THE WEATHER CLOUDY TO-NIGHT FAIR TO-MORROW txtalM Kttmt Pa** • SecT™ 0 VOL, 77—NO. 116. CHILDREN SET FIRE TWICE TO THE INDUSTRIAL HOME Engines Called This Af ternoon For Second Blaze of Day Started By Youngsters in Closets of Building That Is Doing Double Duty by Sheltering Tots Recently Burn ed Out of the Nur sery Home GOOD ORDER IS MAINTAINED When the Alarms Are Given Youngsters All Are in First Floor of Temporarily Crowded Institution and There Is no Panic. Mrs. Stewart, Super intendent, Believes Children Applied Matches to Nurses' Garments Hanging From Hooks—She Will Investigate Two fires in closets of two different dormitory rooms iu the second floor of the Children's. Industrial Home, at Nineteenth and Swatara streets, —one at 7.45 o'clock this morning and the other at. 12.45 oWofck this afternoon, — were deliberately started by children, in the opinion of Knos Wenrich, super intendent of the Industrial Home, and Mrs. Stewart, superintendent of the Nursery Home, the inmates of which have been staying at the Industrial Home since the disastrous fire in their own building several months ago. The morning fire was put out by in mates of the building, using fire ex tinguishers, but the | afternoon blaze had gotten at least thirty minutes'■ Mart before it was discovered and an alarm was turned in from box 72, Nine teenth and Derry streets. This sec ond fire, however, haul been extinguish ed through the quick work of Superin tendent Wenrich before the arrival of the firemen. The first fire was in the closet of a room which has been fitted out for the use of eight of the Nursery Home boys. Clothing tc no great value was damaged. In the second blaze, in the closet of the bedroom occupied by two nurses of the home, Miss May Holling cr and Miss Alberta Brown, practically all of the girls' clothing was destroyed and the room was badly damaged. The firßt fire was discovered at breakfast time and the latter at dinner time. In both instances the second floor of the building was practically deserted. The opinion of Fire Chief Kindler is that the second fire was Continurd on Srrond Pace. FIRE WAGONJ A CRASH Men Thrown, Horses Hurt and Mt. Pleasant Axle Broken To-day Two Similar Mishaps Yesterday The third piece of fire apparatus within twenty-four hours to meet with accident when responding to an alarm v. as the Mount Pleaßant chemical wag on, whose left frQjit and axle were smashed at Eighteenth and Derry streets just before 1 o'clock this after noon. The wagon was responding to an alarm for the tire in the Children's Industrial Home and the two horses slipped on the rails of the Philadelphia & Heading Railway Company siding crossing Derry street at the place mentioned. The vehicle slewed around, the wheel turning sideways against a rail. The wheel and axle were smashed and two firemen were thrown from the front seat to the backs of the fallen horses. The horses were skinned and bruised, but the firemen escaped injury. The driver who escaped is Warren Knisely. Two pieces of apparatus were slight ly damaged yesterday in responding to thf Montgomery warehouse fire alarm about 2 o'clock in the afternoon. The hose wagon of the Camp Curtin com pany lost a shaft, which was broken \ when the wagon was pulling out of the trolley track at Sixth and Woodbine streets. The (iood Will auto truck's fender was slightly damaged when it collided with a Sixth street trolley car. Sty t Star- Stidcpenfricni WIFE TESTIFIES FLEMING , CHASED HER WITH KNIFE Woman, Whose Husband Is Now In the Penitentiary for Murdering Her Mother, Tells Court That She Her self Was Tbreatened With Death Mrs. Louisa Fleming to-day appeared in the Dauphin county court for the first time since her husband, Martin Fleming, was trie 4 and convicted of having murdered her mother, Mrs. Louisa Bryan. Her mission on this oc casion was to point out the reasons for her application for an absolute di vorce from uer husband, who now is in the Eastern penitentiary, serving a life sentence for the murder. With Mrs. Fleming were her broth ers and several neighbors, whom she produced as witnesses in an effort to prove her charge that, she was cruelly treated by her husband before the cou ple became estranged, a T'ew months preceding the murder of Mrs. Bryan. Her story dealt with beatings she re ceived at the hands of the husband. She said Martin chased her with a butcher knife and several times threat ened to take her life. Besides, she de-. clared, he mutilated and destroyed the household furniture with knives- and an ax. Judge MeCarrell, who incidentally was the trial Judge in the murder case, took the papers and withheld his de cision. Bruce Dietz was mentioned as co respondent when Joseph Lilley sought a divorce. Lilley said he wont home, unexpectedly, late one February night three years ago and found his wife and young Dietz in the kitchen playing cards. Their child, 2 years old, was romping on the floor when he entered, Lilley said. A few hours before Lil ley announced his determination to "leave for good" Mrs. Lilley suggested that Dietz be taken in as a boarder for $lO a month, the husband testi fied. W. W.WUNDERISIIILED Deputy State Fire Marshal and Secre tary of Firemen'# 1 Association Is Fatally Hurt by an Auto By Associated Press. Reading, Pa., April 19.—William W. Wunder, secretary of the State Fire men 's Association for thirty years, a former select councilman for fifteen years and now a deputy of the State fire marshal's department at Harris burg was killed by an automobile here to-day. His skull was fractured. Mr. Wunder was run down near the postofficc by Joseph Rothermel, a Lees port farmer, in a five-passenger touring car. Mr. Wunder was hurried to the Homeopathic ihospital in a car which stopped at the scene of the accident. At that institution it was found that Mr. Wunder was fatally injured, suf fering with a depressed fracture of the skull. Mr. Wunder died shortly before noon. Ho was 65 years of age and is survived by his widow and one daugh ter. He was one of the leading Re publicans in flie city, a citizen well known in many activities; hut it was as a volunteer fireman that he was most prominent all over the State. Mr. Rothermel, whose automobile killed him, claims that the brake re fused to work. He expressed great re gret when informed of Mr. Wunder's death. The authorities will make a thorough investigation. $38,500 FOR LOCAL HOSPITAL Committee Urges $.1,500 in Excess of Charities Board Recommendation The Harrisburg Hospital, according to the bill reported from the House Ap propriations Committee,'will get an ap propriation of $38,500 this year, of which $35,000 is for maintenance and $3,500 is for improvements. The original application of the hos pital waß for $59,000. The State Board of Charities cut this down and recommended $35,000, but the Appro priations Committee added the $3,500 to this for improvements, the recom mendation by the Board of Charities merely covering the maintenance. Two years ago the Harrisburg Hos pital received $40,000. Seriously Burned With Acid Andrew Neidijj, 1001 Cumberland street, a blacksmith at the Lalance- Grosjean tin plate mill, was seriously burned with sulphuric acid a* noon to day when a pipe he was working on ex ploded. The acid burned his face, arms and breast. He was admitted to the Harrisburg hospital for treatment. Search for Needle With X-Ray An X-ray examination was made at the Harrisburg hospital this afternoon to find a needle in the left foot of Mrs. Elizabeth McCurdy, 618 Race street. She stepped on the needle while sweep ing. It will be removed to-morrow at the hospital. harr: IBURG, PA SELECTING PEERS TfITRTROOSEfELT Libel Suit of William Barnes Against the Colonel Begun In Syracuse To-day ASKS $50,000 AS CHARACTER BALM Fifty Deputy Sheriffs and Policemen Present to Preserve Order—Jury Being Selected From Special Panel of 75 Talesmen By Associated Prest. Syracuse, N. Y., April 19. —The pros pect of witnessing the opening of the trial of the $50,000 libel suit brought by William Barues against Theodore Rocsevelt drjw a great crowd to the Court House here to-day, even before the first of thp special panel of seventy five talesmen appeared. It had become known in Syracuse that after the law yers, talesmen and reporters had been seated less than fifty spectators could be accommodated Consequently those most anxiouß to secure seats in the court room appeared early. Mr. Barnes upon his arival here last night held a conference with his attor neys in a hotel. Colonel Roosevelt \ spent the night at the home of his friend, Horace Wilkinson. Colonel's Back to Opponent The most elaborate preparations were made to handle the crowd at the Court House. The court room itself was prac tically isolated from the rest of#the •building by boarding up the corridors approaching it. In these partitions small doors have been cut. About fifty deputy sheriffs and policemen were on ! hand to preserve order. Colonel Roosevelt arrived at the Court House before hiß opponent. He wore a large black felt hat, pulled down well over his eyes. The Colonel stopped in the corridor outside the court room and greeted several friends. he went, in the room and took a seat at the table reserved for his coun sel When Mr. Ba'nes arrived he took a .senf_at his wi-nyfl's table. Colonel Koosevelt was sitting with his back to- Coattaoed ob Mcoad Page. INFANT BURIED IN CELLAR Mrs. Bessie Nixon, of Hancock, Md., Placed in Hagerstown Jail on Charge of Murder Hagerstown, Md., April 19. Charged with the murder of her infant, whose body was found buried about a foot deep in the cellar of the residence where she formerly resided, Mrs. Bes sie Nixon, of Hancock, was placed un der arrest last night by Chief of Police McAvoy, of that place, and brought to this city, where she was lodged in jail. There is a divorce suit courts at Cumberland at the present time in which her husband is endeavoring to I get an absolute divorce. It is alleged that the wife wanted a divorce with alimony and that, realizing if it became known she was the mother of an il legitimate child, she would be unable to obtain the alimony. For several months, while she was residing in the house where the baby's body was found, she had been seldom seen. On March 27 she moved from the residence, which is now occupied by Reed Downs. * Detective Heller, who was employed on the case by Mr. Nixon, the woman's husband, had" for some time been in vestigating the unusual actions of the woman and on Saturday he 'began a search for the baby. TRIPLETS IN A RUNAWAY One of Them Seriously Injured When Horse Becomes Frightened (Special to the Star-Independent.) Dillsburg, April 19.—While taking a drive yestenday afternoon the three triplet daughters of John C. Baker had a runaway accident. The harness be came broken while descending a hill in Carroll township on the road leading from this place to Grantham. The bug gy pressing upon the horse, frightened the animal that be started to run away. Adeline jumped from the buggy and sustained some minor bruises. Sar ah was thrown out and was more seri ously injured. She has been in a semi conscious condition since. Rebecca re mained in the buggy and did her ut most to control the horse and finally after running nearly two miles she suc ceeded in stopping the animal on the Harrisburg State road near Rose Gar ; den, without any injury to herself other than a severe fright. The young ladies were brought to their home on South Baltimore street later in the afternoon. They are about 17 years of age and' are the only trip lets in this part of the State. Paje Styles Probably Fatally Shot By Associated Press. Pottaville, Pa., April 19.—John Styles, of near Pottsville, a page in the State Legislature, was probably fatally shot accidentally by his father while endeavoring to unload a pistol which the son brought to him, just when about to leave home to take a train for Harrisburg. The bullet passed through his stomach and punctured the intes tines in 14 place*. MONDAY EVENING, APRIL Is, 1915—10 PAGES. IRORCENTHAII SAVED FROM DEATH. BY RICHER COURT Supreme Tribunal Reverses Cumberland County Ruling and Man Who Mur dered Shlremanstown Farmer Will Probably Get Penitentiary Sentence Word was received in (Harrisburg thiß morning that the State Supreme Court, now sitting in Philadelphia, has reversed the judgment of the Cumber land county court which sentenced Max Morgenthau, the Harrisburg huck ster, to be electrocuted as the penalty for the murdei 1 of John M. Rupp, a Shiremanstown farmer, on May 21, last. According to Morgenthau's attor neys, this decision means that the de fendant will get off with a second de gree murder sentence and be sent to the .Eastern penitentiary twenty years is the maximum penalty—instead of suffering the death penalty. The Buprenie Court's opinion was summed up as follows: "Judgment reversed and record re mitted for resentencing of the appel lant." When Morgenthau was put on trial last fall the defendant, by his attor neys, William A. Zerby and Edwin Barnitz, put in a general plea of guilty of murder and suggested that sentence Continurd on Second I'njf. FIRE ON FIRST MOUNTAIN UNDER CONTROL AT NOON By noon to-day a orioil of nine months, Koßert Sur.guy, aged 11 mouths, was trans formed into the best tempered baby in Frederick yesterday in the frartion nf a minute. While the mother, Mrs. Henry Surguy, was given the little chap a bath, she felt a sting on one of her hancla, and glancing at the mem ber discovered she had received a se vere cut. Investigating she found the point of a needle protruding from the baby 's side. With a pair of pliers she removed a good-sized needle. Then Mrs. Surguy recalled that nine months ago a needle she had bcPn iwing and which she had placed with some embroidery Vork on the crib where the child lay had disappeared. For months the physicians had laid the infant's cranky disposition to teething. AUTO STRIKES LIGHT POLE Pedestrians Forced to Step Lively to Avoid Flying Glass When the large passenger touring car owned by Charles M. Thomas, West Chester, was turning the corner at Third and Market streets shortly after 2 o'clock this afternoon, the fender of tjhe car struck the single standard light polp on the northwest corner, hurling it to the sidewalk. A number of pedestrians who were passing barely escaped being cut by the flying glass, while a few others were compelled to step quite lively to avoini being struck by the heavy iron pole. The car contained license tag .No. 1040. Employment for 450 Men By Associated Press, Gary, -j':d., April 19.—The local plant of the American Bridge Com pany resumed work to-day, giving em ployment to 450 men. Boy Under Knife for Appendicitis •lames lfyan, Jr., 13 years old, 1556 Vernon street, was operated on at the Harridburg Hospital this afternoon for appendicitis. POSTSCRIPT PRICE, ONE CENT, ITALY NEARS PRECIPICE WITH VIENNA Rome Foreign Office Awaits Ultimatum From Austria on Mili tary Preparations HOSTILITIES ARE BELIEVED NIGH Negotiations Between Rome and Viennt Concerning Italy's Demands fo Territorial Concessions Now Con sidered at the Breaking Point London, April 19, 1.56 P M.— Whether the negotiations bctweei Koine and Vienna concerning Italy', demands for territorial concessions havi been broken off remaius'for the momen an official secret, but it appears to b. universally agreed that the tension i approaching the breaking poiut. It ii suggested here that the Italian Foreigi Office is awaiting an ultimatum frtiu Vienna on the subject of Italy's prep arations along the frontier as a pretex to sever the remaining ties barring ai outbreak hostilities. The alertness with which even move, diplomatically or otherwise, madi by Italy is now followed in London in ' dicates the high importance attache* here to efforts to bring Italy to thi lighting line. One of the mailt rea sons advanced for this desire to in elude Italy in the partnership of tin allies is that \n no other way is i possible to»close so effectually the duo through which supplies are still reach ing the Teutonic combatants in con siderablo amount. A case in point .s the conliscatioi by t1.4 Swiss authorities announced ii Geneva to-day of a carload of innchini | guns of American manufacture whicl was on the way to Germany froii Genoa. Shipments of iron, copper am | sulphate have been reaching Germany with a fair degree of regularity througli Italy. It is asserted to-day that a certain embargo has been placet at Como on a truiuload of these sup plies and that Italy and Rumania haw taken joint action in refusing to low foodstuffs tor the civilian popula tion of Austria-Hungary to traverse their territory. Although the re has been much fight , ing in both the eastern and the west ■ 1 orii fields, operations on a big scall are still awaiting improvement in the weather on one side and adequate sup plies on the other. Indications aro i however, in both the Carpathians aur. . Poland that the greatest battle yet tc be fought is imminent and that the i coining clash in the Carpathians wil. i coincide with a great German advance j fronl the. direction of Cracow. Activities in the Dardanelles art ; taken to presage an important move ment any day nojv against the Turk ish positions' on the straits. GENERAL MAUDE FAMOUS MILITARY EXPERT, KILLED London, April 19.—The Press Bureau announced yesterday that among the officers wounded in recent l lighting in France was Brigadier Gen eral Frederick Stanley Maude. General Maude was the Knglish ofli | cer who as Colonel Maude achieved an i international reputation as a writer on j military matters. He had been on the j General Staff of the War Otliee as an : expert since last year. • He was born j June 24, 1864, the youngest son J the late General Sir F. Maude. Observed "King's Pledge Sunday" London, April 19, 4.15 A. M.—Ten thousand protestant churches through out England observed yesterday as "King's pledge Sunday.'' The largest meeting was held in Central London, where more than 2,000 persons took the pledge to a'bstain from intoxicants for the remainder of the war period. British Trawler Sunk by Mine London, April 19, 4.2-5 P. M.—The British trawler Vanilla was sunk by a torpedo from a German submarine in the north sea yesterday, according to a report made to-day by Captain Hill, skipper of the trawler Ferino. Von Der Goltz Heads Turkish Army Constantinople, via London, April 19, 2.15 P. M.—Field Marshall Baron Kol mar Van Der Goltz has been appointed commander-in-chief of the fir,st Turkish army. WALL STREET CLOSING By Associated Prctts. New York, April 10.—General realizing caused recessions of 2 to 4' points at the end. The closing was ir regular. On the largest volume of business recorded for the enrrent movement, investment stocks to-day rose ;i to 3 points. This advantage was largely obliterated in the final hour, steel leading the decline, on a caution ary trade statement from its chief ex ecutive.