4 BUNGLING SHOWN IN U. S. TRAFFIC TO FRENCH PORTS • Representative From Minne sota Reveals Deficiencies He Witnessed on Trip Washington, Dec. 19.—"Transporta tion of troops and supplies is Amer ica's most vital war problem—the greatest ever undertaken by any na tion in the world—and yet we are just playing with it." This is the view of Representative Clarence E. Miller, of Minnesota, who l>assed the Congressional recess In France. While other members of the Congressional party which went to Europe were sightseeing ' and enter ing trenches, making speeches and attending dinners, Miller was pass ing long hours of observation and conference on the manner .in which supplies are being transported to Eu rope. "All of the terrible blunders of the Pneumonia CASCARAE? QUININE The old family remedy —in tablet form—safe, sure, easy to take. No opiates—no unpleasant after effects. Cures colds in 24 hours —Grip in 3 days. Money back if it fails. Qet the, Red Top and Mr. Hill's picture on it IV rnllßEs 24 Tablets for 25c. |\i j| nllrlj At Any Drug Stor* PERFUMIZERS Many kinds—Many prices GORGAS Hi X. Third St. I'cnna. StaUon 1 IP Practical Furniture Gifts j u f 1 a rge | M . stock assem- jj P bled with the idea of supplying the needs of every mem- || ij ber of the family in full. || For Mother For Dad For "Her" >gc'j §ll Davenports, $35 to $l5O Lounging Chairs, $17.50 Cedar Chests, to == Jij Sewing Tables, $4.95 to to $55.00 $0_.50 p p-j $25.00 Smokers' Stands, $2.50 to Sewing Tabes, $4.95 to g Boudoir Lamps, "$3.00 to ait cn TT ... $-5.00 =s' 91000 Ash Tra ys. to $3.50 Utility Boxes, $2.50 to = §1 c . t, i' c - w<■ Reading Lamps, $5.00 to $8.50 Sewing Rockers, $3.50 to c-? 7 in se * Tobacco Jars, $2.00 p, , 4inm , ,j. mnn M Desks, $lO to S6O Book Ends, $3.50 to $lO Desks, SIO.OO to $60.00 g |S Table Scarfs, $3 to $5 Foot Stools, $6 to $17.50 Loudoir I-amps, $3.50 to 0 Umbrella Stands, $8.50 to I} °nd $5.00 ? 10 -00 S3 $12.00 Piano Bench, $8 to slo f| 1 Tca Tra - vs> 98c to ? 900 For Husband • r n i 8 sd Basketry, 75c to $5.00 . rOr Kahv *3 3 Chifforobes, $52.50 to SBS lUI uax3 J p \\T'C Secretary Desks, $50.00 to Baby Yards, $6 to sl2 m • ror Wire ' $75.00 cribs, SIO.OO to $15.00 gl 0 Floor Lamps, $9.95 to $35 §£&*££ $ C hairs, >' 1 E|j Library Tables, $12.00 to $17.50 to $55 00 Bassinets, $6.00 to $17.50 iv $75.00 Magazine Racks, $16.50 to Safety Straps, 50c to $1.25 g M Toilet Tables, S2O to $75 $25.00 Go-Carts, $19.95 to SSO ==j ijf Tilt Top Tables, $5 to sls Bond Boxes, $5.00 Hampers, $3.50 to $lO ® ii Gateleg Tables, $22.50 " 1| Rockers, $9 Chairs and for "Him" For the Kiddies || Mirrors, $6.50 to $35.00 Smokers' Stands, $2.50 to Doll Carts, $4 to sl2 B |3 Knitting Bowls, $3.50 to $25.00 Tea Wagons, $3.50 to $5 £l H SIO.OO Cigarette Cases, $3.00 Kitchen Cabinets, $3 to $5 pi || Curtains, $1.25 to $25.00 Card Tables, $2.50 to $25 Doll Beds, $1.35 to $2.75 |3 Rugs, $17.50 to $89.00 Easy Chairs, $17.50 to $55 Dresses, $6.00 to $9.00 Eg Console Tables, SIB.OO to Scrap Baskets, $1.25 to Wicker and Mahogany M |§l $38.50 SIO.OO Chairs and Rockers, § Hj Tea Wagons, $16.50 to Eoot Stools, $5 to $17.50 $4.50 to $6.50 PS ~M $28.50 Book Finds, $3.50 to $lO Doll Utility Boxes, $4.50 H m Grandfather Clock, $45.00 Book Racks, $2.50 to $5 Clothes Trees, $2 to $3 The boys in the trenches and those to go expect YOU to do your bit in an un- Cp grudging fashion. Join the Red Cross today. ' A heart and a dollar is all you need." M f| North Market Square §1 WEDNESDAY EVENING, Spanish-American War are being made over agaiji," lie said yesterday. "I brought back a maze of facts on liow things are going. I am sorry they are so disheartening. I shall present them to Congress and we'll see what can be done to right them. 1 hesitate about stating them, as 1 desire above everything not to appear a fault-finder. I make 110 criticism of men or administrations, and the information I shall give to Congress will bo submitted entirely out of a real purpose to bring about a reor ganization of a system that must be changed." Mr. Miller outlined the general na ture of his discoveries at the Ameri can debarkation port in France, and the results of his conferences with General Pershing and Army officers in actual charge of the handling of supplies. He declined to give details, insisting Congress should be the tlrst to receive them, as such information Kiven first to the press might place him in the position of seeking pub licity or venting personal criticism ot the administration. "The story of 150 tons of beef spoiled through mismanagement of ship billing," Mr. Miller said, "is but a circumstance, of which, I regret to say. there are many. Our trouble is that we are seeking to administer the most gigantic problem of transporta tion ever confronting a nation at war with an organization that is Inade quate for the task." The control of shipping by the Quar termaster Department has resulted in a loss of 70 per cent, efficiency, Mr. Miller said. This means, he said, that all available tonnage is giving only 30 per cent, of complete service. The lest might as well be classed as "sunk by submarines." It is out of the game, Mr. Miller said. I'BESS OF A 1.1,110S CENSORED, ji.VYS V. S. EMBASSY "I read the American newspapers to get the war news," says H. R. Young, of the American Embassy kt Constantinople, who is visiting J. H. Troup. 2138 North Third street. Mr. Young says that the French and Eng lish newspapers are under strict cen sorship, and that the news comes from America. Mr. Young is familiarly known to his local friends as "Cy" Young, who played left halfback on the Dickinson College eleven at Carlisle in 1901). He was stationed in Turkey at the open ing of the war, and from that time since has been moving through Eu rope and in the war-stricken coun tries, on various missions. BELL-ANS Absolutely Removes .Indigestion. Druggists refund money if it fails. 25c HARRY LAUDER TO SPEAK HERE ON WORLD WAR Famous Comedian to Ad dress Rotary Club and Commerce Chamber Harry Lauder, the famous Scotch comedian who has been devoting himself to war work since his son, his only child, was killed in' Fla nders, will be the guest of honor at a luncheon meeting of the members of the Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce and the Harrisburg Ro tary Club at the Board of Trade 12 o'clock next Wednesday. Harry Lauder has always taken a great deal of pride in his member ship in the Rotary Club. The offi cers of the two local associations decided to combine in holding the meeting in order that a maximum number of Harrisburg men would have the opportunity of meeting and hearing Harry Lauder. Arrangements for the meeting arc in charge of a committee headed by Arthur D. Bacon, vice-president of the Rotary Club and second vice president of the Chamber of Com merce, who will preside at the luncheon and Captain George F. Lumb, president of the Rotary Club and Secretary E. L. McColgin of the Chamber of Commerce. Harry Lauder will arrive in Har risburg at 11.15 a. m., next Wednes day from Baltimore. He will be met at the station by the following re ception committee: Presidents An drew S. Patterson of the Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce and George F. Lumb of the Rotary Club, A. D. Bacon, George S. Reinoehl, Floyd Hopkins and Joseph H. Wallazz. Lauder will be accompanied iiy bag pipers who will escort him and the Reception Committee from the sta tion to the Board of Trade and will later play at the luncheon meeting. It is expected that the seating ca pacity of the Board of Trade, which is but 350 will soon be exhaustsd by those who desire to hear Harry Lauder. Only members of t'ne Ro ta#y Club and the Chamber of Com merce can make reservations. It is requested that those desiring to majce advance reservations do so by phoning 4120 at once. HAKMSBTTRO *£&&>!>. TEtEGRAPH! SNYDER ORDERS HIS OWN AUDIT Wants to Know More About the Finances of the State Workmen's Insurance Auditor General Charles A. Sny der to-day created considerable stir about the Capitol by informing the officers of the State Workmen's In surance Fund that he proposed to have his own audit made of the fi nances of the fund. The fund's af fairs were audited by men connected with the State Insurance Depart ment a short time ago and imme diately- afterwards announcement was made that a dtvidend would be paid. The action of the Auditor General may have the effect of holding up the dividend at least for the pres ent. Mr. Snyder declined to com ment upon the matter to-day. He admitted that he had directed that the audit be made. The fund was voted $300,000 in 1915 for organization and adminis tration and this year $200,000 more was allowed. If it is found that the appropriation will not reach the pay roll or the dividend will be affected. All departments of the State Capi tol will close on Saturday until the following Wednesday because of Christmas, according to official an nouncements made to-day. Some of the departments will close on Friday afternoon. Announcement was made to-day by Governor Brumbaugh of appoint ment of the following officers Company K, Second Regiment of the Reserve Militia, Lock Haven: Cap tain, Captain Richard S. Quigley, Lock Haven; first lieutenant, J. Hall Chaphan, McElhattan, and second lieutenant, Clyde Probst, Lock Ha ven. Indications arc that (lie tension be tween the State Commission of Agri culture and Secretary Patton is ap proaching the breaking stage. The commission has rejected the officers of the State Bureau of Markets and the secretary Is in consultation with the Governor and the Attorney Gen eral regarding his powers. The com mission may be summoned here shortly for a meeting when the whole matter will go to the- Governor. Some commissioners may resign. Paul MaeElree, burgess of West Chester was here to-day to see the Governor. The Workmen's Compensation Board, which is at Johnstown to day, is to meet in Pittsburgh to morrow. Governor •Brumbaugh will go to Washington Friday to attend the Pine Arts Commission meeting. Ex-Auditor General SLssou, of Erie, was at the -Capitol to-day e.nd was warmly greeted by friends. Ex-State Treasurer James E. Bar nett, of Pittsburgh, came here to day on departmental business. It. W. Williamson, of Huntingdon: Representative J. S. Eby, Newport, and Bromley Wharton, were among Hill visitors. In an opinion given to Governor Brumbaugh to-day Deputy Attorney General Emerson Collins holds that volunteer policemen do not have au thority to arrest without a warrant outside of the county for which they have been commissioned. It 13 held that such policemen can lawfully execute warrants issued in the coun ty for which they are commissioned for an offense committed therein in any county of the state to which the offender may go under the general provisions of the act of 1889. Banking Commissioner I<afeau was iO-day given these .rulings on the l rivate bankers license law: In case of death the legatee of a private banking business must obtain a new license from the state and not even the executor of an estate having such a bank can administer it without a new license being procured. Autltority of the Public Service Commission to pass upon a contract for furnishing surplus natural gas to a manufacturing plant was question ed to-day by the Jones & Steel Company, of Pittsburgh, at the hearing of its complaint against the new tariff of the Equitable Gas Com pany, of Pittsburgh. Horace W. of Shurnn, deputy attorney general for the last two and a half years, has tendered his resignation to Attorney General BroWn to engage in private prac tice. It is understood that the ap pointment will go to the western end of the state. A handsome oil portrait of the lute Secretary of Internal Affairs Henry Houck was to-day placed in yie of ilce of the secretary. The painting was viewed by Governor Brumbaugh and state officials and was much ad mired. It Is understood that Governor Brumbaugh is getting ready to an nounce appointment of a new judge for Washington county shortly. Nu merous names have been heard of to succeed Judge L. IJ. Davis, of Pittsburgh. The state commission to select the site for the new state insane hospi tal, which it is likely to be located in the Cumberland Valley, to-day elected Dr. Charles T. Aiken, of Se linsgrove, as chairman and D. M. Wertz, of Waynesboro, as treasurer. The commission announced that it would visit sites. The State Board of Property held its winter meeting at the Attorney General's office this afternoon and Secretary of Internal Affairs Houck took his seat as a member of the board. Associated Aids Societies Plans to Distribute Many Christmas Presents to Poor Harrisburgers who are seeking re cipients for Christmas gifts will find the Associated Aids Societies ready and willing to dispose of their money and gifts, in a way that will help a large number of people. John H. McCand less, secretary of the organization, tells what gifts will do for the poor people of the city, in the following statement: "Pay board for twenty homeless children. In homes chosen and super vised by this society. One hundred und sixty-five dollars was paid out in this way last month. "Find suitable free homes for or phan children, or children who have had to be removed from their own homes because of unusual or vicious conditions there. Eighty-four such children under our care this month. "Bring home to thoughtless, im moral or ignorant parents, their duties toward their children, holding the law over them when necessary. Twenty five such cases this month. "Help us to study each and every difficult family problem coming to our notice, to the end thaj we may in telligently advise, and show people how to help themselves. Eighty-nine families under care last month. "Enlist the aid of churches, indi viduals, schools, hospitals, public of ficials, legal aid. medical aid and every form of helpfulness which may be needed for any given family. " 'Stand by* families as long as we are needed." Contributions should be sent to Vance C. McCormick, treasurer, 5 North Market Square. SOCIALIST TO LECTURE: Alexander Spence, editor of The Vanguard. Milwaukee, Wis., will lec ture on "The Coming of Socialism," at ■Maennerchor hal*. 221 North street, this evening. The lecture will begin j at 8 o'clock. 1 MIX CHRISTMAS WITH BUSINESS Rotarians Plan Christinas Din ner For Children and Hear Dr. L. M. Raker Talk Rotarians mixed good fellowship with plans for Christmas and a fuller understanding of the tremendous demand for shorthand writers and stenographers in these \var times at tho annual meeting of the club at the School of Commerce, Maike' Square, with D. L. M. Raker, the head of the institution, as host. Mr. Raker addressed the club on the work of the school, which has become one of the largest and most influential business colleges in the east, with affiliations extending to all the larger schools and commercial school organizations of the country. Mr. Raker said that he has been compelled to enlarge his school this year, but has not been able to keep up with demands. The government and private business is taking young men and women before they have con pleted their courses and good salaries are the rule. Further en largements are contemplated, he said. The club is preparing to entertain more than 300 little folks of both sexes at a Big Brother Christmas dinner to be given in Chestnut street hall at noon December 27, for which the Rotarians will bear all the ex penses. Little people who might otherwise have no Christmas feast, from 6 to 12 years of age, are being listed for the event, which Chairman John H. Nixon says will be one of ti:e best in the history of the club. The Rotarians will take the chil dren to the hall in automobiles and the lesser ones will be returned by machine after the dinner. Candy and a gift for each child will be a part of the celebration. I At the conclusion of the meeting lunch was served. WM. STROUSE OPEN EVENINGS UNTIL CHRISTMAS . > On the home stretch # with the Christmas crowds m through Wm. Strouse's Store then home with the gifts men like Bath Robes, $5 to sl2 House Coats, $5 to $"10 * Sweated, $1.50 to $lO ' Underwear, $1.50 to SIO.OO Monito Hose, 25c to SI.OO < / Neckties, 50c to $3 M- Shirts, SI.OO to $lO Felt Hats, 12 to $5 Men's Caps, SI.OO to $2 Men's Mackinaws, $lO to sl2 Aj. \ Boys' Suits, $5 tp sls Boys' Overcoats, $5 to sls Boys' Mackinaws, $5 to $lO * ifcli /- Boys' Caps, 50c to SI.OO. V —- m' Mufflers, SI.OO to $7.50 I/I Handkerchiefs, 10c to SI.OO \ X Pajamas, $1.50 to $5 r1 ' Comfort Kits, 50c to $6 V- Kid Gloves, $2 to $5 ' Men's Velour Hats, $5 to $7.50 Many a Wm. Strouse Suit or Overcoat will be the gilt from a man to himself ♦ * * / • ' ' The New Store of Wm. Strouse, 310 Market St. STATE FOOD SHOW TO BE NOTABLE Many Premiums Will Re.Of fered; Big Meetings to Be Held Here Next Month The second annual state Farm products ghow under the auspices of the Department of Agriculture rnd the allied agricultural organizations of the state which will be held here on January 22, 23 and 24 promises to be the most important agricul tural event in the history of the state. Secretary of Agriculture, Charles E. Patton, has called to his aid prac tically every state agricultural organ ization. During the week there will be meetings of the State Board of Agriculture, Pennsylvania Breeders' and Dairymen's Association. State Horticultural Association, Pennsyl vania Poultry Association, Pennsyl vania Sheep Breeders' and Wool Growers' Association, Pennsylvania Potato Growers' Association nnd sev eral other organizations. The Farms Products Show will be one of the big features of- week. In an immense hall there will be a display of prize corn from all sec tions of the state, the best fruit from the thousands of commercial and pi ivate orchards, dressed poultry, eggs, wool, potatoes and butter. All these products will be entered m competition for prizes amounting to over a thousand dollars and witn the prizes will go state honors as pro ducers. In addition there will be a display of farm tractors of half a dozen or more different makes, the latest farming implements, dairying machinery, orchard implements and many more commercial exhibits. Corn judging teams from many of tha vocational schools of the state will be In attendance and tlie3-i bo>s and gir'.s will stage a corn judging contest Have an interesting edu cational cisilay. Pennsylvania State DECEMBER 19, 1917 College will have several displays llhit will be oT vital intarest to every farmer, and the Pennsylvania De railment of Agriculture will have important exhibits. Prize lists and entry blanks and programs of meetings are now being prepared and can be had by writing to Secretary of Agriculture Charles E. Patton at Harrisburg or to the show secretary, E. K. Hibshman, at State College, Pa. Farmers having good corn are asked to select ten best ears and enter them in compe tition, while wool growers, fruit growers, poultrymen, potato growers, vegetable growers, and butter mak ers are urged to plan for entering their products in this war-time ag ricultural show. One true Aspirin % Only One Beware of Substitutes The sole makers of gen- EJaYvcJdfgpg•]uine Aspirin brand every package and every tablet tl fiffid IM mm with the Bayer Cross. "The Bayer Croat TABLETS in Pocket Boxe. of 12 /"ETX Bottlei of 24 u4 100 / A \ CAPSULES is Sealed Packages of 12 asd 24 U3AYEFU The trade-mark "Aspirin" (Reff. IT. 8. Pat. Off.) is a ffuarnnteo that the tnonoacetieacideater of ealicylicuciu in these tablets and capauiea ia of V/iw* Cltrrrrrmt** rst p.. •<,, the reliable Bayer xaanufacture. I OUT Utiarantee Of Punty Registrants Able to Volunteer For Servic< Announcement was made .at the local recruiting olllce to-day thai draft registrants may still enlist in certain departments of the Regulai Army, providing they receive writ ten instructions from their drafl exemption boards. The infantry, sig nal corps, medical corps and quar termaster's department are the branches open to registered men The men must iirst receive certifi cates from their draft boards certi fying that they are not part of a delinquent draft quota, and then they are inducted into the service b> the local recruiting office.
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