MINIM IHFEffi Dixon Convicted of St eal i ng Whiskey and Beating Man at Market ADMITS ALSO SLASHING WIFE A Woman. Guilty of Providing Liquoi for Minors and Other Crimes, Is Fined $555 and Sentenced tc Prison Charles Dixon. colored, was a very much accused man when he appeared before a jury in Judge Kuukel's side of court last eveniug and when the jury got through with him it was establish ed that he was guilty of every of fense on which he stood charged. The jury found that he stole a quart of whiskey from Charles Pancake, clerk in the Fred L. Koenig liquor store, Sl3 North Seventh street, and that ho beat George Reese, a huckster, over the head with a banana stalk iu an at tempt to rob him. Dixon evidently thought it was use less to tight a third count against him. one in which he was accused of slash ing his wife with a razor, so he pleaded guilty of "•felonious assault." The de fendant was twice called for sentence this morning although his legal adviser, whom Dixon would have say a word to the court in his behalf, was engaged with the trial of another case in Judge McCarrell's court, so that final disposi tion of Dixon's case was postponed until later iu the day. Some of Dixon's Offenses In the case wherein Dixon was charged with stealing the whiskey Pan cake said the defendant walked "out of the store with the liquor without pay ing for it. Reese, the other prosecut ing witness, said he was preparing to leave the Kelker street market house, where he has a stall, when Dixon * * swiped me over the head with a ba nana sialk aud knocked me down." He added that Dixon fled, before get ting any money, wheji the victim called for help. The police say that when Dixon attacked his wife he >lash her on the breast with a razor iu a most brutal fashion. Echoes of bloody brawl between Macedonians an } Italians were heard iu Judge MeCarrell's court this morn ing where three aliens. Joseph Sanim. Morris Muff and David Kiaro. were on trial on charges of felonious assault. The fight apparently was a free-for-all vondict. in which stones and knives played an important part. Among the exhibits in the case are several blood spattered shirts and pair of trousers. Woman Fined $555 and Jailed Laura Gordon was convictpd on charges of assault and battery, and furnishing liquor to minors and "ou Sun „ day, and she was sentenced to pay tines aggregating soso, the eosts in ail cases and to serve three months iu jail. Laura shuffled off to jail under the wing of a deputy sheriff. -Sentence was suspended in the case of Florence Danner who pleaded guiltv to a charge of larceny. A sealed ver dict was brought into court at the opening of the afternoon session bv the jury that officiated at the trial of"Mrs. Charles Geesev, a Middletown woman, charged with stealing a dress and spoon from the home of Frank Campbell, >vhere she had been employed in Decem ber. last, as a domestic. Charges of perjury against Frank and Dora Muriiu were ignored bv the grand jury which put the costs ' upon the prosecutor. Abram Baker. Ivan Isak whs directed to pay the costs iu an assault and batrery "case against . Morn Stasnik, which the grand jurv ig nored CITY PROMISES MOTTOCUT OFF FRONT STREET VIEW Caatlourd from First I'age. teph 1,. -Shearer and Christian Long. Dr. Motlitt >va« ac omp»nie l by former Judge M. \\ . .la.-obs. as counsel. Some of the witnesses testified that the ground to be taken over by the City it nor worth more than $5 or $lO a foot front. The viewers were advised by others that the ground neither has a market nor an intrinsic value, but I that it is considered of some worth to the east side property owners who ac , _ quired it for the sole purpose of pre-I venting it from getting into the hands! of persons whose aim might be to close i off the river view of the east side i owners. With the City's assurance that the, ground will not be used for building j jwirposes. several witnesses said their whole purpose in desiring to hold the land was served ami that they will not be damaged in the least through the loss af that land. , The viewers adjourned to-day'» meet-' ing at noon and soon will exhibit theli 1 schedule showing what damages have been allowed and benefits assessed, if auv. * Pleads for Slayer of Policeman Congressman James F. Birke, of Al legheny. appeared before the BoaH of. Pardons to-day to ask that Dusan Mel-' iek. convicted of murder in 1903 and sentenced to be hanged, but whose sen tence was commuted, be set free. Mel ie.k killed a policeman who was said to have pounced on him and his girl in the dark aud attempted to arrest them as they were going home from a partv. j Mr. Burke held that the murder wis not wilful or premeditated and he read a letter from District Attornev Robb expressing grave doubts aa to Melick'» being guilty of anything but murder in the second degree. It was also repre sented to the Board that intense feel ing prevailed against foreigners be cause of the murder of a corporation; paymaster about the time Melick was "convicted. Republicans Will Bat Pig Members of the East End Repub ■ lican club have arranged to hold a pig .* roast and sauerkraut supper at their club house, Thirteenth and Derrv streets, this evening. M-om— THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 18, 1915. ! UNDERCOVER" PRESENTED ! BY VERY CAPABLE PLAYERS ' , New Production by Rot Cooper Megrue } Shows How a Detective in Disguise Won a Girl Who Played His Own' Game J l * r A play with a thrilling and fully j satisfying plot, ' Under Cover," was i j» presented at the Majestic yesterday | afternoon and evening by the members | of a very capable company in a way that left uothing to be desired. « The surprise in the last act, just ■before the , fall of the curtain, was a genuine one for persons unacquainted with the play.' Steven Denby throughout the play | i strengthened the iiupresaion created be-i J fore his appearance on the stage trhat he wus a smuggler bringing into the country, undeclared, a valuable neck- i lace. When he bribed Taylof, the; Customs House official, to release him s after the smuggled necklace was found j on him, he gave further evidence of be i mg a criminal. I As soon as the bribe was accepted by Taylor, however, Denby revealed hiV i self as a detective bunting down graft ,- ers in the customs service, showed the j necklace to be false, and declared his , love for Ethel Cartwright to be true. , Although Miss Cartwright had been un j der obligations to Taylor and had been - working in that man's interests and - spying on Denby, the obligations were , removed by the titer without difficultv j|and, of eourse, tiie end was soft and ' happy. ': Arthur Stanford, as Steven Denbv, i .; was most pleasing in uuemotional parts. >1 Clara Louise, as Ethel Cartwright, on : ' | the contrary, showed her abilities to j best advantage in her emotioual mo , ineuts. Roy La Rue. as Dauiel Taylor, played the villain very satisfactorily, . 1 not overdoing his villainy, yet exhibit- ; ■ : ing it plainly as occasion required. ' PROSPERITY IS ABROAD ; AUTOS AREJELLINC FAST! I'Mtlianl Front Ftrat Pair. 1. of civilization who are Just outside the pale in life where an automobile j ! can be supported. Concerts are given ! I each afternoon and evening by Louis | -; Cortese. a harpist of Philadelphia, and f i Arthur R. Rubin, of Harrisburg. a j - j violinist. The evening concerts list | •j from 7 until 10 o'clock. > j At the Kelker Street Hall Crowds are being attracted daily at tithe show of the Capital City Motor I: Dealers' Association in Kelker street I hall. Fourth and Kelker streets, and ■ Manager Johnson is more than pleased i with the interest taken by the women of Harrisburg in visiting the hand ' somely appointed show. Business has '' exceeded the expectations of the deal- i i ere and banner spring sales are expect- 1 I j ed before the week is over. II The silk vanity cases given to the l ■ j women visitors has proven a great sue- j • cess. They contain mirrors and the j ' other requisites for a hasty toilet. Thus j' • j is hut one more attraction for wife or ' i sweetheart to take her male escort to j • j the show and it is bringing results. '] Dancing is indulged in every evening to music by the Reese concert orches- j I tra. Concerts are given in the after- j ! noon. PETE BLACKWEU, WOUNDED Three Stitches Close Gash in Head of | Negro Politician Who Tried to Act as Peacemaker . | "Pete" Blavkwell, colored Republi j can politician, of Steelton, to-day is j nursing a cut on the forehead, just | above the left eye. and two badly swol j len lips, all of which he received last evening when he attempted to restore : harmony between two of his constitu-' ents who had become involved in a j heated argument in a club room adjoin-; ing Black-well's home on Adams street., The men who were engaged in the war of words are alleged to be Jlames! Lewis, also known as "Red" Williams,! and a man named Harrod. About the 1 1 I time they were coming to blows,! |"Pete" stepped between them and. 1 I grabbing Lewis by the shoulders, forced i' j him cut the front door to the sidewalk.: This ejection enraged Lewis who, it is j | charged, picked up an empty beer hot ; tje and, thus afmed, dared the poli tician to face him. "Pete" answered the challenge and J again grabbing Lewis shoved him down j to Second and Adams streets where j Blaekwell told Lewis to "git." The answer "Pete" alleges he got was a swing of the arm which released the j bottle, the latter striking "Pete" full in the face, lacerating the forehead 1 ! and badly bruising both lips. Three ' I stitches were used to close the ' cut j ' above left eye. . After an exciting run during which i ' High Constable Bomgardner fired four ' 1 revolver shots after Lewis, the latter i ! was arrested and placed in the through i 1 j lockup for a hearing before Squire | Ciardner, which will be held to-morrow ' (evening at 7 o'clock, i i HAGEEBTOWN WEDDINGS i Pennsylvania Couples Recently Mar- > tied in Maryland City Hagerstown, Md., March 18.—The J j following Pennsylvania couples were J married here: _ Jerome Wike and Cora Blanche , Koltrider. both of Harrisburg. Jacob B. Wilson, Carlisle, and Be» , sie W. Parkinson, Shiremansdale. George W. Myers and Clara ISleaser, , . both of Middletown. I'larenee A". Eldrije and Lillie May 1 Ridenour, both of Hogestown. Christian G. Griest and Edna Fanns, both of York Springs, Pa. Max W. Keeder and Eva E. Herman, : both of Steelton. Thomas C. Goeins and Henrietta |j, Sanders, both of Clearspring. SEEKS DEATH IN RAIN BARREL \ Adams County Farmer's Wife Commits Suicide In Tragic Manner By Auoeiatcd Prcts, j <, York, March 18.—Jumping head t first into a rain barrel, Mrs. Edward ] C Heltzel, 63 years old, wife of an Ad- a an» county farmer, oddly committed suicide by drowning yesterday. The woman's body with only the feet protruding, was round by her hus- g band. She was mentally deranged. h lb LAWYERS' PAPER BOOKS « Printed at this office in best style, at jsi lowest prices and.on short notice. 'd SAYS MURDERER HOED (DRINKS CMttaa«4 riw Flrrt Pin. Zareovic ease was before the Board of Pardon* at a previous time District At torney Stroup, in opposing it, said that the jury that convicted the man had stood for murder in the first degree by a vote of 11 to 1, but a member of the jury had influenced them by a statement that no man crazed with liq uor knew what he was doing. Mover read letters from Charles Foster and William J. Lescure, two of the jurors who tried the case, setting ' forth that at no time did the jury stand 11 to 1 for murder in the first "degree, ' but on the very first ballot voted • to ; 5 for second degree murder, Titus | Fertig, of Hummelstown, who was fore , man of the jury, corroborated the let ters. Tho attorney quoted Supreme Court decisions to show that that body had decided that no man under the in ' fluence of liquor as was Zareovic, knew 1 what he was doing. Zareovic • Model Prisoner From this, the lawyer argued, the .sentence was excessive, tlu) punishment should not have been so severe and, as the man has been in prison nearly sev en years, lie should be set free." Let i ters were read from the Poniteutiarv authorities to show that Zareovic is a most exemplary prisoner, thoroughly re formed, and that he has at no time giv en the authorities any trouble, but lias accepted his punishment in an humble spirit. The lawyer presented a peti tion signed by more than a hundred of Zareovic'» countrymen showing that he . had been a good citizen, had never be fore committed a crime and would not have killed his wife had not he been ' affected by excess of liquor. There was no opposition to the par don. Before beginning his argument Mover stated that Edward F. Doehne and J. Clarence Funk, of llarrisburg. ! wJ>o had been Zareovic's attorneys, hud withdrawn from the case, and Harry Felix, of Philadelphia, who had argued the case previously, wtls detained in : Philadelphia on court business. The Hoard will render a decision before ad Ijourning to-day. SIB,BOO IN AUTOS 7 " LOSTJN A WRECK OatlnurU I-'rom Flr»t Page. ] to right the cars on the track, very , little damage being done either to these I cars or the merchandise. The freight train, which contaiued fhirtv-five cars of ' 'preference freight." was manned with a Baltimore ■rew, and lefr that city aboit 10 o'clock last night for Marysx ille, in charge of Engineer Shanat'and Con ductor Shaeffer. The number of the engine was 699. The wreck occurred at 1.20 o'clock and was said to have been caused by the snapping of a brake rigging which dropped to the track. The engine, with about a dozen cars, hail passed over tiie bridge which spans the Yellow Breeches creek when the train parted, : wrecking the six cars just north of the 1 bridge. Train Crew Escapes Injury None of the crew was on the wrecked part of the train and none was hurt. The front brakeman was within a few j feet of the engine at the time of the l accident. The rear brakeman. along : with the flagman and conductor, were |in the cabin at the rear. They received : quite a jar due to the bursting of the • i air hose, but were not hurt. I Half an hour following the derail ! ment wrecking crews from Enola and I York were called out, each carrying a I force of pbout fifty men. The" Enola crew started working at the north end of the wreck and the York crew at the south ead and they were able to ! clean up everything by noon. A large force of trackmen also was ' called out to repair the tracks, which were damaged for a distance of about 100 yards. l,ittle damage was done to the passenger track other than that the rock ballast was scattered and a. number of the ties split. A few sec tions of No. 4 freight track, on which 'he freight train was runuing. were so ! badly damaged that new rails were re- ■ quired t-o repair it. Both the i«assenger and freight serv ice was tied up for several hours. Pas- ; senger trains were dispatched by other routes, but all freight was heldin this city and York until the wreca was i cleared away at noon. U.S. 10 MAKE PROTEST TO BRITAIN ABOUT BLOCKADE Washington. March 18.— Whether , to acquiesce in or protest against the action of Great Britain and her allies in declaring a blockade a>aiimt tier many was the question which confront- i ed the American government to-day j following the publication of the com- | plete series of notes between the Unit ed States and the European belliger ents regarding the safety of neutral shipping. Officials were to-day collect ing data for what is expected to be a ' vigorous protest against the form of the proposed blockade against Ger many. President Wilson already has indicated that protest would be made. There were all told six notes. Their publication by the State Department not only cleaned the slate of diplo- ; matic correspondence astor of St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal church. Harrisbnrg, presided at the! memorial services in the afternoon. The ! Rev. S. B. B.dlai'k, of West Fairvlew, . read of the Rev. W. 11. Al- I len, who died at Williamstown Septem- I ber 20, 1914. His last charge was Mer | cersburg. The memoir of Isaiah J. j Reeser was read by the Rev. George S. I Womer, of Huntingdon. The Rev. C. I W. Karns, of Altoona. read the memoir I of the Rev. J. K. Lloyd, who died at I Moiitoursville, Pa. j Reports of Superintendents B. H. Mosser, Juniata district, and A. j Fasiek, llarrisburg district, showed a i total increased membership gain the j past year of 6,000, the increase being j on account of many revival meetings, j The financial condition of each district : was favorable considering the times. The Revs. B. H. Hart, H.irrisburg; E. R. Heck man, Bloomufburg. and Iteorge Leidy, Williamsport, were ' elected trustees. Another will be chosen at this conference to fill the I position made vacant bv the I tion of Dr. \V. W. Evans, Washina j ton, D. C. Norristown Conference's Work j Norristown. Pa., March 18.—Short | comings of various members of the Philadelphia Conference of the Metho dist Episcopal church who are attend ing the 1 28th annual session here were ! set forth by Bishop William F. Mc ; Dowell. whi is presiding. The bishop! served notice on the Conference that merit alone will count when it comes j to transferring a pastor from a small to a large church. He intimated that) there would be some disappointments I J when the list of past >ral changes is an j uounced. A teature of to-day's session was I the tribute given to "Billy" Sunday for the number of converts he brought I into the church. All district superin j j tendents gave unstinted praise to the; i evangelist. Pr. E. C. Griffith, superintendent of the West district, reported 2,572 con-1 j versions. His churches made $60,000 | worth of improvements. ; According to Dr. Powiek, superinten | dent of the Northern district, many towns and hamlets in con) region's, are making a bitter fight against the I j liquor traffic. i Dr. E. E. Burriss. superintendent of! the Southern district, gave "Billy"! j Sunday full credit for many converts | in the churches under his jurisdiction. I iThe superintendent said there were i i 2,700 converts in his district. Dr. J. A. Mulfinger, of the Board j of Conference Claimants, of which Bis hop McDowell is president ma le an an-j peai for his organization. His request \ i for aid, he sai i. was appropriate be- j cause a new conference officer will be . selected to raise $300,000 for super annuated pastors. Mrs. Caroline F. Rohrer The'body of Mrs, Caroline F. Rohrer, wife of Charles Rohrer, who died at her j home at Franklin Park, A'a., Tuesday j morning, will be brought to the home j of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. John C.! ! Peffer, 1921 North Sixth street, by! Undertaker C. H. Mauk this evening, i The services will be held at the home of her parents Saturday afternoon at 1.30 o'clock and will be in charge ot the Rev. iMr. Hoover, pastor of the Harris Street United Evangelical j church. Interment will be made in the! I Camp Hill cemetery. Will Not Pick High School Principal The llarrisburg Board of School Dl- j rectors will meet in regular session to morrow evening. While City cSuperin- j tendent Downes has received several applications for the prineipalsliip of I the Central High school he will not j send any recommendations to the board. Only routine business will be tran sacted. Accounts Presented to Court (Five accounts of assigneesand trustees were presented to the Court to-day for final confirmation. The Court approved ' that of J. Spavd Bomberger, assignee 1 of Morris M. Kleinfelter, of Derry; township, but withheld action on the! remainder. Exceptions were not file<; in any of the cases. Breaks Arm In Fall John Thomas, colored, aged 30 years, was -admitted to the Harrisfeurg hospital early last evening suffering with a broken arm. Thomas said he didn't know how the accident occurred or where he lived on Monroe street. ] To Use Church as Armory After April 1 the Governor's Troop 1 will make use of the African 'Meth- 1 odist Episcopal church, State street, as f an armory. They will oeenpy it nntii < torn down for the Capitol Park ©xten; s sion. e JAP DEMANDS IMPAIR INDEPENDENCE OF CBINA, SAYSDRITAIN NEWSPAPER IJ London. March 18, 10.15 A. M.— The Manchester "Guardian" to-day reviews the recent political develop ments between Japan and China and t publishes what is described as a com , plete list of Japan's demands concern i ing which it says editorially that the - general effect thereof would be to se i riously impair the independence of - China a>nd place entire provinces under ! the tutelage of .lapiiu. A comparison I is then made between the Japanese de t mands as sent out by newspaper \ cor t respondents at Pekin and as published by Japan/ "It will immediately be apparent from this comparison." the paper eon > tinges, "that hot only liave many of ■ the most ini|>ortant demands Wen f omitted from the list as supplied to the - Powers interested, but others had been j so modified as to disguise their , character. Thus Japan did not indicate I that while she insisted China should ; agree not to alienate any portion of - her coast line or any islands off her 1 coast to a third Power, she retained - the ri.j!ht to demand herself the lease . or cession of such territory. Neithejr . did Japan let it be known that she de • manded exclusive mining rights in the Yang-tse basin and that she be allow , ed to construct railroads which would - seriously affect British interests in - that region." A dispatch from Pekin yesterday set • forth that the allies had warned Japan ; against pressing her Chinese demands, and that Washington had told Tokio i that certain of the requirements upon » China violated existing American i treaties with that republic. The views , of the allies were presented by the . British and Russian ambassadors at r Tokio. who advised the foreign office i that Japan confine herself to her first i requests upon China as otherwise it . would be difficult r a dispute with His Majesty. News dispatch from Germany have lately mentioned him only at rare intervals. The direct reference to the crown prince in the foregoing dispatch shows | him as a jain participating personally in .the conduct of the war. LATE WAR NEWS SUMMARY Continued From First I'nge. man army headquarters near Lille for a council of war with the Kings of Sax ony and Wurttemberg and others. The Emperor is said to have conferred al ready with the German Crown Prince. This is the first word for a iong period concerning the Crown Price, whose whereabouts has been unknown in this country. Unofficial reports indicate that the j relations between Italy and Austria arc becoming more unsettled. A Paris dis patch says that Germans at restore in the Italian riviera have been notified to leave the country at once. The stat-, us of the negotiations between the Ital-! ian government and Prince Von Bualow, 1 on behalf of Austria and Germany, is ' now in doubt, the assertion having been made that Emperor Francis Joseph has j virtually broken tlieiu off. The operations cf the allied fleet 1 against the Dardanelles are poir.g car-1 ried on slowly and carefully and a i French officer is quoted as saying that i ! at least another month will be ac voted J to the effort to silence the Turkish for- j tifications. The attack on Smyrna is I explained, as designed to prevent the troops there from proceeding to the, Dardanelles, as well as to cut the com- ] j municaticns of the Turkish army which . \ was sent against Egypt. / | An official British account of the re-! cent fighting at Neuve Chapelle gives an idea of the ferocity of the attack. The town was laid in ruins. No esti-1 mate is given of British losses, but it is said that in two sections near the towu 2,500 bodies of German soldiers were counted. The British observer praises the heroic resistance of the out j numbered Genr.fr,"). A Vienna dispatch concerning Prte | mysl is in disagreement with a Petra grad message of yesterday to the ffffct that the Galician fortress would fall ; within a few days. It is said that the Russian attacks are made only at rtre intervals and that the Austrian defend- j ers have little to do. PLEA OF BRI HUE DYNAMITE It DENIED BY COMMISSIONER Bangor, Me., Mar.'h 18. —The effort of counsel for Werner (Horn to have 1 the charge of illegal transportation of j explosives dismissed, on the ground j ' that his attempt to blow up the rail- j | road 'bridge at.Vaneeboro was an affiir of international relation and outside ! the jurisdiction of the federal court failed at the preliminary hearing be fore a United .States commissioner to day. The commissioner declined to allow the defense to present evidence under its motion to dismiss and ordered the heiring to proceed on a plea of not guilty, entered formally by the court, the defense having refused to plead. Passport Fraud Case in Jury's Hands New York, March 18. —The case of Riohard Mndden and Gustave Cook, on trial charged with aiding Richard 1\ Btegler, a German naval reservist, to obtain a false American passport, was submitted to the jury for a verdict shortly before noon to-day. COURT HOUSE PHEPARKOWN IIIIIIII.K PUNS Allison Hill Residents to Further Scheme to Open Walnut Street Residents of Allison Mill, it was learned to-day, are soliciting subscrip tions wiuli which to have an architect prepare plans ami specifications for the bridge over the Pennsylvania railroad Walnut street. This is in accordance I with tile pluu* to have the City Comniis j sinners, some time during the summer, | adopt an ordinance under which the | voters next fall will be asked to pass upon the proposition of (tooting a loan to cover the ost of the proposed bridge. The Hill residents say thov want a bridge at \\ street similar in ar chitecture to the Mulberry street via duct, and that they Iwpe to have plans ; upd specifications prepared without a ioent of cost to the city. Who Has No. ;tM? •Somewhere in llarrisburg—poSsiblv j out of the city—there is a certain some one who is holding a city improve ment 'bond bearing No. 38 of Series V. It is a S2OO bond and the City Treas urer is much interested in knowing the | owner. It is iuiportaut that the hold er s identity be known, for, unless it is ascertained, both he and the city may lose ''so.ne money." When the coupon was clipped from that bond this year the owner erron eously clupped the coupon representing the year 1 9:15 instead of 1915. He was paid his interest just' the same, but the Treasurer suggests. "Mr. Bondhold er, 1 want to see you." Bids for Fire House Park Commissioner Taylor is adver tising tor bids for the construction i t" the new lire house for the Uoyal Fire | Company, plans and specifications for, which were approved by the Commis sioners on Tuesday. The bids will be opened at noon on March -7. Marriage Licenses Homer C. Matter, Lykens township, I and Iva K. Schade, Valley View. George !.. Sallenlierger. Greeucastle, jaud Amanda B. fllackett, Derry. f OPPOSE THE RA[LROfID BILLS Representatives of Penusy and Balti more and Ohio Against Teleg rapher's Two-day Rest Bill • When the House Railroad Committee convened in the Senate caucus room yesterday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock three important railroad bills were dis cussed. The first, known as house bill .No. 203, requiring all locomotives to be equipped with high-power headlights, was strongly opposed by a number of representatives of both the Peunsylva- j nia and Baltimore and Ohio railroads, '< as well as the Erie. The Pennsv com-' pany was represented in this city by O. P. Kellar, a passenger engineer on the Philadelphia division, who said that high-power headlights are not neces sarv and, so far as lie is concerned, he would just as soon run an engine with no light nt all. The second bill was known as House bill No. 173, requiring automatic bell ringers to be placed on all locomotives. Little opposition was presented to this bill. The last of the bills, known as House bill No. 297. requires t'hat all tele graph operators employed in the move ment of trains be given at least two j days' rest out of each calendar month. This bill was strongly Opposed by the i attorneys representing the railroads. The rebuttal to this bill was made by A. L. Hex. a Pennsv telegrapher, who represented the Order of Kailwav Teleg raphers. Mr. Rex showed that prior j to the enactment of the 9-hour railway I telegraphers' law in 100 7 the railroads often worked their men 18, 24 and 26 consecutive hours. "BUY AT HOME" CAMPAIGN Philadelphia Tailor Doing Little Busi ness in Harrisburg The '"buy at home" campaign of j the liarriaburg Chamber of Commerce is keeping dollars in Harrisburg. The j notice to its mem'bers not to patronize out-of-town solicitors is bearing fruit' daily. A canvasser from a Philadelphia I firm of tailors bearing a lot of samples of spring suits is being refused patron age, according to a letter received at j the office, of the chamber, because liar- i risburg has tailors worthy of home 1 patronage. This movement on the part i of the Chamber of Commerce is being; licartilv endorsed. "THE SONG DOCTORS" TO CURE BLUES AT COL -■ ' x "The Song Doctors," with .limmic Gilder handling the principal comedy role, who apjicar at the C olonial the rest of this week, deserve all the credit of a headline position. The songs and gags are snappy, bright and clean.—Adv.* ' . /,- ' m. ' i I i FIN A MCE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE QUOTATIONS Furnished by H W. Suavely, Broker. Arcade Building, Walnut and Court bueat* New York, March IS. ~ , „ Open. Close. Alaska Cold Mines ... 32% 32% Ama I Copper 54% 651. j Amer Beet Sugar 4I % 41% ! American Can 27" 4 27'/. j llu pM 93% 93% jAm Car and Foundry Co 41 41 Ain Ice Securities .... 28% 28% Amer Smelting c 4 6414 American Sugar 102 102 Anaconda 26", 26% j Atchison 95*6 93% ! Baltimore and Ohio .. . 06% 66% Bethlehem Steel ...... 58*. 58V, Brooklyn R T 56% 86% < aliforuin Petroleum .. lfi% 16% Canadian Pacific 158 V, 158 Central Leather 33'.. 33% 1 hesapeake and Ohio .. 41'» 4 11' I'"hi. Mil and St. I'aul .. 88 3 /~ 8(5 ; rhino ('on Copper 3'5% 35% 1 ( 'or it Products 11 H)% Distilling 'Securities ... 7 1 , 71/ -5-y. 25% Ist pf.'l 36■', 36% General Bluetrie Co. .. . 139% 139% 'Goodrich It K 34 ( 34% ; Great Nor pfd 115% 116 Great Nor Ore suiis ... 32 32% j Interboro Met 59' , 591/ I lnlertioro Met pt.i .... 12% 12-i» Lehigh Valley 135 135 Mex Petroleum 69'/. 70% Missouri Pacific lOVi 10% National head 52'.. 521 New York < 011 S2'/I S2U *V N 11 and II 51' . 51% Norfolk anti' S 1 • **• n% ."O pfd 105 10 4% I tah Copper r,vi, 4 52% \ ir. Carolina (hem. ... 19 19 •Western Maryland ... 22 21% j \V. I. Telegraph ..... 64% 64% Westiiighouse \lt'g .... 68', 68 Chicago Board of Trade Ciosiug Chicago. March 18.—Close: Wheat—(May. 156 : > N ; Julv, 123%. Corn May, 71; Julv, 76%. Oats—May, 60%; July.'s4%'. Pork—'May, 17.70; Julv, 18.22. Lard— May. 10.65; Julv, 10.92. .. Ribs—May, 10.12; July, 10.45. (OF. If A LI. AIM)! 11 ;s S 1>- HOI'SK Veteran Newsor.perman Says Legis lator's Calling Is a High One Colonel Henry Hall, a Washington news, uper correspondent ot' prominence, I former member of the Pennsylvania House ot Represent: 'ives from iMercer and Allegheny counties, first president 1 ol the Pennsylvania Legislative Corre spondents Association and former pres ident of the Gridiron Club, the Wash ington ( orrespondents' Association, was a visitor ;:i the House this morning and was singled out for an address bv Rep resentative R. J. Baldwin, of Delaware county. The veteran correspondent's talk followed the routine of the open ing of the House and preceded the | business of the morning. ''l have sometimes thought, my friends," said Colonel Hall, "that the people of the State think too lightly of 1 heir legislators. It is customary for some people to speak slightingly of j our law-makers. This exteiids to the National Legislature as well; but when we come to the last analysis of the mat ter, all that laws can do for peace, the 'prosperity and glory of Pennsylva nia, has been the work*0f our several Legislatures. I think if the people i stopped to think of this they would place a higher estimate upon their leg ! islators for no citizen can hold a high -1 or o%ce than to represent the people in the assembly (hat makes the laws which ; shall govern them." Mr. Hall is at present chief of the I 'Washington bureau of the Pittsburgh ''Chronicle-Telegraph.'' To Address Parent-Teachers The parent-teachers' meeting of the J Camp Curtin school will be addressed f this oviHiing by Miles A. Miliiron, j State Representative from Armstrong i county. The meeting will be held at 7.15 o'clock and following Mr. Mill- I iron's address pu ils of the school will I assist in a musical and literary pro -1 ''ram. 11