CHRISTMAS | sSaving Clubj ?. ' J \ Now Enrolling $ i i I UNION TRUST CO. I | of Pennsylvania | Jobbers Blow Safe in rency an<lSilver Wl,h ?20-0t)0 in cur * Bank. Get $20,000 and The >' o,, bers had several hours' start p] _ , ' . on posses formed in Tulsa and Skia- Flee to Outlaw Rendezvous took as telegraph and telephone wires leading into the town had been cut. ~ T , . , . Skiatook is only five miles from the Tulsa. Okla., Dec. 20.— -Robbers 111 Osage Hills, for forty years the he Oklahoma National Bank at Skla- rendezvous of outlaws, and officials ook, near here to-day blew open the believe the robbers are hiding there. Iji m Jt i/S NUFORM pL RE DU SO 1 I a! ' AVEWAC ' E IOURES I j|| STOU/FICURES j B W.B.Niiform Corsets W.B. Reduso Corsets give Style, Comfort and perfectly ma^e large tips disappear; bulky , j fitting Gown. Long wearing, they waist-lines more graceful; awk ... .i . . . . ward bust-lines smaller and assure the utmost in a corset at . .. ... ~ . r • , n - neater, and have the "old corset" most Economical Price. $3.00 comfort with the first fitting. f o sl-00. $5.00 and $3.00. WEINGARTEN BROS., Inc. New York, Chicago, San Francisco A A a* WASHINGTON D.C. OPPOSITE CAPITOL and UNION STATION Absolutely New and Strictly Pladarn Renowned for its High Service and Low Rates. A EUROPEAN PLAN" Room per day $1.50 _ without bath and up Jl2' i Roam per d,T $2.00 ■i\ j! iui&'f wlth bath tnd up J All Rooms Outside jjjig Jj Booklet for the asking PIANO BARGAINS PONT MISS TJIIS MP— THIS SALE . CLOSES SATURDAY H|3| sllO S3OO STRAIGHT PIANOS PLAYER PIANOS }?275 reduced sllO $750 reduced $475 S3OO reduced $125 S6OO reduced C 425 $350 reduced , $l5O SSOO reduced $375 S4OO reduced S2OO S4OO reduced S3OO TROUP BROS. Bell 814R 317 CHESTNUT STREET Open Evenings WEDNESDAY EVENING* ! DOLLAR WILL | SUPPLANT POUND I Cattcll Believes U. S. Standard Will Become Exchange Medium The message of optimism and good ! cheer which Edward James Cattell, of i Philadi'phia, brought to the 200 odd ! commercial travelers who were the | guests of the Chamber of Commerce at the noonday luncheon to-day in the Board of Trade building, loft on the minds of all who heard an impress that will not soon be effaced. Mr. Cat ! tell's speech bubbled over with en thusiasm and conlidence in the future of Pennsylvania and America and through it all there ran a delicious vein •of humor and kindliness and I philosophy. President David E. Tracy greeted | the Chamber's guests with the hope I that next year's annual gathering j might be held in the Penn-Harris hotel, and then turned the chair over to former President William J. Bow man, who introduced the speaker as the "official statistician arid grand old man of Philadelphia." "I want to live to be a hundred, to renew the lease, double the rent and I do my own repairing" was the cheery ! greeting of this nationally prominent J Philadelphia!!. The speech that fol lowed was replete with humorous an- I ecdotes and helpful suggestions, a rare | combination of philosophy and wit that held his audience in a grip that was not reelased till the speaker sat down amid long-continued applause. Through it all Mr. Cattell referred again and again to Pennsylvania and I the big part it is taking in the pro j gresslve action of the country. Penn | sylvania is going to lead the Union and the Union is going to lead the J world," was his optimistic prophecy as to the future of America. "Out of the tumult of pain and suffering Am erica will lind her soul, and then we wilt talk more of responsibilities and less of rights. An age of prosperity Is j dawning," he went on: "I foresee the j time when the pound sterling will give j way to the dollar as the medium of | exchange, and no matter what party is in power, America is bound to go ' ahead. In my travels over the world j I sense a change in the relations of l men; they are becoming more consid ' erate of each other, and little suspi- I cions and jealousies must be put aside: we are coming to a higher state of existence. Personally, 1 have turned | over a new leaf and ain now giving I the other fellow 10 per cent, of the j virtues I used to claim for myself." Notices City's Energy The speaker referred in complimen tary terms to the progresiveness and pulsating energy of Harrisburg that he noticed the minute he arrived in the city this morning. He also expressed pride in the city that he has known for fifty years and congratulated its citi zens on the proposed improvements and expansion of Capitol Park. At the conclusion of Mr, Cattell's re marks. the chairman introduced Cap tain Ed. Schell and Chaplain Bassler, who are here on furlough from the border, and City Commissioner E. Z. Gross made an appeal for funds to help pay for the auto truck that it is proposed to give the Eighth Pennsyl vania regiment for a Christmas pres ent. Over S3OO of the required S6OO has already been raised, it is under stood. 200 Americans Detained by Turks Are Granted Permission to Leave Washington, Dec. 20.—The 200 Am ericans, detained in Syria and Pales tine by the Turkish military author ities, have been granted permission to leave via Beirut on condition that they intern at Beirut for a month to make valueless any military information they may have. The United States has repeatedly made diplomatic efforts to to free the Americans, some of whom are mis sionaries and others naturalized citi zens, and until now each effort has been thwarted by the Turkish mili tary commander. Ambassador Elkus at Constantin ople reported tl.e Porte's action to the State Department to-day. Efforts will be made to have the time of intern ment shortened. The cruiser Des Moines now at Alexandria, will go to Beirut to take on the refugees. NEW U-BOAT STOPS SHIP Boston, Dec. 20. The Dutch steamship Maartensdyk was held up 100 miles from Falmouth, England, on December by a German submarine which tired a shot across her bow but later allowed her to proceed, Cap tain Bynik reported when his vessel arrived here to-day from Rotterdam. The submersible apparently was of a new type. HAJ?RISBURG TELEGRAPH IIEM 11)01—UNITED HAHKISBURU. WEDNBSDAV, DECEMBER SO, l!l. FOUNDED IST raC^ From the * Pnccd SC at ? Jfi s^^^ \ T T i 7 r/i• 7) y #2.75, s.'}, $3.50 and Now Is the lime—Bowman s <- M - the Place For Christmas^ Gifts For Vacuum Cleaners The few remaining shopping days will be very busy ones ■ —aisles and counters crowded —not much time now for leis- /jST / jfi lighten the labors of many a busy urely shopping—selections must necessarily be made quickly.. housekeeper. Both hand and elcc- By concentrating your purchases at this store you ?re wif tr ' c machines, sure to receive- W Krantz cleaners $4.98 Full value in reliable merchandise. fl 1 orringlon ' ancl #~50 r, , . . * II 'YBissell's $7.50 and #5) service, courteous treatment ana satisfac• (J | y Regina Electric $27 10 tion. IfiilJ'lir Hoover Baby Electric $47.50 .. . . , . .. . . , , *> Hoover Junior Electric ... $.>7.5(1 lor these last days holiday shopping, our stocks arc " i , * 'j •. i , . . , , V-. " ' BOWMAN'S—Fourth Floor large and varied with good assortments to choose from. —L_ Come with your gift-list and a stroll through this ~ ~ treasury of Christmas gift-things—a superb gathering of help- T*l W T 1 C 1 ful suggestions and values of a compelling character. 2 iIC W OlldCriLll // v\ Shop in the morning when you can, and New Phonograph jLJ& -dfifSmif as much as you can. Take the little parcels slllllll ivith you, if you can conveniently do so. ,. Store will be open evenings 'till Christmas rT T Store hours, 9 A. M. to 9 P. M. OCtlltQ ll j~ The Aeolian-Vocalion is the new and greater phono graph made by the Vocajion Company. O C l)l 1 ♦•/CkO The pure, sweet, wonderfully perfect tone of the Vocation 111 the Vocalion expression device—makes of this remarkable yf j ry • / ry / | phonograph a true musical instrument which grants vou A tid a ope ci a I Sale \ mast .\^ l^I f[! n v c ° c i !^! and instn,m ° nts - An assortment of beautiful framed pictures in brown and <£QC (CA <£l Aft CKfl tf>onn <fc*)Cft (qaa white and colored reproductions of famous paintings with V' "> V P JpZOU, pjUU gilt or walnut frames; also oilettes with 4-inch gilt frames 16x22 inches and fruit and game pictures with mission frames. $5.00 will deliver any Aeoliail-Vocalioil to your Special price. home. Balance on small monthly payments. SI 00 Select your Acolian-Vocalion now. We will deliver same any time before Christmas. BOWMAN'S—Fourth Floor. BOWMAN'S—Fifth Floor. MONEY FOR BTH'S TRUCK COMES IN Nearly Half of Amount Re quired Has Been Raised Nearly half the money required to. buy the Harrisburg boys at the border j an auto truck for Christmas has been raised, according to the reporl of the I citizens' committee which met yester-' day and began a canvass for tlie | amount. Tl.e sum needed to provide the truck i is S6OO and on Christmas morning a 1 telegram will be sent to the Kignthi Regiment announcing Harrisburg's Christmas greetings in the shape ot a check by telegraph. The committee com posed of David E. Tracy, president of the Chamber of Commerce, Robert McCormick, treasurer of the Cham ber. and treasurer tor this particular fund, City Commissioner K. Z. Gross, and Howard Fry, president of the no tary Club, are confident that little solicitation will be necessary to secure the desired amount, inasmuch as al ready spontaneous contributions have come in to the amount of $286. The following contributions have been received, to date: Kobert McCo'rtnick $25 David E. Tracy :. .. 25 Harrisburg Telegraph 25 E. 55. Cross 25 Donald McCormick 25 W. P. Starkey 25 Vance C. McCormick 25 W. T. Hildrup, Jr 25 Samuel H. Kautz 5 Samuel' Kunkel 25 William Strouse 20 Bowman & Co 25 IE. S. Herman 10 i J. E. Gipple 1 Totals $286 Harrisburg Boys Have No Kick Says Trooper Home from the border Private John MeQowan, Jr., Company D, Klghth Regiment, United States In fantry, who resides at 316 North street, Is home on a thirty-day furlough. He came through St. reaching Har risburg to-day. Private McOowan is an engineer and was employed by the Pennsylvania Railroad prior to hfs en listment. Asked about the Harrisburg | boys at the front, he said: "They are all in tine shape, and have no kick coming. Those stories in the Philadelphia papers about the Klghth Kegiment soldiers being dissatisfied are all wrong. Of course, we would lather be busy at home than idle at the border, and according to reports we will be back in Harrisburg to Btay some time during February or March. Sergeant-Major C. Roy Crist, on the stafT of Oolonpl Maurice E. Finney, of the Eighth lteglment, who Is home for a twenty-day furlough, will leave for the South about December 28. He is employed in the office of Road Foreman of Engines C. N. Watt, of the Philadel phia Division. HII* KHACTI'KEO Ellen Gutellus, 130 Chestnut street, fell late yesterday afternoon at her home, fracturing her right hip. BIG MORTALITY AMONG INFANTS 10,;J2() Deaths During Septem ber; 18,997 Births, State Report Shows A statement of the causes of death in Pennsylvania during the month of September, 1916, as reported by the Hureau of Vital Statistics or the'state Department of Health, shows big mor tality among infants. 1 he total number of deaths, exclu sive of stillbirths during the month of September was 10.320, distributed as follows: Typhoid fever, 161; scarlet fever, 9: diphtheria, 122; measles, 36: whooping cough, 107; influenza, 21: tuberculosis of lungs, 644: tuherculo- | sis of other organs. 119; cancer, 539;! diabetes, 71; meningitis, 43; acute an-I terlor poliomyelitis, 226; pneumonia,. o48; diarrhea and enteritis, under 2 years, 1,650; diarrhea and enteritis, over 2 years, 218; disease and nephritis, 689; early infancy, 685; sui cide, 66; accidents in mines, 80; rail way Injuries. 151; other forms of vio lence, 529: all other diseases, 3,606. 1 he total number of births recorded in Pennsylvania during the month of September exclusive of stillbirths was 18,997. The total number of stillbirths t was 766. q. cCecutouj Cjjlact Give Her White Kid Gloves— ySSrol 1 * )] French Two-clnup Kid Glove 11,25, 1U.r.0, (11.(1.' I / // KXTKA Sl'KflAl—l2-batton, elh<v-lcn K th renl French Kid, three. v Y\r // cln*p nt Hrli vulue *B.OO. Nnle price , fI.DN V'sk jy 16-button, elltow lennrth, renl French Kid, tliree-rluHp n( writ; value 9-1.00, nt 2.10 ■V /' N Real French White White EXTRA SPECIAL Kid Gloves Capeskin Gloves „ „ Ittm .. K ,, Two-ciisp, self or black stitched Onp ami two-clasp, narrow or . * ' lucks; self or allovcr black wide black crochet stitched ' a ' s ' nt B,, ' f stitched back*; stitching; values $1.75 to $2.50 backs; values $2.25 to $2.75 stitching very stylish; d| ("A $1.25, $1.50, $1.65 $1.85, $2.00, $2.25 i" * l,ou ¥ ASTRI CH'Sk* s„ Mar " GS° OUR PRICES ARE POSITIVELY LOWEST IN THE CITY "®5 DECEMBER 20, 1916. Piqued at Committee Appointment, Director Adam Houtz Resigns While Adam 1). Houtz, vice-presi dent of the School Board and a director for several years, hesitated to-day to discuss the letter of resig nation as u school official pending the receipt of his letter by President A. Carson Stuwm, he admitted that lack of recognition in the important com mittee chairmanships was behind his action. "I feel that I was chosen vice-presi dent to succeed Mr. Bretz possibly with the idea that this honor might be some compensation for not putting me on any of the important commit NEW AUTO FREIGHT LINE On account of hauling lumber from my sawmill at Liverpool I am in a position to carry freight going north from Harrisburg to Liverpool and intermediate points. Trips will be made every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Nominal charges will be made for small packages; 40c per cwt. for imperishable goods in bulk. All articles must be packed and crated. Explosives and passengers will not be carried. Truck will not move off the main road. Freight can be left at central points if agreeable to all parties concerned. Instruct your shipper to deliver goods to the Wittenmyer Lumber Company, Seventh and Schuylkill streets, where it will be taken care of until the next trip. If interested, call or address SAMUEL WITTENMYER Hell I'hone —C. V. I'lione 3:l2 lIAUKISBURG, PA tees. Furthermore, I feel that inas much as my term expires a year from now, 1 could be of little service to the district unless I was on some impor tant committee." Mr. Houtz vigorously denied that his motive in withdrawing from the School Board was to build fenctes, etc., for a proposed campaign for city com missioner next year. Mr. Houtz was defeated in 1913 when he ran for the office. "There is absolutely nothing to that report," declared Mr. Houtz, "posi tively nothing. My hope had been to endeavor to go back to the School Board again, as I am surely .interested In the proposed new high school build ing plans." 3
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