2 FREE LECTURE ON CHRISTIAN SCIENCE BY Virgil 0. Strickler of New York Member of the Christian Science Board of Lectureship IN THE MAJESTIC THEATRE This Evening at 8.15 O'clock The Public Is Cordially Invited No Tickets Required No Collection HEIR TO 93.000 ROBBED New Boston Man Eeaten Into Insensi bility on Lonely Road Mahanoy City. Pa.. Doc. 2N.—On hi* nay home to Now Boston from this vity, "hero he had spent the evening cele brating Christmas with hi* friends. and with whom he was rejoicing oier .1 !e --ga y of $",000 just received from Rus sia, William Matruder wa> held up on the lonelv road, beaten and robbed of SIOO and a gold watch. Miners returning front work found the mau lying in a pool of blood, half frozen. Ho was remove.i to t'he Mate I'os'; ital at Fountain Sprites. There i< no clue to bis assailant. TEAMSTER HANGS HIMSELF Lifeless Body of Missing Man Found Suspended From Tree Reading, Pa., Dev. 28. —The lifeless body of Albert Reiter. of this city, who bas been missing siuee lr.st Wednesday was found yesterday hanging from the! Imrb of a tree ou Mount I'onn. overlook ing the city. The discovery was made in a secluded s[xit by a party of hunt ers. after searching parties and tuo po lice had been >-■ ouring the hills for sev- i eral days. Reiter was teamster for a local coal firm. The first hint of his disappear-1 ance was when his team was found de serted on a road at the base of the mountain. BABY GIRL BURNS TO DEATH Roll Child in Snow to Extinguish Fire in Clothes Camden, X. J.. Dee. 28. —Burned! afbout the face aud body when her dress | caught fire at aa overheated stove, Florence Maghonas. 4 years aid, of 211 Mickle street, yesterday suffered injur ies that resulted in hex death soon after being admitted to the Cooper hospital. The childmother was attracted to the room by tae cries of the child. The fire was extinguished by rolling the bai\v iu snow iu the rear yard. PARDON BOARD ATTACKED Denver Attorney Decries Liberation of Fifty-eight Murderers Denver. Dec. US. —Charging that the State Board of Pardons has released murderers in wholesale lots, District Attorney John A. Rush, of Denver, said yesterday that he would make a figh: to h-ave the Legislature abolish the Board. \s chairman of the legislative com mittee of tbe State District Attor neys' Association, he lta< drafted sev eral .judicial reform bills, chief of which is the one wiping out the Par don* Board, lie says that in six years the Board, on sentimental or sympa thetic grounds, uas freed 5S murder ers. School Janitor Falls Dead Berwyu. Pa.. Dec. 28. Frank I)e- , wees, janitor of the high school build ing at Berwyn. returned vesterdav morning from attending the fires in the school bnilding. lie was in the house | n few monieirt- when he complained to his wife of feeing ill. As be finishe I speaking he fell dead. He was 60. Why Have the Peo a Hundred Million Boxes? 'phe extraordinary merit of Laxative Bromo Quinine ex * plains the reason why the people of all nations have used the enormous quantity of over One Hundred Million (100,000,000) Boxes of this famous remedy. After reading the accompanying label from the box of r ~ Laxative Bromo >An excelies. remedy tor Coughs aid Colds. Relieves the > A„ * it; PCoufh and alio the feverish conditions and Headache,/ Quinine, telling (which are usually associated with colds The second or? what it dne<? flnH Tiotv < third dose will relieve the Cough and Headache and will < . * OOeS ana lIOW ) more the bowels weil within Sor 10 hours, when the cold ) it does it, VOU Can / will be relieved In treating colds it is very important that > r. .v* ( the bowels should move well e very day This preparation { Understand Why tlllS S moves the bowels gently without griping, and arouses the) remedv is llSPtl cn > liver and all the secretions to action Directions -Adults > „ X S USeQ SO ! two tablets istjl usAdost a«l should be taken immed \ effectively bv SO < lately going to bed Some per- X t isoos.who^rjhi sufficients many millions of Jto just keepTne bowels open freely until the Cough and > neonle WVICTIPVPr <Cold is relieved then take one haU the dose for a few > VV Uenever \days. Children whoare not o'.denough tosw»llowpills, the i V'OU feel a Cold COm f t®blet can be broken or cut 10 half sod siveo in proportion ) * , 1 • 4 • « )to age. To be swallowed not chewed. For headache take? Oil tllink OI the j .'tablets every 2or 3 hour, until relieved "J name Laxative (Hac-slmile of label oil back of Laxative Bromo Quinine box) BromO Quinine. —but remember there is Only One "Bromo Q To Dot Tho GENUINE, Call For The Full Nome Laxative Bromo Quinine CM ED THE WORLD OVER TO OUftE A COLO M ORE DAY AO L—k foe thlm mlgnmturm ml £ ®"»«. Prt «• 25«. fo' FINED FAR CHEERINU FILM Canadian Arrested in "Movie" Talks of Appeal to Britain Pittitourgti. Dec. 28. Declaring his intention of taking his case to the Brit ish Consul with a request that it be re ported to the State Department. Puul steurnagle, of Sowicklev, a suburb, paid a $3 tine in Ventral Police Court yester day morning. He ha<l been arrested Saturday night at a niotiou picture show when he be came enthusiastic, threw his hut into the air and cheered when a film showing a Canadian regiment maneuvering on Salisbury Plain, Eh)gland, was thrown j on the screen. He was warned by an i usher, but continued his applause. He said he recognised several in one of | the regiments with wiicmi he had gone to j school in Canada. PETS GIVE FIRE ALARM Poodle and Parrot Save Family From Death Pittsburgh. Pa.. Dec. 2S.—To Nero, i a French poodle, aud tßob, a parrot, is j jiveu credit for saving Harry Buetiue ' man. his wife and four children from 1 ' deafh in a fire that almost destroyed Buenneman's shop on the North Side | early yesterday. Buenneman was awakened by the frantic barking of Nero at the door of I his room in apartments above the store. Bob was screaming iu terror. Smoke was streaming through cracks in the, doorway. Buenneman carried his ehil- I dren through thi-k. smoke to the street and helped iiis wife to safety. Nero and Bob. kept as family pets and not for | "ale, were saved, but 100 canary birds, i be si ie pigeons, doves, dogs, guinea pigs t ' aud other ;>ets were suffocated. PRISON A DISEASE BREEDER Kansas Warden's Figures Show Tuber culosis Prevalent Leavenworth, Kan., Dec. 28.—"1t is not the intention of the people, or , the courts, to sentence criminals to ft fatal disease aud premature death, but ! that is what is being done," declared' Warden J. D. Botkin in his biennial j re;>ort on the State penitentiary. He declares it is impossible to make the present cell houses other than disease breeding holes. "Of the deaths Occurring from .Janu ary 1, 1900. to June 1, 1914. 37 per ! cent, were caused by tuberculosis. Of the present iumates, about 35 per cent, are afflicted with the same disease. Of these, about 20 |>er cent, had it when they came and 15 per cent, contracted it in this prison." CHICAGO DEATH RATE FALLS Is Ouly 11.17 Per 1,000 Population For Year 1014 Chicago. Dec. 2S.—Statistics for 1914 show that the Chicago death rate , is only 14.17 for every 1,000 of the city's population. This is 3.6 per cent. ; less than the average yearly death rate; for the previous decade, which was! I 14.70. The death rate is 6.2 per cent. 4e** - than the rate for 1913. which was: ; 15.05. MAKKIBIrtJK<i 81'AK-IJsDEFEiNDtiN T, MONDAY EVENING, Dm.'KMBKK 28, 1914. EX-CBV. PENNYPACKER SEES FOE IN GREAT BBITftIN At German Society Anniversary in Phil adelphia Yesterday Public Service Commissioner of Pennsylvania Ar raigns England and Japan Philadelphia, Dec. 28. Ex-Governor Samuel W. criticised Pres ident Wilson, arrived America against ■la)>aix and excoriated England yester day afternoon in a speech albout the war at t'he 150 th anniversary of the founding of tthe Herman Society of Pennsylvania. Jie brought many cneers from his German-American audieuce of 300 in the hall at Spring Garden and Marshall streets. "A man with the courage to express his convictions,'' was the introduction of Dr. C. .1. Hex amei', the chairman, and he lived up to it. "The President of the Uniteyi States," said -Mr. PeuifN packer, lists clenched and face flushed, " has said to the .people of the United States tlhat they were not to think and express themselves on the subject of war. Since he issued that statement Charles W. Eiurt, once president of the eollege of which lingo -Mueustor'burg is a teacher; James IM. Beok, of New York, himself a representative of tho contribution of tiermajiy to this country, and Joseph 0. Freolev, of Philadelphia, have all t>een pnntiug articles denouncing Germany. M(v pugnacious and bellicose former colleague, Dr. J. William White, has written a pamphlet to show that this country should stand as an ap(*nd»ge to the Allies." When the disapproval that greeted the meutiou of Dr. White's name had died away the ex-Goveruor continued: "And iu one respect I agree with them and differ from the President. I am going to give you my opinion of the war. 1 England, jealous of her commercial prestige, sa.id the former Governor, waged war against Germany, just as she did against Holland w<hen that coun try was mistress of tthe seas. Fifty years ago.'' said Qfir. Peunypacker, "wo had a mercarrtile navy. Then our Civil war came along, and England, taking advantage of our situation, drove our commerce off the seao." The ex-Governor's viewpoint, he said, was purely an American one. He con tinued: "The Kaiser is a war lord, but there is a sea lord, too. If the Kaiser succeeds iu expanding Germany he will have to go 4.000 miles away to do it, bat the sea is all around us. It floats our ves sels and beats agaiust our ports. Ger many has never been hostile to us. England has ever been our foe. • "The secret agreement between Japan and Eugiand constituted a menace to this country. Would England receive assistance from Japan now and later refuse to return the aidf (Hawaii is largely Japanese. California has been invaded by the Japs. We must know the terms of that treaty. "If England had her way this coun try would be a mere appendage. In 1812 we were laid open to an invasion through Canada. In 1862 we only avoided it bv the humiliating surrender of Slidell. All those things that the Kaiser may do iu the future England has doue in the fast. ±ook over the world. India. South Afriea! Wherever there has been a nation too feeble to protect her rights she has fallen to England." With all his vehemence, the ex-Gov ernor was dubious about the future of Germany. "I can't see much hope for her success.'' he sail. "There are too many wolves in the pack, and vet you never cau tell." SAYS FKANK IS INNOCENT Story of Conley, After Loug Investiga tion, Declared to Be Fabrication Augusta, Ga., Dev. 28. Five promi nent Georgians recently joined in a let ter to Berry Benson, a well-known Augustan, who has made a painstaking investigation and analysis of the FY an k case, asking him to them his con clusions. Mr. Benson responded in a let ter in the Augusta "Chronicle." Mr. Benson points out that Conle.v, the negro, testified that after Frank and he hail takeu the child's bodv to the cailar Frank, in his oflice, had given him $-00 in hush money and then taken it back. An examination ot the cash drawer shuwed a balance of $26.50. It was also found after ex amination of Frank's private check book that he had been drawing $5 from his bank every few days. At the trial the neuro swore that after Frank and he had taken the child s body by the elevator to the cel lar tbey went to Frank's inner oftieo aud were there talking when Frank exclaimed: ''My God! here eontes (>ui»..y Hall and Kmma Freeman; get in this wardrttf>e. But as to the time they were there he makes it an hour anil a half later than the time thee were actually there, and by doing so he makes it evident that "his whole story of the elevator and the ward robe is pure fabrication. PASTOR SCORNS 810 PAY Wants to Share His Flock's Fortunes Be Th»y Good or Bad f angrange, Ga., Dec. 28. —Dr. C. E. I'atitto, past or of the First Methodist >tiurch of West Point, has made the following statemeut to the people of his church: "The church will during the follow •tig week consider the fixing of my •alary for the next conference vear. -No one i? incro conversant with tho distressful condition of the good people of this section than I am. Scarcely a home in this city that will not be more or less affected by the financial depres sion. I do not want a salary that is not in keeping with the conditions now prevailing. "1 should have no respect for my self to accept a salary which would have to be paid out of the sacrifices and needs of my people. If there is to>be suffering next year, let mo bear my part of it. and no one will do it with great er courage and cheerfulness." Die 3 After Ctrtting His Throat Philadelphia. Dec. 28. David 8. Baker, 35 years old. of New York, a traveling salesman, died yesterday in the Pennsylvania hospital from a throat wound that he had inflicted on himself with a tailor on December 17, while a guest at a Chestnut Btreet hotel. He committed act through despondency over his inability to stop drinking. Long Railroad Strike Buds Mu-kogee, Ok>h., Dec. 28.—The strike of the shopmen and repairmen of the Missouri, Oklahoma and Gulf rail road, which was called May 10, 1913, was discontinued Saturday. / """ 1 - 1 " 1 PREVENTION VSCURE Little Talks on Health and Hygiene By Samuel O. Dixon, M. D., LL. D., Commissioner of Health The well worn adage to the effect that "An ounce of prevention's worth a pound of cure," has long been ac cepted as one of the wisest of saws. We are willing to admit that pre vention is the thing, but too often we stick at the price and then are obliged to pay roundly when the necessity for cure is forced upon us. A day at home in bed when one is threatened with a hard cold seems to many people an ex travagant waste of time, and yet it would be difficult to estimate lrow many really serious illnesses might be pre [ vented by rest and care in the early ; stages. i How many parents have suffered the agonies of regret for failing: to seek I medical advice when their children I were suffering from "sore throat" and which eventually proved to be diphthe ria with terrifying rapidity. How frequently in severe winter weather we see women sacrificing com fort and defying common sense iu their dress for the sake of what thoy con sider appearances. How many men working under strain and physically exhausted try to "buck up'' with » few drinks. These are but a few common ex amples of the people who will not pay the price for their ounce of preven tion. They may partly escape once, twice, a dozen times, but in the long run they foot a heavy bill. The physi cians' best patients are tho men and women who boast of never having a doctor until they are really sick. Much of the greatest work which has been accomplished in mcdieino dur ing the past generation has been pre ventive work. The great future of the art lies in prevention and the time is rapidly approaching when to suffer from many of the new common ail ments, will be looked upon by all in telligent people as evidence that the sufferer has been inexcusably neglect ful of his own welfare. Do not hesitate to pay .cheerfully the cost of prevention when health is at stake for no investment offers a higher premium than your physical well-being. FIDDLES HIS lOOTH YEAR IN Aged Philosopher Says You Can't Help Doing What You Do Towanda, Dec. 28. —Justus A. Rec ord, Bradford county's oldest citizen, I who on Christmas observed his nine ty-ninth birthday yesterday expressed a desire to go out on the Susquehanna river and join the throng of skaters. He was persuaded not to, so contented himself by leaving the violin which he purchased when a boy and which has been his constaut companion. On his ninety-ninth birthday he walked over a mile in zero weather and ate a hearty Christmas dinner. He has read the Bible through nine times during his life. His philosophy of life is that no matter what you do, you cannot help it. He offers to debate the subject with any man in the world, irrespec tive of age. ' PRECEDENT FOR FRANK CASE lowan Freed After Fight Based on Grounds in Pending Appeal .Sioux City, la.. Dec. 2S.—Briefs in the case of Harry B. Murphy, freed here on a charge of violating the Mann act, have been seut to Washington to : the attorneys of M. Frank, of At ! lanta, tic., to be consulted as a prece l dent to secure a ntw trial for Frank. tMurphv was given his release by Judge J. D. Klliott, of t>outh Dakota, because he was r.'bsent from the court j room when the verdict was announced. Counsel tor Murphy said last night ithat the cases differed in that Frank's attorneys did not claim his absence as ' reversible grounds until after the case ; had gone to the Supreme Court, where at the attorneys for Murphy made the | claim at once. WHISKEY KILLS CHILD Unobserved Drink of Sample Fatal From Feet Up Towanda, Dec. 28. —A u-ounce bot i tie of sample whiskey left on the i kitchen table at the home of John [ Dionni, a foreigner, caused the death of i his 3-year-old daughter. The chil l got lioM of the bottle un ! observed, sipped the contents and was ; taken ill. The lower limbs became i paralyzed, and death ensued after four j hours. Long ago silence was said to be j golden, and since phonographs, plaver- I pianos and honk wagons came in it is i rarer than ever. ERUPTION ON HEAD HAIR FELL OUT First in Pimples, Head So Sore Could Not Comb Hair. Would Itch. Cuticura Soap and Oint ment Completely Healed. West White St., Summit Hill. Pa.—"l had a sore eruption on my head which I thought would heal up but the places would open and bleed then they would he«l and open again and they were awful sore. I could not even romh my hair my head was so sore. First there wore pimples on my head and then they would get larger and start to burn. Sometimes they would Itch and my hair fell out "I read the Cuticura advertisement In the paper and thought that I would write and get a sample of Cuticura Soap and Ointment. I washed my head with the Cuticura Soap and put tho Cuticura Oint ment on and it began to get better. 1 used It every morning and I was impro\ ing finely. I had the sores on my head about Ave months and 1 had thought I would never get better but Cuticura Soap and Oinrment | made the scales dry and fall off and com pletely healed my trouble, t have had no | more to this day." (Signed) Miss Roso Frendak. Feb. 6, 1914. Samples Free by Mail Do you realize that to go through life tortured and disfigured by itching, burning, scaly and crusted eczemas, rashes, and other skin and scalp humors Is, in the majority of cases, unnecessary? Cuticura Soap and Ointmeut afford Immediate relief and prove j successful in the most distressing eases. , when the usual methods fail. Cuticura Soap j 25c. and Cutleura Ointment 50c. are sold [everywhere. Liberal sample of each mailed free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post card "Cuticura. Dept. T. Boston." ITALIAN SHIP WILL AID 11. S. CRUISER IN SYRIA Rome, Dei'. 38.—Instructions have been seut to the Italian cruiser Cula bria, now at Beirut, Syria, to assist the United States cruiser North Carolina, if the necessity should arise, as the re sult of further demonstrations against the departure of Europeaus from Turk ish territory. The cruiser. Tennessee, the fuel ship \ ulcan and the gunboat Scorpion, of the United States navy, which also are looking alter the American interests along the eastern Mediterranean, are ready to steam fo any place where they are needed, according to raporta re ceived here. Dispatches from Athens have stated that the cruiser North Carolina recent ly threatened to use her guns as the result of an incident at Tripoli, Syria. The cruiser, convoying the American steamship Virginia, entered the harbor of Tripoli, and the commander request ed the Turkish authorities to permit the British and French Consuls to de part with their nationals rosident in the city. This request was refused, but sev eral of the French residents boarded the Virginia. They were attacked by a mot), which wounded the captain and first officer. The North Carolina then threatened to fire and the mob fled. The Virginia and the North Caro lina left for Dedeagateh. Later the cruiser proceeded to Smyrna. ALPINE TROOPS UNDER FIRE 120H0URS WITHOUT SLEEP Correspondence of the Associated Press. Nancy, France, Dec. 9.—Several miles out of Nancv, toward tho Lor raine frontier, is a village which has been made the cent- r of a division of | French cavalry, in which the sight of the deep blue uniform of the Alpine chasseur is most familiar. These wirv, agile and hardy troops have tendered valuablo service in the war. Some of them, equipped with skis, have acted as scouts in the deep snow of the Vosges region and have covered from 30 to 40 miles a dav t without fatigue. Battalions of the Alpine chasseurs are constantly training in clearings in the Vosges forests. The majority of them are young, men and officers alike, but they are all made of the same hardy, wiry stuff that is required for an : Alpine chasseur. In the retreat of the French army from upper Alsace these troops covered themselves with glory. Four regiments protected the retreat of the entire Fourteenth army corps. They had [ pushed over the c.est of tho Vosges I at Bonhomnie, and at a critical stage of the operations received the order to j defend the peak of Mandray, the pos session of which was necessary in order to assure the safety of the artillery of the retreating army. For five long days, 1,700 strong, they remained there under the tire of three German bri gades, supported toy a brigade of artil lery. The evening of the fifth day, not having slept an hour in 120, they still found the courage to charge with the bayonet and put to flight a regiment of Pomerain riflemen which was advanc ing under the cover of a terrific artil lery fire to force the passage. When it was over, of the 1,700, there re mained barely 700. The commanding officer, Verlet-Hanus, had been killed 1 and 20 of his officers died at his side. I The sacrifice had not been useless, for | the stand they niado had protected the ; retreat of the bulk of the troops and j the Pomeranians abandoned pursuit. AMERICAN GIFTS TO FRANCE; CONTRIBUTIONS APPRECIATED Paris, Deo. 28.—1t is pointed out bere that Americans are doing some thing every day to win the gratitude of the French people. Every day the pa pers record proofs of American geueros ity, and these things reach the eves of th 'Parisians, who will not forget them. I>\iring the last week Alfred S. Hci delhach. president of the American Chamber of Commerce, gave 10,000 francs ($2,0,00) for the 'benefit of French soldiers and their families; Mrs. W. K. Vanderbilt eoi trifoutcd 125,000 francs ($25,000) to the American Am bulance, and Miss .1 u1 ia Avlward gave 1,000 francs ($200) for war victims. Twelve children of Berkeley, Cal., contributed articles made by them selves, which were sold for 1,000 francs ($200). Prize ofr 'New Europe' Map Paris, JJec. 28.—A Paris paper this week offers its readers a $2,000 prize for the best forecast of the post-bellum frontiers of European countries on a map supplied with its latest issue. Readers must send maps, with the fron tier drawn according to their individ ual prognostications, before January 19. The award will be made after the treaty of peace is signed. Australia Sails From Chili Valparaiso, Chili, .Dec. 28.—The Aus tralian battle cruiser Australia, which came into this port»Saturday, sailed yes and are sending them to defend the provisions. Shj has been cruising about the Pacific coast of South Amer ica for several weeks. Troops for Dardanelles Home, Dec. 28. —The Turkish mili tary authoriti?s have removed the troops and artillery from Adrianoplc an dare sending them to defend the l>ardane>lles and the Bosporus, according to a dispatch from Athens: Report of Lone Air Raid Denied Paris, Dec. 28. —The report that a Zeppelin airship droipped a bomb on Toul is officially denied. French War Department to Move Paris, Dec. 28. —The French War Department, which is still in Bordeaux, will return to IParis January 7. Czar Again on Battle Front Pctrograd, Dec. 2S.- —Kmperor Nicho las, who left Moscow Chrtsriuai even ing, has arrived at the battle front. Martial Law The proclamation of martial law means the suspension of ordinary law and its replaceuien tby military author ity. T'lius a military commander may take action against any person who of fends without trying him before the 'ordinary irourts. A |>roclaniation of martial lafc also abolishes trial Jjy jury. —London Telegraph. A Testimony From Exper ience and Observation If every man, woman and child knew the satisfae tion and real happiness of having money at a specified time accumulated by small and regular savings made each week and not misgod—they would join th« Security Holiday Savings Fund and have money f<y, Insurance, Taxes, Coal or any other needs, and not be worried when thesa payments become due. If you have spent, during th« year, money that you really have nothing for, which is an experience of many, don't do so the coming yenr. Muko up your mind to have something at the close of 1915. If you listen to this you will have. Join now. SECURITY TRUST COMPANY :l« and 38 NORTH THIRD STREET Open Saturday Evening Noar the Postofftee CKTVEWS CROOKS MASQUERADING Merchants Suffered Heavy Losses Be cause They Thought Thieves Were "Bellsnickles" Playing Pranks Waynesboro. Dec. 28. —.1. H. Bear, proprietor of a mill at Cress Station, a short distance southeast of this place, was robbed of SIOO in cash and checks by two masked thieves on Christmas Eve. Tho robbers made their escape, due to the favt that 'Mr. Bear at first believed tlhey were neighbors who were going about is "bellsnickles" and would return after a time, give hint back his money and iaugh with him over the joke they had played on him. >Mr. Bear was sitting in the office of his mill a'bout 8 o'clock when a man appeared at the window, his face cov ered with a inastk, broke t'hc window pane and pointed a revolver at him. Then a confederate also witih a revolver entered the office and demanded his money. \ After joking with the robbers Mr. Bear handed over to them about SIOO in cash and iu checks and' thev de parted. A similar piece of trickery was played by two crooks who Obtained about sioo in a like way from Ji*cob Good, an Kdgemont, Adams county,, merchant, Christmas Ev£. t Dr. R. W. Ramsey Is Dead Chambersburg, Dei-. 28.—l>r. R. W. Ramsey died at his home on West '.Mar ket street at 3.30 on Saturday after i loug illness. He had been in a criti cal condition for some weeks but would regain strength and sem better, only to become worse again. Abut 6 p. m. Christmas Day he had a sudden and decided collapse and the end then came very rapidly. His illness was a form of rheumatism and at times he suffered a great deal. Nothing to Hold Indians Carlisle, Dec. 2S.—'Falling flat under ,i mass of conflicting ami inconsequen tial testimony, the robbery charges against Genus Baird and 3>ewis Twinn, Indian graduates, were discharge.! Sat urday afternoon by Justice .Hughes fol lowing a hearing. These was nothing offered to identify the men as those who a week ago are alleged to have assault ed Mrs. Lydia ljewLs. The woman her self decliued to attempt to identify them. Former Hanover Merchant Dead Gettysburg. Dec. 28.—Morris A. Nau, a brother of .T. Calvin Nau, of Kast Middle street, died in Johns Hoflkins 'hospital, Baltimore, at 5 o'clock Friday morning following an operation for stomach trouble, lie has lately been engaged in business in Hanover. Mr. Nau was born in 'Hanover. He leaves his parents, his wife and two children, one aged 13 and t'hc other two years. He also leaves five brothers and three sisters. Contractor Died Suddenly Hagerstown, Dec. 28. S. Lewis liamkin, a well known citizen and con tractor, died very suddenly at his home, 133 Broadway, at midnigtht Thursday night, of heart trouble, in his 71»t year. Mr. Lamkin retired apparently in his usual good health, but a'bout 11 o'clock (Mrs. Lam kin was aroused bv the illness of her husfbaud and in less than an hour -lie expired. Bursting Waterback Injuries Woman Tamaqua, Dec. 28.—As a result of a bursting waterback, the large range in the Philadelphia and Reading depot re-staurant nt Tamaqua, was blown to pieces yesterday morning, wrecking the kitchen and hurling Mrs. Annie Yost ten feet through the dining room doors. She was badly injured. COUPON ~ ' Guaranteed Sterling Silver Initial Glassware This coupon wlicu presented or mailed to r,. 'Ullil THE STAR-INDEPENDENT I . I wi . th 4 ? cents, is sood for Six (6) Tumblers—lo cents I X «II I extra by mail; ! I ioiflill OR \ *** J III! I 73 cents, is good for One (1) Large Water || Pitcher—lS cents extra by mall; , . |l H I with 48 cents, is good for One (1) Sugar Bowl and i'l 'I I 111 Cream Pitcher—_lo cents extra by mall; i' ! :', 011 ra " » ot ,hc e "" re set'of Nine (9i Pieces with I i ' 1 11 I . C a " , . ou " t specified above, or any two sets witli the I ifl advertised pr.ee. If you have one of these coupons | j 1 I [JII I Sets now on jJispiay at 1 " Sl " I'HgJ THE STAR-INDEPENDENT IM-20-22 South Third St., Harrisbarg, Pa. TO USE NEW FIRE SYSTEM Will Be Presonted to Lemoyne Town Council for Its Anproval To night—ls Very Simple Lcinoyne, Dee. 28 To-night tho new fire alarm system for Lemoyne will be completed nt a, moeling of the local fire company in the lire house. It will be introduced and explained by H. I,'. Mount/., the Lt-niov tie tire chief', .nil will then 1,0 presented to the Town Council to- approval. H. K Mount/, WHS chairman of tho ecmmittee who worked out the system. G. \V. .I'aimer and J. S. Cununings com prised the rest of the committee. A directory of the system will ho placed in the fire house, as well as n all of the stores and public buildings. It will be the duty of any citizen dis covering a bla>:e to rush" to the lira house and sound the number of the plug that is nearest to the outbreak. The directory planned out by the eommitte is as follows: Fireplug ou Herman avenue, Cherry street and "Her man avenue, plug No*. 12; in sending in the alarm the person should give one tap on the bell with a pause and then two taps. The alarm should be sound ed about six times with short inter vals. Plug No. 13, situated at Boss tuoyne street and Herman avenue, on« tap on the bell with a short pause and then three taps; Cranberry street and Herman avenue, plug No. 14, one tap and a pause and then four taps; Clin ton street and Herman avenue, plug*. No. 21, two'taps, a pause and then on-i tap; 'Lome street and Herman avenue, plug No. 215, two taps, a pause and then three taps. Plugs on Hummel avenue, Bucker street and Herman avenue, plug No. 4, four taps on the'bell; Rossmoyno street and Hummel tu'euue, plug No. 5, five taps; Cranberry street ami Hum mel avenue, plug No. 6, six taps; llasp berry street and Hummel avenue, plug No. 8, eight taps; Blackberry street, and Hummel avenue, plug No. !), auio taps. Plugs ou Bosler avenue, Cherry street and Bosler avenue, plug No. 24, two taps, a pause and then four taps; llossmoyne street and Bosle. - avenue, plug No. 31, tljree taps, a pause and then one tap; Clinton street and Bosler avenue, plug No. 32- three taps, a pauses and then two taps. In the near future the company ex pects to add more plugs to the list. Plugs are needed on the corners of sev eral of the streets. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE LECTURE Will Be Given Free To-night by Virgil O. Strickler in Majestic In addition to providing free read ing rooms in virtually every city and giving out enormous quantities of their literature, the Christian Scientists, in keeping with their policy of seeing that, all who wish to know what Christian Science is shall have the fullest oppor tunity to learn, have for a number of years maintained an oflicial board of lectureship. This 'board now numbers fifteen lecturers, who devote all their time to the delivery of public discourses on tho subject. , Virgil 0. Strickler, of New York, n, well-known member of this board of lectureship, will speak on Christian Science in the Majestic theatre this evening, commencing promptly at 8.1."> o'clock. Tickets of admission will not. be required, nor will any collection be taken. All w r ho wish to know more about Christian Science are cordially in vited to be present. Adv.* Those Canny Scots! Passenger—lt's curious how these seagulls follow a steamer. Do tliuy go far? Boatman —Aye, sometimes, but they'll not follow her far; she's an Aberdeen 'boat. — London (Punch. Jumped at the Chance "You aro so clever, tMr. Jean, you talk so well—you really ought to write.'' Willingly. Will you give me your address!"—iFrou Frou.
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