STATE SCHOOL DIRECTORS
FAVOR CHANCES IN CODE
Urge Amendment Which Would Permit
School Bonds to Be Issued at Any
Time of Year —D. D. Hammelbaugh
Is Electetf Secretary
After listening to a report of the
legislative committer of the directors'
department of the State Educational
Association which, in brief, recommend
ed- but two changes in the school code
of Pennsylvania, the twentieth annual
meeting of the association came to a
close this morning in the Central High
school.
Both changes are proposed amend
ments to sections of the code relating
to finances, —one being to clarify a
section of the cole which limits the bor
rowing capacity of the board; the other
permitting boards in the State to issue
(>onds at any time during the year. Un
jier the present regulations school bonds
may be issued only at the time of mak
ing the annual tax levy.
The final business of the eeesion was
the election of officers which resulted
as follows: President, J. Newton
Bhoads. Reading; first vice president.
Dr. Cameron Sheetz, Danville; second
vice president., Mrs. Thomas G. Cooper,
Landisdowne; third vice president, 1).
J. Thionvas, Scranton; recording and cor
responding secretary, D. I). Hammel
baugh, Harrisburg; executive commit
tee, Charles M. "Magee, Baston; S. R.
McClure, Biraddock; W. G. Davis, Mc-
Keesiport; Dr. R. J. Yhost, South Betih.-
lehem, and Harry A. Bover, Harris
burg; legislative committee, M. H. Hen
ning, Wilkinsburg; T. G. Magoe, Al
toona; Dr. ,T. D. Orr, Leechlburg; H. M.
liessig, Pottstown; James W. Wucher,
Allentown, and A. E. Bumaford,
Wilkes-Barre.
J. George Becht, secretary of the
State Board of Education, conducted an
interesting question box this morning.
The opening of the session was partici
pated in by the pupils of the Central
High school, music being furnished by
the choir nnit orchestra. Dr. Samuel
Hamilton, Allegheny county superinten
dent, made an address to the pupils.
Two women directors from the west
ern part of the State were among the
228 directors enrolled.
Governor Brumbaugh spoke yester
day afternoon to the directors. He ex
pressed satisfaction with the present
school laws, complimented the director
■Who had the courage to levy an extra
mill of tax to make good schools and 1
advocated an increase in salaries o<f
capable teachers wherever possible. He
suggested that the directors see that
whool children be thoroughly versed in
State history.
C.~V. R. R. LOSES A POINT
Judge McCarrell Decides It Got Proper
Notice of Damage Suit
When the Lehigh Navigation & Elec
tric Company, some time ago, began ex
tending its power line in the northeast
ern part of the State, the Public Utili
ties Company sought to prevent it from
crossing the Utilities company's lines by
appealing to the Public Service Com
mission. The Public Service Commis
sion decided that there was nothing to
warrant restraining the Lehigh com
»pany from carrying out its plans and
■en appeal was taken to the Dauphin
county court. Judge McCarrell filed
•n opinion this morning dismissing the
Appeal. > „
In a case in which the Cumberland
Valley Railroad Company claimed it
had not been given proper nofice of a
damage suit filed against it by Joseph
{Milleisen Sons, of Mechanicsburg,
Judge McCarrell ruled in favor of the
'Vechanicsburg firm. The plaintiff is
suing to recover losses sustained when
the Milleisen lumber yard in Mechan
icsburg was destroyed by a fire alleged
to have been started by sparks from a
Cumberland Valley engine. The rail
road company now must defend the
damage suit.
CREDIT RATING EXPLAINED
Letters on Subject Received To-day
Prom Chamber of Commerce
The new credit rating bureau being
installed by the Harrisburg Chamber
of Commerce is thoroughly explained to
the membership by a letter and forms
received in the mail by the members
to-day.
A. D. (MacMillan, the expert, who is
looking after its installation, is at the
headquarters of the Chamber of Com
merce and calling on those members
who desire personal advice and sugges
tions in regard to the matter.
The officers of the chamber have also
requested all members who can to visit
the offices of the chamber in the Kun
kel building and become acquainted
with how the system is being built up.
I)R. ALEXANDER SPOKE
Pointed Out Growth of Presbyterian
Church at Last Night's Meeting
That there were during the last
year 10,000 Presbyterian churches with
9,000 ministers and a million and a
half of members was pointed out last
night by the Rev. Dr. Maitland Alex
ander, of Pittsburgh, in an address on
''The Hour of the Church" at last
night's session of the Harrisburg Pres
byterian Association at Pine Street
eiwreh. „
At the afternoon and evening meet
ings the Rev. J. S. Armentrout, assist
ant pastor of Pine street, presided. J.
H. Suicer introduced Dr. Alexander. A
dinner was served at 6 o'clock in the
social room of the church.
MRS. JACOB GOOD IS DEAD
Cousin of Harry A. Boyer, President of
Harrisburg School Board
Mrs. Jacob Good, a cousin of Harry
A. Boyer, president of the Harrisburg
School Board, died at her home, 1805
Market street,, at 4 o'clock this morn
ing from a complication of diseases.
Her husband is a telegrapher connected
with the Northern Central railroad and
employed in Cly. The Good family
moved to Harrisburj from York, about
a year ago.
Mrs. Good was a daughter of the late
H. K. VVitman, who years ago operated
the MeCormick quarries in Wormleys
burg. Her survivors include her hus
band, one daughter, Hilda, and one son,
Galen.
Sausage Over 58 Feet Long
Thirty-five pounds of pork was
ituffeti' into a sausage skin measuring
>8 feet 6 inches in t'he shop of Hull
Urothers, 1718 North Third street, this
■norning. This is the longest sausage
fver stuffed at the Hull establishment
>nd it is believed to be a record break
r in the city.
HARRISBUaG STAR-INDEPENDENT, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 5, 1915.
GERMAN PRESS JUBILANT
ON ADMIRALTY DECLARING
BRITISH WATER IN WARZDNE
Berlin, via London, Feb. 5, 10.35 A.
M. —The entire German press greets
with satisfaction the admiralty's dec
laration that the waters surrounding
England, Scotland and Ireland, have
been included in the war zone. The
headlines of several papers speak of the
announcement as a blockade. The
"Post" declares it is a blockade and
must be so considered.
"Neutral shipping," says the
"Post," "'is given time to take refuge
in safe harbors. Only after a measured
period do all merchantmen going to
and from the British Isles run into dan
ger. Then to be sure, men and freight
not only on British ships, but under a
neutral flag are doomed to sink."
The "Tpglische Rundschau, ' says:
"We have accepted England's bat
tle conditions. * * * * We let
England play its role and assume ours
with all its rights and obligations. Let
him guard himself who feels like com
ing between."
The "Lokal Anzeiger" - declares
England's own weapons are being turn
ed against herself and wlieu Germany
destroys the "English yoke under
which the world has suffered for cen
turies," it will have accomplished a
high historical mission and freed the
world from one of its most dangerous
enemies.''
The "Tagcblatt" says England's
conduct to which the new decree is au
auswer has been an admission it could
not defeat Germany with weapons
which Germany realizes and not incon
siderable. The paper expresses the opin
ion that neutral 'powers will suffer
losses from the new declaration but de
clares these losses will be small com
pared with those which 'England im
poses upon them.
ENGLAND IS STIRRED OVER
THREAT OF THE GERMANS TO
BOTTLE OF BRITISH fSLES
London, Feb. 5, 12.45 P. M. —Al-
though referring sarcastically to Ger
many's threat to bottle up the British
Isles by means of submarines as a
"paper blockade," England is stirred
to-day by this latest development in the
marine situation as she seltjom has been
since the outbreak of hostilities.
The press unanimously subordinates
all other war news, not excepting the
Turkish halt at the Suez canal, to give
prominence to the dispatches from Ber
lin, while the foreign office statement
following quickly the publication of the
German threat as one requiring a"
prompt counter stroke. As the state
ment says, the 'authorities are consider
ing "more stringent measures against
German trade." The ministers are
treating the subject as of particular
urgency and a full official statement as
to the situation of Great Britain v.iM
be published.
Some English newspapers declare to
day that the German announcement
will benefit England in that it right
fully entitles the British government to
declare contraband all foodstuffs destin
ed for Germany.
GERMANS TAKE OVER 6.1J00
RUSSIANS AS PRISONERS
Berlin, Feb. 5, By Wireless to Say
ville. —The German army headquarters
staff to-day gave out the following
statement:
"On the whole western front, except
for an isolated French attack agaiust
the German position to the northwest
of Perthes, which was unsuccessful,
only artillery duels took [flaee.
"On the east Prussian frontier re
newed Russian attacks to the south of
the Memel river, were repulsed.
"Strong Russian attacks against the
positions recently taken by the Ger
mans to the east of Bolimo'w (East of
Lowicz) were equally unsuccessful. We
have taken prisoners in that vicinity
since February 1, twenty-six officers
and about 6,000 men."
LATE WARIp 7 SUMMARY
Continued From First l'aff.
war office to-day says that along a
section of the front about six miles
long the Germans brought up no less
than 84,0<>0 men, supported by 100
batteries of artillery. In compact
masses tfcese troops were hurled against
the Russian positions. The Petrograd
statement asserts that these attacks
were broken up and that the Russians,
assuming the offensive in turn, cap
tured German trenches and occupied
two villages.
In the Carpathians the fighting is
hardly less severe. The Petrograd war
office admits that the Russians retreat
ed in one section of this front, after
lighting ten successive engagements
with bayonets. Elsewhere Russian suc
cesses are claimed.
The action of the German admiralty
in declaring within the war zone the
waters surrounding England, Scotland
and Ireland, is supported enthusias
tically by the German press.
The German official announcement of
to-day does not support the claim of
the Russians of successes on the War
saw front, stating that their attacks
were repulsed.
There were no engagements of im
portance along the western front yester
day.
$0».000,000 For Destroyed Property
Paris, Feb. 5, 5 A. M.—President
Poincare has signed a decree opening
a credit of 300 million francs ($60,-
0^0,000) to meet the most urgent needs
of persons whose property has been de
stroyed as a result of the war.
Resume Fight Against Servians
Geneva, via Paris, Feb. 5, 5.05 A.
M.— Hostilities against Servia have
been resumed by the Austrians, accord
ing to reports received here from
sources which usually have been well
informed.
Order Street Numbers Changed
Carrying out the provisions of a city
ordinance Chief of Police Hutchison
this morning ordered the numbers of
the houses started mm with 2600 Jef
ferson street, changed to correspond
with those on Sixth street, making the
l>lock the 4700 block.
CAPITOL HILL
CORPORATION CONTRASTS
BEFORE PA- COMMISSION
Application of Beading for Grade Cross
ing at Avon, Lebanon County, Held
Over Until Next Meeting of Public
Service Body
At the session of the Public Service
Commission yesterday the contract of
tho Pennsylvania Railroad Company in
the Ci'ty of Altoona was lield for formal
petition; that of the Lilly E.ectric
Light, He>at and Power Company and
the Borough of Lilly waa held for proof
of publication; that of the Equitable
Gas Company in the Borough of Home
stead was'held for further consideration,
as were tire application of the Potato
Creek Gas Company lor the approval of
its incorporation and the Citizens' Klec
trie Company for the renewal of its
charter.
The application of the Philadelphia
and Reading Railway 'Company for the
approval ol a crossing at grade in
Avoai, Lebanon county, was held un
til the next meeting.
The Commission advised E. J. Kling
man, of Dalma.tia, which is ou the line
of the Northern Central railroad, that
a shelter station would be erected at
that point. KMngnvan complained that
the patrons of the road were without
adequate accommodation.
The Commission took testimony on
the complaint of W. W . Maehemer that
the West Reading Water Company re
fused to extend its mains. The matter
wad amicably adjusted on the repre
sentation of a sufficient number of pa
trons that they would accept the serv
ice.
Many Prosecutions
During .Januaiv the Pure Food De
partment began the prosecution .of 84
violators of the State pure food laws",
live more than in December. Of these
39 were for violation ot' the cold stor
age act; & were for rotten ogigs and 10
for soft drinks colored with coal tar
dyes.
Board of Pardons
The list of cases t3 be heard by the
new Board of Pardons at its first meet
ing dn February IT, number seventeen,
and it is announced that the applica
tions have been closed for that meet
ing and the list sent to the printer.
Dauphin county will have three cases,
those of l/uka Zariovie, murder second
decree; Divld Kaufman, lliin-tlammiug
Harrisburg merchants, and Milton
Weaver, sodomy. There are four mur
ders, all under sentence of death b.v j
electrocution, who ask that the : r death:
sentences jc commuted to imprisonment'
for life; Grcgaiio l v :.:;:ato, Philadelphia; |
Andrew Malcorowski, Allegheny; Ar
tlmr Simons, Tioga, and Nieolo Mon- j
dolo, Fayetta. A panioij will be asked
for Thomas I'. Patter.soit. Cumberland,!
serving a te.-m o' from lu to GO years
for a i um';> r of crimen, in •);; ling bupj- j
lary and larceny. 1* 'tter.-an has a pris- ,
oa rcco:.! of • \ cai.vi-f ons.
Will Remain Eero
Senator Pe. ro-r. v iv: : s j.t«- recov-;
orLng fio:n a severe at ici: t'l-it threat-!
cued io di've! :• ui , >•••. ni'.'.uin, will
leave for Floride i" :.t e"i-. :>nd has!
requested Se retarv V. rv ii iker, of j
1 lie .Senate, io aci oia '.'HI. but Mr.!
Baker waS oi»i:g d a ; iiue awing to I
press of legis >.t:n.r.:
Personal Pvop'r'.y Ta*:
Seiiito:- S TO.!', D-'avvro, hi look-1
a -out for rn.~: ■; oy \\ich more
State revel ; " he rr,-"il, says he
favors a lav/ bc which the personal
property rax in tie State insv be divid
ed between the State and county, fifty
fifty. This is opposed by Philadelphia
which wants all of the tax because of
contemplated improvements, If the plan
]>roposed by S.;>rou-l should go through
it woul)l not in rease taxes but would
put at least $2,000,000 more in the
Stti!c treasury.
Auto Liceuses
The number of automobile licenses
issue. l to date is c.'ose to the 70,000
mark, but applications continue to come
in and the entire forve o? the Automo
bile Bureau of the State Highway De
partment is kept very bus-y endeavor
ing to keep pace with the demand.
Governor In Philadelphia
Governor Brumbaugh left for Phila
delphia this afternoon to spend the
week-end and will return on .Monday.
On Monday night the Governor will
have a conference with the Legislative
Committee appointed to confer with
him on the legislation proposed in his
personal platform, which includes work
men's compensation, child lalbor law
and local option. It is generally ex
pected that the local option bill will
meet with very decided opposition in
both branches of the Legislature, and
"tf it passes the House it will be by a
very slender majority, and may get its
quietus in the Senate.
Inspecting Streams
Experts sent out by the State Water
Supply Commission to-day began an in
spection along streams where fills have
been made with a view to preventing
any further encroachments.
Gratz Water Co. Seeks Charter
An application was filed in the State
Department to-day for a charter for
the Gratz Water ' Company, to supplv
water to the borough of Gratz, Dauphin
county. The capital is $5,000 and the
incorporators are: S. S. Johnson and
F. S. Simpson, of Harrisburg, and Harrv
Smith, ,T. W. Sheiblev, "Joseph Phillip's
and D. Tobias, of Gratz. The applica
tion will first be passed upon by the
St'ite Water Supply Commission, then
by the Public Service Commission and
will finally go to the Governor for his
approval.
Two Chinamen Die in the Chair
By Associated Press.
Ossining, X. Y„ Feb, 5. —Lee Dock
and Eng Hing, two Chinese, were put
to death in the electric chair at Sin"-
Sing Prison early to day. Both Chinese
were members of the Hip Sing Tong.
They were convicted of the murder of
Lee Kay, the aged leader of the On
Loong Tong. The murder occurred on
February 17, 1912, during a Tong war
in New York.
1
Alleged Bank Wrecker Arrested
By Asxnciated Pi cas.
Cincinnati, 0., Feb. s.—Thomas
Polets, of Brownsville, Pa., was arrest
ed and is being held here to-day, as a
fugitive from justice in connection with
tljc alleged wrecking of a bank at
Brownsville.
105.000 GERMANS AND 100
BATTERIES OF ARTILLERY.
MOVE ACAINST RUSSIANS
Feb. 5, via London,
12.25 P. M.—Not since the battles
around Lodz, in Russian Poland, in ths
early part of December, have the Ger
mans delivered such vicious attacks as
those of yesterday when they attempted
to break through the Russian line near
Borjimow.. Probably never before in
the eastern arena of the war have they
concentrated such a force upon a single
point.
hi a distance of six miles, 'between
iHiimin and Borjinio-w, the Germans
tihrew 103,000 infantrymen, together
with heavy forces of cavalry, the whole
»iipj>orh.Ni by 100 batteries of artillery,
comprising in all no less than 600 guns.
It is estimated that in this »' i rt line
there were nearly 30,000 mm :o the
mile, conning on in ten or I ;Jve linos
like the waves of the sea. >
SCHOONERCDLfINGROIINDED
U. S. War Vessels Answer Wireless
Calls for Help—Stranded Ship's
Plight Is Critical
By Associated Press,
On Hoard U. 8. 8. San IMego, Ense
ueda, Ale*., Feb. 4, by Wireless to
Han Diego, Cai., Feb. 6. —The Amer
ican steam schooner Colon has ground
ed on the bar at the entrance to the
harbor of Topolobampo. The United
iStates cruiser Maryland responded to
her wireless calls for help and is now
standing by. The gunboat Annapolis,
which was at (iuaymas, also has gone
to tlie Colon's aid. A heavy norther
lias whipped up a big sea and latest
reports from the Qolon said that the
vessel's plight was critical.
The Colon, a steam schooner of
1,53u tons, left San Franciscd-January
16 with a cargo of general merchandise
lor Salina Cruz. She is owned by the
American-Mexican Trading Company.
Her commander is Captain Paulsen and
she carries a of about 20 men!
There were no passengers aboard when
she left San Francisco.
Icebergs Menace Atlantic Shipping
St. John. Feb. 5.—A1l the freight
and- most of the bunker crop of the
coastal steamer Prospero were thrown
overboard before she could be floated
from a submerged ledge upon which
she hail been forced by a great ice floe
off the New England coast, lee is
coming down from Greenland waters in
preat quantities, covering the Grand
Banks and sweeping southward toward
the trans-Atlantic shipping tracks.
Steamers arriving from British ports
report icebergs and floes extending
nearly 200 miles from the east coast
of New Foundland. Vessels will have
more difficulty than usual in avoiding
the ice during tne remainder of the
winter and spring because the taking
over of the wiroless stations for ex
clusive military and naval purposes will
mnke it impossible to send out the cus
tomary warnings.
LYNCH TELLS OF LAXI) DEAL
Says City Had Another Site in Mind
When He Purchased Uptown Plot
Highway Commissioner Lynch smiled
ll,lis morning when a newspaper story
was read to him, the purport of which
was that he had been one of the pur
chasers of a plot of land which the
uiwjpaper suggested the city desireti
as a site for the proposed municipal
asphalt plant.
The laud in question is a plot on tfoe,
south side of Maclay street between
the canal and the Pennsylvania Bail
road, and Lynch declared t'hiut it was
not offered as a site for the asphalt
plant, and that in its present alh&pe it
is uot fit for that purpose. He described
it as a ''sink hole." Lynch added that
the deal for the ground, —a six-acre
tract which, he said has an assessed \ai
uation of SII,OOO, —was closed by
City Engineer M. B. Cowden when it
was offered for $5,000.
"I took half of it at Mr. Cowden's
request," said the Commiiwioner. "That
was before the city decided not to take
the $9,000 plot at Cameron and Kit
tatinny streets as tlfe site for the as
phalt plant."
The plan to buy the Cameron street
plot was abandoned' because merchants
in that locality Objected to putting the
asphalt-repair plant there. It is likely
that the a»phalt plant will be built oU
Shaonis street, on a piece of ground
that can be bought for $7,500, Lynch
said. Lynch added that the up-*own
plot was bought as a speculative invest
ment.
Boarder Prompts Terrible Crime
Hij Associated Press,
De< Moines, la.. Feb. 5. —Frank
Amadec, an employe al a railway round
house, shot ami killed* his wife, his 8-
vear-old daughter, and his 1-year-old
sou at his home here to-day. lie then
shot himself and is expected to die.
Two other children escaped by running
from the house. The police say jealousy
of a boarder was the cause of the act.
Cloture Rule Proposed in Senate
Washington, Feb. 5. —To thwart
filibusters, Senator Xorris to-day pro
posed a cloture rule to prevent any
Senator talking more thJm once, or
more than three hours in general de
bate, on a measure and to limit debate
on amendments to fifteen minutes ex
cept for those who do not use three
hours in general debate.
N. Y. Employes' Law Upheald
Albany, N. Y., Feb. s.—The consti
i tutionality of the State law securing
j to employes in factories and mercantile
| establishments twenty-four consecutive
! hours of rest every week, was upheld
I by an unanimous decTsion of the Court
j of Appeals to-day.
Building Permit Granted
Mrs. Mtflrgaret Minnick took out a
building permit this morning to build
an addition to the three-story brick
building at 214 8 North Sixth street,
costing $2,000.
Cambria County Tax Bate Raised
Bbensburg, Feb. s.—Commissioners
of Cambria county yesterday fixed the
tax rate for 1915 at 2 mills on a total
valuation of approximately $143,000,;
000. The rate was-1 1-2 mills.
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MAY DON MAN'S CLOTHES!
Needy Woman Talks of Trying That
Plan to Obtain a "Fair Wago"
Tor Her Work
How a widowed mother was con
verted to Woman Suffrage principles
and feels that she lias no alternative;
'but to don man's clothes in order to
get a "fair wage" for hor work, was
■brought to light through a complaint
lodged by her to-day with the Dauphiu I
County Commissioners, which is in
feet that the Directors of the Poor j
have refused her requests for aid.
The woman sent several letters to
the county authorities, the Directors of
the Poor this morning said, and they |
were the basis of an inquiry conducted I
<by the Poor Directors their social!
worker, as a result of which, it is held
that Bl'air county is liable for the sup-!
port of the mother anil her three chil- 1
dren. Arrangements now are being I
made for having the quartet sent to Al
toona.
In the most recent letter received
from the woman, whose name the coun
ty authorities do not divulge, the moth
er swears allegiance to Mrs. Pankhurst,
the militant suffragette leader of Lon
don, and tells a pitiful story, suyuigl
that she now is ill and that her children :
are without shoes to wear to school.
When the County Commissioners refer
red the woman's complaint to the Poor
Board, the latter gave out this state
ment:
"This woman is a resident of Al-j
toona. Blair county, and is not legally
entitled to aid from this comity. She
has been in this county sin e June 30
and negotiations HOW are under way to
have her removed to her home town."' (
PROGRESSIVE CLUB FORMED
Officers Elected and Candidate En
dorsed for 7th Ward Alderman
At a meeting last night at 1320
Cowden street, the Seventh Ward Pro-'
gressive .Club was formed and officers
elected as follows: John Jackson, pres
ident; Bdward (Burris, vice president;
('eorge Johnson, secretary, and Mole
reasurer.
The speakers of the evening were
Dr. Dunlap, William Burgoon, William
S. Moses, Jo>hn Jackson and Edward
Burris. The organization endorseiTMVil
liam 8. iMoses as a candidate for Al
derman of the Seven Mi ward.
ORGANIZE C. A. O. CLUB
Central Girls Meet at Home of Miss
Marian Martz
The C. A. O. iClub was organized last
evening at a meeting held at the h.ijiie
of Mliss Marian Miartz, 2311 Xorth
Thiird street. A dozen students at the
Central High school are members. Those
who attended the organization meeting
last evening were:
Miss as Catherine Peters, Marian Wilt
mer, Helen Wallis, .MSargaretta Reed,
Irene Martz, Martha Miller, Catherine
Kelker, Lillian Kamsky, Dorothy Hel
mam, Pauline iHauek, H<elen Gerdes and
iMferie Daugherty. \
Standard War Bread for Germany
Amsterdam, via Ijondon, Feb. 5, 4.15
A. M.—"L'Bcho Beige" says it learns
from a good source that Germany has
forbidden the exportation oif tobacco.
The "Hamburg Freindonblatt" says
agreements have been concluded by
various German government concerning
the introduction of a standard war
bread for all Germany.
Want. Jury to Try Case
George A. Salfcsman, who has brought
suit against his wife, Theresa K. Salts
man, for a divorce- must show cause
why the case shod hi not be tried by a
jury, under a rule o'btained by the wifo
from the court this morning.
U. S. Submarines for Spanish Navy
Madrid, via Paris, Feb. 5, 5.40 A.
M.—ParMa-mont has authorized the
government to purchase four submarines
for the Spanish navy from a builder in
the United States.
Baptized Seventeen Converts
The Rev. J. C'. Pornerook, pastor of
the Penbrook Church of God, baptized
seventeen converts at the Fourth Street
Church of God last night.
Marriage License
Nathan D. Kverett, city, aad There»a
G. .Duffey, Webster Mills.
TRADE EXCURSION PLANNED
Local Business Men Will Go on Trip
to Other Cities of State
A rousing meeting to plan ways and
means of conducting the largest and
best trade excursion ever stfn't out in
Pennsylvania was held at the Harris
burg Chamber of Commerce last evem
ing by its trade excursion committee
and sub-committees of same.
Chairman C. W. Burtnctt and Presii
dent llender.-on Cilbert jointly presided
and those present, who packed the large
assembly room, spent two hours in a
careful and painstaking discussion of
the detailed plans for the excursion.
The excursion will take place on Feb
ruary 17 and 18, Wednesday and
Thursday. The following towns will be
visited: Herndon, Millersburg, Wilkea-
Barre, Suubury, Danville, Catawissa,
Bloom:■ burg, Berwick, lla/.le'ton, Potts
ville, Auburn, llarrisburg and Reading.
For J,he one hundred of the biggewt
business men of t'he capital city to leave
that eitv during an important, session
of the Legislature to extend their trade
relations with other sections of Penn
sylvania and to study with profit what
(hose cities have done in the way of i
commercial and industrial advancement
will be a convincing demonstration to
the State that (Harrisburg people are es
sentially business men and manufac
turers.
In Wilkes-Barre and Heading the
Hotels Sterling and Berkshire will be
inspected by the trade excursionists
thus giving them demonstration that
Pennsylvania cities of medium size need
and can support high cass hotels.
FIRE EATERS
The Trick of Breathing Flames and
Sparks From the Mouth
The first known tire breather was a
Syrian slave named Eunus, a leader in
the SNrvile v.a* in Sicily, 130 B. C. Ho
I retcndcd to have immediate communi
cation with the gods. When desirous
of Inspiring his followers wit.h courage
he breathed flames and sparks from his
mouth.
In order to accomplish this feat Eu
nus pierced a nutsjiell at both ends
and, having filled it with some burning
substance, he put it in his mouth and
breathed through it. The same trick
is performed to-dav in a more ap
proved mannei. I'he performer rolls
some flax or hemp into a ball about the
size of a walnut, which he lets burn
until it is nearly consumed. Then he
rolls around it more flax while it is still
burning. By this means the fire is
retained in the ball for a long time.
He slips this ball into his mouth unper
ceived and breathes through it. 'His
breath revives the fire, and be
no injury so long as he inhales only
througli his nostrils.
Various theories have been advanced
to account for other feats of this sort
performed by the anicents. An old
ordeal was the holding of a redhot iron
by the accused, who was not burned if
he were innocent. Probably some pro
tective paste was used on the hands.
The peculiar property of mineral salts,
such as alum, in protecting articles of
dress from fire has long been known.
An old Milanese devised a costume con
sisting of a ilotli covering for the body
which hail been st.eped in alum. A
metallic dress of wire gauze was added
to this, and thus protected a man might
walk on hot iron.
Submarine Mines
v Wet gilncotton in submarine mijes is
of course, a very potent explosive, but
in manv respects it is quite outclassed
by the' compound used in German
mines and known as
but abbreviated to "T. N. T." in Great
Britain ami to "trotyl" in Germany.
A shell, torpedo or mine loaded with
"T. N. T." (which requires to be deto
nated by means of mercury fulminate)
bursts with great violence into large
fragments, whereas if loaded with pic
ric acid the splinters are very small
and cannot therefore do as much dam
age. Although wet guncotton is more
powerful if exploded in close proxim
ity to the target, the effect of "T. X.
T." is much greater when the e.iplo
sion takes place some distance away.—
London TeleigrapTi.
Placing the Blame
Simms —"You're.a poor sort of a
club member. I very seldom see you
around at the club house."
Timms —"Why, I get around once or
twice a week."
Simms—"Well, look at me! I'm
there every night."
Timms—"Yes. but you're married
and I'm single."—Philadelphia Ledger.
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FINANCB
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
QUOTATIONS.
Furnished by H. W. Suavely, Broker,
Arcade Building, Walnut and Court
Streets
New Ybrk, Feb. 5.
Open. Close.
Alaska Gold Mines .. . 28% 27%
Amal Copper 53% 53%
Amer Beet Sugar .... 37 37%
American Can 27% 27%
do pfd 94% 94%
AnuC'ar and Foundry C|D 4 4 4 4
Am Cotton Oil ....... 47 46%
Amer Loco 21% 21%
Amer Smelting (51 % 61'/a
American Sugar 103 101 %
Amer Tel and Tel 120% 120
Anaconda 27 26%
Atchison 94% 94%
Baltimore and Ohio .. . 69% 69
Bethlehem Steel 51 52%
Brooklyn R T 81% 87
California Petroleum .. 19 19%
Canadian Pacific 155% 154%
Ceutral Leather 32% 32%
Chesapeake and Ohio . . 42% 42
Chi, Mil and St Paul .. ,87% 86%
Chino Con Copper .... 35% 36
Consol Gas 118% 11S%
Oorn Products 9% 9%
Erie . . 22% 22%
Erie, Ist pfd 35% 2.5%
General Electric Co .. 1141% 1 41%
General Motors 93% 94%
Goodrich B !F 32% 32%
Great Nor pfd 114% 114%
Great Nor Ore subs . . 30 29%
Guggenheim Exploration 50 50
Interboro Met 12% 12%
Interboro Met pfd ... 55% 57%
Lehigh Valley 135% 133%
Mex Petroleum 75% 75%
Missouri Pacific 10% 10%
Nev Consol Copper ... 12% 12%
New York Cen 89% 88%
NY, N H and H 50 49%
Norfolk and West .... 103 102%|
Northern Pae 103% 102%
Penna. R R 106% 105%
People's Gas and Coke . 118% 118%
Pittsburgh Coal 17% 17%
Press Steel Car 30 30
Ray Con. Copper 17% 17%
Heading 145% 144%
Repub. Iron and Steel . 19% 19%
Southern Pacific 83% 82%
Southern Ry 16% 15%
«!lo pfd 51% 51%
Tennessee Copper 29% 29%
Texas Company 133 13lvjj
Third Ave., 46% 45%
j Union Pacific 119% 118%
IT.-8. Rubber 57 56%
IU. S. Steel 40% 39'/,
do pfd 103% 103
Utah Copper 53% 5-2%
West.em Maryland ~.. 19 19
W. U. Telegraph 63% 63%
Westinghouse Mfg .... 70 70
Chicago Board of Trade Closing
fly Associated Press.
- Chicago, Feb. s.—Close:
Wheat —May, 164%; July, 141%.
Corn-*-iMay, 81%; July, 83.
Oats—May, 60%; July, 57%.
Pork—Mav, 19.55; July, 19.90.
Lard—May, 11.22; July, 11.37.
Ribs —May, 10.37; July, 10.60.
Out Out Waste—Result, Beauty
When Joseph Pennell was in Pan*,
ma ho stopped to admire the lock at
Pedro Miguel. "How is it," he asked
the engineer, "that you make your
arches and buttresses as fine as those
of a cathedral?" "Oh, that's done to
save concrete," was the reply.
Economy a$ the basis of beauty is
not so strange as it- may seem. It was
through elimination of the superfluous
that the loveliness as well as strength
of that Panama structure grew, and
the sa.me principle may 'be found at the
root of every successful work whether
of are or industry.—Craftsman.
The Steamer Duck
Around the southern extremity of
South America is to be found a very
large duck, which bears the common
name of "steamer duck" or "race
horse," owing to a peculiar habit it
has of rowing itself along the surface
of the water at great speed. This ia
said to be due to the reinarEable fact
that the bird loses its power of. flight
when it reaches maturity. These ducks
are very common. —Chicago Herald.
Artistic Excuse
"There," said Mr. Nagg after ft
complicated explanation of why he had
stayed out so late; "I hope this is sat
isfactory."
"It is more than satisfactory," Mrs.
Nagg told him. "It is simply beauti
ful."—St. Louis Post-Dispatch.-