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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-06
House BY Vote of 1O2
to 9 2 PreSer YES
Brumbaugh Measure
AS 1t Is Reported
LIVELY DEBALE
PRECEDES VOTE
Rothenberger Asks Appropriation
Committee to Present Itemized Ac-
count of Expenses Incurred in Wis
its to Inspect institutions

When the Cox child labor bill came
up for consideration on second read
ing in the House of Representatives
this morning Representative Baldwin,
of Delaware, offered an amendment
making the hours of employment ten a
dav and "a week instead of day
and o. a week The amendment after
a long debate was defeated by a vote
of 102 to 80.
Governor Brumbaugh sent communi-
cations to each member shortly before
the bill came up in which he stated
that the hours were fair and the bill
dealt humanely by childhood and
Justly by the manufacturers.
Mr.. Baldwin declared that if the
hours of juvenile labor were reduced
below the hours of female labor the ul-
innate result would be that the juve-
families in want would suffer through
the inability of juveniles to obtain po-
sitions. Mr. Baldwin said that no OBJ
lection had been made to the "a hour
law and the widows and children de-
pendent are asking for it,
Representative Cox, Philadelphia,
sponsor of the bill, said that even 3
hours day was above the physical
endurance of the minor, but that those
interested in the child labor bill were
willing to concede the hours because
it is a step forward. He said the man
ufacturers were not looking for uplift
and he asked the members who were
Continued on Second Page.
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FOES OF LOCAL OPTION
PRESENT HUGE PETITION

Early this morning crowds began to
gather at the Capitol and although the
hearing on the local option measure
was not scheduled until this afternoon
at 2.S0 O'Clock, long before the House
was called to order every bit of space
in the big hall was taken up by friends
or opponents of local option. So great
was the confusion at times that the
Speaker could scarcely be heard There
were hundreds of local option badges
in evidence, and the opponents of local
option were out in force.
The local optionists were led by
Representative vickerman, of Allie
gheny, who was very much in the lime
light arranging for the hearing, while
the anti-lOcal 0ptionists were mar
shalled by James Mulvihill, of West
moreland, president of the State
Liquor League, who had great many
followers from all parts of the State.
A feature of the morning was the
carrying into the Capital of a petition
on a reel, five feet in diameter, which
liquor men said contained the names
OF 90 ,VOU people opposed to local
option. 1t was surmounted by a ban
ner telling what it was. This huge
petition was taken to the door of the
House, placed in the ante-room, where
all could see it, and then taken out
by the Fourth street basement door.
1t was gotten up by the Wholesale
Liquor Dealers Association of Phila-
delphia, and purported to represent
signers from every county in the
State. A delegation of the association
accompanied the petition.
Chairman Williams, of the Law and
Order Committee, which has the local
option bill in charge, announced that
each side would be allowed one hour
in which to present its case, and they
might divide it as they pleased, but he
proposed, by direction of the commit
tee, to close the speechmaking when
the two hours were up. Governor
Brumbaugh was announced to attend
the meeting, but not to speak. The
Governor will make his address at the
Chestnut street hall meeting tonight.
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GOVERNOR TO ENTERTAIN
LAWMAKERS TOMORROW

The reception to be given by Cover
nor Brumbaugh at the executive man
sion tomorrow night, beginning at 8
o o'clock, will be to the members of the
Senate and House, heads of depart
ments, the Public Service Commission
and the legislative newspaper men, the
ladies being included.
The Governor will be assisted in re-
ceiving by Lieutenant Governor and
Mrs. McClain, Secretary of the Com
monwealth and Mrs. Woods, Attorney
Geenral and Mrs. Brown, President
Pro Tenn. of the Senate and Mrs. Kline,
Speaker of the House and Mrs. Amber,
and Adjutant General Stewart. The
reception will last from 9 to IL 'clock.
The executive mansion will be beauti-
fully decorated with flowers and an or
chestra in the palm screened alcove will
furnish music.
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DYNAMITE HALTS trains
Explosion Feared in Burning Shed
Does Not Occur and Traffic
Is Resumed

Palmyra, April 6.-The burning of
small shed containing dynamite, at
stone quarry between this place and
Annville at 3.45 O'Clock yesterday
afternoon, caused the delay of the
Philadelphia & Reading local due at
Harrisburg at 4.40 as well as of sew
eral freight trains.
The railroad passes near where the
shed was burning. Word of the danger
was sent the train crews by Dispatcher
C. f. Campbell, in fear that the dyna-
mite would explode. There was no
caps with the dynamite, however, and
it did no damage.
The explosives stored in the she'd
were to be used for blasting in the
quarry. The place caught fire through
sparks carried by the wind from field
which was burning nearby.
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Unprecedented THRONC
IN HOUSE AS THE Local
OPTION HEARING Starts

The hall of the House of Represeu-
tatives never saw such a jam of people
as was wedged III upon its floor this
afternoon when the Law and Order
Committee met TO hear the arguments
for and against the Williams local
option bill, advocated by Governor
Brumbaugh.
Literally every inch of space was
taken an hour before the time set for
the hearing-2.30-and it was diff
fieult matter to get in or out of the
big hall. Every seat was taken; every
aisle was crowded with persons stand
ing: along the sides people stood four
deep and the Hobbies near the doors
were iammed so that the doors could
not be closed.
The crowd extended down the
grand stairway and out into the cor
ridors. The galleries were packed and
what was unusual, even the aisles and
jammed, men and women using the
space used for the clerks and some
more bold than Others held down the
steps of the Speakers rostum.
The heat was insufferable and Nto
clear the atmosphere all of the big
windows were opened by direction of
Chief Clerk Garvin. who saw. to it
that there was bit of comfort. The
space in front of the Representatives
desks was occupied by twenty five
persons favoring the bill and twenty
FIVE opponents. The crowd at the
clerk s desk was finally cleared out
and the members of the Law and Or
der Committee took seats in that
space.
Quiet, Orderly Crowd
1t was a very quiet orderly crowd
at the outset, and there was no dem
onstration by either side. Cold water
folks and liquor folks were jammed
together in one great throng, incapable
of moving in any direction. The local
option people wore white badges bear.
ing the words "Local Option,'' while
the opponents of local option wore
small American flags.
Outside of the Capitol big over.
Continued ON Second Page
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THE peNS MAURTS
threat OF INJUNCTION
MAY HALT The PLAN TO
CLOSE river WALL CAP

Strenuous opposition to the plan to
close tine gap in the wall along the riv-
er front at Market street has been
raised and is cause for the temporary
abandonment of the whole plan, so the
City Commissioners announced at con
ference following their session this aft
ernoon.
Mayor Royal and other City Commis
sioners let it be known that they have
been warned not to proceed with the
plans to close the wall gap at the pres
ent coal wharf, representative of the
Harrisburg River Coal Sand & Stone
Company threatening, they said, to take
out a court injunction and stop the
work if it is attempted
Besides, Commissioners Gorgas and
Lynch bob said that the City now may
Lynch both said that the City now may
of the improvement. which will entail
an expense of upwards of $4,000.
The money must come out of the
loan under which the intercepting sew
er and the river wall are financed and
the present statu, of affairs. they said,
indicates that the previously planned
work will "eat up all money avail
able.
The deed by which John Harris in
1884 surrendered that section of the
river front between South and Paxton
streets, the Mayor said, viii prohibit
the closing of the wall at Market
street, where wharf for years has been
maintained.
City Solicitor Seitz recently rem
dered an opinion to the Board of Public
Works holding that the city has au-
thority to close the gap with a wall
such as is proposed in plans recently
prepared by the engineers of the Board
of Public Works. The Public Works
Board, however, did not close the wall
at Market street, under its original
plan. because of the threatened court
proceedings. This information all was
laid before the City Commissioners this
afternoon.
An ordinance changing that section
of Plum street, between Pear and
Boas streets, to Grant street, is pro.
vided in an ordinance introduced to.
dav by Commissioner Lynch. The
measure passed first reading. Commits
cepting a 12-acre tract of land which
has been donated to the city by Mrs.
Helen Boyd Dull for the continuation
of the Cameron parkway.
He also introduced bill amending
an ordinance by which half an acre of
additional ground is to be acquired
from the Paxtang Cemetery Associ-
alton. No additional money is to be
paid, this to be considered a part of
the twelve-acre tract which Taylor re-
Gently bought for the continuation of
the Cameron parkway.
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American Note to. Brit
ish On Proclaiming
Bio k a d e Against
Germany Published
is COUCHED IN
FRIENDLY TERMS
Denies Right of Great Britain ard allies
to Blockade Neutral Ports and Re-
iterates That U. s. Will Insist
Upon Its Rights
By Associated Press.

Washington, April 6.--With the pun
location TODAY of its note in rerlv IN
Al. pr;t;sh nn,or,t,s ID,
- -.
ci procialmlhg virtual Dlockaue
against commerce to and from Ger
many, the American government rested
ITS case. Great Britain is now looked to
to make the next move and her course
Is awaited with interest III official and
diplomatic circles here.
The note, though couehed in the most
friendly language, denies the right OF
'reat Brltain and her allies to block
ade neutral ports and reiterates the in
tentlon of the United States to insist
upon It's rights 1t declares that to ad'
mt that right would be to assume an
attitude of unneutrality toward the
present enemies of Great Britain which
would be obVlously y inconsistent with
the solemn obligations of this govern
ment IN tne present circumstances anu
,vnrId ho for boz + hanS ha usn ,5 a snt o,ai". ~
,,a,,ah. a. ~ ''g"n Fa .n,: 'ru 10y soI "e
- ,iI 'p'sa ,Vi "r,on 'ne 'e'
other limeS anu otnef circumstances.
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Bowman, in Annual
Report. Shows the
Saving Effected By
Economic Methods
GERMS ARE KEPT
OUT OF SUPPLY
Commissioner Says That Competitive
Bidding Has Been Responsible for
Materially Reducing Expenses-Re-
ceipts Fall $4,000 Below 1913

Harrisburg's water supply during
1914 was perfectly free from disease
germs and practically free from bae-
terra and common dust, according to
tests made by DR.. George R. Moffit,
city chemist and baeteriologist, as re-
ported in the first annual statement of
Harry f. Bowman, Commissioner of
Public Safety, which. was presented to
the City Commissioners at their meet
ing this afternoon.
The voluminous report gives com
plete history of the workings in the
Public Safety Department chiefly with
reference to the water division-detail-
ing financial conditions, repairs and
improvements made and carrying COM
parsons of 1914 statistics with those
of the previous year. The report shows
that much money was saved during the
year and also declares that the pairing
down of expenses did not in the least
impair the efficiency of the department.
Thirty-three new fire hydrants were
installed during the year; 524 "taps"
were made to mains, the majority being
connections for domestic use; thousands
and thousands of feet of new water
pipe were laid, the greater part of
which was six inches or more in diam
eter; 1,046 meters were repaired and
tested, of which 32S were found to be
frozen and S34 new meters were in
stalled.
The Water Rates Reduced
The general reduction of the water
rates, chiefly the cut of 81 from the Sc
minimum charge for domestic use, and
the fact that thel arge 'manufactories
did not work full time during the year,
Continued on Ninth Page.
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More than $500 persons in Chest
nut street hall this morning pledged
themselves to work for local option.
1t was the opening meeting in the
day E big demonstration in favor of
the legislative bill for which Govern
or Brumbaugh is fighting with all his
night. Chestnut street auditorium was
filled to overlooking apd many of those
who went there were able merely TO
march through. There was a morning
overflow meeting in Grace Methodist
Episcopal church, State street. BY noon
1t was estimated that between $500
and 1000 out of town local optionists,
chiefly from Pittsburgh and Philadel-
phla, were here to lend the weight of
their presence to Governor Brumbaugh
in his fight. The anti.local option
forces also were largely represented.
The supreme effort was put forth
this afternoon when the optionists
marched to the Capitol building where
the Law and Order Committee of the
House held an open meeting on the
county unit local option bill
The crush at the Capitol just be-
fore the Law and Order Committee
hearing started this afternoon was
probably without precedent, so great
was the crowd. By 100 clock access
to the hall of the House was almost
impossible.
George w. Williams, of Tioga coun-
II, sponsor of the bill, which has the
backing of Governor Brumbaugh, and
chairman of the House committee,
presided at the hearing. Speakers on
each side of the question were given
an hour to address the committee.
An afternoon overflow meeting was
held on the plaza at the State street
entrance to the Capitol building, fol-
lowing parade of the optionists be-
hind the Commonwealth band from the
Commonwealth hotel. The parade
moved at about 1.30 o'clock.
Three meetings will be held this
evening The biggest one will be held
in the Chestnut street auditorium at
O'Clock. Governor Brumbaugh will
be the principal speaker. This will be
the only address which Governor
Brumbaugh will make to-day, but he
was an interested listener at the hear
ing this afternoon in the House.
Overflow meetings will be held in
Grace Methodist church and Pine
Street Presbyterian churches this
evening
Go to the Capitol Before Noon
The Philadelphia delegation, number
ing more than thousand men, arrived
in special train shortly after IL
o clock and headed by band marched
through the Chestnut street auditorium
during the course of the meeting there
The men then marched to Grace Metho-
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Bu Associated Press.

New York, April 8.-Buying of the
Harrimans was resumed in the final
hour, with weakness in minor railways
and some specialties. The closing was
strong. Further extensive selling for
home and foreign interests provoked
some irregularity in to-day's market,
but the undertone was consistently firm.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-06
Kings Son, II, Enlists in Army

Dunkirk, April 6-The Duke of
Brabant, eldest son of King Albert of
Belgium, although only IA years old,
has enlisted in the Twelfth infantry.
He was marching in the ranks with
rifle on his shoulder when the regiment
was reviewed by his father and the
queen at Broqueville.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-06
Germans Seize Swedish Steamer

Copenhagen, April 6.-The Swedish
steamer England, from Buenos Aires
for Gothenburg, has been seized by the
Germans in the Baltic and taken into a
German port The England was loaded
with maise and bran. She had dis
charged part of her cargo at Gothen-
burg and was proceeding to Stockholm
when seized.
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Serious Interruption of Trade
Continued on second Page.
German Submarine Entangled in Net

Paris, April 6 A. MA German
submarine has become securely en-
tangled in a net specially designed for
that purpose and placed off Dover, ac-
cording to the "Petit Journals Dun
kirk correspondent, who adds that the
French naval authorities expect to cap
ture the submersible when it comes to
the surface.
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Voting on Wet and Dry Question

Chicago, April 6.-The principal is.
sue in the township elections in forty
five illinois townships to-day is the
wet and dry question. Nearly 400 sa-
looms, it is estimated, will be closed
should the anti-saloon forces win.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-06
MORNING SESSION
OVERFLOWS HALL

Philadelphia D e lie G a.
tion of More Than
1000 Merely Able
to March Through
Chestnut Street Au-
d ditorium. Til en-
Holds Rally In Grace
Church. Sun
day Picked For "Lo-
C al Option Day.
Message From Billy
S un d a y Brings S
G h e s---3.5OO to
1000 Visiting Op-
tionists Parade the
Streets Singing Tenn
perance Songs---Foes
to Bill Strongly Rep
resented
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Germans Suspend Parcel Post Service

Berlin, Via London, April 6, 9.57 A.
M.-The German postal officials have
suspended until further notice parcel
Costa Rica, Greece, the italian colonies,
the Dutch West Indies, Panama, Portu-
gal, Spain, Uruguay and Venezuela.
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THOUSANDS MARCH ON THE CAPITOL IN
LOCAL OPTION FIGHT THIS AFTERNOON

Practically Impossible
to Enter or Leave
Hall of House of Rep.
reSentativeS an Hour
Before Time Set For
Hearing This After
noon on Brumbaugh
Bill. So Great Is the
Crush---Three Big
Meetings Are Plan
n e d For Tonight
When the Governor
Will Speak
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Dauphin County Pays s2f ,95e.4f

The State Treasury gathered in
$21,956.41 as license tax money from
County Treasurer Bailey, of Dauphin,
up to yesterday afternoon.
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Sinking of italian Ship by Germans

Genoa, April 5, $50 P. NJ, Via
Paris, April 6, 1.30 A. M.-Additional
reports received here regarding the
sinking by German submarine of the
Italian steamer Luigi Parodi indicate
that she was torpedoed near the Span
ish coast. If these advices are well
founded they show that German under
water craft are able to operate at a
greater distance than had been sup
posed from their home base.
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dispatch from Genoa last night an
nounced the sinking of the Luigi Pa
rodi, which left Baltimore on January
% with cargo of coal consigned to
Augusta, Sicily.
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British Steamer North
lands, 1000 Tons,
Sent to Bottom In
English Channel
SANK 10 MINUTES
AFTER BEING lit
The Trawler Agantha Attacked Off
Longstein and Sunk by German
Submarine-The Crews of Both
Sunken Vessels Were Rescued

London, April 6, 11.21 A. M.-The
British steamer Northlands, of 1000
tons. with cargo of iron ore, was sent
to the bottom by a German submarine
'in the English Channel off Beachy
Head on Monday morning. The North
lands sank in ten minutes. Her crew
of "a men were picked up later by the
Belgian steamer Topato.
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The Northands was built at West
Hartlepool in 1900 and was owned by
the Northlands Steamship Company,
Limited, of Cardiff
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New York, April 6.-The British
steamer Northlands, sunk by subma-
rine in the Engnsn Channel Monday
morning, should not be confused with
the White Star liner Northland, now
in the Dominion service, according to
the agents here. The Northland left
Liverpool April with 1S9 passengers
for Halifax and Portland, Me.
Blyth, England, April 6, 12.42 P.
M.-The trawler Agantha was attack
ed by German submarine yesterday
off Longstein and sent to the bottom.
The crew of 13 men were rescued by
the Swedish steamer Tord and landed
here to-day.
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WALL STREET CLOSING

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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-11-26
GETS CLUE TO PLOTS
ATTORNEY GENERAL SAYS EVIL
DENcE WAS GIVEN AGENT.
Important Information Obtained Con-
corning Activities of Austrian
Consul Won Nuber.

Washington, Nov. 20.-Attorney
General Gregory officially announced
on Thursday that A Bruce Bielaski,
chief of the bureau of investigation of
the department of Justice, at his con-
ference in New York with DR.. Josef
Goricar, former Austrian consul, Job
tanned much valuable information"
concerning the activities of Austrian
Consul General Won Nuber and his as
sociates.
A full report will be transmitted
to the state department 1t is ex-
pected that the cancellation of ex-
equatur of Consul General Won Nuber
and possibly of other consuls will be
the result.
John r. Rathon, editor of the Provi-
dence Journal, with whom Bielaski
also conferred, turned over to the de-
partment officials evidence in sub
sanitation of Doctor Goricar's
charges
The attorney generals statement
was as follows:
''Mr. Bielaski, chief of the bureau
of investigation of the department of
justice. returned after his visit to New
York, during which he conferred with
Mr.. Rathon. editor of the Providence
Journal. and Doctor Goricar.
While Doctor Goricar may not be
able to testify directly to all matters
under investigation, much information
of valuable nature was obtained con.
corning the activity Of the Austrian
Consul General Won Nuber and his
associates, the details of which cannot
be disclosed at present. Prompt In
vestigation, however, will be made
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-11-26
MOVE MBER HEALTHY MONTH
Mortality Records Show That in De.
cember Sickness and Death
Rates Begin to Climb.

Madison.-Next to July, November
is Wisconsin's healthiest month,
judged by mortality records. In De-
cember the sickn sss and death rates
rapidly begin to climb. October and
November are the months people en-
Joy most and feel The cost.
In November, the records show,
colds and infectious diseases are the
more prevalent. People now live
more indoors and the windows are
not kept as wide open, especially at
night.
In December the pneumonia rate
begins to climb, reaching it's maxi
mum in March. Other dollhouse dis
eases flourish accordingly at this sea-
son of the year. In the same proper
ton as people closely house during
the winter, in the same proportion
does the pneumonia rate rise, and not
until people begin to unhouse in the
spring does it fall. The same is true
of other impure air diseases. Hence
the repeated injunction of wisconsin
health authorities to live outdoors as
much as possible all winter long.