THE WEATHER
CLOUDY TO-NIGHT
AND TO-MORROW
detailed Keport. Pace •
dkc*J"«S* d vol. 77—NO. 20.
TENNESSEE
TAKING 500
FROM SYRIA
American Cruiser Is
Transporting Many
Refugees of Various
Nationalities
PERMISSION OF
TURKS IS GIVEN
No Reply to State Department on the
Unofficial Report That an Unnamed
American Warship Had Threatened
to Bombard Tripoli
Washington, Dec. 28.—Tho cruiser
Tennessee, with the jiermission of the
Turkish government and at the request
of American Ambassador Morgenthau,
is transporting 500 refugees of various
nationalities from Jaffa. Syria, to Alex
andria, Egypt.
Captain Decker, of the Tennessee, re
ported the departure of his vessel from
Jaffa in a message hied last night and
received to-day at the Navy Depart
ment. Secretary Daniels summarized
the report in this statement:
"The Tennessee is transporting
about 500 refugees of different nation-
UK ties from Jaffa to Alexandria. These
refugees were unable to get passage
from Jaffa by any other means. Cap
tain Decker states that his action was
taken at the request from the consuls,
which requests, approved by the Amer
ican Ambassador to Turkey, had been
made after permission had been given
by the Turkish authorities."
No reply came to-day, however, from
either Captain Decker or Captain Oman,
of the North Caroiiua, to the request
for fuli information regarding the unof
ficial roport that an unnamed American
warship had threatened to bombard
Tripoli. Athens dispatches said tho
Turks attacked the crew of an Ameri
can commercial ship which permitted
foreign refugees to board her in the
face of a protest from the Turkish au
thorities anu a threat to open fire ou
Tripoli followed.
SUNKEN SHIP'S OFFICERS
SENTENCEO FOR NEGLECT
Copenhagen, via London, Dec. 28,
•1.15 A. M.—According to the Ham
burg "Echoe," a court martial has
been held at Wilhelinshaven to try the
captain and the commander of the
German cruiser Von-k, which was sunk
by a mine in Jade bay in November.
Three hundred members of the crew
were lost.
The ollicers were charged with dis
obedience, negligence and manslaugh
ter. and were found guilty, according
to the "Echoe." Cajptain Vioper was
sentenced to two year's confinement in
a fortress and Commander Cleve to one
year's imprisonment.
The Yorck. according to an official
dispatch from Berlin, struck a mine in
the chain block from the entrance to
Jade bav November 4, during a thick
fog. Jade bay is an inlet of the North
Sea near Wilhelmshaveu.
LATE WARNEWS" SMARY
The Russian forces which have been
attacking the Calician fortress of Cra
cow have been driven back fifty miles,
and Cracow is now free from imme
diate menace. It is asserted in Petro
grad that the Russians have improved
their strategic position by falling back.
The capture of Cracow, however, long
has been sought by Russia, being re
garded as an important step on the
way to an invasion of Germany across
the Silesian border.
Elsewhere in the east few changes
have occurred, the Germans having re
laxed for the present their assaults on
the Russian line west of Warsaw.
The French war office says to-day
that further progress has been made by
the allies, particularly in the Meuse
region. The admission is made, how
ever, that a trench south of Ypres was
lost to the Germans. The Berlin com
munication states that Nieuport has
again been under bombardment by
British warships and that a few civ
ilians were killed or wounded. It is as
serted that attacks by the allies have
been unsuccessful.
The American cruiser Tennessee is
transporting refugees of various
nationalities from Jaffa, Syria to
Egypt. Captain Decker, of the Tennes
see, reported to Washington that per
mission to remove the refugees had
been granted by the Turkish authori
ties.
The Initiative in military operations
Coutiniird on Fourth rage.
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FRENCH ADMIT LOSING A
NUMBER OF TRENCHES TO
GERMANS. REPORT TO DAY
Paris, L'tc. 28, 2.45 P. M. —The
French official statement given out to
day concedes t.ht losing of certain
trenches to the Germans, but otherwiso
it claims advances for the forces of the
republic. Advances have been made in
Belgium, and near Lens the French pro
gressed 800 yards. In the Meuse there
has been slight progress anil a German
attack in upper Alsace was driven
back. The French lost trenches to the
Germans near Tpres The text of the
communication follows:
''ln Belgium we have continued to
advance. To the west of Lombaertzyde
wo are actually at the foot of the sand
dunes on which the enemy has estab
lished his line of resistance. At a point
south of Ypres we have lost a section
of trenches near HoVebeeke. In the re
gion of ljens, neai Carency, the enemy
yielded under our attacks 800 yards of
first line trenches
"In the valley of the river Ai.sne
and in Champagne there has been inter
mittent artillery fighting, which was
particularly severe in the vicinity of
Klieims and around Perthes. Here the
enemv directed, their artillery fire es
pecially against the positions to the
west of Perthes conquered and occu
pied by us. On the heights of the
Meuse there has been slight progress
by our troops along the entire front.
"In the Vosges the eneinv bombard
ed the railroad station at St. Die, but
the railroad service has not been inter
rupted. In Uppe. Alsace to the north
east of Stein bach, a coivnter attack of
the Germans was repulsed."
RUSSIANS RETREAT FIFTY
j MILESAWAYFROMCRACOW
Petrograd, Dec. 28, via London, 3.16
P. M.—The investment by the Rus
sians of the Austrian fortress of Cra
cow has again been raised. Following
the discovery of an attempt made by
the Austrians to divide the Russian
forces in Galicia, the Russians retreat
ed eastward for a distance of fifty
miles.
Russian forces, according to advices
I received to-day from Galicia, have suc
ceeded in crossing the Biala river and
in taking )>ossession of a 20-mile strip
of territory south of Tuehow, thereby
separating the two Austrian armies.
The forces of General Boelm-Ermolli,
the Austrian commander, are claimed
by the Russians to be retreating pre
cipitately and the western Austrian
arnjy is said to be badly crippled.
FRONT SL FILL ABANDONED
Will Not Be Undertaken Before Next
Summer— Cost of Material Would
Be 98,000
Because of a lack of' funds the City
Commissioners to-day admitted that
they have practically abandoned the
plan of buying additional filling; ma
terial to place along the river front
from Ketker to Maclay streets. The
offer of the Brown-King 1 Company, con
tractors, who are doing the excavating
preliminary to the Pennsylvania Kail
road Company constructing its massive
warehouse just south of Mulberry
street along Second, to furnish the city
with clay filling material at the rate of
forty cents a cubic yard—provided not
less tlhan 20,000 yards be taken—the
Commissioners say would net an e.vpense
which they cannot meet at this time.
It had been suggested to the Com
missioners . they make the desired
fill nit'll money to be appropriated out
ot' the SIOO,OOO park loan voted in
1913. although it now is held this
money ail will 'be needed for the im
provement of parks and playgrounds.
Commissioner Taylor to-day said he can
not fairly recommend the purchase of
the dirt at a cost of not less tihau
SS,OOO.
The Commissioners now say they will
lie contented to wait until next sum
mer to make n till along the river front
since 4,000 or 5,000 ctrblie yards of dirt
will be available at that time due to ad
ditional street grading. Plans are now
being laid for placing light standards
along the river wall and some action
may be taken at the meeting of the
Commissioners to morrow.
ACADEMY ALUMNI TO MEET
Second Annual Reunion Will Be Held
at School To-night
Former students and alumni of the
Harrisburg Academy will this evening
hold their second annual reunion at tho
school building. The toastmaster will
be John Smith, of Princeton, who will
call for toasts on Vance C. MeOormick,
John Fox Weiss, Headmaster Arthur E.
Brown and George Kunkel, Jr.
The old graduates will meet, with
the honor guests who include this year's
graduating class and trustees of the
institution, in the gymnasium of the
school at 7.30 o'clock. The trustees
who will be present include: Vance
C. McCormiek, president; .John P. Mel
iek, treasurer; Dr. Hugh Hamilton,
secretary; Edward 8. Herman, E. Z.
Gross, Charles Kunkel, James Boyd,
Henry McCormiek, Jr., and Judge
George Kunkel.
Arrested on an Old Charge
For larceny committed September 29,
1913, Clarence Mimes was arrested
this afternoon by City Detective Harry
White. He is charged, according to the
police, with entering the store of Hill
Brothers, butchers, 1718 North Thirl
street, and taking sl4 from the cash
register. He was a juvenile at the
time of the robbery.
Leo Frank's Appeal Is Granted
New York, Dee. 28.—An appeal to
the United States Supreme Court has
been granted by Justice Lemar in the
ease of Leo M. Frank. Louis Marshall,
Frank's counsel, announced this after
noon that he had received word from
Justice Lemar to this effect.
HARRISBURO, PA., MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 28, 1914—10 PAGES.
SAYS minis
WANT HER ARB
BARBER REIVED
W alters.However .Say s
He Will Vote to Re
tain AlmshouseStew
ard and Clerk to Poor
ASSERTS HE HAS
BEEN HOUNDED
Democratic Director Declares Pressure
Has Been Brought to Force Him
to Side With Minority—Guyer Af
firms He Has Been Theatened
Harry A. Walters, president and one
of the Democratic majority members
of the Dauphin County Directors of the
Poor, this morning characterized as a
piece of political trickery a reported
movement to compel him to oust from
their positions John P. Guver, former
newspaperman and now clerk to the
Poor Directors, and S. F. Barber, stew
ard at the almshouse.
Mr. Walters added that he repeated
ly has been asked to "lineup" with
I homas S. Manning, Republican and
minority member, and vote to dismiss
Guyer and Barber, but he said he al
ways refused to agree tc such a plan
and at the reorganization meeting of
the Directors on January 6. he said, he
again will favor the appointment of
both Guyer and Barber. Mr. Walters
added that Mr. Manning never ap
proached him on this subject. He said
he has no knowledge that Mr. Manning
has agree ! to aid any such plan.
Mr. Guyer -aid he* had knowledge of
an effort to unseat him and he further
declared that both Democrats and Re
publicans are using every means pos
sible to discourage him and embarrass
him in his work in relief of the poor.
Months ago Guyer hinted to newspaper
men that he might consider going back
to newspaper work about the beginning
of 1915, but to-day he remarked that
he will be a candidate for re-election
to the iderkship and accept the office
U it is tendered to him.
"Hounding Me," Says Walters
A rumor curreut in Court House cir
cles this morning was that a plan was
on toot to dismiss ail Democratic coun
ty physicians and substitute Republic
ans. Director Walters, however, said
he has not been asked to do that.
"They have been hounding me about
Guyer and Barber since 1 have been in
office," said Mr. Walters, "but! don't
intend to take orders from any one. I
told the fellows -vho came to me that
they should go out into the county, just
as I did, get the vote of the people
and then come in here and act as the
people would have me do. Some have
telephoned me, others stopped me on
the street and a few even have gone so
far as to write m letters and hound
m, saying something about Mr. Guyer
Continued on IVurth Page.
VILLI AMI |
TIIXPIISEMI
Fighting in Progress To
day. According to Ad
vice s Received by
VV ashingtonOf ficials
ZAPATA ELEMENT
REMAINS A THORN
General Situation Not Altogether En
couraging As Friction Becomes Ap
parent Between the Former Rebel
Bandit and Gutierrez-Villa Faction
By Associated Press,
Washington, Dec. 28.—General Vil
la's forces have suspended their at
tacks on Ebano, near Tanipico, and
have concentrated their attack on the
seajtort Of Tuxpam, where fighting is
in progress to-day according to ad
vices to the State Department.
Reports issued earlier to-dav by the
Carranza agency here saying that" Gen
eral Gutierrez had resigned and left
Mexico City, were contradicted by dis
patches to the State Department from
the Brazilian Minister in Mexico City
who yesterday had a conference with
Gutierrez.
The general situation as reflected in
official disipatehes was viewed as not
altogether encouraging. Friction is re
garded as apparent between the Zap
ata element and the Gutierrez-Villa
faction, which thus far, has not result
ed in any serious break.
The chief trouible seems to have
arisen over the question of execution
and punishment of former federals.
Gutierrez and Villa have been in favor
Continued on Fourth Page,
UNCLE SAM'S EMPLOYES
CLIMB LADDER TO WORK
Even Dignified Judge of District Court
Will Have to "Shin Up" Unless
Some One Revivifies Balky Eleva
tor in Federal Building
To be a federal employe, whether a
United States District Judge or a floor
sleeper, and have business; in the sec
oud floor of the Federal building, which
is being altered to make more room
for the postoffice, you must be an ath
lete of no mean ability. The weather
forecasters, railway postal employes, in
ternal revenue collectors and many oth
ers are now using muscles that haven't
been used since their apple stealing
days,—for they have to climb a ladder
to get to work.
The steps in the front part of the
buildiilg have been torn away ami a
lone elevator is supposed to carry the
human freight, but just now thu ele
vator has a habit a balking and refus
ing to badge.
The thoughtful contractor, however,
has seen U> it that employes can reach
the upper floors even when the lift is
in a contrary state of mind. He has
cut a hole in the concrete floor and
erected a ladder from the first to the
second stories through that opening.
Erected is the word. Two two-bv-fours
were set up and some rough boards
nailed across and now it is called a
ladder.
Meterorologists, secret service men
and others must climb the ladder when
the elevator gets out of breath which
it does quite frequently. E. R. De
main, head of the local Weather Bu
reau, who spends his days on the sec
ond floor among his barometers, rain
gauges and other mysterious things,
says he soon will be a hod-carrier of no
mean ability. William S. Brivker, in
ternal revenue collector, finds himself
quite out of breath after negotiating
the uncertain "stairway." The troubles
of these officials and their subordinates,
however, are mere trifles when the dif
ficulties of United States Marshal
Harvey T. Smith are considered. He
has an office on the third floor and
must climb two ladders.
The present elevator was put in the
Federal building when United States
Judge Robert W. Archbald did not fan
cy the climb to the court rooms on the
third floor. The present judge will have
to climb to the court room on a laddor
along with the marshal, inspectors and
prisoners when the next session is held
in Harrisburg,—unless, of course, some
one puts new life into the elevator.
COSTS Pill ON P. lOHEL
Court Dismisses Exceptions Raised by
Him Following His Contest of Dis
trict Attorneyship Election
Judge S. J. M. McCarrcll this morn
ing gave a decision dismissing the ex
ceptions raised by Paul A. Kunkel to
the bill of eosts, which have been
placed upon Mr. Kunkel, incident to
the court action by which Mr. Kunkel
sought in vain to' show that he, and
not Michael K. Stroup, had been elect
ed District Attorney in 1911.
Mr. Kunkel said he will not take an
appeal from the court's latest decision,
that he will pay the costs that have
not yet been paid by him ami that he
now considers the contest proceedings
at an end.
It is understood that a large part of
the costs incurred by the court pro
ceedings already have been paid by
Mr. Kunkel. He will shortly make set
tlement for the remaining claims which
total several hundred dollars.
J. Edward Wetzel, a deputy sheriff,
who subpoenaed many of the witnesses
When the original contest was on in
court, ami who recently made a demand
011 those who petitioned the court for
the contest to pay his fees amounting
to more than a hundred dollars, said
this morning he will not bring suit as
he intended, now that the court has
rendered u decision.
Kunkel was defeated for tlie District
Attorneyship by le*s than a hundred
votes. After he carried the contest to
the ''ourts and lost he took exception
to the bills of costs, alleging that the
county paid the deputy sheriff mileage
for the same trip in which, he served
subpoenas in the election case, and
also that "witnesses were not sum
moned in good faith, but for the pur
pose of oppression."
PASSENGERS HAULED OUT
TO FIGHT BLAZE IN CAR
Use Milk Cans to Battle Flames Among
Baggage In Train Halted in Steelton
Station of the Pennsy—Expoding
Lamp Cause of Some Loss
When train No. 274, eastbound over
the Pennsylvania railroad, arrived in
Steelton this morning, smoke was seen
issuing from the express car which was
almost filled with valuable packages.
The express messenger, in charge of
the car, hastily organized an impromptu
fire brigade, consisting of passengers,
track 'hands and all other available men
in the vicinity. Utilizing empty milk
cans and anything else that would hold
water, the amateur firemen did fine
work for a short time until the blaze
was extinguished.
It was then ascertained that a gaso
line lamp, used to light the car, had
been filled too full, some of the fluid
flowing from the top. This surplus gas
oline caught fire, causing the lamp to
explode. The roof and floor of the car
were somewhat damaged, several over
coats owned by express company em
ployes were ruined, and some damage
was done to Che contents of the car.
The amount of damage to the baggage
could not be ascertained from the rail
road officials.
NOVEL INVENTION
TO ICE AS FISH TO WATER
C. ti. Uhler Turns Motorcycle Into Sled
That Carries Occupants Over Streets
and River at a Fast Clip
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Traveling over ice and snow, or even
on the smooth, icv surface of the Sus
quehanna at the rate of thirty-five miles
an hour, is the experience of half a
dozen friends of C. H. Uhler. 1317 Der
ry street, since lie conceived the idea of
building around his motorcycle a sled
which is capable of doing (>reat things.
The etching was made from a photo
liM
FOR PIE
Chief Marshal Backen
stoss Issues Final Or
ders to Assistants
and Aids To-day
PLAN TO START
AT 1.15 O'CLOCK
Signal From Court House Bell to Tell
Waiting Crowd That "Shooters"
Are Coming—Long Route Mapped
Out Does Not Include Hill District
Final arrangements for the mum
mers' parade to be held at 1.15
o'clock on the afternoon of New
Year's Day, were completed yesterday
afternoon at a meeting of the parade
committee of the Harrisburg Mum
mers' Association and were issued to
the assistant marshals and aids to-day.
Everything has beeu done to take care
of late entries up until the day of the
parade.
CLARENCE O. BACKENSTOSS
Chief Marshal
The orders issued to-day by Clarence
O. Backenstoss, chief marshal and
Francis H. Hoy, Jr., chief of staff, fol
low:
The Route of Parade
All organizations composing the first
division must report promptly to the
chief of staff at Front ami State
streets, not later than 12.45' o'clock,
to be assii*med to their proper positions
and clubs, teams, individuals, floats,
etc., will report to the marshal of their
division on streets hereinafter mention
ed.
The parade will move promptly at
1.15 p. m., at signal of court house
bell over the following route and in the
following formation: Down Front to
Market, to Fourth, to Walnut, to
Third, to Reily, to Sixth, to Hamilton,
to Second, to Market, to Front and dis
miss. All paraders must go either
north or south on Front street when
dismissed at Front and Market.
Chief marshal and his staff will re
view the parade in Market square,
west side. Followiiug is the order of
parade:
HeraJd, mounted police, band, chief
marshal, chief of staff, assistant mar-
CunMnucd on Tenth I'mce.
graph .taken aftc a trial spin over the
city streets and snows C. Bratz, Roy
Massimore, Albert Kdmundson and
Howard Birchflela as passengers. Uhl
er is at the helm
The vehicle needed a little perfect
ing, but it is running in great shape
Contlnuril on Seventh I'nacr
LEADERS PREDICT WILSON
WILL WINJPEAKERSHIP
Confidence Expressed by Politicians
That He Will Be Accepted As a
Compromise—Wilson, Ambler and
Baldwin to Open Headquarters Here
Republican leaders were said here
to-day to have agreed to-the selection
of Representative Henry I. Wilson, of
Jeff or.son county, as the next (Speaker
of the House. Mr. Wilson has served
as a member of the House for two
terms and was Reading Clerk of tho
Senate. It is believed by the party
leaders that Wilson will fill the bill as
a compromise candidate, and can win
out over Charles A. Ambler, of Mont
gomery, who was reported to be the
choice of Governor-elect Brumbaugh,
and tho other candidates who have
beeu mentioned including Richard J.
Baldwin, of Delaware; Robert P.
Habgood, of McKean; Henry Williams,
of Tioga, and Fred J. Ejrhardt, of
Lackawanna.
Mr. Wilson lias engaged headquar
ters at the Commonwealth hotel, and
will have them open on January 1. He
is an attorney by profession with a
large practice in Jefferson and adjoiu
ing counties.
Others Still in right
(Special to the Star-Independent.)
Philadelphia, Dec. 2S.—Candidates
for the Speakership of the State House
of Representatives and particularly
Charles A. Ambler, of Abington, and
Richard J. Baldwin, of Ohadds Ford,
Delaware county, rested their campaigu
the last few days, but will start lining
114) supporters in earnest this week.
Mr. Aimblcr will ojien his headquar
ters in Harrisiburg on Saturday. He
will hold a conference to night with
some of his most powerful supporters
and a campaign committee will be or
ganized.
Mr. Baldwin will open his headquar
ters on New Year's night in the Com
monwealth hotel, Harrisburg. Among
the prominent men from Delaware
county who are represented on Mr.
Baldwin's campaign committee are .Re
corder of Deeds J. Lord Higtby, Regis
ter of Wills Theodore F. Kreeger,
Sheriff John E. Heyburn, Isaac E.
Johnson, H. J. Makiver and County
Commissioner J. P. Pierson.
"There is very little change in the
situation," Mr. Baldwin said last
night. "All the candidates understand
each other pretty well. Each of them
knows just where Henrv I. Wilson's
support lies, and that of' Mr. Williams,
Mr. Ambler and myself. The man who
gets most votes wins, and we're all
endeavoring to pile up the majority.
During the week just past I have been
assured of the favorable feeling to me
from many agricuJtural centers."
KILLED BY_FALL ON ICE
Steelton Man's Skull Is Fractured and
He Dies a Few Minutes Later
in His Home
The first fatal accident of the pres
ent cold snap in Steelton occurred last
evening shortly before 6 o'clock when
Pete Dolino, residing at 614 South
Third street, .fell on the icy street near
his home and died shortly after enter
ing his house from a fractured skull
which he suffered in the fall.
A few moments after Dolino fell he
staggered to his feet and managed to
reach his home. He then told his wife
to look after the bringing up of their
son as Dolino would soon be dead. A
physician was hastily summoned but
before he arrived the man had suc
cumbed to his injuries.
Funeral services will be held in St.
Mary's Catholie church to-morrow
morning at 9 o'clock and interment will
be made in Mt. Calvary cemetery.
POSTSCRIPT
PRICE, ONE CENT.
BIG CHANGES
AT CAPITOL
ARE URGED
Economy Board Rec
ommends a
'Businesslike' Basis
for State Government
WOULD READJUST
METHODS OF PAY
Favors Departmental and Divisional
Consolidation. Civil Service for Em
ployes, Elimination of Dual Posts
and Other Radical Innovations
Civil service for most of the Stat#
employes, pensions for old employes, de
partmental and divisional consolida
tions, economy in the purchase of sup
plies by one board for the entire State,
tixed hours of service, increase of
clerks in some departments and de
creases in others, abolition of certain
useless offices, bigger appropriations
for the care for the port of Philadel
phia and other radical recommendations
wero made by the Pennsylvania Econ
omy and Efficiency Commission in its
report, to Governor Tener, an abstvact
of which, was made public last night.
The Commission, created by th e last)
Legislature primarily to investigate
dual officeholding, but given wide pow
ers of inquiry, studied the whole Stato
government, finances, administration
ami personnel. Visits were paid to
Washington and to the capitals of 15
States, correspondence being had with
men engaged in similar work for States
and with business experts, while the
head of every department was accorded
a hearing for suggestions and was ask
ed questions. The Commission was com
posed of Harry S. McDevitt, Philadel
phia, former assistant executive control
ler of the State, as chairman; Jacob
Soffc.l, Pittsburgh, secretary, anid VV.
H. Fisher, Brownsville. Henry D. Jones,
Montrose, served a short, time, but re
signed. The Commission was voted
$25,000 for all expenses, but this was
reduced by the Governor to SIO,OOO.
Tho work has been done in less than a.
year. The report, will be transmitted
to the Legislature by tho Governor, wh«
will refer to it in his farewo] 1 tnessago
to the General Assembly, when it meets
on January 5.
For a Public Property Board
That body will be asked to create »
Board of Public Property to handle all
building projects and to purchase sup
plies for the State; re-route the State's
main highway system; consolidate or re
organize certain departments of thn
State government; create all positions
by legislation, instead of by appropria
tion; uniform hours and bookkeeping
for all departments; an office building
Continued on Tenth Pave.
IF YOUWfIULDIinO
CO TO ORPHEUM FREE.
WATCH THE WANT ADS.!
Don't forget that the Star-Indepen
dent gives away, absolutely free of
charge, two reserved seats to the Or
! pheuin every day!
| The persons to whom they are giv
i en are selected at random from Boyd's
I directory of the city and vicinity. You
j are just as likely to get them as any
I one.
Every day the award of the tickets
! is announced in the form of a classified
ad among the wants, for rent, for sale,
I etc., in the classified columns.
So far the Star-Independent has giv
| en away 32 tickets. Thirty were called
j tor and two were forfeited because the
person to whom they were awarded did
I not apply for them according to in
structions.
Two tickets will be given away daily
until the Qrpheum closes for the sea
season.
Watch the Star-Independent want
columns! Perhaps you will be among
the lucky ones.
Entire Family Burned to Death
Winter Haven, Fla., Dec.
Harry Alvey, his wife and three chil
dren were burned to death early to
day when fire destroyed their home
near here.
Frederick, Md„ Dec. 28.—Alvey was
the son of former Chief Judge Ri-hard
P. Alvey, of the Maryland Court of
Appeals. Mrs. Alvey before her mar
riage was Miss Bertha Keyser, well
known in Baltimore society. The Alveys
went to Florida to live about three
years ago.
WALL STREET CLOSING
By Associated Press.
New York, Dec. 28.—Further short
covering was resorted to when It was
seen that the weakness in isolated Is
sues had no effect upon the more sea
soned stocks. The closing was strong.
Stocks made material recovery to-day
from the level of the previous week,
gains ranging from 1 % to 3 points in
the better known issues, including the
international list. 7