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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-07

A. O. o. ". No. eco Attention.
Members of Lodge No. $50 A. o. U.
w. will meet Jan. and every Thurs
day evening thereafter in Moose hall.
Masonic Bldg, 624 jackson st.
WILSON C. CARTER,
Master Workman.
n r. MONAGHAN. Recorder.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-07

Denver, Colo, Jan. LEO Kelly, Of
st. Louis. who meets Eddie johnson, of
Pueblo, here tonight for 20 rounds be-
fore the Colorado A. c.. Is 10 to 8
favorite in the betting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-07

Also, the German bowlers Of the r.
r. "Y." are in danger of becoming the
victims of the expanded Uranium dis
ease. Having defeated the Central
team two games on the Central alleys,
they added a third victory Wednes-
day night on their own battlefield.
Friends of George Helwig say that he
Is beginning to consider himself the
Bismarck and Kaiser Wilhelm of every
alley in the city, and that he imagines
his Uhlans are about invincible.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-09
MAYOR is JOLTED, 3-TO-2
Republican Commissioners Reject His
Man for Police Patrol Driver and
Select Joseph Demma

BY 3-to-2 vote the City Commits
sioners this afternoon defeated Mayor
Royals selection for chauffeur for the
police auto patrol, to succeed Wilhelm
j. Mehring, resigned, appointing Joseph
Demma, $40 South Second street.
Demma is a member of the Friendship
Fire Company.
Mehring resigned to take over his
late fathers wholesale liquor business.
Mayor Royal pat in resolution
naming C. W. Riffert for the vacancy.
Commissioner Lynch moved to amend
by substituting the name OF Joseph
Demma. The amendment was carried.
3-to-2, aud the resolution as amended
was carried by the same vote Repub-
lican Commissioners Lynch, Taylor and
Bowman favored Demma, and Mayor
Royal and Commissioner Gorgas, Demo
Gratis, voted against him.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-09
IS
RAPPEDBYBROWN
Says That Under 1t
Pennsylvania c a n
not Be Ruled by the
People
is WILLING TO
HELP REVISE 1T
Attorney General Declares We Are
Woefully in the Rear" of Other
States in March Toward Fulfilling
of Hopes of Our Forefathers

Attorney General Brown, in type
written statement that he handed out
to the newspapers this afternoon, de-
clared not only that under the present
Constitution of Pennsylvania "we do
not have government of the people,
but that ''we certainly do not and
cannot in this State, under the present
Constitution have a government by and
for them.
He added that Pennsylvania is ''woe-
fully in the rear of other states, and
offered to lend his assistance in the
preparation of a new Constitution.
The Attorney Generals statement
was given out in explanation of his
attitude in favor of holding consti-
tutional convention. as expressed in an
interview printed in the Star-Indepen-
dent Yesterday, and is printed in full
as follows:
''When l suggested yesterday that
i thought the time was ripe for con-
vention ] expressed my Individual view
as citizen and lawyer, and did not
assume to express the views of the
Governor. What little talk have had
with him thereabout has been casual.
and to declare the great and in some
eases insurmountabie difficulty, because
Continued on Ninth Pace
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-09
LOCAL TRACTORS
TO HAVE chance.
Taylor Changes Plan to
Award Contracts To-
day and Gives Nor
ton Co. Show
1T MADE TIE
LOWER BIDS
Postponement of Purchase of New Fire
Apparatus win Give Harrisburg
Concern Opportunity to Prove
Merits of It's Product

The Morton Truck & Tractor Com
pany, of this city, which submitted a
lower bid than the out -of-town concern
to which, it was reported, Park Com
missioner NJ. Harvey Taylor had
planned to award the contract for three
motor tractors, for the Harrisburg Fire
Department, will be given an oppor-
tunity to display a sample of its trae-
tors, one that now is being assembled
and, consequently, is yet considered in
the running for the contracts.
This developed to-day when Commits
sioner Taylor agreed not to ask the
City Commissioners, at their meeting
this afternoon, to award the contracts
for the apparatus at this time. Pres
sure had been brought to give the
Morton people fair chance to dem
onstrate the merits of their tractor, and
Mr.. Taylor said this afternoon:
''We want to inspect the tractor
which the Morton Company now is
building. l expect to make my recon-
mendations for awarding the contracts
for the apparatus at the meeting next
Tuesday,
1t has practically been agreed among
the City Commissioners, or at least a
majority of that body. that the Morton
firm shall get the contracts for two
combination chemical wagons, of the
type now being used by the Friend
ship Company. In addition the three
tractors are to be bought, two fol-
steam fire engines and one for ladder
truck. Although the Morton bid wa!
Continued ON Ninth Pnge.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-09
TAYLOR thinks Price HIGH
Asks lynch If It Is True Mccormick
Estate Raised Figure on Plot When
City Started Negotiations

When the City Commissioners this
afternoon decided to postpone for TWEEN.
ty-four hours action on the ordinance
providing for the purchase of South
Ninth street plot from the Henry Nc
Cormick estate, as site for the mu-
nicipal asphalt repair plant, Commits.
sloner Lynch told his colleagues that
the $3.50 purchase price is more than
500 higher than that for which it orig
inally was offered.
Park Commissioner Taylor, who
queried Lynch on the subject, saving
that rumors are afloat that the price
was boosted after it became known that
the City wanted the ground, declared
that the price is too high.
81 am not prepared to-day to vote
on this ordinance said Taylor.
81 have nothing official to show that
the ground originally offered for sale
for lesser sum than S6,630,n said
Lynch, ''but | can say that Rabbi Sam
uel Friedman, acting as agent for the
owners, first advised me that the ground
could be bought for Sc 500.t Later he
came to me saying that the owners
would not pay him his commission and
he said it would be up to the City to
pay it. Later / received that letter
which fixes the price at $6,630.N
Fully hundred voters in the First
precinct of the First ward, in petition
to the City Commissioners, protested
against placing the repair plant on the
South Ninth street plot. The Commits
sioners decided to postpone action on
the ordinance until tomorrow afternoon
at o'clock. After their meeting to-
day they inspected the site.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-09
Passes Measure Per-
hitting Third Class
City Voters to Elect
Financial Officer
LIVELY DEBATE
FOR HALF HOUR
Amendment to Clark Commission Gov
ernment Act Goes Through Lower
Branch by Vote of 121 to 61-
Harrisburg Members for It

The Rininger bill amending the Clark
Commission Form of Government act
for third class cities by requiring that
the City Treasurer be elected by the
people instead of by the City Commits
sioners was responsible for debate of
half an hour in the House of Repre-.
sentatives this morning before it was
passed on third reading. 1t now goes
to the Senate where, politicians say,
its chances are not considered good. The
vote in the House was 121 for and 81
against.
The Harrisburg. members voted for
the measure and worked for its passage.
City Solicitor Seitz, of Harrisburg, was
in the hall when the measure was be-
ing discussed.
Mr.. Ramsey, of Delaware, opened ire
on the bill, pleading that the Clark act
has not had a sufficient tryout. He said
the City Treasurer is merely a tax re-
ceiver.
Mr.. Rininger, of Blair, the sponsor
of the bill, laid stress on the fact that
the City Treasurer administers the
school funds over which the City Com
mission has no control. When his mo-
tive was assailed by Mr.. Spangler, of
York, as being selfish, and when the
statement was made that local con-
dition brought out this bill, Mr.. Rining-
er said he had the unanimous backing
of the electorate of Altoona before he
consented to introduce the measure.
Half Dozen Join Debate
Mr.. Spangler said that the Third
Class League, composed of mayors and
city solicitors from all parts of the
State, met in Harrisburg and decided
on amendments to the Clark Act which
were thought necessary and those
amendments did not include this one.
Half dozen other members got into
debate on whether the electors are
able to choose their public officials to
better advantage than the City Com
Continued or Seyeuth p.r~
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-09
Y outh Is Reprimanded
By j udge w h o
ThreatenSto Jail Him
For Contempt
LIVELY FAMILY
ROW is AIRED
Mrs. Howard Croft Testifies That Her
Mother-in-Law Ordered Her and
the Baby Out of the House Never
to Return

You're a liar, snapped Howard
Croft this morning when his pretty
bride of year, who was before Judges
kunkel and McCarren pleading that
she has been neglected by her husband,
related her side of too much mother
in-law story and charged Croft with
being overbearing and bossy.
The youthful husband S face became
flushed and he seemed about to say
something more, bat he was silenced by
Judge Kunkel, who said:
''We don t allow people to talk
that way here. We will commit you
for contempt if you don t be careful.
Don t you know better than that?'
=" Yes, sir, - the youth replied,
meekly.
Is that the kind of language you
used at homes" was another question
of the court.
"No, SIR" the youth replied.
eyes, he does, rejoined Mrs. Croft,
"and his mother uses that kind of
language, too
$50 that is the kind of man you
are, commented Judge McCarrell.
Wife Blames Mother-in-Law
The young couple in their testimony
agreed that there mas been much inter
ference from the young man S mother.
The wife declared that she was ordered
from the house 'never to return
again" by the mother-in-law. March
Continued on Ninth Page.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-09
FLEMING MANSION HEARING SET
Court Will Pass on the Civic Club s
Claim, Without Jury, on April 5

Hearing in the suit brought by the
Harrisburg Civic Club against Frank
Payne and the Central Trust Company
of New York City. in an effort to es-
tablish the Club IS title to the Fleming
mansion on North Front street, will
be conducted by Judges Kunkel and
iMcCarrell, without a jury, ON April 5,
next.
This was decided this morning when
attorneys in the case announced the
questions of fact virtually have been
agreed upon so that a jury trial will
not be necessary and the court will
have only the legal issue to deal with.
The sole question is whether the
property grant contained in the will of
the late Virginia Fleming, which pro-
vides that the Fleming home shall go
to the Civic Club, shall continue in
force since the club was not corpor-
alton at the time the will became eff
fective. Mr.. Payne is now living in
the house and his only connection with
the case is that he doesn 7 know who
is entitled to receive the rent from
him.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-09
FILL PROPOSITION POSTPONED
Taylor Withholds Plan to Buy Dirt
From Company Giving 1t Away

Park Commissioner Taylor this after
noon decided to postpone for one week
his proposed request ON the City Com
missioners for an appropriation TO pur-
chase additional dirt for the river bank
fill along Front street, between Calder
and Maclay.
Taylor's reported plan was to get
the dirt from the Brown King Construc-
tion Company, contractors who are
grading the railroad freight station
site. These contractors are about to
be paid $4,000 for $1,000 cubic yards
of dirt thrown over the river bank,
dirt which originally, as shown by the
Star-I r-Independent, was to have been
dumped and graded, without cost to
the owner, on piece of South Harris
burg ground owned by the Henry Me-
Cormick estate.
The City Commissioners this after
noon decided to print departmental re-
ports covering the last year 5 work.
These are to substitute the voluminous
"annual reports which had been got
ten up yearly by the City Clerk.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-09
LIKES CHAIRMAN'S DRESS SUIT
Salus Asks Senate to Require Kline to
Wear It Every Time He Presides

Senator Kline, President Pro Tenn.
of the Senate, was one of the guests
who last night attended the dinner
given by Governor Brumbaugh at the
Executive Mansion to the members of
the Superior Court, and because of
this he appeared in the Senate to pre-
side attired in evening dress of the
latest cut. Such a vision of sartorial
effulgenee has seldom been seen in the
Senate, and it so impressed Senator
Salus that he offered the following
resolutions:
Be 1t Resolved, That in the inter
est of dignity due the Senate of Penn
sylvsnia, that the President Pro Tenn.
of the Senate be requested hereafter
to appear at all evening sessions in
full evening Dress
The handsome presiding officer
heard the resolution read and explain
ed that his reason for appearing in
evening dress was because of the Gov
ernor's dinner. He said he could not
find it convenient in the future to
comply with the resolution. In the
meantime, he said, he would refer it
to the committee on Law and Order.
The laugh was on Senator Salus.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-09
late WAR news summary

Both the right and left fanks of the
German forces in Northern Poland have
been dislodged, Petrograd dispatches
state, from the positions they took up
on the advance from East Prussia. The
German right wing is said to have
beaten hasty retreat to within eight
miles of the border. To-day's official
report from Berlin, however, states
that the Russian offensive is being met
successfully. Several Russian assaults
in this region are said to have been re-
pulsed.
The battle in Champagne has become
less violent. Snow has interrupted
fighting in the Vosges and elsewhere
along the western front there is no
great activity. The days official re-
ports from Berlin and Paris mention
only local engagements Of comparative
ly small Importance.
A further advance by the Russian
Continued ON Ninth Page.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-09
BANK CASHIER A SUICIDE
Walter L. McJunkin, go, Ends Own
Life at Clearfield
By Associated Pres,

Clearfeld, Pa, March 9.-Walter L.
McJunkin, assistant cashier of the
Clearfield National bank, committed
suicide in his room at hotel last night.
The body was found in bed this morn
ing.
McJunkin was bachelor, 60 years
old, and had been connected with Che
bank for 90 years. There is no known
reason for the suicide. The dead man
was widely known throughout Western
Pennsylvania
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-09
SHE DIES FOR LACK OF DRUG
New Germantown Woman Victim of
New Federal Ban on Laudanum

Especial to the Star-Independent)
Wsynesboro, Pa, March "a wom-
an, 45 years old, is dead at her home
in New Germantown, near Fayette-
vile, who, according to her brother,
died because she could not obtain lau-
danum any longer as result of the
federal ban on such drugs.
According to her brother she had been
accustomed to drink good deal of lau-
danum, which she could buy without
any trouble. On March l she found out
she could no longer obtain the drug
and at once she began to fail. She con-
tinued to decline until death took her.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-09
$1,000 FOR STREET CLEANERS
Lynch Ordinance Calls for Purchase of
Sprinkler and Two Sweepers

Under an ordinance introduced at
the meeting of the City Commissioners
this afternoon by Commissioner Lynch,
$1,000 is appropriated for the purchase
of street sprinkler and two street
sweepers. The contract for furnishing Q
the city with 5000 tons of coal was
awarded to ]. Weiner, as previously
announced would be done.
The Dauphin County Medical Society
sent in letter urging the building of
a municipal hospital. 1t was ordered
filed. AS forecasted, the ordinances
providing for water main in Carlisle
street and making an appropriation to
pay the cost of street grading assess.
ments were introduced.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-09
STEELTON GETS BRIDGE JOB
viii Build Structure on the Trenton
Cutoff of the Pennsylvania Railroad

The Pennsylvania Steel Company, it
was announced to-day, obtained the
contract yesterday for the erection of
a steel bridge for the Pennsylvania
railroad on the Trenton cutoff. The
material will all be made and the
bridge assembled at the Steelton plant
of the steel company.
This order is comparatively small
one, but, in connection with the
Memphis bridge contract, assures con-
tinuance of work in the bridge and con-
struction department in Steelton for
several months.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-09
$4,000 STATE COLLEGE FIRE
Residence and Valuable Library of Reg.
istrar DESTROYED

State College, Pa. March 9.-The
residence and valuable library of A. II.
Espenshade, registrar of the Pennsyl-
vania State College, was destroyed by
fire to-day.
Sparks from chimney ignited the
shingle roof. The loss is said to be
$4,000.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-09
Military Bill Is Reported

The new bill for the reorganization
of the National Guard along the lines
of the regular army as proposed by the
United States War Department, was
reported favorably from the Military
Committee in the Senate this morning.
Senate then took a recess until 8
o. clock this evening.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-09
WALL STREET CLOSING
BIZ Associated Press.

New York, March Diversion Of
speculative interest to the special class
caused renewed selling of leading
stocks, particularly Reading, Steel and
Amalgamated. The closing was heavy
Stocks moved irregularly to-day, with
the Mexican situation acting as q re-
straining influence.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-09
Life Belts Distributed
and Boats Prepared
For Instant Use AS
Flames Rage
SENT S. O. S. CALLS
AS A PRECAUTION
No Disorder and No Panic Among the
Passengers. Who Accepted the Sit
uation Calmly in Belief That Blaze
Would Be Conquered
BIZ Astsociatcd Press.

Havre, March "a rigid inquiry
already has been begun into all phases
of the fire at sea or board the French
Line steamer La Touraine, which
doeked here at 4 o clock yesterday aft
ernoon and landed safely all her pass
engers. Admiral Charlier, of the Min
istry of Marine, and Director Duorol,
of the Compagnie Generate Transatlant-
ique, boarded the vessel upon her ar
rival and started the investigation at
once. The report of Admiral Charier
will be submitted to the government.
The passengers apparently were
none the worse for their thrilling ex-
perience. The fire, which was confined
to one of the holds was extinguished at
midnight Sunday and the last stage of
the voyage was completed without Incl
dent.
Life Belts Were Distributed
Life belts were distributed among
the passengers and the boats were pre-
pared for instant use as soon as the
flames were discovered, but at no time
was there any real danger, according to
a statement made by Captain Caussin,
who declared the S. o. S. calls for as
sistanee were sent out merely as a
measure of precaution. There was no
disorder and no panic, he said, the
passengers accepting the situation calm
" in the belief that the fire would be
conquered and that other steamers
would reply promptly to the wireless
summons.
The steamer Rotterdam, one of the
vessels which answered La Touraine s
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-09
Need Beds for Poor Family

Social workers for the Dauphin coun-
ty board of poor directors are in neeo
of two full sized beds for poor fam
lily. The directors will be glad to send
for the beds if they learn of any that
will be given for this work.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-09
Wants Vaccination made q Crime

Representative Horace w. Cromer, of
Allegheny, introduced bill in the
House this morning prohibiting vaccina-
tion and fixing fine of $500 or i'm
prisonment for six months as the PEN
alty -
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-09
Serious Condition of
Affairs In Mexico
City Prompts Latest
Move of Washington
Officials to Garry
Out Plans For the
Protection of For
eignerS
Blu Associated Press.

Washington, March 9.-American
Consul Silliman telegraphed from Vera
Cruz to-day that he had been reliably
informed that the evacuation of Mex
leo City by the forces of General obre-
gon began at o O'Clock last night.
washington, March 9.-After con-
fei0nce early to-day with President
Wilson, Secretary Daniels ordered one
cruiser and one battleship of the Attain
tic feet from Guantanamo to Vera Cruz.
Rear Admiral Fletcher, commanding
the feet, will choose the war vessels
that are to go to Vera Cruz to reinforce
the small craft already there. The only
specification Secretary Daniels made in
his order was that one of the ships
should be flagship, in order to put
an officer of high rank in command of
the forces.
General Carranza in an oral reply to
Counsel Silliman when the latter pre-
sented the note from the United States
on conditions in Mexico City, entered
a general denial that General obregon
had prevented food from entering Mex
leo City or sent any supplies out of
the city.
Admiral Fletcher selected the armor-
ed cruiser Washington, now in Haitien
waters, with Rear Admiral Caperton,
and the battleship Georgia, command
ed by Captain Robert R. Goontz, now
at Guantanamo, to proceed to Vera
Cruz.
Both ships, starting to-day, should
be at Vera Cruz by Thursday night.
Awaiting Carranza's Reply. U. S. Acts
Washington, March s.-While await
ing a reply to the representations to
General Carranza to take steps to I'M
prove conditions in Mexico City, the
administration to-day began taking
steps to carry out what most of the
foreign diplomatic corps here inter
preted as an entire change of attitude
toward the whole Mexican situation.
Rear Admiral Fletcher, commanding
the Atlantic fleet at Guantanamo, was
Continued on Ninth Page.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-09
Third Judgeship Bill Advanced

The Nissley bill providing for third
judge for Dauphin county passed sec
ond reading in the Senate this morning.
1t already has passed the House.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-09
To Vote on Urgent Measures

Paris, March S, $50 A. MA Hav-
as dispetch from Athens contains the
following quotation from the Patris,'
which is published in the Grecian cap
ital:
King Constantine wrote M. Veni-
zelos emphasizing the necessity of the
convocation of the Chamber of Deputies
to vote on urgent measures. NJ. Ven
izelos replied that he had consented,
in view of the abnormal conditions re-
sulting from his resolution, that the
new Cabinet might appear before the
new Chamber without conforming to
the constitution and gave his assurance
that he would not insist upon the dis
solution of the Chamber if the new
Cabinet obtained vote of confidence.
Further than chat, NJ. Venizelos
said he would make no concessions. He
declared that he could not, as the chief
of the majority, consent that his party
should support b. its votes policy
that the outgoing Cabinet had declared
was disastrous for the country