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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-03
MELVILLE
Funeral of Milton Hays, az, Held This
Afternoon

Special Correspondence.
Newville. April S.-Milton HAYS. a
respected resident of this place, died at
his home on Main street Thursday morn.
ing. He had been in i'll health for some
time. but declined rapidly within a few
days of mis- death. He was IL wears old
and is survived by his widow. two sons
and one daughter, George, of California:
William. at home, and Mrs. Harvey
Ewing. High street. Mr.. Hays was a
member of the Big Spring Presbyterian
church. He was a veteran of the Civil
war, belonging 10 the 126th Pennsylva.
ma Reserves. He was resident of
this place for about sixty years and
clerked for various merchants of town.
In later years ne lived retired. The
funeral was held this afternoon and
interment was in the Big Spring Pres
byterian cemetery.
Thursday, May 90, is the date set
for the commencement exercises of the
graduating class of the Newvile High
school.
Wednesday H. C. SNYDER completed
his four year term as postmaster. T.
A Derrick, who has been appointed his
successor, assumed the duties of the
Office. John VI. Reed was retained as
assistant.
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member of Monaghan Presbyterian
church. He was one of the leaders in
the Democratic party aud was the local
assessor at the time of his death. He
was also notary public for a number
of years. He is survived by wife
and one sister.
Professor and Mrs. w. Q. Heigcs, of
Harrisburg, are spending their Easter
vacation in this place.
Loille Zerby, of Steelton, visited
friends in town Thursday.
George keefer and family moved
Thursday.
A. c. Altland, of this place, has Sc.
cured employment near Buffalo, N. Y.
John c. Moore ON Thursdaw moved
his household effects to his home west
of town.
The Rev. Mr.. Burkett, former Evan.
gelieal pastor of this place, with his
family moved from this place wedues.
day and in the future win make his
home in Mcclure, Centre county, Pa.
Tho Rev. Mr.. Long left Thursday
for his new home in Clearfield and
the new NJ. f. pastor, the Rev. Mr..
Alber, arrived yesterday.
There win be communion services in
the U. b. church tomorrow evening.
Mrs. Anna Holtzinger, of Harris.
burg, is spending few days at the
home of her father, east of town.
Boyd Deardorf. Gettysburg stu.
dent, is spending his Easter vacation
at the home of his father, w. P. Dear.
dorf.
Among the farmers who have re.
Gently purchased automobiles are Jacob
Baker, George Nell and Lewis Bentz,
who purchased overlands, and Oliver
Arnold and Harvey Trostle, who pur.
chased FordS.
Isaac Smith and his daughter, Mrs.
l.eas, yesterday moved from Bermudtan
to Mr.. Smiths former home on Balti-
more street.
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MILLERSTOWN
Foster Bollinger Home From College for
Easter Holidays

Special Correspondence.
Millerstown, April 3.-Foster Boil
linger, a student of Cornell College,
Ithaca. \. Y, is home on his Easter
vacation.
Morgan Hoffman has moved from
Pfonts Valley to the Beaver heirs farm
in the west end of town.
William Rounsley, of Penbrook, Wis
tied his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Rounsley, this week.
Miss Jessie Kipp, of Altoona, is
spending the Easter vacation at her
home in this place.
Mrs. D. L. Farmer was seriously ill
for several days this week.
An Easter program will be rendered
in the Methodist church on Sunday
evening.
Mrs. Sarah Slautterback has moved
from the G. d. Taylor property on Main
street to Martin Noll's property on
Greenwood street.
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HALIFAX
Special Easter Services in otterbein U.
B. Church

Special Correspondence
Halifax, April S.-Edward Yeager
and family, of Rife, visited his sister,
Mrs. G. l.. Vert on Friday.
Editor NJ. A. Miller, of the Elizabeth.
vile Echo, was in town yesterday
visiting relatives.
Special Esster services will be held
in the Otterbein United Brethren church
tomorrow evening. The male chorus
of the church will sing carols on the
streets of town early Easter morning
under the leadership of Frederick C.
Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. w. Bottomstone. of
Baltimore, are guests of j. Carson
Marsh over Easter.
Scott Walter moved his family to
Dalmatia, where they will reside, on
Thursday.
The Mothers Association held a bake
in the Methodist church this afternoon
for the benefit of the Halifax High
school piano fund.
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IIzpa.,s Populstion.

According to the census Of December
last year the total population Of Japan.
excluding Formosa. Chosen. Kabafuto.
Kantung leased territory. men in the
Imperial army and navy and prisoners.
was 5.s43.GS3. There were ten cities
that had n population Of over 100000
Tokyo's population was then 2.033. 800
aad 0saka's 1887 sea
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PAYS TO START BIG MINE
Water to Be Pumped Ont and 200 Mer
Employed

Pottsville, Pa, April S.-The Kas-
ka William eolliery, one of the biggest
operations in the Schuylkill valley, is
10 resume work shortly with 700 men.
Owing to the recent dull condition of
the coal trade. water was allowed to fill
2 portion of the workings; but the en-
gineers were yesterday ordered to pump
this water out.
The eolliery is leased by the Lehigh
Coal and Navigation Company. Dur
ing the period of idleness many i'm
provements have been made, including
the sinking of new shaft.
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HEADACHE TABLETS FATAL
Resident of Milton Dies After Swallow
ing Handful

Milton, Pa, April S.--Charles A.
Teufel. 5S years old, died in agony
here yesterday following his swallow
ing of an overdose of headache tablets
containing aeetapilide.
Teufel was addicted TO the use of
drugs, according TO friends here, and
after the Harrison act went into effect
he had difficulty in securing enough of
it to satisfy his cravings.
He secured handful of headache
tablets, used by relative ut his home,
and gulped them down at a swallow. In
an hour he became deathly sick, and
never recovered
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MIDDLETOWN
Funeral of Mrs. Charles Kearns Held
Yesterday Afternoon

Middletown, Pa. March. 3-The
funeral of the late Mrs. Charles
Kearns was held from her late home
on North Union street yesterday after
noon at 2 clock with services at $50
in the old Lutheran church. The Rev.
w. R. Ridington, pastor of the NJ. E.
church, officiated. Interment was in
the Middletown cemetery. The pail
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Trust Company Elects Treasurer

Myerstown, Pa, April S.-Frederiek
W. Light, of Lebanon, was yesterday
afternoon elected treasurer of the Ny
erstown Trust Company, succeeding
Amos Hassler, who is in the Lebanon
county jail awaiting sentence, having
confessed TO a shortage of $3.50 in
his accounts. Light, for several years,
has been teller in the First National
Bank OF Lebanon.
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sunbuly SCHOOLS CLOSED

Sunbury, Pa. April 3.-At the direc-
tion of Harry Fasold, a State health
officer, the public schools here were or
dered elosed yesterday because of an
outbreak of mumps and diphtheria.
More than a dozen cases exist, some of
them serious, it was said last night.
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Makes I'll Feel Like is

Il suffered with kidney ailment for
two years. writes Mrs. NJ. A. Bridges.
Robinson, Mass, "and commenced tax
ing Foley Kidney Pills about ten
months ago. 1 am now able to do all
my work without fatigue. I am now
61 years of age and feel like 16-year-
old girl" Foley Kidney Pills strengthen
and invigorate weak. tired and deranged
Kidneys: relieve baekaehe, weak back.
rheumatism and bladder trouble. They
are tonic in action. Geo. A. Gorgas, 16
North Third street.-Adv.
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WEST FAIRVIEW
Graduating Glass and Time Of Com.
mencement Arranged

z
West Fairview, April 3.-The com.
meacement exercises of the Senior class
Of the West Fairview High school will
be held in the United Brethren church
on Thursday evening, May 6. The
graduates are: Mildred Eslinger, Ruth
Wolf, Carrie Worley, Priscilla Lilley,
Hazel Davis, Lille Boughter and John
Langletz.
Paul o. Shettsl, student at Annville
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Farmer Seriously Injured

Bethlehem, Pa, April 3.-Sylvanus
Sehmoyer. farmer residing between
and Bath. was perhaps
fatally injured while helping neigh
hOr move. While nearing Howertown,
his horses SHE'D and threw Schmoyer
out into the road. He was dragged a
long distance, and then lay unconscious
for four hours before help appeared.
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ON WRONG TRAIN. TRIES TO DIE
Passenger Vsinly Essays Suicide in
Waiting Room Basin

Pottsville, Pa, April S.-Chagrined
because he got on train for Pottsville
at Philadelphia, instead of a train for
his home at Coatesville, Michael Sa-
bueh yesterday tried TO commit suicide
by holding his head under six inches
of water AZ the waiting station of the
Reading Railway.
He had locked himself in the room
and gurgled and splashed in the water
vainly, as the water overhowed the
basin and spread about the room, and
still ne was alive. Finally Officer Ed,
ward Scott broke into the room and
placed the man under arrest.
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WHITE RECRUITING MINERS
Their National Chief Urges Solid
Front for the Scale Year

Mahanoy City, Pa, April S.-Ad-
dressing more than 1000 mine work
ers in the armory yesterday afternoon,
National President John White, of the
United Mine Workers, urged the MEM
bers to stand by the union and pro-
mote its growth, that when the present
contract with the operators expires
April l, 1915.
The organization. he says, can pre-
sent q solid front to overcome OBJ
staeles likely TO be thrown into its path
and be in position to resist terms die
tated by the operators.
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Lebanon Plumbers Strike

Lebanon Pa. April 3.-Lebanon
journeymen plumbers have struck for
an increase of pay and Saturday half
holiday. They demand 40 cents an
hour for a 9-hour day, time and half
time for overtime and double time for
Sunday and holidays. The present scale
is 35 cents an hour
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DILLSBURG
Funeral of the Late Mumper J. Bailey
Held This Afternoon

SDsciai Correspondence.
Dillsburg, April 3.-The funeral of
the late Mumper ]. Bailey, aged IL
years, who died at his home ON North
Baltimore street Wednesday after
noon, was held this afternoon, with in
terment in the Presbyterian cemetery.
Mr.. Bailey had been confined to the
house for some weeks but his condition
had improved so that his death was
very great surprise. He had been a
citizen of this place for many years
and with his brother, S. Y. Bailey, had
been engaged in business. He was a
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sLAY OFFICER IN BED
Same Strangers whc Beat Him Last
Month Finish Job

Oil City, Pa, April S.-Terribly
beaten up by two unidentified assail-
ants s. little less than month ago,
Constable Michael Konopka was slain
in bed at his home here early yesterday
morning, probably by the same pair.
Mrs. Kenopka. who also was severely
beaten by the intruders, says she went
TO the Kitchen to investigate noise
which awakened her and was con-
fronted by two meh. one OF whom
pointed q revolver at her. head and the
other bound her One struck here a
heavy blow in the face. The body of
Kdnopka was found in bed. He had
been beaten to death.
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pay So a month

pay s25 a month
The girl made a very good vlt.
ness. She swung her feet. and look.
cd abstractedly out OF the window
as n her mind were n thousand
miles away She talked IN a low
voice. scarcely audible a few feet
away.
Once. when Deputy Prosecutor
John Carmody called her Mrs.
Beebe by mistake. her demure
, mouth curled suddenly into a smile.
which she directed AT saltwater.
Then the two OF them shook with
I laughter.
Mrs. Beebe. the states chief wit.
ness. also laughed.
saltwater. his girl-Vife. and n
number OF other witnesses all ties.
tilted Mrs Beebe had made several
demands for money on the Gates
family. Gates said she had called
at the Highland apartments IN this
city and had made threats to kin
the boy II Gates tried 10 take him
away.
AS long as she got the money.
she refralned from making tho
threats" said saltwater. yawning.
But when the money stopped--that
was different"
He mentioned two specific occa.
sions when he had given her $500
each time.
Mrs. Beebe was put on the stand
by Carmody
DO you know where the High.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-10-15

NEW YORK. Oct. 15.-Caring for
the war babies" in Wall st. is prov.
ing an irksome task to thousands OF
clerks in both inside" and out
side" brokerage houses.
Hundreds OF them have been
been obliged to stay up o nights
pacing the floor with them For
they must not be neglected. lest
they perish
This greatest of all stock booms.
in what war has made the financial
center of the world. has placed an
unprecedented amount of work on
the clerical staffs
Most OF the houses have been
kept open all night, and even sun
days. attending to mail and tele.
phone orders and accepting deliv-
cries.
II is often 2. 3 or O'Clock in the
morning before the sheets" are
declared "all clear"
Cots have been placed In many
OF the offices. The clerks stick to
their jobs as long as they can. and
then flop onto the mattresses for a
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land apartments are" asked Car.
mody.
No. I've never been IN them. /
don't know where they are"
How much money did Mr. Gates
give YOU
IAN he ever did give mo vas
$50 al ono time and SO cents an.
other time
That's all
Saltwater mrs big frame shook
with amusement Attorneys Ralph
Horr and Robert Grass. represent.
Ing saltwater Bill. introduced wit.
nesses who testified that Mrs
Beebe's reputation for veraclty was
nil.
Decide Gates Must Pay
Mrs Joe Martell. sister ~ Swift
water Blll. said she heard Mrs.
Beebe make many threats against
saltwater 1911. Mrs Martell said
Mrs Beobe once said 10 her.
II used 20 say ! was going to
shoot him. but nov think he IA
not worth shooting"
According 10 the witness. Mrs
Beebe also declared she hoped to
bring the boy up to hate his father
The trial was before a jury. of
which Jimmy Crehan. secretary to
Mayor Gin. was a member
The jury's verdict directed Gates
10 pay s25 month into the court
Gates attorneys say this is exactly
what he agreed to do some time
ago He was to face another hear.
ing In the Juvenile court Friday.
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BANK CASHIER, BROKE AND IN
JAIL, UNABLE TO RAISE BAIL

Broken financially and In spirit.
and unable TO raise $4,000 bail re.
quired by tho state for his release.
~. H. Howard. former cashier and
manager OF the defunct private
bank Of Christopher. Knickerbocker
q Howard. OF Auburn. Is in the
county Jail Friday. charged with
perjury.
Callouses show plainly on How
ards hands. az the result OF the
/ hard work he performed ms team
ster on a sand and gravel job for
tho county this summer.
Altho he expected her hourly.
hls wife. Mrs Nora Howard. for
merly Miss Nora Christopher.
daughter OF one Of tho bank part
morning.
1 He thought possibly she had been
delayed by their two children.
Thomas. Is. and Mary. ~. whom
she had to make ready for school
/ Howard. # Ia charged. swore
falsely TO a statement OF bank re-
sources shortly before the bank
/ passed into tho hands Of the federal
bankruptcy court. on January 3,
I 1914
He stated that tho cash and cash
| items amounted 10 tS.bi173. and
that the money due from other
banks was 49,. 900 SO, which. Prose
cutor Lundln declares. was false.
When the bank collapsed Howard
lost 100000, and his co.partners. Os-
car Christopher and former State
Senator !. b. Knickerbocker. were
heavily hit.
Howard had TO work at odd iobe
to keep his family together, and for
time was employed by the county
aB a teamster.
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BLUE FUNNEL Liner
PULLED FROM ROCKS

PORT TOWNSEND. oct b.
II Is believed today the Blue Fun.
rfel liner Calchas. floated from
the rocks near Point Wilson yes
terday. and towed to this port.
can be patched up sufficiently here
to permit her being taken to
Seattle Tor permanent repairs,
Tho ship was pulled into deep
water yesterday by -four tugs and
the L. s. coast guard steamer
Snohomlsh.
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'SWIf1WATER' BILL MUST PAY
TO KEEP BOY, JURY DECIDES

And the woman smiled unpleasant.
~. and nodded back.
The girl was the wife OF swift
water Bill Gates. on trial Thursday
afternoon for abandonment OF his
i4-year-old boy. now In the Mercer
island parental school The woman
was Mrs. lola Beebe. the child's
grandmother. and which terminal
ed In a verdict directing Gates to
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-10-15
FROM ENGLAND

LONDON. Oct lb- British gains
In the t.oos region Wednesday have
been maintained despite bitter at
tacks. II Was stated today. No
important changes were claimed on
the France-Gcrman front
The official statement last night
told OF fighting through clouds OF
gas and smoke and capturing about
900 yards OF trenches Just south
and west Of Huluch. but adds We
were unable To maintain our posi-
tions there owing to the enemys
she'll fire.
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CONSUL RESIGNS

WASHINGTON. Oct. 15.-Arnold
Shanklin, American consulgeneral
to Mexico, today resigned to take
a position with the Waters-Pierce
Oil Co, which operates extensively
in Mexico.
Shanklin's name recently had
been mentioned as a possible choice
for ambassador to Mexico.
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YOU WANT TO ENJOY
GOOD HEALTH,
DON'T YOU?

That's foolish question. you'll
say. OF course you do.
Very wei. then. one OF the first
things to be sure of is that your
teeth are kept in the best possible
condition. because there is nothing
that has n more direct bearing on
your general health than your teeth
II your teeth are In bad shape
YOU can't chew your food properly.
and n YOU don't chew your food
properly II won't take long to impair
your digestion. and II your digestion
Is off. you will feel badly all over
Your physician will tell YOU that a
good digestion is the very foundation
Of good health. Besides that. de-
caycd teeth are in themselves d.
rect menace TO health, Just the same
as any other part Of the anatomy
would be II IL were in decayed con-
dition
You WITH find that II will pay YOU
to have your teeth kept in perfect
condition. And it's not a difficult
thing to do We offer YOU at this
office the services OF the very best
dentists. men who have graduated
from the best dental colleges. and
who have passed the examination OF
the state dental board. Every oper-
ator i'm this office has his certificate
from tho state dental board hanging
right on the wall in front of his
We have the best equipped and most
up @ date dental office i'm the
Northwest. We have every modern
facility for turning out high class.
painless dentistry. And we offer
YOU this high grade service at the
very lowest prices. Furthermore.
only the very best Of materials are
used here and we give you with all
work an tronclad guarantee Of salts
tion. signed both by the operator
who did the work and by l.. r. Clark.
II. ~. :, owner and manager of this
office.
BETTER come in at once and let us
give YOU a thorough examination and
estimate, free. without the slightest
obligation on your part
II won't cost YOU whole lot to
have your teeth put into perfect COM
dition--nothing like what II will 10
worth to YOU
TEETH PULLED FREE
Each morning from $50 TO 1000 10
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brief nap

brief nap.
Others keep themselves together
by visits to the Turkish baths in
the Produce Exchange.
Hot black coffee is kept constant
ly on tap in order TO keep the boys
awake.
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From Serbia

LONDON, Oct. t5s-Serbla
has declared war on Bulgaria.
Actual hostilities had been un-
der way for some days and
Athens dispatches declared
that Bulgaria had notified the
Greek government that she yes
terday declared war on Serbia.
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"Shs was always asking for
money"
A slip OF a girl. in trim velvet
skirt. shimmery silken waist. and
with a chic little velvet hat. smiled
little as she spoke. and then
stared soberly at woman sitting
at a table in Justice Drinkers court.
The girl nodded with wide eyes.
absentmindedly. at the woman.
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FROM GREECE

ATHENS. Oct. i5.--Answcrinr
the Bulgarian demand for a dec.
laration OF tho Greek attitude in
the present c risis. Premier VI.
Zaimis OF Greece has again an
nouaccd his nations neutrality.
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FROM GERMANY

BERLIN. Oct i5.-Aus,roGcr.
mans have taken all the heights
dominating tho Serbian capital OF
Belgrade and tho various Danube
river croSslngS. II was officially
claimed today. They were reported
heading nouthward from Semcndria.
Several cannon were captured In the
siormlng OF Mount Lipar.
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FERDINAND EXPLAINS


SOFIA. oct. l5.-Calllng upon
his people and army to defend the
national soil violated by per
fldious neighbor (Serbial and TO
deliver our brothers from the
Serbian yoke" Car Ferdinand to-
day issued n manifesto. I'm which
he explained and defended his
course in algning Bulgaria with
the Central allies.
lie and his advisers had done
their utmost for peace--to make
both sides understand that the Bul.
garians had suffered the greatest
injustice by division of Macedonia.
he said Realization of national
ideas. however, proved impossible
without Joining the Teutons In
arms.
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FROM FRANCE

PARIS. oct. ia shAttering
bombardmcnt marked last nights
fighting before l.oos and north Of
Souchez. today'a official statement
reported. Heavy grenade attacks.
too. we're made south % Boisen
Hacho.
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WILL GIVE CARD PARTY

The Pythlan Sisters Orthopedlc
Hospital association will hold a card
party Saturday evening. At the X. of
T.. hall, First ave. and Pike st.
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From Austria

VIENNA. Oct Is Austrian forces
have thrown serious obstacles In the
path OF the Russian steam roller.
Il was officially claimed today
that all Slay attacks against the
Austrians had been repulscd. while
small engagements along the Mon.
tenegro and Hcrzegovlnian frontier
were reported
The main Russian attack was
west Of TRrnopol. where the Slhva
Htormcd In three files.
The Auatrians moved them down
and drove them back with heavy
losses.
Favorable progress In the Ser.
bian operations vas likewise
claimed