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FIRING pOuRAINE
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discussing German threats to torpedo
ships passing through the war zone.
This passenger is quoted as having
remarked:
"Oh, that isn't the only war zone
that would be dangerous; Germany is
This ship herself, even before she
reaches the war zone, might be obliged
to have recourse to the doctors and
nurses aboard to care for the passeng
ers.p
Only passing heed, however, was
given. to this assertion when it was
made, but in view of subsequent
events it appeared to the investigat-
ing attorney to have considerable i'm
portanee.
Listed AS American Subject
The passenger in question, who was
quoted as having boasted of Ger
many's power, was listed on the
ships records as raymond Swoboda,
3S years old, an American subject;
profession, fnaEcier; destination,
Paris"
Commissioner Dubert, attached to
the Secret Service Department of the
Ministry of the Interior, undertook the
task of tracing Swoboda. He found
that the man was fairly we'll known in
Paris financial circles and had been
connected with several more or less i'm
portant transactions He was supposed
to be Russian, for he often spoke of
his family connections at Petrograd
and Moscow. He had served as for
eign representative for broker named
Morrison, who conducts one Of the large
brokerage houses in Paris.
None of Swoboda s business associ-
ates had seen him after the arrival of
the Touraine at Havre, where she
docked safely On March 8, but Dubert
traced him to hotel in the Avenue
Kleber, only to find that he had left
ten days before after a brief stay. He
registered there under the name of Ray
mond Swoboda and professed to be an
American of independent means who
had come from New York on the Tour
aine. He had told the story of the fire
in the hotel drawing room, but the Sc
cret service operative says he was told
that Swoboda S manner had aroused
some suspicion and the other guests
kept aloof from him.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-31
FIRST uTNEY bus BILL
TO Reach house is Lost

The first jitney bus bill to come
before the House at this session of the
Legislature, received its death blow
without comment this morning. The
bill would have permitted traction
companies to operate omnibus lines IN
connection with street railway sys-
TENS. Not member spoke on the bill
and it/was defeated by vote of ST
for and 46 against, 104 votes being
necessary to passage.
The House also defeated bill re-
quiring county commissioners to make
appropriations to carry on extension
work in agriculture in connection with
the State College, by vote of 2'7 to
1923. Mr.: Nissley, of Dauphin, spoke
against the bill. There is already a
law which permits county commission
ers to appropriate money for-this pur-
pose.
Mr.. Nissley also raised objection to
a bill authorizing the appointment of
clerks and stenographers by District
Attorneys, their salaries to be paid by
the county. This bill was defeated by
a vote of "a to "a.
There was small attendance in
the house and members who had i'm
portant bills to which there is oppos
tion had bills postponed. The Me-
Nichol bill regulating the practice of
optometry was postponed and then
made a special order of business for
Tuesday morning at 1890 O'Clock.
The Stein equal rights bill, which pro-
hfbits the exclusion of persons from
places of amusement or accommoda-
tion on account of race, creed or col
or, was postponed. The measure reduc-
ing the tax on oleomargarine dealers
from $10O to $40, was postponed.
Special orders of business were fix
ed on workmen s compensation and
child labor, both administration meas
ures. The latter measure will be
taken up Tuesday morning at / i
O'Clock and the former on Wednesday
morning at 10 O'Clock. Both will ap-
pear on second reading
Bills passed finally this morning in
cluded
Increasing the salary of anthracite
mine inspectors to $40 per day and
expenses.
Changing the meat inspection code
by giving the powers to the State Live
stock Sanitary Board.
Senate bill requiring the posting OF
election returns of primary elections.
Action on bills on final passage wa:
stopped at / O'Clock to allow the bill:
on first reading to be passed. The
forty-six bills remaining on the thirC
reading calendar will be taken up at 8
session of the House at 7.30 o o'clock to
night.
The leaders of the House refused tC
agree to the overtures of the Senate tt
an adjournment this week over Easter
Monday and the usual weekly adjourn
ment resolution brings the House back
into session again on Monday night al
s O'Clock. The Senate will adjourn
over Monday after this week.
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ROUNDS UP SENATORS
with CLUB
Continued From First Page.

OOntluue0 FROM E1f8t f0KGs
mace, went forth. In but few min
utes enough Senators were rounded up
to make quorum, and the sergeant-at-
arms was hidden to unbar the doors and
business proceeded.
A call Of the roll showed that thirty
one were present, and then the ques-
tion was on the McNichol motion to ad-
journ, which could not be voted on
originally because Of lack of a quor
um. Mr.. Thompson denied the Presi-
dents ruling and contended he was
bill back to the Committee on Mines,
but the Chair ruled against him, and
the Senate was confronted with the Nc
Nichol motion to- adjourn.
McNichol outgeneraled
On that motion Mr.. Thompson, hav-
ing counted noses, demanded ''yea"
and "nay' vote, and it was lost by
Is "yeas" to 16 mays Then
Thompson renewed his motion to refer
the bill to his committee, and in the
renewal Of the motion he made fiery
speech, in which he denounced the at
tempt to refer q bill to a committee
which had no right to it and the effort
to "railroad it through the Senate.
He denounced it as sharp and under
hand practice.
McNichol denied that he meant his
action to reflect on anybody, but he
insisted that unless bill of this char
acter was passed at least 10000 min
ers in Pennsylvania would be deprived
of the benefit of the workmen COM
pensation law. This was denied by
Thompson, who said that he was assured
that the administration workmen s
compensation law will take care of the
anthracite miners.
After some. few remarks regarding
the effect of the bills, the motion of
Thompson to refer the bill to the Com
mittee on Mines was adopted by viva
voce vote. McNichol peing the only one
to vote against it. The Senate then,
on motion of Thompson, adjourned to
next Tuesday night.
The incident created the liveliest
scene witnessed in the Senate for many
day, and Thompson was congratu-
lated for having won after hard strug-
gle against the powers that usually
control things in the Senate.
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MOVIE men deny censor
Use OF THEIR machine

The hearing before the Judiciary
General Committee of the House last
night on the bill hacked by the motion
picture exhibitors and film men of the
State, calling for the repeal of the State
censorship bill and the wiping out of
the State Board of Censors, was enliv
ened when j. Louis Breitinger, chief of
the Board of Censors, sought to use the
picture men 's> machine-installed in
the hall of the House for the evening
for the purpose of displaying alleged
Objectionable parts of films that had
been submitted to the censors for ap-
proval.
The motion picture men said they
were perfectly willing to let Mr.. Brett
niger use their machine if he would dis
play the complete pictures, including
the censored parts, but they held that
the showing alone of the censored
parts, or eut-outs,' without the con-
text, would not be fair They argued
that often part of a picture, when
lifted out of the context, would appear
immoral or improper in itself, when, if
the whole film were used, it would be
shown that the eliminated part was
necessary in forcing home moral les
son.
w. Stephen Bush, of the "Motion
Picture World,' of New York. for the
motion picture men, said that even
parts of the Bible or Shakespeare, if
lifted out and read by themselves,
would sound improper, but that with the
context they serve an uplifting purpose.
Breitinger would not agree to show
the complete pictures, so Chairman Will
son, of the House committee, announced
an abrupt adjournment of the hearing.
This was after II o'clock at night and
following a long session in which the
bill was discussed, chiefly from the
viewpoint of its opponents. The hall
was crowded with spectators, including
many legislators.
Among those who argued for the re-
peal of censorship were Samuel Wheel
er, of Philadelphia; George w. Sahner,
of Pittsburgh, chairman of the joint
legislative committee of the exchange
men and the recently formed Motion
Picture Exhibitors League of Pennsyl
vania, and j. III. Butner, Philadelphia
manager of the Mutual Film Company.
Those who spoke against the repeal bill
were Charles L. Carpenter, Philadel
phia manufacturer, and Mrs. Semple, of
Pittsburgh, president of the State Fed
Grafton of Pennsylvania Women.
Yesterday afternoon the joint COM
mittee of movie men met in this city
and decided to keep up the fight for
absolute elimination Of censorship, de-
clining to consider a compromise
Among the members of the committee
are Peter Magaro, of Harrisburg; Ben.
M. Zerr, of Reading, president of the
State league; Frank A. Gould, a promi
nent Reading exhibitor and newspa per-
man, who is publicity representative of
the league, and several others, includ-
ing the men who spoke at the hearing
last night.
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GLOBE IMPROVEMENTS
Newly Decorated and Rearranged For
the Spring Season

The Globe clothing house, which has
the habit of keeping right up to the
minute in progressive methods, is all
fixed up in spring attire. The interior
has been rearranged, ornamented and
decorated.
In the clothing department changes
have been made to facilitate the in,
creasing business and to provide for
the convenience and comfort of Gus
toners. -Four new fitting rooms have
been put in on the first floor and
other improvements made to bring the
store service up to the highest stand
ard.
Additional electric lights inside and
along the front make the store almost
as light as day for evening shoppers.
Back of all of this effort to better
serve the public is an unusually large
stock of new clothing and furnishings
of the highest grade for men and boys.
The Globe takes front rank among the
big progressive clothing stores in the
State.
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OIL. ENGINE FOR GAS COMPANY
Will Be Three Hundred Horse Power,
With Curde Oil AS Fuel

The Merchants lee Company is
planning an open meeting to be held
next week at the Board of Trade
building, when directors of the com
pany viii explain the steps that have
been taken and what still remains to
be done. The plant will be in operation
it is believed by June 15. Two wells,
400 feet and 800 feet have been drill
ed. The latter was tested this after
noon.
AT meeting of the directors yes
ferday afternoon, bids were awarded
to the York Manufacturing Company,
York, for York single acting refrig
Grating machine, and to the De La
Vergne Manufacturing Company, of
New York, for De La Vergne oil
stationary engine.
The oil engine, which will operate
the compressor, will be fed with crude
oil. No other fuel will be necessary.
The engine is of 800 horse power.
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DO COUGHS WORK
AGAIN: Want S41O.
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lowance. No decision was reached up
to O'Clock. 1t was said, however,
that the auditors propose to sue for
their money.
Reigel said Cassel put his name to.
the report following the close of the.
work last evening. Cassel was not to
be found when the report was filed.
this morning.
''Did Cassel not aid in compiling
the report and making the audit9'l
Reigel was asked.
81 He was here couple of times, and
looked at it, but that is all he did, -
was the reply.
Cassel is credited by County Control
Ter Cough, who was the auditors Of
fetal timekeeper, with having paid
eight visits to the room in which the
1914 audit was made, his. stays rang
ing from % minutes to / hour and 81
minutes.
Cassel Not Paid for 1913
Cassel has not yet been paid for
services he rendered on the 1913 audit.
The County Commissioners several
months ago decided to allow him lit
tie more than $50, but he never gave
assurance that he would accept that
amount, having previously submitted a
bill for a larger sum.
The days Huston and Reigel spent
on the audit, according to Cough, av-
eraged between six and seven hours.
when they presented bills for services
on the 1913 audit the County Commits
sioners paid them upon the basis. of
eight hours constituting working day.
The totals on the report filed to-day
correspond with those of the first an
nual statement of County Controller
Cough, which was issued within week
| after the close of the new year.
AS the terms of office of the present
board of auditors expire this year and
as their positions are then abolished
by the legislation which created the Of
| flee of County Controller, useless though
costly audit boards hereafter, in so far
as Dauphin county is concerned, will be
but matter of history The Controller
now is doing all the work that the au-
ditors have been doing, and good
| deal besides
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-31
James R. Wells Funeral

The funeral of James r. Wells, who
died yesterday morning at his home,
1 North Ninth Street, will be held Fri
day afternoon at 2 o'clock from his
home, the Rev. Mr.. Miller, of Pen
brook, officiating. Interment will be
in the East Harrisburg cemetery.
Mr.. Wells is survived by his widow,
Maude Wells, five sons, James,
Charles, Oliver, Edward and Jesse, and
three daughters, Misses Gertrude,
Maude and Felia.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-31
MUSIC AT GRACE CHURCH
Choir viii Sing at Services To-nigh,
and Tomorrow Night

The choir will sing at Holy Week
services at Grace Methodist church to-
night and tomorrow night. Soloists will
be Mrs. Emily Miller and Prof G. E.
Ellenberger. The pastor, the Rev. DR..
John D. Fox, is giving an address each
evening this week, except Saturday, on
the events of the last week of Christ s
life. The services begin at 7.30
O clock.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-31
Check Blaze in wormleysburg

Expert work of the members of the
Wormleysburg Fire Company probably
averted what would have tesulted in a
disastrous blaze late yesterday after
noon when a fire started in the home
of Mrs. Jesse Casey. The house is sit
uated near the center of row of frame
dwellings, the fire starting in the rear,
said to be caused by a defective fiue.
The loss is estimated at $50.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-31
Traded with New York Bankers

Iraueu WIN new YORK Bankers
New York, March 31.-Leon Chester
Thrashcr, who was among the Falaba 8
passengers who perished, lived in Hard
wick, Mass, before going to England
His mother, Mrs. NJ. l.. Thrasher, lives
there now.
The Eastman Dillon Company bank
ers of this city, transacted business
with Mr.. Thrasher and received from
him a number Of letters from time to
time, the last being written at Ply
mouth, England, February 16. The
firm did not know whether he was an
American citizen but thought he was.
Some of Mr.. Thrasher's IS letters to
his mother, it was said, were forwarded
to her through the firm. In one of these
letters, written early in the year, Mr..
Thrasher said he had finished with the
Gold Coast and thought he would re-
turn to Hardwick within a short time.
Informs Mother of Home Coming
90 You can expect to see me within
two or three months,'' was the word
he sent his mother, as recalled by a
representative of the banking firm.
Little is known here of Mr.. Thrash
er's personal affairs. The bankers had
corresponded with him at intervals,
they said, while he was out of the
country and on one occasion had trans
nlitted to him money sent from abroad
for him to 60 to the Gold Coast. 1t
was thought that he was unmarried.
In his last letter to the firm, Mr..
Thrasher wrote: "You can write me at
27 Cartwright Gardens street, Pancras,
London, w. C.' This was the address
given by Thasher when he filed out the
passport form in England.
Washington, March 31.-No report
of the death of Leon G. Thrasher, an
American mining engineer, one of the
victims of the destruction of the
steamer Falaba by German subma-
rine, had been received by the State
Department to-day from Ambassador
Page in London. Secretary Bryan
said that no inquiry had been sent by
| the department.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-31
Firm Gets Another Big Auto Truck

Gately & Fitzgerald have added an
other large motor truck to the delivery
service. 1t has a storage capacity of
almost 700 cubic feet. 1t has an album
dance of power, is well covered and
gives this firm a real up-to-date deliv-
cry equipment and service. Frank r.
Downey, the manager, is operating the
car to-day in company with the new
driver.
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Conference Postponed

The conference between city and
county physicians, members of the
City Bureau of Health and City Com
missioners, which was to have been
held yesterday for the purpose of dis
eussing plans for proposed municipal
hospital was postponed. The confer
ence may be held next Tuesday.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-31
HOUSE
BUILDING PERMITS In MARCH
Forty-six Issued This Month, a Gain OF
Two Over Last Year

Andrew Gruber got a permit this
morning to build one-story garage
on Gru'ber avenue, 100 feet north of
Camp street, costing $3.50. This per-
NIT brought the total cost of improve
ments approved by Building Inspector
James H. Grove during March up to
$162,75O. Forty-six permits were is
sued during the month as against forty
four for buildings costing $S7,SOO
during the corresponding period of a
year ago.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-31
Jnstice,s Fees Are Held Up

w. J. Kennard, Middletown justice
of the peace, this afternoon conferred
with the Dauphin County Commission
ers with regard to number of claims
for fees which Kennard has made in
several discharged criminal cases. The
bills have been held up for some time.
No action was taken to-day by the
Commissioners.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-31
Moving Day Fair and Gold

Moving day in Harrisburg will be
fair and cold. There is no indication
of let up in the cold spell and the
mercury will fall to below freezing
point tonight. March has been an un-
usually cold month and after tonight
the total deficiency will be more than
fifty.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-31
CHILD LABOR BILL REPORTED
I Contains Several Amendments Made
by the House Committee

The Cox child labor bill, prepared un-
der the direction of Governor Brum.
|baugh, was reported from the House
|Committee on Manufacturers to-day
with a number of important amend
|ments. The measure has been made
more liberal in t;.9 employment of chill
|dren between IA and Is years old, but
|more drastic for children between 10
|and 16. The bill will be on the first
teading calendar tomorrow and should
Eome up for final passage next week.
|T'he bill may go through the House in
FITS present form, but further amend
|ments are expected in the Senate.
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Mrs. Mary cassel's Funeral

The funeral of Mrs. Mary Cassel,
aged rs years, who died yesterday
morning at the Harrisburg hospital
from a stroke of apoplexy, will be held
from the home of her son, Amos Cas-
sci, 1119 Derry street, tomorrow aft
ernoon at O'Clock. Further services
will be held at the IIummelstown
church.. the Rev. John Wilmer, of
Union Deposit, officiating. Interment
will be made in the Hummelstown
cemetery.
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John Bowman

The funeral of John Bowman, a
janitor of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Young Mems Christian Association,
who died at his home in Penbrook,
Saturday, was held from Shoop's
Church yesterday afternoon. The serv-
ices were in charge of the Rev. A. S.
Harris, pastor of the Coxestown
Methodist Episcopal church. Interment
was in Shoop's Church cemetery. Of
'fcials of the Y. NJ, c. A. acted as pail
bearers
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-31
License Tax Year Begins

To-morrow marks the opening Of
the new mercantile license tax year
and city merchants already are pre-
pairing to make settlement through
William D. Block, the license tax Of
fcer. The licenses are due and pay
able after tomorrow and all must be
settled on or before July 1, next.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-31
Thrasher Born in Massachusetts

Hardwick, Mass, March 91.-Leon
Chester Thrasher, one of the passengers
whose lives were lost when the British
steamer Falaba was sunk by German
submarine off the coast of Wales last
Sunday, was a citizen of the United
States. He was born in this town in
1884.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-31
lawyers Removal Notice

G. II. Backenstoe, Esq, has removed
his law Offices from No. IA North Third
street to the Bergner building (Rooms
Nos. 20S and 204 second foor) north
west corner of Third and Market
streets, Harrisburg, Pa. (Entrance ON
Third street,.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-31
$4,000 From Liquor Licenses

Harrsburg's share of the revenues
derived from the Dauphin county
liquor licenses amounts to $4,000
this year. That amount was determined
yesterday by County Treasurer A. H.
Bailey, who last evening turned the
money over to City Treasurer Cope
lin.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-31
Appointed Fire Warden

Christian Herry, of Derry township,
yesterday was appointed fire warden
in his township. The appointment was
made at the State Forestry Department
on the request of Elmer E. Erb, one of
the deputy prothonotaries.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-31
TO GIVE EASTER BASKETS
American Rescue Mission Will Distrib
ute Candy Among Children

Easter baskets will be given out on
Easter morning by the American Res
cue Mission to poor children who ap-
ply The distribution will be from 8
TO 10 O'Clock.
Tickets will be given out at the
Broad street hall tomorrow night. Ad-
iutant Lew Smith and wife will be in
charge.
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Thrasher Family Makes Appeal

Hardwick, Mass, March 31.-The
Thrasher family has appealed to Wash
ington to learn the circumstances of the
death of Leon. Mrs. Austin NJ Thrash
er, of West Springfield, communicated
by long distance telephone with Con-
gresham Gillett, who, she said, prom
ised to cable Ambassador Page at Lon
don asking the latter for a complete
report ON the death of her brother-in-
law.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-31
Another Fire on Public DUNN

Another fire which is believed to
have been started by throwing hot
ashes and paper on the public dump,
Herr near Cameron street, occurred at
IL o'clock last night. A number of dis
trict fire companies responded to the
alarm.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-31
Marriage Licenses

Divorced on February 21, last, by the
Dauphin county court, Irwin B. Miller
this morning obtained a license to wed
Zula D. Lane, of this city. Benjamin
r. w. Nciman and Victoria N. Adams,
both of this city, also obtained mar
riage license to-day.
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Burton Candidate for President.

Panama, March 31.lFormer Senator
Burton sailed yesterday for Peru. At
the Tivoi hotel he told friends that
The was an active candidate for the Re-
publican nomination for President.