4 ANNOUNCING THE SALE M OFF Former Marked Prices MEN'S Suifs Overcoats BOYS' Suits Overcoats The values will be bettor understood —when you consider high-tirade merchandise and former reasonable prices—$15.C0 to $50.00. New 511.25 to $37.50 Clothing Department 28, 30 and 32 N. 3rd St. AMUSEMENTS /' 1 1 > MAJESTIC To-morrow e\ ning. Ethel Barry more, i:. ■'Tiio Shadow." Mon.iav. mat.ue* 1 and night, Jaa. 18, AI. IW* Minstrels. OKPHEUM Every afternoon and evening, high t.at- vaudeville. COLONIAL E. "ry a -:.o'>n a:i even »g, vaude an ! pictrires. < Ethel Earryiuore > "Tin' Shadow,*' the sew play in* ■ WIM. II Charles Frohman is to present lithe! Barry more :>• the Majestic to nmrror.- evening. was originally written b\ Dtrio Nice ode mi tor Madame Be- j jan t acd into: i--d tor Parts production ouring the present season. War con ditions new prevailing in France brings its first performance to tni* country instead. Miss Barrymore ena.t- the -ole in \vh .1 Madame Rejano Wits to iave a. ;>eare.l. Th.» English I translation has Wen utale by Michael i Morton, author u: "T ie Yellow Tick- 1 et. Bruce Mch'ae. who is to be seen here in the leading male role with > Mi-s Ethel Barrvmore. will be recalled ' i for iiis association with Miss Barry- : more in many of her earlier sit losses, notably ' 'Cousin Kate." "Sunday," JiLary Frederick," Captain .links.'' 1 '"The Silver Box" and Her Sister." For surrounding role* iu "The Shad-1 ftw" Charles Frohman has supplied , ni.-a distinguished players as Grace i Kiliston. Ernest Lawford. Edward | Fielding. Ah v Veness and Vera Pole. , Adv.* ! Billy Busch Banner Band Everybody listens to the band "is < » truism which Al. I? Field, the fore- I most minstrel producer, says he has t emphasized for him bv the count- I le-> opportunities to observe that ev- ' erybodv does, and almost under any (ORi-etvable situation or condition. Recognizing the Tirivalled popularity Of the band, Mr. FVII has arrauged to tuake band concerts an exceptionally prominent feature of his tour this sea son. For tais purpose the Al. 6. Field Mi:ist-e!s will he accompanied by tie Biilv Bus h Banner Ban), which Mr.; Field has engaged for the full forty iveeks It will give two free public (•oil »rts, one at 11.45 a. m. and one Rt 7 ;>. m. In each of the concerts >!r. Bus. h will be hear.i in his famous w>lo renditions. Adv.* At the Orpheum . Bert I.amont and his Cowboy Min strels. offering a roundup of tuneful frolic at the Orpheum this week, are ■ scoring a hit with admirers of good singing and of good fun, as well as l those who delight in the typical west ern character or western scenery. The j 1 stage .setting employed is magnificent, ft shows i':.e exterii# of a typical west- ' ern ranch, strung with animal skins, etc.. and in th? distance is seen a glor ious view of the western plains. The fix trillers. if they are not cowboys, »re at home in the togs, and their pranks that they earrv on with reck les* abandon make a special appeal to their audiences The boys sing some of the cowboy songs and they sing some of the late hit-; and their voices blend iu such ex »|tiisi*e harmony that audiences seem tina'ble to get enough of their tuneful melody. Mr. Lamont, the star of the j.iece, possesses an unusually high pitched tenor voice and it is heard in a number of solo numbers, as well as iu the ensemble s«ng*. The Cowboy Minstrels have made a hit with Or pheum audiences. They appear as one of the fine Keith acts supporting Joe Hart's delightful southern romance en titled. "A of Old Virginia," that is an artistic triumph, indeed. A number of other big names combine to make the current show a verv interest ing one. Adv.* At the Colonial An all-around clever bill of Keith vaudeville is slated to appear at the' Busy Corner for the first tunes to- ; day. And, while no one of the acts will be presented by a large cast of I layers, yet the talent of the different acts will be unusually strong and the acts look excellently varied. One of j the features is entitled "Jimmie Pink-i erton s First Case." to be presented by Herron and Douglas. Of almost equal importance will be a European . novelty to be offered by the Jeanettes. ( Williams and Ado, in comedy and song, i and William- and Segal. vaudeville's, prettiest dancers, will complete the roster. "The Voice of the Wild." in i two parts, and "Private Bunny." a! one-ree! cdmedy. will make a very ac c table ; : ture entertainment. Adv.' LN JAIL WHEN FATHER DIED Man Accused of Bobbing Attorney General's Home Kept in Ignorance Philadelphia. .Tan. 14. —A prisoner] :i the Media jail since last Saturday, I an.i ignorant of the fact that his fath er die i from shook the day of las ar re«t, Charles llunter Johnson, cuf Mount Pleasant, near Wayne, will be told of his bereavement to-dttv by the Radnor township police. Johnson was accused of robbing the home of M.ss Sarah Yeatts. at Radnor, i and of ente*ing the home of Attorney General John C. Bell, nearby. He is j awaiting trial. Harry Johnson, the fath- j er, died suddenly a few hours after his son's arrest and was buried Tuesday. EDITOR'S FUNERAL UNIQUE Old-time Melody Sung at Services for A. B. Clarke Philadelphia. Jan. 14.—The funeral of A. B. Clarke, publisher of "Cracks." held yesterday aifternoon at his late home. 2533 South Broad street. was unique. After the reading of the usual funeral servh'a by the Rev. Joseph Earp. of St. Paul's church, Fifteenth and Porter streets, there was a funeral oration by Clement H. Congdon. Fol lowing this address "My Old Kentucky Home" was sung. This melody had boon the dead man's favorite song and was -.--ling at his funeral in accordance with his own request. ENGINE KILLS CONDUCTOR William A. Sill Struck In Yards at Chester Chester. Pa.. Jan. 14. —Wiliiam A. Sill, conductor of a freight train on 1 the Pennsylvania Railroa 1 Company, j was struck by an engine in the T'aur- ! low yard late yesterday afternoon and , instantly killed. He was a member of Trinity IMethod ist Episcopal church and several secret organizations and is survived by a ' widow and daughter. CIVIL SERVICE ATTACKED Pittsburgh Charge Says Girl Was Told to Get Saloon Man's Support Pittsburgh, Jan. 14.—Charges were j flung at the Pittsburgh Civil fservice' 'ommission in i'ouncil yesterday when, ' 'ouncilman Kerr declared that a young > High school graduate, after taking a civil service examination, was advised ot see a prominent saloonkeeper '"whoj would fix it up for her to get the job she sought.'' The girl, whose name ha* been kept : a secret, has verified the story. WILLS MONEY TO MINISTERS Landsdaie Woman Also Remembers Poor of Meeting Norristown, Pa., Jan. 14.—Four Mennonite ministers and the poor of | the Line Islington Mennonite meeting are remembered in the will of Anna •Swartley. of Lansdale. admitted to probate here yesterday. The Rev. Aaron Fretz and tlie Rev. Henrv B. Rosen- ' 'berger each get SSOO, and' fhe Rev. A. O. Heistant gets >650. Twenty shares of the Sehwenksville I National bank were left to the trustees i of the Lane Lexington church, the in come to be used to relieve the poor j of the church. The estate is worth S2O, i 000. I TTARRISBrRO STAR-INDEPENDENT, THURSDAY EVEN TNG. JANUARY 14. 1915 RUSSIAN PRIEST WRARS DECORATIONS FOR VALOR i Petrograd, Jan. 14. Father Shtsher bakovskt, an orthodox, print, has re ceived the Order of St. Vladimir, third degree, for his lira very in revolving confession and anointing the dying on the field of battle under tire. This priest is the only man in Russia, not an army officer, NV.HI wears a St. George dec oration. This he won in Manchuria for taking command of the regiment when all the officers hud fallen, and leading it, cross isi hand, in a charge against the Japanese. Father Shtsherbakovski also wears the Order of Sr. Anne, third degree, for materially assisting in his troops' vic tory in another battle. PRUSSIAN CASUALTY LIST SHOWS TOTAL OK 840,343 Copenhagen, Jan. 14.—Advices from Berliu say that the l-lst casuality list affecting the Prussian army published yesterday brings the totai ot killed, wounded and captured up to 840,343. This is for the Prussian army alone and docs not include the 104 Bavarian. SO Saxon, S9 Wurtemburg and 14 na val lists already issued. Tie majority of the latest casualties took pia. o iu the November fighting in Poland, the cavalry and artillery suffer ing most. WAR WEARS WOMEN DOWN; DOCTOR HAS MANY CASES Londou. Jan. 14.—The " Berhugske Turnde." of Copenhagen, has organized ■in inquiry among Iter man women con , corning the intluence which war has ex orcised upon them and their surround ings. A liernian woman doctor, trau Kstrid Heiu, replies: '•ln my capacity of doctor I must say that 1 have lately had a great num ber of patients suffering from nervous I breakdown, sleeplessness -and•general i drtbility, all caused by rhis war. If 1 ! :un to answer the question iu my ca pacity of mother, 1 must say that the war has taugiit me that my most sacred duty is to editeate both my sons so as make them hate everything which spells ! war.'' 200.000 Indian Troops in War Delhi. India, via London. Jan. 14. The Viceroy, Baron Hardinge, in a see h yesterday at the opening of the Viceregal Council declared that the troojvs which India lias contributed to the war numbered 200.000. These sol diers are distributed iu Prance, Egypt, ' Kast Africa and along the Persian Oulf. British Sailors Eat U. S. Turkey Chicago, Jan. 14.—-Sailors in the British navy are being fed on American j turkeys, it became known here yester day. Orders have been placed with Chicago commission men for 1,500,000 pounds of poultry. Ton carloads of Tex as turkeys already have been ordere 1 t'or the British Admiralty. j French Socialists Ask More News Paris, Jan. 14.—A less rigid censor ! ship on news is demanded in resolutions adopted yesterday toy the Socialist ; group in Parliament. Marietta Citizens Want Curfew Law ! (Marietta, Jan. 14.—At the regular meeting'of Council this week a petition was presented from the citizens of the j community, through the efforts of Al ! Bert C. Reinhold, for a curfew, and it will likely pas< the body. Council was | reorganized with U. Grant Hippie as : president, and I. G. Ileinaman as tow n ; clerk. I Former Marietta Councilman Buried Marietta. Jan. 14. —The funeral of ex-Councilman William W. Snyder was j held yesterday from the Reformed j church, the Rev. E. Elmer Sensouig, ! officiating. The pallbearers were mem bers of the Patriotic Order Sons of America, the Knights of Malta and the I Marietta Beneficial Asso iatiou.» T.ie Pennsylvania Railroad Company offi cials from several divisions were pres ent. Burial was made in the 'Marietta cemetery with the Knights of Malta j in charge of the burial : "Cure Your Rupture Like I Cured Mine" Old Sea Captain Cored His Own Bnpture After Doctors Said "Operate or Death." Bit Remedy and Book Sent Free. Captain Colling* sailed the seas for K many years; then he sustained a bad double rupture that soon forced him to not only remain ashore, but kept him bedridden for years. He tiled doctor after doctor and truss nfter truss. No results: Finally, he was assured that l:e must either submit to a dangerous and abhorrent operation or die. He did neither 1 He cured himself instead. " Fellow Men and Woaci, Yos Dni't ibr* To Be Cut Up, and You Don't Havo To Bo Tortured By Truua." Captain Colllngs made a study of himself, of his condition—and at last he was rewarded by the finding of the method that so quickly made him a well, strong, vigorous and happy man. Anyone can use the same method; it's slfhple, easy, safe and inexpensive. Every ruptured person In the world should have the Captain Colling? book, telling all about how he cured himself, and how anyone may follow the same treatment in their own home without sny trouble. The book and inedlcino are FREE. They will be sent preptild to any rupture sufferer who will till out the below coupon. But send It right sway— now —before you put down this paper. FREE RUPTURE BOOK AMD REMEDY OOUPCm. Capt. W. A. rollings (Inc.) Box Watertown, K, Y. Please send me your FREE Rupture Remedy nnrt ilook without any obli gation on my part whatever. Name ! Address Uneeda Biscuit Nourishment—fine fla vor—purity—crispneso •wholesomeness. All for 5 cents, in the moisture-proof p acka ge. GRAKASM CRACKERS j A food for every day. J Crisp, delicious and strengthening. Fresh baked and fresh 'de livered. io cents. SNAPAROONS A delightful new bis cuit, with a rich and delicious cocoanut fla vor. Crisp and always fresh, io cents. Buy biscuit*bakcd by NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY Ahvays Jo*>k for that Name V ) ' CHAOS IN STATE SENATE Illinois Legislators Near Blows Over Contested Elections Springfield, 111.. Jan. 14.—Chaos reigned in the >«tate Senate yesterday, while the House took six ballots in an effort to end the Speakership dead lock. The trouble was over the make up of the Elections Committee, which i will have the settlements of contests. A physical clash was narrowly averted between the Republicans and the Democrats. The uproar was aided by persons in the galleries, and for the first time in history the galleries were ' or .ered cleared. During the excitement Lieutenant Governor O'Hara appointed an Klee • tions Committee, to make a recount of the votes in the two contested Cook 1 cqjinty districts, which are not repre sented. THIEVES IN AND LIGHTS "OUT" Town Wondered Till Postmaster Found Office Burglarized Myerstown, Pa., Jan. 14. —Thieves ! who looted the postoffiee here Tuesday : night are believed first 'to have adopted the daring plan of cutting off the bor ough's ele.tric ligiits to aid fhem in • their work. The-lights failed suddenly at 11.15 I o'clock, and all efforts to discover the | cause was futile. When i James Koller reached the postofiu'e ves' terday*morning he discovered the place had been ransacked, the thiefres taking | a quantity of stamped envelopes, some stamps, a couple of dollars and several i ;aekage«. COLWYN (PA.) MAN ARRESTED J>nes F. Gins Charged at Shore With False Pretense Atlantic City, Jan. 14.—Well dressed j and plentifully supplied with money, James F. Ginz, 36 years old, who is said to be a prominent real estate oper ator of Colwyn, Pa., was taken from a hotel here yesterday by Barnshaw and Farley, detectives, and committed to jail as a fugitive from justice. At a hearing later 'before Magistrate Jagmettv, Ginz, who has been sought by the authorities o To ( lire Ithrtiitmtlam j Here in a prescription for rheuma- | j ttsni (to be mixed it honie> umni all ! over the U. s. for many yearn anil aald j to -be the aureat known remedy; nen- j I trail/, en neld In the blood ami grlvw results after first dose. "One ounce of j Torts compound and one ounce syrup of Sarsaparllla. Put these two iiiffrt- > I dlsnts In half pint of whiskey. I'se a tablespoonful before each meal and at bedtime." Get Ingredients at any drug store. Genuine Toris comes In one ounce ; sealed yellow packages. Surest for CoiiK'hn nnd ColiN fyon't experiment on a htul cough or ' i cold. It Is very risky. The following: , formula easily mixed at home makes I one of the surest ami quickest cough j and eold ranredies obtainable, often 1 j curing the worst rough or eold hi a ! day. Pine as metitcine is as old as the I Hible, but here is best form: "Two I ounces of Olyeerlne and half an ounee i j of Globe Pine Compo.ind (Concentrated l'ine). add these to half pint of whis key. I'se a teaspoouful rre«iuentl\ as required. (Smaller doses to children.) i Ite sure to get the K 'luiln* Globe Pine i I'ompond (Concentrated Pine). It IF S put up only in half ounce bottles. each , 1 enclosed in a screw-top can. front llltea. t'ornn and Sore Fret Don't endure foot agony. Here is a remedy for quick results. It works through the pores removing the cause. "Two tablespoonfuts of I'alocidc com- ' pound in warm foot bath." Give* in- 1 stant relief for aching and sweaty feet, ! corns and callouses can be peeled right I ofY. Speciall> effective for sore bunions, , chilblains and frost bites. A large box , ot' i'alocidc twenty-tlve cents at any ; drug store. The above recipes published by the | Medical Formula laboratories. Pay ton. 1 P. Adv. | HEADS FARMERS' ALLIANCE D. M. Gunter Elected President at j Willi amsport Session Williamsport, Pa., Jan. 1 4.—1). M. j tluiiter, of MvKean county, was ele.ted I president of the State Farmers' Alii anoe nl the olosinsession of the 1111- j I nunl convention last night. Other of- | fleers elected were: .lames H. (lowers, i Susquehanna comity, secretary; G. \V. L'ndsev. Susquehanna, assistant secre i tarv, anil B. A. Henry, 'Lycoming coun ty, treasurer. The insurance department elected the | following dire tors: K. L. "Bailey and W. K. Salisbury, Susquehanna coun- i i ty; (\ G. Ijehman and J. 'lt. Miller. Pot- ' | ter; N. tA. Ostrum, Cameron, and 'Henry 1 I Hill, Crawford. I Five Cents Proves It A Generous Offer. Cut out this ad. enclose with 5 cents to Foley & Co., Chicago, 111., writing your name and ad dress plainly, and receive a free trial | package containing Foley's Honey and { Tar Compound, for coughs, colds and I i-ioiip; Foley Kidney T'ills, for kidney and bladder complaints, backache, pains in joints, rheumatism: and Foley j Cathartic Tablets, a wholesome and i thoroughly cleansing cathartic—try all ! three for 5 cents, the cost of mailing. I Sold by Geo. A. Gorgas. Iti North Third I street and P. K. U. Station.—Adv. AFFIRM BRIBERY CONVICTION i New Mexico Court Decides Legislator Tried to Sell Vote Sante Fe, X. M„ .lan. 14. - The State , Supreme Court yesterday aflirmed the | conviction of .lose P. Lucero for solici -1 tat ion of a bribe as a member of the [first State legislature. Lucero wius sentenced to the penitea ! tiary for one year for attempting to j sell his vote and influence in connec ' tion with the election of United' States Senators in March, 1912. Rush Marines to New Haiti Revolt j Washington, .lan. 14. —New revolu j tiouary troubles in Haiti have assumed I such proportions that the cruiser Wash ; ington, now in Hampton Roads, has ! been ordered to take aboard 100 ma i rines in addition to her present farce of | forty-six. She will proceed at once to ! Guanacaybo bay, on the south coast of ! Cufba, within easy reach of Haiti. Anti-Alien Land Law Proposed in Idaho Boise. Idaho, Jan. 14. —An anti-alien | land ownership bill was introduced in the Legislature yesterday. It prohibits the Ownership of land in the State by j any alien who ha