12 FF ' Buyers' Sale Values in Linens, Combination Coffee and About 100 Fine Straw Shapes That Towels and Bed Spreads Sugar Special for Thursday Were Earlier $4 95 to $8.50 7c homespun hand towels, heavy quality ; With each pound of 30c Banquet Coffee to-morrow we will dark color. Special in the Buyers Sale sell 5 pounds granulated sugar at 21$. Ifl $3.00 to $4.00 satin Marseilles Bed Spreads, slightly imperfect. Special in 1 166X1 OUppiieb FOOaolUllb This is the last of the untrimmed Summer Hats, and on the table are a few panamas and the l>uyers Sale * _ . lacquered straws and plenty of leghorns, inilans and hemps. There is an equal assortment of CrOod Qualities Table Linen Low Priced An Tile \J-rOOory black, white and tan shades ill the smartest shapes introduced this season. We sold thousands of these straw shapes this Spring and Summer, and this is the usual residue of such a large stock. 29c bleached cotton damask; 58 inches wide. Buyers' Sale Ift/-, New caught mackerel, 10-lb. kits, B. &M. flsh flakes, per ean..»e _ . , . , . . . . .. , price, yartj 1"C <®<' Comique, imported boneless sar- Qualities are the lmest of domestic and imported makes and the shapes offer all the styles ot 35c blenched mercerized damask; 58 inches wide. Buyers' 25c Extra choice whiting 8h ' 10 ft®,'.I regifiaH y P 2Bc. o 'speciai rfaSo note. Your choice of any shape on the table at 1)8^ a ' e s^oc- o mercerized damask: eV inches wide. Buyers' Sale q- fresh""^ 0 . drled beef : R& J " coffee ' per lb ' 2oc; 5 On another table is an assortment of hemp and chip shapes in black and colors at 10?. P rice Boiled ham, sliced fresh ....38c Excelsior coffee, lb 35c These shapes earlier sold at $2.95 and $3.95. We arc closing out the last of the stock in the 50c old-fashion German linen; 58 inches wide. Buyers' OQ p Lebanon bolosna 25c ° ur Favorite tea, lh 45c .. ,_* |N* Sale price Lehigh bologna 25c Fancy Juicy Messina lemons, per Buyers Sale at «"f 75c all-linen bleached table damask; 70 inches wide. Buy- tZKn Luncheon loaf 28c dozen 15c ers' Sale price ODC Minced ham 19c Faun grove shoe peg corn. 3 for f —— ,79c ssfsss-^-^-s, First Showing of Early Fall Hats Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart—Street Floor. Berliner bologna, lb.'!!!!!!. 28c Babbitt's cleanser, large cans,, 6 Choice little picnic hams, lb.. 18c ; • 25c m mm* /-♦> ma f \ Alaska flat salmon, can 5c Swift s borax soap, 10 cakes, 39c; /■ f a j i 6 5,000 Pieces White China Tuna flsh, a delicious substitute Dives, Pomerov & Stewart—Base- | I T | —J. , t~> 1 n , for chicken, per can 15c ment. ' * Pitchers, DOWIS, Plates, | ■ M Dives. Pomeroy & Stewart, Second Floor, irront Cups, baucers, Platters I I y r-> t T T ir n • • - and Sauce Dishes, each, Parasols at Half Price in . 1 ___ i . .. |-» \ 1 The Buyers' Sale Reduced W hittail Kugs Pillow Cases Jvllislins and An prices of fancy parasols The Carpet Section joins the Furniture Section in the August Sale with interesting values ' have been cut in two to close standard makes of rugs, chief of which arc these Whittalls at reduced prices because >of discon- Sheets at Lowest Prices s u i th ! *T k i \ n the f Buyer h' t,nucd patte ™Gix>.rK R siAN rugs wij.wvw " 1 TT wl *■ x lv/vw Sale. In the Jot are fancy rib- 4 1 Jma „ ... r , «,-,in ... . . . VV'Vfiift $60.00 nigs; 9x12 feet $45.00 China and Japan matting— j * O 1 1 " orc lers and ribbon mser- H Tjk TO $9.50 rugs; soxos inches *. $7.50 40e grade 27c 111 tile Oale ti° n effects in many beautiful _ m ROYAL WORCESTER WII.TON IUJGS 35c grade 25c . ffitgfeffi.tfevffi 3/ $45,00 rugs, 9x12 feet $35.00 25,. grade 18c . Buyers' I MUSLIX AND SHEETS Cmmo 1 / gfilS '"r^ l / !!!!!!! !!! ! !!!!!!: Remnants of matting at hal f„rice. Sale Price Buyers' SIO.OO Parasols ...«%>.()() \ CREX RUGS 12 He bleached pillow cases; 45x Sale Price V _ TEPRACO WILTON RUGS ~ , ft 3« inches. Special 10c ««« unbleached muslin, short $8.50 Parasols . . *4.20 jHB. ~ ••; (rex rugs!' 54x90 InchJT.! !!!!!!! I!! I!! .Q'.l* 15c bleached pillow cases; 45x36 lengths, 39 inches wide.. Special, $/,50 Parasols . . ffi&SsS&BW S3IOO rics' 8 3xlo 0 feet " . ' .. 827 50 Runners, fancy stenciled borders— inches Snecial 12Wc ya £, / 5c J _ '~T ffi!gߣ&qZs t ' ' ' ' ' " ' 91.20 runners, 72 inches wide, yard 97c , r , , . . .''' " . 'J^ c unbleached muslin; 39 S7 00 Parasols «K3.»)0 B(ll>Y BRUSSELS 90c runners, 54 Indies wide, yard 75c 15c bleached hemstitched pillow inches wide. Special fl'/Jc ' ' J $3 SO Parasols »f>l 7,") 539 50 Clilidcma rugs, 10.0x10.0 feet $31.00 00c runners, 30 Inches wide, yard 47c cases; 45x36 inches. Special, 12He 8c bleached muslin; 36 inches $6.00 Parasols . . .«f>3.00 t£? nr\ I) 1 «il*Tk iiioioo Peerless rugs, 9x15 feet .$82.50 50c runners, 27 inches wide, yard 40c 18c bleached pillow cases, 45x36 W" V V ™ T-, , n.4-* - /v H'J.U'J J arasols .. . »t» 1 .»>0 $28.00 Peerless rugs, 9x12 feet $23.50 Plain Runnel*— inches. Special 15c seams" 81x90 inched Sneciri 49c ' $5.00 Parasols „„ , , . . seams, »|x»u inches. Special, 49c >p— 1 ctrrtSUlS ... »p I .-t.r $57 50 Roval Kasbau RUKS 9X12 feet SSO 00 75e runners, 51 inches wide, yard «>c inches Special W case8 ' seams" 76*90 incnes. opeciai -»« iseams, in\au incnes. Special aOc $32.50 Victoria Brussels rugs. 9x12 feet $27..">0 40c runners, 27 inches wide, yard 35c Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart—Street Kloor. Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart—Street Floor. $15.00 Royal Bengal Oriental rugs, 9x12 feet, $3.V00 Short lengths of linoleum at half price. The Best Shoe News of Summer iFnrnititrß in the Atmnst Shoes are taken from regular stock and include the best leathers and latest styles—clcaraway C 4. A XXX ILIX VZ XXX IXX V/ J. 1. L 4. vlO X VjdX V/ XXX CI I prices to dean up. „K w «sSr , £S~'' Particular People Want for Their Homes not all sizes. Bujers Sale jj.-. qq Women's $4.50 white buckskin English oxfords; ,mce * white rubber Goodyear welted soles. Buy- (!•«> rj t . . _ , . Jr. Men's $3.00 tan calf, gun metal, patent colt and ers' Sale price fyL.JO f\ 1 J 'I M , \ 1 \ 1 11 »s»e aH .*! ew .i hlB ." um :....52.25 P> xrite n s 8 WeS'-vr 1 and tan RuM,a f r; dualities 1 hat Are Uependable 15 Men's $2.50 tan calf and gun metal four-button price .tp2.05 s;^" d ""."r^. 8T0ere '....5i.75 .SSSISS,-$2.19 For Lone Service and That' frfa Boys' $2.50 tan calf gun metal and patent colt ox- Olrls' $2.00 gun metal calf, tan calf and Ojiqo D ClllVJ. llldl price 8 . .. ..! . $2.00 black suede pumps. Buyers' Sale price , Jv V \ Boys' $2.00 tan calf and gun metal calf blueher Girls' $1.50 white canvas two-strap \ ■*» -i 41 r| ' I nr f d (i \WB&M J >7 oxfords; sizes to 5V 4. Buyers' Sale (i-i pumps; sizes 2V4to 4. Buyers Sale price /"\ 1 G ill VJOOU 1 aSIC ■' -/ price fpl.OJ Children's $1.25 gun metal and patent colt Mary let f ' ' *1 I9R» I I ..Boys' $1.50 gun metal calf blueher oxfords! sizes 9 Jane ankle strap pumps; sizes 8% to »• , . T , . 4 -iU I VTrvLIJ to 13%. Buyers Sale til ißuyers Sale price OOC \\ e are confident that the values in this August Furniture Sale arc incom- lhr I yrfnVi — —m \ V^ price Dives Pomeroy & Stewart-—Street Floor, Hear. Hlr XT\ nIUV— I —l*l parable. We know that every piece is sound in construction and expresses in ly > 1 BLr j|/i jwW "TJ^ OO -f T r design, assembling and finish the best efforts of the skilled cabinetmaker. And llnrnr^ - " "T I yU.VV/ - \ rp| j-j »O 1 Clearance OI Doys a g es (Jo otherwise than give you best qualities at lowest prices. ine ouyers oaie Brass Beds II $14.50 silk floss mattresses, $10.95 II with metal slides to make drawers run I „,io o:t>> on maple, mahogany and walnut Bureaus, " !»«-«« , J..JL T, , , nn c ♦ At Special Reductions losn nITJI ! Sli'oS Chiffoniers and' Princess Dressers at Dressers at «.&>.OO and $29.50 , Broken sizes of Kengo Belt, Smart bet, $19.50 Brass Beds $14.95 $14.95, $17.50 and $19.50. Bureaus have three long and two Nemo and 15 .and J. Grecian Treco Corsets, rck , zrc n Q+ ' oc I * 3hS „ Thcse prices reprcsent geni iine sav- short drawers with dust-proof parti some slightly soiled, $5.00 values in the Buy- OlXavy® Ivdlllluo l_/lllcllo Mattresses ings of 20 per cent. tions long drawers have center ers" Sale at $2.50 irives, Pomeroy & Stewart. Second Floor. s 9 ' so Stearns & Foster roll edge All have built up stock in the back guides. Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart. Second Floor. mattress $0.95 and drawer bottoms, and are equipped r> " r - & s - Third |,,|oor> Thrce Elevators. - > I ALL DEPARTMENTS DOING GOOD WORK [Continued I-'rom First Page] Harrisburg became a city governed by the commission plan much has been done, particularly in the departments of streets and public improvements, parks and public property and public safety. Still, there is much, much to be done. In the department of finance and I accounts little work of a very startling character could be done, but at that Commissioner W. L.. Gorgas has' worked out some, fine improve ments for the betterment of the office. The fact that the commissioner has to handle all the money, keep tabs on the treasury., act as a controller, and attend to the details involving the assessment and collection of taxes and the various mercantile licenses, makes his a regular job. Gorgas Makes Changes Commissioner Gorgas has brought about some important changes and Improvements, among which is the plan which makes it imperative for the introduction of a resolution or ordinance to transfer any money from one fund to another. The. license tax ordinance was introduced by request and »whlle this partially solves the problem there will be some changes necessary to Whip It into shape for next year. This was expected, how ever, when the ordinance was passed. The city assessment has been started under Commissioner Gorgas. In the department of public affairs, over which Mayor John K. Royal has jurisdiction, few radical changes were necessary, although Innovations and Improvements in the conduct of the police department were made. Through the efTorts of the Mayor some needed equipment was procured for different branches of his depart ment; new motorcycles were obtained |cr officers; a new system of WEDNESDAY EVENING police and fire calls was installed, and a lot of important little improvements in the method of handling the police force were worked out. Mayor Royal also introduced an ordinance provid ing for the location of each street in tersection by means of a proper sign. So much for "the departments in which few. if any, really radical de partures from the usual programs could be brought about. Now for the three other departments which have the improvement of the. city in hand. As to Streets, Parks, Safety During the last six months Harris burg has continued to spend thousands Of dollars in working out Its improve ment scheme and the various public works have gone steadily ahead toward completion. Before another year shall have rolled around. Harrisburg's im provement program as mapped out bj the people in voting for $300,000 more for improvements in 1913 will be pretty well finished. And the com pletion of this work naturally must be divided Into three departments—streets and public improvements, parks and public property and public safety. Now for a brief resume of the work of each: Department of Streets and Public Im provements, W. H. Lynch, Commissioner Completion of Spring creek 36-Inch concrete sewer: Dock street bridge; continuation of work on the river dam to within a few hundred feet of completion; completion of river wall to Market street with probabilities for entire finish of work to Maclay street this year: Paxton creek Improve ment half finished; paving of Derry street and two blockp yet to be finished; paving several small alleys and streets and* plans worked out for paving Intersec tions of several more; more than a hundred streets find alleys re named; grading of Wlconisco. Nineteenth and Hildrup streets started; money voted for paving Intersections of Market and Pros pect streets and the new en trances to Reservoir Park: money for new asphalt repair plant sewers provided for Thirteenth ward; sewers provided for Pros- pect, Whitehall, Front, Emerald to Woodbine. Fifth. Curtin to Camp, Twentieth and Swatara; Ross. Oxford, Nectarine and Oreen: completion of some repair work on asphalt streets. Department of Public Safety, Harry F. Bowman, Commissioner Reduction of domestic metered water rates from $H to $5 yearly; reduction in cost of water meters from $11.50 to $8.50; reduction of amount of alum used in city water by 50 per cent.; rearranging of chemical analyzing system where by filter and bureau of health tests are made at filtration' plant laboratory; Dr. George It. Moffitt appointed city bacteriologist; es tablishment of bureau of health and sanitation: new health rules promulgated; Installation of new boiler and grate system at city water works to save cost of coal consumption; laying of great water mains to increase efficiency of water circulation on Allison Hill; contracts for similar im provements let for Market and Front streets; water main im provements provided for south ern section of Hill including Clo verly Heights; providing addi tional cluster standard street lights at Third and Verbeke; Sixth and Maclay and at Thir teenth street Intersections of Mar ket and Derry; four standard lights on Maclay street bridge; movement started to rearrange and settle Summit street grading problem; begin movement to pro i-ure unacquired river frontage for city by condemnation proceed ings; cut down expenses in city treasury department . Department of Parks and Public Property, M. Hnrvey Taylor, Commissioner Purchase of new Sycamore and Thirteenth street playground for $11,925; negotiations started for acquiring of land east of city to complete Cameron parkway; movement started to purchase new uptown playground; new playgrounds opened at Calder and Harris buildings on leased prop erty; bids a?ked for construction KAHRISBURG TELEGRAPH of Cherry Hill, Reservoir Park, shelter pavilion and tennis club house; bids for hauling 20,000 yards of earth to river front for "fill" opened twice; plans for new concrete bridge over Spring creek in Cameron parkway under way; plans for treatment of river front completed and sfent to State Water Supply Commission for ap proval; repairing of two tennis courts at Reservoir, opening two more at both Twelfth street and the Island; dumping of 4,000 loads of earth on river front be low Paxton street; removal of old mill at almshouse road intersec tion with Cameron parkway; planting of shrubbery and small trees In parkway; purchase of city's first two pieces of modern motor Are apparatus; 3,000 feet of hose; repaired and repainted apparatus of Susquehanna, Pax ton! Reily, Mount Pleasant and Good Will companies. $5 A MONTH BUYS A VICTROIvA Style X, $75, full cabinet size. No interest. No extras. Re quick. J. H. Troup Music House, IB South Market Square.—Advertisement. Lipton Will Probably Withdraw Challenge Newport, R. 1., Aug. s.—Racing by the intended cup defenders Resolute and Vanitie has practically ended for the season, although the New York Yacht Club had not to-day heard of ficially from Sir Thomas Mpton re garding his withdrawal from the races because of the war. The two yachts probably will go out of com mission by Saturday and will be haul ed out at City Island along side the Defiance already withdrawn from the candidates' competition. CONCERT AT FESTIVAL# The Sacred Heart Church, in South Cameron street, will hold an ice cream festival on the chruch lawn to-mor row evening, the proceeds of which will be given to tlfe ehucrh fund. The Italian band will give a concert at the same time. TENNESSEE 10 SAIL TOMORROW WITH FUNDS FOR YANKEES In Wake of American Warship Will Sail Steamers to Bring Americans Home By dissociated Press Washington, Aug. s.—Carrying mil lions in gold for the reller of Amer icans helplessly stranded by the up heaval in Europe, the armored cruiser Tennessee will start from New York across the Atlantic to-morrow. It will distribute its cargo at the principal ports In Europe for the use of banks and United States diplomatic agencies in replenishing the purses of Amer icans who suddenly have found their letters of credit useless or their funds exhausted. In the wake of the Tennessee will sail a fleet of coastwise steamers and vessels of neutral nations as soon as they can be mobilized to bring the American tourists home. It was esti mated to-day that there were at least 100,000 United States citizens abroad, one-fifth of whom urgently want to return. The others, it Is believed, have sufficient means to stay In Europe un til after the first emergency fleet can return across the Atlantic for them. Work oil Transmutation While the Tennessee is steaming across the Atlantic, government offi cials wilT bend their energies to solve the transportation problem." The first canvass showed there were six Amer ican liners, each with a pacsenger ca pacity of one thousand, and thirty transports and coastwise ships cap AUGUST 5, 1914. able of carrying about seven thousand persons. It has been suggested that if the stranded Americans who would be able to gain accommodations on the llrst or second cruises of these vefc sels made urgent representations for transportation home, then all avail able ships of neutral nations might have to be chartered. As a repliniinary relief measure, the State Department to-day was forward ing to Its agents in Europe orders for "embassy checks" Issued after the de j posit of funds with the department by friends of Americans abroad. The orders generally will be accepted at hotels and by steamship agencies. David Swanger, of Canal Dover, Ohio, chief engineer on the Tennessee, Is well known in this city, having visited here on several occasions. He is a nephew of Mrs. Sybilla S. Meyer. 24 North Nineteenth street, and has been in the navy eight years. Important Statement Expected From Grey By Associated Press London, Aug. s.—The "Times" this morning says that the foreign Secre tary, Sir Edward Grey, Is expected to , make In parliament to-day a state ment ever more grave than that made yesterday. It adds that it is probable that diplomatic papers will throw an an unexpected light on Germany's motives which, it is supposed, are aimed at acquiring French colonies 1 and that as the price of British neut rality, Germany was prepared to give \a guarantee that she wo*uld not annex I any portion of France in the event of I a French defeat. YOU CAN OWN A VICTROhA Style X, $75, full cabinet size, by paying only $5 cash and $5 monthly. Sec them this week. J. 11. Troup Music House. 15 South Market Square.—Advertisement. WATER PROBLEM MAY BE SOLVED IN COURT Judge McCarrell Hands Down De cree Directing Issue in Wil liams Valley Case In a brief order handed down to day by Additional Law Judge McCar rell the framing of an issue be tween Harper T. Hr essler, C. M. Staulter and others agains* the Wil liams Valley Water Company to deter- mine the value of certain streams in Williams township which have been taken over by the water company i 3 permitted. Some months ago the plaintiffs be gan an action against the water com pany, complaining that the concern bad taken over certain waterways and that It had damaged others because of the deposits of sediment, etc., that (lowed down stream. The court ap pointed viewers and It is upon their report that the court's decree was issued. The question now to be deter mined is the, value of the streams that had been taken over or Interfered with by the company. New Nlglit Watchman.—Charles E. Jones, 432 Relly street, was appointed to-day by'the Poor Directors as night watchman at the county almshouse, vice John Dlehl, resigned. At tlie Register's Office.—The will of Amelia Keefer. Jackson townshln, was probated to-day and letters oin the estate were granted to Charles S. and Landon N. Keefer. )