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the Young Women's Christian Association
My! What a Pleasure
To shop in a store where you are sure to find perfect goods."
This remark was overheard at Robinson's Woman Shop on Saturday.
Bo sure and visit Robinson's Woman Shop: we carry NO SECONDS,
NO JOB LOTS. NOIt IK) WE BUY GOODS FOR SALE PI"RPOSE!>.
YOU ARE ALWAYS SURE TO GET PERFECT GOODS AT ROBIN
SOX'S WOMAN SHOP.
WOMEN'S AND MISSES' GIRLS' RAIN CAPES
WAISTS and QC the Celebrated
BLOUSES .... W i n g Cape OOC
Charming Silk Waists and Blouses: Guaranteed sateen capes with
many styles shown for the first A j-f-ft Q'VtSt
time: fresh and crisp. Every color
in every size. Packed in holly boxes diStinct ways; siTeYe to
free* 14 years.
WOMEN'S AND MISSES' Women's and Misses' fV p*
CLOTH DRESS -| Q|- House DRESSES .. 5/OC
SKIRTS A rOO
ChambraVs, ginghams and percales,
of all wool serge, black and navy in splendid checks and solid colors,
blue; pretty new styles, all regular Guaranteed washable and fast col
waist bands. Alterations free. ors; all regular and extra sizes.
&£tOpen Evenings Until Christmas'^*
Paderewski Loses Temper
at Polish Mass Meeting;
Philadelphia, Dec. 18.—Ignace Jan i
Paderewski's temperament got the i
better of him last night during his,
address in the Metropolitan Opera i
House, under the auspices of the Pol- \
ish Central Relief Committee of Phil
adelphia. The noted pianist and com
poser stopped four times his plea for
Ppland to scold prominent citizens
who were seated behind him on the
stage.
The first victim of Paderewski's an
ger was Dr. J. Dordonsky, chairman '
of the meeting, to whom the virtuoso i
complained because a draught annoy- j
ed him. Others on whom he vented
his displeasure were persons who were
walking in the rear of the auditorium >
and those in the audience who were '
coughing. Society notables who filled j
the boxes listened with amazement as
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MONDAY EVENING,
i the artist displayed his temper. He
even threatened to leave the building
i and was appeased only when Doctor
Dordonsky, visibly agitated, asked in
a tremulous voice that quiet be restor
i ed.
VERXOX CASTLE PROMOTED
American Dancer, Aviator For British,
Bags German Machine
Paris, Dec. 18. Lieutenant Ver
non Castle, of the Royal Plying Corps,
British army, has just been promoted
to operating a single-seated aeroplane
on defensive patrol work, after de
stroying a German machine last week.
Castle has arrived in Paris to obtain
a fast French machine, which he will
i drive back to the base. This is the
i first time Castle has left the front since
! May, when he was sent to France.
: Castle has bought a monkey for a
I mascot, after failing to find a lion cub
j like the American aviators. He will
take the monkey in his machine when
he goes back to the British front.
VENTILATION IS
MOST IMPORTANT
Commissioner Dixon Makes
Public Some Thoughts About
Getting Pure Air
Pure air is necessary if efficient
work is to be done in office, factory or
school and yet the subject of ventila
tion is one In which the average per
son needs considerable instruction.
Too often pure air is sought by
means of open windows which pro
duce drafts and the subject should be
carefully considered declares Dr. Sam
uel G. Dixon, the State Commissioner
of Health, in an Interview on ventil
ation in winter time. Dr. Dixon has
been making observations on the sub
ject for years and gives the follow
ing result of his study:
"The question of proper ventilation
during the winter months is one which
it is quite difficult for many people
to solve.
"It is apparent to almost everybody
that the admission of pure air is nec
essary if efficient work is to be per
formed in office and school and if re
freshing sleep is desired by nlglit.
The fresh air does not depend upon
the temperature and can be supplied
by a proper heating and ventilaUng
system.
"The opening of windows while it
admits the fresh air, often causes
drafts which are uncomfortable, not
to say injurious. Where a numebr of
people are occupied in a room it is of
ten a cause of subjecting one or two
to exposure if the windows are opened
to secure ventilation. This can be
avoided by an ample supply of warm
ed air.
"Numerous devices, more or less ex
pensive, have been placed on the mar
ket, but are not always satisfactory.
The most economical and at the same
time probably the most efficient ven
tilating device is one made of glass
or wood eight or ten inches in height
and made the width of the sash. This
should be placed under the sash with
a slant from the bottom to the top
at an angle of 45 degress, leaving an
opening at the top covered with
cheese cloth.
"Ventilators of this sort are so sim
ple that they can be made at small
cost anywhere and covering can be
readily replaced. They are suitable
for office and school room, living
rooms and bedrooms. They permit
reasonable ventilation without too
great a loss of heat and prevent that
stuffiness of atmosphere which is dan
gerous to health and destructive to to
' real comfort during the winter
: months. This device leaves an opening
between the upper and lower sash
through which the used air of the
room may escape."
Dynamite Bomb Damages
Police Station in Boston
Boston, Mass., Dec. 18.—Three men]
placed a bomb made up of about 20
sticks of dynamite in Police Station!
No. 8, occupied by the harbor police, l
at 6:38 yesterday morning. When the
slow burning fuse reached the dyna
mite an explosion which rocked and
damaged the station house and about
twenty-live buildings in North, Saluta
tion and Commerce streets followed. '
While no lives were lost and no one!
even seriously injured, the property
damage will reach into the thousands.
Two Italians, giving New York ad
i dresses, have been held as suspects
i though the police admit they have no
i tangible evidence against them.
Aged Pair Slain in Home,
Hoarded Wealth Missing
Peoria, 111., Dec. 18. Mr. and
Mrs. John P. Becker, 85 and 83 years
old, respectively, were found murder
' cd at their home near Mason City, 111.
|Thc couple had been shot to death and
! their home riddled with bullets.
Bloodhounds arc on the trail of the
j slayers.
I The couple, said to be wealthy and
the owners of 3,000 acres of farm '
' land, are reported to have hoarded
their wealth since the failure of a
, Pekin bank several years ago. T1 is •
money, together with $3,000 rent
J money received recently, is missing.
"Egg King" Immune From
U. S. Law, Agent Finds
Chicago, Dec. 18. After three!
weeks investigation of the operations I
!of James E. Wetz, self-styled egg king !
who is said to have 72,000,000 eggs
in Chicago cold storage houses and to ;
be one of four men who are said to
| control the egg market of the Middle
| West. Chief Hinton O. Clabaugh, of
the Bureau of Investigation of the
! Department of Justice, has reported 1
to United States District Attorney'
Charles F. Clyne, that he has been I
unable to obtain evidence of con-!
spiracy upon which to base a prosecu- !
i tion.
According to the report Wetz oper-!
ates largely alone and his actions do 1
not come within the scope of the Fed- i
eral laws.
SE PTUAGKN AHI A V HA N DSOM EST
MAX
Ilazleton, Pa.. Dec. 18.—Although
seventy years old. Major Stephen
Drasher. a Civil War veteran, was
awarded the prize as being the hand
somest man at the charity ball of the
Freeland Elks.
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BELL—I9OI—IMTfcID HARRISDURG, MONDAY, DECENIIKR 18. 116. FOUNDED 1871
A SALE OF
Women's Fashionable Coats
Christmas is but a few days away, and the event is timed just right for those who'
would honor the recipient with a practical gift.
This we had in mind in planning the sale—a sale which provides the newest coats
for women at prices greatly lowered from those of actual worth.
Several Hundred
$7.50, $9.50, $12.50, sls
Here are the highest types of coats elegant models that are the last word in style
and quality, from the rather plain conservative as well as the more elaborate garments.
Certain coats are trimmed with velvet or plush; others have fur trimmings of rac
coon, skunk and opossum.
Look for wool plush, zibeline, velours, diagonals, Bolivia cloth and novelty mixed
cloths, in green, brown, Burgundy, Santiago, gold, navy and black.
The collection is a diversified one, giving great latitude in the selection of a becom
ing coat —and being priced far below their value, they may truly be termed bargains.
Please note that these are brand new mid-winter coats on sale for the first time
to-morrow.
BOWMAN'S—Third Floor.
ALFALFA FEED
NOT FOR CHICKEN
State Expert Gives Some View
in Regard to Raising of
Poultry
Alfalfa is not a desirable poultry
food in the opinion of W. Theodore
Wittman, poultry expert of the De
partment of Agriculture \yho has
made a careful study and investigation
of the value of poultry feeds.
Mr. AVittman says In a department
bulletin: "I have known for years,
I positively and definitely, that poultry
| of all ages does not like alfalfa and
I will refuse it if anything else 'green'
can be had. Because certain farm and
i poultry papers have continued to print
information that alfalfa was good
poultry feed and that poultry like it,
I have for the last two years made it
a point to make careful Inquiries when
meeting expert and successful poultry
farmers as to what their experience
was. The replies are a unit in agree
ing with my observations, viz: that
poultry does not like alfalfa and will
not eat it if anything else of like na
ture can be had—eating for instance,
DECEMBER 18, 1916.
most weeds by preference; that the j
addition of as small a quantity as 2 per
cent, to the dry mash of ground alfalfa
or alfalfa meal will cause an appre
ciable decrease in the amount of dry
mash consumed. Wetting the mash
or feeding it as a warm mash and you
have the same results: 10 per cent, to
25 per cent, of alfalfa in the mash will
cause, in white leghorns, a noticeable
decerase In egg production.
"I do not know that continued feed
ing of alfalfa will injure poultry or
that continued feeding of small quan
tities will decrease the net yield of
eggs. On the supposition that hens to
do well must be contended, 1 have al
way tried to be decent with them and
even humor them."
Lewis Gun Condemned
by War Department
Washington, D. C., Dec. 18.—Offi
cial condemnation of the Lewis ma
chino gun; extensively purchased (op
the Rritish and Canadian armies, is
expressed in a formal statement issued
last night by Secretary Baker, assum
ing full responsibility for the action
of the Waf Department with respect
to the much discussed weapon and
directing that controversy among th
army officers over it cease.
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