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Washington Journal., 1914-07-11

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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-03-06

Sox pitcher, had q son named BUD,
a good tough kid at that time. The
players told Smitty he ought to spank
Bud as he was getting too Smart"
from being with the players, but
Smitty said it was all right.
One day Smitty was pitching and
the Maps were pounding him all over
the lot. He was hot, angry and dis
tressed. Finally he managed to get
the side out and returned to the
bench. ~'---.-..-- ..r
"Hully gee, paw remarked Bud.
"You haven't got a thing"
Smitty gave him the spanking of
his life right there.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-03-06

the other clubs have a chance.
1t is that indefinable thing called
"class" that makes major league
teams stronger. They have the play
ers at the heighth of their abilities,
spur them on by exciting ambition
and offering rewards. The minors are
composed of young, ambitious, mex
perienced men who are going back"
Among them are number of those
peculiar players who are world beat
ers in the minors and failures in the
majors, fellows who, lacking some
thing, are useless in the big show.
One sees more close, low score
games in the major leagues. One
sees more well pitched games. One
sees more consistent fielding, and the
form is truer.
But-to me there is more interest
in a minor league game than in a
major league contest. The element
of the unexpected arises more fire.
quently; there are more thrills, more
hitting, more errors, more action.
errors, more action Last summer
l watched six minor league games
in six days and saw five as
fiercely fought, interesting games
as one would wish to see. The fol-
lowing week l saw the Athletics play
seven games, and only one was a real
contest. The major league game was
too steady, too perfect. They lacked
action. 80.
DIN HNT IICJN -.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-03-06

Koji Yamada is making American
GUESTS take second look in the big
billiard tournament now on at Chi
cago. He is the best billiard player
Japan has yet produced. Yamada is
understood, even for Jap.
NUFF SEQ
why don't you advertise your
business?"
81 do. tell it to my wife.
There is a discussion on among
New Jerseyites as to whether ""-'S
set or sit: Correspondent in Rose
Hill, Los Angeles, Cal, says his lay.
That is better,
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-09
French SUFFER heavy
losses IN Attacks At
NANCY. States BERLIN

Berlin, Dee. 3, by Wireless TO Lon
don, 4.10 D. m.-The efheial state
ment issued hy the German army head
quarters this afternoon says:
To the west of Rheims, fishery,
although flying the Red Cross flag, has
been bOmbarded and set on fire by our
troops AS we had eertained by means
of photographs taken by our aviators,
that behind the fishery was hidden a
French heavy battery.
French attacks in the district
around Sousin and on the villages OF
NarenneS and Nouquers. in the eastern
part OF the forest of ArSonne. were re.
pulsed at heavy losses to the enemy.
In the forest of Argonne it is said
ground was gained in several places.
on this occasion We took a number of
prisoners.
''The French suffered heavy losses
in the battles reported yesterday to the
north of Nancy. Our losses were com.
paratively small. No new reports are
at hand from East Prussia.
I'm Northern Poland our troops are
in close touch with the Russians who
have come to q standsSin in strongly
fortified position. East of the Marta
the fighting for Lowiez continues.
In Southern Poland, Austrio Hun.
garian troops fighting side bv side with
our troops, have successfully renewe.3
the attack
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-09
MRS. KEITER FOUND dead
Mother-in-law of George W. McIlhen-
ny, Republican Leader, Victim
of Apoplexy in Bathroom

Mrs. Florence Keiter, mother-in law
of George W. McIlhenny, leader of the
Republican organization in this county
and treasurer of the Harrisburg
School Board, was found dead at $40
o clock this morning in BATHROOM in
the home of Mr.. MeIlhenny, 25 North
Thirteenth street, where she had lived
for the last eight years. DIR. G. E.
Bill found the cause of death was
apoplexy.
Mrs. Keiter was the widow of the
late P. W. Keiter, of Williamstown, and
was 81 years old. She left seven chill
dren: DIR. l. A. Keiter, Wiconisco; DR..
G. F. Keiter, Philadelphia; Charles o.
Keiter, Liverpool, Pa; Mrs. Ellie
Thompson, Williamstown; Mrs. George
W. McIlhenny, Annie R. Keiter and
Jennie M. Keiter, of this city.
The following sisters also SURVIVES:
Mrs. James Messersmith, of this city;
Mrs. Emma Messner, Williamstown; !;
Mrs. H. Roush, Middleburg. There are
seven surviving grandchildren. and
three great-grandehildren The funeral
arrangements had not been made late
this afternoon.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-09
P. KUNKEL TO RUN AGAIN
Announces He Will for the Second
Time Oppose Michael E. stroup
for District Attorneyship

Paul A. Kunkel. brother of Judge
George kunkel and member of the
Dauphin county bar. who was defeated
by Michael f. Stroup in the race for
District Attorney in 1911, to-day an
nounced he will again enter the race for
that office in the election in 1915.
'Stroup already has announced himself
a candidate for reelection.
Kunkel said he has not decided def
nitely what party nomination he will
seek, although he added that he NAV
run Independently, $50 as to be non.
PARTISAN Later he said he will like
ly be candidate at the Democratic pri-
maries ana also oppose the County
Prosecutor foI the Republican nomina-
tion.
The fight for District Attorney in
1911 waxed into hot contest and end
ed with Stroup having a plurality of
less than 100 votes. Kunkel was the
fusion candidate on the Democratic
and Keystone tickets, and reports that
some of the tickets marked in his ia
vor, crosses, one in the Democratic and
another in the keystone blocks. had
been thrown out, led to Kunkel con
testing his opponent S election.
About one hundred witnesses were
called to testify in the inquiry which
was conducted by Judge McCarrell and
during which several ballot boxes were
opened. However, Stroup was ulti-
mately found to be the winner. A part
of the costs in that suit have NOT vet
been paid, the question of liability for
the costs not yet having been decided
by the court
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-09
LADY DECIES WOUNDED
BY AN AEROPLAhE BOMB

London, Dee. "a correspondent of
the Westminster Gazette, +" telegraph.
ing from Dunkirk, says in an undated
dispatch:
"As l write, Taube German aero.
planel is reported approaching.
ION the occasion of the last visit of
a Taube one of the bombs killed a
woman and wounded a young girl so
that it was necessary to amputate her
arm.
Lady Decies formerly Miss vivien
Could, who has been active in Red
Cross work here for the past couple of
months, happened 70 be passing close
to the spot where the bomb fell. She
was struck in the shoulder by splinter
of iron, and as long as she lives will
carry the mark as a. memento.
Regardless of her own wound. Lady
Deeies went to the assistance of the
little girl.''
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-09
Movement Started for
Municipal Institution
to Care for Cases of
Contagious Diseases
POOR DIRECTORS
ARE BACKING 1T
Mrs Lyman D. Gilbert, for the Visiting
Nurses Association, and Represent
atives of Other Local Charities Give
the Plan Their Endorsement

With charitable societies and the
City Board of Health Offering their co.
operation and assistance. both financial.
ly and otherwise, !. was officially an.
nounced from the Office of the Directors
of the Poor this morning that a move
ment is to be begun at once toward the
establishment of municipal hospital.
This institution is intended to take
care of all contagious diseases, small
pox excepted, and, while the cost of the
treatment of patients suffering from
such diseases will be borne by the coun-
ty and city alone, 1t is not intended
that the hospital shall be recognized as
one to be used exclusively for indi-
gents.
The plan to establish such hospital
has been the subject of a number of
suggestions made to the Directors of the
Poor within the last year. the last of
which came this morning from the Wis
iting Nurses Association through a
committee composed of Mrs. Lyman D.
Gilbert and Miss Mary Miller, the Wis
iting nurse The plan also was incor-
perated in suggestions which DIR. John
M. J. Raunick, City Health Officer,
made to the old City Councils. He also
referred the subject to the present
City Commissioners year ago.
To Cost $4,000 First Year
Under the testative arrangements,
data on cost of the hospital construc-
tion and maintenance will be gathered
from the managers Of similar institu-
tions in the State and then will be sub
mitted to the Directors of the Poor
for action This, it is believed, will
not exceed $4,000 in the first year.
The cost of maintenance alone will be
comparatively small, it is believed.
The need for municipal hospital,
the Directors of the Poor say, is now
apparent and, in their opinion, its es-
Continued ON Thirteenth Page
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-09
Secretary McAdoo. in
Annual Report. Tells
How Impending Pan
ic Was Thwarted
TREASURY DEPT
TO THE RESCUE
By Formation of sfOO.O00.e0O Gold
Pool. Si35,00O.O0O Cotton Loan
Fund and Other Timely Moves, Sit
uation Was Relieved

Washington, Dee. 9.-Seeretary Me.
Adoo, in his annual report to Congress
to-day outlined at length the steps ia,
ken by the Treasury Department to re-
store confidence and support American
business, shaken and weakened by the
European war.
A catastrophe of calamitous pro.
portions, said the report, was mar.
rOwly averted. 1t is tribute to the
economic strength and soundness of the
country and TO the patriotism of its
people in every class and walk of life
that the shock has been so admirably
withsteoi. A panic of eataelysmic pro.
portions might easily have resulted and
If it had, the injury to the country
would have been inealculable and many
years would have been required to
overcome its effects.
Factors in Reviving Confidence
By formation of the s100, 900, 900
gold pool, the s135, 100000 cotton
loan fund, issues of emergency cur
reney and the deposit of crop moving
money in national banks, the situation
was relieved. and confidence was re-
vived, the report says.
Through the prompt and effective
action of the Treasury Department and
with the cordial and intelligent co-op-
Grafton of the banking and business in
terests of the country, the danger has
been averted, says the report, con
'fdenee has been restored and specie
payments have been maintained in the
face of the world. AT no time since
the war broke out has there been. to
the knowledge of this department, with
the exception of few isolated eases,
a failure on the part of any solvent
national bank TO honor its checks in
currency or money or to meet its obli-
cations. The general revival of bust
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-09
Wife of State Statisti.
clan Fired at Masher
Who Followed Her
Maid Into the House
BALL LODGED
IN THE CEILING
Intruder, Who Had Forced His atte,.
tons or the Girl, Fled at tho Report
OF the Pistol-Bansing of Screen
Door Told of His Departure

the poor aim of Mrs. Wilmer r.
Batt, wife of the register of vital stat.
istlcs IN the State Department. of
Health, is responsible for the eseapo
from injury of an unwelcomc masber
who followed a maid servant into tho
batt home, 2lSS North Second street
early this morning MRS. Batt tired nne
Snot from revolver pointed down the
slairs from the second story of her
nome but 1t missed the mark, lodged in
tne ceiling and the intruder got away.
Inc banging of 4 screen door an IN.
staht after The shot was fired told the
two women of his hasty departure.
Fhyls Gablonska the maid, is an
Austrian, who speaks broken English
She was waiting for ear in Market
square ut 1.S0 clock last night aft.
err attending a show at motion pictare
theatre, when she was approached bv
the man.
What ear do you takef" he asked.
Second street, she replied.
The man got onto the same car and
later asked her what street she intend.
ed to get off at. She told him "Wood.
blne, and he replied that he lived in
Woodbine street. When Woodbine
street was reached both the man and
girl left the car.
Until she started along Second
street the girl did not know she was
being followed. She walked to the rear
door of the Bait home and remon-
strated with the man when he went up
on the rear porch He refused TO leave
and the girl attempted to get into the
house. He, however forced his way
into the kitchen. The girl told him she
would call her mistress and then she
fled to the second floor to Mrs. Bats
room. She hurriedly told her story to
Mrs. Bait, who went to the head of the
stairs and shouted:
"lf there is man down there he
would better get out, for I'm going to
shoot.
She followed that declaration with n
shot from a 22-calibre pistol and then
the screen door banged telling of a
hurried departure. The bullet lodged in
the plaster ceiling of the stairway aud
did no other damage. The maid de.
scribed the man to the police as about
26 years old and feet inches tall.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-09
Shoots Girl and HIMSELF
Petty Naval Officer Kills Sister of Con.
way, Member of Tri-State
Baseball Team
By associated Press.

Philadelphia, Dee. 9.-Jesse Adams,
petty officer on the battleship Illinois,
stationed at the Philadelphia navy
yard, shot and killed young woman
named Anna Conway at her home here
early to-day and then committed sui
eide.
According to the police, Adams shot
the girl because she refused to ,marry
him. Adams, whose home address was
given as Oakland, ILL.,, was 35 years old
The girl was "a.
Miss Conway was a teacher in pub
lie school and was sister to Conway
member of Tri-State baseball team,
Officials of the Harrisburg baseball
team of the Tri-State League said this
afternoon they could not renll that a
man named Conway plqyed with any
team in the league.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-09
SNOW OR RAIN IN PROSPECT
Little Change in Weather Conditions
for Tomorrow

There is little hope for an improve
ment in weather conditions before to.
morrow night, according to reports from
the local Office of the Weather Bureau
to-day. Except for the departure Of
the severe storm and its place being
taken by a secondary one of consider
able less strength there is no big change
in conditions, cloudiness being still gen
eral over a greater portion of the coun-
try.
Snow or rain is forecasted for this
afternoon and might and probably to-
morrow, with not much change in ten.
perature. With its center in Montana
a high pressure area has moved in from
Canada lowering temperatures there
somewhat. Snow, however, is still fall
ing in the central valleys.
The minimum temperature still how
ers around the freezing point and no
change is expected tonight.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-09
JURY WHEEL USED 80 YEARS
Spins LAST time TO-DAY
Old Device, Known to Have Been op-
Grated as Long Ago as 1884, Is Re-
moved and a Modern, Fire-proof,
Steel Wheel Is Substituted

The little jury wheel which has been
in service in Dauphin county for at
least eighty years-records show it was
in use in 1SS4-passed into history to,
day. Hundred and hundreds of times it
has been opened and the names of men
liable for Jury duty placed in it to be
drawn subsequently,. More than fifty
thousand names have been dropped into
it through the little slot, To-day it
was brushed aside and steel. fire.
proof and much larger wheel substi.
tuted.
The new wheel has capacity of .
600 names. President Judge George
kunkel and Jury Commissioners Ed.
ward Dapp and Samuel NJ. Taylor to.
day inserted in the wheel the names of
800 Dauphin countians from whom the
1915 court iuries will be selected.
1t has been the custom for wears ia
place that number of names in the
wheel annually. From the abandoned
wheel 157 names were extracted this
Continued ON Eighth Page.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-09
late WAR news SUMMARY

Important advance of the allied
troops, in their new effort to throw
back the German invaders in France
are reported to-day by the French War
Omces- In the east, according to a
statement Of the Russian military au-
thorities. serious defeat has been in
ficted on the Germans. in the Galician
campaign
The, French statement of to-day is
one Of the most opti mistic of any
which has been issued since the Ger
mans settled down in trenches across
France and the long siege begun It in
dicates that the offensive movement of
the allies Is even more general than
had been disclosed previously. Although
the announcement gives few details,
references to the capture Of entrenched
positions and the blowing up of a
French trench by Germans tends to
show that the engagements now in pro-
gress is being contested furiously. The
statement refers to the advantages Of
the allies from Arras southwark along
the Aisne, on the heights of the Meuse,
IN the Argonne and in the Vosges.
Roughly speaking. this takes In all of
the line from the Belgian border across
France and into Alsace.
1t is reported unofhcially from Ber-
hin that Emperor William, whose illness
was announced yesterday, is suffering
from pneumonia and nervous depression.
The Emperor is quoted in Berlin as
having told his troops recently that
Continued on EIxhth PAGE
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-09
TWELVE LUCKY PERSONS
GET 0RPHEUM TICKETS
FREE In PRESENT WEEK

Twelve persons have enjoyed or
will enjoy the excellent show at the
Orpheum this week as guests of the
Star-Independent.
Last Monday the Star r-Independ-
ent began a plan of giving away, alb
solutely free. two Orpheum tickets.
each day for the rest. of the the.
atrical season.
The persons who get these tickets
are selected in novel manner A
young lady is blindfolded and is
given Boyd's Directory of Harris
burg and vicinity. She opens it at
random and makes a mark on the
page with pencil. To the person
whose name is nearest the mark is
awarded the tickets.
In this way no partiality is shown
the name of the person who gets
the tickets is announced in the form
of a WANT" For Rent" "For
Sale" or similar advertisement in
the classified columns.
The idea of putting the announce.
ments in this way is to get people
in the habit of reading through these
interesting little advertisements. So
far four tickets have been awarded
two on Monday to George Clio
vanus, 20S Market street, and two
yesterday to Miss Blanche v. Nc.
Cormiek, $50 Race street.
Two more will be given away to.
day.
Perhaps You are lucky enough to
get them. Look through the classi-
fed ads and find out. If your name
is there you will easily find it.
The Star-Independent takes great
pleasure in giving out these tickets.
There is satisfaction in affordina
two persons every day the enjoyment
of treat at the Orpheum.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-09
L e t ter Writers Ar e
Basing Reasons for
Choices on Needs of
Christmas Season
SCHOOL GIRL
GETS AN AW ARD
Those Presenting Best Reasons for
Their Selections Are Lucetta Nc
Elheny, Gladys T. Kaufman and
H. B. Hoagland

The Christmas spirit has begun to
perNade the many letters coming to the
Bargain Editor 5 desk. selecting what
the writers consider the best offers on
the Star-Independent' Bargain and
Educational Page. Contestants for the
prizes are basing their reasons for their
selections in MANY instances on the
needs of the season, thus to some extent
strengthening their arguments.
The winners of the prizes this week
are: Lueetta MeElheny, Enhaut. first
prize of SS; Gladys T. Kaufman. 1907
North Sixth street. second prize of So,
and Il. B. Heagland, 1401 North Front
street, third prize of 81.
The second prize-winner. who saws
she is a S-year-old school girl. was Sc.
leeted solely on the merit of her letter,
without allowances for her age. Her
reasons for considering cakes the best
bargain are simple and natural ones,
and she presents them as though she
means exactly what she is saving. Her
contribution is above many entries.
coming from her elders.
School children, by going over to-
days Bargain Page of the Star-Inde-
pendent very carefully, with the assist.
anee of their parents perhaps. should
be able to write letters TO the Bargain
Editor which will stand a good chance
of winning prizes next week. The
money will be acceptable to children,
as well as to older folks, for the pur-
chasing of Christmas presents.
The prize-winning letters this week
follow:
First Prize-winner
Bargain Editor:
Dear Sir
The best bargain offered this week
on your Bargain and Educational page
Continued on Ninth Page.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-09
Wife and Child of DR.. Eugene w. Lyttle
Succumbed to Pneumonia

Many of the teachers of the city win
recall DIR. Eugene w. Lyttle, of Albany,
regent of New York State University,
who has spoken at several teachers in
stitutes here. Two weeks ago DIR. and
Mrs. Lyttle and their sons were taken
to an Albany hospital suffering from
attacks of pneumonia. Mrs. Lyttle and
Warren, the Oldest son, died this week,
and the other son is still in critical
condition.
The Albany Journal" says that the
entire city is sympathizing with DR..
Lyttle- He is a cousin of Mrs. Mabel
Cronise Jones, of this city.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-09
EMPEROR WILLIAM REPORTED
SUFFERING FROM PNEUMONIA

London, Dec 3, sos P. M.-Emper-
or William is suffering from pneumonia.
which is combined with nervous de.
preston due to overexertion, according
TO kilograms from Berlin forwarded bv
the Amsterdam correspondent of the
Exchange Telegraph Company.
The message adds that the German
Emperor's doctors have advised him not
to return to the front.