16 if = >} A Sale of 500 Black and Colored Tailored and Untrimmed Velour Hats Commencing This Evening and Continuing Monday A Maker's Regular $2.95, $3.95 and $4.95 Grades December Millinery Event at 69c Wg j rj*%lHE CHIEF" of our Millinery Section visited New York City this week and found one of the largest wholesale millinery establishments "cleaning house," so to speak. An inventory of their stock showed an overstock iHH of hundreds and hundreds of fine tailored and untrimmed,Velour Hats in black and colors, their regular $2.95, $3.95 and $4.95 grades, which they sold to our representative at a remarkably low price in consideration of the fact that he took every hat in the stock rooms. The result of this transaction is what we consider one of the greatest assemblages of values of the kind we have offered. Sale opens early this evening and continues Monday. There are many styles and colors including — BROWNS DARK GREENS GREY NAVY PURPLE VIOLET RED . BLUES BLACK Extra Special—A Lot of Velvet and Felt Ready-to-Wear and Untrimmed Shapes at 10c ®7 rA&iL ( Black and Colored Dress A Sale of Women's and Misses' Winter A Dandy Gift to a Boy: Weaves Suggest Practical Suits Embracing Values Not to Be Get Him a Pair of Storm Gifts to Women Duplicated Again King Boots Silk and wool poplins, stripes and plaids, -40 inches wide, $20.00 and $22.50 Suits var( j y-i (o 0Q Boys Storm King rubber boots, buckles above the knees— Gabardine, 42 and 54 inches wide, in navy, green, African Reduced tO $lO 50 Sizes 11 to 2 i #3.00 aiyl s>l.oo and black, yard #I.OO to #55.00 l&Urmi " * Sizes 3to 6 #2.50 and #4.00 Serge, 36 to 56 inches wide, in all wanted shades and black, MSSSL $22.50 and $25.00 Suits Boys' tan storni calf high cut boots with two buckles at top — - vard 39 ? t0 # 3 - 50 Jagmm • : 1 " sizes 9to 13 #i.«s to #2.50 Coatings, including velour and plaid Astrakhans, in black only, 48 inches wide, Values that will appeal to every woman who has Boys tan storm call scuut shoe* #5.00 yard to #15.00 yard a trend toward economy go to make this pre Chris- Sizes 9 to 13y 3 #3.00 Mixed suitings, yard #I.OO to #*4.00 'MmMMff&Sff!. :nas sa ' e °f Suits an event of true noteworthiness. Sizes Ito 6 #3.50 White Ivory Goods Revised and lowered prices beginning Monday MEN . S AND CHILDREN'S _ , , JfimlM embrace these characterful suits for women and „ V 1 . , ... , Combs 4 of' and #I.OO j mJaWBh 1 misses- Red felt Puss-ln-boots slippers. Hand knitted slippers in three 00l- Shnc Hook-. 50<; J w1M1522.50 Suits, novelty cloth, in brown and grey; semi-tailored style: SI 1 " 5 * !° 'I 1 , Piy.es 2to « «•»«: Nail Buffers '>"»*■. "»ftf 1 f iimmUMMl ' button trimmed $16.50 Sizes 11V4 to 2 *1.50 ewes .vail rjuneis ~«>C\ .>U< i Wi 1* I ®j|■B|k . ~ n mi «•. . . ~, ' Red felt picture slippers with Sizes •to 1U «•>«: r , • f, • _ _ „ i i>..a- i>, i>- i Hkev' nß\- -Sj-jßb *22.00 Whipcord Suits, in green and navy: semi-Norfolk model, 820 'i„ K u , «i nn i 'air Receivers and I Ufl Boxes 'Of: to #~*.2t> j 525.00 Suits, in gabardine and broadcloth: navy, African brown, Sizes to S 75c a eß to - ' ' Ma'r Brushes ... S?1 "{<) to SH*-* T"i I black or green; plain tailored or full flare models, with velvet or fur Stses 8% to 11 .'.'!!!!!!." Mc Tan ooze leather Indian moccasins [ , ."* * 1 j % trimmed collar $22.50 Sizes 11'4 to 2 51.00 with cushion soles, fancy beaded Cloth Brushes #I.OO to #!{.oo i WffrlbSnßMßFW «iWr*wA $27.60 Suits, in chiffon broadcloth, in green, navy, plum and Kelt Juliets, leather soles — v .nui I ,r* „ UH, I / lIMh'.W African brown; coat made with full plaited back and belt; natural Sizes 5 to S 73c , .. Jewel Boxes to (J MAfMV raccoon collar $25.00 Sizes 8% to 11 85c s,Kes sto 11 "' J".' Manicure Sets H»1 2 1 ? U\t<\ *1 "f 1 )}(" > $37.50 Suits, in navy chiffon broadcloth: coat made with shirred Sizes 11% to 2 fltt.OO Sizes 12 to 2 .$1.25 and «1r1..4«) I w> back; collar, cuffs and skirt trimmed with narrow bands of seal fur. S3O W. ..rt.i «w I Ollet Sets #4.05 and #0.05 I $39.50 black gabardine Suit; coat beautifully trimmed with narrow WOSItN S SI>II » I>K! Hot Pin H n U„ rc vi/, i *■:, ® >X silk braid; collar and cuffs trimmed with Hudson Seal SIiO.OO ...... , , , I lat t 111 lioiueis .»Uc< and I.Jd S * $39.50 chiffon broadcloth Suits, in black and green; coat made with Black and grey felt slippers, with leather soles and low heels, SI.OO Picture Frames 50t*. #I.OO and #1.50 ! M full flar< * s t. vl<? . trimmed with broaa bands of Hudson Seal lur, 937.50 Brown ooze leather Indian moccasins, cushion soles, fancy silk Clocks #1.05 ! M M trimmed 50 . Ve,Vet . Bim . B : , tn . C ° at ma<l . e Wlth . Cir ? UlaT , Skl stitch on vamp »1.50 .\[en -<: Silver Shaving Stands #1.25 to #7.95 ; $52.50 green velvet Suit; coat trimmed with Wide'silk Hercules Kidskin boudoir slippers, hand turn soles, with silk quilted sock Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Street Floor ' W ~rald: collar a " d cxUtß trlmme d with skunk fur *15.00 lining *| ®« 1 Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart—Second I'Moor. Sheep skin wool slippers si.oo - <1 NEW NEUTRALITY LAWS SUGGESTED Attorney General Gregory, Re commends Drastic Amend ment to Statutes fly Associated Press i Washington, D. C., .Dec.' 11.—Xew laws to protect, the United States against neutrality violations such as have marked the progress of the, war In Europe and the Mexican revolutions \\ as asked of < 'ongress by Attorney General Gregory in his anftual report. The Attorney General suggested amendments to the present neutrality statutes to make it specifically a crime n gainst the United States to place bombs or other explosives on vessels sailing from American ports and that it should be made a crime for any per- Hon to escape or attempt to escape j from an interned warship of a bel- SATURDAY EVENING, ligerent nation, and in any event au thority should be given to some' gov ernment department to arrest and re turn any sucii person to the place of internment. Another suggestion was that authority be given the govern ment to seize arms anil ammunition about to be exported in violation of a presidential proclamation of an em bargo on shipments of that character and to seize arms and ammunition about to be used in connection with military expeditions which themselves are now prohibited by law. The Attorney General again recom mends an amendment to the commodi ties clause of the Interstate commerce act to prohibit a railroali fro in trans porting in interstate commerce articles which it manufactures or produces, or which are manufactured or produced by any corporation controlled or affili ated with It by having the same con trolling stockholders, irrespective of whether such railroad or such con trolled or affiliated corporation has an interest in the articles at the time of transportation. Mr. Gregory asked for no changes in the antitrust laws. BHH VICES FOR FRANCES K EKI'KR Funeral services for Frances Violet Keeter, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. tT. Keefer, 1021 GI rai d street, will be held to-morrow afternoon st 2.50 o'clock. Burial will be made at Mechanicsburg Cemetery. Austrian Consul Is Linked With Passport Frauds by Letter By Associated Press Washington, Dec. 11.—The Slate De partment has received a photographic c6py of a letter said to have been written by Baron ICrlch Zwetdlnek Von Sudenhorst. August 2K, 1914 to the Aus trian consul general at New York, stut tng that nine Austrian reservists in Han l>rancisco desired to conic to New York and proeee dthenee to Austria and sug gesting that It might be possible to "procure suitable passports of neutral countries at comparatively slight ex pense." The Austrian consul at San Kranclsco, the letter said had been in structed to send the men to New York. Haron Zweldlnek lid an appointment with Secretary bansing late to-day, the reason for which ,was not disclos ed. I ItEUnti (M/.F, TRVASCV DEPARTMENT The reorganization of the truancy department of the School Board will be effected Monday afternoon at a meet ing of the special committee recently appointed for the purpose. Austin N. Miller 'will lie tnade the truant officer and ex-School Director George W. Ken nedy will likely be appointed as as sistant. HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH URGES ARMY OF 1,500,000 MEN War College Favors Appro priation of |503,000,0()0 in First liight Years i _ By Associated I'rest Washington,- D. C.,' Dec. 11.—Secre tary Garrison made public in connec tion with his annual report tlie spe cial National Defense report prepared at his request by the War College division ol' the General Staff. It shows that the army itfcelf considers that as a proper military policy to secure Continental United States from attack, it. is necessary to have a mobilized army of-1.500,000 fully or partially trained men. It makes the following recommendations for the organization it bet Ives necessary: ICegular Army: With the colors, 121,000; reserves at end of eight year enlistment period, 378,000; total. 500.000. Continental Army: Under training, three months a year for each of three years, 500,000; on fuflough. subject to three months' additional training be fore taking the Held, 500,000. Organized Militia: No provision be yond annual appropriation of $7,000,- 000 and repeal of all acts requiring State soldiers to be received into the United states service in advance of any other force In time of war. Grand total, regular and continental, 1,500,- 000. In estimating the cost of this es tablishment the report figures as fol lows for the first year: Regular Army, $258,960,000; Continentals. $87,500,- 000; Militia, $7,000,000; total. $353,- 400,000. In addition to these figures. Secre tary Garrison points out In a digest of the special report, an annual expense Of $20,000,000 for each of four years -would be necessary for harbor de fenses and reserve material would couse for the first year alone $129,- 768,786 making the grand total for the first year $503,228,786. IIORSK THIEF GOKS TO PEX Kdward FicklJn, the horse thief, who was recently sentenced to the peniten tiary for stealing a horse and bugy, was taken to Philadelphia by Deputy Sheriff Hoffman to-day. T DECEMBER 11, 1915. MONTHLY DREDGING IN CANAL SETS NKW RECORD Washington, Dec. IX. —New high marks in November for monthly dredging were set in both the Gaillard cut and the Culebrti slides, according to the current issue of the Canal Rec ord. j A total of 1,228,730 cubic yards of i earth was removed In the Gaillard cut | and 1,004,480 from the Oulebra slides. :or more than 160,000 cubic yard in ex | cess of October figures for each place. ! FORMKR I'OLICEMAN TWICE VICTIM or CROOKS Wilhelra J. Mehring, Jr., Sixth and Kelker streets, former police depart ment chauffeur, was twice a victim of alleged crooks. On Thursday some one stole his fur hat, gloves and robe, valued at SSO. Yesterday a bogus cheek for $7.50 was cashed by Mr. Mehring. INVKSTIGATK CIOiAHKT HALK Investigation was begun this after noon by County Deteevive James T. Walters into the allegations made by a 14-year-old girl In December Juve nile Court yesterday to the effect that she had readily purchased cigarets of a North Tenth street store. Quality is the chief aim in v. the Decker & Sons. Spangler, 2112 Sixth St.—Advertisement. Two Have Narrow Escape When Drill Shoots Stones Frank Wolfe, of 353 South Eigh teenth street, and William Haldeman. of llerr street, employed on the Spen cer street sewer Job, had narrow es capes this morning when a frozen drill was thawed at the tool ol' B. C. Murray, Jonestown road. The workmen had taken a. drill to the tool works l<> have It thawed. The ends of the drill were choked with small stone and mud. When the tool worker placed the drill in the lire to thaw it, water frozen In the middle or (he drill became steam and the small stones were expelled with the force of a gun. Small stones flew past the two men who were in a direct line with the explosion, and Imbedded them selves an inch In woodwork behind them. One stone went through Wolfe's sweater, and four passed through the sleeve of Haldeman's coat before em bedding themselves in a door. TODAY'S KGALTV TRANSFEBS Kealty transfers to-day Included th* following: Investment Realty Company to F. B. Aldlnger, Bellevue road. $1 ; Minnie M. Ourfner to C. H. Uyter, Pen brook, $1: Elan Herr to Andrew Herr, F/aat Hanover. $1; J. Schmidt to W. F. Harris. Edgemont, $200; J. Schmidt to Beatrice Harris, Edgemont, SBS.
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