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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-29
FIGHT TO keep ROAD open
TO WASHINGTON heights
Wormleysburg Borough Council Goes
Unanimously on Record as Opposed
to Alleged Plan of the Pennsylva-
mia Railroad Company

Especial to the Star-lndependent)
Wormleysburg, Pa, Dec. 29.-There
is spirited contest on regarding the
closing of Ferry street, in this borough,
at the Pennsylvania railroad crossing.
Persons alleged to be looking in the
interests of the railroad circulated a
petition to the court asking that the
road, which has been "A public high
way for many years, be closed. The
purpose is said to be to close the
crossing which is at the foot of long
hill so the railroad company will be re-
lieved of the responsibility of the trav,
ell over its tracks. Some signatures
were obtained in favor of having the
road closed.
Yesterday counter petition was
circulated and numerously signed by
the citizens of Wormleysburg and vicin-
ity. 1t was planned to present it to
the court in Carlisle to-day.
Those opposing the plan to close the
road say such a change would cut off
several large farms back of Wormeys-
burg and compel those desiring to go
to Fort Washington, Washington
Heights, or Camp Hill to 90 by the way
of Lemoyne which is much further and
more inconvenient. Furthermore, it is
set forth, it would cut off the Heights
back of Wormleysburg from the town
and prevent the Heights developing into
a residential section.
There is much feeling in the matter
and decided effort will be made to
keep the road open. The borough
council unanimously passed a resolution
protesting against closing the road and
instructed the borough's attorney, in
Carlisle, to take any legal measures in
his power to prevent the plan being
accomplished.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-29
WALKING is DANGEROUS
Rain Freezes to Sidewalks-Traffic Not
Interrupted

A heavy rain which started falling az
10 o o'clock this morning made walking
extremely dangerous. A thick coating
of ice formed on the sidewalks. The
temperature was above freezing, but
the pavements were cold. No ice
formed on wires so as to hinder lines
of communication nor was it of suffi-
cient strength to hinder trolley or rail
road traffic
There is no prospect of any immedi-
ate change ill the weather, as it is the
result of storm which is travelling
southeastward from the western lake
region. Its center was in Indiana this
morning. The rain will probably cause
slight increase in the river stage, but
no important change in the ice condi-
tions are likely to occur. The lowest
temperature fixed for tonight is 36 de-
grees.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-29
Police Redouble Efforts
to Land Man Who
Has Assaulted Three
Women
NEIGHBORHOOD
SEARCH FAILS
Dozen Bluecoats Engage in Hunt After
He Knocks Down North Tenth
Street Woman Who Is Taking
Clothes From Line

The Harrisburg police are redoubling
their efforts to catch the negro who
three times within week has assaulted
white women. Last night and the night
before a dozen policemen secured the
sections of the city where he has ap-
peared.
Last night he scaled a fence at the
rear of North Tenth street house,
where woman was taking some clothes
from the line. He struck her on the
side of the face with his fist and felled
her to the ground. Her screams at
tracted her husband, who was inside
the house, and the negro made good
his escape into an alley at the rear of
the yard. d.
His appearance was reported to the
police, who searched the neighborhood,
but he could not be found Two other
similar cases have been reported to the
police and in each case the description
of the man was the same. He is of
slight build, light complexioned and
wears little mustache.
On Sunday night a man answering
this description raped on the rear door
of North Seventh street house and a
little boy answered the rap. The ne
gro inquired for the boys father. On
being informed that his father was up
stairs he left, saying he would see him
again. The father Immediately mott
fed the police, but close search failed
to locate him.
Chief of Police Hutehison is anxious
to land this man and asks the co-opera-
tion of the citizens IN general for their
aid.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-29
THE "PRETTIEST GIRL" TO WED
Miss Marie Taller to Become the Bride
of S. Bryce Wing

Especial 20 thu s.a"-ln erdent
New York, Dec. 29.-The engage
ment of Miss Marie Taller, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. Lee Taller, 16 East
Seventy-second street, to S. Bryce
Wing, son of Mr.. and Mrs. L. Stuart
Wing, West Forty eighth street, was
announced yesterday.
Miss Taller made her debut last
year. Grand Duke Alexander Michael
ovitch of Russia, cousin of the Czar,
declared when he saw her in Newport
last year that she was ''the most
beautiful girl in all the world.'
She has been prominent at the race
meets and horse shows and has taken
part in numerous charity entertain
ments. Mr.. Wing is a member of the
Piping Rock and New York Athletic
Clubs.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-29
WIDOW CLAIMS $5, 900
Sues Railways Company for Death of
Husband Beheaded in Subway

Amelia Walters, widow of John Wal
ters, the workman who was beheaded
by a falling rail at the Second and
Mulberry street subway excavations on
December 10, last, this morning filed
suit against the Harrisburg Railways
Company, claiming $4,000 damages.
The papers were filed by w. L. Loeser,
as counsel.
1t is charged that Walters came to
his death through negligence on the
part of the company. Workmen had
been distributing rails preparatory to
extending the Second street trolley line
in the subway excavation, when Wal
ters fell down an embankment and was
rendered unconscious. Before work
men could rescue him another rail was
dropped, striking one that had been
dropped moment before, and, acting
like shear, cut off the top of Wal
ters' head.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-29
FIRE DRIVER CLAIMS 5000
Man Injured When Train Hit Chemical
Apparatus Sues Railroad

A claim for $4,000 damages was
filed in court to-day by w. l.. Loeser, as
counsel, for Charles B. Sharp against
the Northern Central Railroad Com
pany. Sharp was struck by North
ern Central train at Second and Null
berry streets on December II, 1913,
it is alleged, while driving up Second
street with the chemical wagon of the
Paxton Fire Company. His shoulder
blade was broken and he was other
wise injured, he alleges.
1t is charged that he was not warned
of the approach of the train and that
the grade crossing watchman did not
put the gates down in time to prevent
the collision
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-29
WALL STREET CLOSING
By Associated Press.

New York, Dec. 20.-Liquidation
of Rock Island collateral As and Deb
enture 5s which fell from to 8 points
was the sole feature of the final hour.
The closing was irregular. The situa-
tion growing out of Washington's pro-
test to England over the detention of
this country's commerce imported some
heaviness to to-day's market. Most of
the leaders were under yesterday 8
best on small overturn.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-29

Commission to succeed the late Judge
Nathaniel Ewing. The salary is &c.,
600 a year.
Mr.. Gather is forty five years old,
resident of Pittsburgh, and has been
IN public life for the last eight years,
four of which were with Governor Ten
er as his Congressional Secretary in
Washington. Previous to going to
Washington Mr.. Gather was an active
newspaperman in Pittsburgh, having
been connected with several prominent
dailies as political reporter and cor
respondent. .....
Mr.. Gather upon receiving the ap-
pointment this morning at once resign
ed the positions of private secretary
Continued ON Fourth Page.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-29
Charcoal Fire Starts Blaze

When a charcoal fire was built in
what appeared to be fire place in
the front room on the second floor of
the Hotel Detroit, 422 Market street
the fiue caught fire. The fire was con.
fined to the room in which it originated
The Aaronson store on the first floor
suffered trife by water. The loss
will not exceed 5000.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-29
Infant Daughter of Mr.. Holton Dies

Isabelle Hershey Holton, the infant
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles R.
Holton, died of pneumonia yesterday
afternoon at 2.30 o'clock at the home
of her parents, North Harrisburg
street, Steelton. Mr.. Holton is private
secretary to j. V. w. Reynders, vice
president of the Pennsylvania Steel
Company. The funeral will be private.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-29
Confessed to Killing Little Girl
By Associated Press.

CMillville, N. j., Dec. 29:-The mys.
terry surrounding the killing last night
of Beatrice Bailey, years old, who
through window at the home of her
grandmother, was cleared up to-day
when George Ham, 29 years old, was
arrested and confessed, according to the
police, that he had accidentally shot
the child while trying to kill his sweet
heart.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-29
Wilson Firm on Philippine Policy
By Associated Press.

Washington, Dec. 29.-President
Wilson told callers to-day that his sup.
port of the Jones bill for ultimate
Philippine independence, will not be
altered by the recent disturbances in
the islands. He declared accounts of
the uprising had undoubtedly been ex.
aggerated. The President intimated he
believed the reports were due to eff
forts to defeat the cause of Philippine
independence.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-29
Trampled to Death by Horse

Philadelphia, Dec. 29.-Slippery
sidewalks and roadways, caused by
rain which froze as it fell, caused one
death and numerous accidents in this
city to-day. William Murphy, 81 years
old, walking in the street, because of
the icy pavements, slipped and fell di-
rectly in front of horse and was
trampled to death.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-29

Washington, D. c., Dec. 1.-THE
wedding of Miss Genevieve C'a"k aud
James M. Thomson, whose engagement
has just been announced by Speaker of
the House and Mrs. Champ Clark, par
ents of the former, will be an event
of the spring or early summer at Honey
shuck, the Clark home at Bowling
Green, Mo-, and will eulminate ro-
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-29
Arm Fractured in coasting Accident

James Cooper, years old, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. E. N. Cooper, of Camp
Hill, suffered fractured left arm in a
coasting accident near his home yester-
day afternoon. He was admitted to
the Harrisburg Hospital for treat
ment.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-29
Tells State Teachers in
Session Here Why
Pupils Should Learn
the Language
NO REFERENCES
MADE TOPOLITICS
Meeting of Classical Language Section
Preceding General Session-speak-
er Explains How History of cae-
sar's Time Is Being Repeated

Governor-elect Martin G. Brumbauah.
IN an address at Technical High school
TINS afternoon at the first general ses.
SION of the State Educational Associa-
tlon convention, spoke briefly of the
aims of the association, and as his only
recommendation, strongly urged the
study OF the Spanish language in the
public schools. He made no reference
either to Pennsylvania or to national
politics. In his audience were element
airy and high school teachers, normal
school, college and university professors
and presidents, county, city and bor-
ough school superintendents and many
visitors. His address follows:
For this great organization of nv
co-workers in the dear old Keystone
State | have deep and abiding affec.
tlon. | attended the sessions here in
1893, when the late and much loved
John Q. Stewart was president. At
Mauch Chunk soon after | became life
member ana in 1895, at State College,
| was your president.
"The record Of the association g
services to education in Pennsylvania
is a lengthy and honorable one. 1t has
''SNiN N'Fb iiphl ouNptdliDS tAIlCh
and sensational things. IC has steadily
and sturdily stood for the truly pro-
gressive things in our educational ad-
vance.
Schools Are the Peoples
1.-The pubic schools supported by
law, are the peoples schools. The peo-
pie provide the fund by taxation and
appropriation for their maintenance.
They justly, as well as legally, demand
large consideration from our citizens.
They exist to make democracy possible.
More potent than armies and vies are
schools. The soldier and the sailor
must share with the teacher the honor
able and patriotic service of preserv-
ing our national life. For the schools
exist primarily to make our civilization
and our civic progress possible. To
them is given, with the home and the
church. the honorable task of making
the life of the republic secure. These
are the institutions IN our social order
to which we must always turn for the
making of the citizenry we would have
the republic possess
Need for knowledge of Spanish
"Iust now, we have striking IL
lustration of great educational need
in this country. Almost ten million
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-29
Aged Man injured by Fan on Ice

New Holland, Pa, Dec. 29.-R. NJ.
Storb, proprietor of the New Holland
marble yard, fell Sunday while on his
way to church and was badly injured.
The icy pavement threw him violently
to the ground. He is 80 years of age
and the injuries may prove fatal.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-29
Governor Appoints His
Private Secretary a
NJ e m ber of Public
Service Commission
THE SALARY is
$4,000 A YEAR
Pennypacker Becomes the Chairman
and His Term of Office Is Ex-
tended Two Years-Extensions of
One Year for Other Members

Announcement was made to-day by
Governor Tener that he has appointed
Walter Hugus Gather, for the last four
years his private secretary, to be a
member of the State Public Service
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-29
Continued on Ninth Page,
Small Steamer Sunk by Mine

london, Dec. 29, $40 A. M.-The
Glasgow steamer Gem, small vessel of
about 800 tons, has been sunk in the
North sea as the result of striking a
mine. Two of the crew were rescued.
but the fate of the others aboard the
Gem is unknown.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-29

washington Dec. %. = Captain
Oman, commanding the armored cruiser
North Carolina, at Beirut, Syria, in
formed the Navy Department to-day
that it was a Russian cruiser and not
an American vessel which recently
threatened to lombard Tripoli.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-29
City Commissioners
Fix 1t at 9 Mills for
1915. and Approve
Budget of $552.162
ROY AL RAPS
CLARK LAW
Says in One Year Under Commission
Form of Government City Has Paid
$49,SOS for New Jobs, Increased
Salaries and improvements

The ordinances fixing the city tax
rate for 1915 at nine mills and MAX
ing dep rtmental appropriations total
ing $5o2, 1928 were passed finally
by the City Commissioners this after
noon.
Immediately before final action was
taken on the tax levy measure Mayor
Royal declared that in his opinion the
city cannot take care of the increased
appropriations with the decreased tax
rate, announced that the tax rate for
1916 cannot possibly be fixed at less
than nine and one-haf mills and added
that it may go soaring to ten mills.
The mayor further remarked that
the Clark commission form of govern
ment, under which the city is now
working, is not the means of running
the city at less cost than when the old
two-eouncil system was in vogue, and
wound up by saying that since the
fve-member Commission has been op-
Grating the affairs of the city, new po-
sitions have been created salaries
raised and improvements made costing
the city no less than s49,S0S.
However, when it came to voting on
DO''i tHC '"A iCNs anu the puuStl, all
five Commissioners, including the may
or, cast their ballots in the affirma-
tive.
Not Economies, Says Mayor
Despite contradictory statements from
all his colleagues, the Mayor insisted
that while some increases come natur-
ally with the growth of the city, sit
is not fair that the people should be
made to understand that the decrease
in the tax rate is due solely to an eco
montreal administration of the City's af-
fairs under the Clark act. y
To that he added {" The only reason
You could decrease the tax rate this
year was because we did not make an
appropriation to certain of the sinking
funds which had previously been taken
care of.
In response to a remark from Com
missioner Taylor to the effect that the
City Solicitor rendered the Commission
an opinion to the effect that it could
not appropriate money to the sinking
fund, since the moneys which must be
available in that fund already have
been appropriated, the Mayor remarked
that he could not understand "why we
can't make the appropriation this year,
Continued on Fourth Page.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-29

Washington, D. c., Dec. 29.-Oficial
Washington awaited with much inter
est the outcome of the expected con
ference in London to-day between Am
bassador Page and Sir Edward Grey,
the British Foreign Secretary for the
presentation of long note from the
United States government insisting
that the legitimate commerce of this
country should not be unduly molested
by the British fleet.
The communication, prepared by
President Wilson and his advisers in
the State Department, reached Lon
don to-day and was regarded here as
the strongest representation on the
subject of commerce made by the Unit
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-29
May Eventually Have
to Pay Large Sums
for De t e n tion of
American CargoeS
PRESIDENT GIVES
VIEW ON SUBJECT
Mr.. Wilson States Opinion in Refer
ring to American Note to Great
Britain For Better Treatment Of
u S. Commerce
By Associated Press.

Washington, Dec. 29.-President
Wilson, referring to-day to the Ameri-
can note to Great Britain, insisting on
better treatment for Ameri An COM
merce, declared that large damages
eventually would have to be paid by
England for unlawful detention of
American cargoes.
The President coupled a confirma-
tion of this mornings publication of
the sending of the note and of its CON
tents with the statement that the gov
ernment could deal confidently with the
subject only if supported by absolutely
honest manifests. He said the great
embarrassment to the government in
dealing with the whole matter was that
some shippers had concealed contraband
in the eargoes o. non-contraband arti-
cles, for example, under cargo of cot
ton. So long as there were instances
of that kind, the President said, sus-
picion was cast on every shipment and
all cargoes were liable to doubt and
search.
Republican Leader Mann's Views
Vigorous criticism of the admins
tration policy in Mexico and on en-
dorsement of the protest to Great Brit
ain against the seizure of American
neutral vessels were coupled in the
House by Republican Leader Mann.
"Our rights on the high seas,n said
Mr. Mann, discussing the protest to
England, "must be upheld with dig
nifty and frmness. | commend the ad-
!uinistration for the position it has
taken. | do not believe that we ought
to resign all our rights on the seas to
foreign countries. England has continu-
ally and persistently seized neutral
vessels carrying neutral cargoes to neu-
tral ports.
"We wish to keep out of this Euro
pean war. But we do not intend, in or
der to keep out, to say to the warning
nations you may do what you please
without regard to our rights. There is
no danger of our being involved in
this war by protecting our rights. Eng
land cannot afford to go to war with
us. Neither can Germany"
Washington, D. c., Dec. 29.-Official
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-05-19

The twenty-fifth competitive examination
for Free Scholarships 10 Rutgers College, the
New Jersey state College, under the ct of
March 3lst, 1890, as amended by Chapter 80 of
the Laws of 1905, by Chapter 26 of the Laws of
1909, and by Chapter 30 of the Laws of 1911. will
be held at each County Court House in the
state on Friday and Saturday, June 5th and
9th. 1914, beginning promptly at a. m. and
continuing until p. m. each day.
Particular attention is called to the fact
that these scholarships are open to candidates
for the degree of Bachelor of Arts "a. b. and
for the degree of Bachelor of Letters (Litt. }
as well as for the degree of Bachelor of Sci
ence (B. Sci
In 1914, the number of points required for
admission to the A. B. course will be Is points,
to the Lift B. course is points, to the General
Sc course Is points, and to the Technical
b. Sc. courses Is points
On Friday, June 5th, the subjects for exam
ination will be-
English, A, b. Gil, counting as 8 points, re-
quired of all candidates.
vi 1ted States History. English History and
Med. and Mod. History, III, either counting
point, optional for all candidates.
Gre Greek, a, B, z, "a each year counting
German. A, B, c, and French. A, b, c, "a
each year counting point, optional for Lift.
b. and B. SC candidates.
Physics and Chemistry, 4-6. either counting
point, one or the other required of b. Sc.
candidates; both may be offered.
Botany and Zoology, 40. either or both
counting point. optional for b. Sc. candi
dates.
on Saturday, June 9th. the subjects will be-
AlSSDld, J-ll, COuulluB points, F6qulTSu
of all candidates.
Plane Geometry, I'LL, counting l point
required OF all candidates.
Ancient History, 23, counting as l point
required of b. and Lift. B. candidates; OPP
tfonal for B. Sc. candidates.
Latin, A, B. c, ID, 3-6, each year counting al
point, required of A. B. and Lift. b. candi
dates, optional for b. Sc. candidates.
Solid Geometry and Plane Trigonometrv
80, each counting as u point, required o
Technical b. Sc. candidates.
ANY correspondence relative TO the exam
nation may be addressed to Mr.. Luther H
Martin, the Assistant Registrar, or to thu
President of the College,
w. II. S. DEMAREST
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-05-19


The township committee of the township
of Mount Laurel, in the county of Burlington
will receive sealed proposals for the building
and construction of an oyster she'll road on
the road leading from the end of the stone
road at Mount Laurel to the stone road at
CoX's corner In said township of Mount Lau-
rel distance of about one mile more or
less. Said road to be constructed ten feet In
width and ten inches in depth. Boards ten
inches wide to be used to hold shells in place
while same are being deposited on road. No
clam shells or steamed shells are to be used.
Work is to commence on the end of the road
nearest source of supply of shells. All pro-
posals to contain unit price per square
yard for shelled portion of road and lump
sum for the entire work. Work to be com
peted within eight weeks from signing oil
! contract
said proposals will be received by the said
| township committee on June 4, 1914, at two
O'Clock, p. M, at the office of George NJ. Hill
man, III Mount Holly, n. j and will be open
ed i'm mediately thereafter. All bids must be
accom- panied by certified check for $500.
drawn to the order of Howard H. Weeden,
| collector, as guarantee that the successful
| bidder viii enter into contract. The com nit
| tee reserves the right to reject any and all
bids.
j. HARVEY DARNELL,
JAMES l.. LAvERY,
EDWARD L.. GODFREY.
ALBERT o. BRIGGS, Township Committee.
Township Clerk: