4 ALL CLINTON COUNTY LEGISLATION HELD UP Bupreme Court Orders Argument to Be j Held at Once in Case to Deter mine of What Judicial District Clinton Is a Part The sessions of the Supreme Court for the Middle District of Pennsylva nia began this afternoon, at the Capi tol. all of the members of the court be ing present and Chief Justice Brown presiding. The list of cases is not long, and the coutiuuance of a number of them very materially shortened thei calendar, so that it is expected that the court will get through with its business by Thursday. No opinions- were handed down' to-day. but a number are expected at the close of the sitting. George F. Lunmb, Dauphin; Levi F. Mercer, Cumberland; E. Koss Raurk, Laucaster, an i C. J. Stable, Adams, were admitted to practice. Deputy Attorney General William M. Hargesi. represenling the Common wealth. asked the court for a writ of mandamus to compel Judge Heck, ot Potter, to accept the new law passed by the last Legislature adding Clinton countv to the Potter district ami de taching it from the Cameron-Elk dis trict. Judge Heck declined to enter tain business from Clinton county oh the ground that the law placing Clin ton county in his district was unconsti tutional. and the request for the man damus is to test the constitutionality of the law. * Mr. Hargest suggested that the court hear the argument either in Philadel phia or Pittsburgh, but this was op pose 1 by ,1. I". B. Cunningham, repre senting Judge Heck, who said he was ready to proceed with the argument at once. Justice Mestre/at asked what will become of litigation in Clinton county if this case is postponed, and the Potter court declines to entertain I it, and Chief Justice Brown remarked! that the counsel for both sides should' get together, and it is possible the ar-1 gumont will be heard this week. The four tax cases of the State against the Penn Mutual Life lusur-: a nee Company were set apart to be ar- : gued in Philadelphia. The first case on the list, that of Cox vs. the Pennsylvania Kaiiroad Com paay. an appeal by the railroad com-1 panv from the Dauphin county court in 1 an action for damages because of al lege! deficient service in the matter of | carrying coal, was argued. John i Johnson, of Philadelphia, appearing for | the company. Ten other cases are oni the list for argument. BUG STING PUTT YOUTH IN PERIL Continued Kroni 1' irst I'aRC. who during the winter served Royalton readers of .the Star-In dependent with their papers. On May to. while Nelson wis visit ing his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel at Collins Station, Lait aster county, where iie spends his summers, he went fishing. He has been unable to explain to his parents wheth er he was bitten by an insect or the foot was !■ cidentallv cut, but physi cians sav it looks '.ike the effects of in insect's -ting. The boy was barefooted and while romping with several playmates in the vicinity of the "Governor's Stables." a natural nMmy enclosure in the rock of a hillside, he -uddenly felt a sting ing sensation on the ankle. It felt like a mosquito bite. He scratched it, for a moment nut afterward "paid no mo; e attention to it. Several day- later the foot h.vame swolieu. The youngster became ill and last week he w;>.< brought to his home here. Dr. H. C. Hhnd.es is attending the patient and •> making every effort to save the child's life. OSTRICH FARM FILMS M IT Seeks to Recover Sxri.Yin Alleged to Have Been Advanced to Solicitor (Special to tin* Star-Independent.) Bioomsburg, P.-.., May 24.—Suit has been brought by the African Ostrich • Farm and Feather Company, which has an ostrich farm near Harrisburg, against W. K. Beagle, one of its former stock solicitors. The action is based on a claim for $555.10. This money is alleged to have been advanced to the solicitor as commissions on stock which it is charged he repre-ente i he had sold, but which sales nevef -ame to the attention of the company's officials, so it was announced here In- A. W. Duy, the com pany's attorney. The case will be tried by jury, al though no date has vet been fixed for the hearing. MR. AM* MRS. COOPER ME Parents of Mrs. J. E. Dickinson Expire Twenty-four Hours Apart Word v.as received here Saturday by Dr. J. Dickinson, of the deaiii of his wife's parents,iMr. and Mrs. Cooper, of Hornell. V V. The death of Mr. Cooper occurred Friday night, following a short illness, while that of Mrs. Cooper occurred twenty-four hours later, superinduced by the shock of her hufband "s death. Dr. Dickinson and Joseph A. Clement, proprietor of the Commonwealth hotel, left yesterday for Hornell to attend tne funeral. Motorcyclists Eat Chicken Heagy Brothers, motorcycle dealers, 12U4 North Third street, were hosts to 135 members of the Keystone Mo torcycle Club and their friends at a chicken dinner in the American house, Lebanon, yesterday. Eighty motor cycles carried the party to Lebanon. Dinner was served at noon. Dog Catcher Stabbed, May Die Hagerstown, Md.. May 24.—1n a row over a bottle of whiskey James An derson, colored, the city dog catcher, was stabbed twice in the abdomen by James Wilson, also colored, late last night. Little hope is entertained for the man s recovery. , Baptists Select Minneapolis By Associated Press. Los Angeles, Cal., May 2 4.—Min neapolis was selected to-day by the Northern Baptist? Conference for its meeting in 1916. Dr. Shailer Mathews, .(jan of the divinity school of the lini rs-ersity of Chicago, was electe I presi Dent of the conrention for the ensuing year. \ AUSTRIA STRIKES WITJLAERQPLANBS Coatlßurrt I'rnm Kint Pa**. newspapers, telegrams, personal mes sages and post packages. All Italy Eager for Conflict On the Italian Frontier, Mav 23, Via Paris. May 24. 5.35 A. M.— A .lay of suspense which brought with it t-iie long-expected actual declaration of war against Austria-Hungary found all Italy eager for the conflict. Thousands of volunteers proffered their service* to the national cause. Students not yet called to the colors, but anxious to en list. besieged the military authorities. Announcement already has been made that volunteers 18 years of age or old er, who are physically fit. will be ac cepted by the government for the du ration of the war. Members of yacht clubs and boat clubs in all parts of the kingdom al most to a man, offered the government their services and the use of their craft. Persons in all walks of life pledged their services to the Red Cross and gifts of all kinds were received bv the organizations. Will Assist Blood Relations Expressions of regret are being 1 'lieard on every side that the nation is j unable at present to assist persons of j Italian blood or sympathies who are be-! ing arrested wholesale by the Austrian' authorities in Trent. Trieste and Dal-! mate, intense indignation has been! caused by reports that thousands of Italians have been detained at waysta-1 tious along the Austrian and German | frontiers where they have been sub-: jected to ill treatment. A trainload of Italians arriving at j Cormons, near Goritz, are reported to I have been driven into a field by Austri- j an gendarmes where they were forced i to remain all night in a heavy rain without shelter or food. Several chil dren are said to have died because of this experience. The women and chil- i dren were permitted to cross into Ital ian territory the next day but all the j men were detained. Rome, May 24. 11.20 A. M„ Vial Paris, 3.25 P. M. —The news of the aerial attacks oil Italian seaports and j the aggression of Austrian warships on j the eastern coast of Italy was received in Rome with a sense of relief for the reason that it showed hostilities had been opened by Austria-Hungary. U. S. Is Informed of War Washington. May 24. —Count Di Cel lerel. the Italian Ambassador, formally notified the state Department to-day on behalf of his government of a state of war between Italy and Austria. Presi lent Wilson will issue another neu tral proclamation later. The Ambassa dor expects to receive soon a full statement of the reasons for Italy's! entrance into the war the preliminary instructions' with reference to contra-1 band. He expressed the confidence] that there would be no difficulties be tween the United States and Italy over commercial questions. FRANCIS JOSEPH TO HIS MEN Austrian Emperor Relies on His Battle tried Soldiers for Victory By Associated Press, London. May 24, 4.45 A. M. —A Router dispatch from Amsterdam says the Vienna "Zeitung" publishes the following autograph letter from Eniper or Francis Joseph to Count Karl Stcergkh: •'Dear Count Stuergkh: I request you to make pi.blic the attached mani festo to my troops: •Vienna. May 23. Francis Joseph to hi- troops: "The King of Italy has declared war on me. Perfidy whose like history does not know was committed by the kingdom of Italy against both allies. After an alliance of more than thirty years duration, during which it was able to increase its territorial posses tions and develop itsolt to an un thought of flourishing condition. Italy abandoned us in our hour of danger and went over with flying colors into the camp of our enefnies. " 'We did not menace Italy; did not curtail her authority; did not attack her honor or interests. We alwavs re sponded loyally to the duties of our alliance and afforded her our protec tion when she took the field. We have done more. When Italy directed covet ous glances across our frontier we. in order to maintain peace and our al -1 liance relation,* we resolved on great painful sacrifices which particularly grieved our paternal heart. The eov etousness of Italy, which believed the moment should be used, was not to be appeased, so fate must be accommo dated. " "Mv armies have victoriously withstood mighty armies in the north in ten months of this gigantic conflict in most loyal comradeship of arms with our illustrious ally. Creat memories of N'ovara, Mortare and Lissa, which con stituted the pride of my youth; the spirit of Radetzky, Archduke Albrecht and Tegetthoff. which continues to live in my land and sea fopces. guarantee that in the south also we shall suc cessfully defend the frontiers of the monarchy. " 'I salute my battle-tried troops, who are inured to victory. I rely on them and their leaders. I rely on my i people, for whose unexampled spirit of sacrifice my most paternal thanks are ilue. I pray the Almighty to bless our colors and take under His gracious pro tection our just cause." Awaiting Call to Colors London, May 24. 3.45 P. M.—ltal ! ian reserviwts in I>ondon are awaiting word to return home. Many have al ; ready left voluntarily. Steps were | taken some time atjo at the Italian con sulate to obtain names and addresses of reservists. Italians Fleeing Austria Venice, via London. May 24. T. 2 4 ■A. M.—The Italian population of the , Trentine, according to dispatcher from Vernoa, is fleeing into the country from towns and villages. They are ' compelled to walk along the railway i tracks because all highways have been barricaded with planks and piles of stones. Austrian Foreign Minister Out? By Assot ialetl Press. Rome. May 23, via Paris, May 24. 5.30 A. M.—Reports which have • been received here that the Baron i Burian, the Austrian foreif i minister I has resigned, are generally accepted as j true and have caused wide comment. ' His reported fall is attributed to the 1 failure of the Anstro-Italian negotia tions and the declaration of war b'v Italv. HARRISBURG STAR-IXr>KPKN'nF,ST. MONDAY EVKNTKC. MAY 24, 1915. LATE WAR NEWS SUMMARY Costlnnrd From Plrat Pm*. of 1,400 men. The Turkish war of fice announces that an attack under taken by the allies on the southern end of Oallipoli failed and that the attack ers left dead on the field. The first blow was struck to-day in the war between Italy and Austria- Hungary. Austrian aeroplanes attack ed the Italian arsenals at Venice, and also visited several other Italian cities, passing along the eastern coast. Ac cording to Borne reports they were driven off. With the exception of clashes be tween frontier patrols, no other fight ing has yet been reported. Italy's dec laration of war took effect to-day but an unusually rigid censorship, estab lished by royal decree, restricts the j transmission' of information concern- i ing military movements. A message coming from Germany by a round about way states that the semiofiicial Wolff Agency has announc ed that Germany has declared war on Italy. Both Austria and Italy have largo armies along the frontier, and it is issumcd the campaign will open up in this mountainous region. Italy also is said to have assembled an army on the southeastern coast of the country across the Adriatic and Albania. Official announcement is made at Petrograd that the Austro-Germau forces, after sweeping across the west ern half of Oalicia, have been checked. They are now said to have assumed the defensive, their efforts to compel a general retreat of the Russians from the San having failed. Constantinople advices say the Trench and British have increased their land forces at the Dardanelles to IM>,OOO. Originally HO.OOO disorn barked. The Turkish government an nounces the loss of an old gunboat, 1 sunk by a submarine. The military situation in France I and Belgium is unchanged. Reports ; from Holland and France which lacked confirmation say the Germans intend to fall back on their second line for the purpose of shortening their front and releasing troops for service against Italy. COUNTY iIIs: IN FEES FROM 3 OFFICIALS Continued From First I'ngre. tarv. The amount of the excess fees i is considered large in view of the pro- | portionate amount of business and is due somewhat to the fact that the Pro thonotary constantly has remained at his desk and dispensed with the serv ices of a third deputy. In the Recorder's office the receipts totaled $15,549.6T and the expenses : JS.3SO. leaving a balance of 5T.469.67, i which is to be divided equally between I the countv and the Recorder. The total of receipts of the Register was $4,221.5T, of which $3,513.06 represented expenditures and the bal ance of STOS.SI will be divided, fifty fiftv, between the county and the Reg ister. The court ordered the auditor's report to be filed. It will be confirmed in September should no exceptions be raised. OVERFLOW AT DERBY STREET Dr. Lytcr Preaches Memorial Day Ser mon Before Large Audience It was necessarv to hold an overflow ! meeting at the Dcrrv Street United | Brethren church yesterday morning when the Rev. Dr. J. A. Lyter preached , the Memorial Day sermon to war vet- I oraus of the city. The members of the church and visitors attended in large numbers in addition to the veterans. Post 116. Grand Army of the Re public. went to the church in street cars. Post 5S met at the ti. A. R. rooms I on North Third street and marched to | the church accompanied by the Sons lot' Veterans, Spanish-American war vet erans and American Veterans of For eijin Service. STEAM ENGINEERS TO MEET Members of Order Will Assemble at Court House on Wednesday An open meeting of the American I Order of Steam Engineers will be held :at the Court House on Wednesday | evening at S o'clock, when addresses will bo made by several of the supreme council officers. The committee on ar | rangements consists of John A. McAl ! lister, E. A. Schell and A. L. Burns, i Officers are J. William Pairent. supreme | chief engineer, ami Edward A. Rcboul, supreme corresponding engineer, both j of Philadelphia. STRUCK BY TROLLEY CAB David Jackson So Seriously Hurt That He May N#t Recover David Jackson, 824 Paxton street, ; was so seriously injured when he was 1 struck yesterday afternoon by a trolley car in the subway at Second and Mul . berry streets, that physicians at the Harrisburg Hospital entertain little I hope for his recovery. He has a severe concussion of the j brain. He suffered lacerations, bruises, and contusions over most of his body, head and arm injuries being the most : serious. Firs Destroys Four Houses Hagerstown, Md., May 24.—Fire, supposedly caused by a lamp upsetting, resulted in the destruction of four j houses owned by Fred Sener and occu ! pied by Frank Barnett, Mrs. Mary Simp i son, Mrs. Elizabeth Lee and Miss Lucy i Snowden here early yesterday morn j ing. The fire started in the residence of Barnett and had gained such a head way before it was discovered that the firemen were unable to save any part | of the row. To Ask for Time Extension Formal request for an extension of time in which Harrisburg mav carry out ; its plan to provide a sewage disposal | plant is to be made to the State Health j Department at a conference of City j Engineer Cowden, City Solicitor Seitz j and C. A. Emerson, Jr., acting chief of , the s.iuitnry division of the State Health Department. It is planned to hold the meeting at an early date. To Amend Curfew Bill It is expected the curfew ordinance with several minor amendments, will be whipped into shape to-morrow for final passage by the City Commission jem at the next subsequent meeting. The City Commissioners ami Board of Public .Works will confef to-morrow on It he decision of the arbitrators in the W. H. Opperman intercepting sewer case. HERE THEY ARE! SPRING SNAKE TALES. ALL TRUE Youth Carries 5-Foot Reptile to the Capitol To-day and Presents It to the Commonwealth—Prof. Surface Sure Now That Bnakes Milk Cows With a broad smile on his favo and | a wiggling blacksnake that lack- J ed only a few inches of being five 1 feet long, clutched firmly between his ! fingers, Joseph Gastrock, 14 vears old, I of L'llO North Fourth street, marched .holdlv into the State museum at the I Capitol this morning and formally pre sented his prize to the Commonwealth. The bov said he captured the mon ster unaided in the west end of Wild wood Park yesterday. At fimt he thought it a good plan to keep the snake and make a pet of it, but on second thought he decided probvhly his parents would not agree to that arrangement. Joe finally remenvbered that l'rof. H. A. Surface, St.ite Econo mic Zoologist, is making a collection of snakes, and he decided to give it to the professor. The zoologist accept ed it with thanks and said it will be (Useeted to find what it had been feed ing on. After that it will be stuffed and placed on exhibition. In addition to blacksnakes Profes sor Surface has recently received two rare specimens of reptiles known as ground snakes which were sent to him by a collector from Petersburg. Hunt ingdon county. Professor Surface said that only two of these snakes have ever before been reported in the State. He further asserted that although the snaky is a native of certain parts of the St.ite, its habit of burrowing under ground make it difficult for the aver age collector to find. Professor Surface said that until to-day he never believod that black snakes milk cows, lu this connection he said: "I have just received a letter from ' a High school student, of South Pitts- | burgh, who says that while on a hike I through the country he discovered a ! cow acting in a peculiar wav. On j going closer he noticed a large black snake twined around her hind leg and suckintg milk from her." Profe.ssor Surface says that the >oung man cites such convincing evi dence that such a thing is possible that the professor is bound to admit the truth. 5 ROBBERfESfITTEiyiPTED INJE SUBURBS Continued From First Pace. . a gold locket and chain, a dog collar 'set with amethysts, an opal ring, two I seal riugs and another gold ring were j among the loot. A rear window in the Bolton home j also was forced. There gold cuff links. | a watch feb, a coat chain, a child's j ring, amethyst stickpin, $7.50 in gold ' pieces, some old coins, a pearl neck- ; lace and baby pins anil riwere ' taken. The loss there totals more than j a hundred dollars. The Families Were Absent The robberies were discovered on the return of the families about 10.30 o'clock on Saturday night, and the District Attorney *s otlice was notified i immediately. The aid of the Harris- ! | burg police has been sought. There is but one tangible clue as i to the identity of the robbers. George I Houck. Twenty-ninth and Herr street, I Penbrook, is able to give a description of a man he surprised in his bed room jat 3 o'clock yesterday morning. The j man, a tall, slender fellow, was rum aging in a closet when Mr. Houck | awoke. The intruder escaped, but Mr. Houck saw him, with another man ; whom ho could not distinguish very ■ well, as they fled across the street, j Two pairs of trousers *}ere stolen. The I man in the room had removed his shoes ; in order to make as little noise as J possible. Mr. Houck noticed that he I did not have any shoes on as he rau ! away, but a thorough search failpd to | reveal the hiding place of the siloes. , There have been a score of robberies ' in Harrisburg and the suburbs in the I last two months. Hundreds of dollars worth of property has been taken and the police are at their wits end to know where to pla.e the blame. Tliev believe, however, that the men who ! are perpetrating the sneak thief rob beries in dwelling houses, are not the | pair who ripped open the safe in the Woolworth five and ten cent store, 406 Market street, on Saturday moruing. I The pair, who made away with the $661 in that robbery, evidently are professional cracksmen. Bobbers Invade Paxtang Two attempts at burglary were made in Paxtang early to-day,"one at the ; home of .H. Cordrev and the other | at the home of Charles H. Woehle. In I both eases the robbers were frightened away before entrance was gained. In attempting to gain an entrance j to the home of Mr. Cordrev, a thief | took ail old ladder from a workshed I and placed it against the side of the I house below Mr. Cordrev's room, i Aroused bv the noise, at 3.30 o'clock, i Mr. Cordrev went to a window just a | second too soon to gra'b the intruder. The man jumped and quickly made his flight ibefore Cordrev was able to shoot. When robbers tried to get in the home of Mr. Woehle they were scared away by the crash of a falling sash | and glass. The noise aroused Mr. Woehle, but he paid little attention to I it. That was at 3 o'clock. When he | came down stairs for breakfast, he I saw the broken glass and started an | investigation. No valuables were missing. TECH GETS MANY FKESHMEN The Freshman class of the Technical High school in September will be the greatest in the history of the school, according to returns made to the offices of the School Board bv boys who will : he transferred from grammar schools this spring. With one school yet to heift from, 15 5 boys have decided on Tech for future education. When the last school makes returns and with the normal number of the out ; of-town boys it is expected that the j new class at Tech will number 175. ! The number which will go to Central | High has not yet been tabulated. One j hundred and twenty-four boys entered ' Tech last year. Planning Board Approves Plans Members of the Harrisburg Planning Commission at a meeting in park or fices in the Calder building this morn ing approved the plans for the pro posed new school building which is to be erected at Fifth and Mahantongo streets. COURT HOUSE MANY CASES FOR ARGUMENT Frothonotarv Holler To-day Compiled List of Causes That Come Up in Court To-morrow Fifteen cases are listed for hearing at the May term of argument court to be held to morrow. The list as com piled by Prothonofary Holler follows: i'oiiio t'o. \ .l. A. Morris Hides, new trial; Commonwealth Insurance Agency vs. William 11. O, perman Co., new trial and judgment in spite of the verdict; John 11. Palm vs. National Ben Franklin Fire Insurance Co., new trial; Silver man Brothers vs. George S. Miller, new trial; Lulu and W. H. O'Brien vs. city, new tria). Riley Nogner vs. Northern Central railroad, new trial; State vs. Newcastle Savings and Trust Co., exceptions to auditors' report; (.!. 8. Johnson vs. Jo seph M. Johnson, to restore satisfied judgment to original place; Mark K. vs. Joseph i\l. Johnson, ditto; Krnest Kraumpert vs. County Commissioners, liability of commitment of plaintiff to prison as witness; State vs. William D. Bresch. strike off order of mainte nance; Eleanor Brown vs. Lewis and Lena Cohen, open judgment; George A. vs. Theresa K. Saltsnian, rule for jury trial in divorce; IMaud B. vs. Joseph 0. Winters, rule for counsel fees; Marv K. and Spencer P. First, case stated. Furniture Damaged, Sues When W. H. Slangier moved his family from Palmyra to this city on May 7. last, a large auto truck owned by Samuel R. Reed, of this city, was used to transfer the furniture. On the way to the eitv the machine overturned and much of the furniture was either destroyed or damaged. This morning j Spangler brought a civil suit against Reed alleging that the auto was negli gently operated and further that his loss amounted to about S3OO. W. Justin Carter tiled the papers. Two Suits Against Snavely Statements in two suits brought by W. K. Kapp and 1,. \V. Kav against H. . Snavelv were tiled this morning with Prothonotarv Holler. Kapp'a claim is for SI,OBO and Kav wants $•610. Jacob L. Balsbaugh Is Dead The Court following a hearing this morning made an order holding that Jacob S. Balsbaugh, formerly of Derrv township, this county, is presumed to be dead and. directed the Register of Wills to issue letters so that Bals baugh '* estate may ibe settled. Bals baugh went to Denver, Col., in 1593, later went to l*os Angeles, Cal.. and has not been heard from since 1897. Sealer at Convention Harry D. Reel, City Sealer of H eights and Measures, has gone to Washington. D. C„ where he will attend the tenth annual conference of sealers which will open to morrow and con tinue until Thursday. Charter Application June 1 June 1 was to-day fixed as the time for hearing the application for a char ter for the ''Citizen Club" which has I been formed by a number of local col j ored men, including Albert H. Duffan, •lames B. Wilson and Charles H. Jones, i The Court on that same day also will [ hear the application of the stockholders lof the Elii'.abethville Tanning Com pany who plan to have the company dissolved. May Adopt Infant Boy I I.Mr, and Mrs. Jacob R. Hall, 2308 | Jefferson street, this morning, sought and obtained permission to adopt as their child and heir, Harold S. Cart ! wright, infant son of Samuel and the late Sarah Cartwright. The child will assume the name of his foster parents. Building Permits J. K. L>are took out a building per ; mit this morning to build four two-and ! one-half-storv brick houses at Twen tieth and Zarker streets, to cost SB,- . 000. J. K. Cresweli got a permit for j a one-storv garage to be erected at [551 Woodbine street, $l5O. and C. J. ! Opperman will remodel 131-33 Paxton j street to the extent of SSOO. ! Marriage Licenses William J. Myers. Jr., and A'iolet G. | N'earhood, city. John Ardelean and Maria Funtunari, I dtv - Walter L. G. Frey, Pittsburgh, and | ■'Marge Jane 'Baker, Petihrook. Tax Office Open Evenings In order that men whose work in day time will not permit them to call at the City Treasurer's office to pay theirpersonai school tax, City Treasurer Copelin, who is also collector of school tares, has announced his office in the Court House will be open on the nights of May 27. 28 and 29 from 7.30 to 9 o'clock. The office will also be open Saturday afternoon, May 29, from 2.30 to 5 o'clock. KNIGHT 3 TEMPLAR AT CONCLAVE Members of Order Leave This Morning to Attend Philadelphia Convention Members of Pilgrim Commanderv 'No. 11, Knights Templar, of this city, I with their ladies, left this morning to | attend the three-day gathering of the | sixty-second conclave of the Grand Commanderv of Pennsylvania at Phila delphia. In the street parade of 10,000 knights to-morrov morning. Pilgrim Commanderv will 'be in the tenth di vision. Local men who are taking a prominent part in the conclave are William M. Donaldson, grand treasurer, and Arthur D. Bacon, division com mander of Harrishurg, Carlisle and Lebanon. Officers of Pilgrim Commanderv who are attending are: J. C. Shnmberger, commander; C. P. Love, generalissimo; F C. Neelv, captain general; 'H. A. Rutherford, treasurer; N". F. Matter, recorder; A. W. Berpstresser, recorder emeritus; M. W. Jacobs, John H. Shopp an i S. W. Fleming, trustees. JITNEYS IN ACCIDENTS Several persons narrowly missed in jury in two jitney accidents Saturday afternoon. A bus driven Iby W. j. Tomlinson. end loaded with baseball players of the Camp Curtin team, col lided with a machine driven by H. J. Knauf, at Sixth and Cumberland streets. The curs were dnm.iged but the occupants jumped to escape injury. J. R. Snavelv's 'bus collided wrth a trolley car at Third and Boas streets. The slippperv rails prevented him from turning out from the track Snuve ly resides at 125 Liberty street. ODD ERROR IN NEW LAW PLACES CAME IN PERIL Measure Passed By Legislature and Signed By Governor, Gives Author ity to Kill Game in the Closed Sea son—Meant to Apply to Dogs The intent of a bill passed by the recent Legislature and approved ny the Governor, has been discovered to have been completely destroyed by an omission of a word that was highly essential to the carrying out of the law. It was a bHI extending the sea son during which hunting dogs may be trained, and instead of protecting game, it throws the doors wide open for the killing of all sorts of game birds and small game animals, and mixes things so badly that the courts may have to be called upon to disen tangle them. In one section, which is an amendment to the game law of 1909, it reads: '"Any dog pursuing or following upon the track of any game quadruped, such as hare or rabbits, and known as small game, or following upon the track of any game 'bird or other wild bird protected by existing law, dur ing what is known as the closed season, such animal or bird in this Common wealth is hereiby declared to be a pub lic nuisance, and may be killed," etc., by game wardens, protectors and others. • The bill as originally drawn Meant to put the word "for" after the word "season," making it rend "closed sea son for such animal or bird," but the word "for" was left out, and now it is held that under this new law small game animals and birds are declared to be a public nuisance anil anybody may kill them who is empowered to enforce the game laws. It is considered one of the oddest and most awkward mistakes that have ever, been discovered in a l»w. confer on whakf problem Planning Commissioners Urged to Aid in Bo oat ill g Boating Facilities Members of the Municipal League and of the City Planning Commission conferred at noon to-day anil consid ered two important municipal questions, chief of which is the matter of remov ing coal from the Susquehanna river. The suggestion of the league, a mem ber said, is to have the planning board and the officials of the Harrisbnrg Light & Power Company confer with the hope that Some possible arrange ment may be made whereby the com pany may transfer the coal from the river flat's elsewhere than at the pro posed wharf which it now is building on Hargest island. The effect the< river dam will have when completed was another subject ta ken up by the two bodies and consid ered at length. The league sought to impress upon the Planning Commis sioners that Harrisburg soon will have splendid boating facilities and that boathouses and proper wharves are es sential to carry qut the river improve ment scheme in its entirety. AFTER TRAFFIC VIOLATORS Mayor Says He Will Fine First Of fenders As Well As Others First offenders will be fined as well as others who have broken the traffic ordinance by rMayor Rnval when they appear before him in police court, ac cording to the Mayor's announcement this afternoon. The Mulberry street viaduct provisions -are being violated hundreds of times during a day and policemen are ordered to report vio lators immediately. E. L. Fisher, chauffeur for Dr. E. L. Dennison, was fined $1 by the Mayor this afternoon. He was charged with speeding thirty miles an hour on Sec ond street, with the cut out open. Bible Conference Opens The regular monthly Bible confer ence of the city opened at the First Baptist church this afternoon. Sessions will be held this evening at 7.45 and to-morrow at 3.30 and 7.4'5. The Rev. William Pike will again be in charge. Miss Josephine Colt, formerly of the Stough campaign party, spoke at mass meetings Saturday night anil yesterday afternoon to iavge crowds. The Rev. Mr. Beidleman Gets Charge The Rev. H. 11. Beidleman, nephew of Senator E. E. Beidleman, who was last week graduated from the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg, has accepted a charge at St. Paul \s English Lutheran church, (Frostburg. Md. • Labor Trouble in LaFrance Factory Labor trouble in the plant of the American La France Company at El mira, X. Y., is holding up the repairs to the Friendship steamer, according to word received by the Bureau of Fire. The Front Drive Motor Company, of Hoboken, N. Y., who will equip the steamer with a tractor, has written that work will begin as soon as the steamer is sent from the LaFrance factory. Made Fire; Smoke-eaters Called William Orozier, assistant city elec trician, saw smoke issuing from the chimney at 1516 Swatara street, occu pied by D. K. Seacrist, Saturday even ting at 6.30 o'clock. He thought it was on fire and called the Allison chemical. It was discovered that a fresh fire had been made in the furnace. Murnaue's Vanquisher on Visit Here John Kane, county detective of Youngstown, 0., the only man who ever defeated City Detective IMurnane in a revolver match on the rage at police headquarters, arrived here this morn ing with requisition papers for a man under arrest in Mahanoy City. On a former trip here Detective Kane bested the jiolice champion shot. Thieves Get Money in Millersburg (Special to the Star-liidepenclent.) Millersburg, May 24. —About 9 o'clock Saturday evening thieves broke into the home of Jacob Troutmsn, Moore street, and stole $lB in money after ransacking the bureau' drawers and taking the bedding from beds in their search. Mr. and Mrs. Troutman were ft way from home. Railway troes Under Hammer Detroit, May 24.—Judge Arthur J. Tutie, of the Federal District Court, issued an order here to-day that the Pere 'Marquette railway system be sold at auction on October 1. So long as Uncle Sam must be an innocent bystander he should felicitate himself that he can do his bystanding 3,000 miles away from the scene of trouble instead of next door to it. The neighbors to a first class row may be hit by flying brickbats.—Pittsburgh Dispatch. CAmOL NO CHANCE IN THE RATES Last Opinion Trom the fid Public Service Commission on Passen ger Bates Is Announced The I u 1)1 ic Service Commission, through Commissioner Johnson, one of the Commissioners dropped last week bv Governor Brumbaugh. on Saturday night made public its decision in the matter of traneportatjor nates for pas sengers using the lines f or suburban travel in the vicinity of Philadelphia. Dr Johnson says there i 8 „ 0 call to alter the decision alreadv announced bv the Commission, and tiiey will remain as they are. The petition for a re hearing made to the Commission is de uied, anil in a long opinion the rea sons are set forth at length. The opin ion is dated May 2(1. the date of the retirement of the obi Commission, It is saiil th'it the commuters restdinir near Philadelphia will ask for » re versal of the refusal to give them a rehearing. Prosecutions Brought The Dairy and Pood Department an nounces that during the month of April it prosecuted 254 cases of violation of the pure food laws, involving butter, frozen eggs, dried peaches, honey, vinegar, tomato paste, pork sausage, Hamburg steak, ice cream and milk and cream. The prosecutions extended over twenty-five counties and the divi sion agents were kept very busy. Honor General Schall The provisional division camp of the National Guard to be held at Mt Gret na from July 9 to July 17 will bo known as Camp Major General Schall, after the former commander of the rirst brigade of ttoe National Guard, a \eteian of the Civil anil Spanish-Amer ican wars. Captain J. B. Kemper, I T . S. A., assigned to duty with the Na tional (itianl as inspector-instructor will be the ehief of staff. Dismissed The complaint brought by the West irginia Pulp and Paper Contpanv against the rates advanced bv the Pennsylvania railroad for the trans portation of pulp wood from various joints to paper mills at Tyrone. Wil liamsburg. Lock Haven. Roaring Spring, ork Haven and Johnsonburg, has been dismissed by the old Public Service Commission. The complainants alleged that the rates would amount to Ten cents per net ton and that this would be excessive and discriminatory. The Commission found that there was no discrimination and that the advance of the rates was just and■ reasonable. NEW YOHK STOCK EXCHANGE QUOTATIONS New York, May 24. Open. Close. Amal Copper 67% 68% Amer Beet Sugar 4 7 45?/" American Cnn 36V4 36'* Am Car and Foundry Co 54 52' \ Am Cotton Oil ...... 45% 48% Am Ice Securities .... HI 31 Amer Loco 4fi;v 4 48% Amer Smelting 68 67% Amer Tel and Tel .... 119 119 • Anaconda 32V, 31741 Atchison 100% 99% Baltimore and Ohio ... 73% 7214 Bethlehem Steel 144% 140 California Petroleum .. Ifi 1 ~ 15% Canadian Pacific 161 160 .Central Leather 3"% 36',4 Chesapeake and Ohio .. 41 % 41Vii Chi, Mil and St Paul .. 90' . 89 Chino Con Copper .... 45. 441/1 Col Fuel and Iron .... 28% 32'/, Consoi Gas 13% 13' V 'Distilling Securities ... 17% 1(5% Kri" 26% 26 Erie, Ist pfd ' 41 40% , j General Electric Co .. 152% 152'". Goodrich B F 45% 44'/^ I (Treat Nor j.r'.i 116% 116% I Great Nor Ore subs... 33% 32% l lnterboro Met 21% 20% ! Fnfei-boro Met pfd .... 70% 69'.. I Lehigh Vall.\v 142' , 141 Mex Petro'ei,m 70% "0% ' Missouri Pac 13 12 ' National Lead 62% 62% Nov ■Consoi Copper .... 15 14% New York ("en 86 86 INY, N 'il and H 63% 62% I Northern Pa- 105% 104% I Pennsylvania R. R. ... 107 V, 106%' ! Pittsburgh Coal 22% 22% i Press Steel Car 48 45 Ray Con. Copper 2;!% 23% j Reading 145 ~ 143% | Repub. Iron aad Steel . 28% 28% Southern Pacific BS : % 88% I Southern R.v 17 16% . [Tennessee Copper 35% 34 Union Pacific 126% 126% U. S. Rubber 6414 6 4 |U, S. Steel 55% 54% do pfd 106% 106% Utah Copper 66% 65 Vir.-arolina Chem 31% 31% W. I'. Telegraph 66% 66% Westinghouse Mt'g . ... 98 95% Chicago Eeard of Trade Closing Chicago, May 24.—'Close: Wheat —May, 154%; July, 126%, Corn—July, 76; Sept., 76%. Oats—July, SO%; Sept., 44%. I Pork - July, 18.15; Sept., 18.47. I Lardi—July, f'.S5; Sept., 10.10. Ribs—July, 10.60; Sept., 10.55. Screens To Keep Out Flies Yon can get lumber from us made purposely for j window screens. These screens can be fastened to the window frames in such a manner that they can easily be put in and taken out. They will also work independent of the sash. No trouble to make them with this lumber. United Ice & Coal Co. MAIN OFFICE Foriter and Cowden StraeU *■ 1
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