davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The sea coast echo., 1914-07-11
Horse In = New Class.

Horse In New Class.
Miss Sanborn's cook, hearing of the
immense grain bills. advised. IF I
We're you. miss, ] wouldn't keep. any
cows this winter, except the horse. :"
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-26
SAYS crown PRINCE IS CUT
OFF FROM REST OF FORCES

London, Oct. IS, 6.35 A. M.-The
Bordeaux correspondent of the "Daily
News sends the following regarding
the fghting in the Argoune region;
"A useful uccess has been scored
by the allies in the forest of Argonne.
After the fighting in the Marne the
Duke of Wurts emberg b army retreated
10 the western side of the Argonne
while the Crown Prince IS army followed
along the eastern side of the forest,
hating finally around varennes. Ever
since the two armies have been trying
to join hands.
The French have now gained pos.
session Of the village Of Melzieonrt in
the middle q Argonle anu commanding
the route to the valley of the Aisne.
As long as they hold this key the
Crown Prince is out in the cold, sepa-
rated by difficult country from the
rest of the German lines.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-26
Husband. Seeking Sep
aration. Alleges She
Was Ambitious to
Make Her Own Way
SHE WANTED TO
ENJOY LUXURY
Mrs. Jane B. Hunter, According to Tes-
timony in Court To-day, Is Col
lege Graduate and Has Her Own
Ideas About Things

Her desire to beba politician and to
have luxuries like those enjoyed by the
wives of her brothers, were the chief
reasons Jane B. Hunter deserted her
husband, Robert Hunter, now of 1928
North Sixth street, this city, so Hunter
testified in his suit for legal separation
at the October term of divorce court
this morning. Judge Kunkel heard the
case and took the papers, following the
legal practice, and withheld his decis-
ion.
At the time of the alleged desertion,
March Z, 1912, the Hunters lived in
Baltimore, Md. They have one child,
which is now in the custody of the
mother at her home in Lakewater,
Conn.,, and which Mrs. Hunter, by pro-
ceedings recently instituted in the Con-
neeticut courts, seeks to adopt. If
successful in the adoption plan the hus-
band s fight to regain the custody of
the child would be made more difficult.
The father in court to-day declared
that he would not agree to the wife IS
adoption plan. Hunter is a travelling
man, connected with a Baltimore firm,
and only recently returned from Lon
don where he was sent to open Eu-
ropean branch for the firm. His return
Continued ON Eighth Page.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-26
ANTWERP BEING Prepared
FOR Defense BY Germans

London, Oct. 26, $40 A. M.-The
correspondent of the ''Times' at Rot.
terdam sends the following:
''It is clear that the Germans are
putting Antwerp in state of defense
In most of the important forts the Bel
gian guns have been replaced with Ger
man fortress artillery of the latest
type.
1.-The bridge between Antwerp and
Pals De Waes, which ttS retreating Bel
gians damaged, has been repaired. Evi
IDENTIFY the Germans are preparing line
of retreat from the Ostend -Dixmudt
line.
1.-The authorities have ordered bht
railroads to cease the free conveyance
of refugees from Holland to Antwerp
Only small garrison is at present il
Antwerp. probably not more than s,
coo men. =
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-26
BIC RUSH FOR 7. R. TICKETS
600 Applications Received Hours Be
fore Time Set to Distribute Them
for Address on Thursday

The Washington party county and
city chairmen to-day began the distri-
button of tickets of admittance to
Chestnut Street hall to hear Colonel
Roosevelt make his address on Thurs
day morning. The tickets call for ad
mittance at $50, and it is expected
that by the time Colonel Roosevelt ar.
rives, at 10 o'clock, all who have been
provided with the necessary paste
boards will be in their seats. While
awaiting the arrival of the Colonel To-
cal Bull Moose takers will expound
Progressive ideas in a series of ad-
dresses.
While the hour for the beginning of
the issuing of tickets was set for 2
o'clock this afternoon, the demand for
them began early this morning and by
noon betweel 500 and 500 had been
applied for and handed out. Requests
for tickets came from all directions,
many of them by telephone from a dis
tance, and almost every town in the
vicinity purposes being represented at
the meeting.
1t was stated to-day that nobody will
be admitted without ticket, the in
tention being to prevent accident from
overcrowd;ng. The hall will accommo-
date about 1900, including standing
room, and every inch of space will
likely be taken.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-26
DECIDES AGAINST FUSION
Court Rules Democratic State Commit.
tee Had No Right to Make Phil
adelphia Substitutions

Nominations of candidates made in
the interest of fusion by the Demo
cratic State Committee after two regu.
larly nominated Democratic candidates
In the Seventeenth legislative district,
Philadelphia county, had Withdrawn
from the race, do not conform with the
primaries law and are invalid Judge
S. j. NJ. McCarrell so decided in an
opinion filed with the Prothonotarv
here late this afternoon.
The clerk of the Dauphin county
courts is directed to certify the de.
eision to the Secretary of the Common,
wealth, this for the purpose of prevent
ing, if possible, the names of the sub
stituted candidates from appearing on
the Democratic ballot.
The Court holds that the State Com
mittee of any political party is with
out authority to make substitute nomi-
nations except in cases where the nom
inee shall be a Statewide candidate.
The power, the Court holds, is vested in
o"S No"htS VI cllS committee represent
ing the electors who are entitled to vote
for the candidate.
The executive committee Of the Dem.
ocratic State Committee undertook to
nominate as legislative candidates. 7.
Henry Walnut and Wesley T. Robin
son, after James J. Campbell and John
}. Finnerty, regularly nominated can
didates, had withdrawn. Walnut and
Robinson are Washington party men
and the substitutions and Withdrawals
were made in the interest of fusion.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-26
.TENER'S CAR AS ambulance
Governor s Chauffeur Uses It to Rush to
Hospital With Newsboy Injured
by Run4bout

The chauffeur for Governor Tener
this morning hauled an injured boy in
the. Governors big touring car to the
Harrisburg Hospital, after the youth
had been run down by a small run
tabout outside the garage at the rear of
the Executive Mansion. The Cover
nor's footman held the boy in his arms
on the way to the hospital.
The boy, Abraham Michlovitz, 13
years old, 1924 Williams street, had
delivered newspapers at the Executive
Mansion at Front and Barbara streets.
He was on bicycle and rode out Bar.
bara street. Just as he was turning
into River street the runabout hit him.
The boy was knocked heavily To the
street and lay there stunned. The
driver of the runabout became fright,
ened and did not seem to know what
to do. Governor Tener's chauffeur then
took the boy to the hospital in the Gov.
ernor's car.
At the hospital the boy recovered
from the shock and was able to talk
after while. He complained about pain
in his back and hospital attaches ad
mitted him for treatment. His in
juries are not dangerous
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-26
FORPINCHOT AND 'CORMICK
Colonel Roosevelt Opens Four Days
Tour in This State by Advo-
eating Their Election
BIZ Associated Press.

Maueh Chunk, Pa, Oct. 26.-Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt began to day a
four days campaign tour in Pennsyl-
vania in the interest of the candidacy
of Clifford Pinchot for United States
Senator and of the Washington party
State, Congressional and Legislative
tickets. He delivered addresses at
Easton, Bethlehem, Allentown and
this place. Speaking at Allentown,
Colonel Roosevelt said:
Every man who voted for me two
years ago and is not ashamed of it
owes it to himself to vote for Pinchot
this year. Pinchot was my right hand
man while | was President and there is
not one of my principles that he does
not stand fCl. We are fighting for the
same principles against the same foes.
The prime issue is to beat Penrose and
the only man to beat him is Pinchot.
81 am asking you to Think of the
next generation. On our way up here
we passed your scholo children. [ ask
you to make this country the right kind
of a country to live in. Our opponents
have said that if Penrose were sent
back to the Senate it would put Penn.
sylvania back on the map. / say to
you it would put Pennsylvania black on
the map.
"And | am also advocating the elec
tion of Vance Mccormick. We must
root Penrose out of the State
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-26
DEAD AND DYING BY WAGON
LOAD PASS BY MIDDELKERKE

Londc1 Oct. 26, 3.13 A. M.-"The
position the coast is stationery this
morning says "Daily Mail'' dis.
patch from Flushing, Netherlands un,
der date of Sunday "There is less
firing and it is more to the southwark
No alteration of the situation is re.
ported from Ostend
1.-The German losses are frightful
Three meadows near Ostend are heaped
with mud. The wounded are now in.
stalled in private houses in Bruges
where large wooden sheds are being
built to care foi the injured Thirty.
seven farm wagons, containing con.
vulsive mass of wounded, dying and
dead, passed in one hour near Middel.
kerke.
The Germans have been working
at new entertainments between Coo
Sur Muir and Wenduine, to protect the
road to Bruges."
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-26
BIC RALLY OF REPUBLICANS
Senator Penrose and Other Notables to
Address Meeting at Chestnut Street
Hall Wednesday Night

The Wednesday night meeting to be
held in Chestnut street hall under the
auspices of the Dauphin County Repub-
lican League, will be the big rally of
the campaign in Harrisburg. The speak
ers will be Senator Penrose, Thomas S.
Crago, candidate for Congressman at
large; Charlemagne Tower, late Min
lister to Germany, and others. 1t is pos.
sible that DR.. Brumbaugh, the candi-
date for Governor, will arrive in time
to take part in the meeting.
On Thursday morning DR.. Brum.
baugk will make tour of the lower
end of Dauphin county. He will leave
Harrisburg early in the morning, his
first stopping place being Steelton, and
will then go to Enhaut, Oberlin, High
spire, Middletown, Hummelstown and
Hershey, stopping at noon at Hershey
Then the party will go to Union Depos
it, Shellsville, Linglestown, Progress
and Penbrook, arriving in Harrisburg
in time to permit DR.. Brumbaugh tc
take the 3.25 train for Philadelphia.
This evening Republican meetings
will be held at Union Deposit ana
Shellsville, when Congressman Kreid
er, John G. Nissley and Mr.. Hull will
speak, A meeting will also be held al
Shellsville to be addressed by Morri:
Metzger, Earl Rem and F. B. Wicker
sham.
Tomorrow night Republican meet
ings will be held in Killinger, Enhaut
and Royalton.
Tomorrow night a big Democrati,
rally will be held at Kelker street hal
to be addressed by ex-State Treasure
William H. Berry, James l. Blakslee
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
James A. Stranahan and Henry Niles.
On Saturday night the big Demo
cratic rally of the campaign will take
place at Chestnut street hall, when Con
gresham Palmer, Vance C. McCormicb
and William I. Greasy will be the
takers. The party will tour the Cum
berland Valley before coming to Izr
risburg in the evening.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-26
Learned Now That Man
Murdered in Missis-
sippi Had His Home
in Lucknow
w AS SLAIN WITH
BIG BOWIE KNIFE
Body of Victim of Quarrel on Carnival
Grounds Is Sent to Father Here
and the Burial Will Take Place in
Progress

A letter in his pocket addressed to
his father, Jacob s. Durham, of Canal
Road, Lucknow, was the means of iden-
t1fylng the headless trunk of a man
murdered on the Mississippi Alabama
fair grounds, Meridian, Miss, as j. Ed
ward Durham, 2S years old, of Luck
now.
The name was given in dispatches
received here Saturday as edward
May of this city, a name that he
evidently had assumed. when he ioined
carnival company which was showing
at the fair grounds last week. His fa,
ther said that he believed his son had
assumed that name, as letters addressed
to the son as Durham were returned un-
opened. Durham had chum by the
name of Edward May, according to the
father.
Durham, it is alleged, was attack ed
on the show grounds by Dave and Jor
Smith, brothers, of Meridian. Miss, aft.
er Durham had resented an insult to a
woman performer with the show. Dur.
ham s head was severed from his BODY
by bowie knife in the fight which oc-
Cured on the fair grounds.
Yesterday morning Durham s father
received word from the Meridian police,
who used the address found on the let
ter in the murdered mans pocket. The
father wired back that the description
fitted his son, whom he knew to be trav.
cling with carnival company through
the South. Arrangements were then
made to ship the body to Harrisburg.
G. H. .Mauk, undertaken, received the
body here last midnight and to-day ii
was taken to the father S home. Funeral
services will be held at that place to-
morrow afternoon at / O'Clock. The
body will then be taken to Shoop S
church, Progress, where further sere-
ices will be held and burial made.
After the first dispatch regarding the
murder was received here the local DO.
lice department began searching for
friends of man by the name of Ed.
ward May, but were unsuccessful. Jacob
Durham yesterday notified Chief of Pc.
lice Hutchison of the Identification of
the body
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-26
4 Seized IN central HIGH
Boys Suspected of Looking for Exami-
nation Papers Are Taken by Police
COMMITTEE to Investigate

Four Central High school boys, ac-
cording to School Board ofieials, last
night entered the school building at
Capital and Forster streets. 1t is sup
posed by the school authorities they
wanted to get a look at examination
papers. Their presence was discovered
and city policemen summoned. squad
of bluecoats surrounded the building
and the boys were apprehended.
City Superintendent Downes, Princi-
pal Steele, of the school, and Harry A.
Boyer, president of the School Board,
held conference this morning and de-
cided the incident should be brought
before the Teachers committee of the
School Board. which will meet in spe-
cial session Thursday night.
The boys subsequently, were released
by the police and, according to Chief
OF Police. Hutchison, his department is
awaiting the action of School Board
officials. Superintendent Downes said:
"We have been trying for many
years to break up that thing. 1t will
be brought up at a meeting of the
Teachers committee, and 1T is likely
that the police will be asked to follow
it up. | cannot see why the boys were
released. Two of the boys do not re-
side in Harrisburg, and | will suggest
that those boys who do not show a dis
position to get through on their own
merits be kept from attending the
school,
Neither School Board officials nor
the police male public the names of The
boys found in the building.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-26
TENER PICKS FUTURE HOME
Confirms Report That His Headquarter,
VIII Be in Philadelphia

Recent reports that Governor Tener
will make his headquarters in Philadel
phia after the present administration
were confirmed to-day when the Govern.
or signed lease for an apartment on
Spruce street in that city.
Governor Tener said that while he
expects to spend much of his time in
Philadelphia he will still consider
Charleroi his legal residence. His old
acquaintance in that, Washington coun.
ty town he described as "my best
friends.
Governor Tener said that the report
that the headquarters Of the National
Baseball League, of which he is presi.
dent, will be removed from New York
to Philadelphia is without foundation
He would not discuss the subject of
politics, except to remark:
81 shall take an interest in Penn.
sylvania politics; Just how active !
cannot say, except that | always hope
to be in position to help my friends
and advocate such principles as l know
are right
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-26
COMMERCE COMMITTEE NAMED
Men to Compose the Executive Body
Announced This Afternoon

The members of the executive com.
mittee of the Harrisburg Chamber of
Commerce were announced this after
noon following a mail vote taken by
the directors.
Henderson Gilbert, the new presi.
dent of the Chamber, will act as chair
man of the committee. Others on the
committee are; George +. Watt, Ed.
). Herman, David Kaufman and Donald
Mccormick.
Other committees to be appointed by
Mr.. Gilbert, chief among which is the
1915 celebration committee, will be
announced in few days.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-26
Witness Says Husband
Tried in Vain to Make
It Drive Water Out
of Cellar
DUG 3 NIGHTS
TO FIND GOLD
Rummler, Hfs Widow Testifies, Sought
Precious Metal on Advice of Sci
ferd, Alleged Clairvoyant, Who Fig
ures in Will Fight

Harrison Seiferd, alleged clairvoyant
and spiritualist, whose right to receive
the bulk of the $4,000 estate left by
the late Mrs. Martha Adams is being
contested by other Adams heirs in pro-
ceedings before Roy c. Danner, Reg
lister of Wills, to-day was said by wit
nesses to have represented that he il
possessed of the power of Interpreting
and foretelling the effect of his clients
dreams.
Mrs.. Martha Cromleigh said her sis.
ter, Mrs. Adams, frequently told of
having called on Seiferd for advice and
information tending to show what
would be the outcome of certain dreams
she had had.
My sister once said," began Mrs.
Cromleigh, "that she dreamed she had
been in fairyland, beautiful place,
which she said she thought would be a
good place in which to remain"
Immediately after that the scene of
the dream shifted, so Mrs. Cromleieh
said her sister told her, and all appear
ed to be dark and the country was sur
rounded by muddy water.
My sister told me at that time that
she would consult Seiferd and learn
what that dream meant
The witness also declared that Mrs.
Adams called on Seiferd tn-. tell her.
the meaning of strange sounds in a new
home the Cromleigh's built. These
sounds were accompanied by the walls
cracking and small particles of plaster
falling. Mrs. Cromleigh said ,thev oc.
CURED at times while she was enter
tanning Mrs. Adams as her house guest.
Mrs. ]. NJ. Rummler, who declared
that her dead husband during his life
time gave Seiferd several thousand dol
lars for "'force bags said Rummler
accepted 'adviee' from Seiferd from
1895 until Rummler died in 1905.
The Rummler S were troubled with
water getting in the cellar of their
home and Mr.. Rummler, the witness
said, obtained a ''foree bag" from
Seiferd to remedy this condition.
'Seiferd threw one of the force
bags into the water-it was about four
feet deep said Mrs. Rummer, "but
the water did not recede and we did
not get relief until the house was con-
nected with a city sewer.'
Mrs. Rummler added that her hus-
band paid S100 to Seiferd for
L" force bag" to guard the house
against storm and that Seiferd tackled
small card bearing the mysterious
language and powers" on the house.
The storm did no damage
Under Seiferd s advice Rummler
went into a field adjacent to their
home, in this city, years ago, to dig
for gold, the witness testified. He did
that on three consecutive nights and
each time came back with an empty
bag, so the widow said.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-26
29S. 500 PRISONERS HELD BY
GERMANS. SAY BERLIN PAPERS

London, Oct. 26, $40 A. MA Reu.
ter dispatch from Amsterdam saws that
according to Berlin newspapers received
there the number of war prisoners up
to October u aggregated 29S,S69, in.
cluding 5,401 officers.
Of these it is said that there are q.
472 French officers and 146.S97 men:
2,164 Russian officers and 1O4.524
men; 547 Belgian officers and 31.37S
men and 21S British officers and s.669
men.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-26
MRS. CARMAN is RELEASED
Accused Slayer of Mrs. Bailey Freed on
$25,OOO Bail Bond
By Associated Press,

New York, Oct. 26.-Mrs. Florence
Conklin Carman, who was on trial in
Mineola all last week for the murder
of Mrs. Louise Bailey, was released on
$4,000 bail by Justice Kelby in the
Kings county Supreme Court in Brook
lyn this afternoon.
Accompanied by her attorneys she
started Immediately for her home in
Freeport.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-26
pr. rreed,s CONDITION critical

DR.. Isaac Freed, 1887 North Front
street, who has been seriously i'll for
the past several days, had another re-
lapse this afternoon and his relatives
do not look for his recovery. Dr.
Freed is commercial salesman and was
taken i'll several days ago in Pitts
burgh, when he was brought to his home
in this city.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-26
TWO MEN ENToMBED IN MINE
Rescue Crews Endeavoring to Reach
Men at Elizabeth, Pa.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Oct. 26.-Fire in
Peterson mine of the United Coal and
Coke Company at Elizabeth, Pa, near
here, to-day entombed two men, large
number escaping when the alarm was
given.
A rescue crew from the Pittsburgh
station OF the Bureau of Mines. aided
by rescue crews from other mines in
the district. are endeavoring to reach
the men.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-26
Mules Kick Probably Fatal

aged IL years, son of Paul Dietz, of
aged II years, son of Paul Deitz, of
near Highmount, was perhaps fa-
tally injured this morning when he was
kicked by mule. He was hitching the
animal to vehicle when it raised its
hind legs and struck him on the head.
The lad was rendered unconscious and
it is feared that his skull is fractured.
He bled considerably.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-26
Germany viii Not Attack Canada

Washington, Oct. 26.v- Although
Germany contends that Canada, by
sending troops against Germany, has
violated the spirit of the Monroe Doc
trine, Germany has no intention of at
tacking Canada nor attempting to col
onize that dominion, according to
statement issued here to-day by the
German embassy.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-26
CHINA DEMANDS SURRENDER
OF JAPANESE TORPEDO BOAT

Pekin, China, Oct. 81, 4.O5 A. NJ
The Chinese Foreign Minister has de.
manded the surrender of japanese
torpedo boat with its crew which en-.
tered Chinese waters and substituted
the Japanese flag for the Chinese
dragon and attempted to tow away the
wrecked German torpedo boat S 80.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-26
Won Tripp and STAFF Buried

London, Oct. 26, 3.34 A. MA dis.
patch to the Daily Mail' from Flush
ing, Netherlands, dated Saturday, says
that General Won Trip and nearly all
his staff who were killed in church
tower at Leffinghe by the fire from the
British warships have been buried in
Ostend.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-26
Severe Earthquake Felt at Turin

Rome, Oct. 26, 1850 P. MA very
severe earthquake was felt at Turin to-
day. No casualties have been reported.