2
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, SIHH'S sin
Jury Will Determine
That Point Before
Trial on Murder
Charge Is Started
CASE WILL BE
CALLED MONDAY
Alienists Will Testify As to Mental
Condition of the Man Accused of
Slaying His Grandfather In Ingle
nook
With the case of Edward G. Smith,
charged with having murdered his
grandfather, John E. Bush, in Ingle
nook, on June 3, last, listed for trial
on Monday, the opening day of the
special term of criminal court, it is en
tirely likely, so county officials said to
day, that a jury of twelve men first
will be asked to say whether the ac
cused now is mentally able to compre
hend the crime with which he stands
ciiarged and to make a proper defense.
The jurymen will be selected from
the list of seventy-two who were drawn
for the regular September sessions and
who were held over by reason of the
continuance of the sessions. Since the
question of the defendant's mental
condition will first be passed upon and
before testimony is offered concern
ing the alleged murder, it is believed
the attorneys will not exercise their
right to examine the jurors in the same
way as is done wheu a defendant is
put on trial for his life.
If Smith is found to be mentally
unbalanced, he will be sent to an insti
tution for the criminal insane. Should
the jury find that he "has a sufficient
intellect to comprehend the course of
the proceedings on the trial so as to
be able to make a proper defense," he
then will be required to answer to the
charge of slaying his grandfather.
Alienists who have examined Smith
since he has been confined in prison,
include Dr. T. S. Blair, of this citv,
and Dr. Howard Phillips, formerly'a
specialist in the Kirkbride sanitarium
and in the Eastern penitentiary, in be
half of the Commonwealth; and Dr.
"Walter G. Bowers and Dr. C. R. Mc-
Kinnis, for the defense.
ST. TOMORROW
Bishop Darlington Will Preach at the
Second Service in the
Morning
Two services will be held in St.
Stephen's church on Thanksgiving Day.
The first will be a celebration of the
Holy Communion at 9 a.m. The second
will consist of morning prayer and a
sermon by Bishop Darlington. The of
ferings at the services will be given to
the Harrisburg hospital.
The following music mil be used at
the 11 o'clock services at St. Step
hen's:
"O Praise the Lord," Chant; "To
Deum in B Flat," King Hall; "Jubi
late,' King Hall; anthem, "Praise the
Lord. O Jerusalem," Maunder; post
lude, "Thanksgiving," Demareat. Al
fred C. Kuschwa, organist and choir
master.
PINE STREET PROGRAM
Sermon and Special Music at To-mor
row Morning's Service
The program of the Thanksgiving
service at Pine Street Presbvterian
church follows:
Organ recital at 10.15 o'clock.
"Fugue in G Major," J. S. Bach; "In
Moonlight," Ralphs Kinder; "Saluto
d Amor, Gottfried H, Federiein*
"Thanksgiving." (Pastoral Suite)',
Clifford Demarest.
Thanksgiving Day service a t 10.30
o'clock; doxology: invocation; The
Lord s Prayer; Psalter, selection LVll
hymn 6(50; scripture reading; anthem".
•Praise the Lord, O My Soul." Smart'
prayer; offering for Harrisburg Bene
volent Associations; offertory, " An
dante recitativo," (Sonata 'l), Men
delssohn; baritone solo, "Praise the
Lord. Foerster. George Sutton, hvmn
bo 6; sermon, "The I'nspealtable Gift "
H Corinthians 9:15; prayer; hvmn
bbo; benediction; postlude, "Grand
Cnorus in D Major," Alexander Guhl
mant.
Thanksgiving Observance at Fourth
/ Reformed Church at 7.45
jjpP'ial Thanksgiving services will
be iield this evening at 7.45 o"clack
at the Fourth Reformed church, Six
teenth and Market streets.
The service will be in e.harge of the
pastor, the Rev. Homer Skvles May
The choir will render anthem's appropri
ate to the occasion and the old Thanks
giving hymns will be sang. A cordial
welcome to all is extended.
Dinner After Sorviceg
The annual Thanksgiving dinner at
St. Paul's Baptist church will follow
the services at 11 o'clock to-morrow
morning. The sermon will be preached
by the pastor, the Rev. E. Luther Cun
ningham.
At Green Street Charch
Thanksgiving will be properly ob
served at the Green Street Church of
God, Green and ( aider streets, to-mor
row morning a t 10 o'clock. Sermon by
the pastor, the Rev. C. H. Grove. Sub
ject, "Why Christians Should Be
Grateful."
Mummers to Meet To-night
The IHarrisburg Mummers' Associa
tion will meet this evening at the May
or's office to lay plan* for the coming
New Year's Day celebration. The asso
ciation is awaiting the decision of the
Harrisburg ('hamlber of Commerce be
fore engaging in soliciting fumls for
the parade. A short meeting of the
parade committee will be held.
IT PAYS TO USE STAR
INDEPENDENT WANT ADS.
CAPITOL HILL
LIFTING QUARANTINE ON
HOOF AND nOUTH DISEASE
State Live Stock Sanitary Board and
Governor Tener Discuss Advisabil
ity of Lifting Embargo in Certain
Sections of State
The State Live Stock Sanitary
Board met with Governor Tener in his
office this afternoon to discuss the ad
visability of lifting the quarantine
against the foot and mouth disease in
some sections where it does not prevail,
and to hear protests against the too
strict enforcement of the law. It was
agreed that there should 'be no laxity
in the enforcement of the quarantine
where the disease prevails, and that the
officers of the Board should use their
discretion in lifting the quarantine, be
ing convinced before doing so that
there was no danger of the disease
spreading.
The department has unofficially
learned of the arrest in Berks county
of a farmer named Balthiser, who is
charged with threatening to shoot two
agents of the Board who were about to
inspect the cattle on his farm. The
matter will be disposed of (by the local
authorities.
Will Hold Hearing
The Industrial Board of the Depart
ment of Laibor anil Indintiv will hold
a hearing in the departm"!!* offices at
the i apitol on the luornir g of December
4 to discuss the following suggested
safety regulations: "Blowers and ex
hausters, polishers and grinding ma
chines, cranes, hoists and conveying
machines, forging and damping ma
chines, machine tools, transmission of
power, woodworking machinery, steam
engiues, compressed air and standard
railings. All persons intfested i'a the
above have been invited to be present
at the hearing and to mal. ; such sug
gestions. Regulations on hu\';
been proposed 'by committees, engineers,
employes and employers engaged in re
lated industries.
Automobile Tags
Chester G. Ray, contractor for tVe
furnishing of automobile tags for 1915,
was at the State Highway Department
to-day and said that his firm is very
husr.- getting out the tags that they
may be ready for shipment before
19i5. There will be 140,000 opera
tors' tags, 500 pairs of trailers, 300
tractors and 15,000 motorcvcles.
HIGH HATS FOR INAUGURAL
Harrisburg and West End Bepublican
Clubs Planning to March in
Honor of Brumbaugh
The Harrisburg Republican Club has
begun preparations for the inaugura
tion of Governor Brumbaugh, and will
participate in the parade. A committee
consisting of City Commissioner Wil
liam H. Lvnch, William Pavord, Charles
E. Pas*. City Chairman Harry P. Oves
and William D. Block has been appoint
ed to make all arrangements, and they
are now busy enrolling members for the
marching club. The uniforms will be
dark overcoats, high hats and brown
gloves, and canes will be carried.
The West End Republican Club last
night arranged for the appointment of
a committee to plan for the inaugural,
and a working body of the members
wjll be appointed by President Doug
lass. It is intended to have a march
ing club, fully uniformed in black, with
high hats, gloves and canes, and a fine
band will be engaged.
The Philadelphia "Public Ledger"
of to-day says:
"The Republican workers north of
Market street, comprising 40 wards,
w*ill participate in the Brumbaugh
inaugural parade under the name of
The Philadelphia Club.' It is expected
that fully 600 men will mareh in this
club, which will be marshaled by Davi.l
H. Lane, chairman of the Republican
City Committee.
•'Reports received from the different
wards yesterday indicate that there
will be an enthusiastic outpouring. Sen
ator McXichol announced that the name
had botn selected upon agreement with
the Vares. who will call their club
'South Philadelphia.' The latter elub
will be led by Representative W. S.
Vare and the marchers will wear high
hats, while the North Philadelphia
wards will be clad in derbies."
HOLIDAY BASKETBALL
Garnet Five, of Philadelphia, Will Be
Attraction at Armory
The Garnet five, of Philadelphia, will
!? e the treat whicth the Harrisburg
Basketball Association will provide bas
ketball followers to-morrow evening at
the Armory. Manager Taggart has
been endeavoring to secure this five for
several weeks, but was unaible to break
in on the schedule which thev had ar
ranged with the strongest teams in the
State.
Last year on Thanksgiving evening
this same team defeated the local five
by a score of 36 to 16. Harrisburg
has won all of the games played so far
this veer and, with one of the strongest
teams in their history, will endeavor
to make the series even in this game.
Their lineup will be practically the
same as that of last Saturday, when
thr/y easily downed the Parkesbu'g
five. s
On the Garnet five are Haire and
Dienes, forwards; Kerr, at center, and
Barker and Ehlers. at the two guards.
Ehlers last rear played guard on the
varsity team of the University of Penn
sylvania team and was one of the can
didates for the all-star basketball team.
Following the game the usual dance
program will be held.
James Messersmlth Dies
Janies Messersmith, 63 years old,
who lived near Linglestown. died at
his home this morning at 5.30 o'clock
after an illness lasting for several
months. The funeral will be held on
Saturday afternoon at the home, the
Rev. Dr. Markward officiating. Burial
will be in the Harrisburg cemetery.
Bishop Bwengel'B House Bobbed
Some time between 5 and 7 o'clock
on Monday morning the residence of
the Rev. P. H. Swengel, Bishop of the
United Evangelical Church, at 75
North Eighteenth street, was entered
and |25 taken from a desk on the first
floor. The IOBS has been reported to
tho police.
HARRISBURC &y WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 25. 1914.
TO HEAR RATE PROTESTS IN
PHILADELPHIA ON FRIDAY
Service Commission Seta Time For
Listening to Commuters ProtestB —
Reading Man Says Commercial
Travelers in Danger of Extinction
City Hall, Philadelphia, will be the
sceae ou Friday morning of ,thia week
of the meeting of the Public Service
Commission and the patrous of the rail
roads who have entered complaint con
cerning the proposed increase of pas
senger rates to take effect on Decem
ber 15. This meeting was agreed upon
last night, and later the following let
ter was sent to the complaining pa
trons:
"In order that there may be as lit
tle delay as possible in the final de
termination of the reasonableness of
the proposed increases in passenger
fares, the Public Service Commission
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
will hol-d an informal meeting on Fri
day, November 2'7, 1914, at 10 o'clock
a. m„ in the finance committee room
of Councils in the City Halt. Philadel
phia, whore and wljeu those who desire
to enter protest against such proposed
increases may be heard personally, or
by their representatives, and complain
ants who have already filed complaints
with the commission may have such
further opportunity yt' providing
specific information bearing upon the
unreasonableness of such in
creases as they may care to offer.
"It will be understood that the
above meeting is not for the purpose
of taking testimony and has only the
scope which is above indicated."
It is not determined as to the man
ner in which the Public Service Com
mission will handle the complaints af
fecting the proposed increase. The ad
vocates who contend that the commis
sion may issue au order that the rate
be not permitted to go into effect un
til the commission determines its valid
ity hold that if it is found to be illegal
to issue such an order, the act creat
ing the commission ought to be
amended so as to make provision for
such cases.
W. B. Brown, of Reading, who is a
traveling man, protests against the in
creased rates and predicts that the
commercial traveler will soon become
extinet for, he says, the expenses are
higher than the average firm can afford
to pay.
TENER TO EAT TURKEY HERE
Many of the State Officials Leave City
To-day to Enjoy Thanksgiving at
Their Homes
Following his usual custom, Governor
Tener will remain in liarrisburg to ob
serve Thanksgiving Day. During the
'lav, atter the church serviee, the Gov
ernor will visit the golf links of the
Harrisburg Country Club ami make the
rounds. With Mrs. Tener the Governor
will be a guest at a dinner of Mr. and
Mrs. Walter H. Gaither, at their home,
205 Sooth Front street.
Lieutenant Governor Reynolds will
carve the turkey in his Bedford home.
Adjutant General Stewart will be at
his home, 823 North Second street, for
the day. Auditor General Powell left
last night for Pittsburgh to enjoy the
day at his home.
State Treasurer Young and Casbiar
Crichton, of the Treasury, will sit at
the feast at their homes in Wellsboro.
Highway Commissioner Bigelow left for
his Pittsburgh home this afternoon.
He has special cause to give thanks.
He resides in the same ward with Wil
liam Flinu and carried it for Penrose
and Brumbaugh.
Secretary McAfee remained in Pitts
burgh this week, and will dine with
frien>lts, his home having been ruined
by fire several weeks ago. Attorney
General Bed will worship in Philadel
phia to-morrow and dine at home.
State Health Commissioner Dixon has
gone to his home in Bryn Mawr for the
holiday.
Secretary of Agriculture Critchfield
left for his Somerset county home this
afternoon, and will eat a turkey raised
011 his farm. Banking Commissioner
■Smith will be at his home in German
town. a Philadelphia residential section,
and Insurance Commissioner Johnson
will be at his home in Norristown.
W. Harry Baker, secretary of the
Senate, will leave off work at Repub
lican State headquarters long enough
to come to his Harrisburg home to
spend the day. A large number of de
partmental attaches who.resi.he near the
city left for their homes this afternoon
to observe the holiday.
KNIT SOCKS AS THEY WAIT
Women Receiving Gifts at Hospital Put
in Part of Tine Making Stockings
for European Soldiers
Mixing of charity with charity is a
feat performed to-day by a committee
of the Women's Aid Society of the
Harrisburg Hospital. The golden rule
is being carried out in its broadest
sense. During the lull of receiving
Thanksgiving gifts at the hospital the
members of the reception committee are
knitting socks for the soldiers now at
war in Europe.
The knitting needles fly until a wag
on pulls up to the door laden with gifts
of foodstuffs for the hospital. The
goods are carefully placed in the ap
pointed places in the storeroom where
upon the women resume knitting until
interrupted by the arrival of another
load.
By noon the hospital had received
seven turkeys short of the nnmber
sought. The turkey budget was placed
»t twelve and but five have been re
ceived at that time. Delicacies and
staples are being received in gratifying
quantities. Small towns in this vicinity
are contributing generously, but the
turkey donors this year ar e " not coming
to the front as fast as de§irei.
Among those on the committee are
Mrs. Henry McCormiek, Miss Anne Mc-
Cormiek and Miss Letitim Braiy, Mrs.
McCormiek has always taken a" great
interest in the hospital and is personally
superintending the donation day ac
tivities.
Cousin of Czar Wounded
Amsterdam, Nov. 25, via London,
10.45 A. M.—German newspapers have
received a telegram from Milan saying
that the Russian Grand Duke Dmitri,
cousin of Emperor Nicholas, was se
verely wounded in an engagement on
the river Wartha.
20 AUTOS ENTERED FOR
THE ECONOMY CONTEST
Thanksgiving Day BUB of 111 Mllto
Will Start From Market Square at
7 O'clock ID the Morning—The
Terms of Competition
Twenty automobiles have been en
tered in the Thanksgiving Day economy
contest which will be held by the Motor
Club of Harrisiburg with a run from this
'city to Gettysburg, York, Columbia, iM't.
Joy and return, a distance of 111 miles.
The cars will rei>ort at Front and North
streets in the morning at 1 o'clock and
will be put in charge of the technical
committee for examination, weighing
and filling of gasoline tanks.
Much interest has been arouaod in
automobile circles in the contest whicli
promises to 'be one of the most success
ful the local dub has held in several
years. In addition to the entrants there
are several private owners who will
make the trip as non-contestan'ta.
All <cars must report with as little
gasoline in the tanks as possible in or
der to facilitate the draining. Cars will
carry an observer and a full number ot
passengers. A regular schedule of eight
een miles an hour will be prescribed.
At York the cars will have a layover
of thirty minutes after the time they
are due to arrive. The running time
from Harrisburg to York is three hours
and forty miuutes. The entire course
will be covered in six hours and forty
miuutes, bringing the contestants into
Market Square between 1 aud 2 o'clock
iu the afternoon.
The eretrias: Hudson light Six, I. W.
Dill; Chalmers Light Six, Keystone
Motor Car Co.; Cadillac Right, Crispen
Motor Car Co.; Cadillac Four, Crispen
Motor Car Co.; 'Hav net* Light Six, Har
risburg Auto Co.; Hudson Big Six, F.
O. Horting; Buick Six, Hoittenstein 4r
Zech; Metz, Monn Bros.: Haynes Light
Six, A. >MicElwain; Overland, W. N.
Miller; Chevrolet Six, B. E. Wright;
Jeffrey Chesterfield, C. H. Conrad;
Cadillac Official Car, J. Clyde Myton;
Buick, Frederick Ryan; Overland, An
drew Redmond; Chevrolet Six, Hotten
stein & Zech; Paige, George R. Bent ley;
Overland, Andrew Redmond; Stude
bsker. East End Auto Co., and Hup
mobile, Ensminger Motor Co.
DR. SPINGARN UPHOLDS
RIGHTS OF COLORED RACE
Former Columbia University Professor
Addresses Local Branch of National
Committee Working to Defeat Leg
islation Hostile to the Negroes
Forty new members, at a meeting in
the Bethel A. M. E. church last evening,
joined the twenty or more colored men
w ho a year ago associated themselves in
a society—a subdivision of the N'a
tional Committee for the Advancement
of Colored People—to fight "race
prejudice and race hate.''
The meeting was presided over by
Dr. C. L». Carter, chairman of the local
branch. The aim of the organization is
to have the rights of the colored popu
lation preserved and especially to tight
legislation lfchicb tends to deprive the
colored classes' of their freedom and
privileges.
Dr. Joel E. Spingarn, formerly a pro
fessor in Columfbia University, address
ed the meeting lust evening and said
the National Society has three times
defeated the Baltimore eitv officials in
attempts to enforce legislation prohibit
itig colored people from living in certain
street sections. Three times the case
was taken to the Maryland State Su
preme Court aud each time that ju
diciary held the city ordinance to be
um-one-titutional.
Only recently the society started war
against the Louisville, Ky., city offi
cials for endeavoring to enforce sim
ilar legislation. The suit now is pend
ing, Dr. s;>ingara said.
The wife of Butler R. Wilson, a col
ored lawyer of New York City, also
*poke at last night's meeting, "urging
those of her race to join the movement
for the preservation of their rights.
COURT hOUSt
BOROUGH ISSUES CHECK
Paxtang Grants Voucher No. 1 to the
Dauphin County Recorder
The first cheek issued by the bor
ough of Paxtang since it became such
under a county court order, was re
ceived by Oscar G. Wiekersham, Coun
ty Recorder, this morning in payment
for the recording of the ' 'borough's
articles of incorporation." The check
was in the sum of $6.70 and was signed
by VS. K. Bealer, treasurer of Council;
J- Q- A. Rutherford as president and
W. C. Crouse, as town clerk.
Taken to Pen
Sheriff Wells to-day took IMartin
Simmons and Charles E. Danner, two
defendants, sentenced on Monday, to
the penitentiary at Philadelphia. "Kach
got a term of not less than one nor
more than three years.
Spent Less Than SSO
Charles Boeckle, treasurer of the So
cialist Congressional 'committee, has
filed with Prothonotary Holler an affi
davit setting forth that he spent ics*
than SSO during the recent campaign.
ATTEMPT BONE GRAFT
Surgeons to Perform Unusual Operation
on Ray Knouse
_ An nnusual operation, in which a
piece of bone from a healthy animal
will be grafted into the arm of Ray
Knouse, of Brvsouia, who was acci
dentally shot while on a hunting trip
near his home, is being planned bv
staff surgeons at the Harrisburg hoi
rpital. The bone in the upper left
arm was shattered by a load of shot.
The boy is recovering slowly, but it
will be some time before an operation
of faat sort can be attempted.
Give S2S to Harrisburg Hospital
The Hebrew Ladies' Aid Society has
donated $25 to the Harridburg hospital
for a Thanksgiving Day gift. A like
amount has been given for the sufferers
in the European war. This will bo
forwarded to the proper persons at
once.
Music at Hotel Plaza Dinner
The management of the Hotel Plaza
has arranged for an appropriate mu
sical program to 'be rendered during the
hours of serving their Thanksgiving
dinner to-morrow.
SALE OF CHRISTINAS SEALS
TO OPEN HERE DECEMBER 7
Boy Scouts Will Aid Largely in Dis
tribution of Bed Cross Stickers, as
Will Local Merchants and Fraternal
Organizations
Harrisburg will begin the 1914 Red
Cross Christmas seal campaign Monday,
December 7, following the observance
in this city of Tuberculosis Sunday, the
day prior.
Details for the distribution of the
300,000 or more seals have not yet been
worked out but John Fox Weise, chair
man of the general committee, has an
nounced the plans in a general way.
Harrisburg and the surrounding
towns established an unusual record
for sales of the Christmas stickers last
year but it is hoped to better the num
ber in 1914, Of course the varied
linee of the crusade adopted in 1913
will be carried out again this year but
the particular methods to which special
attention will be paid will include the
public schools, the Boy Scouts, the city
merchants and the secret societies and
lodges.
Dr. C. R. Phillips will handle the
distribution of seals among the school
ehilJiren again and Dr. J. M. J. Raun
ick will have charge of the secret and
fraternal society work. A feature of
this will be another big drill and con
cert by the Patrol and Band of Zembo
Temple or the Mystic Shrine in Chest
nut street auditorium Tuesday, Decern
ber 15. During the concert members of
Zembo will go through the great audi
ence and dispose of the seals.
The big feature will be the "Mer
chants' Days." This plan was follow
ed last year and even though the cam
paign was started very late, the scheme
was unusually successful. Special at
tention will be given to Merchant Days,
however, a special day being set aside
from time to time for each varietv of
merchant for the sale of the Red Cross
Christmas seals.
The Boy Scouts will assist materially
in this part of the campaign as they
will be employed to carry around the
seals and arrange for orders.
IT COST PENROSE $7,138
Senator Files Here His Expense Ac
count Based on His Campaign
for Re-election
It cost United States Senator Baiec
Penrose, personally, according to his
expense account filed at the State De
partment to-day, just $7,138.40 to be
re-elected.
Of this sum, he gave $2,500 to the
Republican State Committee; SIOO to
the West End Reipuiblican Chxb, of
Harrisburg; SIOO to the State Fire
meu's Association; $1,224 to the Fort
'Pitts hotel, Pittsburgh, for boarding;
$361.40 to the Senate hotel, Harri.<-
iburg, for boarding; $4lO to the Amer
ican Press Association for services, and
$7 41 to tfhe Bell Telephone Company.
The rest was expended in smaller
amounts for telegrams, hotel expends,
clerk hire, secretaries, railroad transpor
tation, fees and miscellaneous expenses.
All of these expense accounts were
accompanied by vouchers and there are
no unpaid bills. The voucher for the
SIOO to the West End Republican Club
is signed by President Douglass; that
of the State firemen by Secretary
W under.
Other expense accounts filed were the
following:
George K. Young, treasurer 37tli
Ward Palmer and MeCormick league,
Philadelphia, received $ 145, of which
slls was given by Palmer and Me-
Cormiek League City Committee. He
paid sllO for watchers on election dav
and the rest for hall rent, postage and
printing. There were 30 watchers
ihired. No vouchers accompany the
account.
Jacob F. Fennintore, 416 Belgrade
street, Philadelphia, treasurer of a M"
Oormiek-Palmer league, received SIOO
from the Palmer-MeCormiek league, an!
says he spent it all for watchers, post
age and stationery, but does not say
how much for each nor accompany hi«
report with vouchers.
The account of Frank B. McClain,
.Republican candidate for Lieutenant
Governor, shows that he received no
contributions. His expenses were $2,-
994.62, of which $2,500 went to the
Republican State committee, S2OO to
the Lancaster county committee and
the rest was spent for postage, travel
ing expenses and advertising.
DEER SEASON ENDS TO-DAY
Gaipe Commission Will Receive Reports
as to the Number Killed
Few reports of the number of deer
killed -in Pennsylvania have come to
the State Game Commission, but, as the
season ends to-day, Secretary Kalbfns
will soon be receiving information frrm
the game wardens and hunting clubs
throughout the State, all of which have
been requested to keep count as far as
possible of the numlber of deer and
every other kind of game killed.
Deer hunters will begin to leave the
woods to-tnorrow, and many of them
have kept flheir deer to take home with
them. In everv case where they carry
the deer by rail they must get a permit
to ship from the State Veterinary
Board. Dr. Marshall, the head of the
Board, said to-day that he already bad
issued a number of such permits. De«*r,
being a ruminant animal, is included in
the State quarantine forbidding pi-o
miscous shipment by rail of ruminants
unless by permit.
It was reported this morning that
one party of Clearfield hnnters had
killed seven fine bucks. The deer sea
son began on November 10.
Arrested for Highway Robbery
John Harkins was arrested at mid
night last night by Detective White and
•Policemen McOann and Balthaser. Ho
is charged with highway robbery, the
police suspecting him with taking part
in holding up and robbing Frederick
Morgan on the night of Xovember 17.
A wateh was taken from Morgan's
pocket.
SPECIAL
Turkey Dinner
50tf
CENTRAL HOTEL
MILLER & FOOSE, Props.
LATE WAR NEWS SUMMARY
CMtlanl From Viral Page,
Borne ground was gained by the allies
between Langemarck and Zonuebecke
small Belgian towns northeast of
Ypres. To the south, the vicinity of
La Bassee, France, It is said that the
tranches wrenched from the British
were recaptured by Indian troops.
Heavy fighting continues in the Argon
ne, the outcome of which may decide
the fate of Verdun, while German at
tacks near Verdun are said to have
been repulsed.
The German official communications
stated that, aside from some progress
made near Arras, the situation in the
west was unchangod.
According to advicos from Nish, the
Austrian® have met with a defeat in
their Invasion of Servia. Austrian
forces in the northwestern part of the
country are reported to have been re
pulsed with heavy losses.
Official communications of the war
ring European nations were so cautious
they gave little new Information as to
the situation on the various fields of
battle to-day, bnt unofficial advices in
dicated that lighting was proceeding
with great intensity in Belgium and
Northwestern France as well as in Rus
sian Poland.
Portugal's decision to send military
forces to the aid of the allies when in
the opinion of the executive such action
is necessary, has been received with
enthusiasm throughout the country.
There were no indications, however,
when this move would be made.
AMERICAN SANTA CLAUS SHIP
ARRIVES IN ENGLAND TO-DAY
Devenport, Eng., Nov. 25, Via Lion
don, 12.25 P. M.—The steamer Jason,
laden with toys for children in the bel
ligerent countries from children in the
United, States, arrived here to-day. The
Jason left New York November 14.
A flotilla of British torpedo boat de
stroyers flying the American ensign
met the Christmas ship and escorted
her into the harbor. The docking was
delayed for some time on account of
the dense fog. The Earl of Beauchamp
and F. D. Aclaid, under Secretary of
Foreign Affairs, together with repre
sentatives of the London Board of
Trade, were on hand) to meet the Ja
son.
FRENCH STEAMER DESTROYED
BY TORPEDO INSTEAD OF MINE
London, Nov. 25, 10.25 A. M.—Tho
French steamer Amiral Gantcaume,
which was sunk October 26 while on
her waiv from Calais to Havre with a
great throng of refugees aboard, was
the victim of a German torpedo, ac
cording to an Admiralty statement is
sued to-day. An examination, it is
stated, revealed a fragment of the tor
pedo in a lifeboat, Though crowded
with 2,000 refugees, many of whom
were women and children, only 40 lives
were lost, the others being rescued.
It was previously thought that the
Amiral Gantcaume had hit a mine.
BOOZE LECTURE FOR WOMEN
Miss Sara C. Palmer, of Stough Party,
Will Speak Sunday at Chest
nut Street Hall
The Chestnut street auditorium has
been engaged for next Sunday afternoon
to accommodate the crowds of women
expected to turn out to hear Miss Sara
C. Palmer's lecture on liquor, entitled
"The American Python." The meet
ing will be for women only and will
o>pen at 2.30 o'clock.
Miss Saxman will not conduct a
meeting for young women on Sunday as
has been customary, but will assist .Miss
Palmer at the Chestnut street audi
torium. The young women will be in
attendance at the meeting there.
The Thanksgiving service at the
tabernacle to-morrow afternoon will be
held at 2.30 o'clock. IMiss Palmer
preaches at 2.30 o'clock at the Steel
ton U. B. church.
Friday's activities follow:
Miss Saxman has business girls'
lunch at the Fourth Street Church of
God, from 11.30 to 1 p. m.
LMHss Saxman meets all High school
girls at the Fourth Street Church of
God at 2 p. m.
Miss Saxman speaks to the students
of the Penbrook High school at 4 p. m.
Miss Palmer meets her committee at
the Y. W. C. A. at 2.30.
An hour's service was held at the
jail this morning by members of the
Stough party and of the tabernacle
chorus. Miss Palmer. LMr. Patterson and
Evangelist Hillis spoke and Mrs. Hillis,
Prof. Spoouer and eighty members of
the choir sang.
At the request of Dr. Stough, the
conference wit'h the co-operating minis
ters to have been held this morning
was postponed.
DR. H. F. OSBOR.X HONORED
Hayden Medal Presented to Scientist
of Columbia University
(Special to the Star-lndep«ndent.)
Philadelphia, Nov. 25.—The Acad
emy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia
has accorded a rare honor to one of the
world's foremost scientific workers. In
behalf of this institution, Dr. Samuel
G. Dixon, as president, presented the
Hayden medal to Dr. 'Henry Fairfield
Osborn, in recognition of his work in
natural history, geology and paleontol
ogy.
Dr. Osborn is research professor of
zoology of Columbia University and an
officer and member of many scientific
bodies here and abroad. He is the au
thor of hundreds of other scientific
papers on zootogy, comparative anatomy
and paleontology.
Other 'scientists whose work along
similar lines has 'been recognized by tho
presentation of the Hayden medal are:
Edward D. Cope. Edward Sues*, Thomas
H. Huxley, Gabriel Augusts Daubree,
Karl 'H. -VonTiittle, Giovanni Capellini,
Alexander Petrovitch Kadpinski, Otto
Torell, Gilles Joseph Gustav Dewalzue.
Sir Archibald Geikie, Dr. Charles *f
Walcott and Dr. John Casper Branner.
CARNEGIE, 79, (JETTING YOUNG
Says He and Old Age Have Not Be
come Acquainted
New York, Nov. 25.—Andrew Car
negie is 79 years old to-day and held
no birthday ceremonial at his home.
"I'm getting younger," he said.
"Seventy-nine years isn't so old for a
man to live if he takes good care of
himself and lives according to the gos
pel of God. Old age and myself have
not become acquainted yet."
ZAPATA'S FORCES
BO CAPITAL
General Blanco Leaves
City and Former Reb
el Leader Takes Pos
session at Once
NO MENTION OF
DISTURBANCES
Blancho Withdraws From Capital Aft
er Repeated Assurances to the Diplo
matic Corps That He Would Not
Evacuate the City
Washington, Nov. 25.—General
Blanco left Mexico City at 3 a. m. yes
terday and the forces of Zapata imme
diately took possession of the city. The
dispatches which were filed at noon yes
terday made no mention of any dis
turbances in the capital u'p to that
hour.
Blanco, after repeated assurances to
the diplomatic corps that he would not
evacuate the city, withdrew and imme
diately the Zapata forces began their
entry.
Theso facts were reported .to-day in
official telegrams received by the State
Depart ment.
Although communication with Mex
ico City is difficult, officials here were
able to get in touch with their rep
resentatives in the capital and 110 dis
turbances have been officially reported.
Blanco took away with him all rolling
stock that could be used in transport
ing troops. 'Most of the wires connect
ing the capital with the outside world
have been cult.
Movements of Villa's Troops
General Villa's troops are reported
a few miles north of Mexico City an.l
officials here think a joint occupation ot
the capital with the /a 1 ; ata forces is
likely, as there is a complete under
standing between the two factious.
The forces of Villa, according to of
ficial telegrams, are closing in on
Tampico from ttau Luis Potosi and al
ready have reached the oil fields in the
vicinity off Tampico. The Villa advance
guard has given assurances that the
foreign oil interests will be protected.
Recent reports from State Depait
ineirt agents "who have been in touch
with Zapata led officials here to be
lieve the southern chief would maintaiu
order in the city.
Carranza Campaign Against Villa
Vera Cruz, Nov. 25.—General
Venustiano Carranza is expected to ar
rive here to-day or to-morrow at the
latest. An official from Mexico City,
whose duty it is to loo'k after the offi
cial residence in the capital, has ar
rived here to make preparations for the
coining of his chief. From this seaside
capital General Carranza will direct his
campaign against General Villa.
General Gandido Aguilar, who took
over Vera Cruz when the American
froces withdrew 011 Monday, has in
creased his garrison to perhaps 6,000
men who are occupying virtually the
same line of outfosts as did the Ameri
cans. The cable lines to Mexico City
were restored yesterday afternoon.
There has been 110 disorder of any
consequence since the Americans evacu
ated.
ELEVEN ON WAITING LIST
Annual Meeting of Home of the Friend
less Society
The Society for the Home of the
Friendless held its annual meeting yes
terday at the Y. M. C. A. building. A
report was read which showed that tho
organization is caring for forty-three
persons and have eleven on their wait
ing list, of which two are recent appli
cants.
The report of Miss Lvdia A. Forney,
treasurer of the board of managers,
showed receipts during the year of $5,-
414.07, and expenditures of $5,339.58.
leaving a balance > n the treasury of
$74.49. Eleven churches contributed
$939.45.
Officers elected l for the ensuing year
were: President, Charles A. Kunkel;
vice presidents, Mrs. J. W. Reily anil
Mrs. J. A. bponsler; secretary, Henr.v
C. Deraming; treasurer, Harrisburg
Trust Company; trustees, Messrs. Ed
ward Bailey, Charles A. Kunkel, Hen
ry C. Demming, Samuel J. M. McCar
rell, George Kunkel, Carl B. Ely, ( a*
per Dull, Frank B. Musser and Francis
J. Hall.
Managers elected to serve for three
years were: Mrs. Joshua Gross, Mrs.
Edmund C. Thompson, Mrs. Sarah E.
McCauley, Mrs. Sarah A. Herr, Miss
Eliza C. Small, Mrs. Annie B. Lamber
ton, Mrs. Elizabeth Keffer, Mrs.
Thomas Key, Mrs. George Zollinger,
and Mrs. W. S. Yontz. The board com
prises thirty members. Mrs. Elizabeth
C. Kunkel is president and Miss For
ney is secretary.
It was announced that Colonel Dem
ming had entered l upon his thirty-fifth
year as a trustee, and thirty-fourth
year a-s secretary. Thirty-four years
ago the treasurer held as legacies S6OO.
Thp present fund, of which only the in
terest may be used is $38,148. The in
stitution then had fifteen old ladies and
fifteen children. Nearly double the
number now occupy the home.
In 1880 reports showed the total
amount raised during twelve months
was $1,639; this last year was $5,-
414.07. Thirty-four years ago the total
expenditures for the year were sl,-
373.25; (hiring the year just closed
there were $5,339.58. Balance on hand
in 1880 was $266.75, ant the same
yesterday was $74.49.
MEN'S CLUB ORGANIZES
Officers Elected At Last Night's Meet
ing at St. Paul's Church
Following addresses last night at
the organization of the Men's Club of
St. Paul's Episcopal church by Dr.
James W. "Kellogg, State chemist,
Bishop Darlington and the Rev. Floyd
Appleton. officers of the organization
were elected as follows:
President, S. D. Coe; vice president,
James W. Kellogg; secretary and
treasurer, J. H. Fahnestock, Jr.; ex
ecutive committee, Frank P. Coates,
George Dolbin, Samuel Forbes, A.
Geyelin, J. K. Lane and J. W. Shep-