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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-02
RELIEF COMMITTEE Will
have Open HOUSE FRIDAY
Supplies Made at Headquarters VIII Be
Exhibited There, Together With
Paintings Contributed by Irving
Girls

Division chiefs and volunteer work
ers are busy to-day making ready Tor
the ''open house to be held at I South
Front street, ON Friday, by the Home
and War Relief Committee. Unique dec
orations composed of the supplies made
there are planned and big force OF
women will be on hand to see that Wis
itors are properly taken care of. Tea
will be served to all visitors. Everyone
is welcome.
Women students from Irving College
have contributed some fine water color
paintings and drawings, which will be
used for decorative purposes. Various
finished materials produced by the paid
and volunteer workers will also be used
in decorative work. Tea will be served
throughout the day.
Men and Women alike are welcome
not only on Friday but any other day.
The public is urged TO visit and inspect
the house, which is open from 10 to IL
and from until 8. Guides will be on
hand to conduct visitors over the place.
A big box of clothing was received
from the Globe clothing house and many
needy fami1es were haue ga" WIN i'S
contents. Sweaters, caps, boys suits,
underwear, REFERS and overcoats, not to
forget mittens, were included in the
box. Shoes from the Harrisburg Boot
and Shoe Factory were received and
given out by the ladies of the Home
Relief division.
Letters containing two tickets to the
recital of Mrs. Roy Cox and Miss Sara
Lemer were sent out yesterday. Some
contained notice that three tickets were
sent, which was an error, since only two
were enclosed in each.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-02
2S CASES FOR SUPERIOR COURT
They Will Be Argued at Session Open
ing Here Next Monday

Eighteen OF the twenty seven cases
listed for argument in the April term
of Superior Court to be held in this city
beginning next Monday afternoon at /
clock, are appeals taken from county
court decisions since last October. Eight
eases were held over from the October
term
Of the half dozen appeals from the
decisions of the Dauphin county judges,
one involves an action for divorce and
three are for taxes. The case of Ath-
ems George, proprietor of the Victoria
Theatre, Market street, this city, who
was fined for refusing to accommodate
colored patrons in all parts of his mo-
tion picture theatre. is slated to be ar.
gued.
Other cases appealed from the Dau-
phin courts include these: Adams En-
press Company VS.. City of Harrisburg;
Cornman VS.. Central Pennsylvania
Traction Company; State VS.. Trades
men s Trust Company, two cases; Jacob
VS.. Louise Snyder, divorce.
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late war news SUMMARY
Continued From FIRST Page.

several points near the Prussian border
have failed.
Washington is considering to-day
what step shall be taken by this coun-
try following the announcement by the
British and French governments that
they would attempt to cut off trade co
and from Germany. Great Britain's re-
ply y\to the American proposals respect
ing this general situation, however, Is
vet to be received. Germany has ac-
cepted the proposals in the main, in a
reply which probably will be made pub
lie in Berlin in day or two.
The attack of the Anglo-French feet
oil the Dardanelles has been interrupted
by unfavorable weather but a dispatch
from Athens states that before the
operations were suspended the two
Turkish forts at the narrowest part of
the straits had been silenced. 1t is
stated that the Turkish army massed on
the peninsula for defense of Constan-
tinople consists of 100000 men.
In Poland the Russians are on the
offensive along the entire front. In
tine most important operations around
Przasnysz the Germans are said to
have been defeated decisively and
forced back across the border.
Of the land operations the most i'm
Dortant at present under way are along
the East Prussian frontier, in Northern
Poland, and in Champagne, on the
western front. Concerning the latter
engagement French and German re-
ports disagree sharply. Berlin states
that the allies have been driven back
while Paris claims that the French
have repulsed strong German counter
attacks ana gained more ground.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-02

A coat and dress showing the
long and the short-waisted effects are
shown in the illustrations. The coat
in diagonal blue serge, with full skirt
and belt with pockets upon each side is
late and practical model for the
Spring coat. In the illustration the coat
is worn with a sand-colored skirt.
In plain and moire taffeta is the
dress illustrated made in the latest
basque effect. The bodice is given the
longwaisted appearance by panel
front which is cut in one with wide
crushed girdle. This fits around the
waist and hips rather closely combining
very well with the full flaring skirt.
On many of these dresses where
little color is needed to give the proper
note for contrast corsage bouquet was
used. There are many different kinds
of these flowers, those made from vel
vet or silk or chiffon and those made
of ribbon. The newest ones show a
picot edging and are often made of
picot.edged ribbon. The trimming on
some of the early spring hats is very
simple, often being but strip of mar
row ribbon, usually grosgrain, with a
strand of beads, in dull white, blue or
other dull color which will form pleas
ing contrast placed just above it.
New handkerchiefs are showing mar
row-colored frills around their edge of
pink or blue or violet The very
sheerest of linen is used for those hand
kerchiefs and the result is fluffy and
dainty
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|15 Girls Led FROM
/ blaze BY BLUECOAT
Continued From First Page.


tograph studio, operated by W. W
Weeks, in the same building. An
alarm was sent in from box 112, See
ond and Market streets, and the fire en-.
gmes ratified through the crowds in
the shopping district. A chemical
stream from the Washington engine
however, stopped the blaze before i.
could grow TO large proportions. The
loss did not exceed s25
The building is owned by j. L.
Shearer, who operates a mon S fur
nishings store in the ground floor and
Basement at 204 Market street and a
shirt factory on the fourth floor OF
the building. Adjoining at 206 Mar.
ket street is the jewelry store OF
George \. Springer.
Fearing that the fire might become
serious and that the crowds would press
too close to the valuables, detectives
were stationed in the jewelry store.
The alarm from the heart of the
business district attracted hundreds of
persons and the police reserves were
summoned TO keep the crowds from
eampering the firemen.
Not enough chemical stream was
nsed to do any damage to the goods
n the stores beneath the blaze. Elec.
RE wires run near the place where
inc fire originated and it is thought a
snort circuit was responsible for the
blaze.
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OF INTEREST TOWOMEN

blue. The pleated underskirt of plain
blue just peeped out from beneath the
tunic.
A short bolero jacket also slashed
and bound with plain blue is worn over
white chiffon blouse with narrow
pleat down the center having narrow
frill on either side. The long sleeves
had deep faring cuffs of the striped
silk with a frill of the chiffon around
It's edge. The collar of the blouse was
very high with a frill Of chiffon above
and below.
Another little dress which sported
short bolero jacket and chiffon blouse
having deep bell sleeves of the chiffon,
had skirt which showed new evolu.
tion of the tunic skirt. The skirt was
of blue chiffon taffeta with two box
pleatlngs around the bottom. The skirt
was the full length in the back, but the
front was the depth of the two box.
pleated ruffies shorter. and beneath were
two box-pleated frills of white chiffon.
The effect was stunning
Contrast is strong note in the color
combinations of the season. Many dark
jackets were shown with white or light
colored skirts. Wide leather belts were
used on some of the dresses. One white
serge dress had red patent leather
belt which was very effective indeed
A white chiffon afternoon dress
showed the raglan sleeves with surplice
fronts of filet lace and loose panel of
the filet lace in the back. The unusual
skirt was made of chiffon with three
graduated bands of shirred silk applied.
Each band was shrred upon cord top
and bottom which gave the band very
pretty finish.
A mode which is having quite n
vogue and is both graceful and effect
i've has been inspired by the Turkish
trousers. This dress, however, is not
a trouser skirt, far be it! There is II
foundation skirt made shorter than the
outside skirt and the lower edge of
the outside skirt is gathered and caught
to the lower edge of the upderskirt and
the skirt itself is bloused, If that term
can be used, all around the bottom. The
dress which | saw having skirt like
this had a very wide belt with large
round disks ON moons embroidered on
it in red and silver and gold.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-02
Checking the Disease

A State Live Stock Sanitary bulletin
Just issued announces that Laneas.
ter, Lebanon and York counties are still
under quarantine for the foot and
mouth disease as are also Lower Allen
Monroe, Silver Spring and Upper AL.
len in Cumberland county; Conewago
Derry, East Hanover, South Hanover
West Hanover, Londonderry, Mifiiin
Lower Paxton, Upper Paxton, Swatara
L2wer S'watara and Washington in
Dauphin county.
A quarantine has been declared
against New Jersey, which state seems
TO be lax in enforcing the law as tC
prevent the spread of the disease, and
1t is announced that no live stock orig
mating in any Federal "closed. ex
posed or modified quarantined ares
of any state will be permitted to enter
Pennsylvania for any purpose.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-02
FASCINATING
SPRING MODES
Boleros and Short Skirts Combine in
Jaunty Costumes - Turkish Trous-
er Skirts
New York, March 2

New 1Ork, Mdrch =.
With the first breath of Spring
weather costumes begin to take on
spring-lik colorings. Hats in gayer
colors or trimmed with bright flowers
and feathers announce to the world that
Spring has returned. even when the suit
or dress remains of the somber colors
of winter.
Covert cloth has been the novelty in
winter suits and is very popular in the
spring, for it is light in color and COM
bines with many things, A new cloth
called buck-skin covert is the newest
of this type.
A few days ago l received announce
ment cards from Fifth Avenue dress
making establishment. of private view
of their newest models. From the gen
eral salesrooms / was guided into a
gray and gold elevator and from there
to an artistic room also in gray and
white and gold. The simplest of small
stages occupied one side of the room.
few chairs were placed carelessly
around the room, and we made our
selves comfortable for the review.
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miss boyd IN A Recital
Program Will Be Given at Emmanuel
Church OH Thursday
Night

The following program will be given
kt o clock ON Thursday evening at
Emmanuel Presbyterian church by LII
fretia Irvine Boyd assisted by friends
for the benefit of the Sunday school
flass taught by Mrs. A. NJ. Boyson:
Piano solo, GAY Pastorale Varie. =
Mozart; (b) Impromptu, Schubert,
|4ucretia Irvine Boyd; violin solo.
Souvenier," F. Drlda. William The
kiore Meyers; piano solo, "Gems of
fcotland, Rive King, Lucretia Irvine
Boyd; reading. 'Nillage Dressmaker. -
Miss Sehillin2er; piano solo, ''Noc-
|urn, = Chopin. Lucretia Irvine Boyd /:
Focal solo, "My Heart Ever Faith
[ul," Bach, Mrs. William Bumbaugh.
Piano solo, 'Chici-Pi-Pi MINI (Cu-
pan Dance, R. Hoffman, Iucretia IT.
zine Boyd; violin solo, Leibesfrend.' .
Fritz Kreisler, William Theodore New
&rs; monologue, ''My Little Sweet
teart, Miss Schillinger; piano solo. Sc
[ected. Professor E! j. Decevee; vocal
|olo, Bid Me Discourse" Bishop, Mrs.
William Bumbaugh; piano duet, CIVIL
Jam Tell, Rossini, Lucretia Irvine
Boyd and Professor E. J. Decevee.
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FINANCE
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
QUOTATIONS..

Furnished by H. w. snavely. Broker.
Arcade Building, Walnut and Court
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-02
KNIGHTS PLAN A CONCERT
Pythisns Will Give an Entertainment
for 'Quick Relief Fund

Plans for the proposed benefit concert
for the ''quick relief fund of John
Harris Lodge, Knights of Pythias, were
discussed last evening at meeting of
the committee of arrangements, follow.
ing the regular session of the lodge in
Union Square. The sale of the tickets
has been rapid.
The committee, consisting of Harry
A. Boyer, chairman; Harry d. Reel,
Charles +. Erb, Joseph H. Benfer,
Charles B. Langletz and C. B. Cornman,
has arranged to bring women S or
chestra and musical speciality to the
Technical High school auditorium the
evening cf March 10 and the proceeds
will be turned over to the fund that
provides financial help for the members
and the widows and orphans of mem
bers, who neet quick aid.
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IN DIABOLIC
/ PLOT TO MURDER and
LOOT IN new YORK
Continued From First Page.

and had discussed with him. and others,
1.-THE police assert, the details of the
Widespread plot. From Baldo the police
learned that the anarchists plans were
to be developed in separate phases by
|groups of two and three men working
Together. Detectives were assigned to
watch these groups and two men from
central Office were shadowing Carbone
when he was arrested.
Exception of Plot Delayed
According to Baldo, Abarno had
planned to wreck the cathedral week
ago late in the afternoon. but had post
poned execution of the idea, partly at
Baldo IS suggestion. To-day, when he
left his room with Baldo, half dozen
detectives, some of them disguised as
laborers and carrying dinner pals,
Itrailed him to the church.
The bomb was made of scrap iron in
side a plaster of paris body. Inspector
Egan, of the Bureau of Combustibles,
said it was the deadliest he ever had
seen. Most of the scrap iron was
round knobs which had been wrenched
from iron fences in front of the houses
of New York City S wealthy residents.
Where the Plot Was Hatched
According to the police, the plot was
centralized in the group of anarchists
known as the Bresci group, so named
because of the admiration which its
members expressed for Gaetano Bresci,
the man who killed King Humbert in
Italy in 1900. At the time of this
assassination it was reported that a
group of anarchists in New York and
Paterson, n. j.. shared the plot.
An unusual development of the case
upon which Police Commissioner Woods
said he did not care to comment for the
present was the detention at police
headquarters of Frank Baldo, the de.
tective through whom headquarters had
learned of the gang s alleged activities
Baldo was placed under arrest-tech'
nical arrest, it was assumed. Baldo is
the assumed name for the detective
His real name, Mr.. Woods says, is
Emilio Poignant.
II was announced at police head
quarters this afternoon that A5arnO
had made confession in which he ad
mitted the existence of plan TO begin
a reign of terror in this city which
would include the assassination of An
drew Carnegie, John d. Rockefeller
Cornelius Vanderbilt and other wealthy
men.
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Boleros were the most striking feat
ures shown. Short little bobby, sleeve
less Jackets, some cut square and
straight around, Others scalloped or
slashed. These were worn over full
blouses which bloused triie over the
belt or girdle instead of being pulled
straight down. Most Of these were
long -sleeved, while Others had the bell
sleeves, three quarter or half length,
wide and unbound to the lower edge.
The skirts were full and short, most
of them being built on peasant lines,
with full apron-like overskirts front
and back, divided on the sides and
showing a plain or ruffled underskirt
beneath
Another noticeable feature in these
dresses was the fact that they were all
made with normal waistline, an in
teresting fact when one thinks of all
the long-waisted and Empire lines
which are shown as fOrerunners of
Spring and Summer fashions. 1t is a
fact that the frocks made on Empire
lines are decidedly for the girlish figure
while the round wasted frocks suit all
styles of figure more or less.
Another type of costume shown here
was taken from the 18th Century
French costumes. The waist was in
doublet effect, slashed several times
front and back through which the
creamy white chiffon blouse peeped. A
short pleated peplum finished the lower
edge of the waist. This was worn over
a full skirt with a pleated ruffie ON the
bottom. An interesting thing to re-
member is that these pleated ruffles
which are used on the bottom of so
many skirts are pressed fiat and put
on the lower edge without a heading of
any kind.
In these dresses the long tunic was
shown in many different styles. Some
times with a pleated lower skirt show
ing just below, and again with an un-
derskirt of filmy lace.
One of these frocks | will describe
in detail. The skirt had a long blue
tunic striped with thread of yellow
and crossed with a satin stripe. This
was slashed up about eight inches and
faced upon the upper side with plain
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-02
Discuss Types of Jitney Buses

Promoters of the Jitney Transporta.
tion Company, which is seeking State
charter and which proposes to operate
an auto bus line in the city and Steel
ton, this morning conferred with rep
resentative of an auto concern with a
view of getting ideas for designing the
particular type of buses which it is pur-
posed shall be used here. Tentative
plans were agreed upon, but the matter
of deciding on the capacity of the cars
and other details was postponed to a
date following the granting of the
charter.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-02
CAPITOL HILL
INVITE T0SnIPLAUNCHINC
Legislators Will Be Asked to Attend
Ceremonies When warship Penn
sylvania Leaves Ways

The Legislature will receive an in
vitation to attend the launching of the
battleship Pennsylvania at the Nor.
folk, Va, yards on March 16, and, it
Is understood, will appoint commit
tee of ten Senators and ten members
OF the House to accompany Governor
Brumbaugh and his Cabinet to the eere-
monies.
1t is also possible that both Senate
and House will attend in body if
arrangements can be made. The last
time the entire body attended a
launching was that of the st. Paul at
Cramps shipyard in Philadelphia in
1899.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-02
MEN ENTERTAIN YOUNGSTERS
Three Hundred Boys Attend Feed at
Stevens Memorial Church

rs The Mems Club of the Stevens Me
mortal Methodist church gave a recep
tion last night to three hundred boys
of the Sunday school. 1t was without
doubt the largest social affair of its
kind ever held in the church.
As early as 6 O'Clock the boys be.
gan to arrive and from then until 73O
they came in large numbers. A hot
baked bean dinner with ice cream and
cake was served to the boys. A pro
gram of good music and entertainment
made the evening very pleasant one
for the crowd. On, leaving the church
at the close of all the doings each boy
was given big red apple as souvenir
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-02
FOUND DEAD ON TRACKS
Unidentified Man Picked Up Early This
Morning

An unidentified man was picked up
early this morning by shifting crew
on the Philadelphia & Reading tracks
at Nineteenth street. The man had suf
fered from fractured skull at the base
of the brain, and although the accident
was not reported by any crew, officials
believe the man was struck by train
without the engineer knowing it.
In the clothing of the man was found
a small testament with the name of R.
B. Harwick, Zion Hill Bucks county.
Coroner Eckinger was in hopes this
would identify the man, but SO far no
word was received from that place.
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sUMMERDALE GOSPEL FEAST
Total of $fO4 Raised Sunday at the
Methodist Church

Summerdale, March 2.-The NJ. f..
church of this place, the Rev. S. b.
Bidlack, pastor, and H. C. Hoffman,
assistant pastor, celebrated gospel feast
or banner day on Sunday. The prin-
ciral feature of the day was the Sun
day school service. Each class had been
working for banner won by the pri-
mary room, consisting of twenty five lit
tie ones in charge of Mrs. William l..
lBrubaker. The collection of this room
was $19. The collection of the entire
Sunday school was $53.75.
Another surprise for the Sunday
school was a new piano, A choir from
Harrisburg, together with an orchestra,
rendered music during the day. The
collection for the entire day amounted
to $104.72.
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TROLLEY RECEIPTS UP:
PROFITS DOWN


surplus remaining of s21,615, so that
the company went beyond 1914's net
income to meet dividend requirements.
Net Earnings $221, 1929
The net earnings were $221,329.S9,
decrease of S49,449.S5, or 1872 per
cent. The decrease in gross earnings
is attributed by the report to the "gen-
eral business depression, yet the total
number of passengers carried for the
year was 23,661,301, an increase of
64,790. The percentage of operating
expenses to gross earnings was 45.S, an
increase of 4.6 per cent. The operating
expenses for the year were $456,
623.73, an increase of $42,66S.37, or
1912 per cent.
Extensive improv vements made during
the year, including the purchase of
new cars, remodeliDg of others and the
building of new lines in this city,
Steeton and Mddetown.
The structures, power plant and
equipment of both the companies and
the leased lines are being maintained
at high standard of efficiency, the
maintenance during the year the sum
OF @lVU,fJJ'oS, all IicIedse VI PloJ
626.53.
Ten new "pay as you enter" cars
were bought during the year and thir-
teen old ears were equipped with the
"pay-within' feature, so that of the
company's 131 ears now in the service
81 are of the modern type.
Some of the Expenditures
The cost of operating during 1914
was $456,623.73 or an increase of
$42,66S.37. Other expenditures include
these: depreciation, $93,425; increase,
s14,004.S4; taxes, s65,000; increase,
$S33.14; rentals on leased lines, $780,
$50; decrease, $4,000; interest on
bonds, S159,665; increase, $5,016. In
come from investments was $685.
an increase of $13,43S.
During the year six dilapidated cars
were destroyed and two ears were sold.
An official of the company this morning
declared that the stockholders, who at
the meeting to-day represented 81 1000
of the 102 900 shares of capital stock,
made no reference whatever to the an
nounced plan of the Jitney Transporta-
tiOn company to operate in competition.
He added that if that matter is con-
sidered by the company it may be
taken up at the meeting of the directors
which will be held on Thursday morn
ing at IL O'Clock. They also will deal
with such questions as new equipment,
line extension and other improvements,
he said:
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U. HENSEL FUNERAL TO-DAY
Governor Brumbaugh, Ex-Governors
and Other Notables Attend obsequies

Lancaster, Pa, March 2.-The flu.
+eral of Ex-Attorney General William
ghler Hensel took place this afternoon
rom the First Presbyterian church
&ere, the service being conducted by
ne Rev. Nh. MaeGowan. Prior to that
|ervices were held for the family only
u Mr.. Hensel's late residence.
At the request of the deceased,
here were no flowers or honorary pail
bearers, the carriers being associates
tf Mr.. Hensel in his office. Many
Prominent men from all over the State
kere in attendance, including Governor
Prumbaugb and his Cabinet, Ex-Justice
Fell, Justice Stewart and Ex-Governors
tuart and Tener The local bar asso-
iation attended in body. Interment
Eas private.