WONDER CLOTHES SUITS and OVERCOATS With Plain or Pinch Backs brand-new and specially interesting displays. & Many new, attractive '\| patterns for your selec- |\m Our chain-store system j |p makes possible the <Jz|Fj[ W,;.\ seven to nine-dollar sav- UMlilnilll I u||\ ings we provide you on j |j|j| Extra salesmen and tail- * ors to take care of the | eleventh-hour buyers. I *& jfnSjd I sK|i Correct Fit f |ff[f Sj Satisfaction jffij Guaranteed Store Open Until 9.30 P. M. Saturdays Until 10 P. M. WONDER STORE 211 Market Street L. 4 DECISIONS IN STATE TAX CASES Both Judges Kunkel and Mc- Carrell Hand Down Opinions in Bonus Appeals Two State tax appeal decisions were handed down by both President Judge Kunkel and Additional Law Judge McCarrell of the Dauphin county courts to-day. The question of impos ing bonuses on proportion of capital stock employed by any outside corpor ation within Pennsylvania was raised in each instance. In the case of the Diamond Rubber Company of New York, the question was whether a bonus imposed on for eign companies by the act of May, 1901, is to be computed upon capital or upon proportion of capital stock employed in this State. President Judge Kunkel holds that "capital" is to be interpreted to mean property and assets and not capital stock. The State, therefore, is given judgment in the sum of $554.52. A similar deci sion was made by Judge Kunkel in the case of the Imperial Pneumatic Tool Company, of New York, and the State is awarded $161.44. In the appeals of the Schwarschild •Si Sulzberger Company of America, and the United Cigar Stores Company, Judge McCarrell disposed of practic ally the same question by awarding the State judgments in the sum of $581.58 each. Brokers Plunge Through Crowd in Chicago Wheat Pit as if on Football Field Chicago, Dec. 21. A maximum decline of seven cents was registered in the wheat market at the opening to-day on President Wilson's peace note. Wheat for May delivery closed yes ierday at 161 % to 162. It opened to day with sales ranging from 155 to 158. July at 130 to 131, opened 4 % to j % cents lower. Pit brokers were oaded with selling orders and a huge business was done. There was a stormy time in the wheat pit during the first fifteen minutes. Frequently brokers plunged through the crowd as if on the foot ball field, grabbed each other by the shoulders and shouted into each other's faces. Buying on the part of the strong houses quickly brought about a semblance of steadiness, how ever, and in less than half an hour the selling stampede appeared to be at an end with the market about 5 cents under yesterday's finish. "Can't Cut OH My Leg" Says Railroad Engineer "I am a railroad engineer; about 20 i-ears ago my leg was seriously injured m an accident out West. Upon my re fusing to allow the doctor to amputate it I was told it would be impossible to lieal 'lie wound. I have tried all kinds of salves and had many doctors in the past 20 years, but to no avail. Finally I resolved to use PETERSON'S OINT MENT on my leg. You cannot imagine my astonishment when I found it was doing what over 100 things had failed to do. My leg Is now completely cured." —Gus Hauft, 799 Myrtle Ave., Brook lyn. N. Y. "It makes me feel proud to be able to produce an ointment like that," says Peterson. "Not only do I guarantee Peterson's Ointment for old sores and wounds, but for Ecjtma. Salt Rheum, Fleers, Itching Skin and Blind, Bleed ing or Itching Piles, and I put up a big box for 25 cents, a price all can afford to pay and money back from your drug gist if not satisfied."—Advertisement. THURSDAY EVENING, GOVERNOR HITS BACK AT BALDWIN Gives Out Text of His Veto of the Capital Punishment Bill Today Governor Brumbaugh countered on Representative Richard J. Baldwin, candidate for Speaker, this morning by making public the words of his veto of the bill giving juries the right to fix the punishment for murder at death or life imprisonment and calling attention to his personal stand. The Governor made no comment on the Baldwin statement of yesterday which took him to task for an inter view in which he stated his repugnance toward capital punishment and his veto. He handed out a copy of the veto in this language: Governor Comes Back The following statement was given out at the Governor's office to-day: "When the Governor's attention was called to a recent statement that he had vetoed a bill abolishing capital punishment, he said that such was absolutely not the case. The bill re ferred to may be found in his vetoes. No. 156, page 399. and refers to an act which changes the method of fix ing the penalty from that of the im personal law, as it now is, to the dis cretion of the jury hearing the case. It in no sense was an act to abolish capital punishment. The Governor is opposed to capital punishment and in his veto makes clear his position upon that matter. His language is as fol lows: •' "I file herewith, in the office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, with my objection, Senate bill No. 505, entitled "An act to amend section sev enty-five of an act, entitled Vn act to consolidate, revise and amend the penal laws of this Commonwealth,' approved the thirty-first day of March, Anno Domini one thousand eight hun dred and sixty, by providing that the penalty for murder of the first degree shall be either death or life imprison ment, at the discretion of the jury or of thex-ourt, as the case may be." " 'This bill amends the penal law of March 31, 1860, by providing that the penalty for murder of the first degree shall be death or life imprisonment, at the discretion of the jury or of the court. " 'lts purpose is to put upon jury or court the solemn and serious duty of defining the penalty in the case of the most heinous crime one can be guilty of. The jury and the court ought not to have this power and would not welcome this obligation. The tendency would be against social justice. Much as one may object to having the death penalty imposed, and this law does provide that it raav be imposed, it is not wise to place upon persons set to secure justice this responsibility* The present statute gives court and jury the duty to find the facts and declare a verdict. The law—and impersonal public will—fixes the penalty, and so it should until we *ee our way clear to abolish capital punishment. There is a growing sen timent in this direction and it would seem wise to let the present law oper ate until an enlightened public senti ment brings about the desired change from capital punishment to imprison ment. For these reasons the bill is not approved." " Railroad Notes Trains from the West and North con tinued late to-day as a result of the Christmas rush. For the first time in several years freight trainmen employed by the Pennsylvania Railroad will spend Christmas at home. Traffic is quiet. The express companies and the parcel post is taking care of all the business. Penn street grade crossing at Read ing is to be abolished, according to re ports. It is also said that the Philadel phia and Reading Railway Company will abolish the Franklin street station in that city. The American Express Companv is working day and night forces in order to Tieep up with the Christmas rush. TO GLADDEN YOUNGSTERS Arrangements for the distribution of Christmas cheer by Harrisburg Lodge. No. 12, Benevolent and Protective Or der of Elks, will be completed to night. The committee in charge is sued a request to-day that poor chil dren comi to the Elks' Home, 216 North Second street, between 2 und 4 o'clock on Christmas Day. DANIELS SLATED TO BE APPRAISER Redeem City Bonds. Just $23,500 worth of city paving and * grading bonds will be redeemed by City Treas urer Harry F. Oves, January 2, 1917. Of this sum $20,600 worth are street paving bonds and the others are grad ing securities. Preparing For I.ast Court. The calendar for the last session of the Dauphin county courts scheduled for 1916, the December session of Argu ment Court will be prepared Satur day by Prothonotary Harry F. Holler, Monday, December 25, is the last monthly return day but because that date falls on a holiday, it Is likely that Saturday will be considered as the final return day. Hi Properties Under Hammer.— Sixteen properties are scheduled to be sold under the auctioneer's ham mer at the January sheriff's sales, on Thursday, January 4. The sales will be held in No. 1 courtroom, begin ning at 2 o'clock. Lights on Bridge. The Dauphin county commissioners yesterday were notified by the Harrisburg Light and Power /ompany that new globes for tl.e Nineteenth street bridge across the P. and R. tracks can be installed wired, etc., for $175. Because His "Toes Are Almost Froze" He Wants Felt Boots For Xmas Written in a boyish scrawl on a bit of wrapping paper, the following pa thetic little appeal has been received by John Yates, secretary of the Asso ciated Aids Society. The Telegraph, knowing that such a deserving appeal never falls on deaf ears, publishes the letter: Paxinos, Pa., Dec. 20, 1916. Dear Santa Claus. We are very poor, my papa was sick a long time and he can not work so i am telling you what i would like for Christmas day. first of all i want a pair of felt boots because my toes are almost froze when i go to school, i don't know the size 1 wear but it won't hurt if they are big and then i want a cap with ear laps. And o yes Santa i for • got i have 2 sisters and one brother smaller than me and please do not forget them dearest Santa, i would like some nuts and candy too, but 1 think i am asking too many things, so dear santa claus what ever you do bring me a pair of boots and a warm cap for sure, i live at Paxinos, Pa., route 2, my name is Joseph Drob nick and iam 11 years old. 1 will watch for you dear Santa so you won't have no trouble to find me. your loving child, and please remember that i was a very good boy. Plan Memorial Service For Dr. W. W. Gilchrist Memorial services for Dr. W. W. Gilchrist, of Philadelphia, the famous composer, and former director of the Harrisburg Choral Society, who died yesterday at Easton, will be held early in January, in Zion Lutheran Church. Plans were discussed late this after noon at a meeting of former officials, and members of the Harrisburg Chor al Society, held in the office of Attor ney John Fox Weiss, a former presi dent. Resolutions on the death of Dr. Gilchrist were also adopted at this meeting. The plans for the memorial ser vices were submitted by Prof. E. J. Decevee, head of the Harrisburg Con servatory of Music, who has been identified with the local choral society since its organization. The partici pants will be the members of the SCion Lutheran Church choir, and such members of the choral society who shall volunteer their services. Com positions by Dr. Gilchrist will be sung. The services will be held on a Sunday morning, and open to the public. The question of whether the Harris burg Choral Society shall continue its existence was also discussed ut the meeting this afternoon. A movement has been started in Philadelphia by members of the Mus ical Art Club, embracing Philadel phia's most prominent musicians, for the erection of a medalion in the Academy of Music in memory of Dr. Gilchrist. Wood's Counsel Rapped For Dallying With Courts In revoking its order of last Monday whereby Joseph H. Thompson, Bea ver, was appointed receiver for the Pension Mutual Life Insurance Com pany, Pittsburgh. Federal Judge Charles P. Orr yesterday severely criticised the action of Attorney E. J. Kent, counsel for the insurance com pany, in asking for the receivership after the matter had been placed be fore the Dauphin county courts. "This court should not have at tempted to take this matter out of the hands of the Dauphin county courts and would not have done so if it had been fully informed." GOOD WILL TURKEY FEAST Members of the Good Will Fire Company will have a turkey feast Monday afternoon at the firehouse. Sixth and Calder streets. George Ellis is chairman of the committee in charge of arrangements. Samuel Leh man, motor apparatus driver, who will act as toastmaster, was yesterday presented with a large high back chair by Chairman Ellis. NEW COINS AND BILLS Some of the city banks to-day are advertising a large supply of new coins and bills for the Christmas trade. The bt" range from $1 to S2O in I value. HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH *~" " — —- —r^Sl I The gift for all the family—a |f COLUMBIA IGRAFONOLAI You can have a Columbia ||| ||j Christmas Grafonola Outfit sent WA mi to your home (or anywhere you ||a M say) and on Christmas morning j|S |i if you wish, for only a small j^| initial payment. Balance can be M M paid, at your convenience, after p| the Holidays. i| We have outfits that will |5 just fit your pocketbook and on | special Christmas terms. Call in and get our special Christ- 'M YL mas record lists, or send us your name and address and we'll mail these lists to you. j||| I Miller & Kades 1 7 North Market Square DR. PHILLIPS IS SANTA'S DEPUTY Mont Alto Children to Have Real Christmas Celebration For First Time Just because Old Mr. S. Claus could not manage his schedule in such a way as to personally visit a certain chil dren's ward in the pine-clad slopes of Mont Alto, doesn't necessarily mean that he's forgotten the 150 odd little folks whose Yuletide holidays "f'rever 'n-ever" overshadowed by the spread ing wings of the "white plague." Not at least when he's got such an agent at hand as Dr. C. R. Phillips, chief of the State antituberculosis dispensary here, and chairman of Harrisburg's Red Cross Christmas seal sales com mittee. Dr. Phillips has acted as a sort of a deputy Santa pretty well thus far, even if he had to substitute his gaso line chugabout tor regular reindeer. Oil Pine-Clad Mont Alto For the first time, Christmas this year will mean a real celebration with oranges, candies and nuts and things for the 160 youngsters at Mont Alto tuberculosis sanatorium—through the activities of Dr. Phillips. Which is a lot more wonderful when you realize that thirty of these little folks are Dauphin countians. By merely making a request in the name of Santa, Dr. Phillips got the co-operation of Kvans-Burtnett, the Mates market, Kreidler Brothers, the Elks and George Barnes and Joseph H. Frantz, two uptown grocers to the extent of generous contributions of nuts, oranges and so forth. At the Dispensary But Dr. Phillips didn't atop there. Some 180 youngsters who undergo treatment daily at the local dispen sary of course, will have their big tree Saturday. Candles and toys will be provided by the dispensary staff and nurses and these firms are among those who will contribute the toys: Dives, Pomeroy and Stewart, Bow man and Co., Kaufman's Underselling Store, Burns and Co., Bogar's Sport ing Goods Store,.the two Five and Ten Cent stores, and the Twenty-Five Cent Imperial. • School Days Friends and patrons of the school are invited to be present at the fourth annual entertainment given by the school to the students of the Susque hanna and Lochiel Open Air schools. The exercises will be held to-morrow morning at 9:15 o'clock. The follow ing program will be given: X)verture, Tech Orchestra; devotional exercises, led by Frank Gipple, president of the Senior class: address of welcome, James McFarland; song by the school, "Adeste Fideles"; Christmas song, Susquehanna building; Santa's shop, first, second and third grades of the Susquehanna building; "The Night Before Christmas," Evelyn Mays, Susquehanna building; recitation, "I Wonder," Ross Brown. Susquehanna building; Christmas Gift. Gertrude Peffley, Susquehanna building; Christ mas Precaution, Girls of the fourth and fifth grades of the Susquehanna building; recitation, Edward Har lacher, Susquehanna building; "Down the Chimney," girls of the sixth and seventh grades of the Susquehanna building; recitation, Mildred Johnson, of the Susquehanna building; "Saiut Nicholas," song by the Susquehanna eighth grade girls: selection by the Tech orchestra, "Alone With You," trombone solo part by Meredith Ger mer: song, "Three Kings of the Orient," school; "A Day at the Open- Air School," by the Lochiel school; song, "Silent Night," by the Tech school, Santa CJUius himself then ap- PULLMAN TO HAVE LOCAL AGENCY The 1917 Models From the York Factory Have Been Received Public inspection of the new Pull man models has been arranged for Saturday at the local salesroom, 60 South Cameron street. L. A. Wal lace is the distributor for Dauphin and Perry counties and will conduct the business under the name of the Pullman Sales Company. This car needs no introduction here, as hun dreds of them are in daily use through out this section. The 1917 line com prises the five-passenger touring, four passenger roadster and two-passenger roadster. The principal features are the 114-inch wheelbase, 32-liorsepower motor, 50Vb-inch full cantilever rear springs, Dixie waterproof high-tension magneto, Batavia nonskid tires on all four wheels; two-unit electric start ing and lighting, Stromberg type car buretor, double bulb headlights with dimmer and 17-gallon gas tank in rear. The Pullman Motor Car Company," of York, recently acquired the four story building formerly occupied by the Sphinx Motor Company in order to get additional room immediately to keep pace with its largely increased production. A new factory is being constructed at Grantley, a suburb of York, and when completed will lie the largest motor car factory in the East, according to a statement by Mr. Wal lace. Arrangements are now practically completed for elaborate exhibits at the New York and Chicago shows. The Pullman exhibit at the New York show will occupy a prominent position on the main floor of the Grand Central Palace, this recognition having been awarded the Pullman because of ils startling increase in sales and produc tion in the past year. At the Chicago show the Pullman will be accorded the same acknowledgment of its suc cess, a leading space in the Coliseum having been assigned to the company's exhibit. EXONERATE CREW Members of the Harrlslnirg Rail ways Company crew in charge of the car that killed Frederick Putman, 39 Verbeke street, Tuesday morning, last night were exonerated from blame by a coroner's jury. Witnesses said Put man drove on the trolley tracks in front of the car. Funerafservices for Putman will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Services will be con ducted at the home by the Rev. Wil liam W. Hartman, pastor of Ridge Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church. Burial will be made in East Harris burg Cemetery. He was 57 years of age and is survived by a widow and seven children. pears; school song, "Hail Dear Old Technical." At Teeli The teachers in charge of the 85 open.air children who will come to Tech to-morrow will be in charge of Miss Mary Snyder and Miss Florence Hartman, of the {-.ochftel building; the pupils of the Susquehanna schools will be in the keeping of Miss Marian C. Williams and Miss Martha Fox. The programs are printed in red and green, and are in keeping with the color schemes of the Yuletide season. Besides the gifts to the school youngsters Santa is said to have an extra pack from which he will bring presents to members of the Tech school who have been doing things for the institution this Fall, DECEMBER 21, 1916. Your Choice OF ANY OF THESE SIX DESIGNS IN Genuine 5 7,159;f50 Leather Rockers " * $2.00 Cash—soc a Week Miller and Kades 7 North Market Square i Netherlands Believe an Agreement to Protect Against Wars Likely The Hague, via London, Dec. 21. The peace resolution passed by the Netherlands antiwar council and which has been sent to all the beliig ent governments declares that the chief war aim of all the fighting na tions being apparently a wish to pro tect themselves and the rest of the world against future wars an under standing is "hot wholly impossible. It calls attention to the tactthat the lead ing statesmen of Britain. France and Germany have repeatedly avowed a willingness to join an international peace league and that thus a safe guard is obtainable that right instead of might may govern international relations in the future and Kurope be delivered from militarism. Condemn French Bill to " Confiscate by Simple Decree Paris, Ilec.- 20. The bill empower ing the government to take by simple decree whatever measures it considers necessary in the interest of national defense was strongly condemned in a resolution passed to-night at a joint meeting of the newly formed national action groups of the Chamber of De puties and Senate, in which most of the government critics belong. The resolution says the groups are ready to give the government every facility for the active conduct of the war, but on two conditions, first, that the government use energetically and methodically the means it already hns before asking for new ones, and sec ond, that the new ones which it asks for shall have previously been subject ed .to proper deliberations and be suit able for the purposes for which they are asked. British Comment Indicates Readiness to Mobilize London, Dec. 21. 21. While the morning papers give much prominence to American and other for'oigr. com ment on Premier Lloyd George's speech, the question of peace was sidetracked to-day for the discussion of the projected national service. The comment everywhere Indicates the readiness of the nation to mobilize. The description of Koland E. Prothe ro, president of the Board of Agricul | ture of llritain, as a beleagured city I and his dictum, "the war may be woii I or lost on our cornfields and potato I lands," arc featured as furnishing thi I keynote to a situation which calls fop ' the utmost national effort. >nss SI R: SAIH.KR Miss Sue Sadler, formerly of Mechan- I iesburg, died last evening, at 11:30 j o'clock, at the home of her nephew, Itobert N. Sadler, of Wormleysburg, I where she has been staying for the last ; four months. She is survived by one sister, Ada G. Sadler; one niece, Mrs. W, A. Evans, and three nephews—Rob ; ert N. Sadler, Louis Sadler and Chaa< | Sadler. Funeral services will be held at the residence of Robert N. Sadler, Worm leysburg. on Saturday afternoon, at 1:30 o'clock. NEURALGIA PAINS YIELD QUICKLY Hundreds Find Sloan's Liniment Socihes Their Ached The shooting tearing pains of neu ralgia and sciatica are quickly relieve ed by the soothing external appllca-* tion of Sloan's Liniment. Quiets the nerves, relieves the numbness feeling, and by Its tonic ef fect on the nerve and muscular tissue, gives immediate relief. Sloan's Liniment is cleaner and easier to use than mussy plasters ancl ointments and does not clog the pores. Just put It on—lt penetrates. Kills pain. You will find relief In it from rheumatism, neuralgia, sciatica, stilt neck, toothache, etc. For strains, sprains, bruises, black andblue spots, Sloan's Liniment quickly reduces the pain. It's really a friend of the whole family. Your druggist sells It in 26c, 50c and SI.OO bottles. v 9
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