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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-24
GERMAN SUBMARINE SINKS
0AkBY. A BRITISH Vessel

London, Feb. -, ais P. M.-The
British steamer Oakby was torpedoed
by German submarine off Rye yes.
terday. Her crew was rescued by a
fishing smack and landed at Ramsgate
to day.
The Oakby was bound in ballast from
London for Cardiff, Wales, She was
struck on the port side. Her main
matches were blown off, her decks were
splintered and the binnacle was hurled
into the air. One lifeboat was
swamped by the great volume of water
thrown up by the explosion of the
torpedo.
The fishing smack Gratia, which was
four miles off, felt the shock of the
explosion and hastened to the scene.
The fishermen arrived in time to take
off the crew of the Oakby, none of
the members of which was injured.
The periscope of submarine was
seen before the explosion by the
chief engineer of the Oakby. An at.
tempt was made to tow the Oakby to
Dover, but she sank OF Folkestone this
morning.
The loss of the 0akby apparently
was mentioned in dispatch from
Lydd, England, last night. This mes.
sage referred to the torpedoing of two
vessels off Hastings. One sank, but her
crew was saved and landed Mt Rams
gate. The other was in a sinking condi
tion and mine sweeper was described
rs endeavoring to tow her into Dover
The Oakby was Pts feet long and of
1,a51 tons. She was built in 1897 and
was owned in West Hartlepool.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-24
PLANS TO COMPLETE SCHOOL
Bonding Company May Let New Con-
tract on the Shimmen Building

The Fidelity & Deposit Company of
Maryland, bonding company for John
w. Emory, the Philadelphia contractor
who threw up the contract on the new
Shimmel school building at Seventeenth
and Catherine streets, is getting bids
for the completion of the work. The en-
tire contract may be re-let by the bond
ing company or the present sub-con-
tractors may be permitted to complete
the work under a superintendent.
D. D. Hammelbaugh, secretary of the
Harrisburg School Board, believes there
is enough money remaining in the fund
set aside to complete the work. The
monthly estimates allowed to the con-
tractor by the architect, G. Howard
Lloyd, are believed to be within 500
of the cost of the building in its pres
ent state.
The proposed special meeting of the
School Board has been postponed from
tomorrow night to the regular time for
meeting. The Finance Committee, how
ever, will hold its scheduled session.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-24
MANY WANT TO JOIN CLASS
Elliott-Fisher Company Will Pich
Twenty From 800 Aspirants

More than three hundred applications
have been received at the offices of the
Elliott Fisher Company, according to
Assistant Sales Manager Seely, for en-
rollment in a training class to be opened
March l for statesmen. OF these aspir-
ants, who are from points as far dis
tant as South Dakota, twenty or more
will be selected for the class.
The training will begin next Mon
day, and continue through month,
when the students will be graduated
and put out on the road. 1t is planned
to start another class in May. The
men who received instruction in the
first class, opened in January at the of
fees, are now statesmen for the company
and many are making good
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-24
EVANGELICAL CONFERENCE
East Pennsylvania Ministers VIII Meet
at Reading Tomorrow
By Associated Pres

Reading, Pa, Feb. 24.-The annual
missionary meeting of the East Penn.
sylvania Conference of the Evangelical
Association was held here to-day with
sessions both afternoon and evening.
The missionary meeting was feature
with an address by the Rev. DR.. W. H.
Heinmilier. of Cleveland Ohio.
The conference proper will be opened
tomorrow morning by Bishop s. C.
Breyfogel, of this. city. He will ad-
minister holy communion and deliver
his annual address at this service. The
conference will be in session nearly a
week
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-24
oHURcHMEN PLAN CANVASS
Will Meet to Arrange for Visits Among
Members of Redeemer Lutheran

The men of the Redeemer Lutheran
church will meet tomorrow evening at
o'clock in the basement of the
church to make preparations for an
every-member canvass of the congrega-
tion which is to be carried on during
the coming month. The object of the
canvass is TO make the church more
efficient in the work it is doing in the
east end of the city.
The weekly prayer meeting, with re-
ilgious instructions by the pastor, the
Rev. E. Victor Roland, will be held
this evening, followed by teachers
training class.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-24
BUTTENHOFE FUNERAL
Services Will Be Held at His Late
Home Friday Afternoon

Funeral services for John w. Dut-
tenhofer, who dropped dead yesterday
at the Dauphin county almshouse, will
be held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock
at his late home, 1924 Penn street.
The services will be in charge of the
Rev. DR.. J. Bradley Markward, pastor
of the Bethlehem Lutheran church. In
terment will be private in the Paxtang
ecemtery.
Mr.. Duttenhofer is survived by his
mother, Mrs. A. R. Dnttenhofer; three
brothers, Jacob, George and Fred, and
one sister, Miss Bertha Duttenhofer.
Two daughters, Mrs. Emil Kissler and
Mrs. Walter Buehler, both of Philadel-
phia, also survive.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-24
harrison IS BADLY BEATEN
Five Times Elected Mayor of Chicago,
He Was Defeated Yesterday for
Democratic Nomination
By Associated Press.

Chicago, Feb. 24.-With four pre-.
eincts missing early to-day, revised
figures of yesterdays primaries show
that Carter H. Harrison, who is serv.
ing his fifth term as Mayor, was de.
feated for the Democratic nomination
by Robert NJ. Sweitzer, county clerk,
by a majority of 1851.
Votes east for Mr.. Harrison, son of
Carter H. Harrison, Sr,, who also was
Mayor of Chicago for tive terms, totaled
1O4. 9SS. Women east S6,207 of them.
For Mr.. Sweitzer, 1S2,534 ballots were
cast, 1866 by women.
William Hale Thompson plurality
over Harry Olson, chief justice of the
Municipal Court, for the Republican
nomination for Mayor, was 1926. The
total vote for Mr.. Thompson was ST.
060, while Olson's was S4,735. The
former received 25,S42 votes cast by
women and Olson 1892.
Charles M. Thompson was unopposed
as the Progressive candidate.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-24
MCZZLE CLUB PLANS DINNER
Newspapermen Organization Elects
Officers at Annual Business Session

The annual dinner OF the Muzzle
Club, composed of the active newspa-
per writer's of the city, will be held
April 10. This was decided at the an.
nual business meeting of the club held
yesterday afternoon in the editorial
rooms OF the Star-Iniependent.
Seven new members, from the stats
of the three Harrisburg daily news
papers, were elected to membership. Os-
teers for the ensuing year were chosen
as follows: President, V. Hummel Berg.
haus, Jr.. Star-Independent; vice presi-
dent. Gus Nj. Steinmetz, Telegraph; -
secretary, Wellington G, Jones, ''Tele-
graph, and treasurer, Anthony Ksa-
mer, Patriot
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AUSTRIANS LEAVE POSITIONS
ON THE BUK0WINA FRONTIER

London. Feb. "a, 3.29 A. M.-Aus.
trian troops and artillery have evacu-
ated the positions they occupied on the
Bukowina frontier across the Pruth
river from Mamornita, Rumania, says a
dispatch TO the "'Daily Mail from
Mamcrnita dated Monday. The retir-
ing forces are said to have moved back
TO Czernowitz because of the accurate
Russian artillery fire.
The Austrians fear, SAYS the
correspondent, that the Rus
slams are preparing new offensive in
the direction of Czernowitz and there
are no signs of an attempt by the
Austrians to further advance. The
roads are deep in slush and mud be
cause of thaw.
Mamornita is situated almost at
the point where the frontier of Ru.
mania joins those of Galicia, Bukowina
and Podolia, a government of South
western Russia.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-24
CASH NEEDED TO INSPECT
Tire STATES BUSY bees
Foul Brood Of Both European and
American Types Is Worse Than the
Foot and Mouth Disease According
to Beekeepers Now in Session

The European foul brood and Ameri-
can foul brood are destined to be as
famous as the foot and mouth disease
if the Pennsylvania Beekeepers' Asso-
citation has its way. The foot and
mouth disease loses in comparison with
this bee pestlenee and efforts will be
maize by the association to curb it with
state aid, just as the disease that af,
feets live stocks is eurbed.
Bees Will be quarantined, but mind
You, they are not killed like cattle, they
are treated and after tho disease is
checked, the bees increase the output
of honey, and that is the argument the
beekeepers put forth.
The legislative committee reported
this afternoon tSat it tavors bill to be
sent TO the General ASSEMBLY CARRYING
an appropriation of $4,000 to carry
on the State inspection work. This
work WAS lcgalized four years ago bus
there was no money to pay salaries of
Inspectors, several of whom worked for
two years without pay and two more
with only part pay.
The bee industry in PENNSYLVANIA,
according TO Professor II. A. Surface.
State L0olOgiSt and president of the
Beekeepers' Association. is s2,500. 600.
The annual honey output is valued AT
N,0OO,000, the value of the bees in
100000 colonies at s1.000,000 and the
value Of fixtures for the industry $500.
600.
\. b. Critehield. State Secretary of
Agriculture. opened the eleventh an
maui convention last night with an a /
dress of welcome. Professor Surface
spoke, There was informal discussion
of the diseases of bees this morning.
The Legislative committees report took
up most Of the afternoon. The closing
session will be held tonight. Thirty
members attended the sessions which
were held in the Senate caucus room in
the State Capitol.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-24
FIRE BENEATH AUTOMOBILE
Friendship Chemical Called to Extin.
guish Blaze on Third Street

D. H. Shope, 201S North Sixth
street, was driving north on Third
street unaware that his steam.propelIed
automobile was on fire beneath until
Policeman Mehrng in the police patrol
ran alongside and called his attention
to it.
The policeman called the Friendship
chemical engine while Shope ran his
machine into Strawberry street, off
Third. The fremen soon responded and
the contents of one hand chemical tank
extinguished the blaze. The car was
not badly damaged. The fire is said to
have started when "burner' under
the coils of the ear ignited some wood
that was saturated with oil.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-24
BOY STUPEFlED By LIQUOR
Lochiel Row Couple Charged With Civ
ing 1t to Him

Ewin and Hattie Twyman, eolored
No. LOchiel row. were arrested this
morning on charge OF furnishing Eq.
uor to minors, the charge growing out
of the finding OF Joseph Cleckner, II
years old, 65s Calder street, at Sixth
and Dauphin streets by the police last
evening, who said ne was under the in.
luenee Of liquor.
Cleekner was taken 10 the Harris
burg hospital where the liquor was
pumped from his stomach. He was dis
charged from that institution this morn,
ing and taken TO police headquarters
by mis- father. who was responsible for
the charge made against the Twymans.
Nike Bradley, white man. who was
found in the woman 5 house, was locked
up on a disorderly practice charge.
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SHIP WITH D. S. CARGO IS
detained BY THE BRITISH

London, Feb. 4, LA P. M.-The
Norwegian steamer vitalia, 7sS tons,
from New York. February 10, for Rot
terdam with cargo of packing prod
uets loaded under the supervision of the
British consul general at New York,
has been detained by the British au-
thorities at Falmouth pending an in
vestigation. 1t seems that the British
government wants to determine who
are the Rotterdam eonsignees of the
Nitalia's cargo.
The embassy and the consulate are
working on this ease and it is believed
that the ship and her cargo soon would
be released.
New York. Feb. s4.-The steamer
Nitaha. owned by firm in Sweden,
was chartered for the trip by the Fed
ersl Forwarding Company of this city,
and carried cargo of meats from Chi
easo packers. 1t was consigned. rep
resentative of the company said, to
American agents of the packers in
Rotterdam and TO wholesale provision
houses there representing New York
firms.
The vessel was loaded here, accord
ing to the ehartering company, in the
presence of American customs iuspee,
tors and representatives of the consul
general of Holland and Great Britain
both of whom issued certificates TO the
captain, vouehing for the nature of the
cargo, 1t was not known whether these
certificates vouched for the eonsignees.
however, or stated positively the ulti-
mate disposition of the goods aboard.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-24
COURT HOUSE
PLANS FOR MORE SEWERS
Further Improvement Work Soon win
Be Put Under Contract

Specifications now are being pre-.
pared by the city engineering depart.
ment for the construction of four sewer
sections and as soon as they are com.
pleted Highway Commissioner William
II. Lynch will issue call for bids,
These proposals must be accompanied
by the usual bonds in twenty five per
cent. of the contract price, the bond TO
warrant the completion of the con
tract.
certified check in ten per cent. of
the amount of the bid also must be
hied, this to guarantee the contractor S
sincerity in bidding. This is made nee.
essary by an ordinance passed by the
City Commissioners yesterday and
which becomes effective in ten DAYS.
These sewer sections are proposed:
Rudy street, Eighteenth to Delaney;
Delancey, Rudy to Spencer: Spencer,
Delancey to Twentieth, and Nineteenth,
Spencer to Hildrup. Bids on number
of proposed water mains authorized by
ordinance approved yesterday will be
received by Commissioner Bowman on
or about March 10.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-24
BANK OPENS FOR BUSINESS
First National of Schaefferstown in
Charge of Directors

Lebanon, Pa, Feb. 24-The First
National bank at Schaefferstown which
recently closed after its cashier COM
mitted suicide because of Irregularities
in his accounts, was reopened for bust
ness to-day with W. Russell Ramsey as
cashier and Thomas Mock as teller.
Howard c. Shirk, of this city, is the
bank s new solicitor.
Bank Examiner Logan left to-day
and the old bank directors are in
charge of the institution.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-24
New Jersey Live Stock Barred

The State Live Stock Sanitary Board
held a meeting to-day and after hear
ing reports from State Veterinarian
Marshall regarding the prevalence of
the foot and mouth disease among the
live stock of New Jersey, decided to
put up the quarantine bars against all
i've stock from that State. The board S
agents have been very active in pre-
venting a spread of the disease in this
state, and at the same time have been
Keeping watch on developments in
other States, succeeding in detecting
some affected cattle from New Jersey,
reporting promptly. Until it is shown
that the disease no longer exists in
that State no cattle will be allowed to
be brought from there to Pennsylva-
MIA.
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Would Remove Tax on Wheat Flour

Washington, Feb. 24.-Proposals to
remove the tax on mixed corn and
wheat -four, in the hope of reducing the
price of breadstuffs, were abandoned
to-day by the House Ways and Means
Committee, which decided there was
not time in the remaining days of the
Sixth-t third Congress to enact them
into law.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-24
LAWYERS BODY In RIVER
Missing Philadelphia Is Found Float
ing in the Potomac

Washington, Feb. 24.-The body of
James w. King, Philadelphia lawyer,
was found foatiing in the Potomac
river to-day. So far as the authorities
could determine there were no marks
of violence.
King was last seen here on January
and thereafter wide search was con-
Quoted for him.
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German Gun Explodes; @ Killed

Geneva, Feb. "a, via Paris, l1.22
A. M.-One of the largest and newest
of the heavy German guns, which was
being used in the bombardment of Il
position of the allies near Thanh, Al
SAGE, exploded to-day. One officer and
five gunners were killed.
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Lenten Organ Recital

The second of the series of six Lent.
en- organ recitals at st. Stephen s Epis-
copal church will be given next Satur-i
day afternoon at o clock by George
B. Rodgers organist at St. James
church, Lancaster, assisted by his boy
soloist, Master Ernest Kilgore.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-24
Vessels Being Taken OFF Rim

Berlin, Feb. "a (by wireless to Say
ville)-Various dis patches reaching
Berlin from Dutch and other ports on
the North sea set forth that every day
sees more vessels taken off the runs
from North sea ports to the British
Isles.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-24
PRESIDENT GIVES PLUMs
George w. Acklin Collector of Customs
at Pittsburgh
Bu Associdted Press

Washington, Feb. 24.-President
Wilson to-day nominated George w.
Acklin, of Pittsburgh, Collector of Gus
toms for the Pittsburgh district.
Melville J. France, of Brooklyn, N.
Y, United States Attorney for the
Eastern District of New York.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-24
Four Perish As Home Burns

East st. Louis, ILL.,, Feb. 24.-John
II. Stutzman, grocer, his two daugh-
tiers and son were burned to death
when their home was destroyed by fire
here early to-day. Another son, II
years old, escaped by jumping from a
second-story window.
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Will Go to Dauphin

An appointment of messenger in the
Attorney Generals Department to sue
ceed the late Daniel Brubaker will be
made shortly by Attorney General
Brown. There are number of appli-
eants for the place from Dauphin coun,
ty, which will get the appointment.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-24
Wilson Still Hopes for Ship Bill

Washington. Feb. 24.-President
Wilson conferred on the situation in
Congress to-day with Senators Stone.
Simmons and Fletcher and it was re-
iterated at the White House that the
President had not abandoned his hope
that the snip, Philippine and Shields
water power bills might be passed in
the remaining seven days of Congress.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-24

Philadelphia, Feb. 24.-James W.
King, whose body was found in the
Potomac river to-day, had been in i'll
health for some time. He was Sc years
old. Before becoming a member Of the
bar he was well known newspaper
man, having been managing editor of
Philadelphia morning paper.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-24
After Papers

Candidates for common pleas Judge
IN various parts of the State are getting
ready to enter the contest and are re-
questing the State Department to send
them nomination petitions for the pur,
pose OF securing names. No blanks can
be sent, however, as it is uncertain
whether the primary law will be
changed by the present Legislature. The
present law prohibits the circulation of
nomination petitions until June 25, be-
fore which time no names can be
garnered. but it is contemplated TO
change the law so that the time to be-
gin securing names is advanced a week
earlier, throwing the last day for filing
week earlier, the time for that pur.
pose being considered too short lust at
present, as it does not give the County
Commissioners sufficient time to have
the ballots printed. Under the con.
templated change it would give them
one week more of time There are 9th
er changes contemplated in the election
laws, but until they are made petitions
and nomination papers cannot be dis,
trrouted from the State Department.
There has been talk, also. of repeating
the nom partisan ballot law. but recently
Senator Penrose was quoted as opposing
the repeal, and it is not thought that
q bill 10 that effect will be introduced.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-24
Chicago Board of Trade Closing

Nhicago, Feb. 24.-Close:
Wheat-May, 1861; July, 1881.
Corn-May, 74h; July, 76A.
Oats-May, 57k; July, SAY.
tPork-May, 17.75; July, 1910.
Lard-May, 10.45; July, 1852.
Rlbs-May, 800; July, 1920.
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Marriage Licenses

William f. Dietrich and Helen NJ.
Hoffman, Lykens township.
Harry r, Myers and Emma P. Ty-
son, Red Lion.
Stuart G. Wallace, Enola, and Eliza.
beth Nj. Kreig, Harrisburg,
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General Powell in Pittsburgh

Auditor General Powell was called
to Pittsburgh this week on business
connected with his department and will
return on Monday.
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To Preach at Second Zion

DR.. Hughes, of Mount Zion church,
Steelton, will preach at the Second Zion
Baptist church, this city, on Sunday
afternoon at o clock.
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State Police Busy

On information from the chief of po-
lice of New kensington, Westmoreland
county, that Bertha Unger was found
dead at her home on Sunday night and
her husband, Fritz Unger, was missing,
Prlvates SwartZ and Merrifeld, Troop
A, State police, were detailed on the
ease and arrested Unger at Mcdonald
Washington county. yesterday, and took
him to New kensington where he made
the statement that he had chicken mis-
wife 10 death.
PrivateS Dressler and Cook, of the
State police, investigating the fire
which partially destroyed the home of
Joseph ). Nocjar, in Lyndora, Butler
county, arrested Nocjar on charge of
arson. The defendant was given hear
ing before Squire PETER, in Butler, and
was held for court, being released un-
der $1,000 bail
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Building Permit

pUIIUIug FtrlNC
Samuel Witmyer got permit to-day
TO build two and one-half story
frame house at 2401 North Second
street, costing $500. Mrs. NJ. j. Mul
eahy also got papers to remodel the
home at 405 Herr street.
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FINANCE
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
QUOTATIONS.

Furnished by H. w. Snavely. Broker.
Arcade Building, Walnut and Court
Streets
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viii Probated

VIII Probated
The will of Catherine Craig, late of
Harrisburg, was probated this morning
and letters testamentary ON the estate
were granted to Clarke +. Diehl.
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CAPITOL HILL
PUBLIC SERVICE PROTESTS
The Commission Returns After Sitting
Two Days in Pittsburgh to
Hear Complaints

The Public Service Commission. aft.
er sitting of two days in Pittsburgh,
returned last night, While away it
heard witnesses in the matter of the
Butler Water Company, complaints
against which have been made to the
effect that it's rates are too high and its
service not good, The case will be taken
up at the regular meeting here next
week, along with a number of other
complaints made against public utility
eompanies.
Charles w, Bueher, of Gettysburg,
who is connected with the White Run
Rural Telephone Company, files COM
paint against the Cumberland Valley
Telephone Company, alleging viola
tion of contract to the extent that the
Rural Company has lost considerable
business.
c. A, Sisk, of Fsctoryville, Wyoming
county, complains to the Public Serv-
ice Commission, that the Abingdon
Electric Company refuses to furnish
him service unless he pays exorbitant
and discriminatory rates.