SVOBODftUINEW
IE. IS REPORT
Real Name of Suspect
In the La Touraine
Steamer Fire Said to
Be Schwind
NEW EVIDENCE
AT THE HEARING
Sorts of Bumors in Connection With
Fire That Threatened Destruction
of French Liner While on Her
\ Way to Europe
Paris. April 14.—The real name of
the man known as Raymond Swoboda,
now on trial before a court-martial on
charges of arson and espionage, is
Raymond Ruff Schwind, was developed
at the hearing, according to the
"Journal." The prisoners, whose ar
sest resulted from the investigation
into the fire aboard the La Touraine,
answered without hesitation questions
asked by Captain Julian in an effort
to establish his identity. This was t.he
most important point brought out dur
ing the examination.
Schwind, declaring the charges
against him baseless, complained of the
slow progress made in the investigation
and appeared disappointed because his
lawyer was not permitted to be pres
ent during the inquiry.
Schwind obtained an American pass
port by a subterfuge, according to the
"Figaro." Knowing that the munici
pal records of San 'FYancisco were de
stroyed in the fire which followed the
earthquake he is said to have informed
the embassy that he was born in that
city. Since it was impossible to ob
tain proof of this statement the em
bassy accepted his word and issued the
passport. The paper says his conduct
aroused suspicion and he was under
surveillance both in Paris and New
■York.
A London business man is quoted
as saying that he recognized in
Schwind a man once employed by him
as a German clerk who said he was
bom in Bremen and that his father
was a German fiscal official.
PATHFINDERS RETURN
Royal Reception Assured Participants
in Publicity Run
After mapping the route of the pub-
Jieity run of the Motor Club of Har
r risburg, which will be held May 10, 11
and 12, the pathfinders returned to
Harrisburg last night, after being on
the road since Sunday morning. The
schedule to be maintained on the run
was arranged. The motorists were well
received and ave assured a royal wel
come during the run.
George £>. Proud, who is managing
the run, will have to return to Millville,
N. J. .to attend a bearing before a jus
tice. the motorists having violated an
ordinance of that town by throwing out
circulars while passing through the
jJace. At another time J. Clyde Mv
ton's machine dug into the sand and
was only rescued in time to avoid the
rising tide. This happened near Stone
IFiarbor, when a stop was made to gath
er clams. The roads, with the excep
tion of a small stretch, were in excel
lent shape.
MRS. ELMXRA SHOEMAN DIES
» Wormleysburg Woman Will Be Buried
Saturday in This City
Wormleysburg, April 14.—i Mrs. El
mi™ C. S'hoeman. 70 years of age, died
this morning at 1 o'clock of pneumonia
at her home. Second aud Walnut
streets. She leaves two daughters. (Fu
neral services wil be held Friday aft
ernoon at 1.30 o'clock. The Rev. S.
Edwin Rupip. pastor of Otterbein Unit
ed Brethren church, will officiate. Burial
will be made in the East Harrijfljurg
remetery on Saturday morning and will
be .private.
Bayonne Is Again Republican
Bp Associated Press.
Bayonne, N. J., April 14.—Com
plete returns of Bayonne's first munici
pal election held under the commissiou
form of government show that the vot
ers turned the city again over to the
Republicans by a majority of one in
the five commissionerships voted for
yesterday. Bert Daly, the present
Democratic Mayor, was defeated, being
« the sixth man in the race.
Charged With Heavy Theft
By Associated Press.
Columbus, 0., April 14. —George
W. Moss, an attorney, wanted in Lan
caster, 0., on a charge of having em
bezzled sums of money alleged to ag
gregate between SBO,OOO and SIOO,-
000, was arrested yesterday.
R. C. KENNEDY'S
UNUSUAL OFFER
Sells Dr. Howard's Remedy at Half
Price and Guarantees a Cure
"It isn't often that I have faith
enough in the medicine put up by other
people to be willing to offer to refund
the money if it does not cure," said
H» C. Kennedy to a Star-Independent
!>sn who dropped into his store, "but I
am glad to sell Dr. Howard's remedy for
constipation and dyspepsia on "that
bsßis.
•■-"The Dr. Howard Company in order
to get a quick introductory sale au
thorizes me to sell their regular fifty
cent bottles at half price, 25 cents,
aftd although I have sold a lot of it,
afld have guaranteed every package,
not one has been brought back as un
siftisfactory.
"I am still. selling the remedy at
hjJf price, although I cannot tell*how
long I shall be able to do so, and any
one who is subject to constipation, sick
hfadache, dizziness, liver trouble, indi
gestion or a general played out condi
tion, ought to take advantage of this
chance. You can tell your readers that
if* they are not satisfied with the rem
edy that they can come right back to
my store and I will cheerfully re
fund their money."—Adv.
* '
GERMANS SAY THEY CAVE
TB£ FALABA FAIR CHANCE
Berlin Account of Sinking of British
Asserts That Torpedo Wis Not
Fired Till Long After Warning
Was Given
Berlin, via Araster<lam to London,
April 14. —A semi-ofliiial account of
the sinking of the British steamer
Falaba by a German submarine, March
28, was made public here to-day. It
follows: »
"On receiving the signal, 'Stop, or
I fire,' the Falaba steamed off and sent
up rocket signals to summon help and
was only brought to a standstill after
a chase of a quarter of an hour.
"Despite the danger of an attack
from the steamer or from other ves
sels hurrying up, ths submarine did not
immediately fire, but signalled that the
steamer must be abandoned within ten
minutes. The men of the Falaba quick
ly entered the boats although the
launching took place in an unseaman
like manner. They failed to give as
sistance which was possible to pas
sengers struggling in the water.
Prom the time of the order to leave
the ship until the torpedo was dis
charged, not ten but twenty-three min
utes elapsed, prior to which occurred
the chase of the steamer, during which
period time might have been used to
get the boats ready.
"The torpedo was fired only when
the abroach of suspicious looking ves
sels from which au attack was to be
expected compelled the commander of
the submarine to take quick action.
When the torpedo was discharged no
body was seen ou board the ship ex
cept the captain, who bravely stuck
to his post. Afterward some persons
became visible, who were busy about a
boat.
"Of the crew of the submarine the
onlv ones on deck were those serving
"the cannon or those necessary for sig
nalling. It was impossible for them to
engage in rescue work, because the
submarine could not take on passeng
ers.
"Every word is superfluous in de
fending our men against malignant ac
cusations. At the judicial proceedings
in England no witness dared raise ac
cusations. It is untrue that at any
time the submarine displayed the Eng
lish flag. The submarine throughout
the affair showed as much considera
tion for the Falaba as was compatible
with safety."
Turks Officially Claim Victory
Constantinople, April 13, Via Wire
less to Berlin and Ixmdon, April 14,
8.55 A. M.—An official statement is
sued by the Turkish war office to-night
says: "Some enemy patrol ships to-day
(Tuesday) bombarded unsuccessfully
the batteries at the exit of the Darda
nelles. A cruiser and a destroyer both
were struck by shells."
Movement to Aid Foreign Children
New York, April 14. —The first step
toward the organization of children
throughout the United States to aid the
children of Europe will be taken here
to-morrow, when the young applicants
for admission to membership in a pro
posed league will be enrolled at the
production of a play to be given by
stage children.
German Dyestuffs Coming to America
Washington, April 14.—Arrange
ments have been completed for the
shipment to America of two cargoes
of German dyestuffs which were paid
for by the American importers before
March 11 and are now at Rotterdam.
German Charge Is Denied
Paris, April 14.—Denial of the Ger
man charge that churches and other
public buildings in Paris and Troyes
were being used for military purposes
is contained in an official statement is
sued last night by the War Oftice.
LINCOLN DEATH DAY ORDER
Flags at Half Mast in Honor of Anni
versary of Death
Washington, D. C., April 14.—Presi
dent Wilson last night signed the fol
lowing executive order, providing that
fitting observance be given to the an
niversary of the death of Abraham Lin
coln, who died 50 years ago to-morrow:
"As an evidence of the profound
affection of the American people for
the memory of Abraham Lincoln, it is
hereby ordeied that the executive of
fices of the I'nited States shall be
closed and that the national flag be
displayed at half mast upon all Fed
eral buildings and at all forts and mili
tary posts and naval stations, and on
all vessels oi the United States, and
that the representatives of the United
States in foreign countries shall in like
manner pay appropriate tribute to his
memory Thursday, April 15, 1915, the
fiftieth anniversary of his death.
"The owners aud masters of all mer
chant ships of the United Btates are
requested similarly to display the na
tional flag at half mast."
REYNOLDS WILL RECOVER
Engineer Who Was Shot in Cab Has
Continued to Improve
Calvin Keyuolds,. 1841 Park street,
the Philadelphia and Reading engineer
who was mysteriously shot in his cab
early Friday morning, has an excellent
chance to recover, physicians at the
Harrisburg hospital now believe. He
underwent an operation last Saturday
and his condition has steadily improved
until now it is believed that his recov
ery is certain.
Railroad policemen found that nine
shots had been fired at Reynolds, three
bullets in the cab of his engine and
five in a caboose which had just passed.
The shooting took place near Shippens
burg.
Mrs. Kemmerer States the Facts
Mrs. Joseph Kemmerer, of Camp
Hill, said this morning that a story
from Washington, Pa., that 245 bar
rels of whiskey were poured into the
sewer by executors in the estate of
her husband because the federal au
thorities would not allow the sale or
§ift of the liquor was untrue and that
ut a few barrels of wine were in the
estate and that they were teken to
Washington by the authorities. The
story was sent out from Washington,
Pa., under date ef April 9.
Billy Sunday to Reform England?
By Associated Press,
New York, April 14.—Billy Sunday
is to be asked to go to England to
wage a prohibition campaign among
the workinginen of that country, ac
cording to the "Tribune" to-day.
HARRISBUaG STAR-INDEPENDENT. WEDNESDAY EVENING. APRIL 14. 1915.
BIG BROTHER MOVEMENT
GETS BIG IMPETUS HERE
ISO Elka Anxious and Willing to Clare
for Wayward Juveniles After
Hearing John T. Re lily *t Annual
Installation Banquet
There are 130 supporters of the big
brother movement in Harrisburg and
all of them are Elks, that many mem
bers of the lodge attending the inSal
lation banquet in the Chestnut yireet
auditorium last evening, being fortu
nate enough to hear John F. tteilly, of
Hammond, Ind., chairman of the Elks'
big brother movement, who has made
an exhaustive study of fche subject and
is able to tell interesting facts of the
reformation of the juvenile offender by
the big brother method.
Mr. Reilly is opposed to the court
probation officer, who cares for scores
of boys and girls. He interested his
hearers to such an extent that most of
them want to be made big brothers to
some boy who can be reclaimed from a
life of evil by the right kind of associ
ation. He met the local big brother
committee yesterday afternoon.
The banquet was an installation
banquet but there was no installation,
the officers having taken over the reins
of government last Thursday night.
Last night 's banquet followed a custom
long in vogue in the local lodge No.
12, B. P. O. E. William K. Meyers,
past exalted ruler as toastmaster, in
troduced the speakers who were: F. H.
Kasatchnick, of Scranton; George F.
Falkenstein, of McKeesport, and Mr.
Reilly. Lieutenant Governor McClain,
who accepted an invitation to speak,
presided at a lengthy session of the
Senate last evening and could not at
tend the banquet.
The hall was elaborately decorated
with a profusion of sweet peas and
ferns in a pretty color scheme of pink
and green, while each member and
guest wore a red carnation buttoniere.
Under the direction of Clarence M.
Sigler the diners sang old songs and
new songs, interspersed with selections
by the Loeser orchestra. Abner Hart
man and Dr. B. S. Belinev sang solos.
The committee of arrangements in
cluded: William M. Hargest, Bertram
Shelley', J. Rowe Fletcher, Philip H.
Caplan, Charles H. Barner, Augustus
Wildman and R. L. Schmidt.
Many out-of-town Elks attended the
banquet.
TWO BIGLEACUES START
BASEBALL SEASON TO-DAY
( outlourd Front First Pant.
vania, planned to attend the opening
game of the New York and Brooklyn
Clubs at the Polo Grounds here. The
league's president WHS in au optimis
tic mood.
"I feel that thfsrace will be the
closest we have ever fought," he
said. "Our strength is well matched.
Boston and New York, of course, have
line clubs, while St. Louis and Chica
go have lighting teams that will not
take defeats without giving their op
ponents a great battle. The Phillies
have the greatest pitcher in America
in Grover Alexander and that counts.
Cincinnati will fool a lot of folks.
Herzog has those boys out there hust ;
ling and will put up "quite a fight to
get in the first division."
New York fans figured that with
four teams in thie city,' including
Brooklyn with its Federal League
club, there ought to be a fair chance
of winning one of the three big pen
nants.
Locally the pomp and ceremony
which formerly signalled the opening
games had been abandoned. There
were to be no speeches, nor parades.
Jeff Tesreafi, for the Giants, and Jeff
Pfeffer, for the Brooklyn, were the
opposing pitchers selected for the
opening game of the season.
Philadelphia. April 14. —Fine weath
er greeted the fans who traveled -to
Shibe Park to-day to see the opening
game of the season between Philadel
phia American League champions and
Boston.
This was Lajoie Day, in honor of
Napoleon Lajoie, the veteran second
baseman, who came back to Philadel
phia after an absence of thirteen
years.
incidental to the opening day ex
ercises the 1914 Americau League
pennant was flung to the breeze.
The battery prediction were Leon
ard and Carrigan for Boston, Bush and
Schang for Philadelphia.
Seek a Princlpal in New York
The special committee of the School
Boar.l that has been visiting candidates
for the principalship of the Central
High School, arrived in New York to
day, where candidates from near that
city were interviewed. The committee
will take short trips to Passaic, Hemp
stead and Englewood to see candidates.
The committee left here yesterday and
stopped off in A report will
be made next Friday night at the reg
ular meeting of the board.
Urged to Attend Housing Meeting
The Chamber of Commerce and City
Bureau of Health, constituting a joint
committee arranging for the Housing
Conference to be held in Harrisburg to
morrow and Friday, sent out letters to
dav to business men and other Har
risburgcrs urging them to attend the
public meeting that will be held in the
Harrisburg Public Library on Friday
evening. The subject will be discussed
by a number of authorities.
Supply Committee to Open Bids
In response to a motion by School
Director Yates that the Supply Com
mittee of the School Board first open
the bids and tabulate them for the
Board, that committee *ill meet to
morrow afternoon at 4.30 o'clock to
prepare recommendations on Tech and
High school supplies and coal for the
district.
Spain Suspends Import Duty
By Associated Pros.
Washington, April 14.—Spain has
suspended until further notice the im
port duty and transportation tax on
coal, which in the case of American
coal amounted to $1.06 a ton, ascording
to a cablegram from Ambassador Wil
lard received to-day.
Game Commissioner to Speak
• Game Commissioner Kalbfus will
speak at the Photoplay theatre on .Fri
day evening under the ausjpdces of the
8. P. C. A. His talk will be illustrated
'by pictures and will deal with pioneer
days.
COURT
HOLDS HARRISBURG IS
LIABLE FOR INJURIES
Mrs. Lulu O'Brien Who Fell Into Holt
In Pavement Telia Jury, In Soft
For Peers gee That She Never Will
Fully Recover
. Declaring that she was permanently
injured when she tripped and fell into
a hole in the pavement in Court street,
at the rear of the Dauphin Deposit
Trust Company, just below Market
street, Mrs. Lulu O'Brien this morning
appeared before a jury in Judge Mc-
Carrell 's side of common pleas court
and asked that the City of Harrisburg
be compelled to t»y her damages.
Her huebaud, W. H. O'Brien, also
is seeking redress, this to be compen
sation for the loss of his wife's sei vo
ices. The accident happened on Octo
ber 4, 1913, and Mrs. O'Brien accord
ing to Dr. John A. Fritchey was under
the care of a physician for more than
two months. Her right foot had been
badly sprained and Mrs. O'Brien de
clared that the injury yet gives her
much pain..The jury took the case late
this afternoon.
Mifflin township is held liable to the
A. L. Oreenberg Iron Company for
$763.7'5, this representing the cost of
material furnished the district by the
company together with two years' in
terest on the money. An ejectment pro
ceedings involving repairs that hail
been made to the basement of the
Photoplay theatre building, Market
street, was heard by a jury in No. 2
court room. Jacob and Isaac Silver
man are the plaintiffs against George
Brengle Miller.
To Build Apartment House
Mrs. Annie Simonetti took out a
building permit this morning to erect
a three-story apartment house and
store building at 423 Strawberry
street, to cost $6,500.
Marriage Licenses
Spiridon Evanoff and Stephanko
Mikolova, Steelton.
Charles Dokuuaugh, Wiconieco, and
Christina Eureagent, Lykeus.
Last Day to Pay Tax
Clerks in the office of the City
Treasury to-day did a rushing business
all because to-morrow is the last day
to pay 1913 city tax and 1914 school
tax on property. Properties on which
taxes remain unpaid after to-morrow
will be sold by the treasurer, within
the next few months or as soon as
preparations can be made therefor.
Show Coming to Town
The advance agent of the Barnum 4
Bailey circus has obtained a permit to
show at the Sixth and Seneca street
grounds, this city, on the afternoon an i
evening of May 6.
WHITMAN GIVES ROOT BOOST
Proclaims Latter As Foremost Repub
lican in the Land
By Associaled Press.
Albany, N. V., April 14.—Governor
Charles S. Whitman, at a dinner
tendered former United States Senator
Root, by Republican State Senators,
in honor of his election as president
of the Constitutional convention, wel
comed Mr. Root as the leader of the
Republican party in the (State and na
tion.
Senator Root, Governor Whitman
and the other speakers of the evening
prophesized the return to power of the
Republican party in the nation in No
vember, 1916. There was no mention,
•however, of possible presidential can
didates.
OLD LOO BHIDOE REMOVED
Oity Replacing Wildwood Park Struc
ture With One of Concrete
Work preliminary to the construction
of a new concrete bridge over the Pax
ton creek, at a point a short distance
below the 'breast of the Wildwood Park
dam, was begun bv a force of men un
der Park Commissioner Taylor this
morning. The new bridge will be 22
feet long and 22 feet wide and will
tost in the neighborhood of S6OO.
This bridge is proposed to replace a
log structure that had become dilapi
dated and was no longer considered
safe for heavy travel.
Tower City Pupils at Capitol
The Capitol was visited to-day t by
the civil government class of the Tow
er City 'Hiigh school in charge Of the
teacher, Miss Margaret A. Boyer. The
class visited all the points of interest
in the State House and was present
during a part of the sessions of each
branch of the Legislature. When the
visitors reached the Department of
Health they were received formally by
Commissioner Dixon, who made a short
address to them.
To Confer on ' 'Gap" Steps Plan
The conference at which City High
way Commissioner Lynch will a«k the
members of the Board of Public
Works to approve his plan to close the
gap in the river front wall at the Mar
ket street coal wharf with step sections
will likely be held to-morrow afternoon,
so Lynch announced this morning.
Lynch is satisfied, he said, that his
plan will be supported by the Public
Works Board.
Place Kroonland's Help Under Arrest
By Associated Pros.
New York, April 14.—Seventy-sev
en men and women, virtually the en
trid force of stewards and stewardesses
aboard the\ American liner Kroonland,
were placed under arrest to-day by im
migration officers and a warrant was
served on the captain, charging the
Red Star line owners of the vessel,
with violation of the alien,contract la
bor law. /
Woodmen to Meet in Lancaster
By Associated Press,
Wilkes-Batre, Pa., April 14.—The
Woodmen of the World and the Wood
men 's Circle in state convention here
to-day decided to hold their next bi
ennial meeting in Lancaster in April,
1917. Officers will be elected later. A
parade of the uniformed companies of
the organization will be held to-night.
Nose Broken Flaying Baseball
George Strine, of Pen brook, a press
feeder at the State Printery, Tenth and
Mulberry streets, suffered a fractured
nose while playing ball near the print
ery at noon to-day. He was struck on
the proboscis by a batted ball and
then went to the Harrisburg hospital
for repairs.
RACING BILL DIES;
THEIHS RECALLED
CtatluH Fran Flntt Ptft,
posed. Then the bill was placed on the
postponed calendar.
Sanitary sewers and sewage disposal
plants for rural 'dis'tnicte are author
ised at eounty expense, in a bill intro
duced in the Senate to-day by Sena
tor 1 Moore, of Allegheny. It is said to
he designed primarily for the relief of
boroughs and otjhcr towns which lie
close together in AllegHeny and other
western counties and are unable
individually to provide necessary sew
ers.
Health Board to Supervise
The bill provides for supervision of
plans, etc., by the State Department of
Health under the act of 1905, but it
is not a departmental measure.
Either the County Commissioners or
fifty free-holders of a county may pe
tition the Quarter Sessions court to es
tablish a trunk sanitary sewer or a
.disposal plant, or both. Upon approval
of the petition by a grand jury and
the court the work may proceed.' Such
pipes and plans are forever to be pub
lic prbpertv, with any municipality
along the line having the right of con
nection and use.
The court may form the county into
a "sewer districf" or several such
"sewer districts" may be established
in the county as topography and other
matters shall dictate.
Another bill introduced in the Sen
ate is one which has beeu expected
for some time. It provides that the
State shall carry its own fire and cas
ualty insurance. Senator Hoke, of
Franklin, introduced the measure.
Revenue from various sources is to
be placed in the insurance fund bv the
Revenue Commission and is to lie in
vested to the best advantage. This
process is to be continued until the
fund shall reach $1,000,000'. which
is to be the maximum. When the fund
is decreased because of losses by fire,
etc., additional revenue is to be used
until the maximum again is reached. 4,
The insurance on State property
carried by professional underwriters
will decrease as the State's own fund
increases. ,
Bills Passed Finally
The following bills were passed
finally:
Providing that when a councilmanic
candidate in a third class city shall
poll more than 50 per cent, of the pri
mary vote he shall be the sole nominee
for the one seat.
Providing for retirement on half
pay for life of State employes who
shall become disabled.
Requiring all public printing to be
done within the State.
Authorizing a commission to appro
priate money to hospitals.
The two Beidleman bills providing
that Mivand Mrs. E. D. Lut/. and Mr.
and Mrs. O. H. Watts, all of Millers
burg, mav sue the State in the Dau
phin counky courts.
Among bills reported from committee
were the following:
To establish a State home for delin
quent boys from o to lti years old.
House bill reorganizing the Division
of Distribution cf Documents.
Providing that unclaimed animals in
public pounds may be purchased by in
corporated schools for medicine, etc.,
for biological research.
House bill authorizing transportation
companies to grant reduced rates of
fare to clergymen.
$12.j,000 More For Sanitary Board
Mr. Sproul, Delaware. —Appropriat-
ing $120.000 additional to the Live
Stock Sanitary Board for foot and
mouth disease expenses.
Mr. Hotnsher, l^ancaster—Provid
ing that any person or firm purchas
ing poultry shall, when requested by
any police authority, divulge the name
of the person from whom such poultry
was purchased.
Mr. Yare, Philadelphia—Providing
for a State architect at $7,500; an as
sistant State architect at so,ooo and
a chief draughtsman at $2,500 in the
j department of public grounds and
j buildings who shall perform all the
architectural work needed v for any
State buildings.
The Senate cleared its second ami
first reading calendars aud at 1.1 S
p. in. adjourned until 10' a. in. Thurs
day. The second reading calendar con
tained several dozen appropriation
bills which will be considered on final
passage to-morrow.
THE EQUAL RIGHTS MEASURE
PARSES THE HOUSE, 138 TO 34
The Stein bill giving all persons
equal rights, regardless of race, color or
creed, in places of public accommoda
tion or amusement, aud making viola
tions of the act a misdemeanor, passed
the House this morning 'bv a vote of
138 to 34.
The sides of the hall and the gal
leries were filled with delegates of col
ored persons from Pittsburgh and Phila
delphia and there were many men and
women from this city to hear the dis
cussion of the bill.
Representatives Nissley and Wild
man, of Dauphin County, spoke in favor
of the measure and the Dauphin coun
ty delegation voted for it. Representa
tive Nissley said:
"If protection of the colored man
was not in the Republican party plat
form, 'I would as a man vote for this
bill. The district that I represent con
tains many colored people and I have
heard them tell of discrimination
against them. I shall certainly vote for
the bill." Mr. Nissley was greeted with
applause.
Mr. Wildman said that in his cam
paigns he had met and shaken the
hands of many colored people and he
found many of them superior intellectu
ally to persons of his own race. He
said that if he could ask/ them for
their vote he certainly thought it his
duty to support them in their fight for
equal rights.
Stein Quotes the Platform
When the bill was announced Repre
sentative Phillips, of Clearfield, moved
to have it postponed indefinitely, but
Representative Stein, of Allegheny, the
sponsor, asked that the motion be with
drawn to permit discussion.
In speaking for the (bill Representa
tive Stein quoted the Republican plat
form and its declaration of equal rights
for the negro and said the members
could not go behind that pledge. He
cited many important positions held by
the colored man in the State, the prop
erty they hold and declared that the
colored persons in his district in Alle
gheny are equal in intelligence to the
majority of the white residents.
Representative Geary, of Allegheny,
said the measure was of vital impor
tance to ?50,0<M) people in Pennsyl
vania. He argued that the colored man
is entitled to this right and that they
would not abuse the privilege which the
bill would accord.
Representatives Aron, Philadelphia;
\Jr, .0$ BadQ<kr
Telia Positive Cure
For All Foot Troubles
Science has proven that nearly all
foot troubles originate from a com
mon cause; that Of injured tissues.
The following Information will be
welcomed oy thousands of victims
of dally foot torture. So matter how
many patent remedies you have tried
In vain, this treatment well known
to foot doctors, will do the work.
"Dissolve two tablespoonfuls of Calo
cide compound in a basin of warm
water. Soak the feet for a full fif
teen minutes, gently rubbing the sore
Geiser, Northampton; Bungard, West
moreland; Palmer, Schuylkill; Nissley,
'Dauphin; Milliron, Armstrong, and
Wildman, Dauphin, spoke in favor of
the bill, while Representative Baldwin,
of Delaware, spoke against it. and Rep
resentative Phillips, Clearfield, made a
second attempt to have it postponed,
t>nt the motion was lost! Mr. Phillips
voted aye 011 the bill.
DRUG FIEND FALLS DEAD
Unable to Procure Narcotic Young Man
Drops on Street
By Associated Press.
New York, April 14. — As a result of j
the enforcement of the new law againtft
traffic in habit-forming drugs here, ten
young men who said they feared they
would become insane because they could
not obtain drugs to the use of which
they were addicted, were under treat
ment in Bellevue hospital to-day. They
were sent there bv a magistrate after
they had applied for admission to an
other hospital. Scores of others ap
plied for admission to various hospitals !
last night. Some of them were so faint
they could hardly walk.
One young man who had been unable
to obtain a drug from sources where
he forinedlv purchased it fell dead in
the street last night from the affect of
a naiVotic pill sold 'him oy an i.ann >.
peddler.
Suspend Increased Rates on Grain
By Associated Press,
Washington, April I..—The Inter
state Commerce Commission to day sus
pended until August 13 increased rates
on grain and grain products proposed
by the Pennsylvania, Baltimore and
Ohio, and other railroads. The rates
would have become effective April 13.
Oldest-Active Banker Dies
ihi Associated P; ess.
Norwalk, it.', April 14,—John Gard
iner, aged 99, the oldest active banker
in the United States, died to-day. He
was president of the Norwalk National
bank, in which he became a clerk 81
years ago, and until six months ago
went daily to his business office.
Calvary Brotherhood Meets
The Brotherhood of Calvary Presby
terian church met last night in the so
cial room of the church, with twenty
two members in attendance. The ad
dress of the evening was made by Rich
ard Chellew, after which refreshments
were served and a social hour eujoyed.
Famous Short Story Writer Dies
By Associated Press,
New York, April 14.—Kdwin Bliss,
of St. Louis, writer of short stories and
many moving picture scenarios, among
them "What Happened to Mary," died
suddenly of heart disease at a hotel
here to-dav.
To Train Students at Military Camps
By Associated Press,
Washington, April 14. —Preparations
are being made by the War Depart
ment for a five weeks' course of train
ing for thousands of students from col
leges and schools at military camps
during the coming summer.
Boy Injured Under Wagon
George Himes, 9 years old, son of
Cortex Himes, 123 Dock street, was
run over by a wagon near his home
this afternoon. He suffered a fracture
of the left thigh, which was reduced
at the Harrisburg hospital.
Fair and Continued Cold
The temperature shows no indication
of rising just yet and the local weather
observer again forecasts a minimum of
38 degrees for to-night with frost in
exposed places. The weather will con
tinue fair.
Choral Union to Sing
The Harrisburg Christian Endeavor
Choral Union will sing at the services
to be held at the Harrisburg hospital
next Sunday evening at 6 o'clock.
Members of the choral are requested
to be present.
15 Die As Illicit Alcohol Explodes
By Associated Press.
Petrograd, Via London, April 14.
Fifteen persons were killed last night
by an explosion in an illicit alcohol
distillery at Volkhova, a suburb of this
city.
Potter for P. O. S. of A. Office
H. Stewart Potter, of Camp 576, P.
O. S. of A., has been announced as a
candidate for president ,of the upper
Dauphin district of the' order. The
election will take place at Gratz on
May 1.
Earth's Diameter
The earth's greatest diameter is not
necessarily at the equator. According
to the eminent Professor Henkey, the
actdal greatest diameter is that taken
from the summit of Mount Chimbo
razo. The line drawn from this point
to the opposite side on a point in Su
matra gives a diameter of 7,9'2'9 miles.
—New York American.
Passed Alone
"You must have liked the servant to
whom you gave the letter of recom
mendation she showed Mrs. Binx,"
said one woman.
"I didn't care for her at all," re
plied the other. '' But I don't care for
Mrs. Binx, either."—Washington Btar.
•parts." The effects are marvelous.
All pain disappears instantly and the
feet feel simply delightful. Corns
and callouses can be peeled light off.
Bunions, aching feet and sweaty,
smelly feet get immediate relief. Use
this treatment a week and your
foot troubles will be a thing of tile
past. Calocide works through the
pores and removes the cause. Don't
waste time. Get It at once. Any
druggist has Calocide in stock or
will get it from hix wholesale house.
A twenty-five cent box is said to he
enough to cure the worst feet. Don't
be persuaded to take something else
instead. Calocide Is prepared only at
laboratories of Medical Konmula Co..
of Dayton. Ohio, and Chicago. 111.
FINANCE
NEW YORK STOCK EXHCANGE
QUOTATIONS
New York. April 14.
Open. Close.
Alaska Gold Mines ... 36% 36^j,
Amal Copper 7.1 % 73%
Amer Beet Sugar .... 46% 46%
American Can 35% 35%
do pfd 98% 99
Am Car and Foundry Co 31 51
Am Cotton Oil 51% "0%
Am lee Securities .... 33% 33%
j Amer Loco .. .' 36 39%
: Amer Smelting 72 72%
American Sugar J|109% 109
Amer Tel and Tel 120 120
Anaconda 35% 36
Atchison «j 10 3 102%
Baltimore and Ohio . , 76% 76%
Bethlehem Steel /. 128 132
Brooklyn R T 91% 91%
California Petroleum .. 16 16''.
Canadian Pacific ,169% 168%
Central Leather 38% 38%
Chesapeake and Ohio .. 46% 46%
Chi, Mil and St Paul . . 92% 92%
Chino Con Copper .... 43',i 44
Col Fuel and Iron ... 31% 32%
•Consol Oas ,121% 123%
■Corn Products 13% 14
,Distilling Securities ... 9% 9%
Krie 28% 28%
Brie Ist pfd 44% 44 Vi
tieneral Electric Co ...147% 149%
'General Motors ...... 1147% 14ft
Goodrich B F 5*2% 52
Great Nor pfd 120 119%
(ireat Nor Ore subs . . 39% 39%
Jnterboro Met 18 19%
| Interboro Met p+'d ... "0% i"3%
Kansas City So 25 25
Lehigh Vailey .142% 142%
I'Louis and Nash 122 122
j Mex Petroleum 76 "6%
] Mo Pae 16 16%
1 National Lead 64 63%
New York Cen 88 BS%
IXY, X H and H 61% 61%
['Norfolk ami West ... 104% 104%,
[ Northern Pac 109 109
Pacific Mail 23% 23
Penna R R 109% 109
People's Coke . 119% 120
Pittsburgh Coal 23% 22
do pfd 95 94%
Press Steel Car 35% 36%
Ray Con. Copper ..... 22% 22%
Repub. I. and S. pfd .. $3% 83%
Southern Pacific 92 91%
Southern Ry 18% 18%
do pfd 59 60
j Tennessee Copper 32% 32%
Texas Company 139% 139%
Third Ave 55 54'',
Union Pacific 131% 131%
U. S?. Rubber 73% 74%
U. f?. Steel 56 56%
do pfd 108% 10 8%
Utah Copper 64 64
Vir.Carolina Chem. ... 26% 26V$
Western 'Maryland .... 25 24%
W. U. Telegraph 65% 67%
Weetinghouse Mfg ... 78 78'/,
Chicago Board of Trade Closing
Chicago, April 14.—Close:
Wheat —May, 160%; July, 129%.
< .'ore—M ay, 74; July, 76%.
Oats—May, 57%; July, 34%.
Pork—May, 17.35; July, 17.87.
I«rd —May, 10.17; July, 10.42.
Ribs—'May, 10.12; July, 10.42.
WONDERFUL VACUUM
Science Can Produce It Almost to the
Point of Perfection
Scientists have succeeded in getting
what is practically a perfect vacuum—
have succeeded iu taking all the air
out of a space except the one hundred
and fifty millionth part of it. As long
as they had to deal with the old-time
so-called suction pump very low vacu
ums were impossible on account of
leakage. The mercury pump was relied •
011 to give the better vacuums, but
that took a long time, indeed. Then
the Gaede pump and before that the
Geryck pump improved matters, some
what. '
The device now .used is as ingenious
as it is swift and reliable. Suppose
Ciat we have a sealed tube containing
air. If we piace this in liquid hydro
gen the air in a few minutes becomes
a solid in the bottom of the tube.
If all the air were frozen we should
have a perfect vacuum left, but air
contains what the chemist calls
"traces" of several inert and hard to
freeze gases, two of which are helium
and neon. The tiny amount of these
rare gases foum-' in the air is, of
course, left in the space, and so a per
fect vacuum does rot appear. But
helium has been liquefied also. As liq
uefied heliu.n is the coldest thing ob
tainable, it will not freeze any more of
itself.
To malte the vacuum more complete,
however, it was decided to put somp
charcoal in the tube. It had long been
known that hot charcoal had the pow
er to absorb or "occlude'" gases, but
little was known about its power when
as cold as liquid air. A great surprise
was in store fcr tlie first man to try it,,
however, for it was found that it ab-'
sorbed a great deal more when very
cold than when warm, in some cases
seven or eight times as much. So the
charcoal placed in the space absorbed
a good part of the gases remaining, and
the wonderful vacuum of .0000058 of
a millimeter, tho normal pressure of
the air being 760 millimeters, Was ob
tained.—Chicago Herald.
"Papa, what is a politic,*! boss!"
"Well, son, all you have to do is to
think of how your mother would run
the whole citv."—Li/n.
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