HARBISBTTRG STAR-INDEPENDENT. FRIDAY EVENING. APRIL 16. 1915.
Real Estate
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_ SEAL ESTATE FOB SALE
CORNER LOT FOR SALE—Corner Hun
ter and Sixteenth streets; 20 feet on
Sixteenth street unci 100 feet on Hunter
street; water and sewer under curb on
Sixteenth street. Apply GEO. F. FAY
MAN. 43(i S. Sixteenth St.
FOR SALE—Good paying general store,
close to Harrisburg. Must sell on
account of other business. Address
37,">4,_care Star-Independent.
BUNGALOW FOR SALE—B rooms, bath,
sat, furnace, porch; lot 35x110; fruit,
garden; 20-foot alley on rear. Price
$2,500. Little cash needed. BELL
Rb'ALTY CO., Bergner Building.
NO. 35 S. THIRTEENTH ST—dwelling
and store room; lot 25x100; price rea
sonable. This is a good property to buy
as it will greatly increase in value.
BELL REALTY CO., Bergner Building.
5 ACRiES—Level limestone soil; one
mile east of Mechanlcsburg on Trin
dle Road; 3 squares from trolley line;
no buildings; price $1750. BRINTON-
P ACKER CO., Second and Walnut Sts.
FOR SALE—
-22 N. Nineteenth St., 3-story brick
dwelling, 9 rooms, bath and furnace;
porches; side- entrance; lot 1714x77;
price $3,400.
On Good Hope Road, West Falrvlew,
254-story frame dwelling; 6 rooms; lot
88x160. Price sl,ood. BRINTON - PACK
ER CO., Second and Walnut Sts.
FOR SALE- —Choice front and corner
building lots for sale in Hainton.
Address 3751, care Star-Independent.
FOR SALE—Grocery store, furniture, 3
counters, shelving with rocker bins.
Apply 2019 Green St.
BEAL ESTATE FOR RENT
FOR RENT—63S Woodbine; 8 rooms,
bath, gas and furnace, sls iper montn.
JOHN H. MALONEY, Real Estate and
insurance, 1619 Green street.
FOR RENT—927 N, Second street; ten
room house with all improvements;
inquire next door, N. Second St.
SIR. WM. URICH.
FOR RENT
1317 Derry St., apartment $35.00
1315 Market, apartment J30.00
Apartments from J22.50 to $32.50
1841 Zarker, house $20.u0
133 S. 14th $20.00
454 Crescent, SIB.OO
2 houses, each $25.00
2 houses, each $ll.OO
HARVEY T. SMITH, 204 S. 13th St., or
Bell phone 248 M.
FOR RENT—Desirable offices, in the
Spooner Building, No. 9 N. Market
Square, third iloor, fronting on Court
Ave. Apply Commonwealth Trust Co.,
222 Market street.
FOR RENT—Houses with all improve
ments, at moderate rentals. J. E.
GIPPLE. 1251 Market St
BEAL ESTATE FOB SALE OB BENT
FOR RENT. OR SALE—6IO Muench St.,
8 rooms, bath, gas, furnace; rent,
$17.00 per month. Inquire at 1320 N.
Third street.
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BOOMS WANTED
WANTED—Young married couple would
like three rooms on second tioor, with
private family, on the Hill. Address
8753, care Star-Independent.
APABTMENTB FOB BENT
FOR RENT—Two 5-room corner apart
ments, modern improvements, front
and rear porches. Apply 2019 Green St.
FOR RENT—Apartment of five rooms,
bath and laundry room, second door,
corner property, plenty of light; must
be seen to be appreciated. GEORGE
W. MYERS, 225 Hummel St.
REDUCED RENTS—Three modern. Im
proved 7-room apartments for rent to
adults. All conveniences. Location 239
6. Thirteenth St Apply on premises or
phone 2283 L
BEAL ESTATE FOB SALE OB BENT
HOUSES FOR RENT and 2 H-story
dwelling houses for sale. Elder Real
and Derry Sts.
pmmmrn
Lost and Found
FOUND.
FOUND—The well-dressed man. He
always sends his clothes to Eggert's
Steam Dyeing and French Cleaning!
Works, 1245 Market St. Do you? Call I
and deliver.
FOUND—A decided Improvement In my !
appearance since having mj) clothing
cleaned and pressed at Parisian Dye
Works, 1409 N. Third. Branch, Hoffman-
Kerns, 337 Chestnut. Bell phone. Call
ing and delivering.
LOST
1/3S r Bunch of keys, on Wednesday, I
probably in upper end of city. Finder I
will please return to Star Hotel, Reily
and Williams streets.
LOST April loth, pocket'book contain
ing about SIS,OO, between Western
1 nion Office and Armorv. Reward if '
returned to ED. RUPP, Western Union !
Office.
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Legal
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NOTICE—The Harris Building and Loan
Association will meet at the Commer- !
< ial Bank, at 8 p. m„ April 19, 1915, for i
the nomination of officers and directors!
and the transaction of other business.
The annual election will be held at the
same place at 8 p. m., on Mav 17.
WILMER CHbW,
Secretary.
LAWYEBS' PAPER BOOKS
Printed at this office in best style, at (
' lowest prices and on short notice.
SEIDEL PARK ]
The Ideal Spot for j j
A Summer Home j]
Seidel Park is located on the west '
shore of the Susquehanna fiiver, im- |
mediately south of Mnrvsville and '
has for its picturesque surroundings
the river and bordering mountains, !
presenting a view that is unsur
passed anywhere /in this section. ■
Beautiful shade frees add to its !
natural beauty. Boating and fishing
right at hand add to its attractions.
Prices of lots upon application.
MILLER BROTHERS & CO. :
RGAI. ESTATE 1
Fire Ininmnee Suretr n«n<U 1
I'Ot-uxt mi«l Court Street* *
Waiits "
HELP WANTED—MALE
i rHUKE good stone lhasons wanted;
» Nineteenth and Greenwood streets.
1 E. H. SCHKLL.
-OUNG MAN for drafting and archi
tectural tracing, with some experl
. ence. Box 452, Humme latown, Pa.
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SITUATIONS WANTED—HALE
WANTED—A position by younfc mar
ried man, 15 years' experience in the
grocery business. Address S. E. W.» suu
station No. 3, City.
CHAUFFEUR wants position; private or
» commercial; make own repairs; sober;
not afraid of hard work; city or coun
' try. Address 1913 Derry St. Bell phone
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" WHITE MAN wants work of any kind;
> experieuced in grocery business. Ad
• dress 80ti N. Sixth.
- M,\N wants position as day or night
watchman; bust references. Call
United phone 441 Y.
: YOUNG colored man wishes position as
; chauffeur. Apply 209 N. Second St..
1 Steelton, Pa.
■ YOUNG married man wishes position
' as chauffeur; 7 years experience; or
any other kind of work; also handy
man around horses. Address L. R. D.,
122 Hoyer Ave.
SITUATIONS WANTED—MALE AND
I FEMALE
GERMAN man and wife want work;
can't speak English. Man is experi
enced carpenter. P. O. Box 111, Steel
ton, Pa.
HELr WANTED—FEMALE.
1 WANTED—White girl or woman for
general housework. Call or address
! 3003 Riverside Drive.
WANTED —A girl for dining room
work. Apply Hershey House, 327
■ Market street.
i WANTED—A white woman at the Penn
i sylvania hotel, 313 Broad street, for
i general housework.
| WANTED —Girls over 16
, years of age to learn cigar
making. Paid while learn
ing. Apply at Harrisburg
• Cigar Company, 500 Race
street.
SITUATIONS WANTED—FEMALE.
EXPERIENCED chamber maid desires
position. Address or call 868 Calder
street.
WANTED—A position as dishwasher or
kitchen work of any kind; no cook
ing. Address 427 Strawberry Ave.
WANTED —A place to do chamber work
in a hotel by a white woman. Ad
dress M., 3752, care Star-Independent.
A COLORED woman wants day's work.
Call or write 520 Brown's Ave., City.
LADY wants washing and ironing at
home. Call 302 S. River St. Phone
3694 W.
WANTED—Colored woman wants dish
washing or scrubbing to do. Address
433 North Ave.
YOUNG GIRL wishes position as cook
or upstairs girl in private family;
willing to go to the country. Address
202!) Green street. ,
GENERAL housework in private fam
ily. by young married woman; preTer
. place in orjiear Mont Alto, where Hus
band is confined, MARGARET MOR
RIES, Josephine, Pa. P. O. tj.
YOUNG LADY stenographer, would like
position to do light offlct' work; has
experience; state salary paid. Address
It. A., 112 Sylvan Terrace.
Sale and Exchange
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FOE SALE
ONE Upright Mahogany Arion Piano;
price $99.00; $5.00 down, $5.00 month
ly. WINTER PIANO CO., N. Fourth
| street.
FOR SALE—Good family work horse;
works single or double. Cheap. D.
j .1. TITTLE, 300 Calder St.
I FOR SALE—Classy light roadster,
i speedy, llrst class condition. Call on
CHAW. LAMPAS, 414 Market St.
ONE Upright Mahogany Straube Piano;
price $99,00; $5.00 down, $5.00 month
ly. WINTER PIANO CO., 23 N. Fourth
street.
FOR SALE—At a sacrlrtce, electric ice
| cream factory, including two large
churns, belting, shafting, large motor,
I full equipment. Address 3755, care
Star-Independent.
ONE Ebonized Bradbury Upright Piano;
price $99.00; $5.00 down, $5.00 month
ly. WINTER PIANO CO., 23 N. Fourth
' street.
ONE PIANO —Was used about one year.
1 am leaving city and will sell it
reasonable on monthly payments. Ad
dress 3748, care Star-Indepeudeut.
PRIVATE collection Victrola records,
one-tliird to one-half oif listed price;
sold singly or any numlier; mostly Red
Seal records; 230 Slate St. Bell phone
US tilt. Some choice bargains.
ONE Storey & Clark Walnut Upright
Piano, like new; was $450, now $198;
$5.00 down and $:;,00 monthly. WINTER
PIANO CO., 23 N. Fourth street,
FOR SALE—AT GABLE'S. 113, 115 and
117 South Second street. 5,00t) gallons
New Era Ready Mixed Paint, Acme
quality. All the full line of the Acme
make.
FOR SALE—At GABLE'S, 111-117 South
Second St.. 5,000 sets new Sash, Bxlß
xl;s 1-. primed and glazed, at $1.15 per
»et. Also other sizes.
ONE Upright llahogany Wessell Piano;
price $99.00. $5.00 down, *5.00 month
ly. WINTER PIANO CO., 23 N. Fourth
street,
FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE
PIXIT of ground, 104x75 feet, three
blocks fiom Union Station, cellars
already excavated; bargain for quick
buyer. Also Roller Process Grist Mill,
line water power, up strfte. Address
Realty, 2* Evergreen St.. City.
Boy Has Appendicitis
Melvin Ludwig, 8 years old, son of
Jerome Ludwig, 1908 State street, was
operated on at the Harrisburg hospital
last, evening for appendicitis. His con
dition was much improved this morn
ing and his early recovery is looked
for.
Connection Plain
firown—What a rig that woman has
on I Jones (looking)—'By Jove, that re
minds me I've got to get some castor
oil for-—'Brown—Eh! I fail to see how
that rig can remind you of castor oil.
Jones —The bad taste of it, my boy.——
'Boston Transcript.
EX-PRESIDENT TAFT CUES!
AT EXECUTIVE MANSION
Governor Brumbaugh Entertained at
Dinner Complimentary to HH House
Quests—Covers Were tyal d for
Thirty Guests
Governor Martin <J. Brumbaugh en
tertained at dinner at the Executive
Mansion Last night complimentary to
William Howard Taft, former president
of the United States, who was the
guest of 'liairisburg and tho Common
wealth otf Pennsylvania yesterday. Cov
ers were laid for the following guests:
Dimner Beeber, Cyrus H. K. Curtis,
John Gribbel, Louis J. Kolb and Wil
liam T. Tilden, all of Philadelphia,
honso guests of the Governor; Speaker
Charles A. Ambler, MayoV Joseph G.
Armstrong, of Pittsburgh; Senator E.
E. Beidleman, Headmaster Arthur E.
Brown, of tho Harrisburg Academy; At
torney General Francis Shunk firown,
Chief Justice J. Hay Brown, of the
Supreme Court; Senator ■ Clarence J.
Buckman, Spencer C. Gilbert, M. C.
Kennedy, of Charobersburg; Senator
Charles H. Kline, Lieutenant Governor
Frank B. MeClain, Senator James P.
McNichol, Lewis S. Sadler, of Carlisle;
Senator William C. Sproul, Adjutant
General Thomas J. Stewart, Senator
Edwin H. Vare, Representative George
W. Williams, Representative Henry I.
Wilson, Representative W. H. Wilson,
Cyrus E. Woods, Secretary of .the Com
monwealth, and Representative James
F. Woodward.
PATRIOTIC SONS MEET
Important Business Transacted at
Meeting Held Last Night
Washington Camp No. 8, Patriotic
Order Sons of America, which meets
every Thursday evening in Bible &
Clark's hall, Third and Cumberland
streets, held a business session last
night, having a large attendance pres
ent.
The camp has decided to get a new
piano and a committee was appointed to
draw up resolutions on account of the
death of Charles 11. Kitzelman. Patri
otic addresses were given while the re
freshment committee were serving re
freshments to all. After the regular
business meeting a social hour and
smoker was enjoyed. The camp expects
to have a large attendance at Reading
in August during the State camp con
vention.
Miscellaneous
FURNITURE PACKING
PACKING—A. H. SHRENK. 1»06 North
Sixth street, first class packer of fur
niture. china and orlcabrac. Hell phone
199 W.
STORAGE.
KIR E-PROOF STORAGE warehouse, di
vided into private rooms l'or storage
of household goods. New building. Low
insurance. Inspection invited. 437-445
Suuth Second street. H-AIUUSBURU
aI'UKAUE CO.
FREIGHT DRAYAGE, storage, shippers
and distributors of merchandise of alt
kinds; prompt and efficient service,
Wai'.ehou*eß on f. li, H. and R. & R.
tracks. -VIuNTUOi-'EK Y &. CO., Reipher
Lane, i'eiitu ueiow Jdarket fib
MISCELLANEOUS
SIGNS of.all kinds; brass signs at half
price; our simplified process makes
this possible; strictly high class work
guaranteed. MA.NAHAN & CO., 24 s.
uewbeiry street.
FINANCIAL
MONEY TO LOAN upon real estate se
curities ,n any anmounts and upon
any terms to suit the borrower. Ad
uress P. O. box 174.
WANTED TO BUY
WANTED—Bicycles, or parts of bicy
| cles, for hignest cash prices, at once.
Try Keystone quick repair service and
save money. KEYSTONE CYCLE CO.,
Sl4 North Third St. Roth phones.
ALL BLINDS OF HAULING
ALL kinds of hauling; large two-ton
truck; furniture, pianos, freight. In
the city and suburbs. Prices reason
able. Picnic and pleasure trips, day or
evening. WM. H. DARE. 1453 Vsrnon
St. Bell phone 3517 J.
Death and Obituary
DIED.
MYERS—On April 14, 1915, Mrs. Mary
A. Myers, aged 74 years.
Funeral services this evening at 7.30
o'clock, from the residence of her
daughter, Mrs. J. A. Miller, 208 Kelker
street. Funeral services on Saturday
morning at 10 o'clock, at Millersville,
Pa., with interment in the Mennonlte
cemetery.
WINGERT—On April 15, 1915, at 5 a.
m„ Mrs. Barbara Wingert, widow of
the late Jesse Wingert, at her home
133# Susquehanna St., In her 75th
year. '
Funeral on Monday morning at 8.30
o'clock, from the above address. Ser
vices at St. Lawrence's German Catho
lic church, at 9 o'clock, to which rela
tives and friends »re invited to at
tend. Interment In Harrisburg ceme
tery.
MONEY
If you work, keep house,
pay your bills and need 1
money for a good purposar
we can supply It In
amounts of |5 to J2OO at
legal rates, payable weekly
or monthly.
Organized in 1909 by
local people with local cap
ital to save borrowers from
extortion, the Co-opera
tive, regardless of what
others advertise, still leads '
for business rates, terms
and service.
CO-OPERATIVE
Loan ft Inrntment Co.
204 CHRSTNUT ST. 1
Open dally from 8 a. m. to
6 p. ra„ and Wednesday and
Saturday evenings until 9
o'clock.
FINANCE
BIG ADVANCES RECORDED
- IN STOCK MARKET TO-DAY
American Locomotive, Nen* York Air
brake and Westinghouse Electric
Ascend Many Points on Rumors of
Large War Orders Being Received
By Associated Pfess, \
New York, April 16.—Wall Street.
"War" specialties rose buoyantly at
the opening at to-day's stock market.
Shares of the American bocomotivo
Gompany, New York Airbrake Compar
and Westinghouso Electric Company,
all of which are said to have received
large orders of supplies from foreign
governments rose from 7 to 20 points
at the outset of the day's trailing. Nev
er in the history of the Stock Exchange
have securities of these classes reg
istered such extraordinary advances.
American Locomotive opened with a
block of 3,500 shares at 60 to 68,
against yesterday's close of 49 1-2.
Airbrake opened at 87, u nine point
advance, which it soon increased to an
11 1-2 points and Westinghouse rose
seven points to 89. All of these stocks
soon fell back, however, Locomotive
yielding 12 pointa-of its gain.
Bethlehem Steel opened four points
higher and among the leaders, Reawling,
Great Northern and U. 8. Steel rose a
point or more. New Haven was the
strongest of the railroad stocks at a 3
point gain. Many specialties were up 1
to 2 points.
Standard stocks reacted from i to 2
points in the course of the morning,
some declining to or under yesterday's
closo while the specialties fell back 3
to 12. Locomotive and Westinghouse
failed to recover their top prices of tho
morning but airbrake added 5 points
to its early high figure. Throughout the
morning session there were indications
of further profit taking by substantial
interests. Although exact data was not
available it was generally believed
that Europe was again extremely ac
tice on the selling side. Trading in
the first two hours approached the re
cent high record. Bonds were firm.
Philadelphia Produce Market
Philadelphia, April 16.—Wheat high
er; No. 2 red* car lots, export. 1 09162:
No. 1 norther, Duluth export, 16>J@172.
Corn higher; No. 2 spot, export, 77fi)
78: No. 2 yellow, local, 81@>82.
Oats steady; No. 2 white, 63V&@64.
Bran firmer; winter, per ton, "$29.50;
spring, per ton. $27.00®27.50.
Hefined sugars firm; powdered, 6.00;
fine granulated, a.SO; confectioners' A
6.80.
Butter firm; western creamery, ex
tra, 32; nearby prints, fancy, 35.
Eggs firm; nearby firsts," free case,
6.30; do., current receipts, free case,
G. 15; western extra firsts, free case, 6.30;
do., firsts, free case, 6.15.
Live poultry weak; fowls, 17@17U'
old roosters, 12®12H; chickens, 14® 18;
turkeys, 15<@) 17; ducks, 16017; geese,
12 ® 15.
Dressed poultry steady; fresh killed
fowls, fancy, 18 19; average, 16617;
unattractive, 14 @ls; old roosters, 13' A;
frozen fowls, 16 @18; roasting chickens,
17@20; broiling chickens, 22®27; tur
keys, 18@22; ducks, 12@18; gucse. 12
@l6.
Potatoes weaker; Pennsylvania, per
bushel, 50 @55; Maine, 50@55; New
York, 43@48.
Flour firmer; winter straight, 6.75®
7.00; spring straight, 7.00@7.25.
Hay firmer; No. 1 large bales, 18.00®
18.50; No. 1 medium bales, 18.00® 18.50;
No. 2, do., 16.00@ 17.00; No. 3, do., 14.00
@15.00; sample, 13.00@14.00; light mix
ed, 17.50@18.00; No. 1, 16.50@17.00; No
2, 14.50 @15.50.
Chicago Live Stock Market
Chicago, April 16.—Hogs—.Receipts,
10,000; slow. Bulk, 7.25@7.45; light,
7.20@7.45; mixed, 7.15@7.65; heavy, 6.85
@7.50; rough, 6.85® 7.05; pigs, 6.00®
Cattle—Receipts, 6,000; steady. Steers,
6.20@6.55; western steers, 5."65(&'7 50;
cows and heifers, 2.90 @3.60: calves. 7 25
® 8.25.
Sheep—Receipts. 8,000; steady. Sheep,
7.50@8.60; lambs, 8.00@10.65.
BONORSFORJBAD EDITOR
Kansas City Suspends Business During
Obsequies of the Late Wil
liam R. Nelson
By Associated Press.
Kansas City. Mo., April 16.—Flags
were at half-mast here to-day, schools
and public libraries were closed and
hundreds of business houses and fac
tories suspended operations during the
hour of the funeral of William R. Nel
son, editor of the Kansas City-"Star,"
whose death occurred Tuesday.
The services at the Nelson home were
open to the public. Private services
were held at Mount Washington ceme
tery. Bishop Cameron Mann, Episcopal
bishop of Florida, and a lifelong friend
of Mr. Nelson, had charge of the cere
monies. The pallbearers were selected
from among the employes of the
"Star," various departments being
represented. There were no honorary
pallbearers and simplicity marked ail
arrangements.
Many civic and commercial organi
sations gathered to attend the services
in membership bodies and scores of
friends of Mr. Nelson from other cities
were present. Employes of the
"Star" visited the home in the morn
ing hours to pay their respects to the
memory of the editor. The pajjer print
ed but one edition to-day.
GONE TO SEE ASPHALT PLANT
Lynch and Cowden In Scranton To-day
—Contract to Be Awarded Tuesday
Before selecting the firm to which
the contract for Harrisburg's munici
pal asphalt repair plant is to be award
ed, Highway Commissioner William H.
Lynch and City Engineer M. B. Cow
den to-day went to Scranton to' in
spect an asphalt plant constructed by
the F. Eh Cummer & Son Company, of
'Cleveland, O. The Cummer company
is one of the firms that submitted pro
posals for building Harrisburg's plant
and, it is said, has an equal chance
with one other firm of getting the !
contract.
The specifications submitted by the
half dozen bidders all have been close
ly examined by the Highway Commis
sioner and the city engineer and the
type of plants furnished by the Cum
mer company and Warren "Brothers, a
Boston, Mase., firm are considered by
them to be best for Harrisburg. The
contract will be awarded at Tuesday's
meeting of the City CommiMioners.
Lynch and Cowden will return to
Harrisburg to-morrow night.
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Printed at this ofliee in best style, at
lowest prices anu da rhort notice.
MASONS WILL CELEBRATE
IN ENLARGED CATHEDRAL
f Building Committee Promises Consis
tory That $5,1100 Improvments Will
Be Made fti Time for the Fiftieth
Anniversary Exercises in November
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f By next November llarrisburg Con
sistory of Scottish Rite Masons will oc
cupy the enlarged cathedral, the plans
for which arc now in the hands of the
| building committee, consisting of Wil
liam 11. Donaldson, George A. Gorgas,
' Churlja E. Covert, W. 11. H. Baker,
William B. Bennett, L. V. Rausch and
Ilenry W. (lough, the first three being
i trustees of the Consistory.
The plans for the contemplated en
largement and improvement of the
' cathedral at North and Capital streets,
embrace the occupancy of the house
No. 126 North street, adjoining the pres
i cut cathedral, but do not include the
house on the extreme corner, now cs
cupied as a boarding house. The first
floor of No. 32 6 and the social rooms'
in the rear will all be thrown into one
large dining room, and will increase the
, capacity from 325 lo abyut 600 per
sons, which will be iim'.le to accommo
date tho large and growing moinbershijr.
The main entrance to the cathedral will
be at No. 326, and the present entrance
will be used as an exit. The oflfre of
1 the secretary also will be on the first
floor, but will be considerably enlarged.
The second floor of the present
cathedral and the addition will be
thrown into an assembly room as an en
trance to the main auditorium, used for
ceremonies, but the auditorium will not
be enlarges. The social rooms will bo
removed from the rear on Capital street
to the third and fourth floors, and will
bo handsomely fitted up with every con
venience. The basement under the old
social (fuarters will be connected with
the basement under the present cathe
dral and used as cloak rooms. The bil
liard and pool rooms will be placed ou
the third ami fourth floors.
The building committee has been in
structed to proceed at once with the
work of alteration and enlargement and
it is estimated that the cost will be
about $0,500. The detailed plans will
be made at once and tile work will be
completed so that the new quarters will
be ready for occupancy in time for the
fall meeting in November, when the
Consistory will observe the celebration
of the fiftieth anniversary of its organ
ization. This celebration will last a
week, and a number of men prominent
in Masonic circles from all over tfce
country will be invited to be preseut
and participate iu the exercises.
Harrisburg Consistory is holding a
meeting to-day ;.nd a class of thirty-five
is being instructed in the 15th, 16th,
17th and 18th degrees, the remaining
degrees, up to tho 32d, to be conferred
in May.
2MEN PERISH WHEN FIRE
SWEEPS CAVE-LIKE HOME
Continued From First Page.
Row, to employes at the old Paxtang
electric light plant, Reed, while passing
the home of the Jackson brothers last
evening, noticed a keg of beer on tap
and several bottles of whiskey nearby
from which, he said, the two brothers
were drinking alternately. One theory
is that the men later were sleeping so
soundly froni the effects of drink that
they failed to be aroused when the
shack took fire and so perished.
Thefts Are Traced to "Hut"
Some of tho former inmates of
"Fort Cinder " have given the Steelton
police much trouble. IMany stolen ar
ticles having been traced to under
ground huts there, but. almost always
it was impossible to fasten the thefts
on the inmates for lack of evidence.
Only once in two years was any loot
recognized and recovered from the place
and that was a quantity of smoked
meat stolen from a foreigner residing
on Frederick street, Steelton. This for
eigner had made a private mark on the
meat which the thief overlooked and
failed to remove.
Coroner Eckinger made a prelimi
nary investigation as to the cause of
the deaths of the two men this morning.
Ho stated he found nothing indicating
foul play and that from appearances
the blaze was started from the over
heated cook stove "by accident.
The Jackson brothers were iniddle
| aged men and were eking out a pre- |
carious existence in their cinder hut i
while waiting on increased activity in
the steel mills to provide them with
employment.
SUGGESTS MBSAICTAW IN
.REPLACINGSUNKEN SHIPS
Paris, April 16, 4.45 A. M.-—M. |
Legnalee de Mezauban, president of i
the Brittany Shipowners' Association,
j has suggested that the minister of ma
i rine replace each ship belonging to the
j allies sunk by a German submarine by
| a vessel of corresponding size from
j among the 278 German ships detained
at French ports since the beginning
of the war. This M. De Mezauban be
lieves would cause German ship own
ers to do their utmost to induce Em
peror William to put a stop to a
method of warfare, the cost of which j
was borne by them.
The proposal of M. de Mezauban j
has been taken into consideration by j
the French government but before it
can be put into oxecution an arrange- '
inent must be reported with the Brit- |
ish authorities.
French Destroy Railway Bridge
Paris, April 16, 12.20 X P. M.—An of-j
fieial statement issued to-day by the
French Ministry of Marine said: " Yes
terday morning a French battleship de
stroyed the railway bridge on the line;
which joined the interior regions of j
Syria and tho city of Saint Jean
D'Acre."
The Razor Quartet
"Haydn once exclaimed when shav
ing, 'I will give my best quartet for a
razor,' " remarked Sir Alexander C.
Mackenzie in an address before the
Royal institution, "and a man offering
him a couple secured the manuscript
of what is now called the 'Bazor' quar
tet."
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J. C. LYNCH TO MAKE ADDRESS
Phlladelphian Will Talk on Monday to
Telephone Society of Harrisburg
The Telephone Society of Harris
burg will hold its regular monthly meet
ing on Monday, April 19, at 8 p. m., in
the Board of Trade hall. The speaker
will bo J. C. Lynch, a prominent tele
phone man, of Philadelphia. His sub
ject will be "Just Piuggiug Up Calls."
100.000 UNION EN IDLE
| Work Practically Tied Up To-day on
Bnildin? Operations in Chicago
•i Valued at #;$(),000,000
By Associated Prrsti,
Chicago, April 18.- —Work practical
ly was tied up on building operations
valued at $30,000,000 here to-day and
a hundred thousand union men were
thrown out of employment as a result
of a strike of 16,000 union earponters
which went into effect last night. The
strike ordered by union leaders was de
clared after a demend for an increase
in wages from 65 to 70 cents an hour
had been refused by the Building Con
structors Employers' Association. The
j association had offered the men an in
crease of 2'/ s cents an hour for the last
18 months of the 3-vear agreement.
Contractors estimated that tho
amount of building operations which
will be affoct.ed by an extended strike
will reach a figure close to the SIOO,-
000,000 mark. Work on a number of
downtown ofliee buildings is at a stand
still, as thousands of other union men,
including the teamsters, excavators
and building crafts affected by the
strike.
SPEAKS AT CHRIST CHURCH
j S. B. Watts Tells Brotherhood About
Transcontinental Telephoning
j S. I?. Watts, local manager of the
Bell Telephone Company of Pennsyl
vania, gave an illustrated lecture en
titled "Talking Across the Continent"
before the Brotherhood of the Christ
Lutheran church, last evening.
He pointed out that in talking from
tho East to tho West, one may talk
through several different kinds of
weather. While the sun may be shin
ing in Harrisburg in- the "West-the
conversation goes through blizzards
and snow storms drifting as high as
fifteen feet.
He sirowed pictures of cabins placed
along these linen with provisions and
materials, so that the linemen can fix
up breaks, for it often happens that
they go out and get into a snow storm
and cannot return for two or three
days. He also showed that a telephone
conversation was much different from
the travel by railroad. That while one
train can follow another on the same
track, carrying thousands of people,
only one conversation can pass at a
time over this circuit. In other words
in a message from HarYisburg to Ban
Francisco, the subscriber has the full
use of 3,400 miles of wi|je with no in
terruptions from any one.
BRIDGE PAINTING CONTRACTS
They Are. Awarded Equally by County
Commissioners Between Two Bidders
Contracts for rejiainting a dozen
bridges in the lower end of the county
were equally divided between two con
tractors, it. S. Plouse and Hess Broth
ers, according to awards made by the
County Commissioners this afternoon.
The awards were made in accordance
with the low proposals.
The combined amount of Plouse's
contracts is $205, whili that of Hess is
$155.75, so that the total cost of paint
ing these structures will be $360.75.
Other bidders submitted proposals as
i follows: Ungst & Reichert, for eight
bridges, $291; Shellenberger & Metz
ger, twelve bridges, $677.50; E. E.
Fierse, twelve bridges, $667.
GROUNDED WARSHIP FLOATED
New Argentine Battleship Moreno Ap
parently Not Damaged
Philadelphia, April 16.—The new
Argentine battleship Moreno which
was ground in the Delaware river near
I Ready Island yesterday, floated during
the night and proceeded on her way
Ito Hampton Koads. The fact that the
j dreadnought continued her way down
; the river indicated that the ship was
not damaged.
The Moreno sailed from here yester
day. She will take on coal, at Hamp
ton Koads and then sail for South
America. - 1
Minnesota's Position Precarious
Tly Associated Press,
Tokio, Apfil 16, 3.20 P. M.—The
position of the steamship Minnesota,
which is fast on a rock at the entrance
to the Inland Sea, where it struck Sun
day night is more serious than was at
first supposed. It is expected, how
ever, that if the weather is favorable,
the vessel can be floated in a fort
night.
Game Commissioner to Lecture
Slides showing scenes from animal
life will be thrown on the screen at the
Photoplay theatre t/o-night when team
sters of the city will be the guests of
the S. P. C. A. Game Commissioner
Kalbfus will on pioneer life.
13
TM LEAVES CITY
AFTER BUSK VISIT
Departs at 9-42 This
Morning Following
Night at the Execu
tive Mansion
URGES ECONOMY
ON LEGISLATORS
In Opening Address at the House, Ex-
President Calls Attention to Profes
sional Bond Between Himself
the Governor
Former President William Howard
Tuft, who was greeted' by large crowds
yesterday afternoon arid evening iu this
city, left for New York at 9.42 this
morning.
After his arrival here an hour late
yesterday afternoon, he was hurried to
the Harrisburg Academy, where he
made a few remarks to the students,
and was then, conducted to the capitol,
where h(f addressed a.joint session of
the House and Senate in tho room of
the House. He gave his lecture on
''The Signs of the Times" before a
large audience in the Technical High '
school auditorium in the evening and ,
spent the night at the Executive Man
sion as the guest of Governor Brum
baugh."
The ex-President's address in the
House was heard by a large crowd. His
appearance a«?Qmpanied by tho Gover
nor brought forth loud applause. Say
ing that, he came in tho capacity of a
school teacher, he referred to the pro
fessional bond between himself and Dr.
Brumbaugh. After paying a timely
tribute to Abraham Lincoln, h e entered
into a discussion of economy in govern
mental affairs. His address in part is
as follows :
"I came to Harrisburg in my capac
ity as a school teacher to deliver a lec
ture at your academy, and this visit
has flowered out, as you see. lam not
responsible, but Governor Brumbaugh,
somehow or other, got hold of it and
there is a boud between us, not in tho
fact that he is in the midst of his great
and useful political career—because
mine is ended-—but because both our
careers began, in a sense', in those Span
ish-settled countries that came to us
after tho Spanish war.
Tribute to Lincoln
"To-day is the anniversary of the
death of the great American. He was
the product of American conditions,
providentially developed to meet the
national crisis and to save our coun
try's life in our greatest danger.
"Great in his simplicity, his humil
ity, in the lucidity and honesty and cer
tainty of his mental processes; great,
in his wonderful power in the use of
the English of the Bible and of
Shakespeare, in his tenderness, in his
sympathy with and understanding of
men, in his trust in the ultimate wis
dom of tho American people; great in
the accurate political judgment and his
skill in making clear to the -people the
orror of his opponents.
"The growing danger to this coun
try is the waste of the people's money.
Some waste is necessary because of
the impossibility of such economy as
there is in a private business, owing to
the greater motive for it in privkte
gain. Bnt, our-systems of - government
housekeeping are so childishly lacking
in business method and foresight that
it calls for the anxiety and the rare
of all patriots.
Can Tell Truth About People
"I have got to the point where T
can tell the truth about the people. A
fellow comes in, you know, and shakes
his head and says, "That river and
harbor bill is awful —perfectly awful;
just a pork barrel, where they arc rob
bing the Treasury.'
" 'Well, how about that postoflGce in
yolir town that cost the government
I $250,000 when you could have got j
along for $50,000f 'J
" 'Well, that is different. We ought
to have a great, big representative
building to show the dignity of the
postoffice and the Federal government
in our community.'
"And that is the way they all feel
in that district. Now, they havo got J
to bo made aware that that kind of ij
thing costs, and that is what runs up
the appropriations."
SYRIAN WOMAN TELLS OF LIFE
Speaker at Market Square Church Re
lates Her Experiences ■»
Two addresses were given at. Mar
ket Square Presbyterian church yester
day by Madame Barakat, a Syrian
woman. She told the story of her life, JM
in the evening, from the time that she „
fled for refuge to a Christian mission.
After many thrilling experiences „
and much persecution on account of J
her religion, Madame Barakat with -
her husband, landed in Philadelphia ;
with an English vocabulary of two
words, "Dana" and "Chestnut." By
means of these she found Dr. Dana, **
at that time tho pastor of tho Walnut
Street Presbyterian church.
BETHEL CHURCH TO CELEBRATE
Will Begin Jubilee Week With Dedica
tion Services Sunday
A jubilee weelt. will begin on Sun- .•<
day with dedication services of the new
Bethel A. M. E. church, Briggs and
Ash streets. Tho work on the new edi- ■"
flee was started on April 15, 1914,
and was completed within ten months.
Tho building has a seating capacity in
the auditorium of 500. In connection
with the church an eight-room parson
age was also erected and is now occu
pied by the pastor, tho Kev. U. O. s
Leeper.
28 Cases for Pardons Board
The Board of Pardons will hold its
regular monthly meeting on Wednesday
next with a list of twenty-eight cases
to be considered. None of them is a
capital case. The entire day will be
occupied by the Board in the hearing
of arguments, after which an executive
session will he held.
"What's become of that rascally
young son of the Blowers?''
"I understand he is to take a course
of ethics in one of our modern peno
logical institutions."
"There! And I heard he had been
sent to jail."—.Baltimore American.