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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-04
COMMUNiCANTS BREAK RECORD
Largest Number Ever Known at Derry
Street u. B. Church Yesterday

At the Derry Street L. B. church yes
terday DR.. j. A. Lyter assisted by the
Rev. II. E. Ulrich and the Rev. +. s.
Nisalev administered the Holy Com
munion to the largest number of com
municants ever known in the twenty
five years history of the church. Be.
fore the Communion service DR.. LyteI
baptized a large num0er and received
into church membership Sc trail hit
ters. There are still a large number
to be received into the church within
the next few weeks.
At the Sunday school which met at
2 p. m., Superintendent j. +. Gipple an
nounced that out of a total member
ship of 1000, 500 were present This
school. which is recognized as one of
the live Cnes Of the city, is growing by
leaps and bounds not in numbers only
but in efficient, telling work in the
community in which it is located The
executive committee, the governing
body CT the school, has completed plans
for a booster chorus which will be
started next Sunday.
Officers of the Men Bible Glass of
Derry Street church were named at
yesterday afternoon S session of the
class as follows:
0. K. Hines, PRESIDENT; Ralph R.
Manley, vice president; d. F. Saul, sec
retary, ami Earl Stouffer, treasurer.
Mr.. Kines has been president of the
big men s class for four years. He
win make his committee chairmen ap-
pointments at next Sundays meeting.
Records Of the class for 1914 show
that the total attendance for the year
was 5,516, with an average attendance
of 106. The active enrolment is 500.
Announcement was made that William
F. Fenical has not missed Sunday in
twelve years. J. f. Shultz, George E.
Moore and A. F. Sides did not miss a
Sunday during 1914.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-04
WOMAN DIES VERY SUDDENLY
Collapses on Street in New York After
Visit to This CitY

Mrs. Nellie G. Newcomer, wife OF
Harlan G. Newcomer, president of the
Eureka Mower Company of Utica, n.
Y, was stricken with heart disease
while walking with her husband and
two sons in Fifth avenue, New York
City, on New Years night, and died
before the arrival Of DR.. Dineen of the
New York hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Newcomer and their two
sons arrived in. New York New Year s
night on their way home after spending
the holidays with Mr.. Newcomer s par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. +. Newcomer,
227 South Thirteenth street, this city.
The body was taken to Utica, N. Y,
Yesterday for burial.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-04
THE COLD WAVE BROKEN
Depression Causes Mercury to Rise
Slightly

The cold wave which threatened
temperatures far below normal was tenn
pered somewhat by depression central
in the Saskatchewan Canadian province.
Fair weather will continue, but the
temperature will increase somewhat.
f. R. Demain, weather forecaster,
fixes the minimum temperature for to-
night at 25 degrees, which is five de-
dgrees higher than the lowest of last
night. The river remains generally ice
bound and no material changes will
occur.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-04
FRENCH LESSONS AT Y. w. G. A.
Language to Be Taught by Converse
tional Method

A class in French will be taught at
the Young Women s Christian Associa.
tion every Wednesday at 2 p. m., If
there is sufficient demand to form such
a class. Mrs. Irwin, of Mechanicsburg
is the teacher and the conversational
method will be used.
Arrangements have been made for a
class in eIocution every Thursday even
ing. Miss Roberta Swartz, well.
known elocutionist, is the teacher
All interested in these classes should
register at once in order that lessons
may be given this week.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-04
scranton's Mayor in the City

One of the interested spectators
around the Commonwealth Hotel where
the various candidates for speaker of
the House of Representatives have es-
tablished headquarters, to-day was
Mayor Germyn, of Scranton. He called
on Mayor Royal and Chief of Police
lHutchison. He told some interesting
experiences he had during the campaign
Of Billy Sunday in Scranton last year.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-04
MRS. WILSON IMPROVES
Aged Woman Struck by Trolley Car on
South Cameron Street

The condition of Mrs. Martha Will
son, SO years Old, 34S South Cameron
street, who was struck by trolley car
on Cameron street, at the Swatara
street crossing Saturday evening, is
said to be slightly improved at the
Harrisburg hospital this morning. She
received a fractured skull.
She stepped around one trolley car
and was struck by another car bound
southwark. She remained unconscious
all day yesterday, but had lucid inter
walls of consciousness to-day.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-04
AMBLER HAS ENOUGH
TO WIN FIGHT
Continued From First Page,


in the large cities, have had their head
quarters at the Commonwealth HoteI
open since Saturday, and have been
very busy. each one being accompanied
oy coterie of old leaders who have
been ON the wat,lh for new members as
they arrive. to sound them on their
veiws on the Speakership.
Representative Charles A. Ambler. of
Montgomery who seems to have the
field against him, arrived on Saturday
night, accompanied by Insurance Com.
missioner johnson, who is secretary of
the Republican State Committee and
who is the principal figure in booming
the Amber proposition for Speaker.
headquarters were at once opened in
the Commonwealth, where Mr.. Amber,
with his perennial smile, greeted his
| supporters and received assurances that
ne will be nominated for Speaker on the
first ballot in caucus tonight. The
Amber people were not at all discon-
certed over the statement issued by the
Country Four and Commissioner
Johnson said he had no doubt of Mr..
Ambler's being the nominee.
Habgood Is Endorsed
During the day Fred Newell, of Can
ton, Pa, president of the Pennsylvania
State Editorial Association: Charles H.
Bressler, of Lock Haven. Pa, president
OF the Pennsylvania Weekly Newspa-
per Association, and j. H. zerbey, of
Pottsvllle, Pa, in behalf of the Asso-
ciated Dailies of Pennsylvania, in the
absence of + j. Stackpole, president,
who is i'll at his home in this city. held
conference and issued statement on
behalf of their various newspaper or
CARNATIONS, irrespective of party. en-
dorsing Mr.. lHabgood and declaring that
nc stands for the legislation endorsed
by DR.. Brumbaugh and the Republican
platform.
The Allegheny legislative delegation
arrived last night, but the individual
members were reticent>as to whom thew
will support for Speaker, saying that
the caucus to-day will develop their
preferences. 1t is said that, left to
their individual choice, at least twenty
out of the twenty four will vote for
Baldwin, and that in the event of there
oeing no action in caucus they will vote
that way which rather complicates mat
ters. Ambler's friends, however are
claiming the whole Allegheny delega-
tion.
The Philadelphia delegation will hold
a conference after its arrival this aft
ernoon and, it is said, will formally en-
dorse Mr.. Amber. With Amber en-
dorsed by Philadelphia and Allegheny.
there would be no doubt of Ambler's
election, but there seems to be some dis
position or the part of the McNichol
men in the Philadelphia delegation to
balk on the Amber proposition.
Tho mere statement that the two big
city delegations will endorse Amber
has stirred up some resentment on the
part Of the friends of the other candi.
dates, and Mr.. Zerhey declared last
night that the, will crescent this thing
of the contractor gang in Philadelphia
debating everything, and it is going to
take the most vigorous kind of lashing
to get a majority of the country mem-
bers in line for Amber. -
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-04
DEATH OF MRS. CLARA BRANDT
Midtown Woman Will Be Buried at .
O'clock Thursday

Middletown, Jan. 4.-Mrs. Clara
Brandt, SO years of age, wife of D. S.
Brandt, died suddenly at IL clock
last night at her hope on Ann street
of heart trouble. She leaves three sis
ters, Mrs. Jacob Decky, Mrs. Jacob Cat
ton and Mrs. Samuel Decky.
Funeral services will be held on
Thursday afternoon at 'clock at the
house. The Rev. Fuller Bergstresser
will officiate. Burial will be made in the
Middletown cemetery.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-04
Peter M. Bloomshine

Peter NJ. Bloomshine, who died at his
home, 427 Kelker street on Friday even
ing will be buried tomorrow afternoon
at o clock from his late home and will
be conducted by the Rev. E. f. Rupp.
Interment in Fast Harrisburg cemetery
He is survived by his wife and two
children, Harry Bloomshine, and Mrs
Frank Ross. He was an old veteran.
having served in Company E, 195th
regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers. as
private.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-04
Miss Staples to Aid in Care of Poor

Miss Rachael F. Staples, for the last
two weeks social workers for the AS
sociated Charities, has taken quarters
in the Office of the Dauphin County Di-
rectors of the Poor where she will
superintend the work of looking after
the county''s poor and needy in cooper
alton with the clerk of the poor board
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-04
Funeral of Mrs. Young

The funeral of Mrs. Mary Young, rs
years of age, of Merchandising, who
was burned to death on Saturday, will
be held at 10 o clock tomorrow morn
ing, the Rev.H. H. Sharp, officiating. The
body will be shipped to Middletown
where burial will be made.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-04
Motor Club Governors to Meet

The. regular meeting of the board of
governors of the Harrisburg Motor
Club will be held tomorrow evening at
s o'clock in the headquarters of the
club i'll the "Patriot" building. Off
GERS will be nominated.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-04
Philadelphia Closing Prices
BU Associated Press.
Chicago Closing Prices

Wheat-IMay 134a; July, 1872.
Corn-May, 75A; July, 76%.
Oats-tMay, 55; July, 53h.
Pork-January, 1850; May, 1922.
Lard-January, 1860; May, -O.92
Ribs-January, 10.15; May, 1852.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-04
Injured in Fall Against Hvdrant

George Gebhart, Ills North Twelfth
street, badly lacerated his right fore
arm this morning when he slipped on
the ice in the rear yard of his home and
fell against hydrant. He was treated
at the Harrisburg hospital.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-04
COURT HOUSE
DIVORCE CHARGE INDEFINITE
Wife of Putnam Brandt Wants More
Specific Statement Of Facts

Claiming that the charges are so in.
definite as to render the respondent UNI
able to make a defense, counsel for
Mrs. Bertha Brandt, Uhis morning ob-
tained rule on the husband, Putnam
Brandt, returnable in thirty days, re-
quiring him to give a clearer statement
of allegations.
Brandt began suit for divorce a
month ago, charging his wife with
marital infdelity.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-04
State Gets Tax

Roy C. Danner, Register. of Wills,
this morning sent to the State officials
Il check for $2,S45.24, that money rep.
resenting the collateral inheritance tax
he collected from the estates of dead
persons during the past year.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-08
"OPEN NIGHT PROVES.
TO Be BIG SUCCESS
Over 200 People Attend "Get To
gether" Party at Commercial {,
aQtnnaI tti
Club.

Over 200 people took advantage of
open night" at the Commercial club
last night, and went home satisfied
that it was one of the most enjoyable
events held in the capital city in a
long time.
1t was real get together" night
from start to finish, and everybody
present enjoyed themselves to the ut
most. Music was furnished for the
dancers by Hurley's orchestra, direct
ed by Prof. Trombley. The newest
and best dance music was played and
favorable comments on it we're heard
on all sides.
The Commercial club rooms were
tastefully decorated for the occasion.
Cards, billiards and pool were provid-
ed for those who did not care to trip
the light fantastic. Not a small part
of the crowd was made up of old tim
'ers, who attended the "Old Settlers
day celebration several weeks ago,
and got acquainted with the CONNER
cial club members for the first time
on that day. All were more than
pleased at the opportunity to return
and spend another enjoyable evening.
Lunch was served throughout the
evening on the cafeteria plan, and
from start to finish, it was voted the
best yet. Commercial club members
as we'll as their families were afforded
an excellent opportunity to get bet
ter acquainted, and it goes without
saying they took every advantage Of
the opportunity. All the members
who attended the open night" party
are strong for another. and hope that
the clubs purely social functioN will
come more often.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-08
PROHIBITION FOR
IOWA AF TER JAN. !
Attorney General Cosson i
Strong for a "Non-Alcoholic
Iowa.

Des Moines, 1a., Dec. mot only
will all saloons in Iowa be closet on
January i, but all superfluous "wet'
goods will have been shipped out Of
the state, according to information
reaching the office of Attorney Cen
eral Cosson today as the result of a
recent communication sent out to
county attorneys. .......
In this communication the attorney
general said he proposed to see that
Iowa had prohibition "in fact as we'll
as technically" and that he would
make every effort to see that the law
was obeyed.. He urged the hearty CO.
operation of the various county attOr-
neys in this work, to make sure that
the advent Of 1916 would see non
alcoholic Iowa. The responses SO far
received, the attorney general said,
have been exceedingly encouraging.
In his letter to the county attorneys
Mr.. Cosson said that the postpone
ment of the enforcement of the pro-
hibitory law from July 4, as is usual
ly the case, until January l, was done
with the idea of giving the liquor
dealers an opportunity Of disposing of
their stock and fixtures without great
financial sacrifices. That this Oppor-
tunity is being taken advantage of is
indicated by the communications COM
ing into Mr.. Cosson's office.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-08
MORTON COUNTY
DISTRICT COURT
Grist of Cases Come UP for Hear.
ing Before Judge Hanley
at Mandan.

THE usual grist of cases Was gone
through in the Morton county district
court yesterday. A Change of venue
was asked in the case Of four New
ElLeipzigF men charged with spigging
The case was transferred to the court
CT Judge Crawford at Mott. The al
legged offense occurred on July 4,
1914. a II
y! Oscar Cook, aged 1j9, was sent to
the reform school until he becomes of
age Cook is tle yyoung man who
fired on two N. P. brakfemen, when
put off freight train>-on which he
was stealing ride. The boys father
came all the. way from Louisville,
Ky, to plead for his son, and was
largely instrumental in getting leni-
ent sentence for .lim. -,E.....
Carl .Gappart and Cemoe Rasfacc,
who were charged with having held
up and robbed a peddler near New
Salem last summer, were arraigned
on the charge of grand larceny. Both
pleaded guilty.
John Van Allen was. sentenced to
spend 80 days in tle county Jail and
pay fine Of .$100, in lieu of 80 addi-
tional days in Jail, for petty larceny.
The charge was changed from grand
larceny Van Allen stole a watch and
forced the officers to go to, Helena,
Mont, and secure extradition papers
for his return
I'm the garnishment. action brought
by the First National bank of New
Salem rs. Nick Classen, the case was
dismissed iby stipulation of the attor-
neys, J. r., Sullivan and A. T. Faber.
Another case called was continued,
as Judge Hanley was disqualified.
In the case of Monks vs.>Kohlman,
Attorney R.. +. Nash of Flasher ap-
peared for the plaintiff and Attorney
Langer appeared for the defendant,
WAC since action was started has
died. The suit was for payment of a
note and was dismissed by motion of
attorney.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-08
PREPAREDNESS,
Pan N,AN{IRIc|A|||u|S|h| y J
and IR[N|'E|i|NUE: : ]
Marked Three Leading Features
Of President Wilson's
I Address.
CENTRAL AND SOUTH
AM. POLICY UNCHANGED
THE People Are for Peace Con-
quest and Foreign Dominion
Not for This Country.

A doctrine of Pan-Americanism-
of full partnership between the la
ti0ns Of the western hemisphere in
world affairs-Was proclaimed by
President Wilson today in his third
annual address to congress, the theme
Of which was preparedness by the
United States to defend not only its
own independence but the rights of
those with whom it has made com.
mon cause. The message was read
by the president to the Senate and
House assembled in joint session in
the chamber of the House.
National Defenses.
Every recommendation embodied in
the document had to do with COM
prehensiye plans for Strengthening
the national defenses. The program
included the army and navy plans al.
ready made public by Secretaries
Garrison and Daniels; legislation for
government owned merchant ships; q
rural credit law; the Philippine and
Porto Rico bills w.lich failed of final
passage at the last session; conserva.
tiol legislation; law giving federal
aid to industrial and vocational educa.
ton; aud tie creation of commits
sion to. inquire into the transporta.
ti0n problem.
Naturalized and native-born Ameri'
cans who, sympathizing with beliger.
ennts abroad, have plottedt and pscon.
spired to vi6latS their, own cOuntEysS
neutrality were scathingly denounced
by the president, = and Congress was
urged 40 Il provide adequate federal
laWsotp deal VITA such offenders.
Internal taxation was proposed as
theil lnea4s of providing the money
necessary to add to the naval and mil.
itary establishAents. Sources of tax.
ati9nl ilss4gge rested were incomes, gaso
line, ,tlaRtha, automobiles and inter.
nal explosion engines, fabricated
iron and steel, and a stamp tax on
bank checks. Extension of the war
revenue bill and continuance of the
present tariff on sugar were recon-
mended, and tle sale of bonds op.
posed.
Longest MESSAGE:
This message was the longest Mr..
Wilson has ever delivered to Con-
gress. He began with statement
that since he last addressed Con-
gress:
"The European war has extended
its threatening and sinister scope un-
til it has swept into it's flame some
portion of every quarter of the globe
not excepting our own hemisphere,
has altered the whole face of inter
national affairs, and now presents a
prospect of reorganization and re-
construction such as statesmen and
peoples nave never been called upon
to attempt before
The United States has remained
neutral, he said, because it had no
interest in the causes and because it
was the duty of the nations of the
N no TV0ut;uuOI m Douo AZ
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-08
GERMAN MINISTER
RECEIVES ANSWER
As to Secretary Lansing's Desire
to Have Attaches Of Embassy
Recalled.

=
Washington, Dec. 7.-Secretary; Ian.
sing has transmitted to Germany
through Lount Won Bernstreh, athe
German ambassador, the reasons
which caused the United States gov,
ernment to request the immediate
withdrawal of Capt. Karl BoyrEd ard
Capt. Won Papen, respectively naval
and military attaches Of the embassy
here.
Too Much Activity.
In the communication which is be-
lleved to have reached the Berlin for
eign office today, Mr.. Lansing is un-
derstood to have stated that the naval
and military activities of the attaches
constituted the principal offenses. 1t
is said that there was no discussion of
the facts relating to the reason at the
state department of request or any
disclosure of the departments source
of information.
Germans Satisfied.
Officials are waiting with interest to
see whether the Berlin foreign office
will be satisfied with this statement
of the broad general reason. 1t was
understood tonight that Count Won
Bernstorff was of the personal opin-
ion that the reply made by Secretary
Lansing was satisfactory.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-08
EQUITY MEETING
At ST. PAUL IS.
IN FULL swing
Hundreds of Delegates Arrive
From All Parts Of Northwest
@ for Convention.
PRESIDENT ANDERSON
DELIVERS ADDRESS
Predicts Days of Wheat Pit
Are Numbered and Bigger
Business.

st. Paul, Mimi, Dec. with large
delegations of farmers from all the
central northwest states present, tae
second annual convention of the Equi-.
ty cooperative Exchange grain grove
ers began here today. 1t will con-
tinue through Thursday Several spe-
cial trains, including two from Minot
and one from Valley City, N. d.,
brought hundreds of delegates late
yesterday and every incoming train
today added to the attendance.
The ] morning session was given
over to the welcoming Of the visitors,
Governor w. s. Hammond, for. the
state, and Mayor Winn Powers, for
the city, extending cordial welcomes
in brief addresses. On behalf of the
Equity Exchange members. A. M. Ba.
ker of Fargo, N. D., editor of the or
ganization's' official organ, replied to
the governor, and Arthur Frei of. Ber-
lin, m. d., thanked Mayor Powers for
the treatment accorded by the city.
s Il Elect officers.
The election of permanent chair
man and appointment of a resolutions
committee was the principal business
set for the afternoon session. Ad-
dresses also are to he made by .Presi.
denttsJ. M.fAnderson, founder of the
Equity cooperative Exchange; A. D..
lStillman, sKalispell, Mont, whose top
ic is tof'be "Long and Short Time
Farm Loans" and J. b. Kelley of Pi-
ere, S. D. "a; VII H r,a
President y. NJ. Anderson was the
speaker OF the afternoon meeting and
tonight former Congressman James
Manahan addressed the convention.
Presidents Address.
Mr.. Anderson spoke for nearly an
hour, much of, his address being CIV
EN- over to, a description Of tae alleged
methods employed bysthe Minneapo-
lis Chamber of Commerce, of buying
and9selling grain.ld 3Si1s
"You cannot go intoathe Minneapo.
lis Chamber of Commerce and sell
a bushel of your wheat said the
speaker in the course o. his address.
"They trade in wind in the pit and
deal in millions of bushels of wheat
that never are produced, but the day
will soon be here when tiey will play
it no longer"
Mr.. Anderson said the Equity ex.
change here and in Superior, Wis.,,
handled more cars of grain than did
Chicago. He said that tie exchange
would handle 20,000,O0O bushels dur
ing the current crop year here, and
the profits would be sufficient to pay
share of the cost Of the terminal
elevator. q E,