Lebanon Daily News from Lebanon, Pennsylvania • Page 1

1 1 i- ImlfRebel Leavers, One of Them Unknown, Were, Executed 1 J. 1 Move to Block Liquidation Pennsylvania Steel Co, to Show Uause Why it Should Not be Restrained From Selling Assets to What (Iflanager Bent Says V. May in the tJtilte'd Slates district totitt on Tuesday made an order returnable at Newark, May for, the Steel Company of Mew JefscJ- and others to show cause why fltey should'not be restrained from out their pitin ongoing Into liquid hOon and disposing of Iholr assets nod holdings to the Bethle- fiem, Ktpel corpo.rn.tion, Tim order granted on applicat'pn of Josepii ri'. Brandt, of Philadelphia, holder of 139 Han res of preferred? of the Pennsylvania Steel company of New Jersey. The Pennsylvania company of New Jersey Is a holding company and included in Its holdings arc 10,000 Bhareo'of the Maryland Steal company; 49,87.0 shares, which la practically all, of the common stock of the Pennsylvania steel company of Pennsylvania; whose main plant Is at Steelton; 14,904 shares of the (Continued on Page Bight) Reunion of Survivors Of the 127th Regiment Business Session Held This Afternoon in Sons ofAmerica Hall, and Officers Elected, After Which Supper Was Served Veterans "Survivors of the 127th regiment, tered throughout thn state with thirty-two of them still living In Lebanon county.

Welcomed by Mnyor. Tho morning hours wern given over to the.renewal of old acquaint- anshlps.aB.the, old soldiers came into and were greeted by thojr comrades who reside li'ere' arid liad themselves a committee (Continued on PagR Eleven) Pennsylvania ly In Lobanoi- W4 (0 afternoon hoUlInc in the nf -whore an of delivered M-oor than Pennsylvania recruited. Bounty, are annucl rlca Hall, me was T. strength humerlcany of It fieihg estl- Mftted that about 125 of thejeteran cotniuue ullvo. They are scat- Afraid to Raise Prices on Coal for Manufacturing Purposes Forecasts that th price of pea coal may go above $fi a ton were made Tuesday by Philadelphia dealers who, with the operators, ar 0 using the new agreement with anthracite miners as an excuse to make the public pay higher prices.

One retailer made the prediction that other sizes will be. spiling at $7.50 to $7.7. a ton In this rity by December. Present prices are pea coal, nut coal, $7.25, and stove and egg coal, $7. Public Musi Hour Itnint.

The public will be made to bear the brunt of the increased wages to miners, it was explained, because the operators are afraid to raise prlcen on coal for manufacturing purpose; 1 They fear competition with the liltu- mlnoiia market. Therefore, the private consumer will have, to suffer. Nothing deflnlto regarding prices will he announced by the operators until complete ratllicatioiis of th.o Watch Kept On National Banks throughout tho country heiicr-tortli must Inform the pomptroller or the Currency at stated intr-rvals how many of their om- ployes have taken no vacation for five yearh past; how much money has b'eert loaned to persons not expositors the bank; how much loaned to 'other national and State banks and MI uet companips, and must also sgregat? In their reports the loans 'to different European nations and to South American governments. The new forms for "reports of conditions" which have just been sniit to the national banks to be included in the next call contain several schedules not heretofore included. In his statement referring to the proposed changes, which are apt to cause tho banks additional inconvenience, the Comptroller of Currency Issued a statement saying: (Continued on Pace Six) the today xhibit for Feebleminded Qpened This Afternoon -having worked d)ll- Tuesday night Ulis morniiig tacking up burlap n4 giving the final touches, the "Bx- lbit for the Fenblo-mljided was poned, thtp afternoon Spang -tlldlng, Cumberland'fetreet'and Lib- avQime.

with an aildross by May- Geofge T. Spajig. Kenneth L. M. Pfay, secretary of ie Public Charities Association of lvama, arrived froni Phlladelr Tuesday night, and, assisted by men and women, who had volunteered their services set up the exhibit In ten booths.

In addition arranged a miniature room in one of the, display windows graphically illustrating what the home of a feeble-minded person looks like. Mr. Pray, who had charge of the collecting of the many photographs and other articles featuring the exhibit, will direct the exhibit through- (Contlnued on page Blfht) I6.00PERTON FOR PEA COAL FORECAST New Agreement With Anthracite Miners, the Excuse POOR BEAR BRUNT AN MA When hundreds of strikers at the WestlnghouBO plant In Bast Pittsburg made a sortie against nonunion workers, It was a frail girl of 20 who led the charge. Anna Bell, Idol of strikers, was taken to however, when a strikebreaker, charged that she attacked him. She was helO In $600 hall for trial.

DR. ANDWIFElNAN AUTO COI11S10N of 1 4 Duty in Pittsbu 4r Strikers' Lawlessness Necessitat A i i GOVERNOR TO SPEAKDESPITE THE STRIKE (Spwlal United Harrisburg, May Attorney General who is in complete charge of the State N. G. slated (hat Governor BrumlmiiRh will not mako any changes in his itinerary, owing to the Pittsburgh strike, but will go to that city, as scheduled, on Friday jsvening, and will deliver an address' on "Capital and Labor." ATTY.BEHNEY TO BE ORATOR AT JONESTOWN A general committee of arrangements for Memorial Day observance, appointed by the Grand Army of the Republic and the Sous of America, of Jonestown, on Tuesday agreed to tender an invitation to Attorney Ralph H. Bohney, of this city, to make tho oration of the day, and the latter accepted.

Tgeth BrSken WELL KNOWN HERE 1RISHLEADERS EXECUTED IN CASE AGAINST E. L. RAILWAY CO. ON TRIAL Indications pointed to the completion of the trial this afternoon before Judge C. V.

Henry in the local common pleas court of the ussump- sit action brought by tho South Mountain Lumber Company against the Kphrata and Lebanon Railway Company for the collection a claim for $1,700. The case was attached yesterday. 'ALMYRA BANK to EXTENSION OF BALCONIES OVER BUILDING LINE The right of property owners to build balconies out over the, build- Ing line will likely be tested in the local courts as a result of the action of Charles H. George in building such appurtenances to his new apartment houses at Spruce and Lehman streets. The balconies In question extend out over the building line of Church street, in the rear of thc new properties.

It is alleged by city officials that Mr. George was yarned repeatedly that he would not be permitted to place such balconies on the buildings, and the, matter was supposed to dropped. Jt was reported this morning at however, tljftt carpenters, on Tuesday morning, at the work ijight after daylight. by noon "Had the worn completed, and painters were today placed on the eiBpJoyes of Pennsylvania Steal 0 of painting them, pity Solicitor P.IO,.^= Light is this afternoon being consulted by Mayor oilier officials as to ways and means couv peUiug the'Vewoval of the objectionable McKEGHNIE TO RESIDE IN B. B.

McKecUnle, furnace superintendent at the plant of the Pennsylvania Steel company, left here on, Tuesday for New Alejcico, where he will assume charge of large concentrating plant for a furnace company there, fte will permanently locate th.ere and, the members of his family will follow as soon as accommodation fee secured for them. He leaves with the best wishes of the to-Nftws by tJnlifd London, May Pearse. president of the seven dny Irish republic; James Connolly, commander of the army of the Irish republic, and la third man, name unknown, were Of Late John found guilty by court martial and shot to death here this morning. The announcement was made by Premier Asqulth this morning in the House of Commons moment uftoi Augustine Ben-ill, chief secretary for Ire- Young, Editor of the Volks-Zeitung Dr. Krunk M.

Hrundage, ham. former United States Consul to Aix-ln-Chappello, GerniMny, and wife were injured in an automobile accident on Tuesday on tho Conyngham road when their machine, passing two log teams, collided head-on with tho car of Abnei Smith, a Conyng- hara grocer. A pole, crashed through the windshield of the, Briiudage auto and hit Mrs. Brundage in tlui face, breaking her front teeth and causing other injuries. Dr.

Brundage sustained contusions. GERMAN REPLY W1LLNOTMEET U. S. DEMAND (Special to News ftp United Iiondon, despatch- es from English in Holland agree that the German reply to the American note demanding the cessation of U-boat activities, will make certain hut in the main will aim to place the responsibility for a break on President Wilson and at the same, time is 'calculated to bring about further delay In the final development of the' situation. FOR RENT OR SALE BUFFAMOYER Mann CHESTNUT JTREET AUDITORIUM 0.

Mme, Schurown-Heink WarW's land, on whom responsibility lor the revolution is placed, had resigned. Premier Atuuith declared that all three men executed had signed the Irish proclamation which in itself condemned them. This statement by the premier removed all doubt that the third man was Sir Roger Cusomeul, the, Irish patriot, who la awaiting trial, inasmuch as Ca incut's name does not appear on the Irish proclamation. Mrs. James Morgan Entertained Ladies Of the Fern Club Mrs.

James Morgan, of street, on Tuesday evening entertained the Ladies nf the Fern Club at her home. Following the brief business session a delightful social hour was had featured with piano and vocal unlos by Miss Naomi Witman, soloist at St. John's, and violin duets by HIP Misses HJarion anrt Virgin Williams. Refreshments followed. TO EVADING OF INCOME TAX V'p (Special to The News by UnifM Press) PITTSBURGH, May trodps pouraHfll" Creek region this morning and assumed which was the scene of yesterday's bloody rioting, to reach the scene were several companies of'thejBigH fantry, a Pittsburgh unit, followed by the dan troop, Troop of Sunbury, and, ot'lf.

Within an hour following the issue of the oHer senclln, militia to the scene of the trouble, several which had prepared for mobilization a week scene of yesterday's The troops are under oral tect the Edgar Thomson plant of the Carnegie Steel'C patrol the Westinghouse strike zone with a the plants. NINE UNDER ARREST Nine alleged leaders in yesterday's and all are slated for a hearing on a charge of dor in thc killing of John -Vago and Mike 1 fell before the fire of $ie riot guns in the THE STRIKE PREPARE 'AM, 33SP i jj to tttiitert; PreMt Pittsburgh, Mny the flower nf the Btato militia the strike wine In the Pittsburgh cllstMct, J'J to make flay dcnmndcd, American Troop. To Remain in (Spprlal to Paso, May by United American expeditionary force will remain -In Mexico with out resistance on of the Carraiizlsta terms of the agreement reached by Generals Scott and Obregon, following a twelve hour conference here. General Obregon bait granted the American government the full use of tho Mexican Northwestern railroad for the transportation of meu and to May Secretary of the "Treasury McAdoo was this morning instructed by resolution passed by he where Jt was presented by RepresejjjaUve Keying, of Colorado, to say whrfth- er or not $320,000,000 are annhafe ly withheld, from the by income evasion Adoo is also asked vlrobe Ms not recommended to Present that publication be w4e pf the come tax list in order PJW to the evstslpn, A FQR SAL Fine WILL INCREASE CAPITAL STOCK (Special to News by Oriltod New York, May capital stock of the "Pacific Mull Steamship Company will be increased from to $4,000,000. The IIPW money will be in paying for the Venezuela, jStjuador and Columbia SteaiushipK recently purchased.

The pioceeds for year eliding March 1, 1916, were $1.664,930, which showed a profit of $371,488 as against $261,304 for the same time last year. Moravian Choir Entertained At Jmhoff Home Vclock, not been oral-Perilling stamping out It i has fixed upoii presence Chihuahua, district, i 'inna not it understood jj i I. concerning The choir of the Moravian cljurcli was elaborately entertained on Tuesday evening the home ft Mr, a.n<| MK. ImJiQf, of 5H North vEightft was held, er wliicii A i social hour was spent. gtidjjug to News fcondon, i rrell is.