FRIDAY EVENING, HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH DECEMBER 15, 1916. 26 THE ANNUAL HOLIDAY DISPLAY OF Christmas Grand Pianos Christmas Upright Pianos j pl|j Christmas Player Pianos and Phonographs OPENS TO-DAY For years we have had the distinction of selling most of the Christmas Pianos sold in Harrisburg. If you are in terested in a Piano or Player Piano, you will also be interested in knowing why this is true, for if the majority of buyers come here, that is a very good reason for your coming here also, is it not? ik reason is this: We offer choice from the greatest variety of the World's Leading Makes; our prices are the 1! mmm lowest because our business is the largest; our terms are the easiest and our guarantee the strongest. JfflSllPlil mrm p. Bring your Christmas fund checks to us, we'll cash them cheerfully for you, or apply them on the purchase of a Christmas Sale of exchanged Pianos. Every instrument guaranteed for ten years and put in first class shape in our own factory. Many of them so nearly perfect, it would puzzle an expert to tell them from new. J jj ® v I If interested in a fine Talking Machine, let us demonstrate to you the Magnola and the Starr. These machines will play any record manufactured. Lose no time in ordering your phonograph, whether for immediate or Christmas delivery. See our Christmas Benches, Cabinets, Scarfs and Player Rolls. These are gifts which will be more than appre- New Pianos and Player Pianos Used Pianos and Used Players J9| Ives & Pond Straight Piano... $450 Doll & Sons Straight Piano... $350 Stultz & Bauer Straight Piano $l4O Sterling Straight Piano $lB5 1 iFO? f ] Boothe Piano S3OO Doll & Sons Player Piano SSOO Everhart Bros. Straight Piano sllO Wason Player Piano $250 Kroeger Straight Piano $385 Brinkerhoff Player Piano.... $550 Chickering & Sons " S9B J. &C. Fischer Player Piano. .$475 """ Troup Bros - strai g ht Piano.. .$325 Leonard Player Piano $550 York Straight Piano $75 Troup Bros. Player Piano... .$350 I j v Brinkerhoff Straight Piano.. .$350 Fisher Straight Piano $450 Palmer Straight Piano S7B Gulbransen Player Piano $250 ||f| /' Needham Straight Piano $250 Haines Player Piano $475 Weser Bros. Straight Piano... $125 H. P. Nelson Player Piano.... S3OO * | Colby pl ayer Piano $275 > 4-vJVni From now until Christmas the store will be open every evening until 9 o'clock for the convenience of those who cannot call during the day. TROUP BROS., 317 Chestnut St. HARRISBURGIN '52 DESCRIBED President Klein Addresses His torical Society on City's "River Bank" Two outstanding features of the regular meeting of the Historical So ciety of Dauphin county, held last eve ning in the Kelker building, were the remarkably interesting address of the president. Theodore B. Klein, and the presentation by Benjamin M. Nead of a number of relics of other days that in the years to come will increase in historical value. President Klein chose as his subject "The River Bank of Harrisburg," de scribing its scenic beauties, remark able improvements, and enlarging upon the continuation of its attrac tive shore line north of the city as far and farther than Millersburg. A curious old business directory of the Town of Harrisburg for the year 3 852, the gift of William H. German to the Historical Society, was present ed by Air. Nead with explanatory comments and reminiscences of the period and the people to which the old directory rclo.tes. Contained in this interesting volume are the names of many of the old families who con ducted the business of Harrisburg in Us formative period and who laid at that, time the foundations for the thriving community into which the Jittle town of '52 has grown. Mr. Nead also presented on behalf of Mr. Ger man one of the mammoth wrought iron nails used in the construction of the old market sheds that were at one time planted in the center of Market Square. The election to membership in the society of Henderson Gilbert preceded the address and presentation. JIMOH CONTEST WIWF.MS Winners this afternoon In the junior oratorical contest at Central high school were: First, $2. r >, to Willard Smith; sec ond, sls, Otto Llppman; third, $lO, Richard Mount. CLASSIFIED BUSINESS DIKECTOrtY lUI.VUS lut -• VA I >U wiifcatfa: iii Artificial Lib.bi nu , u*aea Brace* for all deformities, abdominal •upportera. Capital City Art. Limb Co. 412 Market St Bell Phone. French Clcaulou and Dyeing Goodman s, tailoring and repairing, all Kuaranteed. Call and deliver. Ball phone 22118. 12'jSVi N. Sixth St. tire Insurance and Heal Eaiatr i. K. Glpple—Fire Insurance— Ileal K. tate—Kent Collecting. IX6I Market at. BU phone. Photographer bai'Khten Studios—Portrait and Com. tnerclai Photography, zio N. Third St. Ball *6BB. u Tailor* George F Shope. Hill Tailor. 1241 Mar. kc-8. Fall goods are now ready. Mkim and Enamel Letters Poulton, 307 Market street. Hell Dhono Pruiupt and eflicient service. ROOMS ENGAGED FOR EDWIN R. COX Headquarters Will Be in the Commonwealth Hotel Right Near Baldwin Rooms Headquarters for Representative Edwin 11. Cox's campaign for the speakership were engaged at the Commonwealth hotel to-day and the big parlor which is across the hall from the Baldwin headquarters will be the reception room. Additional rooms have been taken for Mr. Cox and his friends. They will bo opened the day after Christmas and will be manned by friends of the Phlladel phian and come administration men. Several representatives known to be administration men were here to-day to see Governor Brumbaugh upon his return from Washington and it was declared again that everything was looking fine. Secretary Ball received the visitors in the absence of the Gov ernor. Humors were again busy to-day about officials who might resign, but nothing transpired while the Gover nor was away. One story that For estry Commissioner R. S. Conklin, of Columbia, might not be reappointed was put to flight by a remark that the administration is not going to irritate Congressman Griest, who is a power in Lancaster. Mention of names of officials who might be irritated to the point of resigning, if they were not asked to do so, took a wide range. The Governor will havo to name the new county treasurer of ambria as County Treasurer Meyer died yes terday. The administration is anxious to capture votes in Cambria. f ~~~ I Today Is the Birthday Anniversary of— Jim D. K. QLAZIKR Mr. Glazier is in charge of the Arcade I-aundry, and Is widely known in the West End. He is a native of Dayton. Ohio. MORRIS ADOPTS BABY GIRL HE SAVED FROM FIRE Rushes Into Building at Sapulpa, Oklahoma; Mother's Dying Request Is Granted New York, Dec. 15.—Whatever may be said about the fighting of Carl Morris, Ihe Oklahoma lireman, no charge has ever been made about his nerve or about his fierce ness in dealing with an oppo nent in the ring. Morris' implacabil ity in the ring has been the most not ale feature of his fighting. Psychologists might be interested In the contrast in character of the big heavyweight in and out of the ring. In his home life he is completely at the mercy of a little mite of a 2-year-old girl with curly yellow hair. Behind this affection lies a story of bravery that Morris or no other fight er ever equaled In the ring. Itesf lies IJttlc Girl The mite of a girl, Dorothy Nell Morris, the heavyweight's adopted daughter, was descued from a hotel RILLING FROWNS ON DUPLICATION Public Service Commissioner Quotes Policy in Perry County Case Public Service Commissioner John S. RillinE, in an opinion refusing to grant extensions asked by the Perry Telephone and Telegraph Company from Newport to Liverpool and Blootnflold to Liverpool makes known the policy of the Commission in regard to duplication of telephone facilities. The Perry company had asked ap proval of thirteen extensions in Perry, Cumberland. Juniata and Franklin counties and ihe Cumberland Valley Telephone Company objected to two of them, claiming it was already ade quately serving the communities. "The general policy of this Com mission is against the duplication of facilities of public utilities in the same district unless they are necessary for the accommodation, convenience or safety of the public therein," says Mr. Rilling. "The policy of telephone regulation by the Commission will ul timately lead to great improvement. It makes it incumbent upon every company to so maintain its facilities and to furnish such service that in tercommunication with other compan ies can be properly made and In this way the telephone service in the State will be brought to a high degree of elflciency. . . . It is most unfor tunate that the present existing com petitive conditions in telephone ser vice exist or were ever permitted to be created in our State. In ninny or our communities the public is bearing the burden and suffering the inconve nience and annoyance of two tele phone systems. A divided service Is offered and many are obliged to pay a rental to each company; two pole lines obstruct and disfigure the streets and the duplication of the necessary wires is an added danger. . . . To permit the extension of the lines of one telephone company into the ter ritory served by another as is asked in this case, can only result in incon venience and annoyance to the patrons of both and In the end will affect the service of both companies. The time will soon come when ohe will give way as the patience and endurance of the public, long suffering though it may be, will not permit itself to be tire in Sapulpa, Okla., in which her parents died, by Morris, who entered :he hotel as a gas explosion started the blaze. Morris rushed into the building and fought his way through the (lames and smoke in the hotel oflice to the main hall, where he stumbled over the body of a woraan. Half unconscious, the woman thrust a baby into his arms and told him to carry her to safety. After leaving the child outside Morris again fought his way into the hall and carried out the woman, who proved to be Mrs. .Tames Friends, a friend to Morris and his wife. She died two days later from burns. The father had been killed by the explosion. At the mother's dying request, Mor ris adopted the child. imposed upon .by a duplication of tele phone systems." Mr. Killing refers to the policy adopted by the commission "whereby unnecessary and useless competition should be prevented," and suys it is based on "sound reasoning." j Continued Apprehension ; Over Peace Causes Violent Liquidation in Wall Street New York, Dee. 15. The stock market experienced another feverish session of violent liquidation to-day, credited to continued apprehension over the effect of possible peace on the earnings of munitions, steel and (kindred concerns which have profited | by the war. Losses in the stocks of these com panies ranged from 3 to 12 points under yesterday's lowest quotations with 32 for Bethlehem Steel. it was the third seveie downward move | ment 3ir.ee the announcement of the German peace proposals Tuesday. The Helling came from all quarters, the out of town element being a con siderable facto: - . Bearish aggressions again contributed to the enormous of ferings, which taxed the machinery of the exchange to such an extent that bonds i-emained unquoted during the forenoon. i In the opinion of some observers the peace developments served as an j excuse rather than the real reason for j part of the heavy selling of the last j four days. It was pointed out that jthe market had become top heavy as a result of a large and unwieldy bull ac count which made it easily susceptible or vulnerable to any untoward events. Another important fator was the at titude of local banking Interests which had expressed disapproval of further market excesses, this being shown in the sharp scrutiny of speculative stocks and loans. U. H. Steel was again the outstand ing feature, almost 400,000 shares changing hands before noon as an ex treme loss of 4 points. Greater weak ness was shown by Industrial Alcohol, i Marines. Atlantic Gulf and West Indies, Central Leather, Lackawanna Steel, Utah Copper and International Paper. Sales to noon totaled 1,300,- 000 shared. Rallies of 1 to 3 points were made in the early afternoon but the market I continued extremely sensitive. GOVERNOR'S FATHER 11,1. Word was received here to-day that Governor Brumbaugh's father is ill at his home in Huntingdon county. The Oovernor may go to him later in the I day. POMEROY SENDS IN RESIGNATION Complies With Governor's Re quest and Draws Attention to Reasons For Dismissal A. Nevin Pomeroy, of Chambers burg, whoHe resignation was requested by Governor Brumbaugh yesterday for political reasons, to-day sent his resignation to the Governor to take effect January 1. The Governor was in Washington when the letter reach ed his office and will not be here until late in the day. No statement as to who the successor of the supervisor of printing would be or when the an nouncement would be made was ob tainable. It is intimated that it will not be made hastily because of the speakership contest, which is the rea son for other appointments being held within the Governor's bosom. Mr. Pomeroy came here this morn ins with his letter written. There were reported last night that he might refuse lo resign, but he speedily laid them at re.-t by sending the letter to the executive offices and issuing a copy. The resignation says: "In compliance with your verbal re quest of yesterday, I herewith tender m.v resignation as superintendent of public printing and binding, the same East End Bank 13th and Howard Sts. Our Christmas Savings Society Is Now Open For 1917 All Series as Usual E. A. HEFFELFINGER, President JOHN K. MAY, Vice President AL. K. THOMAS, Cashier (o take effect January 1, 1917, as sug gested by you. "I appreciate the statement made by you to me in requesting this resig nation: that it was not any malfeas ance in office or inefficiency on my part that prompted your request, as the department of printing and bind ing had been most satisfactorily con ducted under my administration, but because 1 had failed at various times to agree with you on matters of a po litical nature." Capitol Hill expressed the greatest interest in Mr. Pomeroy's action and his letter stating his gratification that there had been no fault found with his efficiency and that political mat ters forced the break caused much comment. "1 have sent my resignation io the Governor and will be glad to give my successor all the help possible when he assumes the office. I think my let ter to the Governor contains all 1 wish to say," said Mr. Pomeroy. Speculation as to the Governor's se lection of a successor was greater than in the stock market to-dny. It is ex pected that there will bo numerous applicants for the $3,000 place, which has always been especially attractive to newspapermen. The names of A. Nevin Detrlch, chairman of the late Washington party State committee; Howard E. Htitz, Mt. Union, the Gov ernor's boyhood friend; E. J. Lafferty, Philadelphia member of the anthra cite coal price probe commission; An derson H. Walters, Johnstown pub lisher. active Washington party man and former congressman; R. H. Thomas. Jr., Meehanicsburg publisher, ind others were wafted about the Cap itol on the snowy breezes to-day. The Capitol is now wondering who is to be next. PRINCIPAL FARM CROPS OF NATION SHOW BIG DROP Corn, Wheat, Potatoes Far Be low Average, Government Forecasters Estimate Washington, I). C., Dec. 15. Final estimates of this year's production of the country's principal farm crops, an nounced by the Department of Agri culture to-day. are: Corn, 2,583,211,000 bushels; compared with -',732,457,000, the 1010-11 average. Wheat, 639.586.000 bushels, compared with 728,225.000, the flve-.vear average. Oats, i .251.992.000 bushels, compared with 1.157.961,000, the 1910-14 average. Barley, 150,927,000, against 156.205,- 000. Hye, 47.483,000, against 37,568,000. Buckwheat, 11,840,000, against 17,- 022.000. Flaxseed, 15,459,000, against 18,353,- 000. Ilice, 41,982,000, against 24,378.000. Potatoes, 285,437,000, against 360,772,- 000. Sweet potatoes, 70,955,000, against 57,- 11-7.000. Hay (tame), 89,991.000 tons, against 66.234.000. Tobacco, 1,150,622,000 pounds, against 991,958,000. Cotton, 11,511,000 bales, against 14,- 259.000. Sugar beets, 6,071,000 tons, against 5,391.000. Apples. 67.695,000 barrels, against 65,966,000.
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