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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-26
LEGISLATORS SON QUITS
JOB AS MESSENGER BOY
Continued From First Page.

of the principal places, and listening
to the arguments at the capitol. When
this kind of life grew monotonous
"Buck" decided that the next best
thing to do to while away the time
was to hunt>a job. After looking for
work unsuccessfully for several days.
he went to the Western Union office
where he easily got a job as messenger,
there being great demand for boys
at the time. His father, who is a man
of considerable means, objected to this
but that didn IT matter to "Buck,' for
he has a mind of his own.
While in the service of the COM
pany young Mangan always was faith
full in fulfilling his duties, his manager
said this morning, and in addition to
this gained the name of being the po-
1itest messenger boy on the force, al
ways making it point to remove his
cap when entering an Office or calling
at residence.
1t was stated at the Office of the
company that both officers and clerks
regretted to see the boy leave, as he al
ways was on the alert to meet demands
upon his services, setting a good ex-
ample to the other messenger boys.
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SPtCIAL1ES IN EVIDENCE
AS week Opens IN MARKET
They Are Again Conspicuous in Deal
ings When New Week Opens In
Wall Street Trading-spasmodic
Deals Brighten Business
By Associated Press.

New York, April 26.-Wall Street.
indications of continuance of
stock market activity was seen at the
beginning of the week s operations.
speciaities were again conspicuous with
gains of to 2 points in Bethlehem
Steel, National Lead Mexican Petrole-
um, Baldwin Locomotive, General Mo-
tors and Guggenheim exploration, while
leaders were fractionally higher. Amer
lean can was up almost 2 points on
initial sales of $500 shares, and U. 8.
Steel rose the smallest fraction on Of
ferings of 5000 shares, but soon lost
full point. Standard railway shares
were relatively backward, but New
Haven and Rock Island advanced q
point each.
Early gains were materially reduced
by heavy profit taking, but the set.
back was of brief duration, renewed
buying. on a larger scale soon overtak-
ing any reaetionary tendencies Higher
prices were made before noon, Reading
recovering much of its per cent divi.
dend and other investment issues show
ing greater strength. Coppers respond
ed to another advance in metal prices.
Utah and several others of that group
ascending to record quotations. Gains
OF l to 2 points were general, the only
weak features being railroads like Mis-
souri-Pacifc and Missouri, Kansas and
Texas. Bonds were irregular, with, buoy
ancy in copper convertibles.
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OFFERS TO TEACH FARMERS
Tech Graduate Volunteers to Instruct
Garden Plot Toilers

l.. Leroy Howard, graduate of the
Technical High School in the class of
1908, to-day offered to the Harrisburg
Benevolent Association his services as
instructor at the garden plots which
the association has just opened and his
offer was accepted with thanks. He
will serve without pay and will teach
new and inexperienced garden toilers
how 10 obtain best results.
Mr.. Howard is 2S years old and a
son of James Howard, sos South Fif-
teenth street. He will make his head
quarters at the gardens at Twelfth and
Calder streets and also will aid the
farmers" at the Fifteenth and Cath
crime street plots. He will be at the
garden plots daily from 4 TO 5 p. m,
and also will spend some time there in
the mornings, if necessary. His hours
in the morning will depend entirely
upon the interest manifested by the
soil tillers.
Mr.. Howard>will begin his work this
week and will continue to act as in
struetor during the entire four-month
season.
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Gas RANGE week
Demonstrations Every Day In Harris
burg and Other Cities Through
out the United States

This week the "Gas Range" the
housewives greatest helper, us in the
limelight, naturally, so to speak. There
wifk be special demonstrations every
day in the large cities throughout the
country, in which the many advantages
of the gas range will be explained.
Those who selected the dates for this
event were certainly fortunate so far as
weather conditions are concerned. With
the thermometer soaring up in the nine
cooking stoves seem bit too hot for
comfort in the kitchen and the gas
range in which the heat can be regu-
lated to nicely and turned off and on
at will, certainly has the distinguished
consideration of the woman who has to
go through the ordeal of cooking and
baking in hot weather. There is so
much to be said in favor of the gas
range that the gas range people are 60
ing to take whole week 10 say it.
Economy, efficiency, cleanliness and com
fort are some of the claims put forth
on general principles, while each manu-
sfaeturer and dealer will feature the su-
perior points of his own line or product.
Few cities have taken more kindly
to the gas range than Harrisburg. Per
haps the spirit which has revolution
ized so many things and made the city
one of the most progressive in the
country has had much to do with it,
or may be it can be credited to the
active campaign and liberal induce
ments put forth by the Harrisburg Gas
Company. Surely the latter has been
very Jealous in introducing this modern
institution into the homes of Harris
burg, Steelton and other towns reached
by its lines for supplying gas for fuel
and light.
This week, as a matter of course, the
company has big demonstrations on at
its stores and offices in Harrisburg,
Steelton and Niddletown. During this
demonstration a special reduction will
be made on every cabinet gas range
that is sold.
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COURT HOUSE
COMPANY CEASED WORK.,
Wants TO Be DISSOLVED
Directors Have Sold All Real and Per-
sonal Property and Are Now
Awaiting Court Order to Distribute
Funds That Remain in Treasury

Applications for the dissolution Of
the Eagle Tanning Company, of Eliza.
bethville, Dauphin county, and the con-
frmation of the sale of the company 8
real estate and personal property to Da-
vid r. Motter for $4,000 all are con-
tanned in a petition presented to Judge
Kunkel to-day by the directors of the
company. District Attorney NJ. E.
Stroup presented the papers. The pro-
ceedings is amicable, since the company
has ceased doing business.
The court was asked to designate a
time when the request may be granted,
this for the purpose of first giving no.
tice to all concerned of the company s
intention. The court has not yet fixed
the date. The directors certify that
they have sold the property, that they
have no debts and that balance re-
mains in the hands of the treasurer for
distribution among the stockholders.
G. Fred Gaupp, president of the COM
pany, makes the application.
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COLONEL As A CONF|DANTE
Letters Read in Libel Trial To-day
Show Roossvslt's Relation With +.
So-CaIled Bosses
By associated Press.

Syracuse, N. Y, April PA series
of confidential letters taken from the
files kept by the late Thomas c. Platt,
while he was representing the State of
New York in the United States SEN
ate, were to-day read to the jury try
ing William Barnes suit for alleged
libel against Theodore Roosevelt in the
Supreme Court here. Some of the let
ters were signed by Senator Platt
while others were signed by Colonel
Roosevelt. In nearly all of them the
writers discussed candidates for office
in the State government and in reply
TO a question by Mr.. Barnes counsel,
the former President said without the
slightest hesitation that he consulted
freely with Senator Platt about affais
at Albany, knowing and realizing at
all times that he was the "boss' of
the Republican party in this State.
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MEETS GOVERNOR ON THE ROAD
Secretary Woods Exchanges Greetings
With DR.. Brumbaugh in Meyerstown

Governor Brumbkugh returned from
Philadelphia last night in his automo-
bile and was at his desk this morning
hard at work. A great many visitors
consulted him on pending legislation.
On his way to Philadelphia on Fri
day afternoon the Governor met Secre-
tary of the Commonwealth Woods in
his automobile returning from Philadel-
phia. The meeting took place in the
public square in Meyerstown, and be-
fore the populace could get up dem
onstration in honor of the two officials
they had exchanged compliments and a
few remarks about the weather and said
good bye.
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father OF STEELTON FIRE
Chief DYING >OF WOUNDS

Continued From First Page.
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200 MEN APPLY FOR so JOBS
Avalanche of Requests for New Places
Under Commissioner jackson

Under Commissioner jackson
Applications for positions as deputy
factory inspectors, under the bill ap-
proved by the Governor increasing the
number f. IN fifty to 100, have de-
scended on John Price jackson, Com
missioner of Labor and Industry, like
an avalanche, and their number in
creases from day to day. At least two
hundred applications are now on file,
and still they come.
Commissioner Jackson said to-day that
he will take up the matter of appoint
ments with Governor Brumbaugh be-
fore he announces any of them, and it
is the intention to obtain the men best
fitted for. the places. The chief work at
present will be to get men who can aid
the employees to improve conditions and
to take an interest in the laws that
have been enacted for their benefit. 1t
is intended to get the new deputies to
work as soon as possible, as Commits
sioner Jackson says the force at pres
ent cannot adequately cover the work
mapped out.
as the aPPucdtiohs are feeeiNeu tney
are fled, and in time Commissioner
Jackson will have a conference with
the Governor and then announce the
new fifty deputies.
George W. Heckert, of York, former
manager of the Harrisburg Tri-State
baseball team, has announced he is seek
ing one Of the jobs and is circulating
petition in his own behalf. Charles X,
Binder. the York chief of police, also
is reported to be seeking one of the
positions.
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KNIGHTS PLAN BIG SOCIAL
Band Concert Will Be Feature on En-
tertainment Next Thursday

Plans are being made for "boost-
err meeting and social for the mem
bers of Branch 16S, Knights of st.
George, and their friends next Thurs
day night. The Verdi Italian band of
thirty pieces, one of the crack musical
organizations sof Central Pennsylvania,
has been engaged for the occasion. The
bald s president, G. Gaeta, was in New
York last week and obtained several Sc
lections. which are entirely new. here.
During the evening refreshments will
be served and short addresses will be
made by members of the Knights of st.
George. Efforts are also being made to
have a member of the supreme body
here.
The social will be held in McClos-
key hall, which adjoins St Francis
church on Market street near Fifteenth.
A committee, composed of NJ. ]. Barry,
chairman; Simon ]. Hare, Frank j. Su-
ter, Thomas Culhane and Charles Theur-
er, is arranging for the meeting.
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bad CHECK man
IS sent TO PEN
'sssd ,sIiI moLs psnupuoo

the light sentence. Mercer, however,
was not so well satisfied with his pun.
ishment. He asked the Judge to make
the penitentiary term date from No
vember Z, last, the time of his arrest
Judge kunkel declined to do that.
A friend wrote communication
to the court asking leniency be extend
ed to Mercer, but Judge Kunkel said
anonymous letters are not consid.
cred and he advised the District Attor-
ney to destroy the letter.
A letter received by District Attor-
ney Stfoup signed ''Mrs. H. R. Mer-
eer,' from Philadelphia. asking for
support for herself and three sons, in
dicated, Stroup said. that Mercer evil
IDENTIFY is 'fathering two families. {"
The letter stated, according to the Dis
trict Attorney, that an Atlantic City
woman, the mother of three children.
also claims to be Mrs. H. R. Mercer.
No $500 Bond Forthcoming
Mercer, in his plea for leniency, ex-
pressed a desire to be "let 60 this
time so that he could "look after"
his "family.' Besieds, he said. prison
life has cost him his health. He said
that since he was Jailed here is old
fater has died.
For many weeks the sentencing of
Mercer was postponed because the
Westchester county, New York, authori-
ties, sought to gain his temporary free
dom to aid them in investigation of
some criminal cases. The local court
agreed to let Mercer 60 free if the
Westchestre county authorities would
post bond of $4,000 to guarantee his
return, but the bond was not forth
coming.
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MRS. MCAULEY BURIED
Services Held at Market Square Pres
byterian Church This Afternoon

The funeral of Mrs. Sarah E. Doll
McCauley, widow of Gilbert M. Nc
Cauley, who died at her home, 1S South
Front street, Friday night, was held
this afternoon at o'clock from Mar
ket Square Presbyterian church. The
services were in charge of the Rev. DR..
j. Ritehie Smith, of Princeton Theolog-
ical Seminary; the Rev. DR.. George P.
Stewart, president of Auburn Theolog-
ical Seminary, both former pastors of
the church, and the Rev. William B.
Cooke, pastor in charge. Prior to the
removal of the body to the church a
short service was held at her home at
230 clock for the relatives.
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GATHERS cuRFEw Law DATA
City Clerk Miller Gets Information
Prom Other Third Glass Cities

Information regarding the success of
curfew ordinances in force in other
municipalities has been obtained by City
Clerk Miller from officials in four third.
class cities of the State and will be laid
before Harrisburg's City Commissioners
at their meeting tomorrow afternoon.
The City Clerk was directed to get
this data for the information of the
City's lawmakers in view of the re.
peated demands made by civic societies
here for the passage of curfew bill.
The Commissioners to-day declined to
say what action they will take on the
eurfew bill that now is pending before
them.
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PROBING THE BOUNTY CLAIMS
State Will Not Reimburse Counties That
Were Victims Of Frauds

Piled up in the office of the State
Game Commission to-day were several
large boxes containing affidavits from
counties that had been filed for claims
for bounties for killing noxious animals
and predatory birds.
Under the law these affidavits must
now be filed with Secretary Kalbfus, of
the Game Commission, and he will go
through them to ascertain whether they
are correct or bogus. 1t will involve a
great deal of work, but the State does
not propose. to be swindled out of thou
sands of dollars if it can help it. 1t is
expected that close examination will
reveal a great deal of fraud, in which
event the counties which have paid the
bills will not be reimbursed, but will
lose what they have paid on the fraudu-
lent claims.
Already many fraudulent claims
have been discovered. In a number of
instances it was shown that bounties
were paid on heads of rats and chickens
which the claimants represented to be
those of weasels and goshawks, respec
lively.
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GERMANS CAPTURE 1000
CANADIANS IN YPRES FIGHT

Berlin. April 26, by Wireless to
Sayville-In the official statement
given out to-day by the German gen.
eral army headquarters it was an
nounced that more than 1000 Cana
dians had been captured in the fight
ing around Ypres, Belgium. The text
follows:
"The Germans hold Lizerne, ON the
west bank of the canal which the
French pretend to have reconquered.
Also on the east of the canal the con-
quered terrain remains in the posses
sion of the Germans. The number of
cannon taken by the Germans rose to
As, including four English.
Northwest of Zonnebeke the Ger
man attacks continue. More than 1000
Canadians were taken prisoner. The
total number of prisoners rose to s.,
600. They include Senegal negroes,
English, Turcos, Hindus, French, Can
adian Zouaves, and Algerians.
'In the Champagne region, north
of Beausejour, two French night at
taeks were repulsed.
"On the Meuse heights the German
attacks progressed along several noun
tain saddles until the height to the
west of Les Eparges was taken by
storm. Several hundred French sol
diers were taken prisoner. Several ma
chine guns also were captured.
"In the ALLY forest the enemy s
advances failed.
''In the Vosges the Germans took
back Hartmans- Weilerkopf. In this en-.
gagement elevenE officers and 749
French soldiers we're made prisoner
and six mine. thromers and four ma
chine guns captured.
Northwest of Ciechanow feeble
Russian night attacks were repulsed
and the situation ON the east front re-
mains unchanged
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MISS BAYNE WEBS JOS. HOBART
Miss Jane Virginia Bayne and Joseph
N. Hobart Married at Noon

A quiet wedding was performed at
noon to-day at the parsonage of the I'm
manuel Presbyterian church, when Miss
Jane Virginia Bayne and Joseph n.
Hobart We're united in marriage by the
ding took place in the presence of the
immediate families, after which the
couple left for a short wedding trip.
On their return they will reside at us
North Seventeenth street
Mr.. Hobert is well known through
out the city, especially in railroad cir
cles, being employed by the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company as assistant
division engineer of the Philadelphia
division.
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A Prediction by ovida.

Ouida, far from regarding heavy
feeding as a concomitant Of literary
success, once declared that to eat any.
thing more than was strictly necessary
was vulgar and barbaric, and, further
that to take food In public or anywhere
except In entire domestic privacy waa
"an indelicacy which In the coming
golden age of refinement we shall not
dream Of We shall then," she said, INC
more think of indulging bodily needs In
the presence Of others than Of cleaning
our teeth or washing our hair in the
public view" And then will be the end
Of the restaurant" habit--Pearson's
Weekly.
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his eyes. nose and an ugly cash in the
back of the head.
Medical aid was summoned and il
was found Mr.. Shupp had fracture of
the skull and coneussion of the brain.
He was conveyed to the Harrisburg
hospital in Charles Z. Keim's automo-
bile. There he was still unconscious at
noon to-day and there was no hope for
his recovery.
One of the two other victims of falls
is Mrs. Joseph Fletcher. When she
was sweeping the uppermost of three
steps at her home, III South Front
street, she turned suddenly around, lost
her balance and fell to the sidewalk,
sustaining a fractured right hip and
right arm.
Mrs. Harry Davis was the third vic
tim. While watering flowers at the
rear of her home, S72 South Second
street, she lost her balance and fell
down flight of three steps receiving
an ugly cash above the right eye.
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CHARGE HE RAN SPEAKEASY
Peter Raglan Held Under $500 Bail
For Selling Whiskey

Peter Raglan, colored, who lived at
16 Cowden street, was held under $500
bail for court this afternoon by Mayor
Royal on a charge of selling liquor
on Sunday and without license. Will
liam Dawson, who was detained as a
witness testified that he purchased a
half pint of whiskey yesterday for
nifty cents. Joe Hoston, the city's Of
tcial dog catcher, testified that he
paid thirty-fve cents on one occasion
on Sunday to Raglan for half a pint.
Raglan was arrested Yesterday
morning by Policemen Brine and
Schelhas after Dawssn was seen to
emerge from No. 16 \Cowden street,
with bottle of whiskey.
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Many Visitors

Chester P Ray, in charge of the
Pennsylvania building at the Panama
Pacific Exposition in San Francisco,
writes that the Pennsylvania building
is visited every day by thousands of
people, among them being many former
Pennsylvanians. When the Pennsylva-
mia moving pictures are installed, de-
picting scenes in this State, including
the pageant on the moving of the war
flags from the flag room to the Capitol,
the attendance is expected to reach
capacity limit. The space reserved for
the Liberty Bell is being made ready
for the reception of the old relic, and
its arrival in the exposition grounds
will be made the occasion for a great
demonstration.
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KIDNAPPED" IN A JITNEY
Mr.. and Mrs. Emory G. Lutz Get Ride
Following Ceremony

One of Harrisburg's jitneys was put
TO novel use on Saturday night when
a group of serenaders Kidnapped a
newly married couple in it. Following
the marriage of Emory C. Lutz, of the
MeKeesport Evening Times" and
Miss Florence n. Shreffier, 2140 North
Seventh street, this city, at o 'cloek,
the friends of the couple secured a jit-
ney and took the bride and groom
around the town.
The jitney was well equipped with
appropriate placards and sprinkled with
rice and confetti.
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Mrs. Sophia Holmes

Mrs. Sophia Holmes, wife of Henry
Holmes, died at the Harrisburg hos
pital after short illness, aged 40
years. Surviving are her husband and
one daughter. The funeral will be held
from her home, 1710 Wood street, We'd
nesday morning at 9 O. clock. The serv-
ices will be in charge of the Rev. E. E.
Rupp. The body will be taken to Dun
cannon on the 1925 train for burial.
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Brotherhood to Visit Central

S. B. Watts, local manager of the
Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylva-
MIA, will deliver a lecture before the
Brotherhood of Grace Methodist church
this evening at 7.30 O'Clock. After
the lecture the Brotherhood will be
taken through the Harrisburg central
office by Mr.. Watts and shown the actu-
al operation of switchboard.
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Burned in Gas Explosion

Andrew Garosic, 1922 Herr street,
was burned about the face, head and
hands yesterday when gas escaping
from a main in the Harrisburg Pipe
and Pipe Bending Company plant ex-
ploded from torch he was carrying.
He was admitted to the Harrisburg
hospital for treatment.
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BENJAMIN M. Crawford

Benjamin NJ. Crawford, aged 81
years, died at the home of~his daugh-
ter, Mrs. H. W. Mumma. He is sur
vived by the following children: Mrs.
H. w. Mumma, Mrs. j. E. Hoffnagle,
Marian B., Leo and Claud Crawford.
The funeral will be held tomorrow aft
ernoon at O'Clock from the funeral
chapel of T. NJ Mauk & Son, 1921
North Third street. The services will
be in charge of the Rev. e. E. Snyder,
pastor of st. Matthews Lutheran
church. Interment in Paxtang ceme-
terry.
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Boy browns in Reservoir

Especial to the ar-lndependent)
Williamstown, April 26.-While
playing ON the roof of the reservoir
here with number of fellow play
mates, William Nau, was drowned
when the roof gave way Saturday aft
ernoon. BY the time several men ar
rived and brought the boy to the sur
face he was dead. He is 10 years of
age and the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Nau,
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Civil Suit From Vancouver

1t was learned here to-day that the
suit between the United Iron Works
and the Mainland Ice and Storage
Company, now pending in King
Georges court in Vancouver, B. c.,
and in which testimony is to be taken
in Harrisburg, is civil suit involving
the sale of material. A sample of ma
terial furnished the defendant was re-
ceived to-day by. Charles G. Stroh,
representing the defendant. The Har-.
risburg end of the case will open
within.a day or so with Frank ]. Roth,
of this city, sitting as commissioner
to take testimony.