4 SUBURBAN WILLIAMSTOWN Three Miners Injured by an Explosion of Gas Special Correspondence. Williauistown, Jan. 15. —tMiss Jennie Wolf was a Pottsville visitor recently, i ■Mrs. 'Harry Curtis attended the fu ! aeral of Mrs.' Charles Roehrig at Potts- j »ille Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Fear, of Ly ken j, spent Sunday with their daughter, I Mr?. James Welsh. Atnos Lebo, of Harrisrtwrg, called on friends here Wednesday. Wendell * Manning, of Harrisburg, i ■pent Sunday with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Johu Wright, of Har risburg, returned home after visiting the letter's sisters, Mrs. Allen Howe! and Mrs. Clarence Travitz. Frank Berry. Jauies Kelly and a foreigner were burned about the hands i and lace by an explosion of gas while at their work at the mines Wednes day. David Thomas had one o' his legs injured by a fall of coal while at his work at the mines yesterday. Miss Hanah Baird and Miss Emma Graham called ou friends at Tower City recently. 'Hie executive committee of the Shakespearean Literary Society of the High school met aud prepared" the fol lowing program to be held January 22: (Music. Glee Club; reading of the min utes. May Batdorf; recitation, Allan Rank; essay, Clara Lesher; instru mental duet, Elizabeth Wat keys aud Ella Barnes: reading, Helen Woffeaden; j oration. Charles Klinger: solo. Hay den ' Jones: debate, "Resolve, That More! Crimes Are Committed by Ignorance j Than by Poverty," affirmative. Helen' IBlvler aud Florence Hoffman: negative, j Howard Shuttlesworiu and Clarence tFiekinger: music, double quartet: reci tation. Alice Mover; violin solo, WiHet \ Proyer; reading of the Gazette. Leona j Baird: critical remarks. Prof, H. H.! Hoffman: music. Glee Club. ELIZABETHVILLE First National Bank Declares Semi Annual Dividend of Five Per Cent. Special Correspondence. Eliza bethville. Jan. 15.—Mrs. K. L. ; Bertram, of St. Louis, was summoned ' to her former home here iast week on account of the death of her lather, W. aniels, the photographer, left 1 for Harrisourg yesterday evening on . business. John W. Sch-effler. of Philadelphia.! paid a visit to his sister on Sundav. Cashier H. H. llassinger and PTesi- i dent J. A. Romberger, of the First ' bank, have been on the sick list for the past three weeks but are improving. The Citizens' band of this place has been engaged to play for the inaugural 1 ceremonies of Governor Brumbaugh at HarriAurg next Tuesday. The All Brothers' quartet will give an entertainment in the school audi torium this evening, it being the third number of the Star Course. Jf At the annual meeting of the holders of toe F:rsr National bank on Tuesday the following were elected as directors: J. A. Roniberger. I. T. R.iflington. S. .-arrive works, has purchased the David >n\v> r farm In Jackson township and will' oc cupy it about April 1. HALIFAX Mrs. Bender and Mrs. Milier Enter taining Guests From Hirrlsburg 6P*C:MI Correspondence. Halifax. Jan. 15.—Miss Jennie Wet zel. of Millersburg. spent Wednesdav with Mrs. W B Naee. Mrs. Thoma? Garland, of Harris burg. is a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. i . Bender. Mrs. Rrty Mace. of Harrisburg. is a guest a: the home if Mrs. Jane Miller. C. C. Bender spent Wednesdav a! Harrisburg. NEW BLOOMFIELD First National Bauk Elects Directors for the New Year Special C !:es:>ond«nce. New Bloomfield. Jan. 15. —The fol-: lowing officers of the First National! bank have l>een elected to serve for the ACID IN STOMACH 1 SOURSIi FOOD Says Excess of Hydrochloric Acid Is Cause of Indigestion A well-known authority state" that ; ston'aeh trouble and indigestion is near- ; Iv always due to acidity—acid stomach —and not. as most folks believe, from a la-k of digestive jnices. He states that an excess of hydrochloric acid in the stomach retards digestion and starts food fermentatiou. then our meals sour like garbage in a can. forming aerid fluids and gases which inflate the stom ach like a toy We then get' that heavy, lumpy feeling in the chest, we eructate sour food, belch gas, or have heartburn, flatulence, waterbrash, or nausea. He tells us to lay side all digestive aids and instead, get from any phar macy four ounces of Jad Salts and take a tablespoonful in a glass of water be fore breakfast while it is effervescing, and furthermore, to continue this for one week. While relief follows the first do*e. it is important to neutralize the acidity, remove the gas-making mass, •tart the liver, stimulate the kidneys and thus promote a free flow of pure digestive juices. Jad Salts is inexpensive and is made from the acid of gra|>es anil lemon juice, combined with lithia and sodium phos phate. This harmless salts is used by thouands of people for stomach trouble 1 with excellent results.—Adv. HARRISBURG STAR-INDEPENDENT, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 15, 1915. DUDLEY 2H inches NORMAN 2% moh*. ARUOW COLLARS Qrnm. a !«. fct— i | ensuing term. President, James W. t Shull; vice president. Abram Bower: ' secretary, H. E. Sheiblev: cashier, J. T. Alter: assistant cashier, D. Bovd Al i ter; teller, D. C. Kell. Mrs. B. F. Hollenbaugh spent last j week in Washington, D. C. Ben Neilson, of Denver, Col., is vis iting his parents in this place. A. P. Nickel is at Sunburv tiiis week as a juror in the U. S. District Court. Miss lillian Tressler left this week for New Washington, Ohio, where she will visit her sister. Mrs. J. A. McKee. William Harper. Sr.. of New York, is here on a brief visit. He will leave for Italy soon. Mr. and !Mrs. J. D. Cooper, of Lan disburg. spent the beginniug of the week with J. A. Clouser. J. M. Gilliland and daughter. Miss Bertha, and relatives, of Centre county, started for Florida on Wednesday. ~ NEWPORT Railroad Company Directors Re-elect David Gring President 1 Sp'dal Coirmvutiilence Newport. Jan. 15. —The W. C. T. I*. ; lipid a meeting at the home of Mrs. : Guy Matlack, this afternoon. Miss Elizabeth Geary spent the be iiCnniflg of the week with friends at Harrisburg. Mae Geary returned home after | spending a week with friends in.Har ) risburg. The Newport and Sherman's Valley Railroad Company, elected the follow I iny directors: John S. Ei>y, Irikbert H. , Frank, H. C. Gring. Rodney M. tiring. : Jacob 1 x>v, of Andersonb-urg, and I Charles K. Miller. The officers elect ed were: President, David Gring; super i intendent. H. C. tiring; secretary and ! treasurer, C. K. Miller: master* me -1 chanic, W. D. Gring: auditor, O. S. I Miller. ! The Rev, Curtis O. Bosserman. of , attended the meeting of j the Newport Cemetery Association here 1 on Monday. W. C. Hitter, of North Platte. Neb., ' is visiting his mother. Mrs. Martha J. Sweezy, and his sister. Mrs. J. Coble. MIDDLETCWN Masquerate Party at Luna Rink Last Night a Big Success 9p«-if»! Correspond* ,c.- Middietown. Jan. 15.—The illus trated lecture on views of Yellowstone fl'ark given in the High school building last evening was largely attended and over one hundred views were shown, rhe lantern was preseuted by the Women Congress Circle. There will oe pictures ot various kinds shown ; once a mouth. Hoflis Bryan was given a hearing bet ore Squire George K. Rife yester day morning on a serious charge and he!d under »2C>O bail for court. Mrs. Charles Catols entertained a number of friends at her home ou Pine street last evening. After various games were played, refreshments were served. The masquerade party held at the L/una rir.k last evening was largely at tended, 200 taking part in the grand :»ar The prize of $2.50 in gold was awarded to Margaret Grundon, the most comicaliv d'eased, as "Topsy;" Kirk Sell wan. best-dressed man, as a soldier, and Miss Eva Durborow. 615 Boas street. Harrisburg, as the best dressed lady, national colors. The judges were J. Flanagan. Charles Dur borow and George Botts. The Liberty band orchestra furnished music. The I nioc Hose Company basketball team defeated ihe car shop team by the score of 24 to 10. and the Liberty team defeated the Rescue team bv the score of 14 to 13. Both games were | played in the M. A. C. room to a large crowd. Matthew Ergle spent Thursday at i Philadelphia. Rov Rogers, of Philadelphia, is speuding the week in town as the guest of his mother. Mrs. Celia Rogers. 1 Ann street. The Sunday school board of the M. E. Sunday school is having five new electric lights put in their room. Ed ward Ware is doing the work for the j borough. Mrs. George Seymour and daughter. I of Harrisburg. spent Thursday in town. ! A. H. Kreider and E. S. Gerberich have returned home from a business trip to Boston. Airs. Sherman Hawthorne, of Harris- I burg, spent Thursday in town. Miss Anna Black, of Lancaster, is i the guest of Miss Kathryn Raymond. I Spring street, for a week. Word was received in town y ester- j | day that Miss Susan Steele died at her i home at Kewanne, Til. She was well j known in town, having resided on Ann : street with her parents for a number ' iof years. Several years ago her par ent* moved to Illinois. Mr. and Mrs. Seymour Landis, of Royalton, attended rhe funeral of the | latter's mother, which was held at Me- : ' chanicsburg to-day. The class of A. S. Quickel, St. Pe ter's Lutheran Sunday school, held its regular monthly meeting at the home !of Mrs. Fred Rudolph. North Union street, last evening. The Rev. Fuller and Mrs. Bergstresser and Mr. aßd i Mrs. I. O. Nissley were also present. ! After the business of tf'e class was. i transacted a social hour was spent, j Refreshments were served. David Stipe, South Union street, nn-j derwent a successful operation at the ' Harrisburg hospital this week. BLAIN Town Council Elects Officers For the Ensuing Year Corre••pondence. Blain, Jan. 15.—The town council j elected the following officers to serve for the ensuing term: President, Wil- j liani A. Johnson: secretary, William L. Smith; treasurer, D. C. Dronvgold. The J. O. O. F. Blain lA>dge No. 705,; will hold its annual banquet in their hall on Tuesday, January 19. Mr. and MTS. Thomas Anderson, of j Shelby, 0„ are visiting friends in town. Miss Glenna Hartman, of Harrisburg, | is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. 8. Hartman. Mrs. Sylvester Shields has returned home aftes spending several mouths with her brother, Albert Rowe and family at DaNas, Tex. Th,e school house at Adams Grove, two miles west of this place, was burn ed to the ground on Monday between ; 7 and 8 o "clock. William Waters, of Mt. Union, spent souie time with his cousin, Mrs. W. H. | Book. Mrs. Raymond Ball and baby, of In : Remove Dandruff , j There is one sure way that has never . failed to remove dandruff at once, and , that is to dissolve it, then you destroy !it entirely. To do this, just get about ; j four ounces of plain, commou liquid | arvon from any drug store (this is all | you will need), apply it at night when retiring; use enough to moisten the scalp ' aud rub it in gently with the finger tips. ' | By morning most, if not all, of your ', dandruff will be gone, and three or four j more applications will completely dis solve, and entirely destroy, -every single I sign and trace of it. no matter how much dandruff you may have. I You will find all itching and digging | of the scalp will stop instantly and your 1 hmr will be fluffy, lustrous, glossy, silky ! and soft, and look and feel a hundred ' i times better.—Adv. i j ———^ • | guest of Mrs. Catherine Shaffer yester ! day. 1 Rhoda, the little daughter of' Mr. and 1 Mrs. 'Harry Ross, of Fourth aud Reno ; streets, who has been very ill, is im i j proving. j 'Miss Hester Spongier" of Steelton, • is visiting her aunt. Mrs. Parker Hut i torff, Third street. DAUPHIN i Bible Class 1914 Birthday Box to Be Opened Sunday Special Corre-". ur.dei'. j. ' Dauphin, Jan. 15.—The organized Bibie class 1914 birthday uox of the United Evangelical Sunday school will be opened on Sunday morning at the close of the Sunday school. Each mem , ] ber of this class was required to give ; one peuny for each year of their age. 1 All members are requested to be prcs ' ent. ' i Miss Johunie Houck, of Aspers, is i ' the guest of Mrs. Jennie E. Hiekernell. , j Maplewood farm. Mrs. G. M. Kinter spent the week end with her daughter, Mrs. Charles Bowman, Renovo. Mrs. H. C. Branyan, of Millerstown, was the guest of Miss Cora Cofrode on Thursday. Mrs. W. C. Rift'ert. of Harrisburg. spent Wednesday with her pareuts, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Tallev. : : "%L!\\^ I What We Say It Is, IT IS \ It Is Easy to Buy a Diamond | You can acquire a Diamond of any I size you wish without a strain on your pocketbook by the Diener "Grow a Diamond" plan. If you are not ready right now to I I invest iu as large a stone as you desire, J don't miss completely the pleasure of owning a stone. Come in and select a Diamond at the price you want to pay j now. Then when you want a larger i gem, you can turn in the one you buy , now at the full purchase price as part ■ payment for your new Diamond. Iu 1 this way you have the pleasure of wear ing a Diamond while you are "growing" < a larger one. Every Diener Diamond is guaran- 1 teed as to quality, color and weight. We have stones of all sizes, both | mounted and loose, to select from, at \ price* representing the greatest pos- ' sible Diamond value. DIENER, JEW T^ER 468 Market Street SHOOTS WIFE, ENDS OW.\ LIFE Edward De Forest Smith, Spumed Aft er Escapade, Tries Murder New York, Jan. 15.—After his re • ' peated attempts to become reconciled had been repulsed by his wife, whom he had ordered from his residence, Broadway-on-Hills at Flushing, L. L, six mcnths ago, Edward De Forest, 32, a real estate broker, with offices at 233 Broadway, at Park place, shot his wife, i Elizabeth R. Smith, 32, and then com mitted suicide late yesterday afternoon in the apartments of his mother-in-law, Mrs. Ellen Ryder, 123 West 128 th 1 street. Smith died instantly. His wifo nas removed to Harlem Hospital, where ' it is said she eannot recover, two bul | lets having lo tged in her abdomen, j The shooting and suicide, according . to Mrs. Ryder, is the sequel to a series ! of troubles starting when Smith yielded to the lure of tfle white lights six years ago. when he inherited a considerable | sum of money, and culminating when i | Smith attempted to take another wem- , ! an into his home despite his wife ob- j | jeetions. LEBANON FAIR OFFICERS ; Week of August 17 Selected for An nual Exhibition Lebanon, JaD. 15. —The week of, i August 17 has been selected by the ; { directors of the Lebanon Valley Fair j Association as the time to hold their I annual fair and races for Lebanon j county this year. The newly-elected di- ; ; rectors met for reorganization at the ; Court House. W. H. Bollman was re- j elected president; T. A. Rover, H. C. i Grittinger, Moses Bittner, M. J. Striek- I ler, H. A. Andrews and C. R. Lantz, j vice presidents; former Sheriff John A. Bollman, re elected secretary and su- j perintendent; Henry Nowlen succeeds, C. 8. Havard as treasurer. S. S. ißom i berger will again have charge of the fair's hotel on the grounds. President Bollman named R. B. Light, Walter Kleiser and y the cable companies. OB and after to-day, it was an nounced, the British censors will per mit the use of code in messages be tween places in colonial possessions, j British territory or allied or neutral Powers outside of Kurope; between co lonial possessions themselves, and be tween colonial possessions and allied territory, wherever situated. Code messages addressed to or ema nating from neutral territory in Europe will not be admitted. As the result of a conference in Washington between officials of the Navy Department and of the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company, the restrictions against the transmission of code wireless messages between the I'nited States and the Hawaiian Islands have also been re moved. The restrictions were imposed by the Navy Department after the Marconi station in the islauds had transmitted an unneutral message announcing the arrival of the German cruiser Geier. The Alsatians Persecuted Paris, Jan. 15.—A dispatch from Geneva to the "Temps'' says there is a reign of terror in Alsace on account of the French advance in the Vosges. All pro-Ftenen families are so perse cuted that they do not dare go out in the streets. German Sailors Held London. Jan. 15.—The German offi cers and sailors to the number of more than 200 who were rescued from the German ships after the battle ofl' the Falkland Island' on December S ar rived here yesterday and were taken to detention camps. The Germai|°. cheered each other as they separated into squads to bs taken to the camps. New Zeppeltn Given Trial Geneva (Via I'aris). .lau. 15. —A new Zeppelin airship left Friedrichs hafen on a trial flight of an hour. Aft er skirting Lake Constance, the airship disappeared over the Grand Duchy of Baden and later returned safely to its shed. Prior to making the trip a Ger man aeroplane made a scouting tour, in order to prevent a surprise by French aircraft. It is reported that the new Zeppelin will leave soon for service ou the North sea. German Admiral Puuislied Paris. Jan. 15. —A Petrograd dis patch to the "Temps" says the German Admiral Souehon has been relieved of his command of the Turkish fleet on ac count of his failures in the Black sea- Germans' Headquarters Shelled Paris, Jan. 15.—A llavas Agency j dispatch from St. Omer says the I French artillery has bombarded the | German staff headquarters just outside Evangelist Miliar. TO WED 10,000 MILES APART Colorado Girl and Man in Java to Be Married by Proxy Denver. Jan. 15.—The first marriage i bv proxy ever authorized by the Dutch j Government between one of its subjects 1 and an American girl will be performed j in Denver and on the Island of Java, \ in the Dutch East Indian group, 10,000 : miles away, at corresponding hours next 1 Wednesday night. Miss Eugenia Campbell, daughter of ! the late Charles Campbell of Colorado •Springs, and Harvey V. Deuell, of : Brooklyn, cousin of Justice Deuell. will i be principals in the ceremony, while in | the city of Semarang, in the Dutch pos- I sessions, John Pieter Sclio ten, eldest ; son of Commander Pieter Scholten of j the Dutch navy, retired, and a young woniaji whose name is unknown to his ! future bride, will go through a similar i marriage firm. Miss Campbell is a granddaughter of Alexander Campbell founder of the Campbellite sect. The proxy marriage is due to the fact that Seholten, general manager of the Dordtsche Petroleum Company in Java, is a reserve officer of the Dutch army and detained by military duty. BOOT HEADS UNION LEAGUE Myron T. Herrick Is One of Vice Presi- ; dents of Club New York, Jan. 15. —Elihu Boot was elected president of the Union Loague j Club at the club's annual meeting Ust i night. He held this office in 1898 and 1899. The other officers elected are: Vice- j president, class of 1917, Myron T. Her ; | riek, Thomas L. Watson, James Warren : Lane and Albert H. Wiggin; secretary, Henry C. Quimby; treasurer. Gates W. MeGarrah; executive committee, class of 1917. John Thomson, T. Frank Man ville, James Wilkinson, John V. Black and John W. Herbert. Had to Say Something Mean " Hubby, some ladies have asew Ploy In 3 Act*, Untitled ! 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Thin theatre will exhibit the hlffheat elnn* first run productions only—One of the most beautiful, itanltary and up-to-date theatre* In Central Pennsylvania Will Be the Home of the SIO,OOO Pipe Organ - PHOTOPLAY TO-DAY—Last Showing EVELYN NESBIT THAW AND HER SON RUSSELL THAW IN '-THREADS OF DESTINY'* AND "THE GIRL TELEGRAPHER'S PERU,"—A R. 11. SERIAL SPECIAL SATI'RDA V MONUAI Alice Joyce In "Cant Dp by the Sea" tf Tn/n ¥■//"»»# r~> *T,» ••The Stran K e_Caa« of Print-can " TWO WOMEN A hypnotic atory, .honliiK how love With Anita Stewart. Karl William* conquered hypnotism and Jalla Swayae Uordiin DIES FOR OIEL FATHER OPPOSES ! | I if* ff \ O I it Paterson Youth Kills Himscif After ' ■* ■*" Quarrel Over Marriage ————————_ Paterson, N. J., Jan. 15.—Ira Bush, i To-dny'a Feature 21, 114 Spring street, quarrelled with "THE BANDIT OK PORT AVON" his father last evening about the girl '■ P«»' Reela he wished to marry. The father was i PLTHE NEWS opposed to the marriage. "THE SCOL'RGH OF THE DESERT" Uter the young man put on his hat; NPBrIJII and. walking to the sidewalk, shot hint self in the head with a revolver. He NJT\A/ VfIDK died in St. Joseph's hospital. The po- N*-'" I Ul\l\ OUDVYrtI lice say that they do not know the AfPIDFNT name of the young woman concerned. H\>L«IL»I-jl'l 1 and the family has refused to divulge IN MOTIOV PIC TLKES her identity. ____ issued here yesterday. According, to a War Office statement 180 shells were thrown into the city Wednesday, but efforts were being made to spare the cathedral. Turks Approach Canal Cairo, via London, Jan. 15.-—Word has been received here that Turkish troops are advancing toward the Suez canal in force. It is believed that troops already sent against them will be sufficient to stop their advance. German General's Nephew in Prison Vancouver, B. C., Jan. lo. —Curl Mackensen, nephew of the German General recently decorated by the Km •peror of Germany for services in Po land, was arrested yesterday by the police, acting on military instructions. Mackensen was seized on his farm at Langley and will be kept a prisoner of war until peace is restored. Dr. Red lich, a German lawyer of Vancouver, was arrested at the same time. Both are in the New Westminster jail. Special for January Only A beautiful Round Lace Table Cover with your purchase of one pound of Baking Powder for 50 cents. Free dem onstration Saturday. ( onio in and en joy a cup of the world's best mountain grown coffee, Flarrona. Grand L'nion Tea Co., 208 X. Second St. Vdv. DRYS WIN IN ALABAMA Both Houses Pass Drastic State-Wide Prohibition Bill Montgomery, Ala., Jan. 15.—Both houses of the Legislature passed a dras tic State-wide prohibition bill' yester day. It will go to the governor to-day. Three Years for Cashier Sun'bury. Jan. 15. —John E.. Reese, former assistant cashier of the First National bank, of Nanticoke, was yes terday sentenced to three years in ti\e Rastern penitentiary and pay a fine of SI,OOO by Federal Judge Oharles B. Witmer. Reese pleaded guilty to em bezzling $12,500. Keese s wife wept when she heard the penalty. IT PAYS TO USE STAR INDEPENDENT WANT ADS.