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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-15

while, as the members of the COM
mittee seem to be uncertain concerning
what action is necessary. 1t is held
that no action is required, and that
the mere act of withdrawal of the
names takes them from the hands OF
the committe and it has no further
jurisdiction in the matter.
A Governor withdrawal of nomi-
nations sent in by a predecessor has
been of frequent occurrence in the
past, and it is recorded that both Gov
ernors Stone and Pennypacker with
| drew appointments from the Senate
Hastings and Stone. No action was
thought necessary by the Senate on
those occasions.
The action of withdrawing the
names, it is held. no longer leaves them
in the hands of the Senate, and SEN
| ate committee therefore has nothing
to do with them.
Senators Crow, McNichol, Ware and
| Sproul, all of the Committee on Ex-
ecutive Nominations, when asked what
the withdrawal of the names of the
Public Service Commissioners meant,
| expressed the utmost surprise over the
news, and one and all reiterated that
in all of the conferences held with the
| Governor, the question of the with
drawal of the names of the Public
Service Commissioners was never dis
cussed.
GAS matter of fact,n said one of
the Senators named, "the subject WAS
, never broached in any conference we
held with Governor Brumbaugh, and
his communication is great surprise
to us.
Those who professed to know in
sinuated that this move of the Gov
ernor S is part of his plan of campaign
whereby he hopes to gain support for
his local option bill. 1t is pointed out
that commissionership plum with a
| 100000 salary attachment is some
thing that could be mighty potent in
drawing votes for the bill.
On the other hand the Governor s
| friends resent the insinuation that he
is playing politics, and say that he
wants a Public Service Commission
that he can appoint as one of his own
creation, and that the mere act of his
recalling the names docs not pN~ent
him from sending them or some of
them back to the Senate again.
Whatever the Governor intention
| was, it is certain his communication
created more surprise in legislative
circles than any he has done up to the
| present time.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-15
Low bids ON THE EC,V.R.R
BRIDCESURPRISED EXPERTS
Engineering Journal Comments on the
Fact That All of the Proposals
Were Far Below the Estimate Made
by Railroad company's Engineer

The extraordinarily wide range of
bidding and the fact that the low bid
was almost 100000 below the en-.
gineer S estimate as revealed when the
Cumberland Valley Railroad Company
recently opened proposals for its new
concreate arch bridge to span the Sus-
quehanna river from Mulberry street,
this city, is the subject for comment
by engineering journals. One periodical,
in its current issue, points out that the
thirty-eight bids received ranged from
$270,2s0 as low proposal, to $633, $50
for high, and inference is drawn that
the cost of bridge building materials
certainly must be on the Decline
The successful bid was considered by
the Cumberland Valley authorities to
be surprisingly low. The maximum bid
also was surprising feature in view of
the fact that it was almost $500, 900
below the estimate of the company Is
engineers.
The construction of the bridge will
require a mixture of $4,000 cubic yards
of concrete, the price of which the low
bidder fixes at s4.73 cubic yard.
Something like 10000 square yards of
waterproofng will be used, 1900 lineal
feet of conduit and twenty.one man
holes.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-15
TAFT IS Due.
IN CITY THIS
AFTERNOON

Former President William Howard
Taft was due to arrive in Harrisburg
at 2.S5 o'clock this afternoon, the chief
purpose of his visit being to lecture TO-
night in tie Technical High school au-
ditorium under the auspices of the Har-
risburg Academy.
Governor Brumbaugh planned to meet
him at the station, and then it was pro-
posed to take Mr. Taft to the Aead-
envy for brief address. From there he
wa sto go to the Capitol to adress the
lawmakers at p. m.
Mr.. Taft did not arrive on the 2.Sb
train. as expected. 1t was believed at
that time that he missed the train in
New York, but thst he would arrive
here an hour later. A big crowd at
the station at 2,S5 was disappointed
Harrisburg entertained Mr.. Taft for
the second time to-day, the previous
occasion having been when he was
President of the United States His
visit here in 1911, during his term as
President, was short one,-only long
enough for him TO make a speech. To-
day he is here IN his capacity as Yale
professor of law and as lecturer. He
will stay in Harrisburg over night as
the guest of Governor Brumbaugh at
the Executive Mansion. The Governor
has practically arranged the details of
MIR. Taft's stay in Harrisburg
The chief purpose of the former
Presidents S visit is to give his lee
ture, ''The Signs of the Times,'' in
the Technical High school auditorium
this evening, under the auspices of the
Harrisburg Academy. Two other public
appearances were arranged for him,
the first at clock this afternoon to
address the students of the Academy
Assembly in the hall of the House of
second at clock to address the mem.
bers of both branches of the General
Assembly in the hal of the House of
Representatives.
In order TO hear this address the
Senate delayed meeting until Tuesday
evening this week, so that it could
remain in session until to-day without
interrupting its Legislative program.
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knife FOR Colonies wife
Ms. Theodore Roosevelt Taken TO Hos.
pital Last Night by Her Husband
for Operation To-day

New York, April 15.-Mrs. Theo.
dore Roosevelt, who was taken to
Roosevelt hospital last night by her
husband, Colonel Roosevelt, was oper-
ated on early to-day. DR.. Alexander
Lambert, of the Cornell Medical School.
was the surgeon in charge While the
nature of Mrs. Roosevelt's S ailment was
not disclosed it was stated that the
operation was successful and that the
condition of the patient was satisfae.
tory.
Colonel Roosevelt appeared at the
hospital with Mrs. Roosevelt at 10
o clock last night. He remained with
her until she was taken to the operat.
ing room early to-day. During the oper.
alton he anxiously paced the private
room in which Mrs. Roosevelt had spent
the night. After the operation he was
Immediately notified of Mrs. Roose.
velt's condition and left the hospital
with his son, Theodore. The Colonel de.
clined TO discuss his wife's illness and
referred inquirers TO DIR. Lambert, bat
judging from the look ON his face the
operation and condition of Mrs. Roose.
felt apparently were satisfactory.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-15
II DROWNED As GERMAN
SUBMARINE Sinks Vessel

London, April Is, 3.46 P. M.-The
British steamship Ptarmigan has been
torpedoed and sunk by German SUBJ
marine near the North Hinder light
ship, in the North sea. Eleven sailors
of the Ptarmigan 3 crew Of twenty
two men were saved.
The Ptarmigan had tonnage of Ats
net and was built at Dundee in. 1891.
The vessel was 21s feet long, 80 feet
beam and 16 feet deep. She was
owned by the General Steam Naviga-
tion Company.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-15
N ovice at Running
Trolley Car Respon-
Sible For Terrible Ac-
cident in Detroit
HIS INSTRUCTOR
ALSO CENSURED
Student Motorman Halts Car at Rail
road Crossing, misunderstanding
Conductors Signal and Goes Ahead
to Plunge Passengers Into Eternity
By associated Press.

Detroit, Mich, April 15.-To the
lnexperienee of student motorman is
| charged the death of 15 persons, II
of them women, who were killed last
night in a collision between street ear
and freight train on the tracks of the
Detroit, Toledo and Ironton railroad in
the western end of this city.
According to the police, the unex.
planned inactivity of the student IS in.
struetor also contributed to the dis
aster. Twenty-eight other persons were
injured. four of them so seriously that
their death is believed certain. Early
to-day only seven of the dead had been
identified and it was said at the morgue
some of the bodies are so terribly mu.
tilated that their Identification viii be
well nigh impossible.
Misunderstood Signal
With heavy load of passengers,
homeward bound, the car, handled by
student motorman, J. c. Westever,
halted as it reached the railroad cross
ing. The conductor ran ahead and
seeing string of freight cars pushed
by switch engine approaching the in
tersection, signalled the motorman to
wait until it had passed.
The novice misunderstood the signal
and turned on the power. The car
started down the slight incline leading
to the railway tracks. When too late
the motorman shut off the current and
applied the brakes, but the ear slid
along until it stopped directly in the
path of the oneoming train. The lead
ing freight crashed into the street
car, striking it squarely in the middle.
Nearly 200 feet was travelled before
the freight was brought to stop, and
along this distance, terribly mangled
bodies of dead and injured were strewn.
Others caught in the wreekags of the
car were not extrieated until several
hours after the crash. The roof of the
street ear remained practically intact,
but the remainder of the car was re-
dueed to a mass of splinters.
Some of the bodies were torn to
bits. One woman was hurled com
pletely over the roof of the railway
station. \ hand was found on the roof
of freight car forty feet away.
Are Held for Manslaughter
The crews of the car and of the
freight train were taken to police head
quarters and after an investigation
Westever and the regular motorman,
Richard vallade, were detained ON a
charge of manslaughter.
The identified dead are:
Miss Gail Glady George. q school
teacher; Mrs Zepak Wagnorgas, Lonis
Kornieh, Thomas w. Salmoni, John,
Biel, Odella Bourgeois and Donak Kir-
dak.
The majority of the other victims are
foreigners. whose homes are in the
River Rouge and Delray suburbs of De-
troit.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-15
Representative Stern
Introduces a Bill Pro-
viding For Creation
of a Commission
A CONVENTION
is PROPOSED
Measure is Dropped by the Attorney
General and Provides That Mem
bers of Board Are to Meet Within
10 Days of Appointment

A Commission on Constitutional Re-
vision is provided for in bill intro
dueed in the House to-day by Repre-
sentative Stern, of Philadelphia. The
Attorney General is made ex-officio
chairman of the Commission which
shall consist of six persons to be ap.
pointed by the Governor; two named
by the President Pro Tenn. of the Sen
ate and two by the Speaker of the
House.
The bin provides that constitu-
tional convention be held before Janu-
ary |, 1917. The Commission is to
meet within 10 days after its selection.
The Commission is authorized to report
to the constitutional convention if it is
held and otherwise to the next Legis-
lature.
The Commission is empowered to
make Investigations and its report is
to be accompanied by statistics and full
information. An appropriation of S50,-
600 is provided for expenses and the
members other than legislators, Attor-
ney General or any holding public of.
fees of profit, are to be paid $4,000
for their services.
The bill was drafted by the Attor-
ney Generals Department and was re-
ferred to the Judiciary General Com
mittee.
Local Option q Special Order
Upon motion of Representative Will
liams, of Tioga, the local option bill
which passed first reading this morning
was made special order on second
reading for next Monday evening at 8
CLOCK and on, third reading on We'd
nesday morning at II O'Clock.
The Senate bill regulating the em-
ployment of females in hotels, boarding
houses and restaurants was recommit-
ted to the Judiciary General Commit
tee of the House. This BILL it is
claimed, interferes with the provisions
of the workmen s compensation act now
IN the Senate.
The bill regulating the sale of the
atre tickets to prevent scalping'
also was sent back to committee.
The House cleared a second reading
calendar of 70 bills and the yiekerman
bill taking away from the Public Sery-
lee Commission jurisdiction over eoun-
ties, cities, boroughs. towns and town
ships in matters relating to duties,
contracts and public service, was made
q special order for next Tuesday morn
ing at 1890 o'clock. The bill is ad-
vocated by the Home Rule League.
The bills prepared by the Public
Service Commission amending the Pub
lie Utilities act were amended and
passed on second reading.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-15
GRIP FATAL TO DAUPHlN MAN
James Lewis Gross, 81, Succumbs to
Attack of Disease
SpecIal to the Sian -Independent.

Especial to the Independently
Dauphin, April 15.-James Lewis
Gross, one of the oldest residents of
the borough, died from grip last even
ing at the home of his son, William
Bell Gross The aged man was a son
OF the late Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Gross,
West Scituate, Mass, and was born
there April is, 1928
He is survived by FIVE sons. William
Bell, Dauphin, with whom he resided;
James H., Poughkeepsie, n. Y; Clifford.
Lewis and Clarion, New York, and two
gre endehildren. Miss Gertrude Gross.
New York, and james Lewis Gross. of
Dauphin.
Funeral services will be held Satur.
day afternoon at $50 O'Clock at his
late home. The Rev. r. F. Stirling.
pastor of the Presbyterian church, will
ofheiate. Interment win be in the Dau-
phin cemetery.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-15
1915 LAW ALREADY In FORCE
Prothonotary Holier Provides New
Blanks in Order to Comply With It

Among the bills recently signed by
Governor Brumbaugh and which al
ready have become operative is one
providing that all judgment notes en-
tered of record be accompanied by GER
tifcates showing the precise addresses
of the judgment creditors. As a con-
venience to persons entering judgment
notes, Prothonotary Henry F. Holler, of
Dauphin county, has had prepared a
large supply Of blank certificates on
which judgment creditors may certify
as to their residences.
These certificates have gummed
edges so they can conveniently be fast
ened to the notes. The certificates are
to be furnished by tie court clerk with
out cost to persons fling Judgment
notes.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-15
TENER NOMINATIONS TO
PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD
RECALLED BY GOVERNOR

Without Any Previous lntimation
of His Intention. Sends Communication to
Senate This Afternoon in Which He With
draws Names of Pennypacker. Tone. John
son. Brecht. Wright Wallace and Gather.
Which Were Submitted by His Predecessor
and Were Awaiting Confirmation---Repub-
lica Leaders Profess Complete Surprise
Foes Of Governor Hint at Trick to Use S O.
900 Appointments to Aid Local Option
Fight. but His Friends Discredit This
Theory
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-15
AUSTIN G0RBIN'S GRANDSON
KILLEAsta THE FRENCH ARMY

New York April 15.-Friends of
Andrs G. Chanpclliou, OF this city,
grandson of the late Austin Coroin,
presiden of the Long Island railroad,
learned to-day that he had been kill
ed while serving in the French army
at Bois LIE Pretre, March %.
Mr.. Champollion, though an Amefl-
can, went from New York at thes be-.
ginning of the war to enlist in the
French service. He was grandson of
Jean Francois Champolion, the dis
tinguished Psychologist and trans
lator of the Rosetta Stone. He was "a
years DID,
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-15
Delaney Will Be BURIED
Beside GENERAL KERWIN
Former Chief Factory Inspectors Grave
win, by Agreement, Be in Airing
ton National Cemetery Next to That
of His Intimate Friend Of Civil War

Captain John c. Delaney, Civil wal
hero and former Chief Factory In
spector of Pennsylvania, who died last
night at 11.46 o'clock in his home at
Chevy Chase, Washington, in his 67th
year, will be buried in the Arlington
National Cemetery near Washington.
In accordance with an arrangement
which he made some time ago with the
late General Michael Kerwin. of New
York, that the two should be buried
side by side in the Arlington ceme
terry, his grave will be next to that of
General Kerwin. The two men had
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-15
late WAR news SUMMARY

Failure Of the Russian attempt to In
tFa6e Hungary was announced today
by the German War ONCE. The state
ment is made that the effort Of the
Russian army from Persmysl TO forcs
the Lupkow and East Dulka passes was
not successful and that Its attacks at
several points along this front resulted
in defeat with heavy losses. In conse-
quence, 1t Is said. the attacking power
Of the Russians has lessened visibly.
Although ofactal reports from Petro-
grad conceee no such rsvsrses thsy In
dicate the Russian advance has been
brought virtually to halt. The Rus
Sian War once says slight progress
was made near UEsck pass and coun-
ter attack at Koziowa by the Austre-
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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-15
NO NAVAL BASE ON MEXICAN
COAST, SAYS THE JAPANESE

Washington, Apria 15.-An Official
statement authorized by the Japanese
embassy to-day characterized as s'pre.
posterous" reports that naval base
had been established at Turtle bay,
Lower California, and declared "there
never has been any intention on the
part of the Japanese government to To-
cate naval base or occupy any ter
ritory on the west coast of Mexico.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-15
HUTCHINSON IN A HOSPITAL
Chief of Police viii Undergo Operation
for Throat Trouble

Chief of Police Joseph B. Hutchison
left this morning for Ashland, Pa,
where he will be operated on in the
Miners Hospital for throat affection
by DIR. Jonothan C. Biddle, superinten-
dent of the hospital. The operation
will probably take place tomorrow.
DIR. Biddle is personal friend of
Colonel Hutchison and is surgeon ON
the latter's military staff Of the
Eighth Regiment, National Guard of
Pennsylvania. Colonel Hutchinson was
accompanied to Ashland by Major J.
Mark Peters, of Steelton, also sur
geon on the staff.
During the police chiefs absence
Captain Joseph p. Thompson viii be in
charge of the police department.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-15
I'd ARREST In MURDER CASE
Another Suspect Taken in Connection
With Death of N. Y. Woman

New York, April ia second ar
rest was made to-day by detectives
investigating the murder of Miss
Claudia Hansbury, of Lansingburg,
suburb of Troy, N. Y, whose body
was found last Saturday in lot buried
under pile of rocks. Mrs. Bertha Will
son was held as a material witness at
the request of District Attorney Mar
tin.
According TO the police Mrs. Wilson
has admitted that she introduced Miss
Hansbury to Rafaele Viullo, the con-
tractor arrested last night on charge
of homicide in connection with Miss
Hansbury's death. Viullo was cross
examined at police headquarters DUR
ing the night. The police assert that
he said he had known Miss Hansbury
and that she had written letter to
him about Christmas time, but that be
denied knowledge of how she met her
death.
Troy, N. Y, April 15.-Claudia
tHansbury, described by the New York
police as the girl whose body was found
in vacant lot in the Bronx last Sat
urday, is at her home here, and has not
been in New York.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-15
State ACQUIRES SYNAGOGUE
Capitol Park Extension Commission
Pays $4,000 for Congregations
Filbert Street Property

The Capitol Park Extension Commits.
sion announced to-day an important
purchase, being that of four properties
on F1lbert street, among which is the
Chisuk Emune Bnei Synagogue. on FIJI.
bert above State street.
The price paid for Synagogue alone
was $4,000. This is a fine brick
structure and has been in use by the
congregation for about ten years.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-15
8DROWN In RESERVOIR BREAK
Victims Lived Directly Beneath Dam
When the Collapse Occurred

Holbrook, Ariz., April 15.-Lyman
Reservoir, which impounds waters of
the Little Colorado river, IL miles
south of st. Johns, Apache county,
broke at midnight, drowning eight per.
sons.
They had been living directly under
the reservoir dam, which collapsed as
did similar but smaller dam ten years
lsgo.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-15
British Casualties Total iss,s47

London, April 15, S.05 P. M.-The
total of British casualties in the war
from the beginning of hostilities up to
April IL is 1Ss,347 men, according to
an announcement made in the House of
Commons this afternoon by Harold j.
'Tennant, Under Secretary of War.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-15

Governor Brumbaugh sent commun-
ication to the Senate this afternoon,
just a sthat body was about to- ad-
journ, in which he withdrew all of the
appointments made by Governor Tener
last January for Public Service Com,
missioners.
1t came like thunderelap, as none
of the Senators had the least intima-
tion that the Governor was about to
do anything of the kind, In fact, all of
these generally credited as the leaders,
including the members of the Senate
Committee on Executive Nominations,
created for just such emergencies, who
are supposed to be in the Governor s
confidence, disavowed any knowledge
that the Governor had any such inten-
tion. The Governor S letter withdraw
ing the nominations, addressed to the
Senate, is as follows,
son Janaary>S, 1915 my predeces.
sor in office nominated forNthe advice
and consent of the Senate the follow
ing named persons to be members of
the Public Service Commission, TO
serve for the terms set opposite their
names, respectively, to compute from
July l. 1913;
"Samuel w. Pennypacker, 10 years.
"LaRue Tone, 8 years.
emory r. Johnson, years.
"Milton J. Brecht, years.
"Charles +. Wright, years.
Crank NJ. Wallace, . years.
"Walter II. Gather, years.
d" 1 respectfully advise the Senate
that l do hereby recall laid nomina-
tions.
"Martin h Brumbaugh.'' -
The Senate for moment did not
catch the import of the communication,
and for a while it was uncertain where
it should be sent, but this was quickly
determined by Lieutenant Governor Me
Claim. who sent it to the Committee on
Executive Nominations.
No action will be taken on it for
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-15
DEATH IN FAST AUTO PACE
New York Lawyer Killed AS He Trav
els 55 Miles an Hour

New York, April 15.--Benjamin
jackson, lawyer, was instantly killed
in Central Park to-day when the auto
mobile in which he was riding alone
crashed into tree on the side Of the
driveway.
The police say he was driving atthei
rate of tifty-fve miles an hour. The
.wreckage under which Mr.. Jackson was
pinned caught FIRE immediately. He
was dead when extricated.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-15
Patrick Lloyd Dies It los

Chatham, N. B.. April 15.-Patriek
Lloyd is dead at Milbank, near here,
in his 10sth year. He was born in
Limerick, Ireland, on st. Patrick s
Day, 1908.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-15

FORMER Chief Factory Inspector, Who
Died Yesterday
been friends from boyhood and their
earnest dsire had been that they be
buried among their old comrades in
the National cemetery.
John c. Delaney was born in Ire
land on April %, 1S4S. and at the time
of his death lacked but week of be
ing 81 years old. He came to thi.
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