STOMACH RELIEF! HO INDIGESTION. CAS. SOURNESS—PAPE'S DUPtPSIN Time It! In Five Min utes Your Upset Stom* ach Will Feel Fine Tou don't want a slow remedy when your stomach is bad—or an uncertain one—or n harmful one—your stomach is too valuable; you must not injure it with drastic drugs. Pape's Diapepsin is noted for its spfed in giving relief; its harmlessness; its certain unfailing action in regulat ing sick, sour, gassy stomachs. Its NEWS OF S LEAGUE DISCUSSED OLD CANAL IMPROVEMENTS Successful Agitators for the Erection of Locust Street Steps Will Turn Their Genius on Making Ancient Waterway a Thing of Beauty The annual ebullition in favor of improving the old canal occurred last evening when the subject was brought up and discussed at the regular Jan uary meeting of the local Municipal League. / The ancient waterway has caused more ill feeling in the borough in the last ten years than any two other sub jects combined. This fealing came about through frequent overflows when the cellars of houses and busi ness places along the canal would, be inundated, in some instances were fill ed to Overflowing, great damage has been caused by these overflows. Resi dents have held meeting and protest ed to council. That body has had expert engineers in conjunction with the Pennsylvania Steel Company, the present lessees, and plans have been made for preventing the overflows and also get rid of the filth which accumu lates from stagnant water, but with the exception of lowering the outlet at the old lock, near Cameron's lawn, nothing has been done to give the in terested parties relief. The plans for improving the water way. proposed at last night's meeting consist of making the effort to secure the co-operation of abutting property owners for narrowing the canal bed. and beautifying the banks by means of sodded terraces, similar to those used by the Steel Co. at gwatara street. The committee on municipal affairs will be given the plans and developments along the improvement line are ex pected during the coming summer. The League's plans for the improve ment of the Luther R. Kelker Park are expected next month and the planting of voung trees will be done in April,! prior to Arbor Day. SOCIAL AND DANCE FRIDAY Benton Catholic Club to Entertain Members and Friends The members and friends of the Ben ' ton Catholic club will be entertained ar the flab hall. North Front street. Friday night. with a social and dance. The social part of the entertainment will consist of singing. reading and cards, concluding with dancing. The following will take part in the enter tainment: Harlev Noll. John Purcell. •lames Collins. Charles Lynch. Mrs. J alia Eckinger. Mrs. Harry Schell. Mrs. Noll and Miss Edith McGovern. STEELTON NOTES At lite annual meeting of the sto'k holders cf the Guarantee Savings and I*»au Association. held this morning at 11 o'clock, the following directors were j choson for the following year: Dr. J. R. Plank, W. C. Toomey, W. A. Miller, •lohn L. Grove, Dennis Hcrflem. F. L. Daron and Percy Parthemore. The Rev. B. H. Nebel. of P«nbrook, will assist the Rev. J. M. Shoop, ua.*ior of Grace Cnited Evangelical church, at the evangelistic service to-night. Lewis M. Xeiffer, of Harrisburg, will deliver an illustrate*} address be fore thp Men s League of the First Presibyterian church to-night. He will •peak on his trip around the world. Tli« Men's Leagv.e wiM meet at 8 o 'ciot-k. The Woman's Christian Temperance I'nion will hold a Francis Willard Me morial service in St. John's Lutheran ithuivh to-morrow afternoon at 2.30 o'clock. A spec r»! program haa been prepared for the service. The Ladies' Auxiliary of Division No. 1. Ancient Order of Hrberrans, will install its officers to-morrow night. Fol lowing the installation the auxiUarv will entertain the men of the local di vision and the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Harrisburg division. PERSONAL Theodore Sheetz, M. G. Reigart and Solon V. Barr have returned from a two »a.vs' visit to friends in Philadelphia. Mr. and Mrs. Joeepfi Kiselic enter tained thirty guests at their home. 225 Myers street, last evening in honor of the twenty-fifth anniversary of their wedding. Games and music were fol lowed with the serving of refreshments. Many fine presents of silverware were received by the host and hostess. Mrs. William Dehner. Lincoln street, is spending a month with friends in Nerw Bloomfield. Miss Marie Wiseman, the visiting nurse employed by the Steelton Cirie Out, will be in her offices from 8 a. m. to 9 a. m., from 12.30 p. m. to I.So p. m. A Show of Unusual Merit at the Standard Theatre To-night Two Women. Broadway star feaure. Three reels, featuring Anita Stew art, Julia Swayne Gordon, Earl Wil liams and Harry Northrop. Broncho Billy's Wild Bide. The Man From the Past. Slippery Slim's Inheritance. Admission, 3 and 10 Centa minions of cures iu dys pepsia. gastritis and other stomach trou bles has made it famous the world over. Keep this perfect stomach doctor in your home—keep it handy—get a large fifty-cent case from any drug store,* and then j/ anyone should eat something which doesn't agree with them; if what they eat lays like lead, ferments and sours and forms gas; causes headache, dizziness and nausea; eructations of acid and undigested food—remember as soon as Pape's Diapepsin comes in contact with the stomach, all such distress van ishes. Its promptness, certainty and ease in overcoming the worst, stomach disorders is a revelation to those who try it.—Adv. / SENIORS TO PRESENT THE ANNUAL CLASS PLAY FRIDAY Hiss Martha Armstrong Will Bender Solo Parts—Male Quartet Will Ben der Several Selections—Reserved Seat Sale Opens To-morrow Great interest is being manifested in th«> coming presentation of the Senior Class Plav which will be proiWced in the High School Auditorium, Friday evening, January 29, in honor of the Junior class. The play is entitled "The PottersviVle Poetoftice." Ilt wan reported tfiis morning that, more than 500 tickets of admission had been disposed of. with the prospect that ; this number would be doubled or treb.ed by Friday evening. I Features of the program will consist of a male quartet of Seniors which will sing two selections. The solo parts will be taken by Miss Martha Armstrong, ■ ant) the whole cast will be supported ; by an orchestra of ID instruments, corn . posev* altogether of members of the lo ) cal high si hool. Two wires have been stretched aero-* the auditorium which will be filled with college and High school pennants. The : sale of reserved seats will open at i Frumin's jewelry store, Xortli Front ,street, tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock. ENTERTAIN PAST COMMANDER Baldwin Commandery No. 108 Greeted Honored Guest i Sir Charles S. Messinger, of Tew mev. Fa., Past Supreme Commander of the Knights of Malta, was the guest ot Baldwin Commandery last evening. The meeting was largely attended and after the honored guest had delivered an in teresting address, he was given the greetings of the order. Arrangements are completed for the social to be held next Monday evening for members, their families and friends. Two Women John Emerson. a- clean-cut manlv man. worships his beautiful, but weak and misguided wife, Cleo, and is bliud i to her disloyalty, although she gives him every evidence of her aversion, | She is carrying on a flirtation with I John's employer, Robert Lawler, aud f wishing to make his conquest complete, j the latter sends John out of town on business, then invites Cleo to take an ' automobile ride. The sequel to this I story i-» beautifully told in motion pic : tures at the Standard Theatre to night, j— Adv.* TECHNOLOGY MEN DFXE Eighteen Gather Around Board at En gineers' Club The annual dinner and meeting of : the Technology Association of Central Pennsylvania was hehi last evening at the Engineers' Clirtr. The association iis composed of graduates and former students of the (Massachusetts Institute I of Technology residing in the central part of the State. C. A. Bmerson. Jr., was elected president, succeeding R. V. t McKay, and Paul Hooker was elected secretary and treasurer, succeeding E. •L. Chapman. After a brief business meeting the members enjoyed an excellent dinner prepared by the club steward And list ened with eager attention to several speakers. (Mr. Emerson explained the ret-etrtly inaugurated scheme of co operation between Technology and Har vard University involving an inter change of professors and teaching fa cilities. G. H. Matthes described the magnificent new technology buildings now being erected along the banks of the Charles river in Cambridge. Farley Gannett announced tffe arrangements for the regional meeting of technology, clubs associated, to be held on Febru ary 19 and 20. at Hotel Schenley, in Pittsburgh. A number of the loval mem bers will attend. Covers were laid for eighteen and those present were: Messrs. Emerson, McKay. Matthes. (Hooker. Gannett, Carney, Bnow, Rowell, Drake, Tabor, Greeley, Isaacs, Tenney, Bobbins, Campbell, Robinson, Parker and Rieha-ds. YALE TEACHER LEFT $075,000 Prof. Wlieeler Had Stock in Twenty Railroads and Six Banks Chicago. Jan. 26.—Henry Lord the Yal£ professor who died in the East a few months ago, left per sonal property valued at more than $975,000, according to an inventory filed here yesterday before Judge Horn er. Stocks valued at more than SBOO,- 000. all "considered good," are lister. Professor Wheeler had stock in more than twenty railroads and six banks, five of which are in Chicago. He bequeathed $400,000 to be held in trust for his son, Henry Irving Wheeler, until he shall become 21 years old. The residue he gave to his sister, Mrs. Mabe4 Wheeler Young. OLD MAN LET OUT OF PRISON Albany, Jan. 28.—Governor Whit man issued a commutation yesterday under which Morris Rosenberg, now confined in Auburn prison for grand larceny committed in New York CHy, may be freed at once. Rosenberg is an old man and clemency in his case was asked by Judge Rozalsky some time ago. The Governor, then District Attorney, concurred in the petition. Rosenberg was sentence to serve five years in 1911. He would have been freed in May, his original sentence having been shortened for good be havior. HARRISHTTRG STAR-INDEPENDENT, TUESDAY EVENING-, JANUARY 26, 1915. DEFICIENCY DILL CARRIES $638,863 CntlaM Kron Pint Pas*. a similar bill in the last session. No newspaperman responded to the privi lege of the floor as it was apparent, that the bill had been misconstrued by the correspondents who examined it last evening. Deficiency Bill Carries 9WM.HS3 The general deficiency bill providing for the expenses o>f the Executive, Ju dicial and legislative departments, i nwule its appearance. It calls for an appropriation of $638,863.73. The I various department deficiencies are: Au -1 ditor General. $21,000; Fire Marshal. $10,000; li»bor and Industry, $lO.- 000; Health, $135,524.45; Highway, $35,000; Public Grounds and Build ings. $23,000; Water Supply, $lB,- 000; Game Commission. $25,0u0; fish eries. $800; State Board of Cen $1,000; Public Printing, $2,000; Ju diciary Department. $26.535.28; Sen ate, $2",000; House. $27,000; Inaugu ral expenses. $25,000; Primary e ac tions. $150,000; advertising Constitu tional Amendments, SIOO,OOO. Th* statewide agitation against heroin and its sale brought forth a bill by Representative Stein, of Alleghenv, prohibiting the sale of heroin exce,>t on a registered physician's perscription and providing for a record of all sa'es. Penalties of SSOO line or not more tliiin two years' imprisonment are provided for the illegal sale and fines of SIOO and imprisonment up to six months for having the drug in possession. Herein is declared to i>e a drug more-harmful than opiirtn. Adjournment Until To-morrow Representative Jones, of Susquehan na. introduced a bill appropriating $lO.- 000 a year for two years to carry out the co-operatire agricultural extension work ttaoftgh a like appropriation from the I'nited States Congress. Representative Samps erf, of Snyde#, introduced a bill authorizing the levy ing of an occuration tax in township) to provide funds for lighting public highways. Several appropriation bills from Philadelphia and the western part of the State were introduced but none for local institutions. The House adjourned at 11.40 a. m. to meet, to-morrow morning at 10 0 'clock. SENATE BILL AMENDS THE BROOKS HftiH LICENSE LAW The Senate held a short session to (day. the time being consumed principal ity by half an hour's recess. Then a resolution to adjourn until Mondav evening was passed. Half a doze, bills were introduced, mostly local appropriation bills, the most important being that of Senator Sensenich. of Westmoreland, amending the Brooks high license liquor law of 1887 so as to apply it to co-pnrtner ships and corporations. The original law is applicable only>*> "persons." 1 nder the Sensenich amendment any restaurant or hotel conducted by a co partnership or corporation will* be re quire;! to take out a license, if its charter permitted it to conduct* a hotel along with other affairs of business. Senator Stewart, of Greene, intro duced a hill for the benefit of State Coßege, which provides that county <'ommissioners shell appropriate from $1,500 to $3,000 to State College on the request of the State College anj 300 citizens of the county who are en gaged in farm pursuits. The following bills were reported fa vorably from committees: Requiring purchase money mortgages to be record ed within ten days in order to have priority of lien; making it unlawful to attempt to obtain ereijit under a false or assumed name; providing for the care and .treatment at the expense of the of indigent inebriates and drug fiends: validating deeds, mortgages and instruments of writing which have been defectively acknowl edged bv husband and wife prior to January 4. 1915. President Pro Tetn. Kline announced the following personal appointments: Charles A. Waldschmidt. secretary, and Robert C. Romley. stenographer, both of Pittsburgh. The ""Senate adjourned until next Monday evening at 9 o'clock. REVIVAL ON AT IftIDDLETOWN The Bev. G. W. Harper Will Be Speaker at Church of God There Next Sunday Middle town. Jan. 26. —Successful re vival services are in progress iu the Middletown Church of God. They nr> largely attended. At the morning serv ice on Sunday, the pastor. l>r. H. F. Hoover, preoched on the subject. "An Important Condition and a Blessed Re sult.Seventeen persons were re ceived into church membership. At 4 o'clock a men's meeting was hell at which the Rev. C. H. Grove, pastor of the Green Street Church of God, Harrisburg. delivered an address. A large number of men were present. On next Sunday afternoon, the Rev. G. W. Harper, pastor cf the Pleasant View Church of God, Harrisburg, will deliver the address. At the evening service the auditori um was filled. The pastor preached on "Cleansing a Leper." He vividly de scribed the dreaded disease of leprosy, and drew an analogy between leiproev and sin. Three persons were received into church membership during the serv ice, and when the invitation was given two persons bowed at the altar. Thus far twenty-eight persons have professed conversion. BLDDIiE-LIPPINCOry DATE SET Members of Old Philadelphia Families to Be Married February 11 Philadelphia. Jan. 26.-» In the home here of Mr. and Mrs t J. Lip pincott on Thursday everting, February 11, their daughter. Miss Sarah Lippin cott, will be married to Nicholas Bid die, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bid die. The Friends ceremony will be used. The bride will be attended by her sister, Mrs. William Paul O'Xeill! The ushers -will include Amorv Haskell, of New York. A supper will follow the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Biddle will bo at home after May 1 at Spring iM«ad»», iurt UtolkiJlML •ieo. A. f;«!-**«, DruiiM. Hanlibwc m ion's follow#™ which would follow hef to such lengths- us this. Another inodet fastens on one side with a high beaver collar anil the lower edge of the ja«k«t is finished at. the bottom with a belt of beaver whieh roaches just to the waist line. The armhole is small and Mtv lonir tight sleeves are finished with • tight band of beaver. The skirt is fiva gored- and perfectly plain. for the conservative dress for gen eral wear this midwinter conies a model which I am using for my illustration. The blouse is mnde with a square yoke from whieh hangs the rest of the biousa which is slightly full at the lower edge. The collar is n hand of fur, us are the .cuffs to tbe long tight sleeves. .The .jacket buttons on the side nnd a me dium width belt hold* iu the fulness around the waist. "The attractive skirt shows the panel front which is again coming into favor. This is an attractive method for de veloping covert cloth, serge or gabar dine. And is a style which will prove% itself also suitable for the spring stieet suit. A dashing street costume to be worn under a separate coat is the other illus tration. Tt is a little like the short jackets which I have already spoken of. The waist butttws with a Russian clos ing at the side.X The collar is a higli military band and small frogs of braid down the closing add to the military effect of the dress. The style lies in the square-boxed effeet of the" belt. Tim three-piece circular skirt has the fash ionable flare and is cut the short lon>t ii whieh adds n touch of special style to a suit or frock. 'J he nav tvi shown on this model is the typo of largo hat which is coming in, and whn..» will more than likely have a vogue for the late spring and summer. Let us hope that it will, and that another Au gust will not see us in small velvet hats which are both hot and shade'ess, as was the case Inst summer. Shopping or for other street wear the woman who tries to keep up with the latest whim of Dame Fashion wears a skirt full and short. A short jacket but toning high, at the neck with a fur baud for the collar, small armholes and long plose fitting sleeves finishing with a band of fur. Upon milady's head a small sailor is perched a little forward on the head. The hat is trimmed with grosgrain ribbon whieh ends in stream ers in the back. In her hands she carries a muff of barrel or melon shape. In the afternoon she don* a dres;i whose skirt Dares well aw»v from the High Collar, Long Sleeves and Braid Give Smartness to This Dress feet, the bodice rather snug-fitting at the shoulders and round-waisted. The sleeves to this dress are long and placed into an armhole rather small and piped around. The waist is buttoned straight down the front from the top of the high collar to the lower edge of the waist. This waist is more than likely placed on the outside of the skirt in • much the same way as the old-fashioned basque. To the evening party milardv wears a dress with a slender under slip over which is a full skirt of maline, chiffon oi- lace. ThiH skirt may hang from an Empire line, a round waistlind or front a velvet or satin bodice moven age length. Beading and embroidery of gold or silver is the accepted method of trim ming these evening frocks. Old Time Ordnance In olden times pieces of ordnance were often named after birds and rep tiles. Thus the aport of hawking gavl us the "falcon" and " fakonette," vhith were respectively six poun I aud three pound guns, the figures refer ring to the weight of the shot. The '' culverin '' and '' domiculverin '' cannon were so called because the han dle of the gun was shaped like a ser pent, "culverin" being derived from the French '' couleuvre,'' a snake. Musket was derived from the. old French " mousquet," which meant a male sparrow hawk.—Liverpool Mer cury. The Harrisburg Polyclinic Dispensary will be open daily except Sunday at 3 p. m., at its new location, Front* and Harris streets, for the. free trcatmout •of the worthy poor.