f| Just a Few || Suggestions || J| For Xmas k FROM | Astrich's §. W SILK PETTICOATS qA All plain, changeable and floral designs, M ££" $2.98 "$7 98 8 V . R WAISTS Jb the largest assortment in the city, most mod /§S GEORGETTE AND CREPE W DE CHINE WAISTS V*/ Special $6.00 QOf to <£Q QQ WAISTS at... Q>37o VC LINGERIE WAISTS s (f Boxs olly 98c?51.98,52.98 MISSES' AND LADIES' c J t BATHROBES wC Made of Beacon Blanket Cloth, prices, $2.98. $3.98. $4.98 W v FURS MUFFS p f c $2.98, $3.98, $4.98 up to $45.00 °{f SCARFS .... $4.98 to $45.00 SETS $7.50 to $85.00 MM MISSES' AND LADIES' if# TCOATS, from $7.50 to $25.00 f •ftfl EXTRA SPECIAL Coats W .li')/ Values up to $28.50 with <£ 1 C Oft J y C fur collar, etc., at 3>ID.UU /J COATS ff tyed"a U , P ' os2ooo SIO.OO Special Sale of SWEATERS lyl ) Sale of High Class Sweaters. What more >oo\\ appropriate gift than a sweater? Children's, ( Misses' and Ladies'. All colors. Regular $5.00 Sweaters, at $3 98 ' Regular $7.00 Sweaters, at .. : $4.98 M Regular $9.00 Sweaters, at Qg * -* • * - 1 i. m mwwmmmmm IXmas Gifts Musical I Vict r °la s sls to S4OO vl I r Victor Records. .60c to $7.00 J Ukuleles ....; $5.00 up a flu J Mandolins $3.50 up /MM Guitars $4.50 up Off I 1111 l Banjos $5.00 up tj • 'US I W Violins $5.00 up 1 iSf I Banjo-Mandolins... $5.00 up f j Music Rolls 50c up g Music Stand Cases .. 50c up fpji IkSiliir IIUS Cases $1.50 up V.I il ' B Music Stands 60c up fjj li # Toy Music Boxes 30c Hi If i Band and Orchestra Instruments, Sheet Music, Books*? P. M. Oyler Music Store I 14 So. Fourth St. f —-tftj • 1 W■"■l**--- -■ *i*}r — ■ Vl;--n tflj- i. iff TUESDAY EVENING, NEWS OF STEELTON JOINT CIVIC ACTION URGED Co-operation of Civic Bodies Needed in Improving Health Conditions The Importance of co-operation on the part of civic organizations in pro moting better health conditions in any community, was emphasised by J. Lindley Hosford, of the State Depart ment of Health, in an illustrated lec ture at a banquet Riven in honor of members of the Municipal I.eague, by the Civic Club, in Frey's Hall, Front and Pine streets, last night. In his talk. Mr. Hosford. Referred to the health conditions of the ancients. Persons died without any record being kept of the cause of their death and births were not recorded. The important phase of his talk was on the typhoid fever germ. Moving pictures were used to show how a germ originated, grew and what meth ods were used by the State Board in combating the spread of the disease. Nearly 200 persons attended the af fair. In the receiving line were Mrs. J. M. Heagy, Mrs. William Darby, Mrs. R. M. Rutherford and Mrs. Charles Reinoehl, officers of the Civic Club. The Sara Lemer Trio of llarrlsburg, furnished music for the evening. Af ter the lecture refreshments were serv ed by six girls. The committee which had charge of serving the luncheon included Mrs. William Darby, chair man; Mrs. William Nell and Mrs. Carl Brinser. Ask your friends to tell you the best place to do your Christmas shopping and they will readily in form you that THE QUALITY SHOP, Front and Locust streets. Steelton, is that place. Goods of quality for men and young men at popular prices.—adv. Pastor to Entertain Men of Centenary U. B. Church The Rev. A. K. Wier, pastor of Cen-, tenary United Brethren church, will entertain the men of the church at a banquet and social affair in the base ment of the Sunday school room, Mon day night. The purpose of the affair is to en able the rastor to enlist his men for service during the evangelistic cam paign. which opens January 28 t and closes March 1. Dr. O. E. Williams and Mrs. Williams, of Warren, Pa., will conduct the services. Our store is fully stocked to meet all demands of Christmas shoppers. Our goods cannot be duplicated. Prices are growing higher every day. Buy your gifts to-day at THE QUAL ITY SHOP, Front and Locust streets, Steelton.—adv. Steelton Snapshots Missionary Talk—The last of a series of talks on foreign missionary work by the Rev. A. K. Wier, pastor of the Centenary United Brethren church, tomorrow evening, will be on "Our Work in Porto Rico." To Open Season—Steelton's newly organized basketball team will open the season this evening on the Or pheum Hall tloor. Middletown Big Five will be the opposing team. Class Meotin"—The annual Christ mas meeting of Dr. C. R. Miller's class of St. John's Lutheran Sunday School will be held this evening. Christmas Entertainment The Monumental A. M. E. Sunday School will present its annual Christmas en tertainment Christmas night under the direction of Charles F. Howard. The entertainment will be taken from "Santa's Little Boy," and Mrs. Casey's Boarders. CLASS ELECTS Officers were elected at a meeting of class No. 6, of the Neidig Memorial United Brethren Sunday school, Ober lin, last night. They are: President, Franklin Paul; vice-president, Harry Shearer; secretary, Raymond CJerliart; i treasurer, Raymond Nissley; librar ians, Alfred Holmes and Clarence Linn; Neidig correspondent, H. Mirl Wise; basketball manager, Roy Os man. BROTHERHOOD ELECTS At a meeting of the Otterbein Broth erhood of the Centenary United Breth ren church last night the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, 11. T. Hadley; vice president, F. A. Given; recording sec retary, Charles E. Shaeffer; treasurer, Robert M. Miller. Jr.; librarian, Her man Reard; chief usher. George Gal lagher; chorister, Robert Anderson; pianist, Clayton Maurer. The officers will serve until September 30 of next year. M'GINMS SPEAKS L. E. McGinnis, superintendent of the borough schools, spoke to an au dience of 700 men at a mass meeting held at Carlisle Sunday, under the auspices of the Young Men's Christian | | Association. GUARD NEVER THOUGHT OF CROSSING BORDER [Continued From First Page] all other volunteer systems in favor of universal training and service. | General Scott made it plain that the general staff had no quarrel with the officers and men of the guard but only with the system and argued that its defects were inherent in any plan that was based on the inclination of individuals toward military training. Before the naval committee, which resumed consideration of the 118 estimates after a week's delay. Cap tain William S. Sims, commanding I the new dreadnaught Nevada was the I iirst man from the active licet to pre | sent his views. He told of the conditions of modern battle practice at sea and the progress being made by the lleet toward battle ' efficiency. Brigadier General Weaver, chief of I coast artillery continued before the House Military Committee hiH ex- I planation of items for the coast de- I lenses in the 1918 bill. Would Have Required Year I The National Guard force mobilized i on the Mexican border would have re quired nearly a year of intensive train j ing to prepare it to meet trained I troops, Major General Hugh L. Scott, I chief of staff of the army declared to j day in continuing to urge a universal Help Wanted —Male WANTED Five young men to help out in gents' furnishing departments. Apply at once. The Quality Shop, Front and Locust streets. Steelton. Help Wanted —Female WANTED Two young ladles to help out In gents' furnishing depart ments. Apply at once. The Quality : Shop, Front and Locust streets, Steel- I rm. HARRISBURG SSBSgI TE + wAPH WILLIAM H. SIEG, PUBLISHER, DIES Former Owner of Stcelton Re porter, Postmaster and Coun cilman, Dead at Bellefonte "WILLIAM H. H. SIEG "William H. 11. Sieg, aped 79, retired newspaper publisher and former own er of the Steeltoh Reporter, now known as the Steelton American, died ■ at the home of his son. William P. I Sieg, in Bellefonte, this morning at 3.30 o'clock after a lingering illness. Mr. Sics established the Steelton | Reporter in 18 82 and was head of this business until he retired three years ago. He was a member of the Com mon Council, Harrisburg, from 1806 ,to 1876. He was secretary of Steel ton Council from 1883 to 1885, resigning to accept the posi tion of postmaster to which lie was appointed in February, of 1885. After serving three years and a half he was re-appointed by President Harrison and continued four years and a half longer in the same position. Horn Near Millersburg Mr. Sing was born in I-ykens Valley, near Millersburg. He was educated in the public schools of Harrisburg, and at the age of 15 learned the printing trade. He was superintendent-of the Harrisburg Telegraph in the seventies under George Uergner. During the Civil war he was engaged part of the time as clerk in the Harrisburg post office and was also in the secret ser vice under Governor Curtin, rendering valuable and efficient service to the government when the Southern troops were in the Cumberland Valley, pre vious to the battle of Gettysburg. He was a member of the Masonic order and of the Odd Fellows. The following children survive: Miss Mary Sieg, of Beilefonte: Mrs. Ar thur A. Smith, of Washington, D. C.; James Sieg, of this city, and Wil liam P. Seig, of Beilefonte. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 1 o'clock. Bur ial will be made in the Harrlsburg I cemetery. The Masonic order will have charge of the services. Shop early when selections are at their best. Anything purchased here ] may be exchanged after Christmas. Courteous treatment to all. THE QUALITY SHOP, Front and Locust streets, Steelton.—adv. RELIEF ELECTS OFFICERS Officers for the ensuing year were elected at. a meeting of the Transpor tation Department Relief Association last night as follows: President, H. B. Kough, vice-president, H. E. Mar tin; treasurer, Carl Schelhas; finan cial secretary, J. H. Gallagher; Re cording secretary. Charles M. Ramp; as.Vstant recording secretary, Wil liam Mcllheney; trustees, Herman Beard, J. Green and P. Breheny; re lief committee, Andrew Hetzel, John Brinton and William Mcllheney; chairman of executive committee. James J. Coleman. THE QUALITY SHOP, Front and' Locust streets, Steelton the store full of gifts for men and young men. Before buying elsewhere visit this store.—adv. hMIDDLETOWfI- • • | QUARTERS FOR MEXICANS Quarters for the Mexicans during the winter pre being erected by the Pennsylvania Railroad company," near the tracks near Middletown. EVANGELIST LEAVES After conducting an evangelistic campaign in the borough for several weeks, the Rev. and Mrs. O. E. Wil liams, left for Mt. Woif, York county, where they will conduct services for sometime. service military system before a Sen ate subcommittee. "Fortunately the Mexicans were untrained troops," he added, "and our purpose to protect the border was ac complished by the mere presence ot our men on the border without firing a shot. We never contemplated send ing the NatiQnal Guard over the bor der until they had been trained, al though I sat up until 2. or 3 o'clock every morning at the War Depart ment fully expecting a message say ing that the fight was on, that Per shing's force or the border guard had been attacked. Guard Would Have Boon Destroyed "We felt that the National Guard troops would have destroyed them selves in marching, had they been sent through that hard country. I "General Pershing's troops made phenomenal marches. There was not a National Guard organization that could have done it. It would have killed both men and horses." General Scott said there were twen ty thousand Carranza troops around the Pershing expedition and fourteen thousand more opposite Douglas, where great American interests are located. These were the points where he looked for attack. Was All U. S. Had "We sent the National Guard down because it was all we had and we ! wanted the Mexicans to see that sol i diers were coming." he said. "We sent some units almost unequipped." "Do you think this mobilization was beneficial to our country?" asked Senator Brady. "It do," answered General Scott. "It was very beneficial. It prevented an attack and gave protection to Amer ican lives and property on the border for the first time in five years." Take Year of Training General Scott disagreed with Gen eral Wood's statement yesterday that six months' intensive training would prepare soldiers for passage Into a federal reserve. The general staff be-1 lleved, he said, a year of intensive training to be the absolute minimum. He submitted the report on the Na tional Guard mobilization compiled by .forty regular army inspectors to show I "Goldsmith Furniture Makes Substantial Gifts" j|, Store Open Evenings Till Christmas <| | Mother's CMstmas | Goldsmith's List of Suggestions | Every One a Useful Gift | p I - List for Mother Sj | Magazine Stands, 3.00 to 15.00 || KJ 1 Parlor Tables, 9.00 to 35.00 ff LNHC) Writing Desks 12.00 to 75.00 y5 si JSr* .. Telephone Tables, 10.00 to 18.00 ffl/7 11/7\vis. 4L Reading Lamps 5.00 to 25.00 ==f li//\ 'V W Library Tables, 8.00 to 60.00 ■ aSaPij Sp If '\\ tlra! Sewing Rockers 3.00 to 12.00 jp| j| Is T I i\ Dressing Tables 20.00 to 65.00 JjS IfllKr f* \ f • Dining Tables 25.00 to 90.00 H I I 1 -"i ' § Serving Tables 12.00 to 35.00 H ' 1 Jt'k, * Buffets 35.00 to 100.00 , s gi | 1 \JO U Sewing Tables 8.00 to 25.00 1 Tea Wagons 14.00 to 25.00 llj ' Cedar Chests 10.00 to 25.00 Davenports 45.00 to 100.00 A Serving Trays 1.50 to 8.00 jN IS, Book Racks 1.50 to 5.00 M Foot Stools 5.00 to 10.00 /I(l '/l[\ 'P Floor Lamps 15.00 to 35.00 \f*jI /MlwAl\ = B Rugs 2.00 to 65.00 S Comfortable Rockers 3.50 to 15.00 v\ ' * Mirrors 2.00 to 25.00 > ' /v Hall Clock ' 50.00 ifflj''-'* g Bookcases 12.00 to 75.00 lUt\ Table Scarfs 2.00 to 5.00 lu\ Taborettes 2.00 to 5.00 ||| 1 1 ||\ ' Candlesticks 1.50 to 8.00 |gf j = Tilting Top Tables 8.00 to 30.00 |\ , H ||l Willow Chairs 4.00 to 12.00 /If 14? I \ l\ ill §§ Muffin Stands 5.00 to 10.00 ' * Ji- V A/ China Closets 20.00 to 90.00 " T ' || Cut out this list —you'll find it of great value for reference, it is but a partial list of the many real, serviceable, sensible and practical gift things to be found here. The prices quoted represent the greatest pos p sible values. Arrange to spend fifteen minutes of your shopping day here and let pi us help solve your gift-giving problem. £§ g * u We Pay Freight Reasonable Distances | GOLDSMITH'S I H North Market Square H the hopelessness of that system of ; military preparation from the army point of view. "It is the volunteer system that is at fault," General Scott said. "It has always failed us. It is undemocratic, unreliable, inefficient and expensive." Asked if doubling the pay of pri vates would improve the present sys tem. General Scott said: "If you increase the pay of the army to a point where it would pro duce a force of the size we must have, you will bankrupt the nation." Secretary Baker told the House military committee to-day that he had not yet made up his mind wheth er universal compulsory military ser vice, or a system of selective conscrip tion, was the best methods of prep aration for national defense. He dis cussed difficulties met with in mobili zation of the National Guard and var ious* questions connected with the I. order service. Before the House naval committee Captain William S. Sims, commander of the battleship Nevada asserted his opinion that 14-inch guns were supe : rior to the IC-lnch weapons with which new American battlecraft will be armed. There was wide difference of opinion in the navy, but he believed j a ship equipped with 14-inch guns would defeat a ship equipped with an i equal number of 16-inch guns if prop erly handled. . Maj. Gen. Clement's Chief of Staff Ordered Before Senate Military Committee El Paso, Tex., Dec. 19. Colonel George V. H. Mosley, chief of staff to Major General Charles M. Clement, of the Seventh Provisional Division, has been ordered to report before the Sen ate Committee on Military Affairs in Washington on Friday. Colonel Mosley to-day wired Sena tor Chamberlain of Oregon, chairman of the committee, requesting more time to arrange his affairs with the seventh division, the headquarters of which has been ordered to Pennsyl vania to be mustered out. Peel off Your Roagh Skin To remove roughness, chaps or any complexion difficulty, the best thing to do is to remove the skin itself. This Is easily and harmlessly done by the application of ordinary mercollzed wax. Tlie wax peels off the defective outer skin, a little each day, gradually bringing the second layer of skin to view. The new skin is beautifully soft, clear, white and young looking. Just procure an ounce of mercollzed wax at any drug store and use like cold cream. DECEMBER 19, 1916. He 0 Where's the man who won't appreciate a SHIRT f<£ Christmas? You who are uncertain what to give whether "him" means Father, Brother, Sweetheart, Chum; settle the question with SHIRTS! This store always carried big shirt stocks, but our Christmas sclejSlqlß| is more varied than ever, and values are better than expect to find elsewhere. Shirt prices range from One * to Six. Splendid color effects—the kind he'll I proud to wear Packed in handsomely ated Gift boxes and priced at 500, 550 ■ SI.OO. Then, too, our Holiday showing of Gloves and Sweaters; two important weather needs, ought to fill a big vacanfl your Christmas list. We have 'em infl selection. TirfisJ A " [ggBERD^JHElvirzJ 1116-1118 NORTH THIRD STRH P w . ■ Use Telegraph Want Ads Use Teleg 7
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