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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-06
TO APPEAL THEATRE CASE
Lessees of Motion Picture Houses Want
Court to Pass on Taxes

Whether the new lessees of a NOV
ing picture theatre can be compelled
to pay whole years municipal license
tax for part of year s occupancy
when already the full years tax had
been paid by the former owners, is a
question the Dauphin county courts
will be asked to, decide through ap-
peals taken last evening by Morris
Heimbinder and Jack Gold, proprietors
of the Family and William
Penn moving picture theatres.
In an amicable proceeding brought
before Alderman George A. Hoverter,
Heimbinder, as party defendant, was
fined So and costs for refusing and
sneglecting to pay license tax Of
500 on each theatre The alderman
merely decided that the tax had not
been paid and imposed the fine and
costs.
Heimbinder then filed notice of his
intention to appeal the ease, contend
ing that as one of the proprietors he
took possession of the theatres only a
few weeks ago and that the license tax
for the year ending April / next, al
ready had been paid by the former
owners.
The city contends that a transfer
OF theatre ownership does not auto
matically transfer the license to the
purchasers.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-06
600 KILLED ON RAILROAD
Account of Terrible Accident in Mexico
in January Told in Letter to
u. S. Mission

Boston, March 6.-Report of a rail
road accident in Mexico, last January,
in which 500 lives were lost, is con-
tanned in letter received to-day by
the American Board of Commissioners
for Foreign Missions from one of its
representatives at Manzanillo on the
Mexican west coast.
The letter was written on February
IA, according to the writer, after the
entry of the soldiers into Guadalaiara,
which was captured by Camanza s
troops on January Is, the Governor or
dered that their families should be
brought up from Colima on special
train.
There were more than twenty cars, :"
the letter continued, "simply packed
with humanity, the roofs covered with
men and women and many slung under
the cars in a most perilous position
even for ordinary travel. At the top
of the steepest grade, coming down,
the engineer lost control, the cars rush
ed down the long incline, throwing off
human freight on both sides and finally
piunging into an abyss.
mime hundred people were on the
train and only six were unhurt. More
than 500 were killed outright. Some
of the Yaqui Indians committed suicide
when they were told of the accident to
their families, and others have sworn
vengeance. All the railroad men were
Killed, so there is none to suffer.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-06
MOTORCYCLES OCCUPY THE
STAGE FOR entire week
Keystone Club Stages First Exclusive
Show for Motor-Driven Two Wheel
ers in Chestnut Street Hall
Opening Tonight

The motorcycle has come into its
own. An exclusive show for the two
wheel motor-driven 0 -mile-an-hour ma
chine under the auspices of the Key
stone Motorcycle Club will open this
evening at o clock in the Chestnut
street hall. 1t will continue all of next
week.
Ten exhibitors with all kinds, types,
powers, speed and designs of motor
cycles will strive to advance the selling
industry in Harrisburg to such an ex-
tent that every well regulated home
will have a motorcycle when the spring,
riding season opens up. Asiue from
the motorcycle many types of bicycles
for pleasures and commercial purposes
will be shown.
The keystone Club itself will have a
booth for the exploitation of the club
journal. John +. Greenawalt, the editor,
will be in charge. Another booth will
be occupied by the Keystone Ladies
Auxiliary. Mrs. J. Harbolt, Miss May
Gallagher and Mrs. c. J. Uhler will be
in charge of that. The ladies also super
vised the decorations and they are fine,
electric lights and colored streamers
hanging everywhere. The officers for
the first motorcycle show are:
Z. Ii. Uhler, president; Harry Field
stern, vice president; H. z. Ross secre,
tary-treasurer; r. ~. Heagy, manager;
Note Feldstern, H. G. Heagy, c. b.
Smith and George f. Hewitt, directors
The exhibitors are: =
Heagy Brothers, Harley Davidson mo-
torcycles, Rearing Standard, Pullman
and Appolo bicycles. Sporting goods
and accessories
West End Electric and Cycle Com
pany, Indian motorcycles. accessories,
Miami bicycles.
Charles Uhler, Thor motorcycles, Mus
selman, Vim, Hardware and Linwood
bicycles.
Excelsior Cycle Company, Excelsior
autocycle, Dayton, Hudson, Lenawee,
Excelsior, Juvenile, Norseman, Valiant,
Motor-Bike, Hampden and Commercial
bicycles.
Pope motorcycles, Chester B. Smith.
Pope motorcycles, Pope bicycles and ac-
cessories.
Reading Standard, G. w. Gait, Marys-
vile. Reading standard motorcycles,
accessories, Perfection side-seat, vul-
canizing department.
Keystone Cycle Company. Dayton
motorcycles.
Harrisburg Motorcycle Exchange.
Emblem motorcycles, accessories and
repairs.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-06
ACQUIRES FAMILY OF 10 BY
TAKING A MARRIAGE VOW
Continued From First Page.

eyes" she replied, "my husband
died on January 6, 1916" and then
she blushiugly added, "and L have
nine Children
"Did l understand you to say
nine?' asked the clerk in some con-
fusion.
eyes, she repeated.
Roksanic all the while remained ST.
lent and while he appeared unable to
express his feelings by word of mouth
smile stole over his face. When all
the requirements had been complied
with save the couple s taking the oath,
the clerk told both to stand up to
make affidavit to their statements. -
Apparently they misunderstood and
momentarily thought the knot was go
ing to be tied right there, for they
joined hands and dropped their heads
slightly, gazing toward the marriage
license docket. Soon they were prop
erly advised and the license was issued.
Then the wedding march, unaccom-
panied by music, began. The couple,
Roksanic with the baby in his arms,
was conducted to the main court room
by Alderman C Z. Murray and county
oiiSidio' lhCluuinS DepubN rOlHOHU-
taries Elmer Hummel and Elmer Erb
and Assistant District Attorney Robert
T. Fox.
Alderman Murray took position
where the court clerk usually stands
and the couple stood before the press
box. All the while the baby, whom
Roksanic had placed on the judges ,
bench, cooed and seemed very well sat
isfied with its mothers 8 choice of a
new head of the family.
AS the alderman closed the cere-
mony the county officials and few
lawyers - spectators = all picturing
Roksanic as a hero, stepped up and
extended their hands to the couple
Roksanic is a laborer, employed in
Steelton, and while he is not making
more than the average laborer's wage,
he expressed confidence in his ability
to support the already large family.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-06
CLOCK SOUNDS death KNELL
Woman Sets Alarm and Husband Finds
Note Telling Where Lifeless Body
Could Be Found

Sunbury, Pa, March 6.-Mrs. John
Dewitt, who liver near here, fearing ar
rest yesterday after she had a squabble
with Harry Fasold, health officer, for
sending her child afflicted with mumps
to school, wrote note last night to her
husband and children directing them to
track her footsteps through the snow to
creek where her body would be found
The woman placed the note on an alarm
clock, set for a. M, near her hus-
bands bed. When the husband was
awakened by the clock he found the
note and followed the tracks to the
creek, where he found his wife's body.
The woman in the note blamed the
health officer for her act. She also
wrote on the backs of checks directions
for the assignment of all her property
to her husband and children. The au-
thorities are investigating the case.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-06
Trains RUNNING ON Time
DESPITE 10 inches OF SNOW


fact neither of the companies found it
necessary to get out the snowplows.
The Harrisburg Railways Company
reported having but little trouble run
nlng It's trolley ears. Officials said only
a few of the ears ran a few minutes
late. -Four sweepers were kept in serv-
ice throughout the day and when of
fielals saw a possibility of heavy
snow late last night, one-third of the
ears were kept running all night to
keep the tracks open. No serious trou-
BILE was expected here by any of the
telegraph or telephone companies.
Market Crowds Small
The storm caused some inconven-
fence to pedestrians and kept down the
sizes of the crowds in the markets and
in the central portion of the city.
Those who were compelled to be out
entered complaints against the slop-
piness under foot. Inconvenience also
was experienced by teamsters ana
drivers on streets where they could
not dodge in or out of the street car
tracks.
The storm started about 7 o'clock
last evening and continued last night
and to-day. 1t was prevalent over
the northeastern section of the coun-
try. The average temperature was 80
degrees, with a wind velocity of eight
miles an hour. This was deficiency in
temperature for this date of about two
degrees.
No material change has taken place
in the river stage during the last twen-
ty-four hours. 1t was stated at the
weather bureau that unless heavy
rain should fall, the river will remain
the same for the next forty eight hours
when it will start rising. None of the
river stations north or west of Harris
burg has had as much precipitation as
Harrisburg, which received so of an
inch in twenty-four hours. Other sta
tions before noon to-day recorded from
2 to .67 Of an inch.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-06
PEACE MEETING TONIGHT
Professor Alvin s. Johnson, of Cornell
University, Principal Speaker

1t is believed that large crowds will
be in attendance at the peace meeting
to be held under the auspices of the
Pennsylvania Arbitration and Peace
Society and the Society of Friends in
Technical High school auditorium this
evening.
The principal speaker of the evening
will be Professor Alvin s. johnson, of
Cornell University. Prof. Johnson will
speak on the economic conditions of
the European war and the military
forces. He will also show what rela-
ton this question bears on the financial,
industrial and labor conditions in our
own country. Other speakers will be
I'll. C. Knouse, vice president of the
Pennsylvania Arbitration Society, and
Mrs. Mabel Cronise Jones, who will rep
resent the women's interest.
Prof. johnson comes to this city
from York, where he was greeted with
an exceptional large attendance last
night.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-06
LA TOURAINE AFIRE
1900 MILES AT Sea
Continued From First Page.


and Beda L. Peterson, and Thomas j.
Burke, Jr., nurses.
The crew numbered approximately
200. The vessel was under command of
Captain Caussin, it was said, with NJ
Gaillard as second captain. Two wire
less operators, Messrs. Sagot and Vidm.
ment were aboard.
Ammunition Causes Anxiety
Stored away in the vessels hold was
the ammunition which caused keen ap'
prehension as to the vessels fate when
it became known that fire was raging
aboard. While no record was kept as
to the tonnage of this portion of the
cargo, it was estimated that the ship
ment contained, at the very least, half
million rounds and possibly several
times as much.
Wireless stations along the Allan
tic seaboard directed vain queries
through the air to the burning ship and
the little fleet of rescuers reported to
be around her. While the crackle of
the spark from powerful stations here,
it was thought could be heard by
steamers in the Atlantic as far away as
those steamers were too weak to send
back their answers. All news of the
Touraine's fate, it was thought would
have to come from the other side of
the Atlantic.
Vessel Was Heavily Loaded
La Touraine was heavily loaded
when she steamed out of the harbor
here last Saturday. In addition to the
1884 cases of cartridges she carried
139 rapid fire guns and a varied assort-
ment of supplies for the allies COM
missaries, both foodstuffs and clothing.
Twelve hundred tons of her cargo con-
sisted of uniforms, cloth for uniforms,
sweaters and hosiery for soldiers in
the trenches. There were 1900 cases
of machinery aboard, as well as many
hundred wagon wheels and 275 bars of
silver. In addition there was a large
assortment of foodstuffs.
La Touraire, a steamer of 1878
tons, under command of Captain Caus-
sin, is one Of the older transatlantic
liners, having been built in 1891.
Since she was lunched La Touraine
has played an interesting part in the
history of ocean travel. She arrived
in New York on October 2S, 1913, with
az persons which she rescued from the
Uranium liner Volturno, which burned
at sea with the loss of 1872 lives Cap
tain Caussin was one of the first com
manders of rescue steamers to get a
boat over in the heavy sea to aid in the
rescue work. The captain and crew
were decorated with medals for their
bravery on this occasion. 1t was the
captain of La Touraine who warned the
ill-fated Titanic of the presence of ice
bergs in her course.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-06
WILL MEET In ALTOONA
Commercial Executives Conclude Con
vention Here To-day

Altoona was selected as the next
meeting place of the Pennsylvania Com
mercial Secretaries Association at the
closing of the first annual convention
here this morning. Eugene F. Weiser,
secretary of the York Chamber of Com.
merce, was elected president and
Charles NJ Ketchum, of Washington,
secretary.
The morning session was occupied
with a discussion of agricultural en-
couragement and the afternoon discus
sion embraced charity endorsement,
city planning, municipal research, voca-
tional education and housing and health
work.
The annual dinner of the association
took place at the Harrisburg Club last
night after which all the delegates at
tended the Orpheum.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-06
DIPLOMATS have DECIDED
TO leave mexican CAPITAL
Continued From First Page.

feared all foreigners would be at the
mercy of the factions.
Carranza forces controlling the rail.
road to Vera Cruz are refusing to per.
nit travel on the pretext that the road
is needed for military movements.
Senator Smith for Action
Senator Smith, of Arizona, called at
he White House to discuss the lates.
Developments in the situation with
President Wilson, but will not see him
until Monday.
"We should take charge of affairs
or abandon the Monroe doctrine,'i said
he at the White House. Something
must be done to stop the reign of an
archy and set up a government which
can protect the rights of all foreign.
ers -
Juan N, Amador, head of General
CaTanza s agency here, to-day de-
clared in a formal statement that re.
ports of the gravity of the situation
have been "grossly exaggerated He
declared General Ohregon would do
nothing to "cause needless suffering. -
Urgent representations by the Amer
lean government have been made to Gen
eral Carranza through American Con-
sui Sllliman that he direct his command
er, General Obregon, to accept the prof
fer of aid to Mexico Citys needy for
the international relief committee com
posed of foreign residents. General
Obregon, who had refused to accept
the proffer, is reported to have declared
that Mexico was in no need of such aid.
Foreign diplomats here, however, are
pessimstic over tho situation in the
Mexican capital.
Population Terror stricken
The American government has ap-
pealed to Carranza to instruct Obregon
to adopt measures for the protection of
lives and property of foreigners if
Mexico City is evacuated. The popu-
iation is terror-stricken because of
Obregon s announced intention not to
prevent looting and pillaging for food
or money. Officials here are none too
optimistic that Carranza will heed the
representations because of his refusal
heretofore to do so
Mexico City Worse Than Ever
Conditions in Mexico City are de-
scribed in reports to officials and diplo-
mats here as being far worse than ever
before. President Wilson and his ad-
visers are giving the matter the closest
attention. Pending the outcome, how
ever, of the representations the Amer
lean government probably will take no
further action. Among diplomats the
opinion prevails that in nase General
Obregon continues to refuse outside
aid, drastic steps may be necessary In
official circles an allied expedition SINH
lar to the one that relieved the lega-
tions at Pekin during the Boxer up
rising was being talked of.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-06
3 full ARMY DIVISIONS
Modified BY BULGARIA

Paris, March 6.-Bulgaria has mobil-
lied secretly three full army divisions
in the neighborhood of Tirnova, accord
ing to information contained in a Sa-
loniki dispatch to the Havas Agency
based upon what is said to be reliable
authority The same source is respon-
sible for the statement that the Kosten-
dill division has been sent to an un-
known destination. An unnamed officer
high in the Bulgarian army is quoted as
saying:
"These troops would be useful in an
advance on Adrianople.'
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-06
HEIRS MAY BE IN THIS CITY

A will in which Hugh J. Ready and
James F. Ready, brothers, are vitally
interested cannot be settled until they
can be located and believing that they
are in Harrisburg a firm of attorneys
in st. Johns, New Brunswick, has writ.
ten Chief of Police Hutchison for news
of them.
Their father died in st. Johns in
March 1913. James F. Ready left st.
Johns ten years ago while his brother
left two years ago. Neither has been
heard Of since.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-06
Advoc ates New Water Main

So that the Singer Piano & Organ
Company, Carlisle street, may be sup
piled with water. and, incidentally, have
fire protection, City Commissioner Har-
ry F. Bowman will introduce an ordi-
nance at next Tuesdays meeting of
the City Commissioners providing for a
water main in Carlisle street from Der
ry to Holly.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-06
RAY SEIDERS ACQUITTED
jury Frees Him on Charge of Murder
ing Lebanon Man

Especial to the Star-Independent)
Lebanon, March '6.-Ray Seiders was
this afternoon acquitted of the murder
of John E. Mills, who was held up
and fatally shot by highwaymen last
December.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-06
Bank Reserve Shows Decrease
By Associated Press.

New York, March 6.-The state
ment of the actual condition of Clear
ing House and banks and trust COM
panies shows that they hold S129,-
593,740 reserve in excess of legal re-
quirements. This is a decrease of $5,-
167,960 from last week.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-06
Missouri Normal school Burned

Warrensburg, NJ, March 6.-The
Warrenburg State Normal school here
was destroyed by fire to-day. All build
ings except the Dockery gymnasium
were burned. The loss is estimated at
half million dollars. The school was
attended by 1000 students.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-06
"DoPE" VICTIM AT HOSPITAL
Woman Cannot Say in What Quantities
She Took Drug Before Restrained

Inc nrst person, woman, to be ad-
mitted to the Harrisburg hospital suf.
fering from lack of narcotics ON ac-
count of the new Federal law was ad.
mitted yesterday She has been used
to taking morphine compound, but is
unable to tell just how much of it.
Hospital physicians endeavored to
hnd out the quantity from local drug
gist from whom she purchased the drug,
but the druggist said he did not know
the amount of the drug in the com.
pound he was selling
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-06
CAPITOL HILL
Governor in Philadelphia

Governor Brumbaugh left for Phila.
delphia last night and will attend the
annual dinner of the Lafayette College
Alumni Association at the Bellevue
Stratford hotel this evening, where he
will make an address. Cyrus E. Woods,
Secretary of the Commonwealth, who is
a member of the alumni, will also make
an address, his first since his becom-
ing member of the Governor Is cab
met.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-06
SYSTEM ABsoRBs MERCURY
Stanley Dodge Is Receiving Treatmei
at HarrichYru TJocnito1

Stanley Dodge, SO years old, 25
North Cameron street, was admitted to
the Harrisburg hospital last evening
for treatment for mercurial poison,
He used solution of bichloride of
mercury externally and his system alb
sorbed some of the poison. His con-
dition is not serious.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-06
Mrs. Elizabeth Meisenhelter

Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth
Meisenhelter, widow of George Nielsen
daughter, Mrs. G. R. Wilt, 81 Disbrow
street, yesterday, will be held Tuesday
morning at IL O'Clock. Ipterment will
be private in the Harrisburg cemetery.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-06
John H. Nelly

The funeral of John II. Nelly, aged
70 years, who died Thursday, was held
this afternoon at o'clock from the
residence of E. 0. Shaffner, 107 Boas
street, the Rev. DR.. John d. Fox being
in charge Of the services. Interment
was private in the Harrisburg ceme-
terry.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-06
Board of Pardons

Tie Board of Pardons this month
will meet on Thursday, March Is, in
stead of Wednesday, the 18th, owing to
the fact that some of the members wish
to attend the ST. Patrick s day celebra.
tion in Philadelphia. The list of ap.
plications to be heard by the Board has
been closed and numbers ten new cases
and five old ones, none of them mur.
der cases.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-06
No CapitaI

The Harrisburg Hospital is open
daily except Sunday, between l and
o'clock p. m. for dispensing medical
advice and prescriptions to those unable
to pay for them.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-03-01

Union was called into consultation, and
both associations fully agreed that by
installing the new machines, the evapo-
ratei loganberry would soon be of
greater commercial value, as soon as
its merits and uses were known more
extensively, especially in the east. -.
The Willamette Valley Prune asso-
citation and the Salem Fruit Union
practically control the present stock of
evaporated lOganberries in the north
west, and are devoting much time and
energy, as well as individual expense,
in advertising and promoting its sale.
The advertising campaign undertaken
by the Loganberry Growers associa-
tion is being handled through these
two organizations. The advertisements
placed with the Saturday Evening Post
and Good Housekeeping brought imme-
diatc results. A l5-ounce carton OF
evaporated loganberries was offered fol
80 cents and soon oiders were coming
in from all parts of the country. With
each order, follow-up letters were sent
with additional recipes and suggestion:
regarding the lscs of loganberries ant
prunes. The results of the advertisins
has been very satisfactory, as markets
are being opened up in localities wher,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-03-01
new INVENTION MAKES
LOCANBERRY VALUABLE
Machine Removes Chaff and With 1t
That Acid Taste Common With
the Fresh Berries.

While seeking to invent some sort
OF an automatic device for cleaning
and sterlizing loganberries last sum
mer, H. S. Gile, manager of the Will
lumette Valley Prune association, dis.
coy cred that by eliminating certain
cfnff like substance from the berry the
finished product was of much milder
flavor. BY the nse of the new machine
tiat strong puckery taste of the fresh
frJit is entirely removed, and in real
ity the evaporated loganberries are now
milder in flavor than the fresh fruits
and more adapted to various uses in
cooking. In the new methods of clean
ing and sterilizing the fruit is entirely
flee from any form of insect life ia
which all summer-cured fruits are ex
posed.
After the value of the new machine
was fully realized, the Salem Fruit