THE WFATHER CLOUDY TO-NIQHT AKD TO-MORROW Meport. Pifft • 81™*"™?® VOL. 77—NO. 120. HAN HELP!) IT THE FOREST f IRES The State Reservation at Caledonia Suffers Heavily in the Sweep of the Flames MEN FLEE TO SAVE LIVES Officials o' Forestry Department Say Tliat If Precipitation Was General Throughout the State the Worst of the Work of Devastation Is Ended The rain of last night and early this n'orniug did a great deal toward check ing forest fires that have been raging in the Cumberland Valley, according to it-formation received this foreuoon at the office of the State Forestry Com mission in this city. It was stated at the offices of tho Commission that if the rainfall was general throughout the State the greatest danger from such tires has probably passed. The Com mission, however, declares that it is keepiug a strict watch to prevent re newed outbreaks. Forest fire fighters in the Susquehan na valley were aided by the rain which was general in this valley, according to reports coming to the local office of the Weather Bureau. The rainfall averaged .15 of an inch in the valley. The heaviest precipitation was at To wanda where .2S of an inch fell. Har risburg had .19. The weather will re main cloudy with a rise in temperature to-morrow. The Forestry Commission to-day re ceived reports of two serious forest tires ia the oil region, one of which burned oil tanks and derricks, but the lire-fighting system is now reported to be pretty well organized in that sec tion. and th° fires are about subdued. Near Kane two derricks were burned and an oil tank went up in flames. In South Mountain Region In the South mountain region the fire raged with awful effect. A big fire, started in the Cumberland Valley near Huntsdale, is believed by the State au thorities to have been the work of an incendiary. It burned up the side of the mountain, passed the crest and Fwept down the other side with awful force into the Hunter's run valley, taking a eouise towards Pine Grove, which fortunately it did not reach. So close did it get to Pine Grove, how ever, that it burned the bungalow of Dr. C. J. Hunt, of the State Health Department, just as he was preparing to take possession of it for the summer. The woods surrounding the camp of the famous "Explorers" were burned, just on the edge of Pine Grove. Men started to fight the flames, but had not gone far when they were confronted by an immense volume of smoke that nlmost suffocated them. Then came the flames, at least twenty feet high. It was useless to endeavor to combat such a fire, and the fighters had all they, could do to escape with their lives. "Back-firing *' "had no effect whatever and it had to be abandoned. Caledonia Reservation Suffers The Forestry Department force from the State forestry reserves started to fight the flames with the aid of volun teers. but could do very little. If the department had the means to throw a line of patrolmen along the mountains, the fire, it is contended, would not have had such a spread. Some of the State forestry reserves were burned over, but the greater part of the timber burned belonged to indi viduals. Neither the Pine Grove nor Mont Alto reservations suffered, but some of the Caledonia tract was devas tated. FLAMES SWEEP"II TOWN IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY (Special to the Star-Independent.) Carlisle, Pa., April 23.—At 1 o'clock this morning, about the time that the forest fires in the South moun tains, which had for the last three davs been destroying thousands of acres 'of valuable timber land, were extinguished by the rain, a big fire broke out in Jacksonville, four miles from Newville, Cumberland countv. The loss amounts to SII,OOO. Jacksonville, known also by the name of Grevthorne, has no fire protection and the flames were fought entirelv bv bucket brigades. Water was drawn from the wells in the vicinity, which practically all went dry by "the time the fire was extinguished. There is to day a lack of water in the town. The fire had its origin—how is un known—in the big building which ac commodated the store af Jacob Mee beth, the town hall and the hall of the Junior Order United American Mechan ics. It entirely destroyed the building and its contents. Mecbeth's store was valued at $3,000 and was uninsured. The contents of the lodge hall included all the instruments and other equipment of the Jacksonville band, and the loss, apart from the store room, was $5,000, partly coveren by insurance. Other Buildings Destroyed The house and stable of Jacob Snoke next caught fire and burned to the ground, involving a loss of $2,000, partly covered by insurance. The sporting good< store of M. N. Fail, which was also completely destroyed, was valued at SI,OOO and was unin sured. The home of John Campbell was slightly damaged. More than 400 men fought the flames during the early hours of ihe morning, including owners of the burn ing buildings, residents of the town and two circus advertising men who were Cntlinril on Math Page. START CITY FOREST OY PLANTING 5,000 TREES School Children Put Out the Saplings in Wildwood Park To-day as Part of the Arbor Day Exercises—Gov ernor's Proclamation Is Read More than 600 pupils of the Camp Curtin school participated in Arbor Day exercises in Wildwood Park this afternoon in what it is planned to make part of a municipal forest. Each of the childreu aided in the work by planting one or more of the trees. More than 5,000 trees were planted. The ceremonies took place just south of baseball field and when the trees grown to be giant red pines, white pinee and Norway pines the baseball lield will be circled and a small run to the south will have a beautiful fringe of trees. The locations of the trees all had been mapped out before the children arrived. The children gathered at the school building at Sixth and Woodbine streets in the afternoon and marched to the scene of the wholesale tree planting in a body in charge of their respective teachers. It was at first planned to take a number of children from each school building in the city but difficulty of transportation narrowed it down to the Camp Curtin, the building nearest the park. District Supervisor J. J. Brehm had charge of the school chil dren. Exercises preceding the planting of the trees included the reading of Gov ernor Brumbaugh's Arbor Day Procla mation. It made a plea for the plant ing of trees on this day. Members of the Civic Club of Harrisburg partici pated. The exercises were arranged by Park Commissioner M. Harvey Taylor and City Forester Harry J. Mueller. Among the speakers were Irvin C. Williams, deputy State Commissioner of Forestry,, and Miss Myra Lloyd Dock, for the Civic Club. The children sang several songs. No general exercises were held in the city schools outside the Camp Cur tin building. Schools were open all during the day. ROB STORE OF EX-MAYOR OPPOSITE POLICE STATION Thieves Show Little Fear of the Au thorities When They Make Away With Cash. Cigars and Medicinal Whiskey Thieves operated successfully last night in the drug store of former Mayor E. Z. Gross, 119 Market street, almost directly opposite headquarters. This morning SS, eight cigars and eight quarts of medicinal whiskey were missing . It's hard to trace cigars or dollars, but the police believe the whis key, or the effects of it, will lead to the detention of the thieves. It is a puzzling case, for there is nothing to indicate how the robbers gained entrance to the store. It was learned, however ,that a hasp was re moxed from a back door to permit the robbers to escape. The screws were removed from the inside. One theory as to how the thieves gained entrance is that while the cellar door was open during the day they sneaked into the basement, waited there and, after the store was closed for the night, committed the thefts. The cigar case is at the front of the store and the thieves could easily have been seen from the outside had any one been lookiAg in at the time. The other articles were taken from the rear of the store. GIRL SUES FOR AUTO INJURIES Miss Gaither Beeks to Recover SIO,OOO From George W. Reily Although his chauffeur was the lone occupant of the automobile when the accident occurred, George W. Reily, of this city, whose machine, it is alleged, ran down and injured Miss Jessie Gai ther, of Gait hers ville. Mil., on January 20, last, to-day was made the defend ant in a SIO,OOO damage suit brought by Miss Gaither. The accident oc curred in Reily street, near Sixth, after nightfall. Miss uaither alleges she was hurled thirty feet and that the machine passed over her body ,causing cuts on the head, torn and sprained ligaments of the an kle, lacerations of both knees, body sprains and contusions on the back. The plaintiff was visiting friends in this city when the accident occurred. She has retained as counsel Michael E. Stroup, of this city, and Alex Kilgour, a Maryland lawyer. "HOP' OUTFIT STOLEN It Doesn't Belong to Eugene Fairfax, Who Made Complaint . Among the things brought back from Lancaster yesterday by City De tective Ibach with Joseph Ure, colored, wanted here on a charge of larceny, was a hop outfit, which is among the stuff the latter is charged with stealing from Eugene Fairfax, 114 Short street. Eugene, who made the charge, said the "hop" outfit belongs to Herbert Smith, a colored man, who was arrested here on an Ohio warrant. Fairfax was keeping a suitcase which contained a suit and the outfit for Davis pending the disposition of the Ohio ease. Fair fax charged Ure with the larceny of a gold watch, locket and chain, a gold penknife and $5. Ure admitted to the police of the theft of the suit case but denied knowledge of the jewelry and money, according to the police. HARRISBURG, PA., FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 23, 1915-.14 PAGES. IE cm is HALED TO COURT Veteran Axe Wielder Protests He Knows More About Forestry Than the Forester SPICY SARCASMS ARE EXCHANGED Nurseryman Who Fells Trunk In Front of Daniel C. Herr's Home, Doesn't Think It Necessary to Obtain a City Permit John R. Snavely, 125 Liberty street, proprietor of the Dauphin county nur series, was taken into police court yes terday afternoon by City Forester Har ry J. Mueller, charged with violating the city's tree ordinance, the specific charge being that Snavely chopped down a tree in front of the residence of Daniel C. Herr, 19 North Front street, without first getting a permit from the City Forester. It was the first arrest every made under the ordinance. The charge was specific enough but the hearing developed into a heated controversy between prosecutor anii defendant as to which has had the most experience in tree culture. Muel ler admitted he had but t«n years ex perience while Snavely said he had more than thirty. Snavely did not deny the charge of chopping down the tree, but he said he thought it was unnecessary for one of his experience\ to go to the City For ester for permission. The hearing led a technical discussion regarding the general health of the tree. Mueller said that the tree could have been "fixed up" for the price it cost to cut it down. Snavely contended that the tree was "sick onto death.'* Harry B. Saussaman, attorney for the defense, asked Mueller how he de termined the condition of the tree, and the Forester replied that he used the "eyeball system." Saussaman said lie was not familiar with technical terms of forestry and wanted that system explained. "Why, 1 used my eyes," returned Mueller. Mayor Royal ruled out of order Snavely's assertion that he once moved a $2,000 tree, as not being relevant to the hearing and then he discharged the defendant, it being his first of fense. A city ordinance requires that a permit be obtained for removing, spray ing or trimming a tree. "ENDURANCE RUN" FOR 15 WATER MEIER COMPETITORS Commissioner Bowman Will Line Up the Machines of the Bidders and Select the Best on the Basis of the Survival of the Fittest Fifteen firms, manufacturers of wa ter meters, have agreed to enter an "endurance run" which is to be staged by Harry F. Bowman, City Commission er 0 f Public Safety, under a probably unique plan devised by him to aid in making a selection of meters to be bought by the City for domestic use. Bids for the meters were opened by Mr. Bowman at 3 o'clock this after noon, the competing firms all having submitted samples of their products, in addition to their prices. The Commis sioner's latest plan of buying meters, he said, me.ns that the meter to be adopted will be, not necessarily the cheapest, but tne one which shows up best in the "endurance run" or test that is to be given to all samples dur ing the next two weeks. This "endurance run" is to be what Mr. Bowman calls a "twelve-year test." From the records' in his office he has ascertained approximately the amount of water used in a home during a one-year period. If, for example, a family used 5,000 cubic feet of water in one year, just twelve times that amount will be run through each sample meter. To aceomplishe this and at the same time to prevent a waste of water, the tests will be made at the pipe line shop, where at least half a dozen meters will be "hooked" together and tested with the same stream All meters, if perfect, should register alike at the finish line. However, before any meter is put through this test it first must qualify by undergoing a preliminary accuracy test. If found'inaccurate, ad justments will be made. The principal test will require at least ten or twelve days and nights. There will be no handicaps aud cost will not be considered until after th« tests are made. As meters fail under the test they will be "flagged" and taken out of the running. The "endurance run " will be start ed . probably to-morrow or Monday Bowman's recommendation for the award of the contracts, he said, will not be ready for at least two weeks and possibly not for three. POLITICIANS IIS SEENBYCOLONEL How He Viewed Them In His Autobiogra phy Told on the Wit ness Stand tiARNES NOTUP TO PLATT AND ODELL Didn't Consider Plaintiff In Suit for Damages of Same Importance as Former Senator and Governor— Didn't Change Opinion Later By Associate d Prcst. Syracuse, N. Y., April 23.—Theodore Roosevelt again went on the witness stand here to-day for cross-examination by William Ivins, chief counsel for Wil liam Barnes. This is the fourth day the former President has given testi mony in the trial of Mr. Barnes' ?50,- 000 suit against him for alleged libel. Mr. Ivins planned to take Colonel Roosevelt through a series of questions regarding things said to have happened just before he became President. The witness was also to be asked many questions concerning his further rela tions with Republican "bosses" and with Mr. Barnes. When court was opened Colonel Roosevelt resumed his seat in the wit ness chair immediately. Hill and Croker Leaders "Did you ever veto a bill in regard to finance, passed by both houses and which liiis since been passed by the leg islature}" he was asked. "I may have." "In 1899 and 1900 was the position of chairman of the Republican State Committee recognised by lawt" ''l think not." " Who was the Democratic party leader then." " L r p State it was David B. Hill, in New York it was Richard Croker, with the lntter growing in power constant ly." Issito Was With Croker "Here is your autobiography; here you said that during the campaign the issue was between yourself and Croker. I* that right.'' " Yes." "Did ,rou mention Mr. Hill?" "In page 301, I mentioned David B. Kill." "Do you know he got out of politics in this State after he retired from the B'Jcntcf " "No. My understanding is decidedly the contrary." "In chapter 8 did you refer to Mr. Barnes?" "No. He w.is not then of the same importance as Mr. Piatt and Mr. Odell. However, vhen I published my auto biography in 1913, I thought tfie same of Mr, Barnes as I did when I wrote tho article complained of here." "Why did you do that?" "I did rot want to make any ma licious attack on Mr. Barnes. I refused to attack any man in my autobiography that I could help. In my statement I wanted to appral to the voters of New York State. ■' Invisible Government "Since this action was begun have you referred to your autobiography?" "I think I have.'' "Do you know your language on the stand and in your autobiography has at times been identical?" "I don't know. Ido not think that is the case. It might be.", "In your statement you refer to in- Contlaned on Mitk Pas*. IB BOOSTLANDASSESSMENTS Board Is Revising Figures On Unim proved Property According to the "Foot Front" Bule Harrisburg's board of assessors, W. H. H. Bickley, Howard C. Towusend and Horace A. Chayne, to-day began revising methods of assessing unim proved land. Property assessments, it is said, are to be increased in general where conditions permit. There are large stretches of unimproved ground in the Second, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth and Tenth wards, all of heretofore had been assessed according to acre age. Under the revised system, which it is proposed to adopt, this ground will be considered on the basis of building lots and assessed according to the "foot front" rule. NO EXTRA SESSION IS LIKELY Governor Hints, However, There May Be One If Certain Measures Fall Governor Brumbaugh was asked to day concerning rumors of an extra ses sion to consider local option legisla tion. He said he does not think it likely, but he conveyed the impres sion subsequently that in the event of other legislation failing, meaning child labor and workmen's compensation and revenue measures, there might be oc casion for a reassembling of the law makers. The Governor left this afternoon for Philadelphia, to be gone until Mon day. Concrete Forms Being Set* Workingmen for the Grace Construc tion Company, contractors on the Cum berland Valley Railroad bridge, to-day began setting concrete forms around the uprights in the Front street sub way. A JURY WILL PASS OS THAW'S SANITY Application by His At torneys For Trial Granted by Supreme Court Justice VICTORY AFTER LEGAL BATTLE On a Writ of Habeas Corpus Thaw's Attorneys Succeed in Haying Judge Hendrick Consider Case With the Result as Stated B;i Associated Prcs». New York, April 23. —The question of the sanity of Harry K. Thaw will be determined by a jury. Supreme Court Justice Hendrick in a decision handed jlowu to-day granted the appli cation for a trial made by Thaw's at torneys on a writ of habeas corpus. May 17 was set for the trial. Thaw was in court when Justice Hendrick an nounced his opinion. His face at once lighted up with pleasure. His attorneys, friends and others in the court room rushed to congratulate him and he was kept busy for nearly half an hour shak ing hands before he was taken back to the Tombs. "It will be good news to my mother," he told newspaper men, "that's all I want to say for publication." The Court pointed out in the de cision that the jury was called in "to aid the Court by their advice" and that the finding of the jury would not be binding if the Court was satisfied that it was not iu accordance with the evidence and with justice. The Court, he said, could disregard the jury's verdict and render his own decision. "It is therefore evident," wrote Justice Henrick, in his opinion, after quoting authorities and precedents, "that in this state there is ample precedent for the impaneling of a jury to aid in trying the issues of fact raised upon the travereete the return in a habeas corpus proceedings." After reviewing the Thaw case, the decision continued: "It should be borne in mind that Thav- is not confined as a criminal. He has been acquitted of the crime with which he was charged and there can be no punishment for one who has been acquitted. He is confined in a state hospital for the insane as a precau tion for the public. The commitment can last only so long as he is insane, and he has the right at anv time to have his sanity determined/' CITY SCALES ARE HERE AND BRAND NEW SET OF RULES They Will Be Set Up In the Market Houses Next Week and If You Think You Are Being Cheated, Just Weigh for Yourself and See Harrisburg's municipal scales were received to-day by Harry D. Reel, City Sealer of Weights and Measures, and will be set up in the markets on Mon day or Tuesday of next week so as to be ready for use at the Wednesday ses sions of market, so Reel announced this morning. The closets in which the scales are to be installed all have been constructed and everything is ready to receive them. With a view to preserving and protecting the scales against destruc tion the sealer has prepared the follow ing rules of regulation which he will post at the scales: "These scales are installed for the convenience of tho public for the pur pjue of reweighing any commodity. '' Every black line on the dial means one ounce. "The capacity of the scales is fifty pounds. Articles weighing more than that amount must not be placed on the w»iglit pan. "If in doubt as to the accuracy of the.weight of your purchase do not be airaid to reweigh the same. "Notify the Inspector of Weights and 'Measures of any shortage in your purchase, but be sure to remember from whom purchase was made. '' These scales will be tested and their accuracy established not less than on -e a month by the Inspector of Weights and 'Measures. "Any person caught tampering with these scales will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. BULLET KILLS SENATE PAGE John Stiles, 13 Tears Old, Was Accl dentally Shot by His Father Word was received on Capitol Hill this morning that John Stiles, 13 years old, a page in the Senate, who was accidentally shot by his father, Michael Stiles, at his home in Cumbola, Schuylkill county, Monday, died at the Pottsville hospital last evening, v "Dad, you neglected to remove the shells from this revolver this morn ing," said the boy. The father'start ed to remove them when the weapon was discharged, the bullet striking the boy in the abdomen. The father is 1 prostrated with grief. STATE IS KILLING 30,000 BOGS IN PHILADELPHIA Heroic Measures Being Taken to Check Foot and Mouth Diseaae, Spread of Which la Alleged to Be Due to the Concealment of Infected Animals Dr. C. J. Marshall, State Veterinar ian, is in Philadelphia to-day personally superintending the killing of from 25,- 000 to 30,000 hogs in South Phila delphia, all of which have been de clared to be infected with the foot and mouth disease. The prevalence of the disease was discovered at the beginning of the week and at once the force of the State's examiners was sent to the "pig geries," with instructions to.make the most rigid examination. The result has been, according to information given out at the Capitol to-day, that thou sands of infected animals were found and they have all been put on the list for execution. At the same time it was ordered that all stray dogs found in the locality should be k lied. "Piggeries" that! could not be disinfected are to be j burned. This outbreak of the disease is at | tributed to the alleged concealment by j the owners of a number of infected j ogs when the first examination was! made. In one man's cellar were found i half a dozen hogs that had been infect- j ed with the disease for some time, but j their concealment had prevented in-1 spection. The spread of the disease j revealed this concealment, and now, in ! the opinion of the State authorities, nothiug short of heroic measures will eradicate the trouble. OERffIANSSINK TRAWLER IN NORTH SEA: TWO LIVES LOST Grimsby, Eng., April 23, 1.40 M. j —The Grimsby trawler St. Lawrence was torpedoed and sunk in the North sea yesterday by a German submarine. Two members of the crew were killed. Seven survivois wore brought here to-day by the trawler Queenstown, whose skipper reports that the sub marine fired on his vessel while engaged in rescuing the crew of tho St. Law rence. • GERMAN BOATS ON VISTULA TARGET FOR RUSSIAN BOMBS London, April 23, 10.13 A. M.—A Reuter dispatch from Petrograd says: "There was much activity yesterday on the part of Russian airships. One dropped fifteen bombs on Plock. Sev eral German boats on the Vistula were struck as were the railroad station and trains. * "Two other machines bombarded the railway station at '.Mlawa and the Ger man aerodrome at Sanniky (f). Consid erable damage was done to German trenches." CZAR ATLEMBERC; WARMLY RECEIVEHYJIS TROOPS London, April 23. 3 P. M.—Emper or Nicholas arrived to-day at Lemberg the Galician fortress which the Rus sians wrested from Austria early in the war. A Renter's dispatch from Petrograd says the Emperor was met at the railroad station by Grand Duke Nicholas, the Russian commander-in chief. A crowd gathered in front of the palace of the governor general where Emperor Nicholns is staying and cheered continuously until the ruler appeared on the ii>aleon.v. Addressing the crowd he said "L thank you for this hearty welcome. Long live indi visible Russia, hurrah." The foregoing gives the first definite news of the whereabouts of Grand Duke Nicholas since the report of last week that he had been shot by Gen eral Baron Sievers, commander of the defeated Russian third army. LATE WAR NEWS SUMMARY The capture of nearly a half mile of ' German trenches near St. Mihiel, the southern extremity of the German wedge which the French have been at tempting for several weeks to force back, is announced to-day in the of ficial communication from Parts. Spirited fighting in Belgium also is re ported and the admission is made that the Germans compelled the allies to retire from positions near Ypres. Two women were killed by the blowing up of a British trawler In the North Sea by a German submarine. The other seven members of the crew were rescued. An attack by the Russian Black Sea fleet on the Turkish coast near the Russian border is said in Petrograd to have resulted in the demoralization of Turkish forces encamped In that lo cality. Considerable damage was done to the Turkish barracks and a number of Turkish vessels laden with supplies and ammunition were sunk. The opinion was expressed by a prominent Italian statesman that CMiluad OB Nlatfc Para. POSTSCRIPT PRICE, ONE CENT. . TURK FORTS AGAIN UNDER HEAVY FIRE t 4 British Warships En ter Dardanelles and Hammer Fortifica tions For 3 Hours SMYRNA MAY BE IN NEW ATTACK Heavy Firing Heard Since Yesterday Morning Leads to the Supposition That Forts at Latter Place Are Again Being Bombarded Paris, April 23, 5.10 A. M.—A ' Haves dispatch from Athens says ad | vices received from Chois stated that ! heavy firing had been heard there ! since yesterday (Thursday) morning, j which leads to the supposition that bombardment of the Smyrna forts ha# been resumed. Four British warships entered the Dardanelles yesterday and bombarded the forts for three hburs. The Turkish fortifications also were subjected to { an indirect fire from the gulf of Saros. | They replied vigorously to the attack i of the warships. French mine sweepers are continuing their operations ac tively. Petrograd, April 23, 12.40 P. M.—J The Russian Black Sea torpedo boat squadron bombarded the Turkish coast between Archava and Artasichan on April 19. This fifteen-mile strip of coast, in which was located the quar ters of the Turkish army operating in this region, was owe, t with shell and the barrack anil provision stores wore ignited and destroyed. A large num ber of Turkish coastwise vessels laden with ammunition and supplies was sunk. Turkish land forces were initiating i a sortie under cover of their artillery at the time. They were thrown into a panic by the Unexpected bombard ment from the sea and their support ing guns were immediately silenced. On | April 20 all the Turkish efforts to start ! an offensive in this region ceased. EIGHTDEAD INJEXASSTORIIfI ! Heavy Property Damage and Railroad Washouts Caused by Severe Rains Throughout the State By Associated Press. Dallas, Tex., April 23. —At least eight persons nre dead, a heavy prop erty damage, wire communication in terrupted aud railroad schedules dis ; arranged by washouts, soft track aud threatened bridges, was the known re sult to-day of a raiu, electrical and wind storm over nearly all Texas and the eastern portion of Oklahoma late yesterday and last night and which continued early to-day in some locali ties. The storm was especially severe at Austin aud that city was in darkness last night. It was said about twenty houses had floated to and were packed against a bridge, threatening the structure. Kescue squads were busy all night taking endangered persous to higher ground while the rain eoutinu ; ed to fall in torrents. Probably Twenty Lives Lost Austin, Texas, April 23.— Floods that swept down Waller aud Shoal creews here last night took a toll of fifteen or twenty lives, according to es timates to-day. Houses were jammed in Maisse against the bridges and the high water flooded many business houses. Heroic work was done by citi zen rescue parties and by the fire and police departments. Eight persons in ono house which was swept down Wal ler creek, all but one are believod to have perished. Commissioner Eby Very Weak County Commissioner John H. Eby, who is confined to his home in Lykeus suffering from a nervous breakdown, was reported still very weak to-day. WALL STREET CLOSING By Associated Press, New York, April 23.—Late dealings reflected some confusion, with com paratively heaviness in St. Paul and New York Central. The closing was irregular. Standard stocks moved with in narrow limits to-day, while special ties showed conflicting gains and losses.
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