8
nil grain
ID IIDBELGIANS
Both Actors and Audi
tors at Theatre Enter
Into Spirit of the
Occasion
SHOW PROVES TO
BE A GOOD ONE
Bessie Wynn at Last Night's Per
formance Leads Rotary Club Mem
bers Six Times Through Song of
Their Organization
If King Albert of Belgium could see
the effort Harrisburg is putting forth
to help his people after his appeal to
this country for food and clothing, he
would be too full for words. He cer
tainly would have some difficulty try
ing to express his gratitude for the way
in which II arris burger* are rallying to
the cause under the guidance of the
Rotary Club and the management of
the Orpheum Theatre.
Seeing a vaudeville show such as
the Orpheum presents this week, does
not seem to have much connection with
the providing ot' a meal for a needy
war refugee, since the way to this
charity has been ma ie so easy by the
persons who conceived the idea. If
the two audiences that saw th> produc
tion yesterdav are any indication of
the entire week's patronage, the affair
will be a gratifying access.
Community Picnic Suggested
Tn,. show ;it the Orpheum this week
seems altogether different to the vaude
ville fan. It is a vaudeville show, —
and a good one too, —but it savors of
rlie comnrinity picnic. Everybody is
out for a good time : with cue pur
pose, to aid a worthy cause. The Ju
nior Rotarians in the guise of candv
boys provide a novelty. Tli,> box par
ties, too. give the performance an
added interest
The actors lend themselves readily
to the cause. All the performers, who
can io so without destroying the lines
of their act. mak,> allusions to the Ro
tary Club or to the cause for which the
club is working.
As to the show it would do credit to
any vaudeville house in the couatrv,
the Palace or Hammerstine"s Victoria
Theatre not excepted. tu Bessie Wvnu.
Joe Jackson and the Far he r girls. there
■ s a trio of headliners, who each ordi
narily head the bilis in the theatres'
wher ( . they are performing.
Mi»s \\ vnn was last night ftfrnishcd
with a copy of the "anthem" of the
■£otar\ (. iii' 1 and led the evetiiug-eloth
od members of ihe ciub through it six
times. It follows:
, Rotary Song on Program
'They say thai Kotarians, the-- ain't
;,ot no style.
They ain't goi no stvie, thev ain't got
no style.
Tl c\ s:i that Kotarians, thev ain't "Ot
110 style
They got style all the unite, all the
while.''
Miss \\ van has added a scene from
Madam Butterfly'" to her act and she i
does the song in a vevy capable man
ner. The Farber girls are entertaining
in their new songs. They are as unlike
can be imagined, one blond, the oth
er brunette, one a tomboy and Che
other a most dainty feminine. The
combination i-; a good one.
.loe Jackson, .vho hits in tlie Keith
circuit like his namesake in the Amer
ican League, is hack with his funny
monologue, in which his bicycle fea
tures. It is a marvel how he keepsf
his tramp suit together year after war. '
but he seems to have done it will.
Joe's triangular mouth ha~ lost none of,
its corners and hi* smile is as funnv
as ever.
The war pictures are interesting, al
though showing to how "rent a dis
tance correspondents were kept from
the front. The audience can scarcely
keep <rom whistling as Tommy Atkins
goes man-bin/ off to the tune of "It's
a Long Way to Ti|>perary." Four oth-1
er goo.) acts complete the bill.
William X. Essiek, presi lent of the
Rotary Club, made his vaudeville debut
last evening when he stepped on the
stage ami told the audience of the pro
ject. ; romising that eve r v penny over
the expenses for tlie week will go to
the Belgian sufferers.
M'GOVRRK GIVES UP FIGHT
Concedes Election of Democratic Op
ponent to U. S. Se.nate
JS.j/ Associated Press,
Madison, Wis., Dec. 15, With the
certifying c.t the election by the State
canvassing board of l'aul O. Husting,
Democratic candidate for United States |
{Senator, Governor Francis 10. McGov- :
em. Republican, concedes Mr. Husting's
election, according to a statement to
day by A. I'. L'mbreit, attorney for'
Governor McGovern.
Mr. Umbreit says that, while appar
ently promptness instead of accuracy is
to decide the election, it wouid be use
less to carry the contest before the
United States Senate, as the decision of
the court puts an end to the recount
and makes the securing of any further
proof of inaccuracy impossible.
U. S. Merchant Marine Augmented
Washington, Dec. 15. —The Ameri
can merchant marine has been aug
mented by 101 vessels with an aggrc
bate tonnage of 361,078 tcuis up to'
December 2 by the admission to reg
i\terv of foreign ships owned by
Americans. Eleven vessels were admit
tell in the last two weeks under the
new law.
Reading Man Drops Dead at Sunbury
sWbury, Dec. 15.—Arthur W.
Iletilj. a wealthy retired merchant, of,
K airing. Pa., dropped dea I here to
day. Upon his arrival in town he went
to a hotel to visit his uncle, Samuel
Wenver. He met Weaver's son and was
«iK>ut to grasp the hand oif the uncle
when he collapsed.
Eagles to Meet in Altooua
At a recent meeting of the officers
of the State Aerie of Fraternal Order
of Eaglet, at which the president of
the Aerie. H. 0. Holstein presided, it
was decided to hold the annual con-j
Tcntiou June $ an.l 9 in Altoona.
SOME COMMUTERS STILL
OBJECT TO NEW RATES
Application for Rehearing on Some
Points In Dispute Is Made to Serv
ice Commission—Costs $1 More To
day for Beturn Ticket to Phil*.
The new rates for passenger traffic,
as modified by the Ptrblio Service Com
minion in its meeting in il'hiladelphia
on Saturday last after a hearing of the
protests of the commuters ami others,
went into effect to-day on all of the
roads affected. Tl-.e mollifications are
accepted by the roasls, but not by all
of the commuters.
It develop* that some of the Phila
delphia commuters are not entirely sat
isfied with some of the features of the
decision of the Public Service Commis
sion and desire a further 'nlk to con
vince that body that additional conces
~ ions are necessary. Edwin M. Abbott.
Rttorney for the combined committee of
the I'nite.l Business Men's Association
of Philadelphia and Commuters' Asso
ciation, filed with the Commission this
morning an application in behalf of
complainants for a rehearing, present
ing the following reasons:
'•l—Tint the limitation of the *ote
of 100-trip individual commutation
tickets valid for a period of 6 months
from the date of issue, the rate charged
for the-e ti kets not to exceed IV;
cents a mile, is an unfair limitation,
and practically grants the desire of
the railroads to eliminate this form of
transportation completely.
•'2—That the suggestion of a maxi
mum rate of lc. cents (MM- mile is un
fair to the commuter, in that the for
mer basis of comparative rates between
stations was never considered hereto
fore a« a mileage basis, and tint under
the supplemental schedules as riled upon
a basis of 1' . cents a mile, the various
comutation rates for the 100 trip tick
et have been advanced from 10 to 100
per cent, in manv instances."
As a result of the new rates going
into effect to-dsv the cost of a round
tri;> ticket between this city and Phila
delphia is advanced sl.
COURT
Payment on Paxton Work
The Maryland Casualty Company to
day was paid $10,036.80 as an instal
ment on the Paxton creek improvement.
Lowest Eid for Street Grading
John E. Care was O'ue lowest bidder for
the grading of Woodibine street, from
Sixteenth to Seventeenth. The bids,
which were opened by Commissioner
Lynch, were us follows: John E. Care,
Stucker Brothers Construction
Company, SS96; W. F. Martin. $999.
Marriage License
William J. Morris and Edna Arndt,
Harrisbu rg.
Colonel May Tell of Preparedness
li I Associated Pre**,
Washington. Dec. 15. —'Colonel Roose
velt loomed up to- lay as a possible wit
ness before the House Naval committee
in its discussion of the ropareduess of
national defenses. Ai today's session
Representative Hobson pressed the
question to call the former President
and after some discussion the question
was left to be decided in an executive
se.-sion of the rommittee.
WILL STK K B\ THE SHIP
S) Declares Crexv of Vessel Stranded in
Terrible Gale
By Associated Prtss.
Atlantic City, N. J., Dec. 15. —A
westerly gale during the night swept
the stranded smack Alberta L. higher
tip on the shoals off the inlet and this
morning big waves are smashing over
her stern, the water freezing almost as
-oon as it strikes her decks. The crew
or five declare they will stick by the
ship and Captain Johnston, however,
although they hail a wild night with the
! temperatu 'e at ten degrees until day
' light and at 10 o'clock it was still low.
Coast guards coursed out around the
vessel this morning, but came back
when the-crew refused to come off and
.t was seen that the vessel could not
1 be moved unless the wind shifts to the
eastward on high tide.
BIDS FOR BRIIKiE RECEIVED
Varying Designs Suggested for the
Spring Creak Span
Proposals were received up to 2
o'clock this afternoon by Harvey M.
Taylor, Superintendent of Parks and
Public Propers; , tor the construction of
a concrete arch bridge over Spring
creek near Cameron street.
liids were based on a nutter of dif
' ferent designs, the lowest bid not nec
essarily being the most reasonable. The
i contract will be awarded after ail speci
fications are given consideration.
Not to Interfere With War Bills
Washington, Dec. IB.—Various pend
ing bills for cutting off of exports of
munitions of war and other articles to
Europe have not been brought to the
; attention of President Wilson, he tol.l
j i allers to-day. He added he had taken
no attitude toward thp bills and would
not interfere unless consulted by Con
, gressional leaders.
Lawyer Killed by a Burglar
8;/ Associate/I Press.
Atlanta. f>a.. Dec. 15.—Charles B.
Reynolds, a lawyer, was shot and almost
instantly killed early to-day, in a re
volver battle with a burglar in his
home here. Keynolds fired four times
before he was killed. The burglar es
i caped.
ft 100,04)0 Fir e in Atlanta
By Associated Press,
Atlanta, Oa., Dec. 15.—Fire in the
•heart of Atlanta's business district
early to- lay caused damage estimated
at SIOO,OOO to the Elyea-Austell Com
pany, dealers in automobile accessor
i ies, anil the Tripod Paint Company.
hoo Imprisoned in Japanese Mine
By Associated Press.
Tokio, Dec. 15.—An explosion oc
. curro i to-day in a coal mine at Fu
, kuoka as a result of which 800 labor
ers are imprisoned in the workings of
the mine. Fukuoka is on the sea coast,
65 miles to the north of Nagasaki.
Lawyer-Politician Dies at Shamokin
Shamokin, Pa,, Dec. 15.—John I.
Welsh, lawyer, state advocate of the
Knights of Columbus and former chair
man of the Northumberland County
Democratic Committee, died here to-day
after a brief illness
' Artistic Priuting at Star-ludependent.
HARRISBURG STAR-INDEPENDENT, TUESDAY EVENING. DECEMBER 15, 1914.
BAND CONCERT TO-NIGHT
FOR RED CROSS DENEFIT
C»4tair4 From Firm Page.
rich & Qo., Hub, Globe. Sides & Sides; ,
Hatters, C. W. Poulton; Haberdashers.
Sliearer & Son, J. N. Kimutrd; Special,
H&rrisbwg Bag and Box Factory.
Detail* have been completed for one
of the bigigest events of the campaign i
to-night when the Zembo baud aud
patrol will entertain in Chestnut street
auditorium with a concert ami drill.
The program will at 8 o'clock
and the "rloors will be opeued to the !
public. All the spectators will be ex- j
pected to do, will be to buy Red Cross
Christmas seals of the pretty nurses i
who will go about in the audionce for
the puri»ose.
HIES WHILE HEKE OX VISIT
Richard S. Shapter, Brooklyn. Expires
at Home of Brotlior-in-Law
Richard Sterling Siiapter. 75 years,
old. a resident ot' Brooklyn, N. Y.. who
eai.ie to Harrisburg last summer on u
visit to his brother-in-law, Charles A.I
Disbrow, 1815 North Front street, and'
was taken ill while there, diet las I
night at Mr. Disbrow's home.
Funeral services will be held to
morrow evening at 7.30 o'clock, the
Rev. B. H. Hart, pastor of Fifth Street
Methodist church, officiating. The
body will be taken to Mr. Shapter's
home in Brooklyn by Undertaker C. H.
Mauk on Thursday morning at 9.45 j
o'clock. Further services will be held'
in .lanes' Methodist church. Brooklyn,!
Friday morning. Burial will be in j
Greenwood cemetery.
Mr. Shapter leaves tivo sisters living'
in Harrisburg, Mrs. 0. A. Disbrow aud |
Mrs. John A. Affleck.
DIES AFTER 4 YEARS ILLNESS
Mrs. Julian Dare, an Aged Widow, Ex
pires Yesterday Morning
The funeral services of Mrs. Julian
Dare, 78 years old, widow of Joseph'
G. Dare, who died yesterday after an
illness lasting for more than four years,
at the home of her daughter, Mrs. An-j
uie Morris, 1341 North street, will be j
held at the home Thursday afternoon at]
1 o'clock and further services will be >
held at the Pleasant View Church ofj
God by the Rev. A. C. Herr, assisted!
by the Rev. A. G. Bossier, pastor of the I
State Street United Evangelical church, I
at 2 o'clock. Burial will be in the
Paxfang cemetery.
She leaves nine children, twenty-six
grandchildren and nine great grand
children.
Isaac D. Lantz Expires
Isaac D. Lantz, 33 years old. died
yesterday morning at his home. 55 But
ler street, Penbrook, after a short ill
ness of heart trouble.
The funeral services will be held to-1
morrow night at 7.30 o'clock at the
home. The body will be taken to Fa
vetteville. Franklin county, 0 n Thurs-1
day morning at 7.50 o'clock, bv Un-j
dertaker T. M. Mauk & Sou, where j
turther services will be held aud burial
made.
Mr. Lantz is survived by his widow)
and one stepson, George Carbaugh, and
his mother, Mrs. John Lantz, of En-1
haut, and the following brothers aud
sisters: William, James Harry and Sam
uel Lantz, Mrs. Ella Eakens and Mrs.
lonise Romberger.
Mrs. J. M. Erb Dies
Mrs. J. M. Erb, 31 years old, the wife I
of John M. Er"b, of Lawntoa, died last
night at 7 o'clock after a long illness.
Funeral services will be held on Thurs
day afternoon at 1.30 o'clock. Burial!
will be in the Hunnnelstown cemetery. |
Besides her husband, Mrs. Erb leaves
three children, Alice R.. John H. and i
Paul S.
Henry K. Dellinger
Henry K. Delliuger, 61 years old.
died yesterday morning at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. Frank Thomas, 1932
Kensington street. The funeral services
will he held tomorrow afternoon af 2
o'clock at the hone, the Rev. Joseph
D. W. Deever, pastor of the Epworth
Methodist church, officiating. Burial
will be in East Harrisburg cemetery.
Mr. Dellinger leaves the following chil
dren . Mrs. R. R. Wilson, Mrs. F. C. |
Thomas, Miss Caroline aud Ralph Del
linger.
Mrs. Culhane
The funeral of Mrs. Mary Culhane,
68 years old, who died late Sunday j
night, at the home of her daughte.-,
Mrs. Ellen Burke, 3617 Mullen street,
Philadelphia, will be conducted to
morrow morning at 9 o'clock at St.
Patrick's Cathedral by the Rev. M. M.
Hassett. Burial will be in Mt. Calvary j
cemetery.
Mrs. Hanson
Mrs. Anna R. Hanson, wife of G.
Hanson, died in Philadelphia, Sunday.
Mrs. Hanson is survived by a step
daughter, Mrs. Harriet H. Roscher, a!
stepson. Lawrence, one sister. Mrs. Hen
ry B. Moyer anil five brothers: F. E„
G. R., C. Victor 1., anil W. \V. Ride-1
uour.
Jacob Rider
Word iias been received of the death
ot Jacob R. Ri.ler, for years a
resident of thi* city. He died Sunday
at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Wil
liam N. Straub. at Helena, Arkansas,
where he had lived since the death of
Mrs. Rider thre e years ago. He is sar i
vived by three children, Mrs. Straub,
Ralph and Paul Rider, of Selena. '
BELOW ZERO AT PITTSBURGH !
Small Streams In the Mountain Regions
Frozen Solid
By Associated Pms,
Pittsburgh. Dei'. 15.—Cold weather
records for December 15 were shat
tered here to-day when the mercury at
the Weather Bureau registere.l 2.3* de
grees below zero at 8 o'clock and un
official records in th e suburbs were re
ported as low as ten degrees below.
Many large street and tower clocks
were frozen and scores of homeless per
sons applied at police stations for food
and shelter. Smali streams in the
mountains of Western Pennsylvania
and Northern West Virginia were in
some places frozen solid.
Coldest December Day in Five Tears
Indianapolis, Tnd., Dec. 15.—The
coldest December day in five years was
registered here by the government
Weather Bureau, which reported a tem
perature ol seven degrees beJow ze|*o.
19 Be\ow in Minnesota
Duluth, Minn., Dec. 15.—Thermome
ters here to-day showed from 10 to 14
degrees below zero. At Virginia, Minn.,
the official thermometer registered 19
degrees -below and the wind attained a
velocity of 78 miles an hour during the
night. '
CAPITOL HILL
CAMP BILL RESIDENTS '
COMPLAIN TO COMMISSION
Say That the United Electric Company,
of Lemoyne, Want to Recoup Pole
Charges by Overtaxing Their Pa
trons $3 Per Year
Ira B. Bixler, a passenger conductor
on the Middle division of the Pennsyl
vania railroad, and Elmer ,1. Stuckey,
a contractor, both residents of Camp
Hill, have lodged a complaint with the
Pulilic Service Commission against the
refusal of the United Electric Coni|>aiiy
of ljemoyue to install service to com
plainauts' residences uuless complain
ants agree to pay iu addition to the
usual rates for service an annual charge
of $5 per year, which tlhe respondent
alleges s the rental which will be re
quired to pay to the Bell Telephone
Company for use of its poles iu string
ing wires from its present line to com
plainants' residences.
The Mansfield State Xonual school,
of Mansfield, Pa., has tiled with :ue
commission a complaint against the
Mansfield \\ ater Company, alleging
that- its rate for service has'lately oeen
increased fifty per cent, which increase
is alleged to be excessive, unjust and
unreasonable.
Mr. Ehrtiardt Here
I»ooking after bis chances for the
of the uext House, Rep
resentative Fred C'. Eliriiardt, of I<acka
wanna. came to Harmburg to-day and
was at the t'apitol conferring with
those who may be able to assist his
candidacy—if they will. Mr. Ehrhardt
is ot' the opinion that the Speakership
belongs to some county outside of Phil
adelphia and Allegheny this coining ses
sion, and as he lias b'eeu iu the House
since 1903 and has always been an
organization Republican, he is of
opinion that lie is by right entitled to
the place.
Many Automobile Licenses
The automobile division of tiie State
Highway Department had issued up to
noon to-day 11,854 motor car licenses
of various kinds and turned over to the
State Treasury the sum of $166,650
for the automobile fund, all of which
will go to the Highway Department
for road improvement. Yesterday was
a banner day, $12,500 being received
for licenses. Commissioner B'gelow lias
given orders that the licenses shall be
sent out as quickly as possible in order
that owners may have them to place
on their vehicles on January 1 and will
undergo no inconvenience. It is planned
to have all applicants served by that
time, but there are many who neglect
to send in their application for a 1:-
liceuse until the last moment and then
complain because they are not supplied
on' the instant, somet'niug that will be
physically impossible. If the neglect
ful have to wait it will be purely from
their own neglect.
Board Meeting
The 'Board of Public Grounds and
Buildings is having an all-dav meeting
with Governor Tener at the Executive
Department to take U' ) a number of
matters that mnst be disposed of before
the close of the year.
Public Ssrvice Commission
Tae Public Service Commission began
a four-days' meeting this morning, aud
its last two days «ill be devoted to
hearing the objection of the Bell Tele
phone Company to t'be uew phone re»a■e»
that the Commission proposes to estab
lish for next year.
Norristown's Complaint
A communication has been received
from the Norristown city authorities
by the State Health Department eom
plaiiiMig against the nauseating o.lor
and taste of coal tar in the water used
by the borough for its domestic sup
ply. Philadelphia has suffered simil
arly.
Dr. Samuel G. Dixon, Commissioner
of Health, has had the stream inspec
tors in the department at work for sev
eral days endeavoring to locate the
source of the contamination. The gas
plants at Phocnixville, Pottstown.
Pottsvilie, Reading, Tamaqua and Ham
burg, as well as the one at Norristown,
have installed separators for removing
heavy tar and oil deposits from the
manufacturing wastes of their gas pro
ducers. These have been installed by
order of the Department of Health.
State otiic ials, commented upon the
fact that while the pejpie at Norris
town complained bitterly against the
temporary pollution of ' their supply,
which, although extremely, distasteful,
was not serious from a "health stand
point; that the borough continued to
pollute the chief source of Philadel
phia's water supply with several hun
dred thousands of gallons of sewage
daily, and that the borough had voted
against a bond issue for a sewage dis
posal plant to propertlv treat this dis
charge.
Must Remedy Matters
The New Wilmington Water Supply
( ontpany, located in Xew Wilmington,
Lawrence county, has been ordered by
the Public Service .Commission to give
attention to certain details in the ail
ministration of its plant. The com
plaint was filed by Robert W. Meliard
and other consumers.
Food Law Violators
Pure Food ( Foust to
day ordere I the prosecution of ten
men in Philadelphia for selling co' 1
storage fi.iga for fre.-h hen fruit and
not labeled: six for selling rotten eggs;
four for selling rotten bologna; three
for disposing of dried frait containing
too much sulphur dioxide and one (for
selling watered vincgiir. Three prosecu
tions were ordered in Wayne county
for selling doctored soft drinks and
catsup with benzoate of soda a.s a
foundation.
Hand Cut Off In Machine
Charles M. Bird, 26 years old. of
Penbrook, had his right hand amputat
ed at the wrist early this afternoon
while chopping corn "fodder. The ma
chine st'iK-.k and he thrust in bis hand
to start it goinir again when the knives
ea.ii.giht his hand. He was treated at the
II i rrisburg hospital.
Holiday Recess of Congress
Washington, Dec. 15.—Holiday re
cess of Congress from December 23 to
December 29' was proposed to-day in a
concurrent resolution passed by the
House. It was sent to the Senate.
President and Governor to Confer
Washington, Dec. 15.—Governor
Amnions, of Colorado, is expected here
thas week to discuss with President
Wilson the withdrawal of Federal
troops from the strike districts.
POT TDEIR PRICES
ON HARDSCRADBIE
CMtlaard From First Pn(«.
liiit estimates, while at least one, Gliza
■beth S. Heister and Caroline Baldwin,
joint owners of 1100 North Front
street, su imply stated that the house is
not for sale.
The estimates received are as fol
lows:
List of Hardscrabble Claims
Oliver T. Landis, No. 1110, $2,500;
A. P Dintaman, Nos. 1108-28, $50,-
000; E. G. Slav baugh, No. 1130, $7,-
500; John Yiugst, No. 1132 1200,
$25,000; Frank 1\ Yingst, 1202, $2,-
900; Joseph Berrier, No. 1210, sll,-
000; Anna P. Sourbier, No. 1218, $2,-
500 for house and SI,OOO for boat
house; Clara M. Spangler, No. 1220,
$3,600 for house aud business; M. 11.
Smith, No. 1222, $2,000; Fred W.
Dinger, No. 1224, $3,500; John H. Ja
cobs, No. 1226, $5,000; John E.
Kurzenabe, No. 1300 02, $4,500; John
H. Tripner, No. 1 308, $1,200; Lucin
da Vache estate, No. 1310, $9,600;
Louis Finnefrock, No. 1314, $2,850;
Marv E. Flowers, No. 1316, $4,000;
Mary A. Reed. No. 1320, $1,500; Wil
liam S. Reed, No. 1322, $1,200; James
Reed, No. 1324, $1,200; Margaret
Dinger, \'o. 1332. $3,000; Lucinda
Keim, Nos. 1320 30, $6,000; Carrie
Vache estate, $2,000.
Properties Near South Street
Under the Bowman ordinance pro
viding for the city's taking over the
ground on the west side of Froot street
between Smith street and- a point 65
feet north of Liberty, those estimates
were offered:
.Win Fox Weiss, $250 a foot front
or $20,000; Elioa C. Small, S2OO per
foot front; Judge George Kuukel, J.
Austin Brandt and H. B. Haig*>, $2lO
per foot front; C. L. Long, E. J. Stock
pole anil Robert H. Mo flit, aiifproxi
m&tely $4 00 each or one-half of the
cost oif paving Front street a-s assessed
aigainst themi.
Mr. Weiss sets out that he already
has given some ground to the city for
park purposes and believes he should
receive no remuneration for tlbat |>arceJ
although he argues that taking ground
•for opening a street ''is a different
matter.''
Judge Kunkel fixes his price at
$240 a foot front although he adds
that he prefers not to sell the ground.
VALUEOF UTSTFARMCROPS
Falling Off of $2<>,U4.~>,000 in Produc
tion This Year as Compared
With 1»13 Yield
Washington, Dec. 15. —This year's
principal farm crops are worth $4,-
945,852.000, the Department of Agri
culture announced to-day, $20,645,000
less than last year, when their value
was $4,966,852,000. The value of
each crop follows:
Corn. $1,702,599,000; winter wheat,
$675,623,000; spring wheat, $203,-
057,000; all wheat, $87S.680,000;
oats, $499,431,000; barley, $105,903,-
000; rve, $37,018,000; buckwheat,
$12,592,000; flaxseed, $19,540,000;
rice, $21,849,000; potatoes. $198,-
609,000; sweep potatoes, $41,294,000;
hay, $779,068,000; tobacco, $101,411,-
000; cotton, $519,612,000; sugar
beets, $27,950,000.
In addition to these crops other
farm products such as minor crops and
auimals and animal products, will bring
the year's total close to $9,750,000,-
000 as the value resulting from the ef
forts of husbandry. The values are
based on the farm price of the crops
on December 1.
ACOUSTIC CLOUDS
Why Church Bells Sound Louder On
Some Days Than on Others
Every one has noticed that oil cer
tain days church bells arc heard much
better than on others and sometimes
are not heard at all on other days. The
same distance intervenes between the
church and the person's residence, the
same intensify is used to strike the
bell, the sam<; visible obstacles are be
tween the two at one time as at an
other.
Then why does the intensity of the
peal vary! It lias been fouind that
there are what is known as "acoustic
clouds'' in the air. They cannot be
seen, but they may be detected artifi
cially. They have the property of re
flecting sound just as a brick wall has.
So if a thick one of these RO-c.alled
"clouds" intervenes between the
church bell aaid the observer most of
the sound is reflected back to the bell,
and very little gets through. The ac
oustic clouds consist simply of a large
quantity of water va.por in the air, and
water va.por itself is invisible. So we
are able to see through something that
we cannot hear through. Generally, of
course, it is the other way round. We
can hear through a piece of black pa
per, but we cannot see through it.
Now, if these acoustic clouds are
disposed iu a certain maimer it is pos
sible that they will reflect the sound
into a region where the bell's tone is
ordinarily not h<*ard at all save when
the cloud* are present and disposed in
the proper mamner.—Ohicaigo Herald.
PRESBYTERY ADMITS PASTORS
Three Ministers of This City Are Re
ceived by Carlisle Body »
At a meeting at Pine Street Presby
terian church at 2 o'clock this bftor
nooii of the Carlisle Presbytery the
Rev. James Arnientrout and the Rev.
B. M. Ward were received from the
Westminster Presbytery, and the Rev.
W. O. Yates from the Baltimore Presby
tery. .
The Rev. Mr. Armentrout is assistant
pastor of Pine Street church, formerly
of the First church. Lancaster. The
Rev. Mr. Ward has received a call from
the Capital Street church. He was
formerly pastor of Faith church, York.
The Rev. Mr. Yates has been called to
Olivet church from the Pittsburgh
Theological Seminary.
The Rev. Mr. Ward and the R«v,
Mr. Yates will be installed at their
fqparate churches wi'bin t'he next two
weeks.
A Sure Onide
■'Waiter, -give the menu."
" We have none, but I can tell you
what we have."
"You must have a remarkably good
memory.''
"Not at all. I simply look at tho
talbleoloth.''—Pele Mele.
It's a doubtful satisfaction that is
derived from the knowledge that one
can have next week the thing one wants
to-day.
WOULD PAY $9,675 FOR
AN ASPHALT PLANT SITE
Caatinurd From First
ers by the City Bureau of Health In x
communication from the lutter received
this afternoon. The letter was ordered
to be filed.
To John E. Core was awarded the
contract for grading Brook wood street,
from Sixteenth to Seventeenth, at his
'bid of SBIO. Albert Buck and Sam
Koen, representing the Mummers' As
sedation, appealed to the Commissioners
for financial aid for the New Year's
parade. The Commissioners said thev
would be glad to render fiuaucial as
sistance if it were not for the law pro
hibiting their making au appropriation
for su>h a purpose.
The ordinances providing for a sewer
section in Geiger street, a revision of
the food license taxes and exonerating
t'he Sixth Street U. B. church from the
payment of a paviug assessment, were
passed finally.
The annual appropriation .and tax
levy ordinances were passed on first
reading at to-day's meeting and will be
considered on second and third reading
and for'tinal passage at a special meet
ing on Friday. The Commissioners will
meet in special session on Thursday to
pare down the budget ordinance.
HNANCE
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
QUOTATIONS.
Furnished by H. W. Snavely, Broker,
Arcade Building, Walnut and Court
Streets
New York, Dec. 15.
2.30
Open P. M.
Alaska Gold Mines .... 25 24%
Aural Copper 57% 54%
Amer Beet Sugar j... 30>29':.
American Can 27% 26'j
do pfd M 2', 9J
Aui far and Foundry Co 45 ; , 45'/,
Am Cotton Oil 4 0 39?,
Am Ice Securities .... 23% 23',
Amer Smelting 61'.. 58' 4
American Sugar ....... 107' . 107
Amer Tel and Tel ... . 117% 118
Anaconda 29'.. 26%
Atchison 95% 94
Baltimore and Ohio . . 73% 70V4
Brooklyn B T 86"/, 86
California (Petroleum .. 19 17',
Canadian Pacific 160 15S
Central Leather 36 35%
Chesapeake and Ohio .. 45'/se 44
Chi. Mil and St. Paul. . 92% 91
Ohino Con Copper Ho'.. '15%
Col Fuel and Iron 25% 25
Consol Gas 121 120
Corn Products 9% 9
Distilling Securities ... 13 s , 13",,
Krie 23" 22%
Rrie Ist pfd 36% 34%
General Eloctric Co ... 141 141
Goodrich 'B F 25% 2&%
Great. Northern Pfd .. 119% 110
Great Northern Ore, su'bs 29 28
luter'boro 'Met 13', 12%
Inter'boro 'Met pfd .... 53% 52 %
Lehigh Valley 138 134%
Louisville and Nashville 125'.. 125':,
Mex Petroleum 56 6:J%
Missouri Pacific 10% 10
Nev Consol Copper .... 13% 13
New York Central .... 85 83
N Y, N H and H 57 55%
Norfolk and Western .. 102', 1 02 ' j
Northern Pacific 104'.. 103%
Pacific 'Mail 22 22
Pennsylvania Railroad . 109 108'/,
People's Gas and Coke. 117'/. 117%
Ray Con. Copper .... 36 35
Reading 150% 148
Repub. Iron and Steel . 20% 20
do pfd 76% 76
Southern Pacific 89':. S6',:,
Southern Hv 16% 16%
Tennessee Copper .. . . 33% 32%
Texas Company 134 134
Union Pacific 121% 117%
U. S. Rubber 66% 53%
U. S. Steel 55 51%
do pfd 104% 104%
Utah Copper 5114 49%
Vir.-Carolina Chem ... 23% 23%
W. U. Telegraph .... 59% 59%
Westinghouse Mfg .... 69% 68%
Chicago Grain Market
Chicago. Dec. 15.
Open. Close.
Wheat—■
Decennbcr 118% 11 8 :, 4
May 122% 122%
July 115% 116%
Corn—
December 63% 63%
May 69% 69%
Ciats.
December 4 7% 47%
May 52 52'%
Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago, Dec. 15.—Close:
Wheat —December, 118%; May,
122%.
Corn—December, 63%; Ma,', 69%.
Oats—December, 47%; May, 52%.
Pork—.lanuary, 18.35; May, 18.80.
Lard —January, 9.97; May, 10.22.
Ribs—January, 10.02; 'May, 10.30.
RUSSIA'S RAILWAY GAUGE
It Was Made Narrow to Lessen the
Danger of Invasion
There are several railway gauges—
or wiiiths between the two rails of the
track—in Europe, but in the United
States and Canada it is possible for a
truck to tra.el from Prince Rupert to
New Orleans and from Quebec to San
Francisco without hindrance. This was
accomplished at great expense some
twenty or thirty' years ago. In Kurope
the bulk of the mileage i« the standard
four-foot eight and a half inch gauge.
There are, however, some other gauge l ),
especially the meter gauge in France,
Belgium, Italy, Spain and Portugal.
The most important exceptions are
in Spain and Portugal, where they
have nearly 10,000 miles of the five
foot six inch gauge, and iu Russia and
Finland, where there are 30,000 miles
of the five foot gauge. This three ami
one-half inches difference from the
standard was adopted by the Russian
government to avoid the dangers of
invasion.
The only connection between Fiance
and Spain is at Irun, on the Bigcavan
coast, but the Pyrenees are now being
pierced at more than one place, and a
question of conforming the gauge of
Spain and Portugal to that of the bulk
of Kurope has arisen.—Kugineering
Record.
Mr. Pefber—l dreamed I had un
counted gokl.
Mrs. Pester—That's .just like you.
You never even take the trouble to
count your change.—Puck.
Warden —Are you willing to con
fess I
Voice from the Dungeon—No. sir;
I'm as mucih in the dark as ever.—
Buffalo Express.
D. S. IDE IK
LUMEN
Exceeds in Both Sales
and Purchases That
cf Any Other Coun
try in 1913
GREATER THAN
UNITED KINGDOM
Interesting Figures Submitted by John
Barrett, Director General of the
Pan-American Union, at Meeting
of Commercial Conference To-day
By Associated Press,
Boston. Dec. 15.—Trade of the
United States in 1913 with the twenty
Latin American republics, both in sales
and purchases, exceed in volume that
of any other single country, according
to John Barrett, director general of the
Han-American Union, in an ad<lress
here to-day before the Latin-American
Commercial Conference. It was the
first year, he said, the United States
ever had exported a greater valuation
of products to ijatin-Amerieam coun
tries than did the United Kingdom.
Mr. Barrett's conclusions were based
on statistics just compiled by the Pan-
American Union. He said this was the
first time accurate figures of Latin-
American commerce in 1913 had been
given.
The figures showed that the tweutv
independent countries, south of the
United States conducted a foreign com
merce in the calendar year 1913 valu
ed at $2.564,876.2 I' 4, of which their
exports were $1,539,123,597 and im
ports $1,325,752,027.
In this trade, according to MT. Bar
reM, tlu' United States, contrary to
general opinion, led the United fcing
dom, Germany iuid France, with large
margins. United States' exports to
LrfUin-Angelica were valued at $325,-
837,345: the United Kingdom at
$322,228,073; Germany, $217,976,-
202; and France, $110,4 8 4,385. Im
ports from Latin-America were United
States, $477,628,500; United King
dom, $321,358,313; Germany, $lB9,
I u6,1 72; Prance, $126,329,068. 'JPlies.t
figures, Mr. Barrett declared would
surprise American exporters and im
porters and should encourage those
who had believed there was little op
portunity for them in I/.ctin-American
trade because of European competi
tion.
"Although," he continued, "tbo
balance of Latin American trade i?,
according to the ligures, in favor of
bat in-Am erica and against the United
Stall's to the value of $151,791,155,
while that of the United Kingdom an I
Germany is more evenly divided, it
must be remembered that this balance
against the United Abates is largely
made up of sti'li articles as coffee anil
other raw products, which in the course
of being converted into manufacture I
products, in the industries of the Unit
ed States, employ American capital
I and Imbor and hence ultimately in their
I sale as finished products make the final
| balance actually in favor of instead
| of against the United States.
"A comparison of the figures of
Latin-American trade in 1597 with
those of 1913, show what, n remark
j able rapidity of growth has character
ized Latin-American commerce and
points conclusively to the potentials
ties of its future." In 1897 the total
foreign commerce of the twenty Latin-
American countries was valued at
$9 10,422,499; now it stands at $2.
864,876,224, An astonishing and al
most. marvelous increase in onlv a de
cade and a half, of $1,954,453,725, or
approximately 350 per cent."
OPEN AIRKIDSTO SEE SANTA
"Saint Nick" Promises to Be at En
tertainment Given by Tech Boys
for Fresh Air Kiddies
The students of Technical High school
to-day announced that they have se
cured a promise fromSantal.'laus that he
will be present at the entertainment
the Terh boys are going to give to the
"open air kids" Decem'ber 23. As
'this is just two days before Christmas
Santa said he would 'be very 'busy but
would spare enough time to come and
distribute the presents to the pupils
from the Loehiel and Susquehanna opeu
air schools.
Norman Stiteler will have charge of
tfhe entertainment and some "lively do
ins" are promised. Cornelius i.Vlenger
will make the opening address, which
will not be of the usual sober variety
but will ibe of interest to the kiddies.
While the children from the open air
schools look forward to this event with
great joy at the thought of 'being aible
to "get introduced" to the real anil
original Santa, yet the Tech iboys are
about as enthusiastic and the success
of the entertainment is assured.
Opposes Immigration Literacy Test
By Associated Press.
Washington. Dec. 15.—President
Wilson announced to callers to-day his
opposition to the literacy test in the
immigration bill pending in the Senate
and said he did not believe 1 the test
"tested" quality. The President has
not. stated Wheither his opposition to
the literacy test would make him de
cide against tlhe entire bill or whether
other features would overcome his ob
jections.
Painted Portrait of Carnegie
By Associated Press.
Amsterdam, Dec. 15, via London, 3.55
P. M.—Johannes Bernardus Blommers,
president of the Dutch Academy of
Painters, is dead. M. 'Blommers was
born in 1845. He has pictures in Hot'
land. Germany, Budapest, Buenos Airis
ami in tlhe United States. One of his
most interesting paintings is a portrait
of Andrew Carnegie which hangs in the
peace palace at The Hague.
Firemen's Union to Reorganize
The Firemen's Union of Harrisbtlrg.
will hold a reorganization meeting on
the second Tuesday in January. It is
understood that while many of the old
members will not go back, there will
be many new r ones anxious to take
their places.