HOMELESS MEN MOVE INTO
NEW WAREHOUSE FOR MIGHT
Watchman at Emerson-Brantingham
Building Loses Patience and Calls
Police—Weary Willies Move Out
and One Is Later Arrested
The big building at Tenth and Mar
ket streets belonging to the limersou-
Brantingiiam Co., distributors of farm
machinery, lias no»v been made un
healthy for the homeless men who
moved in during the chilling blasts for
a night 's lodging, such as the building,
which is in course of construction, af
forded.
The night watchman could do noth
ing witti the weary willies who~insisted
on slopping in the building and last
night, when his patience gave oat, he
asked tihe assistance of the police. Ser
geant J'age picked up Patrolmen Ken
lord and Zimmerman and they started
through the building at 10 o'clock.
The men were grouped on the third
floor around small furnaces, which were
glowing with embers, drying out a con
crete floor recently laid. Wet straw was
atop the concrete, but dry boards had
been placed over this to afford dry
footiug. On these boards the men were
sleeping. The policemen rounded up
forty of them and sent them on their
way. The night watchman accompa
nied the jwilicemen and picked out tihe
men who were employed at the build
ing. These were allowed to remain.
Some of the fellows had taken
their shoes and stockings oft' and were
fast asleep on the narrow boards, from
which a slight roll would have dropped
them into the wet straw. The mcy dis
appeared into the night and were not
heard of. except for one who called
himself George Brown. He was arrest
ed by Policemen Parsons and Murphy
for being drunk and panhandling, ac
cording to the night report. He was
recognized as one of the men who had
been chased out of the building.
WIDE RANGE OF OPINION
ON COAL WHARF PROPOSAL
Continued Front Flmt Page.
wl.nrf plans. He added that nothing
official will be done by that body until
the City Commissioners act finally on
the ordinance, now pending before
thini. which grants the light company
permission to lease a part of the island.
lie did say, however, that whatever
tentative action til e Planning Commis
sion may take it likely will have some
influence with the City Commission
when the latter body considers the
ordinance finally. Should the Planning
Commissioners fail finally to approve
the ordinance, it is contended, its pro
visions will become null and void.
One Planning Commissioner does not
like the idea of establishing a prece
dent which may lead to other concerns
asking the city lo build coal wharves
or to attempt to crowd objeetional
things on tihe island.
.1. 11. Thomas, a New York engineer
engaged by the light company, said
that, while the Harrisburg company is
not endeavoring to force its plan
through, the company has found it nec
essary to pro\ ide modern and econom
ical means of taking coal from the riv
er, and something must I>e done at
once, ev.'ii it a portable wharf has to
lie provided on a flat.
A point raised at the meeting of the
Planning Commissioners was that tflio
ciHil wharf would be unsightly and de
stroy the beauty of the view from tne
city's water front. Mr. Manning s»nd
in his opinion such objection easily
coul I he overcome and he add.d that
in his belief tihe wharf will not be as
cum j icuous as many suppose.
He suggested to the Planning Com
missioners and representatives of the
Hiirrisburg bight »V Power Crnupunv a
plan whereby a cool hopper and steam
, :«ilie could be screened by monolythic
concrete arches.
Since some objection has Ixvn raised
tn the Light Company's plan, and a*
< lie City Commissioner put it, '"it is a
*en serious and important question to
deal with." there is every indication
that the City Commissioners will not
act finally on the ordinance when it is
called inp next Tuesday. In fact some
are o!' the belief that it will not be
parsed for several weeks, if at ail.
I'HAHI-KS E. Vol NT IS DEAD
Prominent Mason and Secretary of the
Blougli Manufacturing Co.
Charles K. Vaunt, secretary of the I
Plough Manufacturing Company, died |
in the Hartman hospital, Third audi
Briggs streets, this morniii'.j after a
long illness from heart disease. Mr.
Yount, who was 57 years old, was
taken ill just before Christmas, and
about a week ago was removed from his
home, 1502 Green street, to the hos
pital. His death was not unexpected,
as he gradually sank during the )>ast
two days.
Mr. Yount came to Harrisburg from i
Littles town, Adams county, aibout twen- j
ty-iive years ago and established a re-1
tail dry goods store on Broad street, j
conducting it successfully until he as
sumed the presidency of the Sun Man
ufacturing Company. About nine years
ago he became connected with the
Company as its secretary and in
i hai'go of one of the stock rooms. He
IVJS considered a most valuable attache.
Mr. Yount was prominent in the
Masonic fraternity, being a member of i
Robert Burns lodge, of Pilgrim Com- j
mandory of Knights Templar, Zembo ]
Temple of Shriners, and of the Harris-j
mrg Consistory of Scottish Rite i
Masons. lie is survived by a widow
tnd two daughters, Klsie and Marie.
Funeral services will be held on Tues
by afternoon at 2 o'clock at his late
lome, the Rev. Harry Nelson Basslcr, j
>f the Second Reformed church, of I
vhp-h Mr. Yount was a member, otli- j
dating. The burial will ibe private, serv- j
ces at the grave being conducted" by j
J ilgrim Comniandery of Knights Tern
ilar.
Complimentary Concert
A concert, complimentary to the
lembers of the Wednesday Club, will
o given in Fahnestock hall Monflay
vening, February 13. The program
'ill consist of a joint recital by Her
ert Withers|>ooii, basso of the Metro
olitan o|>era house, and Miss Ada
ososoli, harpist.
Steelton Man Dies in Hospital
George KochifT, 459 Main street,
teelton, died at 6.20 o'elock this morn
ig at the Harrisburg hospital from a
[implication of diseases. He was in a
cry serious condition when admitted
Wednesday. A post-mortem examination
as made to determine the exact cause
f the death.
CAPITOL
WANTSTOSAVpTE MONEY
Board of Charities Projoses That Ar
ticles Needed in Institptions
Be Made There
If possible tihe State (Board of Char
ities proposes to have passed by the
Legislature a liill permitting the man
ufacture in State penal and other in
stitutions where possible such articles
as are used in such and other institu
tions supported by the State. This is
urged from an economical standpoint,
it is not deigned to sell the p-oducts
outside but to confine t'heir use entirely
to State institpu'tions and thus save the
State the cost of anything but the ma
terial.
At present t'herc is very li'ttle made
in any of the institutions, but it is held
that with proper machinery equipment
many things could be made that are
uow bought on the outside by the State.
Attorney General Brown will be non
suited on this measure wiiicih is said to
be favored by superintemlen'ta of a
number of State institutions who desire
to see those under their care engaged
in something useful instead of living.in
enforced idleness.
Governor in Philadelphia
Governor Brumbaugh left for Phila
delphia this afternoon to remain over
the week-end.
Civil Service
The House municipal corporations
committee will held a general confer
ence with representatives of third class
cities on 'Moirday evening on tJlie pro
posed civil service bill which will af
fect such cities. A genejal hearing on
tihe measure will be held next day. The
committee will also hold a hearing next
week on tihe bill to provide for an in
spection of steam ami hot water fitting
in cities of the third class, which will
affect 'Harrisburg.
Active Depositories
The State Board of Revenue Commis
sioners has selected the Diamond Na
tional bank and t'olonal Trust Com
pany, of Pittsburgh, as active deposi
tories of State funds in Western Penu ;
sylvania.
TELLS USiKfiOWN HISTORY
OF LINCOLN VISIT HERE
Coutlnucd F*rom First Face.
the turbulent condition of things in this
country then, there being both peace
and war Democrats, .Mr. Meyers said
that at the very time Lincoln was iu
Harrisburg on his way to Washington
lo assume the Presidency, a meeting ot'
Peace.Democrats was beiny held "not
a stone's throw from the hotel in which
Mr. Lincoln was stopping," to use Mr.
Meyers' language, "in old Brant's
Hall, now the site of the Commonwealth
Trust Company building."
He mentioned several prominent
Democrats in attendance at the meet
ing who were'- aftejward prominent iii
State and national affairs, among them
John Cessna, of Bedford, whose attitude
was so pleasing to the newlv found Re
publican party of that day that it
nominated and elected him to Congress,
and he was ever afterward identified
with the Republican party. The vener
able editor was warmly congratulated
on his interesting address.
Among the new members elected to
the association weie Governor Martin
G. Brumbaugh. City Clerk Charles A.
Miller and the Rev. Dr. Lewis Seymour
Mudge, pastor of Pine Street Presby
terian. church. George W. Parsons and
Dr. William T Bishop contributed brief
historical incidents in connection with
Lafayette's visit to ftarrisburg, and
Alls. Mabel Cronise Jones discussed
"Current Kvents in Pennsylvania."
Jury ( ominissioner• Edward Dapp gave
the society the old Dauph'in county
jury wheel used from 1534 to 1914,
whieili was used to select the jurors and,
during the draft in the Civil war times,
to draw the names of men conscripted
for the arm v.
rheodore B. Klein, president of the
society, read Lincoln's address at Get
tysburg. The following committees
j were appointed for the coming year;
! Kxecutive committee, George W.
! Parsons. Henry C. Ortli, George A. Gor
! gas; publication committee, Thomas M.
j Jones, B. M Nead, I). Bailey Brandt, A.
Boyd Hamilton; archeology, Dr. H. B.
j Bashore, Henry McCormick, the Rev.
i H. M. Kramer; geology, \yilliam Pear-
I son, Abram For'tenbaugh, the Rev. Dr.
j Silas C. Swallow; current history of
Pennsylvania, Mrs Thomas M. Jones,
j Miss Annie Morgan, Mrs. Keats Peay;
I biography, Warren A. Zollinger, John
j P. Keller, Jr., Charles A. Kunkel; per
j manent monuments, William E. Bailey,
I George F. Boss, Ben jamin M. Nead,
I George W. Parsons and Dr. Hugh 'ilam
| ilton.
HYPNOTIST AT CARNIVAL
Entertain Hopes Tor Largest Crowd
Since Opening
Persons attending the Moose carnival
j and festival in the Armory building,
Second and Foster streets, will be given
a special feature to-night, when one of
the Moose entertainers will hypnotize a
number of persons.
It is believed by officers of the lodge
that to-night will see the largest in the
numbers attending ' since the carnival
opened last Monday. Dancing will be
one of the main features to-night. A
silver trophy will be awarded the best
dancing couple.
Nissley Ships Wireless Operator
Although not yet out of his 'teens,
Paul H. Nissley, 2406 North Sixth
street, this city, has been appointed one
of the wireless operators on board the
steamship Jefferson, which plies the
Atlantic ocean from Now York to Nor
folk, Va.
Nissley last* year was graduated from
the Central High school and he subse
quently completed a course in the New
York Marconi School of Wireless Tele
graph in one-third tho required time.
He is 18 years old.
Mr. Stackpole Grows Stronger
E. J., Stackpole, publisher of tho
"Telegraph" and former |>ostmaster,
who lias been seriously ill at hjs resi
dence on North Front street, is stead
ily improving. For the first time since
he was confined to his room months ago
lie was able recently to lie removed to
the front porch of his residence.
Break Window; Oranges Disappear
The front window of the utore of C.
D. Stonesifer, at 1303 Bailey street,
was broken this morning and' a quan
tity of oranges and grape fruits which
were in the window were stolen. The
burglurv has been reported to tho po
lice. I
HABBtSßiriffl STAR-INDEPENDENT, FRIDAY EVENING. FEBRUARY i 2. 1915.
RUSSIAN INCURSION INTO
EAST PRUSSIA WILL FALL
FLAT IS THE PREDICTION
London, Feb. 12, 12.15 P. M.—The
Russian incursion into Kast Prussia ap
pears, judging from dispatches reach
ing London, likely to be shortlived, as
were the previous Russian raids into
this same district. Germany's superb
equipment and strategic railways in this
territory have enabled her within a few
days to throw immense bodies of troops
against the invaders.
lu the present ease tne German sol
diers appear to have been rushed into
Last Prussia from both Poland and in
terior points.
Bright Spot for Russians
Tn the Carpathians the situation
locks favorable to the Russians, who
are pressing against the Austrian de
fences at three of tihe most important
passes, and this in spite of the diffi
culties interposed by snow blocked
roads. Benin admits that the Russians
have entered Hungarian territory at
several points in the Carpathian dis
trict, but declares that those positions
were most dearly bought in view of the
terrible casualties infli-tcd by Austrian
artillery and machine guns on the Rus
sian massed formations.
In Russian Poland the Germans hold
the belief that Russia is preparing to
fall back to her second line and the
Russian trenches defences in that re
gion will lie assisted by the flooding of
great sections of the intervening couu
trv
See Consolation in German Attack
The London newspapers profess to
believe 'that the submarine attack on
the steamer Laertes, flying the Dutch
Hag, will precipitate more stringent
measures against German trade, which
was promised by Premier Asquit in a
speech delivered yesterday in the House
of Commons. Tiie "Daily Mail" says
it believes the government will an
nounce a complete blockade of the Ger
man coast, as a result of Which all
goods to Germany by sea will be liable
to seizure.
A wireless dispatch from Berlin re
ports that an aeroplane, presumably
French, has dropped bombs in the har
bor of Flushing, ivhich is Dutch terri
tory, but no news of such an occur
rence has been received from Holland.
The Balkan states evideiilv are fur
thering their endeavors to reach an
amicable settlement of their disagree
ment before entering the conflict. In
this adjustment it is presumed that Bul
garia will get material territorial con
cessions from both Serbia and Ru-
IX) DELAY Oft THE POSTOFFICE
Postmaster Believes Contractors' Re
ceivership Will Not Halt Work Here
The statement that the firm of A. L.
Pen nock & Co., of Philadelphia, con
tractors for the building of the addi
tion to the Harrisburg postolfiee, has
gone into the hands of a receiver, has
aroused interest as to whether the work
here will be continued by the receiver.
The contracting firm is under bond to
carry out its work, and if the receiver
fails it is understood that the bonding
company will tave to complete it.
Postmaster Sites lias no information
concerning the matter outside of what
he has seen in the newspapers.
"I have no knowledge at all of the
receivership," said the Postmaster to
day, "and we in Harrisburg do not
know anything about it. Whether the
contractors will finish the work I am
not able to say, but they are under
bond to complete the work, the contract
price for wiiivii 1 do not know. The
whole matter is in the hands of the
United States Treasury Department,
which has not yet notified me. I don't,
however, think that there will be any
stoppage of the work." .
SHOE MERCHANTS ORGAMZI
Retailers Become Affiliated With State
and National Associations
A large number of retail shoe mer
chants met last eveuing and organized
a lav a I association, which will lie a
branch of the Pennsylvania Retail Shoe
.Merchants' Association and also of tho
National Shoe Retailers' Association.
The new organization enrolled a ma
jority of the sihoe merchants as mem
bers and elected .Mm Kelley, presi
dent; Joseph Sihorii, vice president;
WanvueJ Klleniberger, treasurer, and
Walter L. Stern, secretary. I). P.
Jerauld, of tho Jerauld Shoe <->o., will
re|>reseut f'he local association at a
meeting of the Pennsylvania Shoe i.Mer
i hants' Association, to be held at tho
New Brunswick hotel, Lancaster, next
week.
BIG CHORUS WILL MEET
Evangelistic Singers to Discuss Lancas
ter TVI» on Monday Evening
The Harrkburg evangelistic chorus
will meet Monday evening in the
Fourth Street < hurch of God. The sub
ject for discussion will be the proposed
trip to Lancaster. An opportunity will
be given to the members of t'he various
delegations who engaged in personal
work during tihis week to tell of ex
periences.
A delegation of 150 visited the First
'Baptist church last Monday night. Ono
hundred went to the Enola United
Evangelical Church Tuesday night and
ISO last nigh't to t>he First Baptist
church. New music will be tried out
wt 'Monday's meeting.
Couple Found Murdered In Home
Bii Atiociated Press.
Oakland, Cal., Feb. 12.—Jacob Vo- j
gel, former president of the Citizens'i
Bunk of Fruitvale, and his wife, were
found murdered to*lay in their homo
in Fruit vale, a suburb. They had been
beaten to death by burglars, who first
trussed them up with ropes anil Mrs.
Vogel's ajpron strings.
Needle in His Intestines
The graphaphone needle swallowed
bv John Schmidt, li 3 years old, of 43V
Christian street, Steeiton, on Wednes
day ovening, was found to be in his in
testines by physicians at the Harrisburg
hospital, where an X-ray examination
was made. His condition is not serious.
lowa Vote for State-Wide Prohibition
By Associated Press.
Des Moines, la., Feb. 12.—The lowa
Senate to-day adopted a constitutional
amendment providing for State-wide
prohibition by a vote of 39 to 2. Tho
measure now goes to the House.
Heard BUly Sunday
Mrs. C. E. < namberlaili, Mrs. Charles
Orayve, iM'rs. William Men'tzer and
Miss Anna Weiser went to Philadelphia
yesterday -to hear "Billy" tJuuday's
sermon on '' Amusements.'' I
To-morrow Night Ends the Piano Sale!
BIG EXTRA CUT ON ALL USED PIANOS
AND PLAYERS TO MAKE
OF EVERYTHING TO-MORROW
Square Pianos at $lO Used Uprights, S9B
Used Player-Pianos, $225
Our Business is to sell new instruments. That's where
we make our profits. Selling used pianos at the prices we've marked
on them for to-mbrrow does not pay for the advertising, but we
can't afford to hold these instruments for the prices they are ac
tually worth.
So we have decided to slash r^T7 —
the prices for to-morrow, and W 1 ■ -1 jii
to-morrow only. It's quick jl I! illPllsl" |||
results we want, and if you miss j| 111 j f I j ,j |
this Sale to-morrow, you'llmiss 1 —==j!|| |; jl
the one big chance of the year liii. ill 111!
to get a guaranteed used piano MM P layer-Pi; i^ < '|||p||jMjj[ ' A j;j||{|S|!j 'lll jI 1
or player-piano at a price that P
will astonish and delight you. ji lll ill |-:
Every instrument in the sale II ! iff |[ IN
is worthy of a place in any home jl | j| ' II! 1 1> I
and our guarantee goes with IS J j j Pf j ||j
Come early in the morning "-r—l l |l>
for best choice —such bargains
may not last throughout the Cf
day. This Player Only $225 To-morrow
CC WLLSEND YOUR CHOICE CC OR MORE A MONTH
HOME TO-MORROW WILL PAY FOR IT
Bargains in to^l^ers
Last of the Used Uprights New Shop-Worn Pianos and Players
ALL LIKE NEW AT THESE PRICES TO-MORROW
$125 Buys a $350 Haines One Hinzie, mahogany, $l9O, was $250
f5 UyS a S „ , Two Harringtons, mahogany, $2lO, were $350
$l5O Buys a $275 Bennett-Bretz One Whitnev walnut «<>«>* wno
$l6O Buys a S3OO Weser Bros. M n T !
§l7O Buys a $360 Lockhart one Memll . mahogany $240, was $350
$lB5 Buys a $350 Foster one Kimball, walnut, $250, was $350
$l9O Buys a S3OO Hensel One Shoninge, mahogany $285, was S4OO
$2lO Buys a $375 Merrill One Angelus Player, $550, was $675
$225 Buys a $375 Kimball One Emerson-Angelus S7OO, was $825
Store Opens 8 A. M. Closes 10 P. M.
Come Early. This Is Y
J. H. Troup Music House
Troup Building 15 S. Market Square
LITTLE SNOW LEFT IN STATE J
Rainfalls and High Temperatures Have
Greatly Reduced the Amount
The Btate Water Supply Commission
reported to-day that there has been a
decided decrease in the amount of ac
cumulated snow in the watersheds of
I'ennsyivanift during the last ten days,
owing to the excessive rainfalls and
high temperatures which prevailed dur
ing the early |mrt of the month. The
western and northern extremities of tilie
Susquehauna watershed are under a
snow cover from three to ten incihes,
decreasing to a trace at the southern
boundary of the State, while over the
southeastern part of the State, the quan
tity of snow on the ground is very
small.
The low temperature which pre
vailed during ttie last few nights has
caused iee to form on nearly all of
streams, most of which arc now flowing
with their surface covered with drift
ite.
| CHEMICAL CO. IS INSOLVENT
It Acquiesces in Creditors' Petition for
Appointmont of Receiver
By agreement with its creditors, the
Bowman, Moll & Company, manufactur
ing chemists, doing business at Howard
and Forrest streets, this city, acqui
, esced in a petition liled late yesterday
; in the Dauphin county court, taking
for the appointment of a receiver for
i the concern on the grounds of inßolv
i ency. The court at once named John
, C. Orr, of this city, to take charge of
, the company's business.
The company was chartered in 1907,
i with a capital stock of $75,000, not
all of which was issued. W. S. Fisher
• is president and the following consti
tute the board of directors: W. C.
Mac Dole, M. A. Shetter, W. H. Jlamer,
t 8. G. Jean, Dr. John Oonslager, Dr. C.
A. Fritchey and Dr. John H. i'ark.
STAR-INDEPENDENT WANT
ADS. BRING RESULTS.
SCHOOL DIRECTORS MEET
Mid-winter Gathering Begins This Aft
ernoon at Hershey
Hershey, Fob. 12.—The mid-winter i
meeting of the Dauphin County School 1
Directors' Association opened here this)
afternoon. Sessions will continue to- j
morrow. Directors are present from
practically every section of the county. I
J&ach will receive two dollars a day and
mileage at the rate of three cents aj
mile for attending.
This afternoon program includes
an address of welcome by W. R. M.
Murrie, president of the Hershey Choco
late Company. A responso by Ira \V.
Hoover, president of the county dime
tors; address on "The Country School"
by Superintendent E. M. Rapp, of
berks county; address 011 "Consolida
tion of Schools," by Secretary A. W.
Suavely, of Horry township, and music
by the High school chorus.
This evening there will be an ad
dress by M. S. Hershey, and motion pic
11
tures will be shown of Hershey scenes
and schools.
G. W. YOUNG RE-ELECTED
Served Fourteen Years as President of
Bible Class
Cieorge VV. Young, who for fourteen
years served as president of the ladies'
Bible class of Calvary Presbyterian
Sunday school, was re-elected last night
for the fifteenth term. Mr. Young en
tertained the members of the class prior
to the election.
* Other oflieers elected were Mrs. Jes
sie Weaver, secretary, and Mrs. Kehrer
er, treasurer. Following bhe election
. refreshments were served.
Fire Engine In Service
The Paxton steam (ire engine was
placed in service yesterday after being
equipped with a new boiler. The steam
er has had a plug test but has not been
given a loft test as vet. The plug test
was satisfactory and the steamer was
put in service.