8 SCfIRESPENHST AS ENEITOFUINS Head of Telegraphers Defines Alleged Atti- j tude of Big Railroad on Organized Labor RECALLS GREAT STRIKE OF 1877 ; Tells Federal Industrial Relations Com mittee Giant Corporation Maintains a Gigantic Police and Spy System to Intimidate Its Employes I Washington, May 4.—The first of a j series of public hearings to extend over a period of three weeks, into various industrial and labor conditions, was begun before the Federal Industrial Ke lations Commission to-day. The inquiry opened with H. B. Per ham, president of the Order of Railway Telegraphers as the first witness, to tes- ! tify in connection with complaints by . that, organization against the Pennsyl- \ vania railroad. The Order of Railway Telegraphers has not been recognized i by the railroad company. Perham submitted the complaint of i his organization against the Pennsvlva- | nia. Menace to Peace aiid Progress "The present attitude of the Penn sylvania toward its employes and or- ; ganized labor,'' said he. "constitutes a menace to the peace and progress of the ( people. From the time of the big Penn- . sv I vania strike iu IS" 7 to the present , time, the officials of the Pennsylvania 1 railroad have assumed an attitude of arrogance and harshness that leads to strike and that is inimical to the pub lic welfare. Ever since that strike the actions of the Pennsylvania toward 'a bor have been 'arbitrary and unfavor able and the same attitude is being as sumed to-day. Being one of the fore most companies of its kind, its example often is followed by other railroads." Four Brotherhoods Recognized Perham said the only organizations of labor recognized by the Pennsylva nia were the four big Brotherhoods of Trainmen. Engineers, Firemen and Con ductors. "W'.iile the company lias rec ognized only the four transportation brotherhoods it has done so while per sistently making war on all other lamr organizations, attempting to break up existing unions and preventing the or ganization of others. It has discriminated against tho rail road telegraphers who belong to the or ganization by discharging them and de nying them promotion. It has pursued the same tactic against the organized shop men and broke up the organiza tion of the railway clerks by discharg ing all those who would not withdraw from the unions. Discharging of Employes In many instances. Perham said, foremen and minor officials had bluntly informed men that they were dis charge I "because of their labor activ ity," but that officially some technical charge would be assigned for their dis missal. He also read a letter from J. T. RilejF. formerly third vice president of the railway clerks' union, who said that the Pennsylvania company had "the most efficient secret service or ganization in the world, not even ex cepting that of Russia." Letters from men now employed by the Pennsylvania was submitted to the Commission hut Mr. Perham requested that names of the signers he withheld to "protect them from victimization by the railroad company." The Police and Spy System The road's police system, he said, cost about SBOO,OOO a year, but be said "besides the regular police, thoekets of his trousers. *He was not awakened and was unable to furnish any clue to the thief No marks of entrance were found by detectives who investigated tthe theft. More Work for Cops Circus Day . Captain of Police Joseph P. Thomp son to-day issued orders for eircua day, Thursday. Tiie officers are requested to lie on the lookout for pickpockets and render all possible aid to women and children. The night force will start work at 1 p. m. and the daylight force will return to work at 7 p. m. HARRISBURG STAR-INDEPENDENT, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 4, 1915. HEADLIGHT DHL KILLED IN HOUSE Continued From Kirat Page. "It would be unwise to compel the rail roads to use such powerful lights," he said. Mr. Stern, of Philadelphia, stated that it would be impossible to stop a locomotive within 600 feet. The Mouse also defeated, by a vote of 38 to 112, a bill which required the deposit of county funds, of counties of a population of 120,000, in banks where two per cent, interest would be given on daily balances. Mr. Habgood, of McKean, opposed the bill, saying that in small counties the smnll banks could not afford to pay such interest, and, under the mandatory provisions of the bill, the county treasurer would have no place to deposit the funds. An effort to amend the bill to include counties of a population up to 250,000 was defeated. Kill Auto Bureaus Plan The Daix bill which would establish bureaus of the State Highway Depart ment in cities of the first and second class for the purpose of registering and licensing automobiles, was defeated he a vote of 75 ayes to 75 noes. This bill has created a great deal of discuc , sion since its introduction and passage in the Seiiaie because it was the belief that much of the money needed for the I roads "would he spent in maintaining additional bureaus. When- the roll call was finished on this bill, which was the first to be voted on this morning, there were enough votes to pass it, but a number of members quickly changed their votes I before tho result was announced. The Geiser hill providing that as sessors in cities of the third class, bor ! oughs and second class townships, be : paid $5 n day for an eight-hour day, | was reconsidered and then defeated by | a vote of 70 for and 75 against. The j vote bv which it was defeated was first reconsidered. The county members of | flie House were against the bill. Mr. j | Walter, of Franklin, however, was the j I only one to voir? his opposition, j The Neville coroners' fee hill, which | established a charge for every duty of a coroner, was defeated by a vote of 92 to 40, There was little on it. Bills* Passed Finally Another bill defeated was an amend ment to the corporation act which would have required yearly elections of directors. Bills passed finally included: i Providing for entering of judgment for plaintiff in default of answer by de fendant. Validating municipal liens by bor oughs foi paving and curbing public 1 highways. Providing for waiver of summary ' trial and imiting to one week the time for prosecution for speeding ami horn ■ offenses under motor vehicles act. Authorizing the Insurance Commis sioner to revoke certificate of author ity and refuse admission to companies from fltiy State that does not recognize Pennsylvania.licenses and providing for examinations. Repealing the act of May 22. 1913. relating to hills anil answers in equity j to be sworn to. Providing for burial of honorably I discharged indigent soldiers, sailors and marines at expense of counties and providing for purchase of burial plots. Requiring second-hand mattresses to be sterilized and labeled. Requiring physicians to report occu pational diseases to the State Depart ! ment of Health. Tlio House about 2 o'clock took a re : cess until 4 o'clock this afternoon. WOMEN'S WATCHERS BILL ! KILLED: MY BE REVIVED The Senate this morning killed by a vote of 21 yeas to 12 nays the Vare bill providing for male and female watchers at the polls at elections where constitutional amendments arc submit ted extending the right of sußrage to women. The bill failed to obtain a constitutional majority, hut the vote that defeated it will be reconsidered •» and the measure passed finally, the lead ers say. The Senate did not ineet uutil 11.45 o'clock this morning, the delay being caused by numerous committee meet ! ings engaged in the cleaning up of work, indicating preparations for ad journment. The following bills were I introduced. Salus—Prohibiting the furnishing by gift, sale or otherwise to minors under 18 years of age of rifles, air guns. etc. Thompson Authorizing County 'Commissioners to use the bicycle license tax for road im i rovenient. A'niong tho hills reported favorably was the M-rXii'hol measure empowering juries in murder rases to fix the penalty at deat'li or imprisonment for life. The following bills passed finally: Appropriating $300,001) to the Cap ital Park Extension Commission. Making appropriation to construct a bridge over the Susquehanna river, be tween Herndon and Port Treverton. Making incompatible the ollices of c'ity councilmen and school directors. "(House) —(Prescribing the procedure to be observed in libel and slander ac tions in court. Authorizing the State Board of Edit- j cation to inquire into the advisability of erecting in Capitol Park a building for the use of the Educational Depart ment to serve as a memorial for the founders of the public school system. (Mouse) Reorganizing the Attorney General's De.artment anil fixing the salaries of officers and employes. (Mouse) Amending t-lie mine safety act of 1911 by providing additional means of safety in hoisting cars up slopes. (House) Authorizing boroughs to col lect an annual rental from property abutting on sewers constructed at pub lic expense. , Authorizing William C. Dietrich, of Allegheny county, to sue the State. (House) Providing ttiat bodies of dead soldiers and sailors or marines and militiaanen of the State shall not be delivered to anatomical societies. Labor Union L;iw Declared Void 'Columbus, 0., May 4.-—The Ohio statute which prohibits an employer from discharging an employe because of the membership of the latter in a labor union was held unconstitutional in a decision handed down by the State Supreme Court to-dav. The court quoted a recent decision of the United States Supreme Court in a Kansas case in reaching its conclusion. John Bunny's Estate s*,<><><» New York, May 4.—The estate of John Bunny, the moving picture actor who died recently in Brooklyn, nmounts to SB,OOO, according to his will, filed to-day. His widow is named as sole beneliciary and executor. JAPS DECIDE TO SEND AN ULTIMATUM 10 CHINA. IS STATEMENT IN NEWSPAPER Tokio, May 4, 7.30 P. M.—The "Yomiuri" in an extra edition de clares that the elder statesmeu, after listening to lengthy explanations'from Premier Okuma and Foreign Minister Kato, have approved a project to send an ultimatum to China. The information reaching Japan, this paper says, leads to the conviction that the nature of the last Chinese answer obliges Japan to resort to this logical diplomatic step. Continuing, the "Yomiuri" says that the concessions made by Japan, particularly the restoration of Kiao- Chow to China, has creater the heiief that China was satisfied and that the matter would be arranged peacefully. There is an impression now that Yuan Shi Kai, president of China, desires an ultimntuni in order to justify China's eventual acceptance. According ty the "Hoehi Shimbun" martial iaw will be proclaimed in South Manchuria simultaneously with the issuance of the ultimatum. No U. S.-Britain Chinese Negotiations London, May 4, 3.43 P. M?-—The United States and Great Britain have entered into no formal negotiations on the subject of Japan's demands on China. A statement to this effect was made in the House of Commons to-day by British Foreign Minister Sir Ed ward Orev. The foreign minister added that the only communication of the sort between the American and British governments hud been a brief and informal conver sation in February between Ambassa dor Page and a representative of Great Britain. WILSON. SILENT. AWAITING FACTS ABOUT CULFLICHT Washington, May 4. —President Wil son retrained from commenting on tho wrecking .of the American steamer GulHight by a German torpedo, while awaiting advices on all the facts and circumstances. The President said he expected a full report from Consul Stephens at Plymouth, England, as well as from Ambassador Gerard at Berlin. Although State Department officials j who have looked into the legal phases; of the matter based on the preliminary! reports are convinced that there was no excuse for the attack on the Gulf-! light Secretary Bryan reiterated his statement that until the official facts in the case are in hand, no decision j would be reache.l as to the American government's policy or its representa tions to Germany. The United States, however, probably will demand ample reparation in case the inquiry discloses that a German submarine made the at tack. Consul General Skinner at London reported to the State Department that the first officer of the Gulf light had stated that the submarine was sighted 25 minutes before the torpedo was lired. The officers of the vessel forwarded the telegrams to the State Department giving the same information as from other sources and adding that the com pany had no knowledge that her cargo of gasoline was for other than private consumption. HOW (iEKMAN BOMBS STRUCK THKITSHING, TOLI> BY PILOT London, May 4.—A dispatch to the "Daily Mail" from Deal says that George Sinclair, pilot of the American steamer Gushing, which is said to have been attacked several days ago in the North sea by a German airship, states that one of the German bombs struck the stern rail of the Gushing and scat tared metal over her deck. The explosion, the pilot added, in jured no one. Russia Needs $100,000,000 More Petrograd, May 4, Via London, 1 P. M.—An im.«rial ukase published to day directs the issue on foreign mar kets of five per cent, treasury bills ag gregating 200,000,000 rubles (SIOO,- 000,000). A dispatch received in London yes terday said that another Russian in ternal loan of $500,000,000, the suc cess of winch was assured, would be is sued within a fortnight. London. May 4.—Reuter's corre spondent at Copenhagen telegraphs tha't an attempt to smuggle a shiplotd of copper into Germany from Denmark has been discovered by t'he police. The dispatch says t.he attempt was made by two Danish skippers named Cliristen send, who were sentenced to three years in the House of Correction and the cancellation of their skippers' cer tificates. Britain Considering Reprisal London, May 4, 4.35 P. M.—Speak ing in the House of Commons this aft ernoon, H. J. Tennaut, Parliamentary Secretary of t'he War Office, said Great I Britain hail under consideration the [question of "employing similar ex pedients" against the use by German troops on the battlefield of asphyxiat , i iig gases. French Bombard Altkirch Forts Basle, Switzerland, May 4, via P:iris, 4.30 P. M. —The fortifications of Altkirch in Upper Alsace were heavily bombarded by French artillery I last Saturday, May 1. On Sunday the 1 French cannon continued firing in the j direction of Cernay. The result of this ; activity has not yet been made known. Changes in Federal Reserve Banks By Associated Pros*. Washington, May 4.—The (Federal ! Reserve Board to-day announced that it | bad decided to grant the petition of ! banks in Southern Oklahoma, to be | put in the Kansas City Federal Rc j serve district: tha + . the banks of North , ern Xew Jersey to be put in the Xew York district, and those of Tyler and Wetzel counties, in West Virginia, to 'be put in the Cleveland district. Would Repeal "Tramp Judge" BUI Representative Aaron, of Philadel phia, this morning introduced a bill in the House, after getting unanimous consent, to repeal the act of April 27, 1911, known as the "tramp Judge bill." The act it seeks to repeal al lows the assignment of Judges to dis tricts other than those in which they are elected. 60,000 DDETHREN WILL RALLYIN A DAY ATHERSHEY Continued From Ftrat Plßt. will remain intact after the sessions for the purposes of future conventions. The building will have a capacity of* from seven to ten thousand. It will not be large enough to accommodate all who attend the busiuess meetings of the big convention, but surrounding building will be used for overflow meetings. There has been some doubt expressed as to whether the structure will be entirely completed by June 2, the opening day, but it will "be in use by that time at any rate. The recent storms did much to retard tho build ing operations, not only preventing con tinued work, but blowing down por tions of the unfinished structure. Delegate For Each ISO Members "There will be at Hershev during the nine-day convention from six to seven thousand appointed delegates coming from churches of the denomination in all parts of tho United States. The ap jiortionment is one delegate for every 150 memibers of a congregation. The convention will attract thou sands of members of the Church of the Brethren who are not appointed dele gates and it is expected, from past ex perience. that the average daily attend ance at the sessions will be 20,000. The big day will be Sunday, June 6, when all members of the church who can possibly get there will gather at Hershev. The attendance on this day is expected to reach 60,000. The national convention of t»he Church of the Brethren was held last year in Seattle Washington. Ten years ago the convention was held at Pax tang Park, and at that time it was believed that there were in this city the biggest crowds in its'history. Sev eral years before the Harrisl urg con vention the annual gathering was held in York, whore the crowds were also unusually large. The Church of the Brethren is the denomination of which Governor Brum baugh is a member and the Governor's presence is expected in Hershev during one or more of the sessions. ' LATE WAR NEWS SUMMARY Continued From First Page. Great Britain was estimated by David Lloyd George, in presenting the budget to the House of Commons at $5,(1H2,- 1 70,000. New submarine campaign of the Germ;ms is being prosecuted with un diminished activity, and another Brit ish vessel has been torpedoed. The steameT Minterne, with a cargo of coal for the river Plate, was attacked off Scilly Islands, with the loss of two lives. The American embassy at Lon don has arranged for an investigation of the torpedoing of the American steamer Gulflight, for the purpose of making a report to Washington. Italy has postponed again her deci sion concerning participation in the war. Rome dispatches say that new of fers have been presented on behalf of Austria in an effort to satisfy Italy's territorial demands. King Victor Emmanuel's decision not to attend the unveiling of the Gari baldi monument is regarded as indicat ing that no warlike action will be taken in the immediate future; for it was the opinion in Rome that his pres ence on this occasion would have been equivalent to a declaration of war on Austria. Prince Von Buelow, the Ger man ambassador, is credited with hav ing averted a crisis by presenting the new offers. Information from Vienna, which the Austrian military authorities aire now willing to have known, shows that the sudden attack on the Russians in Western Galicia, was the result of an elaborate plan made by the German and Austrian military chiefs several weeks ttgo. A large army of fresh Austrian and German troops was con centrated before CVacow before the at • tack. Unofficial advices from Russian sources assert the German claims of victory are exaggerated although it is admitted the movement was an im portant one. The Russian war office has had little to say concerning this situ ; ation, further than to state that violent | fighting has taken place. A London dispatch concedes that if it is true the Russian front has been pierced, the war will be prolonged greatly. Simul taneously with the new attack on the Russian front, Austria has resumed operations against Montenegro, after a lull over the greater part of the winter. An official Montenegrin statement says Austrian attacks all along the front were repulsed. At Berlin it is said, a new Austrian army has been prepared to resume the campaign against Ser bia. Little news comes from the D,iirda nelles. One unofficial dispatch says fierce fighting is proceeding day and night. It is reported the Turks have suffered heavily and that their most important defences are now invested, but such reports as come from Constantinople continue to present an optimistic view of the situation. COMPENSATION FLAN STANDS Believed To-day That No Amendments Will Be Made to Brumbaugh Bill The corporation committee of the Senate was scheduled to meet late this afternoon to consider the workmen's compensation bill, which was referred back to committee last week for pur poses of amendment. The general impression in both houses to-day was that there would be no amendments tacked on to the bill and no changes whatever made, so that it is possible it will be reported out to-morrow just as it passed the House with the Governor's "O. K." on it. Several Sewer Jobs Completed Work on the new sewers luid in Market street, Market square and Sec ond street, was completed by Contrac tor William H. Opperman last eveni.ng and although the sewers will not be formally accepted by the city for sev eral days they already are being used. Highway Commissioner Lynch things it inadvisable immediately to pave over the cuts where excavations were made in the sewer Work, but stated that to get rid of the dust caused by the earth (Ills, he will surface these cuts with limestone. The Derry and Carlisle streets sewer sections also were completed last evening. This work was done by John A. Stucker. Senate to Hold Memorial Services •Memorial services will be held at a special sesnion of the Senate to-night as a mark of respect to the late Sen ator John T. Fisher, of Northumber land, and the late Senator James K. P. Hall, of Elk. A number of Senators will speak. DECIDE TO PAY i $9,000 AN ACRE tt»d |H|J| WMJ p«l||H3 Shearer took into consideration th« i questions of paving paving assessments s and getting the ground into shape for ' the playground. ' An ordinance introduced by the Mayor at the request of Commissioner 11 Gorgas, makes it mandatory that huck sters, hawkers, solicitors, junk men and ' in fact all ''peddlers" wear a badge, ' indicating the line of business in which j they are engaged. The badges are to be supplied by the City Treasurer for 1 twenty-five cents each. This will, to 1 a degree, prevent flim-flammers from ' working crooked games in the city, it is held. A public hearing on the curfew or dinance, which has been pending be- 1 fore the City Commissioners for about 1 a year, is to be given by the City Com- 1 at their meeting on May 18. This was decided on after the Civic ] Club asked for a hearing in the matter. , Action on the measure to-day was post- i poned until that date.' i Copies of curfew ordinances that ,| now '.ire in force in other third class cities have been obtained by City Clerk Miller. The Commissioners also were advised that the Meade Women's Christian Temperance Union, of this city, and the Harrisburg Academy of , Medicine have endorsed the plan to have a curfew law adopted here. William M. Shoemaker, -of Huni melstown, representing the Good Roads Machinery Company, got the contract to furnish two new street sweepers and the Charles Hvass Company, of New York, the contract to furnish a street sprinkler. The Commission agreed to aivept an invitation to participate in the publicity run of the Motor Club of Harrisburg, but decided not to enter any of the city autos. Park Commis sioner Taylor was appointed to ar range for the Commissioners' trip. An ordinance making it possible to exchange the plot of ground, on Derrv street, near Twenty-first, originally proposed as the site for the new Royal tire house, for an adjoining lot, situat ed -at Derrv street near Bover avenue, for the consideration of SIOO, was in troduced by Mr. Taylor. The exchange 1 it is proposed, is to be made with Mai v K. Ernest and Alice Symons. The lots are of precisely the same dimensions, yet the fire laddies prefer the corner lot and besides, it is pointed out, the present lot would have to be filled in to some extent. Wants City. Finances Published A resolution offered by Commissioner Lynch rcuires the publishing of a state ment showing the City's financial standing at the close of the 1914 fiscal year. The ordinance providing for a sewer in Florence alley, to extend 129 feet south from Verbeke street, was passed finally. Action on the ordinance which would permit crossing South Tenth street with sidiug tracks to extend to the pro posed new wareltor.se of Montgomery & Company was deferred until Thurs day afternoon at 1 o 'clock, when the C< mmission will meet in adjourned ses sion. The measure is to be amended so as to specify the time in which the railroad crossing is to be used, and since the storage firm desires immediate action the special meeting was deemed essential. Because of the auto run to be held by the Motor Club, beginning next Tuesday, the meeting slated for that day likely will be postponed. FLUNKED ON EGGS. , A Pretty Good Reacon Why > Fowl Wouldn't Lay Any. Young Adolphus de Milyuns was out driving bis own ear. He was a scorch j er and believed in going straight ahead. 1 ! Buddenly a terrified clucking under i the wheels told him some accident had I happed. He pulled up and glanced J back. Two fowls lay dead in his track, i while another two were tieeing, screech ing. back to home and safety. "That'll be 14 shillings, please," re marked a burly man in corduroys, who appeared.. on the scene promptly, j "That's three and six apiece for the | four." "Four!" gasped Adolphus. "But I only killed two!" "That's right," agreed the fowls' own ! er, "but them other two will never lay j a blessed egg after this." ! "I'm sorry," said the motorist as he handed over the money. "Due to tho fright, I suppose." The countryman shook his head a# he slamnted the silver into bis pocket, j "Partly fright," he agreed slowly, "but mainly I reckon it's because they i i ain't hens!"— London Answers. A Prophecy That Cam* True. i When Sir Edward Elgar, the notijd composer, was quite a small boy he made a curious prophecy about him i self. On maklng i bis first appearance at school the master asked him his name. j "Edward Elgar," he replied. ' The master thought that the boy spoke too brusquely. I "Add the word 'sir!' "he commanded. ' ! "Sir Edward Elgar!" said the future | knight gravely.—London Globe. Highest Speed Ever Attained. 1 The highest speed ever attained by ! mati on the face of the earth Is one mile In 25.2 seconds, equivalent to ; 142.85 miles an hour, according to the Railway Age Gazette. It was in an au tomobile run by Teddy Tetzlaff on the' j level snlt beds at Salduro, Utah. 112 | miles west of Salt Lake City. The best , speed ever made on rails was with an electric car between Berlin and Zossen —130.5 miles an hour. All In the Game. Crabshaw—l've no objection to your ; getting married, my dear, but I really j can't stand the expense of a wedding I Maijorie— I'll try to help you out, papa. Perhaps I enn throw a scare Into George and get him to propose an elopement—Judge. Very Becoming. Husband—Do you think my full beard Is an Improvement? Wife—How much does It save you a week? "About a dollar." "Yes. It's an improvement" New York Weekly. 21,500 MEN WERE LOSLBY RUSSIANS C«atinned Prom First and for a fortnight past an unbroken stream of troop trains has beon pouring eastward from Frankfort, Berlin and other German railroad centers. Thus was warning given that big events •were impending in the east. Newspaper correspondents were per mitted to telegraph that a new offen sive on the Russian front was in prep aration and even to intimate that the blow would fall near the Mazurian lake regions or in the Carpathians. Closer indications, of course, were out of the question. Final Plans for Movement Final plans for this movement were approved at a conference held in Berlin April 23 between General Von Falken hyn, chief of the German staff, ami FielH Marshal Conrad Von Hoetzen dorf, chief of the Austrian staff. It is too early to discuss the full military effect of this victory in Ga licia, but it is the opinion of Austrian observers that the German and Aus trian strategists "got the jump" on the offensive which the Russians were believed to be planning and of which their campaign in the Carpathians was thought to ha\'e been preliminary. The number of prisoners taken by the Teutonic allies mentioned in the first report is noticeably small, but the experts here expect that the total num ber of men captured and the amount of war booty will grow rapidly. Piercing of Russian Front A significant feature of the reports of this victory is the reference to the piercing of the front of the Russian army. The Russian commanders up to the present time usuallv have been able to avoid a break in their line by falling back before the line broke. The political value of this victory of the first magnitude is regarded here as quite as great as the military. It comes in the midst of the Austro J ltalian negotiations and on the eve of the meeting of the Italian Parliament it coincides with the announcement of the new Austro-Hungarian loans, the success of which would be materially affected by a victory at this time. A correspondent of the " Neue Freie Presse" of Vienna, in the the atre of war, has sent in the following concerning the battle of Sunday in West Galicia: Rapidity of Offensive Movement "The Austro-Hungarian offensive succeeded with surprising rapidity. The Russians occupied naturally strong po sition ou the Danujec and the Biala, which had been strengthened with ev ery imaginable method of fortifications. They felt themselves absolutely secure. After a searching artillery preparation, exceeding in intensity anything which has occurred on the northeastern front, the Austrian-dlungarians advanced Sun day on the southern wing. They stormed at the first attempt; the Russian positions along a front of more than forty kilometres (24 miles) stretching from the Biala river through Gorlice far into the Carpathian moun tains. Their assault was so fierce that the Russian line broke immediately. Many thousands of prisoners were taken, as well as a quantity of equip ment, supplies, cannot: and machine guns. "At the same time on the northern wing another successful advance was carried out," the Vienna correspond ent continues. "At this point Austrian and Hungarian troops crossed the Dunajec in spite of terrific opposition, stormed the Russian positions and took over 1,000 prisoners. Other brilliant successes also are reported from the Carpathians." | COAL MINERS WILL APPEAL File Notice They Will Carry Fight on Foremen to Higher Court Those miners of the hard coal region, especially in and around Lackawanna j county, who lost, primarily, their court tight to restrain James E. Roderick, chief of the State Bureau of Mines and Mining, from issuing foremen's an I as sistant mine foremen's certificates to alleged incompetent applicants, filed no tice with Prothonotary Henry F. Hol ler this morning that they propose to take an appeal from the decision of Judge S. J. M. McCarrell, who decided against thcni. The appeal is to be filed with the Prothonotary William V. Pearson of 1 the State Supreme Court, here, late , this afternoon or early to morrow morn j >ng. Judge McCarrell, in his recent de cision, pointed out that while he him self would hesitate to certify as to | some of the applicants for certificates, he is prevented, through lack of legis lation, from interfering with the ac ! tions of the chief of the State Mine Bureau. ELDERS TO BE PALLBEARERS i Funeral of W. Eugene O. Hake to Be Held To-morrow The funeral of W. Eugene O. lHake, who died Sunday at his residence, 806 North Sixteenth street, will be held from his home to-morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. The Rev. H. Everett Hall man, pastor of the Imiuanuel Presby i tcrian church, of which Mr. Hake was I an older, will have charge of the serv- I ices. Interment will be in the Paxtang I cemetery. Mr. Hake was a former president of the Dauphin County Christian Endeavor | Society and was greatly interested in ! all religious work of the city. The honorary pallbearers will be .the elders of the Immanuel Presbyterian church, while the active pallbearers will be Edward EisenhoOr, J. Garfield McAllister, Frank S. Montgomery, Benjamin Whitman, Harry Hammond and J. E. Adams. | FURLOUGHS FOR CUSTODIANS Eight Members of Force at Local Office Required to Lose Eight Days Each Because of insufficient appropriations made by 'Congress at the last session, the Treasury Department has notified postmasters throughout the country to furlough each member of the custodian force for eight days without pay. Eigiht persons will be affected at the local office, six workmen and two char Women. The eigfot days' furlough must be taken during this mont'h and next. Mail Clerk Attacked With Vertigo George Frank, of Columbia, a rail way mail clerk, w.is stricken with ver tigo early this afternoon while walking on North Fourth street. He was taken to the office of Dr. Harvey Miller, 19 North Fourth otreet, and afterwards to the Harrisburg hospital. He was rendered unconscious and his condition is serious. COURT; H ESTATE IS WORTH *10.280 - Appraisers Fix Value of Wingert Per sonal Property The personal estate of the late Bar 'bara Wingert, whose will recently wa» probated iby 'Register Boy C. Danner, has lieen estimated to be worth $19,.i 280, according to a re|>ort to-day filed with tihe Register by David S. Blessing and 'Fred 'B. Dapp, appraisers. County Physician Named Dr. Benjamin Brown, of Linglestown, has been appointed a county physician by the Directors of the Poor to suc ceed Dr. R L. Shenk, who has moved from Linglestown to Harrisburg. Dr. * Brown's district includes Linglestown, East and West 'Hanover townships. The appointment was made at the sugges tion of Poor Director Walters ami was concurred in by all three members of the board. Constable Makes Appraisements The consta'ble of the Ninth ward, this city, to-day made a return to the County Treasurer, certifying the names of twenty-nine merchants who are liable for a mercantile tax but who es caped assessment when the mercantile appraiser made ihis rounds. Marriage Licenses Robert G. C. Raffensaberger and •Bertha !M. Turns, West Fairview. Charles I. Liiley, Wormleysburg, and Anna E. Oinkinger, Allentown. Junius Logan and Carrie Ijombert, St eel ton. Frank Ourrisi, Lebanon, and V\tary Tucisi. Opened Bids for Supplies The (Pennsylvania State Lunatic 'Hos pital to-day received 'bids for hospital supplies. The bids will be opened and a contract awarded within the next few days. FINANCE NEW YOBK STOCK EXCHANGE QUOTATIONS New York, May 4. Open. Close. A ma! Copper 737/ R 73% Amer Beet Sugar 48% 48 American Can 39% 41 Am Car and Foundry Co 55% 55% Am Cotton Oil 50 50% Am Ice Securities .... 3.3% 33% Amer Loco 54 53 Amer Smelting 71% 72 American Sugar 110% 110VJr Amer Tel and Tel .... 122% 122% Anacondn 35 36 Atchison 101% 101%' Baltimore and Ohio .. . 75% 76%( • I Bethlehem Steel 133 135 Brooklyn R T 90 90 California Petroleum .. 17% 17%, Canadian Pacific IGI 162% Central Leather 39% 40 Chesapeake and Ohio ~i 46 46%| < Chi, Mil and St. Paul .. 93% 93% Chino Con Copper .... 44% 46% Col Fuel and Iron .... 31 31% Corn Products 14 14% Distilling Securities ... 15 14% Erie 27% 28% Krie Ist pfd 43% 43% General Electric Co ... 157% 157% Goodrich B F 50 50% Great Nor pfd 120% 120% , Great 'Nor Ore su'bs ... 36 36% Interboro Met 21% 22% Interboro'Met pfd .... 72% 72% Lehigh Valley 142% 142% 'Mex Petroleum 80 81% Missouri Pae 14% 15% National 'Lead 04% 00% Nev Consol Copper .. . 14% 14% New York Centra! ... 88'% 89% NY, N H and H 66% 67% Norfolk and West .... 105 105 "Northern Pac 108% 108% Pennsylvania R R .... 108% 10-8% ! Pittsburgh Coal . .i. . 22% 22% do pfd 93 93 Press Steel Car 4 7 49; ! Ray Con. Copper 23 23 : '; L j Reading . 148% 148% ] Repub. Iron anil Steel . 29% 30 'N\ do pfd 87 87 ' | Southern Pacific 91 : ;' 4 91% Southern Ry 18 18% Tennessee Copper 32% 33% Union Pacific 129% 130 , 11. S. Rubber 68 68% U. S. Steel 58 58 % 66% | Vir-Carolina C'hem ... 33 34 ■ W U. Telegraph 68 69 Westinghouse Mfg .... 98 101% Chicago Board of Trade Closing Chicago, May 4. —Close: Wheat—(May, 162%; July, 135%. Corn—May, 77%; July, 80. Oats —May, 55; July, 54%, Pork—July, l8.3'o; Sept., 18.80. Lard—'July, 10.45; Sept., 10.70. Ribs—July, 10.77; Sept., 11.07. LABUK AND RECREATION. All Work and No Play Produoas the Fatigue That Poison*. I Men and women come in the morn ! )ng to their tasks with a spring of ! fresh energy -within them. Little by ! little during the hours of labor they | empty that spring. When it Is dry they must draw from forces which should be untouched. By some strange chemistry which no one understands , too well these Intrusions on the phys ical forces which should be inviolate produce in the human system a true i toxic condition—futlgue poison, auto : poison the scientists call It * | If this fatigue poison passes a point ■where the period of rest following is I not equal to the task of throwing it off and tilling afresh the spring of energy, j the man goes buck to his toil a little { unfit; the longer he goes on the more | unfit he becomes. Slowly the poison Invades his system. The repairing 1 forces—food, relaxation, pleasures and * ' Bleep—become less and less equal to*t the task. The man becomes more and more open to the attack of disease; less and less able to do his work; uu- ' i fit to improve upon It; unable to grow. : He is an unsafe man, too, one not to be trusted among machines In dangerous places. The man has been poisoned j into unfitness by the slow accumula tion of fatigue poison which he could not throw off. ! It was not work which did this. It was too much work. He needed the work to keep him fit Without it or its 1 equivalent, a regular physical exercise, j his spring of cnergj' would have a» surely deteriorated as it did from over | work. The spring of energy standing I Idle would have soured within him.— ' I Ida M. Tarbell in American Magazla*.