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RUSSIANS PLANNING
BIG RIGA OFFENSIVE
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btcome extremely violent. Tho weather
la frosty and clear and the country
covered with snow.
The correspondent of the Tagellsche
Rundschau says that the Russians at
tempted a surprise attack on Sunday
hear the Riga bridgehead. Great
masses of the attackers with white
shirts over their uniforms succeeded
during a violent snowstorm in enter
ing the German trenches on a front
of a thousand meters. The corre
spondent says that evidently an at
tempt was being made to break
through the road between Mitau and
Riga. The Germans, seeing the danger.
Bent all available reserves into the bat
tle, which reached a pitch of tremen
dous fury. The two armies fought
with bombs and bayonets until sunset,
when, according to the correspond
ent, the Russians retreated to their
previous positions over snow that had
been reddened with blood.
Germans Gain
Field Marshal von Mackensen's drive
against the Sereth line in southern
Moldavia continues to gain ground and
the Teutonic thrust against the Mol
davian frontier mountains in the flank
ing operation now under way .is like
wise showing progress. '
Pushiiig northward from Fokshani,
the fortress position captured yester
day southwest of the Sereth and near
the center of the line, Von Macken
sen's troops have driven the Russiuns
across the Putna and are now ham
mering at a new position ,they have
taken up there.
Farther southeast, toward the Dan
ube, the Russians are now beginning
to yield again, according to Berlin,
losing another town, whicl. the Austro-
German forces held against counter
attacks delivered last night.
In the Moldavian mountains the ad- \
vance was chiefly in the Kasino and !
Suchtlsa valleys. The progress here ■
is necessarily slow because of the ,
rugged terrain and the strong defense ]
offered by tho Russians. The German 1
report, however, declares that every '
day new gains are being scored and
maintained despite all difficulties.
Russians Ilavc Good Defense
One point favoring the Russians In i
their defense is the superior communl- I
cation routes they now command. Be- !
hind the advancing Teutons the rail- j
way lines have thinned out, but In the |
rear of the Russian positions lies a >
network of roads over which men and I
supplies may be brought to the front.
These are fed both from Kishinev, on
the east .and Czernowitz, on the north,
and an Important lateral line, running I
through Tecutchiu, northeast of Fok- I
shani, northwestward through Pantzln ]
to Ocna, virtually parallels the present
front.
The total of prisoners taken by the !
Teutonic armies in the operations of i
yesterday and the previous day is now
reported by Berlin as approximately i
_5,500, together with three cannon and j
ten machine guns.
No Further Successes
While the Russians are continuing 1
their offensive in the region between I
•Dvinsk and Riga along the northern I
end of the line in Russia, they are ■
meeting with no further successes in
the vicinity of the river Aa, where
their recent gains were scored, accord
ing to Berlin. All the attacks made
yesterday were repulsed, but the Rus
sians succeeded in regaining an Island
"north of lllukst that had been taken
from them last Thursday.
. On the Franco-Belgian front there
have been only raiding operations and
artillery duels.
ALLIES CO-ORDIXATE
Paris, Jan. 9. While on his way 1
back to Paris from the Rome confer -
ence of the entente allies. Premier i
Briand made the following statement
at Turin to a correspondent of the i
Petit Journal:
"All the chiefs of the allied govern- \
ments decided tp maintaiij the strict- !
est reserve as to the character and >
'scope of the decisions reached at the 1
conference. 1 may say, however, that,
during the discussions we found that i
an absolute agreement existed among;
the allies. We decided to accerftuate |
still further the co-ordination of our 1
efforts."
PLEASED WITH RELATIONS
Paris, Jan. 8, via. London, Jan. 9. j
The Boersen Zeitung, Berlin's leading
.financial organ, seizes upon the din-1
per given to Ambassador Gerard by!
the American Association of Com- i
merce and Trade, as opportunity to j
discuss peace again. It declares that!
the banquet had unusual importance
and expresses almost enthusiasm atj
the cordial relations existing between j
the United States and Germany as it
finds them in the expressions of the j
speakers.
PEACE HOPE ABANDONED
Vienna, Jan. 8, via I-iondon, Jan. 9.
—The Austrian press has abandoned!
.all hope for peace negotiations and
discusses calmly the prospects of a
continuance pf the war. Emperor'
Charles' order to the army, informing !
• the soldiers that the entente had re
fused to accept the central powers'
peace offer, is accepted as linal.
ARTILLERY ACTIVE
Berlin. Jan. 9. (By Wireless) —There
was pronounced artillery activity at
Jong range at numerous points along
the western front yesterday, army
headquarters announced in to-day's
statement on operations in that war
area.
RUSSIAN POSITION GRAVE
London, Jan. 9. The capture of
Fokshani. the western bastion of the
fortified Sereth line, by the Teutonic
allies is commented upon here as
rendering graver the situation of
Rumania.
WOMEN ARMED STAND GUARD
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TUESDAY EVENING,
JUST A PLAIN "HOME GIRL," IS
MISS BESSIE LOVE, OFF THE SCREEN
She Likes to Play the Piano,
She's Learning to Sing—
and She Can Cook!
By ELEANOR MARKWELL.
"Is she really as dear as she looks?"
That question has doubtless been ask
ed a good many times about Bessie
Love. All her friends know the an
swer—a word with three letters in it.
I learned it one night when Bessie
and her mother took me home to din
ner. Also I found out a lot of inter
esting things about the talented little
Triangle star—things that she never
tells and that no outsider knows.
Bessie's father is a physician, and
the first thing you notice about him is
the wonderful kindness In his smiling
eyes. The family name is Horton, and
there is a delightful Horton bungalow
out in Hollywood. Bessie is the only
child, and the three of them are such
chums as you rarely find in one family.
It is a simple household, sufficient
unto itself, and when dinner time came
all four of us went to work, with Mrs.
—The withdrawal of Greek troops
from Thessaly has virtually been
completed. Women armed with rifles
are replacing the guards on the rail
roads, bridges and passes.
ABE ROATT-JR.,
NAMED AS POLICEMAN
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'comes clean' afterward why shouldn't
he have a chance
"Furthermore, I don't select him as
a member of the detective bureau I'm
putting him on as a policeman."
"My understanding is," said Mr.
Gross, "that he has a clean record in
the Greene county courts."
The Mayor's Understanding
"That's my understanding, too," re
torted the Mayor, "if it is proved to
me that his record isn't clear, then I'll
drop him."
"I know him," finished Park Com
missioner Gross. "In fact I know all
of these men."
Only three of the men—Blumen
stine, Rickert and Roat—are included
in the additional officers provided for
by the budget. The other two fill va
cancies. Mayor Meals says he will
name the other two next Tuesday, al
though he hasn't made a choice yet of
any number of applicants.
Further Delay 111 Fire Bids
Introduction to-day by Park Com
missioner E. S5. Gross of an ordinance
authorizing the advertisement and
opening of bids for motorized fire ap
paratus, will mean further delay in
opening the fire bids. City circles has
questioned whether or not Mr. Gross
could legally advertise for bids before
an authoritative ordinance had been
passed by Council.
Under the 'ad" that has been run
ning for awhile Mr. Gross expected to
open the fire proposals January 18.
The time will have to be ten days,
fixed following the expiration of the
ten-day advertising limit. What pos
sible effect this additional loss of time
may have on material prices—and
consequent loss to the hoped for mo
torized department—is a matter of
conjecture in municipal circles.
An ordinance providing an automo
bile at cost of SBSO for the city sealer
of weights and measures was intro
duced and Mayor Meals offered a res
olution authorizing the purchase of
two new motorcycles, with the under
standing that the present machines
are to be turned in.
The city departmental and water
departmental salary raiser ordinances
were passed finally.
Wetzel Again Calls
Attention to Auto
Parking Congestion
Council's attention to-day was again
directed by Chief of Police J. Edward
Wetzel to the unsatisfactory automo
bile parking situation, particularly in
Market Square. The reference was
included in the chief's annual report.
The report is summarized as follows:
Fines and forfeitures. $3,221.95;
alderman fines and costs, $716.66; mis
cellaneous, $49.35; court costs,
$2,230.83; total, $6,218.79.
Total arrests, 1,996; number of calls
by patrol and ambulance wagon,
1,324; ambulance, 1,534; total, 2,858.
Receipts during 1916 represent an
increase of $1,569.25 over the receipts
of 1915 and $1,489.96 over 1914. Ex
penditures of the executive department
were less than the amounts appro
priated, so that a balance of $1,179.12
remains on hand at the close of the
fiscal year.
In summing up his report Chief of
Police J. Edward Wetzel refers to the
so-called "crime wave" in Harrisburg
as follows:
"Six murders were committed in the
city during the year, along with many
other heinous crimes, and it is with a
feeling of pride that I am able to re
port that the assailants In all these
cases have been arrested."
Referring to the traffic congestion
problems, Chief Wetzel said:
"We beg to suggest that something
should be done by Council to relieve
the congestion of traffic on Third and
Fourth streets between Market and
Walnut. A law prohibiting the park
ing of automobiles on these two street
nARRTsniTRG TELEGRAPH!
THREE PICTURES OF BESSIE LOVE AT HOME.
Horton in command. Bessie flew about
like a bird, but with never a lost mo
tion. She is a clever little house
keeper, and iter mother assured me that
she could have got the supper all by
herself if need be. But that would
have spoiled the fun and the lesson of
co-operative endeavor. We were soon
gathered at table, and then I learned
some of the things about Bessie that
few people know.
The little screen star, who is not yet
eighteen, has a voice, and it is being
cultivated. It is a voice of beautiful
quality. And she has talent Ido not
say this on my own authority. Her in
structor says so very earnestly. He
told me so. And he is the great Con
stantino, now resident in Los Angeles.
I agreed with him when I heard her
sing. Somehow it brought the tears.
And Bessie can play. She has been
studying the piano for several years—
before success in pictures made possi
ble the proper training of the voice.
Also Bessie draws, not just like any
schoolgirl, but really well. And all
these things she hides from all except
the few intimates who come within the
sections would relieve the situation
materially. Another very important
problem before us to-day is where will
drivers of automobiles park their cars
in the central part of the city? I
would suggest that there can be made
in Market Square a place with very
little expense to park double the num
ber of cars that now park there and
still leave plenty of room for the
safety zone."
Reporting for the detective bureau,
Superintendent Windsor says:
"During the year 420 arrests were
made, of which 36 pleaded guilty, 108
were discharged by aldermen, 2 5 ar
rests were made for other cities, 23
settled; 5 were violators of the drug
act, one 'Jumped bail,' one juvenile is
a fugitive, 3 parole violators; 151 were'
tried in court, 4 3 were held for Jan
uary, 1917, sessions, and 2 4 juveniles
were returned to court.
Total money received was $2,947.49,
representing revenues from aldermen
and court costs."
Windsor values the stolen property
recovered at $20,521.20.
CITY STARTED NEW YEAR WITH
XICE BALANCE OF f350,143
Harrisburg began the New Year with
the comfortable balance of $380,143.02
in its pocket according to the December
report of City Treasurer Oves, submit
ted to Council to-day. The receipts
were $35,376.89 and the expenses were
$75,537.20. The deposits were distri
buted as follows:
Cash in office, $5,099.88; Central Trust,
Commercial, Security Trust, $5,000; Key
stone, $2,000; Allison, Hill Citizens,
Sixth Street, $10,000; East End, $25,000;
Merchants' National, $30,000; Harris
burg National, $25,000; First National,
$38,043.14: Harrlsburg Trust, $35,000;
Union Trust, $45,000; Commonwealth
Trust and Mechanics Trust. $60,000; to
tal, $380,143.02.
LEWIS RECENT VISITOR HEItEf
Chief of Police J. Edward Wetzel,
this morning received a description of
a key that was found on the person
of Bernard .Lewis, who committed sui
cide at the States Villa, Atlantic City.
Lewis is the man the Philadelphia po
lice say murdered Malzie Colbert. The
key is apparently one that belongs to
an apartment or hotel. On one side it
bears the number 42 and on the other
4A. It is thought possible that Lewis
recently may have been a visitor in
this city.
TRYING TO CLEAR
NAME OF LEWIS
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| report that two men had seen a man
; leaving the woman's apartment short
ly after the murder was believed to
have been committed.
This story came to James F. Mc-
Eadyan, general manager of the Union
Stock Yards, in a letter from Cleve
land, the writer asking that his name
be kept secret until he could have an
opportunity to see a photograph of
Lewis and thus determine whether
the man he and his companion saw
leaving the place was the Pittsburgh
broker. It was expected by Lewis'
friends that this phase of the matter
would be cleared up before nightfall,
as the photograph was taken to Cleve
land this morning by a representative
of the Lewis family.
Why He Killed Himself
A number of other features of the
cases have appeared within the last
day or two and all of them will be
carefully investigated. friends
declare that he was not vicious, and
that he killed himself after learning
that a warrant had been issued for his
arrest because he could not endure
disgrace.
It is expected that all phases of the
Investigation set on foot to-day will
not be completed for a week or more
as an effort will be made to trace
Lewis from the day last November
when he left Pittsburgh for Chicago
until the came of his death In
Atlantic City.
Continue Investigation
Philadelphia, Jan. 9. District At
torney Itotan to-day planned to con
tinue his investigation into the mys
tery surrounding the murder In her
apartments op December 29 of Maizie
Colbert, the .advertising art model,
After Ilia examination o! u score of
witnesses yesterday, Mr. Kotan an
magic circle of that richly harmonious
little family.
But there is one thins that no player
for the screen can hide. That is the
heart within thein. And so the world
knows what I know from being with
her at the studio and in her home—that
she is a veritable little bundle of love.
"Bessie loves every one," said her
mother, "and she does not seem to
know fear. That is what we wanted
and sought to cultivate most of aIL
And it always seemed to be natural
to her—not even to know evil."
"Every one Is so good to me," saya
Bessie. "It will be a wonder if I'm not
spoiled."
Mother and daughter are constant
companions wherever the requirements
of picture making take them. Occa
sionally Mrs. Horton takes a "bit" In a
picture, "just because it's Bessie's," but
her only care is to guard and nurture
the talent that is in her daughter and
especially to keep her the wholesome,
natural, unaffected girl that she is.
The task does not look difficult, but
one can be sure that It will be well
done.
nounced that nothing had been reveal
ed to make his change his opinion
that all the circumstantial evidence
pointed to Bernard W. Lewis, of Pitts
burgh, as the slayer.
He added that his investigation
would be continued until every man
and woman that might throw light on
the mystery had been examined. At
the same time he gave John Colbert, a
brother of the slain girl, authority to
conduct a private investigation and to
take to City Hall for examination any
one he suspected of having knowl
edge of the case.
Colbert Thinks Lewis Innocent
Colbert, who is in business in New
York, says that he does not believe
Lewis killed his sister. He declared
early to-day that he had discovered
new evidence of "the greatest import
ance." This evidence, he said, came
from a source outside of Philadelphia,
"and may result in upsetting or weak
ening everything now thought to be
' established."
A shirt, collar and necktie found on
! Lewis after the suicide in Atlantic City
were identified last night by a cleric in
a haberdashery here as the article he
j had sold the Pittsburgher on the day
j the crime is believed to have oecur
j red. The clerk said, according to the
police, that Lewis had made the pur
chases shortly before 11 a. m. on De
cember 29. Two other witnesses stat
ed that they had talked over the tele
phone with Miss Colbert after 11
o'clock that day. The police had con
tended that Lewis bought the articles
after the murder was committed and
some of those interested in the case
claim that at least one link in the
i chain of circumstantial evidence,
I which the authorities say convinces
I them that Lewis was the slayer, has
| been broken.
LAWSON HINTS AT
MEN "HIGHER UP"
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:
i tions putting him in contempt are
disposed of.
I At to-day's hearing Lawson frankly
I acknowledged ho was more interested
Uo a Congressional investigation of the
! New York Slock Exchange which
| would result in remedial legislation
[than l.e was in Investigating the "leak"
ton President Wilson's peace note.
Will Furnish Testimony
In the course of the discussion of the
| unnamed trio of whom the Congress
i man is said to have spoken, Lawson
declared he not only would give a spe
cial committee their names, but also
the amounts of money they were sup
posed to have made from slock trans
actions. Lawson promised to "fur
nish competent testimony."
"Will you give their names?" Chair
man Henry asked.
"1 will go further," said Lawson.
"I will name amounts of money; great
amounts of money. More than sl,-i
000,000."
Representative' Garrett then de
manded that Lawson give the names
and when he reiterated his refusal Mr.
Garrett introduced a motion to com
pel him to answer, it was laid aside
for action with the three pending
contempt resolutions.
In response to questions by Rep
resentative Patten, Lawson said he
did not think the leak got into Wall
street through any newspaperman or
from any printed document. He re
iterated he would disclose his infor
mation to a committee that had power
to summon books and papers for a
thorough investigation of the Stock
Exchange.
Heckle Lawson
Representative Chipertleld ques
tioned Lawson, seeking to show that
he was a beneficiary of the falling
market.
Lawson denied that he was con
nected with any stock brokerage firm
but admitted that he operated oc
casionally through brokers as an in
dividual.
"My purpose," said Chiperfleld, "is
to show that Lawson, who says he was
not the recipient of any leak, dealt
largely on the Stock Exchange during
this break. I want to show up his
transactions which were conducted in
dependently of a leak. If he can
operate successfully without a leak,
then I condemn the effort being made
here to indict other men for oDer
NEWS OF S
MAY MOTORIZE
SIX COMPANIES
Council Favors Plan to Pur
chase New Apparatus For
Entire Department
Motorization of Steelton's entire fire
department was discussed so lengthily
at council meeting last night that the
town property committee was author
ized to secure an estimate on the cost
of apparatus for the whole depart
ment and present it to the finance
committee. This committee will re
port at the next meeting of council
when definite action will be taken.
When the loan was passed last
spring the plans were to purchase
three pieces of motor apparatus. Since
that time a plan of purchasing six
pieces was much agitated and coun
cil last night favored the plan.
A suggestion waa made that the
$12,000 provided for, several years
ago to erect a hospital be devoted to
the purchase of the motor apparatus.
May Raise Tax Hate
The budget which was to be made
up at the meeting last night was put
into the hands of the finance commit
tee. Whether or not the tax rate will
be increased will be decided at the
next meeting. The present rate Is nine
and one-half mills.
An ordinance regulating the opera
tion of poolrooms and bowling alleys,
suggested by the Burgess was passed
on first reading. The ordinance pro
vides a license of $lO for poolrooms
and bowling alleys and states that the
business hours shall be from 6 o'clock
in the morning until 11:30 In the eve
ning. The purposo of the ordinance,
it was brought out by a councilman
was not to raise funds, but to elimin
ate some of the rowdyism in these
business places after night.
Talk of Better Light
Councilman RlcEntee was author
ized to have a demonstration of better
lights for the borough, which the elec
tric light company offers to make.
Councilman McEntee reported that
little pi-ogress was made in the work
on the elimination of poles in Front
street.
The street commissioner was au
thorized to hire more teams and men
to relieve the present garbage collec
tion situation. It was reported to |
council that the work in this depart
ment is three weeks behind.
A committee of three from the East
End Hose Company appeared before
council making a request for a new
chemical lirehouse. Seth Gordon spoke
in behalf of the company and said
that the company members would do
all they could to have the people favor
using the $12,000 hospital loan for
motorizing the fire apparatus.
Highspire council in a communica
tion requested a bill of expenses in
curred by the local firemen in assist
ing the Higlispire fire fighters during a
recent fire there. Councilman McEn
tee's motion authorizing the secretary
to reply that there was no bill carried.
Charles A. Groff was elected a bor
ough auditor to succeed David J. Bech
told, whose resignation was accepted
last night. Bechtold was elected to
the Statp Legislature at the last elec
tion.
Roy A. Snyder, a clerk in the local
post oftice for several years and a
graduate of Steelton high school, was
elected borough secretary and treas
urer, to succeed Markwood D. Myers,
whose resignation took effect Janu
ary 1.
A report was made by the parks and
playgrounds commission. The work
of the year was reviewed and the
commission recommended that council
reappoint James R. Irwin, of Bellville,
N. J., as superintendent of parks and
playgrounds.
STEELTON CLUB ELECTS
At a meeting of the Steelton club last
night the annual election of officers for
the ensuing year resulted as follows:
H. L. Dress, Thomas Oaffney, George
Bolton and H. F. Coleman were elected
to the board of governors and the fol
lowing officers were re-elected: Presi
dent, F. A. Stees; vice-president, Charles
A. Newbaker; secretary, D. J. Bechtold;
treasurer, C. A. H. Roberts.
TO HOLD INSTITUTE
Teachers of Steelton. Hummelstown,
Lower Swatara and Derry township
will hold an institute In the borough
high school building Friday, February
15 and Saturday, 16. A number of
prominent speakers will talk.
TWO SMALL Flit ES
A small fire in the woodwork in the
basement of the new St. Mary's Church,
South Second street, started by an un
covered Bteampipe about 8 o'clock last
night caused a damage of several dol
lars. The entire lire department re
sponded to an alarm at 11.30 o'clock
last night, when a cigar or cigaret
stub carelessly thrown In the dry grass
along Second street in the East End
Ignited the grass. Chemicals were used
in putting out the blaze.
ating successfully on that same mar
ket.
"Give us the names of your brok
ers," he demanded.
After a wrangle Lawaon said one
brokerage firm with which he oper
ated was H. Content and Company,
111 Broadway, New York.
Chiperfield then asked a series of
questions to show that Lawaon began
a selling campaign in December and
asked if his transactions in steel did
not. aggregate as much as 1300,000.
Lawaon said he had no Idea what they
aggregated. He would not give a di
rect answer when asked If he had
operated a selling campaign.
A third motion to report I>awson for
contempt was entered by the commit
tee on demand of Representative
Chiperfield, when Lawson continued to
refuse to tell who gave him the names
of three men alleged to be involved
in the leak, Lawson insisting that his
informant, a Congressman, had said
the names should not be made public
because It might be disastrous to the
nation and the administration,
Promises Names
In answer to a question by Repre
sentative Cantrill if, in case an investi
gation of the leak were ordered by
the House, he would agree to give the
new committee the name of the mem
ber of Congress he had irv mind and of
the cabinet official, whom he said had
been a beneficiary of the leak, Lawson
said emphatically:
"I will."
Efforts by Mr. Chiperfield to Induce
Mr. Jjawson to state the amount of
his profits on the stock market during
Decemebr were futile. Lawson main
tained he did not know whether he
made SI,OOO or $600,000.
Answering Mr. Chiperfield, Lawson
again declared he had no direct knawl
edge through a "leak" of the coming
of the President's peace note.
"Weren't there others throughout
the country who might have foreseen
a break In the market as you did?"
"Hundreds of them."
By a process of elimination Chiper
field then established by questions
that Lawson had no knowledge which
would be accepted in court of any
broker, including Bernard Baruch.
who was operating on a "leak" of any
officer of the government who l\ ,d
any knowledge of a "leak" or of any
member member of either house who
ouerated on the exchange during De
JANUARY 9, 1917.
NO ACTION ON
POLICE FORCE
Suggestions of Burgess Wig
field Get No Consideration
From Council
Why council 'did not act on some
suggestions from Burgess Wigfield last
night for a more adequate police force
is the question that caused much dis
cussion in business circles to-day. I
After the suggestions were made in
the burgess's annual report council did
nothing more than accept the report.
The burgess urged council to in
crease the force to twelve men and
increase the salary of each man. As
it now stands with two men resigned
from the force, the department is as
inadequate as before council appointed
several new men months ago, the bor
ough oliicial said.
The report of the burgess in part
follows:
"I suggest that the police force be
Increased to twelve men during the
coming year, properly equipped and
uniformed at the borough's expense,
which I think is essential to get ef
ficient men. Personally, I feel that a
man that is not worth the necessities
for his job is not worth employing,
and I feel that it is a hardship to any
man to comply with the present re
quirements to secure a position on the
police force. 1 would aiso recommend
that the salary of the chief of police
be increased to SIOO a month, the
night sergeant's to S9O a month and
the patrolmen's to $75 a month, all
placed on a salaried basis and bo given [
an annual vacation of ten days with
full pay, beginning January 1. 1917."
The burgess also recommended that
council accept the resignation of Chief
of Police 11. P. Longnaker and that a
successor be appointed.
Steelton Briefs
W. C. T. U. Meeting-—A meeting of
the local Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union will be held at the home
of Mrs. J. P. Russel, 212 South Secomr
street, to-morrow afternoon.
Held For Court,—At a hearing be
fore Justice of the Peace Dickinson
yesterday afternoon, Robert Dormer
was held for court charged with steal
ing pass books at the office of the
j company store.
Held on ASHAUR Charge.—Junius
Logan will be given a hearing before
Justice of the Peace Stees, on a charge
,of assault and battery.
Placing Street Lights. Electric
I lights are being placed in South
j Fourth street between Blueberry al
ley and Strawberry alley and in South
alley near Eleanor street by a force of
electricians.
j To Talk to Club.—Miss Anna Mc
] Donald, of the State Library Depart
jment, will speak to the Civic Club at
I its meeting Monday afternoon on
I "Traveling Library Work." The an-
Inual election of officers will take place
jat this meeting.
ENTERTAINS CHOIR
Members of the choir of Centenary
United Brethren Church were enter
tained last evening by A. B. Stouffer,
the director, at his home in Penn
1 street. The following officers were
elected at the meeting: Harry Hol
man, president; Alvin Pierce, vice
president; A. B. Stouffer, treasurer;
Catherine Troup, secretary; Cora An
derson, assistant secretary, and Earl
Bush, reporter. Those present were
Mary Douglass. Carrie Grimes, Esther
Ligan, Pearl Beidel, Eva Peters, Opal
Pierce, Elisabeth Behman, Leona
Prowell, Catherine Troup, Cora An
derson, Ruth Evans, Edith Galbreth
and Mrs. Lackey; Messrs. Joseph
Wolf, Harry Holman, Robert Ander
son, John Anderson, Alvin Pierce,
Harry Hadley, Earl Bush, Donald
Stouffer, Richard Stouffer, Arthur
Stouffer, Mr. Poorman, Mr. and Mrs.
John Kocati and Mr. and Mrs. A. B.
Stouffer.
ELECT BANK DIRECTORS
At the annual meeting of stock
holders of the Steelton National Bank
I this morning the following were
| elected directors for the ensuing year:
j Joseph J. Bauchman, J. E. Ruther
jford, J. B. Litch, S. Cameron Young,
|Quincy Bent, W. E. Abercrombie,
Robert M. Rutherford, M. A. Cumbler,
Charles C. Cumbler, Edward Bailey,
Harry L. Dress and Felton Bent. A
meeting of the directors for reorgani
zation will be held next Tuesday morn
ing.
At a meeting of the stockholders of
the People's Bank yesterday, the fol-
I lowing directors were elected for the
coming year: O. C. Bishop, R. M.
Frey, H. A. Kelker, T. T. McEntee,
W. L. Messinger, F. A. Stees and W. H.
Nell. At a meeting of the directors
this morning, W. H. Nell was elected
president and W. L. Messinger, vice
president. ,
cember either on a "leak" or other
wise.
Representative Chlperfleld then
urged Lawson to give the namejpf the
"leaker" he was reported to have given
to Chairman Henry in confidence ten
days ago.
. . Tbe Greater of Two Evils
Again Lawson refused to answer on
the ground that to make public the
name would result in more serious
consequences to the country that his
being punished for refusing to answer.
"Did you give any name to Chair
man Henry " persisted Mr. Chlper
fleld.
"Whatever I said to him was said
in contidenee."
"I'll release the witness from any
confidence," interrupted Mr. Henry.
"Did you mention any name to Mr.
Henry as that of the "leaker'?" re
peated Chlperfleld.
"I did not."
After persistent demands were made
that he give the names now, Lawson
said: \
"I would rather take the conse
quences than to mention the names
now," said Lawson. "There is another
name that might be mentioned that
would precipitate even more serious
consequences. But this Is not the time
nor the place."
Representative Cantrill then asked
Mr. Lawson if he would furnish all
the names toa special investigating
committee should the rules committee
recommend and the House order an
Inquiry.
"I will," replied Lawson emphati
cally.
"If there is a drastic Investigation
I'm willing under those circumstances
to say that it will be more serious for
me not to give the Information I have
than to give it. Hut Ido believe it Is
too serious a matter to give before
this committee has determined what
it will do."
"You really have no interest in any
Investigation about the leak anyway,
have you?" asked Representative Gar
rett. "All on earth you want is an in
vestigation of the Stock Kxchange that
will lead to federal regulation, if it
not' *
Lawson Admits It
"Yes, that's trud," said Lawson
frankly, arousing the surprise of some
members of the committee.
"The only motive behind your agi
tation of thi* matter is to force a dras-
fll humans. Dries the rmt
Ift". } up without decay or odor.
at Drujr, Hardware
Seed and General I
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tic inquiry into the Stock Exchanges
| for legislative purposes" Garrett con
tinued.
I "Aboslutely," said Lawson,
, "And you are a common stock gam
bler, are you not?" interjected Repre
| sentative Harrison,
i "The same as you are," retorted
Lawson.
"What do you mean by that'.'" de
manded Mr. Harrison.
"Only that I deal In stocks just as
you or any other citizen seeking in
vestment might do."
Clerks Implore Deity to
Save Co. President's Life
Pittsburgh, Jan. 9. The r.-.ost un
usual prayer meeting ever held in
this city took place yesterday after
noon in the assembly room of tho
Crucible Steel Company of America's
offices, in the Oliver Building, in be- h
half of Charles Ramsay, the president
of the company, who is seriously til
with pneuihonia at the Allegheny
General Hospital.
Manager Dupuy, of the companv,
sent word to the Sewickley Episcopal
Church, where Mr. Ramsay is a junior
warden, and the Rev. A. C. Howell,
rector, hurried in by train and as
sembled the Whole office force of de
partment heads and clerks in tho large
room, where he went through tho
Episcopal service for those near
death.
Mr. Dupuy told the force that, as all
human agencies seemed to be of no
avail to save the life of their presi
dent, he had conceived the idea of
asking divine aid. At the hospital
last night it was said that Mr. Ram
say's condition was very serious and
his death is expected at any time.
Municipal League to
Boost City Manager Plan
Plans are now being made by the
Municipal League to have a lecturer
come to this city and explain fully the
city manager form of government and
its advantages over the present city
commission arrangement.
The speaker will probably be from
Dayton, Ohio, where a plan similar to
city managership has been adopted.
Other third class cities In this State
will be invited to join in the movement
to have the present Clark act amended,
permitting or providing for a city man
ager. If the proposed measure is
adopted, a commission would be retain
ed with nominal salaries. Men would
be chosen for the commission more as
an opportunity to render public service,
than to earn wages.
Tho executive committee of the Mu
nicipal League at its meeting yesterday,
favored an educational campaign to
amend the Clark act. An invitation
was extended to City Commissioner
Lynch to meet with the committee on
Saturday to discuss the project for an
isle of safety and public comfort station
In Market Square. The money for tho
plan—2s,ooo—has been provided by . a
municipal loan.
FOURTH COMES THROUGH HERE
Adjutant General Stewart was to
day informed that the Fourth Infan
try, which has started home from El
Paso, will be sent to Philadelphia by
way of Hagerstown and Shippensburg
and thcnco over the Philadelphia, and
Reading to Philadelphia. This will
take them through Harrisburg, Leb
anon and Reading. The regiment will
be mustered out in Philadelphia.
THAT JAR OF MUSTEROLE ON
THE BATH-ROOM SHELF
Has Relieved Pain for Every One
in the Family
When little Susie had the croup; when
Johnny got his feet wet and caught cold;
when father sprained his knee; when
granny's rheumatism bothered her— 4
That jar of Musterole was right thera
to give relief and comfort.
Musterole is a clean, white ointment,
made with oil of mustard. It wilt not
blister like a mustard plaster.
Quick relief for sore throat, bronchitis,
tonsilitis, stiff neck, asthma, neuralgia,
headache, congestion, pleurisy, rheuma
tism, lumbago, pains and aches of th
back or joints, sprains, sore muscles,
bruises, chilblains, frosted feet, colds on
the chest (it often prevents pneumonia),
Try Musterole for croupy children.
EM