20 A New Model Steinway SSOO It docs not necessarily follow that the best merchan dise always sells at the highest price. And here is an excellent example of illustration. Everyone conversant with pianos knows the Steinway —knows it for tone quality, durability and workman ship. Declared by the leading pianists of all nations as being the pre-eminent piano—the Steinway is the ac knowledged leader. This new model at $500.00 is an innovation in piano manufacture. The ownership of a mahogany Steinway—the "aristocratic" piano —is now possible at a price which places them within the reach of everyone. C. A\.Sl4lar,lnc. Pianos Victrolas suZZ. 30 N. 2nd.St. BUDGET ESTIMATES TOTM 549.000 Preliminary Figures Submitted by Departmental Heads Yester day Will Be Pared Harrisburg's complete budget esti mate for 1915. submitted at yester day's executive session of City Council, it is said, totaled $549,000. Council men declined to discuss the ligures. but it is understood that they will make every effort to pare and prune to keep within a 9-mill tax rate. The following departmental figures are only tentative, however, and are based on the estimates already made public. They show the approximate! division of the various departmental j requests as follows: Public property (police depart ment), $69,215. Parks and public property, 584.304 (parks $34,108, fire $40.1 961. Streets and public improve ments. $117.106. Public safety. $122,236. • ./»<•«>,«/*?. H157.000 i (miscettaneoue» treasury, board of revision of taxes arid Appeals). Total. $52 9.Stil. ("Ulster l.iglit Change Possible (>rnamental cluster light standards may be placed in Second street from Walnut to Pine —and possibly South street, instead of in Walnut and Lo cust streets from Second to Front. In his estimates for the coming year City Commissioner H. F. Bow man. superintendent of public safety, has asked for sufficient appropriation to provide for the long hoped for, much desired extension of the cluster lighting system in the commercial dis trict. of the city. Sixteen more five-globe electric standards are included in the lighting j budget and Mr. Bowman's original in tention had been to place four in Wal nut street between Second and Front, and the remaining twelve in Locust street from Third to Front. Cluster Lights in Second Street During the discussion of the budget yesterday afternoon by the council men in executive session, the sugges tion was made that in view of the gradual growth of the business dis trict northward in Second street, the natural and proper place for the newj clusters would be in Second. Com missioner Bowman had that idea in mind, too. and he admitted that this plan may be adopted. By his original scheme two lights would be placed at the intersection of River and Walnut streets and two at Front and Walnut: two each at the Intersections of Locust and Front. River, Dewberry and Third, and four at the intersection of Locust and Sev • •nd. Should it lie decided not to light Walnut and Locust streets between Second and Front then the eight lights could be distributed as satisfactorily as possible northward In Second street. Tin- Lower Lights The fifteen additional arc lights have not yet been located but it is under stood that provision for all of them will be retained in Ihe budget. Provision for lighting the river front wall will he made in the park budget by Commissioner M. Harvey Taylor. <»n the wall no\\\ there are manholes spaced at distances of 104 feet throughout the length of the "front steps" for the attachment of the mova ble standards. By this arrangement 108 lights would be necessary. Commissioner Taylor, however, will ask for lights enough to space them at 208 feet dis tances. This will necessitate only fifty four lights. "To my mind that number will lie ample to satisfactorily light the wall." said Mr. Taylor, "because the upper part of the park will be lighted. Fur thermore, I think the wall standards will be kept in service only a portion of the year, say, perhaps eight months. The law department has asked for $8,586.64: the city clerk. $4,634.50: sealer of weights and measures. $3,600, There Is Only One "Bromo To Get The GENUINE, Gall For The Full Name Laxative Bromo Quinine Used The World Over to Oure a Oold In One Day Whenever you feel a cold coming on r /TW think of the full name LAXATIVE GpL— ff. BROMO QUININE. Look for this y*/ VV , _■ ]i: signature on the box. Price 25 cents. f * * FRIDAY EVENING, HARRISBURG SSiS&fe TELEGRAPH DECEMBER 11, 1914 and the printing; department. $5,600, which approximates $20,000. thus rais ing the grand lota! to approximately $549,000. All of these figures are only ten tative and are based on the estimates the commissioners submitted at Tues day's meeting of Council; The com missioners yesterday went into session, it Is understood, with the hope of re ducing the rate to 9 mills and one of the members said to-day that the nec essary paring and pruning must be done to keep to that figure. Another special session will be held Monday, when the ordinance will be presented in skeleton form, and on Tuesday at the regular meeting the measure will be read for the first time. A special meeting will likely be held on Friday to pass the ordinance finally. Senator Weeks Asks For Army Reserve Washington. D. C„ Dec. 11. Declar ing that there has been too much pub licity of the military affairs of the na tion, Senator Weeks, of Massachusetts, in a speech in the Senate to-day opposed agitation for special investigation of military preparedness, praised the strength and personnel of the navy and urged the organization of an army re serve. "Any one may learn about our mili tary or naval establishment by read ing the reports of the secretaries of the departments and the reports of those who arc conducting the different bu reaus and branches of the strvice," said the .Senator. "It Is an open book to all our citizens and there need be no doubt about our relative position or our capa bilities if one Is disposed to study re ports instead of seeking notoriety in the press. "In fact, there is and has been al together too much publicity in such masters, in my judgment. We have had a demonstration during the present European war of the value of secrecy in conducting military operations, and there Is no reason why we should spread broadcast what we are doing or what preparations we have made. T have no doubt every European country is informed in the minute detail of our condition both on land and sea. and if any change in our methods is to be made it should not be in the direction of theater publicity, but should be to protect our operations, even in time of peace from scrutiny botli at home and abroad. Would Not ( liiumt- Polle.v "At this time." he continued, "it does not seem to me that it Is wise or pru dent to take any action which will change our policy or add to our naval equipment, except by an omnibus ap propriation which can be expended un der the direction of the general board of the navy, with the approval of the Secretary of the Navy and the Presi dent. Based on the experience of the past, our naval establishment is in a class with that of Germany and France and probably second only to that of Great Britain." Senator Weeks maintained that the army was of sufficient strength, and proposed its reorganization, not for the purpose of increasing the permanent the active army, but for the organiza tion of a reserve corps which would make available large forces of trained soldiers at all times "If the military experts are right." he Mid, "that the country needs a force of 500,000 trained men supplemented by from 100,(100 to 200.000 volunteers to give it a reason able chance of nrotection against a probable foe. and that the 500.000 men will be heeded at once on the outbreak of war—organized as a fighting ma chine—it would appear that the defense provided at oresent bv Congress is in adequate and practically worthless, and that the moneys spent on this defense are largely wasted" BOOKS AM> MAGAZINES Foreign correspondence of whatever sort is opened eagerly in these days, for even the business note may have tucked away in it some bit of perso nal and all too often pathetic interest. From a letter written from Tokio by Madam Ozaki, author of "Warriors of Old Japan," to her publishers, Hough ton Company, we get an interesting sidelight on Oriental courtesy, uni que even when the unexpected has almost ceased to surprise us. There are many Germans in Japan, but they are being treated now as always. Madam Ozaki says. with unfailing Japanese consideration, and a Ger man Professor in the University of Tokio has been allowed a year's leave of absence with salary in order to go bark to Germany and join the army now fighting against those coun tries whose cause Japan has so re cently made her own. A prophet may be without honor jln liis. own country, but a Hoosier [c< rtainly is not. For instance, Mere dith Nicholson's novel "The Poet" is first on the list of fiction most in de mand in Indianapolis. FIGHTS TO ESTABLISH LEGALITY OF CHILD MR. AND MRS. CHARLES SIJNGSBT AND BABY London. Doe. 11.—Upon the decision of the probate court regarding the legitimacy of the baby boy of Mrs. Dorothy Siingsby. wife of Lieutenant Charles R. Siingsby. of San Francisco, depends a $500,000 estate which the will of the Rev. Charles Siingsby especially provides shall go to Lieutenant Siingsby "s heir in addition to the property the lieutenant inherited. Mrs. Siingsby has denied in court that her son, heir to the Siingsby estate, died and that she substituted for him another infant. She admitted under cross examination that she had once advertised for a child for adoption, but in sisted that the present claimant is her own child. CENTRAL GIRLS PLAN j "CUIUS FAIR" _— Fair Co-eds Will Preside at Booths Where Yuletide Dainties Are Offered The Girls' Athletic Association, of > the Central High School, will hold their annual "Christmas Fair" December IS- : 19, in tile High School Annex, Sixth anil j Forster streets. The funds that are J raised will be used to pay the expenses I of the basketball season for the girls' team. A large majority of the girls of the | school have been hard at work for' some time. One of the features of the I bazar will be Dante's "Inferno," with j its gruesome spirits and fortune-tellers. Many other pretty booths will be erected and cake, candy hot chocolate, gifts and many other things will be on sale. The girls also decided to sell Red Cross seals at the fair. Pretty co eds of the school will have charge of the booths and many that are taking tlie domestic science course will cakes and make candy for the event. Committees Appointed The committees having charge of the' booths are as follows: _ Dutch booth—Hannah Burns. Janet ( luster, Caroline Hahn, Katharine ,la coby, Helen Hampton. Maria Ooiio. Janet Nachman. Mary Kelley' and Marian Towsen. Christmas booth Subra Clark. Mary I Kinzer, Hortense Strouse. Margaret ~'"s, Sarah Morgan and Martha Cres well. Fortune-telling Reading of palms, Ansta Fee; by cards, Elizabeth Me- Corniick. Voting contest Gertrude braw baugh and Getha High. Flower girls Helen Ferguson, Eva Selhelmer, Edna Dowdeli. Katharine Slmonetti and Mabel Bright. Red Cross stamps Selinda Howe and I* lorence i-ariiberson Art exhibit Eleanor Wolfe. Miriam Ivelser. Helen Brooniull and Julia Swiler. Senior candy - Dorothy Helman, Mary Witmer, Katharine Kelker, Mar garet Weismun. Katharine Peters. Martha Miller. Junior candy Florence Rinken bach. Lucille Snun ker. Gertrude Ed wards. Gertrude Wilson. Sara Hoffman. Ice cream Helen Ranch. Helen smiley Dorothy Schmidt. Elizabeth Burd, Ivy I'riedman. Dorothy Steele. Ida li Oder, Margaret Smith, Emma Hoerner. Cake Helen Gerdes. Marian Martz, Pauline llouck. Helen Wallis, Marie Dougherty. Miriam Ryaii. Punch Mildred Erlenmyer, Clarn belle Claster, Katharine Carrol, Hazel I Rexroth, Sara Malonec. Sophomore grab i>ag Margaret Bacon. Ruth Richards. Jane Whiteman. Hot chocolate Helena Isap ner. Helen Kelly Claudine Melville. Esther Shultz, Francis Burtnett, Miriam l^andis. Plunge Party Into Grape Juice, Bryan's, but Not President Wilson's Policy Special to The Telegraph Washington. Dec. 11.—Secretary Bryan evidently failed to look over his scrapbook or to consult President's Secretary Tumulty beforehand when he attempted a couple of weeks ago, to plunge the Democratic party hend-j first fhto prohibition or local option. I Mr. Bryan is decided in his convic tions. according to the Commoner, the: paper which voices his sentiments. But President Wilson takes a broad er view of such matters. As far back as May, 1911. Mr. Wilson expressed himself very •frankly to the Rev. Thomas B. Shannon, of Newark. N\ J.. on the question of committing the Democratic party of New Jersey to local option. Mr. Wilson refused to tie his party to the measure and he won. New Jersey Republicans toyed with the movement—and lost. It has been Suggested that, in fu- j ture, so as to keep Mr. Bryan in har mony with the White House. Mr. Tu multy, who is somewhat of a politician,; as events in New Jersey have shown.: be appointed official censor of the l)e-! partment of State on grape juice and liquor sentiments. Just now he will' I draw the line between William J. Bry an, Secretary of State, and Mr. Bryan,' editor of the Commoner, Is a question! for adjudication. HELD FOR KILLING CHILD j Special to The Telegraph Altoona. Pa., Dec. 11.—Roland! Reed, aged 16, who accidentally shot' and killed William Riling, aged 5, while at target practice in the sub-1 urbs. has been held to awnit the action ' of the grand jury on the charge of I manslaughter. The Riling child was playing in front of his home when killed. OAI\iIELS WOULD BUILD MORE DREAOiIGHTS ! Battleships Would First Be Relied Upon and Then the Sub marines, He Says By Associated Press j i Washington, D. C., Dec. I*l. The [dominating necessity of dreadnaughts Uo maintain the strength of great powers at sea, with submarine boats and submarine mines as minor essen ! tials, was emphasized to-day by Sec retary Daniels before tlie House naval | committee. He declared that if a for eign foe came to attack the United j Slates the battleships would first be relied upon and then would come the submarines—and mines. •Mr. Daniels reiterated that the Eu ropean war so far had demonstrated the wisdom of the naval program out lined for this session of Congress. "Battleships," he said, "are the only ships we can rely on to command the seas." Secretary Daniels continued to-day speaking, on the constructive program. He testified that emergencv battleships could be built at various places and that while thirty months now was nor mally required for a shipbuilding com pany to turn out a battleship, it might be possible to cut down the time to two years. He said there were facili ties at the Newport News, Cramps, New York and Fore River Shipbuild ing Companies. "We ought to have a place to build a battleship out on the Pacific- coast," he said. At War With Dahomey "What country have you in mind that we would likely have war with?" lasked Representative Hensley, of Mis souri. "Dahomey," replied Mr. Daniels amid laughter. "We should not consider war with any country or build against any country," continued the Secretary. "We should prepare for our defense I from whatever quarter an attack may (come; a defense against any enemy. | We must prenare to denfend ourselves jin the. very best way we can. Many ■ people believe that our navy ought to I be greater than any or all of the other ! nations. If any country comes and at tacks we must make the greatest de ] I'ense we can. If you go into war you go in to win." Secretary Daniels, replying to a question, said the United Stales ought not to acquire another foot of terri | tory. ; Secretary Daniels said the Navy De | partment had official information from il.ondon that the Audacious positively! was lost, despite reports that she had | been raised. | "If this European war continues without the first-class battleships tok ing part, do you think' it necessary to continue to build battleships?" he was asked. "Certainly, It is necessary," replied the Secretary. "The Germans always have their ships ready to go out. The English are now using their ships to I control commerce on the sea. but they ; are always potentially in readiness for I action." { THK EDISON H A HIT OF WORK. j The volumes of laboratory note- I books and suggestions compiled by Mr. Edison are a library In themselves, and yfet his memory of past experi i mrnts remains keen. In his labora tory amid alcoves of books and my riads of diplomas and honors bestowed at work as he did in the early days, upon him from almost every country in the world, Edison keeps right on insisting that he has only begun to I know things now. and he is determined !to give the world the best fruits of his accumulated knowledge in still greater measure. He continues to take his four to six hours sleep daily, and Insists that he j is not living for the past, but for to day and tomorrow. Keenly interested in every phase of art and life, he is also keeping in touch through astro nomy with new things in the skies. He l is. nevertheless, full of that irropres- j jsible American humor, ready for a I I smile-or new story, and buoyant boy-1 j ish ways relaxing so that everyone as-j |sociated with him has only words of affection for the "old man" whose consideration, patience, kindness and matchless genius is a marvel to those nearito him, as well as to those to whom he is only known by fame and works. It does not require long per sonal acquaintances to, obtain the full ' j measure of Thomas Edison's worth.- 1 — "Thomas A../ Edison and His Tri numphs," Joe Mitchell Chappje, in National Magazine for December. Community Silver Special Announcement Mr. McFarland, direct from the factory will be at our store all day. TOMORROW, SATURDAY, DEC. 12 And will be pleased to tell you why Community Silver is the best. ESS Claster's is headquarters for Community Silver. We are showing all the new patterns in single pieces and sets, beautifully cased in Mahogany Cabinets and boxes. This is an extraordinary opportunity to make your selections as Mr. Mc- Farland will give you the benefit of his experience at the factory. H. C. CLASTER GEMS, JEWELS, SILVERWARE 302 MARKET STREET EMPEROR OPPOSED WAR. SAYS CARNEGIE Voice Quivers and Tears Appear in His Eyes as He Re views Horrors Washington, Dec. 11.—Andrew Carnegie, a White House caller to day, expressed decided opposition to a truce in the European war during the Christmas holidays. He declared that it would be unchcristian like and im moral (o stop the fighting and then begin it again. He added that he could not believe that any nation which adopted such a suggestion was doing it sincerely. Mr. Carnegie gave it as his opinion meeting of the Carnegie Institute, walked to and from the White House through a young snow storm. Mr. Carnegie wave it as his opinion that the military caste in Germany was responsible for the war for at the time hostilities broke out the Kaiser was ill and opposed to the war. Mr. Carnegie showed some interest at a suggestion to him that he might STALWART PARTHANS OF INDIA This is one specimen of the kind of soldiers sent to the continent of Europe by (treat Britain to tight the Germans. They arc Parthann, and belong to an old frontier regiment which has a reputation In India. They ar much stronger and larger than the average, Hindoo, in fact, th<' Hindoos as a class are so weak that they would do little in tlie field. Hut those who have enlisted In the British army in India have been fed, and the ef fects of generations of famine have to some extent worn off. be vailed upon by the President to help bring: about peace when the time came. "I will do anything 1 possibly can," he said. "I believe Air. Wilson earn estly desires peace and the entire country should support this." For the "men in the trenches" Air. Carnegie expressed greatest sym pathy. "They had nothing to -do with bringing about this terrible conflict," said he. "All they can do is obey or ders and shoot each other down. It is terrible that so many widows and orphans are being made because a few men wanted to go to war." When Mr. Carnegie spoke of the horrors of the war his voice quivered and tears appeared in his eyes. AIII.K HV A PIPE LINE Atlantic City, Dec. 11.—Application will be made to the City Commission, Mayor Middle stated to-day, for a franchise to supply milk to consumers through a pipe line from a central station. According to the plan, slot devices will be installed in stores and residences. With the dropping of a nickel into a slot a pint of ice cold milk will be forthcoming. j St HMAItINKS INVADE UOVEK I Draw Heavy I'ire of Batteries and Some .May Have Keen Lost I I„ondon, Dee. 11, 12.U2 A. M.—Half a dozen German submarines made an attempt at fi.3o o'clock vesterdav morning to enter the Admiralty har bor, according: to a Dover dispatch to th" Kxchnnge Telegraph Company, and for half an hour the batteries kept up a turious fusillade, (Iring at least LOO shots, rt is reported that two or three of the submarines were sunk but. no confirmation of this can be ob tained. The attempt was made under cover of early morningr darkness and during a heavy rainstorm. The first alarm, says the dispatch, was given by the tiring: of a naval sun, and soon all tho batteries were in action. The ad miralty. to whom this dispatch was submitted, said that it had not re ceived confirmation of the reported attack. McSPARREX HEADS GRAXGI I j Defeated K. I). Dorsott, of Tioga, for j Worthy Master at Annual Meeting ' Meadville, Pa.. Dec. 11.—John A. ! McSparren was to-day elected worthy J master of the Pennsylvania State Grange, defeating E. D. Dorsett, of i Tioga. Official announcement of the | result will not be made until the en tire vote for officers is counted, but it is stated that McSparren has 173 ma jority. I Master William T. Creasy in a short speech criticized legislation effecting agriculture and thought it would bo wise for lawmakers to get into touch I with the farmers before legislating.
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