SENATE SENDS LUSITANIA RESOLUTIDNTO THE "VAT" Sidetracks Pip of Senator Jenkins to Request President Wilson and Con * gress to "Deal Firmly" With Ger many in the Present Situation The Senate this morning tyit itself on record as refraining from anything looking to a request on the President £o take action on the Lusitania disaster. (fi\ Monday evening a resolution was introduced by Benator Jenkins, Phila delphia, the President and Congress to take immediate steps to protect the lives of American citizens and to deal firmly with Germany to (prevent a repetition of the Lusitania ■>- disaster. The resolution was referred to the Committee on Federal Relations, which this morning reported it favorably, and Mr. Jenkins demanded immediate con sideration. Before it could be consid ered. however, Senator Vare, Philadel phia, moved that the resolution be re ferred to the Committee on Elections, which was seconded by Senator Me* jiichol, and on a viva voce vote the biotion was agreed 'o. Thus the reso lution goes to the "pickling vat. The Senate passed finally the bill for the protection of fish in the State and for the protection of the waters. The Hoke amendment to the school code, requiring free education in the public schools of children who are in mates of orphans' institutes, passed finally. . The Gormley House bill fixing the number and salaries of clerks in the "State Treasury passed finally. The Salus bill prohibiting the gift or sale of air rifles to minors under 18 years passed finally. * The House bill providing a system of employment for penitentiary and re fonii school prisoners passed finally. The House bill imposing a tax ot 1-2 cents a ton on all anthracite coal mined, which originally equally divi.l --• e.l the money received between the State and the'localities where the coal is aiined, was amended on second read in" in the Senate this morning to give the State 55 per cent, an* the locality 4 5 per cent. The State's share is to be deviated to State road purposes exclu sively. „ The splitting of the tax ao-40, was exceedingly distastefully to the an thracite coal Senators, who alleged that an agreement had been made by which the tax should the divided even ly. and they made such a racket over what they privately called "double dealing," that the Senate took a re cess for half an hour during which the differences were adjusted, and_ when the Senate again met the 55-45 divi sion was taken out of the bill and the 50-50 provision inserted. This will give the coal districts of Lvkens and Wico nisco a larger share than was expected. The Senate passed all of the appro priation bills on second reading and at 2 o'clock adjourned until 5 o'clock this afternoon. STILL HOPING TO RECOVER BODY OF fl. C. VANDBRBILT Queenstown, May 13. —A hazy rain and a choppy sea interfered with the search to-day for bodies of the Lusi tania's dead', but six more were found in the vicinity of Skull and several others under a life raft. These bodies were all placed on one tug to be brought into (^ueenstown. C. Haddon Chambers, the play wright, arrived in Queenstown to-day to take to Liverpool the body of Charles Frohman. Thence it will be shipped to the United States on Satur day, aboard the steamship New York. Webb Ware, secr-tarv of Alfred 0. Vanderbilt, will remain at Cork so long as there appears any hope of recover ing Mr. Vanderbilt's body. <; EItMA X - A >IE HIC AX A L LIA X( E TO SUPPORT THE PRESIDENT Rochester. X. V., May 13.—At the conclusion of a meeting of the German- American Alliance held here last night, President William Ottos issued the fol ■■ lowing statement: "Although the organization did'not take definite action, the sentiment was in favor of unqualified support of Pres ident Wilson in whatever action he takes. The German-Americans of this city are neutral in every respect and none of their societies will tako action antagonistic to the policy of the admin istration. Governor to Entertain Correspondents The members of the Pennsylvania Legislative Correspondents' Associ ation, it was announced to-day, will be the guests of Governor Brumbaugh at dinner at the Executive Mansion next Tuesday evening. Services for Lusitania's Dead Liverpool, May 13, 4.03 P. M. — Memorial services- for victims of the Lusitania were held in St. Peter's ; church here to-day. Among those ir attendance were several survivors of the disaster and a number of relatives of persons who had lost their lives, to gether with the Lord Mayor of Liver pool, Chairman Booth and ijirectors of the Cunard Steamship Company. Bates and Myers Were Lost London, May 13.—The list of Americans on the Lusitania as posted ' at the American embassy gives Lindon Bates. Jr., and Herman A. Myers, of , New York, as missing and not as sur -1 vivorg, as erroneously published in the United States. Extension School Exams. Soon Announcement was made this morn , ing by officials of the University of Pennsylvania Kxtension school that ' the last instruction of the college veaf will be given to the students in the Ilarrisburg school on Thursday even ing of next week. Beginning imme -1 diatelv thereafter the students will take the final examinations of the year. The examinations will continue two weeks anil the grades will be announc ed soon thereafter. There will be no formal exercises this June, as there will be no class ready for graduation until 1917. More than a hundred ap plications for information have been received from prospective students for the 1915-16 beginners' class. Pet Dog Bites Boy's Mouth Irvin, the 4-year-old son of J. L. Santamaria, 1210 North Fifteenth ' street, was bitten in- the mouth by his pet dog early this afternoon. The boy was treated at the hospital. LOCAL ITALIANS AWAIT THE CALL Continued From Flrat I'aitr. F. Salerno, a Second street tailor and president of the Harrisburg society, as serted to-day. He admitted, however, that the war situation and "several other matters which we are not yet at liberty to dis cuss" also will be considered. The na tional convention of the Sons of Italy societies will be held in Pittsburgh on May 22. 23 and 24 this year and at that meeting, it is expected, some action will be taken with respoct to the threat ened break between Austria and Italy. Dauphin county has three Sons of Italy societies represented in the na tional bddy, two of which are in Steel ton and the other in this city. The president of the Harrisburg organiza tion said this morning that he is not prepared to deny the report that local Italians already are disposing of their real estate and preparing to go back for war duty. Indeed, he said that some non-property owners have an nounced their determination to leave on '' first call." Letters received by local Italians from relatives in the fatherland, they say, tell of the organization of troops in "all Italy." In the southern sec tion, where uniformed soldiers are not frequently seen, the letters tell of the "formation of a regiment in every lit tle town and hamlet." Food prices are on the increase and letters advise that it is difficult to get money without paying high interest. Newspapers are carrying editorials which zealously declare Italy's ability to defend herself and the papers pre dict that there will be a free and gen eral response to arms when the call is made. LATE WAR NEWS SOMRY Continued From Flrat Pace. most of the village of Neuville and that hundreds of Germans were bayonetted and 1,500 taken prisoners. A dispatch from Tarnow, Galacla, says that the battle in that region Is nearing a conclusive phase. Terrific fighting continues to the east of Tar now. Along the Carpathian front the Austrian advance is believed to have placed the Russians in danger of be ing surrounded. The growth of anti-German feeling in England since the sinking of the Lusitania led to the announcement by Premier Asiuith to-day of the govern ment's decision to repatriate all aliens over military age from countries with which Great Britain is at war, as well as alien women and children in certain cases. Unofficial reports from the Darda nelles state that the allies have won successes in their campaign for posses sion of Constantinople. The Turks are said to be losing ground steadily in the land fighting, and the effectiveness of their efforts is reported to have been impaired greatly by the fire of the al lied warships. French and British ships entered the Dardanelles again yesterday and bombarded forts as far up the straits as the narrows. The possibility of a final Austro- German victory in Galicia as a result of the advance from Cracow is said by the War Office at Petrograd to have been eliminated. The Russians, strong ly reinforced, are now occupying ad vantageous positions, the War Office states, and are preparing to seek re venge. The German victory is attrib uted to the concentration of more than 150,000 of the finest German troops along a short front in the neighborhood of Krosno for the sudden blow struck at the Russian lines. The Union of South Africa forces have penetrated further into German Southwest Africa. An official state ment from Cape Town announces the capture of Windhoek, capital of the German possession. Austria is preparing to proclaim a state of siege in its territory along ".he Italian frontier in case of war with Italy. The exodus of Italians from Austria continues in great numbers and strong Austrian forces are being brought in continually to points near the border. The decision of Italy, how ever, is still to be reached, and Parlia ment may be called upon to assume the responsibility. The American note to Germany, call ing for a guarantee that attacks on merchantmen carrying non-combatants shall cease and that reparation shall be made by Germany for violation of American rights within the war zone, is to be forwarded to Berlin to-day. The text of the note probably will be made public late to-day. HALDEMAN LEFT TWO WILLS Register So Informed in Caviat Filed In Behalf of Late Lawyer's Sister A caviat filed to-day with Roy C. Danner, Register of Wills, advises the Register against admitting for probate "any instrurient or writing alleged to be the last will and testament of the late Edward M. Haldeman without first giving notice to Mary IH. Armstrong, as a party interested in the estate." A bond in the sum of SI,OOO guar anteeing the payment of any costs that may be caused by reason of the caviat also was filed. The estate left by the late Edward M. Haldeman, a lawyer, is not large, being made up principally of an interest in an island in the Sus quehanna river. A report that two wills bearing recent dates are in exist ence led to the filing of the caviat. Persons interested in the case pointed out this morning that the proceedings simply is a precautionary measure and may be withdrawn. Mrs. Mary H. Armstrong is a surviving sister. Burned By Sla-ked Lime The police early this afternoon re moved a man whose name is believed to be Roy Benner from the Rockville car. He had been burned by slaked lime near Rockville and went into con vulsions. At the Harrisburg hospital, where he was taken he did not respond to treatment immediately and no in formation about him could be learned. Both his arms were burned. Mrs. Julian Johnson The funeral of Mrs. Julian Johnson, wife of Charles Johnson, who died Tuesday at her home, 420 Herr street, will to-morrow afternoon at 2 o'clocK from the Wesley Union A. M. E. church. Interment in the Lincoln cemetery. N. G. P. Instruction Camp The annual camp of instruction for infantry officers in the National Guard of Pennsylvania will be held at Mt. Gretna, June 6 to 9 inclusive. General orders covering the encampment were issued to-day by Ai'jutant General Stewart. ••■j ? 1 • '• % 4 • , ■ v '• b HARRISBTOO STAR-TNDEPENDEN'T. THURSDAY EVEWKO. MAY 13. 1915 DOZEN COPS OUT IF CIVIL k SERVICE BLLL IS SICNED Continued From Flrat Page. animations. The policemen appointed by \layor Royal, at the start of his term, and now holding office will not be dis turbed, unless removed by the City Commissioners before the law is signed. The 'bill will compel both the new sergeants, Page and Eisenberger, to undergo examinations, according to IMr. Walton 'a idea. Among the patrolmen affected are Phillips, Seymour, Tompson and lHalsey. Captain of Po lice Joseph P. Thompson has had more than two years' consecutive service un der formed administrations. Coiild Fire Met %t Once It was pointed out to Mr. Walton that the Ilarrisburg City Commission could dismiss a number of men at its next meeting it it so desired and ap point others who would hold office at the time this act would go into effect. "Their appointment would be legal and they would be exempt from exami nation," he said, ''provided that they had the required two years' consecutive experience on the force at some period beforehand. But, no matter if they had five years' service and are not holding office at the time the act becomes ef fective, they must undergo an exami nation. The act is in force as soon as it has Governor Brumbaugh's ap proval. " The Governor has thirty days from the time in which the bill goes into his hands to sign or veto it. The provision in the bill which ex empted fire departments from its pro visions was found to be unconstitution al, but the bill was amended so as to relate only to salaried officers in the police, engineering, electrical or fire departments. In so far as the bill relates to Har risburg firemen. Mr. Wildman, member of the House from IHarrisburg, con strues this to mean only the chief and assistant fire chiefs. Other paid men in the department, such as drivers, arc elected by their companies and paid by the companies out of the appropria tion made by the City Commissioners. Fire Chief Kindler was appointed by Mayor Royal at the start of the May or's term and Assistant Chief Halbert had two years' consecutive experience under another administration, and, un der the construction put on the act by Mr. Walton, neither would be subject to examination. Civil Service Board of Three The bill provides for the appoint ment of a civil service hoard by the City Commissioners. This shall serve for four years and consist of three citi zens, one to be an educator and one a physician, who shall serve without com pensation. They, however, may hire a secretary. The terms of the first civil service commissioners will be two, three and four years, the City Commis sioners to elect a commissioner for four vears at the expiration of the terms. The board is given power to adopt its own rules. An appointment to any of the depart ments which come under the act will be sent to the City Commission by the su perintendent of the department con cerned, who shall select the name from one of three certified to him by the civil service board. An employe may be suspended by the superintendent un der whom he is employed, but he cannot ho dismissed unless charges are sus tained in open hearing berore the City Commission. There was harder work done for the passage of this act through the Legis lature, perhaps, than for almost any other piece of legislation this session. Tremendous pressure was brought to bear on those who had the bill in charge in the Senate. A lobby of the members of the House who we're inter ested in the bill was maintained in the Senate until yesterday, when the meas ure was finally passed and sent to Gov ernor Brumbaugh. PUSSES BILL EXTENDING TERMS OFCOMIISSIONERS The Walton bill amending the Clark third class city act of 1913 to correct alleged defects found in it during the two years trial of the bill, was passed in the House this morning by a vote of 1412 'to 3. The bill was drapted by the League of Third Class City Solici tors and in the main is the same as was introduced early in the session by Sen ator Clark, of Erie. The Senate bill was amended so as to destroy its orig inal purpose and it was defeated at Senator Clark's request. The principal change proposed in the Walton bill is the increase of the term of commissioners from 2 to 4 years. It provides that at the election this November, two commissioners be elected for two years and two for four years and thereafter two elected every two years. The term of the Mayor is left at four years and the nrfn-partisau feature of the Clark act is not touched. The Ramsey bill providing for a board of examiners to examine and li cense operators of steam boilers and stationary engines in third class cities was defeated by a vote of 80 yeas and 39 noes. Among the bills passed finally were: Providing for the pay and mileage of coroners for viewing a dead 'body where no inquest is hejd Senate bill fixing the width of side walks along public highways. Senate bill providing for the retire ment of State employes physically in capcitated after twenty years of em ployment. Senate bill validating annexations or extensions of limits of boroughs made prior to April 22, 1903. Senate bill providing for the pay ment by horoughs of damages incurred in the widening of streets. The Wilson bill imposing a two-cent tax on deliveries or transfers of stock certificates was postponed as was the Senate bill making railroads liable for damages for fires occurring from sparks from locomotives. Seventy-five bills were passed on first reading and forty-two on second reading. The House at noon took a re cess until 5 o'clock this evening. A Herculean Task A youth who bore thi earmarks of a college boy stood forlornly on a corner smoking furiously a new white pipe. Every fifteen minutes or so he knock ed the ashes from the bowl and. stuff ing it again with tobacco, resumed his puffing. "Old fellow, u>hat's the idea—cou pons?' 1 asked a friend who came upon him. "Well, you see, I took father's meer schaum out this morning and if drop ped on the sidewalk and broke. Now 1 've got to got this one colored before I can go home," answered the young man. —.Louisville Times. 3 SAVED FROIN DROWNING Prominent Halifax People Rescued When Their Boat Capsizes- in the Susquehanna River (Special to the Stair-Independent.) Halifax. May 13. —C. R. Shope, ed itor of the Halifax "Gazette;" Clarion C. Bender, an employe on the same newspaper, and Isaac F. Bowman, the star shortstop of the Halifax baseball t,eam of the Dauphin and Perry Coun ty League, had a narrow eecape from drowning while fishing in the. river near here, when their, boat capsized. The lives of the three fishermen were saved by Ihe heroic work of Aini I'ar ner, a barber, who was in a iboat near by and rushed to the rescue and gave material aid in saving the men strug gling in the water. Mr. Bender is un der a physician's care, having con tracted a bad cold through the acci dent. TO ENFORCE NEW FISH LAW Department Orders Wardens to Arrest Foreigners Taking Fish The Department of Fisheries to-day issued orders to all its regular salaried wardens throughout the Stato to en force an Act of Assembly signed the 21st day of April, 1915, which pro vides in section 1: "That it shall be unlawful for any unnaturalized foreign-born resident to go fishing, for, or capture or kill, in this Commonwealth, any fish of any de scription. Each and every person vio lating any provisions of this section shall, upon conviction thereof 'be sen tenced to pay a penalty of S2O for each offense, or undergo imprisonment, in the common jail of county for the period of one day for each dollar of penalty imposed." Section 2 provides: "That any unnaturalized foreign-born person who shall reside or live within the bound aries of the Commonwealth of Pennsyl vania for ten consecutive days, shall be considered a resident, and shall be liable to the penalties imposed for vio lation of the provisions of this act." The law then goes on to state that any justice of the peace, aldernjan, or magistrate, upon information or com plaint made to him by affidavit of one or more persons, charging any person or persons with having violated the pro visions of this act, is hereby authorized and required to issue his warrant, and cause such person or persons to be ar rested, and if convicted shall be sen tenced to pay the fine or fines in ac cordance with section 1. It also provides that all actions for any violations of the provisions of this act must be taken within one year from the time the offense was commit ted, and the Commissioner of Fisher ies is authorized to employ legal coun sel when necessary. Any fish commissioner, fish warden, deputy warden, sheriff, deputy sheriff, constable, or any other special officer, or any peace officer of this Common wealth, is authorized and commanded to forthwith, apprehend and arrest any person or persons who may be guilty of violating the provisions of this act take them before the proper authori ties. The Department announces it will "enforce this law to the letter." FIKST ALTO FIRE ENGINE HEBE Hope Machine Arrives, Equipped With Tractor and Painted Red The steam fire engine of the Hope Company, equipped with a motor tractor and repainted in brilliant red, instead of white as heretofore, was received here this morning from the factory and will be thoroughly tested to-morrow, so Fire Chief John C. Kindler announced at noon to-day. It is the first Harrisburg steam fire engine to 'be "motorized." Luther Kern, for a number of years driver of the Hope Company's horse drawn engine, is to be given an oppor tunity to drive the motor engine. The representative of the firm that has equipped the engine with the tractor will make the tests to-morrow and also will teach Kern the duties of a chauf feur. The tests likely will be made on the Derry and Mulberry street grades. The tractor is supposed to be equipped for making thirty-five miles an hour, but the Fire Chief to-day an nounced that the regulation speed will be between fifteen and twenty miles an hour. The horses that heretofore had "been used in the Hope's eugine will be transferred to the Hoipe chemical and hose wagon. The wagon horses will be sold. The Camp Curtin Company is to get tfhe Hope's chemical wagon and horses as soon as a new motor comibina tion wagon is received by the latter company. I) IS BROW WILL IS FKOBATEI) Register Will Issue Letters to Ex ecutors Originally Named Boy C. Danner, Register of Wilis, an nounced this afternoon that he has de cided to admit to probate the will of the late Charles A. Disbrow, which was pre sented to him for that purpose a week ago, but held up at request of creditors of the estate. The Register further stated that he will issue letters late this afternoon to the executors named in the will, Mrs. Henrietta Affleck-Dis 'brow, the widow, and the Union Trust Company, of Harrisburg. Creditors of IM.r. Disbrow who had suggested another for executor of the estate, raised no objections to-day to the Register's action. Thor Lange, the Danish Poet Danish literature has just lost one of its prominent men by the death of the poet Thor ljange, aged sixty-four years. Besides some notable translations of Greek tragedies and Longfellow's "Golden Legend,'' he excelled in Dan ish versions of the ballads of Russia, his country of adoption since 1876, when he was appointed lecturer at Moscow university. His name, says the London Athenaeum, will long be remembered in Denmark, for his love of her historical past led him to erect memorial stones or crosses on spots where stirring events had taken place. a Marriage Pomp in India. To such an extent do all classes of India load themselves with unsupport ablo debts for the sake of the show and pomp of a marriage occasion that the government of India has become aroused and has recently passed laws intended to make impossible the incur ring of debt beyond the ability to pay, together with much needed legislation aimed at money lenders, who have been accustomed to extort enormous rates of interest from the helpless ryoU. FREE! FREE I • sending in an answer to the Prosperity Picture Puzzle below will receive a Beautiful Keystone State Souvenir Spoon chased with the Coat of Arms of Pennsylvania or a Gold Mounted Fountain Pen, like.illus trations. 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Jn addition to this, each contestant sending a solution will receive a credit check for S3O or more, good toward the purchase of any new or used piano or player piano in our Harrisburg warerooms. You also have the opportunity of securing a chest of silver, elegant leather seated and backed rocking chair or handsome mahogany clock with use of check in ire 1 cordance with conditions. Only one answer from a family accepted. Contest Closes May 17th, 1915, at 10 O'clock P. IN. All replies must be in our hands not later than that hour on that day or bear a post,mark not later that that time. IMPORTANT NOTICE —Write name and address carefully, clearhj and distinctly, and bring or mail answer to us at once. Winter Piano Co. St. and No 23 N. Fourth Street 1 k/,,vvl City or Town Harrisburg, Pa. FINANCE STOCKS WEAKEN BEFORE END OF THE FIRST HOUR Vague Rumors Bearing on the Interna tional Situation Cause War Special ties to Fall From Three to Six Points —Trading Dull By Associated Prms, New York, May 13.—Wall Rtreet. —-Uncertainty was shown by the stock market to-day i.n the early dealing* but declines predominated at the opening. Dealings were not extensive but em braced more than the usual number of issues. War specialties were variable, Westinghouse Electric gaining nearly 2 points, while others of that group were lower. Motors loet 1 to 3 points, a>id coppers denoted pressure. United Railways,fell a substantial fraction. Baltimore and Ohio, Heading, Union Pacific and Lehiigh Valley being heav iest. NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE QUOTATIONS New York, May 13. Open. Close. Amal Copper 66% 66 Amer Beet Sugar .... 44% 4314 American Can 34'/ 2 32% Am Car and Foundry Co 50 50 Am Cotton Oil 4 6 4 6 Ainer Loco 4 4 42% Amer Smelting 66% 64%j Amer Tel and Tel 119% 119 Anaconda 32 31% Atchison 99% 98% Baltimore and Ohio ... 71% 72 Bethlehem Steel 137 135% Brooklyn R T 88 87 " California" Petroleum .. 15'/ 2 15% Canadian Pacific 157% 158 Central Leather* 36 34% Chesapeake and Ohio . . 43 43 Chi, Mil and St Paul . . 89% 89% Chino Con Copper 43 42% Col Fuel and Iron .... 26 25% Corn Products ....%., 13 13% Securities .. 13% 12% Erie 25% 24% Erie, Ist pfd 39% 39% 'Goodrich R F 43 4 1 '/a Great Nor pfd 117% 117 Great Nor Ore subs.. 31% 31 Illinois Central 10 7 % 107% ! interboro Met 21 20" i Interboro '.Met pfd .... To', 69-y ! LWiig>h Valley 139';, 13r.'4 Mex Petroleum 72'/. 7114» Missouri Pa,' U% 13^„ National Lead 5 91 /2 55/ Nov Consol Copper ... 14% 14% New York fen 8484 N V, X H and u 64 63 Northern Pad lie. 105 1 4 •*! 1 Pennsylvania R. R. ... 107% 107 j Pittsburgh Coal 20 1 s 20", Press Steel Car 4 4 43% Ray Con. Copper ..... 22' i 22*4 j Reading 14 3 '/<> 143% , Kepub. Iron and Steel , 26% 25% Southern Pacific 8,7% 87 Southern Ry 16 V a 16 % 'Tennessee Copper 31% 30% ; I'nion Pacific 125 124 ! I\ S. Rubber 62 60% IU. S. .steel . 53% 52 ' do pfd 106% 105% ! Utah Copper 63% 62*f W. U. Telegraph ..... 66>/ 4 65 Weitinghouse Mfg. ... 89V2 88 Chicago Board of Trade Closing Chieago, May 13. —■Close: Wheat —May, 155; July. 129%. Corn—May, 74%; July, 76%. Oats—May, 52%; July, 52%. Pork—July, 18.05; Sept. 18.45, Lard —July, 9.75; Sept. 9.97. I Ribs—July, 10.55; Sept. 10.82. 9