph Dubs, of the Evan gelical Church, who is seriously ill in his home, 226 Harris street, was grad ually sinking this afternoon. His phy sician cannot recover. Omega ... OU ColdinHead and Catarrh Put a teaspoonful of Omega Oil in* cup of boiling water, then inhale the •team which goes through the passages of the nose and throat. This simple treatment usually gives quick relief. SCHOOL OFFICIALS BEGIN SESSION HERE TO-MORROW State Secretaries Will Meet First, Fol lowed by Directors' Department of State Educational Association— Harry A. Boyer to Speak Beginning to-morrow Harrisburg will be the mecca for members of school boards throughout the State and for school board secretaries. The secretaries will meet first, hold ing two sessions to-morrow in the Technical High school auditorium. Their meetings will conclude to-morrow night, but most of them will stay over for the meeting of the Directors' De partment of the State Educational As sociation which will meet Thursday and Friday. Local men will have a iot to do with these meetings. Secretary D. D. Hammelfcaug>h, of the local school Ward, will welcome the delegates to the convention to-morrow morning. Many papers and discussions will follow during t'he day. To-mor row evening registration of delegates to the directors' meeting will begin. Harry A. Boyer, president of the Harrisburg School Board, is pre si); lie nt of the directors' department and will make one of the principal addresses at. the meeting. Additional Law Judge S. J. !M. Me'Carrell wiW welcome the directors to Harrisburg. Meetings will 'be held Thursday morning and after noon and evening in the Technical High school auditorium andi Friday morning in the Central Hig'hi school. The event the students in the Har risburg schools are most interested in will be t'hg address by Superintendent Samuel Hamilton, of .Allegheny county, which will be delivered Friday morning in the Central High school. WILSON HAS HOPES" FOR IHE SH!P BILL Continued From Firm E'aice. European belligerents, but that it would ho so framed as not to surrender any of the rights of the United States. Scarcely had the caucus begun when Senator LaFollette, Progressive Repub lican, upon whom the Democrats are counting for support, appeared outside the conference room and .discussed the situation with administration leaders. That the bill would be amended most of the Democrats seemed ready to con cede, but to what < xtent did not be come apparent in the early hours of the conference. Seven of the Democrats who voted with Bepublicans yesterday did not at tend the caucus. They were Bankhead, Camden, Clark, Hardwick, Hitchcock, O'Gorman and Vardaman. Senators Hoke Smith and Bryan, however, who voted to table Vice President Mar shall 's ruling declaring out of order Senator Clark's motion to recommit the bill, did not ignore the caucus. Amendments which the caucus con sidered included those urged 'by Sena tors Norris and Kenyon. One, by Sen ator Norris, would provide that no ves sel should be purchased by the govern ment which sails under the flag of any nation at war with any other nation which is at peace with the United States, unless prior to such pur hase an understanding or agreement shall have been reached that will avoid any international difficulty or dispute re garding such ship purchase. Senator Kenyon preposes that Cabi net officials should not serve on the shipping board. With a view to seeking terms upon which Progressive Republicans would support the ship bill and to confer with Democrats who bolted yesterday, the Democratic caucus appointed a com mittee of three to conduct negotiations and report at another caucus to-night. BRIDGE IN CANADA" IS WRECKED Continued From Flrrt P»*». destroy. This is the most direct route from the west as, cutting across the 'State of Maine, it is several hundred miles shorter than the northern route operated 'by the Canadian government which follows the St. Lawrence river to Little (Metis, and then turns] south to (Mtoneton, St. John and Halifax, j The loss of this bridge would delay but j rot interrupt the transportation of war | materials to the coast. Prisoner of State of Maine Van florn was made a prisoner of the State of Maine. To a void possible com plication t'he local authorities made no further move pending advice from the federal government. The Canadian au thorities indicated that, they would im mediately make representations at Washington with a view to extradition on the ground that the dynamiting had been done on the Canadian side of the border. On the other hand it was said tilvat Van Horn would be defended against extradition, basing his claim for the protection of the United States on ihis assertion that he had committed an act of war and that his offense was political. Railroad officials after a careful ex amination of the 'bridge declared the explosion .had been a failure as far as damage was concerned. Sleepers were blown out, the rails were twisted and a girder was damaged, but the founda i tiion of the span was not injured and repairs cart be made within a day. CHILD DIES FROM BURNS Barbara Drazenavic Set Fire to Cloth ing With Matches Barbara Drazenavic, 3 years old, died at 6 o'clock last evening at the ■Harrisburg hospital from burns receiv ed Sunday afternoon at the home of her foster parents, 711 South Third street, Steelton. She ignited her clothes while playing with matches. The child s mother died about a year I ago and the father, leaving the little one in care of Mrs. Lucia Lescowar saying he would pay for the child's support, departed and has never been heard of since. Peter Naranie, who ex tinguished the flames in the child's clothing, is recovering from burns of the hands. The funeral will be held to-morrow morning a£ 9 o'clock from St. Mary's Catholic church. The Rev. Anthony Zuvich will officiate and burial will be made in Mt. Calvary cemetery. Wllkes-Barre Pioneer Merchant Dies Wilkes-Barre, Fe'b. 2.—John M. j Ward, pioneer merchant and prominent in business and banking circles, died to-day of general debility. He was 80 years old. FINANCE NEW TOEK STOCK EXCHANGE QUOTATIONS. Furnished by H W. Suavely, Broker. Arcade Building, Walnut and Court Streets New York, Feb. 2. Open. Close. Alaska Gold Mines ... 28>4 28% Amal Copper 55 54% Amer Beet Sugar ... . 39 38% American Can 29 28*4- do pfd 94% 94% Am Car nnd Foundry Co 45% 4"> % Am Cotton Oil 45% 45% Am lee. Securities .... 23'/. 23% Amer Loco . .' 22 21% Amer Smelting 62% 02% American Sugar 110 108% Amer Tel and Tel .... 120% 121 Anaconda 27% 27% Atchison 94% 84',:. Baltimore and Ohio .. 71 Bethlehem Steel 49% 4!l Brooklyn B T 88% 88% California Petroleum .. 19 20 Canadian Pacific 158'/a 157% Central Leather 34% ;!4% Chesapeake and Ohio . . 4 4 4 4 Chi, Mil and St Paul.. 88% 88% Chino Con Copper .... 36'/ s 31! Consol Gas 119 Vi 119% Corn Products 9% 9% Erie .. . . 23% 22% lEirie, Ist pfd 36% 36% General Elwtric Co .. . 143% 142% Goodrich B P 32 32% Goodrich B IF, pfd....' 97 97 t>reat Nor pfd 115% 115% 'Great Nor Ore subs ... 31 30% Guggenheim ExpJoration 51% 51 % Intfrerboro Met 12% 12% Inter boro IMet pfd ... . 54 54% Kansas City So 23 23 I jeih igh Valley ....... 137 135% "Louis an I Nash 117% 117% Mex Petroleum 73% 74% Missouri Pacific 12% 11% Nov Consul Copper ... 12% 12% New Vork <'en 90% 90 NV,NII and H 51% 51% Northern Pacific 104% 104% Pennsylvania R. R. ... 106% 106 People's Gas and Coke . 118% 11» Pitt>liurgh Coal 18% 18% Press Steel Car 31 30% Bay Con. Copper ..... 17% 17% Reading 146% 146% Ropub. Iron and Steel . 20 19% Southern Pacific 85'/ s 85% Southern Ry 16% 16% do pfd 59 59 Tennessee Copper 30'/, 30% Third Ave., 47% 4" Union Pacific 120% 120% U. S. Rubber 5 758 U. a. Steel 40 % 40% ilo pfd 105% 105% Utah Copper 54% 54% Vir.Carolina Chetn 21 20% Western Marjian'jl .... 20 20% VV. U. Telegraph 64 64 Westinghouse Mfg .... 72 71% Philadelphia Closing Prices My Associated Press. Philadelphia, I'Vb. 2.—Stocks closed steady: Cambria Steel 42 General Aspibalt (asked) 30 do pfd (asked) 66 Ijake Superior Cor., .. . (asked) 9 Lehigh Navigation 7 s '/, Lehigh VaJley 68 Penna. R. R 53 Pha. Electric 23% Pha. Company (asked) 33 Pha. Rapid Transit ....(asked) 10 Reading 73 Va Storage Battery 48 Union Traction (asked) 36 U. G. 1 81 «4 U. S. Steel 40'/. Philadelphia Produce Market Philadelphia, Feb. 2. Wheat higher: No. 2 red spot, export, 1.55 Hi 1.58; No. 1 northern. Dulutli export, 1.63® 1.66. Corn higher; No. 2 spot, export, 83® 83'/4; No. 2 yellow, local, N i"i f/ S 5 1 2 . Oats—No. 2 white, 64>,4@65. Bran firm; winter, per ton, $29.50® 30.00; spring, $28.50® 29.00. Refined sugars strong; powered, 5.25; fine granulated, 5.15; confectioners' A, 5.05. Butter firm; western creamery extra, 33; nearby prints, fancy, 36e. Eggs higher; nearby firsts, free case. 'J.IS; current receipts, free case, 8.85; western extra firsts, free case, 9.15; do., firsts, free case, 8.85. Live poultry was iirm; fowls. 14@16; old roosters, 11 (g) 11 ; chickens, 144J> 15; turkeys, 14®17; geese, 14®16. Dressed poultry steady; turkeys, fan cy, 21c; do., fair to good, 18(5(20; fowls, heavy, 18®19; average, 15®17U; small, 13®14; old roosters, 14; broiling chick ens. nearby, 18®23; western, 14® 22; roasting, 17®>19; ducks. 12(0)17; geese, low ii. Polatoes steady; Pennsylvania, per bushel, 63®65; New York. 45®50; Jer sey, per basket. 30®35. Flour strong; winter straight, 6.50® 6.75; spring straight, 6.75®6.90; spring patent. 6.6007.15. Hay steady; No. 1 large bales. 18.50# 19.00; No. 1 medium bales, 18.50# 19.00; No. 2 do., 17.00® 18.00; No. 3 do.. 14.50® 15.50. Clover mixed, light, 17.50® 1S.00; No. 1 do., 16.50® 17.00; No. 2, 15.00® 16,0 Chicago Live S'ock Market Chicago, Feb. 2.—Hogs—Receipts. 10,000; strong. Bulk, 6.80®6.98; light, 6.65(g)6.95; mixed. 6.70®7.00; heavy, 6.50 ®7.00; rough, 6.50®6.65; pigs, 5,50®6.65. ('attic-—Receipts, 10,000; firm. Na tive steers, 5.65®9.25; western, 5.00® 7.50; cows and heifers, 3.1008.10; calves, 7.50® 10.50. Sheep—Receipts, 5,000; strong. Sheep, 6.10®6.85; yearlings, 7.20®8.00; lambs, 7.50® 8.95. Chicago Board of Trade Closing Oil Associated Press. Chicago, Feb. 2. —Close; Wheat—May, 165; July, 143. Corn —May, 83%; July, 85%. Oats —M.\v, 61%; July, 59%. Pork —-May, 19.65; July, 20.00. Lard—May, 11.60; July, 11.77. Ribs—May, 10.80; July, 10.77. "treasurers to meet here Fiscal Officers of Various Counties Will Assemble February 10 A special committee of tho Pennsyl vania Association of County Treasurers met in tihe office of County Treasurer A. ■'H. Bailey, in thie Court Mouse this morning, and fixed Fed)ruarv 16 as tho timo for the next meeting of the treas urer's association. The session will be hold in this city, likely in the old Board of Trade Building, on Market street, au'i plans will be laid for presenting to the Legislature of bills affecting county treat'.uries which the law-makers will be asked to pass. On the evening of February 16 the treasurers will banquet in the city, at a place vet to be decided upon. <ii F. Biirrs, of Wilkes-Barre, preside;)) o' th<j as-ociation, and County Treasurer! A. H. Bailey, now are making the ar rangements tor the meetings. Delicate Children usually only Deed a food tonic to make them strong and healthy sg*s£!kEmutsfon coniaxntna Uypopho»ph\les is not only the best food tonio but is pleasant to take. Sold only by us. Goorge A. Gorges. | DRINK HOT TEA FOR A BAD COLD Get a small package of Hamburg Breast Tea, or as the German folks call it, "Hamburger Brust Thee," at nhy pharmacy. Take a tablespoonful of the tea, put h cup of boiling water upon it, pour through a sieve and drink a teacup full at any time. It is the most effective way to break a cold and cure grip, ns it opens the pores, relieving congestion. Also loosens the bowels, thus breaking a cold at once. It is inexpensive and entirely vege table, therefore harmless.—Adv. BANK STATEMENTS REPORT OF THE CONDITION of the Allison Hill Trust Company °J Harrisburg, No. 1301 Market street. ?\ n . au Phln County, Pennsylvania. <*t trie close of business Januarv 25, 1915: RESOURCES Reserve Fund: Cash, specie and r ." ot , PF - 124,95 a .'0 uue froi i approv al reserve agents 22,573 00 Nickels and cents * *''4is7 21 Checks and cash items. . ! . 1 ;r,.s iv 1 securities pledged for bills •' 10,000 00 Commercial paper purchased: Upon one name, $11,053 75 Upon two or more names 184,275 74 Loans upon call with col- 19 lateral 5 -;, , m Time loans with collateral 71'"53 'l3 Loans secured by bonds anil mortgages 6,1)75 „o Bonds, stocks, etc 33 852 75 Mortgages and judgments i>f record 107 q (lll o<flce building and lot, ... 22! 93 it 38 Other real estate 3 31s in Furniture and fixtures. ... 4 '9 Overdrafts 56 10 Other assets not included in above 6,518 IS Tolal $634,805 02 _ , LIABILITIES Capital stock paid $125,000 00 Surplus fund * 30 qoo Undivided profits, less ex-^ penses and taxes paid. 12,715 22 Individual deposits subject to check (exclusive of trust funds and savings). 90.571 61 Time certificates of deposit (exclusive of trust funds and savings! 24,690 33 Deposits, saving fund (ex clusive of trust funds and savings) 171,480 51 Deposits municipal 15,000 00 Due to banks, trust com panies, etc., not in re serve To(> ns Dividends unpaid, s:j iio treasurer's ind certified OMI 8 ou^B tandinp: 651 56 Hills payable on demand. . . 5,000 no Bills payable on time, mort prape bonds sold on guar n;'ntee(]- 155,600 00 Other liabilities not in cluded in above, 3,(>05 73 Total, $634,805 02 Amount of trust funds in vested, $18,045 74 Amount of trust funds un invested 80 J 0 ' 31 trust funds $18,126 32 State of Pennsylvania, County of Dauphin, ss: I, Alfred G. Eden, Treasurer of the above named company, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true lief beSt ° f my knowled se and be (Slgned) ALFRED G. EDEN. _ . ~ , Treasurer. Subscribed and sworn to before me this Ist day of Februarv, 1015 (Signed) JOHN E. GIPPLE. (Notarial Seal) Notary Public. Correct—Attest: (Signed) FRANK .r. ALTHOUSE E. N. I,EBO, W. M. IIOERNER, Directors. REPORT OF THE CONDITION of the Commonwealth Trust Com pany, of Ilarrlsburg, No. 222 Market street, of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, at the close of business January 2.>! 1915 RESOURCES. Reserve fund: Cash, specie and notes $70,391 00 Due from ap proved reserve agents 57,117 12 Legal securities at par 4 1,100 00 ... . , , $171,60S 42 Nickels and cents 511 52 Checks and cash items, .. 1 1,337 7 1 Due l'rom Banks and Trust companies not reserve,.. 104,094 18 Securities pledged for bills payable 133,961 97 I Assets held iree, viz: j Commercial paper purchas ed: Upon one name,.. $6,116 58 | Upon two or more names 402,196 52 Loans upon call with col lateral 468,469 55 Time loans with collateral, 111,389 2:1 Loans secured by bonds and mortgages 74,759 S3 Bonds, stocks, etc 401,811 20 I Mortgages and judgments of record 30,680 81 I Oltice building and lot, .... 116,797 34 Other real estate 81,441 49 l'urniture and fixtures. ... 49.000 00 Overdrafts 3,693 73 Other assets not included in above oo Total $2,198,878 14 LIABILITIES. Capital stocK. paid in $250 000 OS Surplus fund 450,000 00 Undivided profits, less ex penses and taxes paid. .. 60,645 13 Individual deposits subject to check (exclusive of trust funds and savings), 783,571 18 Time certificates of de posit (exclusive of trust funds and savings) 288,266 75 Deposits, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 223,027 57 Deposits, municipal 15,000 00 Due to banks, trust com panies, etc., not in re serve 3:15 ;,s Treasurer's and certified checks outstanding 8,515 45 Bills payable 011 demand,. . 89,692 74 Other liabilities not includ ed in above 27,130 79 Book value of reserve se curities below par 2,329 97 Total $2,198,878 1 1 Amount of trust funds In , vested $1,526,472 35 Amount of trust funds un- Invested 117,111 6!) Overdrafts 9.299 IJ Total trust funds $4,652,883 26 CORPORATE TRUSTS. Tolal amount (1. e. face value) of Trusts under deeds of trust or mort gages executed by Corpo rations to the Company as Trustee to secure is sue of corporate bonds. Including Equipment Trusts $19,475,000 00 total amount ol securities deposited by Corporations with the Company as Trustee ti, secure Issues of Collateral Trust Bonds 3,382,400 00 State of Pennsylvania, County of Dau phin, ss: 1 W. H Metzger, Treasurer of the above named company, do solemnly ■ wear that the above xtutement la true to thn oast of ray knowledge and beliaf. (Signed) W. H. METZGER, Treasurer Subscribed and sworn to before ma tills 2nd day of February, 1915. (Signed) R. E. STEEVER, (Noturial Seal) Notary Public. Correct—Attest: (Signed) VVILI.I AM JENNINGS, < 'HAS. E. (XJVEItT, A. C. STAM.M, Director*.
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