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Tombs Court Room Is
Scene of Great Ex
citement When Mis
sile Is Discovered
COPPER BRAVELY
TEARS OFF FUSE
Was Found Directly Beneath District
Attorney's Offices Occupied By
Qoveruor-elect Whitman—Enough
Explosives to Wreck Building
«,• .iMOCidtcd r.v<.
New York. Nov. 14. — A bomb some
what similar u construction to the one
that wrecked the entrance to the
Bronx county court house last Wednes
day night, was found to-day in the
Tonn.s court room just under the Dis
trict Attorney's ofti.es occupied by
Goxeruo -'itvi Whitman. The room was
crowded. The bomb contained gan
poivdci. -ugs and bullets. Its fuse was
partly burned.
George L. O'Connor, a policeman,
saw smoke from the burning fuse of
the bo HI b, ran to the spot, picked ir
up, tore off the fuse and carried the
bomb from toe court room, ' our men
were sitting on the bench in the rear
of the court room where the bomb wa*
found The bomb contained ex-Hosive
enough, t iva< estimated, to have
wrecked the building. v
Court Room Thrown Into Uproar
As O'Connor stripped the sputter
m{ iuse from the bomb, the court room
was thrown xto an uproar. Approxi-
titty persons were in .he room
awaiting t.ie arrival of Magistrate
t amp >e!l to open 'ou~:. It s believed
t 'at hi» arrival wa- the signal to fire
the fuse
5 xam nation -aowc.l timt the >omb
n:-s made of a rive-pound oil can and
"HI: :: wa- tilled with gnu cotton,
slug- and 'tillet*. It was wrapped up
i a Jew -.i daily news 'apcr tightly
bou i.. with wrapping cord.
Magistrate i ampbeii said he had no
idea who would seek to take his life
un.e»s : we e tie writer or w. tet« of
threatening letters he hsd received
during the recent trial of Industrial
V\ orkei s of the World lcr..!cr> at which
Ssme Band of Anarchists Suspected
The police he..eve the bomb was left
in the court room by the same band of
;iiat firM the bomb \V
nes.iav night f.i the Bronx ounty
. coart house and iast mouth explode*!
bombs in St. Patrick's cathedral and
a: the church of St. Vlphonsu*. The
ponce recalled that F.ank Tannen-
baair, ai'd his ludastr ai Workers of
Mg Wor!.! entered St. Aiphonsus church
dating their oemonstrations last year
as P result iif which Taanenbaum was
seat to jail.
GERMAN ATTACKS IN WEST
FLANDERS IMPEDED BY RAIN
Ber in. .Nov. 14. by Wireless to l«o:i
--oon. 3.2$ P. M. —Military headquar
ters to-day gave out an official an
nouncement as follows:
"The fighting in Western Flanders
continues. Our attacks during the past
tew days have i>een impeded by the
a.a and stormy weather and are "there
fore placet ilnj slowly. South of Ypres
we have ti:kcn 700 prisoners.
Tiae B tish attacks to the west of
Lille have been repulsed.
"At Berry-au-Bac we compelled the
r rencii to evacuate a commanding
position.
■"Oc. a:ta .< :n the forest ot Argon
ne ha- male goo i progress. Here the
French again suffered heavy losses,
caving :nore th:.n 130 prisoners in our
hsrnL.
"The fighting ontinues in
, Pr.:»s!a una at Stillaj enen we took
500 Russian T:soners. No decision vet
nas been reache at Soldau.
"Iu tae district of Vlaelawec, a
Kuss.au army* corps fias been repulse*i
i'ii 1 1,500. prisoners and twelve ma
. chine guus fell into oar hands "
fiuhtim; has beuix near
THFSI'EZ HN'AL, IS REIMTRT
Berlin, Nov 10 by Wireless. De
aved) —Reports reaching Berlin from
Milan. Italy, sit forth tuat in Egypt
iigntiug already bss o irred near the
Sii. cjinal Tir. i information was giv
en to tiic . ress to day from official quar
* teis
1 oar wagon loads of Lngiisn wouuded
nave arriveiL at Cairo: the men were
t'.irt in righting between Suez an 1 Is
mailia been a mutiny of tne
* native troops and many well-known
Kgjr}tsans have been arrested.
FHI.ME FOI'NU WANDERING
IN A DEMENTED CONDITION
* l.on<io!i. Nov. 14. 4.35 A. M.—The
< cpenhagen correspondent of the
"Standard'' sends the following:
'Prince Ernest August (the I>uke of
« uinberland <, father of the Duke of
Brunswick, who is the Emperor * son
.n-iaw. has been discovered wandering
about in a demented condition. He ha-l
v been missing for several weeks and it
.is said that the war has affected his
orain. It is understood he is now in
'an asylum
To Check Inflow of German Loans
Berlin. Via The Hague, Nov. 13. Via
I.ondon, Nov. 14. 3.25 A. M.—The j
Keichsbank to-day took action designed I
.to check the inflow of German loans :
from abroaO. A considerable volume
.of German bonds, with an English
stamp, having recently reached Ger
many, tife Reichsbank sees therein an
Attempt of the Knglish to depress the
price of the bonds and discredit Uer
mauv's financial soiiuitv. J
1.200 TONS OF CHRISMS
GIFTS FILL SANTA CLAUS
SHIP THAT SAILED TO DAY
New York. Nov. 14. With more
than 1,200 ton# of Christmas gifts
from the people of America, a Santa
Clans ship, the naval collier Jason,
sailed to-day for Europe. A message
of godspeed from President Wilson
was received by Lieutenant Comman
der C. F. Courtney, I'. 8. N„ shortly
before time. The docks were
black with thousands of school chil
dren.
Th,< gifts that the Santa Claus ship
carried were gathered from every
State of the Vnion. They included al
most everything from toys and tolls and
clothing and food. So heavy was the
rain of Christmas presents for th,> chil
dren of Kurope that a force of 90 sol
diers and (50 sailors from the navy yard
was requires! to receive and classify
the gifts as they arrived and repack
them so that an oqnal distribution
might be made in the several countries
for which thev were intended.
A summary of the cargo made by
' ommander Courtney shortly before
sailing showed the following items:
Fourteen carloads of children's cloth
ing. five carloads uf women's clothing,
one carload of men's clothing, five car
loads of toys and 57 carloads of mis
cellaneous presents, foodstuffs, boots,
shoes, etc.; a total of 82 carloads.
The ship will call first at Falmouth
where the gifts intended for Kngland.
France and Belgium will be discharge.i:
then she will proceed to Rotterdam
where gifts for Holland and Germany
will he discharge.!. At a later date
another consignment will go forward
for toe people of Russia and Poland.
Nearly all the gift* received were
accompanied by notes of good will writ
ten by the donors. As the spirit of
neutrality of the I'nited States was un
wittingly violated in many of these mis
sives it was found necessary to with
hold them. A large quantity of cloth
ing that «.is found unfit for immediate
shipment will be sent to F.llis Island
for cleaning and fumigating and will
afterward be taken in charge by wives
of army officers who have volunteered
for the service and will be patched,
made over and prepared for a later
shipment.
GERM ATTACK AGAINST
BRIDGE AT NIEUPORT WAS
A FAILURE. SAYS FRENCH
Pa- s. Nov. 14. 2.47 P. M.—The
French official communication this aft
ernoon says the German attack against
the bridge at Nieuport resulted in
failure, an! that various offensive
movements of the enemy around Ypres
have been checked. The text of the
communication follows:
"In Belgium a German attack
against the head of the bridge a; Nieu
port resulted in failure, and various
efforts at offensive movements on the
part of the enemy in the region to
the east and to the southeast of Ypres
have been checked.
•'lu the environs of Bixschoote we
have progressed one kilometre toward
the east. Between the canal of La
Bissee and Arras our troops have made
minor progress. In the region of s
signy and in the vicinity of the Aisne,
as tar as Berry-au-Bac. the Germans
have attacked but without success.
••In tne Argonne the lighting has
recommenced with greater spirit. The
enemy endeavored, but in vain, to re
apture Four de Paris and St. Hubert.
Particularly in the vicinity ot" Verdun
several partial offensive movements on
the part of the enemy were checked by
the tire of our artillery before the for
ward movement of the enemy's in
fantry could be undertaken.
."In the Woevre district and in Lor
raine. where bad weather prevails,
there is nothing to rejiort."
Denies Famine Exists in Vienna
Washington. Nov. 14.—The Austrian
Minister of Foreign Affairs to-day com
municated to the Austrian embassy by
wireless via Berlin a denial that famine
conditions exist in Vienna.
TO-DAY'S BANK STATEMENT
Clearing House Banks and Trust Com
panies Show a Decrease in
Reserve Fund
By Associated Press.
New York. Nov. 14.—The statement
of the average condition of Clearing
House banks and trust companies for
the week shows that they hoi.i $7,413,-
900 reserve in excess of legal require
ments. This is a decrease of $>.500.-
650. The statement follows:
Loans. $2,133,170,000; decrease.
$11,523,000.
Specie, $3 40,306,000; decrease $3.-
599.000.
Legal tenders. $102,4 93,000: de
crease, $3,340,000.
Net doposits. $1,925,354,000: in
crease. $2,307,000.
< ireulation, $106.725.000: decrease,
$23,532,000.
Banks cash reserve in vault. $37 8,-
956,000.
Trust companies cash reserve in
vault. $63,843,000.
Aggregate cash reserve. $442,799.-
000.
Excess lawful reserve, $7,413,900:
decrease, $5.500,650.
Trust companies reserve with Clear
ing House members carrying 25 per
ent. cash reserve. $57,840,000.
ASSORTMENT OF CARCASSES
Fifteen Dead Animals Hauled During
Clean-Up Week
< lean up wetk ended this afternoon
with the ompletion of the cleaning of
the section between Muench street and
the eitv limits.
According to an announcement ma-le
by the Pennsylvania Reduction Com
p&ny about 1.300 loads of waste ma
terial have been hauled out or' the city
this week up until noon to-day. Among
the waste was found the following:
Three dead horses, four dead dogs and
eight dead eats.
Jacob Bjplinger Injured
Jacob Kiplinger. 1529 Vernon «treet.
a signal foreman for the Pennsylvania
railroad, was struck on the head by a
beam while on duty yesterday alter
noon, sustaining a laceration of the
scalp. He was treated at the Harris
burg hospital.
FTAftRISBUBG STAR-INDEPENDENT. SATURDAY EYEXIxn. NOVEMBER 14. 1914,
'MANY AT STODCH SERVICES
Preparations Are Made for Three Over-.
How Meetings To-morrow Night
If Needed
Meetings planned for to-morrow in
t l he interests of The Stough evangelistic j
campaign include one in the morning,
four in the afternoon and if t"he crowds
are great enough, four iu the eveuiug.
At tiie morning meeting, iu the taiber
naole. the Rev. Dr. .Henry W. Stough
will preach on "The Three Void Resur-'
rcetiou."
In the afternoon a mass meeting for
men only will be held a- the tabernacle
at 2.30 o'clock, ad.tressed by Or. Stongii
on the subject. " Red Lights an<l Searoh
lig'iits." A mass meet ut: for women
only a: 3 o'clock at v'ae Ridge Aveuae
Methodist church, will be addressed by
Miss Sara Palmer, A young people's
and High school studeafs IVHSS meeting,
both sexes, will be held ;.t 3 o'.lock at
the Grace 'Methodist church, addressod
bv Miss Florence Ssxman. Boys xrd
girls will meet at 3 o V ack at the
Fourth Street t hurch e: God. and will
be addressed by Miss IV.isy Kggleston.
The booster choir of children will sing
at rho men's meeting and then march
from the tabernacle to the Voii.ui
street church.
The big evening meeting will be held
at the tabernacle, the only meeting of
the day. at which trail bitters will be
called for. It is presupposed that the
crowds will be much greater than can
be av-ommodated iu the building, and
provisions have ben made for the first
overflow meeting at Ridge Avenue
church, to be addressed by Miss Palmer,
the second at Pine Street Presbyterian
church, to be nddresse-d by H. W. K.
Patterson, and the third, if ne essary,
at Grace Methodist hr.vh. to be address
ed by W. W. Shannon.
The choir loft at the tabernacle has
been extended, giving the building an
added aopacity of about four hundre.l.
MRS. F. (. TOMLIN'SON DIES
Aged Wife of Well-Known Man Expires
Early This Morning
Mrs. Sarah .lunp Tonilinson, 7 4 years
old, wife of Francis C. Tomlinson, died
this morning at 5.30 o'clock at her
home, 1728 Fulton street. Beside her
husband she leave* the following chil
dren: Mrs. A. H. Snyder, Mrs. F. W.
Kaiser. Charles A., aud llarrv B„ of
Harrisburg; George S„ of Halifax',
William K.. of Pittsburgh, and Mrs. A.
S. Moore, of l-ancaster.
Funeral services will be held Tues
day afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Fifth
Street Methodist Episcopal church, the
pastor, the Rev. B. H. llart, officiating.
Burial will be in East Harrisburg ceme
tery.
John Pettit Packer
The news of the death of John Pettij
Packer was received here yesterday.
Mr. Packer, who was 64 years old, was
a former resident of this city died at
the home of his daughter. Mrs. C. B.
Dewes, of Pittsburgh. He was for a
number of years a wholesale lumber
dealer
Mr. Packer was married to Miss Car
oline Appleton, of New Brighton. Beav
er county. Pa. She die i 19 vijars ago.
Besides Mr?. Dewes. Mr. Packer leaves
another sister. Mrs. Virginia I* 1). Har
rison, of Springdale. Pa., a brother, E.
L. Packer, of New York, and three chil
dren. Thuroer A. Packer, of Sharps
burg. Pa.: Mrs. Caroline Kiebbs, of
Pittsburgh, an,l Eugene !'• Packer, Jr..
of Springdale, Pa.
Mrs. S. C. Sliacffsr
The fuueral services of Mrs. Sarah
C. Slraeffer. widow of the late Samuel
Shaeffer, who died at her home, 1113
Capital street on Wednesday, will be
held on Saturday afternoon at I o'clock
and will be conducted by tile Kev. Hen
ry Hanson. Burial will be made in
Paxtaug cemetery.
Funeral of Poison Victim
Margaret May Derick, 18 years aud
5 months old. who died at the Harris
burg hospital on Thursday from bich
loride of mercury poisoning, will be
buried Mon lay afternoon. Funeral serv
ices will be held at the home of her
brother. Harry Derick. 529'. Ma'lav
street, at 12.30 o'clock, the Rev. Mr.
Balsbaugii officiating. At 1.30 o'clock
the body will be shipped to Duncan
non, where further services will be held
in the Presbyterian church. Burial will
be -n the I'nited Brethren cemeterv,
Duncannon.
Burial of Young Child
The funeral of Thomas, the tive
months old child of Mr. and Mrs. Car
roll Stone. Mechanicsburg, who died
Thursday, will be conducted to-morrow
afternoon at 1 o'clock by the Rev. H.
N. Feglev. Burial will be in St. John's
cemetery, Shirenianstown.
Mrs. Ida S. Payne
The funeral of Mrs. Ida 8. Payne,
60 years old. who died Thursday at
her home, 1709 Market street, was
held this afternoon at 2 o'clock, the
Rev. H. B. King officiating.
Mrs. Catherine Brightbill
Mrs. Catherine Brightbill, 72 years
old. died this morning at the home of
her daughter, Alice. 1-412 Wallace
street. She has been afflicted with
paralysis for a long time. Beside her
daughter, Alice, she leaves one son.
Frank, and one brother, J. .1. Pilkav.
The body will be taken to Carlisle
Tuesday, where services and burial will
bo made.
TAKE BROWN TO ASYLIM
Man Who Attempted Suicide In Hos
pital Seems Better
Harry A. Brown, of Lvkens, who
yesterday attempted suicide by jump
ing down the rear stairway at the
Harrisburg hospital, was taken to the
Pennsylvania hospital for the insane
at Maclav and Cameron streets, this
morping at 11.15 o'-lock. He was to
have been taken there yesterday, a
commission. having recommended his
admission but the injury he suffered in
his. jump, caused a delay.
It was believed at first that he suf
fered a broken back and a severe con
vulsion which he suffered yesterday
afternoon, led physicians at the Har
risburg hospital to belie\"e that there
•was some pressure on the spinal column
from a dislocated vertebra. He seemed
cheerful this morninig and had the
use of the lower limbs.
New Typhoid Fever Case
.Mrs. Bertha Johnson. South Ninth
-treet. was admitted to tiie Polyclinic
hospital this morning sufVering from an
attack of typhoid fever. This is the
fourth typhoid case that is under treat
ment at this hospital.
CAPITOL
SERVICE COMMISSION WILL
HAVE BUSY TIME NEXT WEEK
Hearings Btart Tuesday Morning and
Continue Until Friday—Harrisburg
Grade Crossing at Ninth Street to
Be Acted Upon
The Public i«ervlce Commission will,
h»ve a very busy week next week, be
ginning on Tuesday mining and con-1
tinning uuti' Friday. The Philadelphia '
Electric Company, whose rates have I
■been questioned by Director Cooke, will!
come in tor a hearing and if is expected :
that, unless an application is made f«Jr j
a postponement, ev ideuce will ibe taken
to sustain I'irector Cooke's contention:
that the people of Philadelphia pay too :
much for tneir electric service.
The application of the Pennsylvania j
Railroad Company for the approval of
a grade crossing ai Ninth street. Har
risourg. will come up next Thursday
afternoon. The approval of the con
tract between the Kphrnt.- and Lebanon
Traction Company with the borough of
Kphrata will .be heard Wednesday aft
ernoon after the Commission gets
through with the consideration of the
application for tae approval of a con
tract between the city of York and
the York Railways Company.
State College Complains
William P. Winter, professor of j
chemistry at State College, and other]
residents in or about that place, call
the attention of the Public Service
Commission to what is termed ;» de
plorable state of affairs existing at
State College, because of a disagree
ment between the borough council and
the State College Water Company over
the sale or renewal of the franchise.
Many of the patrons of the water com
pany were entirely without water dur
ing the day for the past four weeks,
and there would be an inadequate sup
ply in the event of a lire. The health
of the community is jeopardized by
nil unsanitary reservoir, and by reason
of defects in the construction of thi»
reservoir, water is going to waste.
Appointed Notary
Mrs. M. Elizabeth Walsh, of Koerly s
Mills, attached to the State Banking
Department, has been appointed a no
tary public.
TROOPS WILL LEAVE MEXICO
Mexican Factions Will Be Left to Set
tle Their Differences to Suit
Themselves
liy Associated Press.
Washington, Nov. 14. —While plans
for the American evacuation of Yera
Cruz on November 23 were being car
ried forward to-day, hope grew in offi
cial circles that further bloodshed' be
tween the Mexican factious might be
avoided by tiie truce the Carranza and
ilia factions are reported to have en
tered into until November 20.
Carranza's cal' to General Gonzales,
the leading general upon whom he de
pends. to come to Mexico City w-as re
garded as evidence that further in
fluences were at work to prevent a new
civil war, which, military experts say,
would be the bloodiest yet of the Mex
ican conflicts.
Meanwhile IL was indicated that Yil
la, holding San Luis Potosi and the
railroad running to Tampico. was rest
ing his army on its arms awaiting de
velopments. Ir seemed to-day that only
the most untoward developments could
stay the departure of Brigadier General
Funston's forces and that the Mexican
factions would be left to settle their
own differences.
TRY TO STOP EPIDEMIC
Department of Agriculture Dailies It
Has Reversed Its Policy
By Associated Press.
Washington, Nov. 14. —In reply to
oharges by western stock men that the
Department of Agriculture had reversed
its policy in dealing with the foot ami
mouth epidemic, thereby endangering
millions of eattle. Secretary Houston to
day addressed identical telegrams to
the Union Stock Yards, the Chicago
Live Stock Exchange and the National
Wool Growers' Association, stating
that there had been no reversal of
policy anil that the department now
finds It has a larger amount of funds
than has been supposed for carrying
forward the work of eradication of the
disease.
FRANK'S LAST HOPE GONE
Georgia Supreme Court Ignores Plea
of Mary Phagan's Slayer
By Associated Press,
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 14. —The State
Supreme Court to-day refused a new
trial to Leo M. Frank, convicted and
under sentence of death here for the
murder of Mary Phagau.
Frank's motion for a rehearing was
based on the ground that his constitu
tional rights had been violated by rea
son of his absence from the court room
when the jury returned its verdict.
Phillipsburg Wreck To-day
Great railroad wreck which took place
at Phillipsburg. Pa., a few weeks ago.
shown to-day at the Photoplay in the
Beloved Ad venture series "Pardners of
Providence.'' Arthur Johnson, as Lord
Cecil, in the Beloved Adventure series,
to-day at the Photoplay, has an interest
ing experience as one of the 'big scenes
was taken at Phillipsburg, Pa., showing
the big railroad head-on collision that
took place there a few weeks ago.
Adv.
An Excellent Shampoo
The following is a recipe for a
shampoo that will make the hair fluffy
ami easy to dress: Take half a cake of
white castile soap, shave it up finely
and boil in a pint of water until it
jellies. Allow it to become cool; then
beat up the yolks of three eggs and
add them to the soap jellv with a tea
spoonful of eau de cologne. Shampoo
the hair in the usual way, rubbing the
mixture well into the scalp and rinsing
out with soft water.
Linglestown Man Dead
Earl Shutt, '2.2 years old, of Lingles*
town, an inspector for the Pennsylvania
railroad, died at 6 o'clock this morning
•t the Harrisburg hospital of tubercu
lar meningitis. He was admitted to
that institution on November 8 in a
very serious condition.
ALL IN EXCEPT ALLEGHENY
Judge Fraser Must Show a Majority of
7;1,-40 in Bis Home County in 1
Order to Beat Judge Kunkel
With ail of the oftk .ai returns in I
the Fraiter-Kunkel contest for the Su
preme Court bench, received at tlio
State Department except those from
Allegheny county. Judge Kankel this
morning had a lead of 73.245, The I
vote now stands, according to the rc-l
turns from fit! out of the 07 counties,!
Allegheny out. ns follows. Kunkel 3t>7,-
191: Friu-.er, 293.946.
In order to defeat Judge Kunkel,'
Judge Frazer must have mi-joiitv of 1
73.246 in Allegheny county. I notlicial!
counts give Frnver a lend ot" front 7 0,-
000 to 80.000 iu his home county of;
Allegheny. There is nothing official
about this, however, and Judge Kun
kel 's friends still have a shred of hope.
It is argued by the Kunkel people that
in the vote of a large county like Al
legheny there : s reason to believe that
any calculations may be wrong, and
that the official count may cut down
I'rn/.er's majority, the tendency always
being with claimants to claim much
more than the official figures show. If
Judge Frazer's majority is not at least
73,246 in Allegheny county he does
not defeat Judge Kunkel.
A dispatch from Pittsburgh this aft-i
crnoon from the Tri-State News bureau
says that in computing the vote for
judge in Pittsburgh city, alone, the
court found that Judge Fra/.er has!
52.445, while Judge Kunkel received j
5.693. making Frazer's majority iu the
city 46,752. The totals of the State,
then, with Pittsburgh included, and
Allegheny outside of Pittsburgh un
counted. give Kunkel 372,254 and
Frailer 346.391. To win out Judge
Frazer must have 26.494 vote* in Al
l legheny outside of Pittsburgh.
The official returns from Allegheny
i county have been delayed for some rea-'
son, the excuse being that there are i
j more than 400 votiug districts in the]
j county, and computing returns is slow 1
, work. Philadelphia, with many more
. districts, finished its count on Thurs '
day and certified it to the State De-'
! partnient last night. V
If Judge Kunkel is defeated for the
[Supreme Court judgeship his defeat,
according to his friends, may be at
, tributed to three things: First, three
'days before election day the word was'
passed to all Republican organizations
in the State, acting with the State Re
publican organization, to mark all bal
lots for Supreme Court Judge for Judge
Frazer; second that Judge Frazer re-'
| sided in a county that had a vote many,
times larger than the county in which
Judge Kunkel resided, and third, that I
j Judge Frazer s name came first on the,
official ballot, which in a general elee-1
[ tion such as that of this year means
; thousands of votes to the first man on I
I the ballot.
The official election returns, as com-1
puted at the State Department, with
Allegheny out. for United States Sen
ator and Governor, are as follows:
Governor —Brumbaugh. 527.235: Mc-
Cormiek, 406,769; Brumbaugh's ma
jority, 120.266.
I n:fed States Senator—Palmer, i
235,740; Piuchot, 235,096; Penrose,
463,515.
BfIOKSFORU.OFP.STUDENTS
Volumes Are Placed at» Their Disposal
at Both State and City
Libraries
Professor Wendell P. Raine, of the
Wharton and Extension School facul
ties. paid the local school a visit and
made the announcement before the class ,
that State Librarian Montgomery had
already secured twenty volumes each of:
every text and reference book needed
not only for this year's work but for
next year as well. Mr. Raine strongly
urged the class to take advantage of i
this most unusual condition, thereby :
showing Dr. Montgomery their appre- !
ciation of his interest in the general
welfare of the school.
It is expected the new president of,
t>he association will follow- the scheme
so successfully varried out in Wilkes
Barre and Scranton last year, which
consisted in the appointing of commit
tees on athletics, pins and button pub
licity, songs, employment, serial func
tions and debating.
Already the I'niversity Chronicle, tiie
university's officials rostPr of events,
has been received by the school, keeping
it in touch with the University of Penn
sylvania. Mr. Raine stated that he was
having sent to the school sufficient
copies of "Old Penn" for each mem
ber of the class.
At the city public library, a special
table of reference books has been ar
ranged for the benefit of Wharton
school students.
NEW HOTEL STORY B<>BS I P
Indianapolis Man Conies Here and Talks
About Building One
Again t'be storv of a new hotel for
Harrisburg bpbs up. Diaries F. (Hender
| sou. of the firm of Henderson & Mar
shall, attorneys, Indianapolis, who, he
says, is East for the purpose of locating
sites for new hotels to be buifc bv a
party of capitalists who are interested
in the hotel business, f-toi>ped oft' in
Harris'b'.-.rg ycftenlay aiternoon to look
about here, having this city on his. list
and being charged with looking over
available Harrisburg properties.
Henderson took interest in two sites,
that on which tttie Commonwealth hotel
is now located, which he said he under
stood could be purchased, and the site
of the old opera house at Third and
Walnut, vacant since the fire, and own
eel by the Weightman estate in Phila
delphia. Mr. Henderson made many in
quiries regarding the latter site, ob
tained its dimensions, spoke of its fa
cilities and availability as a hotel loca
tion. with a large rear and side en
trances and the Capitol Park for a front
yard. When told the site was in charge
of Hampton U Carson, of Philadelphia,
as attorney, to dispose of, he left for
Philadelphia on an afternoon train with
the avowed purpose of having a con
ference with Mr Carson to-dav.
Mr. Henderson said that the capital
ists he represents make a specialty of
building hotels, find tenants for them
and see that they are started right. He
instanced, as some of the enterprises
of the people he represents the construc
tion of new hotels in Indianapolis and
Toledo, and said that arrangements
have been made to construct a new ho
tel in Hagerstown to take the place of
the one recently destroyed bv fire.
SI IS ADDED TO ROUND
TRIP TOJRILADELPRIA
l oalluurd l-'rom First Pace.
■light tlie 'lVniisylvania Rnilroa<l Com*
puny said the change* xvero being made
because the Interstate Commerce Com
mission had declared it to be a matter
of public policy that each branch of
the railroad service "should contribute
its proper share to !h> cost of opera
tion and of return upon Lho property
devoted to the inn of the ■ '.'ilu'.''
"The |i.Uj«oso o [ the company,"
continues the statement, "is to embody
the polh - established l»v the Commis
sion, and so e pread ihe < i'in;;es in fares
that the b.ivdcn will fall only Ughtly
on any s.ngle traveler. The proposed
changes in suburban rail's hav been so
adjusted tlml in person traveling on
commutation tickets will h.:ve to pay
•mere than one cent 11 day additional
fare.''
The action of the Pennsylvania.
'Philadelphia aud Heading and other
Trunk Line Association curriers in til
ing the new tariffs to day will <bc in
line with the general movement of rail
roads all over the country to advance
passenger fares. Travel rattv generally
are ta be increased to a uniform basis
of 2'.. cents a mile.
Wit'h all roads charging this uniform
rate for interstate passenger fares, it is
; estimated the total additional revenue
1 accruing will be more than $50,000,-
i 000 annually.
AUTO'S TOLL TWO KILLED
Heading Locomotive Strikes Car Con
taiaing Prominent Girardville Citi
zens With Awful Results
Potisville. Pa.. Nov. 14.—Two wore
I killed, the third so badly injured that
i amputation of both limbs may be neees
[ sarv, and the fourth so badly bruised
i and cut about the tare and body is the
i result of n train on the Heading rail
I road striking the automobile driven by
i Peter McCormick. the Philadelphia and
| Reading station agent at Girardville,
while crossing the track* a! St. \'i h
! olas. about 11 o'clock last night. The
killed are:
Marion McCormick. son o:' Peter Mo
1 Cormick, Girardville.
Mrs. C. S. Brown, Girardville.
The injured:
Peter McCormick. of Girardville. legs
badly crushed and amputation of both
) may be necessary.
Miss Mary Horn,*of Mai/.eville, sis
j ter-in-law of Mr. McCormick.
The party were returning to their
I home after an evening's automobile
j drive and were crossing the tracks on
the Philadelphia and Reading railroa 1
j at the above town, when an engine sud
| denlv made its appearance, striking the
| machine and crushing the entire part
I beneath its wheels. It was necessary
to bring out the wreck train with a
j derrick in order to remove tha bodies
of some of the unfortunates, who were
under the engine. Much time was con
sumed and the workers toiled incessant
j Iy until the victims were removed.
A. R. HESS HIES IX ST E KIT ON
Victim of Apoplexy Succumbs in His
Eightieth Year
A. R. Hess, a prominent resident of
i Steelton, doing business at 28 North
! fourth street, in his eightieth year,
| died this afternoon at 12.05 o'clock
after an illness of three days following
a stroke of apoplexy at his home Wed
nesday morning at 5.30.
Mr. Hess was born in Safe Harbor.
Lancaster county. Pa.. January 15,
1835, and for many years was a resi
dent of Harrisburg* and Steelton. He
j was a member of the Church of God
for more than 50 years, and is survived
, by his wife and rive daughters. Mrs.
Charles K. Ijaverty. of Harrislburg;
j Alice, wife of A. Russell Calder, of
I Bellevue Park; Carrie, wife of Pro
| feasor A. M. Lindsay, of Harrisburg;
| Katharine, wife of Dr. IL \V. Me Ken -
! xic, of Duncaunon, and Linnie, at
| home: also one sister, Miss Mary B.
Hess, of Lancaster.
M -. Hess belonged to one of the old
er,. laniilici of Lam-Aster ouuty and
was a brother of th" iate Captain
George H. Hess, of j?.ifc Harbor, and
Maynard Hess, former druggist of
i Steelton.
LIVESTOCK BOARD ENDORSED
—^
Alricks' Association Praises Its Work
After Hearing Lecture
I Unanimous endorsement of the work
of btate Veterinarian C. -I. Miaishall
' and the State Livestock Sanitary Board
in its conservation of the livestock in
dustry of the Mate was given lasit night
bv the Alricks Association following an
I address by Dr. \V. S. Gimper, director
; of the Divisiou of Milk Hygiene of the
State board.
The association held a'regular meet
iang at St. Andrew's parish house and
| Dr. Gimper had been invited ;o give a
i talk upon the prevalent foot and mouth
| disease. Tn discussing it he also gave
j a brief summary of the preventive aud
j protective work of the board generally.
I In addition tn endorsing the work of
j the Livestock Board the men in the as
| sociation tendered Dr. Gimper a rising
vote of thanks >or his address.
Much of last evening's session was
■ taken up with a busine-s mcpting. On
I November 27,' the night after Thanks
l giving day, the Alricks Association will
['hold a social evening.
YOUTH ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
Shoots Self on Account of Alleged
Disappointment in Love
I (Sneeial to the Star-Independent.i
York, Pa., Nov. 14. —Despondent
because of alleged disappointment in
j love. John Roy Hoke, twenty-two years
i old, attempted suicide at 11.35 o'clock
j iast night by shooting himself in the
j abdomen with a revolver. He was
l rushed to the York Hospital where he
j is suffering from internal hemorrhages.
! He is reported to be dj'ing.
For a week Hoke seemed dejected
; and told frieuds with whom be resided
that he had trouble. His "trouble,'' it
iis generally believed, was disappaint-
I ment in a love affair.
High School Boy Gunning
William T. Myers, leader of the Cen
tral High s hool orchestra, left last
night for a hunting trip in the vicinity
| of Newport and Millerstown. Two oth
, ers are in the party.
| Artistic Printing at Star-Independent.
FARM CREDITS DISCUSSER
BY PATRONS OF HUSBANDRY
Increased Measures and Better Co-op
cration Were the Main Subject:
Under Discussion at Wilmiugtoi
Meeting
6';.' Associated /'resit,
W iluiuigti n, Del.. Nov. 11. -Tn
creased measures of farm credits an.
better <o-opcrntiun «er ( . the main sub
jects Hi consideration at the sersion til
the Xutionnl Grange Pntrons of IJik
bnndry, ilii.; morning. I'lie latter \>n
made u special order f«y next Tuesdav
morning.
I'he sulije.'t of better farm credits
was brought up by Delegate T. c. At
Ivcson, nt West Virginia, who offered
a preamble and resolutions for consid
eration. the preamble set forth that
the nistorv of nil nations proves guv
eminent aids n the form of farm i red
its to be a necessity to high eDieioncv
of* fond production and for saving farm
ers from the liigh eost of loans and de
i lares that th P Ilollis lluchle> Farm
I re lit bill, now pending in Congress, i«
hardlv in rompliance with the reijn -st
of the tirangers. The resolutions are as
follows:
•'Resolved, That the legislative com
mittee and oflu-era of the Grange
throughout the country are instruct.' I
to insist, on behalf of this bo iy. tint
more substantial government aid t >
steady interest rates an-l to uphold the
market lor tarin mortgage bonds, should
be included in the. bill finally passed bv
< ongress.
Ue*ol\ ed. That nn farm credit It II
which places in the lunula of privet
capital flic power to make interest rates
"ii mortgage bunds without limitation
b\- federal law, will moot cither Hie
needs of agriculture or the ,iust denian !<
of th" Orange "
The resolution' were referred to the
committee 0:1 'solutions. reports viero
read fTom the Stat# Granges of Otekon.
Now Jersey and Washington, com; i?t
"iff this phase of ilt" sessions work*
'hi (irnuge iiecepteil an invitai ■ i
from the school antiiurit es to \ isit tlm
]>»l>lic schools of Wilmington .".ml |.»ei
(fate John Kitcham, of Wiscou*!
w " s appointed f i deliver tin :i Id.c; »
during the vhnt.
is n„ se*>Va o( til' \.»tiiMin!
('laujic this aitcnioon. I'o-morrow aii
ernoon at 3 O'clock there \v\)\ \ w y
morial v ( »rviee in the Dugout audirdri
win. \'itli « sermon i»\ National I'i
' Jl '" V. P. Keardou, of Kuiisu-*.
Ml the city churches have issued n
\ nations to the
atteml their services an | inanv wij| ;i •.
ccpt. C onsidoiation yf committee luni
nC9B will he taken up on Mondav morn
in#.
THE RAILROADS KiLL 5.558
Appalling Yearly Death Toll Because
There Are No Track Trespass
Laws. Says Claim Agent
RH Associated Press,
<■ iiicago, Nov. 14. —Railroads of tlio
nation kill 5,558 persons annuallv——
an average of fourteen every day be
cause tiiere arc 110 laws penalizing ties
passing on railroad tracks, R. V. Rich
aids, general claim agent of the ( hieago
and Northwestern railroad, told dele
gate attending the eighth conference
of the Western Economic Society hero
to-dav. ' His address was on "Railway
Accidents and Safety First.''
"I thin'- it is conservative to say
that it would cost the States, counties
and municipalities less to enact an 1
enforce trespass laws than it docs to
Pick up and bury the dead, hold in
quests on- the bodies and care for the
cripple*.' m,.. Richards said.
The speaker assorted that during the
last L' 4 years there were 109.009 per
sons killed and 1 17,257 injured while
walking on railroad tracks and "flip
ping on cars, lie produced statistics
showing that ot the 10,954 persons
killed on ihc railroads last vear more
than liaif ol the total were trespassers.
PRESIDENT IN NEW YORK
Accompanies by His Daughter. Naval
Aid and Phjsiciau
By Aitociali il /Vc.s.
-New York, Nov. I 4. — ['resident Wil
son arrived in New Vork from Well
ington at t' o clock this morning and
went immediately to the home of Colo
nel (•:. M. House, whose guest he will
be tcf-day and to-nurrow. Aceompanv
ing the President were his daughter,
Miss Margaret Wilson, and his haval
aid and physician, Ui-. Can Orayson.
The ('resident planned to return to
Washington at, 5 oYlo.k iomorrow alt
ernoon.
President Wilson planned to spend
the day at the Piping Ruck Club on
Long Island, returning late this after
noon to the home of Colonel House.
To-morrow the President will attend
services at the fifth Avenue Preabvte
rian church, nfter which lie will be'tin
dinner guest of Cleveland H. Dodge at
Riverdale. lElc planned to return to
the home of Colonel House- to-mftrrov
afternoon before departing for Wash
ington.
(OTTO , (iOIXG VERY SLOW
Germany Received No America Cotton
Since Beginning of War
Ull As-au iateil Pros.
Washington, Nov. 14.—American
cotton spinners used less eottaji .luring
the first three months of the cotton
year than they..did in the same period
last year; exports during Oetooer were
less than one-third of what they were
a year ago a»d almost a million bales
more were in the hands of manufac
turers and in'warehouses at the end
of October than th>ere were last vear
at that time. This summarizes briefly
the effect of the European war on the
American cotton industry as disclosed
to-day by the October cotton consump
tion and distribution report of the Cen
sus Bureau.
The United Kingdom during October
increased its takings of American cot
ton. 232,065 bales having beon evfort
ed to it. Germany received no Auieri
can cotton while France tofck 22,992
bales, the first it had received since the
beginning of the war.