8 CRTOFSUFFERERS MLS TO CHILD Little Girl's Dime Re ceived To-day by Re lief Association Will Aid Soldiers NEEDY WOMEN TAREWORKHOME Forty Have Availed Themselves of Op portunity to Earn Several Dollars and Required Hundred Are Expect ed by End ol Week A letter received to day the Ke.i Cro-s division of the Home an i W.i" Relief Association serves to s't.nv : ; o» the cry for help fron across !:ie sea has made its : , ; «al even •*«.. to chi dren. The iCtti; ,s self explanatory It Jollows: "Dear St-c—Enelo-.-d fir. ten cents, donated for the sutferiug H.iro pean soldiers. Trusting : « ! oe .set tor that j>urpose. 1 an vour- re-ov fully, "Katie E. smith, •'R. K. D. No. 1. r-.i 0.. Deposit." Women from nearly forty needy families had avai e l themselves of the opportunity to take work hotuc and earn money for their support by o'clock th s afternoon, vlrs. Francis Joriuu Hall and Mis- Ma v tteilv of the Home Relief Division, at 7 South Front street. had reported -hat e 4aest- for *o-.v were iticreasiu_" iu nunp,:- apidly :.nj the* expe. t« th full number require,; tor a wc kin,- force. »:t ■ ;s l•>0 women, vvo.ud have put in their applications >y the eud of the wH'ek. Some idea ot the character of tr.e ■work may be had from one woman's experience, she received her allow ance of an-ewii garments tie « ru By 7 o'clock that evening she had earned s.l. \t noon uex: day - e ».is ready to turn u the tints.ie i product, making her week s allowance trout the fund. s■'. yt the re-or : ti:ue o. a day and a half actual work. Other women, not so speedy *ith needle and thread or sewing machine. have been able «o work at the rate >f Jl.ii) a day. -,, A ing their week's allowance in tw davs working time. Money for the conduct of the va-i --ous divisions into which the Home and ar Relief Association hu- been ,i --viied is beginning to be turned in. To «ate most of it has been contributed b> individuals. Measures looking towards the securing of reveuue through dances, •ocials or other sociai activities en the parts of churches or so icties are a ready under consideration. To raise money for the general pur pose of the association, which - fur nishing work for needy women at hou e and supplies for the injured and the needy of the war-stricken territory, ti:.. dansant is to be give* at the Country C v ::b. Mts-s Em sly Ra ev. M .s s.tr.t:; Hastings. Miss Frances Baiiev. Mis- Helen Hamn?or.M.ss Louise Carney and Miss Mary \\ illiaittson are in charge. Subscriptions are sl. payable whether attending or not. Shipment of winter supplies bv the foreign division under Mr-. Lvn-.an D. Gilbert, was made yesterday. Two boxes, containing 121 pairs or sabot linings. *7 heavy woolen shaw s. _:7 knitted scarfs. 11 children's iresses. 4 knitted mufflers an! 4 pairs of wrist letts were sent. Tbev wili leave New York to-morrow Although the foreign d.v si on .; s sen [. ■I supplies mainly to the Belgians, yet donations for aj '. specific I co m try wis rea> n their iestmation • so marked by the onor. The Ke-1 * ro-s division s - r,»- ,irp ( to instruct volunteers :n knitting of ■ uflWs -.i a: ■ j i.re s Vaking of other hospital suppiiea constantly going on. though other work ers are needed. i'Hll.li IMKs nl DII HTHERIA , Six-Year Old Daughter of Mr. and Mr:. George Leese Expires May .. Ix-ose. 6-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs Georg* Lees.-. 1(12 Ken sington -tr< t. .lied yesteriav afte-- no ti from an attack of •liptheria. The CnMral ervicaa w v -. h«M this afternoon at '!■ oVlik s at Mt t'a:va-. reoietery. th. Rev. Father < arev or "- ti iatin^ Hugh Campbell Succumbs H—h Lam V ' ' ' ' • ° • yesterday al hu home. 18 NorS.' Iweltth -treet. ot a onip „f «,senses H. leave- h - e. M • < isra t am ..oe . ant seven .-It .'-en and live j;raudchildr> i. Funeral -erviee- will .... .-inducted on ' T.-tur- lav atcern a *» o '. ; 5t ., ; v Rev. W B Cook-. s; ir ,f \r'..V. .-.(uare Pres yterian church. Buria w*i be in the Paxt reni-^terv. James Snow. Civil War Vtfrsn. Eetd Jnme* Snow. 72 years old. a ie: eran uf the > ivil war. :ed at hij honi". '>l4 Oxfor.i -treet. yv-terdij. He leaves hi« wife. Emma M.. and for -on«. James, Wm.hester. Miss.: Wil liam. lie -eland. Ohio; Charley'of this City; Earl, of St. Uais. Mo. Mr. S;ow W: " a member of « o;n{»ari v K. Twenty fou?T • nt. i >. ■-k- on r- -s- ! av aftem.w at I oVio k Bur at cemetery. Sarah H. Phinney Th» uneral -er.. for Sarah Phinney, 63 years old. of Hummel* town, who i: Satur-iav. were held tins afternoon at >he ieace of Mrs. •'ohn Lenri, Overland, at 1 o'*lock!, Barlal was in Snoop's -uureh eeme tery. SAVNSON koBBKD HIM Charles B. Wolf Tells of Boy's Disap pearance After S!*t Vanishes 1 arlisle. Dee. I'l.—Charles Wolf, of Middlesex, has disappearenl from his aonie with s?'> of hi- father 's money, V 1 a rev olver and articles of '-iothlng, a.- "rl ; Tiij to a statement of the father, • ha ie- B Wolf. The '>oy. !S war- of age. i- charge ! »y h;s father with open a box iu which the latter kept .he money , wil h he had ju-t rr-eived through the, we Mi* mmih* |»ro^ertv. CAPITOL GETTING READY FOR THE LAW-MAKERSTO ASSEMBLE Committee Booms Were Overhauled To day. the Furniture Placed in Posi tion and the Big Halls Cleaned for the Legislature \ iug force of workman to da* be gan the preparation of the rooms ui the « apitol used by tthe legislature for the meeting v ' that body. It had becu found necessar* to use some o'. the committee rooms for office work for various le irtiuents luring the recess, and these were all ordered vacated that tiiere might be no interruption in the work. All of the rooms were cleaned, tue t'.ir niture not used **a> takeu upfront the basement, and placed ,11 OSLUOU, ami bv the end of this week every commit tee will find rhinos in pla.'e and the rooms •_ on ly fo tho us** of .*omiuittoo* ■ en. The Sea-ite an House chtunbers '•me b-. . LIF e iers po i- ied tin ', brightened and the matvle made to sh.iie, whi e the carpets have beeu thoroughly cleaned and the rostrun s placed in order for the ; res' : i-iii e >. 1 ne >en:ue and House .auc.is rooms. both of which will be used ou the night before t.ie mee:s. have been renovate*!, and in one oner of the House caucus room . li nise \ >pro; rations committee wil >e installed. \Yaen the Ijeyislature ireft :T *v i find everything clean and right and 'ca.l* for business. Governor-elect Here On the evening of Tuesdav nex;, He c« i'l>er 29. Governor-elect Brumbaugh will make an address before the State Kducational Society in the auditorium of the Technical ' Ugh school, and that r.ght wili leave llartisburg for Pitt* burgh, where he will meet the Western enrsvlvanit* Kep'.tb'icau leaders aud thei- views on his admiiust-atuM rolicv. Dr. Brumbaugh tia~ refuse*! to accept his salary a* sup erintendent of I'hiladeiphia schools fot the month of November, fo* the rtason that he *va* not on duty during *'ie month, but was taking a vacation in the South, and did not deem it right to accept the menev. The check cs led for S9OO. Fix? Transfer Cost The commission to su >erintend the j t-sn-fer of tie oid war from the! » .i-e b-arv •'■•g -ouiu to the "i nto! rotunda he'.l a me ti-.ig witS Governor i Tener veste lav a: : after settling all j - s|g DUI e : t>st of the $6,000 | : f. - • ;]v ng of all ex j •■ps' t"ere was • balance on ' and of] V.592. « : -h wa- reeled t> he turn j ei b*.k into the State t-es«.irv. COURT HOUSZ HOLIDAYS IN HU S H OlTii K< May Remain Closei fjr T*J Days Ac cording to of O.linals \.i oi the . unty and ty offices may be closed both Kr ; ay ((Aristnil) and Sat.:r ay. MCOldilg to aiMWM*| meats made to day by city and -o iaty . officials. The t'ountv ,>mm ss oners to morrow will consider makiug an or ier to that effect and th.> matter also wan] corsidered b; the City ouuu-.ss.oners this afternoon. This plan to observe Saturday as a holi lay ,s due to the fa-t that the ct tices or liuarily would be open only four hours on that day. Supervisors' Report The annual 'report of tiie supervisors of the Dauphin county 1 brary. C. H. Backenstoe. C. H. Rergner. M. W. .la- ■ cobs, Charles l>. Bailey, dr., and W. P.j Darby. \\a* tiled with tie court tj-day. The total number of books aided to the library during the year wa- 573 making the collection on i to date exa 11* sti.y2(». Transferring of Smith Kdward t.*. Smith, illMj slayer of j h-s grandfather, lohn K. Bush, who has 1 been declared a lunari-- snd ordered sent to the Norristown State Hospital for the Insane, will not be tran-fe-red from the connty a i to that institution' until early next week. Sheriff Wells, to-day *a i he has not yet received the order committing -" to "ue lio«pitai and he added that it is entirely likely that he will not remove him this week. Hilf Month's Pay To morrow Practicailv all of the city employe-! ** ! be g.veu a Half month's salary to morrow. a« an ins- i ir.ent on sewer work. Tiie street • :•? Hi for \oveu:r*er, also was p3i'l to day. Marriage Licenses .I ' Man.i • Harrisbjrg, an i Fetka Ke ■ . "-wata-s. William F. ISowers. Knhaut. and Anna K. Bryan. Oberlin. Bids Opened for Standards Ccnim.ssiojier M. Harvey Taylor o.- h -is yesterday .*n the piaring of tiie ri-er between Paxtou street and Iron a.ley, and etween Keily and Ma lay streets, an.i in the Twelfth street' p.aygroun (s. The Harris'ourg Light :'n.| Power Company ofTere*! to install the larn[>- at cost. The only other bid der was the Elmer P. Morris Iron Wors* of New \ork. The bid on vari ous grades of standards from to $12.50 according to quality. Water Company Suit Begun The State yesterday began suit again-t the Halifax Water Companv for raves on the corporation's capital sto«k The *tock amounts to $3,300 an.r the tax totals $18.15, including s!.<-"> penalty. OPERATE ON OLD FRACTURE Althoogh Injured Long Ago. Boy's Leg Never Healed Properly Ross Bidaman. who received a frac ture of the right leg during a fire last summer in the Redmond garage, had his leg operated on this morning at the Polyclinic hospital and his condition reported to be good. Miss Ross, tne moving picture ac t'es* who was oj>erated on the other day at the Polyclinic hospital, will leave that institution to morrow, hav ;ng fully recovered from the effects of the operation. Artistic Printing at Star-Independent. ' HARRISBURG STAR-INDEPENDENT, Tl T KKDAY EVEKINO. DECEMBER 22. 1914. UNUSUAL ACTS MAKE UP URPBEUM'S HOLIDAY BILL Christina* W«k at Piny house Brings With It Vaudeville Attractions Be yond the Ordinary—Dogs and Mon keys Amuse With Their Antics On Christinas week something unus ual. something extraordinary-, is expect ed at the Orpheum. perhap* because the namigemeut has been encouraging that expectation Tttis week requirements are being faithfully met. The at "<*l here of the theatre strongly sug gests a special occasion, ami the holiday s( irt: is all-p«rvading. The playhouse. decorated with ever gteens, helps to make the week a spo > :tl one by it> verv tip| carance, but that .locs not do it ail. The bill's the th.ng. If a holiday bill is supposed to be a bill crowded with unusually good acts, then the one at the Orpheum this week is distinctly a holiday bill. The Dream Pirates.'' produced bv Hart Mi Hi gh. who sent "The Lawn I'urty here not many weeks ago. takes h•.£ 'est honors on the bill, with it* l're*tv girls and catchy songs. It is a "tr. su i comedy which, even though musical comedies are all so similar, seems to have something above the ordi nary about it. in keeping with the rest of the bill. Persons who enjoy animal acts. and the >• are few who do not. have fun for them in ' A Busy Day in Dogville." l'hi- is de-idedly not an ordinary aui nal R"!. It is not a mere routine per formaive with stationary apparatus, but :>n exhibition ef animal skill in divers ways. Dogs and monkeys run a little t wit of their own, and their act gives them ample opportunity to -how their orixiaaDtv. Their antics stir up not only r.dtn.ration t'or their abilities, but considerable fun as well. Gulliver, in his travels, wasn't n it when he "line upon that community of horses. This town of and monkeys outdoes tie tion. Jo«e.»liim- Davis, with her songs. is delightful and is receiving a cordial re «-c; tiou. The comedy. "His Wife's Mother." has all the reckless fun that one could iesire to be pleasantly enter t .lined and supplies some new material 'or the mother-in-law jokesters, for it i. an act that i- different. The con es o-i the bill. Dollv and Mack. Lewis %ii.i Norton. and Nolan and Nolan, ill *: o their r.art. and do it cleverly, to make the Orpheum's holiday bill eutire- Iv worthv of the name. AFTER YEAR ISR VJiCE RETURNS Continued From I'trs! I'lise. ! voice was concerned. She was only l ■ ■ to converse in breath sounds. Tiie worry of it all made Miss Bow- I or« ill at first, but she was restored to 1 101 in i. health b\ physicians, who could no" wovei. make her speak. She i ha i about g ; vrn up hope of ever being a io :o converse n natural, tone* again, when suddenly her 'voice returned to bo :.st Friday, she was made more ' a v '.v hat than by any cosily ; Christmas present «he could have re ceived. The sigh; at ident that caused the ■ 's? of Mi-« Bowers' voice ivcurred in the same house where on Friday nd dropped into a chair ex ; iiintsted. She - \a *hen barelv able to jta - above a wb : sper. On ari«in » the i next morning her voice was entirely gone. In an effort t-> whist er -he used some !»arsh t«ties iast FrHav. which, hocever, in; iifi imo full !>nl round. She : was -o i'.r -y that she could have - >outed. t :t. having i e»*i warned by p'lysi iai s no* »•» ove-tsx he- vocal chords vhou'd r he power of "iieeeb re turn. she refrained for some time from speaking in a loud voice, but now she i< fully recovered. A-dde from Miss Bowers herself, none is more ha; py over her recover*- than her mother, who was full of. smiles this morning when telliug the story. DIVORCE Rl'LlXfi APPEALED Mrs. Snyder Asks Superior Court to Grant Rehearing of the Case An appeal from the de ision of th.? Dauphin county court, which has re fused the application for a retrial of the Ja. . against Louisa Snv ier di vorce ase. to-day was filed with the Prothonotarv i>f the Superior Court by Fox A Geyer. counsel for Mrs. Snyder. A court jury awarded Snyder a !i --vorce on the ground- cf desertion. The • ourt. in an opinion filed yesterday, sustained the action of the jury, and ai though it was announce! that a divorce decree would be signe I. the appeal will stay, primarily at least, the order' granting legal separation. Counsel for the respondent laims s'*> did not wilfully and maliciously de sert her husband and that she lived I with him within two years immediately preee-iing the filing of the divorce ac tion. Snyder now is paying his wife S3O a month alimony and the appeal will compel him to continue the pay ments. EMERSON PLANT DELAYED Transfer of Business Here From Waynesboro Postponed The new building ol the Emerson- Brantingham Company, manufacturers of farm implements which is being constructed on Tentn street near Mar ket, will not be completed by Januarv 1. as was contemplated, due to unfa vorable weather conditions. The com pany, it was announced to-day, may be compelled to postpone the opening of the Harrisburg branch fcr a month or two. That part of the business to be car ried on in this city will ultimately be moved froin Waynesboro. The trans fer will bring probably a hundred or more Waynesboro employes and their families to Harrisburg. Cuts Hand With Ax Harold Kline. 2830 North Second street, badly lacerated his left hand yesterday while cutting corn fodder on a farm near Meihanicsburg with an ax. The fingers of his left hand were laeer a'e.i so badly that he was brought to the Harrisburg hospital for treatment. SHOTARDSTABBED IN LEBANON CRIME Foreman of Semet-Sol* vay Plant Receives Wounds at Hands of Highwaymen CONDITION OF VICTIM CRITICAL Former Convict Arrested as Suspect In Assault While Another Man Is Be ing Sought as a Confederate in the Hold-up and Bobbery (Special to the Star-Independent.) \ Pa., Dec. 22.—John E. Mills, foreman at the Semet-Solvav coke plant, was held up last night, robbed, shot through one of the lungs and stabbed by uuknown men while he was on his way to work. He is at the Lebanon sanatorium in a critical condi tion. little hope is entertained for his recovery. The victim of the assault is the fa ther of John Mills, Jr., second assistant engineer of the Lebanon fire depart ment. Kav Seiders, a well-known character, who has served a term in the Eastern penitentiary, has been arrested, charged with being implicated in the crime. Another voung ma... alleged to be a "pal" of Seitiers, is being sought by the local police, charged also with being implicated in the crime. W hen two men attempted to rob Mills the latter defended himself, aft er which Mills was shot. The holdup is thought to be an aftermath of the Campbell hardware store robbery the previous night, when many revolvers and razors were stolen. Early this morning the Lebanon po lice began making an investigation of the daring holdup. Three other young men, whose names arc aireadv known, may be implicated in the robbery and the' shooting. It i.' expected that be fore evening the arrest of the other men charged with the robbery will have been made. Seiders was closely questione t in police headquarters. Mills, the wounded man. is one of the best-known men in Lebanon county and is a prominent 10.-al volunteer fire man. WAIT FOR ABBOTT IS IN VAIN Man Who Wants Commission Fired Didn't Arrive This Morning Capitol Hill was ou the watch to day for the coming of Edwin S. Ab bott. aii attorney, o. Philadelphia, who was scheduled to a.ppear here this morning a:ul request Governor Tener to Uive-.ij.ate the I\».>;i Service Com mission with a view to its impeach men; and removal from otlice on charges to be preferred by Mr. Abbott to the effect that the recent decision in t.ie p«sseager rn-te was to\l to the railroad companies before it was com mmiii a;cd to Mr. A oott. He is the at toruey for the omplaiu ints in the •a-e. Mr. Abbott holt* the law has been violate 1 by the commission. Governor Tener. who had rea I in the j at>ers that M . A'o.ott was going to i all and make his charges, waited for several hours for the Philadelphia law yer to arpv ir with his grievance, but no Mr. A'Viot; appearing l>v uoon. the Governor returned to the Executive Mansion for the day. L.i;cr it was learne! that Mr. Ab bott planned to hold a conference to day in Philadelphia with the com plainants, the Business Men's League and the Commuters' Association, with a view to .irratiging a campaign again--*, the commission. Al»i>ott also has another grievance in that i-he commission has set January and Harri* nirg as the time and place, for hearing further argument in the 'ajsoiiier rate case. Mr. Abbott insists that the rehearing ought to be held in Philadelphia, thus saving the complainants the inconvenience of coming to Harrisburg. None of the commissioners was in Harrisburg to day. They will not be here uortil Jan uary 4. having adjourned until after the holidays. HOMES AHE OVERCROWDED More Children Left Homeless This Year Than ui Any Previous One The Children s Aid Society has been aaed uton to play an important part in the last six days. For some unex plained i-ause the demand for homes for uncared for children is greater this year than any previous time. In many instances the little ones have ma vie many homes happy, espe cially the homes where they fill the chairs made vacant by the death of a former o.'cupant. Now, during the Christmas season, is apparently the time to do good and charitable deeds and as the homes are overcrowded it is suggested that if some of the famil ies that have been robbed of their lit tle ones would adopt one of these homeless little tots. Mrs. Elsie V. Middleton, general secretary of the Children's Aid So ciety, is hard at work in the associa tions rooms. 5 North Market squ*are. trying to find some way to relieve the crowded condition of these homes. WIVE A PIANO TO SCHOOL Mr. and Mrs. Dechant Show Appreci ation of Work of Miss Watson Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Dechant, of 201 | Muench street, it was announced to day, have presented a square piano to! Miss Watson's room, in the Cameron' building, tc show their regard for the : work.Miss Watson has done in past two' years during which Mr.-and Mrs. De chant 's daughter, Katharine, has been a pupil there. The pupils are delighted with the musical possibilities this gift brings to them, and the teacher with the kind show of appreciation. To Get Colder To-night Harrisburg seems to be in the firm grip of another oold wave and the tem perature tnreatens to take another drop, officials of the local office of the Weather Bureau fixing to-night's mini mum at fifteen degrees. The lowest mark last night was 22 degrees. | Gift Hosiery for Men and Women Men s cotton half hose, in black and colors; 4 pair | Men's interwoven «ili i.„ir i •> , in a Christmas box . ..,50c interwoven silk half liose; 2 pair in a box, Meua lisle half hose, 4 pair in box SI.OO Women's fast hl»..k i:.i, i •• • • s!.<«» colors "I iIZ'L: i,k . ÜBle ■ h ""'. "° Se; b, " C »."«« i r | lk , , " U " " x> Men s silk pleats! half hose; 4 pair in a box. * LOO i„ fancv boxes." h °*"' "" With ''"''Vnio Women S fast black sulk hose, 741 c I KINOI* U ;IL. K''' *' \ L VI.OO '* _• »omon h hiaeh silk hose, fashioned foot. I>air (1 9t..*10 Yo,ur Christmas Turkey Will Books to Buy Taste Better If You Use for fhe a bavory Roaster All of the sweet, tender making juices of the bird will be retained if you have your Christmas turkev done in a Savory roaster—and this week vou can buv t, v iE>o?d° Beph Hnd "'sua no a Savory at much less than customary prices. For ' Men Around the Kai J?"W instance: Wile #1.25 s>Bc raised foot enameled roaster, for small turkey. Special at The Germans, by Wylic.' 75f $2.00 s>Bc oval blued steel roaster, for 12-pound bird; double ban- The Border hand of Czar and dies. Special at 75,. Kaiser, by Billow 82.00 $2.25 blued steel white enamel -oaster. Special at $1.60 The Valor of Ignorance, liv M Dives. Pomeroy & Stewart, Basement. Homer Lea. #1 SO ~. r " . __ ~ j t Germany's Fighting Machine, Beautiful Gift Books at %SSStrr.v«a':::sS:S O 1 T> 1 j • ' ' ,e ar an, l America, Mun special Keductions H-J° 1 the War Manuels 50* 4 •A Rosary of Girls." illustrated by Stanlaws. formerly $2.50. Special ' 79<» 1 "A Book of Sweethearts," "Lovely Women" and 'Bachelor Belles," formerly $2.50 and $3.(X>. Special 500 A "The Pollyanna" calendar, SI.OO KJlicil "Kim," boxed edition $3.50 o IVT Two dollar edition of the poets at sl.oo otOre INgWS Otl Lowell Scott | Bryant t Moore Mrs. Browning p I S Scott Kami liar Quotations " t®' Dives. Pomerov & Stewart. Street Floor Hear V v ' ' ' '-'Jj HOHL'S FUNERAL HERE POSTPONED Caatlnurd From Kbit rase. so®, of Blair county, yesterday entered a formal nolle pros in all four indict ments against Hohl. The county will pay the costs in each vase, now that the bandit is dead, and the indictments are elosed. The Cincinnati authorities have not. yet located $4,500 of the $13,100 stolen by Hohl in Cincinnati, which mysteriously disappeared in the mails. A widespread request of all police de partments in the country to search for the loot has been sent out from Oin t-Lnnati and one of the circulars has been received in Harriatourg. The local police do: .irtment is rendering all the aid it can. No further word has been received by C. H. Mauk, undertaker, of Harris burg, who claimed the body of Hohl' for his mother here, and he does not expect that it van possibly arrive in Harrisburg before to-morrow. Pending the arrival of the body no definite fu neral arrangements can be made. It had been planned originally to bury Hohl here to-day. It was said at the otlice of the Adams Express Company, over which lines the body will be sent, that no word of its being shipped from Cincinnati had been received here up to noon. There was a rumor current in Har risburg this morning that Poster T. Wallace, of Uniontown, a brother-in law of Hotil, went to Cincinnati yes terday to see Coroner Foertmeyer and endeavor to have the body released as : soon as possible. Mrs. Annie Hohl. 316 North Court street, this city, mother of Hohl. refused to confirm or denv this j report. BRI MBAUGH picked ambler Says Governor-elect Se lected the Man Speakership (.Special to the Star-Independent.) Philadelphia, Dec. 22. —Governor- elect Brumbaugh is given complete credit in political circles here for the siatimg of Charles A. Ambler for the Speakership of the next House of Bep reeentatives. While Dr. Brumtbaugh has declined to comment uf>on the action oi the leaders in accepting his choice for the position, his friends made no secret of their delight that the school man has been permitted to have his own way in starting his administra tion. In the inner circles of tie Organiza tion, it was stated yesterday that Am bler had not been seriously considered for the Speakership until the middle of last week. The Vares at the time de sired that William H. Wilson be named for the place, but a strong opposition was aroused against still further fat tening the list of big jobs held by Philadelphians. Senators Penrose and McNichol favored Kit-hard J. Baldwin for the position, and with the progress bis candidacy was making with the country members, his nomination ap peared assured. Dr. Brumbaugh, however, asserted his own interest in the selection of the Speaker. Ambler's record was scrutin ized and met with his approval. Am bler then called upon the Governor elect and was given his endorsement for presentation to the leaders, who then shifted their support from Bald win. AGED RESIDENT SUCCUMBS Mechanicaburg, Dec. 22.—Harry M.I Slyder, 60 years old, died early yester day morning at his home on East Simpson street, after one week's ill ness of paralysis. He leaves his wife, one daughter, Mrs. William Sitone and one son, Mur-1 ray Slyder. Funeral services will be i held on Saturday. Railway Makes Big Ship Purchase London. Dm. 22, 2.30 P. M.—A mes sage to the "Evening Star" from Bet fast says the Canadian Pacific Railwav Company has purchased four ships which are feeing constructed at Belfast and Glasgow. Their cost is said to he in exi-es» of $7,500,000. i BOWMAN BOOSTS DOZEN SALARIES Continued Front First Page. i a* belated Christmas gifts and to come I as surprises to the lucky ones. I Before the water budget was passe,l Mr. Bowman pointed out that the 1915 water appropriation is relatively tower than was the appropriation for the 1914 9-month measure. (He stated fur tjier that there will be a balance of about $50,000 in the Water Department treasury at the close of the present year' The employes —ho will 'be affected by the salary-boosting and the actual in creases, include these: Three firemeu at the pumping station: four employes of the pipe line; engineer at high serv ice pumping station and stenographer to the Public Safety Commissioner, each to get $5 a mouth additional; chief clerk iu the office of the water department SIOO a year increase: foreman of the pipe line S2OO a year more, and second assistant engineer at the pumping sta tion, $l6O a vear additional. I Besides tfhe water department budget the Commissioners passed several other - bills. They transfer money from one fund to another. LATE WAR NEWS SUMMARY Continued From First Page. their offensive movement recounts pro gress at many points, which "seem to have disturbed the enemy." It is as serted that the Germans are now fear ful of attacks and are everywhere on the defensive. The latest communica tions from Berlin, however, tell of spirited offensive movements, with re sulting gains and make it appear that the German armies are firmly holding | the conquered ground. ' There is a similar conflict of state ments concerning the campaign in tt eaat. The Russian war office challenge recent accounts of a great German vie tory in Poland by denying "malevo: ent reports" of the last few day* While it is admitted at Petrograd tha the recent retirement of the Russiai forces to new positions was not entire ly voluntary, the claim is made tha the armies are now in safer and strong er positions. David Lloyd George, British chan cellor of thfc exchequer is quoted a saying that before spring Great Brit ain will have 300,000 more men at th' i front. TRAIL HITTERS WILL RALLY Converts of Stough Campaign to Mee At Ridge Avenue Church To-morrow evening there will be > rally service in Ridj-e Avenue Metho disfc church, Sisrti and Herr streets, fo: the trail hitters who signed cards fo that church, and for all living in th. community who expressed no chnreli preference when thev signed their can Is. All of the members of the church arc expected to be present to greet those candidates for church member ship. "Make Christ King," the song book used during the campaign will be used at this service. The pastor, the Rev. John H. Daugherty, wil deliver a short address on "Following th< Trail. ' The public is invited to attend I Ihe meeting will be held in the main auditorium of the church at 740 o'clock. P——^ —— Legal - \OTICE Tfce NlllfM' Mutual Fire InKiirnnrf Co. of Harrfnhurit. I*"., Hooni W4, Knnkrl Rldg.. Harrlnliuric. Pa.. Dec. 22, HIM. Notice is hereby given that the ?n nual meeting of the members of thlt company will be held at its office or. Thursday, Jan. 21st. 1915. A board of directors for the ensuing year will be elected between the hours'of two and three o'clock p. m., on said dav B. K. HCNTZtNOEII, Secretary NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE QUOTATIONS. Furnished by H. W. Suavely. Broker. Arcade Building, Walnut and Court Streets New York, Dec. 22. 2.;:o Open. P. M. Alaska Gold Mines .... 25 25' Amal Copper 53y 4 ;52% Amer Beet Sugar 31% SI I , American Can 24'% 24; Am Cotton Oil 39% 39% Am Ice Securities 22'/, 20", Amer Loco 23% 23 Amer Smelting 571/, 57 1 3 | American Sugar ....... 106 " 106 Amer Tel and Tel .... 117% 11S Anaconda 25% 25% Atchison 92% 9 2%' Baltimore and Ohio ... 69% 69' ~ Bethlehem Steel 42% 45 do pfd 88 " 88% Brooklyn T 84% 84% <'anadian Pacific 156 155'., Central Leather 37% 37 Chi, Mil and St. Paul.. 87% 87% Chi no Con Copper .... 32% 32% Distilling Securities .. . 12% 11% Erie 22% 22% Krie, Ist pfd 34% 35 j Goodrich B. P 24'"., 24% ! Great Xorthern pfd ... 112 113«/, ! («reat Xorthern Ore, subs 25% 25% lnterboro tMet 12% 12% I Intenboro iMtft pfd 50 50 Lehigh Valley 134 134 Missouri Pacific 10 10% Nev Consol Copier .... 11% t1 % I New York Central .... 82% 83' N Y. X H ami 57 57 Norfolk and Western . . 100 100 : Xorthern Pacific 99% !»9% ! Penna R R 107 106% | People's Gas and Coke. 116 114 | Pittsburgh Coal 15% 15% ! Press Steel Car 36% 36% Ray. Con. Copper .... 15% 15'.. Reading 145 14 4 % Repub. Iron and Steel . 19 19 Southern Pacific 15 15 'ennessee Copper .... 31 31% 'exas Company 128 128 "nion Pacific 116% 116% '. S. Steel 4 9 45% do pfd 104% 104%, 'tah Copper 47% 47% Vestern Maryland l .... 16% 16'.. U. Telegraph 56% 56% Philadelphia P. M. Closing By Associated Press. Philadelphia, Dec. 22 —Two p.» m. ,ock* steady: 'eneral Asphalt 36 do pfil «S ■•high Navigation 7s l '. •'high Valley 'enna. Railroad . . . 53 'ha. Electric 23'-, 'ha. Rapiii Transit 12% torage Battery 4S nion Traction 39;,' nited Gas ■ 83 'nited States Steel 4!)% Chicago Grain Market Chicago, Dec. 22, Open. Clos ■>. Wheat— i December 124", 126« May 12 7% 128% 'uly 118% 120% i'orn— May 65 05 'uly 7 1 71% Oats— Vlay 481. 48a. I uly r,2% 02% Chicago Board of Trade By Assn< toted Prctt, Chicago, Dec. 22.—( lose: Wheat—De,c., 126%; May, 128%. Corn—Dec., 65; May 71%. Oats—Dec., 48%: May, 52%. Pork—Jan., 18.62; May, 19.12. Lard—Jan., 10.40; May, 10.57. Ribs lan., 10.20; May, 10.57. Wild Bill Donovan to Manage By Associated Press. Chicago. Dec. 22. —"Wild Bill" Donovan will manage the Xew York Americans if the deal for the sale of hat club is consummated to-day. Rehearsal at Covenant There will be a choir rehearsal to morrow evening at 8.15 o'clock at Cove nant Presbyterian churehu Christmas an thems to be given next Sundav will be practiced.