1 r 1 Hart Schaffner and Marx Grade Suits Reduced Hart SchafFner Now 13—, 15—. 10— Values $lB to S3O Only One and Two of a Kind—Don't Delay Alterations at Cost H. MARKS & SON No C.Q.D.'s 4th and Market Sts. No Approvals lAtmiseMemsi The well-known drama of Metropoli tan life. "Lost in Xew York," will be the attraction at the Or •l.o.st in pheum for two days, be lork" ginning to-night, with a popular matinee to-mor row. The popular and successful play lias been received everywhere, it is said, as one of the most entertaining dramas of the present season—filled to over flowing with heart interest, thrilling situations, and hearty laughs. The scene represents Ward's Island, looking at New York, across the East river, ana you see the great Empire City bril liantly illuminated with its majestic buildings, towering skyward, the Wool worth. Metropolitan Life. St. Paul's, Madison Square Garden. The Times Building. Hall of Records, and numer ous familiar structures. "Katinka," last winter's sensation in Xew York, will be presented at the Or pheum next Wednesday, ••Katinka" matinee and night. The play tells the story of the little Russian maiden, Katinka. who is forced into a marriage with the elderly statesman, Boris, whom she de tests. Her lover. Ivan, discovers thai Boris already has a wife living, and, with tile aid of his American friend. Hopper, he steals Katinka away on her wedding night. The remainder of the play deals with the search through Turkey and Austria for the first Mrs. Boris, which is finaily crowned with success, after numerous ludicrous com plications. Virtually all the acquirements of modern warfare are used to a greater or less extent in "Shell '•Shell 43" at 43." the spectacular Tri ttae Colonial angle war drama, whiuh Is showing at the Colo nial Theater to-day and 10-morrow. H. AMUSEMENTS ILiWMi"i>"ill i "7" Harrl«burjc'» High-Clad* Picture Theater TO-DAY AM) TO-MORROW H. B. WARNER AND ENID J.I ARK EY "SHELL 43" a griping drama of loTe and mi In five part*. Special Added Attraction: FORD STERLING in ••ALA CABARET" a two-reel Keyntone comedy that I* a riot of laughter. v • WILMER & VINCENT VAUDEVILLE, Itm. :30-1C > ;5 <: EVE.7:3Oro 10:3010.1 I 5 STAR KEITH ACTS Including WOW AM) STBWART, FAGG AXD WHITE. MORTO* JEWELL TRIO, O'ROl MCE IND GIM>BA AXD THE FOLK AITKEXS COMING MONDAY TOOTS PAKA AXD HER HAWAIIAN' TRIO ORPHEUIVI2 DAYS MATIN EE TO^MORItOVV R»i-e S ak "MATTN¥E~2SC 10-15-25-35-50 flf m 8 P WINSOME KITTV O'KEIL A.\D B gj Ej I I.EOXAHD G. HOVER. JIC II B i B U In their clever character ® ® A impermonatlon isSlt| NEW YORK v TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW Double Attraction. Flrat and exclwilve presentation of CHARLIE CHAPLIN "The Kin* of Liagbmakrn." In hia latest release, jjfi® During- the action of this hilarious comedy, raapffß Charlie introduce* many new bits of business sure to provoke laughter from the most dig- KalMWaB \ Rifled. \ This is positively the only theater in Harris- \ burg showing this newest release, "THE \ com." iffliS V BTLLIE BURKE jjjjjj! jjg In chapter of B^^Hj Each episode more thrilling than the laat. ;3jgj2 To-day's added attraction PATHE (Educational). ' IT< '» added attraction HKAV CAR- FRIDAY EVENING, B. Warner wilt t>e co-starred in this play with Enid Markley. The storv deals with the spy system. it is believed to be employed nov. on the battlefields of Europe. The principal character of the play is a young man of mystery, who sometimes appears as a spy and again as an American war correspondent, ana no one really knows Just what this young man's mission is until the finish of the story. Ford Sterling will be seen on th> same program in a new Keystone comedy, entitled "Ala Cabaret." Something novel in the way of a com edy sketch is offered hv Woolf and Stewart at Majestic Uood Sketch this week. They present at Majestic a little playlet entitled. "In Two Flats." Another act on the bill is O'Rourke and Gildea, the team that appeared at this theater lust season. Their vehicle is entitled. "Waiting For the Wagon." but the title doesn't count much. It's the singing of Mr. O'Rourke, whose voice is a natural tenor, and over which he has excellent control. His Irish ballads, as well as Mr. Gildea's poem entitled. "Mother," were very well received. Surrounding th»se two attractions are the Morton Jewell Trio, who present a very good singing and Juggling act; Fagg ana White, blackface entertainers, and the Four Aitkens, in a good roller skating act. The Regent Theater presents a double attraction to-day and to-morrow, when Charlie Chaplin is Charlie t haplin presented in "The at the Regent fount," and Billie Burke is presented in the twelfth chapter of "Gloria's Ro mance." The Regent has first and ex clusive preesntation of Chaplin come dies in this city. Charlie first appears as a bushelman in a small clothes presses establish ment conducted by Campbell. Among the customers is-£«o White, a fortune, hunting count, who leaves an invitation to a reception and dinner at Edna's home in a suit he wants pressed. Camp bell finds the invitation and decides i<» imperonate the count. It develops that Charlie's sweeheart is a cook in Edna's house, but he has a rival in the police man on that "beat." While Charlie Is making a call his rival enters and ho is forced to hide in the dumb-waltei, which carries him to the floor above. He jumps out and is received and intro duced as the real count. Charlie pre sents Campbell as his secretary, and while at dinner is lionized by the hostess and her guests. Billie Burke, in the twelfth chaptei of "Gloria's Romance." entitled. "Her Fighting Spirit," is on the same pro gram. Failing to overtake Mulry, at Palm Beach, Gloria, her father, brother and Doctor Royce return to Xew York, but Gloria continues to mourn over the loss of Frenoau. her fiance. WEST END CIXB PLAN'S RIG FALL CORN ROAST To-morrow night's to be a "big night" at the West End Republican club. Flans have been completed for a "corn roast" and a big attendance of the members is expected. The plam for the opening of the Fall cam paign will be discussed informally and there will be music and luncheon. CREATE PARK IX ALASKA By Associated Press Washington. D. C.. Sept. B.—A bill creating a national park of about 2,200 square miles of public land in Alaska, including Mount' McKlnley. the high est mountain on the North American continent, was passed to-day by the Senate. The park will constitute a game preserve. The bill has not passed the House. AMUSEMENTS BOY WINS FIRST PRIZE IN KIPONA BOAT PARADE hri the . 6 " fr ° m the h's^ot'.^.ltfake^ll^.yl^t^s't SUFFRAGISTS ARE LEARNING TO VOTE Take Time by Forelock in Electing Their Own Officers By Associated Press Atlantic City, Sept. B.—Delegates to the National American Woman Suff rage Association in convention here, who say they expect to be enfran chised before many years have passed, are taking time by the forelock and are learning how to vote. Jn electing their national officers the delegates are following much the same plan of States where there are State-wide primary laws. The two candidates receiving the highest vote for any office will be placed on the election ballot and will come up for election to-morrow. In carrving out the election the women are using vot ing machines and for the last two days delegates have been practicing on the machines in order to be able to vote without making a mistake Mrs. Car rie Chapman Catt voted a full ticket in seventeen seconds. Other are try ing to break this record. Election laws have been adopted that prohibit women from electioneer ing at the polling: place and from car rying on their campaign for favorite candidates within one hundred feet of the polling place. Expect Ro-eleetion with the exception of three officers who have announced they will retire, .ill the present efficers expect to be re-elected. So far as can be learned I Mrs. Catt has no opposition for presi- ' if. 1 ?. 1 ' 11 is said Mrs - Walter McXab Miller, of Columbia. Mo., will be elected first Vice-president to succeed i Mrs. Frank M. Roessing, of Pitts bur ph. Pa. Mrs. Thomas Jefferson Smith, of Kentucky, is said to be the probable successor or Mrs. Miller as first auditor. The convention to-day defeated by! an overwhelming vote a resolution I that the association in the present 1 national campaign support only those ! candidates for national offices who pledge their support to the passage of the Susan B. Anthony amendment for; a federal constitutional amendment President Wilson will address the! delegates in a Boardwalk theater to-! night. There will be no recepton l committee to meet him at the sta- i tion, but a guard of honor made up' of one delegate from each State will be lined up to greet him when he reaches the theaters. Wants Investigation of Foreign Attempts to Influence Elections By Associated Press Washington. D. C., Sept. B.—Just before Congress adjourned. Represen tative Gardner, of Massachusetts, in troduced a resolution, which he an nounced he would press at the winter session, for Congressional investiga tion of organizations which it is al leged under foreign influence have at tempted to affect elections of Con gressmen. He named the American embargo conference and the American commerce and protective committee among these he wanted investigated ' to disclose the source of their financial support and to determine whether I j they have violated the neutrality of i the United States or any of the cor- Irupt practice acts in connection with elections. In a statement accompanying his resolution Mr. Gardner charged that [t was commonly understood that one of these pro German organiza tions has a large fund in Maesachu l setts which it intends to use in four [ Congressional districts. 4 HARRISBtmo H&SS)! TELEGRAPH SLAVE TALES IN ANCIENT RECORD Old Ledger Reveals How Hu man Chattels Were Kept in 1790 !■■■— iii in i in i Houseclean // I A JTf ing days are on at JJ\J A 111 the Prothonotady's Office, in the Court- Jx> house, and among tlle ancient and yel- lowed books found to-day was a little, old-fashioned ledger wt«-. *jg£ that dealt with the 1 ' ThBRBBv comings and tjoings i d ,n tlle w f""ld of the liIEMJUiaSk negroes of Dauphin county when a black man or woman was ri _ a , personal chattel. On the book was the still barelv per -SSJ«We Instruction: "Slave Record— ,.? louw *° ' ny stone R. S. Blouse, i? will repair the lon« Hnmn »i°, Horseshoe pike, from Hummelstown to Hockersville. at ti 43 H, e L„ ton fo i- 1,000 tons of crushed Hnn*i i ™ n ? lrected t° P'ace an addi tional 1.000 tons on the stretch of piKe ?own e o? "ockersville and Campbells town at the same price. I -»Wil, r ' l .U ,p l* . h ' ,,h * Thp contract for ? K the high service six-inch water wfn null k y and nineteenth streets, "Jill likely be awarded by City Commis sioner H. K Rowman to Johnson and Uyme This firm was the only biddei, and bid s,it>o.lo. The unique feature about this improvement lies in tlle fact hat the change will be made without interfering with the service. Briilue Viewer.*' Report. Viewers appointed by the Dauphin Countv Court to report on the question of rebuilding two bridges across Conwanesque rlvei in Nelson and Deertteld townships, Tioga county, recommended to the ( ourt to-day that the bridges be ru built at a cost of $21,000 and $14,000, respectively. The viaducts cross tin. stream near Knoxville and Nelson. The Deerfleld county bridge is to be placeo about 100 feet above the site of the ola structure. Both bridges were swept away by floods on June 17, 1916, Return From (ire inn. Cltv Clerh Charles A. Miller and family. Including his daughter, Mrs. John K. Perry, son, John F Jr.. and Professor John K Perry, have returned from summering at Mt. Gretna. One New Case of Typhoid To-day; Two Go to Hospital <">ne new case of typhoid fever was reported in the city to-dav and two more typhoid patients were admitted to the Harrisburg Hospital. At present there are twenty-eight, typhoid victims in the hospital, com pletely filling two wards. Arrange ments have been started for the open ing of a third ward. Ice cream and cream tests are being continued to-day and Dr. J. M. J. Rau nif'k. city health officer, said that there has been a marked improvement in the samples. Maoy of them contain disease germs in small amounts, how e\er. FALLS FROM HIGH PORCH Bernard Gallagher, aged 5, son of Mr. and Mrs. John P. Gallagher, 1938 Keginu street, fell from a high porch yesterday, sustaining severe head in juries. The boy \va.< unconscious for hours, but partly recovered to-day. He is being treated at home. ATTACKED WOMAN WITH ICE PICK. IS CHARGE Charles Sehlesser. charged with at tacking Mrs. Jennie Spriggs, South Cameron street, with an ice pick, was arrested last night by Detectives Schelhas and Spcese. He was held for a hearing to-day. HIT MAN WITH HATCHET Charged with feloniiounly assault ing rteff Tinelli, 633 Walnut street, with a hatchet last night and inflict ing a deep gashs In rws shoulder and scalp, Joseph D 1 Vouci was arrested by Officers Kelly and Lursen. Tinelli was treated at the Harrisburg hos f>ital. , J HUGHES CONTINUES ATTACKS ON LAW "Whole Country Stood Aghast" at Enactmnct of R. R. Legis lation,'Ho Says By Associated Press Lewiston, Maine, Sept. 8,-r-Charles E. Hughes, speaking here to-day, con -1 tinued his attack on the administration ! In connection with the enactment of the Adamson law. Mr. Hughes as ! serted that the "whole country stood 1 aghast" at "the abandonment of ex j ocutive prerogative and Congressional ; duty." Mr. Hughes, reviewing his record in connection with labor legislation while Governor of New York,'read an edi toriai from the Legislative Labor News |of October, 1910, in which it was ; said that he was the "greatest friend | of labor laws that ever occupied the ! Governor's chair at Albany." Need Faiiinindodncss "What we need in this country is fairmindedness," he continued. "When ; w e have a grievance the thing to do is to examine the bases of fact. There i is not a question in this country that can't be settled if you get at It in the right way. "The bill to which 1 refer carried on its face the declaration of its own i delects. It proceeded to absolutely Impose a wage scale and then to con sider it. "I want fair wages but the prin ciples of American government under lie every contract, every opportunity of labor." From Lewiston the nominee proceeded to Waterville. Col. Roosevelt Will Stamp Western States For Hughes By Associated Press New ork, Sept. B.—Colonel Roose velt has agreed to go west in the in terests of the Hughes presidential cam paign. So far the only definite date and place fixed for a Roosevelt speech is Pnttle Creek. Mich., September 30. When the arrangements have been completed a program will probably be laid out routing the Colonel over Illi nois. Indiana. Minnesota, Wisconsin, the Pakotas and other States. Will Bury Former Police Chief Tomorrow Afternoon Funeral services for Henry J. Sny der. aged "2, a former chief of the Harrisburg police, who died at the home of his sister. Mrs. Katherine West, Cape May, Wednesday night, will be held at the home of his niece, Mrs. W. H. Yocurn, 1721 Green street, to-morrow afternoon a*. 3.30 o'clock. I'ndertaker Hoover received «he body last evening. He is survived bv one sister, Mrs. Katherine West. Rurial will be made in the Harrisburg Ceme tery, with the Rev. Edwin A. Pyles pastor of the Fifth Street Methodist Church, officiating. Mr. Snyder was employed at the Roas planing mills for thirty-eight years and had been re tired for the last several years. He was a charter member of the Hope Fire Company and a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, I.odge No. 70. He was chief of the Police Department during Mayor Wil son's t'erm. Nearly 3,200 Names Added to "Extra" Assessment Lists Nearly 3200 additional names were placed on the extra assessment l!9ts throughout the city according to the unofficial returns received to-day at the county commissioners' office and while many of these, political lead ers, figure are necessarily duplica tions, the result in genera! shows that the number of voters eligible for reg istration in the city this year is greater than ever before. The unusual number is due in a measure to the excellent svstem of precinct ••blocking" which had been mapped out by City Chairman H. F. i Oves and the city committeemen. An other big boost of course, was the ! fact that this is a presidential year. ! The exact number of names on the extra assessment list according to the i figures submitted to the countv com missioners is 3159. The Second ward leads with 610. In the First ward i there were 79; Third. 196; Fourth, i 207; Fifth, 205; Sixth. 366; Seventh, Eighth, 213; Ninth, 425; Tenth, 1 243; Eleventh, 177; Twelfth, 83; j Thirteenth, 95. President Leaves For Stay Which May Extend Until After Election By Associated Press Washington, Sept. B.—President Wilson left Washington at 1 o'clock for a stay which may Cxtend until I after election in November. He ex pects to arrive at Atlantic City at 5.45 1 o'clock this afternoon and to-night I will speak before the National Wom -lan Suffrage Association. After spend : ing the night in Atlantic City he will i motor to the summer White House Shadow Lawn at Long Branch, N. J„ i for <an extended stay. The President was busy up to the itime of his departure with work in ! cident to the adjournment of Con ! Kress. After spending an hour at the Capitol signing bills he returned to the White House and attached his signature to many commissions and executive papers. A staff of secre taries, clerks and messengers left for Long Branch to-day and will open executive offices to-morrow at Asbury Park. The President plans to begin speaking to-night before the conven tion at 8.30 o'clock. Wilson to Speak Only Before Nonpartisan Clubs By Associated Press Washington, Sept. B.—President j Wilson told Senator Husting, of W'is j consln, to-day, that his present plan was to make speeches only before i nonpartisan organizations during the I campaign. He did not Include ad ' dresses he will make before delegates I which will be received at Long Branch, N. J. Senator Husting asked the Presi dent to speak in Wisconsin but Mr. Wilson replied he had no present in tention of making political speeches in different parts of the country. THREE STEAMERS SIIXK By Associated Press London, Bept. 8. The British steamship Strathtay and the Ellerman line steamship Tagus have been sunk. The Strathtay sailed from New Tork August 22 for Havre. She was 370 feet long, of 4,428 tons gross and was owned in Glasgow. While at her dock In New York in July of 1915 an at tempt was made to destroy her, fire : bombs being found concealed in the i i hold. SEPTEMBER 8, 191 ft ASTRICH'Si SPECIAL SHOWING AND SALE of snappy new Fall dresses in both silk and serge at very modest prices—these dresses are all up to the minute styles— materials all first class and beautifully tailored. Three new styles in fine quality taffeta dresses—these dresses are copies of much higher priced models and are made in styles that are adaptable for any use. Colors are navy, plum, black, green, brown. These dresses are the equal of dresses shown many places at $12.50 to $15.00. Specially a Q priced at The very stylish models in ALL WOOL SERGE DRESSES made with plain and plaited skirts. Fancy collar and-belt ef fects, in navy, Copen, green, brown and plum. Specially <£q QQ priced at $ V • V O Three NEW STYLES in SILK AISTS, just received. These waists are tailored and fancy effects, some with the stylish large collar; colors white and flesh. Specially -s q priced CpX#VO SPECIAL FOR SATURDAY, NEW F ALL COATS made of all wool cloth in the different mixtures, cut full flare with belt. These coats are very snappy and just the thing for early Fall and winter. Specially priced QS We are showing a beautiful assortment of new Fall Coats in every wanted mate rial, including velour, broadcloth and the much wanted bolivia cloth; prices range I from $7.50 to $50.00 Genuine bolivia cloth coats at $35.00 j| LOCAL TROOPERS TO GET SUPPLIES Railroad Men Send Big Sur rise Box to El Paso For For mer Fellow Employes Employes of the motive power de partment of the Pennsylvania railroad will get another surprise next week when a large box will arrive by Adams Express at El Paso, Texas. It will contain a household kit for each of the 3 4 soldiers who left the Pennsylvania employ to serve his country. Each supply is in a blue, brown or green hag, made of denam and with draw strings, wlilcn can be also used in liangfng the bagß up in the tents. On the outside of each bag is a gold keystone with black trimmings, hand painted. On the keystone is the name of each soldier, his company and regi ment, and the year they were called out. The contents of each bag in cludes: Comb, brush, tooth brush,, tooth paste, towels, stockings, thread, darn ing cotton, needles, pins, safety pins, playing cards, testament, buttons, shoe strings, wash cloths, aluminum individual drinking cup, scissors and soap. This is the second instalment of supplies sent to the front from the office of the ioeal master mechanic. The first shipment included cigars, smoking and chewing tobacco, cigar ets; and left this city on August 22. A third shipment will be made within the next six weeks. The supplies are purchased with money contributed by the local em ployes Of the shops and roundhouse of the Pennsylvania railroad. The cash is paid in monthly or at intervals, and there is still hand for more supplies. The collection of the Another Free Band Concert Under the auspices of the uptown mer chants, another free Band Concert will be held at the corner of Third and Broad streets to-morrow night at 7.30 o'clock by the MUNICIPAL BAND supplies and shipments are looked after by Assistant Master Mechanic H. G. Huber. The bags were made by the wives of the foremen and employes under the direction of Mrs. Hub'er. The men at the front include: Captain Harry G. Baker, adjutant of the Eighth regiment, clerk in the office of master mechanic; Sergeants Charles A. Burtnett and Frederick J. Russell; Corporals Charles E. Harcle rode, Claude W. Gerdes; Sergeant Major C. J. Yonts. First Pennsylvania Cavalry; Artificer Harry Harris; Wil liam H. Wyble, quartermaster Firs* Pennsylvania Cavalry; Privates Chas. Peters, L. M. Kissinger, D. R. Car michael. William G. Sheetz, Gordan W. Cassatt, Cloyd M. Parker, John C. Lawrence, Jesse Markev, Carl Line bach, A. J. Hall, Earl P. Miller, Ray mond X. Evans, Charles F. Killinger, William H. Adams, Richard H. Ben nett, Leroy B. Mounts, John B. Em rick, Glenn E. Mountz, Harold M. Hip pie, John L. Wolf, R. C. Jacobs and L. E. Eckenrode; Troopers, J. K. Smith, Ralph L. Smith, and Privates Waldo D. Bazzell and Lester Hein man, of the Sixth United States Cav alry, regular service. New Uptown Meat Market Will Open Doors Tomorrow To-morrow will mark the opening of the new store of Buehler Bros.' meat market at 431 Market street. This is one of a chain of stores In thir teen different States. The manage ment has announced that only govern ment-inspected meats will be sold. The main office of the company is in Chicago and the packinghouses in Peoria, Illinois. The new storeroom has been fitted up along the lines of a metropolitan meat market, deco rated In white and marble, a long serving counter at one side, a cash ier's booth at the other. The line of meats that will be sold will comprise all of the fresh* varieties as well as a complete line of smoked and fresh sausages. 15
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