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.
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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.
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; 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
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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
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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 '
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