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f THE SIXTH ANNUAL AUTO SHOW 1
THE — ARENA DELAWAR^STS.
Exhibitors ] Exhibitors 1
SAXON Geo. R. Bentley.. Paige pttv attth qttppt v vmn*v SAXON
Crispen Motor Car Co Cadillac CITY AUTO SUPPLY HOUSE
AS I- W. Dill Hudson, Regal WM. S. ESSICK AS
Harrisburg Auto Co Reo, National j j FREDERICKS
DOOR | Chalmers f KEYSTONE LUBRICATING CO. DOOR
Keystone Motor Car C 0... < Dodge I OHM j r 1 =3 J itpvvd vd <7a
PRIZE Saxon MiYtK BKUS. PRIZE
J. K. Kipp Herff-Brooks STERLING AUTO TIRE CO.
Overland, Chandler 1915 S AXON GIVEN as DOOR PRIZE UNION SALES CO.
For Quick Transportation Take Car Marked
The Old Established Exhibitors —The Weil-Known High-Grade Cars —a Show of Refinement
ON THE GROUND FLOOR— -"SAFETY FIRST"
MUTCH
TOLD BY RESCUER
Heartrending Scenes
Enacted In the Latest
Disaster to Great
Britain's Navy
FEW ON BOARD
ARE RESCUED
Captain of Collier Picks Up More Than
Forty Survivors of Big British
Cruiser Sent to the Bottom by a
German Submarine
by AMOctalt d Press,
Ayr, Via London, March 13, 4.22 A.
M.—-Most of the survivors of the aux
iliary cruiser Bayano. torpedoed off t Lie
coast of Scotland by a German subma
rine. left for Portsmouth by train last
n:ght. In clothing contributed by sym
pathizers and still suffering trom their
experiences they were gratefui to have
vseaped death Tiiose who were in
jured are stili :n a uospital here.
'The survivors say there was uo panic
aboard the Bayauo," but there was bo
time to tiie boats before the ves
sel sank. It wa- a ase of every man
for himself, but none of them left the
«<nip until she went down. # They
praised the patriotism of their captain,
who was at his jost when the steamer
was eugulted.
Heroic Woris of Rescue
London, March 10, 0,15 A. M. —The
captaiu of the Belfast steamer Bal
merino, whnh rescued some of the
Bayano's crew, iu an interview with
the "Daily Telegraph" correspondent
at Belfast, said that the collier was ou
a voyage from Belfast to Ayr, when at
5>.30 o'-clock Thursday morning, four
miles from Blockhead, he saw a low
lyiug object in the water. His first
impression was that it was a submarine,
but he did not alter his course until
after a closer inspection, when a cluster
of men were observed making signals
with garments attached to an oar.
"When the collier got closer the
crew of the Balmerino found two r3t'ts
and a ship's boat upturned with 2i>
lueu on oi.e of them.
Plight of the Survivors
"Two of the men." said the cap
tain, "had no clothing other than shirts
aud others only their sleeping gar
ments. One had an ugly wound on his
head and was covered with biood. while
nearly all of them were bra.sed and
bleeding. They were more dead than
alive from wet, cold and exposure, but
cheered us as we neared them. Boats
were promptly lowered and the men
were transferred, whieh rook a long
time, owing to the d.Sieulty of moving
tiie wounded aud famishe 1 members oi
the group."
The captain said that two of the res
cued men wer» a. far gone that in an
other iialf-houi. he believed, they would
s.ave perished. Eighteen of the men on
the raft, including two doctors, were
removed to the Balmerino. After
these were safely got aboard, a boat
was making a second journey to the
raft when the armed merchantman
Tara arrived on t.ie scene and took off
tha remaining eight survivors.
The Bayano Quickly Sank
"The men were given warm clothing
and restoratives." continued tne cap
tain. "Thev were overjoyed at their
rescue. They said the Bayano sank
within a few nunutis after being tor
pedoed. There was a terrific explosion
and the vessei went down by the bows.
The explosion created a great amount
of damage and some of the life boats
were smashed and rendered useless.
"The men were left in
the water in the darkness, clutching
for any piece of wreckage to which
they could cling. Heartrending tales
of the last awful moment were told by
tiie group rescued by the Balmerino.
They believed themselves to be the only
survivors, a* they saw no other rafts
with men on them."
The Balmerino proceeded to Ayr
with the rescued men and returned "to
Belfast to-dav.
London, March 13, 4.35 A. M.—The
auxiliary cruiser Tara has landed six
survivors of the Bayano at Stranraer,
on the eoast of Scotland.
Glasgow, Via London. March 13,
4.22 A. M.—The Bayano left here
Wednesday night. She had been taken
over by the Admiralty only recently.
The steamer was equipped 'with wire
less.
IT PAYS TO USE STAB
INDEPBNDENT WANT ADS.
MAY BE APPEALS
111 PERRY COUNTY
r«Mliird From First Pw
licenses which, among other things, re
quired the applicant to provide at his
tavern at least four sleeping rooms,
eight beds and stable accommodations.
The ••restaurant" licenses applied
only to joint saloons and lunch bars.
By the time the appellate court de
cision was rendered the then proprietor
of the station restaurant thought it un
wise to seil liquor at his station stand
and he did not again make an applica
tion. However, in the next succeeding
lieeuse court a new form of liquor li
cense application was adopted in this
: county, containing the specific request
for ''a license and. of coarse, set
ting out whether it was retail, whole
sale. bottlers, distiller's or brewer's.
Under the ninth paragraph of Sec
tion 5 of the Perry county appflca
tions the license applicants' bondsmen
certified that "they are not directly or
indirectly interested" in the manufac
ture of malt or brewed liquors. Barnett
argued that the law requires this cer
tification to be an atlidavit that the ap
plicant himself and not the bondsman"
is not interested in the manufacture,
etc,'" and the court also sustained him
on that point.
It is believed that Judge Seibert
will hand down a written opinion in
the Perry license .'ases in which he will
set out his "specific reasons for not
being in favor of granting toe li
cense." and Harrisburg attorneys to
iay said that opinion will pave the wav
for the Perry county hotel men to ap
peal the -ases to the Superior Court.
However, it is said, that if the
court writes no opinion and simply
writes the word "refused" across the
applications, then the applicants will
be in no position to appeal, since the
court's decision would not raise a
legal point which could be subjected
to the higher court for consideration.
Attorneys here say that the Perry
county court's failure to grant the li
cense applications "because of the
technicality," is of interest generally
because of the fact that the county
goes "dry" after April 1 and, they
-ay. it raises legal points that concern
every county in the State.
COURT-HOUSE
KBCUSMEXI) SEW BRIDGES
Boards of Viewers Will Submit Reports
to Court Monuday
Under reports of three boards of
viewers to be submitted to the Dau
phin county court for the sanction of
the March Quarter Sessions Grand Jury
on Monday, two new bridges are recom
mended aud it is suggested that a new
road be laid out from the Sunburv pike
to the Susquehanna river, half a mile
north of Dauphin.
Central Paid SI. 104.99
The Central Construction A Supply
Company to-lay was paid $1,104.99,
representing the cost of making repairs
to the Paxton fire eugine and chemical
supplies furnishe-j the citl fire depart
ment.
Building Permits Issued
Abram Abramson to-day obtained a
building permit to build an addition to
tiieh ouse at 1107 North Seventh
street costing J3OO. J. E. Dare got pa
pcrs to erevt a two and one-half story
brick house on the north side of Market
street, at the western corner of Eight
eenth costing $4,000.
Woman's Will Probated
The will of Susan MciFadden, late of
South Hanover township, was probate?
this morning although no letters were
issued on the estate.
Sheriff Sells Real Estate
At an adjourned sale held this morn
ing Sheriff Wells sold a piece of ground
at Front and Delaware streets to Attor
ney C. H. Bergner for $12,750. The
ground was sold as the property of
Howard M. Bird.
Mrriage Licenses
Charles F. Irvin and Mary Cronin,
Harrisburg.
John J. Snyder and Ida R. Weurick,
lHarrisburg.
Josef Vik and Sophia Tot, Harris
burg.
Henry Sline and Sallie Hartz, Har
risburg.
1 Presides at Bar Meeting
John E. Fox. who recently was elect
ed president of the Dauphin' County Bar
Association, presided for the first' time
sine ehis election last nigiht. Routine
i business was transacted.
Tipstaves Named
The court appointed the following
tipstaves to serve during the criminal
court next week: John Pottorff, Rob
ert Green. M. F. Graham. Harry Mattis,
Robert Henderson. Elmer Crick, Sam
uel Lawyer. Julius Clawson, Nathan
Parker. William Stuart, John Arnold,
Patrick Kennev, Hugh McCloskey,
Joshua Porter, Benjamin Franklin, H
B. Hanlen, Chellew. Carl Goeh
ringer, Harry Hogan, John Darrah,
Harry E. Gerdon.
HARRTSBTTRG STAR-INDEPENDENT, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 13. 1915.
FUNERAL OF PROF. STEELE
WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY
Cutlanil From First I'M'
risburg School Board; Dr. Fred E.
Dowues, City Superintendent of
Schools; Dr. Charles B. Fager, Jr., prin
cipal of the Technical High school; Ber
tram W. Saul, William M. Fahnestock,
E. F. Keller. E. G. Hose and J. A.
Smyser, members of the Centra! High
school faculty. The active pallbearers
will be chosen from members of the
Pilgrim I'ommandery.
Action ou the death of Professor
Steele was taken at a meeting of the
Principals Club, of the Harrisiburg
schools, which met in the Willard school
building yesterday afternoon at 4.30
o'clock. The meeting was presided
i over by Professor George F. Miwheu,
who was appointed to represent the or
ganization at the funeral.
On the committee of resolutions are:
Dr. F. E. Dowues, chairman; Dr. C. B.
Fager. Jr., J. J. Brehui, district super
visor; Miss Anne I'. Wert, principal of
the Teachers' Training school, and Miss
Anne May Tittle, principal of the Rrtlv
building. On the floral committee are:
Miss Mary G. Edward, chairman; Mists
Anna V. Crowl and Miss Mary N. Vol
uier.
At a special meeting of the Harris
burg Branch of the Wharton School of
the University of Pennsylvania, reso
lutions were adopted expressing regre;
at the loss of one who had exerted a
great amotint of influence over the stu
ident body of that school. The commit
tee members who signed the resolution
; are: George W. Hill. Robert S. Me k,
T. J. S. Kishpaugh, P. A. Fishel, J. \V.
Kline and H. F. M-cPadden.
The Central High school will be
i closed all day on Monday.
At a special meeting of the School
Directors at 2 o'clock this afternoon
the following resolutions were adopted:
"Whereas, By the dispensation of
Providence, W.iiiam Sherman Steele,
principal of the Central High school
for the past ten years, has departed
this life, changing, as we believe, mor
tality for a blissful immortality, and,
while we deeply feel our loss and the
loss occasioned by death to the
educational interests of our city in
which he took so much interest and
pride, we h.tmbly submit to the wisdom
, of Him who 'iloeth all things well' an 1
I place on record this minute of our es
| teem for William Sherman Steele as
! a friend an.l co-worker.
"Resolved. That we extend to his
bereaved wife and daughters our sin
cere' svm; athy.
| "Resolved, That a ccpy or' min
, uto be conveyed to his family and giv
j en to the daily paper- for publication.
I "Resolved, the Hij*h schools
be closed on Mmday. March 15, 1915,
on account of tiie death of Professor
| William Sherman Steele, principal of
the Centra! High school.
' Resolved, That ali of the schools be
dismissed at 11 o'clock on Mon tav
morning. March 15, 1915, to enable
the teachers to view the remains of
Professor William Sherman Steele an I
that the afternoon session be held as
| usual.
"Resolved. That the flags on the
! scl 00l buildings be placed at half mast
'on Monday. March 15. 1915. on account
I of the death . f Professor William Sher
man Steele, principal of tthe Central
High school."
PINK sTUEET CLASS MEETS
Young Men Plan Concert for Thursday
Night, April 22
At the regular monthly business
meeting of the Reinhard Bible class and
club held last evening in the social
room of the Pine Street Presbyterian
church resolutions vere drawn up call
ing upon Senator Be; leman and Repre
sentatives Wildman. Swartz and Nis»-
i ley to co-operate with Governor Brum
baugh in his fight for local option and
afsuring the Governor of the support
of the young men of the class in hsi
fight for local option.
The following honorary members
were elected to the clans: The Rev.
John W. Moore, the Rev. Dr. Lewis S.
Mudge. the Rev. J. S. Armentrout, the
Rev. John Warden, the Rev. D. W.
Montgomery, Home Missionary in Xe
'braska; Henry B. MeCormick, Vance C.
■ MeCormick, Sirs. J. Albert Reinhard,
'Mrs. John Y. 'Boyd. The membership
1 contest was freely discussed. The class
j adopted orange ami black as their col
j ors. A pin design was chosen and a
; committee was appointed to work out
[the details.
Harry Fin ley was elected manager of
the football team. The members de
cided to hold an orchestra concert in
the Technical auditorium Thursday
i evening, April 22. Local artists will ap
pear at this concert.
A committee was appointed to work
out the details of the concert. The
secretary was requested to send a let
ter of sympathy to Mrs. W. S. Steele
oq the of Professor Steele, prin
cipal of the Central High school.
Martyr to Loathsome Disease
London, March 13, 4.10 A. M.—The
death at Colyton, Devon, of Sir George
Turner is announced. Death was caused
by leprosy, contracted during research
work to discoved a cure for the dis
ease.
CAPITOL HILL
BAN ON SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
THROUGH SCARLET FEVER
State Department of Health Orders All
Public Places in Greenville, Mercer
County, Closed Until Epidemic la
Gotten Under Control
Social activities among the six thou
sand , eople of Greenville, Mercer coun
ty, have been stopped by order of the
Department of Health in the effort to
ga.u control of an epidemic of scarlet
lever.
The department has ordered that all
Sunday schools, churches, pis
ture shows, opera houses, dances, enter
tainments, lodges, clubs, public or pri
vate parties, or assemblages, pool
rooms, bowling alic-vs, ice cream parlors,
or alv other place where people assem
ble for the of indulging in lux
ury or pleasure, be elosed.
Up to the present time upwards of
forty cases of scarlet fever have been
reported to rhe State Department of
Health, which has been actingin an ad
visory capacity.
State Architect
The Hilton bill for the employment
of a state architect anl the establish
ment of a state engineering department,
now in committee, will prcbablv be re
placed by one now in course of prepa
ration which will be introduced next
week and which carries an appropri
ation of SIO,OOO. The intention is to
arrange for the drawuu; OS all plaus
for state buildings by flic State's own
emp.oyes and not to seek much service
from the outside as has heretofore been
the custom.
At the Dedication
Former Governor Tenor, former Sen
ator Tustiu and Chester P. Ray, mem
bers of the Pennsylvania Commission to
the Pan a ma-Pacific Ex,rosition :n San
Fran.-i.-co. are on the way to thiit city
to preside at the dedication of the
Pennsylvania State Buii ling on March
18. The party went by the Southern
route and stopped at New Orleans,
where Governor Tener was received by
a delegation of 500 members of the or
der of Klks.
Will Attend Hearings
Governor Brumbaugh will attend the
committee hearing when the bills af
fecting iocal option, workmen's com
pensation and chihl labor are held. The
child labor bill will come up bofore the
S-nate and House Committees on Labor
and Industry next We inesilay after
noon and delegations from 11
over the State will be present.
Treasury Money
The State Treasury yesterday re
ceived $14,549 collateral inheritance
tax, ami some conscience stricken in
dividual paid in S3O to the conscience
flint), but gave na name. The motor
license tax yielded $5,4&3rT
Visited Cresson
The Senate Appropriations Commit
tee yesterday jyiid a visit to the State
Tuberculosis sanatorium at Cresson, and
made a thorough inspection of that in
stitution. Among otner things that in
teiested them very much was the open
air school in the woods >for the sixty
children patients of roe institution.
The little ones were engaged in nature
studies, basketry, weaving and manual
training, ali under the direction of a
teacher who is also a patient. The
Senators asked many questions with a
view to introducing similar work in
their home sehools.
NEGRO DEATH KATE DECREASES
Fewer Persons of Black Race Dying in
This City Than Before
A statement regarding mortality
among negroes in the United States has
for the first time been issued by the
Director of Census at Washington and
statistics given for Harrisburg, a se
lected city, are as follows:
The number of deaths among negroes
in 1910 was 98 as compared with 104
in 1900, making a decrease in the
death rate of 3.8.
In the registration area, the 'de
crease in the death rate among negroes
was from 29.4 to 25.5, as compared
with the decrease among whites from
17.1 to 14.6.
Pennsy Will Contest Jersey Decision
Philadelphia, March 13<—The Penn
sylvania Railroad Company announced
to-day that it would carry to court the
decision of the. New Jersey Utility Com
missioners denying the application of
l the Pennsylvania and other roads for
permission to increase passenger rates
in intrastate traffic.
Dies From Appendicitis
Henry Kanderman, 10 years old, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kanderman. of
Lykens, died at 4.15 o'clock this morn
ing at the Harrirfburg hospital of gan
grenous appendicitis. He was operated
on Thursday evening.
30.000 MORE JAP SOLDIERS
SAIL FOR CHINA GftRRISONS
Pekin. China, March 13.—The Chi
nese government has official informa
tion to the effect that, the second Jap
anese squadron, conveying two divisions
of approximately 30,000 soldiers, has
sailed for China.
The forwarding of these troops will
increase tihe number of Japanese sol
diers in the garrisons in China to near
ly 60,000. The new troops will be dis
tributed in Manchuria, Bhantun, Tien-
Tsin and Hankow, where the present
forces at the Japanese garrisons num
ber nearly 30,000.
It was made known in Tokio several
days ago that new forces of troops
would be dispatched to the .Japanese
garrisons in" China. The explanation
was gi>en that this was merely a shift
i ing of troops such as is made at regu
lar intervals, and it was understood
that the troops now in China would be
withdrawn on the arrival of the new
force. Subsequently, however, it was
i intimated that the garrisou now on
duty would be retained pending the
settlement of the differences Which
have arisen consequent to the presenta
tion by Japan of demands upon China.
I GERMANS FAOJ TRYING TO
RETAKE NEUVE CHAPPELLE
Berlin, March 13, By Wireless to
Savville, N. Y.—The German pfficial
report of to-day on die progress of the
war reads as follows:
"To the south of Ypres isolated
British attacks were easily repulsed.
Our movement for the recapture of the
village of Neuve Chappelle began suc
cessfully but thereafter encountered a
superior British force and for this rea
son it was not continued. The British in
this locality have been showing great
aerial activity. The day before yester
day one and yesterday two British
aviators were brought down by German
fire.
"In the Champagne district there
has been a renewal of fighting at isolat
ed places. All the attacks made by the
French have been repulsed, the enemy
losing heavily. Two hundred French
soldiers were taken. Rain and snow
have hampered the operations in the
V osges.
"The Russians have retreated from
the Augustowo district, and the country
to the northeast, until now they are be
yond the river Bobr and under the
guns of Grodno. At a point northeast
of Prvzasnysz near Orzvc river, a Rus
sian attack has been repulsed."
ARABIC REACHESNEW YORK,
CARRYING 537 PASSENGERS
New York, March 13.—The White
[ Star liner Arabic, flying the British
: flag, reached New York to-day from
Liverpool with 537 passengers and
8,26 4 sacks of mail, said to be the
largest consignment ever sent from
England to America. Passengers naid
torpedo boat destroyers accompanied
the vessel from the mouth of the Mer
sey far out to sea to protect them from
attack by German submarines.
More than fifty steamers were tied
up at the Liverpool docks, the Aralbic's
passengers said, because of the dock
laborers' strike. The departure of the
Arabic was delayed by the strike and
her engineers were obliged to assist in
getting aboard her supply of coal. In
addition to her own regularly booked
| passengers, the Arabic carried passeng
ers who had booked accommodations
aboard the steamers Haverford, Phila
delphia and Adriatic, whose departures
were delayed by the strike.
Russians Repulsing the Turks
Petrograd, March 12, via London,
March 13, 4.51 A. M.—The following
statement was issued to-night at the
headquarters of the army of the Cau
casus:
"Our troops are fighting successfully
in the region of the coast, repulsing the
Turks toward the southwest. There
have been no engagements in other di
rections."
Women and Children Attack Bakeries
Madrid, Via Paris, March 13, 4.40
A. M.—Serious bread riots occurred
yesterday at Jenont, where a mob of
women and children attacked the bak
eries. The police were obliged to
charge several times before order was
restored.
Steamer Striker Mine; Two Killed
London, March 13, 3.45 P. M.—The
:Bwedish steamer* Anna struck a mine
off Scarborough, on the east coast of
England, this morning and foundered.
Two members of her crew were killed
by the explosion. Eighteen were res
cued by a passing steamer
BRITISH SHELLS FALL WIDE
OF MARK 111 DARDANELLES
Dardanelles, Sunday, March 7, Via
Constantinople, March 8, Berlin March
9. and Loudon March 13, 11.25 A. M.
—The fire to-day of the British ships
upon the Dardanelles forts was scat
tered and virtually without effect.
From the point of vantage occupied
by the Associated Press correspondent
on shore, British shells could Ue seen
falling wide of the mark.
During the early afternoon of to-day,
March 7. the Turkish fire forced a Brit
ish battleship in the gulif of S*tros to
retreat.
LftTE WAR"NEWS SUMMARY
Continued From Flrat Pifft
as no serious engagements were In
progress except in the vicinity of
Neuve Chappelle.
The German war office states that
the new attack in Northern Poland
has thus far been successful and that
the Russians have been compelled to
fall back beyond the Bobr river.
An announcement from the French
ministry of marine states that the
bombardment of the Dardanelles was
continued yesterday but leaves In
doubt the amount of damages Inflicted
on the Turkish fortifications. The
statement refers to an attack on bat
teries commanding the Bay of Morto
at the entrance to the Dardanelles and
to mine sweeping operations in the first
mine field. Previous official reports
gave the Impression that the forts at
the entrance of the straits had been
badly damaged If not destroyed, that
the defense works at the narrowest
part of the passage were under attack
and that one-third of the straits had
been cleared of mines.
The German movement In North Po
land is developing rapidly, Is straining
the resources of the Russians to pre
vent a further advance and the pene
tration of their fortified line. The
Russian war office reports that the
German advance on Przasnysz, said
by Berlin yesterday to have been
pushed within two and one-half miles
of the city, had been checked. The
Germans are bringing in new forces
and attempting flanking movements.
The Turkish armies in Turkish
Armenia, along the Black Sea and in
Northwestern Persia have sustained
further defeats. In Armeniathe Rus
sians captured the entire Turkish bat
tery and in Persia the Turks were
again compelled to fall back,
j It is reported in Rome that Austria ,
has refused to discuss the cessation of
Trieste to Italy and is willing to yield <
only a small part of the province of
Trent. Italy, it is said, has completed
military preparations "for any even
i tuallty."
ITALY IS SILENT REGARDING
NEGOTIATIONS WITH AUSTRIA
Rome, via Paris, March 13, 4.30 A.
M.—The Italian government continues
to maintain an impenetrable silence re
garding negotiations reported to be un
der way with Austria concerning ter
ritorial concessions. Nothing has been
added to the semi-official announcement
that Italy has instituted no negotia
tions but simply has listened to pro
posals emanating from Germany
through that country's Ambassador,
Prince Von Buelow.
There axe persistent reports in Rome
that Austria has refused absolutely to
even discuss the possible cession of
Triest and would concede only a small
part of Phe province of Trent.
The assertion is made in military cir
cles that Italy now is prepared for any
eventuality.
Mrs. Mary Alice Esterline
Mrs. Mary Alice Esterline, aged 50
years, wife of John Esterline, died at
her home, 3347 North Sixth street,
yesterday afternoon after a lingering
illness. She was a member of the Sixth
Street United Brethren church and is
survived by her husband and the fol
lowing children: Mrs. Charles Poticher,
Albert and Charles Esterline. Funeral
services will be held Monday afternoon
|at 2 o'clock, the Rev. Peter H. Bals
baugh, pastor of the Sixth Street Unit
ed Brethren church, officiating. Inter
ment will be made in the East Harris
burg cemetery.
Miss Mary Klosterman
Word was received by Mrs. John
Hepperle, Sr., this city, of the death of
l her sister, Miss Mary Klosterman, in
I Philadelphia yesterday morning. Fu
! neral services will be held Monday aft
ernoon at 2 o'clock at 532 South Cam
eron street. The services will be in
charge of the Rev. Dr. Ellis N. Kreroer,
pastor of the Reformed Salem church.
Interment will be in the Paxtang ceme
tery.
Appointed Members of Charity Board
Francis J. Hall and Miss Elsie V.
■Middleton, both of this city, have been
appointed visiting members of the
State Board oi Public Charities which
I has approved plans for the proposed
1 State Village for Feeble Minded
Women.
FINANCE
4 ■ I
TRADING DULL AND NARROW
IN BRIEF MARKET SESSION
Initial Prices Mostly Lower, the Auto
mobile Shares Adding to Tester
day's Losses, With Heaviness In
Other Specialties
Nerw York, March 13.—Wall Street.
—Trading was exceedingly dull and
narrow thoughout the day's brief mar
ket session, the undertone reecting an
uncertain tendency. Initial prices wero
mostly lower, the automobile shares
adding to yesterday's losses, with
heaviness in other specialties. Specula
tive leaders were inclined to droop at
the outset, but made full recovery later 1
0 neoverinjj by the short interest."Bonds
shaded, with free offerings of Balti
more and OhiA convertible 4s and St.
Paul convertible ss. The closing was
irregular.
WEEKLY BANK CLEARINGS
1
Bradstreet's Figures for Last Week In
Harrisburg and Other Cities
Bank clearings in tho United States
for the week ending March 11, as re
ported to Bradstreet's Journal, New
York, aggregate $2,869,772,000,
against $3,547,533,000 last week and
$3,259,856,000 in this week last year.
Canadian clearings aggregate $133,-
833,000, as against $131,308,000 last
week and $148,150,00 in this week
last year. Following are the returns for
this week, with percentages of change
from this week last vear:
New York $1,514,685,000 T) 14.t
S£J, Ca ? o .' 312,871,000 D 15.4
Philadelphia, 143.285,000 D it
Boston 187,329,000 D 9.6
St. Louis 74.557,000 D 11.9
Kansas City 68,748,000 I 23 3
Pittsburgh 46.208,000 D 3 9
San Francisco 47,242,000 D 3 4
Baltimore 32.072,000 D 4!s
Scranton, 3,095,000 I 2
Reading 1,568,000 D 6.1
Wllkes-Barre 1,459,000 I 3 2
Lancaster 1,504,000 D 3.5
Harrisburg 1,64i.000 I 19.4
BHe 870,000 D 25.1
York 802.000 D 9.4
Chester 577,000 D 11.6
Philadelphia Produce Market
Philadelphia, March 13.—Wheat high
er; No. 2 red spot, export, 157@162; No
1 northern. Duluth export, 166® 171.
Corn higher; No. 2 spot, export, 76%®
78%; No. 2 yellow, local, 79 1 ,4@80%.
Oats higher; No. 2 white, 64@84%.
Bran firm; winter, per ton, J26.50®
29.00; spring, per ton, $26.00026.50.
I Refined sugars firm; powdered, 5 85:
fine granulated, 5.75; Confectioners' A.
6.65.
Butter steady; western creamery ex
tra, 29; nearby prints, fancy, 32.
Eggs steady; nearby firsts, free case
5.86; current receipts, free case. 5 70-
western extra, firsts, 5.85; firsts, free
case, 5.70.
Live poultry firmer; fowls, 16@18; old
roosters, 11%@12; chickens, 14@17; tur
keys, 15 @ 17; ducks, 15@16; geese, 12
@l6.
Dressed poultry firmer; fowls, fancy.
18%@19%; average, 16@18; unattract
ive, 14® 15; old roosters, 14; broiling
chickens, nearby, 180 23; western. 14®
22; roasting chickens, 17<6620; turkeys,
fancy, 21; fair to good. 18@L0; ducks.
12@18; geese, 10@14.
Potatoes weak; Penna., per bushel,
50® 55.
Flour firmer; winter straight, 6.75®
7.00; spring straight, 7.00@7.25; do., pat
ent, 7.25@8.00.
Hay weak; timothy. No. 1 large bal««,
18.00; No. 1 medium bales, 17.50® 18.00;
No. 2 do.. 15.50@16.50; No, 3 do., 14.00®
15.00. Clover mixed light, 17.00® 17.50;
No. 1 do., 16.00® 16.50; No. 2. do.. 14.50
@15.50.
Philadelphia Closing Prices
Philadelphia, March 13.—Stocks clos
ed steady:
Cambria Steel <lti
General Asphalt, asked 26
do. preferred, 62
Lake Superior, asked 7
Lehigh Navigation 74%
Lehigh Valley 67 hi.
P. H. R 62%
Philadelphia Electric i 3%
Phlla. Company, asked 30
do. preferred, asked 30
Philadelphia Rapid Transit 10
Reading 71 i-i{
Storage Battery 48«;
Union Traotlon 34
U. Q. 1 82%
U. S. Steel 44^
Chicago Board oi Trade Closing
Chicago, March 13.—Close:'
Wheat—May, 155%; July, 121.
Corn—May. 74%; July, 76%.
Oats—May, 60; July, 54%.
Pork —May, 17.82; July, 18.22.
Lard—(May. 10.67; July, 10.92.
Ribs —May, 10.17; July 1Q.50.
MAY NOT REORGANIZE
Police Take Names From Petition
Asking For Meeting
Whether the members of the Harris
burg police force will hold a meetimg
Monday morning before the returns
are made to court for the purpose of
reorganizing the police baseball asso
ciation remains to be seen. The coppers
do not eeem to be so keen for the meet
ing ami since the petition was sent to
Chief of Police Hutchison asking for
permission to hold a meeting about
half the policemen have taken theif
names from the petition.
What the outcome of the effort to
reorganize the team will be remains to
be seen when every member of the
team gathers previous to marching tt
court to make the quarterly return*