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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-04
taylor TO ASK FOR MORE
MONEY FOR RIVER FILL

yards of additional filling material. He
has not yet estimated the exact amount
mat VIII be necessary, but he did say
that 1t VIII not exceed 5000 cubic
yards. That amount would cost a littta
more than $1,000.
Ihe Park Commissioner said TODAY
that much of the dirt that had been
washed by the flood from the TOP of tbe
bank was deposited at the base, cover.
ing unsightly rocks. He added that II
would have been necessary to emnfoy
men to drag down the dirt to cover
these rocks, but the food has done that
work and he says that the damages
through actual loss of dirt is Offset Ia
some extent by deposits at the foot Of
the slope.
Both Taylor and his engineers who
have examined the river bank where
the fresh fill was made immediately he.
fore the flood came, estimated the
amount OF dirt carried away by the
hlgh water to be from 500 to 1000
cubic yards.
Taylor said that the CITY Commits.
sioners, when they awarded the con
tract for the present fill to the Brown.
hlng Company, virtually decided that
additional material would be necessary
beyond the $4,000 yards originally
provided for.
The river bank, between Calder
street and Maclay street will be ex
tended between six and eight feet and
IN some places as much as twelve feet.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-04
Harrisburg Railways Directors Postpone
Discussing improvements

The Board of Directors of the Har-
risburg Railways Company, which op-
crates the trolley system in and near
this city, organized for the year this
morning at meeting in the offices of
the company in Market Square. Several
of the directors were out of the city
and no business except the reelection
of officers was transacted.
The annual discussion of extensions
ami improvements to the system will
be taken up at some future meeting
of the board. The officers, all of whom
were reelected, are as follow:
T. b. Musser, president; B. F. Mey-
ers, vice president; Edward Bailey,
chairman, board of directors; John
O'Connell, secretary and treasurer;
Miss Alice Spickler, assistant secretary
and treasurer; C. l.. Bailey, Jr, gener-
al counsel; F. NJ. Davis, uperintendent
transportation; c. L. Brinser, claim
agent.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-04
MANY Going TO See STOUCH
Two Thousand Harrisburgers Expected
to Take Trip to Lancaster
March 16

Plans for the big excursion of .Har-
risburg persons to Lancaster on Tues
day evening, March 16, to hear DR..
Slough the evangelist, were announced
this morning by Charles F. Clippinger,
director of the Harrisburg evangelistic
chorus, under whose direction the trip
is to be made. At least 1000 people
from Harrisburg and nearby towns are
expected to go on the trip.
The local evangelistic chorus, which
numbers LOO, will sing in the Ian
caster tabernacle on the night of the
trip and DIR. Slough will preach the
sermon. During the big campaign in
this city the local chorus was declared
one of the best ever organized for evan
gelistic purposes, and it is the desire of
the Lancaster campaign supporters to
hear the local singers.
Members of the Slough &mpaign
committee, in this city, will ID among
the number to go on the excursion. Pass
privileges will be recognized on the
steel train special which will carry the
Harrisburg guests to the city of Lam
caster. A special rate has been obtained
for the excursion party Of $3.50 round
trip for adults and IS cents for chill
dren.
The special train will steam out of
the Pennsy station at oclock sharp
on the evening of the 18th, arriving at
Lancaster at $50; returning the special
train will leave Lancaster at 1890, ar,
irving in Harrisburg at 11.20. The big
orchestra which played at the local tab
ernacle during Nthe Slough campaign
will accompany the chorus and will play
the song accompaniments.
Identification cheeks which will be
accepted in lieu of tickets on the ex-
eursion special can be purchased at the
Central Book Store, Cotterell IS book
store; Schell's s seed store, Thirteenth
and Market streets; the grocery store
of q. E. Runkle, State and Lynn streets;
6. X. Harris, 1927 North Sixth street;
). I. Kinsinger, Fourth and Woodbine
streets, and the McCurdy drug store,
Steelton.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-04
MOOSE TO NOMINATE TONIGHT
Officers Will Be Elected at Meeting to
Be Held March IS

Officers viii be nominated at a meet
ing of Lodge No. 107, Loyal Order of
Moose, to be held this evening at 8
o clock. The election will be held on
March IS. Following the meeting to-
night luncheon will be served.
Preparations are now being made for
the annual st. Patrick's Day celebra-
tion, which will be held both afternoon
and evening, March II. A vaudeville
show will be held in the evening, when
appropriate souvenirs will be given all
who attend. Among the numbers on the
program is "Pete" Pendegast, local
contortionist.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-04
Photoplav TODAY

Dainty Ruth Stonehouse, the Essanay
leading lady, appears to-day in a two
reel drama, can Amateur Prodigal. -
In this production Miss Stonhouse ap.
pears to great advantage and is ably
assisted by an all-star Essanay cast.
: Her Husband IS Son." Edison drama,
in two parts, with Gertrude Mccoy. the
Gibson girl, and Robert Conness in the
leading role, also is on to-day's pro-
gram. "a Madcap Adventure" Vita,
graph comedy, with Madcap Dorothy
Kelly as Tommy, yenturesome girl. is
rescued and protected from a terrible
adventure by Jimmy Morrison. Doro.
thy Kelly, as boy and dressed in an
evening suit, is sight you should
not miss. Ady.#
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-04
WALTER REFUSES
TO Mend Streets
Continued From FIr.t Page.

not set that up as a reason for not 60
ing ahead with the work.
~ have carried out my contract.
There is nothing for me to do and
will do nothing.
"When asked what disposition he
will make of the equipment he used,
Walter said he may sell it, "'but, real
ly. | have not made up my mind about
that"
Lynch's View of Situation
Lynch took an entirely different
view of the situation. He declared that
Walter is bound by his contract to keep
the streets in repair up until April l.,
1915, and that the notice sent cut di-
recting him to begin work within ten
days, makes it mandatory for him to
proceed at once.
Lynch went further and said that if
all city streets are not in repair by
April /, the contractor will be held IL
able to- repair those sections that are
in bad condition at that time.
The Highway Commissioner went on
to say that the city will not be the
loser as result of the controversy, no
matter what course the contractor may
pursue, and he said something about the
Likelihood of Walter changing his mind
before all is over.
"If Walter holds out and refuses to
start work will you at once proceed on
his bond?" Lynch was asked.
"We certainly will," said Lynch.
"IIe will not get the remaining $3,750
unless he does the work.
City Have Repair Plant IS
Repairs to the city streets for years
nave been made by contractors. wal
ter was awarded the job early in 1910,
his contract to run for term of five
years and he to receive $4,000 an
nually. At that time the city's fiscal
year ran from April to April. Since the
commission form of government law
has been in effect, the fiscal year be-
gins in January and closes in Decem-
Der.
The contract with Walter expires
on April /, and it was not renewed be-
cause in November, 1918, the voters
approved the plan to float $4,000
worth of Improvement bonds with
which to construct a city asphalt repair
plant An ordinance providing for the
purchase of site for this plant now is
pending before the City Commission
ers. There is hope, city officials say,
of having the plant in operation by
May /.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-04
STORM In WEST AND SOUTH
Snow, Rain and Sleet Hamper Wire and
Rail Communication

Kansas City, No., March 4.-Snow,
rain and sleet fell last night and to-
day over most Of Missouri, Kansas,
Nebraska and Oklahoma, and parts of
Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana, accord
ing to the local United States Weather
Bureau. The snow, eentering in the
northern States, ranged in depth from
two inches in Kansas City to nine
inches in Central Kansas and eleven
inches in North Platte, Neb.
A driving wind from the northeast
accompanied the storm in most direc-
tions causing snow to drift and tearing
down the telegraph and telephone poles,
greatly hampering wire and rail com
municat;on.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-04
HOUSE
VOLUMINOUS RECORD IN
DEFUNCT TRUST CO. Case
Many Thousand Pages Of Testimony
Must BE Considered by Superior
Court Which Is to Hear Appeals of
Creditors

When the Superior Court, which
meets here next week, considers appeals
taken by creditors in the case of the
Tradesmen's S Trust Company, defunct
concern. whose affairs are being wound
up by a receiver, that court will have
before it batch of books, papers and
petitions, that with one or two excep-
tions possibly in larger than any other
ease tried in the Dauphin county courts.
The ease goes into the Superior Court
on appeals of creditors from the decis-
ions of Eugene Snyder and Henry s.
Borneman, auditors who examined the
accounts of Percy NJ. Chandler, receiv-
er, and who are about to distribute un-
expended balances amounting to more
than a million dollars. The records in
the case all have been on file in the of
flee of the local Prothonotary, and take
up more than score of the regular fl
ing cases.
This morning these records, which in
elude many thousands of pages of tes-
timony and other data, were packed
into box, preparatory to being sent to
William Pearson, of this city, Prothono-
tary of the Superior Court. The pack
ing case is so inches high; 10 inches
wide and 13 inches thick. 1t was taxed
to its capacity by the records.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-04

Cyrenaiea is one of the independent
administrative and military districts of
Tripoli which now is under Italian con.
troll. A dispatch from Rome on Feb
ruary 10 says information has been re-
eeived from Tripoli to the effect that
reinforcements had reached Captain
Vollino whose native troops had almost
entirely deserted him as the result of a
rebellion in Libya. 1t was said that
the rebellion had been encouraged by
the withdrawal of Italian troops from
the interior to the coast and. that the
movement gradually was encircling
Tripoli itself where Notifications were
being erected.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-04
HIGH PRICE OF BBEAD PROBE
Costs Two Cents and Fraction to Bake
Loaf, Says Baker

New York, March fifty retail
bakers were under summons to-day to
appear at the State Attorney General s
inquiry into the causes of the high
price of bread and testify as to how
much profit they made in spite of the
high cost of -four.
The first to testify, Henry Tidman,
said that although flour cost more than
~ barrel it cost him only cents and
fraction to bake loaf of bread. that
he sold the loaf wholesale at 8 12
cepts to one grocer who sold it, retail,
at four cents.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-04
THREE CHARGED WITH THEFT
Peddling Part of Kaufman's Sign When
Taken by Police

AS they were attempting to dispose
of some junk late yesterday afternoon
Edwin Kaiser, David Lowe and Peter
Chickley were arrested ON charge of
larceny by Policemen Schelhas and
Dickey. The junk, it is alleged, was
stolen.
1t was part of the sign that once
stood over the Kaufman Underselling
stores in Market square and journal
metal which has never been used. The
stuff was taken to police headquarters
to await Identification.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-04
CABINET CRISIS In BOLIVIA
Thre Ministers Already Have Resigned
Floods Destroy Railroad 3ridge

Lima, Peru, March A cabinet
crisis in Bolivia seems imminent. The
ministers of foreign affairs, public
works and home affairs have already re-
signed and it is expected that the re-
mainder of the government will give
up their portfolios.
Floods have destroyed the bridge of
the Bolivian Railways Company ana
traffic between africa and LaPaz' is in
terrupted.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-04
Concert Association to Meet

The Municipal Band Concert Associ-
alton will meet this evening in the
headquarters on the third floor of 225
Market street for the purpose of or
ganization. The plan of the association
to give concerts in Harrisburg has been
submitted to the Harrisburg Chamber
of Commerce and the reply will be dis
cussed
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-04
Charged With Looting Stores

Leroy Gilbert, Charles Buckley and
John Seiders, charged with three rob-
berries of Cameron street stores of goods
valued at $50, We're held under $500
bail for court by Mayor Royal this aft
ernoon. All but a few dollars worth
of the stolen goods was recovered by
the police at Gilbert S home at 1244
South Cameron street.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-04
Mountain Fire at Lykens

Lykens, Pa, March 4.-There is
some apprehension that fire raging in
the mountains mile east from the town
will reach the Catholic cemetery, but
diminishing winds have allayed that
fear to great extent. The town is in
no danger. Much damage has been
done to young timber.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-04
Funeral Can Be Held, certifcate Given

Because the physician who attended
Mrs. Jane Marshall, 73 years old, who
died Tuesday afternoon at the Dauphin
county almshouse, was out of the city.
no death certificate could be given and
plans for the funeral were DELAYED. as
nothing could be done until the Ger.
tifcate was granted. The physician re-
turned yesterday and the certificate
was made out Immediately.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-04
Brumbaugh Discusses Local Option

Governor Brumbaugh had among his
visitors to-day number of Legislators,
who had called by request, and he i'm
pressed them with his great desire to
have the local option bill passed. Dur.
ing the day Ne received a number of
kilograms endorsing his stand for local
option.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-04
GERMAN NATIONAL
BANK Goes under
continued From First Page.

decided to close because of generally
unsatisfactory conditions and "certain
paper which the bank held, paper which
ordinarily would be all right" He ex-
pressed the hope that depositors would
be paid in full, but said he could make
no promise. The German National had
a Pittsburgh municipal deposit of $40,-
600.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-04
Marriage Licenses

John T. Rich and Elsie V. Beegle,
Altoona.
Paul W. Caldwell, Tyrone, and Mar
garet B. Spencer, Spruce Creek.
Abram 7. Zimmerman, Camp Hill,
and Minnie l. Cline, New Cumberland.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-04
Want oablegrams in Plain Ianpuage

New York, March 4-The Commercial
Cable Company announced to-day that
the Dutch government had renewed its
notice that cablegrams to the Dutch
East Indies must be in plain language
English or French.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-04
Chicago Board of Trade Closing

Chicago, March 4.-Close:
Wheat-May 1S9 SIS; July 112 7-S
Corn-May 70 1-2;, July IA IL. @
Oats-May 90 IL; July 81 IL.
Pork-May 1927; July 1855.
Lard-May 1892; July 1860.
Ribs-May 9.S7; July 1917.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-04
Wilson War Policy Endorsement Tabled

Des MONIES, Ia, March 4.-An Gu
dorsement of President Wilson IS Euro
pean war policy was tabled in the Iowa
Senate to-day by vote of 2S to 9.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-04
To Transfer Licenses

Applications for the transfer of two
liquor licenses, one a wholesale and the
other retail, will be presented to the
court on Monday, March 10, according
to notices filed to-day with Prothono-
tary Holler. by Attorney l.. c.. Carl.
Jacob s. kodar wants to take over the
wholesale business in Mechanis Hall, "
now being conducted by John NJ. Stad-
mar and Peter j. Adamiak seeks the Ii
cense held by John Andulis for the
Palace Restaurant.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-04
Began Work on Sewer

William II. Opperman to-day begn
work on the construction of sewer i
Twentieth street, from Hildrup to MAJ
ket.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-04
STATE OF SIEGE PROCLAIMED
TO QUELL CYRENAICA REBELS

Rome, March "A state of siege
has been proclaimed in the greater por-
tion of Cyrenaica in an effort to put
down a rebellion.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-04
Capital and Surplus Wiped Out

Capltal ana surplus Wlpeu Out
Washington, March 4.-Comptroller
Williams in statement to-day declar-
ed bad management was the cause of
the failure of the German National
bank of Pittsburgh. He announced that
the capital and surplus of the bank
have been wiped out, but that it is too
early to forecast how much will be paid
depositors. Mr.. Williams statement
says:
"The failure of the German Ma
tional bank of Pittsburgh, has no sig
nifcanee as bearing ON the general
business situation but again illustrates
the truth of the saying that the way
of the transgressor is hard.
Result of Bad Management
"This department has been earnest
ly endeavorimg to rectify and amelio-
rate the bad conditions which were
found to exist in this bank at the be-
ginning of this administration. The
troubles of the bank had, however,
progressed too far and depositors and
shareholders are paying the price of
bad management. The failure was not
caused by run but by persistent dis
regard of the elementary principles of
sound banking.
CATER consultation with the nation
al bank examiner and the local clearing
house officials, its directors last night
passed resolution to close the bank.
National Bank Examiner Cooper is now
in charge of the bank as temporary re-
ceiver.
"The examiners investigation now
indicates that the capital and surplus
have been wiped out but it is too early
as yet to express an opinion as to
whether the amount which will eventu-
ally be paid depositors will be nearer
to hundred cents than fifty cents on
the dollar.p
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-04
MIX Report
REFLECT TRACTION OFFICERS

rest Indicated thlS lone sample co
aimed 500 colon bacteria.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-04
WHAT THE BOY SCOUTS ARE DOING


 patrol share in-athletic stunts, ex-
 citing games and all kinds of Scout craft. s. 70 -... 15----- -r.s
 In the Boy. Scouts in Trapper's
 Camp (Penn. Pub. Co.,. Thornton Burgess concludes his stories of the
 boys -of Woodcraft Camp. though thts
 time it's a trapper's camp that
 makes possible camping, in the winter
 woods, Besides learning about r the frapper's skill the, boys have the time of their lives helping to run down a band of poaehers.
 Of sa very different sort is Percy K Fitzhugh's Tom Slade, Boy Scout oi of the Moving Pictures -6Grossett and Dunlap)., No doubt. many of you have seen our motion picture. The A6ven : lures of a Boy Scout. Tom Slade o1 Barrel Alley was the hero of that film and in the book based upon his ad- ventures, in almost as moving and stirring way as the same narrative related in motion pictures. MT. Fftz- hugh tells of how Tom was gradually changed from the street Sangster i'm to- a first class scout. Scouting ac-
 tivities and principles are al cleverly
 woven into the story, which. apart
 from these interests, abourids in those pleasing thrills and fascinating situa- tions, stirring experiences and ! fine suspenses that will. once you begin the story. hold your attention right through to the end.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-04

beets and potatoes, or to tobacco. often prove injurious. The manure should be spread when carried to the field. and not left in heaps to leach. The rate of application must be de- terrnined by individual circumstances. As a, rule it is better to manure light ly and frequently than to apply a large amount at longer intervals.
 One of the best ways to utilize barnyar6 manure is to aply 1t in con nectior with such fertiliztng mate rials. as supplement its fertilizing con- stituepts. These materials may be either composted with. the manure or used separately. except in case of a nitrate. such as nitrate of soda, which should never be conposted with barn. yard manure on account of danger of Identification and loss of nitrogen AS is well known, barnyard manure is lasting in effects, and in many cases need not be applied. so frequently; as the mere soluble and Quick-acting superphosphates and potash and nitro gen. soils.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-04
POULTRY NATIONS.
In Balancing Them Mineral Matter
 Should Get Consideration.

When poultrymen s balance their
 rations for egg production the ingred-
 tents which they usually figure upon
 include protein feeds and carbohy-
 form of ash or phosphorous is just as
 important in the component part of
 the poultry feed as the other ingredi-
 ents. The hens body contains 45
 cent is ash. The egg contains 35 per
 cent dry matter of which 12.2 per
 cent is ash. These latter figures in-
 dicate very conclusively that it is inn portant to have a considerable
 amount of mineral mater in the ra- tion which is fed for heavy egg pro- duction.
 Eggs contain per cent more ash than they do protein, and as they are the product for which most poultry
 men. are feeding, the poultrymen can
 not afford to spend all their time working out rations for protein and
 disregard the amount of ash which
 they contain Corn which is fed in large quantities by almost every
 poultry man contains only l,5 per cent ash. Therefore corn. if fed alone
 could not possibly provide a. sufficient amount of mineral matter even for
 the egg which the hen lays. to say nothing of food necessary to build up waste tissues and keep the birds
 bones in good physical condition.
 Feeding of oats, wheat, bran and , barley help to a considerable extent | to raise the total amount of mineral
 matter in the poultry ration. The
 cost of feed should be considered in seeking sufficient amount of mineral matter. For instance, meat scraps can be obtained containing a. large percentage of mineral matter, but
 because of the high price of this food product it is better to obtain the min
 eral matter in some feed of lower
 cost Oyster shells and grit add a considerable amount to the total min eral matter feed to the fowls. with plenty of wheat, bran and ground oats in the dry mash and with a small amount of ash to be obtained in other grains these feeds will provide sufficient amount of ash for aver age feeding. When hens are, laying better than | 50 per cent egg production an add | ed amount of ash will be required | because it is the egs that drain the | birds system. of ash more than any | thing else at this time. Cracked bone
 ought to be kept before the birds so | that they may have the additional | it is needed Grit and shells should always be available, the shells be- tcause of the lime which they contain which is so essential for making egg l shells, and the grit for grinding the birds. feed. The grit should be hard and sharp and as insoluble as can be obtained It Is not wise to buy lime grits but. rather those which are made of quartz or similar hard min
 erals.
 l Growing chickens need an added l amount of mineral matter for the | building +up of framework and other bodily tissues, but hens having at tained their full growth require only l that amount necessary for making l tho egg and supplying the birds body with those clements which are used l up4 ins the process of digesting foods and producing eggs.