4
am CLOSE
TO ZERO M
Five Above Is the Min
imum Temperature
Predicted for Harris
• burg This Evening
VERY COLD IN
NEW ENGLAND
Thirty-two Below Is Recorded in N'ortli
fiald. Vermont—Low Temperatures
Prevail Everywhere East of the
Rockies
The entire country east of the Rocky
mountains is in the grip of.a cold wave.
It carried the temperature here to six
degrees above zero thi> morning, two
degrees above the record temperature
for the month. Its influence will be
felt in Harrisburg to-night and. to some
extent, to-morrow. Weal officials of
the Weather Bureau fix to night's mini
mum temperature at 5 degrees.
The weather will moderate somewhat
to-morrow and higher temperature* are
expected. Its effect will be to thicken
the ice ou the streams hereabouts and
make skating the best in several years.
The weather on Christmas Day was
nine degrees below the normal tempera
ture for that dav, based on an average
for twenty-six Christmases. The low
est temperature registered was 15 and
the maximum was 31.
According to the Washington office
of the Weather Bureau, thirty-two de
grees below zero was the temperature
«t Northfield, Vt„ to-day, while Al
bany. N. V.. reported IB degrees below
r.ero: Hartford. Conn., four degrees be
low; Syracuse, N. V.. 12 degrees below,
and Peoria, 111.. 1 s degrees below.
The extremely cold weather extended
southward as tar a the Florida penin
sula and below zero temperatures were
recorded in New England, interior of
New York. West Virginia. Michigan,
Illinois, northern Missouri. lowa. Wis
consin Minnesota and North Dakota.
Lower temperatures were promised
for to-night ir. the South Atlantic
States, hut in the region of the Great
J-akes. New York. New England and
the lower Ohio valley it will grow
somewhat warmer. It will moderate
also in the Middle Atlanti States, the
upper Ohio valley and the lower Mis
sissippi valley on Sunday.
Generally fair weather was . redicted
.for to-night an 1 Sunday everywhere
east of the Mississippi river, except that
snow flurries are expected in the upper
lake region.
New York State's Frigid Weather
By .Utm iatcd
New York. De>. 26.—Xew York
shivered to-day in the grip of the cold
est weather !>f tie season. The teni
)>eratr.re dropped to four degrees above
ero. The wind blew thirty miles an
hour. New cold weather re ords for
Oeeember were leported upstate. Og
densburg reported 32 below and Utica
2 a below
Ice Crop Not Endangered
Wilkes-Barre, Fa.. L'ec. 26.—Zero
nfather prevailed throughout the Wy
oming valley this morning. A big ice
nop is now 'assured At Bear Creek
15-inch ice is being cut for the Phila
delphia and Xew York market.
Coldest .n Forty Years
Philadelphia, Dec. 20.—This was the
coldest December 26 in Philadelphia
since the Weather Bureau began keep
ing record? forty years ago. At 7 a.
m. the temperature was down to {• de
grees above Eero
Records Broken at Corry
Corry. Pa.. Dec. 26. —December rec
ords in Northern Pennsylvania were
broken hero to-day when thermometers
registered 24 to 30 degrees below
zero. v
1)R. SURFACE Is CANDIDATE
Announces His Desire to Succeed the
Retiring Secretary of Agriculture
Dr. H. A. Surface. State Kconomiv
Zoologist for the past twelve years, hav
ing been appointed first by Governor
Pennyt>aeker. has announced himsc.f as
a candidate for Secretary of Agriculture
uiuler Ooveruor Brumbaugh. St. retary
Critchfiel.l has made it known that he
will not again be a candidate.
Dr. iSiirface says he rests his can
didacy on a conservative policy. He
says he has given the Pennsylvania
agricultural problem much thought and
promises to make many extensions in
the educational and demonstration
blanches of the department.
MUSIC AT THE CATHEDRAL
Sister Evangelist Presided at Grand Or
gan Yesterday Morning
The members of St. Patrick's cathe
dral enjoyed music at the 9 o'clock
mass yesterday morning, rendered by
rhe members of the Saint Cecelia's
choir under the direction or Sister M.
Evangelist. She is noted for her musical
abilities and the rendition of this mass
rhowed a manifest interest"" iu each
member of the choir.
Sister Kvaugelist presided at the
grand organ accompanied by two vio
lins. two cornets and one tronrbone.
by Ave boy inenrbers of the hoir. The
soprano and alto solos were sung by
Miss Alice
male solo ;arts sung by the boys in
unison.
Bank Broke, but Cashier Returns
By AttocitUrd Prest,
New York. Dec. 26.—The First Na
tional bank of Islip. L. 1., was closed
to-day <by the Federal authorities. Clay
ton Hoff. cashier of tne institution, dis
appeared last week and returned on
Thursday.
Washington. Dee. 26. —The National
bank examiner in ciharge of the First
National bank of Islip, 1... 1., reports
that the capital and surplus of the in
stitution, $42,000 iu all. have been
wiped out and that at the request of
the directors he has taken charge. No
further details were reported.
CURBING SEDITION
mmfiupinos
CMllauril Fran Flnt Pi£(.
time ago Riearte, it is stated, ad
vised that the anti-American attempt
bo marie on Christmas Eve when the
American officer? would be expected to
celebrate the holiday.
Other Minor Bisings
Reports from the province* tell of
minor risings and occasional violence
but details from these sections are
lacking. The situation to-day. from
•a" appearances, and according to of
ficial statements is well under control
of the military authorities.
Governor General Francis Burton
Harrison happened to be away 011 an
official visit and Winfred T. Denison,
Secretary of the Interior, is in charge
,of affairs, pending Mr. Harrison's re
,turn.
The Foreign Chamber of Commerce, j
supported by the Filipino, has issued :'i
public protest against the Legislature's
adoption of amendments to the Inter
national Revenue law imposing addi
tional taxes. The measure was intro
duced on the eve of the Christmas re
cess and was passed without discussion
and also, it is stated, without giving
the merchants an opportunity to express
their opinions regarding it. Represeula
tions from the Chamber of Commerce,
regarding the new law, it is announced,
are to go to iay to Secretary of War
Garrison asking him to geenre Presi
dent Wilson's intervention in the mat
ter.
GEOR(iK WARDEN DROPS DEAD
Innate of Almshouse Dies After Eating
Hearty Dinner
George Warden, 73 years old.-an in
mate of the county almshouse, dropped
dead yesterday afternoon after eating
a hearty Christinas dinner. Warden
had secured a leave of absence so as to
be able tg visit *ome of his relatives
in Harrisburg. He was just about to
leave the ground? when he was stricken.
Before a physician could arrive Warden
died, heart trouble being the cause of
his dea<h.
He is survived by two daughters.
Mrs. Charles Thomas, this city, and
Mrs. E. J. O'Donnel. Carlisle, and one
son. .1. Edward Warden, this city. The
fureral will be held from the home of
his daughter. Mrs. Thomas. 350 Harris
street. Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Interment will be in East Harrisburg
cemetery.
PASSENGER CONDUCTOR DIES
Charles E. Groniger Expires at Home
on South Eighteenth Street
Charles E. Groniger. 35 years old. a
passenger conductor on the Pennsylva
nia railroad, died yesterday at his home,
1040 South Eighteenth street. Hp was
a son of the late Stewart Groniger.
who was for many years a passenger
conductor on the same road.
Mr. Groniger leaves his wife, moth
er and one sister, Edna. The funeral
services will be held on Monday morn
ing at S o'Ajock at St. Patrick's cathe
dral. tue Rev. Father Bailey officiating.
Burial will be in Mr. Calvary cemetery.
Funeral of Mrs. Hartman
The funeral services o:' Mrs. Louisa
Hartman, 65 yea s old, the widow of
Jacob Hartman. will be held at the
home of her son-in-law. ,1. H. Thompson.
415 North Fourth street. Philadelphia,
to-night at S o'clock. The body will
then be brought to Harrisburg on Sun
day. where furthet services will be con
ducted by the Rev. K. A. Sawyer, rec
tor of St. Stephen's Episcoua- church.
Burial will be in East Harrislnirg ceme
tery. Mrs. Hartman died in Philadel
phia at the home of her son-in-law on
Wednesdav.
She leaves the following children:
tieorge P.. James A.. Mrs. J. 11. Thomp
son: also one grandchild, James A 1 s
worth Hartman. a brother and a sister.
Albert K. Pollinger and Mrs. Alice
Bressler.
Alexander McAllister
The funeral services of Alexander
McAllister, who died Tuesday morning
at 9 o'clock at his home. IP3O North
Fifth street, were held this afternoon
at - o'clock at the Sixth Street I'nited
Brethren church, the Rev. P. Hummel
Balsbaugh, pastor of the church, offi
ciating.
Mr. McAllister was a veteran o: the
Civil war. having served as a private
in Company H. 201 st regiment, volun
teers. 'He is survived by a widow
and the following children: George.
William, Sherman. F.ffie. Chester, Rose
and Warren, all of this city, and three
brothers. Charles and David, of Pitts
burgh. and John, of this city.
Mrs. John Egenreider
Funeral services for Mrs. John Egen
reider, 324 Roily street, were held this
-morning at 9* o'clock in the St. Law
rence Roman Catholic church, the Rev.
Father Peter Heugel officiating. Burial
was made in Mt. Calvary cemetery.
SNATCHED FROM DEATH'S.TAWS
Would Scheme Work Here If Coroner
Eckinger Were to Adopt It?
Chicago, Dec. 26. —More than, twen
ty men have been saved from suicide
by Coroner Peter M. Hoffman's plau
of placing on Coroner's juries only
those who are iu need, it was learned
to-dav from a report on the scheme
sinee it was put into effect, September
1. In three months 7.320 men who were
out of employment sat on juries and
collected 57.320 in fees. The line of
applicants at the Coroner's office some
days contained 300 persons.
"The distress relieved is not alone
financial." commented the report made
by the public safety commissioner.
"More than twenty men uno were dis
couraged, de*;>erate and admitted they
. were on the verge of suicide before
they sat on a jury, were saved ov the
plan. The sight of remains of those
who had killed themselves and the
jrief of relatives at the inquests ban
• ished from the minds of tiiese down
hearted souls all thoughts of self-de
struction. The object lesson and the
financial assistance, small though it
was, gave thetn new hope."
MAN WAS BURIED IN WELL
Dr Emmonds Tells How He Rescued
His Brother After Recent Accident
Dr. Arthur B. Emmonds, who with
Mrs. Emmonds, is spending the holidays
I with the former's sister, Mrs. James
F. Bullitt, of Bellevue Park, relates an
exciting experience at his home in Do
ver. Mass., last week when his brother
fell into a well and a fall of dirt bur
; iej him. After scooping off enough
dirt to allow his brother to breathe,
he called the nearest fire company, who
I completed the rescue.
HARm£BT T RG x STAR-INDEPENDENT. SATURDAY EVENING. DKPKMBKR 2ti, 1914.
NOBODY HINDERS WHEN
CHILDREN CARRY OF TOYS
ttitliurd I'rum t'lm I*a(c.
original supply of the randy was ex
a box of candy aud an orange The
hausted shortly after the doors opened
and until the dosing hour four supple
mentary orders for hundreds of boxes
each had been rushed to the confer
t ioners.
One Boy Not Satisfied
Eveu oil top of the free randy,
oranges and toys and the general good
time, one little fellow was uot satisfied.
He had established himself in the grill
room shortly aft»r 9 o'clock, and he
watchfully waited until after 12.
Then iie approached one of the distrib
utors of the candy and iumured, iu a
firm voice: "When is dinner going to
be served?" He was informed that
the hosts had made no provisions to
serve dinner, for they had distributed
all the meals they had on Thursday
among poor families of the city.
There was hut one tragedy during
the day. It occurred at the open fire
place, where the blaziug logs attracted
a great deal of attention. Many of
the children had never before seen an
open fireplace in operation, and they
surrounded it with expressions of curi
osity and delight on their faces. Sud
denly a small boy, anxious to see some
thing perish in the flames, seized a
much worn glove from the hand of a
little girl beside hin. and flung it into
the tire. The girl uttered no protest and
was too brave to civ in the presence of
so many witnesses Plungin>iSier bar 6
hand into her coat pocket, shortly aft
erward she started homeward, well sat
isfied wtih iier orange and candy in
; lace of the lost glove.
MY VIEWJECORATIONS
Howard H. Holstein Has Handsome
Christmas Display in His Home-
Open to Public
The entire front room at the home
Cit. Howard O. llolstoin. 1333 Green
street, is devoted to the beauties of
t iiristmas. the walls and ceiliug being
covered with spruce and a large plat
form takes up one end of the room. On
I riiis platform is every conceivable elec
■trie device. There arc the big tunnel
' and train with strong headlight. There
arc airships, merry-go-rounds, fountain.
~aw mill and many other electrical
amusements.
A mountain scene makes the back
ground : on the crest of t'he mountain
ran be seen a company of soldiers camp
! ing; a miniature torrent gushes down
the mountain side au«l flows into a lit
tie brook where gold and aueks are
swimming; on the mouutain siiie near
the torrent oatt'.e and sheep are grazing.
I On the other side of the mountain ttfp
i is a large country home surrounded bv
a forest.
i In the valley at the foot of the moun
tain is amusement park in which is a
! regular bowling alley, shooting gallery,
air ships. merry-go-roun*! and many
other devices to amuse the little pleas
ure-seekers that ean be seen wondering
through the park. Aoout a ••mile" from
the park is a farm with real crops
growing on it.' Everything about the
: farm is so lifelike t'\at you ran almost
j hear the vows mooing an 1 the roosters
; crowing.
On another part of the platform are
i the toilers: some are operating lathes,
others kneading dough an! others
! working in the saw mills. There are
; hundreds of other objects of interest in
this little universe that are too numer-
J ous to mention. The whole scene is
illuminated by several hundred little
electri;- glebes, twined among the spruce
on the walls and ceiling.
Mr. Holstein sai l Phis morning that
the more people that come to see the
I display the better pleased he will be,
as he arranged it for the entertainment
of the general p'.vhtic.
I'AFEE'S WORK INCREASES
Eeport of the Secretary of the Common
wealth Shows His Department Is
More Than Self-Sustaining
The biennial report of Robert M.v
Alee, Secretary of the Commonwealth,
just submit to 1 to the Governor, shows
a remarkable increase of the vol ain e of
: work in his department. It is a report
j made up mainly of departments) sta
tistits. and makes no recommendations
for legislation. It overs the two years
! ended November 30. 1914.
Taking the four years of Secretary
McAfee's coin-mission under tio.ernor
Tener it is found that lie has volle.-ted
$472,101.90. an increase of $50,000
over the preceding four years and just
3,000 more tliau from 1890 to
' 1894. In the previous years the fe??
were a)i given to the Secretary, but in
me last two a lniinistrations they have
j gone into tiie Treasury and the
salary has been iuereasel. the eolleo
"ion of tuese fees has ma le the work of
t<he department almost double what it
was when Seretary MAfee tir-t rook
othre. and shows the department to be
_ more than self-sustaining. The fees and
oonuses .-olle.'ted during the last two
years amount in all to $1,304,110.57.
The fees on vorporatiou work for
1913 nniounte i to ♦ 1 and in
$J25,4 4■.3 4. In 1913 the bonuses paid
in on capital stock and increases by the
j corporations amounted to i§l~>.)ifi3.s2,
and in 1914. $43-,799.71, making a to
tal of 11.07 5.6 6 3.2 3.
DEATH HALTS FESTIVITIES
Sudden Demise of Mrs. Elizabeth Dan
iels Clouds Many Homes
(Special to the Sin . -independent i
Berrysburg. I'a. Dee. 26.—The un
expected death oi Mrs. Elizabeth Dan
iels, 7 S years old, following an opera
tion which at the time was not thought
•erious. brought to a sudden termination
' lbs Christmas festivities in the homes
of her 12 children living here, her for
i met- home, and in Philadelphia.
Plans had been made by her daugh
ter, Mrs. William Taylor, 2425 Thomp
son street, Philadelphia, for a visit
frcin her mother over the holidays,
when Mrs. Daniels was suddenly strick
en and an immediate operation made
necessary. Following her death late
Thursday night, telegrams called her
five sons from Berrysburg to Philadel
phia yesterday morning, while her
seven daughters, who live in the latter
city, halted their Christmas celebration
and met in the home of Mrs. Taylor.
The Rev. J. W. Slack, pastor of Bethel
United Evangelical church, will con
duct the funeral services to-mbrrow
evening.
CAPITOL
FEWERLAWYERS MAKE
FEWER LAWS. IT IS SAID
Disciples of Black stone Will Not Be
•s Numerous In Coming Session of
Legislature as They Have Been in
Past Years
It has been figured out that fewer
experienced lawmakers will sit in the
next House of Representatives than at
any session in the last quarter of a
century. An analysis, worked out by
l>en»onal correspondence, brings Ilus
out in detail. The date made public
shows that only TS out of the 207
members of the House served in pre
vious sessions, and that only liti out of
these served in the session of 1013.
There will be 129 members without
previous legislative experience, and
there will be 111 members, or 70 per
cent. o r the whole, who were not mem
bers of the session two years ago. For
mer Representative tieorge W. Allen, of
Allegheny, who worked out the data
by personal correspondence with every
( member-elect, is the lawyer who filed
the nomination papers for the Personal
| Liberty party last September.
Sale of Properties
The largest sale of properties ret
I he-Id on the grouud to be taken for
i Capitol Park Extension will be ofl'ered
for sale by ' the Board of Public
Grounds and Buildings on the morning
of Saturday. January 9. There are some
forty iu number and comprise build
ing* on State. North, Cowden, South,
I Fourth, Short. Tanners. Filbert, L run
I berry. Walnut an I Fifth streets and
>'outh alley, besides the flour mill and
grain warehouses, stables, etc.. former
i Iv the property oi the Pax ton Flour and
Feed Company along the Pennsylvania
j railroad. The Capitol Park Extension
Commission has been very active in the
• past two months accumulating proper
| ties ou the ground to be taken for park
i purposes, and in a short time will be
( gui negotiations for the larger proper-
I ties in order to secure them, if possible,
j without going into court for viewers.
Au Extended Holiday
There was little work done on Capi
tol Hill to-day the Christmas holiday
hnvjng been extended until Monday,
and very few attaches and clerks were
present. Some few heads of depart
ments were present, but little business
was done.
The Official Santa CUus
Mayor Frank B. M.'Clain, of Lan
caster, the Lieutenaut Governor-elect,
was the oftv iai Santa Clans of his city
yesterday. Allire«l in a Santa suit with
cotton whiskers surrounding his cher
ubic countenance, he handed out pres
ents of a substantial character to the
■poor of Lancaster.
J. KIRK BOSLER STRiCKEN
DEAD IN CARLISLE «01
Continued front Ktrat I'nqr.
a member of the Carlisle Lodge of
Klks. of the Carlisle duib and also tho
Union League of Carlisle, lie married
Miss Mary Mullin, formerly of Mt.
Holly Springs, about ten years ago.
The father of Mrs. Bosler, the
widow, was Charles H. Mullin, late of
Mt. Holly Springs, who during his life
time was active in polities. He was
the president of the Mt. Holly Paper
Company. Mrs. Bosler is a sister of
Mrs. J. Austin Brandt, of llarrisburg.
Mr. Bosler is survived by three sis
tors, as follows: Mrs. James I. Cham
berlain, North Front street, star
risburg; Mrs. Edward Biddle. wife oi
Judge Biddle, of Carlisle, and Mrs.
Fleeta Basehore, also of Carlisle. Mr.
Bosler's mother, who also lives ou
North College street, survives him.
Arrangements for the funeral have
not yet been completed, but it is prob
able the services will be held at the
Bosler home on Tuesday afternoon.
They will be conducted by the Rev.
Dr. Kellogg, pastor of the Second
Presbyterian church, of which Mr.
Rosier was a member. Interment will
be made in the Carlisle cemetery.
ASSAULT CHARGE AFTER ROW
Lewis Ellis Accuses Guest of Lacerating
His facalp With Hatchet
-Following a celebration yesterday in
his rooms. Lewis E'llis, 413 Fitbert
street, is suffering from a laceration in
ilie scalp and Cliug Ellis is iield under
a charge of assault. The farmer charges
the iatter with inflicting the wound
with a hatchet when ordered from the
room.
Nine Hurt by Runaway Engine
Atchison, Kansas. Dei-. 26.—Two per
sons were seriously injured and seven
slightly irurt when a runaway engine,
starting from a roundhouse near here
ran two miles and collide 1 with Mis
-ouri Pa.ilie passenger train No. 106
early to-day. Both engines were badly
battered and the tender of tiie passen
ger train telee-Joped the 'baggage car.
Russia Cedes Half of Island to Japan
By Associated Press,
Washington, Dec. 26.—The Japan
ese eiifbassy to-day received ofli.-ia! ad
vices from Tokio that Russia has ceded
to Japan its ha!f of the island of Sak
haiin for some heavy guns. The island
was officially Russiaji until September,
1905. The southern halt was ceded
to Japan by the terms of tie treaty of
Portsmouth.
Editor Back From Honeymoon
Dean M. Hoffman, managing editor
of the -'Patriot," and his itride. who
was Miss Ethel W. Miller, formerly so
cial editor of that newspaper, returned
yesterday afternoon from their honey
moon trip which was extended to t)he
West Indies. They will reside for the
present with the bride's mother at 1129
Cowden street.
Marriage Licenses
These marriage licenses were issued
to-day:
Michael Arasz. Harrisburg, and Julia
.Shioffer, Hershey.
John V. Davies, Lvkrns, and Anna
James, Williamstowu.
Charles Latterman, Elnlira. N. Y.,
and Etta Hodges, Addison, N. Y.
Clearing House Bank Statement
By Associated Press,
New York. Dec. 26.—The statement
of the actual condition of clearing
house banks ami trust companies for
the week shows that they hold $117,-
121,200 reserve in excess of legal rc
•{iiirements. This is a derreaae of SB.-
176,780 from last week.
DULLNESS ON FINAL DAY OF
WEEK IN STOCK MARKET
Attendance of Brokers on Exchange
Light and Outside Interest Appar
ently Lacking—Low Marks for U.
S. Steel and Southern Pacific
RII Associated Press. i
Xew York. Deo. 26.—(Wa1l Street) ;
—Uecorit-l>re:iking dullness attended
the post holiday resuamptiou of the j
stock market dealing's to day. Attend
ance of brokers on the Exchange was
li;iht and outside interest appeared to
be entirely lacking. The total overturn
of the first half hour was less than
4,000 shares. I'. S. Steel and South
ern Pacific, on 100 share offerings,
again touched the low marks under
which trading is not permitted, and St.
Paul declined to its low price, with
weakness in Amalgamated and West
ern Maryland. Suvh unimportant shares
as Beet Sugar and Rock Island rose
slight fractions.
Pronounced improvement was shown
in the final hour, when a moderate de
maud for some of the leaders resulted
iu gains of one to two points, with the,
coalers in the lead. Tito closing was
firm.
Opening with the lightest trading
and lower prices, to-day's brief session .
soon recovered to a level well above
Thursday's closing. Inquiry from tho,
short interest was the most poteut fac
tor iu bringing about a readjustment ;
of values. Reading, Lehigh Valley.
Union Pacific, New York Central an'
Baltimore and Ohio were features of
the recovery. Bonds were steady.
Review of the Week
New York, Dec. 2G. —The second
week of renewed trading in stocks was
marked by further steady declines
throughout the list, many shares sell
ing under the closing range ot' Inly
lit) last, when the Exchange found it j
necessary to suspend operations be-1
cause of the war. In the course ot' this;
week's dealings, which frequently de
noted foreign and democratic domestic
liquidation, a number of issues of spec
ulative and investment importance de
sired to the low or minimum quotations
established by the authorities. These
included 1". S. Steel, Canadian Pacific
and Baltimore aud Ohio, while others
of equal or greater value hovered ,
about their minimum nrices.
It was regarded as especially sig
nificant that declines were effected on
very lijjht offerings, steel being almost j
the only stock to come out iu large |
amounts. Despite the safeguards!
against short veiling, the short interest
was active and contributed in large
measure towards the shrinkage of
values.
Among the unfavorable t'ai'tors was!
the reduction of the Pennsylvania
Company's dividend, which directly
affects the earnings of the Pennsylva
nia railroad and gives rise to conjee- j
ture regarding the stability of its own i
dividend policy. This was seen not only i
in the heaviness of Pennsylvania ■
shares, but iu the abrupt decline of
other securities of the same class.
The decision of the U. S. Bteel Cor- '
poration to maintain the existing wage
scale for a time at least, because of
the better outlook, and easier monev
tendencies. including reduced dis- ,
counts, failed to exercise much in
fluence 011 the constructive side.
PHILADELPHIA CLOSING
By Associated Press,
Philadelphia, I>C(. 26. Stocks;
closed steady:
Cannbria Steel 4 2 !
General Asphalt 37
do pfd 67
Lake Superior Corporation .... 10
Lehigh Navigation 77'.,
Lehigh Valley 64^4,
Penna R K 513^
Philadelphia Electric 231
Philadelphia Company 33
Philadelphia Rapid Transit .... II
Reading 70 3 ;,
Storage Battery 46'..
Union Traction 38%
United Gas Improvement .... 82
U S Steel 48
Chicago Closing Prices
By Associated Press.
Chicago, Dec. 26.—Close:
Wheat —Dec.. 127%; May, 130%.
Corn—Dec., 58%; May, 7 4%.
Oats—Dec., 49%; May 54>/g.
Pork —Jan., 18.62; May, 19.22.
Lard—lau., 10.42: May. 1D.67.
Ribs—Jan., J0.25; May, 10.60.
LAIE WAR NEWS SUMMARY
Continued From Flrat l*age.
Berlin that Russia had ceded to Japan
the northern half of the Island of Sak
halin, directly north of Japan, in re
turn for some heavy guns. The south
ern half of this island, formerly Rus
sian, was ceded to Japan after the
Russo-Japanese war.
Italy's occupation of the Albania
port of Avlona was believed to open
up possibilities of complications which
might make it difficult for the Rome
government to maintain its neutrality.
The attitude of Rumania, also, was
more than ever a matter of doubt, on
account of reports from Paris that the
only obstacle which prevented her from
joining with the triple entente had
been removed. Bulgaria was represent
ed as having given assurances that she
would remain neutral, relieving Rum
ania from the fear of an attack from
that quarter should she enter the war.
Dispatches from Chilo stated that
the last of what was once Germany's
Pasific squadron was fighting to es
cape the fate which overtook her four
companion cruisers when they met the
British. The German cruiser Dresden
and the converted cruiser Prinz Bitel
Friedrich were said to have been en
gaged by the British cruiser New
Castle, near Valparaiso.
Charged With Corrupting Voters
By Associated Press.
Indianapolis, Dec. 26.—Charged iu
indictments with attempts to corrupt
tlie election of November 3 last in
Terre Haute, D. M. Boberts, (Mayor of
Terre Haute, and an announced candi
date for the Democratic nomination for
Governor in 1916, was taken in cus
tody by 11. 8. Marshal Mark Storen
at Terra^H ante to-day.
Still it may be worth something to
reflect that $100,000,000 iu war taxes
would only run Europe's war two
days.
Artistic Printing at Star-Independent
OF INTEREST TOWOMEN
REFLECTIONS OF THE
WAR SEEN IN CLOTHES
Braiding and Buttons on Frocks of
Khaki-Colored Cloth a New Note in
Smart Fashions—Toques and Sail
ors of IHitll
New York, l>ec. -6.
With the fear of a siege fading]
farther and farthoi Into the back- t
ground. Paris, with a characteristic re
bound, has turned from the eon- j
temptation of business inactivity and :
darkened streets to the theatre, the |
cafe and renewed commerce.
The large dressmaking establishments j
which are run by women have not
closed. They have been kept open in \
the face ot the hard times. When
there were i;o gowns to make, the em
ployees were set to work upon the mak
ing of bandages and hospital garments,
knitting mufflers and socks for the sol- !
' Petrograd Blue With Lining of Crimson
Gives a Military Look to This Cape
diers. In fact, the knitting of some
; thing has become such a fad that fash
ionable women everywhere are knitting.
But as the Germans were driven back
from Paris the call for gowus from
the outside world leaked through and
the desigjjers began to fulfil the de
j mand.
Quite military are some of these new
j frocks. One frock seen recently was
j made of a new fabric on the broadcloth
| order, with the same high sheen, but a
I twilled weave in khaki color. The waist
! was made very simply, and with body
J aud sleeves in one and full length, tit
j ting very closely below the elbow. There
i was a seam in the back of the waist, and
| the front was cut in a U-shape, which
: was slit from the under part of the I*
' to the waistline. On either side of this
i opening, which was filled in with a
guiinpe of hoavv lace, the edges were
i bound with black braid and large loops
of braid and buttons placed about an
inch and a half apart to the waistline.
A high military eolar finished the back
of the neck. The sleeves were trimmed
on the under side with smaller loops
I and buttons from wrist to elbow. The
skirt was made with a full long tunic
with a very wide band of self-colored
velvet around the bottom of it. About
six inches of the narrower underskirt
showed beneath. The center of the
skirt was slit dowu about twelve inches,
the edges bound With the braid and the
loops and buttons of braid on either side,
corresponding to the placing of the loops
!on the waist. The whole effect showed
the influence which the uniforms of the
j combantants are having upon the
! fashions.
Another frock noticeable for its mili
tarv effect was made of blue cloth and
an abundance of gold braid.
The present time of year is an excel
lent one to buy clothes. The freak styles
of the early part of J lie season which
looked as though they might renllv be
worthy of attention have been sifted
nut .and there is not the danger of buv-
XEGRO ASSAULTS GIRLS
Aid Offered by Colored People of City
to Apprehend Man
Attempted assaults on two white
girls by a negro reported to the Harris
burg police are responsible for a warning
issued by Chief of Police Hutchison to
parents to exercise caution. He asks
fha't Harrisburgers do ail in their power
to aid iu capturing Phis man. In both
instances tho girls were cruelly bandied
before their cries brought assistance.
Dr. C. H. Cram'pton, a member of tho
National Association for the Advance
ment of the Colored People, has wri/ten
Chief of Police Hutchison saying/fhat
he will aid in apprehending the man. He
also reported the attempted assaaii on
a colored girl a month ago at Court and
Pine streets. This girl, who is an or
phan, is being cared for by women who
reside in that neighborhood.
Injured by Fall on Ice
Miss Sarah Ileiges, 1314 Derrv
street, was admitted to the Polyclinic
hospital, on Thursday evening suffer
in" from a fra-tured limb she received
from a fall on the ice.
Artistic Printius at Star-Independent.
ing something which will noun lie out. •
Now flip store:; lire beginning to clear '
out their stock and usually everything '
is reduced to a fraction of what they i
were at the beginning of the season. }
Bear in mind when buviug the new ■
clothes that the various loops and tuck*
which draped our coats last year nre J
tio more—now the straight lines pre* 1
vail. Bodices and coats fit the shoulders
rather plaiuly. as do the skirts at the ■
hips, although they may Hare out at the ,
ankles to four or eight yards.
The tight long sleeve is established i
and the short kimono sleeve has hail its
day, although the long sleeve made in
this manner is still correct if it fits the
lower arm closely. The raglnn-cut
sleeve is no longer startling, lmt it is au
accepted style which may be bought ,
with impunity. it liked. The principal
thing is to know whether it is becoming
or not.
I he Komt\u striped silks, so popular
a short time ago, must be viewed with
suspicion, for they are being worn very
little even a" belts. Instead the girdles
ot wonderful t'hinese and Japanese em
broidery are correct and the waistcoats
of stripes have given place to those of
fur and fur-cloth.
Most of the suits are trimmed with
fur, perhaps just a band around the
neck and sleeves; possibly narrow bauds
of it are used around the bottoms of'
tunics, collars and sashes. One stunning
frock had the lower skirt section of a.
fawn colored broadcloth dress of beaver,'
tor. Another suit had a waist coat of
Persian lamb nijd Russian kolinsky wai'
used for trimming bands.
Net and satin are combined into mane
charming evening frocks, and one dc
veloped in this way 1 have used for no
illustration. ( ream-colored net i- used
tor the bodice ami the pointed tunic.
Pile girdle which ~oes uj* in .- 1 point in
\ '
J / ? ?jte'V
McCALL
jr
! Net and Satin Are Combined in This
Smart Evening Frock
I the front, meeting the point of the V-
I shaped neck, is of coral satin. A wide-
I band of this satin finishes the bottom of!
the tunic and makes the lower skirt,"
The simplicity of the materials And dc,-
! velopment make it especially becoming
| to the young woman.
I The military effect has kept the capes
strongly In evidence aud the cape used
I for evening wear iu the illustration is
! one made of Petrograd blue broadcloth
1 and lined with a deep rich crimson. The
| fur collar is made of kolinsky, a lius
sian mink which closely resembles sable.
Another evening frock of white faille
silk has a tulle tunic with a band arounu
the bottom of white satin ribbon. This
tunic is but a little shorter l linn the
satin underskirt, which is edged with
a fringe of glass beads two inches wide.
The sailor hat is very smart, but is
changing a little in snape. Now the
right side is slightly narrower than tho
left and the crown is shallower. Some
of the small hats look like the hats of
an early Victorian period of seventy
years ago. Small and perched on the top
of a head whose coiffure is pulled away
from the ears they are distinctly quaint.
Even the streamers are reappearing in
a modified way, and ate to be seen on
small sailors and toques r.like.
JAILED FOR USING A CANE
Frank Stokes Charged With Larceny of
Stick From Hallway
Frank Stokes, who wanted to sport
on Christmas Day and who desired i
cane for the part, is charged with the
larceny of the particular cane he was
swinging. Lucy /Hall reported the tliefi
of u stick from her hallway and Stokes
was seen carrying the stick, which was
identified as the missing one. Stokes
was lodged in jail.
Checks \z'roup Instantly
You know croup is dangerous. And
you should also knon- the sense of se-,
curity that conies from always having!
I'olev 'a Honey and Tar Compound In J
the house. It ruts the thick mucus and
clears awav the phlegm, stops the
strangling cough and gives easy breath
ing and quiet sleep. Take it for
coughs, colds, tickling throat, hoarse
ness and for bronchial and la griptiil
coughs. Contains no opiates. Every
user is a friend. George A. Gorgas, 16
North Third street, and P. R. li. Sta
tion. Adv.
Think of the havoc' being wrought
on the European g'uide books.