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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-24
ware TO help RRUMBAUCH
Leader Who Has Been at Odds With
Penrose Favors Carrying Out All
Platform Pledges

Especial to the tar-Independent)
Philadelphia, Nov. 24.-With Will
liam H. Wilson, of this city, expected
to announce his candidacy within the
next few days, organization leaders an
ticipate lively skirmish for the sup.
port of Penrose in the contest for the
Speakership of the next State House
of Representatives. Wilson is the ia
vorite of the Wares for the place, but,
it is generally conceded that Senator
Penrose will determine the nomination
of the Republican caucus.
Senator Penrose is said to have nc
particular interest in the contest furth
er than the assurance that the inter
ests of the organization will be pro.
tected, and is said to be willing to ac.
cept either Wilson, Baldwin, Hapgood
or Ehrhardt.
Congressman William S. Ware in an
address at the Old Guard dinner of the
Young Republicans last night predicted
that the next Legislature would be in
clned to progressive legislation.
81 believe that every pledge made
in our State platform ought to be car
ried OUT he declared Gas far as
am concerned, l shall endeavor to as
sist in seeing that the pledges made tc
the people are carried out to the let
ter
Congressman Ware attributed Brum
baugh's victory to his strength among
the independent voters and to what he
termed "the mistakes of the Wilson
administration.
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HOSPITAL Wants TURKEYS.
Only One Had Been Received by Early
Afternoon Of Donation Day
Other Gifts Received

The collection of the Thanksgiving
Day donations for the Harrisburg Hos
pital started this morning and ut 2
o'clock this afternoon there seemed
every reason to believe that in spite Of
the many contributions made by Har-
risburg to the Belgian relief and other
European war funds, the response from
this city and vicinity has been fully as
generous as last year.
Early this morning the horse.drawn
vehicles and automobiles lent by many
of the merchants Of Harrisburg started
collecting the donation bags" which
were distributed few days ago, and
by early afternoon they had gathered
in between 800 and 400 bags and sew
eral hundred glasses of jellies and Jars
of preserves. BY that time only one
turkey had been received, although Ave
or six more were promised. Many more
could be used.
Although several checks have been
received, for which the hospital authori
ties are thankful, they say that much
more money is needed.
The members of the woman's Aid
Society, headed by Mrs. Henry Nc.
Cormick, were at the hospital all day
and will be there throughout tomorrow
receiving and separating the donations
SO as to be able to tell just what has
been given. All of the potatoes, apples
oeets, pears and the like are placed in
separate barrels while the breakfas,
foods, jellies, preserves, -four and
things of that kind are arranged on the
shelves of the store rooms of the hos
pital. The vehicles will continue gather
ing donations tomorrow.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-24
KEEFER'S HAT In THE RING
Another Democrat Announces Himself
In County Commissionership Race

The scramble for the County Com
missiOnerships is growing, Charles S.
Keefer, of Upper Paxton township, hav-
ing announced himself to-day as a
candidate for the nomination on the
Democratic ticket.
On last Saturday the Star-Indepen-
dent announced that Harry C. Wells,
the present Sheriff. Samuel Taylor, at
present Jury Commissioner, and Albert
Gardner, Ninth ward, all of this city;
Bartram c. Shelley, ,Steelton, and DR..
D. W. Shaffner, Enhaut, all would be
candidates on the Democratic ticket.
Keefer is former Harrisburg po-
liceman. His announcement was made
in letter to the Star-Independent, as
follows:
editor, the r-Independent,
Harrisburg, Pa:
"Dear Sir:-Being a reader of your
paper, l noticed you published list
of the candidates for the different. coun-
ty offices. [ respectfully submit my
name for County Commissioner on the
Democratic ticket.
"Your respectfully,
"Charles s. Keefer.
Millersburg. Pa, R. No. 2,
"Nov. %, 1914.
"Upper Paxton township"
Several aspirants also have come out
for the Republican nomination for
County Commissioner.
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late WAR news SUMMARY


Csatinued From First rass.
70 "the region Of high political idi.
ocy."
Statements to-day by the War ONCE
at Berlin, Paris and Petrograd. the con-
tinental oenters Of ofacial information
concerning the war. left generally In
doubt the outcome Of the fighting in the
east which unofiiciM reports say has
resulted in Russian victory. The Rus
sian War once makes an indefinite
statement that the Germans have re-
treated. and gives no indication Of the
extent of the movement The German
version is that the lighting is still In
progress and that the decision is yet to
be reached. 1t Is said semi-ofiicially in
Berlin that no doubt is entertained
there rs to an eventual German victory,
but that the arrival of Russian rein
forcements has postponed it.
In Belgium and France both the
French and German statements say the
lighting lags. There is continued activ.
ity in the Argonne region. where. &C
cording to the French War once, the
allies have made progress.
The bombardment of Belgian coast
towns by British warships has been re.
sumed, it is said in Berlin, causing a
number Of casualties among the inhabi
tants but infiicting only slight injury
to the German troops.
The German Official press bureau in
Berlin denies the British statement tina,
German submarine has been sunk on
the coast Of Scotland by a British pa
trolling vessel.
The American consulate at Warsaw
has been damaged by q bomb dropped
from a German airship. Ambassador
Marye at Petrograd reported to the
State Department at Washington tha,
several persons in the street were killed
and that windows of the consulate were
broken, although no one in the building
was injured.
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OBJECT TO MOVING HOTEL
Eleventh Ward Residents Attach Sig
natures to a Remonstrance

At mass meeting in Augsburg Lu-
theran church, Fifth and Muench
streets, several hundred signatures were
placed to a petition which will be filed
as remonstrance to the court applica-
tion of Patrick Sullivan, who seeks to
remove his hotel from 727-729 State
street to 1919 North Third street.
1t is claimed by the remonstrants
that the hotel, at the proposed location,
is not a necessity to the public and
that the granting of the liquor license
application would be detrimental 10
public good. The Rev. Harvey Klaer,
pastor of the Covenant Presbyterian
church, presided at the meeting.
Professor F. E. Downes, city superin-
tendent of schools, made a formal pro-
test against the license transfer. Sew
eral others made addresses along the
same line. A committee of six was ap.
pointed TO make a house-to-house eau.
vas of the Eleventh ward, with the
view of obtaining signatures to the Pc
tition. James A. Stranahan has been
employed as counsel to oppose the
granting of the Sullivan application,
which will be presented to the Dauphin
county court on December s.
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COURT HOUSE
TO BUILD GOLF CLUB HOUSE
Park Commissioner Taylor Plans tc
Erect Building in Reservoir Park

A golf club house, 90 feet long ana
so feet wide, viii be erected in ReSer-
voir Park early next spring, under the
plans OF NJ. Harvey Taylor, Commis-
sioner of Park, announced to-day.
Warren H. Manning, the landscape
architect OF the park department. on
brief visit here yesterday selected
the site, a spot on the wooded SLOPE
Immediately back OF the Elk monu-
ment.
Nj. Manning also inspected the
river front Improvement work as well
as the work incident to the proposed
new Reservoir Park entrance. Specif-
cations for the new club house Will be
drawn up az once and advertisements
sent out for bids. While the contra I
may be let this year, actual work on
the building may not be begun before
early spring.
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CITY MAY NOT APPEAL
Hardly Likely Harrisburg VIII Contest
South Harrisburg Verdicts

At an executive session following
their regular meeting this afternoon
the City Commissioners, with City So
licitor d. $. Seitz, discussed the advisa-
bility of taking an appeal fran the de-
cision of the jury in the damage suits
against the City, in which verdicts of
$3.50 each were awarded to the plain
tiffs, Benedict Schlitzer, Barbara Koenig
and Mary Miller.
The suits involved the City's taking
parts of the plaintiffs property for the
reopening of South Front street. The
Commissioners would not say what ac-
tion was decided on other than the
matter was placed in the hands of the
legal adviser, although it is understood
that the City will not ask for re-
hearing.
Such action is believed by city off.
cials to be "the best way out' in view
of the fact that even if another jury
would reduce the amount of damages
to less than s25 apiece, the City would
have to pay the costs, which would oe
very large in the event of second
hearing.
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City Commission ADJ
vances Ordinance
Creating New Posi-
ton at $1.OOOa Year
PLACE MAY GO
TO M'FARLAND
Agreement Adopted for Taking Over
Land on West Side of North Front
Street-Harrisburg to Pay Part of
Paving Assessment

The Office of City Forester, posi-
tiou through which it is intended TO
regulate the planting, trimming and
sare of shade trees in the city, will be
created if an ordinance introduced by
Commissioner Taylor at the regular
meeting of the City Commissioners this
afternoon passes finally. The Commits
sion passed the bill on first reading and
it will come up for second reading and
6nal passage one week from to-day. This
official will have practically the same
duties as would Tree Commission.
Park Commissioner Taylor this after
noon said he is not vet in a position TO
say who will be suggested 10 the Com
mission for appointment 10 the new
post, although the name of j. Horace
Mcfarland already has been mentioned
in connection with the office. The sal
ary of the Forester, the ordinance pro
vides, shall not exceed $1,000. and
Commissioner Taylor said il is the plan
to pay that amount.
assistants. The men who viii have 20
do with the plansing and caring of
trees will be taken from the corps OF
park department employees.
The Commissioners to-day settled
finally the question Of taking over the
ground, between the western curb az
North Front street ami the low water
mark of the Sus1uehanna river, from
Kelker street TO Maeiay. Deeds TO be
given for the ground by the ten or
twelve property owners will be accept
ed hy the city through the City Soliei-
tor in return for which the city will
satisfy liens entered against that real
estate TO cover the cost of paving the
ker and Maclay.
This plan was one of three suggested
by City Solicitor Seitz and was rec.
ommended by the legal adviser at a
conference with the Commissioners to-
day in view of its being the best plan
for obtaining the ground speedily ana
at the cheapest cost.
The Commissioners. in communica.
ton from the Chamber of Commerce
were asked TO attend Conference on
Foreign Trade, TO be held in Fahne-
stock hall next Tuesday. The con.
ference is being held today although
the Commissioners, excepting the May
or who was scheduled TO make an ad-
dress at the Conference at go o clock
understood il was 70 he hell one week
from this date. The letter was received
after Tuesdays meeting of the Com
miSsioners ana did not get before them
officially until tn.lnN
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Road Contract Awarded

Twenty-six contractors bid on one
State-aid contract for highway ill
Butler eountv to-day. The contract
was awarded by State Highway Com
missioner Bigelow 10 O'Brien Brothers.
of Avoea, Luzerne county. They bid
sS5, 5,102.61. but when checked it was
found that the bid should be
sS5,474e1. A feature of the bidding
was that one firm from Ohio. one from
New York and one from West Virginia
sought the opportunity to construe,
highways in Pennsylvania. The high.
way. which is to be constructed of
brick block, is one running from the
southern borough line of Butler in a
southerly direction through Butler,
Summit and Jefferson townships to a
point in the road near the Mechlin
school house in Jefferson township, a
distance of nearly four miles.
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CAPITOL HILL
RATES ARE REASONABLE.
SAYS THE Commission
Even Though Lewtstown Pays More
Than Huntingdon for the Same
Service. 1t Cannot Complain About
Charges for Mifiin County Town

The Public Service Commission has
found that the rates of the Pennsylva'
MIA Central Light and Power Company
in the borough of Lewistown, are just
and reasonable and the complaint filed
by J. Price Werts, of Lewistown, has
been dismissed.
The Commission does not consider
it fair TO order the reduction of rate
which is shown to be reasonable on ae'
count OF fact that in another COM
munity the company is furnishing eur
rent at a price below the cost thereof,
This comment is oeesSioned by the fact
that less rate is charged in Hunting,
don than in Lewistown.
The Commission has issued an order
that the Erie Railroad Company must
improve its passenger and freight serv'
ice to and from Kennard Station, Mer'
Ger county. The complaint was fled by
]. f. Callahan, c. G. Freeland and J.
NJ. Little representing the people of
Kennard and was oecssioned by the
fact that the railroad company had
discontinued the operation of passen'
ger trains 219 and s20 between Green
Vile and Meadville.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-24
COMPILE THE CONGRESS VOTE
Return Judges of This District Find A.
s. Kreider Won by 10000

Frank A. Smith, of this city; John
+. Ehrgood, of Lebanon, and A. s. Mid.
delton, of Boiling Springs, election re.
turn Judges appointed to certify the
official vote cast for the Congressional
candidates in the Eighteenth Congress.
sional district, composed of this county
and Lebanon and Cumberland, met in
the office of Prothonotary Henry F.
Holler at noon to-day.
Each judge had certificate of the
official vote in his county, the vote was
compiled and return made to the Sec.
retary of the Commonwealth. The re,
turn shows Aaron S. Kreider was re.
elected with a plurality of 10000.
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Barker, as Candidate, Spent $447.o9

James W. Barker, a defeated Wash
inn party candidate for the Legislature
from the city district, has filed with
Prothonotary Henry f. Holler, a re-
port showing that he spent $447.99
during the recent campaign. Mr.. Barker
has no unpaid debts, his report says.
He received s100 contribution from
John A. Affieck. Mr.. Barker contribut-
ed $50 to the Washington party county
committee. The rest was spent for
printing and advertising.
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Mr.. stroh Appointed Receiver

In connection with the handling of
the Pennsylvania property of the Pleas
antville Water Company, Pleasantville,
N. j., a concern now in the. hands of
New Jersey receiver, the Dauphin
county court has appointed Charles g.
Stroh, a Harrisburg attorney, as
ancilliary received of the concern.
Books and papers, the property of the
water company, which it is said are
now in the possession of Pennsylvania
water companies, are what Mr.. Stroh
seeks to obtain.
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Hear Reedy and camella To-dav

James Reedy and Toney Camella,
who were arrested on charge of feloni-
GUS entry and larceny by City Detec-
tive ,Ibach yesterday afternoon when
they were discharged by Mayor Royal
on disorderly practice charge, were
given another hearing in police court
late this afternoon. Both were wearing
sweaters, according to the police, that
were taken from the stable of E. j.
Kline South River street.
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Hearing for New Haven Directors

New York, Nov. 24.-Federal Judge
Sessions to-day set next Monday as the
time for argument on the motion to
dismiss the indictments against Viii
liam Rockefeller and four of the TWEEN
ty men indicted with him on charges
of having violated the criminal law in
connection with their duties as direc.
tors of the New Pork, New Haven and
Hartford Railroad Company.
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Complain of the ell

The Marion Rural Line COMPANY,
represented by John F. Stickel, II. \.
Sellers and others, who have construct,
cd n telephone line from their resi-
denees in Antrim and Guilford townships,
Franklin county, TO the exchange OF
the Bell. lo,ated in Greencastle, COM
plain TO the Public Service Commission
that since July l OF this year the Bell
has refused TO furnish exchange serv.
ice because the rural line has eonnee-
tions with the Cumoerland Valley Tele,
phone Company. Inc romplainants say
that there is nothing in the contract De
>yeen their line and the Bell which
prohibits the use of the switches to
connect their telephone to the lines of
the Cumberland Valley as we'll as TO
those of the Bell.
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Verdict for Defense

A verdict in favor of the defense
this morning was returned by a jury
in the ejectment suit of Isaac D. West
against Alfred F. Hanna. The action
involved a strip OF ground situated in
and adjacent to the borough Of Ly-
kens this county. The principals in the
suit both claimed to have title to the
real estate. At former trial tho
colrt directed the jury to render a
verdict in favor OF the defense. The
Supreme Court then granted the
Vests appeal for rehearing, setting
forth that certain questions of fact
should have been left to the jury 10
decide.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-24
May Keep Out Breeders

Secretary Kalbfus, of the State
Game Commission, is 20 have a confer
ence with the State Veterinarians in
order to ascertain whether the quar-
antine against the foot and mouth dis
ease viii prevent the bringing TO the
State of deer and elk. DR.. Kalbfus had
arranged for the bringing of several
hundred animals into the State for
breeding purposes. and thinks that by
a system of rigid inspection there vii
he 10 difficulty. At present deer ana
elk cannot he shipped until a permit
has been secured from the Veterinary
Board.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-24
FIRING OF TURKISH FORTS ON
L. S. LAUNCH ISN'T SETTLED

Washington, Nov. 24.-The firing
of Turkish forts at Smyrna upon the
cruiser Tennessee launch last week
will not be considered a closed incl
dent until further reports are received,
but President Wilson told inquirers
to-day he considered Ambassador Nor
genthau's report of an explanation by
two members of the Turkish Cabinet
evidently clears up the facts"
He did not say whether he consid-
cred the informal explanation as salts
factory.
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Nothing Fer Argument

Argument in the city's tax suit
against the Smith Premier Typewriter
Company, this morning vas continued
TO the December argument court. CITY
Solicitor seitz complained that the de-
PENDANTS "answer" in the case, is
not specific, and did not raise legal
questions upon which the argument
could be eentered.
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If It Must Be

After a thorough examination, the
physician remarked:
"What you need, my dear sir, is an
operation"
Very well, replied the patient re-
signedly. (Which operation are you
cleverest at'n-New York Post.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-24
Different Gorge

''How about the beautiful gorge you
advertisedfD
"Yonder it is, said the landlord.
"Did you ever see a more wonderful
ravinea"
''Bah! l thought a gorge meant a
great big meal! kansas City Jour
nal,
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PLAN hot FIGHT
TO retain HOUCK
Continued From First Page.

ustics, etc, so that he has little to do,
and now that it is proposed to abolish
the office Just as Secretary Houck has
been reelected for another term the
friends of DR.. Houck are beginning TO
voice their opposition to legislating him
out of office before single year of his
new term has expired, In May next
ne will be commissioned for -four years
more, his present commission expiring
at that time.
To Fight for Houck
If he is deposed there will be vacan-
cies on the Board of Pardons, Board of
Property, Board Of Agriculture and
Dental Council, he being member of
all those bodies. 1t is held by his
friends that no State officer, elected by
the people of the State, for a certain
number of years, can be legislated out
of office, and the friends of DR.. Houck
will make a vigorous effort to defeat
the proposed amendment. 1t is said u
some circles that the amendment VIII
not again be offered for consideration
in the Legislature, but will be left to
die without consideration.
At the last election DR.. Houck ran
close to DIR. Brumbaugh in the number
of votes polled, obtaining $4,000 in
all, and in the two previous times he
was elected he ran very far ahead of
his ticket, so much so that it is al
legged he pulled his companions on the
ticket to positions of safety, and this
by his personal popularity throughout
the State. To legislate him out of Of
flee now, his friends say, would be the
height of ingratitude. Even if the pro-
posed amendment is offered there will
be such opposition to it in the Legisla-
ture as will attract Houck's friends all
over the State, and if it is not defeat
ed in the Legislature, the fight against
it, it is asserted by the secretary s
friends, it will be carried to the polls
and regular campaign made against
it by the educational interests with
whom Dr. Houck has been identified
for half a century.
May Test Law Reducing Powers
If the Office is abolished the number
of members on the Board of Pardons
will be reduced to three, and no par
don can be issued then unless the
Board unanimously agrees, for the con-
stitution says that three of the mem
bers of the Board of Pardons must rec
ommend before pardon can be grant
ed.
The constitution also delegates the
! powers of the Secretary of Internal
Affairs but legislation has shorn him
of many of these powers, and there
is hint that even this legislation
may be subject to test in the courts.
No information, however, is obtanabe
| regarding when or where such action
| is to be started.
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Two Damage Suits

! claim for 81 1000 damages is made
in suit fled today by Robert Rosen.
berg, counsel for John P. Forsythe
against Edward w. Weiss. While in the
defendant : employ a bar fell on For
sythe s foot. Another damage suit filed
to-daY was $1,000 claim made by
Rok<rt Hughes against John and
Thomas c. Black. a stone fell or
Hughes, while he was in the employ
Of the defendants, ne alleges.
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Chemist Cochran's Son Dead

The funeral of the son of c. r.
Cochran, chemist for the Pure Food DC
partment, took place in West Chester
Yesterday. The young man. who was
but 20 years old. was attacked with
typhoid fever at Lehigh University A.
the beginning of the term and fingered
until Saturday. Commissioner Foust
attended the funeral
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Discuss CLOSING shops Sunday

The local branch Of the Journevmen
BARRIERS International Union will hold
meeting tonight to discuss ways and
means Of helping in the campaign
against open barber shops on Sunday,
II has been reported that one union
shop runs on Sunday and this will be
taken up at this meeting.