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SNOW TO-NIGHT. | '
' FAIR TO-MORROW |
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RRWiS."" VOL. 77—NO. 103.
SNOWSTORM ON COAST IS DUE HERE
TO-NIGHT, OUT EASTER MAY RE FAIR
Flakes Fly In Philadel
phia This Morning
Harder Than at Any
Time In the Past
Winter, and by Noon
the White Mantle
Has Extended as Far
West as Lancaster
60-MILE GALE AT
DELAWARE CAPES
Persons Who Had
Planned to Pass Sun
day at Atlantic City
and Other Seashore
Resorts Are Disap
pointed—Storm Ex
tends All the Way to
Maine and Approach
es the Volume of a
Cyclone
With a swirling snowstorm raging
this morning in Philadelphia and in the
Jersey coast cities, and with the Wash
ington forecast predicting heavy snow
for Harrisburg and Eastern Pennsylva
nia generally for this afternoon and to
night, E. R. Domain, the local fore
caster nevertheless held out the hope
that the storm will pass before to-mor
row and that Easter here will be fair
and wanner.
Mr. Demain took heart this morn
ing wl«en the twenty-four mile wind
temporarily shift&d on four occasions
to the northwest, holding to the opin
ion that if the win! would shift per
manently in that direction Harrisburg
might even escape the snow to-night.
Mr. Demain said:
"The storm, which was first noted
by the Weather Bureau in the Florida
peninsula yesterday morning, has
moved wp the coast and increased to
such an extent that, it caused snow as
far north as New Jersey and Eastern
* Pennsylvania to-day. Philadelphia re
ported heavy snow this morning and I
was informed unofficially that it was
snowing as far west as Lancaster be
fore noon.
"It is difficult to say positively what
the storm will do. It was central this
morning off the North Carolina coast
and if it moves off into the ocean to
morrow will surely be fair. Should the
storm continue northeastwardly along
the coast, Harrisburg may hjve bad
weather even to-morrow."
The official forcast for Harrisburg
issued at the local office follows:
Snow Storm Hits Philadelphia
"Cloudy, probably snow this after
noon and to-night. Sunday fair with
rising temperature. Lowest tempera
ture to-night |bout freezing."
An Association Press dispatch from
Philadelphia this morning said:
"A swirling snow storm from the
South Atlantic coast rode into Phila
delphia on a 38-mile gale to-day and'
made things look very unlike Easter
time. Thousands, of persons who had
planned to spend Easter at seashore
and other resorts were disappointed,
but the Weather Bureau held out hope
that Sunday would be clear. The snow
came down thicker in this vicinity
than at any time during the past
winter.
"Along the New Jersey coast a
heavy rain fell, mixed with snow. At
the Delaware capes the gale blew 60
> miles an hour and Atlantic City was
swept by a 32-mile wind from the
northeast."
Storm Close to Cyclone Force
An Associated Press dispatch from
Washington said:.
"Easter finery in the eactern part
of the country is threatened with dis
aster by snow, wind, rain and cold. A
cyclonic storm to-day swept north
j along the Atlantic coast. From Flori
da to Maine the weather forecaster
here has predicted snow aud gales.
"Only a single hope for Easter pa
rades was held forth and that was ex
pressed in a tentative prediction that
the snow and rain might be followed
*ith clearing weather Sunday after
noon.
"So widespread was the disturb
ance that storm warning were display
ed along the Atlantic coast from . Wil
. mington, N. C., to Eaatport, Maine.
Temperatures down to freezing were
Continued on Seventh I'affr,
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S Oil DAIS
Kalbfus Reveals Graft
Scheme By Which
State Is Robbed In
Many Counties
JUSTICES ARE
EASILY FOOLED
Accept Heads of Common Bodents At
Each As Those of Weasels and
Take Chicken Heads on Represen
tation That They Are Hawks
The State Game Commission to-day
laid bare a system of graft in claim
ing of bounties from counties—which
incidentally the State pays—that has
cost the State from $50,000 to $75,-
000 in the past two years, and is still
being kept up.
The State pays a bounty of $2 on
weasel skins, 50 cents on goshawk
heads ami smaller boirnties on other
noxious animals and birds, but it is
on the weasel skins that the alleged
fraud has been [>erpetrated. From in
formation gathered at the office of the
Game Commission, Secretary Kalbfus
made this announcement to-day:
''l am satisfied there has been from
$50,000 to $75,000 deliberately stol
en by bounty thieves from the State
in the last two years, and every man
who had a hand in the fraud is guilty
of a misdemeanor and liable to be
sent to jail. We propose to after
every one of them. The only trouble
we may experience is in the gathering
of the evidence, much of which has
been destroyed."
Ottared Common Rat Skins
Secretary Kalbfus says that his de
partment lias evidence that in Elk,
Monroe, Pike, York and other counties
men have taken thousands of common
rat skins to country justices, told him
they were weasel skins, got a certi
ficate to that effect from the justice,
presented it to the County Commis
sioners, received their order for the
bounty and collected two dollars for
each rat skin.
In some counties, the secretarv
charges, there .were organized bands
of men who gathered up rats wherever
Continued on Twelfth I'nce.
PERSONS OF MM FAITHS
AT BISHOP DUBS' FUNERAL
Clergy and Laity of Different Denomi
nations Are Represented at Obse
quies of Widely Known Churchman
Held This Afternoon
Hundreds of persons from all over
the city and many from out of town to
day viewed the body of Bishop Ru
dolph Dubs, who died Tuesday night
at his home, 226 Harris street. The
body lay in state between 10 and 1
o'clock in Harris Street United Evan
gelical charch.
Prior to the removal of th e body to
the church, short funeral services
were held at the house at 9.30 o'clock,
for the immediate family and friends.
During this service, scripture was read
by the Rev. H. B. Hartzler, editor of
the "Evangelical," followed by prayer
by the Rev. 8.. H. Niebel, correspond
ing secretary of the Missionary society.
Continued on Twelfth I'aice.
STORM AND FIRE AT SAME
TIME MENACE SEA BRIGHT
New York, April 3.—A northeast
gale swept the Atlantic seaboard to
day from Florida to New England.
Rain fell over a considerable section
of the east and snow over Middle At
lantic States, with flurries extending as
far north as Maine. New York City
was visited by snow and a 36-mile gale.
Off Sandy Hook the wind was blowing
52 miles an hour. The Weatlher Bu
reau saw no let up in the storm for to
day.
Along the New Jersey coast the tide
was high. Sea Bright, N. J., was again
battered. At the height of the gale
fire was discovered in a boarding house
there and after spreading to adjoining
buildings threatened the entire town
for a time. The flames were subdued
by quick work.
GALE DRIVES SNOW IN READING
Violent Storm Causes Streets to Be
Deserted—Flakes Pile Up 4 Inches
By Associated Press,
Reading, Pa., April 3.—A blinding
snow storm, accompanied by a fierce
gale, struck this end of the Schuylkill
valley shortly -before noon to-day.
The snow was driven by such a
hard wind that the streets were com
paratively deserted. Roofs of build
ings and the surrounding mountains
were white with the snow. It melted
as rapidly as it fell on the pavements.
In some of the country districts
the snow is four inches deep.
HARRISBURG, PA., SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 3, 1915—12 PAGES.
SEEKS DIVORCE FROIH IRAN
WHO KILLED HER MOTHER
Mrs. Martin Fleming Will Go to Court
on April 10 and Ask Release From
Marriage Bonds on Grounds of
"Barbarous Treatment"
Martin Fleming, the young man who
on May 3, 1913, murdered his mother
in-law, Mrs. Louisa Bryan, and now is
in the Eastern penitentiary under sen
tence of life imprisonment, is betaig
sued for divorce by his wife, Louisa,
and the case will be heard by the
Judges of tlhc Dauphin county court on
April 19, next it was announced this
morning.
Mrs. Fleming is seeking legal separa
tion 011 the grounds of "cruel anil bar
iiborus treatment " The husband was
officially informed of the suit in his
MARTIN FLEMING
Man Who Murdered Mother-in-law Now
Faces Divorce Suit
cell in the penitentiary this week when
Sheriff Walls took eleven defendants
tf» the State prison. Fleming had no
comment to make. If he ha 3 a desire
to defend Mie suit he did not refer to it
in his talk with the Sheriff. He asked
for information concerning his baby,
whom he sought on the night he entered
his mother-in-law's bedroom and shot
Mrs. Bryan dead.
The Flemings were married on Febru
ary 28, 1911, and lived together for
almost two years, or until February 8,
1913. Separation followed one of sev
eral quarrels in which the wife charges
Fleming threatened to take her life.
Less than three months later Fleming
slew his mother-in law.
On October 24 ?f that year he was
convicted of murder in the first degree
and was sentenced to be hnnged. Mo
tions for rehearing of the case and an
arrest of judgment were denied by the
court and as a last resort William L.
Loeser, Fleming's lawyer, presented
the case to the Board of Pardons. As
a result of that the sentence was com
muted to life imprisonment.
('. A DISBROW BURIED TO-DAY
Services Held at His Late Home and
Interment Private
Many friends of Oharles A. Disbrow,
the prominent manufacturer, who died
at his home, 1815 North Front street,
Wednesday evening, viewed the body
this morning prior to the funeral serv
ices at 2 o'clock this afternoon. The
Rev. Dr. John D. Pox, pastor of Grace
Methodist Episcopal church, in which
Mr. Disbrow was among the most ac
tive workers, had charge of the serv
ices. Interment was private in the
Disbrow plot in the Harrisburg ceme
tery.
The pallbearers were Dr. .T. W. El
lenberger, Charles S. 8011, John P. Mel
ick, V. Grant Forrer, Frank A. Smith,
William Pavord, D. 8. E. F&rthemore
and L. V. Fritz.
MISS MAKY GARRETT DIES
Well-Known Phllathropist Was Consid
ered the Richest Woman i Maryland
Baltimore, Md., April 3.—Miss ilary
Garrett, only daughter of the late John
W. Garret-t, died suddenly last night
the deanery, Brj'n Mawr College, Pa.,
wtoere she had 'been living for several
years.
Miss Garrett was one of the beet
known wonren philanthropists in this
country. She was considered tfhe richest
woman in Maryland, her fortune hav
ing been estimated as ranging between
»15,000,0(M) and $20,000,000.
May Have Taken Bichlorida by Mistake
Pelieved to have taken a quantity
of ibiohloride of mercury by mistake,
MTS. Margaret Poster," 6tH5 Seneca
street, was sent to the Harrisburg hos
pital yesterday afternoon 'by her fam
ilv physician. After treatment she was
admitted to allow the physicians to
observe heir condition.
New Jersey Official Drops Dead
New York, April 3.—David 8. Cra
ter, Secretary of State of New Jersey,
dropped dead this afternoon in front
of 173 Broadway, this city, lie was
60 years old. Heart trouble was the
cause at death.
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WILLARDBEnOBS
MKODJSOFBIOS
Johnson Money Plenti
ful, But the Cham
pion's Backers Hold
Out For Even
FINAL TRAINING
FOR THE BIG FIGHT
Feature of Johnson's Work To-day
Was to Be a Six-Bound Bout With
Sam McVey, to Which the Ne
gro's Promoters Objected
By Aasociated Prcst,
Havana, April 3.—Jack Welsh
who will referee the fight next Mon
day betweon Jack Johnson and Jess
Willard for the world's heavyweight
championship, landed in Havana early
to-day. Weather conditions to-day
were the best for training purposes
that have prevailed for a week. It was
clear and cool and both Johnson and
Willard were on the road early.
To-morrow and Monday the men
will do little more thjn tro.t and walk.
Both had arranged a heavy exhibition
schedule this afternoon before the half
holiday crowds. A feature of John
son 's work was to be a six-round bout
with Sam MeVgy, the promoters hav
ing given up trying to stop the cham
pion from doing this for fear of pos
sibly injury to himself. They caution
ed him, however, to go easy and John
son promised to comply.
There has been little change in the
betting situation. Johnson money is
plentiful, but his.backers are holding
out for even money. Willard adherents
contend that they should get at least
8 to 5.
EfISTERBUNNVVicifffI OF
HIGHWAYMAN ON THE HILL
Cry of "Murder" Brings Searchers
Who Find Colored Eggs Broken
and Scattered Over the Street—No
Clue to Owner
It must have been the Baster bunny
that was held up and robbed of his
bundle and eggs and all as he entered
Harrisburg this morning at 3 o'clock
by way of Herr street. It happened at
Fourteenth and Herr streets and he
let out a cry of "murder" as he gave
up the ghost and departed. His pack
and eggs are at police headquarters now
awaiting to be claimed.
His last despairing cry was heard
by R. 0. VanDevender, 1412 Herr
street, who hurriedly dressed and went
out to investigate. He did not find
anybody and searched until he found
Policeman Gibbons. Together they
made a more thorough search and four
dozen colored eggs and pot that had
contained egg dye was found, the eggs
being broken and scattered for some
distance. A basket and a pair of wom
en's overshoes were later found.
After a thorough search nothing to
identify the owner of the basket of
eggs was found and it was taken to po
lice' headquarters where the police, who
awaited its claimant, came to the con
clusion that it must have been the
Easter bunny* that was held up, and,
being relieved of its packet of eggs
for Harrisburg, departed forthwith to
give this city a wide berth.
More than 10,000 kiddies in the city
refuse to believe this theory and right
ly, too, for they will get their usual al
lotment to-morrow morning as usual.
The Kaster bunny never forgets good
little boyß and girls.
WEAVER LEFT ALL TO WIDOW
She Will Continue Business at Third
* Street Confectionery Store
Weaver's confectionery store, 24
North Third street, that for years
was conducted by the late John S.
Weaver, individually, and before that
by the partnership of Weaver & Hub
ley, is to be conducted in the future
by Mr. Weaver's widow, it was an
nounced to-day. It will be managed
by A. T. Hubley, who for years had
been an assistant to Mr. Weaver.
Under the will of John 8. Weaver,
which has just been probated, the con
fectioner's estate all goes to his
widow and she is made the executrix.
Above is the first diagram that has
afforded fight "fans" an opportunity
of comparing the size of Willard and
Johnson at close range. It shows that
the cowboy challenger is a bigger man
than the champion in practically every
respect. If the "heft of the Kansan
counts for anything the gigantic task
which confronts the negro's science
can readily be seen. In height, reach
ami weight, three important factors
in a fiyht of this kind, "Jens" has
everything in his favor. Willard ia five
and one-half inches taller than John
son, his reach is seven inches longer
and he rail have nearly eighteen
pounds advantage in weight. If this
weight were surplus it would swing the
scale of advantage against Willard,
but it is not. He will enter the ring
virtually • ntt'muscle and bone. This
ran PAY 1
BILL JS VETOED
Governor Swings Axe
On Appropriation of
• $46,040 to Meet Ad
s vertising Claims
l i
' ASSERTS $91,760
IS SUM REQUIRED
r
5
1 Dr. Brumbaugh Says He Is Not to Be
t Understood as Disapproving the
1 Amounts But Says Board of Public
Accounts Should Pass on Them
B
I
r Among the three bills vetoed by
Governor Brumbaugh to-day was the
1 one providing for the payment to the
r newspapers of the state of their bills
t for advertising the constitutional
. amendments, which Auditor General
Powell declined to pay for the reason
I that he did not think they were adjust
j ed properly and because there was a
r difference of opinion regarding the
, statements made by the newspaper
claimants.
3 The bill provided for an . appropri
e ation for thie payment of the expense
. of publication of amendments to the
constitution for the three years begin
ning June 1, 1912, and was introduced
0 in the House by Mr. McC'aig, of Alle
f gbeny. It had a stormy passage through
i- the lower body, but finally passed aft
-0 er an eloquent plea by Mr. Habgood,
. of McKean, himself a newspaper pub-
B lisher and Secretary of the State Kdi
-1 torial Association.
8 ' When it got into the Senate it was
9 opposed by Senator Hilton, of McKean,
Continued on Twelfth Pave.
! $60,000 FOR SUFFRAGE FIGHT
i Women Baise $50,000 For Campaign
Fund and Get SIO,OOO Donation
The sum of $50,000 which wu to .
F have been raised by April 1 by the
Pennsylvania Woman's Suffrage As
i | sociation, that it might receive a gift
of SIO,OOO from an anonymous sup
porter, has been collected by the re
l quired time. An addition of $60,000 •
) is thus made to the State campaign
. fund to be ueed' for presenting the
b equal suffrage cause to the voters.
> Severed Artery in Left Wrist
iMrs. Daisy Miller, 1617 Fulton i
I street, was taken to the HarriSburg hos- i
I pital yesiterday afternoon bleeding pro
fuseily from a bad laceration of tfhe left
, wrist. The tendons ami an artery were ■
- severed. She told the police that the i
i cut was an acoideut. The severed
. tendons were cutured this afternoon.
means something in the clinches if
Willard has learned to use it to ad
vantage.
This will be the first time on rec
ord that Johnson has been forced to
concede physical advantage to an op
ponent. While in some of his bouts
since acquiring the championship he
has given away weight, he has always
held the edge in reach and height,
even though in height that advantage
at least once was measured by only a
fraction of an inch. On Monday, how
ever, he will be called upon to face
an opponent who physically is his
superior' in practically every detail.
Under these conditions, and forgetting
for the moment the part that stamina
will play, the issue becomes one of
science against phypique. In this re
spect Johnson unquestionably has the
bulge.
FIGHT IN CARPATHIANS IS
SAID Tfl BE NEAR DECISION
London, April 3, 12.53 P. M.—The
fluctuating struggle in the Carpa
thians seems to be nearing its deci
sion according to dispatches reaching
London. By successive rushes amid
ice and snow, Russian troops are said
to have carried a series of Austrian
lines and, in the view of British ob
servers they bid fair soon to break
through in force between the Lupkow
and Uzsok passes.
In the west conditions bordering on
stagnation prevail. The allies are
keeping the Germans in the dark as
to when and where the big thrust will
come, and meanwhile they are specu
lating as to whether the invades of
France will risk a serious offensive
while the situation in the east remains
precarious.
As the weeks pass the operations in
the Dardanelles appear likely to be
more and more protracted; even the
London papers are to-day inclined to
admit that the Turkish positions per
haps have not yet been seriously dam
aged.
The discussion for and against abso
lutely prohibition of alcoholic liquors
continues. The papers are filled with
letters containing suggestions to meet
the situation.
LATE WAR NEWS SUMMARY
The attitude of Bussia concerning
Italy'B territorial aspirations is defined
In a semi-official announcement from
Petrograd, which assumes special sig
nificance because of Italy's warlike
preparations and the former to adjust
the boundary question with Austria.
Bussia in effect expresses sympathy
with Italy's desire to obtain the terri
tory about the head of the Adriatic in
habited chiefly by people of Italian
stock, which would include the prov
inces of Trent and Trieste. . Russia
would not oppose sJll further expan
sion, but warns Italy not to press her
claims to a point which might bring
on another conflict later. At the same
time it is said, that the imperialistic at-
Contlnnrd Twelfth Pace.
WOMAN FOUND DEAD IN BED
Mrs. Leona Lebo, of Zlonvllle, Dies
From Stroke of Apoplexy
Mrs. Leona Lebo, wife of Joseph
Lebo, of Zionville, was found dead in
her bed this morning by her husband,
■death being due to a stroke of apop
lexy. She had been ill for many years.
Surviving her are her husband and
four children, George, Margaret, Nellie
and Elizabeth; her father, Benjamin
Bogner; two sisters, Mrs. A. B. Strickl
and Mrs. Reuben Manning, of Dauphin,
and one brother, George Bogner, of
this city.
Funeral services will be held at the
Zion Evangelical church Tuesday morn
ing, following services at the house at
10 o'clock. Interment will be in the
Dauphin cemetery.
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POSTSCRIPT
'PRICE, ONE CENT.
AUSTRIANS
SUCCEED IN
BUKOWINA
Russians Completely
Defeated and Are
Drivenßacklnto Bes
sarabia, Is Report
LATTER SUFFER
HEAVY LOSSES
Czar's Troops Had Massed in Force to
Chock a Threatened Austro-Hun
garlan Invasion—Now Reoccnpya
Northern Bukowina
Vienna, Via London, April 3, 10.30
A. M.—The fighting in Bukowina, ac
cording to information obtained from
private sources, appears to be of mora
impdrtance than is evident from the
surface indications in official reports. 4
Apparently the Austrians have
there a success of considerable prop^^H
The Russians had massed in farefl
check a threatened Austro-Hungarian
invasion and reoccupy Northern Buko
wina. They are said to have attached
considerable woight to this operation
because of the effect it might have on
public opinion in Rumania. Austrian
advices are to the'effect that the Rus
sians were completely defeated and
driven back into Bessarabia with very
heavy losses in proportions to the num
bers engaged.
GERMAN SUBMARINE SINKS
ANOTHER BRITISH STEAMER
London, April 3, 12 Noon.—"!%•
British steamer Lockw ,od was tor
pedoed by a Uerman sulbmarine Friday
night off Start Point, in Devonshire.
The mem'bers of the crew were saved.
A German submarine pursued the
Lcckwood for seve'il miles before be
ing able to gain a position from whii-h
she could discharge her torpedo. The
projectile struck the steamer abaft the
engine room, but the crew of 25 found
time to lower a life boat. Later they
were picked up by a trawler aud
brought into port.
The steamer Loekwood was owned
in London. She was built in 1896 and
was of 677 net tons and 236 feet Ion?
Norwegian Steamer Struck
London, April 3, 5.3 1 A. M.—A
Reuter dispatch from Bergen says the
Norwegian consul at Libau has reported
to the owners that the Norwegian
steamer Loevstakken was struck by pro
jectile during the German bombard
ment of lii'bau and seriously damaged.
Captain Handcland- being killed by a
shell frqgment.
The Loevstakken is a vessel of 2,000
tons, owned by A. Olson & Company, 0/
Bergen.
EITEL DIDNTDASH TO SEA
German Sea Raider 3Jill Moored to
Wharf at Newport News, Despite
Rumors to Contrary
BJ/ Associated PI-CM,
Washington, April 3,—A whirling
gale ami snow storm which enveloped
the Virginia capes last night and to
day did not tempt the German auxil
iary cruiser Prinz Eitel Friedrich to
make a daeh for sea through the cor
don of hostile cruisers outside and at
1 o'clock this afternoon an official
government dispatch from Hampton
Roads said the German raider still
was-moored to her wharf.
The storm which drew the curtain
of secrecy over the Prinz Eitel for a
few hours by destroying all means of
communitlon with the Hampton Roads
district, "save wireless, beside giving
Commander Thierichens a fateful op
portunity to resume his commerce de
stroying voyage freshly coaled, sup
plied and equipped, started a crop of .
rumors and reports, which spread
widely, saying the German cruiser had
' dashed behind the curtain of snow
flakes and past the watch dogs at the
entrance to Chesapeake Bay.
When the governmental agencies,
after much effort, got into touch with
Newport News, Va., it wae established
that the Prinz Kitpl had attempted so
new daring exploit but still furnished
a day-to-day mystery as to her com
mander 's future course.