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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-05
c%enate ConUenes and
Elects Senator Kline
as President Pro Tenn

At 1915 Lieutenant C oVernor Rey-
nolds called the Senate to order for
the session of 1915. with every mem-
her present. and following a prayer
by Chaplain Arthur G. James, the
for mality of opening the returns of
last November's election were taken
UP on motion of Senator Snyder.
All was harmonious and there was
not ripple on the surface to mar
the program decided upon at the Re-
publican caucus last evening.
Senator Charles IT. Klines friends
had already congratulated him upon
his choice as president pro TEN. and
it only remained to put the matter
to the formality of a vote.
The Senate chamber was a bower
of flowers and filed with a throng of
good-natured, smiling faces long be-
fore the hour of convening rolled
around. a huge bunch of roses in a
tall wicker vase graced the desk OF
Senator Beidleman, who was the CEN
ter of a crowd of old friends, shaking
hands and renewing acquaintance of
last session. Senator Martin, of Cum
berland, was also early on the floor
and DR.. Gerberich, President pro tenn.
last session. was warmly greeted and
seemed as popular as in the days when
he was q presiding officer.
The Senate is Overwhelmingly Re-
publican this year, there being thirty
eight Republican. eleven Democrats
and one Washington party member.
Among the new faces on the floor
to-day were L. w. Patton, Republican,
Philadelphia: Owen B. Jenkins Re-
publican. Philadelphia; William Wal
lace Smith, Republican. Philadelphia:
Frank P. Croft, Republican, Merton:
Elmer Warner, Democrat, Carbon;
Horace W. Schantz. Republican, Le-
high: w. Clayton Hackett. Democrat,
Easton; William NJ. Lynch. Repub-
lican. Lackawanna w. Wayne Hind
man. Democrat, Clarion: Plymouth w.
Snyder, Republican. Blair; Samuel j.
Miller. Republican. ClearffeId; Horace
A. Thou1pkins, Democrat, Carbon:
William I'll. Semmens, Republican. AL
legheny; w. j. Burke. Republican,
Allegheny; William S. Mckee, Repub-
lican, Allegheny; J. W. Stewart. Demo-
crat, Jefferson; Marshall Phipps, Re-
puhlican. Franklin. and RAYMOND E.
Smith. Washington. Crawford.
William G. Mcconnell. Republican.
of ShamolSin was welcomed back after
CContinued on Page Is.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-05
BURGESS IN CHARGE
Of WATER STATION
Company Failed to Furnish Coal
and Move Was Made For
Towns Safety

Dallastown, Pa. Jan. 5.-To pro-
tect itself in case of fire the borough
yesterday assumed charge OF the
pumping station Of the York County
Consolidated Water Company. Super
intendent Hoffman closed the plant on
account of the company not furnish
ing fuel, the coal having been pre-
viously sold at shcriffs sale on IN
execution of Wagman Brothers. who
recently erected filtering plant. With
only seven feet of water in the reser-
voir, the people becam" alarmed and
Burgess Ziegler, after consulting thn
borough attorney, purchased coal and
put man in charge. The company
has promised TO adjust the matter.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-05
TENER'S
FAREWELL MESSAGE
STRONG DOCUMENT
tFull Text of Governors
Pages IL and 13)

tFull Text of Governors Message
Pages II and 13)
The farewell message of Governor
Tener. submitted to the Legislature at
its opening session this afternoon,
deals very largely with a review of his
administration, but nevertheless con-
tains number of very important rec
concentrations which the Governor
says are the results of his observations
in office. 1t is practical and progress
sive throughout.
OF greatest popular interest, per-
haps. are the Governors pleas for the
passage of a workRiens compensation
act and for the adoption of the wom-
ans suffrage resolutions which was
passed two years ago and if approved
this session will go before the voters
in November next as an amendment to
the State Constitution.
Surfeit of Laws
Governor Tener believes Pennsylva-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-05

mia to be well and economically gov
erned and that a great volume of new
legislation is not necessary at this time.
People throughout the nation, gem
orally speaking, are suffering from
surfet of laws. rather than too few,
he says, and he recommends for his
successor earnest cooperation and
assistance in passing only such laws
as are necessary and will prove for the
benefit of all the people of the COM
monwealth."
The Governor urges the Legislature
not to appropriate money beyond the
estimated revenues of the State and
makes specific recommendations for
appropriations for the following pur-
poses:
For charities in no case more than
the amount specified by the State
Board of Charities.
[Continued on Page II
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-05
HILL WOMEN To
SEW To AID RELIEF
First Neighborhood Circle to Meet
Tomorrow in St. Andrews
Parish House

Organization of one of the first
neighborhood sewing circles which
are proposed in all parts of the city
as branches of the work of. the Har-
risburg Home and War Relief Com
mittee will take place at o'clock to-
morrow afternoon in st. Andrews
Protestant Episcopal parish house,
Nineteenth and Market streets. The
circle will meet weekly at 3 o'clock
until Easter.
Preliminary plans for the circle to
meet in ST. Andrews parish house
were made soon after the organiza-
CONTINUED on Page Il ,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-05
Civil Administration For
Part of Russian Poland
By Associated Fyess

Berlin, via wireless on London. Jan.
8, $50 a. M.-Announcement is made
here that the portion of Russian Po-
land occupied by the Germans has
been provided with a civil admins
tration under Herr Won Brandenstein.
German airrhen. It is also announced
have dropped bombs on British am
munition stores on the outskirts of
Rosendael and Goudskerque. near
Dunkirk France. The explosions, 1t
is stated, killed and injured hundreds
of persons and set fire to a portion of
one of the villages.
News from Durazzo, Albania, states
that in the first fight in that vicinity
number of followers of Essad Pasha,
the provisional president of Albania
who held back. were hanged.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-05

ever, and the latest official announce
ment from Vienna asserts that the
Austrian forces in Galicia have cap
tured strong positions and are pre-
pairing tfor further operation.
Although it Is admitted in Petro-
grad that the Germans occupied Rus
sian positions at Bolimow. on the bat
tie front before Warsaw. the Russian
war office states that the invaders
later were driven back again, aban-
doning six machine guns.
Except for the advance of the
French into Alsace. there is little ac-
tivity in the west. Both sides, appar-
emily, are content for the present to
hold their entrenched positions, leav-
ing the fighting largely to artillery.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-05
$4,000 LESS
FOR WATER BUREAU
Bowman Shows Council How Eco
nomically City Water Was
Furnished in 1914

Operation of the water department
in 1914, the first year under the com
$S2, 2,367.56 less than in 1913, accord
ing to the annual statement of re-
ceipts and expenditures submitted to
Council this afternoon by Commits
sioner Harry +. Bowman, superinten-
dent of public safety.
The report of the water bureau
shows that despite the Improvements
etc, that were lnaugurated or devel-
oped during the last twelve months,
the net earnings totaled $S0,915.93.
[Continued on Page 81
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-05
STRUCK BY ENGINE

Jacob Erger, 511 South Front
street, Steelton, employed by the Har-
risburg Gas Company, was struck by
a Cumberland Valley Railroad en-
gine this morning at the rear of the
Pennsylvania freight station, Third
and Mulberry streets. He received q
sprained back and bruises about the
body. and was admitted to the Harris
burg Hospital.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-05
GOOD WORK FOR CHILDREN
BY Associated Press

Washington, D. c., Jan. 5.-Reports
of good work done during the past
year throughout the country in behalf
of working children were enthusi-
astically received here to-day at the
opening session of the eleventh annual
conference on child labor. AS general
proposition the reports showed there
had been a marked Improvement of
conditions under which children are
employed to-day as compared with
those which existed five years ago, but
1t was admitted by several speakers
that much remained to be done.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-05
FOUR WOMEN KILLED
BY EXPRESS TRAIN
Stepped Out of Way of Shifting
Engine and Directly in Path
of Fast Train
WERE ON THEIR WAY TO WORK
All Natives of Austria and Are
Without Relatives in This
Country
WERE ON THEIR WAY TO WORK
BY associated Press

Allentown, Pa, Jan. 5.--Four young
women, natives of Austria, who were
on their way from their homes in
Cementon to Coplay, where they
worked in a cigar factory, stepped out
of the way of a shifting engine on the
Lehigh Valley railroad tracks directly
i'll the path Of a fast eastbound train
ct o'clock this morning.
Mary York Orski. Katie Urkas and
Katie Madiea were killed instantly and
Mary Forenzao died soon after being
carried into the station at Coplay.
They had no relatives in this
country.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-05
welded. DIVORCED, WIDowER
AT 23, READY FOR ANOTHER

Welded and divorced While still in
his 'teensc and a widower at %,
George III. Hankey. York, established
another unique record for the Dau-
phin county marriage license bureau
to-day by making his third application
for license. Now he wishes to wed
Miss Ida A. Jacobs, of York
Hankey. who is so years old, said
he was divorced in 1908 from his
first wife and his his second wife died
in 1907. He got the license.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-05
Fire in Shed Starts
Rumor That Slough
Tabernacle's in Flames

Fire in IN abandoned hay shed, re-
Gently acquired by the State from the
Paxton Flour and Feed Company,
caused much excitement in the vicin-
ity of State and Cowden streets this
morning. The flames were eXtin-
guished with slight damage. 1t is be-
lieVed the flames were caused by 4
tramp who was seen coming from the
left shortly before the fire was dis
covered. Many persons were attract
ed to the scene by the rumor that the
Slough tabernacle was in flames.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-05
BLINDED BY GAS EXPLOSION
Special TO The Teieera.h

Carlisle. Pa. Jan. 5.-Willis w.
Daron. secretary of the borough, was
seriously injured. and may lose his
sight as the result of an accident
which occurred when the gas engine
which operates the ventilating sys-
tenn at the Franklin school building.
exploded yesterday. The burning gas
struck him fairly in the face and
burned him severely The building
was slightly damaged by the explo-
sioI
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-05
AUsTRTANs SURROUNDED
By associated Pre,,,

Paris, Jan. 5. 400 A. MA Petro-
grad dispatch published in LInpor-
nation reports that the Russians have
occupied eight Hungarian townships
and that several divisions of the Aus
trians are surrounded in the Carpa-
thians.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-05
CALL FOR BANK STATEMENT

Washington, Jan. 5.--The Comptrol-
Ter of the Currency to-day called for
a report on the condition of national
banks at the close of business Decem-
Der 81.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-05
THE WEATHER

For Harrisburg and vicinity: Fair
Rnd slightly warmer tonight,
with lowest temperature about rs
degrees; Wednesday cloudy and
warmer.
For Eastern Pennsylvania. Fair and
warmer tonight; Wednesday in
creasing cIOudincEs and warmer;
gentle to moderate east to south
winds.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-05

General Conditions
The high pressure area fr0m the
LOwer Ohio Valley and Tennes-
zee has moved nOrtheastward to
the Middle Atlantic coast with
somewhat increased strength. It
fs causing generally cloudy
weather throughout the terri
tors under its influence with Hight
scattered rain and Snow in some
dIHtTicts and has resulted in q
general rise of to "a degrees in
temperature in the Lake Region.
MissiHsippi and Missouri valleys
and I'm the Southwest.
Temperatures n. M, 30.
SUI; Rises, 7t2S a. M; sets, 4,52
u. m.
NOOni Rises, 1O,2s n. m.
River StnRe; 2.S feet above low
water mark.
Yesterdays Weather
Highest temperature. ~.
7 O1cst temperature. 20.
Mean temperature. 20.
Normal Temperature. 30.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-05
General Conditions

No important changes In river con-
slitions nre Indicated for the next
thIrfy-six hours.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-05
MARRIAGE LICENSES

steefto
George W. ShatO.
H. 4. ncohs York.
Leonard H. JONES' Mary Raymond. Gettysburg.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-08-05
Knoxville Experts Called to Mahas,
ka County Farm.

Knoxville Journal: Park Flanders
and M. Jollifre, Knoxville expert well
doctors and well surgeons, were at
the Mahaska County poor farm all
the latter part of last week, seeking
to make a thorough diagnosis of the
queer case of the countys deep well.
The aforesaid well Notwithstanding
the excessive rainfall of the past
three months, suddenly went dry
about July IS. and at last account was
about as arid as Des Moines, Alabama
or Deaths Valley in California.
fXactly just how Flanders and Jol-
life purpose to prime the old water
hole and get it in running condition
was not even limited when they took
the job from the Mahaska county well
doctors, but one thing is sure-if they
can't put juice in her subterranean
depths and elasticity in the pump val
YES, the thing cant be did" Some
of the Oskaloosa experts imagine that
the waters have found an under
ground outlet to the active valcano in
California and others are equally sure
that its bottom was knocked out by
the explosion OF a shell from one of
the big German guns.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-08-05
BRIDGE CONTRACT LET
w. E. Whitlatch Gets Cedar and w.
E. Laud Gets Richland.

County Board of Supervisors met
yesterday afternoon in extra session
to let contracts for the building OF
two bridges, one IN Richland town.
ship and one in Cedar township.
Only two bids for the construction
were made on bridge IA in Richland
and only one bid on bridge No AZ in
Cedar township.
w. E. Whitlatch bid on both struct-
ures, and contract for bridge As Ce-
dar was awarded to him at $1,7S5. 90
with $1,000 for all extra concrete and
foundations.
His bid on bridge IA Rfchland was
$4,000 fiat bid with $3.50 for all
extra concrete and foundations.
w. E. Laud received contract for
bridge No. IA, his bid being 1885.
with 1915 for all extra concrete and
foundations.
Following the opening of the bids
and the awarding of the contracts
the board took up miscellaneous
business matters.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-08-05
ALLIES BEGIN
SUBSEA RAIDS
GOLDEN HORN BRIDGE BLOWN
UP BY SUBMARINE.
C0NSTANTINOPLE NOW CUT OFF
German Destroyer, Turk Steamer and
Two Ottoman Transports Are
Sent to Bottom by British
Undersea Vessels.

London. Aug 3.-Great Britain and
France have started to carry the sub.
marine war to Germany. From the
Dardanelles to the North sea the al
lies undersea craft have opened a
campaign against the Germans and
Turks which already has cut Constan.
tinople off from Asia, thrown the city
into terror and sunk a German tor
pedo-boat destroyer, a 3,000-ton Turk
ish steamer and two Turkish trans.
ports.
One French and a second British
submarine, according to official an
nouncements, augmented by press dis
patches, succeeded in forcing the Oar,
danelles and dashing past CONSTANT.
nople into the Sea of Marmora. With
in sight of the Turkish capital the
submarines shelled and blew up the
Galata bridge across the Golden Horn.
connecting Constantinople with Asiatic
Turkey, according to a dispatch to the
Times from Mitylene.
To add to the terror Of the Turks
the British submarine then stole into
the harbor and almost under the walls
of the Top-Kaneh arsenal in Constan
tinople, where it sent a torpedo into a
transport and sent it to the bottom.
The craft followed this by sinking an
other transport in Karabogha bay.
According to dispatches from Mt
dros this exploit threw the entire
Turkish capital into terror.
The feat of the British submarine,
as announced by the admiralty, has
added another exploit to the annals of
warfare by bombarding shore posi-
tions with torpedoes. Turkish powder
mills and the railway of Kara Burnu.
tackled.
Another admiralty statement says:
"A British submarine has returned
and reports the sinking of a German
torpedo boat destroyer, believed to be
of the G-196 class, on July &c. near the
German coast"
Two British Ships Sunk.
Meanwhile the Germans have not
permitted their submarines to remain
idle. Two more British steamers have
been sunk, the session steamer Gin
tonia and the Benvorlich. The Gin
tonia sailed from Tynemouth July 2
for Marseilles. Fifty-four of the per
sons aboard were saved The Benvor
Itch left Manila May for London by
way Of Marseilles, and was probably
sent down off the French coast by the
same submarine that sank the Gin.
tonia. Sixteen members of her crew
were saved. Others are missing
A dispatch from Constantinople re-
ports the sinking through an unknown
cause of a large Russian torpedo-boat
destroyer off the Island Of Kerken.
east of Chileh. in the Black sea-
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-08-05
IN THE DISTRICT COURT
Dispositions of Various Matters by
Judge and Jury

Judge SilwOld yesterday reconvened
court at 100 o'clock and took up sew
eral matters which were set for hear
ing.
In the Estate of Alfred Turner, the
deed given to T. J. Glenn was approx
ed and final report in the case was
approved, and administrators was dis
charged
Final report in the guardianship OF
William Burkhart was approved anG
the guardian discharged.
Annual report in the guardianship
of Catherine Delashmutt was ap
proved and the guardian was author
lied to borrow not exceeding 5000. 90
Guardian was allowed $500 for ser
vices rendered to date.
The will of the late Sarah Forsyth
was admitted to probate and Viola
Forsyth was confirmed as executriz
without bond.
The will of David r. Mills was ad
mitted to probate and j. w. Earring
confirmed as eXecutriX and bond fixed
at $16,000.00.
Final report was made in the guard
ianship of Earl Wymore and the re
port approved. Guardian discharged
d, c. Waggoner was allowed $500
for services as attorney in the estate
OF VIM. Hart. Final report was set
for hearing at one o'clock ID. M, Octo,
Der 4, 1915, and notice ordered given.
Report of sale and sale approved
was made in the setate of Margaret
Hutchins.
The will of the late Washington L.
Dunbar was set for hearing at one
o'cloc KIP. m, October 4, 1915, and no,
tice was ordered given.
In the estate of w. A. Larkins, the
widow was allowed 100000 for years
support.
In the case of Job E. Stout VS.. Kate
Woman ct al, the referee was author
lied to deposit with the clerk of the
court the distributive share of the
Fred Stout estate because his where.
abouts is unknown. Final report was
approved and the referee discharged.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-08-05
RABIES AMONG HOGS
Mysterious Disease in Jasper County
Herds Causes Alarm.

1t was thought until few days ago
that the mad dog scare at Monroe
was closed incident. The quaran.
tine had been lifted July and things
were apparently going on as usual.
However. one day last week, a farm
er from Marion county bought six
head of hogs from a farmer northeast
of Monroe and took them home with
him.
That night two of the hogs died
and shortly afterwards three more
died and the Marion county farmer
naturally wanted to know about 1t.
The heads of the hogs were sent
to Iowa City for examination and the
report came back that the hogs had
rabies.
The matter was brought to the at
tention of the county attorney, who
advised the Monroe board OF health
and this board of health where the
hogs We're bought. TO call In the state
board of health TO get the matter
cleared up.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-08-05
FIRE FROM EXPLOSION
Considerable Damage Done to North
L Street Property.

Fire Of a peculiar ana unusual
character caused damage to house,
located at No. 209 North l. street
about 1870 o'clock Monday night An
explosion of gasoline occurred that
swept intense heat to every part OF
the house, a story and half struc-
ture of six rooms. Down stairs rooms
were scOrched, and badly charred and
then the fire went out of it's own &C
cord. When the fire company arrived
only a few smoul !ering remnants OF
the flames could be found and at one
corner the blaze had come through the
side OF the house onto a porch. The
wall paper was burned from the walls
and furniture badly charred and blist-
cred. Heat in the house when the
tiremen entered was so intense that
they could not long endure it. The fire
was handled with chemicals. No wat
.er was thrown. Household and prop,
erty loss insured.
Families of Bert Hines and J. S.
King occupied the house which is
owned by A. Christensen, NJ. & st. L.
agent at New Sharon. The wives OF
the men were away from home, at
Abba, visiting. Messrs. Hines and
King were at a picture show and the
house had been without occupant
since eight o'clock or a little later in
the evening. The men had cooked sup.
per on gasoline stove in the kitchen.
The house appearing damp and chill.
ly, they had also built a fire in q
small heating stove. They closed up
the house, shut windows, locked doors
and went up town" Possibly a drip
of gasoline was left creating vapor
which slowly penetrated to all parts
of the house. This vapor making an
explosive mixture with the atmosphere
finally communicated with the fire in
the stove and the explosion resulted
The top was blown from the supply
tank OF the stove and in the up stairs
rooms of the house the odor of gaso-
line was prevalent above the fumes
and smoke of the fire.