HARRISBURC ASSOCIATION
OF DAFTISB WILL MEET
Program Arranged for Elmath Aanl
vermary Observance of Local Organ
isation at Lykens Church Nut
Tuesday and Wednesday
The eleventh anniversary of the
Harriftburg Association of Baptist
Churches will be observed next Tuesday
and Wednesday. The officers of the
organisation are: John C. Nisslev.
moderator; Paul Gendell, clerk, and D.
1". Jerauld, treasurer. Tho churches
belonging to the association are: Del
ta. Peach Bottom; Harrisburg. First,
Tabernacle, St. Paul, Second and Mar
ket Street; Lancaster, Olivet and Ebe
nozer; Lebanon, First; Lykcns, Trans
figuration; Steelton, First, i'entral and
IMt. Zion; Wiconiseo. First: York, First
and Shiloh.
The program follows:
Monday Evening—Women's socie
ties meeting.
Tuesday Morning—Women's socie
ties meeting. Preachers' conference.
Tuesday Afternoon, 2 O'clock—Call
to order by the moderator; address of
welcome; response by the moderator;
announcement of committees; introduc
tion of new ministers; introductory ser
mon by J. 'H. Higby; devotional serv
ice; "Every Member of the Church a
Member of rtie Bible School." Dr. Cal
vin A. Hare; address by Dr. Charles A.
foars.
Tuesday Evening. 7.30 O'clock—Re
port of nominating committee; election
of officers; address, "Hitting the
Trail," Dr. George D. Adams.
Wednesday Morning. 9 O'clock —De-
votional services, the Rev. D. E. How
ard; treasurer's report; discussion of
association finances; reading of church
letters; communication from State con
vention; reports of committees; address,
"(io"ing Out of Business." the Rev. T.
C. Harris.
Wednesday Afternoon. 2 O'clock—
Devotional service; round table discus
sion on "Bible School Work —topics:
"A Live Sunday School in Action,
the Rev. W. 8. Booth; "Intermediate
Boys' Classes," the Rev. J. W. Greene;
"Intermediate Girls' Classes," Mrs. W.
S. Booth. Doctrinal sermon, the Rev.
O. P. Goodwin; alternate, the Rev. T.
C. Harris.
Wednesday evening. 7.30 O'clock —
Devotional service; address, "The
World Need and Our Obligation," the
Rev. W. H. Dallman; address, "Bap
tist Obligation to Pennsylvania.'' the
Rev. D. 1- Martin; adjournment.
CLOSE STH ANNUAL MEETING
i Members of American Institute of Arch
itects Banquet at Country Club
A big banquet at the Harrisburg
Country Club last night concluded the
fifth annual meeting of the Southern
Pennsylvania Chapter of the American
Institute of Architects. The chapter
had as its guests members of the Penn
sylvania State Association of the Amer
ican Institute of Architects.
Officers of the Southern Pennsylva
nia Chapter were elected as follows:
President, C. E. Urban, of Lancaster:
vice president, M. I. Kast, of this city;
secretary, Reinhardt Dempwolf, York;
treasurer. William Billmyer. York. The
new State Association officers are: J.
A. Dampwolf. York, president; \V. L.
Pisefc. "Philadelphia, vice president; Ed
ward Leber. York. secretary, and M. I.
Kast. of this city, treasurer.
About thirty members of the profes
-1 mon enjoyed a broiled shad and spring
chicken dinner last night at the Ooun
trv Club. Mr. Leber was toastmsster
slid Mayor Royal gave an address. Oth
er speakers were: D. K. Boyd, of Phila
delphia. second vice president of the
American Institute of Architects; P. A.
Russell, of Pittsburgh: Charles H. Whit
i aker. of Washington: C. T. Ingham, of
Pittsburgh; W. S. Snyder and Dr. J. G.
'Becht, of the State Board of Educa
tion.
JIISS EISENBERGER LEADING
Many Votes Cast for Police Sergeant's
Daughter for Carnival Queen
Votes for the queen contest for the
Veteran Firemen's carnival counted last
right for the first time at a meeting of
the new organization at the Washinton
fire house, it was found that Miss Vir
ginia Eisenberger, daughter of Sergeant
of Police Grant Eisenberger. was lead
ing with a total of 1.330 votes.
Miss Elizabeth Holstein. daughter of
Howard O. Holstein. president of the
Veteran Firemen "s organization, who is
the only other contestant, received 1,
224 votes.
A. L. Patton, chairman of the car
nival committee, announced last night
that the advance agent of rhe Ferari
Carnival Company will be in HarriAurg
on Mondav.
FURTHER DBOP IN TEMPERA TUBE
Mercury on the Decline Will Beach 42-
Degree Mark To night
If the expectations of the weather
observer are carried out light overcoats
will be brought out of moth balls. It
is not going to be so distressingly cold
but there is going to be a big drop in
temperature so by contrast Harrisburg
will more than likely shiver.
E. R. Demain. of the local bureau,
forecasts a minimum of 42 degrees to
day. This is a fall of 8 degrees over
last night which was the coolest night
for a week. The weather will remain
generally fair to-night and to morrow.
The accumulated excess in temperature
for the month of April was 192 de
grees.
\ "NEWSIES'' POEM ASSOCIATION
To Draft By-laws Next Friday
Tbe organization of a Newsboys' As
sociation in this city was perfected last
night in the rooms of the Harrisburg
News Agency, 108 Chestnut street,
when officers were elected.
Xhose elected were Wagner Hoffman,
president; Morris Koplovitz, vice presi
dent; David Klawansky, secretary;
Arthur Koplovitz, treasurer. Those of
ficers with Fred Huston, J. Darron and
Bamuel Sealton will be the board of
governors. Another meeting will be
held next Friday evening when a con
stitution and by laws will be adopted.
Fair at St. Paul's Baptist
Tbe annua*! fair will Ibe given in St.
Paul's Baptist church, State and Cam
eron streets, from Monday evening to
Friday evening. May 14. There will be
a program of interest each evening. The
congregation is endeavoring to raise
12.000 by June 1.
HIGHWAY HEADS PROMISE
AID ON 'GOOD ROADS DAY*
Commissioner Cunningham and His As
sistants Take Active Steps to Co
operate With tho Volunteers Who
Will Work on State Thoroughfares
, The proclamation ieeued by Govern
or Brumbaugh designating Wednesday,
May 26, as "Good Roads Day''
throughout Pennsylvania has brought
many responses. State Highway Com
missioner Cunninghsm and Chief Engi
neer Uhler, together *with First Deputy
State Commissioner Hunter at the head
of the Bureau of Township Highways,
it wss announced to-day, have taken
prompt steps to insure the co-operation
of the forces of the State De
partment with those voluntarilv enlist
ed in the counties of tihe Common
wealth.
According to a statement issued from
the Highway Department, every effort
will be made not only to enlist the
forces of the State Highway Depart
ment on "Good Roads Day,' but also
to urge and advise township supervis
ors' boards, in the mofe than 1,500
townships, to do all they can to make
"Good Roads Day" a success. Chief
Engineer I'hler has writteir to the as
sistant engineers in charge of the dis
tricts throughout the State, telling
them that it is the wish of Commission
er Cunningham that they "make such
arrangements as are necessary to give
such advice and encouragement as is
possible' to the movement. ' The chief
Engineer further has told the assistant
engineers that should there be any ma
chinery or other equipment not in use
on State highways they may authorize
its being used on the township roads
on that day, and they are instructed
also to authorize the superintendents in
their districts to co-operate. Continu
ing, the statement says:
•' Furthermore. First Deputy State
Highway Commissioner Hunter has
written a circular letter to the county
superintendents and the assistant engi
neers, in which he asks them, on be
half of the Bureau of Township High
ways. to extend their cooperation in
making the State-wide 'Good Roads
Day' a success. Mr. Hunter calls their
attention to the fact that on 'Good
Roads Day' in Washington county last
year about $12,000 worth of work was
done at but little cost to the township.
Business men from adjacent boroughs
and villages and students from the col
leges turned out. Farmers stopped
their usual work for the day and helped
as best they could. The women and
children also helped in supplying food
and refreshments to the otlier workers.
"Mr. Hunter also has written a cir
cular letter to the township supervis
ors. in which he expresses the same
idea. He said: 'We would suggest
that each supervisor take a leading part
by organizing the work in his district,
get together with the business men and
all organizations in your township and
affect an organization to direct the
work. Do not hesitate to ask the local
representatives or this office for any
information that you may need con
cerning this work.' "
STOUGH CHOIR AT ENOLA
Boosters Will Sing At Evangelistic
Bervice at Church of God Tuesday
Enola. May 1. —The attendance has
; been large during the past week, de
! spite the inclement weather at the
j evangelistic meetings of the Church
j of God under the direction of R. H.
I Derrick and L. A. Miller.
To-morrow morning's services will
i be at 10.30 o'clock. R. H. Derrick will
: deliver an address on "Real Problems
I Facing I'e and Their Remedy." Spe
cial school services at 2
o'clock in the afternoon when L. A.
Miller will speak to the children using
for his subject, "Children's Pleasure."
This talk will not only be pleasing to
the children but helpful to the parents
and it is urged that a large attendance
of both old and young hear him. In the
evening at 7.30 Mr. Miller will have
; charge of the services.
The- name* of the various commit
■ tees and their chairmen will be an
| nouneed early next week. Services all
next week except Saturday. T-he
Stough Booster choir of a hundred
I voices will sing Tuesday evening.
I CURFEW STRONGLY ENDORSED
Harrisburg Medical Society Approves
Ordinance Now Before Council
The ordinance now before the council
| making it compulsory for children un
| der 15 years of age to be off the city
j streets before 9.30 o'clock, was strong
j lv endorsed by tbe Dauphin County
Medical Societv at a meeting held last
night.
The official action of the society was
i taken on request of the Hal-ri'sburg
Civic Club, strong promoters of the
move.
"The differential diagnosis of the
| Common Skin Disorders," was the
subject of an illustrated discourse by
Dr. Frank C. Knowlee, of Philadel
phia.
PREPARE FOR CONVENTION'
Brotherhood Engineers Plan to Attend
Triennial Meeting at Cleveland
Division No. 74, Brotherhood of Lo
comotive Engineers, of this city, are
preparing for a big meeting to be held
to-morrow, when discussions on the
triennial convention of the national or
ganization, which will be held next
month at Cleveland, Ohio. It is be
lieved that a number of local engineers
will attend the convention.
Of the four local lodges of the
brotherhood, Division No. 74 has elect
-ledJ. J. Stroh to represent it at the
i meeting and E. T. Culp as the alternate
| delegate. Division No. 75 has elected
ilra J. Mosey, Division No. 668, Milo
I Coyle, and No. 459, Andrew Schull.
|
PLANS FOE CONVENTION
Executive Committee of Christian En
deavor Union to Meet Tuesday
The executive committee of the
Harrisburg Christian Endeavor Union
will hold an important meeting on
Tuesday evening in the Olivet Pres
byterian church, Derry and Kittatinny
streets.
The committee on nomination will
announce the name of the chairman
of the State convention committee.
The State C. E. convention has been
invited to meet in this city, July,
1916, by a unanimous vote of all the
societies of this city and vicinity and
it is expected that "every society will
send its president or representatives
to the meeting.
gARRISBURQ STAR-INDEPENDENT, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 1, 1915.
MANNIKC WILL INSPECT
PARIS BERE NEXT WEEK
Landscape Architect to Oo Oter the
Prepeeed Nov Bonte of the Camer
on Parkway Extension and Suggest
Plana for the Improvement
Warren H. Manning, of Boston,
Mass.. the Park Department's land
scape architect, who will come here on
Tuesday for a two-day inspectian trip,
it was announced from the Park offices
to-day, has been requested by Commis
sioner Taylor to come to Harrisburg,
primarily for the purpose of going over
the proposed new route of the Cameron
Parkway extension and to suggest such
plans as he may have devised.
Previous suggestions for furthering
this project, which the expert suggest
ed on former visits, have been reduced
to plans and such revision as these de
signs may need to provide the desired
aesthetic features, are to be obtained
from Mr. Manning. Sevoral sketches
have been prepared with respect to the
route of the parkway at the bluff just
west of Paxtang Park and the expert
is to select the one to bo ndopted.
The plans for continuing the park
way beneath the tracks of the Phila
delphia and Reading railroad have not
yet been completed, although the export
also will touch upon this detail. The
Park . Commissioner's request to 'Mr.
Manning to come here was for a two
day visit, so that the expert may make
his general spring inspection.
He will view the work that is being
done along the river front, with respect
to fills, walks and planting. The new
Reservoir park entrance at Twenty-first
and Market streets, which may be com
pleted the latter part of next week,
also will come in for an inspection, as
will also other park improvement mat
ters, such as the proposed new walk in
Wildwood, which is to extend from the
present driveway to the foot bridge
which the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany has deindei! to construct over its
entfro line of tracks at Division street.
The Pennsv determined upon this
plan months ago, although thus far it
has completed only half of the 'bridge
section and will not finish the other half
until later in the spring. The expert al
ways lias expressed his opinion that the
city should own ail islands located op
posite the city in the Susquehanna
river and it was said he may touch
upor. this subject while here.
THIS JITNEY BIS CARRIES 18
It Will Be Operated Regularly Between
Carlisle and Mt. Holly
A jitney bus, designed to earrv be
tween sixteen and eighteen passengers,
whieh is to be operated between Car
lisle and Mt. Holly, appeared on the
streets of Harrisburg to-day. The car
was brought out, it is said, for the in
spection of the promoters of the Jitney
Transportation Company, which plans to
operate a bus line in this city.
This afternoon the auto was taken to
Carlisle and it will be started on sched
uled trips between the two Cumberland
county towns to-morrow or Monday.
Mrs. Mary E. Wagner
Mrs. Mary E. Wagner, widow of
Jacob Wagner, died yesterday after
noon at her home, 1620 1-2 North
Fifth itreet, follomttg a complication
of diseases. She was 72 years of ago.
Surviving her are four daughters and
four sons, Mrs. Jacob Hippie, Mrs.
Edward Keys, Mrs. Charles Swiler, Miss
Tillie Wagner, Ollie, Jacob, Harvey and
Elias, all of this city; two sisters, Mrs.
Elias Geiger, Mrs. John McGallagher;
twelve grandchildren and one great
grandchild.
Funeral services will be held at her
home Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock,
the Rev. Edward Pyles, pastor of the
Fifth Street Methodist Episcopal
church, officiating. Interment will be
in the Enola cemetery.
Governor Signs Two Bills
Governor Brumbaugh to-day ap
proved the Clark 'bill fixing the size of
fruit and vegetable containers. Viola
tion of this act, which fixed four stand
ards, including that of cubical contents
of a quart measure at 67 1-5 cubic
inches, is a misdemeanor. The Gover
nor also approved the Lindsev bill giv
ing the trustees of the State Industrial
Home for Women the power of emi
nent domain, the right to purchase 500
acres for controlling water supply and
providing that the Governor shall ap
j point n board of managers when nc
commoJations for 75 women are pro
vided.
Musical Service at Bt. Stephen's
A vesper musical service will be giv
en in St. Stephen's Episcopal church to
morrow afternoon at 4.30 o'clock. Fol
lowing will be the numbers used:
"Magnificat," Barnby; "Nunc Di
mittis," Stainer; organ, (a) " Leg
ende," Freiul. (b) " Lullaby, "Macfar
lane: duet. "In His Hands Are All the
Corners of the Earth," Mendelssohn,
Masters Harry Etter and William Web
ster; anthem, "Thus Saith the God,
the Lord," iHosmer. Alfred C. Kusch
wa, organist and choirmaster.
Fred Cartwright in Harrisburg
Fred W. Cartwright, custodian of the
Stough tabernacles, was in Harrisburg
this morning en route to Reading where
the Rev. Dr. Henry W. Stough opens a
campaign to-morrow. He visited the
police station and renewed acquaintances
He made during his stay of the Btough
party here. Dr. Stough also went
through this morning but spent only *
few minutes in transferring to a Read
ing train.
Grand Bally at Rutherford Y. M. C. A.
A grand rally will ibe held to-mor
row noon at 12.30 o'clock in the
Rutherford Men's Christian
Association. The rally will be address
ed by H. L. Carl, teacher of the Men's
Bible class of the Derrv Btreet United
Brethren church. Music will be fur
nished by the Rutherford Glee club
under the direction of George Sweig
ert.
Governor Not at Links at 3 P. M.
At 3 o'clock this afternoon Governor
'Martin G. Brumbaugh, who was sched
uled to take nart in the golf tourna
ment on the links of the Harrisburg
Country Club, had not appeared there.
The players were started in pairs in
tbe tournament and Governor Brum
baugh had until 4 o'clock to start play.
Voting Contest Ended
Mrs. W. H. Bitting won the first
Srize in the Ladies' Auxiliary of the
rotherhood of Railway Trainmen's
voting contest, which closed yesterday
afternoon. The second prise was won
by Mrs. John Preston, which was a cold
watch.
LATE WAR NEWS SUMMARY
CoattaaMl rna First p*m>
restricted to tho oad of tho peninsula,
across which it is said an entrenched
line has boon established. From sev
oral sources it has boon reported that
tho British ahm have crossed the upper
end of the peninsular reaching Galli
pot!. There la no confirmation of this
however, except in an official German
statement which said there had been
severe fighting for two days at Galli
poli.
The Constantinople official reports
state that the Turks are making con
sistent headway in their attacks
against the land and sea forces of the
allies.
The situation in Flanders shows lit
tle change, although the French claim
a further advance for the allies. The
15-inch shells with which the Germans
yesterday bombarded Dunkirk, hurling
them perhaps 20 miles from one of
their huge guns, are said to have blast
ed in the ground crates in some in
stances -15 feet in dlsineter. Ten more
shells fell in Dunkirk last night, kill
ing or injuring several persons.
Fighting continues all along the ex
tended Russian front. Chief in the new
attaches to the new German movement
in the north, aimed apparently at the
Baltic provinces of Russia. Little is
known concerning this movement,
however, beyond the German announce
ment of yesterday that they hsd pene
trated more than too miles from the
Prussian frontier.
Several minor battles in Russisa Po
land, resulting for the most part to the
advantage of the Germans, are report
ed in the official communication from
Berlin to-day. In one of them, near the
Prussian border in the vicinity of
Suwalki, it is said 1,000 Russians were
captured. In another engagement a
Germata reverse is conceded.
The Berlin announcement says all at
tacks yesterday of the allies against
the Germans positions on the canal
north of Tpres were repulsed.
A dispatch from Constantinople by
way of Berlin adds the British bat
tleship Vengeance to the list of allied
warships said by the Turks to haßre
been damaged in the attack in the Dar
danelles.
DUNKIRK CALMTs GERMANS
HURL SHELLS INTO THE CITY
Paris, May 1. 4.50 A. "M. —'Dunkirk
remained calm and there was no sign of
a panic while it was being bombarded
by shells from giant German guns, ac
cording to the editor of a newspaper of
that city Who has arrived in Paris. He
said the bombardment began at 11.30
a. m. Thursday and continued until
2.30 p. m. Twenty projectiles in all
were hurled into the city. They fell at
intervals of about seven minutes. All of
them were 15-inch shells which blasted
craters sometimes forty-five feet across
and sent up great columns of dense
black smoke.
London, May 1, 4.07 A. M.—A dis
patch to the "!Mait" from Wells on the
coast of Norfolk, says that four Zep
pelins were seen at 6.30 o'clock last
night eight miles off the coast by the
observer at the life saving station. They
were moving southward. Warnings im
mediately were sent h) all towns with
in a considerable radius. No airships
have been seen by any of the other
coast stations in this vicinity.
Three Killed at Warship's Launching
Bordeaux, France, May t, 1.25 P. \l.
• —Three persons were killed here to
day in an accident in connection with
the launching of the battleship
Tjanguedoo. The vessel left the ways
with such speed that it stranded on the
bank of the river. It struck and crush
ed a lighter, on board which the fatali
ties occurred.
MOTOR STALLING. FRENCH
AVIATOR IS MADE PRISONER
Milan, Via Paris, May 1. —A motor
which stalled suddenly while he was
2,000 feet in the air was responsible
for the capture by the Germans of Ro
land Garros, the famous French aviator.
(iarros was flying over the Ingelmun
ster-Courtrai railroad when a train
passed. He made a wonderful swoop
from a height of 6.000 feet until he
was 120 feet from the ground, describ
ing a series of daring circles over the
train and then dropped a bomb which
blew up a section of the track. When
sentries opened fire upon him at close
range hp dropped another bomb and
rose to a height of 2,000 feet.
Suddenly the motor stopped and the
aeroplane swayed dangerously but Gar
ros volplaned safely down and made a
successful landing. He sprang out, set
fire to the machine and took refuge in
a cottage. Putsuiug soldiers found him
after a long search crouching in a ditch
behind a thick hedge.
ALLIED AIRMEN'S BOMBS
DO VERY SMALL DAMAGE
Amsterdam, Via London, April 30,
10.30 P. M.—Allied airmen are dis
playing great activity over Southern
Baden," says the Berlin "Lokal
Anzeiger.'' Thev paid four visits to
Haltingen on Wednesday 'between 7
o'clock in tihc morning and noon, drop
ping bombs for the purpose of destroy
nig engineering works. Only one of
these bombs scored a hit, however, caus
ing little damage. Two men were
wounded slightly.
"Seven other bombs were dropped
on the town, one exploding at the rail
way station and greatly damaging two
express engines and slightly wounding
several people. Nine bombs dropped
in the surrounding district fell harm
less in the open fields.
"The samp day airmen appeared over
(Mullheim but were driven back by shell
fire. Nine machines flew over Ijoerrac'h
without dropping bombs."
Decrease in Bank Reserve
New York, 'May I.—TT>e statement
of the actual condition of Clearing
House banks and trust companies shows
that they hold $170,180,370 reserve in
excess of legal requirements. This is
a decrease of $854,500 from last week.
Shlrliy B. Watts to Talk
Shirley B. Watts, local manager of
the Bell Telephone Company, will ad
dress a meeting of the Independent
Order of Americans at Fackler's Hall,
Thirteenth and Derrv streets, Tuesday
■night on "Talking Across the Con
tinent."
COURT
Court Session Postponed
The criminal session of Middle Dis
trict Federal Court which was sched
uled to be held in Harrisburg next
tveek has been transferred to Sunbary,
due to the alterations now being made
to the Federal building.
Hearing Was Continued
Because certain experts were not
prepared to testify the hearing iu the
civil suit certified here from the British
courts of Vancouver, B. C., which was
to have been held in Harrisburg to-day
was postponed. The time for the hear
ing, which likely will be some day next
week, will be fixed by the attorneys in
the case, with the consent of Frank J.
Roth, the Commissioner.
Changes In Office
Complete renovation of the office of
the Dauphin County Commissioners, in
eluding refinishing of the desks and
chairs, new ruggets, linoleum and other
minor changes were begun this morn
ing.
Marriage Licenses
William Johnson and Lincolu Stark,
Chambersburg.
Henry H. Eby and Maria Wetzel,
Lancaster.
David K. Hunsecker and Heleu Cove,
Harrisburg.
TO DROP¥LIC¥CARS
IF JITNEYS ME ADEQUATE
Ceatlaue* From First Page.
crew, and the jitneys by taking over
that trnflie could permit us to drop an
expensive service that has been main
tained only as a convenience to the
early-morning public.
"It may possibly be that the jit
neys will become keen competitors to
the trolley and so reduce our traffic
that he will be obliged to reduce our
schedules. We run cars to meet the
demand, and. if the demands falls off,
then we must take off some of the su
perfluous cars. For instance, on our
Second street line we run a six-minute
schedule. If the jitneys should take
over a large portion of traffic, we might
have to change to a ten-minute service.
"Then, if the wave of jitney popu
larity subsided and the public wanted
to return to the trolley, tney would ex
pect us to resume our frequent service.
After we had been compelled to dismiss
some of our trained men and readjust
traffic, this would not be an easy mat
ter. The trolley companies are intricate
organizations; they cannot be easily al
tered at a moment 'a notice, and they
deserve some just consideration from
the public.
"If the jitney is to be a permanent
user of the city streets and compete
with the electric cars as a public serv
ice, it is only just that it should con
tribute to the city revenues as the
trolleys do. Under the railways char
ter, the company turns over S per cent,
of its gross revenue and maintains
street repairs between its tracks and to
a certain distance on each side. It is
reasonable to ask that the jitney should
also be required to contribute to the
citv revenue for the use of the streets.
"The trolley company has no right
to oppose any legitimate competition,
but it does feel that such competition
should be subject to some equivalent
regulation and not be permitted the un
restricted use of the streets without
any tax or compensation to the city.
'' The jitney will doubtless serve a
useful purpose for some traffic and may
in some instances act as a feeder to
the trolleys and really stimulate more
traffic."
FORCER. SEEIZD IN 'JAY
TOWN.' SMS FOR PEN.
-9l>d »MM p»no|»no3
from eighteen months to three years,
went along to the Philadelphia prison.
The New York crook, who has
iboasted that he made much money
heretofore "chasing ambulances" in
the metropolitan city and figuring ai*
the "star" witness iif damage suits
against corporations, was much pleased
he said, with the treatment accorded
him by the jail attaches here, and as
he departed he remarked:
"If at any time, I can do anything
for you boys, I'll sure do it."
The convict, however, was not
pleased with the cloee confinement in
the county jail and he remarked that
he thought things would be better
"down below." When a deputy Sher
iff seized his coat sleeve, on the de
parture from the local prison, Mcycer
suggested:
'' Don't do that."
"Why nott" asked the deputy.
"Oh, it's so repulsive," he re
turned.
Kantner had nothing to say. He
finds it difficult to converse because of
hie tubercular affliction.
Should Mercer be released after
serving the minimum of his sentence,
which dates from January 15, last, he
will be released about Oetobet 15.
Lefßrun will not complete his six
month's jail term before the latter
date, since, in addition to the six
month'B sentence which is computed
from January 15, last, he also must
serv« three months for the ss's fines
and the costs the court imposed and
which he was unable to pay.
Mercer once made the remark fol
lowing his arrest here, that when he
came to Harrisbung to try his game he
"thought it would (be easy in a 'jay
town.' "
Commissioner Eby Is Stronger
County Commissioner John H. Bbv,
who a fortnight ago suffered a nervous
breakdown and since has been confined
to his home in Lvkens, was reported to
day as much improved. He now is able
to be out of bed. He has not, however,
fully recovered and did not attend yes
terday's meeting of the County Com
missioners.
Fractures Hip In Fall
Mrs. Mary Firing, 57 years old,
1533 North Sixth street, who is em
ployed at the Hill market, Fourteenth
and Matket streets, fell there this
morning and fractured her right hip.
She wa« taken to the Harrisburg hos
pital for treatment.
Bt«amer Sinks With II Aboard
San Diego, Cal., May I.—The steam
er Victoria, disabled by gales, sank off
the Coronada islands, south of here, to
day . Eleven nten were aboard. 'Her
15 passengers were taken off last night.
Msthodists May Unite
Des Moines, May 1. —The Board of
Bishops of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, in session here, to-day accepted
the overture of church unity made by
the Methodist Episcopal Church, South.
FINANCE
WAR SPECIALTIES AND It. R.
STOCKSTOTfIEFORE TO-DAY
Short Session Devoted Almost Entirely
to Those Issues—Westlnghouse
Electric Again Spectacular Feature,
but Falls to Repeat High Quotation
Ry Annotated Prt»t.
New York, May I.—Active specula
tion in war specialties and the railroad
stocks was resumed to day in the two
hours session being devoted almost en
tiroly to those issues, whiln better
known investment shares were pushed
into the background, where they
dropped on moderate selling pressure.
Westinghouse Electric was again the
spectacular feature, although it failed
to repeat its high quotation.
Pressed Steel Car, Ijackawanna
Steel, Baldwin locomotive and Stude
baker made heavy gains of 2 to 4
points, but these were largely lost to
ward the end. U. 8. Steel rose and fell
and Coppers as a whole were inclined
to sag. The general list made some
recovery in the later dealings, with a
steady close. Bonds were irregular.
Chicago Board of Trade Closing
Chicago, "May 1. —Close:
Wheat—May. 162%; July, 137.
Corn —May, 77%: July. 80%.
(lata—May, 56; Julv, 55%.
Pork—July, 18.26; Sept., 18.70.
Ijard—July, 10.42; Sept., 10.65.
'Ribs—July, 10.67; Sep*., 10.95.
WEEKLY BANK CLEARINGS
Bradstreet's Figures for La at Week in
Harrisburg and Other Cities
Bank clearings in tho United States
for the week ending April 29, as re
ported to Bradstreet's Journal, New
York, aggregate $ 3,2 41,558,000,
against $3,603,052,000 last weok and
$3,24 6,031,000 in this week last yenr.
Canndian clearings aggregate $133,-
357,000, as against $151,244,000 last
week and $161,561,000 in this week
last year. Following are the returns for
this week, with percentages of change
from this week last vear:
New York $l"919,810,00(1 I .7
Chicago 292,939,000 t) 7.2
Philadelphia, _ 146,294,000 I 2.0
Boston 165,490.000 I 9.1
St. Louis 75,133,000 I 4.5
Kansas City 72,407,000 I 44.1
Pittsburgh 40.530.000 D 33.4
San Francisco. ... 45,620,000 I 1.5
Baltimore 31.157,000 D 14.0
Scranton 2,834,000 D 13.4
Heading: •1,840,000
Wilkes-Barre 1.495,000 1 1.0
I-rfineaster 1,402,000 I> 2.7
Harrisburg 1,418,000 D 3.5
Erie 898,000 D ,8.7
York 925.000 I 16.3
Chester 636,000 1) 7.6
•I>ast week's.
300 IN PANCIC WHEN
WAVEJITS VESSEL
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ship was in tow of the steamer Edgar
H. Vance, which was forced by the
heavy seas to cut loose, leaving the Ag
gie to battle with the heavy storm.
The steamer Northern Pacific, from
Astoria to San Francisco, carrying 150
passengers, was compelled to heave to
off Point Arena, both her steam and
steering gear 'having been disabled.
She sent a wireless, message <for a tug
to stand by iind to-day was proceeding
slowly toward this port.
Reports from the citrus belt of Cali
fornia told of moderated temperatures.
Forty-eight degrees was the minimum
recorded, and hope was expressed by
growers that damage to oranges and
lemons would be confined to that done
by the high winds.
Heavy snows in the Sierras and in
Nevada did material damage and severe
cold and a blizzard in Eastern Oregon
took a heavy toll of sheep. It was re
ported that 30,000 had been destroyed.
Tlu> orchards of Southern Oregon suf
fered to some extent from frost. Re
dondo Beach, a resort in Southern Cal
ifornia, was damaged to the extent of
$20,000 by waves kicked up by a 60-
mile gale.
$3,500 IN SLIT CASE STOLEN'
Robbers Rout Employes and Passengers
on Trolley and Escape
By Associated Press.
Shamokin, Pa., May I.—Two rob
bers, wearing disguises, leaped on a
trolley car near here to-day and secured
a suit case containing $3,500 which the
Shamokin Silk Mill Company was send
ing under care of the crew to pay em
ployes at Treverton, seven miles from
jiere.
The robbers, after chasing the crew
and 12 passengers from the car, ran the
trolley down a steep grade to within
one mile of Treverton. They then made
their escape into' the mountains of
Irish Valley.
Milton Bitting and Fenton Nei'bart,
young residents of Treverton, were
arrested while descending the mountain
near there. They are suspected of be
ing implicated in the holdup of the
trolley car. About $l5O was found on
them,
HAZLETON STRIKE SETTLED
Harrisburg Man Is Instrumental In Ar
ranging Peace
By Associated Press.
Hazleton, Pa., May I.—Through the
mediation of .Tames A. Steese, of Har
risburg, and John A. IMbflH, of Wash
ington, D. C., representing respectively
the State and Federal Uaibor Depart
ments, the strike of the two hundred
stripping handß at the operations of ,J.
D. Dugan have been settled and work
tvill be resumed Monday. The contrac
tor has agreed to reinstate the firemen
charged with haying caused the strike.
The mediators found that the system
of payang the employes is the same as
has been in effect for years and that
there was no wage trouble.
REPUDIATES HER TESTIMONY
Rae Tanzer Again Says James W. Os
borne Was Her Admirer
By Associated Press,
New York, May I.—(Miss Rae Tan
zer, the young milliner who sued dames
iW. Osborne for $50,000 for allegedi
breach of promise to marry and later
withdrew her suit, saying Mr. Osborne
was not the man who courted her un
der the name of Oliver Osborne, chang
ed her testimony again to-dav and un
der oath identified James W. Osborne
as her admirer, Oliver Osborne.
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CAPITOL
GOVERNOR AND SENATORS
TO CONFER NEXT TUESDAY
WiU Discuss the Workmen's Compen
sation Bill Now Pending Before
the Legislature—Sine Die Adjourn
ment May Be Delayed
Senator Sensenich, of Westmoreland,
has arranged for a conference on Tues
day afternoon next between Governoi
Brumbaugh anil twenty-nix members o(
the Senate on the workmen's compen
Ration bill. The delegation was brought
together by Senator Sensenich and doei
not include any Senator from Philadel
phia or Allegheny. The conference
the Governor says, will bo entirely
friendly and is merely meant to discus)
the bill in some fentures that may neec
explanation.
The Attorney General will be pres
ent to explain any provisions the Sen
ators desire, and if any amendment!
are necessary they will "gladly be made
This conference with the Governoi
will shut out the public hearing in thi
Senate on next Tuesday afternoon or
the same bill, and it is possible thai
this public hearing may be fixed for th(
week of May 10, which would prevent
the adjournment of the legislature or
! May 13. The session, however, could
be closed the week following, and th<
date of May 20 may be selected.
Public Service
The Public Service Commission will
begin its regular session on next Tues
day, when a largo number of com
plaints will be gone over and requests
for charters inquired into. Among the
latter are a number of jitney com
panies throughout the State.
Fount's Address
The monthly bulletin of the Dairy
and Food Division contains the ad
dress of Commissioner Foust. before
the AI toon a Chamlber of Commerce in
which he explained tho pure food laws.
Small Bird Book
Tho bi-monthly zoological bulletin
issued from the State Agricultural De
partment has for its subject, "Some
Pennsylvania Birds and' Their Eco
nomic Value," by Professor Surface,
with pictures of sixteen Pennsylvania
birds. It is in much demand from
schools.
P. 0. S. OF A. IN CONVENTION
Annual Meeting of Upper Dauphin Dis
trict Being Held at Gratz
Halifax, Pa.,' May I.—To-day the an
nual convention of t-lie Upper Dauphin
District No. 3, Patriotic Order Sons of
America, is being held in the hall of
Camp No. 575, at Gratz. More than
seventy-five delegates and officers rep
resenting the ten camps of the district
are ia attendance. The ten camps rep
resented are: 'Halifax, IMdllersburg,
Elixabethville, Berrysburg, Loyalton,
Pillow, Gratz, Lvkcns, Wiconisco and
Williamstown. There are contests on
for some of the smaller offices, 'but for
district president, H. Stewart Potter,
of tliis place, appears to have no oppo
sition.
Tho officers of the convention are:
President, John D. Row, of Loyalton;
vice president, Kimber iE. Heckert, of
Millersiburg; master of forms, H. Stew
art. Potter, of Halifax; conductor, Ira
Keater, of Wiconisco; financial secre
tary, A. P. Minnich, of Lykens; record
ing secretary, C. M. Wise, of Gratz;
treasurer, D. T>. Holt, of bovalton; in
spector, C. S. lie bo, of Berrysburg. The
delegates from Mali fax are:" P. C. Fox,
Lloyd E. Straw. John C. 'Miller, !H.
Stewart Potter, Harvey P. Hess, Walter
E. 'Rutter and Harry Beisch; alternates,
George Sehroyw, Charles C. Poffenberg
er and Ross E. Zimmerman.
RUNDREDSIEI I CITY
SCALES INjIRST TRYOUT
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Ms chickens without giving any rebate
to the farmer for overweight.
No Complaint of Short Weight
Though hundreds used the scales in
the various market houses, by uoon to
day no complaint of short weight had
been made to the office of the City
Sealer. Most of the person who used
them hurriedly put their purchases on
the scales, took a quick glance at the
huyh dial and placed the food Hack
in the basket, so as not to cause delay
to other persons in line.
The scales in the Verbeke street
market are located nenr the door of
the Capital street ent-ance to the
building on the west side of Capital
street. Those in the Chestnut street
and Hill market houses are situated
uear the center of the buildings.
"I have been working for the last
two years to perfect something of this
kind," said Sealer Reel, "go that the
farmer can be square to himself and
to his customer, as well as give the
house wife the opportunity to see that
she is not being shortweighed."
The scales are set up in big boxes,
7 by 5 by 3 feet, which are unlocked
when market opens and locked when
maket hours are at an end. It is a
simple matter to use the scales. The
housewife simply places her purchases
on the scales and the weight is at once
indicated on the dial.
Dial Has Ten-Inch Radius
The dial has a radius of ten inches.
An arrow records anything up to fifty
pounds, in ounces. Below the circular
face is a sort of scoop, winch measures
twenty 'by twenty four inches to hold
the goods being weighed.
Sealer Reel says all cases reported
to him of short weight will be thor
oughly investigated before prosecu
tions are started.
MABSIELLO SENT HOME
Enola Man Moved From Burning Home
With Typhoid Fever Is Cured
Samuel Marsiello, who was seriously
ill with typhoid fever .in bis home near
Highland Park, Enola, and had to be
moved to a neighbor's home while his
own home was on fire Mbrch 30, wan
discharged this morning from the Har
risburg hospital.
The shock of hearing that his home
ami the furnishings were destroyed
made his condition critical and he was
taken to the Harrisburg hospital in the
Pennsylvania railroad ambulance car.
Arrest Colored Women
'Policemen 'Fctrow and Demma Inst
night on plain clothes duty in the
Eighth ward arrested Anna Metz and
Ethel Powel on a charge of soliciting.
They were committed to jail for a hear
ing to-day.