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 j<j| j|
The same LESTER PIANO is famous wherever ~
pianos are known. For a quarter century it has pre- ***
j T7C'T , I7'D eminent for beauty of tone, splendid durability and y pcTITD
A H/av thorough musical excellence. JL/HyO X H>iV
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<ie fo permit the transfer of
the imperial family from Moscow.
One nr.easure ordered by Peter was
that thousands of peasants must settle
in or near the new capital. A 'special
tax was put on his empire to meet the
expenses of building the city. Such
a small difficulty as the scarcity of ma
sons was nothing to a man like Peter
the Great. He simply forbade the erec
tion of stone buildings anywhere else
in the empire until Petrograd was fin
ished.—New York Times.