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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-09
TO INITIATE HEPTAsoPHs
Many Local Members Will Attend Cere
mony Held In Lancaster

Many Heptasophs from Harrisburg
and vicinity will go to Lancaster on
Monday night to attend the initiating
of forty candidates of the George Ross
Conclave, Improved Order of Hepta-
sophs, of Lancaster.
The York degree team will perform
the ceremony in the Orange street
Opera House, Lancaster. The supreme
officials from the supreme body will
also be present.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-09
School Money All Paid

The money for the public schools
for 1914 has all been paid by the
State treasury on warrants from the
Department of Public Instruction, with
the exception of about thirty districts
that have not yet sent in their reports
as required by law Thus far $685.
720.SO has been paid out. Dauphin
county districts have all received their
money except Reed and Susquehanna
townships.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-09
MACK STAYS WITH ATHLETICS
Says Rumor That He Is to Go tc
New York Is Untrue

Philadelphia, Dec. 9.-"I won t
leave Philadelphia, said Connie Mack
of the Philadelphia Athletics to-day
when his attention was called to re-
port that he might manage the New
York American League baseball team
next season.
''I am well satisfied here, he add
ed, "and l am laying plans for the
1915 season. | may have to build up
new team, bat ! have done that be-
fore. 1t may be a little harder work
than the last team / built up but
will have team that will be in the
1915 race all the time
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-09
uniforms for sanitary oficers

December Is has been determined on
as the day when the sanitary officers
attached to the city health bureau will
appear in their new uniforms. They
will wear single-breasted coats of uni
form blue, with single row of brass
buttons down the front, and caps with
q visor. The uniform resembles that of
the motorcycle policemen somewhat.
The sanitary officers are David H. Ell
linger and william E. Orr.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-09
orders British Golfers From Panama

Panama, Dec. 9.-Colonel Goethals
this morning issued instructions for the
immediate departure from Panama OF
the British colliers Kirnwood and Rod
dam. This step was taken in order to
avoid any question of the good faith of
the United States respecting the OBJ
servance of neutrality in the waters of
the Canal Zone.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-09
To Prevent Speculation in Wheat
RAJ AesOcfofsd preqe

Rome, Dec. 8, S.15 P. MA syndi-
cate has been formed with capital of
100000, 900 to purchase wheat which
will be sold again, especially in the
small towns and villages, in order to
prevent spectators raising prices. The
syndicate is supported by the govern
ment.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-09
More Protests

formal protest against the in
creased passenger fares was filed with
the Public Service Commission this
morning by the Wayne Public Safety
Association. Informal protests were
filed by the Frankford Business Men s
and Taxpayers Association, of Frank
ford; William Barnett, Jr., Mt. Alver-
no, Delaware county; DR.. A. II. Cleve-
land, 256 South Fifteenth street, Phila-
d.elphia, and Andrew Brown, Pittston,
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-09
NOTICE!l

Members of Mt. Vernon Council,
No. 33S, o. of /. A., are requested to
meet at hall of Post 5S, G. A. R., 26
North Third street, at O'Clock sharp,
on Thursday evening, December 10,
and unite with the G. A. r. veterans
ps attending the Slough evangelistic
Injecting.
Bv order of Council,
6. w. Straw, r. $. A. Il. Book, C..
adv.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-09
Gets Drunk to Celebrate Getting Sober

Joe Welsh, an old soldier, who was
allowed to sleep off drunk" at po
lice headquarters yesterday afternoon
because he was or his way to soldiers
home in Ohio, celebrated his recovery
from that period of intoxication by
getting a brand new one on again last
night. The police picked him up, but
this time he was sent to Jail to await
a hearing. He had $66 in his pocket
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-09
ADDITIONAL CAPITOL news
Foot and Mouth Disease

UUC anu N1UuCu DIS6dS6
The State Live Stock Sanitary
Board is keeping careful watch on the
Developments in the spread of the foot
and mouth disease in this State, but
reports are that the epidemic has not
appeared in any new cases. Where the
disease prevails, however, it is report
ed as spreading from farm to farm in
a few cases, but not to an alarming
extent. So thoroughly has the work
of the board been accomplished, that
it is intended at the next board meet
ing to remove the quarantine restric-
tions from several more counties.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-09
Forty Dead in Peru Earthoualxe

Lima, Peru, Dee. 9.-An earth
quake yesterday did considerable dam
age to the interior towns of Tampa,
Gotta and Pausa. Up to the present
time forty bodies have been recovered
from the ruins of wrecked houses.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-09
Mrs. Alice Lawson

The funeral services of Mrs. Alice
Lawson, As years old, wife of John
Lawson, who died Monday at her home,
1414 Fourth street, were held this aft
ernoon at 2 O'Clock, the Rev. G. j. Car
penter officiating. Burial was in Lin
coin cemetery.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-09
Prank Resentencad to paath

Atlanta, Ca, Dec 9.-Leo NJ. Frank
was sentenced to-day in Fulton county
Superior Court to be hanged on Friday,
January %, for the murder here in
April, 1913, of Mary Phagan, IA
year-old factory girl.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-09
Nail Holes in the Wood

Old nail holes in wood may be filed
up by mixing sawdust with glue till it
is the consistency of stiff paste. Press
this compound into the holes, and it
will become as hard as the wood itself.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-09
Auditors Report

The report of the auditors who ex-
amined the accounts of the treasurer
of Wiconisco township was filed with
Henry F.. HOllar, Prothonotary, this
morning. The balance in the treasury
on December 1, 1913, was $13.41; the
receipts during the year were 49,
77S.43; the expenditures, $3,769.0T,
leaving balance of 1886. The au-
ditors Were j. J. Zarker, Theodore Cor
don and Thomas Coles, Jr.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-09
To Fight Foot and Mouth Disease
Bu Associated Press,

Washington, Dec. Special appro-
priation of $2,50O,OOO to fight the epi-
demic of foot and mouth disease was
proposed in bill favorably reported
for action to the Senate to-day by
the Agriculture Committee.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-09
Have Not Paid Bill

The County Commissioners to-day
took no action on the bills of Francis
W. Riegel and Fred w. Huston, two of
the Dauphin county auditors. John w.
Cassel, president of the audit board,
today said he is too busy to prepare
his bill of charges and may not have
it ready before next week.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-09
The Only Reason

Are you hurt9" inquired the kind.
ly old man.
No; IN just groaning to let you
know I'm alive, whispered the driver
from underneath the overturned truck.
Buffalo Express.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-09
President Poincare Back in Paris

Paris, Dec. 8, $50 P. M.-President
Poincare and Premier viviani arrived
in Paris to-day from Bordeaux. For
eign Minister Delcasse and members of
the diplomatic corps were to follow
them later in the day.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-09
Now York Bond Prices

Chicaso, Dec. H.-ClOse:
WheatEDecember, i153s; May, l2o3s.
Corn--December, 62ss MAY, 6Sls.
Oats-December, "A; May. 51G.
Pork--January 1912; May. 1882.
Lard-January, 9.71; May, 9.97.
Ribs-January, 9.77; May, lO.07.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-09
Typhoid Epidemic

The State Health Department has
been notified of an epidemic of typhoid
in Kittanning, and seventy-fve cases
are said to be on the list, increasing
at the rate of eight day. A represen-
tative of the department is now en-
gagged in an investigation, and the city
has been placarded but not quarantin-
ed.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-09
To Sentence Juveniles

Three Juveniles arrested on criminal
charges will be called before Judge
McCarrell at an extraordinary session
of court on Saturday morning. On
Monday District Attorney will call
for sentence number of defendants,
now in jail, who have confessed to
criminal charges upon which they had
been committed for trial.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-09

Letters of administration on the
estate of Mary NJ. Winger, late of
Harrisburg, were issued this morning
to Harry E. Winger. On the estate of
Joseph Duncan, late of Lykens, letters
were issued to Walter Duncan.
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Case Continued

County Detective James T. Walters
yesterday attended court in Chambers
burg where it was expected George
Brinley, OF this city, whom Walters
arrested, would be placed on trial on
larceny charge. Brinley is accused
of taking 500 in cash and 5000 in
notes from his wife's uncle, Alexander
Price, a Franklin county farmer. The
case was continued because of the non
appearance of the prosecutor
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-09
PHILADELPHIA CLOSING
Chicago Board of Trade

New York, Dec 9.--Following are the
/ o'clock stock prices as issued by thef
Stock Exchange committee, last sale:
Amalgamated Copper, ..,.... 494t
American Beet Sugar, ........ 29 !
American Can. ......,.,...... 24as
American Cotton Oil, .......... 34ht
American Smelling. .....,..... 53iq
American Tel and Tel, ...... III
Atchson. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ~ q.
Bethlehem Steel .............. 40is
Brooklyn Transit, .....,,.... 81 2
Canadian Pacific, ............ 155is
Central Leather. ............. 357s
st. Paul. ................. 80 ?
Missouri Pacific. ........... 80 =
New York Central, ....... 81 =
Northern Pacific, ............ 9S
Pennsylvania, ............... 100 "a
Reading, ................... 40 =
Union Pacific, ................ 114is
New Haven, ............,...... 5l4
Texas OH ............,.,... 1873 i
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Marriage Licenses

Marriage Licenses
Charles E. Baker, Waynesboro, and
Anna R. Hall, Chambersburg.
Irwin Y. Martin and Harriet NJ
Brinser, Harrisburg.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-07-20

as before. It's fact when passing
Knab's restaurant, July II, saw that
the sidewalk was blocked with peo-
pie, who were looking on that situa-
ton, just like a burlesque. 1t was
impossible to pass by. saw two po-
icemen atthe doorway enjoying that
free show.
1 wondered why the police did not
dispense the crowd, like they did be-
fore. The answer is: The boss may
do everything, the slave nothing.
Who is to blame for it? We should
not blame those unreasonable, igno-
rant police, but the man who is in
charge of them. He is to blame
J. Goodman.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-07-20
THAT HOME RULE FIGHT

London, July 20.-King George has
summoned conference of various
party leaders at Buckingham Palace
tomorrow and government coalition
forces are uneasy fearing concessions
are to be made to Ulster in home rule
fight. 1t is generally understood that
King George is extremely anxious for
an early peaceful solution of the VI
ster problem and further pressure
from the throne toward the granting
of further concessions to Ulster is
feared.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-07-20
MINERS MAKE REPLY

Washington, July 20. - Asking
constructive, remedial, federal Iegis-
lation," attorneys for striking miners
in Colorado coal fields submitted brief
in reply to operators to the house
mining committee. The miners at
torneys maintain that Judge North
cult, chief attorney for the Rookie
feIler interests, and his associates dis
torted evidence and legal decision in
their brief filed with the committee.
some weeks ago.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-07-20
IcEMEN's PICNIC

The 5000 icemen of Chicago will
give their annual picnic Thursday,
July %, at Brands Park, Belmont
and Elston avs.
No ice viii be delivered after 9 a.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-07

Another disastrous fire visited Bir- mingham's business section last night when the four-story building occupied by the Barbour Plumbing, Heating and Electric company and the Meyer Marx Wholesale Liquor company at Powell avenue and Twentieth street were practically totally destroyed. The Crane company building, which adjoins the burned structures, was not damaged.
 The fire and water loss, esti- mated at 2 o'clock this morning when Assistant Chief Sidney Middle ton stated that the flames were under control, was conservatively placed at S75,000 to S100, 1000, and is said to be covered by insurance. The cause of the fire is unknown, although defective wiring on the third floor of the Bar bour Plumbing, Heating and Electric company building is believed to have started the blaze.
 The alarm was turned in at Il 30 o'clock by Watchman Brookins of the Crane company. an adjacent building, and all the downtown fire apparatus at
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-07

that position about o'clock and was not Tn the house when the shooting hap Iened. I simply can't believe that my husband shot Country as they were OK cellent friends. 1 really believe that Country committed suicide
 What the detectives termed as singular about the statement of Mrs. Hall is that everyone in the house ran away after the shooting and all had to be arrested ny the police before any information as to the killing could be secured. As the matter stands now. the police are puzzled They do not know whether it is a case of suicide or murder or an accident. They are investigating. In the meanwhile Mir and Mrs Hall will remain in custody.
 George Cowart was married and his wife lives in Meridian, Miss. She will be noti- fled of her husbands death. Funeral ar arrangements were not announced last night over the remains as an effort to locate the relatives of the young man will be made.
 Cowart. according to his employer last night, was an excellent barber and Q man that always attended to his own affairs. Mrs Hall herself stated that Cowart was one of the incest men that she had ever allowed to room at her house; that he was temperate and always in excellent humor The other boarders in the Hall residences were loud in their eulogies of the dead man and cannot account for the fact that he was shot
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-07
JUDGE LANE CONFERS
 WITH WALKER PERCY
Company to Postpone Restora- tion of Flat Rates

Judge Lane conferred yesterday with Walker Percy, counsel for the Brming ham Waierworks company, in regard to the water company retraining from rlacing in force the higher water rates as they have announced. He stated he was vely hopeful of meeting with sue cess in the matter.
 AIr. Percy declined to discuss the subject yesterday afternoon He said that he was merely acting for his client and that until he had heard from the waterworks officials on the matter he could say nothing for publication. He stated that he appreciated Judge Lane $ efforts toward cooperation and amic- able dealings. President Lynn of the water company has been advised of Judge Lanes proposals.
 Upon the return of Commissioner Weatherly today 1t is probable the commissioners will confer on the wa terNorks matter and some action will then he taken as a body.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-07
THREE NEGROES BOUND OVER FOR MURDER OF MULHOLLAND

Bessemer July e. Special )-Fred ter, the three negroes who were ar rested Friday for the robbery of the store of Jake Boyd at Jonesboro. were tonight bound over to the grand jury without bond on the charge of mur- dering P. Mulholland, the aged um- brella mender who was found assas- sinated near Underwood park last Sat urday morning.
 The case against the negroes is somewhat involved and was worked up by J. N Smithson, deputy sheriff. The three negroes were originally arrest ed by Detectives Houston and Childress and admitted robbing the Jonesboro store. This morning i'll police court Watkins and Warren were bound over to the grand jury under 5000 bond each on charges of burglary and grand larceny. Foster was not tried, 1t being stated in open court that more serious charges were pending against him and that his case would be postponed
 Warren and Watkins then charged Foster with having murdered MT. Null Percy Benton, justice of the peace. Dep- uty Smithson in the meantime had been working on the case and appeared be- fore judge Benton with sufficient evi- dence for him to bind all three negroes over to the grand jury without bond. The negroes repeated their declaration that Foster had murdered Mulholland Foster declined to say anything at all, neither denying or admitting the charge.
 Another capital offense was placed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-07
ASKING FOR BIDS
 ON THE VIADUCT

Bids for the First avenue viaduct are now being asked for by the railroad com panies, 1t was reported yesterday. The plans for the viaduct are complete ,ex- cept for some minor details and the awarding of the contract is expected within the next two or three weeks at the outside
 The railroad companies will not ad- vertise for bids as does the city. it is stated. They will merely pick out a list of contractors and invite them to bid on the work and then award the job to whom they please, not necessarily to the lowest bidder.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-07
MEMOL| BAND PLAYS
 IN PARK TONIGHT

Memolrs band will give concert in Capitol park tonight beginning at 8 o'clock This will be it's second appear ance in this summers series. Music lov- CTS who heard the band Sunday say 1t is even better than last year, the person. mel being strengthened by four or five we'll known artists.
 Tonights programme will open with Wsgner's 'Tannhaaser." Among other fine numbers will be the overture. "Stra- della" by Flotow. The programme will close with Songs of Scotland" arranged for full band by I.ampe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-07

against the negroes by Bruce Tyler of McCalla. Tyler came into court and Identified the three negroes as the ones who had held him up on the McCalla road several days ago. They secured 5o cents in change and pocketknife. A negro man and woman, who were on the road at the time of the holdup, also identified them. The negroes were then bound over on charge of high way robbery.
 In the meanwhile police authorities do not give much credence to the charge of Warren and Watkins that Foster killed Mulholland.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-07
Richard Hall Buried

Huntsville, July 6.-tSpecial. )--Thc funeral of Richard Hall. the young man who was killed Saturday by a fast train on the Nashville, Chattanooga and St Louis railroad near Murfreesboro While he was en route from Hunts vile to Nashville on q motorcycle, was conducted late this afternoon by Rev F. LANear of the Central Presbyterian church The body was brought here Sunday and during tho day hundreds of friends called at the home of his par ents, MT. and Mrs. w F. Hall All though the young man was knocked about 100 feet by the impact of the fast moving engine and his machine was broken to small pieces his body was rot badly mangled.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-07
Deaths and Funerals
Mrs. Hill Perdue

The funeral services of Mrs. Hill Perdue, who died yesterday. will be held this morning at 10 o'clock from the residence of her brother, H. c. Evans, on Shades valley She is sur vived by her husband, Hill Perdue; two Miss Laura Perdue and Mrs. L. G, Hill of Birmingham; one son, Evans Perdue of Pine Bluff, Ark one sister, Mrs. F. A. Chapman of Jack
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-07
Mrs. C. E. Green

Funeral services over the remains of Mrs. c. E. Green, aged 35 years, who died yesterday morning at the resi- dence of her father, 2112 Second ave nue, will be conducted this afternoon at 1 o'clock from Lige Loy's private chapel Interment will follow in Forest Hill cemetery. The deceased is sur vived by her husband. father, three sisetrs and two brothers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-07
$1OO,OOO FIRE AT POWELL AVE.
 AND TWENTIETH; MEYER-MARX <
 AND BARBOUR BUILDINGS BURN

the power plant of his company is To . cated nearby and many huge cables were strung on poles on the Powell ave e
 nue side of the burning buildings To
 prevent any possible trouble the power
 was shut off in the big cables and
 General Manager De Windt. with Super
 intendent Fred Underwood of the power
 department. soon had about GO linemcn ready on the scene to take hold in case the walls fell and broke down the
 cables. The walls did fall but did not snap any of the cables and MT De Windt estimated that the total damage Co the Birmin gham Railway, Light and
 Power company will be about $500 and perhaps less.
 Barbour Estimates Loss Ben F. Barbour, chairman of the board of directors of the Barbour Plumbing.
 Heating and Electric company. was lo- cated at the home of H. l. Ehrhardt, sec- retary and treasurer of the company, at 1:So o'clock this morning Mr. Barbour
 had gone there to obtain dry clothing, having been drenched at the fire. Mir. Barbour estimated his loss at between sS0000 and s40.Oo0 but, of course, could not be certain as he did not know now much had been saved. He made this statement
 This Is our busy season when we get In our furnaces and other supplies and consequently we had a little heavier stock of goods on hand than usual.
 Roughly. without having seen an invoice l estimate it at S40,000. On this we car-l ried about S30,000 insurance Not Knowing, what has been saved, of course 1 am lln-
 able to say exactly what the loss will be, but if everything is gone that is the situation
 T haven't an idea what started the fire or where it started There is an 1S-inch wall between the buildings and both places were on fire when l got there. Now whether it started in our nlace or Tn the Meyer-MarX store 1 am una ble to say There was no one in our build ing when the fire started
 "Of course. all our papers and rec oros that are In the safes will be in tact and We do not anticipate a great deal of trouble from this source I arr rived on the scene of the fire in time to enter the first floor and save a number of papers that were not in the safes. l was drenched in doing so. T want to especially commend the work of the firemen They did splen- didly. I don't think l ever saw a pret- tier fight against flames. I am espe- cially thankful to one of the men who went into the flames with me in order to help me save some of my personal belongings. The department did great work"
 Marx Issues Statement
 Morris Marx, member of the firm of Meyer-Marx Liquor company, at 2 o'clock this morning estimated the loss to his firm at $35,000. He made the following statement to an Age-Herald reporter.
 Our loss will be aoout $35,0O0. It looked to mo this morning as if it were a complete loss as practically every thing will be ruined either by the fire or by the water and smoke. l haven't an idea how the fire originated except that 1t started in the Barbour place. I could not say what insurance we carry without consulting the books, as thai Is a phase of the business with which I am not familiar"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-07
Jesse R. Patterson

Huntsville, July 6.-tSpecial )-Jesse R. Patterson, aged 20 years. died yes terday after a long illness with tu- berculosis. He leaves a young widow and small child.