THE WEATHER
FAIR TO-NIQHT
AND TO-MORROW
Detailed Iteport, l'nite 8
VOL. 77—NO. 17.
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POLAND IS
SCENE OF
BIG BATTLE
Germans and Russians
Now in Grips on the
Banks of Several
Rivers
MOST DESPERATE
FIGHTING OF WAR
Each Side Has Sustained Tremendous
Losses in Battle of the Rivers—
The Germans Claim to Have Forced
the Russian Line
London, Dec. 23, 12 Noon —The
eighty-mile front in Poland to the west
of Warsaw, where the Germans and
Russians are at grips on the banks of
the Bzura, Rawka and I'ilica rivers,
continue to be the scene of the most
t.csperate lighting in either the eastern
or western arenas of the war.
When the weather conditions under
which the troops are fighting are re
called the sufferings of the men in the
trenches may to some extent be appre
ciated. The country is experiencing
the full force of winter. Each side
lias sustained tremendous losses in this
battle of the rivers and although the
Germans claim to have forced the Rus
sian line at a number of points, it is
nevertheless a fact according to re
ports reaching London that the Rus
sians has beeen strengthened and it is
id'ifficult to visualize which contender
lias the strategic advantage.
Big Movements of Armies Reported
Again there come trickling through
from Holland reports of vast move
ments of German forces from the east
and the west. A dispatch reaching here,
tfrom Amsterdam says that thousands of
German troops have passed through
Aix-la-Chapelle toward Northern
France. This activity may be the forc
junner of a renewed German offensive
in the western arena under the eyes of
!Kmperor William or it may simply be
intended to offset reinforcements Great
Britain has been throwing lately into
the French field of hostilities. As the
situation appears to stand to-day the
allies in France and Belgium continue
more on the offensive than defensive
end every day shows slight gains to
their credit.
Christmas Lull Expected
It is believed that notwithstanding
the failure of the plan for an armistice
over Christmas, some sort of a lull will
set in on Christmas day itself. Christ
inas sentiment is deep in the men's
hearts.
The l<ondoii newspapers have de
cided unanimously not to publish on
< hristmas day, and the official press
bureau will suspend its activities from
the afternoon of December 24 until the
evening of December 25.
Thousands of tons of Christmas pres
ents have been sent to all the fronts.
The distribution and enjoyment of these
gifts is another argument for the prob
able suspension of hostilities wherever
this is possible.
Kaiser Again to the Front
London, Dec. 23, 2.57 P. M.—ln a
dispatch from Cologne the correspond
ent of the "Central News" says that
ttmiperor William with his entire staff
reached Cologne to-day from Berlin on
iiis way to the western battle front.
Germans Again Invade Angola
Lisbon, via Paris, Dec. 23, 6.25 A.
IM.—The Germans have again invaded
Angola, Portuguese West Africa. The
lact was announced in the Chamber
of Deputies by the Minister of the Col
onies, who said that the Germans jiad
made a fresh attack on the military
post at Naulila, in the Province of An
gola.
LATE WAR NEWS SUMMARY
Although further progress apparently
has been made by the allies in their
general offensive movements, the Ger
man armies as a whole are standing
fast, and, so far as is known, have lost
no important sections of the long line
on which they settled down after the
retreat which followed the battle of
the Marne, early i n the war.
To-day's official communications indi
cate that each side has had its vic
tories and defeats. The French army
chlefß state that they captured the last
Bection of a line of German trenches
near Perthes-les-Hurlus, where fighting
nas been severe for several days, and
nave made an average gain of 800
yards. The German statement, speak
ing of thlß engagement, says that the
French attack was "partly repelled."
French claims to progress in Belgium
are denied in Berlin, where it is said
that the British h&?e suffered reverses
at the hands of the Germans.
The German War Office reports no
developments In the east, saying merely
that the fighting is continuing. The
French statement, however, asserts that
the Russians are pressing forward their
Invasion of Germany across the east
Prussian frontier, but admit that the
Germans have made progress in the
Continued on Fourth Pace,
Ok Star- litkjttttktii
BRITISH BOAT'S WIRELESS
DISMANTLED BY ,D. S. IN
CANAL ZONE TERRITORY
Washington, Dec. 23.—Lieutenant
Crenshaw, naval radio officer, at the
Panama Canal zone, cabled the Navy
Department to-day that the wireless
of the British steamer Protesilaus, in
Balboa harbor, was dismantled by
canafl zone police, Decem/ber 10, after
it was found she had been sending
code messages.
The cruiser Tacoma is at Cristobal
to enforce neutrality and the Navy De
partment still has under consideration
the possibility of dispatching another
vessel to the canal zone.
A British statement recently to the
Navy Department said Governor Goe
thals had said in a written communi
cation that he had been misinformed
when he charged that a British collier
was using its radio outfit contrary to
neutrality. Officials here now assume
that the government had reference to
another ship which also figured in the
official) dispatches as having violated
the canal rules by leaving Balboa with
out clearance papers and that that ves
sel has been confounded with the Pro
testilaus. The unnamed collier had no
wireless apparatus.
The Protestilaus is a British mer
chant Steamer G,llß tons which, un
der charge of the British government,
sailed from Victoria, B. C., in Novem
ber for Balboa, Panama Canal zone. It
was ■assumed she parried coal and sup
plies for British naval vessels.
New York, Dec. 23.—The request
made by Colonel George W, Goethals,
Igiovernor of the canal zone, for the dis
patch of American warships to the
canal to preserve the neutrality of the
United States was made at the request
of naval officers in charge of wireless
■plants and naval affairs in the zone; it
was forwarded' to Washington a« a
matter of form by Colonel Goethals
acting in his capacity as governor of
the canal zone, and the incident is end
ed so far as Colonel Goethals is con
cerned —so announced the colonel him
self upon his arrival here to-day from
Cristobal on the steamship Panama.
J. 11. MILLER APPRAISER
Appointed This Morning by the County
Commissioners, One of Whom Is
His Father
Joseph A. Miller, until a year ago
one of the clerks in the office of the
County Commissioners, this morning
was appointed by the County Commis
sioners to the post of County Mercan
tile Appraiser, for 1915. Commission
ers S. S. Mililer and I. S. Hoffman,
favored Miller, who is a son of the
former, while John H. Eby, the minor
ity member, voted for Fred L. Morgen
thaier, a Democrat and formerly a
member of the old Select Council from
the Twelfth ward.
Miller a year ago resigned the clerk
ship to the County Commissioners to
become secretary of the East Harris
tmrg Cemetery Association, a position
which he since lias hold. It understood
to be his plan to continue to hold the
cemetery association post.
William A. Mcllhenny, formerly
clerk to the Directors of the Poor, and
for ni-any years Recorder of Deeds of
Dauphin county, succeeded MiLler to
the clerkship in the Commissioner's
office.
Harry Hoffman, a son of Commis-
SKl nor Hoffman, was the mercantile ap
praiser this year.
FIRSfDEAMA¥viCTIM
John Talap, Wlfe-marderer, Picked To
day as First to Be Executed by
Electricity In This State
The first man to be electrocuted in
Pennsylvania will foe John Talap, who
killed his wife in Montgomery county
and was convicted of murder in the
first degree. Governor Tener this morn
ing fixed the date for Talap's elctrocu
tion for the week beginning February
22 and signed the death warrant. The
warden of the penitentiary where the
death house is located is empowered to
select any day during the week for the
execution.
Warden Francies when here last week
said the house wherein the electrocu
tions will take place is completed and
now ready to carry out the mandates
of the law.
There are five other murderers sen
tenced to be electrocuted who are now
waiting for the time to be fixed for
their deaths, and it is expected that
Governor Tener will set the dates with
in the next week, us he does not wish
to have them go over to his successor
in office.
Water Co. Wins Camp Hill Fight
(Special to the Star-Independent.)
Carlisle, Pa., Dec. 23.—Camp Hill
residents who brought court action
opposing the plan of the Riverton Con
solwlated Water Com]«any to increase
its water rates in the borough of Camp
Hill, have lost their suit and the new
and increased water rates will become
effective, according to a decision filed
to-day by Judge W. N. Seibert, of the
Perry county court, specially presided
here.
"THE BLOOI) RED ROSE"
"The Story of the Blood Red
Rose," which starts in the Star-In
dependent to-morrow', goes back to
the medieval days of witches for
its plot. It is full of the super
natural, with romance, adventure
and tragedy. The story has been
written by James Oliver Curwood
from the moving picture serial by
Kathlyn Williams.
HARRISBURG, PA., WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 23, 1914—14 PAGES.
SILL THE ICE
PIES? m 111
Christmas Dinners Pur
chased To-day by
Busy Housewives;
Bake Ovens Hot
HUNDREDS PLAN
A BIG HOLIDAY
Merry Shoppers Making Purchases
Markets and Streets Filled To-day
as Yuletido Draws Near—Little
Hope of Snow
Clear, crisp weather, just the kind
for Christmas shopping, has given a
great impetus to the pre-Christinas sea
son in Harrisburg. Plans for the
greatest holiday in ti<e year are rapidly
rounding into shape—societies, business
organizations, churches and individuals
arte adding the last finishing details.
There is little hope of a white Christ
mas, except for the ice and snow that
are already on the ground, but they are
apparently heavy enough to support the
sleigh of Santa Claus, and Christmas
will come with its attendant happiness
us heretofore. The weather observer
this morning forecasted fair weather
for to-night and to-morrow and season
abe temperatures, which will prevent
too .vj''b of the ice and snow depart
ing befo'b the big holiday.
May Be Fall of Beautiful
That forecast, however, will last only
until 8 o'clock to-morrow evening,
when there may be something develop
that will bring a fall of the beautiful
that always makes the celebration of
Christmas Day a merry one. The dregs
of a storm in the St. Lawrence valley
promised for a while to cause snow, but
it departed with only a few clouds for
remembrance. Another depression to
the west is being held back by the
cold wave. This may come east by
Christmas and bring snow. The lowest
temperature forecasted for to-night is
20 degrees
One of the features of the celebra
tion, the Christmas dinner, has been
supplied, all city markets to-day were
crowded with purchasers laying in a
stock of foodß for the big dinner. It
is that over 5,000 turkeys,
c.hiefcenr and other fowls were sold in
the markets here to-day. Cranberries
and materinls for mince pies were sold
in countless numbers and quantities.
Kitchens took on a busy aspect to-day.
as the Christmas baking was finished
up. Fruit cakes, of course, have been
in the larder for some time.
The Municipal Tree Decorated
The streets present a Christmassy
scene. The municipal tree in all its
Continued on Seventh Pnit
LIVES TURKEYS AT 25 CENTS,
DRESSED, 30, IN MARKETS
The extensive display of Christmas
trees and other greens, constant "gob
ble, gobble" of the turkeys, the cluck
ing of the chickens and the quacking
of the ducks made those who attended
market this morning aware that Christ
mas is almost here. The noise-produc
ers, however, did not remain in the
markets very long, as the many people
who had delayed the purchasing of their
Christmas dinners until to-day soon had
the fowls in their 'baskets.
The farmers who brought turkeys to
market, as well as those who brought
Christmas trees, holly, crow's foot, laur
el and various other greens, went home
well satisfied. Live turkeys sold in
some instances as low as 22 cents a
pound, although the standard price was
25 cents. Dressed turkeys brought 30
cents. Near the close of market greens
were sold at very low prices, as the
farmers did not care to take them back
home to decorate their barnyards.
Around some stalls the smell of old
fashioned mince ineat was very marked.
Big red cranberries were plentiful and
in most cases cheap. The oyster men
were on the joh with barrels and bar
rels of oysters to he :ised in filling the
turkey on Christinas or for a regular
oyster dinne». One oyster man said:
"You can eat 'era any way, just so
you buy 'em."
The regular market men say the
crowd to-day wa- one of the largest
and happiest that has been in market
this season.
USUAL GIFTS TO TEACHERS
TO GO TO POOR THIS YEAR
School teachers and officers and
teachers of Sunday schools and church
es of Middletown have united in a
movement to aid the poor of that bor
ough, according to an announcement
made by the Directors of the Poor this
morning, -by Prof. H. J. Wickey, super
intendent of the Middletown scihools.
The superintendent frequently has aid
ed the Directors of the Poor in dispen
sing aid to the poor in the lower end
of the county and his mission this
morning was along that line.
The school teachers in his district,
he said, have advised the pupils to buy
no presents for the teachers and that
if the pupils have any money to con
tribute it should be applied to a fund,
which now is being raised, to bring
Christmas cheer to the homes of the
jioor. The exchange of costly gifts in
the Sunday schools also is beiug dis
couraged, so Mr. Wiekey said, the plan
being to cut the cost of the gifts down
to a minimum »o as to aid the more
needy.
A plan is now on foot, the superin
tendent said, whereby the barber shop
apprentices will grant to the poor the
contributions received in their Christ
mas boxes. Some of the apprentice*
have' aigireed to follow the suggestion,
it is eaid.
INDIAN CHARGED WITH
ATTACK ON OLD WOMAN
Lewis Twinn, Graduate of Carlisle
School, Accused of Being One of
Masked Pair Who Beat and Robbed
Mrs. Lewis
(Special to the Star-Independent.)
Carlisle, Pa., Dec. 23.—Lewis
Twinn, a graduate of the Carlisle In
dian school, and now connected with
the printing department of that insti
tution, to-day was arrested by the po
lice here charged lyith being one oi
the two men who on Monday night,
choked, sandbagged and robbed Mrs.
Lydia Lewis, 60 years old, as she lay
ill in her home on North Pitt street,
two squares from the heart of the city.
Twinn denies all knowledge of the
crime, but he was lodged iu jail and
the police are now searching for an
other man. Merchants iu the heart of
Carlisle's business section, and within
a block of the Lewis home, informed
the police, the latter say, that Twinn
and a comrade were in their stores
shortly before 7.30 o 'clock Monday
evening, the hour Mrs. Lewis declares
she was attacked.
In addition to that the police claim
to have information to the effect that
Twinn was seen washing a handker
chief or cloth, at the Indian school,
some time after the alleged robbery.
Mrs. Lewis, who suffered greatly
from her experience with the robbers,
was compelled at the point of a revol
ver to surrender all her Christmas
saving—s2o—to the intruders. To
day she is reported slightly improved.
BECK SINS COLLEGES
Gridiron Star Will Not Accept Scholar
ship—Tech Players Receive Car
digan Jackets as Presents
Clarence Beck, captain and star of
the Technical High school football team,
whose personal work was responsible
for Tech's victory on the island on
Thanksgiving Day over Central High
school, when questioned this morning
about the numerous offers of scholar
ships he has had, stated that he did not
inteud to •enter any college, regardless
of the many offers Fie has had.
Beck feels that the acceptance of a
scholarship blnitfc'-B person too tightly
to sports and necessitates the neglect
of his studies. He has not yet fully de
cidfxl what line of work he will follow
after leaving school.
After the entertainment given the
open air kids this morning by the Tech
boys, all of the football players who
participated in the game against Cen
tral High school 011 Thanksgiving Day
were called on the platform and present
ed with handsome maroon cardigan
jackets. %
AWARDS MADE IN
mm CONTEST
Another Page of Offers
in To-day's Issue
Awaits Judgment of
Readers
BEST LETTERS
TO WIN PRIZES
Soundest Reasons For Selections From
Last Wednesday's Page Given By
Charles L. Oerdes, Rheda Irene
Bird and Mrs. F. H. Wilson
The offers on last Wednesday's bar
gain page of the Star-Independent
which called forth the most letters of
commendation were those of the sever
al banks, of Shope's sanitarium and
of the School of Commerce. Many other
offers on the puige weire also selected
as the best bargains by contributors
and good reasons given.
The letters selected by the judges
as submitting the most logical and
convincing reason for their choices won
prizes as follows: First prize, of $3,
Charles L. Oerdes, 536 Forrest street;
second prize, of $2, Hheda Irene Bird,
355 South Thirteenth street, and third
prize of »1, Mrs. E. H. Wilson, 1847
liegina street.
Contests Soon to Close
Another page of bargains appears
in this issue, for readers to pass judg
ment upon. The three persons Banding
the Bargain Editor the best reasons
for selecting any offers as the liest on
the page, will be awarded the usual
cash prizes. Rules can be found on
the bargain page. These contests will
soon be discontinued, since they are to
run but a limited numiSer of weeks. .
The prize winning letters this week
follow:
First Prize Winner
Bargain Editor:
Dear Sir—
Permit me to call the attention of the
readers of your paper to the "Don't
Wait, Begin Early'' announcement of
the Security Trust Co. of Harrisburg,
of this week's Bargain and Educational
Page. 1 consideV this advertisement a
Continued on Eleventh Pace.
CROTCHES BRING
HOLIDAY CHEER
Little Paul Erb, to
Whom Skin Was
Grafted, Will Use
Them Christmas Day
LIES ON SIDE
FOR 6 MONTHS
Sufferer, For Whom Iron Moulder Gave
Up Many Inches of Cuticle, Is Be
ing Made Happy With Many Yule
tide Gifts From Friends
The merriest of Christtnases is in
store for Paul Sidney Erb, 13 years
old, sou of Mrs. Lottie M. Erb, 236
(sharles street, who for six months lias
not been off his cot, having been con
iined there by reason of the terrible
burns he received 011 July 3 on a farm
* 1
fAUh a. SUB
Youth to Whom Skin Was Grafted
Will Use Crutches On Christmas
near Enterline. Erb is the youth upon
whose hip more than a hundred square
inches of skin were grafted' from the
leg of Steward G. Forney, a powerful
young iron moulder, of 431 Harris
street. The promise had been made to
the little patient that 011 Christmas Day
he would be able to be about on crutch
es, and among his first Christmas pres
ents was a [iair of crutches which he
will use for the first time Christmas
morning in a walk from his cot. to a big
chair near the fire. The skin-grafting
operations have proved entirely suc
cessful and it, is believed to be only a
matter of time now until the boy will
be able to run around again just lis oth
er bovs do.
Since his injury, when a so-cal'led
"harmless" sparkler WHS set off in his
pocket, burning lnni terribly on the
right hip, Erb hns scarcely moved from
liis left side. He underwent the or-
C'ontinuril on Fourth 1*BK«
"SAWDUST COUGH" COMES
IN TRAIL-HITTERS 9 WAKE
Does An Odd Tickling in Your Throat
Cause You to Go "Ka-Ka?" —Then You
Have It, the Doctors Say—But
It Is Not Dangerous
Have you got "the sawdust cough?"
Lots oif good llarrisiburg people have
it.
"The sawdust cough" is the'name
given by local physicians to a mild dis
ease whioil has spread over ilarrisburg
during the past few weeks. Hundreds
of persons have come to their offices,
say the doctors, and between spasmodic
cougihs have asked for treatment for
their throats. The ailment in all such
cases is similar and the doctors have
gotten so that they immediately recog
nize vietims of the "sawdust cough."
"I have an awfully bad cough, doc
tor, ka-ka," says a patient, raisiny his
hand' to his mouth and turning aside
his face in an excuse me fashion, while
emitting several croupy coughs to
prove his statement.
"I know what's the matter with
you," invariably says the doctor.
"You've been at the * tabernacle,
haven't youf"
Caused by Dust From "Trail"
" Yeß,-ka,"
"Weil, you have the sawdust cough,
that's all. The dust got into the air at
the Stough tabernacle, and those who
were present got "it in their throats,
especially if they did much singing.''
The so-called "sawdust cough" is
not a serious disease and the patients
soon recover. The irritation produced
CAMERON MILLIONS POT
IN HANDS OF TRUSTEES
Former Senator, Who Is Now 81 Years
Old, Places His Vast Property in
Care of Committee to Hold for Chil
dren and Grandchildren
(Special to the Star-Independent.)
Washington, Dec. 23.—James Donald
Cameron, former Secretary of War and
United States Senator from Pennsyl
vania, now living on his farm at Done
gal, Lancaster county, a few miles out
of Harrisburg, Pa., has placed all his
property, real and personal, in the
hands of trustees to hold during t)he life
of his children and grandchildren. This
action was made public here yesterday,
and it is said t'he trustees will have
property valued at more than $3,500,-
000 to distribute.
It is believed that Mrs. Cameron, who
has lived abroad at different times, re
ceived her one-third of the property,
which she is entitled to under the Penn
sylvania laws, before the trusteeship
was established.
To effect the transfer Mr. Cameron
first conveyed all his holdings to An
drew C. Day, of Wilmington, Del. Mr.
Day then reconvened the property to
•James Donald Cameron; James M. (Vun
eron, a son; J. Gardner Bradley, a
grandson, both of Harrisburg, and the
Fidelity Trust Company of Pennsylva
nia, as trustees. The trust is to con
tinue during the life time of Mr. Cam
eron, and thereafter until the death of
the last survivor of his children and de
scendants now living.
The children of Mr. Cameron are
Eliza C. Bradley, Mary Cameron and
Continued on Fourth IVigc.
ARRANGE TO BUY BALL CLUB
Colonel Ruppert and Captain Huston in
Conference With Frank Farrell,
Owner of New York Americans
By Associated Press.
New York, Dec. 23.—Colonel Jacob
Ruppert, Jr., and Captain T. L. Huston
arrived here to-dav from Chicago and
went at once into conference with
Frank J. Farrell, chief owner of the
Now York American League baseball
club, to arrange final details for their
purchase of the cluib.
Colonel Ruppert announced before
his meeting with Farrell that the deal
j had not been closed and that it was
now "all up to Farrell." He indicated
that he exported there would be 110
liifcdh, however. "We have offered <i
certain sum of money on condition that
we get certain other players, too,'' Col
onel Ruppert said. "There are other
details to discuss, as well."
Frank Farrell, after a talk with Wil
liam Devery, who owns with him the
controlling interest in the club, said:
"Up to the present we still owr tho
club ami will own it until we are paid
our price. That's all there is to it.
We had nothing to do with what hap
i pened in Chicago. We merely set our
j figures and are waiting."
There seemed to be little doubt here
; that the deal would go through.
j KENTUCKY TOWN IN FLAMES
j Big Blaze Threatens to Wipe Vance
burg Off the Map
By Associated Press.
Portsmouth, Dec, 23.—With four
j houses down and ten buildings on
| lire, the town of Vanedburg, Ky., faces
1 being wiiped oif the map by a fire
which started at 1 o'clock this morn
! ing. The fire started in the Opera
j house. A bucket brigade was quickly
formed but the llajnes had too much
of a start.
At 1.30 this morning Chief McQuat,
of the local fire department, received
j a telephone call asking for help from
| the Mayor of Vancelburg.
The city is without any fire protec
| tion. Maysville has also been called on
j for assistance.
in the throat is said by the doctors to
be oasily overcome.
During the JStough evangelistic
meetings in the big tabernacle, now
'being torn down, the great crowd* that
went in and out raised a great deal
of dust from the sawdust aisles, and
during the services the air was always
noticeable misty with particles of saw
dust.
Dr. Stough, Himself, Had Cough
There was seldom a meeting that Dr.
Stough did not feel railed ujicrn to re
quest those in his audience to suppress
their coughing as much as possible, for
there was scarcely a minute during
services that several persons of the
thousands present were not coughing,
sometimes slightly and sometimes
violently. He advised persons compell
ed to cough incessantly to purchase
cougih droips, and the matter was at
that time passe*! off as a joke.
Dr. Stough himself suffered from
throat irritation durintg the seven
weeks' campaign, and constantly took
medicine to overcome it. He at no time
from the platform attributed the
coughing epidemics in the audience to
the sawdust, but physicians who have
been treating the throats of attendants
at the tabernacle, have unhesitatingly
blamed the sawdust for the trouble,
and have by common consent styled
the affliction '' the sawdust cough.''
POSTSCRIPT
PRICE, ONE CENT.
IKE IIS SEE
VICTORY IH HE
Cold Water Advocates
Triumphantly Point
to Their Majority of
Eight in the House
SAY DEFEAT IS
ONLY TEMPORARY
The Opponents of National Prohibition
Also Are Confident After Hobson
Resolution Fails to Receive the
Necessary Two-Thirds Vote
Washington, Doc. 23. —Opponents of
prohibition in Congress wore confidently
predicting to-day th;:t defeat by the
House of the Hobson resolution to sub
mit a constitutional amendment for n;t
tionnl prohibition to the State Tjcgisla
tures meant that the issue was dead so
far as action at this session is con
cerned. On the other hand prohibition
leaders wero triumphantly pointing to
their majority of eight, votes for the
resolution, and although it failed to
receive the two-thirds vote necessary to
adoption, asserted their expectations
had been fulfilled. They declared that
despite their temporary defeat they*
would continue the light.
Both sides appeared to be well sat
isfied with the result. A uti-prohibition
ists hailed it as a distinct victory, while
the supporters of prohibition asserted
that they were exceedingly gratified
over the outcome of their first contest
on the floor of Congress.
Another Resolution in Senate
Although a resolution similar to the
Hobson resolution is pending in the
Senate, introduced by Senator S'heppard,
of Texas, administration leaders in Con
gress, expressed the belief to-day that
it would not reach a vote as a result
of the action of the House. Represent
ative Henry, of Texas, chairman of
the House Rules committee, who vigor
ously opposed the Hobson resolution,
predicts that as a result of the vote in
the House the question of prohibition
would not again be brought up on the
tloor of Congress as a national issue
for twenty years. Prohibition leaders,
however, including Representative Hob-
Continued on TliJi-trtriith Tune.
DECLARED
Reduction of Three Per Cent, in Par
ent Company's Earnings Compared
With Previous fears
Bit Associated Press,
Philadelphia, Dec. 23. —The Penn
sylvania Company, the parent company
of the Pennsylvania railroad's linej
west of Pittsburgh, to-day declared a
semi-annual dividend of one per cent.,
making four per cent, for the year, a
reduction of 3 per cent, compared with
previous years.
111 announcing the action on the divi
dend the directors of the Pennsylvania
Company stated that the "reduction
was due chiefly to the large decrease of
traffic and a material reduction in the
revenue on the lines west of' Pittsburgh.
All stock of the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company is owned by the Penn
sylvania Company.
HUNT MADE FOR 'CONSCIENCE
City Wants to Know What to Do With
$5 Returned Anonymously
City Treasurer Copelin has received I
s."l from a llarrisiiurger who styles him
self "Conscience" and who says the
money rightfully belongs to the Oifv
and not to him, but the keeper of the
City's strong box doesn't know what
to do with the cash. He has no way
of knowing from what fund tiie money
originally was appropriated, if it was
appropriated, lie does not know wheth
er it was a license tax, city tax or as
sessment. charge. To-day the Treas
urer asked the newspapers to print this
notice, directed to "Conscience:"
"Please advise me in what way the
$5 belongs to the city, as I do not
know how to credit it?''
HOHL'S BODY ON WAY HERE
Expected to Ariive In City To-night
When Funeral Will Be Arranged
According to advices received by
the ]>olice this morning the body of
Frank G. Hohl, the automoibile bandit,
who was killed in a revolver duel with
the jiolicc iu Cincinnati last Thursday,
after roWbing two lwmks and fatally
wouyding an officer, was shipped to
Harrislburg last evening.
The body was released by the C<»ry'
oner yesterday. It is expected to ar
rive in Harrisburg to-niight when fu
neral arrangements will be completed.
Alfred Henry Lewis is Dead
By Associated Press.
New York, Dec. 23.—Alfred Henry
Ijewis, nowspaper man and writer of
books, d'ied at the home of his brother
here, of an intestinal disorder. He had
been ill only a few days.
WALL STREET CLOSING
New York, Dec. 23.—Further re
cession were made in the later deal
ings, other stocks selling at or near
their minimum. The closing was weak.
Liquidation from various sources caus
ed more general weakness in to-day's
stock market. Steel, Southern Pacific
and other speculative issues fell to the
low level fixed by the exchange and
other shares were 2 to 4 points undeT
yesterday. Reduction of the Pennsyl
vania Company dividend was among
1 the adverse factors.