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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-26
CAPITOL HILL
81 DECISIONS HANDED
down BY SUPREME court
Adjourned To-day After Hearing Argu-
ments Since Monday-Expsct to
Fix a Time For Argument In Coal
Tax Cases

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania,
which has been in session since Mon
day, to-day handed down thirty-one
decisions in brief session just before
adjournment until June. 1t was ex-
pected that this afternoon the time
for the argument in the coal tax cases
would be set.
Decisions were announced as fol-
lows:
BY Chief Justice Brown-Biyelow
VS.. Kelly, Luzerne, affirmed; per
curtain, Long, executor vs.. Morrow,
Fayette, dismissed; Reid estate, North
umberlaRd, affirmed; Philadelphia and
Reading Coal and Iron VS.. Northamp-
ton County Commissioners, dismissed;
Tax Collector, North Union township,
Fayette, dismissed; Hutton VS.. Altland,
executor, York, dismissed; Strickler
estate, Fayette, dismissed; Allison VS..
Fly Water Wheel Company, York, af-
hrmed; Hill estate, Lancaster, dismiss
ed; Fuller estate, Fayette, dismissed; /;
Cowsill VS.. Vipond Construction Com
pany, Blair, dismissed; Smith estate,
Philadelphia, dismissed. BY Justice
Potter-Short VS.. Carbondale, Lacka-
wanna, reversed; Frysinger VS.. Phila-
delphia Rapid Transit, reversed. By
Justice Elkin-Hoffman VS.. Philadel-
phia, Judgment reversed; Central Penn.
sylvania Lumber and Elk Tanning VS..
Bristol, ct al, Potter, affirmed; York
Water Co. VS.. City of York, affirmed.
By Justice Frazer-McColum VS..
Pennsylvania Coal, Luzerne, affirmed;
Beedy VS.. Nypano Railroad, Crawford,
affirmed; Halle VS.. Shamokin Brewing
Co., Northumberland, affirmed BY JUS
tice Won NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. VS.. Phila-
delphia Rapid Transit, affirmed; Tona-
baugh VS.. Pittsburgh Railways Co.,
Allegheny, affirmed; Bringhurst estate,
Philadelphia, affirmed; Acker vs. Sun
der, Philadelphia, affirmed BY Justice
Stewart-Frazier vs.. Scranton Gas
and Water Co., Lackawanna, ffirmed;
Commonwealth ex rae VS.. Dallas, ct al,
Chester, reversed; Schifalaequa VS.. At
lantic City Railways, reversed; Church
VS.. Lackawanna Railroad, Columbia,
affirmed. BY Justice Mestrezat-Fas-
slit, guardian, Northampton, modified
and affirmed; Borough Shamokin We.
Helt, Northampton, affirmed; Hamil-
ton VS.. Fleck, Philadelphia, reversed.
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FINANCE
T0RPEDOINC OF U. S. Snip
CAUSES Decline IN Stocks
Recovery Which Followed Early Period
Of Heaviness Suddenly Reversed Be-
fore End of First Hour-Another
Moderate Rally, However
By ASSOCIATED Press.

New York, May 26-Wall Street.
heaviness in war contract
shares marked to-day's early dealings
on the Stock Exchange. New York Air
brake declined four points and losses
of one to two points were scored by
Pressed, Steel Car, Crucibie Steel,
Westinghouse and kindred issues. Can
adian Pacific was heaviest of the high
priced railways, losing / 1-2 with ma
terial recessions in Union Pacific and
Reading. Interborough common and
pfd. were the only exceptions to the
general tendency rising 2 points. A
moderate rally ensued before the end
of the half hour.
The recovery which followed the
early period of heaviness was suddenly
reversed before the end of the first
hour. Confirmation of the reported tor
pedoing of an American ship off the
Irish coast preeipitated declines of
from to points mainly in war spe-
cIalties. While the news gave rise to
renewed apprehension respecting inter
national conditions, no disorder ac-
eompanied the setback which was ar
rested by prompt support. The liqui-
dated condition of the market also
served to offer resistance to bear pres
sure. Before noon another moderate
rally resulted in further readiust-
ment of prices on a minimum of deal
ings. Bonds were steady.
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TO HOLD MEMORIAL SERVICE
Spanish War Vets Will Honor Deceased
Comrades Sunday

E. II. Ganriel, commander of Harris
burg Camp No. 8, United Spanish
American War Veterans, has issued or
ders to members relative to Memorial
Day exercises On Sunday morning the
members will gather in the camp rooms
and march in body to the Harrisburg
cemetery, where they will assist the
committee in placing flags and markers
on the departed members graves.
The memorial service will be held in
the afternoon, when all members are
requested to meet at Thirteenth and
State streets and march in body to
the cemetery. On Monday the mem
bers will meet at l o'clock to take
part in the G. A. r. memorial Day
parade. A special committee of the
camp will also be held Friday night to
complete final arrangements.
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Mrs. Emma Boak

Mrs. Emma Boag,,a former resident Of
this city, died yesterday at her home
in Mahanoy City, where she had re-
sided for the past three years. The
body will be brought to this city and
services held at the funeral chapel of
F. C. Nicely, 90S North Second street,
Thursday evening at 7.15 o'clock. The
services will be in charge of the Rev.
DR.. William N. Yates, pastor of the
Fourth Street Church of God. Final
services will be held at Anderson, York
county, Friday morning at 1890
'elock, where interment will take
place.
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LITTLE ENTHUSIASM over
BRITAIN'S new Cabinet
ISRAISED IN ANY QUARTER

London, May 90, $40 A. M.-As
might have been expected the new cab
met, while it meets with no strong dis
approval by the editorial writers in
the London morning papers, raises but
little enthusiasm in any quarter. The
most that is accorded is disposition to
give the new government every oppor-
tunity to prove its worth. More dis
appointment is noticeable among the
Liberal than the Conservative parties,
mainly at the shelving of Viseount
Haldane and the appointment of Sir
Edward Carson as Attorney General.
The "Daily Chronicle calls the
latter a bad appointment and says it
is worse than a mistake to name Sir
Edward for this portfolio. The Liberal
papers are irritated that Sir Edward,
representing the minority party in Ire
land, should be in the cabinet while
the Nationalists are not represented.
The "Daily News says that John
Redmond s absence from the ministry
will make even more striking the in
congruity of Sir Edward Carson 6 pres
ence in it as Sir Edward s lieutenants
during the war have "abated none of
their rebellious sentiments.
Other appointments much critisized
include that of Mr.. Bslfour as first
lord of the admiralty, the ground be-
ing taken that the giving of this port
folio to him deprives the nation of the
services of Lord Fisher. The elevation
of Sir Stanley o. Buckmaster also is
criticized.
Some dissatisfaction is also express
ed that the new cabinet instead of
being smaller. is larger than the old
one, also at the loss of David Lloyd
George, as chancellor of the exchequer
However, Mr.. Georges appointment as
minister of munitions is only temporary
and that he will come back to the
chancellorship when the question of
munitions become less acute.
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VENDORS LICENSES JUNE4
Ordinance Adopted Yesterday Will Be
Effective on That Date

The ordinance adopted by the City
Commissioners yesterday providing that
street vendors be required to wear
badges indicating the lines of business
in which they are engaged will become
a city law on June and the City
Treasurer now is preparing to order the
necessary badges. The Importance of
this bill has been pointed out by Harry
D. Reel, City Sealer of Weights and
Measures, who recommended its adop-
tion.
The badges will contain numbers
and must be worn conspicuously so that
they may be observed by the patrons of
the vendors. Persons who may have
complaints to lodge against the vendors
then need only take the license num-
ber and report to the City sealer. These
licenses will be good for one year only
and must be renewed on or before
the first Monday of April each year.
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Thank Tech Students

The Directors of the Poor unani.
mously adopted a resolution this morn.
ing extending their thanks to the
eight Technical High School students
who did some engineering work for the
county and saved the Directors some
thing like $50. The students have
supplied the Directors with blue print
of their surveys and this will be framed
and hung in the board's Office in the
Court House. Copies of the resolution
will be sent to the following students:
John Todd, Charles Chayne, Glenn
Melville, +. A. Metzler, John Yoder,
Harry Wagner, James Miller and Sam
uei McIlhenny.
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late WAR news SUMMARY

from First Page.
emily there has been little heavy fight
ing thus far, although in one instance
a bayonet encounter is mentioned. It
is stated the Austrians retired every
where, destroying bridges as they fell
back.
The new attack of General Macken-
sen against the Russian line north of
Permysl, in Galicia, is reported from
Vienna and Berlin to have been at.
tended by conspicuous success. The war
Office at Petrograd, however, states
that attacks on the Russian line along
the San river were scattered and con-
cedes no new victories to the Austro-
German armies.
In the west the British have been
compelled to give ground in Belgium
to the Germans who are once more
pressing forward strongly along the
part of the front which has seen the
heaviest sustained fighting of the war.
The allies apparently have Offset this
German victory, however, by French
advance further south, in Northern
France near Arras
A series of attacks from both sides
of the line north of Arras last night
brought on fighting Of unusual vio-
lence. The official communication from
Paris saying the German attacks made
with especial severity near Lorette,
were all repulsed. The Berlin state
ment admits the loss of small position
near Givenchy, but asserts that else
where the allies were driven back with
heavy losses.
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Tells HOW italy SOUGHT TO
EVADE treaty OBLIGATIONS

London, May 26-A series of dip
lomatic documents presenting Austria s
side of the case in the negotiations
preceding the war with Italy has been
published by the foreign ministry at
Vienna, says a Reuter- dispatch from
Amsterdam. 1t is contended that Italy
her treaty obligations by an artificial
Interpretation of the triple alliance
treaty.
She assumed an attitude of "bene-
violent neutrality on the ground that
the action of Austria Hungary also was
directed against Russia. This asser-
ton, the Austrians claim is disproved
by the Russian preparations for an
aggressive war. Italy further Excused
herself because of her exposed geo
graphical position, and Austria s fail
ure to give advance information of her
intentions against Serbia.
During the prolonged negotiations
concerning Italian compensations the
foreign ministry asserts, Italy utilized
the time to strengthen and consolidate
her military force, having in view the
acquisition of territorial vantage
points on the other side of the Adriatic
and in Albania. Her absolute neutral
ity was supplanted by the watchful
armed neutrality
The documents then describe the ne
gotiations regarding territorial compen-
sation for Italy during which Austria
is maintained to have yielded so far
that finally there was scarcely any ma
terial difference standing in the way
of a peaceful adjustment. Then the
Salandra cabinet, without replying to
Austria's latest offers, denounced the
triple alliance treaty. This action led
to the outbreak of war.
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JEWELER In BANKRUPTCY
Springer's Assets Are Placed at $4,000
and Liabilities at $4,000

The assets of George N. Springer.
Jeweler, 206 Market street, who has
been .adjudged a bankrupt, amount to
about $4,000 and his liabilities to
slightly more than $4,000, according
to information fled to-day with John
T. Olmsted, the bankruptcy referee.
Springer store will be closed until
June at which time a trustee will be
selected to take over the assets. The
trustee will decide whether the bust!
ness will be continue or sold.
Creditors of D. S. Sollenberger to-
day elected Job j. Conklin trustee to
take charge of the estate. His bond
was fixed at $4,000.
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Ryndam Taking Much Water

Boston, May ga wireless mes
sage to the naval radio station here
stated that the passengers and part of
the crew of the steamer Ryndam,
transferred to the steamer Joseph j.
Cuneo after the collision Of the two
vessels early to-day, later were put
aboard the battleship South Carolina.
The Joseph J. Cunoe sailed from Bos-
ton last night for Baracoa, Cuba.
The collision occurred shortly after
4 a. m. in latitude 40.12 north, longi-
tude 69.42 west. No details were given
as to the circumstances of the accident
or the nature of the damage sustained
by either vessel, except that the
Ryndam was making considerable
water. Calls for assistance were an
swered by several steamers and by the
South Carolina and other United States
battleships. The transfer of passen-
gers and part of the crew occupied
about an hour and was accomplished
without mishap. The Ryndam then
headed for New York at a speed of
seven knots an hour with the Cuneo
close behind.
The South Carolina came up with the
two vessels soon after Z O'Clock. At
the request of Captain A. NJ. Aamod,
of the Cuneo, the persons taken from
the Ryndam were transferred to the
battleship. The messages received did
not state at what port the South Caro-
lima would land them, but it was
thought that she might convoy the
Ryndam to New York.
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Police Get New Motorcycles

The two new Indian motorcycles for
Policemen Fetrow and Schelhas were
turned over to the Harrisburg police
yesterday by the West End
Motorcycle Company. Fetrow started
riding his machine yesterday, while
Schelhas will wait few days until his,
injured hand becomes somewhat i'm
proved, which he received when struck
by an automobile at Third and Clinton
streets about week ago. The machines
are of the latest model, built especial
ly for police work and so constructed
to run at a low speed Of four miles an
hour and as high as 70 miles an hour.
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sengers had a narrow escape from be-
ing torpedoed while bound for Rotter-
dam yesterday. A submarine fred a
torpedo without warning. 1t missed
the ship by only fifteen yards.
According to the captain s story to
Rotterdam Correspondents the periscope
was seen 500 yards distant and then
the wash of the torpedo which was
moving so rapidly that nothing could
be done to avoid it. The attack oe-
CURED at point four miles north of
North Hinder ightship.
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TO OPEN PLAYPLOTS JUNE Fl
Park Commissioner Will Announce the
Instructors Next Week

Harrisburg parks and Fairgrounds
likely will be formally opened to the
public on Monday, June 21, so Park
Commissioner Taylor announced to-day.
The schools of the city will close few
days before that date, so that there
likely will be large turnout on the
Fairgrounds on the opening day.
George W. Hill, playground supervis-
or, and Park Commissioner Taylor now
are considering the list of applicants
for positions as playground instructors
and expect to announce their selections
early next week.
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PROHIBITION PREDICTED

Ex-Governor NJ. R. Patterson, of
Tennessee, spoke last night at the Pine
Street Presbyterian church under the
auspices of the Pennsylvania Anti-Sa-
loon League. He declared that there
are twenty eight states that would rati-
fly a prohibition amendment tomorrow
if Congress would pass the proposal
for ratification.
DIR. Swadener, another speaker, pre-
dicted that within five years there will
be national prohibition in the United
States. The speakers are preparing the
way for the Flying Squadron which is
to open meetings in this city tomorrow
afternoon, continuing Friday and Sat-
urday.
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PARDON BOARD MEETS
Hear Argument on Communication of
Death Sentence of George H. March

The Board of Pardons to-day over.
ruled the motion to continue the appli.
cation for Communication of the death
sentence of George H. March, in Della
ware county. Objection has been
made by the District Attorney. Argu-
ment was had and the case will be de.
cided tonight.
The board met in the Senate Cham
Der, the Supreme Court hamber the
usual meeting place of that body, be-
ing used by the Supreme Court
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Only Six Americans on Ryndam

New York, May 26.-The Ryndam s
cargo consisted chiefly of foodstuffs and
was valued at approximately $1,000,-
600. The bulk of her shipments were
consigned to the Netherlands overseas
trust at Rotterdam. The list included
266,0O0 bushels of corn, 5000 bags
of -four, 900 cases of linseed oil, 200
bales of cotton, 800 kegs of wire nails
and fifteen boxes of corrugated sheet
iron.
1t was said that most of her passen-
gers were Europeans returning home
and that only few were Americans.
The owners of the Joseph Cueno said
that she carried no passengers and that
her crew consisted of twenty men. She
is small tramp steamer plying in the
fruit trade between Boston and the
West Indies.
So far as could be learned the cabin
passengers included only six Americans
as follows:
Mrs. Martha DAILY, Of New York;
Miss Crete Egerero, of Baltimore; Miss
Wilhelmina A. Engle, of Boston; Mrs.
Martha Hebel, of this city; Henry L..
Van Praag, of this city, and Paul
Kubein, of Philadelphia.
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Accepts Position Here

A. c. Kaempf, who is well-known
among band circles throughout the
country as an expert trombone and
cornet maker, has recently accepted a
position with the Nuss Manufacturing
Company, makers of band instruments
Mr.. Kaempf comes to this city from
New York City, where he held a posi-
tion with some of the largest firms of
that place.
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Paul Van Horn to Plead, Guilty

Paul Van Horn, of Williamsport,
who was arrested in this city January
25, by City Detective Murnane, on
charge of numbering, Mary Jane Full
mer, an old woman living in Williams
port, will enter plea of guilty at the
Williamsport court on Monday. The
court will fix the penalty. Detective
Murnane has been subpoenaed to ap-
pear as witness.
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Russia Sends Troops to Persia

Petrograd, May 26, Via London,
4.07 P. MA telegram from Teheran,
the capital of Persia, says that Turco-
German agitation in that country has
assumed threatening nature. On this
account Russia has sent in additional
troops to reinforce its armies at Kas-
bin and Khry. The Persian govern
ment has been notified that the step
has been taken solely to protect Rus
sian subjects and that it implies no
hostility to Persia.
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HOUSE
WANT DETENTION HOUSE
County Commissioners Again Urged to
Establish Home In tho City

The County Commissioners again
were urged to establish House of De-
tention where youngsters whe violate
the criminal laws may be kept pend
ing court action although the county
heads deferred action saying they are
not yet prepared to finance the project.
The appeal was presented by represen-
tatives of the Civic Club and the Chill
dren s Aid Society including Mrs. Ly-
man D. Gilbert, Miss Rachel Pollock,
Miss Anna Mccormick and Mrs. Fran
els Jordan Hall.
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Governor Completes Staff

BY the appointment Of J. Benton
Long, of Ridgway, as lieutenant colonel
Governor Brumbaugh has completed his
military staff. Samuel D. Foster, for
mer chief engineer of the Highway De-
partment, has been appointed captain
and has been assigned to the First
brigade.
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Bowman's Plan to Name 1t Taylor"

Park Commissioner M. Harvey Tay-
lor this afternoon disclaimed RESPONSE
bility for the plan to name a stretch
of highway leading up to the w. s.
Harris plots on Allison Hill the "Tay-
lor Boulevard. - Commissioner Bow.
man yesterday sponsored an ordinance
giving the boulevard that "handle"
and, while Taylor said he does not care
to make a fbig FUSS about the mat
ter, he may ask Bowman to amend the
ordinance and change the name.
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Independence Day Commission

Governor Brumbaugh yesterday ap-
pointed ten members of the Independ.
enee Day Celebration Commission, as
follows: Charles A. Amber, Mont
gomery; G. Tyson Kratz, Norristown;
Richard Y. Cook, Darby; Otto T. NAL
lery, George 1. Merrill, Frank Van Ro.
den, William s. Ware and James A.
Dunn, all of Philadelphia.
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Wants Paw for Fingers

Two fingers that lincoln Sherk, a
young butchers apprentice, had man.
gled while he was grinding meat in the
shop of Charles w. Schaeffer, are the
basis for suit filed yesterday against
Schaeffer. Sherk wants $1,000 for the
loss of the fingers.
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Divorced in March, to Wed Again

Divorced on March TO, last, Jessie
R. Stenee, 21 years old, of this city,
this morning obtained marriage Ii,
eense to wed Daniel H. Hetrick, also
of Harrisburg. Other marriage licenses
taken out this morning included the fol.
lowing: Blair Coleman and Margaret
Dodd, Wiconisco; Fred s. Steely, Lin
glestown, and Daisy Umhotz, Gratz;
Nile l.. Reed and Alice NJ. Zeigler,
York county.
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Decoration Day at Postofice

Postmaster Sites announced to-day
that on Decoration Day, Monday, the
main postofice and Hill and Maclay
stations will be closed from 10 a. m.
to IL p. m. and that all carriers will
make their 7.15 a. m. delivery and col.
lection and the $40, 7.30 and 1890 p.
m. collections.
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To Defend Divorce Suit

Eva Reinhart, wife of Weimer w.
Reinhart, this morning fled notice in
court of her intention to defend her
husbands suit for a divorce. Through
her counsel Robert T. Fox she obtained
rules on the husband requiring him to
file bill of artieulars-detailed state
ment of his cause of action and also de-
manding alimony.
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Wife Murderer Caught by Posse
By Associated Press.

Reading, Pa.s May 26.-Charles
Bausman, Naged % years, WHO murdered
his wife last Thursday near Robesonia,
by cutting her throat, during family
quarrel, was captured by a-posse in a
barn near the scene of his crime this
afternoon. He was almost famished
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Lay Off Extra Auto Clerks

Extra clerks, who have been em-
ployed in the automobile registration
division of the State Highway Depart
ment, have been laid off, because work
of this kind for the' year has been
greatly lessened as most of the licenses
have been granted
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Coke Company Starts Idle Ovens
Bu AssOcidted Press

Connellsville, May 26.-The H. G..
Frick Coke Company to-day fred $50
idle ovens making 1,100 ovens fred
within. the past week. There are now
1I2,S95 ovens in operations in the Con-
nellsville region, all of them on six
DAYS a week.
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Award Pipe Contract

The contract for furnishing the
county with 290 feet of corrugated
iron pipe to be used in eliminating
breakers from the road crossing
Peters mountain was awarded by the
Commissioners at noon to-day to H. H.
Fortney, of Newport. His bid was 81
cents foot. Other bidders were A.
M. Smith, Halifax, so cents; A. L.
Greenberg Iron Company, 72 cents and
w. F. Shoemaker, Hummelstown, 70
cents.