STY'S ADVANTAGES AS A
TRADE CENTER REVIEWED
Miller Brothers and Company's Publi
cation "Facts and Figures" Sums
Up Promising Local Business Con
ditions
, The Spring number of "Facts ami
figures," published by Miller Brothers
& Company, contains in addition to de
scriptions of properties in Bellevue
J*ark and other attractive sections of
Ae city, au account of Harristourg's
"Advantages as a Center"
w>liieh sums up existing conditions in
this city as follows:
1 "The many advantages of Harris
iur'g as a shipping point has been so
(ontinuouslv and persistently dwelt,
upon at conventions and gatherings of
manufacturers and business men gen
erally that we are now rapidly realiz
ing the result of thin united eftort. The
large concrete warehouse building of
the Emerson-Brantimgharo Implement
Company at Tenth and Market streets,
is Bearing completion and the company
expects to open for business about the
middle of March. The territory to bo
covered by the Harrisburg house, as
the niain branch bouse of the East is
that section of the country east of the
Ohio river and extending as far south
as Bristol, Tenn. When you consider the
immense territory you will at once
realize the prestige it will give Harris
burg' as an agricultural implement dis
tributing center. The building when
fully completed will be a very attrac
tive one, and a substantial improve
ment to the city.
"The mcrits,Of Harrisbung's clafims
as a distributing center are not only
appreciated bv outsiders, but by local
people as well, as is fully shown in
the building by local capital of the
eight-storv storage warehouse on South
Second etreet. The buildings erected in
three sections, with a five-story struc
ture in the center, is occupied by the
Harrisburig Storage Company and the
• Paxton Flour and Feed Company. In
novations not seen this side of Pitts
burg or New York have been installed
in the general merchandise warehouse,
down which grain in bags and boxes
can be lowered rapidly and with care.
These are eo constructed that eggs cau
be shot down and delivered on a table
without the shells being cracked. Some
idea of the immensity of the plant may
be igained from the fact that there arc
94,372 square feet of floor space. More
than three hundred car loads of mer
chandise and grain could be stored at
one time and still leave plenty of room
for the workmen to get about.
"Another instance of home appre
ciation is shown by the Sigler Piano
Player Company whose new factory i:
located near Derry street on the olii
Ensminger Planing Mill site. Th<
building is a substantial brick struc
ture and will be up-to-date in,every fea
ture, including the best and most mod
em lighting, heating and ventilating
systems. It has a twelve-foot basement
in which manufacturing can be done
as it extends well a/bove the groumi
level, furnishing plenty of light. Thre<
stories rise above the basement, am
each is equipped l in an especial wa\
for the several kinds of work to bt
done on that floor. The constructor
is such that a hundred-foot wing car
be added at any time, and the walls arc
heavy enough for the adding of an
other storv if needed.
"No less an authority than Mr. Wil
liam B. Mi-Caleb, superintendent of the
Philadelphia Division of the Pennsyl
vania Railroad, in a recent interview
lias the following to say of Harrisburg
as a trade center: 'From now on Har
risburg can look for the consummation
of many plans for the building ot
■warehouses both by individuals and
companies. The fact that the railroad
is actually at work preparatory to lay
ing its net-work of tracks and build
ing its great freight station in the big
area it has acquired south of Mulberry,
gives tangible proof that this is to bo
one of the greatest wholesale dis
trilbuting centers on the whole Penn
sylvania System.'
".lust recently the Loose-Wiles
Biscuit Company of New York, Bos
ton and Kansas City, recognizing Har
risiburg's advantages as a distributing
canter has located a wholesale branch
here, an't will distribute every va
riety of bakery product to Harrisiburg
and adjacent cities from this branch.
"An order for three hundred armor
ed motor trucks has .just beeu received
by the Morton Truck and Tractor Com
pany of this City. This moans work
for 250 men."
CONTROLLER'S TERM 4 YEARS?
Courts May Decide Gough Has Right to
Office Until 1018
Isaac Y. Ash, Controller of Chester
county, in a legal opinion obtained re
cently was advised that his term of of
fice will not expire until the first Mon
day of Janua-y, 1918, and not on the
first Monday of January, 1916, as is
provided by t'lue act of" 1913 under
which he took office a little for more
than a year ago.
In view of that legal advice it was
Jearnei here to-day that Ash is con
sidering calling on other County Con
. trailers —among them Henry W. Gough
of this county—to finance "the cost of
framing a test case and have the courts
decide when successors to the Control
's elected in the fall of 1913, under
the latest act, are to be selected.
County Controller Gough this morn
ing said he has not yet been called upon
to aiil in the legal fight but when shown
a copy of the legal opinion which has
been filed with the Chester County
Controller he admitted that the ques
tion "might be a point well raised."
Uivdter advice given to Controller
,Vh it is held that the Legislature pass
ing the amendment to the original con
troller act —so that such officials may
Se elected in counties having a popula
on between 100,000 and 150,000
Was without power to fix the first term
of the new-controllers at two years.
That is a violation of the constitution,
it. is held an«| the time should havo
Iteen four years. Ash's adviser further
{folds that the courts will hold to be
unconstitutional that provision of the
amendment to the controller act relat
Hig to the two-year term, aud that the
Controllers therefore will—in so far as
their term of office is concerned—work
under the ainen'lied a«'t.
Hoverter's HuliMg l 8 Sustained
A decision of Alderman Hoverter is
sustained by the Dauphin County
<?ourt in an opinion filed by Judge Kun
*el who has dismissed the appeal of
Thomas E. Kolir taken after the alder
man directed .ju'dlgment to be entered
ill fmor of Howard M. Ehlridgo in a
suit against Kohr. The defendant dis
Claimed liability for piano installments
totaling SSO, for which Eldridge sued,
'but the alderman decivled against Kohr.
CYCLE SHOWJfOMEN'S DAY
Admit Wives and Sweethearts Free to
Induce the Men to Buy
a Motorcycle
Side oars and ;xtra seats for motor
cycles are making the sport of motor
cycling one for both sexes, and to in
terest the women folk in this recent
form of amusement the Harnsuarg Mo
torcycle Dealers' Association is staging
to-day a woman ' 3 day at t'bc first au
nual motorcycle show in the Chestnut
street hall.
Starting at 2 o'clock this afternoon,
women were admitted to the show free
of charge and this will be continued to
night as an added inducement for
sweethearts and wives to urge friends
and husbands to invest in .a two-wheeled
motor (bike.
It is not a forlorn hope that some
'.women migmt purchase a motorcycle
themselves, as a woman driver for
these machines is not unknown around
here. secretary of the show ad
mitted that there were several women
in Harrisburg who have operated motor
cycles, 'but he refused to give out t'he
names, as he thought they would not
like it.
The show attracted more than 700
visitors yesterday, one hundred more
than iMondey. Prospects are many and
sales are not a few. The industry is
getting a great boost through the show.
SUFFRAGE MEASURE TO COME
v UP FINALLY NEXT MONDAY
When the 'bill (giving the electors the
right to decide whether women shall be
permitted to vote was reached on the
final passage calendar iu the Senate
this morning there was a buzz of ex
citement near the president's chair
where sat a party of State suffrage
association officials headed by Mrs.
'Frank Roessing, of Pittsburgh, presi
dent. All eyes were directed toward
Senator Crow as he jumped up quick
ly. It was not his iutention to speak
on the bill, as was expected, but he
merely asked that the measure go over,
meaning that it could be brought up at
any time. There was no objection and
the bill went over. Senator Crow aft
erward said that it will be called up on
Monday niight when every Senator is
expected to be present.
Bills introduced in the Senate to-day
as follows:
Buckman—Authorizing the Govern
or to close any county to hunting or
fishing or any stream to fishing when
necessary to 'conserve health, welfare
or natural resources.
Beidleman—Extending the time for
the making of the report of the En
gineers' Commission to June 1, 1915.
Clark —Imposing a tax of one mill
on the dollar of the whole capital stock
of associations for dealing in real es
tate.
The following bills were passed
finally:
Makinig it unlawful to obtain credit
for goods, wares or merchandise under
a false or assumed name.
Prescribing the duties of township
commissioners and supervisors.
To prevent the artificial coloring of
noodles, spaghetti, etc.
Prohibiting the unlawful use of milk
'bottles.
Prohibiting unnaturalized foreign
born residents from fishing in this
State.
Requiring the posting of the vote
cast at primary elections as soon as
counted.
When the bill regulating the employ
ment of females in hotels, boarding;
houses and restaurants and fixing their
•hours of labor was reached on final
passage, Mr. Jenkins offered an amend
ment exempting the female members of
the family of the owner of such places
and his domestic help from the provi
sion of the bill prohibiting females un
der 18 from working after 9 o'clock
at night. He made a lengthy speech in
support of his amendment. After fur
ther disoussion Mr. Beidleman's motion
was adopted to postpone further con
sideration of the bill until the Senators
may have an opportunity to 'study it.
The teachers' retirement and pen
sion bill was recommitted to the Com
mittee on Education.
GOVERNMENT BY COMMISSION
Legality of Third Class City Act Being
Tested in Supreme Court
By Associated Press.
Philadelphia, March 10. —Argument
was heard by the Supreme Court here
to-day in the case of the Common
wealth against the City of South Beth
lehem and its officials. The case invol
ves the legality of the city charter.
Arguments were along legal' lines and
dwelt largely on whether the voters
sihould have decided the question of th e
city entering the third class at a spe
cial election or at a general election.
The question was decided in favor of
the proposition at a. special election.
The election was set aside by the low
er court on the g.round that" the State
constitution provides that such ques
tions should be voted upon at a general
election.
The decision of the Supreme Court,
which will be handed down later, will
settle the question of the constitution
ality of the act ot 1913 relating to
cities of the third class. This law pro
vides for special elections.
DAUPHIN CASES UP TO-DAY
Superior Court Takes Up Appeals of
Interest to Harrisburg
| The Superior Court heard the close
\ of the argument this morning in the
I case of the Adams Express Co., ap
pellant, vs. the City of Harrisburg, an
appeal from a city tax assessment
| made on the company. City Solicitor
| 'Seitz appeared for the city and J. L,.
i lEvans, of Philadelphia, for the com
pany.
The rest of the morning's session
was consumed in hearing two appeals
from the Dauphin county court involv
ing the Trademen's Trust Company, ot
Philadelphia, the appellants being Wil
liam 'Bryant and Charles D. Kachllne,
and the appellees the State, the lattef
being represented by Deputy Attorney
General Hargest and the former by
William Wilhelm, of Pottsville, a
Washington party leader.
One of the :big ( cases on the list is
the weardsley appeal from Bradford
county involving every applicant for a
liquor license in that county which is
now "dry." When the day for passing
on applications for license was reached
counsel for the "dries" objected to the
issuing of any license on the ground
that the applications had not been ad
vertised according to law. The Court
sustained the objection and rejected all
applications. One 0 f the applicants,
named Beardsley, took an appeal and it
will he argued on Friday just 'before
court adjourns. "
HASRISBIJRG STAR-INDEPENDENT, WEDNESDAY EVENING. MARCH 10, 1915.
f SHOOTS DOWN WOMAN
AND. KILLS SELF
Caatlnuni Front Pint Pact.
tained. Blood ran off the. aide walk into
the gutter and persons in the crowd
. slipped in it as they tried to peek over
the shoulders of others nearer fche body.
1 The pair are believed to have walk
r ed down the right side of Wyeth street
■ for the shot which went through the
woman's jaw struck the door of a
, frame stable at No. 1419, and fell to
! the sidewalk where it was found later.
The bullet which ended Key's life
1 pierced his head from the left to the
right temple. This bullet was not re
i covered. The revolver, which was turn
' ed over to Coroner Eckinger by the po
I lice, is a powerful 38 calibre colt army
■ model.
Has to Write Her Answers
i It was difficult for a time to learn
the 'names of the principals of the
douible tragedy. Persons in the crowd
know the woman as "Nora Yost" ami
! the man as "Whipper Keys."' At the
hospital the authorities got the first
accurate information as to the names.
The woman could not talk on account
of her injury and she was given a pad
and pencil, by Policeman Buch who
asked her questions and she wrote, the
answers.
She said her name is Mrs. Norah
Hosie, 162 4 North Sixth street, and
the man was "William" Keys, 1117
James street. His real name, however,
is Stephenson VV. Keys. She later wrote
instructions to the hospital attaches
that she be placed in a private room.
Her father is Jeremiah Yost, a police
man for the Pennsylvania railrond. He
was in Philadelphia this morning anil
when he received word of the shoot
ing he phoned to inqnire about the con
dition of his daughter and said he
would be at her bedside as soon as
possible.
The police say Mrs. Hosie is 23
years old and Keys was reported to be
32.
At t'lie home of Mrs. itloific her
grandmother, Mrs. Catherine Yost, To
years old, who has reared nur from
childhood, was almost prostrated with
grief on learning of the tragedy; Hold
iug Mrs. Hosie's 3-year-old daughter,
Catherine, to her breast, the grand
mother kept vigil at the window of het
home awaiting news of the condition of
the injured woman. When assured that
the injury is not likely to prove fatal
she was greatly relieved and talked to
a reporter.
Had Started to Market
"Mrs. Hosie," she said, "left home
to gd to market. She told me w'hen
she left that she would take a short
cut through the back streets because
she was not 'dressed up.' "
When asked if -she knew Keys, the
grandmother said she never knew' him,
but a man by that unme bad been
hired several times last summer to tak.;
the family on automobile rides. She
could not advance any explanation for
the quarrel which must have brought
about the shooting.
After the news of the shooting
reached Mrs. Hosie's home. John H.
Hosie, her huslband, hurried to the
Harrisburg hospital. Ho offered no ex
planation of the shooting.
The ]>olice found the name of the
dead man to be Stephenson W. Keys,
1117 James street At that address the
blinds were drawn and no response was
received to a knock at the door. The
aged parents of Keys were found ar
220 South Rive, street. Mrs. Alfred
G. Keys, his motner, said he was 32
years old and had married a Miss Mabel
Harper, of near Penbrook. He is sur
vived by his wife and one child, ac
cording to his mother.
Employed as a Taxi Driver
Keys was known to hundreds of
Harrisburgers as "Whipper." He has
been employed as a taxi driver at
various times by bath the Harrisburg
Taxicab Company and the City Trans
fer Company. He was a partner of Bert
Ryan in the "V" lunchroom on Fifth
street near Pennsylvania Railroad. He
left there several months ago and
drove an automo'bile which he hired
out. He stood in front of the United
Cigar Store at 411 market street,
when seeking fares.
Records in the office of the Direc
tors of the Poor, whose attention was
called tQ the destitute condition of
Keys' family, show that Keys has been
out of work since early fall. The case
was first reported to the Directors of
the Poor in January but the family
! managed to get along, according to the
j county officials, until February when
groceries were sent.
Friends of Keys say he had money
jto spend although he did not work,
j and was always neatly dress6d. He
j has known Mrs. Hosie for som e time,
according to his friends, and has been
seen on Market sitreet and in picture
shoots with her on numerous occasions.
His body was taken to the morgue
of R. K. Spicer, 313 Walnut street,
where it will be held pending the de
cision of his relatives as to the funeral
arrangements.
Appeal of Athens George Heard
A case of local interest that was
argued before the Superior Court to
day was the appeal of Athens George,
■proprietor of the Victoria moving pic
ture theatre, Market street, this city,
who seeks to have set aside the deci
sion of the Dauphin County Quarter
Sessions court, which holds that he re
fused to accommodate colored patrons
in all parts of his theatre. George, it.
was held, discriminated against the
colored race when he ordered several
negroes to take seats in the theatre
•balcony and denied their requests for
seats on the ground floor. The county
court imposed a fine and costs on hinii.
U. S. BARE PASS, LOADED
WITH COTTON, IS SEIZED
fir A BRITISH WAR VESSEL
Galveston, Tex., March 10. —The
American bark Pass of Balmaha, from
New York to Bremen, carrying 6,000
bales of cotton, has been seized by a
British cruiser and taken to Kirkwall,
England, according to reports here to
B. E. Marriss, member of a cotton con
cern which chartered the bark.
Mr. Harriss said the bark lately had
I been changed from British to American
j registry and sailed* from New York,
| January 28. The Pass of Baliiraha, was
I a bark of 1,498 toas- displacement.
I New Y'ork, March 10.—Dispatches
from Galveston announcing that the
j American bark Pasd of Balmaha, has
been seized by a British cruiser and
taken to Kirkwall, was the first news
received here of the fate of that ves
sel. Fears that she had been held up
already had arisen, however, when it
was Teamed that the sailing ship" Vin
cent which left here for Bremen a
short time before the Pass of Balmaha
had arrived at that port.
Both vessels were loaded with cot
| ton and as they sailed about thirteen
j hours apart, wagers as to which should
be the first to arrive at Bremen had
been placed in Maritime circles. It was
| the. first time in fifty years that two
| of time wind jammers which
; once made the American flaig famous
I in every port in the world, had sailed
almost together from this port. The
Vincent was to take a course through
the English Channel while the Pass of
Balmaha was to pass north of Scot
land.
LATE WAR NEWS SUMMARA
Continued From First P«gtb
with certain exceptions, of all stocks
of barley exceeding a metric ton.
It is asserted at Petrograd that the
German forces which invaded North
ern Poland, following the defeat of the
Russians in East Prussia, have now re
treated clcse to the border, except in
a few sections of the front. The German
attack on the fortress of Ossowetz is
being continued, notwithstanding the
danger of a Hussion flanking movement.
The Germans are concentrating their
efforts in the endeavor to break through
the Russian fortified line at this point.
Miner victories over the Turkish
forces which recently have become ac
tive in Northwestern Persia are de
scribed in a from Tiflis. The
Russians have forced back the Turks,
taking several villages.
A battle of unusual violance al
though probably not engaging large
number of troops, is in progress in the
Argonne. After being twice expelled
from trenches they captured from the
French, the Germans returned a third
time to the attack, in which at last re
ports thoy were still engaged. With
this exception, there were no engage
ments of consequence on the western
front yesterday.
Spain Bans Parce's for Allies' Enemies
Madrid, Via Paris, March 10, 5.45
A. M.—The Journal" pub
lishes the announcement 'that hereafter
Spanish postoffices will accept no par
rels consigned to, Germany, Austria, or
Turkey in view of tiie Franco-British
declaration that merchandise presumed
to have been shipped »o or frjm coun
tries with which tney are at war, would
be seized.
Russian Advance on Augustowo Fails
Berlin, March 10.—A renewed at
tempt on the part of the Russians to
advance on Augustowo resulted in fail
ure. The fighting to the northwest of
Ostrolenko continues. The fighting to
the northwest and to the west of Praz
asnysz is assuming an aspect favorable
to us, and our attack to the northwest
of Nowomiasto is progressing.
Increased Bread Price Causes Clashes
j" Lisbon, Via Paris, March 10, 3.50 A.
j -M.—The increased price of bread was
| responsible yesterday for violent
; clashes between the police aud work
: men in the naval arsenal. The police
j used their weaipons freely and mauy
[ persons were injured before the dis
j turbance was ended.
No Commission for Underwriters
London, March 10, 4.15 P. M.—
David Lloyd George, the British Chan
cellor of the Exchequer, revealed in
I the House of Commons this afternoon
| the interesting fact that no underwrite
I ing commission whatever had been paid
| to issue the British war loan of 32'u,-
| 000,000 pounds.
, Turkish Forces and Kards Retreating
| Tiflis, Trahscauoasia, Tuesday, March
9, via Petrograd, March 10, 10 A. M. f
t and London, 11.25 A. M.—The Turk
| ish forces and the Kurds, who have
I been concentrated in the district oi
j Khoi, in Northwestern Persia, are sloV
i ly being forced by the Russians to re
j treat to the southward.
I
Allied Fleet Again Operating
Paris, March 10, 5.40 A. M.—Op
j orations of the allied fleet in the Darda
I nelles, stoppt I yeater'llg.y (Tuesday)
! morning by unfavorable weather con
j ditions were resumed vigorously in the
j afternoon says an Athens dispatch to
the Matin.
Forbidden to Visit Dance Halls
London, March 10, 2.59 A. M.—
| British army officers in uniform have
been forliiduen bv the commander of
II he Londor military district to visit
i dance halls, night \Jubs or gambling
establishments.
Killed As Aeroplane Falls Into Sea
London, March 10, 3.25 P. M.
Flight Sub-Lieutenant Shepherd, of the
Royal Navy, fell into the sea with an
aeroplane to-day while scouting oif Os
borne. He was killed.
Move West End of Bridge Friday
The second half of the Cumberland
Valley railroad bridige between island
park and the Cumberland county shore,
which was scheduled to be moved to
day, will not 'be moved till Friday
morning at 7 o'clock. At this hour
forty men stationed at the end of each
pier will start jacking up the 2,000
tons of steel..The job will be finished at
noon and will not interfere with trains
passing over tbe bridge.
A. L. Stober at Hospital
A. L. Stober, of 905 North Fif
teenth. street, locomotive inspector at
roundhouse No. 2, was admitted to the
Harrisburg hospital Bundav afternoon
with pleuro-pneumonia. His condition
is reported slightly improved.
TBAtWILLBE A WITNESS
Slayer of Stanford White to Take
Stand in Own Defense in Con
spiracy Trial
By Anßociatcd Press.
New York, March 10.—Harry K.
Thaw will take the witness stand in his
own behalf in his trial with five co
defendants; charged with conspiracy,
according to the announcement made
by his attorneys to-day. He will tell
the story of nis escape from Maftea
wan, they said. In this way, they be
lieve, he will materially aid the fight
they are making to establish his san
ity.
Each of the witnesses placed upon
the stand to-day by the State uipon
cross-examination • was asked questions
designed to indicate to the jury that
the slayer of Stanford White was of
sound mind at the time of his escape.
Although none of the witnesses was
asked directly whether he considered
Thaw sane, each was questioned closely
about Thaw's peisonal appearance, his
manner of discussing current topics and
of occupying his spare moments.
The witnesses, most of them em
ployes at the hospital, agreed that.
Thaw was always neatly dressed, that
he never was violent and that he read
many text books on various subjects
and current novels. T'he State was ex
pected to complete its case late to-day.
CAPITOL
State Insurance
The Board of Public Groundls and
Buildings at its regular montlhly meet
ing yesterday discussed the question
of insurance ou all state buildings, but
will not take any final action in the
matter until further investigation.
About one-fifth of the State's property
is now insured, the capitol being in
sured for $1,000,000 and the furnish
ings for 1800,000.
| Child Labor Hearing
March 17 has been set for the day to
hold the public hearing on the ehild
labor bill, and delegations from bfft'h
labor and manufacturing institutions
will be here to be heard.
Voting for Mayor
Under a bi'll introduced in the Sen
ato last night by Catilin, of Luzerne, as
an amendment to the Clark third class
city bill, at primary elections to select
candidates for mayor the candidate who
i gets more than one-half of the ballots
least is declared the only candidate and
I has no opposition.
j Chairman Morris Here
Democratic State Chair in an Morris
i was in the capitol for a short time yes
terday afternoon talking local option
to the Democratic Senators and Repre
sentatives. It is said that at least a
dozen Democratic members of the HousS
have announced their intention to vote
for the measure.
i Osteopaths to Register
The bill creating a Board of Osteo
pathic Examiners was introduced in
the Senate last night by Mr. Catlin and
sent to coqirnittee. The law requires
registration.
The Sena'e Committee ou Health
and Sanitation, after hearing lengtthy
arguments for and against the bill re
j lating to the practice of optometry, re
-1 ported the bill just as it was intro
duced. *
{ Shcatz a Senate Visitor
Former State Treasurer John O.
Sheatz, of Philadelphia, was a Senate
visitor yesterday in the interest of an
appropriation to the women's pension
fund, the enaction of which is due. to
bim when ho was a member of the Sen
ate some years ago.
Kills the Bees
Explaining a bill he introduced in
the Senate to prevent spraying of trees
while in bloom, Senator Martin said it
was to prevent injury to the bees. The
penalty is a fine and imprisonment.
FRIENDSHIP RKJOINS UNION
Firemen Complain That Policemen In- 1
terfere With Them at Fires
At the monthly meeting of the Har
risiburg Firemen's Union last night the
return of the Friendship company to
the organization was announced, John
M. Rahin, Theodore Fehleisen and
Charles E. Wenuel being enrolled as
delegates from that company. The
Friendship company withdrew from the
.union last year as a result of a dis
pute about where it should march in the
parade of the State Firemen's conven
tion held here in October.
Important business was transacted
■pertaining to the closing of the ac
counts o£ the late State Firemen's con
vent iou and the parade.
• The delegates were surprised to re
ceive requests for additional badges for
a number of firemen in Pittsburgh who
had not attended the convention or par
ticipated in the parade. The burden of
the local people was made unusually
heavy because of the extraordinary
number of delegates to the October
meeting of the State Association. The
secretary of the State body had in
formed the Firemen's Union of this
city that not more than 2.800 badges
would be necessary, but when the con
vention was on it was found that it
would take 3,800 to go around.
Complaint was made at the meeting
that some of the policemen of the city
are interfering too murh with the fire
men in the discharge of the latter's
duties at fires. The matter was re
ferred to the Mayor and Chief Engineer
of the fire department.
Reports from all the fire companies
indicated most of the apparatus to be
,in good condition. The Camp Curtin
Company will need new hose as soon as
possible, as six sections burst at the
fire yesterday afternoon near Cameron
street, above Maclay.
SOCIAL AT IMMANUEL
Dr. Jackson Will Address Men's Bible
Class at Meeting To-night
The men s Bible olass of Immanuel
Presbyterian church will hold a social
10-night hi the church, Sixteenth and
Juniper streets. Dr. John Prtee Jack
son will talk on his experiences in Eu
rope at the outbreak of the war, and
'Mrs. Wilbur Harris will sing and M.
E. Bushman, violinist, will play. The
meeting is open to the public.
Harrlsburg Musicians to Organize
The H&rrisfburg Concert Association
will meet Thursday evening at 225
'Market street to form a permanent or
ganization. A communication from
the Harrirtburg Chamber of Commerce
will be read at this time telling how
much' supjmrt will be accorded the new
musical body.
FINANCE
' ■
NEW YOBK STOCK EXCHANGE
. QUOTATIONS.
Furnished by H. W. Suavely, Broker.
Arcade Building, Walnut and Court
s Streets
New York, March 10.
Open. Close.
Alaska Gold Mines .. . 30% 30%
A'Hial Copper 54% 54%
Amer Beet Sugar .... 39% 3.9%
American Can ....... 27% 2K
do pfd 94% 94%
Am Car and Foundry Co 41% *l%
•Am Cotton Oil 4 6 46
Am Ice Securities .... 28% 27%
Amer Loco 21 21
Amer Smelting
American Sugar 102 103%
Amer Tel and Tel .... 120'/. 120%
Anaconda 26% 26%
Atchison 95% 95%;
Baltimore and Ohio ... 67 67
Bethlehem Steel • 56% 55%
Brooklyn R T 87 87%
California Betroleum . . 17 t?%
Canadian Pacific 159% 160
Central Leather 33% 33%
Chi, Mil and St Paul . . 87% 87%
Chijio Con Coippe.- .... 36 36
t'onsol Gas 116 116
Corn Products 10% 11%
Erie 2.2 22%
Erte, Ist pfd ....... 35% 36%
General Electric Co . . . 140 140
Goodrich B F '3l 31%
Great Nor pfd 115% 115%
"Greut Nor Ore subs... 31 31%
Illinois Central 103% 103%
luterboro Met 59 59%
Interboro Met pfd .... 12% 12%
'Lohigh valley 134% 13'..%
Louis and Nash 113% 113%
iMex Petroleum ..... 67 6<
Mo Pacific 12% l'l%
National Lead 53% 53%
New York Central .... 83% 83'/."!
NY, N Hand H 52 51%
Norfolk and. Western ...102 102
Northern Pacific 103% tO3
Pennsylvania R. R. ... 105% 105%
People's Cias and Coke .120 120
Pittsburgh Coal 20 20
do pfd 90 91
Press Steel Car 26 26
Ray Con. Copper ... . , 17% 17%
Reading 145 146
Repu'b. I, and S. pfd . 77 77
[Southern Pacific 84% 84%
(Southern Ry 15% 15%
Tennessee Copper 27% 27%
Union Pacific 120 120%
U. S. Rubber 55% 55%
U. S. Steel 45 % 4 5
Utah Copper 53 53%
Western Maryland .... 22% 22%
|W. ir. Telegraph 63% 63%
Westinghouse Mfg .... 68% 68%
Chicago Board of Trade Closing
I Chicago, March 10.—Close:
Wheat—May, 151%; Julv, 119%.
Corn—May, 72%; .July, . 1%.
Oats—May, 56-V.; July, 52%;
Pork—l May, 17.57; July, 17.95.
Lard—May, 10.50; July, 10.72.
Ribs—May, 10.05; July, 10.35.
COMPENSATION BILL DELAYED
Governor's Pet Measure Held Up for
Possible Changes
This was the day specified as the
one on which the Brumbaugh work
men 's compensation bill would be intro
duced in both Senate and 'House, but
contrary to expectations there was
nothing done. In the Senate, Senator
Crow was to father the measure and in
the House Mr. Wilson, of Philadelphia,
was to have it in charge. Both nrb
said to hav i'been supplied with copies
all ready to introduce. Senator Crow
said last night that he proposed to look
over the bill very carefully before he
fathered it, and this was regarded as
rather significant, relating as it did to
the Governor's pet measure.
Governor Brumbaugh when asked
why the bill was not introduced to-day
said that in response to requests for
suggestions from people in the State as
to their ideas on a workmen's compen
sation bill he had received over five
hundred letters, and these had not yet
been gone over fully in order to as
certain what suggestions had been
made. The Governor and the Attorney
(leneral will look over the five hundred
suggestions and if there are any of suf
! ficiont importance to justify a changing
of the lull as now constructed . the
change will be made before the bill is
introduced.
Governor Brumbaugh also said that
'Senator Crow had not been requested
at the eleventh hour to introduce the
bill to-day.
CHALLENGE FOR GARNER
Railroad Calls on Him to Explain
Mileage Book Incedent
W. B. McCaleb, superintendent of the
Philadelphia Division of the Pennsyl
vania Ituilroad, gave out the following
last evening:
" from Harris'burg
state that Alfred B. Garner, a Repre
sentative in the State Legislature, from
Schuylkill county, sent a mileage ticket
to the Speaker's dask with the obser
vation that it was 'The first fruit of
the full crew lawf' Exactly what the
legislator meant is a little vague, and
we would be gla'.K to have him explaiu.
"We dislike to think that any leg
islator would he subject to venal in
fluence. Did Mr. Garner mean that the
wasteful full crew law had partly to do
! with making necessity for raising th<j
pri'.'e of a mileage ticket from S2O to
$22.50, or did he mean to infer that
the ticket had been given to him to in
fluence his votef If the latter then we
make the unequivocal statement that
Mr. Garner received the mileage ticket
from no railroad or on. behalf of any
railroad except upon payment by him
or for him of its full cash value. We
challenge .Mr. Garner to state exactly
how he came by the ticket."
| SEALERS CAUGHT IN ICE
1 Ten Men Out of 120 on Marooned Ves
sel Reach Shore
By Associated Press.
St. John, N. 8., March 10.—The
wireless operator and ten men of the
sealing steamer Erik, caught in the ice
off Day Bulls, fifteen miles south of
here, came ashore over the ice to-day,
having left their Ship last night. No
later word has been received from the
Erik, which has about 120 men on
board.
Earlier reports were that the Erik
had escaped from the ice with three
other sealers.
Fell in Faint From Coal Wagon
Stephen Doye, of 334 South Cameron
street, a driver for the Gates Coal Com
pany, fell from the wagon he was
driving at Fourth and Hamilton streets
to-day at noon. His fall was due to a
fainting spell which he is in the habit
of getting. The ambulance was called
and he was taken to his home.
STATE EDITORIAL BBDY
ENDS 2-DAY CONVENTION
Close Business at Koon Today by Start
ing Officers and Adopting Resolu
tions—Discuss the Cost System of
Job Printing
The Pennsylvania State Editorial
Association, together with the weekly
ami daily newspaper publishers who
have been in session here'for two days,
adjourned to-day at noon when officers
were, elected for the next year. Pre
vious to the election an address on the
cost system for job printing was de
livered by K. Calhoun, of .Scranton,
which was afterwards discussed by the
members.
Five resolutions were adopted and
unanimously agreed upon, endorsing the
policy for better roads, fixing the min
imum age 12 years for boys to sell pa
pers and other periodicals, a vote of
thanks to the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company for their extensive advertis
ing on the full crew bill, a vote of
thanks to the Panama-Pacific Commis
sion for their advertising and a resolu
tion asking banks and similar concerns
to publish their annual roports in one
of the daily papers in the city or town
in which the institutions are located.
The executive committee was also
requested to make arrangements with
the Pennsylvania Kail road Company in
securing accommodations for the edi
torial association 011 its trip to Wan
Francisco in June.
During yesterday afternoon's session
'k - G r ?ff. editor of the Williamsport
'Sun, introduced a resolution requir
ing the State to give all newspapers
legal advertising. The resolution was
ftp posed by Robert P.' Habgood, who
has recently introduced a bill in the
House to regulate rates of payments
for State advertising. However, the
measure was finally blocked by J. H.
Zerby, of Pottsville, acting vice presi
dent, who appointed a resolution com
mittee, thus deferring immediate action
011 the measure.
The officers elected to the State Edi
torial Association for the following
year were: President. K. H. Thomas,
iMechanicsbnrg; first vice president, W.
■Li. Binder, Lebanon; second vice presi
dent, D. H. Bressler, Waven; third
vice president, 1. O. Nisslev, Middle
town; secretary and treasurer, Robert
f. Bradford; executive com
mittee, (.eorgo Campbell, Pittsburgh;
John (i. /ock, hititz; Deitrich Lamade,
Williamsport; John U. Mhaffer, Renovo;
A. Nevin Pomeroy, Chambersburg.
I hose elected for the Pennsylvania
Weekly Association were: President,
I. IM. Graham, Ligonier; vice president,
John G. /Cook, Lititz; secretary and
treasurer, C. 11. Bressler, liock Haven;
executive committee, George X. Wagen
seller, iMiddleliurg; Deitrich Lainade,
Williamsport;George J. Campbell, Pitts
burgh; Howard J. Reynolds, Quarry
ville, and John U. Shaffer, Renovo.
As the Pennsylvania Daily Associa
tion -vas not represented by a quorum,
all the old officers will be retained.
New members admitted to the Week
ly Association were: R. A. Walker,
iSalsburg; C. ;M. Bom'berger, Jaannette;
John IT. Shaffer, Kenovo; George R.
Meek, Bellefonte; J. W. Wiekersham,
IBellevue; J. A. \Haas, Marietta; H. >B.
Heywood, Conshohocken; Charles M.
Coles, Lykens; Harry and Leon Lowen
gard, 'Harrisburg; C. R. iMartin, Clarion;
Howard W. Page, Philadelphia, and M.
J. (Handwerk, Galeton.
TRAVELING
BAGS
j; We have succeeded in
j; getting 100 Traveling i;
jj Bags, walrus grained,
i| tan and brown cowhide,
; | sewed comers, leather ;!
!> lined. In every way an ;l
I j SB.OO value at
$5.98 (
II Repairing Umbrellas, !>
j; Trunks and Leather j;
|[ Goods our specialty.
|i Regal Umbrella jj
j Company : :
i i Second and Walnut Sts. i:
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LEGAL NOTICE
PUBLIC S \l,r. OF nEAI, f..state— ln
the Ahhlkiii'<l Catatr of C. A. I'.ckiiril.
Pursuant to an order of the Court of ,
Common ['leas of Dauphin County, 011
.March 81li, 1915, the undersigned, as
signee for the benefit of creditors of C.
A. Eckard, will offer at public sale at
the Court House, at Harrisburg, Penna.,
at - o'clock Wednesday afternoon,
March .'(lst, 1915, the following real
estate: v
All that certain lot or piece of land
situate In the Eighth ward of the City
of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Penn
sylvania, bounded and described as fol
lows, to wit:
Beginning at a point thirty-six feet
southwardly from the southeastern cor
ner of Sixteenth and Juniper streets;
thence southwardly along the eastern
Hue of Sixteenth street seventeen feet,
more or less, to the northern line of a
ten feet wide alley; thence eastwardly
along tli« northern line of said alley
eighty-three feet, more or less, to a
point five feet west of the western line
of another ten feet wide alley; thence
northeastwardly six feet, more or less,
to a point on the western line of the
last mentioned alley five feet north of
live northern line or the first mentioned
alley: thence northwardly along the
western line of the said last mentioned
alley twelve feet, more or less, to the
line of property of No. 523 Nortii Six
teenth street; thence westwardlyalong
said line through the center of the par
tition wall between said property and
the property herein described, eighty
one feet, more or less, to the place of
beginning. Thereon erected a three
story brick dwelling house, No. 521
N'orth -Sixteenth street, Harrisburg,
Penna.
Said property will be sold subject to
a mortgage of Ellen C. Sidle of twentv
live hundred dollars ($2500.00), with
Interest from January 11, 1914. Ten
per cent, of the purchase money shall
be payable 011 the day of sale, and the
balance 011 the confirmation of the sale
by the Court, April 12, 1915.
OSCAR G. WICKERBHAM,
Assignee for the Benefit of Credit*
ors of C. A. Eckard.
WM. H. EARNEST, Attorney.
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