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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-30
GREAT THRONC Hears THE
TRA|NMEN'S Side ARGUED
Hearing on the Full Crew Law Repeater
Starts in the Hall of the House
of Representatives Late This Aft
ernoon

The hearing before the House and
Senate joint railroad committees on
the bill to repeal the full crew law
drew to the House this afternoon an
immense crowd of railroad men, who
thronged the floors and occupied the
galleries until every inch of room was
taken.
Last Tuesday the railroad com
panies presented their side of the
case in favor of repeal, aud to-day was
set for hearing the side of the train
men opposed to repeal.
Former Attorney General John C.
Bell, of Philadelphia, and James Scar
let, of Danville, appeared as attorneys
for the trainmen, and there were also
present w. G. Lee, Cleveland, Inter
national President of the Railroad
Trainmen; 6. B. Rowan, S. L. Curry
and NJ. I. Robinson, of the Trainmen g
legislative committee; and S. R.
Laurer, of the Railway Conductors
legislative committee.
Scattered through the big hall were
hundreds of trainmen and other rail
road employees.
Former Senator John Fisher. of In.
diana, was present in the interest of
the railroads, with a number of rail-
Continued on Eighsa PAGE.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-30
TO RESUME RIVER WALL JOB
contractors Next Week Will Put 80
Men at Work on Walk

The Sucker Brothers Construction
Company this morning prepared to re.
sumo work on the river front wall. The
big concrete mixer was moved to Calder
street and other machinery is being put
in place
The work for the present will be
confined to the construction of the con.
crete 14-foot walk along the top of
the WALL The stretch between Calder
and Maelay streets will be begun first.
The concrete mixer will be operated ON
Front street this for the purpose of
having the machinery out of the high
water zone-a guard against possible
damage by floods.
miniature railroad will be laid
along the place of the Improvement and
little dump cars, carrying the cement.
will run upon it. W-rk on the section
of the walk extending from Market
street to Herr street will be begun in
two or three weeks. Fifty men will
get employment at the start of the
work next week.
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1000 RUSSIANS killed:
1860 TAKEN PRISONERS

Berlin, March 80, Via London, $40
P. M.-Tbe War Office gave out the
following statement to-day:
"a telegram from main headquar.
ters dated March 80 states that in the
western theatre of war there were only
artillery combats and sapping opera.
tons.
In the fighting which led to the oc.
cupation of Tauroggen Russia, GeaI
the Prussian border), the East Prus-
sian landsturm, according to a report
from Prince Joachim of Prussia, es.
peeially distinguished itself-taking
10000 prisoners.
"Near Krasnopol the Russians suf.
fered severe losses. Some 1000 were
killed. Our booty in this fighting until
yesterday evening was 5000 prison
ers, seven machine guns, one cannon
and several ammunition cars.
"On the Skwa, near Klimki, far
Russian attack failed, we captured two
Russian officers and 500 men. Near
Olcyny, on the left bank of the Omu.
lew, two Russian night attacks were re
pulsed. Russian attempts to cross the
lower Bzuria failed.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-30
Patient Suffering From
T y ph 0 id Fever Is
Carried From Blaz-
ing Home In Enola
MOTHER RESCUES
LITTLE BABY
Harrisburg Firemen This Morning Re-
spond to Plea for Aid When Flames
Across the River Destroy One uwell-
ing and Damage Another

Flames, which totally destroyed one
dwelling and badly scorched another
in Enola, this morning resulted in a
loss of $2,500 The flames were sc
menacing for a time that the Harris.
burg Fire Department was called upon
for assistance and Chief Kinder or.
dered the Friendship auto chemical en-
gine to make the long run to the
crcss-river town.
The fire started at 1890 o'clock in
the home of Samuel Wisealle, an assist.
ant track foreman, employed by the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Wise
allie, who has been confined to his home
with typhoid fever for the last two
weeks, was carried to the home of O.
w. Burros, neighbor, and later in the
day was brought 20 the Harrisburg hos
pital. He is suffering severely from
shock, which may prove fatal.
The fire started in an outshed which
adjoins the house, which is situated
about a quarter of mile from High.
land Park, along the State road in the
extreme northwest part of Enola.
Flames were first seen coming from
the building by Thomas Gill, neigh,
bor. He sent an alarm TO the KhQIa
Fire Company By the time the FIRE,
men arrived the flames had gained
much headway.
Fire Chief A. L. Winn, of the Enola
department, called up Chief Kinder
of this city, with plea for aid, and
Kinder ordered out the Friendship
auto with a creg of Harrisburg fire
men. A score or more fire fighters from
the Pennsy shops in Enola also re
Continued ON Eighth Pngc.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-30
taylor URGES PURCHASE
OF Three fire AUTOS
Recommends Buying Two Chemical
Trucks and One Tractor for $1O,-
SOO-West Enders Petition for
Purchase of $27 200 Playground

Under private offer, aside from the
competitive bidding, the American La.
France Fire Engine Manufac turing Com.
pany has agreed to furnish the CITY
with two motor-driven combination hose
and chemical wagons and one motor
tractor for $10,S00. This was an.
nounced at a meeting this afternoon
of the City Commissioners, and Park
Commissioner NJ. Harvey Taylor intro
duced an ordinance providing for the
acceptance of the offer.
Should the Commissioners next Tues.
day approve the ordinance finally, Tay.
lor will then ask the Commissioners to
award the contract for two additional
motor tractors to the Front Drive Motor
Company, New Jersey concern, at its
bid of $1,000. This award is to be
made under the competitive bidding.
The Park Commissioner, when Mayor
Royal questioned him, said his latest
plan is the only way he knows by
which the five pieces of apparatus need
ed by the City can be obtained for
Continued on Eishtb Fnge.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-30
N. RICHARDS MUCKLE dies
More Than Fifty Years in the News
paper Business and Veteran
of Mexican War
By Associated Press,


Philadelphia, March 3O.-Colonel NJ.
Richards Muckle, one of Philadelphia 8
Oldest and most widely known citizens,
died to-day in his 9Oth year. Mr..
Muckle was for more than fifty years
In the newspaper business, having been
business manager of the 'Public
Ledger" under the ownership of
George W. Childs.
He served in the Mexican war as A.
lieutenant and was treasurer of the re-
lief md that sent to Germany during
the Franeo-Prussian war much money
for the relief of widows and orphans of
soldiers. In 1874 the Emperor of Ger
many conferred upon Colonel Muckle
the Order of the Crown and in 1888
the military Order of the Red Eagle.
lie was for many years the treasurer of
the Grand Lodge, l. o. o. F., of Penn.
sylvania.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-30
GREEK STEAMER ADRIFT
The Nefeli Without Coal About 100
Miles. East of Bermuda

New York, March 3O.-The Greek
steamer Nefeli, from Spezi, Italy, for
Delaware breakwater, in ballast, is
without coal and adrift east of Bermu-
da, according to officers of the steam
ship Marchioness of Butte, which
reached here to-day from Marseilles.
The Marchioness fell in with the
Nefeli, needing tow, March A. Aft
ter standing by all night, line was
passed aboard and the Marchioness
started for Bermuda with the Nefeli in
tow. Three times the line snapped and
on the afternoon of the 18th the
Marchioness, her own coal dwindling,
had to abandon her charge about 100
miles east of Bermuda. The Marchion-
ess put into Bermuda to replenish her
stock of fuel The Nefeli is of 2,476
tons net and is $40 feet long.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-30
His Resignation. Eff
fective On ThatDate.
Is A &C ept e d This
Morning by Governor
BOTH LETTERS
ARE VERY BRIEF
Rumor on the Hill Is That Robert J.
Cunningham, the Allegheny Coun-
ty Controller, Will Be Named AS
Successor to Highways Chief

1t was announced this morning at
the Capitol that Edward NJ. Bigelow
has resigned his position as State
Highway Commissioner to take effect
April l, and that Governor Brumbaugh
has accepted the resignation.
1t is reported that Robert ]. Gun.
ningham, at present county controller
of Allegheny, will be appointed to Mr..
Bigelow's place.
The correspondence between Gov.
ernor Brumbaugh and Mr.. Bigelow, is
as follows:
Pittsburgh, Pa, March &c, 1915.
Honorable Martin G. Brumbaugh,
Governor of Pennsylvania.
"Dear Sir-Believing as do that
the work of the Highway Department
for the ensuing two years will be
principally maintenance work, and
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-30
FARMERS WIN In HOUSE
Succeeds in Having Killed Bill Re
quiring Front and Rear Lights

The country" members won a sig
nal victory in the House this morning
when the Dodds bill, requiring that
all vehicles on country roads be equip
ped with lights so that the vehicles
can be seen from both front and rear,
from one hour after sunset until one
hour before sunrise, was defeated
The farmers objected to the meas
ure, saying it would work hardship
on the farmers who would have to
equip their farm machinery with
lights. Debate on the bill lasted half
an hour.
The first jitney bus bill to come
before the House for final action, will
be the Whitaker bill allowing traction
companies to operate omnibus lines in
connection with trolley ears, this bill
having passed second reading this
morning
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-30

WALL STREET CLOSING
BIZ Associated Press,

New York, March 3O.-SpeculativeI
were in greater demand during the aft
ernoon, the inquiry extending to Unit
ed States Rubber and half score OF
miscellaneous issues with advances Of
2 to 4 points. Leaders continued I'd
show pressure.
Amalgamated Copper sold above 6a
in the final hour and some hitherto dor
mant specialties, including Texas Com
pany, were pushed forward. The clos
ing was irregular. Specialties wer(
again the foremost features of today
active market with numerous substar|
tial gains.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-30
BISHOP DUBS NEAR DEATH
Physician Believes He Will Not Live
More Than Twenty-four Hours

That Bishop Rudolph Dubs, of the
United Evangelical Church, cannot live
more than twentyfour hours was the
opinion expressed this afternoon by one
OF the attending physicians. The Bish-
op was in a more critical condition to.
day than he had been at any previous
time.
For more than three months Bishop
Dubs has been confined to his home.
226 Harris street Occasionally he has
been well enough to sit up in his bed,
but has not left his room. His son, DR..
Newton Dubs, has been with him con-
silently.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-30
Penrose's Secretary Drops Dead

News reached Capitol Hill this morn,
ing that John O'Brien, private secre-
tary of United States Boies Penruse.
dropped dead in the street in Wash
ington, d. c., yesterday from heart dis
ease. Mr.. O'Brien had served as pri-
vate secretary to Senator Penrose since
the death of c. Wesley Andrews, about
six years ago. and had charge of the
Penrose interests to large extent dur
ing the last campaign during which he
was in Harrisburg frequently.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-30
The Kaiser'S S Forces Re-
sur me Ac tivity
Against the Trade Of
Finland and Sweden
FINNISH COAST
MAY BEATTACKED
German Submarines Are Reported Not
Far From Shore and a German Fleet
Is Observed North of the Aland
Islands

London, March 80, 339 A. M.-Ger-
man naval activity has been resumed
in the Baltic sea and the Gulf of Both
MIA, with the intention of carrying out
blockade campaign against the trade
OF Finland and Sweden, according to IL
Copenhagen dispatch to the "Daily
News The correspondent declares
that attacks on the Finish coast prob
ably are porposed also, as German SUBJ
marines have been reported not far off
shore.
A German feet has been observed
north of the Aland islands. Several
Danish and Swedish vessels are report
ed to have been halted by German sub
marines, but so far as known only one
was fired upon and she escaped un-
harmed.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-30
Late WAR news summary

Battles in Northern Poland are said
in Berlin to have resulted in success
sion of German victories. The official
German statement of to-day asserts
that 1000 Russians were killed ana
5000 captured in engagement at Kras-
nopol. In the German occupation an
nounced yesterday it claimed that TO-
900 prisoners We e taken. Russian at
tacks at other points are said to have
been repulsed. The latest statement
from the Petrograd war Office is that
the German offensive movement in this
region has been checked.
An official announcement from Con-
stantinople says that Turkish aero
Continued ON Eleventh Page
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-30
BAY STEAMER SINKS AT FAIR
800 Passengers, Mostly Women and
Children. Are All Rescued
By Associated Press.

San Francisco, March 29.-With
800 passengers on board, mostly women
and children, including forty-ive or.
Phans, the General Frisbie, a small bay
steamer, struck submerged rock one
hundred yards of the Panama Pacih.
Exposition grounds last night and ne-
gan to sink.
Lifeboats from United States war.
ships anchored nearby promptly took
off all hands and brought them ashore.
The party on the General Frisbie were
part of a county delegation to the ex.
position. The orphans were from a
home at Vallejo.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-30
Prohibition Faces United Kingdom

London, March 80, 1906 P. NJ
Prohibition, as drastic as that prevail
ing in Russia, to-day faces the United
Kingdom. Press discussions of the let
ter sent by David Lloyd George, the
Chancellor of the Exchequer. to the
ship owners federation compete sue
cessfully in point of interest with the
news of the sinking of the British liner
Falaba by German submarine with
the loss of more than 100 lives. The
Chancellor in his letter said:
owe are fighting Germany, Austria
and drink, and, so far as can see, the
greatest of these three deadly foes is
drink. and added that he aad grow.
ing conviction that only the severest'
method would be of avail in dealing
with the evil Employers are backing
what Mr.. Lloyd George terms "root
and branch action even TO the extent
of promising to seal their own wine eel
lars and to prohibit the use of ntoxi-
cants at their clubs, while labor leaders
are equally anxious fol the institution
of some prohibitory measure.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-30

OF the 537 properties located on
the proposed extension to Capitol
Park, the Capitol Park Extension
Commission has purchased 440, leav-
ing 81 yet to be taken over. The
completion of the purchase and re-
moval of the properties must be ac-
complished by june /, 1917, accord
ing to the law creating the commission
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-30
To Report Child Labor Bill To-nipht

The House Manufactures Commit
tee this afternoon decided to report fa-
vorably at to-night's session of the
House the Brumbaugh child labor bill,
providing for nine hours day and
ffty-one hours week for children be-
tween IA and 16 years old.
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compensation Bill Reported

Chairman Wilson, of the House
Committee on Judiciary General, this
morning reported out Governor Brum-
baugh s workmen's compensation bill.
The principal amendment made in
committee was that which gives de-
pendents of aliens but two-thirds of
that allowed American dependents. =
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and authorizing the purchase. This
work of the commission is regarded
by real estate men in Harrisburg as a
remarkable achievement.
The quick accomplishment of the
work is all the more remarkable when
it is noted that the Capitol Park ex-
tension bill was approved on june 16,
1871, and Governor Tener appointed
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-30
Governor to Entertain Lawmakers

Governor Brumbaugh, it was an
nounced to-day, will hold reception
at the Executive Mansion next Tues
day night for the members of the
Legislature, the heads of the State de-
payments and the members of the
Legislative Correspondents Aseocia-
tion.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-30
CHARLES DIsBROW VERY LII
Regains Consciousness This Morning,
but Is in Critical Condition

Dut IS IN CrltlcaI Condition
Charles A. Disbrow, president of the
Harrisburg Shoe Manufacturing Com
pany, who has for several days been i'll
at his home, 1915 North Front street,
was unconscious all of last night, but
was this morning able to recognize
members of his family.
According to his physician, DR.. ]. w.
Ellenberger, he is in very critical
condition.
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State Highway Commissioner Resigned
to Take Effect April 1

knowing that the man who has charge
of the work should be in touch with
the spring work, tender YOU my
resignation to take effect on the first
day of April.
every respectfully,
"(SigneD, Edward NJ. Biselow. I"
Harrisburg, Pa, March 80, 1915.
"H Hon. Edward NJ. Bigelow,
"Pittsburgh, Pa.
my Dear Sir-I beg to acknowl.
edge your letter of March %. tender,
ing your resignation, and to saw that
have, in compliance with your re-
quest, accepted the same, to take eff.
feet on the first day of April.
~ wish to thank you for your
courteous assistance to me in the in.
ltial days of my administration upon
all matters bearing upon the effective
administration of your department,
and wish you great success.
Very sincerely yours,
"(Signed), NJ. G. BruAbaugb. -
The resignation of Mr.. Bigelow was
not unexpected. 1t was rumored last
week that owing to continued illness
he was about to relinquish his post.
Late this afternoon it was understood
on the Hill that the post had been
offered to Cunningham and that he
will accept the place.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-30

the commission, consisting of Samuel
G. Todd, Samuel Kunkel and the late
Arch G. Knisely, on September g.,
1911, and instructed the commission
on February 2, 1912, to proceed with
the purchase of the property. In the
meantime the board had organized by
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Continued ON Twelfth Page.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-03-27
THE BETTER LIFE.

1t pays man, or a woman fol
that matter, to abstain from those
things which tend to weaken the
body and bring sorrow and pain IN
Of morality or doctrinai persuasion,
not as a pose SO that the reformed
may set themselves up above those
who have been tempted and have
fallen bur as a hYgienic measure
which makes for the preservation OF
the physical functions and thus for
the prolongation OF life The men
aud women who live cloanly and
soberly are not all devotees OF any
faith by any manner of means. We
have known some processing chris
tians who could not stand very
much Of test for cleanliness, eth
er in their household or III their
personal habits. and we have known
some seofiers who we're so immacu-
lately clean that dust avoided them
as human beings avoid the plague
Not only does it pay big dividends
to be clean, SO far as the person is
concerned. and to be temperate SO
far as habits are concerned, but it
pays to be scrupulausly clean around
the premises to keep the house free
from tsSoao :32craeting nest-breedina
niiic'rnfes- Iiian r. ~,
% olIl3.i ;saz:5,Js. ee a;ssa.eetnic Above
all II paws to have a clean mind. a
mind tree IfUan SINE and free from
venom; free from prejudice and pas
sis..a ~ FEE 90. from envy hatred. ma
lice and all Observation-Disclosures. No
man or woman who arises in the
morning nursing a grudge against
his or her neighber Is 1T for the
work OF the day, and for idle minds
to inauige III sGsas;' I: ~. $. sassstt.s
meals iiisf',,s s-~...----s tsss.is;s - ~
The man or the woman VINO begins
the day with the firm determination
to do the very best that Is Ia them,
to give value received for every OBJ
legation. ito perform all OF their APP
ncinted tasks and in addition try
y : ~ - ssssa - 81. '-A.>,%. -..,..- -,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-03-27

was the name We gave to this stunt
# wearing beet coats.
Being wounded in our tfehcheS
was gruesome business. II wound
ed man dropped back to safety he
was extra lucky, for every thlng tha'
was done for him during the hr3t
few hours only tested his waning
strength and was likely TO make his
condition worse,
Often man would not know he
was wounded for some time. one
chap came limping up the trench one
dav. complaining that he had been
shot in the leg. He could hard-
" put his right foot TO the ground.
We ripped open his trouscr leg ana
ea"!a find no bullet mark. Then We
s>">~->.a-s>->-> ,s--ss.ss,ss- 49,. 10y -,
through the forearm and that the
wound was hours old.
To be hit feels like beng pun,a
ed. so many soldiers lave told me
When man sank ii our Trenches
the fellows who were no, busy G.Atl
= E'-rf f'- r'.-- -. -.- i. -
~s"e- ya.n 49, 4. ;. mi,es through the
tranches to eet ~ Red : y'r,G~-s MAI:
Within half an -FOUR the Red Cross
man would cont. g the wound was
not bad the man would remain Ia
he trenches, after the eiUotor had
.g,aKrt. II III .,..!4at.' 80 ~ :.
like fire. If tie wound WIS serious,
The doctor would do the best h"
could in the way of dressing il AM
then one of us, or perhaps two, would
be detailed to take the unlucky man
back to safety. He had to be ca
ried through tive miles Of trenches
1t was impossible to use Il streteher
To get into a hospital is one OF
a soldiers dreams and there arc
strict laws ia all armies against men
woHnding themselves. In the French
army this self-Nounding is known
rs humiliation" and the punishment
is death In our regiment, an eN-
convict who had been released aft
CT serving fifteen years in order %
permit him 10 enter the army, porsu-
aaed another soldier to shoot him
through the hand In return for the
favor, he also punetured the hand Of
the soldier. When they CAME 60
have their wounds dressed the doc
tors noticed powder marks on their
nangled hands and the truth came
OUT. Both men were executed.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-03-27

LONDON. March What Christy
Mathewson could do to the Ger
mans near our trenches!
The Germans are masters of new
tricks, or of adapting old tricks to
new purposes, but their hand gren-
ade stunt would put them at the
mercy of the Great American ball
players.
The hand grenade is about the
size Of baseball and 1t weighs only
few ounces more. 1t has four little
buttons on it which must strike
with a blow OF four or five pounds in
order to cause an explosion, so a
man can handle one in his hands with
perfect safety
used 10 watch the Germans toss
these bombs Hike school girls or like
boys pitching nickels at a crack, and
em we Americans used 10 watch the
ineffieiency OF the bomf6, III s IS II = III.
the best bomb throwers OF all. be-
cause we pitched them vita fofee. !
man with the aim of q trained pitcher
,,'7ir ,r1.. s,-e,.- h. soe with them.
He could have kept hammertng away
at trench and the German line
WAS only forty five feet away from
cars-until We had worn out the
trench with repeated explosions.
Eugene Jacobs, the man, y 40 tsii
Ms butcher shop II IA sw-55iufccfk-s,:. .~- ~
come and fight the Germans because
they destroyed his birthplace in Bel
gum. saved his life and PERHAPS se1-
eral other lsns one day by catching
one OF these bombs as IL 1t were a