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UTTIE EKTHUSIASM OVER
BRITAIN'S NEW CABINET
IS RAISED IN ANT QUARTER
London, May 26, 3.40 A. M.—As
might have been expected the new eaib
inet, while it meets with no strong dis
approval by the editorial writers in
the London morning papers, raises but
little enthusiasm in any quarter. The
most vthat is 'accorded is disposition to
give the new government every oppor
tunity to prove its worth. More dis
appointment is noticeable among the
Liberal than the Conservative parties,
mainly at the shelving of Viseount
Haldanc and the appointment of Sir
Edward (.'arson as Attornev General.
The "'Daily Chronicle" calls tho
latter a bad appointment and says it
is worse than a mistake to name Sir
Edward for thin portfolio. Tho Liberal
papers are irritated that Sir Edward,
representing the minority party in Ire
land, should be in the cabinet while
the Nationalists are not represented.
Tho "Daily News" says that John
Redmond's* absence from the ministry
will make even more striking tho in
congruity of Sir Edward Carson's pres
ence in it as Sir Edward's lieutenants
during the war have "abated none of
their rebellious sentiments."
Other appointments much critisized
include that of Mr. Balfour as first
lord of the admiralty, tho ([round be
iniz taken that the giving of this port
folio to him deprives the nation of the
services of Lord Fisher. The elevatiou
of Sir Stanley O. Buckmaster also is
criticized.
Some dissatisfaction is also express
ad that thr new cabinet instead of
feeing smaller, is larger than the old
one, also at the loss of David Lloyd
George, as chancellor of the exchequer.
However, Mr. George's appointment as
minister of munitions is only temporary
and that he will come iback to the
chancellorship when the question of
munitions .become less acute.
TELLS HOWITALYSOUCHT TO
EVADE TREATY OBLIGATIONS
London, May 26.—A series of dip
lomatic documents presenting Austria's
side of the case in the negotiations
preceding the war with Italy has been
published by the foreign ministry at
Vienna, says a Reuter dispatch fcrom
Amsterdam. It is contended that Italy
from the beginning sought to evade
her treaty obligations by an artificial
interpretation of the triple alliance
treaty.
She assumed an attitude of "bene
volent neutrality" on the ground that
the action of Austria-Hungary also was
directed against Russia. This asser
tion, the Austrians claim, is disproved
by the Russian preparations for an
aggressive war. Italy further "excused
herself" because of her exposed geo
graphical position, and Austria's fail
ure to give advance information of her
intentions against Serbia.
During the prolonged negotiations
concerning Italian compensations the
foreign ministry asserts, Italy utilized
the time to strengthen and consolidate
her military force, having in view the
acquisition of territorial vantage
points on the other side of the Adriatic
and in Albania. Her absolute neutral
ity was supplanted by the "watchful
armed neutrality."
The documents then describe the ne
gotiations regarding territorial compen
sation for Italy during which Austria
is maintained to have yielded so far
that finally there was scarcely any ma
terial difference standing in the way
of a peaceful adjustment. Then the
Salandra cabinet, without replying to
Austria's latest offers, denounced the
triple alliance treaty. This action led
to the outbreak of war.
Prison Goods for War Sufferers
, Auburn, N. Y., May 26.—Two hun
dred convicts in Auburn prison to-day
volunteered to knit woolen mufflers,
sweaters, caps, mittens, socks and other
articles for the Polish war sufferers.
Neither Will Interne Civilians
Rotterdam, via London, May 26,
9.35 A. M.-—The "Courant" publishes
a telegram from Berlin Siting that
Germany and Italy have agreed neither
to interne civilians nor seize their prop
erty.
Russia Sends Troops to Persia
Petrograd, May 26, Via London,
4.07 P. M.—A telegram from Teheran,
the capital of Persia, says that Turco
fierman agitation in that country has
assumed a threatening nature. On this
account Russia has sent in additional
troops to reinforce its armies at Kas
bin and Khry. The Persian govern- !
ment has been notified that the step
has been taken solely to protect Rus
sian subjects and that it implies no
hostility to Persia.
JEWELER IN BANKRUPTCY
Springer's Assetß Are Placed at $4,500
and Liabilities at SIO,OOO
The assets of George N. Springer,
jeweler, 206 Market street, who has
i>een adjudged a bankrupt, amount to
abouf $4,50'0 and his liabilities to ,
slightly more than SIO,OOO, according
to information tiled to-day with John i
T. Olmsted, the bankruptcy referee.
Springer's stoic will be closed until
June 4 at which time a trustee will be
Selected to take over the assets. Tho
trustee will decide whether the busi
ness will be continue or sold.
Creditors of D. S. Sollen.berger to
day elected Job .1. Conklin trustee to
take charge of the estate. His bond
was fixed at $15,000.
Accepts Position Here
A. C. Kaempf, who is well-known
among baud circles throughout the
country as an expert trombone and
cornet maker, has recently accepted a
position with the Nuss 'Manufacturing
Company, makers of band instruments.
Mr. Kaempf comes to this city from
'New York City, where.he held a posi
tion with some of the largest firms of
that place.
Cuts Artery While Slicing Bread
Edward P. Russell, 1110 Grace
street, a waiter at the Dauphin hotel,
cut an artery in his right hand while
cutting bread on a machine there early
this afternoon. He was treated at the
Harrisburg hospital.
Horse's Kick Fractures Arm
John Smith. 427 South Cameron
■street, a driver for John H. Snyder,
suffered a fractured right hand this
afternoon, when he was kicked by a
horse. The fracture was reduced at the
Harrisburg hospital.
U. S. STEAMER TORPEDOED
OFF COAST. OF IRELAND
Cwttiie* From First Pas*.
sengers had a narrow escape from be
ing torpedoed while bound for Rotter
dam yesterday. A submarine fired a
torpedo without warning. It missed
the ship by only fifteen yards.
According to the captain's story to
Rotterdam correspondents the periscope
was seen 500 yards distant and then
the wash of the torpedo which was
moving so rapidly that nothing could
be done to avoid it. The attack oc
curred at a point four miles north of
North Hinder lightship.
No Comment From White House
Washington, May 26. —Tho official
and news dispatches on the Nebraskan
was communicated to President Wil
son but no comment was forthcoming
from the White House. It was indi
cated that a full investigation would
be made a promptly as possible.
Not to Harm Neutral Vessels
Washington, May 26.—The damage
to the Nebraskan .recalled at once in
official quarters the German govern
ment's assurances presented by Count
Bernstorff to Secretary Bryan on May
11, that submarine commanders had
been specifically instructed not to harm
neutral vessels not engaged in hostile
acts and that Germany would pay for
any damage to such ships in the war
zone. The German government's com
munication added that in such a case
it would express its regrets and pay
damages without resort to a prize
court. In case of disputo of facts Ger
many offered to arbitrate claims at the
Hague.
"The imperial German govern
ment,'' said the communication, "has
no intention of causing to be attacked
by submarines or aircraft, such neu
tral ships of commereo in the zone of
naval warfare or definitely described
in the notice of the German admiralty
stall' on February 4, last as have been
guilty of no hostile act. On the con
trary most definite instructions repeat
edly have been issued to German war
vessels to avoid attacks on such ships
under all circumstances. Even when
such ships have contraband of war on
board they are dealt with by subma
rines solely according to the rule of
international law applying to prize
warfare.''
Under Charter to White Star Line
New York, (May 26.—The Nebraskan
was under charter on this trip to the
White Star Line of the International
Mercantile Marine. She was built at
Camden, N. J., in 1902 and is regis
tered at 4,408 tons gross, 2,824 tons
net. She is 360 feet long, 46.2 feet
beam and has a depth of 24.6 feet
and was built with eight water tight
bulkheads, her fuel boing oil.
With her sister ship Minnesotan,
from May to August of 1914, she was
under charter to the United States
army as a transport and was fitted up
to carry horses from Galveston to
Funston's troops at Vera Cruz. After
being released from government service
she was sent through the Panama Ca
nal, being one of the first ships to
bring a cargo from the Pacific coast
through waterway.
Status Under International Law
Washington, May 26.—The status
of the Nebraskan under international
law, brought out a variety of discus
sion to-day when news was received
that the vessel be given due warning
White Star Line. Whether sunk by a
mine or torpedo, a claim for damages
might raise a complicated question, it
was said. If the Nebraskan was in the
service of a British concern, according
j to previous decision in such eases, she
i would bo a lawful prize libel to seizure !
and condemnation. Chief Justice Chase
lias held that "neutral vessels engaged
in belligerent trade or service, became
pressed with a belligerent character."
The fact that Americans were aboard
the Nebraskan would require, under th®
position taken by the United States
that the evssel be given due warning
and her crew removed to a place of
safety before destruction.
Officials here are interested in learn
ing exactly what were the Nebraskan's
arrangements under charter. If she
struck a mine, responsibility would be
difficult to fix as the United States
Government has never been able to de
termine whether Germany or Great
Britain laid the mines in the open sea
which destroyed the American cotton
ships Evelyn and Carib.
Was to Carry Coal for Uncle Sam
Washington, May 26.—The Nebras
■but was to carry the coal as freight,
contract of her owners with the United
States Navy Department to carry
coal from Newport News to San Fran-
The agents were .to have the
Nebraskan in Hampton Roads June 5.
She was not under charter to the Navy
but was to carry the cola as freight.
LATE WAR NEWS SUMMARY
Continued From Flint Pair.
ently there has been little heavy fight
ing thus far, although In one instance
a bayonet encounter Is mentioned. It
is stated the Austrians retired every
where, destroying bridges as they fell
back.
The new attack of General Macken
sen against the Russian line north of
Perinysl, in Galicia, is reported from
Vienna and Berlin to have been at
tended by conspicuous success. The war
office at Petrograd, however, states
that attacks on the Russian line along
the San river were scattered and con
cedes no new victories to the Austro-
German armies.
In the west the British have been
compelled to give ground in Belgium
to the Germans who are once more
pressing forward strongly along the
part of the front which has seen the
heaviest sustained fighting of the war.
The allies apparently have offset this
German victory, however, by a French
advance further south, in Northern
France near Arras.
A series of attacks from both sides
of the line north of Arras last night
brought on fighting of unusual vio
lence. The official communication from
Paris saying the German attacks made
with especial severity near Lorette,
were all repulsed. The Berlin state-1
ment admits the loss of a small position
near Givenchy, but asserts that else
where the allies were driven back with
heavy losses.
Wife Murderer Caught by Posse
By Associated Press.
Reading, Pa., May 26.—Charles
Bausman, aged 2o years, wl o murdered
his wife Thursday near Robesonia,
by cutting,her throat, during a family
quarrel, was captured by a posse in a
barn near the scene of his crime this
afternoon. He was almost famished.
HARRISBURG STAR-INDEPENDENT, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 26, 1915.
STEAMSHIPS CRASH
OFF NANTUCKET
Continued KIM First Paf*.
cinity answered the wireless calls. At
7 o'clock, three hours after the colli
sion, the battleship South Carolina was
standing alongside the Cuneo. The
Ryndam's passengers and those of her
crew who had been transferred to the
Cuneo were taken off by the South
Carolina. The battleship was directed
by wireless from the Newport Navy
Yard to convoy the stricken liner to
this port.
Ryndam's Engines Much Strained
With the South Carolina alongside,
the battleship Texas ten miles astern
the battleship Louisiana in the near
vicinity, and tho Cuneo slowly follow
ing the Ry'ndam was steaming at slow
speed for this port, one hundred and
twenty-four miles east of Ambrose
channel lightship at 10 o'clock. At
that hour her capttain sent a wireless
message to the Holland-American line,
her owners, saying that the Ryndam's
engines were much strained 'but still
holding out.
Previous messages from Captain Van
Der Heu'vel asserted that the water
was gaining in hold No. 6 and that
tha ship would have to be abandoned
if the water gained much more.
So far as tho line knew there were
only six Americans among the passen
gers. The other passengers, it was said,
were Europeans returning home.
No Passengers On the Cuneo
The Ryndam, a vessel of 7.976
tons register, net, was built in Belfast
in 1910. Her length is 550 feet, her
Ibeam 66 feet. Tho Cuneo is a steamer
of about 800 tons capacity. She car
ried a crew of twenty men and no pas
sengers. Her length is 210 feet.
Dispatches sent during the forenoon
by the South Carolina said the Ryn
dam was making 13 knots on her way.
to this port. This speed, if maintained,
would bring her to New Ytork late to
night or early to-morrow morning.
Ryndam Taking Much Water
Boston, May 26.—A wireless mes
sage to the naval radio station here
stated that the passengers and part of
the crew of the steamer Ryndam,
transferred to the steamer Joseph J.
Cuneo after t'.ie collision of the two
vessels early to-day, later were put
aboard the "battleship South Carolina.
The Joseph J. Cunoe sailed from Bos
ton last night for Baracoa, Cuba.
The collision occurred shortly after
4 a. m. in latitude 40.12 north, longi
tude 69.42 west. No details were given
as to the circumstances of the accident
or the nature of the damage sustained
'by either vessel, except that the
Ryndam was making considerable
water. Calls for assistance wore an
swered by several steamers and by the
South Carolina and other United States
battleships. The transfer of passen
gers and part of the crew occupied
about an hour and was accomplished
without mishap. The Ryndam then
headed for New York at a speed of
seven knots ?n hour with the Cuneo
close behind.
The South Carolina came up with the
two vessels soon after 7 o'clock. At
the request of Captain A. M. Aamod,
of the Cuneo, the persons taken from
the Ryndam were transferred to the
battleship. The messages received did
not state at vhat port the South Caro
lina would land them, but it was
thought that she might convoy tho
Ryndam to New York.
Only Six Americans on Ryndam
New York, May 26. —The Ryndam's
cargo consisted chiefly of foodstuffs and
was valued at approximately $1,000,-
000. The bulk of her shipments were
consigned to the Netherlands overseas
trust at Rotterdam. The list included
266,000 bushels of corn, 5,000 bags
of flour, 600 cases of linseed oil, 200
bales of cotton, 300 kegs of wire nails
and fifteen boxes of corrugated sheet
iron.
It was said that most of her passen
gers were Europeans returning home
and that only a few were Americans.
The owners of the Joseph Cueno said
that she carried no passengers and that
her crew consisted of twenty men. She ]
is a small tramp steamer plying in the |
fruit trade between Boston and the
West Indies.
So far as could be learned the cabin
passengers included only six Americans
as follows:
Mrs. Martha Daly, of New York;
Miss Crete Egerero, of Baltimore; Miss
Wilhelmina A. Engle, of Boston; Mrs.
Martha Hebel, of this city; Henry L.
Van Praag, of this city, and Paul
Kubein, of Philadelphia.
Holds Filling With Water
New York, May 26.—A wireless
message from Captain Peuvel, of the
Ryndam, made public by the Holland-
American Line at 9 o 'clock and re
ceived by them less than an hour be
fore, said:
"One hundred and fifty miles from
Ambrose. Hold 5 full of water, hold
6 water gaining. Engine room water,
we- can mastei. Am proceeding 13
miles speed. Passengers and 160 crew
safely on board Cuneo. American
squadron standing by."
Apparently Captain Peuvel was not
aware when he sent this message that
the passengers had been retransferred
from the Cuneo to the battleship South
Carolina.
The number of passengers aboard
the Ryndam, it was announced at the
office of the line to-day, was 77, of
whom 20 were in the "first cabin, 34
in the second and 23 in the third. The
crew numbered 200.
Steamers Collided in Dense Fog
Boston, May 26.—Other messages
from the warships stated that the
steamers collided during a thick fog.
The Cuneo 'r bows were smashed in
badly.
At 9 a. m. the Ryndam, convoyed by
tho Cuneo and the battleships South
Carolina, Texas and Louisiana, was
steaming towards New York at a speed
of 13 knots an hour. The water was
said to be rising rapidly in her hold.
Warship Has 250 From the Ryndam
Washington, May 26.—The battle
ship South Carolina wirelessed the Navy
Department to-day that she had 250
persons from the Ryndam on board and
expects to land them in New York to
night.
$2,000 Damage Suit Against Steelton
The Borough of Steelton to-day was
made the defendant in a $2,000 dam
age suit brought 'by Robert Stucker,
counsel for Marie Ball. The plaintiff
declares she tripped l over the valve of
a water line that was protruding from
the pavement and fell sustaining a
fracture of the knee cap on her right
leg. The accident happened in fironfof
154 Ridge street on December 14,
last.
CHILDREN JKED HOMES
County Aid Society Took in Seventy
More During I*l4 Than
Preceding Year
At the annual meeting last night of
the Children 'i Aid Society ot Dauphin
County, at the Public Library hall, an
address was made by J. B. Byall, of
Philadelphia, on model treatment of
poor children. The report for the past
years iucluded the following:
During the year 1913 the society
took in 79 children, during the year
1914, 149, making an increase or 70
children, and it is becoming the general
concensus of opinion that family life
for homeless and neglected children ia
most beneficial and to be desired. The
society believes that normal children
should be removed from institutions
and given a chance in a family home.
The number of children in care of
the society at the present time was
given as 339.
The reports of the various committees
showed efficient work of each during
the year. Frank Brady, retiring treas
urer, reported expenditures of $5,411.35
for the present year, with receipts about
$144 less. Contributions totaled
$2,147.31 from various sources, while
the Directors of the Poor and relatives
and friends were responsible for the
receipt of $2,276.09.
Omeers chosen were: President,
Mrs. George Kunkel; first vice presi
dent, Mrs. Francis Jordan Hall; second
vice president, Mrs. Morris Jacobson;
secretary, Miss Elizabeth Bailey;
treasurer, Vance C. McCormick.
PLACE THE BLJIMEONDEMMA
Prisoner Escapes Ambulance Driver in
Police Station—"Coppers" Say
He Must Make Up Fine
Quite a joke is vogue around po
lice headquarters to-day on "Joe"
Demma, Harrisburg's ambulance driv
er, who permitted a prisoner to escape
from him in the police station yester
day.
It all happened when J. W. Sollway,
a jitney driver, was fined $2 at a hear
ing before Mayor Royal yesterday,
charged with violating the traffic law.
As Sollway did not have the money
with him, the Mayor sent Demma and
the violator to hunt his employer. In
a short time Demma returned with his
prisoner, but without the $2. When
he turned to talk to some other '' cop
pers" assembled in the docket room
Sollway made his escape. Now the
police say that Demma will have to
stand responsible for the $2, unless he's
lucky enough to get the fugitive.
During the police hearing yesterday
three other traffic violators were up
before the Mayor, among them being
Leßoy Messimer, upon whom a fine of
$lO was imposed. This money was
turned over to the State, as his offense
was one that does not come under the
city traffic ordinance. Messimer was
charged with driving a jitney on a deal
er's license, which is a State violation.
Two other jitney drivers were also
heard. One of them, J. P. Houser, was
fined $3, while I. J. Halton was dis
missed, having committed minor of
fense.
VENDORS' LICENSES JUNE 4
•
Ordinance Adopted Yesterday Will Be
Effective on That Date
The ordinance adopted by the City
Commissioners yesterday providing that
street venders be required to wear
badges indicating the lines of business
in which they are engaged will become
a city law on June 4 and the City
Treasurer now is preparing to order the
necessary badges. The importance of
this bill has been pointed out by Harry
D. Reel, City Sealer of Weights and
Measures, who recommended its adop
tion.
The badges will contain numbers
and must be worn conspicuously so that
they may be observed by the patrons of
the vendors. Persons who may have
complaints to lodge against the vendors
then need only take the license num
ber and report to the City Sealer. These
licenses will be good for one year only
and must be renewed on or before
the first Monday of April each year.
TO OPEN l'L AY PLOTS JUNE 21
Park Commissioner Will Announce the
Instructors Next Week
Harrisburg parks and playgrounds
likely will be formally opened to the
public on Monday, June 21, so Park
Commissioner Taylor announced to-day.
The schools oi the city will close a few
days before that date, so that there
likely will be a large turnout on the
playgrounds on the opening day.
George VV. Hill, playground supervis
or, and Park Commissioner Taylor now
are considering the list of applicants
for positions as playground instructors
and expect to announce their selections
early next week.
PROHIBITION PREDICTED
Ex-Governor M. R. Patterson, of
Tennessee, spoke last night at the Pine
Street Presbyterian church under the
auspices of the Pennsylvania Anti-Sa
loon League. He declared that there
aro twenty-eight states that would rati
fy a prohibition amendment to-morrow
if 'Congress would! pass the proposal
for ratification.
Dr. Swadener, another speaker, pre
dicted that within five years there will
be national prohibition in the United
States. The speakers are preparing the
way for the Flying Squadron which is
to open meetings in this city to-morrow
afternoon, continuing Friday and Sat
urday.
Paul Van Horn to Plead Guilty
Pi'ul Van Horn, of Williamsport,
who was arrested in this city January
25, by City Detective Murnanc, on a
charge of murdering, Mary Jane Ful
mer, an old woman living in Williams
port, will enter a plea ot' guilty at the
Williamsport court on Monday. The
court will fix the penalty. Detective
Murnane has been subpoenaed to ap
pear as a witness.
Coke Company Starts Idle Ovens
By Associated Press.
. Connellsville, May 2'6.—The H. C.
Frick Coke Company to-day fired 860
idle ovens making "1,100 ovens fired
withiw the past week. There are now
112,895 ovene in operations in the Con
nellsville region, all of them oil six
days a week.
Birth Is Announced
Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Dietz, 1531 Ber
ryhill street, announce the birth of a
son, Robert Charles, on the 25 th inst.
CAPITOL
31 DECISIONS HANBED
DOWN BY SUPREME COURT
Adjourned To-day After Hearing Argu
ments Since Monday—Expect to
Fix a Time For Argument In Ooal
Tax Cases
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania,
which has been in session since Mon
day, to-day handed down thirty-ono
decisions in a brief session just beforo
adjournment until June, it was ex
pected that this afternoon the time
for the argument in the coal tax cases
would be set.
Decisions were announced as fol
lows:
By Chief Justice Brown —Bigelow
vs. Ktelly, Luzerne, affirmed; per
curiam, Louig, executor vs. Morrow,
Fayette, dismissed; Reid estate, North
umberland, affirmed; Philadelphia and
Reading Coal and Iron vs. Northamp
ton County Commissioners, dismissed;
Tax Collector, North Union township,
Fayette, dismissed; Hutton vs. Altland,
executor, York, dismissed; Strickler
estate, Fayette, dismissed; Allison vs.
■Fly Water Wheel Company, York, af
firmed; Hill estate, Lancaster, dismiss
ed; Fuller estate, Fayette, dismissed;
Cowsill vs. Vipond Construction Com
pany, Blair, dismissed; Smith estate,
Philadelphia, dismissed. By Justice
Potter—-Short vs. Carbondale, Lacka
wanna, reversed; Frysingcr vs. Phila
j delphia Rapid Transit, reversed. By
Justice Elkin—Hoffman vs. Philadel
phia. judgment reversed; Central Penn
sylvania Lumber and Elk Tanning vs.
Bristol, ot al., Potter, affirmed; York
Water Co. vs. City of York, affirmed.
By Justice Frazer—McColum vs.
Pennsylvania Coal, Luzerue, affirmed;
Beedy vs. Nypano Railroad, Crawford,
affirmed; Haile vs. Shamokin Brewing
Co., Northumberland, affirmed. By Jus
tice von Moschzisker—Cohn vs. Phila
delphia Rapid Transit, affirmed; Tona
baugh vs. Pittsburgh Railways Co.,
Allegheny, affirmed; Bringhurst estate,
Philadelphia, affirmed; Acker vs. Sun
der, Philadelphia, affirmed. By Justice
Stewart—Frazier vs. Scranton Gas
and Water Co., Lackawanna, ffirmed;
Commonwealth ex rae vs. Dallas, et al.,
Chester, reversed; Schifalaequa vs. At
lantic City Railways, reversed; Church
vs. Lackawanna Railroad, Columbia,
affirmed. By Justice Mestrezat—Fas
eitt, guardian, Northampton, modified
and affirmed; Borough Shamokin ve.
Helt, Northampton, affirmed; Hamil
ton vs. Fleck, Philadelphia, reversed.
PARDON BOARD MEETS
Hear Argument on Commutation of
Death Sentence of George H. March
The Board of Pardons to-day over
ruled the motion to continue the appli
cation for commutation of the death
sentence of George H. March, in Dela
ware county. Objection has been
made by the District Attorney. Argu
ment was had and the ease will be de
cided to-night.
The board met in the Senate Cham
ber, the Supreme Court hamber, the
usual meeting place of that body, be
ing used by the Supreme Court.
Independence Day Commission
Governor Brumbaugh yesterdav ap
pointed ten members of the Independ
ence Day Celebration Commission, as
follows: Charles A. Ambler, Mont
gomery; C. Tyson Kratz, Norristown;
Richard Y. Cook, Darby; Otto T. Mai
lery, George I. Merrill, Frank Van" Ro
den, William S. Vare and James A.
Dunn, all of Philadelphia. *
Governor Completes Stuff
By the appointment of J. Benton
Long, of Ridgway, as lieutenant colonel
Governor Brumbaugh has completed his
military staff. Samuel D. Foster, for
mer chief engineer of the Highway De
partment, has been appointed a captain
and has been assigned to the First
brigade.
Architects Want to Build Chapels
Since the passage of a bill in the
Legislature allowing the State Health
Department to accept bequests of chap
els at Cresson and Hamburg, the de
partment offices on the Hill have been
besieged with architects who are anx
ious to build the chapels. The be
quests have not yet been made, accord
ing to attaches of the department to
day.
Dr. Dixon Starts Fourth Term
Dr. Samuel G. Dixon, State Health
Commissioner under Governors Penny
packer, Stuart and Tener, yesterday
took the oath of office for his fourth
term.
Lay Off Extra Auto Clerks
Extra clerks, who have been em
ployed in the automobile registration
division of the State Highway Depart
ment, have beon laid off, because work
of this kind for the# year has been
greatly lessened as most of the licenses
have been granted.
Received Bids on Cresson Addition
Bids were received until noon to
day at the Philadelphia office of the
State Health Department for the con
struction of the proposed l west wing at
the Cresson sanitarium.
TO HOLD MEMORIAL SERVICE
Spanish War Vets Will Honor Deceased
Comrades Sunday
E. H. Ganriol, commander of Harris
burg Camp No. 8, United Spanish-
American War Veterans, has issued or
ders to members relative to Memorial
Day exercises On Sunday morning the
members will gather in the camp rooms
and march in a body to the Harrisburg
cemetery, where they will assist the
committee in placing flags and markers
on the departed members' graves.
The memorial service will be held in
the afternoon, when all members are
requested to meet at Thirteenth and
State streets and march in a body to
the cemetery. On Monday the mem
bers will meet at 1 o'clock to take
part in the G. A. R. memorial Day
parade. A Lpecial committee of the
camp will also be held Friday night to
complete finai arrangements.
Bowman's Plan to Name It "Taylor"
Park Commissioner M. Harvey Tay
lor this afternoon disclaimed responsi
bility for the plan to name a stretch
of highway leading up to the W. S.
Harris plots on Allison Hill the "Tay
lor Boulevard." Commissioner Bow
man yesterday sponsored an ordinance
giving the boulevard that "handle"
and, while Taylor said he does not care
to make a "big fuss" about the mat
ter, he may ask Bowman to amend the
ordinance and change the name.
COURT HOUSE
WANT DETENTION BOISE
Comnty Commissioners Again Urged to
Establish Hon* la the City
The County Commissioners again
were urged to establish a House of De
tention where youngsters who violate
the criminal laws may be kept pend
ing court action although the county
heads deferred action saying they are
not yet prepared to finance the project.
The appeal was presented by represen
tatives of the Civic Club and the Chil
dren '9 Aid Society includimg Mrs. Ly
man D. Gilbert, Miss Rachel Pollock,
Miss Anna McCoimick and Mrs. Fran
cis Jordan Hall.
Award Pipe Contract
The contract for furnishing the
county with 290 feet of corrugated
iron pipe to be used in eliminating
"breakers" from the road' crossing
Peters mountain was awarded by the
Commissioners at noon to-day to H. H.
Fortney, of Newport. His bid was 54
cents a foot. Other bidders were A.
M. Smith, Halifax, 60 cents; A. L.
Greenberg Iron Company, 72 cents and
W. F. Shoemaker, Hunimelstown, 72
cents.
To Defend Divorce Suit
Eva Reinhart, wife of Weimer W.
Reinhart, this morning filed notiee in
court of her intention to defend her
husband','s suit for a divorce. Through
her counsel Robert T. Fox she obtained
rules on the husband requiring him to
file a bill of particulars—detailed state
ment of his cause of action and also de
manding alimony.
Letters of Administrators
Letters of administration 011 the es
tate of Uriah C. Keeney, late of South
Hanover township, were issued by Reg
ister of Wills Danner this morning to
Jennie C. Keenev, the widow.
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Divorced In March, to Wed Again •
Divorced on March 10, last, Jessie
R. 'Stenee, 21 years old, of this city,
this morning obtained a marriage li
cense to wed Daniel H. Hetrick, also
of Harrisburg. Other marriage licenses
taken out this morning included the fol
lowing: Blair Coleman and Margaret
Dodd, Wiconisco; Fred ,8. Steely, Lin
glestown, and Daisy Umholtz, Gratz;
Nile L. Reed' and Alice M. Zeigler,
York county.
Will Deliver Oration
Attorney William L. Loeser. of this
city, will deliver the commencement
oration at the Emaus High School, Le
high county, June 2.
Wants Pay for Fingers
Two fingers that Lincoln Sherk, a
young butcher's apprentice, had man
gled while he was grinding meat in the
shop of Charles W. Schaeffer, are the
basis for a suit filed yesterday against
Schaeffer. Sherk wants $5,000 for the
loss of the fingers.
STRONG PARTPLAYED BY
WOMEN IN THE GREAT WAR
European Women Build Monument to
Sex By Courage and Usefulness—
Equal Suffrage Is a "Far Cry"
For Them Now
Equal suffrage is a "far cry" for
the women of Europe, but perhaps they
feel no need of it inasmuch as they
are the good left arm of the warring
nations and took up the work of men
right where the men left off at home,
or shouldered a igun in the Balkans
when necessary, but not least of all
their work ministered to the sick,
wounded and dying in the crowded
hospitals of the vast armies.
The usual feminine thoughts of do
mesticity or adornment changed in
a day to a resoluteness and Spartan
courage inbred for hundreds of years
by bygone generations of strife, and
they took the field with the same
eclat and determination as their uni
formed husibands, lovers, sons and
brothers.
Many an ex-soldier to-day owes his
'life to the patient ministerings of
some woman nurse in an improvised
hospital, lacking the bare comforts
of life, not to mention the missing
luxuries of the sick room, and to these
women, whethor at home or with the
armies, Europe owes a debt as ijreat
or greater than the debt she owes her
soldiers.
The work of women in the titanic
struggle of Europe is clearly shown in
Abbot's great book, "The Nations
at War," which is beinig offered to
readers of the Star-Independent for
the mere tbook right and handling feo
of 98 cents. It is a $3 volume, size 8
by 10 1-2 inches, elegantly bound and
profusely illustrated with more than
463 actual photographs. Twenty full
■page color plates of the most striking
scenes of the great struggle are con
tained herein, as well as maps and
double page illustrations of details of
major importance. Almost 400 pages
of compact, truthful reports, informa
tion and facets carrying the reader
from the underlying causes of tho war
clear through the first six months of
the • fighting (the most important
months) will clear the reader's mind
of the many contradictions, sophistries
and false rumors which have impreg
nated the news reports through tho
medium of the censors.
A limited numlber of books from
the first edition was reserved for the
Star-Independent readers, but the
heavy demand has made such inroads
on the supply that those who have not
secured a volume at this presentation
expense figure should lose no time in
doing so.—Adv*
Police Get New Motorcycles
The two new Indian motorcycles for
Policemen Fetrow and Schelhas were
turned over to the Harrisburg police
department yesterday by the West End
Motorcycle Company. Fetrow started
riding his machine yesterday, while
Schelhas will wait a few days until his
injnred hand 'becomes somewhat im
proved, which he received when strui'k
by an automobile at Third and Clinton
streets about a week ago. The machines
are of the latest model, built especial
ly for police work and so constructed
to run at a low speed of four miles an
hour and as high <as 70 miles an hour.
Sr. Mullowney Transferred
Dr. John J. Mullowney, of the State
Department of Health, has been trans
ferred from the Philadelphia to the
Dauphin County Medical Society, ac
cording to announcement in the June
number of tho "Dauphin Medical
Academician."
FINANCE
TORPEDOING OF U. S. SHIP
CAUSES DECLINE 111 STOCKS
Recovery Which FoUowed Early Period
of Heaviness Suddenly Reversed Be
fore End of First Hour—Another
Moderate Bally, However
By Associated Press.
New York, May 26—Wall Street.
—'Further heaviness in war contract
shares marked today's early dealings
on the Stock Exchange. New York Air
'brake declined four (Mints and losses
of one to two points were scored bv
Pressed, Steel Car, Crucible Steei,
Westinghouse and kindred issues. Can
adian Pacific was heaviest of the high
priced railways, losing 1 1-2 with ma
terial recessions in Union Pacific and
Reading. Interborough common and
•pfd. were the only exceptions to the
general tendency rising 2 points. A
moderate rally ensued before the end
of the half hour.
The recovery which followed the
early period of heaviness was suddenly
reversed before the end of the first
hour. Confirmation of the reported tor
pedoing of an American ship off the
Irish coast precipitated declines of
from 1 to 3 points mainTv in war spe
cialties. While the news gave rise to
renewed apprehension respecting inter
national conditions, no disorder ac
companied the setback which was ar
rested 'by prompt support. The liqui
dated condition of the market also
served to offer resistance to bear pres
sure. Before noon another moderate
rally resulted in a further readjust
ment of prices on a minimum of deal
ings. Bonds were steady.
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
QUOTATIONS
Furnished by E. S. Goshorn, 208-2OU
Arcade Building, 211* Walnut Street
New York, May 26.
Open. Close.
Alaska Gold Mines ~ . 24% 24%
Amal Copper . . 66% 65
Amer Beet Sugar . 4545
American Can 36% 36%
do pfd 96% 96%
Am Car and Foundry Co 51'4 51 «/i
Am Cotton "Oil 4 6 4 6
Am Ice Securities .... 29 29Vi
Amer Loco 1.. . 47 45%
Amer Smelting ....... 6 64%
American Sugar ...... 104 101
Amer Tel and Tel .... 119 118%
Anaconda 31% 31
Baltimore and Ohio .. 72 71%
Bethlehem Steel 139 137%
Canadian Pacific .... 158% 1,58
Central Leather 36 35%
Chesapeake and Ohio .. 40 40
Chino Con Copper .... 44% 44%
Col Fuel and Iron .... 30 29%
Distilling Securities ... 16 16
Erie 25% 25
Erie, Ist pfd 40 39%
General Elentrie C 0... 150% 150%
Goodrich B F 43% 42%
Great Nor pfd 118% 11"
Great Nor Ore subs .. 31% 31%
Interboro Met 70% 72
Interboro 'Met pfd .... 21% 21%
Lehigh Valley 140% 140%
'Mex Petroleum 68% 67%
Missouri Pac 12% 12%
(National 'Lead 60 59%
iNew York Central ... 84% 84%
NY, N Hand H 62% 63
Northern Pac 103% 103%j
Pacific Mail 22 24%
Petina B 4 . 107 107%
Pittsburgh Coal 22 21%
Press Steel Car ...... 43 44%
Ray Con. Copper 23% 23%
Reading 142% 142
Repub. Iron and Steel . 28 27%
do pfd 83% 83%
Southern Pacific 88 87%
Southern Ry ~ 16% 16%
Tennessee Oopper 33% 33
Union Pacific 126 125%
U. S. Rubber 63% 62%
U. S. Steel 54 53%
do pfd 106 105'/,
Utah Copper 64% 60%
W. U. Telegraph 66% 66
Westinghouse Mfg. .. . 93% 92%
Chicago Board of Trade Closing
Chicago, May 26. —Close:
Wheat—May, 160%; July, 126%.
Corn—July, 75%; Sept., 76%.
Oats —July, 50%; Sept., 44'/,.
Pork—July, 18.12; Sept., 18.47.
Lard—July, 9.80; Sept., 10.02.
Rit>s—July, 10.5 7; Sept., 10.85.
Decoration Day at Postofflce
Postmaster Sites announced to-day
that on Decoration Day, Monday, the
main postoffiee and Hill and Maclay
stations \vill be closed from 10 a. m.
to 12 p. m. and that all carriers will
make their 7.15 a. in. delivery and col
lection and the 5.40, 7.30 and 10.30 p.
m. collections.
Mrs. Emma Boak
Mrs. Emma Boag,*a former resident of
this city, died yesterday at her home
in Mahanoy City, where she had re
sided for the past three years. The
body will be brought to this city and
services held at the funeral chapel of
F. C. Neely, 908 North Second street,
Thursday evening at 7.15 o'clock. The
services will be in charge of the Rev.
Dr. William N. Yates, pastor of the
(Fourth Street Church of God. Final
services will 'be held at Anderson, York
county, Friday morning at 10.30
o'clock, where interment will take
place.
Joseph E. Drawbaugh
The funeral of Joseph E. Drawbaugh,
who died Sunday at his home, 1323
Thompson street, was held this after
noon at 2 o'clock from his home, the
Rev. Clayton Albert Smucker, pastor of
Stevens M. E. church, officiated. Inter
ment was in Shoop's church cemetery.
Mrs. Anna M. Charters
The funeral of Mrs. Anna Morrison
Charters, who died at her home, 39
North Sixteenth street, will be held
from her home Thursday evening at 8
o'clock. The body will be taken to
Duncannon Friday morning for inter*
nient.
Thank Tech Students
The Directors of the Poor unani
mously adopted a resolution this morn
ing extending their thanks to the
eight Technical High School students
who did some engineering work for the
county and saved the Directors some
thing like S6O. The students have
supplied the Directors with a blue print
of their surveys and this will be framed
and hung in the board's office in the
Court House.' Copies of the resolution
will be sent to the following students:
John Todd, Charles Chayne, Glenn
Melville, F. A. Metzler, John Yoder,
Harry Wagner, James Miller and Sam
uel Mcllhenny.