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CAPITOL HILL
COMMISSION BEARS NEW
CASES LATE YESTERDAY
Borough of Gettysburg Applied For
Certificate of Public Convenience
Authorising It to Construct Elec
tric Light Plant For Street Lighting
The proposition as to whether a
Municipality can install a a electric
light plant ami light its streets to the
detrimfrut of a corporation that is now
performing the service was presented
to the Public Service Commission late
yesterday. It came up on the Applica
tion of the borough of Gettysburg for
a certificate of public convenience au
thorizing it to construct a plant for
furnishing electric light for street
lighting, and Attorney Swope. who
represented the borough, paradoxically
stated that the certificate was not de
>ired, bat what he really wanted
was to get an opinion of the commis
sion that it was without jurisdiction,
or. iu other words, that the borougu
could erect the plant without coming
to the commission.
It was contends by former Judge
Beitler. of Philadelphia, who repre-'
seats some of the bondholders of the
Gettysburg Light Company, which s
now lighting the streets of that town,
that it would be unfair to capita!—
having induced people to invest and
establish a plant —for the borough to
take the business away from it when
there is no allegation that the rates
are not reasonable nor that the service
is not adequate; and he further con
tended that the municipality could not
engage in this business without first
obtaining the consent of the Public
Service Commission.
The question raised a new point au i
briefs will be filed before the matter
is determined.
The commission aiso heard the com
plaint of the Manufacturers' Associa
tion of Lancaster and York, against
the rates of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company for the transportation of
bituminous coal from the Clearfield
l district to these cities. The complain-
I ant> jllege that the rates are discrin:
\ innto-y 3 s compared with the 'harge«
\to Harris'ourg and to Philadelphia.
The ompanv claimed that the rates
are reasonable and this contention was
upheld >by representatives of the Bal
timore and Ohio. New York entral
and Philadelphia and Reading, who, by
reason of the group arrangement or
r«*es,».will be forced to lower their
charges if the case is decided against
toe Pennsylvania.
A delegation, representing tiie bor
ough of Halifax, appeared before the
commission in opposition to the serv
ice of the Halifax Water Company,
aad produced con?idera'ole testimony
to show that it is inadequate to the
extent that there has practically been
no water for consumption for a long
time and that in event of fire no pro
tection would be afforded
Warning t» Hunters
The Stye Came i omtmsson calls tne
*ttea;;ojjr of deer huutc-s to tiie fact
that a.; present there are uine counties
in whi'h deer may not be hunted on
November 10, when the season open# —
Warren. Clarion. Forest. Jefferson, Cam
bria. Somerset. Westmoreland, Favette
and Chester, all being closed until 1917.
A close watch will be kept by the game
wardens in those -ounties and an\-'.<odv
caug.it killing a dear this vear will be
fine i JIOO.
fae officers of the Game Commission
have been instructed to arrest any man
found •hunting without wearing his li
cense tag in full view.
*'Uncle Henry" Happy
Uncle Henry Houck. Secretary of
Internal Affairs, re-elected for four
vears more last Tuesday, came up from
Lebanon to-day to look over his de
partment. He was the r-iest man on
• apitol Hili. atiii he made evervbodv
else hap ; \v with bis livelv sallies over
Hie result of the election."
Inspecting Police
.Captain George F. Lumb. Deputv Su
perintendent of State Police, is "ou :
visit of inspection in the West He
inspected the Batler troo' to dav, in
t-lading barracks and equipment.
Brumbaugh's Cabinet
Down in Philadelphia the% are en
gage ! in selecting 'iovernor Brum
oausrh's cabinet an I have gotten as far
ps trancis Sl»unk Brown for Attornev
General.
Prosecutions Ordered
Commissioner Foust ordered the p>-o«-
e>.utiou of seven persons in Erie who
have been fiilinj <ai<ages with Lake
I.ne water and thereby faking the pwb
an'' three persons in Warren Who
have been bleaching flour with a i is.
Secretary Baker Will Best
Secretary W. Harry Baker, of the
Senate, will arrive home frc.il P la iel
i hia to-morrow to take a rest. Since
June 1 he has been the heardes; forked
man at Republican State headquarters
as secretary of the state committee,
and now lias a bit of relaxation from his
duties.
Election Bet urns
Tie State Department s preparing
to receive election returns from the
various countie* and will have tables
"►ade up and tided out as soon as the
figures come in tor tue offices. This vear
the*e will be one table for Governor
and Lieutenant Governor, one for Unit
ed States Senator, one for Secretary of
Internal Affairs, one for Congressmeu
at-latge and uue ror Judge of Supreme
at*! Superior Courts. It is not expected
that tae entire list will be completed
for several weeks
Expense Accounts
All State acdidates. -state commit
tee# an.i other committees or clubs anil
associations that collected or expended
money in behalf of any State candi
dates must file exoense accounts on or
Lefore December 3. Tne making out of
these accounts wiil involve an immense
amount of work, but the law says thev
m ist be filed with the Secretary of the
C-" omonwealth.
Campaign for Mothers' Pensions
Judge Henry Neil, of Chicago, who.
on his own initiative, is working in the
interests of mothers' pensions in this
country, came to Harrisburg this morn
ing from Pittsburgh, where he ad
dressed the Mothers' Pension League
last evening. " Efforts will be made."
he said, 'to ha.e the Pennsylvania Leg
istature appropriate 11.000.000 at the
next session."
Artistic Printing at Star-Independent.
CIVIL WAR VETERAN DIES
Georgs V. Corl, Ex Fire Chief and For
mer City Councilman, field Won
derful Sunday School Becord
George V. I'orl. 7 6 years old. 11
Evergreen street, died suddenly
evening in the Harrisburg hospital
where, several weeks ago, he under
went an operation. The doctors had
expected to discharge him from the
hospital within a week, as apparently
he was convalescing rapidly. Lite yes
terday afternoon he suffered a heart at
tack and died last night at 7.1 * '
o 'clock.
Mr. Corl was a Civil war veteran,
ex-tire chief, and a former member of
the City Council. He also held a roe
o d for attendance at Sunday school.
He was a member of the Henry B. M.
Cormick Bible class of the Pine Street
Presbyterian church for 39 years, dur
ing winch time he missed but six Sail
days.
For years Mr. Corl conducted a
blacksmith shop at Eleventh any! Ma
ket streets. He served as head of the
City Fire Department during ls7l> 7",
and was a member of the Fr.cn ishi"
Fire Company.
At the outbreak of the Civil war lie
eulisted as a private with Company
Twenty-fitth Pennsylvania Volunt e
Infantry. He remained with this com-|
pany for three months, when he was!
mustered out and then enlisted in Com
pany F. One Hundred and Twenty
seventh Pennsylvania Volunteers. in
which he remained until the wa - was
over. He was a member of Post SS,
G. \. 1!. He was also a member of :>
number of secret organisations and was
president of the 127 th Regiment of
the Pennsylvania Association.
He leaves two children, Minnie V..
and Charles R. ; one brother, John H.
Corl. FunPral services wiil !>•' held Sat
urviay afternoon at 2 o'clock at the
home, 11 Kvergreen street. Burial
wdl be made iu s h ooi> s church come-;
tery.
COURT HOUSE
ELECTION COST $5.7tf4.;t0
Election Officers and Kent of Polling
Places Paid To-dav
The election on Tuesday .-oot Da ;
t-nin ,sountv $5.76-1.30. The ount>
Treasurer announced those figures this
morning after ail of the election officers
m the IS3 . recincts iiad been |«id and
the charges for rent or' wiling pla.es
and storing ballot boxes had been set- i
tied.
ti.THK Hunters' Licenses
I p un-til noon to-day 6.70S hunters'
i eu-ts had been ssue l a; the County
Treasu-v. T 1 is is with..: a few hundred
of tae number 'ssued until Jamtarv 1,.
1914, the 1913 record totaling 7.^20.
Contractor Paid
S. \\. Shoemaker & Son was tii:s
morning ja;d $950.50 f. the con
struct 1 on of a sewer in lamokiu :
street.
Hearing Continued
By agreetneut * .-'>ui}-el t rt'.e hearing
at which .lanscs J. LvncJi and W F
Martin. contracting ,-ar enters, seek to ;
have made perpetual a preliminary in
.it: net ion retraining Building Insi>e.tor
•Tames H. Grove from raziug a Yo r i\
avenue building because of alleged de
fect, was fixed by Judge McCarreil for
December This is the suit in whu ii
the plaintiffs charged the Building In
•s -ector entered into a . fraudulent
scheme, with the owner of tiie York
avenue building so that the carpenters
weald be cheated out of their money, i
Divorced One Day Weds Next
Divorced one tiav and willing to we 1
the next is the record of M ss Pearl
S'haner. w-ho this morning was granted
a marriage licence to wed David F.
Steiner, of this city. Miss S :anor ve«
terday was divorced fron M. Kissinger,
"he s "1 years o'.l and Steiner : s three
years her junior.
Marriage Licenses
Eugene Dewalt. Blackwood, and Ktiti
Noel. WilKamstown.
Ben jamin P. Sheaffer. Harris''urg. a::.I
Blanche M. Etter. Red Lion.
TO GIVE BtAV AT TE( H
Aurora Society Will Present "District
School" for Church Benefit
"The District School at Blue Berrv
• orners" will be presente<l bv the
Aurora So.-iety for t'he benefit of Me
morial Lutheran church at Technical
High schol auditorium to night and to
morrow night at 8.15 o'clock. Sax-bo'
Honeysuckle will entertain with his
banjo an.i Si Perkins. Sr., w th sleight
of-hand.
The cast is made up as foiiows: i
r* Cm in tree —Uriah Perkins. Al
bert Krieg: Jacob Billaker, John Kehr;
John Smith. Charles Burger.
Applicants— Dashaway, Marv
Greekt Mi«s Belinda S'iiari., Rutii Stein
hauer: Miss Sallie Simple, Edith Rev
• orb; Hezekiah Pendegiass. Walter M •-
Cormick.
(firls—Sally Brown. Mary lireeit;
Samatha Piper. Edith Rexroth: Jerusha
Dickson. Ruth Steiriiauer: Susan ' row
foot. Fannie Snc. iman.
Boys—Si Perkins, Jr., Henrv Fren -h;
Lctiler Brown. Biker Hess: Bo :>v
D'Lee. f'i.arles" Burger: Dennis O'Toole.
John Kehr; Sambo Honevsucke, Her
man Brady; Abraham Whitestone, Al
bert Krieg: Sim Dipsey. Doc Winger.
At the Photoplay
A vital drama of Russian life above
and below the surface entitled. "Mv :
Official Wife," is the Vitagraph thea
tre'- latest success, presented bv Clara
Kimball Young and a star cast of pla. -
ers, including Earle Williams. Harry
Morey anil L. Rogers Ly rton. Tue gist
of the p,lot in "My Official Wife" lies
in the ingenious scheme emploved bv
Helene Marie, the idol of the Nihilists,
to make hei way back into Russia to
help her people. A network svstem of
spies furnishes Helene Marie with cer
tain knowledge which starts her toward
Russia determined to win her way* over
the frontier as the wife of Arthur
Lennox, an American. Her successful
entry into St. Petersburg, her un- annv
escape from the espionage of tiie en
tire secret service police force of Rus
sia and her final end in the blowing i
up of a palatial yacht are vividly and )
realistically told in dramatic climax
and thrilling episodes. "Mv Official'
Wife." the most powerful of film stor
ies. originally released for presentation
at the Vitagraph theatre. New York
City, will be the feature attraction at
the Photoplay to-day an.i to-morrow.
HARRrSBI'RG ST A R-1X DEP EN DENT, THURSDAY EVENING. NOVEMBER 5. 1914.
BELGIANS ON THE FIRINO LINE WAITING FOR GERMANS
t ' " 2 ♦'■*& • "■ " ,* ,j I BAMk. , BUU-DtNl<j S SET OKI FlfeE BY* I igJß.i j
J | THE GERMANS IN THE. INSTANCE. J f 1
WAR f!OW ON WITH
vm.m mm"
t ontinurtl Krum First I'KRt. r (
because of a cholera epidemic in the
town, it is siid. • ■ a
A wireless dispatch from Berlin s.
brings an ofllcial German denial of re
parts that the Russians had recently
taken many prisoners and machine
guns. The statement does not describe J'
the general situation in the eastern
theatre.
A dispatch from Cape Town received
in London says that the rebel move
ments led by General Beyers and Lisa
tenant Colonel Maritz in the Onion of
South Africa appear to hava been com-
pletcly crashed.
The attitude of Bulgaria appears
stiJl undetermined. Russv is said to
be making diplomatic efforts to recon- .
ci'.e Bulgaria -M Servia and prevent
Bulgaria casting in her lot wit*: Tur- ~
key. A dispatch from Sofia says tha'.
the Greek government has assured Bul
garia that Greece will remain neutr.il. ' a
No definite word has come from Ru
mania.
The British and Japsnese are still .
hammering away at Tsing Tan To-
kio announces that the at; king forces
are gradually closing in, but also states
that the Germans on Tuesday ntgiit a
made a counter attack, which delayed
the operations of the allies. ,
Chilean Neutrality Guarded
London, Nov. 5, 5 A. M.—The Chil
ean legation ha- received information \
by cable showing that the neutrality ii
of that country is "*> ng effectively t
guarded. Chilean warships, it is learn v.
ed. are convoying within their terri
torial water the merchant -hips of
belligerent countries which are threat
ened by warships in the viciu rr. The _
statement ai<o shows that the Chileansl
are preventing the shipment of abnor-|
mal quantities of coal or cx.-essive p-o
--vi-ioning. The use of wirel -s in their n
waters is also prohibited. j j
Victorious Cruisers Sail
ljoii'lon, Nov. 5, 1.59 A. M.—The
German arrnore I cruisers Scharnh<>r;t ,
and Oneien-au and the light cruiser '
Xurnberg steame.l away from Va' '
paraiso at noon on \Veducsday accord
ing to a dispatch to the Renter's Teh-- l '
gram Company from Santiago. Chile.
Turks Massed Along Frontier
Petrognrd. Nov. 5.—A Turkish army
90.000 trong, consisting of the Ninth, .
Tent'.i and Kleventii army corps, is '
massed along the Caucasian frontier, ae-1 :)
cording to the '' Novoe Vreniya. Many
villages nave been occupied by tiie out- ( .
posrts of this army.
Germans Repulsed, Siys Poincare ;l
I'aris. Nov. 5, 3.30 P. _\|. —President a
loincare has sent a letter ro War M in- .
Millerand, in which he declares H
that after a long series of violent en- y
gagements the allies have repulsed the
desperate attacks of the enemy.
British Annex Island of Cyprus h
. London, Nov. 5, 12.3s p. M. — gl
Great Britain to-dav formally annexed r
the islam of Cyprus in the Mediter- (
ranean which nominally formed a part $
of the Turkish empire.* $
Report German Cruiser Disabled
London, Nov. 5. 4.45 A. M.—The n
"Times" prints a report to-day that e
the German cruiser Konigsberg has
been put out of action in the Indian T
ocean.
The Konigsberg is a protected erin-er f.
and was laid down in 1905". She is of p
3.34K tons, is 354 feet long and has a S i
speed of -'3 knots. Her main battery
consists of ten 4.1 inch guns. I
To Investigate Canal Conditions
BIJ Associated Press. V
Washington Nov. 5. Chairman
Fitzgerald and otner members of the
House Appropriations Committee will
sail for Colon Saturday to investigate
conditions on the Panama Canal Zoae *
i rior to making up the appropriation
for the next fiscal year. Mr. Fitzgerald
discussed his trip to-day with President 1
Wilson. r
Child Has Typhoid Fever
Berniee Haley. 5 years old. colored,
daughter of Oscar Haley, 302 Ridge o
street, Steelton, was admitted to the t;
Harrisburg hospital suffering with ty-i p
jdioid fever. I (_
Ti:N Eli HK.ri HNS. II VIM'N
Governor Points to Fact That ll.s Elec
tion Forecasts Came True
Hie State administration heads are
returning; to thei- desks after having
, articirated >n ;!.<.» election on Tuesday j
and arc feeling happy over the re 1
sun.
Department attaches were in their |
places to-day congratulating one au-1
other that their tenure of ofti.-o is more j
likely to be prolonged through the elec
t:ou of a Kepi*)],can Governor.
Governor rVuer eavlv tais morning I
arrived i'rotn his Ciiarleroi iio;ne where |
he \otei on Tuesday. He was uc.um '
i-anied by hi-; private secretary, Mr.
Guithor. and Seer-tary of the i omnion
wealth Reoe.'t Me A fee, one of the Alle
gheny county K :uhli an leaders who is
said to e booked t' r retention iti the
next cabinet or . • tj have "some-|
thing oquaily good.
The Governor was at his department
early and took up the work tuat had
acccT.tilated c las" F lay. He was
about as mueh' please t over the result
as anyltody tit the Capitol.
"I'm feeling very happy over the re
suit." said Governor Tenet, "an I my
predictions as to the majority in Penu
syivauia for Penrose and Brumbaugh
came true. "
State Ueaith CouimiauAaer D son was I
at his department today transacting
bo tin ms, aad Secretary of Agriculture j
1 ritchficl I, who- voted in Somerset
county, came ba.-U to e;»ort on work
done in the last few Mays.
Neither State Treasurer Young nor ]
Hiditor General Powell, the two Wash
ington arty letiers, were in evidence
to-day. They will not return until next
week.
<HE< Kl.\<; >lOl TH DISEASE
Sanitary Board Members Say There Is
'No Lonser Dancer of Epidemic i
The State Live >.ok Sanitary Board!
met with Governor Tenor this morning j
in conference over" the quarantine of!
certain parts of the State to prevent 1
the -prea.liug ot ti{o foot and mouth i
disease which is said to have been i
i rc.vgbt into the State by western cat
tle.
state Veterinarian Marshall told the
Governor of hit. investigations in Pitts- |
burgh with Se-rctarv of Agriculture
< rit 'hfield. He said ail of the infected
- >ots have been carefully quarantined,
but he is not certain whether there,
will not ;>e more cases arising from con
tact. He :s not afraid of a general
epi lemic v n closely has the quarantine j
been esta > ished. One new case was
discovert d in Lancaster yesterday, that
of a steer from the west, but no lo.'al
cattle have as yet been infected.
Governor Tener 'beard the reports'
and approved the action of the board,
at the same time advising the utmost
precaution and urging that no effort be
spaftM to prevent a spread of the His i
ease.
Bids on Sewers
Two contractors to-day submitted
bids for the construction of sewers in
sections of Mifflin and Re-'crvoir streets.
They were as follows: G. W. Ensign,
In Mifflin, $2-17.00: Mr crvoir,
$504.53; William Opperman, Mi;"in,
$239: Reservoir, sofi4. ('ommis-ioner
Lynch will recommend awarding the
contracts ro the lowest bidders at the
next meeting of the City Commission
er«.
To Investigate Panama Canal Conditions
By Associated Press.
Washington. Nov. 5.—-Chairman
!• itzgerald and other members of the
House Appropriations committee will
sail for Colon >aturday to investigate
conditions on the Panama canal '.one
prior to making up the appropriation for
the next fiscal year. Mr. Fitzgerald dis
i ussed his trip to-day with President
Wilson.
Panama Canal Open to Traffic
D'j Associated Press.
Washington, Nov. 5. —The Panama
Canal is again open to traffic. Colonel
Goethals cabled to-day that shipping
began passing yesterday afternoon
through a channel opened through the
recent landslides north of Gold Hill. i
Pamphlet on War Revenue Law
The Dauphin Deposit Trust Company,'
of this city, is issuing a pamphlet con-1
taining the new war revenue law a *
passed by the Sixty-third Congress, ou j
October 22, 1914.
LUNATIC AT LARGE IN WOODS
Desperate Character Tried to Approach
President Wilson When Latter Ad
dressed Political Meeting in li>l I
Hii Associated Press,
■ NVw Brunswick, N. J„ Nov. 5.
R.chard Von Krebs, the escaped lunatic
who was hunted by posses in the woods
near here last night as the assailant of
Mrs. Mary Rheil. who wa, shot and
killed, and her husbuud, llenrv, who
was mortally v ounded. was still at
large to-day. The hunt was called off',
as it is believed he tied from the State.
The potior, going back over Von
Krebs' record, said that one of their
tirst experiences with him was in 1911,
when he tried to approach Woodrow
Wi'sou, who was addressing a political
meeting here. This was when Mr. Wil
son was Governor of New Jersey. Von
Krebs nearly broke up the meeting,
the police mid. and ws ejected, lie
said afterward, aecordiug to the police,
that he wanted get to the platform
to ask Governor Y\ ilsou a few ques
tions. Von Kreb-i and his wife had ta
ken to court their dispute over the
ownership of the farm which was rent
<■•! to Rhiel. Yesterday afternoon Von
irebs visited the farm. Not long aft
erwards Mrs. Rheil was found, shot to
death, and her husband badly wounded.
Heiuzc Left No Will
Hi/ AsSVi iati-tl Press,
Saratoga. N. V., Nov. 5. —F. Augus
tus Heinze, the copper mine owner
who died here last night, left no will.
This became known this afternoon when
Mr. lleinze's lawyers obtained from
Surrogate Ostrander an order appoint
ing Mrs. Leila M. Fleitmann, of New
York City, Mr. Heinze's sister, ad
j niiuistratrix of his estate.
Strikers Burn Buildings
By .issue iaied Press.
Fort Smith. Ark.. Nov. s.—Reports
were received at the I'nited States
Mar sir; vl's office shortly before noon
i that minors or fheir sympathizers burn
ed a number of houses at Prairie Creek
early The burned buildings are
: said to include the big boarding house
which has been the scene of numerous
t.isturbanees.
Cotton Exchange to Open
It it Associated Press.
New York, Nov. s.—The Liverpool
! Cotton Association will o, en to-morrow
for restricted trailing in May-June de
liveries t'or the liquidation of old con
tracts and for now buying a -cording to
an official cablegram received here to
day by the New York Cotton Exchange
from the association. No new selling
: will be permitted.
Quebec Shoe Factory Destroyed
By Associated Press,
Quebec, Nov. 0.-x-The large shoe fac
-1 tory of Gale Brothers, located in the
industrial center of the city, was swept
by fire shortly after 10 o'clock this
morning. It was feared that many lives
had been lost. The tire gained head
way rapidly and factories were
threatened.
Ei>: Men Burned to Death
By Associated Press.
New York, Nov. 5. —Six men were
burned to death in a fire Which swept
through a four-rftory lodging house at
do 2 Eighth avenue this morning. Fifty
men were sleoping in t'ho structure when
the fire was discovered. Firemen made
many thrilling rescues.
Funeral of Mrs. J. F. Williams
Phe funeral of Mrs. Klla Williams,
wife of J. F. Williams, who died at her
home. 324 Peffer street, Tuesday, will
be hel l privately Friday afternoon at
2..10 o'clock from the home. She
leaves her husband and the following
children: Mrs. C. L. Snyder, Miss Ora
Pari, Charles and Roy and four grand
children.
Time of Funeral Changed
The funeral of Airs. Ribc ca Nye, of
l>auphin, which was previously an
nounced to he held this morning at 10
o'eock, will be held to-morrow morn
ing at the same hour.
The Alternative
"You wring my heart;" wailed the
, youth whom the Vassar girl ha.l just
! refused.
"fM rather wring your heart tlian
i wring your clothes," she. mud. —Living-
I ston i^ince
MISS ETHEL PEACE WINS
Contest Committee on Edison Essays
Name Prize Winners
A committee of judges yesterday
made public the winners in the Edison
Day Kssay contest conducted among the
Ninth ward pupils in the city schools.
Miss Ethel Peace, of the Melrose build-
I ing, won the first prize of $lO. Miss
j Katherine D. Hoopes, of the Lincoln
j building, won second prize of $5. Prizes
:of $2.50 were awarded to Miss Vir
; ginia Downes, of the Cameron build
ing; Miss Feme E. Stanford, of the
Reily building; Miss Ruth Strickler, of
the Woodward building, and Hugh D.
Wells, of the Reily building.
Originality and thought was given
first consideration in awarding the
prizes, but punctuation, neatness, gram
mar and the method of handling the
subject all figured in the decision
reached. Eighty-five essays from eleven
buildings were submitted. -The eommit
: tee of judges included E. Z. Wallower.
I W . M. Fahnestock and W. E. Strawiu
-1 ski. Prizes were awarded by the Ilar
risburg Light and Power Company.
EXPLOIT OF JOHN BURNS
Police Stop Him in Act of Eloping
With Woman and Four Children
The police arc about willing to ap
ply to the Carnegie Hero Medal Com
j mission for proper recognition for John
Burns, colored, who, it is alleged, was
in the act of eloping to Chicago with
Mrs. Robert Geary and her four chil
dren, of Steelton, when stopped at 11
1 o clock last evening. The children are
; all small, the youngest being unable
| to walk.
Geary, the husband, appeared at po
! lice headquarters last evening and said
I that his wife and children had departed
| and he feared thev had gone away with
j Burns. Police found them at the sta
! tion, Mrs. Geary and her children re
-1 turning to Steelton with Geary, while
the police held Burns, pending a eharg°
: being made against him before .lustice
:of the Peace Gardner. Burns at one
I time was a boarder at the Geary
home.
Working Butter
Butter is worked enough when the
salt is evenly distributed. Just when
' this point has been reached cannot
always be told from the appearance
! of the butter immediately after work-
I ing. But butter that has not been
| sufficiently worked will show white
! streaks or mottles after five or six
! hours. Whenever such streaks occur
the buttei* must be reworked until all
the streaks have been removed. To
; avoid mottled or streaky butter the
j only safe rule to follow is to work the
;• butter twice. The first time it is
worked lightly, just enough to fairly
j distribute the salt. It is then allowed
| to stand for six hours or longer, when
white streaks will be noticeable. The
| butter is then worked again until the
| color is uniform.—Chicago News.
The Australian Biacks
It is believed by many persons that
| the blacks in Australia are dying out.
As a matter of fact, says a
| cut of t'iie London "Standard," no such
thing is happening. The belief, how
; ever, is easily explained. As civiliza
tion advances, and it is yearly advan
cing. the biacks recede farther and far
, ther into the back blocks and unknown
country, save a few who have acquired
I the craving for opium or drink. These
, latter succumb amid tilie advancing
! wave of civilization and seldom leave
any children. Those who have passed
inland, if they do not increase, have
certainly not decreased. In some few
i cases whole tribes have died out when
i 'ivilization has reached them, but these
have usually been small tribes.
Tender Hearted
"He is the most tender hearted man
i I ever saw.
j '' Kind to animals?''
"I should say so! Why, whoa he
I found the family cat insisted on slee>;>-
j ing in the ccaPbin he immediately or
dered a ton of soft coal."—Tit-Bits.
From the Readers
Prospective Subscriber (in office of
! the Weekly Whoop—Don't you have
any clubbing propositions?
Editor and Proprietor—Oh. once in
awhile, but horsewhipping ami shoot
i ing propositions seem to be the favor
-1 ites around here!— Puck.
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MANY STOUCH SERVICES
Preaching at the Tabernacle'ls Not the
Extent of Campaign Ac
tivities
Those who have seen Evangelist
Sltongh m action at the tabernacle, an.l
think that they have seen the entire
Stough evangelistic campaign in ojicra
tion, are mistaken, because lie is onlv
one of a force of workers who are now
engaged in activities in the interests of
the campaign in nil parte of the city.
Dr. Stough does the preaching, a large
part of the campaign, but his assistants
and supporters do a great deal, too.
The activities to-dav were numerous.
Hundreds of neighborhood prayer
meetings were held at 9 o'clock this
morning, as usual. Services were held
at noon at the Enola roundhouse, speak
er, \V. W. Shannon; ait fclie Enola ear
shops, speaker, the Rev. E. E. Curtis,
and at the Steefton bridge shop, speak
er, H. K. \V. Patterson, head of men's
work and shops department. There was
music at' all meetings by members of
the tabernacle choir and orchestra.
At the meeting of the Women's
Christian Temperance Union of Harris
burg this afternoon at the home of
Mrs. S. O. Goho, Miss Sara l'altner,
head of the women's work department,
represented the Stough party.
Miss Eggleston, of the children's de
partment. spoke at the Children's In
dustrial Home at 3 o'clock this after
noon. At the Home for the Friendless
at 4 o'clock Miss Josephine Colt spoke.
A chorus of children sang at the serv
ice. They went to the home in the
Boyer Joy-Giving car.
The first meeting for night workers
in the shops was held between 11 and
12 o'clock last night at the Enola
roundhouse. H. K. W. Patterson spoko
and Mr. anil Mrs. Watson sang. More
than a hundred men joined enthusiast
ically in the singing. The Enola meet
ings will be continued every Wednes
day night.
The banquet in Evangelist Stough's
honor will be held at the Board of
Trade this evening, starfing with a re
ception at. 5.30 o'clock. DT. Stough
will speak to the business and profes
sional men present on the actual com
mercial value to them of the revival
he is conducting.
The subject of the sermon at the tab
ernacle to-night may be "What Is a
Christian?" It is subject to change,
however, according to the nature of the
audience which the evangelist finds at
the tabernacle when he gets there.
The usual daytime meeting was held
at 2.30 o'clock this afternoon. Many
women and some men were present.
TALKS ON ' TELEPHONE GIRL »
Local Manager of Bell Company Ad
diesses Camp Hill Civic Club
Shirley B. Watts, local manager of
the Bell Telephone Company, "delivered
an illustrated lecture on "The Tele
phone Girl" tefor ■ the Camp Hill Civic
iC'lub this afternoon. The Camp Hill
Civic Club, of which Mrs. James Mil
house is president, meets once each
month for the discussion of educational
subjects and the increased membership
this season indicates deep interest.
Telephony, a science which is of com
mon interest to all, reveals wonders
when intricate details are explained.
When one has greater knowledge of
this comparatively modern invention
one is led to exercise more care and
patience when making calls. Mr.
Watts' lerture wa< of special interest
to all who attended and when the
meeting adjourned the members left
with a broader knowledge of a system
that covers the greater portion of this
continent.
"Commerce Bulletin'' Issued
The " ilarrisburg Chamber of Com
merce Bulletin," a four-page folder
full of news and notes about the local
ehair.lber, was issued to the members ou
November 2. It calls attention to the
new constructive work being planned
by Henderson Gilbert, Ihe new presi
dent.
Willis- —Then you think Bump left
considerable life insurance? Gillis—
Yes. The agent was the first one to
propose to the widow. —Judge.
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