Again To-morrow the Greatest Mark-Down Sale of Laces and Embroideries Ever Held in Sale Corsets A - • 1 % Sale Corsets R&G, Warner's A R& G, Warner's andC-B H \Tnrn andC-B 79c Each A IVII U 79c Each ADMITS HE ROBBED DOZEN HOUSES [Continued From First Pago] and In fact anything he could find loose In the houses he entered. When arrested the chain he stole was found In his clothes, but the watch was gone. In his confession to Trooper Davies he said he threw the watch out of the window of the room in which he changed clothes prior to being brought hero from tho farm near Reading. The officer returned to the farm late yesterday afternoon to get the watch. Used Skeleton Keys When placed under arrest Owen had several skeleton keys in his possession which he used effectively In his op erations. Local authorities were at a loss to know whero to find the robber who has terrorized residents outside of Duncannon for several months past. As a last resort the state police were appealed to and Trooper Davies was dispatched here. Evidence which the officer obtained showed Owen to be tho perpetrator, but just when he was about to be placed under arrest he left this section. Again the state officer set to work and learned that the man went to Reading and thta last Satur day he had obtained employment on a farm eight miles outsidrt of the Berks county city. The trooper made a hur ried trip to the farm and after Squire H. H. Seig had written out a commit ment Owen was lodged safely in jail. He is held without bail. While working on the robberies Trooper navies arrested Clyde Alan der and Vestel Billow on a charge of dynamiting Sherman's creek and kill ing many game fish. They were taken before a squire and fined SIOO each. YOU ARE NOT BUYING PRUDENTLV If you purchase a piano or a player piano without first investigating the values at the .T. H. Troup Music House, 15 South Market Square.—Ad vertisement. Special Birthday Bargains To-morrow our great July Clearance Sale will be one week old—we're going to celebrate, the celebration will be in the form of bargains—the best you have ever enjoyed—The store has been crowded all week and no doubt you were among those present, if not ask your neighbor about the bargains—and come to morrow, Thursday, by all means and let our prices show you how much we really appreciate your attendance. SI.OO Waists $1.98 Waists $3.98 Waists $1.25 Waists Birthday OQ_ Birthday QC - Birthday -| rvp- Birthday Af\ Price .. .... 4&C Price .v.... *sOC p r i ce ... I ."D p rice 4"C $1.49 Tub Skirts Tub Skirts H9B Check Skirts $1.49 Linene Coats Pall model tunic. Skirt rhiiiirm'* Birthday QC Birthday <t>-| QO Sh^ rd Birthday aa * Price pdee ... <> I •UO hltP .$2.98 Price 09C $3.98 Wash Dresses $4.98 & $5.98 Wash Dresses $6 to $7.50 Wash Dresses White and Colors. White, Colors and Fancies. White and Colors. Birthday <t» *1 Q Q Birthday d» Q Q Birthday O f\O Price..... *P 1 •*7O Price Price m)0«c/0 Here's the Birthday Cake For o h n l iy day Your absolute choice of any Wash Dress in the house—values up to $19.75. r* f\Q Birthday price ........ vOtt/O $15.00 to $22.59 Suits $20.00 to $25.00 Suits I $22.50 t0 $29.75 Suits Assorted Colors and Sizes. Assorted Colors and Sizes. Assorted Colors and Sizes £ d ! y . $6.98 IS 4ay . $7.98 $lO White Coats $lB White Coats $5 Raincoats $lO to sl2 Coats gSTT. $4.98 $9.98 ST?. $1.98|p B ;:r ay . $4.98 100 other Birthday Specials too numerous to mention—many of the lots are small so come early. None C. O. D., charged, or sent on approval. ASTRIOH'S WEDNESDAY EVENING HARRISBURG I'ELEGR-APH JULY 15,1914 Dress After the Fashion of a Lamp Post, Cost Souse His Job GEE ' THIS IS A GREAT UOB-ALL'S IIN THE DAY TIME I I I GOTTA DO 15 LIGHT LAMP-POSTS (DON'T HAVE TO WORK/ AT o(l THINK I'LL STICK To) A PUNCH IN THE] XK\S&EK.! f ' Elks May Add Vocal Music to the Ritual By Associated Press Denver, Colo., July 15. —The officials decks swept clean of contests for of fices and the 1915 reunion date and place selected, the golden jubilee ses sion of the grand lodge, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks entered upon the discussion of legislation to day. One of the most radical innova tions the grand lodge has been asked to consider is that of adding vocal music to the ritual of the order. Tho Minneapolis Glee Club, a subor dinate lodge organization, Is sponsor for tho innovation. For an hour yes terday in the heat of the election con tests. the grand lodge deviated from its program and listened to a song ac- companiment to the ritual, presented by the Minneapolis singer. For the subordinate lodge members the competition of drill teams of San Francisco, Oakland, Los Angeles, Rochester, Detroit and Boulder, Colo., was the center of attraction in the morning while the Colorado lodges In the afternoon were to lead a pageant showing by floats and costume the in dustrial resources and occupations of the people of Colorado. IXJIREI) ON WKDDING DAY By Associated Press Washlnton, D. C., July 15. Mrs. Oliver Newell was believed to be dying in a hospital nere to-day as the result of injuries received last night when she was thrown from a motorcycle on which she was riding with her hus band. Until yesterday Mrs. Newell was Miss Mary Meek .and with her husband was riding home from Cumberland, Md„ wheer they had been married. NOW LOOK MIT THE SlI HIS DONE! Will Rain For Forty Days Accord ing to Old Weather Superstition St. Swithln's Day, if thou doest rain, For forty days it will remain; St. Swithin's Day, if thou be fair. For forty day 'twill rain na mair. This doggerel represents the belief of a century ago. To-day s the day, and according to the legends there will be forty more days of rain. Some persons still believe in this old-time weather superstition. The ancient theory has it that if it rains on St. Swithin's Day it will rain for forty consecutive days thereafter. When St. Swithin died, in the ninth century, he requested that he be buried under the greenwood tree. But his people—he was abbpt of a monastery —preferred to lay him in the nave of the abbey church. This peeved St. Swithin so that he caused rain to fall until they moved his body out into the open air. Then the skies cleared. BIGELOW SITS 1500 MEN TO WORK [Continued From First Pago] and a truce between the fiscal officials and the Highway Commissioner was arranged about 6 o'clock, it being un derstood that the Highway Commis sioner would not be further harassed in his efforts to obtain money to fix up the State roads, but that his requisi tions would be honored by the Auditor General and State Treasurer, who an nounced that they would, in the event of the Supreme Court overturning the decision of the Dauphin County Court, surcharge the Highway Commissioner with the money drawn and ask the Attorney General to collect it. Mr. Bigelow said he was satisfied with the result of the conference and hurried off to give the order to go to work. Everything Ready The heads of districts were ready when the word came last night and gangs were on the roads at an early hour. Bain did not stop some of them, the men being eager to get roads fixed up. The following telegrams were sent Inst night to the assistant engineers in charge of the fourteen districts in the State: "Begin at once dragging all routes, filling chuck-holes, opening culverts, drains and ditches. Important high ways to be given precedence. Attempt no road machine work at present. En gineers will issue authorization forms, and specific department authorizations will follow." These instructions have been wired to all superintendents: "In resuming maintenance work you will give spe cial attention to the repair of danger ous bridges and culverts to insure complete safety." George H. Biles, maintenance engineer, is in charge of the work. It is the Intention of the State High way Department to go over all of the mainly traveled roads, clearing out gutters, repairing bridges and culverts, filling chuck-holes and generally smoothing and cleaning the highways as a whole before the more extensive repair work is attempted. By Monday of next week, it is stated that the maintenance division will have the repair work in full swing all over the State, and from this time on, incidental repairs having been quickly made, the object will be to put every mile of highway in the best condition possible with the limited amount of money at hand. Will Keep Promises Highway Commissioner Bigelow was at his department bright and early and personally directed the work of getting started. "The department is satisfied with the decision of the courts and will keep its promises. Re ports show that 1,500 men are at work to-day and there will be 3,000 work ing by Monday. We are going ahead with the repair work. I could say much more but that covers it." i Governor Tener. who returned to the city last night, said that he was glad the department was now In a p sition to proceed with road repairs. Auditor General Powell has gone to Pittsburgh and will go to the camp of the Second brigade at Indiana to morrow. State Treasurer Young said this morning that steps to 'get the forms of requisitions and other de tails were under way and that the automobile fund would be carried separately in the treasurer's report. Fl«c«l Officer*' side At the conclusion of the conference Messrs. Powell and Young united In this statement: "We intend to facilitate the payment of the monev from the automobile license fund to the Highway Department according to the decision of the Dauphin County Court, a super sedeas which would have stopped pay ments pending decision of the Supreme Court on our appeal from the Dauphin County Court findings having boon refused. We will facilitate ~i every way the use of the funds by the Highway Commissioner as he sees fit. but this does not indi cate in any possible degree that we give up any rights which as the fiscal officers of the Commonwealth we be lieve we have for auditing. In case the Supreme Court v sustains our contention we propose to surcharge the Highway Commissioner with the funds disbursed certifying the same to the Attorney General for collection. Payments will be made upon requisition with the con dition that the money drawn to pay for labor or materials be kept In a separate fund and In a separate bank and that all payments be made by voucher check. The funds to be paid from the automobile license fund are to he kept separate from the (200,000 recently al lowed the Highway Commissioner for road work out of another appropria tion." After the conference the fiscal of ficers and the Deputy Attorney Gen erals met to draw up the foi'ms to be used In the use of the fund, and ar rangements have been made to present the first requisition. Other requi sitions will be presented as needed and for every cent drawn to furnlsn cash for payroljs and other expenses indi vidual vouchers will be required. This will be done until the Supreme Court passes upon the appeal, which will be argued in Pittsburgh In October. Auditor General Powell stated that the balance available for the Highway Department as of July 1, 1914, includ ing all of the 1914 automobile licenses, amounted tfi $3,380,000 In round num bers. this being the total of a variety of items appropriated by the Legisla tures of 1911 and 19J3, including sal aries. expenses, main highways. State aid highways, national road and other objects. CASTORIA For Infant* and Children In Use For Ovsr 30 Years CALL 1991-ANY"PHONr. MAIL AND ' PHONE ORDER FOUNDED I© 7 I DEPARTMENT J$ Prompt service. All orders careful, y filled fe y well-train- HARRIS BURG'S POPULAR DEPARTMENT STORE, ed shoppers. Bowman's Domestic Dry Goods At Substantial Savings We have culled just ten items for Thursday's selling. In many instances the prices are of production only. 634 c Challies 7y 2 c Unbleached Sheeting In floral and oriental patterns. Yard, 40 inches wide. 20 yards to a custo- mer. Yard «>0 7Hc Chambray „ 12'/ 2 c Cretonnes . , , , , . For porch coverings and draperies; Plain bue chambray gingham, 28 . jd d g yt inches wide. Fast color. Yard ... .of 15c Feather Ticking 30c and 35c Awning Ticking In neat blue and white stripes. Yard, Full pieces and fast colors. Yard, 160 12)/20 18c Brown Duck T C S^* C °r . , . * i~. .. .. In pink and blue, bine for waists and 27 inches wide. Extra fine quality. children's dresses. Yard 30 Vard 12 '/>* 32c Sheeting 8c Apron Gingham 90 inches wide. Best grade. Remnant Cut from full pieces. Yard 6 r 40 lengths. Yard 190 Main Floor —BOWMAN'S. Canning Necessities We can supply you with all the necessaries for putting away fruit for 1915. Mason's Fruit Jars — Tin Cap Jelly Tumblers, dozen, Pints, dozen 450 180 and 200 Quarts, dozen 550 Stoneware Jelly Crocks, Gallon, dozen 750 50, 60, 80, and 100 Double Safety Fruit Jar with wide Mason Jar Caps, dozen 180 opening and glass top — Extra quality Jar Rubbers, dozen,loo Pints, dozen 800 Fruit Jar Funnels 50 and 100 Quarts, dozen SI.OO Optemus Sealing Wax, bar 50 Economy Fruit Jars, quarts, d0z.,600 Parowax and Waxoline 100 Basement—BOWMAN'S. DREAD ARMY WORM INFESTS HARHISBURO [Continued From First Page] field, are not safe when his wormshlp is abroad." News dispatches from Delaware to day state that a similar devastation of the worm is reported in the vicinity of Washington. It is thought that the moths from which the worms origi nate, may have been hatched from eggs contained in wheat straw receiv ed from Western States last Fall or winter and are now making their ap pearance her<*. The worms were first reported in this city at the home of Samuel Harris, 1929 North SUxth/ street. Mrs. Harris returned from a visit out of town Sunday to find the lawn looking bare and gray. How to Kill Worms Mr. Harris used a mixture of milk, coal oil and hot water which appeared to drive the bugs off the grass. At the State Zoologist's office this morn ing it was said that Professor Sur face's bulletin would recommend a mixture of one ounce of arsenate of lead to one gallon of water. This should be sprinkled thoroughly over the lawn. In Yorfc they are using Paris Green and lime in an attack on the insects. It is said that the worms are most destructive during a wet •summer. The animal gets its name from the fact that it always travels in vast numbers, and the appearance of the Insects crawling over the ground Is like the advance of an army. Unfortunately the mixtures devteed do not kill all the worme, and to pre vent them getting from one ield to another it it necessary to plough a deep furrow, throwing the dirt away from the worms or in the direction to ward which they are traveling. They fall into the furrow but fail to make their way out in the opposite direction iand will travel along the bottom. An other way is to make post holes at in tervals of probably about twenty feet, and they will drop into the holes where they can easily be destroyed. If there should be a roadbed running be tween the two tields and a heavy rol ler Is at hand, it may be that if the ground is even it is possible to de stroy them by crushing them, is the advice of a United States government expert. j The Department of Agriculture at Washington also says that the poison bran bait, made by the following for ,mula. One pound Paris Green, fifty pounds wheat bran and the Juices of one half dozen of oranges, is effective. Bring this to a stiff dough by the use of a diluted molasses and scatter about where the worms are at work when they will feed upon It and be killed in this way. MAKE HARRISBURGER OFFICER R. D. Beeman, of Harrisburg, was elected one of two vice-presidents of the Central Pennsylvania Odd Fel l(.ws Orphans' Home Association, which ended its sixteenth annual con vention at Sunbury yesterday. PAXTAAG PARK With his habitual disregard for popular superstition, King Kelly has chosen Friday as the day on which he will make a daring attempt at using six parachutes in a single drop from his balloon to Mother Earth. During his annual week's visit to Paxtang Mr. Kelly usually chooses one day for the performance of some particularly haz ardous aeronautic feat. These special stunts of Kelly's are always great drawing cards, and large crowds flock out to the park to see Just how far it Is possible for a man to go in the de fiance of the laws of gravitation and get away with It. Kelly always lands safe and sound, but every spectator realizes that the six-parachute Jump Is too dangerous to be common, and that he has seen a feat that very few aero nauts have the nerve to perform. The show at the park theater, this week, Is perhaps as great a drawing card as the balloon ascensions. Cer tainly but few acts have pleased the park audiences as well as Arthur Geary has. Mr. Geary's superb tenor voice puts him In a class by himself, when it comes to park attractions. It Is seldom that a singer of his ability Is heard outside of a $2 attraction. The Seven Castlluccls caught the fancy of the park patrons with a brass hand act of more than ordinary merit. The act compares favorably with the best in its class. The balance of the park bill is made up of excellent ma-, terlaL—Advertisement. NO COATS FOR CITY P rr *~jj> -..-. ■■-... ■ ■ . i FRED ESSIG On# of the city's traffic officers who belongs to the "shirtwaist brigade." Monday orders were given permitting the (lay force to lay oft their coats and wear regulation shirts. STAUFFER EXPECTED TO DUE Roy Stauffer, who was pinned be neath an auto which was struck by a car driven by Gilbert Stewart, of this city, on the Annville road near Pal myra early Sunday morning, and who was removed to the Lebanon Hospital, is not expected to live more than twenty-four hours, according to a re port from the hospital this mornipg. FIMSD FOR HEALTH VIOLATIONS Spagnolla Brothers, ice cream deal ers. of 1409 North Sixth street, and Jo seph Cimtno. another dealer, were fined $3 and costs of prosecution by Alder man Hoverter, ltst evening, charged EVRYTHING, good or bad, gets mo' so jlnjjjh with age. Thar : even ain't no fool J: like an ole fool. _ Mellowness is the rare grift bestowed by Time on only the best of man's or nature's handiwork —the fine wine, the fine violin and VELVET. VELVET, The Smoothest Smoking 1 Tobacco, is Kentucky Burley de Luxe, with all its natural flavor and body mellowed to an aged-in-the wood smoothness by more than two years' careful curing'. J Full weight 2 oz. tins, 10c. Coupons of Value with ■ T VELVET. 1 ■' ■■ "- 1 with selling ice cream cones In the street, In violation of the city health laws. Rose Massy, of 622 Boas street, was fined $lO and costs for selling milk after being refused a license by the health authorities. The chajws were made by Dr. J. M. J. Raunfck, city health officer. WOMAN BURNED TO DEATH Special to The Telegraph Lancaster, Pa., July 15.—Miss Lydla W. Millhouse, 50 years old, of East Hempfield township, was burned to death yesterday. Her brother found her body in the yard. It is supposed her clothing caught fire at the kitchen stove, and being alone, she was burn ed to death. 3
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