■ ffidoosm HE ■ U BETTER MERCHANDISE FOR LESS MONEY U | Dollar Day | e npi 1 0 I lhursday § Bl Serge Skirts CD □ Silk Petticoats dM □ q Children's Coats q All Wool Sweaters @ Waists 2 For 1 Dollar S H House Dresses 2 For 1 Dollar a H Many Other Wonderful Values For SI.OO H ■■ 0 □□□om □□□tatia bqqesqb ■■ P or thIII \ I S / BIG NEW YEAR AT FEB V. M. C. I. Association Plans Program Starting in Morning and Running Throughout Day New and interesting features will be included In the New ¥ear Dav pro gram at the P. It. It. Y. M. C. A. this year. The association building in Relly street, will be decorated for the occa sion. There will be something doing all day. "Open house" will start at U In the morning and continue until 10 at night. Mambers of the reception and entertainment committee will be on hand to extend a cordial welcome to all members and their friends. (lames rl the day will include pocket billiards, shuflleboards, checkers and ♦ chess. The musical program will in clude piano selections and a vlctrola concert. In the afternoon tho Indies' from '2 to 5 o'clock, in the educational Auxilllary will serve refreshments room on the second tloor. At 3 o'clock a swimming and (living exhibition will be given in the natatoriuin. The annual entertainment to mem bers and friends of the association will be given in the auditorium, start ing at 7:30 in the evening. A program of moving pictures, vocal and instru mental selections will be offered. Tho chairman of the entertainment com mittee. 11. E. Rupp, will open the exer cises with a brief address. A record attendance is expected. P. R. R. Panama Exhibit. The Pennsylvania Railroad exhibit at the Panama-Pacific Exposition will be a notable, feature of that celebration. One of the company's exhibits will be a topographical map showing that part of the country from tho Great Lakes to Kentucky and Virginia between the Mississippi river and the Atlantic ocean. RAILROAD NOTES Free lessons on electricity have been discontinued by the Pennsylvania Rail road owing to busienss depression. Local employes of tho Pennsylvania Railroad are anxiously awaiting the arrival of their passes. The old paste boards are no good after to-morrow. Thomas J. Mclntlre, aged 24 years, n Lehigh Valley brakeman, was killed In the Easton yards yesterday. His foot caught in a guard rail, throwing Mclntlre under the engine. Reading employes at Rutherford yards were paid to-day. In two days $30,000 was distributed in Harrisburg, At tho annual meeting of three Reading Railway subsidiary companies Agnew T. D'ce, 'vice-president and general manager, was elected a di rector to succeed Theodore Voorhees, ■who is president of all the companies. Standing of the Crews HARRISBURG SIDE I'lillndclphln Division—l2B crow first to go after 3:30 p. m.: 125, 120, 111. 112. 126. 121, 104, 113. 106, 103. Engineers for 128, 121, 101. Firemen for 120, 106. Conductors for 12S, 112, 126, 106. Flagmen for 111, 106. Brakemen for 104, 103. Engineers up: Sunplee. Younir, Sober, Blssinger, Gillums , Foster, Grass, Davis. Minnich, First, Manley, Ilenneclii', MeUuire, Kelsinger, Wolfe Brubaker, Welsh, Crisswell. Firemen up: Farmer. Mulholm, Rushey, Hnrtz, Collier, Miller, Martin, Copeland, Blelch, Robinson, ICestrcvcs, Cover, Duvall, Naylor, Lantz, Shlve, Keglcman, Herman. Kochenour, Myers, Acliey, Grove, Wagner. Conductors up: Mehafflie, Fesler. Flagmen up: Sullivan, Mellinger. Brakemen up: Sweigert, Stehman, Morris, Busser, Mumma, Knupp, Gouse, Mumma, Hubbard. Brown, Bogner, Desch, Hivner, Collins, Wiland, Shultz berger, Riley, Mclntyre. Middle Division—232 crew first to go after 2:30 p. m.: 227, 249. Preference: 2, 3, 4, 1, 9, 5, 7 Engineer for 4. Fireman for 7. Conductors for 2, 5. Flagmen for 3. 1. Brakemen for 2, 4. 1, 9. Firemen up: Gross, Boss, Fletcher, "Wright, Seagrlst, Stouffer, Simmons, Kuntz. Brakemen up: Putt. Henderson, Rls elnger, Kane, Troy, Prank. Yard Crew*—To go after 4 p. m.: Engineers for 1451. 1820. Firemen for 1454, 1856. 1556. Engineers up: Kuhn, Snyder, Pelton, Shaver, I-loyler, Beck, Barter, Blever, Hohenshelt, Brenneman. Thomas, Houser, Meals, Stall], Swab. Crist, Har vey. Saltsman. Firemen up: Welgle, Lackey, Cook erlcy, Maeyer, Sholter, Snell, Bartolet, Hart, Barkey, Sheets, Bail - , Eyde, Ney, Myers, Boyle. Shlnle-. Schlefer, Revie, Ulsh, Bostdorf, Itaucli. F.NOI.A SIDE Philadelphia Division —247 crow first to go after 3:45 p. m.: 216. 241, 228, 207, 214. 233, 204, 246, 226. 244. Engineers for 228, 226. Firemen for 204, 226. Conductors for 4, 16. 33. Flagmen for 33, 14, 46. BraKemen for 4, 14, 26 (two), 46, 47. Conductors up: Pennell, Kugler. Brakemen up: Goudy. Decker, Mal socd, Summy, Shuler, Taylor, Jacobs, Vandllne- Murmna, Wiest, Fenstc macher, Knight. Middle Dlvlotnn— 2ll crow first to go after 3:50 p. m.: 219, 233, 247, 230, 226. TIIE READING HarrlMbnrK Division— l crew first to RO after 12 noon: 18, 5, 15, 14, 7, 24, 3, 16, 17, 4, 12, 11. East-bound — 70 crew first to go after 10:45 a. in.; 57, 60. 67, 52, 69, 54, 62. Firemen tip: King, Corl, Aunspach, Anders, Sullivan, Six, Fulton, Dobbins. Engineer up: Richwine. Brakemen up: Stephens. Ely, MROll nmer, Ely. Snader, Creager, Ayres, Shearer. Miles, Mumma. Duncan, Hol bort, Hogor.togler, Dunkle, Heekman, Grimes. WEDNESDAY. EVENING, AZALEAS COMING FROM WAR IIIONS State Inspectors Say That Belgium Is Furnishing an Immense Part of Stock _ Although w.ar T has been raging for over 150 days CB in Belgium, the center of the dis /jgpnvßy trict ex por 11 n g !te nursery stock to "j*j-j HQSf Gie United States, State nursery in »ilUOOHll. B Pectors say that fl j£ ' ~ TJ '• ° rtatloiia of never been a s large as this Fall. Immense shipments have been received at the port of Phil adelphia, most of them bearing mani fests from Ghent. Many came from Rotterdam by steamers, although a few were shipped by way of England. Tho bulk of these shipments are azaleas for the Spring trade and there Will be no shortage in this State as a result of the war. It is declared by inspectors. The stock is all being | carefully inspected for traces of pests and none worth mentioning have been found. State Zoologist H. A. Surface, who directs inspection of stock, says that there is no gypsy moth In Pennsylva nia and reports that the moth has come in on nursery stock from foreign countries or other States are not cor rect. State to Demur. The Common wealth of Pennsylvania will demur to the mandamus proceeding brought against Banking Commissioner Wil liam 11. Smith to compel him to order 1 banks under his supervision to publish in December lists of all unclaimed de posits. The action was entered some time ago and there is doubt on Capi tol Hill whether the commissioner can be mandamtissed. The demurrer of the State will be filed here and argu ment heard in the coming month. Cablmge Is Bad. —Agents of State Dairy and Food Commissioner James Foust have been raiding stocks of merchants who have been selling food unlit to eat and have, discovered con siderable quantities of vegetables of various sorts which are in bad shape. Several arrests have been made in in terior counties. Cabbage which has passed the useful age is among the articles causing arrests. Charters Issued. The following State charters have been granted at the Capitol: Mastonford Building and Loan Association, Conshohocken, capi tal $1,000,000; Ernst & Beavers Co., motors, Scranton, capital $10,000; Messamej- Loam Sand Company, New Castle, capital $10,000; Emaus Iron Ore Company, Philadelphia, capital $10,000; Stroudsburg Creamery Com pany, Stroudsburg, capital $25,000; Frank D. Evans Auto & Livery Co., Philadelphia, capital $10,000; Rich mond Grocery Company, Philadelphia, capita! $10,000; Perpetual' Fuse Com pany. Philadelphia, capital $5,000; James Maeauley Wallace Realty Co., Philadelphia, capital $100,000; Penn Grain and Feed Company, Philadel phia, capital $100,000; the Porter Company, wholesale millinery, Pitts burgh, capital $50,000; the Home Laundry Company, Wilkes-Barre, capital $10,000; Oakwood Chair Manu facturing Company, Philadelphia, capital $10,000; Paoling Spring Farm Company, Mill Hall, capital $10,000; Charles S. Smith, inc.. hardware, Phil adelphia, capital $25,000. Stock Increases.—The Adolphia Ho tel Company, Philadelphia, has Hied notice of an increase of stock from 5305.000 to $450,000; Pine Bros. Co., Philadelphia, stock, $1.">,000 to $25,- 000; Pooley Furniture Company, Inc., Philadelphia, stock, $5,000 to $250,- 000. Coroner Resigns.—William Neville, coroner of Montgomery county and legislator-elect, has resigned. Flowers For Hospital.—The staff of tl.io Department of Labor and Indus try, sent large bunches of llowers to the city hospital for the holidays. Brumbaugh's Last Meeting. Dr. Brumbaugh attended a meeting of the State Board of Education yesterday lor the last time. A large amount of routine work was cleared up and plans made for the winter work. Mr. Dell Ilere. Representative elect Deli, of Huntingdon county, was at the Capitol. He came for the State Educational Association meeting. Ex-Members Here. Ex-Represen tatives J. F. F. Morris and A. J. PfalT, of Philadelphia, were ar the Capitol. Care For Pavements.—Commission er Jackson has issued a warning to people to take care of their pavements. He urges that pavements be cleared and that every one take heed where ho puts his foot, in the course of a letter of suggestions to safety organi zations. Second Issue Is Fine. —The second issue of the Pennsylvania Highway News, the official publication of the State Highway Department, came out to-day and Is worth while. It contains some fine pictures of roads in Dela ware county which have been approv ed by the State, together with full in formation about what the department is doing, what contracts were let in November, what is going on for stan dardization of maintenance work to gether with a fine picture of Lebanon county supervisors. The bulletin is what tho department has been need ing for a long time and gives infor mation of value to local authorities. Feed the Quail. State Zoologist Surface has joined the State Game au-j rnn MiDDLeTovn <€f)ief)Spiß&# TO aagaSBMB Ullll DUNCE 111 BENTOIUMLLTONIGHT Old-fashioned Dances and New Steps Will Both Be on Program Elaborate preparations have been made for the annual dance ot the Steelton High School Alumni Associa tion to be held this evening In the hall of the Benton Catholic Club, North Front street. A larger attendance is expected this year than in the past. The dance program has been so arranged that both the old-fashioned dances and the "new steps" will be danced. Each member of the association will be al lowed one guest. The committee that arranged the affair includes W. M. Harclerode, chairman; Miss Sylvia Whitman, Miss Clara Harclerode, Miss Margaret Dai ley, William Hechtel, Hen Brandt, Charles Chambers, Miss Elizabeth Clancy, Miss Bertha Messersmith, Miss Ella Sharosky, Koy Snyder, Miss Mar tha Selway, Miss Ellen Merryman, Miss Clara Heck and Miss Sylvia Beidle. Burgess Wigfield Urges Steelton Mummers to Parade at Harrisburg Burgess Fred Wiglleld to-day heart ily endorsed the Mummers' parade to be hold in Harrisburg, Friday, and strongly urged Steelton people to take some part in the celebration. His statement follows: "The Mummers' Association of Har risburg has requested me to issue a proclamation urging attendance at the Mummers' parade. New Year's Day, as has been done in a number of sur rounding towns. "Inasmuch as the business depres sion has made it impossible lor Steel ton to have a New Year's celebration of our own; and inasmuch as the Mummers' Association of Harrisburg, our neighboring city, has worked un tiringly and energetically to give a parade that will surpass anything oC its kind in this section of the State, and has further extended the people of Steelton a cordial invitation to par ticipate and to come to Harrisburg and enjoy the parade, I heartily commend the association and strongly urge our citizens who want recreation Friday to go to the Mummer's parade in Har risburg. "I have been advised that the Bald win Hose Company, the Triangle Club and the Loyal Order of Moose, of Steelton. will all be well represented in the parade. Now let the Steelton delegation be large and you will ad vertise the town.—Fred Wiglleld, Bur gess." STIC ELTON SNAPSHOTS Water Board Moots. —The borough water board met this afternoon to complete the year's business and pre pare its annual report to council. Plan Wat<Ji Night. Watch night services will be held in Centenary United Brethren Church New Year's Eve, "MIDDLETOWfI* - - 10LKCT OFFICERS Middletown Lodge. No. 156, Inde pendent Order of Americans, elected officers at a meeting Monday evening. They include: Councilor, Earl Sohn; vice-councilor. John E. Houser; as sistant recording secretary, Ross E. Hoover; conductor, J. H. Seltzer; war den, H. W. Sehurtz, Jr.: inside senti nel, Grant Suders; outside sentinel, John R. Steadman; trustee, eighteen months, Harry Hamaker; chaplain, James A. Ulricli. YOUNG FOLK ON SLEIGHIUDE A party of Middletown young folks enjoyed a slelgliride to Elizabethtown Monday evening. An oyster supper was served at the Central Hotel. In the party were Misses Marian Hats, Goldie Kieffer, Eva Blecher, Verona Keiper, Mary Gingrich, May Fuhr inan. Cliarlene Fisliel, Martha Swartz, Mary Ettele, Agnes Markley, Edward Eby. Harry Longenecker, Robert Engle, Bruce Peters, Grant Gerberich, Abe Hoffman, William Swartz, Roy Snavely, Edward Keiper and Roy Buumbach. MIDDLETOWN" NOTES The Royalton borough council met last evening to close the year's busi ness. A few bills were ordered paid. Members of the Darktown Fire Bri gade met last evening in the Union hosehouse to complete plans for the mummers' parade in Harrisburg New Year's Day. tlioritics in urging that quail be fed dufing the winter if anyone is to en joy them next year. He has issued a circular on the subject. New Member Here. Representa tive-elect Milliron, of Armstrong coun jty, was a visitor to the "Hill" to-day. Rush of Money. The automobile division to-day took in $25,000. Yes terday it turned in $30,000. Htg Hear Kill. Records of the State Game Commission show 236 bears killed this season. There were twenty-nine does and a thousand legal bucks. Nothing to It. Adjutant General Thomas J. Stewart to-day declared that there was nothing to the report that two infantry regiments in Phila delphia were to be transferred to ar tillery. Another Electrocution. Governor Tener to-day issued a death warrant ; for the electrocution of Andrey Ma- I llnowski, Allegheny county, in the week February 22 at the new peni tentiary. ; To Attend Inquest.—John P. Do i honey, Investigator, of accidents, left to-day to attend the Royersford in- Quest. _ , Lancaster Charter. The Lasko Manufacturing Company, of Lancas ter, was chartered to-day for the re pair of radiators. It has $5,000. cap ital. Up to 10,000. —The State has issued licenses for almost 40,000 automobiles carrying pneumatnic tires. The in come is not far from $4 00,000. Kick on Rates. —The boroughs of Ben Avon and Emsworth have illed with the Public Service Commission a complaint against the Ohio Valley Water Company, claiming that the rates are excessive. The commission Is asked to fix a fair and reasonable schedule of rates. MRS. CHARLES B. OHX Mrs. Charles B. Ohl, aged 60 years, died suddenly Saturday afternoon at her home. 265 East Fifth street, Bloomsburg. She was a resident of Bloomsburg for the past thirty years, but was born in Harrisburg. She is survived by her husband and two chil dren Mrs. Harry Shaffer, Bloomsburg, and Ralph, of South Bethlehem; three brothers, James Cadow, Bloomsburg; Perry and Joseph Cadow, of this city. Funeral services were held at the home yesterday afternoon, at 2:30 o'clock. I HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH Miss Lefsky to Wed ''' ' : fc JBg jjajajk »■' * jv J p^^Sj JB MISS MINNIE LEFSKY The engagement of Miss Minnie kef sky, a pretty Steelton girl, to Saul Schlomberg, of Harrisburg, was an nounced last evening at a dinner given by Lawrence Lefsky, the brother of the betrothed. Miss Lefsky is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. F'ein. 39 North Front street, and is popular among Steelton's young set. Mr. Schlomberg is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Schlomberg, of Harrlsburg. The engagement an nouncement came as a great surprise to their host of friends. The wedding will be a nevent of next June. INVENTS WATER PURIFIER 11. A. Weaver, formerly associated with the Steelton Y. M. C. A. and prominent in athletics here and later at State College, has invented an ap paratus for purifying water. The de vice will be put on the market during the coming year, it is reported. Weaver's invention, it is said, will en tirely remove all the elements that cause injury and will prevent the cor j roslve deposits in boilers and steam pipes. The device has been undergoing for more than a year, it is said, with exellent results. ELECT OFFICERS Washington Camp, No. 102, Patri otic Order Sons of America, elected officers last evening. They include: President. Alvin Pierce; vice-president, Charles Gallagher; master of forms, John Brown; recording secretary, J. W. Brieker: conductor, Milton Weisen ford; inspector. Charles N. Myers; guard, James Clave; treasurer, H. H. Harlan; trustee, L. Ira Cargill. G. A. R. Post to Install Officers Friday Night Sergeant Samuel W. Liascomb Post, 351, Grand Army of the Republic, will install Its recently elected officers at a meeting in the G. A. R. Ilall, North Front street, Friday evening at 7.30. Past Commander John H. Shelley, of Harrlsburg, will have charge of the in stallation. The officers to be installed Include: Post commander. George H. Boyer; senior vice-commander, John McAfee; junir vice-commander, Samuel Wea ver; quartermaster, John C. Attick; ehainplaln, D. R. Hoffman; surgeon, William N. Gemmill; officer of the day, William A. Attick; representative to the department encampment, C. E. Scott; alternate, Samuel Weaver; trus tee, David R. Hoffman. STEELTON PERSONALS C. A. Smith, of Washington, p. C., formerly of Steelton, was In town yes terday. Martin J. O'Riley and John Calla ghan returned to Midland to-day after spending Christmas with relatives and friends hero. Oscar Gordes, of Midland, is visit ing in town. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Kell are in New Bloomfleld to attend the funeral, of the latter's mother. Mrs. John Brown, Swatara street, spent the day in Camp Hill. OIGIPROVEMENTS 111 WEPT SYSTEM County Inspector Boyer's Report Shows Remarkable Percentage Over Last Year percentage provements during November and De cember of this year as compared with I the same months last year. The facts aro set forth in the report to-day to the County Commissioners by Harry A. Boyer, county inspector of weights and measures. The percentage of im provement for November was 41 and for December it was 39. The combined reports of the work for November and December of 1914 show that 506 weights and measures were corrected and sealed, only 21 were incorrect and had to bo con demned, and that 46 required adjust ment. MRS. VEBXA ST\M\(ir,Ft SMITH Mrs. Verna Sinnlnger Smith, aged 24, died at the homo of her brother, Clar ence Sinnlnger, 542 South Seventeenth street, last evening, at 5 o'clock, Mrs. Smith was here on a visit when she took seriously ill seven weeks ago. She is survived by her parents, Mr. anil Mrs. Jacob Ij. Sinninger; a brother, Clarence, and a sister, Pearl. Tlio funeral ser vices will be hold from the home of her brother on Saturday afternoon, at 2 o'clock. Burial will be made in the East Harrlsburg Cemetorv. STEELTON OFFICIAL HEADS TO REPORT Fiscal Year Near End; Nelly to Name Successor to Stees With the end of the borough's fis cal year Just one day away the heads of the various departments of the borough are busy preparing their an nual reports to be submitted to Coun cil at its meeting Monday evening. Monday's session will be an impor tant affair for besides the reading of the annual reports a new councilman will be appointed from the First ward to succeed Councilman Frank Stees, who has moved from the district. Mr. Stees' successor will be nominated by Mr. Nelly, the remaining councilman from this ward. It is not likely that the various de partmental heads will have many suggestions for changes to submit to council as every department with the exception of Ihe Police department has been running smoothly and ef ficiently throughout the year. Whe ther or not Burgess* Wigfield will make any recommendations concern ing this department is not known. All the officers were elected Appoint ed for a term of two years and this term does not expire until next year. During the past year the Water de partment has made many improve ments including a new high-pres sure main to the East End and the relaying ofmains in a number of the streets paved during the summer. The highway department now has about seven miles of paved streets to care for, and addition during the year of over four miles. It can now report that Steelton is the best paved bor ough in the state, sixteen streets be ing paved during the last year. STEELTON SNAPSHOTS Cinder Explodes.—-A number of ex plosions shook the buildings about the Pennsylvania Steel plant last night, causing many people to believe that an accident had occurred. The ex plosions were caused by hot cinder dropping into water at the No. 1 blast furnace. Will Plead Guilty.—Stewart Palmer, of Harrlsburg, was arraigned before Squire Gardner to answer .charges of malicious mischief. He Is alleged to have thrown a bottle of whisky through the window of a trolley car Christmas night. Palmer will plead guilty in court. Arrest Fugitive. A fugitive since April, Oscar Ifaley returned to Steel ton last, evening. He was arrested a short time later by Constable Bora gardner. Haley will face charges of desertion and nonsupport and assault and battery. Hurt Willie < 'oasting.—Michael Sol linger and a lad named Mahoney were injured when their sleds collided on the Jefferson street hill yesterday. Ma honey was knocked unconscious and the Solllnger boy's nose was broken/ School Children Sing.—Eighty pupils from the Central grammar school, un der the direction of Professor William Harclerode and Professor G. W. Henry, gave an exhibition of sight reading of music before the State Edu cational meeting in Harrisburg this morning. [HIGHSPIKE V. B. OFFICERS The United Brethren Sunday School of Highspire elected officers following the regular session Sunday. They in clude: Superintendent. ,T. O. S. Poor man: assistant superintendent, E. B. Mobler; intermediate superintendent, Mrs. W. B. Kirkpatrick; junior super intendent, 11. C. Mathius; primary su perintendent, Mrs. E. S. Poorman; be ginners' department superintendent, Mrs. H. Mathlas; missionary superin tendent, Mrs. D. I/. Kauffman; tem perane superintendent, Miss Carrie Mathlas; home department superin tendent, Mrs. P. H. Mozer: assistant home department superintnedent, Mrs. Fred Auch; cradle roll superintendent, Miss Mary Heicher; secretary, John Hoch; assistant secretary, Wilbur Hoch: treasurer, K. F. Mathlas: libra rian. L. G. Bingaman; assistant libra rians, Carlton Cover, Clifford Ehris man, Paul Hocker, Arthur Poorman and Russell Elirhart; chorister, J. O. S. Poorman; pianist, senolr depart ment. Anno Hoch: junior department, Martha Frutiger: assistant pianist, Mabel Hoch: executive committee, 11. J. Boop, Ira W. Hoover and Ralph Parthemore. Fondness For Ham, and Lack of Money to Buy It, Puts Adam in Jail Fondness for ham, with no money to buy it, sent Adam Metrovitcli, of Steelton, to jail to-day. Metrovitch has been out of work for some time. He is also without cash. During his search for employment this morning Metrovitch came in contact with the delivery wagon of E. G. Slabach, 223 Chestnut street, Harrisburg. The wagon was tilled with meats and hams. Metrovitch picked out a nice big ham, placed It under his coat and walked down Blackberry street toward Third street. Patrolman Gra ham was walking down the same street. Metrovitch started to run, but he got a poor start. The patrolman grabbed him, returned the ham to the wagon and sent Metrovitch to jail. A hearing will take place to-morrow at the Mayor's office. FOREMAN GETS PRIZE ' The foremen on Division No. 4 of the Philadelphia division of the Penn sylvania Railroad, under Supervisor C. Z. Moore and assistant, C. L. P. Russell, have won an enviable repu tation for maintaining a perfect road bed and have recently won a number of prizes. Elmer Stoner, foreman of subdivision No. 4. at Highspire, won the general superintendent's premium of S6O for the foreman having the best subdivision on the Philadelphia di vision during the year ending October 1, 1914, Mr. Stoner took this prize two years in succession. John M. Weaver, foreman of subdivision F, at Bheertis. received the supervisor's pre mium of S6O for the foreman having the best subdivision on Division No. 4 during the year ending October 1, 1914. GEOHCtrc SWAM 7 Funeral services for George Swartz, aged 68 years, who (llod at the Countv Almshouse. Sunday evening, wero held tills afternoon In Carlisle, where the body was taken by Undertaker S. 8. Speese. Burial was made In the Car lisle Cemetery. Mr. Swartz is Survived by one son, Clarence of Mlllersburg. DECEMBER 30, 1014."" " Smith's Extra Specials For Thursday and Friday Thrifty people who wish to study real economy? will find wonderful values at this store—to-morrow and Friday. Only a few items mentioned TO-MOR ROW SPECIAL. Men'* and Wo- A . « / • II y 1 '"" 1 ITT Til Special Mornlig l/ty *340 Sweaters / /|| Sales. II to 11 a. I /Z/^ with roll collars. «fl/, m. Men's Turkey I 1 . To-morrow, un- ■■ •km 7 i lcd Handker- A V uuitclinlile. Karh ..... lilefs. lOnrh • lA.no and 91H.R0 / QA fJlrls*"'*™ "* *"o, i A new moilel All *fl *2.00 and *I.OO M llr* Wool Tailored flllltl 17 Trimmed Velvet ZM. 7I . Suits. To-mor- Y" ' Huts slaughter- 1/ V row etl. Each, at Women's *O.OO fl* To-morrow only. f lon*T 1.1 aek Win- \ / /II Speelul up to Ip. % I •411 Xr c roZ tm :.: ro : <P£«! 7 w tpl»«)7 sl(t.r»o Conihlufi s22.so and $25.00 ZA| ,Vml" vVt^" 0 " COA fine Tailored Suits, 1111! Dresses for XII hest satin lined. •[)( l_ll*f indies. To- .|J # J fly To-morrow V / | morrow special, / j eacli • To-morrow. Spe- 4 a! / ' «i» fancy plaid A%/% mm A clal. Mornlnic 1 IVo ( ollfge touts for fl* H H II Sales up to II ■ // £tn\ I.a.lies and Misses. -\ ill n. m. Women's I lj To-morrow less t|la|. I / OnllnK Flannel M. km cost of *|/v® ■ / l'ettlcoafs. Kach matin*. Kach Mea'a'*;i!oo'silk f A A *1"'0 and *I.OO C 5 I'liimli-Y elour I 11111 11 ne lot one-piece ' llafs. To-mor- # II I IB 9 House Dresses. t IflL row. Special; WA• W | To-morrow vvw nil slr.es. Knch SMITH'S, 412 Market St. 1914 Was a Cross-Roads in World's Religious Affairs The War Created a Spiritual Crisis and an Ecclesias tical Upheavel; All Faiths on the Battle Line (By Tlie Religious Rambler.) A BACKWARD look across iOl4 shows one overshadowing event, the great war, which dominates the year's religious history, to the obscuring of all else. Perhaps, when men to the point of being able rightly to appraise the signifi cance of recent events, it will be found that the effect of the war upon religion has been its most important result. Assuredly, epochal results, re ligiously, have already followed the outbreak of the war, with greater to come. Long-prepared and carefully laid plans of international ecclesiastical leaders were devastated by the out bx-eak of hostilities. The dramatic break-up of the Church Peace Con ference at Constance by the declara tion of war, which sent the delegates scurrying without their baggage to points of possible embarkation for home, was symbolic. Kven greater was the completo severance of the carefully-knit rela tions between the religious leaders of Germany and Britain. So bitter a spirit has been shown in subsequent manifestoes by churchmen, that cer tain American religious statesmen are toilsomely at work to remove mis understandings and to make possible that a resumption of relations after the war. It is significant that this work of mediation is being done by Americans. International religious organiza tions, like the continuation Committee of the Edinburg Conference, the Christian Kndeavor movement, the Young Men's Christian Association, etc., have seen the brotherly work of years laid in ruins. Foreign mission work has been tre mendously disorganized. American societies are undertaking to carry on, or tide over, the work of the Ger man missions; and Britain is helping the French societies. Even so, be cause of the rules of war, many mis sionaries have had to abandon their fields; and practically all missionaries, even the American, have been in sore straits because of the break-down of international banking. Far-reaching as the collapse of organized religious work has been, it is of trifling import in comparison with the upheaval in the world's thought of the Supreme Being. Noth ing else in the universe is so impor tant as what people think about God. In the very beginning of the war, and during its continuance, all the rulers concerned called confidently upon Jehovah to espouse their cause and to fight their battles. Kaiser, czar, emperor, king, president and sultan, all have shown utmost assurance that God is fighting under the banner of each, and against the armies of the enemy. History has no parallel for this dramatic clashing of claims upon the Most. High. Profound results have followed, thinking people everywhere, even in the remote centers of what Christians loosely call "heathendom," have been set to asking fundamental questions concerning God and Christian civili zation. Is God a monopoly of any race or nation? Why has he per mitted this most devastating cataclysm that humanity has ever undergone? The two largest nations that are FROM THE SISTERS OF ST. MARY Grateful Letter Tells of Good Results IjllP' Obtained by Using Father John's Medicine for Colds and Coughs We have permission to quote from the following let ter recently received from the Sisters of St. Mary at SSI vgF - ,,r /■ Farnham, N. Y.: The sisters who have been taking ' AS Father John's Medicine ure perfectly cured of their , TjcouKh, after having tried several other kinds of cough medicine without the least beneficial effects. We aro M sincerely grateful and would like to recommend leather , ;JH John's Medicine to all as the very best for the most stubborn coutrhs and colds. Gratefully yours. (Signed), Sisters of St. Mary, Farnham, N. Y. Father John's Medicine is best for colds because It Is composed of nourishing food elements which give new H strength and rebuild wasted tissue. Father John's ■ Medicine is a doctor's prescription, and Is free from HHHHHIHBHI alcohol or dangerous drugs In any form. ; not participating in the war took ex traordinary religious action. The President of the United States set apart a special day of prayer for peace amid the warring nations; and a few weeks later the President of China did likewise, with the supple mental exhortation that his people should pray for the protection of China in this crisis. War Turns People to Religion What rulers and organized govern ments may soy or do with respect to religion is of less importance than the attitude and actions of people* as individuals. Remarkable results of the war, in this respect, are reported from the warring nations. Every where churches are crowded daily as well as on Sundays. The indifferent are turning again to the houses of prayer. France seems to be finding her lost faith. So deep is the mood of reli gion among the people, and so shining has been the service of the priests and monks, both in the ranks and in relief work, that it is freely predicted that a return of the old relations between the Church and State is possible. Belgium's quickened religious fer vor is the most explicable of all; for adversity ever turns men to God. Germany, whose church congregations had been depleted by what orthodox folk call "rationalism," is turning again to the simple devotion of its fathers. Russia is sure that this is a "holy war" and that it will result in the saered consummation of the re turn of the cross to the Mosque of St. Sophia in Constantinople. The re ligious fervor of the Russian soldiers is remarked by all observers. In this country, many persons are declaring that the world-war pre sages the return of Christ to earth. Everywhere a deepening of religious Interest Is reported. Revivals have not had such vogue or success for mnay years. " "Billy" Sunday, the baseball evangelist, who opens a ten-weeks' series of meetings in Philadelphia on January 3, the largest evangelistic project America has known for a gen ration, is the center of surprising national interest. It is being said by many observing persons that this at tempt to awaken cities of the first magnitude is providentially timid, be cause the war has sobered the think ing of all classes of people. In America the churches have shown quick and beautiful sympathy with the victims of war. If "to visit the widows and fatherless in their af fliction," is, aa St. James declares, "pure religion and undellled," then America has been undergoing a great religious experience. Christians as well as Jews have been deeply stirred by the suffering of the inhabitants of the Holy Band, and especially tho Zionists there. The prediction is being freely mndo that when this war ends Palestine will bo open to the Jews to possess, in fulfil ment. of their ancient kingdom dream. Whatever 1915 may hold religiously, and the signs are significant—it can hardly mean more to the religibus life of mankind than the twelve months now ending. The Religious Rambler. 7
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