14 FOODSTUFFS LOIS AS ORDERS FILL OFF Cessation of Export Trade Causes Glut on Market, Say Dealers The cost ot living in Harrisburg. »o far as prices of food and general produce arc conccrnec, appears to be slightly lower at the present than a year ago, according to the statements of dealers and retail storekeepers. Meats, groceries and farm produce shew a general average reduction ot price, which is said to be temporary, and is attributed to an increased sup ply thrown oil th? markets through the partial cessation of export trade to Europe. The general demand for expensive foods and luxurious items, not con sidered as staple, is materially less this vear. This decrease in business is blamed on general hard times and lack of work among many classes of men. Flour Higher Flour is the only article that shows an increase in price, which is due to the export demand of wheat in Ku* rope. It is about one dollar a barrel hiaher in price than a year ago. Sugar is one-half a cent a pound higher, but is much less than the high mark reached three or four months ago. caused bv the flurry over anticipated demand "of Europe, which was not maintained- .... , ... A member of the Brelsford 1 ask ing Company says the wholesale price of beef products is no higher than iast vear and that all pork meats are lower. This reduction he considered, as temporary and said was due part.> to an oversupply on the market after the release of the recent quarantine restrictions in many sections. \ number of local retail meat deal ers said they thought the prices of l.eef are slightly lower than last year. Thev attributed this to the smaller, demand for the choicer cuts of meat which most people consider as lux uries when times are hard. Staples About Same Oncers of the WtUnan-Bchwsr*j <'oiupanv. wholesale grocers. sa> that prices generally are about the sanu as iast year, with the exception ot • flour and sugar. They say there is a tall tic off :n the demand for the fanc> groceries and extra luxuries that peo ple use only when they have plenty to spend. ... o s s Pomeroy. tin Market square grocer, sail that prices ot" staple groceries, many lines of canned goods and vegetables are somewhat lower this year. He complained of the amount of business anil said grocers -enerallv are feeling the hard times in redv. Ed orders from working peo ple. A number of grocers lontirmed these views. Prices of fi.rm products are lower in many cases on account ot gener ous crops last season. Potatoes aie considerably lower as well as other winter vegetables. Butter is a 'out th same and eggs are slightly higher. Fish and oysters, cheese and ai' foods brought from a distance are »t practically the same average price as last year. The only foods showing a marked increase in price are import ed articles on account of the Euro pean war. Harrisburg traveling men w ho co\er Central Pennsylvania with groceries, coffee and other food supplies. sa> i that most staple are aboit" the satee' in price as they were last year, with the exception of a f> w lines of goods that may vary a little according to local changes n supply and demand.' of i. nr.nl inay'TuMe dropped. :>n.l farm f>r6n'iec! in some place- is a little lower. Coffee dropped about four cents a pound wholesale several months a:., on account of the ixtra supply from Brazil that could not be sold in the European markets. It is gradually getting back to normal price and is now two cents 'inder last year. Tn many such cases .if reduction ir. wholesale priies. it is said, the con sumer is not euick to feel the benefit, as dealers somctlm*s are slow to re flect a lowering of prices in their re tail selling. l'ltl"S> CoMI'WY IIWKRIIT New York, Jan. ."..—The American Bound Bsle Press Company, a New York corporation with aa- .-apital. tiled to-day a vobin tjiry petition in bankruptcy, in which it- liabilities were given : s $95 4,001 and its assets as fifty-nine cotton gin plants In th> South, and presses, value , not estimated. MR. DF.INIXGER IN.HRFK James C. Deininger. ereeutive clerk to Governor Ter.er. is .>nfin<nl t.. Ins home by a severe Injurj to his leg. He fell on the 'ct ou the War "Whin two imp'rers begun makin" faees at eaeh other. I I looked to see Andhrew M Camaype get between thim Su and say; 'Bor». bor». none iv that. Here's fifty millvon dol lars rr each ir re. Now shake hands, an' go boy ye'ersilvea S couple ir liberies."* Read it in Hearst's and smile over its gentle Iriih humor —so free from and place a "landing order I with your dealer for future TUESDAY EVENING, HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH, JANUARY 5, 1915 CM SLIDES MAY ! STOP NAVAL PARADE Col. Goethals Dcubtful if Dread naughts Could Pass Through Waterway Sfrcuil iV The TeUgraph Washington. Jan. 5. —The possibility j of a postponement of the cruise of the ' international fleet from Hampton j Roads to San Francisco through the j Panama Canal in connection with the 1 opening of the canal anil the exposi- ' tion was suggested to-day in the course of a conference between Secre tary Qarison and Colonel Goethals. Governor of the Canal. Though the great earth slides at Cucuracha apparently have been con quered. according to Colonel Goethals' report, the earth movements continue in the neighborhood of Gold Hill. At : that point the superincumbent masses I of earth on the side of the canal, by their great pressure, are continuously forcing rock and soil In great quanti ties into the canal prism. The move- j ment is sufficiently extensive to re quire the continuous employment of, dredges to maintain the channel. The mastcrj of the earth move- 1 ments at Gold Hill is corsidored only I a question of time, when the earth j must lind its equilibrium, Colonel ' Goethals. however, is unable to prom- 1 ise that this period of stability will be j attained by the time the naval fleet is | scheduled to reach the canal. Interesting Program For Myrtle Elvyn Piano Recital at Tech High School To-morrow Night m IK I '• ». »>!-«•« »«• *w«. ! MYRTLE EI.VYX Th< appearance of Miss Myrtle El vyn. the wlfted pianist, at Tech High School to-morrow night, under dire. - tion of 11. Troup Music House, will i»c one of tin musical treats of the season. Miss Elvyn has won renown in Europe as well .is this country. ha\- int played with great success in all the larger cities. Her splendid vir tuosity and brilliance will lind full scope in the varied program she has sele> ted for her Harrisburg audience: (a) "Caprice." from "AlccsteJ Gluck Saint Saens: (bl "Minuet." : ft major. Beethoven: id "Rhapso-i lie." E llat major. Op. 11$. Brahms: j "Sonata Appasslonata." allegro vi- j vace. andante con moto. allegro nut j non troppo. Beethoven: 'a' "Caprice! Vicnnois." <b» 'Shoen Rosmarin." Kroisler: <c» prelude Iron "Pour ic Piano." Debussy: tdl "Nocturne." Op. "2~. No. 2: te) "Polonaise." Op. 5. <"hopin: Tannhauser Overture." Wagner-Liszt. Race Up Steep Slope Ends in French Victory R \ .-f sso'uittd Vrcis Thann. Alsace, Jan. 1. via Paris. Jan. 5. 11.05 A. M.—A i-ace of three miles ifp th- steep slope at Engclburg through thickets and up rocky stepes, between a battalion of French light infantry with mountain guns anil a German battery, determined the re sult o fthe stubborn tight, for the Alsa tian tow n of Stelnbach. The French surprised a movement ' of the German battery ascending to- j ward the summit of the mountain by \ road and taking a short cut. atcom lished what seemed to be impossible. The French battalion arrived five minutes before the Germans appeared in an open space and had just time to put into position th* ir mountain ::tins. Five m nutes more all was over. Too late, the Germans attempted to retire and the battery was annihilated. Possesion of this point permitted the French to • ross the river TUur. above the town of Thann. and to rein for • tli.- troops operating around ] Stein bach. itiGHT \vix<; or t'KKXrii akmv ONLY 30 MILKS 1 ROM RIIIM: I London. Jan. 3.—The right wing of the French army is to-day less than 30 miles from th<- river Rhine. hold ing ilit- Alsatian village of Steinbach. . nd the heights to the eouth*ast of the village after one of the most stuborn localized lights of the war. ' At no other point o fthe western front has there been any noteworthy change: the news consequently dwells I chiefly to-day on the l>ad weather conditions. In Poland there has been little shift in the realtive positions of the invad ing and defending armies. MOTHERS' PENSION UOAKD Governor Tener to-day announced '.he appointment of the following , named persons as trustees to adminis j tcr the mothers' pension fund for Franklin county: Mrs. Sarah E. Shook. Greencastle: Mrs. lone J. By | ron. Mercersburg; Mrs. Mar\ Ellen I' larng. Fayette: Mrs. Mary Corbett. Waynesboro. Mrs. I-aura Shearer. Dry Run: Mrs. Belle McL. Pomeroy. I I Chambersburg: Mrs. Eillian B. HokeJ •' 'hainbersburg. SHIP 111 1.1. TAKJEN I P Washington. Jan. s.—The govern ment ship purchas'- bill was before the Senat«- for consideratio nto-day with indications that many weeks would be consumed in discussion of the measure. Fnder the agreement making the bill unfinished business, the measure ran on]v be sidetraeked for appropriation bills. t» \IT HER SWOKX IX Walter H. Gaither. the new public crvlce commissioner, took his oath >f office before Secretary of the <*Om nonwealth .McAfee to-day at noon, -ir. Gaither will assume his duties or- January 19. having resigned as pri de secretary to the governor oi: January 1. Cjssius M. Dunn present d the Governors communications li the Legislature to-day. IRMOI REIGNS 111 EVERY ens Not a Sign of Opposition Even at the Caucus of the Demo cratic Members t \ ( l In withdrawing in favor of Am- 1 bier this telegram was sent by his rivals to Or. Brumbaugh: "In deference to your telegraphic \ request to each of us, and in the interest of party harmony, we have decided to support your candidate for Speaker, Hon. Charles. A. Am bler. Best wishes to you for a suc cessful administration. "ROBERT P. HABGOOD. ■ RICHARD J BALDWIN. "GEORGE W. WILLIAMS. HENRY 1. WILSON." The Governor replied: 'Hearty appreciation for your cordial co-operation and support. Glad to work together for the wel- Ifare of this great commonwealth. M. G. BRUMBAUGH." I Harmony reigned on Capitol Hill | last night when the caucus meetings j | were held. The Republican House i i caucus' work was simplified by the j | withdrawal of all candidates opposing! Charles A. Ambler at a late hour yes- 1 j terday afternoon and there was not ' j a whisper of opposition in any of the I ; other caucus meetings. Even the nia hine Democrats did not throw a brick in the Democratic House caucus, their j '-ivals being in absolute control. The j i old Guard in both parties dominated ! so completely that all was over in I { short order. In the afternoon Messrs. Baldwin. | Williams. Habgood and Wilson decided |to withdraw. They sent for Mr. Am bler and told him the> had deter mined to quit to secure party harmony nd to aid in the carrying out of the nthaugh policies. They asked -t '.-lii. for themselves, but con federation for their friends. Mr. Ani blei warmly thanked them and ex pit ssed his appreciation. Then the four united in a telegram to Dr. Brum ' bi'.i gh and received a fine reply. The Republican Caucus One hundred and sixty of the 10.4 members attended the Republican ..au j ens. with about 700 other persons. Thomas 11. Garvin called it to order and "Father Fred Ehrhardt presided. Messrs. Garvin and I.eib being secre taries. E. E. Jones. Susquehanna. ; m ined Mr. Ambler in a speech in j which he said pleasant things about i him. and then Mr. Baldwin showed he was a good loser by declaring that he iwas glad the people of the state had found their bearings and that while he ispired to be Speaker his Republican ism was staunch and enabled him to support the "farmer boy from Mont j gomery county" and to pledge him the ' support "of himself and friends. Bald i win was heartily cheered. I Henry 1. Wilson said the caucus was | the proper way to do things and the i proper spirit was being shown. He. ! too. pledged support. Similar speechesl were made by Messrs. Williams and Habgood. the latter declaring that •arty welfare rose above personal am bitions. On motion of W. I. Ramsey. • f Chester. the nominations closed and Mr. Ambler was named by accla mation. He made a short speech. J promising a square deal. Xo Committee On Committees There was no suggestion of any •ommittee on committees and no one van ted that relic of the wild session of I».U, James F. Woodward, of AUe . -'hem county, put in a resolution pro- , viding for a slate committee of one ! ' front each congressional district to ap ; portion the patronage of the House. • ' The Speaker will name the commit- j tees. Then will be no frills this year. ' William li. Wilson named Garvin and I„eib for re-election and Frank i Morrison. Philadelphia, now a clerk in the Auditor General's office and a for- • nier legislative attache, for assistant j • liicf clerk. This is the nlace held last j - sslon by Willinrd S. Black. Worm leysburg. The Wilson resolution went j through without any words and then Messrs. Baldwin and Wilson escorted ' Mr. Ambler to the rostrum. Old Guard in Command The reorganizers were not in evi- j dence at the Democratic House caucus I ami there Were no orders from State Chairman Morris or Market Square. ! In fact, the silence of the duly con- j stituted and recently repudiated lead ers was rather marked. They were ! not even around. Miles B. Kitts. of Erie, denounced i >•0 bitterly hy the machine, was chair- I i man and Fred E. Geiser. Northamp- j ■ ton. secretary. John M. Flynn. Elk. j the oldest member «.f the House and ' the floor leader of years gone by, was ! unanimously named for Speaker. .' Howard W. Body. Berks; Charles A. Shaffer. Columbia, and H. E. Ignitus. York, made harmony speeches. It was! i lQve Veast with the Old Guard guard ing. Scnale Caucus Meetings The Republican senatorial caucus , was called to order by W. C. Sprout, i j Chester, the grandfather of the Sen- ! | it- . Chtof clerk Ivephart being seere i-• rv. Senator Kline was nominated j ior President pro tern, by Henry A. 'Mark. Erie, seconded by Edwin H. Vare. Philadelphia. Senator J. Frank Graff. Armstrong, was named as teller on the part of the Senate and the pres ent officers renominated. A resolution that only routine business and no Tppointments be considered to-day was presented by James P. McNichol. "Philadelphia, and carried. This means >hn' all Tener appointments will wait •intil Dr. Lrumbaugh has been in- 1 . luuurated. The Democratic senatorial caucus was ouiet nnd harmonious. E. M. Herbst. Berks, presided and Henry Washers. York, was secretary. Sen ator w. Sones. Lycoming, was nomi nated for President pro tem. and Messrs. Washers snd DeWitt named members of the inaugural com mittee. Th" solitary Bull Moose member of •he Senate and the lone Washintr 'onion of the House did not caucus. *s for James H. Maurer, of Reading, the Socialist member, he said he did not need any caucus. The eaucus meetings were all over before 10 o'clcok. slate Committee The following n-e- w<>re M* Hons" to -i the "air*'* i*r"t' •* < ri«t. u "'""•OP' 8»e. — 'I JoS-1 T»/.i-n"td-'- Third *"V.n F Artbi'e: Fourth S J Rin;' San-eiii j r»er—: S ; vth. WPi| t .r" ■"'nish; «e- on|l> «• T. "i?l' ,l i. .tft«iah \1 yintH -\r Wr."iiia- ■ T rt nth. tlnch W. t.. Tn">iei. C Si h:-"ffer: M-ih|on Sh»"'»er- r*r.'ir*er—»h r,-; v .ioncs '-'ifteenth O W. Williams: ,l • ■ ■rtr-f T" k'tip.'or- tt H -I Sllnl-iiltcr; Kichteenth. Allglictup ■"'Hma": Nineteent I '. J"hn E. Pin *i. S. Snangler v-fir»' P. P Ma'good: T W entv W f.ove: Tw»n*e. ..I t t> •e-.--, n l' -four'h '\ T " ' —ito- ■ T T. R Buvee ——no Tnvptv. Hep-,- t AV)l.«r, : Twenf. I " I! "r«d 1" '''n'p- 1 »-- o-. i. »- • THlrtletb .Tones F '• -nr < Tf.irti-n-s' «""iM, ■ J i McCalg: Thirtx-second, J. G. Steedle. THREE NEW MEMBERS. ! TAKEK INTO FIRM I A. Carson Stamm 34 Years a Lawyer, Retires to Enjoy Needed Rest j I Announcement of the retirement of A. Carson Stamm from the law ilrm of Olmsted & Stamm to-day was followed ; with the announcement that William j !S. Snyder, the remaining member of j the firm, will have associated with him 1 .Clarence B. Miller. John *1". Olmsted j and James \V. Miihouse. Mr. Stamm ' I will continue with the ilrm as counsel, j Cards inscribed with the following! . were sent out by Olmsted A- Stamm I I to-day: "Messrs. C. B. Miller. J. T. | | Olmsted and J. W. Miihouse have this) ' day been taken into the firm of Olm- J sled <£- Stamm In association with Mr. j . W. S. Snyder. Mr. A. C. Stamm retiring ! | from the firm. Mr. Stamm. however. ; 1 will continue with the firm as counsel." ' "1 have brought to fruition." said ! ' Mr. Stamm. "hopes I've been indulg- j I Ins and plans J'v» been forming for; i more than three years. For more than j J thirty-four years I've done nothing but , j work in a law shop, almost day an«l ' | night. and almost without vacation or j i diversion. I now propose to do same- ; i thins else part of the time." J The three new members of the tlrin • J have been connected with it for some ! , time. Mr. Miller was formerly con- j Inected with the Auditor General's office at the Capitol. The other mem- . bers ur« well known in professional • I circles. Since the death of the laU i Marlln K. Olmsted. Mr. Snyder has I looked after much of the business of | the tirm. Kaiser Suffers Relapse." Rushed Home, Is Report Special to Thr TrUgropk Amsterdam. Jan. 5.—A dispatch re j ports that Emperor William has suf-j ; fered a relapse as a result of exposure j ion a visit to a point on the Flanders j | battlefront. ami that he is being 'rushed back to Berlin on the imperial j !train. | All militar> trains were sidetracked I | to gl\e the Emperor's special the right j of way, and all traffic between Liege I and Aix-la-Chapeile was held up for j 110 hours, according to the message re-1 1 ceived here. I A widely known Philadelphia spe- ' jcialist, who name cannot be used on) j account of professional ethics, de-1 ' dares that all symptoms seem to In- i ; dicate that Emperor William is suf-1 jferlng from :t serious affliction In the j j inner ear. otitis media, which may ! prove to be a very grave malady in- J , deed, leading to insanity. The Kais-r. j , 'in view of his hereditary taint, the! nervous wear and tear of the war and ! his exposure on the battlesrom. is at j ; low ebb and his resistance to disease i lis very much impaired. Consequently | j his bad physical condition may bring', lon all sorts of complications and ag-i 'gravate the ear trouble, as the special- ' , ist sees it. and he would not be sur j prised .it bail news as to the Kaiser's | [health at any time. j London Papers Suggest Answers to U. S. Note London. Jan. 5. 5.30 A. M.—The Times in a special article offering sug gestions for the answer to the Ameri can note thinks the diplomatic cor-j respondcncc incident t" the note may ; brina an improvement in the relations generally between neutrals and bel : ligerents and thus from the episode : from which Great Britain's enemies I sought to make capital may come iter- • I marent good. ! t>ther suggestions advanced are that there should be better provision j for rapid procedure and methods { : might be agreed upon whereby search j might be waived on the production of ■ j a certificate by a consul or customs! j official. Further, it would be neces- , ' sarv to adopt some definite and per- i Imanent line as to contraband. The Times article, referring to the; fact that the Cnited States Consti-i tution bars a direct appeal from the highest Fnited States tribunal to any i oher. says this difficulty might be mlt j by the adoption of a proposal ap proved by the Senate on February 15, j 1911. that there should be a right of resort to an international prize court j in the for mof a claim for damages. SI 1.000 ix GEMS STOLEN i St. Ixiuis. Mo., Jan. s.—Jewels j valued at J 14,000, including an en j gagement ring and numerous presents j from Adolphus Buseh. 3d. to his wife. • disappeared Sunday afternoon from a I jewel case in the country home of the \ 'Buschs' Grand View Farm. St. Ixiuis i j County, according to a report made to i the police to-day. Mrs. Busch says she saw the jewels , |at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. Five! hours later her maid told her they , had disappeared. In the collection was a pearl ring valued at S2OOO and , Mrs. Buseh's engagement ring, worth ; ? 1000. ! . COMPENSATION LAW VPI IE LI) Washington. Jan. —The Supreme Court to-day upheld us constitutional the Ohio workmen's compensation law. APPOINTED ATTORNEY John E. Walsh, of Phiradelphia. was appointed attorney for the dairy and food commissioner in Philadelphia to' succeed Raymond MacNeille now a Judge. Deaths and Funerals ITTKM) I OF tntCE MAUCAN ■ Funeral services for .Miss Grace j Maugan. aged 2.1 vears. 310 Forster j street, who died Saturday morning at | the Harrlsiiurg Hospital from injuries I received in an automobile accident. I were held at the home this afternoon. > | the Rev. B. H. Hart, pastor of the Fifth I Street Methodist Church, officiating. Kurial was made in Paxtang Ceme tery. Many friends of the young wo man called at the house yesterday and to-day to view the body. Kl \Klt\l. OF Mil. >lll.l,Kit The funeral of William 11. Miller, of Fort Hunter, was held tills afternoon In charge of the Rev. A. M. Stain, is! . nastor of the Angsburtr Lutheran ■ Church, assisted by the Rev. Mr. Lynch of Rockvllle. Burial was made In the lleckton Cemetery. The pallbearers were: H. B. Reed. William Matthews. C. It. Mahargue. George Houser. George- Fox and Mr. Hartzel. Mr. Miller is sur vived by his widow and three sons and two dautilit?rs. as follows: William J. an.l Helen M.. of Fort Hunter; Bert F.. of Pittsburgh: Herbert G . of San Fran cisco. and Mrs. Thomas P. Nolan. I, KM! ART BtKlT;i> Tl.o funeral of Evelyn K. was*held from the home of her uncle. , Harry S. Foul son, 10 ( Conoy street yesterday, in eharge of the Rev. R. W. Rtinyan. of St. Paul's M. K. Church, Vine street. The pallbearers were; clarence Buxton. RusseJl Schenoworth. Elmer Snyder. Kenneth Graham. Burial was made in Baldwin Cemetery. Steel ton. VMBI.ER COXGRATt'LATED When the House adjourned to-Jay Charles A. Ambler was congratulated jpon the fact that he had been elcctei speaker on his forty-first birthday AMERICtIU DECISION Mir SOLVE PROBLEM I Plan to Certify American Cargoes Before They Leave Port Meets With Approval Hy .4ijcii.-i.ifri/ Prrss London. Jim. 5. 2 P. M.—The Brit ish government was informed to-day ■ of the decision of th Washington au • thorities to certify American cargoes I as to their exact contents before they I leave American ports. It is felt here ! that this action will assist appreclablv lin solving the difficulties which led , to the presentation of the note from ! Washington concerning British ilfter jferince with American shipping, j Ambassador Page received to-day from Secretary Bryan a message out j lining the circular to American ship i pers the issuance of which was de- I elded upon yesterday at a conference l in Washington by Secretaries Bryan i i and Redtleld and Acting Secretary Pe- i ' ters. of the Treasury Department. The j | circular urges that all reports be made i j complete and accurate as a protection | against delays of American cargoes. i t\uiipl> With Suggestions j Ambassador Page expected to trans j mit Secretary Bryan's communication ! jto the foreign office shortly. The note J j is regarded as an indication that the | American government is making an j j effort to comply with the suggestion of ' Great Britain as to governmental in spection of cargoes before they leave America for Europe. Millersburg Electrician Who Lighted Municipal Tree FRANK S. KIRK Millersburg. Pa.. Jan. s.—Frank S. I Kirk. general superintendent and | manager of the Millersburg Electric ! Light, Heat atui Power Company, ar ranged the wiring and lighting of Miliersburg's municipal community ■Christmas tree, and committee of citi jzens in charge and the townspeople in general extend to Mr. Kirk their thanks for his untiring efforts dur ing the celebration. 1,250 Men Benefited by Trade Revival in York York. Pa.. Jan. s.—The York Manu facturing Company, extensive manu j facturers of ice and refrigerating ma (chinery, began to-day to operate its I plant on full time, after having run ;it on short time for several months. ; Twelve hundred and fifty men are I benefited by the resumption in full. I Eight new plants were located here 'during 1914. and the Franklin silk ■mills, which recently began operations Jin the former Ashley <X: Bailey silk [mill in West York, will give employ j ment to 300 persons shortly. The Acme wagon works. .Emlgs j ville, is manufacturing a special kind |of axle in large quantities for ship ment to Canada for use in Europe. A I number of plants in the county are • busy at present making shirts and gar- Jments for foreign hospitals. German Secret Service Expert to Lecture Here i An unusual attraction is announced for the Majestic Theater on Tuesday j night. January 12. when Dr. Arm | gaard Karl Graves, for twelve years ja member of the German Secret Ser-j j vice and author of the book, "Secrets jof the German War Office," will lec jture upon secret service and the part |it is playing in the present European struggle. Dr. Graves is considered one of the best informed men on Euro pean military secrets now in this! country, and his talk will be based I entirely on facts. Dr. Graves, at the conclusion of his address, will answer any questions, written or oral, which may be put to him concerning his statements, or concerning any phrase of the war. GOETHALS TALKS IN DEFENSE Washington. Jan. 5. — Interest in the defense to-day centered In the outcome of a conference on the [question at Secretary Garrison's home anil in the testfmony of Colonel Goethals to-day before the House Ap propriations Committee in explana tion of his estimates for the fortifi cation of the Panama Canal. COMFORTABLE RANK BALANCE Dauphin county's bank balance at the beginning of this year is just $17,764.89 larger than last year, ac cording to figures announced to-day by County Treasurer Arthur 11. Bailey. At the close of the fiscal year 1914. yesterday, the country's total cash balances amounted to $160,- 326.91. At the same time in 1913 the cash balances were $142,562.02. JUDGMENT IIS AFFIRMED Washington, D. C., Jan. 5. The Supreme Court to-day affirmed the $252,000 judgment awarded by the New York Federal Courts to D. E. Loewe & Co., Danburv (Conn.) hat ters against some 186 members of the United Hatters' Union under the Sherman anti-trust law as damages resulting from a boycott. DEATH Ol MRS. WETZEL Mrs Susan Wetzel, wife of George Wetzel, 901 South Front street, died at the Harrlsburg Hospital this morn ing. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home the Rev. Frank P. Mc- Kenzie pastor of Calvary Presbyter ian Church, officiating. Burin! will b« made In East Harrlsburg Cemetery She is survived by her husband, four daughters. Mrs. Wolf, Mrs. W. Wilhelin, Miss Bertha and Miss Mar tha Wetze! one son. George Wetzel, Ir.. five grandchildren and three sis ters. «"• -rS MRS ERYI . ..JTH I>!.-.> Mrs. Ervin Booth, .used 7 years, 142 Naudain street, died at the lliir isburg liospita' this morning at 5.15 iVlock. Sin- was admitted. December :tn. NARRISBURG WOMAHI BURNS SELF TO DEATH Set Fire to Her Clothing While in J Lonely Spot Far From Habitation Special ta The Telegraph _ Carlisle, Pa., Jan. C>.—Mrs. Alice i Kerns, of 202- Susquehanna street. , Harrisburg. who has been visiting her |sister. Mrs. John McGowan. on the ' Andrew < )yler farm, near (.'enter, this 1 I county, for ihe past two weeks, com- 1 mitted suicide by setting herself on ] : tire yesterday afternoon. When all j 1 of the family except the two sisters wers away from the house, Mrs. Kerns j started out for a walk. Iter continued absence alarmed Mrs. McGowan. who summoned (WO neigh bors. Samuel Ensmlnger and Arthur (.'rouse, who started in search of her. They finally found her dead in a hoi- ' Mow about three-quarters of a mile ■ from home with her clothing almost I entirely burned from her body. It is I thought Mrs. Kerns was deranged and I Intentionally set herself on tire. Dr. ! Deardorff. of Mechanlcsburg, coroner I of Cumberland county, is Investigating jthe case to-day. I | Mrs. Alice Kerns, the woman who is believed to have burned herself to' death near N'ewvllle, is the wife of | Charles C. Kerns. 2022 Susquehanna I street, a clerk in the Post Office. Two weeks ago she left for a visit with I her sister, Mrs. John McGowan, of I | N'ewville. She is survived by her hus-1 I band, two children and live sisters. | I The funeral. It is expected, will be I held here. BAGGAGEMAN 1W1.1.S I Clifford Johnston, 1917 Green street, j la baggageman at the Pennsylvania Railroad depot, tripped and fell this morning, sustaining a probable frac ture of the left ankle. He was treat ed at the Harrisburg hospitahl. French Are Reported to Have Made Another Advance Into Alsace Hy Associated Press Talis. Jan. 3. 2.51 P. M. The French official statement given out by the war office this afternoon conveys the official intimation of another j French advance Into Alsace at a point! near Orbey. or Urbeia. which is some j fourteen miles to the west of Colmar. ! Germans Says French Have Been Driven From Point East of Steinbach Berlin. Jan. 5 (by wireless to I,on- ' don. 2.55 P. M.), —The German official j statement on the progress of military operations given out thl safternoon de- ; clares that lighting at a point two ! miles to the east of Steinbach resulted | in the French being driven back. | French attacks were Repulsed in the | Argonne and near Arras. Wheat Takes Jump of Six Cents in One Day Chicago, 111.. Jan. s.—On the very* I first trade to-day the wheat market i jumped as much as 2V£ higher than I I at the close last night, making an ad- j vance of six cents a bushel since yes-! Iterday. May wheat touched 1.37 at! jthe opening to-day, whereas the price' last night was 1.3 4 1 - and at the wind; up Saturday was 1.31. Sharply higher quotations from! Liverpool and a big falling off in the! European visible supply were chiefly i influential in causing the upturn. j TWO FIRE COIPIIES i ELECT 1915 OFFICERS; W. S. Tunis was elected president of | the Mt. Vernon Fire Company, No. 5. j and Daniel U Keister. president of ! Friendship Company. \"o. 1, at the 1 regular meetings of the members in ! the tire houses last night. Men were chosen to 1111 the offices for the pres ent year, and delegates were elected to the Firemen's Union, State Firemen's | Association, and Firemen's Relief. I Mr. Keister, of the Friendship Com- '• pany, was re-elected head of that com pany for the sixteenth successive term, and Charles 10. Mum v. secretary for the twentieth consecutive term. " Officers , ! elected at the Mt. Vernon Hook and i ladder Company meeting are as fol ! lows: W. S. Tunis, president: H. I>. , Hilton, vice-president; C. If. Hilton, re cording secretary; Robert Hughes, i financial secretary: \V. G. Etter, treas- i urer; Stephen Hitner, foreman: 11. J. 1 Seabolt. assistant: DeWltt Franklin, horse director: Tunis. Hughes and Bit- I ner. trustees; DeWltt Franklin, dele- I j gate to Firemen's Belief; Milton. I Franklin and Gaslrock. delegates to i Firemen's Union; William Sliamp, dele- ! gate to State Firemen's convention and ! Stephen Hitner. alternate. I''rieii<f»hlp oriieei'n . The officers for the Friendship Com pany elected are: President. Daniel 1,. Keister: vlee president.'Theodore Fehleisen: secre- I tary. Charles E. Murray: assistant sec- j retary, C. Frank lCeffer: treasurer, Wil liam H. Lynch: trustees, C. Frank Kef- I fer. John Bale, W. J. Elsenhower; chap- i lain, the He v. E. X. Kremer; foreman. ! Harry Snyder: first assistant foreman. i John Bale; second assistant foreman. ! H. A. Pollick: chief engineer, Samuel' Knox: tirst assistant engineer. Marion i Verbeke; second assistant engineer. ' Edward A Halim; third assistant engl- ! neer. C. Frank Keffer; chief fireman, W. ! J. Eisenhower; first assistant fireman, William C. Irvin; second assistant tire ftian, Leo Lentz: third assistant fire man. H. A. Pollock: directors, John Murphy, Lester Firing, William ('. Ir vin. Peter Montgomery: Frederick Schultz. Robert Chenowt-tli: investlgat- ' ing committee. Harvey 'Rose, Theodore Fehleisen. Edward A. Rahni; horse di rector. Marion Verbeke: hose carriage drivers. William C. Irvin. Theodore 1 Fehleisen. Harvey Hose. n. M. Bath urst, Chester A. Went/.el; delegate to 1 Firemen's I'nlon. Charles E, Wennel Theodore Fehleisen, John ltahm: dele- i gates to Firemen's Belief, Marion Ver beke, William H. Lynch, John Bahm; delegate to State Firemen's Assoc la- : tlon. Charles E. Wennd; alternate dele-.l gate to State Firemen's Association ! Robert Killinger: delegate to Cumber- ' land Valley Firemen's Association. I.es- I ter Firing; alternate delegate to Cum- ' berland Valley Firemen's Association i Harry A. Pollick. ' 11 Health & Accident Liability & Automobile I; Stanley G. Bi Real Estate and jj Fire 5 l / 2 South Third Street Plate-Glass { j XOTK—WiII RLSII rcjircM'iil, licrcaftrr, Tli« liat-kciistottM Heal lltlalr Co. M«rOII PEEVED IT \ "3-2" VOTE IGU | Angry Because Council Substitutes William A. Blair For Jacob Kinley as Cop By the same old 3->to-2 vote that I made Council sessions more or less ex citing in the early days of the city commission William A. Blair. a police man dismissed by Mayor Royal when the latter assumed office, was re appointed to his old job on the forco this afternoon. Blair was substituted for Jacob Kin ley. who had been nominated by the Mayor. Commissioner Gorgas "voted with Mayor Royal against the substi tution of Blair's name. The Mayor advanced the same old argument about the action of Council and peevishly suggested that If "he wasn't to be permitted to make any recommendations as to filling vacan cies in his department, that Council pass a resolution barring him from do ing so." Bair is a Republican and held a splendid record as a policeman. Mayor Fto.val this afternoon, neverthe less. bitterly accused Commissioners Lynch, Bowman and Taylor of "play ing politics" again in putting Blair on the force. "Why, Blair told me," said Commis sioner Taylor, "that he called unoit you to find out why he was to be dis missed. Mayor, and that you said to him: 'You were not for me, why should you expect me to be for you?' '* The Mayor Indignantly denied this. "You must remember that, things ar» different now. The whole purpose of the law under which we're operating is to eliminate politics. Now tell me, ■ how many men that were not RepuC : Means have you appointed?" demanded the Mayor. "How many that were not Repub licans have you ever recommended?" promptly returned Mr. Taylor. "So you see. Mayor, it's fifty-fifty." $1,629,310.40 >ou red Into Colters of City Until the total treasury balances are ; apportioned among the various de partments. City Commissioner W. ]>. Gorgas will be unable to show just what surplus Jlarrisburg will have available from 1914. Commissioner Gorgas submitted his report to City j Council to-day. showing that the casii balance January 2, 1915. amounted to j $694,340.32. The various revenues fop the yer totaled just $1,629,310.40 anil the expenditures were $934,970.05. Lynch Sees Possibilities For Improved Sewerage B\ lowering the Second street sew jets in connection with the new. sub j way work, the Pennsylvania Railroad I lias provided a means l'or the ulti- I mate remedy of the unsatisfactory sewer conditions in South Seconil I street. Market and Market Square and I has made possible the pushing ahead |of plans for the construction at an J early date of the public comfort sta tion in the Square, according to the j annual report of City Commissioner i W. 11. Lynch, superintendent, of streets i and public improvements to council | this afternoon. In addition to discussing the i posed improvement Mr. Lynch ex-Jf. | plained in detail all the street paving, bridge work and sewering that had (been done during the year. Reference was made to the fact that the Sec ond street subway is two-thirds com , pletcd. | TAFT AND GOETHALS IX) TESTIFY By Associated f'ress Washington. D. C„ Jan. 6. Ex [ President Taft. Governor Goethals. of I the Panama canal /.one, and possibly, I ex-President Roosevelt will be wit j nesses at the trial of John Burke, j former manager of the commissary I department of the canal, indicted for | accepting a bribe, which will begin in j New York February 2. FEDERAL INSPECTIONS 1 OF 11. G. P. STARTS Annual Federal inspection of the ( National Guard started in Harrisburg yesterday. Captain Samuel Tc. (Heaves, of the First United States Cavalry, spent the entire, afternoon j and three hours last night inspecting (he Governor's Troop at their armory in the Russ Building. During the afternoon Captain I Gleaves inspected the property of the ;Governor's Troop. At night ho looked the troopers over and inspected their iequipment and uniforms. The manual |of arms was given but there was no j troop drilling. Following the troop j inspection the officers and noncom j missioned officers were given a scries iof questions to answer. The Inspec tion was very satisfactory, i Among those in attendance at the : troop inspection last night were Cap tain Charles Clement, of Troop T, Sun -1 inry, and Captain Ralph Koser, of i Troop M. Lewisburg, of the Third | Cavalry Squadron. and Adjutant Charles P. Meek and Edgar C. Hum -1 mel. quartermaster, on the staff of | the Second Cavalry Squadron. The Inspection of the Eighth Regi ment will be under the direction of Captain James B. Kemper, of the | Eleventh United States Infantry, in spector-instructor. assigned to Penn sylvania National Guard. The headquarters of the Eighth ; Regiment, Colonel Joseph B. Hutehl i son commanding, and Companies D land 1, of Harrisburg, will be Inspected : Friday, January 15. SEAMAN BOXER KILLED Washington. D. C„ Jan. f>.—Edward C. Ott, ordinary seaman on the bat tleship Florida at New York, was killed Saturday night in a boxing ; match aboard the ship. Ott's home was in Indianapolis. KILLS HIMSELF IN BARV Mahogany City, Pa.. Jan. 5'. —Ruined 1 through indorsing notes. Jacob We av i er, of Lizard Creek, took his life to : day by hanging himself to a rafter in ■ his barn. Weaver's wife and daughter discovered his body.
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