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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-11
Investors Who Pur-
chased Stock Won
dering When Pay
ments Will Be Made
$12.5O SHARES
DROP IN PRICE
Company Alleged Not to Have Lived
UP to Guarantee to Replace Auto
Tires That Failed to Last for
$500 Miles

Three Philadelphians claiming to be
representatives of the Zee Zee Tire &
Rubber Company, concern chartered
under the laws of Delaware, came into
Harrisburg year ago and sold to auto
owners and dealers in this city, Dauphin
and Cumberland counties, several hun
dred shares of the "Zee Zee Tire 4
Rubber Company stock, par value
$40. Some purchasers here paid as high
as $12.50 a share for this stock, which
can be purchased now at a much lower
figure.
At the same time some of the stock
buyers were induced to purchase auto
tires at figures which, it is said, were
made lower to stockholders than to per-
sons who were not stockholders. Many
Of the local stockholders are seeking
now to learn whether the Zee Zee Tire
& Rubber Company is actually manu-
featuring the tires; whether the COM
pany has been operating profitable
business, and whether a dividend will
be paid by the company and if so,
when.
Some of the stockholders are inclined
to wonder whether they are going to
lose through the investment, especial
ly since they have heard report that
stock in the company can now be
bought at 81 a shore or $11.50 lower
than was paid by local buyers when
the Philadelphians were here year
or more ago.
Horting & Mingle, proprietors of the
Dauphin Hotel, this city, stockholders
and purchasers of tires, to-day de-
clared that the Zee Zee Tire & Rubber
Company has refused to comply with a
guarantee "to replace all tires that
blow out before covering $500 miles. !"
Other stockholders have made the same
complaint.
One man, who said he represented
the Zee Zee Company, only recently,
according to the police, was arrested
on a charge of defrauding his board
ing house keeper here and would like
ly have been jailed had he not made
settlement. The Dauphin Hotel, on
Market street, is where the three stock
sellers made their headquarters last
Continued on Fourth Page.
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FIERCE FIGHTING RESUMED
AT NEWPORT AND THE LYS

Paris, Nov. II, 2.55 P. M.-The
French official statement this after.
noon says the fighting was resumed
yesterday with great severity between
Newport and the Lys. The French
forces were successful in maintaining
their front. The text follows
"On our left wing the fighting was
resumed yesterday morning between
Nieuport and Lys with very great de-
gree of severity. Generally speaking
our front was maintained, in spite of
the violence and the strength of the
German attacks directed against GER
tain of our points of support.
TO the north of Nieuport we were
even able to reoccupy Lombaertzede
and advance beyond this town, but to-
wahd the end of the day the Ger
mans succeeded in taking possession of
Dixmude. We still hold our positions
on the approaches to this town, along
the canal from Nieuport to Ypres, which
has been firmly occupied The fighting
was very hot at these places.
1.-The British troops, attacked also
at several points, succeeded everywhere
in stopping the enemy.
'On the rest of the front the gen
eral situation shows no change with the
exception of slight progress by our
forces to the north of scissors and in
the region to the west of Valley on
the RIGHT hank of the Aisna Outs;do
of these two points the state of the
weather permitted only minor engage
ments, which resulted s'scessfully for
us. Particularly at ColIcourt, three
kilometres north of the forest of Par
roy, we routed detachment of the
enemy.
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]. 5. IS READY TO
QUIT VERA CRUZ
Expected the American
Forces Will Be With
drawn V cry Soon
From Mexican Soil
CARRANZA HAS
MET CONDITIONS
Intimated That Uncle Sam Will Now
Permit the Factions to Fight It
Out, Meantime Withholding Gus
toms Receipts
Bp Associated Press.

Washington, Nov. 11.-American
troops probably will be ordered out of
Vera Cruz very soon, leaving the Mex
lean factions to settle their own diff
ferences, as result of the recent de.
veiopments which have brought the
guarantees the Washington government
demanded.
Carranza promises not to reimpose
customs duties collected by American
officials during the occupation and to
protect natives who have served Briga-
dier General Funston, probably will be
accepted as sufficient. Similar pedges
from Gutierrez, the new provisional
president, are expected.
The American officials have collected
several millions in customs dues which
are to be turned over to the Mexican
government. That fact is taken by
many officials as guarantee that the
Washington government s demands will
be complied with.
Copies of Carranza s decree were re-
ceived to-day by the State Department.
1t grants amnesty TO all Mexicans who
served the American government in re-
ward for their patriotic spirit in reject
ing the protection of the United States
and trusting to the justice of the Mexi-
can government.
Nothing is said about protection for
nuns and priests who took refuge in
Vera Cruz. Oral assurances, however,
have been given that they would not
be harmed and the general opinion is
that the Washington government will
not argue that question further.
The understanding among officials is
that President Wilson is willing to
Gnufsunad Fonrxh
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Many Letters Are Re-
ceived Arguing as
Strongly for One Of
fer as for Another
NEW CONTEST
OPENS TO-DAY
Prize winning Letters as Chosen by
Judges This Week Are by Mrs. H.
X. Taylor, John o. Edmondson and
P. Vanderloo, in Order Mentioned

Most persons know bargain when
they see 1T, but when there is an entire
page of bargains from which to choose
the biggest and best offer some difficult
ty Is experienced. That is whv the
answers in the Star independents bar
gain-picking contest are so widely
different. Letters were received in the
contest just closed arguing almost as
strongly for one bargain as for another.
The choice of the judges was based on
the most concise reasons given in the
letters for picking the various adver-
tisements.
The winners this week are: Mrs. H.
X. Taylor, 903 North Second street,
first prize of SO; John O. Edmondson,
1717 Regina street, second prize of
81, and P. Vahderloo, Third and State
streets, third prize of 81.
Differences of Opinion
Some contestants hold that the great
est reductions from marked prices are
the best bargains, while others assert
that any advertisements Offering great
advantages can be considered as en-
bodying good bargains. So long as
sound reasons are given in any case,
no differences are made in judging the
prize-winners. 1t must also be remem.
bered that spelling and rhetoric are
not taken into consideration, only the
thoughts behind the letters. 1t is pre-
ferred, however, that contestants write
on but one side of the paper in pre-
pairing their letters
The next bargain-picking contest
opens to-day on the Bargain and Edu-
cational Page" of this paper, where it's
provisions are fully explained MANY
subscribers are having fun picking out
the good bargains, and those who can
best explain their selections are getting
cash, besides.
The prize-winning letters this week
follow:
First Prize-winner
The Bargain Editor:
Dear Sir
The best bargain is offered by the
School of Commerce The value of n
business education to everyone cannot
be estimated. Once acquired you can
not lose it. sell it or give it away. To
one who has to make his way unaided
in the world it is absolutely essential
and there is no other investment of
money which brings in such large finan-
Continued ON Ninth Page.
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Asserts His Belief That
Harrisburg Is Clean
er Now Than 1t Ever
Has Been Before
PRAISE FOR
POLICE CHIEF
Tabernacle Preacher Attacks Ministers
and Church Members Who Do Not
Come Out Squarely Against Dancing
and Card Playing

Evangelist Slough S aggressive spirit
was manifested particularly on the tab
ernacle platform last night when he
PITCHED into" an unnamed pastor of
a cooperating church who, he had been
told, criticised his language; into an
attorney of this city who in a letter Civ
en- space in the tar-Independent, took
exception to his advice, $50 home and
give your kids good licking" into
ministers who refuse to come out square
ly against the dance and other evils, !"
when the laws of their churches oppose
such things; into high school principals
who permit amateur theatricals and en-
courage girls to go on the stage; into
church members who hem and raw
when asked thelr position on dancing
and card playing, and into parents who
provoke their children to wrath
For the first time since his appear
ance IN this city, the itinerant preach
er relented somewhat in last night s
sermon in his attacks on local condi-
tions, and admitted that things are not
so very bad in Harrisburg after all.
He spoke of '' the splendid work of your
chief of police" and asserted his be-
lief that 50 Harrisburg is cleaner city
now than ever before. -
''One of the pastors in this town, /"
began the revivalist last night admit
ting that he knew about What he was
speaking only as it had been reported to
him, one of the cooperating ministers
in this campaign ] believe it was, got
up in his pulpit on Sunday morning and
said that he had heard vile language on
the street and at vaudeville shows, but
that he had never heard any to surpass
the language he heard me use on this
platform. Now, | told you preachers
something like this would happen if you
didn It shut down your churches. That
minister admits he s used to attending
vaudeville shows. He even told his con,
gregatlon he was not going to hear me
preach in the evening, but was going
to hear Miss Palmer. That was a polite
way for him to tell his congregation not
to come to hear me. If he ever gets to
one of Miss Palmer's meetings and she
dosen V skin him, II fire her. He ID bet
ter look out, because she's Irish. Now
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-11
s1,OOO.OOO JEANETTE FIRE
Destruction of Huge Warehouse Of
Glass Company May Have Been
Work of Incendiaries
By Associated Press.

Jeanette, Pa, Nov. 1.-THE nam.
moth warehouse of the American Win
dow Glass Company here was destroyed
by fire which started early to-day, with
an estimated loss of $1,000,000.
The warehouse IS said to have con-
tanned in the neighborhood of 100000
boxes of window glass, the greater part
of which is believed to have melted or
been broken. The factory nearby was
not damaged.
The origin of the fire has not been
determined, but the police advance the
theory that it was of incendiary origin.
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Secretary of Agricul-
ture Formally An
nounces He Will Not
Seek Reappointment
HE is NOW IN
HIS 10TH YEAR
Has Served Under Three Successive
Governors But Feels Now He Is
Entitled to Rest and Will Not Ask
Brumbaugh to Retain Him

Norman B. Critchfeld, Secretary of
Agriculture, made it known publicly
to-day that he will not be an aspirant
for his present position under Govern
or Brumbaugh, as he considers that
he has served in public position long
enough and it is now time for him to
take a rest.
Il expect to retire when DR.. Brum-
baugh takes the Office of Governor
said Secretary Critchfield today,
solely for the reason that | think it
necessary for me to seek the rest that
belongs to men of my age. The work
here has been pleasant, the associations
very pleasant, and | am sure they
would continue so under Governor
Brumbaugh. If l were a younger man
l would take my chances on an ap-
pointment.o
Secretary Crtchfcld is past his
18th year. He was born in Somerset
county in 1888 and when the Civil
war broke out he was engaged in
teaching school. He enlisted in a
Pennsylvania regiment and served un-
til the close of the war when he re-
turned home, taught while and then
took up farming, in which occupation
he was successful for many years.
He served two terms in the State
Senate from the Somerset Bedford dis
trict and in 1903 was appointed Sec
retary of Agriculture by Governor
Pennypacker, being reappointed by
Governors Stuart and Tener.
Although long past the three score
and ten years allotted to man by the
Psalmist, Secretary Critchield is Wig
orous and has the sprightly step of
man much younger. He will retire to
his Somerset county farm to spend the
evening Of his life.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-11
MRS. MUTZABAUGH INJURED
Woman Returns to Hospital After Two
Weeks at Home

Mrs. Minnie lMutzabaugh, who has
been out of the Harrisburg hospital
only since October 81, returned there
this morning with injuries received in
a fall down flight of steps at her
home. She received a laceration on the
top of her head and a confusion of
the breast.
Mrs Mutzabaugh was admitted first
to the hospital on September 81 and
underwent an operation, being dis
charged month later Her injuries are
not believed to be serious.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-11
Former Incumbents
Will Oppose Each
Other for the Repub-
lican Nomination
ROYAL MAY
ENTER FIGHT
present Democratic Mayor, However. Ia
Not Prepared to Commit Himself
Just Now-Forrer to Seek a Citv
Commissionership

Two former Mayors of HARRISBURG.
both Republicans, it was learned posi-.
lively to-day, will oppose each other
Tor the nomination in 1916 to be can
dldates to succeed the present Mayor,
John X. Royal, Democrat
Edward 2. Gross and DR.. Ezra s
Meals both have declared their deter.
mlnation to be candidates for the nomi.
nation and will go before the people at
the September primaries next year. The
election will take place next November.
and In the meantime candidates will be
very busy building fences to secure the
nomination.
Regarding Mayor Royal, his friends
hold he can succeed himself under the
new third class city law. When he
was asked this morning regarding
whether ne intends being candidate.
he said he "did not know" He said
ne would rather not discuss the subject
at present.
Up to y re of the third class
clty law tn d! r of such a city
could not suecee mself in office, that
b9ing specifically rohibited, for the
reason, as it was argued by those who
had such prohibition incorporated into
law that a mayor in Office who could
succeed himself would have the, means
to build up q powerful political ina
chine.
At the meeting of third class city
solicitors held here few weeks ago 1t
was the unanimous opinion of all that
there is no provision in the new law
forbiddlng the mayor to succeed him
self. 1t was pointed out, moreover,
that, as the mayor acts in conjunction
with the city commission, he is shorn
of the power to make appointments and
thereby build up a political machine.
Mayor Royal may declare his position
later.
In the meantime both DIR. Meals and
Mr.. Gross aie avowed candidates for
the Republican nomination for Mayor.
That the former is a candidate has
been known for some time, for he has
repeatedly made it known in public
that he will again endeavor to obtain
a nomination and election in 1915.
Meals and Gross in Race
''I am candidate for the Office Of
Mayor of Harrisburg" repeated for
mer Mayor Meals to-day, "and I am
going to use every legitimate means to
secure a nomination and election.
am not factionist in any sense of the
term, and | propose to represent the
common people-the plain people-of
Harrisburg Since it has become known
that / purpose being a candidate |
have received assurances of support
from very many friends, and not all
Continued on seventh Page.
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Bomb Kills Thirteen
By Associated Press.

Canton, China, Nov. 11.-Another
bomb outrage committed by Chinese
revolutionaries occurred to-day outside
the residence of General Cho Kuang-
Lung, who is in charge of the Canton
district. Thirteen persons lost their
lives. An attempt was made to assassi-
nate General Lung year ago. He has
been active in recruiting for the Chi
nese army in the province of Kwangsi.
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REPORT THAT POPE WILL
MAKE MOVE FOR PEACE

London, Nov. II, 1920 A. M
Telegraphing from Copenhagen a cor
respondent of the Central News says:
"a dispatch received here from
Cologne affirms that the Pope shortly
will endeavor to initiate negotiations
for peace through the medium of a
pastoral letter
The German view on this is that
any such action by His Holiness would
raise the question of the Pope s tenn
poral power and force Italy into taking
an attitude against the PROPOSAL
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-11
Banks Decide to Reduce Reserves

bY ASSOttdIed PreSS.
New York, Nov. 11.-Members of
the Clearing House Association which
comprises all the leading banks and
trust companies in Greater New York
met to-day to consider the advisability
of reducing their reserves from 25 to
lS per cent, in conformity with the
new Federal Reserve act. 1t was unani-
mously voted to comply with this fea-
ture of the new law and formal action
on the proposition will be taken next
Friday.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-11
GUNsHoT WOUND FATAL
August Cretaurand succumbs From Loss
of Blood

August Cretaurand, 43 years old, of
Nationwide, died late yesterday after.
noon at the Harrisburg hospital from
gunshot wound accidentally received
when his brothers IS gun falling from
his arms discharged.
Cretaurand was so weak from the
loss of blood when taken to the hos
pital that he failed to respond to
treatment. He lived in Nationwide
and was employed in the quarries of
the Hummelstown Brownstone Com
pany.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-11
Crown Prince in Command in East

Paris, Nov. IL, 6.15 A. M.-The
Petrograd correspondent of the "Ma-
tim telegraphs the following:
''lt is reported that after a council
of war presided over by the Kaiser, the
Crown Prince was appointed comman-
der-in-chief of all the German and Au-
strian armies operating against Russia,
with General Won Hindenburt COM
manding the left wing and General
Dankl the right"
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Shortstop Maranville a Bridegroom
BIZ Associated PresR

Springfield, Mass, Nov. 11.-Walter
j. (Rabbit) Maranville, shortstop of
the World s Champions Boston Nation.
al Baseball team and Miss Elizabeth
Renette Shea were married here to-day
in Church of the Sacred Heart. Gifts
were received from Manager Stallings,
Captain Johnny Evers and other mem.
bers of the Braves.
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To Probe Order for Submarines
.ssa1d paiploossY 6a

Washington, Nov. 11.-Tf it finally
develops that foreign belligerent ac-
tually has placed an order for twenty
submarines with an American shipyard,
as reported, neutrality board prob.
ably will be convened to look into the
situation. This was the general I'm
derstanding to-day in official and diplo
matte quarters.
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By Associated Press.

New York, Nov. 11.-The directors
of the Adams Express Company de-
clared to-day quarterly dividend of
81 per share out of the accumulated
surplus. This is cut of fifty cents
from the preceding dividend and brings
the annual disbursements down to 81
as against the regular $12 rate de-
clared for the five years from 1909 to
1913 inclusive.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-11
Think U. s. Warships Safe
BIZ Associated Press.

Washington, Nov. 11.-No word had
come to the Navy Department to-day
from the armored cruisers North Car
olina and Tennessee in the Mediter-
ranean. Officials, confident that the sill
ence of the cruisers is caused by diff
culties of communication through the
war zone, reiterated their belief that
no mishap had befallen either.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-11
81 War Horses Burned in Ship

Newport News, Va, Nov. 11.-Sixty-
seven horses were burned to death or
smothered in the fire which turned the
steamer Rembrandt to tnIs port yester.
day from her journey from Baltimore
to France with more than 500 animals
for the allied armies
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-11
Engine Kills Two on Motorcycle
By Associated Press.

Monmouth, ILL.,, Nov. Ill. R. War
render and his wife, who were riding
on a motorcycle, were killed by a Bur
lington switch engine here to-day.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-11
Tea at the Country Club

Miss Nancy Etter, 2O6 Pine street
has issued invitations for tea at the
Country Club Tuesday, November "a
from to 6, in honor of her niece, Miss
Katherine Etter. who is one of the sea
son s debutantes.
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Continued on Fourth Page.
THIEVES AT TABERNACLE

Blanket Stolen From Automobile of
Charles Barnhart
Chares Barnhart, a plasterer, 1921
Whitehall street, reported to the police
last evening that blanket worth $3.50
was stolen from his automobile in front
of the Slough tabernacle at North and
FiEbert streets
He had left his machine, he told the
police, outside the tabernacle during the
meeting when some one ransacked it,.
taking the blanket.
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The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-04-09

RICHARD IIIANHI
SPEAKS J. ! !AIIIIlg l SON
,Yss7'lsSss n
s..;sl=s III fz 10
eR vi RI DAY
Robert .ss chaptsr of The u.
D. g. Has sses.ged Splendid
Speaker for Anders0nl

Announcemeat was made by Tie
Robert e. Lee chapter of the United
Daughtefs OF the .CcnTederacy yester-
day that Hon. Richard T. Manning OF
Sumter. had accepted an ffivs to
aeliyer the nddEana here On aGsniarIaI
Day. which comes this year oi sun
day. haayg 10. lt is paftictiarfy for
tunate that 4IemOridi Day fof 1910
should fall on Sunday because or the
fact that each year there are numbers
OF people degirbus OF attending these
services who are detained BY other
affairs This yea : S,iti will be 10 Sle
for every one In the city to attend the
exercises and take part.
In al sections or South Carolina,
arrangements are being made Sns.
covering re graves OF the veterans
with flowers and every man. woman
and child IN Anderson should tIitf
year avail themselves s'ef tbs sypor-
Unity 70 piae5 On 671ffering % 10 Ncrn
on the mounds wherein lay the men
WIN fnsiglll and died sor. t!i3 south
se.s nc officers III % he Rotet =. lee
chapter feel that they have been Tor.
tunate IN being able to secure AIr.
2 tanning and the public of Al pdersoh
will ceacur ia this opinion. Mr.. Man
fislg is one of the best knosga u en- Al
the stete and 4 flueRt speaker st1 4 SIS
heart is full of love for the south and
Tor hts native state; He N 4 have
lscsnething Ia Atofe for 3;ls
EsenDle and his coming heEa ~ - 81 81
800 4 To- ward 3 with i1sss nleas
siEe on the part ct the public g eels.
esercla IS WiiI take place Id tue