'WIDE RANGE IN BIDDING 1 FOR PRINTING ANDSUPPUES Matting of School Board Last Night Shows Many Competitors Submit ted Figures—High«at Award Wai $406, By Auginbaugh Printing 00. When proposals for printing for the Harrisburg School District was up be fore a meeting of the board last night and there was a wide range of bidding among the various competitors. The list contained more than a WO blanks to be printed, the highest being for for annual reports, for which the Auginbaugh Printing Company was the lowest of the bidders. The next highest on the list was for rules and regulations of the school board, the lowest bidder being the Central Pnblishing Company at $96. The next highest bid was for the annual directory of the school district by the Augmbaugh company. The other itenw, ranging from fifty cents upward, were bid on by the I lowing: East End Printer} - , Aug.n --• baugh Printing Company, -ifgraph Printing Company, W. P. Key stone Printing Com; v, ' Shuman Printing Oomparv, Ce fl.l Printing Company and H. 0,1 7or f .send. The bids t'< ' Ji also covered a wide 'range 11US1 1 of which the lowest w. Berts and Meek, chalk crayon, . a»p paper, white envelopes, claep envelopes, pen hold ers, lead pencils, rubber erasers, steel pens, writing fluid, call bells, thermo meters, tablets, composition books, practice paper, corks, Mci Gill fasten ers, Niagara clips, ball twine, black board pointers, mimeograph paper, waste papers baskets, teachers' ink stands, rulers; D. W. Cotterel, type writer ribbons, Neostyle ink stands, Neostyle paper; W. S. Tunis, tablets; Johnston Paper Company, blackboard erasers, irnk weljs, envelopes; Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Sengbusch self closing ink stands. LOCAL VALLEY PROVES RICH Grand Canyon and Susquehanna River Bed Similar Says Prof. Johnson That the Susquehanna river valley is similar to the Grand Canyon of Colo rado, is the confirmed statement -of Pro fessor Douglas W. Johnson, who will lecture in Tech High school auditorium this evening under the auspices of the .Dauphin County Natural History So ciety. Prof. Johnson arrived in Harrisburg early this morning and made a num ber of observations in this vicinity. Both are due to a river action on a vountrv slowly raised up, although in the Colorado trench, however, the dry ness of the atmosphere has kept the walls vertical and flie rock has not been folded, he said. A large and cultured audieDce U indicated for to-night's ad dress when beautiful pictures of the canyon will be shown. tiI,ARE IN TOWER OF JEWELS Tests of Bed Fire Spread Report That Big Blase Was Raging San Francisco, April 7.—Tests made of red fire in the tower of jewels at the Panama-Pacific Exposition last night caused a double alarm of fire to be turned in and sent several fire compa nies to the scene. The report rapidly spread through the city that the tower of jewels, the center of the electrical illumination system and also one of the concessions on the amusement "zone,"' were burning and that the entire Ex position was threatened. The red fire was being tested in prep aration for the "nine years after cele bration," to be held April 18, the an niversary of the great fire, and the presence of firemen as a precaution 1 gave rise to the false alarm. TEACHERS TO MEET AT READING Instructors iu Manual Arts of District Will Hold Conference * ' At a conference of manual training, domestic science and vocational :, <- ing teachers of Central Penns\. l "'> to be held Saturday ht Reading, the' speakers will include Dr. C. B. Pager and W. S. Loomig, of this city. A talk will be given by Millard B. King, of the State Department of Education. The object of the conference is to formulate the State's vocational train ing policies. The plan is that of 'MT. King, head of the State vocational training department. HELD PRISONER IN MEXICO Harry Carlson, of Hummelitown, Is In Hands of Carranza Forces , Harry Carlson, son of Andrew Carl son, South Railroad street, Hummels town, is being held as a prisoner by the Carramza forces at Agua Prieta, Mexico, according to word which has come from Douglae, Arizona. He had lived in Humraelstown sev eral years ago. The cause of his deten tion in Mexico is not known since he is not permitted to communicate with friends. David Benjamin Shissler David Benjamin Shissler, Sr., aged 70 years, died yesterday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Jennie E. Kurtz, 32 North Summit street. He f is survived by the following children: Edward A., Camp Hill; Joseph 8., Elizabethtown; William R., Miss May P., Mts. Jennie E. Kurtz, Mm. Mar garet A. Diehl, all of this city; Miss Daisy Shissler, Philadelphia, aind * David 8., Jr., Louisville, Ky. Two brothers and two sisters also survive. Funeral cervices will be held at the home of his daughter Friday morning at 9 o'clock, the Rev. Dr. Ellis N. Kremer, pastor of Reformed Salem church, officiating. The body will be sent to Elizabethtown on the 12.45 o clock train, wher% further services will be held and interment made in Mt. Tunnnel cemetery. Photoplay To-day V Our regular policy of six first-run pictures of the world's mast famous film manufacturers make up to-dav's program, including "The Man From the Mountain," a two-reel Lubin pro duction. To-morrow comes everybody's sweethearts, Francis Bushman and Beverly Bavne, featured in a three-reel Essanav drama, "The Great Silence," from the " Indies' World" |IOO Lost Paragraph Contest. Have y/ju been seeing these wonderful dramatic fea tures with this favorite in the leading rolef If so, you will not want to miss this best of all pictures. Saturday, that funny guy comes again, in a new Es sar.ay two-reeler, "The Jitney Elope ment," and it's another blues chaaer, for Chaplin is certainly King of Laugh ter. Adv.* GIVES POWER TO PLANNING BOARD CMthMl Pr«m First Pac* overridden by city commission by a majority vote. Vacancies on the planning commis sion are filled jointly by the planning commission and by the city commission, the former submitting five names of citizens to be placed on the board, the latter to select one of the men so named for the place. Aimed at Theatre Ticket Scalpers Representative Swartz, of Dauphin, would put a bureau of building and loan associations in the Department of In ternal Affairs, under the terms of a measure be introduced in the House this morning. The bureau is to have a chief at a salary of $4,500 a year and deputies and examiners. To defray the expenses of the bureau, a tax of twenty five cents a yea> is placed on all build ing and loan companies and all mutual saving companies for every thousand dollars assets. The bill provides for a transfer of the cojtrol of the latter companies from the State Banking Com missioner. Mr. Swartz introduced a bill early in the session repealing the public service act and making that a bureau in t'he department of Internal Affairs. The bill is in committee. Ticket scalpers are given a vigorous swat by a bill introduced by Mr. Dunn, of Philadelphia. The bill makes it un lawful for anybody to sell theatre tick ets above the regular price and at any other place than in the regular ticket window at the front of the theatre. The price of the ticket must be plainly printed upon the face of it in large type and the list must be plain ly exhibited in a conspicuous place in the lobby of the theatre. When the seats are all taken the "standing room only" sign must be exhibited. All places of amusement are included in the bill. The penalty attached is a fine of from SSO to SSOO and term of im prisonment not to exceed thirty days. Defendants may waive the magistrate's hearing and get a jury trial under the terms of the bill. Last Day to Offar Bills This was the last day for the intro duction of bills in the House for pas sage at this session of the Legislature and a large number were introduced. Mr. Gibson,- of Lycoming, introduced a number of road bills in skeleton form, which can be filled up in committee in case the necessity arises. The adminis tration road bills may be substituted for one of these skeleton measures. This is not an unusual practice as it is done at every session of the Legislature. Among the other bills introduced were: Mr. Spencer, Wayne—Making a slid ing scale for expenses of candidates at primary and general elections and regulating political advertising. Mr. Laffertv, Philadelphia—Requir ing magistrates in misdemeanor cases to hear the defendant and his wit nesses. Mr. Ostrander, McKean —Requiring the immediate report of births and deaths to local health authorities. Mr. Lindsey, Warren—Appropriating $50,000 for the building of a State industrial home for women. To take the place of a light measure killed in the House by the country members, who did not feel disposed to equip farm machinery with light after night, Representative Wildman this morning introduced a bill in the House covering practically the same ground. I: requires that in case of collision be tween two vehicles at night the person driving the vehicle not equipped with lights which can be seen from both front and rear be liable to damages. M'NICHOL ELECTION BILLS FINALLY PASS THE SENATE In a long list of bills passed finally by the Senate to-day were those known as the McNiehol bills, changing the methods of elections, providing for nominations at the primaries, set ting back registration days, forbidding nominations by nomination papers aft er the primaries, providing for the pay of registration witness fees, prohibit '-*<* the withdrawal of candidates after • ng nominated, preventing fusion and lorbidding the substitution of candi dates. There was little or no opposi tion to any of these bills ou final pas sage, and they went through quickly. No action was taken on the repeal of the non-partisan election bill for the reason that a hearing will be held on it this afternoon on the arrival of a dele gation from Allegheny county who are opposed to it. s The new game law which has passed the House was passed finally in the Senate. Among other things it pro hibits the sale of rabbits, a feature that was persistently fought by the farmers. The House bill providing for pen sioning employes of first and second class cities was sent back to tike com mittee on Judiciary Special. The bill placing the expense* of primary elec tions on the counties passed finally. . Wheu the child labor bill was re ceived rom the House it was sent to the Judiciary Special Committee. The Senate gave its first expression on liquor legislation by defeating the Snydd* bill providing for a liquor li cense commission in Schuylkill county by killing it by 13 "veas" to 23 *'nays." Senator Smith, Crawford, introduced the new road law prepared by the leg islative committee of the State Grange providing for the placing of road building in the hands of a commission to act with the State Highway Com mission, and establishing County Boards of Road Commissioner. Hoke, Franklin, for non-partisan election of school directors in second, third and fourth class school districts. Daix, Philadelphia, joint resolution providing for the participation of the Second regiment. National Guard, in the military celebration at the Pfcnama- Paeific Exposition; the officers and men to be paid per diem pay the same as at State encampments. The Senate at 1.30 adjourned to meet at 10 o'clock to-morrow morning. PROVIDES WOMEN WATCHERS FOR THE POLLS NEXT FALL In the Benate to-day Senator Vare introduced a bill providing for watch ers, male and female, at electioua where constitutional amendments are submit ted extending the right of suffrage. Each county chairman of the state suf frage body, organisation, association, club oi unit favoring the suffrage amendment, shall be entitled to ap point two watchers, and each similar committee or organization of anti-suf fragists is entitled to appoint two watchers, in e-ach election district, who may be qualified electors or adult wom en residents of the district. They shall i ' '• -r' \*" •.- v ;; HARRISBURG STAR-INDEPENDENT, WEDNESDAY EVENING. APRIL 7, 1915, have the same rights as present watch ers. It will be unlawful for any elec tion officers to prevent them from being present at the polls; to threaten or to attempt to drive them from the polls under a penalty of SI,OOO Ane or one year in jail, or both. Bills were introduced in the Senate this morning as follows: Snyder—Authorizing municipalities owning water works or electric light, heat or power plants to lease the same with the consent of the Public Servico Commission. McConnell —Providing for the es tablishment of a State Home for per sons suffering from incurable diseases. • Salus —Providing that children in orphans' homes shall have the right to attend public schools. Smith—Fixing the salaries of ex aminers in the State Banking Depart ment at $3,000; also, fixing a State tax of two cents on each SI,OOO of assets in building and loan associations. Thompson—Fixing a license fee of SSO for the selling of cigarettes or cigarette papers. CALLS FOR FEWER PRIMARIES DeWitt Bill Provides For Convention Plan of Nominations Among the numerous bills intro duced in the Senate last night was one by Semator DeWitt which provides for the holding of nomination conventions by all political parties and the doing away of the primary 'elections if a party State committee shall so de termine. The bill provides that such conven tions may nominate United States Senators, Cougressman-at-Large, State candidates, national delegates and na tional committeemen. It does not pro vide for citv nominations, leaving them uuder the rule of the primaries. It was said that Judge John M. Gar man, of Wilkes-Barre, is the progen itor of the bill. The McNiehol election bills were mot called up when reached in regular order on third reading in the Senate last night, and may not come up be fore next week. LHLER'S NAMESENTTO SENATE Governor Also Nominates Thomas D. Finletter for Judge In Philadelphia Governor Brumbaugh sent to the Senate to-day the appointment of Wil liam D. Uhler, of Philadelphia, to be Chief Engineer of the State Highway Department, to succeed Samuel D. Fos ter, resigned. The Governor also sent to the Sen-1 ate the appointment of Thomas D. Fin-] letter to be a judge of the Philadelphia; Common Pleas Court to succeed Robert' W. Wilson, resigned, and the nomi nation. was confirmed. Hearing On Teachers' Pension!' The House Committee ou Education yesterdav afternoon held an open hear ing in tsie Senate caucus room on the Thompkins teachers' pension bill. This bill already has passed the Sen ate. Sorge May Sue State The House last night passed finally Mr. Wildman's bill granting permis sion to Charles H. Sorge, of Harris burg, to bring a suit for damages against the Commonwealth. VESTRYMEN ARE ELECTED Officials Chosen at Protestant Episco pal Churches of the City Vestrymen have been elected in Protestant Episcopal church -of the j city, as follows: At St. Paul's: J. W. Kellogg, S. Wirt Mosser, L. B. Worden, J. R. Lane, E. C. Lamev, F. P. Coates, Rich ard M. H. Wharton, C. N. Watt, E. R. Keffcr, C. I. Bausher, J. W r . Sheperd son and W. E. Anwyll. At St. Andrew's, Frank H. Pollock, F. W. Watts, W. G. Newbold, H. B. Boyer, I. B. Dickinson, H. M. Ehling, Joseph Fellows, C. J. Hoffman, Edgar V. Reeds, G. W. Seidhman, N, A. j Walker and Edward E. Wise. At St. Stephen's, G. Irwiu Beatty, Benjamin F. Burns, William M. Don- j I aldson, George A. Gorgas, William B. | Hammond, W. T. Hildrup, William j Henderson, William H. Henderson, W. 1 P. Maguire, William K. Meyers, B. F. | Meyers, Dr. John Oenslager and Dr. C. S. Rebuck. | HUNT FOR LOST SUBMARINE Another Hold Secured on Sunken Ves sel by Cable, Is Beport By Associated Press. Honolulu, April 7.—Dragging for the lost submarine F-4 was begun again yesterday afternoon by tlie tugs Nava jo and Intrepid. It was reported that a solid hold had been secured on the submarine with a two and one-half inch cable. This holding cable was then transferred to the dredge Gaylord and it was said the two tugs would hold the sunken boat with two cables until four are attached, /wo fore and two aft of the niiver. When a hold is secured with these cables an attempt will be made to raise the F-4 by means of specially built pontoon scows, the construction, of which it was reported, would be completed by the end of the week. The scows have a combined capacity of lift ing 520 tons. WINTER WHEAT CROP BIG 619,000,000 Bushels Expected From Greatest Acreage Ever Planted By Associated Press. Washington, April 7. —Prospects of the winter wheat crop, planted last fall on the greatest acreage in the country's history, were that 619,000,- 00:0 bushels would be produced. This estimate by the Department of Agri culture to-day, bated on the condition of the growing crop on April I, may be increased or decreased, according to the changes in condition fr»m that date to the time of harvest. Winter wheat condition on April was 8-8.8 per cent, of a normal, against 9'5.6 last year and 87.6, the ten year average. Campaign Against Carranza Forces By Associated Press. Douglas, Ariz., April 7.—General P.. Elias Calles and Colonel Saman iego left Aguas Rreta before daylight to-day at the head of a column of nearly 2,50'0 men, presumably to be gin a campaign against Cananea and Nogales which are held by Governor Maytorena's Carranza forces. To Speak on the Child The Women's Christian Temperance Union will hold its regular weekly meeting in the Y. W. C. A. building to morrow afternoon at 2.30 o'clock. The address will be made by Mrs. Thomas Blair, who will speak On the "Child in Our Midst." FINANCE ROCK ISLAND TAKES SUDDEN RISE OF MORE THAN 3 POINTS Balance of List Also Shows Renewed Vigor—Bethlehem Steel Yields Two Points and Drops to Its De cline of Yesterday By Associated Press. New York, April 7.—Wall Street. —Conflicting conditions received from a mixture of buying and selling orders were reflected in to-day's early trad i'oy. Harriman shares. United States Rubber and a few less important is sues attained highest price* of the year and some of the specialties add ofi one or more points to recent gains. Bethlehem Steel, however, yielded an other two points to its decline of yes terday and United States Steel, Read ing avid Baltimore and Ohio were in clined to the effect. Selling pressure overcame buying capacity before the end of the first hour and many initial gains were promptly surrendered. Union Pacific fell back a point and other leaders were at or under yesterday's close. Even those specialties whose course has not been guided bv the general tendency, were disposed to droop. Rock Island was suddenly pushed for ward in the second hour, advancing 3 3-8 points and the balance of the list showed renewed vigor. Bonds were irregular. NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE QUOTATIONS Furnished by H W. Suavely. Broker. Arcade Building, Walnut and Court btreet* New York. April 7. Open. Close. Alaska Gold Miues .. . 35Va 35 Aurel Copper . 64% 64% Amer Beet Sugar 45% 4i> >/2 American Can 31% 31 do pfd 95% 95% Am Cotton Oil 46% 4SVi Am Ice Securities .... 31 30% Amer Loco ' 32 32 Amer Smelting ...... 67% 67% American Sugar 108% 108% Amer Tel and Tel .... 119% Anacouda 31% 31%. Atchison 100% 100% Baltimore and Ohio ... 72%. 72% ! Bethlehem Steel 87% 87%- | Brooklyn RT 90% 90% 'California Petroleum .. 14% 16% Canadian Pacific 163% 163% Central Leather 35% 35% Chesapeake and Ohio .. 44% 44% Chi, Mil and St Paul . . 90 89% Chino Con Copper .... 39% 39% Col Fuel and Iron .... 29% 30% Consol Gas 121% J21% Corn Products ....... 11% 11% Distilling Securities '. . . 6'., 6% Erie 27% 27% Erie. Ist pfd 43% 43% General Electric Co ... 147% 147% Goodrich B F 48% 48% fGreat Nor pfd 117% 117% Great Nor Ore subs ... 35% 34% Interboro Met pfd ... 16% 15% Interboro Met pfd .. . 68% 68% Lehigh Valley 137% 137% Mex Petroleum 69 69% Mo Pacific ,13% 13% National Lead 62 .63 New York Cen 86% 85% XY, N H and 11 59% 593/ 8 I Northern Pae 10'% 107% | Pacific Mail 20 20 I Pennsylvania R. R. .... 107% 107 People*B Gas and Coke . 120% 120% Pittsburgh Coal 22% 22% do pfd 95 95 Ray Con. Copper 21% 21 Reading 146% 146% Rcpub. Iron and Steel . 23% 23% do pfd 81 82% Southern Pacific 89 89 Southern Rv 18% 17% do pfd 57% 57% Tenuesse Copper 30% 30% Texas Company 142 140 Union Pacific 128 127% U. S. Rubber 66 67% U. S. Steol 50 49% do pfd 106% 106% Utah Copper 57% 57% Vir.Carolina Chem. ... 24% 24% Western Maryland .... 26% 26% IW. U. Telegraph 65% 65% Westinghouse Mfg .... 76% 76 fEx-div. 1%. Chicago Board of Trade ClOßing Chicago, April 7.—Close; Wheat—May, 154%: July, 122%. ! Corn —May, 72%; July, 75%. I Oats—May, 57%; July, 54%. Pork —'May, 16.97; July, 17.50. 'l^ard—May, 10.05: July, 10.30. Ribs—May, 9.92; July, 10.25. TRIO MAKE POLICE WORK White Couple and Colored Woman Had to Be Carried J. A. Yingst and Sarah Collins, known to the police as "old round ers," along with "Mary Drunk," col ored, whose name could not be learn ed, were found in an old shack in Sibletown this morning so intoxicated that they had to be carried by the police. The party was found by Patrolman Scott in a two by four hut at Verbeke and Eleventh and One-Half streets, with the colored woman lying ou the ground outside the .shack and the other couple lying on the floor inside. So drank was the trio that the po lice were compelled to carry them' to and from the~police patrol. Woman Suffrage Defeated By Associated Press. Hartford, Conn., April 7.—A pro -1 posed constitutional amendment giv . iug women the right of suffrage was ' rejected by the Connecticut House pf Representatives to-day, 1'24 to 106. To-day's action ends the movement for equal suffrage, so far as the pres ent general assembly is concerned. To Address Boston Students Farlev Gan-nett, engineer of the Water Supply Commission of Pennsyl vania, left to-day for Boston where he will deliver a lecture on Friday, April 9, to the students of the Massa chusetts Institute of Technology on Hydraulic Engineering as applied to the rivers of Pennsylvania. Correction of Error Makes Town Dry By Associated Press. Superior, Wis., April 7.—Superior, the second city in Wisconsin, switched suddenly from" the wet to the dry col umn to-day when an error was die | covered in taking the count from a | voting machine. The corrected Teturns | show a majority of fifty-one for no li | cense. • IT PAYS TO USE STAB INDEPENDENT WANT AJB. BARBER CO. LOW DIDDER ON ASPHALT REPAIR PLANT Ccatlnard From First Page, with those submitted by other concerns, vary according to the requirements con tained iu the specifications. F. D. On mer & Son Company, Cleveland, 0., bid $9,768; William H. Cravell, Philadel phia, two bids (a) $9,600, (b) $9,800; Hethering'-oii & Berner, Indian apolis, Ind., $8,500. The plant is to have a daily produc tion capacity of between 7F>O and 1,000 yards asphalt. It is to be ready for operation within 60 or 75 days after the contract is awarded. The Highway Commissioner said thoro ,is ample money available for put ting the plnnt into operation. It is estimated between $3,000 and $5,000 will be needed to buy the equipment, including the tool, burners, steam roller, etc. Once the plant is ready, the Highway '• Commissioner says, he will have $1 1 000 available for buying material, preparing the asphalt and re pairing the streets. The five-year street repair contract between Charles P. Walter and the City expired on April 1, but the con tractor has some street jejiair work to do under that contract before lie is re leased from its provisions. He now is working on those jobs. An installment of $3,750 will be paid Walter whon ho completes the work. COURT CHANGED COURSE OF STREAM Verdi.t Awarding Former Damages Is Upheld by Judge McCarrell Denial of a rehearing and a refusal to disturb the verdict of tille jury which awarded the plaintiff $3,700 nre the salient points contained in a decision filed by Judge McCarrell last evening in the equity suit of John B. Rider, Londonderry township, against the Vork Haven Water and Power Com pany. Rider's farm skirts the Susquehanna river and he sued for damages when the power company diverted the course of tihe stream by constructing a mam moth stone dam sonic distance above the farm land, extending from the Dau phin county shore to an island directly opposite Reider's island. It was said to-day that the case likely will be taken to the appellate courts. SUES FOB DAMAGES TO AUTO Charles H. Welker Begins Action Against B. F. Blough for S3OO When autos owned by Charles H. Welker and B. F. Blough. both of Har risburg, collided in an accident, at the intersection of Second and Boas streets, this city, on the Evening of March 7, last, the Welker oar was somewhat damaged, so Welker alleges in a suit which he to-day brought against Blough. He demands S3OO, claiming thut to be equitable remuneration for damages to his car and personal injuries to himself. W. Justin Carter filed the papers. Rupp Will Probated The will of John H. Rupp, late of Swatara township, was pruibated to day and letters testamentary on the estate were granted to Christian F. and S. Edwin Rupp. Letters of administra tion on the estate of Charles M. Spahr, late of Swatara township, were granted to-day to Lillie M. Spahr. Eight New Houses The MacWilHams Construction Com pany to-day took out a building permit to erect eight two-story houses on At las street south of Emerald, costing $9,600. G. W. Fitting got papers to rcraodel*22ls North Fifth street, cost ing S3OO. Citys Financial Statement Clarence E. Webber, one of tjie clerks in the City Treasury, has just com pleted the city's monthly financial state ment, showing the balance on March 1, last, to havf been $460,751.49; the receipts during the month, $53,751.49; expenditures, $87,846.30, and balance on April 1, $426,660.98. To Select Juiy Jury Commissioners Dapp aiid Tay lor, with Sheriff Wells, will select sixty talesmen on Saturday morning at 9 o'clock to serve at the May special term of common pleas oourt, which begins ■Monday, 'May 10. Register Pays Money to State Roy C. Danner, Dauphin county Reg ister "of Wills, to-day turned $267.81 over to the State Treasurer, the money representing collateral inheritance tax ami fees' collected at his office during the month of March. BOYS' CRUESOIHE DISCOVERY Steelton Lads Frightened When They Find Body of Foreigner Dangling at End of Rope While walking through Cameron Pnrkway yesterday, Herman and George Craver, 12 and 14 years old, of Steel ■ton, were badly frightened w'hen they came across the body of a foreigner hanging by a rope from the limb of a tree. When the bovs discovered the 'bo'dy they ran to their home and told tbeir father. Coroner Eckiuger had the ■body cut down and started an investiga tion. He pronounced t'he death suicide. No reason for the uinii's action could be learned, although in one of his packets was found a letter addressed to Herman Yossef, Steelton, 5. O. B. 68, Nord Amerika, but the residence of the man could not 'be learned. The letter was written by the denpenrs to he growing more intense and covering a greater area every day. In spite of gains nt dif ferent points by both sides, there hus been no development indicating a deci sion of the whole conflict. Further more, German military experts say there is nothing to indicate as yet the final decision may be expected soon. TURKEY BETTER PREPARED THAN EVER, SAYS MARSHAL Vienna. Ajiril 7, Via Amsterdam and London, 4.25 P. M.—Field Marshal Von l)er Goltz, on his way back to Constantinople from Berlin, stopped in Vienna an as to routes are very vague and there should be something more explicit./ Mr. Stroh held that at present the only matter to be considered was the approval of the charter, and, so far as regulations were concerned, that was something that could be taken up later. The sub-committee will place the matter befon a meeting of the full Commission before adjournment this week, and action will bo anuounced.la ter. CLOSING OF RIVER GAP DEPENDS ON FINANCES If Arbitrators of the Claim of Opper man f(Sr Extras on Sewer Job Leave the City Enough Money, Work May Be Done at Market Street With the likelihood of a decision coming within the uext week or ten 'lays from the board of arbitrators who will decide what money, if any, is yet due w. H. Opperman on the contract under which the big intercepting sewer was constructed, the City then will know whether it is financially able to expend $4,000 or $5,000 to close the gap in the river front wall at Market street. Opperman's claim for extras on tho big sewer job totals almost $30,000. ihe City's engineers, however, fix the amount at much less. On tb<> amount to lie paid to Opperman depends whether there will be sufficient money remaining iu the sewer loan fund with which to close the gap in the wall. The arbitrators, it was learned to day, have advanced so far with their work that they may be able to an nounce their decision next week. Should it. be found that the yit,v will have sufficient money to complete the river wall job, then the only objection to closing the gap, it is conceded, will be the question of the legal right of the Uty to do so. City Solicitor Seitz al ready has said that it can be done legally but threats of injunction suits should the work be started hav e been made notwithstanding his opinion. •lames 11. KWrtes, of New York City, consulting engineer of the Harris burg Board of Public Works, was in the city a few hours to-day, having stopped off while on the way to New York from the \Vest. This morning ho inspected the river wall and consulted with the members of Board of Public Works, and this ufternoon inspected the Pax ton creek improvement. He is pleased with tile progress of the work, he said. SCORE SEEKING DIVORCES Charges of Desertion and Cruel Treat ment Will Figure In Cases in Court April t» Many are the excuses offered bv the score of unhappy wives and husbands wiio have served notice on their mates that they will appear before the judges in the Dauphin county divorce court on April 19 and ask for legal separation. The reasons assigned for the divorce applications include charges of deser tion, cruel treatment and infidelity. Prothonotarv Holler this morning listed the twenty-one ■casjes, the first being that of Ijouisa Fleming, wife of Martin Fleming, the young innn who almost two years ago shot and killed, his mother-in-law, Mrs. Louisa Bryan He is now in the penitentiary under a life sentence. The cases follow: Louisa vs. Martin Fleming, iMile vs. Mary 'G la-c in best style, at lowest prices and on short notice. 9