COT Jt JO Iffl; HOMIER Dramatic Incident In Brooklyn Court To day When Man Ac knowledges Crime HALTS TRIAL AS HE PLEADS GUILTY Calls on Judge to Stop Proceedings as He Waves Hand and Says He Is Guilty Before God and the World By Associated Press. New York, April 28.—Philip T. White, the $6,000 a year manager of k the Masury Paint Company in Brooklyn on trial as the leader of a band of highwaymen who held up his employers bank messengers and robbed them of ! $3,000 nearly a year ago, rose from his chair in the court room to-day, stretched both arms toward Supreme Court Justice Aspinall on the bench and exclaimed: "Stop that; I am guilty; I want to J confess my guilt before God and tbe world." A court room scene seldom equalled in the annals of the New York juris prudence ensued. White, trembling with » emotion, turned from the bench and faced the jury: Lived Two Lives, Tells Jury "1 am guilty," he repeated. "It is a bitter cup that is forced to my lips, liut it is the Lord's will. I have lived two lives—a decent one and that of a highwayman. I hope that Goi' will forgive and that I may live long enough to make restitution.'' He reached up to his coat lapel and fumbled with a gold button in the but tonhole. "And I surrender my membership in the Mystic Shrine," he continued, tearing, the button loose. "I am uo longer worthy to remain a Shriner." Asked No Clemency White continued his impassioned | avowal. He freely confessed the de- II tails of the crime, but asked no clem- | encv and made no statement as to the motive which impelled him. When he ■ sat down, beside his long time friend, , .lames F. Clinnin, auditor for the . Haekett & Wilhelms Company, in Brooklyn, who also was on trial on the same charge, Clinnin arflSe. "I wish to plead guilty too," he said, and sat down. The trial, which has been in pro gress in the Supreme Court in Brook lyn for several days, was at once halted. The jury was dismissed and court accepted the two pleas of guilty. Sentence was postponed a week. Scheme In Which They Robbed Clennin and White were charged ■with having devised the scheme under ' which two messengers of the Masurv Companv were robbed of $3,0'00 in the hallway of the building occupied "by the firm. The actual robbery was committed by two highwaymen acting ■under White's orders. The four after wards divided tlie money, White get ting S9OO. This was testified to yes terday by Robert S. Roberts, the man who actually took the money from the messengers hands. White lived in a handsome home at Elizabeth, X. J. When he was first ar rested, after months of investigation 4 by detectives, his employers- were as tounded, refused to believe him guilty and assisted him to obtain bail. U.S. APPEAL TO TURKS FOR . THE RELIEF OF CHRISTIANS Washington, April 2 B.—Adminis- , tration officials to-day awaited the out cotfie of the American government's appeal to the Turkish government for relief for Armenian Christians in Tur key as the result of reported massa cres and threats of further outrages. This actiou was taken in response to a request of the Russian govern ment which included an appeal for aid for the Catholics of the Armenian ' church at Etchmiadzin in the Cauca sus. PERRY LIQUOR APPEALS UP Argument Before Superior Court Starts Late To-day or To-morrow Argument in the several Perry coun ty liquor license cases, being appeals ta ken after the Perry county Judges, un able to agree, declined to grant license) applications, will be presented to the j State Superior Court, in session in Pitts- 1 burgh, late this afternoon or to-morrow morning. . Perry county attorneys are looking after the interests of tue appealing ho telmen, while George R. Barnett, of this city, who opposed the granting of li censes when the Perry county license court was held in March, is prepared to argue that the license application pa per, are faulty. Mr. Barnett has been in Pittsburgh since Monday. The Perry county case is the last on the list to be considered at the Pitts burgh session of the Superior Court. TRIPLETS BORN IN LEBANON Stork Leaves Three Girls at Residence of William Frantz, but All Die Lebanon, April 28. —Triplets, all girls, were born Monday evening to , Mr. and Mrs. William "Frantz, Tenth street and Spring aJley, but the .joy of the young parents was short lived, for within the space of a few hours all of the babies died. Burial of the little bodies was made yesterday afternoon in Mt. Lebanon cemetery. Mr. Frantz is a secretary to Lieuten ant Colonel L. V. Rausch, keeper of the State Arsenal. Final Adjournment May 13 It was given out by some which leaves but. ten more working days. This makes it quite likely much legislation will fail of passage, even if sessions of both bodies are held three times a day, beginning next Tuesday. SUINOF $15,500 RAISED FOR CAMP CURTIN CAMPAIGN One Boom in New Memorial Church Will Be Set Aside for Use of G. A B. Men of City When Post Booms Are Abandoned "With a total of $15,500 raised lur-j ing the last eight davg, the campaign to raise funds for the erection of a new 1 'Damp Curtin Memorial M. E. Church " was formally closed at the final lunch eon of the workers last night in the present Curtain Heights IM. E. chapel, Sixth and Camp streets. Announcement was made last night toy the Rev. A. S. Williams, pastor of the congregation, that the campaign will .be informally continued until May 24 when the silver jubilee of the church will be celebrated. Mr. Williams said that with $12,000 in cash already in the treasury, together with the $15,- 500 raised during the campaign, the building of the new edifice can be started very soon. At tihe suggestion of prominent G. A. R. men in this city, it has been de cided to set aside one room in the new Camp Curtin Memorial ehurcfli where the local Grand Army Posts can meet. ■When the ranks of the boys in iblue are thinner by far than they now are and it is deemed advisable to do away with the present post rooms, the room in the new church will always be open to the men who fought the nation's battles in '6l. The totals reported bv the various teams last night were as follows: Men's Division—B. F. Barnharf, $215; A. S. Benner, $276; George ißuf fington, $401; W. F. Burgoon, $150; D. W. Cofterel, $726; W. W. Criswell, $333; J. A. Hall, $4?5; Eli Hollinger, $242; A. 1,. Knight, $251; J. F. Taylor, $214; Emery Miller, $284; George Marshall. $319; W. H. ißricker. $1,411; Ed tHammaker, $312; Mr. Sollenborger, $476; Edw Rohrer, $148; C. O. Ely, $528; Homer (Miller. $271; Charles Bitting. S2SS. Total. $7,292. Women's Division —Mrs. E. C. Gib sons, $295; 'Mrs. A. C. Benner, $371; IMtrs. C. A. Sollenberger, $.">73; Mrs. Emma Crist, $425; Mrs. E. E. Darling ton, $309; Mrs. D. W. Friese, $464; Mrs. J. A. Haas. $717; Mrs. Margaret Holland, $361; Mrs. Clarence Jeffries, $412; (Mrs. A. Lee Knight, $713; Mrs. .T. H. Kraemer. SSO9; IMliss Mildred Fisher, $313: Mrs. Emma Wilson, $281; iMrs. Emery Miller, $259; Miss Carrie McCahan, $324; Miss Florence Pot teiger. $259; Miss Marv Crane, S6SO; IMrs. I. F. Waiters, $306. Total, $7,- 886. Grand total, $15,505. FAVORS ENLARGING ICE PLANT United Company Director Says More Boom Is Needed Since Laurel Fire The destruction by forest fire of the United Ice & Toal Company's storage plant at Laurel, Cumberland county, last Tuesday, will likely result in the material enlargement of the company's local plant at Forster and Cowden streets, one of the directors said to dav. The destruction of the Laurel plant, which was valued at $15,000, togeth er with 17,000 tons of ice, lias brought the company face to face with the problem ultimately of getting more storage room. In the meantime the company will be supplied in part with ice from the Walkermyer plant, at Laurel, which escaped the flames. Xo final decision to enlarge the lo cal plant has as yet been reached, but one of the officials of the company said he is in favor of the project and in tends proposing it at a boar 1 meeting soon to be held. MILLER TO RUN ATHLETICS Star State Athlete Gets Post in Boyd Memorial Eugene "Shorty" Miller, the choice of many sporting writers for All- American quarterback during his last two years at State College, was elected assistant director in charge of athletics of the Boyd Memorial Institution which \ will be built this summer and will be j opened some time in the fall to the boys and men of the Pine Street Pres-1 ,byterian church. "Shorty" was graduated from the Central High school in 1910 and from State College in 1914, after a spec-1 tacular career in athletics. Prizes for Yellow Flower* The Woman Suffrage Flower Com-1 mittee has offered through the outdoor j department of the Harrisburg Civic j Club five prizes of five dollars each for i the best yellow flower gardens in this I city during the coming summer. The ! members of the committee are Mrs. I Frank Smith, Mrs. Walter P. Maguire, Mrs. W. W. Galbrath, Miss Cara Mc- Conkey, Mrs. Paul Gcndell, Mrs. C. M. Cole, Mrs. .1. G. Ingram, Miss Maude Kennedy, Mrs. David Kaufman, Mrs. C. M. Kaltwasser, Miss Elinor Walter, 'Mrs. Lindley Hosford', Mrs. W. C. Baldwin, Mrs. Horace Witman and Mrs. George B. Kunkel. Seized With Acute Appendicitis I After appearing before the Senate i Committer yesterday afternoon on the Pittsburgh tax line, Ix)gan McKee, secretary of the Pittsburgh Chamber | of Commerce, was seized with a severe ! attack of acute appendicitis. He was taken to the Harrisburg hospital. Early this afternoon Mr. McKee was resting comfortably, but attending physicians had not fully determined whether an operation would be necessary. Mrs. Barbara Weiss a Suicide W'ord was received here to-day of the suicide of Mrs. Barbara Weiss, sister-in-law of the late Judge Weiss, of this city, at Salunga, Lancaster county, yesterday. She was the wife of J. S. Weiss, and was mentally un balanced. She killed herself by hang ing with a pair of shoestrings from the upper hinge of her bedroom door. Charged With Stealing Tomatoes E. iM. Hoover and George W. Fetrow, who were arrested early this morning | by Policeman Kelly, charged with steal ; ing two crates of tomatoes from S. Russ and a crate of dried apple sndts from 'Mrs. May Bell, who conduct stalls in the Broad street market house, were held for at a hearing before Mayor Royal this afternoon under S2OO bail. To Hold Mock Trial A serious charge will be brought against one of the members of the local lodge, Brotherhood Protective Order of Elks, to-night, when a mock trial has been arranged for by the new social committee. The event will take place in the social hall and will be par ticipated in by a number of members. HARTHSBURG STAR-INDEPENDENT, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 28, 1915. BARRISBURCTO HAVE FEW DAYS OF RELIEF FROM BEAT The Weather Man Says Temperature to Remain Below Eighty Degrees For Awhile—Strong Ocean Breeie Supplants Hot Spell Harrisburgers will be given some relief from the heat during the next few days, according to E. R. Demain, local forecaster of, the United States Weather Bureau, who 9aid this morn ing that the temperature will not ex ceed eighty degrees either to-day or to-morrow. The intense heat in for the past three days has been higher than in any other city in the United States, according to weather bureau figures. Much relief came late yesterday afternoon when a heaivy storm caused the temperature to drop 25 degrees in a few minutes' time. The storm did slight damage in the city, but during its crest the wind velocity Teached a height of 36 miles an hour. The telephone service at various points in the city was put out of com mission for a short time, while the lights of the Harrisburg Light, Heat and Power Company were cut off twice during the storm. The Harris burg Railways Company reported one car derailed for a few minutes, caused by mud being washed on the track. Ihiring the heaviest part of the storm much hail fell, especially in the vicinity of Dillsburg, where' it is re ported stones as large as walnuts fell so heavily that they could be Shoveled from the ground following the storm. One ease of heat prostration was reported, that of J. H. Peufield, a traveling salesman from Cleveland, Ohio, who was taken to the Shope hospital. All cities over which the hot spell has been prevalent report a decisive drop in temperature this morning. The disturbance, which was central over the Southern New England States and the Middle Atlantic States has moved further south with a strong ocean breeze supplanting it. BAM) TO PLAY FOR KNIGHTS Elaborate Program Por the St. George Entertainment To-morrow At various times during the year Branch 163, Knights of St. George, holds social functions for its members and their friends but never before has such an elaborate affair been arranged J as that which will take place to-mor row evening in McOloskey hall, ad joining St. Francis' Roman Catholic church, Market street near Fifteenth. Several weeks ago a committee com posed of M. J. Barrv, Frank J. Suter, Simon P. Hare, Thomas Culhane and Charles Theuer, was appointed to arrange for an "open" meeting for the members of the branch and their friends. For the occasion the Verdi Italian band was secured and M. Oal derazzi, the director, and C. Gaeta, the president of the musical organization began to map out a program and ar range for several special numbers. The Verdi band now has thirty members and has become one of the crack musical organizations of Central Penn sylvania. During the evening refreshments will ibe served and there will be plenty of cigars for the smokers. Arrange ments were also completed to-day for the presence of a supreme officer of the knights, who will deliver a short address. M. Calderazzi, director of the Verdi band and a crack Steelton musician, to-day announced the following pro gram which will be interspersed with special numbers "Fairest of the Fair,'' Sousa; intermezzo, "The Bed Devil;" march, "Under the Double Eagle;" selection from "Nerma," Belinni; inarch, "The Midshipman;" intermezzo, " Un-Bel-Foire," M. Cal derazzi. EVANGELISM TO BE TOPIC Seminary Professor Will Preach This Evening at Fourth Reformed Devotional exercises at the opening of the day's session at the Fourth Re formed church of the Lancaster Classis were conducted by the Rev. H. I. Hille gass. A report was presented by the Kev. David B. Schneder, missionary to Japan, and reports were made by the committee on overtures and the com mittee on minutes of classis. This evening at the church the ser mon will be preached by the Rev. Dr. George W. Richards, of the Theological Seminary of the Reformed Church of the United States, Lancaster. His top ic will be "Can We Still Be Evangelist ic?" The Rev Dr. Ellis N. Kremer, pastor of Salem church, this city, will preside. The presiding officer at the business sessions of the classis is the Rov. Homer S. May, pastor of the Fourth church, the newly-elected president. The class is will adjourn to-morrow afternoon. CLEARED OF VILLA TROOPS 170 Miles South of Ague Preita Now Freed ol His Forces Ague Preita, Sonora, April 28. General Helias Calles, Carranza commis sioner in Sonora, to-day made public a telegram from Colonel Miguel Saman iege, saying that Eastern Sonora, as far as Hahuaripa, 170 miles south of here, has been cleared of Villa troops. Samaniege said the inhabitants of the territory renewed their allegiance to the Carranza government when his expedition appeared. Villa forces, he j said, withdrew toward Ures, where Gov- ; ernwr 'Mavtorena, who is a Villa parti san, is understood to be mobilizing an army. Old Time Councilman Enrolls John R. iScheamerhorn, formerly a Harrisburg merchant, now of Custer, Texas, has enrolled as a member of the Harrisburg Ex-Councilmen'g Asso ciation. and hae mailed to Augustus Wildinan, his admittance fee of fifty | centß. He will not be able to attend the first banquet to be held in the Chestnut street auditorium, May 18, but writes that he hopes to attend future ibanquets. Mr. Scheamerhorn served in the Harrisburg school board and both branches of Council. He re moved to Austin, Texas, about twenty years ago. Carrell Gets Walter's Job Announcement was made at the State Highway Department late this afternoon that Charles P. Walter, of this city, superintendent of highways of Dauphin county, has been superceded in office by J. C. Carrell, superinten dent at large. The change is to take effect at once. BILL TO INCREASE POUCE IS BEATEN Cutlaitd Prom Ftat Pas*. regular calendar, friends of the bill tried to save it for a while by moving that the House adjourn. This was voted down and after a roll call on the passage of the bill was started Mr. Gibson, of Lycoming, moved that it be dropped from the calendar. This mo tion was carried. The bill cannot be recalled this session. The bill amending the public service act to permit municipal home rule, which was defeated and reconsidered, was called up from the postponed calen dar and passed. Bee Bill Buzzed to Death The House buzzed to death a bee bill this morning. By a vote of 96 ayes and 32 noes a bill requiring that bees be kept fifty feet from a public high way was defeated. An administration act proposing a two-cent stamp tax on transfer of ev ery SIOO securities between corpora tions was voted down by a vote of 38 ayes and 76 noes. Among the bills passed finally were: Providing for full value in payment for animals kilted to prevent the spread of the foot and mouth disease. Validating acts of corporations be fore recording their charter. Regulating bonds of tax collectors and providing for payment in boroughs and townships. Reducing quarantine on ehickenpox and measles from 21 to 16 days. Authorizing three fairs in a county to participate in State aid, instead of two as at present. Amending milk act so that examina tion of herds is necessary before prose cution and providing for no prosecution when tests show milk below State standard in butter fats comes directly from the herd. Fixing number and salary of clerks in the State Treasury. Providing for the payment by the authorities of boroughs and townships of the premium charged by a trust or bonding company. 1)8 Bills on Second Reading Ninety-eight bills were passed on second reading, sixty-six of which were appropriation bills. Efforts are being made to clear the House calendar of all bills other than appropriation bills, so that these measures can come before the House at one time. The House took a recess at 1.35 o'clock this afternoon until 7.30 o'clock to-night. Despite the fact that many members of the House from Philadel phia will return home to-night to be present at the special election in that city to-morrow, it is expected that Speaker Ambler will endeavor to have a session of the House to-morrow morn ing. DECIDE TO URGE CHANCES IN 3D CLASS CITY ACT Preliminary to presenting their com plaints to a Senate committee at a hearing this afternoon at 3 o'clock, members of the law committee of '.he League of the Cities of the Third Class went into session in the Court House this morning and framed a number of amendments which they will ask the lawmakers to include in the bill now pending which comes as an amendment to the Clark commission government act of 1913. The committee decided to ask that the Senate amendment giving the Mayor appointive power over the police and ofher members of his department, be stricken out entirely. Another pro posed amendment which graduates the amount of thf salary of the Mayor ac cording to the population of the com munity, will be offered and the sub stitution of a provision making it im possible to increase the salary of the Mayor after he has been nominated or elected, will be suggested. The committee will further ask to have restored the provision of the orig inal Clark act whieli designated that the terms of Commissioners, two for four years and two for two years, shall •be reckoned according to the number of votes received bv the candidates. The two candidates receiving the highest number will be elected for fou\ years and the next two for two years. A Senate amendment provides that the candidates for Commissioner shall desig nate the term of offioe for which they seek election, this plan being similar to the method of electing school di rectors which now is in vogue. The committee unanimously opposed the proposed Senate amendment which provides for the election of City Treas urers by popular vote. A suggestion to bo made to the Senate gives the City Commissioners power to appoint the treasurer and fix his salary. The com mitteemen were of the opinion, they said, that the election of a 'reasurer by the people and the fact that now he receives a salaTv brings politics into the election. 'Belief was expressed 'by the commit tee that if the treasurer were appointed by the Citv Commission and his salary fixed at a fair wage, the treasurer would feel that he has a '%oss or superior" and not that he is the supreme fiscal officer. CHILI) LABOR BILL IS SENT BACK TO COMMITTER In the Senate to-day Senator Sproul introduced a concurrent resolution au thorizing and directing the Attorney General, Auditor General and State Treasurer, for and in behalf of the State, to compromise and settle all that litigation pending in the Beawer county court wherein the "Harmony Society" is defendant, together with any and all claims affecting the prop ertv and assets of said society. Mills introduced a resolution calling for an appropriation of $5,000 for a brick plant at the new penitentiary in Centre county. The Gerhart bill exempting life in surance policies from all claims of creditors, recalled from the Governor, passed finally. The Wickersham House bill limiting the payment of mother's pensions to women whose husbands are dead or permanently insane or who have chil dren under 16 years old, passed finally, but the vote was soon afterward re considered and the bill sent to the Committee on Appropriations. The House bill imposing liabilities on persons in second class cities for the cost of extinguishing fires occur ring through criminal intent or wilful negligence, passed finally. The McConnell bill authorizing the Governor to appoint a commission to purchase the site of old Fort Augusta, erected at Sunbury in 1755, passed finally. The Sproul bill authorizing elec tric light, heat and power companies to purchase securities of water com panies, passed finally. The vote by which the bill making counties pay the cost of primary elec tions was defeated on Monday, was reconsidered and further action on the measure postponed for the present. The Habgood House bill Baking at torneys eligible to election for District Attorney after one year's practice, passed finally. The Chair announced that memorial exercises will be held on next Tues day afternoon for the late Senators Hall, Elk, and FisWer, Northumber land. The child labor bill on second reading was referred back to the Judiciary Special committee on motion of Snyder, SchylkiH, with the under standing that it should ibe reported out unamended. The Senate passed finally the bill to make counties pay primary election expenses. ♦ On motion of Seuator Crow, the seven bills known .as the workmen's compensation bill were referred back to the Committee on Corporations after being passed on second re.idiug. 'When the Senate reconvened after a recess Senator Snyder reported from the Judiciary Special Committee the child labor bill, " with the distinct un derstanding," as he announced, "that there shall be no objection to the offer ing of amendments to the bill when it ccines up on third reading next Monday night." This, of course, does not im ply that the amendments will be ac cepted. The Senate at 1.25 adjourned, to meet next Monday evening at 9 o'clock. COMMISSION TO GOVERN' AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT The governing body of the State Department of Agriculture will be known as the State Commission of Agriculture under an amendment in serted in the administration bill reor ganizing the board, in the House this morning. Another amendment makes the secretary to the commission the only officer in the department to be appointed with the consent and advice of the Senate. The amendments were inserted by Mr. Whitaker, of Chester, the sponsor of the bill. Governor Brumbaugh issued a state ment yesterday, ibefore this measure came up for action, urging the mem bers of the House to vote for the bill. The Governor stated that it was a ful fillment of a platform pledge and as sured the members that it legislated no one out of office. The members of the commission are to serve without salary but the ap pointment of employes in the depart ment with the exception of the secre tary, is within the hands of the-com mission. The measure will not come be fore the House for final action before next week. DUNN QUESTIONS PROVISO IN HOSPITAL APPROPRIATIONS Hospital appropriation bills being re ported from the House committee car ry an amendment making it mandatory for hospitals to be equipped with patho logical and clinical laboratories, sub ject to the approval of the State Board of Medical Examination and Licensure. Mr. Dunn, of Philadelphia, raised a question in the House this morning, asking where the amendment came from. Speaker Ambler referred him to Chairman Woodward, of the Appropria tions Committee, who was not in the IHouse at the time. Sixty-six appropria tion bill?, many of them carrying that amendment, were passed on second reading. Mr. Dunn said he was informed that equipment of these laboratories costs in the neighborhood of $2,000 and, under the slim amounts allowed by the com mittee, many of the hospitals would have to use the entire appropriation to equip such laboratories. Mr. Dunn said j he thought the amendment came from j the State Board of Medical Examina- j tion and Licensure. The Harrisburg hospital is equipped | I with such laboratories. GOVERNOR TO HELP THE BABIES OJLHARRISBUHG Continued From First Page. on sale at the Y. M. C. A. and at Gor ! gas' drug store. The list of patrons j is growing, additional names being an ; nounced to-day as follows: Mrs. Frank R. Oyster, Mrs. E. E. I Beidleman, the Misses Shunk, Mayor John K. Koyal, Vance C. McCormick, Mrs. Thomas M. Jones, Mrs. F. Her bert Snow, Dr. Martha Pollock, Theo dore G. Calder, Warwick M. Ogelsby, Mrs. C. E. Titsworth, Mrs. A. E. Bu ] chanan, Mrs. J. E. B. Cunningham, Mrs. V. Hummel Fager, Henry McCor jniek, G. Irwin Beatty, Dr. George R. Moffitt, Miss Clara M. Cunkle, Henry B. McCormick, Mrs. Henry B. McCor mick, the Misses Cox, Mrs. D. Bailey | Brandt, Mrs. Rollin A. Sawyer, Mrs. Robert M. Rutherford, Mrs. William Jennings, Mrs. Henry C. Orth, Mrs. Harry C. Ross, Mrs. C. J. Soorbier, Thomas Lynch Montgomery, Dr. F. E. Downos, Mrs. Hoinpr Black, Mrs. Wil liam C. Armour, Mrs. J. G. Balsley, Mrs. Charles H. Bergner, Miss Martha Buehler, Mrs. Henry B. Bent, Mrs. Sanfornl D. Coc, Miss Nancy Etter, Mrs. Howard M. Bingaman, Mrs. B. F. Blough, Mrs. C. Ross Boas, Mrs. Henry D. Boas, iMiss Sarah McConkey, Mrs. A. Carson Stamm, Mrs. John M. Wallis. Mrs. Samuel C. Todd, Mrs. Jo seph Nachman, Mrs. Harry Bowman, Mrs. J. R. Morrison, Mrs. Arthur H. Bailey, Mrs. Roy G. Cox, Mrs. 8. J. M. McCarrell, Mrs. George M. Whitney, Mrs. John W. Simonton, Mrs. Lewis E. Johnson and Mrs. Rawn V. Davies. SMOKE RUINS MUCH GOODS Fire In Tailor Shop of A. Baer Was of Unknown Origin A fire which resulted in a loss of several hundred dollars to the tailor shop of A. Baer, Sixth and Boas streets, occurred shortly before 9 o'clock last night. The fire which is of unknown origin, started in the store room. Most of the damage was to some valuable dress goods which were ruin ed by the smoke. A telephone call was sent to the Hope Engine Company, who arrived on the scene a few minutes later. Berrier Denies He Is a Hero 'Robert ®errier, of 1204 North Front street, son of Harry Berrier, '' Mayor of iHardscralVble," modestly denied to-day a story that he rescued Bessie Shaw from drowning in the river yesterday. The story was that the 'MMayor V' son pirlled Miss Shaw, who is .house keeper for the Berrier family, out ot the river near the Berrier home. COURT HOUSE NO DETENTION HOUSE YET County Heads Defer Action, Awaiting Return of John H. E"by, Who Is 111 The absence of County Commissioner John H. TOby, who is ill" at his iLykens home suffering from a nervous -break down, the other members of tihe County Commissioners said to-day, makes it in advisable at this time to take auv defi nite action on the question of establish ing a house of detention in (Harrisburg where unconvicted juveniles may be kept until court hearings are hail. Also 'the Commissioners said they they wiill not fix the time for t'he hear ing at which assessors are to be ques tioned 011 alleged padding of assess ment lists until Mr. Bbv returns to 'bin desk. Mr. Eby to-day was reported to be «lowlv improving and belief was ex- Eressed at his home that he soon will e able to be about again. BRIDGE NOT APPROVED Water Commission Wants Rocks Re moved From Swatara Creek Bed The State Water Supply Commission has primarily withheld its approval of the new bridge spanning the Swatara creek, between Middletown and Roval ton, holding that some stone taken from the old bridge piers and left ly ing along the banks of the stream by the contractor first be removed. The contractors this morning gave notice to the Commissioners that the stone will be removed at once. The contractors to-day received an installment of $1,500 on the Middletown bridge and will get the balance of $540 on the $17,275 contract when the rocks are removed. I Tax Case Appealed An appeal from the decision of the Dauphin county court in the Common wealth's suit for taxes against the Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company to-day was filed by the Attorney Gen eral with the Prothonotary of the Su preme Court. The court held that the company is not liable for the tax claims, amounting to some $50,000. Snodgrass &* Smith are counsel for the life insur ance company. Building Permit C. M. Smilej- took out a building per mit this morning to erect a one-story iron garage at the rear of 1524 Berry hill street, costing $75. Wants Out of Jail Artso Dimoff to-day petitioned the court, saying that he would like to he released from the Dauphin county jail and certifying that because of insolv ency he is unable to pay the amount of the verdict rendered against, him by a jury in a damage suit brought by Simo Rusnov because of an alleged ma licious prosecution. Dimoff wants to give a bond as an evidence of good faith that he will pay if he gets the money and the court gianted a rule on Rusnov to show cause why this appli cation should not be allowed. A hear ing will be held in the matter on May 5. Marriage Licenses Joseph H. Albert, city, and Lillie A. Kuebler, Steelton. George Benko and Mary Korestinj, Steelton. Injunction Hearing May 3 Hearing of the Sterling Electric Company's injunction proceedings against five stockholders of the Wil liams Valley Water Company, to pre vent an alleged effort to gain control of the latter, will be held May 3. The temporary injunction is continued by the court until then. j Sunbury Bridge Site Viewers for the site of the new j $14,000 steel bridge across the Sha niokin creek at Sunbury yesterday sug | gested to the local court that the | structure ibe placed at Tenth street. Suit to Recover $5Bl Suit to recover $5Bl, alleged to be due for the care and treatment of his wife at the State insane hospital, has been brought against Peter Ma garo by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Magaro is the pro prietor of a local moving picture the atre and his wife has been confined since 1910. Bent Estate Administrator Roibert M. Rutherford, of Steelton, has been named as administrator in the estate of Major L. S. Bent, of Phil adelphia, the late president of the Pennsylvania Steel Company. ROOSEVELT TELLS HIS PLATT DEALS Continued From Flr»t thought it ibest when there was any likelihood of that law-making body of the State disagreeing with "him to first go to headquarters and talk things over. Further, as Governor, the col onel said, he did not want to run any chances of disrupting the Republican party. Conferred Constantly With Piatt As President of the United States the colonel readily admitted he con ferred constantly with the Senator from New York on all manner of things. He said he valued the Sen ator's advice and wanted to take ad vantage of hie wide experience. The statements were made in reply , to questions asked the colonel during . the early part of his re-direct exam ination, his cross-examination by coun sel for Sarneß, having been concluded to-day. The colonel was most active on the ' witness stand. He slapped his hands upon his thighs and moved his arms and head to give emphasis to his words. He raised his voice and pound i ed upon the arm of the witness chair 1 until counsel for Mr. Barnes entered i an objection with the court against what they termed his "gesticula ) tions." Cross-Examination Concluded The cross-examination of Mr. Roose > velt was concluded to-day after he i had been asked questions about speech es and the salary and traveling ex penses he received while President of the United States. t f Are Subject to Inter-State Commerce y Washington, April -28.—Interstate v electric railways, other than street pas •. sengcr railways, are held subject to the ' requirements of the Interstate Com i- merce Commission relative to the filing t of reports of finances and operations and accidents. 9 U.S. STEEL'S FAVORABLE SHOWING FOLLOWS REPORT Makes Initial Gain at Outset of Mar ket Transactions To-d*y—Continues to Hold Commanding Position and Makes Further Gains During Day New York, April 28.—The quarter ly report of the U. S. SteeL Corporation was favorably received by» speculative interests, judging from tlse course of the stock and the general market at to-day's opening. Steel niewie an addi tional gain of % of a point at the out set, soon increasing this ,to a point. Jjocal tractions, motors andtsome of the industrial specialties rose a point or more. Investment railway shares par ticipated in more moderate degree, while New York Central debenture 6s, with a gain of'l%, made a new high record. Airerieaii Tobacco, Central Leather and Pressed Steel Car were among the few issues to record de clines. Steel continued to hold its command ing position, increasing its gain to 1% points on very heavy dealings. Inter boro common was really the most active issue of the first hour and, with the preferred stock, advanced as much as steel. Representative railway issues, which showed early backwardness, later registered substantial advances, -while in the general industrial and equipment groups gains of 2 to 5 points were,num erous, 'W-estinghouse being most con spicuous. The overturn in the first hour was very large, but diminished materially later. Bonds were strong. NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE QUOTATIONS *New York, AprilA2B. Open. ?Close. Amal Copper 78 77% Amer Beet Sugar .... 49 ,i BO American Can 39 I'' 41% do pfd 99%' V;. 99% Am Car and Foundry Co 55% »56 Am Cotton Oil 52% i?; 63 Am Ice Securities .... 33% f34 Amer Loco 5514 ' 58%| Amer Smelting 73% 73 5 / ft American Sugar 110%i|lll Amer Tel and Tel .... 121%™122%j Anaconda 37%*' 37 Atchison 63% 63% Baltimore and Ohio ... 78 77%' Bethlehem Steel 147 «.146% Brooklyn R T 91%!" 91% California Petroleum .. 18% 19 Central Leather 39% 1 ,, 393^ Chesapeake and Ohio . . 47% . 47% Chi, IMil and St Paul.. 95% 96% Chino Con Copper ..... 48%FW»4 8 % Col Fuel and Iron .... 32% ; 32% Corn Products ........ 14 . 13% Distilling Securities ... 13%*''' 13% 'Erie 29 29 Erie, Ist pfd 4<4%i, 44% 'General Electric Co ... 152 Goodrich Met 22% 4 '24% Tnterboro Met pfd ... 73 74 'Lehigh Valley 143%$ 144% IMex Petroleum 90% ~ 90% IMO Pacific 13% 13% National Lead 643/4 <55 ■Nev Consol Copper ... 16% 16^ Norfolk and Western . 68 68 Northern Pacific 109% Pennsylvania R. R. ... 110%V110% Pittsburgh Coal ...... 23% r 23% Press Steel Car 48% 51% Ray Con. Copper ...... 24% 24% Reading 151%. 151% Repub. Iron and Steel . 29 29 Southern Pacific 92% 93%' Tennessee Copper 34 34% Texas Company 139 139 Union Pacific 131% 132% U. S. Rubber , 69% 69% U. S. Steel 58% 58% do pfd 10-9% 109% Utah Copper 71 70% W. U. Telegraph 69% 70% Westinghouse Mfg ..... 86% 95 Chicago Board of Trade Closing Chicago, April 28. —Close: Wheat—'May, 162%; July, 137'/,. Corn —May, 77%; July, 80%, Oats —May, 55%; July, 55%. Pork July, 18.10; September. 18.52. Lard July, 10.40; September, 10.65. Ribs July, 10.57; September, 10.75. WOMAN'S ASSAULT A MYSTERY Police Puzzled in Case of Stenograph er Who Is Found Unconscious By Associated Press. Baltimore, April 28. —The local po lice face a mystery in the case of Miss Ida Robins, >2'2 years old, a stenograph er, who was assaulted with a hammer last Monday afternoon in the office of her employer, Philip Lindemeyer, dealer in printers' ink, in South Charles street. Miss Robins, with her skull fractur ed in three places, is in a hospital not expected to recover. Before becoming unconscious she said she had been at tacked by a negro who demanded money. Later developments lead the police to believe that a white man or a white woman may have been her as sailant.-Why a woman should figure in the case, was not explained. LATE WAR NEWS SUMMARY Continued From Flrat rift. mans conquered Russian positions In the vicinity of Suwalki, near the East Prussian frontier, over a front of 12 miles. There is again a sharp disparity be tween German and French accounts of what is happening in Flanders. The official Berlin report says British ef forts to recover the lost ground failed. The Paris announcement asserts that further progress was made in the Ypres district. It is said heavy losses were inflicted on the Oermans and that more than WOo bodies of their dead were counted at one point. REFUGEES SAY GERMANS FIRED ON CHARITYHOMES NEAR YPRES Paris, April 28.—Thfree hundred refugees from l'oporinghe, eight miles west of Ypres, which has come under the fire of German artillery, have ar rived in this city on special trains. Most of them are inmates of an orphan age and a home for the aged conducted by Franciscan sisters. When the "bombardment-of Poper inghe was : begun on Sunday, the sisters declare, the institutions were not spared, although they were flying the Red Cross flag. Three nuns were killed while superintending the removal of their charges and several of the inmatee were wounded.