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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-11
POISON PROVES TO BE SALTS
Man Charged With Attempting to Poi
son 1S Is Discharged

The report of the chemist, who had
the analyzing of the white powder, that
it was charged Andrew Meltrowick had
placed in the sauerkraut which was be-
ing cooked by Mrs. John Policic, was
read last night at the hearing of Mel.
trowick, who was charged with trying
to poison eighteen people, the chemist
reported that the powder was nothing
but epson salts. As no further evi.
dence was offered Alderman Nicholas
discharged the case.
Meltrowick Immediately preferred
charges of assault and battery against
Policic, claiming that Policic had struck
him in the face in the Alderman IS Of.
flee, but as none of the witnesses that
he claim saw it would testify, Alder.
man Nicholas was compelled to dis.
charge this case also.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-11
Bowman Reiterates
This Will Permit Re-
duction of Half Mill
in the Tax Rate
FINAL PRUNING
NEXT MONDAY
Between $4,000 and S4O,O 900 Report
ed Left in General Fund for the
Present Year-Measure Will Go in
Tuesday and Likely Pass Friday

With the exception Of the park fund,
which could not be reached, all of the
departmental budget estimates for the
new year We're examined by the City
Commissioners who were in executive
session for three hours until late yes.
terday afternoon. The tentative budget,
as it now stands, contains appropri.
ations totaling trifle more than S549,-
900. This includes allowances for
parks. This will be pared down to
S545, 900, an amount proportionately
lower than the $51O,OO0 budget for
the present fiscal period, because the
present fiscal "year' is actually only
nine months, whereas the 1915 fiscal
period will be the full Il months.
There was $4,000 additional ex.
pended from the tax revenues in the
present fiscal nine months, to pay off
old debts, which practically made the
1914 budget $565,O0O. The 1913
budget, for IL months, was $529,.
129.12 and that for 1912, $685..
1885. In both 1913 and 1912, as
well as in 1914, the tax rate was 9gs
mills.
Despite reports TO the contrary,
Harry Il. Bowman, Commissioner Of
Public Safety, to-day reiterated that
the tax rate will be reduced from nine
and one half mills to nine mills. He
added that the Park Department ie.
quests will be considered by the City
Commissioners on Monday when they
will meet again in extraordinary ses.
sion, and he stated further that what
pairing of appropriations will be neces-
sary to cut down the tax rate will be
done at that meeting.
The budget measure at the Monday
meeting will be prepared for printing
so that it may be passed on first read.
ing at the Tuesday session of the Com.
missioners and be approved finally at
a special session which probably will
be held on the following Friday.
9-Mill Rate Sure, Says Bowman
When the budget is finally prepared
1t will contain appropriations totaing
something like $545,000 or approx.
mately $4,000 less than the total de.
partment estimates, indicating, Mr..
Bowman said, that few cuts will be
made in the estimates at the Monday
meeting. Most of the requests for new
funds for improvements or other inno-
vatons will be allowed although the
Continued on Thirteenth Page.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-11
Executive Committee
Will Provide for Rails
ing Expenses to Con.
tinue Campaign
DEMONSTRATION
NEXT THURSDAY
Most Spectacular Event of the Seven
Weeks Promised in Monster Pa
rsde of City Churches and Sunday
Schools

Following the expression of public
opinion at the tabernacle last night, ia.
vorlng a continuation of the Slough
evangelistic campaign another week,
the executive committee of the cam
paign will meet late this afternoon to
take formal action on the matter. OIL
GERS of the committee who believe they
have SenSed the wishes of the other
members say that there will be no cues
ton about the action of the body, and
that the campaign will continue another
week, closing Monday December 21.
The principal business of the commit
tee meeting, they say, will be to pro-
vide for the expenses that will natural
ly arise during the additional week of
tabernacle meetings.
These expenses, not provided for in
the $4,000 budget, which, of course,
covered only six weeks. will include
board and partial salary for members
of the Slough party, heating and light
ing the tabernacle and maintaining a
janitor and watchman, and also ste
nographer hire and rental at the South
Third street headquarters. They will,
no doubt, be met by collections at the
tabernacle.
The offering for the personal benefit
of DR.. Slough, on which he depends for
his only remuneration for his seven
weeks work, will be taken not this
Sunday, but the closing Sunday, De.
eember 20.
Big Parade Next Thursday
Preparations have been under way
for big time next week The most
spectacular event, not only of the clos,
ing week but of the entire campaign,
promises 10 be the parade of members
of churches and Sunday schools of the
city next Thursday night. There will
be bands, torches, red lights, banners
and everything that goes with parade.
At the tabernacle last night there
were seventy-fve trail-hitters The sub
jeet of DR.. Stough's S sermon was, ''Be-
hold! | Stand at the Door and Knock. -
Several gray haired veterans of the
Civil war, who had marched with Post
oS, G. A. R., to the meeting. were
among the penitents. A collection taken
for the benefit of tine Salvation Army.
which has been deprived of income cur,
ing the campaign because it has merged
its efforts with those of the Slough
party, amounted to s3S3.72.
High Schools at Tabernacle
Tonight will be High school night
at the tabernacle, when boys and girls
will be present from surrounding towns
as the guests of the local high school
students. The high schools of the fol
lowing towns will be represented: Camp
Hill, Middletown. Hummelstown, Marys
vile, West Fairyiew, Pleasant View,
Highspire, Enoia. Steelton, New Cum,
berland. Penbrook, Lemoyne, Oberlin
and Mechaniesburg. Students of Tech
nieal and Central high schools will meet
the delegations and conduct them to the
tabernacle
The lecture by DR.. Slough to women
only at the tabernacle tomorrow after
noon will he on the subject, "Mys-
teries and Tragedies of Motherhood.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-11
w. VAN DYKE TO GET PLUM
Said to Be Practically Certain to Be
Appointed Revenue Collector

The hint has been given to the vari.
Gus Democratic aspirants for the posi-.
tion of Collector of Internal Revenue in
this district, made vacant by the ore-
alton of the Scranton district, to which
Collector Kirkendall has been assigned.
that the place has been promised to
Warren Van Dyke, secretary of the
Democratic State Committee, and that
it will be waste of time for any
other applicants to make any further
efforts to land the plum.
Mr.. Van Dyke is a native of Carbon
county, but has been, resident of this
district for the last three years, having
come here as resident secretary for the
Democratic State Committee. 1t is ex.
pected that his name will be mt in
soon, as Congressman Palmer has had
several conferences with President Will
son in the last week.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-11
so, 900 SEALS IN SCHOOLS
Red Gross Stamps viii Be Distributed
on Monday

Ten thousand more Red Cross Christ.
mas seals will be sold this year than
last in the city schools, according to
plans now being formed by a special
committee in charge of the sale of the
seals in the schools. The school author.
tiles this morning received so, 900 seals
for distribution to the various build
ings, which will begin Monday.
Unlike last year, the School Board
is supervising the sale throughout the
schools, whereas last year a committee
had charge of it. In the neighborhood
of $4,000 seals were sold last year. DR..
G. K. Phillips is chairman of the school
committee.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-11
TO BUY AUTO APPARATUS
New Cumberland Fire Company to Dis
pose of Horse and Hose Wagon

Plans being well advanced for the
purchase of a motor-driven combina.
tion chemical and hose fire apparatus,
the Citizens Fire Company, of New
Cumberland, will hold special meet.
ing this evening to decide on how to
dispose of the present horse and We,
hicle after the new one is purchased.
The fire company had agreed to raise
hadf the fund necessary for the pur.
chase of the new auto if the town Coun.
ell would provide half and the purchase
of one is now practically assured.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-11
WILL GIVE away TRUMPET
10 Be Presented to Fire Company Hav-
ing Largest Attendance at Tab
ernacle Tuesday Night

fians are being made by Colonel
Henry 9. Demming, president of the
Firemen's Union, to present to the fire
company having the largest attend.
anee at the Slough tabernacle next
tuesday night with $40 trumpet. The
donor of the trumpet has not yet been
announced.
All of the fire companies of Harris.
burg and vicinity have received invita-.
tions from DR.. Slough to attend this
meeting and many of them are planning
to march to the tabernacle in a BODY
BY doing this they can secure reserved
seats.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-11
SMITH COST COUNTY 1902
The Court Has Not Yet Committed Tn
sane Youth to an Asylum

The case of Edward G. Smith, the
youth accused of numbering his grand
father, John e. Bush, in Inglenook, and
whom a jury has declared to be insane,
cost Dauphin county at least $6O2.69.
The expense incident to Smith IS cap
ture, the summoning of witnesses and
the detectives g inquiry totaled $279.69,
a bill for which was presented this
morning to the County Commissi onegs
by Detective James T. Walters. The
witness fees and the court costs totaled
1929.
The Court has not yet made an order
committing Smith to a hospital for the
insane.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-11
To Transport Strikers From Colorado
Ru AsSOcfnfed prooo

Washington, Dec. 11.-Secretary of
Labor Wilson said to-day the United
Mine Workers of America has arranged
to transport to other coal fields those
former strikers unable to get work in
Colorado and that the refusal of the
Colorado operators to re-employ many
of those men would not cause trouble.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-11
Search for Newport Youth

Chief of Police Hutchison is to-day
aiding W. H. Learch, of Newport, in a
countrywide search for his son, Foster
III. Learch, 19 years old, who has been
missing since August 10. Cards are be.
ing sent to all of the principal cities
asking that search be made. The
young man has an artificial right leg
below the knee and toe is missing
from his left foot. He walks with a
cane.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-11
KaiSer's Forces Now
Reported to Be Only
Fifteen Miles From
Polish Capital
SPECULATING ON
THE CITY'S FALL
Message From Petrograd Says If Rus
SLAMS Abandon Warsaw It Should
Be Regarded a Strategic Operation
Rather Than a German Victory

London, Dec. II, 1910 P. M.-The
reported rout of the Austrian forces in
Servia, the borders of which country
they crossed triumphantly Just two
weeks ago, together with the steady
advance of the German center in the
direction of Warsaw, on this, the third
German invasion of Russian Poland,
dominate the war news to-day.
After occupying Loda the Germans
have been pushing to the northeast to-
wad Warsaw along the railroad and
one dispatch from Petrograd estimates
that they are only 10 miles from the
Polish capital, while another message
from Petrograd, specializing on the pos
sible fall of Warsaw, warns the Rus.
sian people that the abandonment. of
this city, if such move becomes nee.
essary, should be regarded as strategic
operation on the part of the Russians
rather than q decided German victory.
1t will be recalled that similar view
was expressed when the Russians re.
tired from LODI.
Although coneeding in effect the
progress of the German center, the
Russians, judging from dispatches
reaching London, contend that the tide
is running in their favor in the
sanguinary fighting south of Cracow,
where combined Austro- German forces
are endeavoring TO move northward
They declare, moreover, that they are
holding in check the German forces
pushing down toward Warsaw from
East Prussia.
Petrograd, Via London, Dec. II.
4.25 A. M.-The attack of the Austro
German army in Poland appears 10
have lost its impetus with the advance
OF General Haekensen s army, which is
unoticially reported between Lowiez
and Warsaw only about fifteen miles
from the Polish capital.
The other armies are advancing but
little, if any, and the attempt from the
south of Cracow seems entirely re-
pulsed, according to reports. Neither
the siege of Craeow nor of Przemysl
has been relieved, it has been stated.
which was the main aim of the Austro
German offensive.
The situation now appears to hinge
on the Russian or German ability to
rush in reinforcements first since four
weeks of incessant and hard fighting
has told severely on both sides. -
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-11
DR.. ]. W. Bealor Dies at shamokin
By Associated Press

Shamokin, Pa, Dec, 11.-Dr. ]. W.
Bealor, one of the oldest and best
known physicians of the anthracite coal
fields, died here to-day.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-11
Carnegie Against Truce Over Christmas

Washington, Dec. 11.-Andrew Car
negie,. a White House caller to-day. ex-
pressed decided opposition to true in
the European war during the Christmas
holidays. He declared that it would be
and immoral to stop
the fighting and then begin it again.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-11
spaniards Executed at Tampico

Washington, Dec. 1.-Two Spanish
subjects, Vicente Vidal and Eduardo
Basugal, have been executed at Tam.
pico by General Caballero, the Carran.
"a commander.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-11
Wilson Plays Golf in Snow FURRY

Washington, Dec. 11.-President
Wilson played golf to-day in a heavy
snow furry. He went out to Virginia
links during the first snow of the sea.
son and played the entire course.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-11
british SQUADRON ALSO
SINKS NUREMBERG, Fourth
ship Of Won Specs FLEET

London, Dec. 11.-The great Brit
ish naval victory of Tuesday off the
Falkland Islands was made complete
yesterday by the official announcement
that the Nurniberg, one of the two hsht
German cruisers that escaped destrue-
uon IN the first action, was overtaken
by Sir Frederick Doveton Sturdee 5
squadron and sent to Join her fellows,
and by dispatch from Bueuos Aires
indicating that the swift Dresden, the
sole survivor of Admiral Won Spec s
forces, had taken refuge in the Straits
of Magellan, where she is bottled up
between the British and Japanese
squadfons
The Buenos Aires dispatches at the
same time give the first hint at the
magnitude of the efforts put forth by
the admiralty to round up the German
raiders. in the statement that Vice Ad-
mlral Sturdee has at least nine ships
under his flag, including the battle
ships Afbermarle and Hindustan and
the huge battle cruisers Lion, indie
fatigable and Indomitable.
Previous reports from South Ameri-
can points have indicated the presence
IN those waters of the armorei cruis
ers CarnarvOn and Defence. and the
eattleshlp Canopus still remains of
Sir Christopher Cradoek's S squadron.
lnasmuch as the least of these ships
would reasonably be figured a match
Tor either of the larger German ships
the awful odds piled up against Ad-
mlral Won Spec are apparent.
That the three battle cruisers alone
should have been detached from Adj
miral Beatty's battle cruiser division
stter the splendid service they per.
formed in the fight of August 2S off
helgoland, is of itself sufficient in
dlcatfon of the Importance attached nv
the admiralty to the task at the same
time of avenging Sir Christoper Grad
ock's squadron and clearing the ocean
of Germans.
Berlin, via London, Dec. II, $50
A. Mn statement issued to.dap
the German admiralty makes this com
ment on the British naval victorv i'm
me South Atlantic off the Falkland
Islands:
The British Admiralty does not saw
IN Its statement of the battle. that our
squadron had been on the high seas for
rour months without means of com.
munleation, either cable or otherwise.
and had been without any port where
4 could put in for repairs or supplies.
Despite this it always obtained coal. y
In previous official statement the
Admiralty reproduced the eommunica.
ton of the British Admiralty regarding
the sinking of the German cruisers and
added
Our losses seem to have been great
Concerning the strength of the enemy
whose losses are reported to be small
the English dispatch says nothing,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-07-31
AVERAGE OF NEARLY THIRTY BUSHELS
WHEAT MADE ON 400 ACRES Of LANI
PROBABLY THE RECORD AN ACREAGE, THE TO-
TAI CROP BEING THAN ELEVEN THOUSAND BUSH
ELs-rwo OF THE LARGEST CROPS EVER GROWN
IN THE COUNTY,

most successful farmers made such
a good yield to the acre as they made
this year. Mr.. Jones had four hun
dred acres in wheat, his yield being
twenty-eight and one-half bushels to
the acre. This is probably the heav-
lest yield ever made on so large an
acreage. Larger yields have been
made on smaller acreage, but new
err before has such a record been
made where the acreage was so large.
Mr.. Jones is one of the most sue
cessful and progressive farmers in
the county. His land was turned ear
" last summer with big steam disc
plow followed by harrow and roller,
and the seed bed thoroughly prepar-
ed.
Mr.. Howard also uses the very lat
est methods and his magnificent yield
again speaks volumes for his ability
as a farmer.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-07-31
CRAIG BROTHERS
HAVE GOOD TRADE
NEW LIGHTING PLANT is At
TRACING MUCH FAVORABLE
COMMENT.

Craig Bros. who have the agency
for the improved rural lighting, which
is a great improvement over the old
acetylene light plant, being much
cheaper and more convenient, are do
ing splendid business since they
have fitted up their show rooms and
offices in the new building on North
Garden street. Every day the show
rooms are crowded with people from
both town and country who come to
inspect the lighting plant and almost
without exception they are most ia
vorably impressed and number of
orders have already been received
for the installation of the plants.
Col. John L. Craig, of the firm,
will continue to reside on his farm at
Culleoka, coming in every morning
on the Decatur accommodation and
returning every afternoon the same
way. In this way he will be able to
remain at home and at the same time
get in full days work at the office
and also render splendid service to
the people of his home section in the
way of conveying packages to and
from the city to them.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-07-31
DR.. T. W. GALLOWAY
AT CENTRAL CHURCH
LARGE AUDIENCE HEARS AN
ABLE AND INTERESTING AD-
DRESS ON BIBLE.

Taking for his text, the Psalm,
"The heavens declare the glory of
Cod etc., DR.. T. w. Galloway, of
Decatur, Ills, professor at present OF
biology in the Peabody school for
teachers at Nashville, delivered on
Sunday morning at Central Presbyte.
rian church, Culleoka, one of the
ablest, most scholarly and interesting
addresses ever heard in this section.
His theme was the Bible and a gen.
eral discussion of nature, of mans
desire for higher and better things,
of the longing of mankind for immor.
tally, of the universal worship of
God. He said that life, that man s
aspirations, ambitions and achieve
ments proved the truth of the Bible
and showed the immortality of the
soul, rather than having to rest
alone upon scriptural warrant for
those things. His address made a
profound impression upon the large
audience that heard him with rapt at.
tention.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-07-31

Probably the largest wheat crops
in Maury county have just been
threShed. Remarkable to state each
crop contained the same number OF
bushels. Willis Jones, of Cross
Bridges, and w. J. Howard each
made II, 400 bushels, or a total of the
two crops of 22,S0O bushels.
The threshing was finished this
Week. 1t required over two weeks
Tn thresh each crop and about the
sane length of time to harvest them.
At seventy-fve cents per bushel the
TWO crops are worth approximately
$1,000. One hundred crops such as
either Mr.. Jones or Mr.. Howard
made would bring the county's total
Weld of this staple to more than
100000 bushels, the estimate made
of the yield for 1914.
Never have either of these two
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-07-31
CHECK FORGER IS
CAUGHT AGAIN
HORACE HAYS, WHO ESCAPED
FROM COUNTY ROAD, LANDED
IN FLORENCE, ALA.

Chief of Police Tom Mclean has
received letter from the chief of
police of Florence, Ala, saying that
Horace Hays, who was arrested here
some weeks ago for forging a check
on Collier & Smiser and later sent to
the county road, has been arrested
there for passing three forged checks.
After being at the county road for a
few days, Hays took French leave
and made his way South. He tried
his old tricks again in Florence and
was caught before he had time to get
out of the city.
AS soon as he has served out his
sentence there, Hays will be brought
back here to complete the sentence
of II months and 80 days that is
awaiting him.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-07-31

There is more Catarrh in this sec.
tion OF the country than all other dis
eases put together, and until the last
few years was supposed to be in
durable For great many years
doctors pronounced it local disease
and prescribed local remedies, and
by constantly failing to cure with
local treatment, pronounced it incur
able. Science has proven Catarrh to
be a constitutional disease, and
therefore requires constitutional
manufactured by F. ]. Cheney & Co.,
Toledo, Ohio, is the only Constitu-
tional cure on the market. It Is
taken internally. 1t acts directly on
the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. They offer one hundred dol
lars for any case 1t fails to. cure.
Send for circulars and testimonials.
Address: F. j. CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for con.
stipation. (Advt.)
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-07-31

Is your liver inactive? LIVER.
LAX will wake 1t up.-STEPHEN-
SON BROS. (Advt.)