crrrj TVS XT * M ighspire * 01 L/£JL I Uil « RCTfALTp^WMER^IN^ENHAUT' StEEtTON HEADQUAOTEBS OEBHABPT STUDIO 150 N. FPONT ST. SECOND CHRISMS 111 STEEp m: Macedonians, Bulgarians and Serv ians Celebrate Nativity This Week Steelton will celebrate Its second Christinas of the year to-morrow. This time it will be the Orthodox Christmas of the Macedonians, Bulgarians and Servians, over in the foreign colony. In the West Side, and down In South Third street elaborate preparations have been made for the gala day to-morrow. Christmas to the foreigner is an in tensely religions holiday. Elaborate services will be held In the Bulgarian- Orthodox Church, Front and Franklin streets, and in St. Nicholas Servian Orthodox Church, South Second street. During the celebration last year the foreigners ereitcfl an illuminated arch In Franklin street and held a big street parade. WEEK OF I'RAA ER The "Week of Prayer" services to be held In the borough churches will open Monday evening In the First Baptist Church. The Rev. Dr. M. P. Hocker, pastor of St. John's Lutheran Church, will deliver the sermon. His subject will be "The Church Universal." COMPLETE RESERVE I IST At a meeting. Wednesday evening, the baseball committee of the Steelton Athletic Association, completed its re serve list of baseball players. This list consists of fifteen players, and will lie mado public at the next regular league meeting. TO INSTALL OFFHK.RS Plans will be completed at a meeting this evening of Steelton I'amp, 5681», Modern Woodmen of America, for the public installation of the recently elect ed officers of the camp. HELD FOR COURT In default of bail Peter IJailey, col ored, was hold for court by Squire Gardner, last evening. He was charged with shooting Joe Lockard at a dance in the lower end of town on Christmas l-OBERLIN - * ' -I ELECT OFFICERS At the last meeting of Salem Lu theran Sunday school the following of ficers were elected: Superintendent, P. T. Brehm; assistants,W. I. Eshenaur and George Shaffer; secretary, Frank llushour; treasurer, Edward Cassell; assistant, Sari Brehm; organist, Miss Eva Lingle; assistant, Mabel Hushour; superintendent primary department. Sirs. William Landls: assistants. Eflle .Rupley, Mrs. Frank Hastings and Mrs. .» Joseph Jansior. OBERLIX PERSON ALS Mr. and Mrs. John Etnoyer spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Edward Beck in Ilarrisburg. Professor and Mrs. Frank Hastings are visiting relatives in Shippensburg. The Rev. Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Rupley and daughters. Ruth and Grace, are the guests of Mrs. Ralph Bergstresser, Gettysburg. Samuel Hoover, of Victor, Col., was a visitor to friends here Wednesday. Roy Turbey, of Palmyra, is spending several days with M. G. Tobias. Clara Litzel, of Elizabethville, and Henry Landis, of Matanioras, have To-| turned to their homes after a visit to Mr. and Mrs. George Bressler. Miss Maude Biddle, of Buffalo, N. Y., is the guest of' her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Munroe Miller. Mrs. Harry Smollizer and daughter, charlotte, of Etuda, spent Wednesday with Mr. and Mrs. William Stevens. 11l SUES ENTERTMN Mr. and Mrs. Harry E. Bush, of 203 Sua tarn street, entertained a number of little folks at their home, Thursday afternoon, in honor of their daughter Helen's birthday. The following little folks were present: Ruth and Naomi Kapp, Verna Shuler, Miriam Wilt, Louise and Freda Clouser, ISthel Dong- i lass, Mario Brown, Virginia lverson, I Mary Gallagher, Catherine Brown, i Elizabeth Sprow. Thelma Putt, Helen Mowery, Myrtle Snell, Cecelia Tieniann, Clara, Alta and Helen Bush. MOTHER! fflElflilT IS COSTIVE, BILIOUS 1 If tongue is coated, breath bad, stomach sour, don't hesitate! Give "California Syrup of Figs" at (Wice —a teaspoonful to-day often saves a sick child to-morrow. If your little one is out-of-sorts, half-sick, isn't resting, eating and act ing naturally—look. Mother! see if tongue is coated. This is a sure sign that it's little stomach, liver and bowels are clogged with waste. When cross, irritable, feverish, stomach sour, breath bad or has stomach-ache, diar rhoea, sore throat, full of cold, give a teaspoonful of "California Syrup of Figs," and in a few hours all the con- Btlpated poison, undigested food and sour bile gently moves out of its little howels without griping, and you have a well, playful child again. Mothers can rest easy after giving this harmless "fruit laxative," because it never fails to cleanse the little one's liver and bowels and sweeten the stomach and they dearly love its picas ant taste. Full directions for babies, children of all ages and for grown-ups printed on each bottle. Beware of counterfeit lig syrups. Ask your druggist for a 50-eent bottle of "California Syrup of Figs;" then see that it is made by the "California Fig Syrup Company." Don't be fooled!— Advertisement. For Father, Mother, Brother and Sister It'a en*y to pleane member of the family when you *ui?KPMt Lnx Llnkn, the deltrloii* candy laxative, ex. quinitely flavored with spearmint. They pleane heoaune they are snf ' and posi tive. Only way to keep well IN to avoid conntlpatlon. That'* what Lax Links will prevent. Get a box. 10c and 25c Boxe*. All DtnggisU MAC DRltr CO.. Fhitedelohlr FRIDAY EVENING, POLICE IFEICIENCf WORRIES COUNCIIMN Much Criticism of Chief Long naker; More Officers Are Needed What may be the solution to the Knott}' problem of how to Improve the present inefficient police department of Steelton was suggested by Council man T. J. Nelly, chairman of the police committee of council, in an in terview this morning. Lately there has been considerable criticism heard from citizens of Chief Hiram P. Longnaker's department. Many flagrant violations of the law, it is said, remain unchecked by the present force. At the present time there are several criminals who com mitted murder here at liberty. Steve Loncar, the latest murderer, is said to have walked nonchalantly from the scene of the crime to Second and Chambers streets and then dis appeared. Just last, evening a man whom Chief Liongnaker attempted to arrest slashed at him with a knife, cut his clothes and escaped. Friends of the police department say that the inefficiency is caused by not giving the patrolmen the proper assistance. When a crime is com mitted In one end of town there is no way for a patrolman to summon help from the patrolmen stationed in an other. It is this phase of the matter that Councilman Nelly would remedy, lie suggested that it would pay the bor ough to install a Gamcwell repeater system, similar to the one now used in Harrisbut'g. "It would cost the borough onlj' about S3OO to install one of these sys tems," said he. "Then the patrolmen would report to the man at the central station, and if he needed help could ask for it. The central station would at once summon by lights the nearest patrolman and send them to the aid of the officer in need. By this system the central station would also receive all telephone calls and at once notify the patrolman nearest the place where an officer was needed." There is little doubt that councils will take some steps to increase the efficiency of the police department, but just what steps council will take it is hard to say. Burgess Wigfleld, it is understood, is of the opinion that more officers are needed. It is very unlikely, though, that council would grant his request for additional men if he were to make it. Councilman Nelly's plan, in the opinion ol' persons familiar with po lice work, is far more practicable and would entail much less expense. HOLD BUSINESS MEETING Class No. G, Centenary United Breth ren Sunday school, will hold a busi ness meeting in the Sunday school room this evening. PERSONALS Mrs. John Ulrlch and daughter. Jen nie, of Lincoln street, and Mrs. William i Wiekey, of Ilarrisburg street, were the guests of the Do Little Embroidery Club, at the home of Mrs. Frank Downey, Harrlsburg, Thursday even ing. Fred Byrod has returned to Philadel phia after spending the holidays at Ills home. here. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wright and son. who were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Epb riam Wright, Locust street, have re turned to their homes, In Woodburv, N. J. Miss Marie Loy is the guest of Miss Elsie Tliomus, in Philadelphia. 'MIDDLETOWfI- - -1 HOI.U UANdL'ET The Men's Bible Class, of the Metho dist Church, held its annual banquet at the parsonage last evening. The wives and friends of the members were In at tendance. The speaker of the evening was the Rev. J. Edwin Grauley, pastor of the First Methodist Church, Steel ton. Miss Mar pa ret Palmer read a se lection and the Orpheus Female Quar tet and the Angel Male Quartet sang several songs. Refreshments were served. MIDOI.BTOWN PERSONALS Charles M. Genthner, Miley T. Sheaf fer, H. E. Force. John Brinser and George L. Dailey will attend the an nual banquet of the Wlneroft Stove Company, In Philadelphia, Saturday. Miss Ora B. Bachman, of Antivllle is the guest of Miss Mary B. Nissley, Pine street. Mrs. D. M. Stalker, of Bogota, N. J., is visiting Mrs. T. M. Yost, j Dr. and Mrs. Walter Yost, of Roches- I ter, Pa., are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. : T. M. Yost. ! Leonard Rambler has returned to ! New York. Harold McCrumb, of Wellsboro, is the I guest of his uncle, the Rev. A. W Rid i ington, in cnion street. : Miss Hazel Barnhart and Katharine Fhrich. of Lebanon, are visiting Miss* i Ruth Kline, in Emaus street. Lorain Baumback. of Pottstown, is j the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Seid- I ers, Union street. ENHAUT- ■ - -1 MIST REPORT CONTAGION The recent epidemic of contagious | diseases in Swatara township has caused the board of health to have 1 largo yellow cards posted throughout ; the township calling attention to the i fact (hat all contagious diseases must j be reported whether there is a physi- i clan in attendance or not. Failure to | comply with the board's order sub jects the person to a penalty of $5 to I SIOO. RKV. MR. HOI CK TO PREACH j The Rev. William S. Houek, of Phil- I adelphia. will preach the sermon in the Church of God on Sunday, both morning and evening. His topic in the evening will be "The Prodigal Son." ENHACT PERSONALS A. H. Cooper has returned from a visit to his home in Goldsboro. Miss Sara Kreiner Is home from a visit to Carlisle. John McCahen, who has been em ployed in Pittsburgh, has returned to his home here. Frank Barnes, of Midland, is the guest of relatives here over the holi days. Mrs. Charles Beshore is convales cing from an illness of pneumonia at her home in Front street. Herbert Pattison, of La Grande, Oregon, Is the guest of relatives here. Percy Fackler, of Bressler, is visit ing relatives in Berlin, Md. Ruby Tluimma is the guest of rela tives in Lancaster. Ten Per Cent. Reduction "n your suit or overcoat made to or der. This offer is good for ten days only. Call at our store and let us take your measure. Every garment guar anteed. The Quality Shop, furnisher and hatter. Front and I>ocust streets. i Steelton. —Advertisement "MIRK MONEY" CIM CLEVER SHI Gilbert Miller's Newest Combines Tears and Laughter, Ser- j iousness and Fun Gilbert Miller's newest comedy, "Marrying Money," which appeared at the Majestic Theater, yesterday after noon and evening, Is of that delightful type which brings tears to the eyes be fore the laugh has died away. A Wall Street smash-up left a voting debutante no alternative but to marry a man of wealth. An ambitious mother assisted her to catch a poor scton of a rich and prominent family, who was masquerading as a millionaire. Me, ; too, was seeKing a mate with a full lined purse. After a hasty elopement the young people found they had not a dollar between them and no prospects, but the little god had done his work. They decided they were willing to face life together poor rather than annul the marriage and try again. The play was capitally ncted throughout and tastefully mounted. The work of .fames Bradbury, as the bankrupt financier, was very real and human. The methods of William Ro selle, as the duped bridegroom, were a constant reminder of Willie Collier's j style of acting. Miss Nan Campbell, the little Southern protege of Kitty I Gordon, who played the fortune-hunt- I lng bride, was all blushes and inno- ' cence, guided into the deep waters of deceit and trickery by the force of clr- j cumstances. She, with Mies Juliette ! Lay, In the character of a girl friend, j shared the honors of largo bunches of Killarney roses passed over the foot lights after the second act. All through, the play carried a humor to be appreciated because any of us might find ourselves in simlnalr pro- j dlcaments at any time. Poor "Jimmy 1 Sweeney," done by Will Demmlng, was a character we all know, the friend we need to help us out of a scrape, whoso . broad shoulders will stand any amount of blame, but who always bobs up se- i rene and happy in the end. It Is a good, clean play, and deserves 1 success. MAX ROBERTSON. 11l SHQULO BE POOR BOARD CLERK [Continued From Page 1] "Oh, yes, it can," just as promptly returned Mr. Boyer. And that is all the information the directors would vouchsafe as to Mon day's appointments. The report in county circles, however, is that S. P. Barber and Mrs. Barber will be stew ard and matron at the almshouse and that John Guyer. a newspaper man, will be clerk to succeed W. A. Mcll henn.v. Harry Walter, the other Democratic member of the board, will be president, it is said. Should the j Democratic members force the elec tion of Manning as clerk, it Is believed that Mr. Boyer will force his election as purchasing agent. All told, there will be about forty two physicians appointed by the board, watchmen at the almshouse, nurses and a special unrse for the insane patients. ■THSETS ARE ILL CUT 001: [Continued From Page 1] the cutting out of free transportation to members j>f railroad employes' families, are those who have been de creasing the high cost of living by buying butter and eggs in the coun try towns and the farmers and deal ers who had a very profitable market in this line. Coimtry produce can be purchased I as in the past, but it will include an j additional expense for shipment, as i free travel is out of the question. Hundreds of dollars were expended each week in various towns along the Pennsylvania Railroad by wives of employes who found buying outside the city a big saving. Merit System Ultimate Remedy For Municipal Government, Says Taft By Associated Press Waterbury, Conn.. Jan. 2. The ul timate remedy for the one foul spot in American civil life—the conduction of municipal government—lies In the merit system, said former President Taft. in speaking at a Chamber of Commerce dinner last night. The merit system, he said, was more democratic in its essence than any other system he could think of. The only way to make It operate efficiently, in his opinion, would be to make it dlf-» ficult to get into office and easy to bd put out —without having recourse to the recall. Deaths and Funerals FUNERAL OF MRS. WATSON Funeral services of Mrs. Henrietta i Watson, who died Wednesday morn ing at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Fannie Brady, 124 Balm street, were held this afternoon from the St. Paul's Church of God. The Rev. Luther Cun ningham officiated. Burial was made In th* Lincoln Cemetery. MRS. ANNIE K. ARTHUR Mrs. Annie E. Arthur, aged 50 years, wife of K. G. Arthur, died this morn- I ing at her home, 1516 Green street, , after an illness of five months. Mrs. Ar thur was a member of the Silver Star Council, 130, D. of L, and the Toadies' Auxiliary of the B. R. T. She Is sur vived by her husband and the follow ing children, Mrs. M. A. Deshong, of Harrlsburg. Jacob B. Arthur, of Sanan nah, Ga„ John, Ira and Irene, at home. The body will be taken to Baln bridge on Monday morning by Under ' takers, T. M. Mauk & Son, where the | funeral services will be held in the i Church of God, conducted by the Rev. :H. N. Bassler, pastor of the Second Re- I formed Church. IHIGHSPIRE I 1 1 11 . RECEPTION TO PASTOR The congregation of St. Peter's Luth ' eran Church will tender a reception to I the Rev. F. C. Moyer, the new pastor, | this evening. An elaborate program | has been prepared, one of the features of which will be an address by the Rev. S. Wlnfleld Herman, Zion Lu theran Church, of Harrlsburg. Re ! freshments will be served. The Rev. j Mr. Moyer comes to Hlghspire from Lyonsvllle, Pa., where he had a suc- I cessful pastorate. He succeeds the Rev. Mr. Hoover, who has resigned on account of poor health. C, B. LERt'H ENTERTAINS C. B. Lerch entertained his college friends at a ther.ter partly Tuesday af ternoon. at the Orpheum Theater, after which they returned to his home, In Second street, Hlghspire, where they enjoyed a turkey dinner. Thoso pres ent were: Russel Gardner. Scranton, ! l'a.; Gernhoin Ellis. Avoka. Pa.; George Henry, Lebanon, Pa.; Earl Donmo.ver, l.ebanon, Pa.; Oher Wolf. Hlghspire, Pa.; Dick Diamond. Cynwyd. Pa., the present captain of Lafayette football team, and Robert Davis, Easton, l'a., •11 of Lafayetto College. KARRISBURG TELEGRAPH 150 Ladies' Suits. 125 Men's Suifs. 150 Ladies' Coats. g* UOMen'sOvcrcoats J Tour choice for this sale y / to $22.00 Values to S2O. Price "dresses fjM CASH CREDIT J«sKT ioo for this sale. , lf „ BM _ bi /Btß Overcoats Value $lO, Price $4 JB/Ku If Y Oil H3VB It If YOU Wflllf It Choice at $8 •f 50 Trimmed Hats. Price, 4WA| LWm HnnP (50 Boys' Overcoats. This &91 [SO Fur Muffs. Price, SI.OO UU,,C «r [ lot only. Price, sd\ ' JBL Mitt ' lo ° Boys' SUItS crl SAMPLE COATS, t 50 Boys' OVERCOATS vS W Your choice at $9 1 m~ Y(nir cholcßi p,. lce V I * i ——' Open nights till ol I | _ f| SOUTH f Our customers I Open ° ■ 111 111 Mr j£ 111 11 S MARKET become our friends Saturday nights till 10 J Anl W lllgtHUII ® SQUARE for all times BIN CLEARINGS TOTIL MORE IN 1919 [Continued From Page 1] \ a steady increase In banking business In the city. The total clearings month by month in 1913 and 1912 follows: 1913 1912 Jan $6,881,019.28 $5,801,362.25 B'eb 6,022,901.44 5,012,857.130 March ... 6,572,119.31 5,241,051.53 April ...-. 7,196,593.15 5,994,502.85 May 6,789,974.84 5,635,659.17 June 6,720,933.59 5,759,946.40 July 7,526,737.96 5,980.950.71 August .. 6,733.738.41 5,524.833.41 Oct 7,838,604.53 6,637,815.05 Oct 7,838,604.53 0.673,815.05 I Nov 7,21 9,263.26 6,113,698.45 ! Dec 7,654,974.06 6,463,383.59 Total . . $84,346,822.13 $70,220,673.81 The record for the past six years: 1908 $54,325,4 42.59 1909 $64,247,131.92 1910 $83,597,285.28 1911 $67,590,392.15 1912 $70,220-,673.81 1913 $84,346,833.13 IXICI REFUGEES TO CROSS BORDER [Continued Froin Page 1] save life. In other words, it is not expected to force people back to Mexi can side if they are liable to be shot or otherwise injured on their return. Co-operate fully with Red Cross. You are not expected to turn supplies over to Red Cross, but to co-operate with them in their work to such extent as may be necessary to meet, urgent needs of the situation with reference to car ing for wounded." Discusses Conditions Discussing conditions at Ojinaga, Secretary Garrison to-day said: "When the lighting first took place on the Mexican side and the soldiers of the defeated party began coming across the border, we, without regard to technical questions of law, and In the interest of humanity, took in as refugees all those who came unarmed. We kept them so long as conditions on the other side were such that we felt it would be inhuman to turn them back. In a general way, we kept them until they could be safely allowed to filter back across the border into their own country. Those orders have never been changed and, if properly inter preted, the men who have been fight ing on the other side of the border and who come over unarmed, are treated as refugees and are allowed to stay on our side of the line rather than be turned back to practically certain death. Armed men who come over are, of course, disarmed: the arms are held by our people and the men them selves received as other refugees. AU Will He Received "With regard to what will happen if a very large number attempt to come over I can only say that unless the or ders are changed (which, of course, they may be if an exigency calls for a I change), these men will be treated as I have stated: that Is, they will bo treated as refugees. How long they i will be permitted to stay and all other I hypothetical questions, I am unable i to answer." Federals Unable to Hold Oat Much Longer Marfa, Texas, Jan. 2 —General Orte gas' 6,000 rebels besieging Ojinaga, Mexico, had approached nearer to the fortifications before daylight to-day and apparently the federals could not hold out much longer against a forced retreat across the United States bor der at Presidio. The last word re ceived from Major McNamee, com manding the United States border pa trol at Presidio, was that the deser tions from the federal army had slack ened. The federals received some of their back pay. Major McNamee said, and this had discouraged further de sertions. Major McNamee had the situation will in hand in preparing for an ex pected flight of the entire federal army across the border. The danger of the federals drawing the rebel fire to the border In case of (light was consider ed, but the border patrol had received the promise of General Ortega that the fire would be directed away from the river. General Villa lias more CHILDREN'S RATES j fIREJUGGESTED Harrisburg Man Writes Interesting i Letter to Public Service Commission Alvln S. Williams, 2237 North Sixth street, this city, in a letter to the Public Service Commission to-day pre sents the argument that, inasmuch as the age when a boy may work Is regu lated by the State and that that age is fixed high up in the teens, it would bt well for the State, through the com mission, to protect the parents of larger families by making it possible for them to occasionally travel with out a cost beyond their ability to pay. Ills contention is that no child accom panied by a parent ought to bo asked to pay faro on the railroads before the child is 8 years old. and that no youth might to bo asked for car fare more than a half rate until ho can labor in a mill or shop without special cer tificate. If this arrangement can be made, there should be, he thinks, a special rate granted to a man with family who, at times, must travel from one city to another. Regarding a complaint made by A. It. Houclc. of Lebanon, as to the dan gerous practice of school children us ing the tracks of the Philadelphia and Reading as a public thoroughfare, the railroad company claims It is impos sible to do anything effective because the laws for the punishment of tres passers aro not as adequate as they should be. As It Is, the tracks are not only used as a thoroughfare, in the city of Lebanon, but practically every where else. The company doubts if it could get a magistrate anywhere to lock up anyone for simply trespassing on the tracks. A special officer, how ever. has been placed at Lebanon as a matter of protection. W. D. Matheson, 11. 11. Shellen berg<?r, IT. W. Myers, S. Cameron Young and K. 1,. Croll, of Middle town, through their attorneys, Fox <!fc Geyer, to-day filed a complaint with the commission against the Middle town and Swatara Consolidated Water Company. It is claimed that, the rates charged by the respondent are unjust and inequitable; that the returns from the rates are unreasonable and that there is a discrimination in rates be tween the general public and certain individual consumers. It is also al leged that the rates at which water is furnished in the borough of Middle town aro unreasonable and unjustly in advance of the rates charged in other districts in which the company op erates. ammunition on tne way T'oni Chihua hua in the hope of replenishing the rebel supply at Ojinaga before it is exhausted. The federals have no way of renew ing their supplies. The federal wounded at Presidio have all been removed to the mission church there in care of the Red Cross. The federal commander requ sted Ma jor McNamee to permit the removel of the wounded to Cludad Forflrio Diaz, Mexico, opposite Eagle Pass, Texas, I but the request was refused. Mystery Surrounds Visit of John Lind Pass Christian. Miss., Jan. 2. —Mys- tery enveloping the visit here of John Lind, President Wilson's special envoy to Mexico, ever since his coming was announced, continued to-day with the refusal of all information as to when or where the President would see him. Mr. Lind remained aboard the scout cruiser Chester early to-day, having arrived off Ship Island, eight miles be low here last night. The revenue cut ter Winona was waiting to transfer Mr. Lind but up to 9 o'clock no movo had been made. Reason for the secrecy maintained with regard to every phase of Mr. Lind's visit nothwithstandlng an nouncement by the President's envoy himself as to his coming, Is puzzllnr the correspondents here. FIGHTING IS RESUMED \ Laredo, Texas, Jan. 2.—Fighting be-' tween constitutionalists attacking Nu evo Laredo, Mexico, and the Federal garrison was renewed to-day. There was only occasional firing during the night. Constitutionalist reinforce ments arrived last night. CASTORIA For Infants and Children. ® ears "* fbi Kind You Have Alwajs Bought JANUARY 2,1914. PEHOOK MAN IN PISTOL BATTLE [Continued From Pago 1] trance last night, Lents says, are not the same men and he has no idea who they are. He has asked the county authorities to help him locate the wounded man. Lent/, Hears the Burglars According to Mr. Lentz's story, he was sitting in his store about 11.30 last night when ho heard some one come cautiously to the front of the store. Through the window Mr. Lent-/, ] saw a man sit down on the concrete step in front of the store. The fellow wore a cap. He seemed to bo young. For half an hour the man sat as though waiting for some one. Mr. Lent* kept perfectly quiet, waiting for developments. Shortly after 12 o'clock a man wear ing a derby liat, a little taller than the first, sneaked around the corner and joined the waiting youth. After a whispered consultation they approach ed the door of the store. The door had been "jimmied" open five weeks ago and a glass in It was broken by the ilrst marauders. A wooden panel had been inserted temporarily. As the burglars worked at the wooden panel Mr. Lentz tiptoed from the rear of the store, revolver in his hand and took his stand on the left of the door. The burglars did not hear him. They had succeeded in pushing the wooden panel partly in when Mr. Lenta placed his pistol close to the door opposite where the men seemed to be working and fired. Almost in stantly thero was an answering shot from the man on the other sido of the door. It passed within a few Inches of Mr. Lentz's arm. In the half light Mr. Lentz saw that the younger man had fallen. His com panion grabbed him by the arm, and half dragged him from the porch, where he had fallen. Ijentz Takes Another Shot While Mr. Lentz was trying to get the door of tho store open, the two turned down the alley which runs along the eastern side of the store. The door was hard to open, and when Mr. Lentz got into the alley the rob bers wero running down an alley which runs back of the store. As ho reached this intersection Mr. Lentz 1 took another shot, but doesn't think it hit. This morning there was no trace of blood in the alley or in front of the store, but the two bullet holes in the panel of the front door tell the story of the battle. This is the fourth time burglars have visited the little store. Twice before Mr. Lentz bought the store, a year or more ago, tho burglars got away with groceries and money. Five weeks ago they got no money but from twenty to twenty-flve dollars' worth of groceries. Entrance to the store was made last November by jimmying open tho door and brea'klng the glass. Thero is no houso nearby and the burglars had an easy getaway. Two Men Plan Raid After the first robbery Mr. Lentz was told that two men were overheard planning the raid on his store in a local cigar and poll shop, but no attempt was made to arrest these men. Mr. Lentz decided to wait for thed, so that if they came again he would be pre pared to get the evidence. Hut last night another gang came, he thinks. He will try to locate this gang by the wounded man. None of the Penbrook doctors said they had treated a bullet wound when asked by Mr. Lentz this morning. At the Har risburg Hospital no wounded man had been treated. Countv Detective Walters was noti fied to-day, and he will make an In vestigation. ROCKVILLE CITIZENS OBJECT TO TOWN AS A "GRETNA GREEN" By Associated Press Washlngto; , Jan. 2.—The conserva tive citizens of Rockville, Md„ the so called "gretna green" for Washing ton, Maryland and Virginia, do not i relish the fact that so many eloping ' couples are being married there. They ,are up in arms, it is said, because some of the ministers boast that they i married 266 elopers In 1913. They want a stop put to It. During the year Just closed 495 marriage licenses were issued in Rockville. DEMMI TO FIGHT TIE UNDERWRITERS Says He Will Take Steps to Bring Association Before the Court in order to prove his assertion made last night during his address at the dedication banquet of tho Sha:.irock Home Company, that the Under writers' Association of New York, was a gigantic trust and subject to prose- t cution under tho Sherman act, Cojgr ] nel Henry C. Demming will tako ar- "v tive steps to have this question settled by the ooifrts as soon as his health permits. Colonel Demming referred to the re cent report sent to Harrisb.irg by the Underwriters' Association claiming that, llarrisburg's flro department was Inadequate, and pointing out certain improvements badly needed. The Colonel said: "in the Ilrst. place they did not tell the truth; and they also In their re port desire to show reasons for In creasing insurance rates which are already too high for this city. The association is a gigantic trust in re straint of trade, against the interests of the people and should be looked after, ilarrlsburg has a fire record that warrants greatly reduced insur ance rates." It was after the meet ing that Colonel Demming announced his intention to take up legal proceed ings in the near future as soon as he was able to resume active duties. Runaway Accident Along West Shore Injures Horses Marysville. Pa., Jan. 2. —Yesterday afternoon while Liveryman John D. Albright, of Marysville. was driving to Ilarrlsburg In a two-horse carrlftgo an accident happened to the team between West Fairvlcw and Worm leysburg. in the straight stretch of road where it is paralleled by the trolley lino the horses bolted and while running rapidly one of the ani mals fell and the other was thrown over him. None of the men was In jured, but the pole of the carriage was broken and both horses were very badly cut and bruised. DEATH OF B. I.OUAH Bowmansvllle, Pa., Jan. 2. —Edward B. Lorrah, a retired business man, 8t years old, died yesterday. He was a member of the Reformed Church, and lived in Lancaster county all his life. His wife, seven children, scleral grand children, two brothers and a ulster,, survive. V Big After Holiday Sale of ' LADIES' FELT SUPPERS Our holiday trade on ladies' felt juliets is over. Just a few are left in a large variety of colors and nearly all sizes in some color. To clean them all up quick, we will sell Satur day, your choice at SI.OO A few of the 98c grade are left They are yours for <9c 20th Century Shoe Co. Shoes That Wear—Market So. 7
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