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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-12
GOVERNOR IS preacher
AT CHURCH OF BRETHREN
One Of Many 1inistsrs 10 Discuss Local
Option In City Churches Yesterday
Congregations Vote to Support
Him In Stand ~

Among the many ministers who spoke
on local option in Harrisburg churches
yesterday in compliance with Cover
nor Brumbaugh S request was the Gov
ernor himself, who is an ordained min
lister of the Church Of the Brethren.
He attended services at the Hummel
street church Of that denomination, and
although his intention had not been to
speak to the congregation, he was
called upon in the course Of tho service
and addressed the large gathering. An
address by the Governor had not been
announced but many visitors filed the
church.
"If," said the Governor, "your of.
fcials elected to Office do not stand by
their creed in Office they are utterly
unfit to rule. We officials are set aside
by the people not to lord over but to
serve them. My stand is very common
place, for you who have always known
me and my habits have right to ex-
pect me to behave in Office as have
before. A man who would do other
wise would be a hypocrite.
Local option sermons were given as
announced in many churches, and mem
bers in many instances wore white rib
bone and white flowers. The Tip
perary local option song was favorite
during services.
Representative Wildman heard the
sermon of the Rev. w. H. Dallman at
the Market Street Baptist church and
Representative Nissley that of the Rev.
w. s. Booth at the First Baptist
church.
The congregation of the Nagle
Street Church of God unanimously vot-
ed to support the Governor in his local
option stand, following a sermon by the
Rev. H. B. Wolbert.
Following a sermon by the Rev. j.
A. Lyter, especially addressed to the
men of the Derry Street United Breth.
rem church, the voters present adopt
ed resolution endorsing the Williams
local option bill and the action of Gov.
ernor Brumbaugh in his efforts to Sc
cure its passage.
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REPORTS ON UNIFORM LAWS
Commission Submits Its Findings to the
Governor To-day

The report of the Commission on
Uniform State Laws, consisting of
Judge William II. Stake, Deputy At
torney General largest and Walter
George Smith, was this morning pre-
sented to Governor Brumbaugh. 1t con.
tains the laws that Pennsylvania has
adopted from time to time as prepared
by the Uniform State Laws Commits
sion.
The uniform partnership law already
has been adopted and the uniform sales
law is now pending, and when passed
these will complete the adoption by
Pennsylvania of all the uniform COM
mereial laws that have been recommend
ed between States.
There already have been adopted by
previous Pennsylvania Legislatures the
uniform negotiable instruments act, the
warehouse receipts act, the bills of
lading act and the stock transfer act.
The uniform divorce act will not be pre-
sented this year.
Included in the report was the minute
adopted on the death of the late Rob
ert Snodgrass, of Harrisburg, who was
member of the commission.
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INSTITUTIONS ASK STATE
FOR TOTAL Of s125,OOO,OOO
Chairman Of House Appropriations
Committee Says Cuts WIN Be Made
to Conform With Charities Boards
views-Confers with Governor

Representative Woodward. of Allie
ghenv, chairman of the House Appro-
priation Committee, held conference
baugh on appropriation matters.
The appropriations for almost all Of
the hospitals, State institutions and
homes asking State aid, win be report
ed out of committee this week and
Chairman Woodward says a special
calendar will be made for their con-
sideration which will have right of
way on certain days until all are dis
posed of.
In almost every instance the sums
asked for, if beyond those recommend
ed by the State Board of Charities,
will be cut down, and in no instance
is there to be any allowance for new
buildings. The committee has bills
in its hands, the total of which is
about SIPS, ,000, ,00O, and these will
have to be cut down to come within
the revenues of the State, which are
estimated at about $62, 100000 to
cover all the expenses of the State,
The general appropriation bill,
which has passed second reading in
the House has been referred to back
to coWmittee, will mot come out be.
fore next week, and in the meantime
the heads of departments will be con-
ferred with as to their actual wants.
Governor Brumbaugh is quoted as
saying that if the appropriations are
kept within the revenues of the State,
he will not use the ak, but there is
fear that the House and Senate will
disregard the recommendations of the
Appropriations Committee and raise
the appropriations in the bills on their
way through the respective bodies, and
if they so beyond the estimated rev.
enues the Governor will certainly use
his veto AK and will accept the respon-
sibiiity thrust on him by reckless law
makers.
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Death Of Mrs. Mary Wilmer

Lebanon, April 12.-Mrs. Mary Wit
mer, nee Bachman, widow of the late
Professor Peter B. Wilmer, of West
Main street, Palmyra, died at her home
of senile debility, at the advanced age
of sc years. Her health had been ex-
eellent all winter but on Sunday she
was taken i'll and her death was not
unexpected. She was a resident of Pal
myra since 1857 and was one of the
oldest residents of the borough. Mrs.
Wilmer was born on the present Kill
fnger farm near Fontona the daughter
of the late Peter Baehman, and married
the late Professor Peter B. Wilmer.
founder and principal of the Whitman
Academy, Palmyra. She was a mem
Der of Trinity Reformed church. Pal
myra. These children survive: Charles
X. Wilmer, Chief Burgess of Palmyra
borough, and Miss Rose Wilmer, of
Palmyra; Mrs. II. B. Felty and DR.. Pc.
ter B. Wilmer, of Abilene, Kansas. She
as the last Of her family. Mrs. Wit
mer was the sister of the late Mrs. C.
G. Gingrich, of Lawn, this county.
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ACCUSED OF MOVING his
new TENANTS FURNITURE
s. Rifkin, Apartment House Owner,
Charged BY o. A. Vert with Put
ting Household Effects Into Street
Because "Not Good Enough"

If S. Rifkin. the owner Of an apart.
ment house at 407 'Verbeke street, has
adopted a policy that the tenants of
his houses must have "swello furni-
ture or comparatively as "good as the
house into which it is moved,' he ad-
hered to that policy ON Thursday, ac-
cording to suit filed to-day in which
he is charged with deliberately and
maliciously'' removing wagonload of
home furnishings belonging to Ort Ad-
olson Vert from the Verbeke street
apartment and casting it into the
street.
Vert found his furniture on the
highway when he was about to trans
fer the second wagon load of his house.
hold goods from 1887 Fulton street to
the Verbeke street apartment, he says.
Much angered, he at once sought to
know why he had been dumped into
the street, but he charges that the
landlords only excuse vas that the
furniture is not good enough for the
house,
Back Vert went to the Fulton street
house, taking his furniture with him,
and an hour or so later he was in the
Office of W. l.. Loeser, an attorney.
This morning he began $500 dam
age suit against Rifkin, in which he
demands compensatory and exemplary
damages. :" Vert alleges in his action
for redress that he had contracted with
Rifkin to pay $3.50 week for the
Verbeke street apartments and that be-
fore attempting to move his furniture
he paid $3.50 to bind the bargain.
Rifkin, he charges, now has the
$3.50 and refuses to give it up. 1t
also is alleged that Rifkin was aided
in removing Vert s furniture from the
house, although the names of the sup
posed accomplices are not contained in
the bill of complaint.
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Mrs. Jennie s. Mckinney

Mrs. Jennie 8. Mckinney, aged 20,
died last evening at the home Of her
daughter, Mrs. Harry Zimmerman, at
Enhaut. Mrs. Mckinney was native
of Altoona, the widow Of the late John
w. Mckinney, who was for years con-
nected with the Holliday ysburg "Stand-
ardp and Altoona "1tibune,' and
came to Harrisburg in 1872 as a re-
porter of legislative proceedings for
the Legislative "Record' and Harris
burg Telegraph" He died in 1872.
Mrs. Mckinney is survived by two
daughters, Mrs. Keefer, of Millersburg,
and Mrs. Harry Zimmerman, Of En-
haut. The funeral will take place on
Wednesday afternoon at o 'clock from
Mrs. Zimmerman s residence Inter
ment in Harrisburg cemetery.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-12
A TREE FkLLACY.
The idsa That the Branches Rise a.
the Trunk Grows.

INV toea INK eUe oFancnoo rise ~
the Trunk Grows. 4
1t Is commonly Lelieved that as a
tree grows 1t elevates the lower branch
Is and any other thing firmly attached
to 1t. AS a result. curious stories like
the folio wing circulate:
A Canadian farmer built barn on
willow posts set In the ground. The
next spring happened to be wet and
he noticed that the horses had trouble
In stepping up to the door on entering
Finally 1t dawned upon him that the
willow posts. which BY this time had
put out branches and leaves, were
growing and eievating the whole barn.
The process continued until the floor
was some nine or ten feet high.
Then he put In another floor at the
ground level
At the time the story was told this
second floor was four feet from the
ground. and the farmer was hoping for
a wet season so that the elevation
might continue until he could put IN a
third floor.
It 10 impossible to take this tale se-
riously. but many folks believe stories
with as little foundation. sometimes
= hog tight fence 10 attached to green
posts. In few years the owner no.
tees that good sized pigs can crawl
underneath II, and often he concludes
the green posts have grown and ele-
vated the whole fence.
This elevation. however. happens
also with seasoned posts and is due
to another cause. Water expands whed
It freezes. and In the ground the ex-
panslon cannot be downward or side
wise. so 1t must bs upward. Conss-
quently, every time the ground freezes
the posts are pushed upward q frac-
ton Of an inch. When thawing occurs
the weight OF the fence Is not SUN.
cient to push them back.
Thus every frecse means q slight els-
vation. and In the course of three or
four years the fence may no longer be
hog tight
In the same way wheat is lifted out
Of the ground in the early spring when
the ground freezes for several nights
In succession and thaws in the day
time.
Farmers and city dweliers alike be-
heve that a growing tree elevates Its
lower branches: otherwise. they say.
how Is 1t that a three foot cherry tree
In few years has not a branch with.
In four feet of the groundf IL eleva-
ton really occurred. however. 1t is diff
ficult to see how we could ever have
. low headed tree. and that 1t actually
does not occur 10 shown BY careful OBJ
servation spread over a number of
years. The lower branches gradually
die as they are shaded by the upper
ones and In the course OF time drop
Oh This natural pruning can be seen
in all its stages at the same time in
any fairly dense forest Here it is
easily seen that only branches In ne
light continue to thrive and live.
No branch Is elevated to any extent
after 1t Is year old.-Farm and Fire.
side.
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COMMITTEE ACTS ON LOCAL
OPTION TOMORROW NIGHT
Bin VIII Be Favorably Reported and
May Reach Final Passage Stage
In House By Week From To-mor-
row-vare Following In Doubt

The Law and Order Committee of
the House is called to meet tomorrow
night by Chairman Williams, when it
is probable that the local option bin
win be ordered to be reported out
favorably and it will then come up
for first reading on Thursday, second
reading on the Monday evening fol-
lowing, and on final passage on Tues
day, April 90.
In the meantime both the "wets I"
and the "drys" are bending every ef-
fort to win. 1t is conceded that the
friends of the bill have over eighty
votes, and some of them claim ninety,
and that the Ware members of the
House in Philadelphia have the bal
ance of power, numbering seventeen.
They are all said to be awaiting their
cue from Senator Ware, and will vote
on the local option matter as he de-
sires.
Senator Ware is reported to have
said that in the matter of local option
he will not attempt to influence his
followers in any manner.
With ninety votes in favor the
friends of the bill need but fourteen
more to ,pass it, 104 being a majority
of the entire House. On the other hand
the opponents of the bill deny that it
has any number near ninety pledged
for it, and say that it has but few
over sixty. Great influence is being
brought to bear on men who are said
to ne son the fence'' IN hriuo them
into the cold water camp.
Senator Snyder is said to want a
hearing by the Judiciary Special Com.
mittee on the child labor bill, which
would mean that it will not be report
ed from the Senate committee this
week. OF all the platform pledge bills
this is the one nearest of accomplish
ment.
The House will meet tonight and
the Senate tomorrow night.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-12
DEDICATE LODGE TEMPLE
Knights of Malta Of Reading Open
Building Which Cost 100000

Reading, Pa, April 12.-Visitors
were present from Philadelphia, Ian
caster, Pottsville, York and Harrisburg,
and four prominent Reading ministers,
who are members of the order, made
addresses at the dedication of the new
100000 Knights of Malta Temple
here yesterday afternoon. The exer-
cises were part of weeks jubilee,
which opened Saturday with street
parade, in which 1000 participated.
The principal address was Dy Grand
Commander H. F. Fisher, of Braddock,
Pa. The other speakers were the Revs.
G. F. Bierman, CarkiH. Gramm, J. Addi.
son Kutz and II. G. Weaver. The fes-
tivities of each evening of the jubilee
will be in charge of one of the local
Communicates.
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Here Is the complete story Of a ships
nags. where they are flown and what
they signify:
On the star in the bow--The jack of
nation to which vessel belongs.
On the foremast-Flag Of foreign M.
ton vessel Is going to. II going to own
national port she carries flag Of nation
she is leaving II that nation happens
to be foreign.
On the mainmast-The house dag. al.
ways.
On the aftermath tif she has one,-
Flag bearing vessels name.
On the mizzen-Nothing.
On the staff at the stern-The ma
tionaI ensign Of the nation to which
the vessel belongs.-New York Tribune.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-12
NEW CHARGE AGAINST FORRY
Man Under Arrest in Lebanon Now
Accused of Concealing Weapon

Lebanon, April 12.-Ray Forty, who
has been in the police eye for some
time and who recently escaped from
the Lebanon City Hall and later was
captured and arrested on the charge of
having robbed Campbell's hardware
store, was served with still another war
rant on, Saturday in mis- cell at the
county Jail here.
Forty escaped from the City Hall
cell after being locked up by P. & R.
Detective Fornwalt. B. H. Booser,
chief of the detective force of the Har-
risburg division of the P & R. railroad.
and Officer Fornwalt appeared before
Alderman r. L. Miller and swore out
warrant against Forty on the charge of
having carried concealed deadly weap-
ons, the weapon being a loaded re-
yolver.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-12
1.15o Canadian soldiers insured

Hartford, Conn.,, April 12.-Through
the city of Toronto, insurance has just
been taken out with local company,
it was learned, on the lives of 1850
Canadian soldiers of the second expe.
dictionary force for which Lord Kitche-
ner has called to go to the fighting
line. The amount on each man is ST..
900. For three years the city of To-
ronto will pay the aggregate premium
of $45,000. After that the men will be
expected to pay the premiums them
selves.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-12
COURT HOUSE
FOREIGNERS IN ISLANDER SUIT
Farmers Have Dispute Involving Pur-
chase Of Farming Implements

Whether criminal suit charging
Simo Rusnor, a Steelton forei gner,
with attempting to defraud his cred-
itors, was. brought with a malicious
intent to defame Rusnor Is good name,
is what jury in Judge McCarrell' 5
court will have to decide, Rusnor is
seeking damages from one Artso Dim
off, another Steelton alien, whom he
charges was the prosecuting witness
in the criminal action, which figured
In the court months ago. The Grand
Jury threw the case out. Judge c. v.
Henry, of Lebanon county, is specially
presiding in No. court, where case
involving the sale of farming imple-
ment was being tried. Samuel Bower,
the plaintiff contends that the machin-
cry was not as represented by r. L.
West, the defendant, and he seeks
to be relieved from paying for it.
Judge Kunkel remained in chamber
where other cases occupied his atten-
tion.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-12
STRUCK BY AUTOMOBILE
William O. Henry Injured AS H
Walks Around Trolley Car

William c. Henry, 1855 South Thir-
teenth street, was struck and serious
ly hurt by an automobile, said to have
been driven by Guy s.. vogt, on Cam.
eron street, near the susquehanna fire
engine house, Saturday. Henry rounded
the front of trolley car he had just
alighted from and was run down by
the machine which was rounded the
outside of the car, according to the
report made to the police.
Another autoist who saw the acci.
dent, took Henry to the latter's home.
He received badly sprained left leg,
body bruises and decorations.
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late WAR news SUMMARY


that alone resulted In the recapture of
trench At Eparges the French have
not advanced beyond the positions esp
tured by them April o. Paris admits
also that the Germans have recovered
some ground temporarily lost by them
between Pontamausson and st. Mihiel,
but even there the French claim to
hold most Of their gain.
The fighting in the Carpathians con-
tinues along seventy mile front with
apparently undiminished vigor with
Russia claiming to have repulsed a de-
termined counter offensive on the part
Of the Austrians and the Germans. On
the eastern flank the Russians are
drawing near to Uzsok Pass. If they
carry this position they will command
another easy road to Hungary.
Interest in the near eastern situation
has been stimulated by the receipt in
London of two special dispatches, one
Of which declares that the recent mis-
sion to Berlin Of Field Marshal Won
Der Goltz was instigated by the young
Turks, who have declared that Germany
must send strong force to invade Ser
bia and threaten Bulgaria In order that
munitions Of war might be sent to Tur-
key, while the other quotes the Prime
Minister Of Bulgaria as saying a new
situation has been brought about by
the actions of the allies in the east in
which Bulgaria sees possibility of
realizing her national aspirations.
The sinking of the Belgian relief
ship Darpalyce on her return voyage
has created much comment here, but
the American Relief Commission is
awaiting official confirmation of the re-
port that this ship was sent down by
German submarine before making a
protest.
Interest in prohibition in England
continues unabated with the latest ma
terial for discussion supplied by a
morning paper which asserts that the
government is prepared to take the in
dustry Of manufacturing light beer at
the same time suppressing all other in
toxicating drinks.
From Russian sources it is reported
that the invasion of Hungary has been
begun. A dispatch from Lemberg. Ga
licia, says the Russians are advancing
successfully along wide front be-
tween Bartfeld and Uzsok, descending
the southern slope of the Carpathians
and pressing back the Austrians. In
the Dukla region also the Russians are
said to have routed the Austrians, froc-
ing them to abandon stores and trans
ports in their retreat
! The se-Moselle region is still the
scene Of the principal contest in the
west. Although the French attacks
have been made with increasing vigor,
Berlin reports that virtually nothing
had been accomplished by these tactics.
An official review of these operations
contains the statement that the Ger
mans have regained all the positions
lost earlier in the fighting, with a few
nnimportant exceptions, and that the
French have sustained extremely heavy
losses.
London heard rumors to-day of an
other naval engagement off the English
coast. 1t is said heavy firing was un-
der way off Scarborough. one of the
coast towns attacked by the squadron
in its raid several months ago.
The bare announcement was received
in London today that the British
steamer Wayfarer had been attacked
and torpedoed by German submarine.
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Japs Aid Widows Of U. s. Sailors

Honolulu, April 12.-The Japanese
cruiser Tokiwa put in at Honolulu late
Saturday and remained several hours
before proceeding. Admiral Tochinai
to the United States authori.
ties here coincidence of the Japanese
Emperor on the loss of the crew of the
submarine F-4. Officers and crew of
the Tokiwa contributed 800 to the
relief fund being raised for families of
the F-4 IS dead.
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MRS. CATHERINE NEFF DIES
Burial Will Be Made at oberlin on
Wednesday Afternoon

Mrs. Catherine Elizabeth Neff, 5S
years of age. wife of Amos Neff, died
yesterday afternoon at 5.45 o'clock at
her home, 1927 Penn street. She was a
member of the First United Brethren
church.
She leaves her husband, son, George
R.; daughter, Elva; three sisters,
Mrs. F. M. Guistwhite, of this city;
Mrs. H. v. B. Carver, of Oberlin, and
Mrs. Louis Grunden, Highspire, and a
brother, G. B. Neavling, of Carlisle.
Funeral services will be held on
Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at
the house. The Rev. J. T. Spangler,
pastor of the First United Brethren
church, will officiate. Burial will be
made in the Oberlin cemetery.
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General Strike Is Averted
By Associated Press.

Syracuse, n. Y, April 12.-Traction
officials and labor leaders expressed
themselves as well pleased with the
outcome of the conference early to-day
between the railway authorities and the
labor unions, whereby the strike on the
lines of the Empire United Railways
was declared off and an agreement
reached to submit other matters of dis.
pute to arbitration. The settlement
was reached after a conference lasting
until 1.30 this morning and eliminated
the possibility of general strike that
threatened to affect virtually every
large electric line in the State.
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Kreider Shoe Factories Very Busy

Lebanon, April 12.-The Kreider
shoe factories located at Annville, Pal.
myra, Elizabethtown and Middletown,
have received a very extensive order
for fall shoes from the various distrib-
nting houses operated by Congressman
A. S. Kreider, of Annville. The local
plant recently received its share of the
order and now has enough orders on
hand to keep the plant running stead
lily until July Is of this year.
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H1KED TO READING SUNDAY
Roth Brothers Braved Storm on Jaunt
to Berks County

Professor Frank G. Roth, of the Cen
trail High School faculty, and Profes-
sor Edward B. Roth, physical director
at the Y. M. C. A., both sons of Frank
J. Roth, court stenographer. yesterday
hiked to Reading, a distance of 54
miles.
The brothers left Harrisburg at
4 a. m. arrived in Lebanon at IL a. m.
and after spending two hours in that
city departed for Reading, arriving
there between z and s p. m. Rain in
the afternoon failed to halt the pair.