4
ANARCHISTS IN DIABOLIC
PLOT 10 MURDER AND
LOOT i NEW YORK
CMtlnned Proa* Flrat Pas*.
and had discussed with him, and others,
the police assert, the details of the
widespread plot. From Baldo the police
learned that the anarchists plans were
to be developed in separate phases by
groups of two and three men working
together. Detectives were assigned to
wati-h these groups and two men from
eentral office were shadowing Carbone
ttfbeii he wai afrented.
Execution of Plot Delayed
According to Baldo, Abarno had
planned to wreck the cathedral a week
ago late in the afternoon, but had post
poned execution of the idea, partly at
Baldo's suggestion. To-day, when he
left his room with Baldo. half a dozen
detectives, some of them disguised as
la-borers and carrying dinner pails,
trailed him to the church.
The bomb was made of scrap iron in
side a plaster of parts body. Inspector
Egan, of the Bureau of Combustibles,
said it was the deadliest he ever had
Been. Most of the scrap iron was
round knobs which had been wrenched
from iron fences in front of the houses
of New York City's wealthy residents.
Where the Plot Was Hatched
According to the police, the plot was
centralized in the group of anarchists
known as the Bresci group, so named
because of t'he admiration which its
members expressed for Gaetano Bresci,
the man who killed King Humbert in
Italy in 1900 At the time of this
assassination it «was reported that a
group of anarchists in New York and
Patcreon, X. J., shared the plot.
An unusual development of the case
upon which Police Commissioner Woods
Baid he did not care to comment for the
present was the detention at police
headquarters of Frank Baldo, the de
tective through whom headquarters had
learned of rhe gang's alleged activities.
Baldo was placed under arrest —tech-
nical arrest, it was assumed. Baldo is
the assumed name for the -dete-tivc.
His real name, Mr. Woods says, is
.Eiuilo Polignani.
It was announced at police head
quarters this afternoon that Albarno
had made a confession in which he ad
mitted the existence of a plan to begin
a reign of terror in this city which
would include the a-*<assinatiou of Au
drew Carnegie, John 1). Rockefeller,
Cornelius Vanderbilt and other wealthy
men.
15 GIRLS LED FROM
BLAZE BY BLUBCOAT
Continued I'roin l'lrit Fage.
tograph studio, operated by W. W.
Weeks, in the sum*- building. An
alarm was sent in from box 112. Sec
ond and Market streets, and the fire en
gines ~ rattled through the crowds in
the shopping district. A chemical
stream from the Washington engine,
however, stopped the blaze before it
could grow to large proportions. The
loss did not exceed $23.
The building is owned bv J. L
Shearer, who operates a men's fur
nishings stove ii the ground floor and
basement at 204 Market street and a
fhirt factory on the fourth door of
Ihe building. Adjoining at 206 Mar
ket stree; is the jewelry store of
George Springer.
■ Fearing {ha; the tiro might become
serious and that the rowds would press
too close to the valuables, detectives
were stationed i:i the jewelry store.
The alarm from the heart of the
business district attracted hundreds of
persons and the police reserves were
summoned to keep the crowds from
pampering the tiremen.
Not encugh chemical stream was
Used to do any damage to the goods
n the stores beneath the blaze. Kiev
iTic wires run ne«tr the |*laee whore
the fire originated and it is thought a
short circuit was responsible for the
llaze.
IHISS BQYBJN A RECITAL
Program Will Be Given at Immanuel
Church on Thursday
Night
'Mr following program will bo given
t 8 o'clock on Thursday evening at
raniantiel Presbyterian clum'h by Ijj
retia Irvine »oyd assisted by friends
or the bone/it ot' the Sunday svhool
lass taught by Mrs. A. M. Boy son:
Piano solo, (a) "Pastorale Varie,"
dozart; (b) ''lmpromptu." Schu'bert,
juoretia Irvine Boyd; violin solo.
'Souvenier," F. Drlda. William The
.florc Meyers; piano solo, "Gems of
Gotland," Rive King. Lucretia Irvine
Joyd; reading, ''Village Dressmaker."
liss Si-hillinger; piano solo, "Xoc
urn. " Chopin. Lucretin Irvine Boyd;
oral solo. "My Heart Ever Faith
ul." Bach, Mrs. William Bumbaugh.
Piano solo. •' < I hiri-Pi-Pi-Ni-\i (( 'u
an Dauze), R. Hoffman. lueretia Ir
ine Boyd; violin solo, " Leibesffrend,"
tit/. Kreisrler, William Theodore Mey
rs; monologue. "My Little Sweet -
eart." Miss Schillinger: piano solo, se-
Bcted. Professor E> .1. Decevee; vocal
dIo, "Bi<l Me Discourse," Bishop, Mrs.
niliam Bumbaugh; piano duet, " Wil
am Tell," Rossini, bucretia Irvine
loyd and Professor E. J. Decevee.
V. U. HENSEL FUNERAL TO-DAY
k)vernor Brumbaugh. Ex-Governors
and Other Notables Attend Obsequies
By Associated Press,
Lancaster, Pa., March 2.—The fu
eral of Ex-Attorney General William
fhler Heiuel took place this afternoon
rom the First Presbyterian church
ere, the service being" conducted by
he Kev. Mr MacGowan. Prior to that
srvices were held for the family only
t VLj. Hensel's late residence.
At the request of the deceased,
here were no flowers or honorary pall
earers, the carriers being associates
f Mr. IHensel in his office. Many
rominent men from all over the State
rere in attendance, including Governor
Brumbaugh and his Ca'binet, Ex-Justice
'ell, Justice Stewart and Ex-Governors
toart and Tener The local bar asso
iation attended in a body. Interment
ras private.
T PAYS TO USE STAB
INDEPENDENT WANT ADS.
HABRTSBtmn STAR-INDEPENDENT. TUESDAY EVENTNO. MARCH 2, 1913.
RELIEF COMMITTEE Will
HAVE OPEN HOUSE FRIDAY
Supplies Made at Headquarters Will Be
Exhibited There, Together With
Paintings Contributed by Irving
Girls
Division chiefs and volunteer work
ers are busy to-day making ready for
the "open house'' to be held at 7 South
Front street, ou Friday, by the Home
and War Relief Committee. Unique dec
orations composed of the supplies juade
there are planned and a big forco of
women will be on hand to see that vis
itors are properly taken care of. Tea
will be served to all visitors. Everyone
is welcome.
Women students from Irving College ]
have contributed some fine water color j
paintings and drawings, which will bo 1
used for decorative purposes. Various |
finished materials produced by the paid I
and volunteer workers will also be used
in decorative work. Tea will be served j
throughout the day.
Men and Women alike are welcome
not only on Friday but any other day.
The public is urged to visit and inspect
the house, which is open from 10 to 12
and from 2 until 5. Guides will be on
hand to conduct visitors over the place.
A big box of clothing was received
from the Globe clothing house and many
needy families were made glad with its
contents. Sweaters, caps, boys' suits,
underwear, reefers and overcoats, not to
forget mittens, were included in the
box. Shoes from the Harrisburg Boot
and Shoe Factory wore received and
given out by the ladies of the Homo
Relief division.
Letters containing two tickets to the
recital of Mrs. Roy Cox and Miss Sara j
Letner were sent out vesterday. Some
contained notice that three tickets were
sent, wluch was an error, siuee only two
were enclosed in each.
LATE WAR NEWS SIiMMRY
Continued From Flrnt Pace.
several points near the Prussian border
have failed.
Washington is considering to-day
what step shall be taken by this coun
try following the announcement by the
British and French governments that
they would attempt to cut off trade to
and from Germany. Great Britain's re
ply v to the American proposals respect
ing this general situation, however, is
yet to be received. Germany has ac
cepted the proposals in the main, in a
reply which probably will be made pub
lic in Berlin in a day or two.
The attack of the Anglo-French fleet
on the Dardanelles has been interrupted
by uniavorable weather but a dispatch
from Athens states that before the
operations were suspended the two
Turkish forts at the narrowest part of
the straits had been silenced. It is
stated that the Turkish army massed on
the peninsula for defense of Constan
tinople consists of 100,000 men.
In Pcland the Russians are on the
offensive along the "utire front. In
the most important operations around
Przasiiysz the Germans are said to
have been defeated decisively and
forced back across the border.
Of the land operations the most im
portant at present under way are along
the East Prussian frontier, in Northern
Poland, and in Champagne, on the
western front. Concerning the latter
engagement French and German re
ports disagree sharply. Berlin states
that the allies have been driven back
while Paris claims that the French
have repulsed strong German counter
attacks and gained more ground.
Grey Keeps Not e a Secret
London, March 2, 2.30 P. M.—Sir
Edward Grey, the British Foreign Sec
retary, decline-1 to-day to make public
the full correspondence which passed I
recently between (ireat Britain and the
United States including the text of the
American note concerning the German
naval war zone.
A "Magnificent Response"
Ixmdon, March 2, 3.33 P. M.—Earl
Kitchener's call on Oxford and Cam
bridge Universities for recruits has m?t
with Premier Asquith in the House of
Commons to-day, termed a "magnificent
response.''
28 (ASES FOR SUPERIOR COURT
They Will Be Argued at Session Open
ing Here Next Monday
Eighteen of the twenty-seven cases
listed for argument in the April term
of Superior Court to be held in this city
beginning next Monday afternoon at 1
o'clock, are appeals taken from county
court decisions since last October. Eight
cases were held over from the October
term.
Of the half dozen appeals from the
decisions of the Dauphin county judges,
one involves an action for divorce and
three are for taxes. The case oif Ath
ens George, proprietor of the Victoria
Theatre. Market street, this city, who
was fined for refusing to -acconinicvlato
colored patrons in all parts of his mo
tion picture theatre, is slated to be ar
gued.
Other cases a p pea Ted from the Dau
phin courts include these: Adams Ex
press Company vs. City of Harrisburg;
I'ornman vs. Central Pennsylvania
Traction Company;' State vs. Trades
men's Trust Company, two cases; Jacob
.vs. Louise Snyder, divorce.
MORE MONEY HANDLED
Bank Clearances In City Increase Over
Same Time Last Year
An increase of $739,163.66 is shown
in Harrisburg bank clearances during
last month over the same month last
year, according to a report issued yes
terday by Al. K. Thomas, secretary of
the Harrisibnrg Clearance House Asso
ciation. The sum of $5,948,323.23 was
handled by city banks last month com
pared with $3,"199,159.57 in Feibruarv,
1914.
Auto Accident Fatal to Woman
By Associated Press.
Norristown, I'a., March 2.—Mrs.
Elizabeth Urncr, who was injured in
an automobile accident ou the night of
February 18. died to-day. The car in
which she was riding was struck by
a passenger train at a grade crossing
in North Wales.
Wilson Abandons Extra Session Plans
By Associated Pre .is.
Washington, March 2.—President
Wilson stated definitely to-day that he
has abandoned plans for an extra ses
sion of ti.e Senate immediately after
j March 4 and up to the [(resent has not
: seriously considered the suggestion of
I a special session of Congress in Oc
tober.
COURT HOUSE
WANT JUDGMENT REVERSED
Court Will Hear Arguments on Appeals
in Civil Cases
Arguments on the defendants mo
tions lor tin arrest of judgment, filed to
day in the eases of Mabel and llar*ey
Lerch against the Hershey Transit
Company and that of Paul Snyder
against the Hershey Chocolate Com
ically, will be heard by the Dauphin
county court on March 23.
Lerch and his wife jointly were
awarded $2,550 or S3OO more than was
allowed by a jury at the first trial,
while the verdict in the Snyder case
was sl4-1.25.
To Repair Fire Engine
At the meeting of the City Commis
sioners this afternoon M. Harvey Tay- I
lor introduced an ordinance carrying an i
appropriation to repair the damaged
i Headship tire engine, llarrv F. Bow
man put HI a bill to lav a water main j
in Agate street, from jiahantongo to
Schuvlkill.
Rudy to Be Engineer
Charles L. Bover. one of the Direc- j
tors of the Poor, this morniug an- j
uounced that a successor to the late'
John \\. Duttenhoffer, who formerly j
was engineer at the almshouse stone |
crusher, will not be appointed for the j
present. Joseph Rudy, who had been
Duttenhoffer s assistant, it is under-!
stood, will be in charge of the crusher. '
Election Officer Named
Judge MeCairell tiiis morning ap
pointed Richard Rutherford minority j
election inspector of the South precinct.)
Susquhanna township, to succeed Ar- j
tliur 11. Capp, who removed fiom the |
district.
Wills Frobated To-day
The wili of Mary A. Struck, late of j
this city, was probated this morning!
and letters testamentary were issued to j
Jacob'B. Martin, of sieelton. On the!
estate of W. F. Entreken, late of liar- j
risburg.' letters were granted to Mary ]
A. Entreken. Letters ot' administration ■
on the estate of Daniel G. Gottscliall, \
late of Swatara township, were granted
to Harvey C. Gottscliall.
Charter Is Recorded
The charter granted by Governor j
Brumbaugh tc <he Ryan Shoe Company, i
I of Millersburg, this morning was filed
j at the office of the Recorder.
Appeal for Members
Letters announcing the formation of j
the Harrisburg Couiiciimanic Associa-
I tion and soliciting candidates for j
membership in the new organization
to-day were sent out by Ross R. Sea- .
man, the secretary, to well ou to 200
former Harrisburg Councilmen. The
letters are. printed on a letterhead, the
■type of which hail been in use in the
'sos. It contains a wood-cut print of
the citv as it appeared before the war.
V
Judge at Hensel Funeral
Judge Kunkel and several members
of the bar this afternoon went to Lan
caster to attend the funeral services
over the remains of the late W. U. j
Hensel. lawyer and former Attorney ]
General.
Insurance Suit Heard
Additional testimony in the suit of i
John lil. Palm agaiust the National
Ben Franklin Fire Insurance Company,
an action to recover an insurance claim,
was heard by a jury in Judge McCar
rell's court to-day. It was expected
that a decision would be rendered late
this afternoon
City Auto Repainted
The city highway auto again was j
put in service to-dav after having been
renovated and repainted.
Marriage Licenses
William O. Sheet/, and Ruth R.
Stokes, Steelton.
George Kunt and Flora Duoka, Har- j
risburg.
ORDERS PASSPORT PROBE
President Says Grand Jury Must Indict
Before. U. S. Acts
By Associated Press,
Washington, March 2. —President
Wilson revealed to-day that he had di
rected the present New York Grand j
Jury investigation into the alleged pass
•l ort frauds. It was indicated, however,
that unless indictments were returned
the United States could not Jake notice
officially ot charges made against dip- !
lomatic officers or embassy attaches.
The name of Captain B >y-Ed, naval
attache of the German embassy, has
: been brought prominently into one
! case.
"SAFETY FIRST IN EUROPE"
Commissioner Jackson Will Address
Men of Immanuel Church
John Price Jackson, Commissioner of
, Labor anil Industry, will be the speak
er at the meeting of the Men's Bible
: class of Immanuel Presbyterian church
next Tuesday night. "Safety First in
; Europe" will be the subject illustrated
with motion pictures.
Discuss Types of Jitney Buses
Promoters of the Jitney Transporta
tion Company, which is seeking a State
charter and which proposes to operate
an auto bus line in the city and Steel
ton, this morning conferred with a rep
resentative of an auto concern with a
view of getting ideas for designing the
particular type of buses which it is pur
posed shall be used here. Tentative
! plans were agreed upon, but the matter
! of deciding on the capacity of the cars
and other details was postponed to a
I date following the granting of the
j charter.
Recovering From Gas Poisoning
Mrs. George Keller, 42 years old,
1800 Derrv street, is much improved
at the Harrisburg hospital to-day. She
inhaled illuminating gas at her home
late yesterday afternoon. Hospital* au
thorities believe she attempted suicide
■for this morning she expressed a wish
that she would not recover because she
had so much trouble.
Men of Redeemer to Meet
The men of the Redeemer Lutheran
church will meet at the church at 8
o'clock this evening to perfect plans
for the every member canvass of the
congregation which has been.proposed by
tlie pastor, the Rev. E. Victor Roland.
The oliject of the every member visita
tions is to increase church efficiency.
Motor Club Governors to Meet
A meeting of the Board of Governors
of the Harrisburg Motor Cluib will be
held at the headquarters oif th« club in
the "Patriot" building this evening at
8 o'clock^,
CAPITOL
INVITE TOSHIPIAUNCHINC
Legislators WiU Be Asked to Attend
Ceremonies When Warship Penn
sylvania Leaves Ways
The Legislature will receive a.n in
vitation to attend'the launching of the
battleship Pennsylvania at the Nor
folk, Va., yards on March 16, and, it
is understood, will appoint a commit
tee of ten Senators and ten members
of the House to accompany Governor
Brumbaugh and his Cabinet to the cere
monies.
It is also possible tTiat both Senate
and House will attend in a body if
arrangements can be made. The last
time t'he entire body attended a
launching was that of the St. Paul at
Cramp's shipyard iu Philadelphia in
1899.
Checking the Disease
A State Live Sto.-k Sanitary bulletin
just issued announces that Lancas
ter, Lebanon and York counties are still
under quarantine for the fcot and
mouth disease as are also lower Allen,
Moairoe, Silver Spring and Upper Al
len in Cumberland county; Conewago,
Derry. East Hanover, South Hanover,
West Hanover, Londonderry, Mifflin,
Lower Paxton, Upper Paxton, Swatara,
L'wer .Swatara and Washington in
Dauphin county.
A quarantine has b.-en declare!
against New Jersey, which state seems
to be lax in enforcing the law as to
prevent the spread of the disease, and
it is announced that no live stock orig
inating in any Federal "closed," ex
| P< sed or "modified" quarantined area
[of any sta'e will be permitted to enter
Pennsylvania for any purpose.
Delay Report on Local Option
The haw and Order Committee of
| the House will nt report the local op
tion bill until the middle of March in
I deference to Governor Brumbaugh's
: wishes. •It was intended to take ac
; tion on the bill this afternoon, but it
| was deferred and nothing was done.
| Senator McConuell 111
Senator •McConuell, of Northumber
! land, has been seriously ill at Atlantic
j City, where he was prostrated last week
! with tonsilitis. It is expected that he
| will be able to be removed to his home
j to-morrow.
\ Requisition for Fugitive
Governor Brumbaugh to-day issued a
j requisition on the Governor of New
j York for the return to Philadelphia of
| Carnvinio Torio. who is charged with
j murder. Torio is under arrest in New
■ York City.
Applications for Pardons
Applications have been received by
the Board of Pardons for the pardon of
I 1 ar! Wagner and C. E. Schultze, who
; were convicted in York of arson. Wag
ner was sent to the Huntingdon re
formatory and Schultze was sent to the
Eastern penitentiary for ten years.
| \\ illiam Feldman, serving five years
j trom Philadelphia for aggravated as
} sauit and battery, has also applied for
; a pardon.
FOUND DEAD ON TRACKS
Unidentified Man Picked Up Early This
Morning
An unidentified man was picked up
; early this morning by a shifting crew
on the Philadelphia & Reading tracks
at Nineteenth street. The man had suf
fered from a fractured skull at the base
of the brain, and although the accident
was not reported by any crew, officials
believe the man was struck by a train
without the engineer knowing it.
In the clothing of the man was found
a small testament with the name of K.
B. Harwick, Zion Hill. Bucks county,
i Coroner Re lunger was in hopes this
I would identify the man, but so far no
i word was received from that place.
KNIGHTS PLAN A CONCERT
Pythians Will Give an Entertainment
for "Quick Relief" Fund
Plans for the proposed benefit concert
for the "quick relief" fund of John
j Harris Lodge, Knights oif Pythias, were
! discussed last evening at a meeting of
the committee of arrangements, follow-!
ing the regular session of the lo.llge in
Union Square. The sale of the tickets
has been rapid.
The committee, consisting of Harry
A. Bcver. chairman; Harry D. Reel,
Charles F. Erb, Joseph H. Beufer,
Charles B. Langletz and C. B. Cornmau,
has arranged to bring a women's or
chestra and musical specialty to the
Technical High school auditorium the
levelling tf March 10 and the proceeds
will "lie turned over to the fund that
; provides financial help for the members,
and the widows and orphans of mem
bers, who neo quick aid.
To Consider Finishing New Building
The Harrisburg School Board, at a
i special meeting yesterday atfernoon,
! received a proposal that the sub-con
> tractors on the new school building at
1 Seventeenth ami Catherine streets com
! plete the building, the contract for
! which has been thrown up by Johfn W.
; Emory, a Philadelphia contractor. The
| board will consider it at the next reg
j ular meeting.
New Jersey 'Senate for Local Option
liy Associated Frew,
Trenton, N J.. Morch 2.—The Sen
I ate to-day passed the local option bill
; by a vote of 11 to 9, with one Senator
| not voting. The bill provides for a
1 referendum oi: the question of local
; option when 30 pet cent, of the citi
zens of a municipality request a special
j election. The bill will now go to the
| House.
Opposes Wilson Appointees
By Associated Press.
Washington, March 2.—Representa
tive Fitzgerald of Brooklyn, who is re
garded as Tammany Hall spokesman in
the House, issued a statement to-day
protesting against President Wilson's
j nomination of Melville J. France as U.
S. Attorney, and James M. Power as U.
S. Marshal in the Southern district of
New York.
House Passes Wilson Memorial Measure
By Associated Pi rns.
Washington, March 2.—The Senate
bill incorporating the Ellen Wilson
Memorial Homes Association, which pro
poses to build a block of model houses
to replace slums which Mrs. Woodrow
Wilson worker to eliminate, was
passed to-day by the House.
Mummers Meet To-night
I The Harrisburg Mummers' Assoe.i
--j ation will hold its regular monthly
J meeting to-night at the Mayor's Office.
FINANCE
NEWYOBK STOCK EXCHANQB
QUOTATIONS.
Furnished by H. W. Suavely. Broker.
Arcade Building, Walnut and Court
Streets
New York. March 2.
Open. Close.
Alaska Gold Mines .. . 28% 29
Amal Copper 53% 53%
Anier Beet Sugar 38% 38%
American Can . . .... -6 Vk 26%
do pfd 93 93
Am Car and Foundry Co 40% 40%
Am Ice Securities ... 26 25%
Amer 1/oco 20 19
Amer Smelting 01% 62%: i
Amer Tel aud Tel 120 120'., j
.Anaconda 26 25% '
Atchison 94% 94% I
Baltimore and Ohio .. . 64% 65%
Bethlehem Steel 5414 54%
Brooklyn K T 87 87
California Petroleum .. 17% 17%
Canadian Pacific 154% 155%
Central Leather 33',?. 33%
Chesapeake and Ohio . . 40 40%
Chi, Mil and St. Paul. 85 85
Chino Con Copper ..... 35% 35%
Consol Gas 115% 117
Corn Products 9%
Distilling Securities .... 10 7%
Krie 21 21%
'Krie, Ist pfd .. 33% 33%
Goodrich B K 31 31
Great Nor pfd 113% 114%
Great No/ Ore snlis ... 31% •"!%
Interboro Met 55% 56%
lnterboro Met ]>fd .... 12 12
'Lehigh Valley 132 132
Louisville ami Jiash .. ( 110% 111
'Mex Petroleum ." 66% 66
Mo Pacific 12 11 %
Nev Consol Copper ... 12 12
New York Central .... 52% 82%
N Y, N H and 11 46% 47%
Norfolk and Western .. 100% 101
Northern Pacific 100% 100%
Pacific Mail 18% 19
Penna R R 10 4% 104%
Pittsburgh Coal 20% 20%
Press Steel Car 28 28
Hay Con. Copper 16% 16%
Reading 142% 143
Repul). Iron and Steel . 20 19%
Southern Pacific 82% 82
Southern Ry .. ~ 13% 11 %
Tennessee Copper 27% 27%
Texas Company 129% 129
Union Pacific 117% 118%
IT. S. Rubber 54 54
U. S. Steel 42% 42%
do pfd 103% 104%!
Utah Copper 51% 51%
Western Maryland' .... 17 17
W. U. Telegraph ...... 63 63
Westinghouse Mfg .... 66% 68
Chicago Board of Trade Closing
Hji Associated Press.
Chicago, March 2.—Close:
Wheat—May, 132%; July, 116%.
Corn —May, 72%; July, 74%.
Oats—May, 55%; July, 51%.
Pork—May, 17.32; July, 17.75.
Lard—May, 10.30; July, 10.50.
Ribs —May, 9.90; July, "10.17.
TROLLEY RECEIPTS UP:
PIPITS DOWN
Continued From Flrnt race.
surplus remaining of $21,615, so that
the company went beyond 1914's net
income to meet dividend requirements.
Net Earnings $221,329
The net earnings were $221,329.89,
a decrease of $49,449.85, or 18.2 per
cent. The decrease in gross earnings
is attributed by the report to the "gen
eral business depression," vet the total
number of passengers carried for the
year was 23,661,301, an increase of
64,790. The percentage of operating
j expenses to gross earnings was 45.8, an
increase of 4.6 per cent. The operating
I expenses for the year were $456,-
623.73, an increase of $42,668.37, or
I 10.2 per cent.
j Extensive improvements made during
tihe year, including the purchase of
! new cars, remodeling of others and the
building of new lines in this city,
Steeiton and Middletown.
The structures, power plant and
equipment of both the companies and
the leased lines being maintained
at a high standari\ of efficiency, the
report says. There was expended for
maintenance during the year the sum
of $100,499.39, an increase of $19,-
626.53.
| Ten new " pay-as-you-enter" cars
j were bought during the year and thir-
I teen old ears were equipped with the
I "pay-within" feature, so that of the
i company's 131 cars now in the service
j 67 are of the modern type.
Some of the Expenditures
The cost of operating during 1914
was $456,623.73 or an increase of
$42,668.37. Other expenditures include
these: depreciation, $93,425; increase,
'514,004.84; taxes, $65,000; increase,
| $833.14; rentals on leased lines, $157,-
550; decrease, $6,000; interest on
bonds, $159,665; increase, $5,016. In-
I come from investments was $33,628,
| an increase ol' $13,438.
During the year six dilapidated care
I were destroyed and two ears were sold.
| An official of the company this morning
| declared that the stockholders, who at
; the meeting to-day represented 81,000
of the 102,000 shares of capital stock,
j made no reference whatever to the an
nounced plan of the Jitney Transporta
j tion company to operate in competition,
j He added that if that matter is con
' sidered by the company it may be
] taken up at the meeting of the directors
j which will be held on Thursday morn
i i»j« at 11 o'clock. They also will deal
j with such questions as new equipment,
1 line extension and other improvements,
; he said:
Vote on Ship Bill at 4.31)
Washington, March 2. —Wihen the
administration ship bill was brought
; into the House again to-day Republican
| Leader Mann at once blocked all pro
ceedings with a filibuster and the up-
I shot of it was the Republicans and
I Democrats agreed to vote on it at
4.30 o'clock this afternoon aud take
up other business in the meantime.
I Conferees Agree on Navy Bill
| Washington, March 2.—Conferees
on the navy bill agreed on two battle
ships, two submarines of ocean-going
type, sixteen coast defense submarines,
six more torpedo boat destroyers and
one oil fuel ship. The Senate amend
ment appropriation of $1,000,000 to
i ward construction of an armor plate
I factory was stricken out.
Ship Yard Strike to End Thursday
Glasgow, Scotland, March 2, Via
London, <5.35 P. M. —It is probable
that all of the strikers in the ship
yards will return to work not later than
! Thursday. This was indicated at
| meetings of strikers held to-dpy to eon-
I sider the government's order of Satur-
I day to the employers and workmen for
j resumption of work.
OF INTEREST TOWOMEN
FASCINATING
SPRING MODES
Boleros and Sliort Skirts Combine In
Jaunty Costumes Turkish Trous
er Skirts
\
New York, March 2.
With the first breath of Spring
weather, costumes begin to take on
springlike colorings. Hats in gayer
colors or trimmed with bright flowers
ami feathers announce to the world that
Spring has returned, even when the suit
or dress remains of the somber colors
of winter.
<'overt. cloth* has been the novelty in
winter suits and is very popular in the
spring, for it is light in color and com
bines with many things. A new cloth
called buck-skin covert is the newest
of this type.
A few days ago I received announce
ment cards from a Fifth Avenue dress
making establishment, of a private view
of their newest models. Front the gen
eral salesrooms 1 was guided into a
gray and gold elevator and from there
to an artistic room also in gray and
white and gold. The simplest of small
stages occupied one side of the room.
A few chairs were placed carelessly
around the room, and we made our
selves comfortable for the review.
A Smart New Coat on Empire Lines
Boleros were the most striking feat
ures showu. Short little bobby, sleeve
less jackets, some cut square and
straight around, others scalloped or
slashed. These were worn over full
blouses which bloused a trifle over the
belt or girdle instead of being pulled
straight down. Most of these wgre
long-sleeved, while others had the bell
sleeves, three-quarter or half-length,
wide and unbound to the lower edge.
The skirts were full and short, most
of them being built on peasant lines,
with full apron-like overskirts front
and back, divided on the sides and
showing a plain or ruftled underskirt
beneath. j
Another noticeable feature in these'
dresses was the fact that they were all
made with a normal waistline, an in
teresting fact when one thinks of all
the long-waisted and Empire lines
which are shown as forerunners of
Spring and Summer fashions. It is a
fact that the frocks made on Empire
lines are decidedly for the girlish figure
while the rourid-waisted frocks suit all
styles of figure more or less.
Another type of costume shown here
was taken from the 15th Century
French costumes. The waist was in
doublet effect, slashed several times
front anil back through which the
creamy white chiffon blouse peeped. A
short pleated peplum finished the lower
edge of the waist. This was worn over
a full skirt with a pleated ruffle on the
bottom. An interesting thing to re
member is that these pleated ruffles
which are used on the bottom of so
many skirts are pressed flat and put
on the lower c<]jje without a heading of
any kind.
In these dresses the long tunic was
shown in many different styles. Some
times with a pleated lower skirt show
ing just below, and again with an un
derskirt of filmy lace.
One of these frocks I will describe
in detail. The skirt had a long blue
tunic striped with a thread of yellow
and crossed with a satin stripe. This
was slashed up about eight inches and
faced upon the upper side with plain
MEN ENTERTAIN YOUNGSTERS
Three Hundred Boys Attend Feed at
Stevens Memorial Church
The Men's Clul> of the Stevens Me
morial Methodist church gave a recep
tion last night to three hundred boys
of the Sunday school. It was without
doubt the largest social affair of its
kind ever held in the church.
As early as 0 o'clock the boys be
gan to arrive and from then until 7.30
they came in large numbers. A hot
baked bean dinner with ice cream ahd
cake was served! to tihie boys. A pro
gram of good music and entertainment
made the evening a very pleasant one
for the crowd. On leading the church
at the close of all the doings each boy
was given a big red apple as a souvenir.
Struck Face on Curbstone
William Turbett, an engineer on the
Middle Division of the Pennsylvania
Railroad, was adimitted to the Harris
burg Hospital at 12.30 o'clock this
morning, suffering from a laceration
a.bove the right eye. Turbett, who re
sides at 1216 Fifteenth avenue, Al
tooiia, says he fell and struck his face
on a curbstone.
blue. The pleated underskirt of plain
blue just peeped out from beneath tho
tunic.
A short bolero jacket also slushed
and bound with plain blue is worn over
a white chiffon blouse with a narrow
pleat down the center having a narrow
frill on either side. The long sleeves
had deep flaring cuffs of the stripnd
silk with a frill of the chiffon around
its edge. The collar of the blouse was
very high with a frill of chiffon above
and below.
Another little dress which sported
a short bolero jacket and chiffon blouse
having deep bell sleeves of the chiffon,
had a skirt which showed a new evolu
tion of the tunic skirt. The skirt was
of blue chiffon taffeta with two box
pleatings around the bottom. The skirt
was the full length in the back, but the
front was the depth of the two box
pleated ruffles shorter, and benoath were
two box-pleated frills of white chiffon.
The effect was stunning.
Contrast is a strong note in the color
combinations of the season. Many dark
jackets were shown with white or light
colored skirts. Wide leather belts were
used on some of the dresses. One white
serge dress had a red patent leather
belt which was very effective indeed.
A white chiffon afternoon dress
showed the raglan sloeves with surplice
fronts of filet lace and a loose panel of
the filet lace in the back. The unusual
skirt was made of chiffon with three
graduated bands of shirred silk applied.
Kach band was shirred jutpon a cord top
and bottom which gave the band <a very
pretty finish.
A mode which is having quite a
vogue and is both graceful and effect
ive has been inspired by the Turkish
trousers. This dress, however, is not
a trouser skirt, far be it! There is a
foundation skirt made shorter than the
outside skirt and the lower edge of
the outside skirt is gathered and caught
to the lower edge of the underskirt and
the skirt itself is bloused, if that term
can be used, all around the bottom. The
dress which 1 saw having a skirt like
this had a very wide belt with large
round disks on moons embroiedered on
it in red and silver and jjojd.
The New Basque Effect the Feature of
This Costume
A coat and a dress showing the
long and the short-waisted effects aro
shown in the illustrations. The coat
in diagonal blue serge, with full skirt
and belt with pockety upon each side is
a late and practical model for the
Spring coat. In the illustration the coat
is worn with a sand-colored skirt.
In plain and moire taffeta is the
dress illustrated made in the latest
basque effect. The bodice is given the
long-waisted appearance by a panel
front which is cut in one with a wide
crushed girdle. This fits around the
waist and hips rather closely combining
very well with the full flarihg skirt.
On many of those dresses where a
little color is needed to give the proper
note for contrast a corsage bouquet was
used. There are many different kinds
of these flowers, those made from vel
vet or silk or chiffon and those made
of ribbon. The newest ones show a
pieot edging and are often made of
picot-edged ribbon. The trimming on
some of the early spring hats is very
simple, often being but a strip of nar
row ribbon, usually grosgrain, with a
strand of beads, in dull white, blue or
other dull color which will form a pleas
ing contrast placed just above it.
New handkerchiefs are showing nar
row-colored frills around their edge of
pink or blue or violet. The very
sheerest of linen is used for those hand
kerchiefs and the result is fluffy and
dainty.
| SUMMERDALE GOSPEL FEAST
Total of $lO4 Raised Sunday at the
Methodist Church
Summerdale, March 2.—The M. R.
church of this place, the Rev. 8. K.
Bidlack, pastor, and H. C. Hoffman,
assistant pastor, celebrated gospel feast
or banner day on Sunday. The prin
eixal feature of the day was the Sun
day school service. Each class had been
working for a banner won 'bv the pri
mary room, consisting of twenty-five lit
t.le 'ones in charge 0 f Mrs. William L
'Brub.iker. The collection of this room
was sl9. The collection of the cfUire
Sunday school w'as $53.75.
Another surprise for the Sunday
school was a new pianof A choir from
Harrisburg, together with au orchestra,
rendered music during the day. The
collection for the entire day amounted
to $104.72.
Arrested for Assaulting Wife
Charged with assaulting his wife
with intent to kill, at Tenth and State
streets a month ago, Charles Dixon,
colored, was arrested last night by De
tective Murnane. It is said Dixon cut
his wifeVwith a razor and then fled.