14 Mill 10 PROTECT CHI No Intention of Tres passing or Interfer ing With Open Door Poiicy, Says Premier SHOULD NOT FALL PREY OF OTHERS Desire of Japan. Asserts Official, Is That China Should Attain Real Dig nity of Independence—Guarantee of Peace in Orient Tokio, Feb. 27.—The Japanese Prem ier, Count Okuma, said to-day that in presenting it? demand to the Chinese government Japan had no intention of trespassing upon the rights of China or interfering with the open door policy. The desire of Japan, he said, was 'that China should attain the real dignity of independence and not fall the prey of any nation. Count Okuma's remarks were made to Prof. Shailer Mathews, of the Uni versity of Chicago, and I'rof. Sydney L Gulick, of New York, as they were taking leave of the Premier. ' They sailed for San Franvisco on the steam ship Xlongolia, having completed their mission to Japan, under the auspices of tihe Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America. In the judgment of the Japanese press, the work which they have done in fostering cordial re lations between Japan and the United States is of historic significance and will prove to be most helpful in main taining the friendship of the two na tibns. Motive of Jap Diplomacy Count Okuma stated to Prof. Xla thews and Prof Gulick that the integ rity and prosperity of China not only were to the advantage of Japan, but that they constituted the sole guaranty of peace in the orient. To secure this peace, he said, was the underlying mo tive of Japanese diplomacy. Japan had no thought of infringing upon the rights of other nations and acceptance of her demands by China would involve no such infringement. "Efforts recently have been made to invent some plausible reason for a dis ruption of the relations between Japan and America," the Premier continued. "These attempts having failed, the mischief makers now look to <Tiina as a field in which the two powers mav be made to clasih 1 see no reason for such a conflict." Not to Monopolize Markets Count Okuma stated with emphasis that Japan and Great Britain possessed a well-grounded understanding concern ing equality of opportunity in China and the integrity of that nation in ac cordance with the well-known policy of the United States. He believed that American manufacturers would find the Chinese markets open to them. Japan had no intention of resorting to un fair means for the purpose of monop olizing these markets. Prof. Mathews made 100 addresses during the month which he spent in Ja pan. He said that he was convinced of the deep-rooted friendship of the Jap anese for America and could conceive of no possibility of serious difficulties between the two nations, provided they continued to discuss with frankness ail questions which arise between them. CARRANZA FORCES WIN Reported to Have Defeated Their Op ponents Near Mexico City By Associated Press. Washington, Feb. 27.—Consul Silli nian to-day notified the State Depart ment that Geueral Carranza has an nulled so much of General Obregon's de cree levying a tax upon commercial houses in the Mexican capital as ap plied to Americans and other foreign ers. The State Department had pro tested. General Carranza's agency here to day made announcement of a report from Vera Cruz saying "the food sit uation in Mexico City is better and food supplies are being received from various sources and distributed among the poor. "X'illa and Zapata factions," it add ed. "are reported fighting at Cuerna vaea. Carranza forces defeated the enemy at Tacuba near Mexico City, yesterday." TELLS OF "FEMURFRACTURES" Dr. Allen Has As Living Demonstration Old Railroad Man When Dr. A. R. Allen, of Carlisle, nave a lecture on "Observations of Fractures of the Femur." before the members of the Dauphin County Xled ical Society, last night, he hail as a living demonstration Evan G. Ander son. a retired employe of the Pennsyl vania Railroad Company. Xlr. Anderson is 75 vears of age and up until several weeks ago was the old est clerk of the Pennsylvania steel works. In spite of his old age Xlr. Ander son was quite spry. He was injured some forty years ago when caught be tween two box cars. At the time of the injury he was treated at the Harris burg hospital by Dr. Fred Coover. resi dent physician at that time. CONFERENCE TO HEAR SUNDAY 100 Ministers and Many Laymen Will Visit Philadelphia Tuesday By Associated Press, Reading, Pu., Feb. 27.—At the meeting of the East Pennsylvania Evangelical Conference to-dav "it was decided to go to Philadelphia lu a body next Tuesday and attend the Billy Sun day services. There will be one hun - - dred ministers and many laymen in the party. Th*t the day of co-operation between ministers of all churches and the break ing down definitely of denominational lines' is rapidly approaching was pre dieted by Bishop S. C. Brevfogel. The remark was occasioned by a score of the members of the Reading Ministerial- Union other than members of the Evan gelical denomination. IT PAYS TO USE STAR INDEPENDENT WANT ADS. SPEYER HO DEALINGS I WITH RUCK ISIftWD SYSTEM Head of New York Banking Houm Makes Voluntary Statement Before the Inters :ate Commerce Commis sion Concerning Transactions i By Associated Press, | i Washington, Fob. 27.—James Soeye/, j ln>a,! of the New York Banking House J, of Speyer ami Company, made a volun tary statement before the Interstate) Commerce Commission to-day of his j firm's dealings with t-hf Koek Island j system during the period of its history under invest The firm never had occupied the i>o-itioii of fiscal agent for the railroad, he said, but acting as a principal, had bought and resold be tween IMO4 anil 1912, securities of the R< vk Island Railway Company itself ot' j some $170,409,000 face value. Tho, total profit on those transactions for, his firm, Mr. Bpever said, was $1,438, 743 or eight tenths of one per cent. | Not all of the firm's transactions in Rock Island securities had resulted in profits, Mr. Speyer added, saying: "I will not disclose oar losses since 1912 for fear ray friends will think I am not a good banker."' At no time, Mr. Speyer sail, had! his firm handled any securities of the Rock Island holding Vompauies organ ised by the Lceds-Reid group. He said he had been prompted to appear before the committee by a des-.re to know whv the name o! his firm had been brought into the inquiry. "What bearing have these transac tions with Speyer and Comp«uyf" lie asked, "on the object of this iuvesti-' | gat ion!" He adkled that "insinuating l questions" as to the profits of bankers who marketed securities f»>r railway corporations were not calculated to mis represent the position and actions of I such bankers in the public mind. , Mr. Speyer volunteered his state ment after Chief Counsel Folk, for the committee, had closed the committee's direct case with the testimony of Ogdcn Mills, a director of the Hock Island Railway Company and of the New Jer sey Holding Company. TECH CONCERT TONIGHT Boys Will Give Program for Purpose of Purchasing Needed Lantern The program of the third annual con- j cert by the Technical High school or chestra, to be given at the schoel au- j ditorium to-night in an effort to rais? : funds for the purchase of a lantern for |: class room work, is as follows: March, "The Ultimatum, 1 ' orches tra; selection, "The Girl Fram Utah," I orchestra; soprano solo, "An Open Se cret," Mrs. Roy G. Cox; (a) "Sere-| nade," (b) "Beaueoup de Poivre," or- j chestra; violin solo. "Sextet," G. Web ber Knight.; !>&ritone solo, "Less Than i the Dust," Ross Harnian; "Hungarian Dance, No. 7," orchestra; coruet solo,! "Tell Me, Pray," from "The Ameer," David M. Hettlefiuger; soprano solo,! (a) "The Wood pigeon,'' (b) "Thej Owl," Mrs. Roy G. Cox; selection from i "Faust," orchestra; march, "National Spirit,'' orchestra. The students who will take part are: G. Webber Knight, Samuel Sherman, Charles Brenner, Russell Seidle, Charles ! Reed. William Cohen, Michael Meeker, j first violins; Thomas Stacks, Earl Ung- I er, second violins; Hetzell Davies, | drums; Daniel Roberts, saxaphone; I Stanley Golden, piano; Maurice Na than, clarionet: David M. Hefflefinger, tirst coruet and leader of orcJiestra; John Yoder, second cornet. BOYS CHARGED WITH THEFT Arrested Here Yesterday, Will Be Given Hearing at Carlisle Five boys arrested here late yester- | day afternoon by City Detective* Ibach [ ■ on charges of burglarizing the Camp , Hill pharmacy of Dr. H. C. Lawson, , will likely be called to face an addi tional charge of malicious mischief, ac- ; cording to the police. Candy recognized as that taken from the store Thursday night was found , scattered in the school house where four chandelieres were broken and various depredations committed. Ac cording to the detectives sls worth of jewelry, cigarettes and candy was stolen, most of which was recovered by , the detectives. Charles Breach. 1421 North Fourth : street, and Arthur, alias "Possum," Brown, 302 Daisy street, were taken to ( Carlisle by Detective Bentlev while ' George Fuhrman, 228 South Fifteenth street; Howard Wilt, 1427 Vernon street, and Charles Shaffer, 84 Disbrow street, being juveniles, were ordered to | appear at a hearing in Carlisle on Tuesday. HOG CAUSES CIVIL ACTION Royalton Man Awarded SHO in Suit for Damages A Common Pleas court jury this aft-! ernoon awarded Jacob Judy, a Royal-j ( ton man, SBO in his suit "for damages 11 against Philip Xluto, a LonMtomderry ' I township farmer. Judy and Muto, dur-j ( ing the hunting season, last year, came 11 to blows after Judy accused Muto of. penning his hunting dog in a building , on the Muto farm. :' A criminal court jury last fall con victed both men on charges off assault and battery but the court suspended sentence. ' Recover $54M> Worth of Jewelry Diamonds and jewelry belonging to George P. Profett, citv" electrician ot j Atlantic City, believed to have been paiwined in Harrisburig by James E., 1 onley, who was Thursday arrested in ! Cleveland, charged with the theft, were recovered last night here by City De tective White. Profett's home was en- I tered early in February. f Bombarded by German Aeroplanes Paris, Feb. 27, Via London, 3.55 P. XL —A squadron of (ferm-an aero planes has bombarded the district be- . hind Nieuport. An official note given | ( out here to-day says that only two j I casualties were reportei, a woman and'l au old man having been either injured 1 or killed. ' t School Masters to Meet j The ninth annual meeting of the School Masters' Association will be i held in tih,» library of the Technical j High school next Saturday, morning! : and afternoon. Professor B. F. Fislcr, II principal of the Boys' High school,'( Lancaster, is president of the kssoci- [ t atiou. I , « 1 ' v" HARRTSBURG STAR-INDEPENDENT, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 27, 1915. LONDON PRESS ADVERSE TO U.S. PROPOSALS TP BRITAIN London, Peto. 27, 3.12 A. Xi.—The "Times" in an editorial to-day de scribed the proposition assumed to be contained in the note from the United States and based on a statement from Germany, nbat if Great Britain would refrain from seizing foodstuffs consign ed to Germany, the latter country would cease her submarine warfare on mer chantmen, as an offer which it is im possible for Ure«t Britain to accept be cause it would be an adtninion that she had lo;»t the command of her home wit ters and that her navy was helpless be fore the German submarines. "Were wo so lost to all sense of na tional dignity," says the "Times," the Germans would justly exult at such con clusive proof that we feared them. The British nation and government have the strongest respect for American in terests and American feeling. They have .lane much to satisfy both and Whenever military considerations permit will gladly do more but they cannot, will not. siwmiit to German blackmail and they believe in this Americans will feel they do well.' The "Morning Pest" in an editorial similar in tenor to thai of the "Times" devliues to believe that the Washington government made any such suggeitioa. of its own but expresses' the opinim that it only forwarded Germany's sug gestion. LATE WAR NEWS SUMMARY Cantintird From I'lrst I'acr. of the front, the Russians are reported to have recaptured Stanislau. On the western front there has been no change. German aeroplanes made a raid on positions of the allies near Nieu port, and a French aeronaut dropped bombs on Metz. Another British merchantman is re ported to have been torpedoed by a sub marine in the English Channel. A French warship has gone to the assist ance oi the vessel, the identity of which has not been established. A Paris dispatch says that the French press is unanimous in its oppo sition to the informal proposals of the United States to Great Britain and Ger many concerning the admission of food supplies to belligerent nations for the civil populations and the cessation of submarine attacks on merchantmen. Great Britain's allies also are said to have advised her that they favor the policy of cutting off supplies from Ger many. Clashes between the factions favor ing and opposing war continues to create disturbances in Italy, and the plan of the government to suppress public meetings for the discussion of this question led to a turbulent scene in Parliament yesterday. Premier Sal andra, who on more than one occasion previously defined Italy's policy as armed and watchful neutrality, said in addressiug Parliament that he did not know whether the nation was destined to march to war. Warships of the Anglo-French fleet are reported to have penetrated the Dardanelles after silencing the outer forts, apd the removal of mines is un der way preparatory to an attempt at a further advance toward Constanti nople. An Athens dispatch repeats the statement that the Sultan has made plans for a hasty departure from Con stantinople. W The great baffle in Poland is still to be decided, although latest reports in dicate that the German rush from East Prussia has been checked. The Russian statement that the Germans have been defeated in the region of Przasnysz and the German announcement of the cap ture of the city leave in doubt the situation on that part of the front where the battle at present is being waged most fiercely. MONGOLIAN. LEAKING BADLY, HEADING FOR HALIFAX ALONE New York Feb. 27.—The Allan steamship Mongolian, which sent out a wireless call yesterday for help be cause she was leaking badly 400 miles off the coast of Nova Scotia, is head ing for Halifax under her own power and should reach there to-morrow, lo cal agents of the line announce here to-day. The United States coast guard cutter Seneca is convoying the Mon golian, which has aboard 200 passen gers bound for Glasgow. Fears for the safety of the vessel have been set at rest, it was said, by wireless messages telling of the Sene ca's presence and the ability of t>he Mongolian to travel under her own steam. SCRIBES TO START FOR THE BRITISH FRONT NEXT MONDAY London, Feb. 27, 1.07 P. Xl.—News paper correspondents are to leave L'n don next Xlonday morning for the British front. They are going out un der the auspices of the British War Office. Among them is one American. This will be the first time newspaper men are permitted to visit the British lines. The same six men went to the French lines some weeks ago. There are in all eighteen correspon dents credite I to the British War Of fice. They will go to the front in de tachments of six each, the second group starting when the first returns, and the third-following the second. SULTAN PREPARING TO LEAVE | CONSTANTINOPLE', IS REPORT I Paris, Feb. 27, 5.15 A. Xl.—The "Xlatin" this morning prints a dis-! patch from its correspondent at Athens, who repeats the story published several times recently that the Saltan of Tur key is preparing to leave Constanti nople and that to this end imperial trains are kept with steam up in the railroad station. The inhabitants of the Prinkioo islands, in the sea of Xlarmora, not far j from Constantinople, have been in- 1 structed to hold themselves in readiness to leave. Sights Submarine Riding Waves Bilbao, Spain, Feb. 27, via Paris, 7 A. Xl.—The lighthouse keeper at Por tugalete, one J the harbors of Bilbao, has advised the maritime authorities that he sighted to the north of his lighthouse a submarine navigating on the surface of the water. The tioat earried no flag, nor was there any other indication of its nationality. Sultan's Eldest Sister Dies Amsterdam, via London, Feb. 27, 10.15 A. M.—A dispatch received here from Constantinople relates the death of the eldest sister of the present Sul tan of Turkey, Djemile Sultana. She was born in 1843. mu TO IjSIM She Claims Husband Was Led Into Pass- j port Fraud by Cap- i tain Boy-Ed ! i :MONEY PROMISED ' FOR HER SUPPORT ' Mrs. Steglcr Writes President That She 1 Was to Be Qiveu $l5O a Mouth 1 ; i 1i By Boy-Ed While Her Husband Was , 1 Abroad It !| i 1 ' Ui> Associated Press, ( i Washington, Feb. 27. —President ( J Wilson to-day received a letter from ] Mrs. Richard I'. Stealer, wife of the j German reservist arrested in New ( j Vork on a charge of fraudulently ob- ] tailing an American passport declaring i i that Stealer had beon led into the pro- | I ject by Captain Boy-Ed, German naval ' 1 attache here. Mrs. Stegler asked that ' ! her husband be set free. Her letter was j { t referred to the Department of Justice t . I which is in charge of the investigation 1 L | into the ease. | Mrs. Stegler wrote the President that 1 1 j her husband had been promised $l5O I < : a month for her «upport by Captain j , Boy-Ed while abroad and that she 1 would be given $l5O a month for life' l if he was killed. She declared she had ! ' no money now and did not know how ' j she could support herself unless her husband were released. ' I "When the secret service men come to see my husband," wrote Mrs. Steg | ler, "he told them the truth, because j he wanted everything to be known, lie could have burned the passport* and saved himself from being accused of i forgery, but he came right out and told I everything.'' New York, Feb. 27.—Charles R. 1 ! Griffiths, attorney for Richard P. Steg- 1 ler, the German naval reservist, now 1 in the Tombs on the charge of fraudu- s lentlv obtaining an American passport, < indicated to-day that if his client < should be indicted for conspiracy he 1 would instruct him to plead guilty and f throw himself on the mercy of" the t ! court. Lj "Stegler has confessed that he con- 1 spired to obtain the passport,'' said ' Mr. Griffiths, "and to plead guilty is c [ t'he logical thing for him to do." c The Federal Grand Jury is expected c '1 to take action in the case on Monday, s 1 ; TO USJS BIBLES IN CLASS . Men of Derry Street Church Will Study j Lesson in New Way f 1 For the first time in the history of I ' men's Bible class work in this city, j Bibles will be used in the study of the j I j lesson by every man in the Derry ; II Street United Brethren men 's class to- ] • morrow afternoon. S | j At tihe annual banquet of the class ; j last Monday night Bibles were present- j ed to the members of the class as fa vors of the event, with the understand- j ing that they be used each Sunday in ] the study of the lesson. All new mem- 1 | bers and visitors will be furnished Bi [ hies for the session to-morrow. When 1 a pew member attends ten sessions of | the class he will be given a Bible, too, j as his personal property, j O. P. Beekley will teach the lesson to-morrow on the general topic of j "iHome Making." Mrs. W. Kent Gil- ■ I bert and Miss Catherine Fink, of Camp i Hill, will sing. A special number-will i also be given by the men's chorus of ] twenty-four voices. j TELLS ABOUT INDIANS 1 1 i State Treasurer Young Talks on Iro quois to Alricks Association 1 An interesting talk on the American 1 Indian was delivered by State Treas- > urer Young before about 150 members of the Alricks Association and their j forty odd friends in St. Andrevv's par- , ; ish house, Nineteenth and Market I streets, last night. Mr. Young pointed out how the | American Indian was saved from an nihilation by the conquest of -the white man. In fact the Indian has possibly 1 incresad in numbers since the acquisi- j I tion of their lands, said Mr. Young. ; The Iroquois, the real aristocratic- . > j democracy of the North American In j dian, transmitted the family name ■ j through the mother and daughter in- | ■ | stead of the father and the son. j HALF OF BRIDUE THIS YEAH * Workmen Expect to Move Second Half i of C. V. B. R. Structure March 10 j Work on the half-mile of the Cum- J berland Valley railroad bridge from Is- , ! land Park to the Cumberland county < shore has begun and it is expected that | by about March 10 that strebch of the, | bridge will be jacked up and the pro-1 ] cesses of moving it eight feet six inches 1 j north to allow for construction of half of the new concrete structure will take 1 I place. I The steel construction for half the t | new bridge will be started then and it 1 1 is believed by the contractors that it j lean be completed and trains running | < over that part of the new bridge by j ; the end of the summer. The work will I 1 be suspended over next winter and the ] second half of the new bridge complet- < ed next summer. j Chicago Board of Trade Closing * By Associated Press. Chicago. Feb. 27.—Close: • Wheat—May, 153>,4; Julv. 124%. Oom—.May, 74; July. 76 Oats—May, 5714.; July, 54'4. 1 Pork—May, 17.32; July, 17.72. | Lard—May, 10.37: July. 10.60. Hlbs—May, 9.87; July, 10.17. 1 Association Nominates Officers 1 All the old of the City Build ing and Loan Association were nomi nated at the annual meeting held last t night in the Board of Trade rooms, 1 112 Market street. The annual election ' will be held on March 26. , \ CAPITOL HILL VACANCIES JO BE FILLED Number Caused by Death and Resig nation Will Necessitate Govern or to Make Appointments The death of William Uhler Hensel places another appointment in the hands of Governor Brumbaugh, that of ■member of the State 'Historical Com mission. Tho Governor will also have the appointmentfof two Judges of the court of common pleas in Philadelphia, and a member of the State Board of Charities to succeed the late Ralph Blum, besides a member of tihe State Water Supply Commission to succeed B. K. Focht, of Lewisbnrg, who has re signed to take a seat in Congress. Conservation Department If a proposed bill passes the Legis lature and is approved by the Govern or, a new department, to be called the Department of Conservation, will be created. It will have charge of the game, fish, forestry and water supply interests of the State, although each of-these departments will have u sep arate head. The bill is now being drafted by James N. Moore, chief of the Legislative Reference Bureau. More Censors A bill shorMy to be introduced in the House will raise the salary of T-iouis Breitinger, chief of the moving picture censors, from $2,000 to $4,000 and provide for the appointment of twenty five more deputy censors. The moving picture men in conference in Philadel phia yesterday decided to oppose the bill and at the same time endeavor to secure the repeal of the bill now in force creating censors. Wants a Station The State hospital, of Coaldale, Schuylkill county, has filed a complaint with the Public Service Commission against the Eastern Pennsylvania Rail ways Company for neglecting to es tablish a suitable and adequate station at the regular stop in frout of the hospital. "COLLEGE DMT A UCEESS Receipts of Entertainment Given by Students of Teachers' Training School Nearly Pays Piano Technical High School Auditorium was filled to its seating capacity last night, when the play, "College Days," was rendered by the students of the senior and junior classes of the Teach ers' Training School. Nearly all the cash necessary for the purchase of a piano, for which purpose the play was given, was raised from the sale of tickets. The play comprises a scene in Pat's room in the Sigma Chi Sorority, in which were gathered the various types of female students. Throughout the ren dition of the play, there was continu ous applauding. The play was inter spersed with many of the latest song hits. Those taking part in the program were Miss Anna Harris, Miss Martha Wall, Miss Elizabeth Workman, Miss Susan Kurzenknabe, Miss Margaret Schilling, Miss Louise Aughinbaugh, Miss Mary Black, Miss Bess Beunett, Miss Martha Treinian, Miss Esther Partheinore, Miss Margaret Cover, Miss Esther Wieseman, Miss Ruth Holbert, Miss Ruth Partheinore, Miss Miriam Britseh, Miss Ida Marcus, Miss Dolores Segclbaum, Miss Elsie Landis, Miss Margaret Johnson, Miss Anna Zudrell, Miss Margaret Murray, Miss Frances Gelwicks, Miss Dorothy Dickert, Miss Jane Blalock, Miss Sara Bannan, Miss Ruth Atkinson, Miss Beatrix Barger, Miss Gertrude Pendergast, Miss Edna Mutzabaugh. DIES OF HEART TROUBLE William Pritchard, a Capitol Hill Ele vator Man, Succumbs William Pritchard, for years an ele vator man in the'south wing of the State Capitol building, died this morn ing at 7.30 o'clock at the Harrisburg hospital from heart trouble. He was admitted to the hospital on February 23 in a very weak condition. Since that time he grew worse until death j came. Mr. Pritchard was 71 years of age and resided at 15 South Seventeenth street. He was a veteran of the Civil war, serving in the Eighty-third Penn sylvania volunteers. For many years Mr. Pritchard was a familiar figure in the south wing of the Capitol and was friendly with four Governors —Pennypacker, Stuart, Ten er and Brumbaugh. No arrangements for the funeral have been made. Mrs. Eliza Switzer The funeral of Mrs. Eliza Switzer, who died at her home in New Cumber land yesterday, will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from her nome. The Rev. A. A. Ayres, pastor of the United Brethren church, will have charge of the services. Interment will bo in !Mt. Olivet cemetery. STUDY FIRE APPARATUS BIDS City Commissioners Especially Interest ed in Product of Local Factory Contractors for the five new pieces of motor apparatus for the fire depart ment will not be let by the City Com missioners at their meeting next Tues day, due to the fact that members of the Commission are obtaining data on the products of several of the bidders. It was said to-day that the contracts may be let on March 9. The City Commissioners are particu larly interested in a piece of fire ap paratus that is now being manufac tured for a Lebanon fire company by the Morton Truck and Traction Com pany, of this city. This concern is one of the bidders on the Harrisburg fire apparatus. The Morton company only recently received an order from the Russian government to build three hun dred armored auto trucks to t>e used in the European war. Teachers and Pupils in German Army Berlin By Wireless to Ixmdon, Feb. 27, 9.35 A. M.—The Budget Commis sion announces that out of 11,600 male high school teachers in the country 4,- 000 are serving in the army, while nearly half the high school pupils over 17 years of age have entered the mili tary service. Bank Reaerve Mhuwa Decrease New York, Feb. 27.—The statement of the actual condition of clearing house banks and trust companies shows that they hold $134,761,700 reserve in excess of legal requirements. This Ib a de crease of $2,412,750 from last week. I "PAPA" DIDN'T KNOW NEW BABY WASJiWEEKS OLD CMtlaaed from First Paf*. a peep. Then be wont out to spread the glad tidings. The news reached his aunt, Mrs. William Verdon, wife of a Republican leader of Hoboken, and such was her surprise that she went to have a look at her nephew's son Thursday. It might be explained that Mrs. Verdon knows all about children. When the coverlet was tlhrown back and she say the baby s he gasped: "Was this child born with all this ■ hairt This is no new born baby? What does this rneanf This child looks to be two or three months old. For answer Mrs. Kirk bounced out of bed and told her aunt-in-law that it was not her babv at all, adding: "But <lharlie wanted a baby so bad- 1 ly that I decided to get him one." Mrs. Kirk said that on Wednesday I she went to a Mrs. Nelson in East I One Hundred and Twenty-fifth street, Manhattan, and adopted the infant. She * brought him home with her and then 1 the stugc was set, so Kirk was to be declared n proud and happy father. i While the explanation was being made, in came Kirk, beaming in an- ' ticipation of seeing his son. The aunt told him he had been deceived and was i not a father at all. Kirk waited to hear no more, picked up the baibv and made haste for the Weehawken police station and left the ' baby there. "It's a shame we couldn't get away i with it,"' Mrs. Kirk said last night. I "We could have got awav with it, too, if it liudn'c been for auntie." TWO HOTELS MUSI CLOSE BARS PENDING DECISIONS Continued From First Pagti tinned hearing on its application for a renewal will not come up iu court until ' then. Because the Judges and court stenographers have been busy all tihis 1 week with the trial of civil cases in common pleas court, the Judges have 1 not had an opportunity to consider the testimony pertaining to the application ■ of Harry White for the renewal of the license for the Ann street, Middle- ' town, hotel. For the same reason the ' application of Harry F. Kckinger for a 1 license for the Paxton ia Inn, in Paxton ia, Lower Paxton township, which did ' not sell liquor in the present year, has 1 not yet been passed U[>on by the court. 1 The belief was expressed in the ' Court House to-day that the cases will be disposed of finally early next week, probably on Monday, when the court expects to pass upon the Berrysburg 1 hotel man's application. At noon to-day, the time for closing ■ the county oflices, three county hotel men to whom renewals have been ' granted had not lifted their new li- 1 censes. County Treasurer A. 11. Bailey 1 and Prothouotary Henry Holler kept 1 their offices open this afternoon and 1 the papers in these three casgs were is sued late in the day. LOCAL CAME COCKS BOLD OWN IN INTER CITY MEET Contluued From Flrnt race. at the rear of a hotel, and the birds were in the best of condition. Philadelphia birds won the first three ' fights and had the Harrisburgers down to low ebb financially, when the tide turned, and Harrisburg birds won thjwc ■ times in succession. This made a sev enth battle necessary and two of the best birds held in reserve were put into the pit. Spectators who saw the last contest say it was one of the 'best that has ever taken place between represent ative birds in this section. They were very evenly matched and both fought gamely until they were so badly ex hausted that they declined to attempt another "fly" and crouched in the pit eyeing each other, but too far gone to : do any more fighting. The referee was forced to call the match a draw, each side having won three fights, and, except on individual contests, all bets were off. It is said that the final contest to decide which ' city has the best birds will be iougi.„ I off in the coal region towns some time I next month. WILDfIIAN ELECTED HEAD OF IRE JITNEY JUS COMPANY Continued From First race. which commented on a letter which Copelin wrote to the City Treasurer of San Franc iso, asking for information about the "Jitney" cars. The western folks .poke a bit of fun at the people '' Back East'' for being so slow. The operation of the jitney 'bus lines in the West no longer is the oretical. They have been in use for ! some years and have been successful 'in some cities, financially and other wise. The San Francisco "Dailyl Times," under the heading, "Gee: They're Some Slow Back Bast," has; this to say: "Believing that he was on the trail of a new brand of gas wagon and covet-' ing one for his very own city. City i Treasurer Owen M. Copelin, of Harris burg, Fa., in a letter received by Cilty ■ Treasurer William Adlams, asked: " 'What type of car is the 'Jitney' and where can they be purc-hased I' " INDUSTRIAL HOMK ELECTS Report of Treasurer Mho" n Debt of *1,700 Was Incurred In 1014 The ttnanetal report of the treasurer of the Children's Industrial Home WOfl , read before the thirty-ninth annual meeting of the board of directors In the Young Men's Christian Association yes terday morning. The expenditures for the year were >8.875.88, wlille the-re ceipts were $7,250.41. A debt of $1,700 was incurred during the year for the maintenance of the home. The following officers were elected: President. Mrs. Charles B. Rett<>w; first vice president, Mrs. Edward Hoyer; sec ond vice president. Mrs. Charles B. Kager; third vice president, Mrs. Kath erlne MUlhouse; fourth vice president, Mrs. Ijerue Lemer; corresponding sec retary, Mrs. Mercer B. Tate; recording secretary. Miss Emma Bross; treasurer, Miss' Agnes Felix; nominating com mittee, Mrs. Charles E. Covert, Miss Mary Cameron, Mrs. Martin W. Kager, chairman. Two Stranded Aviators Rescued Lowestoft, England, Feb. 27, Via London, 1.10 P. M.—Two German avi ators, who for two days have been clinging to their machines in the North Sea, were landed to-day by the British trawler which rescued .them. The Ger mans met with their accident while at tempting to fly from Ostead to Eng land last Sunday. COURT SCALES IN ALL MARKETS' City Sealer Next Week Will Adopt Style to Be Used by Harris burg's Market Patrons The type of scales that are to b« M placed in the city markets for the bene- V llet of the market patrons will be se- 1 lected next week by Harry D. Heel, City Sealer of Weights aud Measures, who now ia testing out two different stylos at his offices in the Commonwealth Trust building, Market street. Three -scales are to be purchased. The scales, which the sealer is con sidering tor the purpose of adopting one, both are of nfty pound capacity. The list price of one is SIOO, the other is $l5O. After lie has made a selection the sealer will direct the erection of booths in three of the city markets, in Which to place the scales. The scales then will be in charge of the market house janitor. Once these scales are installed the t ity Sealer said he then may ask the City Commissioners to provide him with funds to equip all markets with mu nicipal scales. To Redeem More Bonds interest on improvement bonds I amounting to $30,000 and bouds of the 1 first public improvement loan amount- I ing to $33,400 will be paid at the City J Treasury on Monday, so it was decided J to day. The bouds are of the issue of fl 1835, while the interest money repre- ■ sents 'bonds issued under ull of the im- " proveuieut loans. Liquor License Revenue Revenue received at the County Treasury from liquor licenses up until noon to-day amounted to $53,800. The treasurer this morning paid out $974.06 to jurors attending this week's session of 1 onimon Fleas court, while tipstaves serving at the same session were paid $ 13'5. Grants a Divorce Judge McCarrell this morning signed a divorce decree in the case of Kiuina K. Hoftmau vs. W. Guyn Hoffman. De- ! sertion was charged by Mrs. Hoffman. Appeal Filed in Court Two appeals from decisions of the Fublic Service Commission to-day were filed with the Dauphin county court. 1 One is tihe case of the Avoca Borough Electric Light Company, which was denied permission to enter into a cou tract with the Avoca borough to fur nish that town with light. In tho i other the Lehigh Navigation Company I was granted permission to cross with its power line the electric lino of tho Pennsylvania Utilities Company, and the Utilities company objects. Building Permit I William F. 8c hind el took out a build- 1 ing permit this morning to erect two three-story houses at Fourth and Em erald streets, costing $4,000. Joseph, Chicaria got papers to build a two story garage on Hickory alley costing S4OO. Marriage Licenses William I. Neaglev and Grace Sny* der, Upper Paxton township. John H. Crowl, Blysburg, and Laura Saber, city. > James W. Brunner, Hershey, and j Elizabeth I. Fasnacht, Italians Seek Charter The Sons of Italy Band Association yesterday applied to the I>aii|iihin coun ty court for a charter. Officers of the association are: V. F. Salerno, V. Or sini, M. Cerzulla, Paolo Mustoli and Thomas Cornelia. DftMftGE TO RIVER FRONT IS LARGE Continued From Flrtrt Page. Water ha.s washed away the looee earth from the stones, leaving them bare for a stretch of four or five feet above the river wall. The river rose to aibout five feet ; above the top of the wall and washed ! against the earth fill, taking awuy much loose dirt and leaving bare bricks and | large stones. This damaged was in creased by the brisk winds w'hich sent the water against the loose earth in little waves. As the river this afternoon had fal- i len but two feet from the maximum | stage of sixteen feet registered yesier dlay, the full extent of the damage the high water did to the fill cannot, of course, be known until the water re cedes further. Much of the loose dirt may have fallen just on top of the wail, or it may have been washed aiway completely. The work of the Hill has been halted during the flood period. Flood Is Now Receding Falling of the waters is reported throughout the entire Susquetanna riv er system to-day and there is no indi cation that there will be any further rise. The stage here at 8 o 'clock this i, morning was 14.3 feet, according to the officials of the Weather Bureau. Ab this lower stage the resumption of work I in the open hearth of the Central Iron j and Steel Company was [Kiseible, but ; tlie mills did not open to-day. It is likely that the work will be resumed Monday, but the plans of the officials 'of the company have not been an- I nouneed. When the river sta,ge was read at 8 oYlock this morning it was shown that a fall of 1.1 feet from the mark at tlio * same time yesterday morning had oc curred. Weather observers forecast a stage of about 12.2 feet for Harrisfourg at 8 o'clock to-morrow morning. , Big Drop in Temperature ' Should the river continue to fall nt> the present rate, as seems likely, the I full amount of damage done to the Front street fill can be ascertained some time to-morrow afternoon. A big change in the temperature was recorded here last night, the mer cury dropping to a minimum of 22 de grees, which was twelve degrees below the minimum registered the night be fore. The temperature will remain low to-nig'lrt with continued brisk winds. To-morrow will be cloudy with little change in the temi>crature. Increased Freight Rates Suspended Washington, ' eb. 27.—The Inter state Commerce Commission to-day sus« pended until June 29 proposed increases in rates by central and western rail roads ou glucose and corn syrup in car loads from Chicago ami other central points to eastern seabqard and interior eastern points. See Coupon for Thurston on Page 9 i
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