4 CAPITOL IN SEATING TRE SENATORS FEW CHANGES TO BE MADE Three in the Front Bow. When a Couple of Senators Move Up—Most of Them Betain Their Old Seats In the Chamber There will be lew changes made in the setting of the Senator* «i the com section oi the aiv.i then maiulv in the front row, which is uot a particularly favorable row. as a number of Senators who were offered positions on the tiring line declined with thanks, and said they preferred to retain their old seats, Senator Beidlemsn is to have his old seat in the eeater of the Senators, and others who will go bae*. to the old desss a"" (Senators Crow. Sproul. McNichol and Vare. There we:e three vacancies in ♦he front row made by the retirement •f McNichols, of 1-ac'kawamia. whose front seat will be taken by Kndsley. of {Somerset. Salu*. o; Phihklelph t. takes the seat former.\ oxiipie.t by M Uhauny. of Philadelphia. Sones. of Lycoming, succeeds Hail, of Elk. on the t-ont row, and the others on that row will be Studer. o: Schuylkill. 111 charge o' the ••pickling vat:'" Catlin. of Luzerne, and Vare of Philadelphia. There is not a poor sea: in the Senate —ail are within good range of the eye of :he President. Senate Lib rerun Miller has Had charge of the arranging of tho seats and after correspondence has ar ranged rheni to s.ui every >ody. Commissioner Dixon's Address Dr. Samuel 0. IHxon. Commissioner of Health, to day addressed the meet ing of the American Association for the Advancement of Science at its first session in Phi-la ieiphia. The meet ing is attended by distinguished scien tists from all -parts of the world. Returns Beady The State department hits ar-anged the returns of the late election of Senators and members of the House to be read at the opening proceeding of the Legislature. The returns of the election for state officers will be read in joint session on the afternoon of the day of the Legislature's assemb ling. Second Electrocution Governor Teaer to-dav axed as t ie time lor the e ectrocution of James Boyd, tne Philadelphia murderer, tne week begin iing March 1. This wiil give the condemned man time to get his i case before t:>e ooarj of Pardons, if he so wishes. Secretary McAfee 111 , I nder the a Icice of his phv&i an. Secretary McAfee. ado wa. compelled yor iiiness to miss tiie Board of Par uons meeting hi>' week, is remaining at nis tioir.e in He is expo tei to be here by next week. Remembered the Kiddies S:ate Heal*. . Commissioner Pixon *mi Mrs. Dixon remembered the utt-ior u;nate little laments h; Mont Alto tu berculosis sanitarium on v arisr.nas. »ud sen: them many things to maite their hearts happy. Secretary Baker Busy There are a thousand an ; one things t.iai are required to v looked afier at a meeting or' *he Senate. and Secretarv Harry Ba»er ha* oeen a « vet OH tiie joo, so t-.-.at there wiil <»e no bitch an! everything w. move off Use clock work w:'.en the :jc.tenant Governor's tV s. Civil Service Legislation on to ■ !ace a: State em ployes and employe" of counties having x population of 00.000 or nore on u civil service ba«.< has beer prepared for submission to State Legislature a: the next se«<- r. by the Pennsylvania 1 ivil Service Re:o*"n. Assoiatiou. In addition :o this, the measure cou tain? a local option provision whiea will enable swa> er counties and third riass -itie* to secure the advantages of the !aw if the .eople of these counties er cities desire it. In a statement i*«ued yesterdav the Civil Kervi-e Keiorni A-sociation state? ">hat it expert - :o se are the support of Go' emor-etccr Brumbaugh and nianv members of i'ue Legislature for the measure. JACOB M. HI Rsr SItITMBS Funeral Services Will Be Held To-mor row Afternoon at 10 O dock •'acob M. Hurst. 3S years old. del Saturday evening at S o'dock at the of Mrs. M y Bryson. 2007 North Seventh street. The funeral services wiil be held to-morrow afternoon at 1 o clock at the some of his brorher. Frank Hurst. J ".'J North Seven! a street, the Rev. Mr. Petwe : ler. of the Messian Home. oi : atir.g. Further serv ices will be liel . a t ie Lutheran church a: Knola. Burial wil be made in the Eno'a cemetery. Mr. Hurst ea\e< .< ;arents. Mr. an 1 V *s. da. Ob Hurst, of Knola. au«i several brothers of this ity. Funeral of J. Kirk Busier Funeral services for .1. Kirk Bosier. o- < arlirle. who die 1 Saturday, was aeiu gfte-noon at o'clock from his nome on North < .. . _;e street, the Rev. Dr. Edwin H. pastor of the Becon.i Presbyterian caurch. of that '"ity, officiating. Burial was in the Car lisle cemetery. Beside his w.dow. Mr. Bosler leaves several othe- relates, anong tuem be ing Mrs. James Chamberlain, of this city. Infant Daughter Is Dead The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J«s«* r\ Ree*. 1»45 Regma stree;. 'lie-i Saturday morning. Burial was :c Har ri- >urg cemetery. George Warden Buried Funeral services for George Warden. "" years okl. who died Friday, were held this afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Nmf of his da.ighter. >Mrs. Charles Thomgs. 350 Harris street. Burial was i'> the Fast Harr;slr>irg cemetery. .Mr. Warden is survived by two daughters. Mrs. Thomas and Mrs. F. J. O'Donnel. and one son, J. Edward Warden, of this city. Remove Cataract From Eye A cataract was removed from the left eye of K-lwaril Aurand this morn ing at the Polyclinic hospital. Wilbur and John Wolfe, of Rutherford, also underwent operations at that institution to-day. ' The condition of the three pa tients is considered very good. METHODIST CHURCHES GET MOST STOUGH CONVERTS Several Hundred Trail Hitters Yester day Admitted to Churrhes—Cam palgn Will Be Continued by Sep arate Revival Services Sevwal hundred trail hitter* of tbo evangelistic cam.aign were yes terday received into the membership ot" 1 city ,bi:rvhes. indudiug most of the lo vol co-operating churches ami several 1 non-co-operating. At the Piftu Street 1 Methodist church the Kev. B. 11. ilar". ' pastor, eighty eight new me:i».>ers were • receive*!, the greatest uumiter of any 'j of the c uurche*. Ridge Avenue Meth -1 i odist came next with eighty new men; 'jbers. practically all H lult«, ami B. K. '•Stevens Memorial Method ist followed ', oloselv with sc\ enty-seven. The Moth od.st churches, all told, received a ! i iarge.- number of converts than any '' other denomination. The Kev. William X. \ates. chairman of the co-operating ' j tninisteriiMi. received sixty-two new members into the Fourth Street Ouuro'a of Qotl. ' The Baptist churches yesterday ad mitted no converts. Baptismal services , must precede admittance to church , tuenrbershrp. and it wiii be several • weeks before all trail hitters who uesig ■ . nated Baptist .-bur, hcs as the.r prefer - I ernes will be formally received. Most Presbyterian churches. well , j as v hrist Lutheran, will admit no new Ime ushers until the next Communion •services, whi -h will be held within sev , eral weeks. Additional members will also t>e received from wet»k to week in those v aurv hes which yesterday began to admit converts. Pastors of churches not co-operating . : IU the campaign received car is of trail hitters designating their churches as references too late to a.imit s.uh cou verts yesterday, and they w:l| receive members during the coming Sundays. Of the T.OOO s*tough trail hitters, it is estimated that a third are already •-hur ti members, many have been found to be repetitions, the same persons hav ing signed car is at different tabernacle I meetings, and a great number are chil i -Iren. Making due allowances for trail 'litters whose ardor has cooled since the j departure of the evangelistic party, the j ministers expect to receive but a few , thousand new adult members into their • churches as direct results of the seven weeks' campaign. • Preparations are now- being made in the *o-oporating churches to continue i t :ie evangelistic work begun by the ' Stough arty, and revival servi.es will lae heid '.n largo :iuuK>ers during the coming niontii. An evangelistic service at the Ridge Avenue Meuodisz church last night re suited :n 11 ree conversions, and the te vivai will be continued week nights jan Sundays, starting next week. At Christ ! Alt her.in church there will t>e a week of evangelistic services be ginning ties; Sunday. Meetings will be held every night. Christ church is the , only chareh of the Lutheran denomina tion w-iiiv-n co-operated with Dr. Stousii. AI'TRESS TKLLS OWN STORY Ethel Valentine Gives Account of Her Start on the Stage Ethel Valentine, who plays Liy Wag ner in "To-day,"' which come# to the Ma/estie Saturday, tells her own story as follows; ••My rirst engagement was with a very small stock company in Spring tiel i. Mo. In this company we played two plays a week. We gave a perform ance ever* night and matinee* on Sun day, Tuesday, Wednesday and Satdr ay. fl e rehearsed every morning at P oVlock and had a scenic rehearsal of the second bill of the week ou Thursday afternoon. I was the ingenue of the company and bad long part? to study «uch as 'Carrie Poestoo' in • Alabama. Madge' in -The Cowboy an: the Lady,' "dean Pitzhugh' in 'A Pa.- Rebel' and -Billy Pyne in 'The Danites. I made all mv own dresses and my s*larv was fifteen dollars per week. ••! piaysi two other seasons with a well known stock company for twen tv-five dollars i>er week. " A girl ean set better salaries in the East. I know an iugenue here who has had onlv two years' experience. Her salary is'sixty dolla-s but she is doing the ?aaie work I d:d for twenty-five. Last season came the greatest thriil and surprise of my life when I was given the role of lily Wagner in ." To-day' by George Broadhurs; ani Harry Von Tilzer. 1 had been iu to »ee To-day' eight different times ani fell in lo\> with the role of Lilv Wag ner and it became my life's ambition to play the ;»art. So T wrote a letter to Mr. Broa'-hurst telling him how n:auy times I had seen the play and how anxious i was to have him let me ' read the part to him. "I really nev»r hoped to e\en re ceive an answer but I guess m\ letter aopea ed to him and he wrote me granting an interview. I was uever so! frightened in my life but I called at the appointed time and found him to be an entirely different man than I sup. posed a famous playwright to be. Aft er a few minutes q'.iest.ocing. he gave me the part and told me to come to re hea-sal the next^.av. "Apparently the rehearsal satisfied him and Mr. Von Tilzer for they both agree.! that I was capable of playing the part. Then came the vacancy in the leading lady "s role an. Chicago. Dec. 28.—Joseph Fish, mil lionaire fire insurance adjuster, who was acquitted on charge of arson Christ mas Eve, was placed on trial again to day on another arson charge. Artistic Printing at Star Independent HARRISBI'RG STAR-INDKPFA'DFAT. MONDAY KVK.MM., DKCK.MBF.R 2S. 1914. WAS NO SERIOUS DAMAGE IN ATTACK OF THE ALLIES ON THE TOWN OF NIEUPORT Berlin, Doc. 28.—(8y Wireless to IAXIIIOU. 3.10 P. M.)— The Herman of tieial statement put to-dsv re ports tiiat the allies yesteqrisy made an attack by 'and and sea on the town o: Nieuport at the extreme rijrht of the German line in Belgium, l>ut that no serious damage resulted. The Germans also announce the failure of several treiu-hes and of a number of prisoners to the sout-li of Ypres. and the repulse of Freueh attacks iu the rejiious of Arras, Verdun aud Senbeim. The test of the eoniuiuntvation reads: "In the western theatre the enemy unsuccessfully renewed his attacks oa Nieuport by warship* which did uo damage to us but killed or wonnde.i a few inhabitants in West ende. An atta-k on the hamlet of St. George ::;»o failed. "South of Vi>res we captured one of the enemy's treuvhe* and some dozens of prisoners fell into our hands on this occasion. Several violent attacks by tile enemy in the region to the north west o* Arras were repelled. To the southeast of Verdun the enemy re peated his attacks but they were also without success. A similar result «>. curred when he attempted to recapture | a height to the west of Senheim for wh: h we fought yesterday. "There is no news from East Prus sia or from Poland. North of the Vis tula and on the left Sauk of the Vis tula onr attacks are developing not withstanding the very unfavorable weather." LUTE WAR NEWS SUMMARY Coatiaurd From Flrat l'l|K "pparently has beeu left for the time being to the airmail. Aerial raids across the English channel to the lower Thames, over Freiburg, Naiicy. Mets and Sochacelew. Russian Poland, and on the Cermai) naval base at Cuxhaven inflicted considerable damage, in the ag gregate. Details of the Cuxhaven ex pedition are still lacking, and although Berlin asserts that the British aviatDrs accomplished nothing it ia said in Ham burg that some damage was done. It ia evident, however, that the heavy fog prevented the British from carrying out fully their plans. Activity on land and sea apparently is diminishing. Even in Russian Po land the fighting is becoming less se vere. without a decision having been reached. Vienna admits that the Ans tnans have been compelled to retreat before the Gallcian Carpathians, ana in Berlin it Is said that the attempt to cross the Bzura river in the advance in Warsaw has been abandoned. In the west the onslaught of the al lies would seem to have been checked by the counter attack of the Germans. STEELORDEKS FROM WAN ZONE BOOM PITTSBI K(ill BUSINESS Pittsburgh, Dec. IS.—Orders for 63,- 000 tons or high carbonized steel rounds appeared in the Pittsburgh dis trict to-day, 50,000 tous lor France and 10.000 ton? for Russia. Recently 26. 000 tons of this grade of steel." used m making shrapnel shells, were shipped to Europe. _ It is understood that Charles Mc- Knight. president of the t'aibon Steel Company, i? now : i Europe in connec tion with orders foi' similar material, although a nutnbei oi other .nills in the district are turning out the steel, the purchaser* insisting ou prompt delivery. It is estimated that fully $6,000,00*0 worth of trenching tools, galvanized sheets, wire and projectile steel have been bought in Pittsburgh for the Eu ropean belligerents n the las: two months. S BIDDERS FOR BRlbliE Keen Competition for Job of Construct ing Spring Creek Viaduct Eight -ont.a.tors to-day submitted to I'ark (. otnmj-sioner Tayior proposals for the construction <5/ a bridge over; Spring creek at Cameron street. Mr. Taylor has not yet decided whom ho will recommend for the contract. How ever, he did say that a light arch bridge is the type of structure dcsirod. The lowest bid was submitted on that style. Phe lowest b..tder* and their pro posals were as to!!o*<: Light arch bridge. W. H. Murphy A Sons. Chant bersburg, Jl.tiST; heavy arch. S. V»". Shoemaker \ osition as su perintendent at that institution did not report. SAYS POLITICIANS WANT CUY ER AN D BARBER REMOVED CMIIM«4 From rirat Page. being a Socialist. But that don't go wiih uie." "Are the petsons to whom you have referred Kepublicaus only*" Mr. Wal ter* was asked. "'No. Both parties. Both Demo crats and Republicans, " he replied. Mr. Guyer said the opposition to him as clerk to the board is due to the fact that he believes in the principles of the Socialist party and also because he inaugurated a system whereby the Di eretors of the Poor and the Associated Charities act in conjunction and it "no longer is possible for undeserving [ver so it s to get countv .aid." Wild Goose Chases for Guyer He then went ou with his story of how-- politicians are trying to embar rass Ins work, saying that on an aver age of foi.r nights a week he is out in the city investigating fake cases which have been called to his attention by perrons who used the fele' hone as a means of concealing their identity. lu many of tnese telephonec on verna tions, Guyer said, he was told a ''yarn" about a family in needy circumstances or a sad narrative dealing from begin ning to end with hard Ui< k. Names ar.d addresses were given, he said, but wiieu an effort was made by hiiji to find the unfortunates he either found a va cant lot at the address given or that there was no such street number as that which came over the phone. "They've got the hunch on us," said Guyer, "for we dare not ignore their reports, even though we may suspect stories ot distress of being fakes. Some of the reports turn out to be just as represented and there are enough of that type to make it necessary ofr us to investigate all reports." The clerk added that he has been threatened by enemies a number of times, both bv letter and by telephone. VILLA ATTACKING TUXPAM SEAPORT Caattaurd From First face. of suspending the executions and giv ing some federals an opportunity to join their cause. Zapata, now at Ouernaxaca, is represented as opposed to that as is General P.ilefox, minister of the interior, in the Gutierrez cab inet. and spokesman for Zapata. Compromise Being Suggested A compromise is being suggested whereby former federals would be given fair trials. They also would be prohibited from joining the tiutierrez- Villa army. The American government has found that both Guitierrez ;uid Vilia look with favor ou its sugges tion for a general amnesty for political offenders but that the Zapata element seems irreconcilably opposed to it. The situation is expected to develop further at the national convention call ed for January 1, in Mexico City, when a new provisional president would be chosen. Only meagre advices are in the pos session of the State Department as to the military activity of the Carranza forces, but the latest dispatches say the Zapata forces have advanced to Soledad. near Vera Cruz, and in co operation with Villa forces operating in the vicinity of Tuxpam, are driving the troops to the southeastern portion of Mexico. Advices from Consul Canada to-day said Thomas Braniff. who went from W asllington with credeutials from Rafael Zubasan Cammany to discuss measures of peace with Carranza, has been rearrested at Vera Crur. He had 'been taken intc custody on his arrival, but was at released ou repre-enta tions from Consul Canada. Statement Issued by Carranza Agency Washington. Dec. 28. —The Carran .a agency here to-day published the fol lowing telegram received from Carranza representatives at Galveston: "Semi-official^reports here, although not confirmed, say that, due to lack of communications, the Villa forces are evacuating Mexico City. It is believed they are doing this on account of the crying need of forces in the north to save lines ot' communication and to pre vent Torreon, < hihuahua and Juarez fiom being captured. Villa wouid pre fer to engage in battle outside of the ca| ital with Carranza's army of 100,- 000 men lying between here and Mexi co City. "Eulaiio Gutirrez. through a com mission, has authorized Antonio I. Val lareal. a president of the now extinct Aguascalientes convention, to accept his resignation as Provisional President and to notify Carranza that his services will be at the orders of the first chief. "TUt whereabouts of Gutierrez are now not definitely known, but it is be lieved he is makiug his way toward San Luis Potosi. This action on the part of Gutierrez, which is being fol lowed by many of his subordinates, is thought to account in part also for Vil la's hurried concentration in the north. "It was officially reported to the War Department that half of the Tor reon garrison, which is enveloped by loyal forces, haj revolted against Vilia and is tightinV the other half in the name of Carrnnr-a." Yaqui Indians Attack Town On Board U. 8. S San Diego, Guav mas. Mexico. Dec. 28 (bv Wireless Via San Diego. Cal.) —Yaqui Indians from the mountains attacked and pillaged the town of Torres La Cororado, (54 miles north of here, yesterday. So far a* can be learned no lives were lost, but the foreign consul appealed to Governor Maytorena to send troops. Golf Club House to Cost $2,1 DO The City Commissioners to-morrow will be asked to award to J. A. M - Kelvey. a Harrisburg builder, the con tract for the erertion of a golf club house in Reservoir Park. Commission er Taylor, to whom proposals were sub mitted to-day will recommend that the contract call for a club house, complete and painted, but without a porch, the eost which will be $2,190 —the figure bid by McKelvey. H. A. Hippie was the only other bidder. Leg Fractured While Coasting .Miss Jessie Folk. 9 years old, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ffclk. of Bressler, ran into a post whilf coast ing near her home this morning and fractured her left leg a>>ove the knee. She was admitted to the Harrisburg hospital for treatment. Lost Life in Cuxhaven Air Bald London. Dei-. 28, 3.50 a. m.—Flight Commander Franeis E. T. W. Hewlett, who is supposed to have lost his life in the Cuxhaven air raid, was the son of Maurice Hewlett, the novelist. IDEAL SKATING WEATHER TAKES CROWDS TO PARKS Rocortl-Breaking Masses on Ice at River Dam and Wild wood Lake—Also Many Skiers on Hills at Reservoir Park In tlie night when the full moon is j shining brightly many Harrisburgers are I taking advantage of the colli spell to ; sweud an enjoyable evening skating. Die ice at • oth Wild wood Park and above liio river 0 people were skating this | morning on the ice above the darn, while nearly 100 others wore enjoving themselves at Wild wood l»ark. Even though the nunrbei of pleasure seekers is larger than in previous years, no fatalities have been reported as vet, and if a little common sense aud caution are used there will be none reported. Daily crowds of residents of the towns along trie wesi shore of the Xus quehanna skate to and from ll;'rri#burg over the thick ice which covers the river. Although skating is being specialized in. skiing is rot being neglected, indeed the increase in the number of skiers is greater than the approximate inauphin county as a county bridge and the practice of charging bridge toll abolished will be closed in argument court to-morrow, when the Court will be asked to strike the case front the records. County Solicitor Fred M. Ott to-duv said that Dauphin countv wsil not ac cept the bridge Had the' case been car ried through as was originally intend ed. viewers would have allowed the owner damages aud the bridge would become the property of the county. The many cases set down for argument to morrow were announced by Prothono tarv Henry F. Holiei this morning as follows: State vs. Abraham t)crt>er. motion for new trial; City vs Smith Premier Type writer Co.. rule for reavgument; State vs. Keystone Guard, exceptions to au ditor's re.port; Charles W. Siple vs. Emma Campbell, hearing to question law on verdict as to right of set of: Wetrustu Outfitting Company vs. Nina D. Williams, rule to open judgment: Gately & Fitzgerald Supply Co. vs. H. K. Ganiber, rule to open judgment -, Ar thur C. Lackey vs. Lauretta Low, et al„ ort of the viewers incident to the opening and gradiug of Wi;-onisco street, from Front to Sixth, to-dav was confirmed primarily bv tiie Court. The viewers allowed no damages but assess ed benefits amounting to $0.625.60, the cost of the improvement. I Declares Peters Dead The 1 ourt this morning made a'bso lute the decree under wivich Joseph A. ' Peters. a former Dauphin eountinn. whose whereabouts have uot been known to his relative* here for many | years, is held to be legally dead and John H. Hoover, of Highspire. was ap pointed administrator of the Peters es- ' tate. Stenographer's Uncle Dead Krank E. Ziegler, one of the court stenographers, yesterday received word J of the death on Saturday of his uncle. Andrew ,1. 'M -Reynold?, a former Har : risburger, now of Philadelphia. Mr. M<* Reynolds was 68 years old and has . lived in the Quaker City for more tthan ' thirty years. Marriage Licenses Mato Cunko and Vela Mahor, of Steelton. Benjamin Zimmerman. York county, and Grace Gi«h. Lancaster county. Henry D. Blair, Baltimore, Mil.. and Florence C. Bdoth, Reriovo. THE PHILIPPINES IPRISIXK No Further Reports From Governor General Harrison on Disturbances By Associated Press, Washington, Dec. 28.—N0 further reports from Governor General Harri son on the "insurrectionist disturbances in the 'Philippines had -ome to the War Department to-dav and officials de | dared the Governor General's cable of ' ! yesterday giving details of disorders and generally minimizing their impor tance was all they expected unless there were uew developments. Dean C. Worcester, former Secretary | of Interim ot the islands, will appear before the Senate Philippine Committee Wednesday, when it resumes hearings* on the Jones bill farr ultimate independ ence. Former President Taft will tes ; tifv January 1. The committee wants i to hear his views as former Governor | General of the islands. DR. BRUMBAUGH ADDRESSES TEACHERS HERETO-IHORROW Stat* Educational Association'» First Session Held This Afternoon—Su perintendent Downes Is Spoken of for President Or. Martin G. Brumbaugh, who will I tomorrow afternoon make his tirst : speech in this city since his election as Governor, at the opening general session of the Pennsylvania State K.ln tuitional Association convention at , Technical High school, is expected to arrive here about noon, a few hours before he is scheduled to speak. llis subject is not announced, and it is "thought, that he will speak impromptu. Although the general sessions of the | convention do net opei until 2 o'clock i to-morrow afternoon, the tirst mee ting ot' the High School department ol' the association was this afteruoon held at Technical auditorium. "The (Sediiplica ; tion of the High School Sta ines by . Colleges" was the subject discussed by ; Professor Ben jamin (.1. Graham, of Hen body High school, Pittsburgh. Other speakers 011 the program were F. li. Bishop, Pittsburgh I'niversity; Miss Katharine E. Puncheon, principal Phila ilelphia Girls' school: Eugene Baker, i N'ortnal School for Oirls. Philadelphia, ; and A. M. Weaver, Williamsport High school. Dr. Sparks Speaks To-night At a session this evening at 8 o'clock of the High school department. Dr. K. E. Sparks, president of Pennsylvania State College, will speak on "How to Grip the Boy,'' and Or. .1. G. Becht, secretary of the State Board of Kdu cation, will speak on "The Develop ment of Self Control." At Central High school building at 7.45 o'clock to-night there will be a reception for visiting members, and a demonstration of the phonograph, uu der the direction of the music depart meut. This department will meet at Central to-morrow morning at 9.30 o'clock. There will be music under the direction of Professor E. H. Hose and addresses. Many other department sessions will be held to-morrow morning, in various rooms of Technical High school build ing, previous to the opening of the general sessions in the afternoon. Dr. Downes for President Friends of City Superintendent F. E. Downes are starting a campaign in his favor for the presidency of the Pennsylvania State Educational Associ ation. Since the organization of the association Dr. Downes has been one of the most active members an i the suc cess of the various undertakings is due in a great part to his efforts. He was chairman of the enrollment committee for this meeting and sue eeeded in getting out a large number of the teachers in the State by working through the various city and countv superintendents. He is now y member of the legislative committee. COLDEST DECEMBER DAY Mercury Yesterday Went to One Degrcs Above Zero. Establishing a New Record Here When the mercury in the thermome ter atop the Fed-'ral buildiug touched one degree above zero yetserday morn 'll; it'sina-hfd all low temperature ree ; oids for the month of December in this ; city. .The previjus low mark was 4 j degrees on December 29. 18i>4. Yes terdav was uniformly cold and the max imum of 17 degrees, reached in the afternoon, gave the day the added dis tinction of breaking by one degree for mer average low tempeiature records lor the month. The backbone of the cold wave was j broken last night and this morning higher temperatures were recorded. The minimum reached here last night was but 12 degrees and Weather Bureau offi cials tix the lowest temperature for lo night at 25 degr-es. While tin higher temperatures are the result of a moderate depression, there is no likelihood of rain or snow in tiie immediate future. NEW COAL RATES EFFECTIVE Order of the Public Service Commission Go in Force at Once The Public Service Commission made public to-day the order issued to the railreal companies requiring them to lower their rates for the carrying of anthracite coal from the mines to the ; city of Philadelphia. This order is made part of the findings of the Com mission. and goes into effect at once. After reciting the preliminaries that led up to the issuance of the order, it is given as follows: "It is hereby ordered, tliar the re spondent railroad companies, to wit, the Philadelphia & Reading Railway Com pany, the Pennsylvania Railroad Com pany, the Central Railroad Company, of New Jersey, the Lehigh Valley Rail road Company, and the Delaware, La.'k awanua 4: Western Railroad Company within thirty days from the date of this, order, and upon live days' notice to this Commission, by tariffs or supplements to tariffs; filed, posted and published a* require I by law for the transportation of anthracite coal from the Lehigh j Schuylkill and Wyoming regions to Philadelphia for local delivery bv the; respondents, the Philadelphia \ Read ing Railway Company and the Penn- 1 sylvania Ra.ilroad Company at Phila-; delphia, shall put into effect the rates ' which are found and determined and! set forth in the attached report of the i Commission, as the fair, just an 1 rea sonable rates for such transportation,! making such adjustments of the now; existing rates as may be necessary to | carry this order into effect." SERVICES AT AUGSBURG Meetings to Be Held Each Night Lead ing to Communion Beginning to-night, a week of serv ices will 'be held at Augsburg Lutheran ; church, leadiug to the Holy Communion ; next Sunday. The pastor, tiie Rev. A. M. Stamets, will lie assisted by the Rev. E. L. Manges, of Lemovue. to-night; the Rev. A. G. Wolfe to morrow night; the Rev. John M. Warden, of this city, Wednesday night, and the ReV. Lrtlier | Harvey, of Penbrook, on Thursday. The pastor will have charge of the j preparatory services Friday night. Mummers to Hold Ball A masquerade ball under the au- 1 spices of the H'arrisburg Mummers' Association will be held Wednesday evening in Winterdalft hall. Prizes for the best dancers and the beet cos tumes will be awarded. JAILED FORFAILURETOPAY S3.SOIOJMILY OF 8 Wllbert. the Court Is Informed Dis likes to Work to Support His Wile and Seven Children—Colored Boy Criticises Glen Mills Schools Pleading that he does not want to go 'back to the (Men Mills school be cause the authorities there don't like colored boys nut "they beat you up,' ' 1 homas, rolorctl, 17 years ol«I« utter confessing to a larceny charge, pleaded this morning with' Judges unkcl and Mc Carrel 1 "just to give JIIC one more eluiueo.'' riie l;*il already lias serve**! four airi one-half years at the Glwi Mills schools and he wept bitterly when the court made an order returning him to that institution. Mis term of detention will depend entirely upon his behavior Joan \eidinger. a High*>ire man. confessed to a charge of striking his wife and fulling her hair because she sought to take a bottle of front him. He was fined $lO and or dered to pay the costs. On a charge ot refusing to supuort his wife an I 'hiUren he was directed to pay *-.ot a week. \ei, linger said he "ever again will take a drink of liquor ami added that he is glad his wife got the bottle away from him. Harry Wilbert went to jail in de 'u .a bond to con.plv with a $ 0 weekly maintenance ol der made by the court this morning in favor of M ilbert's wife and seven chil dren. Phe .Wilbert fsmilv, the court, was informed, has been receiving aid from the Associated Charities since ! , vi )y ill "'V /'T"'' like 1" work and his I v f ,° * M,i l "' '*«•' little or no ef | tort to yet employment since lint Sen ! feniher. One of the Wilbert children |s receiving treatment in the s.nitor lUni at Mt. Alio, three are with the | !® ' ,w " a '° '» the N'ursev Home, . and ono 19 on a fa»rm. PRESII»K\V \Y||,so.\ 58 TO-lI.W Spends the Day Quietly, Surrounded by His Family W ashingtoti. Ui\. L'S. President \Vi:. son was os yea s old todav. Their «:m i "" special toll nation'murk ; im the o pmon. the President spending tne dav quietly. sirrrornded by !,:. s fa.i.iK. U , >vas the h- birthday at the White House. If ft s t year ;ne event was observed hi i IMa (. irjttian, M:**. President WJteou ; received numerous letters and telegrams "I eoiijiiirt.ilation to-day. s-me of them I »ere l rom personal friends ii, all i.af s j the country, while others were from jlne rulers of world's nations. \i| |brougnt ,i feeling of happiness lo the | "resident as lie read them. As a continuation of his plaus to | .act as mucjh rest as possible during ihe holidays. President Wilson contemplate* seeing tew callers during the week. Ills hlaus rail for a conference with Rep- I resentati ve I'nderwood. of Alabama. I e j majority leader in the Mouse, on the administration s legislative program, and a reception to a delegation of Suit- I day school pupil, from New Jersev. j. I'iacticnlly all Democratic Senators lin the city ;«id many Representatives icalled on the President to congratulate on his hirthtiuv anuiv orsarv. The , resident told his callers that lie had never telt better. Ihe Presdeni s Cabinet arranged to •all on him in a body at li o'clock this i evening to pay their respects and con gratulate him. Other government offi cials left cards or sent letters of nm j gratillation during -lie dav. Much Damage at Cuxhnven London. Dec. 28, 11.54 A. ,\), Tlio "Daily Mails" Copenhagen corre- I spondeut says he Icarus from Hambu j j that considerable damage was cmisel I at C'tixhaven by the British air raid. St. John's Day to Be Ooserv»d St. John the |-J> angelixf \ IJ., V „;n i lie celebrated in Sep'tish Rite cathedral | this evening at So -lock. Orator, tiie Rev. George Israel Browne. Refresh, ments will be served. | NEW YORK STOOK EXCHANGE QUOTATIONS. Furnished by H. W. Snavely Bro'ier, Arcade Building, Walnut and Court Streets New York. Dec. IS, 2.3-1 Open. P. M. i Alaska Gold Mines ... 25 27' x A ma! Copper 50 1 , 52V* | Vine' 4 Beet Sugar . ... 32', 31 * ! American Can 26-""' 25 :: , 1 Amer Loco 23% 21?' Anter Smelting r>6 5G ; Amer Tel and Tel 11 71;. 117* | Anaconda . ... '25 " 25" | Atchison 91% 92 " * Baltimore and Onio ... 68"., <>9% j Bethlehem Steel 43% 45 * Brooklyn R T Sl'/, 84-',, ■California Petroleum .. 16 16 Canadian Pacific 154'/, 155 Central Leather 37 37%' f Chesapeake and Ohio .. 40'., 40 < hi. Mil and St Paul .. S7' , 87% Chino Con i o per .... 32', 33'.. I'onsol Gas 113 113% / Press Steel Car 24 34'., Ray Con. Copper 15 15% Rea, ling 142% 143% Repub. Iron and Steel . 18% 18% Southern Pacific SI I /., 82 3 ,' Tennessee topper .... 31', 31':, I'nioit Pacific 115 116 a, U. S. Steel 48 49-% _do pfd 104 104% Utah Copper ......... 48% 48" /k W. U. Telegraph ...... 58% 58% Westinghouse Mfg .... 68 63 Chicago Closing Prices By Associated Press, Chicago, Dec. 28.—Close; Wheat December, 126':.; Mav, 128%. Corn —December. 66%; May, 73. Oats—December, 49%; Muv, 53%. Pork—January, 18.62; May, 19.29. Lird—January, 10.42; May, 10.65. Ribs—January, 10.22; May, 10.60.