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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-01
WOMANS HORRIBLE DEED
Saturated Her Child and Self With
Coal Oil and Touches Match
By Associated Press.

Philadelphia, Jan. 1.-Saturating the
garments of her only child, Raymond.
. years Old, and herself with coal Oil.
Mrs. Anthony Rheinholder touched a
lighted match to them in the kitchen
of their home to-day. Both she and the
little boy were found wrapped in flames
oy neighbor and sent to hospital,
where the boy died few hours later
and the mother is in a critical eondi.
tion.
II wanted to begin the new year
by killing my boy and myself. - said
the woman. "My married life has been
unhappy and l eouldn t stand it anv
longer"
She is rs years old. Her husband
was held without bail as a material
witness, but his wife, although accus.
ing him of having made her life nm.
happy, exonerated him of all connection
with her deed.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-01
U. OF P. EXTENSION SCHOOL
Many New Plans Formulated for Com
ing Year at Recent Meeting

Az recent meeting of the Harris
burg branch of the University of Penn
sylvania extension school, George W.
Hill, of the Technical High school and
president of the Harrisburg branch, APP
pointed committeeman who will be in
charge of the school s activities through
the coming year. Many new plans were
formulated. The names OF the commit
teemen and committees are as follows:
Athletic committee, James H. Kes.
sack, chairman; d. c. Smith, Benjamin
F. brandt. r. Miller, Z. W. Millinger;
publicity, II. T. McFadden, Paul F. Ca
ton, N. J. Rintz, l.. C. Nesbit; employ
ment, Jacob s. Baum, Albert T. Lewis,
J. c. Miller, George B. Detz, Edgar +.
Keller; pin and button, j. Worley, Ira
l.. Gordon, George H. Writ, B. S. Cor
nell, ]. j. McCutcheon; social, T. j. S.
Kishpaugh, NJ. H. Geisking, w. L. Min
ichsJ. Ed ML,Manamy.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-01
CAUCUS monday
| ON The SPEAKER
Continued From First Page.

quoted as saying that no candidate
'from any county contiguous to Phila.
.delphia will win. and it is said that
he Is quietly backing the Jefferson
county man.
a Inc Haogood advocates are princi-
psliy rural editors and they are exert.
1ng all of their influence for him. hav
ing endOrset him at meeting in
Philadelphia last week. The fact that
iIhomas II. Garvin, of Delaware, will
be the nominee for Chief Clerk of the
House, has handicapped Baldwin. in
tthe view OF Republican leaders.
= The Baldwin shouters will arrive tbis
evening and he will have quite a marty
TO help him along, but Garvin will not
be one of them. Assisting Baldwin to
greet the Legislators will BE the follow.
ing Delaware county Republicans. Re.
ieorder of Deeds, J. L. Rigbv. Isaac
johnson, H. J. McKiver. Register of
Wills Theodore F. Kreeger, Prothono.
tary j. Harry Smith, County Commis.
sioner j. d Pierson. Sheriff i. + Hev.
burn and Professor H. d. Meeker
3 The Amber Headquarters
q The Ambler headquarters will he
opened tomorrow morning. Reports
from pittsburgh are that the Allegheny
sdelegatlon Is urging Henry l. Wilson as
the compromise candidate. and that he
VIII be endorsed at a meeting of that
.delegation in caucus to be held on
Monday afternoon. This would hear
out the story that no candidate will be
selected from Philadelphia or anv con.
,tiguous county.
q At present there are no out-of-town
Legislators here, but a number are ex
speeted to arrive this evening, and by
tomorrow, Saturday evening, il is ex
pected that the majority will be on
hand.
The demand for quarters and hotel
Accommodations during the opening
days of the session is unprecedented.
and 1T is almost impossible to secure a
loom anywhere. 1t is said that this
will one of the reasons urged for a
short session, but does not favor the
idea of the date being fixed bv the
eaucuses to be held on Monday night,
,preferring that the matter be brought
up IN open session after the two bodies
are organized
Resident Clerk Leib, of the House.
and Senate Librarian Miller saw that
everything is in readiness for. the as
sembliDg of the Legislature. and if it
will be comfort to the Senators to
hear it, the $1,400 bootblaek stand in
the Senate toilet room is all ready for
business.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-01
Sunday School officcrs Elected

At the st. Paul s MethodS Episco-
pal church the following Officers have
been elected to serve through the New
Year: Superintendent, David Rodgers;
assistant superintendent, J. n. Snave-
ly; primary department, Mis Carrie
Snavely, assisted by Miss Ifrtha Roh-
er; superintendent of the boreign de.
partment, Miss Pike, assisfd by Ber.
nard Rizziment; secretary, Nell Ha-
mer; assistant, Edgar Stoifr; treasur-
er, James Miller; Librarian, Irwin
Geigher; assistant, R. Michel; pianist,
Miss Mary Parson; assitant, Miss
Mary Hare; ehorister. William Nell.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-01
CAR VISITS ARMY FRONT AND
CONFERS INSIGNIA OF HONOR

Petrograd, Dec. 31.-Emperor Mich.
olas visited the army front. At the
quarters of the commanderin chief he
received reports concerning the war op-
erations. Afterwards he reviewed the
line of troops, distributing insignia of
honor among the soldiers who had dis
tinguished themselves the most in the
fighting and thanking the various units
of the army for their service in the
war.
After having received the report of
General Ruzsky, commanding the army
of the northwest, the Emperor departed
from the army front.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-01
The Farmer Must Be Trained

To-day the advanced tiller of the soil
must come up to his calling as fully
equipped for service as the lawyer, the
editor, the doctor, the captain of indus
try, for the curious fact has developed
that the eal4ing in which the uRlettered
and unframed man was once supposed
to have as good a chance as the edu-
Gated one is now the calling in which
wide and varied knowledge is as impera-
tive as is almost any other known
among men.-W. s. Harwood.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-01
TAMAQUA TO PLAY HERE
Will Meet Independents in Chestnut
Street Auditorium

The Harrisburg Independents will
meet the Tamaqua team of the Cen
tral Pennsylvania League. This team is
one of the fastest in the league and
will present their strongest line up and
endeavor to break the winning stride
of the Independents who have not lost
game on their home floor this sea-
son.
The Independents will present their
regular line up and the men who were
injured IN the game with Camden last
Saturday have fully recovered
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-01
Big Celebration in New York

lf New York. Jan. 1-Daylight to-day
'sfailed to quell the noisy and enthu-
',,sisstic greeting which New York gave
10 the new year. The revelry along
Broadway continued far into the morn
ing hours and the police although they
{ had little to do declares the celebration
lthe biggest of its kind in the history
of the city. Thereeord crowds which
packed the all night restaurants held
rtheir places till after sun up and at 6
% clock this morning many of the larger
1 restaurants were still turning away
sfrom their doors.
!. Homebound transportatio arrange
tments characteristic of the evening
,Tush hour. i'll effect and needed this
.,mOrnimg on suburban lines and ferries
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-01
May Veto immigration Bill
By Associated Press.

Washington, Jan. President Will
son, is expected by some administration
officials to veto the immigration bill if
officials to veto the immigration bill if
1T comes to him containing the literaey
test which the Senate yesterday refus-
ed to strike out. The President does not
believe iteracy test is a test of the
quality of an immigrant.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-01
1913 MURDERS IN ALLEGHENY
And Not One Of the Slayers Paid the
Death Penalty
By Associated Press.

Pittsburgh, Jan. There have
been 1913 murders in Allegheny coun-
ty in the last two years and not one of
the slayers paid the death penalty.
This is shown by the report of the
coroner's Office made public to-day.
During 1914 there were So murders
while there were 81 in 1913. The rec
ord shows there has been no legal exc
cutions during the same years.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-01
Mrs. Katie 1eiS

The funeral services Mrs. Katie
keis, the woman who WIS found dead
late Wednesday afternoo, in the Aron-
son apartments, will beburied to-mor-
row afternoon at 2 olock from the
Spicer chapel, 313 Walnut street In
terment will be made the East Har-
risburg cemetery. be body was
claimed yesterday by asister who came
on from Lancaster.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-01
DENVER PLANS HORSE SHOW
City Appropriates $4,000 to Make
Event Success

Denver, Jan. denver will have
its annual horse and stock show at the
Denver Union stock yards, January Is
to %, inclusive. 1t is expected to equal
in drawing power the National Western,
Live Stock Show, which in the past has
made this city the winter mecca for
visitors from the,Western and Central
States.
Decision of the City Commissioners
to appropriate $4,000 assured the sue
cess of the plan initiated by the Cen
tlemen s Driving and Riding Chlb, aft
er the directors of the National Western
Livestock show had called off their an
nual exposition through fear of the
spread of the foot and mouth disease
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-01
To Retain Name of Henry Gilbert s. Son

Spencer C. Gilbert and Henderson
Gilbert announced last evening that,
having acquired the interest formerly
held by the late Lyman D. Gilbert in
the firm of Henry Gilbert & Son, 219
Market street, the business will be con
Quoted under the same name and at the
same place as formerly by the surviving
partners. The same general business
policy will be carried out. The firm
conducts the oldest hardware business
in the city.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-01
Criminals Cost city 81. $50 aa

Figures just compiled show that
Dauphin' county's charge against the
City of Harrisburg for the maintenance
in the county Jail of violators of city
ordinances during 1914 amounts to
$2,532.92. This is less than was paid
by the city during 1913 and is due
principally to revised system of charge
which the county and city officials re-
Gently adopted.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-01
BELL STOCK FOR EMPLOYEES
American Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany Offers Easy Terms

Chicago, Jan. 1.-The American
Telegraph and Telephone Company, the
parent company of the Bell system, yes
terday announced. that arrangements
had been made by which employees
might purchase stock in the company
for $110 share on easy terms of pay
ment.
The offer is limited to those employees
vino have been two years or more in the
service, and no employe will be permit
ted to buy more than one share of stock
for each $500 of annual wages he re-
ceives, nor can any employee buy more
than ten shares.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-01
Kavanaugh Gets Divorce

st. Louis, Jan. Nv. K. Kavanaugh,
president ,of the Southern Coal, Coke
and Mining Company and head of the
Mississippi to the Gulf Deep Waterway
Association, yesterday obtained a di-
vorce by default from Mrs. Edna Lee
Kavanaugh on his testimony that she
deserted him in 1913 and had expressed
her intention to remain separated from
him.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-01
War Booty Taken by Germans

Berlin, Jan. l, By Wireless to Lon
don, 3.44 P. M.-An unofficial report
from the Wolff Agency reads as fol-
lows:
"We learn from the main head
quarters that the war booty taken by
our troops fighting in the Argoone in
the month of December amounts alto
gether to 1850 prisoners, 81 machine
guns, IA mine throwers and one bronze
MORTAR
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-01
PRINTERS PAID BY WEEK
Change Goes Into Effect Among Loca
Typesetters Today

Typesetters in this city instead of
doing pieeework will be paid by the
week, beginning to-day. The change
was agreed upon two years ago by the
Typographical Union. 1t has not pre-
viously been put into effect because
contracts for State printing had been
let on the basis of piecework.
Although some salaries are lowered
and some raised by the change. no
serious effects are being felt BY local
printers.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-01
EVELYN d. tenhart

Evelyn d. Lenhart years. daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs Walter Lenhart,
died at the home Z her aunt, Mrs
Harry Foulson, 104 onoy street, after
an illness of one wek. She leaves her
parents, sister and brother. Services
will be held Mondy afternoon at 2
o'clock, the Rev. n. Runyan officiat-
ing. Interment wi be made in the
Baldwin cemetery.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-01
All AnsWerad

"well, Jean, are you cantent about
your examination
eyes, grandpa; I answered all the
questions.
And how did you answer themi"
81 answered that didn L know. -
Paris Rire.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-01
Exposition at San Diego Opens
By Associdted Pre-

San Diego, CAL, Jan. 1.-The Pana-
California Exposition, opened to the
world at midnight by the touching of
an electric buttoi. by the President in
Washington, d. c., was formally dedi-
Gated to-day by the President Is personal
representative. Secretary of the Treas
ury William McAdoo.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-01
NO MARKET REPORTS

The Stock Exchanges being closed on
account of the holiday, the Star-Inde-
pendent is without its usual market
quotations this evening.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-01
war Reduces customs Receipts

New York, Jan. 1.-The war in Eu-
rope is reflected in the New York Gus
toms receipts for 1914, made public to-
day. Receipts were approximately
1857, 100000, representing falling
off of about s36,500,000 from the
figures of 1913 Imports of merchan-
disc were about 1895, 100000, repre-
senting decrease of more than $685.
100000.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-01
A Hot One

He--Girls are queer creatures; they
marry the first fool who asks them, as
rule. I suppose you'd do the same,
wouldn t you' She-Suppose you ask
me and find out.-Boston Transcript.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-01
Mrs. Rely Turner

Mrs. Betty Turfr died suddenly yes
terday afternoonAt her home, 1425
Marion street. Se was 81 years old
and is survived by her husband, six
children and twograndchildren
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-01
SmallChild Dies

A small childbf Mr.. and Mrs. Mike
'Harambasic die yesterday afternoon
of tubereular Iningltis at the home,
SOC South Seed street.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-01

The most novel offering of the mo,
tion picture world has been secured by
the management of the Majestic for
three days, commencing Monday, with
matinee Tuesday and Wednesday. The
film is that taken for the Chicago
"Tribune" under contract with the
Belgian government, showing marvel
GUS news of the fighting and desola-
ton in Belgium during the months of
September and October. This is the
only picture of actual fighting that has
been made since the beginning of the
present European war and to obtain the
sanction and protection of the Belgian
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-01
Only a Trlfiing DELAY

Fgg-Did you succeed in persuading
your wife when she gets angry to count
ten before she speaks? Fogg-Yes, but
she very rapid counter.-Boston
Transcript
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-01

government to make these films, the
Chicago Tribune signed an agreement
to donate one-half of the proceeds of
the sale of the pictures to the Belgian
Red Cross Society. The reports of the
exceptional value of the films that have
como from New York and Chicago.
where the pictures have already been
shown, has aroused great interest
among members of the clergy and
prominent charity workers in this city
and during the exhibition of the reels
here the Majestic will undoubtedly
have class of patrons that seldom
finds interest in feature motion picture
productions. Adv"
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-11-05
THE RICH CONTROL

That the rich, by endowments, now
control the standards of education SO
the poor boy no longer has an equal
opportunity with the son of the rich
parents in obtaining professional
education was the statement of the
Rev. Russell H. ConweH, president OF
Temple University Of Philadelphia,
speaking before the Young Peoples
Union in connection with the Pennsyl-
vania Baptist general convention last
week in Pittsburgh He declared that
an aristocracy of education now ex-
lists.
.The whole system has come about
through ,endowing our universities
and colleges by the rich. and they nat
urally dictate the policies and stand
ards set by the state board" Mr.
Conwell asserted Nowadays 1t does
not depend on what you know; it is
how rich you are. Kansas City Star.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-11-05
NAME THE KIDDIES

Apparent great reluctance on the
part of fathers and mothers to furn-
ish promptly the Local Registrars the
giyen-names of their babies is caus-
ing the Vital Statistics Department of
the State Board of Health lots of
trouble. Babies births are required
to be registered by the attending ply
sician or midwife within ten days
after births. From the certificates of
birth filed with the State Registrar, it
does not appear that much over 30
per cent of the babies are named on
the certificates.
There is a provision for filing in
the namc of the child at a later date
through what is known as a supple
mental birth certificate but not many
parents have availed themselves of
this opportunity thus far. Of course
the registering Of the baby's birth as
well as filing the supplemental birth
certificate giving the name is done
for the parents, free of charge.
Thus far, the Vital Statistics De-
partment has been sending out double
postcards to all parents of unnamed
babies asking for the baby's name
but to send such cards to 97O9 moth
ers costs nearly $3.50 in postal cards
alone. The funds at the disposal Of
the department will not permit con-
tinuing this practice, so hereafter the
kiddies will have to do one of four
things: either choose their names
quickly before their birth certificates
are made out, have daddy file sup
Elemental certificate, see that enough
funds are appropriated by the Leeis-
lalure SO that postcard may be sent
them for any Missing Information nr
81, without having their names r.
rorded by the State.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-11-05
AMERICAN SHOT BY
VILLAS SOLDIERS
FUslLLADE OF BULLETS ePATTER
AMONG CROWD GATHERED
ALONG THE BORDER.
Long Expected Attack Upon the Car
rama Garrison at Aqua Prleta 10
Launched and American TerrI-
tory Showered with Dutisss.

Douglas, Ariz General Francisco
Villas attack on Aqua Prieta began
shorty after mon Monday. The hull
in the afternoon fighting ended at
o'clock, and with carefully placed
shots from field pieces, rapid frers
and rifles Villa kept the Carranza
forces in the Mexican town defended
by General P. Elias Gales inoessaut-
ly In action.
The losses on both sides were very
slight.
On the American side Louis R. TAy-
lor. restaurant employe. who was
among throng OF spectators and
Mexican women and children refugees
at the United States customs house,
was wounded A fusiliade OF bullets
from machine gun on the villa
lines spattered among the. crowd,.one
hitting Taylor In the back a. he turned
to fee and paraiyzing him, amid the
screaming, hysterical mob Of refu;
gees.
Villa ceased general firing at AS
O'Clock, the Carranza garrison keeping
UP hot fire from all guns forrAa
hour aftenward. 9
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-11-05
MANY SHEEP IMPORTED

According to the estimate of R. E.
Ring local agent of the O. S. L., there
have been about 100 carloads of sheep
brought into the Buhl country during
the past thirty days, which will prob
ably be wintered here. He said that
there had been enough bands driven
into this country from towns along
The line and from the other side of
he river to bring the total up to
nearly $4,000 head of sheep. That is
the estimate, besides the hundred to
1--WE hundred head which had been
kept on farms, and owned by farmers
who are In the sheep business on a
small scale. Mr.. Ring did not give
out the foregoing information as be-
ing accurate to the extent Of being
authentic, but is fairly close esti-
mate. Buhl, Herald.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-11-05
RUSSIA IS SENDING
AID TO SERB|ANS
TROOPS CROSSING BLACK SEA
WITH VIEW TO TAKING Bull
GARiANS IN THE REAR.
Serbla's Tiny Neighbor and Ally, Mon
tenegro, is Being Hammered BY
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Appeal to
Allies for Instant Aid.

London.-Serbia remains the center
OF interest in the war. Except for the
French contingent stiffening the Ser
bian line in the region Of Strumitsa.
the allied reinforcements, have not yet
reached her hard pressed and retreat
ing armies, and only the mountainous
character of the country Is saving
these troops from annihilation.
Serbia's tiny neighbor and ally,
Montenegro, meantime, is being ham
mered by the Austrians, who are ex-
erting renewed pressure along the
Drina near Vishegrad, in a movement
co-crdinating with the general Teu-
tonic offensive in the Balkans.
Following the Russian lombard
ment of the Bulgarian littoral, Rus
sian troops are now reported to be
to an attempted landing, with view
to taking the Bulgarians in the rear.
These reports come from German
sources, however, and are not confirm
ed; nor is the report of big naval
engagement in the Black sea between
a Russian squadron and Turkish war
craft, headed by the Goeben and Bres-
lau
Serbian circles in London are still
making urgent appeals to the allies 10
rush troops to their country's support,
but the very fact that the Serbians
have been able to hold out up to the
present time has created a certain
amount Of optimism.
The Bulgarians are said to be pre-
pairing special trains to transport Ger
man troops over the Bulgarian rail
way to Constantinople through
Thrace Already war munitions have
been dispatched to the Turkish cap
ital
Neither of the great battle fronts
in the east and west has furnished
any marked developments. Petrograd
reports that the Austro-Germans are
evacuating Volhynia, leaving vast
quantities of ammunition and sup
plies.
Russian resistance In the Riga dis
trict evidently is holding firm. as the
Germans admit a retirement south
across the Missa near Palaknen, after
they had advanced on the northern
bank of that stream. Palaknen Ii
about eleven miles directly south OF
Rigra, which shows the nearness OF
the German approach. The Germans
retired after they had repuIsed two
strong attacks and were facing
third.
Berlin reports that nothing of mo-
ment has occurred on the western
front since the issuance OF the pre-
vious official statement. Paris de-
clares the Germans were beaten on In
violent counterattacks made in an ef-
fort to regain positions near La Cour-
tine" in the Champagne, which the
French took on Friday. The gain OF
trench section at Bois En- Hache In
the Arotis also is claimed by the
French.