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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-16
Improvement
Contracts Which He
Says Can Be Under
taken at Once
ACTION LIKELY
NEXT WEEK
Plan to Avoid Disputes With Contractor
AS to Cost of Extras in River
Front Work Is Approved To-day
Job to Be Completed BY July 1

At the meeting of the City Commits
sioners this afternoon, Mayor John X.
Royal offered to the Republican mem
bers what he considers is a feasible
plan for providing work for the city s
unemployed. The suggestion came as
a result of resolution adopted week
ago, and while the Republicans to-day
officially made no answer to the chief
executives plan, they declared that
they will make proper reply at the
meeting one week from to-day.
The Mayor pointed out that he is
not mindreader and not capable of
knowing just what his Republican col
leagues propose to do along the i'm
provement line during the coming sea
son but he suggested that there are
many jobs which could be started at
once to give work to the unemployed.
He referred to the Park Department
having acquired sufficient ground for
the extension of the Cameron park
way from the almshouse to Reservoir
Park and said that work had not vet
been started. He suggested that the
contractor could start work on the pro-
posed bridge over Spring Creek, at
Cameron street, job which now is un-
der contract.
He further set out that twenty-one
of the thirty-one sewers authorized by
city ordinance year ago have not yet
been laid; that number of street grad
ing jobs can be worked and that he is
advised that most of the frost is out
of the ground and there is nothing now
to hinder starting the work at once.
The Mayor ended by saying that if
Couffur ned nm Ntpth p....
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Their Reoccupation of
Czernowitz. the Cap
ital. Is Reported From
Bucharest
RUSSIA ADMITS
ENEMY GAINING
Petrograd Official Report Says Aus
trtans Are Making Progress in
Bukowina and That Desperate
Fighting Is on in the Carpathians

London, Feb. 16, IL Noon-The
general offensive of the Teutonic allies
along the extended eastern front is con-
tinuing successfully on both tlanks,
judging from reports reaching London,
but without any visible forward move
ment on the front toward Warsaw or in
the Carpathians.
The Bucharest report that the Aus
trians have reoccupied Czernowitz, the
capital of Bukowina, has not been re-
ported from any other sources, but Pc.
trograd admits officially that the Aus.
trians are still advancing in Bukowina
in large force, and that desperate
lighting marks the operations in the
passes of the Carpathians, where the
Russians are claiming minor successes
resulting in the capture of men and mu-
nitions of war.
In East Prussia the Russians have
not yet regained their fortified lines and
the German advance, while not checked,
seems to British observers to be pro.
ceeding with less speed.
Paris reports from the western front
that the sole activity consists in artil-
lery engagements, in which the guns
of the allies have been successful in
silencing batteries northeast of Ypres
and destroying German trenches at
Beauraina.
In diplomatic circles the replies of
Germany 10 notes from neutral powers
concerning Germany's proposed marine
war zone are awaited with interest;
Great Britain S reply concerning the
use of neutral flags is given secondary
Importance. The German press is
limiting that satisfactory assurance by
Great Britain on the question of neutral
flags would constitute the best safe
guard to American shipping.
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Police Send Description
of Conte to Neighbor-
ing Cities in the Hope
of Capturing Him
WOMAN SEVERELY
HURT in FIGHT
Mrs. Lauda, However, Will Recover
From Injuries Suffered During Cher
ry Street Quarrel in Which John
Polmuch Is Shot to Death

The police early this afternoon had
not succeeded in locating j. Carlo
Conte, who is accused of having MUIR
dered John Polmuch at o'clock last
night during dispute about board
bill in a boarding house at 22S Cherry
street.
Mrs. Vincenza Lauda, who runs the
boarding house, received severe lacera.
tions of the head during the struggle,
but her injuries will not prove fatal.
She was sent to the Harrisburg hos
pital to have her wounds dressed, but
was able to return to her home last
night. The police to-day sent descrip-
tions of COnte to various cities of the
State with the request that he be ar
rested on charge of murder.
The fight started when Mrs. Lauda
demanded of Conte that he pay his
weeks board bill. On his refusal to
do so, the police say, Polmuch tried to
compel Conte to pay the money to the
Lauda woman and an argument started.
Conte, it is charged, then rushed up
stairs, obtained revolver and re-en-
tered the dining room, where the board
ers were gathered, and opened fire on
Polmuch. Two shots were fred, the
first entering Polmueh s temple and the
other his breast. The police say the
second shot was fred after Polmuch fell
to the floor unconscious.
About that time Mrs. Lauda went to
the assistance of Polmuch, when, the
police say, Conte struck her blow on
the head with the butt end of the re-
volver. The other boarders rushed to
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Company, and since then has been in
the forestry business for himself in
Bellefonte.
The forester is to receive an an
nnal salary of $1,000. Upon taking the
office he win have 800 available for
the purchase of equipment and Mr.. Tay
lor to-day said that arrangements for
providing Mueller with the necessary
assistants will be made latter the
Forester is on the job"
AS Forester, Mueller will have charge
of tree trimming, planting and the re-
moval of trees. The Park Commissioner
said it is his plan to have the For
ester in complete control of the work
just as J.K. Staples is in charge of the
City's Fairgrounds.
The appointment of Mueller was APP
proved by vote of I to o, all Com
missioners, save Mr.. Gorgas, casting
their ballots for him. Mr. Gorgas said
he refrained from voting because he
favored the selection of t. A. Woods
for the post
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Harry J. Mueller, former Harris
burger and graduate of the Central
High school, now living in Bellefonte,
Pa, this afternoon was named for City
Forester by Park Commissioner NJ. Har-
vey Taylor, and the appointment was
confirmed by the City Commissioners.
Mueller was one of nine applicants for
the position. He will be notified at
once of his appointment and, Mr. Tay-
lor said, will be asked to begin work
here on March 1.
The appointee is a son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Mueller, 629 Briggs street,
this city. He is ,S5 years old, mar
ried and has had eight years practical
experience. as forester. Upon leaving
State College, from which institution he
was graduated, Mr.. Mueller went into
the employ of the State Forestry Com
mission, remaining win that organiza-
tion for five years. Subsequently he
spent a year as manager of the South
ern office of the Davey Tree Expert
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RIVER is RISING RAPIDLY
Warm Weather Will Bring susquehanns
Up to 13-Foot Mark

The Susquehanna river is again ris-
ing rapidly, due to the long period of
warm weather and slight precipitation
in the upper valleys. The crest of the
flood will be well within the food
stage, however, but the water here is
expected to go higher than it has at
any time since the ice>moved off. E. r.
Demain, local weather observer, fore
casts 13-foot stage here by tomorrow
morning.
The stage at clock this morning
was 9.5 feet, having risen nearly four
feet in the twenty-four hours previous
The main river is expected to begin
falling tomorrow. There will be a drop
In temperature here tonight to freez-
ing point. The temperature has been
above normal for several days, only
falling to 36 degrees last night.
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spain With AMERICA If
latter makes PROPOSALS

Madrid, via Paris, Feb. 16, $50 A.
M.-The Spanish government has
adopted an attitude of extreme reserve
regarding its position on Germany s
note announcing its intention to include
the waters around Great Britain in the
war zone.
While Spain will try to avoid action
which would give any belligerent an
its attitude of neutrality, it is under
stood the government will join the
United States if the latter proposes
joint measures on the part of all neu-
trails.
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Charles H. Bergner De-
clares Plan If Adopt
ed Would Be An Inn
position on the People
EX-SENATOR FOX
FAVORS PROJECT
Former District Attorney Weiss In
dorses Proposal to Provide an Addi-
tional Jurist-Benjamin NJ. Mead
Opposes the Nissley Bill

A wide difference of opinion exists
among the lawyers of the Dauphin coun.
ty bar as to the need of third Judge
for this county, as provided by the bill
introduced by Assemblyman John c.
Nissley which is now before the House
of Representatives. To ascertain the
sentiment of representative lawyers the
Star-Independent has obtained the opin-
ions of about dozen of them which
are published herewith.
Charles H. Bergner, when asked for
his opinion as to the need of third
judge, expressed himself as very en-
phatically against the plan. Mr.. Berg
ner said:
''It is absolutely unnecessary, and
if the bill becomes a law it will be an
imposition on the people," Mr.. Berg
ner said he could not express himself
more explicitly.
81 am not sure that I have fixed
opinion on the question of third judge
for Dauphin county, Said B. F. Um-
berger. 81 think it is up to the Dau-
phin county court to say whether an ad-
ditional Judge is necessary.
E. w. Jackson had this to say: cit
is my best judgment that the Dauphin
county court has sufficient judges at
present, without an increase
Benjamin NJ. Mead said: 81 do not
think there is any need for an addi-
tionl judge in Dauphin county at pres
ent. As rub am opposed to the
increase of judges.
John E. Patterson said he had no
comment to make other than that cit
is up to the present JUICES to say
whether there is necessity for an ad-
ditional judge"
Senator Fox for Third Judge
81 certainly do favor the bill giving
a third judge to Dauphin county"
said former Senator John E. Fox, for
believe the volume of business in this
court requires third judge. That was
Continued on Eleventh PAGE.
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Chief Hutchison Recommends It in An
nual Report to Council


Chief of Police Hutehison, in his
annual report to Council this afternoon
recommends civil service in the police
department, asks for two traffic police
men at Fourth and Chestnut streets and
the Cameron street approach to the Null
berry street viaduct, asks for an ad-
dftional clerk for the department and
wants Council to build sanitary de-
tention cell at headquarters.
He recommends that Council abolish
free trips of the ambulance, saying that
private hospitals should maintain their
own ambulance. During the fiscal year,
which included December, 1913, $12,-
742.19 in stolen property was recov-
cred and 2,175 arrests were made. Pa
trolman McCann led in the number of
arrests with IA, Detective Tbach was
second with So and Chief Hutchinson
made Al.
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Part of Jaw Bone Missing
Jack johnson to Be Extradited?
~ Associated Press.

Chicago, Feb. 16.-Jack Johnson,
the nego pugilist, who fed to Europe
after being sentenced to year in the
federal penitentiary for violation of the
Mann act, will be extradited and re-
turned to Chicago on charge of con,
spiracy, according to statement to-day
by Charles r. Cline, United States Dis
trict Attorney.
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Special Panel to Try .Thaw
By Associated Press.

New York, Feb. 16.-A special
panel of 200 talesmen from which is to
be selected jury to try Harry K.
Thaw for conspiracy in escaping from
the Matteawan asylum, was ordered
drawn to-day by Supreme Court Justice
Weeks.
Thaw's trial was set for March IL.
1t had been previously set for February
%
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ANOTHER NEGRO TAKEN
Dorsey Charged With Helping in Hill
Robberies

Charles Dorsey, colored, was arrested
IN the Eighth ward last night by City
Detective Whire and Policemen Parsons
and Murphy.
The police say that he was an ac.
complice of Richard Williams, who ad-
mitted burglarizing three Hill stores,
and charge Dorsey with those crimes.
Williams is being held under $500 bail
for court. Dorsey was given hearing
late this afternoon.
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Hope for the Totally Deaf

Bombay, India, Feb. 16.-It was an
Albe, of that city, has invented a
"phonoscope' the use of which enables
the totally deaf to perceive sounds,
such as speech and music, by means of
the eve.
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WALL STREET CLOSING

New York, Feb. 16.-Selling of cop
pers affected the active group in the
late dealings. The closing was heavy.
Foreign influences were again upper
most in to-day's dull and irregular
stock markets. Standard stocks were
under pressure.
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Man Jumps Overheard and Is Lost

New York, Feb. 16.-The new An.
chor Liner Tuscania arrived here to-
day on her maiden trip from Glasgow
and Liverpool. She brought 3S3 pas
sengers and more than 5000 sacks of
mail. Thomas Williams, a native of
Wales on his way to Canada, jumped
overheard during the voyage and was
lost
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Exchange of Prisoners Begun

Amsterdam. via London, Feb. 16,
9.55 A. M.-The actual exchange of
wounded British and German prisoners
of war who have been incapacitated
1or future service is under way.
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tuberculosis sanitarium Dedicated
By Associated Press

Chicago, Feb. 16.-The Chicago tu-
berculosis sanitarium, termed by experts
the largest and best equipped in the
world, was dedicted to-day. Accommo-
'dations for $50 persons will be ready
within month and eventually $50
beds will be installed.
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Acquitted of Alleged Malfeasance
By Associated Press

East st. Louis, ILL.,, Feb. 16.-Six
former officials of East st. Louis were
acquitted by jury to-day of charges
involving the misappropriation Of
100000 in city funds.
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ITALY IN WAR within TWO
Weeks. States CARIBALDI

London, Feb. 10, 4.36 P. M.-The
prophecy that Italy would mobilize her
army within fortnight was made here
to-day by Ricciotti Garibaldi, the Ital.
ian patriot.
He said that unless the Italian gov
ernment decided to participate in the
war there would be a revolution.
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Recall Of Greek Minister From rurkev

Berlin, via London, Feb. ,1e, 11.0S
A. M.-The recall of Greek Minister
Panas from Turkey is not clearly un-
derstood in high political circles here.
It is felt that the condition of Grecian
and Turkish affairs is. not such as to
justify the minister's recall and the in
clination is to believe that he asked to
be relieved when he found his personal
position difficult.
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Continued on Ninth Page.
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CIVIL SERVICE FOR POLICE

Continued un Ninth r.<e
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-10-20
Meeting of the Civics Club.

The first meeting of the Civics
club was held last Thursday after
noon at Brantview with Mrs. Joseph
Fairbanks as hostess. The first 10
minutes of the meeting was devoted
to the study of parliamentary law
after which the meeting was in the
change of Mrs. Walter H. Young
whose subject was ''Public Educa-
ton A discussion of the begin
ming of the administration of educa-
ton in the state, the cities and towns
followed. This same subject will be
continued at, the next meeting the
date of which has not yet been an
nounced
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-10-20
ST. JoHNsBURY CENTER

II. Harlow of Spencer, Mass, Wis
tied at E. M. Massey's the past
week and also called on Mrs. Louise
Towle. a former neighbor, while
there.
At the regular meeting of Green
Mountain Grange. No. /, which was
held last Saturday evening, the fol-
lowing visiting members were pres
emit: Mrs. E. II. Hallet, Elsie G. Hal
lett, Ruth l. Colby, Mrs. Addie Paige
and Charles Butler of Wide Awake
Grange, No. Sc. The first and second
degrees were conferred on three can
didates and three applications for
membership were received. Sugges.
lions for the Good of the Order
were responded to by Mrs. Addle
Paige, Ella Hall and Homer Y. Shat-
tuck. Aspecia1 meeting is called for
Friday evening, October ~, at Wnlcn
time the third and fourth degree VIII
be conferred on several canoldaeeS'
At the close of the meeting the fol-
lowing very interesting program,
which was in charge of 4fCeres, 20
mona and Flora" was given;
Song, by Grange; reading, G. L. Hall;
duet, Gertrude Mclaughlin, piano,
Charlotte Mclaughlin, violin; ques-
ton, Should the Average City Daily
Paper Be Brought into the FANNY!
speakers, Eliza A. Allen, Mrs. U. q.
Goss. Emma K. Massey, linda Farm
ham, C. I. Hall, w. J. Henderson;
piano solo, Lura Farnham; dialogue,
LADY Flora" Dennis Wiley, Cert
rude and Charlotte Mclaughlin; p1-
ano solo, Minnie Shattuck; tableau,
''Tiddle-de-winks' Ride, Evangellne
and Thelma Chaffee; SunnoWer
Doris Johnson, Kathleen
Chaffee, Florence Goss, Mary NC
Arthur; song, by Grange.
Green Mountain Grange Will give
a masquerade and dance at their nah
Friday evening, October 29.
Dean Aver of Barre is visiting his
brother, Glenn Aver, and his aunt,
Mrs Charles Whitney before going
south for the winter.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-10-20
SOUTH WHEELOCK

(Mrs. Lucy Weed, correspondent
About IS came out to the game
supper last Thursday evening III
spite of the hard showers. Captain
Weed came off victorious. Captain
Buckley and his aids did fine work
waiting on table.
George Berry is moving from A.
J. Heath's to the Buck house.
William Peak has returned from
st. Adams where he has been visit
ing his daughter, Mrs. Addie Wells.
AS Carol French, wife and son OF
East Hardwick were coming over the
mountains last Sunday their horse
became frightened at an automobile
driven by H. Whitcomb of Lyndon
and threw them all out hurting them
all. Mrs. French was cut around the
face so the doctor had to take seven
stitches. She was taken to the home
of her brother, Harlie Shepard,
where she is being cared for. The
horse ran, smashing the wagon and
when found was over a bank with
the remains of the wagon on its
back. The horse escaped with only a
few scratches.
]. P. Rock and wife, Gordon and
Irwin Smith motored to Orange Sun
day to visit relatives.
S. Hill, wife and daughter of Or
leans visited his brother, II. Smith,
last week.
Henry Smith has sold the Rodgers
farm to the Parker Dung company
of Lisbon, N. H.
A. E. Weed and wife and Mrs. V.
R. Weed spent Sunday at L. G.
Smiths in Hardwick.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-10-20

Mr.. Calderwood is one of the
prominent Masons of the state and
as such has formed a wide acquaint-
ance. He has passed all the chairs
of Passumpsic lodge, Haswell Royal
Arch Chapter, Palestine Command
cry, K. t, and had held all the
head offices in the grand bodies of
the state. He is a member of Mt
Sinai Chapter, N. o. M. s., and is a
33rd degree Mason, having attended
their meeting in Boston last month.
He has held the office of village
trustee for two years at two different
times and represented the town in
the legislature in 1910. A fact which
he recalls with interest is that he was
legislated out of the office of trustee
because he attempted to have East
ern Ave, widened and when he was
erecting his new block some persons
attempted to have the building de-
layed because it was too near the
street to allow of the avenues being
widened. He held the office of trustee
of the State Hospital for the Insane
at Waterbury for four years, being
appointed in 1908 and again in 1910.
Mr.. Calderwood is very proud Of
his ancestry which is traced back to
the proprietor of Calderwood, Eng
land, who did homage to King Ed
ward I. His father, David Calder
wood, was born in Scotland and when
81 years old came to America and
located at Greensboro where the
Ritchies and Wilson's from the same
part of his country had settled. He
married Eliza C. Scott and they had
five sons and two daughters, Charles
is the only son living but both daugh-
tiers are alive, Mrs. Haynes of Lake
port, N. H., and Mrs. w. S. Me
Dowell of Lyndonville. On Novem-
Der IS, 1878, Mr.. Calderwood mar
ried Ida NJ. Pinney of Greensboro
and they have three sons, Charles
Sherman, who is in business with his
father, Roy, who represented the
Standard Oil interest in Vermont and
Alvi P.
Mr.. Calderwood's memories of the
changes on Railroad street and the
village since he came here are inter
esting. A L. Bailey and G. c. Bing-
ham are the only men now in bust
ness who were in business then.
Three disastrous fires have caused
many new buildings to be erected en-
tirely changing the appearance of the
street. Another thing he notices is
the change from the old general store
to the shops where special articles are
sold. The removal of the Calderwood
store to the new block will be a much
felt change for the store had been in
the Odd Fellows block since the next
year after the building was erect
ed.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-10-20
GROTON.

| (Mrs. G. H. Mills, correspondent
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Goodwin OF
Norwich, N. H., were in town severa
days last week visiting relatives.
Kenneth Murray has moved to E
E. Darling's tenement.
Mrs. Frank Morrison is sick.
Quite a few from here attended
the funeral of Mrs J. w. Hatch al
Montpelier last Wednesday.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs
Robert Petrie recently.
Mrs. Alex Larrow who had a shock
about two weeks ago is better now.
The Needlecraft met with Mrs. M.
D. Coffrin last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orange WEIGH were
in st. Johnsbury Thursday for bust
ness.
Rev. c. L. Snow of Hopkinton, N.
H, preached at the Baptist church
Sunday. He is here on trial.
Mrs. Ray Page and infant son
have returned home from the Bur-
lington hospital
The Methodist church is being
painted. David Eastman is doing the
work
Mrs. A. P. Whitehill, Mrs. David
WhitehilI and Christie Welch were
III w OOQ0N111S SAOpP1AS 0dy"
A new furnace is being put into
the basement of the Methodist
church. There were no services in
the church Sunday as it could not be
heated.
Mary Jane, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Levi Wilson, was operated on
for appendicitis at the Mary Fletcher
hospital in Burlington Thursday. She
is doing well.
(Intended for last week.
Mrs w. w. Pillsbury returned
home from Montpelier Saturday.
Mrs Jesse David of st. Johnsbury
IS visiting relatives here.
Mrs. NJ M. Collins was in Boston
last week.
Mrs. Adeline Harrow of Woods
Vile was in town the last Of the
week.
Mrs. Edward Emery is sick.
The Peoples Telephone central has
been moved into the new building
the garage.
The furnace at the Methodist
church is being repaired.
A. E. Legure was called to Can
ada last week by the sickness and
death of his father.
Mrs. James Adams was sick sever
al days last week but is better now.
Mrs. Alex Larrow was stricken
with a shock Thursday and is in a
critical condition at present.
George Knox is building a garage.
Joe Caldwell of Topsham! is NOV
ng to his farm recently purchased
Of J. w. Dean.
Albert Orr has finished his work
IT David Whitehill's and has gone to
to work.