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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-13
Latter Claims She KILL
ed Millionaire to Pro-
tectHerself and Com
panion
THREE BULLETS
ENTER HIS BODY
Woman Now in Hospital From Wound
in Her Wrist Said to Have Been
inflicted by Case Knife Found at
Her Side
BY Associated Press.

San Antonio, Tex, Nov. lS.-Miss
Emma BurgemeiSter, a trained nurse, at
whose home Otto Koehler, millionaire
president of the San Antonio Brewing
Association, was shot and killed last
night, was to-day believed to be in no
danger from the wound in her wrist,
which she is said to have inflicted aft
er the death of Koehler. She is said to
have declared that she shot koehler to
protect herself and Emma Daschiel. an.
other trained nurse. who resided with
her.
Koehler had driven Miss Burge-
meister home in his buggy and was al,
mitted by Miss Dasehiel. A few
moments later three shots were fired
and when the neighbors rushed in they
found koehler dead on the floor of Miss
Burgemeister's bedroom. One bullet
had broken his neck, another had pene-
trated the skull just below the left eve
and third had entered the breast.
Miss Burgemeister was kneeling beside
the body. bleeding from n wound in her
left wrist which evidently had been
made by a case knife found at her side.
Miss Burgemeister had been placed in
hospital under police guard and Miss
Dasehiel is under surveillance.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-13
Peace IN BASEBALL CIRCLES
The Negotiations Between Organized
and Outlaw Officials Have Not Yet
Been Completed

Cincinnati, o., Nov. 13.-''The ne
gotiations for peace between organized
baseball and the Federal League have
progressed satisfactorily. but are by no
means completed. said Chairman Au-
gust Hermann, of the National Baseball
Commission, on his arrival here to-day
from Omaha and Chicago. ''Nr. Charles
Weeghman will come to Cincinnati next
week TO consult with Mr.. Charles P.
Taft over the prospective purchase of
the Chicago National League club. |
believe the question of the sale of the
Chicago Nationals to Mr.. Weeghman
will be settled one way or the other at
this meeting and l have high hopes that
following this peace in baseball will
come. This latter, however, is by no
means certain but we are hoping for
great things and they seem probable.
THE minor leagues showed loyalty
and gameuess in their meeting at
Omaha. They will have to look out
keenlv for their interests and for the
cash ledger next season even with all
the help We can give them for they
are. many of them, in bad condition. |
didn I really know how badly off some
of the little fellows were till | had the
chance to talk and figure out the losses
with them. They are good, plueky
sports: they should be assisted and en-
eouraged in every possible way and
with peace in baseball they'll have a
good chance to win out next season.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-13
CATHOLIC DIOCESE CHANGES
Pastors Transferred in Eleven Churches
of Harrisburg District

Changes in Roman Catholic churches
of the Harrisburg diocese announced by
Bishop Shanahan are as follows:
The Rev. w. w. Whalen, assistant,
from Cathedral, Harrisburg, to st. Ed.
ward s church, Shamokin.
The Rev. D. P. Reardon, assistant,
from st. Anthony's church, Lancaster,
to Cathedral, Harrisburg.
The Rev. S. Dobinis, assistant, from
st. Mary's church, Lebanon, to st.
Anthony's 8 church, Lancaster.
The Rev. F. X. Feeser, assistant,
from Sacred Heart church, Edgegrove,
to st. Mary's church, Lebanon.
The Rev. j. n. Whalen, assistant,
from st. Joseph's church, Shamokin,
to Sacred Heart church, Edgegrove.
The Rev. P. J. Enright, assistant,
from st. Joseph's church, Hanover, to
st. Mary's church, McSherrystown.
The Rev. v. T. Brozys, assistant,
from st. Mary's church, McSherrys-
town, to Holy Trinity church, Colum-
bia.
The Rev. j. Danneker, pastor, from
st. Mary's church, Middletown, to st.
Mary's church, Berwick.
The Rev. w. A. Howard, pastor,
from st. Ignatius' church, Orrtanna,
to st. Mary's church, Middletown.
The Rev. P. F. Sullivan, pastor, from
st. Edwards church, Shamokin, to st.
Ignatius' church, Orrtanna
The Rev. c. E. Ehehalt, pastor,
from Holy Trinity church, Columbia,
to st. Joseph's church, Dallastown.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-13
OYSTER PROPERTY WAS NOT
BOUGHT FOR VALLEYR R'YSCO.
Aldinger Says He Alone Is Owner of
the Parcel at Walnut and River
Streets-willing, However. to Sell
If Street Car Company Wants 1t

Real estate men to-day were talking
about the deal in which +. b. Aldinger,
proprietor of the Plaza hotel. took over
the Oyster property at Walnut and
River streets, and discussing whether
the Valley Railways Company is inter
ested in the transaction with the idea
of making the Oyster property the
terminus of its cross rivN trolley lines.
Mr.. Aldinger was asked lis morning
if such plan is back of his taking
over the property in exchange for eight
other properties. He said:
Il went into the deal alone and took
over the property merely as an invest
ment. | have no plans for the future
in regard to it except that the present
leases have year and half to run
and | will allow them to expire. l un.
derstand the present plan of the Valley
Railways Company is TO use Market
street. However, il their plans are
changed and they find that my building
is logical terminus | viii be willing
to sell. No person has talked to me on
the subject
The Valley Railways Company has
under consideration plan to use Mar
ket street, from Second to Front streets,
for an extension of its tracks, and in
this connection there has been report
that the company sought TO obtain the
Board of Trade building. There has
been some opposition raised, however,
to the city granting trackage privileges
to the company on Market street, be-
tween Front and Second, and in ease
of the city refusing to grant such priv
ilege the Valley railways would likely
seek terminus elsewhere, possibly the
site of the building Mr.. Aldinger mas
just acquired.
Thus far the movement to extend the
tracks of the Valley Railways Company
up Market street, from the square to
Front street, has gotten no further than
the approval by the Public Service Com
mission of the eompany's application
for the extension of its charter in order
to build the proposed line. In order
to build the extension the company must
get the authority from the City Com
mission, and when that is done the ex-
tension will have to DC approved by the
Public Service Commission before the
work can begin. This would give the
objectors to the extension two more
opportunities To be heard-first, before
the City Commission, and second be-
fore the Public Service Commission.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-13
ASKS $50 FOR ACCUSING SELF
Hunter Who Shot Doe Illegally Seeks
Reward for Informing Authorities

The State Game Commission received
to-day letter from a man in Warrior s
Mark. Huntingdon county, stating he
had inadvertently killed a doe deer
while hunting, and having realized he
had violated the game law. which per-
mits only buck deer to be shot, he had
voluntarily informed on himself to a
game warden, paid his fine of S1O0 and
now wants to recover half the fine, $50
because half goes to the informer.
The commission informed the man
that having paid the fine to the game
warden and gotten his receipt, the mat
ter ended there, and ne could not get
half the fine for informing against him
self as the law says that a man can.
not profit by his own wrong g-doing.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-13
5 Want HOSPITAL POSITION
Committee to Select Superintendent of
Harrisburg, Institution Has Not
Had Meeting

A committee of the Board of Man
ayers of the Harrisburg hospital whose
duty is to recommend to the board the
name of a successor for c. A. Lindblad,
present superintendent of that institu-
tion, who has resigned to take a similar
position in the Homeopathic hospital in
Pittsburgh. have not yet had meet
ing.
Eight applicants are after the posi-
tion according to member of the com
mittee to-day, Six of those have had ex-
perience in hospital work, while two
others have been successful in other
lines of work. All of them are men
and none are Harrisburgers.
1t is not known whether the place
will be filled before December 1, which
time Mr.. Lindblad begins his now du-
ties in Pittsburgh, according to his
plans announced to the Board of Man
ayers.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-13
Blame FOR ACCIDENT FIXED
Testimony Taken Before Coroner in
Hands of District Attorney for
Decision ON Suit

Testimony taken before Coroner
Eekinger last evening in an inquiry
into the automobile accident at Seven
teenth and North streets last Friday
night, which resulted in the death of
Ralph Wilmer, years old, of 905
South Twenty-anG-a- half street, will be
Transcribed and presented to District
Attorney Sroup, who win determine if
suit is to be brought against Samuel
c. Morrow, on whom the blame for the
accident was fixed by the coroner s
jury,
A dozen witnesses testified last night
before Coroner Eckinger in the District
Attorney office. The testimony of
several was that Morrow was driving
his ear at high rate of speed while
Edward Miller, in whose ear the Wit
mer boy was riding was going at a
moderate speed, and that the driver of
this ear made every effort to avoid a
collision.
Morrow said he was knocked un-
conscious in the collision and did not
remember how fast he was travelling.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-13
BRITISH CASUALTIES IN
WAR TO OCT. 81. 81, 900

London, Nov. Is, 1925 A. M.-The
British casualties in the war up TO
October 81 were approximately $1,000
men OF all ranks. This estimate was
given BY Premier Asquith in the House
OF Commons to-day in reply to a dues-
tion by Edward 7. John. member OF
the House from Deubigshire.
Mr. John also desired information
as 10 the government proposals as to
the final conditions of peace. the effee.
tive establishment of international
law, the cessation Of competitive mil.
itsry expenditure and so forth.
Premier Asquith, in reply TO Mr..
Johns questions, gave the British
casualties and added that he was not
in position to estimate the losses of
the other allied powers or those of the
enemy. He referred Nj John 10 his
recent speeches on the other questions
raised.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-13
VILLA IS READY FOR Clash
With His Army Operating From San
Luis Potosi; He Orders an Attack
on Tampico
By Associated Press.

Washington, Nov. 13.-General Viii
la has ordered an attack on Tampico
His army is operating from the city of
San Luis Potosi, which was occupied
without firing a shot. Official dispatches
received here to-day say the people re-
ceived Villa with an ovation.
No estimate of the forces Villa will
control is available yet but military ex-
perts here think he already has strategic
advantages in the extent of that terri
tory dominated by his men.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-13
Patient. About to Be
Sent 20 Asylum.
Jumps Down Stairs
in Local Institution
HE is PICKED
UP UNCONSCIOUS
Surgeons Believe His Back Is Broken
Commission That Met Yestsr-
day Found That He Was Mentally
Unbalanced

Believing that he was iucurably i'll,
Harry a. Brown, 81 years old, of Ly-
kens a patient At the Harrisburg hos
pltal. who was TO have been committed
to-day TO the Pennsylvania Hospital
Tor the Insane, attempted to end his
hte by jumping from the second to the
hrst floor down the rear steps in the
hospital building at 11.45 O'Clock this
morning. He fell more than twenty.
nve feet, striking ba:ustrade. which
broke his fall and threw the body to
the first floor instead of the basement.
Much excitement attended his attempt
to commit suicide.
Staff physicians believed his back
was broken and little hope was enter
tanned for his recovery. He, however,
later seemed to be able to use his arms
and IT Is possible thar ne suffered only
a severe sprain.
Brown was admitted to the hospital
October 81 as q nervous patient and,
although suffering from hallueinations
at times, he was harmless and was per
mltted to be up around in his ward
which Is in the second floor of the
building, The rear stairway seemed TO
attract him and watch was kent bv
hospital attendants.
Brown, this morning seemed to be
seized suddenly with the desire TO end
ms life. He made an unexpected dash
from the ward, ran across the hallway,
climbed to the banisters and dropped
on. He fell outward striking ballus-
trade. half way between the first and
second floors which checked the fall
and turned his body SO that he landed
on tine first door. Otherwise he would
have fallen into tfs snenk a floor
below.
Other patients saw his dash for the
stairway and yelled for him to stop
but he did not heed their cries. In an
instant hospital attaches had him in
the dispensary for treatment. Ii seemed
that he struck his back in falling.
\ special committee to inquiry into
Brown 5 mental condition was ap-
pointed by the Dauphin county court
on Wednesday and he was examined
yesterday, resulting in an order being
made directing that he be sent to the
State Lunatie Hospital for treatment.
The unfortunate mans wife before
her marriage was Miss Zella Heusel.
daughter of Nr. and Mrs. 7. A. Hen.
sci, of Lykens, the former clothing
merchant
Browns failing mental condition
was noticed first in September last.
For some years he had been a clerk in
the Hensel store. Recently he several
times intimated to mis- family that he
intended committing suicide. At the
inquiry yesterday Brown said that
when boy ne fell upon his head and
was painfully injured. His father, he
said, died at the age of fifty. The faith
er, TOO, had suffered from mental trou-
bic.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-13
SIX BROTHERS DIE ON THE
GERMAN FRONT IN TRENCHES

Passaie, Nov. l3.-Joseph Eiehe. a
State game and tish warden, living at
l12 Hope avenue, yesterday received
word that six of his brothers, five Of
his nephews and niece had died in
the trenches under the German flag.
The information was conveyed in a
letter from Eiche 5 mother in Germany
received through the government diplo-
matte mail pouch. The letter had been
opened.
The six brothers, Eiehe learned, were
killed in hand-tohand fights on the
French border. There are still four
brothers and fourteen nephews of Eiehe
fighting in the ranks of the German
army.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-13
Harwood to Address Engineers

George A. Harwood, chief engineer of
the New York Central electric zone
will address the Engi-
neers Society of Pennsylvania tonight
at s clock in the lower hall of the
Beard of Trade building. His subject
will be 'The Grand Central Terminal
of the New York Cen
trail & Hudson River Railroad Com
pany' The lecture will be illustrated
by lantern slides.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-13
Continued ON Ninth Page.
GERMANS HOLD ANNUAL MEET
Pennsylvania Society in Session at Ian
caster Elects officers
By Associated Press.

Lancaster, Pa, Nov. 13.-The twen-
ty-fourth annual meeting of the Penn
sylvania German Society was held to-
day in this city with about $50 mem
bers from various parts of the State
in attendance. Reports showed tho
present membership of the society to be
500. The annual address was made by,
julius +. Sachse, of Philadelphia. Off
GERS were elected as follows:
President, w. L. Hensel. Lancaster;
vice presidents, DR.. William F. Muhlen-
burg, Reading, and Harmon Yerkes.
Doylestown; treasurer, DR.. J. h. b.
Buckingham. Philadelphia; executive
committee, DR.. Julius f. Sachse, Phla
delphia; DR.. L. X. Evans, Pottstown;
Charles H. Roberts, Allentown
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-13
Ihrong of Men and
Women Come to the
Front at the Slough
Tabernacle
PRAY KNEELING
IN THE SAWDUST
HeViVanst Starts Work of Conversion
With Church MEMBERSHIPS Those
Who Come Forward He Is Not Max.
ing 1t Easy for Them

The Slough tabernacle last night. he.
tween the hours of and 1.-THE ocea.
SION of the first trailhitting Of the Har,
tlsourg campaign---was n scene of sob. +
olng, crying, moaning, shouting aud
screaming. as five hundred men and
women, old and young, black aud white,
church members and outsiders, respond.
ed to the call of Evangelist Slough to
take the front seats in the building ami
find their Christi
Following his sermon on ''The Lost
Christ, sermon of appeals ana
pathetic stories, the revivalist asked all
persons ''who got right with God in
the neighborhood prayer meetings be.
fore the opening of the campaign" to
rise IN their places and remain stand.
ing. Several score arose, on the ground
floor and in the choir loft. He then
asked all persons "who got right with
God in their homes and Offices since tho
opening of the campaign on Sunday,
November - also to rise. A few more
arose, The invitation was then extend
ed to all church members present "who
want to renew their covenant. who have
drifted away and want to come back, -
to Join those already standing.
Responses to the latter invitation An
creased gradually, until several hundred
persons were on their feet The evan.
gelst then called the standing crowd to
come TO the front and from that mo.
ment until the close of the meeting,
during an interval of two hours. the
building was a scene of unceasing mo.
tion.
Evangelist Slough stood on the chair
on the platform and through mega
phone shouted to the people to come
forward. Musical Director Spooner led
the singing at intervals and the rest
Of the time paced the platform, urg-
ing the choir to hit the trail. Other
members of the Slough party were lost
in the surging crowds in front of the
platform, the women working with
women in the multitude, and the men
walking about or the board bencheS.
directing the movements of the trail
hitters. The section of the platform
occupied by the cooperating ministers
was almost entirely vacated the minis.
ters mixing with the trail-hitters or
urging those who hung back to 60 for
ward. Represent ,tives of the Salvation
Army worked side by side with repre-
sentatives of the city's most aristoerat.
ic churches.
Among the trail-hitters there was
great deal of sobbing and moaning.
Not woman or a girl went to the
front with dry eyes, and few men.
Most of the women cried audibly, some
loudly. While church members were
yet filling the aisles in the scramble
to the front, which became greater as
revival hymns were sung, the invita-
tion was extended for persons not mem.
bers of any church to hit the trail.
Continued on Ninth Page.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-13
REPORT SINKING OF GERMAN
81 uBMARINE By TORPEDO BOAT

Paris, Nov. IS, $50 A. MA spe.
eial from nunkirk states that French
torpedo boat sank a German submarine
off WeStende, Belgium. The subma-
rlne' It appears, was trying to torpedo
the French warship when the latter S
commander caught sight Of her peri
scope, put on full speed and charged
down on the enemy which disappeared.
y large quantity of oil rose to the sur
face, marking the spot where the sub.
marine sank.
The torpedo boat sustained only
slight damages and returned to port for
repairs.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-13
FRAZER is $500 IN LEAD
Majority Over Kunkel Based on Re-
turns official Save in 4 Counties

All but four counties have made re-
turns to the State Department of the
election held on November 8, the miss
ing counties being Allegheny, Butler,
Northampton and Philadelphia, and the
last of these may not get in until some
time next week
This morning computation of the
vote for Supreme and Superior Court
Judges in the sixty-three coun1es that
have made returns was made by the
clerks in the department, resulting as
follows:
Supreme Court-Frazer, 1S3,O0S;
kunkel, 276,2SS; scattering, 229.
Superior Court-Clark, 155,152;
Trexler, 2S9, ,SS7; scattering, 235.
Unofficial returns indicate that
Judge Frazer has $4,000 majority in
Allegheny, $4,000 in Philadelphia and
1000 in Butler, while Judge Kunkel
has 1000 majority in Northampton.
Adding these unofficial figures with
those officially received, gives Judge
Frazer lead of about $500.
The official vote in the sixty-three
counties heard from for Governor and
United States Senator was as follows:
-1SNuliulNh. DtUlOCTdl
and Washington, S30,290; Brumbaugh,
Republican, keystone and Personal Lib
erty, S3S,465; Allen, Socialist, 27,701;
Brumm, Bull Moose, 1856; Lewis,
Roosevelt Progressive, 5,019; Steven
son, Prohibition, 14,9S0; Harrison, In
dustriaist, 365.
United States Senator - Palmer,
Democrat, 192,047; Pinehot, Washing,
ton, 1S3,5S3: Penrose, Republican,
2S7,S17; Whiteside, Socialist, 1886;
Larkin, Prohibition, 15,202; Lands, In
dustrialist, ass.
The returns from Allegheny and
Philadelphia will greatly increase the
majorities of Brumbaugh and Penrose.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-13
late war news SUMMARY

Conflicting reports came to-day from
the opposing sides on the main Euro
pean battlehelds. From the German mill.
tary headquarters came offcial an.
nouncement OF important successes. The
French War Once said that the battle
in Belgium was becoming less violent,
and that the German advance had made
no further progress.
The Berlin Official statement refexs
to heavy lighting on the Belgian sea-
coast near Nieuport, where, 1t is said,
German marines have inflicted heavy
losses on the enemy, At Ypres. to the
south near the French border. claim is
made to another German victory with
the capture of 1880 prisoners. Severe
French attacks at other points along
the battle line are reported.
Nothing of this character is limited
at in the statement of the French War
Once, in which it is said that the Ger
man attacks near Ypres and elsewhere
have been repulsed, and that the allies
have advanced in a few localities.
What the war is costing III human
hfe, as well as in men wounded or held
prisoners, can only be surmised. occa-
aonally, however, bits OF authentic in.
formation are obtainable from which
may be gathered vague idea of what
1t all means. Premier AsQuith, for ex-
ample, said to-day in the House of Com
mons that the British casualties up to
October 81 were approximately So
600. Lord Kitchener stated recently
that England had sent 100000 men TO
the front. In other words one English.
man out of every six engaged in the
war. roughly speaking. is dead. or has
been wounded or taken prisoner. The
loss of hfe among the British nobility
has been heavy.
The death of Lord Charles Gordon
Lennox was announced to-day. In Ber-
lin the obituaries OF four university pro-
fessors have Just been printed. Vienna
reports that 10000 prisoners of war
are now held in the Austrian concen-
tration camps.
Particular interest was attached to
to-day's French announcement for the
reason that the battle in Belgium was
considered by both sides as probably
marking definite turn in the general
course OF the war.
The French statement asserted that
several attempts of Germans to cross
the User canal, around which has oc-
Cured some of the most deadly strug-
giles Of the war, were checked. These
attempted advances were made at the
western outlet from Dixmude, which
the Germans wrested from the allies a
few days ago, ana the way along which
the Germans sought to push their forces
Continued