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TO DROP ALL-NICH7 Cars
IF JITNEYS ARE ADEQUATE
Continued From First Page.


crew, and the jitneys by taking over
that traffic could permit us to drop an
expensive service that has been main.
tanned only as a convenience to the
early morning public.
1t may possibly be that the iit.
neys will become keen competitors to
the trolley and so reduce our. traffic
that he will be obliged to reduce our
schedules. We run cars to meet the
demand, and, if the demands falls off
then we must take off some of the SUI
perfuous cars. For instance, on our
Second street line we run six-minute
schedule. If the jitneys should take
over a large portion of traffic, we might
have to change to ten.minute service.
"Then, if the wave of jitney popu-
larity subsidized and the public wanted
to return to the trolley, they would ex.
pect us to resume our frequent service.
After we had been compelled to dismiss
some of our trained men and readjust
traffic, this would not be an easy mat
ter. The trolley companies are intricate
organizations; they cannot be easily al
tered at moments notice, and they
deserve some Just consideration from
the public.
"If the jitney is to be permanent
user of the city streets and compete
with the electric cars as a public serv-
ice, it is only just that it should con-
tribute to the city revenues as the
trolleys do. Under the railways char
ter, the company turns over per cent.
of its gross revenue and maintains
street repairs between its tracks and to
a certain distance on each side. 1t is
reasonable to ask that the iitney should
also be required to contribute to the
city revenue for the use of the streets.
"The trolley company has no right
to oppose any legitimate competition,
but it does feel that such competition
should be subject to some equivalent
regulation and not be permitted the un-
restricted use of the streets without
any tax or compensation to the city.
''The jitney will doubtless serve a
useful purpose for some traffic and may
in some instances act as feeder to
the trolleys and really stimulate more
traffic.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-01
CLOSE 5TH ANNUAL MEETING
Members Of American Institute of Arch
itects Banquet at Country Club

A big banquet at the Harrisburg
Country Club last night concluded the
fifth annual meeting of the Southern
Pennsylvania Chapter of the American
Institute of Architects. The chapter
had as its guests members of the Penn
sylvania State Association of the Amer
lean Institute of Architects.
Officers of the Southern Pennsylva-
MIA Chapter were elected as follows:
President, c. E. Urban. of Lancaster;
vice president, N. l. Kast, of this city;
secretary. Reinhardt Dempwolf, York
treasurer, William Billmyer, York. The
new State Association officers are: j.
A, Dampwolf, York, president; W. l..
Plaek. Philadelphia, vice president; Ed
ward Leber, York, secretary, and M. 1.
Kast. of this city, treasurer.
About thirty members of the profes-
sion enjoyed a broiled shad and spring
chicken dinner last night at the Coun-
try Club. Mr.. Leber was toastmaster
and Mayor Royal gave an address. 9th
er speakers were: d. X. Boyd, of Phila-
delphia. second vice president of the
American Institute of Architects: F. A.
Russell. of Pittsburgh; Charles H. Whit
aker, of Washington; C. T. Ingham, of
Pittsburgh; w. 5. Snyder and DIR. J. G.
Becht, of the State Board of Educa-
tion
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HIGHWAY heads PROMISE
| AID ON GOOD ROADS day
Cunningham and His As
sistants Take Active steps TO Co.
operate with the Volunteers VINO
WIN Work on state Thoroughfares

The proclamation issued by Govern
or Brumbaugh designating Wednesday,
May IS, as "Good Roads Day
throughout Pennsylvania has brought
many responses. State Highway Com.
missioner Cunningham and Chief Engi-
neer uhler, together with First Deputy
State Commissioner Hunter at the head
of the Bureau of Township Highways,
it was announced to-day, have taken
prompt steps to insure the cooperation
partment with those voluntarily enlist
ed in the counties of the Common.
wealth.
According to a statement issued from
the Highway Department, every effort
will be made not only to enlist the
forces of the State Highway Depart.
ment on "Good Roads Day. but also
to urge and advise township supervis-
ors' boards, in the more than 1900
townships, to do all they can to make
''Good Roads Day success. Chief
Engineer Uhler has written TO the as.
sistant engineers in charge of the dis
tricts throughout the State, telling
them that it is the wish of Commission
er Cunningham that they "make such
arrangements as are necessary to give
such advice and encouragement as is
possible to the movement The chief
engineer further has told the assistant
engineers that should there be any ma
chinery or other equipment not in use
on State highways they may authorize
its being used on the township roads
on that day, and they are instructed
also TO authorize the superintendents in
their districts to cooperate. Continu-
ing, the statement says:
Furthermore, First Deputy State
Highway Commissioner Hunter has
written a circular letter to the county
superintendents and the assistant engi-
neers, in which he asks them, on be-
half of the Bureau of Township High
ways. to extend their cooperation in
making the Statewide Good Roads
Day success. Mr.. Hunter calls their
attention to the fact that on Good
Roads Day in Washington county last
year about $4,000 worth of work was
done at but little cost to the township.
Business men from adjacent boroughs
and villages and students from the col
leges turned out. Farmers stopped
their usual work for the day and helped
as best they could. The women and
children also helped in supplying food
and refreshments to the other workers.
"Mr. Hunter also has written cir.
eular letter to the township supervis-
ors, in which he expresses the same
idea. He said: we would suggest
that each supervisor take leading part
by organizing the work in his district,
get together with the business men and
all organizations in your township and
affect an organization to direct the
work. Do not hesitate to ask the local
representatives or this Office for any
information that YOU may need con-
eerning this work.
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FINANCE
WAR SPEC|ALT|Es and R.R.
STOCKSTO THE FORE TO-DAY
Short Session Devoted Almost Entirely
to Those observation-disclosures
Electric Again Spectacular Feature,
but Fails to Repeat High Quotation
By Associated Press.

New York, May 1.--Active specula-
tion in war specialties and the railroad
stocks was resumed today in the two
hours session being devoted almost en-
tirely to those issues, while better
known investment shares were pushed
into the background, where they
dropped on moderate selling pressure.
Westinghouse Electric was again the
spectacular feature, although it failed
to repeat its high quotation.
Pressed Steel Car, I.ackawanna
Steel, Baldwin Locomotive and Stude-
baker made heavy gains of 2 to 4
points, but these were largely lost to-
ward the end. U. s. Steel rose and fell
and Coppers as whole were inclined
to sag. The general list made some
recovery in the later dealings, with a
steady close. Bonds were irregular.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-01
MOTOR STALLINC. French
AVIATOR IS made PRISONER

Milan, Via Paris, May IA motor
which stalled suddenly while he was
1000 feet in the air was responsible
for the capture by the Germans of Ro-
land Garros, the famous French aviator.
Garros was flying over the Ingelmun-
ster-Courtrai railroad when a train
passed. He made a wonderful swoop
from a height of 5000 feet until he
was 120 feet from the ground, describ-
ing a series of daring circles over the
train and then dropped bomb which
blew up a section of the track. When
sentries opened fire upon him at close
range he dropped another bomb and
rose to a height of 1000 feet.
Suddenly the motor stopped and the
aeroplane swayed dangerously but Gar
ros volplaned safely down and made a
successful landing. He sprang out, set
fire to the machine and took refuge in
cottage. Pursuing soldiers found him
after long search crouehing in ditch
behind thick hedge.
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So. 500 IN SUIT CASE STOLEN
Robbers Rout Employees and Passengers
on Trolley and Escape
By Associated Press.

Shamokin, Pa, May 1.-Two rob
bers, wearing DISCUSSES, leaped on a
trolley car near here to-day and secured
suit case containing $500 which the
Shamokin Silk Mill Company was send
ing under care of the crew to pay en-
ployes at Treverton, seven miles from
here.
The robbers, after chasing the crew
and ~ passengers from the car, ran the
trolley down a steep grade to within
one mile of Treverton. They then made
their escape into the mountains of
Irish Valley.
Milton Bitting and Fenton Neihart,
young residents of Treverton, were
arrested while descending the mountain
near there. They are suspected of be-
ing implicated in the holdup of the
trolley car. About $3.50 was found on
them.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-01
STOUGH CHOIR AT ENOLA
Boosters VIII Sing At Evangelistic
Service at Church of God Tuesday

Enols, May 1.-The attendance has
been large during the past week, de-
spite the inclement weather at the
evangelistic meetings of the Church
of God under the direction of R. H.
Derrick and L. A. Miller.
Tomorrow mornings services will
be at 1880 O. clock. R. H. Derrick will
deliver an address on "Real Problems
Facing Us and Their Remedy Spe.
cial Sunday school services at 2
O. clock in the afternoon when L. A.
Miller will speak to the children using
for his subject, "Children Pleasure. Z"
This talk will not only be pleasing to
the children but helpful to the parents
and it is urged that large attendance
of both old and young hear him. In the
evening at 7.30 Mr.. Miller will have
charge of the services.
The. names of the various commit.
tees and their chsirmeu will be an
nounced early next week. Services all
next week except Saturday. The
Slough Booster choir of hundred
voices will sing Tuesday evening.
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Mrs, Mary E. Wagner

Mrs. Mary E. Wagner, widow of
Jacob Wagner, died yesterday after
noon at her home, 1920 1-2 North
Fifth street, following complication
of diseases. She was 72 years of age.
Surviving her are four daughters and
four sons, Mrs. Jacob Nipple, Mrs.
Edward Keys, Mrs. Charles Swiler, Miss
Tillie Wagner, Ollie, Jacob, Harvey and
Elias, all of this city; two sisters, Mrs.
Elias Geiger, Mrs. John McGallagher;
twelve grandchildren and one great
grandchild.
Funeral services will be held at her
home Monday afternoon at O'Clock,
the Rev. Edward Pyles, pastor of the
Fifth Street Methodist Episcopal
church. officiating. Interment will be
in the Enola cemetery.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-01
allied AIRMEN'S BOMBS
DO VERY SMALL Damage

Amsterdam, Via London, April 80,
1890 P. M.-Allied airmen are dis
playing great activity over Southern
Baden" says the Berlin "Lokal
Anzeiger." They paid four visits to
Haltingen on Wednesday between Z
o clock in the morning and noon, drop
ping bombs for the purpose of destroy
mig engineering works. Only one of
these bombs scored hit, however, caus-
ing little damage. Two men were
wounded slightly.
'Seven other bombs we're dropped
on the town, one exploding at the rail-
way station and greatly damaging two
express engines and slightly wounding
several people. Nine bombs dropped
in the surrounding district fell harm
less in the open fields.
''The same day airmen appeared over
Mulheim but were driven back by shell
fire. Nine machines flew over Loerrach
without dropping bombs" "
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-01
MANNING WILL INSPECT
PARKS here next week
Landscape Architect to Go Over the
Proposed New Route Of the Gamer
on Parkway Extension and Suggest
Plans for the Improvement

Warren b. Manning, Of Boston
Mass, the Park Department land
seape architect, who will come here on
Tuesday for a two-day inspectiaa trip
1t was announced from the Park Offices
to-day, has been requested by Commis'
sioper Taylor to come to Harrisburg
primarily for the purpose of going over
the proposed new route of the Cameron
Parkway extension and to suggest such
plans as he may have devised.
Previous suggestions for furthering
this project, which the expert suggest,
ed on former visits, have been reduced
to plans and such revision as these de-
signs may need to provide the desired
aesthetic features, are to be obtained
from Mr.. Manning. Several sketches
have been prepared with respect to the
route of the parkway at the bluff just
west Of Psxtang Park and the expert
is to select the one to be adopted.
The plans for continuing the park.
way beneath the tracks of the Phila-
delphia and Reading railroad have not
yet been completed, although the expert
also will touch upon this detail. The
Park Commissioner s request to Mr.
Manning to come here was for two
day visit, so that the expert may make
his general spring inspection.
He will view the work that is being
done along the river front, with respect
to fills, walks and planting. The new
Reservoir park entrance at Twenty first
and Market streets, which may be COM
pleted the latter part of next week,
also will come in for an inspection, as
will also other park improvement mat
ters, such as the proposed new walk in
Wildwood, which is to extend from the
present driveway to the foot bridge
which the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany has decided to construct over its
entire line of tracks at Division street.
The Pennsy determined upon this
plan months ago, although thus far it
has completed only half of the bridge
section and will not finish the other half
until later in the spring. The expert al
ways has expressed his opinion that the
city should own all islands located op-
posite the city in the Susquehsnna
river and it was said he may touch
upon this subject while here.
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LATE war news SUMMARY


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restricted to the end Of the peninsula,
across which II In said an entrenched
line has besn established. From sew
eral sources It has been reported that
the British also have crossed the upper
end Of the peninsula reaching CALI
poll. There is no confirmation Of this
however, except In an oilicih German
statement which said there had been
severe fighting for two days at CALI
Poll.
The constantinople ofY,cial reports
state that the Turks are making con-
sistent headway in their attacks
against the land and sea forces of the
allies.
The situation In Flanders shows Lit.
tie change, although the French claim
q further advance for the allies. The
15-inch shells with which the Germans
yesterday bombarded Dunkirk, hurting
them perhaps % miles from one of
their huge guns, are said to have blast
ed in the ground crates In some In
stances 45 feet in diameter. Ten more
shells fell in Dunkirk last night, kill
ing or injuring several persons.
Fighting continues all along the ex-
tended Russian front. Chief in the new
attaches to the new German movement
In the north, aimed apparently at the
Baltic provinces Of Russia. Little is
known concerning this movement,
however, beyond the German announce
ment Of yesterday that they had pene-
trated more than 100 miles from the
Prussian frontier.
Several minor battles in Russian Po-
land, resulting for the most part to the
advantage of the Germans, are report
ed In the Official communication from
Berlin to-day In one Of them, near the
Prussian border in the vicinity of
Suwalki, it is said 200 Russians were
captured. In another engagement a
German reverse Is conceded.
The Berlin announcement says all at
tacks yesterday of the allies against
the Germans positions on the canal
north Of Ypres were repulsed.
A dispatch from Constantinople by
way Of Berlin adds the British bat
tleship Vengeance to the list of allied
warships said by the Turks to have
been damaged in the attack in the Dar-
danelles.
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HARRISBURG ASSOCIATION
OF BAPT|STS WILL meet
Program Arranged for Eleventh Ami.
versary Observance Of Local Organ.
iEation At Lykens Church Next
Tuesday and Wednesday

The eleventh anniversary of the
Harrisburg Association of Baptist
Churches will be observed next Tuesday
and Wednesday The officers of the
organization are: John C. Nissley,
moderator; Paul Gendell, clerk, and d.
7. Jeranld, treasurer. The churches
belonging to the association are: Del.
ia, Peach Bottom; Harrisburg, First,
Tabernacle, 81. Paul, Second and Mar
ket Street; Lancaster, Olivet and Ebe'
nezer; Lebanon, First; Lykens, Trans.
fgurstion; Steelton, First, Central and
Mt. Zion; Wiconisco, First; York, First
and Shiloh.
The pro gram follows:
Monday Evening-Women's s socie-
ties meeting.
Tuesday Morning-women soeie-
ties meeting. Preachers conference. /.
Tuesday Afternoon, . O'cloek-Call
to order by the moderator; address Of
welcome; response by the moderator;
announcement of committees; introduc'
tion of new ministers; Introductory SER
mon by J. III. Highly; devotional serv-
ice; every Member of the Church a
Member of the Bible Sehool." DR.. Cal
vim A. Hare; address by DR.. Charles A.
Scars.
Tuesday Evening, 7.so o 'clock-Re-
port of nominating committee; election
of officers; address, Hitting the
Trail DIR. George D. Adams.
Wednesday Morning. o'eloek-De'
votional services, the Rev. D. E. How.
ard: treasurer report; discussion of
association finances; reading of church
letters: communication from State con-
veation: reports of committees; address,
"Going Out of Business, the Rev. I.
C. Harris.
Wednesday Afternoon, 2 O'CLOCK
Devotional service; round table discus
sion on .'Bible School Work-topics:
"A Live Sunday School in Action,
the Rev. W. S. Booth; intermediate
Bows Glasses, the Rev. j, W. Greene;
intermediate Girls Classes" Mrs. w.
s, Booth. Doctrinal sermon, the Rev.
o. P. Goodwin; alternate. the Rev. t.
c. Harris.
Wednesday evening, 7.S0 O'clock
Devotional service; address, The
World Need and Our Obligation, the
Rev. W. H. Dallman; address. ''Bap-
tist Obligation to Pennsylvania, y the
Rev. D. L. Martin; adjournment.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-01
CAPITOL HILL
Governor AND Senators
TO CONFER next TUESDAY
viii Discuss the Workmen's Compen
sation Bill Now Pending Before
the Legislature-Sine Die Adjourn
ment May Be Delayed

Senator Sensenich, of Westmoreland
has arranged for a conference on Tues
day afternoon next between Governor
Brumbaugh and twenty-six members OF
the Senate on the workmen s compen.
sation bill. The delegation was brought
together by Senator Sensenich and doe,
not include any Senator from Philadel
phia or Allegheny. The conference
the Governor says, will be entirely
friendly and is merely meant to discus.
the bill in some features that may neec
explanation.
The Attorney General will be pres
ent to explain any provisions the Sen,
ators desire, and if any amendment.
are necessary they will gladly be made
This conference with the Governor
will shut out the public hearing in tn,
Senate on next Tuesday afternoon or
the same bill, and it is possible tha,
this public hearing may be fixed for the
week of May 10, which would prevent
the adjournment of the Legislature or
May 13. The session. however, could
be closed the week following, and the
date of May 20 may be selected.
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Governor Signs Two Bills

Governor Brumbsugh to-day ap
proved the Clark bill fixing the size OF
fruit and vegetable containers. Viola
tion of this act, which fixed four stand
ards, including that of cubical content.
of quart measure at 81 LIS cubic
inches, is misdemeanor. The Cover
nor also approved the Lindsey bill Civ
ing the trustees of the State Industrial
Home for Women the power of emf
nent domain, the right to purchase SOC
acres for controlling water supply and
providing that the Governor shall ap
point board of managers when ac
commodations for 20 women are pro
vided.
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HAzLETON STRIKE SETTLED
Harrisburg Man Is Instrumental in Ar.
ranging Peace
BU Associated Press.

Hazleton, Pa, May Through the
mediation of James A. Steese, of Har-
risburg, and John A. M'ofit, Of Wash
ington, d. c., representing respectively
the State and Federal Labor Depart
ments, the strike of the two hundred
stripping hands at the operations of j.
D. Dugan have been settled and work
will be resumed Monday. The contrac-
tor has agreed to reinstate the iremen
charged with having caused the strike.
The mediators found that the system
of paying the employees is the same as
has been in effect for years and that
there was no wage trouble.
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FORCER. SEEIzD IN JAY
town. Starts FOR PEN.
.sssd ,saIa woIa psnupuoo

from eighteen months to three years,
went along to the Philadelphia prison.
The New York crook, who has
boosted that he made much money
heretofore "chasing ambulances in
the metropolitan city and figuring as
the "star' witness in damage suits
against corporations, was much pleased
he said, with the treatment accorded
him by the Jail attaches here, and as
he departed he remarked:
eff at any time, l can do anything
for you boys, / III sure do it.
The convict, however, was not
pleased with the close confinement in
the county Jail and he remarked that
he thought things would be better
down below" When deputy Sher-
iff seized his coat sleeve, on the de-
parture from the local prison, Mvcer
suggested:
"Don' t do that
"Why mott" asked the deputy.
"Oh, it's so repulsive,' he re-
turned.
Kantner had nothing to say. He
finds it difficult to converse because of
his tubereular affliction.
Should Mercer be released after
serving the minimum of his sentence,
which dates from January 15, last, he
will be released about October 10.
LeBrun viii not complete his six
month S Jail term before the latter
date, since, in addition TO the six
month s sentence which is computed
from January 10, last, he also must
serve three months for the $55 fines
and the costs the court imposed and
which he was unable to pay.
Mercer once made the remark fol.
lowing his arrest here, that when he
came to Harrisburg to try his game he
Thought it would Ibe easy in a jay
town"
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MISS EISENBERGER LEADING
Many Votes Cast for Police Sergeant :,
Daughter for Carnival Queen

Votes for the queen contest for the
Veteran Fremen s carnival counted last
night for the first time at meeting of
the new organization at the Washinton
fire house. 1t was found that Miss Vir-
ginia Eisenberger, daughter of Sergeant
of Police Grant Eisenberger, was lead
ing with total of 1880 votes.
Miss Elizabeth Holstein, daughter of
Howard D. Holstein, president of the
Veteran Fremen's s organization, who is
the only other contestant, received /,
224 votes.
A. l.. Patton, chairman of the ear
Dival committee, announced last night
that the advance agent of the Ferari
Carnival Company will be in Harrisburg
on Monday.
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FURTHER DROP IN TEMPERATURE
Mercury on the Decline Will Reach AZ
Degree. Mark Tonight

If the expectations of the weather
observer are carried out light overcoats
will be brought out of moth balls. 1t
is not going to be so distressingly cold
but there is going to be big drop in
temperature so by contrast Harrisburg
will more than likely shiver.
Z. R. Demain, of the local bureau,
forecasts a minimum of AZ degrees to.
day. This is fall of degrees over
last night which was the coolest night
for week. The weather will remain
generally fair tonight and tomorrow
The accumulated excess in temperature
for the month of April was 1872 de.
grees.