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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-14
Local italians READY
TO AID QUAKE SUFFERERS
President of Organization Here Says
Assistance Will Be Given If Needed
None From Here Known to Have
Been in Stricken Area

So far as prominent Italians in Har-
risburg could learn to-day no Italians
either from this city or Steelton or
close relatives of those now in this
section were in the province of Avez-
zanno when it was leveled by an earth
quake early yesterday.
Most of the Italians who reside in
Harrisburg come from the city of Luc-
ca, the former capital of the ancient
Tuscan republic, in the northern part
of Italy, which is great distance
away from the part visited by the
earthquake.
Gostino Branea, president of the To-
cal italian Society, branch of the
Sons of Italy, said this afternoon that
he had heard of no persons known about
this section of the country being in the
devastated territory.
1t is too soon, he said, "to say
whether we will raise money for the
earthquake sufferers, but we will in
case it is found necessary.
The next meeting of the lodge will
be on Sunday and some action may be
taken at that time.
severe earthquake occurred in Luc-
ca last October and local Italians were
much concerned about it at that time,
but there was little loss of life and no
Harrisburgers were made mourners, it
was said to-day.
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Prominent Financier Who Died Here
To-day at the Age of S3 Years

ways Company and of the West Harris,
burg Market Company, in each of which
he succeeded his brother, the late Will
liam f. Bay. He was closely identified
with early street car interests in this
city.
Mr. Bay was member of the old
Harrisburg board of Water Commission.
ers in 1SSS-S9.
Mr.. Bay was born in Cooptown, Har-
ford county, Maryland, October 81,
1881. He left no immediate family,
but is survived by one brother, Thomas
Bay, of Jarrettsville, Maryland, and
one sister, Mrs. Thomas Street, of Bal
timore. Mrs. Thomas Street, of Balt-
more, is sisterinlaw. Former Judge
w. +. Bay Stewart, of York, and Am
bier Stewart, of New York City, are
nephews, and Mrs. John Hoover, of this
city, is a niece.
Funeral services will be held to-mor-
row evening at 8 o clock at 0 North
Fifth street. The Rev. DR.. Nudge, pas
tor of Pine Street Presbyterian church,
will officiate. The body will be taken
on Saturday morning at 7.45 O'Clock
to Cooptown, Maryland, for burial
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Kaiser's Troops Appear
to Have Advantage
of Position in Fight
at scissors
LOSSES HEAVY
ON BOTH SIDES
General Won Kluck Now in Command
of the German Forces-Another
Sharp Fight in Progress at Perthes
Without Results

London, Jan. IA, 3.45 p Mike
the stubbornly contested battle in the
early days of the war, on which hinged
the German occupation of West Flan-
ders, the struggle for the knoll of
ground northeast of Soissons known as
"Spur 1872" still remained undecided
to-day according to information receiv-
ed in London. The Germans, however,
by their counter attacks, appear to be
in the better position to the eastward
Of the spur.
In view of the relatively small
amount of ground gained the losses
have been heavy ON both sides, but the
Germans show no sign of giving ap
their attempts to retake the hill. In
fact, it is said that General Won kluck
himself is now in command of the Ger
man forces which would seem to lift
the battle out of the ordinary run of
conflicts along the western battle front.
Farther east, near Perthes where an
other sharp fight is still in progress,
the stuatiol has not changed material
ly, judging from dispatches received
here.
In the eastern theatre of war, in the
absence of any radical developments
in Poland and Galcia, the Turks oper-
ations hold the foreground of interest
with the much heralded but equally
doubted reports of Turkish advance
into Egypt that is said to be virtually
Continued on eighth Page.
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The TERRIBLE Scenes IN
AVEZzANO AS DESCRIBED
BY YOUNG italian Driver

Rome, Jan. Ia, $50 A. MA young
minutes before the earthquake gave a
brief account of his experience when
he reached Rome at an early hour this
morning. His first intimation of trou-
BILE was when the horses of his carriage
suddenly refused to go further. They
stood trembling and at the same mo-
ment there came a deep rumbling like
the roar of railroad train going over
bridge. Three minutes later the
standing walls of some quarries along
the road had crumbled and were lying
in dust covered heaps.
From Avezzano there came the cries
of the frightened people. Amid the
roar of falling houses could be heard
the voices of women calling on the
saints to help them. The city was un-
der cloud of dust. To the driver it
looked as if the earth had opened to
emit columns of white smoke.
This young man tried to drive back
to Avezzano, but he could make no
headway. He and his horses were
blinded by the dust. Soon he saw sur
vivors struggling to make their way
from the city. Many had received in
juries and were dragging themselves
through the dust and confusion in pitt
able plight. Some were so weak they
fell by the roadside. The objective of
the refugees was the railroad station,
which was soon crowded with half fran
tic men, women and children. Before
the driver left the vicinity organized
efforts were being made to convey the
most severely wounded to nearby hos
pitals.
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Rome, Jan. 14.-Late reports from
the zone which suffered from yester-
days earthquake, while still fragment
ary, indicate that there has been an
appalling loss Of life and property. Es-
Inmates of the number killed ranged
last night as high as 10000, while the
number of persons injured was placed
at about 10000. Estimates made this
morning, however, in the light of
further news from the stricken district,
place the number of killed and wounded
together at about fifty thousand.
The earthquake zone, so far as can
be gathered here, extends for distance
of nearly 500 miles, from below Naples
and in the south to Ferrara in the north
and practically across the entire width
of the country in the district indicated
The country to the east and southeast
of Rome suffered the most apparently
for reports of loss of life and damage
to property come from all over this dis
trict.
Avezzano, SO miles east of Rome,
seems to have been the center of the
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TO GIVE PRINCETON $3.50, 600
College Must Raise Like Amount Il
Get Mrs. Sage's Donation
BIZ Associated Press

Princeton, n. j., Jan. 14.-That
Princeton will receive quarter of a
million dollars from Mrs. Russell Sage,
provided like amount is raised by
July /, was the chief item of interest
brought before the trustees at their
meeting to-day. The offer of Mrs. Sage
is made with view to erecting new
university dining hall on the campus.
Already $4,000 has been raised to.
ward the needed $250,000, of which
the sophomore class has contributed
100000. Mrs. Sage s original offer was
100000 on condition that the univer.
sity raise 100000.
Professor Dina Carleton Munro, of
the University of Wisconsin, was call
ed to the chair of mediaeval history by
the trustees.
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By associated Press.

New York, JAN. 14.-Much of the
early rise was lost in the last hour un-
der the lead of Baltimore and Ohio,
whose directors were then in session.
When 1t became known that the com
mon dividend for the half year had
been reduced only half per cent. that
stock, together with some more active
issues, advanced vigorously to the best
prices of the day. The closing was
steady. Early irregularity in the stock
market gave way to firmness in the
final dealings to-day. B. and o. at
tanned its highest price on announce
ment of the unexpectedly moderate re-
duction In the dividend.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-14
HOUCK NOT AFTER THE POST
Denies That He Aspires to Become
Private Secretary to New Governor

Private Secretary to New Governor
The announcement that am an as
pirant for the position of private sec
retary to Governor Brumbaugh, - said
Alfred r. Houek, Chief of the Bureau
of Statistics of the Department of La
Dor and Industry, this morning, els to.
tally unauthorized and there is not a
word of truth in the story. | am not
an aspirant for any position under the
administration of Governor Brumbaugh
l am fully satisfied to remain where
am, for | am in love with this work
L haven t the least idea where such a
story could have arisen and | want to
make my denial of it as decided as pos
sible.' -
The story that Nj. Houck was an
applicant for the place of private Sec
retary to Governor Brumbaugh became
public last evening and was printed in
morning papers. On Mr.. Houck's ar
rival here he at once took steps to deny
it.
Mr.. Houck is son of Henry Houck,
Secretary of Internal Affairs, for many
years close personal friend of the
new Governor.
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NAPLES REPORTS BIG TIDAL
WAVE In THE GULF OF GAETA

Rome, Jan. IA, $40 A. MA dis
patch received from Ancona says that
a heavy storm ragged yesterday along
the Adriatic coast. There was also a
heavy fall of snow.
Naples reports strong tidal wave
yesterday in the Gulf of Gaeta, ae-
companied by seismic disturbances on
shore. Venice telegraphs of very cold
weather in the Alps with the snow in
deep drifts.
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Girl dies FROM HER BURNS
Miss Bangert Succumbs To-day as the
Result of Her Clothes Catching
Fire on January

Miss Zena Bangert, 16 years old, 435
South Cameron street, died at noon to-
day in the Harrisburg hospital from
burns received when her clothing
caught fire from the kitchen stove in
her home on January 6. The front of
her body, from her ankles to her face,
was covered with burns.
Coroner Eckinger, after an investiga-
ton, released the body to her father,
John Bangert, early this afternoon.
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GOVERNOR BLEASE RESIGNS
South Carolina Executive Quits Five
Days Before Term Expires
By Associated Press.

Columbia, S. c., Jan. 14.-Governor
Cole Blease, whose term of office ex.
pires January 19, to-day filed his resig-
nation with the Secretary of State
No reason for the Governor S action
was given in his resignation which con.
tanned only the words; ~ hereby re-
sign my Office as Governor of South
Carolina
1t was stated that Governor Blease
to-day was told of meeting of some
of the members of the Legislature on
Tuesday night, when, according to
members of the conference, a proposal
to institute impeachment proceedings
against the Governor was discussed,
but was abandoned.
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Senator Beidleman Much Better

Senator f. Il. Beidleman, chairman
of the Brumbaugh Legislative Inau-
gtral Committee, who has been ill with
the grip for the last week, in his home
here, was reported as much improved
to-day. lie expects to be out to-mor.
row to meet DR.. Brumbaugh on the oc
casion of the Governor elects visit TO
the Executive Mansion as the guest of
Governor and Mrs. Tener.
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JAMES c. N. Bay,
S3, DIES TODAY
Prominent Local Finan-
cier a n d Business
Man Is a Victim of
Pneumonia
ASSOCIATED WITH
MANY COMPANIES
Was One of the Oldest Directors of the
Harrisburg National Bank, and Was
Early Identified With Street Car
Interests in Harrisburg

James G. NJ. Bay, who for many
years has been financially connected
with various corporations in this city,
died at BIS o'clock this morning at his
home, 8 North Fifth street, at the age
of SO years. The cause Of death was
pneumonia.
Mr.. Bay was one of the oldest direc-
tors of the Harrisburg National Bank,
of the Harrisburg City Passenger Rail.
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disturbance and this place, with a num-
Der of nearby towns and villages, is re-
ported as having been destroyed.
Many Towns Entirely Destroyed
Great loss of life occurred at Avez-
zano and its vicinity, the number of
dead there being placed at more than
$4,000.
Among the towns in the earthquake
district reported entirely destroyed are
Bussi, Capelle, Scurcola, Magliano, Cap
padocia, Celano and Posciro Sora and
Arpino are said to have been partially
wrecked.
Naples felt the shock severely but
suffered only slight damage. Sulmona
and Aquila, in the province of Abruzzi,
and other town in that region report
much damage and some loss of life.
No one was killed in Rome, but there
is considerable material damage. Sew
eral of Rome's historical structures
were damaged. About 100 persons were
Continued on Eleventh Page.
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LYKENS MINER KILLED
Emanuel Peters Head Crushed by Fall
of Prop

Lykens, Jan. 14.-His head crushed
against the side of the mine when a
prop gave way, Emanuel Peters, a min
er, 80 years of age, was instantly killed
yesterday afternoon. He leaves a wild
ow and four children.
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Head of Cowley Fathers nies

london, Jan. IA, 3.25 P. M.-The
Rev. Richard M. Benson, founder and
first superior of the Society of st. John
the Evangelist, commonly called the
Cowley fathers, died to-day at Oxford.
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$4,000 DEAD AND WOUNDED IN
ITALY'S APPALLING DISASTER

Official Reports From Auez-
zano Place the Number of
Persons Killed in the Earth
quake in That City and Its
Enunons at More Than 15-
OOO--- Auezzano Has Been
Completely Destroyed and
the Nearby Towns of Celqno
and Pezzina Are Partially
Wrecked, Many Victims Being
Buried in the Ruins Zone of
Disturbance Extends Ouer a
Territory of Nearly 800 Miles
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WALL STREET CLOSING

Continued ON Eighth Page.
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Rome, Jan. IA, 845 A. M-The victims of the earth
quake disaster according to latest reports received here
number about fifty thousand including dead and wounded
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Continued on Eleventh Page.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-15
MORGAN AND CHENEY
DO BATTLE TONIGHT
IN BALTIMORE RING
Winner of Featherweight En-
counter May Be Matched
With Champion Kilbane.
Both in Fine Fettle
PUGILISTIC POTPOURRI

| Two leading contenders for Johnny Kill
| bane's featherweight championship will
| battle for supremacy in Baltimore to-
| night when Eddie Morgan, of England
| and George CLANCY, of the Monumental
| City, clash in a 10-round bout. Morgan
| who is making Philadelphia his home,
left this morning with his manager,
Bobby Morrow, for the scene of the bat
| tie.
The Britisher trained faithfully for to-
nights match and he will answer the bell
In superb shape 1t will be Eddie's first
| appearance since his two sensational
bouts here with Kilbane. Chaneys last
set-to was with Matt Brock, after which
George was taken ill, but reports from
Baltimore this morning say he is lin
the pink"
Promoters of the bout have announced
that they will endeavor to sign up
champion Kilbane to meet the winner
There is no doubt about Johnny Ertle
being Kid Williams successor. The Min
nesota Boxing Commission has upheld
the referees decision in awarding the
fight to Ertle, after Williams was dis
qualified even though the match was a
no-decision affair
Kid Williams will arrive in New York
tomorrow. He will spend a few days in
the metropolis before leaving for Balti-
more. Dutch Brandt will tackle the Kid
IN the Oflole city september 20.
IF Packey and Mike were rematched
for tomorrow night, I wouldn't miss the
fight for anything in the world. They put
up great fight-the greatest fight 1 ever
saw"-Jack Hanlon.
Corporal Levan, heavyweight champioo
or the Atlantic fleet, weighing lS5 pounds.
and Philadelphian, has been paid OFF,
by Uncle Sam. He is training at a local
gym and his manager, Mike Green. is
ready to stack him up against any OF the
big fellows.
Tommy o'Dare, of the Douglas A. g.. ia
working on star bantam attraction for
the latter part of the month. He Is dick
erlng Tor match between Harry Smith
and Dutch Brandt, Lew Tender or RiIiv
Bevan. D'S
A victory for Joe Welsh over Rucl,
Fieming at the Broadway Club. tonorrou,
night may put him in line for a 60 MIR
boppy Reynolds. Bobby Gunnis. Welsh's
with Reynolds p'''ese
Rumor has II that Bobby Morrow and
BOD Deady are working on the greatest
OF great all-star shows 10 he haId -
Conventional Hall. of the Phillies win to-
pennant' during the worlds series here
such boxers as Johnny Kilbane E6dta
Morgan, Lew Tender, Kid Wiliia,, ,,as
Soidler Bartheld, Jack McCarron' sam
Robideau, Ad Wolgast, Young Diqeins
ana Dutch Brandt are expected 10 con,9
pose the program
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-15

The Dummies remembered this RE-
mark when the Wanderers turned up on
the field before the opening game of the
season. Gabby raced halfway across the
diamond, embraced the much advertised
Sockless Shaw, patted him on the back.
and talked" with him as fast as his
fingers could fly. Shaw also was a leading
exponent OF the finger language, and the
oleacherites roared at the remarkable
sight
Sure he knows met said sockless TO
the Wanderers. Sure thing! Nelligan
and me us't pal together out West. 1
just happened TO know the dummy al
phabet, and we got pretty thick. He's
fine feller, and neil-roaring good bali
playerl"
The last comment was not news to the
Wanderers.
Before the game, Gabby fingered out
some sage counsel to Devine, who was
slated to unwind the samples in the open-
ing contest.
Shaw may have changed some In five
years" nourished Nelligan's busy hands;
but' SO tar as can recollect he muir
ders everything but a low bali slim
EN- to him knee high II you can; but
wouldn't try 10 break over a fast ona
on him. That's where ne used TO live"
When the umpire begins TO adjust his
vino VINO pso, all friendships cease. Gabby
hked Shaw as we'll as any man he had
ever known. Gabby wanted TO see him
make good In fast company-but not
against Dummy pitchers.
Devine did his best TO keen the hall
low; but he was not one OF the few men
who can command the control necessary
IN such cases, ana late In the game he
tried 10 jump a fast one across shaw's
letters and the sockless slugEer hit
: out OF sight into the bleaohers for a
nome run. Gabby waggled out the ems
tomary remarks. beginning with "yvhst
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Brooklyn beaten the Cardinals The Bra won @ but 5 ss lon
be ablssO hcOdvay
Brooklyn Now o Terms With Boston
Proon defeat places even even terms with the Braves for second md Pa
position wher
looks . S . day. and , the 5 Tsn
Cardinals defeats.
Good Luckf Have Really
but S from the night but the % ay;s n nys
able surprise the fans and means either that the Braves going at
Chicago the that Manager
ST. Louis Already Experimenting With Recruits
Do sss s as Ts % S%S % %Sn VIII
% ha I ohsnos beating @ % % FS S % @ 1 a W
% than ps% Ss P or one s regulars % Hscu will be
head of the Northern League Athletics
Chalmers Added Victory Now Boom to phis
the luck of sG has D his @
% @ % ana S @ De counted ted upon to keep pace with Alexander and Mayer for
Moran would not have taken chance on him at this time Present
should suddenly strike a
Phils Have BestR RoadTri of Season
throughout the country who have BEEN PREDICTING nd nr for % P n @
MSns team are likely to sadly disappointed with such splendid
increased should have the best road trip has
staHnss top
ST. Louis Shows Real Husting Spirit
s % % 81 % ADMITTED & that nat the Athletics @ played poor ball throughout the
team is the only one in the American which
rsnnant Pc but these
tax. Fsss ess .. sSn ss % Tas sS its % for the dash
% star and younss who fighting for
any pyed @ s a n i' rar or S9'6 fs long 2% @ dp Sa
the fact that the Mackmen Outclassed in eachg
Jaeobsons Homer Almost Equals Walter Johnsous
to Des.e that the
q the brilliantly
These drives
the wsn back % of % % bS 's @ % % 'SS % So nns0% hit the top
a few feet short of this mark and was more line
siser Looks Like Sensation of the Season
work s S Of bat the S s1%e ne @ sss s T no of 5
and no mistake haIng a
his greatest admirers mir
Manager Mack Have New Lineup Friday
rg 1sn being % opeH s Ss T Ssua tsa t city & until Friday @ today
win be with almost Man
working mornings for few A ne
as the Southern S '9I Ie ss @
option on cruthers so well pleased is he with his
Rumo That Rowland May Be Dsposed as Manager
a report from the West that
he could not cn hs n pa1 rS
players haus op" 's SeseS @ Rowland at various
times without getting a ~
Eddie for White sOx Pilot
Champion White sox o1n' @ or sS nE wis ' S asvS s ss's
Try his hand at running this collection
would IKE TO Collins
soon Tor him handle
would want hamper this burden
MeGTaw Now Is sneering OF of His Face
Manager Mcow must be feeling
the Reds would finish country
Yesterday the Reds
Giants are intrenehed in last place division
in home ns
the
others have sem,
emo
ana
his safets In his first series all
EVENING LEDGER MOVIES
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FALL POLO SEASON OPENS
AT BRYN MAWR THURSDAY

e. w. Hopping. the guiding sn,-,. -
local polo affairs. arrived home ves,a,.a,',, ~
atter summering at Narragansett pie,
Folnt Judith and other polo centres TIo
Immediately announced that the fan SEQ
son would begin on Thursday witb .
atch nl between picked teams al the Brvn
sai," Mnwr foio Club. Another contest viii
follow on Saturday VIII
The fall schedule was originau..
nounced to start last Friday, bmt o.,s,,,- an
70 the not spell only a few OF the nis,,9
ers returned 10 their homes. pay
hsht practice was INDUCED in yester-
uay at Bryn Mawr, but the heat n,t q
STOP 70 play before more than a counie %
ehukkers he'd been played. p'e oi
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EASY FOR MISS BJURsTEDT
National Tennis Champion Straight
Set Winner in Tri-State

CINCINNATI, Sept. IA. =. Miss MolIia
Bjurstedt who holds the national cham
plonship In women's singles, had no tron-
bic In winning her match in the second
tennis tournament here. Miss BinrstsSt
defeated Miss Iris Wilder, of Cineinnet,
In straight sets. 60, go
Clarence Grifin, OF California. nlavad
one round or singles and easily defeated
Francis Benton. OF Cincinnati, so. e-S
william M. Johnston. the national
SCn,snnplon' C,a Win his partner in doubles.
clarence Grimm, played two exhibition
sets against Ella Fotterell, of california
and irving Wright. OF Boston. Johnston
ana Grimm lost the first set after nara
hsht 81 and won the second set Ga
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-15
SEVENTH STRAIGHT VICTORY INSPIRES PILLS
PHILLIES, IN STEAM-ROLLER ACT,
SWEEP ONWARD THROUGH WEST

Only Twelve More Victories Really Needed to Clinch
Pennant-Failure of Cubs to Stop Braves No
Cause for Uneasiness in Moran Clan
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Phils May Have Best Road Trip of Season

fast
throughout
the greatly
becomes
cracking
Instead Of the Py cracking
Stalnngs
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-15
Copyright. 1911. by Street smith.)

We come now to Gabby's third year
with the team. and the initial appearance
of "Sockless" Shaw, of the Wanderers" i"
During the spring training, the papers
had been full of the doings or this SOCK
less person, who had been picked up in
the wilds by Les" Turnbull, the Wand
erer scout. Les. so said the papers, put
a pair of socks on Shaw with his own fair
hands. and shipped him south by freight
where he Joined the Wanderers. and be-
gan setting the fireside league ablaze with
sparks from his bat.
Il know this Shaw" wigwagged Gabby
Nelligan to his teammates. He's my pal.
We played on the same team FIVE years
ago out West"