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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-04
FIXED 1T IN THE DEED
A Real Estate Agents Kindness to One
of His Customers

j. Cooper Props, formerly a real es-
tate agent in Eaton, Ind, few years
ago had practically concluded a sale of
residence in that town to a farmer
who desired to retire, when the Gus
toner suddenly discovered that there
was no cellar beneath the dwelling.
The house suited him perfectly, and
his wife also was highly pleased with
it, but both of them demanded a cellar
before taking it, even though they pre-
viously had gone as far as to tell Mr..
Props to draw up the deed.
'Well, III tell you what | III do, -
said Props. "Of course there's no eel
lar under there now, but I'll fix it in
the deed-write it all out and every
thing, so there can't be any mistake
so that you have the privilege of ex-
cavating for the cellar at any time you
please and without interference from
any source
Mr.. and Mrs. Farmer said they
guessed" that would be all right, so
after their right to construct their own
cellar had been carefully safeguarded
in the deed by elaborate phrases they
paid over their money and took posses
sion. But TO this day, Props says, they
look at him in a dazed and puzzled
way every time they meet him.-In-
dianapolis News.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-04
THE ROTARY CLUB and AID
COMMITTEE TO Cooperate
Profits of Week at orpheum Conducted
by Business Men viii Be Placed
at the Disposal of Society Wom-
ems Organization

At meeting to-iay of the general
committee of the Rotary Club in charge
of the special Rotary week at the Or
pheum the week of December IA, it
was decided to accept the cooperation
of the emergency aid committee re-
Gently organized, and to make disposi-
tion of the profits of the week through
this committee, in asmanner to be di-
rected by the Rotary Club. The meet
ing was held at the office of Chairman
Buchanan in the Telegraph build
ing
Enthusiasm over the undertaking
ran high at the meeting. Tickets were
distributed among the members and will
be placed on sale at their places of
business.
Monday night, December IA, was
selected as Rotary night at the Orphe-
um, and it is planned to have all Ro,
tarians, their wives and families attend
the performance
Manager Hopkins announces that
special efforts are being made in New
York to have a good bill for Rotary
week.
One of the big stores of the city
will not be open in the evenings during
Rotary week, so that their employees
may cooperate in the movement, and
several other stores may also postpone
evening opening for Christmas trade
until the succeeding week:
committees were to-day appointed as
follows:
Advertising and Publicity-C. Floyd
Hopkins, Gus NJ. Steinmetz, DIR. Samuel
:. Shope.
Sale of Tickets-C. Harry Kane
Harry c. Hoffman, Mercer B. Tate
Henderson Gilbert, Troy B. Wilder.
muth, Andrew Redmond.
Rotary Night-Harry C. Hoffman
{. Floyd Hopkins, David X. Ebersole
Rudolph X. Spicer, C. Glenn Fickes
John C. Orr.
Decorations-C Floyd Hopkins, Mer.
Ger B. Tate.
Concessions-C. F. Hopkins. Mercer
Tate. ii, c. Fry, Daniel D. Hammel.
baugh
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-04
POWELL DIDN'T DO 1T
Auditor General Not Responsible for
the Removal Of McAllister

Auditor General Powell is not dis.
posed to take the responsibility for the
DISMISSAL of Andrew F. McAllister. a
Washington party worker in Philadel.
phla, from his position as inspector of
moving picture houses.
Some time ago General Powell insist
ed that the Board of Mercantile Ap-
pralsers of Philadelphia should pay
more attention tc the moving picture
houses in order that the State should
receive its share of the revenue as pro-
vided by law. The Mercantile Apprais.
ers demurred at the extra work and
said they must have inspectors. and
they were given authority to appoint
three, with the approval of the Auditor
General.
The three were appointed and APP
proved, but recently the work of in p
spection became less and the Board de-
cided that it could get along with two
inspectors, sending a letter through F.
A. NanValkenburg, the president, to
General Powell, telling him of the ac-
tion of the Board and recommending
McAllister g removal.
McAllister thereupon wrote a letter
to General Powell telling him that on
consultation with the Board all of the
members had informed him that they
favored his retention. General Powell.
not caring to have the responsibility of
MeAllister s removal placed on his
shoulders, sent McAllister copy of
VanValkenburg 5 letter recommending
his removal, and there the matter rests,
except that story has been afoat in
Philadelphia to the effect that Meal
lister was removed at the instance of
Auditor General Powell. The salary of
the post is $4,000 year.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-04
CAPITOL HILL
maryland farmer said
TO have VIOLATED Law
He Is Charged With Shipping Cattle
Into Pennsylvania without a Ger
tificate of Health and Tuberculin
Test Chart

A Rising Sun, Maryland. farmer
named Clayton has been arrested in
Chester county and held in $500 bail
through charges preferred against him
by the State Live Stock Sanitary
Board that he shipped cattle into Penn
Svlvania without certificate of health
and tuberculin test chart, as required
by law.
Ziba G. Martin, manager of the West
Chester Creamery has been arrested on
complaint of the State Live Stock SAM
tary Board that he had sold raw
skinned milk, not pasteurized. to farm
ers for feeding to calves and swine.
Up to last Saturday the work of the
State Live Stock Sanitary Board in
eliminating the foot and mouth disease
had progressed so favorably that it was
anticipated Chester county could soon
be released from quarantine.
On Sunday agents of the Board found
three new eases of infection in large
herds. The history of these cases indi-
Gates that the infection was caused by
feeding raw skinned milk which had
been obtained from Mr.. Martin. Sew
eral calves on other farms which had
received the raw skim milk are show
ing suspicious symptoms and it is
feared that additional cases of foot and
mouth disease may develop. The own
ers of the infected herds are indignant
and it is reported that they may insti-
tute civil action for damages against
the operators of the creamery.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-04
PASSING OF FAMOUS SINGER
signor Peruginl- Third Husband of Lii
Ian Russell, Dies in PHILADELPHIA

Philadelphia, Dee. 4-Signor Perug
nm widely-known singer and actor.
died to-day in the Forrest Home. near
'Icrresdale, a suburb, where he had
been resident since January. He was
born John Chatterton. He was native
OF England, but much of his success
was made in this country as a member
of the once famous Mccall Opera Com
pany, of which ne was leading mem
Der for many years. When his voice
failed he took to the legitimate stage
and was last seen in "The Yellow Jack
et' early last season.
Perugini married Lillian Russell in
1894 and was her third husband Four
months after the ceremony they sep
. arated and the following year were di-
voreed. He was in failing health when
he entered the Forrest Home. estab-
hsned by Edwin Forrest years ago as a
place of residence of those members
of his profession who in their declining
years found themselves destitute or
nearly so. Perugini was about 65.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-04
FAVORS CHANGES IN THE LAW
Harrisburger Talks to Hunters and An
glers' Lodge at Altoona

Altoona, Dec 4.-Important changes
in tine fish and game laws of the Com
monwealth were favored, Officers for the
ensuing year were chosen at the annual
meeting of the Hunters and Anglers >
Iodgemen last evening. and j. Feaser,
of rrs'burg lodge, delivered an in
teresting address.
Samuel C. Bowen was again chosen
president for the fourth consecutive
year. William Huber was elected first
vice president, A. l.. Fasick second vice
president, II. l.. Smith secretary treas
urer and Ferd Strohmyer, Samuel Glenn
and J. H. Hid trustees. Mr.. Feaser. of
the Harrisburg lodge, declared in his
address that lodges throughout the
State are doing exactly what the local
lodgemen are striving to accomplish.
Members of the local lodge voted
favorably TO repeal the buck law and
to change the number of rabbits per
mtted to be shot from ten to FIVE daily
and to eliminate quail for five years as
we'll as to put turkeys in season again
next year. Bounties ON skunks and red
foxes were also approved.
In the fish laws the following changes
were favored: Fishermen will be per-
mitted to cat,h twenty trout of any
size in day instead of so many six.
inch fish, twenty-five walleyed pike
and Susquehanna salmon may be caught,
as well as twenty-five calico bass ana
yellow perch and twenty black and
Oswego bass each day All methods of
fishing with the exception of hook and
line, were disapproved at the meeting,
which occurred in the barber shop Of
the president on Ninth street, near
Eighth avenue.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-04
MANY PICKPOCKETS REFORM
dips Find Pockets of Victims
Nearly Bare of Coin

New York, Dec 4.-More than 100
pickpockets, unable to make a living
by following their vocation, have
turned temporarily honest within the
past two months and have sought
work, according to records made public
to-day by the Department of Correc-
tion.
"0ld time pickpockets tell us,
said Deputy Commissioner Lewis,
that by rifing fifty or sixty pockets
day they can make only SIS or so
a week. They used to be able to retire
for month after picking half a dozen
pockets. Folks haven t been carrying
money in their clothes recently. Some
of the pickpockets have turned gum
men. This may account in part for
the so-called crime wave. If the situa-
tion continues all the pickpockets IN
the city will go out of business. -
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-04
TURKEYS PROCLAMATION
OF HOLY WAR ON SERVIANS

Washington. Dec. 4.-Official advices
of the proclamation by Turkey of holy
war against Servia and her allies were
received at the State Department to-
day by Minister Vopicka at Bucharest,
Roumania
Ambassador Morgenthau at Constan>
tinople reported unrest among foreign.
ers in Turkey and the expulsion of
about 100 French nationals from the
interior country. The refugees now are
assembled at Beirut, Trebizond and
Smyrna without means, but will be
aided by the American diplomatic and
consular officers.
Mr.. Morgenthau also reported the
arrest at Constantin of an English
man supposed to be Sir Edwin Pears,
for whose release he has made repre-,
sentations to the porte. DIR. Louis
Mizzi, a lawyer from Malta, and Colonel
Churchill, whose nationality was not
stated but who is former police officer,
have been arrested in Constantinople
and taken to Cesarea.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-04
MAY BE GLOOMY sATURAY
Weather Man Forecasts Rain for To
morrow

The weather outlook for a bright
Saturday for early Christmas shopping
is not at all bright, Weather Bureau
officials here handing out the gloomy
information that rain is the prospect
for tonight and tomorrow. There is
no hope held out that it will be snow
instead, for there is little change in
temperature forecasted and the lowest
last night was 39 degrees-strictly a
rain temperature.
The rain will result from a southern
storm which is moving north just inside
the Atlantic coast. 1t has caused mod.
erately heavy rains in the last twenty
four. hours from the gulf northward to
the lower Ohio valley.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-04
CHARGE OF TWO
AUDITORS $3.50


follows: Amount in sinking fund,
s234,9S5.26; value of county prison
and fixtures, $35O,000; court house
and furnishings, $34O,OO0; almshouse,
$lS5,000; outstanding county tax for
years 19111213, $16,527.79; out
standing state tax for same years,
s13S.04; total, $1,249,213.11.
Following are the liabilities: Bonds
issued in 1901, $269,000: 1902 bonds,
s51, 900; 1908 bonds, $125,0O0; re-
sources in excess of liabilities, $S04,-
213.11; total, S1,249,213.11. The
amount of the tax duplicate from the
assessed valuation was s297,4S5.10,
which with additional taxes brings the
total to $314,SS9.75. The abatement
and commissions allowed totaled $4S,-
362.25.
There was no balance in the prison
account and no bills remained unpaid.
The funds in other accounts were as
follows: Poor account, $419.07; school,
s472.20; road, $57429 redemption,
s311.59; dog tax, $1,090.90. There
was distributed among the schools of
the county exactly S1,267.90, and the
damages paid for the killing of sheep
by dogs amounted to $99.22. M
The List of Receipts
The receipts included these: From
maintenance of lunatics, s2,0SS.49;
detective licenses. $25; Roy C. Dan
ner, Register of Wills, fifty per cent
of excess fees, $229.O9; o. G. Wick
ersham, Recorder of Deeds, fees OBJ,
tanned through special audit, $937.93;
fees from Prothonotary office, by
James H. Worden, s3,122.71; by L. B.
Worden, $2,67S.97; Recorder o. G.
Wiekersham, fees, s2,3O19S; liquor Ii.
censes, $3.50; interest on money in
sinking fund, $7,501,95; maintenance
of city prisoners, $6,402.53
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-04
DECoY PERIscoPEs
A Submarine Trick to Lure the Enemy
to Destruction

Such things exist as decoy periscopes
short lengths of pipe held upright on
a float and looking exactly like the real
periscope. The submarine sets them
adrift for you to fnd-sometimes scat
ters several of them.
When one is sighted you cannot stop
to consider whether the little object
dancing on the sea half mile or so
distant does or does not mean $50
pounds of high explosive coming
straight at you. Maybe you will see
an aeroplane maneuvering over it in a
way that carries conviction that it
does. You don t dare to take any
chances and so you train all the guns
at it.
Then the real submarine sinks up
on the other side of the ship, and with
the swift rush of its torpedo, the latest
of sea tragedies comes to an end
Park Benjamin in the New York Inde-
pendent.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-04
wILLIE's wATcHFUL WAITING
With $40 Gold Piece in Mouth, Boy
Stubs His Toe

Tamytown, N. Y, Dec. 4.-Willie
Sines, who carries telegraph messages
for John d. Rockefeller and his brother,
believes in getting his Christmas pres
ents early. Yesterday afternoon he
was sent to the bank by the local man
ager with $40 gold piece. For safe
keeping he put it in his mouth.
Willie would have delivered the coin
as ordered, but he stubbed his toe and
swallowed the gold piece. Willie ad-
mitted last night that there was moth
ing for him to do but to adopt Secre-
tary Bryan s policy of watchful
waiting.'
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-04
SMALLEST VESSEL IN CANAL
Doubted If Tolls Will Pay for Cost
of Water and Labor Used
By Associated Press.

Washington, Dec. 4.-The smallest
vessel which has made use of the Pana-
ma canal in commercial service to date
is the Nicaraguan motor schooner viii.
helmina, which on November 81 com
pleted double transit of the canal.
She is a tiny craft of only As tons
net displacement, so that it is doubtful
whether the $3.50 which she paid in
tolls for passing through the canal one
way covered the cost of the vast ouan-
tity of water locked through with her,
the electric power necessary to operate
the mechanism and the manual labor
involved.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-04
THE DEMOCRATIC COUNTY
COMMITTEE SPENT So, ,5S7

The Dauphin County Democratic
Committee spent S3,5S7.79 during the
campaign Immediately preceding the
November election, according to re-
port fled by the committee treasurer,
Fred Il. Morgenthaler, with Henry F.
Holler, Prothonotary, yesterday. The
committee received $3,615.91 and
spent all except s2S.12, the money be-
ing used for the payment of watchers,
poll workers and disseminating infor-
nation.
Jesse j. Lybarger, Democrat, de-
feated in his candidacy for Representa-
tive in the Legislature from the First
district, spent $359.S0.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-04
TIGHT SKIRT is DOOMED
VIII Disappear in Spring in Plans of
National Manufacturers Association

Toledo, o., Dec 4.-Women are
not going to wear tight skirts any more.
Such is fashion, decree for next
spring and summer: The makers of
American styles for women have de-
cided upon that one point, and are
to confirm their decision at the twenty
fifth semiannual convention of the Ma
tional Cloak, Suit and Skirt Manufac.
turers' Association, which opened here
to-day.
Statements made last night are that
women will wear tailor r-made suits, with
plenty of plaits in the skirt. when thev
start out on their Easter morning dis.
play of fincry.
Styles will be much more severe and
practical. The coat must be short
about twentyfour inches-with "ordi-
nary" sleeves and of "plain, quiet
color Skirts will be about six inches
from the ground.
If woman prefers a coat to wear
with skirt and shirt waist, it shall he
full from the waist down, with beted
effects and patch pockets.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-04
REVENUE STAMPS COMING
Decision Has Been Reached Not to .se
Stickers on Marriage
s.EE Licenses

At the Internal Revenue office in the
Federal building, Deputy Collector
Bricker has been busily engaged in
smoothing out all sorts of complica-
tions, and to-day says that things are
proceeding very satisfactorily regard
ing the use of the emergency tax
stamps, He has explained to nearly
every person in this city and vicinity
who is affected by the tax, that rec
ords may be kept of proprietary goods
sold, until stamps can be procured
here, and payment Of the tax can then
be made, by the purchasing and can
ceiling of stickers to the amount of OBJ
legation.
The internal revenue officers have
promised to protect persons subject to
taxation who cannot procure stamps,
until enough of the labels are on hand
to meet all demands. There will then
be no excuse for not using the stamps
A supply of documentary stamps, of
the sort now on sale only at banks, is
expected to be on hand tomorrow at
the revenue Office in the Federal build
ing.
No Stamps on Marriage Licenses
Unofficial dispatches from Washing
ton, d. c., this morning led Oscar G..
Wickersham, Dauphin County, s Record
er, to decide not to place war tax
stamps on marriage license certificates
issued out of his office. The dispatch
had it that it was not Congress in
tention to discourage marriages by
placing a taxation on licenses
Guided by paragraph in the new
Federal statute which provides that
certificates shall be taxed ten cents
each and also the fact marriage licenses
were taxed following the Spanish
American war, the Recorder since last
Tuesday has been placing one ten cent
stamp ON the certificates. There are
two certificates in Injunction with the
license although the Recorder deemed
only one liable to the tax because on
one of the papers must be returned to
his Office for fling.
Money to Be Refunded
The Recorder has decided to refund
to the couples who obtained revenue
stamped licenses, the amount of the
| tax although he will not ask for the
return of the stamp. Mr.. Wickersham
said he will be obliged to bear the loss
which will not exceed a dollar.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-04
The Deadly Toll of Typhoid Fever
BU iS9OciufPd Press

Jacksonville, Dee. 4.-Eight thou
sand lives are lost annually in the
United States as result of typhoid
fever among persons who apparently
recover from that disease but die from
its debilitating effects, according to
Lcuis /. Dublin, statistcian of a life
insurance company, in an address be-
fore the convention of the American
Public Health Association to-day.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-04
RAIN CAUSES LARGE DEFICIT
The Hagerstown Fair of 1914 Shows
S5,461.3O Short

Hagerstown, Nd, Dee. 4.-The Ha-
gerstown fair of 1914 showed a deficit
of $5,461.3O, according to the state
ment of Treasurer Thompson A.
Brown given out yesterday, caused by
the inclement weather. Every day, with
the exception of the opening Tuesday,
it rained.
The chief items of expense for the
year were the extensive improvements
made on the fair grounds. This cost
alone reached the figure of s19,799.-
II. The COW barn was erected at a
cost of 1,969.99 automobile build
ing, s3,50S.42, and tunnel under race
track, $2,1SS.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-04
FUNERAL OF JOHN c. KUNKEL
Man Well Known in Harrisburg to Be
Buried Tomorrow

The funeral services of John c. Kun,
kel, 56 years Old who died yesterday
morning at $50 O'Clock at his home,
IL South Front street, will be held to-,
morrow afternoon at the home at .
o clock. Services and burial, which will
he made in the family plot in the Har-
risburg cemetery, will be private. Mr..
kunkel was well known in Harrisburg.
having lived here all his life.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-04
MARRIED AT HAGERSToWN
Two Middletown Couples Are Welded
In MARYLAND CITY

Hagerstown, Md, Dec. 4.-The FOL.
lowing Pennsylvania couples were
married here:
William H. Lutz and Miss r. Nav
Shafer, both of Middletown, at the
parsonage of st. Paul's NJ. f. church,
by the Rev. d. d. Pate.
Luther R. Letterman, of Lewistown,
and Miss Eletha r. Watts, of lola, a5
the First Baptist parsonage by the
Rev. f. *. Thomas.
Grover G. Stroup, of Middletown,
and Sarah Seiders, of Royalton, by the
Rev. Mr.. Thomas
Mancelot Shank and Miss Anna l..
Walburn, Hedgeville, at the parson-
age of the Evangelical church, by the
pastor, the Rev. f. G. Bason.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-04
Y. A. s. G.. CLUB HOLDS DANCE
Many Young People Spend Pleasant
Evening at Horner's Cottage

The 7. A. 5. G. Club held dance
at Horner s cottage last night. Among
the dancers were the following:
Misses Mary Hartfelter, Laura
Burte, Virginia Lingle, Jennie Stewart,
Mary Cain, Carrie Rod, Minnie Hart.
man, Fannie Shope, Helen Anderson
and Mary Smucker; William Hartfelter,
Frank Hartfelter, James Anderson,
Roy Hopkins, Harris Baker, John Heis-
ey, Frank Hamilton, Elmer Lutz and
Joe Wilson.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-04
Petrograd Claims Success at Lodz

London, Dec 4, 5.32 p. MIN a
dispatch from Petrograd the correspond
ent of the "Central News says: "Tha
battle of LODI has ended in success for
the Russian troops, according to the
"Bourse Gazette, which adds that
great numbers of German prisoners,
cannon and machine guns are being
brought into LODI
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-04
Peace in Ohio Mine Strike Fails

Cleveland, o., Dec. 4.-The joint
conference of the miners and operators
the eastern Ohio coal
fields, where $1,000 miners have been
on strike since April first, last, ad-
journed sine die at 1910 O'Clock this
afternoon breaking off all negotiations
toward a settlement of the strike
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-04
COURT HOUSE
KEYSTONE GETS CONTRACT
Will Supply County With "a Triennial
Assessment Books

The Keystone Printing and Binding
Company, the lowest bidder, to day was
awarded the contract for furnishing
the county with sixty-four triennial
assessment books. The bid was STA.
Other proposals and bidders were as
follows; Telegraph Printing Company.
Sl7S; Star Printing Company,
$297.5O; j. A. Thompson, $1S5.6O.
The award was made by the County
Commissioners who also had asked for
bids on school tax assessment books.
These books, it has been found. now
are not needed.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-04
Theatrical Company Bankrupt

New York, Dec. Am involuntary
petition in bankruptcy was filed this
afternoon against the Liebler Company,
theatrical producers, by Harry Askin,
of Chicago, and two other creditors of
this city. The petition estimates the
firms liabilities at approximately
$350,000 and states that the value of
its assets is unknown.