EAST END BANK Thirteenth and Howard Streets WILL OPEN A CHRISTMAS SAVINGS SOCIETY First regular payments begin Monday, Decem ber 28, 1914, at 9 o'clock A. M. OBSERVE HOW IT IS DONE Due Cent Deposited First Week, Two Cents Second Week and Three Cents Third Week and so on for Fifty Weeks, will give | C you SIZ,/U Two Cents Deposited First Week, Four Cents Second Week and Six Cents Third Week and so on for Fifty Weeks, will give 50 Five Cents Deposited First Week, Ten Cents Second Week and Fifteen Cents Third Week and so on for Fifty Weeks, will give 73 One Dollar Deposited First Week, One Dollar Second Week and so on for Fifty Weeks, will give you 4)«5U.i/U Or you may begin with the highest amount and reduce your payments for the same amount each week so that your last payment' at the end of fifty weeks will be Ic, 2c or sc. We have added another plan which is a separate payment of the same amount each week, 25c, 50c and $1 weekly. INTEREST WILL BE ADDED to all accounts paid in full at the end of fifty weeks —just in time for Christmas. OPEN EVERY SATURDAY EVENING You can call and open your account anytime between December 18, 1914, and January 2, 1915. E. A. HEFFELFINGER, President JOHN K. MAY, Vice President AL. K. THOMAS, Cashier NEWS OF S SOME CHRISTMAS SERVICES IN THE BOROUGH CHURCHES Advent of Christ Will Be a Feature of the Service in Centenary and Re formed Churches—Christmas Song Program at Presbyterian Church The Centenary United Brethren ch uroh and Bunday school will observe Christmas Sunday to morrow with ap propriate services, including tihe annual Christinas message 'by the Rev. A._lv. AVier, pastor, at 10.45 a. m. The mean ing of Christmas will be elucidated in plain languiage by the Rev. Charles A. Huyette, 'pastor of the First Reformed church, to-morrow evening at 7.30 o 'clock. The male choir of tihe First Presby terian church will render the following Christmas program of songs at that ehurch to-morrow evening at 7.30 o'clock: ''He Shall Reign Forever," Hamper (Nevin); ''Holy Night, Peace ful NigQit.'' Haydn ('Becker ; "Arise. Shine," Maker (Nevin); "Hark, Hark, !My Soul," Shelley (>Morse). The following churches have an nounced their order of services for to morrow: Centenary U. B.—A. K. Wier, pas tor. Sunday school at 9.30 a. m. on account of Stowg'h service. Preaching at 10.45 a. m., "The Annual Christmas "Message." C. E. S. will meet again at ti.3o p. m. Preaching at 7.30 p. m. An evangelistic mwsage and service. Christmas Sunday oil 20th instead of 27th. Those desiring to attend tfbe tabernacle services Sunday are request ed so to do. First IMethodist—The Be.v J. H. Rover, pastor. 10.30 a. m.. subject, " Evangelism." 7.30 p. m., subject, " A 'Mother's Prayer." Epworth League at 6.30 p. m. School for foreign speaking people Monday a!t 7 p. m. Junior Ep worth League Wednesday at 7 p. m. Prayer meeting at 7.45. Knights of (Methodism Friday at 7 p. in. First Presbyterian—The Rev. C. Benjamin Segefken, pastor, will preach at 11. At 7.30 there will ibe a musical service bv the male chorus. Sunday school at' 9.45. C. E. at 6.30. The Christmas service of the Sunday school will be held Wednesday evening at 7.30. St. Mark's Lutheran—The Rev. Wil liam B. Smith, pastor. 10.30, "St. Paul's Creed." 2, Sunday school. 3, Senior catechetical class. 6.45, Chris tian Endeavor Society. 7,30, "To Be Religious in Daily Life." 4.15, Wed nesday junipr catechetical class. 7.30, Wednesday prayer meeting. Main Street Church of God —The Rev. G. W. Oetz, pastor. 10.30, "The Bethlehem Manger." 7.30, evening service. 2. annual Christmas entertain ment by the Sunday school. First Reformed—The Rev. Charles A. Huyette, pastor. 10, "The Test of Cur Love for Christ." 7.30, "The Meaning of Christmas." Sunday school 'at 10. opening with the regular service, ■lunior catechetical class Monday at 4.15. Senior catechetical class Wed-, nesday at 7. Prayer service Wednes day ait 7.30. Christian Endeavor So ciety Sunday evening at 6.45. Grace United Evangelical—The Rev. .7 M. Shoop, pastor. Sunday school at 11.15. Morning service at 10.30. K. L. C. E. at 6.45. Evening service at 7.30. St. James' Catholic—'Low mass at 8. High mass at 10. Sunday school at 2. Vespers and benediction at 7.30. Miss Marie Wiseman, the visiting nurse employed by the Steeltou Civic Hub, will be in her office from 8 a. ni. to 9 a. m., from 12.30 p. m. to 1.30 p. in. / Raymond Heberlig, of Letbanon Val ley CV»lle«4j>afchy, Phila>delip'hia, is spending HARRISBIJRfI STAR-INDEPENDENT, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 19, 1914. the holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mr#. C. Hess, South Second street. Mir. and Mrs. Bayard C. Dickinson are week-end guests of tttws former's parents, MT. and Mrs. James L. Dick inson, Front and Lincoln streets. Miss Josephine MaM»«s, a student at Lebanon Valley Collptye, has arriv ed at the home of her parents, Post master and Mrs. K. P. Mathias, Com merce street, Higihnpire. Franklin Ligsn, of the Philadelphia School of Pharmacy, is t&e guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward H. Ligan. South Front street. L. Ira Car-gill, Swafcara street, is a week-end visitor wifh friends at New port. Harry G. GMikes, South Second street, left to-d'ay for York to visit friends. William Toomey yesterday removed to Harris'burg. Arthur Clemens, of Gettysburg Col lege, is the g-uesit of his parents. Mr. ami Mrs. Geonge Clemens, South tVont street. James Wic'kersham, of Yale, Uni versity, is home for the Christmas va cation. STEELTON NOTES For the accommodation of the Steel ton public, the farmers' market house, North ,Front street, will open all day next Thursday. Nicholas Rudan. 522 Mohn street, severed a finger of his left hand yes- Xerdav while at work in the bridge and construction department of the steel plant. The fin'g«r wr.s cawght be tween a crane chia.in and a piece of material. Foreigner Held For Court Andrea Cameron street, was a.rra,igned before Squire Dickinson yesterday afternoon at 4 o clock on the charge of mayhem preferred by Mike Loncurevic, a dis tant relative. In default of bail An dToa was committed for court. Attor ney W. B. Boyd appeared for the de fendant. The arrest was made by De tective Durnbaugh. POLLUTION OF THE GREAT LAKES BECOMING MENACE Dr. Blue Shows Over 10,000,000 Pas sengers Are Carried Over Waters Each Year by More Than 1,000 Vessels By Associated Press. Washington, Dec. 19. —Pollution of the Great and tributary rivers, is becoming a serious menace to health, according to the report yesterday of Surgeon General Ko, er Blue, of the Public Health service. He points out that about 16,000,000 passengers are carried each year over the Great Lakes and that more than 1,600 vessels use these waters. "It 'becomes apparent, therefore," Dr. Blue declares, "that these inland vessels play an important role in the maintenance of the high typhoid fever rate in the United States. "The degree of pollution of the Great Lakes and rivers contributary toereto is becoming a serious question. These large bodies of water are constant ly becoming more polluted, thus lessen ing tlheir value as a source of water supply. Practically all of thee vessels secure the water used aboard for all purposes by -pumping from the lake." It is recommended that water so taken be purified before used for drink ing purposes. Dr. Blue details the work of the medical officers under him for the year in eradicating plague, investigating tuberculosis, in making special inquiries into epidemics of typhoid fever and other diseases. Public health officers who examined conditions relative to the effect on per sons w'ho come in contact with migra tory tonsumptives found little reason to believe that such contact has proved injurious. He points out again that in vestigation bv American officials does not out the claims made by Dr. r. F. Fried ma mi for a specific for tuber culosis. Investigation of the Von Ruck treatment for the same disease, he an nounces, is incomplete. Speaking of typhoid Or. Blue savs that although its prevalence in this country is being gradually reduced and the rate JS not more than one-half of what it was thirty years ago, it is still higher than for some other advanced countries. The urgent need at present is tor rural sanitation. .Must American cities show an appreciation of the wav to deal with typhoid. Study of tile use of drugs in this country, where anti-narcotic legislation has made statistics available, Dr. Blue says, leads to the belief that the esti mate of drug users has been high and that the users of morphine and opium in this country prfbrnbly do not num ber more than 140,000 while the num ber of cocaine users is protiablv "verv much lower." LUTE WAR NEWS SUffiIRARY Continued From First Pace. tested regions of Flanders. Like the rumored capture of Westende.Vwover this report lacks official confirmation! About all that is known definitely of the situation in the west is that the allies are exerting steady pressure at the Gorman line and. while advancing in some locations, hare suffered re verses elsewhere. It is announced in Athens that 100 men, including several German officers, lost their lives when the Turkish bat tleship Messudieh was sunk by a Brit ish submarine. a previous official statement from Constantinople stated that the crew had been saved. England is preparing to express its gTatltude for the help to war sufferers extended by the United States by cabling a message of thanks at Christ mas time. It is indicated by the German War Office statement to-day that the offens | lve In the west now rests with the al lies. The Berlin communication speaks of a series of hostile attacks, which, it says, were repulsed. The French statement, however, asserts that further Important advantages have been won by the allies, who apparently are now making an effort to push back the German line at the sharp angle north of Paris where It swings eastward. At Albert It is said that the allies under a heavy fire pushed through to the entanglements In front of the sec ond line of entrenchments. At several other points, according to the French War Office, ground has been won and German trenches have been In the two instances it is admitted that < the Germans have made progress. I ROM, ATTEMPTED TO LOOT THIRD CINCINNATI DANK C«atlaaed From Flint Pas*. drawers. In all the robber got |B,OOO, protected by insurance. Manager Fired Four Shots In a corner of the room the two girls crouched fearfully. William Win ter, a bartender, came in the ban dit waved him out with the pistol. For mer Police Lieutenant Edward Rock well hoard Winter's alarm given to the patrons. The robber fled through the door way leading to the corridor. He ran toward the front door. The manager, revolver in hand, was right after him and fired four shorts at tho fugitive. Outside there was an automobile in waiting, a two-seated runabout. The engine was running. The bandit .jumped into it, and as the witnesses gazed in wide-eyed wonder he sped away. The automobile had been stolen from B. H. Elliott, 5647 Btambie ave nue. Next the Liberty Bank, at Liberty street and Freeman avenue, was rob bed by this criminal of criminals. Turn ing on the "hign" he sent the run about up Freeman avenue after the first job, and in a few minutes saunt ered into the institution. As another might produce a bank book, he aimed his revolver at George Winters, of Mooney avenue, Hyde Park, the cash ier. Using the marble slat) of the pay ing window as a stepping stone he suc ceeded in getting over the seven-and a-half foot inetal railing. The bandit must not have liked Winters' looks, for lie fired three shots, several striking the cashier in the face, cutting slight flesh wounds and inflicting powder burns. A bullet shattered a lamp globe. H«hl compelled Winters to assist him to cram money $5,100 into the satchel, already well tilled. Four thou sand dollars more in bills was later found in front, of the bank. Apparently the money mad thief had carelessly stuck it in his overcoat pockets, the satchel being overfull, and had dropped the currency. Planned Third Bobbery "Keep your mouth shut, kid, or I'll shoot you," said the man to Kthel Holterbaeh, 11, of 1726 Freeman ave nue, who Vas the only other person in the bank. was too frightened to move, and fell to the floor when the fellow began to shoot. She had been making a deposit for her mother. Following this robbery the thief had no trouble in getting away. The Mo hawk German bank, Fifteenth street and Central avenue, was the object of his third call. That the lawbreaker was supernatur ally cunning was demonstrated by his actions at the Mohawk bank. The man ager, William Cross, of 3119 Jefferson avenue, was alone, and reading an ex tra announ.:ig the Provident robbery was on the lockout for the land pirate's craft. As the runabout drew up to the building. Jross picked up a telephone to notify the police. Cross was talking with detective headquarters when the niu, h-wanted individual walked up to the counter and heard the manager's conversation concerning him. Cross saw the piercing black eyes of the man figuratively pinned upon him. It was an uncomfortable situation. City-Wide Search Inaugurated "There is no chance to use the phone, 1 suppose" inquired Hohl. Itie bandit had Cross at his mercy and he knew it. It was a cat and a mouse game. "iNone whatsoever," came the re ply. "Good," the visitor replied, and darted out. Cross watched him climb into the machine and go down the street at a fast clip. For nearly two hours, while detect ives, police and bolder private citizens peered around frantically for the un crowned king of terror, fie drove calm ly along. Once he stopped and bought a newspaper and read an account of his misdeeds. He must have passed at least a score of policemen. Now the scene shifts to the rooming house of Mrs. Ida Buckhorn, at 918 West Ninth street, just a square from the loitation of the first bank robbery. When he had given the entire profits of his hour's work to an accomplice, who is yet unknown to the police, Hohl went in tho machine to Mrs. Buckhoru's place. Where he had engaged a room on Tuesday, and walked to his room as though nothing had happened. Homer BiiL'khorn, 18 years old. is the landlady's son, and he read in the news paper descriptions that the burglar wore rubber-soled shoes. The youth notified the police. The police surrounded the dwelling. Patrolman Knaul entered. He went up to Hohl's room, on the second floor, not anticipating resistance. As Knaul opened the door of the 'bandit's apart ment the robber stepped toward him, an automatic revolver in each hand, and began to shoot. Knaul was one of the gamest members of the force, but he could not withstand the leaden inferno poured at him. Knaul retreated (|own stairs, bleeding freely. Faced Hail of Bullets The bandit came down stairs after Knaul and is thought to have shot the patrolman after he knew Knaul was sorely wounded. Brushing past the offi cer tho desperado, seeing the other offi cers and fearing them not, sought the street. Knaul, fact nearing unconscious ness, braced himself against the front door and fired at the robber, an swered the shot. There was still a smile on the ban dit's countenance as he advanced down tho front steps outside the house into the hail of bullets from the policemen's gnn«. He leaped to the pavement and ran to Freeman avenue. The police were after him instantly. He got a good lead and disappeared around the southwest corner of Rich- T TURKEYS H. D. Koons will haVe fifteen hun dred Turkeys at Harrisburg Stock Yards for Christmas Turkeys. Will arrive on Monday, December 21, 1914, and they must be sold by Thursday the 24th. We will sell from 7 a. m. to 9 p. ni. each day. Everybody can get Turkeys. Come early as you know last year lota came after they were all sold. They are very fine. Hand in your orders, j We will deliver Turkeys. Both j phones. H. D. KOONS, Llnglestowu, Pa. J' Make Your CHRISTMAS a Hummer WE CAN SUPPLY THE RIGHT GOODS AT THE RIGHT PRICES Are you looking for good value in Plants? We are in a position to give you the best to be had. If you buy our stock we can assure you that vou will have the satis faction of getting quality that is bound to please you. Therefore take no chances at this season, and let us fill your Christmas orders. 1 Place Your Order New Plants for Xmas JFJLJY HOLLY (LOOM) Begonias, Cyclanwn, Ferns, Poinsettlw, ■JjfT V - HOLLY WREATHS Holly Trees, Dracaona TerminaUls, Cro- J5 r MISTLETOE °" ' 6 C ' LYCOPODIUM WREATHING Christmas Trees I * \ /S / LYQOPODIUM WEEATHS \-ilv \ Laurel, Ground Pine, Crow's Foot, Fox Wholesale and retail. We have the only 1811I 811 *Z^ athela WUi Plne SSJI a FAI \ W / f Tops, Sheet MOBS, also our Native Moss. sold. The kind that do not fall off. Our business has been so seriously interrupted by the construction immediately in front of our door of the subway to go under the C. V R. B. tracks and conditions are such that it is almost impossible to reach 2? store. We have been compelled to locate at ur No. 106 and 108 South Second Street, in the Adams Buildine where we will have a grand Christmas opening and where we will subsequently continue our seed nud implement :::r, 1 HOLMES SEED CO. No. 106-108 South Scond St, £ Both Phones B#N 68 ADAMS BUILDING V - 70 HABBISBUBG, PA. mond street and Freeman avenue. At Richmond and Fillmore streets the trusty automobile was in waiting. He cranked it up and left his pursuers be hind. While in flight the bandit occa sionally turned to fire at the police. Again it was thought that the bandit had escaped. Great was the surprise of the 'blue coats when, hardly a moment later a snialj, covered auto appeared at the west side of Ninth and Freeman avenue. In it was the bandit. He had gone around the short Bquare bounded on the east and west by Freeman avenue and Carr street and was headed for the spot where Patrolman Knaul lay ' On Nintlh street, between Freeman and Carr, the bandit's machine had struck a telephone pole, due to his poor driving. With the utter dare-devilish ness that characterized his entire day's adventure, he was returning to repeat his battle with the law, if necessary. The auto was running on three wheels at full speed. One wheel had been shat tered 'by t'he encounter with the pole. Policeman Opened Fire Patrolman Ohase took an advantage ous position and 'began shooting at the rear of the vehicle. The bandit pump ed bullets back at him. With his left hand the robber guided the car. Crossing Freeman avenue, which is granite paved, the machine swerved. An instant later it. crasihed into the curb ing. Firemen from a nearby engine house rushed out and found Patrolman Chase flourishing his revolver and Hohl lying in the bottom of the machine. The dying bandit was carried into the en gine house. He v."as conscious, yet he would not speak. The newspaper with the 'blood-spattered story of his crime carnival was in the auto. When they went to him first his rig cleanly driven bullet holes were in the isinglass of the back curtain of the car. Another tiny opening was in a side curtain. The seat of the vehicle was drenched in Hohl 's 'blood. The Harrisburg Polyclinic Dispensary will be open daily except Sunday at 3 p. m., at its new location, Front and Harris streets, for the free treatment of the worthy poor. WOMAN SMOKER BURNS TO DEATH Coatiaued From FlrM I'ase. all the clothing had been burned from her body and nothing remained but her shoes. She was terri'blv burned and she suffered intense agony through out the night and until her death early this morning. A physician called iu shortly after the fire had been extinguished said the woman could not live and added that her condition would not permit her being removed to the Carlisle Hos pital. In her desperate effort to put out the fire, the old lady fell on the bed, setting fire to the bed clothing and the carpet. Three fire companies responded to an alarm sent from the almshouse tout the inmates at the home had beaten out t)he blase by the time the firemen arrived. The loss to tlbe 'building and furnish ings is trifling. Mrs. Kimmons, so far as could be learned 'by county official, was a widow with no surviving children. She had been an inmate at the home aJbout one year. Rules at the almshouse will not per mit the inmates to smoke in their 'bed rooms, a-nd it was the fear ow on his way to this city, via. the cloud route, and that lie •will go dawn the Orpheum chimney sometime next Sunday night. He will have with him myriads of toys, some thing to delight each igjrl and boy, and 'beginning with the Monday mat inee, Santa will appear on the Orpheum stage and will have something nice and something worth keeping for each girl and boy in any pairt of the house. And then he will be on the job Tues day, Wednesday and Thursday—each matinee during the week prior to Ohristmas Day. Also, when the management decided to bring the "Dream Pirates," a rollicking juvenile production to the Orplheiim, thev had Younig Harrisburg in mind, to say nothing of Derkin's animal circus, a veritable menagerie of educated animals, offering one of the greatest "kid" attractions in vaude ville. - in accordance with their annual cus tom, the Orpheum management is also arranging to give a treat to Harris burg 1 ! orptw)[i children, its cripples and 'little inmates at the various chairitaible institutions by giving them a free the atre party on Tyesdav aifternoon. Tho children will be privileged to see the performance as well as receive tfheir gifts from Santa Glaus. The interior of the theatre will look its 'best. The yuletide spirit will be at its height in the elaborate and festive decorations and Santa Glaus will also go a long way toward adding a genu- j ine Christmas touch. Doctors Hold Nomination Preparatory to the annual election of officers, the Hartisbucg Ax-ademy of Medicine nominated officers last night as follows: Dr. Harey P. Smith, president; Dr. Hershey frarirsler, first vice president; Dr. Allen Z. Ritzman, second vice pres ident; Dr. J. M. J. Rauniek, secretary and treasurer; Dr. Carson Ooover, li brarian; Dr. Clarence H. PiUipe, trus tee; Dr. Ueorjfe W. Bauder, member of social and scientific committee; Dr. H. B. S-heipler, member of admission com mittee. I>r. Samuel F. Traver read an ia teresting paper before the sodietv oo "Modern Urolofcy." RAILROADS CREWJOARD HARRISBURG SIDE Philadelphia Division—ll2 crew tn go first after 3.30 p. m.: 113 12tf 116. Engineer for 113, Fireman for 117. Conductor for 11'6. Brakeman for 1 2G. Engineers up: Kautz, Davis, Foster, McCauley, Heindman, Madent'ord, Downs, Rerainger, Smith, Gibbons, Earhart, Buck, Sellers, Crisswell, Seit/., Strieper, Supplee, Geesey, Manlev, Grass, ISruebaker, .Sober. firemen up: Behman, Arnsberger, Dunlcvy, Kochenouer, Manning, David son, Shive, Mulholm, Mailer, Gelsinger, Kestreves, Farmer. Robinson, VVover, Wagner, Weaver, Myers, Collier, Krei 1- er, Herman, Everhart, Copeland, Hmli ey, Dibhart. . Conductor up: Fraelieh. Flagman up: Bruehl. Brakemen up: Shultzberger, Bal tozer, Gouse, Mclntyre, §tehman, Dfsck Middle Division—2l crew to go first after 1.45 p. m.: 18, 23 232 "44 241. ' Engineer for IS. Brakeman for 18. Engineers up: Smith, Hertzler. Sim outon, Magi 11, Garman. Firemen up: Fletcher, Drewett, Stuf fer, Liebau, Schreffler, Reeder, Kar stetter, Borninan. Conductor up: Huber. Flagman up: Smdth, Miles. Brakemen up: Kohli, Rissingef, Kiefter, Pluck, Fretz, Wenrick, Werner, Pipp, Bickert, Bolan, Baker, Stafal! Kerwxn, Fleck, Myers, Kilgor. Kane, Putft, Roller, Strousor. Yard Crews—Engineers up: Salts man, Kuhn, Snyder, Petton, Shaver, Rudy, Lan