THE WEATHER
CLOUDY TO-NIGHT
AND TO MORROW
Detailed Report, ragr s
VOL. 77—NO. 7.
ESTABLISHED
DEC. i IS7«.
GERMANS
ADVANCING
ON WARSAW
Kaiser's Forces Now
Reported to Be Only
Fifteen Miles From
Polish Capital
SPECULATING ON
THE CITY'S FALL |
Message From Petrograd Says if Rus
sians Abandon Warsaw It Should
Be Regarded a Strategic Operation
Rather Than a German Victory
London. Dei'. 11. 12.10 P. M.—The
reported rout of the Austrian forces in
Servia, the borders of which country
they crossed triumphantly just two
weeks ago. together with the steady
advance of the German center in the
direction of Warsaw, on this, the third
German invasion of Russian Poland,
Uomiuate the war news to-day.
After occupying Loda the Germans
have been pushing to the northeast to
ward Warsaw along the railroad and
one dispatch from Petrograd estimates
that they are only 15 miles from the
Polish capital, while another message
from Petrograd, speculating on the pos
sible tall of Warsaw, warns the.Kus
s;au people that the abandonment, of
this city, if such a move becomes nec-i
essary, should be regarded as a strategic
operation on the part of the Russians
rather than a decided German victory.
It will be recalled that a similar view
was expressed when the Russians re
tired from Lodz.
Although conceding in effect the
progress of the German center, the
Russians, judging from dispatches
reaching Loudon, contend that the tide
ii running in their favor in the
sanguinary fighting south of Cracow,
where combined Austro-German forces
are endeavoring to move northward.
They declare, moreover, that they are
holding in check the German forces
piisbing down toward Warsaw from
Kast Prussia.
Petrograd. Via London, Dec. 11,
4.25 A. M. -The attack of the Austro-
Herman army in Poland appears to
have lost its impetus with the advance
of General Hackensen'» army, which is
unofficially reported between Lowicz
and Warsaw only about fifteen miles
from the Polish capital.
The other armies are advancing but
little, if any, and the attempt from the
south of Cracow seems entirely re
pulsed, according to reports. Neither
the siege of Cracow nor of Przemvsl
has been relieved, it has been stated,
which was the main aim of the Austro-
German offensive.
"The situation now appears to hinge
on the Russian or German ability to
rush in reinforcements first since "four
-weeks of incessant and hard fighting
has told severely on both sides."
HREADNOKiHTS A NECESSITY
Needed to Maintain Strength of Great
Powers at Sea, Says Daniels
By Associated Press,
Waahingtou. Dec. 11.—The domi
nating necessity of dreadnoughts to
I'-aintain the strength of great Powers
at sea. with submarine boats and sub
marine mines a<s minor essentials, was
emphasized to-dav by Secretary Daniels
lefore the House Naval Committee. He
declared that if a foreign foe came to
attack the United states the battleships
would first be relied upon and then
would come the submarines and mines.
>Lr. Daniels reiterated that the Euro
pean war so far had demonstrated the
wisdom of the naval program outlined
t'or this session of Congress.
" Battleships." he said, "are the
oiiiv ships we can rely on to command
the seas."
e have to-day,"' said Secretary
Daniels, "more and larger, speedier,
more improved battleships than ever
before, with a greater tonnage than
ever before. We have more guns, much
larger and better, with greater range
than ever before and far greater de
structive power. I'ndoubtedh- we have
more complete auxiliary craft, subma
rines, torpedo boats and more subma
rines, much better coast defen«e. more
men than eveir before and the men far
more efficient, better educated nn I more
completely equipped than in the history
of the country.''
Carnegie Against Truce Over Christmas
W Dec. 11.—Andrew Gar
negie v a \Vhite Ho'ise caller to-day, ex
pressed decided opposition to a true in
the European war during the Christmas
holidays. He declared that it would be
unchristian-like and immoral to stop
the fighting and fhen begin it again.
Spaniards Executed at Tampico
Wajthington, Dec. 11.—Two Spaaish
subjects, Vicente Vidal and Eduardo
Ba«ugal, have be*n executed at Tarn
pico by General Caballero, the Carran
za commander.
Dr. J. W. Bealor Dies at Shamofcin
By Associated Press.
Shamokin, Pa., Dec. 11.—Dr. J. W.
Bealor. one of the oldest and best
knowrn physicians of the anthracite coal
fields, died here to-day.
Ster- iHmMI Snkpcnkivt
LATE WAR NEWS SURfIMARY'
Both the French and German official'
statements of to-day indicated that the
new attempt of the allies to throw back
I the Germans In Belgium has been'
; checked, and that in the region of i
Tpres the Germans have not only hurled
I back the oncoming forces, but in turn !
' have made an advance.
The Paris announcement states that
several German attacks were made and
that three of them were completely re
pulsed. It is admitted, however, that
at oue point the Germans succeeded in
j reaching one of the first line trenches
iof the allies. Elsewhere in Flanders,
j however, continued progress is reported.
The German statement merely says
that gams have been made in Flan
j ders.
The fighting in the Argonne region :
continues to be the subject of conflict- j
ing claims. The French War Office as
serts that two German attacks there
were repulsed and that the allies have
pushed forward several trenches. Ber
lin reports progress east and west of
j the Argonne forest. Each official
! statement, moreover, tells of advantages
j won in th* artillery encounter, which
! apparently is proceeding with uudim.n
--j ished intensity.
The Berlin War Office states, as
Petrograd virtually concedes, that the
German advauce in Poland is continu-'
ing. The situation in East Prussia,
where the Russians have Invaded Ger
man territory, remains unchanged and
there is no further news from the battle
for the possession of Cracow, Galicia.
It is admitted unofficially in Petro
grad to-day that German troops are
sweeping across Russian Poland and
are now about is miles from Warsaw,
j The army of General Mackensen ap
parently is striking forward rapidly,
althongh it is said that the other invad- i
Continued on Fifteenth I'usr.
BRITISH SOUADRDFMLSO
SINKS NURNBERC. FOURTH
I SHIP OF VON SPEE'S FLEET
London, Dec. 11.—The givat Brit
ish naval victory of Tuesday oft' the
; Falktamd Islands was made compilete
yesterday by the official announcement
that the Xurwberg, one of the two lii^iht'
German cruisers that escaped destruc-!
tion in the first action, was overtaken
by Sir Frederick Doveton Sturdee'sj
| squadron and sent to join her fellows,;
and by a dispatch from Bueuios Aires
indicating that the swift Dresden, the I
sole survivor of Admiral von Spee's,
forces, haul taken refuse in the Straits j
of Magellan, where she is bottled up j
between the Hrirish and Jupauieso i
squadrons.
The Buenos Aires .UapMcbea at the
same time give the first hint at the
magnitude of the efforts put forth by :
the admiralty to round up the (ivrman
raiders, in the statement that Vice Ad- j
iniral Sturdee has at lea*»t nine ships
under h;s flag, i Deluding the battle -
| ships Atbeirmarie and Hindustan and
the huge battle cruisers Liou, Inde
fatigable and Indomitable.
Previous reports from South Ameri
can points have indicated the presence
in those waters of the armored cruis
ere Carnarvon and Defence, and the
battleship Caaopus still remains of
Sir Christopher Cradock's squadron. j
Inasmuch as the least of these ships |
would reasonably be figured a match i
for either of the larger German shiy«
the awful odds pilei up against Ad
, mi rail von Spee are apparent.
That the three battle cruisers alone !
should have been detached from Ad- ;
miral Beatty "s battle cruiser division,
after the splendid service thev per- i
formed in the fight of August 2S off
Helgoland, is of itself a sufficient in- i
dication of the importance attached bv
the admiralty to the task at the same
■ time of avenging SiT Christooer Crad-1
nek s squadron aand clearing the ocean
of Germans.
Berlin, via London, Dec. 11, 8.30!
"V V 1 ' — lQ a statement issue.! to-dav
the German admiralty makes this eoni- ;
ment on tbe British naval victory in
| t*he South Atlantic off the Falkland
' Islands:
The British Admiralty does not sav
in its statement of the battle, that our
squadron had been on tfhe high seas for j
four mont!bs without means 0 f com- '
municatiom, either cable or otherwise, I
and had been without any port where
rt could put in for repairs or supplies.
Despite this it always obtained coal.''
In a previons official statement the
Admiralty reproduced the communica
tion of the British Admiralty regarding
the sinking of tbe German cruisers and '
added:
Our losses seem to nave been great
Concerning the strength of the
whose losses are reported to be smal'l,
the Bngiish dispatch save nothing."
Will GIVE AWAT TRUMPET
To Be Presented to Fire Company Hav
ing Largest Attendance at Tab
ernacle Tuesday Night
Plans are being made by Colonel
Henry C. Demming, president of the
Firemen's Union, to present to the fire
company having the largest attend
ance a t the Stough tabernaele next
Tuesday night with a S2O trumpet. The
donor of the trumpet has not vet been
announced.
All of the fire companies of Harris
burg and vicinity have received invita
tions from Dr. Stough to attend this
meeting and many of them are planning
to march to the tabernacle in a body.
By doing this they can secure reserved
seats.
To Transport Strikers From Colorado
By Associated Press,
Washington, Dec. 11.—Secretary of
Labor Wilson said to-day the United
Mine Workers of America has arranged
to transport to other coal fields those
former strikers unable to get work in
Colorado and that the refusal of the
Colorado operators to re-employ many
of thoee men would not cause trouble.
HARRISBURG, PA., FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 11, 1914—16 PAGES.
TO ACT I Ell 1
WEEK ISTOII
Executive Committee
Will Provide for Rais
ing Expenses to Con
tinue Campaign
DEMONSTRATION
NEXT THURSDAY
Most Spectacular Event of the Seven
Weeks Promised in Monster Pa
rade of City Churches and Sunday
Schools
Following the expression of public
opinion at the tabernacle last night, fa
voring a continuation of the Stough
evangelistic campaign another week,
the executive committee of the cam
paign will meet late this afternoon to
take formal action on the matter. Orti
eers of the committee who believe they
have sensed the wishes of the other
members say that there will be no ques
tion about the action of the body, and
that the campaign will continue another
week, closing Monday, December 21.
The principal business of the commit
tee mewing, they s;\v, will be to pro
vide for tin* expenses that will natural
ly arise during the additional week of
tabernacle meetings.
These expenses, not provided for in
the $19,000 budget, which, of course,
ccvered only six weeks, will include
board and partial salary for members
of the Stough party, heating and light
ing the tabernacle and maintaining a
janitor and a watchman, and also ste
nographer hire and rental at the South
Third street headquarters. They will,
no doubt, be met by collections at the
tabernacle.
The offering for the personal benefit
of I>r. Stough, on which he depends for
his onlj- remuneration for his seven
weeks' work, will be taken not this
Sunday, but the closing Sunday, De
cember 20.
Big Parade Next Thursday
Preparations have been under way
for a big time next week. The most
spectacular event, not only of the clos
ing week but of the entire campaign,
promisee to be the parade of members
of churches and Sunday »cSiools of the
city new Thursday night. There will
be bands, torches, red ligfots, banners
and everything tihai goes with a parade.
At the tabernacle last night there
were seventy-live trail-hitters. The sub
ject of Dr. Stoug-h's sermon was. '' Be
hold! I Stand at the Door and Knock."
| Several gray-haired veterans of the
: Civil war. who had marched with Post
I SS, G. A. R... to the meeting, were
among the penitents. A collection taken
for t*he benefit of the Salvation Armv,
which has been deprived of inline cur
ing the campaign because it has merged
its efforts with those of the Stough
, party, ainounte.l to $333.72.
High Schools at Tabernacle
To night will be High school night
at the tabernacle, when boys and girls
j will be present from surrounding towns
j as the guests of the local high school
! students. The high schools of the fol
j lowing towns will be represented: Camp
Hill, Middletown, Hummelstown, tfarvs
ville. West Fairview, Pleasant View,
Highspire, Knola. Steelton. New Cum
berland. Percbrook, Lemovne, Oberlin
and Meehanicsburg. Students of Tech
■ ni.al and Central high schools will meet
| the delegations and conduct them to the
i tabernacle.
The lecture by Dr. Stough to women
' only at the tabernacle to morrow after
noon will be on the subject, "Mys
teries and Tragedies of Motherhood.' 1
30 EXTRA AjDS TO SANTA
Postmaster Will Put on 15 More
Trained Carriers and 15 More
Clerks For Christmas Rush
The rush of mail in this city in the
Christinas season, said Postmaster
Frank C. Sites this morning, will re
quire the employment of well-trained
substitute carriers and fifteen trained
e!e»ks in addition to the regular post
office force
While no mail was permitted to lay
over last year, the last package being
delivered at 4 o'clock Christmas after
noon, Mr. Sites is expecting to finish
i at an earlier hour this year.
The parcel post mailing room, oppo
| site the Evangelical Publishing House
| on North Becond street, that was used
I last Christmas, will be opened again in
the early part of next week. In the
window of this room can be seen a large
display of packages properly packed for
mailing.
This room was of much value last
Christmas, as it greatly relieved the
congested condition around the windows
in the main postoffice.
60,000 SEALS IN SCHOOLS
Bed Cross Stamps Will Be Distributed
on Monday
Ten thousand more Red Cross Christ
mas seals will be sold this year than
last in the city schools, according to
plans now being formed by a special
committee in charge of the sale of the
seals in the schools. The school author
ities this morning received 60,000 seals
for distribution to the various build
ings, which will begin Monday.
Unlike last year, the School Board
is supervising the sale throughout the
schools, whereas last year a committee
had charge of it. In the neighborhood
of 50,00<» seals were sold last year. Dr.
C. R. Phillip* is chairman of tihe school
committee.
CONGRESSMAN PAYNE DIED
AS HE PHONED FOR DOCTOR
The Republican Leader Was Stricken
With Heart Failure in His Wash
ington Apartments and Expired
Without Friend or Relative Near
By Aajoctotrri Pres:«.
Washington, Pec. 11.—Associates in
Congress of Representative Sereno E.
Payne, of Auburn, N. Y., were pro
foundly shocked to learn to day of his
sudden death from heart failure. He
died here at such a late hour last night
that few were apprised of the fact un
til to-day. The end came as all the
more of a shock to his friends because
he had apparently been in the be<»t of
health and was in his seat in the House
as usual yesterday.
Mr. Payne died without a friend or
relative near, tllis body was found
shortly after 11 o'clock lying on the
floor of his apartine'nts beside the tele
phone, which he had but a few moments
before used to ask the house clork that
a physician be sent for. The Coroner
pronounced death as due to heart fail
ure. complicated with organic troubles.
The body will be taken to his old home
at Auburn, N. Y„ for interment. Com
mittees from both houses of Congress
will aitend the funeral.
Mr. Payne's death was to be an
nounced offioiallv in both houses of
Congress to-day. Following the usual
custom, resolution* of sympathy were
to be adopted, committees appointed
to attend the funeral and, as a mark
of respect to Mr. Payne's memory, both
houses were to adjourn.
Mr. Payne's death removes a nota
ble figure from the House. He served
in that body for more than a quarter
of a century, during which time he
had taken a conspicuous part in the
framing of tariff measures, having been
recognized as one of the foremost au
thorities on the subject. Mr. I'ayne
wafi elected to the Forty-eighth Con
gress and was returned thereafter to
every Congress, except the Fiftieth.
Congressman I'ayne represeated the
Thirty-sixth, or Auburn district, in
New York, and was 71 years old. He
graduated from the University of Ko
chester in 1564 an I was admitted to
th£ bar in 1866. He was District At
tori ey of Cayuga county from 1873 to
1579, and president of the Auburn
Board of Education from 1579 to
1882.
Mr. Pavne was the " Father of the
House,'' having served fifteen terms, al
though they were not continuous. His
Congressional career began March 4,
1889. in the Forty-eighth Congress, and
he had held his seat ever since, with
the exception of the Fiftieth Congress.
As chairman of the W«.v» and Means
Committee of the ' House during the
Taft Administration he framed the
Pavne-Aldrich tariff bill. He was re
elected last month to the Sixty-4'ourth
Congress.
The funeral services will be held
Sun-lav,at 10.30 a. m. in the hall of
the House of Representatives. No such
services have been held there since the
death of Representative Xelson W.
Dingloy.
WILL ASK STATE TO PAY
CITY FOR 2 FIRE HOUSES
Local Authorities Have Plan to Have
Appropriation Bill Introduced—
Capitol Park Extension Commission
Is Said to Favor It
A bill carrying an appropriation to
reimburse the city of Harrisburg for
turning over the two fire houses in the
i park extension district to the Common,
j wealth of Pennsylvania, will be intro
duced in the Legislature at the next
| session which opens in January, the
i heads of the tire department have
j learned.
It is said that the Capitol Park Ex
i tension Commission favors reimbursing
i the city and a special appropriation bill
for that purpose will be sent to the
I Legislature with the backing of that
commission. For this reason no pro
vision was made in tile annual budget
of Fire Commissioner Taylor for the
building of now lire houses outside the
park zone for the Citizen and M't. Ver-
I uon companies.
j The fire houses of t'he Citizen and
i Mt. Vernon companies were turned over
[ to the State when the city property
! was vacated for park purposes, but the
I city was permitted to continue to use
' those houses temporarily and will be
j granted the privilege of using them un
, til such time as other quarters are pro-
I vided for.
What plans will be made, of course,
will depend on the amount of money
coining from the State. When asked
what are the future plans of the de
partment in this matter, Fire Chief
I Kindler said to-ilav:
'' We have only talked over the thing
in a general way and nothing definite
will be done until the Legislature ad
journs."
The Capitol Park Extention Com
mission announced to-day that thus
far this month it has purchased ten
additional properties in the Eight
ward which is being acquired t>v the
State for Capitol Park extension pur
poses. None of the properties is of
much value, but all had to be bought,
and the owners came to the commis
sion's terms and agreed to the sale.
The deeds will be made out to the
State in due time, when the names of
the owners and locations of the prop
erties wtill be made known.
Thus far the large properties that
remain to be purchased have jiot been
the subject of a conference between
the owners and the commissioners, but
it is expected that during the winter
months some agreement as to valua
tion will be arrived at ami the prop
erties pass to the State.
Almost three-fourths of the prop
erties on the extension plan have now
been purchased. A sale of oM build
ings will be held by the State some
time this month.
WEEKS 111 FAVOR
OFARRY RESERVE
But Senator Declares
Too Much Publicity
Is Given to Nation's
Military Affairs
PERSONNEL OF
NAVY PRAISED
Says Naval Establishment Is in Class
With That of Germany and France
and Second Only to That of Great
Britain
Washington, Dec. 11.—Declaring
that there has been too much publicity
of the military affairs of the nation,
Senator Weeks, of Massachusetts, in a
speech in the Senate to-day opposed
agitation for special investigation of
military preparedness, praised the
strength and personnel of the navy
and urged the organization of an army
reserve.
"Any one may learn about our mili
tary or naval establishment by reading
the reports of tho secretaries of the
Departments and the reports of those
who are conducting the different bu
reaus and branches of the service,"
said the Senator. "It is an open book
to all our citizens and there need be
no doubt about our relative position or
our capabilities if one is disposed to
study reports instead of seeking no
toriety in the press.
Value of Secrecy Apparent
"In fact, there is and has been al
together too much publicity in such
matters, in my judgment. Wo have
had a demonstration during the pres
ent European war of the value of se
crecy in conducting military operations
and there is no reason why we should
spread broadcast what we are doing or
what preparations we have made. I
have no doubt every Europeau country
is informed in the most minute detail
of our condition, both on land and sea,
and if any change in our methods is
to be made it should not be in the di
rection of greater publicity, but should
be to protect our operations even in
time of peace from scrutiny both at
home and abroad."
While expressing the hope that the
European war would be the last great
war and nations would "see the folly
of maintaining such great military es
tablishments as great European coun
tries have done and that a general
agreement will be made which will pro
vide for at least a partial disarma
ment," Senator Weeks maintained it
was the part of wisdom to consider
what course to follow in case such a
result should not come.
Not Wise to Change Policy
"At this time," he continued, "it
does not seem to me that it is wi* or
prudent to take any action which will
change our policy or add to our naval
equipment except by an omnibus appro
priation which can be expended under
the directiou of the general board of
the navy, with the approval of the
Secretary of the Navy and the Presi
dent. Based on the experience of the
past, our naval establishment is in a
class with that of Germany and France
and probably second only to that of
Great Britain."
Senator Weeks maintained that the
army was insufficient and propose.! its
reorganization not for the purpose of
increasing the permanent, the active,
army but for the organization of a re
serve corps which would make avail
able large forces of trained soldiers
at all times. "If the military experts
are right," he said, "that the country
needs a force of 500,000 trained men
supplemented by from one hundred
thousand to two hundred thousand vol
unteers to give it a reasonable chance
of protection against a probable foe,
and that the 500,000 men will be
needed at once on the outbreak of war
—organized as fighting machine—it
would appear that the defense provided
at present by Congress is inadequate
and practically worthless, and that the
moneys spent on this defense are large-;
ly wasted."
Would Reorganize Regular Army
"I believe," said the Senator, "that
laws should be passed at once which
will reorganize the regular army. This
reorganization should give to the
mobile army the proper proportion of
infantry, field artillery, cavalry, engi
neers, signal, sanitary troops, the
needed ammunition and supply trains,
and provide for properly equi'ppe-d de
pots. The law must provide that the
men serve the shortest time with the
eolorß necessary to train them as soldiers
and then pass them as soon a » trained
to a reserve, and that while serving
in this reserve the men must be paid.
Make the enlistment aged 18 to 21,
with consent of parents, and 25 as lim
it for first enlistment."
In addition to the national reserve
force the Senator would have a similar
reserve organized under the State mil
itia and urged laws to provide skilled
military trainers for volunteers.
TO BUY ALTO APPARATUS
New Cumberland Fire Company to Dis
pose of Horse and Hose Wagon
Plans being well advanced for the
purchase of a motor-driven combina
tion chemical and hose fire apparatus,
the Citizens' Fire Company, of New
Cumberland, will hold a special meet
ing tJhia evening to decide on how to
dispose of the present horse and ve
hicle after the new one is purchased.
The fire company had agreed to raise
haif the fund necessary for the pur
chase of tihe new auto if the town Coun
cil would provide half and the purchase
of one is now practically assured.
TEN DEALERS SELL COAT
MEAT FOR MUTTON CHOPS
Pure Food Agent Discovers
Guileless Phlladelphians Have Been
Victims of Tricky Merchants and
Prosecutions Follow
Philadelphians who have been pur
chasing mutton chops and other cuts of
sheep meat will be interested in a state
ment from the l*iire Pood Department
this morning that the pugnacious goat
has been buttin' in on the mutton mar
ket, and that's no kid.
Agent Simmers, of the department,
had his suspicions that all was not mut
ton that was ollered for sale as such in
Philadelphia markets, and he communi
cated his suspicions to Pure Food Com
missioner Foust. Simmers was direct
ed to make purchases of the alleged
mutton chops and other sheep meat
exposed for sale and have them ana
lyzed by the State chemist.
He made purchases from ten different
dealers, sent the meat to the chemist
ami was informed that what had been
masquerading sis sheep was really in
ferior goat, whereupon the matter was
reported to headquarters in Harrisburg.
To-day Commissioner Foust directed
Agent Simmers to bring suit against
milk, fruit and soft drinks,
mutton, and they will all bo arrested
and brought before a magistrate.
Commissioner Foust says this thing
of selling goat meat for mutton must
stop, or the first thing the unsophisti
cated Philadelphians know some un
scrupulous dealer will be selling them
dog meat for mutton, and that would
really be the limit.
Forty-one prosecutions were ordered
by the Pure Food Commissioner to-day,
outside of the ten goat meat sellers in
Philadelphia. There were nine prose
cutions for selling rotten fish and four
for selling rotten eggs. There were
also prosecutions for selling adulterated
milk, fuit and soft drinks.
AUDITOR PUNS 10 FIGHT
P.iegel Announces Determination Not to
Accept Cut in Pay Ordered
by Commissioners
Francis \V. Riegel, one of the coun
ty auditors, it was learned to-day, has
declared to a county official that ho
will not accept the terms of the Coun
ty Commissioners who reduced his bill
of charges for Riegel's part in making
the 1913 county audit, from 93 days
at the rate of $3 a day to 68 days.
Mr. liiogel further intimated that
■he will bring legal action against the
Commissioners, mid it now is believed
in Court House circles that the audi
tors jointly will employ counsel and
mandamus the county heads and re
quire them to show why they should
not recognize the auditors' biils.
John W. Cassel, president of the
board of auditors, has not yet present
ed his bill, although from estimates
based on a time record kept by the
| County Controller, the Commissioners
practically have agreed to pay him for
| twenty-eight days and a fraction. Mr.
Cassel thus far has not referred to his
bill except to say that he is too busy
to prepare it.
The auditors contend, it is said, that
the Commissioners are without author
ity to tlx the number of hours that shall
constitute a day's work.
ADMITS HOLTZMAN ROBBERY
James Reedy Confesses in Police Court
to the Stealing of SB7 From
Cash Register
Jamiee Reedy, who has been in jail
under bail on a charge of larceny of
sweaters from Kline's livery stable on
South RiiVer street, to-day confessed in
police court to robbing t'he cigar store
ol Tester 0. Holt/man, 'Market and
Dewberry streets, on the morning of
November 21 of SB7.
Reedy, according to the police, was
in the store on the previous night un
til it was closed and saw that the
rnonev was placed in the cash register.
According to his confession to the' po
lice he later clinVbe.l the (ire escape and
unfastening a window made his en
trance. 'He was arrested within twenty
four hours with Tony Cainella in a
stable on Dewberry street and charged
with gambling, but t'hnt charge was
dropped When the sweater he was wear
ing was identified as one stolen from
-he Kline stable. Reedy broke down
yesterday anil confessed to the poJice
that he rdbhed the Holtzman store.
(Mayor Royal remanded him to jail in
default of SSOO bail.
SMITH COST COUNTY *602
The Court Has Not Yet Committed In
sane Youth to an Asylum
The case of Edward G. Smith, the
youth accused of murdering his grand
father, John E. Bush, in Inglenook, and
whom a jury has declared to be insane,
cost Dauphin county at least $602.69.
The expense incident to Smith's cap
ture, the summoning of witnesses and
the detective's inquiry totaled $279.69,
a bill for which was presented this
morning to the County CommissijneiN
toy Detective James T. Walters. The
witness fees and the court costs totaled
s32:s.
The Court has not yet made an order
committing Smith to a hospital for the
insane.
Search for Newport Youth
Chief of Police Hutchison is to-day
aiding W. If. Leareh, of Newport, in a
countrv-wide search for his so>n, Foster
W. Tjearch, 19 years old, wlio has been
missing since August 19. Cards are be
ing Bent to all of the principal cities
asking that a search be made. The
young man has an artificial rig'ht leg
below the knee and a toe is missing
from his left foot. He walks with a
cane.
POSTSCRIPT
PRICE, ONE CENT.
$545,000
IS TOTAL
OF DODGET
Bowman Reiterates
This Will Permit Re
duction of Half Mill
in the Tax Rate
FINAL PRUNING
NEXT MONDAY
Between $:$(>,ooo and slo,oo<> Report
ed Left In General Fund for the
Present Year—Measure Will Go in
Tuesday and Likely Pass Friday
With the exception of the park fund,
which couM not bo reached, all of tlio
departmental budget estimates for tlio
now voar were examined by the City
Commissioners who were in executive
session for three hours until yes
terday afternoon. The tentative budget,
as it now stands, contains appropri
ations totaling a trifle more than sf> 19,-
000. This includes allowances for
parks. This will he pared down to
$545,000, an amount proportionately
lower than the $510,000 budget for
the present fiscal period, because tlie
present fiscal "year" is actually only
nine months, whereas the 1915 fiscal
period will b e the full 12 months.
There was $55,000 additional ex
pended from the tax revenues in the
present fiscal nine months, to pay oft
old debts, which practically made the
1914 budget $565,000. The 1913
budget, for 12 months, was $5-9,•
129.12 and that lor 1912, $509,.
173.65. In both 1913 and 1912, as
well as in 1914, the tax rate was 9'j
mills.
lVspite reports to the contrary,
Hmrry F. liowma.D, Commissioner Of
Public Safety, to-day reiterated that
the tax rate will be reduced from nine
and ouediaif mills to nine mills. 110
add-od that the Park Department >c
quests will be considered bv the City
Commissioners on Monday when they
wiH meet again in extraordinary ses
sion. and he stated further thwt what
paring of appropriations will be necos
sary to cut down the tax rate will !>e
done at that meetinig.
The budget measure a>t the Monday
meeting will l>e prepared for printing
so that it may be passed on first re:M
in« at the Tuesday session of the Com•
misskmers and be approved finally at
a special session which probably will
be held on the following Friday.
IJ-Mill Rate Sure, Says Bowman
When the budget is finally prepare!
it will contain appropriations totaling
something like $545,000 or approxi
mately $4,000 less than the total de
partment estimates, indicating, Mr.
Bowman said, that few cuts will be
made in the estimates at the Mondav
meeting. Most of the requests for new
funds for improvements or other inno
vations will be allowed, although the
Continued on Thirteenth l*i»ire.
W. VAX DYKE TO <;KT PLUM
Said to Be Practically Certain to Bo
Appointed Revenue Collector
The hint has been giveu to the vari
ous Democratic aspirants for the posi
! tion of Collet-tor of Internal Revenue i.i
.this district, made vacant by the < re
ation of the Scranton district, to which
j Collector Kirkendall has been assigned,
1 that the place lias been promised to
Warren Van Dyke, secretary of the
Democratic State Committee, and that
it will be a waste of time for any
! other applicants to make any further
I efforts to land the plum.
Mr. Van Dyke is a native of Carbon
county, but has been a resident of this
district for the last three years, having
come here as resident secretary for the
Democratic State Committee. It is ex
pected that, his name will be -nt in
soon, as Congressman Palmer has had
several conferences with 'President Wil
son in the last week.
'POISON' PROVES TO BE SALTS
Man Charged With Attempting to Poi
son 18 Is Discharged
The report of the chemist, who had
the analyzing of the white powder, that
it was charged Andrew Meltrowick had
placed in the sauerkraut which was be
ing cooked by Mrs. .John Policie, was
read last night at the hearing of Mel
trowick, who was charged with trying
to poison eighteen people, the chemist
1 reported that the powder was nothing
but epsom salts. As no further evi
dence was offered Alderman Nicholas
discharged the case.
Meltrowick immediately preferred
charges of assault and battery against
Policie, claiming that Policie had struck
him in the face in the Alderman's of
fice, but as none of the witnesses that
he claim saw it would testify. Alder
man Nicholas was compelled to difr
charge this case also.
Wilson Pl?ys Golf in Snow Flurry
By Associated Pros.
Washington, Dee. 11.—President
Wilson played golf to day in k. heavy
snow flurry. He went out to Virginia
links during the first snow of the sea
son and played the entire course.