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DEEDED REVENUE STAMPS
ARE NOT YET BERE TO-DAY
Confusion Is Expected to Last but *
Short While—Stickers Are to Be
of Forty-two Varieties, Including
SSOO and SI,OOO Denominations
No additional supphes of internal
revenue stamps have been received in
this city to-day. At many places of
business, however, there are enough of
♦he stickers on hand to last for several
days, and at other places where stamps
cannot be secured in the proper de
nominations or in large enough quan
tities, records are being kept of all
sales of goods or transfer of commer
cial papers subject to taxation, and
settlement will be made when enough
of the stamps arrive at the internal
revenue office.
The confusion caused by the scarcity
of the stamps promises to continue but
a few days, after which everything
will be working smoothly. As soon
as supplies of the labels arrive here,
and they are expected at any time now,
all common denominations of both the
documentary and proprietary sets will
be on sal© at the internal revenue of
-oce in the Federal building.
Other Agencies of Distribution
There will be other agencies of dis
tribution too, which will facilitate the
purchasing of the stamps in any quan
tities. Wholesale dealers in the various
articles taxed will most likely handle
the stamps for the convenience of their
patrons, as will banks' and places of
business in general.
The revenue stamps, as they are
placed on articles of merchandise or
on commercial papers, must be canceled
by the users, preferably with initials
and dates of affixing. Cancellation can
also be effected by placing the labels
over boxes or cans so that in the open
ing of same the labels are torn.
Forty-two Varieties of Stamps
There are in all forty-two varieties
of the new revenue stamps, including
all denominations of both proprietary
and documentary sets. The proprie
taries, from an eighth of a cent to
twenty cents are all black, with a
monotonous design showing figures of
value. The documentaries from half a
cent to eighty cents are red, also with
figures of value prominent; from one
dollar to fifty dollars, colors correspond
with the cent values of regular pos
tage stamps, depicting a libertv head,
and the SIOO, SSOO and sl,o*oo val
ues, of which none have as yet been
received here, are said to be handsome
examples of the engraver's art, pic
turing respectively Washington, Ham
ilton and Madison.
FEARS ALLAYED IN
WAR REVENUE TAX
By Associated Press.
Washington, Dec. 2.—lnternal reve
nue collectors throughout the country
had notice to-day from the Internal
(Revenue Bureau here that the govern
ment does not intend to prosecute anv
one subject to the war revenue law who
shows a willingness and readiness to
buy the new tax stamps. The notice
was sent to allay fears on the part of
thousands of persons all over the coun
try who yesterday besieged the internal
revenue offices in attempts to obtain
revenue stamps to comply with the law
and who because of their inability to
do so became frightened over what
might happen in the event they were
not on the minute with their sta'mping.
There was no need for such fears and
this was made clear in a telegram which
Commissioner Osborne, of the Internal
Revenue Bureau, sent to all collectors.
The telegram was in response to frantic
calls from collectors, who told of crowds
rushing to their offices demanding
stamps, and it was hoped "by officials
to-day that the notice would relieve a
situation which gave indications of
causing embarrassment to thousands of
persons and which also might have re
sulted in considerable confusion to rail
roads and shippers. The telegram is as
follows:
"Date all special tax returns Novem
ber 30 until you are able to handle
applications promptly, unless you have
information that no effort was made
to file same prior to that date. If un
able to supply demands for document
ary stamps for bills of lading, permit
shipments to go forward, have record
kept and affix or cancel stamps when
received. Notify railroads."
Officials of the Internal Revenue Bu
reau here explain that, while every
thing possible had been done to get
ready to enforce the law, they have
been hampered in their work because of
the failure of Congress to appropriate
additional money for that purpose.
While the stamps have been shipped
away as fast as they could be turned
out by the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing, failure of some collectors to
heed suggestions from Washington that
all applicants be given supplies suffici
ent to last a few days and not be per
mitted tp have large quantities had
.complicated the situation.
V yBIG ORPHANAGE DONATION
"ylvan Heights Receives Gifts Exceed
ing All Other Years
Thf Thanksgiving donations from
the public schools to the Sylvan Heights
Orphanage far exceeded other years and
the sisters in charge of the home thank
those who contributed so generously.
The following is a list of what was re
ceived :
Ten bushels of potatoes, one bushel
of apples, one peck onions, six pump
kins, 48 cans of tomatoes, 71 cans of
corn, 15 cans of peas, 8 cans beans, 15
jars fruit, 12 pounds sugar, 14 pounds
rice, 12 boxes cereals, 8 boxes Uneedas,
4 quarts beans, 50 glasses .jelly, 2
pounds dried corn, 3 bags cornmeal, 18
oranges, 2 boxes cocoa, 5 bags salt and
6 cans soup.
RESCUE WORKERS' REPORT
Total of 151 Meals Served at Mission
Within Several Weeks
The monthly report of the American
Rescue Workers from November 16 to
30 shows the number of beds given,
49; numbers of meals served, 151;
number of garments given out, 117,
and 15 baskets to different families.
Bad Teeth Serious Health Problem
Jacksonville, Fla., Dec. 2. —Bad
teeth cause one of frhie most serious
health problems of the day, awording
to Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, of Washing
ton, D. <!., who discvssed that subject
here to-day in an address before the
American Public Health Association.
IT PAYS TO USE STAR
INDEPENDENT WANT ADS.
MEETING OF PROGRESSIVES
No Lack of Enthusiasm Manifest at
Gathering of Party Leaders
in Chicago Today
By Associated Press,
Chicago, Dec. 2.—No outward hint
of lack of enthusiasm for the Progres
sive party was manifested to-day by
leaders from 32 States who met in con
ference with the members of the execu
tive committee of the organization.
"Reports that disbandment of the
jiarty was a possibility were character
ized as idle fancies and that there was
likelihood of amalgamation of the Pro
gressives with either the Republican or
Democratic party was equally ridiculed.
George YV. Perkins, of New York,
chairman of the executive committee,
presided at the conference, which first
listened to the State chairman, who told
of political conditions. After these
talks it was the intention of the execu
tive committee to go into session and
take what action was thought neces
sary.
Speaking for the executive commit
tee, O. K. Davis answered a question
concerning the possibility of a message
from Colonel Roosevelt by saying:
''Colonel Roosevelt never has been a
member of the executive committee; he
never has been asked to attend a meet
ing of the committee; he never has sent
a message to the committee, and he is
cot expected to send one now."
The following members of the exec
utive /body were present when the con
ference 'began: George W. Perkins, of
New York; William Plinn, Pennsylva
nia; Walter F. Brown, Ohio, and Jane
Addams'and Medill McCormick, Illinois.
Among the more prominent leaders
in attendance were E. A. Van Valken
•burg, Philadelphia; Senator Moses E.
Clapp, Minnesota; Gifford Pinchot,
Pennsylvania; Victor Murdock, Kansas,
and Frank H. Funk, of Illinois.
Neither Colonel Theodore Roosevelt
nor Governor Hiram Johnson, of Cali
fornia, Vice .Presidential candidate in
1912, was present. California, how
ever, was represented by four delegates
reported to be prepared to launch a
boom for Governor Johnson for Presi
dent in 1916.
MISS FREED BUSY ARTIST
She Works All Day Long Painting
Postcards Which Are Attractive
Miss Margaret E. Freed, a grand
daughter of Isaac Freed, 1337 North
Front street, is getting much credit
for beautiful postcards which she
paints with the help of her little broth
er and sister.
While Miss Freed is very young, yet
there is much demand for her work,
which is described as exquisite, in
many parts of the United States and
Europe. She has her regular customers
in China, Japan, England and several
countries of Continental Europe.
The voung artist often stays in her
studio, which is located in the third
floor, of the home of her grandfather,
from early in the morning until dusk,
filling orders from admirers of her
work.
Miss Freed said that at first she took
up the work for a mere pastime but
now rather than disappoint her cus
tomers she has to continue at it.
HELD COURT EARLY TO OBLIGE
Had Morning Session to Accommodate
Farmer Who Wanted to Go Home
Because his home is so far from Har
risburg that it takes a day to come here
and return, a hearing was fixed by
Mayor Royal for 10 o'clock this morn
ing in police court for the convenience
of C. W. Smith, a farmer, of Shermans
dale, prosecutor in the case against
Joshua Miller, who was charged bv
Smith with theft of a turkey. The
regular time for police court hearing
is the afternoon.
Alexander Wolf song said he saw Mil
ler steal a turkey from a crate in a
stable at 423 Verbeke street yesterday
afternoon. Patrolman Wilson was called
and made the arrest. Smith this
morning did not want to hold Miller
as h e got the turkey back. Disposition
of the case was postponed.
THE MUMMERS WANT SI,OOO
Ask Chamber of Commerce to Give
S3OO Toward New Year's Parade
The New Year's Day mummers' pa
rade will move at 1.15 o'clock in the
afternoon, according to plans mada last
evening by the directors of the Harris
burg Mummers' Association, who met
at the Mayor's office. It was decided to
ask the Harrisburg Chamber of Com
merce for a contribution of S3OO, guar
anteeing that the rest of the SI,OOO,
which will be awarded for prizes, will
be raised by the association.
The finance committee started its
work last evening. A committee to
communicate with the City Commission
was appointed. This committee will
ask that the streets be roped off for the
parade and that a reviewing stand for
city officials and judges be erected.
The Mummers' Association will meet
this evening.
WILL PROBE LEAPER'S DEATH
Authorities Order Post-mortem Exami
nation in Case of Prank Hodge
A post-mortem examination will be
iheltl late tlhis afternoon to determine
t'he cause of the death of Prank Hodge,
the negro who leaped from the second
story window of the Harrisburg Hos
pital early 'Monday morning, fractur
ing his left leg. IHis d-eath occurred last
mklnigih't and t'he examination was or
dered by Coroner Eckinger.
Hodge, it haul been thought, was suf
fering from epilepsy, ; but his hallucina
tions were euch the authorities now
think he may ihave died from some
other cause.
The night following his leap he in
sisted that he be confined to jail, saying
he feared jersons who were "after
him." His mind wandered until the
time of his death. He was 30 years old
and at one time was employed at Fry's
hotel on State street.
Taboo Compulsory Vaccination Law
(Special to th» Star-Indepenrtpnt.)
Hagerstown, Md., Dec. 2.—That the
State compulsory vaccination law is an
unjust and drastic measure is the opin
ion of the County Commissioners, who
yesterday afternoon, while sitting as
a Board of Health, unanimously passed
a resolution "re-commending that the
health officer and others in authority
discontinue enforcing the law, allow
ing all who believe in the immunizing
effects to use their own judgment and
granting to those opposed the same
rigtt."
HARKTSFTTRO STAR-TNDF/PENDENT, WEDNESDAY EVENING. DECEMBER 2. 1914.
CAPITOL
HEARING ON INCREASE OF
PASSENGER FARES DEC. 10
Public Service Commission Notifies
Railroad Companies to Appear and
Show Reasonableness and Lawful
ness of Advanced Rates
The Public Service Commission has
decided to hold a formal hearing in
Philadelphia on Thursday, December
10, in the matter of the proposed in
crease of passenger fares, and in noti
fying the railroad companies of this
hearing made it plain that tihe burden
of proof to show the reasonableness and
lawfulness of the increased fares, lies
with these companies.
The letter to the railroad companies
follows:
"Please take notice that the Pu'blio
Service Commission will, in accordance
with the provisions of Sfvtion 4, Ar
ticle 5, of the public service company
law, and without further answer pre
viously filed by the respondent railroad
companies, proceed to an investigation
of t'he reasonableness and lawfulness of
the increased passenger fares, changes
in passenger fare tariffs, and ■classifica
tions therein contained, proposed to 'be
come effective December 15, 1914, OT
Whereafter, at a hearing to be held in
Philadelphia on Thursday, December
10, 1914, ait 10 o'clock a. m. At this
hearing respondent carriers will be pre
pared to present evidence upon the rea
sonableness and lawfulness of said pro
posed increased passenger fares."
The 'complainants are not advised to
present evidence uipon the reasonable
ness of the fares, 'but are simply notified
that this will foe a formal hearing for
the purpose of 'taking testimony.
Ely a Manager
Governor Tener has appointed John
I P. Ely, of Jeauette, a mem'ber of the
hoard of managers of the Pennsylvania
Village for Feeble IMinded Women, vice
Rabbi J. Levy, resigned.
Crossen to Hang
The date for the hanging of laaiaih
Crossen, t'he Fayette county murderer,
was fixed by t'he Governor to-day for
January 7, 1915.
Pharmacists Meeting
The legislative committee of the
State Pharmaceutical Association, of
whom Senator-elect Snyder, of Blair,
is chairman, is holding a meeting at the
Commonwealth Hotel to-day to draft a
new law to govern and regulate the sale
of narcotics. It is recognized that the
present law relating to t'he sale of
opium, morphine and similar drugs in
tihis State is very lax, ami it is pro
posed to draft one that will 'be very
srt-ringent in even- respect. It will pro'b
a'bly be drawn on the lines of the law
relating to the sale of cocaine in this
State, which is recognized as a model.
New Controller for Cambria
George M. Wert 7., of Johnstown, a
former Senator from Oain'bria, was to
day appointed by Governor Tener to be
County Controller of Cam'bria countv to
fill a vacancy causal by death.
Mr. Wharton Here
Bromley Wharton, secretary of the
State 'Board of Charities, was here to
day arranging for the presentation of
the annual report to t<he Governor. The
Commission has finished its hearing of
appl'icantos for Start® appropriations
from the next Legislature, and will
make its recommendaitiioiis in its re
l>ort.
After Food Dopers
During November the Pure Food Di
vision ordered prosecutions in 106
cases of dealers caught disposing of
adulterated food. It was found by the
agents of the division that there had
been adulterations of vinegar, butter,
meats, soft drinks, preserved cherries,
dried fruits, cream and milk, that rot
ten eggs, fruit and vegetables had been
sold and even champagne cider mis
branded. The cases for prosecution
numbered 65 more than in October.
Against the Increase
George M. Henry, representing the
Narberth Civic Association, filed pro
test to-day against the proposed in
crease of passenger rates, and protests
were also filed by citizens of Lawndale,
Cheltenham, Rvers, Rustletou, Ro.k
ledge and the Fox Chase Improvement
Association.
LAMAR TRIAjJEmY GVER
Counsel for Alleged Impersonator of
Congressman Palmer Will Enter
No Defense
New York, Dec. 2.—The government
rested this forenoon its case against
David Lamar, on trial on an indict
ment charging him with representing
himself as Representative A. Mitchell
Palmer with intent to defraud J. P.
Morgan & Co., and the United States
Steel Corporation. The government's
case was closed with the testimony,
begun yesterday and concluded to-day,
of Lewis Cass Ledyard.
Mr. Ledyard testified in detail as
to alleged telephone conversations in
February, 1913, with a person who
represented himself as Mr. Palmer,
but who, it is charged, was the de
fendant. Jhe witness' testimony varied
little from accounts already published
of the alleged effort made by Lamar
to have J. P. Morgan employ Edward
Lauterbaeh, a lawyer, and friend of
Lamar's.
•Mr. Ledyard told of visits made to
his office by Lauterbaeh. He said that
he (Ijedyanl) had called up Represen
tative Paltrier and made sure for the
first time that the person who had been
talking to him over the telephone for
days was an impostor.
"We admit that ail these talks be
tween Mr. Ledyard and an unknown
person were between Mr. Ledyard and
Mr. Lamar," Lamar's counsel said.
With this District Attorney Marshall
closed the government's case.
Henry F. Davis, chief counsel for
Lamar, announced that he would enter
no defense and would allow the case
to go to the jury on its own merits.
Samuel Genslade Dies in Hospital
Samuel Genslade, 75 years old, an
inmate of the Dauphin county alms
house, died at 10.15 o'clock last night
in the. Harrisburg hospital from a com
plication of diseases. He was operated
on yesterday morning in the hope of
saving his life. He was admitted to
the hospital November 7.
"THE DUMMY" DELIGHTFUL
Detective Comedy Is Well Acted by
the Original Company Headed
by Youthful Ernest Truex
A delightful play delightfully act
ed describes "The Dummy," which ap
peared with the original company at
the Majestic Theatre last night. It
is a detective story, with comedy in al
most every line to relieve the melo
dramatic pressure, and it "fa one of
those successful modern plays that do
not depend upon the work of one
"star" to make them go.
Every member of the cast is a skill
ful performer and if any part can be
described as the "leading role" it is
that taken by the youthful Ernest
Truex, as "Barney Cook," the mes
senger bov, who becomes a detective.
Truex made his first successful appear
ance behind the footlights in a similar
role in "Wildfiro" a few years ago,
but his acting is even better in "The
Dummy.''
"Barney," the boy detective, is not
actually a "dummy" at all. He pre
tends to be in order to help a private
detective agency trap a gang of black
mailers who had kicinappd the little
daughter of wealthy parents. Tho
"dummy" contrives to have himself
kidnaped bv the crowd, pretend
iug to be the deaf and dumb son of a
rich Chicago family. In that way he
gains entrance to the haunts of tho
kidnapers w'ho talk freely in his pres
ence with the result that he ultimately
causes their capture and tho restoration
of the kidnaped girl.
The funniest part of the play comes
when the boy who has been pretending
to be deaf and dumb falls asleep in the
Catskills bungalow of the crooks and
begins talking in his sleep to the as
tonishment of his captors.
Miss Jane Oaker, as "Rose Hart,"
wife o/ a gambler and member of the
kidnaping gang, is a very clever actress
whose humor ad>ds much to the charm
of the piece. The acting of Edward
Ellis, as "Spider Hart," the gambler,
and Nicholas Judels, as a French wait
er, stands out above that of
the rest of the members of the excel
lent company.
HOW GIRLS LIVEONS6 PER
Miss Esther Packard Tells Investigat
ing Commission of Her Personal
Findings in New York
By Associated Press.
New York, Dec. 2.—"How- Girls
Live on $0 a week." Under this cap
tion there was read to-day into the
record of the Factory Investigating
Commission first hand details, garner
ed from stores, factories and shops
throughout the State of the fight for
existence which tihe commission's in
vestigators say is being waged daily
by tens of thousands of underbid
women and girls in New York State.
Miss Esther Packard, assistant sec
retary of the Consumers' League, made
known the results of her personal in
vestigation and cited many instances,
among thorn the following:
"Miss C. W— When I have to pay
for sh>es or anything like that I don't
buy meat for weeks at a time.
"F. M. — I never eat any break
fast at all. I found that was the easi
est meal to do without.
'' Miss T.— I generally buy beans
for three cents and bre«d for two
cents for lunch; I sebiom pay more
than seven cents."
One girl* Miss Packard says, lives
on one nwal a day when ghc has to
pay for shoes or a hat. Many girls
frankly admitted that they counted on
their male friends to buy their Sunday
dinners. A girl of 23 had taken no
vacation for six years because she
could not aiford to lose her salary for
a week. A woman of 40, without a
vacation for 25 years, cannot think of
stopping work for a month to take a
rest which she needs.
MATCHES CAUSE SSO LOSS
They Catch Fire From Stove in a
Washington Street House
Matches on a box under a small gas
in a rear room on the third floor
of 107 Washington street this morning
took fire from the heat and created a
blaze that did damage amounting to
SSO before the Paxton and Washington
companies, called by telephone, ex
tinguished the flames.
The interior of the room and some
of the furniture burned. The room
was occupied by Mrs. Charles Swartz.
SIX INCHES OF RAINFALL
One Fatality Occurs in Deluge That Vis
its Texas
By Associated Prets,
Houston, Tex., Dec. 2. —One person
was killed and several injured and doz
ens dTiven from their homes by a wind
and rain storm here early to-day.
Information here is that the" down
pour was general over the coast section
of Texas.
For Men Frozen to Death
By Associated Press.
Quebec, Dec. 2. —Four men were
frozen to death in the waters of the
Lake of Septile when their canoe was
crushed between heavy contacts of ice,
according to information that, reached
here to-day. The men wore last heard
of on November 17. A relief party
found the ice-battered canoe.
Found $4,800 in His Mattress
By Associated Press.
Walsenburg, Col., Dec. 2.—Burt
Howard, a private in Troop F, Fifth
U. S. cavalry, was arrested here to
day following the theft of $15,000
from the postoffice last nigh*. Officials
said $4,800 was found in Howard's
mattress.
Soldier Executed at Vera Cruz
Vera Cruz, Dec. 2.—Tae first execu
tion since the Mexican troops have re
turned here occurred yesterday. It was
that of a soldier who was detected in
an attempt to steal ammunitiou. He
was tried by summary court-martial
and shot within an hour after his ar
rest.
Brumbaugh Banquet at Washington
Washington, Dec. 2.—Governor-elect
Brumbaugh, of Pennsylvania, will be
in-trodii'red to the Pennsylvania delega
tion in Congress at a dinner to be given
hore December 7. Speaker Clark and
others outside the State will be guevts.
Artistic Printing at Star-Independent.
IT COST PISCHOT
$49,215.95 TO RUN
CMtfaaed From Flrat Fag*.
money expended was all for campaign
expenses, such is office rent, traveling,
distribution of literature, holding meet
ings and clerical services.
Pinchot Spent $40,375
Gifford Pinchot, Washington party
candidate for United States Senator,
spent $49,275.95 and received no con
tributions. lie gave the Washington
party State Committee SSOO and spent
$164 for personal expenses. The rest
of the money he handed over to P. S.
Stahlnecker, his fiscal agent, who paid
$42 j73J>.63 for the general election ex
penses, and $5,875.43 for primary elec
tion expenses. Mr. Stahlnocker's ex
pense sheets show that he spent the
greater part of the money for legiti
mate campaign expenses, traveling, ad
vertising, contributions to small clubs
throughout the State, elerk and office
hire, postage and expressage.
Henry Houek, Republican candidate
for Secretary of Internal re
ceived no contributions and spent
$2,194, of which $2,000 went to the
Republican State Committee and the
rest for personal expenses.
James E. Clark, candidate for Judge
of tho Superior Court, received $203
from personal friends and paid
$2,203.22 to William L. Adams, his
campaign manager, who disbursed
$1,254.65 for campaign expenses—
advertising mostly—and still owes
$1,033.63.
Frazer Contributed $1,574
Alex. Gilfillan, treasurer of the law
yers' committee supporting Robert S.
Frazer for Judge of the Supreme Court,
filed an account showing that he got
$8,902.19, all contributions, Judge
Frazer giving $1,5 74.80; J. R. Mellon,
$500; W. L. Mellon, $400; R. B. Mel
lon, $500; A. W. Mellon, $400; fl. P.
and M. R. Wallace, SSOO. The entire
amount was spent in advertising and
traveling expenses, clerk hire, etc.
There is an unpaid bill of $300.62 from
Allen & Coll, a Pittsburgh law firm, for
legal services, which is disputed, ''the
services not having been authorized,"
according to the statement.
John R. K. Scott, Republican candi
date for Congressman-at-large, received
no contributions and spent $3,050, of
whieh $2,500 went to the Republican
State Committee, SSOO to the Four
teenth Ward Republican committee and
SSO for advertising. He still owes
$220 for advertising in coal region
newspapers.
Charles S. White, treasurer of the
York county Democratic committee, re
ceived $2,960 from various sources, in
cluding the local candidates, and spent
$2,949.34, with unpaid bills amounting
to $133.
William S. Adams, campaign manager
for James E. Clark, for Superior Court,
got $2,203.22 from Clark and spent it
all, but owes $835.
Prank M. TJrexler, eandidate for Su
perior Court, received 110 contributions
and spent $5,116.46, of which $5,000
went to the Trexler campaign commit
tee. The rest was in personal ex
penses.
John C. Hinchley, treasurer of the
Lawyers' Republican Association of
Philadelphia, received $250 from the
Republican State Committee and spent
it to pay the expenses of the Philander
C. Knox meeting at the Academy of
Music.
Kunkel Campaign Cast $8,416
Charles C. Stroh, treasurer of the
campaign committee which backed
Judge George Kunkel's candidacy for
the State Supreme Court ibench, filed a
report showing the receipts and ex
penditures were t!W same, or exactly
$8,416.12. The bills remaining unpaid
amount to $1,569.86. The contribu
tions were made up as follows: Prom
75 lawyers, $6,450; from 36 laymen,
$1,910; postage returned, $56.12.
The expenditures included these:
Clerks' salaries, $917.84; office rent,
$165.67; telegrams, $26.67; postage,
$2,264.64; advertisements, $1,757.54;
tiaveling expenses and dissemination
of information, $1,260.86; stationery,
$62.50; printing, $1,877.50; express
age, $26.78; postage overpaid, $56.12.
The unpaid bills include: Charles
X and Samuel Kunkel, $46.58; Tele
graph Printing Company, $1,495.63;
Bcranton '' Triibune-Republican-Truth,''
sl2; S. R. Murray, $15.65.
HUSH TO PILE EXPENSES
OF CAMPAIGN IN COUNTY
To-morrow is the last day for filing
county election expense accounts and
candidates and political committee
treasurers to-day rushed to the Pro
thonotary's office to submit their re
ports.
The Republican County Committee
expended $8,449.27 in the county, that
being almost $2,000 less than was con
tributed by the party members, workers
and candidates. The contributions
amounted to $10,064.34, of which
$3,000 was received from Charles
JoHnson, treasurer of the Republican
State Committee.
Contributors who gave amounts
equaling or exceeding SIOO included
these: D. S. Seitz, Henry F. Holler,
H. L. Hershev, George W. Mcllhenny,
John E. Fox and A. L. Ktter, each
$100; J. W. Swartz, Augustus Wildman
and W. S. Young, $250 each; M. E.
Stroup, $150; W. Harry Baker, E. J.
Staekpole anil E. E. Beidleman, SSOO
ejch; A. S. Kreider, SI,OOO.
Watchers, poll workers and "dis
seminators of information" were paid
anywhere from $5 to SSO.
Harry F. Oves, chairman of the Re
publican City Committee, received
$1,293 from the County Committee
treasurer, of which $1,282 was spent
for watchers and poll workers, he says
in his report.
E. W. Lewis, treasurer of the Wash
ington party committee, received
$1,716.71 through contributions from
candidates and party workers. Of that
amount, $1,688.87 was spent for
watchers and for distributing informa
tion.
William W. I/enker, defeated candi
date for the Legislature from the Sec
ond district, received $59.50, spent
$149.47 and has unpaid bills amount
ing to $41.50. He was a Washington
party candidate. Walter 8. Young,
Republican Representative from the
Second district, received $295 from M.
E. Stroup and spent the entire amount,
giving $250 to €. C. Cumbler, treas
urer of the Republican County Commit
tee.
D. L. Kaufman, Democrat, the de
feated candidate for Congress, spent
$834.26 and his unpaid bills amount
to $74.75. He gave SIOO to each of
the county committees in the Eight
eenth Congressional district. J. H.
Kreider, Washington party candidate
for Congress, received $25 from H. A.
Bherk. He spent $741.19 and his un
paid bills amount to $109.25.
WINS TITLE OF PRINCESS
AS HER HUSBAND IS IN WAR
London, Doc. 2, 1.35 P. M.—The
long standing dispute of two American
women, Lida Kleanor Fitzgerald and
Josephine l.vloffitt, aa to which was en
titled to style herself Princess Vic
tor of Tthurn and Taxis, was settled in
the Chancery Court to-day in favor of
Mrs. Fitzgerald.
The court allowed M'rs. Fitzgerald
SSOO damages, gave her the cost of t'he
trial, and granted heir au injunction
agaunst Miss Moffit't. The prince is now
serving in the Austrian army.
Prinze Victor of Thum and Taxis,
a member of a well-known Hungarian
family, eamo to the United States in
1906 antl in New York contracted a
matrimonial alliance with an American
actress named Josephine Moflibt, who'
came originally from Jacksonville, Fla.
The prince later loft Miss Moffltt ana
in 1911 he was married to Mrs. Fitz
gerald, former wife of General Gerald
Fitzgerald, at Uniontown, Pa. The dif
ficulties of the Prince and t'he women
who claimed the rig'ht to uwe his title
'have 'beeo up from time to time in the
courta of Now York, Paris and Lon
don.
AUSTRIANSIviN FURTHER
VICTORIES OYER SERVIANS
Pnris, Dee. 2, 2.40 P. M. —Semi-
official advices received to-day by the
Havas Agency from Nish contain the
admission that the Austrians have won
further victories in Servia. After a
number of rear guard actions during
the last few days the Servian troops
were forced to fall back on Decembor
1 from the region around Oudjitze and
Kocieritch. The retreat, it is said,
was made in good order.
Heavy fighting has occurred near
Souvador, where the Austrians concen
trated large forces and succeeded in
capturing two important points.
The fighting along the K-dubara riv
er is said to have boen attended with
some success for the Servians. In an
engagement near Lazarevatz on Novem
ber 28 the Servians are reportod to
have taken positions of the enemy, cap
turing 27 officers and about 2,000
men.
EUROPE NOT YET READY FOR
PEACE, SAYS HENRY WHITE
Washington, Dec. 2. —(Henry White,
former Ambassador to France and who
recently returned from Germany, dis
cussed t'hc European situation to-day
with President Wilson.
''Europe is not ready for peace yet,''
Mr. White said. "There is not the
slightest chance at present of getting
a hearing for suggestions of peace.
That time will come later and then it
will be time for the United States to
act."
Creating of a Neutral Zone
Washington, Dec. 2.—Proposals for
creating a neutral zone in the waters
of the Western Hemisphere and con
serving the rights of neutrals will be
laid by the United States before the
governing board of the Pan-American
Union which consists of diplomatic
representatives of the 21 American re
publics.
Wilson Gets Prisoners Released
Washington, Dec. 2.—On personal
representations from President Wilson
through Ambassador Gerard, Germany
has released Admiral Neeld, retired,
of the British navy and his wife, wh<T
were held military prisoners at a Ger
man health resort.
Prince of Wales Relief Fund
London. Dec. 2, 1.25 P. M.—The
Prince of Wales fund for national re
lief to-day reached the total of 4,-
000,000 pounds ($20,000,000).
PHILADELPHIA ( LOSING
By Associated Press.
Philadelpha, Dec. 3.—Closed steady.
Lehigh Navigation, 72; Lehigh Valley,
62'/,; P. R. R., 52%; Reading, 69%;
Storage Battery, 46; Union Traction,
39Va» United Gas Improvement Com
pany, 80'/ t .
PROGRESSIVES FILE ACCOUNT
National Committee Gave the Colonel
$1,200 for Traveling Expenses
By .Associated Press.
Washington, Dec. 2.—The final cam
paign expense report of tho Progres
sive National committee filed to-day
shows contributions of $27,275 and
expenditures of $27,261. The principal
contributions are listed as an "unpaid
loan from New York banks" $10,000;
Progressive volunteers $10,025; Wil
liam H. Childs, $3,750; T. H. Powers,
$3,000.
A payment of $1,200 to Colonel
Roosevelt for traveling expenses was
recorded. Nearly all the expenditures
were to State committees.
STOUGH'S ASSOCIATE RETURNS
Found His Wife Improving Rapidly
From Burns She Had Received
The Rev. C. T. Cartwright, associ
ate to Dr. Stough, returned to this
city to-day from his home in Delaware,
Ohio. He found his wife, who had
been severely burned while setting
some rubbish on fire, greatly improved.
Foreigner Struck by Train
Wallace Ludenick, a foreigner, whose
home cannot 'be learned, was struck by
a train on the main line of the Penn
sylvania railroad a mile went of Cove
this afternoon while trespassing. He suf
fered a fractured skull. He was brought
to the Harrisftiurg hospital for treat
ment. Ho was uncontt'ious and couM
not give any information about him
self.
Caught in Elevator in O-mgs
Charles Harlacker. 205 South River
street, an employe of the Ford Motor-
Sales Company, was caught in the ele
vator in the Ford garage this after
noon, sustaining a fracture of the right
leg at the ankle. He was admitted to
the 'Harrisburg hospital for treatment.
Lyddite Explosion Kills Six
By Associated Press.
Bradford, Eng., Dec. 2.—A lairge
stock of lyddiite exploded to-day In a
ch<?ini<-.a 1 works near this city.V Six
men were killed an<l many others in
jured.
SEIZED ON MAIL
ROBBERY CHARGE
Continued From First five.
Previous to the introduction of the
parcel post system, (iatshall is alleged
by t'he railroad police, to have opened
baggage.
According to the police the man
would jostle a package from a num
ber of parcels which he was handling
in the capacity as a porter anil kick
it to a place of concealment where he
would afterward get it.
No value is fixed on the various
mi«sing parcels, but the stolen pack
ages contained jewelry, trinkets, gen
eral merchandise and some small pieces
of hardware.
GotshaH will be arraigned before
United States Commissioner Leßoy .1.
Wolfe late this afternoon for a hear
ing. He is married and has two chil
dren.
MOTORIST WILL FICHT ON
Myton Now Questions the Eight of
Ward Constables to Post "Blow
Your Horn" Signs
Whether or not ward constables of
a borough or city have authority to
place "Blow Your Horn" signs at
street intersections and town or city
limits, is a question which Judge Al
bert W. Johnson, of the llnion-Snyder
circuit, specially presiding here in
criminal court this week, has been
asked to decide.
The point was raised by Pox & Gev
er, counsel for J. Clyde Myton, presi
dent of the Harrisburg Motor Club,
who last evening was found by a jury
to have failed to toot his auto horn
on entering the borough of Middletown
one bright Sunday afternoon last sum
mer. Myton said he .purposely went by
the sign boards without tooting, bis
aim being to start a test case in the
courts.
Squire George W. Rodfong, of Mid
dUetown, imposed a fine and costs upon
Myton. Myton appealed and last even
ing the jury found a verdict of "guil
ty," at the direction of Judge Johnson.
Constables T. K. Stipe and Matthew
Engle, of Middletown, testified that
they placed the "Blow Your Horn"
signs on the outskirts of the borough.
It is being contended by Myton's coun
sel that only the Middletown council
or the Swatara township supervisors
had authority to post the signs.
At, the next term of argument court,
which will be held here, within a week
or two, Judge Johnson will hear the
legal end of the question and later reu
der a decision.
RECORD OFSMITH'S ARRESr
Blotter of Pittsburgh Police Depart
ment Is Brought Here For Use
in Murder Trial
The blotter of the Pittsburgh police
department on which is entered the
arrest in that city of Edward Smith,
now being tried in the Dauphin county
court on a charge of murder, wan
brought to this city this morning for
use in the triad.
The entry shows that Smith was ar
rested by Patrolman Joseph Thompson,
of the Pennsylvania railroad police
force, and that laiter in Pittsburgh po
lice headquarters $2,827.15 and a re
volver were taken from the youth.
County Detective James T. Walters, of
Harrisfburg, signed the blotter when
he left Pittsburgh for this city with
the prisoner. The arrest was made at
2 a. m., on December 21.
MANY PRIZE BIRDS ENTERED
A. J. FeU, of West Point, Will Enter
34 at Poultry Show
Indications point toward a large at
tendance at the coming poultry show
which will be held ait tlhe Chestnut
street hall December 8 to 12. Entries
have been received from breeders of
thoroughbred birds from Pennsylvania,
New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut,
Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West
Virginia, Indiana amd Ohio.
Word has just been received from A.
J. Fell, of West Point, Pa., one of the
foremost breeders of White Wyandottes
in America, that he iwiill attend the
show with thirty-four prize birds of tho
following classes: Six pullets, 6 cock
erels, 6 hens, 6 cocks, 1 pen of old birds
and one pen of young birds.
4 IN FAMILY BURNED TO DEATH
Holocaust in North Carolina as Fire
Destroys Home
By Associated Prp.at.
Wilmington, N. C., Dec. 2.—i Four
members of the family of A. 11. McNeill
were burned to death here late last
night when fire destroyed their home.
The dead are Hannah McNeill, 21;
Amelia, 11; Walter, 8, and Wade, 3.
The parents and one child escaped.
Badges for English Boy Scouts
London, Dec. 2, 1.30 P. M.—The
American Ambassador Walter Hincs
Page to-day presented in behalf of the
American Boy Scouts gold badges to
twenty-five English Boy Seoutß who
assisted the American Relief Commit
tee during the rush following the dec
laration of war. Mr. Page sent letters
with badges to five Boy Scouts now
serving in the war zone.
Fire Threatens Maryland Town
Hagerstow'n, Md., Dec. 2. —Eire,
which threatened a large section of
Williamsport, broke out this morning
shortly after 1 o'clock destroying the
two fra/me stables owned by Charles
W. Charlton and one owned by Dr. J.
W. Leiter and occupied by Luther
Betts. Two automobiles in the Charl
ton stables wero destroyed.
Andrew O. Boyson Dies
Andrew C. Bovsoti, 35 yer.rs ol<J,
died last night at the home of his sis
ter, Mrs. Charles G. Fry, 537 Curtin
street. Funeral services will be held
Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock, the
Rev. Harvey Klaer, pastor of Covenant
Presbyterian church, officiating. Burial
wi'll be made in the Harrisburg ceme
tery.
Bobbed and Murdered by Highwaymen
Scranton, Pa., Dee. 2. —Thomas Ross,
28 years old, of Jessu|i, was held up,
robibed and murdorcd bv highwaymen
early today. Louis Shamborne, 23,
has been arrested, charged with th«
robbery and killing.