The star-independent. (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, December 23, 1914, Image 1
THE WEATHER FAIR TO-NIQHT AND TO-MORROW Detailed Iteport, l'nite 8 VOL. 77—NO. 17. ESTABLISHED OKC. 4. IK7«. 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.