NEWS OF STEELTON
FELTON RECOMMENDS
MORE IMPROVEMENTS
In Letter to Directors He Calls Atten
tion to the Need of More Outlay in
Capital to Meet Competition of Oth
er Steel Manufacturing Concerns
Because of keen competition on the
part of other steel manufacturing eon
ferns. President K. C. Feltoo. of the
Pennsylvania Steel Company, in a re
port made to the board of directors of
that corporation, declared that the
company must continue to spend large
sums of money in the near future for
improvements.
The following section of the steel
president's report pertains to the Steel
ton plant:
"While tile improvements planned
in 1913 and now nearing completion
will enable your subsidiary companies
to increase their output of the cruder
forms of steel, and will greatly reduce
their operating costs, these improve
ments must not be considered in any
sense as final." he says. " sums
must be expended on your plants in the
near future to enable them to diversify
tiieir lines of products, and keep pave
with their competitors. The most profit
able directions in which to extend your
business are now being considered and
plans are being made for tinaucing the
new construction necessary. The busi
ness of the Pennsylvania Steel Com
pany is largely dependent upon the rail
roads of the country. The railroads
constitute the 'ouik of its customers,
and when they are out of the market
as purchasers the business of your com
pany suffers."
This statement is practically a sum
ming of the announcement made when
the 1914 improvement plan was given
to the public. That plan included the
erection of the big chain of mills at the
west end, all three of which are now
in condition to be operated. In these
mills a diversified product is possible,
instead of but one product, steel rails,
which the rail mill only could roll.
The refor: also shows that the plant
was operated at about fifty per cent, of
its capacity in 1911.
I'nder the 1913 improvement plan,
the 'following departments have been
completed, or are well under way: Open
hearths and Bessemer, consolidated and
completed with greatly enlarged out
put: the 2.000-ton forging press, com
pleted; billet mill, remodeled, now
known as merchant mill No. 2. com
pleted: the erection of a chain of three
mills at the west end. practically com
pleted: blast furnace Xo. 5. nearing
completion, and an eye bar mill com
pleted. The total amount expended on
improvements bv the company at the
Steeiton plant in 1914 was given a? $2,-
51 >.962. all of which was charged to
capital.
Announcement was made at the ex
ecutive office of the Steelton plant this
morning that the company had placed
bids on -.art of the 138.000 tons of
steel rai'.s needed by the Pennsylva
nia railroad during the present year,
but that the latter corporation had not
yet • von out contracts for its supplies
i'i rhi-s 'ine. In the meantime the local
rail mill has been idle for ten days with
no present prospect of early resump
tion.
o en hearths are in operation
this week, but announcement wa< male
that several of these would be taken off
at the end of the week unless a large
sized orler was received in the mean
time. The bridge and construction de
partment is the only one at the plant
that is Heing rushed, much overtime
being made by the employes in the ef
fort to complete on time the 2.200 tons
of structural steel for the Remington
Arms Company, of Connecticut.
SQI IKE KAUDNERS COURT
Two Men Will Be Heard on Desertion
and Non-support Charges
Frank Resb was placed under arrest
last evening by Detective Durnbaugh.
charged with desertion and non-support
by his wife. Hazel. He will be given
a hearing before Squire Gardner this
evening.
Jacob Steaman wi* apprehended last
evening by Constable ' Gibb. charged
w th non-support by hi< wife. Mary. Ho
will also be heard by Squire Gardner
this evening
Stojan Rudic and Rosa Vidakovie, <
who were arrested last Friday, will ap
pear before Squire Gardner "this even
ing to answer to a serious charge.
They were arrested by Constable Gibb.
When arraigned before Squire Gard- i
ner last evenir.g for a hearing. Ross M. •
Dickey pleaded guilty to a charge of as
sault and battery preferred by his wife.
He decided to stand trial on charges of
felonious assault and resisting an oth- i
cer preferred by Detective Durnbaugh.
who arrested him and who charges that
Dickey attempted to cut him with a
razor. Dickey was committed to jail
in default of bail ta await the action '
of the court.
LEAGUE THANKS PUBLIC
Officers Show Appreciation for Help on
Park Tract Work
H. C. Wright, president of the local j
Municipal League; Charles S. Davis,!
chairman of the committee on parks '
and playgrounds, and Charles R. Hoi- '
ton, secretary of the same league, have '
requested this paper to publish the fol
lowing letter of thanks:
"Tiie Municipal League desires pub-'
liely to thank all people of Steelton I
and vicinity for services rendered in
connection with the development work
begun ir. Luther R. Kelker Park on Sat
urday. May 8. The results greatly ex
eeeded our expectations. We "urge,
furthermore, that any who have not vis
ited the park up to this time do so
without delay. It will be worth •
while."
/ \ I
Staelfon Transfer
Office Removid
To Trtwick St., Near Front.
where Lime and Sand can be had at
all times, also hauling of every de
scription will be attended to on
short notice.
AIITO FIRE TRUCK ASKED
FOR PAXTANC COMPANY
Councilman Seller*. Chairman Town
Property Committee, Introduced the
Subject and Recommended Trucks.
, Instead of Hones
At the May meeting of the borough
council, held last evening, the purchase
of an auto fire truck for the Paxtaug
Hook and Ladder Company was pre
sented by Alfred Sellers, chairman of
the town property committee, and a
committee to look into the matter will
soon be appointed by President Revn
ders.
Both the horses owned by the
"Hookies" are unfit for use owing to
sickness. Sellers also urged the use of
auto trucks in the removal of garbage,
instead of the use of horses, which has
been the custom since the borough was
incorporated.
The shade tree commission was given
an appropriation at the instance of the
finance committee last night. This
money will be furnished at the dis
cretion of the finance committee and
will not exceed S2OO. While the com
mission has the power to levy a tax
of one-tenth of a mill for its expenses
it WHS let down by council a month
ago with money enough to pay for a
printing bill, which would amouut to
about SSO.
The finance committee last night
recommended that an appropriation of
53.000 be made for improvements to
oue of the filter beds. This filter has
been leaking 350.000 gallons of water
each day at a cost to the borough of
S6OO a year. The appropriation was
passed.
The water board reported la«t
night on the delinquent and uncollect
ed water rents brought to its notice
some time ago by the iborough auditors.
The uncollected rents were classified
as follows: Bills placed in the hands
of the solicitor, $231.63; liens enter
ed, SS.SS; exonerations, $585.42, of
which $97.42 are questionable, leaving
a balance of S4BB genuine exonera
tions. covering principally bills that
were rendered in error. Until May 1 of
the present year $767 of the total
delinquent rents hid been cellected. A
motion was passed exhonerating the
department from the collection of the
S4BS, and these bills will be erased
from the books.
A supplement to the street lighting
ordinance was passed on finst reading
for three additional lights in the First
ward.
Chairman Capella. of the sanitary
committee, commended the borough
authorities for the work done duriug
"clean-up week" and recommended
that a building code be put in force
so that conditions such as exist in the
famous "Bear Pit" would be eliminat
ed, along with other nuisances and
situations that are dangerous from the
standpoint of fire protection. He rec
ommended a sewer inlet at Myers and
Franklin streets and an additional
sewer in the West Side along the Read
ing railroad.
The chief of police, highway com
missioner and the plumbing inspector
will make a thorough inspection of the
borough tor defects in sidewalks anil
othe; objectionable conditions that
| are to be taken care of by the owners
i of property where they occur.
| Another request for the wiping out
of the "Bear Pit" was made bv the
burgess for J. Wilson W-alck, who ow*ns
a large part of the property there.
Councilman Caceila presented a mo
i tion that an office be created contain
-1 ing the duties of secretary to The Board
of Health, plumbing inspector and secre
tary to the sanitary committee at a
salary of $75 per month. Former Ooun
, oilman BMward Lewis was recently
made secretary to tie Board of Health
| and Plumbing Inspector at a salary of
$lO per month.
< ouu -iiman Nelley objected to the
motion and said that as the borough
now has 4, health officer, whose duties
are similar to those that would be ex
pected of the holder of the new office,
no added expense should be put on the
borough and that one man should handle
all of the work. The health officer now
receives a salary of S6O a month. 4'ft
er a lengthy discussion the matter was
settled by passing the motion of Coun
cilman Henderson that beginning July
1 the Board of Health shall be limited
to $75 a month for salaries. This action
means that after the stipulated time
; there will be one man employed by the
Health Board as its officer." secretary.
I plumbing inspector and secretary to the
sanitary committee.
Burgess Wigfield again showed Coun
cil the necessity for a reserve force of
• police. Sin e the opening of the Hillis
amjaign. he said, it has required three
1 patrolmen to handle the crowds therfe
and the town has been left during the
j hours of the service there under the
protection of a single officer. No defi
nite action followed his statements.
A special cell for women prisoners
j to be arranged in the lockup and roroe
small improvements in the police office
; which were held up last month were au
! thorized last night.
[ Aid will be asked from the State
} for the paving of the section of high
• way located in South Front street, be
| tween the stone quarries and the upper
1 limit of the ■borough of Highspire
j An appropriation of $25 was last
1 night made to the G. A. R. to defray its
Memorial Day expenses.
Tne finance committee was author
ized to adjust a claim for damages
made against the through in
juries sustained by an aged lady in a
fall on Lincoln street. Another sim
-1 ilar claim through an accident on Eidge
sueet was put in the hands of the same
i committee.
HKLD DRESS REHEARSAL
Finishing Touches Wtre Placed on
Minstrel Program
At a full dress rehearsal held by the
Original Home Talent Minstrels last
night in the High school auditorium the
| tinishinor touches were put to the pro
j gram of fun and frolic to be presented
Ito the public this evening. The sale
At the STANDARD Theatre
TONIGHT
Mike Donegal's Escape. An episode of
the Girl Detective, featuring Cleo
Ridgely. 2-reel special. Kalem.
i The Guttersnipe. Featuring Lillian
Walker. 1 reel Biograph.
The Bine Flame. 2-reel spec'* l - Selig.
The Sorrows of the Unfaithful. 1 Feat
uring Mary Pickford. 1 reel. Bio
graph.
An Interrupted Nap. Lubin.
HAKKTSBtrRG STAR-INDEPENDENT, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 11, 1915.
of reserved seats nas been greater, so
far, vthan that of any entertainment
held ia this auditorium this season, and,
judging by the number of tickets sold
but not reserved, the big hall will be
filled to its capacity this evening.
STEELTON NOTEB
The Hiller A. C. baseball team left
this morning for Mereersburg where
they crossed bats with the college team
this afternoon. The local battery' con
sisted of Wiee and Kir by.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the First
M. E. church will hold a'speei*! meet
ing at the close of the prayer meeting
to-morrow evening.
An old-fashioned spelling bee will
be held at the monthly meeting of the
Bp worth League of the First M. K.
church, Friday evening. Words will be
pronounced by the Rev. W. C. Sander
son, pastor. The league will observe
with a special program its twenty
sixth anniversary, Sunday evening at
6.30 o'clock.
The Rev. A. K. Wier, pastor of
Centenary I". B. church, will be the
principal" speaker at the transfer exer
cises to be held in the High school on
the evening of May 21, when 106
scholars will be admitted iuto the
High school.
Mrs. C. E. Hillis, wife of the evan
gelist now conducting a campaign
here, will lecture before the Civic Club
at its meeting next Monday afternoon
in Trinity parish house.
In order to give its out-of-town
school teachers au opportunity to in
spect the exhibits made in the schools
here during patrous' days, these ex
hibits will be opened Saturday after
ndon until 5 o'clock.
Mrs. Fletcher Died Last Night
Mrs. Joseph Fletcher, who sustained
| a fractured right hip and right wrist
j in falling off a flight of three steps in
j the front of her home. 117 South
! Front street. Sunday, April 25, died of
! her injuries last night at 11.50 o'clock.
Funeral arrangements will be an
nounced later.
Death of Infant Daughter
Julia Catherine, the infant daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Regan, who
died at the home of her parents last
Saturday, was buried in <Mt. Calvary
| cemetery. •
Standard Theatre's Offerings
The lover of comedy will be highly
delighted with the superb program an
-1 nounoed for the Standard this evening,
where most of the reels will insure a
laugh a minute. —Adv.*
IWOR TOURISTS HALT FOR
LUNCH AT STONE HARBOR
Continued Front First Page.
j and the Rotary Club. The women on
the run will be taken in charge by the
auxiliary societies of Wilmington.
The first cars to reach Atlantic City
last night in order of arrival were
' driven by John C. Orr, I. W. Dill. Frank
[ B. Bosch, Or. H. C. Stover, J. B. Clay
and Conover £• Mehring.
Incidents of the First Day
Nearly all the cars yesterday reached,
the first checking station, Berkshire
Hotel. Reading, ahead of time and had
ample opportunity of visiting in ani
viewing this new hotel which is very
complete in its appointments.
The time allowance at Pottstown.
the second checking station, as well as
at Collegeville. the third checking sta
t tion. was very limited, being barely
sufficient to check in and out again.
When the party turned in at the
Club House of the Norristown Auto
I Club for checking, they found plans
> had been laid for the comfort of both
the ladies and men of the party and
excellent sandwiches were served.
The drive from there through Chest
nut Hill, on to Stenton avenue and
Broad street toward the City Hall and
Hotel Walton, the Philadelphia check
ing station, was much relished. On
North Broad street the moving picture
people were busy in their efforts to
make films of the entire party. At the
Walton some of the newspapermen'
lined up with a lone photographer. The
story was so short, —on an average not
more than five minutes, —that little or
no opportunity was given to them for
news or pictures.
Safe on Jersey Soil
The trip across the Delaware was 1
made in two large ferry boats, about
25 minutes apart.
The pace setter had planned for this i
possible delay so there was really no
disappointment and soon the entire:
party was safe on Jersey soil.
The New Jersey people all along !
from Philadelphia to Atlantic City!
were warm in their expressions of in-!
terest.
The boardwalk and its many attrac- j
tions. as well as a special entertaiu- j
ment at 10.30 given by the Rudolph 1
Hotel management, ended the first
day's outing.
Checked Up In Atlantic City
The first day of the run came to a
close last night when the motorists, one
after another, checked off at the Ru- j
dolph Hotel, at this seaside resort. |
Many of the contestants had perfect
scores for the day and after all had be-1
come comfortably settled efforts were
made to check up on the scores.
Everywhere along the route the mo
torists got a rousing reception. The!
cheering from the crowds in the many
towns was evidence of the enthusiasm
on the part of the spectators. The first
rest was taken at the Hotel Berkshire,;
Reading, where a stop of five minutes !
was made.
A big reception was given to the au
toists in Norristown, where the public j
school children were dismissed to wit-!
ness their passing. Crowds lined the
streets from one end of the city to thei
other and as the leaders passed by j
they were greeted with much applause.
Luncheon was served to the contest
ants in the Norristown Auto Club,
from which point the real race of the;
run began, the entrants starting a con
test to reach Philadelphia first.
Bosch Collides With a Cow
The first car to arrive in the Quaker
City was driven by John C. Orr, with 1
a car vontaining E. J. Conover and
Harry Walls coming in for second hon
ors. However. I. W. Dill arrived first
in all towns following Secretary Mvton
in the pilot car.
The car of Frank B. Bosch, presi- j
dent of the Motor Club, struck a cow
near Wernersville. An examination was
For Dandruff, we recommend
"93" HalrTonic
George A. Gorgas
made which showed that the eow was
not hurt. The car was slightly the
worse for the accident.
Another mishap occurred when oue
ear tr««d to run around that of W. H.
Wiklermuth. near Mays Landing. A
shower of stones was thrown up. Peb,
bles passed through the windshield of
the Wildermuth car and came near
striking him on the face. With the ex
ception of slight tire and engine trou
ble no other mishaps were • reported
during the day.
109 MADEROMELESS WHEN
FLAMES RIIFRAHIE ROW
C«!ll««l From Flrat l'««k
fire's origin, among them a report that
the blaze was started to cover a mur
der."
He further asserted this story had
not been confirmed. He seemed disin
clined to believe it, but said that a
search of the ruins will be made as a
matter of course.
The furniture in two of the homes
was entirely destroyed as the heat was
so intense that uo entrance could be
gained. Most of the personal property
in the other houses was taken out be
fore the tiames had reached them. A
number of the oecupauts complained
of losiug paper money which they had
concealed in trunks.
hea the fire started the men were
at work in the Bradley quarries. They
quickly left work and formed a
bucket brigade, little could be ac
complished in that way as the water
had to be pumped. A pumped stream
from the quarries was later turned on
the burning mass but this did little
good on account of the distance.
Help was finally obtained from the
Hershey tire company, which arrived
with a steani engine. A chemical en
gine also was sent from Hunuuelstown.
Only a few streams could be played on
the flames and, as the greater part of
the row had been destroyed by the time
the tire engines arrived, streams were
thrown on other nearby buildings and
the tiames were kept from spreading
further.
The houses were owned by (Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Currido and were built
about four years ago. Each was occu
pied by one family and a number of
boarders. It is estimated there were
one hundred persons living in the row,
who were compelled to seek shelter
elsewhere.
After the fi'-e was under control it
looked as though the occupants would
spend a homeless night, but a number
of houses m the vicinity, owned by
Colonel Bradley, head of the quarries,
were offered to them. Others went to
Hnmmelstown and Hershey.
Seven of the burned houses will have
to be rebuilt entirely, while two others
can be made habitable with a little re
pair work. Another of the houses in
the row remained intact. The homes
are partly covered by insurance. Colo
nel Bradley said he is confident the ru
mor of murder is incorrect. He is posi
tive the fire started from a flue.
ANCIENT MEDICAL SKILL
Paru Had Clever Physicians and Sur
geons Agat Ago.
Both cocaine and quinine were first
discovered and used by the prehistoric
Inhabitants of Peru, Ecuador and Bo
livia. A cup made from the wood of
the tree yielding quinine was filled
with water and allowed to stand over
night. In the morning the liquid had
become saturated with the medicinal
properties possessed by the wood and
its bitter contents were drunk. The
quassia cups sold In drug stores In this
country during the past century were
the early method used to administer
quinine.
The leaf from the tree giving cocaine
is chewed today by the Indians living
in the mountainous districts of Peru,
Ecuador and Bolivia. It acts as a
heart stimulant in those high altitudes
and deadens the pangs of hunger so
frequently felt by the half starved na
tives.
The Chumus, who lived in Peru, ac
cording to some authorities. 2500
years before Christ and whose domin
ions extended into Bolivia, E< uador
and parts of Brazil and Colombia, bad
a pharmacopoeia of their own. Most
of the articles used by them as medi
cines aeons ago are used by. the physi
cian of today. Their surgeons were
highly skilled toe. I have seen skulls
dug up in their old cemeteries that
showed their owners during life had
been injuredNnany times in battle by
blunt Instruments, prerumably clubs,
and their lives had been saved by
trephining. I recall one skull with four
sliver plates, several with three, very
many with two and hundreds with one.
—Leslie's Weekly.
SKILL OF THE BEAVER.
Aa a Canal Digger Ha la an Engineer of
Rara Ability.
According to a legend, the beaver Is
supposed to be a reincarnation of man,
put back on earth to expiate past of
fenses by work, and in some of the
early drawings it is depicted with the
face of a man. And when we consider
Its extraordinary Intelligence and skill
as woodcutter, engineer idam and ca
nal maker), house builder and food
storer the notion does not seem at
all farfetched. Describing the canals
which the animals make by scooping
out the earth with their bands, A. B.
Dugmore in the "Romance of the Bea
ver" remarks:
"It might be presumed that these ca
nals are only run through level coun
try, but here Is the greatest evidence
•f the engineering ability of the bea
vers: They build their canals uphill by
means of weirs or dams, the distance
between them varying according to the
gradient. Yet they never work uphill
unless It Is made absolutely necessary
by the contour of the land. The width
of these canals Is usually about three
feet, with a depth from one to three
feet, seldom deeper except when small
pools are mode, evidently with the idea
of providing a biding place in the event
of danger. direction of> the canals
must necessarily be variable. Wher
ever conditions nre favorable they are
■s straight as though laid out by hu
man engineers, but vrben there is any
advantage to be gained by curves they
make curves."
An Episode
Of the Big
European War
By ESTHER VANDEVEER
Wllhelmina Hlschoff, a volunteer
nurse Iu a hospital for sick and wound
ed soldiers in Germany, entered upon
her service with au admonition from
her father in this wise:
"My daughter, 1 desire that you do
not permit yourself to contine your
nurslug to any one patient. There Is
no more prolific tleld flDr love affairs
thau nursing. A young man, grateful
for the attention he receives, falls iu
love with his nurse, the nurse pities
her charge, and pity is akin to love. 1
wish you to remain fancy free be
cause of this proposed mutch between
you and your Cousin Adolf in America,
a match desired as much by my broth
er, his father, as by myself. The
American branch of our family has
grown rich, while we have remained
poor. It is therefore desirable that you
should marry your cousin, who, as you
know, will come over from America
for the purpose as soon as this war has
ended."
"Yes, father," replied Wllhelmlna.
"you will find lue a dutiful daughter
in this respect as in nil others. We
German girls know what is due to our
parents, but 1 have heard thut in
America it is different—that in that
country there is but little respect for
age or parental authority, and young
people consult their own wishes in
stead of those to whom they owe obe
dience."
This dialogue, which illustrates the
difference between foreign and Ameri
can marriages, was satisfactory to Herr
Bischoff. who felt sure that his daugh
ter would heed his admonition. But
the old man's reasons for caution were
stronger even thau he had stated thorn.
A young soldier who had beeu wound
ed In Belgium came under Wilhelmi
na's care, fell in love with her, and
the pity she felt for hliu as well as
the love he offered her caused a recip
rocal feeling to arise within her own
heart. He asked her all about herself,
her name, the place in which she lived
and told her that as soon as he was
convalescent and should be granted a
brief leave he would go to her father
and ask for her hand. To this she re
plied that she was to marry a cousin
who was to come from America as
soon as the war was over.
"What." exclaimed the soldier, "mar
ry one who takes no part iu the de
fense of the fatherland and refuse one
who has given his blood for it? 1 am
astonished that so lovely a girl should
do such a thing."
To this Wllhelmina replied that she
owed the same duty to her parents
that she owed to her country and
whatever her father bade her she
would do. The soldier insisted that he
would go to her father and represent
to him his wont of patriotism and was
sure that he would relent. But the
lover ndded that Wilbeliuina must be
at home when he came, that she might
add her supplications to his. Wllhel
mlna consented to this, but averred
that without her father's consent she
would not accept her soldier suitor.
When the youug man became well
enough to totter forth from the hos
pital he was given a month's leave,
and Wllhelmina preceded him to her
home to break the matter to her par
ents. When the lover came he fouud
the father obdurate. Wilhelmina had
represented the matter to him. and he
replied that it was the soldier's duty
to serve his country and he was not
entitled to a reward, especially such a
reward as he asked. The American to
whom Wilhelmina was engaged had
been born in another country, and his
duty was to his own state. Therefore
no more should be said about the mat
ter. Wilhelmina should await the ar
rival of the man whom she was to
marry.
When the soldier arrived and was in
formed of the situation he made mat
ters worse by declaring that he would
marry Wilhelmina in spite of her fa
ther, her mother and all her American
relatives, Including the cousin.
"You don't talk like a German at all,"
said Herr Bischoff angrily. "You talk
like an American, for I have under
stood that in America there is but little
respect for age and parental authority.
Get you gone back to the army, and it
is hoped that your country may get rid
of you on the battlefield."
"I will marry Wilhelmina first," the
soldier retorted.
"You will do no such thing."
"Well, at least give me five minutes'
parting conversation with her alone;
then if she wishes It I will give her up."
This promise induced Herr Blsehoff
to grant the Interview, after which the
soldier bid them all goodby. That night
he eloped with Wllhelminu and in the
morning neither of them put in an ap
pearance. Herr Blsehoff bunted high
and low for them, but was unable to
find them. However he learned that
tbey had been seen together going
back in the direction from which they
came, and he followed them. Over
taking them, be upbraided his daughter
and cursed his son-in-law.
"I told you." said the latter, "that
I would marry Wllhelmina. and I have
done so. In marrying me she has
obeyed you. for I am William Blsehoff.
a citizen of the United States. Desir
ing to see something of this big war.
I came over at its commencement in
stead of at its end to enlist in the Ger
man army as well as to marry my
cousin."
Whereupon Herr Blsehoff clasped the
pa>r enthusiastically in his fatherly
arms.
Neutral*.
It is generally acknowledged thai
neutrals have right*. After the wax
is over these will be respected.—ln
dianapolis Journal.
Baffles Bur-bank.
Even Luther Burbank seirns unabU
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WILSON'S POLICY
ON THE LUSITANIA
Conltnuril From Klr«t I'aiir.
this situation as well as other phases
of the world-wide war. It was taken
that he was endeavoring to explain
broadly that the United States should
seek to serve the cause of humanity by
using its influence to secure an ad
herence to the rules and principles of
international law, wherever they have
been contravened.
Although the general trend of com
ment was one of surprise at the limita
tion which the President placed to-day
on the interpretation of his speech
those who have followed his speeches
closely pointed out that Mr. Wilson
had frequently spoken implicit}' rather
than explicitly.
Cabinet in Session To-day
While his Philadelphia audience was
impressed with the belief that the
President was referring specifically to
the Lusitania tragedy, the President in
dicated by his remarks to-day that he
meant his speech to be broader than a
single incident was to cover the en
tire subject of foreign relations as well
as the subject of domestic solidarity
with reference to the aliens who have
become naturalized in America.
At the usual hour, the Cabinet be
gau arriving for the first conference
with the President sinoe last Friday,
whether the President would take up
the Lusitania tragedy or wait until he
had gathered further facts, was some
thing which none of the secretaries
themselves seem to know.
Stone For Peace With Honor
Chairman Stone, of the Senate For
eign Relations Committee, discussed
the Lusitania disaster with the Presi
dent before the Cabinet meeting began
and later said he had 110 expectation
that an extra cession of Congress would
be called.
"I am for peace with honor," said
Senator Stone. "I ilo not know what
the President plans to ilo about the
Lusitania. It is hi* problem and it is
useless for others lo attempt to advise
him.''
Senator Stone declared he favored
passage of the government ship pur
chase bill which failed in the lant Con
gress. Such a step he said, would pro
vide American ships to carrv Ameri
can passengers and goods. He added
that he took it for granted that the
United States would find means to pro
tect its own ship.
LaTollette Opposed to War
Senator I>aFollette, another White
House caller to-dav. opposed the sug
gestion that diplomatic relations with
Germany be ibroken off. "I am for
peice," said Senator LuFollctte. "I
want the United States to take a firm
stand, but I am opposed to war."
The Philadelphia speech was inter
preted by official Washington never
theless that meaning that whatever
course is pursued the United States
probably would endeavor to serve the
oauee of humanity by appealing to
Germany to end her submarine war
fare against unarmed merehantships
carrying non-combatants.
In some quarters the suggestion was
made that the President might forgo
the usual means of diplomatic corre
spondence and address a fnessage in
person to Kmperor William. It was
pointed out by persons hitherto in the
President's confidence that he first try
to prevent a recurrence of such an at
tack as was made on the Lusitania.
taking up subsequently the question of
reparation for the Ices of American
lives.
VIENNA PRESS SAYS SINKING
OF LI'SITANIA WAS JUSTIFIED
Venice, Via London, May 11. —The
newspapers of Vienna justify the sink
ing of the Lusitania on the ground that
she was "virtually an auxiliary
cruiser." The " Neues Wierner Tage
blatt" says: "The Lusitania was really
exactly the same as an English battle
ship."
The " Neue Freie Presse" says:
"The sinking of the liner is equivalent
to a naval defeat, and perhaps one re
sult of the incident will be the collapse
in America of faith in England and
greater regard for the German empire."
S. 11. KXOX CABLES THAT '
HIS COMPANION IS LOST
Philadelphia, May 11.—In a cable
gram addressed to his wife S. M. Knox,
president of the New York Shipbuild
ing Company, who was a passenger on
the Lusitania, to-day informed her of
his safe arrival in London.
Albert Lloyd Hopkins, president of
the Newport News Shipbuilding Com
pany, was a traveling companion of
Mr. Knox. The latter in his message
adds these words: "Am convinced
Hopkins is lost." This news would
appear to settle the fate of Mr. Hop
kins. His name appeared on the steam
ship passenger list as Arthur Hopkinß,
but his fTiends say that this is an er
ror and that the Hopkins listed is real
ly the Newport News shipbuilder.
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RAILROADS
CREW BOARD
HAMUSBUBG SIDE
Philadelphia Division— 127 crew to
first after 10 n. in.: 111, 113 1-4
107. 132. 128, 109. 12!!. 102, 108." '
Firemen for llky, IS3.
Conductors for 107,. 124, 187
Brakemen for 102, 107,' 113, 128,
187.
Engineers up: First, Foster. Hind
man, Bnvbaker. Albright. Long, Kar
hart, Hubler, Maderfort, 'MoCaulev
l.oodwi„. Kautz, Streeper, Geese*!
Welsh, brass, Snow, .Vlanlev, Tennent
Newcomer, Davis, Sober. Gibbons, B. l!
Smith. Young. •
Firemen up: Miller, Mayers, Moffatt,
Chronister, Spring, Arnsiberger, Bver-
Gl ? ve ' *>ntzer, Kreider. (Martin,
Hartz, Cover, Lantz, Copeland, U>b
hart. Weaver. Alndenfort, McfN'eal, I.
I* Wagner, Bleieh, Dodd, Kearney, Gil
toerg, Farmer, Brenner.
Conductors up: Looker, Fesler. Raup.
l lagman up: Banks.
Brakemen up: Shuitzerberger, Steven
son, Al'bright, Rogner, Btisser.Hivner
Kojchenour Kiley, Anuent, Haltosser
Iceland, Knupp, Mamma, McKntire
Uouse. '
Middle Division—22B crew to go
first after 1.05 p. in.: 9 27 22
1«. 17. 21, 24, 23. 15
Brakeman for 25. •
Engineers up: Webster, Nimonton,
larmsn, Wisaler, Smith, Havens. Hertz
ier, .Moore.
Cox - LMohJar. Grass,
bright, Fletcher, Ross. Fritz, Karstet
ter, Arnola.
Conductors up: Gant, 'Fraliek. Rberle.
Hutoer, Byrnes, Baskins, Kevs, Paul
'Flagman up: Miller.
Braketmen up: Henderson, Nearhond,
Wenrkk ' s f ,aJhr ' Stahl,
Yard Crews— -Engineers up: Snvder,
Pelton, Shaver, Uudis, Hoyier, Heck
Warter, Biever, Blosser, Meals, Stahl
Swab, Crist, Harvey, Saltsman, Kuhn!
Firemen up: Bostdorf, fcWhiefer,
Lackey, Cookerly, Maever, S'holter
Sneli, Bartolet, Hetty, Barker, sheets
Bair. Eyde. l
Engineers for 10, 16, 21, 3d 24, 32
52. ' '
Firemen for 2d S, 18, 21. 3d 24, 56.
ENOLA SIDE
Philadelphia Division—2o6 crew to
go first alter 10.45 h. m.: 234 22 1 '
o> X - 8 ' /V ! 1 3 ' 2lM ' 2 " 9 ' -16.' 20l',
231, 227, 241, 224. 221, 230.
Engineers for 204, 211, 229, c.'3l
Fireman for 222.
Conductors for 216, 221.
Flagman for 201.
Brakemen for 231, 234 (2)
Conductors up: Pennell, ' Eaton,
Stouffer, Deivees.
Flagmen up: Wright, Gorrigan.
Brakemen up: Pair, Wertz, Summv,
Vandhug, Schuyler, Baker, Mver,
Jacobs, Stimeling, Boyd, Shaffner,
Taylor, Walkenour, Lutz.
Middle Division— lo6 crew to zn
after 2 p. m.: IH2-, 103, 113 Kis
104, 114, 120, 113, 105, 117, ill
Fireman for 103.
Flagman for 114.
Brakemen for 103, 108, 10'4.
THE BEADING
P., H. and P.— After 2.15 p. m . : »
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Eastbound—After 1.15 n. ni • 58
71. 00. #2, 54. . '
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Firemen up: Grumbine, Bingaman,
Lex Zuboswiski, Bowers, Stephens.
Carl, Anspach.
Brakeroen up: Ayres. Bingaman,
Hinkle, Kapp, Hoover, Ware, Grime*
Paxton, Browji. Hecknwn, Hartz Zavr
aski, Shader, Oarlin, Garden
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