Entire Stock of Jewelry and Musjcal Merchandise at and Below Cost To discontinue the jewelry business in Steelton BO as to devote MY time to otber interests, I offer my entire stock at and below cost to close out overvthing by the first of the year. This is an unusual opportunity to secure elegant gifts at Big Bargain Prices. Fixtures and room for rent after January 1, 1915. E. L. D AROINT, JEWELER I 41 North Front Street J NEWS OF S CONGREGATIONS 10 DECIDE STOUGH EXTENSION PLAN If Project Is Approved by a Majority of Church Organizations a Taber nacle to Seat 51,500 Will Be Built for Meetings The congregations of the various Protestant churches in Steelton, Ober lin, Enhaut, Bressler and Highspire will decide next Sunday whether there will bo a Stough extension campaign in Steelton to commence about January 15, or not. The meeting held in the First Pres byterian church last evening under the auspices of the Ministerial Association oi' Steelton and vicinity was attended by slightly more than one hundred pas tors and their church officers at which time the Stough extension campaign plans were outlined* by the Kev. Mr. Cart wright, of the Stough party, and Mr. Wheeler. These plans contemplate the erection of a small tabernacle with a seating capacity of about 2,500 at some con venient part of the borough and the meetings to be iu charge of the Rev. Mr. Wheeler, brother of one of the speakcrss, at last night's meeting. STEELTON NOTES Prayer service in Grace United Evan gelical church this evening at 7.45 o'clock will be followed with a meet ing of the Teachers' Training class. The plan of furnishing a Christmas dinner to 100 poor children of tthe bor ough by families connected with Cen tenary United Brethren church is pro gressing finely and applications have already been tabulated from fifty-two families for places at the feast for chil dren who otherwise would not secure such a dinner. , At a recent, meeting of the whole sale and retail liqaor dealers of the borough it was decided to close the bars and wholesale places, during the entire day of December 25. Fire Chief S'hupp, wttio with a deputy Stale lire marshall investigated the re cent Main street fire, has so far been una do to get definite information. PERSONAL Mis- 'Marian Buser, nurse at the Har ris'burg Hospital. si;ent to-day with her graniimother, Mrs. Mary Ma toilette, Walnut street. ■ luhn Killinger. Huminelstown, visit ed relatives and friends iu the borough I last evening. Mrs. Etta Klink, after a short visit with her brother. 1). ('. Nauss. and fam ily, Pine street, has returned to her fioine in Lemoyuc. M ■. and Mrs. Harry Bergor, after spending one month with the latter's r— -* As a special inducement to Home Buyers we will allow a 10 per cent, dis count on our entire stock, consisting- of Watches, Diamonds, Jewelry, Ivory goods, and so forth. Max G. Frumin, 37 North Front Street, Steelton, Pa. -* Art Needle Work An exclusive line of erochet and hand-embroidery ou display and for sale at MAX G. FRUMIN'S by GEO. R. NAUSS. - -■ tmgjgd 7c a Day for Thaie FUSE WATCHES The Watch and the Price Defy All Competition Women's and Men's Open face or Hunting case. These watches fully guaranteed, Elgin or Waltham movement, ex pansion balance, polished regu lator, display winding work 9, pat ent aelf-locking setting device, and rustproof case guaranteed for 25 years. Perfect in every respect. Only $14.00 50c a Week—Can You Beat It? Full Line of Xmas Good* Now on Display American Watch ft Diamand Cempany Open Evenings COB. 4TH and CHESTNUT STS., HABBISBUBQ HARRISBURG STAR-INDEPENDENT, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 16, 1914. sister, Mrs. Prudence Shelley, North Front street, and other relatives in this vicinity, have returned to their home, Ord, Nebraska. Mrs. C. F. Willis, Goldsboro, is the guest of her mother, Mrs. Prudence Shelley, North Front street. Miss Marie Wiseman, the visiting nurse employed by the Steelton Civic ■Club, will be in her office from 8 a. m. to 9 a. m., from 12.30 p. m. to 1.30 p. m. OBERLIN~ Miss Elizabeth Broske Entertains Mem bers of Sunday School Class Special Correspondence. Qberlin, Dec. 16.—i Mr. and Mrs. George F. DunklflK'rger, Miss Nell Book and Miss Catherine Short, of town, at tended an address by Byron King at Hers'hev, S-nndav. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Reigart, Worm leysburg, were guests Sunday of their son, Luther Reigart. •Mrs. Arthur 'Bachnian and daughter, Anna, Enhaut, were entertained yester day by the former's aunt, Mrs. Anna Beckinan, ißockville. 'Miss Elizabeth Broske entertained the members of her class of the En liaut Church of God Sunday school at her home. North street, Enihaut Satur day evening. A program of songs and addresses was rendered, which was fol lower later by the serving of refresh ments to thirty guests, including a few who were not members of her class. Miss Esther Stauffer hs returned from a visit to friends at Reading. Edward Kelley, I>uncannon, spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Kelley. George Miller has returned from a visit to friends at Palmyra. GOUGHSAVES THE ~ COUNTY HIS PAY Continued From First I'nge. one-half months, will be paid by the county, Total Saving of $7,120 The net saving to Dauphin county through the redemption of the bonds at ?10 below par will total exactly $2,- 000, representing the difference be tween the purchase price of 18,000 and the par value of $20,000. However, that is not the only saving. The bonds would not have matured for sixteen year?- or until 1931 and the county would have been oblige! to pay inter est on the bonds annually at the rate of three per cent. That would have amounted to S6OO a year or $9,600 by the date of their maturity. The SIB,OOO with which theVionds were redeemed was taken out of the county's general fund, on which de positories are paying the county two per cent. That, interest money would, in sixteen years, amount to J0,760, which the county of course loses, but jvhen subtracted from the $9,600, which would have had to be paid out as interest on the $20,000 bonds dur ing the same period, the saving there is $3,840. The state tax on the $20,000 worth of bonds during the ensuing sixteen years would have amounted to $1,280, which money the county will not now have to pay. This added to the $2,000 and the $3,840 makes a saving of $7,- 120. By redeeming tihe bonds within six teen days of the time the county would Jiave been compelled to pay tihe reg ular semi-annual interest 011 them half a month's interest or approximately $25 also is saved. Saved More Than His Salary A year aj£o Controller Goug.li refus ed to eouwtereiign a warrant with which the county intended paiyinup State tax 011 its 'bonded debt, and £0 simultan eously raised the contention that tihe county—like the city otf Harrisiburg—■ eould not 'be subjected to a State tax on bonds held by its own sinking f-und. His contention was sustained bv the State authorities, resulting in a net saving to I>amp!hin county of exactly $4 92 for the year. That saving not only was made for 1913, but a similar saving will be effected for tie county in this and future years. The actual saving accomplished by the Controller in 1914 alone, therefore, will consist of the $2,000 obtained 011 the bond purchase; the $25 inter est money secured through the bond redemption to-day; and the $492 State tax decrease, ma-king a total of $2,517 or sl7 more than tihe annual salary of the Controller. The county pays tax to the State on its bonded debt at the rate of four per cent. There are $123,000 worth of bonds in the county's sinking fund which State officials, following Mr. suggestion, decreed are not taxable. They Seldom Do A half witted fellow living in one of our country villages makes it his busi ness to attend all funerals and com ment on them for days afterward. Re cently be received an invitation to the wedding of a relative. The next day after the wedding a neighbor asked, "And how did the wedding go off, Jim? : ' "Oh, there was a pretty fair crowd turned out eonsiderin' the weather," Jim answered solemnly. "Mary, she looked right nice, but" I didn't think Bob looked very natural."—lndian apolis News. Takes a Lot of Believing "Upon what do you base your claim that your wife is superior to all other wives!" " When I leave money in my poekets at night she swipes it. '' I don't »ee.'' ' But last night I hid all my money, and what do you suppose she didf" "Give it nip." "When she found 1 was broke she put a dollar in my pocket."—Houston Post. mi m vim Lawyers Ask the Board of Pardons to Change the Sentences to Im prisonment FIFTX CASES ON THE DOCKET Number Is So Unusually Large That It Is Decided to Hear Half of Them at an Adjourned Session to Be Held Nert Tuesday The list of cases for argument be fore the Board of Pardons here to-day was so large that the Board decided ta hear half to-day and the other half next Tuesday. There are fifty all told. Lientenant Governor Reynolds made the announcement, saying"that the list was the largest since the organization of the present Board and it would be impossible to hear all of them at one day's session. Two of the cases were continued, leaving 24 to be heard on each day. On announcing this Lieutenant Govern or Reynolds said thait if any of the attorneys desired to exchange dajvs for hearing of their eases the Board would permit it, but would hear no more than hail' to-dav. The ease of John Vane Tempest, of Berks county, embezzlement, was with drawn, as the plaintiff is said to be on parole. The case of Vincente Figeuero, Lebanon, was stricken from the list, no one appearing for him. The only Dauphin county case, that of Luka Zareovic murder," second de gree, was continued until next Tuesday, as were also those of Samuel Basto, Luzerne, statutory ra.pe, and John De- Loienzo, Fayette, murder, second de gree. Interest in Murderers' Cases Interest centered in the hearing of the three men condemned for murder who desire their death sentences coin muted to imprisonment for life. The first was that of Rocco Tassone, under sentence of death ir, Lancaster county for the killing of a fruit dealer named Collati. The case was presented by Benjamin C. Atlce, who said that Tas sone, a. weak-minded Italian, had been compelled by two brothers named Vi tali, fruit dealers in Lancaster, to kill Colatti, their rival. The Vitali broth ers have both been convicted and are under sentence of death. District At torney John C. hait.li said that, while he did not appear to oppose the pardon, j'et there was nothing by which lenien cy could be extended, although the man is weak mentally The case of Germenin Acitellio, of Clearfield, murder'in first degree, who killed a man who was intimate with his alleged wife, was presented by A. L. Cole, who insists that the murder was not premeditated and that there was nothing in the evidence to show that it was anything but a killing un der suveie provocation, as Weedo, the murdered man, had stolen Acitellio's common law wife. At best, lie held, it was only murder in the second degree. Judge Pleads for Slayer Alfred E. Jones presented the case of Isaiah Croson, of Fayette, a colored man, who killed one of his guests dur ing a figh* at a celebration of his wed ding ai 4#-?rsary. This occurred in January, 1913, and twice was C'roson's case taken to the Supreme Court. The verdict was reversed once, after which there was a second conviction and a refusal tf»» reverse the second time. The man killed, Mr. Jones hold, went to the anniversary celebration drunk and raised a fight, and Croson killed him in self-defense. A letter was read from Judge Uinbnl asking commutation for "this most unfortunate man." The District Attorney made no opposition, except to write that he thought the man was rigihtfuliv convicted. The Board will announce its action on the various cases this evening. RECEIVER FOR 810 CONCERN Appointed for International Typesetting Machine Company By Associated Press. New York, Dec. 16.—A receiver for the International Typesetting Machine Company was appointed by the United States District Court here to-day in an equity/uit brought by the Internation al Bankiug Corporation and the Cen tral Trust and' Savings Company. The International Typesetting Ma chine Company manufacturers and sells typesetting machines and it has an authorized capital of $4,000,000. "Knotty" History Tying knote in a handkerchief to jog one's memory had its origin in China thousands of years ago. Before writ ing was invented in that country, which did not happen until 3000 B. C., memorable and important events were recorded by long knotted cords.- The most ancient history of China is still [•reserved as told by these knots. When Emperor Tschang Ki invented writing the entire system of "knot ting" was abandoned. And to-dljy the memory knots made by us in handker chiefs are the only surviving descend ants of that ancient custom. Cooper's Hawk The almost universal prejudice aigiainst 'birds of prey is due to the ac tivities of a few memibers of the hawk family, chief among which is tike Coop er's hawk. Cooper's hawk usually ap proaches under cover and drops on un suspecting victims, making great in roads on poultry yards and gsune cov erts. This bird, together with its two near relations, the sharp sihinned hawk and the goshawk, should be destroyed by every ]iossU»lc means. Ladies-- Buy Cigars FOR PRESENTS AT Golden Seal Drug Store, 11 S. Market Square. FOUR CITIES ON ENGLISH COAST ABE AIMED DT GERMAN FLEET Cmtlaaed From First Facet were driven back to the promenade by the military author ities to a point beyond the zone of danger. It appeared as if the hostile warships were attacking the forts on Tees bay. The cannonading was kept up for more than half an hour, when the booming of guns gradu ally grew less. During the height of the bombardment as many as half a dozen flashes of guns were counted within the space of two minutes. • Redcar is a seaside resort in the North riding of York shire, ten miles to the south of Hartlepool. It has a popu lation of about 8,000. INTENSE EXCITEMENT AMONG POPULACE OVER BOMBARDING London, Dec. 16, 11.52 A. M. —- Four German cruisers appeared off Scarborough at an early hour afld be gan to bombard the town. It is appar ent that they had no difficulty in drop ping shells into the city. Panic seized the people, and many of them fled from their homes. The residents of Hartlepool were aroused from their sleep by the sounij of heavy gun firing. They flocketf to the streets and thence made their way to the beaeli to learn what was going on. In a few moments shells from Ger man cruisers began dropping into Har tlepool, whereupon the crowd along the shore broke for shelter. Panic also showed itself at this point. Fear took possession of the people and many of them abandoned their homes and fled inland. The news of this naval raid was an nounced by the British Admiralty short ly before 11.30 o'clock this morning and it threw London into the greatest state of excitement that has prevailed since the outbreak of the war. The preliminary .announcement of the Admiralty ms.Je no mention of the damage to Scarborough, which is a fashionable sea resort on the North Sea, 37 miles northeast of York and a little over 200 miles from London, or to Hartlepool, au important shipping center, about 40 milos northwest of Scarborough. British flotillas have been engaged with the enemy at several points, how ever, and at noon tho situation was de scribed by the Admiralty as '' develop ing. '' It could not be ascertained at first whether this German attack was de signed merely to spread panic among the British people or whether its pur pose was to engage the British fleet in a general action or to act as an escort in an attempt to land troops on the British coast. Neither Scarborough nor Hartlepool are fortified. Scarborough has a popu lation of 40,000 people and during the summer months the seaside hotels are crowded. At this time of the year, however, the hotels are comparatively deserted. Hartlepool together with West Hartlepool, has a population of about 90,000. Great excitement prevailed in Lloyds underwriting room when the announce ment of the German naval raid was posted on the bulletin boards. The mem bers crowded around and eagerly read the notice. Insurance rates, so far as the North sea is concerned, have been practically suspended pending the re ceipt of definite news of the report of the engagement. • At the Baltic Exchange the news was read most eagerly by the members and was the chief topic, of conversa tion all through the afternoon. PREPARED FOR CHRISMS Adams Express Company Opens Branch Office on North Third Street —Hires Extra Force Twenty-five employes of the Adams Exprese Company's depot and delivery forces attended a meeting held on Mon day night, when arrangements for the handling of the Christmas rush were perfected. Although the service was very successful last year, the company expeets to give better satisfaction this year. With this in view, it has been de cided to run extra trains after to morrow and to withdraw the expressage from the local passenger trains. This will not only result in quicker delivery of packages, but will not delay the reg ular passenger trains. A branch office lias also been opened at 44 North Third street and packages maty be shipped from there or money orders purchased instead of going to the regular office at Fourth and Chestnut streets. Three automobiles hav r. .Stough prior to his sermon, regarding the vol untary submission of ihimself and party to vaccination yesterday, is as follows: All Precautions Taken " Immediately upon my return to Harridburg to-day, I found that a caso' of smallpox had 'been discovered in the city. "Prom the a gentleman had been at our home who roomed in the same place where the patient boarded. I went immediately to the Oitv Health Department and was vaccinated, and ar ranged to 'have every member of our party vaccinated, which has been done, that no possible risk might be taken and this, even thouglh the gentleman who had been in our house had never come in contact with the patient. The bouse has also ibeen thoroughly fumi gated, at our request bv the City Health Department. '' Dr. Henry W. Stough. "This statement 'has been attested in the presence of 'Mr. E. Z. Cross, chairman of the executive committee, and Dr. J. M. J. Raunick, City Healtlh Officer, whose signatures are attached thereto. (Attests:) " Mr. B. 7A. 'Gross, "Dr. J. M. J. Raunick, Director." Amber is believed by tifoe Turks to be an infallible guard against the in jurious effects of nicotine; hence its extensive use for mouthpieces of pipes. GIFTS OF PLANTS It la a satisfaction to know in advance that tie gift you select, will be appreciated by the recipient. Everybody loves plants. We have the largest line of carefully selected plants we have ever shown and they are priced so low that they are within reach of all. SOME SUGGESTIONS Auracarias Scotti Ferns Dracaenas W. K. Harris Ferns Cocos New Single Crested Evergreens Ferns Begonias Lorraine MlS tlet o e, X-aims ha.ve ever offered. Ferns ranging in price from 25c to $5.00. Every variety of Xmas greens—roping, wreaths and genuine Canadian Balm Trees, the kind that do not drop their foliage. Open Saturday evening and every evening next week until Christmas. HOLMES SEED CO. JSSSU 106-108 South Second Street ' ' 1 ■■'■■■ " -Hfj-Lm —. <-7 AMUSEMENTS | AMUSEMENTS ORPHEUM COLONIAL^ High Claaa Vaudeville, 3.18 and 8.15 Viadei Ille and Picture*, 2.15, 7*B ROTARY WEEK ST ELMO BENEFIT OF m i • aaa « m» ls MOTION pictures and Belgian War Sufferers . 1A _ # Blk Show— No Increase la Prtcea Q|R JS, C |T^S BESSIE WYKN FARBER GIRLS Including the JOE JACKSON ...6 Little Honiy Bias Eurtptii War Pieiiru T Seat" ordered by telephone nuat be ealled tot before I.SO and 7.30 o'clock. Matinees 5c A 10c| Evening* 10c £ 15c VICTORIA-TO-MORROW "The Perfect Thirty Six" a comedy In 4 parts* with Humorous Observation by Montague Glass, au thor of "Potash and Perlmutter.*' The Thanhouser Special, THE READER OF MINDS*" 2 reels Keystone Comedy—"OTHEß PEO PLE'S BUSINESS" RAILROADS CREW JBRRD HARRISBURG SIDE Philadelphia Division—lo6 crew to go first after 3.30 p. m.: 102, 121, 112, 113, 126, 116, 103. Engineer for 105. Firemen for 10'3, 105, 106, 116. Conductor for 126. Flagman for 102. Braikemen for 112, 116, 126. Engineers uip: Crisswell, Powell, Seitz, Streeper, Buelt, H'indm&n, Geisey, Swpplee, DA via, Grass, Manley, BTUC baker, Goodwin, Welsh, Sober, Ten man t, Snow, Startler. Firemen up: Cover, Wagner, Kreid er, Weaver, Myers, Eveffhart, Collins, Bushey, Copekind, Shive, Libhart, Whicheilo, Herman, lt!hoa H axtz, .Shaffer, Huston, Achey, Pern well, Ben ton, Yeatzer, Lantz, Key, McCurdy, Martin. Conductor up: Ford. Flagmen up: Olark, Bamks. Brakemen up: Dearolf, Knupp, Kiley, Hivner, Shult&bergcr, Desch, (iridic, Gouse, McGinn is, Me-Intyrc, Stetman, BaltozeT. Middle Division—ll3 crew to go first after 2 p. m.: 26, 25, 21, 120, Preference: 3, 4. Engineer for 21. ' Firemen for 21, 120. Conductor for 26. Flaigman for 113. Br-ak em&n for 21. Engineers tup: Muinma, Webster, Simonton, Minnick, Moore, Hertzler, Havens, S-' mith. Firemen up: KaistctteT, Sheesley, Stouffer, Sk-'hreffler, Liebau, BOTH ma®, Cox, Fletcher, ArnoJd, Potteiger, Buy er, Grass, Zeiders, I>rewett, Simmons. Brakemen up: Pipp, Wenirick, Wern er, Baiker, Myers, Kilgor, Biekert, Friltz, Fleck, Bclan, Putt, Kane, Kief fcr, Plat'k, Boiler, Stahl, Heck, Ker win, Bell. Yard Orews— Engineers up: Kuiin, Snyder, Hfojiver, Landig, Hoyler, Ho henehelt, Breneman, Rudy, Hotisor, Meate, Sffcahl, Swwb, Orist, Harvey, SaJtsman. Pi rem en up: Uookerly, Maeyer, WliolteT, Snell, Getty, Hurt, Bar key, Wheets, Bair, Eyde, Essig, Ney, Myers, Boyle, Shiply, Crow, Rieve, Utah, Bostdorf, Sc4iieffer, Raueh, Lacikey. . Engineers up: 1454, 707, 14,* 885, '432, 9{54. Firemen up: 1454, 707, 1831. ENOIiA SIDE Philadelphia Division —2 29 crew to go first after 3.45 p. m.: 203, 243, 220, 201, £2l, 218, 231, 234, 242, 210, 248. Engineers for 243, 24 8. Firemen for 203, 23i, 242. Conductors for 203, 224. Flagmen for 206, 237, 242, -248. Brakemen for 03/229, 234, 2-37, 240, 248. Conductor up: Dewers. Flagmen up: Snyder. Brakemen up: Taylor, McPhearson, Werts, Waltnian, [limes. Decker, Deets, Musser, Wiest, Btimcling, IMum- Camplbell, Myers, Wolfe, Crosby, Vandling, Fenstemacher, Mal seed. Middle Division —ll6 crew to go first after 2 p. m.: 101, 114, 10£. Engineers for 101, 114. Firemen for 116, 114. Conductor for 114. Brakemen for 101, 114, 104. ' THE BEADING P., H. and P. —After 2 p. m.: 5, 15, PHOTOPLAY TO-DAY "THE GRIP OK THE PAST," 3-act I'Ubtn. HearNt-SellK Weekly. (K HURST OF A STORY, Blogrraph. Ho phie'ii Fatal Wedding S. * A. com edy. The Man That Mlitht Have Been. Yltaicrnph. SPECIAL FRIDAY —"The \akrd Truth," 5 acta. 1 * What Would Happen ' '(Had I the wings