AUTO TAGS ARE MUCHWANTED Receipts Far Ahead of Pre vious Records; Working Day and Night Now Receipts of the automobile regis tration division of the State Highway Department for 1919 licenses wore 3232,421 more on Thursday than than were on the corresponding date of 1917 when the money for 1918 licenses was being received. The re ceipts to Thursday night aggregated 3670,790, which establishes a rec ord for such an amount of revenue for licenses in advance of the time when they must be displayed. The dally receipts have been running ev ery day this week at twice the rate of tho receipts In the same week of 1917, whilg special requests have been coming in so fast that they can not be handled. Half a dozen have come for one single number. Thus far there have been-issued 51,840 pneumatic tired licenses against 32,401 at this time last year, and 7,986 solid tired licenses against 5,4J2. Because of the rush the at taches of the division have been in creased to 150 persons who are working in three shifts of twenty four hours each: By to-night it is expected that all licenses will have been Issued as far as requests have come in. I ? ftnous V? , in VOOf soi \ <V r m boose? L 1 fNMMLiI WMLI guarsa ' for the! Court and SoreTbro* ; HOT WATER BOTTLE A Gift That Will Re Appreciated .Many Times GORGAS 16 X. Third St. Peiuia. Station VHE&HBMfIBSnQSKnBBBBBHBHMni ' THEY ARE HERE! Thousands of the Most Beautiful Christmas Trees These Are the Beautiful Maine Spruce REASONABLE PRICES AS USUAL, 35c TO $2.50 A lady conies in and phones: "Is that you, Elizabeth? Hurry over to Schcll's Seed Store and get your tree. They have the most beautiful trees you ever saw and they are going like hot cakes." We Suggest You Do the Same Schell's Seed Store QUALITY SEEDS 1307-1309 Market Street. Open Evenings •e-sffTTT 11 WTSk II i. I Complete hot water garage 1 heating system only <j> JJ3 The "WASCO" is a coal burning garage heating system Made for private garages Holding from |to lOcars Distributes heat evenly along entire width ( O of radiators—economically and efficiently at a cost 3[j of but S cents a day <J"WASCO" prices are; 1 car • gll 583; 9 -car $116; 3-car $149; 4-car $182; 5-car $215; 1 3-car $248. "YVAJCO" is made in stock sizes. Reg ulates the heat automatically Any handy man can : install. Steamfitter unnecessary. I ACIO'AL UW.KAI*IQL! ! MO E. MATHER COMPANY jaiT V gftl WALNUT ST. IIAERISBURG. PA. -J ■■ L——-——— w V TYTVyy?VTTVT?f ftTT ; ICE CREAM ► SPECIAL FOR CHRISTMAS WEE , Vanilla Frozen Fruit Pudding Chocolate | . Butter Scotch Strawberry Macaroon Custard ► Frozen Custard , Pineapple-Mint ► Burnt Almond Lemon Sherbet t Old Fashioned Lemon Cream Orange Sherbet ► Extra Special Tutti Frutti, French Style, per Quart Orders received until 11 P. M. t Tuesday, December 24th ► No Orders Received Xmas Day ► PLACE YOUR ORDERS EARLY : WALKER & CRAVER i ► 409 North Second Street ► DIAL 3320 BELL 1007 * SATURDAY EVENING, SCHOOL BOARD BONDS BRING A HIGH PREMIUM No Action Taken on Report of Drs. Van Sickle; and Henry Snyder City ' school, district bonds again sold for a high flgura yesterday when bids were opened for a 391,000-lssue. the money to be used to purchaee the buildings adjoining the Technical High' School. Harris, Forbes and Company bid to purchase the bonds and pay a premium of 32,032.02. mak ing the selling price of each $lO0 J bond about 3102.22. The bid was 3122.56 higher than the one received from A. B. Leach and Company, next highest. Eight other.bids with premiums to be paid were received from the fol lowing: Blddle and Henry, 31.613.43; Brown Brothers and Company. $1,071.- 07; Frazier and Company. $1,010.10; I M. M. Freeman and Company.,sl,3B3.- 20; Lyon. Singer and Company, 31,- 683.70; Rellly, Brock and Company.; 31,489.67; National City Company, sl,- 526.09; Merchants' National, $1,137.50. The bonds are to be dated from No vember 1, 1918, bearing 4Vfc Per cent, interest and becoming due annually in serial order during a period ex tending from live to thirty years from the present date. No action was taken on the report of Drs. J. H. VanSlckle and Henry Snyder on tlieir recent high school survey and the recommendations which are made. The members have been furnished with a copy of the re port and will probably consider It In a few weeks, officials said. The directors unanimously passed a resolution endorsing the petition of 327 of the city school teachers who voted In favor of Joining the state teachers' retirement fund. It was explained to the board that when the teuchers Join the state fund they cease paying Into the city pensibn fund, but the school district must keep up the payments to the present annuitants. The present city fund Is about $67,000, and 28 annunitants are receiving payments. Son Born to Widow of Officer Killed in France Met'liaiiicsburg, Pa., DPC. 21. Mrs. David M. Rupp. of South Mar ket street, announces the birth of a son, David Aloore Itupp, on Thurs day morning. Airs. Rupp, who Is the widow ol Lieutenant David Al. Hupp, killed in action In France, was for- 1 merly Miss Mary Landis, daughter of ! Mr. and Mrs. Amos Landis, of Me- I chanicsburg. Lancaster County Soldiers' Names on Casualty Lists Marietta, Dec. 21.—Waldo B. Nel son. an artillerist, of Denver, died [November 1 of wounds received In action, according to an official telo grarn received yesterday by his grandfather. Monroe F. Barry, of F Denver. Young Nelson lived at the home of his grandparents, lie was wounded early In October. Be tvns a graduate of the Denver High School and was well known In ath letics, being u star on the Derver 1 baseball team. He was 26 years old > uud was drafted at Boyertown, Berks county. Private William Drummond,* a member of Cojnpany G, tfcie Hun -1 dred and Forty-sixth Infantry, son 1 of Mr. and Mra Edward Drummond, , of Manhelm, was killed' in action September 30 in France. Private \ Drummond enlisted lu the United States Army April 80. He was 24 ' years old. Airs. Abram Flury, of Wrights ville, has received a letter from her son, Private George A. Flury, an nouncing his arrtvul at an Army hos pital in this country Private Fiury • wus wounded In the s'de In France. Private J. Dougherty, son of Ber ; nard J. Dougherty, of Marietta, died ' in France from pneumonia, accord ing to a telegtam received by his ;• ratner. Sergeant Horace Dcpew, son .of ' Horace Depew, Sr., of Manor town ship, is reported wounded in France, ) the father recti ting word on Tues day from the War Department. He | is attached to Company JE, Sevontii United States Engineers, and was . tv- unded In October. Mrs. Isaac Rudisill Hurt by Fall Down Cellar Steps Dewlsberry, Pa., Dec. 21.—Mrs. Isaac Kudisill, of Meadowbrook I Farm, met with a serious accident ' on Wednesday. While coming up the 1 stone cellar steps of her home, she '■ lost her balance when she reached 1 fhe top step and fell backwards 1 down the entire flight, striking her head against a sharp corner, which cut a deep gash above her left oyo, severing an artery, besides bruising her face and body. She lost much 1 blood before medical aid could be summoned. . YORK HAVEN* Airs. Fred Bapralrio and four chil dren, who have been suffering from ~ influenza, are convalescing. Airs. Robert Tross is confined to licr home, suffering from Influenza. Airs. Newton Ylnger has returned fioni Goldsboro, after spend.ng sev e.ai days with her sister-in-law, Airs. Charles Yinger. Airs. Clara Kunkel, who has been suffering front Influenza, is unim- I proved. John Owen, of Ilarrisburg, was a visitor to York Haven this week. Aliss Anna ltepnian, of Harrisburg, I was recently entertained at the home of her parents, Air. and Airs. G. H. ! Retjtnan. MRS. ANNA GERBER DIES York Haven, Pa., Dec. 21.—Airs. | Anna Gerber, wife of Daniel Gerber, died yesterday afternoon at 4.30 j o'clock, aged 73 years. During her \ later years Mrs. Gerber suffered sev i eral mishaps, breaking in turn her hip, right arm and left arm. Several weeks ago she had a fall, caused by a slight stroke, which is belle/ed to haie hastened her death. Her hus band end two children, Mrs. Clara I Kunkel, at homo, and C. L. Gerber, ,of York Haven, survive. Funeral services will be held to-morrow ult crnoon, with hural in Strayer s Un i ion cemetery, near Dover. HOGS HAVE INFLUENZA Mount Wolf, Pa.. Dec. 21. A drove of hogs owned by Louis Hou denshell, of near this place, has been attacked by a strange disease, which ! is believed to be influenza. A num ber ot the porkers have died from jthe malady. Similar sickness is pro tailing among hogs in various scc | tions of the county, it is said. DISCHARGED FROM ARMY ! Goldsboro, Pa.. Det. 21.—Private George E. Basehore, son of Air. and Mrs. Edward Bashore, who was hon orably discharged irom Company H One Hundred and Forty-seventh En gineers. Camp Fort Ben Har-ison. Ind.. has arrived home. Another svn. Corporal Earl E. Bashore, is at camp Dick. Dallas, Tex. "Guest Night" Meeting of Mechanicsburg Club Mcchanicsburg, p a ., Dec. 21 i One of the pleasant social events of the season was the "Guest Night" meeting of the Woman's Club last evening at the home of Airs. Alur- 1 ray L. Dick, West Alain street. A delightful musical program was g!\cn which included a woman's chorus, "Angels From the Realms of Glory," Shelly, by Alias Rontaine King, Mrs. Tolbert Beitzel, Miss Elizabeth Slyder, Aliss Florence Bentzel and Airs. J. V. Aliller; a trio, How Lovely Are Thy Messengers," from St. Paul, Mendelssohn, by Miss King. Airs. Beitzel and Airs. Aliller; a mixed chorus. "Holy Night, Peace ful Night," from the Christ Child, Hawley, by Aliss King, Airs. Beitzel, Miss Slyder. Miss Bentz. Mrs. Miller, R. Byron Schroeder and Harry E. Beitzel. Miss Clara Cromleigh was the accompanist on the piano. Airs. Harry E. Beitzel played a piano solo in a brilliant manner. Following the muslcale the guests spent the time socially and re freshments were served. Christmas decorations prevailed, carried out with polnsettls and greens. The hospitality committee arranged the affair and consists of Airs. Samuel E. Basehore, Mrs. H. Mervtn Lamb, Mrs. Thomas Winston and Mrs. Charles Eberly. The musl ca program was arranged by Mrs. N. \V. Hershner. Receives Letter With , Bullethole Through It Lebanon, Pa., Dec. 21. —Mrs. Rich ard Beclitel, widow of Sergeant Richard Bechtel. of Company D, 109 th Machine Gun Battalion, 28th Division, has received from France an unposted letter, addressed to her, which was found on the dead body of her husband after he had fallen last August nt Flames, whll e en deavoring to lead his detail across one of the bridges spanning the Alarne river. The letter and two birthday ckrds, sent to him by his wife, pierced through the center by the German bullet which killed Sergeant Bechtel who fell shot through the heart. The letter contains a • description of the fighting Sergeant Bechtel and his comrades In the Lebanon com pany had participated In tip to the time of his writing, August 3, and expresses the belief that "the kaiser knows now what It means to monkey i with the Americans who have been chasing him since July 15." RARRISBTTRG TELEGRSPEf FATALITIES ARE LESS IN MINES Statement From Department Shows That Eleven Months' Accident List Is Lower dents In tlie coal have been fewer lvrsl3SSS.S' ln number than j >n ,hP Bame per " i Increase tho out put of fuel, ac-- j cording to officials at tho State De ; partment of Mines. The reports for ; the last tyo years have been very i carefully studied here and It Is fear ! Ed that the results of the iniluenza [outbreak may have a serious effect I upon tho production, although in many sections miners continued in | service as long as they were able and returned as soon as possible. The records of the department j show that in the anthracite region .there were 419 fatal accidents in side of the mines and 89 outside in the first eleven months of 1918 against 451 and 91 in taho same period of 1917. In the bituminous region there is also a more favor able showing, the fatal accidents ln ■ side of the mines being 416 and 45 outside for the eleven months against 424 inside and 37 outside. At the department this is con sidered a good record and is "an indication of extraordinary care on the part of tho workers considering the rapidity with which they were required to do their work." Special Session. Arrangements have just been made for a special session of the State Bourd of Par dons to be held about January 7 or 8 to dispose of cases held over or not decided at the December meet ing of tho board on Wednesday. The Webber, Barcons and other cases will be considered at that time. Sending Out Fisli. —The State De partment of Fisheries was able this i week to distribute some young tish in ' streams frequented by trout flsher j men, it being the latest such work [was ever carried out. Demands for I young trout for next spring s ' plant ing" are heavy. To Help Blind Man—For the first I time the Pennsylvania State Work ! men's Compensation Board has made : a commutation of an award of com 'pensation to an injured man so that < lie could be re-educated. The order just Issued by Chairman Harry A. Mackey provides that S3OO shall be paid by the Buck Rodge Coal Min ing Company, of Shamokin, to Ben Tomashefski, of Renshaw, Northum berland county, one of i's miners who lost his sight when cutting coal it being supposed that his pick stuck an unexploded charge of powder and that the explosion blinded him. Mr. j Mackey's order says that the epi-1 ployer and insurance carrier have joined in a petition for commutation j of a sufficient amount to provide thajt the man may go to an institutioon for j the blind for some education in or- j der to acquire a new occupation and tnat the plan for re-education has j been approved. The S3OO will be taken off the weekly payments to bo made during the course of the. year to the miner and the order re quires that the Insurance carrier see | that the claimant is placed in a prop er home. Printing Code—The State Depart ment of Labor and Industry .ias giv en notice that the new code of safety and sanitation for printing estab lishments will take effect on Jan uary 1 next. Special attention is called by the division of industrial hygiene and engineering to the pro visions for exhaust systems, which it is urged be promptly installed in case that equipment does not come up to the standards proided. After Doe Killers—The hunting season of 191S bids fair to bring a considerable number of arrests for violation of the game laws in its train. In sections where people took care of the birds, say State Game Commission officers, there was good shooting and the dear season seems to have been prolific of kills and ac cidents, while the rabbit hunting was the worst in years in many coun ties. The violations of the game code have been turning up generally and they have not all been by aliens, Most of the arrests already reported are of natives of the state. The whole force of the State Game Com mission and some special officers have been engaged for days in efforts to run down the persons who have been shooting does. Several arrests for the shooting of grouse have oc curred, some of them near state game preserves. In these cases it is the policy of the state officers to in sist upon the fines and costs as the grouse have been ordered protected so that they may be increased. Ilarrisburg Week—Harrlsburg will have most of tho hearings by the Public Service Commission next week. Three hearings are scheduled and they will include the complaint against fares and service of the Ilar risburg Railways Company on Mon day and against the steam heat rates of the Ilarrisburg Light and Power Company on Thursday. The argu ment in the Scranton Railways Com pany fare increase will be heard on Monday. Tho city of Scranton and some of the nearby boroughs and va rious organizations are rbmplainants. Militia Inspection—All command ers of Reserve Militia units have been called upon by Adjutant Gen eral Frank D. Beary to be prepared for the first inspection of the Militia to be started next month and to run j- _ -jj Cigars 25 i 50 100 Boxes Gorgas Drug Stores 16 N. Third St. Pcnna. Station until the middle of April. Brigadier General Charles T. Gresswell and Major William I*. Clarke will make the Inspections. Arrangements have been made for Inspections where there are platoon units Instead ot companies. itciiovuiing Room—The reception room of the Lieutenant Governor's suite at the State Capitol Is being renovated, the tirst in tne new bullu liig to be overhauled. This apart ment is linished in French style and Is one of the nnest in the Capitol. bkipstop laia.—Tlie committee in Charge ot skipsiops held its hist ses sion yesteruay in Philadelphia. Chairman W. D. B. Alney, ot the Public Service Commission, presid ed. Want $13,000. The legislative committee lki charge of the Gregg statue movement at Beading will ass an appropriation of SIO,OUU from tne next legislature. After itiui i.ggs.—Dairy and Food Commissioner junies Foust is push ing prosecutions for the sale of eggs not lit to eat. The high prices have brought out some stureu eggs, in cluding frozen and liquid, which have been seized. Fares Go Down.—The first drop in street carfares since the war is announced from Schuylkill county where the Eastern Pennsylvania system, target of somo complaints before the Public Service Commis sion, tiled notice of a reduction. !"The Live Store" "Always Reliable" Come Out Tonight To The "Silk Shirt" Festival The most talked of store in central I Pennsylvania to-day is Doutrich's because it's the ever busy store and if you have been shopping around dur- gj ing the past few days you have seen the vast crowds who are in this "Live Store" from "opening" until "closing," .and you know we are open every. evening until Christmas. w i That's another thing that is very much appre- I dated by the busy folks who find that quite an accommodation for a store and its employes to co-operate with the buying public by trying to make conditions "suit the people"—but that's what we're in business for —to serve the people. Try This Dependable Doutrich Service I I That Everybody Is Talking About 1 The Real Christmas Store j To-day is a record day. The Christ- 8 mas spirit prevails here if you want to get good quality merchandise and be sure of getting gifts that are j I sure to please buy them at this "Live Store" where most men i buy their clothing and furnishings. Suggestions i "Bath Robes" and "House Coats" "Sweaters," "Pajamas," "Gloves," "Hosiery," "Un- ; derwear," "Hosiery," "Silk Silk Shirts," "Handkerchiefs," "Velour Hats" and best of all a # * ' Suit or Overcoat Store Open Every-Night Until Christmas * 304 MARKET STREET HARRISBURG, PA. MANY COMING FOR INAUGURATION! Ceremony Will Take Place Just One Week From To day in State's Capitol Inauguration day falls just one month from to-day and Hnrrisburgj is praying for clear weather so that j it may enjoy what promises to be one of the most impressive induc tion ceremonies ever tendered to n new Governor. Already indications are that a record crowd will gather | to see Senator William C. Sproul, I elected by the greatest majority ever given a Governor, take the oath of | office, and there will be a day of | | events to mark It. Harrlsburg is go- j ing to take a prominent part in the; I program as its native son, Senator I Edward E. Beidleman, will become j | Lieutenant Governor, the first resl- i ! dent of the capital in almost 100 ; years to assume high elective state! | otllce. These two Senators will be; ! accorded unusual honors by their: colleagues of the General Assembly as It Is the first time In the memory of any one here that two members DECEMBER 21, 1918. of the upper house liav.o been chosen by the people to the highest offices of the state in the midst of Senatorial terms. The Inauguration is to bo in charge of Senator William E. Crow as chair man of the Joint committee, with W. Harry Baker, Secretary of the Sen ate, looking after the details and Senator Sprout will take the oath at noon on tho west front of the Capitol Immediately after Senator Beidleman becomes Lieutenant Governor in tho Senate chnmber in accordance with precedent. In the inaugural parade, which will be an immense affair, will be ni least 100 State policemen, mounted, the cavalry and machine gun detach ments of the Reserve Militia and a regiment of infantry representing the three regiments. More civic or ganizations, clubs und delegations g— mm- mmm 'n —mi" iwn^ I EFFICIENCY SPELLS SUCCESS I Take n Huilun Course Under Specialists. SCHOOL OF COMMERCE llnrrlshurg's Lending and Accredited Business College H Troup lliilldiiiK 18 S. Market sqoare ■ I Bell 4 85—DAY AND NIGHT SCHOOD— DiaI 4393 Write, Phone, or Call. Send For Catalog. A Keprescntntive Will Call Upon MiuiirtMfHiliir'T have announced Intention of coming to participate than over known he fore. Band concerts In the afternoon and Are works at night are projected. The fchief nlarshal of the parade* will bo chosen by the new Governor, but It Is doubtful whether General W. G. | Price, Jr., will be able to return In time to act. OORETHROAT or Tonsil itli, gargle Jfcja/ with warm, salt water then apply— |tßl[> NEW PRICES— 3Oc, 60c, $1.20 ' 11
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