; Harrisburg's Recognized Quality : PIANO HOUSE ► Where Should I ►My Christmas Piano? ► In this day ot many claims and confusing prices this is k a natural question. 1 ► And yet —the very first thought of nine people out of ten i > is the STIEFF PIANO HOUSE | WHY? Not just because this is the Best-Known Piano House— but because over half a century of successful business has v permanently established the indisputable reputation of our ► product the absolute reliability of our prices the satis ► faction of the highest type of expert service, and because this ► is the best place to buy a piano. ► Bennett-Bretz Pianos as low as s'3so ► Shaw Pianos as low as $330 ► Stieff Pianos as low as #430 ► Bennett-Bretz Player Pianos as low as $450 Shaw Player Pianos as low as $750 Stieff Player Pianos as low as S9OO * 15 Used Pianos at $75.00 and up. Chas. M. Stieff ► „ 24 N. SECOND STREET HARRISBURG, PA. fcAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA A A AAA A. VON SCHACK ON STAND IN TRIAL Charged With Six Others of Conspiracy to Blow Ships and Tunnels San Francisco, Dec. 21. E. H. Von ; Schack. German vice-consul, code fendant with Franz Bopp, German ] ■ onsul general and five others on trial j here fore alleged conspiracy to vio- j late neutrality by interfering with' shipment of munitions to the entente | allies, was cross-examined to-day by United States District Attorney John : W. Preston in an effort to learn the j exact nature of the employment of! Louis J. Smith and C. C. Crowley, al leged dynamites. Von Schack contend- j ed yesterday that the two men who j are among the seven defendants, had been employed solely to investigate re- I ports of entente neutrality violations in California, Washington State and the region contiguous to Detroit. DEMOCRATS ELECT The West End Democratic Asso ciation nominated officers last night and President John H. Maloney was renominated for the fourth time. The ; annual election will be held next ' Wednesday night. The nominations follow: Vice-president, • Luther F. r Kast; secretary. Charles Houdenshield; treasurer, Charles W. Tuckey; trus tees, Charles Hampton, John F. Harri gan, Frank Gaylor; membership com mittee, Harry Houdenshield, Frank Lescure and James Cahlll. "I ACHED ALL OVER" SAYS GEORGE HARMON Stomach Trouble Combined With Rheumatism Made His Life Miserable He Says l TAXLAC HELPED HIM "Every bone, muscle and joint in my body used to ache with a different I kind of an ache," says George Har- 1 mon, of 413 Harris St.. Harrisburg, Pa., "but that was before I began taking Tanlac and now I have a very different story to tell. "I had suffered for years with ag- j gravated stomach trouble that gave j me hours of misery after every meal ; and sometimes the attacks would be' so severe that they would hang on for several days and I would be prac- I tically good for nothing all that time. "I couldn't, eat, I had terrible head aches that like to split my skull open and I had rheumatic pains particular ly in my left arm and shoulders that well nigh crippled me and almost | drove me wild with pain. I couldn't sleep and I couldn't eat and alto gether I was about as miserable as l a man could be. "But when I began taking Tanlac the change was almost magical. I could hardly believe that it was pos- ; sible for any medicine to help me j so quickly as Tanlac did. The pains left me so that 1 can now use my left arm freely for the first time in years, my stomach trouble has gone and ray appetite has come back and I am eating the biggest meals I ever put away in my life. I feel simply fine and it is all due to Tanlac." Tanlac, the famous reconstructive' tonic is now being introduced here at Gorgas' Drug Store, where the Tan- I lac man is meeting the people and ! explaining the merits of this master i medicine. I | New Christmas Money f *8 W . C have on lland a su PP , y of bright new gold and silver % coin; also crisp unused bills as follows: S2O, $lO, $5 and SI.OO. A \\ e will be glad to accommodate our friends and patrons. : ff ft- Why not deposit your surplus Christmas funds with us? $ I First National Bank I f 224 Market Street | THURSDAY EVENING, JUNIOR CLASS XMASPROGRAM Entertainment to Be Given Third Year Class To-morrow Afternoon i The Junior class of the borough j I high school will have charge of the | Christmas entertainment to be pre- 1 | sented to-morrow afternoon. It is a | custom at the school for each class I to present a special program Just be- \ ' fore each vacation. The Senior class j had charge of the Thanksgiving pro ; gram. To-morrow's program will be as fol- I lows: I March, High School Orchestra; 1 chorus, "O, Holy Night," high school; declamation, "Keeping Christmas," ■ Lee Coleman; piano solo, "Tarantelle" Miss Leona Prowell; recitation, "The | Buggies' Preparation For the Dinner 1 Party," Miss Virginia Eekenrode; chorus, "O Blenheurese Nul't," high school; "Christmas at Bracebridge Hall," Lawrence Brandt; selection j "Melody of Peace," High School Or chestra; debate, "Resolved, That Trade Unions as They Now Exist are Bene ficial to the Society of the United States"; affirmative side, Claude | Knoderer. Roger Green, Robert I Thompson; negative side, Francis Yetter. Leroy Epplnger. George Triece; quartet. "Bull Dog," Charles Hoffmas ■ ter, Leo Callahan, Paul Wueschinski, and Garret Puck; reading. "Christmas lj)ay in London." Miss Elizabeth I Rutherford; violin solo, Ronald Ross; ! essay, "Christmas Customs in Other ; Lands," Miss Lena Hoffman; chorus, | "The Birthday of a King," high I school; exit march, "Pennant Win ; ners," High School Orchestra. To Curo a Cold In One Day i Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tablets. Druggist's refund monev if it fails to cure. E. W. GROVE'S signature is on each box. 25c. To Read Houtz Letter to Board Before It Is Given to Public Because the letter of resignation of School Director Adam D. Houtz, as j vice-president of the School Board, has been addressed to the directorate, 'A. Carson Stamm. president of the board, to-day declined to make the 1 communication public. "Mr. Houtz's letter, I think, is a communication to the board and I really feel in justice to the directors that it should first be read to them," , T i le next re <iular session of the School Board will be January 5 In school circles it was pointed out to-day that in apportioning the chair manships of the important committees, the four members who had not filled | chairmanships last year were selected • as chairmen this year while the four former chairmen were simply placed on the committees, but were appointed ! to no chairmanships. In discussing Mr. Houtz's reference to his letter of resignation and his rea sons for quitting the School Board, President Stamm said to-day: "I wish Mr. Houtz might have talked !to me before he resigned. I haven't the slightest idea why he should be | dissatisfied. I don't know that in any . way I have acted contrary to his de ?jres-. .° ur association in the School [ Board for the past year has been most 1 harmonious." S7F££7WA£WS STEELTON MEN ATTEND BANQUET Among Lieutenants at Christ mas Dinner Given by Schwab at South Bethlehem South Bethlehem. Pa., Dec. 21. Charles M. Schwab was host last night to 118 of his lieutenants at the an nual Christmas dinner. Included among the guests were thirty-two of < the officials of the recently acquired plants at Steelton and Sparrows Point. Md. These men were all admitted to the Bethlehem Steel I-Beani Club. The insignia of this club is a scarf pin shaped like an "1" structural beam and heavily studded with diamonds. It is given only to officials and super intendents of the concern and is a recognition of merit. The guests to-day came from Chile. Cuba, San Francisco and from places in this country where the company has plants or offices. It is estimated that the dinner cost Schwab $3,000. about S4O a plate. Schwab, President E. G. Grace and other high officials re ceived the guests in the directors' rooms of the new million-dollar office building. The dinner took place in the private dining room of the company. Schwab was toastmaster. Bethlehem Steel Seeks Control of Coal Lands Pittsburgh. Dec. 21.—Following the sale of 12.000 ucres of coal lands in Greene county held by Josiah V. I Thompson, former Uniontown banker, to the H. C. Frick Coke Company for $7,000,000 came the announcement to day that the Bethlehem Steel Company is negotiating for 20,000 acres of coal land held by Mr. Thompson in the same county. The report of the ne gotiations was confirmed this after noon on reliable authority. A. C. Robinson, chairman of the Thompson creditors' committee, re fused to discuss the report. However, when Sir. Robinson announced the big deal with the Frick company on De cember 8 he remarked that "other im portant negotiations for sales of coal land are under way and an early con clusion is anticipated." The 20,000 acres which the Beth lehem Steel Company is understood to be seeking will bring, it was estimated to-day, between $12,000,000 and $16,000,000. Schwab Now in Control of American Iron Plants Lebanon, Pa.. Dec. 21. Authori tative announcement was made here I to-day that Charles M. Schwab, head i of the Bethlehem Steel Company, has already taken over the control of the | Lebanon and Reading plants of the American Iron and Steel Manufactur i ing Company, which he purchased at a cost of $6,556,800. Control was passed on the occasion of the visit here to-day of Vice-President Roberts and a party of Bethlehem officials. It is under stood that Mr. Schwab plans to lose no time in making use of the product of the new $2,000,000 electrically op erated steel mill. John Penn Brock, who as vice-presi dent of the American Iron and Steel Company had charge of the operating departments of the plans here and at Reading, will be continued in charge of both plants as superintendent under the direction of the Bethlehem office. James Lord, president of the American company, will retire after more than half a century spent in the iron and steel business. The purchasing and sales departments of the American Iron and Steel Company will be abol ished and that work conducted from the Bethlehem offices. Francis B. Dutton, superintendent of , the Lebanon furnaces which the Beth : lehem company recently acquired, will be placed in charge of the Bethlehem | company's furnace interests here. Erect Community Tree in Front Street Lawn The large 30-foot pine which will be Steelton's community Christmas tree, was erected in the Steel Com pany lawn in Front street by a force of men this morning. The tree will be decorated with varicolored bulbs during the remainder of the week. The exercises under the tree will be opened Sunday afternoon, when a large chorus composed of choirs of the various churches of the borough will sing, under the direction of Prof. Harclerode of the borough school faculty. MUSS SCHOPPERT TO WED Mrs. Lillie Schoppert, announces the engagement of her daughter, Miss Florida Virginia Schoppert to lrvin M. Fernsler, 237 Walnut street. The marriage will take place at the home of the bridegroom to-morrow evening at 8:30 o'clock. CHRISTMAS MORNING SERVICES A union Christmas meeting of the three Endeavor societies of St. John's Lutheran Church will be held Christ mas morning at C o'clock. Zora Hocker and Caroline Wagenback from the Deaconess' Home at Baltimore and Claude Knoderer will lead the meet ing. Special music will be a feature of the meeting. Miss Rebecca Miller who is home on a vacation from the School of Music at Pottsdam, N. Y„ will take part in the program. Miss Esther and Miss Ethel Keim will sing a duet. CHRISTMAS CANTATA "From the Heights of Glory" will be the title of a cantata to be pre sented by the Grace United Evangeli cal Sunday school Christmas night. GARMC K FUNERAL TO-MORROW Funeral services for John Garnick, aged 47, who died yesterday from tu berculosis at 418 Highland street will be held from St. Peter's Catholic Church to-morrow morning. SIEG FUNERAL TO-DAY Masonic funeral services were held this afternoon for William H. H. Sieg, former postmaster of Steelton, a re tired newspaper publisher and oldest living former president or Harrisburg council, who died Tuesday at the home of his son, William P. Sieg, Bellefonte, in the Harrisburg ceme tery. PROGRAM FOR ENTERTAINMENT AT MAIN STREET CHURCH The annual Christmas entertainment in the Church of God will be held Sun day evening. The program follows: Music, chorus: prayer, the Rev.G. W. Getz; recitation. Miss Helen Peck; recitation, Miss Mildred Steviek, Man ard Slesher. Miss Evelyn Cocklin, Miss Bessie Hahn; exercise, by five girls; recitations, Miss Hazel Tuptanoski, Maurice Harrow; music, orchestra; music, chorus; recitations. Miss Mary Ross, Miss Verna Mulholland. Misc Alice Weisenford, Miss Mary Relder, Miss Thelma Fink, Francis Stoner; exercise; recitation. Roniain Funk; pantomime. "Falling Snow"; recita tions, Meredith Keyser, Miss Kather ine Rick; instrumental selection, Me HARRISBURG G&8& telegraph I STORE OPEN THIS EVENING UNTIL 9 O'CLOCK' | 1} | Silk Blouses I Hundreds of new styles that < A ■ 1 ¥J * 17 * J D * F\ I f\ make the most desirable 1 jj Another Dig rriday Bargain Day In Uur i ind of Christmas gifts. I J (j —————————————- j| Women's CPC|H' do Chine SILK ' | | Women's Ready-to-Wear Department j| ?A* 9 ® i, Ii j J| variety of shades: all sizes. j[ Women's up to $7.50 Beautiful Silk Poplin Dresses .. d?Q 7t% <' Women's Silk Blouses, $2.95 I |j| PO.fJ m ; | Worth to $3.50 w ( l| Womensup to $13.50 Attractive Silk and Serge *7 7C !! a An ° ther bl * group , of beauUful , 1 ' Dresses V•• • O W*gTy " '' Si,k Blouses, in crepe de chine, nets, I t' J 1" / \'' Women's Silk Blouses CJO QC \ Women's up to $16.50 Lovely Silk and Satin Dresses, <£Q 4 / !! Worth to $1.95 po..7*# j C!! * AtWtMHMj[ |! Scores of gorgeous effects, made m J!> Women's up to $27.50 Street, Afternoon and Even- d1 A 7C 'j of Georgette crepe, crcpe de chine, i %j! j n g Dresses J) *• • 3 ArifWi '' nets ant * ' uces: a " sizes and colors. j! Women's and Misses' up to $15.00 COATS for S9.QQ jj [women's Fibre silk Hose 1 ( !j Women's and Misses' to SIB.OO COATS for sj2 00 |! W 2StuT'Oto™*MS® , I! Women's and Misses' up to $21.50 COATS for .. . <fc 1 A E/\ VI shahle Satin and Crepe de ClTine Ift I!> ■ v iTtiJl/ /fWSM'ilm njjfiffs !> Silk Combination $:!.98 i![ Women's and Misses' up to $25.00 COATS for ... <fc 1C PA tamlwi- IS! SlUtt* !j silk Night Gowns $3.95 i ;! P 1 D.OU j£ j/jff g j! Corset Covers; luce trimmed _ I I > Women's and Misses' up to $30.00 COATS for .. . (1 fl RA /llffli'M ii Na i!"!!f?^.,,^ n „" ,lsoleß ' ■ , | '! SJm ij\ fViI.K Hundreds of dainty lace and ribbon jj Women's and Misses' up to $45.00 COATS for ... sg3 5Q trimmed Nisht j! Women's up to $20.00 PLUSH COATS for only .. <fc 1 A en ; | -* i; - 514.50 ja it j; TTir<*t Oualitv | Women's up to $25.00 PLUSH COATS for only .. <fc 1 Q Cft i 1 Y U<WI V 'H £ $19.50 ii $1.50 to $2.00 QC r 1 Women's up to $35.00 PLUSH COATS for only . . $ 2 4.75 j Ladies' Silk HoseZZZ < , 11| SECOND FLOOR. | Plainco i orS( f an cy stripes i and embroidered Pure Silk < Cli ■ ■ Hose, put up in holiday boxes; I #■-. n n . ■■■•• . „ all sizes; an excellent gift op- I } In the Bargain Basement and Just in Time for Xmas ! A Special Big Sale of Bed Blankets and Comforts 7: —77 y 1 STANDARD QUALITIES AND MAKES FAR BELOW PRESENT RE- lVe " im fl f I TAIL PRICES—Read This List of Extra Special Values. COME EARLY. PRETTY TIE > 51.25 Double Bed Size COTTON $3.50 Fancy Plaid BLANKETS, ) BLANKETS, in tan, with handsome full size; pink and blue CO Ad * Thousands here from t^' h jch * colored borders. qq _ ~ . choose. I 4 our-in-hands, in stripes, v I . 9oC i ' i >laids - Sa ' e Price, pair.. plain colors and other patterns; ea. 8 Sale Price, pair foSfc 2oc to 50c K I Dress Shirts 79c, 98c to $1.48 .. , ... ~ lliin.r"""'" 1 Wool nap Plaid BLANKETS; full A Silk Shirt $2.18 to sl.-15 I $2.25 \\ oolnap 1 laid Blankets: Jsize and good, heavy quality J all A Sweater; big roll collar; all styles, good blue and colorings, 1 I J? alze and good, heavy do qq A Good Umbrella ..SI.OO to $.48 bale i-nce quality; Sale Price, pair. PA.OS? A Traveling Bag $2.95 to $9.95 Knit Mufflers sJ>c to $2.48^ 9 /-■ .. „r *VKFTS- 1,1 I Mil 1 111 |l>|' |W " Box of Handkerchiefs 49c up' I $-.00 Gray Cotton BLANK T. , A guR Case $3.5 to $4.95 full size and good, heavy quality; ' co,„forH, scores of styles. Blankets, A Raincoat $5.00 | colored borders. Sale *7O I covered with pretty floral ma- r ih hf ,n 'nf.iai weight, bourid in A New Hat $1.50 to $.00 I _ , . JM./I7 I tenals, - Pajr of Ki(l Gloves. .$1.19 to $1.98 Price, pair u t POUO Pair Automobile Gloves I 1 $1.25 to $1.98 1 LUNCHEON SETS I SMOKING STANDS j TOWEL SETS TELEPHONE STANDS Suit of Pajamas 98c to $1.48 I 1 $1.50 Blue and White 69c Brass and Oxi- SI.OO Turkish Towel Set, $2.25 Golden Oak Tele- Outing Flannel Night Shirts m Luncheon Sets, 13 pieces; dize Smoking Stands, a! blue and pink colorings; phone Stand and stool to ' 18< ; an<l ® Bc C I all to match; neatly QQ. great gift for /I C _ all boxed; 7Qr match; special, 1 Cfl Good Socks 12?4t" l' r - U P j boxed; special Oft a nian; each.... special, set tf\* (MtO" Gift Box of Belt, Suspenders, etc. M I • ,n< " and 98c K I PICTURES Half Price FOOD CHOPPERS I LUNCHEON SETS SLUMBER ROBES Vook".'.'.' 48c"and s{'.so / I All pictures including SIOO lood Choppers, n nen Luncheon Sets, $3.00 beautiful Slumber Bags" " I imitation oil paintings, with knives; grinds any-I 13 pieces with center- Robes or Bath Robe Blan- Leather C gar Cases. . ,59c to $1.50 I j gold and mahogany __ i piece and plate dollies; p . f ruff j: n i, s 25c to 48c / frames; 39 C th ' nB: 79 C special, gQ KHs; al' c°l°r f ; £9 49 Vesl with knifc. .' . OHc t } each special , *"-|set i.UU special Folding Coat Hangers, in leather / # ft > Extra Big Xmas Savings in Boys' Suits, Over coats&Mackinaws I I IM Parents Will More Than Shop to Their Advantage If They B °y s ' 5 f Buy at Kaufman's Tomorrow. See These Wonderful Offerings Raincoats \ Pr\ ' V r \ / P > With Hats to J Hr ><iMK \ Boys' $3.50 Polo (to ><q Boys' Raincoats With Hats; Ilovs' $7.50 Cordu- <fcC Oft | p v ./lr'a \ OVERCOATS, at. a $4.00 $2 9S ro) Suits, at . 55.9U match, worth M y\ \\ V I Sizes 3to 10 years; chin- Value Made of a firm rih nnntll •-. I C / \ 1 „„ , A wonderful value; made aiade or a fine rib cordu- s_.oo M / ; 1 cliilla, in blue, blown and of double texture English r °y: pleated Norfolk style; 7 f r\ L SI gray ' cloth. to 17-year sizes. 17 A ' € \ m N f \ p X• I / M L Boys' Long Pinch-Back Over- Boys' Overcoats and Macki- Hoys' $5 Corduroy (to Qn I I € V yC <> coats, Worth QC " a "*-.); Vortl1 $5 95 Suits, at PO.U A good Xmas Gift f to7 - 50 " Ne'w est' mixtures- full Sizes 7to 17 years; Pinch- Hint for a Boy, ( C V N Ov \ In new mixturcs worsted and serge 'lined- Back style in a dark drab . and a sood J m\ \ and shades; sizes Bto 18 yrs. sizes Bto 18 years. corduroy. chance to buy at 1 U I V ————— a i? a v These M Ij \ \ good rubberized ' 9 Indian Play Suits, Cowboy Suits, Policeman's Outfits, Soldier and Cowboy Suits double texture M I 'A and B °y Scout Suits 5)51 .00, $1.50 $52.50 to $.0() w"th 1 I N'eur family; illustrated hymn; music,; chorus; exercise; recitations. Miss Beatrice Tuptanoski, Miss Pearl liowe, Miss Thelma Neser, Karl Rider, Miss ; Kathryn Hoak, Miss Josephine Neser, | Miss Mildred Kautz: music, Ruth i Donely; exercises drill; recitation, | Miss Marjory Thome; address, B. F. | McNear, Jr.; music, chorus; benedic-1 {ton, the Rev. G. W. Getz. DIES AT HOSPITAL The body of George T. Coulson, aged I 68, who died of bronchial pneumonia last evening at 5 o'clock In the Har risburg Hospital, was taken to Balti more this morning for burial, fie is survived by one daughter, Mrs. W. C. Sanderson, with whom he resided at the First Methodist parsonage and one son, who lives In Baltimore. I'MIDDLETOWfI- - -1 CHRISTMAS PARTY Beginners of the primary and junior department of the St. Peter's Luth eran Church will hold a Christmas party Saturday afternoon from 3 to r. o'clock. A program has been ar ranged for the afTalr. ARRANGE FOR BANQUET Arrangements for the banquet of the Men's Bible class to be given by the Ladles' Aid Society of the Presbyter ian church next Thursday evening. • completed last night by the so ciety. INITIATES CLASS > < > is of candidates were Initiated Into the local chapter Brownstone I .u, .no. 466. Knights of (Joldcn Kagle, last nighL Owls Plan Christmas Cheer For Needy Poor A meeting of the special committee I in charge of the distribution of Christ ! mas gifts to t he deserving poor by the j local nest of the Order of Owls will be I held in the Bolton Hotel to-morrow evening at 8 o'clock. The Order of Owls was only re- [N TOYS TOYS TOYS TOYS ' J 1 Fire damaged our store several weeks ago. Buf most of I the Xinas Toy Stock is not damaged. We are selling out ' „ everything to make room for new 1917 Hardware stock. IHj The Toys will be sold at a sacrifice. . NH We need not mention We have full stocks of EW3 prices. Everything will be Toys, Xmas Books, Wagons, liT AJi | K&|| sold at 10 per cent, or more Sleds, Trains'" on Tracks, off the Hoiidav Prices. Rocking Horses, etc. IMPERIAL HARDWARE CO. E&jjjSBBS 1202 North Third Street ay W lil u i) —— jgaogf —gr DECEMBER 21, 1916. cently organized in Harrisburg and hass a large membership. The "Christ ' mas cheer" fund is raised entirely by voluntary contributions of the mem bers. The collection box was opened last evening and found to contain over fifty dollars. A big rally of the order will be held in Chestnut Street Auditorium this evening, when a large uttendance is expected, as a class of over a hundred new members i;s to be initiated and the charter closed. The Christmas fund ia expected to be considerably increased at this time. A call has been issued to (nemberi who are willing to help in the distri. button of the Christmas gifts on Sat. urday to meet the committee to-mor. row evening. 5
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