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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-14
farm CREDITS DISCUSSED
BY PATRONS OF HUSbAnDRY
Increased Measures and Better Coop
Grafton Were the Main Subjects
Under Discussion at Wilmington
Meeting
By associated Press.

Wilmington, Del, Nov. 1f.AIn,
creased moasufes of farm credits auJ
better cooperation were the main sab.
lects OF consideration at the session OF
the National Grange Patrons OF uus,
oandry. this morning. The latter wa,
made a special order for next Tuesday
morning.
The subject Of better farm credits
was brought up by Delegate T. CO At.
keSon, of West Virginia, who offered
a preamble and resolutions for cousid.
eration. The preamble set forth that
the history of all nations proves gov.
ernmcnt aids IN the form of farm cred
its to be necessity to high efficiency
OF food production aud for saving farm
ers from the high cost Of loans and de.
ciGres that the Hollis. Buckley Farm
Credit bill, now pending in Congress-, is
hardly in compliance with the request
of the Grangers. The resolutions are rs
follows:
Resolved. That the legislative com.
mittee and officers of the Grange
throughout the country are instructed
to insist, on behalf of this hoiy, Chat
more substantial government aid to
steady interest rates and to uphold the
market for farm mortgage bonds. shoul ld
be included in the bill finally passed by
Congress.
Resolved. That no farm credit hi
, which places in the hands of private.
capital the power to make intcres; rates
on mortgage bonds without Limitations
oy federal law, will meet either the
needS of agriculture or the Just dcmand :
OF the Grange
me resolutions were referred to the
committee on resolutions, reports were
read from the State Oranges of Oregon.
New Jersey aud Washington, comllet.
ing this phase of the sessions work.
Ihe Grange accepted an invitation
from the school authorities to visit the
pubic schools of Wilmington and Deie.
gate John G, Kitcham. of WiscoE.. g..
was appointed to deliver an Adde'S
during the visit
There is no session OF the National
Grange this afternoon. Tomorrow agt
ernoon at . o'clock there viii be 4 n O
mortal service in the Dupont auditori.
um, with sermon by National CiGa.
lam \. p. Reardon. of Kansas. '
All the city churches have issued IN
Nltations to the visiting Graugers :,
attend their services and many will e..
cept Consideration of committee b, Al.
ness VIII be taken up on Monday morn.
ing.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-14
A. R. HESS DIES IN STEELTON
Victim of Apoplexy Succumbs in His
Eightieth Year

a. h. Hess, a prominent resident of
Steelton, doing business at 2S North
Fourth street, in his eightieth year,
died this afternoon at 1906 o'clock
after an illness of three days following
stroke of apoplexy at his home We'd
hesday morning at $50.
Mr.. Hess was born in Safe Harbor
Lancaster county, Pa. January 10,
1888, and for many years was a resi-
dent of Harrisburg and Stcelton. He
was member of the Church of God
for more than so years, and is survived
b. his wife and five daughters. Mrs
Charles X. Laverty. of Harrisburg:
Alice, wife of A. Russell Calder, of
Bellevue Park; Carrie. wife of Pro
fessor A. NJ. Lindsay, of Harrisburg;
Katharine, wife of DR.. Ii. W. McKen-
zie, of Duncaunon, and Linnie, at
nome; also one sister, Miss Mary B.
Hess, of Lancaster.
Mr.. Hess belonged to one of the old
est families of Lancaster county and
was a brother of tho late Captain
George II. Hess, of Safe Harbor, and
Maynard Hess, former druggist of
Steelton.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-14
German attack AGAINST
BRIDGE At NEWPORT Was
A failure. Says French

Paris Nov. II, a.47 p. M.-The
French official communication this aft
ernOon says the German attack against
the bridge st Nieuport resulted in
failure. and that various offensive
movements Of the enemy around Ypres
have been checked. The text of the
communication follows:
- In Belgium German attack
against the head of the bridge at Nieu-
port resulted in failure. aud various
efforts at offensive movements on the
part Of the enemy in the region TO
the east and to the southeast OF YpreS
have been checked.
- In the enyirons Of BiXSehoote we
have progressed one kilometre toward
the east. Between the canal of La
Bassee and Arras our troops have made
minor progress. In the region OF Las
sieny and in the vicinity of the Aisne,
as far as Berry -Bac. the Germans
have attacked but without success
In the Argonne the fighting has
RECOMMENDED with greater spirit. The
enemy endeavored. but in vain, 10 re-
capture Four lie Paris and ST. Hubert.
Particularly in the vicinity of Verdun
several partial offensive movements on
the part of the enemy were checked by
the fire of our artillery before the for
ward movement of tine enemy S in
fantry could be undertaken.
- In the Woevre district and in Lor-
gaine. where bad weather prevails,
there is nothing to report.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-14
IO-DAY'S BANK Statement
Clearing House Banks and Trust Com.
panies Show a Decrease in
Reserve Fund
By associated Press,

New York. Nov. 14.-The statement
of the average condition of Clearing
House banks and trust companies for
the week shows that they hold s7,413,.
900 reserve in excess of legal require.
ments. This is decrease of $500.
600. The statement follows:
Loans. $2,133, 3,1T0,0O0; decrease
s11.52S,000.
Specie, sS4O,SO6, 200; decrease So.
$4,000.
Legal tenders. s1O2. 493. .000; de-
crease, s3,340,000.
Net deposits. s1,925,S54.000: in
crease, s2,307,00O.
Circulation, s1O6.72S.0O0; decrease
s23, 1000.
Banks cash reserve in vault, 1878.
$4,000.
Trust companies cash reserve IN
vault. s6S.S43.00O.
Aggregate cash reserve. s442,799,
600.
Excess lawful reserve, s7.413,9OO:
decrease, sS.500.650.
Trust companies reserve with Clear
ing House members carrying % pei
cent. cash reserve, $57,S4O,000.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-14
81 is ADDED TO ROUND
TRIP TO PHILADELPHIA
Continued From FIRST rage.

night the Pennsylvania Railroad Com.
pany said the changes were being made
because the Interstate Commerce Com.
mission had declared it to be n matter
of public policy that each branch of
the railroad service should contribute
its proper share to ths cost of opera
tion and of return upon the property
devoted to the use of the pb6lie.''
The purpose OF the company,
continues Che statement, ''is to embody
the polfc.r established by the Commits
sion, and so spread the changes in fares
that the b0fdon will fall only lightly
on any single traveller. The proposed
changes in suburban rates have been SO
adjusted that no person travelling on
communication tickets will have to pay
mere than one cent dav additional
fare.
The action of the Pennsylvania
Philadelphia aud Reading aud other
Trunk Line Association carriers in fiji
ing the new tariffs to-day win doe in
line with the general movement of rail.
roads all over the country to advance
passenger fares. Travel rates generally
are ta be increased to q uniform basis
of 2is cents mile.
With all roads charging this uniform
rate for interstate passenger fares, il is
estimated the total additional revenue
accruing will be more than $4,000
000 annually.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-14
FIGHTING HAS BEGUN NEAR
THE SUEZ CANAL. Is REPORT

Berlin, Nov i3 10y Wireless. De
ayed) Reports reaching Berlin from
Milan. Italy, SET forth that in Egypt
lighting already has occurred near the
Suez canal This information was Civ
Gu TO the press today from official quar-.
tiers
-Four wagOnloads OF English wounded
nave arrived az Cairo; the men were
hurt in lighting between Suez and Is
MALTA. There has been a mutiny of the
Z native troops and many well known
Egyl ;ians have been arrested.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-14
NEW HOTEL STORY BOBS UP
Indianapolis Man Comes Here and Talks
About Building One

Again tine story of a new hotel for
Harrisburg bpbs up. Charles F. Hender-
son. of the firm of Henderson & Mar
shall, attorneys, Indianapolis, who, he
says, is East for the purpose of locating
sites for new hotels to be built by a
party of capitalists who are interested
in the hotel business, stopped off in
iHarrisoarg yesterday afternoon to look
about here, having this city on his. list
and being charged with looking over
available Harrisburg properties.
Henderson took interest in two sites,
that on which the Commonwealth hotel
is now located, which he said he under
stood could be purchased, and the site
of the old opera house at Third and
Walnut. vacant since the fire, and own
ed by the Weightman estate in Phila-
delphia. Mr.. Henderson made many in
quiries regarding the latter site. ob-
tanned its dimensions, spoke of it's ia
eilities and availability as hotel loca-
tion, with large rear and side en-
frances and the Capitol Park for front
yard. When told the site was in charge
of Hampton i. Carson. of Philadelphia,
as attorney, to dispose of, he left for
4 Hiiducl Puid Uu an dlttFHOOu tTdlU Win
the avowed purpose of having con
ference with Mr. Carson to-day.
Mr.. Henderson said that the capital
lists he represents make a specially of
building hotels. find tenants for them
and see that they are started right. He
instanced, as some of the enterprises
of the people he represents the coustruc-
tion of new hotels in Indianapolis and
Toledo. and said that arrangements
have been made TO construct new ho-
tel in Ha2erstown to take the place of
the one recently destroyed by fire.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-14
PRESIDENT IN NEW YORK
Accompanied by His Daughter. Naval
Aid and Physician

New York, Nov. 14.--President vii.
son arrived in New York from Wash.
ington at 9 O'Clock this morning and
went immediately to the home of Colo.
mel Il. NJ. House. whose guest he will
be to-day and tom orrow. Accompany.
ing the President were his daughter.
Miss Margaret Wilson, and his naval
aid and physician, Dir. Cary Grayson.
The President planned 10 return to
Washington at O'Clock tomorrow aft.
ernoon.
President Wilson planned to spend
the day at the Piping Rock Club on
Long Island, returning late this after
noon to the home of Colonel House.
Tomorrow the President will attend
services at the Fifth Avenue Presbvte.
rian church, after which he will be the
dinner guest of Cleveland Fl. Dodge at
Riverdale. tile planned to return to
the home of Colonel House. tomorrow
afternoon before departing for Wash
ington.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-14
C0TTO., GOING VERY SLOW
Germany Received No America Cotton
Since Beginning of War
By associated Press.

Washington Nov 14.-American
cotton spinners used less cotton during
the first three months of the cotton
year than they did in the same period
last year; exports during October were
less than one-third of what they were
a year ago and almost million bales
more were in the hands of manufac-
turers and in warehouses at the end
of October than there were last year
at that time. This summarizes briefly
the effect of the European war on the
American cotton industry as disclosed
to-day by the October cotton eonsump-
tion and distribution report of the Cen.
sus Bureau.
The United Kingdom during October
increased its takings of American cot.
ton, 232,065 bales having been export
ed TO it. Germany received no Amer
can cotton while France took ,s2,Sl2
bales, the first it had received since the
beginning of. the war.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-14
MANY AT ST0UCH SERVICES
Preparations Are Made for Three Over
dow Meetings Tomorrow Night
If Needed

Meetings planned for tomorrow in
the interests of the Slough evangelstic
campaign include one in the morning,
four in the afternoon and If the crowds
are grea; enough. four in the evening,
At the morning meeting. in the taioer'
naele, the Rev. DIR. Henry W. Slough
will preach on 1.-The Three Fold Resnr-
rection.
In the afternoon mass meeting for
men only will be held NJ the tabernacle
at $50 o clock, addressed by Or. Slough
on the subject, "Red Lights aud Search
lights. \ mass meeting Tor women
only al o clock at tae Ridge Avenue
Methodist church, will be addressed by
Miss Sara Palmer. \ young people s
and Higa school students mass meeting
both sexes, will be held * > clock NJ
tine Grace Methods. church. addressed
hv Miss Florence SsSmau. Boys and
girls will meet at O'Clock at the
Fourth Street Church 81 God. and will
be addressed by Miss Daisy Eggleston
The booster choir of children will sing
n the men 5 meeting and then march
from tine tabernacle to the Fourth
street church.
The big evening meeting will oe helu
at the tabernacle, the only meeting OF
the day, at which trail hitters viii be
called for. Ii is presupposed that the
crowds will be much greater than can
be accommodated in the building, and
provisions have ben made for the first
overflow meeting at Ridge Avenue
church, TO be addressed by Miss Palmer
the second at Pine Street Presbyterian
church. to he addressed by II. w. n
Patterson. and the third. if necessary
at Grace Methodist hrneh. 20 be address
ed bv W. W. Shannon.
The choir loft at the tabernacle has
been extended, giving the building al
added aepacity of about four hundred.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-14
1900 TONS OF CHRISTMAS
Gifts FILL SANTA Claus
ship THAT Sailed TODAY

New York. Nov. l4.-With more
than 1900 tons of Christmas gifts
from the people of America, Santa
Claus ship. the naval collier Jason,
sailed to-day for Europe. A message
of godspeed from President Wilson
Was received by Lieutenant Comman-
der c. F. Courtney, L. 5. ~, shortly
before sailing time. The docks were
black with thousands of school chil.
dren.
The gifts that the Santa Claus ship
carried were gathered from every
State of the Union. They included al
most everything from toys and tolls and
clothing and food. So heavy was the
rain of Christmas presents for the chill
6ren of Europe that force of 80 sol
diers ami 80 sailors from the navy yard
was required to receive and classify
the gifts as they arrived and repaek
them so that an equal distribution
might be made in the several countries
for which they were intended.
4 summary OF the cargo made by
commander Courtney shortly before
sailing showed the following items;
Fourteen carloads of children 5 cloth
my. nNe CalloauS OF women 5 CiothlnG,
one carload of men 5 clothing, five ear
loads of toys and 81 carloads Of mis-
eellaneous presents, foodstuffs, boots.
shoes, etc; a total of 50 carloads.
The ship will call first at Falmouth
where the gifts intended for England,
France and Belgium will be discharged; /;
then she will proceed to Rotterdam
where gifts for Holland and Germany
will be discharged. AT later date
another consignment will go forward
for the people Of Russia and Poland.
Nearly all the gifts received were
accompanied by notes OF good will writ
ten by the donors. Asthe spirit of
neutrality of the United States was un-
Willingly violated in many of these mis-
siveS 1t was found necessary to with
hold them. \ large quantity of cloth
ing that was found unfit for imme iiate
shipment will be sent TO Ellis Island
for cleaning and fumigating and will
afterward be taken in charge by wives
Of army officers who have volunteered
for the service and will be patched.
made over and prepared for later
shipment.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-14
LIVESTOCK BOARD ENDORSED
Alricks' Association Praises It's Work
After Hearing Lecture

Unanimous endorsement of the work
of State Veterinarian C. J. Marshall
and the State Livestock Sanitary Board
in its conservation of the livestock in
dustry of the State was given last night
by the Alricks Association following an
address by DR.. w. S. Gimper, director
of the Division of Milk Hygiene of the
State board.
The association held a regular meet
sing at St, andrews parish house and
DIR. Gimper had been invited TO give a
talk upon the prevalent foot and mouth
disease. In discussing it ne also gave
brief summary of the preventive and
protective work of the board generally.
In addition 20 endorsing the work of
the Livestock Board the men in the as
sociation rendered DIR. Gimper rising
vote of thanks FOR his address.
Much of last evening s session was
taken up with q business meeting. On
November 81, the night after Thanks
giving day, the Alricks Association will
mold a social evening.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-14
John Petit Packer

The news of the death of John Petit,
Packer was received here yesterday
Mr.. Packer, who was "a years old, was
former resident of this city died at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. c. B
Dewes, of Pittsburgh. He was for q
number of years wholesale lumber
dealer
Mr.. Packer was married TO Miss Car.
oline Appleton, of New Brighton. Beav.
er county, Pa. She died 3 years ago
Besides Mrs. Dewes, Mr.. Packer leaves
another sister, Mrs. Virginia l.. D. Har.
rison, of Springdale. Pa, brother, L
l.. Packer. of New York, and three chil.
dren, Thuroer y. Packer, of Sharps
burg. Pa: Mrs. Caroline Krebbs, of
Pittsburgh, and Eugene l.. Packer, Jr.
of Springdale, Pa.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-14
German Attacks IN west
FLANDERS IMpEDED BY Rain

Berlin. Nov. /. bv Wireless to Lon
dOn, 3.2S p. N.-Military .headouar-
ters to-day gave out an official an
nouneement as follows:
The lighting in Western Flanders
continues. Our attacks during the past
few days have been impeded by the
rain ana stormy weather and are there
fore proceeding slowly. South OF Ypres
We havc taken 200 prisoners.
Sae British attacks to the west Of
Lille have been reoulsed.
NJ Berry.au-Bac we compelled the
French To evseuate commanding
position.
Our attack in the forest OF Argon.
ne has made good progress. Here tine
FrencA again suffered heavy losses.
leaving more than $50 prisoners in our
hands.
The Fighting continues in East
Prussia and at S:allupeenen we took
800 Russian prisoners. No decision vet
has been reached Al Soldau.
In the district Of Vlaclawee. a
Russian army corps has been repulsed
snd 1900 prisoners and twelve ma
chine guns fell into oar hands :"
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-14
TAKE BROWN TO ASYLUM
Man Who Attempted Suicide In Hos.
pital Seems Better

Harry A. Brown, of Lykens, who
yesterday attempted suicide BY jump
ing down the rear stairway at the
Harrisburg hospital, was taken TO the
Pennsylvania hospital for the insane
at Maclay and Cameron streets. this
morning at Ills O'Clock. He was to
have been taken there yesterday. a
commission having recommended his
admission but the injury he suffered IN
his jump, caused delay.
1t was believed at first that he suf-
fered a broken back and severe con-
vulsiOn which he suffered yesterday
afternoon, led physicians at the Har-
risburg hospital to believe that there
was some pressure on the spinal column
from disl0cated vertebrs. He seemed
cheerful this morning and had the
use OF the lower limbs.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-14
Phillipsburg Wreck To-day

Great railroad wreck which took place
az Phillips6urg, Pa, few weeks ago,
shown to-day ar the Photo2lay in the
Beloved Adventure series "Pardners of
Providence. Arthur johnson, as Lord
Cecil, in the Beloved Adventure series,
to-day at the Photoplay. has an interest
ing experience as one of the big scenes
was taken at Phillipsburg, Pa, showing
the big railroad head-on collision that
took place there few weeks ago.
Adv.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-14
FRANKS LAST HOPE GONE
Georgia Supreme Court Ignores Plea
of Mary Phagan's Slayer
By Associated Press.

Atlanta, Ga, Nov. 14.-The State
Supreme Court to-day refused new
trial to Leo NJ. Frank, convicted and
under sentence of death here for the
murder of Mary Phagan.
Frank motion for a rehearing was
based on the ground that his constitu-
tional rights had been violated by rea-
son of his absence from the court room
when the jury returned its verdict.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-14
Funeral of Poison Victim

Margaret May Derrick, Is years and
3 months old, who died at the Harris.
burg hospital on Thursday from bich
loride of mercury poisoning, will be
buried Monday afternoon. Funeral serv.
ices will be held at the home of her
brother, Harry Derrick, 529he Maclay
street, at 1890 o'clock. the Rev. Mr
Balshaugh officiating. At 1.S0 O. clock
the body will be shipped to Duncan.
non, where further services will be held
in the Presbyterian church. Burial will
be in the United Brethren cemetery,
Duneannon.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-14
ALL IN EXCEPT ALLEGHENY
Judge Frazer Must Show Majority Of
53.246 in HIS Home County in
Order to Beat Judge Kunkel

With all OF the Official returns in
the Frazer. kunkel contest for the Su.
preme Court bench, received at the
State Department except those from
Allegheny county, Judge kunkel this
morning had lead of 7S,s45. The
vote now stands, according to the re.
turns from 66 out of the ca counties,
Allegheny OUT, as follows. kunkel 367,.
191; Frazer, 29S,946.
In order to defeat Judge Kunkel
Judge Frazer must have majority OF
1926 in Allegheny county, Unofficial
counts give Frazer lead OF from &C..
600 to $4,000 in his home county OF
Allegheny. There is nothing official
about this, however, and Judge Kun
kel s friends still have r shred of hope
1t is argued by the Kunkel people tina,
IN the vote of large county like Al,
lesheny there is reason to believe that
any calculations may be wrong, and
that the official count may cut down
Frazer s majority, the tendency always
being with claimants to claim much
more than the official figures show. II
Judge Frazer S majority is not at leas,
1926 in Allegheny county he does
not defeat Judge Kunkel.
A dispatch from Pittsburgh this aft
ernoon from the Tri-State News bureau
says that in computing the vote for
judge in Pittsburgh city, alone, the
court found that Judge Frazer has
52,44o, while Judge Kunkel received
5.69S, making Frazer's majority in the
city 46,752. The totals of the State
then, with Pittsburgh included. and
Allegheny outside of Pittsburgh un
counted, give Kunkel S72,2S4 ant
Frazer S46.391. To win out Judge
Frazer must have 26,494 votes in Al
legheny outside of Pittsburgh.
The official returns from Allegheny
county have been delayed for some rea
son, the excuse being that there are
more than 400 voting districts in the
county, and computing returns is slow
work. Philadelphia, with many more
districts. finished its count on Thurs
partment last night.
If Judge Kunkel is defeated for tn,
Supreme Court iudgeship his defeat
according to his friends, may be at
tributed to three things: First. three
days before election day the word wa:
passed to all Republican organization.
in the State, acting with the State Re
publican organization, to mark all bal
lots for Supreme Court Judge for Judge
Frazer: second that Judge Frazer re
sided in a county that had vote many
times larger than the county in which
Judge Kunkel resided. and third. that
Judge Frazer S name came first on the
official ballot, which in general eec
tion such as that of this year mean.
thousands Of votes to the first man OF
the ballot.
The official election returns. as com
puted at the State Department, with
Allegheny out, for United States Sen
ator and Governor, are as follows:
Governor-Brumbaug 527.235: Ne
Cormick, 406,769; Brumbaugh ma
jority, 120,266.
United States Senator-Palmer
1884, 40; Pinchot, 235,096; Penrose
463,515.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-14
Mrs. Catherine Brightbill

Mrs. Catherine Brightbill, p years
old, died this morning at the home of
her daughter, Alice, 1412 Wallace
street. She has been afflicted with
paralysis for long time. Beside her
daughter, Alice, she leaves one son.
Frank, and one brother, J. j. Pilkay.
The body will be taken to Carlisle
Tuesday, where services and burial will
be made.