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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-10
women GIVING JEWELRY
FOR GERMAN IRON RINGS
First Supply of Symbols Received in
This City Is Nearly Exhausted
After Three Days--Funds Will Aid
Teuton War Sufferers

Since the first supply in this city of
iron rings to be sold for the benefit of
widows and orphans in Germany and
Austria Hungary was received ON Mon.
day by e. Moeslein, 422 North street
more than hundred have been pro.
cured by persons in this city and vi
cinity anxious to aid the war sufferers.
The rings are to be given out in ex-
change for not less than 50 each, or
for gold in the form of rings, bracelets
and so forth. One woman sacrificed a
gold band ring and a gold pin of value
while many others are giving gold
rings, in the place of which they are
wearing the iron ones. Men are giving
IS and $40 for single specimens of
the iron rings.
The names of all contributors are
listed by Mr.. Moeslein, the president of
the local German aid society, and each
person will receive a receipt direct
from the central headquarters, to which
Mr.. Moeslein reports. Men and women
are making special trips to this city
from other places to procure iron rings
and the first supply here is now nearly
exhausted. Another lot has been sent
for and will arrive in few days.
Consignments of the rings have been
sent around the country from the ma
tional headquarters only within the last
few days, and persons who procured
specimens Monday in this city were
among the first in the country to wear
the symbols. The funds raised by the
distribution throughout the United
States will be used to relieve starva'
tion among widows and orphans left
destitute in Germany and Austria Hun
gary by the first half year of the war
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Bill introduced To-day
in the House Prohib-
it's the Use of Stick
erS on Ballots
ALL CANDIDATES
TO FILE PAPERS
Representative Adams Offers Measure
Providing for Lincoln Tablet in the
Capitol-Third Judgeship Bill Ad-
vanced

Changing the present election laws
so as to prohibit the use Of stickers on
ballots, to require each candidate TO
file nomination papers and to increase
the time from forty-two to forty nine
days in advance of the primaries at
which such petitions may be filed with
the Secretary of the Commonwealth, is
proposed in two bills introduced into
the House this morning by Mr.. Kits,
of Erie.
The measure regarding the time for
fling nomination papers applies to
every candidate from President of the
United States down to the aspirant to
the smallest office, and includes also
delegates to national conventions. If
this measure should become law it
would give candidates an additional
week 8 notice of who his opponents are
going to be in a primaries contest.
Tax measures from the Legislative
Reference Bureau, which have been sub.
iect to public inspection for some time
and were prepared under an act passed
at the 1913 session of the General AS
sembly, were introduced.
Third Judge Bill Advanced
The bills codify the present tax
measures and propose no new ones.
-Four separate bills were introduced by
Mr.. McViear, Allegheny, concerning
boroughs; Mr.. Roney, Philadelphia, tax
alton; Mr.. Stone, Bradford, corpor-
alton; Speaker Amber, general re-
pealer of obsolete tax laws.
The Rothernberger resolution pro-
hibitting the House Appropriations
Committee from taking trips of inspec-
ton to institutions seeking state aid
was referred to the Appropriations
Committee.
Among the measures passed on first
reading were the judgeship bill faith
cred by Representative Nissley of the
Second district of Dauphin, providing
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Six Days Fighting in
Front of Borjimow
Reported Disastrous
to Kaiser's Troops
% ATTACKS ARE
MADE IN ONE DAY
War Statement From Petrograd Gives
Russians Victories in AL Recent
Battles in the Eastern Zone-Ger.
mans Abandon Many Dead

Petrograd, Feb. 10.-The general
staff of the Russian army has given out
an official statement as follows:
1.-The Germans who gradually has
been concentrating in East Prussis
with fresh troops, began a series Of
energetic reconnaissances and on Feb
ruary Z they opened offensive opera
tions, with considerable forces, in the
district between Horzele and Johannes
burg. They undertook at the same time
active operations on both wings of theiI
front in East Prussia.
"In the vicinity of Lasdehnen, to
the east of Tilsia, we drove back 8
German attack and succeeded in almost
completely annihilating one of the Ger
man battalions opposed to us. Following
this encounter our cavalry moved for
ward in the direction of Sierpre, trav
cling over the road to Rypin.
Germans Abandon Dead
con the left bank of the vistula
during the day of February s, the enc
my showed no signs of activity. Judg
ing from the corpses abandoned by the
Germans in front of our positions, they
Wouiu appear w nave lost III uedu auu
wounded several tens of thousands ol
men in the six days fighting in front OF
Borjimow, Goumine and VIOLA Szydlowi
ecks.
:" In the Carpathians the fighting
continues in the vicinity of Bartfeld
and Svidnik. The enemy here under
took active operations, but they did
not thus continue and they finally re
tirel leaving prisoners in our hands. Ir
the vicinity of Mount Loupkow we con.
tinued our pursuit of the enemy and in
one day we captured 90 officers, 5000
men and is machine guns.
German columns, having made their
way over the Tukolka Pass, delivered
during the day of February Z, no fewer
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HERSHEY. after FUNERAL.
LEARNS niece IS DEAD
chocolate King, Returning From Burial
of Chauffeur Killed by Auto, Is In.
formed of the Death of Mrs. ]. B.
Leithiser
Especial to the star-1ndependent

Especial to the STAR independent
hershey, Pa, Feb. 10.-M. S. Her.
shey, the millionaire Chocolate Kino
this morning cancelled all business en-
gagements and attended the funeral of
Ira Kohr, his chauffeur, who was killed
in an automobile accident early Satur.
day morning. Services were held both
at the Kohr home here and in Hum.
melstown.
On his return from the funeral Mr.
Hershey received the news of the death
1l ms niece, Lorine, the wife of J. B.
Leithlser. Mr. Leithiser for years has
been general manager of the Hershey
Improvement Company and as such has
charge OF all the building operations
IN and about Hershey. The Leithiser
home is beautiful brownstone dwell.
ing situated in the eastern section of
Hershey and almost directly opposite
the millionaire Chocolate King s man
sion.
Heart trouble, from which Mrs. Lett.
hlser suffered for many months, was
The cause of her death. She was as
years old. Before her marriage she
was Miss Lorine Hershey, her father
and NJ. s. Hershey being brothers.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Leithiser
leaves one daughter, Miss Margaret.
The funeral services will be held at the
nome on Saturday morning at 9.15
o clock, with the Rev. Mr.. Kroft and
the Rev. H. L. Linebaugh officiating.
Further services will be held in Read
ing Lutheran church of which. Mrs.
Leithiser was a member. Interment
will be made in Reading.
So great was the crowd that attend
ed the funeral services of the chauffeur
that persons we're turned away from
the Hummelstown church and Others re-
mained on the outside. William Leib-
keicher, general manager of the Her
shey Chocolate Company, and E. NJ.
Hershey, the attorney, who was with
Kohr on the fatal auto trip, were
among those at the funeral. Burial
was in the Hummelstown cemetery. :
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FARM Err ENDS LIFE WITH ROPE
Found Hanging With Strap Looped
About His Throat

Lebanon, Feb. 10.-Amos Tobias,
aged 5S years, wealthy retired farmer
of Mt. Nebo, ended his life yesterday
morning by hanging. He left his home
at 8 O'Clock, telling his wife that he
was going to water the cattle and ff-
teen minutes later Mrs. Tobias, while
entering the barn to secure feed for the
chickens, was shocked when she found
her husbands almost lifeless body
hanging from harness rack, leather
strap forming loop about his throat
that caused death by strangulation.
Tobias was breathing his last when
his wife found him. She ran to the
house for knife and when she return
ed cut down the body, but she was too
late to save her husbands life.
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Wife of State Official
Gives Alarm From
Front Street Apart
mentS
BURGLAR KNOCKS
DOWN JANITOR
Then Flees Toward the River Bank as
Custodian of Building Fires Two
Revolver Shots After the Fugitive
in the Early Morning

A suspicious looking man was seen
standing in the shadow of the Front
street apartments, 1909 North Front
street, at 4.40 clock this morning by
Mrs. r. Herbert Snow, wife of the
chief of the Bureau of Engineers of the
Public Service Commission, who lives in
that builling. The stranger was gaz-
ing into one of the lower windows as if
making plans to enter as a sneak thief.
Mrs. Snow raised an alarm and the
assistant janitor, Leonard Hams, after
suffering blow from the fist of the
supposed thief, fired two shots at him
as he fled toward Front street and dis
appeared along the river bank
Stories of recent burglaries in vari-
Gus parts of the city made Mrs. Snow
suspicious when she saw the strange
man near the building and she tee
phoned to- the janitor, William Jack
son. His son-in-law, Hains, who acts
in the capacity of assistant janitor, re-
ceived the message and seizing his re-
volver' made his way to the place desig:
mated by Mrs. Snow.
Hams surprised the man and leveling
his revolver ordered the trespasser to
raise his hands. The man compiled
with the request but an instant later
struck Hams ON the face, telling him.
Then the thief fled toward the river
bank. Recovering his feet Hans
opened fire and sent two bullets after
the fast disappearing man. Neither
shot, apparently, took effect and the
man made his escape.
The would-be thief was described to
the police as white man, with
mooustache, about six feet tail, wearing
hong black overcoat and black derby
hat. The police reserves were sent and
searched the neighborhood but no trace
of the disturher was found.
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AGED TEAMSTER INJURED
Two Wheels of Wagon Pass Over Him
In Accident at Enola

Peter Miller, 70 years old, a team
ster at Enola, was knocked from the
seat of his wagon on one of the Enola
hills at l ] 80 o'clock this morning, two
wheels of ne wagon passing over him.
He was aunitted to the Harrisburg
hospital, but little hope is held out for
his recovery as he suffers from serious
internal injury.
Miller was hauling load of furni-
ture which, it is said, was not securely
packed. While descending one of the
hills the load shifted and knocked the
aged man forward from his seat to the
road, directly in front of the wheels,
two of which passed over his abdomen.
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WALL STREET CLOSING

New York, Feb. 1O.-Losses in
Reading and Lehigh Valley were mate
rally reduced in the late dealings,
while specialties moved higher. Tho
closing was firm. Persistent selling Of
coal shares, with steadiness in the lead
ers and high record prices in specialties,
constituted the main features Of to-
days stock market.
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Count Boni Again in Iimelieht

Paris, Feb. 10, $50 A. M.-The
Rota tribunal has rejected Count Boni
De Castellane's suit for the annulment
of his marriage to Anna Gould, now
the Duchess Of Talleyrand, according to
special dispatch from Rome. Argu-
mtnts in the third trial of the case were
closed yesterday, after which the court
announced its decision.
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Arthur j. Hoverter in
Jail But 1t Is Now
Said That No More
Arrests Are Likely
9 NOTE-HOLDERS (.
WILL MAKE GOOD
Doubt, However, Whether Stockholders
Will Put Up Needed Money-If
They Do Not Do So Receiver Will
Likely Be Appointed

Lebanon, Pa. Feb. 10.-The stock
holders of the First National Bank of
Schaefferstown in town meeting to-day
were told that they must raise SAL 900
in order to save the bank from being
wi2ed out as the result of the opera
tions of Alvin Binner, the cashier, who
committed suicide last Saturday. a
This sum, it was stated by Uriah B.
Horst president of the bank, is neces-
sary if the institution is to be reopened
for business. 1t was stated that there
is no assurance that the $4,000 rep
resents the total loss of the bank
Failure of the bank officials to give
the assembled stockholders anything
definite in the way of figures covering
the loss or complete information as to
the manner in which the loss was sus>
tanned caused a majority of the stock
holders to withhold their assent that
they put up money at once. A few of
the STOCKHOLDERS, represented by the
directorate, pledge themselves to sub
scribe funds.
President Horst, who was made chair
man of the stockholders meeting, in
explaining the condition of the bank,
said that the SAL 200 required to re-
open the bank were debit accounts of
three men named by the suicide cashier
In his last note to his wife and chill
dren. He expressed belief that not one
cent could be realized from A. J..
Hoverter, Lebanon life insurance agent,
who is now under arrest and in Jail on
a charge of aiding Binner in misap.
preparation of $1S,5S2.12 by means of
bad checks.
Two Note Holders Will Make Good
ID. B. kiefer, Middletown cattle
dealer, he declared, was considered good
tor all of the s12, 1000 which he owes
and Irwin Horst, the Schaefferstown
cigar manufacturer and tobacco dealer.
is looked upon as certain to pay every
penny of his $4,000 accounts.
The kiefer and Horst accounts with
phe $4,000 represented by Binner s
bondsmen, he pointed out, would
eventually reduce the present deficit of
1000 to but $4,000, but the whole
OF the deficit is demanded at this time
IN order to save the bank. AS it is
there is every prospect of the Treas
ury Department having a receiver an,
Continued ON Ninth PAGE
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Continued on Eleventh PAGE.
eermany's warning to Neutrals

Washington, Feb. 10.-Count Bern
storff, the German ambassador, deliver.
ed to the State Department to-day a
copy of the memorandum of the German
foreign office amplifying the German
admiralty's recent proclamation warn
ing neutral ships not to enter the new
war zone around Great Britain and
Ireland.
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Russians Marching Into Hunearv

Geneva, Via Paris, Feb. 10, sos
A. M.-The Russians are marching into
Hungary by the valleys of the Thesis
and ung rivers, according to advices
received here. Taking the offensive at
Korosmezo, they are said to have in
fiicted severe losses on the Austriaus
and advanced five miles in the direction
Of Borkut, in the Lyutta valley.
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Continued ON Eleventh pnEe
Crew of Zeppelin Drowned
By Associated Press.

Geneva, via Paris, Feb. 8, l1.53 P
M.-The entire crew of a Zeppelin
which has been missing for four days
was drowned when the airship fell in
the North sea off the coast of Den
mark during storm, it is reported at
Friedrichshafer. Details of the disas-
ter have not been received.
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Frigid weather Tonight

The temperature in Harrisburg last
night reached minimum of IA degrees
and prospects are that conditions will
not change much until tomorrow when
the weather forecaster expects slight
increase. A minimum of 10 is forecast
ed for tonight.
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Increase in U. 8. Steel tonnage

New York, Feb. 10.-The untitled
tonnage of the U. s. Steel Corporation
on January 81, totalled 4,248,571 tons,
an increase of All 1928 tons over De-
cember.
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Continued on Ninth Page.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-07-22
TAe sporreo BEAN erErlg.

The spotted bean beetle which does
so much damage to garden and field
beans IN the region adjacent to tho
eastern foothills in Colorado, wyom.
ing and New Mexico will soon be do
ing its DESTRUCTIVE work, n Il is not
already present, wherever beans are
planted In this section.
This insect. in the adult form, very
much resembles the lady beetle,
and in fact belongs 10 the lady beetle
family. but Instead OF feeding upon
plant lice and insect eggs as most
lady beetles do. II has acquired the
pernicious habit OF feeding upon the
foliage and green pods OF the cult
waited varieties OF beans. In the lar
val or growing STAGE this insect is a
light yellow grub covered with stout
spines. and usually feeds on the un-
der side OF the leaves. The eggs are
light orange In color and are depos-
tied in patches on the under side OF
the leaves and resemble the eggs OF
the. well known Colorado potato bee
tie.
Many remedies have been tested
70 rthe control o. this pest at the ex-
pertinent station. but none OF them
have proven very satisfactory. The
afsenicai poIsons. II applied very
heavily. win destroy some Of the in.
sects. but viii do more damage to
the beans than to the beetle. The
best me9ns Of control that we have
yet found has been that OF brushing
the beetles and grub on the plants
upon the hot ground during the hot
tets portion Of the warmest days In
the summer. The insect is quite slug.
gish in its movements and is seldom
able to find It's way back to the plants
after being thrown upon the hot
ground. &C. p. Gillette. Colorado AsrI.
cultural College Fort Collins, colo.
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LIks wastsd Tim. 70 Johnov.

Johnny, aged six. was permitted 10
have his friend Teddy stay over night
with him: On getting ready for bed
they both knelt down TO say their pray.
eFs, and all went weil, but In the morn
iilk happened 70 arrive In the room,
p Teddy Va. again saying IA Bray
go, tqet r. time TO hSaf JohnuS ~:
Ehat eE0 ~ aayiu' your pfnsogs
nts ~ NnYWey. w hSrsft 1onS
4Aythist ~ night hSxs SySlS I a
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ILLINOIS cUARpsMEN 70
PASS THRoUoA CANON CITY

| A special train carrying 400 men Of
the First regiment. Illinois National
guard. will pass through Canon City
over the Denver & Rio Grande road
on July both on their way back to
Chicago from San Francisco. where
they went to form Governor Dunn's
guard OF honor at Illinois day at the
Parama-Pacifc exposition.
ihe train will consist OF thirteen
tourist tourist ssssreFs and three baggage
cars. the latter being used for kitch-
ems and mess tables.
DIR. AND MRS. LITTLE
AND FAMILY HOME.
Dr. and Mrs. W. T. Little and sons.
Franklin and Wilbur. returned to
Canon City Tuesday afternoon from
six weeks trip to Philadelphia and
other places OF interest on the Attain
tic seaboard.
DR.. Little devoted himself during
the greater part Of his absence to
taking a postgraduate kcourse OF
study at the medical school OF the
University of Pennsylvania. his alma
mater. and to attendance upon ciin-
les in the different hospitals. Mrs.
Little and the boys enjoyed the art
galleries. museums. geological gar
dens, parks and scenes Of historic In.
terest for which the city is so re-
nowned. They visited the navy yard,
Cramps ship building plant and many
other places Of note In and around
Philadelphia. and incinded in their
itinerary Atlantic City. with its null
titnde OF seaside attractions.
On the return trip to Colorado they
stopped over for few days at Ber-
wick. Penn. DIR. Littieis boyhood
home, and further west halted for a
short time at Chicago.
WARDEN TYNAH STILL AT sALIpA
Warden lyman OF the penitentiary.
who went to Saiida couple OF weeks
or more ago to prepare himself for a
surgical operation by DR.. Cochems for
the removal OF gall stones is still ut
the Red Cross hospital He is re-
ported TO be getting along nicely. al.
though not yet in readiness to under.
20 the ordeal for the removal Of the
cause Of his suffering Il is not
known here when the operation win
be performed.
LEFT FOR THE ExPosiTioNs.
Misses Edith and Blanche Allison
left on the Santa Fe train Tuesday
morning for la Junta enroute to Los
Angeles and San Diego After spend.
ing some time there they will proceed
to San Francisco for visit TO the
Panama-Pncific exposition They viii
be gone a month and will visit many
Of the more interesting places on tho
coast.
SIGHT SEEING HERE.
Miss Grace. Neal. Miss NeaIIa Jack
son. Miss Hazel shahan. all OF Leba;
non. Ind and Mas Pearl Ward OF
Thornton. Ind. are stopping at the
Miller for few days. While here
they win be taken over the Gorge and
Skyline and other points OF interest
around Canon City
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PosToFFIcE cLEHk's Exam.
NATION THIS MORNING


A special test or examination to as
certain the familiarity of the local
postoffice clerks with the addresses
OF people receiving their mail at the
Canon City postoffice. the distribu-
tion of letters and new5rar c-s to the
proper cases and other matters Of
like import was .t-d this morning.
Four hundred cards -ere thrown by
each Of the clerk stalking part In the
examination and u he .tew oTts.ss record
vas made Fred ]. Pennington AMI
Walter Richards made a perfect
score. or 100 per cea. Tie other
clerks participating IT. the contest
made between 9S and leo per cent.
HERE ON BUSINESS.
DR.. C. N. cochems of salida has
been called to Canon City again to
be in attendance upon W. B. Rowland.
who is in a very critical condition.
IN PUEBLO.
George E. Osborn is in Pueblo to-
day on a short business trip.
CONFINED AT HOME.
Louis Hemmerle has been confined
to his home for the past week. suf-
fering with badly congested lungs.
VAN LOO BABY DIED MONDAY.
Rupert Van Loo. infant son OF Mr..
and Mrs. Louie Van Loo OF Poplar
avenue. Lincoln Park. died Monday
afternoon. Interment took place at
Lakeside cemetery this afternoon.
RETURN FROM AUTO TRIP.
Mr.. and Mrs. a. E. Wilson. Mr.
and Mrs. John r. Kennedy and daugh-
ters. Misses Edna and Elsie Kennedy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Singer and little
granddaughter returned TO Canon City
via Salida and Copper gulch Monday
afternoon from a two weeks fishing
trip and auto. tour OF the western
slope. After spending several days
in fishing at Elkhorn resort on the
Gunniso-s river the rarty motored, to
Montrose. oiathe. ouray and other
points in the western portion OF the
state. They report fine weather, good
roads and a delightful outing.
OPERATED
ON RAILROAD TRACK.
A party of prominent d. & r. @.
officials on an inspection trip over
the eompany's property. arrived here
in an automobile car from Denver en-
route to Salida at II o'clock this
The automobile was sew
en- passenger affair. built much like n
Lozier. and Is :itted to run on any
standard gauge railroad truck. II had |
the Usual top Of such machines and
~as luxus.ousiy upholstered. provid-
ing means for .ss OCCUPANTS to trav-
ei ae luxe. The auto is very heavy
and can run back into side trucks to !
permit a clear right OF way for trains
like an ordinary car or coach.
Those on board this unique motor |
on fits arrival here this morning |
were Mr.. Brown. vice president OF the
d. * r. C. Railroad company. Nr.
Russell. assistant vice president. c. |
wliitford. general roadmaster, and ".
E. Miller OF Pueblo. division superln.
tendent 81
A speed of twenty-five or thirty |
miles is easily attained by these MO
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SPENT WEEKEND WITH RsLA,
TlNEs HERE.

,Mr and Mrs. W. Q. Eldred AID fan.
ny pf Cripple Creek went 70 eSfo1
GisE 70 spend the weekend IN III.
etiHee zhey made the hip Z,
'nel Cripple Creek Tin AZ