10 V> hat we say it is, IT is •J^ j For You a Year Full of Cheer I eees To each of you who has favored us with EEEE [EEE your patronage in l'H4 '"Thank you - ■ j most heartily." ... === We appreciate the trade you have ■■ . given us and assure you we will leave ■■ " nothing undone to warrant the continu- I, , , ance of vour patronage. Your saiisfac tion is our chief desire. |h®h If it ever happens that a purchase made EEEE here, or a gift from Diener's is not thor- EEE EEE oughly satisfactory, we will consider it a ■ === favor to have you return it. We are anx- E=E EEEE ioits at all times to rectify mistakes on EE=E EEEE our part, or yours, and are eager to do = all in our power always to have you == think of Diener's with a smile of satis- EEEE == faction. EEEE vote If you have found Diener's a good H§)| store to trade at in 1914, you will find it *£ =j better still in 1915. B DIENER, The Jeweler Will 408 Market Street NOISY WELCOME 10 v IS BOW CITY TREE [Continued From First Pagt ] Mummers' Program Tonight 11.45—Assemble about Munici pal Christmas tree, Front and Mar ket streets. 11.53—Lights go out. 12—Lights go on and the wel come starts. Courthouse bell will strike 1-9-1-5. New- Year's I>ay 12 (Noon) —Marshals and aids meet with Chief Marshal C. O. liackenstoss and Chief or Stall Frauds 11. Hoy, Jr., at Mayor's office. 12.15 Formation of parade. I.ls—Parade moves. 3.3o—Drill contests in front of I th< Mayor's office. L & Koute of Procession Down A Front street to Market, to Fourth, r lo Walnut, lo Third, to Kelly, to Sixth, to Hamilton, to Second, to Market Square and dismiss. Tile chief marshal and staff will re view the parade in Market Square west side. l>—Announcement of prizewin ners at the Orphcnm Thca," i»."v i s 1 dedicate its now liefl In Race street to-morrow. The Jail has been fitted il\> in a cozv manner and everybody will lie welcome. Open house will be observed from 11 o'clock in the morn ing until late in the evening. Ensign Pat Neilsen, with Mrs. Neilsen and other local workers, will welcome vis itors and special religious services will be on the day's program. The usual New Year dances will also take place during the afternoon and evening. At the Armory a holi day dance will follow the basketball game. Winterdale Hall will be the scene of a big dance in the evening. New Year parties will be numerous throughout the city. t The Mummers' Parade The big feature, the Mummers' second annual parade, will take place In the afternoon. Four divisions will form the line of procession, and in ad dition to many organizations from Harrisburg, Steelton. Middletown, De mo-no, Ilighspiro and other nearby Mr. Autoist- Get This Tube Bag Free A large, strong, waterproof, black enameled inner tube bag will be given free to all patrons of our Tube Repair Department during the month of January, 1915. And a Dollar Pair of Genuine Gilmer Tread Repair Pliers Free with every fifty-cent can of MILLER PLUGGUM sold at our shop. PLUGGUM is the best self-vulcanizing material for the repair of small cuts in tire treads. Out-of-town orders for l'liiggum with the free pliers will "'! e<l on receipt „r sixty cents. Delivery by insured puree! post. The extra ten cents to cover «-ost or posta"c packing and insurance. These Free Tube Bags and Pliers are offered at this time to commemorate the Third An niversary of this establishment; to evidence my appre ciation of the generous support given; to extend ac quaintance with this shop; and, to "start something" in the New Year now dawning. STERLING AUTO TIRE CO. (Frank B. Bosch) 1451 Zarker St (15th & Market) Distributors for JtlillerTires The MILLER NON-SKlD—with its cogwheel tread— GEARS YOUR CAR TO THE ROAD , Jlwpw .,u. 111 » THURSDAY EVENING. fiARRISBURG TELEGRAPH DECEMBER 31, 1914. I towns will send large delegations. I The procession will form at State jand Front streets at 12.45 o'clock and ; will move promptly at 1.15 o'clock. The route will be short, and'at 3.30 o clock the drill contests take place in front of the police station. The fln i ishing touches to details for this dem onstration were made to-day. Mem- I bers of the finance committee, with "Mutt and Jeff," made a trip ov«?r the city to-day to boost the finances and ?et in sufficient cash to meet all re quirements. Prizes will be offered, amounting to SSOO. and there will be keen compe tition among the individuals, clubs *nd | organizations. The entries were ?till i coming in at noon to-day. It was ! expected (he parade committee will be busy until a late hour to-night ar ranging places in line for everybody | The complete list of entries will be J ready by 10 o'clock to-morrow. Jail Holiday Exercises in Charge of W. C. T. U. The usual holiday exercises nf the W. O. T. V. were held to-day at the | Dauphin county jail, with the county ; superintendent, Mrs. Margaret Ellen | berger, in charge. The propram in | eluded: j Hymn. "All Hail the Pow<r of Jesus' |>« T ame;" Scripture, Matthevs, 2d chap | ter. Mrs. Huston, of Peeifiroke; praver, j M of Mft»ae W. C. T. U.; I solo, Mrs. He?h'el, of Steelton W. ('. |T. IT.; talk, Mrs. W'ilkins; recitation, Miss Naomi Itomberger: solo, Mrs. Garman; recitation. Mrs. Kindly, Steel ton: reading, Mrs. .1. <\ Klnter; solo, Mrs. Watsop; prayer, Mrs. Kennedy. After the exercises the gifts were distributed. Each woman received stockings, candy, apples and oranges. Heptasophs Will Visit Marysville Conclave Heptaaoph conclaves of Harrisburg and vicinity will meet at 7 o'clock Sat urday evening at Market Square to take the car for Marysville. where they will meet the conclave of that town. Final plans will be made for the re ception and entertainment to be given by the Heptasophs Tuesday night, January 26, in the Tech High audi torium. Some tine talent has been pro cured and every effort is being made by the members to make it a success The out-of-town orders will come in a body and will bring their wives, daugh ters and sweethearts. Thev will also be allowed to bring friends who are not members of the lodge. The com mittee of arrangements for the enter tainment includes: E. E. Ewing. E J "\\ alsh, T* O. Phillips, Howard Bolger and W". W. Brltsch. BROADWAY'S YOUNGEST LEADING LADY m M * m Hnffiyi .■ - • - %t' : - *• ,> _ jHBF\-: •< ; : : • * **. j\V^^T U • ' ''" ""'■ ' '" ' * «>> ' *>;•• • . •;..,•«* , s •• ' J < • '< -' : <. v . ; < - ; $ ? ;' ' I : : |* h *\ • r V k '* .. ■ ■•-. . . Jiww >». . ~i£, » MISS ETHEL VALENTINE, WHO W "TO-DAY" AT MAJ A new leading lady made her de but to Broadway last winter. She was Aliss Fthel Valentine who will appear as Lily Wagner in "To-day," when it plays at the Majestic Saturday matinee and night. ' The identity of the new leading wo man for the George Broadhurst and Abraham Schomer play was kept carefully concealed until the night of her first appearance. Miss Valentine was absolutely un known to Broadway. Despite the fact that she is still in her teens, the little actress had had considerable stock experience about the country but had never played in a New York produc tion. Her photos bear a striking re- TYPHOID GROWING | LESS IN THE STATE Figures Compiled by State Com-| missioner of Health Dixon Show a Great Decrease Pennsylvania had f>o,ooo fewer cases of communicable disease during the year 1914 than during the previous year, according to the statement issued j to-day by Dr. Samuel G. Dixon, Com- j missioner of Health. In summarizing the work of his] department for the past year he said: "The people of the Commonwealth have cause to be thankful for the gen eral freedom from disease during the past year. Never in the history of the State has it been so l'ree from typhoid fever as during 1914. The result of nine years' work for the purification of our waterways and the protection of our public water supplies may be told tersely by the comparison of fig ures of the morbidity and mortality from typhoid fever in Pennsylvania in 1906 and 1914. "In the former year there were 24,471 cases of typhoid fever reported In this State and 3,971 deaths from the same cause. In 1914 only 7,000 'cases were reported up to November 31 and but 731 deaths. This means that there was a decrease of over 70 per cent, in typhoid fever in the Commonwealth. Saving in Money "Considered from Its economic standpoint, this means a savlilg of several millions of dollars annually, to say nothing of the sorrow and suf fering which has been eliminated. If there were no other results this achievement alone would justify the general activities of the State and local authorities and their expendi tures for public health work. There are. however, numerous other grati fying evidences. "The general death rate for Penn sylvania during 1914 will be 14.1 per 1,000 inhabitants, which in a State with the great urban population and the vast number of manufacturing and mining communities is evidence of general health conditions which, while not ideal, are a decided Improvement over those of a few years ago. "Tuberculosis, which is the greatest foe to life, lias been steadily declining as a result of the active campaign which has been waged by the Com monwealth and supplemented by vari ous philanthropic agencies. The State now maintains three great sanatoria, one in the eastern, one in the central and one in the western portion of the State, for the free treatment of in digent sufferers from this disease. The capacity of these Institutions is over 2,000 beds, which are at the disposal of those residents of Pennsylvania who are In need of sanatorium treatment. The system of free dispensaries which has been established brings this aid within the reach of every one of our eight million two hundred thousand people. Fighting Cancer "Cancer alone of all the various reportable diseases has shown a slight hut steady increase during the past few years. Up to the present time the medical profession has been unable to cope with this foe except through early surgical aid to those afflicted. How ever, many of our scientific men are devoting their energies to the investi gation of this disease and we hope that within a comparatively few years some more potent aid may be forth coming as a result of their exhaustive Investigations. "The activities of the State have stimulated every sinew in the general public health agencies In the Com monwealth. The educational work which has been carried on since the establishment of this department has borne excellent fruit. The local boards of health, the press, the philanthropic agencies and, most important of all. the general public, has understood, appreciated and co-operated in the work of bettering conditions. The time Is rapldlv approaching when every individual will not only act as his own sanitary policeman, but' will familiarize himself with those princi ples of personal hygiene and right liv ing which will serve more than all else, to Increase the span of human life and till to the brim the cup of Individual happiness." ILL APPEAR AS LILY WAGNER IN IESTIP SATURDAY semblance to Maude Adams and after her initial performance it was agreed that this same resemblance extended to her histrionic ability. Before being selected by George George Broadhurst and Harry Von Tilzer from over a hundred applicants for the part of Lily Wagner, Miss Val entine played with stock organizations in Kansas City. Omaha, St. Louis and Philadelphia. She has played all sort* of roles from C'amille to Wendy in Peter Pan, but never before had she the opportunity the role in "To-day" affords. Miss Valentine had the further dis tinction of being Broadway's young est leading lady.—Advertisement. CHURCHES TO SING ID PRAY IN 1915 Watch Night Services, i r oilowing Receptions, to Be Held by Many • Many churches will have "watch night" services this evening, beginning in some of them at 6.30 o'clock and lasting until the [» *JLa arrival of the new , Hf3 Among the congre . .1 iHDV *' Rations that will meet are 'he Derry Street fct ~-m *lj - United Brethren, Mar- X4T„ JjjH AT. ket Square Prosby- Efcx iilHStn tcrian. Fifth Street M ft h od Ist, Grace A. r/jj Methodist, St. Paul's ■ ar! liaptist, Market Street Baptist, Zion Lutheran, Harris Street United Evangelical, Messiah Lutheran and Curtln Heights Methodist. In the Ridge Avenue Methodist Church Professor L. 1. Evans will direct the music, after which the Rev. John H. Daugherty, pastor, will speak. An old-fashioned love feast will then be served. Many churches will serve luncheons and have old-time cele brations. To Welcome Meml>ers At Derry Street United Brethren Church, Fifteenth and Derry streets, services will be held from 7.30 to 12 o'clock. New members- —about one hundred —will be greeted by the older members of the church and a musical program will be given in the men's assembly room in the church base ment. Following the program a buffet luncheon will be served in the social rooms. The congregation will then go to the church auditorium, where "watch night" services will be held under the direction of the pastor, the Rev. Dr. J. A. Lyter. Recitations, special music and preaching will mark the service in the St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church. At 8 o'clock the Rev. R. W. Runyan will open the services with a short ser mon on the "New Year's Message." This will be followed by a social hour for the Stough converts and their friends who have joined the church or wish to do so. Special music and recitations will then be given, after which a luncheon will be served. The closing hour of the old year will be spent in song service and prayer. The members of the Fifth Street Methodist Episcopal Church also have a series of services, including an hour of motion pictures. Light refresh ments will be served. To "Ring In the New" The chimes of the old Zion Lutheran Church will ring out the old year from 11.30 until midnight by playing na tional airs. One of the features of the meeting in the Market Street Baptist Church will be the preaching of an evan- | geiistic sermon by Miss Eleanor Parry Weightman. of the Gordon Theological Seminary, Boston. Mass. The Rev. W. H. Dallman, pastor of the church, will also preach. The Rev. J. W. D. Deavor, pastor of the Epworth Methodist Church, will conduct the services to-night, begin ning at 9 o'clock. Watch night services in St. Paul's Buptlst Church. State and Cameron streets, will be held at 9 o'clock. Re vival services will be conducted In the church, beginning January 18, in charge of the Rev. Dr. O. S. Slmms, of Pittsburgh. Messiah Lutheran Church will have a watch meeting. The devotional serv ice will be preceded by a social hour under the auspices of the Young Peo ple of Messiah from 10 until 11 o'clock. The social time will be spent in the hall In the basement of the church. At 11 the meeting will be held In the second department Sunday school room and until 11.30 there will he de votional services, conducted by the same organization. This service will Include numbers by Mrs. Bumbaugh, soprano soloist of the Messiah choir, and others. From 11.50 until 12.10 , the service will be in charge of the The Passing of the Old Year On the Threshold of the New In observance of our annual custom the store will be closed all day to-morrow. Our heartiest wish tor the New Year is that you may enjoy a fuVl measure of happines? and that throughout the year there may be no sky of doubt for you in your pursuit of success or pleasure. There have been many cloudy skies in the commercial world in the year that is breathing to-night its last bit of life, but unless certain unmistakable signs count for nothing, the last of these clouds is already in full view. The month of December brought new life, and, so, as a reply to those who^ m igHt want to look to us to answer their question "How's- Uusiness?" we are gla<b to say that things actually are picking up. The holiday month has been a bount^f u j /he for us in point of sales. * I Good-night and a Happy New Year. Keep your head up and hang on to your grit. Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart Rev. H. W. A. Hanson, pastor of the ] church. There will be a short address ! by the pastor. At Grace Methodist Episcopal Church watch night services will begin at 9.30 o'clock. The lirst period will be a social hour, when the Ladies Aid will serve refreshments. A re ligious service will follow, under the direction of the pastor, the Rev. Dr. John D. Fox. The pastor will Rive a talk and solos will be sung by Mrs. Emily Miller, Miss Arment and Miss Ruth Towsen. There will be a prayer and experience meeting as the new year approaches. RABBI ALBI'M TO LECTURE Rabbi Leon Album will deliver his fourth lecture of the season on Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock at the Kesher Israel Synagogue, in Slate street. He will take "The Conflict Between tlio Nations'' for a subject. The monthly entertainment will be held on Sunday at 7.30 o'clock at the Hebrew Kdu cational Institute. •Scrvkv at OlM'v Sholoni. —Services will be held at Ohev Sholom Temple to-morrow night. Rabbi Charles .1. Freund will speak on a New Year sub ject. Ct'TTTNG ICE AT COLEBROOK Sfecial la The Telegraph Lebanon, Pa., Deo. 31.—Yesterday tlio United Ice and Coal Company, of Harrisburg, placed a force ot forty men at work harvesting ice at the Colebrook dam. a mile from Mt. Gret na. Although a thaw was In progress when the operations began, cooler weather followed later in the day and a cold wave is expected to help con ditions. Immediately after tlie cut ting of the iie at Colebbrook, that at l.akc Conewago, Mt. Gretna, will be harvested. CON XEI J.SVI LLE COURIER SEES BRIGHT COKE PROSPECTS By Associated Press Connellsville, Pa., Dec. 81. — Figures compiled by the Connellsville Courier shows that the output of coke In the Connellsville region during 1914 was 14,57 3,638 tons which sold for $28,151,276. During the two preced ing years the Connellsville coke trade , was held at 20,000,000 tons annually, the loss of 30 per cent, in production this year being attributed to poor con ditions in the steel industry. Oper ators, however, profess to see the re turn of good business, shipments last week having increased 19,000 tons over the preceding week. SHII'S TO MEET IN SOUTH • By Associated Press Washington. Dec. 31.—The Navy Department officials are considering revising their program so as to per mit naval vessels of South American countries to the joint international fleet In southern waters prior to the naval parade at the formal opening of the Panama Canal, so that they will not be obliged to make the long voy age to Hampton Roads, where the American and European ships will as semble. German Ambassador Accused of Plagiarism I Kj&JHIt •J.M..VOTC IIHKS3OWP I AMBASSADOR COUNT VON BERN'S TORFF. Endless comment is being made in local diplomatic circles over the charge of plagiarism against Count von Bernstorff, the German Ambas sador to the United States, details of which are printed in the current Issue |of the Nation, under the caption "A Study of Sources." "English Influ ence in Count von Bernstorff's Ora tion." The Nation contains copies of a let ter from William Dawson, the English author of "The Evolution of Modern Germany," and another from Bert Edward Young, In which he points out the apparent similar language and shadings between the work of Dawson and the oration "The Development of Germany as a World Power," deliv ered by Count ( von Bernstorff berore the American Academy of Political and Social Science, in Philadelphia, Nov. 6, 1909. The oration, according to Mr. Young, was published as a supplement of the Academy of Poli tical and Social Science In January, 1910. According to Young, Dawson's work was published In 1908. BAI STOCK Ui\lOE[) HAMMER ON MONDAY Fifteen Shares Will Be Sold at Public Sale on Court house Steps Bi i, Fifteen shares of ilf' bank stock will go the auctioneer. The sale will be the first Ten shares of the securities to be sold will be Lemoyne Trust Company stock and the other live will bo shaves In the Cnlon Trust Company of this city. Probate Solomon ('asset's Will.— Roy Danner, register of wills, yes terday probated the will of Solomon Cassel formerly of East Hanover township and issued- letters on the estate of John 11. Cassel. ; Succeeds Orwlg a* Auditor. —Wil- 11am 15. Boyd, a member of the Dau ' I phin county bar was appointed yester -11 day afternoon by the Dauphin county court to succeed S. 11. orwig, as spo il cial auditor to examine and report up -1 jon the accounts of Prothonotary H. P. Holler, Recorder ol' Deeds O. G. Wick ' ersham and Renter of Wills Roy C. I Danner. Mr. Orwig who had served in | this capacity for years, died a few i months ago. At the Register's Office.—The will of Mary R. Boedde, Dykons, was pro bated to-day and letters on tho estate were granted to J. J. Delaney, Lykens, and J. M. Boedde, Altoona. Realty Transfers.—Realty transfers in city and county included the fol lowing; P. J. Bolen to Catherine M. Mulcahy, IGO4 Logan street, $1,223; Catherine M. Mulcahy to William Lutz, 1604 Logan street, sl. Mercantile Appraiser Sworn In. Joseph A. Miller, the newly appointed county mercantile appraiser for 1915, was sworn in to-day by Prothonotary Harry K. Holler. Mr. Miller will begin his duties at once. Deputy Wet eel Resigns. Deputy Sheriff Edward Wetzel resigned to- Iday and it Is understood that no suc cessor will be named by Sheriff H. C. Wells. Sheriff Wells will conduct the office with but two deputies now, in stead of three. New Safe Cabinets.—New steel safe lice Cream Flavors For New Year's Day J VANILLA BISQUE I CHOCOLATE MAPLE WALNUT ' J STRAWBERRY PEPPERMINT i J CUSTARD LEMON ICE I 1 ORANGE ICE I I Walker & Messimer I 411 N. Second Street WrzSff f WJL quality smoke OMoja 10c Cigars There are 50 years of "know how" back of this brand, apd J they are the richest, most fragrant and satisfying cigars a dime can buy. Made by John C. Herman& Co. book and docket cabinets will be pur chased early in the new year by the County Commissioners for the offices of County Treasurer A. H. Bailey and County Controller H. W. Gougli. Poor Directors Get Requisition. The County Commissioners yesterday decided to grant the poor board its request for an additional requisition to complete, tho year. Tho board asked for $35,000, but the commis sioners will allow it an additional $l5O. SUNDAY SCHOOL EIjKCTS The annual election of officers and teachers for the Sunday school of St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Chuteh took place last evening- The follow ing officers were chosen: David Kod gers, superintendent; J. E. Snavely, assistant superintendent; Miss Carrie Snavely, primary superintendent; Mil.-. Bertha Roller, assistant; Miss Kathrjii Pik. superintendent foreign depart ment; Bernard Pissimento, assistant; Mrs. Kobert W. Runvan, home depart ment; Mell Harner. secretary; Edgcr Stoner, assistant; James Miller, treas urer; Irvin Geiger and Raymond Melxel, librarians: Dill Mell, cholrls, ter; Mary Parsons, pianist; .Mary Howard, assistant. DECREASE IN MEATS IS SHOWN OVER l.Asr YEAR By Associated Press y Washington, Dec. 21.—Although tho European war has enormously in creased the volume of food products exported 1> ytlic United Stntes In tin last few months, the level of prices of meat animals in this country has declined as compared with priced a year ago. An official tabulation of prices Is sued to-day by the Department of Agriculture showed that on Novem ber 15 the average price of meat ani mals Including hogs, cattle sheep and chickens, was $6.80 per hundred pounds, a decrease of just 14 cents a I hundred from the prices which pre vailed November 15 last year. Will Close at N«on To-morrow Thanking our patrons for past favors and wishing you all a Happy and Prosperous New Year. Russ Fish Market
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers