16 WILLIAM PENN WAY BOOSTERS TO MEET HERE SOON Men Interested in Great Road Across State Will Discuss Plans Tentatively It is understood that a meeting of those interested in the construction of the William Penn Highway will be held in this city within the next few weeks. This highway will parallel the Lincoln route across the State, ' traversing the Juniata Valley and con-: necting Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.: Those who favor the William Penn ! Highway point out that inasmuch as: it is a water grade with the exception of one mountain, whereas the Lincoln i Highway has four mountains and a i dozen bad hills, the proposed route I through the Juniata Valley is infinite- i ly better than the Lincoln route. j Senator Tompkins of Ebensburg; F. M. Graff, of Rlatrsville: E. M. C. Africa, of Huntingdon, and many oth- | ers are interested in the proposed new route across the State. Governor Hruinbaugh believes that all these highways should touch the Capital cither on their direct routes or by feeders and Highway Commissioner Cunningham is also of the ppinion that Harrisburg and Gettysburg Ehould be connected by one of the best roads in the State. In this opin ion he is endorsed by everybody. Get tysburg is the shrine of thousands and thousands of people and as the capital of a Kreat State which sent thousands of her sons to the front in 1&61-65 it Is conceded that Harrisburg and Get tysburg should be connected by the best possible highway. There is an effort now being made to connect the William Penn High way with the Pike's Peak ocean-to ocean route and there has been much correspondence on this question with those interested in the development of the road system of the United States. Johnstown livewlres are greatly interested in the William Penn Highway and they have been instrumental in having changed the route from Ebensburg to Pittsburgh. Instead of going to Greensburg and following the Lincoln Highway into Pittsburgh, the William Penn route will continue on the old State pike, passing through New Alexandria, shout five miles north of Greensburg. From New Alexandria into Pittsburgh, 2S miles, the route is over brick and macadam road. The new William Penn Hotel. Pitts burgh. which opens about February 1, Is aiding the promoters of the William Penn highway in a number of ways. Folders placed throughout the hotels of the east call attention to the fact that starting at William Penn Square, the heart of Philadelphia, there is a water grade route over the William Penn Highway to the William Penn Hotel at the center of Pittsburgh. L»esigns are about to be asked for pole markers on the new highway. These designs will be painted on tele graph and telephone poles and will guide travelers on this, the most di rect route across Pennsylvania. Highway Commissioner Cunning ham recently attended a noonday luncheon meeting at Johnstown after motoring from Harrisburg to Altoona over the proposed William Penn High way. He is believed to favor this route from Philadelphia to Pitts burgh. There is only one moun tain that between Duncanville and Cresson. From Harrisburg to Philadelphia the road will traverse route VI of the State's system. From Harrisburg to Huntingdon there are perhaps ten miles of thor oughfare that has not been permanent ly improved. The road from Hunt ingdon to t'resson is macadamized. Kith the exception of live miles. There are four miles of macadam between t'ressoti and Ebensburg: and from the latter place to New Alexandria, West moreland county, the highway has been put in excellent condition dur ing the last few months by the State Highway Department. It is stated that the Blue Book for 1916 will include the William Penn Highway and the indications are that the new route will be one of the most traveled trunk lines in the country ■within the next few years. Concert ed action on the part of the State and county builders has already made it an attractive route. Harrisburg is already upon the feeder system of the Lincoln Highway ind with the William Penn route con necting it with Philadelphia and Pittsburgh thousands of tourists will find their way hither. The name William Penn highway, in the opinion of the promoters, is an ideal one for the road which with in another year will have been per manently improved from Lancaster to Greensburg. The founder of Penn sylvania has not been honored, so far as is known, in the naming of any high way in the State: hence giving his name to a thoroughfare which will bisect Pennsylvania and carry travel ers through sections of scenic splendor seems highly fitting. Harrisburg and Dauphin county must do their part to provide a proper entrance for the William Penn High way. From the Clark's Ferry bridge to Dauphin it will be necessary to reconstruct the present State highway. Retween these poi-ts there are at least two of the most dangerous rail road crossings in the world and in addition to this the roadway is so narrow as to make it a menace to travel in several sections, especially along the Pennsylvania railroad lines near the Clark's Ferry bridge. In order to overcome these condi tions it is proposed to utilize the Pennsylvania canal bed which has been abandoned so as to avoid the present narrow highway in the nar rows. It is also suggested that instead of the long and hard stretch over "Hed Hill" the new highway should follow the river to Dauphin. During the winter it is probable that this proposition will have serious con sideration and be brought to the at tention of the State Highway Depart ment. Explorer Finds Esquimaux Eating Last of Dogs and Using Sledges For Fuel By Associated Press New York. Dec. 7. —Donald B. Mac- Millan. the Arctic explorer, who went north in search of Crocker I.and, was at Etah, Greenland, when he wrote a letter just received by the American Museum of Natural History here. MacMillan said in his letter, which was dated April ti. that he was await ing the arrival of the relief schooner ''luett, which, it was learned, has been imprisoned bv ice at North Star Bay, more than 100 miles from Etah. MacMillan was compelled to aban don his own proposed trip to King Christian Land. "I hoped to pick up another team and get away on a trip, but that will be impossible." he said in his letter. "Within the memory of the oldest Esquimaux there has never been such a year. The Esquimaux have eaten their dogs as the only food available and burned their sledges for fuel. Have .iust returned from Peter avik with a skeleton team of thirteen dogs; no meat for Ipve or money.". TUESDAY F.VENTKG, ti ~ ~~ h Men's and Young Men's Overcoats,sls.oo Books Are Counted Among the - fLast season's overcoat you have been bit shabby. Particularly for holiday Choicest of All Gifts, So Don't ar you will want to don a new one to freshen ur appearance and spirits. -|— < t-v "X " r T • Vou will find an overcoat in this large stock F OfffGt tO i lit 1116111 On YOUI" LlSt meet your critical idea of good style—and at O price to please your sense of economy. The Books take loneliness out ol the lives j—. >st popular models are shown in a pleasing va- G f nianv persons—and they arc among- flUrtk R ty of patterns and cloths. , the most acceptable of all' gifts. - Mill". fIBI to.S'.fl a CI A• j <4 There are thousands of friendly Jur opiendld via I[Z r\|| books in this magnificent collection | if/ at waiting for thoughtful gift givers. I MIBIBfiBjMMMId allies ar ... Grouped according to their kind are D 3rey and blue Meltons, form-fitting, uouble breasted, these— I r figM Srey Scotch mixtures and tweeds, cr&venetted. I lie 1 OetS 111 puddeil leather, I ■ ajar?!// qv SSSI «P>- gr~orm cloth overcoats with convertible I Brown mixed ensimeres and worsteds. 'Lite \ t XC( OC I WWi | ■■ Black unfinished worsteds with silk facing. Longfellow Tennyson B ' ' »Wj *U V_^ 3rey diagonal worsteds in balmaroon and conserva- Whittler Best 100 American Poems e styles. Burns Courtship of Allies Standish Dvercoats at SIO.OO Thin Paper Classics ' iu seal grai " lca,hcr The Little Minister Ninety-Three Jane Eyre rev Scotch Mixtures The Three Musketeers Man in the Iron Mask Forty-Five Guardsmen . _ _ Toilers of the Sea Kenilworth rown and Cireen Scotch Checks 5 eavy Brown Worsteds The Essix Series of Gift Books, boxed 2^* lain Grey Mixture j Rubalyat Vision of Sir Zaunfnl The Ancient Mariner an and Green Mixtures £ Xmas <:. arol ?! h0 „, H iiy en # ~,, , Man without a countr; . - Compensation Courtship of Miles Standish ' Sizes 33 tO 4Z. Snowbound As a Man Thinketh Old Christmas Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart—Second Floor, near. _ m This Mid-Week Grocerv List Tells sxjrrr "-AAvy X ▼ AXvt » t vy AV '-'vVyi V * v X V/IXO Christmas Greetings Brilliants from Tennyson Gettysburg Speech v Christmas Bells Brilliants from Longfellow All's night With the World /" I "X 1 ' * Q . i / ■ y-t Christmas Chimes A Little Book of Friendship Friendship ot JLJelicacies and otaples 1 hat mv " pom "°' °" d si, """ ri su '"" "°° r - You Will Want Tomorrow Women's Suits in Gabardine, Broadcloth, In this sale of groceries we announce a special sugar attraction; 5 pounds for —with each 50c sale, not including soap. \ 7 1 4- 1 r * i O . I oi New shipment of Citrus | Figs and Dates, stuffed Peel: lb 20e Banquet. Coffee, lb 30c V GIVGI 3.110. 1 U-l* 1 rilXllllGCL OIV ICS OllOW' Florida Oranges: very ; with nuts and cherries; : Mild cured lianis; the tlnest ; "Dupont' Imported Sar juicy variety: dozen. jar . 25e and 50c grade: average 12 lbs. I dines, in pure olive oil 23c and 33* I Fancy Santa Clara Prunes;] Special. lb.. I 8«; half | lSes 6 cans for dt-Ooi , • *-v f T * < S'SCrCi Saving Prices of an Interesting Character Paper Shell Almonds: lb.. ; Fancy seeded Raisins: pkg., Record Coffee, 1 ib. bags. counter, in 1-lb. boxes: French Chestnuts: ib. liv New cleaned Currants' Quaker blend Coftee. lb.. SOc: Bpecla1 ' These values ,will be appreciated because the styles ill our 1 "annie'each R ' ca ''"/k.". .-V»WnV 'V" >!, ,L P m k in , , ® ll vour choice of a package —~o, Section of Outer Apparel for Women are representative of all that apple, each ......... ISe I'ancy cream torn | j j tins. lOe, 12c, 14c ami !#«• of lunch crackers or gra- /S s-U v . , , . rl . . . , - , ' , ... California table Raisins; | Katiy June Peas ... i Salmon Steak, flat cans, ham crackers fme with / rSK A \ IS best and newest 111 fashions, and the chance to save Oil a bcautllul box 1S»- New String Beans . I l-an "- 12 t . „ n ,i i,- M . | each box / \ -a a a- t ai i i t ai ' /-i • a Imported clusters. Golden Pumpkin . J 2.V- , Sardines in oil or mustard: : Dives. Pomeroy & Stewart, / SiZ \ SUlt conles at a tinie when the demands of the Christmas season Jsc. l!Hc and Site Citron, Orange and Lpmon can. sc; 6 cans for 2.V Basement. / \ taxes Olie's purse tO the UtlllOSt. t-v • 1 \* 7 C 1 If* p* | 1 •«« / \ $20.00 gabardine and cloth $37.50 navy chiffon broadcloth Ktch Weaves or Colored Black Dress Silks Georgette Crepe, in a remarkable showing of evening shades and street colors: 40 inches wide; yard, 81,50 / $18.50 Sn9.GO suits, in navy, black and Crepe de Chine, in desirable lengths: all colors; yard 81.69 \ j $22.60 gabardine suits, in green mouse chiffon broadcloth, full i hittons. in all the best shades; 44 inches wide; yard 81.00 \ / and aVfrican brown, semi-Norfolk flared models, collar, cuffs and ' , J'J l nc hes wide; w-hite only; yard 75 C \ VKHK' style 820.00 skirt of coat trimmed with Hudson White Broadcloth, the best and heaviest habutai woven: 33 inches wide; yard $1.25 ■■¥ 7 $25.00 Broadcloth suits, in navy, seal $35.00 BLACK SILKS Grosgrain silk 36 inches wide- vard 8» no Jv/S/ brown and black, full circular $42.50 fine gabardine suits, in Black taffetas, for waists and dresses: 36 inches Faille and Bengaline, 36 inches " ls ' wide: yard 81.00 to 81.50 Peau de Soie: yard 81.25 to $2.00 $-7.50 chiffon broadcloth suits, braided natural opossum collar . , . ' nl ~,.. ..,_ uf coats made with plaited back with $30.00 French chiffon taffeta: and 40 inches wide; BLACK SATINS OF EXCELLENT QIALITIES w belt, large collar of natural opos- $55.00 black velvet suits, coat yard ... 8-.00 and $2.50 36-inch Satin Florence; yard 81.69 to 82.00 • sum or skunk fur, green, brown. trimmed with silk braid and nar- F.Vn. Inches wide; yd., 81.50 to $2.00 36-inch Messaline: yard 8»c to $1.25 black and na\->- 825.00 row bands of skunk fur $15.00 Crepe meteor. 40 inches wide 82.00 to $3.00 40-inch Satin Majestic; vard .... 83 00 $2.50 pebbled baok crepe meteor; yard 82.00 Dives. Pomeroy & Stewart Street Floor. ' Dives, Pomeroy and Stewart—Second Floor, Rear. i Norway Spruce Trees Jl Shirtings and Beacon Robe See This Beautiful Christmas Will M.keYou, Home J| Cloths Form Useful Gift Floral Bazaar f%, , V Seem More Christmassy V x t T t-n Hintc I mwr C*riQt With Its Decorative /ftmChTX 600 of these fresh coniterous trees have just been unpack- 1 xllllo dl L/U VV 'v> \ ed and are readv to greet vou in the basement. They have , „ . , r . Rl nnm <; , ~i ~ c .i ■ t i , • ' A verv attractive Christmas display of Russian Madras U1UUII1&, / /iA\ \\ \\\\ Vl been selected on account of their extreme hardiness and are - F • ' J /iUU \ \ \\\| j invaluable about any home, either for mass planting or as single cords is to be found this week in the wash goods section. 311(1 BotltOniliereS / specimens. In the Spring of the year you can set them in Choose, at. yard j "Gar 1$ / their tubs on the lawn or plant them. Each. 3."»r; or 3 for Madras shirtings for men's shirts and women's waists. * niul e 1,l 1 JffJl 11)\ #t.OO. vard to 25t den of Roses" for the va- 11 11 \\ Dives. Pomeroy & Stewart, Basement. I If~T~W' 1 1 1 \ Fleecedown for kimonos and dressing sacques, in floral de- | riety of flowers rivals // I 1 11\\ signs. Vard l«>e that of the best kept gar- «SssEs=3 I 1 l I ' ! A Christmas Sale of "Olde Serpentine crepe. Yard 18<* j ,j en f p, ■ Tyme" Rugs: Special Prices gown Vnr Asparagus Ferns, large branch on Splendid Gift Sizes . "TZ: - . IKS:::::::::::::: it corsage A I Uf 4 S N Boxed Corsages in oval, round 53.00 Poster picture rugs, 36x72 inches. Special Sot>.:i9 INeW 1 nOUgni in | . B . am ... .19c J UAslnaV&o 4 *'' "*'• 52.00 Mixed rag rugs, 36x72 inches. Special #1.«9 r pmu carnations { sweet OGo _ i rnl $2.00 Snow-flake ra S rugs, 36x72 inchc. Special $1.09 llleXpenSlVe JeWelfy '• """ 98C a " d $1.50 Crex rugs 36xf2 inches. Special *1.19 Parisian Filigree wire jewelry is quite the latest idea in tor $2.50 Poster picture rugs. 30x60 inches. Special $2.19 small jewelrv; Each piece is made here in the store by a of the natural blooms pink, rose. ; Boutonnieres, 4»c. 69c-, 75<-, 98c to ' - " J yellow, white and orange SBt $1.25. Sl.oO Mixed rag rugs. 30x60 inches. Special $1.29 woman who must be a true artist in order to be able to develop AMERICAN' BEAUTY ROSES VASES AND FRENCH BASKETS Snowflake rag rugs 30x60 inches. Special $1.29 such rare beauty from materials so limited. steniH^.'^™.. . Be . aUtV .. . bUd -• • •»»«• soc!'' " S ° v,Hes ' 10t * ~9< * n . bpecial itf Among the choice pieces arc bar pins, brooches, and cuft 98c kets W itn tall handles and equtp- T inen ruws ISvVi incline •!*/. ~. . • • , . . c •, , , , . Dainty Asters, in assorted color- pel) wttl i wa ter cups., .25c to $2.50 4.-»c Linen rug?.. i».\JO inches-. >peual £ie and throat pins in delicate tones of nile. rose lavender and tur- ings »»<• Japanese baskets in nests of five $1.50 Mottled Axminster rugs, 27x54 inches. Special, *I.3T quoise. Sir:sr^ P .t U JS^'a4u!'V^"V^U% n n U "ci^S; 53.00 Axminster rugs. 30x63 inches. Special $*2.39 Prices are 35** and ',0,-. h,< RoBeB H of firi, tenure and "nat- p omeroy and siewjla—^ Dives. Pomeroy & Stewart, Third Floor. Divee, Pomeroy & Stewart. Fourtli Street Aisle. red' co ' or ' nßS ' in y '" OWt P ink Millinery, Second Floor, Front DONNER FORMS $5,000,000 CO. Merger of Steel Companies May Include Pennsylvania Steel to 7 lie Telegraph Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. 7. An-! nouncement yesterday that William l H. Donner, president of the Cambria' Steel Company, had incorporated the ■ Donner Steel Company in New York ! | coupled with a report that other | large interests had offered to sell their Cambria stock at SBO a share j with the intention of taking part in a 'gigantic merger with that company as the center, led the financial district to believe that Donner's action fore casts his early retirement from the company he now heads. The Donner Steel Company is to take over the New York State Steel Company, recently purchased for $2,- 150,000 by Donner. It will have a capital of $5,000,000. Whether the Pennsylvania Steel .Company will form a link In Donner's I new corporation is not definitely i known. Quality is the chief aim in the ! J Decker & Sons. Spangler, 2112 Sixth' j St.—Adv. HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH Two New Stories to New Post Office Will Cost at Least SIOO,OOO | December's building operations got i | a SIOO,OOO obost this morning when; i H. 1.. Brown and company, contractors on the post office building, took out a permit to add the second and third [stories tothe first floor. James J. Ma ! loy, the superintendent of construe-1 , jtlon. got the papers. The first story: cost $75,000. Arthur Young also got' a permit to-day to build a $2,000 ad dition to' No. 30 North Second street. ! To-day's realty transfers included: Pauline Schmidt to George Mauser, 112 Boas, $1,250: William S. Harris i to Louis Begeifer. Sixth and Herr, $1; ! Estella D. Mackenson. et al. to P. Hut |to, Indian street, $124; James H. Div 'ens. trustee to E. Al. Hhershey, S«a --: tara township, $2lO. Mayor Asks Public to Contribute to City's Christmas Tree Fund: Harrisburg's municipal Christmas tree may come from one of two local ities. Three large trees have been of fered the local committee. Two are near Manada Gap, back of Llngles town. The other is above Kockvllle. The selection will be made this week. To-day Mayor John K. Royal, chair man of the Municipal Christmas Tree committee, issued the following ap peal for fund: "For the past two years we have had a municipal Christmas tree, which has been greatly enjoyed by everyone. DF.CEMBF.R 7. 1015. "The expenses have heretofore been j met by a committee, but it has been, suggested that the public Generally be | asked to subscribe to this object;; therefore the committee has decided! Ito a«k for small contributions from' ithe public not exceeding $1 and also I Ito ask the daily papers to acknowl-j i edge tlie receipt of the same. The to- j jtal expense will not exceed $250 01' j $300." TO TALK ON DEFENSE The present weak condition of the United States as regards national de fense will be pointed out to-morrow night by Major Jacob Johnston Dickin son, formerly a special agent, of the Department of State, who will lecture in the Y. M. C. A. building under the auspices of the American Defense So ciety. j FUNEBAIi OK MRS. SHOMO ' Funeral services for Mrs. Kmm* jShomo, aged 52, widow of the ln'< ; Harry P. Shomo, of the country bu» ! reau of the Auditor General's depart- Iment. will be held Saturday afternoon |at Hamburg, Uerks county. Mrs. jShomo died yesterday at her home. | 211 Walnut street, after an allness of I more than live months. She Is sur | vlved by two sons: William, of Hcatl ling: and Allen K. Shomo, clerk in tho State department. I.OUGK ADMITS MEMBERS John Harris No. 193, Knight* of Pythias, who lately purchased tho Union Square hall at Fourteenth and Howard streets from the United Ico and Coal company, initiated fifteen candidates. The lodge will celebraln the purchase of the new hal on De cemebr 20.