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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-24
Court Withholds It's
Decision in the Cases
OF White. Eckinger
and Bowman
RUSH MADE TO
GET RENEW AIS
Judges Will Take Additional Testi.
mony on the Application of the
Berrysburg Hotel When the Hear
ing Is Resumed Next Monday

All except three of the 172 appli-
cations for the renewal of LIQUOR IL
cehses-held by hotel men, dstillers.
brewers, wholesalers and bottlers in
tnis county-weie granted this morn
ing by the Dauphin county court. The
thfee cases in which licenses were not
granted have not yet been passed upon.
Iney are those of Harry White, pro-
prietor of the Ann Street hotel, MIDI
dletown; Harry F. Eckinger, for the
Faxtonla Inn, Lower Paxton township
and William H. Bowman, proprietor of
the st. Lawrence hotel, Berrysburg.
further hearing in the Bowman
case will be held on Monday, the court
desiring to get additional information
on the charge set up by one w. s.
Straub, which was in effect that Bow
man has sold intoxicants to habitual
drunkards. The Berrysburg hotel con
sequently will be closed on Monday,
since the 1914 liquor license year ends
next Saturday at midnight. If the
nearing In that case can be ended on
Monday, the court at once will make
ruling ON the application, SO Judge Nc.
Carrell announced from the bench.
Hotel Ter anG their ATTORNEYS
rushed to get the licenses renewed this
morning Immediately after the court
announced its intention to grant all
except three of the applications.
No Opinion Yet Filed
No opinion was filed by the court in
any one case, but it is believed that
the Judges will file an opinion when
they dispose finally of the Eckinger
and White cases, in which remon-
strances were filed and in which testi.
mony has been taken.
The Paxtonia Inn had no license
last year, but prior to that had been
licensed '.innH for more than cen
tury. Eckinger's predecessor as pro-
piretor made no application for license
for the place last year. The new APP
plicant this year offered to show the
need for bar at that place. The
question of necessity was the only ono
raised in the remonstrance against the
Paxtonia Inn and against the Ann
Street Middletown, hotel.
As matter, now stand only one of
Dauphin county's present liquor estab.
lishments is certain to go out of busi.
ness with the close of the license year
next Saturday. 1t is the bottling
works of John Mackert, Lenkerville,
near Millersburg. Maekert withdrew
his application for the license renewal.
Wiconisco Hotels Win
The five Wiconisco township hotels,
which 119 residents of that district
declared in remonstrance are not nee.
essary, all will oe relcensed.
The court has permitted the with
drawal of the remonstrance filed to the
application of Theodore B. Frye for his
hotel at Fifth and Short streets.
Edward G.. Hoffman, proprietor Of
the Hoffman House, Market street, this
city, who was accused by travelling
man of having permitted women to
frequent his place of business, made an
answer which satisfied the court and
he will get a license for the new year.
The Paxtonia Inn was the only place
that applied for license which did
not have license in the present year.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-24
WORK ON THE POSTOffICE
COMES TO A STANDSTILL
Halted Until It Is Decided By the Gov
ernment Whether to Permit Bond
holders of Contractors to Finish it
Or to Award Job to Another Firm

Work on the addition to the post
office, the contract for which was in
the hands of Pennock & Company, has
come to an absolute standstill with no
prospect of an early resumption of
operations. The Pennock Company, with
numerous contracts on its hands, it was
recently announced, has gone into the
hands of receiver, ONE being appoint
ed last Friday.
Postmaster Sites has had no infor-
nation or instructions concerning
future operations on the building and
is waiting to hear from the United
States Treasury Department which has
change of all operations concerning pub
lie buildings.
There are two ways in which the
work ON the building may be complet-
ed. The bondsmen for Pennock & Com
pany may finish the work or the Treas,
ury Department may reimburse the
Pennoek firm for the work it has done
up to date and then let new contract
for the completion of the work as con-
templated, to some new contracting
firm.
The Pennock Company obtained the
first contract for the addition in the
rear, but subsequently, Congress appro-
priated $4,000 to elevate this addi-
tion to the height of the original struc-
ture. The contract for this last work
has not been awarded although the
plans are finished. They also include
some interior alterations.
Should the Treasury Department de-
eide to let the contract to another
party 1t will also include the work of
elevation and alteration, making the
entire work but one contract in the
hands OF one construction firm. A con-
ference between the receiver and the
government authorities will have to be
held in order to arrive at q concIus;o,
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-24
FEBRUARY "a
$50 Lives ARE LOST when
BRITISH ARMED MERCHANT
CRUISER Goes TO BOTTOM

London, Feb. "a, 5.25 P. M.-The
officials information bureau announced
this afternoon that the Clan Mac.
Naughton, AN armed merchant cruiser,
is missing. Vessel was last heard from
February and it is feared that she
has been lost.
Two hundred and eighty men lost
their lives when the Clan MacNaugh-
ton went down.
The text of the bureau s announce
ment follows:
"The secretary of the admiralty re-
grets to announce that H. M. C. CLAN
MacNaughton, an armed merchant
cruiser, Commander Robert Jeffreys, r,
NJ, has been missing since February 3,
and it is feared that the vessel has been
lost.
can unsuccessful search has been
made and wreckage supposed to be por-
tions of this ship has since been dis
covered.
"The last signal received from the
Clan MacNaughton was made in the
early morning of February and it is
feared that she was lost during the
bad weather which prevailed at that
time.'
From the fact that there is no reg.
ular cruiser in the British navy named
Clam MacNaughton and that there is a
merchant steamer of that name, it can
safely be assumed that the British
naval authorities have taken the mer.
chant vessel and made use of her as
an auxiliary warship.
The merchant steamer Clan Mac,
Naughton was 4l29 feet long. She has
been in the Indian service, for she
reached London from Calcutta Novem
Der 4, last year.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-24
RUSSIA ASKS FOR PITTSBURGH
PRICES ON RAILWAY MATERIAL

Pittsburgh, Pa, Feb. 24.-Inquiry
has been received here by the Pitts
brrgh Foreign Trade Commission from
the Russian imperial government for a
huge quantity of railroad material for
use in government railway lines and
extensions made necessary by the Eu-
ropean war.
The authorities ask for prices on
5000 pairs of axles and wheels, 3d..
900 to $4,000 ties, 10000 rough axles
and 10000 rough wheels. The order
is valued at near S2,000,0OO.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-24
ELLEN TERRY UNDER KNIFE
Famous Actress Has Cataract Removed
From Right Eye
By Associated Press,

New York, Feb. 24.-Ellen Terry,
the actress, who underwent an opera
tion yesterday for the removal of a
cataract from her right eye, was re-
ported to be improving rapidly to-day
and it was expected that she would be
able to leave the hospital in two weeks.
Miss Terry is 81 years old, two years
younger than Nine. Sarah Bernhardt,
who on Monday lost her right leg by
amputation.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-24
BRITISH TRANSPORT SUNK BY
SUBMARINE, BERLIN REPORT

Berlin, by Wireless to London, Feb.
"a, 9.35 A. M.-Official announcement
was made last night that the British
transport No. 1872 was sunk by Ger
man submarine off Beachy Head at
4.45 O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
A dispatch last night from New Ha-
ven, England, stated that eighteen
members of the crew of the Cardiff
steamer Branksomel Chine, govern
ment collier, had landed there and an
nounced the sinking of their vessel Ell
there by mine or torpedo in the Eng
lish channel twenty miles southeast Of
Beachy Head abou. 2 o'clock yester-
day afternoon. This probably is the
vessel to which the Berlin announce
ment refers.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-24
CHICKEN BONE CHOKES HER
Woman Is Rushed to Harrisburg Hos
pital at Early Hour for Treatment

Mrs. George Hines, of York Springs,
was taken from her home to the Harris
burg Hospital early this morning to
have chicken bone removed from her
throat. She choked on it last evening
and the family physician was called. He
treated her but advised that she be
brought to the Harrisburg Hospital.
She arrived there at 3.15 clock this
morning.
Mrs. Hines felt so well at daybreak,
she said, that she wanted to go home.
She would not even remain for an x
ray examination. The treatment given
lby her family physician is believed to
have removed the bone.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-24
Cameron Street Store Robbed

The general store of R. Remmer, 1920
North Cameron street, was entered last
night by thieves who gained entrance
by cutting panel from the rear door.
Six pairs of trousers, five pairs of
gloves and quantities of tobacco and
some canned goods were taken. The
robbery has been reported to the po-
lice.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-24
Elected to Archbishopric
By Associated Press,

st. Johns, N. F., Feb. 24.-Monsig-
nor Edward Patrick Roche, rector Of
the Roman Catholic cathedral here and
administrator of the New Foundland
diocese since the death of Archbishop
Hawley last October, was notified to-
day of his election to the archbishopric
by Pope Benedict. Mgr. Roche is 40
years old.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-24
Bernhardt's Condition satisfactory
BIZ Associated Press

Bordeaux, Feb. "a, via Paris, lilo
A. M.-The bulletin issued to-day on
the condition of Nine. Sarah Bernhardt,
whose leg was amputated few days
ago, says that she passed good night
and that the general state of her health
continues satisfactory.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-24
WALL STREET CLOSING

New York, Feb. 24.-The higher
level was maintained for the better
part of tho afternoon, with some re-
cessions in the final dealings. The clos
ing was firm. More steadiness was
shown by to-day's stock market, the
result in part Of short covering.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-24
Two-Cent Postage to Honduras

Washington, Feb. IA convention
has been concluded between the United
States and British Honduras for two
cent postage between the two countries
after Mareh /. 1915.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-24
DOUBT whether EVELYN'S
Captain HAS been Saved

Washington, Feb. 24.-Official ad-
vices to-day seem to throw some doubt
on whether Captain Smith, of the Amer
lean steamer Evelyn sunk in the North
sea by mine, was among the saved
and whether it is not his boat which is
missing.
Ambassador Page, at London, to-
day forwarded a report from the Amer
lean consul at Bremerhaven, which is
as follows:
American steamer Evelyn ran on
two mines on the 18th, a a. M, near
Isle Borkum. Sunk seven hours later.
Captain Smith, thirteen men and Dutch
pilot in one boat; First Officer Swan
son and thirteen men in other. First
boat said to have been rescued 10 a.
m. Saturday but present whereabouts
yet unknown. Latter boat picked up
by German scout ship Mass, four Satur-
day afternoon and taken to Heligoland.
Thirteen men brought to Bremerhaven
and put into Sailors Home. Spanish
stoker, Hans Ilizo, frozen and buried at
sea, appears to be only dead. Other sur
vivors expected tomorrow. Those in
Bremerhaven out of DANGER
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-24
Carib, From Charleston
to Bremen With Cot
ton. Strikes Mine Off
German Coast
OFFICIAL REPORT
OF THE DISASTER
American Minister Van Dyke Notifies
State Department of Loss of Carib,
Reported to Have Occurred Outside
Route Prescribed by Gerlnans
By Associated Press,

Washington, Feb. 24.-official notice
of the sinking of the American ship
Carib was received at the State De-
partment to-day in this message from
American Minister Van Dyke at The
Hague:
''Carib reported sunk in North sea
outside route prescribed by German in
structions.
Berlin, Feb. 24., Via London, 500
P. MA dispatch received in Berlin
from the American vice consul at
Bremerhaven declares that all the men,
bers of the crew of the American
steamer Carib, reported yesterday as
having sunk in the North sea, have
been saved. 1t is understood, the vice
consul continues, that the Carib struck
mine in the Blight of Heligoland the
afternoon of February %.
Berlin, Feb. 24.-The American
steamer Carib has gone to the bottom
off the German coast in the North sea
as result of running mine. At the
time of the disaster the Carib was not
using the route laid down by the Ger
man marine instructions.
Tie German Admiralty has COM
municated a memorandum TO Command
er Walter r. Gherardi, the American
naval attache, pointing out that the
destruction of the American steamers
Evelyn and Carib was due to their not
following the course prescribed by the
German Admiralty to point northwest
of Heigoland The memorandum relt-
crates the assurance of the German
government as to the safety of the pre-
scribed course.
Captain Smith, of the Evelyn, has
been asked for report as to the local
ity of the disaster. This report is ex-
pected to show whether the Evelyn
wandered within the defensive German
mine fields, or whether she struck
mines laid by belligerent power other
than Germany.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-24
Carrying Cotton to Bremen

For mole than ten years the Carib
ran with passengers and freight in the
service of the Clyde Line between
New York and Wilmington, n. c.,
Georgetown, 5. c., and Brunswick, Ca,
and later between Jacksonville, Fla,
and Boston
She was an iron single screw steam
er built under the British flag at Port
Glasgow in 1882. She was christened
the President Garfield, and later be-
came the Austrian steamer Ximon.
Then she was bought by the Clyde Line
and put under the American flag.
Two months ago the Clyde Line sold
her to Walker, Armstrong g. Co., of
Savannah, a firm of cotton brokers.
en- with 1900 bales of cotton on Janu-
ary 81. The Carib was in command of
Captain f. L. Cole and carried a crew
of twenty-nine.
She was of 2,0S7 tons gross, 1854
feet long, 362 feet beam and 22.4
depth of hold She registered from
New York.
In the service of the Clyde Line the
Carib, which had five bulkheads, met
with many accidents and adventures,
but was called lucky ship
Courses Which Vessels Should Take
Washington, Feb. 24.-The German
embassy to-day issued statement Civ
ing the courses which vessels bound
for German ports should pursue in or
der to be perfectly safe. The state
ment SAYS that all circles interested
in shipping in the North sea and the
nearby waters are again advised to
follow the German Admiralty's in
structions recently announced
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-24
No Report of Missing EVELYN Men

Washington, Feb 24.-No report
lad come to-day of the missing boat
load of men from the American steamer
Evelyn. Thick weather in the North
sea is believed to be one cause for
the lack of information, but officials
here feel that the chances are good
that If the second mate and his men
already have not landed on the Holland
coast at some point remote from tele-
graph communication they have been
picked up by one of the many trawlers
which frequent. the waters off the
mouth of the Elbe.
The government war risk bureau,
which insured the hulls and cargoes of
the Evelyn and Carib, plans to reduce
some of its losses by salvaging their
cotton cargoes if possible. Secretary
McAdoo, of the Treasury Department,
and Assistant Secretary Peters, discuss
ed a plan with President Wilson.
Secretary McAdoo pointed out that
cotton was not easily damaged by
water and that if it were done it was
probable that the cause of the sinking
of the vessels would be definitely de-
termined.
The war risk bureau will take no
action until the owners have submitted
proofs of the losses. Secretary Me-
Adoo pointed out that no insurance was
granted by the bureau on vessels carrv-
ing eontraband of war.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-10-28
Deaths

|. Philip Fix, ala Sixth. IS years. acute
,Bright's disease: Ben velansuch. Chill
dren's Free hospital, about months;
entcro colitis: Mary Mykietyn, ltZ
Addison, = months, malnutrition
Stanfslawa Komur. li5 Parkwood.
year. acute bronchitis: Mary A. Holt.
,s76 Gladwin. ~ years, cerebral hem.
orrhages. John Andrew. 1874 Euclid
east, 81 years. scnility. Earl j. Wargo.
,lSS sWoodmerc. ] month. broncho
pneuunoniA; Olga kuysz. 30 Florence.
III months, acute hamilton fever
Margaret NRwrock. 4s6 seventeenth.
81 Years. parsnchymatous; John Good-
win, 1857 Beaufait. 90 years. pulmon.
arr Tuberculosis. Frank Zielke, elS
NcDopgail. IS years, pulmonary tu-
bercuiosis: Amelia Ia voy. Harper
hospital. IS years. appendicitis; Arth-
ur Foster, IL Newberry. 81 years. IN
tsrhal hemorrhage; Alexander Cow
an. 76 Elsa. s. years. cancer OF stom-
ach: Piotr Dobrzynski. 232s East
Grand blvd, rs years, tuberculosls
pufmonitis; Raymond Sredxinski. siz
Willis east, month. marasmus.
Mary Donovan, 1853 Bellevue. 81 years.
myoca rditis: Joseph Ginek. $40 Bu-
chanau, year. lobar pneumonia
Dorathea Bushweit. lois Fourteenth.
IS years, seniiity and bronchitis.
Emma II. butcher, l55 Ash. l6 years.
cancer OF uterus. Bertha l.. Suppnick.
SCI Jos. Campau. SO years. pulmonary
oedoma; Mary Rivers. ISL Muliett, oil
gears. chronic mitral regurgitation'
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-10-28
Births
BOYS.

Thomas ". Eckley. 1862 sixteenth:
Raphael AnselmL lS4 Cardoni; John
seIOnsk, Is Gilbert; John c, EviIty,
Hedbury; Michael vsplenski. II Nc
s s,sisSspch ariss se e. psmasrsa;t. loss
Third; Reason l.. Walker, woman's
hospital; Edward wohineid, il6 Will
Hams. Paul L. Biasell. asa Bayg:
janice Coppins. 6S kaldo; Adam Slim
ski 3as Clippert: william Schnorr.
1870 Jos. Campau. Anthony BENDER.
S2a Russell; Albert Stanek. $50 Har-
per; Adams krosetski. Ss6 Jos, Cam
pau; Edward I. Newsome. 7os Lafay-
est. r. Blgelow. 1856 Louise; Audrey
Kuitch. is1 Kanteri Or. Ellsworth j..
Haight. 1s4 Harmon! Horace a. Mid
worth, 1871 Twenty fourth; Paul j.
wetlard. ass. Canton
Anthony Pych. II Thirty-second
Crissnts Relli. 1910 Warren east;
Peter koxdron. 3s3 Plumer; steve
Kwasi borski, LAG Pollard; Jacob Kill
mowski. 2t7 Thirty-nrth; WILLIAM
Moore, 90 Stephens; Garnet Driscoii.
rs Ferry Park; walter wociech9w-
ski. e44 Rivard: Joseph Wensiersky
S23 McDougall wilfred Sales. ges
twelfth, Leon. Termanes. ses Msk,n-
ware, Adraln Miller, az Waldo, steve
Kowaiski. 1911 cevii; Frank sarvace.
4ss MorreIi; wilbert Colwell. 90 can.
Held west: O. VI. Trzetrzynskl. los
Grsndy; Frederick g. Miller. 12s! NC
Ciellan: steven Zasada, 1897 Micht-
gan: Fay Johnson, 1856 Pine; Clarence
"A. Nard. ass Fifteenth.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-10-28
SEES LESSON
IN MEXICO
Railw avs Situation
Like That of D.U. r.,
Ingram Declares

"Just before the overthrow Of
President Diaz, OF Mexico. we were
informed through the press that
Mexico had adopted public owner
ship by purchasing the railways
from the private corporations" says
r. +. Ingram. Then we heard
again from Mexico. It was not the
public ownership Of the railroads,
after all. but the railroads owner
ship OF the public, that had been
brought about.
"The railroads, II appears, had
exhausted the patience OF the pub
lie by the miserable railway service
they were forced to give TO meet
the interest on the watered bonds,
so by one of these dickers that Pin
gree and Scripps 80 forcefully de-
nounced, the railways had induced
the Mexican government to as
sumo payment Of the bonds. BY 90
doing Diaz enslavcd the people to
the foreign bondholders and forced
the people to pay interest on the
watered securities.
Mexico got rid Of DiaE and his
government but It 10 not yet rid
of the troubles that overwhelmed II
following this pretended public own
ership adventure.
THE d. u. r. oflcials issued the
ID. u. r. bonds. let the d. u. r. pay
them. n municipal ownership means
anything II means freedom from the
extortion OF such nnanciers. This
D. U. n. purchase plan h only an
other D. U. r. decker. A Pingree
and Scripps said, we will never get
municipal ownership BY ID. U. r.
dickers.
I'VE are sure OF real municipal
ownership and three-cent fares X
the d. q. r. purchase plan 10 de-
feated. We may lose both II the
plan n adopted.
'Vote no. Nov. 2"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-10-28

ToADDRESS
TEACHERS
Taft and Jordan Will
Speak to School
ma'alns at Saginaw
CHADSEY LEADS
PEACE LEAGUE
About $500 Educators
Now Attending
Convention

SAGINAW, Mich. Oct. 1s.--Ths
sixty.third annual convention Of the
Michigan state Teachers' assooia'
ton opened ofAcially at o'clock
this afternoon with about 6.600
teachers from all parts Of the state
in attendance. Indications Ut noon
were that the convention would b
the greatest In attendance Of any
principally because Of the great at-
fractions that have been provided.
Ex-President Taft. David Starr Jor.
dan, the worlds peace advocate;
National Commissioner Of Educa-
tion Claxton. Mary Autin. Of New
York, and so educators from the
big universities are here.
Supt. G. e .Chadsey. OF the Dc
troit schools. led the annual meet.
ing of the Michigan Branch Of the
American School Peace league
meeting this afternoon.
Taft speaks Thursday afternoon
and evening. and Nine. Louise Ho.
mer. the American prima donna. IL
here for two concerts for the teach
ers.
Special trains began to roll In 1t
10 o'clock and until noon there we're
10 specials bringing In about 1000
school ma'ams.
President Edward p. Cummings.
OF Lansing. has an invitation from
Lansing for the 1915 meeting. and
Grand Rapids also wants the honor.
The feature brought out at the IN.
nual sectional meeting of the state
normal and school commissioners
yesterday afternoon was that the
consolidated school for country dis
tricts, although making children
walk further, will bring better
teachers and educational advan.
tages. The two gatherings held
their banquet last night.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-10-28
B ANNEXATION
PROPOSITIONS
ARE DUPLICATES

or the six annexation propositions
which will be presented 10 the vot-
ers at the special election. Tuesday,
three are duplicates, but Judge Dur
fee. chairman of the county election
commission, declares that In his
opinion the duplication will not az
feet the legality of any proposition
which may be adopted. Proposition
No. 1 covers tract east Of the
Hamtramck village line to Connors
Greek. Immediately north of Har-
per. the present city line Proposi-
tion No. 2 covers the same territory,
but extends 1t north until the north
line would be at the outer belt rail-
way tracks. The first proposition
might be defeated, but at the same
time the territory annexed II the
second proposition carried.
In the same way proposition No. 8
covers a square piece of ground
north Of the present city line and
directly west Of Hamilton, while
No. 4 covers that and more territory
north, and square south OF the
Joy-rd., west OF Twelfth-st., extend
Ing nearly to Dexter-blvd.
The fifth, proposition covers a lit.
tie triangular patch west Of Grand
River and north OF the present linn
its, while the sixth includes that and
enough more ground to push the
limits out Tireman-ave.. on the
south. to the outer Belt on the west,
to Linwnod on the east and to line
about even with the limits at Wood
ward-ave. on the north.