4 SPECIAL ELECTION VOID IN CtANCINC OF GOVERNMENT ———i• Third Class City Rule In Sooth Bethle hem Fails Because Electors Adopted Its Provisions in Violation of the • Constitution luiooif l Pn'a. ',i, Philadelphia. March 2S. —The State Supreme Court to-day deeded that the ; ■pecial election in South Bethlehem at i ■which a majority of the voters favored making that borough a third class city was held iu violation of the Conatit'u- j tion. which provides that the electors | must vote on such question:: at genera! : eleitions and not at special enactions. The higher court affirmed the decision "of the Northampton county court. The opinion of the Supreme Court, | which was read by Justice Kikin. says the Constitution "clearly requires the vote of the electors of an- vorough I .desiring to becor e incorporated as a; city of the third class to be taken at a •general election. "It is sufficient /or; ,our purposes,"' the opinion says, "toj know that the Constitution so provides, 'and we are not at liberty to disregard i what has been so plainly written." Referring to the act of 1913 which 'governs third class cities, the opinion 1 Wye: I "What has been said ai»out the act ! '#f 1913 only refers to the provision which authorizes the holding ot a spe- ] cial election for the purpose of ascer- i taininc the will of the electors. The i • general subject matter of the act is ] !elcarly within the scope of legislative • |>ower. and the exercise of that power! 'is limited only by the Constitution, j '"which in the present case forbids the >feolding of a special election for the j •purpose of ascertaining the will of a ,majority of the electors." At a special election the voters of J South Bethlehem voted in favor of a .third class city. Those opposed to the ■change instituted the lOurt proceedings 'in the name of the Commonwealth. Other Decisions Handed Down 1 Among the decisions handed down to <Uy by the State Supreme Court were these: ' Marshall estate. Carbon county: af firmed at appellant's cost. Gardner vs. Ives. Lackawanna: af- Jirmed at appellant's cost. ' Lackawanna county vs. Daffy: af firmed McClintock-Marshall Construction Company vs. Easton Trust Company, et •1.. Northampton: affirmed at appel lant 's cost. ' Oyer vs. Lehigh and X. E. Railway Company, Northampton: affirmed. Davis vs. Snyder, Schuylkill, dis -av.ssed at appellant's cost. > McCanr.. et al— vs. McCann. Sehuyl "hill; dismissed at appellant's cost. [ Commonwealth, ex rel. Whitehouse. Vs. Harris. Schuylkill: affirmed. BREACH OF PROMISE MIXDP Grand Jury Orders Probe of Complaint ' Made by J. W. Osborne Against Miss Rae Tanzer By A Prat. ; New York. Maroh 22.—The federal Grand Jury has begun an investigation 'of the complaint maile by James W. iOsborne. former Assistant District At torney. that Miss Rae Taazer used the wails in furtherance of a scheme to defraud, it became known to-day. - Miss Tanzer sued J. W. Osborne for $50,090 for an aliened breach of prom ise to marry her. Soon afterward a man appeared who said he was Oliver Osborne and that he was the ;nsn who l>ad cultivated the girl's acquaintance. A criminal complaint was made : against Miss Tauzer an i -he is now at liberty under $5,000 bail and will be •rraigr.e i later in the week. Counsel for Miss to-day was served with papers directing a:m to produce before the federal Grand Jury to-dav a letter delivered to 'nim last Friday and said to have been written to a young woman named Helen Kaiser by Oliver Osborne. The case also c.>me up in the Su preme Court where J. W. Osborne had applied for a bill of particulars in the breach of promise case. On motion of Miss Tan;er"< this motion went over until Wednesday. DEATH OF MRS. FETZER Mechanicsburg Woman Contracted Pneumonia Last Wednesday tispec.al vo the Star-Independent.) Mechmicsburg. March 2-2. —Mrs. Elizabeth Fetzer, 50 years of age, widow of Dr. Fetzer, died at 10 b'clo**k this morn:ng at the home of her taster, Mrs. J. H. Brody. West L!oover street. She had been ill with pneumonia since last WednesJav when ihe was removed to her sister "s home. Since the death of her husband Mrs. Fetzer ha i been housekeeper for the Bev. Dr. H. F. Fegley. p.as<or of St. Mark s Lutheran church. She was a member of St. Mark's chureh. She leaves three sisters and one brother, Miss Catherine Seifert. Mrs. J. H. iJody an i Milton Seifert. of this piace, ind Mrs. Joseph Pifer, of Harrisburg. BROTHERHOOD TO PROTEST Board Refuses Tech Auditorium for Mills' Address Tie 3rotfcerhood of Federated Raii ray Employes are preparing to protest kgainst the Harrisburg Board of School Jireetors who refusevi them permission 0 use the Technical High school audi orinm for a jecture by Walter Thomas Hills on the ground that it was to be 1 political taik. The date selected for the lecture, Lpril 13. was already granted for a oncert. Secretary Hammeioaugh re erred to a resolution of the board on rhieh they went on record as refusing hat auditorium for political uirpose® n his answer to the brotherhood. The equest was made by W. 11. Pierce, pref lect of the brotherhood. Negress Arrested for Murder By Prftt, Monmouth. I!L, March 22. —The sec nd arrest in connection with the mur er of the Dawson familv"4iere with an x in 1911 was made to-day, when a egress. wife of John Knight, of Mon wuth. was locked up. Loving Miteh -11, accuse ! of the murder, was seized ■ St. Louis Saturday. Marriage Licenses Stanley Ray Miller and Erma Fay iaker. Millersburg v Earl A. Shoop and Edna E. Olarkin, teelton. TAKE UP OPTION BILJJO-MORROW Cwtlaw4 rna Ptnrt Pu*> will be Attorney General Brown and | ' John Mitchell, the labor leader, who has j had a special invitation to be here. The full crew bill will t»e Beard by the Joint Committee on Railroads of the House, and Senate, the railroads pre senting their side of the case. On Tuesday of next week the trainmen will appear before the committees and | present their arguments against the re i peal of the bill. ] The Judiciary General Committee cf the House will hold a meeting to-nior , row afternoon, when it win near evi- I dence in the case of Judge I'mnel. of Fayette, and decide whether a special committee shall be appointed to .n --| vestigate with a view to possible im ; peachment by ihe Senate. The Finance Committee will take up the bill to impose a tax on anthracite coal, but, in view of the new bill to be , offered on the subject, action will uos j be taken until later. To Plan Local Option Hearing I Governor Brumbaugh to-day aske v I Representative Williams, chairman or' the House l«aw and Order Committee, to arrange a hearing on the local op I tion bill, and the matter will be takeu |up when the committee meets to-mor i row afternoon. Both sides have re 'quested a hearing, the opponents of the | bill requesting that their interests j shall have representation as well as '< those of the friends of local option. This was manifestly fair, and the 'Governor is arranging for the open ! hearing. When it takes plaVe great delegations from all parts of the State will probably be on hand to push mat ters for their respective interests. It is said that a delegation of 5,000 will 'come up from Philadelphia to demand ! that the bill be passed. Governor Brumbaugh said to-day ; that the bill will not be reported from Committee until after April 1. Mean time the Governor is working actively jto obtain support for the bill from | those who have hitherto been classed | among its opponents in the House, and | has seen a great many members of the House personally to ask them to vote for the measure. The Governor expresses the greatest j confidence in the success of the meas i ure. and has no fears of its defeat. Not ■ action will be taken on the bill at the meeting to-morrow and it may be two ; weeks before it is seut out of commit tee to be acted upon in :ho House. |CROWDED CALENDARS IX BOTH BRANCHES TO-NIGHT j The Senate will meet at 9.3ovto night and the House at 9 o'clock, and I both branches hue heavy business cal i endars. the majority of the bills being ' on third reading, requiring roll calls. In the Senate there is one bill on final passage and there are 21 on the third reading calendar, the most impor tant the bill making an appro priation to pay thejtil's for advertising the constitutional amendments for the ! years beginning 1912. which bill met I with opposition iu the House before it was passed. It is predicted it will pass the Senate easily. There are six bills lon the Senate second reading calendar and ten oa first reading. In the House there are 29 bills on third reading, oue of them being of in terest to Harrisburg. the i?\ein bridge measure, authorizing municipalities to purchase bridges situated partly or wholly within the municipal limits. There are 19 bills on second reading in the House and six on first reading. Almost all of the visits to State in stitutions asking State aid have been j uiade by Appropriation Committee sub committees. and they will soon be ready i to make report. Then the appropriation bills will be reported out and go on the calendar. It is expected that this will be done by the latter part of next week. Some of the Senate Appropriation Committee sub-committees have yet to complete their visitations to institu tions, but the Senate will adjourn on Weduesdav evening and the subcom mittes will then set out at once. CHORUS GOING TO MARYSVILLE Evangelistic Singers Will Aid in Serv ice at Hillis Tabernacle Two hundred members of the Harris : burg Evangelistic Chorus will leave .Market Square in special cars at 6.45 i o 'clock to-morrow- evening to attend ; the evangelistic services being con ducted in Marvsville bv the Rev. C. E. Hillis. The members of the chorus were in ; vited to attend the service and furnish ■ music for the evening. Volunteers for the trip \v*re asked for and 200 re sponded. The cars will return at 10 o'clock. Xo Extra Session of Congress fty AMoriatt J Prcts. Washington. March 22. —Formal au : nouncement was made at the White House to-day that President Wilson has no intention of calling an extra session of Congress It was said that the Pres ident sees no prospects of any contin gency arising which would cause him to alter his present intention. Gratitude for American Relief ify Auocictfu New York. March 22.—The Servian minister of foreign affairs in a •able message received here to-day by Prof. Michael I. Pupin, the Servian consul, I expresses the appreciation and grati tude of his government for the relief sent from the United States to the des titute Servian farmers. Treaty With Russia Ratified By Astociatcd Prrtt. Washington, March 2t2. —Ratifica- tions of the peace commission treaty between the I'nite-l States and Rus «.a. were exchanged to-day by Secre tary Bryan and the Russian ambassa dor. Fifteen such treaties now are in force. to Pave Brown Alley When the City Commissioners meet to-morrow William H. Lynch will offer a measure providing for a sewer in a 10-foot wide alley, north of Herr street, from Nelson to Monroe. A meas ure to pave Brown alley, from Seven teenth to Eighteenth, also will be put in. Prominent Grain Merchant Dies By Aisooatrd Prat. Chicago. March 22.—Frank T. Bliss, for thirty years a prominent member of the Board of Trade and. widely known ■ to the grain trade, died suddeoiv here to-day of heart disease. U. S. Supreme Court Takes Recess By Animated Prett. j Washington. (March 22.—The Su ■ preme Court to-day recessed until April. HARRISBTTRO ST A RrNTDEPENDENT, MONDAY EVENING. MARCH 22, 1915, i PERRY CO. LIQUOR - NENjILE APPEAL CMll>ar< Ptw Pint Pu* . event, is destined to be without a li i censed saloon for at least a month after April 1. May Get Decision in April Harrisburg attorneys expressed be j lief to-day that Hie appellate court will decide the appealed case within a fort night after the hearing iu Pittsburgh. Some, too. thought that a decision i might be rendered before the clos# of i the April, court term, but even theu a decision favorable to the hotel men , necessarily would mean that the bars will have to be closed for the greater j part of April. The ten hotel men. who are directly ! ' interested in the appeal, all have con : tributed, it is said, toward financing the cost of the Keim case. George R. Rarnett. of this city, who appeared for the remonstrant* in the ! Perry county license courts, and raised I the technicalities which were the di rect causes of the licenses not being granted, this morning said he has j received no notice of the appeals, but doubtlessly will appear before the superior court and defend the action of Judge Seihert. Mr. Barnett's cousin, lames M. Bar nett and l«ukc Baker, both Perry coun ty lawyers, represent the appellants. The Judges Disagreed These ten license application* were not granted because Judge Seibert, the I law judge, and Judge S. W. Bernhisel, j the "lav*" judge, were hopelessly di , vided. Judge Seibert filed an opinion saying that he was prompted to deny the license applications "because they do not conform strictly to the letter of of the law." The hotel men's bondsmen certified that they are not interested in the | manufacture of malt or brewed liquors. The court held that the applicants should have made affidavit to that fact with regard to themselves. 50 LAWMAKERS AT PRAYER First Session of Their New Organiza tion Held in Senate Caucus Room The first meeting of the Legislative Prayer Meeting Association, held iu the Senate caucus room yesterday, was , very much of a success. Besides the thirty-five original members, conipris ; ing member* of the House and at taches, fifteen more joined the Mtocia ; tion and there were fifty present. Representative Joseph E. Phillips, of Clearfield, presided and the usual fea tures ot prayer and singing and ear nest ta'.ss were in evidence. The mem bers eang old-time hymns such as "Ro *k of Ages," "Lead Kindly Light." "Onward Christian Soldiers."' and others, and every one present en tered into the spirit of the occasion. The Rev. F. W. Stalev, of Ardmore. chaplain of the House, made a brief address on the duty of man to uphold the Christian religion. Next Sunday Representative D. D. Goodwin, of Venango, will lead the meeting. SILENT ON JAP NEGOTIATIONS President Wilson Refuses to Give Any Information Regarding Them Washington, March 22. —President Wilson refused to-day to give any in formation regarding negotiations be tween the United states an t Japan over the demands made by Japan on 'China for commercial and other eon- I cessions. Reports of a split in the Cabinet over the policy of silence adopted by the administration of the Japanese ■ China situation were denied at the . White House. t TAYLOR HEADS ASSOCIATION Arranging Free Baud Concerts for Har risburg Parks The Harrisburg Band Concert Asao j eiation. its purpose to give free con certs in the municipal parks this stinv mer. was organize 1 at poijee headquar ters yesterday afternoon. The follow ing officers were elected. I President. M. Harvey Taylor; vice i president, Frank BUimcastein: 'secre ! tarv, R. Ro ? < Seaman; treys.ire-, < .ar en-e O. Backennoss. The assj.-iatioii : has been assured the support of many j business men and the co-operation of the Chamber of Commerce. WANTS RECEIVER FOB FEDS Stockholder Claims Indianapolis Club Insolvent Indianapolis. March 22. —Alleging that the Indianapolis Federal League Baseball Clirb is insolvent, P. W. Barth olemew. former judge of the Supenoi Court and a stockholder, brought suit to-day to piace t.he .-lub in the hands of a receiver. He alleges that in ad ! dition to an indebtedness of $57,000, I the club is indebted to the stockholders j for the non-payment of dividends on $50,000 worth of stock. Visitor Robbed of Money and Watch The police are looking for colored women caargel with the theft of $5 and a watch from ' barley 11. Neider, a member of the I'nion Fire Company of Reading. The latter accompanied his company to Harriaburg as the guests of the Mt. Vernon Company and straying awav from the fire house was n»i.v>ed in rr.e Eighth ward. Ask State Fire Marshal to Investigate Fire Chief John C. Kindier has asked the .State Fire Marshal to investigate the fire in the clothing store of »M. Cohen. 1420 North Third street, which di 1 about SSOO damage early yesterdav morning. The blaze started near a stove a: the rear of the store and fire men assert they had difficulty in gain ing an entrance to the place. Fall From Barn Proves Fatal Willow Street. March 22.—Emanuel Harnish. who last week fell from a barn and was ba ily injured, died in the hospital yesterday from the injuries in curred. He was 65 years of age aud was a carpenter by trade. He built more barns and houses than any man in the community. His wi low. daughter, several brothers and sisters survive. Austrians Repulsed by Montenegrins Havre, via Paris, March 22, 8 A. M. —A dispatch from Cettinje says the Austrian* conducted a heavy artillery fire on all the Montenegrin'fronts on March 17 and 18. Several Austrian infantry attacks directed at points near Grahovo are said to have been re pulsed bv the Montenegrins, who suf fered only slight losses. Former Forestry Commissioner to Speak Dr. J. R. Rothrock, former Commis sioner of Forestry, will give an illus trated lecture ia the House of Repre sentatives tomorrow evening at 8 o 'clock ou '' Areas of Desolation in Pennsylvania.'' The public is invited. 40,000 GERMAN TROOPS ' CONCENTRATE AT TRIESTE Venice, via Paris, March 22, 5.05 A. M.—Archduke Francis Salvator, ad vices from Trieste say, has directed that a proclamation be posted at the principal points in the city, appealing to the inhabitants to take into their homes the children of soldiers killed >n tiho war. The proclamation closes with an appeal to ail people of the monarchy to rally around tne Kniperor and p.;su the war to "a final victorious conclu sion. '' The concentration of troops on the] Austrian frontier is said to be proceed- : ing actively, while every effort is lie ing niado to fill gaps in the army. An order has been isued calling to the col- I ors all men up to 52 years of age, who i are expected to be ready t« leave for the front early iu April. It is reported a: Trieste that 40.000 troops, including well-equipped German contingents aud artillory, will tie cbu centrated there within a few days. A majority of the wealthier Italians al ready have left the city. A food short age has become apparent, especially in meat. PRZEMKSL FORTRESS FALLS CMtlHnl Kro«u First I'ag*. and vigor and during the earlier months inflicted considerable losses on the Rus sians by frequent sorties. The only means of communication with the out side world was by wireless telegraph and aeroplanes. Przcmys] has been described as the key to the Austrian empire. Beyond Przemysl lies the great and prosperous wheat country of Austria. The city lies sixty miles west of Lemberg, which the Russians captured several months ago. It is a thriving city of about 50,000 inhabitants, the large majority of whom are Poles. It is situated in San river and is the se:it of a Roman Catholic bishop and a Greek Catholic uniat bishop. Its chief articles of trade are <jrain and lumber. Milling and the refining of petroleum are carried on they extensively. Forlorn Hope of the Besieged Loudon, Mnrch 22, 3.37 P. M.—The great Galician fortress of Przemysl, which the Austrians had so staunchly defended since the early days of the war, fell into the hands of the Rus sian besiegers this morning. The last of the improvised field forti fications were captured some days ago and the final act of the drama began toward the cTPse of the week, when the commandant deliberately expended his reserve ammunition and sent the bulk of the garrison out on the forlorn hope of cutting its way eastward through the besiegers. Take (i.OOO Austrian Prisoners With the strong Russ an line tightly drawn around the fortress, the effort apparently was hopeless from the start and 6,000 Austrian prisoners fell into the hands of the Russians, while as many more fell, dead or wounded. The shattered remnants of the force lied back to Lhe fortress and they uow have fallen into the hands of the Russians. The garrison of Przemvsl originally numbered 60,000 or SO.OOO nien, but sorties and shells imist have cut a con siderable number of thousands from I ffcat total. 120.0(H) in Besieging Army The besieging army is understood to number about 120.000 officers and men. This force will uow mar.'h on the strong Austrian fortress of Cracow, 123 miies ; to the east of Przeinvsi, it being the an nounced determination of the Russian ioniniander-in-chi->f to reduce the an cient Polish cap'tal as speedily as [>os sible. As soou as the news of the fall of Przemysl reached the headquarters i of the Russian commander-in-chief a Te Peum of than' sgiving was celebrated in the presence of Kmperor 'Xicholas and Grand Duke Nicholas and all their staffs. The Exchange Telegraph Compauv lias a dispatch from its Petrograd cor respondent saying that great enthusi asm was manifested in Petrograd on the re eipt of the news. Crowds of peo ple thronged the street? cheering aud indulging :n patriotic demonstrations. The fortress was occupied by Russian troops immediately after its surrender. I.S.WHEAT ANI) FL«>l RSI PPLY IS ENDANGERED BV BXFORTS Washington. March 22. —Warniug that the resent heavy exports to Euro pean nations af American *vneat aud dour cannot be continued without en dangering the wheat supplies for food aud mee ting requirements at nome was contained to-day in the Department of Agriculture's agricultural outlook. The department's investigation did r.ot include inquiries into stocks of Hour, but the opinion is expressed that they do not show so much reduction as wheat stocks. CARRIES AWAY HYMN BOOK Homeless Man Leaves Rescue Mission With It—Police Make Discovery A homeless man perhaps did not realize what he was doing, out he car ried a Pentecostal hymn book from the Rescue Mission, at 3 North Fifth street, Saturday night. He repented when he was given lodging for the ; night at police headquarters, for yes terday morning policemen found the 1 book after the night lodge, s nad de parted. 'Homeless men who apply for night's lodgings are sent to the Rescue Mis sion. where they enjoy an evening serv ice, and afterward are admitted at po lice headquarters for a night's sleep. One of the homeless men carried the bco£ away with him and then repented when he got to headquarters and left it there. Ephrata Woman Dies From Old Age Ephrata, March 22.—Mrs. Mary Meiskey, 80 years old, died yesterday at the home of her daughter from in firmities of age. Two daughters ani I two sisters survive. Slight Fire in Reily Home Reily house firemen extinguished a small chimney blaze at the home of George W. Reily, Front and Reily streets, Saturday night. The damage was slight. Traction Company Declares Dividends At a regular meeting of the direc ■ tors of the Harrisburg Street Rail ■ ways Company this morning the usual 'semi-annual dividend of two and a half 'per cent, was declared. DENTIST ORDERED TOSUPPORT SON CMtlamd Fruaa Pint Pac*. his income iti 1914 amounted to $3,- 065, made things livelv by, as the judge said, "trying to deceive us" on the question of his earning capacity. As the court viewed the situation the defendant was willing to surrender in formation only when forced to do so. | Noris had read from his "ledger" showing "that during the last six months of 1914 his income was not much more than J 1,000. When the previous six months' record was exhib ited by the District Attorney, the cotlrt was advised that, for that period the defendant received about double 11,000. When something was mentioned about the defendant's being iunoccnt of any attempt to deceive the court, Judge Hunker* reply was: "Well he can stand behind his law yer and plead ignorance. He is rather cuuning." Norris was ordered to pay his wife $45 a moutfi. Mrs. Beebe Can't Find Her Husband Mrs. Karl (McCauley) Beebe was in court this morning, her attorney said, to advise the court that her husband has not complied with a maintenance order made by Judge McCarrell some months ago. but the husband was no where to be found. His counsel asked that the defendant be giveu until the close of the week to "make answer." When Mrs. Beebe's lawyer expressed _the belief that. Beebe is seekiug to evade the maintenance order and get off by paying the amount of his S2OO bond, the court announced that proper means to prevent that will be taken should Beebe not respond by Friday, the close of the present oyer and termi ner sessions. RUSSIAIsiiVEN OUT OF MEMEL. IS GERMAN REPORT Berlin, March 22, b; Wireless to SayvUle.—An official statement given out to-day by the German army head quarters says: "A fresh attempt to take the Ger man position on the south slope of the Lorettc heights was made last night but resulted in failure. Another French night attack, this time, north of the Champagne district, aiso was without suecessr Furthermore, all the French efforts to win back the positiou at Reichackerkopf resulted in failure. "The Russians yesterday were driv en from Memel, on the Baltic sea. in East Prussia, after a short engagement to the south of the town, followed by tenacious fighting in the streets. Under the'profection of Russian troops a Rus sian mob looted the private property of German citizens in Memel. Carloads of goods w ere conveyed across the fron teir. A special report on this looting will be published. "North of Marianpol Russian attacks have been repulsed with heavy Huss.au losses. West of the Orzvo river near Jadnorosak to the northeast of Przasvsz and the northwest of Ciachanow Rus sian attacks by night and by day have broken under the German fire. Russian prisoners to the number of 420 were | caftured." LATE WAR NEWS SUMMARY Continued From First Pa*«» ne and the French authorities claim snccess in each case, hut here, as else where along the westeni front, the re sults attained were small. The definite statement was made at the White House to-day that the Unit ed States would present shortly a note to Oreat Britain making representa tions on some features of the British and French plan for cutting off trade from Germany and Austria. The most important development of the in the European war was the officila announcement from Petrograd of the surrender of the Galician fort ress of Przemysl which had been be sieged by the Russians for several months. Simultaneous offensive movements against the German, Austrian and Turkish armies from the Baltic to the Black Sea have been undertaken by the armies of Russia, and in some sections definite progress is reported. In the ex treme north the Germans arc retreating from Memel, East Prussia, and the Russians are believed to have begun another drive at Tilset. In Poland there is activity all along the front, but apparently the general battle which PetrogTad expects has not begun. The Russian army in the Caucasus has announced a victory over the Turks in the fighting along the Black Sea coast in Turkish Armenia. After several months of inactivity hostilities have been resumed between Austria and her small neighbors, Ser bia and Montenegro. A dispatch from Cettinje states that the Austrians made an artillery attack lasting sev eral days against Montenegrin posi tions all along the front, hut that their' efforts to follow this with infantry advances were defeated. An artillery battle bet-ween Austrians and Servians also is reported. These signs of increas ing activity have no paraUel on the western front, where no large move ments ue underway. The attacks on the Dardanelles also has been stopped temporarily owing to bad weather. [GERMAN AEROPLANE HURLS BOMBS AT DUTCH STEAMER Ymuiden, Holland, March 21, via Ijondon, March 22, 1.50 A. M.—The Dutch steamer Zeveu'bergeu reports that a German aeroplane threw two bombs at her while proceeding hither. Neither | missile hit the ship. London. March 22. 5.02 A. M.—A j Reutcr dispatch from Ymuiden says tne crew of the Dutch steamer Zevenbergen declare that a Taube also dropped bombs on a British vessel in the same vicinity where the attack on the Zeven berger was made and the Britisher fired on the Taube. The Zevenbergen, the correspondent says, was displaying a number of flags which plainly showed her nationality. She was on her way from Down, where she had been held up for two days with a cargo of government grain. ' Gigantic German War Loan Berlin, March 22, by Wireless to Sayville.—lncluded in the news items given out to-day by the Overseas [■Agency is the following: "The Berlin •Tageblatt' declares that $2,250,000,- 000 has been §ps»serit>ed for the second German war loan. This menus Hiat money to finance the war until late in the autoum has been secured." . YACHT BURNS ON HONEYMOON Millinaire Adams, His Bride and Ten Frlonds Besetted From Lifeboats Off San Pedro Los Angeles. March 22? The gaso line yacht La Sota, with her million aire owner, Morgan Adams, his bride of a month, and ten friends aboard, all of tih« city, burned to the water last night, miles of San Pedro. The party took to the life boats and were picked up within an hour by a motor bast from Catalina. Back-firing of the engine caused the blaze. The fire spread rapidly, despite a hard fight made by the men aboard to save the craft. When it wan seen that there wns no chance to check the fiames, the women were put over the side into two ten ders. The men in the partv and the crew followed them into the \>oats with as much luggage as they could rescue from the cabins. Then they rowed away and watched the yacht burn to the water's edge. Adams' bride was Miss Aileen Mc- Carthy, formerly of San Francisco. They were married here last month aud the yachting trip had been planned for their honeymoon. The La Sota left San Pedro for San Francisco. Friends of the couple aboard included Miss Elmira Hill, of Washington, D. C. The La Sota was the first ship, it is said, to pay tolls passing through the Pana ma Canal. PARADE FORTOCAL OPTION Men March to Homes of Swartz and Wildinan But Find Legis lators Out Following t. meeting at Augsburg Lutheran church yesterday afternoon, one of three gatherings of churchmen of the city held for the purpose of boosting the local option cause, a pro cession of 650 men formed and march ed to tine homes of Representatives Wildman and Swartz to learn the views of the legislators on the local option question. At both places the marchers were told that the representatives were not at home. When the street\ demonstration was suggested at the meeting at Augsburg church all the men present favored it, and quickly fell into line, two by two. They were headed by Dr. William N. Yates, pastor of the Fourth Street Church of God, who mounted the steps, at the home of each representative and rang tiie bell. In each case he waskold that the legislator was not there. Copies of the resolutions ado;.ted at the meet ing will 'be sent Representatives .'ild mau and Swartz. Following addresses at meetings in i the other districts of the city, at Grace Methodist church by K. F. Holsopple, and at the Fourth "Reformed church bvj the Rev. E. E. Curtis, resolutions were : also adopted favoring local option and copies ordered Sent to the local repre sentatives and to the Governor. A total of 1,500 men attended the meetings. Women and minors were not admitted, only voters. ' • BOSCHELLI SEEKS FREEDOM Former Proprietor of Notorious "Rose Garden" Says He Has No Funds to Pay Fine—Gains 1! Pounds Making affidavit that he is insolvent and unable to pay *1.300 tines and costs imposed by t'he Court, A. A.-j Bosclielli, former proprietor of the once i notorious "Rose Gardeu - ' hotel, who three months ago pleaded guilty to a number of charges of violat : ons of the liquor laws, this morning petitioned the Court for his discharge from the county prison. The Court took the pa penc and reserved decision. Boschelli no longer looks like the physical wre.-k that he appeared to be when he was in court for sentence last December. At the direction of Prison Worden Caldwell and the prison physi cian Boschelli was placed ou a special diet and during his imprisonment he in creased his weight bv eleven pOunds. It cannot be said, either, that the prison jailor is shown on his countenance. After his trial hail many times been continued and after, it is charged, iit> had eluded capture for many weeks, Boschelli came back to Harrisiburg, sur rendered himself and was sentenced to pav lines aggregating $1,300. .Since his hotel was Hosed a year ago he has been adjudged a bankrupt. SHOT BY A JEALOUS SUITOR Latter Then Commits Suicide By L Hanging in Fire Company Building —Woman Will Probably Die Bj/ Associated Press. Reading, March 22.-—Shot by a jealous suitor late last night, Minnie, wife of Harry Davidheiser, of Birds boro," is in a precarious condition in the Reading hospital with four bullet wounds in her body. Her assailant was Chester Green, aged 23 years, also of Birdsboro. His body was found hang ing in a fire company building at that place this forenoon. He had not been seen since the shooting. Mrs. Davidheiser and her husband have .been separated for about a year. With her small son the woman attend ed services at a Birdsboro church last night and was met outside by" Green, who escorted fier home. The young woman, who is 20 years of age, per sisted that their friendship must and said ehe intended to do what right for the sake of her child. Then I Green shot her. JOSEPH THORLF.Y DIES Brother of Local Druggist Taken by Bronchial Pneumonia New Cumberland, March 22. —Jo- seph Thorley died suddenly yesterday afternoon at his home on a farm near this town. Death was caused by bron chial pneumonia. He leaves a widow and four children. T. A. Thorley, druggist, of Harriaiiurg, | is a brother. Italy Stops Traffic to Germany • London, March 22. 5. 50 P. M. —The "Central News" states that the Ital ian government to d«v stopped all rail way freight traffic with Germany by way of Switzerland. FINANCE SPECIALTIES ARE ACAIN THE FEATURE OF MARKET Bethlehem Steel Once Mure Overshad ows All Other Issues, Making a Gain of Three, and One-eighth From Saturday's Close Now York, March - Wall Street. —Specialties were again the central figure at the outset of this week's op erations on the Stock Exchange. Beth lehem Steel once more overshadowed all other issues, selling up to 63 3-4 a gain of 3 1-8 from last Saturday's close and a new high record price. Mo tor shares enme next in prominence, I with gains of one to over 3 points. The squalled leaders or former specu lative favorites were comparatively backward. Bethlehem Steel yielded more than half its early gain, largely as a result of selling for profits, but went higher lin the sefond hour, touching 70 7 8." j Other specialties moved feverishly, while I". S. JSteel and Heading rose and fell within more narrow limits. Bonds were irregular. NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE QUOTATIONS Furnished by H W. Snavely, Broker. Arc.-idc Building, Walnut and Court streets New York, March 22. Open. Close. Alaska Gold 'Mines .. . 33% 34% Aanal Copper R7V-e ,r '~% Amor Beet Sugar .... 42% 43 », American Can 29% do pfd 94% 94% Am Car and Foundry Co 41% 42', Am Cotton Oil 4 6 4fi ;Am Ice Securities .... 23 29 ' Amer Loco 21 21 Amer Smelting 65 65% | American Sugar ..... 102 101", j Amer Tel and Tel 120', 120*, ! Anaconda 27% '-'7% LAtchison 96 96% I Baltimore and Ohio ... 07 G7< s 'Bethlehem Steel <<7 7 2 I Brooklyn K T 87 *<% California Petroleum .. 16% 16% Canadian I'aciiic 159% 159 Central Leather 34% 35% Chesapeake and Ohio . . 41 Vi 4' l j Chi, Mil and St Paul S7' M Hi l , Oiling Con Copper .... 36% 36% Col Fuel and Iron .... 2-"> 24% Consol Ous 113% 11.'% Corn Products 11% I,l'a Distilling Securities ... 7% S% j Erie , 22% 2-2% j Erie, Ist pfd 36% 37' t General Electric Co ... 139% 140 I Goodrich B F . 38 38% ! Great Nor pfd 1 1 o% 111'. 1 , Great Nor Ore, subs.. 32% 33% | Interboro Met 12% 12% : Interboro Met pfd .. . 60% 60 Lehigh Valley 136 136% i Louis and Nashville ... 113 113 I Mex Petroleum 69% 7t% ! Missouri Pac 11 10% 'National Lead ">7% 58% New York Cen 8 4 53 7 , IN Y, N H and H 54% 53% (Norfolk and Western .. 101 101% j Northern Pacific 103% 103% I Pennsylvania R. R. ... 105 105% Pittsburgh Coal 20 20% do pfd 92 91 | Press Steel Car 25% 25% Rav Con. Copper IS% IS% Reading 1 44*4 143'. Repub. Irou and Steel . 20% 20% I' do pfd 76% 76% | Southern Pacific ..... 84* 53% j Southern Rv 15% 15% 'Tennessee Copper .... 29% 29% ! Texas Company 132% 132% ..Union Pacific 120% 120% iU. S. Rubber 59% 62% U. S. Steel 45% 54% do pf.l 104% 105 | Utah Copper 54% 55% i Yir.-Capblina Chem ... 20 20 | Western Marvland ... . 22 22 W. U. Telegraph 64% 61 : Westinghouse Mfg ... 69% 70% Chicago Board of Trade Closing I Chicago. March 22. —Close: | Wheat—May, 151%; July, 1*20%. Corn—May, 73, July, 75%. Oats —(Mnv, 59; Julv, 54%. Pork— 4Mav, 17.30; Julv, 17.75. Lard—May, 10.17; July, 10.4 5. Ribs—May, 9.92; July, 10.25. SNOW IS FINE FOR ONIONS ' Heavy Fall in Temperature Above Freezing Point To-day—May Continue To-night There are those who would rather do without onions than endure the oniou | snow but Harrisburg was in for the ! latter to-day aud will have the former isoon. The second day of spring pro j duced the necessary weather for the [spring onion, so there is nothing wrofig j about it and nothing damaged except I the dispositions of those who had to be ' out in the snow. It all happened in a temperature above freezing and consequently was that kind of a snow that made big wet spots when it struck but did not make any slush. No well-defined storm was | responsible for the snow, it being a lo | leal condition, according to the wcath ■ er observer. Unsettled l conditions will remain until to-morrow 1 . There will be little change in temperature. '' Onion Snow'' at Beading Reading, Pa., March 22. —The snow squall which struck Eastern Pennsyl vania to-day is popularly known here ' albouts as "t'he onion snow." It is re garded as t'he last snow of the season \ and until this falls farmers never plant ' ] onions. This work will now 'begin at , j once. ' ! Williamsport, Pa., 'March 2'2. —The j second day of spring brought a belated snow storm which started early to-day. ! The temperature fell 'below freezing. r Pioneer Iron Man Dies at Emaus , Allentown, Pa., March 22.—Uriah H. Wiend, pioneer iron man, twice r ; burgess of Emaus and postmaster of r I that borough until a year ago, promi - ! nent in Republican polities of the j State, died last night as the result of a . J stroke, aged 62. To Pay Deposits in Full Pittsburgh, Pa., (March 22.—'An nouncement was made to-day that the s Lincoln National Bank of Pittsburgh - had been taken over by -the People's - National Bank of Pittsburgh and all • depositors would be paid by the last named institution.
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