THE BLAKE SHOP REMOVAL DURING THE MONTH OP FEBRUARY OUR ENTIRE STOCK OF WALL PAPER Will Be QC 0/ Less Than Sold at Usual Prices This includes all stock papers of carefully selected deco rative patterns iu foreign and domestic makes. Numerous other articles will be closed out at inviting reductions, such as odd lots of Swisses, Cretonnes, Lace, yard goods and Curtains. Sofa cushions in tapestijv, cretonnes and silk; also number of silk and cretonne lamp shades. We will move into our new store room at 225 North Second street, April 1. where double the amount of space will be utilized to care for our rapidly growing business. THE BLAKE SHOP 103 NORTH SECOND STREET NEWS OF S LITTLE GIRL IS BELIEVED TO BE FATALLY BURNED Barbara Drarenavic, Through Playing With Matches, Sets Dress oil Fire and More Than Three-fourths of Her Body Is Injured By Blaze As a result of playing with matches, Barbara Drazenavic, aged 3 years, is lying at the Harrisburg hospital at the point of death more than three-fourths of her body being covered with bums with hardly one chance in one thousand of recovering from the wounds. The iucident which sent the little one to the hospital occurred when alone in the house at 711 South J Third street, with the exception of Pet-' er Xarancic, Barbara niade her way to the second rtoor and secured several matches lying on a stand. How she ignited them is unknown, but soon her s-reams brought Xarancic bounding up the steps. When he arrived where the child was. her clothing was 011 fire, and to save her life, he bundled the blazing «irl into some bed clothing and batted out the dames with his hands. Before this was accomplished, Xarancic suffer ed very painful burns about the hands and arms. Dr. Dailev was hurriedly summoned and both the man and girl were rushed to the Harrisburg hospital. After Xar ancic had his burns treated, he was sent to his home in the borough. Little Bar bara is an orphan, her parents having died shortly after her birth and since then she has been iiving with a foreign family at the South Third street house. MEX'S DAY AT (KXTENAUY Tive Conversions Were Reported at the Afternoon Meeting Unusually large attendance marked every service in Centenary United 'Brethren church yesterday. The Men's Bible class taught by H. J. Sanders, and the Young .Men 's Bibe class taught py A. B. Staufer, held a .joint session yesterday afternoon at which time the Rev. A. K. Wier, pastor, taught the lesson. Fixe members of the classes j.rofessed conversion at this meeting. At the morning service thirty-nine new members were received into church fellowship and eighteen persons were baptized. Theonnual men's meeting was held ■ entenary church last night, and the Rev. A. K. \\ .er a Idressed a large body of men with a special sermon. The meeting was conducted as one of a series of evangelistic services startftl by the Rev. Mr. Wier two weeks ago, iiixl which will be continued this week with services every night excepting Saturday. FOiiTXIGHTLY ( LIB MEETING Program Will Be Rendered To-morrow Evening by Local Preachers The local Fortnightly Club wiU hold :i meeting Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. John Moore. Second and Wal nut streets, at 7.4 5 o'clock, when an interesting program will be rendered. "American Citizenship," chapter 13, will be discussed by Miss Adessa Kist let, Miss Ktta Carl, Miss Ada Hill and Mrs. Gallaher. The complete program follows: "American Citizenship," chapter 13, '' Representative Government and De mocracy," Miss Adessa Kistler; '-The Initiative, Referendum and Recall,'' Miss Ktta Carl; "The Direct Pri mary. Miss Ada Hill; "Research Ques tions." Mrs. Gallaher. STEELTON NOTES W. H. Ickes will ibe in chaise of the evangelistic meeting to be held in Grace United Evangelical church this evening. These services will be held ea'-h evening this week. Steelton Council 162, Order of In dependent Americans will initiate a class of candidates at its meeting on Wednesday night. The degree team of Steelton Council was recently reor ganized and has now well mastered the work of the degrees. Baldwin (oinmandery 108, Knights of Malta, has issued an invitation to the ministers of the borough to at tend an entertainment, which will be given in its hall to-night for the fam ilies and friends of the members. Monsignor M. M. Hassett, of Harris hurg. delivered an interesting address beitore the Benton Catholic Club yes terday. His talk was chiefly on Bible history. Mrs. Rogie Molnar Buried Funeral services over the body of \Lrs. Hosie Molnar were held in St. John's Catholic church, Saturday morning. The Rev. William Huygen officiated and burial took place in Alt. Calvary cemetery. Mrs. Molnar was 37 years old and died Friday at 550 Good street. LONG SOUGHT WILL FOUND IN ZIMMERMAN'S DESK By Its Provisions A. C. Hocker Is Made Executor aud After 10 Years 11 Nieces and Nephews Will Share Equally in Estate After many weeks of searching by interested parties, the will of the late Solomon Zimmerman, of Highspire, was located in his desk under a pile of pa pers at the Zimmerman home in that town. By its provisions A. C. Hocker, a brother-in-law, is made the executor. The entire estate, valued at not less than SBO,OOO, is left entirely to eleven nieces aud nephews, to be turned over to them ten years after his death, at which time the youngest of the heirs will have reached their majority. Prior to this division, the income from the estate is to be divided between several brothers and sisters. At the end of ten years tiie entire estate is to be disposed of. The property consists of several farms, stocks and bonds, and a stone quarry in Lower Swatara township.. In his will Zimmerman remembered | Enos Btnoyer, who for years has -had i charge of the stone quarries; Miss Emma Stuckey, who was employed at his rc-idence, and Agnes A. Kicker, a sister-in-law with whom he resided. The nieces anj nephews, who will bene fit in the estate, are Catherine, Flor ence, Helen, Walter and George, chil dren of George Hocker, Paxtang; H. Roe Wolf. Pennington. New Jersev; Mervin, Jacobs, Ivan. Paul and Miss 'Edna, children of A. C. Hocker. CA\OE CLUB IS ORGANIZED Prominent Young Men Met Yesterday for Organization To stimulate the sport of canoeing, a number of enthusiasts of the borough held a meeting yesterday afternoon at the heme of Raymond Suydam, Locust street, and organized the Steelton Ca noe Club. A number of long trips will be planned for the j arly summer, both on the river and on several of the creeks which join the river. Ground along the river will be leased and a number of boat houses will be erected to house the canoes. The following officers were elected: President. R. R. Seiders; vice president, Rodney Miller; treasurer. B. F. Myers; secretary. Earl Boyd; financial commit tee. E. Boyd, Charles Messersmith and Charles Chambers. The club will meet next Sunday at the home of Ralph Sei ders. 325 Locust street. Those present at yesterday's meeting were Daniel Becker, Raymond Suydam, Charles Messersmith, William Mannix, Faber Buck. Ralph Seiders. Bernard O 'Gorman, Charles Chambers. Rodney Miller, Charles Weigle, J. Ross and F.arl Boyd. PERSONAL Miss Hazel Smith, North Front street, left this noon for New York City, where she will be joined by her former classmate of Wilson College. Miss Mary Daniels. From that city they will go to San Francisco via the Pana ma Canal to spend three months visit ing the Panama-Pacific Exposition. Alex Zavarlc Buried Yesterday The funeral of Alex Zavaric, who died in Hamburg, Friday, were held from St. Nicholas Servian Orthodox church yesterday. Zavaric was 23 years old and died in a sanitorium. Miss Marie Wiseman, the visiting nurse employed by the Steelton Civic Club, will be in her offices from 8 a. m. to 9 a. m., from 12.30 p. m. to L3O p. m. MEN'S CLASS TO HAVE CHORUS Feed on Washington's Birthday Also Planned at Derry St. U. B. Church Organization of a big men's chorus in the Men's Bible class of Derry Street United Brethren church, Fifteenth and Derry streets, will be completed at a meeting of the music committee of the class with the men who will sing in the organization. By next Sunday it is planned to have the chorus and a big orchestra, now being organized, on the job in the sessions of the class. Thursday evening the executive com mittee of the class will meet in the men's class rooms to disouss member ship plans. Announcement was made by John Henry, chairman of the music commit tee and director of the chorus, that Mrs. Ous M. Steinmetz will sing at next Sunday afternoon's session. The banquet committee of the class I yesterday >gave notice that turkey will I lie the main dish at a big feed to be held on Washington's Birthday, when FTARRTSBTTRG STAR-INDEPENDENT. MONDAY EVENING. FEBRUARY 1. 1915. PARE M SURIS HALS ASHED Members of State Char ities Board Reduce Amounts Sought by Local Institutions PUT BAN ON NEW BUILDINGS Harrisburg Hospital Sought $30,000, but $3.1,000 Is Recommended for It—Polyclinic to Receive $5,000 for Maintenance if Passed Following an investigation of the various applications for State aid. and after hearing claims presented at meetings held in Harrisburg, Pitts buigh and Philadelphia, the Pennsyl vania Board of Commissioners of State Charities has issued a preliminary re port recommending appropriations for charitable institutions aggregating $13,374,350, the greater part of which is for maintenance. The Board has ad hered to its decision to make but few appropriations for buildings nnd then only where absolutely necessary, and but few recommendations for altera tions in buildings. This sum mentioned 4s exclusive of $3,210,000 which will be required for the maintenance of the indigent insane who will be public charges of the Com monwealth for the next two years. Two years ago the Board recom meuded within $26,000 of the $12,- 728,766.31 approved by the Governor for buildings and maintenance, ex clusive of the allowance for the carc of the insane. President Francis J Torrance aud his colleagues on the board held hear ings in Philadelphia. Pittsburgh and this city and personally inspected in stitutions when that was deemed nec essary. The detail of the recommendations is as follows: Class. Maintenance Buildings State Instlutions: Recommended, 1910-1917. ...$3,367,714.35 $2,059,539.92 Asked 3.618,692.46 3,751,567.59 i Received last session 3,111.120.43 2.210.215.58 Semi-state institutions: I Recommended, 1.303,594.75 297.282,33 Asked 1.307,834.75 561.282.33 Received last session 1.254,707.00 171,200.00 Hospitals: Recommended, 5,200,*00.00 Asked 7.353,004.67 3,458,000.00 Received last session 4.695.320.00 341,500.00 i Sanitaria: Recommended, 111.000.00 I Asked 224,472.96 70.000.00 Received last session, 90,000.00 Homes, asylums and societies: I Recommended, 1,022,900.00 j Asked 1,742,300.00 433,850.00 Received last session 813.200.00 5,500.00 Nevf Legislation Urged The report says that ihe depression in business affected hospitals by caus ing smaller donations and that institu tions were also adversely affected by the higher cost of items entering iut.> maintenance and the high cost of med ical and surgical supplies due to the war in Europe. The Board recommends t'ie bill to prevent procreation of idiots, the bill to change management of all jails not now under government of wardens; a State system of workhouses; that the State carry its own insurance on build ings: investigation into the advisabil ity of legislation to prevent manufac j ture and sale of "harmful products," 1 a State institution for incurables: that | the custom of having institutional j build'ngs erected by commissions be ' abolished and that when any construe ! tiou is authorized the legislative enact- I ment begin with the selection of trus tees and that they construct the plant | subject to approval of the Board of ] Public Charities; a pension system for superannuated and disabled employes ! of State institutions. Cuts iu Harrisburg Bequests To none of the Harrisburg institu ; lions was anything granted for build ing, although several of them made such requests. The State Insane Hospital, north of the city, of which I)r. 11. I*. Orth is superintendent, asked for $61,000, out ' side of its maintenance allowance, and | gets $27,500, of which $15,000 is for 1 land at the Cameron street entrance to j the grounds, and 55,000 for a build j ing for women for manufacturing pur | poses. The Harri-burg Hospital gets $35,- 000 for maintenance, but asked for $50,000, its requests for money for til i tng, operating room, laundering ma j cihinery and fire doors are ignored, its I total request was $59,000. | The 'Harrisburg Polyclinic Hospital asked for $63,500, of which $25,000 1 was for maintenance; SIO,OOO for buidings; $2,000 for elevator and $26,- 500 to pay a mortgage. It gets $5,000 for maintenance, or $2,500 a year, the board saying "this is not unreasonable, ; when it is considered that the capacity | is to be somewhat enlarged." The Children *s Industrial Home ask- WHAT WEAK EYES NEED A FREE PRESCRIPTION Tired, wenk, work-strained eyes ne°d care and a chance to regain their health and strength. People carelessly neglect their eyes. So few know what to do for them. Think how many home remedies you know for your other troubles and i how few for your eyes. Here is a prc- I scription,—a simple, harmless home I remedy that has been used successfully Iby thousands. The next time your eyes ! trouble you try it: Oet from H. C. Ken -1 nedy or any druggist a tube of 5-grain optona tablets, drop one tablet into two ounces of water and use from 2 to 4 1 times a day to bathe the eyes. Optona i and water make a soothing, healing, cooling lotion that brings quick relief and makes the eyes and lids feel smooth , and comfortable. This prescription can be used without fear and it gives sur prising results in many cases. It sharp ens the vision, invigorates, strengthens and tones up the eyes. Many reports show that some who use it have laid aside glasses they have worn for a long time. 1 DR. SCHANTZ 9 S. FOURTH ST.—UPSTAIRS Harrlnburg'N Oldest Hatahllahrd Spe cialist In Ulaeasea of Mea Men's disease and weakness, ca tarrh, nervous, kidney. bladder, blood and skin disease. i==== NITT OF THE HIGH RENT DISTRICT- ' ■ THE WORLD S GREAT 7* f We Charge No Extras,! EST HIGH-GRADE PI- ■ ■ / % No Interest and Have No ANO MAKERS. J J■■ M J £ J | Red Tape Methods. FACTORY SALE • OF FAMOUS LESTER PIANOS Many Buyers Have Come Long Distances to Take Advantage of This GREAT SALE , Remember, too, that we are not misrepresenting this sale. We are not trying to sell a lot of junk by "booming" methods. We actually have the goods. Lester Pianos such as you almost never sec off em I in the biggest metropolitan sales have been brought here for your benefit. It's a chance of a lifetime to say the least. B Remember that our guarantee of Prtgaaass 1111 i BpWP y "SATISFACTION OR YOUR II : if MONEY REFUND Ipgggj^^ means what it says. We have a national reputation '~"~ i for fair and square dealing. We want no dissatisfied ||| J jiV WE SAVE YOU THE AGENT'S PROFIT If you are looking for a piano seize this opportunity for saving $75 to $125 and secure a piano whose tone quality, beauty and all-around musical excellence will grace your home for years. We want to keep our great 20-acre factory running full time through the dull sea son. That's why we are on these sales and offer these extraordinary bargains. OUR EASY PAYMENT PLAN has enabled hundreds of buyers of moderate means to gratify their desire for a Lester Piano. It is the fairest, squarest easy-payment plan known in the piano business. A small payment and easy monthly installments make it possible for every one to take advantage of this great factory sale. Be sure and come early. Of course, if vou're anxious to have the most modern piano made vou'll want a LESTER PLAYER PIANO which is the simplest player piano as well as the most durable, and the one which en ables you to reproduce exactly all the fine effects of the best hand playing. A child can play all the world's music on the Lester Player Piano. We'll sell you a Lester on easy terms —and, of course, the Lester prices are mod erate —manufacturer's prices—because we sell direct to you. If you cannot call write. FACTORY SALESROOM 1319 Derry Street, Harrisburg, Pa. A Factory Representative, Lester Pianos, . -LArV X , 1319 DERRY ST. —=========""T OF THE HIGH RENT DlSTßicT====^^-=== Ed for JS.OOO and gets st>,ooo for maintenance. The Florence I rifetenton Rescue Home gets $1,500 for main- , tenanee. The Home for the Friendless gets $4,500 for maintenance, having asked for $7,000. The Messiah Home Orphanage ask ed for $5,000 for maintenance and gets $3,000. The $5,000 for a boys' building at Grantham, Cumberland county, is cut out. Requests From Nearby Towns , The Nursery Home asked for $7,000 for maintenance and gets $5,000, and , the board cut out SIO,OOO for build ings. The Svlvan Heights Home for Girls gets SB,OOO of the SIO,OOO ask ed for maintenance. Hospitals and so cieties in nearby towns asked for and received the following sums: Askod Bee'd Carlisle' 15,000 I Todd Carlisle 23,000 < hambersburg 21,000 13,500 v'olumbia 20,000 12,000 Lancaster 65,000 40,000 LeWigtown 24,500 20,000 York 35,000 2i,000 Children's Aid Cham bersburg 2,000 2,000 Children's Ho m c York 4,000 3,000 Home for Friendless, I Lancaster 15,000 12,000 Home for Widows, lyebanon IS,OOO 3,000 Paradise Protectory, York 10,000 5,000 York Society to Pro tect Children .... 7,000 6,000 Wernersviile 222,800 189,800 MEETING PLACE CHANGED Queen Esther Circle of Grace M. E. Will Gather at Mrs. Shope's Home To-night's meeting of the Queen •Esther Circle of G<'ace Methodist church will be held at the home of Mrs. Samuel Z. Shope, 610 North Third street, instead of at the home of Mrs. C. W. Crist, owing to illness in 'Mrs. Crist's family. RAILROADS j CREWJMRD HARRISBURG SIDE Philadelphia Division —23 crew to go first after 1.30 p. m.: 19, 238. Preference. 2. 3, 9, 4, 7, 10, 5, 6, 8, 1. Engineer for 3. Fireman for 3. Conductors for 2, 5. Flagmen for 3, 1. Brakemen for 23, 10, 1. Engineers up: Bennett, Havens, Simonton, Webster, Kugler, Knisley. Firemen up: Cox, Karstetter, Fletcher, Sheeslev, Reeder, Bornman, Rcss, Davis, Schreftler. Conductors up: Dissinger, Gant. Flagmen up: Mumma, Cain, Jacobs. Brakemen up: Mathias, Frank, Reese, Putt, Wenrick, Kaupffman, Res singer, Kipp, Fritz, Bell, Kohli, Roller, Schoffstall, Kieffer, Myers, Henderson, Strouser, Kane, Spahr, Stahl, I'ipp, iHcck, Lauver. Philadelphia Division —ll3 crew to go first after 3.30 p. m.: 120, 119, 112, 122, 109, 116. Engineers for 113, 120. Firemen for 112, 109. Flagmen for 119, 116. Brakemen for 113, 116. Engineers up: Downs, Young, 'Grass, Reisinger, Kennedy, Hennecke, 'Madenford, Smith, Hindman, Geesey, Tennant, Wolfe, Buck, Hubler, Kautz, Gillums, Minnich, Newcomer, Bissinger, Gibbons, Rarhjirt, Albright. Firemen up: Libhurt, Sees, Bren ner, Bebman, Madenfort, Reno, Kes treves, Whicheilo, Houser, Kreider, Lantz, I. Wagner, L. Wagner, Farmer, Mulhotm, Gilberg, Kegleman, Rhoads, Chronister, Balsbaugh, Swank, Packer, Shaffer, Horstick, McXeal, Arnsberger. Conductor up: Mehaffie. Flagmen up: First, Witmyer. Brakemen up: Brown, McNaughton, Brownwell, Bryson, Coleman, Garret, Griflie, Hubbard, Baltozer, Moore, File, Stehman, Bogner, Riley, Oouse, Fer gueson, Dengler, Cox, McGinnis. ENOLA SIDE Philadelphia Division—2o9 crew to go first at'ter 3.45 p. m.: 211, 213, 239, 204, 226, 227. Engineers for 239, 226, 227. Fireman for 204. Conductors for 223, 205. Flagman for 201. j Brakemen for 216, 223, 225, 227. Flagman up: Corrigan. Brakemen up: Vandling, Fair, Mc- Phear«on, Summy, Taylor, Murnma, Seitz, Kime, Wolfe, Kone, Decker, Mus ser, Albripht, Slvaffner, Bice, Long, Mal seed, Hoopes, Campbell, Slimeling. Middle Division —ll9 crew to go] first after 3.30 p. m.: 116, 108, 110. Engineer for 108. Conductor for 116. Brakeman for 110. Yard Crews —Engineers up: Swab, Crist, Harvey, Saltsman, Kuhn, Sny der, Pelton, Shaver, I.andis, Hoyler, Barter, Hohenshelt, Breneman, Thom as, Kudv, Houser, Meals, Stahl. Firemen up: Weig"le, C'ookerly, Sholter, Snell, Bartolet, Getty, Harkey, Sheets, Bair, Eyde, Ney, Myers, Bauch, Schieffer, Shipley, Crow, Revie, Ulsh, Bostdorf. Engineers for 1454, 2260, 322, 30, 1820, 954. Eiremen for 306, 1869, 1454, 2260, 1270, 1820. THE BEADING P., H. & P.— After 10.30 a. ra.: 15, 9, 5, 3, 24, 8, 14, 18, 20, 11. Eastbound —After 9.30 a. m.: 64, 7 61, 71, 53, 52, 58, 69, 70, 56, 65, 6T Conductors up: Gingher. Engineers up: Massimore, Morne Pletz, Wyre, Wood, Crawford, Fortnev! Jvireman, L«pe, fiiobwine, Tipton Barnhart. Firemen up: Bowers, Borer, Beecher Corl, King, Sullivan, Miller, Zukoswi ski, Dowhower, Longenocker, Lei, NVe, Rumbaugh, Fulton, Ohronister, Kelly. ' Brakemen up: Keffer, Shearer, Plea gle, Painter, Troy, Greater, Zawski, Kly, Page, Oarlin, Mumma, Hoover, Shader, Grimes, Bp-ley. BUILDING OF PETROGEAD * __ Most disadvantageously situated of all the capitals of Europe—indeed, of the world—Petrograd is a monument of the pride and energy of Peter the Great. He wanted a European capital ii' order to signalize and immortalize his conquests. In 1703, when the first foundations of the city were laid ou the marshy island on the delta of the Xeva, at the eastern eud of the Gulf of Finland, the surrounding territory had even then not been entirely con quered. Pet.ej; went to work with iiis usual energy and with his usual ruthlessnesg to create aj'apital in what was worse than a desert. He himself superintend ed the building of the city and gave the directions of the detail's to half a dozen lieutenants flic work was pushed with almost incredible rapidity, so that bv 1712 sufficient advance hud been ma