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METHODIsTS IN CONFERENCE.
sixty-fOurth SessiOn Of New York
East begins 1T Mt. Vernon.

MOUNT VERNON, ~. Y. March 25.--The
first business meeting OF the sixty-fourth
session Of the New York East Conference
Of the Methodist Episcopal Church opened
this morning In the First VI. f. Church
here. The Rev. DIR. Luther Il. Wilson.
resident Bishop. presided.
A communion service was held and
prayers were offered for deceased mem
beers. The secretary read the names Of
eight members who had died during the
year. Arthur B. Sanford was unani-
mousiy elected secretary for the eighteenth
consecutive term. The Rev Henry Rla,z
Was elected treasurer.
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SOCIALIST SEIDEL LEADS.
Primary Makes HIM and
Mayor Badins Candidates.

MILWAUKEE, March rs. - Bx-Mayor
Emil Seidcl, Socialist. led the field in
yesterdays primaries with 2l.o5i votes
to 2O.O22 for Mayor Gerhard a. Bading.
non partisan. These figures are from tn.
complete returns. They will be the
candidates for Mayor in the election
April Z.
Ex-Mayor David s Rose ran third with
1851 and Thcobald Often last with ISIS
votes. Indications are that the Socialists
nominated six Aldermen at large Yes
.erday's primary was the first non-parti-
san contest ever held in Milwaukee,.
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MRS. SIMPSON sELF.sLAM.
Net Murder, Doctors Report-Fam
ily says Accident.

LEXINGTON, KY, March 25.-Mrs
Laura Wilder Simpson was not murdered.
according to Chicago Psychologists sent
here by Dr. w. II. Wilder thoroughly to
examine the body of his daughter. An
outline OF the report became known here
tonight when the papers In the case
we're received by Lawrence simpsons at
torney, 10 be turned over to Circuit Judge
Kerr
The finding OF the patholcgists Is that
Mrs. Simpson herself fired the shot that
Killed her. Members Of the family are
satisfied that while this Is true II was
accidental, DR.. Wilder said that the re-
por had only borne out what he had
already found out for himself.
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BURKE WINS BY 10000 VOTES.
Gov. Byrne Fails to Land Crawford
In south Dakota.

PIERRE. s. D., March Ex-senator Craw-
ford the Republican majority faction can
ddate. was defeated by 1900 votes by
Congressman Charles i. Burke. the mi
nority candidate. who was nominated for
United States Senator in yesterdays
Statewide primary election. according TO
returns received to-day.
Congressman Dillon. latest reports In
dictate. was renominated over his minor
Ky opponent. Richard Wood. in the First
Congress district.
Returns indicate the denomination of
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II was learned yesterday that Attorney
General McReyuulls had refused to post
pone the trial OF the Governments Sher-
man Law suit against the North Atlantic
Conference. which is scheduled to he Gin
before four Federal District Court Judges
here on April II.
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THE SUN. THURSDAY, MARCH 2e, 1914.

Gov. Byrne. the maJorinty State ticket
leader. 4. o. Richards. the Independent
Republican candidate FOR Governor. polled
a large vote.
Legislature will be divided between the
Progressives and the regulars
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Cardinal Farley has promoted the Rev,
Joshua A. Foley 10 the passionate of ST.
John the Evangelist Church. Pawling
Duchess county Father Foley was at
tached TO the Church OF the Holy Cross.
Forty second street.
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increased The. term OF the bank suptf-
!utendent 10 nv years at si5.0ou. but IL >
was cut 10 three years AZ $4,000.
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hundred other similar eases. There was
a constantly growing element that de
sired to have greater proportion OF
the services in the tongue in most com
mon use in our land.
But, on the other hand, these were
many, particularly among the elder
who clung tenaciously to the language
Of the fatherland. In some eases theil
knowledge of English was not sufficient
to receive the full benefit of a dis
course delivered in that tongue. But
beyond this, there were, in many eases
sentimental associations which had
been woven into the warp and woof OF
life. The German language was assO
ciated with tender Incidents of theil
childhood or that of their ancestors
in far off homes along the Rhine, the
German language that vows had been
made for them by sponsors in baptism
In German, they had themselves as
sumed those vows in the holy cere
monies of church confirmation. In
German, husband and wife had plight
ed trOth at the altar, and in German
dear ones, wearied with the march of
life, had been laid to rest,
Beneath the low green tent
Whose curtains never outward swing.
The Early Membership of "zion"
One word about the early member.
ship of Zion---the men whose names
have given in this paper as early Of.
ficials of the church, much more than
century ago and their brethren who
were associated with them in the work
of the church-the men, aye, and the
women too, who stood amid the smold-
ering ashes of Zion church and with
undaunted hearts, resolved that a yet
fairer structure for the worship OF
God should rise-and rise promptly
from its ruins.
Some Of them bore names that, with
the mutations of time, have entirely
disappeared from the rolls of Harris.
burg's citizenship. Others were the an
cestors of those who to-day are pillars
in our congregation and are before me
tonight. 1t is impossible to go into
specific illustrations, but let me say, N
a general way, that records are extant
which show unmistakably that the men
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and women of Zion from 1897 to
1S43, the period imperfectly covered
in this paper, were upright, God-fea
ing citizens, of the bone and sinew OF
the borough of Harrisburg.
Items appearing from time to time
in the "Ofacle of Dauphin," Harris.
burg's earliest newspaper, and in its
immediate successors in the journal.
istic field, as well as information
Cleaned from other sources, indicate
that the early membership of Zion
were prominent and industrious work
ers in the various avocations of life,
of the very best element of that primi-
tive population that laid the founda-
ton stones for the glorious develop
ment of our city, of our State, of our
mighty nation.
Diligent in business, they were also
fervent in spirit, serving the Lord, not
as matter of ostentation, but as one
of right and duty.
Could a wireless from the relms of
the spirit land come from these
worthless long laid in sleep, to us of the
present, might it not be couched in
words like these;
Brother, never rest a moment,
With useless, folded hands
unmindful of the barren spots.
And wastes OF desert lands
Up rouse thee from thy stupor.
And grid thy armor on;
When once firm resolve is made,
Full half the battles won.
What right hast thou to squander
The talents God hath sent?
What right in rust to bury
The powers that He has lent?
They're yours to battle nobly
In strong defense of right:
They're yours, to carve your shining
way
Up to the hills of light.
Up from all dull supineness
Up with a righteous trust,
An idle life surely conducts
To shame and carnal lust.
Work, while the day endureth
Work, till the evening come!
Atgevening when the shadows fall,
God calls His workmen home.
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FIREMEN's DELAY COST LIFE
Back for Ladders, Too Late to Save
Woman in Peril

Wilkes-Bane, Pa, Nov 24.-Delay
encountered by city fremen in reaching
blaze that destroyed the Presto din
ing parlors in this city, early yesterday
morning, caused the death of Mary
Polocar, 20 years old, of No. % Ann
ber lane.
The first trucks to arrive at the fire
had no ladders to reach q third-storv
window, where the woman appeared
minute after hot grease took fire in the
kitchen, and by the time the extension
ladders were summoned the poor wom-
an had become frantic. She attempted
to regain the first floor, and was caught
by the sweeping flames.
The Presto rooms were destroyed, at
a loss of about $4,000.
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MADE PASSENGER AGENT
George w. Hay Succeeds Charles E. Lee
in Lehigh Valley Office

South Bethlehem Pa, Nov. "a
General Baggage and District Passenger
Agent George w. Hay, of the Lehigh
Valley railroad, was last evening mott
fed of his appointment to the position
of general passenger agent of the com
pany, to succeed Charles Il. Lee of
New York.
Mr.. Hay assumed his new duties at
New York to-day.
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An Honored Roll of Pastors

An hOnOTc0 h0ll VI FaSpOtS
The resident pastors during the time
that all the Lutberans of the borough
were united in one congregation were:
The Rev. Henry Moeller, 1796-
1903.
The Rev. j. D. Peterson. 1903 1872.
The Rev. +. c.. Schaeffer, 1872
1915.
The Rev. John George Lochman, d.
D., whose mortal remains rest within
the shadow of these walls, 1S151S26.
The Rev. Augustus H. Lochman,
1S27-1S36.
The Rev. Samuel sprechel, 1886
1910.
The Rev. Charles w. Shaeffer, 1S41-
1S49.
All of these men were earnest, able
and conscientious heralds of the cross
of Christ and the way of man s re-
demption: and several of them stood
high in their State and national repu-
tation as pillars of the greatest ability
in the championship of Lutheranism
and evangelical christianity.
The Progeny of Old Zion
From the grand old Zion church has
arisen numerous progeny, the first of
which was the st. Michael S congrega-
ton organized in 1S43. l have given
but the briefest epitome of the rise Of
Lutheranism in Harrisburg and cannot
follow at all, in this paper, the various
offsprings or the subsequent history
of the Zion church.
The first division was largely on
the lines of the use of the German and
English languages in church services.
All the pastors in the list just given
preached alternately in German and
English, except the first two who used
the German only.
And now, as younger generation
had grown up who used the English
language almost exclusively, an agita-
tion began such as had occurred in a
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Bow Eighth Auto Victim

Shamokin, Pa, Nov. 24.-Struck by
an automobile at Kulpmont yesterday,
Frank Jason, a boy, was fatally injured.
He was the eighth victim of automobiles
at that place the past season.
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Man Blown To Atnms

Titusville, Pa, Nov. 24.-Ralph
Pubbs, 80 years old, was blown to
atoms near here. He was loading
wagon with nitrog glycerin when it ex-
ploded. The detonation was felt for
miles.
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Senator's Son Bnrned

Pottsville, Nov. 24.-Drose Snyder,
the 14-year-old son of Senator Charles
a. Snyder, was seriously burned about
the face Yesterday when he lit match
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was the largest available room in the
borough.
OF the various alterations and I'M
provements which have been made in
the building during the seventy-fve
years which have elapsed since its cree
tion this paper will not attempt to
treat
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our great Keystone, was happy faith,
an absolute faith, faith undimmed by
a doubt.-a faith all too rare, fear,
in our bustling, materialistie age
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The Church Bells of Long Ago

| time church going. / have spoken OF
the scarcity of time pieces. And that,
perchance, is the reason why every old
en- time church had a bell to summon
the wOrShippers.
A hundred years ago they would as
soon have thought of having church
without a preacher as without a bell
Perhaps the day of their utility is gone
but oh. / miss them, those deep-toned,
sweet-voiced, solemn bells of my boy
hood, echoing for miles over woodland
and hillside on still, sunny Sabbath
morning. Pardon these digressions
/ from the thread Of my historical story.
The Founding Of a School and the
Burning of the Original Buildings
In the manner which has been mar
| rated briefly the Lutheran church in
| Harrisburg was fairly launched into
existence dissociated from the German
| Reformed congregation, and the fair
Zion was born that has now lived and
fiourished for one hundred years, and
yet, with all that age upon it,
shows marks of neither decrepitude
or senility. The Lutherans endeavored
to persuade the sister denomination to
purchase an interest in the new build
ing, but that did not meet the appro-
baton of majority of the latter 8
membership, and, after considerable
negotiation. the Lutheran body accept
ed, in 1916, the sum of $1,000 for
their interest in the property at Third
and Chestnut streets.
At that time common schools were
unknown and provisions for education
were largely in the hands of the sew
eral churches. In 1922, the Fourth
street congregation erected large
two-story brick school house adjoining
the church. In 1929, steeple was
placed upon their place of worship.
October 21, 1898, both church and
school house were entirely destroyed in
one of the most spectacular fires that
the borough of Harrisburg had wit
messed up to that time.
How the New Church Rose From the
Ashes of the Old
The next day lions membership
met amid the charred ruins and yet
smoldering ashes and, undaunted by
disaster, resolved to rebuild. The first
assemblage in the new building was
the Wing convention that nominated
General William Henry Harrison, the
hero of Tippecanoe, for the presidency,
the building not having been conse-
Grated as yet. This was the first fully
representative National convention
ever held in the United States. For
reasons of political expediency, the re-
lation of which would not be germane
m ha af
Wing party deemed it policy to hold
their convention in Pennsylvania IS
Capital, and the spacious new church
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to look into a gasoline tank on an auto
The tank exploded with terrific force
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the series. That is just what WASH
mgton did. by taking five straight
games.
Victories for the Cleveland club last
year We're few and far between, but
Washington seemed to be the one club
that the tailend Maps could trim.
Cleveland had sweet revenge for de-
feats of the past, for the Maps
did much to put the Nationals
out of the running last season. Wash
ington suffered a similar fate to the
st. Louis Cardinals when thrust into a
crucial series. Several times the Ma
tionals faced the Athletics, when a
clean sweep would have made them
dangerous, but each time Mack's team
went out and increased its lead at
Washington's expense.
Pitchers are like teams, certain pitch
erS find certain teams easy picking,
while other clubs not nearly so strong
are hard for them to beat. Until re-
Gently Christy Mathewson had the Gin
cinnati club beaten the moment has
name was announced as the pitcher.
From 1901 to 1911 Mathewson won
twenty-five successive games from the
Reds.
,Co,rrisl!;. 1ai4 by W. G. Evans,
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WRESTLERS TO BE BUSY.
Six Dual Meets Scheduled fol
Princeton's Mat Artists.

PRINCETON, n. J., November 2S.-Six
dual meets and the intercollegiates ap-
pear on the schedule of the Princeton
wrestling team. which was announced
here today Four of last years team,
including Capt. Longsreth, in the un-
limited class; Gle, in the 175-pound
class; A.. NJ F'rantz. in the 145-pound
Glass; Hancock, in the 135-pound class.
and ,Prickett, a member of the team
two years ago, in the 125-pound class,
all are eligible for the team.
The schedule as announced. follows:
February 20, Lafayette, at Princeton:
February 81. Springfield Y. NJ. c. A. at
Princeton: March 3, Columbia, at New
York; March 10. Pennsylvania, at
Philadelphia: March IA, Navy. at An
napolis: March 81, Yale, at Princeton.
and March 81. intercollegiates at Lee
high.
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MAY YET DECIDE
H0N0RS IN CHESS
Rumor Has 1t That Capa-
blanca and Lasker Are
Likely to Meet.
GAMES MAY TAKE PLACE
IN THE UNITED STATES
Only Two Countries Eligible for
Match If It Is on Neutral
Ground.

The ruinor long anxiously awaited by
chess followers has at last arrived
From Buenos Aires comes tire an
announcement that negotiations are
pending between Lasker and Capa-
blanca for a match for the champion
ship of the world. Further cause for
JOY is revealed in the informal ton that
the match, if played, viii be contested
on neutral ground. This would eN-
clude all Spanish America as well as
the countries now at war, leaving only
China and the United States as possible
fields of action. Important If true.
A national womans congress OF chess
players will he opened in New York
January IL, 1915. The main event will
be an open tournament for the woman S
chess championship of the United
States Those wishing further infor
address inquiries to Mrs. f. c. Foot, %
East 18th street, New York city
The sixteenth annual tournament of
the Iowa State Chess Association was
won by T.. NJ. Sabin of Northwood. Mr..
Sabin was for some years resident of
this city and a member of the Washing
ton Chess and Whist Club.
The Public Ledger of Philadelphia
has resumed the publication of its
weekly chess column under the able
management of David A. Mitchell, well
known as a problem composer and Il
resident of this city during last winter
and spring. While here Mr.. Mitchell
contributed many beautiful specimens
of his skill to this column, and his de-
parture was a matter of keen regret to
local chess players and problem solv-
ers.
From last accounts the checker match
between Jordan and Banks for the
world championship is as stubborn as
the battle of the Aisne. At the conclu-
sion of the twentieth game the score
stood Jordan 1, Banks l. drawn Is.
The following game from the recent
Manhattan-Brooklyn match will furnish
a treat To end-game students. With 52R
-Kt white might have forced a win,
but the brillancy and resource sshown
by both players. almost every move pre-
senting fresh problem. is remarka Bile.
considering the prolonged period of ac-
ton.
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GOLFlNG HINTS.
Nv .STRAIGHT DRIVE"

LUCK.-The poorer mans
game the larger the element of
luck there is in it. The expert is
an expert because he has devel-
oped his skill to the point where
it practically surmounts most of
the vagaries of luck as repre-
scented by the fiukes of the less
skilled.
OF course there are many not
able instances where bit Of
luck at just the right moment has
turned the result of many an
important match, such as that
lucky shot of Hilton's on the =
nineteenth hole of his match with
Herreshoff at Apawamis in an
amateur championship.
We all speak of ill luck in the
case of the innumerable puts
which just fail to go down. Many
of these are missed because we do
not hit the ball with sufficient
confidence to reach the cup ac-
curately, and unquestionably in
many cases because the ball we
are playing with is not approXi-
mately round.
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who will compete no more and a pail of
deep and genuine sadness rests over
the sport-loving of this country.
Jean Bouin, one of the greatest and
most popular athletes in the world. is
dead. AS an athlete Bouin was superb
every inch of him. He had every
thing-speed, strength and grit of the
bulldog type. His career from his de-
but was succession of victories,
gained in all the countries of Europe.
At Stockholm in 1913 he established the
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worlds one-hour running record of
IL miles 1,442 yards, which will stand
race that this gallant Frenchman ran
against Hannes Kohlemainen at the
same meet is still talked about in ath-
letic circles. The distance was a little
over three miles 5000 meters), and
was a terrific struggle from the start to
the tape, where the Finn jumped him
for the victory by less than "a foot.
Though Kohlemainen beat him, he was
not necessarily the best runner.
Bouin lost his life a few weeks ago in
France. He was member of the $3.50
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infantry-a volunteer at the beginning
of the war. A German shell burst near
by and Bouin sank to rise no more. His
last words Were: "Nive Ia France.
Avenge moi
Word has come from Berlin that Rau,
the greatest of German sprinters and
holder of the worlds record for 100
meters Goi2 seconds). has died of
wounds received or the firing line in
Russia. Rau lost both of his legs and
was in a Berlin hospital when he died.
The German fiier was a young chap
and had a brilliant future. He was ex-
pected to do great deeds in the 1916
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BY Ripley.

Berlin, suffering from pneumonia
brought on by exposure. Philip ThSs.
this years winner of the great French
contest. Tour de France" was found
dead after an assault on the banks o.
the Marine.
Carpenter. the idol of all Frenchmen.
has been reported seriously wounded.
Charles LedouX, bantamN eight cham
pion of France. who performed so wei
in this country. is another victim or
krupp. Adrian Hogan. their middle
weight champion: Charley Struber and
Max Stringer are others who died for
France.
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France in the great war.
The swimmer Estrada, who won the
swim through Paris, defeating the
famous Englishman Ellington, has also
been killed.
The cycling game has suffered heav
lily. Nearly half of the best riders of
Europe have been sacrificed. Among
the best known are the Buysse brothers
of Belgium, Gus Schuermann of Ger
many and the Frenchmen Perchicot
LapiZe, Poulain. Faber. Tronselier. Gar
igan and Lafort. Rutt. the worlds
champion. viii probably never ride
again. He is confined to hospital in
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Olympiad at Berlin. Along with the
record in the 100 meters he was cred
tied with 30 seconds for 200 meters and
80 i: seconds for the 300 meters.
George w. Hutson. the one-mile and
fourmile running champion of Eng
land, was shot down in a charge in
Belgium. He was a corporal in the
British regulars before he became
famous on the cinder path, and re-
Joined his regiment at Kitchener's first
call for volunteers
Leon Ddier, the worlds champion
motor cyclist, who raced in this coun-
try last year, has given up his life for
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ing The greatest pitcher the world place
team, his dubious o the result.
Early in Rube Marq1ard OF
Giants startled the base ball world by winning
games Starting with the opening game the he
July before suffering defeat Then, with chance establish
a worlds record he failed in his July :, the
day OF Marquard nineteenth victory Walter Johnson started his
streak the the New York Americans
he beat Detroit to making his sixteenth straight
Louis, seventh place and New York taende
the clubs scheduled play Washington Most
critics figured would be Johnson beat these
seconddvon clubs. That would make his eighteen
straight and putting up him beat Philadelphia he would
Marquards
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BY R. L. RIPLEY.

1t is not yet four months since the
war began, yet the list of those who
gave up their lives on the battlefields
of Europe is astounding. The war
monster is grim and merciless and
spares no one, but CLEANS from all
classes. creeds and kinds of people with
Il heavy hand, yet we of the sporting
world feel that the toll of athletes is
undu1y large. Each day, almost, the
cables bear news of some good fellow
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for many reasons.
First. the Crimson
demons trated ! t 8
superiority ov r
Yale; then showed
the value of an
attack. not neces-
sarily because 1t
& q j n S e II o u & n
ground to make
touchdowns, b u t
because it enables
the side to keep
possession of the
ball more t h a n
half the playing