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SI&WSS" 0 VOL. 77—NO. 75
ANARCHISTS IN DIABOLICAL PLOT
TO MURDER AND LOOT IN NEW YORK
Attempt to Blow Up St. Pot
rick's Cathedral
tectives Grab
Lighted Bomb
the Altar— Bl
Church Was I
Signal for the Killing of
Carnegie, the
and Other Weal
the Start of
ror in New
Biggest Banks
tropolis Marked
tion and Pillage
By Ataodatr.S Press.
New York, March 2. —An attempt to blow up St. Pat
rick's Cathedral with a bomb to-day and the arrest of two
men by detectives who had been informed for months of
their activities was followed by an announcement made at
police headquarters that the arrests had balked an an
archist plot to kill with bombs Andrew Carnegie, John D.
Rockefeller, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., and other wealthy
men. Thereafter the anarchists, according to the police,
were to inaugurate in New York City a reign of terror
comparable only to the days of the French Revolution.
It was part of the plot, the police assert, for gangs of
men armed with rifles and revolvers to appear simultane
ously in various parts of the city to shoot and to pillage;
the ljiggest banks of New York City were to be blown up
and many wealthy men were to be slain.
Signal for Murder and Looting
The wrecking of the cathedral was to be the signal for
the opening of the elaborate campaign of murder and loot
ing. The next move, according to the police, was to place
bombs in the homes of Andrew Carnegie, the Rockefellers
and Cornelius Vanderbilt. So far had the plot progressed,
toward this end, that the manufacture of the bombs, the
police say, had already been started.
With Jhese and other capitalists disposed of, the an
archists planned, according to the police, to invade the
financial district and lay their bombs in the city's biggest
banks. General looting was to follow.
For months a central office detective
had worked in the inner circle of the
anarchists, according to the police
story, and had kept the detective bu
reau advised of all their plans. The
dotoctive, Frank Baldo, assisted in the
manufacture of the bom!) with which
the attempt was made to-day to blow
up the cathedral. The dotective accom
panied the bomb thrower to the edifice
and sat with him while he lighted the
bomb and hurled it at the altar.
Cathedral Alive With Detectives
Immediately the cathedral, in which
800 persons sat at worship, became
alive with detectives whose presence
had been unsuspected by the bomb car
rier. Baldo, sitting beside him, placed
him under arrest detectives sitting in
the pew behind dashed into the aisle
and stamped out the sputtering fuse.
The congregation hardly realized what
had happened when it was all over.
There was no panic.
At police headquarters the alleged
bomb thrower said he was Frank Abar
-110, a lithographer, 24 years old. Soon
after he was taken to headquarters, de
tectives acting upon information given
them by Baldo, arrested Charles Car
bone, an eighteen-year-old boy, and
charged him with complicity in the
plot and with helping to make the
bomb.
Detectives As Scrub Women
When Abarno entered the cathedral
door, his bomb in a package under his
coat and Baldo at his side, he walked
on to a stage whose every setting had
been placed there by detectives. Two
scrub women on their knees in the
vestibule through which lie passed
■were in reality central office detective*.
The white winged priest who met them
at the door and took them to a seat
down, near the front of the church and
close to the altar was a sergeant of po
lice. Just behind Abarno there enter
ed the church, quite casually, two more
detectives who followed the pseudo
priest and took seats at his bidding in
the pew behind. It was these men who
saved the cathedral from damage by
beating out the fire in the fuse.
Anarchist Quickly Arrested
Abarno realized the identity of his
companion a moment after he had light
ed from the glowing end of a cigar the
fuse of the bouilb which he carried un-
£I)C Star- Ittkpaikisi
der his coat. The missile had barely left
his hand, to lie for a moment on the
carpet at the foot of the altar, when
Baldo pinioned Abarno's arms behind
him, told him that he was under arrest
and started to leave the church. Abar
no permitted himself to be handcuffed
to nis captor without resistance and
walked meekly down the aisle with
other detectives surrounding him.
BaMo had lived with the alleged
anarchists since last December. He had
obtained Abarno's complete confidence
Continued on Kunrth I'nKc
200 CIVILIANS EXECUTED
. BY AUSTRIAN GALICIA
I-iemfberig, Galicia, March 2.—When
the Austrians recaptured the town of
Mtanislau, in Galicia, they condemned
to death and executed something like
200 civilians according to trustworthy
information which has been brought
into Leinberg.
Among the men executed were two
Polish restaurant proprietors and a
rmni,bcr of railroad lalborers. All had
been warned by the Raisai:in authorities,
the Russians having been in possession
of Stanisl.au, to leave prior to the com
ing of the Austrians but the men re
fused, relying upon their Austrian
citizenship for protection. The Aus
trians are said to have come into Stan
islam with prepared lists of citizens
upon whom they had decided to inflict
punishment for alleged offenses against
the State.
Hundreds of prisoners including
Bosnians and Turks are arriving daily
in Liemiberg from the south. Many of
them come in with their limbs partly
frozen. All excopt the Germans are half
clothed, their feet tied in rags.
Harrisburgers Attend Hensel Funeral
A number of prominent Harrisburg
ers along with many State Senators
ami Representatives attended the fu
neral of William I/hler Hensel, at Lan
caster, this afternoon. Two special carj
were coupled to train No. 2, which left
this city at 1.50 o'clock.
HARRISBURO, PA., TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 2, 1915—12 PAGES.
GALE SAVES
SECOND LINE
TURK FORTS
French and British
Fleets Temporarily
Suspend Action on
Account of Storm
WILL RESUME
OFFENSIVE SOON
Essad Pasha Placed In Command of
Turkish Forces at Gallipoli, Flank
ing Straits—Russians Claim to Have
Repulsed Two German Army Corps
) Ijoiidon, March 2, 12.10 P. M.—Oper
ations of the French and British fleets
against the Turkish fortifications ou the
Dardanelles, which during the past week
had taken the warships of the allies
some fifteen miles through this well-de
fended and narrow waterway, are at a
standstill to-day on account of a gale
of wind accompanied by a heavy mist
which hinders the efficient marksman
ship of the naval gunners necespary to
reduce the second line of forts con
cealed by the hills.
This respire is likely to prove of'
benefit to the Turks tint the allies, real
izing the necessity of pushing any ori-:
ental offensive movement with energy,
will resume the attack as soon as pos
sible.
Hero of Janina in Charge
From Athens comes a report that
Essad Pusha, of Albanian fame, the
Turkish soldier who made his reputation
as a strategist by the defense of Janina
in the Balkan war, has been placed in
command of the Turkish forces at Clal-
Upoli, flanking the straits.
Petrograd reports the completion of
Russian military operations around
Przasnysz and claims to have thrown
back to the frontier at this point two
German army corps. I'etrograd an
nounces also the resc.m tion of the of
fensive by the Hussian forces in
Galicia.
Berlin Reports Russians Repulsed
Berlin officially announces tlio re
pulse of Russian attacks north of
Lomza and northwest of Ostrolenka, but
says that otherwise there is nothing 10
report along the eastern front. Nfews
dispatches reaching here from Berlin
say that a certain degree of pessimism
prevails there on account of the report
ed reaction in favor of Russia all along
the eastern battle line. Vienna, more
communicative than her allies, reports
successful action in the western sector
of the Carpathians and artillery engage
ments in Oalicia, where the Russians
are said to have been heavily rein
forced.
British Press Praise Asquith
The British press is virtually unani
mous in praise of Premier Asquith'a
announcement yesterday of Great
Britain's reprisals against the sub
marine warfare of Germany. The only
discord in the chorus of praise in the
criticism that possibly neutral protests
might have been obviated by proclama
tion of a formal blockade.
The only reported activity in con
nection with German's submarine vigil
is provided by a story from a British
collier, which claims to have rammed
a German submarine in the channel aft
er the undersea boat had made an un
successful attempt to strike her with
a torpedo.
LATE WAR NEWS SUMMARY
The French and German official com
munications to-day agTee that violent
fighting is under way in the Champagne
region, where the allies began an attack
several days ago and that the losses
have been unusually heavy. Berlin an
nounces that new Trench attacks, made
with strong forces, were repelled in
most cases and that the French losses
were enormous. The Paris statement
claims progress for the allies at several
points and asserts that the Germans
suffered very heavily. Apparently the
battle is the largest and most severely
contested of any along the western
front since the engagement at Soissons.
Minor battles have occurred In the
Vosges and a report from the British
commander, Sir John French says
ground has been gained by his army,
but operations in general along the line
are unimportant except in Champagne.
In Russian Poland the fighting ap
parently has become less intense at
Przasnyss although the Russians assert
that they are conducting a general ef
fective movement. The German official
report states that Russian attacks at
Coatlnued Fourth Pace
IS GIRLS LED
FROM DLAZE
DYDLUECOAT
Patrolman Romich
Conducts Frightened
Workers From the
Fourth
FIRE QUICKLY
XJNDLR CONTROL
Flames Below Shirt Factory of J. L.
Shearer, 204-200 Market Street,
Attract Crowd in Shopping District
This Afternoon
Patrolman William Roinich, on traffic
duty at Third and Market streets, ran
into the J. L. Shearer building at 204-
206 Market street, at 2.15 o'clock this
afternoon when a cry of "fire" was
raised, went through mnoke-filled halls
to the fourth floor, where fifteen girls
were employed making shirts, led them
in safety to the street and averted
what might have been a serio-us panic.
The girls were unaware that the
building was burning below them until
the bluecoat entered the room. He
warned them that there was little dan
ger if they .remained calm and then he
led them in orderly file to the street.
\Vhen they reached the landing between
the second and third floors, on the way
out, the girls, peering through the
smoke could see flame* eating one of
the partitions, but though frightened,
they continued to follow the policeman
down the stairs.
The fire started in the partition be
tween the stairway and the Owl pho-
Continued on Fourth I'rkc
liiipis
OF; PROFITS DOWN
Gross Earnings In
crease $2,056 But
Net Income Falls Off
to Extent of $41,027
OPERATING COST
MUCH HIGHER
The If)lit Balance Is Drawn on to
Slight Extent to Meet Closing
Year's Dividend Requirements—
Passengers Carried
Stockholders of the Harrisburg Rail
ways Company which operate the city
trolley lines aud those of several sub
sidiary companies at their annual meet
ing this morning re-elected to the di
rectorate of the company the three
mem'bers whose terms expired to-day;
adopted the annual report showing the
company's financial standing and then
adjourned. There was 110 discussion
of the threatened competition through
the recent organization of the Jitney
Transportation Company which expects
to operate fifty auto buses here be
ginning early in the Bpring.
J. M. Cameron, 8. F. Dunkle and
Edward Bailey were re-elected directors,
each for a term of three years. The
eleven directors of the company will
meet on Thursday, elect officers and
lay plans for the new fiscal year.
The annual financial statement shows
the company's gross eastings during
1914 were $993,928.62 or $2,0*6.76
more than was received during the pre
vious year, but the net income was but
*96,027.84, a ilecrease of $41,027.84.
The balance at the end of 1913 was
$31,321.71, which, edded to the 1914
surplus account, made a total surplus of
$126,615.58. After deduction of div
idends paid and accrued there was a
Continued am Fourth Pace
160 MINERS
TRAPPED DY
EXPLOSION
Another Big Disaster
Reported in the Coal
Fields of West Vir
ginia To- day
RESCUE PARTIES
ARE ORGANIZED
After Repeated Attempts They Pene
trate the Main Drift and Find One
Miner Unconscious With His Legs
Broken—Victim Will Probably Die
By Associated Press.
Hinton, W. Va., March 2. —An ex
plosion occurred to-day in the mine
of the New River a.>id Pocohontas Con
solidated Coal Company near Thur
mond, W. Va. The mine conuects with
another mine, each employing 80 men,
all of whom are believed to have been
in the pits when the explosion oc
curred. Rescue parties were at once
organized, and the fang were set going
within fifteen minutes after the explo
sion, but two hours later none of the
miners had been brought out.
Assistance was hurried to the mine
from nearby towns, and a rescue car of
the Bureau of Mines was ordered to
the scene. After repeated attempts,
one rescue party penetrated the main
drift at irrine Nx 3 for a distance of
about 100 feet and tnere found an un
identified miner living, but uncon
scious. His legs had been broken and
doctors said he probably would die.
The mine v.here the explosion oc
curred is a drift high up on Quinni
mont mountain and is in charge of H.
M. Bertoflet as general manager.
As the day wore on additional vol
unteers entered the mine and by noon
j two forces of twenty men each were
clearing away the fallen coal and rock
in the main entry of mine No. 3. Half
a mile from the entrance they camo
across another miner badly hurt and
unable to tell anything about the ex
plosion. Here they encountered a mass
of debris and it was said that two or
three hours must elapse before it could
be removed and the workings beyond
penetrated.
WILHELM J.JEHRINCOIES
Well-Known Liquor Merchant Succumbs
to Peritonitis Following an At
tack of Appendicitis
Wilhelm J. Mehring, a prominent
wholesale wine and liquor merchant,
died at the Keystone Hospital at 6.50
o'clock this morning from peritonitis
following a serious attack of appen
dicitis. He was 46 years of age and
was born at Hessen, Germany, May 19,
1868. Ho came to this country in 1880
and at an early age learned the shoe
making trade, which he followed for
many years. Later he was appointed a
city patrplman by Mayor Patterson,
serving until the close of that adminis
tration.
Following this Mr. Mehring entered
the hotel business, running a hotel at
Oberlin for two years. He first started
business in this city at 933 Rose ave
nue, about 12 years ago. Later he pur
chased a store at Sixth and Cumberland
streets, where gome years ago he erected
a large three-story apartment building.
A few years ago he sold this building
aivd his business to John Q. Wall and
erected a new building at 1901 North
Sixth street, where he conducted busi
ness up to the time of his death.
Mr. Mehring is survived by his wid
ow and one son, Wilhelm J., Jr., 410
Boas street; two brothers, Asper and J.
C.. Mehring, and one sister, Mrs. A. J.
White, all of this city. No arrange
ments for the funeral have been an
nounced.
PUTS THE SERVICE BOARD
UNDER DEPARTM'T HEAD;
CUTS SALARIES $50,000
isi
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KEPEESKNTATIVE J. W. SWAETZ
Advocates Putting Service Commission
In Internal Affairs Department
OBJCr TO ASPHftLT PLftNI
PLAN FOR THE FIRST WARD
Two Voters Appear Before City Com
missioners With Protests Against
the Purchase of Plot Offered By the
McCormick Estate
Protests against placing the proposed
municipal asphalt plant on a plot of
ground owned by the Henry McOor
mk'k estate, at Ninth and Shanois
street, in the First ward, were made to
the City Commissioners in session this
afternoon.
R. L. Roberts and Frank H. Downey,
| two First warders, appeared before the
| Commissioners after the Ijy lich ordi-
I nance, which provides for buying the
: McCormick ground, passed first reading,
and said that First ward residents gen
erally are opposed to the plan.
The plant they said, would constitute
! a nuisance no iess objectionable than
| existed before the Paxton creek iin
j p rove men t work was started. If neces
sary, they said, they would circulate a
petition among the First ward resi
dents, ol'otain the signatures of those
■who are apposed to the plan and show
■the City Commissioners that the oppo
sition is not confined to a few persona.
Lynch, the author of the ordinance,
said there is no intention to rush the
ordinance through and, since it first
must be passed u|>on the City Planning
Commissioners, the First ward residents
will have ample opportunity to make
further protests if they no desire.
Contracts for the construction of
sewers in Ijexington, Reel, Fifth and
Wiconisco streets were awarded to W.
F. Martin at his bid of $4,688. David
R. Elder, of Eli/.a'bethville, has been the
low bkMer on these jobs, but he failed
to file the necessary bond.
Mrs. Marian B. C. Watts was exon
erated from pacing the 1914 taxes on
her home and six-acre tract in the up
per end of the city which for years
have been used as the Maple Hill play
ground. Mrs. Watts has not charged
the city rental for the property.
AGREES ON SUFFRAGE MEASURE
Judiciary General Committee Decides
to Beport It Favorable to Senate
By a vote of 8 to 7 the Senate Ju
diciary General Committee, at a special
meeting this morning decided to report
favoraibly the woman suffrage amend
ment to tshe constitution.
It was said that there will be no
public hearings while the measure is on
its way through the Senate, but it will
go through the regular course and be
considered as it comes up on the cal
endar.
The vote in committee to report they
measure out was as follows: I
For—Clark, Hoke, Schantz, Sproulj
Patton, Jenkins, Phipps, Hinriman—sj
Against Beidleman, BuekmauJ
Salus, Daix, Thompson, Magee, Tomp
kins.—7.
The bill was reported favorably to
the Senate by Daix, of Philadelphia,
after which the Senate adjourned to
meet next Monday night at 9 o'clock.
Liquor Decisions Still Withheld
At 3 o'clock this afternoon the Dau
phin county court had not yet disposed
of the liquor license applications of the
I'axtonia Inn, Paxtonia; Ann Street Ho
tel, Middletown, and St. Lawrence Ho
tel, Berrysburg, which have been held
over since last week.
POSTSCRIPT
PRICE ; ONE CENT
Swartz Bill, Introduced
This Morning, Re
duces the Number of
Commissioners From
Seven to Five and
Transfers Them to
Proposed Bureau of
Department of Inter
nal Affairs
DUTIES ARE TO
REMAIN SAME
Sponsor for Measure
Asserts That Present
Act Is Unconstitu
tional and That His
Plan Removes This
Obstacle
A measure placing the Public Serv
ice Commission under the head of the
j Secretary of Internal Affairs, as a bu
! reau of that department; leaking five
commissioners instead of seveu s ; reduc
ing their salaries as well as the salaries
of the employes to the total extent of
$50,000 a year, was introduced in the
House this morning by Assemblyman
Joshua W. Swartz, of this city.
Mr. Swartz contends that the Public
Service Commission, operating as it now
docs as an independent body uuattach
ed to any state department and not un
der the direct supervision ol' the Sec
retary of Internal Affairs, is at vari
ance with the State constitution. This,
1 lie said, was the principal reason for the
I introduction of his bill.
While the measure on its face re
' peals the Public Service act which was
j enacted at the last session of the tJeu
! eral Assembly, it actually re-euacts the
; main features of that measure by mak
ing the commission a bureau in the In
ternal Affairs Department to bo known
as the Public Service Bureau of Penn
sylvania. Section 11, Article 17, of the
State Constitution, to which it is held,
the present public service act does not
conform, is as follows:
What the Constitution Says
"The existing powers and duties of
i the Auditor General in regard to rail
ways, canals and other transportation
Continued on Third Page.
PROVIDESAJftX RECEIVER
Bill Introduced by Senator Beidleman
Would Include Dauphin County
in Its Provisions
Senator Beidleman to-day introduced
in the Senate his bill creating the ollice
of receiver of taxes in counties of be
tween 90,000 and 150,000 inhabitants,
which includes Dauphin county.
The bill provides that the Governor
shall appoint such receiver of taxes to
serve until the first Monday of January,
1816, or until his successor is elected
or qualified. A receiver is to be elected
in 1915 and every four years there
after to serve four, years and the Gov
ernor shall fill all vacancies.
The receiver shall have a salary of
$3,600 a year and may appoint two
deputies of $1,500 each. He shall hava
an gflice in the Court House anil the
Comity Commissioners must furnish him
with all stationery, blanks and postage,
fie shall collect all county, city, bor
fough and township taxes, and outside pf
his work in the Court House shall spttid
at least two days in each city, borough,
town and township for the purpose of
receiving taxes.
The bill was referred to the Com
mittee on Judiciary Special.
WALL STREET CLOSING
By Associated Prcm.
New York, March
buying of Beading resulted'in another
general rise in the final hour. The no-
I table exceptions were distillers issue#,
'< the stock and bonds scoring five point
I declines. The closing was steady. Stocks
j pursued an uncertain course to-day, th«
foreign situation giving rise to renewed,
1 apprehension.