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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-12
DEATH OF cANFIELD. THE GAMBLER

The death in New York yesterday of Richard
Garfield, most widely known for the fact that he
made the gambling of others business as carefully
conducted that of any great banking house or
industrial concern, removed picturesque figure
from the whirl of cosmopolitan life.
1t is said that Canfields gambling house in Sara
toga, in the palmy days of racing at that famous
resort was conducted more elaborate scale
even than Monte Carlo, but that Garfield himself
never tasted liquor and never engaged in game of
chance. His house was open only to the rich and
no beverage less costly than champagne ever
sold there. So careful was he of the qualify of his
patronage that, through commercial agencies, he
kept in close touch with the financial standing of all
the persons who visited his house for gaming, and
ne always barred the man who could not pay
That Garfield was man of strong personality is
admitted by all who knew him. He was silent, de-
termined and methodical in his business methods.
1t was only after the most determined fight that
District Attorney Jerome at one time succeeded in
having the courts of the State of New York fine
Garfield paltry 1000 for being common gam
bier
Garfield had many of the finer instincts He
a lover of art and had wonderful collection of
art treasures His friends they were many
professed to have high regard for him and de-
scribed him as loyal and generous toward those he
esteemed. He often would advance large sums of
money to men who lost heavily at the gaming table,
but it must be said that he had to be satisfied of
the financial Status of those to whom he made loans
There may have been retribution in the fact that
Garfield met violent death-it was from injuries
he received in a fall in the subway If his relatives
ever undertake to collect damages from the subway
company it will be interesting to learn what value
jury will place on the life of a man like Garfield
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LET THE LAMBS BEWARE!

With the plan of resuming floor trading in GER
tain specified stocks on the New York Stock Ex-
change put into effect to-day, step was taken in
the direction of increasing the activities of the
banking and commercial interests that have neces-
sariy been hampered since the Exchange closed
lis doors at the start of the European war
The closing of the Exchange at the opening of
bostiltes wise and constituted safeguard for
the market values of American securities which un-
doubtedly would have dwindled to points far below
their intrinsic worth as a result of the unloading
that would have come from abroad But at least
in the judgment OF the conservative governors of
the Stock Exchange, the crisis in financial affairs
that the war brought about has in some measure
passed, and it is safe now to remove many of the
restrictions that were put trading in stocks
At the same time the cautious investor will re-
double his caution when it comes to question of
making purely speculative commitments The Wall
Street VOLTS. represented by the professional
Stock Market gamblers so long deprived of the
means of support, are hungry and may be counted
on 10 be lying in wait for the innocent lambs In
other words speculative buyers will be wise if they
refrain from placing too much confidence in the
permanency of any decided change, up or down, in
the prices of securities. They should remember
that the professionals are always ready to manipu-
late prices to their own advantage and that arti-
hclal price movements often disastrous to those
who are too strongly committed TO prospective
movement of prices in any given direction.
The effect of the on the world of finance is
by NO means entirely eliminated and NAV be re-
flected at any time in big jump upward or down
ward In the prices of stocks and bonds
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-12
GIVE USEFUL PRESENTS /

Resplendent stores in their holiday dress are at
tracing crowds of shoppers these days and will
continue to be filed until the last belated buyers
leave the counters at the eleventh hour PEOPLE
seem to be learning the advantages of early Christ
mas buying and advice in that matter has become
more or less unnecessary Stress needs to be placed
at this time however, the good of liberal buying
and the wisdom of selecting useful gifts
There are those who would have the giving of
Christmas presents lessened in extent, or even en-
tirely abolished Sentimental considerations. of
course call for active opposition to such proposals.
but there is very practical side to the matter as
well, and sound common sense demands that this
year, if ever, Americans should exchange useful
Christmas gifts with the greatest hberality that
reasonable prudence will permit
The buying of holiday goods in abundance during
the next two weeks will mean wonderful encourage
ment for this country's prosperity, for the gifts
to be exchanged on Christmas morning are the
products of industry.to large extent of this ma
tons industry. Liberality this season in giving
will not only gladden. the recipients and gratify the
gvers, but will also cheer men and women who will
earn needed money in stores and factories because
of a lively holiday business.
There can be no waste and no hardship in Christ
mas giving if the givers careful to select use
ful presents. There plenty of things that every
body needs and givers should use care in ascertain
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-12
SURVEYING GUARD CAMP SITE
Colonel Rausch and Corps Of Engineers
Busily Engaged at the Work

Lebanon, Dec. 12.-Colonel L. V.
Rausch, of the State arsenal, Harris
burg, with corps of civil engineers,
is making progress in the survey of the
recently purchased 1000 acre plot at
Mt. Gretna to be the permanent en-
campment grounds of the National
Guard of Pennsylvania. 1t will be two
weeks yet before Colonel Rauseh has
completed the survey and he will then
make recommendations to the State
Armory Board.
Colonel Rausch s staff has completed
a portion of its survey near the narrow
guage railway and he has stated that
that plot of ground that includes 140
acres has been set aside as parade
grounds for division encampments. The
newly planned parade grounds includes
the large field used last summer during
the n. G. P. encampment for review
purposes and extends west of that sec
tion to the summit of the hill on which
the Fourth regiment was located. 1t is
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PEOPLES COLUMN
The Star-Independent does no.
make itself responsible for opinions
expressed in this column
DR.. Slough and the Ministers

Editor the r-Independent:
Dear Sir-After reading in vour no.
per the statement of the minister that
Dr. Stough's remarks ON SATURDAY.
evening were most unfortunate in re
CARDS to the ministers and that tbev
shall let II to the people to say if they
are nyPocrtes or not, l think they
would have the surprise of their lives
II they would ask the people that are
trying to do right in the sight of God.
!! nave been in to hear DR.. Slough at
dlnerent times; so has my husband, and
nave never heard one thing he said
that WASH t true or that insulted me:
but some peofleare very easily insulted
at the truth. They are so used to hay
ing the way to heaven made easv for
them.
/ BY what right do the ministers make
the way to heaven easyi Christ said
the way to heaven was narrow-the
road to destruction broad. And I think
he knew what he was talking about.
he didn't smooth things over. He not
only spoke for the rich, but for the
poor.
Know drinking men that 60 to hear
Dr. Slough that never go in a church.
They like to hear the truth. If all the
ministers would speak the truth they
would have better Christians-not only
church members. But they should prac.
tiee what they preach.
Don't the neighbors see how thew
live, as we'll as how we hve7 Are they
any better than we are to hit the
trail and promise God to do betterl
We are all sinners saved by grace. As
apostles of Christ g teachings. they
should set an example of honesty and
truth. Are they doing it by back k-biting
DR.. Stough7
Do they think that true Christians
admire thati Would they have anv
confidence in any one like thati Some
people know who they are and so does
God, and, if they cater to few people,
God don't.
l admire the man from Camp Hill
who said he would give the lumber free
to build the tabernacle if DIR. Slough
would convert all the ministers in Har-
risburg.
And think there are quite few
people in this town who say the same
thing. Tell the truth at all times, and
do not use the church as a cloak If
they would read the Bible more instead
Of keeping it well busted it would be
better for ali of us living in town, but
if they would do that they wouldn t
find card playing and dancing and
quite number of other things they
have excuses foi
A Friend
Harrisburg, Pa, Dec. s, 1914.
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Rebs Wore Union overcoats

One of the incidents told by Mr.
Mead will bear repeating. Among the
government stores in his fathers ware.
house We're three hundred blue armv
overcoats. These were seized, OF
course, by the rebels and when they
were on~the march back to Virginia
and they were intercepted by Pleasan.
tons Union cavalry, the rebels donned
the overcoats, crept up close to the
Union forces, who took them to be re.
Inducements, and then made a fierce
charge with disastrous results to the
Yanks. The defeat of the Union forces
in this charge enabled Stuart to get
away without further molestation and
he made the entire circuit of the Union
army and returned to his camp az
"The Bower without any loss to
speak of, certainly not any that Grip
pied him, and with army stores, am.
munition and plunder worth many
thousand of dollars.
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planned to have sixty bath houses con-
structed along the Lake Conewago
shore. The construction of these bath
houses would be an Improvement as
there had been some criticism heard
about soldiers going from camp to the
lake in bathing togs.
The surveyors corps is busy to-day
ON a 600acre plot back of the State
Rife Range. 1t is being laid out so
that it can be used for most any mill
tary purpose, but particularly for an
artillery camp. Three regiments of in
fantry could locate in that section very
nicely. T. J. Humphrey, assistant city
engineer of Lebanon, is assisting Colonel
Rausch. The commissary buildings will
be constructed more than a mile from
the parade grounds. They will be erect
ed, doubtlessly, along the railroad line
that cuts through from Colebrook and
would prove convenient.
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BALDWIN Sees BRUMBAUCH
ABOUT THE SPEAKERSHIP
0overnor-Elect Does Not Make It
Known Whether He Looks With Fa-
vor on Delaware Mans Candidacy
Others Aid In the Fight
Especial to the star-Independent.,

Especial to the Star-Independent.l
Philadelphia, Dec. 12.-Representa-
tive Richard J. Baldwin, of Delaware
county, who from present indications,
is the choice of the Republican organi.
zation for Speaker of the Pennsylvania
House of Representatives, saw Cover
nor-eiect Brumbaugh Yesterday. There
have been repeated stories that DR..
Brumbaugh would, when the time came,
take an active interest in the selection
of Speaker upon whom he could count
for aid in developing his legislative pro-
gram.
DR.. Brumbaugh said that he had
seen representative Baldwin, but moth
ing of interest developed, he added. 1t
is understood that Baldwin gave as.
surances that he would be for properly
conservative legislation.
There was rounding up of promi-
nent Republican politicians in Philadel-
phia yesterday. Among them were
State Senator Sproul, of Delaware coun-
ty, who was here to help Baldwin, and
State Chairman Crow. The latter and
Senator MeNichol met DR.. Brumbaugh
at luncheon in the Bellevue e-Stratford
Hotel, but the meeting was accidental.
and no politics were discussed, it was
said.
Although the wind seems to be in
Baidwin's direction, Representative
haogood, of Mexican county, is still
in the fight. A delegation of Hab-
good, friends called upon State Sena.
tor ware yesterday and tried to enlist
interest in his behalf. The Wares, how
ever, have not yet indicated their at
tltude with respect to the Speakership.
They will be for Representative Wilson.
OF Philadelphia, if he announces his
candidacy, but Wilson says that he has
not yet made up his mind.
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1t was announced the matter would be
referred by the executive committee
to the general organizations.
That the proposition will be pressed
hard was intimated after the meeting,
although it was apparent that many
favored plan whereby the increase in
price should affect only communities
outside of the city or town in which
the papers are published.
Various questions of legislation af.
feeting newspaper publishers were dis
cussed, and plans were outlined for the
repeal of burdensome legislation and
for opposing legislation to be consider
ed at the next session.
Philadelphia newspaper men not
members of the association were pres.
ent as guests. J. H. Zerbey, editor of
the Pottsville Republican,, presided
at the meeting and luncheon which fol
lowed, in place of f. J, Stackpole, Of
the Harrisburg Telegraph presi.
dent of the association, who could not
be present on account of illness.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-12
Severe RHEUMATIC
Pains DISAPPEAR

Rheumatism depends on an acid in
the blood, which affects the muscles
and joints, producing Inflammation,
stiffness and pain. This acid gets into
the blood through some defect in the
digestive process.
Hoods Sarsaparilla, the old-time
blood tonic, Is very successful in the
treatment of rheumatism. 1t acts di-
rectly. with purifying effect, on the
blood. and improves the digestion.
Don't suffer. Get Hoods to-day.
Adv.
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THE GERMAN UNIVERSITIES

1t is not likely that any great number of Ger
mans take seriously the contention of few that
students of nations now at war with the Fatherand
ought not to be permitted, in coming years. to enter
German universities and derive benefits therefrom.
Those who favor the admttance of former foes
to the German institutions of learning point out
the German people whole are not so selfish as
to desire that nation to isolate itself from the others
in the matter of educational advantages which the
German universities possess in many instances over
the universities of other nations
There is knowledge to be had in German univer-
sities,-knowledge which students from other coun-
tries have sought for years. Germany as a nation
is hberalminded enough to recognize that by max
ing its educational advantages available to the en-
tire world it is benefttng Germany as we'll as the
other countries.
Those few Germans who would bar English.
French and Russian students from the Fatherland 5
educational centers at the close of the war are
haps, momentarily too strongly prejudiced against
their nation s foes, but they so few as compared
with the great mass Of liberal-mnded subjects of
the Kaiser that their contention will hardly prevail
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American At Head of spv system

Paris, Dec. IL, $50 A. M.-The Do
lice of Geneva, Switzerland, says a dis
patch TO the "Journal" have arrested
a naturalized American named Muel-
Ter, who it is alleged, organized an
important German spy system with
ramifcations in Lyons and the princi-
pal cities of Eastern France. Mueller.
the dispatch states, win be tried by
court martial.
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TOLD IN LIGHTER VEIN
SONG OF THE TICKER

The idle days at last have fed,
Construction time is here instead.
Though wars destroy and nations bleed,
1 pledge better day and creed
buzz and whir and jerk and stop.
Then chase quotations to the top,
And men may buy and men may sell,
For I perform my mission we'll
l run my happy course with zest,
And glad the secrets in my breast,
OF mines and ships and wealth to be
And wide flung signs of industry
Tara, tarum, like kettle drum
beat quickstep for joys to come,
The past is dead. Long live to-day!
I'm off again, hip, hip hooray!
H. s. Haskns, in New York su,
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Harrisburgers and Antistam

Equally interesting was Mr.. Nead's
description of the Battle of Antietam
and the fact that of the emergency
regiments that went to the defense of
Pennsylvania at that time, and got
over the line into Maryland, one was
commanded by Colonel Henry McCor-
mick, with Robert A Lamberton as
his lieutenant colonel, both Harris
burg men of high standing.
Thomas NJ. Jones.
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ADVANTAGE OF 2-CENT PAPER
Newspaper Owners Believe Public
Would BENEFIT by Increase in Price

Philadelphia, Dec. 12.-The direct
advantage to be derived by both the
publisher and the public by an increase
to 2 cents of the daily one-cent papers
of the State was considered yesterday
at meeting of the executive commit
tee of the Pennsylvania Associated
Dailies and the Pennsylvania State
Editorial Association, held in the
Manufacturers Club. No definite ac-
tion was taken. Following the meeting
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-12
sADDER HOLIDAY SURPRISE

York, Pa, Dec. 12.-Coming home
to surprise her mother with a Christ
mas visit after an absence of more
than year, Miss Minnie Storage found
her parent had died a week ago at her
home in Dover, York county.
Miss Storage had been living in
Cleveland, and efforts to communicate
with her at the time of her mothers
death failed. She is Frustrated with
grief.
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Colonel Roosevelt parrot he when in Brazil
was not bad but he did much for the monkey
chops We might add that despite the efforts of some
folks to dscredt the Colone South American stories
of them far has succeeded in making him eat crow
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-12
Russians Reinforce Serbs

Amsterdam, Via London, Dec. H.
The "Frankfurter Zeitung" says the
Servians have been reinforced by FIVE
Russian regiments, which left Arch
angel October 81 and arrived at Anti
vari, Montenegro, November %.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-12
CHANGES WITH THE SEASONS

See, here said Mrs. Gabb II got your last winter
suit to-day and found lot of long, blonde hairs on the
vest"
WELL replied Mr. Gabb you seem to forget that YOU
blonde last winter."-Cincinnati Enquirer
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-12
Described Raid on chambersburg

A most interesting picture was that
of 1.-The Bower" in Virginia, where
the famous rebel cavalry, General
Jeb Stuart, assembled his force of
"critter back troops that made the
first raid on Chsmbersburg by order
of General Lee. Fine pictures of
Stuart, Lee, Wade Hampton, Governor
Wise and Others famous in the Confed-
eraey, were shown and a description of
the raid on Chambersburg was most
interesting, accompanied by pictures
of some of the buildings destroyed and
the men who took a head in destroy
ing them. Mr.. Nead's description of
the visit he made with his father TO
the latter's warehouse in the midst of
the storm, on the night Stuart with
his cavalry occupied Chambersburp.
was most amusing, and much laughter
was created by his description of the
Chambersburg home guard going out
to intercept Stuart and returning 10
the town prisoners of squad of
Stuart s cavalry. What was equally
interesting was his assertion that for
the plunder taken from them by the
rebels the citizens of Chambersburp
have never been reimbursed to the ex-
tent of dollar by the United States
government.
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MORE MERCIruL

Producer-"The comedians seemed nervous What thew
needed life."
Critie-"Youre too severe! Twenty years would be
ough"-Judge.
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Pennsylvania will not be without laws Judging
from the number OF organizations framing legislative
concentrations.
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Yesterday was the darkest day Philadelphia has seen
since 1928 Hope it was due to the smoke of increased
industry.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-12

Postmaster Sites will have 80 extra men to help him at
the postoee in the Christmas and that
Claus will arrive on time
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-12
HAS THE HARIT

When man says Il don't want to complain" it means
that he complains most of the time.--Atchison Globe
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-12

Half mill Topped off the tax rate is the promised
Christmas gift OF the City Commissioners the people
Harrisburg.
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ing just what articles their friends actually require
Let the slogan this year. more than ever, be:
GIVE USEFUL PRESENTSl
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WEATHER FORECASTS

Harrisburg and vicinity: Fair to-
night with lowest temperature slightly
below freezing. Sunday increasing
cloudiness probably becoming unsettled
by night
Eastern Pennsylvania: Fair tonight.
Sunday increasing eloudiness probably
becoming unsettled by night. Moderate
westerly winds.
YESTERDAYS TEMPERATURE IN
Highest, 81; lowest. So; a. M, 80
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Views of Camps in the Sixties


OF the war pictures he showed men
famous at the start of the Civil war
Governor Curtin and his military staff
Colonel A. X. Mcclure, famous gen.
erais and men who had charge of mil
itary affairs at the start of the war,
and there were pictures of the various
camps at Chambersburg, where the
first soldiers were sent from Camp
Curtin, near Harrisburg. Most interest
ing was the story of the adventures
of young Colonel Palmer and our own
William Bender Wilson, the young
telegraph operator, who risked life re-
peatedly to get information and send
1t concerning the movements of the
rebel troops in the early days of the
war. Among Mr.. Nead's collection are
number Of telegraph messages sent
by Mr.. Wilson while close to the
enemy's lines watching their move
ments. These messages were all care
fully kept by Wilson, who presented
them to Mr.. Mead. There was a fine
picture of the young officer, Palmer,
who left the Pennsylvania railroad en-
ploy to serve the Union, and an equal
ly fine one of Colonel Wilson, who is
still active at his home in Holmes
burg, near Philadelphia, where he went
after leaving Harrisburg some years
ago.
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Tongue-End Topics
MIR. Nsad's eivil War Pictures

B. NJ. Mead, of this city, has most
interesting collection of photographs
and other relics of the Civil war, some
of which he showed by means of Ian
tern slides during his talk before the
Dauphin County Historical Society the
other evening, exciting much interest
among those who saw them. Mr..
Nead's talk took his audience away
back to the days of the John Brown
raid. and he showed picture of Old
ossawatamie and some of the men con-
nected with him in the raid at Har-
per S Ferry, when the poor, misguided
kansan thought he could fight the
State of Virginia and the United
States government and set the negroes
free. There was picture of the
Chambersburg house in which Brown
stopped when perfecting his plans; one
of the old quarry near Chambersburg
where the conspirators met; pictures of
Harper Ferry and houses that were
occupied during the raid; one of the
monument to Cook, one of the con-
spirators who was captured near Mont
Alto, and Others of Fred Douglass, the
leader of the Afro Americans for wears.
Mr.. Mead s descriptive talk was as il
Eliminating as his pictures.