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The Washington times., 1915-09-18
JOHN D. TO GIVE UP
COLORADO FUEL s.
Negotiations Well Under Way
for Merger With Great
Northern Oil Properties.
Continued from First Pase.)

CONTINUED from First Pase.)
ing anything which would tend to
continue the war;" said DR.. Biggar TO-
III is in my memory that Mr.. Rocke-
feller has said this to me, 'concernIn,a
in int the he right, but ali are in the wrons!'
felier turned TO me and said: ,.,,
hi: war !; aT1T SS. r.port D9ne Of yHs tSs
interview. which have read very
carefully, is remarkably accurate. II
tells cltI-ly what I know to be Mr..
Rock efeI1er's firm attitude-that ne
will keep hands Off the war.
Could Make Millions.
1T is clear that Mr.. Rockefeller
would gain millions by making war
loans, first. because Of the high rate
Of interest euch q loan would bring;
secondly. because It would probably
result in his supplying oil to the ma
''sn "i,ut It the possibility that J. Pierpont
Morgan, in accordance with the present
Wall street rumor. will take from Mr..
Rockefeller the title Of the richest man
in the world has absolutely no weight
in Mr.: Koeketeiler's decision not to
the original interview was obtained.
His opponent was Capt. Levi T. scoe-
field. who beat HIN . with .nsd caro- 20 OF ,or o.
this little later by tying DR.. ]. H.
Lowman in a special putting contest.
DR.. f. b. Rhodes was also present.
After the interview was over. Rocke.
and, mounting his bicycle. he rode down
the winding gravel path to his big gray
and white mansion.
Confided To Pastor.
Rockefeller FIRST confided his determi.
nation not to be a party to lending
money to aid the warning powers in
Europe to his spiritual adviser.
This was learned today when DR.. Bus.
tard. the oil kings pastor. expressed
the greatest pleasure that Rockefeller
should have made public announcement
OF his determination.
Mr.. Rockefeller ras stated publicly his
attitude toward the war loans which he
intimated to me and which regarded
It was at the funeral of w. c. Rudd, a
Cleveland business man. and kockefel.
ler's brother r-in-iaw. that the oil kins
discussed the subject Of war loans with
Dr. bustasa This was las, IT, Friday R3da,
funeral" said Dr.: su.tard today. ~
drove with Mr.. Rockefeller from tho
church to the cemetery On the way
the subject OF the war entered into our
conversation. p
"Mr. Rockefeller talked with me about
refusing requests from the representa-
| tives Of foreign governments for mum
tions and other things. In an indirect
way. he as much as told ME he had re-
fused war loans"
Pastor Pleased.
The interview given ty Rockefeller to
the United Press in which he made pub.
| lie his refusal to make war loans to
ENGLAND and Russia and the fact that
| the allies commission now IN New York
| to negotiate a huge war loan would not
call on him because they knew 1t would
| be useless. greatly pleased Rockefeller
pastor.
II am slau + b" has done snythine
| that will help pIt an end 90 this bloc dy
| slaughter Of war.
But 7 neither condemn nor commend
John D. Rock":e' er He Is capable OF
| taking care Of 1inself."
The Washington times., 1915-09-18

Great Northern Ore and the Colorado
weeks. in what IL now revealed ~
having been accumu1ation by leading
interests, eliminating yesterday IN
tram ctions in the former Issues alone
totAling close to an eighth OF q MIL
Ion Of certificate shares, and scoring
q two-day advance OF IL points In the
shares of the Colorado Fuel and Iron
Company, exceeding all activity In
that issue since the days OF It's noted
eky-rocko citing poO1, ..r
The Washington times., 1915-09-18
Turkish Munition Ships
Sunk in Black Sea

sEBAsToPOL. Russia, Sept. 1s.-
onic'ai announcement Is made that
Russian torpedoooats had sunk near
6inope. a seaport Of Asia Minor, on the
Black sea, an entire feet of sailing ves-
sells laden with munitions OF war.
The crews of these vessels were taken
prisoners.
The Washington times., 1915-09-18

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The Washington times., 1915-09-18
Making Doubly Sure.

First Girl-Belle always looks under
the bed to see II there IL a man there.
Second Girl-Yes. after FIRST looking In
the mirror.
The Washington times., 1915-09-18
Spy Executed.

LONDON. Sept. 1s.-Another German
spy was executed in the Tower Of Lon
don today. The official announcement
Of the prisoners death did not give his
name.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-26
is Blinded BY Steel CHIP
Operation Necessary to Remove Object
Which Pierced Eyeban of
Pennsy Workman

Sidney Snyder, 426 Harris street, a
laborer in the machine shops of the
Pennsylvania railroad at Enola, was
blinded in the left eye yesterday aft
ernoon when a chi. off steel he was
working on pierced mis- eyeball and
lodged in the bone surrounding the eve
ball.
The chip measured one and one-quar-
ter inches long and fve-eighths of an
inch in width. 1t was the largest piece
of-steel ever removed from an eve at the
Harrisburg hospital. Efforts to remove
It with magnet were not successful
and an X-ray examination was taken.
This examination showed the great size
of tie chip and an operation was deem
ed necessary.
SPECIALISTS removed it early last even
ing. The eyeball was lacerated so bad
lv that sight was destroyed and the
eye was removed. While Snyder suffer
ed somewhat from shock his condition
was much improved this morning.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-26
is IN DANGER OF Execution
Former American Midshipman Charged
With Having Large. Sums of
Spurious Villa Money
By Associated Press.

Ell Paso. Tex, March 26.-Arrivals
from TorreOn to-day reported shat
Minor Merriweather, an American and
former midshipman at the Annapolis
Naval Academy, VINO is held in the
Saltillo, Coahuila, penitentiary. on
charges of having in his possession large
sums of spurious Villa money, is in dan.
ger of being executed by the Mexican
authorities.
Certain Mexic; n officials were to-day
quoted as having declared that if Mer-
riweather is found guilty of the charges
before the Mexican courts, the death
penalty will be imposed
The American State Department has
again wired Special Agent George C.
Carothers, who is in Monterey, to do
what he can to assist the American.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-26
Pa FRIDAY EVENING MARCH &C. 1g5-1s PAGES
CONDUCTOR KILLED BY
A TRAIN IN STEELT0N
William L. Newcomer, Of This City,
Long An Employe Of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad, Is Run Down By
Fast Passenger Engine

William L. Newcomer, a freight
conductor on the Philadelphia division
of the Pennsylvania railroad met in
stant death near DF tower, at Frantz s
bridge, in Steelton, this morning when
he was struck by passenger train No.
1898, going west. His body, which
was dragged about 500 feet and badly
mangled. was removed to an under.
takers establishment in Harrisburg
ater Coroner Eckinger investigated
the accident.
Newcomer was making up his train
in the Steelton yards prior to taking it
to Harrisburg. He started up the west.
bound passenger track, supposedly to
signal the engineer to cut one more
ear off the train, when the fast line
train came along and hit before he
had time to get out of harm s way.
At the place where the conductor
was killed the tracks are in straight
lines and none of the local railroad
employees can understand why New
conner should have used the passenger
tracks to walk on when he could have
signalled the engineer from the north
side of the tracks just as well and
would not have been exposed to dan
ger.
Newcomer was an old employe of
the Pennsy and had been conductor
for many years. He was 81 years old
and with his family resided at 171S
North Fifth. street, Harrisburg. He is
survived by his widow, Ida; one son,
William E.; the following sisters,
Mrs. Stephen Dilhally, Newark, N. j.;
Mrs. John Love, Woodbridge, N. J.;
Mrs. Susan Hightshue, Columbia, and
the following brothers, George, Colum.
bia, and John, Brooklyn, N. Y.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-26
TELLS WILSON HE'S KIDDIN'
Tumulty's Daughter Doesn't Believe
President Is Telephoning

Washington, March 26.-Miss Mary
Tumulty, eldest daughter of the Presi.
dent 5 secretary, was 1S years old Wed.
nesday. Wednesday night the Tumulty
Telephone rang and Miss Mary was
callei. When she said I" Hello - voice
on the other end of the wire replied:
This is President Wilson. | want
to congratulate You on Your birthday"
% You quit kiddin " said Miss Mary.
"You can't fool me-
why, this is the President, the
voice replied. 81 trust you do not OBJ
Ject to me calling you on the phone. |
merely wanted to congratulate you."
Mr.. Tumulty appeared and immedi-
ately assured his daughter she was
talking with the President of the Unit
ed States, and then Miss Mary dropped
the receiver, trembling.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-26
z KILLED. z INJURED IN
auto Wreck AT CARLISLE
L. Thompson and O. D. Bixler Die
Instantly After Former Loses Con-
troll of Car Which Crashes Against
Telegraph Pole

Especial to the independently
Carlisle, Pa, March 26.-Two men
were instantly killed, another seriously
injured and a fourth badly bruised last
evening when an automobile in which
they were riding struck a telegraph pole
and upset in the Bonnyorook road near
Rudy's woods, about one mile from this
city. The four men were returning to
their homes here from Mt. Holly
Springs where they had been on a busi-
ness trip.
The dead are A. l.. Thompson, coal
merchant, who is survived by one son
and one daughter; and c. D. Bixler, an
auetioneer, survived by a widow and
two children.
r. L. Early, retired hotel man, suf-
fered fractured skull and other in
juries, but may recover. Kramer Adams
suffered painful bruises.
Adams, who was the least hurt in
the crash, said that Thompson, the
driver and owner of the machine,
placed his foot on the accelerator in
mistake for the brakes which gave the
auto sudden jump forward. This
happened when the machine was going
down steep hill close to the trolley
tracks and in deep cut. When the
machine plunged forward it ran along
a ditch for about ten feet, inclined at
an angle of 45 degrees. Then crashed
against the pole. The pole was broken
in two and the ear upset. The ear was
going about 40 miles an hour when the
accident occurred
Part of the steering wheel pierced
the heart of Thompson, who died in
stantly. Bixler, who was ON the front
seat with Thompson, was thrown out,
his head striking the telegraph pole
and his neck was broken.
Adams and Early were hurled thirty
feet from the car, Adams falling in a
sitting position on the knees of Early.
The latter suffered several injuries the
most serious being a fractured skull.
He was operated on last evening. Ply
sicians say he will probably recover
1t is believed by Adams that Thomp-
son was stricken with paralysis just
before he lost control of the auto, rs
Thompson was similarly stricken not
long ago.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-26
late war news SUMMARY

Another British merchantmen has
Germany's submarine warfare. The
steamer Delmira was torpedoed in the
English channel after the crew had
been permitted to quit the ship.
Infantry attacks were made by both
French and German troops yesterday
at various points chiefly in the Meuse
region. Each side reports that the at
tacks of the other were repulsed.
The status of military operations in
Northern Poland remains in question
Official reports give no idea of the
operations beyond bare announcements
of the results of isolated engagements
and little is known except that battle
of Importance over long front is un-
der way. Petrograd dispatches convey
the idea that the Germans have all but
abandoned their attempt to break
through the Russian lines. To-day's Of
fetal Berlin statement says that the
to the east of Augustowo.
Attempts to arrange settlement of
the differences between Italy and Au-
stria apparently have met with no sue
cess. A Rome newspaper states that
Prince Won Buelow, German Ambassa-
dor at Rome, has abandoned his efforts
to bring about an agreement. Austria S
final offer of territorial concessions is
said to have been so far from meeting
Italy's demands that the German Am
bassador did not submit it to the Ital-
ian government.
In the Balkans there are increasing
signs of unrest on the part of nations
which thus far have kept peace. A
Bucharest dispatch says the fall of
Permysl has increased the popular de-
mand in Rumania for Intervention on
the side of the allies. The relations be-
tween Turkey and Bulgaria also have
become uncertain. Field Marshal Won
Der Goltz has left Constantinople for
Sofia, Bulgaria and General Won San
ders has gone to Adrianople, near which
defenses are being erected to guard
against possible attack by Bulgaria
Although severe weather continues
at the Dardanelles, making operations
of the allied feet difficult, efforts to
clear the straits of mines are being
made. Turkish forts fired on mine
sweepers on Wednesday but ceased the
attack after two British battleships
opened on them.
No confirmation has come from Au-
strian sources of the Russian claim to
great victory in the Carpathians. Ac-
cording to the Petrograd announcement
the Russian forces have definitely OBJ
tained the advantage in the battle
which has been going on for several
weeks.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-26
AGREES TO Make Sale IN
'HARDSCRABBLE' ARGUMENT
Major Ensminger Puts Value of His
Property at Figure Which Makes
Dinger Think It Is Good Buy
and the Transaction Is Arranged

Testifying before the board of
three viewers, whom the court desig-
mated to fix the damages and benefits
incident to opening North Front
street and the wiping out of .IHard-
scrabble homes, Major John T. En-
sminger this morning declared that
his land on the east side of the street,
Immediately opposite Hardscrabble !"
will not be enhanced in value by the
proposed improvement. 1t now is worth
800 a foot front, he said, and it
will not sell for more than that, he
added, when the properties on the
west side of the street are razed.
"WiH you sell for thati'' inter
jected Fred W. Dinger, "Hard-
scrabble :" property owner; who will
be affected by the Improvement and
who proposes to testify before the
viewers.
"No. But I'll sell for $3.50 a foot
front, quickly returned the major.
"I'll take you up" said Dinger.
As the hearing progressed, Dinger
had his counsel, B. Frank Mead, pre-
pare an agreement and when the ma
jor left the witness stand Dinger
sought the majors signature.
Come down to my Office said the
Major, "and III SELL"
Dinger said he will close the deal
this evening if the Major still is willing
to sell. This incident enlivened the
viewers hearing, which was attended
by a large delegation of Hardscrab-
Bile" property owlers. Witnesses this
morning included Harry Kell, Michael
Smith, Elmer Flowers and Major Ems.
minger. They placed the valde of the
T" Hardscrabble'' property-that on the
west side of the street-at anywhere
from 500 to 1926 foot front.
Besides those who testified, "Hard-
scrabble" was represented by the fol-
lowing: Mayor Harry j. Berrier,
John Yingst, Charles Fisher, Fred W.
Dinger, Harry Sourbier, Wesley Stoey,
Mrs. Mary Kell, George w. Spangler,
Annie Z. Sourbier, William Jennings
and Harris Cohen.
The viewers will meet again within
the next week. They will not make a
decision for several months.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-26
GOVERNOR NAMES A DEMOCRAT
Picks Allen s. Morgan For Philadel-
phia Registration Commission

Governor Brumbaugh to-day an
nOuneed the appointment of Allen s.
Morgan to be a member of the Phila-
delphia Board of Registration Com
missioners, to succeed William H..
Shoemaker, elevated to the bench.
Mr.. Morgan is Democrat, and sue
ceeds a Democrat, but has not been
identified with either of the Demo
cratic factions. The Democratic CITY
Committee selected three names from
which they asked the Governor to
make a selection, and the Reorganiz-
ers submitted two names. The Govern
nor, however, decided he would not
recognize either faction but took man
who has not been active in any of the
party disputes. The law requires that
this place must be filled by a Demo
crat.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-26
RUSSIAN FORCES Beaten:
AUSTRIANS over Frontier

Berlin, March 26, BY Wireless to
Sayville, n. Y.-lncluded in the news
given out to-day by the Overseas
Agency is the following
Budapest reports that Russian
forces have suffered defeat in fighting
to the north of Czernowitz, and that
Austrian troops have crossed the
Russian frontier in this vicinity.
"Durazzo, seaport of Albania,
was shelled yesterday by the Alban.
ian insurgents.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-26
WINTER RETURNS FOR FLING
Weather Bureau Forecasts - Degrees
for Tonight

just after the blue birds, robins and
blaekbirds got firmly established win
ter comes back for another fling. its
coming being foreeasted by Observer
Demain in no uncertain terms. He fixes
tonight S minimum temperature at
about 20 degrees. Saturday will be
fair and continued cold.
The minimum of last night was forty
degrees. The big drop in temperature
is brought about by the eastward move.
ment of a high pressure area which
was central this morning in South Da-
kota and influenced the weather in the
plain states, the central valleys and
western lake region. A temperature of
two degrees below zero was registered
in Sheridan, Wyoming, this morning
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-26
F-4. Submerged Yester-
day Morning atHono-
lulu. Still Beneath
Surface of Water
NO HOPE HELD
OUT FOR CREW
Divers Descend to Depth Of 1876 Feet
in Effort to Locate Missing Vessel
and Are Brought to the Surface I'm
conscious

Honolulu, March 26.-Wireless mes.
sages early to-day from vessels search
ing for the missing submarine F-4 which
was submerged at 9.i5 a. m. Yesterday
and which has not yet reappeared, state
that the work is progressing but that
there is nothing definite to report. The
fate of the twenty-six men aboard the
submarine is still a matter of conjec-
ture and grave apprehension.
The shore off which the IA is be.
lieved to be lyiag on t! e ocean bed is
steep and shelves to a precipitous drop.
If the submarine lines in thirty five
fathoms of water, it is beyond the reach
of divers and it is feared will only work
deeper to the dropping off point.
Efforts of Divers Futile
Divers yesterday descended to a
depth of 1916 feet, which is local
record, and were Grawn up unconscious.
Relatives of members of the crew ars
frantic for news. James NJ. Hoggett.
electrician, of Macedonia. Mo-, who was
on shore leave, is the only member OF
the crew known to have escaped.
Other submariI es stationed here are
engaged in searching the ocean bed for
the missing F-4, while tIe naval tug
Navaj jo and other vessels are graphing
for the submarine, Shortly after mid,
night the Navajo an the tug Intrepid
reported their lines fast at depth of
thirty-iive fathoms to what was be-
lieved to be submarine F-4. Other ves-
sells of the submarine feet Immediately
went to the spot to investigate.
Was Engaged in Target Practice
The tlotilla of submarines stationed
here were engaged in target practice
early yesterday near the harbor en-
Continued on Fifteenth Page.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-26
Returns TO- wife RATHER
Than co TO PRISON Cell
Youth, Whom Court Directed to Make
Choice, Announces He Is Ready to
Resume Housekeeping and That the
Furniture Is Bought

Wilson Potteiger, farm-bred youth.
now under suspended sentence on a
criminal charge, to whom in January
Judge Kunkel gave the choice of going
to Jail or returning TO his young wife,
whom he deserted fortnight after the
wedding day, told the Judge in court
to-day that he has made preparations
to go to housekeeping again with his
wife on next Monday.
In view of Potteiger s decision and
since the youthful defendant has paid
his wife ali the back money due her
under court maintenance order. the
Judge again suspended sentence. this
time directing Potteiger to report at
the June quarter sessions.
A house has been rented. a part of
the furniture bought, the couple have
settled all differences and, Potteiger
said, he and his wife will buy the rest
of their furniture tomorrow. Monday
will be his moving day.
Jacob Judy, a Rotalton man. under
suspended sentence on charge of as
saulting Philip Muto. of Londonderry
township, barely escaped going to iail
this morning because he has not paid
the costs of the case-$62. Muto has
paid the SIS costs of a cross suit. In
addition, he has paid an $50 verdict
which judy obtained against him in a
civil action.
Judy complained to the court that
ne is unable to pay the costs and Judge
Kunkel remarked:
"Wel, | guess there is nothing for
us ito do but to impose sentence.f
Later, however, the court consented
to give Judy until June to pay up.
Several dozen defendants in criminal
cases, who got off with suspended sem
tenees. reported to the court this morn
ing. Some were finally discharged,
while in other cases the parole order
was continued.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-26
WHEAT FLOUR EXPORTS HEAVY
Increase of Five Million Dollars Last
Month Over February, 1914

Washington, March 26.-War's con.
tinued demand on American granaries
was shown to-day in commerce depart
ment report OF single sale of flour to
continental Europe which required 12,-
600 bushels of wheat for its production
and two steamers to transport it from
New. York. Its value was s75O,OO0 and
it was milled by middle western COM
pany. The buyers paid for the shipment
at seaboard and assumed all transport
risks.
Wheat -four exports increased from
s9,603,2s2 in February, 1914, to sS,-
962, ,160 last month.