8 YOUR SET IS WAITING Fancy Starting Silver Initial & Rim Glasawara Premiums Fit ta Grace tba Tabla at a King ALMOST FREE TO READERS OF THE STAR-INDEPENDENT Six (6) Fancy Ster- You can select any com I ~ ' . if', -J||||| hination or get the eutirc set ling Silver Initial IjJ j|||| consisting of nine (9) pieces Thin Blown Tumblers li'Sfioi One (1) Coupon ami 4S rents, Only One Coupon t« cents extra by mail. |' i jjj|! the advertised charge. Two (2) piece set imuTTI Sh- ' -» If wanted hv mail, —Sugar Bowl and ill l 1 n f I le amount Oream .Pitcher, i|; |j | I specified. Sterling Silver In- I lijll , j j f v , . !i W ix-ml"" of bC ' One (1) Coupon L.i « I li I Tk. and 48 cents. ij ij | ( I j j| |j| [i '! 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Clip the Coupon From Page Two (2) Present or mail it to THK STAR-INDEPEXDKXT with the required amount and the set .s yours. Sots iiow on display at the office of THE STAR-INDEPENDENT 18, 20. 22 South Third Street Harrisburg, Pa. DAUGHTERS OF LATE COPPER KINO BUILD PLAYHOUSE & t * Ki&zi i : i£rf/ GRACE A OWSWOID^ In the centre of t!or of that dis trict. to which they devote largely their time and fortune. Some time durine January this little tlieatre. known a > the Neighborhood Playhouse, will ot-en it s doors. Miss Grace Griswo!d who in private life is Mrs. Grace Griswold Uail aijil DELICATESSEN BULLETIN NO. I Ten Million Pounds of Her Ting Shipped From 3ay of Islands tit. John s. .V F.. Jan. 1. —Ten mil lion pounds of herring have t«eeu , shipped from the Bay of Islands this month aii-i <• number of American ves sels still arc in the bay awaiting tiieir cargoes. The lishiug has been favored by comparatively mild weather. There art- 1.020.000 pounds of cod awaiting shipment at Bo::ne Bay. >cv- BTEVMSHIPS. f \ BERMUDA These Ckurmioz Inland* Are Mow •t Their Best S. S. "fcERMUSIAH" ! holds the record—4o hours— la the newest and only twin-screw steam ship sailing to Bermuda, and ths only one land::. ft passengers at ths dock at Haiuiltun without transfer by tecrter. Round Trip with mrals e 7c and snd stateroom berth tor full particulars apply to A. K. OtTEHUHIUtii: & Co.. Aerate Ma*, bee s. S. C«.. I.id., IS UriiaJntx. -New Verts P. I.OIINK liKMMU,. lU3 Star, ket »t.. HarrtaHuru. I'a.. «ir atr tick et AfcrSl. HARRTSBURG STAR-INDEPENDENT, FRIDAY EVENING. JANUARY 1, 1915. who is an a.-tress, a dramatist and ai . i*>t.-t, will mauitge the new theatre, She, eral American s-hooners which put in tn get it having been forced to leave the bay and sail for the Bay of Islands by drift ice coming down the coast. Wants a National Musician Pjttviiurgh, Jan. I.—The creation of the office of official musician in nation. >:a,t> an.| municipality was advocated by i'eter . Dykema, professor of sic iu the University of Wisconsin, a! '•'lie convention of the Music Teachers' National Association 'hare yesterday. 73,000,000 Cigars Made in Beading Reading, Pa., Jan. 1. —Over 75,000,- 000 -igar.* have been manufacture*! in Kea'i.ng thi- year, according to an es timate of the union and non-union fac tories anil the figures at the internal revenue department. The receipts from | the sa!e of cigar stan>|«s were about j 5409,000. Gas Fumes Cause Death Wilkes-Barre. Pa.. Jan. I.—With his head a few inches away from a tube used 011 a small g&s h«ate*, Patrick Fa gan, aged 63 years, was found yester I j day in his boarding place at 78 -South Washington street, this city, death j having been caused by escaping gas i 1 fume?. Officials believe death was ac II tridental. niiide her debut on the stn?e in 1 Si»4 with the iite Aujnistin Daly's com pany and later played many rAies in I'.nsland and America. The dramatic scheme of the new playhouse is to offer juvenile enter tainuieut each afternoon and perform ances for adults at night. Some of the entertainers will he Miss Eldorn Stan ford, soprano, and Mr. Peter Newton, magician. Some of the plays will be jof the order of "The Pipes of Pan." in which fairies and simple beliefs of ra | t ious kinds will be important factor*. *30,000 FOR EMPLOYES Reading Paper Mills Company Make Generous Gifts Reading, Pa.. Jan. I.—Following a <-ustom started 30 vears ago by the late George F. Baer. as president-own er of the Reading Paper Mills Com pany, th.> sum of $30,000 was dis tributed to-day among the 165 em ployes of the company's three ptants in this city. Each employe received $1 for each year of his service, the maxi mum. $35, going to two women, who have be**n with the company since its establishment in Reading. This was possibly the largest holiday distribution made among employes of any concern in Reading. Parade at Lebanon Last Night Ijebanon, Ha., Jan. 1. —New Year's Eve was celebrated with a large parade here that started at It o'clock _last uight. Large delegations from the lielianon, Ann viHe-and Fredericksburg tribes of Rc.l Men, all the city fire companies, Company H, Fourth Infan try, X. G. P., local lodges of Forest?!-*, Owls and Mystic Chain, the Ijebanon Athletic Association and other organi zations participate"! in the parade, which was followed by a war dance by i the Red Men iu Market square. TYPHOID FEVER ATA LOW EBB IN STATE DURING 1914 Work and Education Improving the Health Conditions In Pennsylvania, According to Statement Issued by Commissioner Samuel G. Dixon There have %een 50,000 fewer cases of Communicable diseases in Pennsyl vania during the year 1914 than dur ing the previous year, according to the statement issued to-day by Dr. Samuel li. l>ixou, Commissioner of Health, lu summarising the work of his depart ment for the past year'be said: "The people of the Commonwealth have cause to be thankful for the gen eral freedom from disease during the pa;i; year. Never iu the history of the State h«s it been so free from typhoid fever as during 1914. The result of nine years work for the purification of our water ways and the protection of our public water sup, lies may be told tersely by the comparison of figures of the morbidity and mortality from ty phoid fever iu Peuusvlvauia in 1906 and 1914. "In the former year there was 24,- 471 cases of typfaoid fever reported in this State and 3,971 deaths from the same dause. In 1914 only 7,000 cast's were reported up to XovenVber SI and 1 but 731 deaths. This means that there was a decrease of over 70 per cent, iu rvphoid fever iu the Commonwealth. '" Considered from its economic standpoint this means a saving of sev eral millions of dollars annually, to say nothing of the sorrow and swfferiug , w in. h has been eliminated. If there were uo other results this achievement alQue would justify the general aetivii- I tics of the State aud local authorities and their expenditures for public health work. T acre are however numerous ! other gratifying evidences. I "The gene ml death late for Penn j syivania during 1914 will be 14.1 per | thousand inhabitants which in a State | with the great urban population an.'. 1 tie vast nun Jer of manufacturing and mining communities is evidence of gen eral health conditions which while no* j ideal are a decided improvement over ! those of a few years ago. "Tuberculosis, which is tiie greatest! foe to life, has been steadily declining! as a result of the active campaign j which has been waged by the Common- ; wealth and supplemented by various! philanthropic agencies. The State now j maintains three grc.it sanatoria; one in the eastern, one in the central and one in the western portion of the State for j the free trtatnient of indigent sufferers | from this disease. The capacity of these institutions is over 2,0t10 beds which ' are at the disposal of those residents of I Pennsylvania who are in need of sana-! toriani treatment. The ays.'em of free | dispensaries which has been establish-: ed brings kiis aid within the reach of i every one of our eight million two him- ' dred thousand people. "van.tr alone of aii the various re portable dista-es has shown a slight cut steady increa. c during the past few] years. lp to the present time the modi, a! profession has been unable to j cipe with .his foe exee;vt through early ! surgicai aid to those afflicted. How- j evc-fj many of our scientifi.' men are de vot ug their energies to the iuvestign- i tioi' of this disease an 1- we hope that within .oni arative y few years some wore lotent aid may be forthcoming ns a re ait of their exhaustive iuves.iga- i tions. "The a rivities of the State has I stimulate,l every sinew in the general j 1 ;.'ol'c health agencies in the Common v. ealth. The educational work which ! has been carried on since the establish ment of this department has borne ex-| eelicr. fruit. The lo.al boards of health, : the press, the philanthropic agencies and ! most important of all the general pub-j lie has understood, appreciated and co- J operated in the work of bettering eon- ! e .i:ns. T'Je ti:ne is rapidly at", reach ing when eery individual will not oulv I a.-t his own sani.ary jioli email but will famiiia-i '.e hinuell with those prill- I ■ipl 's of personal hygiene and right liv ing whi.-'h wi! serve more than all else j to increase the span of human life and i fiil to the brim the cup of individual happiness. AKBSiT FOLLOWS SHOOTING DanviL-e Man Says He Mistook Iden tity of Friend, Who Escaped Bullet | Danville. Pa., Jan. I.—vunuel Sains-j bury, a prominent resident o? Dan- I ville, is under arrest for firing a re volver at Ralph Fou k, a lifelong j fr.en'J. Kouik, iu company with several la die.-. came out of a restaurant, when ! the party noticed a man lurking in a 1 doorway opposite. I'oulk went across 1 the street to investigate, lie was! w thin a few yards of tb> sidewalk ! when the man tired at him. At that iiist. lit they re-.-ognized each oilier. j Sain«-bi;ry -aid: "Ralph. 1 made an awful in is-, akL* ; i was not looking tor you. t was hooking for a man who in sulted my daughter." Sainsburv has; wcived a hearing and eiiteret bail fyr court. BBAKEMAN IS HELD Must Answer to Jury for Boyersford Wreck That Killed Two Xorristown. fa.. .lan. 1. —Magis- trate Kgbert yesterday afternoon held ' for trial at the March term of Criminal Court Clarence Snyder, r.f this city, pursuant to the finding of the Coroner's jury that his art in throwing I'ne I switch which lei the freight train out on to the main track at Royersford, December 9, caused the wreck in which i Charles Fisher and .Joseph Springer, engineers, were killed. Paul Reider. of I'hiladeiphia, con ! doctor of the freight train, who also had been arrested bv Coroner Neville, was aiacharged, as, according to Divis ion Superintendent Keffer, a conductor ! is not solely responsible for acts of : subordinates who may act at the in ; stance of an engineer, which Snyder 1 claims he did, for Engineer Fisher. I•' * . A True Tonic i is one that assists Nature. Regular and natural action of the stomach, liver, kidneys and bowels will keep you well and fit, and this action ispromoted by BEECHAM'S PILLS 1 "• STAR-INDEPENDENT CALENDAR 1 FOR 1915 May be had at the business office of the Star-Independent t'» » 10f will he sent to any address in the United States, hv mail, for 5 cents extra to cover cost of package and postage. The Star Independent Calendar for 1915 is another of the handsome scries, | ; featuring important local views, issued by this paper for many years. It is 11x14 j | inches iu size and shows n picture, extraordinary for clearness and detnil, of the | "Old* Capitol," built 1818 and destroyed by tire in 1897. It is in fine halt' tone effect and will be appreciated for its historic value ns well lis for its beauty. I Mail orders given prompt attention. Remit 15 cents in stamps, and ad dress all letters to the j ST AR-INDEPENDENT 18-20-22 South Third Street Harrisburg, Pa. AMUSEMENTS r \ MAJESTIC To-night only, David Bispham in a concert recital. To-morrow, afternoon ami evening, Kdimind Breese in "To Day." Three days, commencing Monday, with matinee Tuesday and Wed nesday. Chicago "Tribune's 1 ' Bel gian \\ ar Pictures. ORPHEUM Every afternoon and evening, high cla«« vaudeville. COLONIAL Daily continuous 'audoville and pic tures. * David Bispham To-night The Majestic will open the New War with a concert by the famous baritone, David Bispham, this evening at S.lo. Mr. Bispham, besides being a great singer, with the power of mak ing his auditors see the picture he : as in mind, is an actor of great force. He lias often considered going upon the dramatic stage, and it may be that 'o iiight will be the last opportunity for the public to enjoy his concerts, for -tt is his intention ere long to appear in the play which has been written for him around the career of Benjamin I rnnklin. a character which has never before been seen upon the stage. All who desire to hear him in bis concert should, therefore, seize the present < p -1 ortunity, as it may be the last. Mr. Bispham will be accompanied by frau ds Kogers, pianist. Adv.* "To-day" The Manuscript 'Prodacting Company will offer "To-Dav," the vital anil viv id drama of New York life by George Broadhurst and Abraham Schomer, at the Majestic for a return engagement to-morrow, matinee and evening. "To- Day is said to present a vital phase of contemporary life and to depict in all . its seriousness one of the greatest prob- j leins of married life. The four .lets are laid in New York, and as the itoiv ! develops there is unfolded n condition. ' the existence of which h;i- never been ! denied, resulting from the feminine ' love for finery and the dangers att.'.id- j ant thereto. In it is shown the gradual i mental and moral dissolution of a yo.ivj wife, buoyantly happy iu affluence, . it unable to adjust herself' to reverses. Lily Wagner had to have clothes—she had had them and she would be Hits- ! erable without them. Thanks to the, evil suggestions of a woman friend, - iie ' got them, and with them, finally, her deserts. "To-Day"' will be in.erpret ed by the original New York (,ist, headed by Edmund Breese. Al\ .* Belgian Battlefield Seems At the Majestic for three 'uvs, con:- niencing Monday, with matinee Tues day and Wednesday, the Popidur .Mo tion Picture Company will exhibit for ihe lirsi time in this city the Belgian Battlefield Motion Pictures, v.iii ii are the first and onlv authentic films depict ing lighting that have been ma 1 • dur iii" the present European w:rv. Th» pictures wire taken on the firing line in Belgium by Edwin K. Weigln. staff photographer of the Chicago "Tii bune,'' which paper bv contract with | the Belgian government received special permission to secure motion pict'i es of I scenes on the fighting line of the Bel j gian army. Under the terms of the contract, 50 per cent, of the sale of j the pictures is giv?n to the Belgian i Ked Cross Society. Sections cf th<» bat tle of Termonde, .Most. Maiinos and I Lierre are shown. The fall of A itc erp I and the flight of the refugees to Hol j land are remarkable features of the : film. One of the most dramatic of j the pictures is that showing th-j explo j sion of a German shell, which tea:* to j pieces a house located near s position i defended bv the Belgians in vhe uattle iof Termonife. Many pitiful «-e."ise aie j revealed in the frantic exodus of the I uou-combatants from Antwerp. Adv.' '•Twin Beds" | This season has been productive t-f no greater theatrical success than that scored by "Twin Beds," Salisbury Field's and Margaret Mavo's original and refreshing new farce, which is the popular laughing sensation in New York, where for eight months ;-ast it has been keeping crowds of metropoli tan playgoers in paroxysms of merri ment. "Twin Beds" is described as an irresistibly funny story of life ! among the apartment dwellers. Sel- I wvn &. Company, the firm that gave t "Within the Law" to the stage, is also sponsor for "Twin Beds" and is to of fer its latest success at the Majestic Saturday, January 9. Adv.* At the Orpheum The Orpheum's current offering is the season's best bet. It is the con census of opinion of those who have witnessed this week's show that the real hit of the Orpheum's whole career is here this week. This is true not only Wcause of tin- presence of the beauti ful Kitty Gordon, but because slio is supported by :i regulation metropolitan vaudeville show. Keene and Window, late stars ol' the New York Winter tiiir den; Mary Kline and Kingdom Brown, moving picture favorites, present a de lightful kid playlet; Pippifax and l'an lo, comedy acrobats, who do some great tumbles and falls and inject tomfool ery that is good for one long, loud laugh, are some of the other tine hits of the bill. This, however, does not include all the choice plums, for the truth ol' the matter is that every act on the Orpheum bill is a winner and there isn't? a dull minute 111 the least of them. Adv.* At the Colonial Apdalc's Animal Circus of hears, dogs, monkey, and anteater are ottering i a comedy animal act at the Busy Cor ner as the headline attraction of that theatre's New Year greeting. The show was uncovered for the tirst times ■ yesterday and it proved a veritable . treat. There is something to be inter- I csted in and amused at every minute ; this troupe is on view. Another act of I merit is that of Mack Albright and j Mack, who serve up something clever '■ in the way of harmony singing and I comedy; Ann Sutherland and company j are offering a comedy playlet called j " 1 0, 20, liO," while Harrington is the best ventriloquist artist vet seen at the I Colonial. "To Have and to IHold," a | splendid two-part dramatic picture fen- The Very Latest Styles Obtainable only in McCall Patterns NKWk, MOTRX. ten WHt UI >i« no* un* ouma nun ou Jilt. Sillt'S and make, at home yourself, the stylish but eufmomical clothes wliifli are accurately described and beautifully illustrated in the new McCall Fashion Publications. Get the New McCall Book of Fashions day If It's Stylish It's McCall—lf It's McCall U's Stylish E. M. SIBLE, 1300 Market Street A. H. FRAIM, 2032 Sixth Strfeet HARRJSBURG, PA. r M .«!—1 AT JL ity smoke O/Woja f There are 50 years of "know how" • back of this brand, ad they are the J richest, most fragrant and satisfying - cigars a dime can buy. ; ■ ■ I Made Jy A John C. Hernan & Co. \ W£B3B£S3sl3£S •» i ture, and "Professor Bugs." comedy, ; comprise the picture entertainment for ! the last half of the week. Adv.* HEAD OF COUNCIL ABHESTED Louis Jacobs, Exeter Borough, Is Charged With Talcing Funds Wilkes-Barre Pa,, Jan. I.—Charged I with keeping money which he had tit | ken from the borough's funds with which to pay .lames Ijiingan, a survey or, for work done for the borough, Louis Jacobs, president of the Council of tlx ! eter borough, was arrested here yes | terday, and after a hearing before Al derman M. J. Kuddy, of this city, was held under SI,OOO bail for his appear -1 ance at court. lie secured a bondsman and was nj lensod. i PINCHOT INHERITS #587.tt1« Share Made Known of Naw York Por tion of Mother's Estate New York. Jan. I.—'Mrs. M'urv K. Piuchot mother ol' Gilford Pinchot, i Amos R. E. Piuchot- and Ijady Alan - Johnston, who died in Washington. F>. 1 recently, left taxable assets in this State of more than SI,OOO. The value of the decedent's entire es i tate was not disclosed. Of the New York property, which is in real estate, Mrs. Pinchot's sons receive $537,ti11! each, while Ijady Johnston receives sL'S,fi()ti.