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Hiss Blanche Rose, a well-known
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with a simple preparation which she
mixed at home, in a recent interview
at Chicago, 111., made the following
statement: "Any lady or gentleman
can darken their gray hair and make
it soft and glossy with this simple
recipe, which they can mix at home.
To a half pint of water add 1 oz. of
hay rum, a small box of Barbo Com
pound. and ',*4 oz. glycerine. These
■ ingredients can lie bought at any drug
store at very little cost. Apply to the
hair twice a week until it becomes the
required shade. This will make a gray
haired person look 20 years younger,
it is also line to promote the growth
of hair, relieves itching and scalp hu
mors and is excellent for dandruff
and falling hair."
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THURSDAY EVENING, HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH JANUARY 13, 1916.
COMMISSION FORM j
OF GOVERNMENT
IS IN 81 CITIES
!
Municipal Prohibition Prevails
j in Fifteen of These Towns;
| Some Have Policewomen
Washington. D. <\. Jan. 13.—The I
commission form of government Is in .
I effect in 81 of the 204 cities of over)
| 30.000 inhabitants. Civil service regu- |
; lations are applied to the appointment
I of policemen in 122 such cities, Includ
i ins? all those of more than 300,000
I inhabitants. Policewomen are etn
j ployed in 26 cities. Municipal pro-
Ihibltion prevails in 16 cities, state pro-
I liibltion in 17, and county and parish
I prohibition in 3. In 15 cities certain
j saloons are licensed to sell malt liquors
I only. These are a few of the slg- |
r.iflcant and interesting facts which I
will be brought out in a report under j
the title of "General Statistics of Cities, j
1915." to be issued in the near future
by Director Sam. L. Rogers, of the Bu
teau of the Census, Department of
Commerce, and compiled under the
direction of Starke M. Grogan, chief
statistician for statistics of cities.
Commission Form
Tiie commission form of govern
rneni now prevails in no fewer than SI
of the 204 cities estimated to have
31-.000 inhabitants or more in 1915.
These cities are scattered throughout
2i> states, in addition to the District of
Columbia, ranging from Massachusetts
to Washington and from South Caro
lina to California. Five of them are in
New England, 2" in other northern
states east of the Mississippi, 16 in
northern states between the Mississ
ippi and the Pacific coast states. 9 In
the Pacific coast states and 24 in the
South.
The largest city at present operating
under the commission form of govern
ment is New Orleans, whose popu
lation is estimated at about 365,000;
but Buffalo, with a population of about
460,000. has recently voted to inaugu
rate this system on January 1, 1916.
Xext in order are Washington, D. C.,
with nearly 350,000 inhabitants. Port
land, Ore., with about 260,000, and
Denver, with about 2 50,000.
In these cities the commissions
range in size from three to seven mem
,to rs. Those in St. Paul and Omaha
have seven members each; those in
San Dit-go. t'al.. and Fort Worth,
Texas, six each, and that in Hunting
ton, W. Va„ four. All the other com
missions are composed of either three
or live. The salaries paid municipal
commissioners range from SSOO a year
in J&ckson, Mich., and Springtield,
Ohio, to $7,000 a year in Birming
ham, Ala., and their terms of office
vary from one to four years.
Dayton. Ohio, has a commission of
five members, which decides matters
of general policy, and a "city man- I
ager," appointed by the commission, j
who looks after ihe administrative I
work. The presiding officer of the j
commission receives SI,BOO per an-!
num. the other members $1,200, and i
the city manager $12,500.
The larger cities still cling to the
older form of government by mayor
land council. In all. 123 cities of over
"0.000, including all having more than
400,000 inhabitants, are governed in
this manner. The mayors' salaries
range from SIOO per annum in Flint,
I Mich., to $15,000 in New York city,
and their terms of office front one to
four years.
Police Departments
A total of 51,045 police officials, pa
trolmen. detectives and civilian em
ployes are engaged in the work of
maintaining peace, and order in the
204 cities. Of this total 5,58G are
officers exclusive of detectives, 34,320
are patrolmen, 3,303 are detectives and
3,015 are civilian employes. Of the
patrolmen, 31,294 are unmounted and
1,804 are mounted on horses, 708 on
motorcycles and 514 on bicycles. Park
policemen number 248, and policemen
detailed at municipal buildings and
courts, 390.
New York lias 52 6 mounted police
men, Philadelphia 435 and Chicago
186. No other city lias as many as
100. In New York city 135 of the
mounted police ride bicycles, but Chi
cago and Philadelphia rely entirely
upon the horse and the motorcycle.
Washington, D. C., lias 61 bicycle po
licemen—far more than any other city
except New York; and its total num
b, r of mounted policemen. 101, is
greater than that of any other city
except New York, Chicago and Phila
delphia.
The highest paid patrolmen are
those of San Francisco, who are un
graded and receive $1,464 per annum,
and the lowest paid—disregarding
those in the lower grades in a few
cities—are in Williamsport, Pa., where
patrolmen are ungraded and receive
$756 per annum.
The longest term of service neces
sary to attain the highest grade is
found in Savannah, Ga. In this city
the patrolman serves five years at
S9OO, live at $960 and live more at
$1,202, and thereafter receives SI,OBO.
In Terre Haute, Ind.. and Charleston,
S. Hie maximum rates of pay—i
SI,OBO and $1,020, respectively, are!,
reached after ten years of service. i -
Among cities of 100.000 or more the j .
longest term of service necessary to at
tain the highest grade is found in !
Washington, D. C„ where, after three
years of service at S9OO and five more
at SI,BOB. the patrolman finally re
ceives $1,200 per annum.
The most common length of daily
shift or "tour" is eight hours, but in
some cities it is considerably greater.
In 12 cities there are two daily tours
of twelve hours each. In all but 9 of
the cities the night force is equal to or
greater than the day force. In 19
cities there are short periods during
the day in which no patrolmen are on
duty. In several cases these gaps be
tween tours are two hours in length,
and in one case-—Quincy. Mass.—there
are no patrolmen on their beats or
posts between 4 a. m. and 8.45 a. in.
In the 204 cities to which the report '•
relates the equipment of the police de- 1
partments includes 685 station houses; I
14,671 signal boxes; 293 vehicles for 1
use of officials, nearly three-fourths of 1
which (217) are motor driven; 559 i
patrol wagons, two-thirds of which
(.373) are motor driven; 74 ambu
lances, two-thirds of which (49) are
motor driven; 2.596 horses; 895 mo
torcycles: 1,007 bicycles, and 6 4 boats.
6ln 134 cities no bicycles are in use,
in 88 cities no horses, in 74 cities
neither horses nor bicycles, and in 10
cities neither bicycles, horses nor mo
torcycles.
Public interest in the efficiency of
To-day's Aid to Beauty
An especially fine shampoo for this
weather can he easily made at trifling
expense by simply dissolving a tea
spoonful of canthrox in a cup of hot
water. Pour slowly on scalp and
massage briskly. This creates a
soothing, cooling lather that dissolves
and removes all dandruff, excess oil
and dirt. Rinsing leaves the scalp
spotlessly clean, soft and pliant, while
the hair takes on a glossy richness of
natural color, also a fluffiness which ;
makes it seem very mucli heavier :
than it is. After a canthrox shampoo I i
arranging the hair is a pleasure. j
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B®SpotLightofEconomyCentersOnTheseFriday Bargains
Muslinwear Women's Gloves —— Leather Goods
pi <j i i Bacmo Capeskin Gloves, Men Who Are Hard Handbags, 9o£ —former-
wear #l.oo—in tan and black; _». T o * ly $3.00 and $3.50; black-
Combinations. <>s0 —cor- not all sizes. Formerly $1.25. [q in SuitS moire with shell frame; lined
set cover and drawers trim- a S SJ, S ■ am . olse *f e . tut- •> /~>s <-> with fine quality silk; fitted
med with lace, insertion, Gloves, tSif formerly $1; A I'llday Sale of slims (36 to 42) Stouts with purse and mirror,
embroidery and ribbon run white with black embroid- (37 to 46), and "shorts" (36 to 42). Blues, grays, BOWMAN'S Main Floor
i ~ J iii crv 16-button length. , v . , i •
beading; open and closed " HOWMAVH—M«IN VMOR tans, mixtures, worsteds, cassimcres, serges, un- ————
drawers. MANB finished worsted; formerly $9.90 to S2O, at Women's Shoes
Closing out broken lots of —————
standard corsets: coutil and SB.OO, $12.00, $14.00 Beautiful leathers; smart
batiste; low and medium » Wnnlfn shapes; perfect in every way
high bust: long hips; all "uuicu ivicaa Blue Chambray Shirts, .i9?— formerly 50c; collar and excellent fitters. All
sizes in the lot. Special, Goods attached; sizes 14>a to 17'/i. sizes in the lot to start. $3
.30* Working Trousers, 8o(i —dark patterns; sizes 32 and $3.50 values at $1.50.
. Granite Cloth, .»9c yd.— to 42. Prices average less than half
f f- formerly $1.00; in brown and Felt Hats, #l.l3—formerly $2.00, in gray, tan, the former prices.
' ' as " ! \ n ' )CC , green; 56 inches. green, blue and two-tone color brims and crowns. Women's Spats, 251J or
percale: plain and pleated Granite COATI 9HFI D< BOWMAN Second Floor. -and womc s and chil
skirts: waists nioed in olain fiTrm~ r l" in hrmvn ■ • < , ,"V •
colors- «izes 6to 14 vears i i 3 . Vr , -n drens black Jersey leggings.
colors, to 14 years. dark tail and car d,nal; ;>0 Slumber Slippers. 10A pr.
White Prices
Ovcrcosts ■j
j Prevail To-morrow *""""""
u;« «- rcoa - merely $1.50; navy blue; o4 Notions
ir°~] • i'-n 1 ' y j" ! 8 l ° inches. Continuing this Sale of White with savings in 9 - „ , C 1 •
chinchilla and fancv All-Wool FitrureH Thai 1: *u i i i 2dc Bolero Shields
mixtures, plain and plaid lies - muslinwear, silk underwear, sheets and cases, lOc Embroidery Edging.
lined; military or convertible s'trioed Shirting FlannVu embroideries, laces, damask, white fabrics, silks bolt 8c
collars; sizes 2>j to 17. flannels, and Hngerie b]ouses . 10c and 25c Barrettes 5 J
Corduroy Knickerbockers. Kimono Crepes," yd.— Fancy Shirtwaist Buttons,
330 regularly .-'Oc; tan formerly 12!/jc; also gin g- p. . • . Iz . . card 10f*
' ily; sizes 6 to. 17 years. j hams. " j DomeStlCS ftltchenwarcs Brooks' Spool Cotton,
Blouse Suits, for- BOWMAN-B— Main Floor Pillow Tubing, 1 %*/■s Towel Bars, 19£—regu
merlv $1.25; galatea in blue —— regularly 18c; cut in one- larly 29c; nickel plated; 16
and white stripes with plain VO yard lengths, ready to hem; and 18 inches.
collars; sizes,a to 10. oILKb bleached. Baskets, 25? regularly White Goods
BOWMAN'S Second Floor Satin Charmeuse, yd. Duckling Fleece 10? yd. 39c to 59c; made of white T i*t -i\
—formerly $1.39 and $1.59; regularly 12j4c and 15c; and colored willow. Limited W,' '7T"[ cg i';
Y, 'x? and inch nav 'V. brown, gray, black, f anc .V patterns for kimo- quantity. . alc ianl " mis , >
-6, reseda: maise, light blue; 40 nos or comfort linings. Folding Lunch Boxes. -ches wide; 12 yards to
Wavy Hair Switches inc ''". re"u!2ly st-Tnd IOc 4 -' rem- t°?—regularly 15c; made of Mercerized Table Dam-
Fancy Silks, 090 yd.— regularly »c ana iuc, rem American fiber. ask 44e vd —reeularlv S9c •
$2.09 { <™gy a » d *Y»; 1,1 I,ght and dark pal " Lap Boards, - for- Lish!
checks and stripes; white terns _ merly 85c; with yard meas- 1 Turkish Towels, ill)?
$3.45 values baSn Messaline. 39e yd. regularly 10c: in pink and J£e on edge; slightly imper- regularly 59c; fancy and
The unusual lengths and —formerly $1.00; yard wide; hght blue; cut from full i r-i
the very low price proclaims light blue only
these switches values out of BOWMAN'S— Main Floor Unbleached Sheeting, 33* an( , c; .^ lva " lz "
the ordinary. Better come yd- - regularly 32c; 90 in- cover and wood handles.
early for the assortments are dies wide; good quality; Berlin Kettles, (ii)o— for- Friday rriCeS On
limited. ' useful lengths. merly sl.(b; ,3-qt. wearever c .. , oi •
BOWMAN'S— Third Floor On thr Gray Cotton Blankets, aluminum kettles, with bale otyllSh okirtS
- 17 - , f ,. •_ .. .
. 1 r-H p Carpet Floor ?1 -75; 74x80 inches; various crs; limited quantity have'be™'pSJulaV"this sea-
An unusual Friday Bar- • colored borders. BOWMAN'S— Basement . T , r ..
gain i pportunity to secure Wool Bordered Cocoa Crib Comforts, 98c —reg- —_ S -ii" i." " N ' ° P" ces
desirable Mats, X? 1.98 formerly ularly $1.25; light patterns, IT 1
... p $2.85 and 53.50; large size; in blue and pink designs. Underwear and 98c •$1.89 $3 89
Wall l apCTS extra quality cocoa fiber Fruit-of-the-Loom Sheet- u •
At 9r» Rnll with fancy red or green wool ing yd. regularly rlOSlCry BOWMAN s— Third B'loor.
borders. 38c; bleached; 81 inches Mens Underwear, 29<«— ■
Large assortment of pa- Brussel Carpet, yd. — wide. heavv cotton, fleece lined; Thine
pers for selection. Sold only regularly 7ac and $1.00: use- Canton Flannel, 8? yd. p i a j„' and ,-jbbed. UC^ C V^liuic
with borders at 4£ a yard ful remnants for rugs, track- regularly 10c; bleached; cut Men's Union Suits, $1.30 BIoUSeS at $2.00
and upward. crs or ' ia H runners. from full pieces. natural wool ribbed •
BOWMANS-Fourth Floor. Carpet Samples, SI.OO- BOWMANS-Bwement . . Just because they are soil
regularly $2.00 and $2.25; - / , s cd—and do you nnnd wash
'—""~~~ borders of velvet and Ax- PHIM A Women s Underwear, 130 i, I{ r them before wearing.
I a nH minster, suitable for rugs- vests and pants; medium when it means a saving of
dUU bound at both ends. Porcelain Plates, 600 doz. and heavy weight; bleached possibly a couple dollars?
Embroideries Tapestry Rugs, $4.98 - C'°od styles and qualities.
formerly $7.25; size 6x9 ft., 7-inch plates; flow blue _ Women's Union Suits, BOWMAN'S— Third Floor.
Val. Insertions, in patterns desirable for halls decoration. 300 bleached, medium ————
piece —formerly 40c to 50c; or small bedrooms. Table Tumblers, CO<* doz. weight, silk finish, pearl but- THY I^
12 yards in piece. Framed Pictures, — regularly 90c; Colonial tons. IvIS
Remnant Sale of all overs, formerly 29c and 39c; with glass." ' Women's Cotton Hose, soc Printing and Paintins:
edges, bands, etc., in black gilt or dark frames; some Olive Dishes, 100 reg- 90 pr. ; 3 prs., 230 double * e 2Dc'and 39c toy China Dishes
and colors, at one-half for- slightly marred from hand- ularlv 25c; Colonial glass; heels and toes; black and ioc
1• P, * 1 Ji 1 \\r 11i t nnlv lo c to 2oC Dolls LniOD SUItS
mer prices. ling. handled. wnite oniy. 10( .
Corset Cover Embroider- Serving Trays, 980 Dinner Sets, $8.30 Women's Thread Silk 50c White Rocking Chairs. 38c
v ies, yd. formerly $1.98: with mahog- regularly $10; American Hose, 690 pr.- black and
Vestees, —formerly any finished frame; large porcelain; 100 pieces; decot- white; double soles; wide Dressed Dolls, slightly soiled
50c. sizes. 6 atcd. garter tops. £om. h F a r V d d^ ng ' 9c y alues up 10
BOWMAN'S—Main Floor BOWMAN'S—Fourth Floor. BOWMAN'S—Basement BOWMAN'S—Main Floor BOWMAN'S —Second Floor
police departments is doubtless re
sponsible for (lie fact that no fewer
than 122 of the 204 cities of 30,000
and over, including all those of more
than 300.000, apply civil service regu
lations to the appointment of police
men. 135 provide some form of retire
ment and pension system, and a still
larger number prescribe age, height
and weight limits. In A3 cities retired
employes receive half the salary they
were drawing at the time of retire
ment. A number of other cities pay a
fixed compensation amounting to as
much or more than this, while still
others employ it sliding soalc based on
length Qf service.
Policewomen
Policewomen are now employed in
26 cities. Chicago lias 21; Baltimore,
Uos Angeles and Seattle, 5 each; Pitts
burgh, 4; San Francisco, Portland,
Ore., and St. Paul, 3 each; and Day
ton. Ohio, Topeka, Kan., and Minne
apolis. Xlinn., 2 each. Fifteen other
cities have 1 each. Their pay ranges
from $26 per annum in Dayton to
$1,200 in San Francisco.
.Methods of Herniating Liquor Traffic
Prohibition by State law prevails in
17 cities of 30.000 and over—4 each in
Georgia and Tennessee, 3 in Kansas, 2
each in Oklahoma and West Virginia,
and 1 each in Maine and North Caro
lina. Municipal prohibition Is in effect
in IB cities—B in Massachusetts, 2
each in Illinois and California, and 1
each in Pennsylvania, lowa and Wash
ington. County prohibition has closed
the saloons in 2 Michigan cities and
parish prohibition has closed them In
1 Louisiana city. There are thus 35
cities in which total prohibition pre
vails. In addition there are B—4 in
Ohio, 2 in Colorado, and 1 each in
Pennsylvania and Illinois—in which
partial prohibition is in effect through
the operation of what is known as the
"district system," under which certain
districts or sections of tlie city may,
by popular vote, abolish their saloons,
while other sections retain tliem.
The largest city which has adopted
prohibition independently of stale or
county action in the matter is Cam
bridge. Mdss., whose population is cs?
timated at between 1 10,000 and
111,000. The largest city in which the
saloons have been closed by state en
actme.nt is Atlanta. Cla.„ with approxi
mately ISO,OOO inhabitants.
In 124 of the 169 cities in which
• saloons are licensed they are limited as
• to number, and in 91 as to location;
) and in 28 cities, 16 of which are in
s Pennsylvania, there are no restriction*
•| as to either number or location. In
i .some, cities the limitation as to num
j I her is definitely stated: in others it
t j takes the form of a provision to the
■ ! effect that the number of saloons shall
. not exceed 1 to every 250, 500, 750,
1,0000, 3.000 or 5,000 inhabitants. The
" 250-inhabitant limit is employed in the
5 Wisconsin cities of Milwaukee, Ra
, cine. Superior, Oshkosh and 1., a Crosse;
and the 5,000-inliabitant limit prevails
in < 'hicago and Oanville, 111.
The limitation as to location takes a
variety of forms, among which the
i most common is the provision that no
saloon shall be allowed within a cer
tain distance, usually 200, 300 or 400
feet, of a church or school.
Hours of opening range from 4.30
to 8 a. ni. and of closing from 10 a. m.
in Manchester, N. H„ to 2 a. m. in
! Atlantic City, San Francisco and Sac
> ramento. In Manchester the saloons
are open only 4 hours each day, from
6 a. m. to 10 a. m. On the other
i hand, there are 10 cities—lloboken,
i Newark, Passaic and Paterson, N. J.;
Philadelphia, Wilkes-Barre, AUentown
and York, Pa.; New Orleans and Mil
waukee—ln which the barrooms are
open during the entire 24 hours of the
day.
The licensing of certain saloons to
sell malt, liquors only is practiced in
I 15 cities—Boston, New Orleans, 6 cities
I in Connecticut, and 8 in Texas—in
i which the aggregate number of sa
i loons thus licensed is 87E.
Municipal Water Supply Systems
I Of the 204 cities of over 30,000, 155
i have municipally owned water supply
i systems, the total estimated value of
i which is $1,071,000,000. Municipal
s ownership tn this field has been in
i force in Philadelphia, which built, its
, plant In 1801 and has operated It con
, tinuously since that, time, for a longer
period than in any other city.
I The bulk of 1 lie water supply for
■ most cities conies, of course, from
lakes and streams, but there are 3,634
1 wells in operation in 4 7 cities. Of
I these 1,367 arc in eN'w York city alone.
! Five processes of purification are
■ employed. namely, sedimentation,
coagulation, slow sand filtration, me
i hanical filtration and chemical steril
i izatlon. In the 155 cities of over 30,000
■ which have municipal ownership of
water supply systems there are in op
eration 87 sedimentation reservoirs, in
which are treated 958,600,000 gallons
a day; 0 4 coagulation plants, handling
402.100,000 gallons daily; 527 sand
filters, which treat 598,700,00;) gallons
a day; and 427 mechanical tillers with
an output of 468.200,000 gallons daily.
The amount of water chemically steril
ized averages 1,972.900,000 gallons
daily. A part of this water is also
i treated by other processes,
j The cost of treatment per 1,000,000
! gallons covets a wide rnnge, from
4 cents in Chicago to $17.46 In Colum
bus, Ohio. In the former city the
j chemical sterilization process is used
exclusively, while In the latter both
I mechanical filtration and chemical
i sterilization are employed. In 15 cities
the cost of treatment is less than $1 ,
per 1,000,000 gallons and and in 16 it
is more than ss'.
In these 155 cities with municipally
owned water systems there are 36,936
miles of water mains, 300,593 fire
hydrants and 1,787,448 meters. Dur
ing the year a total of 1,326,028.000,000
gallons of water—enough to cover the
state of Connecticut to a depth of
nearly 16 inches—was supplied to a
total population of 26,200,000, the
average daily per capita consumption
being 139 gallons. The greatest dally
consumption of water per inhabitant,
430 gallons, Is reported for Tacoma,
Difficult to Keep Yoar
Hair Wavy? Read This
If you have not yet tried the new
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of dried and parched. Thus liquid sil
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nor greasy, but quite pleasant to use.
It should be applied at night with a
clean tooth brush, drawing the latter
through the hair from root to tip.
The hair will have the loveliest curls
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and it will be easy to maiiaft, no mat
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the liquid from your OruggigTtvill la»-t
a long time.—Advertisement.
Wash., and the smallest, 34 gallons, for I
Woonaocket, R. I. In the former city i
S per cent, of the water is metered I
and in the latter 98 per cent. The I
tendency of meters to curtail greatly I
the use of water Is strikingly shown by (
a comparison of Ihe figures for the 26 i
cities in which Ihe entire water supply t
is metered with those for the 26 cities i
in which nol more than 25 per cent. Is ]
HARRISBURG LIGHT ]
1 &POWERQ>. J
THE PRICE
MUST BE RAISED
On account of the manufacturers raising the
price of electric irons, the price of our irons on
February Ist must be raised to $2.25.
We have about 250 irons in stock' all
new (they are in the window), which we will sell
at the old price of $1.85 up to February Ist.
These irons will be sold quickly, so get yours
at once. One iron is not enough for a household,
get another before the price advances.
metered. In the former group tlie
average dally consumption per inhabi
tant ranges from 42 gallons in Brock
ton. Mass., to 179 gallons in Columbia.
S. 0., and in only 7 cities does it ex
ceed 100 gallons. In the latter group
it varies from 4 3 gallons in Savannah,
Ga... to 430 gallons in Tacoma, Wash.,
and in only 3 cities does It fall below
100 gallons.
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