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