THE WEATHER
FAIR TO-NIGHT
AND TO MORROW
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II TO DEPTH
AS SWEETHEART
. PILLS A RIBBON
A. H. Cowl, Heir to
Hearn Millions,
Makes Girl Unwit
tingly Rill Him
REPORT HE HAD
BEEN JILTED
Bullet From Concealed Revolver Crashes
Into His Head, As Result of His
Cruel Contrivance, and He Dies
Soon Afterward From Wound
New York, April 27.—Arthur Hearn
€owl, the youth who accomplished his
own death by a singular expedient in
Stratford, Conn., last night, was a son
of Clarkson Cowl, president of the Cen
tral Mercantile Association, of this
1 city. The youth was a grandson of the
late George A. Hearn, of the retail dry
goods firms of James A. Hearn & Son,
who died in 1913, leaving an estate
valued at $10,000,000. Under the will
of his grandfather he inherited a sub
stantial interest in that firm.
Calling at the home of his fiancee,
IMiss Emily Wheeler, daughter of Ar
thur De Forest Wheeler, a banker, the
young man directed the girl to pull the
end of a ribbon attached to a revolver
which he had concealed. When she did
so the revolver was discharged, inflict
ing a wound in Cowl's head from which
he died in a Bridgeport hospital early
to-day. It was reported here that Miss
A\ heeler had broken their engagement.
Cowl, 'who was 22 years old, lived
with hii father in this city in the win
ter and at Great Neck, Long Island, in
the summer. He owned a fast power
yacht on which he frequently crossed
the sound to the home of his fiancee.
Several months ago he suffered a ner-
vous breakdown and was sent to Ber
muda whence he returned a week ago.
His mother, Mrs. Clarkson Cowl, was
a daughter of the late George A. Hearn,
anjl held in trust for him and another
grandson of the merchant 1,680 shares
of the firm of James A. Hearn & Son
to be divided equally.
CLOCKWORKMBHIDDEN
IN PARIS MINISTRY OF WAR
Paris, April 27.—A powerful clock
work bomb was found hidden yesterday
in the Ministry of War at Constanti
nople according to a dispatch from Sa
lonika It was timed to explode at an
houf when the council would be in ses
sion. The meetings of this body are at
tended by Enver Pasha, Minister of
War, Field Marshal Von Der Goltz and
General Liman Von Sanders.
An investigation is said to have dis
closed that the bomb was placed in the
room by a sweeper who had come to
clean the chimney and who then disap
peared. Several minor officials connect
ed with the Ministry of War havo
been arrested on suspicion of being his
accomplices. The police believe the
plot was directed against the young
Turks and the Germans.
Members of the committee of union
and progress are said to- have decided
at a meeting to which no Germans were
admitted to adhere to a "waiting pol
icy," but to favor the conclusion of
a separate peace with the, allies if
Germany failed to provide assistance
sufficient to repulse an attack on the
Dardanelles.
RUSSIANS IN NEW AnACK
ON CARPATHIAN UZOK
Geneva, Switz., April 27, Via Par
is, 12.50 P. M.—The Russians have
begun another strong offensive move
ment around the heights of Uzok Pass,
in the Carpathian mountains, accord
ing to a telegram received from the
"Tribune," of Geneva.
The Austria German casualties there
in the last two days, the dispfctch says,
numbered 20,000 men.
Melting snow has hindered the Rus
sian advance between Stry and Mata-
Greece geeks $7,(MX),000 Here
London, April 2 7.—The Exchange
Telegraph Company's Athens corres
pondent says the newspapers in that
city state the Greek government has
negotiated with American capitalists
for a loan of $7,000,000.
Sl)g Star- iljjjgfe- Siifcpaifcttt
ASK FOR SSOOIO REMOVE
FIRE IHENACETO CHILDREN
Managers of the Industrial Home Make
Plea for Public Subscriptions So
That Electricity Can Be Installed
and Matches Eliminated
The use of matches is to be elimi
nated from the Children '» Industrial
Home, Nineteenth and Swatara streets.
That was determined yesterjay by the
board of managers of that worthy in
stitution, who believe it necessary in
order to remove a constant menace to
the lives of the 130 little ones who are
now housed there.
To remove tho menace, the members
of the board say, it will be necessary
to substitute electricity for gas as a
means of lighting the building, and
this will require the expenditure of
SSOO. This it has been determined to
raise through public subscriptions, as
all the available funds that the borne
now has are required to meet current
expenses.
j It is recalled that within one week
1 1 recently the Children's Industrial Home
i! was set on fire throe times, presumably
j by a youngster with too great a fond
ness for playing with matches. These
blazes, by good luck, were discovered
in time to prevent panic among the in
mates or serious damage to the build
ing. There also have been other blazes
[in the home, notably several recent
ones in the basement, all of which
have been attributed to the presence
of matches in the building.
It has been decided, therefore, as a
means of protecting the lives of the
little ones, to call for contributions to
install electricity in place of gas in
the building. Cash contributions will be
received at the offices of the daily
; newspapers or may be sent to Miss Ag-
I nes Felix, treasurer of the board, at 10
North Market square.
SEVENDEfIDJpXPfoSIfIN
Italian Workmen Killed in Premature
Blow Up of Dynamite in
Cutoff Trench
By Associated Press.
White Plains, N. Y., April 27.—Sev
en Italian workmen were killed and
eleven injured to-day when there was
a premature explosion of dvnamite in
the cutoff trench at the New Kensice
darn.
The charge had been placed and the
men were getting ready to go to safety
when the explosion occurred, throwing
out forty tons of rock. Four of the
injured are so seriously hurt it is
thought they will die.
STARTS $1,200,000 CONTRACTS
Morton Truck Company Begins Work
on Big Foreign War Orders
In the last week definite arrange- j
i ments were made by the Morton Truck i
& Tractor Company, of Harrisburg, to
begin work on the large war orders for
motor vehicles, aggregating in the
neighborhood of $1,200,000, obtained
from the Russian and British govern
ments. The Morton company also is ne
gotiating for other and larger con
tracts, and it is expected that they will
be closed in the very near future.
Extra manufacturing facilities have
| been arranged for with the Harrisburg
Manufacturing & Boiler Company. The
i work on these first orders all will be
j done in Harrisburg and on future or
ders according to capacity of the local j
I plants.
: In expectation of receiving other j
j large orders, tentative arrangements
l>ave been made elsewhere for the man-
I ufacture of such trucks as can not be
| taken care of in Harrisburg.
REPORTER KILLS HIMSELF
Former Member of Harrisburg "Tele
graph" Staff Uses Pistol
Williamsport, Pa., April 27.—George
Morganroth, 28 years old, a magazine
writer, committed suicide by shooting
himself through the heart in the woods
near a Rose Valley farmhouse where
he was staying in search of local color
for his stories. 11l health was the
cause.
George Morganroth worked in Har
risburg last summer -as a reporter for
the Harrisburg " Telegraph." He went
to Kane, Pa., in October, to benefit
his health. His Harrisburg address was
719 North Sixth street. He contrib
uted to several periodicals including
th e Associated Sundays Magazine. Mr.
Morganroth came here from Shamokin
where he has a brother who is a law
I yer.
(AN XON nANC ES VI R« INIA RE EL
Former Sneaker, Nearly 79, Fulfills
Promise at 'Frisco Fair
By Associated Press.
San Fraacisco, April 27. —Congress-
man Joseph G. Cannon, of Illinois, last
night fulfilled a promise made five years
ago by dancing a waltz in the New
York State building at the Panama-Pa
cific Exposition. The former Speaker
is a member of a Congressional party
en route to the Hawaiian Islands.
The promise was given at the time
San Francisco and New Orleans were
fighting before Congress for the right
to hold the exposition. Mr. Cannon,
then Speaker of the House, declared
that if San Francisco should be select
ed as its site he would visit the grounds
and participate in a Virgina reel. Con- 1
gressman Cannon will celebrate bis sev
enty-ninth birthday anniversary on
May 7.
HARRISBURG, PA., TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 27, 1915—12 PAGES,
TMPLJTPLOT
PROJECT HELD OP
His Effort to Get Ac
tion on $9,000-an-
Ac re Purchase Is
Voted Down 3 to 2
MAYOR ASKS
FOR A DELAY
Says by Next Week He Will Have a
Definite Plan Whereby the City
Can Get a Site in Hoffman's Woods
—-Curfew Bill Amended
Despite Park Commissioner M. Har
vey Tavor's persistent effort to get ac
tion on his ordinance to purchase an
acre and a half of land at Fifth and
Emerald streets for a playground site
at the rate of $9,000 an acre, three of
t'he five members of the City Commis
sion—Mayor Royal and Messrs. Gorgas
nnd 'Bowman—voted this afternoon to
postpone consideration of the Taylor
bill for another week. Lynch voted
with Taylor against postponement.
It was at the request of Mayor
Royal, who wants to buy a part of the
Hoffman woods at a price not to exceed
$4,000 for the proposed playground
site, that the question of postponing the
Taylor measure was raised. Taylo*
strenuously objected to delay, saying:
"I cannot agree. Here this ordinauc<»
has been postponed from one week to
another, and—"
'Mayor Royal interrupted 'before Tay>
lor could finish his statement, saying:
"Yes, and you have had the park
money available for more than a year
and now suddenl. want to spend it."
■ Immediately after this Mr. Taylor
argued in favor of the passaige of his
measure, paying that Hoffman woods
is six and a half blocks farther north
than the site he proposes to ibuv.
"Of course the ground I'd like to
buy would cost a lew more dollars,"
commented Tavlor.
"Phew. A few more dollars," put
in the Mayor. "Well I guess, $4,000
an acre for one plot and $9,000 an
acre for another. Yes! That is some
difference and a few md'ie.
Gorgas Against Taylor Plan
Gorgas suggested that to buy the
Fifth and Emerald street ground would
mean that the city sooner or later
would have to pay assessments inci
dent to paving around this property,
■a'nd said that there is no money avail
able to take care of it. He added that
in his judgment it also will be neces
sary to get much earth to fill mud
holes.
"No, no," quickly returned Taylor,
"we would not do that, (referring to
the mud holes.) We could drain the
I ground with sewers. And we could pay
i the paving assessment out of the park
loan.''
This would mean an added expense,
officials estimate, of more than SI,OOO.
By next week the Mayor expects to
•be able to present an offer for the pur
chase of a part of Hoffman's woods,
and he will attempt to have Taylor's or
dinance amended.
Information obtained by City Clerk
Miller from five cities—.Beaver Falls,
New Castle, York, Titusville and Me-
Keesport—-tended to show that tihe cur
few law in force in those cities are
"working to perfection."
Curfew Bill Amended
The curfew bill, which is pending
beforo the Commission, was amended
j on motion of the Mayor so as to per
j init children, when unaccompanied bv
i parents or guardians, to be on the
streets until 9.30 p. m., between April
Continued on Fourth Pajre
ASPHALT PLANT CONTRACT LET
Cummer ft Son Company Gets It To
day at Bid of $0,7(18
The contract for the municipal as
'Phalt repair plant was awarded by
the City Commissioners this afternoon
to F. D. Cummer & Company, of Olevo- I
land, 0., at their bid of $9,768. The
vote on the award was 3 to 2, the
Republicans being in the aflirmativo
and the Democrats, Mayor Royal and
Commissioner Gorgas, in t<he negative.
Lynch submitted data showing th&
diflerence between the Cummer plant
and that of the Barber Asphalt Com
pany which bid $7,495. The Barber
plant, Lynch said, is anywhere from 25
to 60 per cent, less efficient than the
Cummer plant.
CONTEMPLATE RIC STATION
Rotary Club Told That Pennsy May
Add Two Sheds at Division Street
During a visit of the Harrisburg Ro
tary Club to the Division street freight
transfer station of the Pennsylvania
railroad announcement was made by
Transfer Agent J. W. Dennis that it is
expected to build two more sheds and
increase the working force to at loast
500. These additions will be made in
time, he said, although they have not
as yet been definitely planned.
The Rotary Club made its inspection,
of the station following its weekly
luncheon at the Metropolitan hotel.
The trip was under the direction of
Freight Claifii Agent George W. Mum
ma, a member of the club. ,
Must Wear Bathing Trunks
So many complaints have been made
to the police that youths were swim
ming on Sunday around the river is
lands without bathing suits that sev
eral plainclothes men will be sent to
the is>land next Sunday to guard
•aigainst a further violation of a city
ordinance, which prohibits the bathing
without trunks. Offenders will be fined
the limit.
HOMERS. MAY IS ELECTED
PRESIDENT OF CLASSIS
Ministers and Laymen of Reformed
Church Open Annual Meeting Here
—Lancaster Clergyman to Preach
on John Huss To-night
The Rev. Homer Skyles May, pastor
of the Fourth Reformed church, was
elected president of the Lancaster
Classis at the opening session of the
annual meeting of the classis held last
night at that church.
Other classis officers, olected to-day,
are the Rev. Robert L. Bair, of Lancas
ter, vice president and the Rev. Wil
liam J. Lowe, of Maytown, assistant
clerk.
Committees were announced this
morning as follows:
Religious Services—Harry Nelson
Bassler, Homer S. May and Elder M.
S. Kline.
Minutes of the Eastern Synod— W.
F. Lichliter, C. A. Huyitt and G. J. P.
Raub.
Minutes of the General Synod—W.
S. Cramer, J. H. Watts and j. W. Ap
ple.
Minutes of Classis—D. G. Glass, A.
8. Meek and W. 8. Miller.
Overtures—H. J. Ilillegass, G. B.
Rafzer and E. H. Mengle.
Examinations and Licensure—J. H.
Pannebeckor, G. A. Whitmore, Oeorge
S. Butz, E. P. Savres and H. L. Gise.
Continued on Fourth Pane
102IHERCHANTSUNASSESSED
Ccnstables Report the Names of Those
Omitted From the Lists of Mer
cantile Appraiser
Joseph A. Miller, Dauphin county's
Mercantile Appraiser, has completed his
appraisement for tne year 1915, show
ing about 2,700 assessments, and now
the constables of the county, as is cus
tomary, are certifying the names of
such merchants an are alleged to be
liable for the tax but whose names do
not appear in the appraiser's lists.
Thus far thirty constables have made
returns to the County Treasurer. Twen
ty-four have certified the combined to
tal of 102 merchants who, they hold,
should have been assessed. County
Treasurer Bailey to-day said this num
ber is considerably smaller than that
certified to by these constables a year
ago. The majority of the constables
already have made returns. Some of
them had no unassessed merchants to
report.
The extra lists show the following re
turns:. H»r.ri,st>urg, First ward, 7; Sec
ond, 17; Sixth, 3; Seventh, 28; Eighth,'
1; Twelfth. 14; Thirteenth, 2. Steel
ton, First ward, 2; Third, 3. East
Hanover, 1; Swatpra, 2; Hummelstown,
2; Highspire, lfPenbrook, 1; Halifax
township, 1; Lower Paxton, 2; Halifax
borough, 1; Wiconisco borough, 1; Up
per Paxton, 1; Jefferson, 4; London
derry, 1; Royalton, 1; Lykens, 4; Mid
dle Paxton, 2.
The"'constables will receive the fifty
cent commissions in these cases instead
of the appraiser.
AUTO DOES FREAK STUNT
Machine of Joseph Goldsmith Runs
Away and Damages Home of
Mrs. Kate McCormick
A freak stunt on the part of an au
tomobile occurred this morning when
the machine owned by Joseph Gold
smith, a local upholster, started down
Briggs street and smashed into the
home of Mrs. Kate McCormick, 633
Briggs street, tearing away a corner of
the house anil loosening the plaster in
the parlor.
The automobile was standing unat
tended a few doors above the home of
Mrs. McCormick, the chauffeur being
in one of the neighboring houses doing
some work. Suddenly the machine
started down Briggs street, turned at
the corner of East street, darted over
the curb line, tore down a tree and then
smashed into the McCormick home.
Mrs. McCormick, an elderly woman,
was sitting on her front porch when
the accident occurred and barely es
caped being injured by the runaway
machine, which came within a few feet
of her. No reason for the freak ac
tion of the machine could be learned.
To Test Prize Fight Film Law
Washington, April 27.—The Depart
ment of Justice is friendly to a suit to
test the law forbidding importation of
prize fight films. Solicitor General Da
vis recently assured attorneys for tho
film manufacturers that the government
would expedite «ich a case.
$1,415,080 LOPPED OFF
STATE COLLEGE BILLS
The State College appropriation
bills, which were reported out this
morning from the House committee,
cut $1,415,000 from the amount ask
ed. The maintenance item granted by
the committee is $900,000 or $450,-
000 less than requested. Separate re
quests for $900,000 for buildings and
s6's ,000 for'purchase of property and
live stock are not allowed.
' Amounts in other State college bills
reported out are: SIIO,OOO for exten
sion work; SBO,OOO for extention
work in connection with the federal
government and SIO,OOO for summer
schools.
Chairman Woodward, of the appro
priations committee, said that as much
money as possible from the present
revenue wag given to this institution.
MAN AND HORSES
ROAD AS LIOHTN
jjl^
H* __ jB
These Pictures Were Snapped in Hockersville Just After Lightning Killed
Harry Hoffer, of Lebanon, and His Team of Horses During Storm Late Yester
day—Pictures Were Taken by Dr. J. Irwin Ruff, of Hummelstown.
HOLT ILLS HOT
1 HIS HORSES
Lightning Brings In
stant Death to Youth
and Team Near Hum
melstown
RECORD APRIL
HEAT CONTINUES
Weather Forecaster Holds Out No
Promise for a Material Drop in the
Temperature in the Next Few Days
—Heat Makes Shopman 111
The lightning and thunder storm
which swept this section early last
evening resulted in the death of Harry
Hoffer, 17 years old, of Lebanon, and
a team of two horses which he was driv
ing when a bolt of fire hit the vehicle
in the maiu stree;, Hockersville, near
Hummelstown. Lightning struck in
several other places in the county, caus
ing some damage.
Young Hoffer was on his way home
to Lebanon. By the time he reached
Hockersville the storm was raging with
terrific force. When he got within a
short distance of Erb's store a heavy
bolt of lightning struck both him and
the horses, causing instant death to
man and beast. The clothing of the
young man was badly burned and torn,
and his body was severely scorched.
Following the storm no quick com
munication could be had with the boy's
parents, as all the telephone wires wero
out of commission for the time. A
number of trees that were struck and
blown down obstructed the public roads
and paths, and trallio was impeded
many hours.
Another place where the lightning
struck was in I'axtang when the home
of S. H. Kutherford was slightly dam
aged by a bolt A number of shingles
at various parts of the roof were torn
off and the roof was otherwise damaged.
Many large trees in the town were
struck and split by lightning.
The outlook is for continued warm
weather for several days. The tem
perature at its highest to-day registered
92 at 2 o'clock, within one degree of
.the record for the mouth, of April in
this city. That was 93 established last
Sunday.
A Washington dispatch to-day said:
"Generally fair weather throughout
the country except for some thunder
storms and scattered showers, was pre
dicted to-day by the* Weather Bureau
for the week beginning Wednesday.
The hot spell over thie eastern half of
the country will be broken by Satur
day and Sunday anil cooler weather
then will prevail."
The heavy _ rain was welcomed in
Fishing Creek Valley, Cumberland
county, where a forest fire that- had
been burning since Sunday was extin-
Continurd on Mrventh Paxr.
Wilson to Christen Grandson
Washington, April 27.—President
Wilsou plan? tc go to Williamstown,
Mass., Friday for tne christening of his
grandson, Francin Sayre. He probably
will return here Monday. The Presi
dent is expected to be godfather to the
baby, • who was born in the White
House.
FOUR ITALIAN AMBASSADORS
ARE SUMMONED TO ROME
Rome, April 27, Via Paris, 3.50 P.
M.—The Italian Ambassadors at Paris,
London, Vienna and Berlin have been
summoned to Rome to confer with For-
eign Minister Sonnino.
In Home this action is regarded as
preliminary to the announcement of a
grave and important decision on th«
part of the Italian government. Signor
Tittoni, the Ambassador to France,
reach el Rome this morning. He left
this city only a fortnight ago for Par
is. Marchese Carlotti, the Ambassa
dor to Petrograd, will not come back
because of the distance and the diffi
culties of travel under the present con-
ditions but a messenger has been sent
him with instructions.
SWEDISH STEAMER IS SUNK
BY A MINE; CREW IS SAVED
Stockholm, April 27, Via London,
12.38 P. M.—The Swedish steamer
Centric, on her way from Stockholm to
Helsingborg, Sweden, has been sunk
by a mine off Alland islands. The
members of the crew were saved.
The steamer Centric was of 990 tons
net and 260 feet long. She'was built at
Port Glasgow in 1903. She left Sa
vannah March 3 for Kirkwall, where she
arrived March 27, sailing subsequently
for Gothenburg.
CRIMSBY TRAWLER BLOWN;
MEMBERS OFCREW MISSING
London, April 27, 1.08 P. M. —The
Grimsby trawler Recolo has been blown
up in the North sea. Some of the
members of her crew are missing.
Several survivors, some of them ter
ribly mutilated, were picked up out of
a crew of nine. The engineer went
down with the ship. One of the in
jurod men died.
Opinion differs whether the trawler
was destroyed by a mine or a tor'pedo.
LATE WAR NEWS SUMMARY
The German rush in Flanders has
halted, at least for the moment. Of
ficial communications from German,
French, British and Belgian war de
partments to-day bring out this point,
although it is not clear whether the
allies have accomplished anything of
importance further than to check the
advance of their opponents.
The official announcement from Ber
lin shows that the Germans are now
on the defensive along their new line
north of Ypres. The statement is made
that British attacks broke down "with
extrrordinarily heavy losses." *
Both the French and British repefrts
claim that part of the "lost territory
has been retaken. A dispatch from
Field Marshal Sir John French, Brit
ish commander in chief, says the Brit
ish made progress in the vicinity of
St. Julian. It is also said the French
Comttaued on Fourth Page
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PRICE, ONE CENT.
YPRES AFIRE
AS GERMANS
HURL BOMBS
Fighting Hot All Along
Front, Says Corres
pondent in Northern
France
KAISER'S FORCES
IN DARING FEATS
Using Effectively Armored Trains
Carrying 4.7 Guns—Strategical
Move of German Troops In Uniting
Small Towns Near Ypres
London, April 27.—"Ypres is in
flnrties, the Germans having thrown A
hail of incendiary bombs in the town."
Thus telegraphs the "Morning Poet's"
correspondent in Northern France.
"The fighting continues hotly all
along this front," the correspondent
adds. '' The Germans show extraord
inary daring in bringing heavy artil
lery close to their front line, the guns
used being mostly 13-inch Auatrian
howitzers on movable carriages.
''The Germans also are using ef
fectively armored trains carrying 4.7
guns. For the use of these armored
trains the Germans have consolidated
•and strengthened the system of light
railways uniting a number of small
towns in the neighborhood of Ypres,
to which they have added strategical
branch lines."»
London, April 27—A correspondent
of the "Daily Mail" in Northern
Prance pave:
"The thirty French guns which th#
Germans claim to have captured north
of \ pres are not in German hands, al
though the French were forced to
abandon them. The guns were aban
doned in the marshland with their
wheels half covered with water. At
present they are in 'No Man's Land.'
between the rival forces. The French
keep up a hail of artillery fire around
the guns to prevent the Germans from
getting near them."
FRENCH SAY THE GERMAN
ATTACKS WERE REPULSED
London, April 27, 1.50 P. M.— The
following report from Field Marshal
Sir John French, commander of the
British forces at the front, under to
day's date, was given out here to
day:
"Yesterday all German attacks
northeast of Ypres were repulsed. In
the afternoon our troops took the of
fensive and made progress near St.
Julien and to the west of that place.
"The French co-operAted on our left
•and further to the north they retook
Het Sas.
"In the course of yesterday's fight
ing our artillery took full advantage of
several opportunities for inflicting se
vere casualties on the enemy.
"On the remainder of the front
i there is nothing to report. In addition
i to the destruction of Courtrai Junction
■ mentioned in the communique last
[ night, our airmen yesterday bombard
'■ ed successfully stations and junction#'
at the following places:
"Tourcoing, Houbaix, Inglemun
ster, Staden, Langentarck, Bielt and
Roulers."
Paris, April 27, 2.40 P. M.—The of
ficial statement given out to-day by
the French war ollice reads:
"There is nothing to add to our
communication of last night except
that we consolidated our jiositions and
continue to make progress to the north
of Ypres, Belgium, and also on the
heights of the Meuse.
"The summit of Hartmans-Weiler
kopf, which was taken from us yester
day morning was recaptured by our
troops the evening of the same" day.
Wo also took some prisoners.''
Swiss Government Seeks Loan
Geneva, April 26, Via London, April
27.—The Swiss government has taken
steps to place a second loan in the
United States this summer.
WALL STREET CLOSING
By Associated Press.
New York, April 27.—Unfavorable
foreign advices were followed by de
clines of 1 to 2 points in the final hour.
The closing was Irregular. Dullness
and irregularity were the dominant fea
tures of to-days market. Reports
that Italy had decided to define her
attitude caused extensive selling and
resultant losses in the later dealings.