10 U. S. TRADE UNDULY MOLESTED BY BRITISH Strongest Representation Yet Made on Subject Sent to Great Britain By Associated Press Washington, Dec. 29.—President Wilson, referring to-day to the Amer ican note to Great Britain, insisting on bettor treatment for American com merce. declared that large damages eventually would have to be paid by Kngland for unlawful detention of American cargoes. Tht President coupled a contirma tio nof this morning's publication of the sending of the note and of its contents with the statement that the government could deal confidently with the subject, only if supported by absolutely honest manifests. He said the great embarrassment to the gov ernment in dealing with the whole matter was that some shippers hnu concealed contraband i.i the cargoes •if non-contraband articles }.re. under a cargo of cotton. So fts there were instances of that kind, the President said, suspicion was cast »>n every shipment and all cargoes were liable to doubt and search. Will Present German Note The notification of Germany that American consuls in Belgium must be sicceptable to the German military au thorities had not been called to the ttttep.tiCM of President Wilson early to il ay, but he told callers he would give the question careful consideration. Secretary Bryan planned to inform the President of Germany's note at the t abinet meeting. The communication, prepared by President Wilson and his advisers in the State Department, reached Lon don to-day and was regarded here as the strougest representation on the (subject of commerce made b/ the United States to any belligerent since; tli« outbreak of war. In view of the important principles) laid down in the note it was expected ; i ; have a far effect on the j attitude of other neutral countries to ward the general subject of contra band. Some diplomats thought it might hasten the calling of the con ference of neutnals proposed by Venezuela to revise rules of interna tionallaw for the protection of neutral commerce. l*ranoe Also Implied The note was not the result, it is understood, of any particular viola tion by Great Britain of wh.it Wash ington considers its commerce rights, but was intended as a protect aurainst the teneral attitude of the British jrovori-ment to which France lias practically adhered in the treatment of neutral cargo-'s. ",mc document points ou: that ill" 1" i ltd States was patient r. th> early tl tys cf hostility.:, believing that 'be nor J:ad burden >d the British !• n uu office with serous problems. It de < lares that with tne; passing oi live months, however, the situation has j grown worse. Administration officials realize that many millions of dollars in claims are accumulating against the Britisn gov • rnment out the n">te sets forth that reimbursements alone do no - euro tlie • vil. as American shippers ar- prac tically intimidated and fear to'era bark on legitimate export trade. Relations Peaceful The American note declares the re lations between neutral countries are ihose of peace und normal times and not of war. The words "absolute" or "conditional contraband" on the view of the American government therefore should not exist. The United States insists that the facts proving that a hostile destination is intended must be shown at the time of a vessel's seiz ure. it claims that the presumption of gTJilt should not rest on th? shipper in neutral commerce, but that the bur den of proof should be placed on the belligerent. Similiarly a cargo con signed "to order," that is sent to no specific consignee in a neutral country country is ac* or itself a suspicious c ircumstance, according to the con tention of the American note. FRANK'S EXECUTION STAYED Washington, Dec. 29.—Justice La r.iar, of the Supreme Court, yesterday granted an appeal from the refusal of the Federal District Court for North ern Georgia, to release on habeas corpus proceedings Leo M. Frank, un der death sentence for the murder of Mary Phagati .a fifteen-year-old fac tory girl, of Atlanta, Ga. Deaths and Funerals JACOB M. HI RST Funeral services for Jacob M. Hurst, aged 38 years, who died Saturday evening at the home of Mrs. Mary liryson, 2007 North Seventh street, were held this afternoon at 1 o'clock, the Rev. George Detwller officiating. The body was then taken to Enoia by I'ndertaker C. M. Mauk. Services were held in the Enola Church and burial was made in the Enola C'eme-1 tery. MRS. ALICE L. DEHART Mrs. Alice L. DeHart, aged 54 years, of BXB South Cameron street, died «-arly j this morning after a week's illness. I funeral services will be held at the home Thursday afternoon, at 2 o'clock, ■the Rev. Frank P. McKenzle, pastor of the Calvary Presbyterian Church, offi < iating. Burial will be made in the llarrisburg Cemetery. Mrs. Uellart is survived by her husband. William F.. one son, Edwin I*.. one daughter, Mrs. Oavid p. Daughertv. all of this city; two grandchildren, her father. Thomas SCeigler: one brother, John W. Zeigler; two sisters. Anna and Mrs. J. J. Weigel. MoKEYXOLDS FI'XF.RAI, Funeral services for Andrew J. Mr- Reynolds, son of the late H. Franklin rnd Sarah C. Moßeynolds. were held at the horn" of his son. H. Frank, of Philadelphia. Burial was made at 1:30 o'clock this afternoon in Philadelphia. Tie is survived by his son. and the fol lowing sisters: Mrs. Sally J. Ziegler, Mrs. George S. McGowan. Miss Mary Y. Moßeynolds. and one brother. H. Frank Mcßeynolds. of Waterbury, Conn. r;i;Oß(ii: SWARTZ Funeral services for George Swartz. au-ed 68 years, who died at the Dauphin County Almshouse. Sunday evening, will he held in Carlisle to-morrow af ternoon. at 2 o'clock. The body will h- taken there hv Undertaker S. P. Speese. Burial will be made in the Carlisle Cemetery. Mr. Swartz is sur vived by ore son. Clarence. HOW HE QUIT TOBACCO This veteran, S. B. I.ampiif re. was addicted to th£ ex- cesslve use of to bacco for many years. He wanted to quit but needed something to help him. lie learned a free book that tells «bout tobacco habit and how to conquer It quickly, easily and safely. In a re < snt letter he writes: "I have no de- Hire for tobacco any more. I feel like a new man." Any one desiring a copy of this book on tobacco habit, smoking and chew ing, can get It free, postpaid, by writ ing to Edward J. Woods. 92 D, Station K. New York City. You will be sur prised and pleased. Look for quieter nerves, stronger heart, better digestion, improved eyesight. increased vigor, longer life anc* other advantages if you quit poisoning yourself. TUESDAY EVENING, KAISER BEATS TIME FOR MARTIAL HYMN Singing Swells as Emperor Leads in Chnrch Service in France Special to The Telegraph I-ondon, Dec. 29.—The Chronicle re prints from the Neue Frele Prcsse. a Vienna newspaper, an interesting ac-1 count of the Kaiser at church in a French village near Longwy. Prep a rations had been made for the Km-1 peror's presence. The walls were dec-: orated with lances; over a thousand men took up their position on one; side, and an equal number on the; other. In the front seats were the; generals and the Kaiser's suite. An armchair in the center was for j the Kaiser. He appeared in a gray j Held uniform, with a scarlet and gold j embroidered collar. Over the uniform ! he wore a long gray mantle. He look- j ed grave, exceedingly grave, and much j older than the writer of the sketch j imagined him. his features so motion less, his eyes so set and stern, that they looked as if chiseled in stone. j He rose from his seat at the pray ers and hymns, and in the singing took an active part. The hymns, apparent ly. were ail familiar to him. as he sel dom looked at the hymn book. At the conclusion of the service a choir of singers and trumpeters sang the famous "Wir Treten Zum Beten" ("We March to Prayer"). At first it was not rendered with the necessary fire and voice, and this dis pleasing the Kaiser, he marked time vigorously. As the choir followed him the music grew louder and louder and more spirited until it thrilled all who heard it. When all was over and the benedic tion pronounced, the Kaiser shook hands with the pastor and thanked him for the impressive service. GERMANS & AUSTRIANS IN EAST RETREAT [Continued From First Past'] mittee to consider measures for the prevention of gun deafness among soldiers and sailors calls attention to an added terror of war which has been much discussed recently in mili tary and medical circles. "The enemy may not deprive you of life or limb," writes a medical correspondent, "but it is fairly certain that your own ar tillery will slowly but surely make you deaf." GERMAN MINES CAUSE LOSSES Times Authoritatively State* British lla\e Laid None Off Fast Coast By Associated Press London. Dec. 29, 4.45 A. M.—Com menting on the fact that eight ves sels have been lost in the North Sea since Christmas eve owing to mines, the Times to-day says: "Many people have been under the impression that some of these losses were caused by hitting British mines. It can be stateu authoritatively that not a single British mine has been laid down off the east coast of Eng land. "The loss falls most heavily on neu tral shipping which, however, have been warned repeatedly by the ad miralty that the German mines are in securely anchored and likely to drift considerable distances." RI'SS CROSS LAl'KslN lIVER Petrograd, Dec. 2S.—The following official communication from the head quarters of the army of the Caucasus was issued to-night: "In the direction of Olti (Transcau casis) our troops, having crossed the Laursin river, arrested the progress of i considerable Turkish forces. In the region of Sari Kamysch the fighting is j developing. On December 26 in the : region of Dutak our advance termlnat- j ed in the occupation of the line be-1 tween Khamour and Agadene. The J Turks withdrew having suffered grave j losses. "On the other front there has been I no change." | FRENCH TAKE TRENCHES Arras, Northern France, Sunday,; Dec. 27. 6 P. M.. via Paris. Dec. 29, 11.55 A. M.—That portion of the I French army which is holding the lines near Arras to-day attacked the Ger mans on a front twelve miles long. They carried half a mile of German trenches near Lens by assault and to night they are holding these posi tions in force. .>4 BRITISH SHIPS SUNK London, Dec. 29.—During the first four months of tlie war. fifty-four j British foreign-going ships, valued at $11,400,000 with a cargo of worth $18,800,000 were captured or destroy ed by the enemy. These are the offi cial figures of the Liverpool and Lon don War Risks Insurance Associa tion. Germans Say American Consuls in Belgium Must Be Acceptable to Them By Associated Press Washington, Dec. 28.—Secretary Bryan received to-day the formal noti fication from Germany that Ameri | con consuls in Belgium must be ac ceptable to the German military au thorities and asking for the withdraw al of certain consuls for the present |at least. United States now has con sular representatives only in Brussels, | Antwerp. Liege and Ghent. Since the war broke out they have been en gaged chiefly in looking after refu gees and aiding in relief work as there was little regular work to do. Although the text o ftlie communi cation has not been made public, it Is believed In official circles to be similar to the one sent Argentina and other neutral countries and that while the Berlin government is not insistent that consuls in Belgium take out new exequature from German officials it announces that such consuls must perform their duties only by permis sion from the military authorities con trolling the territory in which the consulate is located. Already the Belgian government has protested against eGrmany's action. DISTRESSED AT SHOOTING fly Associated Press Washington, Dec. 29.—The shooting of two American hunters by Canadian soldiers on the Niagara river near Fort Erie, yesterday, is viewed {>y Presi dent Wilson with deep distress. He ; told callers to-day he had received no ! formal report on the incident and hoped the accounts of the circum | stances had hen exaggerated. H. B. H. BROADLEY DIES I-ondon, Dec. 29. 11.25 A. M. —Hen- ry B. H. Rroadley. Unionist member of Parliament for the Howdenshlre di vision of the East Riding of Yorkshire since 1906 died suddenly this morn ing at his Yorkshire residence. He was 61 years old. In 1878 Mr. Broad ley was married to Miss Belle Tracy, of Pennsylvania, <? \ Now in Progress A Pre-Inventory Clearance A Complete Clearance of Women's of Books Brings Fiction From Jo • q rp, q, the $ 1. 355hel vesDo wn to2sc ouits at oavings 1 hat show There are stacks of books covering many titles, in cluding: x T"\ • | » • The Deserters. George Helm, /r \ Big Economies V , J Fortuna. Black and White. \ Woman of Genius. An Affair of Dishonor. $18.50 dark blue serge suits; hip length broadtail: wide satin stole sash, plalr. Freebooters of the Wilderness. The Vortex. Q ,mm W coa,s ' plea,e " " k,rt with lonK tunlP - tailored skirt $22.50 6 Jl'"™ °/ ***\ , Half a U ° 8,,e --/ JK \ $12.30 . . lt . .. Books from the Everyman s Library enter the pre-Inven / S 4 $26.00 black broadcloth suits; velvet $35.00 velvet suit.; short coat with the tory Clearance at . .... ...251 \ \ ■ 1 be,t - » nd cuff8 ' » k,rt 5,5 0 ° i°road baids of rt scrf co a .o?ed "ail Boys' 50c books are marked 25? in the clearance. I » / **o.oo chiffon broadcloth suits in preen s«5 oo Shelf marked books and books of fiction from the Reading - il 7 VS "; i '/^ k =/" I l 1 : f ngth COatß Wlth ,C«n *26.00 chiffon broadcloth suits in green. Club Library are now offered at 25f 1 lateci belt or ven et 520.00 p «*. at-.. WL i $37.60 gabardine suits in *reen and navy, black and plum; three-quarter Dhes. Pomeroy & Stewart-Street Floor. WBL 1 brown; full length plain tailored coats; coat finished with velvet buttons; . _ _ HIS yoke skirt with pleats 520.00 skirt of full pleats sls. TJ J StfltlOnPrV fit H $23.00 chiffon broadcloth suits in navy, $53.00 black velvet suit; jacket made v* I-1.1 vX J.Vy 1 y Ov/iiv/LX Ct I preen and black; coat with wide velvet with surplice front and long back; plajn belt llnished with braid and buttons; tailored skirt $2.>.00 j 1 T —T 1 _ f 1 ' i yoke skirt with pleats 510.50 $C5.00 duvetyne suits: long coat with IXI C/ A IdIICJ.O C_/1 V XI X 1 S I IXI Ci S 111 $32.50 velvet suits in plum, green, black the yoke front, leopard skin collar; skirt ' ® and navy; collar and cuffs finished with made with gathered back $20.00 -| TV T " \ Crowds, JNow in a Clearance AnEnd-of-the-Y ear Attraction forT omorrow a * Third to One-Half Off I he boxes alone show finger marks, so if you are 5 11 r O C f\ A 1 * not rinicky al)OUt the box itself you will enjoy a very Ihe Ol Stirrer tor A*\c Itl S\ 1 Omni- material saving in the writing paper. Pre-Christmas 1V&. VI 1 ill a pnees were 38c to $3.00. Choose to-morrow at a sav ing of one-third to one-half. nation Grocery Salo Famous Makes of Women's 5 lbs. granulated sugar 24c T7- . j /~\l f s —v i • ! It: SsniSSi ::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ?t Kid Gloves of Quality One can enrly June peas ! ] t/ One can fancy new corn 25c it- . . .■ . , , , . , ■ >ne can hand packed tomatoes I " omen s two-clasp kid gloves in black, white and colors— <>ne can old Dutch cleanser »<• Trefousse, Fowncs, Perrin and Centemeri makes— ~ #1.75 to $2.25 \\ omen's two-clasp kid gloves in black, white and colors, Fancy Florida Oranges, Red Alaska salmon, tall New Norway mackerel. 5o Star pickles. Mason top «K1 "«<) dozen -#*■: cans 14c Best seeded raisins, pkg., f Mrs, each life \\ * •, , . i _i • j i • , ■ . Juicy grape rruit. sr, 6 Drief beef, >< lb. ... 10c 13c . Peanut butter: the very W omen s t\\ Orclasp kid gloves 111 white, tan and grey, for 2.V Minced ham. lb 20c Best cleaned currants. Heinz appllbutter Dives. Pomeroy & Stewart, Street Floor. • i Fancy mixed nuts, lb Sugar cured Bacon, pkg 13c ] venlent 3-lb. crocks, each 4 ' 10c sliced, lb 28c Glace lemon peel, lb.. 19c an- v Choice layer figs. lb.. lNc: "Majestic" sugar cured Queen olives, large jars. Purity coffee. 1-lb cans T~X * 1 ft." • A Cape Cod cranberries, qt., hams, average 12 pounds 2,-.e I \ *® c !U f' , ;, I lb , r „ 2 °«- Olives filled with celery. Banquet coffee, lb.. :«k- LylOlJlCtV I luL/t/O 111 /-VI I White Ri-apes. lb. ir«- Full cream cheese, lb.. !'.%»■ Record coffee, lb. .. s.-m- F e/ x k Tuna Hsh: a delicious 23c Sandwich olives, large | Our Favorite tea. lb 4Sc substitute for chicken in Sweitzer cheese, lb.. 33e jars 23c Senate tea, lb «-i<. TV T -|| | ,TTI/" T~% fa a^an and .... 9a . ndw,ch Kai " , ' r Li,nburßer - ,b^ | ea^ r,fe . stu ." ed ... n, . an * oL &l,b.fv pu '!..rsi JNeecllework at Half Price Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Basement • These models have served their purpose of showing the \ finished product of art needlework designs and have been re duced a half for an immediate clearance. The lot consists of hand-embroidered scarfs, centerpieces, pillow tops, shirtwaists, children's dresses and infants' goods. Formerly $3.00 to $15.00. In the Clearance Sale at $1.50 to $7.."»0 Dives, Pomeroy &- Stewart, Third Floor. Fancy Linens at Half Price Cleaning up all mussed and soiled fancy linens, including doilies, scarfs, table covers, shams and centerpieces at half their former prices. GOOD VALUES IX TOWKI.S 15c to 19c part linen huck towels, 18x36 and 18x38 inches. Clear ance price. 4 for 25 0 10c asbestos pot holders. Clearance price ......' .**!> c 39c Initialed bath towels—J, H, O, R, T, G and V—embroidered in blue. Clearance price 25,. $1.50 fancy embroidered huck towels. Clcarunce price ... ...SMIO 1'11,1.0W CASES AND SPRKADS $1.50 embroidered linen pillow cases, 45x36. Clearance price, pair, ~ «» 98c Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart—Street Floor, Rear. CUM SUO FOR CROSSING ICCIDENTS Two Trespass Suits For $5,000 Each Growing Out of Second Street Subway Filed ' 1 ji j ,[| i Two trespass 1 J/iL claiins aggregating jff SIO,OOO were filed dents at the Second Mb ttie ra " roai ' i ra<l<s I rr i Attorney Wil 1 i a m | L. Looser Is counsel in both cases. One suit of $5,000 was instituted by Mrs. Amelia Waiters, widow of John I Walters, a former employe of the Harrisburg Railways Company who was killed when a sliding rail struck him as he was helping to unload the heavy mass of metal in the new Sec ond street subway December 10. The other action is more than a year old, dating back to December IT. 1913, when a Northern Central train struck the Paxton chemical apparatus as the vehicle was crossing the tracks at Second street enrdute to a ilre. Driver Charles B. Sharp, the plaintiff, declares that the safety gates were not being properly attended at the time. The Northern Central is made defendant in the sum of $5,000. Realty Transfers. —Realty transfers in the city and county included the follow ing: D. J. Sparrow to State. 510 North alley, S 1,000: Harrisburg Sav ings and Loan to Paul A. Kunkel, Highspire, $500; C. C. Lebo to James F. Shiley. Halifax township. $300: Jo seph Frantz to Union Building and Association, $450: Union Build ing and Loan Association to Barbara : Rauch. $402, and George W. Stine to • Barbara Rauch. $490, all of Union De posit: H. Phillips et al to Carrie Let-! terman. Union Deposit, S6OO. Law Library Balance $1,419.89.— By ] the annual report of the treasurer of the Dauphin county law library filed yesterday afternoon with Prothonotary In. F. Holler, the comfortable balance of $1,419.89 is shown to be available! for the ensuing year. At the'beginning of the year just past the balance on hand was $1,305.30. During the year the county's share of maintenance amounted to $1,750, making the total I available receipts $3,055.30. During !the twelve-month $1,582.30 was ex- Ipended for books and $53.11 for sta tionery and other supplies, a total of $1,635.41. Sheriff Sales' Bate Fixed.—The first of sheriff's sale for 1915 will be held Thursday, January 7. More than a dozen properties are scheduled to go I under the hammer. APPROVE INCREASED RATES fly Associated Press Washington. Dec. 29.—Increased . rates for switching intra-state affect ing the Baltimore and Ohio railroad In Baltimore were approved to-day by the Interstate Commerce Commission. 'The commission vacated a suspension and the new charges will become ef fective December 31. TO BI V NEW X-RAY Arrangements have been made by the board of managers of the Har risburg Hospital to purchase a new $2,000 X-ray machine for use at the institution. The machine will be of the latest type. HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH Pennsylvania Farm Products Head Entire Country in Average Values Division Freight Agent of P. R. R. Distributing Valuable ' Statistics Showing Agricultural Position of State Comparative agriculture statistics for the year show Pennsylvania doing a big business in staple farm products. Interesting ligures are being dis tributed by William J. Rose, division freight agent of the Pennsylvania Rail road. 408 Market street, Harrisburg. A study of the statistics is urged by Mr. Rose, who calls attention to their value to every Pennsylvanian, The figures give a comparison of cer tain commodities raised in the United States with those raised in Pennsyl vania. Pennsylvania leads in everything, in the average farm price, except buckwheat, rye and tobacco. The average total yield value per acre in the United States is $10.93; in Pennsylvania, $22.12. The table follows: I |l ' Average, Total Vvrregr Farm | Fartn Crop Total i Yield I Total | Price | Value COMMODITY TERRITORY] Acreage per acre, Production I>oc. I Dec 1 I ! I BARLEY Bushels 1 nited States 7.565.000 25.S 194,953,000154 310 c! *105.903.000 Pennsylvania ' 7.000 28.0 11W.OOO 70c i 137.000 I ' ! BI.CKW HEAT—Bushels United States ! 792.000 . 21.3' 16.881,000176 4-10e| 12.8(12,000 Pennsylvania 280,000 20.5 1 5,740,000 70c 4,302.000 I ( I 1 CORN' (Shelled) Bushels 1 United States 103,435,060 25.8 | 2,072,801,000 03 7-10e! 1,702.500.000 Pennsylvania | 1,468,000 42.5 I 62.178.000 l 73' 45,390.000 ! HAY—Ton* United States 49.145.000 I.4:j| 70,071.000 $11.12 i 770,068,000 Pennsylvania 3.141,000: 1.28 4.020,000! *14.30 ! 58.290,000 ! OATS-Bushels t niled States 38.442,000 29.7; 1.141.060,000 43 8-10 c 490,431,000 Pennsylvania j 1,073,000 30.0 I 32,190,000 31<; j 10,417,000 1 POTATOES— Bushels I nited States I 5.708.000 109.405.1*21,000,48 9-10' 198,600,000 I Pennsylvania 1 206,000 105." 28.140,000! 58r' . 16,321,000 1 I RYE—Bushels United States | 2.511,000 i 16.8 42,779,000 86 5-10e! 37,018,000 I Pennsylvania ■ 280.000: 18.0 5,040.000 83c 4,183,000 TOBACCO (l^eaft-Pounds I nited States 1.223,500 . 845.7 1.034,679.000 9 8-10c|' 101,411.000 Pennsylvania j 33.100! 1430.0 1 (7,995.000 H 5-10 c' 4.080,000 WHEAT (Winter! Bus. I nited States ! 36.008.000 l 19.0 684.990,000!98 0-10t 675,623.000 I Pennsylvania 1.312,000 18.1 23,747,0001 *1.04 24,6U7!000 I I ! II TOTALS I nited States 242.850.500 ield Value |»er acre : *16.93 I $4,112,554,000 Pennsylvania 7,837.100! Yield Value per acre | *52.12 | 173,877,000 ! ' PERCENTAGE Pennsylvania ! 3.235% | | 4.227% GINGER SIP BILL j AT THE ORPHEUM Kitty Gordon in "Alma's Return" Head liner; Every Act a Livewire The Orpheum bill this week is so j full of Ringer and so replete with snap that most any vaudeville commediau ' might call it a "ginger snap." There's never a dull moment from the time Paul Gordon does the tango, inaxlxe, turkey trot and maxixe on a wire until Papifax and Paulp, comedy acrobats, do their side-splitting cut-up stuff as a closer. Kitty Gordon, in "Alma's Return" heads the week In clever acting and singing skit portraying the way a | beautiful actress and her press agent "put one over" on a New York news ; papernian. Kitty does the putting while in her apartment, and the scene gives her opportunity to show a lot of lingerie that sets the women folks • o sighing and the men folk to won dering. Miss Gordon sings Just as ad mirably as she acts. She is support ed by Miss Helen Gofff and Harrison j Hunter, both of whom are exceptional-I ly pleasing in their roles. Probably Muriel Window and Rob ert Emmett Keane, who recently starred at the New York Wlntergar den show, pleased the tirst nighter* {more than all the others with the ex ception, of course, of Miss Gordon. Miss Muriel is a nifty little lady and her partner is a high class entertainer. iThcy do a "one word" tragedy that Is j side-splitting. ■ Nan Halperln sings and imperson ates various phases of vaudeville in a i snappy way. Marie Kline, "The Tan hauser Kid" of movie fame is one of the most, attractive features of the bill. —MAX ROBERTSON. COUNTY WEEKLIES ORGANIZE Representatives of eleven Dauphin county weekly newspapers met yes jterday and organized the Dauphin i Count}' Weekly Newspaper Associa tion. The combined Journals have an estimated circulation of between 25.- 000 and 30,000 copies. The following officers were elected: J. B. Seal, edi tor Millerstown Herald, president; C. G. Nissley, West End Reporter, Hai risburg, secretary. The executive com mittee will fixe the date of the next meeting. On the committee are I. O. Nissley, Mlddletown Press; Harry I,owengard, Harrisburg Courier; Charles R Shope, Halifax Gazette; Charles M. Coles, Dykens Standard, and P. W. Heartwell. Hummelstown Sun. JESSE WEIJ.S LODGE HEAD ; Jesse Well 3, aged 18, of Cloverly I Heights, Is one of the youngest lodge presidents of Eastern Pennsylvania. At a meeting last night of Camp 716, P. O. 8. of A., Mr. Wells was unani mously elected president. Other ofli- j cers were elected for the new year. DECEMBER 20. IQI4. GETTYSBURG BOARD IN SESSION HERE Now Four Hundred Students in College; Dean Mathews Given Degree At a meeting of the board of trus tees of Gettysburg College to-day in Zion Lutheran Church, Dean Shatter Mathews of the Divinity School of the University 'of Chicago, was given the honorary degree of doctor of laws. The trustees decided to estab lish a new course in history and po litical science. Another election was that of Steven Remington Wing, of Cornell University, who was made full professor of the mechanical and electrical department at Gettsburg. Business transacted at to-day's meeting was mostly of a routine char acter. John F. Dapp, of Harrisburg, presided over the sessions. Twenty five out of thirty-six trustees at tended. The committee in charge of the campaign for new buildings reported progress and announced that during the ensuing year the work would show Increased activity. Four hun dred students are now enrolled at the college. In discussing the work of tho col- A Cold House Means Sickness jj Heavy colds, pneumonia and even tuberculosis are frequently thp |! result of a cold house. An even warmth Is essential to your family's ] i health and even heating requires good fuel. Montgomery coal Is all !i coal, burns evenly, thoroughly and (fives the maximum In heat value. |! Try a ton the next time. I! J. B. MONTGOMERY Both Phone* Third and Chestnut Street* ; lege, reference was made to the two oldest living graduates of Gettysburg College. They are the Rev. William Gerhart, of Martlnsburg, W. Va., 97 years old, and the Rev. F. Eyester, D. D.. of Crete, Neb., 93 years of age. The Rev. Eyester entered col lege from Harrisburg and graduated in 1839, while the Rev. Mr. Gerhart entered from Berlin, Pa., nnd gradu ated in 1841. The trustees adopted appropriate resolutions congratulating these ministers. Dr. Dean Shatter Mathews who was honored to-day, is a writer and lec turer of national reputation and is the president of the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America. The constituent bodies of this council consist of thirty of the leading I'rote.-- tant Evangelical denominations in America numbering 16,(100,(TOO com municant members and 20,006,000 ad ditional adherents. Included among those precsnt to-day were: William Gladfelter, Spring Grove, Pa.; Dr. George B. Kunkel, Harris burg; John F. Dapp, Harrisburg; tho Rev. Dr. Blumheardt, Altoona; H. li. Kneubel, New York City, and Henry C. Picking, Gettysburg, secretary of the board of trustees. WII.I.IAMS MAKES KKI'ORT By .issocinird Press Washington, D. C., Dec. 29. Comp troller Williams, of the Currency Bu reau, submitted Ills annual report to Congress to-day. It covers the begin ning of the transition from the old na tional banking system to the new Fed eral Reserve system, as well as the op erations of more than 7,000 national banks which have berome part of tim new system since his last annual re port was made. Aside from reviewing the provisions of the new bank law and the stops by which It was put into operation, tho Comptroller makes several recommen dations for new legislation.
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