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Bisbee daily review., 1915-05-01
WINS OF DOVE RUFFLED IN
 THE HAGUE
Belgian Delegation Invited to Stand But Only Three Out of Five Respond to the In- vitation as Extended
INTERNATIONAL MEET
 OF WOMEN, OCCASION
Belgian Representative De- clares That Belgium Cannot
 Accept Peace Until Wrongs
 of Her People Are Righted

HAGUE April 30.-The wings oi the dove Of peace were uhIed as tlt session of the International ConeIess of Women as at the instance Of Dr. Augspure, of Munich. the Belgian delegation was invited Co the platform. Only two women of the five present came from the box at the side of the stage and made their way to the platform.
 They were welcomed by the chair man, Miss Jane Addam-. with both hands. but there was no handshaling with the German delegations The Belgian delegates urged that no peace was welcome until the Belgians' wrongs had been lighted. An English delegate sad she was a sunIagist but represented millions Of English wo- men who favor the present war just as much as the men.
 In moving the final resolution. Mrs. Rosika Schwimmer president of the Women's Suffrage Association request ed all the delegates present Co stand a minute in silent prayer for peace.
 Mile. Hamer ol the Belgian dele- gation, thereupon asked permission to utter a few words When erahted she astounded the audience with tho Dramatic eXclamation "I am a Bel gian before everything. ] cannot think as you do There can be no peace without justice. The war must con- tinue until the Beleians' wrongs nave been lighted. There must be no med iation except at the bar of justice"
 General sympathy for the suffering Belgians caused part of the audience 10 break into cheers On the motion Of Miss Florence Holbrook of Chicago. the word justice" was inserted in the resolution
Bisbee daily review., 1915-05-01
LIBEL CASE sloeLleAr

SYRACUSE. April 3O.--Counsel for Theodore Roosevelt. placed before the jury trying Wm. Barnes in the alleged libel testimony, designed Co indicate the existence of a bipartisan combi- nation between Barnes, as leader of the Republican organization, and Chas Murphy. as leader of the Democratic organization. Witnesses testified con cerninE consultations between Barnes and Republican senators in the New York legislature aud other conierenc es between Republican senators and senators described as Tammany Dem ocrats
Bisbee daily review., 1915-05-01
IF WAGE QUESTION
 ANNOUNCED
Award Increases Pay of En-
 ginemen and Bremen In Great umber of Instances;
 Men Find Fault In Decision

CHICAGO. April 3O-The award in the western railway wage arbitration accorded here, increases the rate of pay for.hremen and engineers in many instances. but is believed by the men to fan short of their demands By reason of many rules of operation in- yolved. no railroad will be able to tell exactly for a month at least the amount of money involved
 The award includes several reforms affecting hours and conditions of em. ployment Representatives Of the Bro therhoods expressed disappointment while the railways in a general way consider it satisfactory. The arbitra. ton was strictly on the demands of the men and nothing in them will cause loss of the advantages already enjoyed
 The arbitration awards affects the pay of G4.OOO locomotive engineers. fremen and hostlers employed on a hundred and forty thousand miles Of line of ninety-eight western railroads. T lAN nfH oA n ID HAA'N kANN aNAng AN anu binding for the year only. It is frank ly declared to be merely postponing for twelve months, the actual settle ment of the differences involved
 Railroad members O fthe board is sued a formal statement criticisine the features of the regulations govern ing arbitration and remarking tha certain concessions were regarded aa intrinsically unjust and made for th' sake of preserving peace with th' employees.
 A dissenting opinion was filed or behalf of the Brotherhood of Engine men. in which the arbitration wa branded as a failure and Newland' law, under which it was arranged al inadequate device for the settlemen of industrial disputes.
 Judge Peter Pritchard. chairman O the board, explained his position qni stand that while ia his opinion th
Bisbee daily review., 1915-05-01
LOOK OUT elRLsl

SACRAMENTO. April 3O- Bachelor girls in California between the ages of twenty-one and thirty may be brought within the provisions of As- semblyman Browns proposed amend mont and made to pay a tax of ten dollars in every year subsequent to leap year An amendment to the ori- ginsi measure. taking in male bache- lors of thirty years or over, was pre- souted to the house to include girl bachelors This is entirely too seri- ous matter to discuss at this time, said Asssmblyman Bartlett, and by common consent action on the meas uro was postponed,
Bisbee daily review., 1915-05-01
MORE ALIBIS IN SEBASTIAN'S
 DEFENSE
Wife of Accused Police Off cial In Court and Shakes
 Hands With Mrs. Pratt; At
 tornevs Wrangle at Length

LOS LES, April 3Q-Counsel for the u~--nse continued introducing alibi testimony in the trial of Chas Sebastian, suspended chief of police. and Mrs. Lille Pratt charged with
 contributing to tho dependency of Edith Serkin. Mrs Pratt's 17-ye5r-old half sister But at times. during the cross-eXamination the prosecution eliCited the statement from witnesses which had the effect of apparently pleasing the district attorney ana proportionately irritating the attor- neys for the defense who were ad- monished several times by the court.
 One of these points was the state ment of Mrs Florence Wilbur. who conducts lodging house next to po- lice headquarters that Wm Matuski- wiz. police property clerk had paid one months rent for the "Tempta- ton Room, to which Mrs. Pratt is al- leeed to have taken Miss Serkin to meet the chief of police.
 Another point developed in the cross examination when Chas. Starr. a wit ness, was called by the defense to testify that he had never seen any women about the apartment in ques- tion Answering the query. Starr ad- mitted he had talked about the trial after he received a subpoena with Matuskiwiz. He said Mamskiwiz ask ed him if he ever saw any women up there. He answered No" Then Billy said We'll, then, you go right up there and tell the whole truth
 Mrs. Sebastian wife O fthc accused. police official, was in court again She greeted cordially and shook hands with Mrs Pratt, the woman whom the prosecution witnesses declared to be in love with her husband. But there was no such show Of politeness among the attorneys who made acrid remarks about each other or mattered to them selves until Judge Wood warned them several times.
Bisbee daily review., 1915-05-01
STEAMER HOWARD DRIVEN BACK TO HARBoR BY HEAVY SEA

LOS ANGELES, April 8O.- Struck by giant wave when three hours out of San Pedro harhor on her way to San Francisco, the steamer Harvard was forced to return at 10 o'clock aud discharged her three hundred paa- sengers. A thirty foot partition on the second deck was broken by force of the heavy sea and tons Of water ran through the vessel Considerable excitement prevailed among the pas, sengers many of whom were drench- ed to Jne skin
Bisbee daily review., 1915-05-01

Cornelius Vanderbilt is chairman of the mayors committee which will have in hand the welcome New York city is to give the Atlantic fleet dur ing it's maneuvers and review in New York harbor in May. The picture shows Mir. Vanderbilt leaving City Hall, New York, after a conference with Mayor Mitchell.
Bisbee daily review., 1915-05-01
AFTER 4s YEARs-DlvoRcE.

LOS ANGELES. April 30. After forty-hye years Of married life, Mrs. Elizabeth Paul was compelled to re- turn to the home of her motherV, ac- cording to allegations made in the separate maintenance suit filed in. her behalf She and Samuel Foster Paul were married at Genesee, Wis consin, in 1867 Mrs Paul alleges that her husband left her in 1912. She asks an allowance of $l,O0 per month men in certain branches of the ser vice were entitled to greater advances than granted. he had to make conces- slons in order that the award might be made. He found much of a hope ful nature in the ward,
 The essential concessions to the men include the standardization of the rates of pay upon the weight on loco motive drive wheels and overtime pay for passenger fremen and engineers enginemen in irregular service to re- ceive the same rate accorded On through freights; the men to be paid for delay while iu the cabs at termin als the dremen are not to be re i quired to clean the engines. Among | the requests not granted were the au ] tomatic release, time and a half foI overtime in freight and switching ser
 vice and a i've hour day in the pas
 senser service,
Bisbee daily review., 1915-05-01
AMMUNITION FACTORY
 EXPLOSION; MANY HURT

PETROGRAD. April BOA number of persons were killed and many oth- CTS injured and much material dam. age done as a result of an explosion in an ammunition factory in a sub urb of Okhta tonight Several work. shops were destroyed while many in. habitants in the neighborhood were hurt by flying debris
 The number of persors killed has not yet been ascCrtained. lt is as serted the stores of loaded shells were not affected and that work will Dc resumed i'm a few days
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FIRE AT COLON.

COLON. April 3O.-More than half the city of Colon is swept by a dis astrous fire. which started this after noon Ten are known to be dead, inc cluding two native policemen and sew eral hundred injured, while between ten and twelve thousand others, most Iy negroes, are rendered homeless. Loss is estimated at about two million dollars.
Bisbee daily review., 1915-05-01
rAuRE vlslrs snEEoLN

LONDON, April 8O-The Exchange Telegraph says that a German Taube aeroplane visited Suffolk County this afternoon but dropped no bombs Two British airmen Are said to have pur, sued the hostile air craft.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-24
WOMEN To HEAR Of
RAvAGES OF RUM
DR.. Carolyn Ceisel, Of Flying
Squadron, to Speak in Grace
II. E. Church

civic and temperance societies OF the
city will be the meetings of the Flying
and S:so p. m. in the Grace Methodist
Gsisel. of the Battle Creek, Mich.
the eounsTs fs'fS %Hsn %aee
according to Mrs. NJ. Margery steese,
who is In charge of the effort of rally
meetings OF this Organisation.
E. +: Weaver is chairman of the local
executive committee arranging for the
audiences to greet the squadron. which
has now conducted three-day cam
paigns in over 400 leading cities of the
the fight to crystalize public sentiment
for national prohibition with its eradi-
cation of the liquor traffic from Ameri
with DR.. Geisel comes as associate
known educator and former moderator
while the soloist will be Frederick But
ler. of New York. who was formerly
leading 6asso of the Alice Nielsen
A graduate of the University of
Michigan. Dr. Geisel later took adysnc-
sia. after which she did much research
work at the Pasteur Institute in Paris.
She also holds three American medi-
cal diplomas. Some years ago she took
up the study OF the scientific temper
ance phase OF the liquor traffic. of the
effect of alcohol on the human body.
and in her forthcoming addresses she
plans to tell of the ravages of rum on
the human system from the viewpoint
of the pathologist. Her topic will be
Alcohol and the Man Himself"
DIR. Landrith has been for years a
leader OF the International Young
Mems Christian Association, and al the
las, convention of the organization was
made president. He was one of the
League and has always been a leading
official of the organization. being
member of the executive committee. In
association with DR.. Howard Gross he
wrote. at the Atlantic City. convention.
the prohibition campaign slogan of the
great Christian Endeavor Movement (of
trustees). "A Saloonless Nation by 1920.
the three hundredth anniversary of the
landing. Of the Pilgrims the slogan
which has since been adopted by al
most every temperance organization in
the country.
Frederick Butler. who comes as solo
ist OF this group. is regarded one of
the leaders of his line in the country.
After retiring as leading basso of the
Alice Nielsen Opera Company, some
years ago, he became soloist for DR.. J.
Wilbur Chapman. world evangelist, and
accompanied him on a globe evangelis-
tic tour. at the close of which DIR.
Chapman declared him the greatest
evangelistic singer in the world"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-24

"sweethearts," with Christie Mac
Donald singing the star role!
That. in brief. is the gist of the an
nouncement or the Majestic manage
ment for Thursday evening. But that
simple. little announcement is more
than pleasing TO the hundreds of Har-
risburg theater folks who have been
waiting all winter for chance to see
and hear the pretty little two-act story
of old Bruges and the lost sylvia.
the story of Sylvia, her early child
hood DAYS, the coming of Prince Franz.
the childhood lovers. the discovery of
Sylvia's identity. Added to the charm
of the quaint Flemish fairy tale will
be the true -to-life scenic setting and
Victory Herbert's Incompatible music.
Then, too, there will be very big,
very well balanced, very lovely chorus.
with these other splendid stars to help
make the admirable setting for Miss
Maconald, Maud Beatty. Edwin VIII
SON. Ralph Nairn. Anne Bussert.
Thomas conkey: Alonzo Price and
lightful clever. tuneful operetta. and
If YOU haven't made your reservations
you'd better get the Majestic box office
on the phone at once and arrange for
YOUR seats. The seat sale opens It 3
O'Clock tomorrow morning.-Advertise
ment.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-24
MARY PICKFORD AS "MISTRESS
NELL" AT THE REGENT TODAY

Mary Pickford, the Harrisburg favor
ite, is at the Regent to-day and to-
morrow. In the film version of Henri
eta Crossman's former starring We
hicle. Mistress Nell" the famous
drama of the gallant days of the gay
King Charles t2), Mary Pickford por-
trays that wonderful character. so often
called the greatest heroine of historic
and romantic drama. with such skill
and charm as to make IL one of her
greatest screen triumphs. Nell Gwyn.
the whimsical. impulsive and piquant
little favorite of the public and the
monarch of England, whose bravery
and wit save her royal lover from
treachery at home and abroad. is one
of the most amazing characters ever
presented in a drama. and Mary Pick
ford lends new and vivid beauty to
Mistress Nell" of whom il has been
said England would not be as great
without her" The tender lover inter-
est of the story is dramatically de-
veloped in this dashing romance OF the
swashbuckling period of hearts and
swords. and Mistress Nelfs' complete
triumph over the enemies of the king,
and over the heart of the king himself,
is thrillingly and realistically portray
d.-Advertisement
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-24
News Items of Interest
in Central Pennsylvania
.Streial to The TeIrRrath

Shenandoah.-Twoo of Shenandoah S
pioneer citizens died yesterday. VIII
liam d. Evans, 81. former colliery
superintendent. retired, was the oldest
living member of the Tamaqua F. and
A. NJ. John L. Hassler. So. was a
health officer former school director
and councilman. a founder of the
United Evangelical Church, trustee
for forty-one years and a prominent
Mason.
Pottsville. - Mrs. Minnie Kessler
took bichloride of mercury by mistake
and she is in the local hospital in a
critical condition.
CampbelIstOwn-whi at play Aaron,
aged 4, son of Charles Reigel, fell,
fracturing his skull.
Summit Hill.-Luther League of the
Upper Lehigh Valley district, which
Just closed a three-day session here.
elected Mrs. Elias z. Stauffer, of Au-
denried. president; George Mailer. OF
Packerton. vice-president: Miss Freda
Komstowski. of Lehighton. secretary:
Herman Konomosser. of Hazleton.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-24
PAXTANG PARK ANU SEMENTS
OPEN TODAY

theatricaI season AT Paxtsng park tbIs
evening. The initial attraction at the
park theater will be Harry Beck and
troup. Mr.. Beck's show is made up en-
tirely OF local talent. Under the direc-
tion OF Mr.. Beck. assisted by Earl Burt
nell. OF the Feist Music Publishing
Company, one of the most elaborate
amateur shows that has ever appeared
at the park theater has been developed
in fact, few professional companies are
as carefully rehearsed as this one has
been and a really first-class entertain
ment is sure to be the result.-Adver-
tisement.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-24
VICTORIA THEATER

To-day's special feature will be a
three-par drama produced by the
famous Vitagraph Company. entitled
The Girl who Might Have Hay Been Been
role Is seen al her best in this strange
picture play. She is predominated by
an evil genius. VINO mysteriously kills
her The man whose wife she might
have been, solves the mystery and
convicts the criminal. Harry Morey,
Ned Finley, Edward Elkas. Paul
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-24
Some Striking Reductions
That Are Rarely Equalled

White Enamel Beds, $2.9O-regular1y $500;
8 it. 6-inch size; continuous posts; ten in the lot.
Golden Oak Dining Chairs, $1.39-regularly
$3.50; twenty in the lot
Fumed Oak Library Tables, S62.95-regularly
$500
Royal Rest Chairs, $9.75-regulary $3.50;
upholstered in brown Spanish leatherette.
Jacobean Wing Chair, $9.95 regularly $500;
twist pattern, cane backs
Sleepy Hollow Rest Chairs S14.75-regu1arly
SIS; upholstered in mueskin leather.
Dining Room Suite, $25-regularly $50; fumed
oak; three peces-buffet, china closet and serving
table.
Mahogany Poster Beds, $19.5O-reguary $32
dull rubbed finish; four in the lot
BowMANs-Fifth
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-24
EPwoRTH CHURCH DEDICATED
Special to The Teieerobh

Ephrata, May >24.-Yesterday the
handsome new Bethany Reformed
Church, was dedicated with special
services. The Rev. Allan S. Neck,
pastor, had charge, and the Rev. DR..
John S. Stahr. former president of
Franklin and Marshall College, was
the orator. In the evening the Rev.
Stuart Cramer, of Lancaster, preach
ed. The church was founded in 1890,
and for 164 years the congregation
has worshipped in this place without
interruption.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-24
'ANUSeMG0TSl
ELECTRICAL VENUS AT HE COLO
NAL

The electrical Venus is to be the
headliner at the Colonial Theater dur
ing the first three days of this week
This is a very pleasing spectacular nov
acts that have been presented at the
Colonial, but different from any of the
others The Selvinos will give
shadowEraph act with some new fea-
lures to II. Larguy and Snee are
man and woman in one of those enter
tanning Irritation skits. Lang and Coul-
ter also have a comedy sketch; The
Colonial is enjoying some of the best
business it has ever known. Never
was the house of the Busy Corner more
popular than IL is now. Theatergoers
get some good vaudeville, and they
also get some good pictures. And the
price is cheap-AdNertisem
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-24
TO ORGANIZE LEAGUE
SfeeiaI 10 The Telerrnhh

"TttIuT 10 nc fItgTufH
Penbrook, Pa, May ga meeting
of the citizens of Penbrook will be
held in the Borough Hall, Twenty
seventh and Candy streets, on Friday
evening, May %, at o'clock, for the
purpose of organizing a municipal
League. 1t is expected there will be
a large turnout.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-24
TRAIN RIDER INJURED
.Shccinl 10 Tie rclcrrnhh

Chambersburg, May 24.-Edward
Perry, a well-known young man of
Shippensburg, was perhaps fatally in
jured yesterday when he fell from
freight train on which he was riding
from Shippensburg to this place.
Both legs were cut off and his back
broken.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-24
CHAUTAUQUA IN JUNE

Special TO The Telegraph
Columbia, Pa, May 24.-Columbia
Chautauqua will open on Thursday,
June 10, and will be held in a large
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-24

tent in the public park. Burgess w.
Sanderson Detwiler is chairman Of
the committee having charge of the
event
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-24

Seardon and Frank Currier as some
of the popular players listed IN the
cast Another strong onerng
.'The Confession" a two-part Biograph
drama Advertisement.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-24
s2.5O-WASHINGTON AND RETURN
G2-Sn. NENT SI-NnAN MAX 2n

An ideal Sunday outing under ideal
conditions, Pennsylvania Railroad
Special train leaves Harrisburg 1905
a. m.-Advertisement
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-24
MAJESTIC
CHRISTIE MACDONALD IN "SWEET-
HEARTS

Thursday evening, May 2T-Christie
Macdonald in "Sweethearts.'
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-24
He Didn't Want to Get
His Umbrella Wet

That's why certain man in heavy rain, car
ried an umbrella under his arm
Much like the man who wouldn't buy his wife
umbrella, because it wasn't raining
Folks indeed, wiser, NOWADAYS and manv
will prepare for the shower through these price
inducements
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-24
Clearing Out Odd Dressers
and ChiffOnierS

Here and there the floor, are odd pieces
that many folks will welcome at the price we've
marked them for this sale In most cases only one
of pattern.
$500 Circassan Walnut Chfoner .......... sci 80
$45O0 large Colonial Dresser dull rubbed 29. IS
5000 Colonial Chioner, dull rubbed ...... 29. 90
$3.50 CHARTERED Oak Dresser Observation-Disclosures. So .15
S2598 Mahogany Dresser Observation-Disclosures. S16.95
5000 Curly Birch Dresser Observation-Disclosures. S21 80
$5975 Mahogany Inaid Chiffonier .......... 24. 90
$3.50 Crcassian Walnut Dresser ........... S19.95
$3.50 Crcassian Walnut Chffonier ......... S19.9j
BOWMANS-Fifth
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-24

treasurer. and Mrs. Minnie Getman, of
Hazleton. statstician.
Mauch Chunk. - Howard Seaboldt,
OF Lehighton; Fred Brenckmann, of
Hudsondale. and ]. NJ. Dreisbach were
elected president, secretary and treas
urer, respectively, of the new Carbon
County Good Roads Association.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-24

$l.50 Mems and Women's Umbrellas,
paragon frame tape edge, mission and
lockwood handles, at .........a....9 95c,
500 Mems and Womens Umbrellas,
silk and linen covers, tape edge, paragon
frame; mission, plain and fancy handles,
at Observation-Disclosures. Sf.45
$3.50 Mems and Womens Umbrellas,
silk cover; trimmed and plain mission
handles, at ..,............... S1.95
$500 and $3.50 Mems and Women's
Silk Umbrellas, fine grade cover, beauti-
fully trimmed handles, at ....... S2.45
$3.50 to $500 Mems and Wonen's Um-
brellas, with fancy trimmed handles, at
$3.95
BoWMAN's-Man Floor.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-24

To lower this large stock of furniture during
creasng array of light furniture for the porch
niture and lowered the prices insure quick disni
A number will be found on the floor, not advertis
will save you many dollars.
The following exceptional:
Solid Mahogany China Closet, with full mirror
back; regularly So Priced at ............. $50
Gentlemans Wardrobe e-quartered oak fitted
with cane and umbrella rack, coat and trouser hang
ers, shaving mirror, ETC.; regularly $3.50. Priced at
$26.25
Gentlemans Wardrobe -quartered oak; mirror
DOORS regularly S185 Priced at .......... $50
Delft Blue Bedroom Suiteconsistng of dresser,
highboy, toilet table, bed chair, rocker, dressing
table and chair; regularly $135.5O. Price . 800
Adam Dining Room Sute-sold mahogany ten
pieces; regularly $170. Priced at ......... S129
Mahogany Arm Rocker upholstered in tap
estry; regularly SIS. Priced at ....... 1895
BowMANs-Fifh Floor