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.
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