POLYCLINIC TO ENLARGE ITS HOSPITAL WORK Extensions to Be Added to' Building in the Early . Spring , 1 Plans for an addition to the Poly- i ellnlo Hospital, and Harris I streets, are being made by the board of directors of the institution. Work is to be begun in the early spring | on this addition, which will include several private rooms, a new oper ating room, an anaethetizing room, a sterilizing room, a diet kitchen, an X-ray room and a number of changes | In the present building. The hospital was chartered March 1, 1909. and for five and a half years maintained i. dispensary and beds in rented quarters. In September, 1914, the board of directors purchased the 11 plot of ground occupied by the old j Porter mansion, and after extensive changes, the ho pital was opened, October 4 of the same year, \yith twenty-six beds for the reception of patients. Approximately $5,000 has been expended in equipment for the institution. Three private rooms and a semiprivate room with two beds, are in the present hospital. The man agement has been compelled to re fuse many requests for rooms, be cause the supply is inadequate. A stuff of thirteen physicians, two graduate nurses and nine pupil nurses is main tained. A training school for nurses is also conducted, and a house phy sician is constantly present. An ex cellent X-ray and pathological lab ia tor y is maintained. During the typhoid fever epi demic last year, thirty-eight pa tients were cared for at one time. , this being eight more than the full J capacity. Forty maternity cases were | treated in the year ending June 1,11 1917. Nurses - Homo A nurses' home and a children's de- , partment is in project and will prob ably be built within the next year or two. The go%"erning board consists of fifteen directors, with the following officers recently elected: | .Viller I. Kast, president; George Tt. Bentley, vice-president; D. W. j Sohm, treasurer; Dr. 11. A. Stine, sec-1 retary and Katheri. E. I.andis, su perintendent. The board of directors of the in-|| stitution express their appreciation j , for the many contributions, both of j money and supplies, given them in I the past years. Funds in addition to | those already subscribed, are being! solicited for the building of the new ' I additions to the building. Austrians in U. S. to Be Practically Free, Is Wilson's War Ruling Washington. Dec. 13. Austro-j Hungarian subjects in the United States, most of the million or more i of whom are laborers and are loyal I to the allied war cause, will suffer few restrictions as a result of war | between the lands of their birth and ; adoption.' ! i . In a proclamation yesterday de-1 daring a state of war with Austria- j Hungary in accordance with the act j of Congress, President Wilson sped-j 1 fled that unnaturalized Austro-Hun- j garians, unlike the Germans in this country, should be free to live and j travel anywhere, except that they | may not enter or leave the United j States without permission, and those I suspected of enemy activity may be j interned. They need not register j with police or post office officials, us Germans will be required to do J, shortly, and are not barred from the ' 100-vard zone about piers, docks and | warehouses, closed to Germans, andt are not required to leave the District \ of Columbia. The President's motive in drawing distinction between Germans anil Austrians was described as two-fold. First, it was rtalized that the fym- i pathy of Hungarians, Jugo-Slavs, j Poles, Serbs, Czechs, Slovacs s.nd; other immigrants from the Anstro- Hungarian empire, generally is not with the mother country in the war, j and they have not been guilty of the multiform campaign of violence j practiced under the German war rys- ' tern. Secondly, such a large propor- j | tion of laborers in munition and steel , plants and coal mines consist of Aus trian subjects that it was found vir-j tually impossible to administer 1 against them the rigid regulations' imposed on the Germans, who are 1 half as numerous and more individu- j alistic. The department of justice even abandoned its former plans to regis- j ter Austrians along with Germans, j because of the immensity of the task 1 and the administration's determina tion to maintain embarrassment to Austrians, thousands of whom have 1 demonstrated their loyalty to this country by enlisting 5n the Army and Navy. New Instructor to Teach Languages at Tech High Members of the senior and junior i, classes of the Technical high school will again take an active part in the j Ued Hross campaign that will be 1 brought to the people among other places in the theaters of the city to night and to-morrow night. The j Tech students were successful in I their liberty Loan addresses, and j with their former experience they l ope to do even beter. Those who | have volunteered 'their service to i make short addresses include: John Bowman, Fred Essig. Fred Henry, ; Fred Murray, Fred Huston, Harry Miller. Reese Lloyd, Lloyd Cole, Lynn i < 'ook, William Watson, Abram Gross, I George I. Fisher, John L. Bitner and I Bay Crane, of the senior class. Among ] the juniors are Stewart Taylor, Ber tram Saltzer, Laird Landis and Julius Kamsky. H. A. Liebig, of Hartford, Conn., arrived at Tech to teach French and German. He is a graduate of' Michigan and Brown universities, and j has a wide experience. A special chapel exercise was held to-day to practice the Christmas < arols that the students will sing at the entertainment to be given to thei pupils of the outdoor schools, De cember 21. Professor A. M. Lindsay is directing the music that will be a big feature of the program. WE REPAIR 8 RADIA Oft Si B Lamps, Fenders, Hoods, Bodies and ■ Windshields BNuss Mfg. Co. I ■ tlth nod Mulberry Ma. I HAHRISBIJKU. PA. 'OKKN3A3 AVdSHfIHX Extend Price-Fixing Power, Federal Trade Board Advises Congress Washington, Dec. 12.—Extension of the government's price fixing pow er to other products than food and fuel and especially to iron and steel, is believed necessary by the Federal Trade Commission in the light of ex oaoEaoQoooEioaoDOcaaoQonoEionoooooaoQoaoEiooooEaoEaoDoooEaomo |J Pre-Christmas Sales in all Departments Make Tomorrow a Stirring Friday Bargain Day! [ 2 •jjjijyps USE RED CROSS SEALS SPECIAL NOTICE TO HOLIDAY SHOPPERS I itSa: ON ALL CHRISTMAS MAIL II |Tll if nil IU J X ißasii ' The Rea,s onl > *" each—tliey brighten ■ ■ll /Al II ■ the e^luVftToVXn^" P " C opcn ta J 2 : ; mono for a wortov C caumJ M O Newest patterns in heavy cas- /11 1 Uvs\l fl jzes W : M French kid 2-button clasp gloves in plain white or OtZ J WOMEN'S ALL PURE SILK HOSE H Oor either color with contrasting stitching. Pre-Xmas Price® AD V PI P „ D—_ - In black and assorted colors in plain or fancy styles; Af! M j ' * rC-AmaS dale ror DOyS worth $2.00. Pre-Xmas Price II WOMEN'S SILK GLOVES '^ti h Our 2 / DC) l.Z<3 A wonderful assortment of suits, Button to the neck- belt all around. . Fast black ribbed, seamless hose for boys or girls; all I*7 _ v -\rnas Sale Price mackinaws and overcoats, value to sizes; worth 2 5c. Pre-Xmas Sale Price A 'C |1 M /■( ,b :'. o ' Very new' winter model and odd PnntM I UOYS' KOMPKRS i patterns, worsteds and cheviots. All .. .. ~ _ ■ w\ II a y f 1 new. >to 16 Years. For Xmas ... ...... V U \mv tL; ..... „ Heavy Cheviot Two to 6 years. - Hl'Sr H,UO , 2 VT IvAt l >IA> v /n„H°Clo"h HM-. ILOl"sK"" mix- A wonderful as- , tT KAII MAVS. 0 GIVE HIM A SHIRT FOR XMAS | S'SF White Ivory Gifts For Xmas D Men's Shirts in Men's Madras and Men's Silk Stripe OfiC new percale and ! 7Q„ *%ftr and 7*\r . .. „ .... k.. i O Stylish patterns; Soft Shirts; French , -adras Cot.,. I 79C SUC fSC Ilk- to *• Perfume Bottle* '.V.Vieii'ii'flJ§ Z French and Laun- cu ff s . ' ' f \\] BOYS' RMVCOAT WITH ii IT aj\ .<> I Coinbn iMe Hand Mirror to ;uw ft dered cuffs ' ' , WITH HAT 4Q Picture Framr. J4c to tHe Hair llnml.es 73c to *a,4r. >ta QC„ <£2 45 Made in the new I< rencli model with belt and slashed HutterN 2Sc Cream Jar 4e 'U I 7C 30C w pocket—Hat to match in Oxford gray. j \al> Polish *3clJeel llosen 4Sc to fl.lis fHKT n Of.n— I IKT I,'i.oon - I'llfT FI.OOII - I ' • T p*yg ' - - g eSa-o tfn3hesam insadement t U " IT" A,,Y SMOKL,,S * J M — A I * C.E ID .SD" yI, 1 : JIL 0 ft L stand with Axminster Rug; mottled pattern, 1.98 21OC '"".St'LT; M M I place for Rag Rugs, :)<% 89C, 98 to $1.2.1. WGlass Candle Sticks, 190 each. , 24 m. | 1 ff . Electric Lamps; special, $2.98, Cut Glass Water Sets, *TH>VFRY piet'e wUh S ' U ft " " Towel iScts; special and #1.69. CASSEROLES Shakespeare's Works, complete, $1.98. Al| att r a ctive cord ' C (O H /. _ Matting-covered Shirtwaist Boxes, $1.85), #2.9. to a Nickel plated Serving Trays, 890 to $1.95. Assortment A O •! I 1 M f QQ n $4.95. " >[- r ° und ttnd oval Pie Cassereles, 89c, 980 and $1.49. 39c to V/ MX -1 8 tSfaWfc t/OL Hand Painted Chocolate Sets, $2.49. „ „ flnH Coffee Percolators; special, $1.29. QC tPL>t/Q VL U ( Boxed Pillow Cases, embroidered, 980, sl.l J) and $1,159 9oC Ft rn )ishes, 980. ' I ! J | I l Q 8 TOYLAND! If AUCfIAMQ TOYLAND! 11 Bring the Children to Feast Their Vljk Thousands of Wonderful, Inspiring r Eyes on These Wonderful Toys I mr Games and Toys I ' IX THE BARGAIN BASK.MKVT JR Wli TIIK UAROAIN BAHKMKST oaoBociOBOBOBOooE3OOOOOE cßOEaociomonoßOßOooc oaoaoaoooaoDa perience g- ined in investigating economic conditions since the United States entertd the war. Recommen- i dation that a temporary admlnistra- I tive body be established to determine reasonable prices for prime neces- i i cities and elso to regulate the distri- ' bution of raw materials and finished ' products .was made in the commis ' sion's annual report, submitted to- > , day to Congress. I Other recommendations suggest • that the commission's powers of ob HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH taining information be broadened to authorize requirement of reports from individuals engaged in com merce, as w.'.l incorporations; that information gathered by temporary semi-official organizations such as the Council of National Oefense, incltid ing all correspondence, be ordered preserved; that trade association tiles should be made public records; that Investigation of foreign trade condi tions be made to permit proper measures with regard to American industrial organization now and when peace is concluded; that the Webb bill to eliminate, associations for export trade from the operation of the Sherman law be passed, and that the salary limitation of $5,000 a year be removed from the commis sion's expert employes. Declaration of war has not lessen ed either the number or importance of the complaints made to the com mission of unfair competition, but on the contrary, the . number of com plaints has increased. During the fiscal year ending June 30, a total of 102 complaints were disposed of without formal proceedings, leaving 191 complaints still under investiga tion. Applications for remedial pro cedure by the commission showed a decrease from the tlscal year ending June 30, 1916. In nine cases during the last year, the commission Issued formal complaints, and in four the matter was disposed of by the is suance of order to cease and desist. DECEMBER 13, 1917. Negro Woman Dies At Age of 108 Years Philadelphia—There died yester day in the Lincoln Hospital and Home for Colored People, at Con cord avenue and 141 street, a r.egro woman who said she was 108 years old. She was known ns Ann Cliris toff and had been in the institution since 1913. The woman was an inveterate smoker, preferably a corncob pipei She had her own little receipts td how to attain a "ripe green ago. First, she was to remain out in tli< open as much as possible. Second, to be cheerful. Third, was to re main single. • Before she was taken to the hom| from No. 15 Cornelia street she earn* ed her living by sewing. The woman had one ambition. She wanted to live until the ond oj the war and prayed that the Lord spare her. 5