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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-17
HEDRICK TO QUIT RACING
Harrisburg Turfman Announces That
He Will Sell His String of Horses
and Quit the Game

Jesse w Hedrick, the Harrisburg
turfman, who for a number of years
has followed the circuit all over the
United States and Canada, with a fine
string of 'ponies announced at the
end of the races at Pimlico on Satur-
day that he will retire from the turf
after the present meeting, and sell his
entire string of runners during the
next few days.
Hedrick was seen in Harrisburg
yesterday and said it is true that he
purposes selling his horses, about TWEEN
ty in number, provided he can get a
fair price for them. There are some
fast ones in the bunch and Hedrick
does not propose to let them go for a
song.
"Unless l get my price for them, !"
he said, 81 will keep them and send
them down to the Kentucky races in
charge of my manager. Luck did not
break very well at Pimlico, and l
blame it on the handicapping, the of
fetal handicappers favoring certain
stables.
However | have had fairly sue.
eessful season. l am retiring Just now
il order to look after my real-estate
interests in Harrisburg, which will
take me all summer. may get back to
the game again in the fall"
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-17
MORE AUTOISTS ACCUSED OF
breaking TRAFFIC Laws
Continued From First Page.

car while the car was discharging pas
sengers and rounding wagon in the
Market street subway.
Captain Thompson is Of the opinion
that the traffic ordinance is not quite
rigid enough to regulate the passenger
carrying jitney, but it will serve the
purpose until some plans can be made
for stricter ordinance.
"Police regulations would not
amount to much,' said Captain Thomp.
son, "unless enacted into law, for no
prosecutions could be made for viola,
tions of the police regulations unless a
City ordinance backed them up. If the
enforcement of the traffic ordinance
does not suffice, may prepare code
for jitneys, to submit to the City Com
mission.'
There were fragrant violations of the
law by jitney drivers at the market
houses Saturday, according to the po-
lice, due to the rivalry of the drivers
to get passengers. The police say some
.iitney drivers have grown SO bold as
to stop in the center Of Market square,
just outside the elsie of safety" to
drum up passengers, in violation of the
traffic ordinance. which says convey
ances must stop at the curb.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-17
FINANCE
Recovery RESUMED
At OUTSET OF THE TRADING
Dealings Fairly Large But Without
Spectacular Feature-U. 8. Steel
Only Stock to Show Unusual Ac-
tivity at the Opening
By Associated Press.

New York, May 17.--Wall Street.
Last Saturdays price recovery was re.
sumed on a broad and general scale
at the outset of to-day's trading, stand
ard shares gaining to 2 points, while
war specialties rose 3 to Bethlehem
Steel making the greatest advance.
Trading rejected confidence in a salts
factory adjustment OF impending inter
national complications London's mar
ket for our shares showing frmness.
Dealings were fairly large, but with
out spectacular feature. u. s. Steel
was the only stock to show unusual ac-
tivity at the opening, block of $500
shares being offered at so 1.2 to SO
against last weeks close of 81 3.S.
Initial gains were followed by slight
recessions, resulting mainly from sell
ing for profits. This condition in turn
gave way to yet higher level for
some of the leaders, notable steel. Spe-
cialties, however, failed to retain more
than fair share of their advance
Bethlehem Steel, for instance, yielding
points. Trading slackened before the
end of the first hour, becoming almost
stagnant by midday.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-17
SUFFRACISTS TO PROVIDE
FOOD ON GOOD ROADS day
Continued From First Pnge,

as a Statewide Good Roads Day, and
has called upon men, women and chill
dren to help. AS all suffragists are
deeply interested in the development
of Pennsylvania, this opportunity to
cooperate in the improvement of the
State will appeal to all our women.
THE State Highway Department
suggests that the best way for the
women to help is in providing lunches
for the workers along the highway.
Will you please appoint a committee
to confer with the township roads su-
pervisors as to how to best cooperate
in your immediate localityf
"The State Highway Departm
further says You needn't cook a
great big dinner; you needn t make a
market basket full of sandwiches; you
needn It brew dozen gallons of tea, or
coffee. But you can furnish a ham,
several loaves of bread and buckets of
cool spring water with dippers in them
and you and the children can carry this
to the nearest point beneath the shade
trees along the road at the noon hour
and call the workers from their toll
to partake of refreshments
The Pennsylvania Woman Suffrage
Association has active local organiza-
tions in every county in the State and
suffrage headquarters here say it is
confident there will be a big response
on the part of the women to the call
for cooperation on Good Roads Day.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-17
SICLER COMPANY Gets BIC
Contract FROM THE west
Plano Player Plant 1t Derry and Oar
Isle Streets Is Working Day and
Night to Complete UnAued Or
ders

The Sigler Piano Player Company,
Carlisle street near Derry, has just
closed contract with one of the largest
dealers on the Pacific coast for orders
amounting to $4,000, it was an
nounced this morning by Charles E.
Bard, vice president and superintendent
of the company.
The contract calls for the Sigler piano
player, which can be put in any piano,
in large job lots. The Sigler Company
manufactures several types Of player
actions for manufacturers who use them
in their own player pianos, but this big
contract is for the adapable' ac-
ton, the original product Of the COM
lpany.
Mr.. Bard announces further that sew
eral other large contracts have been
closed with dealers throughout the East
and Middle West since the company
moved into the new factory on the
Hill.
The factory has been entirely sys-
tematized and equipped, according to
the superintendent, for an output ex-
ceeding five thousand actions year.
There have been some delays, says
Mr.. Bard, in filing orders on account
Of the work of organization at the fac
tory, but now that this work is fn-
ished, the plant is working day and
night completing untitled orders and in
getting out samples to be shipped to
the piano manufacturers convention
at Chicago, which is being held this
week.
G. NJ. Sigler, the president of the
company, is now in Chicago at the
Auditorium hotel, exhibiting the COM
pany's products to the trade. The Sig
Ter line now includes three separate and
distinct types of piano player actions
the original adaptable" for use in
an ordinary piano in the customer s
home; Single valve" action for the
player piano manufacturer, and a
e" double valve" action for the same
field.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-17
URGED TO RETAIN GATHER
Governor It Is Believed, Will Act Soon
on Commission Appointments

That some action will be taken at
once by Governor Brumbaugh in the
matter of the appointments made dur
in the recess by Governor Tener and
now in possession of the Senate Com
mittee on Executive Nominations, was
intimated on Capitol Hill to-day, and
it was said that this action may be
taken when the Senate meets this
evening, or at least at tomorrow s
session.
Governor Brumbaugh himself is very
reticent concerning what he proposes
to do. Some time ago he recalled from
the Senate the nominations made by
Governor Tener, of the members of the
Public Service Commission, and it is
by no means certain that he will re-
appoint the entire seven.
Much pressure has been brought to
bear on the Governor to retain Walter
H. Gather, and it is by no means GER
tain that he will be dropped. He served
as Governor Tener's private secretary
and as has been the custom, was ap-
pointed to place as have been former
private secretaries. He has had long
experience as a newspaper man and in
public affairs.
Of the other appointments made by
Governor Tener, it is thought that none
will be disturbed by Governor Brum-
baugh.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-17
Senate and House Will
Assemble Tonight
WithIntention of Ad.
journing Thursday
FOUR DAYS OF
STRENUOUS WORK
Workmen's Compensation Bill Will
Likely Be Passed for Form En-
tirely Satisfactory to Governor-
Full Grew Hearing on Wednesday

The business of the closing week Of
the Legislature will begin this even
ing and it is expected that by Thurs.
day noon the gavel in both houses will
fall to announce the sine die adjourn
ment until 1917, unless before that
year Governor Brumbaugh shall call
the lawmakers back in special session.
The Senate and House both realize that
in the next four days there must be
hard work all through the program, al
though there are not many bills Of
great general Importance remaining to
be taken up. Both houses will meet to-.
night at 8 o o'clock.
In the Senate there will be some
thing doing on Workmen IS Compensa-
tion legislation. That bill is in the
hands of the Committee on Corpor-
ations and it is all ready to be reported
out tonight, but before doing so Chair
man Crow desires to submit it to a
ments made to it, so far as can be as
certained after careful examination,
do not change the general tenor of the
measure at all, and are meant more
clearly to bring out the ideas in the
bill. Governor Brumbaugh insisted
strongly on no changes being made in
the bill to alter its meaning, and his
wishes have been respected.
The Senate will also have revenue
bills to look after, but as yet they have
not been received from the House. 1t
will take but short time to dispose
Of them. The elections bills are slum.
bering in the House and it is said that
there is disposition to let them con-
tinue to slumber, as the House shows
no disposition to make any changes
from existing laws except to adopt a
measure that will give the Republican
party first place on the ballot.
The bulk of the work this week will
be on conference committee reports
made by joint Senate and House COM
mittees where disagreements exist.
On Wednesday afternoon Governor
Brumbaugh will give a hearing on the
Full Crew repeater, already passed by
both branches. Friends and opponents
of the bill will be heard.
But few bills remain in the Cover
nor's hands that he is required to dis
pose of before the beginning of the
ten-day limit, and after he has passed
on them he will have thirty days from
the expiration of the session in which
to dispose of bills passed in the last ten
days Of the Legislature.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-17
MAJOR SMITH AT DERRY ST.
Antt-Saloon Speaker Asserts That EN-
ployers Should Be Abstainers

In his address at the Derry Street
United Brethren church yesterday Ma
jor Dan Morgan Smith, of the Anti
Saloon League of America, said in part:
"The employer wants men who will
be as surely at work on Monday as on
Saturday; men who will not main
themselves or others because befuddled
by liquor; men who will do and can do
an honest days work and he ought to
be willing to pay an honest days wage
for It'll Maybe if the bosses quit drink
ing champagne, they would be better
employers, may be they would pay bet
ter wages, maybe they would require
shorter hours, for sobriety is as bene-
fetal to the boss as it is to the work
man, and while the railroad directors
are insisting that the train crews should
remain away from the saloon, they
should insist that the railroad president
remain away from the wine bottle; I
am unwilling to risk my life behind a
drinking train crew and unwilling to
risk my money in the hands of a
drunken railroad president.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-17
KILLS LONG HOURS FOR WOMEN
Governor Vetoes Bill Extending Time
for Female Employment

The Governor to-day vetoed the bill
fixing the terms of employment of fe-
males in hotels, boarding houses and
restaurants by changing the, week hours
from 54 to 63 and the days per- week
from 6 to z. 1t also changed the age
at which women may work at night
from 21 to IS.
The Governor calls attention to the
fact that the bill "omits from the
schedule the maximum and minimum
hours of labor making its enforcement
difficult and confusing" 1t also in
serts the word wilful" before ''vio-
lations" and reduces the fine from
5000 to 500 and omits the imprison-
ment clause in the present law. In
vetoing the bill the Governor says.
"To lengther the hours of labor for
all female employees in the establish
ments named is serious matter. 1t is
asked for on the ground of admins
trative necessity. 1t is opposed on the
ground of humane treatment of women.
In the last analysis the welfare of our
people is the Nsupremely vital matter
and the Industrial Board is competent
under the law to adjust any difficulties
that are reasonably capable of adjust
ment.'
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-17
HOUSE
ADDITION TO HICKOK PLANT
Permit Taken Out for Three Buildings
to Cost $4,000

The addition to the plant of the w.
o. Hickok Manufacturing Company is
to be made up of three brick buildings
that are to cost $4,000, so it was
learned to-day when the firm took out
permit to go ahead with the construc-
tion work. The buildings are to go up
on Cumberland street between the Pax
ton creek and the Pennsylvania rail-
road.
G. E. Glass got permit to-day to
build a one-story frame church on the
north side of Cameron street between
Reilly and Calder to cost $500; c. A.
Fisher will build a one-story garage at
the rear of 2126 North Sixth street
$3.50; H. D. Delmotte got papers for a
1s-story brick house at 2112 North
Second street, $4,000, and also to build
an iron garage on Herr street, near
Twelfth, 500.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-17
new WPRINCIPAL IN Charge
OF Central HIGH SCHOOL
Prof. Howard @. Ddbble Meets Student
Body in Chapel Exercises To-day
Spoke on School Spirit AS Means
to Character Building

Prof. Howard G. Dibble, new prin-
cipal of the Central High school, met
his student body to-day-half of them
at chapel exercises at $50 O'Clock
this morning and the other half at
chapel exercises at 12.45 o'clock. He
assumed charge of the school this
morning.
H served notice on the school that
he would strive at all times to build
up character He spoke on that subject
to his two audiences to-day, approach
ing it by a means that went right at
the heart of the school boy and girl
by school spirit. He admitted that it
was hard to keep the spirit up to the
proper notch when the student body
is divided in two, such as is compelled
10y the two-session plan at Central
High.
He took up but three sub divisions
under his topic of character building,
concentration, mediation and applica-
tion. He pleased the students when he
suggested that forty minutes was
enough to put on Latin, if the mind
were properly concentrated. He urged
punetuality, promptness, regularity and
permanent application.
He referred briefly to athletics and
urged the students not only to play the
game because they loved it but to go
in to win. While different in stature
from his predecessor, the late William
S. Steele, yet his manner of speech re-
minded his listeners of Prof. Steele so
much that they remarked about it. Mr..
Dibble will remain here for two
weeks, when he will be compelled to
return to Lambertville, N. j., for a
short time.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-17
FERARI SHOW ARRIVES
Carnival For Firemen's Benefit Win
Be On Grounds Tonight Ready
For Business

Several thousand persons greeted
the big Ferari show special train upon
its arrival here yesterday afternoon
and another thousand were at the
grounds when the first heavy circus
wagon arrived. Many remained until
the wee small hours of the morning in
terestimgly watching the systematic
unloading of the wagons and the
foundation of the gigantic "Pleasure
Plaza that will contain enough high
class amusements to satisfy the wants
of all the amusement lowing public of
Harrisburg and vicinity.
Members of the Veteran Volunteer
Firemen's Association are highly
pleased with the artistic showing al.
ready made by the we'll known and
propular Ferari shows and they prom
Use each and every show connected
with this enterprise will be in full
operation tonight. Nothing will be left
an the cars. Oriental dancing girl ex-
hibitions and shows that characterize
so many carnival companies and remain
in the cars when the shows play Har-
risbung, is not the case with this or
ganization. Only extraordinary high
class shows are or ever were tolerated
by the Carnival King, Jos. G. Ferari,
and this policy was an important step
toward gaining the Carnival King title
for him and winning the "America s
Representative Carnival Organization -
for his shows.
All carnivals have merry go
round, but the one at the firemen s
carnival located at Third and Reilly
streets, must he seen to be appreciated.
A giant ferris wheel, razzle dazzle, dog
and pony show, musical comedy,
Hawaiian village, international athletic
arena, that girl, Minnie Ha-Ha, con-
gress of living wonders and numerous
Others are but part of the sights to
be enjoyed.
Strictly speaking this is free car
nival, while a small admission fee is
charged to the shows individually,
there are free acts, music and world
of novelties where person can spend
an afternoon or evening without spend
ing any money whatsoever.
Promptly at 4.30 and 1880 daily,
Lofty Rochett will offer a sensational
free exhibition that eclipses all at
tempts at previous out door events.
The fremen have extended invita-
tions to all newsboys to attend as their
guests Tuesday night and all orphan
children Thursday afternoon. Special
entertaining committee is making ex.
tensive plans for the care and amuse-
ment of the little folks.-Adv.*
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-17
Late WAR NEWS Summary



that allied troops, crossing the User
canal, took German positions on the
eastern side at one point. A gain Of
ground near Hetaas also is claimed.
The unrest in Asiatic Turkey during
the war has resulted in further attacks
by Turks and Kurds on Armenans, Tho
Russian consul at Uramiah, Persia,
states that 5000 Armenians have been
massacred in the province Of Van.
Following the recent British victor
les in German Southwest Africa, French
forces have invaded successfully the
German colony of Kamerun. A force
from French West Africa captured the
post of Esoka on May IL.
A German dirigible appeared over
Calais last night and dropped bombs
killing two children. The British Ad-
miralty announced that the Zeppelin
which raided Ramsgate early this morn
ing was pursued across the English
channel by aeroplanes and apparently
was damaged severely.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-17
FIRE In MATTRESS FACTORY
Smoke Responsible for Two False Tele-
phone Calls

Fire starting in the dust room in the
Unitel States Mattress factory, Herr
near Cameron streets, did S. worth of
damage this morning at $50 O'Clock.
The Shamrock Company was called by
phone, but was not needed. The fire
originated in some waste cotton in a
zine lined room.
Smoke pouring from the salesrooms
of the Ensminger Auto Company at
Third and Cumberland streets yester-
day morning was responsible for a tele.
phone call to the Hope company. The
smoke was exhaust from automobiles
and not from fire. Smoke from melting
metal in the Star Independent building,
Third and Blackberry streets, early this
morning caused passerby to call tine
Friendship Company.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-17
MRS. MARTHA E. LESLEY DIES

Mrs. Martha Ellen LESLEY, aged 70
years, widow of Levi LESLEY, died at
her home, 900 South Front street, at
$50 o clock this morning from COM
plication of diseases. She is survived by
ne son, James w. LESLEY, one brother,
Samuel Weiser, Hunters Run; three sis
ters, Mrs. S. Protzeler, Miss Margaret
G. Weiser, Pine Grove Furnace, and
Mrs. Fannie Wollrieh, Ida Grove.
Funeral services will be held Thurs.
day afternoon at 2 O'Clock from her
home, the Rev. William B. Cooke, pas
tor-in-charge of the Market Square
Presbyterian church, assisted by the
Rev. f. A. Nell, pastor of the Lemoyne
Church of God, officiating. Interment
will be made in the Harrisburg ceme-
tery.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-17
Mrs. Leroy Colgate De-
clareS Husbands S Par
ents Refused to Turn
1t Over to Her
YOUTH MUST
PAY 81 A WEEK
District Attorney Asserts He Will Start
Habeas Corpus Proceedings at Once
Unless Custody of the Child Is
Given to the Young Wife

S After attempting to arouse her hus-
bands jealousy by threatening to send
I" fake love letters to an old sweet
heart, Mrs Leroy Colgate this morning
declared to Judges Kunkel and Nc
Carroll that she was unable to sway
Colgate from his hobby of remaining
out at night and otherwise neglecting
her. The wife was suing on a charge of
non-support. So long as she continued
to live with her husband, she declared,
he persisted at times in lighting
with me and choking me. -
q When young Colgate tried to prove
that his wife was serious when she
"wrote letter directed to Philadel-
phian.' Judge McCarrell said:
''That is Just one way of looking at
it. TO our view the wife, in her de-
sire to have her husband do better,
wanted to make him understand that
he WASH t the only pebble on the
beach. -
/. Colgate's parents, the wife said, are
caring for the young couples four
months-old baby and refuse to turn it
over to her because she left it at the
Colgate house and declared she was not
able to support the youngster without
the assistance of her husband.
3 ''They'l give that baby over to the
+. wife or else, remarked District At
torney Stroup, 81 will at once insti-
tute habeas corpus proceedings and
have the court make an order giving
the wife the child s custody
Colgate's lawyer pleaded that the
youthful husband had done his duty
and said he now is willing to live with
his wife, but Judge Kunkel quickly
remarked.
''He showed no attachment for his
wife after they were married and she
had to get out an attachment warrant
for him..
PeniIing the determination of the
suit for the baby's custody the court
directed young Colgate to pay his wife
$4 week. Judge McCarrell intimat-
ed that the amount will be increased
if the mother gets back her baby.
When Judge Kunkel, in another case,
told Thomas c. Keil that he had not
proved himself to be man, father or
husband, the defendant suddenly de-
cided to agree to pay Mrs. Keil s35
month for the support of herself and
their two children and the court made
an order to that effect.
Charles Nocht got a month in Jail
for stealing $40. On a serious charge
Sarah Johnson was fined S15 and or
deret to pay the costs. Albert Robin
son got thirty days for striking his
friend and her MOTHER
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-17
AZ Women Killed, 800 Injured

Rome, May 16, $50 P. NJ, Via
Paris, May II, 1.20 A. MA revolu-
tion has broken out at Triest, accord
ing to a message to the "Idea
Nazionale telegraphed from the from.
tier. A crowd, composed chiefly of
women because most of the men have
been called to the colors, invaded the
square on which faces the palace of the
governor, Baron Friesseekin. The wom-
en- cried "Death to Francis Joseph.
Down with AUSTRIA" burned an Aus.
trian flag together with a portrait of
the Emperor, and attempted to attack
the palace.
The governor ordered gendarmes to
charge the crowd and the women re.
tired, fighting stubbornly. Lamp posts
were torn up and the signs of tob-
baconist which bear the Austrian coat
of arms because their business is a
government monopoly, were DESTROYED.
The "Idea Nazionale" dispatch
states that AZ women were killed and
more than 800 injured.