6 COAL SHIPMENTS INTO CITY HOLD UP STEADILY Crisis Safely Passes, Say the Dealers and Fuel Ad- ministrator Eighteen cars of anthracite coal arrived over the Pennsylvania Rail road yesterday, according to the re port made to Ross A. Hickok, fuel administrator for Dauphin county. Two cars of bituminous were report ed to' have arrived yesterday for household consumption. Six cars of anthracite are said to have arrived over the Reading line from the Read ing Coal and Iron Company. Deal ers in the Hill district have accused the Reading company of not taking care of them during the coal crisis. Dealers supplied by the' Reading Coal end Iron Company reported this morning that the coal arriving over the Reading is not equally distributed among the dealers. Dealers com plain that when a small shipment does come over the Reading nearly all of it goes to one dealer. Many Hill dealers have complained that ASTHMA There is no "cure" but relief is often jgtjgk Clear Ike Voice—Ualekly relieve lioaraeaesa. Coughs, Sore Throat, Hronchitl* and l.aryagltla—iilrn.au t- Ir flavored touches—J3o the tiox. Gorgas Drug Stores Men's Arties, Men's, Women's Y\ r an< * Children's Rubbers M / AT CUT PRICES *\r Wow, When You Heed Them 60 Boys' Men's Wo m en's Men's / \ Heavy Heeled L, * ht Hea^ X \ Light Weight Tan Work Rolled Weight Sandals Shoes, • i £■!_ T-k„n Rubbers. tlood Heavy W n - ole ' Dull storm or Styles. All Double ***>> i, * Rubbers, Croquet Sizes, Soles, - Buckle | 98c I 75c I 75c I $2.95 All sizes. Now at —————. Misses' and Children's Rubbers. All sizes 6 CO JC Storm or Regular Styles 49c Men's Heavy One-Buckle Arties \ Made with heavy Red or Black Same style with Rolled Edge j Heel anr) s >le jj 00 V ery Busy-Thank You Store Open at 9 A. M. NEVER —NO NEVER HAS JEWELRY. CLOCKS, SILVER. WARE BEEN SOLD AT SUCH LOW PRICES COME AND CONVINCE YOURSELF COME AND LET YOUR EYES FEAST ON THE HANDSOME STOCK OF CLOCKS, JEWELRY, SILVERWARE, ETC., AT NEXT TO NOTHING PRICES. Remember This Is a Rich Stock Nothing Cheap—But The Price KOHNER STOCK At Half and Less Than Half One Lot, Fine Small Ala- 8-I)ay Parlor Clocks— | Extra Special—One I-ot hogarn Clocks Kohner s Kohner's Price S7 50 to ! ft wr i-c 1 Prices $2.50 to $3.00; ' 9 c , to |of Leather Watch Fobs, Price SI.OO $3.50 to $12.50 I I_oC_ Extra Special Price on Watches Beautiful Open Face New Style, Gold One Lot of Beautiful Gold Filled Watch Filled Elgin or \Valtham Movements. ~ , „ . „ „ . , Sale , An Ha Bracelets—Specially Priced £..e.O <;lo< . k , 50c Collar Billion. ® C m- DON'T FORGET OUR ADDRESS MAX REITER & CO. - - 18 N. 4th St. ; ' —i FRIDAY EVENING, BLAHraSBURG TELEQRXPH ' JANUARY 25, 1918. they have received from one to three cars during January. " Householders in the Ilill • district suffer more than any others through the coal shortage. The offices in that district are always assailed by many more customers than the dealer/ can supply, and in many oases their need for coal is urgent. It is in the Hill district that the most coal is sold in small quantities, and delivered in sleds or wagons by customers. Arrive Steadily Tile big dealers in Harrisburg have been receiving fair shipments this week, Mr. lliekok said. With eight een cars of coal 'received yesterday and a daily shipment this week of about fifteen cars. Harrisburg has slowly drawn away from the danger point in the coal situation. There has been enough coal in the city this week to remove all doubt that urgent cases can be relieved, and to avoid suffering. During the early part of the week many people who had been without coal for weeks managed to secure small supplies to tide them over their difficulty. Harvey E. De wait, manager of the United Ice and Coal Company, said this morning the panicky feeling of the public has given place to a more secure feeling. He says that a large ppr cent, of people calling for coal now state that they have enough to ttde them over a few days, thus making it easier for the dealer. Hitherto most of the or ders for coal were for immediate de livery, and kept the coal yards of the dealers drained. •Supply Not large Mr. Hlckok says that while the situation is better than last week, there is by no means a good supply of coal*in the city. Dealers cannot by any means fill all the orders that they receive, and many people are still without coal. Some of tile deal ers are adhering to the practice they began last week, and not taking or ders except for the coal they actu ally have in their yards or on their sidings. The sight of more coal then hitherto on the sidings, during the week, however. Mr. Ilickok said, has given a more stable feeling to the ( public. One things that has helped the sit uation Immensely is the disposition of • bituminous coal for household consumption. It is estimated that half the dealers are supplying their customers with bituminous. Some "of, the dealers are not en thusiastic over the result of their atteihpts sell bituminous. Nevertheless, many homes in the city are being heated steadily with bituminous coal. NEWS AND NOTES OF BOY SCOUTS Troop Six Defeats Olivets in Practice Game, 45-21 The basketball team of Troop C opened the season with a victory over the Olivet team in a practice game on the Shimmell floor Tuesday even ing. The game gave an opportunity to view tlie material which was on hand. The scouts played a splendid floor game, but were off form in lo cating the basket in the first half. Emanuel, a new member of Troop 6, was the star of the game, counting ten times from the field. The scouts showed good team work and. with improvement in shooting baskets, will be ready to meet any other scout team. McQuire, Kerstetter | and Rapp played the best game for | the Olivets. I Troop 6 Fldg. Fig. Dlener, forward .... 4 X > j Emanuel, forward' .10 20 I Haehnlen, center ... 4 fc I Zimmerman, guard. 3 2 8 i Poland, guard 0 0 | Total 45 ; Olivet Fldg. Fig. Rapp, forward 2 4 Kerstetter. forward. 2 9 13 Story, center 0 o Pierce, guard 0 0 I McQuire, guard .... 2 4 Black, forward .... 0 o Total 21 In the reorganization of the I troop the Rattlesnake and Gray j Beaver patrols have been disband ed. The members of these patrols I have been used to fill the ranks of j the other four patrols, where scouts j cannot attend meetings or activities on account of working. A special patrol has been formed to take care l of such members. This special pa trol is under the personal direction i of Metanioset (Carson), senior pa i trol leader. War Eagle (Olarkson ISoult), former leader of the Eagle i patrol, has been chosen as the lead er of this patrol, while Charles Wierner (Black Hawk), former leader of the Rattlesnake, will act as assistant patrol leader. Sundown (Red Lewis) former leader, of the Gray Beaver, has been appointed as personal aid to Scoutmaster Huntcs berger. Scribe. SCOVTMASTER APPOIXTEI> FOR TROOI* NINETEEN' ' The scouts of Troop 19 are to have ja scoutmaster, Mr. Mitchell, of the Grace Methodist Church, having I been appointed to the job. The boys ! are well pleased with the selection I made and are glad to at last get I back to working order. Under the j direction of Mr. Mitchell, the scouts practiced the events which were to ; be held last Monday night, but they | were disappointed at the postpone , ment of the rally. The scouts are j prepared for a game of basketball i with Troop 13, or any other troop. To arrange a game, call up Manager j "Bob" Hamer on the Bell phone. ' The lineup for Troop 19 will consist i of Koch, Hamer, forwards; Hummel, j center; Hoffman and Eissner, guards. CI TS Ol'T MEETING 'IX) CONSERVE COAL. Owing to the conservation of coal. ! Troop 7 will not hold its weekly I meeting Friday night. The troop I orchestra, however, will hold a re j hearsal from 7.30 to 9.30, at 234 Hamilton street. Preparations arc I being made for the celebration of I the troop anniversary in February, i pending the re-registration of the scouts and the addition of new mem bers to the troop. All scouts should • see to It that they register promptly. TROOP 20 ROES ITS HIT FOR PATRIOTISM j Troop 20 has been doing her part in the distribution of President ! Wilson's Flag Day address. I On February 1 the scouts will be 1 given an opportunity to pass re j quirements—Nos. 6, 9 and 10 of the i second class work, i The troop is requested to meet at I the Fifth Street Methodist Church ! Sunday at 3.15 for a few minutes. I William Tyson, Scribe. - •- ■ -*■ —■ <■ ■ '■" I— ' ■" ■— ' ' - ■ - -1 What Scouting Does For the Boy Vi. - . - - , i I —I I - - ■> , m, t m*m m* .> The greatest aim of the American boy on attaining the age of twelve is. to become a Bay Scout. There are already several hundred thousand boys in this organization, and what they have done is in the mind of every official at Washington. The prominent part taken by the Boy Scouts in the floating of both lib erty Loans shows how valuable the organization is to the nation. The individual value of scouting to the boy cannot be valued in the form of so many dollars. There have been cases where the toughest gang ot boys have been turned ihto good, useful young men bj% the Boy Scouts. Every father wants his boy to be come a good, useful citizen anctk is careful that the boy receives the best schooling possible, and then forgets that the boy must be em ployed when he lias no school work to do. The father objects to the boy becoming a' Boy Scout, using as an argument, that scouting does not do any good. Too often the lad thinks that the father does not care what he does, and sneaks down to the pool room after supper and be comes associated with p.etty gam-1 bling and cigaret smoking, which wreck him, body and soul. Then the unwise father by some chance sees the scouts in a parade,' Boys Help in Distributing Scoutmasters to Attend Patriotic* Literature Address This Evening A short meeting was held oil Monday evening on account of the fuel order. The boys all expressed their regrets that the rally had to, be called off. The work of dis tributing the "Public Information" | booklet is coming along tine, al- \ though the material did not arrive j until Tuesday evening. A patrol I leaders' meeting was held Wednes day evening at the home of the j scoutmaster. The troop's district ■ was divided off into four sections.: one for each patrol. Music has been( purchased for the orchestra an boys who are always out in the open playing tlie games that arc ■ beneficial to their Uodies. The fa ' ther wishes, often too late, that he ! had allowed his son to become a ' scout and receive the Instruction and i training and be embodied with the i spirit which makes the scouts the outstanding figure of young man , hood. , Now, fathers, take this to heart and do not allow yourself to be come one of the group of men who i make this mistake and see the re i suit in weak, sallow boys, who have i no greater ambition than to smoke at least one pack of cigarets a day. I Don't become one of the men who ;wish they had allowed their sons to i become Boy Scouts before it was too late, and. after letting the boy join, do not stop at that, but become ln i terested personally. Go to the meet i ings and find out what is done, and j I can say that you will be Interested I in recalling the Indian lore and wood I' craft you knew as a boy. Fred P. Haehnlen (White Beaver) Assistant Scoutmaster, Troop 6, Harrisbupg, Pa. All scoutmasters and assistants of troops registered with the Harris burg Council of Boy Scouts are ex pected to be present to-night at St. jArdrew' Episcopal Church. Nine ! toeht'.i and Market streets, where J. ! H. Siine. executive for Dauphin, anfl i Solan H. Parks, of Berks county, will i address the scouts. Mr. Stine will f confine himself to telling of the growth of the scout movement here, while Mr. Parks will probably go into the problem of conservation, on which he is an expert. The meeting starts at. 7.30 o'clock. 7,d9i I iviNf,ETON'S lat>l Market Sqr. LI V lIIUJ 1 Ull O Maket Sqr. Our most successful January Clearance ended Tuesday, and after going through our stocks carefully, we find that we have nothing but single garments left, one of a kind, we are going to clean up every one of these garments, at un heard of prices Here is your opportunity to buy clothing at prices less than the raw material can be bought for. * Women's and Misses' Women's and Misses' 1 COATS SUITS We have just 129 Coats to clean up, and here they $22.50, $25.00 and $30.00 Suits wonderful values go at less than one-half the regular prices. Your choice of these Suits — $12.00 and $15.00 Coats; all pmm Q 1 colors and styles; last call 0 ~ ' m $16.50 and SIB.OO Coats; all AO 7T7 •],• ,J" „.. r , r I . . , , ... 1L i mIV Only one of a kind Serge, Poplin, Gabardine, Ve- I patterns and styles; splendid 1* J i OU r all colors all styles. values ™ $15.00, SIB.OO, $20.00 Suits Your unrestricted I _ choice, - W $22.50 and $25.00 Coats; re- AO _ ipto "" d •" i>""o. $9.98 $27.50 and $30.00. Coats; cream of the stock; thee 4 AO Women's and Misses' Coats will be serviceable jji ■ ■ " ext Fal !„ , DRESSES Women s and Misses CTTT'D'PQ will find Taffetas, Poplins, Serges, Satins, Crepe de OiVJLXV. 1 O Chines, Velours and Jerseys up to— -400 Skirts to go regardless of cost Serge, Poplin, SIO.OO Dresses $2.98 Gabardine, Taffeta, etc. all colors all styles. $12.50 Dresses $4.98 $3.00 Skirts ; $1.98 $15.00 Dresses 25'22 $4.00 Skirts $2.49 $16.50 Dresses • $5.00 Skirts $2.98 ' SIB.OO Dresses $7.98 $6.00 Skirts $3.98 $20.00 Dresses $8 ~>B $7.85 Skirts $4.98 $22.50 Dresses $9.98 $8.85 Skirts $5.98 Sizes 14 to 54 1 Grand' Clearance of Entire Stock of . 4 Men's, Young Men's and Boys' Clothes Men's and Young Men's BOYS' SUITS & OVERCOATS SUITS & OVERCOATS Plain Models Trench Models Here is y° ur chance to stock in— . . $4.50 Boys' Overcoats or Suits $2.49 All materials and shades— $5 75 Boys > Overcoats or Suits $2.98 $16.50 Suits or Overcoats $8.98 $6.50 Boys' Overcoats or Suits $3.49 i SIB.OO Suits or Overcoats $9.98 $7.50 Boys' Overcoats or Suits $3.98 $20.00 Suits or Overcoats $11.98 $8.50 Boys' Overcoats or Suits $4.98 $22.50 Suits or Overcoats $12.98 $10.50 Boys' Overcoats or Suits $5.9§ $25.00 Suits or Overcoats $14.98 $12.50 Boys' Overcoats or Suits $6.98 • - NOT GUILTY, SAY OFFICIALS [Continued from First Page.] apples at the farm products show, where nil exhibits not reserved were to be sold for the benefit of the Red Cross of Harrisburg. Blocked by Block Just inside the door 6t the ex hibition hall, as the Governor was shaking hands with Joseph O. Thomas, of Wllmore, Cambria coun ty, he was stopped by William D. Block. "You're the Governor, aren't you?" asked Block. "Right!" said the Executive, ex tending his hand, which Block shook cordially. "You can't act as auctioneer here to-night," said Block. The Governor gave a surprised look at Block and then, coming quickly to the conclusion that a stranger was jollying him a bit, he said: Extends Card "O yes; yes; that's right." Then he laughed. "But I mean It," said Block. "Here's who I am." He extended a card to tlie Gov ernor. It bore this legend: "William D. Block, Incense Tax Officer, Har risburg, Pa. Room 6, Second story, Courthouse." The Governor scanne'd it. "Well," he said. "You haven't an auctioneer's li cense, have you?" asKed BlocK. "Certainly not," declared the Ex ecutive. "Then you can't auctioneer in Harrisburg," declared Block, very firmly. "You can't violate our or dinance. We don't put these ordi nances in the book to be violated, you know." For the Red Cross "But this is a little aution for the benefit of the .Red Cross," spoke In Agricultural - Secretary Charles E. Patton. "You know what the Red Cross is. don't you?" "Yes," said Block, hauling a lit tle book from Ills pocket. "But 1 don't see anything in this little book about exempting the Red Cross from the auctioneer law. There ain't a word in here about that. So this man can't auction in Harrisburg. And if he does I'll have to arrest him: and let me tell you that the fine Is anywhere from SSO up." "But the Governor merely wants to start this Red Cross auction," In sisted Patton. Block hauled out the little book. He thumbed over its cages. "I don't see here that Martin O. Brumbaugh has a license to be an auctioneer in Harrisburg," he de clared. "So he can't auction. I got my duty to do and I'm going to do it" By that time Governor Brum baugh and Secretary Ball had moved on. Patton continued to talk with the license tax officer. But. as they say In McGuffey's Fourth reader, he was as adamant. Get Regular Auctioneer "Well," said Patton, finally, "what are we going to do?" "There's a regular licensed auc tioneer here," said Block. "He'll do it for you." It was "Jock" Ensmlnger, who chanced to be present. "I didn't know a thing about this here," said Block as Patton moved away, "until a man named Constable William H. Smith called me up and told me to do my duty to-night, so here I am." By that time the Governor had mounted a table. "I came here to auction some ar ticles for the Red Cross," he said, "but I am. now informed that my auctioning a plate of apples will bo an infraction of the ordinances of the City of Harrisburg: and I am threatened with arrest and a fine. If I wanted to sell anything here I would sell it, inasmuch an we have the power to remit any fine assessed against tlio state's Executive, but we Break a Cold In Few Hours .'First of "Pape's Cold Compound" relieves the cold and grippe misery—Don't stay stuffed up! Relief comes Instantly. A dose taken every two hours until three doses are taken will end grippe misery and break up a severe cold either in the head, chest, body or limbs. • It promptly opens clogged-up nos trils and air passages in the head, stops nasty discharge or nose run ping, relieves sick headache, dull- must all be law-abiding citizens, and. so I will merely Introduce Mr. Bn sminger, a licensed and regular auc tioneer who will not be arrested. Mr. Ensmlnger, go as far as you like." Ensminger conducted the auction. The first barrel of apples went to the Emerson-Biantlngham Company for $lO. The first plate of apples went to Secretary Ball for fifty cents. There was much advene orltlclsivv over town to-day on the action of Officer Block. In the opinion of a large number of people. Interference with the Governor was Inexcusable. Tlio executive had gone to the show upon special invitation to action ofS one plat of apples for the benefit of the Red Cross and many city of-< liclals feel that the city owes tha Governor an apology. TALK ON FI.AG l.leutenant G. W. Danforth -will tell the story of the flag to the chil dren of the city in the assembly room of the Harrisburg Public Library, on Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock. The story will be Illustrat ed by lantern slides. Lieutenant Danforth will not only tell the chil dren the history of the Stars and Stripes, but will also tell the lan guage of flags at sea, signals, pen nants, and the many Interesting cus toms which have grown up iri the use of flags In all parts of the world. All the children are invited by the i library to attend. ness, feverisliness, gore tliroat, sneez ing. soreness and stiffness. Don't stay stuffed-up! Quit blow ing and snuffling! Case your throb bing head! Nothing else in the world gives such prompt relief as "Pape's Cold Compound," which costs only a few cents at any drug store. It acta without assistance, tastes nioe, causes no inconvenience. Be sure you get the genuine.