0. S. IS HELPLESS IIUDI Hoisting of American Colors on British Ves sel Said to Be Cus tomary Practice WE CAN MARE NO FORMAL PROTEST But Wilson Administration Thinks It Proper to Send to Or eat Britain a Note Pointing Out Dangers to Neu tral Shipping * H» A tsocia ted Press. Washington. Feb.' 9.—The adminis tration view of the hoisting of the American on the British steamer Lusitania. as stated to-day on the high est authority, is that the use of other flags by ships of nations at war is such a customary practice that no formal protest can be made, but that it will be proper to send to Great Britain a note pointing out the dangers to neu tral shipping which may follow if .such a practice is continued. Regarding the establishment of a war zone by Germany around the Brit ish Isles, President NVilson said to-day he was awaiting the German govern ment 's memorandum being forwarded by Ambassador Gerard before reaching a decision on what attitude to take. He said Germany's first proclamation ou the subject contained many ques tions on which the I'nited States would like further explanation. Simply a Waniing From Germany The President takes the view that the war zoue proclamation by Germany cot? not coustitute a blockade, or even a paper blockade. He stated that it was s'tiiplv a warning. The President himself said that action by Congress could not control the use of the Ameri ■ :in flag by foreign snips and that re strictions on such practices would have Xi come through international agree ment. • The administration, it was indicated, is deeply studying the war zone ques tion with the view of determining its possible effect on American shipping m t will seek to get full information from Germany on exactly what was in tended and what measures will be taken to insure American vessels from attack. Mr. Wilson mentioned Ambassador Bomstoff's explanation of the war zone order but repeated that the United States would not finally determine on its course until the official explanation from Ambassador Gerard |t Berlin was received. To Protect American Bights High officials apparently attached much importance to b»th the Lusitania and war zone situations and it was made clear to-day that every effort will 1 be made to protect the American rights.) Wilson told callers that up to the present no other neutral govern ments have officially asked the co operation of the United States. Discussing the general international situation. President Wilson said to-day that hrwas not surprised at the length of time taken by Great Britain in for-" warding its final reply to the American note on the interference with American shipping. German's Blockade Declaration Washington. Feb. 9.—The German declaration of a war zone around the British Isles and the hoisting of the American flag on the British liner Lus itania continue to be topics of wide spread comment in official and diplo matic quarters and the receipt of Ger man war office memorandum from Am bassador Gerard and a report on the Lusitania incident from Ambassador Pagfr are eagerly awaited here. Until j these are received the Washington gov ernment will take no action in the mat ter. The situation has arisen as r. result of the German declaration and the Lusitania incident was up for dia- Vussion to-day between President Wil son and his Cabinet. !t was understood that following the conference formal inquiries would be instituted to ascertain what step the German naval commanders will take to protect neutrals traveling on merchant ; ships and for information as to the use of American flags by British ships gen enllv. Officials are said to be much concern ed over prospects that the prescription of the war zone and the use of a neu tral flag by war vessels as a strategem ot war may endanger lives of Ameri cans whose rights to travel on nentral ships in war times, it is understood, will be vigorously defended bv the Washington government. Official's are *a;d to view this phase of the situation with much concern. add Flag trouble no 2 Ist England's Pride Shocked London. Feb. 9. 10.3S A. M. Assert ing that rhe Lusitania adopted "a per missible strategem." in hoisting the American flag to avoid danger in the final stage of her dash for Liverpool. Jhe '' Manchester Guardian'' declares • an act may be perfectly lawful with out being expedient or altogether fair " ! Tne paper says: "The fact that our fastest liner had to change her flag has shocked our pride as much as the loss of the nhip would have knocked our humanity. If all or many of our merchant liners were to do the same the result would be. as Amer jean papers are pointing out to limin- i i-ii tne value of protection given bv ine American flag. \"ot only would that be undignified in us and unworthv the naiion which rules the s«as. but it aUo vould be unfair to the United States end it would reflect us the same fcdigna ton as was aroose.l bv Germanv s threat to disregard neutral flags. '" Guilty of Violating AntiTrust Law By Auodatrd Preu. Jefferson City, Mo., Feb. 9.—The packing firms of Armour & Companv Swift 4 Company, the St. Louis Dressed Beef and Provision Company, the Ham n ond Packing Company and Morris * i Company were fouLd guilty of violat ing the State anti-trust iaw by the Missouri Supreme Court to-day. IT PAYS TO USE STAB INDEPENDENT WANT ADS. ' F. B. BOSCH IS ELECTED HEAD OF TOE ROTOR CLUB Jiusiastic Annul Banquet and Busi nosfl Meeting Held Last Night In the Chestnut Street Auditorium— Excellent Reports Bead The Motor Club of Harrisburg hefcl its annual meeting in the t-h»stuut street auditorium last evening. Shortly after 7 o'clock dinner was served to almost two Hundred persous. Those present included members from New vrlle, MechaJrivsburg, LeuKivne, New Cumberland, Knoia and a number of other nearby towns. Followiug the dinner came the busi ness meeting, including the election of officers and a board of governors. Tiie report oKthe president Shovrvd tha* the dub was active during the last year in good road work. An increase in mem bership anvl an excellent showing by the treasurer, of the care and applies tion of the funds, were reported. The president referred in his rejxirt i to a new league formed by various j olubs throughout the State for the pur ' [*>se of doing awsv with toll roads and I toll bridges—in oiVr words making ail j the highways in the Common wealth of ' Pennsylvania free. Question* of exces sive speed and reckless driving were discussed and such practices were condemned. The following officers were elected: President. Frank B. Bosch; first vice president. H. AY. Src.bbs: second vice president. F. R. Downey; rhird vice president, H. H. Hcfkin; secretary treasurer. J. Olvde Mevton; governor*, for three years, tare to serve, C. C. Cocklin, M. D.. F. IH. Bomgardner, John C. Orr. DIES VISITING KRANDSON Aged Harrisburg Woman Expires After Two Days' Illness While visiting a number of her grandchildren in Columbia. Mrs. Eliza beth Young, of this city, aged S5 years, died Sunday at the home of a grand son. Mrs. Young was sick only a few days, having taken her bed last Friday niijkt. i She is survived by the following children: Theodore Young. Samuel Young, Mrs. l>ora Dauglierty, Mrs. Elizabeth Smith, of this city; Davii Y'oung, Aurora. Ind.. and Mrs. E'sie Kirkup. of Pittsburgh. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at - ! o'clock from the home of her son, 1003 Paxton street. Interment wi';l be made j in the Baldwin cemetery, Steehon. Mrs. Carrie Lang Mr. an ! Mrs. Frank B. Bosch, 413 ! Walnut street, received word yesterday of the death of Mrs. Bosch's sister, i Mrs. Carrie Lang, of Buffalo, X. Y\. who died late last night. Mrs. Lang's death l was quite sudden, she having been ill 1 only a few days. She is survived by j her husband, Fred Lang, Sr., two sons, j Harry Lang and Fred Lafflj. Jr.; one brother, Theodore Porter, and one sis ! ter, Mrs. Frank Bosch. Xo arrangements for the funeral have been made. Sumner E. Pry Word was received by Ellis E. Fry, : 212 Crescent street, of the death of his I son. Sumner E. Fry. which occurred at j Pittsburgh, yesterday after a short ill ness of pneumonia. Mr. Frv was a grad i uate of the Technical High school, class of 1911. sinee which he has been stamp I clerk in the postotfice at Pittsburgh. Several Appointments Confirmed The first appointment* outside of no taries and justices, among chose made I by Governor Toner during the recess 1 and sent to the Senate were confirmed | to-day. They were those of William ! F. Hensel. Lancaster; Hampton L. Car -1 son. Philadelphia; W. H. Stevenson, j Pittsburgh; George P. Donehue, Potter, and W illram C. Sproul, Delaware, to be members of the Pennsylvania Historical Commission, and William Lauder. Som erset; John S. Rilling. Erie, and I>avid j B. Oliver. Pittsburgh, members of the State Board of 'E lucation. AH of the other more important Teuer appoint ments are held up in the Committee on Executive Nominations. 170 Zapatistas Killed and Wounded By Associated Press, Mexico City. Feb. 9. —A battle at i Kochimioo, the source at this eitv's water supply in which Zapata fbrves were defeated and'driven back bv Con-' stitutionaJisr* with a io«s of 170* killed and woun«ted, was reported last night at the headquarters of General Obre gon. The Constitutionalist losses we-e placed at IS. Former Senator Hale's Sister Dies Portland. Me., Feb. 9.—Mrs. Augus ta Hale Gifford. author and historian and wife of George Gifford. American consul at Basle. Switzerland, from ISS4 to 1913, died to-day, agei 73 years. She was a sister of former Unit ed States Senator Eugene Hale. Fractures Elbow on Stairway E. E. Wenrick, 53 years old, 454 Ver ! beke street, tripped on a stairway in ' his home rhis morning and fractured his left elbow. The fracture was re duced at the Harrisburg hospital. Woman Fractures Wrist Mrs. Mary MiClenagan. 921 Xorth | Eighteenth street, suffered a fracture of the ripht wrist rhis morning when a basket of ashes feH on her arm. Sfce was treated at the Harrisburg hospital. Sammy's Wisdom. It was never • happy day for Sam my's painstaking father when his young hopeful's school report arrived. As for Sammy himself—well, he was ' a philosopher. The awful day had come once more, ' aDd father was in the lowest depths of , misery. "Sammy. Sammy." he groaned, "why I is tt that you are at the bottom of your class again?" "What does It matter, father, wheth er I am. at the top or the bottom** queried that wise youth. "They teach the same at both ends, you know."— London Tit-Bits. Birds of Distinction. The crow and the bird of paradise were talking about fame. "Why. you are so homely you are only known to the farmers," sneored the proud bird of paradise. "Now, I am so beautiful I have my feather* on the hats of the society women." The crow laughed sardonically. "That may be, my friend," he chuckled, "but I have my feet under their eye*."—Chicago News. » 1 v HARRISBURG STAR-INDEPENDENT, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 9, 1915. RENEWED ACTIVITY 11SIIF BWIN UNITED STATES New York, Feb. 9.—The greatest ac tivity iu ship building in many years in this country. is uow under way, ac cording to shipping men in statements made here to-day. Every firm on the At lantic seaboard has more orders thin it can fill for new vessels and the same activity is said to prevail on the Pacilj coast. Among the new vessels recently con tracted for is one of 15,000 tons reg ister for the Luckeubach Steamship Company to be named the Edgar P. Luekenbach. A cargo carrier for the Munsou i is also under construction. No fewer I than ten other vessels, all cargo car | riers, are being constructed and in quiries, it is said, have been received from firms which have under considera- I tion the construction of at least ten | vessels. Every vessel uow on the ways, | it is said, will be placed under Ameri can registry. LATE W4RNEWS SUMMARY Cantlnurd Froa Plrat Fan. in this region, where a great battle ap parently is developing. The outcome of this struggle is expected to have an important hearing on the entire cam paign in the east. At the other end of the eastern front, in the Carpathians, neither side has been able to gain a definite victory. The Austro-Oerman troops have made progress in some places, but elsewhere apparently have suffered reverses. In sne engagement, the Petrograd War Office reports, the Russians captured S.SOO prisoners. / The new German attack in the Ar goune has been attended with success. The French military authorities admit that the Germans captured some of their positions. Aside from this move ment. the Oerman armies of the west are putting forth few efforts and no engagements of importance are under way. The Turkish invasion of Egypt, one of the most daring and picturesque in cidents of the war. seems to have come to nought. After their recent defeat In ! the fighting near the Suez canal the Turks are said to have fallen hack and, according to a British official announce- ! ment, are In full retreat. HOUSE XOT OX PEACE MISSION AS WILSON REPRESENTATIVE Washington, Feb. 9.—President Wil son emphasized to-day that Colonel E. M. House, his close personal friend, had not gone to Europe to seek to bring about peace as liis personal representa tive. The President explained that Colonel House frequent!/'' visits Europe and that on his present trip he was en trusted with seeking information re garding various questions, including that of American relief work. Reports that there had been ex changes between Russia. Austria-Hun gary and the United States on the ques tion of peace were flatly denied bv the President. TO TREAT GERMAN RAIDERS ON THE UNDEFENDED AS PIRATES London, Feb. 9, 2 P. M.—Lord Charles Beresford is going to put a question to Premier Asquith in rhe House of Commons to-morrow iu which he will demand that Great Britain treat German raiders on undefended places as pirttes, and after a trial by court mar tial, hang them in public, for the mur der of women and children. litis ap plies to raids from the air as well as by sea. L«rd Charles asserts that the govern ment should adopt this plan in the fu ture and no longer treat such raiders as honorable foes. Belgians Protest to the Powers Loudon. Feb. 9, 2.01 A. M.—A dis patch to the "Daily Telegraph," from Havre, says; "The Belgian government has addressed a protest to the allied Powers and neutral states against the German proposal to tax absent Bel gians. It is declared that such a tax would be not only a breach of the Hague convention, but a flagrant breach of a solemn promise." Interchange Bombarding Compliments Petrograd, Feb. 9. —The Turkish cruiser M.dirii. formerly the German cruiser Bresla;:. las - mbarded Yatfta, a port on the Btfck Sea. in the Crimea. No uimage waj done. In response to this attack Russian cruisers went to the Turkish side of the Black Sea and bombarded Trobizond. Hamburg Prepares For Eventualities Hamburg, via The Hague and Lon don, Feb. 9, 10.25 A. M.—The council has appropriated 12.000,000 marks ($3,000,000) with which to purchase a supply of foodstuffs, fodtfcr and other articles so the city may be prepared for eventualities. A commission will be ap pointed to have charge of obtaining these stores. German Aeroplane Brought Down Paris, Feb. 9, 2.4 7 P. M.—At a point between th e Oise and the Aisne, French artillerymen have been successful in bringing down a German aeroplaue. Tho machine, in fiameie, landed within tie German lines. This announcement wm given out officially in Paris this after noon. BAPTISM AT FOURTH STREET Dr. Yates Will Speak on "Bible Evangelism'' To-morrow Night • There will be a baptismal service at the Fourth Street Church of God to morrow evening at 7 o'clock, followed by an evangelistic service in the au dience room. Dr. Yates will speak on "Bible Evangelism." Ob Thursday evening at 7,45 the church will give a public reception to the 134 new members who have joined during the past few weeks. An inter esting program of songs and addresses will be given. Marriage Licenses William A. Romberger. (Mifflin town ship, and IMabel E. Deibler. Berryeburg. Ralpfe M. Bingaman. Oberlin. and Mary E. Shenk, Hummelstown. Charlee F. Cutnmings. an advertising solicitor connected wHh the Philadel phia navy yard, and Miss Helen L Bow ers, of this city. Breaks Ann on Icy Sidewalk Sirpping on an k*y sidewalk this morning. .lame* Miiliken, Short and South streets, fractured his right arm. He wa» treated at the Harrisburjf hos pital. CAPITOL HILL STEWART AWARD READ Order From Headquarters Announces the Bs appointment of Uto Popu lar Adjutant General An order has been issued from Ra tional Guard headquarters announcing the appointment by the Governor of Brigadier Thomas J. Stewart, of Mont gomery county, to be Adjutant Geueral. Other National Guard appointments announced are the following: Colonel Frunk G. Sweeney to be Inspector Gen eral, Colonel Edfrard Morrell to be Judge Advocate General, Lieutenant Colonel Samuel W, Jefferis, Sr., to be Chief Grdnance Officer; Colonel Frank K. Patterson, General Inspector of Small Arms Practice. Justices of the Peace Justices of the Peaee appointed by the Governor and coniirmed by the Sen ate last night are Samuel M. Painter, Elizabeth, Allegheny county; Granville H. Coates. Jr., Nott.iugham. Cheater county: William H. Stuart, Glenolden, Delaware county. New Alderman Governor Brumbaugh to-day appoint ed Frank J Cannon to be an Alderman for the Fourth ward of the city of Harleton, vice Frank O'Donnell, de ceased. | Board of P&rdons Reorganizes The Board of Pardons reorganized this afternoon, the new members beiug ' Lieutenant Governor McClain, Attorney j General Brown and Secretary Woods, j with Secretary Houck as holdover. ! Lieuteant Governor McClain wa« made 'president; J. S. Hiatt. secretary, and i George D. Thorn, clerk. The Board I will meet to consider cases on Febru | ary 17. NO GENERAL PLAN TOJOOST BREAD Coattancd Froai Pint Paget • ' price of my loaves nor reduce the size | of them, "/he said, "because 1 have a supply of flour on hand, bought when flour was lower, that will jee me through for at least four months front this date. At the end of that tame, if the price is at the same high figure at which it is now, I will probably have to v ask' more for the bread or reduce the weight of the loaves. If it becomes necessary for me ultimately to make an increase I would, I think, do it by mak ing a large loaf which would" weigh somewhat lew than two of my five-cent loaves weigh now. and I would aek ten cents for it. 1 think that would be a better plan than to charge six cents for my present five-cent loaves. "For at least the next four months, however. 1 will not make any change, for 1 have flour, bought at "the old rates, sufficient to see me through for that length of time. So far I lmve not change,! the price, scze or quantity of iny bread. My 3-cent loaf weighs 14 1-2 to 1 5 ounces, the same as it did before the price of wheat advanced. If a difference of half an oun.'e is found between one of my loaves one day and another of my loaves the next day it is simply due to the fact that there is li able to be that much variation in the baking and the difference in no is due to any cutting down of the amount of flour used.'' Stale Bread Is Higher Practically all the city bakers now are soiling- srtale bread at 3 loaves for 10 cents instead of 2 for 5 cents as heretofore. PROMINENT CAPITALIST DIES Norman B. Beam Waa Finaniier in Many Railroads. Banks and In dustrial Corporations B y A ssociated Press. ! New York, Feb. 9.—Norman B. ! Ream, financier and director in many I railroads, bankii and industrial corpor -1 ations, died here in a hospital to-day. : Mr. Ream is understood to have died after an operation for intestinal trou ble, from which he had suffered for some years. He was in his seventy first year. Mr. Ream was rated as one of " the most prominent capitalists in the Unit ed States aud was particularly well known in the west, where he began his career. He was one of the directors and organizers of the U. S. Steel Corpor ation, a director of the Baltimore and Ohio, Erie Pere Marquette Seaboard air line and other railroads and was a member of most of their executive com mittees. Mr. Ream's career was typical of the boy who begins life in humble station and risee to wealth and distinction. He was born in Somerset county. Pa., and as a young man divided his time be tween farm work and teaching school. He serve' through the Civil war and afterwards became a clerk in a store in i Harnedsville, Pa. In 1871 he went to i Chicago and became a live stock and' grain merchant. He was one of the pioneers in the or- j ganiza'.ion of the steel industry ani was active in bringing together the : various western steel plants which j formed the Federal Steel Company. •; When this was absorbed by the United ' States Steel Corporation in 1901 Mr.' Ream became a director of the eorpor-1 ation and bad since served as a mem ber of ite finance committee, making 1 his offices in this city, and his home in 1 Woodstock, Conn. Meantime, he had acquire! large roal estate interests in Chicago and has sio.'e maintained an ' active interest in financial affairs in that city. He was at the time of hie death a director of Equitable Life Assurance Society, the National Biscuit Company I and the Metropolitan Trust Oompany, | of New York. It was said of Mr. Ream that few men in the country kept a closer touch on the business pulse of the United States than he. He was said to be many timee a millionaire, probably ranking among the twenty-five riehest men in this country. An eertrnmte of 'Mr. Ream's fortune made in tie financial district to-day plaoed it at between $50,000,000 and $75,000,000. The Harrisburg Hospital is open dailj* except Sunday, between 1 and 2 o'clock p. m. for dispensing medical advice and prescription! to those un able to. pay for tbem. SHIP FILIBUSTER TROUBLE STILL ON (MllnH PfM Pint Pais. Kern, the Democratic leader, was da-; daring any motion to adjourn or recess I would be defeated. Both sides were stout in their declarations that thore | would be no more breaking spells, and | no let up until the deadlock was brok-1 en. At that hour every member of the body was on the floor, except Sena tor Lrftwis, who was sleeping nearby. It waa the first time in years that ali the seats had been filled. Debate on Sena tor Reed 's proposal was tiftged with in ; timations of some sort of cloture if, the deadlock continued. Vies President Overruled Vice President Marshall ruled the! proposal was uot debatable. From tbat- i ruling Senator Lodge appealed and the j Senate by a vote of 4(1 to I!S refused' to sustain the Ciwiir. The iusiirgenf j Democrats voted with the Republicans ns did Senator Bryan, Democrat, of Florida. Senator Norms, Republican, voted with his party. Following that vote, the Vice Presi dent, with unanimous concent, decreed that, all intervening motions bad been decided and that tJie question before the Senate was Senator Reed's order to ; compel continuous attendance and that . the motion was debatable. Senator Hitdhcock then tok up the debate, speaking on his substitute. He thought Democrats who did not believe iu a caucus had not been treated fairly. Hitchcock's Substitute Senator Hitohcock prepared a sub :-titute for the Reed order which he | submitted as follows: "All Senators are required to "appear torthwitih in the Sanate Muimhev aiul to remain in the chamber until March i 1, 1915. They are prohibited from hold-' ing secret party caucuses for the con- 1 sideration of House bills. They are pro-1 hibited from communicating ' with the! President or cabinet officers on what ' measures to support or oppose, ! are required hereby and under tdie con- i stitiition to vote iu accordance With j their convictions and judgment.'' MINSTRELS FEATURE* ARM VAU Parade "of «(><> Moose Attracts Many to Armory Building Headed by a large band, over Coo* members of the Loyal Order of Moose Lodge Xo. 107 opened the first nigut of their carnival with a parade along the principal streets of the city last evening. The attendance at the Armory building, Second anil Forster streets, was marked by large crowds, it being estimated that more thau 2.000 per v sons attended the event during the s evening. Many booths, decorated in fantastic colors, adorned the hall, where sweets, foodstuffs and fancy articles were sold. The minstrel show started at 9 o'clock • and included the following partici pants; William Collins, of New York; .1 a,• k O'Brien, of Worcester, Muss.; Bcr-* nard Horan. of Mass.; Billy Mack, of Boston, Mass.; Felix Teaii bault. of Marlborough, Mass.; John Mc- Clay, of New York, which is followed by selections by the Moose quartet, un der direction of Edw. Nicholson, Bos ton 's famous baritone. The carnival will be held for nine more days, the minstrel program chang ing each evening. On Friday night a large silver cup will be awarded to the : most graceful dancers in the dancing contest. Homer C. Rubendall Dead to the 'tar-Independent.) Williamstown, Feb. 9.—Homer C. Rubendall. a brother of Charles W. Rubendall, Deputy Register of Wills of j Dauphin county, died at the home of: his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Rubendall, here Sunday night, follow ing an illness covering more than eight een years. Mr. Rubendall was 27 years old and had been an invalid since he was nine years old. when he suffered an j attack of scarlet fever. Besides his par- j ents. he left two brothers, Charles, of Millersbtirg, and Lane, at home, who also is an invalid. Funeral services will be held at the home to-morrow after-' noon at 2 o'clock with the Rev. Mr.! Hart, pastor of the United Evangelical j church officiating. Interment will be j in Fairview cemetery. POULTRY ON FARM TO BE EXH AKjKsh*s! -* ■ CBB9Teo helmet xovx almVkauan cß&rfisp ;pov£s As an educational attraction of the tweuty-slxth annual Madison Square Garden Poultry Show, New York, the superintendent has obtained the United States government poultry farm's motion picture film which Kepresenta tbs poultry on tbe farm. The government exhibit will be In charge of Professor Harry M. Lamon, United States government poultry husbandman at the government poultry farm. Professor Lamon will lecture on Uncle Bam(s scien tific poultry raising. Besides tbe poultry, which Includes, of course, ducks and geese, there will be In evidence a select array of blue blooded pigeons. For the pleasure of the spectators there will be provided an artificial lake, where will be displayed varieties of rare wild water fowl engaged In sleeping, feeding, quarrelling, and a continuous programme of aquatic sports. Besides the water fowl there will be many aerial and terrestrial wild birds, ranging from rare species of pigmy quail up to ostriches. In the accompanying Illustration are some specimens that will be on exhibition. OFFERS FREE COAL TO FILTER PLANT CmIIhH From First Pag*. posite the Athletic <2Jub's grandstand and fronting on the Susquehanna river, for building the eoal wharf,.the com pany's aim, an official said, being to have better facilities for the speedy transfer of coal taken, from the river to its Ninth street power plant. The Light Company Plans The Light Company, as well as other concerns, .now and for some years, has been unloading coal, taken' from the river at Frout and Market streets, and this new plan will abolish that system, in so far as the company is concerned. Should the City Commissioners adopt the Bowman ordinance the Ligh Com pany at once wili start work on the erection of a concrete retaining wall, this to be ten feet high, one hundred feet long and be placed at low water mark. It is further planned to fill in with earth ba.k of the retaining wall, so that the wharf wili be at grade with the road leading back to the filter plant dyke. The coal hofttier, which is to have a capacity of between twentv and thirty tons, will be erected on the side of the wharf. Nearby it is proposed to place the stenin hoist with which the coal will be lifted from the river flats to the hopper, M\ Bowman to-day said that the Light Company has advised him of its willingness to plant vines around the coal hopper and be suggested that the erection of the retaining wall and the wharf no doubt will be a protection to the island shore both above and below the place of the improvement. ■ Material Already Ordered Material for ;he improvemeut al ready has been ordered by the li"-lit company, au official said, an/ 4 29% Anal Copper 53% 53% Amer Beet Sugur 38% 38 1 , American Cau 28% 28',,. do pfd 94% 95 Am Car and Foundry Co 44 -, 44% Am Cotton Oil 48 47% Am Ice Securities .... 24 23', Amer Loco ........... 21% 21% Amer Smelting 64% 63% Ameriean Sugar 103 104 Amer Tel and Tel ... 120V4 120% Atchison 24 % 23% Baltimore, and Ohio .. 69% 69 Bethlehem tl 57 56% Brcoklyu K T S7 87 California Petroleum .. 21 30% Canadian Pacific 159, 156% Certral Leathei 36% 3fi% Chesapeake and Ohio .. 42% 42 Chi, Mil and St Paul .. S7, X 6 Oluno Con Copper .... 31! 35% Col Furl and Iron .... 25% 24% Cousol Giis .... 119 119 Krie 22'', 22% Erie, Ist pfd 36% 35 Goodrich B F 32% 32% Great. Nor pf(l 14 1 ... 14;,, Great Nor Ore subs ... 32 32 Interboro iM'et 12% 12% Interboro Met pfd ... 57 56% Lehigh Valley ....... 135%. 134 >4 Louis and Nash 116- 116 ilex Petroleum 76% 76% Mo Pacific IX"Vi iti; National Lead 51 50% Xev Consol Copper ... 12 12 New York Central .... SS 84% NY, N H and II 50 . 49', Northern Pacific .... 103 10 2■ H Pennsylvania R. R. ... 105 :: , 105 People's Gas and Coke . 118% IKS', Pittsburgh Coal 18% IS';. do pfd T 90% 91 Rnv Con. Copper IT 1 , 17-% Reading 145* 144% Repub. Iron and Steel . -0% 20% do pfd ." 9.-> !lsv, Southern Pacific 83% 83% Southern Ry 1 ,"i% 13 ; do pfd ' 53 53 [Tennessee Copper 29% 29'j j I'nioii Pacific 119% 119 I'. S. Rubber 57 56 U. S. Steel 41 % 4 I'„ do pfd 104% 103% Utah Copper 52% 52% W. I". Telegraph 6£ 63% Westinghouae -Mt'g .... 71% 70% Chicago Board of Trade Closing i Chicago, Feb. 9.—Close: | Wheat-*-May, 163%; .lulv. 139',. Corn—iMav, 81%; July, 52%. Oats—.May, 61%; Julv, 5S',. Pork—Mav, IS.S7; Ji'ilv, 19.17, Lard—May, 10.77; July, 10.92. Ribs—May, 10.10; July, 10.32. Bar Private Wireless Messages Amsterdam. Feb. 9, Via lvondon, 1.18 P. M. —The German postal author ities have announced that the German wireless system may no longer be used for the transmission of private mes sages. This interdiction applies even to private messages intended for war ships and other \essels at sea. Charged With False Pretense Charged with false pretense, Lewis Sperlea, of York, was arrested here last night by Detective Ibach, on a warrant issued by the York authorities. He was later taken to York by Constable A. F. Waldman, of that place. To Hesume Probe of Rock Island * Washington, Feb. 9. —Investigation into the financial operations of the Chi. cago, Rook Island and Pacific Railway will be resumed by the Interstate Com merce Commission in Washington Feb ruary 25. Ladies' Auxiliary to Meet The moutiMy meeting of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Pennsylvania Railroad Young Men "a Christian Association will be held in the association rooms at 7.30 o'clock this evening. The Harrisbiirg Polyclinic Dispensary will be open daily except Snndav at. 3 p. in., at its new location. Front and Harris streets, for the free treatment of the worthy poor.