NEWS 0F S STEE LTOIS
CO-TO-CHURCH CAffIPAiCN TO
OE LAUNCHED IN MARCH
Ministerial Association Announces Late
Winter Activities With Committees
Which Are Expected to Organize a
Brisk Campaign
\t » recent meeting of the Minis
terial Association of Steelton and vi
cinity it was unanimously decided to
observe a " (Jo to Church" campaign
during the month of March, culminat
ing with Kaster Sunday. A committee
consisting of the Revs. Charles A. Huy
efte, A. K. Weir and G. W. Getz was
appointed to launch and oversee the
campaign. This committee has met,
mapped out the work and appointed
two committees, one to district Steelton
ami the co-operating towns, and a pub
licity committee.
The committee to district the town
and surrounding towns consists of the
Revs. William B. "Smith, J. 11. Rover,
i.VIT. Heiges and 11. F. Rhoad. After
the districts have been designated, one
will be given to each church to work
systematically and thoroughly. The
publicity committee consists of the
Revs. C. B. Segelkeu, G. X. Lauffer, €.
E. Broughter, J. M. Shoop and F. E.
(Mover. This committee will have
charge of the advertising.
SURPRISE ST. JAMES' RECTOR
The Rev J. C. Thompson Is Presented
With Carnations
An agreeable surprise was tendered
the Rev. J. C. Thompson, rector of St.
.lames' Catholic church, when he was
tendered a reception by the St. James'
Tenuis Club at its headquarters on
North Front street last evening.
Prior to the rendition of a pro
gram of music and addresses by club
members. Miss Margaret Dailey. presi
dent of the club, presented the rector
with 19 carnations in honor of the nine
teenth anniversary of his ordination to
the priesthood. Luncheon concluded
the entertainment.
RAIL MILL TO RES I'M E MONDAY
Other Rolling Mills Will Be Operatod
on One Shift Plan
The rail mill of the Pennsylvania
Steel Company, which lias been idle for
about ten days, will resume work Mon
day morning and will be operated day
and night on the two-shift plan.
The three rolling mills of the mer
chant mill department, the slab mill,
No. 1 and No. 2 blooming mills will
also resume work Monday, but these
mills will be operated with but the!
day shift, as the orders booked for,
the»e mills are not large enough at
present to operate them uoth day and :
night.
STEELTON NOTES
The chorus of male voices, organized i
to sing the Easter mass at St. James'
Catholic church, will hold us first re
hearsal Sunday, January 24, in the Ben-;
tou Club hall. This rehearsal was an
nounced to be held January 17, but
the non-arrival of the music caused the
postponement.
A robin redbreast, seated on the
limb of a young locust tree in the East
End, Steeltou, and warbling to the ris
ing sun, attracted the attention of M. i
F. Harlan, his daughter and several ot'
their neighbors this morning because ot'
the very early appearance of this liar
binger of spring.
The date for the Senior class play in
the High school auditorium has been
set for January 29. Under the direc- •
tiou of Professor William Harclerodej
the cast of Seniors is holding frequent |
rehearsals and it is expected that the;
production of "The Pottsville Postof
ticc" «ill attract a large crowd.
I". J. Ileisey and John Kline were
fined yesterday by Justice of the Peace
Dickinson for trespassing on tiie prop
erty of the Pennsylvania railroad at I
Highspire. Heisev and Kline were hunt
ing musk rats when arrested.
The local letter carriers were guests
of the Harrisburg letter carriers' as- j
sociation last night when officers were
installed. ~
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An Affair for the Police
While preparing for her wedding,'
Y vonne Whelen engages the services I
or' A 1 Shannon, a private detective, to
guard her wedding presents. Her sister,!
Mrs. Yati Austin, thinks it an indirect I
insult to the guests, but Yvonne is de
termined to have the protection. After
tlie ceremony, to everyone's surprise!
and consternation, an almost priceless 1
necklace disappears. How the necklace
was recovered is faithfullv told in mo
tion pictures at the Standard Theatre
to night.—Adv.*
PERSONAL
Harry Mars is seriously sick at his
home, 3& South Front street.
Harry Erbe and William Coleman, of
the borough, have accepted positions at |
(Midland.
James Gaffnev, North Front street,
has .joined the U. S. armv through en
listing at the Harrisburg recruiting sta
tion.
'Mrs. David Davis. Lincoln street, is I
visiting her daughter at Philadelphia. 1
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wright and chil
dren, of Woodbury, N. J., : ,re guests of
'Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Wright, Locust
street.
Mrs. Charles A. Alden entertained
last night with a dame in the Steelton
Light Company's hall, North Front I
street.
Mr. and Mrs. Tobias Yoffee announce '
the engagement of the latter's sister 1
Miss Celia Bernstein, of Philadelphia! i
to Nathan Meltzer, of New York Citv !
The wedding will be an earlv spring!
aflair. " r 6 1
Heard by Squire Gardner
On a charge of conspiracy to defraud j
the following men were arraigned be- !
fore Squire Gardner late this after- I
noon: Harvey £ Rodkey. Charles l
Kodkey, and Theodore Stump. Th.» |
persecutor was the Gardner Baptisti !
Company, of Harrisburg, who claimed!
the men defrauded them out of $287.
The arrests were made bv Deputy Con- i
stable Gibb.
Death of William Hager
The body of William Hager, who
was found dead in his iodging house
on Hemlock street, Harrisburg, vester
*l®Y »t noon, was take.i in charge' bv H.
Wilt's sons and prepared for burial.
Interment will be made in Oberlin, but
the exact time of the funeral services I
was not announced this morning. Ha- t
ger was about 50 years old, anu nts
death is ascribed to acute indigestion.
SOMEFEATURESOFWORSHIP
IN THE BOROUCH CHURCHES
A Male Quartet Will Sing "Holy Night,
Beautiful Night,'' in the First Pres
byterian Church Sunday Evening
—Other of Interest
A male quartet, composed of Paul
Miller, Harold Miller, Warren Boudman
and Charles Mvssersmith, will sing
"Holy Night, Beautiful Night," by
Haydn at the evening services in the
hirst Presbyterian church to-morrow
evening. This selection was rendered by
the same quivrtet at the Christmas serv
ices held oti the evening of December
20 and will be repeated by special re
quest.
Special evangelistic services wiM be
held iu the First Methodist Episcopal
church, Main Street Church of Hod and
Centenary United Brethren church to
morrow evening. In the latter church
these services will be contiuued through
out next week.
The Rev. Harold D. Germer, of
"Bucknell University, will occupy the
pulpit of Central Baptist church at both
services to-morrow. Other interesting
services are outlined in the following
announcements:
Centenary U. B.—Praper meeting at
9.45 o'clock. Preaching at 10.30 a.
tn., theme, " Johosaphat's Victory."
Sunday school at 2 p. m. C. E.S. at 6.30
p. iu. Preaching at 7.30 p. m., theme.
"Paul's Boast." Evangelistic services
each night next week at 7.30 p. in.
The church choir and a junior ehoir
will furnish the music.
First Reformed —Thejlev. Charles
A. Huyette, pastor. Morning service
and Sunday sciiool at 10 o'clock. Holy
Communion will be observed at loom
ing and evening services. Morning sub
ject, "The Hem of His Garment."
Evening service at 7.30, subject, " First
Things First." C. E. at 6.45. Junior
catechetical class Monday at 4.15. Sen
ior catechetical class Wednesday at 7
o'clock.» Prayer service Wednesday at
7.45. Regular monthly meeting of
Men's Bible class Tuesday at S o'clock.
First Methodist, Fourth and Pine
Streets —The Rev. J. H. Rover, pastor.
Morning service at 10.30 o'clock. Sub
ject of sermon, "Rejecting Greatness."
Evening service at 7.30 o'clock, subject
of sermon, "Healing the Incurable and
Revival Service." Sunday school at 2
o'clock. Class meeting at 9.30 a. m.
Epworth League devotional meeting at
6.30. Wednesday Junior Epworth
League and catechetical class at 7
o'clock. Revival and prayer service at
7.45. Boys' meeting Friday at 7 o'clock.
School for English Monday and Friday
evenings at 7.30.
First Presbyterian—The Rev. C.
Benjamin Segolken, pastor. 11 a. m.
Communion and the reception of mem
bers. At 7.30 p. m., "The Blessings
of True Religion." Sunday school at
9.45 a. m. C. E. at 6.30 p. in.
St. John's Lutheran—The Rev.
George N. Lauffer, pastor. 9.30 a. in..
Sunday school. 10.4 5, morning worship
and sermon. Subject, "The Old Wells
Opened." 6.30, Intermediate Christian
Endeavor. 7.30'. evening worship and
sermon. Subject, "Esther's Opportun
ity."
Mt. Zion Methodist Episcopal, Cum
bler's Height—The Rev. J. H. Rover,
pastor, will preach at 3.30 p. m. on
"Moses." Sunday school at 2.30. Jr.
Epworth 1 .league. Epworth league and
prayer meeting Thursdav eveninig at 7
and 9 p. m.
St. Mark's Lutheran, Second and
Lincoln Streets —The Rev. William B.
Smith, Morning service at
10.30. Subject, ''Counterbalance Evil
With God.'' Evening service at 7.30.
Subject. "Your Work Shall Be Re
warded." Sunday school at 2. Senior
catechetical class at 3. C. E. at 6.45.
Junior catechetical class at 4.15. Pray
er meeting at 7.30.
Church of God, Main Street—The
Rev. G. W. Getz, pastor. Morning serv
ice at 10.30. Subject, "Saving
Others." Evening service at 7.30. Sub
ject, "The Horrible Pit." Sunday
school at 2. Jr. C. E. at 6. Sr. C. E. at
6.30. Evangelistic services each Sunilav
evening.
Grace United Evangelical— The Rev.
•T. M. Shoop, pastor. Sunday school at
9.15. Mornimg service at 10.30. K. L.
C. E. at 6.45. Evening services at 7.30.
Central Baptist, Main and Trewick
Streets—The Rev. Harold D. Germer,
of Bucknell University, will preach at
10.30 o'clock and 7.30 p. m. Sunday
school at 2.
St. .Tames' Catholic—The Rev. .T. C.
Thompson, rector. Low mass at 8. High
mass at 10. Sunday school at 2. Vespers
and benediction at 7.30.
St. Peter's Lutheran, Hijhspdre—
The Rev. Frank Edward Mover, pastor
Morning service at 10.45! Subject!
Fourfold Aspect of Christ." Evening
service at 7.30. Subject, "The Modern
i ain s Wife," second in series. Sundav
sehool at 9.30. Jr. C. E. St 3. Sr. C. E.
at 6.45. Special music by choir Sunday
night. . '
An A biff Series of Sermons
"Some time ago the Rev. Frank Ed
ward Mover, pastor of St. Peter's
Lutheran church, Highspire, delivered
a very able series of sermons, and the
Rev. Mr. Mover has again prepared a
series of senmons on "Modern Curiosi
ties.' the first of which, entitled 'The
First Romance,' was delivered last
YOUR
WELFARE
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neglect the Stom
ach, Liver and
Bowels. Poor
health will soon
overtake you. Keep
up "to the mark" by
assisting these
organs in their work
with the help of
HOSTETTER'S
STOMACH BITTERS
i It makes the appetite
keen and aids
digestion. Try a bottle.
HARRTSBTTRG STAR-INDEPENDENT, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 16. 1915.
PILES CURED AT HOME BY
NEW ABSORPTION METHOD
f you suffer from bleeding, itching,
olind or protruding Piles, send me your
address, and I will tell you how to cure
yourself at home by the new absorption
treatment; anil will also sen." some of
this home treatment free for trial, with
references from your own locality if re
quested. Users report immediate relief
and speedy cures. Send no money, but
tell others of this offer. Write to day
to Mrs. M. Summers, Box P, Notre
Dame, Tnd. Adv.
The Best Show of the Week at the
Standard Theatire To-night
Kennedy Feature Company presents
Constance Crawley and Arthur Maude
Jess. Four reels, by Rider Haggard.
An Affair for the Police. Tworoel
special, featuring Leah Bniril, Leo
Delaney, Louise Baudet, Herbert
Fran I; and Julia Swayne Gordon
His Unwitting Conquest. One reel.
7 Reels. Admission, 3 and 10 Cents.
Sunday evenirtg to a lange audience,
and was very iuspiriug. Many present
sought the Rev. Mr. Mover "after the
close of the services and con
gratulated him."
On So nil ay evening, January 17, at
7.30 o'clock, the second sermon in this
series, entitled "The Modern Cain's
Wife," will be delivered.
From present indications many peo
ple of Highspire will avail themselves
! of the opportunity to hear the lecture
| to be delivered in the Lutheran church
'of Highspire, on Thursday evening,
i January 21, by the Rev. John C. Col
lins, D. D., on "The House That Jack
| Built."
Miss Marie Wiseman, the visiting
I nurse employed by the Steelton Civic
| Clu'b, will be in her offices from S a. in.
j to 9 a. m., from 12.30 p. m. to 1.30
| p. in.
RAILROADS
CREW JOAR9
HARRISBURG SIDE
Philadelphia Division—loß crew to
go first after 3.45 p. in.: 110, 128, 114,
j 115, 101, 117, 126, 118, 120.
Engineers for 101, 114. 123, 128.
Firemen for 101, 114, 128.
| Conductor for 115.
Flagimen for 114. 113.
Brakeanan for 114.
Engineers lip: Downs, Albright,
, Spicio, McGuire, MeGaiuley, Grass,
J Seitz, Reisinger, Welsh, Hiudmun, Fos
ter, Or is well, Long, Stireeper.
Firemen up: Arnsberger, Balsbaugh,
r Dewall, Behuian, Reno, Huston, Pen
! well, Bleich, Davidson, Houser, Cover,
Farmer, Shive, Collier, Kog'lwnan,
Grove, Copeland, Herman, Kearney,
Lantz, Manning, Achey, Navlor.
| Conductor up: Fink.
Flagmen up: Witmyer, Clark.
Brakemen up: Collins, Griflie, Bog
ner, Kochenouer, Mclntyre, Baltozer,
Hubbard, File, Moore, Gouse, Coleman,
Wiland, Sweigart.
Middle Division—l 9 crow to go first
j after 1.30 p. m.: 240, 251, 17, 2'21,
239.
Fireman for 19.
Conductor for 19.
Br&keman for 19 (2).
Engineers up: Mumma, Bennett.
Firemen up: Sheesley, Seagirist,
: Davis, Cox, Reeder, Ross, Zeiders, Pot
| teiger, Krtntz, Wright, Fritz, Drcwett,
j Arnold.
Conductors up: Huber, Gant, J. H.
Fralick, Patrick.
Flagmen up: Jacobs, Frank, Cain.
Brakemen up: Fritz, Wenrick,
Spahr, Kohli, Fleck. Kieffer, Scboff
stall, Bickert. Strouser, Kertwin, Ris
singcr, Henderson, Bell, Peters, Pipp,
[ Roller. Kauft'man.
ENOLA SIDE
Philadelphia Division—22s crew to
go first after 3.45 p. in.: 232, 24 1,
226, 24tS, 228, 221.
Engineer for 225.
Fireman for 232.
Conductors for 225, 228, 24 1.
Flagmen for 221, 246.
Brakemen for 232, 246.
Conductors up: Waltman, Keller.
Flagmen up: Snyder. Corrigan.
Brakemen up: Rice, Kone, Shaffnor,!
Musser, Hooper, Twigg, Albright, Cros
by, Arment, S warts, Campbell, Wolfe, j
Fel'ker, Goudy, Shuler, Waltman.
Middle Division—ll4 crew to go j
after 3 p. in.: 104, 119, 117, 10S.
Engineer for 1 Off!
Flagman for 114.
Conductor for 114.
Flagmen for 119, 108.
Brakemen for 114, 117.
Y&rd Crews—Engineers u.p: Sailts- !
man, Kuhn, Pelton, Shaver, Landis,
ltoyler, Hohenshelt, Breneman, Thorn- j
as, Rudy, Jlouser, Meals, Stahl, Swab, j
Crist, Harvey.
Firemen ivp: Myers, Boyle, Shipley,
Crow, Revie, Ulslk, Bostdorf, I
Rauc.h, Lackey, Cookerly, Maeyer, i
Sholter, Snell, Bartolet, Getty, Hart, I
Barkey, Sheets, Bair, Eyde, Ney.
Engineers for 213,' 1856," 1.2 70
1820.
Firemen for 1869, 1831, 1270
1365, 1556, 90.
THE READING
P., H. and P.—After 4.30 p m.- 7 •
8. 9, 19, 3, 15, 18, 24, 2, 5.
Eastbound—(After 2.4"5 p. m • 52 i
65. 00, 51, 6S, 67,' 70. 63, 61.
Engineers up: Rich wine, .Morrison, '
Fetrow, Wyre, Massimore, Woland] |
Crawford. Wireman, Lape, Morne.
IFiremen up: Lex. Binghaman,
•Chronister. Corl, Longenecker, Peeclier,
Zukowski, Bowers, Kelly, Miller, Sel
lers. Fulton.
Brakemen up: iMiller, Hinkle, Hol
bert, Ely, Troy, KaTP.
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QUAKE CASUALTIES
JOW 80.000
Cwtlia«4 From First Pag*.
While the work of rescue was proceed
ing the soldiers heard strange cries and,
led by the sound, reached a spot where
they found a woman buried under the
debris with a new born child, ttoth
were extricated alive and uninjured and
are doing well. A captain or earibee
ners who was among the rescuers asked
to be the godfather of the child and
suggested that the boy be called Terro
■ Motino, meaning a small earthquake.
4,300 Victims at Pescina
The catastrophe at Pescina. southeast
of Avezzano, is growing in gravity.
The victims, according to reports re
ceived here, now number 4,500.
The whole village of Gionna De Mar
si is reported destroyed. The number
of victims there is not yet known. At
Collerosso there are 2 4 dead and at
Antelpedio 40 persons were killed.
SOLDIERS DIGGING DEAD FROM
RUINS AND BURYING VICTIMS
Rome, Jan. 16. —Rescue and relief
wurk is being pushed with feverish
haste in the earthquake stricken dis
trict of Italy. Thousands of soldiers
are on the ground and at work digging
out and burying the victims and caring
for the survivors. The need of the lat
ter, of whom there are thousands upon
thousands homeless and generally pen
niless, is urgent and the people, from
the king down, are doing all possible to
alleviate their condition. The cold
weather, which continues, adds to the
terrible suffering and temporary build
ings of wood are being erected as fast
as possible to house the homeless.
The list of dead can still only be es
timated but from what is known it is
believed that at least 20,000 persons
perished and that twice that numbef
were injured. Avezzano, with probably
ten thousand, and Sora, with 4,000
dead, were the heaviest sufferers. The
other victims are credited to the three
score or more of towns and villages that
fqit the effects* of the shocks.
Diocese Turned Into Cemetery
Just how severely the Marsica dis
trict suffered in which Avezzano is lo
cated, is best told in a terse telegram
from Monsignor Bnguoli, bishop of the
Marsica region, sent to Pope Benedict.
The telegram reads:
"The Marsica iliocese has been trans
formed into a great cemetery Avezzano,
Capelle and I'aterno razed and almost
a.ll inhabitants dead. A few villages in
the diocese are immune but generally
desolation reigns. It is an immense and
distressing catastrophe."
The Pope, in reply to this distressing
information, wired the following:
"Being the father of all the faith
ful, but first of the unfortunate, I am
pierced with grief with this immense
misfortune. 1 extend my arms to my
unhappy children and am praying for
peace lor the dead and comfort for the
survivors.''
Pope Again Visits the Injured
More wounded having been brought
to Santa Marta Hospital, which is close
tj tlie Vatican, the Pope again visited
tiie patients there to comfort tlieni. To
each lie gave a medal.
King Victor Emmanuel and the
Queen Mother Margurita made the
rounds of the hospitals in Rome yester
day, visiting the injured, of whom uum
bers are arriving hourly.
The American Ambassador, Thomas
Nelson Page, will visit the earthquake
district to day or to-morrow. The Am
; b&ssador has agreed with the Mayor,
j Prince Colonna. that the best way for
Americans to participate in the relief
j of the victims ts to do so as private in
dividuals. The kind sympathy, gen
j eiTosity and tact of the Americans, by
which they will not infringe oil Italy's
decision to decline foreign official as
sistance, though they will still largely
; contribute as private individuals t j al-
I leviate suffering is causing a profound
| sentiment of gratitude.
Extricating Victims Alive
The motor car with the staff from
i t ho American embassy, visited the
earthquake district yesterday and wit
nessed the work of rescue. They saw
some of the victims extricated aJive
from the ruins and also visited the
camps where refugees are centered.
They gave such help as they could,
which was gratefully received. They
inquired about the victims aud gained
the information that there were no
' Americans among them, although some
! are said to have claimed American
j citizenship as thqy had lived iu the
j United States for a time. •
The American automobile was greet
ed everywhere most cordiallv. It was
the lirst embassy to show tangible sym
pathy by sending its staff to the scenes
of decoration.
Colonel George M. Duuii, the Ameri
can military attache, motored to Avez
zano and returned from that place last
night. In speaking of what he had seen
he said:
Tells of Avezzauo's Ruin
"I never dreamed of such a horrible
situation. The whole town is ruined as
e\ cry house is down and only three
stables remain intact. Churches, pal
aces and dwellings have crumbled to the
[ ground. What once were streets are
j now full of debris to the height of six
I or seven feet.
"Within a short time the woik of
rescue will be useless, as all those bur
ied under the ruins will be de\d. The
entire population is extinguished, the
people either being dead or wounded in
hospitals.
'' The dead in the ruins compose the
greater percentage of the inhabitants.
Over ten thousand were killed at Avez
zano alone, while the remainder of the
population, about one thousand persons,
are practically all injured. Very few
escaped without wounds oecause every
house collapsed at once and nobody had
any chance to run nut."
Colonel Dunn said that Avezzano was
now provided with all kinds of sup
plies and that the attention of relief
parties must be turned to the smaller
and less accessible villages.
American W»men Help in Relief
The railway service is now running
regularly to the earthquake districts
and on their return each train is filled
with wounded, most cf whom are being
transported to Rome, where thev are be
ing cared for in a most admirable man
ner. Prince Colonna, the Mayor, is
doing all in hio power for the injured.
He has beeu on his feet for over fifty
hours and is giving a splendid example
of tireless activity. The ladies of the
aristocracy, including some Americans
by birth, have taken their places in
the hospitals and are helping to nurse
the injured.
A committee of American women
has been formed to help in the relief of
the sufferers. It is headed by Mrs.
Page, wife of the American Ambassa
dor, anil includes the other women of
the embassy. This committee will
work in conjunction with the general
committee of American women, which
is headed by the wife of Premier Snl
andra.
The goods collected by the Americans
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Guard against imitations: —the genuine has the
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will be distributed under the direction
of the general committee. The Rev.
Walter Lowrie, formerly of Newport,
who knows the earthquake district
thoroughly, (has gone to the scene and
will report to the committee where help
is most needed. Mrs. Page has con
tributed SSOO to the relief fund.
100 ARK CRUSHED TO DEATH AT
FUNERAL SERVICE IN CHURCH
London, Jan. 16, 10.50 A. M.—Spe
cial dispatches received here from Rome
say that the casualties in the earth
quake zone are to-day estimated at
30,000. Further reports doubtless will
increase this number. In a number ol'
directions communication has not yet
been restored and the government
lias not yet heard from many mountain
towns. •
One hundred persons were crushed
to death in a church at Castelliri while
attending a funeral service. The vil
lage of Boocareccio was totally destroy
ed and the population is to-day home
less. Soldiers seaircliing the ruins of a
church at Sora found the bodies ol'
twenty nuns who had been crushed to
death while in front of the altar in the
act of receiving communion.
A dispatch given out by the Central
News describes the situation in tho
Sora district as terrible. Although 10,-
o*oo persons iu this district escaped
with their lives, many of thwn are to
day dyinig of hunger and "cold. Tho
destruction of the roads interferes se
riously with the sending in of relief and
thousands of persons are suffering from
famine.
The directors of the observatory at
Rome declared yesterday that the
shock of January 13, was twice as se
vere as the quake which destroyed
Messina. On Wednesday all the ob
servatory instruments were broken.
FAMINE AND INTENSE COLD
INCREASING HUGE DEATH ROLL
Rome, Jan. 16.-—Famine and in
tense cold are adding to tho sufferings
of the earthquake victims and slowly
increasing the already huge death roll.
Food there is in plenty, but its trans
portation to many of the towns affected
is all but impossible because of ob
structed roads.
Attention gradually is turning from
Avezzano, the center of the disturbance,
and the greatest sufferer, to other and
smaller towns, where an almost equally
large percentage of the population was
destroyed. In only oue case 'so far —
that of Sora— : do lato reports show
that the effects of the quake were
disastrous than had been feared. Only
360 of Sora's 17,000 persons appear to
have been killed.
Though it seems to be definitely es
tablished that the present earthquake
will not rival that of Messina in 1908
in the number of dead, the percentage
of casualties in proportion to the popu
lation affected appears to be much
higher. Messina had 76,483 dead and
95,470 injured; present reports in Id
eate 20,000 deaths and twice as many
injured in this catastrophe.
Up to the present the Italian govern
ment has declined foreign official as
sistance but this has not prevented un
official aid of all kinds. Mrs. Thomas
Nelson Page, wife of the United States
Ambassador, has contributed SSOO to a
fund being raised, and other American
women are following suit.
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Leading Hotels
of Harrisburg
THE BOLTON ~'
Market Square
Large and convenient Sample Boom*.
Passenger and Baggage Elevator. Elee
tric Oars to and from depot. Electrio
Light and Steam llcat; Rooms en suite
or singlo with Baths. Kates, $2.60 par
day and up.
J. H. <« M. S. Butter-worth, Prop*.
THEPLAZA
123-420 Market St., Harrisburg, Pa.
At the Entrance to the P. R. K. Station
EUROPEAN PLAN
F. B. ALDINGEB,
Proprietor
The Metropolitan
Strictly European
For something good to eat. Every
thing in season. Berries the beat.
Prices the lowest.
HOTEL VICTOR
No. 25 South Fourth Street
Directly opposite lulon Station
equipped trltk all Modern Improve.
aieuiMf running >vnttr In every nioni
HUP batki perfectly ■unitary) nicely
lurulabed throughout. Hatra moderate
European Plan.
JOSEPH OIUbTI, Proprietor.
OF INTEREST TOWOMEN
NEW STYLES FAR
MID-WINTER FROCKS
1 Covert Cloth and Gabardine in Liglit
Tail Shades Popular—Modes j
for Young Oirls
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New York, Jan. 16.
January always calls for a refurnish-1
ing of one's winter wardrobe. Usually |
the clothes that hllvp been bought in i
' the fall for winter wear are beginning i
I to look shabby and there is a general |
! feeling of wanting something new.
| As the separate coat holds such a j
I strong place in the up-to-date woman's.
I wardrobe, it is safe to say that it is a |
| new dress to be worn under this coat i
! which she needs most.
For this dress oome many materials !
• both practical and smart. At present j
| the chosen fabric is covert in one of
J the light tan shades which it is always j
to be seen in. Simple of style are most I
jof these frocks. 1 saw one not long
Beige-Colored Oabardine Is Used for
This Frock With Bound Waist and i
Skirt
ago with a plain bodice so shortwaisted
as to be almost Empire. The waist was
double-breasted, buttoning on one side |
with round ball buttons covered with j
the material. The high military collar
also buttons at the side with these but
tons. The skirt is gored and flares at
the sides. Tt is untrimmed and fastened
to the waist with a four-inch belt.
Another frock developed in beige
colored gabardine, a fabric which holds !
a strong place next to covert cloth T j
am using for my illustration. The waist
is made becomingly surplice with long I
"lose-littimr sleeves. The skirt is the I
popular short lengtii and very full.
There is no belt, as the waist is worn i
over the skirt an<J finished like the old- |
fashioned short basque at the normal
wajstline. A cunning little hat which
reminded one a little of a Scotch cap
was worn with this dress. It was of
the same color as the dress and trimmed
with a baud of grosgrain ribbon which
ended in streamers in the back. A veil
was worn over the hat, coming down
well below the chin and allowed to
float away from the face.
Another material which is used for
this type of frock to wear beneath a
top-coat, for street or outdoor wear is
serge. The finer weave of serge is best
for a frock, as it is usually lighter of
weight and more supple' than the
heavier twilled qualities. Navy blue is
the most, popular color in this fabric at
the present time and is often trimmed
with black satin bands and satin-cov
ered buttons.
It may be an afternoon dress that
this suppositious lady needs, a gown of
frillier possibilities for dressy occa
sions—to wear to a reception, to an
afternoon bridge party, to an informal
dinner and other similar occasions. A
dress which would fit charmingly into
any of these places is one of the Callot
sisters' latest creations. The skirt is of
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midnight blue chill'on velvot. The front
of the skirt is .made with a tunic reach
ing only to a back panel which extends
from neck to the edge of skirt. Where
this panel and the tunic meet, however,
is not clearly defined, for the fulness is
so arranged that it is hidden beneath a
! fold. The lower skirt, in one with the
| panel, is about two yards in width.
| The fronts and sleeves of the bodice are
lof blue chiffon over gold, while the
! back of the waist is the chiffon velvet
| and is cut with narrow belt-like ex-
I tensions which meet in front, directly
J over the waistline.
i Another frock which would be serv
iceable fur the above-mentioned occa
| sions is made of black channelise. The
! waist of this dress is long and loose-
I fitting, similar to a jumper with a
gniinne of brown chiffon, and a band of
j fur around the neck and the cuffs of
j the long sleeves. The skirt was long
| and full, faced up on the right side
1 with the satin, giving the appearance of
a hem oil the right side instead of the
i wrong. At the top of this hem or facing
i was a cording.
Probably the most difficult age to
J dress a girl is when she is between the
J ages of twelve to fourteen and some
j times sixteen. She Is too young for
j misses' clothes and too largo for the
girl's, and to reach the happy medium
requires some thought, and ingenuity on
| the part of the mother.
In the accompanying illustration is a
j dress which is particularly well adapted
! tt> these between-ages. The blouse is
j short and hangs loosely over the full,
| flared skirt. The high collar is trimmed
j with braiding, as is the bottom of the
j waist and the edges of the sleeves.
Often mothers fail to realize that
! their daughters are growing up and con
j tinne to keep their dresses short when
I it. makes them look all legs, and a few
| ambitious mothers err the other way
and start to lengthen their daughters'
dresses too soon. It is a happy medium
which must be reached, and can only be
attained by careful thought as to what
is the most becoming length for the
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| Braiding Trims This Serviceable Sorg<
Frock for the Young Girl
| particular figure. If the girl is tall and
slender she needs a different length
from the short and stout figure.
There is a great hue and cry about
buying cotton fabrics. The result is
that there are many very handsome cot
ton materials put on the market which
can be used in the winter. Corduroy is
a notable example of this.' Stunning
corduroy costumes with a luxurious
trimming of fur defy the winter's cold
and give the wearer the comfortable
feeling of having done his best to sup
port the home industry.
Poplins, serges, gabardines are popu
lar fabrics this season. Serge has be
come a standby—it may be bought as
low as fifty cents a yard in narrow
widths up to four and five dollars a yard
for the wider widths. But the most
popular of all suitings is covert. The
colors are usually in the tan shades
which seem to belong to covert cloth,
but it is also made in other colors, such
as dark blue, black and greeu.
The newest fabrics show a silkiness
of textures and suppleness which makes
them particularly susceptible to draping
and soft folds.
IT PAYS TO USE STAB
INDEPENDENT WANT ADS.
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