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j. s. awaits next
MOVE OF BRITAIN
Continued From First Page.

pose upon His Majesty's government
heavy. responsibilities for the acts of
the British authorities. The note con-
cludes with the hope that the British
government, "having considered these
possibilities, will take the steps neces-
sary to avoid them, and, in the event
that they should unhappidly occur, will
be prepared to make full reparation for
every act which under the rules of in
ternational law constitutes a violation
of neutral rights"
While the American note does not
ask a reply President Wilson told callers
to-day he expected one. The President
described the American note as not be-
ing argumentative but just statement
of the understanding of the United
States on the law in the ease.
Other international questions were
not discussed by the President with
callers. He refused to make any com
ment on the japanese situation, saying
the question was so fluid that no def
mite statement could be made about it. &.
The President said he was awaiting
further information about the case of
Leon G. Thrasher, drowned in the sink
ing of the British ship Falaba by a
German submarine before deciding on
representations to Germany.
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FINANCE
PRICES AGAIN ASCEND At
OUTSET OF MARKET TO-DAY
Bethlehem Steel Repeats It's Daily Per
formance Of New High Record,
Rising to s49s, an Opening Gain of
? Points
Bv Associated Press.

New York, April 6.-Priees were
again pushed upward at the outset of
to-day s market operations. all the lead
ers, as well as numerous specialties, par
ticipating in greater or less measure.
Bethlehem Steel repeated its familiar
daily performance of new high record,
opening with block of 1,200 shares
at 9S to "a, and then rising to g4I.,
an overnight gain of points Union
Pacific, Great Northern, Northern Pa.
cihc and Atchison were up point or
more, in most instances attaining their
best prices. Some heaviness was
evineed by Pennsylvania, Baltimore and
Ohio, Chesapeake and Ohio and Smelt.
ing. Selling for profits soon caused
recessions from the top.
Reeurrent heavy selling met the ini.
tial advance, with the result that most
gains were soon lost. Commission
houses reported a preponderanee of sell.
ing orders, particularly in specialties,
Dealings in the first hour again exceed
ed 100000 shares, with some modera.
tion later. Bethlehem Steel lost most
of its further rise, traders preferring
to await the outcome of the annual
meeting to be held later in the day.
U. s. Steel was under pressure and I'm
ion Pacific showed the effects of realiz-
ing. Toward midday Reading and
Amalgamated became features of
strength, with irregularity elsewhere.
Bonds were steady.
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UHLER SUCCEEDS foster
Governor Brumbaugh Appoints Phila-
delphian as Head Of State High
way Engineers

Colonel Samuel d. Foster, of Pitts
burgh, chief engineer of the State High
way Department, who last week placed
his resignation in the hands of Govern
or Brumbaugh, was informed yesterday
afternoon by the Governor that the
resignation was accepted. At the
same time Governor Brumbaugh an
nounced the appointment of William
D. Uhler, of Philadelphia, to succeed
Colonel Foster as the head of the en-
gineering division of the department.
Mr.. Uhler has for some time been
connected with the Philadelphia High
way Department. He will assume the
duties of his position at once. Colonel
Foster s resignation was placed in the
Governor hands last Wednesday. on
the day Edward NJ. Bigelow departed
for Pittsburgh, having resigned as
head of the department.
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COMEDY Is Supreme ON
PLEASING ORPAEUM BILL
Sam Mann as Funny a. Ever In We
hicle, Lots and Lots Of IT,
Lawtons, in Character Songs, Have
Delightful Act

Comedy is supreme on the new bin
at the Orpheum, which might safely be
judged to be even better than last
weeks excellent show. Sam Mann is
as funny as ever in his vehicle of the
season, "Lots and Lots of IT, real
estate play, which is really pleasing.
Diamond and Brennan, in their
sketch, entity Nonsense" have some
new things to do, and they do them
rather better than most performers
who present "boy and girl'' acts.
Bradley and Norris, "In Loveland, 3"
may seem to have sort of Irritation
act, too, but it proves in the end to be
an exhibition of skillful bicycle riding.
Holt, the mimic, deserves all the
loud applause he draws forth, as does
Trovotto, the violinist, who cannot
make his eyes behave. And Gs delight.
full an act as any of the kind which
has appeared at the Orpheum this sea
son is that cf Charles, Mabel and Alice
Lawton, in pleasing character songs.
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Joseph Lilley

Joseph Lilley, aged 46 years, died
suddenly this morning at his home, 63S
Muench street, from heart trouble. He
was an employe of the Division street
transfer of the Pennsylvania railroad.
He was member of the Brotherhood
of America and the United Brethren
church, Columbia. Surviving are his
widow and two children, Alfred and
Mrs. Cloyd Collier.
Funeral services will be held ait his
home Thursday evening at 7.45 o'clock
and will be conducted by the Rev. s.
Edwin Rupp, pastor of the Otterbein
United Brethren church. The body will
be taken to Columbia Friday morning
by Undertakers T. NJ. lMauk & Son.
where interment will take place.
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lAFRANCE Gets CONTRACT
FOR CITY FIRE APPARATUS
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for $4,000, the balance in the fire
apparatus loan fund, which now is
available.
The Mayor thought "the only way
to be fair to the bidders" would be
to readvertise for bids, since the Nor
ton company withdrew. To give the
American LaFrance an opportunity to
put in a special offer after the amounts
of the other proposals submitted by
fire apparatus firms became known,
and then accept that offer, the Mayor
said in his opinion is most unfair to
the other bidders. The LaFrance com
pany's latest offer, the Mayor pointed
out, is comparatively $4,000 less than
the one submitted under the competi-
tive bidding and he said, 81 cannot
understand how firm can cut prices
that way unless it was originally in
tended to skin the city,"
Taylor said he thought the city
would be getting a bargain through
his latest buying plan, besides he said,
he spent several days dickering with
the American LaFranee company be-
fore it agreed to furnish the two COM
bination wagons and one tractor at
his price of s10,S00. 1--WE had many
telephone conversations and a num-
Der ofoletters passed. he said, "'and
they called me Jew and everything
else.
Commissioner Taylor sought and
obtained postponement of action on
his pending ordinance which provides
for the purchase of a plot at Fifth
and Emerald Straats IN ha mead os a
playground-for $4,000. A similar
strip of ground Immediately north of
the plot in question, Taylor said, has
been offered by Joseph L. Shearer, Jr.,
for $4,000. Besides the owners of
the 1000 plot verbally have agreed
to cut 1000 from the purchase price.
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103 members Vote NOT TO
sustain GOVERNORS VETO

A break between the Republican or
ganization leaders and Governor Brum-
baugh was apparent last night when
1O3 members of the House voted to
pass the Habgood bill, carrying s46,-
600 to pay back bills of newspapers
for advertising constitutional amend
ments, over the Governor veto.
Eighty-three members voted with the
Governor.
1t requires two-thirds vote, or 1873,
to make a bill become law after it
has been vetoed, and, while the Hab-
good bill lacked S5 votes of passage,
yet the balloting was considered signifi-
cant. One more vote would have
brought the total up to a constitutional
majority, enough to pass a measure on
third reading in the lower house. Hab-
good did not vote, but it was consid-
cred victory for him, for his vote
would have made it majority of the
House.
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party in power that it will be to the
interest of their party to enact such
legislation and this bin will become an
established fact. Politicians act first
for the benefit of the party and Sec
ond for the benefit of the people, and
if We can show the dozen leaders that
it is to their interest first to support
it, it win pass.
+. H. Rockwell, of Tioga, former
member of the House, who sponsored
the local option bill in the last session
of the General Assembly, said:
s'This Legislature has no right to
say that the people have no voice in
whether they should have liquor or
not. If this bill is defeated it will be
the greatest blow that ever befen the
Republican party
The progress of the meeting was in
terrupted by the Commonwealth band
playing "Tipperary' at the doorway
of the hall and the session was stop
ped while the band led the Philadel-
phia delegation through the building
which was already overfiowing with
the crowd. There was no room for this
crowd of visitors and they fled in one
door to the front of the hail. past the
platform which was crowded, and out
through another doorway.
The ''offieial local option song set
to the tune of "Tipperary was sung
as the crowd fled through. "The
Brewers Big Horses and other songs
were sung.
Huntingdon Delegation Here
Each man wore white ribbon and
was carrying small American flag.
After the cheers and songs stopped, ].
W. Gafbraith, former Judge of Butler
county, was introduced. He said local
option would succeed because the con-
science of the people was back of it.
This was the first declaration of the
sort that the Philadelphia delegation
had listened to and they made the most
of the opportunity to cheer.
The crowd was so great that it was
difficult to maintain order. One knot
of optionists at time would break out
into song. and the meeting was ad-
lourned after announcements of the
rest of the day s. meetings were made.
The Philadelphia delegation went to
Grace church for the morning overflow
meeting. They will leave the city at
8 o'clock tonight.
Almost a hundred optionists from
Governor Brumbaugh' own county of
Huntingdon were present in Chestnut
street hall and were given seats of hon
or on the stage.
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EFFORTS TO amend
Child BILL FAILS


..eSo kOA EA9et he8&
friends of the Governor to vote against
the amendment.
optometry Bill Defeated
The optemetry bill regulating the
practice and providing for a board of
optometric examiners under the super
vision of the Bureau of Medical Edaca-
tion and Lieensure of the Department
of Public Instruction was defeated on
final passage in the House this morn
ing. Last night the House passed the
oFtometry bill placing them under fheir
own board.
Representative Rothenberger. of
Berks, introduced resolution asking
the Appropriation committee to present
an itemized account of expenses for all
moneys spent i'm their trip to various in
stitutions and to designate the hours
and days spent on such trips when the
House was in session. The resolution
stated that the expenditure of State
money was entirely unnecessary as the
State Board of Public Charities had
already done the work. The resolution
was laid aside for printing. The House
recessed until clock tonight.
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HOUSE
MANY NEW BUILDINGS
Inspector Grove Issues Permits For
Structures Costing S11,2OO

Building permits for new buildings
and improvements costing 200
were issued by Building Inspector
James II. Grove, as follows: Harry
Snavely, one-story brick garage, 1906
Derry street, $500; Charles Cooper,
one-story frame stable, 905 South
Twentieth street, 800; Mrs. r. l..
Lutz, two-story brick stable, 1345
Howard street, $1,000; +. A. Gibson,
addition to three-story home at I'LL
North Third street, $500.
Copenhaver & Garrett, four, two and
one-half story brick houses, Mahan-
tongo and Lexington streets, $500;
Charles H. Reese, remodeling So North
Eighteenth street, $500; Elizabeth A.
Miller, two-story brick garage, 512
North Second street, $500; John
Giede -remodeling three-story brick
house, 1912 North Third street, $500.
Letters Granted
Letters of administration on the
estate of John Klinger, late of this
city, to-day were issued to William II.
Hoover.
Marriage License
Lewis Donicmack, Wiconsco. and
Anna Garbage, Newark, N. j.
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TO GIVE TELEPHONE EXHIBIT
Cumberland Valley Company Will Show
Improved Methods in Their System

improved methods now being used
in the telephone world such as secret
service, the automatic exchange and
the automatic signalling system will be
shown at free exhibit on "Tele-
Phony" TO be held in the Cumberland
Valley Telephone Company building,
227 Federal Square, tomorrow and
Thursday, in connection with the con-
vention of the Western and Eastern
Independent Telephone Associations of
Pennsylvania in this city April and s.
Delegates to the convention will be-
gin to arrive in this city tonight and
tomorrow morning. Tomorrow after
noon delegates viii be registered in
the Cumberland Valley Telephone Com
pany building. Tomorrow evening the
annual dinner of the Associations will
be held at the Harrisburg Club, Front
and Market streets, at clock.
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J. N. WIX DIES OF PNEUMONIA

James M. Wix, formerly proprietor
of the Paxtonia hotel, died very sud
denly yesterday at his home at Colonial
Acres, near Hainton, following an i'll
ness OF pneumonia. For the past sew
eral years Mr.. Wix had been promi-
nent trucker north of Penbrook. Sur
viving are his wife, Mrs. May Wix; two
sons, Leroy R. and Harry c., and his
mother, Mrs. Mary f. Wix.
Funeral services will be held at his
home Thursday afternoon at o. clock,
the services to be conducted by the
Rev. j. G. Forncrook, pastor of the
Penbrook Church of God. Interment
will be in the East Harrisburg ceme-
terry.
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SEES FLAG HE SAVED IN WAR

Representing the Coursin Street
Methodist church, of McKeesport, Cap
tain C. C. Fawcott, who is in the city in
the interest of the local option bill,
came to Harrisburg yesterday for the
first time since 1861.
During the war Captain Fawcott was
color sergeant of the Sixty third Reg
iment, P. V. l., anu was stationed at
Camp Curtin for time. He saved his
flag many times from the enemy and
saw it yesterday for the first time since
1858, when it was presented to the
State by the regiment.
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c. V. r. r. ANNUAL REPORT
81, ,525, ,44O Passengers Carried One
Mile During Year 1914

A total of 1,6Ss,075 passengers were
carried on the 1885 miles of track of
the Cumberland Valley railroad during
the year 1914. Each passenger rode on
an average of 11.29 miles, of 34,525,
44O passengers carried one mile. This
was decrease of 2,139,23S in com
parison with the year 1913.
The freight department carried q
1864 tons one mile, decrease of
546,74S tons from 1913 The net rev.
enues from freight per mile was $5,-
1854, a decrease of $543.39 over the
preceding year.
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CIGARETTE CAUSES FIRE
Blaze at 43S Market Street Calls Out
the Firemen

When tiremen were called out to ex-
tinguish the flames in one of the rooms
of the Bergstresser house, 43S Market
street, last night, they found the door
of the apartment occupied by Philip
Crawford locked. When entrance was
gained bathrobe, flannel shirt and
razor strop hanging on the door were
found to be burning. Following an in
vestigation Fire Ohief Kinder said
lighted cigarette had ignited some of
the wearing apparel.
A slight fire of unknown origin broke
out in the cellar beneath the billboard
at Third and Walnut streets yesterday
afternoon at o clock. The Friendship
truck was called out and the blaze ex-
in a few minutes.
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late WAR news SUMMARY
Continued From First Page.

shipping, and to-day's dispatches re-
port the sinking of two more vessels.
The British steamer Northlands and the
trawler Agantha were torpedoed near
the English coast. The crews were res
cued.
The torpedoing Of the italian steam
er Luigi Parodi, reported last night, is
believed in Genoa to have occurred off
the coast of Spain, indicating a consid-
erably increased range Of operations for
the large submarines such as Germany
is now using. Another italian steamer,
the Pima, is overdue at Cardiff by about
month and it is feared she has been
torpedoed.
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Two Arrested on Robbery Charge

Charged with robbing John Tanner,
GAL Calder street, of his watch, Ed
ward Mason and William Jackson, both
colored, were arrested last night by
Policemen Brine and Owens. The al
legged holdup occurred on Cowden
street off Market, and when the police
arrived on the scene Mason tried to
escape. He ran up Cowden street with
the officer in pursuit and it was not un-
til the latter opened fire on him that
he was captured.
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Odd Fellows to Install onicers

Officers of State Capital Lodge No.
20, Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
will be installed at a meeting to be
held in the hall, S04 North Second
street, this evening. The installation
ceremonies will be in change of Dep
nty Grand Master William g. Schrein-
er, of the southern district. A class of
nine candidates will also be, initiated
as members of the lodge.
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CONCERT AT CHESTNUT STREET
Program viii Be Given in Adjoining
Room During Local Option Speeches

During the local option meeting in
the large auditorium at the Chestnut
street hall tonight the sixth annual
Star Concert of ST. Augustine's Epis-
copal church will be held in, the smaller
assembly room of the building.
The concert will be one of the big
events of the season for the eolored
population of the city. r. w. Hayes,
the negro tenor, will have capable as
sistants in the rendering of program
of vocal and instrumental music.
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AUTOMOBILE co. CHARTERED
B. F. and w. R. Blough and George G..
Mcfarland Are the Incorporators

The Harrisburg Automobile Com
pany, with a capital of $4,000, to deal
in automobiles and automobile supplies,
was chartered to-day, The incorpora-
tors are w. R. Blough, B. F. Blough and
George G. Mcfarland, Harrisburg.
Charters were also issued to the
Bank of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia,
with $4,000 capital, and the Miners
Mutual Fire Insurance Company, of
Shamokin.
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!. T. Dice. Jr.. Gets Promotion

A. L. Dice, Jr., son of A. T. Dice,
vice president and general manager of
the Philadelphia and Reading Railway
Company, was appointed assistant
yardmaster Of the Reading division.
For some time he has been located on
the Atlantic City division.
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ST. 500 FIRE DESTROYS BARN
Poultry and Farming Implements Lost
In Early Morning Blaze

Carlisle, April GA fire which de-
stroyed barn along with farming i'm
plements, resulting in an approximate
loss of $500, occurred at the farm
of Harvey Shaeffer, one mile north of
Carlisle Springs, at 5 O'Clock this
morning. The farm is tenented by
Walter W. Shaeffer.
Mr.. Shaeffer was burned about the
hands and body.
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Germany Protests to Uncle Sam

Washington, April 6.-Germany has
protested to the United States against
the detention of the Hamburg Ameri-
can liner Odenwald at San Juan, Porto
Rico, under the neutrality regulations.
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lumber crushes Man.s Finger

Milton H. Reed, an. employee of the
Pennsylvania Steel Company, was ad-
mitted to the Harrisburg hospital this
morning suffering with a badly lacer-
ated finger on the left hand, which he
received when a pile Of lumber fell on
his hand at Front and Mulberry streets.
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Reception for Ninety.two

A reception will be given this even
ing at 8 O'Clock at the Fourth Re-
formed church, the Rev. Homer S. May,
pastor, to the ninety-two new members
received during the Easter season.
There will be musical program and
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Visiting Representative Hahrood

Representative r. P. Habgood, Of
Mexican county, is entertaining his
wife and three children and Mrs. Hab-
goods sister, Miss Emily Sheaffer, of
Rochester, N. Y, at his apartments,
1921 North Second street.
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Philadelphians Arrive

This large meeting will avail us
nothing if we do not get the Legisla-
ture to vote for the bill,'' declared
Congressman-eleet s. H. Miller, of
Mercer county. "This is case where
individual work with the Representa-
tives count. Show the leaders of the
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temped to starve Germany to death.
Germany in self-defense goes under
the sea. To my mind England is as
guilty as Germany, morally. Ameri-
ca comes in and claims the mistres-
ship and say we will see YOU If tou
destroy one of our vessels. We have
got to so to God, and settle our diff
ferences by the principles of Christi
anity.
The historian win have a hand in
giving the cause Of this bloody war.
Why should | be prescribed and dis
criminated against because of my
color? Why should be made to sit
up in Jim Crow car to ride two or
three thousand miles with money in
my pocket to pay for accommoda-
tons which would give me comfort,
not among the white people particu-
larly, but provide me a place now |
must go home and traverse five
states and because of my color |
must sit up all the way. Is this
Christianity? is this doing to your
fellow as you would have him do to
You?
The report on the state OF the
church and country were read by
Dr.. c. r. Tucker and j. G. Kicks, re-
spectively and after some timely and
instructive remarks by DR.. ]. !.
Lowe, the report was adopted amid
applause.
The w. H. and I. Missionary So
ciety held a very interesting session
and reported one hundred and eighty
dollars for missions. The education
al sermon was preached last night by
Rev. j. C. Hicks.
The following are assigned to
preach on the Sabbath Morning:
st. Paul NJ. Il. church, III a. m.,
Bishop w. d. Chappelle, ID. ID. l.. l.. D..
3 p. m, Dr. II. w. Kidd, s p. m.
DR.. J. l. Lowe.
st. Paul M Il. Church: II a mi,
Rev. R D. Shumpert. s p m. Rev.
A. w. Hall.
Bee Bees Chapel C. NJ Il. Church,
IL a. M, DR.. j. w. Curry D. m.
Rev A. w. Lewis.
Mount Olive Baptist Church, III a.
m. 4, Rev. Fl. 7. Allston. s p. m. Rev.
e. j. Vance.
Mount Zion Baptist Church. II a.
n. Rev. w. J. Brown; s p m. Hev.
j. H. Walton.
Congregational church, III a. ~,
Rev. J. III. Brown.-A. r. Dobbins,
L. J. Johnson, J. S. Dawson, j. E.
Toombo, committee.
Total receipts were $1,1l6.O2.
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