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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-12
SUBURBAN
MECHANICSBURG
Woman's Club Holds Last Meeting Of
Calendar Year
Special Correspondence

special Correspondence.
Mechaniesourg. Dee. 12.-The Won
al : Missionary Association of the
First l. B. church held a silver chain
tea in the dining room of the church
last evening.
The cottage prayer meetings held
last evening in the several districts OF
the town were again we'll attended aud
continued interest is shown.
Last evening the Woman 5 Clu0. OF
town. held the last meeting for the pres
ent calendar year. The meeting wa:
held al the home of Miss Grace Wilmer
South Frederick street. The next
meeting will be held Friday. January /
1915, at the home of Mrs. Samuel
Segelhaum. South Second street. Har.
ris5urg. Mrs. Segs Tbaum is a member
OF the club.
None of the churches of the Breth.
rsn in this vicinity viii hold any sery.
ices tomorrow on account of the fu.
neral of the Rev. Henry Beelman,
which will be heh at Mohler 5 church
in Upper Allen township. Mr.. Beelman
was prominent preacher in the Breth.
rem. or bunker, church.
general query. Several good candidates
are being talked of.
Mrs. Jennie .aummel, of Hummels
town. is a visitor here.
The High school was represented in
the high school night in Dr. Slough 5
tabernacle in Harrisburg last night.
Tomorrow morning Melita Lodge.
Knights of Pythias. will attend serv-
ices in ST. Paul 5 Reformed church.
The pastor of the church, the Re-.
John s. Adam. who is a member of the
order, will preach sermon appropriate
to the occasion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Starr Hauck are visit,
ing relatives in Columbia.
Christmas vacation al Irving College
begins on Friday, December Is. ana
ends on Wednesday, January 6. 1915.
August Leaehey and family moved
this week to this place from Church
town.
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BLAIN
Ladies Aid Society Holding Bake This
Afternoon and Tonight

Ladies Aid Society Holding Bake This
Afternoon and Tonight
Special Correspondence.
Blain, Dec. 12.-The Ladies' Aid
Society of the Lutheran church is hold
ing bake this afternoon and which
will be continued this evening.
The R. 7. A. Club was pleasantly en-
tertained Tuesday at the home of Mrs.
s. NJ. Woods.
John Wilt, Herman Hartman and
Elmer Brickner returned from Grundy,
Ia. to visit their homes here.
Samuel Dbert and wife. of Louisville.
spent the weekend visiting Mr.. Ebert s
sister, Mrs. Mary Holtz.
Mrs. NJ. E. ReisiDger came home
from OHIO on Monday to visit her IA
ther, Lewis Britcher.
The W. c. T. L. held its regular
meeting Monday evening in tine Re.
formed church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Stine and grand
daughter, Margaret Troup, of Steelton,
spent the week Lend with Mr.. Stine s
brother, George f. Slime.
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No Great Change Lately
GERMANS SHOWING SIGNS OF
DISCOMFORT ALONG FaONT

London. Dee. Il. 3.5l \. M.-Tele-
graphing from Northern France a cor
respondent OF the "Daily News saws:
All along the front the Germans
are showing signs of discomfort. The
allies hines are being gradually push
ed forward. Slowly, but surely, their
unyie.ding wedge is being driven into
the heart OF Belgium.
The air Is fun OF rumors Of allies
victories and of German re1irements.
Opinion IS general that the allies will
begin definite offensive operations
within a short time. Their passsg
across West Flanders is likely 10 be
swift. The enemy intends TO make his
great stand before Brussels.
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HALIFAX
The Public Schools Are Raising Funds
for Belgian Sufferers

Sp ecial Correspondence
Halifax, Dec. 12.-Harry Pike, of
Northumberland, spent Thursday with
his mother, Mrs. Sarah Pike.
G. w. Westfall, who is employed at
Elm, Lancaster county, is spending the
week-end at home with his family.
Mrs. William Chubb is visiting
friends at Steelton.
An orchestra under the leadership of
Paul Bowman is being organized in
the Halifax High school.
The Rev. J. c. Pease. of this place,
is conducting revival services in the
Union United Brethren church, near
Enterline, thus far twenty persons
have been at the altar.
The public schools of town are rails.
ing Belgian relief fund.
The Reformed church will hold their
Christmas entertainment on Wednesday
evening, December %.
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Harrisburg.
Lane ). Hart and family and vii.
nam ennings and wife attended the
oteWart1Hart nuptials in New York
City on Monday.
Patrick Hobbs left this week with
a gang of men for PHILADELPHIA where
They are repairing the pipe line for the
Standard Oil Company.
Special services will be held in the
Presbyterian church on Sunday morning
when the Rev. George Johnston will
preach to non-churchgoers on the theme,
why Go to Church,
The Crescent Bible class of the Meth
odist Sunday school was entertained at
the home of Mrs. John Miller on Front
street.
Mrs. w. A. McCune has returned
from a pleasant visit with friends in
Carlisle.
Mrs. Daniel Zerfng entertained a
number of friends at cards Thursday
afternoon.
Edward Zell has accepted position
at the State Hospital at Harrisburg.
Mrs. Emma Owen is visiting friends
in Harrisburg and Reading.
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FRENCH N0N-COMBATANTS
ARE PRISONERS IN SAX0NY

Paris, Dee. 12.-The Havas Agency
has given out the following dispatch
from its correspondent at Fecamp:
Mademoiselle Norelle. teacher at
AutrY, in the Department of Ardenues,
wrote letter on November % from
Zwiekau. Saxony, in which she said that
she and $40 other inhabitants OF Autrv
had been taken TO Zwiekau as prison,
ers Among them were 70 children.
The trip lasted for 10 days.
''The prisoners had nothing but the
clothes they wore and the children in
particular suffered from cold and hun
ger
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ernoon at 5 O'Clock promptly. All
members and any one desirous of join
ing, or any one interested in Sunshine
work, are especially invited to attend.
The New Cumberland High school
attended the Slough meeting last even
ing as guests of the Central High school
of Harrisburg.
Joseph Thompson, of Newville. who
has been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
McIvor for several days, has returned
home.
Miss Carrie Simmons. governess at
the Hershey Orphanage, is spending the
weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. William
Simmons.
Mrs. C. P. Long. who has been visit
ing her brother, Clayton Miller, re-
turned to her home in Baltimore yestsr-
day.
Miss Maud Huber was summoned to
Harrisburg on account of the illness of
her mother.
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days of this week with her niece, Miss
Helen Wise, at Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry E. Ripple, Of
White Hill, spent Tuesday and Wednes-
day with Mr.. Nipples parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hiram Nipple.
Samuel s. Leiby spent several days
with his brother, ]. B. Leiby, at New
port.
Miss Hazel Nipple is visiting H. H,
Keim at New Germantown.
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GERMAN PLAN In POLAND
HAS FAILED. STATES SCRIBE

Paris. Dee. IL, 4.35 A. M.-Ths
Petrograd correspondent OF the Ma
tin wires his paper that the German
pan in Poland has completely failei
His dispatch saws:
The German plan which consisted
OF turning the Russian right wing az
Lo"lez and az the same time eomplet.
ing similar maneuyer on the ext-em
LEFT on the river Donajee, has com.
P!etely failed. The Germans are e.
dueed to making bloody and useless
attacks on our front. =
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MARYSVILLE
Special Meeting of Civic Club to Be
Held Monday Evening

Special Correspondence.
Maysville, Dee. IA special meet
ing of the Civic Club will be held on
Monday evening.
Scott S. Leiby spent Tuesday al
Newport.
W. F. Palmer spent Wednesday with
his aunt, Mrs. c. \. Spangler, at York
Msr. A. F. Vaneamp spent Thursday
in Philadelphia,
Wesley Koeher. of Baltimore. is
spending several days with his brother
H. |. Koeher.
F. ". Geib spent Tuesday at New.
port.
Mrs, Charles Donahue spent Thurs.
day in Philadelphia.
Mrs. J. 3. Allen is spending several
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400. 900 FRENCH YOUTHS
BEGIN MILITARY SERVICE

Paris, Dee 12.-Four hundred thou.
sand youths of 19 and 20 years. form,
ing the class of 1915. went into train.
ing yesterday in military instruction
camps and barracks throughout France.
Having had preliminary drills at home.
they will be ready for the spring cam
paigu.
Cardinal Annette celebrated mass for
several thousand of these young men
here yesterday at the Church of Notre
Dame des Victories He closed the
service with this admonition: Go in
courage and confidence
Services of prayer for the soldiers
in the field are being held daily in
churches throughout France.
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A. {. Coble on Thursday afternoon.
After the regular business was tran
saeted dinner was served.
Mrs. Elizabeth Weitzel, who was the
guest of her sister, Miss Clara Poffen-
berger, returned to Harrisburg on Tues
day.
Charles Bickel, of Selinsgrove, spent
Thursday with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Bickel. Mr.. Bickel was en-
route to Cuba.
Harvey Garman, of Lucknow, was in
town Thursday.
Mrs. John Biever, of Lucknow, spent
Thursday with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John l. Fertig.
Over hundred people from Dauphin
and vicinity attended the Slough meet
ing at Harrisburg on Thursday even
ing.
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Many Expelled From Palestine

Malta, Via London. Dec. 12. 9.42
A. M.-The steamer Caledonian. which
arrived from Port Said to-day. had on
hoard large number of members of
religious orders. mostly French. Sixty.
SIX nuns we're landed here, but the rest
VIII proceed to France on the steamer.
A majority Of these people were ex-
PEELED from Palestine BY the Turks.
while the Others fed owing TO the men.
ace of war
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c6 Steamers Declared War Prizes

London. Dee. IL. SIS \. M.-Reu-
ter 5 Christiana correspondent SAYS a
German prize court at Swinemunie
has declared as prizes two Danish and
twentv-fOur Norwegian steamers. all
of which were captured in the Baltic,
most OF them laden with lumber. The
newspapers throughout Denmark. Nor
way and Sweden, express the greatest
indignation At these seizures, the cor
respondent adds.
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NEW CUMBERLAND
Sunshine Guild to Meet at Home o,
Miss Marion Leib

SPECIAL Correspondents
New Cumberland, Dec. 12.-The
Sunday school class of Mrs. William A.
Cookery of Trinity U. B. Sunday
school met at the home of Miss Mary
Peterman on Third street last evening.
F. E. Taylor has opened daily mar.
ket on Bridge street near the Yellow
Breeehes creek.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Embick. Reno
street, announce the birth of son,
William Embick, Friday, December IL.
A special meeting of the Sunshine
Guild has been called by the president,
Miss Marion C. Leib, to take place at
her home on Third street Monday aft.
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MILLERSTOWN
Items of Interest About People Who
Come and Go

Special Correspondence
Millerstown, Dec. 12.-Mr. and Mrs
Frank Martin, of Pittsburgh, were re
cent visitors of the formers parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Martin.
The Rev. C. F. Hines is holding re
vival services at Donally 'sMills nightly
Joseph Martin, who has been quite
i'll, is improving.
Mrs. Laura Carter spent several days
this week in Miffiin with her sister
Mrs. Edward Rumple.
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DUNCANNON

Special Services Will Be Held To-mor
row in Presbyterian Church
Special Correspondence
Duncannon, Dec. 12.-Mr and Mrs.
Charles Hiltner spent Thursday in
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Directory of
Leading Hotels
of Harrisburg
HOTEL DAUPHIN
HOD MARKET STREEr

European Plan. Rates sl.00 per day and
up. Rooms single or en- suite with
private baths.
Luncheon. l1.30 to p. M. s5e
Dinner daily, TO p. m. soc
Special sunday Dinner. u noon
to p, M, .5c
A la carte service, a. m. tn ta D, n
HORTING Il MINGLE, ProprIetors
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The following order of services will
he observed in the borough churches
to morrow:
United Brethren-The Rev. II. f,
sAhOad, pastor. Morning service at
N1S. Theme, How to Overcome
Jealoasly' Evening service at $50.
theme. "Nhy Some DoUhts'' Sunday
school ct 1.So p, m. Y. P. 5, c. f. at
$50 ?. m.
81. Peter : Lltheran-phe Rev.
Frank Edward Mover. pastor. Morning
service at 1880 O'Clock. Subject of
sermon, "God s Foundations. Even.
ing service at $50 O'Clock. Subject of
sermon, "Christ, the All and in All. -
Sunday school at $50 o'eloek. Chill,
dren 5 sermon. AN Object Lesson. -
jr. {. f. at 8 P. M. Sr. c. f. at 6.45
p. m. Men 5 chorus at ais D. M.
Augmented choir Tuesday and Friday
evenings.
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ton by Mrs. Etter, and the essential
qualities of effective oral reading by
Sylvia Cover. There was also dis.
eussion and study of chapters l to 8
of the "Teachers and SCHOOL, by Col
grove.
The work in preparation for the can.
tata to be rendered Christmas night
in st, Peters Lutheran church is pro.
crossing finely. 1t will be one of the
best eantatas ever rendered by the
church.
The prayer meeting at the Lutheran
church was largely attended Wednes-
day night, there being more men than
women present.
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DAUPHIN
A Number Of People Attended the
Slough Meeting at Harrisburg

special Correspondence.
Dauphin, Dec. 12.-Mrs. Charles Ir-
vim and children, of Baltimore, are Wis
iting Mrs. Agnes Irwin.
R. A. Simmons, of Pottsville( was in
town Tuesday.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Lu-
theran church met at the home of Mrs.
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OBJECT ID PASSES
 FOR MEN ON TRAIN
MATTER IS TAKEN BEFORE THE RAILROAD COMMISSION OF
 THE STATE.
Also Attorney For Al H. Williams Win Urge Railroad Commission to Stop Warning Visitors on the Trains.

An objection to the representative of the government using passes on the trains, as they ride to and from Benton every day to announce warn ings to visitors to Hot Springs. was presented in formal writing to the Railroad Commission of Arkansas yesterday.
 Attorney James r.. Graham, repre-. senting Al H. Williams, a hotel man of this city, filed the protest.
 The protest sets forth that the Lron Mountain and the Rock Island are giving free transportation to train agents of the United States govern ment to ride daily on their trains. which the protest sets forth Is vio- lation of the anti-pass law of this state.
 The protest also sets up that these government agents are declaring yer bally a warning to all visitors to Hot Springs, which is injurious to the city and it's business affairs, and asks thht the Railroad Commission stop this practice by an immediate rule. 'I understand" said Mir. Graham yesterday, that the government agents were not on the road since the first of January because their passes had not arrived. One came yesterday, and that agent went back to his post of warning the visitors but understand the pass for the oth' CT had not come yet and his warning was lacking from the trains
 The step is new one in the gen eral wrangle over the drumming sit nation as between the hotel men and the government reservation office and city administration. As yet the city and government, working co-opera- tiyely. have been the yietors in most of the contentious, but this protest carries the fight to new field
 Judge Graham stated last evening that the railroad commission had promised him a meeting would be held in this city during the week to inquire into the matter of passes for government employees who rode the trains between this city and Benton.
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THE SOCIAL CENTER.

That the sdcialeenter idea has come ito stay is indicated in a report just completed by Clarence Arthur Perry. of the Russel Sage Foundation New York City. Mir. Perry shows that in places where the movement has already started the rate of growth is much higher than the rate at which it spreads in new localities. In other words the actual results Of tue social center are more effective i'm getting public support than the words of its most enthusiastic cham pions.
 The work is getting on a more solid basis. Seventy-one cities had. during the winter of l9l2-l3. paid workers for some form of social-een- ter at-tiyity. as opposed to 4i the pre- vious season, and the amount expen- ded in the maintenance of school centerg has grown from sl39.535 il
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DURING JANUARY.
The Memphis. Dallas and Gulf R. R.
 General offices Nashville, Ark.

The Memphis. Dallas and Gulf R. R.
 General offices Nashville, Ark. To the Public.
 The mineral resources of the terri. tory between Hot Springs and Ash down on the K. c. Southern are so varied and valuable tha. we have deemed it advisable to establish an office in charge of capable em- ploye for the purpose of exhibiting specimens of some of the principal deposits along our new line of rail- road now under construction. This office is temporarily established at EOS Citizens National Bank Building, and we are now assembling a collee' ton of Kaolin, Fuller's Earth, MaTl, Phosphate Rock, Lead, Zinc, Iron Py- rites, Chalk, and other deposits of a commercial character, which are now ready for exploitation.
 Miners and manufacturers making use of such material are invited to examine the specimens with view to a personal examination of the de- posits, and our facilities are tendered freely and without charge to those interested. MARTIN WALSH, t2-25-1m. Gen. Frt, and Pass. Agt.
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the past year. There are 1927 paid workers reported This, with the volunteer workers, brings the num- Der of persons engaged in social center directions considerably above the 5000 mark.
 That the general social and re- creational possibilities of the wider se-of-thetschool4pla movement are making constantly greater ap' peal may be seen from the fact that fin 9S1 schoolho0ses there were pup lie entertainments and lectures; in 496 school buildings there were op- en meetings of adults to discuss To- cal problems: athletics or folk dahc- in 474 schools; and social dancing Tn 10.
 A notable development Of 'wlder use" in 1912-13 was for election ana other civic purposes. Ballotlng dur- ing elections took place in 529 school ho,,ses: 259 buildings were used Tor registering voters; and political rai- lies to the number of 4Sl took piace in school edifices.
 MT. Perry reports great difflcul- ty in obtaining exact statistics Of SO cial center activities. Little unifor- mity of agreement exists as to what constitutes a social center. Even the name Itself is not constant the institution is variously reported as recreation center" civic center etc. Some cities have social-center activities going on six nights a week; while others open their school build ings once or twice a month.
 We should however, look be- yond the mere figures in judging so- cial centers, says M. Perry. Gen, ters Of individual growth and refine ment, of oivism and social integra- tfon-that is what these places are. and no system of numerals can ever be devised that will convey an ade- Iuate notion of the vitalizing influ- ences which radiate from them"
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WHAT IT BRINGS.

Because of the miserable condition that the rules promulgated by the State Democratic Central Committee may bring about in this county, there is already talk of putting in the field a peoples ticket" that will serve as an endorsement for such democratic nominees as may he very popular, and introduce other candidates against streh nominees as are not mp to the highest standard
 If such is the result, the democrats have nobody to blame but them selves.
 In seeking to sew mp state pri' mary this committee has made rules that disturb the party affairs in the county.
 That rule uprooting the work that has been done here in the matter oi making a more representative counfy organization, is a bad one for the par ty here. The county committee IS now composed of good men. And the people will elect good county commit teemen for the future But what II the elect of the people can not swear they have net failed" to vote the ticket for l2 months--they are thrown ont of the committee.
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"DlckEY JUMBO" SLAIN"
Prize Hog of the Last State Fair i'
 6arbecued for Friends of Owner.

'Dickey Jumbo" the hog that won first prize at the 1913 Arkansas State Fair, and was owned and exhibited by w K.@ Korngay, of S01 Valley street, has been the center of big social occasion among the friends Of the owner, when he was killed last week. The crowd gathered at the home of w. l.. Korngay (colored), and assisted in the killing. On the largest scales they could procure the mog weighed 1000 pounds. He was but twenty-nine months old. One side, after he was halved, weighed 524 pounds and the other 53S pounds. The owner has a number of the pigs of this strain.
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HUGO WALKING HOME.
Man Who Had Been Believed Mur dered Is Returning to His Farm.

John llugg the farmer residing in sulphur township, who had disap- peared in Little Rock at one time, and was believed to have been mur- dered until Attorney Sparks learned he had gone to visit his sister in the far east, Is walking back to Arkan. sas. The attorney wrote Hugg to re- tusn and look after his property, and Hngg replied that he had no more cash and would walk. Mir. Sparks sent him telegram to wait for a let ter, and in the letter gave him au- thority to draw for the price of the trip back. but relatives who opened the mail. in answer said that Huge had started for Arkansas on foot.
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PIPER REPORTED DEAD.
One of the State Witnesses in the
 Swindle Cases of Year Ago

A report reached the city yesterday of the death at Fargo, N. D.. of Fer dinand Piper, who was one Of the state witnesses in the swindle cases which grew out of transactions here a year ago. Piper lost about h2,00o in the deals but recovered a judg- ment for a portion of that sum. The case Is now in the supreme court. The last time Piper was here to tes- tify he was very feeble, and could hardly get through the experience on the stand in a manner to make ms evidence worth while to the jury
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REWARD.

We will pay s5o.oo reward for infor- nation leading to the arrest and con viction of the party or parties who cut the Things in our carriage on the nlqht of January 4; also s25.0o reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction Of the party or parties who defaced the signs on our nu''o'ne short time ago.
 l-6-tf COOPER SHOo'
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MASONIC NOTICE.

A special communication of Hot Springs Lodge No. 62, F. and A. M., will be held this evening at 7SO o'clock. Work in F. C. degree. Nisit- ing brethren cordially invited.
 H. S. FBLLHEIMER. w. M.
 ALLEN HOTCHKISS, Sec.
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A preacher says that 1t is very difficult matter to build church the right size: everyone he ever saw was too small for a wedding and too large for prayer meeting.
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The interested citizen should keep in mind that everything else is of less importance than selecting two influential citizens of high standing and qualification for the next general assembly.
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Some men are so deficient in the element of success that they would never set the world on fire, even though the world was insured in their favor
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Business interests in Hot Springs seem to have faculty of deciding for themselves at least some very impor- tant things.
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A man adyertises in papers for a loan withou. security. So far he has not written a testimonia. to the pa- pers hoastlng of their putting powers as advertising mediums.