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MUNICIPAL LEAGUE BACKS
MANNINCASTOTHE WHARF
Its Members Confer To-dj<y and As
sert That Light Company Officials
Have Expressed Willingness to
Halt Work Pending Outcome
Approving as a whole the letter of
eriticism Warren H. Manning, the
Park Department's landscape archi
tect, yesterday made public in connec
tion with the construction of the coal
wharf on Hargest Island by the Har
risburg Light and Power Company, the
Municipal League, at a meetiug at the
Harrisburg Club at 1 o'clock to-day,
went on record as favoring the carry
ins out of all of the park expert 'e sug
gestions in regard to the wharf.
In so doing, the league decided to
eeek a conference both with the light
company officials and the City Com
missioners, this for the purpose of
having matters amicably adjusted to
coincide with Mr. Manning's views.
Immediatelv following the meeting
members of the league called on light
company officials and they said obtain
ed assurances from the company that j
the work on the coal wharf will be de- !
ferred temporarily or until the con
troversy raised <by the expert is set
tled to the satisfaction of all con
ecrned.
This may result, a representative of
the league declared, in the abandon
ment of the whole plin to place the
coal wharf on the island in lieu there
of, provided a boat landing on the is- (
land, as suggested by Mr. Manning.
The League representatives may con
fer with the-City Commissioners on
Tuesday, so they said this afternoon,
and the question of repealing the ordi
nance giving the Light company per
mission to build the coal wharf on the
Hargest island may be raised at that
time.
The Municipal League to-day de
cided to engage Bion .1. Arnold, of Chi
cago. a traction and terminal expert,
to the feasibility of the
League's plans for the proposed isle
of safety to be provided in Market
square. The League's plan? were sub
mitted to the City more than a year
ago but never were adopted, it is said,
because of the engineers" claims that
the $23,000 provided by the loan ap
proved by the voters in 1913 would not
oe adequate to finance the cost.
ONE ABBEST ON CIRCUS DAY
Police Beceived No Complaints of Pick
pockets in Yesterday's Crowd
If circus day brought any pick
pockets to Harrisburg they certainly
did no work, for the police did not
have one complaint of anything being
stolen. It was the most qaiet circus
day from a police standpoint Harris
burg has witnessed for many years.
But one arrest was made during the
div and that was of an unoffensive
drunk.
The crowd which turned out to see
the afternoon circus performance yes
terday was one of the greatest the
performers have played to since the
season opened. Scarcely a hundred
seats were vacant in the "big top."
The circus was fine, the added clown
features bringing howls of laughter.
Harrisburg was pleased and the show
people were pleased.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Le
moyne Church of Christ, will serve a
chicken and waffle supper in the dining
room of the church on Saturday even
ing. These suppers nee l no recommen
dation and the lovers of the dishes
named will be glad to know that the
public is invited.
Cut Down Your
Coal Bill
Coal prices are at their
lowest now and will not
change until July 1. Pea
coal is only $4.95 a ton now,
the lowest it has been for a
number of years. Wise
housekeepers are cutting
down their coal bills by fill
ing their bins with range and
furnace coal while the saving
prices are in effect.
H. M. KELLEY & CO.
1 N. Third Street
Tenth and State Streets
AUSTRO-ITALIAN
SITUATION TENSE
Coatlnued From Firpt Pigf.
denlv was closed yesterday afternoon.
The teachers, with a number of German
newsraper correspondents nnd several
German families, left almost immedi
ately for Germany.
Paris, May 7. 5.23 A. M.—The Vat
ican has advised all German and Aus
trian theological students to leave Rome
immediately, according to a dispatch to
the "Petit Parisien" from the Italian
capital.
Austria Prepares for Defense
Paris. May 7. —Austria is continu
ing to make extensive preparations for
defense against a possible attack by
Italy, according to a dispatch to the
"Petit Parisien" from Turin. Railway
service was suspended for six hours last
Friday and Saturday at Graz and La
bache to permit the passage of military
trains carrying artillery and ammuni
tion to Trieste. Considerable German
forces are sail to be at Graz awaiting
transportation to Zagrab. Crotia, and
thence to Bosnia and Dalmatia.
Vatican Organ Looks For War
Rome. May 7. —Asserting that the
hour is near at hand for momentous
decisions by Italy the "Osservatore
Roman," the Vatican organ, deprecates
in the strongest terms the war it be
lieves probable. The paper protests
against "the fury of degenerate na
tionalism which desires war for war's
sake, hiding from the majority of the
nation the dangers of participating in
the cruel conflict which is shaking
Europe like an earthquake, which
lightly accepts war for war's sake
without asking its justice, necessity or
opportuneness."
Italians Recalled From Turkey
London, May 7.—A Reuter dispatch
from Athens says a telegram from
Constantinople states that the Italian
government has recalled the teachers
in Italian schools at the Turkish cap
ital. Subjects of the triple entente
Powers who remain in Turkey are be
ing concentrated at Constantinople by
the authorities with a view of remov
ing them to Asia Minor.
Paris. May 7.—Reports are current
here that an official report to the min
istry of war regarding the attack on
Colonel Miami's Italian force in Tri
poli, contains proof that Turkish of
ficers commanded the rebels says a
"Petit Parisien" dispatch from Turin,
and that the Italian government will
ask the Porte for an immediate expla
nation.
LATE WAR~NEWS SUMMARY
Official announcement is made in a
dispatch from Constantinople that se
vere losses have been Inflicted on the
French and British troops which land
ed- on Gallipoli peninsula. It is said
one entire battalion was annihilated
in an attack on the allied left wing
and that in another engagement the
British lost heavily, both in men and
war munitions.
Reports reaching London from the
Dardanelles, while containing no new
details of the land fighting say that
the bombardment by the allied fleet
of the Turkish fortifications is pro
ceeding successfully. Some of the forts
ait Chanak and Kilid Bahr and prob
ably others on both sides of the straits
np to the narrows arc said to have been
silenced.
The exact status of affairs in the
great battle of Western Galicia re
mains in doubt. German and Austrian
reports of a spectacular victory as in
creasingly optimistic. They state that
the resistance of the Russians is being
broken down steadily and that the
whole Carpathian army of the Russians
has been placed in a precarious situa
tion. Petrogrsd advices, however, while
conceding a measure of success to the
Teutonic allies, say these claims are
greatly exaggerated. The Russian war
office announces a victory in a battle
near Stry, in the Carpathians further
e;et than the scene of the present main
battle.
Hopes that Italy would settle peace
fully her differences with Austria ap
parently are fading as speedily as they
were revived a few days ago. The Aus
trian government is reported to have
informed Italy of the extreme conces
sions It is willing to make, and Ans
trijns and Germans in Rome are repre
sented as having lost confidence in a
favorable outcome. A German school
in Rome was closed on receipt of a
telegram from Berlin and the exodus
of Germans from Italy is continuing in
increasing numbers. Austria Is making
energetic military preparations for a
possible attack by Italy.
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HAftBISBURG STAR-INDEPENDENT, FRIDAY EVENING. MAY 7, 1915.
Kill TELLS
SMC HUTS
Pennsy Superintendent
Testifies in Answer
to Statements of Ex-
Mayor Hoyer
DISPUTES MUCH
OF THE TESTIMONY
Didn't AgTee With Altoona's Execu
tive As to Manner in Which Strike '
In Mountain City In 1011 Was to
Be Handled
By Asstn-tatcd Pre**.
Washington, Mnv 7.—The Federal
Industrial Relations Commission to-day
continued its examination of witnesses
as to labor conditions on the Pennsyl
vania railroad when G. W. Creighton,
general superintendent of that road at
Altooiu, Pa., returned the stand. He
testified in answer to statements made
before the commission yesterday by
Samuel H. Hoyer, former Mayor of
Altoona. in connection with the strike
in the Pennsvlvatiia shops there in
1911.
Hoyer testified that the striking
shopmen were peaceful, but that
Creighton had repeatedly urged him
to arrest strike breakers and labor or
ganisers. He declined to do so. how
ever. he said, because he had no right
to do it. Hoyer told of his efforts to
settle the strike, saying that he sug
gested to l reighton that he take the
men back, but that Creighton declined
to do so because the time limit for
them to return Jiad expired. The wit
ness said he told Creighton that un
less he allowed the men to return to
work he (Hoyer} would lead the strike
himself. This, Hoyer said, resulted in
an order to take the men back and
that most of them returned.
Points of Testimony Disputed
Replying to the testimony given by
Hoyer, Mr. Creighton disputed other
testimony that the Brotherhood of
Railroad Trainmen urged organization
of the Altoona shopmen.
"Unfortunately, Mr. Hoyer and
myself, although we usually agreed on :
public affairs did not agree as to how i
this strike should be handled. Through
out the trouble it was absolutely neces- !
sarv that we know in advamce what
the labor leaders were going to do
about it.
"Incident to failure to get proper
protection from the city we would ap
peal from the county and from the
county got fifty detectives. Our plants
and yards constantly were invaded.
Strikers threw missiles at our trains
and there were actual violence toward
us constantly.
The Assault on Labor Leader
Creighton, referring to Hover's tes-1
timonv on an assault by Constable Lu- i
ther upon Gallagher, a labor organizer, j
declare! the attack had nothing to do i
with the strike. Luther, he said, at- !
tacked Gallagher because Mrs. Luther ]
said he had insulted her.
"Did you know that Gallagher died
shortly after that assault?" asked i
Commissioner O'Conneil.
"I did not."
"Well, he did. If the Pennsylvania!
company was not interested in that;
case, why did the master mechanic of!
your shop go to the mayor to appeal j
for Luther, stating that the Judge, Dis-'
trict Attorney and everybody and the ■
Mayor had been fixed?"
"I called Mr. Redding (the master
mechanic) on the long distance tele- j
phone last night," said Creighton, j
"and lie declared that he never said;
anything of the kind to Hoyer. I think I
the Mayor's use of the word 'fixed';
was an unfortunate one. I don't think !
he meant it just that way."
Arming of Policemen
"Do you think the Mayor would ac-1
cuse an officer of your company that
way. if nothing of the kind happened?!
Did Mr. Redding indicate that he
didn't appeal at all to Mayor Hoyer;
in Luther's case?"
"Mr. Redding told me that the
charge was unqualifiedly false," said
Creighton.
Chairman Walsh asked Creighton to
get an affidavit from Redding.
At the time of the Altoona strike. |
Creighton said arms were seourol from. 1
the purchasing agent at Philadelphia i
who kept revolvers on hand in times of j
peace.
"Ordinary policemen's clubs are
turned out in our factories whenever!
there is trouble," said he.
The questioning turned to conditions j
in Altoona.
Altoona Dominated by Company
"Altoona is dominated by the Penn
sylvania in a certain way)" said he,
"because the people are "all affiliated
with the company and would be with
us if left to their own devices. There
was absolutely no trouble there until
these organizers tried to stir up trouble
in order to win a strike at Piteaim."
Commissioner Aishton asked Creigh
ton about Mayor Hover's charge that
he was trying to incite trouble in urg
ing him to arrest strikers.
The Arrest of Strikers
"The streets were filled with threat
ening mobs, and I thought we ought to
got action from him." said Mr. Creigh
ton. "It was clearly a case of his fail
ure to appreciate the danger of an up
rising. ''
Mrs. J. Borden Harriman asked Mr.
Creighton if the Pennsylvania officials
tried to confer with the labor organ
izers at Altoona.
"Certainly not," said Creighton.
"They were intruders who came to Al
toona to stir up trouble because of fail
ure to win a strike cv the western
j division. We did not deem it our duty
I to consult with men of this character,
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Wouldn't Consult Labor Leaden
"Did you ever try to convince the
labor leaders that they were in the
wrong!" Mrs. Harriman asked. "How
did you know they would not reason
with vou, if vou' never talked with
them!
"There was absolutely no reaaon to
talk with them."
Commissioner Lennon asked what
the Pennsylvania would do if he should
go to Altoona to organize workmen,
and Creighton replied:
"We would do all we could to pre
vent organization of unions to affiliate
with the American Federation of Labor
or any organization which would sub
ject us to sympathetic strikes or the
closed shop."
JITNEYS IN CIRCUS DAY
ACCIDENTS: 75 LICENSED
Police Are Exerting Extra Efforts to
Prevent Mishaps Due to the Large
Number of 5 Cent 'Buses Now Op
erating on the City's Streets
Great impetus was given to the jit
ney business when the circus came to
town yesterday and the wonder is that
more accidents did not occur. The po
lice were unusually vigilant and it
took eight coppers all day and through
out the evening properly to direct
traffic on Sixth street at the circus
grounds.
The accidents that resulted from
the large number of autos on the streets
occurred at other parts of the city.
Seventh-five jitneys are now licensed to
do business, nine of these licenses hav
ing been taken out to-day after drivers
had a good day hauling passengers to
and from the circus grounds. The new
recruits will probably continue to do
business from now on. How many cars
were pressed into service yesterday
without being licensed it is within no
man's power to say, for scores of cars
were used for that purpose on yesterday
only.
jitneys in two instances held up the
trolley traffic. A large touring car
ran into a trolley car at Second and
North streets yesterday afternoon and
held up scores of cars on the electric
line before it was extricated. A small
er jitney ran into a trollev at the cir
cus grounds last night and'derailed the
trollev car.
Two circus day accidents happened
late yesterday ofternoou. Helen Cox,
who lives on South street, stumbled on
her roller skates and fell against the
running board of an automobile at Sec
ond and Pine streets. She suffered a
laceration of the forehead which was
treated at the office of Dr. J. R. Swartz.
Miss Catherine Critchley, 19 years
old. 2827 Penn street, a proof reader
for the Harrisburg "Telegraph," was
run down by an automobile driven by
H. X. Heektnan of Mechanicsburg, at
Third and Walnut streets at 5 o'clock
yesterday afternoon. She at first re
fused to go to the Harrisburg hospital,
and Heckman drove around to police
headquarters and reported the'accident.
She was later taken to the hos
pital, where she was treated for bruises
of the left knee and shoulder. Her in
juries are nor serious. The machine is
owned bv R. E. Rakestraw, of Mechan
icsburg.
COURT HOUSE
WANT All) TO 11111.11 ROAD
Swatara Township Supervisors Present
Requisition to Coutny Commissioners
Four of the five Swatara township
supervisors and a representative body
of township taxpayers this morning
made applications to the Dauphin Coun
ty Commissioners for financial aid to
rebuild two miles of roadway. It is pro
posed to rebuild a half mile section of
IMohu street and the other stretch to
be improved connects Oberlin and En
haut and is about a mile and a half in
length.
The estimated cost of the proposed
work is $15,000, of which the super
visors are endeavoring to have the
State pay one-half, the county one
quarter and the township the re
mainder. The work would be completed
this year if the State and county offi
cials decided to render assistance.
The Commissioners made no decision
to-day, pointing out that they first must!
ascertain whether they have sufficient
money available. The Commissioners
did say, however, that if it is at all
possible they will render some assist
ance in building a section of the road.
The four supervisors at the conference
included: M. J. Aungst. William Still,
J. Q. A. Rutherford and S. H. Grove.
Former Prothonotary Here
> J. G. Diffenderfer, formerly Pro
thonotary of Daufhin county, who now
is the manager of the Humphrey Gas
Company, of Cincinnati. 0., was among
the callers at the Court House this
morning.
Viewers Have Hearing
Paul G. Smith, Karl Steward and E.
Clarke Cowden, viewers, yesterday aft
ernoon met in the City Commissioners'
room in the Court House and received
testimony relevant to the opening and
widening of Second street, Highspire. K.
F. Mathias. whose property was razed
through the improvement, put in a
claim for $3,000 damages. John R.
Geyer, counsel for t>he borough, argued
to the viewers that the building was
erected on the street after the high
way had been laid out originally and
that Mathias. therefore, is not entitled
to damages. C. 'H. Backenstoe appeared
for Mathias.
Marriage Licenses
Homer E. Fortecbaugh, city, and An
nabelle DsAV'alt, West Fairview.
William A. .Moats and Catherine
Waters, Harrisburg.
Simon P. Walters, Harrisburg, and
Emma (Miller, tfhiremanstown.
Ensign Low on Sewers
G. W, Ensign at noon to-day sub
mitted the low 'oid for the construction
of a sewer in a ten foot wide alley and
in (Monroe street. His proposal was
$286.88. Other bids were as follows:
Henry Opperman, $312; John A.
Stuelcer, $357.
Court Names Tipstaves
Tipstaves for the sessrion of Com
mon Pleas Court wliicih will be held
next week were announced •by tfhe
''ourt to-day as follows: John Arnold,
IHenry 'Chubb, Harry Matt-is, James
Earp, J. U. Yentzer, "H»rry <Fuk>hner,
Jacob Bovd, John Pottorf. R. W. Green,
M. F. Graham, Joshua Porter. Hugh
M>n»skey, Robert Doughterty, George
I W. Myers.
IKRH'
FIGHI PROLONGED
Lawyers For the Prop
erty Owners Obtain
Extension of Time on
Hearings
TO TEST ACTS
OF ASSEMBLY
Serve Notice That Their Clients WIU
Conted for Pay for Improvements
Made Since lflflO, the Date Front
Street Was Officially Plotted
Taking the position that the City in
acquiring the "IHnrdscrabfole" sectiou
for the purpose of reopening Nortih
l'Vont street, from Herr to CaKler. must
pal dollar for dollar for each ami every
dwelling and piece of real estate, with
out regard to whether the buildings
were erected before or after 1880—
the date of the formal plotting of that
p«rt of Front street—attorneys repre
senting *'Hardscralvble'' property own
ers t'his morning served nrrtice 011 tihe
board of three viewers sitting in the
condensation proceedings, that the
'' Hardsi-ralvble'' people mean to fight.
Attorneys contended they must have
more time in which to prepare their
cases before putting witnesses on the
stand and they sought and obtained a
continuance of the hearing, scheduled
to be held to-day, until the week of
June 22.
More than a score of spe.'ial and local
acts ot' Assembly, dating back as far
ns 1860, the lawyers said, relate to the
"Hardscrabble'' section and North
Front street, and the viewers were
given to understand that the consti
tutionality of some of t'hose laws will
be tested before the "Hardscrabble"
problem is finally disposed of by the
courts.
Lawyers Beady to Fight
Lawyers declared that if the razing
of the 'Hardscrabble houses and the
straightening of Front street is to be
rushed along it will be accomplished
only through an amicable adjustment
by which the property owners will be
given "value for value received."
As contended by the City, portions
of the testimony of some of the wit
nesses has been confined to questions
of what the market values of homes in
the condemned section were prior to
1860. This is in line with the con
tention that property owners after
1860 had no right to erect new build
ings on the "Hardscrabble" property
—the ground west of Front street —
and that, if they did so, it was at their
risk of not getting compensated for it
when the City would decide to open
Xorth Front street.
John C. Nisslev, representing a num
ber of the affected property owners, of
ficially entered his appearance ns coun
sel, this morning, so that the corps of
legal advisers rallying to the support
of the "Hardscrabble" folk now num
bers half a dozen. The procedure in
this case is not unlike thnt followed by
view boards in other similar cases and
is not being questioned by the attor
neys. but objection is being raised to
that part of the program which would
indicate, the lawyers said, that the City
will be required to pay only ground
and realty values that prevailed prior
to 1860. '
To Attack Constitutionality
One of the special acts of assembly
which, it is held, literally exonerates
the City from paying for buildings
erected in "Hardscrabble'' after Front
street was laid out originally, is to be
attacked on the grounds of its alleged
unconstitutionality, so the attorneys
declared.
Paul G. Smith, president of the
view board, made it clear this morning
that the viewers desire to dispose of
the "Hardscrabble" case as speeiily
as possible, yet he said:
"We desire that all persons con
cerned be given a fair chance to be
h' ard.''
The plan now is to open the hear
ings again on .Tune 22, —an earlier
date could not be selected because of
court engagements and other business
matters —and meetings will be held
each day thereafter until all testimjny
has been taken. •
MUST ECONOMIZE TO KEEP
SAME SCHOOL TAX RATE
Board Will Have to Refrain From
Making Improvements In the Com
ing Fiscal Tear in Order to Keep
Within the 8 1-2 Mills Figure
The school tax rate of 8 1-2 mills,
which the Finance Committee will
recommend for the coming fiscal year
to the School Board to-night, will take
earc only of the bare expenses of the
district, and the strictest economy must
be observed, according to school of
ficials to-day. The rate is the same as
for the present year.
Until next year, which is the trien
nial assessment year when the city val
uation will be increaseJ, the board will
just be able to take care of absolutely
necessary repairs and allow for no im
provements requiring the expenditure
of much money.
The increases in teachers' salaries
under the rules of the board will take
$10,900. The increases affect 264 of
the 308 teachers in the district. Tho
salary item is the greatest the board
has to care for, taking 67 per cent,
iof the board's income for the year,
jinking fund interest and state taxes
take twenty per cent, of tho income and
other expenses, including repairs to the
buildiqgs and all supplies including
coal, take the other 13 per cent.
Tho board will be asked to approve
a loan of $99,000, for wjiich interest
bearing serial bonds will bb issued. Of
this $9,000 is for the purchase of an
additional plot at Fifth and Mahan
tongo where the new Tenth ward school
house will be built, and $90,000 for
the construction of the building.
1,253 PASSENGERS WERE
ON BOARD TRE LUSITANIA
CoattaUMl From Ktrat I'lft.
Julian De Ayala, Cuban consul gen
era! at Liverpool.
James Baker, Kngland.
Ming M. A. Baker, New York.
Mr. and Mrs. <3. W. 'B. Bartlet, lon
don.
J. J. Battersby, Stockport, Kng.
Albert C. Bilkke and wife, I<o< An
geles. C'al.
Leonids* Bistio, Atlanta, tta.
J. J. 'Black, New York.
Thomas Bloomfield, New York.
Jamos Boban, Toronto, Canada.
K. D. Bowen, Boston.
Mr. Boulton, Jr., Chicago.
Miss Bruithwaite, Morristotvn, N. J.
Miss Josephine Brandell, New York.
Allan Bredge and wife, New York.'
C. T. Broderiek, Boston 1 .
W. Broderiek-Cloete. San Antonio,
Tex.
J. H. rooks, New York.
Mrs. F. H. Brown, New York,
TORPEDOED OFFOLO HEAD:
PASSENCERS SAFE. DELIEF
London, May 7.—The Cunird line
steamer Lusitania from New York,
May 1, for Liverpool with 1,3958 pas
sengers on board, was torpedoed this
morning at about 2 o'clock at a point
ten miles off Old Head, Bansale, Ire
land, and Inter went down.
It is bell erred that her passengers
are safe. No details of how they may
have been rescued, however, are at
hand. One message received here says
it is not known how many of the Lusi
tanla's passengers were saved.
Belief wan Immediately sent out
from Queenstown. If the Lusitania
floated a reasonable length of time be
fore going down it is possible that some
of the rescuing ships got to her side.
It is believed that the Lusitania's
watertight bulk head would tend to
keep her afloat.
Two hundred of the passengers on
board the Cunarder were transferred
to her from the steamer Cuneronia be
fore she left New York.
First Wireless Oall Tor Help
Queenstown, May 7.—According to
a report received here the first wire
less S. O. 8. call was sent by the Lusi
tania at 2.15. This read: "Want as
sistance; listing badly."
News received here from the steam
er Lusitania at 3.25 p. m. says that
before sinking her life bo,its were over
her sides.
FLEW C. S. FLAW ON A FORMER
TRIP TO INSURE PROTECTION
By Associated Prat,
New York May 7.—lt was the
steamer Lusitania whose flying of the
American flag in the month of Febru
ary on her way from (Queenstown to
Liverpool in order to protect her
against possible attack by a German
submarine caused considerable aston
ishment on both sides of the ocean and
lefulted in the issuing of a statement
by the British Foreign Office justify
ing the use of a neutral flag under cir
cumstances such as these.
The Lusitania was one of the largest
of transatlantic liners, as well as one
of the speediest. She was built in
Glasgow in 1906. She was 785 feet
long, 88 feet beam and 60 feet deep.
(Her gross tonnage was 32,500 and her
net tonnage 9,145. She was owned by
the Canard Steamship Company, Lim
ited, of Liverpool. Her captain was
W. T. Turner.
PRESENCE OF SUBMARINES IN
' WAKE OF LUSITANIA KNOWN j
New York, May 7.—The presence of '
German submarines off the southern j
coast of Ireland and along the line of j
travel the Lusitania would follow in
going to Liverpool, was made known
in a dispatch from Glasgow last night
which recited that t'he 'British steamer
Cherbury 'hail been torpedoed in the.
Atlantic ocean, off the Irish coast.
This was on April 27. Two other ves
sels were sent to t'he bottom more re
cently, the Centurion and the Candi
date. Just Where these ships were at
tacked has not been made known, but
their destination lead to the belief that
one or more German submarines have
been operating in the lines of transat
lantis travel. It may 'be tJhat they were
waiting for the Lusitania, atid in the
meanwhile attacked suclh other vessels
as came within their range.
tiIKL SURVIVOR OF TITANIC
ESCAPES LUSITANIA DISASTER
That the captain of the Lusitania was
probably in readiness for au undersea
attack, and that he had the life iboats
ready, is the belief of P. 11. Keaue, 167
Paxton stret, brother of IM;i»s Nora M.
Keane, who tailed on the trip of the
Lusitania just previous to this ill-fated
one.
L\Piss Keane, who sailed on the way
to Garden Hill, County 'Limerick, Ire
land, to tee her mother, who is ill, wrote
to her brother after she landed safely
on AprM 11, Slhe said there was an
anxious time as the big liner approached
the shores of t'he 'British Isles on that
trip and that the captain ordered the
boats to be in readiness to take vue
passengers off in case of attack.
'Miss Keane was on the Titanic the
night the vessel sank in mid-Atlantic
and was saved after a night spent in
an open lifeboat.
C. V. B. B. Train Hits Wagon
The mail wagon of Norman Clipping
er, rural mail carrier, while crossing
the track of the Cumberland Valley
railroad at the Normal School crossing,
Shippensburg, to-day, was struck by
train No. 3. The company says Clip
pinger failed to stop and note the ap
proach of the train before attempting
to cross the track. The rear of the
vehicle was damaged, but Mr. Clipping
er escaped unhurt.
13
STABS PLAINTIFF
AT SHERIFF SALE
Mrs.Ginditta Paponetti
Assaults Former
Landlord Who Bids
High on Goods
BUTCHER KNIFE
IS THE WEAPON
Joseph Chlari Bleeding From Wound In
Left Ear When Sheriff Wells Hears
Cries—Railroad Policeman Flacei
Woman Under Arrest
Incensed nt the plaintiff in a sher
iff s snip because she thought he was
bidding her goods at far above their
value in or.lor to make her friends who
were buying her goods to pay exorbi
tant prices, Cinditta Paponetti stabbed
Joseph Chiari, her former landlord, in
the right ear with a butcher knife dur
ing the progress of the sale at 1225
Wallace street at 10.30 o'clock this
morning.
The assault took place while Sheriff
Wells and Deputy Sheriff Charles K.
Walmer wore on their way to the sec
ond floor. Cries of man stabbed brought
the sheriff to the first floor, whore ho
found Chiari bleeding profusely from
the wounded enr. Malcomb Graham, a
Philadelphia & Reading railroad police
man, happened to be near and placed
the woman under arrest, holding an ex
cited crowd at bay with his revolver
until they became calm. Sheriff Wells
telephoned for the patrol.
Woman Committed to Jail
Chiari, who resides at 1014 1-2
North Seventh street, was taken to the
Harrisburg hospital for treatment and
Mrs. Paponetti was taken to police
headquarters where a charge of feloni
ous assault and battery whs lodged
ngßinst her. She was committed to
jail for a hearing. Chiari was not
seriously wounded and was sent to hie
home after he was treated at the hos
pital.
Mrs. Paponetti lived in one of Chi
ari's houses on Heir street and moved
out some time ago, although the lease
she held runs until November of this
year. Chiari secured a judgment
against her for $lO5 for rent due in
that time and the saJe this morning
was to satisfy that judgment.
Bid Ooods Above Their Value
Several of Mrs. Paponetti's friends
were on hand to bid on her furniture
and the stock of a very small store she
runs at 1225 Wallace street, according
to attaches in the sheriff's oflice. Ii
being to the interest of Chiari to get af
much for the goods as possible he bio
several of the things higher than theii
actual value.
During the progress of the sale Mrs
Paponetta became nervous and mut
tered threateningly. After the stock
of the store was sold and the furniture
in the back room and the sheriff was
going to the second floor she secured s
butcher knife and made a lunge at bei
former landlord, striking him in the
ear. Many of the witnesses thought sh(
was trying to cut him in the throat
More than $74 was realized from th«
sale of goods that ordinarily would not
bring more than S3O, according to wit
nesses.
FINANCE
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
QUOTATIONS
New York, May 7.
Open. Close.
Amal Copper 74% 68
Amer Beet Sugar 46% 44
American Can 39 34
Am Car and Foundry Co 54-% 52
Am Cotton Oil 50% 4 7Vi
Am Ice Securities .... 33% 31</,
Amer Loco 52. 47
Amer Smelting 70% 66
: American Sugar 109% 106%
Anaconda 35% 32'/,
Atchison 101% 99 Vi
Baltimore and Ohio ... 74% 71'/,
Bethlehem Steel H9% 145
Brooklyn R T 89% 87%
( alifornia Petroleum . . 17% 16%
Canndian Pacific 158% 157%
Central leather 39 36V,
Chesapeake and Ohio .. 44% 42
Chi, Mil and St. "Paul. 93% 92
Ohino ('on Copper ... 46% 4414 '
'Col Fuel and Iron .... 28% 27
Corn Products 14% 13>/,
'Distilling Securities .. 13'/, 13"/,
Erie 26% 25»/,
Erie, Ist pfd 42% 40%|
■Goodrich B F ........ 48 45
Great Nor pfd 119'/, 117
Great Nor Ore,subs . . 35% 32
JlMinois Ontral 110 110
Tnterboro Met 21% 18<u
Interboro Met pfd .... 71% 67
Lehigh Valley 141% 140%
Mex Petroleum 79 75%
Missouri Pae 14% 13%
National I>ead 65% 60
Nev Consol Copper ... 15% 13%
New York Ontral ... 87% 8-6'/„
iN V, X H and H.... 67% 64%
Norfolk and West .... 104% 103
Northern Pacific 107 105
Penna R R 108% 107%
Pittsburgh Coal 23 23%
ilo pfd 91% 98%
Press Steel Car 50% 45V,
Ray Con. Copper 23%
Reading 14 6% 144
Repub. Iron and Steel . 28% 26
Southern Pacific 91 88%
Southern Rv 17% 17%
Tennessee Copper 33% 30
Union Pacific 128% 125%
U. 8. Rubber 66 1 /, 62
U. S. Steel 56'/* 54%
do pfd 107% 107%
Ctah Copper 68% 64%
Vir.-C'arolina Ohem. .. . 33% 33%
WU. Telegraph 67% 66
Westinghouse Mfg .... 99% 92
Chicago Board of Trade Closing
Chicago, May 7.—Close:
Wlwsat—lXTay, 1.58; July, 1.31.
< torn—'May, 57%; July," 77»/,. .
Oats—May, 03%; July, 53.
Pork—July, 18.17; Sept., 18.60.
Ijard—July, 10.15; Sep*., 10.40.
Ribs—July, 10.70; Sept., 10.95.