THE WEATHER rATR TO NIGHT AND TO-MORROW D«UIM Rrpcrt, Pa«t • VOL. 77—NO. 100. ROUNDS UP SENATORS WITH CLUB Sergeant - At-Arms, First Time In Half Century, Uses His Silver-Tipped Mace M'NICHOL LOSES SPIRITED FIGHT Republican Leader Outgeneraled for tie First Time in Years When He Tries to Force Adjournment in Clash With Senator Thompson For the first time in half a century the sergeant-at-arms of the Pennsyl vania Senate to-day took his mace in hand and went out on a hunt for Sena tors in orvier to get a quorum. More over it was the tirst time in many years that Senator McXichol, of Phila delphia. the Republican leader of the Senate, was defeated in an effort to control that body. It wss a period of excitement, just as the Senate was ready to adjourn this afternoon. Senator Cstlin asked leave to introduce a bill, which was granted, and he presented a measure relating to the mining of anthracite coal which made tiie owner or operator of the coal mine the responsible person in case of «Cci ients, and plated the mine foreman tinder his direction, the bill being for the purpose of fixing some nur.e official to whom the workmen's compensation law would apply. A similar bill has beeu in the Com mittee on Mines for souie time, aud two hearings have been had on it. the nine owners opposing it. This particu lar bill was. at the request of Mr. Cat l.n. referred to the Committee ou Elec tions. and ten minutes after being so referred was reported favorably from c >mmittee. Senator Thompson, of Beaver, who nsd charge of the original bill in the Mines Committee, got wind of the fact that a similar bill had been reported out of the Elections Committee and at once began to uike steps to prevent its lurther progress. Clashes With McNichol When a request w.n< ma ie that the bill be read the first time Mr. Thomp son objected, and then set about to get eno.iah votes to refer the bill to the 'Mines Committee instead of baek to the Committee on Ele.-tions, Senator McXi'-iiol, of Philadelphia, who favored the new bill, fearing that Thompson wroulii succeed, made a quick motion tba- the Senate adjourn over until next Tuesday ni-;at. t'n this motion Thompson demanded a ••yea" and ••nay"' vote. The roil eat disclosed that but twenty-four Sen ators had vote s. Twenty-six Senators constitute a quorum. Instead of an nouncing the vote President Pro Tem. K.me. who was in the chair, announced that a quorum of Senators had not an pwe red roll call, and he summoned the -ergeant-at-arms to the bar of the i?enate. banded him hi* ponderous sil ver-tippe* !i a e :ind bade him go forth t" pi.-k up a few more Senators to make a quorum. "l>o and aet them." said President Ki.ne. "Search everywhere. Go over to the II • -e. Search the committee rooms. S ■ r t.. e whole city, but we must have a quorum." And the -ergeaat-at-arms. feeling the dignity of us errand an i bowed down by the weight of the silver-tipped Continued on Math I'tcr BODY OF BISHOP DUSS TO LIE IN STATE ON SATURDAY Death This Morning of Widely Known Clergyman Leaves Vacancy Which Cannot Be Filled Until 1918—Ca reer Was a Varied One Dr. Rudolph Dubs. Bishop of the United Evangelical church for twen ty-eight years, dies this morning at 2.25 o'clock at his home, 226 Harris street, at the age of 78 years. He had been confined to his bed for the past three months with organic heart trouble and other complications. Dr. Dabs was one of three United Evangelical bishops in the United States. His successor cannot be se lected until the next general conference which will not be until 1918. The oth er two biabops, the Rev. W. H. Fouke. of Napervilie. 111., and the Rev. Dr. W. F. Swengel. of this city, will assume his duties. Bishop Dubs was twice married, first to Miss Elizabeth Wabnitz, of FIR-sT PAGE WAR. .'mClupGP Grand view, Jowa. who died in 18S4, and then to Miss Amanda E. C'arothers. of Miiton, Pa., who survives him. He lad seven sons and three daughters, of whom the following sons remain: The Rev. Dr. C. Newton Dubs, superinten dent of China missions of the United Evangelical church; Edwin A., of Cleveland: Jesse J- and Alfred W., of I»* Angeles. California, and Martvn C., student at Albright College, Myers town. The body of Bishop Dubs will lie in state at the Harris Street United Evan gelical church from 10 to 1 o'clock CMtliad « Sixth Face. 31) t Shx- Sttkpcnkni NEW CENSORSHIP BILL HDD Breitinger Says His Measure Is Endorsed By Governor and At torney General IT CALLS FQR BOARD OF THREE Provides Salaries for Twenty Subordi nate Employes and Gives Chairman the Right to Name More, Subject to the Governor's Approval A bill providing for the repeal of the present moving picture censorship law and creating in its place an eu tirely new act was introduced in the Senate to-day by Senator I>aix, of ; Philadelphia. Mr. Pais said the bill ■ was handed to him for presentation j by J. Louis Breitiuger, the present censor, who informed the Senator that the new bill ha* the endorsement of ; :he Governor and the Attorney Gen i eral. The bill creates a board of three to be appointed by the Governor for terms of three years. The first three appointments are to be for three, tw.> and one year. The chairman of the commission is to be a mau at a salary of 13,000 a year, the vice president, a woman at $2300 and the third member of the board must be secre tary, n $2,400. The bill provides that the board shall approve all views or filnw which are moral and proper and to disap prove all as are sacreligious, obscene, indecent or immoral or such as tend in the judgment of the board of cen sors to debase or corrupt the mora'.s, incite to riot or prejudice the public mind. The bill gives the board power to regulate the display of potters, banners or other advertising matter. A fee of $2.50 is to be charged for the examination of 1,200 feet or Com tinned on Ninth Pace. HOUSE FIXES APRIL 7 AS LAST DAY FOR NEW BILLS Revival of the talk that the leaders of both branches of the General As sembly have agreed on May 6 as the date of final adjournment followed the passage of a resolution in the House this morning fixing next Wednesdav, April T. as the last day on which bills may be presented to the House for ac tion in this session of the General As seniblv. The resolution went into the House as a re. ort from the Rules Committee and was made by William H. Wilson. It was passed unanimously. T'ae bill excepts measures for local purposes, ad vertisement- for which have already been started Adjournment on May 6 would uot eudanger any of the administration bills, in the opinion of the leaders, except possibly the road measures of the Governor, his road policy not vet having been announced. Child labor and workmen \ compensation are both on the calendar of the House and will be passe i and sent to the Senate next week. Local option of the important admin istration bills, yet remains to be report ed from committee. An open hearing n this bill will be aeld by the House Committee on Law and Order on April 6 and it will be reported soon thereaft er. A resolution assing the House to fa vor a continuance of the State road p'.an, as started by the Sproul bill of 1911. has not yet been called up for action. CALLED TO PENBROOK FIRE Friendship Auto Responds to an Alarm for Blaze That Burns Roof at Home of Miss Hoover Tiie Friendship fire company's auto chemical wagon again to day was called into service to aid in a nearby town in fighting dames, when the roof of the house of Miss Catherine Hoover, Mam and Curtin streets, Penbrook, caught fire about 1.43 o'clock in the after noon. The fire started from sparks blown from burning brush at the rear of the home. The Penbrook fire company arrive! on the scene shortly afterward and was able to extinguish the flames in a few minutes. Only the roof was damaged. When the Friendship auto arrived the fire already was under control and it was not necessary for the Harrisburg smoke-eaters to do any work. A. DISBROW IS WORSE Reported to Be Rapidly Sinking Into Deeper Stupor The condition of ('■harlee A Disbrow, president of the Harrisburg Shoe Man ufacturing Company, who has been ill several days with cereoro meningitis at his home. North Front street, is re;orted by his attending physician to be growing weaker. Each minute his stupor is growing more profound and this morning mem bers of his family were unable to arouse him. However, it is believed his con dition will remain the same for a day or two. I HARRISBITRG. PA., WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 31, 1915—12 PAGES. REPORT m TOO. WILL RESIGN Capitol Hill Hears He Will Be Succeeded by William Uhler, of Philadelphia BIGELOW LEAVES; TO TAKE A REST Resignation of Highway Commissioner Revives Rumor on Capitol will That There Is to Re a Shake-up Involv ing a Number of Changes It was reported this morning that Colonel Samuel D. Poster, of Pitts burgh. Chief Engineer of the State Highway Department, will tender his resignation to day and will be suc ceeded by William I'hler, of Philadel phia. assistant to the Chief of the High way Department of that city. It is rumored ou Capitol llill that there will be a shake-up involving a nuir.ber of other changes in the depart ment. but this could not be confirmed officially. Edward vM. Bigelow. who to-viae re tired from the position of State High nay Commissioner by resignation, left Harrisburg for his Pittsburgh home at noon and will not engage in any busi ness activities for the present, pre ferring to take a long rest. Mr. Bigelow- was at the Slate High way Department this morning aud took farewell of his personal staff, wishing them well, and they, in turn, expressed regret at his retirement aud gave hiin Godspeed. "Are you going to resume active business when you get homef" was asked of the retiring Commissioner. "Xo," he said. "I don't think I will. I am president of a eenunerv companv and will attend to the duties of that position, but it docs not require much activity." Mr. Bigelow did not know who would succeed him, he said, but asserted that Governor Brumbaugh had toKl him he has not yet made a selection. EYBE TO OKtiAMZE FIGHT FOR LOCAL OPTION BILL T. Larry Eyre, of Chester county, long known as t Republican leader iu 1 that county, has been selected by Gov-1 ; ernor Brumbaugh to organise the fight | in the House for local option. Eyre has; I long been known as an anient ioeal op | tionist and when the Republican State | committee met in Pittsburgh last year : to adopt a I'latfurm he was strong for a local option plank, but was over-ruled. Iu a statement issued last night he said he would underrate the work of organizing the local option forces in the House and will do ;.!! in his power to aid the Governor in his campaign. Eyre engineered the gubernatorial j campaign of John P. E'k.n for the Be ' publican nomination for Governor in 1902 and obtained enough delegates to nominate hi:n. but the wily Senator Quay took the delegates away and ! voted them for Samuel W. Pennypacker, I who was nominated. Governor Brumbaugh last night en terta ued at dinner eight members of the House from Philadelphia—Messrs. W. H. Wilson. Baurle, Reynolds. Cox.. T. F. McNichol. Ronev, * Walsh and Forsier. The subjeet of local option was discussed, and it is said rtiat the j Governor is making some inroads on the Philadelphia delegation. U. S. Batteries to Protect Brownsville B'j Associated Pre* *. Brownsville. Tex.. March 31.—Three j •batteries of the United States Third field artillery arrived here early to-day to be ready if necessary to protect j Brownsville when Matatnoros is under attack. GERMAN SUBMARINE SIKKS BRITISH SHIP FLAMINIAN London, March 31, 1:2.10 P. M.— r The Ellerman line steamer Flaminian, j with a general cargo, from Glasgow . to Cape T«wn. was sunk off the Seilly Islands, Monday, March 29. The mem bers of the erew were saved. This is the same vessel that was re- j ported sunk last night. Her name was ' not then known. She had no passengers ■ on board. Her crew of 39 men took to their boats and were picked up by ! the Danish steamer Finlandia and i landed at Holyhead this morning. i Londou, March 31, 3.40 P. M. —The Flaminian was sunk by the German ; submarine U-28. The Flaminian sight-; •ed the l'-28 at 1.15 o'clock Mon lav afternoon. The crew at once prepared ■to lower the boats, and at the same time the vessel was sent ahead at full speed. The submarine easily overhauled her. however, and fired three shots, sig i nailing her to stop. The Flaminian was stopped and the •erew, abandoning all personal belong ' ings, got off in small boats. The sub marine then fired ten shota at the 1 steamer. These appeared to be inef fective and accordingly a torpedo was discharged. This sent the Flaminian to tfie bottom. The British steamer Flaminian was of 2,218 net tons. Shipping records located her at London oa March 3. UO BOUGH'S WORK AGAIN; WANT $4lO Two of the Three County Auditors Charge That Amount For Duplicate Audit CASSEL HASN'T SUBMITTED BILL One of His Colleaues Says President of Board "Hag Not iione a Tap" on Report to Which Cassel Neverthe less Signs His Name ! Frauds \Y. Keigel and Fred W.! {Huston, two of the three raeuibers of I tin' Dauphin county board of auditors, who insist on continuing to servo out their terms of offiee although there is I no work for them to do except that i which the law requires of the uew' County Conlroiler, Henry M. Gough,' who did the work long ago, submitted rhis morning their audit of the funds of the County Treasurer A. H. Bailey I for the year 1914. The results cor-1 .respond exactly with the results of the' same work done by Controller Gough weeks ago. as everybody knew would' lv the case. The two auditors sub mitted bills totaliug $410.2S for their parts in doing this absolutely unneces-! ' sarv work. John W. Cassei, the third member of the audit board, who is the presi dent. signed the report but has not yet submitted a bill for Irs services, if any j services he performed. It may be that ihe doesn't intend to submit one. Reigel, his colleague, bout S3O eaeh. The auditors rejected the offer, left the i Commissioners' office and immediately thereafter went into conference with Oscar 0. Wiekersham, their legal ad viser. Reigel declared emphatically that he would not accept pay for few er days than he originally demanded. -Subsequently the auditors and their counsel went before the County Com missioners and engaged in a lengthy ar gument on the question of the Com missioners' right to cut down the al- Continued oa Ninth Page, 3 STEELTON HIGH SCHOOL BOYS PUT UNDER ARREST Accused of Felonious Entry and Lar ceny Following the Disappearance of Canoe of E. O. Hendncksou, Jr., From the River Front Following a series of thefts of ca noes along the river front in Steelton, three Steelton High school boys were ; arrested last evening, by Constable ; Uibb, and accused of felonious entry and larceny. I Constable Gibb. with warrants : made out on information prompted by 'E. O. Hendrickson. Jr., went to the > Steelton High school in the afternoon and arrested Frank Frances, Philip Bretz and Christopher Wren, students. | Thev were taken before Squire Gard ner and entered bail for a hearing this ! evening. The charge grew out of the alleged larceny of a canoe, owned by Hendrick son, and which had been removed from his locker at Francis street and the river, last Sunday or Monday. The j canoe was found by Hen Iriekson in , the yard of Emory J. Colestock, where !it is alleged to have been placed by • three boys declared by Hendrickson to answer the description of the lads now j under bail. The authorities are con vinced that Colestock was not aware of i the alleged theft of the canoe. He thought the boys who brought it to his place were the rightful owners. Hendrickson is a member of the Steelton Canoe Club. This theft is but one of several cases in which canoes have been stolen in the last two years in Steelton. On previous occasions no arrests were made. NOTICE TO MINISTERS All Easter musical programs to be printed in the Star-Independent Sat urday must be in the editorial rooms not later than 4 o'clock Thursday afternoon to insure insertion. SOCIETY BELLE ENGAGED TO WED - ' New York, March 31.—Miss Hope Norman, of Newport, R. 1., and welll known in society, is reported engaged to wed Elliot C. Bacon, youngest son' of Robert Bacon, of this city. Miss| Norman is pretty and a brunette and is| fond of sports. Mr. Bacon is a gradu-l H LOST US Mil IK Resident of Massachu setts Among the 111 Drowned When Ves sel Was Torpedoed MOTHER LIVES IN BAY STATE Was Returning From Gold Coast, Where He Had Been Engaged for Past Year. When German Subma rine Sent His Vessel to Bottom London. March 31, 12.45 P. M. — Leon Chester Thrasher, who was among the 111 persons who lost their lives when the British steamer Falaba was torpedoed last Sunday by a German submarine in St. George's Channel, probably was an American citizen, al though the officials of the Broomaseie Mines Company, which had employed him to go to the gold coast, did not see his passport and have no positive proof of his citizenship. When the company was arranging Mr. Thrasher's insurance he said he hai no relatives or friends in America to whom he wanted the money paid; consequently the insurance was made out to the company. Worked in Panama and Ecuador Mr. Thrasher applied to the Abosso Gold Mining Company at its Gold Coast headquarters for work as a me chanic last year. His services were satisfactory and the company remitted money for him to come to New York. Thrasher was employed by the Pan- Cotatlnurri on .Math Pi(t. CARGO OF AMERICAN LARD RELEASED BY PRIZE COURT London, March 30, 8 P. M.—The Norwegian steamer Taraus, detained at Kirkwall on March 9, and later taken to Dundee where her cargo of American lard was thrown into a prize court, has been released. The American steamer Antilla. also loaded with lard, which was originally detained at Kirkwall on February 26 in spite of the fact that her cargo had been inspected by British officials in New York, and which Was later transferred to Dundee, will be per mitted to resume her trip to Copen hagen after discharging her cargo. Two other vessels carrying lard and other supplies are involved in prize court investigations. One is the Swedish steamer Greklaud, detained at Middletsboro since March 10. She is loaded with lard, bacon and lubri cating oil. The other vessel is the Frogner, a Norwegian boat, detained at Kirkwall, March 1-5, and then transferred to New Castle with her load of lard, meat and oleomargarine. Coaling of Eltel to Begin To-day Newport News, Va., March 31. Barge loads of coal for the German auxiliary cruiser Prinz Eitel Friedrich were brought down in Hampton Roads this afternoon. Commander Theirich cn« plans to begin coaling hi* ship late i to-day. nto of Harvard. llis father was Secre tary of State 11 ml later was Ambassador to France. The marriage will probably take place in the coming summer in Newport and will be an event in society. Mr. and Mrs. Norman and their daugh ter, who are in Aiken, S. C., will return to Newport in May. IS CUES WITH FIB IE TOIIIIE Passenger, Claiming U. S. Citizenship, Ar rested For Setting Fire to French Liner SAY EXPLOSION CAUSED BLAZE Experts Conducting Investigation Claim Fire Was Result of Some Detonating Device—Remarks By Prisoner Lead to His Arrest I By Associated Press. Paris, Marc I) 31, 5.10 A. M. —Ray- mond Swoboda, one of the passengers aboard the French line steamer La Touraine, which was imperilled by a lire at sea on March 6, has been ar rested charged with setting fire to the vessel, according to the "Matin." Swoboda, the paper asserts, is sus pected of having "close relations with the enemy," and corresjtondence found in his rooms is said to indicate that he had been charged with the task of blowing up the Touraine. He han been taken to Havre. Investigation made by experts ap pointed by Admiral Charlier, who is conducting the inquiry into the steam ship fire, has established, it is said, the fact that the blaze aboard the Tour aine must have been caused by the explosion of some detonating device. Statements made by passengers and members of the crew support this theory. The explosion was sufficient ly violent to wrench loose the doors of cabins near by. The authorities be lieve the explosive had beeu placed with criminal intent in a trunk which was stored with the baggage of first class passengers in No. 2.h01d. - Prisoner's Significant Remark With this first report of experts at head, the State attorney at Havre ex amined as many passengers as could be reached. The witnesses stated, ac cording to the "Matin," that they had been amazed at • the statement made one night during the voyage by a fellow passenger when they were Coatiaued on Ninth Page. LATE WAR NEWS SUMMARY A defeat of German forces in North ern Poland, attended with unusually heavy losses, is reported unofficially from Petrograd. This information is to the effect that the Germans fell back in the Niemen river district, ex pecting that the Russians would pursue them and be cfushcd by a Banking movement. Petrograd stated the the maneuver failed, and that "entire divi sions" of Germans, themselves caught in a trap, were annihilated. The Ger man official statement of to-day, while making no specific reference to such an engagement, announces that the Rus sians have suffered reversals at various points near the Prussian frontier. Concerning the western front, the Berlin communication states that French assaults were beaten back, with heavy losses to the attacking forces. The French War Office says the situa tion is unchanged. A German submarine was sighted and attacked by a French cruiser off Dieppe. Uitliid oa Math Pace. POSTSCRIPT PRICE, ONE CENT. AUSTRIANS LOSE 18,000 MEN IN A DAY Column of 4.000 Anni hilated In an Hour In Battle In the Bereg Province KEEP RUSSIANS OUTOFHUNGARY The Austrian Troops Are Fighting Des perately and Yesterday Scored a Victory Over the Orar's Forces in the Bukowina District Geneva, March 81.—Austrian losses in Lvutta Valley and the proviucc of Bereg (Northeast Hungary) on the day of March 28 are estimated at 18,000, according to dispatches received by Swiss newspapers. These advices state that a column ot 4.000 Austrian* was annihilated in less than an hour during a desperate action in Bereg province, six miles north of Vereczke. Austrian troops in this territory are reported to be demoralized as the re sult of their enormous losses. Vienna, By \Vireless to Itondon, March 31.—The cessation of fighting in Dukla Pass lasted only 24 hours, the newspapers report, the Russians then bringing up fresh reserves. Fighting in the valley of the On dava and Lsborcza has recommenced and now is in full swing. The Austrian troops are lighting desperately aud the Russians, it is reported here, in spit« |of furious attacks with large force# have not been able to gain their ob jective at any point for an invasion of Hungary. The lighting in the Car pathians is going on during a heavy rainfall. The battle in Bukowina yesterday is reported to have resulted in favoe of the Austrians. Russians Rout Turks From Artvin Petrograd, Via London, .-.March 31, S.ao A. M.—The following official statement from the headquarters of the army of the Caucasus was issued last night: "In the coastal districts there ha# been gun tiring. Our troops acting on the offensive from Borchka and' Arda nutch occupied Artvin throwing the Turks back to the south. "The left wing on th e Sari-Kamysh front now is in action and there hav« been artillery duels. Nothing of im portance has taken place on the other fronts.'' ALLIES AGAIN BiBARDINC TURK VILLAGES UNO FORTS London, March 31, 10.10 A. M.—A Keuter's dispatch received from Con stantinople by way of Berlin, says the allied fleet has resumed its bombard ment of villages near the outer forts of the Dardanelles. Turkish aviators are making daily reconnaisances. ljondon, March 31.— "Sunday's bombardment of the Bosphorus," says the "Daily News" Petrograd cor respondent, "was favored by line weather, giving the aviators a clear view of the damage inflicted. The worst damage was done to Fort Blmas, where the 12-inch guns of the Rus sians demolished the old stone batteries and the new earthworks round the em placements where the Germans recent- I ly had transferred some of their guna. j The garrisons of Fort Elmas fled, un j able to stand the fire of the Russian : tleet. Kilia fort also was bombarded. I . "The Turks have twenty-two guns at Anadoli and Kavak and twenty-four i guns at the neighboring fort Madiar- I kali." Standard Oil Reduces Prices New York, March 31.—The Stand ard Oil Company, of New York, to-day i announced a reduction of 15 points in I the price of refined petroleum for ex- I port, making cases 10.10 cents per gal : lon. tanks 4.10 cents and staudard | white in barrels 7.60 cents. • WALL STREET CLOSIIVQ By Associated Press. New York, March 31..—Selling be came more effective in the Anal hour when Beading and Union Pacific fell to I lowest prices of the day. The closing was Irregular. Further furious bidding up of specialties and irregularity in representatives marked the progress of to-day's active market.