SIX-CENT FARES ARE PROTESTED Public Service Commission Takes Up Increases Re cently Placed on File The Public Serv \\ \ f //J ice Commission Is Vv\\ wrestling with sev- ArK er a 1 complaints yVsLeSg 7 against proposals 0f trolle ?'li 8 h ßte th ß has-been" setting 6-cent fare was the rule many years ago and the propositions to revive It appear to be meeting opposition. Protests filed against four systems because of the 6-cent fare have been scheduled for hearings or are in process of action before the commis sion and Friday hearings will be held at Wilkes-Barre by Chairman W. D. B. Alney in three such complaints re garding increases in fares in the Hazleton district. Two of these com plaints have been made by locals of United Mine Workers. Another important hearing sched uled for this week will be at Pitts burgh on Thursday before Commis sioner John S. Rilling, when resi dents of Allison Park, Allegheny county, will protest against reduction of passenger service due to readjust ment of schedules because of the •war. A similar hearing will be held in the eastern part of the state in another complaipt shortly. They are the first of the kind to come up. O'Noil to Act. State Insurance Commissioner J. Denny O'Neil is pre paring to put into operation the new acts relative to Insurance passed by the recent Legislature. One is known as the "blue sky" law and the system of enforcement is being worked out. It will call for detailed reports from various companies. Many Petititons Are Filed For Primaries Petitions filed to-day with the County Commissioners by candidates seeking nomination at the fall pri maries follow: Samuel B. Gingrich, Republican, burgess, Middletown; John C. Sefp, Republican, auditor, Wiconlsco township; J. Ross Hlggins, Republican, precinct assessor, Wico nlsco township; William Hlckernell, Republican, assessor. First Ward. Middletown; Martin H. Gingrich, Re publican. school director. Middletown; Edward McNutt, burgess; S. S. Straub, councilman; Williams J. Griffiths, as sessor; Charles W. Rank, tax collector, all Republican, for offices in Wil liamstown. M. L. Ludwig, burgess of Penbrook, is circulating petitions for re-election, and Dr. A. li Shope has announced himself as candidate for tax collector in the borough. Berlin Denies Losses in U-Boats Is Large By Associated Press Berlin, via London, ug. 6.—lt is officially declared that contrary to rumors of overwhelming losses in submarines, the monthly average is little more than three underwater boats lost during the period from February 1 to August, while the monthly increase in submarines maintained in much larger.. fjig HBP y "WHITE" Progressive Club But You Must Act Quickly Get a New "WHITE" /jlM© During the demonstration /if/ I next week only 50 of these ma chines can be sold at this price, f.Jflr so come early and get yours. The New "WHITE" No one has ever before attempted to offer an easy payment plan that is so simple, so scientific and so flexible as our "WHITE" PROGRESSIVE CLUB. Just imagine if you will, a plan so liberal as to place America's Finest Sewing Machine in your home for an initial payment of only TWENTY-FIVE CENTS. Pay the balance as per the table of easy payments shown. Our high standard of p— —————t—————— merchandising is fol- j^^ nt 2nd 2 s tt c ym t Brd p',? s ;" I ' l j ,th . p ," rm 't lowed in our sewing ma- 0 Chine department as /5C thPym't eth Paym't 7th Paym t thoroughly as in all oth- 50c 50c ! 60( - For that reason we Bth Paym't OthPym't 10th Pnym't llth Payra't offer America's finest 50c 75c ?3c j 76c 12th Payra't ISth Payra't l*th I.lth Paym't 16th Paym't 17th Paym't 18th Paym't 19th Paym't 20th Paym't --rt Paym't -Md Paym't 24th Paym't 2 5,h Paym't p >'">'t 27th Paym't : 28th Paym t 20th Paym't 81 *g sew ing machine - the j "i&r new "White." It gives „ fh P>yn J ?Tth Paym . t complete satisfaction. $1.50 si.eo Payment 1 ,uu An elegant 4-drawer ————■—. model as shown here at the low price of (~T Z r lOr can earn TEN CENTS every £Ti time you make an advance final >9 m I payment and thereby reduce the cost of your machine. The August Furniture Sale has been a great success so far. Come in and make your now. Complete IJ _J| Liberal Home jifflMlh Credi,on Furnishers Wll/V " Easy Payments 312 MARKET ST. MONDAY EVENING, NEWS OF S BOY SCOUTS ARE NOW IN CAMP Troop 1 Erects Tents Along Conodoguinet Creek; Hav ing Good Time Troop No. 1, Boy Scouts, of Steel ton, established a camp along the Conodoguinet creek, near Oyster Point, Saturday, in charge of the fol lowing officers: The Rev. H. H. pastor of the First Reformed Chuix.i, Steelton, chaplain; Charles \A. Mc- Coy, scoutmaster; Russell BaKei. as sistant scoutmaster; Mrs. McCoy, wife of the soutmaster is in charge of the culinary department. Seven large tents were erected to house the troop and officers and the encampment was visited bv a lar S® number of the parents of the young Scouts, as well as a number 01 friends. The troop yesterday at noon, was treated to a large bucketful of chicken corn soup, prepared by airs. McCoy. Early in the afternoon a bun dav School service was held in charge of the Rev. H. H. Rupp, and the ac tivities of each day are closed with a prayermeeting service. lloy* In I nnip The boys will remain in camp until next Saturday when ' camp will be broken and all return to their homes in the borough. The troop is com posed of the following boys; Harry Hartman, Allen Rudy, Joseph Keller, DavM Day ho, David Johnson, Robert Mentrer, Lloyd Rhoads. James Hoqer, John Hoblitzel, Floyd Watson, Wil liam Rupp, Charles Arnold, Howard Blver, Hewitt Myers, William Mess -inger, Chester Reed, Walter Huber, l-_iiimett Shelley, Huston Bellows, James Dayhoff, Crescent Rupp and Elmer Basoin. The following visitors were enter tained at the camp yesterday: Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Rudy, Mr. and Mrs. Scott Basom, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Messinger, Mr. and Mrs. John A. Bak er, Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Coder, Harry Coder, Mr. and Mrs. Bartram Shelley, Mr. and Mrs. Kirk Shelley, Mr. and Mrs. William Messinger, Dr. and Mrs. H. C. Myers, Dr. and Mrs. D. Edward Myers, and Mr. and Mrs. James Day hoff. "The boys have named their tenting place Camp Fly. Filter Plant Described in Commissioners' Report The seventh annual report of the bor ough water commissioners was issued this morning from the press of the Horvath printery. It is printed thi phamplet form, containing thirty three pages of reading and statisti cal matter and ten tine illustrations of the interior and exterior of the pumpting station and the filter plant. The workings of the filter plant is extensively described by M. B. Ditch, borough chemist, in charge of the filtration plant. Statistics given show the cost of operation of the entire water department since 1900, com parisons being made from year to year. , , The pres-.jt board of commissioners is compos ,f the following men: Geoi'ge K. P.01.Jr.3, president; Charles P. Feidt, 335-i\rv; Oliver P. Baskins, superinter. 1 !i f A ". A. Keister and Walter E. C.uclf. The report is print ed on a fine quali'y paper and the press matter presents a high grade of printer's art. STRUCK BY CAR. Samuel Kanaugh, 719 North Sec ond street, Steelton, suffered a com pound fracture of the right leg and minor injuries of the body this morn ing when his motorcycle was hit by a street car at Second and Depont streets. His machine was badly dam aged by the crash. PELI; WILL RKCOVER Lykens, Aug. 6.—Thomas Pell'will recover from injuries sustained in an 800-foot fall at Mineola, N. Y., when J an airplane dropped, killing his com- i panlon, according to his father who, returned here last night. WILL TRANSFER $12,000 FUND; Money Never Used For Isola- ! tion Hospital to Be Used The borough council at its meet- i ln this evening is expected to pave the way for the transfer of a fund of $12,000, apprppriated by the voters, six or eight yea* ago for the erec- JL < ! n . ot .£ municipal isolation hospi to other purposes. The action to be taken 10-nigiu will consist of the presentation oi an ordinance provid ing that the transfer be voted on,at viimn . fuH e'ect'on. This pfo- J?f ed t0 pass hiat read ing this evening. „ t ! ie ordinance has passed the voters i£ B ' ifil is a l ) P'"oved by o ih! ,!: i Jnoney will be devoted K, th . e „n P u . I"' 6 of additional motor pic appuiutu*. a bill to dlrca tht eel*"by e the C St ! *? U ? e y , otevs was pass ard i n , S Legislature recently tlva Jj r i? J?? u . c . eu by Representa tive D. J. Bechtold, of the borough. Tnh* 0 !? 1 ?, KAHLE R MKS home \mt M r V USed 37 ' dled at llls 500 Mohn street, Saturday eulosis 11 * 11-45 °' clock . tuber thio f". I,unera l services were held oV?n?u at " his late hole 2 . a burial was made in the cemetery at Oberlin. K - L ; C. E. TO MEET a U bu£ Of Mr. P? allC i SO<,ial at tlle home sr..t ,V,? dwar . d Hersh ey. Lincoln street, this evening, at 8 o'clock. nr, T, PERSONALS snnJi 83 *! a y . n Bal 'ber is spending burgh. h frienda in Pitts " ainey ' of the borough, left : HIGHSPIRE ; ; Two Aged Residents of Highspire Are Dead die^ltfe 1 Sperow, who S,®.- at the home of his son, John late' homMh! nS V, WRS held from hi * Tht m U Du rnoon at 1 o'clock. F - Rhoat l of the United Brethren Church, conducted the ser ser!?,^' a t,?; Veterftn ° f the Civil serving three years in the First secondm'ih hea , Vy ar tiHery and the second enlistment was a term of <siv vive' John 5 " f ?" T owlnK children sur vne. John and Jaines, of Highspire anTS?* Und Henry . Mary \Vnrn i° re k o ®' Bl °omneld; Charles, of Y a ?p b r B: Ral Pf- of Buffalo, N. Robert, of Denver, Colo. He ? Burial was made i:i Camp Hill Cemetery. ®.. f "i nol ' al ot William E. Colbert who died at his home Saturdav af ter an „ neBB of two days will bl „,® 1 , d to-morrow afternoon at 2 o clock in the United Brethren Church. The Rev. H. F. RhoadwUl officiate. He was born at Hancock Washington county, lid., 71 years sf(feUon Cemetery be m * de ta en Tolf of ??i* cter s Lutheran Church will pic- TI . e own Par k to-morrow. Miss Bessie Poorman, of Harris burg. spent Thursday evening in WlHtam Cobfe. CBt ° f hPr COUSIn ' Mrs Mrs. Augusta Mathias, of Quinev Is in town, the guest of relatives and irienas. Mr. and Mrs. George W. Cover ay and Sunda y at the Elizabethvllle campmeeting. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Stutzman, of Reading, who spent the week-end in town with relatives and friends, re turned to their home Sunday even mgr. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Brashears, of Lancaster, spent the week-end in town with the former's parents. Mr and Mrs. William Brashears. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Lebo, of En haut, spent Sunday afternoon in town with the former's parents Mr and Mrs. G. W. Lebo, of Penn street. The Otterbein Guild, of the United Brethren Church, held a picnic in the church on Monday evening, at 7.45 o'clock. The official board of the United Brethren Church held a business meeting in the church on Monday evening. • The Woman's Missionary Society of tne United Brethren Church will meetin the church Tuesday evening, at 7.30 o'clock. : MIDDLETOWN I Middletown Council to Hold Special Session The Liberty Band gave a concert in the borough park yesterday after noon. Miss Frances Lingle fs spending the week at Atlantic City. Mr. and Mrs. John Dutz, of Pitts burgh, are visiting thpir son. W. V. Lutz. Prof. L E. McGinnis. of Steelton, preached in the Presbyterian Church Sunday morning. The Pastors' Aid Society of the M. E. Church will meet at the home of Miss Mary Wise to-morrow eve ning. Mr. and Mrs. John Core and daugh ter, Dorothy, of Harrisburg, visited in town on Sunday. Miss Anna Nelman is spending a week at Trenton, N. J. Charles Smith, one of Uncle Sam's recruits stationed at Fort Hamilton, spent the past two days in Royalton with h isfamlly. He expects to be sent to France in the near future. • Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bausman and children, of Butler, are visiting rela tives in town, having made the trip by auto. " , Miss Minnie Melhorn left this morn ing for Shlppensburg. The borough council will meet in special session this evening. Mrs. Kirk Schwan and child, of Mt. Wolf, are visiting in town. Harry Ryan, one of Uncle Sam's re cruits stationed at Fort Slocum, is visiting his parents In town, William Crown, who visited In town for the past week, returned to his home in New, York City this morning. Christ Landis returned home from a two-days' visit to Chambersburg. Mr. and Mrs. Levy Spangler of Pal myra visited .n town over Sunday. Howard Mansberger, one of Uncle Sam's recruits stationed at Gettys burg, spent the past few days in town. Charles Schiefer, Charles Durben dorf and Grant Souders motored to ■Gettysburg Sunday. The three Are companies will hold their regular monthly meetings this evening. HAKRISBURG flSft TELEGRAPH I "The IJw. What An Inspiration— J I There was in this "Live Store" Saturday to , -I see the enthusiastic buyers who attended our Half-Yearly I This Sale is by far the greatest success of anything ever i I attempted by Doutrichs You can imagine what a tremendous Big Business * we enjoyed when we tell you that this "Live Store" was crowded to overflowing all day Saturday we so far passed the goal we sought that it will be necessary to make higher cal culations on our estimates This Mark-down Sale in volume of business and enthusiastic fcj crowds has far exceeded even our very largest Holiday Business. I I And this morning our loyal patrons again crowded into this "Live Store" to take advantage of an honestly reduced stock where everything is marked down (except ■ Arrow Collars, Interwoven Hose and Overalls). There is no other sale exactly like this one, because no other stock is cut in such unusual proportions—regardless of present or future conditions we are deter mined to stick to our long established policy of a complete clearance each season. Every Suit in Our Entire Stock Marked Down I (Blue Serges and Blacks Included) All $15.00 Suits .. . $11.75 All $20.00 Suits .. . $15.75 All SIB.OO Suits .. . $14.75 All $25.00 Suits .. . $19.75 § All $30.00 Suits .. . $23.75 All $35.00 Suits .. . $27.75 I All Boys' $1.50 Wash Suits . . $1.19 All Boys' 50c Shirts ... . 39c All Boys' $2.00 Wash Suits . . $1.59 All Boys' 60c Shirts . . . . 49c All Boys' $2.50 Wash Suits . . $1.89 All Boys' SI.OO Shirts .... 79c All Boys' $3.50 Wash Suits . . $2.89 All Boys' $1.50 Shirts . . . . $1.19 i All Straw Hats. 95c All Panamas. $3.85 BATHING SUITS BELTS All $2.00 Bathing Suits . . . $1.59 All 50c Belts . 39c All $2.50 Bathing Suits . . . $1.89 All SI.OO Belts . . . . . . 79c All $3.98 Bathing Suits . . . $2.19 All $1.50 Belts . . . . . . . $1.19 All $5.00 Bathing Suits . . . $3.89 All 15c Hosiery . 11c $2.00 White Bathing Jerseys . $1.59 All 25c Hosiery . . . . . . . 19c $2.00 Blue Flannel Pants . % . . $1.59 All 50cHosiery ...... ~ 39c / 1 1 \ 304 1 IPS|VU 1 Harrisburg, v Market Street Pa. 1 ay s Reliable AUGUST 6, 1917. 9
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