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URGES SPAIN TO OESLARE
WBQM. OF BELLIGERENTS,
SHE CLASSES AS FRIENBS
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Madrid, Via Paris, April 19, 5.40
A. M.*—"Silence at present is a crime,
for if we wait until the moment of
victory to show our sympathy for the
victor it is probable we shall be too
late," was the assertion made by Count
Alvaro De Komanones, former premier
of Spain) in speaking yesterday to a
large audience at Palma, capital of the
Balcric isles. He pointed out that
Spain's foreign policy since the Car
tagena agreement in 1907 has been'
more ajid mojre favorable to the triple
entente.
"The present hours are so grave
and important," said the former pre
mier, "that it is necessary for Spain
to make a solemn declaration. Without
violating our neutrality we must say
who among the belligerents we consider
our friends."
Count Komanones' address was en
thusiastically cheered by his hearers";
The Cartagena agreement was a
triple understanding reached between
Great Britain, France and Spain follow
ing a visit of the late King Edward to
Cartagena in 1907. The agreements be
tween Spain and Great Britain and
Spain and France were different, al
though following the same lines. Great
Britain's chief interest in the agree
ment. was in the removal of any cause
for uneasiness in regard to the possi
bility of a land attack on Gibraltar,
Spain for the first time recognizing her
right to hold the Peninsula. Spain, on
the other hand benefited by having a
strong power guarantee her position in
the Canary Islands and the Mediter
ranean, including the Balerie Islands.
"No attempt was made by Germany
to conceal its irritation at the conclu
sion of the agreement for it was felt
that its chief aim probably was the
further isolation of that country.
WIFE DEAD HBURIED,
HIS SON IN ARMY. BARON
IS APPARENTLY A SUICIDE
London, April 19.—IBaron Herbert
Beuter, managing director of Ren
ter's Telegram Company, was found
dead yesterday at his home near Rei
gate, Surrey. A discharged revolver
was found near his body and the au
thorities declare there is little doubt
he committed suicide. Baron De Beu
ter was prostrated by the death of his
wife last Thursday. Her 'body is still
in the home awaiting interment. Their
only son is in the army.
Baron Auguste Julius Clemens Her
bert De Router was born March 10,
1852. He was educated at Harrow,-Ox
ford and Paris. 'His wife, whom he
jnarrifed-in 1876, was a daughter of the
lato - Robert Campbell of TBuscot Park,
Berkshire. the son and heir
"who is in tie British armv, they are
survived J)y a daughter, who is the
wife of Ji-W.JE. J. Douglas.
Baron De Reuter succeeded to the
title upon the death in 1899 of hie fa-
thor, who was created a baron of the
duchv of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha in 1871.
Royal license for permission to nse' t'he
title in England was granted in 1891
by Queen Victoria.
The first 'baron was the founder of
Renter's Telegram Company, now one
of the leading news gathering organiza
tions of the world. In 18'5 X when the
cable was laid between England and
Prance the headquarters of the com
pany was transferred to London.
SWITZERLAND DETERMINED
TO STAY STRICTLY NEUTRAL
Rome, Via Paris, April 19. —The
"Tribuna" to-day publishes nn inter
view with D*; Giiizoppe Motta, Presi
dent of Switzerland, who is declared to
have said Switzerland is deter
mined to mamtan absolute neuft-ality
in the war, "without looking to right
or to the left, but full of svmpathv for
all."
"Switzerland ia desirous," Dr. Mot
ta continued, "to fulfill her huinani
. tarian duty, and thus pay her debt to
nil- sister countries and again aflinn
before the world the reason for her ex- I
istence as a free and neutral state. I !
was deeply grieved when the honest :
neutrality of Switzerland was doubted. !
Supposing, for the sake of argument, I
that. Switzerland should renounce her
neutrality. She would be ruined, as i
she would automatically dissolve into
her various component nationalities." :
Dr; Mot to, according to the inter- [
viewer, said he would give his word of
honor that no treaty exists between
Switzerland and Germany to defend his !
country from Italian occupation of the !
canton of Ticinr, or to allow Germany, j
In case of war with Italy, to bring her
army through Switzerland to Cliiasso.
GERMANS TOTAKE FORCES.
IN FRANCE TO OTHER POINTS
Geneva via Paris, April 19, 5.35 A.
M.—A Vienna dispatch to the "Trib- ;
line" says that at a council of war,
presided over by Field Marshal Von
Hindenberg, it. was decided that the
Austrian heavy artillery now before
Verdun (in the department of Minme,
France), should be transferred to Po
land and that the cavalry now on the
.western front be sent back to Cra
cow.
Rome, April 18, 9.30 P. M., via
Paris, April 19, 6.15 A. M.—Official
communications received by Ital
ian OalMnet and statements made by-
Germans in official circles, have given
tho impreseion here that the German
general staff has abandoned plans for
a general, offensive movement on the
French frontier has decided simply
to maintain the defensive. This in
.formatiou has caused a deep impres
sion h(rre because it-<is believed to
signify that 'Germany ha« no hope of
, penetratirtg further urto French ter
ritory.
BOTTOM DROPS OCT ANOTHER.
SENSATIONAL IJ. 8. JAP STORY
Washington, April 19. —Any doubt
that may have existed in the minds of
administration offiiis.ls as to the pur-
pose of Japanese operations on Turtle
Bay, Jjowejr California, it was believed
here to-day, had been set at rest by the
report of Commander Noble E. Irwin,
of the cruiser >lej»s Orleans, that there
were no indications of any activity ex
cept salvage work on the strandfed
cruiser Asania.
Commander Irwin had been sent to
Turtle Bay by the Navy Department to
investigate newspaper reports that the
Japanese had established a permanent
naval base there. Officials all along had
expressed disbelief in the reports that
Japan had intended permanent occupa
tion.
BRITISH EXPLAIN LOSS OF
LIFE ON SUNKEN STEAMER
London, April 19.—An official state
ment from the British Admiralty, is
sued last night, gives the substance of
a further report concerning the loss of
life aboard the transport Manitou,
which was atttacked by a Turkish tor
pcdoboat in the Aegean sea. The report
shows that 24 men were drowned, in
stead of 100, as first reported, and that
27 others are missing, transport it
self was not damaged.
The loss of life wan due to the cap
sizing of one boait in the water and
another while being lowered, owing to
the breaking of a davit.
FIELD MARSHAL MNDEQI'IST
HERO OF MANY WARS, IS DEAD
Amsterdam, April 19, via London,
7.3>0 A. M. —Telegrams received hero
from Berlin announce the death of
General Field Marshal Oskar Von Lin
dequist.
Born in 1838, Field Marshal Von
Lindequjst had an active military
career. He was a lieutenant at the age
of 19, took part in the Danish cam
paign of 1864, and was in the war
against Austria in 1866 and in the
war of 1870 he was present at Sedan
and during the siege of Paris.
SAYS GERMANY HASNOBERIOUS
THOUGHT OF KEEPING BELGIUM
Amsterdam, via London, April 19.
The Cologne correspondent of the
"Tijd," discussing peace conditions
says:
"There is no serious thought in com
petent circles in Germany of retaining
Belgium. Within a few weeks some
surprising statements on this matter
may be expected. The leaders of Ger
man opinion are now agreed that the
aim of the war will have been reached
as soon as Germany's national existence
is guaranteed and her colonies se
cured."
Germans Capture Aviator Garros
Berlin, April 19, by Wireless to
Savville.—The report on the progress
of hostilities given out to-day by Ger
man headquarters relates that Lieuten
ant Roland G. Garros, the famous
French aviator, has been made a pris
oner by the Germans at Ingelmunster.
Belgium.
Lieutenant Garros is woll known in
the United States, having flown in manv
competitions in this eountrv.
I SELECTING PEERS
TO TRY ROOSEVELT
Continued From Fimi I'njse.
ward his opponent. To all out ward ap
pearances neither was aware that the
other was anywhere near
Allowed 12 Peremptory Challenges
As soon as Justice William S. An
drews had ascended the bench the roll
of the special pjyiel of 75 talesmen was
callcyj and the selection of the jury be
gan. Each side was informed bv the
court that they would be allowed six
peremptory challenges. The talesmen
were questioned by William L. Barnum,
a Syracuse attorney, for Colonel Roose
velt. He wanted to know whether the
"political prominence heretofore" of
either one or both of the principals
would affect the decision of possible
jurors. He also asked talesmen
whether they believed a man in poli
ics might be libeled just as any other
citizen.
The fact that the defendant bad
been President of the llnitod States and
Governor of New York was also dwelt
the attorney in framing his
inquiries.
% Funeral of Mrs. J. B. Painter
Hershe.v, April 19.—Saturday morn
ing the funeral of the late Mrs. .losiali
Hershey Painter was held at this place
| ami was o(ie of the largest funerals
held at thi« place for some time. A
brief service was held at the home
after which the body waff taken to the
United Brethren church, of which the
deceased was a member for many
years. The services were conducted
by the pastor, the Rev. N. L. Line
baugh, assisted by the Revs. H. M.
Miller, of Peiibrook, and O. G. Romi.g.
Mrs. Painter was aged 54 years and is
survived by a husband and one daugh
ter.
« to 12 Years for Bomb Throwers
New York, April 19.—Frank Abarno
and Carmine Carbone, anarchists, who i
made and set a bomb in St. Patrick's
cathedral March 2 when hundreds wore
worshipin-g within the edifice, wore sen
tenced to-day to jervc not less than
six years nor more than 12 in Sing
■Sing prison.
MRS. SNYDER FILLS PULPIT
Will Conduct, Services at the Cove as
Well as at Edgemont
Mrs. W. .1. Snyder has been appoint
ed to su,pply the pulpit for the Union
Mission at the 'Cove. Mrs. Snyder has
had charge of the Gospel Mission at'
Edgemont for one year.
Resides the regular preaching serv
ice every Sunday evening there has
been installed a weekly Bible study,
prayer meeting and Friday night, spe
cial prayer for the unsaved.
IMfs. SnydeT and "her workers will
remain ai Edgemont another year and
also fill the pulpit at the Cove every
two weeks.
An anniversary will be held at the
'Gospel Mission' to-day at 7.30 p. m.,
when the year's work will be reviewed.
RECEPTION AT ZION CHURCH
Brotherhood Will Entertain New Mem
bers and African Missionary
The Men of 55ion Brotherhood of
55ion Lutheran'church will give a recep
tion this evening in thf lecture room
of the church to the new members of
the organization. The Rev. U. H.
Brosius, returned missionary from
Africa, will be a guest of honor. The
program will begin at 8 o'clock and a
social hour will follow.
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HARRISBtTRG STAR-INDEPENDENT, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 19, 1915.
ALL HOPE FORFRAIK GONE
United States Supreme Court Decides
Agalnft Murderer of Uarjr Pha
gan, a Factory Girl
Ry Associated Press.
Washington, April 19.—The Su
preme Court of the United States to
day decided against Leo M. Frank,
convicted of the murder of Mary Pha
gan, a girl who was employed in his
factory at Atlanta, Ga., in his habeas
corpus case. Justice Pitney delivered
the opinion of the court. He con
cluded by saying:
"In all the proceedings in the courts
of Georgia the fullest right and oppor
tunity to be heard according to the es
tablished modes of procedure have been
accorded to him."
Ijeo M. Frank's legal fight for life
his taken a place among the celebrated
murder owes of recent years. Seven
times since < his conviction in August,
1913, the lower and supreme courts of
the State of Georgia refused to grant
Frank a new trial or to set asiilc the
verdict; three times the sentence of
death' 1 was passed upon him and twice
appeals were made to the United States
Supreme Court, the first being unsuc
cessful apd the second resulting in the
decision to-day.
The murder of fourteen-year-old
Mary Phagan, a fabtory employe, of
Atlanta. Ga., which At first appeared to
be a crime of only local importance,
eventually developed into a case of na
tion-wide interest.
Marv Phagan was murdered April
26, 1913, on a Southern holiday in ob
servance of Confederate Memorial Day.
Shortly after noon of that day she was
seen to enter the pencil factory, in At
lanta, w)H»re she had been employed
and where she went to obtain wages
due Her body was found next
morning in the basement of the fac
tory, with a cord tied about the neck.
FORESTFIRESTN MANY
COUNTIES ARE REPORTED
Reports received at the Department
of Forestry up to noon to-day indi
cated that spring forest fires have brok
en out in many counties, and while
they are not large they have created
great apprehension among the people
in the vicinity of the blazing sections.
The person charged with the supres
sion of these fires have been working
hard since Saturday with much suc
cess.
In Wiconisco township. Dauphin
county, uear Lvkens, a forest fire was
fought all day Saturday, but is report l
ed to-da'v to be under control. OMier
reports show that fires have been dis
covered and fought in Lehigh town
ship, Carbon county; near Millerstowu,
Perry county; in three townships in
Franklin county, near Fort Louden;
Rush and Boggs townships, Centre
county; Salem township, Luzerne coun
ty; Cuoimings township, Lycoming,
county; Turbett township, Juniata
county; York township, York county;
(.'artanCa township, Clinton county; Eu-
Inlia townthip. Potter county; Derrv
township, Lebanon county; Lumber
township, Cameron county, and Morris
township, Tioga county.
In some cases the jires were caused
by carelessness of fishing parties in
camp*, tint! the forestry wardens have
posted notices everywhere warning fish
ing parties and others to be careful in
making camp-fires and in seeing that
no embers are left when the camps are
abandoned. In some counties the fires
•were caused by sparks from the locomo
tives, and the authorities believe that
in some cases the flames were the de
liberate work of mischief makers.
Big Forest Fire in Maryland
Hagerstown, Md., April 19.—The
largest forest fire that has visited this
section for years is sweeping every
thing before it in the mountainous re
gion between Smithsburg and Wolfs
ville, nAr the Pennsylvania bonier.
Already more than 4,000 acres of land
have been burned over, all of which
contains valuable timber.- The loss so
far will run into the thousands.
Lock Haven Reservoir Threatened
Williamsport. Pa., April 19.—Forest
fires near Lock Haven threaten reser
voir property owned 'by Lock Haven-.
The summer home of Henry W.- Shoe
maker, owner of the Altoona "Tri
bune," at McElhattan, is also in dan
ger.
To Judge Oratorical Contest
The judges for the oratorical con
test of the Junior girls' class of the
Central High school have been elected
as follows: Mrs. Mabel Cronise Jones,
Mrs. John W. Reily and Mrs. William
Henderson. The preliminary contests,
which will be private, wilLbc held at
the school on the evening of May 12,
and the finals, to be participated in by
the winners of the preliminary, wiil
take place on Mav til.
LATE WAR NEWS SUMMARY
Caatlaued From Flrat Pas*.
the best known of* French aviators
whose exploits during the war won him
fame, has been captured by tjlfe Ger
mans. The Berlin War Office announces
that the lieutenant was made prisoner
near Ingelmunster, Belgium.
The authenticity of the official
French and British war reports is chal
lenged by the Qerman war office which
characterizes as inventions their claims
to victories. These claims, it is said,
are disproved by the official German
statement.
Information has reached Petrograd
that the Austrian attempts to regain
positions in Northern Hungary captured
recently by the Russians have been
abandoned. It is said that after six
days of violent fighting, gbrlng which
the Russians maintained their position,
the Austrian attack subsided.
Abandonment by the German Gen
eral Staff of plans for a general offen
sive in France is inferred in Rome from
information received there. It is said
this decision is indicated by official!
communications to the Italian cabinet,
as well as by statements of Germans
in official circles, and that hope of pene
trating further into French territory
has been put aside.
Boston Braves Down Brooklyn
Boston, April 19.—The Boston Na
tional League champions had no trouble
in defeating the Brooklyn toam in tho
morning holiday, here to-day. Score by
innings:
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Brooklyn .. . 0 1 rfo 0 1 0 0 o —2 9 0
Boston ....40003000 x—l 9 2
Dell, Coombs and McCarty; Strand
and Gowdy. Umpires Rigler and Era
slit, j
LOSS FOR 2 FIRES
• POUT $200,000
Cntlmd Front Pint P«s»
cent, of the individuals who had
articles stored in the in
sured. t
A large portion of the extensive'
manufacturing and warehouse district
between Market street and the Mul
berry street bridge, wns endangered by
the fire in the Montgomery warehouse
and Fire Chief Kindler regards It al
most as a miracle that the fire did not
reach to Market street along Tenth
and take in the Graupner stables ad
joining on the south.
Unusual precautions were taken to
avoid putting water on a small frame
building facing Tenth street, just north
of the Graupner stable where 20,000
pounds -of carbide, used with water in
making gas, was stored.
Should water have gotten in this build
ing gas would have formed and a dis
asterous explosion, which would have
spread the fire for squares around,
would have followed, in the belief of
■the fire chief. This building was on
fire twice but two firemen stationed
there with hand chemicals extinguish
ers slopped the blazes.
Crap Bhooters Start Blaze?
The fire started in tfie southeast cor
ner of "the Montgomery building where
farm machinery belonging to the Inter
national Harvester Company was
stored. Crap shooters have been known
to get into this building from the creek
side for a Sunday game and Fire Chief
Kindler is of the opinion that the fire
was started by invaders of this kind.
The fire had gained such headway
that it was impossible to get into the
building at any place when the firemen
arrived. Chief Kindler ordered all of
the companies that responded to the
first alarm to fight the fire from the
Tenth street side, and he then sent in
second and third alarms and placed the
companies responding in positions to
fight the flames from the Paxton creek
side. The fire ate its way north through
the building along the creek to fne
main, building and then westward to
Tenth street, leaving standing but the
extreme ends of the structure.
There are scores of individual loosers
as a result of this fire, and it is im
possible to tell the exact loss. It was
said nt the warehouse this morning that
it will reach more thap $150,000.
Chief Kindler iB of the opinion that
this figure will cover everything.
Some of the farm machinery and
pnrnps. which were valued at .more than
$50,000, have escaped serious dam
age, in the opinion of the fire chief.
These are the property of F. E. Myers
& Brother, of Ashland, Ohio. A car
load of new buggies, valued at $1,500,
the property of (Montgomery Ward &
Co., were destroyed, and SI,OOO worth
of barbers' chairs and barbers' firtuhes.
belonging t.o .Tames Ba.rr Company,
Inc., of Philadelphia, were mined. A
A tractor owned by the Philadelphia
and Reading Railwav Company and sev
eral wagons of the'Peipher Line Com
pany, an auxiliary to Montgomery &
Co., were destroyed.
Many Lose by Fire
Printing paper owned by the Min
ter . Co.; the State Department of
Printing and Binding and Frank Hart
zel and freight of many descriptions
shipped over the Philadelphia & Read
ing road also was destroyed. This loss
will also reach several thousand dol
lars. Tents and camping paraphernalia
owned by the State Y. M. C. A.; scales,
by J. O. Winstead; - vinegar, by M«-
liityre & Green, Philadelphia; groceries,
by Comlv Flannigan Co., Philadelphia;
coffep, by the Enterprise Coffee Com
pany, this city; pipe organ by Athens
George, this city and tanks "and pipes
owned by the Automatic Sprinkling
Company, New York, were destroyed
with a loss of many thousanlds of dol
lars. Three carloads of furniture were
lost by Bowman & Co., this city.
On tho second floor, of the building,
on the Tenth street side, were thirty
three rooms for the storage of furni
ture. Several persons stood on the out
side helpless as "the fire raged among
their household goods. Twenty pianos
were destroyed. Mrs. W. J. Hughes, who
is moving to Atlantic City *nd who in
tertdoil (o take her furniture out of
storage to-day, has nothing left, to
move. Hfir goods were crated and on
the elevator ready to be transferred.
Among the individual losers of furni
ture were:
Individual Losers
A. Altmire, G. H. Albright;' Mrs. J.
Bartholomew, Miss A. L. Boyer, G. W.
Burckholter, E. C. Bowman, Mrs. E. F.
Cromic, J. R. Crosby, ,1. H. Collins,
8. 8. Daniels, W. H. Ellis, Hugo Hani
mer, Mrs. W. J. Hughes, Mrs. E. R.
Johnson, S. K. Jacobs, J. F. Krauser,
John Charles Mosser, W. K. Martz,
Mrs. J. J. McLaughlin, Peter J. Melonj
A. F. Myers, Charles O'Neill, John L
Orner, J. A. Plank, Frert Palser, J. F.
Robinson, E. K. Ross, J. W. Roshon,
Miss Clara L. .Simons, J. H. Wtonry, H.
F. White and Miss Hmma Wright.
When the fire threatened the frame
building of the Huber Manufacturing
Company, adjoining the Montgomery
building, Chief Kindler sent in a gen
eral alarm, calling all of the city's fire
companies to the blaze.
The general alarm .attracted the Sun
day afternoon promenades to the fire
and thousands watched the blaze, which
was as spectacular a daylight fire as
Haxrisburg has witnessed for a long
time. The Are was so hot at times
that the crowd moved back from the
ropes stretched by the police and sev
eral times tne ; y were driven back by
the smoke, which was heavy enough to
obscure the sun. Thousand* were satis
fied with a view from the Mulberrv
street bridge.
PENNSYLVANIA FEED €O.
WAREHOUSE DESTROYED
John Haldeman, watchman in the
warehouse of the Pennsylvania Feed
Ccmpany, along the Pennsylvania rail
road north of Division street, discov
ered a charcoal pit on fire at 1 o'clock
yesterday morning. His attempts to
extinguish the blaze were fruitless and
he asked the c.ity for aid. The Camp
Curtin Fire Company was sent to the
fire and later an alarm was turned in
and the #istriet companies responded
from Sixth and Mahantongo streets.
The building, outside the city limits,
was located far from a fire plug and
for lack of water the firemen could do
little.
Railroad traffic was hampered for a
while." Flames shot across the passen
ger tracks and passenger trains were
run on freight tracks so that as little
time as possible be lost.
The building, which was entirely de
stroyed, was the property of Charles
E. Covert, who one time operated the
Primo Feed Company there. The ma
chinery also belonged to Mr.-Covert,
who places his loss at $30,000. Ho
said ho had sls ,000 insurance. Since
January 1 the building had been leased
to Jacob Btrickler, of Lewistown, and
George W. Broderick, of this city, who
operated under the name of the Penn
sylvania Feed Company. Mr. Broder
ick said this morning that the low of
the latter company will be SB,OOO. No
insurance was carried on the contents.
The glare of the flames could be seen
from many parts of the city. s
CHER SET FIRE
1 INDUSTRIAL ROME
Coatlnunl From Plra« Page.
caused by the lighting of matches in
the closet.
The afternoon blaze could not~have
been a continuation of that which oc
curred in the morning, since* the rooms
in which the fires occurred are sep
arated by another large room. An ex
amination of the walls by the firemen
showed that no flames had spread be
tween them.
Althougih the superintendents at the
Home can find no reason why any of
the children should try to set fire to
the buildinig, and do not have any of
the youngsters in particular under
suspicion, they can offer as the only
explanation for the successive fires
the deliberate lighting of matches by
children of the Home in the two clos
ets. They will do what they can to
find the guilty one, that further fires
may be prevented. Matches are in use
throughout the building since the
lighting is by gas.
The Are this afternoon was discov
ered Iby bo.vs playing on the outside
of the building, who saw the smoke
iseuing from the second story room oc
cupied by the two nurses. They at
once igave the alarm, but there was no
confusion among the children, all of
whom were on the first floor or on the
playgrounds. A elass of the youngsters
was having ite singing lesson in a
room on the lower floor while the
smoke was clearing away on the floor
above.
Several weeks ngo the Nursery
Home, which was in the old Watts
mansion, Third street and Reel's Lane,
was practically wrecked by fire of
mysterious origin. The fifty' children
all were rescued, though with some dif
ficulty, and were sent to the institu
tion where the fires occurred to-day
! where they are now, awaiting the com
pletion of the new nursery home
which is being built on Cameron
street.
AWARD FOR ASPHALT PLANT
WILL BE IHfIBETO-IHORRBW
City Commissioners Reticent on Who
Will Get the Contract, But It IB
• Believed a Cleveland Firm Will
Be Successful Bidders
The award of the contract for con
structing and equipping llarrisburg's
municipal asphalt plant, at Ninth and
Shaonois streets, will be made at the
meeting of the City Commissioners to
morrow afternoon, so William H.
Lynch, Highway Commissioner, an
nounced this afternoon. The Commis
sioner declined td say what firm will
get the contract, although belief was
expressed that it will go to the F. P.
Cummer Jt Son (Wbpitny, of Cleveland,
0., one of whose plant's was inspected
by Commissioners Lynch and Harry
F. Bowman and City Engineer M. B.
Cowden, on Friday and Saturday.
Alfred L. Savres, Highway Commis
sioner, of Camden, N. J., an expert on
asphalt plants, to-day was in the city
and examined plant specifications as
submitted by firms through the com
petitive bidding scheme.
Commissioner Lynch to-day sai»l it
is*'not likely that the award of the
contracts for the new street sprinkler
and two additional street sweepers will
be made tomorrow. The Studebaker
Corporation Company '® bid on this ap
paratus was taken by the mail carrier
to the Highway Commissioner's resi
dence and consequently was not open
ed at noon on Saturday when others
were examined. It was- sealed and
came by registered mail.
The iitm bid $197.'50 on seven-foot
wide sweepers and $.".14.50 on eight
foot wide sweepers. The width of the
machine to be adopted may determine
whether the Studebaker is low bidder.
Other firms bid on eight and nine-foot
wide sweepers.
Public .Safety Commissioner Bow
man will introduce an ordinance at
to-morrow's meeting providing for a
water pipe in BoJ»s street, from Kigh
teenth street to the eastern city line.
MORCENTHAO SAVED FROM
DEATH. EYJICHER COURT
Cnntlnurd Front Flrnl I'NRP.
ho imposed under a charge of murder
in the second degree. Judge Wilbur F.
Sndler, however, declined to do that,
and, after heuring all of the Common
wealth's witnesses, held that elements
of first degree murder were contained
in the evidence, and accordingly im
posed the death penalty as the sen
tence.
Exception were taken to the Cum
berland county court's ruling but they
were set asido. The c«»e then was ap
pealed to the Supreme court and the
case waH argued in Philadelphia 011
February 22.,«Morgenthau is well up in
years and until the time of his arrest
had for a number of years been a
huckster. He lived on Filbert street,
this city.
On the early morning of May 21,
last, the defendant and Rupp engager!'
in a pistol battle after Rupp, acting
under the belief that an attempt was
being made to rob his hennery, went
out kito his yard to search for the
supposed thieves. Rupp died before any
of his relatives coirld get to his 'as
sistance. Morgenthau. was wounded, a
pistol bullet having penetrated his
wrist, anil he was arrested on the Mar
ket street bridge on his way back to
this city.
Mrs. Amanda Seidel
Mrs. Amanda Seidel died at her
home, Reily and -Susquehanna streets,
Saturday night. Funeral services .will
foe held at her home this evening at
7.3 ft o'clock. The foody will be taken
to Dillsburg to-morrow 'by Undertakers
Hoover & Son, where further services
will take place at the home of her
nephew, Elmer WeaveT, and interment
made.
Masonic Lodge to Meet
Members at Chosen Friends Ijodge
'No. 43, Free and Accepted Masons, will
meet to-night in the temple, Third and
State streets, when action on the death
of Charles H, Jnekson will foe taken.
PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD TO
HEAR LONG LIST OF CASE!
Oommisaton Meets To-morrow, When
Complaints Against Many Railroads
and Other Corporations Are Sched
uled
The Public Service "* Commission is
scheduled to meet to-morrow morning
for the consideration of a long list of
cases, none of them, however, of great
importance. To-morrow afternoon the
compluint of the Glen Rock Motor Com
pany against the New York and Mary
land Line Turnpike Company will be
held, when charges of the bad condition
of the toll-road will be presented. On
Wednesday morning the Board will be
.asked to approve the contracts between
the city of Readihg and the Metropol
itan Electric Company and the Con
sumers' Gas Company; also between
the township of Martic, Lancaster
county, and the Colemanville Water
and Power Company.
On Wednesday the application of the
Philadelphia and Beading Railway Com
pany to construct a grade crossing
switch in Jackson township, Lebanon
county, will be heard, and approval will
be asked for the incorporation of the
Heidelberg Township and South Leba
non Township Electric Companies, in
Lebanon county. On Thursday Charles
W. Bucher will present his complaint
against the Cumberland Valley Tele
phone Company, charging a violation of
contrast covering an interchange tele
phone service in Littlestown and Get
tysburg exchanges. On Friday the
Northern Central Railway Company
will ask for approval of a grade cross
ing in York to connect with the Pull
man Motor Company, and the Edison
Electric Company will ask the approval
of a contract between it and the city
of York for lighting the streets of the
city.
WANTS HUSBAND TO PAY
LAWYER. ALSO ALIMONY
Wife of Mervin Bogner Alleges That
She Has a Just Defense to Make to
Divorce Suit Which Charges De
sertion
At the suggestion of counsel for the
respondent the court this morning
granted a rule on 'Mervin Bogner, re
quiring liini to show cause why he
should not pay bis wife alimony a nut
counsel fees "With which to defend the
divorce action he lias instituted against
her. The wife, Nellie, contends thati
she has a true ami just defense .to make
to his charge of wilful desertion hut
that she is without financial means to
present her case. The matter will be
thresheM out in argument court if nob
adjusted by the attorneys.
Three new divorce suits were begun
this morning. Infidelity is charged in
two cases, Walter vs. Eva Khinehart
and Peter vs. Anna Radukic while in
the suit of Kav M. vs. Lillie M. Houtz,
desertion is alleged.
Trust Company Made Guardian
The Central Trust Company, of this
city, was to-day appointed guairlian for
Ida M., Irene and William A. Hershey,
children of Fannie F. Hershey who
ar e heirs to about SIOO each.
Bridge Report Confirmed
The report of the inspectors who
view the new bridge spanning the
Swatara creek, between Middletown
and Royalton, this morning was con
firmed absolutely bv Judge Kunkel anil l
immediately was thrown open to gen
eral traffic.
Defendant Wants Judgment
A motion for .judgment in the dam- a
a.ge suit of Anna J. Say lor, who was'
awarded a $lO verdict against Albert
McCall, was made this morning Ijy
counsel for the defense. The matter
was placed on the argument list.
Building Permit
Miller Bros. & Company this morn
ing obtained a i building permit to
'builii an addition to tlie threestorv
building at 856 Reily street, to cost
1400.
County Oiliciais Away
Prothonotary Henry F. Holler this
morning went' to .Majjch Chunk on a
Ibusiness trip. County Controller Henry
W. Gough will return to-night from
Pittsburgh, where h'o_ spent the last
several days. •
Wills Probated To-day
The will of Wilhelmjiia A. Seltzer,
late of Bast Hanover township, wan
probated this morning and letters were
grtmted to John C. Seltzer, who iirthe
sole beneficiary. Under the will of
Emma E. Smith, late of this city,
'which was probated this morning, Wil
liam Smith, the husband, receives the
entire estate and in made executor
thereof.
Marriage Licenses
Henry R. Michael, Lykens township,
and Lizzie K. Smith, Valley View.
Frank G. Beatty and Catherine E.
i Sutch, city.
Plumbers Take Exams
Vive applicants for plumbers' cer
tificates to-day were examined by the
! plumbing examining board as follows:
for master certificates, Harry Nash,
(Samuel Blumenstine lind' Walter
Owens; journeymen, C, H. Germeyer
and George .1. MeClaren. Decisions
were withheld.
CIVIC CLUB ELECTS OFFICERS
Important Meeting Held at Y. W. C. A.
This Afternoon
jA meeting of the Civic Club was held
this afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Y.
W. C. A. and important business trans
acted. „
A full and detailed report was pre
sented iby the retiring treasurer, (Mliss
Bleanor Shunk, and officers Elected for
t*he ensuing year. Although it will take
several days for the tellers to deter
mine the results of the election, it is
understood that. IMrs. William Hender
son will toe president of the Civic Club,
elected with no opposition, and that
there was considerable competition for
the other offices^
Baptism in River
Three new mombers of the Zion Bap
tist church of this city were baptized
in the Susquehanna river at 10 o'clock
yesterday morning. The officiating
clergymen also numbered throe,
Bev. Walker barter, the Bev. Milford
/Ball and the Rev. Walker Toliver.
KAYY TRADING IN STOCKS -
RENEWED; NO SENSATION
U. S. Steel Resumes First Place in Most
Active Issues, 7,500 Shares Chan*
ing Hands at Fraction Over S&aMt
day's High Figure I
New York, April 19, Wall Street.—
Heavy trading in stocks was renewed
to-day, but last week's sensational
movements were lacking. U. S. steel re
sumed first place in the most active is
sues. with initial sales of 7,500 shares
at a fraction over last Saturday's high
figures. Bethlehem steel rose 1%. New
York Central led the railways with a
2% point gain. St. Paul, Baltimore
and Ohio, New Haven, Union Pacific
and Louisville and Nashville rose 1 to
2 points. Amalgamated copper, Amer
ican locomotive and Rock Island were
heavy, 'but Amalgamated soon made
up its loss. IMexiqan Petroleum was
strongest of the specialties, gaining
' /2*
Activity abated somewhat toward
midday but sales in the first two hours
were estimated at 800,000 shares. Rail
way investment issues made further
headway while industrial were offered
with greater freedom. Trading in steel
continued in enormous volume, but the
stock faffed to hold its rise which was
accepted as proof of persistent selling.
Demand for stocks was greatest amoiijg
'brokers with western connections. (A
formidable list of declines included
some of last week's conspicuous special
ties, New York airbrake yielding !T
points. Mexican petroleum, however,
increased its gain over ten points. Free
absorption of New York Central deben
tures sixes was the feature of the bond
market.
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE'
QUOTATIONS
New York, April 19.
Open. Close.
Alaska Gold Mines ... 38% 38%
Amal Copper . . 75% 74%
Amer Beet Sugar 48% 47'/,
American Can 38% 36
do gfd 98% 98%
Am Car and Foundry Co 57% 54%
Am Cotton Oil . 52 " 52
Am Ice Securities .... 33% 33
Amer Loco 56 50%
Amer Smelting 73% 72'%
American Sugar 112 112
Amer Tel and Tel .... 123% 122%
Anaconda 36% 35%
Atchison 303 103»%
Baltimore and Ohio ... 77% 78%
Bethlehem Steel ..... 138 134
Brooklyn, R T 91% 91%
California Petroleum .. 19% 18
Canadian Pacific 169% 169%
Central I/eather 44 39%
Chesapeake and Ohio .. 46% 48%
Chi, Mil and St. Paul . . 96'/ 4 96%
Chino Con Copper ... 45 44% l
Col Fuel and Iron .... 36 3 4
Cousol Gas 129 1 26%
Corn Products 14% 15%
Erie 29 28%
'Erie, Ist pfd 45 4'5
General Electric Co .. . 155 154
Goodrich B F 50 46%
Great Northern pfd ... 120% 121%
Great Nor Ore subs .. . 39% 38
Interboro Met 21 13%
Intertmro Met pfd .... 73 71%
Lehigh Valley 145 141%
Louisville and 'Nash . . .■ 124 123
IMcx Petroleum 86% 89
IMS)' Pacific 16 17
(National Ijead 67%' 66%
New York Cen 90% '89%
NY, N H and H 65% 63%
Norfolk and West ... 105 106
Northern Pac 109% 108%
Pacific Mail 21 21%
Pennsylvania R. R. ... 110 110
People's Gas and Coke . 120% 119%
Pittsburgh Coal 24 23
do pfd 95 94%
Press Steel Car 44% 43%
Ray Con. Copper ...... 22% 23
Readi.ng 153% 154
Repub. Iron and Steel . 32 29%
Houthern Pacific 33% 93
Southern Ry 19 19
•do pfd .. . 59% 59%
Tennessee Copper .... 33% 33%
Texas Company 139 143
Union Pacific 132% 181 %
U. S. Rubber 72 70
U. S. Steel 60% 57%'
do pfd 109 109
Utah Copper 6 7 65
Vir.-Carolina Chem . 30% 30%
Western Maryland .... 24% 26%
W U Telegraph 68% 68
j Westinghouse Mfg .... 86% 84
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS
FIGHTING TRADWG STAMPS
A vigorous campaign for the anti
trading stamp bill which imposes a
license of SI,OOO on trading stamp
companies and $l5O on each dealer
who handles the stamps, is being
waged throughout the State as a re
sult of the activity of the Harrisburg
Chamber of Commerce. The bill has
passed the House and is now in Setfate
com inittee.
The campaign is backed by ton
other commercial organizations in
Pennsylvania. The Washington Board
of Trade lias eliminated from its mem
bership all dealers handling stamps
and other profit-sharing coupons. Many
HaTris'burg stores are backing the
move in a decisive manner and are do
img away with the coupons wherever
possilble. Where coupons are attached
they are torn off and other merchandise
having coupons in sealed packages is
being disposed of anil will not be sold
again by the stores engaged in the
campaign.
The Harrisburg committee is com
posed of A. W. Moul, W. H. Benne
thum and J. William Bowman. They
take the stand that the proper way
for merchants and manufacturers to
favor patrons ig to give as low a price
as possible and not make a round
about concession by way of stamps
anil' coupons. This contention has se
cured the written approval of some of
the retail store proprietors in the
country. Trade papers have taken up
the fight and commercial organizations
writing to the Harrisburg Chamber of
Commerce seeking fnformation for use
in similar campaigns in other states.
Mrs. Minnie E. Mehaffle
Mrs. Minnie E. Mefiaflie, wife of S.
R. Mahaftie, died at her home, 643 Dau
phin street, last night, aged 46 years.
Death was due to tuberculosis. She is
survived by her husband and the fol
lowing children, Elmer, Leon, Ada and
Stella, and her mother, MrS. Mury
Keefer, and three sisters. Funeral serv-.
ices will be held at her home Thurs
day afternoon at 2 o'clock nnd will be
in charge of the Rev. Amos Stamots,
pastor of Augsburg Lutheran church."
Interment will be made in Paxtang
cemetery.