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HARRISBURG SSsISEB TELEGRAPH

LXXXIV — No. 90

TWO SUNDAY FIRES

CAUSE $150,000 LOSS

Pennsylvania Food Company and

Montgomery & Co.'s Ware

houses Destroyed

ORIGIN OF BOTH UNKNOWN

Forest Fire Raging in First

Mountain Extinguished by

Railroaders

Damage in excess of $158,000 was

caused by two fires of undetermined

origin -which burned the warehouse of

the Pennsylvania Food Company to

the ground and practically destroyed

the storage warehouse of Montgomery

and Company in Tenth street below

Market, yesterday.

While these fires were raging, a

third conflagration was sweeping

through acres of woodland on the

First m»untain, near Rockvllle.

Flames were discovered issuing from

a charcoal pit in the Pennsylvania

Food Company building along the

Pennsylvania railroad west of the city

limits, by John Haldeman, a watch

man shortly after 1 o'clock yesterday

morning. He attempted to quench

the flames but was forced back by the

thick, black smoke. Haldeman then

summoned assistance but the fire had

made too much headway to be sub

dued. West End Fire companies were

called but because of the great dis

tance from a plug were unable to

place a stream on the doomed build

ing. It burned completely to the

ground.

The warehouse, a four-story build

ing was sheeted with tin. The fire, it

is believed was started by spontaneous

combusion. So fiercely did It burn

that passenger traffic on the Pennsy

was tied up for several hours. Some

few trains were sent through by run

ning them over the freight tracks In

the east end of the yards. Schedules

of trains making transcontinental con

nections were badly deranged.

Until less than a month ago the

building had been unoccupied. Tt was

owned by Charles E. Covert, who leas

ed it to Jacob Strlckier, of Lewistown,

and G. W. Broderick, of this city, who

were operating under the name of the

Pennsylvania Food Company. In the

building were tons of charcoal, shorts

and other Ingredients used in the

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Seeds and Plants For

Summer Garden Lots Are

Distributed Among Needy

Seeds and plants for the summer

gardens for poor people were distribut

ed this afternoon. From 2 o'clock to

5, the Harrisburg benevolent head

quarters, were open for the accom

modation of those who want gardens

this year.

John Guyer, who had charge of the

distribution to-day. said the majority

of requests were for potatoes. Some

of the gardeners will raise sabbage, to

matoes and other vegetables. The

Sycamore garden is ready for planting.

The plot near the schimmel school

building will be hedy by Wednesday;

and work is progressing on the Sible

town field and will be ready within

two weeks.

Attempt May Be Made to

Raise Submarine Today

, By Associated Press

Honolulu, April 19. —Work has been

going on continuously preparatory to

the first effort to raise the sunken sub

marine F-4 by direct lift. It was ex

pected this effort would be made to

day. Four lines are now fast to the

hulk, connecting it with two scow

pontoons.

William F. Loughman, the diver

whose life line became fouled yester

day when he was 220 feet beneath the

surface and who was rescued by Frank

Crilly and brought to the'surface after

having: been submerged four hours,

was greatly Improved to-day.

Woman Is Studying Law

to Free Her Husband

Tulsa. Okla., April 19.—Fired with

the ambition to become a lawyer that

she may obtain the freedom of her

husband, who is serving a life sentence

for murder, Mrs. Mamie Baker, divid

ing her time between her duties as a

household servant and attending pub

lic school, has advanced from the bot

tom of the grammar grades to the

high school in less than two years.

Mrs. Baker is a Bohemian and unfa

mlllarlty with the American language

has been an additional drawback In

her way, but she is rapidly overcoming

«.!! obstacles.

THE WEATHER

For Harrisburg and vlelnltys Prob

ably thundrrKhniTrr* thin after

nooni generally fair to-nlicht anil

Tuesdays moderate temperature.

For Eastern Pennsylvania: Prob

ably loettl tliumlerNhmver* thin

afternoons generally fair to-nlsht

and Tueadays mild temperature)

moderate noirtbnent and nmt

minds.

River

The Suminehannn river and all Ita

tributaries mill fall alonly or re

main about stationary until rain

oeears. A stage of about 4.4 feet

la indleated for llarrUburc Tues

day morning.

General Conditions

Rain has continued In the South

nnt. the amounts reported for

•the last twenty-four hours be-

Ine small. I.ocal nhowers hsvn

occurred In the I.nke Heglon nnil

In Xorthern \e»v England and tlie

I.ovrer St. I.anrenre Valley.

Temperature! S a m„ (G.

Suns Hlses, ftsSS a. M.i sets, <1:41

p. m.

Moon: First quarter, April aii,

10:30 a. ni.

River Stages t.B feet above low

mater mark.

Yesterday's Weather

14 Isrbest temperature. 72.

I ,om est temperature. 43.

Mean tempers-lure. SS.

formal temperature, 5-.

GOVERNOR SURE

OF LOCAL OPTION

Reiterates Belief That It Will Pass

on the Third Reading Stage

on Wednesday

PEOPLE ARE LINING UP

State Executive Much Impressed

at the Manner in Which Senti

ment Is Shown

"Local option looks good to me. I

have been working very hard on it

and I certainly expert it will pass the

House." declared Governor Brum

baugh this afternoon when asked his

opinion of the outlook for the Wil

liams bill in the House this week.

"You notice what Philadelphia is

doing," remarked the« Governor. "It

is a good omen when businessmen,

lawyers, doctors and people in all

walks of life hold meetings and pe

tition for anything. It shows that

they are stirred up, and I doubt if ever

Philadelphia has been as much

aroused on any question of state im

portance like this. The people are

taking a big interest in the bill!"

Believes It Will Pass

Governor Brumbaugh said that he

did not expect there would be any

discussion on the bill when it reached

second reading to-night. ' "The under

standing is that the speeches and the

fight will be on third reading on

Wednesday. Then X believe it is going

to pass," said he.

The Governor called attention to the

numerous petitions and letters he had

received in behalf of local option.

These petitions included those from

Philadelphia lawyers and doctors and

from people in Lehigh, Northampton,

Clearfield and other counties.

The Woods Humor

When the Governor was asked about

the reports that Secretary of the Com

monwealth Cyrus E. Woods was being

considered for chairman of the Public

Will*W. M

KILLED BY IN AUTO

Secretary of State Firemen's Asso

ciation Knocked Down in

Reading This Morning

By Associated Press

Reading, Pa., April 19. —William W.

Wunder, secretary of the State Fire

men's Association for thirty years, a

former select councilman for fifteen

years and a deputy of the State Fire

Marshal's Department at Harrisburg.

was struck by an automobile here this

morning and died shortly before noon.

His skull was fractured.

Mr. Wunder was run down near the

post office by Joseph Rothermel, a

Leesport farmer, in a five-passenger

touring car.

Mr. Wunder was hurried to the

Homeopathic Hospital in a car which

stopped at the scene of the accident.

At thnt institution it was found that

Mr. Wunder was fatally injured, suf

fering with a depressed fracture of

the skull. He was operated on, tb-it

had no chance for recovery.

Rothermel Detained

Mr. Rothermel reported to the po

lice station, where he was detained

pending an investigation.

Mr. Wunder was 63 years of age and

Is survived by his widow and one

daughter. He was one of the leading

Republicans in the city, a citizen (well

known in many activities, but it was

as a volunteer fireman that lie was

most prominent all over the state.

Mr. Rothermel. whose automobile

killed him. claims that the brakes re

fused to work. He expressed great

regret when informed of Mr. Wun

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YILLA TO MODIFY' DECREE

Washington, D. C., April 19.—Gen

eral Villa's mining decree will not be

I enforced until he "is in a position to

give guarantees and transportation to

the Industry." State Department ad

vices to-day from Villa's headquarters

at Irapuato. sent April 16, said the

protest of the United States and Great

1 Britain had been laid before Villa and

he had given assurances that he would

modify the decree to a/void possibility

of international complications.

FiToooMW""

PAY DEATH PENALTY

Supreme Court of United States

' Decides Against Famous

Prisoner

By Associated Press

Washington, April 19.—The Su

preme Court of the United States to

day decided against Leo M. Frank in

his habeas corpus case.

Justice Pitney delivered the opinion

of the court. He concluded by say

ing:

"In all the proceedings in the courts

of Georgia the fullest right and op

portunity to be heard according to the

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Wilson's Name May Be

Only One in Convention

Washington, D. April 19. —It Is

the unanimous opinion of high federal

officeholders here that Woodrow Wil

son's name will be the only one pre

sented to thf Democratic national con

vention next year. It is »' • t

he will lead the Democratic hosts, and.

■hlle the Republicans a.c . *

at. -ut for the. most ava" '''l" <•••- 'I ' 'e

lor 'heir party, the Democrats are

uniteu for Wilson.

HARRISBURG. PA., MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 19, 1915

010 YOU ENLIST AT

OLD "CAMP CURTIN?"

Plan to Memorialize Men Mustered

Into Service There; $38,000

Campaign Is On

INCLUDE DEAD HEROES, TOO

First Luncheon of Week at Curtin

Chapel Tonight; Personnel of

Workers' Teams

The name of every man mustered

into the union service at Old Camp

Curtin can be. memorialized and pre

served to history, through a plan an

nounced yesterday by the committee in

charge of the campaign for the pro

posed "Cnmp Curtin Memorial Metho

dist Episcopal Church" at Sixth and

Cainp streets.

The church will stand as a monu

ment to the old camping ground itself:

within the entrance of the new edifice

will be placed a tablet hearing the

name of every Civil war veteran who

contributes to the building fund, thus

memorializing the men who laid their

lives on the nation's altar fifty years

ago.

Xo matter how large or how .small

the contribution made may be. tile

name of the veteran contributing will

IK- placed on the tablet with the rest.

Betters announcing the plan to pre

serve to history the names of the vet

erans were sent to the various G. A. R.

posts throughout the State to-day.

The names of the dead veterans will

be placed on the tablet if contributions

are made by relatives or friends of the

departed heroes.

First Luncheon To-night

The first luncheon of the eight-day

campaign will be held this evening at

6.30 o'clock. By the end of the day, it

Is expected that a largo part of the

$38,000 which must be raised before

April 27 will have been realized. The

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AUTO FUNDS MAY BE

USED ON HIGHWAYS

State Wins Against Young and

Powell; McCarrell Upheld by

Supreme Court

Philadelphia, April 19.—The State

Supreme Court to-day affirmed the

Dauphin county court in the case of

the Commonwealth against State

Treasurer Young and Auditor General

Powell in relation to automobile fees.

The decision of the State Supreme

[Court upholding the Dauphin county

court in ordering the Auditor General

and State Treasurer to pay to the

Highway Department the moneys re

| ceived from automobile licenses was

received with the keenest interest at

1 the Capitol to-day. The action which

was argued early In the year and re

argued a short time ago, involved the

right of the Legislature to set aside

income from various sources for spe

cific purposes. When Auditor General

Powell took office almost two years

ago he contended that the specilic ap

propriation act of 1909 prevented the

voting of any money except in specific

amounts. The State Highway Depart

ment contended that the Legislature

could dedicate the income from auto

mobile licenses to the maintenance and

repair of roads in advance of the re

ceipt of the money.

Mandamus proceedings were brought

by E. M. Bigelow, then highway com

missioner, and pressed by John C. Bell,

then attorney general. On the third

action Judge. S. J. M. McCarrell, of

the Dauphin county court, upheld the

contention of the highway commis

sioner and oriered the fiscal officers to

pay over the money. This was done

after both Messrs. Powell and Young

had stipulated that they did so In ac

cordance with the orders of the court

and that a se;>arate fund would be

created. Since that time money has

been paid and the State officials will

continue to do so.

ANOTHER GENERAL DEAD

Amsterdam. April 19, via London,

7.25 A. M.—Telegrams received here

from Berlin announce the death of

General Field Marshal Oskar von Lin

dequlst.

SEWS lEHTRITOHS

COMPLETING REPORT

Will Meet Tonight So Adjustment

Can Be Presented to Public

Works Board Thursday

Finishing touches to the report of

the board of arbitration which con

sidered the dispute between the Board

of Public Works and William H. Op

perman Company, contractors on the

River Front intercepting sewer, will be

added to-night at a meeting of the

arbitrators.

The report will be completed, It is

expected, within a few days and may

be submitted to the Board of Public

Works at its meeting Thursday.

Upon the result of the arbitration

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WANT EQUAL IUGHTS FOR JKWS

By Associated Press

New York, April 19.—The extension

of a movement to obtain equal rights

for Jews In all belligerent countries

was inaugurated here to-day as the

result of the meeting last night of 300

delegates composing the National

Workmen's Committee on Jewish

Rights. Jewish labor organizations

having a membership of 300,000 are

represented in tliia committee. It is

claimed.

MOST BEAUTIFUL PRINCESS

ISi <

F JL ~ , jbi~

Little Princess Marie Jose, daughter of tlie King of Belgium, said to be

the most beautiful princess in Europe, is now a wanderer on the face of the

earth. The Germans have taken possession of her home, and she is in

England with her friends. Her mother spends most of her time near the

firing line with the king. This is the lapt photograph taken of the little

I girl. '

OLDEST HI

■ISBURGER DIES

Alexander Roberts Dies at Age of

92; Family Emigrated With

WiUiam Penn

*

ALEXANDER ROBERTS

Alexander Roberts, the oldest na

tive-born resident of Harisburg, died

yesterday afternoon shortly after 2

o'clock at his residence in South Mar

ket Square. He was in his ninety-sec

ond year, having been born on De

cember 1. 1823, across the street from

the residence in which he had lived

for over half a century. Mr. Roberts,

whose long life began the day after

the Monroe Doctrine was announced at

Washington, came of a family that

emigrated to Pennsylvania with Wil

liam Penn and settled in Roberts V'al

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CHILDREN IN NURSERY

HOME DISCOVER FIRE

Second Blaze Today Causes Slight

Damage; Boys and Girls

at Dinner

Fire shortly before 1 o'clock this

afternoon in a clothes closet of the

Children's Industrial Home, Nine

teenth and Swatara streets, destroyed

clothing valued at $75 belonging to

the Misses May Holllnger and Alberta

BroWn, nurses of the Nursery Home,

which was recently destroyed by fire.

Fire Chief Kindler said that the

fire was started by children playing

with matches which they found in the

room. Mrs. C. Steward, who has

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GUNS IN "VEGETABLE" CAR

Geneva, April 19.—Aa a result of

a railroad accident Swiss customs offi

cers discovered yesterday that a sealed

car marked "vegetables," shipped

from Genoa to Germany, was loaded

with Maxim guns. The artillery was

sequestered.

BOSTON WINS MORNING GAME

By Associated Press

Boston, April 19.—The Boston Na

tional League champions defeated the

Brooklyns this morning, score 7 to 2.

WOMAN SMIDGAGOED

IN BEO BY ROBBERS

Seeing Thieves Ransacking Room,

She Screams; Silenced With ,

Blow on Head

Robbers parly yesterday morning

were frustrated in an attempt to rob

the home and store of John Yosolo

witz. Chambers street and Benton

road. Steelton. after they had gained

entrance to the house and assaulted

Mrs. Yosolowitz.

About 2.50 o'clock yesterday morn

ing Mrs. Yosolowitz was awakened by

a noise in the bedroom. She saw a

strange man ransack the bureau draw

ers and then begin to search her hus

band's trousex-s pockets.

Jumping out of bed, she screamed

to her husband. Then she attempted

to grasp the intruder. Swinging

around suddenly, the thief flashed a

sandbag. The blow landed squarely

on the woman's head. She fell across

the bed with a deep gash in her fore

head.

Heading the scuffle. Mr. Yosolowitz

jumped out of bed. but. before he

could apprehend the intruder he

sprang through a bedroom window

onto a porch roof. He jumped fifteen

feet to the ground and made his

escape.

The sandbag with which the robber

struck Mrs. Yosolowitz was left be

hind. It was a heavy stono encased in

several stockings.

The only booty that the thief car

ried away was several dollars In

change, taken from one of Yosolo

witz's pockets. He missed more than

SIOO in another pocket.

Until late to-day the Steelton police

have made no arrests, although Mrs.

Yosolowitz is able to describe her

assailant.

GREEK SHII* TORPKDOKI)

London, April 19. —The Greek steam

ship Ellispontos, which left Ymuiden,

Holland, Saturday for Montevideo,

Uruguay, was torpedoed without v/arn

ing and sunk by a German submarine

five miles west of the North Hinder

lightship, in the North Sea, according

to a dispatch to Reuter's 'Alegram

Company.

WM. BARNES 1 SUIT

AGIST! R. OPENS

Two Prominent Men at Adjoining

Tables, but Neither Paid Any

Attention to Other

By Associated Press

Syracuse, N. Y., April 19. —Theodore

Roosevelt and William Barnes faced

each other in the Supreme Court here

to-day when Mr. Barnes' suit for libel,

demanding $50,000 damages, against

the former president was called for

trial. Mr. Barnes and Colonel Roose

velt sat at adjoining tables but neither

paid any attention to the other. The

room was crowded to the doors and

outside the courthouse a great crowd

of curious persons, kept in line by

policemen, awaited an opportunity to

get into the room.

Examination of talesmen in the spe

cial panel of 75 called for the case be

gan ns soon as Justice William S. An

drews ascended the bench and opened

court.

BRITISH SUBMARINE SUNK

Constantinople, April 19.—The fol- j

lowing official statement was issued by

the war oflice to-day: "The British

submarine E-15 has been sunk in the I

Dardanelles east of Kranlik. Three j

officers and twenty-one men of the

crew of thirty-one were rescued by

the Turk? j

GERMANS ABANDON PUN

FOR GENERAL OFFENSIVE

MOVEMENT IN FRANCE

Austrian and German Forces Decide to Concentrate En

ergies on Eastern Front; Artillery to Be Transferred

From Verdun to Poland; Spain Ready to Show Her

Sympathies Lie With Triple Entente

Abandonment by the German gen

eral staff of "plans for a general offen

sive in France Is inferred in Rome

from information received there. It

is said this decision is indicated by

official communications to the Italian

cabinet as well as by statements of

Germans in official circles and that

hope of penetration farther into

French territory has been put aside.

A dispatch from Geneva gives the

impression that the Austrians and

Germans have decided to concentrate

their energies on the eastern cam

paign. It is said that at a council

of war, presided over by Field Mar

shal von Hindenberg, it .was deter

mined to transfer, the Austrian heavy

artillery now before Verdun to Poland

and to send back to Cracow, Western

Galicia, the Hungarian cavalry now

on the western front.

Situation Still Cloudy

The situation in the east is still to

be cleared up. Confident assertions

from Berlin last week that the Rus

sian advance in the Carpathian region

had been halted are offset by the

claim of the Petrograd war office that

the principal chain of the mountains,

comprising a 75-mile section of the

front, is now in possesssion of the

Russians and that 70,000 Austrians

have been captured in the last few

weeks. It is said in Petrograd that

the movement toward the interior of

Hungary will be resumed after the

troops have been rested and rein

forced. The Austrian war office, how

ever, maintains that the Austro-Ger-

I man forces are gaining further vic

! tories.

Count Alvaro de Romanones, for

mer premier of Spain, has made a

public statement that "a solemn dec

laration" had been made by Spain to

show where her sympathies lie" in the

war without violating her neutrality.

He pointed out that Spain's relations

with the triple entente, consisting of

GTeat Britain, France and Russia,

had been more and more friendly dur

ing recent years.

READY TO MOVE ARTILLERY

By 4ssticiaied Pre it

Geneva, via Paris, April 19, 6.35

Pottsvi.le, Pa., April 19.—John Styles, of near Potts

ville, a page in the State Legislature, v , probably fatally

shot accidentally by hi:; father while en.,. oring to unload

a pistol v h the son brought to hin. t when about to

leave home io take a train for Harrisb - The bullet pass

ed through his stomach and punctured t .. itestines

New York, April 19. —Directors of thfe United States

Stee C. » ion, it became known 1 y, in voting at

thfcir last quarterly meeting in January to pass the dividend

of the common stock did so in the face of opposition on the

part cf many stockholders.

Atlanta, Ga., April 19.—"1 am very much disappointed

over the Supreme Court's decision, but I will keep up the

fight," Said Leo M. Frank when informed that his habeas

corpus case has gone against him.

Washington, April 19.—Arrangements to take Ameri

cans and other foreigners from Mexico City to Vera ,Cnu '

have been abandoned although both Cairanxa and Villa '

officials shov/e a disposition to give the neceawtry trair

service.

Harrisburg Funeral services for Mi. Roberts will b<

held in the Market Square Presbyterian Church, Wednes

day afternoon at 2 o'clock, the Rev. W. 3. Cooke and the

Rev. Ellis N. Kremer, officiating.

Leavenworth, Kan., April 19. —The ycial car carrying

Mayor Donn M. Roberts and fourteen others convicted in

the Terre Haute election conspiracy cases arrived at the

United States Penitentiary at 10.30 o'clock this morning.

New York, April 19.—Supreme Court Justice Hendrick

reserved decision to-day on the application of counsel for

Harry K. Thaw for a jury trial to determine Thaw's sanity.

New York, April 19.—Frank Abarno and Carmine Car

bon e, anarchists who made and set a bomb in St. Patrick's

Cathedral, March 2, when hundreds were worshipping with

in the edifice, were sentenced to-day to serve not less than

six years, nor more than twelve, in Sing Sing prison.

Washington, April 19. Published reports that Wil

liam F. McCombs would resign as chairman of the Demo

cratic National Committee drew a denial to-day from Sec

retary Tumulty at the White House.

MARRIAGE LICENSES

Tlinman F„ WhWeman, Carbondale, and Maude Hoy Miller, city.

Harry K. Michael, I.ykena, aud l.lnr.le K. Smith, Valley \ lew.

Frank ti. Heatty and Catherine K. Mutch, city.

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12 PAGES

A. M.—A Vienna dispatch to the Tri

bune says *hat at a council of war pre

sided oved by Field Marshal von Hin

denberg it was decided that the Aus

trian heavy artillery now before Ver

dun (in the department of Meuse,

France), should be transferred to

Poland, and that the cavalry now on

the western front be sent back to

Cracow.

FI7LL OF SYMPATHY FOR ALL

By Associated Press

Rome via Paris, April 19. The

Tribune to-day publishes an inter

view with Br. Giuzeppe Motta, presi

dent of Switzerland, who is declared

to have said that Switzerland is de

termined to maintain absolute neu

trality in the war, "without looking

to right or to the left, but full of sym

pathy for all."

SURPRISING STATEMENT COMING

By Associated Press

Amsterdam, via London. April 19.

—The Cologne correspondent of the

Tijd, discussing peace Conditions,

says: "There is no serious thought

In competent circles in Germany of

retaining Belgium. Within a few

weeks some surprising statements on

this matter may be expected."

TENSION NEAR BREAKING POINT

By Associated Press

London, April 19, 1.55 P. M. —•

Whether the negotiations between

Rome and Vienna concerning Italy's

demands for territorial concessions

have been broken off remains for the

moment an -official secret, but it ap

pears to be universally agreed that

the tension is approaching the break

ing point.

FOREST FIRES THREATENING

By Associated Press

Willlamsport, Pa., April 19.—Forest

fires near Lock Haven threaten reser

j voir property owned by Lock Haven.

| The summer home of Henry W. Shoe

maker, owner of the Altoona Tribune,

at -McElliattan, is also in danger.