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The Detroit times., 1915-02-26
Chicago Judge Upholds Rights
OF Henpccked Husbands

CHICAGO, Feb. 2e.--"frs entirely
too much. girls. to expect your hus-
band not to spit on the stove or
.floor: also, II your husband happens
to be 4 Sunday school teacher, you're
. wee BIT too fussy II you object to
frion6 husband making insinrutions
about you to his class; and. as for IN,
slBfine that he tai es you 70 church at
least once on Sunday--well. there fs
. Hmit 70 everything. At least that's
he var Judge SABBATH. Of the domes-
&c rc11fions court, ruled In the case
q m. fary white versus Hawkins
NJ. white I'D N. white In court
The Detroit times., 1915-02-26
WORKHOUSE INMATE
CLAIMS DAMAGES
John Krezymon Says He Lost
Two Fingers While Work
ing In Prison

John Krexymon. n years old, No.
626 Theodore-st., has nled q claim for
damages against the city for an injury
sustained while In the House Of Cor
rection as q prisoner. He was SEN
fenced TO serye six months. Nov. l3.
1914 While operating Z machine he
met with an accident. his left hand
being 90 badly crushed that the am
putation Of two nngevs WAS neccs-
sary. He does not specify any amount
IN HE petition
The Detroit times., 1915-02-26
CARRYING
100 PASSENGERS,
!. BE JAMMED in ICE


81. Jotleto. y. ", -
4 The Allan liner noonno o))oo
ported In dle<reoo a. coDo M
u being conveyed In1o AZ DG
~ the United ota1oo ooook o
steamer esneca. The noI (1u
steamer otephano vslrej1oo>
Information Here thlo o(>p<u
The etephano Nas opoo@ @(0( < s
the MonooiIar's asoIotnaDo y, = +
msssaoeds but rseslvod ; WlvQ
oayino that her koip vooo &
needed. Che reportod tD>oo
liner would b able % usu)po ~ "
sr. JoHlks. n. =. rsS. Il
Allan liner Monsolian. Phi1adoIrH
20 Liverpool. II calling for help ~
900 miles on Cape Race. " wirc1
received here today said that
steamer Stephan0, iuboon0 fo1 O.
port, has gone TO the MonGoll1n1 o
sistance The Monaghan fpruzf =
leak while entering the harb0t 1
On Feb. 2. After temporary foDol1
she proceeded on her voyage. Lot<|
q wireless was received here, otnf11
that she Was leaking again. land Nh
returning to Halifn1. !, 4
A The MongoIian carried ~ 1oor|
gero when she left lniln1o}r IL ~
1on. ~ When she arrived hoc6
took no more than 100 Do6o6
yoo4e1e arriving ~ th16 }por< a. q
poGt Ae hours have reD0Sto1 G1
((a4 heavy Ice noeo. n q.
I'M TIE M0ngolion may ho0I IT,
in1nmod m this Tee fald A. 49, t.. <<<
The Detroit times., 1915-02-26
sCHANTZ Is URGED AS
FIRE COMMISSIONER

I A. A. Schantz. general manager OF
the Detroit q Cleveland Navigation
Co, is being urged by his friends AZ
caused by the death OF Commissioned
rsSi not select : romm,ss,onsr unsiI
after the ercitsmsnt Of the primary
slsction II over.
The Detroit times., 1915-02-26
THE WEATHER

Detroit ma yiefaitys FrsAsy sight
and saturday, fair and centinued ceIss
uaodrrnte wfnds.
Lower MIrkieass Fssr rr1ay nsxAs
and saturday. increas1ng cloudlncss
ana continu~d coeag fresh month w1nAs.
H,sse,s ss.ysr.ssrs g = ,sss ss.s , ssss r. sss
ose gear swe teaays fssxhe~s teu-
psrnfure. as 1ereet. 81 Denn. al
orrffs cloudy weather..
TIE sun sets Friday NJ bue ,. ~.
ssA rises saturday NJ of1f q. -. n
re mssn sets SATURDAY st Bfll O. ~
ps...:s. E;sszs ~. 80 r''.s'.s Dss-ss-
The Detroit times., 1915-02-26
THREE LOSE LIVES
WHEN CARlB SINKS
Official Report Of Casualties
Received by State De-
partment

WASHINGTON. Fec. 2s.--Tha,
three men lost their lives when tho
American steamer Carib sank on
Nordeney was officially reported TO
the state department today In dis
patch from Consul General Iistoe 40
Rotterdam.
The Detroit times., 1915-02-26
FRED BLANDIrIG
QUITS BASEBA4x

CLEVELAND. O.. Feb. 3e--W
from Pitcher Fred Banding tn1o
has quit baseball because of oxc
sive weight was received toooI
the Cleveland. American 1engQo
a the frst squad Of playef3 ~
the training camp q nan Anc
Texas. g .. E +
Blandins says ne vnl efoy 9
farm st Birminghen. Alcn
The Detroit times., 1915-02-26

First Racs-Psnse 800: 1-yeaS-c11e
and mp: furlongs-BlanchitA. ~;
Carolyn r.. ia: Golden Li.t ii1: ~
yana. III. xxLouise Green, III M. .,
Millett. 11B; william n. no; Do1pn&no.
116. xx-Everman entry.
Second Racs-Purse eyoe; 3-ye4r-
Slcs and Up; pp; fsfE1|;Ssss1 H. -
Easter Boy. es: Haberdash lo1s l11o16
l0l: Rustfc Maid. lol; Brown Prizes
l03; Rulgar Jos: Bsda. 11o; Ironssos
I111: lambs Tail. lis. ~
Third Race--Purse $500; ss111pIs ~
year -olds and up: ) furionge--Co1un~
lOs = skssts. 107: Bulgar. 1o7; Otpo4o9
11o y -chsrryesed. 117: MstrOpoliton 1134
Fourth Race--Novslty raoeL
Fifth Race-Purse 800 3-year~e141
and up; selling rile.6snjo jim ~;
Supreme. I0B: Fairy 0cdmotheI, 1yI<
oerrard, 1os. pr. II. l. swareugsr, 1oo<
Runway, if4; Transports III.
year olds and up, furlongo-Qo14xv.
90 ST Charlcote. 100; Unity. 1o4; o.
the Sands. ,104: Francis. 1Qes fenu1loGD
i0s; Steal Away. 100 ChiIton TIAnc1&
liz: Bully. ia: Perthrock. 11ls oherr
X Apprentice allowance claimed.
Weather. clear: track. fast
The Detroit times., 1915-02-26
WIRES FROM MEXICO
CAPITAL ARE CUT
Railway Traffic Also Suspended
Washington Learns
Officially

WASHINGTON. Feb. 26.--Onicial
notice that the wires between Vera
Cruz and Mexico City are cut, and
railway .trafilc shut on, caused great
anxiety here today over what may
be happening In the Mexican capital.
The Detroit times., 1915-02-26
RACE RESULTS
AT HAVANA

First Race selling = mile Cees1<
er. to I. to s and out won; L1g<4
10 ! 70 : and out seSse4; Viz.
1:17 SIS Quien Sabs. HippocFate6. ~
ferno Queen and MOONLIGHT a1qo ~ y
Second Race Sailing: - ml1er rG1
mass. - . 20 i. ) to 70 j ana An y q &. - {;
Wander, Is TO s. 70 and = - 1<
@ shird Tins; ass LIS Lis Lsay Js1s Z Ze{ys
Third Race -ssllins: < mals -s1uyy
3 to 4. 70 and even, wen; 01o1
Z TO to and out .scon4; xZof
Thnsf g Is = svsn nay 11G ipps. sfazx ~
blanche Lswis, Bulger. Blsctric1an o11
Barn Dance also ran. ~.
The Detroit times., 1915-02-26

BERLIN, (via wireless to Say
vile, L. I.), Feb. 26.-Eighteen
hundred British troops were
drowned in the English channel
when a German submarine sent
an English transport to the bot
tom, according to reports receiv-
ed by the government press bu-
reau today. The press bureau
declared that this report was
wired to Lloyd's from East
III tCont ntinued on Page Eleven.)
The Detroit times., 1915-02-26
BRITISH
DROWNED, D, IS
BERLIN CLAIM
Allied Fleet Now Attacking In
ner Fortifcations OF The
Dardanelles
SEAS SWEPTN ADVANCE
OF FIGHTING VESSELS
M0slems Make Preparation To
Abandon Constantinople,
Reports Declare

AMSTERDAM. Feb. 2s.-Ths
Swedish steamer svarton arrived
at Ymuidsn today with big hole
In her starboard bow, the victim
either Of . mine or submarine
attack. She reported no casual.
ties among her crew.
The Detroit times., 1915-02-26

WARRINGTON, Feb. 26.--loss
OF the American ship 'Theodore
Palmer, Of New London, with all
hands, was indicated by . dis
patch received here today from
the eonsui-ge At copsn-
hagen, saylno an Esbjer0 newspa-
per reported the arrival there OF
the Swedish steamship vaia with
news that Feb. 22 " picked up in
mId-ocean an iron lIfebost carry
ino the Palmer's name.
The Detroit times., 1915-02-26
Members Of Devoted Band Ready
TO Give Lives At Moments
Notice In the Cause Of
Their Country
DAREDEVIL FEATS ARE
THEIR DAILY PORTION
Many Leave On Desperate En-
terprises Never To Return To
Their Comrades

CFollowing Il the second OF the SER
les Of mall stories on conditions on the
Belgian firing line. written by William
Phillip Sfmms. who has just returned
from visit there made at the invita-
tion Of the Begian general stan. The
first Of these stories was printed last
week. The third Will follow shortly
The Detroit times., 1915-02-26

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The Detroit times., 1915-02-26
AMERICAN
The WEATHER

U1IDAY NIoHT AND sATURpAY.
kobERxTn wiSSs. ~
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-10
BUY NJ 'CORM|CK SITE
FOR REPAIR PLANT
Council Passes Lynch Ordinance
by Vote of 3 to 2; Revised
Figures; Mayor Against 1t

City Council this afternoon passed
finally the ordinances authorizing the
purchase of the Mccormick site in
South Harrisburg for an asphalt re-
Ipair plant by vote of to 2-revised
figures.
Mayor Royal and Commissioners
Taylor voted against the measure.
Commissioners Gorgas, Lynch and
Bowman voted for it,
The session was held for the pur-
pose of passing the site ordinance,
along with the Lynch measure, au-
thorizing the erection of the plant. The
city commissioners all visited the site
yesterday after council meeting.
Commissioner Lynch said that he
and City Engineer Cowden will get
busy on the specifications by Friday
so that at the expiration of the ten
days required for advertising the
measure, he will be ready to ask for
bids.
Commissioner Taylor objected to the
Mccormick lot because of the price.
$6,6S0; its location, because of high
water in flood time; the fact that the
residents of the section are opposed
to it, and because the land is not
worth what has been asked as it has
gone begging" for years. The Mayor
objected at the price and because he
said he didn't believe the people in
the section wanted it.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-10
GERMAN SUBMARINE
SENT To BOTTOM BY
BRITISH WARSH|P
Vessel, Known as U-20, Was
Built in 1913 and Was of
Latest Type
ITALIAN FLEET NOW AT SEA
Bombardment of Dardanelles
Again Interrupted Because Of
Weather Conditions
ITALIAN FLEET NOW AT SEA
BY Associated Press

Another OF the German submarines
which have been seeking to enforca
Germany's naval war zone decree has
gone to the bottom. The British ad-
miralty announced to-day that the L
20, built in 1918, had been destroyed.
The German auxiliary cruiser Prinz
Eitel Friedrich, which has succeeded
in evading for months a large num-
Der of British warships. reached New
port News, Va, to-day and may be
interned there.
Commandment of the Dardanelles,
which was again interrupted by un-
favorable weather conditions, Is re-
ported unofficially, to have been re-
sumed, and the allied fleet to have
made further progress in the narrows.
Berlin and Constantinople, however,
persist in statements that no serious
damage has been inflicted except to
the weaker fortifications at the en-
trance of the straits.
italians at Sea
A dispatch from Geneva gives Vi
emma report that Italian warships have
put to sea, and probably are on their
way to the Dardanelles. This report
lacks substantiation.
Germany has taken further meas
ures to conserve food supplies. The
Bundesrath has ordered the exporta-
ton, with certain exceptions, of all
stocks of barley exceeding a metric
ton.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-10
Thinking He Had Slain Vic
tim, Puts Bullet Into His
Brain; Both Married;
Quarrel Over Alleged
"ThrOw-dOwn''
GREAT CROWDS GATHER
AT SCENE OF SHOOTING
Mrs. Hosie Expected to Re-
cover From Flesh Wound;
Unable to Talk; Two
Shots Fired at Her; Falls
Near Her Babyhood Home

Stephenson w. Keys, 3S years old,
married. a former taxicab driver, of
III James street, this morning killed
himself with a 3S-calibcr revolver
after an unsuccessful attempt to muir
der Mrs. Nora HosIe. aged II, of 1924
North Sixth street, the wife of j. Ill.
Hosic, a clerk.
The shooting occurred near Wyeth
and Basin streets about $50 O'Clock.
According to Coroner Jacob Eek
niger and the city police, the shooting
was the outgrowth of a quarrel result
ing from an alleged throw down" of
Keys by Mrs Hosie. According to the
police. Keys and Mrs. Hosie We're init
mate at intervals throughout the last
year or two.
Only one person saw the shooting.
1t was a woman-Miss Carrie Reed,
forewoman at the Harrisburg Leather
Products Company plant, in Wyeth
street Miss Reed ran to the window
of the factory after the first shot was
= fired and saw Keys place the revolver
10 his temple, pull the trigger and
drop dead in the street. The Hosie
woman was lying screaming a few feet
away from her assailant.
The shots were heard by scores in
the immediate neighborhood and
within a few minutes hundreds of
the dead man and the injured woman.
1t was only after threats of arrest that
the coroner and the police were able
TO force a way through the crowd to
the side of the woman.
Mrs. Hosie was rushed to the Har-
risburg Hospital, where it was found
she was suffering from bullet wound
in the cheek. She is expected to re
cover, although her condition is rather
serious this afternoon.
1t is believed that the bullet which
struck Mrs. Hosie passed through her
check, although the physicians have
not yet made a thorough probe of hcl
wound.
Following the administering of re-
Storatives, Mrs. tIosie wrote the namc
of Keys and his residence on q piece
OF paper, being unable to talk. She
also wrote her name for the police.
Real Cause of Shooting Not Known
Until the woman is able to talk the
real cause for the shooting will not he
known. When Mrs. Iosie was helped
to nearby porch, someone asked her
why the man had shot her. She re-
piled, 81 don't know" and then fell
over unconscious.
The woman left her home about 9
o'clock, and according to information
given Coroner Jacob Eckinger. walked
down either Hamilton or Harris streets
to Fulton. Keys and the woman Were
seen in Fulton street a short time be-
fore the shooting; later residents al
the corner of Reilly and Wyeth streets
said they saw the man and woman
walking arm in arm down Wyetf
street. There was no evidence of q
quarrel.
ON hearing the shots fired there was
great rush from the houses in tn:
immediate neighborhood. One woman
who stood near identified Mrs. Hosie
ON the arrival of Coroner Eckinger
Keys body was sent to the undertake.
ing establishment of Rudolph X. Spicel
CONTINUED on Page 7.l
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-10
MAYO HAS WIFE AND
8 CROWN DAUGHTERS
LIVING IN SCRANTON
Woman Says Husband Left Her
Is Years Ago and She Believed
-,-. Y. ss11tf fiie,s Was. Dead Wa

Scranton. Pa, March 10. =. Mrs.
Florence Mayo, residing on Sunset
avenue. this city with her three
daughters, claims to be the wife Of
Nirginius j. Mayo, the New Haven
manufacturer. whose Identification
with the sensational suicide in that
city of his clerk, Miss Lillian May
Cook. led to disclosures concerning his
dual life in New Haven and Brooklyn
In the Scranton directory Mrs. Mayo
is listed as the widow of Virginius
Mayo, and she explained to-day that
she had not heard from her husband
in years and a friend informing her
he was dead she assumed she was d
widow.
Mrs. Mayo added that the first news
she had received of him in fifteen years
came when she read in the news
papers the story brought out by the
suicide of the Cook girl. Mrs Mayo
declared she was never divorced from
her husband. She says she has en-
gagged counsel and will take legal steps
against Mayo looking to the support
of herself and daughters, Carolotta,
aged %; Marion, 10, and Dorothy, 21.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-10
GOVERNOR CERTAIN
Of VICTORY IN HIS
LOCAL OPTION FIGHT
Legislators Being Told Bluntly by
Home Folks to Back Brum-
baugh in His Fight
TIDE is RISING HIGH
Many Eager For Billy Sunday,
but Some Think His Visit Will
Be Unnecessary
TIDE is RISING HIG

Governor Brumbaugh to-day re-
iterated his belief that local option
will pass. lie has been hard at work
on it and has been getting letters and
kilograms and resolutions by the ream
endorsing his stand and the members
of the Legislature are hearing from
the home folks in no uncertain terms.
Men are being bluntly told by their
constituents to line UP with the Gov
ernor on this biggest statewide issue
and the men who claim to be pledged
home folks to whom they gave pledges
and why.
The Governor said to-day. as he did
on Monday. that the tide for local op-
ton is rising and added, II certainly
expect the bill to pass. | said so last
night and say so again. ! have every
reason to feel encouraged over the
results"
Leaders of local option in the House
are gratified at the prospects in the
lower chamber and the liquor lobby is
showing signs of acute distress. The
suggestion for a commission to make
a study of the whole business is not
pensation for license holders scheme,
Eager for Sunday
Many members are eager for BILLY
Sunday to come here for local option
talk, but some of the leaders say it
will not be necessary, as the Governor
has things lined up now and is getting
stronger every hour.
The bill is going to stay in commit
tee until the Governor is ready to have
1t come out. Senator Edwin II. Ware
made this significant declaration in
support of the Governors policy last
evening: II shah give my support to
the Governor in his plan to have the
| local option bill held in committee for
the present. In case any effort is made
in the House to force early consid-
grafton of the bill in defiance of his
wishes. shall expect every friend of
the Wares in the chamber to stand In
opposition. Il have not the slightest
idea. however. that any move of this
kind will be made"
Speaker Charles A. Amber said:
| THE bill will remain in the commit
tee on law and order so long as the
| Governor desires. There is no need
| for hurried consideration of the meas
| ure, and the Governor will be given
| full opportunity for the free discussion
! of the measure by the citizens of the
! State. No effort to discharge the com.
mittee and force the bill out for fina
| consideration will meet with success"
Chairman Williams said: NO ar.
rangements have been made as yet fol
a public hearing on the local optioT
bill, but it is probable that a meeting
| may be held shortly. I know nothine
! whatever of any movement to invite
| Billy Sunday to address the Legls.
! lature."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-10
3 More British Ships
Sunk by Submarines

London, March 10.-An official an
nouncement issued last night show
that German submarines yesterda
sank three steamships. The statemen
follows:
The steamer Tangistan was
sunk by German submarine off
Scarborough at 1890 o'clock the
morning of March o. Only one
man OF her crew of thirty eight
men was saved.
The steamer Blackwood was
sunk by submarine. without
warning. of Hastings, at 6 O'Clock
the morning of March o. Her
crew of seventeen was saved.
The steamer Princess Victoria
OF Glasgow was sunk without
warning by a German submarine
at 9.15 O'Clock the morning of
March on Liverpool. Her crew
of thirty -four was saved,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-10
CARRANZA' REPLY IS
AWAITED BY WILSON
Mexican Note Is Being Drafted;
American Warships Near
Mexico
BY Associated Press

Washington, D. c., March 10.-Gen-
'eral Venustiano Carranza's reply to the
American note demanding an improve
ment in the 'intolerable" conditions
of foreigners in the territory under his
control was being awaited momen-
tarily to-day by President Wilson and
his advisors. They had been advised
unofficlally that the draft of the reply
had been completed and was ready to
be forwarded to Washington. 1t was
expected to be favorable.
In the meantime precautionary steps
had been taken by the Washington
authorities looking to the safeguard
ing of American interests in Mexico.
United States warships were hovering
close to the shores of Mexico to en-
force. If necessary. compliance with
the American demands. and American
citizens in Mexico had been warned to
GCOntinued On Pape III
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-10
EDITORS ASKED TO
BACK REFORM BILLS
Governor Brumbaugh Reiterates
Local Option and Child Labor
Stands at Banquet
INTENDS TO PLAY SQUARE
Urges Elimination of Liquor In
fluences From Politics and
the Judiciary

You must understand that. when
you put a Pennsylvania Dutchman
into a high office. with his conscience
he will stay put" and probably do
something" said Governor Brum-
baugh last night at the banquet of the
publishers and newspapermen, who
are 'attending the forty-third annual
meeting of the PENNSYLVANIA Editorial
Association and the affiliated organiza-
tions of the Associated Dailies and the
Pennsylvania Association OF Weekly
Newspapers.
The Governor in his speech reiter-
ated his firm stand on local option,
child labor and other reform legisla-
Continued on Page II
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-10
.CROSS-R|VERT TOWN
PLANS centennial
WOrmleysbug viii Commemorate te
Its Birth in an Elaborate Man
ner Next Summer
@7-,, 80 n,
RESIDENTS WANT TOWN HALL
Believe Borough Should Have
Structure Ready For Dedication
During Celebration
RESIDENTS WANT TOWN HALL
Special to The Tcicrrash

Wormleysburg, Pa, March TO-
Plans for centennial celebration were
formally launched last evening at a
meeting of the residents of Wormleys-
burg, and although there was some
little opposition to the movement the
great majority of citizens favor the
commenoration of the towns one hun
dredth birthday in a fitting manner.
About seventy-fve persons attended
the meeting, presented over by Bur
CESS j. Fred Hummel, who organized
the celebration idea. At the opening
of the session an executive committee
Continued OH Page Al
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-10
Taft Predicts Victory
For &c. o. P" in 1871

Princeton. y. j., March 1O-Ex-
President William Fl. Taft spoke be-
lore an open meeting of the Inter
national Polity Club, of Princeton. to-
night in Alexander Hall. Prominent
Republican leaders of Trenton met
Mr.. Taft on his arrival and extended
to him an invitation to go to Trenton
later tonight, following his address
here, and speak at Republican rally.
Mr.. Taft declined, but said, Tell them
for me that 1916 looks good to me-,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-10
"OLD MEN ARE THE BEST"
Do Worlds Work Between Ages of 60
and 40. Saws Western Prnfosso,.

Eugene, Ore. March 1O.-"Investi-
cation by keen men has shown that
mans best work has been done be-
tween the ages of so and 40 years.
SAID President Il. r. Bryan. of Colgate
University. in an address before the
Western Division of the Oregon Teach
ers' Association.
''Six hundred of the most important
scientists, statesmen and Old World
famous men were selected" he said
"and it was found that only 8 per
cent. of them accomplished their
worlds work before the age Of 40, 10
per cent. between 40 and so. 30 per
cent. between so and so. 65 per cent.
between so and 70, 2f per cent. after
they had reached the age of SO'
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-10
KAISER JAILs SOCIALIST
Br .Assoeintcd Prc,s

Gotha, via London. March 10, 10.45
A. NJ. - Herr Geithner a Socialist
memberof the Saxe-Coburg diet and
the editor of the Gotha Volksblatt, has
been sentenced to three months i'm
prisonment for commenting sarcas-
tically upon Emperor Williams state
ment that he no longer knew parties,
but only Germans The Volksbiatt
has been suspendAS
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-10
movie" COLOR LINE
IN SUPERIOR COURT
Question of Where Negro Patrons
May Sit Argued in Appeal by
Victoria Management

The question of whether negroes
may sit anywhere they please in a
moving picture theater or whether
they must sit where the management
shall designate was argued before the
Superior Court OF Pennsylvania to-
day when the appeal of Athens George,
proprietor of the Victoria Theater, this
city, against the decision of the Dau-
phin County Court in the case of
Frank Robinson was heard
George had provided tickets for the
colored patrons of his theater, which
entitled them to seats only in the GAL
lery. Robinson, who had been refused
seat on the lower floor, carried the
case to the quarter sessions court and
George was required to pay fine of
$50 and costs. Fox & Geyer and Har-
TCODtiOued On PAGE II
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-10
American Bark Carrying
Cotton Seized by British
Bv Assoeiated Press

Galveston. Texas, March 1O.-The
American bark Pass of Balmaha, from
New York to Bremen, carrying 5000
bales of cotton, has been seized by a
British cruiser and taken to Kirkwall.
England, according to reports here to
b. E. Harriss, member of a cotton con-
Germ which chartered the bark.