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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-20
YEGGMEN SECURE BUT So
Wreck Shenandoah Office Because
Money Had Been Banked

Shenandoah, Pa, May 20.-The
Ceresoto Flour Company Office was
burglarized Tuesday night and the safe
blown open, from which So and guam
tity of stamps were taken. Tuesday was
collection day for the firm in this re-
gion and large collections were made,
but instead of putting the money in the
Office safe overnight, as was the Gus
tom, they placed it in bank.
The burglars demolished everything
possible in the Office because they failet
to secure much loot
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-20
ELIZABETHVILLE
Mrs. william Hoke and Mrs. Lucy oas
terhoudt Motored From Salamanca

Sperrtl Correspondence
Elizabethville, May 20.-I. s. Daniel
has been appointed by the Dauphin
court as assignee of Mrs. Catherine NJ.
Riegle, Miffiin township.
Mrs. Philip Hoax and son, John H.
Iyter, have purchased a new Ford
touring ear.
Our baseball team will play at Tower
City on Saturday, May %.
DIR. F. T. Romberger returned from
Lafayette, Ind, early Tuesday morning.
Maggie Weaver, who broke into the
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-20
Rumania to Remain Neutral

Berlin, May 2O.-Advices received
here seem to indicate that Rumunla will
continue neutral should Italy declare
war. The same calmness which has
been noted in Vienna regarding the
Italian situation prevails in Germany
and particularly in Berlin. There is no
excitement here and confidence is ex-
pressed in the face of situation which
is unpleasant but inevitable.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-20

liant and the situation has been saved
by public work which is going at re-
markably low prices, much of it below
&c. The fabricating contracts of April
represented 62.5 per cent of capacity,
against GA per cent. in March. -
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-20
one.Legged Prisoner Escapss

Ebensburg, Pa, May 20.-Harry
Brown, an Altoona man doing time in
the county Jail, escaped from a squad
at work ON the prison truck patch yes
terday morning. He is one-legged
man, but the keeper did not catch him.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-20
Ends Life With Paris Green

Georgetown, Del, May 20.-With his
mind evidently unbalanced by worry
over threatened lawsuit, Edward
Dickerson swallowed nearly a quarter
of a pound of paris green and died in
great agony.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-20

The Senate met at 1890 this morn
ing and took up a couple of leftover
bills, among them the one making the
term of office of county and city sealers
OF weights and measure four years. This
was passed finally.
The Senate concurred in a couple of
conference reports on local bills and
then took recess.
During recess the Senators gathered
at the rostrum and Senator Sproul. in
behalf of those who served under for
mer Lieutenant Governor Reynolds pre-
sented the latter with a handsome set
OF silver table ornaments, Including
candelabra and service plaques. making
neat speech in referring to the high
esteem in which Mr.. Reynolds is held
Nby those who served with him. Mr..
Reynolds responded, referring to his
pleasant Senate connections and ex.
pressing his thanks.
The conference committee report on
the bill placing bitumious coal miners
under the provisions of the workmen g
compensation bill was adopted.
In the recess that followed, Senator
Clark, on behalf of the present Senate.
presented President Pro TEN. Kline
with a grand piano with pianola at
tachment, paying high tribute to him
as the presiding officer, and Senator
Kline eloquentE expressed his thanks,
whereupon the entire body of Senators
arouse and sang "Auld Lang Syne."
The Senate on special order took up
on final passage the bill to abolish any
distinction in assessment between lands
and the buildings thereon in cities of
the second class. The bill passed by a
vote of. "a to IL, Mr.. Magee question
ing the vote, and verifcation of the
roll gave the same vote.
kilograms were read in the Senate
from the President of the Argentine
Confederation and Ambassador Naon to
Lieutenant Governor McClain and Sen
ator Sproul, expressing their apprecia.
ton of the reception rendered the Am.
bassador by the Pennsylvania Legisla.
ture.
On lghalf of the Judiciary General
Committee, Senator Daix presented Sen
ator Clark with a silver set and Sena-
tor Crow, on behalf of the Appropria-
tions Committee, presented Senator
Buckman with acase of silver
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-20

sions to take testimony. Mr.. Baldwin,
of Delaware, was the only member to
speak against the bill. He said the
Public Service Commission, which is
virtually composed of seven Judges, is
sufficient to care for the business. He
said the bill was unnecessary.
The Patton jitney bill was resurrect.
ed and it called forth another debate.
The vote by which the bill was defeat.
ed last week was reconsidered on mo.
tion of Mr.. Hess, of Lancaster; second.
Ell by Mr.. Wildmon, 5f Dauphin. Mr..
Hess read the provisions of the bill
which allows councils to regulate lit
neys. He said the business has grown
to such proportions that it would be a
mistake for the Legislature to adjourn
without some regulation.
Wildman and Nissley Clash
Mr.. Wildman said some regulation
is needed because of the inexperience of
many of the drivers. Mr.. Nissley. of
Dauphin, opposed Mr.. Wildman. He
said:
"It is only fair that YOU should
know the other side of this question. 1t
is not the desire to regulate jitneys
back of this bill it is the desire of
railways companies and City Councils
to legislate against them.''
The bill was passed by vote of 100
for and Sc against. The bill was sent
to the Senate for concurrence in minor
amendments.
Among the bills passed finally were:
Re-enactmg initiative and referen.
dunn provisions with regard to ordi.
nances in third class cities.
Granting supervision to city and
county sealers to the State Department
of Standards.
Authorizing the printing of the re.
port of the State Building Code Com.
missions.
Creating positions of assistant mine
inspectors.
Making an appropriation of $S,6OO,-
600 for roads.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-05-13
AsKrN MARINE CO.

one OF the most beautiful displays
Of Women's, Children's and Mems
Ready to Wear Garments in the city
is that carried by the Askin- Marine
Co. This store sells for cash or credit
and their stock Is brand new, compris-
ing the very latest styles direct from
New York. The window display of
this enterprising store are most per-
feet. These are changed daily, and
the most painstaking efforts to make
them appeal to eyer yone. The store
has just been reprinted inside and
presents . very pleasing appearance.
Their large stock Of goods, giving a
large display. You are sure to, be
pleased. Any style that you may want
y many aiksFsRt pstseFas, for thS %,
w lsNllE
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-05-13

Valley, regret that the new scale wa.
withheld.
Ohio Side Next.
The next round will be the settling
Of the scale on the Ohio Side, which
will be up for discussion by the Laun
dry Workers and the Laundry owners
in short time, as it expires Just LIST
This scale will carry a raise in
wages from the minimum rate now
prevailing of IS to minimum rate Of
Sc per week. This scale will be the
cause of mix up and the Laundry
Workers are prepared to enter this
fight to win.
President Brock will return to the
city In time to take care Of the COM
ing conferences; he is determined that
the minimum as it now exists is too
small and even If it be necessary to
keep the girls out all summer he in
tends to advance their wages. In this
he. will receive the hearty support of
both Assemblies, the Belmont on the
Ohio side and the one on this side.
He stated that the minimum rate is
lower here than any other section of
the country, even in the center Of the
black belt the minimum rate is $3.50.
The committee who settled the
Wheeling scale at the conference Mon
day, comprised: Assembly, Chas. Hug
gins. Louis Lennord; Laundry Own.
ers, Mr.. Scroggins of the. White Swan
Laundry and Mr.. Charles Duncan, Of
he Home-Pearl; Laundry Workers,
Brock and Crocroft.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-05-13

ing to the amalgamation OF the Sta
tionary Engineers and the Stationery
Firemen will be taken up for discus.
sion, and while it has not been con,
sidered very seriously at previous
conventions, it is expected to assume
a more serious position in the delib.
erations Of the future.
Another question to be considered
is the new sick and death benefits
that will become a national feature Of
their law.
Local No. II is entitled to two dele
gates, and there is no doubt that they
will send the two. They have much
good timber in this local for this posi-.
ton. The logical candidate for Arst
place is L. F. Sprouse, 9Th vice presi.
dent Of the International organization.
and due to that fact, a member Of the
International Executive Board. No. 81
Is not taking any chances Of losing
their representation on the executive
board. His efforts in behalf Of the or
ganization was noticed and rewarded
by the delegates at the National Con.
vention two years ago.
The executive board of this local
are a good live bunch, and - the
business agent of this local he has al
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-05-13

Reymann Packing Co. working good
Central Glass company, one furnac,
working, one idle; dividing the worl
three days each.
Furnace at the Top mill working.
North End Bottle works workins
good.
Sanitary Pottery working five days
a week.
Marsh Big Havana shop working
400 day, 5 days a week. The plant
on 18th street working good.
Pollack's plant on Water street
working good. The plant on 18th
street doing about five days.
Miller Stogie Company working
good.
Burke Stogie Co. working fair.
Wheeling Planning Mills Company
working good. 2.
Fischer Planning mill, not many men
on, but working every day.
Klevis Planning mill working good.
Beltz Planning mills working good.
Sc Scott Lumber c2mapny working
Anderson and McGregor, of Bellaire
working steady.
Dubois & Mccoy, Of Bellaire, work
ing good.
Futhey, Of Shadyside, working good
None of the planning mills have large
jobs. but have a number of small ones
that will keep the entire force employ
ed every day.
The Corrugating Works are working
a little better than last week. Five
and one-haH days is being worked this
week. OF course, there are as yet
working on a reduced force; indica-
ions, however, are that more men will
De employed in the near future.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-05-13
wheeling Steel & Iron. at Benwood,

Wheeling Steel & Iron, at Benwood,
idle.
Tube department working about two
thirds Of the regular time.
Riverside mill still idle.
Wheeling Can Company working
about three lines. usually they have
nine lines in operation "
Bloch Bros. Tobacco Company work
ing good.
There are 75 men at present work
ing upon the erection Of the Wheeling
Traction Company power plant.
Wheeling Mold and Foundry work
ing about 40 per cent Of their regular
pay roll.
Manchester plant being dismantled.
1athes being installed.
Wagner building employing a mum.
Der Of men.
Center Wheeling Foundry working
about three days q week.
Wheeling Stamping works less than
IS per cent Of their regular employees
working.
Warwick Pottery. about i've days .
week being made.
Morgan Carriage works doing good
repair work.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-05-13
INDUSTRIAL EVIEW

| Wheeling Ice and Storage Company
working good.
Hoffman Tannery working less than
three days a week.
Spears Axle works working good.
Wheeling Wall Plaster business i'm
proving.
Moss Iron Company working about
half the men about half time.
Valley Star Stove Company working
about two days.
Vented Packing Company working
under difficulties since the fire, started
Monday.
No Leak Paper Co. working good.
Northwood Glass company working
one turn, dividing work this week.
La Belle Mill, plate mills working in
full this week. Tin department work
ing mills. Nail department work
ing good.
Skirt factory working good.
Wheeling Tile Company working
three days; crew divided three days
each.
Steinmetz box factory working good.
Creek mill working In full.
Corrugating plant working at re-
duced force every day.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-05-13
Laundry Workers
Balk Wage Cut

Laundry scale signed-trouble aver
ed at thel asst minute-old scale sign
ed with the old minimum rate and tn
counter proposition of Laundry own
ers regulated. to the back ground.
1t was a very pleasing report tina
was circulated Monday, May 10th
when after a session lasting all day
the joint committee representing the
Ohio Valley Trades and Labor Assem-
bly,, the Laundry Workers local com
mittee, assisted by their international
President Brock and a committee OF
the Laundry owners made the an.
nouncement that the scale was signed
and peace was assured for another
year.
The Laundry workers, following
their regular custom. had presented
the owners of the different laundries
Of ting city with the scale in order that
they could sign for another year, ask
ing only that the old scale be renewed
for the coming year. And were some
what surprised when they were pres
ented with q counter proposition ask
ing that the hour system be establish
ed, which meant an indirect reduction
Of at least 20 per cent to the girls,
as the time lost would equal that
amount to them.
May LIST came and being unable to
get together they recessed for 10 days
in order that President Brock, who
was busy at Toledo, Ohio, could be
here for the final conference, which
was scheduled for May 10th. Sunday
the service of the Arbitration Com
mittee Of the Assembly was granted
hem, and the conference convened at |
the Electrical Workers hall at 10 a.
n. Monday, and after two sessions,
he scale was signed.
Strike AVerted.
While It is not generally known, the !
of the Laundry Workers
vas to exert every effort possible at |
his conference to settle the difficulty /
tut had the conference committee
greed to disagree, the strike order
would have gone into effect at
''clock Monday evening. and with the
trike order the old scale would die
nd in its stead would appear one that
arFied quite a increase, $50 for one
nj i to- TmON Z nam aAa msRY o.
\ Nh VI. - lssgA ~
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-05-13
Fnemen Plan
For Convention

A communication received by the
officials Of Local No. II. from the In
!ternational headquarters of the Sta
tionary Firemen to the effect that
their National president is confined to
a hospital sick in the city Of New
York.
The coming convention Of this or
ganization is to be held at Cincinnati,
Ohio. the first week in August, and
viii be one long to be remembered, as
several important questions win be
decided there.
0aa q the many plans already pres,
ePtil y eFiFlpHg aaRgsRsipRg llFlslR.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-05
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
MARKET WAS ACTIVE.
Stocks Rose and Fell, Leading Issues
 Moving Within Narrow Limits.

New York, March 4-Peace ru1nors, more gold imports and adjournment of congress were among the incidents of the day in Wall street, while the mar ket for securities pursued an irregu- lar course on small output of busi- ness. Wheat options fell again as a result of tie first named rumors, which lacked confirmation in high banking quarters. Some of the gold now in transit to these shores is from Japan; Canada, however, contributing a small amount.
 Stocks rose and fell, leading issues moving within narrow limits, accord ing to the whims or caprices of the pro- fessional element, outside interests be- ing negligible. There were wider move ments in some of the specialties, nota- ply automobile shares, the continued activity in this group being ascribed to trade improvement.
 Much of the early advantage was efhaced in the later trading, at which time the short interest renewed it's re- cent operations on a moderate scale. Net changes in most of the important stocks were fractional. Passing of the common dividend on American Steel Foundries occasioned little surprise, in view of the known condition of the company's business.
 Practically all the markets for for e1gn exchange were higher, London eS- pecially showing greater 1rmness, both for cables and drafts. On the advance some offerings of bills appeared, caus- ing slight declines from highest quota tions. Time money worked to lower levels, loans for, four and five months being made at 3 per cent, although the quoted rate was a. fraction higher.
 The Great Northern, Atlantic Coast and Rock Island systems made indif- ferent returns for January, all showing net losses of varying degree, while the St. Louis and San Francisco road re- ported a net increase of s291, 900 on g. substantial saving in operating costs,
 Ehe new German war loan notes were publicly offered at Chicago and other western points, according to ad- vices received here. Local bankers, so far as is known, are not participating in the offering.
 The feature of the Bank of England's s weekly statement was another heavy loss of gold. the contraction amounting almost to $20, ,000,o00 with a large de- crease in it's liability reserves.
 Local bond dealings were smaller with steady undertone. Totals sales, par value, amounted to $2,656, GOO.
 U. s. government bonds were un- changed on call.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-05
VALE HAS CHANGE TO
 CAPTURE BASKETBALL TITLE.
Battling With Princeton for First Hon ors in Intercollegiate Leasue-Ten Years Since They Have Been Champions.

Yale is excited over the prospect of capturing the first basketball cham pionship in more than decade. Among Yale men the logic of the intercollegi- explained by Eddy Stackpole. It is tied with Princeton for first honorS and it lost it's. two games by only a single basket, the matches with Cornell in Ithaca and with Columbia on the \ ale floor. As 1t defeated Columbia in New Hork city the past week, the result of it's game in New Haven indicated that the team was a trifie off form on the night of it's first match with the New York city university five.
 The outcome of the present race in the Intercollegiate league is believed to lie more closely in the result of the Iale-Pennsylvania game in Philadel- phia next Friday night than in any other unplayed match of the schedule of any team. Should Yale defeat the Quakers on their home floor. and Yale found no trouble in beating them in New Haven, Yale should walk into the Intercollegiate championship. Aside from the game in Philadelphia, Yale has scheduled only matches with Dart mouth and Princeton. both in New Haven. Dartmouth has not yet won a game this season and Yale has beaten Princeton at Tigertown before the an- nual junior promenade crowd there Such a Windup of the season would give Yale a record of eight games wor and two lost, final percentage oi 800,
 Pennsylvania and Dartmouth, the tailenders of the league, are hopeless ly in the ruck. Columbia has both hel remaining games scheduled on hostile floors, one at Princeton and Cornel each. The hope that Columbia will better it's present percentage of 1925 five games won and three lost, is there fore faint.
 Cornell, however, now tied with Co., lumbia, is likely to rise by winning both her remaining games, that witt Columbia and one with Dartmouth also scheduled for the Cornell floor Should Cornell win both these matche: her final percentage would be 700, { record of seven games won and three lost.
 Princeton has three more games tt play, one with Yale in New Haven, on, at home with Dartmouth and one witt Columbia at Princeton. Conceding tha Princeton loses its game at New Haver and wins the matches at home, tn, Tigers will finish their season with mark of seven games won and thre, lost, a final percentage of TOO. Per haps the most logical outcome of thu season is a triple tie between Yale Cornell and Princeton with a percent age of zoo. The greatest element O uncertainty in the race will be dis pelled by the outcome of the Yale Penn game Saturday.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-05
A REMARKABLE MEDICINE

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 I am very thankful for what Dr. Xiii mer's Swamp Root has done for me and consider it a wonderful medicine.
 Yours very truly,
 GEORGE T. INGRAM,
 Opelika, Alabama. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 18th day of July, 1909
 JOE H. SMITH,
 Notary Public. Lee County, Ala.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-05

New York, March 4-Several new names were written on the champion ship roll of the Amateur Athletic union at the senior national indoor track and field meet in Madison Square Garden tonight. The honors were well divided and most of the events fur nished good contests.
 w. H. Taylor of the Illinois A. C., Chicago, distinguished himself by be- ing the only double winner of the night. He established @ new champion ship meet record of five feet. four in ches in the standing high jump and in the standing broad jump furnished new figures of eleven feet, two inches in each case dethroning Platt Adams of the New York A. C., last year 8 champion in these events.
 The Irish A. c. of this city led the point score with thirty-five; Boston A. A. was second with 23 and Illinois A. C., Chicago, third with F.
 Two national champions. Abel R. Kiviat and A. T. Mayer of the Irish A. C., lost their titles in the first two track contests decided. KiViat was beaten cleverly by D. $. Caldwell of Boston who made a fine sprinting fin- ish in the 10000 yard race after w. Anderson who finished third, had led the field up to the final lap. Erwin T. Howe, the colored sprinter, from Colby college, beat Meyer by inches in the 75 yard dash, but the winners time was one fifth of second behind the record.
 W. H. Taylor of the Illinois A. C., Chicago, in winning the standing high jump at feet, 4 inches, made a new record for tliis meet and was only one eighth of an inch behind Platt Adams world indoor record for this event.
 Another new champion meet record was established in the two mile walk which was won by Edward Renz, Mo hawk A. C., New York, in 14.05 3-5. R. F. Banner of the Irish American A. C., last years champion was second.
 D. Trenholm of Dartmouth, eQuall- ed the record of g 2-5 seconds in the 70 yard hurdles and the former cham the disqualification of E. P. Hammill ed second, but knocked down three hurdles.
 S. D. Rose, Boston A. C., led all the way and won the final heat of the 300 yard run in 32 3-5 seconds which is two fifths of a second behind the record. In one of the trial heats o1 this event, Thomas Lennon of the New York A. C., sprung a tendon in his right leg and had to be carried from the track.
 Wesley M. Oler, Yale. and Egon Erickson, of this city, tied at six feet 2 1-2 inches in the running high jumI but Oler won the medal in the jump off at six feet, 1 1-2 inches.
 Thomas J. !Halpin, Boston A. A., led from start to finish in the 500 run the last track event on the programme V. M. Wilkie, Yale university, finished