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Fourteen WEDNESDAY 3IORNTSG, Tlir 1 rii rr -n tt a MARCH 20, 1918. ii ax i i ix ii ruo i OIL FIELD NEWS ill COURT NEWS li FARM WORK 21)r $ifls(mrgl) fosi, OT A SOFT BOYS AKK JOB 15V A MKAXS, VET YOUNG COUNTRY MA UK TO 11KLI PLOWING IS PLAYING. i Criminal Court. The two good producers on Dents i run. ilannington district.

Marion county, AW are declining. For the i liy THE GREKX GOODS MAN. Attorney Buys $35,000 House From the George West-inghouse Estate in Point Breeze District Squirrel Hill Buying in Evidence Down Town Leasing. pj it nmt rF pr tors 7 TE8 1 fcAM late Peter hia o4th year. Funeral from the residence of his sister, Mrs.

F. C. Gauschemj-n, 184 Forty-fourth street, on Thursday ai 8:30 a. m. Requiem high mats at St.

Augustine's Church, Thirty-Beventh street, at a. m. Friends of the family are respectfully Invited to attend. GER ME ROUT, MATTHEW On Monday. March 18.

1918. at 1:20 p. Matthew Germorodt, hushand of Johanna M. Ger-merodt (nee Buddrusc). aged 64 years.

Funeral services at his li.te residence. 1223 State street. Coraopolis, on Wcdnes- day, March 20, at 2 p. m. Friends of the family art respectfully invited to attend.

Interment in Coraopolis cemetery. GILBERT, LYDIA RAVEN On Monday morning. March 18. 1318, at 2:20 o'clock, Lydla Raven, widow of William E. Gilbert Services at her l.te residence, 7044 Hermitage street.

East End. Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock. Interment Thursday morning. IIALUGAN, WILLIAM On Monday. March 18, 1918.

at 3:25 a. William Ilalligun, husband of the late Margaret Halligan (nee Carey), aged 61 years. Funeral from his late residence. 1741 Ver-ner avenue, Norttwide. on Thursday, March 21.

at 8:30 a. m. High mass at St. Francis Xt-viei's Catholic Church at 9 o'clock. Friends of the family and tnese warm days the farmers arc out looking over their fields to make and to select therefrom plots for planting," said the Green Goods Man, who made it plain to the typhine that, while the farmer was independent, lie paid for his freedom in hard work.

"Farmers do. at times, work hard, but Just as soon as their boys become big enough to reach up to the plow handle they begin to loaf, and allow the youth to plant and reap. Young country jakes. a3 city chaps call them, are easily persuaded that plowing is playing, but after a while they discover that the old men put one over on them. ''When a Jake realizes that the old man was more clever than lie, he ties the lines to the plow-handles and hikes to the city and becomes either a bight-lass trolley car conductor or motor-man, or becomes a darned poor gambler.

Occasionally a farmer boy becomes a barkeep, but he is seldom successful in HOMBWOOD 14th S6 X140; Market tOx 130. Bennan Thomas to BIman Thomas June 17 BREEZE lSth 2x-. Anna Scheider to John Scheider. Aus. 10 SMALLSUX 6th 120.

Charles II. Bosson to Sarah March MONTCLAIR ISth V). Frances li. Sponsler to Fred W. Jones.

March IS GRAOE mil Harry Baker to Rachel M. March 4 WOODKfKF lOx 60. Rachel' A. Baker to Rachel M. Pattis n.

March It 13th one-half int. 48x121, John P. Otto to O. Otte. March 16 FRAXKSTOWN 13th wd 4Sxll, Frederick Olte to John March OiXFRBE 24th 2Z Robert Baumanu to fioeey Patterson.

Maroli IS RACK 13th 2jx33, dark B. Orover to Mary R. Grover March 18 FLBMINO PLACE PLAN. 19th 2 lots, James H. Caddick, to City of 9 OO.NVERSB 7th MeKees-port, 50x115.

-Alice E. Herman to 24 hours ending at 7 o'clock yesterday morning, the Hope Natural Cas Company's No. 3 on the Ella Kinsey farm produced 515 barrels. The Blackshere Oil and Oaa Company's Xo. 3 on the W.

b. Straight farm dropped to barrels during the same period. The new work under way and starting in the vicinity of the good producer on the Kinsev farm is attracting attention. It will be several weeks before any of the wells now drilling will be due to get the sand. Reports from many of the West Virginia districts where there has been nothing doing for several months, new work is stal ling.

Operators are nxious to start new work. Their desire to got busy is inspired by the belief that thu market is to be advanced In the near future. Two grade of crude in the Mid-continent fields have been advanced the last few days and the ad-Vance in other grades is contidentaliy expected soon. Light Pumper in Lincoln. Development work in Iineoln county has fallen off within the past fom months.

At the present time there is very little under way but some little is starting on Klis folk of Cobbs cieek. Washington district, James Potter Co. have drilled No. 14 on the Standard. Fuel Company's property through the Berea grit.

It is showing for a 4 or 5-barrel pumper. On the left fork of Reedy creek. Harper district, Roane county, the United Fuel Jas Company has. drilleu its second test on the Louisa J. wueen farm through the Berea grit.

Nothing but a light gas pressure was encountered in that formation. On Elk fork. Curtis district, the Fisher Oil Company and the West Virginia CJas Companj has the rig completed for another test on the J. H. Whited farm.

On Millers run. the South Penn Oil Company has started to drill Na. 5 on the J. M. Perrine farm.

The Pure Gas Company have the rig completed for another test the John II. Oreenleaf farm. Both wells are located on Little Creek, Spencer district. On Greenbrier creek. Greenbrier dl- trict, roddridge county.

Ernest Ran- dolph has put his ao. 4 on the Walter Ross farm to pumping. It is producing 3 barrels a day trom ihe Gordon sand. In the same district, the Hope Natural Gas Company is drilling at 1,200 feet on the J. II.

Smith farm. handling moistures, since lie acquired ington county who used two teams a the hard cider habit early, and can putj ilay in the busy season. He would wopk a rrimp in a stock of wet goods, that lone; team a half day. stall it. anil will make a moist arcade look like dry zone in war times.

"A farmer is never bothered by unitxt rules. There is nothing in the world to i make him restrict his efforts to eieht I i or 10 hours a day. He can work 2." hours daily and all day Sunday if ho wants, and no autocratic labor boss will dare suspend him for working overtime. "Once there was a farmer in Wash- STONE SEK NEAR Pllll DM In Central district. Hoddridge county.

Koss. Karol Walszyk, William the Hope Natural Gas Company com- Turlev, Bruno Fergursky, Paul Zeder-pleted a second test on the T. E. O'Don- land, nell farm. irf showing for a 10-brrel Will Be Used to Strengthen Unprotected Parts of Structure.

More than T00 tons of stone arc being placed daily below the Aspinwall dam in the Allegheny river. This wi(ani on mm. n.snop Muldoon has al-strengthen the unprotected part of the tempted to oust Rev. McCann on structure and it is believed that all grounds of incompetency. Want Ads GET BEST RESULTS MAIN OFFICES Weod Sirert and I il.ert Avenue.

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-LOST AND FOUND. We put Rubber Tires on Go-Cart Wheels. ALSO Repair Old or Broken Furniture. Carpets and Rugs Cleaned and ALtered. Mattresses Renovated.

Pittsburgh Upholstering East Liberty's Big Furniture and Carpet House. Collins Avenue Broad Pittsburgh, Pa. Telephone Us If You Need Our Services Hiland 951. P. East 0.

LST Package containing 4 pair trousers, on At wood st. car, Monday evening. Reward for return. 710 Lyceum hldg. LOST In Jenkins Arcade, second floor, walrus pocket book containing eum of money and registration card.

Name in gold letters. Liberal reward If returned to 34 East Lacock st. LOST Package containing two Red Cross nurse caps, on corner of Center and Morgan st. Phone 7190-J Hiland. WANTED MALE HELP.

require the services of NigM Porters (colored) Apply at Employment Bureau, Second Floor, between 8 :30 and 10:30 a. m. -Entrance Cherry Way. SALESMAN by manufacturer of dry Roods line; salary and expenses; man with ex-perlence. Address 62.

Office of The Post. WHITE aud colored laborers wanted for Pittsburg-h mill: 32jc per hour; 1.25 advanced daily. 202 Empire Bldg. WANTED Two coat makers and one tailor at once; steady work. Joseph Davis 610 Preble N.

S. WANTED Good bushelman; steady work; highest napes; fine shop to work in. Foreman Clark, second floor May buildinx WANTED Picture helpers; also leaders and help ers for road work. Apply G. G.

O'Brien, 3216 Fifth ave. FIREMEN LABOMRS Good wages, steady work best of working conditions. Apply Power Plant, north end Rankin bridge, Rankin, Pa. Hlgft Grafc MaeMflists Excellent conditions; attractive openings to rmm who can leave town. Call 10 to 12 or 2 to 4, applying to Mr.

Wilson. Monongahela House. WANTED Special officer, middlo-aged narna Theater. WANTED Machinists fnr in. foot vertical boring mill, medium engine sized lathes, medium sized planer, horizontal boring mill, for night turn; first class fitter for day time; best wages, bonus and opportunities for premium.

Apply Braddoek Manufacturing Co First and Talbot Brad lock. Pa. Good wages, steadv work bet of working conditions. Apply Brunots Island Power Station, Brunots Island. SALESMAN.

Ambitious man with rh common sen.se determined to succeed wlllii nW-Ca," permanent v. in us. seour tit fi le valuable. Even if employe! Park Ihlx M-nKr. 8- BlaclSMtas9 Helpers nigh wages; good condition-Government contract.

Call It. to 12 or 2 to 4, applying to M-. Wilson, Monongahela House. WANTED Hoy who can operate writer for shop office work. Ar-plv Nuttall.

McCandless t.nd Harrison Are You Satisfied? With your present position? Have an a real man who can furnish references as to character and intefrrity. Opportunity to earn 000 a year with rapid advancement. Call Court 10X. li WANTED Boy with experience to work ii Apply between and 1 clock. Hoom SOU, 14 Wood si.

WANTED Millwrights-, helpers, also boys Bldi. Pittsburgh mill. 302 Empire ma Cjar a Negro, was sentenced to five years in the penitentiary 2 convicted of ughter. brought about a month ago in connection with the death of W.Ulam J. Baskerville.

also a Negro, who was shot fatally July 14. Sentence was suspended in the case of Charles Rosenthal, who pie ded guilty to upon the airange-ment of a settlement. He was accused of derrauding the C. C. Spender Company.

Schaub Fruit mpany. Troop Brothers. Chester Ftanzell J. K. Coll Company and Andrews Brothers, members of the Pittsburgh Produce Trade Association, out of shipments of produce amounting to $3,000.

William Campbell of 223 Center street. Carnegie, was sentenced to one year in the penitentiary after pleading guilty to stealing sugar and canned goods from a grocery in Carnegie. As soon as her husband. John Gum-pher. was released on bail by Alderman C.

D. Charlton on a charge of assault, and battery preferred by Margaret Gumpher, he peturned to their home in the rear of 53 Hartman's lane. Kast Knd. and beat her again, the woman testified yesterday before Judge Marshall Brown. She then asked the court if she could withdraw the charges, but her request was refused and Gumpher was remanded for disposition by desertion and non-support court.

Pauline Strothers. a Negress of Lin- coin avenue. Kast Knd, was placed on parole for one year, after pleading guilty to stealing silk waists and other articles of clothing from her mistress. -urs. Samuel AHt Oa wson street, II 1 1 1J aursru 10 nave iiciu up nmoin Shancov.

a Russian, in Homestead the afternoon of February 16. taking from him and then choking and beating him, Jerry Craig, a Negro, was sentenced to one year in the penitentiary. A. Klein admitted pas-sing three checks to which he had forged the name of Albert J. Gasa, proprietor of a hotel in Beaver avenue, Northside, was sentenced to one year in the penitentiary.

Today's Trial List. The trial of Eugene Beck and Fred Mitchell on a charge of murder. Is listed for todnv in criminal court. Thev art; charged with the death of George Fox, i who was shot fatally at a camp near loet.sdalo several months ago. I Other defendants in trials listed for! today are: Hvan William H.

I Totten. George Stanich. Ernest Divorce Proceedings. Michael J. Eennartz filed a libel in divorce against Mary Lennartz and presented a petition asking for a writ of habeas corpus to gain possession of his 14-months old son, whom, it is claimed, wa-s taken from him by "artifice and fraud" by his wife.

The court fixed March Z7 for a hearing. A libel in divorce was filed nlso by Sadie Glick against Martin Gllck. Court Notes. i A verdict of $3,721 in favor of the Eugene S. Reilly1 Si Co.

wm returned in its suit against Augustus I. McCrea. In January, 1916, McCrea. I made application to the company to i secure him a loan of $185.10 on ral estate in Federal street between Penn I avenue and Duquesne way, owned by him. The company secured the Colonia.

Trust Company to advance that sum on bonds and mortgages on the prop- rrty concerned, but claimed that Me-i Crea did not pay the commission of i asked by the company, The will of Elizabeth Beltbhoovcr. who died February 27. leaves an esttte valued at $10,000. It provides that after i a daushter. Ida J.

McG.ffen of Maple Terrace, is paid a legacy of $3,000, the balance of the estate is to go to another daughter. Carrie G. Zitzman of 31'J Grace street. George W. Parson filed suit against Edward Schneider.

a-sklng $25,000 damages for injuries claimed to been suffered by his son. George Par son, two years 01a, wno was run uvci by a wagon owned by Schneider, July 20. John P. Killeen was appointed register assessor of the Second district of the First ward of Crafton, to fill a vacancy. fjew SUltS.

I COMMON PLEAS -COCRT, April Term. 1918. IUCKK1' A. John Dupil John Latzko. ISSt.Cap.

Tre. in the matter of the appt. of Register Assessor for Second P.oss Twp. 1661. Geo.

Tsambls Geo. Gemoios. Cap. Tresp. Harry 'New berg Kllv Mallinger.

1669. Assp. DOCKET August Peng Jas. J. Connelly.

167S. Tresp. Geo. Podwika Fidelity T. T.

extr 1666 S. V. Mtg. Application of St. Michael's Greek Cathoiic Phro Rusin Society Assembly No.

390. Greek Catholic Union, U. P. for charter 1670. Wm.

Keane David Stonecipher. 1674. Eject. Geo Leone Welsbach Ga3 Lamp Co. 1682 ReP- Mrs.

E. J. Cook The Sterling Piano Co. 1686 Kep. In re application for gdn.

for estate of Mary Freund, a feeblo minded person 1690. DOCKET Maxwell Motor Sales Corpori-tion Mabel G. Steele. 1675 uresp. i In re oath of office of John E.

Loibl as Borough Clerk for County Controller Alex Cozella Edna' Sam borskl. 1663. Cap. Tresp. Gc'o.

Gault RoesTyn Farms Boro. 1661 S. Mun. tiaini Alvey F. GailVy Mary and A Dcin- ert.

1671 reap. In the matter of the petition of Crs-ig Stone Co. for a decree of dissolution 1073. I POCKET D. Application of Prince Hall Temple A3- Kooi.itifin for charter 1676.

In re oath of office of Henry W. Ochse i 166S. 1 Alvey F. Gailey Elizabeth Loefflcr. 1672 Tresp.

Robt. and Theresa McCombs German Realty agts. 1GS0 fcject. Mary Lennartz ex rel. Michael J.

16S4 Hab. Corp. Dan Barksdule Sterling P'iano Co. loss. RP- OOP NT COURT.

R. W. Hervey Samuel L. Wood. 433.

Assp. Madeline Rea Katie Conroy. 454.. Tresp. Lawrenceville Bronze Co.

Fowler Lumber Co. 455 Assp. John Tayior E. V. G.

and A. T. Ross. 4 56 Tresp. R.

M. Long. Jacob Roth use. 457 Awp. St ruble Bros.

S. C. Boot. 45S Tresp. Manesiotis Bros.

Marietta Mfg. Co. 459 Assp. Rav Bros. Pullman Ti-xiv Service Co.

40 Tresp. Famous Biscuit Co. American Maize Products Co. 461 Assp. APPEALS FROM MAGISTRATES.

Louta Cohen John Dunlap Co. A193. Judgments. COMMON PLEAS COURT. DOCKET B.

Parker, fleo, Laura May Knoxviile 3yir.fi Improvement Co. 4S1 'IS Gustave and Mary 27th Wd. B. L. A.

4S2 '18 Ricker, Frank-John Lon3tlale. 4S1 'IS t'chanck, R. C. Frank R- McCormick, I tec. 5S0 'IS Will, Geo.

and Mary CTth L. A. tt -18 1,000 i. -TO Marvich. Samuel John Lux et al Apr.

MS Viita. R. R. Co. R.

J. McGrath. '17 isc: e. tes, Geo. John Lonsdale.

4 4S4 'IS POCKET C. Clifford W. Kaufmann Dept. Stores. 1S47 'Is DOCKET D.

Mr.k. Kstate Peoples Savings Bank. 97i 'li Martin Christ, trustee Dep. Trust use. 30-5 "1 Mendloivitz, Wm.

-R. W. Junker. 466 '18 3,715 2SS CnvNTV '-OtTRT. BY DEFAULT.

Samuel Amberson R. McMahon. -ii John Shannon A. G. Shaw.

392. "IS H. Emerson Evans Hynson Derr Co. 37S. -is 652 13S 1,033 Confessed Judgment.

1 Executions. COMMON PLEAS COURT. APRIL TERM. 191S. Oeo.

A. Hohman Southside Trust agt. 378 103 'lobt. and Theresa McCombs German Realty 377 Co5ts has. A.

Johns Hasell H. Burrvcin. 376 269 Anna E. and Michael Ellslager K. L.

Dan forth. 374 jjj; Susser Citizens National Bank of Yandergrlft. 370 The Real Estate Company of Pittsburgh, represented by L. W. Monte-verde.

has sold for the Georpe West-inghouse estate to George L. Schuyler, an attorney, the property at the southeast corner of Thomas boulevard and Lang avenue, for about 135.000. This property consists of a lot 90x122 feet in area, and Is improved "-with a solid brick house, of the center hail living 'room type, containing 14 rooms, four baths hardwood floors and finish, and all modern conveniences. It is to be occupied by the owner. The terms of eale' -were, not disclosed by the broker, so tbe price quoted is not official.

Invest in Good Homes. Eugene S. Reilly Co. sold for A. M.

IJenhomi to Leon Treiger. property at W19 Thomas boulevard, near Linden avenue. Fourteenth ward, for $12,000. Tho-'lot. 54x142 feet, is improved with a brick house of 12 rooms and two baths.

Mrs. Mollie Lewis has sold to rr. Russell Boggs 48x110 feet, with a house of nine rooms and two baths, in Wood-well street, near Barnesdale street, fourteenth ward, for J14.SW). It is understood that Thomas Travers of C. M.

Gault's offjjee was the broker. C. M. sold for Mrs. Margaret McKee to an unnamed buyer, an 11-room brick on 37Vixl2 feet, at 323 South Evaline street, near, Friendship avenue, for J3.000.

Downtown Leasing. The A. W. McCloy- Company has leased the MeCuilough estate warehouse, a six-story fireproof structure at the northeast corner of Penn avenue and Twelfth street, for a term of years. Thebuildin: contains 35.000 square feet space, which will be used by the lessee exclusively for the storage of office furniture.

The Pittsburgh Testing Laboratory Company, whose building at the corner of Seventh and Webster avenues has been taken over hv th dftvprnmpnt. i has leased for a term of years new building being erected by the Denny estate, in Grant street, near Strawberry way. The. laboratory company will move its offices into the Chamber ot Commerce building. Th Company, sana-tarians.

have leased space in the Pittsburgh Terminal warehouse building nd will move from 305 Penn avenue. I. E. Haid painters, have leased the third floor of the building at 927 Liberty avenue. Aspir.wall Property Tenanted.

The First Aid Supplies" Company has leased the storeroom in Odd Fellows HalL at the corner of Center avenue and Second street, AspinwaJl borough, lor a two-year term. For many years the premises had been used for a grocery store and butcher shop. Building Projects Approved. The Pittsburgh bureau of building Inspection yesterday issued the following permits: To M. F.

Mason for to store building at No. 901 Penn avenue. Second ward, to cost to' George A. Stemple for a one-story brick factory. 40x74 feet, at Goebel and Fulton streets.

Northside. to cost to Emil Stengel for a 1'Wck and stucco house in Melvin ftreef. near Wightman street. Fourteenth ward, to cost $4,000: to the Vorbes Field Company for the reconstruction of the 2o-cent bleachers at Forbes Field, Fourth ward, to cost $2,300. From Brokers' Reports.

James A. Griffith, Hill Top broker, e.old for Thomas and Hannah "BaWer-fion of a modern two-story brick house of eight rooms and feath, lot 3x115 feet, at No. 6-i BeJtz-hoover avenue. Eighteenth ward, to A. 1.

Binder for So.MU cash. The buyer will take possession May 1. S. V. Thompson fc Co.

sold for D. H. Helm of Youmrstown. to Eliag and Anna Kassa, 25x60 feet, with a six-room frame house, at 1V7 Ninth avenue. Sic-.

Keesport. for On the Northside. Reed Wilkins of the East End Jiave sold for the estate of Thomas M. Hill to Ada R. Giles, 40x115 feet, with a duplex type dwelling, in Waldorf street.

Northside, for $12. 0)0. The property is taken by the new owner for investment. Today's Luncheon Speaker. Watson Adair, one of the instructors at the University of Pittsburgh's real estate class, will speak at the real estate board luncheon at noon today at tho Seventh Avenue Hotel on "Rights and Obligations of Brokers." Arthur Weasel will preside.

Transfers. 5IOSTICELLO 25 x70, Francis A. Donovan to Martha K. Hoffman. March 7 3,500 ML'LFORO 13th 23x 133, pweP.ing House B.

A. to Theo. H. Baker. March 5 FARON'IA COth SSxlOO.

W. Abercrv-nibie to Jihn W. Mellott, 13- HAST OLIVER I4Ui adxMT H. W. Minnemeyer to H.

W. Minnemeyer, Mnroh 14 HKOAD Hfth 21x70. i'lttomaa P. Brown to George A. Pau1, March 2 FORBES 4th aillS.

Thomas S. Grogan to Frederick J. Ertel, March JAXE 17th Pg-h-. 20x170. Bai- thaser Brunner to John Bakalowski.

Jan. i STEWAKT 11th 40X-16S, Isaac Kauf maJin to Alexander B. Kuehn. March 1 4.750 5.000 4,200 4.200 STBWABT 11th 40xl5S4 Isaaa Kaufmans to Alexander B. Kuehn, March 1 12.W0 MOHLJJR 13th 25x130.

Harriet M. Ellis to LJiigi Mancuso, March 16 3MXSCUAND 13th 27 xlOO. Jaa. H. Mackall to G.

J. Jande- leit. March 15 JIBRMITAGK 13th Kx IDS. V. H.

Whiteford t-j William Catto, March $00 2,500 4- Gary Off to Capital Tor Steel Conference NEW YORK. March 19. E. H. Gary, chairman of the United States eel Corporation, and other members of the general; committee, on steel and steel products of the American Iron and Steel Institute, left for Washington today for their conference tomorrow with the war Industries board on Steel prices after April 1.

The present schedule expires on that date and the steel manufacturers hope the Government will grant an upw revision, at least in some products for -wbtch, they say. cost have increased. Wheat Price Raise Action Is Deferred WASHINGTON, March: 19. Opposition to the proposal to make $2.50 per bushel the Government price guaranteed for 1918. wheat opened today in the Senate after nearly three days' de-b; by senators from Western agricultural states in favor of the increase.

Action deferred again, with supporters of the legislate confident of a majority, oubtful about two-thirds vote no -eary to add it a the pending aDnroDria-tion bill. 1 members of Branch No. 162. C. M.

li. are respectfully invited to attend. IIOPK. THOMAS On Monday. March 18, 1918, at 3:40 a.

at the family residence, 5823 Butler street. Thomas Hope, beloved husband of Norah Hope (nee In his 25th yeur. Funeral on Thursday, March 21, at I a. m. Requiem mass at St.

Kieran's Church, Fifty-third and Carnegie, at 9 a. m. Friends of the family and Livl-sion No. 85, Pittsburgh Kailwt-ya. are respectfully Invited to attend.

Conncilsville Pa. and Cleveland (O.) papers please copy. 1 HEM RITII JANE NELSON On Monday, March 18, 1918, at 10 a. Ruth Jane Nelson Hench (nee Reed), wife of Calvin B. Hench, aged 7 7 years 10 months.

Funeral from the residence of her niece, Mrs. Fred C. Kurry. 3255 Motor street. Twentieth ward, on Wednesday at 2 p.

ni. Friends of the family respectfully invited to attend. HAWLKT, ALBERT C. On Tuesday evening. March 19.

1918. Albert C. Ilawley. beloved husband of Adeline Preston Ilawley. Funeral services Friday, March 21, at Newark, N.

J. Buffalo (N. Y. Cleveland Newark (N. and Oswego (N.

Y. papers please copy.J JOnNSTON, DAVID On Monday. March 18, 1918, at 5:30 p. David Johnston, member of Union Veteran J-gion. Allegheny Commandery Mo.

35, Knights Templar. Funeral services at James J. Flannery Bro. Co. mortuary.

514 Grar.t street, on Wed-, nesday eveninfr, at 8 o'cloi k. Interment private Thursday morning. KKRIt, GEORGE NORWOOD Suddenly, at Wilklneburg, on Tuesday. March 19, 1918. at 7:45 a.

George Norwood Kerr, elder child of James T. and Kath-erlne Brunner aged 1 year 10 months. Funeral services will be held at the par-enta' residence. 1006 Ross avenue. Wil-klnsburg, on AVednesday.

March 20, at 3 p. m. Interment in Woodlawn cemetery. MORGAN. WILLIAM IJGHTNER On Monday.

March 18, 1918, at 7:30 p. William Llghtner, son of William C. and Hattie T. Morgan (nee Robinson), at the parents 'home, 408 Jucunda street. Knoxviile borough, aged 2 years 6 months 3 days.

Funeral services Wednesday. March 20, at 3 p. m. Friends of the family are respectfully Invited to attend. M'GOWAN.

ROBERT IL On Monday, March 18. ISIS, at 8:30 a. Robert H. McGowan. husband of Mrs.

R. II. McOowan (nee Kellyi, aged 49 yeara. Funeral services at the cnapel of H. Samson, 433 Sixth avenue, Wednesday afternoon.

March 20, at 2 o'clock. Inter-ment private. MANNING, MARY IRSCLA Of diphtheria, on Tuesday, March 19. 1918. at 10 a.

Mary Ursula Manning, daughter of Patrick and Nora McDonough Manning. Funeral from the parents' residence, 2522 Gazzam Btreet, on Wednesday. March 20, at 3 p. m. MOHLER, JOHN ANDREW On Sunday, March 17, 1918, at 11 a.

John Andrew Mohler, beloved husband of Clara Chew Mohler and father of Nellie M. Mohler, in his 50th year. Funeral services at his late residence, 3881 Milwaukee street, Herron Hill, city, on March 20. at 1:30 p. m.

Friends of the family are respectfully Invited to attend. Interment private. Brownsville (Pa.) papers please copy.) NICHOLSON, GEORGE W. P. On Monday.

March 18. 1918. at 9:15 a. George P. Nicholson, In his 74th year.

Funeral services at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. N. F. Savage. 620 Klrt-land street.

Wednesday afternoon. March 20. at 2:30 o'clock. OPPBL, KUZABETH MARGAKETHE On Sunday, March 17, 1918. at 5:10 a.

Elizabeth Margarethe Oppel (nee Zimmerman), oeioveu wne or Pnuupp Oppel, in her 78th year. The funeral will be held from her last residence. 5 Thirteenth street, Jeannette, on Wednesday, March 20, at 2 p. m. Friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend.

Pl'GH, HELEN LSABKLLE On Monday. March 18. 1918. at 7:45 p. at Mie family home, 347 Soho Btreet, Helen Isa-belle Pugh.

youngest child of John and Isabella Pugh (nee Davidson), aged 9 montht 4 days. Funeral on Wednesday, March 20, at 2:30 p. m. Interment private. Auto service.

rRITCILARD, MARGARET CROZIER On Tuesday, March 19, 1918. at 11 a- at the family heme, 3814 Howley avenue, Margaret Orozier Pritchard, widow of Joseph P-'chard. She is survived by the following children: Mrs. Elizabeth Beck. Mrs.

Minnie Sharp, Margaret Pritchard and Joseph Pritchard, all of Pittsburgh. Funeral on Friday, March 22, at 2 p. m. Services at St. John's Episcopal Church, corner Main and Butler streets, at 2:30 p.

m. Friends of the family are respectfully Invited to attend. RITCHIE, MISS NANNIE On Monday. March 18, 1918. at 10:30 p.

Miss Nannie Ritchie, sister of Mrs. D. S. Forney, at her home. 97 South Harrison avenue, Bellevue.

Funeral Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock at her residance, 97 South Harrison avenue, Bellevue. Interment at New Galilee. ROSS, CAROLINE AM ELIA On Monday, March 18, 1918. at 9 p. Caroline Amelia Ross, oldest daughter of Herman and Laura Roes, aged 20 years.

Funeral from the family home, 217 Roup street, on Thursday, March 21, at 3 p. m. Friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend. SCHOEDLE. MATHIAS On Sunday.

March 17, 1918. at 4 p. Mathia3 Schoedle, husband of Mathilda Scherer Schoedle, aged 67 years. Funeral frbm his late residence, 24 2 Wln-terburn street, on Wednesday, March 20. at 8:30 a.

m. High mass of requiem at St. Rosalia's Church. GreenHe.d avenue, at 9 o'clock. Friends of the family and members of Schwabian Beneficial Society and St.

Rosalia's Beneficial Society are respectfully Invited to attend. Interment private. TOY, MARY A. BERRY On Sunday. March 17.

1918. at 5:45 a. Mary A. Berry Toy, wife of Patrick Toy, aged 58 years, i Funeral from the family home, 5440 Ro-setta street, on Friday, March 22, at 8:30 a. m.

Requiem high mass at St. Lawrence's Church, Atlantic and Penn avenues, at 9 o'clock. Friends of the family and members of Branch No. 88. L.

C. B. are respectfully invited to attend. Auto TOY, PATRICK On March 19. 1918, at 2:30 p.

Patrick Toy. husband of the late Mary Toy (nee Berry). Funeral from his late residence, 5440 llo-setta street, on Friday, March 2 2, at 8:30 a. m. Requiem high mass at St.

lAwrence cnurcn, Atlantic and I'enl ily are respectfully invited to attend. Auto service. VAl'X, ELIZABETH On Monday, March 18. 1918. at 5 a.

Elizabeth Vaux, only daughter of L-r. George H. and Mary Early Vaux. aged 7 years 5 months 2s days. Services Wednesday at 2 p.

at the residence of her parents. 530Q Liberty avenue, corner of Baum boulevard, Shadyside. I'ittsburgh. Friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend. Interment In Southside cemetery.

Auto service. WILCOX, JOHN r. On Monday, March 18. 191s. at Tryon, N.

John F. Wilcox, formerly of Pittsburgh. Funeral services and Interment 'at Tryon. WITZEL, HARRY A. On Tuesday, March 19.

1918, at 2:30 a Harry A Witzel, husband of Is Starr Witzel. Services at his home. Sandy Creek, on Thursd i iternoon at 3 o'clock. Pride of Lodge No. 198, Jr.

O. U. 'A. Mr; Verona Lodge, Protected Home Circle, and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend. Interment in Oakmont cemetery.

YELLIG, WILLIAM On Monday. 'March 18, 1918. at 1:20 a. William Yellig, son of Peter and Anna Yellig (nee Alt-meyer), in his 44th year. Funeral on Wednesday, March 20, from the family residence, 2408 Sidney street.

Southside, at 9:30 a. m. Requiem mass at St. Peter's Church at 10 a. m.

Friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend. TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY. PLAYER PIANO. P.M. with library of standard rolls; mahogany case; biggest player piano snap offered in years; cash preferred, or will sell on payments to reliable party.

P. O. Box 800. Pittsburgh, Fa. 500 "nrry jnerecutn.

March 16 JENNY LIND 7th McKees p.rt. SxlOO State Bank of Dravosburs to Edward tsustaison, March 1 MARKET 3d McKee'ri' Clara MiehUnan to Falco Pa- t.ro. March U. BELLKVLK Harrison Mary M. Williams to J.

Arthur. March 6 CORAOPOLIS llOx'l jo." Main George X. Arras to M. SJ. Rou- inson.

March 13 M'KEBS ROCKS Chart ers Tr. Co. t- Wm. Reid. March IS i UA'ALE BuiVr st' -Mary A.

Dorman to Ixmis A li n- shire. March 11... SW1SSVALE Sref" St" JOS- BKAUIKX-K Karet Burkhart. Alar. 5 4t(xlW.

Sl.aw'ace'.. Tlionias V. Brown to Geo. t'ioier. Mar.

6... SHARPSBfKG Penii tYw i 'tr48- iiousi to Pletro 4.000 4.100 1,700 2,090 Z.jOO inr. x' D-(, KORO-. 2tellS Use Ma Uuigl 1us-WX LKI XSBCItG" BORO." 'fiii'lbfc ln Walter Yates to tes. Mar.

NOHT P.KA fDOt 'sYx 4 Coalmont Sophia L. Sheak. to Jas. V. 1-age.

Alar. 9 400 4i-J 1,400 im iisw coxitc lerrys- vine uwipht Kinter 'JrHham. Feb. to Uouie WILJilNSP.UKG Frank E. Crenkhite to Geo.

K. Long. Mar. KXOX VI LLK Ba'uslnan Knoxviile Land Imp. Co.

to Pane Hartman, Mar a KXOX I L.LK "ixioo." Batsman f1- iosvllle I-ind Imp. Co. to J. le Martini. Mar.

SCOTT TW1. 14.76S acres. Ptiblic Rd Albert W. Miller to Amelia Butt- lar. Mar.

is SCOTT TFP. li acres, PuhYi' Road' Ame.ia L. Buttlar to Albert W. MU- ler. Mir.

in SI1ALER 1 acr'e. "75 "parches: Public Road. W. B. Salt to Bertha B.

Melvin, Mar. 15 STOWE b9. alley. Southside Trust Co to Potter Title Trust Feb. "i STOWE 73x93.

Walther H. H. Gu-n to Jas. E. Patton Oct STOWE 73x1.

Walther Potter Title Trust Co. to Jas Fatton, Aug. 1 STOWE 73x93. Waith'e'r Wt" Jeanr.e M. Cole to James E.

Patton' Feb. 21 MIFFLIN' TWP. ''Frank'' Vt. X'ora B. Booth to Jesse Satler.

eb. SOUTH" FAYETTE TWP. iwxsj 'HHH Jame. H. Disraore to Desire Poskin Mav 17 RICHLAND 31x32 Block A Ar-ai1m Realty Co.

to Ansetmo Greco. Juno li. 1917 JEFFERSON lots 23 and 24! "eV-rama Heiphts plai. Isaac T. Black-more to Michael Troutman.

Feb. 9. JEFFERSON 13 and 24. Elra-ma Heights plan to Simon Pecker to Isaac T. Blackmore.

May 19. 19:7 i.bOO 6,000 120 600 60.) Mortgages. Pamuert Schecter to Albinas Young. 300 W. H.

Kirk to Schillers Glocke B. L. A 4,500 Theo. H. Baker to Dwelling House B.

L. A 3,200 Marquis D. Robinson to Ohio Valley Tr. Co 4,000 John M. Luther to Homewood li.

E. A 3.500 C. W. Posey to First Utility B. L.

A 2.500 Mamie M. Lithgow to Christine Lubbers 630 J. Stewart Hood to Jas. P. Wi.ll....

12,000 Sarah E. Alker to Home B. L. A. 1,500 John Mulherron to Alfred D.

Kaufman 10,000 ol U. Rosen to Duquesne Heights B. L. A 4,000 Florence A. Smith to Peter A.

An- dei-BOn 2,000 Frederick J. Ertel to Chaa. F. Hen- ning 2 500 Jas. Breen to Higgins Lumber 723 Wm.

Catto to W. M. 3.000 Alice G. Larkin to German Prot. Orphan Asylum 7,500 Isadore Rack to The State Bank of Elizs-beth 4.500 Frtnk Stifter to The Chartiers Valley B.

L. A 1.400 Gedrge Magdinec to Wm. J. Ulmer. L500 Frederic W.

Danner, to Nat. Gas B. L. A 4.500 Dortha D. Cook to Dime Sav.

B. L. A 3,000 Frank X. Szyper to Dime Sav. B.

L. A 900 Peter Schmidt to Herman Labowitx 1,300 T. Cowan to Jas. M. Edwt-rds.

3,000 Garner to Mt. Wash. Ger. -w. L.

A 800 Louis A. Baunian, to George C. Blair 3,500 Catherine McCarthy to Turners B. L. A.

4,500 Catharine McCarthy to Turners B. L. A 4.500 A. B. Neumann to John E.

Born. 233 W. H. McConnaughy to J. We ler Anna M.

Wefing to The Old Relia- ble B. L. A 2.600 John F. Otte to H. W.

1.000 Charles Hoyris to Anchor B. L. A. 2,10 Paul Hartmann to Knoxviile Land Imp. Co 1.780 E.

F. DeMartini to Knoxviile Land Imp. Co Falso Paterlo to Chs.s. J. Koughan.

Falco Paterio to Clara Wm. Catto to Wm. M. 2.025 400 600 500 'Purchase money. Patriotic Woman Dies From Knitting CONNELLSVILLE.

March a result of a nervous breakdown due to ceaseless knitting for the iU-d Cross, Mrs. Beatrice Victor May, 42 years old, died yesterday at a Pittsburgh hospital. The body was brought to the home of father, J. R. Balsiey, here.

M3. May was one of the best-known this city, having spent practically all her life here. She was a graduate of local high school. Referee Dunn Ousted; Successor Is Named HARRISBURG, March 19. Thomas J.

Dunn, workmen's compensation referee of the Pittsburgh district, this afternoon was notified that he will be succeeded by Harry D. Henderson of Kittanning. Mr. Henderson was notified to assume the duties of referee at Pittsburgh at once. Sharon Hoop Dividend.

i SHARON, March 19 directors of the Sharon Steel Hoop Company have declared the regular quarterly dividend of 2 per cent, payable to stockholders April It. the other tho second half. He could literally outwork, not only a horse, but two teams of horses. Apparently, lie seemed to like to work. "He kept on working and killing teams by working harder than they could and.

after having piled up a small fortune, oil was discovered on his farm. Then he quit the job and moved to town, where he has been miserable ever since." CHICAGO, March ID. The Rev. John j.l. McCann, deposed rector of St.

I Mary's Church, today appealed to the Kev. John Bonzano, apostolic delegate to the I'nited States, to interfere in Mile proceedings instituted by Bishop 1 Muldoon of the Rockford diocese to i oust him and install Itev. F. Gilbert I Klynn as pastor. Roth sides are preparing to appear before a police magistrate tomorrow, when the case charging Kev.

McCann with assault is Re. McCann an-; nounced he would compel the prosecu- Liun to prove mat ne jiaa an actual hand in the shooting last Sunday, when deputy sheriffs attempted to serve Community Chorus Learns New Song In accordance with the aims of the committee of the Community Chorus of Pittsburgh, that people should have a chance to learn new and good music, one of the late songs, "That Grand Qold Gentleman," was rehearsed last night at the third meeting of the chorus in Carnegie lecture hall. Interest continues to be manifested by the members of the chorus. The pro- gram last night was interspersed with old familiar songs, selections from ''The Holy City," and some of the popular songs. The chorus meets every Tuesday night in the lecture hall, and the committee asks all who are interested in singing Jo join.

Band Formed Here For Engineer Unit A of 40 musicians, under the leadership of Edward McDade and Bandmaster Vincent Masdea, has been accepted for service in the Thirty-third Engineers' Regiment, Camp IJevens. by Captain Clifford C. Bakewell. At the band drill, held last night In the fifth floor of the old city hall, Mr. McDade said that he did not know when the unit will leave Pittsburgh, but said it was ready to go at any time Captain Bakewell should call.

Postal Men May Get 15 Per Cent Raise WASHINGTON, March 19 Flat pay increases of 15 per cent for all employes in the postal service, whether on an annual salary or day pay basis, and including those of all grades and classes, was recommended today by the Senate postoffice sub-committee in revising the annual postoffice appropriation bill. The recommendations are subject to approval by the full committee, but, are expected to be adopted. Farmer Is Killed By Fall From Wagon SHARON. March Craig, aged 56, a brother of Postmaster Frank L. Crajg of Mercer, was killed by a fall from a wagon on his farm to-iay.

His neck was broken. DATi-l NcfllgBS REAM. SAMI EL H. On Tuesday, March 1H, at a. Samuel 11.

Beam, in hi Slt vear Funeral from his late residence, 622 Mar- garetta street, Uraddock, on Friday, March 22, f.t 2 p. m. Friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend. PLA1K. EDWAKD On Tuesday.

Marfch VJIS, at a. Edward Blair. Services hi late residence, 440S Penn avenue. East End. Notice of time -later.

B1LTMAXX, Al GI ST On Monday, March 18. 1918, at 5:45 p. August Hultraann, son of the late George i.nd Maxy Bultmann (nee Pardick), in hia 62d year. Services at the residence of his sister, Mrs. Henry A Herchenroether.

332S Delaware avenue, Northside, on Wednesday evening at o'clock. Friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend. Interment private on Thursday morning. New Castle (Pa.) papers please copy. EVANS.

MISS ANNIE On Monday. March 18, 1918, at 1:30 a. at her res. idence. 308 Taylor avenue, Northside.

Miss Annie Evans, aged 58 years. Funeral from Aeherli's chapel. 123 Efct North avenue. Northside, on Wednesday. March 20, at 3 p.

m. Friends of the family are respectfully Invited to attend. Interment private. EITZMAI KK JOHANNA On Monday. March is, 19 IS, at p.

Johanna Fit-mauriee, wife of the late Thomas Fitz maurice. in her 73d year. Funeral from the residence of her Mrs. William S. Drake, 401 Kausman street, Knoxviile.

on Thursday morning at 8 o'clock. High mass of requiem in St. Canice's Church at a. m. Friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend.

Interment In Calvary cemetery. FKRLA, MAKY On Monday, March 18. 1918, at 10:10 p. Mary Ferla, in her 7 2d year. Funeral from her late residence, 12 Third street, Shtrpsburg.

on Friday morn, ing at 8:30 o'clock. High mass of requiem at St. Mary's Church at 9 o'clock. Friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend. POX.

JOSEPH C. On Monday. March 18. 1918, at 12:30 Joseph C. Fox.

In his 47th year. He leaves a wife, five children, two brothers and one sister. Remains may be viewed at B. B. Devlin's mortuary, 221 West Ohio street.

Funeral services at St. Peter's Catholic Church. Ohio Btreet. on Wednesday, March 20, at 1:45 p. m.

Interment private FllUt, JOHN GOTTLIEB On Monday. March IS. 1918. at 2:15 p. John Gottlieb Fubr, on oX Margaret and tfe riumrer in the Big Injun sand.

No. 1 011 the same farm is holding up at -o barrels a day. In the same district, the Carnegie Natural Gas Company is due in the Big Injun sand at its test on the Catherine Brannon farm. The Open West Oil Company has the rig completed for a second test on the j. E.

Waldo farm. The Imperial Oil and Gas Company's second test on the O. Mason farm is dry and abandoned. New Work in Harrison County. On Indian run, Eagle district, Harrison county, the Carnegie Natural Gaj Company is drilling a test on the Ann Roby farm.

On Davy run. the Southern Oil Company is building the rig for another test on the L. I). Beaty farm. On Grays run.

Mannington district. Marion countv, the same company has started to drill a test on the S. C. Brown farm. Southeastern Ohio.

In tbe shallow territory i southeastern Ohio, located in Brush Creek township, Muskingum county, the Fritz 0:1 Company has completed No. 8 on the William Longstreth farm. It is a 2-barrel pumper in the Berea grit. No. on the same farm Is drilling and the Southern Oil Company is due in the sand at a test on the Jacob farm.

In Clay township. George 1-Wasmuth No. IS on the Simuel Epply farm is a 3-barrel pumper in the Berea grit. In Monroe township, Perry county. Kellar, Marshall second test on the John Denman Son's is a 5-barrel pumper.

In the same district. Ruth Strong have completed hNo. 15 on the Rodgers Bros. rarm. j.l Is a duster.

Near fetocspon, remi tnwnctiln fnrpsn couniv. jjougan Nps. 17 and 1 on the Jcph 'Tn Wii: liam Penrose farm is a duster. Ine Cumberland Oil Company has completed No 17 on the H. S.

Hopkins faim and showing for a light pumper, rn snrinchilllownshiD. Greene county. Pa the Carnegrfc Natural Gas Company is ready to drill in lis test on the Hutchinson heirs' farm. They expected to drill it in yesterday but did not get started. Crude Oil Reduced.

INDEPENDENCE. March 13. The Prairie Oil and Gas Company today raised the price of crude oil from vj to $2.25 a barrel. The Oil Market Pennsylvania nClllenrietta J2 00 Corning Cabell North South Lima Wooter Plymouth Princeton Illinois vansas Okla. vale Indiana I diana 2 Thrall 2 0 2 77 --tiawn 2 i Mora 1 IS.

oto 2 IsU'hJqo. 2 -48i do. 35 to .17.9 2 13i ilo. AS' up no 2 1 40 1 i I ti 2 c.o. crude.

1 JO i California. SS'tf 1 Canada 2 OOi Wyomlnif- 2 0iti Srass CreeK 2 OSjElk 1 43 1 1 Uir Mu.ldv. 1 301 alt Creek 1 70 1 70 an 1 39 Healdton do light 2 00 mi. CITY March IS. Credit 14 Shipments iA.V Runs 4" 00 Average 17.

Average 77. Deposits Interest Fixed. NEW YORK, March 10. Maximum of interest on deposits, billed on lie (i'recunt rates fixed by 'he Federal reserve board, were adopted today by the New York Clearing House for it3 members and non-member Institutions dealing through the assertion, o'her than mutual savings banks. The regulations are intended to i-r event competitive bidding for aeposits, duce interest rates to' a conservative i-vel, and reduce competition for funds the Government in its war financing.

For deposits payable on demand, or within 3e days, the rate is limited to 1 per cent per annum when 'be Federal reserve discount rate for W)-i'ay commercial paper is 2 per cent or less. One-fourth of 1 per cent add -ticnal is allowed for cTery one-half of 1 per cent allowed by the Federal reserve bank in excess of 2 per cent. In io cape shall the rate exceed 3 per cent. Typothetae Elects Officers for Year Officers for the ensuing year were clevted at the annual meeting of the Typothetae of Pittsburgn In the Fort Pitt Hotel last night. The election was preceded by a dinner.

Officials reported hat the year was 'Tie most successful in the history of the organization. Rowing are the new officers chosen President, C. R. Moore secretary. W.

P. Long treasurer. Charl-S f. first vice president. J.

Charles second vice president, V. f. Ider executive committee, H. P. Pears.

George R. Dorman, H. C. Miller, Henry A. Home.

R. D. Clark, Albert Bbaugh, E. Carmichael, R. Raws-thorne, K.

G. J. Gratz. H. G.

Stewart, J. F. Dunker and F. E. P'renden.

Metal Market NEW YORK, March 19 Metil Fx-change quotes lead easy; rpot, $. 2Va: 7 50. Spelter quiet East St. Louis delivery spot, $7 TtVxfil A' London, rpo: copper, 110; futures. 110; elecro-lytic, 125.

Spot tin. futures, 319. Lead, spot, 29 10s: fu ures J8 10s. Spelter, spot, il; futures, 50. danger of" a further is past.

The recent flood did not damage any part the dam, except scouring the river bed in the break. The stone is being brought to one of the railroad sidings, from 1 where it is unloaded into flats and taken to the dam. The steamers Kit-tanning and T. P. Roberts are engaged in hauling the flats, while derrick boats also are engaged.

The work is in charge of R. C. McCullough. assistant to United States Engineer J. W.

Arras, in charge of locks and dams in the Ohio and Allegheny rivers. Piles of a new tipple are being placed in front of the Diamond mine of the Diamond Coal Coke Company in the fifth pool. Piles also are being placed in front of the Blaine mine, ashort dis- tance from Lock Three, Monongahela river, to protect the bank from scour- ing. More than 200 tons of eoal a day is being shipped from the Oakmont mine of the company on the Allegheny river Foundation for the power house Is in cmirso ffinsitnntinn TVw1 I Tlemme one bookkeeners emraered in thp offices of the company. House building, left for the aviation field in San Antonio.

Tex. The steamer Lyda of the Fiegen Dredging Company yesterday passed Pomeroy, towing the dredge Kanawha No. 2 on her way td Pittsburgh. She was assisted by the towbbat Fred Hudson on account of the heavy current now running. Captain Robert Oakes was a visitor along the waterfront yesterday.

William F. Gwynn and George A. Lesch were initiated at the last meeting of Local No. 30. Marine Engineers Beneficial Association.

The members will attend the funeral of Charles McDaniels, who was killed on the steamer Independent Sunday. The steamer Aliquippa of the Vesta Coal Company and the steamer Hill-man left yesterday with 12 pieces containing bushels of coal. The steamer Midland of the Crucible Fuel Company, with Captain J. H. Hudson in charge, left Midland to bring a tow empty barges to the mines on the Monongahela river.

During the 21 hours ending Monday midnight. 'SI steamers and 95 barges with tons of coal passed Lock One. The steamer J. tV. Fletscher, whichar-rived in Pittsburgh from the south after one of the most exciting trips on record, having braved ice gorges, hurricanes and high water, in charge of Captain Philip Kussard, vice president of the Monongahela Ohio Dredging Company, was placed on the Dravosburg docks yesterday.

The following stages were reported last night: Davis Island, 10.4 fewt; Herrs Island, 10.5 feet; Freeport, U.5 feet and falling. EIVER TELEGRAMS. OHIO RIVER. WHEELING. W.

March 19. River IS feet at Wheeling. 1SI.1 feel at McMechen dam, clear. Arrived: Milton, 7 p. from Matatmoras; Duirbar, midnight, from Charleston; Nesbit, p.

from Evansvilie. Imparted: Liberty. a. for Matatrnoras. PARKEI'JSBL'RG.

W. Va. River 23 6 feet aniln failing. Clear. ueparteu: Lumbar for Pittsburgh at a.

m. GALLTPOL13. O. River 39 feet, Down. Tacoma.

Up, Chris Greeae. Reuben falling. Partly cloudv and mild. STKU BK.VV 1LLE. O.

River IS feet, 10 falling. Up, Faille. Down, Hilhuan. CJomlv. POINT PLEASANT, W.

Va. River 5 feet and falling. Clear and pleasant. Down. Chris Greene.

CINCINNATI The stage of the river at 6 o'clock was 4D.9 feet and falling. IT PER RIVERS. OIL CITY, Pa. River 6 feet 6 Inches, fall iner. Clear and warm.

MORGt NTOWN. W. Va. River feet i inches, falling. Clear and warmer.

WARREN, Pa. River a feet 7 Clear and warmer. WARREN, Pa. River 5 feet 7 Clear, warmer. inches, inches.

Forest Fire Raging Near Bradford, Pa. BRADFORD, March l'J. A forest fire, the i worst in years, is sjweeping over a large area in the vicinity of Mt Alton. A large force of men tonight is at work on the C. H.

Hanlin oil-lease -fighting the flames and keeping them from destroying valuable oil property. Early this evening the fire swept across the tracks of the Erie Railroad Company at Buttsville, a mile from Mt. Alton village, and burned the big Butts house, a three-story wooden building which housed a number of miners. There was no fire protection and the building burned while the people in that section stood by helpless. Besides all the furnishings, two were destroyed, together with the household goods of three families.

The loss to the hotel is estimated at $15,000, with practically no insurance. Tonight tbe forest fire is reported to be spreading toward Newton. In the path of it there is a lot of valuable oil property. 5 i 1.