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OF N. rat.o*.. 19 South Third Street Harrisburg, Pa. 1 -^=======^= NEWS OF THE SPOR FIRST BIC SUNDAY BOUT TO BE JOJSON-WILLARD Holidays Have Figured Frequently In Championship Bouts But Never On tie Sabbath—Other Sporting News of the Week New York, March 2i2.—lf the pro moter* of the Johnson-Willard heavy weight championship bout adhere to their announcement lo hoi 1 the eontest on Easter Day, (April 4, it will be the first lime that a ring mateh of this ealibre has been held on a Sunday. Championship bouts in many classes have been held on holidays in all parts of America and Europe but pugilists and promoters have heretofore eoufin ed their ring activities to days other than the Sabbath. Johnson won final recognition as the world's champion by defeating Jef fries at Nov.. on the Fourth of July, 1910; Boh Fitzsimmons won the j heavyweight title from Jim Corbett at <ar-on City, Nev., on St. Patrick's Day, 1597; Jack Johnson gained his first claim to championship honors by defeating Tommy Barns at Sidney, X, S. \V„ on December 26, 1908, which is ; known a« "Boxing Day" throughout' the British empire. Because of the dif ference in time the result of this battle was known throughout the United I State- on the preceding day—Christ- j mas. In other weight classes holiday 1 bouts in which championships changed j are numerous. Young Corbett's victoryvj over Terry MeCovern was won on | Thanksgiving Day; Battling Xelson lost hi.- l :^ht weight title to Ad Wol gast on \V ishington's Birthday. 1910, and the iist might be continued al most indefinitely. sporting events of various kinds are held oil Sunday in Central and South America and Continental Europe, but aside from baseball, bicycle racing, track an! held athletics and associa tion football games, Sabbath sports i have never been popular in the United I State*. In Mexico. Cuba and South i America, bull fights, cocking mains and minor sports are or were held on the first day of the week. In Europe . several classic turf events including the French Grand Prix are alwav.i scheduled for Sunday. Ring records show that few bout* of importance have been held abroad on Bandar an I American tabulations show an'equal scarcity in this respect. Where they have been hel l on Sunday the contest were those of the early periods of pug ilism and the selection of the dav due [ to poiice activity which upset the plans of the promoters. Such a case ! was the Jack Demnsey-George La Blanche 'battle held on a barge in ASK FOR-, Lancaster's Favorite Brew RIEKER'S BEER JNO. G. WALL, Agt. Harrisburg, Pa. Frank J. Rieker, Mgr. HARRISBURft STAB-INDEPENDENT, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 22, 1915. ' Long Island Sound early Sunday ' morning, March 14, 18S6. The opening and closing dates for I the leading major and minor leagues for the season of 1915 show that the Pacific Coast League will as usual, play the longest season. The Pacific Coast schedule which opens on March j3O and continues until October 24, : calls for close ,to seven months of eon ; tinuous play. In the east and middle \ west the American. National and Fed eral Leagues will carry their pennant races through a season of approxi mately six months. The dates for the i initial and final games of the season are as follows National, April 14 to October 7; American, April 14 to October 7; Fed eral, April 10; American Association, April 22 to September 22; Pacific 1 oast. March 3<i to October 24; North western, April 20 to September 18; New England, April 30 to September 6; Texas, April S to September 6; •Southern, April 13 to September 26; Georgia, April 30 to August 21; North Carolina, April 22 to September 15. Owing to the open winter rowing at the eastern eollc-ges and universities is further advanced than usual this I spring, Yale, Harvard, Pennsylvania, Syracuse and Columbia have had crews on the water a number of times and in some cases established new records for early season outdoor training. Re , i>orts from the various institutions in j dicate that because of the advantage gained by this early training the selec tion of the varsity combinations will | be made in time to permit the crews as , a whole to reach a high stage of per j fection in oar handting by the end of 1 June when tho championship regattas ; are to be held. i Although tho and dates for the college crews are not complete j in all eases the fixtures as arranged at present indicate a season of rowing fully up to the 1914 standard. Tenta tive* dates for dual, triangular and ' championship re>gattae have been ar ; ranged as follows: April 3, Y'ale vs. Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; April 10, Pacific Coast Intercollegiate regatta. Oakland, Cal.; \ April 17, Princeton vs. Navv, Anna j polis: April '24, Harvard vs. Navy, j Annapolis. May 1, Pennsylvania vs. Navy, Annapolis; May' 8, Pen nsy Ivan i'a- Princeton-C'olumbia, Princeton; May 15, American Henley. Philadelphia: May IS, Cornell-Prinlieton-Yale, Princeton; May 22, Harvard vs. Cor nell. Ithaca; June 25, Harvard vs. j Yale. New London, Conn.; June 28, Intercollegiate regatta, Poughkeepsie. Buck Wins Live Bird Shoot In a live bird shoot on the Division ! | street grounds of the Harrisburg I j Sportsmen '9 Association Friday, Buck ! led a field of nine with a score of 8 j j out of a possible 10. The scores: I Kline, 7; Essig. 6; Searfoss, 5; Dar-| lington, 5; Rotter, 3; Richert, 3; Ebright, 3: Peffer, 1. Atticks Still Leading Cashio League Atticks, of the Monarchs, is still j j best man in the Casino bowling league. ( 1 In sixty-three games he has bowled for an average of 199. Montgomery, of the ; Senators, with 194 pins in sixty-nine ! games is second. TYRONE EASYFOR LOCALS Independents Score a Decisive Victory Over Up-State Team by the Score of 4» to 20 The Tyrone five went down in ile j cisive defeat before the Harrisburg In j dependents Saturday evening 011 the Chestnut street auditorium floor by the score of 48 to 29. It was not as good a game as the Independents usually produce on a Saturday night because Tyrone was some slower than the ordi -1 nary invaders. The visitors substituted at the last minute in place of the Point Bay Big i Five which cancelled a tour through the State. The management will like ly announce another Eastern League j team for Saturday night. | Tho Tyrone five did not push Harris burg to its limit at any time. Rote , was floor star scoring six baskets from I the floor. McCord missed but three of j the nineteen foul goals called 011 his ■ opponents. The team played well on the floor. Beuson, with fifteen foul goals and four field goals, was the star of the visitiug five. The lineup: INDEPENDENTS. I G. F.G. A. Pts. I Rote, forward .... 6 0 3 12 ! McCord, forward . 4 16 4 24 j Geisel, center .... 2 0 0 4 ; Ford, guard 3 0 0 6 ! McConnell, guard, 1 0 2 2 Total 16 16 9 48 TYRONE. j G. F.G. A. Pts,. | Benson, forward 4 15 1 23 | Laporte, forward .. 2 0 2 4 |Musser, center .... 1 0 2 'z\ Mornson, guard ... 0 "0 0 0 [Castrona, guard ... 0 0 Total 7 15 5 29 I Fouls committed, Independents, 21; I Tyrone, 19; referee, White; timer, |Kliueline; scorer, Ressling; time of . halves, twenty minutes. Important Match To-night The result of the bowling match be | tween Mrs. H. B. McCormiek's team i and Mrs. H. B. Dull's teapi on the Bon -1 nymead ailev this evening will prac ■ ticallv decide the winners in the Pine Street Sunday School League although the league does uot officially close until Friday night. Should the latter team win, they will have permanent posses sion of the cup having won it three times already. French Moratorium Extended Paris, March 22. —A decree was pro j mulgated yesterday extending the moro : torium ns applied to rentes (interest !on government securities) until Julv 15. j DR. KLUGH, Specialist Phratrlaa ami *arseea Offleeai MS Walaat St* ItarrUharc. Pa Maeaaea of «roaaea dn4 meat apoelal. ! private, apeclle, aerroaa aai throat* Maeaaea. Geaeral office nark. CoaaaU tatloa free aad coo fl (Initial. Me4lela« faratahed. Work caaraateed. Charsea moderate- M yeara* expertoaeo. UK. KLDGB, tho well-kaonra specialist | THREE CUSHION BILLIARDS ' Last Sixteen Games for Championship Begin To-day in Chicago V>i AssociaU il Press, j Cjjicago, March 22.—Billiard play ers competing in the world's champjon j ship three-cushion tournament started on the final sixteen games of the sixty six game schedule to-day. The tourna j nient will end on Thursday night. William Huey, of, Chicago, who is ; leading the tournament with sev<i»u sue ! cessive victories, was paired with i Charles Ellis, of Cleveland, in to-day's i play. The other matches brought to gether are August Kiechnere, of Mil | waukee, and John Hahman, of Min neapolis; George Moore, of New York j City, anil Joseph '• apron, of St. Paul, j and John Dalv, of New York City and Lloyd J.;vne, of Salt Lake City, i Huey appears to have the special i prize for high run already won as ex perts figure that his high mark of 13 | will not he beaten. , 1). H. WAGNER WINS SHOOT Good Scores in Fred Gilbert Event at West Fairview Scoring 95 out of a possible hun dred D. H. Wagner won the Fred Gil bert shoot of the West Fairview Sports men's Association at West Fairview Saturday. He was the winner of the Dupont trophy. The West Fairview team will meet the Harrisburg team on the Division street grounds in the third meeting betweeu these two teams. Sat urday's scores: W. E. Hoover, 88* W. K. Miller, 93; I. H. Heiges, 81; \f. Stewart, 94; Irviu Bretz, 90; E. Gibler, 89; W. E. Hoover, 88; F. Hawbeeker, 87; C. Miller, 85; A. Marzolf, 84; H. Hippensteel, 84; J. ! Miller, 7S; O. Eshenour, 77; Alman, i 7 - METHODIST CLUB LOSES 1 Mt. Airy Institute Defeats Local Toss erc, 42 to 23 The five representing the Pennsyl vania Institute for the Deaf and Dumb at Mt. Airy defeated the Methodist Club, of Harrisburg, Saturday afternoon at Philadelphia by the score of 4 2 to 23. Winn and Byrnes played good games for the local team. The lineup: Methodist Clu'b. P. I. D. Winn F Smith (Captain) Bell F ... Charlesworth Flickinger C Barnes G Dubv Krepps G Rosemuud (Captain) Field goals Winn, 6; Flickinger, 3; Byrnes, Smith, 5; Charlesworth, 2; Harnes, 10; Rosemund, 3.» Foul goals, Flickinger, Wian, 2; Barnes. 2. Fouls committed. P. I. D., 14; Methodist Club, 6. Keferee, (Goldstein, P. I. D. Scorer, Winn, Mefhodist Club. Timer, Gullv, Methodist Club . Time, 20-min ute halves. FIREMEN GIVEN TRUMPET Mt. Vernon Company Receives Present From Beading Boys When upwards of twenty members of theSj'nion Fire Company, of Read ing, visited t-his city Saturday, they presented the Mt'. Vernon Fire Com pany with a silver trumpet. The pre sentation speech was made by Presi dent Fiske, of the Rending firemen, and the response was made by William Tunis, president of the local company. The L'nion fire company was the guest of the local company during the State firemen's convention last Octo ber T>*m thy CAPSULES Ire superior to Bilfcjm CUuIJA InjectToni, and mHIIEV Mm * "****** "ft** Mt lnc#nv»nlenc«. BcU ty all drmmutt- Jft—m—eim friti i LOUIE VAN ZELST IS DEAD Connie Mack's Mascot Succumbs Yes terday After Few Hours' Illness —Blow to Athletics Philadelphia, March 22.—"Little Van," the Athletics' mascot known from coast to coast, is dead. At a time when "Home Bun" Baker has retired to the farm, when other stars have shown of letting up on their speed and when rumor is rife that the Mackites are on the back trail, the loss of little Louie Van Zelst is a climax to the misfortunes of the Athletics. Recruits can bo found who take the place of stars. Every team has an off season. But "Little" Van" has pulled against the jinx and arranged 'bats in the manner required bv the flag-win ning Athletics for six seasons. Ho has been with the team five championship seasons. Before the Athletics found their lucky little mascot he traveled with the football team of the University of Pennsylvania. During the season of 1909, when the Athletics were strug gling hard to overcome their "hard luck" streak, 1/onie Van Zel«ft went to their ball park and watched them at practice regularly. Oue afternoon Connie Mack noticed the little pleas ant-faced hunchback and asked him to watch the bats. That afternoon the Athletics, after a lonnj series of de feats, won the game. He was asked to come the next day, and again the Athletics won. The Athletics had found their mas cot. The season was too late for them to redeem themselves that year, but the next year the World's championship banner was brought to Shi be Park. In 1912 there was an off season, and again hist year the terror of the base ball jinx lost his grip and the Athletics lost. Little Van has always smiled when the Athletics won or lost and he eventually smiled the team into vic tory at the end of a season. His smile was infectious and all the other play ers smiled—and won the next time. Last year the smiling mascot was ill. He did not smile so often. Once Connie Mack had to send him home. Then the Athletics lost a world champion ship. The mascot had taken his business seriously. To his other nilments was added the grief of a lost championship by the team he loved. He had smiled less frequently of late. And yesterday morning, after only a few hours' ill ness, he died at his home, 3717 Sprueo street. iHe was 2K> vears of age and the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Van Zelst. He is survived 'by two'brothers and three sis ters. His deformity was caused by fall ing from a wagon when a email boy. Since he was 8 years old he had been a mascot with some team. SCHOOL BROADENS COURSE New Bloomfield Academy to Add Sev eral Departments New Bloomfield, Pa., March 22. The catalogue of the New Bloomfield Academy, just issued, presents some outlines for broadening the scope of the iustitution. Hereafter it will be known as the Carlson Long Institute. There are now in successful opera tion a college preparatory department, a junior department, a normal course for those desiring to prepare for teach ing, a business course and a musical course. To these will be added as rap idly as conditions permit, a law course, an agricultural school, a vocational school and a correspondence school to teach all the foregoing courses by mail. NEW CREED FORMULATED Latest Addition to Religious Denomina tions Called Progressive Mennonites Lancaster, March 22.—As the rojult of a revival which has been in progress in yuarryville and Mechanics' Grove, conducted by the Rev. J. E. Leaman, a new religious sect has been born, start ing with 200 members. It is called the Progressive Mennouito church. * While resembling the orthoaox Men nonite church, the new church is more liberal and there are no restrictions as to dress. A contract for a brick church at Mechanics' Grove has already been awarded*, and the Rev. Mr. Leaman will be the pastor. The church will have a steeple, the first Mennonite church to have such an innovation. SENIORS BUY FIRE HOSE Susquehanna University Receives Com mencement Oift Selinsgrove, Pa.. March 22.—Seniors of the College Liberal Arts, Susque hanna University, resolved Saturday night to purchase necessary fire hose and reels to protect the several build ings on the campus in case of fire, as a commencement gift. Each of the build ings has already been equipped with standpipes. This institution also received Satur day from the Federal Department of Agriculture a set of signals for an nouncing weather prognostications. The flags have been suspended on a high pole on the grounds and are visible for a radius of a mile or more, thereby af fording valuable information, to' the farmers as well as the residents of Selinsgrove. Spree Peat Killed Him Pottsville, Pa., March 22.—John Pellen, of New Philadelphia, was found lying dead in a gutter yesterday morn ing, from the effects of a spree for several days. When remonstrated with he "boasted that he would drink a quart of whiskey before the day was over. .Later he was found dead. Will Reopen Express Bate Case By Associated Press. Washington, March 22.—Formal or ders, reopening the express rate case re quested in the petition filed a few davs ago by four of the principal express companies, were issued Saturday by the Interstate Commerce Commission. Hearings wirf 'be held at dates to t>e named later. ■filial.'. *ll in Krtllnr them right. CONK El'B regulates and the sensitive organs and aakw \ tW clucks tkriftj ui atreaa. Git a Pail or t Package and feed it all the time. 'y/jj f comrs STAKTING FOOD ft it a wonderful aid ia getting N t«f jfr-M HamsDurg ana Everywnere ff ' FOR RENT PRIVATE ROOMS FOR HOUSEHOLD GOODS FIRE PROOF STORAGE v We Invite Your Inspection HARRISBURG STORAGE CO. 437-445 SOUTH SECOND STREET ♦ ~ '■ NET PUBLIC INDEBTEDNESS FOR 191 .713 An Increase of More Than Two Bil lions or 70.0 Per Cent. Over the Amount Reported for 1902 $40.07 Per Capita Washington, D. C., March 22.—A special bulletin on county and munici pal indebtedness and sinking- fund as sets, compiled under the supervision of IMr. Starke M. Grogan, chief statistician in charge of the inquiry, and soon to be issued by the Bureau of the Census, De partment of Commerce, will show a to tal net public indebtedness for the vear 1913, of $4,850,460,713, or $49.97 per capita—an increase of more than two billions, of 70.9 per cent, over the amount reported for 1902, which in turn was 42.7 per cent, more than in IS9O. (By "net indebtedness" is meant total or gross debt lesJ sinking fund assets.) The per capita net indebted ness increased by 38.8 per cent, be tween 1902 and 1913 and toy 13.3 per cent, between 1890 and 1902. The 1913 total comprises a national ■or federal debt of sl,0 | 28,564,055, State debts amounting to $345,942,- 305, and an aggregate indebtedness for counties, municipalities and other minor civil divisions, of (3,475,954,353. The per capita not indebtedness of the na tion decreased from $13.60 in 1890 to $12.22 in 1902 and to $10,59 in 1913; the per capita net indebtedness of the •States decreased from $3.37 in 1890 • to $3.03 in 1902 but increased to $3.57 in 1913, apd the per capital net indebt ■ edness of/counties, municipalities, etc., increasetl from $14.79 in 1890 to 1 1 $20.47 in 1902 and to $35.81 in 1913. County and Municipal Debt This bulletin, which is one of a series of eight, all pertaining to 'the general subject of wealth, debt and taxation, relates especially to the indebtedness of 1 counties, inunivipalities, townships, school districts, etc. The total net indebtedness of counties, municipalities, etc., in 1913 —in round . figures, $3,4(0,000,000 —was made up as follows: Counties, $371,500,000, I or 10.7 per cent.; cities, incorporated (towns and villages, etc., $2,88'5,000,- 000, or S3 per cent.; unincorporated towns, townships, precincts and special districts created for such purposes as road and levee construction, dTainage, irrigation, fire protection, etc., SIOO,- 600,000, of 2.9 per cent.; independent school districts outside of cities, towns and villages having over 2,500 inhab itants, $1 18,900,000, of 3.4 per cent. This aggregate of $3,476,000,000 in 1913 represents an increase of almost $1,846,000,000, or 113.2 per cent., over the amount reported for 1902. It is believed, however, that a small part of this indicated increase is apparent rather than real, being due to a more thorough canvass in the later year. | The rate of increase between 1890 and j 1902 was 7 6 |>er cent. Per Capita Indebtedness The per capita net "Indebtedness of 1 counties, municipalities, etc., in 1913 I was $35.81, and the percentages of in-, crease between 1902 and 1913 and be -1 tweon 1890 and 1902 were, resjiective j ly, 72.7 and 40.2. j The net debt of counties, municipal | ities, etc., was greatest in New York | State, where it amounted, in round fig ures, to $1,046,000,000 in 1913, an in crease of 143.8 per cent, as compared with 190<2; the rate of increase between 1890 and 1902 was 115.2 per cent. Next to New York in respect to size of county and municipal net indebted ness'fame'Pennsylvania and Ohio, with $246,00T),000 and $234,500,000, re spectivelv, in 1913. The smallest net debt in that year was for Nevada, $2,- 575,000. Of greater significance, however, pre the figures for per capita indebted ness. Here again New York headed the list, with a net debt of counties, mu nicipalities, etc., amounting Fn 1913 to $107.71 per capita, an increase of 90.4 per cent, as compared with 1902,1 in which year the per capita figure was 70.1 per cent, higher than in 1894; the second and third highest per capita amounts were for Washington and New Jersey, $(70.21 and $61.66, respective ly, in 1913; and the smallest per cap ita figure for that yuar was reported by Arkansas, $7.58. For Pennsylva nia and Ohio, the States having the second and third largest net indebted ness of counties, municipalities, etc., in 1913, the per capita figures were $30.34 and $47.23. respectively; and Nevada, in which State the total net indebtedness was smallest in 1913,' re ported a per capita net debt of $27.19 in that year. The District of Columbia showed a decrease of $5,500,000, or 37.7 per cent., in net muuieipal debt befween 1902 and 1913, but iu no State except New Hampshire was there found a de crease in this respect; and in only three States—Rhode Island, New I Hampshire and New Mexico—and the)' District of Columbia did the per capital net indebtedness of counties, munici palities, etc., show a decrease as com pared with 1902. The rates of decrease for these States and the District were as follows: R'hode Island, 22.3 per cent.; New Hampshire, 9.2 per cent.; New Mexico, 1.6 per cent.; District of Columbia, 48.4 per cent. County 'Debt The gross county indebtedness was $393,000,000 in 1913, of which amount $21,700,0>00, or 5.5 per cent., was pro- i vided for by the assets of sinking funds. Funded or fixed debt constitut ed 54.5 per cent, of the total gross detbt, while the remaining 15.5 per cent, was made up of current and float ing liabilities, such as "special assess ment loans" for street improvement and the like, "revenue loans" or in terest-bearing obligations running less than a year, and warrants, writers, vouchers and audits, due but unpaid at the close of the fiscal year. The net indebtedness of counties in creased by 35.5 per cent, botween 18!)0 and 1902 and by 89 per cent? be tween 1902 and 1913, while the per capita net county indebtedness in creased by 11.6 por cent, between 1890 and 1902 and by 54.6 per cent, be tween 1902 and 1913, amounting to $4.33 in the latter year. The greatest net county indebtedness in 1913, $34,800,000, was reported for Ohio, while New Jersey was a close second with $33,800,000. The small est. net county indebtedness in that year was for Vermont, $25,931. The highest per capita figures were for Mon tana, Nevada, New Jersey and Ari zona—sls.49. $13.64, $ 1 2.30 and $10.74, respectively—while the low est, $0.07, was for Vermont. Municipal Debt The gross indebtedness of cities and r other municipalities in 1913 was $3,- 560,000,000, of which amount 16.2 per 1 cent, was covered by sinking fund as sets. Funded or fixed debt represeik ed 88 tper cent, of the total gross in debtedness. the remaining 12 per cent, consisting of special assessments, reve nue loans, warrants, orders, etc. | The net municipal debt increased by j 86.4 per cent, between 1890 and 1902 I and by 115.2 per cent, between 1902 land 1913. The greatest net municipal indebtedness in 1913, $1,018,000,000 j —more than one-half of the tota' for j the United States—was found in New York State; the next largest amount, ! $205,700,000, was reported by Penn sylvania. The smallest net municipal j indebtedness in that year, $931,184, I was shown bv Nevada. ! "POISON PEN" ARKEST Kutztown School Teacher Charged With Mailing Defamatory Cards [ j Beading, March 22.—Silas Hcrt >' z °g, of Kutztown, a teacher, with a , j school near Hyde Park, a Reading ' suburb, was arrested late Saturday I night by United States Marshal* Kell- I er, changed with sending det'amatorj postcards through the mails. The arrest was made at the instance of United States Postal Inspector K. U. Gibbons, on the complaint of Mrs. Alice L. llertzog, of Kutztown, a sis ter-in-law of the defendant. It is charged that Hertzog sent a card to a Reading Jewelry firm No ! vember 3 from this city. Earlier in the ; day one was mailed at Allentown. A ■ card in French was mailed Decern- I 'her 3. j Hertzog gave $304) bail for tri:il at the June term of the United States i court in Philadelphia. ADDS FAVOK TO HOLD-UP Highwayman Obligingly Counts Cash So Collector Can Account Pittsburgh, March 2t2.—Two high waymen, who Saturday evening robbed | C. M. Greer, a real 6state collector of ij524.50, a gold watch and a diamond- I studded stick pin, were not devoid of | courtesy and appreciation of the <le | mands of modern business practice. Greer was walking along a lonely I road near Bridgeville, when the two I ordered him to stop. After Greer's val j uables had been taken, while one of j the footpads covered him with a re volver, he remarked: "I must give an accounting of all 1 collect. Will you count that money?" "Sure," was the response. The high waymen sat down on a railroad track and gave Greer an itemized memoran dum of the cash. WIFE KICKING JUSTIFIED Court Sides With Husband When She Moved Covers Indianapolis, March 22.—0n0 of the few domestic privileges of mere man was defined in police court Sat urday by Special Judge Pettijohn. He ruled that a man is not 'guilty of assault and battery if he kicks his wife while his feet are bare, provided the •kicking ie done on sufficient provoca tion. The decision was made in a case of assault and battery against Louis El kins. Mrs. Sofia Klkins testified that her husband had kicked her with his bare feet. Klkins admitted this and in defense said she had "moved the cov ers" on a cold night. Kerbaugh Hearing To-night The hearing of W. D. Kerbaugh, who recently confessed to an arson I charge in the' Dauphin county prison, against him by Mrs. Cathe rine Breach, Sayford and James streets, will be igiven a hearing this evening at the office of Alderman Lan dis, of the Sixth ward. Water Pit Gives Up Missing Man Allentown, Pa., March 22.—The body of Marcus Heller, chief engineer of the Lehigh Portland' Cement Com pany's plant-'at Ormond, who disap peared mysteriously December 10, was found yesterday in a water-filled aban doned ore pit half a mile from his home at Siegersville.
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