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
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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 <out recorded the !
failure of efforts ou the part of ad- '
ministration officials to bring the bel- i
ligerents to realize the dangers which
their actions place on the neutral com
merce of the world. This is a keen dis
appointment to officials.
The publication of the correspond
ence revealed that the allied blockade
operations would not be conducted i
"outside of European waters, inel-ad
i-nvf the Mediterranean." For the first
time the British used the word "block
ade" in describing their new policy.
Germans Ordered to Quit Italy
Paris, March 18, 5.45 A. IM. —Ger-
mans at resorts in the Italian riviera
have been privately notified 'by the au- j
thorities to leave Italian territory im
mediately, says a dispatch from Nice
to the Havas Agency.
German War Loan Subscriptions
Berlin, March 18 t By Wireless to
Savville, X. Y, — }iew subscriptions
to the war loan amount to $45,504,-
000. Large subscriptions to the loan
are reported from Holland.
Qulgg Back to Stone Pile
Levi Quigg, who escaped from the
stone pile at the Dauphin county alms
house 4nd was arrested last evening
by Policeman Owens in the Eighth i
ward on a charge of panhandling, was i
sent back to the stone pile for sixty 1
days by Mayor Koyal this afternoon. " i
MEMORIAL SERVICES AT
I METHODIST CONFERENCE
, The Rev. Robert W. Bunyan Presides
*nd Memoirs of Deceased Members
Are Bead Governor Brumbaugh
.Commended
' Shamokin, Pa., March 18.—The First
Methodist church was crowded to-day,
a large number of ministers of various
| denominations atteudiug the annual con
ference of the Central Pennsylvania
: Methodist Church. Bishop Burt deliv
ered an address of welcome. The routine
• i work of committees continued. Memorial
j services were Ipd by the Rev. Robert
1 Runvan, Harrisbuvg* various miuisters
speakiug of the Revs. William P. Al
len, Isaiah J. Reeser and Joshua K.
Lord, who died in the past year.
An impressive communion service
was conducted yesterday morning by
Bishop Burt, assisted bv pastor of
the church aud the five district superin
tendents. The roll of the conference
was called by the Rev. J. F. Anderson,
the secretary. Messages were received
I from Dr. 11. C. Pardoe, of llarrisburg;
| Dr. T. L. Tomkinsan, formerly of Har
i risburg; the Rev. Ri.-hard ll'inkle and
Dr. W. W. Evans, formerly superin
tendent of the llarrisburg district, re
gretting their inability to be present.
Greetings were sent to these persons by
the conference.
The Rev. Ri.-hard 11. Gilbert, IK D.,
presented a of resolutions com
mending the Hon. Martin G. Brum
baugh, Governor of Pennsylvania, for
his stand on the question of local op
tion. The conference unauimouslv
adopted these resolutions bv a risinc
vote.
The annual missionary sermon was
preached before the conference by the
Rev. J. W. Long, of Dillsburg, who
took the place of the Rev. Robert C.
Peters, who has been detained from con
ference by illness. The Rev. Mr. l.*Hig
dwelt on the three missionary motives
of St. Paul. "The world's need of the
Gospel," "The adequacy of the Gos
pel. ' and "The divine urgency felt to
give the Gospel to meet the need."
Th Rev. Robert W. Runvan. [>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 <or Japan's allies to
i -negotiate diplomatically with her in
the future.
! KAISER ANDCHIEF ARRIVE
AT LILLE FOR WAR COUNCIL
London, March IS, 3.;!5 P. M.—The
, "Evening News" prints a dispatch
from Copenhagen to the effect that
Emperor William and General Von
; Falkenhayn, chief of the German gen
eral staff, arrived to-dav at the Ger
man army headquarters near Lille.
Their visit, the news states, is for the
purpose of participating in a council
of war.
The dispatch adds thakjOmperor Wil
liam and Geueral Von Palkenhayn al
kenhayn already have hid conferences
with Frederick Williams, the German
crown prince and Kupprecht. orown
prince of Bavaria. The kings of Sax
ony and Wurttemberg are on the way
to join the council of war.
There has been a certain amount of
mystery of recent months concerning ;
the whereabouts of the German crown
prince, Frederick William. He has been
reported both dead and wounded and
as living in seclusion on the orders of
the emperor, his father. nt'W>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
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"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.*
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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 an<l West .... 100'.. 100%
Northern Pacific 102% 102%
Pacific Mail IS', 18%
Pennsylvania R. |{. ... 104% 105
People's Gas and Coke . 11!»-', 119%
j Pittsburgh Coal 191, 19:1/
I Press Steel Car 28 28
! Hay Con. Cupper IT'/i I'• 1
Heading I 43'/, 142%
Reptib. Iron and Steel . 19% |»i.
Southern Pacific 53% 83
j Southern Hv I ,"1 „ 14%
rennessee Copper ..... 29 28®.'
Texas Company I"'% 13 I
I'nion Pacific 120 119J
I'. s . Rubber ;,6 r>ti' 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.
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