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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-06
GIRL DENIES BLACKMAIL
Accuser Under White Slave Act Pleads
Not Guilty to Bribery

Chicago, Jan. 6.-Miss Jessie Eliza
beth Cope, aceuser under the Mann act
of Colonel Charles Alexander, of Provl-
dence, R. l., pleaded not guilty yes
terday when arraigned in the Federal
Court, charged with attempting to bribe
Federal officials to aid her in obtain
ing $4,000 from Colonel Alexander
by threatening him with prosecution.
January 2S was decided on as the day
on which the trial will begin.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-06
Quick, Safe Way
to Remove Hairs
Toilet Talksl

Keep little delatone powder ON your
dressing table and when ugly, hairy
growths appear. make paste with a
little of the powder and some water,
apply and let remain on the hairy sur
face forl or ) minutes, then rub off
wash the skin and the hairs have van
ished. This treatment is quite harmless
and rarely more than one application is
required, but to avoid disappointment
care should be used to buy the real
delatope.-Adv.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-06
R. HARDING DAVIS A FATHER
Daughter Born to Former Philadelphia
in New York

New York. Jan. 6.-.Mrs. Richard
Harding Davis, who was Bessie Mccoy,
Monday gave birth to 91a pound
daughter.
The present Mrs. Davis is the war
correspondent S second wife. This is
his first child. His first wife was Miss
Cecil Clark, of Chicago. They were
married in 1899, and Mrs. Davis aston.
ished her friends by announcing their
married life was to be ''purely pla-
tonic She obtained a divorce in
1912, and Mr.. Davis married Miss Me
Coy, who achieved fame as the Yama
Iama Girl in "The Three Twins
shortly afterward
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-06
Auto License Law Constitutional

Washington, Jan. 6.-The Maryland
automobile license law was upheld as
constitutional yesterday by the supreme
Court. The Court held that in the alb
sence of federal regulation of interstate
automobile travel, States may regulate
such traffic.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-06
Jail Sentence in Everglades Case

Kansas City, Mo-. Jan. 6.-Dr. F. c.
convicted of fraudulent use
of the mails in connection with the sale
of Florida Everglades land, was SEN
fenced to two years in prison and a
fine of $4,000 yesterday. E. l.. Rus
sell, convicted on the same charge, was
sentenced to one year and day in
prison. Chambers and Russell appealed
and were released.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-06
TRAIN KILLS AGED WOMAN
MIS- Mary Convery, Chester, Walked
in Front of Freight

Chester, Jan. 6.-Walking directly
IN front of an approaching frei ght train
near the Tll9hman street freight station
of the Pennsylvania railroad. Mrs
Mary Convery, AS Flower street. an
aged woman, was struck by the engine
Yesterday morning. She died ten min.
utes after her removal to the Chester
hospital.
She was walking down the tracks
rom Fourth street as the wayfreight
bound for Philadelphia, was pulling out
OF the station. She is survived by her
dren. 'iiii'
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-06
CHILDREN BURN TO DEATH
Three Fatalities i'll Michigan Fire
Mother Escapes Through Window

. Harrisville, Mich, Jan. 6.-Three
children were burned to death Monday
night when fire destroyed the home Of
the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin
Lavigne, near this place. The victims,
two, four and seven years old, met death
in their beds. Another infant child
was rescued in such burned condi.
tion it is not expected to live.
The mother was burned and severely
cut when she escaped through win
dow. n
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-06
STAND PAT ON SHOE STYLES
Statesmen Say Too Frequent Changes
Reduce Their Orders

Rochester, n. Y, Jan. 6.-Novelties
in shoe styles were condemned at the
closing session of the National Asso-
citation of Travelling Shoe Statesmen
here yesterday, and tine association
voted to work with the National Asso-
citation of Shoe Manufacturers and the
National Association of Shoe Retailers,
to stop changes of styles between sea
sons.
Too frequent style changes cut orders
fifty per cent. below normal, it was as
serted.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-06
Three Murdercrs Die in Chair

Trenton, n. j., Jan. Richard
P. Sparks and George Green, who killed
Charles \. Ely, fish dealer of Free
hold and G. James johnson, who mur-
ierod his common law wife, Laura
Smith. in Cinnaminson, were electrocut-
ed in the State prison Lere last evening.
1t oniy required twenty-five minutes
to put the three men to death.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-06
Young Woman Injured While coastin

Marietta, Jan. 6.-Miss Anna Kibler
while engaged with a number of com,
panions in shedding last evening. made
iur, narrow escape from being killed.
"mle descending a hill, another sled
came IN the opposite direction and she
was thrown violently to the ground.
infiicting serious injuries to her head
and perhaps internal injuries.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-06
BALL PLAYER HELD UP
Steve o'Neil Robber of Gift Watch
in Minooka

Scranton, Pa, Jan. 6-Steve o Neil,
catcher for the Cleveland Americans,
was held up and robbed in his home
town, Minooka, Monday night, the rob
bers getting a small sum of cash and
a gold watch, the gift of AIinooka ad
mirers On his return home at the end
of last season.
O'Neil said yesterday that he thought
it was joke when two men accosted
him about midnight near mis- home. He
threw up his hands when they showed
revolvers at him, They then searcned
him and escaped.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-06
Heavy Damages in Hatters' Boycott

Washington, Jan. 6.-The Supreme
Court yesterday affirmed the $4,000
Judgment awarded by the New York
Federal Courts to d. E. Loewe & Co.,
Danbury, Conn, hatters, against some
1S6 members of the United iHatt@s'
Union under the Sherman antitrust law
as damages resulting from a boycott.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-06
Expect New Postoffice

Reading, Pa, Jan. 6.-Postmaster
Seitzinger was surprised here yester-
day to receive instructions from Wash
ington to get temporary headquarters
for the postoffice Immediately. The new
order is taken to mean that Reading
may yet receive an entirely new public
building.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-06

OLD STAGE DRIVER DIES
Blood Poisoning Fatal to Lancaster
County Citizen

Marietta, Jan. 6.-Blood poisoning,
caused by 4 rusty nail, caused the
death YESTERDAY of David l.. Zimmers,
who drove stage for many years be-
tween Fairfield and Lancaster. He was
10 years of age and a member of the
Methodist church. his widow and two
sons survive him.
He did some carpentering work a few
weeks ago and injured his fnger, but
paid no attention to the wound until
the blood poisoning set in. He died
in AGONY
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-06
Lancaster Wheat S1.25 Bushel

Lancaster, Jan. 6.-The great ad-
vance in the price of wheat within the
past few days has had marked eff
feet on the local market, the price
jumping to $1.25 bushel, with prob
ability of it going higher during the
next few days. Some of the county
dealers believe it will go to $3.50.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-06
GOVERNORS PosIEs LOOTED
Inaugural Offerings Taken From Wis
consin Executive Office

Madison, Wis, Jan. b.-Governor
Phillip was chagrined when he reach.
ed the executive Offices yesterday to find
that some person had carried away all
the flowers sent him for the Inaugural
tion Monday. He wanted to acknowl-
edge the floral gifts, but found even the
cards of donors had been taken.
The flowers were taken shortly after
the reception in the executive cham
bers Monday. Governor Phillip in
tended to send the flowers to Madison
hospitals.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-06
Said to Be Champion Tobacco sizer

Marietta, Jan. 6.-John B. Eshbach.
of Hambright, is probably the champion
sizer of tobacco in the county. and it
is doubtful if he can be outclassed
in many other counties,
On Saturday he sized fifty pounds of
tobacco in one hour and is ready. to
meet all those who wish to outclass
him. Among tobacco men and workers
it is claimed this is an extraordinary
record.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-06
Furnace Passes Into History

Marietta, Jan. 6.-The last of the
furnace business in this section is about
at an end. The large engine which
drove the machinery at the Vesta Fur.
mace, built in 1868, has been torn out
and hauled away. 1t weighed twenty
tons.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-06
Two Coasters Injured

Sunbury, Pa, Jan. 6.-Asher Cope,
II years old, suffered a fractured skull
and Spangler Heller, Is years old, had
a leg almost torn from his body when
their bobsled crashed into a pole at
the bottom of a steep hill here yester-
day, and both may die.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-06
Big Prices at lebanon Horse Sal.

Lebanon, Jan. 6.-Big prices fea.
tured the sale of B. l.. Robinson. of 80
head of Union county, Ohio, horses held
at the Drovers' Exchange stable, this
city, yesterday. A total of more than
$4,000 was realized or an average of
about 5000 a head.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-06
White Gloves Are
Popular, and Here
Are Wanted STYLES

FowneS l6-button white French kid gloves at
$500, $3.50 and $4.OO pair.
Fownes 12-button white French ambskin
gloves at $3.50 pair.
Baemo washable doeskin IL and 16-button,
length gloves at $3.50 and $500 pair.
kayser's y and 16-button length white leather
ette and chamoisette gloves at 75c and 81. .25 pr
kayser's | and 2-clasp white leatherette and
ehamoisette gloves at soc, 75c and 81 90 pair
Bacmo 1clasp white washable doeskin gloves
at $1.25 and $1.5O pair
Bacmo l-clasp white capeskin gloves with heavy
embroidery at $1.5O and $500 pair
2-clasp white French kid overseam gloves at
S1.25, Sl.5O and $500 pair
The Derby glove-16-button white French kid
T. X. stitching with heavy black embroidery. at
$4.00 and $3.50 pair
Main Floor-BOWMAN'S.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-29
BIG BEAST
WAS SLOTH
Bones of Animals As
Large As Street Cars
Are Unearthed

IOWA CITY, Ia, Oct. 29.-Prof.
Homer Dill. assistant professor of
zoology at the University OF Iowa.
made public here tonight for the
hrrt time the result of scientific ex-
plorations at Rancho La Brea, eight
miles west of Los Angeles. which
were undertaken this summer.
I'm the fossil beds of this vicin-
ity," reported Prof. Dill. scientists
have discovered the remains Of
ground sloths. which when they
were alive 100000 years ago were
40 large as a modern street car.
Their remains have been found in
asphalt beds. The excavation work
II now being continued under the
direction of officials Of Los Angeles.
and information Of the discoveries
Is being closely guarded"
Bones OF great carnivors, lions,
tigers. wolves and bears have been
found. Prof. Dill reports. The most
notable discovery II the sabre-tooth
tiger. A human skeleton, whose
age can hardly be measured In
terms Of years. but which must be-
long to period when human evo-
luton was in its beginning. has also
been unearthed.
Many remains Of birds were also
discovered, reported Prof. Dill. Be-
cause Of the fact that bird bones
do not usually fossilize, the bird de-
posits at Rancho La Brea are par
ticularly noteworthy In the world of
American science.
The discovery Of the deposits puts
an entirely new light on the evolu-
ton OF life In America during pre-
historic ages and may result in an
overthrow of some of the fondest
theories which have hitherto been
advanced.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-29

Always mean Innocence; II sometimes
means experience.
Il was difficult for me to regain
my composure. ! had been rshersd
into Mr.. Albert's studio by his Jap
anese servant He had told me his
master would be Is or 20 minutes
late for dinner. This. after I my
self had been 1--WE minutes late on
purpose. The very contretempts I
had hoped to avoid had occurred.
Then, a. l sat stifny and awkward
ly awaiting Mr.. Albert. had real
ised suddenly that his rudenets to
me was caused by some other girl.
Internationally some one had been
having tea with him. Just as I'M
questionably had heard some girl
tip-toe down the hall, through some
other room. after my arrival. and
then leave.
For the moment, at the realixa-
ton OF all this. almost lost my
composure. I could feel the blood
leave my cheeks and Sips and my
hands grow cold. Some tnde6nable
feeling Of shame. for what ! scarce
" knew, swept over me. ! wanted
to 70 home. And then ! had scold-
Cd myself into something like self
possession once again. "What nom
sense to feel like this!." I told my
self. .Certainly have no right to
interfere In Mr.. Aibert's profession
Al ufe." The manner In which he
conducted Il could mean nothing to
me. why! did not even know
whslhsr or not his mother was liv-
ing: or whether no had sisters or
sisters-in.law. II might well have
been some feminine relative who
had stopped in before dinner to see
him about somsthlDg important and
had thus detained him.
In my own heart instinct told me
THE reasoning was folly. But for
the instant It served to reassure
me. So with the cowardice OIL
young people feel at the hrst twinse
Of pain. put aside too deep
thouxhts on the situation until some
further date.
And presently my host. Mr.. Al.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-29
~ hERsGRr COREY

SCepyrasht. iei& ~ nssAsst csssy.I
PARIS, Oct. 2s.--French censor.
ship Of news to foreign papers is
liberal and intelligent. Neverthe-
lsssn Il has its rules. One Ia that
when . correspondent is taken on q
trip TO the front he must submit for
censorship every line he writes
about II. He Is under no such obli-
cation In relation to news secured
In other ways and which II to be
sent by mail. Another rule is that
Of anonymity.
mo names. gentlemen. please"
said the censor on one OF my recent
trips. y
but the man Is prince" plead.
cd the correspondents. III We can
use his name the story II a good
one. Without a name 1t 10 value
less"
Nevertheless. no Names" said
the censor.
Stories about princes have . ira
ditioual fascination for the newspa-
pr reading public. Perhaps they
have NO such attraction In reality.
However. no correspondent would
slight yarn with a prince IN It.
Correspondents have been known
TO detail utterly pifning converse
lions merely because the other fel-
low was q prince. One c0rrespon-
dent I know bought $7k worth Of
clothes because he thought he was
to meet prince. And after all the
prince didn't come.
The story which follows may be
printed because did not get It
under conditions which involved a
submission TO the censor. Since
hrst heard NJ It I have learned that
another correspondent got It almost
at first hand. and wrote II. and
turned Il In for censorship.
Sorry said the censor. mo
names"
But II Is true" protested the
correspondent.
THAT does not alter the case"
replied the censor, smiling.
so that half Of the interest of the
tale Ia In the fact that very prom
inent man was almost killed by
shell IRE during a recent visit to
the front. and the other half Is that
the censor would not permit his
The Detroit times., 1915-10-29
Best Stories of War Are
Killed By Censorship

name to be used. The military au.
thorities have excellent reasons for
the anonymity they insist on. The
rule II applied to big Ash rs well
as to little nsh.
Twenty feet away from this prom
inent man soldier Was killed by
. bursting shell. Ten feet away an.
other was injured. That night the
prominent man insisted upon long
automobile ride In order to see the
wounded man. He was found sit
ting up in bed and smiling. The
prominent man shook hands with
him.
Il want you To take my watch"
said he, "as q memento OF day
we shall both remember"
The prominent man was Presi-
dent Poincare.
This paragraph 10 to clear the
name of a man who was called a
liar 100 years ago.
No one now recalls his name.
But he lived 30 miles from the bat
tleneld Of Waterloo. and on the
morning OF the battle he was In his
garden, doing whatever people do
In gardens. BY and by he called
his wife.
II hear the sound OF guns" said
he.
Ills wife did not hear them. No
one In the neighborhood heard them.
Scientists later on were attracted
by his absurd claims, and demon
strated conclusively that he could
not have heard the cannon. The
mans life was embittered by the
controversy. He wrote Q pamphlet
In which he repeated his claim, and
college professors all over the world
took his reputation apart stick by
stick. Every one believed the pro-
fessors and no one believed the man
who heard the guns.
Because ne did hear the guns.
During the recent lighting at Arras
people heard the gunfire plainly at
Havre, which Is 100 miles away.
Those interested have made In
quiries which seem 20 show that In
this case. at least, the sound bound
ed like a rubber ball. There was
the zone OF hearing 'hy first intent"
and then a belt Of silence. and then
another zone In which the sound
was heard. and then another belt
The Detroit times., 1915-10-29
By Ethel
Lloyd
Patterson

bert. entered the studio. Nor was
he disposed to- make elaborate apol-
ogies for his rudeness. told my
self this alone was proof that he
had not purposely been discourse
Gus to me. I might have argued.
had I been older and wiser. that his
perfect poise came from experience
In many similar incidents. At any
rate. ne apologixed with q light
word or two; assisted me in remov.
ing my wraps, and presently, when
dinner was served, led the way TO
his dining room. And not once did
his manner Of Difference and almost
impersonal interest relax there ut
our dinner. which served to reas-
sure me. Hero was I. an immature
girl. dining alone In bachelors
studio apartment for the first time.
had come because the temptation
to do SO had been too great for me.
But, nevertheless, one false move,
one gesture or word Of too great
friendliness, would have frightened
me. would have been on my
guard. Al II was. with the excel
lent dinner, and with Mr.. Albert's
pleasant and amusing, light talk, I
gradually grew more and more at
home. The incident of the early
part of the evening receded further
and further from my mind. Before
the dessert was served, had any
one asked me concerning II I would
have sworn that the woman who
was in Mr.. Albert's apartment when
I came must Of course have been
some relative.
With the coffee my host. amid
much teasing. showed me how to
light q cigarette. I never had
smoked before. And when I burned
my fingers and the smoke made me
cough, We both laughed a. though
II were the greatest joks In the
world. Then presently We went
back into Mr.. Albert's studio. I
stood looking at some sketches Of
his on His drawing board. He
seated himself at tho baby grand
piano at one side Of the room and
began to play.
At the firyt few notes ! did not
even turn my head. Had been q
little older. and with q little more
sure musical knowledge. I would
have known ut once, ct the touch Of
his hands on the keys. that here
was some one who knew and loved
music. But only fancied this was
the thrumming Of an amateur, and
went on turning over the drawings
before me- Then uuconsciously my
own hands fingered In their move
ment and stopped. The music was
calling to me ~ surely as q voice.
Mr.. Albert was playing Strauss
waits, sensuous, rhythmic: the very
music to catch at the Imagination
Of youth. Like one. hypnotixed I
turned slowly where I stood,
The man 1t the piano was gazing
at me steadily. drew nearer and
nearer, ~ a little bird draws near
81 20 . snake. At last stood In
the curve at the pianos side. The
music WAS telling me something.
The oyes Of the man who held my
own oass was experimenting the
NJ. I knew that prsssnt he would
- &c 20 = - NM 80
The Detroit times., 1915-10-29
HUNTING, BUT
WRONG GAME

sELINs GROVE. Pa. Oct. 2s.--
Miss Hilda L. Leland Of Herndon
appeared at the ofice OF County
Treasurer 0raeber and asked that
official: rs this the place to get H.
cense?"
what kindr' he asked.
"A hunters license" she said.
She got one and after paying for
1t remarked with apparent satisfac-
ton. "Now I am free to hunt a
husband. since have . legal per-
NIT"
1t finally developed that she really
wanted a marriage license.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-29

mol soap. These are not At al ex-
pensive. with the resinol soap ana
warm water bathe the affected parts
thoroughly untfl they are nee from
crusts and the skin n softened. Dry
very gently. spread on . thin layer
OF the reelnol ointment ana cover
WITH Hight bandass. This Should -
DOM tWtoo . -. Usually u ~
tro1DiAg ltehlne and burning eteD
- |zssts 80 ~ "a 6|es
The Detroit times., 1915-10-29

n these Gem ~
fits were sold ~
cash, chat IN .nGo
make : avery unNo
ing; but when NJ M
to secure this ~
at $3.50 on The
terms Of $3.50 en1
weekly this efo
proaches the -
able.
$3.50 weekly q U
required Of you ~
paying for THU Gn
have made ~ q
because We want ~
couple q mo- egn
stances to enjoy
ity furniture, anA
time BE- loyal booo
store. Ask 70 -
4-room outfit e.
floors.