THE WEATHER
FAIR TO-NIGHT
COLDER TO MORROW
Detailed Keport, Pace a
§IT^T H , ED VOL. 77—NO. 10.
FIGHTING
IN FRANCE
RESUMED
Combined Attack by
Allies on Line From
Hollebeke to Wyts
chaete, in Belgium
TAKE TRENCHES
AND PRISONERS
Retreat of Germans Toward Prepared
Positions East of Yser Confirmed
—Masses of Troops Concentrating
Along Bruges, Thielt and Courtrai
London, Dee. 15, 1.35 P. M.—Ttw
official information bureau to-day gave
out the following statement:
"After a period of comparatively
quiet., the fighting in Northern France
has recommenced.
"A combined attack by the allies
wae made yesterday on the line from
Hollebeke to Wyttachaete, in Belgium.
Beveral German trenches and B num
ber of prisoners were captured and
progress was mfede."
Wytochaete is five miles south of
Ypires, Belgium, while Hollebeke lies
about three miles northeast of
Wytedhaete. Consequently the line re
ferred to in the foregoing dispatch is
about three miles long.
Bobterdam, via London, Dec. 18,
3.25 A. M.—The newspaper "La Bol
gique" says that the retreat of the
Germans toward prepared positions
east of the Yser is confirmed. Masses
of troops have been concentrated along
a line embracing Bruges, Thiedt and
Courtrad with general headquarters at
Thielt.
Austria Denies Report About Peace
Vienna, via London, Dec. 15, 6.02
A. M.—lt is officially denied that
Austria-Hungary has attempted to con
clude a separate peace with Servia.
There have been several report® re
garding possible peace negotiations
between Austria and Russia, but the
official denial is the first intimation
here that there have been similar re
|>orts regarding Servia. It is probably
that following the recently reported
success of the Servians such a rumor
became current in Europe.
FRENCH RETAIN GROUND
WON ALONC YPRES CANAL
Paris, Dec. 15, 2.40 P. M.—The offi
cial statement given out by the French
War Office this afternoon savs the
French have retained the territory they
won recently :.long the Ypres canal to
the west of Hollebeke; in the Argonne
and eleswhere. There has been artillery
fighting from the Somme to the Argonne
and in Alsace. German infantry gained
a foothold near Steinbach. The text
of the communication follows:
"Between the sea and the Lys the
English have occupied a little forest to
the west of Wytechaete. The ground
gained yesterday by our troops along
the Ypres canal and to the west of
Hollebeke has been retained in spite of
a vigorous counter attack on the part ot
the enemy.
"Prom the Belgian frontier to tlio
Soinme there is nothing to report. From
the Somme to the Argonne there has
been intermittent cannonading. Except
ing in the region of Crouy this artillery
fighting has not been spirited. On the
Argonne we have made some progress
and retained the advances made by us on
preceding days.
"In the Vosges the railroad station
of St. Leonard, to the south of St.
l)ie, has been violently boimbarded by
the Germans from a considerable dis
tance.
"In Alsace there has been much ac
tivity on the part of he enemy's ar
tillery with the exception of "before
Stein'bach where an attack by German
infantrymen, coming from Uffholtz, was
■successful in gaining a foothold. Wo
have everywhere retained the positions
won previously by us."
Bumania Wants U. S. War Supplies
Chicago, Dec. 15.—Rumania has en
tered the American field for the pur
chase of war supplies, according to in
formation reaching Chicago merchants
to-day. The country, although not a
belligerent in the European war, has
Bent a commission here to place orders
for arijis, ammunition, cotton and sani
tary supplies to cost $10,000,000.
«* Skt- Jntepetiftetit
LATE WAR NEWS SUMMARY
The British military authorities an
nounced to-day that fighting in North
ern France had recommenced and that
a combined attack by the allies in
Belgium, to the south of Ypres, had re
sulted in the capture of German
trenches and substantial progress.
This is the first occasion in several
weeks on which the British authori
ties have considered the day to day
activities of the allies of sufficient im
portance to issue such a statement.
London suggests it may mean that the
allies have at last begun the general
offensive movement which has been ex
pected there for some time.
The French statement to-day covers
the same ground as the British an
nouncement and in addition says that
some progress has been made in the
Argonne. There were indications, how
ever, that the Germans have made
progress recently toward the eastern
end of the line. The French war office
admits that at Steinbach, in Alsace,
the German Infantry "gained a foot
hold." Bombardment of St. Leonard
and of Commeroy by the Germans also
has been mentioned in the last two of
ficial French statements. St. Leonard
lies some distance to the south of
points previously mentioned in ac
counts of fighting in the Vosges. Com
meroy is about ten miles south of St.
Mihiel, which has been believed pre-
Coadourri on F.leveuth Pace.
TURKISH CRUISER MIDIRLI
BOMBARDS SEBASTOPOL
Berlin, via Wireless to Sayville,
Dec. 15.—The official press bureau to
day gave out the following:
"The Turkish cruiser Midirli (form
erly the Rreslau) has bombarded
Sevastopol.
"Vienna newspapers report a mut
iny in the army besieging Przemysl.
Several battalions are said to have
been stmt away in fe»ters.
"The Turkish official bulletin says
that the large cruiser Sultan Selim
(the Goeben) bombarded Batuni on
December 10, setting fire to the city.
The Russian land batteries returned
the fire without success.
"Constantinople learns authoritati
vely that a Mohammedan uprising has
occurred in the Caucasus and that fifty
thousand armed Russian Moslems went
over to figiht against the Russians.''
THREE GERMAN GENERALS
DIE FROM BATTLE WOUNDS
Berlin, Dec. 14. I P. M., Via Lon
don, Dec. 15, 12.65 A. M. —Lieutenant
General Von Streck former inspector
general of ordnance at Munich, has
died from wounds received while fight
ing in tihe west. The newspapers an
nounce also the deaths on the battle
field of General Von Brissen, command
er of an infantry division, and Major
General A. Von Martin.
The newspapers to-day generally
print the storv of the killing and muti
lation of a German sentry who had
been watching the wire entanglements
and comment appreciatively on what is
termed the quick justice meted out by
the French to the man who mutilaited
him. The soldier was found dead De
cember 4. His ears had been cut off.
The day following the finding of the
body an officer of the French infantry
appeared before the German position
under a flag of truce and expressed to
the German commanding officer the ab
horrence of his regiment at the action
of the culprit, who, he said, already
had been and shot.
ABANDONMENT OK BELGRADE
ACKNOWLEDGED BY AUSTRIA
Vienna, via London, Dec. 15, 5.35
P. M.—The abandonment of Belgrade
by the Austrians is acknowledged in
an official statement given out at army
headquarters to-day. The statement
follows:
"In the southern theatre of war the
retirement of our right wing involved
a change in the military situation
which made it advisable for us to aban
don Belgrade, which was evacuated
without fighting. Our troops have
fougiht long and fatiguing battles, but
are in the best o<f spirits."
POSTMASTERS' SALARIES CUT
Harrisburg Escapes But Steelton and
Middletown Are Affected
The Congressional House Committee
on Postoffi'ces and Post Koads yesterday
reported to Congress a bill that makes
a cut in the salary of almost every
postmaster in Pennsylvania. Harrisburg
escapes the cut, but Steelton, Middle
town, Palmyra, Shamokin, Sunbury, Co
lumbia, Gettysburg, Chamibersburg, Car
lisle and Mechanicsburg are all in the
list of those who will get a reduction in
their annual dole.
Some of the cuts are as follows:
Steelton, from $2,000 to $2,500; Mid
dletown. $2,100 to $2,000; 'Mechanics
burg, $2,300 to $2,000; Carlisle, $2,-
800 to $2,500; Ohambersburg, $2,900
to $2,500; Gettysburg, $2,600 to $2,-
500; Columbia, $2,600 to $2,500; Sun
bury, $2,700 to $2,500; Shamokin, $2,-
800 to $2,500; Palmyra, $2,500 to
$2,000; Waynesboro, $2,700 to $2,-
500; Shippensburg, $2,300 to $2,000.
TO PROSECUTE DELINQUENTS
Firemen's Union Will Endeavor to Col
lect Unpaid Subscriptions
The finance committee of tihe Fire
men's Union wild hold another meet
ing on Thursday night to complete ar
rangements for the placim? of the out
standing subscriptions miade toward
the exipearsc« of the State Firemen's
convention in the bands of an attor
ney for collection.
It is rumored that he will be order
ed to start prosecution of the delin
quent« at once.
ftARRISBURG, PA., TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 15, 1914—12 PAGES:
in rai
TO ZERO TO-RIGHT
4 Degrees Last Night
Broke the December
Temperature Rec
ords for This City
RIVER FREEZES
OVER ABOVE DAM
Susquehanna System Will Become Gen
erally Ice Bound To-night—Cold
Wave Will Linger for Two Days—
Few Homeless Men to Care for
By a fraction of a degree this morn
ing the temperature smashed all mini
mum records for the month of December
when the mercury touched the four de
gree mark. A further drop to zero is
forecasted to-night, which, if verified,
will set a new minimum record for the
month.
The river closed u|> last 11 i•• ht above
the. dam at the lower end of the city
and with zero'tempcrature here to-night
it will probably become icebound.
There was considerable suffering last
night on account of the suddenness of
the fall. The temperature fell twenty
eight degrees over Che previous night to
a mark of four degrees. This is the
first actual cold wave of the season. In
the language of the Weather Bureau the
fall must be twenty degrees in twenty
four hours to n minimum of ten de
grees. List night's fall was six de
grees beyond that.
Previous Low juark in 1894
The previous low murk for Decem
ber was a fraitiou over four degreos
on December 29, 1894. Records are
on file in the local office of the Weather
Bureau for twenty-six years. The clos
ing of the river in a temperature of lour
Continued ou seventh I'nac
MAY BE SKATING NMIORROW
Wildwood Lake Will Probably Be
Beady for Pleasure Seekers
There will be sltntiug on Wildwood
hike to-morrow, according to the City
Park department, if the temperature
continues as at present. Since the in
dications from the Weather Bureau are
that the mercury will to-night drop ti)
zero, those skates had better be sharp
ened and polished and made ready for
use.
The ice on the lake is to-day three
and a quarter inches thick, and not
considered quite safe. If it is in con
dition to-morrow, as is most likely, the
boat house will be open for the use
of skaters from 9 o'clock in the morn
ing until 11.uO o'clock in the even
ing.
Nine Degrees Below in Lycoming
Williamsport, Fa.. Dec. 15. —North-
ern Pennsylvania shivered in the cold
est December uay in years. The tem
perature at Ellonton, the col iest pskint
in Lycoming opunty, was nil.a degrees
below zero. In this city the thermome
ter registered zero.
NO BUYER FNE.MV ISSUE
Tightness of Money Market Shown by
Failure to Get Bids on $17,000
Gilt-edged Swatara School -l^s
That money is tight in the vicinity
of Harrisburg 3ml gilt-edged bonds go
begging for purchasers was evidenced
last night when the School Board of
Swatara township met to dispose of a
loan of $17,000 and found no takers.
'Fhe fact that bids would be received
for a duly authorized school bond issue
of $17,000 had been advertised exten
sively, and last night's meeting was
the time set for opening the bids at
the school board office in Oberlin. Pres
ident P. Eyre Parthemore presided aud
announced that the bonds to be issued
were 4i/ 2 s ]>er cents,redeemable in thirty
years, the board reserving the right to
redeem them at the end of ten years.
This was followed by the announcement
from Secretary .John M. Erb that no
'bids had been received.
After some discussion it was agreed
that when the money market gets bet
ter the board will offer the bonds
for sale. The district, however, will nj>r
suffer for lack of funds as the board
already had made a temporary loan as a
precautionary measure.
MRS. THRONE SI AY NOT RECOVER
Woman Shot by Husband Is Getting
Worse At Hospital
The condition of Mrs. Beulah
Throne, who was shot three times by
her husband Sunday aiternoom ait 106
Linden street, after a quarrel, becomes
steadily worse at the Harrisburg hos
pital. Her temperature increased dur
ing the night ami it is feared she can
not recover.
The body of her husband, George
Bdwiard Throne, who committed sui
cide, a.fter shooting .his wife, will tie
taken to Womelsdorf to-morrow morn
ing for burial.
SAYS BONDS NEVER CAME
Franklin County Man Charges C. W.
Shaffer With Attempt at Fraud
O. W. Shaffer, jointly indicted for
false prepense witih J. E. Rice, who is
now serving a term in tihe Dauphin
county prison, was arrested yesterday
by City Detective White.
lie is charged with selling bonds to
a Kranlin county man. The bonds were
never delivered by Bice, according to
the complainant. He entered SI,OOO
bail for a hearing.
WOMEN TO CONTINUE WORK
OF STOUGH WHEN HE LEAVES
Personal Workers This Afternoon Form
a League to Carry on Evangelistic
Endeavors After the Close of the
Tabernacle Meetings
The first actual step was this after
noon taken to cortinue the work of the
Stoug 1 !! evangelistic campaign, after the
tabernacle meetings come to an end
next Monday. At a gathering at the
tabernacle at 2 o 'clock, following a talk
by the Rev. Mr. Cartwright, Dr.
Stough's associate, the hundred or more
women who have been doing personal
work in the tabernacle audiences were
organized into tttie "League of Per
sonal Service."
The Hev. Mr. Cartwright told the
women that the work of saving souls
for Christ must go on after the Stough
party leaves Harrisburg, ami that for
this purpose the men and the women
would form separate leagues. The ob
ject of the leagues is "both to conserve
the results and extend the influence of
the evangelistic campaign, especially by
winning persons one by oue to Jesus
Christ.''
Officers to Be Elected
The organization of the league calls
for t)he election of a president, a secre
tary, a treasurer and t'he chairmen of
various committees. The committees
consist of membership, program, steer
ing and extension work.
There will be Personal Service
Leagues in all the co-operating churches,
the chairmen of which will be vice pres
idents of tile central league. Meetings
will be held at .the call of the president,
but must be solely of an evangelistic
nature.
Teams of persons who have been ac
tive in the Stoug'h campaign will go into
school houses nud country churches on
Sundays and hold evangelistic services.
It is said that such teams are still at
work in cities where Stougli campaigns
were held more than two years ago.
Firemen to Parade To-night
Firemen of the city will to-night
| march through the streets to the taber
nacle, where seats will be reserved for
| them. To-morrow night is railroad niglit
j and the Pennsy men are eudeavoring to
| get out a crowtl of 4,000. Men from
| every department of t'lie railroad serv
• ice will line up at the P. B. K. Y. IM.
•C. A. and march to the tabernacle
! headed by the West End band. A dele
! gatiou from Enola will start to march
i from Fourth and Walnut streets. Both
i lines will move not later than 7.25
jo 'clock.
CHRISTMAS CB9DS STOLEN
Thieves Leave Behind Part of Booty
Which Is Too Bulky to Go
Through Window
i (Special to th„- Star-Independent.)
Middletown, Dec. 15. —Christmas
goods valued at two hundred dollars
were taken from T. E. Mayes' drug
store on Union street, last night, by at
, le»ist two men, who forced their eu
' trance into the building through a
rear window. They were not seen and
i it is believed that there is as yet no
j clue as to their-identity.
After the thieves had rifled several
show cases, they made their*way from
the store through a small opening le
j neath the front show window. "
This opening is barely large enough
jto permit the passage of u man's
j body, and they must have had difficulty
!in getting their spoils through. At
' any rate, they left behind a box of
! goods valued at more than fifty dollars
which they had manifestly gathered
together to take with them. They also
left behind a coat and a whiskey bot
tle, neither of which bore signs of
identification.
KUKKEL LEFTjON $200,000
Rest of His Estate Goes to the Widow
During Her Life and Then Re
verts to the Son
The will of the late John C. Kunkel
was recorded this morning. Under its
terms $200,000 is left to the Harris
burg Trust Company in trust for Mrs.
Kunkel and his son, John C. Kunkel,
Jr., a student at Andover Academy.
The rest of the estate is left to his
widow during her life. At her death
it will go to the son, John.
Mrs. Kunkel is named as sole execu
trix.
MIS. CHAPMAN'S MOTH KU DIES
Mrs. Chapman-Glines Succumbs After
Being in a Coma for Two Weeks
(Special to the Star-Independent.)
Franklin. N. H., Dee. 15. —Mrs. Ella
P. Chapman-dines to whom wa sleft
a million by her first husband, Frank
H. Chapman, died yesterday in her
home 011 Prospreet street after having
been in a coma for two weeks. She
leaves a son Eben Chapman, of Harris
burg, Pa. Another son, Frank W. Chap
man, lives in Mississippi.
Mrs. Glines was prominent socially
in New Hampshire an,l has been ac
tively interested in the Franklin Wom
en 's Club. She was well known
throughout New England and in the
West. A fortnight ago she suffered a
heart attack. She was 62 years old.
Kben Chapman is employed in the
mechanical engineering department of
the Pennsylvania Steel Company and
resides at the Engineer's Club, 31
South Front street. On Saturday he
left for his home in Franklin o" ac
count of the serious illness of his
mother.
Breaks Leg in Fall on Ice
Steve S»hnjia, an Austrian, residing
at 1219 South Ninth street, slipped on'
the ice on the I>ock street bridge while
running home for his dinner to-day and
fra<?ture<l both bones of his left leg
below the knee. He was treated at the
Harrisburg hospital.
STROUP FINDS REST IN
PEACEFUL A IE
District Attorney Back to His Work After
Quiet Weck-End Sojourn Among the
Green Fields of Manhattan Island
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DISTRICT ATTORNEY STROUP
t rom a Stall Correspondent
New York, N. Y„ Doe. 15. —Wearied
of the-task of suppressing the crime
wave in a great city. District Attorney
Michael K. Stroirp, of Harrisburg and
Elizabeth vi He, passed a restful week
end in our town. 80011 as it was learned
that Mr. Stroup had taken the 'bus
from tlhe Pennsy uepot and had written
his name on the register of the Waldorf
hotel, Mr. Bennett, the popular editor,
sent Mr. Hillegas, the "Herald" re
porter, to interview him. That was Sat
urday evening and when the "Herald"
came out yesterday morning it to id
about the prosecutor's visit in tile
following headlines:
FINDS 00 ET AND
REST IN NEW YORK
Michael E. Stroup Enjoys the
Change From Dauphin
County, Pa.
Mr. Stroup told Mr. Hillegas the
Waldorf was going to have a chicken
and waffle supper that night. Some of
Mr. Stroup's old friends from Penn
sylvania, who are now living in our
town, invited him to attend. After
that, Mr. Stroup said lie would be rest
ing in earnest and would be .glad to
have Mr. Ilillegas come Around.
Next morning, Sunday, Mr. HiUegas
BAND CONCERT TO-NIGHT
FOR RED CROSS BENEFIT
Christmas Seals Will Be Sold in Audi
ence by Pretty Girls at Free En
tertainment—Merchants Are Using
Thousands of Stickers
Almost seventy-five store keepers
and other business men of Harrisburg
have enlisted in the "Merchant Day"
movement of the Ked Cross Christmas
seal campaign which opened to-day,
and between 15,000 and 20,000 of the
Yuletide stamps have already been dis
posed of through these channels.
The plan is simple. No one who fig
ures in the campaign is expected to
sell the soals; he merely buys a lot
and pasites one upon each package that
goes out of his store or office' on the
particular day set apart for those in
the line of business in which lie is en
gaged.
The merabant's duy end of the cam
paign is being handled by Edward
Manser, Who is assisted by some thirty
oir forty Hoy Scouts of the city. . The
youngsters acted as canvassers and
obtained the orders from the store
keepers and they later served as mes
sengers in carrying around the sup
plies of seals.
To-dlay was "clothiers' and haber
dashers ' day'' and seals were pasted
up by the following: CloMiiers, Dout-
Continued uo bilfhtk Page.
was on hand bright and early. While
Air. Stroup was finishing his breakfast
of coffee and eggs, —real country eggs
fresh laid in the barnyard right back
of the hotel, —the "Herald" reporter
arrived, his hair nicely combe I and in
his best Sunday suit. Mr. Stroup soon
approached ami handed the reporter a
King Oscar. They cocked their feet
up before the stove in the front of
fice, called for a spitbox and then the
Prosecutor, in his breezy Western way,
re.itarked:
"Fire away with your interview."
Solving New York Problems
"What do you think of our town?"
falteringly asked the reporter, not yet
feeling fully at his ease.
"It's a nice quiet place for a man
who wants a rest after ridding a big
town of scarlet women and the trading
; stamp evil," replied the District At
: torney in a reassuring voice that made
the reporter feel comfortable right
j away. "I'm sorry it's snowing so hard
I this morning, though. 1 had planned
jto walk down Broadway to Trinity
| church for morning service. Thought
| a little fresh country air Snd the sight
j of the green grass on Wall street would
j de me good, but it looks now as though
| we 11 just have to sit around the fire
land wait for the dinner bell."
"What do you think of the crime
wave that has struck our city? We
have had several bomb-throwings and
I shooting affairs right here in New
I York, lately, and our District Attorney
| doesn't seem to Ifliow what to do about
! it."
Gunmen Forsake Harrisburg
"We don't have gunmen in Harris
burg any more. Chiefy Hutchison, Dr.
Stough and 1 ran 'em out long ago. If
I you h*ve any real mysteries you want
j to solve, though, Joe Ibach is the boy
Ito do it. I believe Mayor Mitchel
| could hire him if he would offer bigger
| money than John Royal. Most of our
Harrisburg folk are looking for nice
jobs in a little town. I tell you there
il nothing to the strenuous life along
Market street Now, down in
bethville—"
"But, Mr. Stroup," interrupted the
news gatherer, "Mr. Bennett wants me
to confine the interview to our own
town. ' Have you been down to the
aquarium?"
"No. I had planned to go there
after church, but I guess I'll have to
cut that out, too. Look at that sno v
drifting out there in Thirty-fourth
street! "
" Well, how about a little jaunt up
to the Metropolitan Museum? It'll
only take a minute for Mr. Bennett to
hook up the marc in the cutter. Or,
I'll tell you en the quiet, we have a
Continued on Seventh I'nftr
WOULD PAY $9,675 FOR
AN ASPHALT PLANT SITE
Lynch Introduces Ordinance To-day
Calling for Appropriation for Pur
chase of Land in Cameron Street
for That Purpose
Tentative plans for the construction
of a municipal asphalt plant in Harris
bttrg were laid by William H. Lynch,
Commissioner of Highways, at the
meeting of the (Jity Commissioners this
afternoon wjien lie introduced an ordi-
carrying an appropriation of
$9,675 to buy a strip of ground at
Cameron and Kittatinny streets, to be
utilized as thi plant site.
The ground in question is a part of
the Margaret McAllister tract 011 the
west side ot Cameron street. If the
ordinance passes at the meeting next
Tuesduy, the deed at once will be trans
ferred to the City and the Highway
'Commissioner to-day said he at once
will lay pluns for the construction of
the plant.
This appropriation, as well as the
one for building the plant, will be ta
ken out of the $25,000 improvement
loan approved by tho voters at the
November, J 913, election.
The establishment of a Municipal
Hospital for the care of persons suffer
ing from transmitti'ble diseases was
again urged upon t ; he City Commission-
Continued on tflghtk I'aKe.
POSTSCRIPT
PRICE, ONE CENT.
PUT THEIR PRICES
OHRARDSCRABBLE
60 Per Cent.of Owners
Seek Total of $152,-
500 for Their Prop
erties and Damages
CITY TO PASS
ON THE CLAIMS
They Are Submitted to the Commis
sioners by City Solicitor Seitz Who
Says the Improvements Made Since
1809 Cannot Legally Be Considered
Estimates on values of homos ami
damages likely lo result through tiho
razing of Hard®crabble properties to
permit the reopening of Front street,
between llerr ami Calder, which were
wirbinitted by sixty per cent. of tho
Hard-scrabble property owners to City
Solicitor D. S. Seitz, total something
about $1 52,500.
The score or more of claims were
submitted to tlie City Coinmissionei s
at their meeting this afternoon, but ;io
action was taken UJKJII them, the com
missioners desiring to defer action for
one week. They did, however, pass a
resolution providing for the tiling of
the necessary bonds as guarantees to
the Hardscrabble property owners
against damages through the taking by
the city oif their homes. Tlitvse bonds
will be tiled with the court and the
property owners will have the oppor
tunity and privilege of objecting fo
the amounts, if they so desire.
Along with the claims came letters
from owners of property aloii,' the
westside of Front street between t>outiii
and a point tis feet north of Liberty
street. These claims alone will run
close to iff not exceed 175,000.
One Property Is "Not For Sale"
T'ho City Solicitor, in a communica
tion to the Commissioners, advised
them that with them is vested the
power to say what estimates are rea
sonable and equitable and they alone
shall say which shall be accepted. The
legal adviser then goes on to tell how
the property values are to be deter
mined—thai the present values oif the
honk's are to be considered and that
improvement's made since 1 Stilt, when
the street was originally opened, shei'
not he given consideration 1 i W >
points out what legal procedure must
be pursued to acquire the homes and
accomplish the plan to reopen the
street.
Many ot the owners refused to sub-
Continued mi Rlahtli I nae.
WATER BUDGET GOES IN
With the Health Department Appropri
ation Bill, It Is Passed on First
Beading This Afternoon
The city ordinances carrying thi
101.i budgets foi the Water and Health
and Sanitation departments were intro
duced by Commissioner Harrv I''. Uinv
man at the regular meeting to-day of
the City Commissioners and passed on
first- reading. The water ordinance.car
ries appropriations totaling sl2 2,-
239.83. For the presqnt nine-month
fiscal "year" th-» departmental appro
priations totaled $138,798 ami for
1913 they were $135,191.58.
This year's budget, however, includes
a $22,259 item, the money for which
was appropriated after the appropria
tion bill had been framed. 11 covered
the cost of new water meters and new
water pipe construction.
The total Health department budget
is $49,838 This includes the plumb
ing inspector's budget. $1,820; the
Health budget, $10,430; food inspec
tion, $3,640, and $33,948 provided for
the collection of garbage and ashes.
The request for a $1,200 appropria
tion for the salary of an assistant to
the plumbing inspector, which was put
in the ordinance at the request of the
Plumbers' Association, has been ripped
from the bill.
CHARTERED TO SKIL A HIS HI P8
Front-Market Motor Supply Company
Obtains Incorporation Papers To-day
Articles of incorporation for the
Front-Market Motor Supply Company,
of Harrisburg, were to day approved by
Governor Tener and the charter was is
sued from the State Department.
The new company has a capital of
SIO,OOO and the incorporators are Lo- •
roy B. Wildermuth and James B. Mef
serearu, Harrisburg; Isaac \V. Matter,"
West Fairview, and 11. J. Wildermuth.
Columbus, Ohio.
The firm will deal in supplies fur
motor vehicles of all kinds, including
motorcycles, motor boats and aeroplanes
—and in motor boats and flying ma
chines. The location of the new Cor
poration's quarters is at Front and Mar
ket streets.
WALL STREET CLOSING
New York, Dec. 15.—The lirit day
of open trading in the full stock list
was marked by considerable irregular
ity. Initial prices for all promifnont is
sues, including wera
higher, but heavy offerings, partly for
foreign account, caused a speedy re
versal, with losses of a to 3 J ■ 2 points.
The closing was heavy. Lofaest prices
were made in the final hour, with a con
tinuance of the selling in St4el and Bal
timore and Ohio.
Two More Paydays For Cops
The policemen have two paydays be
fore Christmas. One was to-day aud the
second will be December 23.