US IDE 1
STMfI PARADE
Big Street Demonstra
tion Is Arranged to
Take Place a t 1 0
O'clock To-night
REVIVALIST TO
TALK ON SQUARE
Donations of Clothing and Food Re
ceived at Tabernacle Last Night
Are in Hands of Associated Chari
ties lor Distribution
What promises to be the biggest
street demonstration of the Stuugh
evangelistic campaign in this city will
take place to-night, weather permit
ting. Leaving the tabernacie at 10
o'clock, a parade expected to comprise
nine or ten thousand marchers, with
three bands, will pass through tho
principal streets of the business sec
tion. and halting in Market square will
participate in a brief service of preach
ing and song. Dr. Stougli will prob
ably speak, making his first appearance
at an out-door meeting.
To-night will be nominally Church
and Sunday school night at the taber
nacle. The original intention was to
have members of local churches and
' Sunday schools form a great parade
anil march in a body to the building,
but that plan was not deemed feasible
because the tabernacle would not be
able to accommodate so large a throng.
Three Divisions With Bands
There will accordingly be a parade
after instead of before the tabernacle
service, in which the entire audience
can join, together with any persons un
able to gain entrance to the building.
There will be three divisions, the first
composed of the stougli party, the
executive committee and the choir, and
the other two of the tabernacle audi
ence, In halves. There will be a band
for each section.
James W. Barker, chairman of the
Sunday school and children's work
committee, will be chief marshal and
the tabernacle ushers will act as aids.
Hie route will be from the tabernacle
to State street, to Fourth, to Walnut,
to I hird, to Market, to Fifth and coun
termarch on Market to tile square. Tho
parade will move about 10 o'clock and
the service at the -ipiare will not con
tinue beyond 11. according to present
plans. Dr. Stougli will giv c a siiort talk
an I there wjll be chorus singing. Rain
or snow would oi course prevent the
demonstration from taking place.
Donations to Be Distributed
The articles of food and clothing ta
ken by thousands of persons to the
tabernacle last night as donations to
the poor ot t lie city were this morning
taken in charge by the Associated
< haritics. There is enough of cloth
ing. canned goods, potatoes, flour and
foodstuffs on hand, according to a stnte
ii cut from the Associated Charities of
fice. to hold out for more than a week.
All requests received in Dr. Stougli's
mail for aid have been turned over to
the Associated Charities, and at that
office large numbers of solicitations are
now pouring in. No food or clothing will
be given oat until ihe case of each
!i' I'iicant is investigated. In other
words, the donations will not be dis
tributed tr persons merely for the ask
ing. but. v. i I iic iced fiiii;- in homes
of tin- worthv poor.
Boy Has Faith in Dr. Siough
In telling of the variety of letters
he recti ves in hi., mail, Dr. stougli last
night said that he has gotten a request
from a boy in a nearby town for an
illation suitable for tin Christmas sea
son. The boy said that he was on
the program for exercises at school,
and thought that perhaps Dr. stougli
would oblige him l>y writing an "orig
inal" oration for him.
During his sermon the evangelist em
ployed burlesque to a inrge extent. He
er acted the 'building of Noah's ark. and
told of the social ambitions of Lot's
wife. There were .">3 trail-hitters.
Dr. Stougli will preach to women only
tomorrow afternoon on "The White
Sla\e Traffic," the last of the series.
To-morrow night there will be a pa
rade by the booster chorus, the last
street demonstration of the campaign,
and the climax of this week's activities.
Sunday services will be held as usual.
Dr. Stougli preaching morning and
evening at the tabernacle and to men
only in the afternoon.
Party Anxious to Leave
Although nothing definite has been
said as to whether there will be a final
meeting oo Monday, it is unlikely that
there will be one. since Dr. Stoui.li is
required to appear on that day at
W; Ikes-Bar re us defendant in four
slander cases. Xfembers of the party
are desirous, too, of returning to their
homes as soon as possible, before the
vaccinations to which they were recent
ly submitted give them trouble.
WILKESBARRK COMING
Independents to Play in Chestnut Street
Auditorium
The Harrif'ourg Independents will
play a strong Wilkes-Barre team a,
Chestnut street auditorium to-morrow
night. The Wilkes-Barre team has es
|e ially strong line-up this year, com
posed of Howe, and Jenkins, forwards;
Nolan, centre; Feinberg and Brooks,
guards. Jenkins as been tried out bv
the Eastern League on several occasions
and is one of the fastest forwards in
the coal regions. The public will be
assured of e very fast game.
By request the management of the
Independent* have decided to play tiie
National rules, as t'hese rules are used
by the Eastern League teams and the
coal region teams, and by doing this
both teams have an equal advantage
and assure,l a faster game. Herman |
Karly will referee the ganic Saturday
night. Ihe game will be called at 8 p.
in. and will be followed by dancing. ;
At the Photoplay
"The Naked Truth." ' a five-reel
drama dealing with the atorv of a reil
wrniati; takrn from life, giving tin'
leal joy 8 and xorrows and the love of
two women for one man. The good
woman and frhe hud both want Pierre,
riiig drama ha.s been adopted from the
!• r< ncli novel of that name and is trulv
a beautiful production. Adv.*»* '
SCHOOL CHILDREN HELP
* IN RED CROSS SEAL WORK
Dr. C. B. Phillips Thinks That All
Records Have Been Broken by (Jale
of More Than 60,000 Seals by
Pupils
After three days of vigorous activ
ity the 10,000 odd youngsters of tho
city's public schools to-day closed
their part of the Red Cross Christmas
seal campaign of *l9l 4.
I'util the returns from the various
teachers are filed with Dr. C. R. Phil
lips the exact number of the tiny
Yuletide stamps that were sold will not
be known but Dr. Phillips, who is
chairman of the sub-committee for
school sales, said he believed last year's
record was broken. In 1913, 50,000
seals were distributed in the schools.
Karly this week the 1914 allotment of
60,000 were taken around to the dif
ferent buildings.
In most of the schools during the
last three days set aside for the active
selling, the storyfof what is done with
the proceeds of the campaign was im
pressed upon the youngsters. About
eighty per cent, of the net receipts are
turned over to the anti-tuberculosis so
ciety here and the funds distributed for
trolley tickets for the needy children
and grownups who can't afford or are
too ill to travel front their homes to
the dispensary for daily treatment.
Some is used to buy tickets for the
poorer ones destination is Mont Alto or
Cresson, some is used to buy clothes
for the long, long journey; some more
money was used last year to furnish
the "window tents" for the shutin
patients—the clever little canvas can
opies which are suspended inside the
open windows in such a way as to pro
vide shelter for the occupant of the bed
and at tile same time provide ample
light and air and sunshine.
School buildings, rooms and pupils
settled exciting little rivalries as which
was the better way of disposing of the
seals. From all appearances, however,
the Cameron building will lead again
as last year an I a peculiar co-incidence
is that small Miss Mary Welconier, a
sister of tire record maker last year.
Miss Katlierine Welcomer, will be the
star salesgirl of that building. The
room is taught by Miss Anua Whit
meyer. Miss Whitmeyer's room inci
dentally is the star room in a star
building thus far.
To-morrow will be "Druggists' Day"
in the merchant series of salesdays
and the following well known mer
chants will take part:
George A. Gorgas, E. Z. Gross. Frank
K. Kitzmiller, Brindle's Pharmacy, Wil
liam F. Steever, C. M. Forney, ( roil
Keller, Golden Seal, J. H. Boiler, J. C.
McAlister, Logan Drug Company and
B. H. .fenkins.
The stationers' florists, insurance
agents and artists will also observe
to-morrow as their special day for past
ing the seals on their packages. They
are as follows:
Florists, Schmidt's. It ley's; insur
ance, William E. Essick; artists, Mar
guerite Jacobs.
The need for speedy and liberal
financial support was emphasized by
former British Ambassador to the
United States, James Brice, in a letter
to Miss Mabel Bordman. of the Amer
ican Red Cross, calling attention to tho
deplorable conditions existing in north
ern France. The letter reads:
.Miss Board man:— Communications
have reached me as to the frightful
state of distress, beggary, and, in
deed, ruin which prevails over North
ern France wherever tlip German arm
ies have been. The conditions of the
people are altogether deplorable. I
have been asked to see what could he
done to obtain American relief for
these people, and naturally turn to you
to know whether you can suggest names
of rich and charitable persons in the
Unite 1 states who would be likely to
exteiul help to the sufferers in these
regions. The distress in Belgium is, of
course, also severe, but I do not know
how much can be done while tho Ger
man armies are actually occupying its
territory.
How little we think, you and I, that
the most tremendous and horrible ca
lamity that has ever fallen on mankind
by its own fault was so near. Very
truly yours, .IAMBS BRICE.
First receipts of the Ked Cross Pi
vision of the Home and War Relief
Committee were those from the sale of
candy at the Orpheum theatre. Mon
day night, amounting to thirty-four do!
lais. This division follows the work
of the Re I Cross Society throughout
the world, collecting funds, to send sur
gical and medical aid to hospitals and
organizing branches for the manufac
ture of supplies so desperately needed.
Throe Skaters Res:ued
William Ihling, 107 Hanua street,
was rescuel from the river last even
ing after he had broken throw all the
ice while skating. He was battling in
water up to his neck and was almost
exhausted when Edward Rupp, of
South Front street, heard his cries and
made his W'ay to tine hole in the ice
broken by Ih'ling and completed the
res ,ie. Ihling was too weak to walk
to his home and Rupp carried him. He
suffered from exposure and was placed
under the care of a physician. Harry
Fry, of Rockville, and another youth,
were rescued from Wildwood Lake,
where the ice gave way when they
wpre skating.
Huston Accepts Reduced Pay
Accepting the County Commission
ers' ruling that eight hours, instea<Tof
six, shall constitute a working day,
Fred W. Huston, minority member of
the Dauphin county board of auditors,
this afternoon accepted pay for a frac
tion more than eighty days and mile
aye for 32 miles for his part in the
1013 audit. His bill totaled $244.2«,
a warrant was drawn and five minutes
later he was given his money bv the
jounty Treasurer. Mr. Huston's'orig
inal bill contained a change for lOK
days at $3 a day.
Attempted Robberies in West End
Three attempts have been made to
enter West End houses by thieves in
the past week. Twice they attempte I
to gain entrance to the home of J. .1.
Breslin, lS.'io Fulton street, the se.-ond
attempt occurring at S o'clock yester
day morning, but screams frightened
the intruders away. Thieves tried
y*ir> entrance to the homes of Charles
\ . Rotiiro. k. 1833 Fulton street and
John Andrews, 1847 Fulton street.
Cottonseed Crop Increases
Washington, Dec. 18.—Cottonseed
of the crop of 191 * crushed prior to
December 1, amounted to 2,493,0.">0
tons, compared with 2,192,276 for
1913, the Census Bureau announced to
day.
HARRISIfURG STAR-INDEPENDENT, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 18, 1914.
STEELTON FOOTBALL'STAR'
NAMED FOR WEST POINT
loatliurd From First Page.
best student® in the High school,
standing high in his Masses.
Walter K. Fasuacht, the first alter
nate, is a son of Samuel Fasna-cht, of
Palmyra, Lebanon county, a promi
nent merchant of that town. Young
Kasnacht is a student at the Lebanon
Valley College, in Annville, and is de
scribed as a vpunig man of ability,
standing higli in tho community. His
aye is nineteen.
Paul Carl, the second alternate, re
sides in Williamstown, and is a son of
Lincoln C. Carl, an attorney of that
town. He is said to be well qualified
iu every way to enter the big military
school. •
COURTHOUSE
MINT TO BE OPENEO
Court To-day Deorees That H. Homer
Matter May Be Let Into
a Defense
In an opinion filed at noon to-day
Judge McCarrell directs the opening
of the judgment entered by the Home
German Bau Und Spa Verein of Har
risburg against H. Homer Matter, an
attorney and specifies that the defend
ant may be let into a defense. Matter
wi;,pealed from assessments made
against him by the building and loan
associations, for alleged "negligence
of payments" which from time to time
had fallen due on loans he had ma le.
He now will be allowed a trial by
jury.
Want Company Dissolved
The court this morniu'j fixed De
cember -8 as the time for hearing
testimony on Attorney General Bell's
application to have dissolved the char
ter which in 1907 was granted to the
Wilson Laundry Machinery Company.
It is alleged that the defendant com
pany has failed to comply with those
provisions of its charter which sets
out that the company shall complete
its plant within seven years after the
granting c f the charter".
Paid on Bridge Contract
The Ferro Concrete Company to-day
was paid $12,000 on account iu con
nection with the construction of the
barreled arch concrete bridge over the
Swatara creek between Middletown
and Royalton. The contract price of
'he bridge is $1 7,050. The bridge will
"be completed within a week or two at
which time the contractor will get the
balance of the money.
May Seek New Bids
M. Harvey Taylor, Commissioner of
Parks, may readvertise for bids for the
construction of the proposed bridge
over Spring creek at Cameron street.
Four contractors did submit proposals
last Tuesday, although t'hev are con
sidered high. Mr. Taylor is now seeking
to know whether it would not be ad
visable for the city to 'build the bridge
and not award a contract.
Street Grading Estimates
Estimates on stree" gracing jobs have
been prepared by the hoards of viewers
as follows: Nineteenth street, Chestnut"
to Mulberry. $548; Twentieth street.
Market to Chestnut, $1,170: Mulberrv
street, Eighteenth to Nineteenth,
$94 7; Hildrup, Nineteenth to Twen
tieth, $1.01,; hestii.it. Eighteenth to
Nineteenth. $193. The damages and
benefits wiii b« asssetssel by the viewers
within the next few davs.
Marriage licenses
George T. Ko h an ! T. Buf
fington, \\ as'hinttoii township.
Harrv B. shellhamer and >.\lary T.
j ijasky, Harri.^burg.
' Alfred ]•'. Smi'lCt and Florence 1.
j Shoop Enterline.
! George Hammond, Buffalo, ami Ger
j truiie, B. Buchanan, Boston. Mass.
Paul B. Durn'ba ]), Lemoyne, an.l Pan
j'nie B. Day, Trindle Springs.
COLD WAVE IS DEPARTING
Mercury Dropped to Five Degrees This
Morning—Snow and Kain to
Take Its Place
As (i departing sJaip the cold wave
Nliat has given Harris/burg the coldest
December weather in twenty-six years,
sent the nuvcurv to five degrees this
morning, one degree hiyher than Uie
record established Tuesday morning.
| Since that time until to-day the tem
i perature has not approached* any closer
j the freezing point than twenty-five,
i Storms are coming east from the
j western lake region and Southern Cali
! foruijj, causing snow and rain and de
cided rises In temperature in the lake
region and the Mississippi V.illev. The
speedy development of the high pres
sure across the country g-ave the Sus
. quehanna Valley falls in temperature
last night, registering five decrees here,
six below the forecast of yesterday.
The special river station at Towanda
i reported a temperature of twenty be
; low zero.
i There was an unusually heavy iio.ir
frost this morning, forecasting the ap
proach of a depression, whi'h will
cause increasing cloudiness here to
night, according to the local officials
of the weather bureau. A minimum
| temperature of twenty decrees is lixed
for Harrisiiurg to-night. Snow or rain
will probably result to-night or to
morrow.
PUZZLE FOR SHERIFF'S OFFICE
Mysterious Note Dropped in Box and
Explanation Is Being Sought
j A mysterious note containing j um-
| bled and confusing words ami figures
. was dropped into the letter 'box at the
j-Sheriff's office bv some unknown per
son this morning and county officials
now are searching for an explanation.
To reproduce the note, which is a two
i page affair with scribbling on both
j sides of the paper, would be impossible.
v The only item on the note
is the name and address of an indi
■ vidua! who mavibe a student at the Car
j lisle Indian school. It is as follows:
• "William Henry Hoffman, Carlisle In
, dian School.''
The writer apparently tried to quote
passages of Scripture; wrote something
about his "knowing more than you
think I do," and intermingled words
and figures so as make them absolutely
incomprehensible.
25 CENTS SAVES A LIFE
Bed Cross Division of Home and War
Belief Association Welcomes Con
tribution of Any Size
If you haven't made your contribu
tion to the Rod Cross Division of the
Home and War Relief Association, get
busy! No matter What amount you can
spare, it will do good work in saving
some war victim from death.
Here is an ide« of what fifty cents
will do, when exipcnded 'by the "Red
Cross:
One cent will buy iodine to disin
fect a wound.
1 One cent will buy cotton to dress the
wound. >
five cents will buy the bandages.
Kight cents will pay for the tem
porary splint.
Ten cents will provide chloroform
for the operation.
Twentv-flve cents may save a limb
or a life.
Through the efforts of the Red Cross
"Nurses," who did volunteer duty at
the Orpheum yesterday, $48.70 was
added to the relief fund. Monday at 9
o'clock headquarters, 7 South ' Front
street, will open, when instructions in
rolling bandages and the preparation
of other surgical supplies will be given.
LATE WAR NEWS SU (MM
Continued From Flmt Page.
its announcement of yesterday that a
great victor}' had been gained over the
Russians. It is said merely that the re
treating Russians are being pursued.
The last of the venturesome crew
which sailed on the German cruiser
Emden have been captured by British
war3hips. About forty of the Germans
who escaped on Cocos Island when the
Emden was destroyed by the Australian
cruiser Sydney set sail in a schooner.
They were reported to have seized a
collier with the intention of resuming
sea raiding.
Bombardment by a British squadron
of Turkish fortifications in the Gulf of
Saros, north of the Dardanelles, is said
at Athens to have routed the Turks
and inflicted heavy damage.
Dispatches from Nish assert that
enormous losses were inflicted on the
Austnans in their reeent defeat by the
Servians. It is said that "innumer
able" bodies lie unburied along the
line of retreat of the Austrians.
The German squadron which attack
ed the eastern coast of England, caus
ing the death of about KM) persons, is
said in Berlin to have sunk two British
destroyers and damaged badly a third.
The British Admiralty states that two
warships were struck by German shells
and that five men were killed and 13
wounded, but makes no mention of the
loss of any vessels.
Both Berlin and Vienna assert that
a decisive defeat has been inflicted on
the Russians and that they are retreat
ing along the whole line, their resist
ance broken. These statements are not
borne out, however, by the Russian
military authorities who say that one
of the Gorman columns advancing on
Warsaw has been routed and that else
where there have been no significant
changes.
Emperor William is said to have im
proved in health sufficiently to permit
ot his return to the front next week.
The British South African forces
are soon to undertake a campaign
against the neighboring Dossessions.
Premier Botha considers that the rebel
lion in tho Union of South Africa has
been crushed definitely.
IXTEKXKI) CIVILIANS TRADED
BV GERMANY AM) FRANCE
Bernre, Switzerland, via Paris, Dee.
li. Midnight-—The exchange of in
lerned civilians i Germany and France
has been almost completed. About 8,-
000 from France and 3,000 from Ger
many have passed through Switzerland
bound for t'heir home countries up to
date.
It is believed that all the French and
Germans now have been repatriated, but
that there are still some thousands of
Germans detained in France. It is hoped,
however, that all these Germans will
be at home by Christmas. It is under
stood that Austria has interned no
I'rench civilians.
TiiSNKS GROVE WILL WIN
City Officials Base Their Belief on
Statements Made in Court by
Judge McCarrell
Basing their belief on statements
made by Judge McCarrell at the close
of the court trial last evening, city offi
cials to-day were of the opinion that
James H. Grove, Harrisburg's Building
Inspector, will be cleared of the con
sj iracy charge which was lodged
against him in legal proceedings
brought agains* hi jn and John Waguer
by James J. Lynch and W. F. Martin.
Lynch and Martin are contractors
who erected an apartment house at 603
York avenue for Wagner. One of the
walls of the building "bulged several
inches and when the Building Inspector
condemned the structure and ordered it
razed the contractors charged him with
entering into a conspiracy with Wagiifer
to cheat them out of their money,
something like $2,600.
Injunction proceedings were brought
by the contractors to restraiu either
or both from tearing down the ibuild
ing and it was upon that preliminary
restraining order that a hearing was
held. Testimony was taken and at the
close of the hearing last night Judge
.McCarrell announced that it "is my
present notion that this injunction
tihould be dissolved."
The Court previously stated that no
evidence had been adduced lo support the
roiiHpiraijv charge. The Court made no
final decision in the matter, however,
saving counsel will be-given an oppor
tunity to present argument on the le
gal questions involved. If argument is
to I>e offered, a day will be fixed for
.ome time early in January. Until
then no decision will be rendered.
To dissolve the injunction, which the
contractors had so.ight to have made
■permanent, will mean that the Building
inspev-tor may carrfr- out his order to
raze that ipart of the building which he
considers to be dangerous.
Head of Catholic Society Dies
By Associated Press.
Hornell, N. V., Dec. IS.—Joseph
Cameron, Sunreme Recorder of the
Catholic Mutual Benefit Association of
the United States' and Canada, died at
his home hert to-day
GRANTS 5 PER CENT.
INCREASE ON FREIGHT
Continued From Ktrnt Pace.
oug considerations presented, we agree
in the conclusion that by virtue of con
ditions obtaining at present, it is nee
eseary that the carriers' revenues be
supplemented by increases throughout
official classification territory. What
ever the consequenses of the war may
prove to be, we must recoguize the
facts that it exists, the fact that it is
a calamity without precedent and the
fact that by it the commerce of the
world has been disarranged and thrown
into confusion. The, moans of transpor
tation are fundamental, and indis
pensible agencies in our industrial life
and for the commonwealth should be
kept abreast of public requirements.
Sources of Additional Revenue
"The original report, besides approv
ing a rate increase in c«ntrail freight
association territory, suggested ten
sources of additional revenue for all
carriers throughout official classification
territory; the present report, recogniz
ing the existence of a new situation
since July 29. acquiesces in a territor
ial extension of the relief granted to
the Central Freight Association lines
by permitting the carriers' to file tariffs
provnling, with certain exieptions spec
ified, for horizontal rate increases in
official classification territory. It. is ex
pected that the constructive work sug
gested ill the original report for the
purpose of conserving and augmenting
the necessities of the carriers generally
will be carried forward without inter
ruption.
"Carriers will be required to keep au
account of the additions to their reve
nues from incleases in rates subsequent
to July 29, 1914, and from new charges
and to repo.t separately thereon to the
Commission at the end of 12 and 24
months, respective^."
After stating the exceptions, hereto
fore given, the decision proceeds:
Reasons for Previous Decision
"In our original report we declined,
for reasons there stated, to allow in
creased rates in Central Freight Asso
ciation territory on cement, starch,
brick, tile, clay and plaster. On further
consideration in the light of the exist
ing situation, these rates may be in
creased throughout official classification
territory under the limitations herein
set forth.
"Joint rates 'between official classi
fication territory on the one hand and
southeastern territory, the southwest
and points on or east of the Missouri
river on the other may be increased not
to exceed live per cent, of the division
of the rate accruing to the carriers in
official classification territory. On
these increases involve a change in the
relationship under the long and short
haul rule between intermediate points
and more distant points outside of offi
cial classification territory, relief from
the fourth section of the act must first
be secured on regular application.
Kates in Trunk Line Territory
"Interstate rates to ami from New
England from and to points in trunk
line o>r central freight association ter
ritory, where necessary to pre
serve established relationships between
points or ports in New England and
•points ou' ports in trunk 'line territory,
may be increased not to exceed five
per ceut.
"Subject to the maintenance of the
established Atlantic port differentials,
rates to and from New York may ba
increased not to exceed five per cent.,
and rates to and from Portland, Bos
ton. Philadelphia and Baltimore, may
tie increased to the extent necessary to
maintain said differentials.
, "Except as otherwise above apee j•
' lied rates in official classification ter-
I l itory may be increased by not more
I than five per cent.; but rates increased
I since July 29, 1914, may not now be
i again increased so as to exceed those
! then in effect by an aggregate of more
i than five per cent, of the intra terri-.
i torial rate, or of the portion or divi
j sion of the inter-territorial rate accru
| iny to the road or roads in official
j classification territory as the case may
i be.
"If fractions in excess of one-half
a mill are rounded upward, fractions
less than one-half a mill are to be dis
carded.
Carriers May Suspend Tariffs
"in some instances anil in part
cause of the pendency ot' this iproceed
iug, we have recently suspended pro
posed increase] rates in this territory.
Carriers may, if they so elect, now
cancel . such tariffs so suspended and
file in lieu thereof tariff's which con
form to the limitations above specified,
i If that is done such suspensions will
be vacated.
"To the extent above indicated we
noiw modify our previous findings, and
•carriers affected may file effective on
not less than ten days' notice, such tar
iffs as do not offend against the re
strictions above stated."
The exceptions from the proposed
increase of rates are stated in the de
cision as follows:
"1 - Rail hake-and-r&ij, lake-and-trail
! and rail-and-lake rates. It is shown
on bile record that since the rail car
| Hers acquired ownership and control
of the Jake lines successive increases
have been made in the rates via laike
tending to lessen the differences be
tween them and the all-rail rates.
Bates on Coal and Coke
"2—Rates on bituminous coal and
coke. Not long since these rates were
investigated anil maximum rates were
prescribed by the commission. The key
rates upon bituniious coal—the rate
from the Pittsburgh district to Younjis
town, and the rate on lake cargo coal
to Ashtabula —have been fixed in the
light of the various factors which enter
into the transportation of such coal.
The prevailing rates are remunerative,
and the financial condition of the prln
cipal bituminous coal carriers is in
marked contrast with that of many of
the other carriers in official classifica
tion territory. Twice in the not dis
tant past the rates on bitumious coal
have been increased five cents a ton,
and would seem now to be as high as
may fairly be allowed. It must be
remembered also that the carriers are
not seeking general increases in rates
on a anthracite coal, and both kinds
of coal are used in competitive mar
kots. As to coke, the rates controlling
the greater volume of traffic now mov
ing in official classification territory,
have recently been set by the commis
sion upon a basis which was specifical
ly designed to guard against shrinking
the carrier's revenue t'hero from, and
which really resulted in substantial ad
ditions to their earnings on that tariff.
"3 —Rates on ajuthracite coal and
iron ore, largely because they are be
fore us for review in other proceed
ings.
'' 4—Rates held bv unexpired orders
of the commission.
Explain Revenues of Carriers
"These figures serve to emphasize
our previous finding ot the need of car
BR£2i
il FANCY BOX GOODS|
(f Christmas candy in fancy boxes from 25# to $5.00 per 1®
M box. Other horo6-made candies in splendid assortment, all CH
L made here under our own personal supervision, oi' the best
I Clear toys, lb Brazil and Walnut Taffies, lb. H'
i Assorted Cream Nut Cara- 40< W
9 mels, box 25£ Chocolates and Bon Bons, Xd/|
B Assorted Chocolates, box, '>° x. ......... ... ft 4
f OK.*. Glazed Nuts and Fruits, box, f/W
i 4<V I)
i Chocolate Straws, box, 25<* Candy ( anes jn a) | si7<os at Mj
W f Christmas mixture. lh„ 15£ Special Prices.
SPECIAL PRICES ON CANDY FOR SUNDAY SCHOOLS
I Palace Confectionery j|
J 225 Market Street {|?
rier* in official classification territory
taken as a whole, for increased rcve
liue:
"For the fiscal year just ended the
net operating revenues as shown by
the carriers are lower than was esti
mated or anticipated when the orig
inal "report was issued. Not since
1908 have the net operating revenues
of the carriers 'been so low as in the
fiecal year ending June last. In 1908,
moreover, the property investment ac
count of the carriers was $1,309,000,-
000 Jess than in this last fiscal year.
The surplus l'or 1908, after deducting
$102,000,000 paid in dividends, was
$4 7,000,000, whereas, for the last fis
cal year the dividends paid, amounting
to $ 115,000,0'00, drew on the accrued
surplus to the extent of $8,200,000."
"True, the representatives of the
carriers in the 1910 eases, who con
tended that without the increases then
scught their credit must, totally van
ish, proved strongly at variance with
their subsequent experience in the bor
rowing of many hundreds of millions.
But we do not doubt that the financial
profblems of the carriers have been made
much more acute iby reason of the war
aud if we are to set rates that will af
ford reasonaible remuneration to these
carriers we must give consideration to
the increased hire of capital as vvoll as
to other increased costs."
The Dissenting Opinion
Chairman Harlan, while agreeing
that the roads have established their
need of additional revenue, even great
er in amount than $50,000,000, which
the carriers indicated would result from
the 5 iper cent, increase, declares his
entire "dissent from the course now
approved by the Corami-sion for per
mitting the carriers to augment their
revenues."
Commissioner CI events, dissenting,
sail:
| "I can but regard the action now
taken by the comimrasion as out of
I harmony with the spirit and purpose
i <i'f the law, and as taking a step that
i leads away from the sound principles
; necessary to conserve the ends of jus
! tice."
j FIRST WIFE OF HOHL DENIES
ALL KNOWLEDGE OF CRIME
Continued Front Flmt Page.
ing journal brass in Harrisburg," she
said, "and was sent to the reformatory
at Huntingdon, Pa., when he was but
17 years old. He got out of the re
formatory by forging the name of a
Harrisburg man to the release papers
for which he was later arrested and,
in connection with several ro-bberies,
was sentenced to the Intern peniten
tiary for an indeterminate term of
from one to five years. He served IS
months and returned to Harrisburg
where we were married.
"After that we came to Columbus,
Ohio, where he secured work in a gar
age," Mrs. HoM continued, "but he
had tromble with the owner and about
14 months ago brought me to Cincin
nati. He left me, saiying ho was go
inig to Chicago and the next time I
heard of him he had maTried Ivy Orm
sbv, 20 years old, of Salem, Ohio, at
Harrisburg, in 1913, under the name of
Frank G. Carroll. He ajso went under
the name of Frank Wilson."
JEWS TO HOLD CELEBRATION
Will Observe Feast of the Chanuka on
Sunday
One hundred and seventy-five chil
dren will take part in the celebration of
the Feast of the Chanuka by the He
biew Educational Institute on Sunday
afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Congre
gation Chizeki Emunoh. Rabbi Leon
Album will give a talk on "Judas Mac
cabeus.''
Rabbi and Mrs. Leon Afbum will give
a Chanukah Festival in honor of the
beard of directors of the Hebrew Edu
cational Institute Sunday evening at
8 o'clock at their home, 213 Kelker
street.
Chanukah is one of two festivals that
was not commanded by Moses. Both
commemorate historical events in
the national life of the Jews. For the
story of this festival one turns back
the page of history to the second cen
tury ibefore the present era.
ELMER E. MILLLER EXPIRES
Was Father of Eugene Miller, Former
Football Star
Elmer E. Miller, a ealble spicer liv
ing at 1108 Plum street, died at 1
o'clock this afternoon after an illness
of pueumonia. IMr. Miller is 'the father
of 'Eugene 'Miller, who was last year's
quartciiback and captain of the Penn
State football team. The funeral ar
rangements will ibe announced later.
Canadians Fear Bombardment
H. W. Suavely, stock broker, in the
Arcade building, received the following
telegram this aftemcen:
"Ottawa, (-'an., Dee. 17.—A sugar
refinery in Halifax has taken out a
$2,0-00,000 insurance policy on its
property as a guard against bombard
ment. A munt&er of other large con
cerns in that city have done likewise."
Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago, Dec. 18.—Close:
Wheat—Dec.. 120 %; May, 123%.
Corn —Dec., 64'/ s ; May, 6*9%.
Oats —Dec., 48'/..; May, 52',4.
Pork—lan., 18.20; May, 18.65.
Lard—-Jan., 10.10; May, 10.27.
Hiba —Jan.. 9.95; May, 10.27.
| FINANCE
MORE LOW RECORDS MADE
IN STOCK MARK ETTRAOING
Opening Irregulir With a Fair Bprink
ling of Gains Which Were Seen Ef
faced by a Selling Movomeut That
i Was Depressing
Hi J Associnlctl Press,
New York, Dec. IS, (Wall Street)
| —Many more low records for the cuf
; rent movement were made by leading
j stocks in the early part of to-day's ses
j sioo. The o-pening was irregular with a
fair spri iikling of gains, but the.-e were
Boon effaced by a selling movement
which was most effective in depressing
i Amalgamated, Atchison, Great Nori.i
--; ern, Lehigh \ alley, .Northern Pacili.-,
: ( , a "p«lian I'aciflc, Reading and Southern
■ 1 acific. Steel was almost the sole issue
| of the active group to display compara
; live steadiness. Offerings were very
j j'gl't) with a suggestion of short sell
'"g-
The market continued to recede for
the great part of the morning session
| until it manifested acute weaknesi
| many important stocks selling fiou
: 1 1- to 3 points under yesterday's
closing. Just before mid-day, when it
! became known that the interstate C om
| merce Commission had grante l, iu
i large part, the demands of the East
em railroads for freight increase, tho
list suddenly reversed its course, wip
ing out most losses. From that level
j there were reactions extending to a
point, with recurrent dullness, but tho
; undertone reflected greater lirmness.
i Bonds were heavy.
As the text ot' the decision became
generailly known t'hc financial district
seemed to arrive at the conclusion that
rt carried many favorable implications.
There was a renewal of buying and
I prices extended well beyond the first
rajly. New Haven gained 3 points.
new stork stouk exchange
QUOTATION'S.
Furnished by H. W. Snavcly, Broker,
Arcade Building, Walnut and Court
Streets
New York, Dec. 18.
2.30
~ , , Open. P. M.
Alaska Gold Mines ... 29',.. 29 1,
Aiual <Jop,per 54% 54.:!?
Amer Beet Sugar 30", 31 '*
American Can 25% 26% i
. do P fd »«% 90*% i
Am Car and Foundry Co 45 451
Am Cotton Oil ....... 39% .40"
Am Ice Securities .... 22% 23
Amer Loco 23 23
Amer Smelting 57'/, 58<4
Anaconda 26 Vi 26%
I Atchison - 93 931,
Baltimore and Ohio ... 69%' 70%
Bethlehem Steel 40%, 40*.
do pfd 79 79
Brooklyn K T 86% 86
California Petroleum pfd 47 47
Canadian 'Pacific 157% 157%
Central Leather 38'/,' 37% l
Chesapeake and Ohio . , 43% 43%
'Chi, 'Mil and St. Paul. 88 90
Chino Con Copper 34% 34V4 1
Corn Products 8%
Distilling Securities .... 12% 12'/.
Erie 21% 23
Erie Ist pfd 35% 36
'Goodrich B F 24% 24
'Great Northern pfd... 114% 115%
Great North Ore, subs.. 27 26%
Interboro JMet 12% 12%
Interlboro'Met pfd .. . 51% 50%
j Valley 134% 135
'Mex Petroleum 51 ol
IMiissouri Pacific 9%i 10%'
Nev Consol Copper .... 12 12%
■New York Central .... 82% 83%
NY, N H and 'II. .... 55% 57%
'Norfolk and Western . 101«/, 101%:
Northern Pacific, 101% 101%
Pacific Mail 19% 19%
1 Pennsylvania Railroad . 107% 108
j PittAurgh Coal 16 16
1 Press Steel Car 34% 35
[Ray Con. Copper 16% is
I Reading 148 i/i 14 7%
j Southern Pacific 85% 84%
Southern Hy 16'/, 16%
| Tennessee Copper 32% 32%
Union Pacific 118'4 117%
U. S. Rubber . 54% 54
U. 8. Steel 50% 50%'
do pfd ............ 104% 104% I
Utah Copper 49 49 1
Western Maryland .... 14'/ s 14% /
IIW. U. Telegraph .... 57% 57% /
Westinghouse M-fg .... 67% 67%/
|;Ex-div. 1 per cent. f
Philadelphia 2P. M. Prices /
Philadelphia, Dee. 18.—C P. M.—Stock/,
higher. 7
Cambria Steel 4^/7
1-ehißh Navigation 771
hehigh Valley, bid 67 :!*IK
I'enna. R. R r,jt 1 •
Philadelphia Electric ?.•>«?
Philadelphia Traction kii
Iteadins ."-Js;
Storage Battery
Union Traction 1-toa!
U.S. Steel J
Chicago Board of Trade /
Chicagro. Dec. 18, ,(914
Wheat— Open High how Close
December J 20"5» 121'J ILO / ism;
May i:M',i 121V4 123 V. 1231!
July 117 117 1 lc/: 110*4
Corn—
December H4 1 , «4 <l, it
May 70>, 70' i tih,v r () '*
flats—
December IS'.. IK-,
May .*2 1 2 32% jf,» 5-1,
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