FALL OF PERMYSL NOT AS DISASTROUS AS RUSSIANS MADE IT. SATS DIPLOMA New York, April 17.—Dr. Constan ts Dumbs, Austrian-Hungarian Ambas sador to the United States, issued to day the following statement at the Aus tro-Hungarian consular office here: "The majority of the American press comment concerning the fall of I'eriaysl is based ipoa the Russian offi cial reports, which represent the strong hold's garifson AS having numbered 125.000 men. This and other state ments from Russian sources are thor oughly misleading. ''According to the Austro-Hungarian official report, the last sortie of the de'- fenders cost the Istter a loss of 5,000 in killed and 5.000 in wounded. The garrison of Permvsl which surrendered consisted of 34.000 combatants of all ranks, the population of the city com prised 45,000 civilians and 25,000 sick and wounded in hospitals. The arma ment. which consisted of 150 guns, mainly of old types, was. together with the forts, ammunition and all govern ment property, destroyed before the fall of the fortress General Kusmanek was acting under orders of the com mander-in-chief when he agreed to sur render. "As to the number of Kussian troops released after the fall of Permvsl, the failure of the Russians so far to force their way across the Carpathians iudi .ates that the importance of the rein forcemcnts drawn from the besieging forces has been grossly exaggerated." WILHELM NOW OCCUPIES SAME DOCK AS EITEL DID Newport News, April 17.—The German auxiliary cruiser Kronprinz Wilhelm to-dav ' occupies the same berth at the Newport News shipyard in which the JPrinz Eitel Friedrich was moored during her thirty days' stay. The big sea raider heaved up anchor early to-day and was towed to the yard. She will he drydocked Monday, when examination of her hull below the water line will be made by the same naval board which surveyed the Eitel and recommended the time limit for her repairs. Captain Thierfelder, it was learned to-day, has asked for an armed guard and the stay of the Wilhelm here will see repeated the tactics employed by United States naval and army authori ties before the Eitel interned, Commander Thierfelder insiets that he will not intern but will go to sea •gain as soon as his vessel is ready. CONSISTORY AT VATICAN TO SELECT ANEW CHANCELLOR Rome, via Paris, April 16. 10.45 P. (M.—Arrangements are being made at the Vatican for the holding of a con sistory which may occur in the month of May or later. The announced reason for the holding of the consistory is to secure the appointment of a new Chan cellor of the Catholic Church, which post has been vacant since the death of Cardinal Anthony Agliardi on MaTch 19. This 'j-ost cau only be filled by ap pointment in a consistory. In reality, however, the Pope wishes to take the opportunity, it is said again to address the world with a sol emn allocution further to explain atti tude of neutrality of the Holy See in its effort to re establish peace without any preference for the faithful among the belligerents on one side or the other. It is considered probable that no new cardinals will be created, owing to the difficulty of avoiding misrepresentations even if they were chosen from the clergy of neutral European countries. If cardinals are created they might be Bouth AVnerican, Australian and even North American. In the latter case the opinion expressed in some quarters here, Archbishop Ireland would be chosen. ASK WILSON TO CALL CONGRESS OF NEUTRALS TO END THE WAR New York. April 17. —'Resolutions urging President Wilson to call an in ternational congress of neutral nations ■with a view to ending the war. adopted last night by the Central Federated Union here, -vere forwarded to Wash ington to-day. The resolution suggested that the war -night tie stopped by neu tral nations if they placed an embargo on the shipment of munitions of war and foodstuffs to the belligerents. The meeting adopted a suggestion that the Federation of Labor be asked to co-operate in the demand for the call ing of the congress. Officers of the union said that despite the opposition of Sam uel Gompers delegates would be ap pointed within ten days to go to Kurope to agitate for an anti-war strike of laborers in the ■belligerent countries. Predicts Exhaustion of Belligerents Tokio, April 17. —Count Okuma. the Japanese premier, epeaking to-day to a number of journalists on the Euro pean war, expressed the opinion that hostilities soon would have to come to an end owing to the exhaustion of the belligerents. "Fly Catchers" For TJ. S. Not Barred Washington, April 17.—American importers hsve arraojed with the British government for uninterrupted passage of nearly a ship load of "fly catchers"—s,4sl,ooo cases, bought and paid for in Germany before March 1 and now at Rotterdam awaiting shipment to the United States. It was learned here to-day that the im porters, whose names were not reveal ed, had secured immunity from inter ference of the allied fleets by submit ting the facte in regard to their pur chase directly to the British govern ment. in accordance with the plan re cently announced. OUTHBXES HOMEWARD BOUND Ambassador, on Leave of Absence to Bet urn for Emperor's Coronation Tokio. April 17.—George W. Guth rie, the American ambassador to Japan accompanied by Mrs. Guthrie, left Yokohama to-day for the United States on board the steamer Manchu ria. The ambassador is on leave of ab sence. He said he expected to return before the coronation of the emperor, which is set for the early part of No vember, HO FIRST DECREE MURDER ON TIE HOARD'S CALENDAR Applicants for Pardons Include Man Convicted of Second Degree but None Who Afro Under Sontenco of Death Thirty-five cases are on the calen dar of the Board of Pardous for con sideration at the April meeting next Wednesday. Not oue of the applicant* ia under sentence of death. This is an unuhual condition. Often the board has from four to six applications from men convicted of first degree murder. The board has a number of applica tions to consider on Wednesday from men who have beeu convicted of secoirl degree murder or of lesser degrees, as follows : Jacob Dunas .of Chester, second de gree; John Kberweiu. of Philadelphia, second: Giuseppe Ferrarro, of Philadel phia, second; Tony Fratteo, of Fayette, second; Lusa Scese, of Delaware, volun tary manslaughter; Felix Storti, of Philadelphia, second. The calendar also contains the application of Diouino di Dimitzio, of Montgomery, voluntary manslaughter; his case has beeu under advisement for some time. About half of the cases on the large calendar are applications of persons convicted of robbery. The cases include the following: Jacob Alovsiiis Theis, of Lackawan na. three indictments for robbery; Jauies E. Foye, of Philadelphia, two in dictments for forgery and false pre tense; Pat Joyce, of Susquehanna, bur glary and larceny; Samuel Dent, of Cumberland, robbery; Walter DeFrain, of Ijackawanua. burglary; John Job liss and Joseph Lacata. of bur.erne. bur glary; Robert Bacon, alias Baker, of Philadelphia, two indictments for bur glary; Robert Humphrey, of Chester, larceny; Charles I'hler and Edgar Uhler, of ljehigh, burglary: John Kamenskv. of Monroe, burglary; Henry Yaniszneski, of Monroe, burglary; Mi chael Weissmann. of Philadelphia, re ceiving stolen goods; C. H. A. Dissing er, of Lancaster, larceny as bailee; John Zakaluk. of Lackawanna, bur glary; Frank Gomb. alias Apolke, of Luzerne, highway robbery; Fred Cook, of Bradford breaking and entering, larceny; Calogero Strazzierie. of Berks, robbery. The rehearing calendar contains the applications of William H. Nash, alias Gilbert A. Sargeut. of Philadelphia, convicted on two indictments for forg ery and false pretense, and of Herman F. Borchers, of Allegheny, convicted on five indictments of forgery, embezzle ment and larceny. Among the cases held under advisement are those of Junia Tronsue, of Bradford, breaking and entering and larceny; George M. Srneck, of Berks, assault with intent to rob, and David Kaufman, of Dauphin, convicted of larceny on two counts. Other .cases to be heard are as fol lows: Samuel Basto, of Luzerne, statutory rape; Alfred Rudy, of Lebanon, ar son: Angela Caramello. of Clearfield, carrying concealed deadly weapons; Clara Rose, of Susquehanna, assault and battery and using explosives: L A. Shirk, of Schuylkill, abortion. The board will hear the application of Wil liam F. Slagle. of Montour, who is serv ing a five-year sentence for arson; he was refused a pardon in December and has asked for a rehearing: a protest has been filed. THAW STILL HAS HOPES Expects Jury Test of His Sanity Be fore Going Back to Matteawan By Associated Press. Boston. April 17. —Harry K. Thaw not only expects a jury test of his san ity. but his strong hopes that the At torney General's office will join with his counsel in supporting the motion to this end when it comes up for argu ment in the Supreme Court at New- York on Monday. Thaw's mother, Mrs. IMary Copelev Thaw, who was here to dav. said: "We are not discouraged by yester day's decision of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court denying Harry an opportunity to return to New Hamp shire. On the contrary, I am satisfied with the progress made thus far and be lieve that the end of the long drawn out and heart-breaking litigation is in sight.'' MOTORISTS IS CONVENTION" Sixty Clubs Axe Represented in Gather ing at Reading To-day By Press. Reading. Pa.. April 17.—The conven tion of the Pennsylvania Motor Fed eration was held in this city to-day. Nearly sixty motor clubs located in all parts of the Stale were represented. At the banquet, which will be held this evening there will be addresses of spe cial interest to the owners of motor cars. Robert P. Hooper, of Philadelphia, president of the Federation, was in the chair at to-day's business session. If was decided to appeal to the Legisla ture to pass measures in behalf of own ers of motor cars. Addresses were mostly on the topic of "Good Roads.'* An automobile tour of the city will be one of the diver sions of the meeting. GAS EXPLOSION" KILLS THRE E First Reports Had 75 Miners Entombed by the Accident By Associated Press. Roderfield, W. Va., April 17.—Three men were killed in a mine of the Davy Pocahontas Coal Company near here this morning, when a pocket of gas was exploded by a shot. Only six of the 200 miners usually employed in the pit had gone to work to-day and they were clearing up their w : ork when the shot was fired. The explosion killed three working in the immediate vicinity but the oth er three made their way "to the surface. Reports that 75 miners had been en tomber were circulated throughout this section. CAPTAIN DELANEY BURIED Funeral Services This Morning Attend ed by Men From Many States Harrisburgers who attended the fu neral of Captain John C. Delaney at Washington this morning returned this afternoon to this city. The services were held at 10 o'clock at the Catholic church in Chevy Chase. The funeral was a military one, and burial was made in the Arlington Na tional cemetery. Intimate friends of the late Captain Delaney were present from many States. HAKRISBUHG STAR-INDEPENI)ENT. SATURDAY EVENING. APRIL 17. 1915. INK SENATE POWERLESS IN PURLIC SERVICE CASE Friends of Administration Hold That Oerernor'a Withdrawal of Nomi nation* of Oornrnl—ionaw Rmiti . All Further Action on the Names The State administration apparently is not giving: itself the leaat concern about ally action the Senate or even the Senate Committee on Executive Nominations may take on the letter sent to the former body on Thursday last by Governor Brumbaugh recalling the nominations of the present Public Service Commissioners as aant in by Governor Tener on January 5. These nominations were referred to this new Senate committee and that bodv simply let them sleep, "put theui on ice,'' as one membeT picturesquely described it. and took no action, but it is eaid that the intention was to rec ommend to the Senate that the entire seven commissioners !>• confirmed. Somehow, it is said, rumors of this intent on the part of the Senate reach ed Governor Brumbaugh, and as he had in mind several persons that he thought would fit in a* members of the commission, he "put one over on the Senate" by withdrawing the en tire lot. It is the general opinion that these nominations are no longer within the jurisdiction of the Senate, and that any action it mav take would not have any effect on what the Governor in tends to do. but as to that ho remain* silent. A high State official, close to the Governor, is authority for the state ment to-day that the Senate hae noth ing further to say in the matter, and that if it should make any pretensions of having authority of any kind in this regard, it wilt be ignored. This same official Isolds that the Governor can go even farther than that in the matter of appointments, and that even if a nomination is confirmed by the Senate the Governor has the ri<ht to recall the nomination at any time be fore he affixes his signature to the commission. , If this be so it could block the , game that has been talked about in , Senatorial circles of having the Sen ate Committee ou Executive Nomina f tions, at Monday evening's session, re » port favorably all of the remaining , nomination* sent to it by Governor - Tener and confirm them at once, i There are some who are of opinion i that the Senate will arrive at the con ■ elusion that the recall of the Public « Service nominations by the Governor I takes the names entirely out of the ; Setfhte's hands, and all it ©an do is to wait for new ones. > —— HEARING OX CHILD LABOR It Is Arranged For Next Tuesday In , the Hall of the Senate The child labor bill which passed . the House last week, is now in the ; hands of the Judiciary Special com : mittee of the Senate, of which Sen . ator Snyder, of Blair, is chairman. ( An agreement has been reached by • Governor Brumbaugh and Senator ■ Snyder by which an open hearing on ' the bill will be held in the hall of the I Senate on Tuesday afternoon next, at » which the Pennsylvania Manufactur ers' Association desires to express its tside of the case and suggest amend ments. The bill will be reported out of committee on Wednesday morning, ac cording to agreement, but there may be some amendments, as it is known that some of the members of the com mittee are opposed to the measure as it passed the House. SPEAKS ON MILLET Charles S. Priser Tells Central Demo cratic Clnb of French Painter The members of the Central Demo cratic Club were entertained last night by an address from thoir fellow mem ber, Charles S. Prizer, of Middletowu, who spoke on the subject. "Jean Fran cois Millet, the Painter of Democracy." The speaker traced the early history of the celebrated French artist, show ing that, notwithstanding his lifelong struggle with poverty and the rearing of a large family, hi* sympathy never wavered in his love for the common people, all his paintings breathing the same atmosphere, which the speaker said was "true democracy." HOPE FIRE COMPANY EATS Reception Given New Members at Maennerchor Hall Last Night A reception and dinner was last night given bv the Hope Fire Company to thirty-four new members at the Maennerchor hall on North street. Speeches were made by Augustus H. Kreidler. W. L. Windsor and Dr. E. S. IMeals. Intermissions in these features of choruses led by A. W. Hartman and i W. L. Windsor, 3d. The officers of the Hope Company are : Augustus Kreidler, president; W. L. j Windsor, 3d, vice president; John C. Kindler, treasurer; Edward Halbert, George J. Shoemaker and Ross E. Keys, trustees. Submarine F-4 Still Bottom Washington, April 17.—Rear Ad miral Moore at Honolulu, cabled the Navy Department to-Uay that at the close of yesterday 'a operations for raising the submarine F-*. three lines bad been made fast to the submerged craft and transferred to the lifting pontoons. It is expected the vessel can bo raised when a fourth line is at "i taehed. Fair and Wanner To-morrow A fine day is in prospect for Harris burg to-morrow, according to local weather observers, who foreeast a mini mum temperature of 40 degree* to night and a rising temperature -for to morrow. The lowest temperature to night will be somewhat under that of last night, which was 46. Entertainment for Teamsteri' Union A special entertainment for the Teamsters' Union of Harriaburg waj given in the Photoplay Theatre last evening on the proper care of horseo. The entertainment was given under the auspices of the Society for the Preven tion of Cruelty to Animals. Dr. Ray mond M. Stanley, of the State Live stock Sanitary Board, spoke. Inspect Mulberry Street Bridge R. W. Farrell and Lyman H. Howe, of Wilkes-Barre, yesterday inspected the Mulberry street bridge. Wilkee- Barre is contemplating such a viaduct and has requested all the information about the local bridge to be used in planning for the WilJces-Barre struc ture. COURT RAPS LAW CIYINC POWERS TO MINE BUREAU Judgo MeCurrell Point* Out That Un der Statue Bo Ha* No Authority to Fa** on Eligibility of Foramen and Recommend* Now Legislation Again the Dauphin county coort has taken occasion to criticise the con struction of certain laws on the State'* statute* books aud has come out flat footedly aud announced that the court, while, if acting according to its own best judgment would do one thing, it is prevented from doing that which it considers fair *nd juot because exist ing legislation will not permit it to «lo so. This attitude is taken in an opinion filed by Judge S. J. M. McOsrrell this morning in which the court holds it is without authority to go over the heads of the Board of Mine Examiners and designate who are eligible and who are not qualified to receive certificates n« mine foremen aud assistant mine foremen. By so ruling the court con firms and makes absolute its original order dismissing the petition of James Matthew*, president of District No. 9, United Mine Workers of America, who through injunction proceedings sought to restrain James E. Roderick, chief of the State Department of Mines, from issuing foremen's and assistant foremen's certificates to men alleged to be ineligible for such posi tions. Referring to Matthews' contention that the chief of the mines bureau in tends issuing foremen's certificates to inexperienced and ineligible miners. Judge McCarrell points out that even though the court might hesitate had it the power to certify to some of the persons whom the examining boards have certified to, the whole matter is discretionary with the examining board and the court lacks the power to inter fere. The repeal of present legislation governing this subject is suggested by the court as the only remedy that is available to the complainant in this euit. Thevcourt's opinion follows "The imility and earnestness with which the pending exceptions were argued have led us carefully to recon sider the questions raised in the bili. The subject, as we stated in our opin ion, is one of very great importance land if we were clothed with authority to determine the question of the prac tioal experience necessary to qualify a persou for to be a mine foreman or assistant mine foreman, we would per haps hesitate to certify some of the persons who have been certified by the respective mining boards as qualified for these positions. We are satisfied, however, that this whole subject has been committed to the discretion of the examining boards and we are with out power to review or reverse their conclusions. ■■*" "It is within the power of the Leg islature specifically to state what qualifications shall be possessed by those who are certified as competent to be mine foremen or assistant mine foremen and if the parties most in terested are unwilling louger to en trust the settlement of this question to the determination of the examining boards under our existing statutes, the Legislature should be asked to afford a remedy. We therefore are constrain ed to adhere to our original conclu sions, and now direct that the decree originally entered nisi be now entered as final and absolute in this case,-and that the plaintiff's bill be and is now dismissed at his costs." STUDENTSGIVE^fICTDRAMfI "Tony, the Convict" Witnessed By Large Audience at Eliza beth ville "Tony, the Convict," was the title of a five-act drama staged by the Elizabethville High school students in the school auditorium last evening. A crowded house witnessed the play, which wis very successfully produced. The performance will again be staged this evening and another equally large crowd is expected to attend, as prac tically all of the tickets havo been •sold.' The participants in the play in clude: Warren Swab, Miles Miller. Paul Bonawitz, Fred Botts, Richard Weaver, Howard Weaver, Clair Hoke, Maude Weaver, Esther Scbreiber, Mrs. P. Blair Weaver and Ruth Miller. Prof. R. C. Hertzler directs the orches tra and is assisted by Percy A. Swab. The play was directed by' Miss Sara Kessler, assisted by Miss Stella Weaver. U. S. MARKET COMMISSION Plans to Work Out Better Distribution of Nation's Products Washington, April 17.—Administra ! tion officials were going ahead to-day ! with plans to determine if it would be ! feasible to create a national market ! ing commission to work out a better j system for the distribution of the na- I tions agricultural products. The com mission would also inquire into ware housing conditions and seek to solve problems of food supply and demand. The creation of such a commission has been proposed by Secretary Hous ton and other officials of the Depart ment of Agriculture and several mem bers of Congress are supporting it. The plan, which contemplates the appoint ment of an advisory board to conditions and make recommendations for legislation at the next session of Congress, has been brought to Presi dent Wilson's attention and he is said to be giving it serious consideration. The names of several agricultural ex- Serts as possible members of the board ave already been suggested to him. PERRY LIQUOR FIGHT APRIL 26 Superior Court Bullng in Two Appeals Will Be Accepted for All The appeals of two (Perry count/ ho telmen, whose license applications were among a dozen denied by the county court judges, resulting in the "county going "dry," will be heard toy the Su perior Court in Pittsburgh during the week of April 26. It was announced to-day that an ar rangement has been effected whereiby all the licenses denied on the same grounds as those in the cases of the two appeals, will be granted should the county court 'a decision be reversed by the appellate division in the two esses. TAKES AUTO BUREAU OUT OF HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT Boidlaman BUI Oreat** Now Commis sioner to Hit* Charge of Motor Ve hicle* and Provide* Many Positions for Salaried Employes Automobilista throughout the State are much interested in the bill intro duced in he Senate thi* week by Sen ator Beidleman, of Dauphin, which es tablishes) a Department of Motor Ve hicle* and regulates the use of the public highway* by motor car* and electric street ear*. Under the proposed law the Gover nor i* to appoint a Commissioner of Motor Vehicle* "Vho will have charge of a de|iartment to bo k\town as the Department of Motor Vehicles, to come into existence July 1. IS 15. The Com missioner's salary is to b'e $4,00u. He shall be conversant with the construc tion of motor vehicles and shall have operated an automobile at least 2,000 miles. All of the existing records and papers of the present Automobile Bu reau attached to the State Highway Department- thall be transferred to the new department. Branch offices are to be established in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Scranton and Erie and such other cities as may h* thought advisable, and will he in charge of agent* who shall be paid fees for issuing licenses, but not more thau $2,000 a year, each. The Commission er shall appoint a deputy at $3,000 * year; a traveling auditor at $1,800; a chief clerk at $2,000; a book-keeper at $1,600; two stenographers at sl,- 200 each; five clerks at $1,400; five clerks lit $1,200, and ten clerks at sl.- 000, and shall appoint additional clerks and stenographers as required at SI,OOO. A chief inspector is created at sl,- SOO and ten inspectors at not more thau $1,500; and they shall examjp* all applicants for license, and the Com missiontr may appoint citir.en inspec tors and- investigators to the number of 30, to serve without p*v and who are interested in the proper enforce ment of the law. The registration fees for automobiles are graded and so are those of the commercial autos, running from $5 to $25 in the first case and from sls to S3O in the second. Motorcycle fees are $3 and manufacturers' and 'dealers' $lO. The money received is to be paid, one-half to the counties and one-half to the State. Xo person under 16 will get a license. Restrictions as to speed and danger precautions are included in the bill. NEW YORK FIRM BIDS LOWEST Is Same Company That Supplied Sprinkler and Sweeper Now in Use The Charles Hvass Company, of New York, the firm that supplied the street spriukler and street sweeper that Harrisburg now is using again was low bidder when proposals were opened at the City Highway Department at noon to-day for furnishing one street sprinkler and two additional street sweepers. This firm bid $274.21 on the sprinkler and $206.23 each on the sweepers and put in a proposal of $675 for the combined contracts. In the absence of Highway Commis sioner William H. Lynch, who is in Scranton, where he to-day inspected an asphalt plant, preparatory to selecting the type of plant to be aiiopted in Har risburg, the bids were opened by Mr. Lynch's assistant and chief clerk, Jaines C. Thompson. The contracts may be awarded by the City Commissioners at their meeting on Tuesday. The combined amount, of the Hvass Company's bid on a sprinkler and two sweepers last year was $689, or sl4 higher than to-day's proposal. Five other firms submitted proposals as fol lows: Good ROHI is Machinery Compa ny, sprinkler, $287; sweepers. S2OO for one broom; $235 for two brooms: the Austin Western Road Machinery tlompauy, Chicago, sprinkers, $369 and $335; sweepers, $274 and $224; three machines, $863 and $869; the Cation Iron Works & Manufacturing Company, Galion, 0., sprinklers, $325 and $332; Universal Road Machinery Company, Kingston, N. V., sweepers, s2&fl each; extra broom, $25; the Tiffin Wagon Company, Tiffin, 0., sprinklers, $280; steel tank; $275 wood tank. JURY FINDS STRIKERS tiUILTY Four Men Convicted In Connection With Murder Case at Mines Boulder, Col., April 17.—The jury in the case growing out of the disordors at the Hecla mine during the coal miners' strike to-day found William Knowles gui\ty of assault to murder; Dan Griffith was convicted of assault and Gus Brack and Arthur Spenlow were acquitted. The jury had deliber ated since 4 o'clock Thursday after noon. A recommendation for leni ency was made for Knowles. The four men were brought to trial in connection with the killing of Pete Staniff and the wounding of W. L. Bucklin, non-union miners, in the bat tle at the Hecla mine in April, 1914. YOUTH HELD IN *5,000 BAIL He Wrote Letters to Vincent Astor, Demanding Money Bp Antocialed Prets. New York, April 17.—John Meriel la, the youth who, the police assert, wrote two letters to Vincent Astor, demanding SSOO upon penalty of ideath was held to-day in $5,000 bail to await action of the grand jury upon a charge of attempted extortion. Meriella was arrested yesterday in the Grand Central station by detectives *ho had laid a trap for him at the spot where Mr. Astor haii been directed to produce the money. PLAIN WATEB FOR LAUNCHING Battleship Arizona to Be Christened With Native Aqua By Associated Press. Phoenix, Ariz., April 17.—Water instead of the customary champagne has been chosen by Governor Hunt as the christening fluid when the battle ship Arizona is lsunched at the New York navy yard on June 19. As Arizona is a dry State, Governor Hunt Mid to-day, lie had selected water taken from the flrit flow over the spillways of the great Roosevent dam. COUNTIES 10 GET FORTY PER CENT. OF THE COAL TAK Lofialators From Mining District* Art Said to Hm Amn|M Difforaneos Regarding New Plaa for Bailing BtkU Imnt The differences regarding the new proposition to .put a tax ou anthracite coal for the purpose of raiting revenue for the State are said to have been amicably adjusted between the legisla tors from the nine coal-producing coun ties and Governor Brumbaugh, who is back of the measure, aud when the bill passes it is ptoposed to give the State sixty per cent of the tax and the coun ties forty per cent., based on production ss was proposed in the 1813 bill. Un der the new law the tax is to be 2H. per cent, ou sll coal mined that is shipped from the collieries to be sold. l>auj*hin county, under the 1913 bill putting a tax on anthracite coal and di viding it between State and county, would have secured about $42,740 in 1918, when the total production in the State was 74,000,000 tons. Under the new law It will receive an increase over that sum based on a production in 1914 of 92,000.000 tons, or about $50,000. The bill has beeu the subject of much controversy in the Legislature. When 'first introduced it gave the State the entire revenue, or about $5,000,- 000, but the legislators from the an thracite coal companies made a loud protest and threatened to defeat the bill unless the counties got their share. The backers of the bill Ailed the leg islators and others from the anthraeite coal counties into conference, and an agreement has been reached by which the division of the taxes is sixty per cent, to the State and forty per cent, to the counties. The new bill has been 'framed to meet the constitutional ob jections made to the old bill, and it is said will stand the test of the -courts. COURT WOULDN'T WASH DISHES, DAUGHTER CAUSES SCRAP Alderman William J. Bayles Played Peacemaker and Now Ho Is De fending Self in Damage Suit Brought by Emmanuel Rhinehart A scrap between two of the smaller childreu, the refusal of the daughter, Erina, to wash the dishes and two half pint bottles of liquor, witnesses in court, this morning said precipitated a row at the home of Emmanuel Rhinehart, 1612 Wallac street, one Sunday morn ing back in 1913, and as a result Al derman William J. Ba.vles, the would-be peacemaker in that fuss, was on trial to day defending a damage suit brought by Rhinehart, The Alderman, at the time of'the domestic troubles, it ia charged, caused Rhinehart'a arrest. Later ho paid the fine which freed Rhinehart ana now is charged with having lodged a malicious prosecution. The case took up all of to-day's session, although there was some hope of its being concluded be fore to-night. Mrs. Atma Saylor was awarded a verdict of $lO in her slander suit against Albert MeCall, a Humtnelstown man, who talked too freely in a bar room confab a year ago. Protects to Commissioners Representatives of the "Bell Tele phone Company this morning served no tice on the County Commissioners through the Commissioners' clerks that i a strenuous protest will be made to the > plan annoum-ed toy the county heads for placing sanitary mouthpieces on office telephones. "Its an interference to good service," the Bell main said. The mat ter will be presented to the Commis sioners next Wednesday. Building Permits P.'H. Vaughn took out a building per-' init this morning to ibuild an addition to the three-story 'brick house at 252 Liberty street, costing $200; Mrs. Susan Adams got papers to 'build three, three-story mansard roof houses on the west side of Ijogan street, fifty feet north of Muench, costing $6,000; D. H. Hetrick will build four tree-story ibrick houses on Whitehall street, near Pros pect, SB,OOO. Marriage Licenses Milton J. White, Highspire, and IMar garet Ettele. Middletown. Lawrence E. 'Colladine, city, and Elsie 'May Beam, Palmyra. Stuart J. Leach and Florence E. An derson, York county, WAR VETERAN VIES Jacob Frederick Brown Succumbs to Pneumonia at Penbrook Home Jacob Frederick Brown, 74 years old, for many y#ars a resident of Harris burg, died last night at his home in Penbrook of pneumonia. Mr. Brown was a veteran of the Civil war, having served in Company C, Twolfth regiment, Pennsylvania vol unteer cavalry. He was a member of Augsburg Lutheran church, Wauwau scum Tribe No. 382, I. O. R.; the Knights of the Golden Eagle, Knights of the Mystic Chain and Post 58, O. A. R. 'He is survived bv the follow ing children: Mrs. O. SI. Neumyer, Miss Edith and William Brown. The funeral services will be held at his late home, 35 Butler street, Pen brook, Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock and will be conducted by the Rev. A. M. Stamets. Post No. 58, G. A. R., will have charge of the services. Burial in the East Harrisburg cemetery. Wilson to Attend A. P. Luncheon Washington, April 17.—President Wilson will go to New York Tuesday to attend the annual luncheon of the As sociated Press, it was announced to-day jut the White House. The President is expected to return to Washington on Tuesday night. Apply for 1020 Olympic Games By jUfOCMtad Press, Lausanne, Switzerland, April 17, via Paris, 10.40 A. 'M.—The international Olympic committee,will meet some time during the- present year in the (Federal palace at 'Berne. Lyons, France, has applied for the games in 1&20 in case retires, and for the 1924 games in case the application of Ant werp is maintained. Budapest and Ams terdam also have made application for i these dates. CAPITOL HILL FOOST REPORTS ON FOOD INCOLDSTORACE MARCH 31 Egg* Have Decreased About 2,000,000 Doaens Since Deoember SI and But ter Also Takea a Big Drop of V' 000,000 Pounds According to Pure Fond Commissio*- ( er Koust there is not so much food in I cold storage in this State as is general i ly supposed. He has compiled the re ports of stored-tip food furnished by hit 1 agents for the quarter ending March 31 and liada that at that time there wese i 1,877,788 dozens of «gg» tied up; 908,. , 040 pounds of butter; 405,912 pounds of flsh; 3,438,302 pounds of poultry; 7,422 pounds of game, and 441 pounds , of squabs. In plain everyday meats there was at the same time in coW storage in i whole carcasses of meat 883,823 bounds of beef; 14,856 pounds of veal; 258,843 pounds of sheep, and 539,832 pounds of hogs. But there was a great deal more of parts of meats stored up, there being, for instance, 1,328,395 pounds of beef with about 200,000 pounds of various things taken from beef interiors; there was also 5,011 pounds of veal, 90,000 pounds of mut ton; 722,520 pounds of hogs, and 584,926 pounds of pork and 150,000 pounds of pork products. As a matter of fart the eutire supply, according to Commissioner Koust, would Inst this State only a short time. Cold storage eggs have decreased in number about 2,000,000 dozens since December 31 and butter about 2,000,000 pounds. Clerks Dropped Owing to the appropriation allotted to the State Water Supply Commission for the inventory department being exhausted fiftoen clerks to the Commis sion engaged on work in connection with the Pymatumiug swamp havo been dropped, receiving their notices last evening. BRIDGE BUYING BILL FALLS Governor Vetoes Measure Empowering Municipalities to Acquire Viaducts The veto by Governor Brumbaugh of House bill No. 737 introduced by Rej>- resentative Stein, of Allegheny, was an nounced to-day. The meusure authorized municipalities to purchase the entire cap ital stock of bridge companies owning bridges situated wholly or partly with in their limits and exempted the capital stock aud bonds of the tympanies from State taxation. In the veto Governor Brumbaugh says: ''This bill contemplates the exemp tion of the capital stock and bonds of certain bridges from State taxation. The Constitution requires all taxes to be uniform upon the same class of sub jects within the territorial limits of the authority levying the tax. This ex emption of said power is of uncertain propriety wihin the meaning of the Con stitution. If there are to be exemptions * of securities held by municipalities these exemptions should be general and not special." The Governor also vetoed the bill in troduced by Representative Henry I. " Wilson, of Jefferson, entitled "An act relating to the administration of the es tate of an intestate decedent." In the veto message Governor Brum baugh says: ''This bill defines a method of pro cedure in the administration of the es tate of an intestate decedent. The oath of office should be administered by the Register of Wills. The 'Register should see the individual he appoints. See act of March 10, 1532, Section 32. Section 37 of this act makes a classifi cation that is of doubtful constitution- / alitv.'' ANNIVERSARY OF BIG FIRE San Francisco Begins a Six-Day Cele bration of 1000 Disaster San Francisco, April 17.—San Fran cisco began to-day a six-day celebra tion of the anniversary to morrow of the fire which destroyed the citv in 1906. To-day's program included a mili tary and civic parade and formal ceremonies at the Panama-Pacific Ex position. Troops from the presidio mil itary reservation, bluejackets from the battleship Oregon and the Goat Island naval training station and 1,400 cadets of the University of California, were assigned prominent places in the procession. J. S. PIKE TO BE BURIED HEBE Hagerstown Man'a Funeral Will Bo Held From Sister's Home J. Shannon Pike, who died to-day at Hagerstown, Md., will be brought to this city for burial, to the home of his sister, Mrs. 'H'. C. Hoffman, 1928 Kensington street. He was a member of the P. O. S. of A. the I. O. of A. and the Bricklayers' Union. He leaves two brothers, two sisters and three sons. \ Mrs. Sarah Walters Mrs. Sarah Walters, aged 42 years, died from a complication of diseases Thursday night at her home near Dau phin. Mrs Walters was married twice,' her first husband being George Payne. The funeral services will be held Mon- ' day afternoon at 2 o'clock at the reai» dence of her sister, Mrs. Clara Hoke, 558 Race street. Interment, will be in the Harrisburg cemetery. Mrs. Garman Dies in Hospital Mrs. Uriah Garman, 66 years old, 620 Hamilton street, died at noon to day in the Harrisburg hospital from a complication of diseases. The exact cause of the death was unknown aud a postmortem will be held. She was admitted to the hospital on March C2'3. Married Last Night 'Miss Pansy H. Werner, 624 Schyl kill street, and (Higinio Suariz were mar ried at the bride's home by the Rev. P. H. Balsbaugh, pastor of the Sixth Street U. B. church, last night at i».30 o'clock. DIED. YOUNG—Mrs. Sarah Young: died last night at the Polyclinic hospital, from pneumonia, aged 75 years. Mrs. Young was a resident of Flshervllle, Dauphin county. The funeral services will be held from her home In Ftaherville on Tuesday morning, where the interment will be made. Mrs. E. E. Reed. Sr., and Mrs. Dr. Stroup are nieces of the deceased. 9
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