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6 }The Gift that Pleases C is a glass humidor of famous Tuxedo tobacco. Last Christmas thou sands of men received this appropriate, delightful, sensible gift—this year the number will be greatly increased. Give him a humidor of Tuxedo. It will last him for weeks —in his office or by his fireside— and each cool, mellow, fragrant whiff will recall you to him in pleased Tuxedo can be smoked all day long without the slightest irritation to the smoker's throat, as is proved by the endorsement of Tuxedo by men like Caruso. William Faversham, Harry Lauder, and thou sands of famous Americans in professional, public and business life. Tuxedo, made from highest grade Burley tobacco, has the advan tage— over other tobaccos —of the exclusive original "Tuxedo Process," which absolutely prevents "tongue-bite." The Humidor Jar keeps it fresh and moist to the last pipeful. Ever it where m ' DOCTOfI NOT GUILTY ] OF ail CHJIIIGE' Franklin County Jury Brings in Sealed Verdict in Brosius Case • Special to The Telegraph • 'hambersnurg. Pa., Dec. y.—A Jury j this morning brought in a sou loci ver-' 'lift acquitting Dr. W. X. Brosius, pf) Mont Alto, of the charge of attempting i to assault a patient, Mrs. (Clarence Martin. The Martins were ordered to j pay the costs. The defense was that! Martin tried to blackmail the phy- i sician and boasted that he would get I $30,000 from him. Judge Gillan told the jury that one' or more of its members had leaked the verdict and that it was known in Mont Alto last night. He reprimanded the body and intimated that an investi gation might be made into the matter, j CEXTIIAI. liASKHTBAIiI. SCHEIJI I.H CnnilliinteN Knr Team "Will (in First I rrnillip lluiidny Candidates for the basketball team, i of the Central High School, will have ! their ilrst practice Mondav afternoon in I the Chestnut Street Auditorium. Professor B. F. Saul, faculty director of athletics at Central, announced the : following schedule of sixteen games: January s, Heading High, at home- ! January 14. York High, at York: Jamf- j ar.v 15, Williamsport High, at Williams- ' a———— ■■■■■! I—l —ll—ra—n—w— HEINZ I Spaghetti j COOKED MADY TO SBIIVB Here is something new for din ner, a blessed change from meat, good to eat, easy to serve -—Heinz Spaghetti with to mato sauce and cheese. At grocers. Three sizes. To heat it follow directions on the can. B ONE OP THE 57 I WEDNESDAY EVENING, [port; January 16. State College Fresh - j men. at Bellefonte; January 22, Deba -1 noil High School, at home; January 29, j Normal, at Shippensburg; i February 5, Williamsport High, at I home: February t>, Johnstown lligii, at j Johnstown; February 12. York High, at j home; February 19, Steelton High, at I | Steelton: February 26, Lebanon High,! at l/fbanon; March .">. Technical High, at ! home; March 12. Reading High, at; I Heading; March 19, Johnstown High, at I home; March 26, Steelton High, at home; ' April 2, Technical High, at Tech. WHIJi NOT I)K('I,\RK DIVIDEND By Associated Press New York, Dec. 9. The board of | j directors of the Xew York Central and I Hudson River Railroad have decided ithat the dividend on the stock of that ■ road, usually payable in January, will | not be declared at this time, according ;to an announcement made to-day by A. H. .Smith, president of the road. i CIl \HI;i;S A. MOORE I»E.\I» By Associated Press New York, Dec. 9. Charles A. Moore, for ten years president of the American Protective Tariff League, is I j dead of heart disease aboard the j I steamship Rotterdam, according to a' wireless message received here to-day. | Mr. Moore left this city December 1 i for Naples. j StIOOTS t ilII, I) AMI K11,1,S liniSKI.K By Associated Press I St Louis, Mo.. Dec. 9. Nannie | Stricklin,- eight years old. was shot and ! killed in the front yard of her home 1 here to-day by Robert Ballev. a dea | con at a mission, who said' he "had been trying to reform the girl." Bailev shot himself and was taken to a hos ' pital in a dying condition. EFFICIENT Mil STH i service; Governor-elect Brumbaugh Indi- i cates That He Will Not Make Sweeping Changes Here ! W riling in the Pittsburgh Gazette- Times from Philadelphia. Walter J. Christy has this to say about the plans of the new Governor in regard to changes on Capitol Hill: 'Martin CJ. Brumbaugh, Governor elect of Pennsylvania, does not intend to make wholesale changes in the state | service when he gets on the job Jan j uary l». This is one of the pieces of j j information he imparted to-day when! |he returned from Southern Pines, i N. C„ where for the last three weeks he has been playing golf and studying the messages of some of his prede cessors. j "Another interesting thing gathered from a conversation with the next Governor Is an apparent disposition on j his part to have something to say | about the selection of the next Speaker [ of the House of Representatives. He | feels that he would like to have a man ] in the chair who is in sympathy with j the legislation in which he is inter-; jested. Whether or not the ideal speak- ; ) ership candidate must be a legislator ! i who favors local option is a question ! ! yet to be determined. At present Dr. ! j Brumbaugh has no preferences on the' | leadership. He says he has not com- ' j niitted himself on (he question of! i whether or not the Speaker should i I come from Philadelphia or the 'conn | try.' | " 'My mind is a blank." said Or. I Brumbaugh, 'on the question of the j make-up of my cabinet. I have not j decided whether any of the heads of | department now in office are to go or ' ! stay. These decisions will be reached | after the first of the year. 1 want to ! select men for these important offices i j who will be lo.val to me. <>fficient in j their work and true Republicans. It is I i not my intention to go to Harrisburg j ■ with a club to drive out the men who i are now there. The many efficient offl- I cers who are in the service will not 1 be disturbed.' "Dr. Brumbaugh is going to do! something which no other eastern 1 Governor elect was ever known to do. 1 j He says it is natural in Alleghenv and I , other Western Pennsylvania counties I ,that there would be a number of Re- i I publicans who want to discuss ap- i I pointments and legislation with him i | He does not believe they should be put ! to the expense and Inconvenience of 1 ravelinir to Philadelphia to see him ! jso he intends to go to see them. His ! I nresent plans are to go to Pittsburgh t | between Christmas and New Year's for I n day or more so he can discuss pa- i I trorfage and other subjects with the i leading Republicans." Watch Out For Fake Fur Agent, Warns Stroup ! Warning to eager matron or enthusi- ; i astlc girl who mav be attracted by the 1 j apparent excellence and cheapness of several styles of muffs, stoles and fur capes, not to bargain with a well dressed young stranger, was given out from District Attorney M. R. Stroup's office to-day by County Detective Wal- I ters. The so-called fur agent Is denounced i as a "fake," wno Is imposing goods that are alleged to be of the best and most attractive qualities and which are 1 not worth a sixth of what lie asks In ' many Instances S3O and $35 are the I prices demanded. HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH JURY WHEELS WHIRL INTO HISTORY PAGES New and Old Receptacles For Talesmen Do First and Last Service Bi .ii i Today marked the r—ttkl exlt Of the old and entrance of the new when President Judge George Kun- D a p p an<l Davlcl ' I Taylor emptied for I | the last time the wheel that has been j I whirled since 1834 and tilled for the! ! first time the brand-new 2,000-name | capacity receptacle. The abandoned wheel is so old that | history and the memory of the oldest j Courthouse attaches are not entirely j | clear as to .just when it did enter the I county's service, but so far as is really i known the tirst whirl was given some I ] eighty years ago. Incidentally it didn't I 1 only servo for trial jurors, but for I conscript duty in the Civil War. Just 152 names remained in the | ! wheel, the leftovers of the 900 put In last December. Among the undrawn was Marry A. Boyer, president of the School Board. Another 900 names 1 were put In to-day, 300 each by judge | and commissioners, according to popu i lation of districts. Paxtang. for in stance, will get but three jurors, one to be appointed by each member of the filling board. The tirst talesmen will be drawn to-morrow for January quarter sessions. Argue Seiferd Cage.—Argument was heard to-day by Roy C. Danner, Regis ter of Wills, on the contested will ease instituted by the relatives of Mrs. Mar tha Adams relative to the probation of her will in which Harrison Seiferd Is | na"med as principal beneficiary. The relatives contended Airs. Adams was influenced unduly by Seiferd, who used so-called mysterious "force" and "power bags," and alleged clairvoy ance. John Fox Weiss, counsel for Seiferd, argued that no ttrstlmony had been adduced to show that Seiferd un duly influenced Mrs. Adams. Register Danner will hand down his opinion j within a few days. Only Mr. Weiss, James G. Ilatz, counsel for the con testing parties, B. F. Nead, counsel for the register, and Mr. Danner were present. Detective Walter in Cliamberstmrg. —County Detective James T. Wajter has returned from Chambersburg, where he appeared yesterday against George Brinley, of this city." Brinlev was charged with having robbed his uncle, Alexander Price, of S9OO in cash and notes. Juveniles in Court Saturday,—Three juvenile cases will be heard by Add). | tional I,aw Judge McCarrcil Saturday. Pleas of guilty will be submitted in court Monday. At the Register's Odlce.—letters on the estates of Joseph Duncan, Lykens, and to Mary M. Winger, this city, were Issued respectively to W. Walter Dun can and Harry E. Winger. Realty Transfers.—Realty transfers yesterday in city and county included the following: L. Baturin to L. L. , Booda. East State street, $1: P. Eisner ■ to C. H. Lyter, Penbrook, $1,100; W. S. Miller et al. to O. R. Girvin, Green street neur Maclay, $1,200; J. H. Baker to M. Marzolf, Jr., 2228 Logan street, $1: S. S. Bowman to O. R. Girvin, Greon street near Maclay, s6l. • Wants to Be Detective. Applica tion for a license to be a detective will be made to the Dauphin County « Court December 2X by William j. Hippie. Balance in City Treasury. More than $700,000 was in the city coffers "at the beginning of the' present month, according to the monthly re port for November just completed by Clerk Clarence Webber, of the City j Treasury. I Build Sewer in Geiger Street. —As soon as the ordinance now pending In City Council is finally passed and approved, City Commissioner W. H. Lynch will ask for bids for the con -1 struction of a sewer in Geiger street, Mifflin to Third, and In Third street, from Geiger to a point ISO feet northwardly. » Russians Make Claim That Germans Sent From Belgium Were Routed Petrograd, Dec. S (Delayed in trans mission). —An official communication given out by the general staff to-night savs: "Engagements which have devel oped in the region of Przaan.vsz and Sienchanow (east of the East Prus sian border and Mlawa) have not yet terminated. "In the fighting which took place in the region of Plotrkow we were i only partially successful. | "The wattle, which commenced De > cember o southeast of Cracow, in the ' region of Wlelczka on the river De riuly, has developed in our l'avor. ! After having forced the passage of the Dounuels river in tlie vicinity of Nowy ISandec our reinforcements pursued ■ the offensive and inflicted a serious defeat on the German troops which : formed in the valley of Lososzyno. The German right wing, which was pur sued. was turned. "The Twenty-fourth German Corps, transported here from Belgium, opened this combat with an automo bile battery In its advance, which was partly disabled anu partly put to flight without striking a blow. Fol | lowing this we put out of action sev- I eral pieces of heavy artillery, silenced five field batteries and captured sev er a I cannon. j "The German prisoners affirm that i their units sustained enormous losses, | ! some of the companies being reduced ! to forty men, We are pursuing the i | offensive." ; (JKHIIANN MAV FRENCH HAVE NVFFEHED IIBAVY I.OSSES By Associated Press Berlin. Dev. 9, by Wireless to London, 4:10 P. M. The official state i ment issued by the German army lioad j quarters this afternoon, says: "To the west of lthelms, a fishery, al- I though tlylng the Red Cross flag,' has I been bombarded and set on fire by our i troops, as we had ascertained by I photographs by our aviators, that hind the fishery was hidden a French heavy battery. "The French suffered heavy losses in ! the battles reported yesterday to the i north of Nancy. Our loss was com ! paratively small." i DISTRIBUTE CHRISTMAS SAVINGS I Announcement that the New Cum- I berland National Bank is making dis i trlbutions to members enrolled in its Christmas savings club was made this 1 morning by F. E, Coover, cashier. To a membership of 650 a total of nearly SIB,OOO will be paid. December 28 | the club will open for 1915. FRAN K SENTENCED TO DEATH Uy .Associated Press | Atlanta. Ga., Dec. 9.—Leo M. Frank ) was sentenced to-day in F'ulton county I Superior court to be hanged on Frl i day, January 22, for-the murder here [ln April, 1913. of Mary Phagan, a 14- ; year-old factory girl ~ Christmas Can Bring Your Family Than a New Piano, Player-Piano, Vi Edison Diamo Reserve Any Instrument No Payments Coming Due Until Jan uary. Cash Deposit ■ Come in this evening or to-morrow and see and hear the new and beautiful instruments on ranging in price from $l9O to \ew enormous and the visible supply limited. To avoid disappointment we are booking orders gin paying on thc instrument in January. But before you decide upon either come 111 and hear trola with electric motor, no winding, 1C ' | Used and Rebuilt Upright Pianos SBS Up Rebuilt Square Pianos $25 Up Terms: $2 or More Monthly J. H. Troup Music House Troup Building 15 South Market Square CENTER OF Si LINE NOW IN LODZ I Russians Assert They Evacuated < City For Strategic Reasons i London, Dec. 9, 11.40 A. M.—The center of the German line in Russian | Poland having occupied Lodz, it Is! continuing to push on to the eastward ' after the retiring Russians, according to official announcement made in Ber- ■ lin. Nevertheless the strain on both > sides has been terrific and the losses ; heavy, so that a lull probably soon will | set in on this part of the eastern battle 1 front while the troops recuperate. The Russians continue to assert that i their retirement from Lodz was a stra- j tegical necessity rather than a defeat.! but it will take future developments to j show whether this claim is correct or ! not. Twice driven back from Warsaw. I the Germans again are in a position to advance on the capital of Russian Po land. and even the British press points I out that it is on the trunk line railroad I Make Your CHRISTMAS a Hummer WE CAN SUPPLY THE RIGHT GOODS AT THE RIGHT PRICES Are you looking for good value in Plants?.. We are in a position to give you the best to be had. i i yon buy our stock we can assure you that you will have the satis faction of getting quality that is bound to please you. Therefore take no chances at tiiis season, and let us fill your Christmas orders. Place Your Order Now Plants For Christmas £«V JIt 1 holly doom-i Begonias, Cyclamen. Ferns, Polnsetilas, ,OJ V H "».V Trees, Dracaena Terminalll#. Cro- YBr*i IIOL,IiV \\ KI'.A I lls tons, etc. &Yv / MISTI.KTOK Christmas Trees ) LVCOI'ODII'J; WKKATUS Wholesale anil retail. We have the JfA l aurel, Ground L»|ne. Crow s Foot, Fox only < ar of Cuiuullhii KalM.ll Fur Trees n. .. ... comliiK to llarrisbnrß. SOO of these are 'wlf I " - Southern Wild fenillax, Pine already sold. Hie kind that do not fall v2k>- Tops, Sheet Moss, also our Native Moss. off. Our business has been so seriously Interrupted by the construction Immediately in front of our door of the subway to ko under the C. V. K. R. tracks and conditions are such that It is almost Impossible to reach our store. We have been compelled to locate at Nos. 106 and 108 South Second Street, in the Adams Building where we will huvu a Krand Christmas openitiK and where we will subsequently continue our seed and imple ment business. We take this opportunity of thanking our many friends in view of the unfavorable conditions favored us by the use of the Telephone and patronizing our salesmen wo were compelled to send out. HOLMES SEED CO. ¥o. 106-108 South Second St. I ROTH 'PHONFS ~K" < w A dams HIII.DI.NO cum rnvNto «. v , 7e hahrisbiru. PA. DECEMBER 9, 1914. between Kallsz and Warsaw, which I line is now held by the invaders prob ably to a point considerably to the east | of the occupied city. Victory Within Grasp Viewing the fighting in the vicinity i of Lodz .it would appear that Oer | many had a crushing victory almost : within her grasp and lost it by not be ing able to unite her forces, while , later the Russians were successful in gaining a dominant position which they could not hold. In tile west :rn arena it would ap pear still generally true that the Ger mans are more on the defensive than the offensive. The news that they have I made a violent attack to the south of i Ypres indicates that they have not | abandoned the idea of breaking I through to the French coast and it Is j said that the pick of the German west ern army has been concentrated for this latest elTorf. The fate of General Beyers in South | Africa has not yet been absolutely ! cleared up. If he Is dead, as is be lieved. it will remove the last of the! • important South African rebels. Gen j eral De Wet is a prisoner. Colonel j Maritz a fugitive and most of the com mands have been broken up. CHICAGO BO tHI) OF TR ADK j Chicago, 111., Dec. 9. Board of I Trade closing: I ) Wheat—December, 1.15% : May, 1.20%. I Corn—December, 62? i: May. 68?4. : Oats—December, I": May, 6114, Pork—January, 18.12: May, 18.52. Lard—January, 9,77; May, 9.97. I Bibs—January, 9.77; May, 10.07. BATTLESHIP OFFICER KILLS GIRL: TURNS GUN OX HIMSELF By Associated Press Philadelphia, Dec. 9.—Jesse Adams, a petty officer on the battleship Illi nois, stationed at the Philadelphia navy yard shot and killed a young woman named Anna Conway at lier home here early to-day and then com mitted suicide. According to the po lice, Adams shot the girl because she refused to marry him. Adams, whose home address was given as Oakland, 111., was 35 years old. The girl was 24. It El) CROSS SOCIETY MEETS By Associated Press Washington, Dec. 9.—The American National lied Cross Society to-da.v opened its tenth annual meting here with President Wilson, its active head, designated as the presiding officer of the afternoon session. Reviews of the relief work accomplished by the so ! oiety during the past year and pro j poses of the future, with special ref erence to the European war stirred | the delegates to a high pitch of en thusiasm. ! WOMAN SHOOTS HER HUSBAND i Pottsville, Dec. 9.—X. Dimeidlo, a wealthy contractor of Minorsvllle, was I shot four times by his wife In their | lu'droom last night and instantly killed. Both are about 50 years of [age.