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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
<to co bummer Hats
' $15.00 Brass Beds $10.9.1 Matclung designs in oak, bird s eye Bureaus Chiffoniers and Princess
AA. C ■i r» i i • <m 7sn .. 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.
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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. )