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THE WEATHER
FAIR TO-NIGHT
AND TO MORROW
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BBWfflS! 10 VOL - 77—NO. 71.
FLOOD HERE
TO-MORROW
IS FORECAST
Danger Stage of 17
Feet Predicted by
State Water Supply
Commission
RIVER RISING 4
INCHES AN HOUR
Cellars Will Fill and Lowlands in
South Harrisburg Will Be Covered
—Water Will Back Up in the Mar- j
ket Street Subway
Unexpectedly big rises this morn
ing in the various tributaries caused
the State Water Supply Commission
late this afternoon to predict a stage
of seventeen feet in the Susquehanna
river in Harrisburg by to-morrow aft
ernoon.
That is the danger mark for Har
risburg. When the river reaches that
point, cellars in South 'Harrisburg begin
to fill with water backed up from sew
ers, the lowlands about the old Lo
ehiel furnaces become flooded and the
water starts to back out of the sewers
in the Market street subway.
A decade ago a 17-foot river stage
here made it necessary to go about the
streets of South Harrisburg in boats,
but much of this danger has been elim
inated recently by the Paxton creek
flood control in Wildwood Park, which
diverts much of the water.
Rising 4 Inches an Hour
The water in the river at this point
was rising to-day at slightly more than
four inches an hour, the mark at 2
o'clock, according to Weather Bureau
officials, being 11.95 feet, as against
9.90 feet at 8 o'clock this morning.
The Weather Bureau forecasts fif
teen feet by 8 o'clock to-morrow morn
ing. This is not the maximum stage
looked for by Weather Bureau officials,
who expect the river to continue rising
until to-morrow afternoon. The State
Water Supply Commission fixes the
maximum at 17 feet. In the twenty
four hours previous to 8 o'clock this
morning the river had risen 3.3 feet
here.
There was rising action in the
streams throughout the entire Susque
hanna watershed this morning, accord
ing to reports sent to the weather bu
reau, but the uipper branches far up
State, are expected to begin receding
to-night. The main river, however, will
continue to rise until this water has
moved off.
There were no flood sitages in the
valley this morning, Wilkes-BtiTre com
ing nearest to it with a margin of but
seven inches. Every station reported
moderately heavy rain, but none of the
up-rlv-er places had as much as the
country immediately surrounding Har
ris/burg.
M'uch of the water is from melted
snowß along the west branch. This
snow was in the mountains near Wil
liiamsport. Until a week ajgo this snow
lay to the depth of twelve inches. Un
usually high temperatures were experi
enced in the last week and the rainfall,
which averaged more than half an inch
over the valley, was sufficient to melt
most of the snow.
The storm responsible for the rain
fall has moved off the New England
coast and fair weather, with lower tem
peratures will follow here.
The statement issued this morning by
the State Water Supply Commissaon
follows;
"In Vhe Susquehanna basin, a maxi
mum stage of eighteen and one-half
feet is indicated for the Wesft Branch
in Willianisport. On the North Branch,
as tage of about seventeen and one
haJf feet for Towanda, twenty-five feet
for Wilkes-Barre and twenty feet for
Danville; fourteen feet for Newport on
the Juniata, and probably about seven
teen feet for Harrisburg on Friday aft
ernoon."
Last Raymond Talk To-night
The third and last of a series of
talks by Prank Jewell Raymond will be
given this evening in the Technical
High school auditorium. His subject is
"Making the Sale." The talks are
given under the auspices of the Har
xiaburg Chamber of Commerce.
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LARGE DEIHCCRATIC DEFICIT
SHOWN 111 MORRIS'APPEAL
State Chairman Asks For Funds From
Members of Both the "Eeorgania
er" and "Old Guard" Factions to
Wipe Out $14,000 Debt
An itppeatl for funds received by
several jiTominent Democrats here to
day from Democratic State Chairman
Kola lid S. Morris, reveals that theire is
a $14,000 deficit remaining in the com
mittee funds since the close of last
fall's campaign. Chairman Morris docs
not discriminate in the sending of his
appeals. He sends them to both " Reor
ganizes" artd "Old Guards"—in fact
he does not wish to slight anybody in
this highly important matter, and eo he
semis to all. The committee needs the
money. What more could be said A
number of these personal appeals have
been received by Harrisburg Democrats
of both factions, and all rejJ as "fol
lows:
"The Democratic State Committee
again appeals for help to all who :iave
been factors in the success of the Dem
ocratic administration up to the pres
ent time, and who intend at present
and in the future, to help inxthe most
immediate, prat-tidal way.
"We closed the campaign with a
defi-cit of over $14,000. The debts were
just ones and were incurred for the pur
pose of helping the cause in which we
are jointly interested. The payment of
this indebtedness is dependent upon the
co-operation of every man interested in
the success of Democracy.
"If you have helped before, may we
request some additional help! If you
have not previously registered on oair
roll of contributors, we ask you at this
critical time to send whatever you fee!
that you can afford toward helping us
meet this most pressing and immediate
need.
"Your prompt action will be sin
cerelv appreciated."
It is not known to what extent this
appeal has been heeded by Dauphin
county Democrats, but a number of the
"Old Guard" are outspoken in savinv
that they do not intend to heLp "at this
critical time."
The appeal comes from 147 South
Broad street, Philadelphia, where the
State headquarters are now located, the
headquarters in Market square having
virtually been abandoned.
CRITCHFIELD TO STAY TILL
HIS SUCCESSOR IS SELECTED
His Term as Secretary of Agriculture
Expires To-day but He Will Con
tinue to Serve Pending Proposes
Readjustments in Department
The commission of N. B. Critchfield,
Secretary of Agriculture, expired to
day, but it is understood that Secretary
Critchfield, who has declared he is not a
candidate for reappointment, fcvill re
main at his post until his successor is
selected, which may not be for some
time as a reorganization of the ■depart
ment is contemplated. The legislation
to carry out such reorganization has not
yet been perfected, although the Legis
lative 'Committee of the State Board of
Agriculture has prepared a bill on the
subject which may form the basis of
the one to be introduced. It provides
for a Commission of seven to run the
department and appoint all of its of
ficers, including a now Secretary.
Secretary Critchfield was commis
sioned in March, 1911, to serve four
years from February 25, 1911, his com
mission expiring to-day. He was at his
desk as usual this morning and l said he
will remain, if requested, until his suc
cessor is appointed and takes charge.
He will then retire to his Somerset
county farm, where he will devote his
time to agricultural pursuits.
The commission of Dr. Samuel G.
Dixon, State Health Commissioner, will
expire on Monday, March 1, Commis
sioner Dixon having been commissioned
February 8, 1911, to serve four years
from March 1, 1911. It is understood
that Governor Brumbaugh will reap
point Dr. Dixon.
HURLED OFF HIGH BRIDGE;
ONLY HIS WATCH DAMAGED
Dametto, Who Accused Borovic of
Throwing Off From Dock Street Via
duct, Satisfied When Latter Buys
Him a New Timepiece
Peter Borovic, who was charged with
picking up a fellow countryman boiiily
and throwing him from the Dock street
bridge to the tracks of the Pennsyl
vania .Railroad, a drop of 35 feet, was
freed this afternoon in police court
when his alleged victim, Peter Dametto,
refused to press the charge. ,All that
Dametto insisted on was that Borovic
buy him a new watch as Dametto's
timepiece was damaged beyond repair
in the fall.
The police had no charge to nress
against Borovic after he promised to
pay the costs of the ca«e and purchase
a new watch for Dametto.
A phone call to the police late yes
terday afternoon took Patrolmen Buch,
Mehring and Sehelhas to the bridge.
They expected to fine t'he object of the
assault in a mangled heap at the side
of the tracks. They had difficulty in
finding him at all, however, and then all
he complained was about his watch, ai
thonigh he had a slight cut over the left
eye and a wrenched Bhoulder.
The victim told 1 the police tJiat he
and Borovic had a fiigtht and the latter
wal'ked up behind him on the bridge
and picking 'him up by the knees hurled
him over the railing to the tracks be
low.
Possessor of Large Lemon
A lemon measuring 14 inches in cir
cumference at one place and fourteen
and three-quarter inches at another is
in possession of Charles Sfcocker, 1439
Berrvhill street. The lemon weighs
one pound and Ave ounces.
HARRISBURG, PA., THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 25, 1915—12 PAGES
LOST STEAMER, SECOND U.S. VICTIM OF NORTH SEA MINES
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THE Cftfeie*
By striking a mine lu the North Sea off the Sertnnn const the Carib. an American steamship, was sent to the bottom. The Carlb Is the second
American ship that has been sunk, the first being the Evelyn, lu announcing the slaking of the Carlb a Berlin despatch said she struck a mine In the
North Sea while off the route laid down by German marine instructions.
Mir ni« OF
STORE DOMES
Robbers Smash Big
Plate Glass Windows
and Flee With Man
sized Figures
BULLETS FAIL
TO STOP THEM
Business Section of Middletown Stirred
When Quartet of Burglars Before
Daybreak Smash Way Into Build
ings and Escape With Bulky Loot
(Special to the Star-Independent.)
Middletown, Pa., Feb. 25.—Four
night prowlers smashed in one of the
large plate glass windows in the cloth
ing store of Meyer Yoffee, in the Youug
building, South Union street, at 1.30
o'clock tihis mornaig and took two of
the life-sized dummies that had been
clothed in the latest fashions. Thoy
also kicked in two of the plate glass
windows in the liquor store of John
Snyder, immediately adjoining, and ob
tained half a dozen quarts of whiskey
and several bottles of wine.
The entire neighborhood was awak
ened by the crash of glass on the brick
pavement. Men and women poked their
heads out of second floor windows,
yelled at the top of their voices and one
man fired several revolver shots' but
the robbers gflt away, takiug the dum
mies and the rest of the loot with them.
Harry P. Young, owner of the build
ing in which the robberies were com
mitted, occupies a room just above one
of the stores and after emptying a re
volver at the fleeing quartet, quickly
dressed and, with neighbors, ran in the
direction the culprits had taken.
About a block and a half away from
the stores the "bruised" and scratched
Continued ou Mith I'njee.
THE JOHNSON-WILLAKi) FIGHT
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It WiU Take Place in Havana In
stead of in Mexico
By Associated Press.
Toronto, Feb. 25. —Tom Flanagan,
who trained Jack Johnson, the negro
pugilist, for the fight with James Jef
fries at Reno, announced to-day that
he had received a cablegram from John
son at Havana in which Johnson said
he had called off the fight with Jess
Willard set for March 6 at Juarez and
that the fight would occur in Havana.
Flanagan gave out the text of the
cable he had received from Johnson at
Havana as follows:
"Will fight Willard here. Fight will
draw as much as Jeffries-Johnßon fight.
There is not a chance for ine to go to
Mexico."
El Paso, Tex., Feb. 25.—Jack Curley,
promoter of the Johnson-Willard tight,
before his departure to-day for 'Havana,
was told that Tom Flanagan, Jack
Johnson's fortner trainer, had given out
a telegram in which Johnson was re
ported as saying that the fight would
'be held in Cuba.
"I don't believe Johnson ever said
that," declared Curley. "I am going
to Havana to see wltat's the matter,
that's i 11. There is absolutely noth
ing definite yet."
Hlgglns' Valuables Recovered
The watch and diamond scarf pin
stolen from H. J. Higgins, - former
sheriff of Potter county, in White
dlouao lane, near iHigfrspire, on January
19, was sent to him to-day by Chief of
Police Hutchison. The articles were re
covered in a Pittsburgh pawnship by
i the local police.
1H NEEDED TO
COHTINOE RELIEF
Sunday Schools and
Lodges Appealed to
In Order to Keep the
Work Up Till April 1
*9,330 HAS BEEN
GIVEN TO DATE
Unless $2,500 Additional Can Be
Raised in Next Few Weeks, Cam
paign Will Have to Stop March 10
—Many Families Still in Distress
Relief for the more than 400 fami
lies of the city which have been re
ceiving partial support through the
Heme and War Relief Committee will
be halted March 19, unless more money
is received. To date $9,330 lias been
contributed through members of the
general committee and citizens, but
when all bills now due are paid, little
more than SI,OOO will remain with
which to carry on the work. With the
$430 of pledge money to he collected,
this amouut will barely pay for mate
rials and wages for the next two weeks.
In substance, that was the report
received by the ways and means com
mittee last night when it met at 7
South Frout street. In an effort to
raise at least $2,500 more the Sun
day schools and fraternal organizations
of the city,, will be appealed to, as the
committee is eager to continue the
work until April 1, when there is pros
pect of more jobs for men at present
unemployed.
The home relief division is paying
out money in the form of wageß to
more than 350 women of needy fami
lies each week, the weekly cost now
averaging SYOO More than 125
women are on the waiting list, which
could be doubled were applicants from
nearby points given work or listed.
Of the $7,200 spent, more than
$4,000 has been paid out in wages, the
balance going to local merchants for
the materials used. Garments sewn by
these workers have been given freely
to the local poor, and those not needed
here have been sent abroad to the vari
ous war-stricken countries.
Fire in Garage Damages Auto
Fire from a carelessly discarded
match which ignited some gasoline in
the garage of John A. Kramer, at the
rear of his place of business, 2132
North Sixth street, did damage amount
ing to severul hundred dollars, includ
ing h ; s automoOiile, which was partly
destroyed. An alarm was sent in from
box 12 4, Sixth and Woodbine streets.
"LIVE AND LET LIVE"
"Whatever handicaps home industry, whatever holds back
local manufacturers and local business men, holds back the
private citizen, and nothing will kill off your town quicker than
patronizing mail order houses.
"Anjerican women do ten billions dollars' worth of shopping
each year and, & large percentage of this money they send out
of town, to the large stores in the large cities—mail order houses
that are direct competitors of local business men. Mail order
houses do not pay your local taxes, support your schools, nor
foster your religious societies.
"People should buy at home —purchase home-made products,
buy of the merchant who is willing to show you the goods in
broad daylight, and guarantee them and make his guaranty
good! Do not think you can tell the quality of flfe goods by
the picture you see in the catalogue. The prices may suit you
but the goods may not. Sending money to a mail order house is
often like taking a chance in a grab-bag."
SUIT FOR HERSHGY
BOHUS DP TO-DAY
Test to Determine
Whether Suspended
Employes Are En
titled to Dividend
$2,050 AWARD TO
INJURED WOMAN
Jury Finds in Her Favor Against a
Trolley Company and Also Grants
SBOO to Her Husband for the Loss
of Her Services
Court hearing in the suit of Paul
Snyder against the Hershey Chocolate
Company, involving sllß representing
a bonus he claims is due him on wages
he received in 1911, in the company's
plant in Hershey, was begun before
Judge McCarrell to-day. The jury was
selected this morning and Snyder went
on fche stand as the first witness at the
opening of the afternoon session.
Snyder's claim is for a share of
twenty per cent, dividend on wages
which was declared by the chocolate
company in 1911. He and a hundred
ethers did not receive shares of the
bonus because they were not "active
employes" of the company when the
dividend was -declared. They had
worked' about eleven and a half months
that year or until within two weeks of
the time the bonus was paid. Snyder
contends that because he was not dis
charged, but merely "suspended," he
is entitled to the money.
The damage suit oi Mabel and Harvey
Lerch, aigainst the Hummelstown &
Campbellstown Street Railway L'om-
Contlnnrd on F.lrvruth Pnare,
KICK CAUSES WOMAN'S DEATH
She Was Hunting Eggs When Attacked
by Vicious Horse
Lewistown, Feb. 25.—As the result
of a kick on the head by a vicious
horse Mrs. Charles Stanley, wife of a
prominent farmer, died here yesterday.
The accident occurred Tuesday after
noon, when Mrs. Stanley was iu the
barn hunting eggs.
The woman was found shortly after
wards by her husband, who noticed
something wrong when he saw the ani
mal running looste. It is belitved both
feet of the horse struck the woman,
causing a fractured skull. Surving her
are a husband and eight children.
PRZfISNYSZ IS TAKEN BY
THE GERMANS AND 10,000
RUSSIANS ARE PRISONERS
Berlin, Feb. 25, Via London, 3 F.
M.—The town of Pizasnysz, Russian
Poland, was yesterday taken by storm
by German forces, according to the of
ficial announcement given out in Ber
lin to-day. The Germans captured 10,-
000 Russian prisoners.
The report is dated February 25 and
reads as follows:
"In the western arena of the war:
In Champagne the enemy yesterday
continued his desperate efforts, which,
in spite of the strong forces engaged,
were again absolutely without suc.cesß.
Otherwise there has been nothing of
importance on,the western front.
"In the eastern arena: The en
gagements on the Memela, Bobr and
Narew rivers continue. The town of
Przasnysz, in Russian Poland, which
had been extensively fortified, was
stormed yesterday by the East Prus
sian reserves. After a stubborn fight
we were victorious, capturing more than
10,000 prisoners, over 20 cannon, a
large number of machine guns and a
very large amount of war material.
"In other engagements fought
north of the river Vistula .luring the
past few days we have taken 5,000
Continued on Ninth Poire.
FIRE CHIEF STARTS A BLAZE
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Kindler Kindles One in Police Head
quarters and City Electrician Diehl
Has a Narrow Escape
The new fire extinguishers installed
in police headquarters to protect the
electrical switchboards of the police
telegraph and fire alarm systems were
used for the first time yesterday after
noon by Assistant Fire Chief HaPbert
to extinguish a blaze started by none
other than Fire Chief Kindler. City
Electrician Clark E. Diehl was danger
ously near being burned.
Diehl was cleaning a stamping ma
chine which is part of the police tele'
graph system. Charles T. Fleck, desk
man, was [touring jfasolino over it, al
lowing the gasoline to drop into a
metal bucket. Chief* Kindler ciame in,
lighted a cigar and dropped the match
into the bucket, not knowing it con
tained gasoline.
A blaze six feet hugh shot out of the
bucket between Diehl and Fleck. Seiz
in# an extinguisher from the wall, As
sistant Chief llalbert made short work
of the blaze. There was no damage ex
cept to tha feelings of the men figuring
in the incident.
The extinguishers have been in po
lice headquarters three weeks and were
nev<s- used until yesterday.
GOVERNOR SIGNS TWO BILLS
Approves Measure Appropriating $523,-
004) for Fight on Cattle Disease
Governor Brumbaugh arrived home
from Philadelphia last night and to
day took up the two bills sent to him
by the Legislature, approving both of
them.
One appropriates $523,000 to the
State Live Stock Sanitary Board to
■pay the expenses of the eradication of
the foot and mouth disease among the
cattle of Pennsylvania.
The second creates the office of As
sistant Chief of Standards in the Bureau
of Weights and /Measures connected
with the Department of Internal Affairs
at a, salary of $2,000, and a stenog
rapher for the bureau at s'l,ooo a year,
and increases the salary of Chief James
Sweeney, the head of the bureau, from
$2,000 to $3,000.
New Fire Alarm Box Installed
A new fire alarni box was installed
at Front and Wood'blne streets t!ns
morning. It was tried out at noon to
day and proved satisfactory. The num
ber of the box is 81.
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PRICE, ONE CENT.
4MORESHIPS
LIE BENEATH
SEA'S WAVES
Disasters to Vessels
From Mines and Sub
marines Multiplying
Fast and Furious
ALL IN GERMAN
BLOCKADE ZONE
British Steamers Deptford, Western
Coast, Harpalion and Bio Parana
Latest Victim* of Marine Disasters
—Few Lives Lost
London, Feb. 25, 11.40 A. M.—One
sailor lost his life when the small
British steamer Deptford, 230 feet
long an<i 1,208 tons, was sent to the
bottom in 20 minutes either by a Ger
man torpedo from a submarine or by
coming in contact with a mine in the
North sea at 3 o 'clock yesterday morn
ing at a point off Scarborough. The
fifteen other members of the steamer's
ciew were saved and were landed at
South Shields at an early hour this
morning.
The engineer of the Deptford says
he was on duty in the stoke hold at
the time thp explosive torpedo or mine
rent the Deptford in twaiu. He says
he saw a flash of blue flame shoot up
from the bottom of the ship and
through her deck. The force of the
explosion threw him down violently and
stunned him. He managed to reach the
deck, however, as the vessel was heel
ing and just as the iifeboat was being
launched. It was the carpenter of the
Deptford who lost, his life.
After hours in an open and leaking
boat in a snow storm which caused
them to suffer acutely, the men my,
they signaled a steamer, but no notice
was taken of their appeal. Later,
however, they encountered the steamer
Fulgens, which picked them up and
brought them into South Shields.
Some members of the crew say they
saw the wake of a submarine after the
Deptford was struck.
Western Coast Sunk in Channel
London, Feb. 25, 1.30 P. M.—The
small British coasting steamer Western
Coast has been sunk by a mine or tor
pedoed in the English channel at a
point off Beaehy Head. The crew
was landed at Portsmouth to day. ..
U. S. OFFICIALS AWAITING
OUTCOME OF NEGOTIATIONS
TO END SHIPPING DANGERS
Washington, Fob. 25. —Increasing j
interest is being manifested in official
and diplomatic quarters here in the out-
I come of negotiations on the part of the
Washington government with the Brit
isji and German governments with a
view to ending danger to Americau
shipping in the retaliatory measures of
I the European belligerents towards each
j other. The United States, through its
latest proposals, seeks to secure the
' elimination by Germany of its naval
| war zone and the adoption by the b 1
I ligerents of a definite policy regarding
t food shipments to civilian |>opulations. i
Officials here are said to be somewhat
encouraged over the manner in which
the proposals have been received by the
British government which has submit
ted them to her allies, France and Ru*-
i sia. Unofficial advices repjrted Ger
many as inclined to accept the pro
! |«osals, although it was said that Ger
man officials did not believe Great Brit'
; ain would make concessions. t
Continued on Ninth Pas*.
LATE WAROI SUMMARY
Another important victory over .the
Russians was announced to-day by tke
German war office, in the capture of th»
Polish city of Przasnysz. The heavies!
lighting in Northern Poland since thp
expulsion of the Russians from East
Prussia has occurred in the vicinity £i
' thi", city and its fall is said to have
led to the capture of more than 10,Ol|O
Russians. Petrograd has not confirmed
the report.
The French and German official com- N >
munication of to-day indicate that tho
calm on the western front Is unbroken.
French attacks in Champagne continue
without important results.
A declaration in the House of Com
mons to-day by Sir Edward Grey con
stituted perhaps the most important
Con tinned on Mlntb Poice
WALL SI REE T CLOSING
New York, Feb. 25.—Trading was
at its dullest during the final hour with
fractional recessions in Reading, Steel
and Canadian Pacific. The closing was
firm. Further improvement wag re
corded by to-day's stock market, lead
ing Issues showing net gains.