4 WIFE KILLED IN RUNAWAY; HUSBAND WILL RECOVER Mrs. El wood Booser Sustains a Broken Meek When a Fractious Colt Bolts '* and Throws Her From Vehicle Near EUcabethtewn « (Special to' the Star-Independent.) Eiizabethtown, May 3.—Funeral services for Mrs. Catherine Booser, of West Donegal township, near this place, who was instantly killed in a runaway Occident yesterday afternoon when a young colt bolted, being frightened when the bit broke, will be held Wed nesday morning at 9 o'cloek at her home. Her husband, Elwood Booser, who received painful lacerations about the head, will recover. Mr. and Mrs. Booser were driving to this place to attend church services. The bit broke and Mr. Booser, climb ing out of the wagon to restrain the animal when it bolted, was thrown upon his back. The horse tore down th* road, overturning the buggy, throw ing out Mrs. Booser, who sustained a broken neck. Mrs. Booser was a cousin of Jacob Eckinger, coroner of Dauphin county. He visited the Booser homo shortly after the accident. CHARITIES NEED FUNDS Directors Will Endeavor to Replenish Treasury After Winter's Work At a meeting of the board of gover nors of the Associated Charities to be held at*4 o'clock this afternoon plans will be discussed to raise funds for the carrying on of the work of the organi zation. The demands made on it dur ing the winter exhausted all available funds. Relief was given more than 300 times lust December and 498 families came to the attention of the associ ation. In December, 1913, only 71 or ders were given and only 187 families visited. In January there were 348 families under consideration as com pared with 230 in January, 1914. Members of the Association will at tend the national conference of chari ties and correction at Baltimore May 12 to 19. WOMAN SHOOTS AT BURGLAR Mrs. J. C. Smith Stumbles on Intruder in Hallway at Home Investigating a noise in the hallway outside her bedroom door early yester day morning, Mrs. J. C. .Smith, 317 Crescent street, stumbled over an in truder crouched in the dark. Securing a revolver from a dresser, she fired several shots after him as he tied down the steps. None of the shots took ef fect and the man got away. Policemen were hurried to the house, but a thorough search of the house and neighborhood failed to reveal his hiding place. Nothing was stolen. Mrs. Smith told the police that she heard a noise in the hall anil thought that her husband or cousin, who were sleeping in an adjoining room, had been taken ill. PURSE STOLEN AT GRAVE Small Boy Snatches Money From Wom an Who Was Planting Flowers While placing flowers on a grave mi | the Paxtang cemetery, with her iMjekv j book, containing a $1 bill and some! small change, beside her, it was taken j by a small boy, wlioi -. she believed to j be on a similar errand in the cemetery, j according to a report made to the po lice yesterday by Mrs. George W. Wat- I ton. Twenty-eighth and Greenwood j street. Mortorcycle Policeman Fetrow was 1 hurried to the scene, but the boy had i disappeared. The description of the lad I has been furnished to the police. JAMES FAIRCHILD HUDSON DIES For 33 Years Principal Editorial Writer on Pittsburgh "Dispatch" Pittsburgh, May 3. —James Fair-j child Hudson, for 33 years the princi pal editorial writer of the Pittsburgh I "Dispatch" and the author of a num ber of works on economic subjects, I died suddenly of heart disease at his ■ home in Ben Avon, a suburb, yester day. Mr. Hudson was 69 years old. To Celebrate Golden Wedding (j-"ipecial to the Star-Independent.) i Mechanicsburg, May 3. —The golden wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Dougherty, of this town, will be celebrated at their home an West Kel ker street, this evening when they will receive their friends informally from 7 to 10 o'clock. For the third time Mrs. Dougherty, who was Miss Sarah Maust, of Sheperdstowu, will wear her wed dira; gown, the second time being twen ty-five years ago, when they celebrated their silver wedding. In the receiving line will be Mr. and Mrs. Dougherty, •Mrs. David W. Worst, of Carlisle, who was bridesmaid; l>r. 'and Mrs. M. M'. Dougherty, with their sons, William and Filmore; Mr. and Mrs. Filmore Mauet and daughter, Miss Sarah Maust, of Carlisle. Mr. Dougherty is prominent as a contractor and builder here and erected many important buildings. Held for Highway Bobbery George Berry, colored, was held un der SSOO bail for court on a charge of highway robbery this afternoon by Mayor Royal. Berry, it was alleged, asked J. E. Ebersole, of Highspire, for money Saturday night at the Chestnut street market house and when the latter pulled out his pockctbook Berry snached it and ran away. He was ap prehended in the Eighth ward by Po liceman McCann. April Hottest in 27 Years The past, month was the hottest in twenty-seven years, according to the monthly summary issued by the local Weather Bureau. April averaged a mean temperature of 57 degrees, which is an average daily excess over normal temperature of 6.3 degrees. April, 1910, averaged a mean temperature of 56. There were but twelve clear days during the month, eight partly cloudy and eight rainy days. Cow Rescued During Blaze . Fire in a stabile owned by Harry Grant, at 1213 Currant street, did elight damage last evening. Firemen responding to- an alarm from Seventh and Verbeko streets, made short work of the Iblaze. A cow, which was stabled there, was led out safely during the ex citement. A carelessly dropped cigarette •tub started the blaze, according to Fire Chief Kindler. DIOCESE EVENT NEXT WEEK Episcopal Clergymen and Laymen Will Be Entertained By Member* of Local Churches Hundreds of clergymen and laymen of the Protestant Episcopal church, in cluding bishops of several States, of Canada and of Cuba, will be entertain ed by members of Episcopal churches of this city during the observance here next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of the tenth anniversary of the forma tion of the diocese of Harrisburg and of the consecration of Bishop James Henry Darlington. At the same time will be held the eleventh annual dio cesan convention in St. Stephen's church. Arrangements for the entertainment of the clergyiare being made by the Rev. Rollin A. Sawyer, rector of St. Stephen's, and for the entertainment of all women attending, bv Mrs. James P. Bullitt, wife of the rector of St. An drew's church. On Tuesday noon luncheon will be served at St. Paul's church and on Wednesday noon at St. Stephen's to delegates and at St. Andrew's to wom en. The women of these churches aro making extensive preparations to en tertain the visitors. Women have been invited to attend the Church Club dinner to be held at the Masonic hall on Wednesday even ing, at which Governor Brumbaugh will speak. The entertainment to be provided visitors by members of local churches will extend from Monday until Thurs day. There will be present a clerical and lay delegate from each Episcopal church in the diocese, to the number of about three hundred in all, together with many visitors who will be attract ed by the big event. BIG DAY AT PARK STREET Large Attendance Marks Services at Evangelical Church on Hill Yesterday is reported to have been both in point of interest and attendance the biggest day at the Park Street Evangelical church since the present pastorate began. The Sunday school session at 9.30 showed an attendance of 845, the highest normal in the his tory of the school. Two hundred and twenty-one persons were present in the morning preaching services when the pastor spoke on Chron. 15: 7, "Be ye strong therefore; and let not your hands be weak; for your work shall be rewarded." In connection with the Junior Christian Endeavor meeting at 5.45, th# Superintendent Mrs. U. F. Swengel took preliminary steps for the organization of a juvenile choir. The Senior Christian Endeavor meeting was in charge of the Rev. J. G. Sands, a member of Park street, and Carlyle Erdley. The newly reorganized Chris tian Endeavor choir gave a service in song. Two hundred and seventy-six per sons attended the last service of the day when the pastor preached the sec ond time on the subject, "The Friend of Friends." The Rev. Mr. Stouffer of the Church of God led in the opening prayer. The flower committee of the Christian Endeavor Society had pro vided an abundance of blooms. 'Monday evening the monthly busi ness meeting of the K. L. C. E. so ciety will he held in charge of the prayer meeting committee. An im portant item of business will be the selection of a committee from this so ciety for membership on the City Cen tral Committee in preparation for the State Convention in July, 1916. A "social hour" will bring the meeting to a close, Next Sunday morning the pastor will preach on "Qualifications of the pastor's Co-Laborers," at which time the largest attendance from all the Societies and Auxiliaries of the I congregation as well as members is de-1 sired. At 7.30 "Mothers' Day" will I be obsc.ved. The choir will present several special numbers appropriate to the occasion and the subject of the sermon will be "A White Carnation, [or the Glorv of Motherhood." Very young children brought to this service by mothers who wish to attend will be [ cared for during the hour of service j by competent hands, in a separate room. MRS. CARMAN AGAIN ON TRIAL Second Attempt to Fix Upon Her Guilt for Mrs. Bailey's Murder By Associated Press. iMineola, X. Y., May 3.—Mrs. Flor ence Conklin Carman was placed on triail in the Supreme Court here to-day before Justice Blackmar for the second time on the indictment charging her I with the murder of Mrs. Louise D. Bailey, at Freeport, on the nigh't of June 30, last. The jury in the first trial disagreed, and IMrs. Carman has been at liberty under bond since then. Mrs. Carman, who was accompanied by her husband, Dr. Edward Carman, appeared in court pale but smiling, and seemed to be in better health than when she was tried before. Selection of the jury proceeded slow ly and out of the first nine men ex amined only one was given a place in the jury box. Pittsburgh Building Trades Tied Up Pittsburgh, Pa., May ' 3.—Demand ing an advance of five cents an hour and an eight-hour day, hod carriers and building laborers to-day joined the striking bricklayers, virtually tying up operations in the ibuildng trade's n the Pittsburgh district. Six thousand men were said to be affected. Shot In Fight After Argument Joseph Worley, of Beaver Station, was admitted to the Harrisburg hospital last evening suffering with a revolver shot wound in his left thigh. He said he got into an argument with a man from Reading and the latter shot him. His condition is not serious. Head of Famous Knapp Battery Dies Pittsburgh, Pa., May 3. —Captain .Tsmes SI Durmarg McGill, aged 91, former commander of the famous Knapp Battery, officially known as Bat tery E, Pennsylvania Artillery, during the Civil war, died at his home at Ben Avon, near hore, to-day. Motor Club Governors to Meet The regular meeting of the board of governors of the Motor Club of Har risburg will be held to-morrow evening in the headquarters of the club in the "Patriot" building. Believed Has Typhoid Fever Clarence Mader, 19 years old, of Linglestown, was admitted to the Har risburg hospital this morning, Buffer ing from what is believed to be ty phoid fever. A blood test will be made to determine if he has typhoid. HARRISBTBQ STAR-INDEPENDENT. MONDAY EVENING. MAY 3. 1915. CAPITOL HILL FALLING OFFJN RECEIPTS State Treasury April Statement Shows $600,000 Lees In Strong Box Than at End of March Indicating a large falling off in re ceipts the State Treasury statement for April shows that the balance of funds on hand at the close of the month is $600,000 less than at the close of business in IMarch. The statement of April business is as follows: Receipts, general fund, $914,492.96; sinking fund, $128.54; school fund, $2,67*6.86; motion vehicle licenses, $227,444. Total, $1,144,- 742.36. Paymonts, general fund, sl,- 678.674.10; motor license fund, SIOO,- 000. Total, $1,778,674.10. Balances, general fund. $4,435,699.38; sinking fund, $814,657.59; school fund (unin vested), $9,131.24; motor license fund, $898,072. Total balance at end of April, $6,- 157,560.21. Total balance at end of March, $6,791,491.95. Complains of Beading Paul E. Woll, 1'69 -Berks street, Philadelphia, has filed with the Public Service Commission a complaint against the Philadelphia & Reading Railway Company alleging that there is dis crimination both in regard to the ser vice and the rates against the Fern Rock passengers of the Third and Berks street line. Mr. Baldwin's Logs The house and store of Representa tive Richard J. Baldwin, at Ohadd's Pord, Delaware county, were burned 'to the ground yesterday, involving a loss of about $20,000. The origin of the (ire is unknown. Mr. Baldwin was in the \Mle\lia hospital at the time recover ing from a slight operation for tonsil itis. Bills Signed T.he Governor has approved the fol lowing bills: Clark bills, establishing the size of fruit and vegetable baskets, containers and trays: Lindsey bil'l, giv ing the State Industrial Home for Women eminent domain for buying 500 acres for water supply, ami ■providing for board of managers when inmates reach 75. PROMINENT BANK CLERK DIES 'Following a short illness from pneu monia, W. Eugene O. Hake, aged 31 years, died at his home, 806 North Sixteenth street, yesterday morning at 9 o'clock. Mr. Hake wae the younigest elder in the Carlisle Presbytery being an elder in the Immanuel Presbyterian church. He was also superintendent in the Sun day school and pianist in the church. Mr. Hake was employed as head book keepr in the Merchants' bank for eight years and was a member of the Knights of Malta and the Modern Woodmen of America. Surviving are his wife, three chil dren, Janet, Helen and Thomas, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hake. The funeral will be held from the home Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, the Rev."Everett Hallman of | ficiating. Interment will be in Paxtang cemetery. MRS. ROY KAUFMAN DIES New Cumberland, May 3.—Mrs. Nellie Davis Kaufman, 33 years of age, wife of Roy Kaufman, died at 5 o'clock this morning at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Davis. She had been in poor health for a year, suf fering from diabetes. She was born in New Market, York county, and later moved with her fam ily to New Cumberland. She was a member of the Trinity United Brethren church and was the organist in the Sunday school for many years. After her graduation at the New Cumberland High School she spent two years at Lebanon Valley College. She was mar ried two years ago and leaves her hus band, her parents and a brother, Ches ter. Funeral services will bo held on Thursday morning. Mrs. Annie E. Shoemaker Mrs. Annie E. Shoemaker, wife of Charles Shoemaker, died this morning at '5.30 o'clock at her home in Camp IHill following a lingering illness. Fu neral services will be held Thursday morning from St. Patrick's cathedral, this city. Interment will be in Mt. Calvary cemetery. Mrs. Lucinda Bear The funeral of Mrs. Lucinda Bear, wife of David Bear, who died at her home, 2105 Herr street, last Thurs day, was held this afternoon at 2.30 o'cloek. Tnterment was in the Harris burg cemetery. Adam O. Zimmerman The funeral of Adam C. Zimmer man, aged 87 years, who died Satur day at his home, 206 South street, was held this morning at 8 o'clock. The body was taken to Fisherville, where services will be held at the Fet terhoff church to-morrow morning. In terment in church cemetery. John McGeehan The funeral of John McGeehan, who died Saturday at his home, 1616 Mar ket street, will ibe held Wednesday ! morning at 9 o'cloek, from St. Fran cis Catholic church. The services will be in charge of the Rev. D. J. Carey, rector of the church. Interment at Lan caster. John Crum John 'Crum. of Linglestown. died at 9.1'5 o'clock this morning in the Har risiburg hospital from peritonitis. He Was admitted to that institution on April 127. TO PASS ON OPPERMAN CLAIMS Arbitrators Will Soon Decide Whether City Must Pay for "Extras" Roy G. Cox, Joseph L. Shearer, Jr., and iFarley Gannett, the arbitrators who are to determine the amount of pay for "extras," if any, that may be due W. H. Opperman under his con tract for building the river front inter cepting sewer, will to-morrow evening hold what they hope will be their final meeting before announcing their de cision in the case. The arbitrators expressed hope that they will be able to (Ho their decision on Wednesday. Upon this decision de pends whether the City will have a suf ficient balance in the sewer loan fund with which to finance the cost of clos ing the gap in the river front "steps" at the Market street coai wharf. LATE WAR NEWS SUMMARY C«Btinned From First Pim official statements tell of German at tacks near hill No. AO, which the Brit ish recently captnred, and In the vicin ity of St. Jullen, both In the Ypres re gion. The Paris and London communi cations say the German onslaughts failed, but Berlin characterises the movement* as successful and says that a farm southeast of St. Jullen was cap tured. It is also said In the German re port that Hartmans-Weilerkopf, the Alsatian height which has been claimed by both sides recently, was attacked yesterday by the French. The sinking of three more vessels In the North sea by German submarines In their new campaign Is reported to-day. The Swedish steamer Elllda went to the bottom In less than three minutes after she was torpedoed, but the eight een persons on board escaped. Trawlers reaching Aberdeen report that two ves sels in a fishing fleet less than fifty miles off that port were sunk yester day. It Is believed in Borne that Austria and Germany have decided on another effort to prolong the negotiations be tween Italy and the central empires, In the hope of reaching a peaceful set tlement of the territorial dispute. For this purpose it is said that Count Goluchowski, former Austro-Hungarian Foreign Minister, will go to Rome from Vienna. The Italian cabinet has decided not to postpone the assembling of Parlia ment on May 12, and It Is thought in Borne that Parliament may assist tke cabinet in reaching a decision which now appears to be almost inevitable." Information from the Dardanelles by way of London is that the bombard ment of the Turkish forts was carried on Saturday and that great damage was Inflicted by the warships of the al lies. The town of Dardanelles is said to have been destroyed. The Turkish war office, however, states that no ac tion was attempted by the allied fleet on that day. French troops are report ed to have mado another landing on the Asiatic side and to be advancing rap idly. AUSTRIA INNEW MOVE TO NEGOTIATE WITH ITALY Rome, (May 2, 7.30 P. M., Via Paris, May 3, 5.20 A. M.—Reliable informa tion from Vienna, the "Tribune" says, is to t'he effect that Count Agonor Goluchowski, former Austro-Hungarian Foreign 'Minister, is about to leave for Rome upon a special mission for his gov ernment. It is believed here this an nouncement presages a renewal of the central empire's efforts to prolong the negotiations with Italy. Rome, May 2, 8.15 P. M., Via Paris, May 3, 5.25 A. IM.—The government has decided, unless there are unforeseen happenings, not to change the plans for reopening parliament on May 12, the date originally fixed. It is believed the chamber may offer valuable assistance to the cabinet in arriving at a decision which now appears to be almost in evitable. U. S. TELLS GERARD TO ASK ABOUT ATTACK ON CUSHING Washington, May 3. —Ambassador Gerard has been instructed by Secre tary Bryan to ask the German Foreign Office for its version of the attack by German airmen on the American steam er Gushing last week on her way to Rotterdam. The report from the American con sul at the latter place was forwarded to Ambassador Gerard with the request that he show it to the German govern ment and ask for what ever facts it might have concerning the incident. Upon the explanations made by it as well as the statements of the crew of the Gushing representations of the Unit ed States probably will be based. GOVERNOR'S FATHER DEPARTS The Elder Brumbaugh Hopes to Make Another Visit to Harrisburg "It was an eventful visit for me," said the venerable George B. Brum baugh, of Huntingdon, father of Gov ernor Brumbaugh, as he took the train for home yesterday afternoon after having been the Governor's guest in the Executive 'Mansion since Friday evening. With his son, Frank G., and the lat ter's wife, the elder Brumbaugh put in a very pleasant time seeing the capitol, viewing the surrounding coun try from the State's autocar and con ferring with the Governor. "This was my first visit," said Mr. Brumbaugh, "'but 1 hope to repeat it before my son's term as Governor ex pires." Apologies for Writing a Love Story In the May "American Magazine" George Fitch, the famous Illinois hu morous writer, begins a new two-part story entitled, "Cupid vs. Geography" ' —a humorously alarming prophecy. It is a love story and this is the way he introduces it: "Once more my biennial feeling that I should write a love story is becoming too strong to resist. I am beginning to believe again that in refraining from romance as a theme I am shirking my duty. A billion love stories are being enacted into matrimony during each generation, and the task of reporting them should be Bhared by all. "IWJIO am I that I should sit happily by, writing of sports and politics, moons, green cheese and automobiles, while a thousand panting authors are emerging from the honeyed morasses of the last happy chapters of a love tale, o»ly to breathe heavily and begin dog gedly on another collection of sacchar ine wordst "Yet I always fight against the call of duty. It is not because I feel the writing of love stories to be an un manly sort of business, for it isn't. There's a man mixed up in every love story. But I don't like to write the soft, adhesive parts of the romance. They embarrass me and, besides, I am an old codger of nearly forty and I don't know how the younp people of 1 this land do their love-making in these innovations days. "I am 'helpless before the rush of ' time which has changed our customs in the last decade until we have to look at the morning bulletin to find out what is still improper or unconventional. I : have tried for a year to spy upon a proposal in order to get material. I have failed. The old haunts are all abandoned. There are no more parlors. Conservatories are as rare as the dodo. Flaring arc lamps have put the moon light out of business. Only the hired help lean upon the garden gates." COURT HOUSE PROVE TIM SURRENDER Pennsylvania (Railroad Company Most Prove It Owns Farm Land Which County Solicitor Claims An ultimatum to the Pennsylvania 'Railroad Company to surrender or prove authority for its claim 'to title to a sev en-acre bract of farming land in Sus quehanna township, which County So licitor iEred IM. Ott for a quarter of a century has Claimed he owns, is con tained in a rule obtained against the company tih'is morning toy former Judge M. W. Jacobs, representing Colonel Ott. ' The company is given six months in which to prove its claim. The question of title has ; ben in dispute, Colonel' Ott aaiatiphin county, outside of the city, to-day began the annual enrollment of electors to obtain the voters' party affiliations. The assess ors are required to make a house to house canvass in their districts and make a report, to the County Commis sioners before the close of this month. Those voters who now are enrolled as to party affiliations need not enroll anew. They can, however, Change their party faith, through this enrollment. Company Wants Dissolution The court this morning fixed May 24 as the time for disposing of the appli cation of the Eagle Tanning Company, of Elizabethville, which is seeking a dissolution order. Objections to the application, if any, will be heard on that date. ""■* * 1 % Appointed Guardian Clarke E. Diehl, Harrisburg's City Electrician, to-day was appointed by court guardian of Miss Mary Mar garet Craig, daughter of William and Catherine Craig, deceased, who is heir to an estate valued at $2,100. Court Names New Supervisors Charles B. Snyder, a Jefferson town ship supervisor, has removed from tho district and the court this morning ap pointed Claude Etzweiler as his succes sor. Ezra Smith was appointed super visor of Lower Paxton township to suc ceed G. H. Aungst, who also has re moved from the district. Civil Case Continued On application of the defense, the civil suit of the Mack Manufacturing Company against Stucker Brothers Construction Company, of this city, which was listed for hearing at the common pleas court week, beginning May 10, to-day wars ordered continued until the October term of civil court. Charles I). Stucker, an officer and prin cipal witness of the defendant com pany, now is on an eight weeks' trip to Texas and California and will not re turn until some timo in June. The suit involves aixiut $544 alleged to be due on a contract for paving bricks furnished the local firm. Divorce Suits Begun ■Divorce suits begun this morning in cluded these: Charles W. vs Anna C. Burkholder, desertion; Catherine vs. Eugene Fitzgerald, infidelity; Chairles E. vs. Sarah A. Davis, desertion. Water Case Up May 18 'Hearing in the injunction proceed ings 'brought to restrain the Williams Valley Water Company from taking its affairs out of the hands of the officers of the Sterling Consolidated Eleetric company, a holding concern, will be held in court on May 18, so it was de cided this morning. Will Probated The will of Kate Hetrick, late of EaM Hanover township, was probated this morning and letters on tho estate were granted to W. (E. Shell. Marriage License Walter 'G. Bidaman and Mlarie Kraft, Harrisburg. Has Discontinued Business Asserting that they "have no financial obligations ana that they have no de sire to longer continue 'business, offi cers of tfoe Harrisburg Building and iLoan Association have petitioned the 'Dauphin county court for a decree dis solving the company. The Court will dispose of the application on June 7. Contract Is Signed iF. D. 'Cummer, 'head of the F. T). Cummer & Son Company, of Cleveland, 0., thas morning signed the contract under which his firm is to supply Har risburg's municipal asphalt repair plant, to Ibe constructed at Ninth and Shanois streets. The plant is to toe ready for operation not later than July 1. Building Permits Building permits issued this morning included these: Luther Minter, one two-story fraime house on Twelfth street, immediately north of Market, $500; Ziegler & Hays, one-story frame addition to 1221 Derrv street. $100; Kames Henning, remodeling 1434 Snra taTa street with bay windows, SIOO. Hearing Closed in British Suit Hearing in the civil suit between the United Iron Works and the Mainland Ice and Storage Company, an action certified here from the British courts of Vancouver, B. C., to take depositions, was concluded this morning. The tes timony taken at the 'hearings held here and in York, Pa., will toe written out and certified back to Vancouver. Frank J. Both, Dauphin county court stenog rapher, was commissioner in t'he case. Muslcaie at Christ Church A vocal and instrumental entertain ment has been arranged by the 'Mten's Bible class of 'Christ Lutheran tfhurc'h, Thirteenth and Thompson avenue, to be given in the church auditorium to-mor row evening. Some of the toest local talent has toeen secured for the evening and a large audience will undoubtedly take advantage of the opportunity this entertainment affords to 'heaT the tal ented musicians and readers. No ad mission will b« charged but an offering will bo received during the intermis sion. The program will start promptly at 7.45 o'clock. Rotary Club to Nominate The Harrisburg Rotary Club will hold a regular business meeting to-morrow night at the offices of the Hershey Creamery Company, South Cameron street. Nominations will be made for officers for the ensuing year. CHURCH OF GOD DEDICATION Elaborate Program Arranged For Dedi catory Services at New Cum berland, May 0 to 14 New Cumberland, Pa., May 3. — The dedicatory services of the First Church of God will be held Sunday, May 9 to 14 inclusive. The following program has been arranged: ■Sunday school, 9.15; 10.30 a. m., hymn, "I Love Thy Kiugdom Lord;" invocation, the Rev. 8. N. Good; music, Trinity U. B. choir; Scripture lesson and prayer, the Rov. A. R. Ayera, pas tor U. B. church; music, Trinity U. B. choir; sermon 'by the Rev. Dr. William N. Yates, pastor Fourth Street Church of God, tiarrisburg; offering, benedic tion. 2.3'0i 'P. M.—M. A. Hoff, president of the building committee, presiding; hymn, "How Firm a Foundation;" Scripture lesson and prayer, the Rev. A. G. Wolf, pastor St. Paul's Luther an church; music, local church choir; fraternal greetings, the Revs. A. G. Wolf. J. V. Adanw, A. R. Avers and .1. R. Hutchinson; sermon, the Rev. J. C. Fomcrook, pastor Church of God, Pen brook; offering, (benediction. 7.30 P. M. —Hymn No. 769; music, Memorial M. E. choir; Scripture lesson and prayer, the Rev. J. V. Adams, pastor Baughman Me morial M. E. church; music, Baugh man Memorial choir; sermon, the Rev. Dr. S. G. Yahn, editor "Church Advo cate;" dedication, offering, benedic tion. Monday, 7.45 P. M.—Missionary evening music in charge of Stough evangelistic chorus; Scripture reading and prayer, the Rev. J. B. Hutchinson; sermon, the Rev. C. H. Grove, pastor Green Street Church of God, liarris buig; offering, benediction. Tuesday, 7.45 P. M.—Ladies' and Misses' Bible classes, (lady ushers and collectors); hymn, music, ladies' chor us; Scripture leseon and prayer, the Rev. S. N. Good; contralto solo, Miss Mary Baughmcn, Enhaut; sermon, the Rev. C. F. Raach. pastor Church of God, Meihanicsburtg; soprano solo, Miss Lillian Grove; offering, benedic tion. Wednesday, 7.45 P. M.—Prayer meeting ni'jht; hymn, selection, boys' ('horns; Scripture lesson and prayer; selection, local choir; sermon, the Rev. J. R. Hutchinson, retired 11. B. pastor, New Cumberland; offering, benedic tion. Thursday, 7.45 P. M.—rMen's and Boys' Bible classes, C. W. Prowel.l, presiding; music in charge of Fourth Street Church of God; men's chorus and orchestra, Harrisburg; offering, benediction. Friday, 7.45 P. M.—Christian En deavor evening, John D. Sipe, presid ing; music by Harrisburg Choral Union; sermon, the Rev. B. L. C. Bair, pastor Church of God, Highspire. Officers and Elders, George Bair, John T). Sipe, John S. Leef, F. B. Bair; deacons, C. M. Prowell, William Kohl er, Edward Fleisher, H. S. Bair, C. H. Cline; recording secretary; M. A. Hoff, financial secretary; G. G. Lefever, treasurer; E. B. Eppley, treasurer ibuilding fund; building committee, M. A. Hoff, president; C. H. Cline, secre tary; J. G. Lefever, George Bair, the Rev. S. N. Good. FIVE HURT IN CYCLE CRASHES Machine of Ira F. Brehm Figures in a Bad Crash Near Florin Ira F. Brehm, 1834 Berryhill street, this city, was severely injured when a motorcycle on which he and liis brother were riding erashed with an automo bile owned by John B. Shreiner, of Manheim, near Florin yesterday after noon. Ira Brehm was the only person injured. Both machines were smashed. The injured man was brought to his home to-day. Doctors say he will re cover. A motorcycle driven by William Clair, who was taking Miss Tillie Hol linger, of Rohrerstown, for a ride, had a collision with a buggy near Bearville yesterday. Miss Hollinger was hurled 40 feet and landed on her head. She is suffering from concussion of the brain. The carriage was being driven by Diller Myers, two of whose chil dren were thrown out and severely in jured. Clair suffered cuts of the head. SHIP CANALS Ea3h Has Troubles of Its Own That Require Constant Care Leave any ship canal alone for even a year and it would no longer be fit for navigation. Within five years a small boat would be unable to go through it. The United States has auxieties over the Culebra cut in the Panama, but not more so than the Germans over their waterway, the Kiel canal, for the ground through which the latter is cut is in most cases nothing but peat— rotten black stuff which keeps on breaking up and falling back into the canal. Also the bottom continually "bumps up," thus lowering the depth-of the passage. The craft that use the Kiel canal have to crawl along. They say that if a cruiser were to make a dash through at top speed it would take a year and several millions of money to remedy the damage done by her stern wave. Bach canal has its own special trou bles. That of the Panama is land slides. Many have taken place during its construction. Many more will have to be delt with in coming years. It is estimated that if the dredging work on the suez were abandoned within less than ten years the Turks or any one else could cross it dry shod. On both sides of the canal stretch miles of dry desert, from which' every wind that blown lifts the sand in edging spirals and carries it in great clouds. A sin glo storm may drop a thousand tons of sand into one mile of the canal. Of late years a great quantity of trees have been planted along the banks in order to prevent the sanil from drifting into the water, yet oven so great steam dredgers are always at work scooping from the bottom the blown in sand and dumping it along the shore. Another trouble of those in charge of the Suez canal is caused by fresh water springs, which burst up in its deep bed and pile the stand in ridges.— Master of Many Tongues Elihu Burritt, the "learned black smith," was born in Connecticut in 1810. Burritt taught himself French,' Latin, German Italian, Greek and He brew while an apprentice at the forge and in early manhood mastered San skrit Syriac, Arabic, Norse, Spanish, Dutch, "Polish, Bohemian and Turkish. Chinese and minor languages were ac quired later and he was able to read, write and speak in sixty different tongues. 116 YEARS OLD AND STILL PERFORMING INTHECIRGUS This Delightful Old Acrobat May Be Turning Somersaults at the End of Another 118 Tear*—'The More Ex citement the Better for Her 'While so muoh is beinig said in tbi« >nlighteued age about cJuM labor and ts restrictions, some steps might be aken toward tne prevention of laibor of lie old performers in Barnum &. Bailey 's lircus whielh exhibits here Thursday, May t>. It is not generally known that >uo of those forced to perform twice a lay in the ring is one hundred and six teen years old, a dear, old lady cockatoo ihat goes by the name of bucy. The jueer thing a'bout it is that Lucy may ive to be twice as o'ld as she is now, ind that she do®s not at all object to loing her tricks—at least she never :omplains. 'Lucy is a big cockatoo that turns »ack somersaults. She is the only bird known that can