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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-05
Republicans Leading in Kansas

Topeka, Kan, Nov. with the
returns practically complete in all but
three counties in Kansas early to-day
former Senator Charles Curtis, Repub-
lican. appeared to be leading in the race
for the United States Senatorship by
about 1000 votes over Representative
George A. Neely, Democrat With the
reelection to Congress in the Sixth dis
trict of John R. Connolly, Democrat, all
but one of the Congressional districts
had made complete returns. The Fifth
was yet in doubt, although Guy t.
Helvering, Democratic incumbent,
seemed to be leading by slight ma
jority over W. Calderhead, Republican.
Late returns indicated the election of
Republican State ticket by pluralities
of from $4,000 to 10000.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-05
Forest Fire Is Sweep
ing Rapidly Toward
Noted Cumberland
County Resort
STAVE FACTORY
BARELY ESCAPES
Forestry Department Has Men at Work
Battling With the Flames in Perry
County-State Police Are Ready to
Answer Gail
Especial to the independently

Especial to the Star independent
Carlisle, Pa, Nov. 5.-Several hun
dred acres of valuable timber land have
been burned over by forest fire which
has been raging on both sides of the
North mountain and which is now
sweeping eastward and threatens de-
struction to the famous Doubling Gap
hotel, summer resort, which is direct
ly In its patch, nine miles from New
vile, on the Perry Cumberland coun-
ties lines
The stave factory of the Jersey
Shore Stave Company, a concern con-
trolled by Edward Meadow, a frequent
visitor to Harrisburg, last night was
surrounded by the fire and was saved
only Through the efforts of a score of
employees and as many farm hands and
other men. At noon to-day it was said
at the Doubling Gap hotel that the fire
was within three quarters of a mile of
the building and that it was burning
herceiy and fast sweeping eastwardly.
The timber in the immediate vi
cln1ty of the stave factory was being
used in the manufacture of barrel
slaves and constitutes heavy loss to
the company. At noon it was feared
that general call for assistance, es.
peelally to the State Forestry Depart
ment, would be necessary.
The fire is burning both on the Cum.
berland and Perry county sides of the
North mountain. 1t has been raging
since Monday. Tuesday afternoon the
fire fighters had the blaze in check, al
though it broke out anew during the
night and now is burning more fercely
than before.
Dozen Different Forest Fires
The stave factory now is believed to
be out of danger. A large number of
men have been stationed around it con-
stantly. This morning one band of the
fire fighters changed it's tactics and be-
gan telling trees to make a gap as a
means of preventing the spread of
flames.
The North Mountain fire is but one
of almost a dozen that are burning in
the mountains about the Cumberland
Valley. No less than 5000 acres of
forest land have been swept by a fire
that is yet burning near Boiling
Springs. However, no buildings are in
danger from this blaze.
In the South Mountain, chiefly in
Washington county, Maryland, it is said
that half dozen sections of forest are
burning.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-05
PRIZE FIGHTING DOOMED
Law Doing Away With Fistic Sport
Probably Carried
BIZ Associated Press.

San Francisco, Nov. 5.-Prize fight.
ing is doomed in California in the face
of returns from Tuesdays election as
compiled to-day. The proposed law
doing away with the fstic sport had
been given a majority of votes in the
precincts reporting and as votes were
distributed throughout the State, it
seemed probable that later figures
would maintain the same ration against
the measure.
Earlier returns, especially those from
cities, made it appear that the anti
fight measure had been lost by mar
row margin. The State has long been
a pugilistic stamping ground and it is
said at one time three world cham
pions of various classes lived in the
same block in San Francisco
The so-called Iowa injunction law
for the abatement of immoral traffic,
heretofore regarded as defeated. like
wise showed heavy support from the
inner districts of the State and the af.
tirmative votes obtained majority.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-05
Republican Candidate for Congress Car
ried All Counties of District

hepuDncan candidate Tor Congress Car
ried All Counties of District
Revised but unofficial returns, com
plete, from the three counties compris-
ing this Congressional diStrict-Dau-
phin, Cumberland and Lebanon
showed this morning that Aaron S.
Kreider, Republican, carried all three
with pluralitics over Kaufman, Demo
crat, his nearest rival, totalling 10,44S.
Dauphin county gave Kreider a
plurality of 7,164; Lebanon gave him
2,541, and Cumberland 743.
Indications, backed up by the fig
ures, show that Ben X. Focht, the Re
publican nominee for Congress in the
Seventeenth or shoestrngp district,
has defeated his Democratic opponent.
Frank l.. Dershem, by about 1900
majority, carrying five of the eight
counties. Yesterdays returns had in
dicated Focht s defeat.
In the Fifteenth district Congress
man Edgar r. Kiess, known to many
Harrisburgers as an Eglesmere host,
has defeated John J. Reardon, his
Democratic opponent, who was backed
by Secretary of Labor Wilson.
Congressman Warren Worth Bailey.
of the Johnstown "Democrat. - who
had as his opponent, jesse l.. Hart
man, of Blair, has won by small ma
jority.
In the Twentieth Congressional dis
trict, C. William Beales, of Gettys-
burg, Republican, has defeated Con
gresham Brodbeck, Democrat, of
York, by over 700.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-05
WOMAN PLAYS DETECTIVE
Mrs. Della Mosee, in Garb of Indian
Maiden, Finds Her Hat

Mrs. Della Mosee, dressed as an In
dian maiden on Halloween, recognized
hat across Third street on that even
ing as one thai was taken from her
home last August and, playing detect
I'VE IN her costume, she claims to have
identified the hat. Later she made in
formation against Mrs. Sarah Butler.
$40 South Cameron street, for larceny
of the hat, which Mrs. Mosee values at
$40.
Detective Ibaeh served the warrant
last evening and Mrs. Butler was al
lowed to go on bail until a hearing
before Mayor Royal this afternoon.
Mrs. Mosee says that Mrs. Butler was
living at the formers home in August.
when the hat was taken. The hat has
not been recovered.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-05
German Cruiser Strikes
Mine and Goes To BOTTOM

London, Nov. 5, 400 A. M.-The
German cruiser Yorcke struck mine in
Jade bay and sunk. The information
regarding the loss of the Yorcke
reached London in an Amsterdam dis
patch to the Reuters Telegram Com
pany. 1t stated that an official dis
patch from Berlin said that the Yorcke
on the forenoon of November 4 struck
a mine chain blocking the entrance to
Jade bay and sank.
Late reports declare that 3S2 men,
more than half of the crew, had al
ready been saved, but that the rescue
work was hampered by a thick fog.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-05
Washington State Going "Dry"

Seattle, Wash, Nov. 5.-In 1885
election precincts the vote for prohibi-
tion is 1924, against 12S,930.
This is prohibition lead of 1924.
The returns now struggling in from
wet counties are slowly increasing
the prohibition majority.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-05
Vote on Woman Suffrage

Chicago, Nov, Woman suffrage,
voted on in seven States in Tuesday s
election, has carried in two States, pos
sibly three, and according to national
suffrage leaders "still has a chance in
two others This resume is based on
the best information available at noon
to-day.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-05
OFFICIAL COUNT STARTS
No Material Change Looked for in
Election Results in Dauphin County

The official count of the vote cast in
the 123 precincts of Dauphin county
at Tuesdays election was begun at
noon to-day. Judge McCarrell was on
the bench and the returns were read by
Prothonotary Henry F. Holler. The
computation is being made by Benjamin
F. Umberger and Frank E. Ziegler.
The official results will not be
known until late tomorrow, as it is
figured that all of to-day and most of
tomorrow morning will be taken up
with the count.
The material results in this county
will not be changed, however, as all
successful candidates have safe maiori-
ties. 1t is expected, however. that there
will be slight changes in the totals.
Returns of half a dozen districts
were counted before the noon recess to-
day. The figures were practically the
same as the unofficial returns printed
yesterday in the Star Independent.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-05
Wants Him. the Coro-
ner and District At
torney to Join in the
March to Jericho"
CALLS CHURCHES
OF CITY DEAD
Revivalist Declares Members Must Do
Differently Because He Doesn't
Want ''the Sinners in This Town
to Be Contaminated"

Evangelist Slough, preaching last
night to 5000 at the tabernacle on the
necessity of using a clean thing to
clean something with if one wants to
get 1T clean, endeavored to make clear
to church members that if they are to
do good in tins city they must first
look to their own goodness, and ex-
pressed the wish that Harrisburg and
Dauphin county officials would fall in
llne in the present campaign against un-
righteousness in this community. In
illustrating how Elisha headed a pro
cession from Jericho to the source of
the city's bad water ne began a march
around the platform, saying:
''First in the procession was Elisha,
carrying the milk crock with the salt
in it. Then came the mayor of Jericho.
wish | had the Mayor of Harrisburg
in line here with me. l wonder where
he is tonight. Next came the chief
of police Cf Jericho. l wish | had
Harrisburg's chief of police in line.
Then came the coroner of Jericho coun-
ty. Oh, how l wish | had the Coroner
of this county here. Next came the
Jericho district attorney. I would like
to have your District Attorney lined up.
After that came the city commission
ers and then the ministers. ! wish [
could get all the ministers of this city
in line too.
Calls Seminary Cemetery
At the opening of his sermon the
evangelist told of the ascension to
heaven of Elijah Efouuler of +be fret
theological seminary and professor of
dogmatics, Hebrew, homiletics and ev-
erything else that goes with ceme-
terry" He described the ascension as
the most magnificent funeral, cheating
any turnout you ever had here in Har-
risburg'
When he came to the part of his
story dealing with the "real estate
boom of Jericho he digressed in order
to enlarge on the necessity for citizens
to boost Harrisburg instead of knock
Continued On Snypnth
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-05
Sherman Won By 5000

Chicago, Nov. 5.-Senator Law
renee Y. Sherman, Republican, was
reelected Tuesday by 5000 or more
plurality over Roger C. Sullivan, Dem
ocrat, according to almost complete re-
turns available to-day.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-05
Sunday Baseball Illegal

Washington, Nov. 5.-The court of
appeals here to-day reversed a ruling
of lower court and held that Sunday
baseball in the National Capital is il
legal.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-05
Heir Presumptive Killed in War

London, Nov. 5, $40 A. M.-Ma-
jor Leslie D'Henin Hamilton, of the
Cold Stream Guards and the heir pre-
sumptive to Lord Hamilton, of Dal-
zell, it is announced to-day was killed
in action October rs.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-05
North Carolina Republican CONGRESSMAN

Asheville, n. c., Nov. 5.-Congress-
man Gudger's campaign manager to-
day formally conceded to election of
j. j. Britt, Republican candidate for
Congress from this, the Tenth district.
Britt s majority probably will be 700.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-05
senatOrshp Fight Close in Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Nov. 5.-The Milwaukee
"Journal 50 tabulation of Wisconsin
election returns for United States Sen
ator at 1.30 this afternoon on all but
four counties gives McGovern, Repub-
lican, a plurality over Husting, Demo
crat, of about six hunderd votes. The
counties yet to be heard from should
favor McGovern, it is said.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-05
Kunkel 1868 Ahead in Rerks

Reading, Pa, Nov. 5.-Berks coun.
ty complete but unofficial: Palmer, 10.
499; Pinchot, 1882; Penrose, 7,410:
Mccormick, 1898; Brumbaugh, g..
S61; Frazer, 4,107; Kunkel, 11,176;
Clark, 1000; Trexler. 1,94S.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-05
Kunkel Carries Erie by s2e

Erie, Pa, Nov. 5-Erie county
complete gave Kunkel for Supreme
Court judge, 4,642; Frazer, 3,713.
Kunkel's majority, 929.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-05
Paying Election Bets

One election bet was paid with hard
labor last evening. A Brumbaugh sup
porter was hauled from Steelton and
through the principal streets of the city
last evening by a Mccormick follower.
Several youths had parade and other
bets were paid by wearing bright neck
ties and other noticeable clothing. Mar
ket street was the favorite stamping
ground.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-05
Frazer Carries Crawford

Meadville, Pa, Nov. 5.-Crawford
county, officials, for Supreme Court
Judge: Frazer, S,62s; Kunkel, 1.s3s.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-05

Continued on Eleventh Page.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-05
Calls Seminary a Cemetery
kREIDER WON BY 10. 44S

Continued on seventh PAGE
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-19
The Modern Idea of
"A Merry Christmas .

TIME mth wl of
I%AI cal life
n A of
et-REST.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-19
We Adopted the Same
olicy This Season


Club
rounding
working conditions And still this worldwide progressive
o
shall
hands dispensing with all work. the Christmas
Will YOU
before P Monday
ven
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-19
In Harmony With the True Christmas
Spirit, We Inaugurated Early Closing

The idea of closing p NJ Christmas introduced by this
mainly because felt that everybody wanted home
all
wearied
This seemed be the only policy that would be advantageous
proved be the RIGHT policy o'clock December 2h
homewad boundthir
cheerful
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-07
The Disarm ament Dream.

Total disarmament may he perfec.
ton or 1t may not. There is really
very little use In discussing the abstract
question until some Of the practical
difficulties are disposed of. First among
these Is tho question of who shall dis
arm iirSt
The answer, all together. seems plauSi.
bic but IL 4. only form Of words
Some Power must be- seized with "A
beautiful enthusiasm and must meekly
put Itself at the mercy Of all the rest
of the world 10 start the game II
would not he easy to-day to prophesy
what nation will take the lead In this
way II Is not likely that 1t will he the
United States
And when the ice is broken and one
it's warshlps into hulks. disbands its
army and FORCES its weapons into
church bells and ploughshares, Is 1t
absolutely certain that all the other
peoples will follow suit? VIII there not
bc one or more thar will still listen 10
Tear or ambition: III SO. Will they not,
since they alone retain means Of ag-
grcSSlon he at once the masters Of the
world? Would not Belgium armed be
in position tn dictate to France or
Germany disarmed. or might not an
armed Central American republic dom.
mate tn" United states:
II not. why not; 10 answer that
armament enough would he maintained
10 prevent such absurd results is To take
all the logic out Of disarmament. II
Germany should protect herself against
say Holland or Switzerland, why not
against France or Russia: DlSlrma-
ment must he absolute or else unmean-
ing. i IT, then. worth while pretend
ing that the world i ready for Il. that
II has any place ~ programme IN
practical world politics:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-07
The Police a. Socioioeical survey.
ors and Engineers.

The Hon HENRY BRUrRE turns once
more from his otiosc and costly office
Of city Chamberlain To heckon the pc.
lice to the hreathlesS heights ~ S"ci-
ology. The police must hc n sort Of
social engineers and Surveyors
"The Police Department. through its
multitude Of agents Is the hes, equipped
Of all social agencies FOR experimenting
alphabetically and certainly those adj
verse socia, conditions In tine community
which can be remedied only through com
munl,y attention. 1t Is Idle not 20 utilize
90 per cent or % per cont. OF the ca
pacity % policemen and - the police force
as n whole instead ~ 40 o- 50 r'r cent
The Police Department should be the
eyes ears and feeling fingers ~ the city
government"
To maintain order, To protect life ana
property, 10 prevent ana detect crime ::
what Is this paltry work 10 an I'M
proved, a sociological police? observe,
study. report; ask questions, ring the
area bell ponder wages. food. social
supply and service. he In pcrmanenCy
Yale professor imports Into this town
from New Haven for an annual srclD-
logical excursion,
F CoSi Of living vegetable hygiene.
minimum wage. moral effect of chewing
gum. dress Of stcnographcrs, powers
and responsibilities Of tInitnrs. with
outlines Of comprehensive scheme ~
janitor reform; candy and long en-.
cagements. how far Is neutrality re
spa'tel IN mixed barber shops. compar-
alive statistics Of novel reading in the
subway and on the elevated wealth Of
and distribution according 10 nation
atty Of boothlackS; food value OF q hun.
dred selected free lunches: reflections
on the huttermilk habit: arbitration
among street boys; attempt at n system
~ phonetics for newshoys and an essay
ON their pronunciation harkeepers aui
literature: Is the pcSSimiSm Of milk
man and milkboy due to carly rising
An ocean OF sympathetic inquiry and
diversion swrls before the hruerizei
police.
An uufccling populace will perhaps
prefer 10 find the police unSympathcti
caly experimenting criminals and lam
busting toughs and gangsters with 4
wholly unsympa thetic and hard whark-
ing nightstlck.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-07
CANNED ENGLISH.
EFFORTS, sometimes vain, OF the Hest
Writers TO write II.

To THE Eptrop or THE SrS--sir'
Through your columns "Dr. Syntax" with
his customary eruditlon has spoken the
last word on TRY and find" May a med
ding peder Of canned English oner a
post mortem statement
"begin and think" as "pr SyntaN
and william Tyndale would have me phrase
1t. that this rather puerile discussion CON
corning the authenticity of and mas
evolved into the broader question OF tho
authority which makes or breaks correct
English.
"Dr. syntax." take II. holds that the
age OF an idiom and its constant use form
its justification. Geonrey Chaucer back
in 1881 mentioned IN THE knights Tale
"the fairer OF them two" "Thcm two Is
doubly authorized by an antiquity OF a
little more than five centuries and by
pretty general modern usage : would "Dr.
Syntax" say the fairer OF them two
About two centuries later Edmund Spen-
ger In THE Faery Queene" writes to
after send his foe"--the split innnitivc
has backing OF over three hundred
years. Even dear Philip Sidney says
from whence" in his defence ~
Poesy." This was IN 1888. English which
was quaint IN those days often becomes
grotesque when transplanttd to- twentieth
century backgrounds.
The best speakers and writer's" make
and justify correct language according
to modern expounders and manufactures
of this valuable and rare commodity.
Ever since modern English was rapidly
evolved from Chaucer through Shake
speare 10 the King James version OF the
Bible the "5est writer's have consistently
cschewed that mooted idiom try and
find" We are all. even classic writer's
humanity liable tp error. grammatical and
otherwise. hut | believe that J am safe In
stating that Milton. Richardson. Austin,
Browning. Thackeray. Eliot and Steven
son In such phrases tried 30 write TO- in
place or and" Living authors and ora
tors, with the lamentab.e exception %
Mrs. Ward. have followed them
DIR. Syntaxs' iGl. argument that In
try and find" the l1ed OF go" IL iinpIi. a
In the very try surely need not b. taken
seriously. Such logic as TINS would make
chaos OF English grammar
THOMAS = DrfEiT.
BriirrfsiN, \. i. December r.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-07
" ny New Laws.

Wisconsin has been invest eating
commercial vice through the medium
Of legislative committee, with the
customary lhreShing over Of old straw.
Among he familiar complaints recorded
is one against On-enfOrCpment Of laws
10y public officials Tho same story IS
told everywhere, and the committee
recommends, ~ such committees fnvari.
ably de-, moi the Slmpiiiication Of the
code, hut further complication:
"Amouc the proposals OF the committee
ave the establishment Of morals cour,
In all cities of the first class. with ex,
elusive jurisdiction over all cases involv,
Ing moral offences the enactment OF q
law similar 10 the Mann white slave law
applicable between the cities villages anc
t.Sus of the state; that the sale OF liQuol
ir connection with dance halls be pro
hunted 'Hn 'Je municipalities provide
supervised aIhus"ments, and that socla
i"iEhh' t"pi centres De developed in con
h"'t|ou with ,ho school system"
Tina j., he public officials havin,
hrru convicted of non enforcement ol
Ia" statutes now on the books, lot tn,
Leg Stature enact more statutes AM
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-07
Ready for Good Business

There is no mistaking the better feel
ing which is spreading through the
financial community and trying To com
municate itself IL general business. Ap-
prehensons of Overwhelming liquida-
,iOn in securities are no longer enter
iained. and the prices Of stocks have he
gun to rise in fashion which has en-
coura gcd plans 10 restore the share list
10 open trading on the floor Of the New
York Stock Exchange.
The significance of all this il very
great because Of the acute and trust
worthy sensitlveness of the securities
market TO prospective influences. So
far ms Wall Street goes it IL saying In
its own way that 1t is anticipating i'm
provement and recovery In trade and
industry.
Business men will take note Of these
financial aspects. especially as their int
plication is cOrroborated and emphn-
sized by the circumstances of the money
market Credit is to-day available al
falling rates. which are half ar less than
half of the terms quoted not 50 many
weeks ago. and even then quotations
were only nominal. for accommodation
was all but unobtanable.
Prime commercial paper is being dis
counted M AZ per cent. and ninety day
acceptanccS are selling AT 3's per cent.
exclusive of the bankers commis siOn
Time funds are forthcoming at pc,
cent. on collateral security for all pei
dds up 10 six months. Nor are thes,
prices firm, for the money market Is IN
Il state of increasing relaxation. More
over. the International money marke
f. Just as propitlous. Sterling cNchang,
can he described as almost weak AM
lis tendency is distinctly in favor ~
this country.
Various causes have contributed 20 :
banking position and monetary situa
ton which is one Of unparalleled ca
for time of war chief among then
has been the inauguration Of the new
Federal banking system, which 1
rightly managed has EAR more benefi
cent possibilities than are probably real
lied The financial sinews Of new bust
ness are amply adequate 10 make bust
ness good.
All that IS needed now Is Somethni
10 bring the resources Of the none,
market into contact with business op
portunity. business depression an,
contraction can he macicaly change
into recovery and expansion ms soon n
confidence Is promoted among borrow
ers and lenders alike to employ tn
stores of credit now revealed by bank
ing conditions, Perhaps tho requisite
stimulus will be Impaired by the Inter
ftate Commerce Commission.