NEWS OF STEELTON
DETECTIVE DURNBAUQH
I ARRESTS PETER RADOCEVIC
Pjlsonor Is Charged With Receiving
* Stolen Goods in Connection With
* Wholesale Chicken Thefts Last Win
;• ter—Caught at Lancaster
*• "
* A climax to the arrest of eleven
fereigners last winter for chicken steal
took place in Lancaster several days
wo when Detective Durnbaugh arrest
ed Peter Radocevic on a charge of re
ceiving stolen goods. The latter was
•oinmitteil to jail for court la;»t even
ing by Squire Gardner in default of
hail.
The prisoner is alieged to have run
£6 boarding house where several hun
ed stolen fowls were taken, and when
fhree local officers forced an entrance
to the premises, one wash boiler anil
ieveral tubs, all filled with dressed
poultry, were recovered, as was also a
very large panful of chickens which
Tfere being roasted in the oven of a
?ed hot stove.
• A clue to the robbery was furnished
a member o£ the Steel Company [o
iice force about 4 o'clock one morning
last winter, when he noticed several
carrying an old washboiler
to the edsie of the canal, near the mer
chant mill, where it was left. Seeing
steam arising out the boiler the police
man made an investigation, then
stealthily fodiowetii the men back to
their boarding house. He then sum
moned several borough policemen and
the trio raided the house.
At the time of the raid. Radocevic
made his escape, as well as several of
his boarders. He was only recently lo
cated in Lancaster. Four of the men
taken in the raid served sentences of
four months each for the thefts.
STEELTON NOTES
The Kpworth league of the First
■Methodist Episcopal church will hold a
Juisiuese meeting this evening at 7
u'rl(H"k. The class in English for for
eign people will open at 7.30 o'clock
this evefing. At 8 o'clock the fourth
tjuarterly conference will convene.
The borough pumping station is be
ing treated to a new coat of whitewash
on the interior.
Work in the steel foundry depart
ment. of the local steel plant was de
layed yesterday by the absence of near
ly all the foreign laborers who laid oft
to celebrate the Greek Orthodox
Christmas.
Mrs. Prudence Shelley Buried
Funeral services over the body of
Mrs. Prudenre Shelley were held at her
late home, 29 North' Front street, yes
terday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The
Rev. J. H. Rover, pastor of the First
Methodist Episcopal church, officiated
and interment was made at Paxtang.
A'bout eighty relatives ami manv
friends attended the services.
Standard Theatre's Offerings
The best show for a nickel in the
town this evening is the announcement
made by Manager Sellers of this popu
lar show place. Entertainment, instruc
tion and amusement are combined in
this splendid program.—Adv.*
One of the Best Shows of the Week
at the
Standard Theatre To-night
The Girl From Thunder Mountain.
Featuring Richard T ravers, Ruth
Stonehouse, Lillian Drent and Eliza
beth Paul. Two-reel special. Essanav.
Hears t-Selig Pictorial, showing 12S
yachts start race.
ADMISSION, FIVE CENTS
CARD OF THANKS
\V • sincerely thank all our neighbors
and friends for kindness shown and
assistance rendered during the recent
Hlncss and death of Mrs. Prudence
Shelley.
—By Her Children.
OUR
January Clearance Sale
Starts, Saturday, Jan. 9
Sweeping reductions on every
thing in the house.
Men's Furnishings,. Hats, Ready
Made Suits, Tailormade Suits and
Overcoats At Very Low Prices
During This Sale. |
The Quality Shop
"MEN'S STORE"
Front and Locust Sts. Steelton, Pa.
; ..... wnwmnuti muuu
ZACK'S GREAT SEMI-ANNUAL
CLEARANCE SALE i
OF MEN'S AND BOYS' CLOTHING,
SHOES, HATS AND FURNISHINGS
| Starts Saturday Morning, Jan. 9 j
IN STOCK WILL BE REDUCED ]
J. ZACKS, Reliable Clothier I
25 SOUTH FRONT STREET STEELTON PA i
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RED CROSS SEAL SALES MADE
BrailiS IN THE BOROUGH
Mrs. L. E. Johnson, Chairman of Com
mittee, Reported Cash Receipts of
$2,03.75, Which Was Turned Into
Tuberculosis Fund
The sale of Red Cross stamps in the
borough for the season just closed
amounted to $205.75, according to a
report made yesterday afternoon by
Mrs. L. E. Johnson, chairman of the
local committee in charge of the sate,
and this amount of cash has been
turned over to the Red Cross tubercu
losis fund. The report shows a more
general use of these stamps in the
borough than in any previous year.
This greater use was stimulated by
the co-operation of business men,
schools and private individuals in push
ing the sale of the stickers, und the
following is a list of those who partici
pated in the distribution.
Mrs. L. E. Johnson, chairman; Dan
iel Becker, H. C. \Vright and J. A. Mc-
Curdv, vice chairmen; Mrs. W. H. Nell.
Mrs." John Bethel, Mrs. Harry Deik.
Mrs. IS. H. Mengle, Mrs. Eugene Seal,
Mrs. J. P. Detweiler, Mrs. John M.
Heagy, Mrs. Harry Lupfer, Miss Celia
Zerbv, Professor L. E. McGinnes, Pro
fessor C. S. Davis, Postmaster Uusack,
Miss Spink and Miss (Hazel Smith.
PERSONAL
P. M. Ney, North Front street,
transacted business in Harris'burg yes
terday.
Drl J. L. Weirich and Harry Cramer,
North Fhjnt street, are in "Now Vbrk
taking Jn the automobile s<bow.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Old entertain
ed a numiber of persons at Nieir home.
Third and Locust streets. Music and
dancing were followed with serving re
freshments.
Mrs. J. H. Rover was removed to
day to the sanitarium at White Haven.
Pa.' She was acconvpanied by her hus
band, thte Rev. J. H. Royer, pastor of
the local First Methodist Episcopal
church.
Officers of Steelton Lodge No. 411,
Knights of Pythias, were installed last
night. The installation was in Charge
of District Deputy U. S. Hickernell, of
Middletown. Baldwin t'ommandery con
ferred the second degree of the order
upon a class of candidates last night.
The monthly business meeting of the
Young Women's Christian Temperance
Union will be held to-morrow night at
8 o'clock in the home of Miss Edith
Young, 227 Walnut street.
EX HALT FIREMEN ORGANIZED
Select "Good Will" for Name and
Elect Officers at Recent Meeeting
At the annual meeting of the firemen
of Knhaut held this week, the name,
"Good Will,''' was selected and an elec
tion for officers resulted as follows:
President, Josep'h Pacev; vice presi
dent, William Harclerode; secretary, A.
W. Ellenberger; assistant secretary, Ja
cob Parthemore; treasurer, H. U. Coop
er; trustees, iM. J. Aungst, H. P. Atingst,
William Aungst, Dr. W. B. ShaP'uer,
Jesse Dando; foreman, Flovd Failor;
assistant foreman, H. B. Aungst; hose
directors, Charles Snavely, Harvey
Look. Harvey Lcbo, William Shultz and
Frank Bowers.
Notice the January Clearance Sale
ad of the Qualitv Shop on this page.
Adv.
Rail Mill on Single Turn
A broken roll in the rail mill yester
day delayed operations for several
hours. By the falling in of t'he roof
over 23 open hearth yesterday, the sup
ply of steel was curtailed and it was
then decided to nlaee the rail mill on
single turn until the roof is repaired.
M'iss Marie Wiseman, the visiting
nurse employed by the Steelton Civic
Club, will be in 'her ouice from 8 a. m.
to S a. m., from 12.30 p. m. to i.30
p. m.
HARRISBURO STAR-INDEPENDENT, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 8, 1915.
I JANUARY REDUCTIONS]
ON SUITS AN! OVERCOATS
V
It is one of our fundamental principles in this store
to keep our clothes selections up to full selling strength, filling up the
gaps as fast as our racks are emptied. The result is we enter the New Year with an un
usually complete line of fresh winter styles in suits and overcoats. But now the time
1 for drastic action has come. Every garment on hand must go—and we are prepared to
i make the sacrifice necessary for a rapid decisive clearaway. !f
I In considering these price reductions, keep in mind |
■v that the garments involved are no tag-tags and left-overs-no name- I
I less merchandise orphans with a past and without a future. They are clothes of un- I
| impeachable integrity—clothes that are members of our first families—clothes fresh 1
m and new from the modern tailoring shops of such institutions as |
The House of Kuppenheimer f
Suits—The newest young men's styles; Overcoats—Single and double-breasted; I
more conservative styles for more conservative men; button through or concealed; regular shoulders or rag- ||
all the more famous fashion models of the season; all lan shoulders; velvet or regular collars; figure shaping B
the better fabrics—and alike only in the good taste or kimono styles. Every coat a masterpiece of good I
which characterizes them all. tailoring.
$30.00 Suits and Overcoats Now j
1525.00 Suits and Overcoats 1
$20.00 Suits and Overcoa I
SIB.OO Suits and |
1 $15.00 Suits 1
I In The Boys' Department i
| Chinchilla Overcoats, Balmacaans, Norfolk Suits, many of them with two pairs of knickers' made of the 1
■ highest grade fabrics; sizes 6to 18 years.
I $12.00 Suits and Overcoats Now $9.50 57.50 Suits and Overcoats Now $6.25 1
1 S 10.00 Suits and Overcoats Now $8.50 56.50 Suits and Overcoats Now 1
1 $8.50 Suits and Overcoats Now $7.25' $5.00 Suits and Overcoats Now I
-
I JANUARY REDUCTIONS ON MEN'S AND BOYS' MACKINAW COATS 1
j| 304 Market St. Harrisburg, Pa.
"THE GIANT OF HIGHSPIRE"
Theme Used by the Rev. C. E. Hillis
Last Evening
An overflow meeting greeted tlhe Rev.
0. E. Hillis and evangelistic [arty at
the Highspire United Brethren church
last evening to hear the noted speaker
discourse on 'The Giant of Highspire.''
This giant was described as "Sin"
and the various forms in wtfoich sin
grips the individual was lucid I v ex
plained.
Three conversions were reported at
the prayer meetings held Thursday
morning. The Booster chorus, consist
ing of 107 girls anil 80 boys, will
sing at the meeting Saturday night.
The program for the meetings .Sun
day morning is an address in the Unit
ed Brethren Church by Mrs. (,'■ 12. Hillis
and the Rev. C. E. Hillis will preach
,i sermon in the Oh<uroh of God. '•Facts
for Men to Face" wiH be the theme
used by the Rev. Air. Hillis in an •ad
dress to men in the United Brethren
church Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
A sermon to women will be given at
the same hour in the Church of (iod
•bv Mrs. C. E. Hillis.
Open Meeting for Railroad Men
An open meeting for railroad men
will be held in Fackler's ball, Thir
teenth and Derrv streets, Suadty after
noon at 2 o'clock, under the auspices of
the Brotherhood of Federated Railway
Employes.
Dr. Husick Moves
Dr. Paul Husick, dentist, h<w re
moved from 925 North Third street to
814 North Sixth stree*.
RAILROADS
CREW BOARD
HARRISBURG SIDE
Philadelphia Division —l 2 5 crew to
go first after 3 p. in.: 105, 104, 121,
113, 112, 109, 116.
Engineers for 104, 105, 114.
Fireman for 114.
Flagman for 114.
Brakemen for 105, 109, 125.
Engineers up: Brubaker, Wolfe.
Manley, Dairs, McGuire, Kauptz, Hen
rerke, Gillums, Albright, Bissinger.
Smeltzer, Kennedv, Tennant, Downs.
Newcomer, .Snow. Speas, Me.Cauley,
Madenford, Earliart, Crisswell, Strcep
er, Hindman, Seitz, Sellers.
Firemen up: Manning, Grove, Wag
ner, Miller, Whichello, Myers, Mul
holm, Kestrevec, Kochenour, Gclsinger,
Shaffer, Yentzer, H-irtz, Rhoads, Dun
levy, Wagner, Libhart, Packer, Barton,
Gilberg, Robinson, Balsbaugh, Duvall.
Reno, Behman. Huston, Weaver, Pen
well, Spring.
Conductors up: Looker, Mehaffie.
Flagman up: Clark.
Brakemen up: Morris, Mummaw,
Sweigart, Desch, Shnltzaberger, Win
and, Mummnw, Hivener, Brown, Busser.
Griffie, Knupp, Hubbard, Collins.
Middle Division—223 crew to go
tirst after 2.35 p. m.: 244, 234.
Engineer up: Siinonton.
Firemen up: Fritz, Kuntz, Drewett.
Wright, Ross, Lie-baii, Schreffler, Stouf
fer, Simmons.
_ Brakemen up- Fritz, Bell, Peters,
Kauffman, Wenriek, Pipp, Kilgor, Mc-
Henry, Holler.
ENOLA SIDE
Philadelphia Division —22s crew to;
go first after 3.15 p. m.: 243, 241, |
221, 246, 226, 214. 204, 201, 244.
Engineers for 214, 226.
Fireman for 246.
Conductors for 214, 224:
Flagmen for 221, 243, 244, 246. i
Brakemen for 201, 214.
Conductors up: Eaton, Stauff.jr,
Flickinger, Doweese, .Logan.
Flagmen up: Oamp, Oorrigan, Ford.
Brakemen up: McPherson, Shulcr,
Jacob*, Taylor, Myers, Stimeling,
Wright, I)«?ts, Hoke, Twigg, Wentz. i
Middle Division —2ls crew to go
first after 3 p. m.: 32; Altoona crews
to come in.
Yard Crews— Engineers up: Har
vey, Saltsman, Kuhu, Snvder, Pelton.!
Shaver, Hoylar, Beck, Barter, Biever,
Blosser, Hohenshelt, Breneman, Rudv.
Meals, Stabl, Swab, (,'rist.
Firemen up- Weigle, Lackey, Cook
eriy, Maeyer, Barkey, Sholter, Snell.!
Bartolet, Getty, Hart, Sheets, Eyde. ;
'Ney, Myers, Boyle, Shipley, Bevie.
Ulsh, Kauch, Bostdorf, Scheifl'er.
Engineers for 306, 1869, 213, 1454
707, 1886, 1270, 14, 1820.
Firemen for 1454, 707, 885.
LAWYERS' PAPER BOOKS
Printed at this oßice in best style, at
lowest prices and on snort notice.
THE READING
P., H. & P.—After 4 p. m.: 4, 10,
8, 23, 19, 9.
Eastbound—After 12.45 p. m.: 58,
53, 56, 65, 51, 67, 60, 61, 52, 68,
70, G9.
Conductors up: Gingher.
Engineers up: Richiwine, Fetrow,
Martin, Barnhart, Wood, l/ape. Glass.
Firemen up: Chronister, Beccher,
Nye, Kelly, Sullivan.
Brakemen up: Miles, Grimes, Shadeor.
"Fatty and Minnie He-Haw"
"Fatty ami Minnie is the
title, of a ripping two-reel Keystone
comedy which heads to-day's bill at the
Victoria theatre, 223 Market street.
The fiini is one continuous laugh from
beginning to end wherein Fatty, as Cu
pid's unwilling captive, breaks all pre
vious records for fun making. It is ex
ceptionally funny in every detail. "The
Face on the Ceiling" in two parts, is
another header for to-day at the Vic
toria. The program is concluded with
"The Pathe Daily News" and "The
White Hose,'' in one reel each. To
morrow, "The Man in the Cellar, Ad
ventures of Detective Webb," in five
parts. Adv. *
Filed Property Lien
Th eßorough of Stcelton to-day en
tered a property lien aguinrtt the-house
at 9'77 South Front street, Steelton, a
part of the estate of the late William
iSeidere, the lien to cover the cost of a
water pipe assessment amounting to
$5.58.
STAB-INDEPENDENT WANT
ADS. BRING RESULTS.
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THE 1915 WORLD ALMANAC
Holds All Old Departments, With Many
Features Added
If there is anything new under the
sun, the chances are that it's in The
\Voild Alraana'. This is a sweeping
statement. For it justification one
may point with inuch confidence to the
tiles of this most regular of anuuals.
For particular and current instances,
reference is recommended to the issue
for 1915, now just at hand.
It contains countless formal In
formatory departments to which the
years have accustomed readers of The
World Almanac. It has a review of tim
war in Kurope; notes on the wars of
the world; the political Ktate platforms
of 1914; details l of the special or
emergency tax; analysis of the prison
population; factory statistics; work
men's compensation laws;* occupations
in the United States; the Federal re
serve act; the Federal Trade Commis
sion;'statistics of foreign born popula
tion in the United States; a description
of the Mexican situation; facts about
the Chinese republic; a paper on the
aeroplane and aviation generally in
war, and too many other things to re
ceive oven a reviewer's bare mention-
This book has more than a thousand
pages. It outgrew ordinary alnjanSfc
dimensions long ago. Adv.*
Dickinson Collegians to Play Here
The Dickinson Collegians, a team
made up of players who attend t'h.-it col
lege, will play the Harrisburg Inde
pendents Saturday evening in the
Chestnut street auditorium. Welsh mid
(iobteiu will be ou the college live.