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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-22
Mrs. Lydia Lewis. 60.
Attacked by Masked
Pair Who Enter Her
Home in Carlisle
SHE FIGHTS FOR
CHRISTMAS CASH
Not Until Burglars Push Revolver in
Her Face Does She Give UP Keys
to Her Trunk-Intruders Then Take
$40 and Leave Her Unconscious
Especial to the star-Independent.)

Especial to the Star Independently
Carlisle, Pa, Dec. 22.-Mrs. Lydia
Lewis, 60 years old, Of North Pitt
street, just two blocks from the centre
of the city, was beaten and robbed in
her home by two masked men at 7.S0
injured that there is little hope for her
recovery.
Mrs. Lewis was alone in the house
when the thugs entered by the front
door and extinguished the light in the
oil lamp which she was using. Search
ing the room with dark lantern they
at last located a trunk for which they
demanded the keys from Mrs. Lewis.
Upon her refusal to let them have
the keys the men choked her and then
beat her over the head. She, however,
refused to give up the keys until they
pointed revolver in her face. After
the burglars got the keys they quickly
opened the trunk and took $40 which
Mrs. Lewis had been saving for Christ
mas, and made their escape.
She tainted shortly after giving up
the keys as she was found unconscious
short time afterward by her 10-year-
old grandson, who lives with her. Just
before the entry of the burglars Mrs
Lewis, who is a widow and lives alone
except for her grandson, and a nurse
In the day time, had sent her grandson
to the postotfice where he was at the
time of the robbery. Up to noon to-
day the police had made no arrests.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-22
"HARDSCRABBLE" Claims
FAR EXCEED Assessments
While 90 Per Cent. of the Property
Owners Ask for $154,55O, City
Places Only S54,67O Valuation on
These Properties for Taxation

The damages and losses to be sus-
tanned by sixty per cent. of the prop
erty owners in the T" Hardscrabble -
district, which is to be wiped out in
connection with the reopening of Front
street from Herr to Calder, according
to their own estimates which they for
warded in proposals of sale to the City
Solicitor, are about 100000 higher
than the city assessments, upon which
basis the owners now are paying city,
State and county taxes. Such was the
announcement made to the City Com
missioners this afternoon by City Clerk
Charles A. Miller, who has compiled a
report from the assessments and the
city assessment books.
The estimated damages to thirty
three properties, owned by twenty-five
individuals, are $154,550. One of the
property owners refused to submit an
estimate, saying the property is not for
sale. The city valuation on all these
properties is s54,s7O.
Some of the property owners fix their
estimated losses to be as much as 500
per cent. greater than the city assess
ment. Others let the estimate down to
a 800 per cent. increase. On the other
hand, Sarah f. Freed asks only $4,000
for property assessed at S3700
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-22
Cincinnati Holds Body
of Bandit for Identi-
fication With Other
Crimes
REV ARD OF $500
is IN DISPUTE
Blair County Court Will Decide
Whether Money offered for the Des-
perado's Arrest Will Go to the
Salem, O., Chief of Police

The refusal of Coroner Foertmeyer,
of Cincinnati, to release the body of
Frank &. Hohl, the Harrisburg auto
mobile bandit, who was killed last
Thursday in a revolver duel with po-
licemen after robbing two banks and
fatally wounding Patrolman Knaul,
was mainly due to attitude of the Gin
cinnati police who are making every
and about that city. A dispatch re-
eeived to-day from Cincinnati reads:
"The coroner declared that the
criminal deeds of Hohl were so many
in this city and vicinity that he had
decided to hold the body until several
crimes which it now believed Hohl had
knowledge of were cleared up by iden-
tifeation at the morgue. That was his
only reason for refusing to ship the
body at once.
The police here do not credit the
story that Hohl' S body is being held in
Cincinnati pending the payment of a
reward of $1,000 by the Altoona au-
thorities for the "eapture of Hohl dead
or alive No such reward has been
offered in Altoona, according to the
Harrisburg police who have been in
close touch with the situation since
Hohl's S robbery of the Union bank in
Altoona last march.
$500 Reward in Dispute
A reward of $500 was offered by
Blair county following the robbery of
the Union bank, in Altoona, for the
arrest and conviction - of Hohl. lie
was arrested following that robbery
by the chief of police of Salem, o.,
but subsequently escaped from the
Blair county Jail. Whether or not
Blair county is liable for that reward
is question now in the hands of Pres
ident Judge Baldridge. Argument was
made a week ago and the judges de-
cision is now being awaited. The chief
of police of Salem, o., will get the re-
ward should the court rule it must be
paid.
District Attorney Marion D. Patter-
Continued on Eighth Page.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-22
T wo German-Owned
Vessels T a k e n as
They Approach the
Falkland Islands
SUSPECTED AS
STORE SHIPS
Vessels Taken by King Georges Sub
jects Said to Be the Baden and
Santa Isabel-F1ew Hamburg Amer
ican Line Flag

London, Dec. %, 2.23 4. Mt
is announced that British warships have
captured near the Falkland Island two
German owned steamers which were
acting as store ships to the German
ships. They were the Baden and Santa
Isabel, both flying the flag of the Ham
burg American Line.
A Buenos Aires dispatch on Decem-
ber 8 reported that three German mer-
ehantmen had been captured and sunk
by British or Japanese off Terre Del
Fuego. One of the steamers was said
to have been the property of the Ger
man Cosmos Line.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-22
Correction as to Shopping Hours

Yesterday, for the first time in the
Christmas season, most of the big Mar
ket street stores were open at night for
the accommodation of Christmas shop
pers. This policy will be continued until
Christmas, including next Thursday
evening, Christmas Eve, by most of the
stores. The Bowman & Co. store, how
ever, although it will be open this even
ing and tomorrow evening, will close
at CLOCK on Thursday, Christmas
Eve. 1t was incorrectly stated in this
newspaper last evening that the stores,
generally. will be closed on the night
of Christmas Eve.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-22
TRY TO CRACK STATION SAFE
Thieves Get Only 50 Cents From P. R.
R. Ticket Office, Elizabethtown

Especial to the Star-Independent)
Elizabethtown. III, Dec. %. =
Thieves broke into the passenger sta
ton of the Pennsylvania railroad here
early yesterday morning and iimmied
open the door to thu ticket office. They
were frightened away, presumably by
track walker, after they had made an
unsuccessful attempt to crack the safe
The thieves got the money that was
in the cash drawer-only So cents
Entrance to the station was gained
by prying away the window screen and
forcing the window after breaking the
fastenings.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-22

The Park Commission to-day an
nounced that the ice at Wildwood Park
is very thick and is perfectly safe for
skating. Several dozen skaters to-day
took advantage Of the ice and visited
Wildwood Park and last night several
hundred people were on the lake. The
ice is rather rough in spots but this
does not seem to mar the pleasure OF
the skaters.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-22
COPPERS GET PRESENTS
Fred T. Cartwright Remembers Those
Who Worked at Tabernacle

Fred t. Cartwright, custodian with
the Slough evangelistic party, which
closed the campaign here on Sunday,
remembered the many policemen who
did service at the tabernacle during
the seven weeks stay in this city. He
presented packages of handkerchief to
all of them, not forgetting the heads
of the department. The day force re-
eeived the gifts at roll call this morning
and the night force will get them this
evening.
Mr.. Cartwright was the last of the
Slough party to leage the city, leaving
with Mrs. Cartwright this morning.
During the stay in this city Mr.. Cart
wright and all of the policemen were
firm friends and they hold a warm spot
in their hearts for him.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-22

WALL STREET CLOSING

New York, Dec. 22.-The market
kas put to another test in the final hour
when fresh selling sent prices lower.
AS usual, the movement centered
around Steel, which changed hands In
blocks up to 1900 shares and receded
to 4S 81. The closing was weak. Viz
tually all stocks Of speculative or in
vestment value yielded to further sell
ing pressure to-day, under leads Of
Steel and other favorites. New low rec
ords for the current movement was
general.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-22
THIEVES GET CHURCH CASH
Take It From Home of Treasurer When
Latter Attends Service

Especial to the Star-1ndependent)
Middletown, Pa, Dec. While
the family was attending church serv-
ices Sunday night, thieves broke into
the home of Christian Lands, Dock
street, Royalton, and stole several dol
lars. The robbery was not discovered
by Mr.. Landis until to-day. Mr.. Ian
dis is treasurer of the Royalton United
Brethren church, and it was money
from the church fund, which the treas
urer had received on Sunday morning,
that the thieves stole.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-22
NOTICE TO MINISTERS

Programs for Christmas services
in the churches Friday must reach
the Star-Independent Office not later
than o clock tomorrow afternoon,
for publication in Thursday Is issue.
Owing to the fact that the Star
Independent office will be closed Fri
day, notices for next Sundays serv-
ices must be received by 8 o'clock
Thursday afternoon.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-22
Cheek Cut While coasting

Girst Dunkle, years old, 2130
Jefferson street, was injured yesterday
afternoon while coasting down hill
near his heme. While falling on the
hin sled ran into his left cheek, in
fiieting laceration six inches long.
pital.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-22
Christmas Tree bx Parcel Post

Norristown, Pa, Dec. 22.-For the
first time in the existence of the post
Office here, Christmas tree came
through the mails to-day by parcel
post from Wernersville.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-22
Local School Board Re-
solved in 1903 to
Employ An Instruc-
tor in the Language
PLAN NEVER
CARRIED OUT
Statement Made by Former President
of the Board, Henry G. Orth, Core
spends With the Records, as Con-
firmed by Secretary Hammelbaugh

Present agitation in this city for the
introduction of the study of Spanish
into the local high schools has brought
to light the fact that there is on the
minutes of the School Board resolu-
tion adopted more than ten years ago,
calling for the employment of an in
structor in the Spanish language in a
local high school. This resolution has
never been put into force, but has been
disregarded and all but forgotten.
A letter received to-day by the Star
Independent from Henry G. Orth, for
mer president of the School Board, tells
how he presented a resolution providing
for the study of Spanish in the high
school, how it was adopted and how the
school authorities failed to take neces-
sary action to put its provisions into
force. lie suggests that the demand for
Spanish as course of study in the
local high school exists now as it did
when he introduced his resolution. and
could to advantage be satisfied at this
time
Records Confirms Statement
Daniel ID. Hanmefoaugh, secretary of
the School Board, read Mr.. Orth s let
ter this morning and confirmed the
statement there made that, buried in
the records of the board, there is a reso-
luton, passed May 20, 1903, providing
for the teaching of the Spanish Ian
guage in the high school. He said the
resolution has merely been disregarded,
and that no efforts have ever been made
to revive it.
When the School Board in 1903 de-
termined that Spanish should be taught
in this city, the decision was reached
largely because of the acquisition sew
eral years before of the Spanish col
onies by the United States and the con
sequent demand for Spanish-speaking
Americans in those islands. Those who
to-day advocate the study of Spanish
Continued ON seventh PAGE
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Continued on Eighth Page.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-22
Records Confirms Statement
Skating at wildwood

Continued ON seventh Pas
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-09-10
MAY TRY OPERATION ON INSANE.
Test of State Law Cannot be Made I'm
til Move for Application.

DIR. Maude r. Williams, Milwaukee,
is preparing her report to the state
board of control on the advisability of
sterilizing certain persons in Wiscon-
sins penal and charitable institutions.
Authority to do this is conferred by a
recent law, which has not yet been ap-
piled. There are at least two dozen
persons, now insane and some with
criminal tendencies, who would be fit
subjects for the operation, it is said,
and DR.. Williams has been investigat-
ing their condition and ascertaining
whether they or their relatives would
object to the operation. Relatives of
some patients have asked that it be
performed in the hope that the opera
ton may help to clear away their men
tai clouds. Recently the federal court
i'll Iowa declared unconstitutional the
law of that state, and the New Jersey
state supreme court has rendered a
similar decision with respect to the
New Jersey law. Many of the defects
in those statutes have been found in
the Wisconsin act, but test case can
not be started until an attempt be made
to put the law into effect.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-09-10

On incidental result Of the primary
election seems to have been the repu-
diation and utter rout of Mary Ann.
The electors of Wisconsin do not be-
lieve in the second-choice complication
and will have nothing to do with it..
The argument which has been made
by those seeking to defend the plan is
that it confers upon the individual
voter the power to do what delegates
tc nominating conventions did in the
cid days-that is to select second
candidate in case his first choice fails
RI secure a majority of the votes. AS
. matter of fact, however, the situation
at the polls is substantially different
from that at a convention, the oppor-
tunities for consultation and for intro
ducing new names being absent. The
convention system, when there was a
deadlock at the outset, often nominated
dark horse. That was very diff
ferent thing from what the Mary Ann
system proposes-the offer of a contri-
button toward the nomination of some
one you are trying to beat, if you can t
effect the nomination of the one you
are anxious to elect. Voters would in
deed act like dumb, driven cattle" if
they supinely followed directions as to
whom to ballot for as their first choice
and also indicated a second choice, gov
erned by the preference and suggestion
ion political leader. At the next SEES
sion of the legislature the second
choice provision in regard to voting
should be repealed. 1t cutters up the
statute books, it adds to the expense
Cf printing election ballots, it muddles
voters and it makes unnecessary work
for the workers in the booths. 1t is
stupid and vicious redundancy and
unmitigated misunderstanding Wis
consin.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-09-10

That the Stars and STRIPES of the
United States would furnish more pro.
lection tina ma regiment of soldiers ia
the story of Mrs. Rudolph Borken.
hagen, well known Kenosha woman.
who surprised her friends by reaching
Kenosha on Friday evening after an
extended trip abroad. Mrs. Borken-
hagen was the first of the Kenosha
people who were touring on the con-
tinent when the war broke out to
reach Kenosha and she is telling inter-
esting stories to her friends today.
Fresh from scenes Of carnage and
bloodshed Mrs, Borkenhagen is pro.
claiming loudly her love for the Ameri.
can flag as she declares that it was the
flag of her country that made it easy
and even pleasant for her to get out of
the war ridden Germany and secure
passage for her home.
Mrs. Borkenhagen had left for Ger
many late in June and had planned to
spend three months visiting with rela-
tives in Germany. She had been in
Germany less than a month when war
was declared and acting on the advice
of the American consul she hurried to
get out of Germany. She experienced
no hardships as she carried with her at
all times an American flag and this
flag won for her respect and protection
Of all the native officials. AS she left
Germany she witnessed the gathering
of the great army of the Kaiser and
saw men who had been wounded in the
first battles of the war, brought back
to their homes, but she was more inter-
ested in securing her own safety than
in watching spectacular events of what
promises to be the greatest war in
history.
Leaving Germany Mrs. Borkenhagen
hurried to Naples where after long
wait she managed to secure transpor.
tation to New York on one of the
steamers of the Cunard line. The real
excitement started after the steamer
had put to sea. The steamer was
chased by more than dozen German
cruisers and the British crew which
was in charge Of her was taken off
and the boat manned by Italians.
These Italians showed the Americans
every possible courtesy. Tt was a great
holiday for the passengers as they
came into close touch with the war
fare of the sea, but sailing under
English flag they had every protection.
The journey from Naples to New York
was a long one on account of the FREE
quent holdups by war vessles, but the
trip was made pleasant. During the
voyage home Mrs. Borkenhagen cele-
hrated her birthday and the italian
cook in charge of the kitchen on the
steamer saw to it that the birthday
was properly observed and he baked a
cake for the event which was large
enough to provide cake for half the
passengers on the steamer.
Notwithstanding the pleasures of the
trip Mrs. Borkenhagen has declared
to all her neighbors that she is happy
to be back in Kenosha again.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-09-10

Kenosha people are very much in
,terested in the announcement that
there is to be big increase in the
price of milk in the Chicago district for
the prices here will undoubtedly follow
those of the big city. Kenosha buys
Its wholesale supplies from dealers
that could ship just as easily to Chicago
and any raise in that market is certain
to be reflected here. Producers declare
that the onerous regulations imposed
on them in the way of the tuberculin
test and frequent inspections account
for the increase in the wholesale price
of the milk and most consumers are
willing to admit that the producers
should receive enough increase to REIN
burse them for al of the extra ex-
pense they are put to by the enforce
ment of these regulations designed to
safeguard the supply, The consumer
/ willing to pay reasonable price to
have the milk supply safeguarded.
The producer is entitled to that. There
is suspicion, however, that these
regulations have been made the excuse
to extract exorbitant profits from the
pockets Of the consumer aud that he
pays three times for all Of the protec-
ton he gets, once to the farmer who
admittedly entitled to be REIN
bursed for his extra expense, once to
The middlemen, the big companies hand
ling the milk supply, and once again to
the retailer who delivers the milk to
him. Because of this feeling that the
sanitary regulations have been made
an excuse for holding him up, the con
sumner thoroughly approves of the fed
eral investigation of the whole subject
Of the milk supply of the Chicago dis
trict which has just been ordered by
the attorney general and the findings
of this investigation will be watched
torawith interest in-this -citI
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-09-10
DEATH OF MRS. PETER LUDWIG.
Well Known Woman of the North Side
Died at the Kenosha Hospital.

Mrs. Anna Ludwig, aged 40 years,
and the wife of Peter Ludwig, 566
Grant street, died at the Kenosha hos
pital Friday evening after long ILL
ness from complication of diseases.
Mrs. Ludwig was one of the best
known women Of the north side of the
city and during her long residence in
Kenosha she had been very active in
the work of the women of st. George
congregation. She had been Ill for
many months and for the last month
she had been at the Kenosha hospital.
The deceased was a daughter OF the
late Paul Misho and she was born in
Germany, January 9th, 1865. She came
to this country when she was three
years Of age and was 4alried to Mr..
Ludwig in 1890. She was member of
the Woman's Society of st. George
church. Surviving her are her husband
and eight children, John P. Ludwig.
Mrs. Michael Lentz, Nicholas, Cora,
Frank, Hubbard, George and Jennie
Ludwig, all residents Of Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-09-10
LAMONT GOES TO wAUPUN.
Man Charged With Defrauding Milwau
kee Bell Boy Gets One Year.

Charles Lamont, arrested ten days
ago on a charge of obtaining money
under false pretenses from Thomas
Palamides, a Milwaukee bell boy, APP
peared in the municipal court on Fri
day afternoon and entered plea of
guilty to the charges against him.
Judge Randall sentenced him to term
Of one year at hard labor in the state
prison at Wauplin. Lamont had repre-
scented himself as an agent for the
National Candy Company and had Sc
cured the money from the Milwaukee
boy at a local hotel. He was after
ward arrested at Highland Park. The
local officials believe that the man had
worked the same fraud in other cities.
but he declined to admit his connection
with other cases of similar nature.
He was taken to Waupun this morning
to begin the service of his sentence.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-09-10

Smallpox has made its appearance IN
most of the cities in this vicinity, but
so far no cases of the disease have
been reported from Kenosha. The an
nouncement that the health department
has a quarantine for smallpox on it's
hands may come any day, but there
need be no alarm felt in the city in
consequence. With the almost univer-
sal vaccination which took place in the
city last year and the proven efficiency
Ct the health department in the hand
ling of the disease there is practically
10 danger that the disease can get
much of foot hold in Kenosha next
winter. After the numerous cases of
last winter it would be very remark
able if this city escaped an outbreak
altogether and if it does it will be
purely a matter of luck. One or two
sporadic cases Of The disease are ex-
Npected at time now.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-09-10
SEEK DEsERTER HERE.
Kenosha Man Who Joined the Army in
1918, Alleged to Have Deserted.

The war department has sent letters
to Kenosha asking that an effort be
made to secure the arrest of George
Heilman, aged twenty three years, who
is wanted on charge of deserving
from the United States army. He'll
man was member of Company M of
the 10th infantry and he enlisted for a
seven years term at Chicago in October
of last year. He gave his home adj
dress as Kenosha. He was sent with
the infantry to San Francisco and he
is alleged to have deserted from the
Preside at San Francisco on April 20
of this year. The name does not APP
pear in the city directory and so far
as can be learned no family by the
same name as that of the missing
soldier is living in Kenosha. Police
officers and the sheriff have both been
furnished with pictures of the deserter
and it is thought that he will be pick
ed up if he returns to his former home.