16 ', .. ' — % - A May Sale of Millinery Opens Monday Fresh Stock of 1200 1Q ' Brand New Lot of Hemp OQ„ New Straw Sailors and AQ r Beautiful New Summer PQ \Fine Ribbon Trimmed Hemp CQ Untrimmed Hats at v> Hats at Latest Shapes at ... Outing Hats Special at .... Transparent Hats at Oc/O and Straw Hats For Girls ... Ov/C Values in Untrimmed Hats That Special Lot of $2.95 and $3.95 Cannot Be Equaled Anywhere Else Trimmed Hats in the Sale atsl.oo The greatest millinery sale held this reason opens Monday with values §\Jj£»#T that are truly remarkable. Fresh new stocks of trimmed and untrimmed ** j 1 his lot of trimmed hats embraces manv styles from our regular stocks hats and flowers were bought for this sale, and women who are interested of $2.95 and $3.95 models. These hats are entered in the May sale at SI.OO in millinery of the better kinds at savings impossible elsewhere will find it A ) 'pil p •« T-V 1 v . i Special Purchase New Trimmed Wemp : mhan :^^^' I Hats, Values to $lO in the Sale at New 98c to $1.49 sailor shapes in sand, ' Wr • U. q>A Q C navy, rose and blue < * yf ? *DT.C/0 New 98c to $2.25 small shapes, 1 f 1 vT I f in all colors rhis is a special lot of trimmed hats bought for the May sale. Values New $1.95 to $2.95 large shapes, in to SIO.OO entered in the sale at $4.95. These are the finest types of dress sand, black and navy hats and are matchless values. Fresh New Stock of Regular m Dainty New Summer Hats With 98c Straw Sailors in Black Transparent Brims, White, Black and Colors Special in the Sale , and Colors, $1.95 Values at . . (mB Remarkable Values New Trimmed Hats I££ j* **>w in New Flowers • For Girls, 69c ° h " r „ Free j r r, m,n , R 'v onjunction hm with the wonderful values will enable you to se &T*" jg; , c ♦OQ r> 1 nc\ nr\ lect sha P es and trimmings and have' the hats 11 25c to 98c Roses in 69 C 69 C trimmed at positively the lowest cost possible. ' 'lb*W /W// all colors: special A f\ D w , For instance: y T MM /Wn 4Qc Fruit: special II IP I ? nam l f e f ects irim ]W& Beaut,ful mushroom Fine shapes; special at 39c v " W f// ' 49c Daisies special lvO med with pleatmgs §f(\ styles in hemp trim- 98c flowers, at 25c £ "¥p Iff 49c Violets; special J!" an w lte rl >on ' y jmed with soft rosettes \y z yards 20c ribbon, at 30c fV S / O / "" xaue ' _ of white silk in all Lining; special at 15c \ <'• m // 98c black Flowers; special Close-fitting hemp I $1.25 and $1.69 Roses: special. ... O C hats with velvet wh,te - p,nk and wh ' te .$lO9 */' protect themselves in the event of the courts declaring; the tax uncenstituflonal. The dealers have s'-c-.tre'l from the coal companies] ••tatemt-rts a-* to tn« amount of the tax] •nd If the act. i« knocked out some dav 1 thev will collect the money from the | coal companies. Howler, the deaiv £ibllc. -#Mch has been paying »h> tax. ! is no such r^p**»e* l *icejjt by suits j SATURDAY RVENtts'O. HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH MAY 1, 1915 I to recover estimated amounts. Arrangements are being made to day for an immediate appeal to the State Supreme Court from the decision of the Dauphin County Court uphold j ing the constitutionality of the anthra cite coal tax act of 1914 in the test I cases brought by the Alden, Plymouth and St. Clair coal companies. | Pending action by the companies no steps will be taken by the Attorney General's Department. It would act taßUlect the taxes only in the event of failing to take the ap the Auditor General's Depart (Mrhaving gone ahead and assessed tnWfc as required by law. An appeal would act as a supersedeas. It was estimated to-day that the anthracite tax for a full year would run between 14,500,000 and $5,000,000. Under the act In litigation the proceeds are to be divided equally between the state and the counties producing an thracite coal. Exceptions to the decision of Judge Kunkel will be taken in a few days and when overruled the appeal will be filed. The opinions are notable for their lucidity. Judge Kunkel employs Anglo- Saxon in dealing with some of the ob jections raised and his discussion of the points reveals the Immense amount of work done by the Judge. The mailt opinion Is in the Alden case and the judge says in the course of the opinion: "We are of the opinion that the classification of anthracite coal for taxation is a legitimate one and that the taxation of such coal as distinguished from all other kinds of coal ts not a violation of the consti tutional provisions referred to." The court holds that the title of the act is not defective and that it gives proper notice of what the statute con tains and that the act does not contain more than one subject. While in some respects the act Is declared to be | crudely drawn, an examination leaves no doubt of legislative Intention. The 1 court holds that the act is not local or speclaj legislation and that It does not purport to legislate for one particular I locality. Anthracite coal may be found Ih other counties in the future, says the court, and if it referred to all coal the same objection might be raised to it because coal is not found In many oountlea of Pennsylvania at all. The act Is declared to be a statute to raise revenue for the stajte and does not reg ulate the affairs of any.county or mu nicipal division. On the Objection that It Imposes ' double taxation because coal companies pay a state tax on . capital stock the court says the power of the Legislature to Impose double taxation is well set tled. Tn any event the coal might be shipped out of the state limits before the period of appraisement and the producer thus , avoid payment of a double tax. because if It was not owned It could not be included in property taxable for state purposes, i The court disposes of the contention II that it would not be a uniform tax because the amount returned would re i lieve some municipalities from some i- burden of taxation by saying that the : cltliens will still be subject to local and state tajtation and that the relief | Isjio* YW.iTllfMtecl, f *'"On the plea that the act is confis • •ator'-Th' court snvs: "If the purpose i] for which the tax is levied Is a public j on*, there is no doubt of the Legis lature to impose the tax. The statute does not present the case where the property of one is taken and applied to the use and benefit of another, but presents the case where property is taxed by the commonwealth and the revenues thus raised are distributed where, in the judgment of the Legis lature, seems right and proper." The court holds that the purpose of the taxation being a public one. the Legislature had the power to levy and distribute it. De Reszke Starving in Polish Cellar j -0 m■■ w& EDWARD DE BE32KS | New York, May I.—The American! Polish Relief Society of which Mme. Marcella Bembrlch Is president, has re ceived word that Kdouard de Reszke. for many years a Metropolitan opera singer, brother of Jean de Reszke, ten or. is living in a cellar in Poland. He has no fuel, no oil, no coffee and is reduced to destitution aa a result of the war. His estate has been reduced to ashes, his horses and stock taken by the armies, and he has nothing left of his wordlv goods. GIRL AGAIN ACCUSES OSBORNE New York. May I.—Miss Rae Tan zer, the young milliner who sued James \V. Osborne Cw '550,000 for alleged breach -o/ iiromise to marry and later v*rtlvw her suit, saying Mr. Osborne wr.*Tiot the man who courted her un der the name of Oliver Osborne, changed her testimony again to-day and under oath Identified James W. Osborne as her admirer, Oliver Os borne. Pupils in Mentally Deficient School Making Great Progress Design and Carve All Kinds of Animals From Wood; Inclinations of Students Are Given Full Sway; Work With Hands First, Then Their Brains Do you remember when the circus used to come to town? How you and your boyhood chums copied the big canvas tents in burlap? How you stole a broom handle and clothes line to make a trapeze and how on a minia ture scale you had a complete circus? And do you remember how you "hooked" school to see the parade or to take your chance with the "canvas backs" in an attempt to slip beneath the canvas? It would have been great in those days if your teacher would have said, Now boys the circus is coming to | town. You may lay aside your books land see what you can make in the line of some toy animals and other circus accoutrements." wouldn't it? Well, out in the Melrose building, Twentieth and a Half and Derry streets, there is a school teacher who has said just those very words, or to their effect. Her name is Miss Grace K. I>auclis and she is in charge of Harrisbqrg's spe cial grade for mentally deficient pu pils—students upon whom the heavy hand of Fate has been laid unkindly. Making Toy Animals Twelve boys and two girls, ranging in ages from S to 19, are under her care and instruction. When a report er visited the school all were busily engaged making—circus animals. Ele phants, camels, parrots that swing, mules, zebras and other animals, per fect In design and workmanship, were being turned out of solid wood by the students. IJttle care they, whether or not the allies have drawn an iron cordon about Germany to prevent that race of thrif ty, beer-quaffing, toy-making people from supplying American children with playthings. They are hu?y. con tested and are developing their hands and brains. It is an innovation here, this school for "backward" pupils as it has been styled. Those pupils in the regular grades who are unable to keep pace with their classes because of some mental deficiency are sent to the Mel rose building where Miss Laucks takes them In charge. Difficult Job. Hits Trim, capable and in love with her work, this brown-eyed Miss who stands just about five-feet-three, takes the delinquent ones in hand. Xo penalties 'tor poor work, are imposed by Miss iLaucks. Just a pat on the shoulder, a whispered word of praise or a smile to the one who does some small task well; a few words of cheerful encour agement to those who fall. The Inclinations of the pupils arc ! allowed to have full sway—or nearly I so, because Miss Laucks plays no mean part in the framing of the very though* of her pupils. The circus comes to town, billboards flare with brtght colored posters and the papers are full of pictures. Then the pupils make animals. Over pat terns supplied by Harry E. Todfe. sen ior instructor in woodwonklng at Tech. the pupils cut out anirttals of all kinds. These are. mounted on wheels and become the property o fthe pu pils. They learn the use of tools in doing this. > Pupils Have Full Sway Christmas is near—the pupils make presents for the family. Tie racks, sewing bags and reed mats are in cluded In this list of possible gifts. By making these the pupils learn how to make reed and raffia work and to use needles. When Spring comes the boys are taught how to make marble bags and flower boxes for the windows of the school room. In the dead of winter they are taught how to sketch and draw. When the magazines are full of war pictures they make torpedo [ boats, tugs and cruisers. At Hallow e'en they make falsefaces and gro tesque paper figures. The work al ways appeals to the pupils' interest and imagination. In fact there are few things from paper, wood, thread and yarn or. reeds that the pupils are not taught to make. Then, too, they are Instruct ed in the academic branches. But this work is naturally slow, for you [must remember that this school deals with children of considerable lack of mental efficiency. The work the school is doing can not be underestimated, however. The children are not kept under any visi ble code of rules. They are permitted to follow out their own ideas —so. at least, it would seem from a short visit. Hands—Then Brains | In doing this, peculiar as It may J seem, ihe students apparently arc spurred on to greater efforts. There is little sulking as you would natural ly expect from these pupils. Teacher is loved. A kind word, a pat or smile from her brings joy into the hearts of the children. Johnny is making a wheelbase for a toy. He wants the corners to be square Instead of rounded, as shown by the pattern. He asks teacher. "Why," she queries. Then Johnny ex plains, demonstrates and pleads. He Is allowed to do It his own way and is happy—and his own way is superior tothe pattern. Johnny has developed an idea. And like Johnny the other pupils are always working with their hands first and then their bruins. As back ward pupils. thl« is natural, and the only way that they con obtain any benfit from school. Xo longer wiil the backward pupil be misunderstood chastised, ridiculed and driven from the schools. Now he will be under stood. cared for and helped. Incident ally, he will be turned out Into the world a better human product. While, possibly he will not have the advan tages his more gifted brothers enjoy, yet. he will at least have been taught something and will be equipped for the kir\d of work his mentality per mits him to do. BRICK LAYERS STRIKE By Associated Press Pittsburgh, May I.—For the first time since 1592 1,200 union bricklayers to-day laid down their tools to enforce a demand for increased wages. They struck for an eight-hour day at 16. NEW CUTTERS LAUNCHED By Associated Press Newport News, V'a., May I.—The new coast guard krutters Tallahoosa and Ossipee were suVessfully launched here to-day. The ossipee humned n pier going down the ways, but did no damage. COUNTY SCUSHIP EMMS DUE MM School Superintendent Shambaugh Fixes Time For Testing Candi dates For Penn State I r Till, M « Com petit iv e ex a ruinations for can dldates who desire I,Hayes county JMICUBZMwIm scholarship at Penn sylvanla State Col 'iP jjfclciiUHHl ducted b >" Professor I county school super intendent, in his offices in the Court house Saturday, May 29. The subjects in which the contestants will be tested will be the usual examinations re quired for college entrance and those desiring to compete should advise the county superintendent at once. The Hayes prizes are provided by a donation made to State College and there are five in all. Each is valued at SBS. Every year the five counties showing the highest ratio of college students in the total population are picked out and a scholarship is award ed to each county. In addition to Dau phin the counties which won the schol arships for 1915 are Cameron, Center, Forest and Wyoming, Local boys who won them were Alvtn Dlnsmore. A. E. qr 1 —a ■ Victor Records —for all kinds C. J*\. Si 4 ler. Inc. ™ M Victrola* . «.«. »30 n. 2 n a.«t. AUTOMOBILE OWNERS?' WHY WORRY? SHIFT THE RESPONSIBILITY TO US unavoidable accidents will occur. Then again some other machine may run into yours while standing stiW WE PROTECT YOU FULLY against Liability for injury to the Public; also against Fire, Theft and Collision. Van Haagen & Backenstoss 406 KUNKEL BUILDING Fisher. E. E. Fisher, D. F. GraWfn and Zimmerman. Paying Mercantile Licenses.— To-day was the day lixed for the "Settling up of the mercantile licenses for 191 j hut only about 300 of the 2.700-odd were settled for. The total license Income will approximate nhout $25,000. but the sum paid in to date is only about $3,500. Mercer Goes to '-Pen. - ' —H. R. Mercer recently sentenced to the penitentiary lor from nine to fifteen months for forgery, and D. Kantnor. who gut from eighteen months to three veais for arson, were taken to Philadelphia to i day. Three Pleas of Guilty.—Three pleas of guilty will be entered Mondav morning. Edward Xeckley will answer to a charge of larceny and Ada Ren net and Mike Slowich to statutory charges. Counsel in Barnes Suit Lining Up Their Guns By As social td Press Syracuse, N. Y., May I.—Counsel for both William Barnes and Theodore Roosevelt were engaged to-day in pre paring evidence for presentation in the Supreme Court here next week when the trial of Mr. Barnes' $50,000 suit for libel is resumed. The con sensus of opinion among attorneys connected with both sides of the case to-day seemed to be, unless plans mis carried, it would be Impossible to complete the presentation of testimony before some time week after next. NEW SCALES INSTALLED Three new scales to be used by the public were installed in the Hill, Chest nut street and Verbeke street markets. The scales were put in under the di rection of Harry D. -Reel, city sealer of weights and measures, and were used by many marketers.