Harrisburg telegraph. (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, December 21, 1915, Page 11, Image 11

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THE GLOBE OPEN EVENINGS TILL XMAS THE GLOBE
5 Christmas Week Brings I
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Big Reductions on All Holiday Goods i
Just three more busy, bustling days then
jj§ I CHRISTMAS—and if you still have gift-things to j&j&yzMv&S* •, '
. I buy, you'd better hurry ,lest at the last minute you
find yourself embarrassed by having overlooked
someone. And in this last week's shopping you'll find "The JK&„
Big Friendly Store" your most satisfying gift-buying place kSmk
—larger and better assortments to select from; a capable, WTO^
efficient and courteous service and more of the comforts and 3^
conveniences that go to make shopping a real pleasure. jfj
j| J§ For Men's Suits & Overcoats Worth to sls ./ J*T
s(| For Men's Suits & Overcoats Worth to $lB
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$6.50 House Coats Now $5 56.50 Bath Robes Now $5
Our lines of $5.00 House Coats were Superb blanket cloths of extra weight
fe badly broken—we have drawn from the anf j qualitv—very rich designs—a gen-
2* $6.50 lines to fill the gap. Other higher . , ert ,
5 priced House Coats reduced accordingly. uine sav,n S ° f 5 1 - 50 on every robe- gj
jg $7.50 values at $6.50 $8.50 values at $7.80 corded ed S eS ~ SeanlS and heav X
$lO values at $8.50 girdle.
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patterns to select from—exceptional quality °* black or * an cowhide substantially made
silks. with hand sewn frames, well worth |7.50.
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K Boy's $5 k fin Coats at $3.95 Boys' $8.50 Balmscaan Sj?
gkJ Of double-texture guaranteed waterproof OveTCOatS S5 B."> fc'c
cloth—hat to match—sizes from 4to 18 years Wsl®,
of age. Warm, comfortable Overcoats in Gray and j?l
Wr _ „ " Brown Plaid effects —sizes 14 to 18 years onk\
Men s $3.00 Fur Caps at $2.50 —— gj
$1.50 Tie, Hose and Handkerthief j Ladies' $2.50 Knitted Cap and Scarf fe
Sets SI.OO i Sets at $2.00 »SS
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THE GLOBE " The Big Friendly Store"
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TEACHERS SAID
TO BE SUFFICIENT
State Authorities Anticipate no
Trouble in Starting Con
tinuation Schools
According to re
\\ \ ? //) P ol "t s which have
s\ \\ ft reached the State
IxxxVVes Department of Pub-
lie Instruction 120
persons took the
recent examinations
conducted by the
division of voca
r uUHjHE tional education for
I gaUKlUwUrfMifc teachers .for the
W"—continuation school
i system which will
become operative on January 1. This
"as the largest examination conduct
ed for the purpose, nd it is stated by
officials in charge that including those
who passed the summer examination
and those who have given proofs of
qualifications that there will be enough
teachers for the State to start thei
continuation schools.
Officials of the division have been
engaged for a number of weeks ar
ranging for the opening of the new
schools and for co-operation with local
school boards. Kfforts to tind the
number of minors who will attend the
schedule are now being made.
Little Small ik>\ Now. Pennsylva
nia has had less smallpox in the last
three months than it has had in any
corresponding period for several years
according to the .records of the State
Department of Health. There are now
but three places where smallpox ex
ists and there have been no new cases
for some days. The number of small
pox cases has been showing a steady
decline in reecnt years, say State
officials.
Act Is Appealed. The act of 1915
governing the moving picture censor
ship has been appealed to the Superior
court by a Philadelphia concern which
v.-as prosecuted hftor twice showing a
re«l which had not been approved by
the censors. This will operate as a
test case.
Compnny Files Statement. The
Delta Water Company, of York county,
has filed notice at the Public Service
Commission of issuance of $15,000 in
bonds.
Board Meeting. The program is
being prepared for the meeting of the
State Board of Agriculture which is
scheduled to meet here the latter part
of January, "jdiere will be some prom
inent speakers.,
Demands For Game. The Slate
Game Commission is having quite a
lime nowadays with the demands for
deer and other game for propagation.
People in a dozen or more counties
have been writing for supplies and
promising to take eare of the young
animals.
Dr. Penrose Better. Dr. C. B.
Penrose, chairman of the State Game
Big Fire Didn't Harm
Dare's Coal
Only the frame structure of the J. E. Dare coal
pockets was destroyed in the big fire last .week. The
coal was unharmed and business is going on as
usual.
To meet the unusual conditions of loading and
hauling the force of men has been doubled. Ar
rangements have been made to take care of the regu
lar trade and old customers are notified that they
need not order from other dealers but can get clean,
high grade coal of all kinds and sizes as usual.
J. E. DARE
17th and Chestnut Sts.
TUESDAY EVENING,
Commission who has been ill with
s>neumonia is improving.
Mr. Young Here. Charles H.
Toung, referee in compensation for
the district about Erie, was here to
day. His home Is in New Castle, but
Erie is his district headquarters.
Highway Changes Soon. The
chunges in the State highway depart
ment announced yesterday are to be
come operative the end of next week.
Preparations for the changes are un
der way.
Offices Open. Word was re
ceived here this morning that the
branch office of the State Insurance
Fund Board had been opened In
Philadelphia this morning. Inquiries
from that city will be referred to it.
The Pittsburgh offices will be opened
next week.
Senator Here. Senator Charles
A. Snyder, of Pottsville, was at the
State Capitol.
Officials to Meet- A meeting of
Capitol Hill officials for the forma
tion of the State Society is to be held
to-morrow afternoon at 4 o'clock In
the office of Secretary of the Com
monwealth Woods.
Pay Cheeks About. This was
another busy day at the Capital, be
cause pay checks were being passed
around. It completes the pay for the
month except in certain cases.
To Come Up Later. State and
court officials say that appeals from
Public Service Commission decisions
taken before the approval of the
appeal act will be disposed of in the
Dauphin county court later. Appeals
taken since the act will be heard at
Williamsport.
Discussing line mister. Francis
Windel, nursery inspector for the
State, is attending a conference ot
federal and State nursery inspectors
in Boston, discussing the white pine
blister rust.
Rush for Bounties. The bounty
division of the State Game Commis
sion is making line time in handling
the bounty claims, over $2,000 having
been sent out last week and over $250
yesterday. The county work is being
rapidly cleared up, although it has
meant extra time for H. B. Clary who
Is in charge of that branch of tho
commissions activities. Some hand
some pelts have been sent in by claim
ants oC bounties.
Another Company. The Manu
facturers' Casualty Co., of Philadel
phia, was chartered to-day with $200,-
900 to handle liability business.
Senators Here. Senator W. C.
McConnell, of Northumberland, and
C. W. Sones. of Lycoming, were at
the Capitol to-day.
Congressman Visits. Ex - Con
gressman Jesse L. Hartman of Blair
county, called on the Governor to
day.
Compensation Insurance. The
conference of tho State Insurance
Fund board and the coal operators on
tho subject of the Stale fund was at
tended by scores of operators from
all parts of the State and there were
many questions asked. James W.
Leech appeared for the compensa
tion board. Assistant Manager Allen
explained the act establishing the
fund and Its advantages.
Wlilted Selected. Willis Whited
engineer of bridges, of tho State
Highway Department, has been re
quested to serve on a committee to
leport to the office of public roads
and rural engineering in the U. S. De
partment of Agriculture on concrete
r * n , f , orc ®d concrete bridges.
I ; ogan Waller Page, chief of the divi
sion, in asking Mr. Whlted to serve
on this committee, stated that cer
tain technical mooted questions were
to be decided such as the distribu
tion of concentrated loads to the floor
joists and the distribution of the
stress through slabs of concrete due
to the concentration of loads. Ten
other engineers have been asked to
serve on this committee.
After Codiish Law Cases. State
Department of Agriculture agents
have reported to Commissioner Foust
the arrest of a number of people in
McKean county for sale of codfish
containing too much benzoate of
soda.
Hush For Oleo licenses. With
a record of 2817 licenses for the sale
of oleo for 1915 the Department of
Agriculture has received over 300
application for licenses to sell in
Ask Another* Respite. Governor
Brumbaugh was to-day asked to grant
o n< ri r res P't° In the cases of R
S. Pennington and George March, the
Delaware county murderers, who are
sentenced to be electrocuted next
' or the murder of S. Lewis
Pinkerton. The men were refused
recommendation for pardon by the
State board in October and last week
the board refused a rehearing They
had been granted a respite to permit
the application for a rehearing to be
nn^ d W.i,7°" day , A "°™eya Hathaway
and Williams asked for a
spite. The Governor took the mat
ter under advisement.
SU-atton Talked Of. Mayor Ira
W. Stiatton, of Reading, is generally
regarded about the Capitol as the man
now having a high chance of becom
ing public service commissioner. Mr
Stratton is a close friend of the gov
ernor and is familiar with municipal
matters which furnish much of the
business for the commission. The
names of a number of men prominent
as engineers are also heard. The
governor has been several times re
ported as seeking an engineer of wide
experience.
Moose Lodge Will Have 200
Men in Mummer Parade
Moose Lodge, No. 107, of Harris
burg, is expected to be a big attraction
in the annual mummers' parade on
New Year's Day in this city. Many
applications from organizations wish
ing to enter have been received by
Clarence O. Backenstoss, secretary to
Mayor Royal. The Moose lodge will
have about two hundred men entered
in the parade and the Periwinkle band
of Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart Is ex
pected to prove a popular winner. The
contributions are coming in gen
erously, but the Yama-Yama girls who
will aid the committee in soliciting
further funds to make up the >1 000
necessary to pay for the prizes to be
offered will be sure to prove effective.
Entries from the surrounding towns
have been particularly gratifying;
Highspire will have a band of twenty
boys entered and the Hershey Cream
ery Company has given notice of Its
intention to be represented. A num
ber of prominent local businessmen
are planning a surprise which will be
sprung on the day of the parade in
the way of floats; but it is being kept
under their hats for the present.
Americans Are Safe •
in Red Cross Hospital
By Associated Press
Saloniki, Greece. Dec. 20, 11 p M via
Paris. Dec. 21, 11:30 A. M. Dr. Henry
Forbes, of Bbston; Mrs. Walter Far
well, a Chicago newspaper correspon
dent. and Miss Mitchell are safe and
well at Monastlr.
Saloniki dispatches received yester
day said that Dr Forbes and Mrs. Far
well were being held In Monastlr by
the Bulgarians, who had torn down the
American flag from the Red Cross hos
pital. of which Dr. Ftorbes is In charge,
and seized flour which tho Red Cross
was distributing among civilians.
PH.BS CURED IN a TO 14 DAYS
Druggists refund n oney if PAZO
OINTMENT falls to cure Itching. Blind,
Bleeding or Protruding Piles. First ap
plication gives relief. 60c.—Advertise
ment.
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
j A AT YOUR SERVICE L
I Doutrichs
I When in doubt about
I acceptable gifts for men and
. s > come to Doutrichs.
Here you will find greatest ag- A
| gregation of sensible, serviceable J
B ** ts for men in Central Pennsylva
n*a* ® ere y° u will find real personal
IbR service that makes the Christmas
I buying a guaranteed pleasure.
I Have you ever thought of
'X </ j * clothes as a suitable present for men
I and the boys -
I We guarantee you that if
y°u present any man or young man
with a Kuppenheimer Suit or Over
coat he will be the most pleased person of the day and he will pay
a high tribute to your good taste and judgment. Hundreds of fine
Suits and Overcoats in every desirable pattern and style.
sls $lB S2O $25
Bath Robes and
Handsome Patterns in Blanket Bath Robes,
$3.50 to I
Smoking Jackets, .... $5.00 to $8.50
I Gift Boxes and Greeting Cards WitH Every Purchase
GIFTS THAT WILL PLEASE HIM I
Hosiery, . . 15c to SI.OO Sweaters, . SI.OO to $8.50
Underwear, . 50c to $4.00 Pajamas, . SI.OO to $2.00
Gioves, . . . 25c to $5.00 Umbrellas,. SI.OO to $5.00
Si k Shirts the Acceotab'e Gift . . .- $3.50 to $5.00
1 MUFFf FRS 1 Hundreds of Hood and Scarf Sets. I
MUr t L£*i\o Many new ones received to-day; plain colors
I A large assortment with str pes.
I here in many colors Sweaters and Cardigan Jackets I
I $ l 0 ° "» * 5 - 00 Colo? Represented sl*oo tO sß*so I
9 $5.00 ■
WILL SOON MOVE
REVENUE OFFICE
Condition of Federal
Make Removal to Spooner
Building Necessary
The condition of the Federal post
office building at this time may neces
sitate the removal of the local internal
revenue oflice to the Spooner building,
9 North Market Square.
The officials In this office are await
ing orders from Washington for them
to move to the various counties in this
division for the collection of special
taxes which are due to be paid on the
first of January, 1916, In accordance
with the extension of the Emergency
Revenue Act for another year by Con
gress. H. A. Vollmer, division deputy
collector, has under his division Dau-
Piila. Perry and Snyder counties, and
jhere ore ovoi 8.000 taxpayers In these
three counties. He will have sittings,
In ec-ch of the three, at various places, |
but cannot make out his schedule un
til orders come from Washington. All
taxes paid before January 31, 1916,
will not insure any pentalty, but there
will be a 50 per cent, penalty placed
on all payments made on or after Feb
ruary 1, and for a period of Ave
months thereafter.
The extension of this act continues
the tax upon retail dealers in tobacco,
cigar nnd tobacco manufacturers, leaf I
tobacco dealers.proprletors of pool and
billiard rooms, theaters, circuses, etc.,
brokers and commission merchants.
There will also continue taxes upon
wines, chewing gum, telephone and!
telegraph messages, Insurance Policies, |
steamship tickets, Pullman car seats |
and berths and other things formerly |
taxed under special acts.
AMERICAN MEDICAL BODY
WILL PROBABLY RKORGAXIXE j
By Associated Press
Chicago, 111., Dec. 31. Reorganiza- '
tlon of the American Medical Astocla- I
tlon. a national body composed of more I
than 40,000 physicians. Is expeotad to I
follow th« decision of the Illinois Su
preme Court, which yesterday upheld
the decision of the Appellate Court and I
ordered the removal of the present i
board of dtraatav*. I
DECEMBER 21, 1915.
jHorse Runs Into Train;
Man and Animal Alive
Special to The Telegraph
Lewlstown, Pa., Dec. 21.—Reuben
Hoffman of Warner had a narrow es
cape from death yeßterday when a
horse he \yas driving plunged head
j long Into the side of a passenger train
I traveling at full speed.
The animal which was unmanage
able ran against the train at a point
where the roadway crosses the rall,-
road track at an angle. The en
: glnoer expecting that the man would
! be fovnd dead applied the emergency
brakes and backed the train to where 1
the horso had sideswlped it. «He
I found the man that had been In the
i vehicle sitting by the roadside smok
ing a cigar while the horso was
found gruzlng on some tufts of with
' erad grass near by. The shafts of the
) buggy were broken and the top of
,Ihe vehicle smashed but Hoffman,
| fortunately escaped injury. The
| horse was bruised.
j Hod Cross Clirlntmas Seals should
I docoratu every Christmas package and
j letter. Buy 'em and paste 'em.—Ad-1
I vutiununt.
KAMOI'S CLOWN DIKS
By Associated Press
New York, Dec. 21. Charles Chris
rite, who was famous as a clown and
pantomimlst half a century ago, died
In a physician's office here early to
day, having been taken 111 while walk
ing In the street. He was 74 years old.
A PLATE without a roof,
not Interfere with taste op speech.,
Light strong, durable and beautiful]
■TICK Dnnri caa .
TIGHT P
Plate* Made la Oae Day.
Plates Hrpalrrd on Short Notice. ,
Crew* aad Bridge Work, It, M, m.
bach'S KSS
310 MARKET ST.
Over Jerauld'e Shoe Store
OPEN EVBNIROI
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