'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 den<t
man's wife, who resides in Zimony,
Hungary. It is also believed that he
had a daughter living in Steelton, for
the wife said she had sent some ma
terial for a dress for their daughter,
Julia, wbo resided with her father.
AUTO BUS BOILER EXPLODES
TJiree Passengers Injured in Accident
Near Tamaqua To ; day
Hazleton, April 7.—A steamer •auto
mobile bos of the Hazleton Motor
Transportation Company while coming
from Tamaqua to llazleton this morn
ing was completely wrecked when the
boiler exploded about a mile from
Tamaqua. Three passengers were hurt
but none of them seriously. They are:
Bert Kemmery, Rush township, cut
about face and hands; Thomas Breu
nau, MeAdoo, the chauffeur, face cut;
Charles H. Weldv, Tamaqua, right
shoulder dislocated.
GERMAN SUBMARINE RAID
ON BRITAIN SHOWS EFFECT
Berlin, April 7. by Wireless to Bay
ville.—Certain local newspapers to-day
declare that reports are beginning to
be received in Berlin which show that
the submarine warfare of Germany is
having an effect, in Kngland.
addition to the daily announce
ment of the sinking of vessels, reports
hnve been received showing great in
creases in the price in England of ob
jects necessary to the maintenance of
life, many ot which appear to *be great
ly above the prices prevailing in Ger
many.
The situation on the eastern front,
judging from the news available in Ber
lin, changes butf little. Only desultory
skirmishes heie and there are taking
place. The great conflict in the Car
pathians a(>penrs 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<l saw Kmperor Francis Jo
seph. Later he spoke to a reporter of
the "Neue Freie Press" of his visit,
saying: "I found Emperor Francis do
seh in a serious mood, but resolute and
verv confident."
Regarding the situation in Turkey,
Field Marshal Von I)er Goltz sn'ui:
"Turkey to-rfa,v is better prepared
than over. She has a million and a
quarter of well-trained men in addi
tion to several hundred thousand re
serves for any emergency. As the en
tente powers are interested politically
in exaggerating news, the destruction
of the outer forts at S6dtl-el-Balir and
Kum Ivjileh, which was only partly fa
vora'ble to them, was made to appear a
great vicotry. How little Constantin
great victory. How little Constnntin
be seen from the fact that the Sultan
remained in his palace a short distance
from the sea. Nor did these attacks
have the least effect upon the popula
tion."
LATE WAR NEWS SUMMARY
Continued From First Paff*
towo, one Russian Battalion being an
nihilated.
Two Russian delegates have arrived
at Sofia, Bulgaria, to arrange for rail
way communication between Russia and
Saloniki. Greece. The Sofia dispatch
containing this announcement does not
explain by what means this could be
accomplished, as it would involve the
use of railways through neutral coun
tries. Neither is it explained that
Russia desires to use the railroads for
military purposes.
Another attempt to force the Darda
nelles apparently is under way. An of
ficial announcement from Constantin
ople states that n cruiser and a torpedo
boat were struck by shells during a
bombardment of the outer forts on
Monday. The bombardment, it is said,
was without results and no serious at
tack was attempted yesterday. No offi
cial confirmation is come from Lon
don or Paris concerning this fighting.
The Turkish War Office reports a re
sumption of hostilities in the Caucasian
campaign. It announces that a Rus
sian force advanced on the Turks near
the frontier, but was driven back to
Russian territory, and that the Turks,
after 18 hours of hard fighting, occu
pied several Russian towns.
The Rome correspondent of a Paris
newspaper telegraphs that Italy and"
. Serbia are at the point of concluding
an agreement under which Italy will
not object to Serbia's acquisition of
territory on the Adriatic, provided it
is not fortified. If this agreement is
concluded, as is expected, the corre
spondent says, Italy's participation in
the war may be considered imminent.
. German newspapers make few com
ments on the American note to Great
Britain and France concerning the plan
of the allies for cutting off trade to
and from Germany. One newspaper,
however, expresses the opinion that the
United States is making a "far-reach
ing retreat" and is surrendering the
principle that a blockade must be ef
fective.
810 SHRAPNEL ORDER FROM
FRANCE FORCARNEOIE WORKS
Pittsburgh, April 7.—An order call
ing for 40,000 tons of steel rounds
for shrapnel liae been placed with the
Carnegie Steel Company by a Cleve
land concern actimg for the French
government.
The order is said to be really a
doubling of one placed by the same
interests with the Lackawanna Steel
Company and calling for a total of
90,000 toms, at a cost of approximate
ly $2,300,000.
ARGI KS FOR JITNEY CHARTER
Charles C. Stroh Asks for It—Dr. Stine
Calls for More Details
A sub-committee of the Public. Serv
ice Commission, with Commissioner
Wright as chairman, this morning
heard the application of the Harrisburg
Jitney Transportation Company for the
i approval of its charter. This is the
i company that proposes to instal the jit
j nev service in Harrisburg. Charles C.
Stroh appeared for • the charter appli
| cants, asserting that all of the legal
requirements for the securing of a char
ter had been complied with and re
questing approval
Dr. H. M. Stine, secretary of the As
sociated Electric Railway Companies,
while not opposing the charter, insisted
that there should be some regulation
whereby the applicants should be made
to disclose the names of the streets on
which it is proposed to operato the jit
ney service. At present, he contended,
the intention> 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-<lie, Carrie D. vs. Harry E.
Dorr, Mabel E. vs. Christian Wueschin
ski, Martin V. vs. Lucy Johnson, Min
netta B. vs. Christian B. Butler, George
A. vs. Lizzie M. Gehrett, William X.
vs. Marv E. Arnold, Mary E. vs. Robert
F. Chenoweth, Jean T. vs. Walter F.
Shoemaker, Maud !B. vs. Josech C. Win
ters, Joseph B. vs. IMslbel Lilley, Hazel
B. vs. Albert Smith, 'Mlinnie vs. Edward
A. Williams, Mwbel vs. Steve Cu'bar,
Fannie vs. Xelson 'Buck, 'Herbert C.
vs. Jennie E. ißurgoon, Bertha B. vs.
Charles P. (M. Reynolds, Jean H. vs.
Hugh Whitford Xorris, and Estella vs.
Charles E. Sprout.
Swiss Assembly to Levy Tax
Berne, April 7. —The Swiss Federal
Assembly held an extraordinary session
yesterday, the chief purpose of which
was to discuss the advisability of en
acting a constitutional decree levying a
special income tax to defray tfie ex
penses of mobilization and other ex
penditures made necessary by the war.
Airbrake Company Taxed
Judge Kunkel this afternoon filed an
opinion holding the Westinghouse Air
brake Company liable to the State for
taxes to the amount of $6,856.34.
New Carpenter Appointed
S. 'M. Gingrich, of IMiddletown. has
heen appointed carpenter at the alms
house to succeed A. E. 'Myers, dismissed.
WORDS IN THE MAKING.
Our Language Grows by Terms Craated
to Fit the Occasion.
Language can lie made in tbe li
brary, no doubt, and in the laboratory
also, but it is uiost often and most
effectively creuted in the workshop
and in the market place, where the
Imaginative energy of ol race ex
presses itself spontaneously in swift
creating the lacking term in response
to the unexpected demand. Nothing
could be better, each In Its own day,
than picturesque vocables like scare
bead and loan shark, windjammer and
hen minded, all of them American con
tributions to tbe English language awl
all of them examples, of tbe purest
English. Hen minded Is an adjective
devised by Mr. Howells to describe
those women who are so common la
all walks of life and who are made
up of only one aim at a time und of
manifold anxieties at all times. Scare j
head and loan shark are the products ,
of the newspaper office, while wind
jammer was put together by some
down east sailor man. Inheritor of the
word forming gift of his Island an
cestors who helped to harry tbe ar
mada. "Windjammer," remarked Pro
fessor Glldersleeve, trained by hla
Intimate knowledge of Greek to ap
preciate verbal vigor aa well as verbal
delicacy—"windjammer Is a One word,
I grant, and so is every Anglo-Saxon
compound that grows and ia not
made."'
But all new words are not of neces
sity good words. Ben Jonson, who
was himself a frequent maker of new
worda, displayed his shrewdness when
he declared that "custom is tbe most
certain mistress of language as the
publlcke stainpe makes the current
money," adding as a caution. "But wee
must not be too freqnent with the '
mint, every day coynlng." Brander !
Matthews in Harper's Magazine.
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