INSURANCE FUND GROWING Stale Now Has Over Half a Million in the Account to Restore Buildings The State fire In \\\ ? // J surance fund, cre- V\W ated by the I-iegts- <CY. / lature of 1915 to enablo the State to Xr-J carry its own in- Jsurance, has passed jr*7nqqSQK the $500,000 mark. II UnHHStau It was expected siffllPnSMl. that 1h e fun 4 would reach a mil- MBJj- ■- J Hon dollars b y w*flp*6sssßSl i2O. but it has (tone bevond all expectations and it„ls likely that it will touch that figure •within two years. There is now $300,- 000 in bonds held by the fund, invest ments having been made under direc tion of State Treasurer Young, and $200,000 in cash. About SIOO,OOO more wil be invested soon. The fund gets half ttoe State tax on premiums of foreign fire insurance companies, all of the Interest on the sinking fund and several other funds. The plan was long advocated by Sam uel B. Rambo when superintendent of public grounds and buildings and he launched the enterprise. It is feared that some pending legis- ! lation may cut off the payment of the insurance tax to the fund, but it is not regarded as likely to be enacted. Sitting at Eric—Commissioner M. J. Ryan is sitting at Erie to-day In the questions arising over tho commercial railroad in that city. To l/cnfc To-morrow —Governor Brumbaugh and members of his staff will leave tomorrow afternoon for j Washington. They will return some time Tuesday. Ex-Member Here—Ex-Representa tive C. Victor Johnson, of Meadvllle, waa here on business at the depart ments. Twenty-five In Party—The party of the House Appropriations Committee, which will make the tour of State In stitutions, will comprise only twenty five this year. The party will leave here Monday morning. Coiil Case May Go Over—There Is a possibility that the wagon loading coal case may be postponed next week. Counsel for the parties have asked a change. There is also a proposition to take It on the testimony already In hand. Payments Couiing In —State cash is commencing to assume good sized daily proportions. Large tax pay ments are under way from railroads and otljers on gross receipts. May Settie Cases —There is a possi bility of the anthracite coal cases In which Philadelphia is Interested being settled. They are due to be argued In court here next week Now in Separate Fund—Since ap proval of the Eyre bill devoting all of the revenue from automobllo licenses to the State Highway department they will be kept In a separate fund in the State Treasury accounts. OfflotM-s Promoted. General or ders Issued from National Guard head quarters announce tho promotion of Majors D, J. Davis, adjutant general's department, and H. H. Taggart, in spector general's department. They beoome lieutenant colonels, Must Clean t'>reek. Definite orders have been Issued by the State Depart ment of Health that the city of York must clean Codorus creek. The creek has been a cause of dissatisfaction for somo time to State officials. Employers Fined. Tho State La bor and Industry Department, through its Fayette county agents, has won prosecutions against foreign restau rant keepers for working waitresses over hours. The case was hard fought and will likely govern others. Mrs. Jackson's Father Dead. David A Jones, father of Mrs. John Price Jackson, died at his home in Mlneravil'e yesterday. He was a prominent attorney. Dr. and Mrs. Jackson left for Minersvllle to-day. Major Groomo Spoki-. Major' John C. Grooms, superintendent of the State Police, spoke at Pittsburgh last night on the State Police and urged | an Increase in the force. Reception to Justice. The Phlla-1 delphla Lawyers' Club, of which At- f torney General Brown is president, gave a reception to the Justices of the Supreme Court Wednesday at which many prominent men were present. Taking No Cluuices. Carbon | county authorities are taking no chances with M. Lesnosky, the mur-1 derer returned to be hanged after ten years' liberty. The man broke jail several times. WORK DELAYED As plans have not been completed I for the new plant of the Evangelical! Publishing Company, to be erected at I Third and Reily streets, work will not be started for at least two weeks, K was announced to-day. It was planned I at first to have work started early in I March on the $200,000 plant. Opera-I tlops will be rushed so that It will be j ready In September for occupancy. [ ALLENTOWN SEIZES COAL Allentown, Pa., March a. By au thority of the city government, the coal famine In Allontown was partial- - ly broken by the confiscation of fuel In transit yosterday. Tho decision to confiscate the coal In transit.was due to lack of fuel at tho Allentown Hos pital and In the churchy. PERMITS IN FEBRUARY Twelve building permits were Is sued by City Building Inspector Grove ' during February. Buildings for which I permits ware given are being erected at a total cost of $10,895, This in-f • ludes several dwelling houses and small garages. During February, 1916, sixteen permits were Issued for build ings which cost $31,460. MAIL ROI'TK COSTKAOTS Halifax, Pa., March 2, The Post | Office Department has let contracts for j carrying the mails on the Star routesi out of tho Halifax post office, effective July 1, as follows: Plshervllle and Enders. to Lester A. Enders. In place of Ira P. Snyder; Waynesville, Enter llne and CarsonvUlo, to Cornelius En dors, In place of Leonard Hawk Matamoras, to John E. Meredith, I ~~V"i i ; A plate without n roof, which does lot Interfere with taatr or ifcect. ! Roof-less Crows and Plates repaired nkllt fa wall. Cotne ' the mornlnu have ymvjr taeth made the aame day. U JIOK'C DENTAL MMM U OFFICES <• mBKn rruKicr FRIDAY EVENING, HAKRJBBTJRG FLATA* TELEGRAPH MARCH 2, "The Live Store" \ There's No Time For Delay ; <v i \ ' , / p ' v , Tomorrow-—the Last Day —OF OUR— Mark-Down Sale The majority of people When this "Live Store" are sensible and want to save, and came 'to Harrisburg it was very saving money is a big factor these days. . „ , ... . llßr* It is absolutely necessary for a store to ad- com P ared Wlth man y other Btore - Jjgk vertise—it is imperative. And if you We were eager to grow big but were will- TO JMJk*. watch the business announcements of a * n ß to and by adding a few more cus store carefully, you can almost always tell tomers each day, treating them fairly by whether they ring true or false. Adver- square-dealing, we maintained their loyal tising cannot create values, advertising support, as well as, most of their friends "tr"*" until "Live Store" ha. become the ing fails to tell the truth, it proves to be a , . i o * iv , IMfIS most expensive experiment for a store. largest clothing store in Central T>ennsyl- Wl We have persistently and consistently told vama ' and Doutridhs is the name you the TRUTH in our advertising because we almost instantly think of when you say u find this plan not only pays in profit, but clothing—try it yourself—doesn't it sound j it pays in self respect. ijust right— Doutrichs "Always Reliable." ;, It's been very gratifying during the past few weeks to see the hundreds of new customers who came to .our mark-down sale, who had confidence in our advertising. The standard, high grade merchandise they bought here will give them still greater confidence in this Live Store" when they realize how much money they had left after buying here. f Tomorrow will close this big money-savings event—*if you're going to profit don't delay—come here tomorrow. • . ISI'M All 515.00 "Suits" and "Overcoats" Are Now, ; ifelO 75 AJI SIB.OO "Suits" and "Overcoats" Are Now, . All $20.00 "Suits" and "Overcoats" Are Now, I a r7 R I" • v All $25.00 "Suits" and "Overcoats" Are Now, v . .. . f 75 . Wffo All $30.00 "Suits" and "Overcoats" Are Now. .. . . TB* - i *®SST p T rll,ll9l7 *"• * Th Houto of Kuppnhelrov Blue Series -- - Blacks --- All Fancy Suits All Kuppenheimer Suits and Overcoats All SI.OO Shirts, 79c All <52.50 Sweaters, .. . .. .. $1.89 All $1.50 Shirts, $1.19 AH $3.50 Sweaters, .. . . ./ $2.89 All $2.50 Shirts, $1.89 AUSS.OO Sweaters, .... ;~. x.. $3.89 • Afl $3.50 Shirts, $2.89 All $6.50 Sweaters, .. $4.95 All Boys' $5.00 Suits and Overcoats, $3.89 All $7.50 Boys' Suits and Overcoats, $5.95 All Boys' $6.50 Suits and Overcoats, $4.95 All Boys' $8.50 Suits and Overcoats, $6.95 All Suspenders, Hosiery, Neckwear and Gloves Reduced All SI.OO Underwear, 79c Afl SI.OO Pajamas, 79c A $1.50 Underwear $1.19 All $1.50 Pajamas, '.. $1.19 A $2.00 Underwear, $1.59 All $2.00 Pajamas $1.59 A 1 $3.00 Underwear, $2.39 . All $2.50 Pajamas, "i $1.89 All $4.00 Underwear, $3.19 All SI.OO Night Shirts, 79c Tomorrow Saturday the Last Dag r i . il <<> HaiTisburg, Market St. - J p a 17
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