2 D TIC UPTNM SlibttfK CENTER □ Ipi | » GET A TRANSFER I Robinsons]" a TWRDMBHim -o Unparalleled Offerings in This The last few weeks' sell- RpHiirtinti Sglp ha « ,eft the color aml IVCUULIIUiI IJaIC sizo assortment of niauv ' lines badly broken. All Cflff-Q these odd suits go into this wi kJIMIO reduction sale. All sizes are to be found at the three prices named. M Moreover, every suit is vL one of this season's inod / e '"' This rs an excellent /C -/i-A opportunity to buy a suit at *' u '. v reduction prices J 1 and have two months' /"T/V /PT M flX ditional Service. J SIB.OO Suits f 918 10 * 22,50 811118 jjpA $25.00 Suits mm' * $17.50 'Bit Millinery If uW --4 Reduced mkli f1 Z »| ji\. % Trimmed $3.98 tr \l II } .'/.fvJ'i'V Largo assortment of f \i II £::'•*[•"' fYj this season's models —lots of black and — 7 $1.98 Untrimmed SQ C Silk and straw com binations in sand and ■f IT PAYS TO BUY UPTOWN \ m AMUSEMENTS MAJESTIC To-morrow, matinee and evening, Mclntyre and Heath in "The Ham Tree." Thursday, matinee and night, April ' 29, Harrisburg Choral Society and Russian Symphony Orches tra. Friday matinee and night, April 30, '' Twin Beds.'' COLONIAL Every afternoon and evening, vaudo villa and pictures. VICTORIA Motion Pictures. PHOTOPLAY Motion Pictures. REGENT a Motion Pictures. PALACE Moving Pictures. * i ■» "The Ham Tree" There is a plot to "The Ham Tree" which comes to the Majestic to-morrow afternoon and night, and it tells of the fortunes of these two comical fellows, one of whom is supposed to know the lopes of the show business, while the other has been induced to give up a "Good job takin' care of horses," that he may shine on the stage. They join the "Georgia Minstrels" and in four days the show "goes broke." Then comes the big scene wherein they are found "counting the ties." Alex ander's 'lamentations as he sits on a trunk reflecting on his fatal mistake is as usual the hit of the play. With out his partner or the "man who led him astray," it would never And such favor, *0 that, the combination is a big winner. In his revival this year John Cort has given "The Ham Tree" a mag nificent production and surrounded his stars with a notable cast including Ed ward Wade. Arthur Barry, Otto John son, Edward S. Holden, Norman Wood ward, Mildred Beverly, Hazel Follis, Eddie Lew Kraner, Jack Bell, Ted Holmes and Lulu Wells. —Adv.* "Twin Beds" There is a delicious touch of fem inity in the retiring scene of "Twin Beds" when dainty and charming Margaret Boland prepares to woo slumber. In a robe de nuit that makes the feminine portion of the audience gasp with envy, and her slender feet shoved into red leather Spanish mules, 6he affrightedly explores the dark oh asms under each twin bed, and to her intense relief and the unqualified enjoyment of the audience there is no dreadful man there. With such little touches of human nature that brings 'Twin Beds" home to all of us, wheth er we have the misfortune to be apartment house dwellers or not. Selwyn & Company are sending "Twin Beds" to the Majestic for a return engagement next Friday after noon and evening, with an exception ally talented and finely balanced cast, comprising Miss Boland, Roland B. Lee, Marion Lord, August .\ramini, Georgie Drew Mendum, Jane Seymour and J. M. Byrnes.—Adv.* Big Mnsical Comedy at Colonial An audience that packed the popu lar playhouse to the doors last evening Mijoved "The Bachelor Dinner" at the Colonial Theatre. This is a big musi eal comedy act, the biggest in fact that was ever presented at the Colonial. There are thirteen people in the cast, Including clever principals and a beau ty chorus of well drilled girls who would do justice to the front row in any high priced musical show on the road. The question uppermost in the minds of last night's audience seemed to be how the theatre could present A Bald Head Only Indicates that the scalp has been neglected. We recommend that you use s§2ss£& Hair Tonic Kills the germ that causes the hair to fall out and will keep the scalp healthy. George A Gorgas such an act at the prices charged. The act has everything that goes to make a musical comedy act popular. It has a good story, lots of good comedy, pretty music and dances. The girls have cerv pretty costumes which they change with frequency. There arc three other acts on the same bill, and the management looks forward to doing a record-breaking half week. —Adv. * At the Eegent Two big stars, Howard Estabrook and Barbara Tennant, will make their appearance at the Eegent theatre to day in " M 'Lisa,'' produced froai the story of Bret Harte. The production will be presented ir live parts, made up of dozens of beautiful and thrilling scenes, and shown at an expense of thousands of dollars. The play is a Shubert feature and tells the story of a young girl, Melissa Smith, whose father committed suicide when his gold claftu, Smith's Pocket, failed to produce porperly. M "Lisa is cared for by rela tives on Bed mountain, Nevada; is sent to school and falls in love with the schoolmaster, Gray. A strange man se cretly installs himself in Smith's Pock et and makes the mine yield gold. Oth er events follow in rapid succession and the play is finally brought to a happy ending To-morrow's attraction will be a tour-reel playlet, "C. O. D.," in addition to the regular program. Adv.* "The Little Straw Wife" at the'pho toplay To-day Fa/nous serial story, "The Little Straw Wife," which appeared recently in the Ladies' World Magazine, has been adapted to Motion Picture by the Essanay Company and produced in three acts. Miss Edna Mayo, popular star, and Bryant Washburn have the leading roles. Our regular Friday rail road story with fearless 'Helen Holmes in the'lead, is also shown to-day. '' The Girl at the Trestle," a single reel Kalem.—Adv* "The Great Diamond Robbery" at the Victoria To-day To-day's feature is a six-part produc tion that is taken from the play by the same name and is entitled, "The Great Diamond Bobbery," the most gripping and thrilling melodrama of modem times. It is enacted by a com pany of distinguished stars, and in cludes (Miss Gail Kane, Wallace Edding er and Charles J. Boss and a company of 100. There are many scenes of in tensified interest and as the play is of such a daring nature it makes possible the presentation of a -series of remark able pictures. To-day we also show the "Pathe Daily News," the animated newspaper which brings before you the happenings of the world as soon as.it is possible to have them here.—Adv.* BULLET WOUNDS FATAL Jacob L. Weitzel, Beading Baseball Manager, Shot Himself Reading, April 23. —Jacob L. Weit zel, for some years manager of the Tri- State League club here, died yester day afternoon from self-inflicted bul let wounds. He shot himself two days ago, two bullets lodging near the heart and the third in the abdomen. He never regained consciousness. He left a note giving a nervous breakdown as the cause for ending his life. He was well known in baseball cir cles and was credited with developing Franklin Baker, who was sold from the Reading club to the Athletics. Weitzel was 42 veare old. Meyers Appointed to Bank Position Lebanon, April 23.—Mervin H. Meyers, of Annville, has been appoint ed successor of Frederick B. Light in the savings department of the First National bank, of this city. Mr. Light recently assumed his position as cash ier of "the Myerstown Trust Company in succession to Amos Hassler, deposed secretary and cashier. Mr. Meyers came here from Harrisburg, where he was a teller for the Central Trust Company. Captain George Wood Logan Dies Washington, April 23. —Captain George Wood Logan, an officer of the Atlantic battleship fleet, in command of the battleship Nebraska, died at the Naval Hospital at Norfolk yesterday. With one exception he was the young est captain in the navy, having been born in Cincinnati October 30, 1868. Tacoma Feels Earthquake Shock Tacoma, Wash., April 23. —A dis tinct earth shock was felt in Tacoma at 10.37 o'clock yesterday morning from the smelter, near Point Defiance, to the southern limits of the city, 12 miles, and extending to South Tacoma. - No damage was reported. HAKRISBURG STAR-INDEPENDENT, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 23, 1915. LORD HI 1 OF TOWOTOn Many Prominent Churchmen to At tend Harrisburg Dio cese Convention DR. BRUMBAUGH IS ON PROGRAM Congratulations Will Be Offered Bishop James Henry Darlington by Repre sentatives of Different Churches on Tenth Anniversary of Consecration The celebration of the tenth anniver sary of the Harrisburg diocese of the Protestant Episcopal Church and the tenth anniversary likewise of the con secration of Bishop James Henry Dar lington will begiu Monday, May 10. at 8 o 'clock in the evening with a pub lic reception In the Masonic hall. Brief words of congratulation to the Bishop and diocese are promised from Bishop Talbot, of Bethlehem; Bishop Burgess, of Long Island; Bishop Olm sted, of Ceutrol New York; Bishop Sweeney, of Toronto; Bishop Murray, of Maryland, and Bishop Hulse, of Cuba; the Rev. Dr. Floyd VV. Tomkins, of Philadelphia; the Re/. Thomas J. Lacey, of Brooklyn; the Rev. Fr. Popo vitch, of St. Nicholas' Servian church; the Rev. L. P. Powell, president of Ho bart College, Geneva; Dr. H. 8. Drink er, president of Lehigh University, South Bethlehem; Dr. George E. Read, ex-president of Dickinson College; Dr. S. F. Dixon, State Health Commission er; the Rev. Dr. L. S. Mudge, of the Pine Street Presbyterian church; the Rev. S. W. Herman, of Zion Lutheran church, and Rabbi Charles J. Freund, of the Ohev Sholom synagogue. Clergy to Appear in Vestments There will be Festal Corporate Com munion service at St. Stephen s church on- Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock, when all the clergy will appear with their vestments. The Bishop of Long Island Will preach and the Bishop of Harrisburg will celebrate the Holy Communion. Tuesday afternoon at 1.30 luncheon will be served at St. Paul's church, at 3 o'clock a pilgrimage will be made to Coxestown by special cars and from 4 to 6 o'clock"a reception will be given at the Bishop's house on Front street. Convention Opens Tuesday The opening service of the diocese convention will be held at 7.30 o'clock in the evening, when the Lord Bishop of Toronto will speak and the Bishop of Harrisburg will read his convention address. Another session will be held Wednesday morning, followed by lunch eon and a social service conference, at which the principal speakers will be Miss Harriet A. Kcvser, of New York City, and the Bev. F. M. Crouch, field secretary of the Social Service Commis sion. At the annual church club dinner at the Masonic hall at 7 o'clock in the evening the speakers will include Gov ernor Brumbaugh, General Charles M. Clement, who will speak on the history of the diocese, and Bishop Darlington. J. W. B. Bausman, persident of the club, will preside. There%will be 480 at the tables. BOW GERMANY WOULD VIEW UNITED STATES-JAPAN WAR Berlin, April 23, Via London, 12.48 P. M.—The "Post" in an editorial ar ticle entitled, "The American Trou bles," casts doubt upon the genuine ness of the accident which caused the grounding of the Japanese cruiser Asama in Turtle bay, Lower Califor nia. The paper says there are two pos sible explanations of this incident. One is an effort to put pressure upon Washington to relieve the situation at Pekin, while the other is an attempt to secure a naval base in Mexico. This would touch America's sorest point, the paper says, namely, the Monroe doc trine. America must either give Ja pan a free hand in China or demand that Japan leave Mexico. This would mean war. Continuing, the paper says: "Germany would view such a war with mixed feelings. While we do not desire a victory of the yellow race over the white, nevertheless America has no claim to the love or respect of the Americans. We would be satisfied to know that this country, which first be came a state at an expenditure of Ger man blood and German energy, should, from its political condition of unsyma thetic contentment, come to know the bitter necessities of war." Auto Kills Prostrato Man Stroudsburg, April 23.—Warren Choi, proprietor of the Pauchere house, accompanied by Associate Judge Quick of the Pike county court, driving an auto, ran over Henry Lehde and killed him. The accident happened about a mile out of Milford, on the Sawkill road. Posse After Tramp as Barn Burner Coopersburg, Pa., April 23. —A pos?e of angry citizens is pursuing a tramj/ who is alleged to have set on fire the modern barn of Paul Unger, which was destroyed. A tramp was at the Unger home about the time of the fire and Mrs. Unger refused him a warm meal or money. 'He left in an angry mood. Positive Relief from the suffering caused by dis ordered conditions of the organs of digestion and elimination-' from indigestion and biliousness— always secured by the safe, certain and gentle action of Beecham's Pills Sold ertrywktr®. la b*x«, 10e«t 25e« l^walxiy'l STENOGRAPHERS SWAMP U. S. Civil Sendee Commission to Conduct Long List of Examinations The United States Civil Service Com mission announces the following exami nations to be held in the jiear future: Assistant supervisor of accounts, In terstate Commerce Commission, $3,000 and $4,200, April 27, 1915; assistant in plant introduction, $ 1,400-$1,620, April 28-29; surveyor draftsman, sl,- 200-$1,500, April 28-29; information editor, $2,000, April 28; hull drafts man, SI,BOO, artist (male or female) $1,200, April 28; junior bacteriologist, $1,020-sl,- 200, April 28; entomological ranger, SS4O-$1,200, April 28; minp elec trician, $1,200-$1,500, April 28; ap prentice draftsman, $360, April 28; oil gauger, $1,200, April 28; electrical ex pert aid-ship, $4 , t day, May 12; chief of the training school (female) $1,200, May 12; marine engine draftsman for submarine, May 12-13; oil and gas in spector, $1,500-$3,300, Mav 18; bac teriologist, $1,400-$2,000, May 26. In view of the large number of ap plicants in recent stenographer and typewriter examinations the monthly examinations for the departmental serv ice and the quarterly examinations for the field service, beginning with May, 1915, will be discontinued until further notice. It is not probable that another stenographer and typewriter examina tion will be held for the departmental, 'Panama or Philippine services until the fall of 1915. Information in regard to fall examinations may be obtained after July 15, 1915. The stenographer and typewriter ex amination for the field service will here after be held only as the needs of the service require and will be duly an nounced in the civil Bervice towns or cities in which held. 5,000 IDLE CARS TO WORK Sidetracked Freight Equipment Was Largely Reduced in Week Philadelphia, April 23.—A defiuite sign of business improvement is shown by the fact that the Pennsylvania Railroad system in the week " ended April 16 put to work over 5,000 of its idle freight cars. The company on April 9 reported a total of 76,962 idle freight cars. On April 16 the aggregate had been reduced to 71,916, a decrease of 5,046 cars. The equipment put in service in the week comprised good or der cars, as the totals of shop cars stored showed no change. The number of good order idle cars was reduced from 42,475 on April 9 to 37,428 on April 16. Eastern lines of the system on-April 6 reported ?3,825 idle freight cars, compared with 35,961 on April 9, a decrease of 2,136 cars. The western lines reported 38,091 idle cars on April 16, against 41,001 on April 9, a ■decrease of 2,910 cars. Compared with January 4 of this year the number of idle freight cars on the Pennsylvania Railroad system April 16 showed a decrease of 14,177. cars, or 16 1-2 per cent. Miss Coleman to Equip Playgrounds Lebanon, April 23.—The early sat isfactory solution of the public "play grounds question as effecting the in troduction of the movement at Elev enth and Guilford streets, by the Leb anon Playground Association, is prom ised in the announcement that Miss Fanny Coleman, of Mt. Lebanon, has offered to provide the equipment of the playground*. Meanwhile work is being pushed on the new pulblic plot. Oration By Congressman Kre;der Lebanon, April 23.—The joint com mittee of the Grand Army of the Re public and Patriotic Order Sons of America, which has charge of the ar rangements for the annual Memorial Bay observance at Jonestown, this county, on May 30, has secured Con gressman Aaron S. Kreider, of Ann ville, to deliver the memorial dav ora tion this year at Jonestown. The cere mony will be held on Saturday, on ac count of the holiday oceuriug' on Sun day this year. CAREFUL DOCTOR Prescribed Change of Food Instead of Drugs It takes considerable courage for a doctor to deliberately prescribe only food for a despairing patient, instead of resorting to the usual list of medi cines. Some truly scientific physicians recog nize and treat conditions as they are and should be treated. Here's an in stance: "Four years ago I was taken with severe gastritis and nothing would stay on my stomach, so that I was on the verge of starvation. "I heard of a doctor who had a sum mer cottage near me —a speicalists from N. Y., and, as a last hope, sent for him. "After he examined me carefully he advised me to try a small quantity of Grape-Nuts at first, then aii my stomach became strongor to eat more. "I kept at it and gradually bfegan to have color in my face, memory became clear, where before everything seemed a blank. My limbs got stronger and I could walk. So I steadily recovered. "Now after a year on Grape-Nuts I weigh 153 lbs. My people were sur prised at the way I grew fleshy and strong on this food." Natne given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Read, "Tho Road to Well ville," in pkgs. "There's a Reason." Ever read the above letter? A new one appears from time to time. They are genuine, true, and full of human ] interest. Special 10-Day Clothing Sale t Important Clothing news, briefly told, for men that work hard for their money. A special purchase of Spring Suits and odd Pants together with lines from our own stock at specially reduced prices. SPECIAL SIO.OO SUITS— 2 styles—commencing to- C? CA A morrow morning for ' SPECIAL $12.50 SUITS— 10 styles—commencing A A to-morrow for • »«/U SPECIAL $15.00 SUNPROOF, pure all wool serge, <£Q A A to-morrow for «Po**/U SPECIAL SIB.OO SPRING SUITS, pure worsted, $A AA commencing to-morrow for $22.50 PURE WORSTED SUITS, can be worn in <3* "l O Oft the fall—commencing to-morrow for Little Boys' $1.50 to $1.78 Suits, ages i Special $2.00 Black Stiff Hat Sto 10 years, for 98<* | for $1.25 Special $1.50 Odd Pants to-morrow, 980 Special $2.00 Odd Pants, all sizes $1.39 Special $3.00 Odd Pants, including Blue Serges, $1.98 Special $4.50 Pure All Wool Worsted Sunday Pants for $2.66 SPECIAL We are Discontinuing Shoes, Men's Furnishing, Leather nn Goods, etc. We will replace on our first floor Women's Ready s3-00 to-Wear Garments. Note a few prices of Men's and Boys' Shoes STRAW HAT which we are closing out. To-morrow $3.00 Shoes, button or blucher, $1.50 Dress Shirts 950 cj 5Q for $1.98 39c Gauze Underwear, ..230 "* . a.- $1.25 B. V. D. Union Suits, Only One to a $2-50 Scout Shoes for $1.66 §9O Buyer. $2.00 Scout Shoes for $1.39 Hundreds of other bargains t $1.50 Boys' Shoes for SI.OO too numerous to mention. Open Every Evening Late THE SPOT James H. Brenner 6 South Fourth Street, Two Doors From Market ORGAN RECITAL BIG SUCCESS Prof. Charles Dryfuse, of Philadelphia, Rendered a Number of Selections The organ recital held in tho Harris Street United Evangelical church under the auspices of tho Men's League last evening, gave an opportunity to men of the community to become more en thusiastic —religiously, socially and in tellectually. Prof. Charles Dryfuse, organist of Bethlehem PresAjy teriau church, Phila delphia, gave a number of selections on the pipe organ. The ladies' quartet, composed of 'Miss lietha High, Mrs. J. J. Nungesser, Mrs. G. F. Schaum and Mrs. R. H. Stetler, rendered a selection, entitled "My Old Kentucky Home," and Mrs. Bressler, of the Bethlehem Lutheran church choir, rendered sev eral high class selections. The officers of the Men's League are as follows: President, Charles A. Ging rich; vice president, R. H. Stelter; sec retary, Bruce C. Wiley; treasurer, War ren W. Stcckley, and the committees are devotional," membership, steering, ushers and social. ~BLAIN New Officers of Odd Fellows Lodge No. 700 Installed CVirrespondflnee Blain, Pa., April 23.—The following officers of the I. O. O. F„ No. 706, were installed at the regular meeting: Noble grand, A. D. Neidigh; vice grand, W. H. Sheaffer; trustee, R. K. Ileuck; secretary, S. E. Arnold; assistant secre tary, C. R. Hench; chaplain, H. G. Henry; guardian, G. F. Stine; warden, C. R. Hench. Summer school in this place will open on Monday, April 26. Professors Kerstetter and Shumaker . will have charge. Mrs. KUen Spohn, Mount Joy, spent the week-end visiting relatives in this place and Elliottsburg. Miss Anna L. Fetrow is visiting in Steelton. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Reem returned after visiting for some time in New port and Marvaville. J. M. L. Wentzel, of Harristmrg, is visiting his sister, Mrs. George A. Gar bcr. The members of the Woman's Chris tian Temperance Union and the Woman Suffrage, of this place, have united their forces. The Rev. Hugh R. Magill, of Center, will preach in the Presbyterian church, of this place, on Sunday. Lau Snyder returned after spending some time with his uncle, I»or Kistler, at Newport. MBS. WIDENER AT HARVARD Visits Library Built as Memorial to Son Lost on Titanic Cambridge, Mass., April 23.—Mrs. George D. Widener, of Philadelphia, whose husband and their son, Harry Elkins Widener, met death in the sink ing of the steamship Titanic, yesterday visited the $2,000,000 Harry Elkins Widener memorial library at Harvard. She was accompanied by George T. Winshop, librarian of the Widener col lection of books. President Lowell joined the party in the college yard. Mrs. Widener . was delighted with the progress made in completing the building. It was her first visit to the institution since she laid the corner stone. Grand Jury Urges New Almshouse York, Pa., April 23. —Erection of a new almshouse was urged by the April Grand Jury in its final report yester day. The selection of the Sprenkle farm, at a cost of $28,000, was in fcrentially condemned by the recom mendation that the eounty poor authori ties should invite offers of sites within •a radius of ten miles from the city, so that competition be encouraged. 9A.000 Fire in Altoona Store Altoona, Pa., April 23. —Fire yes terday caused a $6,000 loss at F*x & Fox's hardware store, in the business district. Hoseman Homer Hicks fell 12 feet into the cellar and was serious ly injured. FULL CREW REPEALER FKJHT SHIFTS TO SENATE Both the friends and the enemies of the full crow repealer bill, which passed the House this week, arc keeping ta>bs on the measure, which is now in the Railroad Committee of the Senate, of which Senator Endsley is the chair man. Senator Endsley said this morning that the bill will receive due considera tion by 'hia- committee early next week, and it is probable that if a hearing is asked by either side it will be granted. He thinks, however, the Senate commit tee is pretty well informed on the measure, as its members sat with the House Committee on Railroads when the bill w»s given a public hearing, aud were posted on all of its provisions. In the event of the bill being re ported out next Tuesday it may be considered on final passage on Tuesday of the following week. The railroad trainmen have their committee constantly on the alert and will endeavor to kill the bill in the Senate. Tho railroad companies are just as watchful, their representatives being in the Senate tvery day. FOSS WINS ON STOCKS Ex-Governor Said to Have Made More Than $400,000 Boston, Mass., April 23.—Eugene Noble Foss, three times Governor of Massachusetts, long known as a shrewd speculator, has been on the right side of the recent phenomenal rising market and is said to have cleaned up between $400,000 and $500,000, according to current reports in State street and po litical circles. Politicians see in his big winning the reason why Mr. Foss has practical ly decided to take another plunge in the political arena, this time as a can didate for the Republican- nomination for Governor on tho prohibition issue. When the ex-Governor is "flush" he lias never hesitated to spend money in politics for his own political benefit, although he never gave very lavishly to the Democratic campaign funds. Mr. Foss said last night that all his stock transactions are entirely private. "The public is not interested in this matter,'' he declared. "Just As Good" As Duffy's Does Not Exist When one's health is in question, it makes no difference what the dealer says, don't accept a substitute for Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey It is made and sold for medicinal, not beverage purposes. And remember, the manufacturer who advertises an article of com merce to-day does so in the knowledge that he has a superior product to offer—he can afford to tell about it. Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey is an absolutely pure tonic stimu lant which should be f.i every home. You may easily tell the genuine; the shape of the bottle is patented and is always the same; look for the name The Duffy Malt Whiskey Company on the glass ; look on the label and neck-strap for the celebrated trade-mark of the "Old Chemist," and be sure seal is over the cork. All this for your protection when JIL J1 "Get Duffy's and Keep Well" Sold in Sealed Bottles Only. Beware of Imitations. Rochester,' N/ Y. FARMER ACCUSED OF ARSON Mauch Chunk Man Arrestod on Charge of fuming Barn and Residence Mauch Chunk, April 23.—Henry Havelman, a 65-year-old farmer, whose honesty and integrity have never be fore been questioned, is in the county jail on two charges of arson, with in tent to defraud an insurance company. It is alleged that on March 22, at about 3 o'clock in the morning, llavcl man's barn, a large frame structure, was destroyed by fire. While his neigh bors were fighting the fire (lames broko out on the second anil third floors of the residence, a short distance away from the barn. The efforts of the neighbors then were directed toward saving the house. On April 7 the house was again set on fire. At this time it was found that the entire building had Ibeen saturated with oil. A short time before it was burned down the property was insur ed for $ 1,400. FAIR OFFICIALS INDICTED Lockport Mayor, Postmaster and Others Charged With Diverting Funds Albany, N. Y., April 23. —Mayor .Tohn R. Earl. Postmaster R. Nathaniel Roberts, E. Ellis Crosby, J. Milton Woodward and Dr. Anderson Crow forth, all of Lockport, have been in dicted on charges growing out of the alleged misuse of funds of the Niagara County Fair, which was brought to light by a recent investigation. An nouncement of thf return of the in dictments was made yesterday by At torney General Woodbury. All the indicted men were officers or directors of tho Agricultural So ciety. Pequea's Oldest Resident Dies ■Pequea, April 23.—Michael Pearl, S8 years old, the oldest resident, and a retired merchant, died last evening from a stroke of paralysis. He was a member of thfc Baptist church and a veteran of the Civil war. A widow and six children and a number of grandchildren survive. Aged Woman Dies After Long Illness New Holland, April 23. —Mrs. Ra chael Stretcher, 78 years old, died last evening from a complication of dis eases after a long illness. One brother and a sister survive. She was a mem ber of the Reformed church.