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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-08
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in Berlin that 100000 Russians were
captured at Lodz.
In the Balkans, Austria's armies
apparently have met with checks in
their operations which recently have
been attended with marked success. A
semi-official statement from Nish as
serts that the Austrians have been
overwhelmed by the Servians in the
recent fighting and have retired in dis
order, losing 1, 800 men.
The German armies have answered
the challenge of the allies who recently
assumed the offensive, by undertaking
sharp counter attack. In Belgium,
along the User canal and in the region
of Ypres the Germans have become
more active. To-day's official French
statement says that these attacks were
answered with success.
The announcements from the Paris
and Berlin War Offices are in sharp
conflict as to the outcome of the strue-
gle now progressing with renewed force.
The French communication states that
the allies have gained further ground
III the Argonne. This is denied fatty
at Berlin, where it was said that there
have been no French attacks for some
time past. To the contrary, 1t is said,
that the Germans continue to gain
ground there slowly. 1t is also asserted
that French attack near Nancy was
repulsed and that the Germans have
made an advance north of Arras.
The Berlin War Office says that the
German forces in the east are pursuing
the retreating Russians east and south
of the Polish city of Lodz, capture of
which by the Germans was reported re-
Gently at Berlin An official Russian
statement, while not admitting the fall
of Lodz, says that its defense is no
longer matter of prime importance Q
and adds that owing to recent develop
ments it will be necessary to form the
Russian forces in that vicinity on new
lines.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-08
KRSKRINCIE Coming AGAIN
Making His Annual Tour in His Latest
Improved Aircraft, Which
Makes 1t Easier

Where is the little girl or boy that
does not know Old Kris Kringle! To
be sure, some of them call him Santa
Claus, but he S the same individual
nevertheless. He used to travel in a
sleigh with gaily -caparisoned reindeers,
SO the story books say. But how does
he travel now' Why, in an air ma.
chine of some kind, of course. But
what kind9 Well, it has all of the
latest Improvements, and It's biplane,
or monoplane or perhaps triplane.
Do you know the difference?
The Star-Independent s Bible makes
just the incest Christmas present ever
offered to ANYBODY. The limp leather
volume is stamped in gold and all boxed
ready for delivery. It simply becomes
50 present and Is offered for only
one certificate and small expense bon
us amount that goes to defray the ex-
pense items of this educational distribu-
tion. Not only the "grownups, " but
girls and boys need this useful book.
So it is a present that appeals to ev-
erybodv.
All you need to do is to present one
certificate, as explained under the BIZ
BILE coupon on another page of to-day s
issue.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-08
PATROLMANS WIFE BURIED
Many Beautiful Floral Tributes for
Mrs, Samuel A. Milhgan

The funeral services of Mrs. Eliza.
beth X. Milligan. wife of Patrolman
Samuel \. Milligan and daughter of the
late Frederick j. Gastrock, was held at
her late home, los Conoy street. yes.
terday afternoon. with the Rev. R. l..
Melsenhelder officiating. Interment
was made in the Harrisburg cemetery.
Many beautiful floral tributes were
received among them being pillow.
from husband and son, Frederick; cross.
from members of the Harrisburg police
department; basket of lilies and roses.
Mr.. and Mrs. George J. Colovaris; gates
alar, Mr.. and Mrs. Manuel Andrmakis.
New York City; spray of chrysanthe.
NUNS, Miss Emma R. Gastrock, Car.
Isle; spray of roses and carnations.
Mr.. and Mrs. William L. Gastrock !;
spray of chrysanthemums, Miss Mary
Oliver, Philadelphia; spray of carna.
-tions, Peter Magaro, spray of chrv-
santhemums, Mr.. and Mrs. William il.
Shertzer and daughters; spray of
carnations, Mr.. and Mrs. B. f. Tav-
ior; spray of lilies, Harry Malseed,
OF Philadelphia, and Miss Minnie Mill.
gan, of this city; spray of chrysanthe-
NUNS, George Forester and son, Fred.
erie; spray of forty four carnations.
representing the years of her age. Mrs.
Sol. SantO, Mrs. Howard Shur. Mrs.
George Hoerncr, Mrs Elwood PAYNE
and Mrs. Harry Nalkemeyer.
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Manager Hopkins Goes
to New York To-day
to Book Clubs Or
pheum Show
BELGIANS WILL
BE BENEFITED
at the Playhouse a Success So as
to Help Relieve Suffering in Strick-
en- Country

To insure a really good vaudeville
bill for the 0rpheum theatre for next
week, when the Rotary Club will oper-
ate that playhouse for the benefit of the
Belgian relief, Manager Hopkins this
morning went to New York City for the
sole purpose of booking in show that
he thinks will strike the fancy of local
vaudeville devotees.
1t is seldom that Manager HOPKINS
goes to New York City for the purpose
of booking Orpheum programs, as he
usually leaves the greater part of this
responsibility to the Wilmer & Vincent
booking agent, who is located in New
York City, and who has his watchful
eye on the Wilmer & Vincent interests
there every day in the week. But Man.
ager Hopkins is especially anxious to
see the Rotary Club have a Keith show
Tor next week that will strike the fancy
of local vaudeville devotees from the
opening to the close. Feeling that ne
knows pretty well the sort of amuse-
ment that Harrisburg enjoys most,
Manager Hopkins went this morning to
look them over and see how many
choice plums ne could pluck.
For it is an actual fact, said
said Manager Hopkins, that every
town seems to form a theatrical taste
of its own. The fact that a snow or
a vaudeville act was an immense tri-
umph on Broadway, doesn t mean tnat
its going to be a winner in Harrisburg.
There are possibilities that they will
like 1t here just as well as they did
over there, and there are Just as many
that they won't care very much for
it. New York has its taste for the
atricals and so has Harrisburg. "
1t is said at the Orpheum box office
that this is the second trip Manager
Hopkins made to New York to book
an Orpheum bill. And the fact that his
selection at that time practically es-
taIblished a record attendance for the
week. speaks well for what he may
bring with him for next week.
- An empty seat at the Orpheum
means an empty stomach in Belgium.
That S the slogan, and it tells the pur,
pose of next week 5 undertaking in a
nutshell. The Rotarians are out to do
their part in relieving tine suffering
tnat is now so terrible in the stricken
'NNN'N NVuhtAN dNAOSS tue sea.
The proceeds of Rotary week will
be sent to Belgium by the Rotary Club
through the Emergency Relief Commit
tee of this city, and this relief com
mittee eo-operates to make the special
charity week at the Orpheum a sue
cess.
There will be no increase in the
price of tickets at any performance
next week. Established Orpheum rates
will prevail. Tickets will be sold out
side the theatre. redeemable at the box
office, but the regular box office sale
will 20 on as usual.
Persons having season orders for
seats will have their seats saved for
them. Just like any other week. Persons
who are accustomed to buying tickets
at the window will be accommodated
the same as ever.
The free list viii be absolutely sus.
pended for Rotary week.
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LETTER list

Ladies List-Mrs. Elsie Arnold Miss
Blanche fh1 Bowers Harriet B; Boqssen
Bretzman, Miss Mary Brown, Miss Ruth
Byer. Miss Myrtle Clapper, Miss Martha
+. Clarke: Mrs. Fay Conklin. Miss Rae
Conrad; Mrs, Conrad Crore. Mrs. Harry
ris Dublin, Mrs Nettie Evans. Mrs e.
$: Everhart, Mrs. A. Fackler Mrs. Ella
NJ. Fogel. Miss Edna Foreman. Mrs. Ed.
Frear. Miss Ethel Mae Freet, Miss
nelia Hooper Mrs. Albert King Miss
Pearl Kolder. Mrs. Guy Manley, Mrs.
Clara NJ. Markell, Mrs. j. A. Morton,
Miss Anna Neuer, Laura Nicholas. Miss
Shea, Mrs. Geo. NJ Smith, Mrs. Cathrine
Snyder Mrs. Frank Stuart, Mrs. Grace
Taylor, Mrs. c. c. Wacett. Mrs. David
r. Wart, Mrs; Harry Whitman, Mrs. F.
Gentlemen's List-Frank NJ. Baer.
Frank Barlough. Frank Baaghman,
Geo. {. Behring. n. Y. Billiard, j. B..
Brennan, Chas. Brown, .Chas. H. Bubb,
Coales, C. c. Coble VIM. Coleman r. c..
Craddock, Thoms J. Crider, G. E. Cros-
6y. Shirley B. Cunningham, Raymond s..
Limerick, r: G. Fiester. J. J. Fitzger-
aid, Edward II. Greaves. James Green
G2g. Joseph Hatchett II. ID. Helfrich.
John Horton; NJ; B. Hill, W. s. Howell,
u.
Jacobs, K. II. Jensen CDL), Kulcsa r
Hardy, II. c. Koblin Chas. V. Keims (2),
Clark kepner, DIR. David y. Kremer,
Harry Laurie; G G. Lentz Ralph s.
G. Matthews, Charles McGinberry, j. A.
McMullin, William Miller. A. H. Moore,
Arthur Nesbit, G. A. Newman, NJ. J.
O'Neill. Jr., Lewis r. Phillips (DL), w.
T. Phillipy CD. f. A. Rogers John J..
Rice, Geo. F. Rowell, T. H. Seals,
George Shaffener. Harry r. Shank, p.
Shissler (DL), DR.. Walter Smith, L. H.
Stafford, Frank Strubler (DL), H. E.
Swope (DL), W. E. Tenner, A. II.
Thaye-. Clarence Thomston. Myrtle
walker. George Waller Dan Webster
Frank Woodlock, E. +. Work.
Firms-Chairman House Committee
Cast End Club. Crooked Billet Ma
chine Works, Eisenbrown p. +. Co.,
Harrisburg Poultry & Egg Co., Messrs
Sinner. Roth & Eidenback.
Foreign-Stivi Gubap Stefeno Gui-
seppe, Ida Mitnet, Mercsea Nieluhal
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WILSON n. MILLER WILL
Be BURIED TOMORROW
Funeral Services Will Be Held in Shire
manstown for Widely Known Busi-
ness Man Whose Death Occurred
on Sunday
Especial to the star-Independent.,

Especial to the STAR independently
Shiremanstown, Pa, Dec. S.-Wil-
SON N. Miller, senior member of the
grain firm of j. R. Miller's Sons, of
this place and New Kingston, died at
his residence here on Sunday night at
the age of 5S years.
Mr.. Miller had been troubled for the
last year with diabetes which manifest
ed itself in aggravated form about two
weeks ago, bringing on an attack of
heart trouble which caused his death.
He was born October 81, 1856, in
Berks county, but for many years he
had been resident of Shiremanstown.
Mr.. Miller was one of the most
widely known business men in Cum
berland county. Since the death of his
father, the late j. r. Miller, he had
been the senior member of the grain
firm. He was man of fine business
qualifications, which won him the
closest friendship of his many asso-
ciates.
Among the lodges of which he was a
member are the following: S. C. Per
kins Chapter No. 209, +. and A. NJ;
Eureka Lodge No. 305, F. and A. NJ,
of Mechanicsburg, being thirty second
ueSIeo hdsoh, pelohSlhS TO harrisburg
Consistory; Pilgrim Commandery No.
IL, of Harrisburg, Knights Templar and
Zembo Temple of Mystic Shriners He
was also member and past chancellor
of Irene Lodge, Knights of Pythias, of
Shiremanstown.
Mr.. Miller was an officer in st. John S
Evangelical Lutheran church and the
pastor, the Rev. Henry X. Lantz, will
conduct the funeral services, which will
be held tomorrow afternoon at =
o clock. Burial will be in st. John s
cemetery, north of Shiremanstown.
Besides his widow, Mr.. Miller is sur
vived by one son, Jacob H.. and one
brother, j. Morris Miller, who was as
sociated with him in business. Friends
wishing to view the body can do so
by calling at his late home this evening
from to 8 clock.
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THE STORM CENTER Goes
TRAVELLING OUT TO Sea
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not lay on the ground, on account of
warm temperature.
To-day was marked by the passing
out of the big storm which caused
great damage to shipping and seaside
resorts and which at first crippled
transportation facilities in the East
and put the trunk lines of the tele-
graph companies out of commission.
Meagre. communication east and west
out of Harrisburg was established yes
terday but its value was not great as
Interruptions occurred from time to
time and all through to-day service
was hindered. News service over the
Associated Press wires was interrupt
ed again to-day for a time.
Officials of the telegraph, Telephone,
railroad and trolley companies, we're in
fear yesterday that the snow which be-
gan falling in the afternoon in tenn
perature slightly above freezing would
cling to the wires and cause trouble,
but at no time did the snow fall with
speed enough to cause much DANA ge.
Before last midnight snow hampered
the infrequently used suburban trolley
lines but there were no serious DELAYS
and midnight connections were made.
Harrisiburg's lowest temperature last
night barely touched the freezing
point, most of the time being slightly
above. On that account the snow did
not lay to any great depth when it fell,
melting into slush. Precipitation, for
the entire storm which began Saturday
night Is less than three inches here.
The precipitation upstate was not as
heavy as in Harrisburg and only a
slight rise in the Susquehauna river at
this point is in prospect.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-08
Plan TO renew FIGHT ON
The 1918 COAL TAX Law
Sixty Companies Will Go Into Court
Here Next Thursday in a Second
Effort to Have 1t Declared I'm
constitutional-Mill Involved

A second attempt to have declared
unconstitutional the act of the LegIs-
lature of July l, 1913, under wnlci
tax OF two and one half per cent. is
levied on each ton of coal prepared for
the market, is to be staged formally
in court on Thursday by three score or
more of the coal companies of the
State
This action involves the tax charge
able for the last six months of 1918,
Immediately following the passage OF
the act, or approximately $4,000, 900,
and on the court s decision hinges the
question of whether the coal com
panies will be liable for the tax in
future years or so long as the act is
not repealed
For full year the tax amounts to
about $4,000,000, so that if the act
is held to be constitutional there will,
at the close of the present year, be
due the State from the coal companies
something like $6,0O0,0OO. The ques-
tions of fact will be referred to in
testimony to be heard by the court on
Thursday, although the argument on
the legal questions involved will not
be submitted until some future date
not yet fixed by the judges.
This second action involves in SUBJ
stance practically the same questions
as were contained in an equity pro-
ceeding heard by the Dauphin county
court "a year or more ago. The court has
not yet rendered decision in the
equity suit, although attorneys say
that the counsel, representing the COM
panies that staged the original action,
practically have given up their orig
inal case as hopeless.
Of the sixty coal companies affected
by the tax law, thirty per cent. are
represented by the law firm of Olmsted
& Stamm, of this city. This firm will
first present its side of the case, using
as formally, the Alden Coal Com
pany, as appellant from the tax levy,
and as many other cases will be taken
up as the court decided to hear.
Eight reasons are assigned by the
attorneys in support of their contention
that the tax law is unconstitutional.
Among them are the following: "The
title of the act is defective; it is spe.
cial and local bill; by taking anthra-
cite and not bituminous coal it lacks
uniformity and it is taxation of in
terstate.''
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-08
POOR Directors Will
EXTEND CHARITY WORK
Ask Various Local Societies to Lend
Aid in Improving the Condition Of
Paupers Through Cooperation
and Educational Campaign

In letters sent out to the several
charitable societies of the city and
county the Dauphin County Directors
of the Poor late yesterday announced
tentative plans for what they believe
will reorganize conditions among the
county's INDECENT, prevent pauperism,
cause families to observe rules of
sanitation and educate poorly clad boys
and girls to assist in home building.
The societies receiving these letters
have been informed that the move.
ment will be begun by the Directors
of the Poor on or about January l,
next and that Miss Rachael +. Saples
social worker now connected with the
Associated Charities, will be in charge.
Requests are made by the board for
criticisms or suggestions in connection
with the plan.
Constant yet kindly supervision of
the poor and needy families whose
heads have shown an inability success,
fully to conduct the affairs of their
families, will be the "main spring. of
the movement. In addition to home
supervision, the Poor Board will be
financially able to supply necessary
food and clothing. There will be house
cleaning crusades in charge of a corps
of assistants to be employed by the
inspector, if necessary, and some time
will be devoted to teaching home eco
nomlcs and domestic science.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-08
OLD FRIENDS IN new ACTS
PLEASE AT THE ORPHEUM
Jimmy Casson and Betty Bond Consti-
tute Clever Team of Performers
The Pekin Mysteries Provide
Thrills and Spectacular Features

Old favorites with. new acts are not
SO bad as entertainers and the vaude-
vile patrons who visit the Orpheum
theatre this week will come away
pleased with what amounts to an "ali-
star cast from start to finish.
First and foremost are Jimmy Cas-
son and Betty Bond, who have been in
this city before in elaborate produc-
tions and specialties. They have an
entirely new line of song and dance
numbers. No "man and girl team
in vaudeville is more welcome in Har-
risbnrg than this pair.
Then comes Henry Lewis with his
foolishness. The only thing left of his
last year s act is the drop curtain and
his prologue. He mas even done away
almost entirely with his little chuckling
laugh. He allowed it to get away with
him but once last night. There is abo-
lutely no sense to what he does and
it pleases the audience. He is a mo-
nologist.
The spectacular, with touch of the
amusing, is provided by the Pekin Mys-
teries. A master illusionist is the head
of this company of Cinnamon, while
the other members of the company do
acrobatics that keep the audience on
edge until the act is over. The way
large bowls of water are brought from
nowhere is enough to keep the audience
guessing.
"The Squarer' is a good comedy
skit. Clever lines make a good sketch
and the act is full of them. j. C.
Nugent in the title role as "squarer -
is up to the tricks of the trade. Sever
al other clever acts complete very
good bill
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-08
"The Girl and the Explorer

y marriage ceremony performed over
the telephone is one of the decidedly
novel situations in Kalem : twO-act ro-
mantle comedy, 1.-The Girl and the
Explorer. - This highly entertaining
production will be the feature at the
Photoplay to-day. Tom Moore and
Marguerite Courtot, two of the most
popular kalem stars, enact the leading
roles. The explorer is Carlton. who.
desiring to complete the story of his
adventures ndisturbed, slips into this
country on his return from South
America under an assumed name Milli-
cent Beldon, daughter of a publisher,
knows her father is desirous of securing
Carlton s story An impulse leads
Millicent to call at the explorers 5
home. There she is mistaken to be an
applicant for the position of housemaid.
4 spirit of adventure impels Millicent
TO accept the position. The situations
leading up to hor marriage by telephone
with Carlton next morning make this
comedy romance unusually amusing.
Don t fail to see il. Adv.
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Board of Directors Pre-
pare List to Be Sub
mitted to the ASSo-
citation
A BIG MEETING
ON WEDNESDAY
Five Glasses of Awards Planned In
cluding Twelve Miscellaneous Ones
Comics, Floats, Clubs and Indi.
viduals All Come in for Share

Prizes will be offered in FIVE classe,
in the New Years Day parade, accord,
ing to the action of the Board of Di.
rectors of the Harrisburg Mmmers
Association, last evening which viii
be submitted to the association at
meeting Wednesday evening. What
action is taken that evening will be
final.
There will be club prizes, individual
prizes, prizes for comic costumes
floats and twelve miscellaneous prizes
The list prepared last evening by the
directors follows;
Comic-Funniest makeup; most orig.
NAL makeup; best takeotf on anv
prominent character appearing in the
newspapers; best representation of the
Darktown fire brigade best represen
tation of the Katzenjammer Kids: best
representation of Mutt and JEFF; best
German character; best tramp; best
comic costume worn by female; best
dude; most grotesque costume.
Where two or more persons partici.
pate in amy of the above entries prize
will be divided.
tloats-BeSt historical hoqt; finest
hotVt with girls; most original float;
best decorated float; finest hoatenter.
ed by a secret organization; finest
hoat entered by a club; finest float en-.
tered by fire company; finest float
entered by firm.
Clu5s-Club having largest member.
ship in line; finest costume in Fine;
best drilled club; most unique organ,
ization; largest club with members un.
der 10 years OF age; club from outside
of city having largest membership in
llne; club from outside of city having
hnest costumes; most original cluE
from outside of city; finest representa-
ton of Red Men S Tribe; club making
most elaborate presentation.
lndividuals-Best female imperson.
ator; most elaborate costume: best i'm.
personator of Uncle Sam; best imper.
senator of George Washington; best
lmpersonator of any prominent char.
acter in public life, either living or
dead; oldest person in line; Youngest
person in line; shortest person in line;
tallest person in line; finest dressed
person mounted finest dressed person
unmounted; finest costume worn bv a
female; finest individual Colonial cos.
stume; finest dressed couple; best
blaekface impersonator; most expen-
sive costume.
Miscellaneous-Best unpaid musical
organization; most unique musical or.
ganlzatlon; finest costume worn bv
musical organization; best decorated
horse; horse making finest appearance
(not decorated); best entry mounte /
on bicycle, motorcycle, or other similar
vehicle; best decorated automobile: /:
best decorated bicycle; best decorated
motorcycle; best pushmobie
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-08
WORKING ON LABOR BILLS
representatives Of the State Fedora
ton Are Meeting at the
Capitol To-day

Delegates representing the central
labor organizations of the State Fed
GRAFTON of Labor met in the House eau.
Gus room at the Capitol this afternoon
TO take up matters pertaining to legis-
latlon they will present to the next
Legislature. James NJ. Maurer. of
Reading, a Representatives who
is president of the Federation, pre-.
sided.
of the fifty organizations belonging
to the Federation. forty-fiv weres rep
resented, among the delegates being ).
number of prominent labor leaders.
Among the measures to be considered
are workingmen s compensation bill,
bills relating to mining, child labor
bill and all legislation relating to labor.
The purpose is to work out this legisla
tion and then instruct the officers of
the State Federation as to what their
attitude shall be during the coming
session of the Legislature.
This afternoon John Price Jackson.
Commissioner of Labor and Industry
addressed the meeting, talking on labor
legislation and the needs of his depart.
ment.
lahSlS Dohien, secretary OF tne
Workmen s Compensation Commission,
spoke on the work of the Commission as
far as it has progressed.
Tomorrow morning Mrs. Florence
Sanville, representing the Consumers
League, will make an address on the
legislation favored by the League
Francis Forman, secretary of the Child
Labor League, will make an address on
the proposed child labor law which will
be introduced after preparation by the
League.
A number of State officials have been
invited to be present. but Commission
er Jackson will be the only one to ad.
dress the meeting.